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I used some American Crafts ribbon with staples to create the grass for these monsters to hang out on. I have seen a lot of crafty bloggers using this technique recently, and I just love it! I almost stapled my finger to my card, but it was totally worth it! ;)
Eek! Aren't these monsters cute?! I just love them. I love that you could make a boy card with them or make this Valentine with them too!
These monsters have fallen in love! The melon monster has sent a glittery green heart of love to the pink monster, who is totally thrilled. A match made in heaven, I say. :)
I had to show off my grass-ribbon again! Hey I almost lost a finger for that grass! haha! :)
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Time draweth wrinkles in a fair face, but addeth fresh colors to a fast friend, which neither heat, nor cold, nor misery, nor place, nor destiny, can alter or diminish.John Lyly
As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery of old age; first it withdraws us from active accomplishments; second, it renders the body less powerful; third, it deprives us of almost all forms of enjoyment; fourth, it.Marcus Tullius Cicero
Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels not its own happiness, but when it may be compared with the misery of others.Samuel Johnson
Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers suffering or dying in connection with unwanted pregnancies and illegal abortions - and unwanted children living in misery.Unknown
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a few minutes anyway, free and happy.Mikhail Bakunin
There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.Dante Alighieri
Misery, mutilation, destruction, terror, starvation and death characterize the process of war and form a principal part of the product.Louis Mumford
First meditate, be blissful, then much love will happen of its own accord. Then being with others is beautiful and being alone is also beautiful. Then it is simple, too. You dont depend on others and you dont make others dependent on you. Then it is always a friendship, a friendliness. It never becomes a relationship, it is always a relatedness. You relate, but you dont create a marriage. Marriage is out of fear, relatedness is out of love. You relate; as long as things are moving beautifully, you share. And if you see that the moment has come to depart because your paths separate at this crossroad, you say good-bye with great gratitude for all that the other has been to you, for all the joys and all the pleasures and all the beautiful moments that you have shared with the other. With no misery, with no pain, you simply separate.Osho
God hath yoked to guilt her pale tormentor,--misery.William Cullen Bryant
[O]f all the aspects of social misery nothing is so heartbreaking as unemployment.Jane Addams
There is no fundamental difference between man and the higher animals in their mental faculties... The lower animals, like man, manifestly feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery.Charles Darwin
The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave. Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.Nagarjuna
By compassion we make others' misery our own, and so, by relieving them, we relieve ourselves alsoThomas Browne, Sr.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.The Proverbs

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Democrat) is reported to have paid nearly US$100,000 from her political action committee to her husband's real estate and investment firm. She supported the banning of paying a spouse with political donations last year.
The Federal Election Commission records show that since Mr Pelosi took over as Mrs Pelosi's treasurer, the payments have quadrupled.Mrs Pelosi has said that "Democrats are committed to reforming the way Washington does business."
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Welcome to the 93rd Touch Newsletter. Jacob Kirkegaard's "Conversion" is now available. In collaboration with Danish ensemble Scenatet, Jacob Kirkegaard's two pieces Labyrinthitis and Church are here interpreted by classical instruments. The intention of this transformation into an instrumental score is to explore the musical dimension and potential of the sounds that were used in creating the original works.
The fourth in the series of limited edition vinyl (now deleted) in the Tone 45 series, Jana Winderen's "Debris", is now available as a high quality FLAC download, only available from the TouchShop.
Touch Radio 91 now broadcasting, Stanier Black-Five's Silo, a recording of a performance in one New Zealand's most reverberant spaces, a complex of six disused cement silos on Auckland's waterfront.
Below, a reminder of our two latest Touch Sevens available in the TouchShop - Sohrab's "Between Strangers" and Rosy Parlane's "Willow". We are also stocking new strictly limited releases from iDEAL in Sweden: Carl Michael von Hausswolff's vinyl LP Matter Transfer" and Russell Haswell's "7" 8 trk EP"
Finally, in April Fennesz and Thomas Köner perform at Denovali Swingfest London - further details at: www.denovali.com
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In collaboration with Danish ensemble Scenatet, Jacob Kirkegaard's two pieces Labyrinthitis and Church are here interpreted by classical instruments. The intention of this transformation into an instrumental score is to explore the musical dimension and potential of the sounds that were used in creating the original works.
Church (from "4 Rooms", Touch, 2006) originally consists of ambient recordings of an abandoned church inside the radioactive zone in Chernobyl. Laybrinthitis (Touch, 2008) is a canon of oto-acoustic tones generated by the artist's own ears. Like most of Kirkegaard's sound works, both pieces are characterised by a strong focus on methodology, and by the artist's wish to omit any deliberate emotional or "musical" intention.
Jacob Kirkegaard is a Danish artist focusing on scientific & aesthetic aspects of resonance, time, sound & hearing. His installations, compositions & performances deal with acoustic spaces or phenomena that usually remain imperceptible. Using unorthodox methods for recording, Kirkegaard captures and contextualizes hitherto unheard sounds from within a variety of environments: a geyser, a sand dune, a nuclear power plant, an empty room, a TV tower, and even sounds from the human inner ear itself.
Based in Berlin, Kirkegaard is a graduate of the Academy for Media Arts in Cologne, Germany. Since 1995, Kirkegaard has presented his works at exhibitions and at festivals and conferences throughout the world. He has released five albums (mostly on the British label Touch) and is a member of the sound art collective freq_out.
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Track 1: Scuttling Around in the Shallows 11:25
Track 2: Drying Out in the Sun 16:01
"Scuttling Around in the Shallows" is from the quadrophonic installation of the same name showed at Galerie B-312, Montreal, Canada 8th January - 5th February 2011.
"Drying Out in the Sun" is from a four-speaker outdoor public installation at "Starfield Simulation #36", Scaniaparken in Malmö, Sweden, 4th September - 2nd October 2011.
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Norman Records: "What a beautiful unnerving organic cacophony this is, the rugged brutality of the oceans and uncharted icy crevices are captured in blistering fashion here, the enhanced low-end capabilities of the 12" vinyl format further exposing the sheer terrifying natural wonder of it all. Heartily recommended for fans of pure dark ambience and Chris Watson's absorbing harnessing of the sound of nature."
The Field Reporter: "The horizontal timeline narrative in 'Debris' is strongly engaging and that is probably because it sounds very natural and organic but also reveals an intentionality behind it. To me 'Debris' works like some sort of cinematographic piece where the artist explores different sounds in a quest that seems more emotional and narrative than conceptual. We can hear recognizable sounds such as voices, bells and birds, that when combined with other sounds - whose causality is not so clear- build altogether a very effective composition." [David Vélez]
Boomkat: "This piece reminds us strongly of works by Thomas Köner and Jim Haynes, juxtaposing bleak, perilous subaquatic ambient pressure with crystallising surface textures."
Forced Exposure: "The two sides of Debris were both extracted from a couple of her sound installations, the longer of which is entitled "Drying Out In The Sun", based on recordings made at / near / beneath the surface of the ocean, which plunge into the nether regions of the deep-sea trenches and alluvial plains, amassed into pressurized low-frequency drones. "Scuttling Around The Shallows" returns to her fascination with shrimp which she first displayed on her Tapeworm cassette The Noisiest Guys On The Planet, with erratic snaps, clicks, and crunches made by those small crustaceans amidst deep-ocean ambience."
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02.03.13 - Silo - 17:47 - 320 kbps
Live at Silo 6, Auckland at the Audio Foundation's Now! Here! Festival 12.08.12
A performance in one New Zealand's most reverberant spaces, a complex of six disused cement silos on Auckland's waterfront. Harnessing their amazing acoustics, Stanier Black-Five made a series of initial field recordings within the silos, which were then re-introduced into the same space as the source material for this live performance. All the reverb is natural. No effects were used.
Stanier Black-Five is the New Zealand-based sound artist and writer, Jo Burzynska. Her audio work is largely based on the manipulation of her own environmental recordings and found sounds, which she uses to create dense soundscapes that use sources such as the pounding rhythms of trains to the sounds of the earthquakes that have recently shaken her city. She also creates multi-sensory installations that combine sound and taste.
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I was lucky enough to have 2 cottages on Skeleton Lake. We bought 6 acres with 400' of frontage back in 1989 privately at a exceptional price. It was with luck and spending the whole summer in a tin boat riding around the lake and talking with cottagers if I saw them on their dock.
I soon realized there wasn't much available and the price was higher then I thought. But as luck would have it I spoke with someone who was waiting for some buyers that didn't put a deposit down and he sold his other property to me that day. We didn't even know there was 6 acres or the frontage all I knew was I had a deal.
Most of my Real Estate transactions have been done with word of mouth and getting out there and talking to people.
A few years later we bought South Kelly Twin Island and sold our road access cottage on Fish Hatchery Road for island LIFE. Wow what a beautiful Island it was and many years of enjoyment. I know my one daughter Virginia Hastings still misses it.
I bet your wondering why we sold , well with 2 places in Huntsville I wanted to be living on the lake year round. Which we now live on Walker Lake, not far from town and a lovely dock to sit on everyday after work or on our days off with friends.
We bought the ugliest cottage on the lake and have renovated it back to a lovely not large home. But the property is what sold us as its a large level lot with moss and rock and hardly any grass to cut.
I KNOW EVERY INCH OF SKELETON LAKE AND WOULD BE ABLE TO ADVISE YOU ON ANY REAL ESTATE QUESTIONS REGARDING BUYING OR SELLING ON THE LAKE. Below I have added some history about this lovely lake.
The lake is thought to have been formed as a result of a Meteorite impact. About 800 million years ago, an asteroid impact is suspected to have created a crater much larger than the remnant lake. Periods of glaciers since then have removed the original crater, leaving a lake approximately 2.2 miles across and 100 meters deep at its center. Skeleton Lake is recognized as a suspected impact crater. Ironclad evidence of the impact hypothesis would have been removed during the ice ages, and unless more shock geomorphology is found the crater's origin cannot be certified beyond a reasonable doubt. Due to the spring fed nature of the lake, the water is exceptionally clear. According to residents of the lake, on calm days it is possible to see up to 30 meters (98 ft) underwater with the naked eye.
Skeleton Lake, or the pool of bones, is so named because when surveyors were working on the north shore, they came upon two skeletons resting on the rocks. When they asked a local Indian chief where the skeletons came from, they were told that he and his people had camped one winter on Skeleton Lake. When food became scarce the tribe decided to move elsewhere. One mother, with a fourteen-year-old son too weak to move, refused to accompany them. They died together of starvation, and the lake was named in memory of this mother and her son. It is said there is an underground current that leads south but no attempts to find where it leads have been made.


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Since Mr. Pierre Krähenbühl was assigned as UNRWA Commissioner-General in March 2014, UNRWA's services has been experiencing an accelerated decline at all levels :
The employment program: The number of Arab employees in the UNRWA declined from 30718 employees in 2014 to 29825 in 2016 despite the increase of numbers of the unemployed refugees. On the other hand and despite the high salaries they get, The number of the international staff increased from 150 in 2014 to 182 in 2016. The employment was stopped at UNRWA in various programs and in all areas of UNRWA's operations, and this comes under a decision made by the Commissioner Pierre Krähenbühl in May 2015, which led to a steady decline in the number of employees because of the retirement and lack of compensation at an annual rate of 5.6%,. As a result, the rate of the unemployed graduates increased from 38% in 2014 to 42.5% in 2016, and also rates of extreme poverty have been rising. Moreover, UNRWA ignored the rights of the Arab employees whether in permanent jobs or in salary survey. Employees under unemployment's contracts were reduced, and UNRWAS is working right now to get rid of 350 workers under unemployment's contracts. It also had previously laid off 150 engineers who worked under temporary contracts.
The Health Program: Krähenbühl decided to separate the Department of Health early next year, which indicates that all programs would be separated in independent circles as a prelude to cancel them one by one. Specialist doctors were also canceled and only the family doctor remained. Moreover, spare room was merged with the injection room, which cancelled 23 jobs for nurses. 23 other nurses are prepared to be gotten rid of through the abolition of the injection room in clinics of UNRWA in the Gaza Strip. Providing medicine for people with chronic diseases had also declined, and surgical operations in Lebanon and Gaza are mostly turned to the governmental hospitals which cost high fees the refugees cannot stand.
Education Program: The number of students increased highly in the classes of UNRWA's schools as the average of the students in the class increased from 35 students in 2014 to 50 students in 2016. Moreover, the number of teachers of extracurricular activities, cleaners , and the school's secretarial have been reduced. UNRWA plans also to cancel the meals of students in the Industry Institutes which results in laying off 12 workers. In addition, the lesson of science and sociology were cancelled from the fourth grade
The Program of Supply: Krähenbühl ordered the ration services in Jordan and the West Bank into an electronic cards, which leads to laying off the Supply staff and damaging of the ration shares of refugees and stopping the meal of school students and the annual financial grant. Krähenbühl provided no real relief to the Palestinian refugees inside and outside Syria. He also separated the department of development from UNRWA's programs in order to turn it into a separate interest-based bank.
The Regular Budget: The financial deficit of the UNRWA increased from 150 million dollars in 2014 to 180 million dollars in 2016. The International grants also decreased in the reign of Krähenbühl for he is unable to convince the donor countries to continue provide aid to the refugees beside he failed to reach out new donors. In the time UNRWA claims it suffers from deficit in the budget, it cuts 50 million dollars from the budget for computerized program specialized for UNRWA's operations. The program annual operation's cost is 7 million dollars noting that it was 3 million dollars only.
The size and quality of these declines emphasize the following:-
1- UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl is an administratively failure person , and he is unable to carry out the tasks entrusted to him, and he is dispelling the capabilities of UNRWA ways that do not benefit the refugees.
2. The poor performance is a natural consequence of bad management, and UNRWA cannot be reformed in the presence of non-eligible leaders who are unable to exercise administrative methods that lead to the success of UNRWA work in relieving the Palestinian Refugees.
Therefore; The Coordinating Commission to Commemorate the 68th Anniversary of Nakba calls for:
1- Dismissal of UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl and his deputy Sandra Mitchell, replacing them with efficient leaders who can achieve the goals UNRWA was established for, and we warn that failure to respond our demand, will drive us to further events of escalation.
2- We call on the supervising body of UNRWA to intervene to address the administrative weaknesses of UNRWA's headquarters, and supply them with efficiencies who are able to get out of the UNRWA's crisis without affecting the services provided to the refugees.
3- We demand the national forces of the Palestinian people and the free world to stand in front of all these retreats and those who stand behind them in every way available.
The Coordinating Commission to Commemorate the 68th Anniversary of Nakba
8 October 2016


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ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – The group Statewide School Financial Consortium says that New York schools are in fiscal peril.
Organizers claim $236 million in promised state aid to education has been withheld in WNY. Several school boards and parent groups heard about New York school funding at a meeting in Ellicottville on Monday.
The group blames a program called the "Gap Elimination Adjustment."
Dr. Rick Timbs explained, "The funding has got to change because their children are just as important as anyone else's in the state. Legislators and the governor have got to see the light and make sure that these schools are not only adequately funded, sufficiently funded, and equitably funded."
Consortium officials say that is less this school year than it was five years ago.
About 50 school districts attended Monday night's meeting.


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text: This EuroFest 2014 is the second event we covered that proudly made by friends from ModifiCARtion, and of course it most definitely won't be the last. On Saturday two weeks ago, they made a fascinating event called EuroFest 2014. The amount of quality and variety that EuroFest 2014 has to offer is simply incredible. Held like never done before in the Ancol Beach Mall Jakarta-Indonesia, with the participants close to 250 cars approximately attend this spectacle event. What makes this event so special you are asking? Besides all the awesome rides that you'll see in the pages below, the event featured those cars to stand and parked at front of the beach. Bravely said, this is the first event that really held in front of beach coast. Enjoy our photos below that captured by our brother Alwafi Auzan by dividing this coverage into 2 separated parts. And last said, we would like to say big thanks to ModifiCARtion gus for taking care of us and gives us chance to felt the glorious joy right there. See you in the next event guys.


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$40.00 annual pass -Jan 1-Dec 31 (Information on ShioctonShootingRange.org) Annual Passes can be obtained by going to the website, stopping at the village hall, or at the pay stations and filling out the paperwork. The pass will then be sent to you via mail.
All violators will be prosecuted for trespassing to the full extent. There will be no warning as you have signed an acknowledgment stating you understand said rules and paid the daily fee.
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As the third stop on its 10-city tour, the Naked Foot 5K had its largest turnout so far last weekend in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Presented by Altra Running, which has helped make "zero drop" the go-to term for those interested in minimalist footwear (as well as the name of a certain blog), the 5K attracted 450 runners. Moreover, it allowed the unshod to compete right along with shod runners. The Naked Foot 5K's next stop is Denver on July 21. Bring your feet! (Or shoes which you can donate to a worthwhile charity called Soles 4 Souls.) Maryland resident and popular blogger Miss Zippy, aka Amanda Loudin, was one of the barefoot runners who tried her hand, er, we mean feet, in the race. Here's her lively report. — NRC
Getting Naked (from the Ankle Down)
by Amanda Loudin
When my friend Hazel first moved to the Baltimore area, she used to comment that she wished she could wear minimalist shoes like me. She was convinced her feet and mechanics couldn't handle going with less shoe.
Slowly, however, she's started to embrace the idea of natural running. And so it was, this past Sunday, that Hazel accompanied me to the Naked Foot 5K outside Washington, DC, wearing the Newton Distance U.
Hazel was like about 40 or 50 percent of the field of 400-plus runners who ran the cross-country race in a traditional or minimalist shoe. The rest of the field, including me, went for the full "foot Monty."
How is it that someone who used to wear orthotics 24/7 just two years ago was toeing the line bare foot? A little background: After a series of injuries, I decided to make the transformation to natural running. I got rid of the stability shoes and orthotics, and starting working toward changing my form and shoes.
I tend to do things all out when I do them, and I bought into this wholeheartedly. That's fine, but making a drastic change like this can't happen quickly. While I thought I was being patient, I really wasn't. I ended up injured just a few months after getting started on this journey. Before that happened, however, I did manage to change my form for the better.
Once healed, I came back to running in Brooks Pure Connects — a 4mm heel to toe drop shoe. I built up my mileage in this shoe, all the while spending as much time as possible in my bare feet. After several months of this, I started incorporating some short runs in a zero drop shoe.
These days, I spend the majority of my runs in the Altra Zero Drop Delilahs, and do a few miles here and there in my bare feet. My form isn't perfect, but it's come an amazingly long way. This 5K represented the culmination of almost two years working to become a natural runner.
The D.C. Naked Foot, like many of the others in this multi-city tour, was more than just the race. It was a two-day event aimed at educating runners on the benefits of natural running.
Saturday included clinics and seminars on natural running, along with vendor booths from the likes of Vibram and Merrell. Sunday featured the 5K, but also a free 1K kids run, plenty of random giveaways, and live music. With over 400 runners, this was the largest barefoot event in the country to date!
When Hazel and I first scouted out the course, I was a bit skeptical as to whether or not I could handle it in my bare feet. There was grass, gravel, packed dirt, and pavement. I had never run bare foot on anything but pavement before, so this was going to be new and out of my comfort zone.
Running a race in my bare feet, however, was something I've wanted to do for some time, so there was no backing down to shoes for me. I planned to take it nice and easy and just enjoy the low-key event and fun vibe that surrounded us.
Scott and Lauren, the race directors, gave us some pre-race instructions and then counted us down to the start. No chips, no bibs with our names on them, no fanfare. Just a simple "go" and we were off.
No one seemed to be in much of a hurry or after a PR. With this group, it was all about exploring natural running, hanging out with like-minded people, and having a good time.
We started on a grassy field and then hit a blacktop path. After about half a mile on this, we entered the woods. Here was the gravel section, about 200 yards long. I made my way gingerly across this and then entered the single track in the woods.
This was where I was pleasantly surprised—running on dirt in the woods is really quite comfortable. I put my sunglasses on my head so that I could see where I was stepping throughout this section, and easily avoided any sticks or other potential hazards.
Once we were out of the woods we hit the longest stretch of pavement, a mixture of blacktop and concrete. Both were quite porous and this is when my feet took a bit of a beating. As we headed back in for the finish, I was happy to return to the grassy field.
The race was far from a PR event for me, but I never went into it with that intention. Some days focusing on things other than speed take much greater preference. I was every bit as happy with the accomplishment of running the race in my bare feet as I would have been with a good time.
I loved the mixture of young and old, those new to natural running and the experienced alike all coming together. No one was in a hurry to leave after the race; most stuck around to compare shoes, souls of feet, or methods of training. There were plenty of kids running around too, making this a perfect family event.
I don't know that running the Naked Foot 5K has convinced my friend Hazel to drop her shoes any time soon, but I do know she came away with a smile on her face and an enhanced drive to work toward natural running. As events like this grow across the country, I have a feeling she'll be in good company.


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It's a tricky business, choosing appropriate read aloud chapter books for preschoolers. This is especially true for your three year old, since — as we all know — there is a world of difference between "just three" and "almost four".
My youngest, who is now 3 1/2, has been listening in when I read to Kiddo but he does not always comprehend the more advanced chapter books which are suitable for his 7 year old brother. My 3 year old likes to chat with me about stories we have read and I listen carefully because he gives me a clues as to which books he truly comprehends. Also check out this advice on how to help young children love chapter books.
I'm by no means advocating that parents abandon picture books in favor of longer chapter books. Both have a place in your read aloud arsenal. (For picture book recommendations take a look at our INDEX of BOOK LISTS.)
If you are looking for early read aloud chapter books, the following list should be helpful. Based on my observations of both boys, I've noted which books are particularly suitable the younger three year olds. And, of course, all of these books are appropriate for older kids to read alone (or to listen in on while you read aloud to younger siblings). (Note: Book lists contain affiliate links.)
Chapter Books for Preschoolers
Three Tales of My Father's Dragon. I mentioned this classic boy-on-a-quest trilogy in my post about dragon books, and on many other lists! It is my number one recommendation for a first chapter book read aloud.
Catwings (series). Cats with wings? You know there are a lot of adventures to be had! Four flying cats leave the city for the country, where they must overcome danger. Not to worry, all ends happily. This is another set of books suitable for even the youngest listeners. It's also a great one to put high on the list of first chapter books to read aloud.
Dinosaur Trouble. I love to sing the praises of Dick King-Smith (most famous for Babe: The Gallant Pig) as an essential go-to author for early chapter books. In this one young dinosaurs make friends and take on the scary T-Rex. Lately, my son has been asking for this one over and over and over!
Lady Lollipop. A spoiled princess chooses a pig for her eighth birthday present. During the pig's training the princess, herself gets a bit of a makeover. Also try the sequel, Clever Lollipop. These may be good for your young 3 year old.
Milly Molly Mandy. This is a cheerful, wholesome and charming collection of timeless stories about a young girl and how she goes through her first experiences like spending her pennies, sleeping away from home and looking after a hedgehog. Darling and a terrific choice for parents who want a classic book for kids with short attention spans.
Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole (series). There are a few Mouse and Mole books (Yee is one of our favorite authors) and they are in the easy reader section of the library. However, they also make good read alouds for young 3s. Also available on Kindle.
Mercy Watson to the Rescue. (series) Mercy is a toast-loving pig who happens to get into all sorts of crazy scrapes. Excellent for young 3s and accompanied by delicious, colorful pictures.
SuperDuper Teddy. (series) This was one of Kiddo's first read alouds. Teddy is a four year old who gets his first job feeding the neighbor's cats. All of the kids live in the same apartment building in NYC. There is an entire series of Riverside Kids books and although you may be able to find them at your library, most are out of print (sad face). UPDATE!!! I'm so excited that this series is now available in digital format. Check out all The Riverside Kids on Kindle!!
Jenny and the Cat Club (series). Averill started writing about Jenny and her gang of feline friends in the 1940s and they still hold up today. These are short chapter books and go quickly for kids with less than stellar attention spans.
Mrs. Noodlekugel. A babysitter who brings gingerbread mice to life? That's got to be fun. In fact, these books are quite silly and imaginative.My 3 1/2 year old, loves this one and asks for it all the time. He can listen to it in one sitting. Also available for the Kindle.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. Speaking of old ladies with funny names… you've no doubt heard of this one. It's generally recommended for slightly older children, but I read it to New Kid and Kiddo at the same time and found it to entertain both boys equally. The chapters can be long, so make sure you have a few other chapter books under your belt before you start this one.
Winnie the Pooh. A classic which needs no introduction. Children of all ages love the wit and wisdom of Winnie the Pooh, plus it is wonderful for parents to reread classics they remember hearing when they were little. A wonderful gentle choice and great for bedtime! Don't be surprised if you hear your children chanting "Tiddely Pom," during the day.
The Night Fairy. A fairy must get used to living in the sunlight and along the way exhibits bravery and ingenuity while befriending other garden creature.
Boo's Dinosaur. Boo has an imaginary dinosaur friend, but her brother Sammy needs some convincing. This is a great choice if you are looking for a book about good sibling relationships. Also try the sequel, Boo's Surprise, which is equally imaginative. Your three year old should be able to appreciate this one.
The Anna Hibiscus (series) books were written with early readers in mind, but the stories about Anna and her extended family in Africa make excellent read alouds for even the younger three year olds. I love that I can recommend a quality chapter book that introduces children to life in modern Africa. Anna Hibiscus is also on my list of multicultural early chapter books and early chapter book series with strong girl protagonists.
The Children of Noisy Village. These books are often overlooked for the more well known Pippi Longstocking by the same author. The chapters can also function as stand alone stories about a charming group a children and neighbors in Sweden's farmland. You might like it as an alternative to the Little House books.
Lotta on Troublemaker Street. (series) Since we are talking Astrid Lindgren books, here's another overlooked series by her, also appropriate for young listeners, and a good one to start your chapter book journey. Lotta is five years old and has a bit of trouble keeping out of scrapes. If you like the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary, here is her Swedish counterpart.
Emil and the Great Escape. (series) Okay, okay, I can't resist! Here's another Astrid Lindgren series. Emil is good natured and well-meaning, but that doesn't keep him out of trouble! What I love about Emil is that even though he gets into mischievous scrapes on and around the family farm, his heart is always in the right place. Plus, the old-fashioned charm of Lindgren's storytelling is appropriate for all ages.
Mr. Popper's Penguins. I first read this 1939 Newbery Honor Book to Kiddo when he was four, but we recently listened to the audio book on a road trip and 3 year old New Kid found it to be hilarious. It's hard not to laugh at a house full of penguins.
Two Times the Fun. Four stories about 4 year old twins by dependable author Beverly Cleary. The Ramona series can be hard as a first chapter book read aloud because the chapters are so loooong. Start here instead.
Toys Go Out (trilogy). I realize I've told you about this series a million times, but that's because you need to read them! Jenkins' droll storytelling style is perfect for communicating the adventures of toys when their owner is away. The featured characters learn all about life in a perfect, child-like way. If you need further convincing then just take a look at all the starred reviews. One caveat: the final book, Toys Come Home may have a few things that could be deemed scary, but you could just skip that chapter because the barf scene (that's right!) is not to be missed.
Thornton Burgess Animal Stories. If your children like old-fashioned animal stories, these classics might be just right. Burgess started writing these stories in 1910 and there are more than 20 of them to keep you busy.
James Herriot's Treasury for Children. This is a collection of longer stories rather than a true chapter book, but lovely, comforting tales and beautiful illustrations will charm your young animal lover.
PeeWee's Tale (series). A guinea pig escapes to Central Park and learns some life skills from his new squirrel friend. Animal stories are always a winner in our house and I think kids can really relate to the feeling of being small in a big, big world.
Tumtum & Nutmeg. Here's another one for those of you with children who love stories about animals. Tow mice get caught up in adventures while trying to improve the lives of the children living in Rose Cottage. IT is the perfect blend of daring rescues and charming sweetness. It will remind you of classic books like The Borrowers.
Gooseberry Park. This charming story follows the adventures of a bat with a taste for junk food, a kind dog and a wise hermit crab as they try to save their friend Stumpy the Squirrel and her new babies. Recently we also read the sequel, Gooseberry Park and the Master Plan, and enjoyed it just as much.
Dory Fantasmagory had my son in stitches as we were reading it. Dory is a highly imaginative 6 year old. Her older brother and sister invent a "Mrs. Gobble Gracker" in order to scare Dory into "not behaving like a baby," but Dory grabs onto the idea and her imagination runs away. It's hard to describe the whole intricate plot here, but the way Dory's imaginary world and real world overlap is hilarious. It's a real winner, as is the follow up, Dory and the Real True Friend!
The Princess in Black is the much anticipated early chapter book series by the author of Princess Academy. Princess Magnolia's secret identity has her fighting the local monsters when they harass the shepherd's charges. Tongue in cheek humor, color illustrations, spare text and a bit of action make this a great book for early readers. In case you are thinking this is a "girl book", my 6 year old son LOVED these books and had me read them over and over.
The Story of Diva and Flea is a delightfully charming new early chapter book by Mo Willems and illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi. In Paris, the adventurous Flea convinces the intimidated Diva to take a trip around the city to explore the wonder of life outside on the streets. Then Diva assures Flea that inside an apartment isn't so scary and the two friends embrace how much greater their world is now, for knowing each other.
Cobble Street Cousins. Three cousins live with their aunt while their professional dancer-parents (all 6 of them!) are touring the world. Lily, Tess and Rosie have lots of wholesome neighborhood adventures like baking and selling cookies and putting on theatricals. For parents who want to avoid sassy characters, this is a good series; lauded author Cynthia Rylant has a talent for writing stories which are simultaneously modern and old-fashioned.
The Miniature World of Marvin and James. If I were to recommend a book about two beetles jumping into a pile of pencil shavings inside an electric pencil sharpener, you might look at me a little askew. Actually the book is about how the beetle, Marvin, spends his time while his best friend (and human), James, is at the beach. Elise Broach's middle grade book Masterpiece, introduced the duo to the world, and this new early chapter book is a charmer. I also found the text extremely appropriate for early readers. There is a lot of good repetition of vocabulary without being annoying, an interesting and funny story to carry the reader along, as well as good emotional content to help kids connect the story to their own experience. The pencil sharpener incident is simply the most memorable part of the story and the one that my son wanted me to read to him again and again.
In addition to the famous Frog and Toad, try Arnold Lobel's other books like Owl at Home, Grasshopper on the Road and Mouse Soup.
The Little Bear series is a classic and so sweet! It will be easy to read all the stories of a sweet little bear learning life's lessons in one sitting, but you can also stretch them out. What I love about using easy readers as a first chapter book read aloud is that kids, when they are ready to read independently, will more readily pick up old favorites.
Socks. Socks narrates his own tale of life after a new baby enters his previously quiet home. It's hard to go wrong with Beverly Cleary. Dog fans can pick up a copy of Ribsy. Many parents start with Ramona but even little kids will love listening to Sock's adventures if they aren't ready for something longer.
The Lighthouse Family (series). Rylant's use of language in this charming series harkens back to back to classic children's literature (think: Beatrix Potter and Kenneth Grahame) and when the stories end you are sure to feel all cozy and secure.
More book lists with great titles for preschoolers:
- Gentle Chapter Books to Read Aloud
- Chapter Books for 4-6 Year olds (great for Kindergarten, too)
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I'm Ben Kluwe from the Dresden International School and have posted a survey for the extended essay. Those of you who are familiar with the International Baccalaureate (IB) will know what I mean with extended essay, for the ones who dont know: The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, culminating in a 4,000-word paper. My subject for the extended essay is computer science, my topic java.
For everyone who is intrested in taking the survey: in the attachments is a word file (2003), these are the questions for the survey, please send back the filled out word file to "email@example.com" with the topic of the email being "survey extended essay".
You will not be asked for any personal information in this survey, it is purely related to your knowledge of java.
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BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – A local non-profit agency will be closing its doors after 30 years in operation.
Directors with the Hands On Volunteer Network in Boardman announced Monday morning that they will be dissolving the organization as of Oct. 1.
The agency helps other non-profit groups find the volunteers they need for various projects throughout the year.
Directors admit advances in internet technology, especially through social media, have led to less demand for the local network's services.
"It is something that is driven internally for that volunteer. So if you have an affinity for animals, you are immediately going to go to one of the organizations that support animals, or children, or the elderly," Hands On Volunteer Network Executive Director Maureen Drummond said.
And directors said as fewer non-profits had to rely on the Hands On Volunteer Network, donations started falling off as well. Directors stressed they will fulfill all their existing contracts and all the agency's bills will be paid before the agency closes.
HOVN has five paid employees and a number of volunteer staff. Directors are working to find positions for those workers elsewhere.


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Susun Weed interviews Hearth Moon Rising, psychotherapist and teacher of magic. (Click here to view and listen to the interview)
Hearth Moon Rising is a psychotherapist and a teacher of magic who lives and worships in the Adirondacks. She was initiated as a Dianic priestess in 1987 and ordained in the Fellowship of Isis in 1990. Hearth has taught classes about nature and magic in the American Southwest and in New York State for over two decades.Hearth seeks to help practitioners from a variety of disciplines integrate an understanding of the powers of the natural world into their magical practice. Hearth is particularly interested in the natural foundations that acclimate European-born traditions to American practice.
Hearth Moon Rising is passionate about the power of magic in nature and is dedicated to helping others integrate their experience of the natural world into their spiritual practice. She was an organizer for the Tucson Women's Spirituality Conference in 1990 and 1991 and is skilled in creating meaningful outdoor ceremonies for both large and intimate gatherings. Interviews with Hearth about the Craft have appeared in print and on public radio.
Hearth's spiritual approach is rooted in longstanding experience communing with the Goddess in wilderness settings. She lived in primitive conditions in the Sonora Desert for many years and has backpacked and circled extensively in Northern California. Since moving to the Adirondacks in 2000, she has continued hiking, circling and exploring, developing an intimate appreciation of the intense power rooted in this stunning place.
Hearth Moon Rising is high priestess of The Yellow Birch School of Magic where she seeks to aid priestessesand priests of many traditions in applying nature-based knowledge to their spiritual practice. The School is based on shamanic traditions of Mediterranean and Western European origin, but draws extensively on polytheistic beliefs around the world, ancient and modern. Both solitary and group affiliated practitioners are welcome.
The School does not promote rural living or deny the validity of urban-based practice, but views an understanding of the natural world as integral to magical traditions. While feminist in orientation, the School recognizes deities of all genders. She hopes you will join her in tapping into the exciting core foundations of magic.
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Insurers' Trails Lead to Dublin
By BRIAN LAVERY and TIMOTHY L. O'BRIEN; Brian Lavery reported from Dublin for this article and Timothy L. O'Brien from New York.
Published: April 1, 2005
Inside a sprawling complex of emerald-green glass towers, where derelict shipyards once lined the River Liffey, financiers have helped transform this city into one of the world's most innovative insurance providers. They have also turned Dublin into an unlikely hot spot in a growing insurance scandal that has toppled chief executives and even pulled the investing legend Warren E. Buffett into its orbit.
Regulators around the world have followed several trails of suspect financial transactions back to Ireland, which more than a decade ago instituted accommodating tax and regulatory standards aimed at encouraging insurers to set up shop here. At the center of those investigations is the General Re Corporation, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway, a holding company that includes Mr. Buffett's insurance operations.
Investigators are exploring General Re in connection with possible financial manipulation at some of the world's largest and most prestigious insurers. General Re, which has a substantial presence here, is just one among dozens of companies that have enjoyed a surge in business since first venturing to Dublin in the early 1990's.
Dublin's insurance boom came on the heels of a natural disaster. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew ravaged southern Florida and Louisiana, causing more than $25 billion in damage and forcing insurers to pay a host of claims. Some insurers, battered by the losses, were hesitant to take on large risks after that disaster. That spawned a new breed of competitors in Bermuda willing to fill the gap. Another crop of insurers chose to hopscotch past the Caribbean and locate here.
The city's insurance industry is based in a 40-acre self-contained business park, the International Financial Services Center, where the Irish government offers a corporate tax rate far below the rates other large European Union members impose on companies. The center is home to hundreds of concerns that employ about 16,000 people. Aided by what even members of the Irish Parliament fondly call the ''light touch'' of the country's financial regulators, Dublin has promoted an entrepreneurial culture that allows billion-dollar insurance companies to open their doors and begin selling policies in a matter of weeks.
In 2003, the most recent year with data available, 56 international insurance and reinsurance companies in Dublin wrote gross premiums worth at least 14 billion euros ($18 billion), and held around 45 billion euros ($58 billion) in assets, according to the industry's lobbying arm, the Dublin International Insurance and Management Association. Despite handsome compensation, Dublin's insurance executives tend to keep a low profile and disdain ostentatious displays of wealth.
''People are working too hard to be caring about their egos,'' said Sarah Goddard, head of the insurance association.
An educated work force, a good family environment and Dublin's cosmopolitan attractions have also drawn insurers. Despite its wet weather, Dublin has other pluses compared with balmier insurance locales like Bermuda, including more available housing, parking spaces and long-term visas.
But along with its reputation for innovation, Dublin has become known in the insurance industry as something of the Wild West of European finance, a perception that helped prompt the creation of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority two years ago.
Despite its mandate for stricter oversight, the agency has yet to impose major sanctions on any Irish institution, even though Ireland has recently experienced several major banking scandals. But industry representatives dispute the idea that Ireland may be home to unchecked financial frauds.
''I don't regard this regime as being in any way lax,'' said Aileen O'Donoghue, director of Financial Services Ireland, a trade group. ''We certainly wouldn't be selling ourselves as fast and loose.''
Even so, investigators and regulators in the United States, Australia and Europe are examining General Re's role in selling policies that, in some cases, may have helped paper over weaknesses at insurers and other companies.
In at least one case, such policies may have contributed to a major financial collapse. In many instances, financial technicians working for a General Re unit here known as the ''alternative solutions group'' devised complex, newfangled insurance products that have drawn investigative scrutiny and have come back to haunt Berkshire and other major insurance companies.
''The vast majority of the world doesn't regulate reinsurance because it's a business-to-business operation,'' Ms. Goddard said. ''These are all big boys playing the same game together.''
The centerpiece of the current round of inquiries is an arcane product called finite reinsurance. Insurers buy reinsurance to limit their own exposure to catastrophic claims. Finite reinsurance is used to soften the impact of claims paid out over a long period. While finite products are at the center of current inquiries, analysts say that the entire reinsurance business, much of it in offshore locales like Ireland and Bermuda, is plagued by poor documentation and weak regulation.


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EXCLUSIVE: Ghana defender John Boye to sign for Turkish side Erciyesspor today
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Ghana defender John Boye will sign a three-year contract with Turkish side Kayseri Erciyesspor today (Tuesday) after passing a medical, Ghana's leading football news website GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.
The 27-year-old, who courted controversy at the just-ended World Cup, will move from French side Rennes on a free transfer.
The Ghanaian defender had a successful medical with the club on Monday afternoon at the Bakirkoy Acibadem Hospital in Istanbul.
This paves the way for him to sign the bumper three-year contract with the ambitious club after arriving in the country on Sunday.
He will wear the No.7 jersey for the upcoming season, Ghana's leader in exclusive football news, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm.
Coach Bulent Korkmaz was delighted with the capture of the Ghana defender on a free transfer to boost his defensive options which proved to be their bane last season.
This comes few weeks Ghana's leading football news outlet exclusively revealed that the ex-Rennes centre-back was in talks with Kayseri Erciyesspor.
The agent of the Ghana international, Fabien Pivateau, agreed the deal before the World Cup but it is now being formalized.
Boye refused to extend his expiring contract with French side Rennes as he sought opportunities elsewhere to boost his career.
This season could prove to be important for the club as they have made huge signings for the season.
The ambitious Turkish side Erciyesspor already have AC Milan midfielder Bakaye Traore, Senegalese defender Pape Diakhite and Portuguese forward Edinho in their fold.
The Ghana talented centre-back was linked with several clubs in the top leagues of Europe including Barcelona and Liverpool but nothing concrete has materialized.
His kissing of $100,000 at the World Cup which was the appearance fees of the Black Stars at the tournament in Brazil exposed him to global ridicule.
CommentsThis article has 8 comment(s), give your comment
risky says:July 22, 2014 06:29 amGo and kiss money and score own goals there.
Maxwell Johnson says:July 22, 2014 07:30 amAm not surprised that this useless CB will be playing club football in Turkey next season kwasia like that we gotta start looking for new defenders cuz this guy sucks big time!! He used to be good before buh not any more we gotta start encouraging the local defenders I feel their better than the so called EU based ones. We have taller and well built defenders like Ainooson, Sulley Edusei etc whom I think are even better than Boye or even Jo Mensah.
Kweku says:July 22, 2014 07:38 amoh charley so u dey go play inTurkey after all this exposure scoring own goal and kissing money. u be yawa boy. kwasia panin
papa says:July 22, 2014 08:00 amuseless footballer going to useless club.
Troy says:July 22, 2014 09:29 amUSELESS defender! We need new Defenders for the Cup of Nation.
nana says:July 22, 2014 10:00 amUseless ghana defender of all time ..akoa agyimi fucken ... We need replacement asap
risky says:July 22, 2014 10:28 amWhich serious club will sign a player who kisses money in public?? Bush boy, kwasia like u, and on top of that u score an own goal, useless player.
Salee says:July 22, 2014 11:07 amHaters...go to hell


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January 17, 2002
Notorious Child Killers George Tiller & LeRoy Carhart Team Up to Celebrate 29 Years of Killing God's Children in Wichita - Three Press Releases
Release #1
Operation Save America - Wichita
Media Advisory
January 16, 2002
George Tiller & LeRoy Carhart take on God in Wichita
Please read the following press release (released TODAY--Wednesday) from George Tiller, LeRoy Carhart, and "Women's Health Care Services."
"On January 19th, 2002, Women's Health Care Services, friends and volunteers are celebrating the 29 years of legal abortion services marked by the Roe v Wade Anniversary. To Commemorate both the 1973 Roe V. Wade decision, which made abortion legal, and the 2000 Carhart v. Steinberg Supreme Court decision which affirmed that right, WHCS will provide free first trimester abortions on January 19th to low income Kansas women who have Medicaid assistance. The free clinic will be preceded by a rally in the parking lot against domestic anti-abortion terrorism and religious intolerance. The rally will include a March for Women's Lives, chanting and singing, American Flag Services, and a free Pro-choice breakfast. The new social order that, "For every woman, each pregnancy is an invited guest into her body and a welcome addition to her family" will be reaffirmed. Dr. LeRoy Carhart, the victor in the most recent Supreme Court decision reaffirming a woman's right to legal safe abortion is the guest speaker." (Empasis added)
Now consider Troy Newman's response from Heartbeat on Wichita (our radio program) today. Troy is the director of Operation Rescue West and now here to help in Wichita!!!
"They [Tiller and Carhart] are saying, 'Your God is nothing. Your God is nobody....Your God cares not about this issue.' But our God does care!...And we must care...and go out!"
CALL your friends, relatives, pastor(s), prayer partners, and neighbors and COME OUT this Saturday morning (dark and early at 6:00) to stand in the gap for Jesus' little boys and girls!
We of Wichita are a people of bloodshed and need to be ashamed. The only way this river of blood can be stopped is by the blood of Jesus--and that is why this battle is a gospel battle, not an "issue." The killing of babies (through "abortion" or "birth control") is sin. We who call ourselves by the name of Christ must repent of our sin and bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the gates of hell. This battle will be won through the power in the blood of the Lamb!
Contact: Operation Save America - Wichita Office 316-612-3500
#Release #2
Operation Save America - Wichita
January 17, 2002
Countrys most notorious Abortionists gather to celebrate 29 years of killing children
City Stunned !!
To the amazement of the pro-life and pro-choice community two of the most notorious murderers George Tiller and LeRoy Carhart, in our nation are coming together in Wichita to celebrate 29 years of the right to kill innocent children. This celebration which will take place at Mr. Tillers clinic, at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, January 19th, will include free abortions, singing, chanting, flag raising ceremonies and breakfast. Mr. Carhart, an abortionist from Nebraska, will be the keynote speaker. To help you get acquainted with Mr. Carhart we would like to share a few of quotes that were gathered from his testimony in the Supreme Court case of Stenberg vs. Carhart.
Are there times when you dont remove the fetus intact?
- "My intent in
every abortion I've ever done is to kill the fetus
There is nothing else to say. Please join us at the clinic at 6 o'clock Saturday.
Operation Save America- Wichita - contact Pastor Daniel Thompson at 214-4356 or the office at 612-3500
Release #3
Operation Rescue West
Media Advisory - For Immediate Release
Contact: Troy Newman, Director (909) 236-5131,or firstname.lastname@example.com
Domestic Terrorists Plan Violence at Saturday Rally
"The LORD detests
all the proud of heart; be sure of this; they will not go unpunished."
When: Saturday
January, 19, 2002 at 6:00 am to 11:00 am
Wichita, KS - Notorious abortionist George Tiller is teaming up with an equally offensive late term abortionist Leroy Carhart. The "un-dynamic duo" are joining forces to offer free abortions in commemoration of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe V. Wade.
Carhart of Stenberg v. Carhart fame won a 5-4 decision legitimizing the controversial abortion procedure known as "partial birth abortion" (PBA) Although Carhart did not develop the procedure that "sucks the brains from full term babies," Carhart is an advocate and spokesperson for the gruesome late term abortion procedure.
Need you be reminded of what partial birth abortion is? For those who don't know, the baby (at 5 to 9 months gestation) is almost entirely born. Only the head is remaining inside the mother's body. But then, the abortionist sticks a pair of blunt scissors into the base of the baby's skull... inserts a vacuum tube... and sucks out the little baby's brains!!! He then collapses the skull, removes the dead baby, and tosses the body aside.
Tiller and Carhart represent the most extreme murderous faction of the abortion community.
Christians and concerned human beings from Wichita and surrounding areas will be present to voice extreme opposition to the child-killing located at the corner of Kellogg and Bleckley.
"The actions of these
two notorious killers represent an extremist position, even within the
pro-choice community, Once again we can see that the pro-life position is both
the reasoned and normative approach to abortion (child-killing) and the
pro-death merchants are the radical domestic terrorists."
For more background on
Tiller's scheme for Saturday, read the Wichita Eagle's pro-abortion spin on
Tiller's unholy jihad with this link:


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Setback for Ospreys winger Hanno Dirksen who misses start of new PRO12 season
Ospreys will have to start the new season without their winger Hanno Dirksen.
Last Updated: 21/06/13 11:44am
The 22-year-old has not yet fully recovered from knee surgery carried out in November 2012.
Although his cartilage operation went well, his recovery is taking longer than expected according to head physio Chris Towers.
He said: "Hanno is behind where we originally predicted he would be at this stage after suffering complications that were beyond our control and which now appear to be remedied.
"Due to those setbacks he is only just starting on the rehab process during the pre-season period.
"He is coping well but it will be a while yet until we will see him on the field training with the rest of the squad.
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Being cut off from the world wide web for five excruciating days, I've missed out on a lot of awesome new videos, memes and parodies.
And speaking of parodies, a young girl, Nur Feetri has gone mad viral due to a video of her whining about her sore eyes while making weird facial expressions.
If you've been living in a cave, or a tree has fallen on your phone line too, then this is what you have missed:


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The next project I tackled is painting the inside of the bedroom closets. We had kind of primed them when we painted all of the walls in the house. I say "kind of" because we sprayed 2-3 swaths in each closet. Not a thorough coat by any means. We had a lot of painting to get done and the closets all the sudden seemed so unimportant.
So here we are, one year later, just getting to the closets!
First on my list, the nursery closet.
I wanted a fun punch of color but nothing too bright. I have resale-ability in the back of my mind so I don't want to paint anything neon that might deter future buyers.
I really wanted to bring out the turquoise in Jack's crib skirt so off to Lowe's I went to pick up every swatch of aqua I thought might fit. I was drawn to their display of Pantone Universe paints. The colors are bright and trendy so I selected a few green aquas and blue aquas and trotted home to see them against the other colors in the room.
Bay by Pantone Universe was the winner! I bought one quart knowing that it would be tight, but I really didn't want a gallon. Why or why don't they sell half gallons? I think there's a real market for that size! One quart was not quite enough so not all the walls got a second coat…just the ones you see. 🙂
Ready for the pictures?? Stop talking, Emily…
Before (in all it's glory…no, I did not pick up prior to taking this picture. Thank you for asking.)
Ah! Isn't it lovely?? I just LOVE the color (which I'm totally baffled by!). One year ago I was bawling every time we opened a can of paint. I HATED nearly every color I had chosen. Could have been the hormones…or the color matching…I don't know. They were ugly though.
This, however, THIS is lovely. I love it. My lovely.
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The Americans
Season 2, Episode 11 "Stealth"
May 7, 2014
At its core, this is a setup episode for the final two weeks with one slight twist. And if you think I'm going to apologize for leading with a pun (spoiler alert!), you're wrong. I love puns. But before you judge this episode, wait! It may be a setup episode but it's a super great episode, too!
We begin tonight's episode in Soviet Russia where Anton grows more and more accustomed to his new life. At least his office building has windows. Vasili cheers him on as Anton makes ludicrous demands. He wants some RAM, aka Radar Absorbent Material. He wants a computer program named "Echo" that can determine if an aircraft's shape will render it invisible to radar. These should be very simple to obtain when you're in a Russian bunker. His goal is to reduce the radar signature of an aircraft to 0.025 square meters. If you're not familiar with the metric system, that's a square about 6 inches by 6 inches. True story: The man who came up with the mathematical modeling for stealth analysis was Petr Ufimtsev, a Russian. An Engineer at Lockheed saw his work and developed a computer program to predict radar signatures. That program was Echo 1.
The most propulsive plot movement this week is when Phillip and Elizabeth realize that Stan knows Emmett and Leanne were illegal KGB operatives. This changes the game. They know Stan talked with Jared. Elizabeth visits Jared to find out what he said to Stan. He tells her about the sketches but he admits he didn't recognize them, despite the fact that Elizabeth's current disguise looks like the sketch. Elizabeth continues to follow Jared and she's surprised to find Kate having a secret rendezvous with him for lunch.
In response to the Centre's request for RAM, Phillip chats up his new asset, Fred. Fred says there is a giant $100 million hole in the aeronautics budget that is non-accountable. No one knows what it's for but the only assumption is that it's for the stealth HAVE BLUE program. Whenever this show talks about money, a good rule of thumb is to multiply by 2.5 to get today's dollars. (Incidentally, I use a factor of 7 on "Mad Men" to help me understand when someone gets a $5000 raise.) This $100 million is a large chunk of change to have no budget line description whatsoever. It sticks out like a flashing red light. Fred says there was a brilliant Lockheed engineer who improved the radar reflecting capabilities of the SR-71. Maybe he can be of assistance.
Phillip puts on his beard disguise and tracks the criminally underused character actor Zelijko Ivanak to the doctor's office. This Lockheed engineer, John Keevers, is dying of brain cancer, cancer he believed Lockheed caused. John says he doesn't know anything about RAM but when Phillip puts a fat stack of cash in front of him, he changes his mind. RAM is simply (or not quite so simply, I suppose) microscopic lead balls embedded in paint. The balls absorbed radar but the paint fumes killed bats and eventually gave John cancer. Were the bats just in the wrong place at the wrong time or were they some kind of "canary in a cold mine" to help them determine when something was going wrong? I have to believe it was an accident but why were there bats in your top secret military hangar? Get those bats out of there, man!
The Rezidentura is feeling the pressure to achieve results. Arkady and Oleg chat with Nina to find out what's new with her relationship with Stan. They want to push him further. They want Echo. Oleg wants to know how confident Nina is that Stan will commit high treason as opposed to the light treason he's been into so far. If he won't do it, Oleg thinks she should run now or she will surely be sent back to Moscow for her trial for treason.
Nina meets with Stan and tells him that Arkady knows that she gave him classified information. She cries to him for help. He promises her. He will undoubtedly be forced to choose between his country and this promise.
After a busy day of hanging out with Jared, Kate comes home to her empty house. She's turns on all of the lights to illuminate the loneliness in her life. But she feels she's not alone and she's right. Surprise! It's Larrick!
Larrick ties up Kate and tries to figure out the coded signals she receives on a daily, if not hourly, basis. He cracks the first message regarding the Centre having concerns about the answering service. Soon they will have concerns about why Kate is missing, too. But he doesn't want Kate. He wants Phillip and Elizabeth. She spits in his face. He breaks her neck, killing her instantly.
Later, Phillip takes the news that "it's paint!" back to Elizabeth where she relays the news that the Centre has not heard from George OR Kate today. The Centre gave Elizabeth Kate's address and they want them to check it out.
Phillip and Elizabeth go to Kate's house, all dressed in black, guns drawn. Tense! Clue #1: Someone left the toilet seat up. Before she left the bathroom earlier, Kate wrote a code on the stub of the toilet paper roll (Clue #2!). Nice find, Elizabeth.
Elizabeth does some laundry while Phillip works the code. "What does it say?" "Get Jared Out."
Whenever I see Larrick walking towards me now, I hear the theme music from "The Terminator." This guy is on a mission and at this point, he looks unstoppable. To be honest, I didn't see his story wrapping around and dovetailing back into the Emmett and Leanne story. That just shows how naive of a TV watcher I am. Considering all of the balls in play right now, the writers did an excellent job of coalescing the storylines to make a tremendous final two episodes.
With Kate dead, will we see Claudia one more time this season? As we approach the end game and discover what really happened to Emmett and Leanne, it seems inevitable that we will have to see her one more time to wrap it all up.
Final Thoughts:
- Henry interviews Stan about his FBI job for school. "What's it like to be a hero?" "I'm not a hero, Henry."
- Elizabeth still won't let Paige attend the 3 month-long camp but she acquiesces to a new request when Paige want to spend the weekend in Pennsylvania protesting nuclear bombers at an Air Force base.
- After her long weekend away, Sandra returns home to Stan: "Don't ask me anything you don't want to know."
- It's nice to see Phillip and Stan in a scene together. I suspect they're going to have a very different run-in before the end of the season.
- Kudos to the FX promotional team for their byline on this episode: "Elizabeth makes a shocking discovery about Kate."
The Americans airs Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. until whenever they say they're done… on FX.


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Sincere Engineer + the League Of Nations Tour!
Y'all hear about the latest addition to the Red Scare family? It's Chicago's Sincere Engineer! Deanna has been a long-time comrade of the label and her hard work and new music have earned her a well-deserved spot on the roster. What else do we know about Sincere Engineer? Well, Deanna works in a lab, she made "Spincere Engineer" fidget spinners for merch, and she's got a big hometown record release party and is playing The Fest as well. She's assembled a badass band of Chicago boys and feeds them popcorn, Thai food, and Sprite. No trans fats for these rockers, no way! Their debut release, Rhombithian, comes out October 20th, and you can pre-order the CD/LP or get it from Bandcamp. Very exciting stuff is happening for this young project!
Speaking of new releases, you deserve a peek into what's coming: The Brokedowns are nearing completion on a new LP; there's a new EP from The ALL Brights that's gonna have to wait until the waves are JUST RIGHT; Seattle's Success are about ready to get off their ass and bust out an album; and Elway has recorded a new thing, but are gonna take their time mixing and perfecting it. You should be thinking 2018 for all this shit.
Last bit of business is a tour we've worked real hard on: the League Of Nations Tour with our international comrades, MakeWar and Good Friend. It'll be the first time in the States for the Irish lads of GF, so please welcome these young bands when they come through your town. See the dates and behold the art below!


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I've got a bunch more speaking engagements lined up!
First up, the weekend of November 10th I'll be speaking at the Alt Dev Student Summit, with a talk titled OOP Is the Root of All Evil, of course riffing a bit off of the phrase "pre-mature optimization is the root of all evil." The idea behind this talk is that pure OOP, especially OOP that doesn't think about how data is going to be used or the performance tradeoffs incurred, is pre-mature pessimization, and that frequently the argument that OOP makes more understandable, more reusable, or more maintainable code is frequently an illusion. I'll also be looking at how certain OOP patterns actually promote bad coding practices, but are used because they're considered OK from a pattern perspective.
Earlier, on October 30th, I'll be speaking at UVA to the Student Game Developers club, doing a dry run of my talk to the AltDev Student Summit.
Lastly, on November 6th, I'll be speaking at VCU to their chapter of SIGGRAPH. This will be the same talk I gave at JMU earlier this year called Getting Started Making Games. I am still planning on recording a shortened version of this talk for posting online, and I still need to post the slides. This will hopefully happen shortly.


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We got a Christmas card from a lawyer {yes, to our address.....} this year addressed to "Ms. Dawn Williams & Kaylianne Trammell"
So Kayli's name wasn't changed at all.
We didn't get one last year, so that tells me something happened this Christmas or something was finalized. Also proves that she is still somewhat using this address.
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Blackburn Rovers are pulling back from plans to sign Camel Meriem.
The former AS Monaco midfielder has only had one round of trials at Ewood Park and remains keen to play in the Premiership.
However, the Lancashire Telegraph says any potential move for Meriem remains unlikely though as Rovers remain aware of the next season's 'home-grown player' restrictions.


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Henry Rollins writes a column for the LA Weekly, and yesterday, in conjunction with the website's list of the 20 Greatest Punk Albums of All-Time, the former Black Flag shouter shared his favorite albums, too. He writes:
This list is in no particular order. Lists like these often get confusing because they beg the question, what is Punk? Could Wire, also be considered Post Punk? Where do you put bands like PIL, Joy Division, Television, Patti Smith, Suicide, and Killing Joke? What about Gang of Four, 999 and the Banshees?
For me, as a lean definition, I go by the classic UK 1977 graduating class, Pistols, Clash, etc., and go from there. Beyond that, there were a lot of great Punk Rock bands who never made full albums. The Machines, The Killjoys, Some Chicken, and countless others. So many great bands and great records in this genre and the surrounding/resulting genres. Best bet is just to get the music playing for as long as possible. (Via)
To answer your questions, Henry: punk is Avril Lavigne; Wire is post-punk, yes; I'd put bands like Public Image Limited, Joy Division, Television, Patti Smith, Suicide, and Killing Joke below Green Day and Blink-182; the same with Gang of Four, 999, and the Banshees, because MTV taught me how to be A PUNK ROCK DUDE. Oh wait, I forgot, this is actually a good list of punk albums. Never mind about that Avril stuff. F*CK YEAH THE GERMS.
The Clash – The Clash
Generation X – Generation X
The Adverts – Crossing the Red Sea
X-Ray Spex – Germ Free Adolescents
Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks
The Ramones – The Ramones
Eater – The Album
The Damned – Damned Damned Damned
The Fall – Hex Enduction Hour
The Buzzcocks – Another Music In A Different Kitchen
The Saints – (I'm) Stranded
UK Subs – Another Kind of Blues
Wire – Pink Flag
The Lurkers – Fulham Fallout
Alternate TV – The Image Has Cracked
The Ruts – The Crack
The Germs – GI
X – Los Angeles
The Minutemen – The Punchline
Stiff Little Fingers – Inflammable Material
That is an excellent list — mixed evenly between obvious choices (The Clash, Never Mind the Bollocks, The Ramones, etc.) and pseudo-obscurities (The Crack, Fulham Fallout, The Album). I'm a little disappointed in the lack of Hüsker Dü and Fugazi, but I'm not going to voice my concern to Rollins. I like my skull right where it is, thank you.
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LESSON PLANS for the Speech-Language Pathologist
Below you will find a graded book list. Keep in mind that when
working with children who exhibit learning disabilities or
language delays you will have to assess the level of your
students and choose the appropriate books. This book list will
help you find books that are as close to grade level as possible
based on your student's abilities.
For grades four and up, you may want to concentrate on
2-3 books for the entire year, because the books tend to get
longer. It's not easy to establish continuity when seeing
speech therapy students in groups. Therefore, pick 2-3 books a
year and try to teach various vocabulary and language
concepts in the context of each book.
e.g. teaching synonyms, sequencing a chapter, sequencing the
whole story, describing characters, summarizing a chapter,
paraphrasing a paragraph etc.
Bedtime for Frances By: Russell, Hoban
Goodnight Moon By: Brown, Margaret Wise
Time for Bed By: Fox, Mem
Little Scholastic: Welcome Spring By: Ackerman, Jill
The Story of My Feelings By: Berkner, Laurie
A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog By: Mayer, Mercer
Madeline By: Bemelmans, Ludwig
Stone Soup By: Brown, Marcia
The Giving Tree By: Silverstein, Shel
The Rainbow Fish By: Pfister, Marcus
The Very Hungry Caterpillar By: Carle, Eric
Corduroy By: Freeman, Don
Clifford's Manners By: Bridwell, Norman
Grade 1
Slower Than a Slug By: Brimner, Larry Dane
Miss Nelson Has a Field Day By: Allard, Harry ; Marshall, James Vance
Days with Frog and Toad By: Lobel, Arnold
Clifford's First School Day By: Bridwell, Norman
Harold and the Purple Crayon By: Johnson, Crockett
A Know -Nothing Halloween By: Spirn, Michele Sobel
Katy and the Big Snow By: Burton, Virginia Lee
Olivia Saves The Circus By: Falconer, Ian
The Paper Bag Princess By: Munsch, Robert N.; Munsch, Michael
Generous Me By: Pearson, Mary Rose
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly By: Taback, Simms
Curious George By: Rey, Margeret ;Rey, H.A.
A Pocket for Corduroy By: Freeman, Don
Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping By: Parish, Peggy
Grade 2
Where The Wild Things Are By: Sendak, Maurice
Amelia Bedelia and the Cat By: Herman, Peggy
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs By:Barrett, Judith
The Velveteen Rabbit By: Williams, Margery
Arthur's Mystery Envelope By: Brown, Marc T.
The Mitten By: Brett, Jan
Blueberries for Sal By: McCloskey, Robert
Grade 3
Fantastic Mr. Fox By: Dahl, Robert
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective By: Sobel, Donald J.
Who Was Ben Franklin By: Fradin, Dennis B.
The Magic School Bus On the Ocean Floor By: Cole, Joanna
The Magic School Bus Comes to Its Senses By: Cole, Joanna
Alexander And The Wind Up Mouse By: Lionni, Leo
Strega Nona: An Original Tale By: dePaola, Tommie
Grade 4
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory By: Dahl, Roald
Charlotte's Web By: White, E.B.
The Apache By: Santella, Andrew
The Magic School Bus inside the Human Body By: Cole, Joanna
Little House on the Prairie By: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Bk #1) By: Rowling, J.K.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Reading By: Blume, Judy
Grade 5
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By: Carroll, Lewis
The Black Stallion By: Farley, Walter
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Bk #2) By: Rowling, J.K.
The Indian in the Cupboard By: Banks, Lynne Reid
The House With a Clock in the Walls By: Bellairs, John
The Master Puppeteer By: Patterson, Katherine
Bridge to Terabithia By: Paterson, Katherine
Grade 6
The Diary of a Whimpy Kid By: Kinney, Jeff
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Bk #3) By: Rowling, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Bk #4) By: Rowling, J.K.
Tuck Everlasting By: Babbit, Natalie
The Golden Compass By: Pullman, Philip
Ghosts in the Gallery By: Wallace, Barbara Brooks
The Sands of Time By: Hoeye, Michael
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By: Twain, Mark
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry By: Taylor, Mildred
Grade 7
The Princess Diaries By: Cabot, Meg
Tiger Eyes By: Judy Blume
Time Stops For No Mouse By: Hoeye, Michael
My Side Of the Mountain By: George, Jean C.
The Dark is Rising By: Cooper, Susan
Little Women By: Alcott, Louisa May
Grade 8
The Seeing Stone By: Crossley-Holland, Kevin
The Egypt Game By: Snyder, Zilpha K.
The Secret Life of Bees By: Kidd, Sue Monk
The Gift of the Magi By: O. Henry
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This is a fictional story with fictional characters—the story/content have been copyrighted. Since I started one year ago, I revised the story and expanded it into a short one act play. In the process of reaching out to community theater groups to see about a table read, and updating the copyright. Many thanks to all in the WordPress community for their support via likes and follows, and to poet Brian Walker for his kind words & re-blog. And thanks to my friends Raquelle and Maria and to the sole unknown/kindred spirit who also followed the story by email. For more of writing on Jane Austen's letters or my other literary and non-literary thoughts please visit: https://shaldenandneatham.wordpress.com
Thank you for reading.