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- 2005
- Cartoon Network Studios
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- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Episode Guide
- Cartoon Characters: Frances "Frankie" Foster, Duchess, Coco, Madame Foster, Wilt, Terrence, Eduardo, Blooregard "Bloo" Q. Kazoo, Mr. Herriman, Mac, Elderly Woman, Mouth Friend, Mrs. McGee, "Goofball" John McGee, Beagle-Puss Imaginary Friend, Pizza Delivery Guy, John "Larry" McGee, Cashier, Teenagers.
- Vocal Talent: Grey Delisle (Frances "Frankie" Foster, Duchess, Elderly Woman, Mouth Friend, Mrs. McGee), Candi Milo (Coco, Madame Foster), Phil LaMarr (Wilt, Phil LaMarr (John "Larry" McGee, Cashier, Tara Strong (Terrence), Tom Kenny (Eduardo, "Goofball" John McGee, Beagle-Puss Imaginary Friend), Keith Ferguson (Blooregard "Bloo" Q. Kazoo, Pizza Delivery Guy, Teenager #1), Tom Kane (Mr. Herriman), Sean Marquette (Mac).
- Directed By Craig McCracken.
- Produced By Craig McCracken.
Co-Producer: Mike Moon.
Line Producers: Victoria McCollum, Vincent Aniceto.
- Animated By Alejandro Meza, Elaine Reali, Erik Girndt, Greg Franklin, Jeffrey Zikry, Joel Reid, Justin Murphy, Marius Alecse, Robert Lilly III, Shawn Sarkis Toshikian.
- Written By Craig Lewis.
- Music By James L. Venable, Jennifer Kes Remington.
Main Title Theme: James L. Venable.
- Created By: Craig McCracken.
- Storyboards: Craig McCracken, Lauren Faust, Chris Dent, Brian Larsen, Chuck Klein, Vaughn Tada, Ed Baker, Clayton McKenzie Morrow.
- Art Direction: Mike Moon.
- Animation Direction: Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers, James Tim Walker.
- Post-Production Line Producer: Vincent Aniceto.
- Production Managers: Michelle Papandrew, Carolyn Shaushkin.
- Production Coordinators: Nancy Goree, Tammy List, Keith Mack, Robert Romero.
- Production Assistants: Julie Ritchie-Aguilar, Tom Wheeler, Jeffrey Logue.
- Series Developed By: Craig McCracken, Lauren Faust, Mike Moon.
- Story Editor: Craig McCracken.
- Story Supervision: Lauren Faust.
- Story By: Craig McCracken, Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Amy Keating Rogers, Meghan Mc Carthy, Zeke Kamm.
- Character Design: Craig McCracken, Craig Kellman, Andrew Bialk, Lynne Naylor-Reccardi, Stef Choi, Vaughn Tada, Mark Ackland, Clay Morrow, Bill Schwab, Nate Cash, Carey Yost, Bob Harper, Lauren Faust.
- Mr.Herriman Portrait By: Sally Baker.
- Prop Design: Mike Camarillo, Bruce Berkey.
- Website Design By: Andy Underwood, Jr., Bob Harper.
- Storyboard Revisionist: Nate Cash.
- Design Clean Up: Don Devine, David DiMatteo, Bob Harper, C.Staples, Andy Underwood, Jr., Tim Allen, Spencer Laudiero, Andre Nieves, Todd Frederiksen, Michael Daley, Dave Walston, Eva Wu.
- Background Design: David Dunnet, Dan Krall.
- BG Painting & Color Styling: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt, Carol Wyatt, Cathy O'Leary, Mike Moon.
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- Talent Coordinator: Karie Gima Pham.
- Recording Engineer: Robert Serda.
- Sheet Timing: Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers, James Tim Walker, Richard Collado.
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- Creative Producer/Supervising Director: Craig Kellman.
- Flash Director: Eric Pringle.
- Technical Directors: Michael Jacobson, Don Devine, C. Staples.
- Background Supervisors: Chris Reccardi, Don Shank.
- Background Artists: Tim Allen, Paul Stec, Andy Underwood, Jr.
- Animation Processor: Pete Oswald.
- Executive Producers: Brian A.Miller, Craig McCracken.
- Supervising Producer: Jennifer Pelphrey.
- Executives in Charge of Production for Cartoon Network: Linda Simensky, Khaki Jones.
- Directors: Alan Quigley, Robert Cullen, Paul O'Flanagan.
- Animation Directors: Paul O'Flanagan, Gillian Comerford.
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Birmingham represented a surprise bid and would bring Democrats into reliably Republican territory. The last Democratic presidential candidate to carry Alabama was Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Fifteen cities were invited to submit bids but several decided not to seek the convention, including Atlanta; Las Vegas; Miami; Orlando, Florida; and Chicago, Obama's hometown.
Many factors determine the selection, most notably whether the city has the facilities to stage the pageantry and whether there are enough hotels to house the delegates and media descending on the region.
Republicans are considering four cities for its 2016 convention: Dallas, Denver, Cleveland and Kansas City, Missouri.


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Brazil's decision to bring left-back Alex Sandro in for front man Hulk ahead of Tuesday's semi-final against Korea Republic at the Men's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 will have had a few people scratching their heads in bemusement. Here they were, the tournament's highest scorers, switching a forward for a defender.
Yet the Brazilians had done the very same thing in their final group game against New Zealand, a switch that gave them balance down the left, just as it did against the South Koreans in Manchester, where a 3-0 win for A Seleção took them to their first Olympic final in 24 years.
The only thing was, Alex Sandro did not occupy his accustomed left-sided position in defence on Tuesday but a wide slot on the left of midfield, the idea being for him to link up with first-choice left-back Marcelo and provide cover for the Real Madrid man on his frequent forays forward.
"The switch worked pretty well, didn't it?" a delighted Alex Sandro told FIFA.comafter his side's emphatic victory at Old Trafford. "I think the fact that I'm also a full-back by nature and that Marcelo sometimes plays as a midfielder means that when one goes forward the other stays back. Mano made that pretty clear to us."
While the Porto player was delighted to earn a starting place, Marcelo was also happy to have him around and take on a slightly different role: "I'm very happy playing with Alex Sandro," he told FIFA.com. "Sometimes you have to fight for your place at full-back, but with two of us on the pitch I feel very free. It lets me do more things."
Defenders are drawn to Neymar and that gives us all the room we need to push up from midfield.
The tactical change also had an impact on other aspects of Brazil's play. Rather than being stationed in a left-sided role, Neymar was given more of a roaming brief, while the lack of wide men up front gave holding midfielders such as Romulo more space to push forward. The Vasco da Gama player proved the point by popping up on the right to open the scoring against the South Koreans.
The key to the success of Brazil's versatile approach is not just the talent of the players but their tactical appreciation too, as Alex Sandro pointed out: "Our work down the left only paid off because Neymar also helped a lot by defending down that side."
For his part, Marcelo highlighted the space that the heavily marked Santos star opens up for the two wide men: "Defenders are drawn to Neymar and that gives us all the room we need to push up from midfield."
In the two matches that Menezes' men have operated with this system they have scored three goals, just as they have done in all five of their games at London 2012. Interestingly, however, they have kept their only two clean sheets of the tournament in both those outings, an impressive stat for a formation they have only just started to experiment with.
"That's down to the fact that Marcelo and I don't stop talking when we're playing," explained Alex Sandro. "That's the only way we can get it right, whether we're dropping back or going forward."


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Anchor Bay has decided to thrust their revenge flick "Girls Against Boys" NYC and LA theaters on February 1st, 2013. The film stars Danielle Panabaker as a girl who finds herself being tormented by a number of different men before she finally snaps and goes on a killing spree. There's a time of the month joke here, right? I'll let you make your own.
I'm pretty sure at some point I mentioned the new flick "The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes" but in all honestly I huffed A TON of different things when I was in High School so some of the old brain beans are pretty fried at this point. Anyway the film, about a reporter who puts together a team to investigate the happenings in the famous house, has finally be slapped with a January 3rd, 2014 release date. I look forward to catching up with you again on this topic in 6 to 7 months.
"Texas Chainsaw 3D" doesn't hit theaters for a couple weeks but star Alexandra Daddario is already excited to get a sequel going. Not that one has been confirmed or anything. Apparently she just wanted to make sure everyone knew she doesn't die in this one. So um, spoiler alert or something.
Damon Lindelof has dropped word that he will not be returning to pen the script for "Prometheus 2". Apparently he's just too swamped right now with his other projects to dedicate what he expects to be 2 years worth of production to the sequel. Oh and he wasn't asked yet either. But ya know, he's got hand.
Damon Lidelof is the fella who penned "Lost" and the upcoming movie "Cowboys & Aliens" has been handed more money than I'll ever see in my life to write a new Sci-Fi silm for the fine people at Disney. No real details yet on what the movie will be about but word is the project will extent beyond the cinema. Which could really mean anything. TV show, action figure line or maybe in a few years I'll riding in a car shaped like Lindelof's head on the new "1952" ride at Disney World. It's going to be magical.
A romp of new images from the set of "Piranha 3DD" have hit the tubes and it looks like the blood action at the local water park is in full swing. For the second film a local Lake Havasu water park has been turned into "Big Wet Waterpark" and I assume after filming wraps they either have to detox the entire area or just burn the park to the ground and call it a day. And if you're wondering, a romp is what they call a group of otters. We learned something today!
Mexican actor Diego Luna is reportedly being courted for a role in up coming Neill Blomkamp alien flick titled "Elysium". the film is the follow up to Blomkamp's 2009 epic "District 9" and has already cast Matt Damon and Jodie Foster as earthlings who face an alien onslaught. Sounds like things are going to get caliente on the set my friends! Aye que rico, me pone loca!
John Hlavin who wrote the script for "Underworld 4: New Dawn" is in talks to develop a script for a big screen adaptation of the board game of global domination "Risk". This is just the latest board game to be added to the ever growing list of adaptations and I for one can't wait to see the giant CGI pop-o-matic bubble once someone decided to make "Trouble" a movie.


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SUPER NOR-ANDRO Rx
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Main Effects of ENANTHATED 19 Nor-DHEA:
+ Increased Lean Muscle Growth
+ No Estrogen Conversion
+ Female Friendly
19 Nor-DHEA, also know as 3b-enanthoxy-19-nor-androst-4-ene-17-one (Which is also called Decasterone). While that might sound all scientific, it's really just a name made up by Redefine Nutrition and filed as a trademark on March 12, 2012. The term "19nor" means that a methyl group was removed from testosterone at a key position on its molecular backbone. This slight alteration of the chemical structure reduces the DHT related side effects (prostate issues, balding, zits) as well as the estrogenic side effects (gyno, man boobs, chesticles) that testosterone possesses.
"3b-enanthoxy-19-nor-androst-4-ene-17-one" is a new compound that's a two step precursor to 19nor-testosterone. This conversion can easily take place in the body as 3b-enanthoxy-19-nor-androst-4-ene-17-one --> 19 nor androstenediol --> 19 nor Testosterone
(This new compound is comprised of lipophilic ester (enanthate ester bond) at the 3-key position to not only to increase the stability of the compound, but also to increase purity.)---19Nor DHEA Enanthated
The problem with other precursors to Nandrolone like 19-nor-DHEA, is two fold. During the final stage of the production process of regular 19 nor-DHEA, purity is compromised due to the instability of the compound. Because 19norDHEA is very unstable during the final stage of reaction, some of the material in the reactor will be converted to other isomer and other unknown impurities.
The second issue with regular 19 nor-DHEA is the delivery system. Regular 19norDHEA has a very short half life, which results in poor bioavailability. While 19-Nor DHEA enanthate can improve the bioavailability and also the purity. Main highlights of 19 Nor DHEA Enanthated is it mimics the benefits of nandrolone or 19 nor testosterone (Same as Nandrolone, 19 Nor DHEA Enanthated can increase muscle tone and density. It does this by helping the body use any consumed proteins more efficiently. The effects are usually temporary and a diet very high in protein is needed to build muscle tone sufficiently. 19 Nor-DHEA Enanthated can also decrease recovery times from injury and increase stamina levels by reducing fatigue after exertion. It does this by increasing the level of muscle glycogen repletion after a tough exercise regime. This means athletes can train for longer periods without getting tired. According to the For Bodybuilders website, 19 Nor DHEA Enanthated is effective at moving oxygen through the bloodstream at a quicker rate than usual, speeding up recovery times from injuries and helping torn muscles and damaged bones repair themselves. It is also believed to increase feelings of competitiveness and aggression, which can be an advantage in sporting events. 19 Nor DHEA Enanthated is also effective at decreasing overall levels of body fat.


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Natural Supports for Joint & Muscle Pain Relief?
Fitness trainer, arthritis patient, and herbal pain relief explorer Jesse Cannone has searched out a set of ten 'natural' substances, mostly herbals, that clinical trials suggest can promote & support reduced pain in the muscles and joints. A couple are recent discoveries, and others have been considered highly effective since prehistory. Some are applied externally to be absorbed through the skin. As always, readers, do your own research and discuss with a healthcare professional before considering use of any herbal, as you would a drug. (What are Cannone's ten 'best'? See "Ten Natural Pain Remedies.")
What Makes Local OA Pain Become 'I Hurt Everywhere'?
Re: "New research suggests that early treatment can help prevent arthritis pain from spreading through the body."
With osteoarthritis, "What we're discovering is, the central nervous system rewires itself when pain keeps occurring from one place and generalizes the pain instead to other places in the body," said Joanne Jordan, director of the University of North Carolina's Thurston Arthritis Research Center, speaking Nov 12 at the American College of Rheumatology's 2012 meeting. The more painful joints, the lower the overall pain threshold, according to a study at Duke. The key is to exercise and otherwise treat the pain early on before it does get generalized, Jordan says.
HHV-6 Probably Not Key ME/CFS Culprit: LIPS Analysis
A recent cross-NIH study of immunoreactivity in ME/CFS patients by comparison with the general public finds no indication that antibody levels or frequency of HHV-6A or B are statistically different for patients. Suggesting these viruses are unlikely to play a role in ME/CFS pathogenesis. The study, which involved experts in four NIH divisions, also suggests the antibody profiling technology they used (LIPS) will be very useful for analyses regarding other pathogens.
Gupta's Amygdala Retraining Video Online Free
Ashok Gupta is offering the interactive "Amygdala Retraining" DVD program for ME, CFS, FM, MCS & GWS on his Facebook page. (Scroll down.) Might it help? Last year, we reported that 'Susie', founder of the Canary Report Network & blog about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, described each step in her experience on the program, to which she dedicated several months' intensive attention. And in Feb 2012 she said her sensitivity was so much improved that she would not continue hosting the Network, which had been an excellent resource for its 1,400 members and many others with MCS.
Rich VanK Phone Memorial Sun, Nov 18
Sunday, November 18, 2012, beginning at 2 pm Eastern, 11 am Pacific, 7 pm London/GMT. Everyone in the ME/CFS/FM, Lyme and MCS community is invited to share a phone conference memorial service for Dr. Rich Van Konynenburg. All will have the opportunity to share – "Thank you; We love you; Goodbye" – to our beloved community leader, Rich VanK. For information on the simple process for dialing in click here.
Saffron = Prozac for Alleviating Depression, PMS
A recent trial reports that saffron (tiny golden stamens of the crocus flower used in baking and cooking) performed as well as the antidepressant Prozac in supporting alleviation of clinical depression, PMS, and menstrual pain. Dr. Michael Greger's Nutrition Facts.org video "Wake up and Smell the Saffron" provides a good summary of this research. "Even the scent of this spice may reduce stress hormone levels and ease the psychological symptoms of PMS," he reports.
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A Primer on the Gallbladder & Gallstones
If you're curious, this primer clears up the mystery of the gallbladder, which gets attention only when it hurts. Where your gallbladder is, the important jobs it does, what won't happen if it's removed, how to tell if a strange symptom might be from gallstones, and much more.
Why are 75% on Cumadin Prescribed Wrong Dose?
Researchers have found that about three-quarters of all people in the US taking the blood thinners dopidogrel (Plavix) or prasugrel (Effient) may be receiving an inappropriate dose, putting them at serious risk for either uncontolled bleeding or development of blood clots. The problem is, the guidelines for the drugs recommend the same doses for everyone, but a new study of patients at Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute found this one-size-fits all approach is not appropriate for about 75% of patients. The solution? A blood test: "A physician could have a test machine on his or her desk and perform the test right there in the office."
Women's Asthma Symptoms Linked to Menstrual Cycle
Women's respiratory symptoms – such as wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath – vary a great deal during different stages of the menstrual cycle, according to a new study involving 4,000 women conducted by researchers in Bergen, Norway. The team suggests, for example, that adjusting asthma medication at specific points in a woman's cycle would improve treatment cost/effectiveness.
Vet Discovers New Way to Fight Viral Infections
A team of veterinary science researchers at the University of Pennsylvania report they've identified a new strategy for boosting the effects of the immune molecule interferon to fight off infection and perhaps tumor growth and the effects of autoimmune diseases as well. The strategy involves use of specially designed drugs (a PTP1B inhibitors) to "target a particular molecule in the interferon signaling pathway."
SSRI Antidepressants & Blood Thinner Warfarin Not Good Mix
According to a study including more than 13,000 people, warfarin, a blood thinner prescribed for many years to help prevent stroke, can raise the risk of major bleeding 60% in those taking one kind of antidepressant – a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) such as Celexa, Paxil, Prozac or Zoloft. The reason is not clear. According to the researchers, the risk – 2.3 hemorrhages per 100 people per year vs 1.3 for people not taking an SSRI – should be considered when selecting treatment for depression. They suggest patients taking both meds should talk to their doctors but "depression is a big deal," so should not go untreated because of a worry about this.
Mount Sinai ME/CFS Research Center Facebook Page
For news relating Dr. Enlander's M.E. and CFS Center at Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York City), see the facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DrEnlander?ref=stream. Posts made by the Center are displayed, but by clicking on "highlights" you will see comments and contributions posted there by others. Inquiries about treatments, research, etc. be directed to this page rather than Dr. Enlander's personal Facebook page.
Note: This information has not been evaluated by the FDA. It is generic, is in no way intended as advice, and is not meant to prevent, diagnose, treat or cure any illness, condition or disease. It is very important that you make no change in your healthcare plan or health support regimen without researching and thoroughly discussing it in collaboration with your professional healthcare team.


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Recently, I heard a Catholic priest discuss the fulfillment of the Levitical sacrifices in Christ's ultimate sacrifice. He was citing these Old Testament sacrifices as proofs of the "real presence" in the Eucharist. He said this sacrifice fulfilled, among other things, (1) the propitiatory sin offering and (2) the peace offering. He pointed out that the priest was instructed to eat of the flesh of the sin offering, and that the laity was instructed to share in a communal meal with the priest, of the flesh of the peace offering.
His point was that anything less than the true, physical presence of Christ's sacrificed body (the same one that hung on the cross) would diminish the sacrifice today, making the Eucharist ineffectual for those Christians partaking of it. This would also mean that Christ had not truly fulfilled the OT law. His conclusion, therefore, was that the "real presence" taught by the Catholic church must be true based on Scripture.
I had heard some of these comparisons made before, but never in this specific context. Something doesn't seem quite right about this. Can you please shed some light? Thank you!
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
You asked this question: Can the corporeal presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper be legitimately anchored in Old Testament sacrifices?
The answer: No!!
You asked for light on this attempted comparison. There is an illegitimate twist made in evaluating the fulfillment of the sin offering and the peace offering.
This "eating of a re-sacrificed Christ's body as the continuation of the Old Testament sacrifice and sacrificial meal" is based on a line of argument that has Christ being re-sacrificed repeatedly and eaten repeatedly, and denies the purpose of the Old Testament sacrifice in being a type, an ordinance of God in the OT "Covenant of Grace worship" to be done until the sacrifice that God would supply would be offered.
The repetition of a sacrifice means that it did not atone for sins according to the Book of Hebrews. See Hebrews 7:27 and chapters 8, 9, and 10, especially 10:1-4. Hebrews 10:18 specifically says the sacrifice of Christ is not to be repeated:
Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, "this is the covenant that I will make with them after those days," saith the Lord, "I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. (Heb. 10: 15-18)
If the Roman Catholic persists in "re-sacrificing Christ", then he is proclaiming in public—according to the Book of Hebrews 10:2-3, 18—that Christ's sacrifice is ineffectual, that it leaves those for whom it was offered with consciousness of sin not yet propitiated, and God the Father has despised his Son's meritorious, sacrificial and propitiatory death.
All of this is a wrong argument. It is invalid. Having said that, let us also say that the Lord's Supper is more than a mere "memorial," as some Protestants would have it. There is a "real presence" in its proper celebration, but it is not a bodily presence: it is a real spiritual presence of the Lord Jesus Christ with his people. Praise Him!
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"Oriental Delight" kaftan Top in Vibrant Foliage pattern
Note From Designer: This kaftan top builds upon the "Oriental Delight" kaftan style. I wanted to make collared kaftan shirts since quite some time. In this one I have tried that along with flowy sleeves which gave surprisingly oriental vibe. So here it is, the "Oriental Delight" kaftan top. Not only do I enjoy designing the kaftan tunic tops but also enjoy choosing the fabric as much; for this style I chose Vibrant Foliage fabric in Purple which enhance the summery feel of this kaftan top.
Style: Collared Button-Down Front Kaftan Shirt with bell sleeves
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by Monica Mehta
August 2013Several times a year, the winemakers at Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) give serious attention to tasting grape juice. In the United States, it starts with the first time a grape is picked during harvest and continues with periodic sessions until bottling from the company's portfolio of 80 brands. It's a highly subjective process, with each winemaker bringing a career's worth of experience and expertise to judging the current—and future—quality of a grape.
Which grapes go into which wines will ultimately determine the finished quality of a bottle when it hits the cellar. The art of appreciating and understanding the potential of a grape is not only what winemakers practice—it's what makes them exceptional. But it is an effort that takes on new character when supported by powerful enterprise systems that track millions of points of data about a vineyard, a selection of grapes, and the mix of juices that will ultimately become a bottle of wine.
At a recent roundtable with IT leaders and winemakers, the value of data integration throughout the winemaking process revealed how sophisticated winemaking has become—and how TWE is using data to support its relentless focus on quality.
|Headquarters: Melbourne, Australia
Industry: Wine
Employees: More than 3,600
Revenue: AU$1.6 billion in 2012
Oracle products: Oracle Database; Oracle Hyperion Financial Management; PeopleSoft Enterprise applications; Oracle WebLogic Server, Enterprise Edition; Oracle WebLogic Suite; JD Edwards EnterpriseOne applications, including JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Grower Management and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Blend Management; Oracle Crystal Ball; Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition; Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite; Oracle SOA Suite; Oracle Social Relationship Management
|Length of tenure: Seven years
Education: MA in theology, Graduate Theological Union
Personal quote/mantra: "When looking for solutions, first take a good hard look at your processes. Otherwise, you just end up doing stupid stuff faster."
"The more history we can gather, the more trending we can see, the better decisions a winemaker can make," says Matt Johnson, director of winemaking at TWE. "Data is important because it helps winemakers or viticulturists ground their judgment."
For more than a decade, Treasury Wine Estates, the largest publicly listed wine company in the world, has collected that data in an Oracle's JD Edwards system, along with core enterprise resource planning (ERP) functionality that allows managers to track every aspect of wine production—from the growing of the grapes and the distribution of the bottles to the management of financial accounts and human resources operations. And leaders at TWE are looking to a closer relationship with Oracle to establish the company's presence in social media, strengthening awareness of its brand among the next generation of consumers, and helping make the company the #1 maker of premium wine brands in the world.End-to-End Grow and Blend
Although enjoying a glass of wine is a simple pleasure, the business of winemaking is one of the most complex in the world. It involves cultivating and tending decades-old vines; growing and harvesting numerous grape varieties; crushing, fermenting, and blending the grapes; preserving, filtering, and bottling the wine; and finally, selling and distributing the finished product. Every aspect of the process changes, depending on variables such as weather, fruit quality, and the region of production. Along the way there is continuous quality testing, and the entire process is guided by strict outside regulations that differ from market to market. And unlike many manufacturing processes, effective viticulture and winemaking are equal parts science and art, involving intricate biochemical processes and the nuanced sensory evaluation of the finished product.
The capabilities in the Oracle software give our winemakers a real sense of ownership, because it's an easy-to-use interface that allows them to record, access, and analyze all the data. Being able to get at that information is essential to making the right decisions, which, in the end, is vital to making good wine."–Matt Johnson, Director of Winemaking, Treasury Wine Estates
TWE owns more than 80 brands of wine globally—some of which have been around for centuries—including Beringer Vineyards, Castello di Gabbiano, Penfolds, Rosemount Estate, Wolf Blass, Chateau St. Jean, and Stags' Leap Winery. The company manages more than 12,000 hectares of sustainable vineyards and more than 3,600 winemakers (or vintners); viticulturists; and sales, distribution, and support staff across 16 countries. It sells nearly 32 million cases of wine annually and has annual revenues of about AU$1.6 billion.
TWE uses JD Edwards EnterpriseOne solutions for a number of core business operations including financials, inventory, manufacturing, warehouse management and asset management, quality assurance, and procurement. But to expand the system beyond core ERP functionality, TWE joined a small group of winemaking companies to develop JD Edwards EnterpriseOne solutions customized for the needs of their industry. The results, the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Grower Management and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Blend Management solutions, enable users to report and track every aspect of growing grapes and blending wines—from monitoring the attributes of a block of land to tracing the source of every ingredient in a bottle. These solutions are integrated into the core ERP system so that information flows seamlessly between them and other areas of the business—such as financials and manufacturing. An integrated ERP system helps regional managers track and trace every aspect of the wines to comply with local regulations, as well as marketing and distribution regulations.
TWE uses JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Grower Management as a detailed agricultural management system that tracks approximately 100 attributes for every block of fruit that is grown, including row spacing, condition of the fruit, sugar content, and yield estimates. These attributes are constantly tracked and maintained, and the fruit is tested in the field and the lab to measure the approximate time of harvest and the type of wine the grapes will yield, which may change over time as the juice matures. In the field, growers record the status of the vines into a mobile device, and much of that data gets uploaded to the JD Edwards system. Winemakers can then use the information from previous years to identify trends such as when certain blocks ripen, or the effect of a weather event on that block.
The year Treasury Wine Estates' Castello di Gabbiano started producing Chianti
"This approach helps us from a financial perspective," says Johnson. "If we know that a vineyard is A-grade at the end of every year, we know that it's a good one to invest in in terms of time, money, and resources."
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Blend Management helps the winemakers keep track of every lot of wine available. A winemaker creates a work order to change a lot of wine: for example, they may need to adjust acid or tannin levels, or blend vintages to achieve a consistent taste. Once information about the change is entered into the system, the attributes of the wine update in real time. That allows the winemaker to see the outcome of that change—such as impact on alcohol or sugar content—and further alter the blend process according to the desired end result. "Winemakers and viticulturists love data," says Maggie Huffman, vice president of IT strategy, architecture, and innovation at TWE. "For them to have access to real-time and historical data is vital to the success of the winemaking process."
Having a system that takes care of these calculations has many benefits. It saves time and prevents mistakes that used to be made when vintners created the change orders on paper. It also creates a record of previous blends, so winemakers can model a change and see the effects according to the history. It helps in prioritizing and scheduling the blend processes, enabling better resource planning. Being able to view all of the supply in one place enables managers to better plan supply chain processes so that the company can guarantee the quality and supply of its products to distributors and customers.
These benefits all help reduce the risks associated with winemaking. "It's expensive to grow fruit and make wine, and it's a medium that can be spoiled through bacteria, yeast, or oxidation," says Johnson. "Being able to keep an eye on different levels and parameters helps ensure we are on top of any problems that occur."
As each winemaker tastes the wines during the blending process, they assign grades based on the "notes" that they taste. These grades are recorded on a printout from the JD Edwards blend system and then input back into the system once the tasting is over. The TWE team is working on an iPad app that will collect and record these elements, which the JD Edwards system would capture and collate to come up with a weighted average that takes into account more-experienced winemakers' palates, enabling a more accurate categorization of the wines.
"A lot of winemaking is about taste and what you call very subjective things," says Johnson. "They become less subjective as a person's got more experience, but they're still subjective. Data helps to ground a winemaker in terms of concrete attributes such as sugar, acidity, and other parameters that can be measured."A Smooth Integration
The reliability of the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne instances allows TWE to expand with new Oracle and third-party systems and achieve new capabilities and benefits. Along with the agricultural data system used by the growers, other systems that integrate with the ERP system include Oracle's PeopleSoft Human Capital Management, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, Oracle RightNow Cloud Service, Oracle Crystal Ball, and third-party sales and finished goods platforms.
32 million
Approximate number of cases of wine Treasury Wine Estates sells annually
"The level of integration we experience between our JD Edwards applications and our other Oracle applications allows us to get information in a much more timely manner, and has definitely improved the quality of the information and made it far more accurate," says Huffman. "From an IT standpoint, the environment is cleaner and easier to support. The consistency of processes that are now embedded in the tools has also made us more efficient in terms of how we operate."
Such integration has yielded a number of benefits. For instance, the integration of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne solutions with Oracle Hyperion Financial Management has consolidated and simplified financial reporting, increasing visibility and cutting the monthly close from five days to one. As another example, the integration with the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition tool has provided TWE's sales team with access to detailed sales data by customer, SKU, distributor, price point, and varietal, enabling them to tweak their strategies and processes accordingly.Connecting with Wine Enthusiasts
Now that TWE has succeeded in developing efficient back-office and winemaking processes with the support of JD Edwards, the company is focusing on developing its interactions with its consumers. "People are passionate about wine," says Rita Valois, former global chief information officer at TWE. "We want to enhance our consumers' experience of our wines, to educate them so that it's less intimidating and more approachable."
Winemakers and viticulturists love data. For them to have access to real-time and historical data is vital to the success of the winemaking process."–Maggie Huffman, Vice President, IT Strategy, Architecture, and Innovation, Treasury Wine Estates
To that end, TWE is integrating Oracle Social Relationship Management with its ERP system. Oracle Social Relationship Management will enable TWE to engage with consumers—including major retailers—and monitor and analyze customer interactions across the social media environment. The tool will be integrated with the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne system, allowing information to flow into areas such as sales, further enhancing the consumer experience. TWE is also developing a solution, using the Oracle platform, to enhance the consumer experience through tools that can help consumers learn about the wines, provide feedback, take a virtual tour of the vineyards, and perhaps even conduct a "virtual tasting."
"Technology is allowing these engagements in a way that they have never been available before," says Huffman. "The reality of the experience through technology can be really powerful. The virtual experience can be very, very palpable. Also, to have a two-way conversation with the consumer is very exciting for us. We are very excited to leverage Oracle's expertise in this project."
Penfolds: The Official Wine Supplier of ORACLE TEAM USA
Penfolds, a foundation brand of Treasury Wine Estates, is the official wine supplier of ORACLE TEAM USA. Penfolds' collection of wines is served at all team events and hospitality areas across the globe. The partnership highlights Penfolds' and Oracle's shared values in achieving excellence and mastery in their respective fields.
"This is a proud partnership for both Penfolds and ORACLE TEAM USA," says Penfolds Americas Brand Director Seth Hynes. "For Penfolds to be associated with the highest echelon of yacht racing is a natural fit. For ORACLE TEAM USA, it brings another luxury supplier that will elevate the quality of their hospitality experience."
But the ambition to become the most celebrated wine company in the world all comes down to the quality of the wine. The better the tools vintners are given to support the complex process of winemaking, the better the chance TWE's management has to fulfill its ambition.
"We have layers and layers of information," says Johnson. "The capabilities in the Oracle software give our winemakers a real sense of ownership, because it's an easy-to-use interface that allows them to record, access, and analyze all the data. Being able to get at that information is essential to making the right decisions, which, in the end, is vital to making good wine."
Huffman says she is excited about TWE's partnership with Oracle and looks forward to achieving more success with Oracle's solutions in the future. "Oracle has made an investment in understanding the nature of wine and the wine consumer and continues to actively anticipate what wine companies will need to do next," says Huffman. "Having a partner such as Oracle that understands our industry is pretty meaningful, and has allowed us to reap big rewards."
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- After noticing smoke seeping inside, a North Carolina bus driver rushed six elementary school children off her vehicle moments before it burst into flames.
The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon as Lindora Richardson was driving the children home from Chantilly Montessori Elementary School, a public school in Charlotte, school district spokeswoman Tahira Stalberte said.
"We are very proud of her and for her following proper procedures," said Stalberte, speaking on behalf of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, on Thursday. "It could have taken a very different turn had she not done her job correctly."
Richardson told Vinnie Politan of HLN, CNN's sister network, that she was driving on her route through a Charlotte neighborhood when she detected a "burning smell" and pulled over to investigate.
"As that was going on, smoke started to come from under the dash of the bus," she recalled.
At that point, Richardson guided the young students on board to the back of the bus. Describing the children as "calm," she said that they exited "one-by-one" through the rear emergency exit.
The bus driver said she and the students, ages 5 to 10, then "walked so far up the street" where they witnessed the smoke and flames engulf the vehicle.
Video, posted on YouTube and apparently taken after the students had moved to a safe place, shows black smoke seeping out of open windows on the bus, as it sits along a residential street.
Flames are then clearly visible creeping backwards from the front of the bus. Within just over a minute, fire had consumed about half the vehicle -- and shot up through the roof.
There are no injuries related to the incident, Stalberte said.
While describing Richardson as modest, the school district spokeswoman said that she deserves praise -- and she'll get some next week, when she is honored by the Charlotte Fire Department.
"I do have two kids, and I do love children, (and) I love my job," Richardson said of the satisfaction she gets working as a bus driver.
CNN's Greg Botelho contributed to this report.


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One island, two countries. St. Martin / St. Maarten is the smallest place in the world shared by two nations, France and the Netherlands. This may be the only Caribbean vacation or cruise port of call you'll ever take that will have you crossing borders once, twice, or more on the same day.
You may not be able to visit every beach on the island: it's only 37 square miles, but there are the same number of beaches! Each St. Maarten beach is a very different experience. Here are four beaches – and beach bar or dining experiences – you just can't miss.
By: Lynn Elmhirst, Producer/Host, BestTrip.TV
Great Bay Beach / Phillipsburg – breezy boardwalk and boutiques
International flights and cruise ships arrive on the (smaller) Dutch side. Cruise ships dock at the capital, Phillipsburg. It's a short walk to the town's stunning stretch of beach that rises up from piercing aqua water the full length of the bay. The terrific boardwalk along Great Bay beach is lined with noisy island bars, rented segways, boutiques, and duty free shopping.
Just off the boardwalk, Phillipsburg. c BestTrip.TV
We took a break from filming on the boardwalk at the Holland House Beach Hotel. It's a taste of Miami's South Beach with European flair, with an elegantly breezy feel, low teak lounges, canvas, white stucco and bougainvillea creating a beach-chic ambiance for the bar and restaurant facing the boardwalk and beach. With exceptionally attractive and charming 20-something local and Dutch staff in attendance in the lounge at the private beach area, the cocktails go down easy and the time slips by as you absorb the action around you in the hotel, on the boardwalk, the beach, and the ships in port.
Maho Beach – daredevils and spring break
The one beach that sets St. Maarten apart from any other beach in the world is nearby Maho beach. It's pretty enough, but the real attraction is its location at the end of the Princess Juliana International Airport's runway, and the bizarre tradition that brings tourists from all over the world to see what it feels like to stand on a beach in the jet stream of a 747 taking off just feet away.
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I wonder if the makers of the movie Jackass were inspired by this daily phenomenon. The signs and police warnings do nothing to stop the frenzy of bathing suit-clad thrill seekers crowding the beach mere feet from the engines of 747's about to take off. Just how strong is the jet stream? Before barriers were erected along the road, we were filming there and saw two parked cars rolled over across the beach and into the sea. People actually try to stand there, even hold onto the fence that separates them from the plane as it takes off!
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Bars bookending the beach outside the blast zone (but still within deafening earshot) offer the room with a view to enjoy the 'entertainment' of watching risk-takers getting their skin sandblasted. Voted one of the best beach bars in the world, the boisterous Sunset Bar and Grill is right on the beach at the end of the runway. It continues the frat house feel of the beach with a chalkboard schedule of the 'entertainment': the day's flight departures and also broadcasts a live web cam feed of other raucous bar activities.
Orient Beach – nudists and water sports
On the French side, Orient Beach is the place to go if you're terrified of returning from your holiday with tan lines. Taking its cue from the casually sophisticated topless beaches of the south of France, one end is famously designated clothing optional. For some visitors, that 'view' at Orient Beach is the big attraction, although if it's your first clothing optional beach, I warn you that most people on a clothing optional beach are not the people you want to see there.
These ladies are. c BestTrip.TV
There are plenty of reasons to love Orient Beach besides ogling – or joining - the bathing suit-free. On the windward side of the island, it's a two-mile beach of sugary sand that attracts all kinds of water sports enthusiasts and especially kite surfers and paragliders.
Whenever I visit St.Martin, I make it a habit to inhale the fresh breezes off the bay in the ambiance of one of the Orient Beach restaurant/bars that provides all day drinks, dining, and rental beach lounge chairs to catch the breeze.
Grand Case – romance and fine cuisine
The charming sea-side village of Grand Case is at the heart of French St. Martin's famed gastronomic scene. At the casual end of dining are some of the island's best lolo's or barbecue street stands that specialize in seafood. For Grand Case's real magic, try one of the open-air restaurants right on the sand that line the crescent moon beach facing west – into the setting sun. Exquisite, authentic French food, French servers, sun setting over the waves, it all conspires to create an atmosphere you couldn't design any better for a romantic movie set.
Any of the wonderful French restaurants on the sand will kindle the romance, and you can end the evening on the beach with one last drink under tiki torches watching the dying rays of the sunset.
Grand Case. c BestTrip.TV
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- NSF Awards 15 Million For Science Gateways
- XSEDE Helps Read Echoes
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- XSEDE Resources, Trinity Enable Non-Human Primate Reference Transcriptome Resource to Support Study of Genes in Our Closest Relatives
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- NSF supports development of new arctic maps
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- XSEDE15 Wrap Up
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- Big Data Needs Big Funding
- XSEDE helps create a more effective way to assemble genomic information
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- XSEDE Allocation System to Receive Makeover
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- Wrangler Reels in Award
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Applications are due May 31, 2013
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- XSEDE, National Computational Science Institute offer summer workshops for educators
- XSEDE13 Student Day applications due May 15 High school and undergraduate students get hands-on experience in computational science and interact with expert researchers
- XSEDE upgrades to Internet2's 100G Network
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- Journey to the limits of spacetime
- Students invited to participate in XSEDE13 Multiple ways for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students to get involved; funding support available.
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- Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Wins High-Performance Computing Award
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- Ranger supercomputer's lifespan extended one year as part of NSF XD initiative.
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- TACC Offers New, Broader Computational Biology Software Stack to Open Science Community.
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- Developing Scientific Computing Communities
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- Indiana University to create the National Center for Genome Analysis Support, which will be integrated with XSEDE resources
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- Scientists use XSEDE/TeraGrid resources to determine how shock waves move through solids
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- XSEDE upgrades network
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- Richard Tapia, Rice University mathematician and professor and member of XSEDE outreach team, receives National Medal of Science
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- SDSC announces scalable, high-performance data storage cloud
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- Appro and SDSC Gordon supercomputer to provide up to 35M IOPS
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- Dr. Barry Schneider from the National Science Foundation to describe XSEDE in the Oklahoma Supercomputing Symposium keynote, Oct. 11-12
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- Seeing Is Believing: Extreme Digital visualization and data analysis resources help researchers derive insights from massive data sets
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- New "Memory Advantage Program" on Blacklight at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
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- XSEDE project brings advanced cyberinfrastructure, digital services, and expertise to nation's scientists and engineers
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Latest Men's Health News
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Men in France may not be quite as virile as they once were, with a new study suggesting average sperms counts have dropped over the past few decades.
According to the study, the concentration and quality of sperm in French men's semen steadily declined between 1989 and 2005. Semen concentration decreased 32 percent during this 17-year period, and there was a 33 percent drop in the percentage of normally formed sperm.
"To our knowledge, it is the first study concluding a severe and general decrease in sperm concentration and morphology [structure] at the scale of a whole country over a substantial period. This constitutes a serious public health warning. The link with the environment particularly needs to be determined," the French authors wrote.
The study was published online Dec. 5 in the journal Human Reproduction.
The study involved semen samples from 26,600 men who visited one of 126 assisted reproduction technology centers in France. The men's partners were undergoing treatment at the centers for blocked or missing Fallopian tubes, so the couple's infertility was not due to issues with the men's sperm.
Over the course of the study, the researchers found semen concentration among the men decreased at a rate of roughly 1.9 percent each year. Among men averaging 35 years of age, semen concentrations decreased by an average 23.7 million per milliliter to 49.9 million per milliliter between 1989 and 2005.
"The average values we have for 2005 [still] fall within the 'fertile' range for men according to the definition of the World Health Organization," study co-author Dr. Joelle Le Moal said in a news release from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
"However, this is just an average, and there were men in the study who fell beneath the WHO values," added Le Moal, who is an environmental health epidemiologist at the Institut de Veille Sanitaire in Saint Maurice, France. "The 2005 values are lower than the 55 million/ml threshold, below which sperm concentration is expected to influence the time it takes to conceive."
Although the way sperm shape is measured changed during the course of the study, the researchers pointed out these changes do not explain the entire 33 percent decline in normally formed sperm. They added that sperm motility or movement increased slightly -- from 49.5 percent to 53.6 percent over the course of the study.
Although the researchers considered the men's age, the time of year and the fertility center the men used, they noted that they were not able to take other factors into account, such as weight and smoking, which can affect sperm concentration and quality. They pointed out that assisted reproduction technology is typically used by those with more education who are also less likely to smoke or be overweight.
"Therefore, the real values for sperm parameters in the general population could be slightly lower than those that we present and the decreases could possibly be stronger," the study's authors wrote.
The researchers said their findings support studies from other countries that revealed similar results. They concluded that more research is needed to explore the possible causes for the decrease in semen concentration and quality. Previous studies suggested that environmental factors, such as a disruption in the body's hormonal balance, may play a role in men's fertility and could affect future generations.
"Our public health warning may help health authorities to reinforce their actions on endocrine disruptors [certain environmental chemicals], hopefully at the European level, and to sustain research as well as monitoring systems," said Le Moal. "Our example could help other countries to implement their own systems. International monitoring systems could be a good idea to understand what is happening on human reproductive outcomes around the world, and evaluate public health actions in the future."
-- Mary Elizabeth Dallas
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Dear Santa Claus,
It's been a while. Remember me? Sara? American Girl doll Samantha circa 1993 that I never got?
But I digress.
I am now much, much older than I was in 1993. In fact I am now in my 30s, if you haven't been keeping track. I am Joshua's Mommy--I am sure you are familiar with Joshua, as he moves between your naughty and nice list on a moment by moment basis. In fact, I am sure you have an Elf dedicated specifically to keeping track of which list Josh is currently on. And I am also Olivia's mommy, but she is only eighteen months old and a fixture on your nice list, unless she is stealing her brother's toys.
And I haven't written you a letter in a very long time, but I have a list this year, if you would be so kind.
#1) I would like a bath. Complete with bubbles, candles, and no children trying to strip their clothes off and climb in with me, all the while asking why we can't eat hot dogs in the bathroom.
#2) I would like to go five minutes without someone asking me why or throwing a two hour long temper tantrum when I say no, we cannot build a snow bank and jump off the porch roof into it.
#3) I would love eight hours of uninterrupted sleep. Between working overnights as a paramedic and the fact that my daughter still does not sleep through the night, I am about to lose my sanity to sleep deprivation. If you can't accomplish this, could you at least make my children nap at the same time?
#4) Peace on Earth. If this isn't doable, I will accept Peace in the Playroom.
#5) Could you make my wi-fi magically disappear whenever I start looking at all the pictures on facebook of all the neat and amazing crafts and games my friends are doing with their toddlers? And remind me that their husbands don't work three or four 24 hour shifts a week, and most of them are stay-at-home moms with a little more breathing room than I have?
#6) Speaking of magic, is there anyway to make chicken fries into a well rounded, highly nutritive meal, since that is all my 3-year-old will eat these days?
And last but not least,
#7) On days like today, when my children are literally climbing the walls(and the furniture, and the stairs, and me), and cutting their hair with stolen scissors, and trying to run around naked; days like this when my children are perpetual motion and noise filled with dirt, could you make me always remember how extraordinarily blessed I am? That these two beautiful, healthy, energetic children are mine, and I am so very fortunate to have them? Remind me that the peanut butter sticky hands pressed onto my face are my treasure, and whenever I start to take them for granted, remind me that these two tiny faces are not going to be mine forever. Remind me to take today, with the chaos and the mess and the sleep-deprivation and all, and enjoy every moment with them. These babies are mine today, but they are not promised to me forever.
Remind me, Santa Claus, to enjoy every moment of this Christmas season this year, with two children who believe wholeheartedly in you, who are so excited with the magic of this Christmas. Remind me to stop and enjoy these moments, because even though these days of toddlerhood are so long, the years will be so short.
Thank you.
p.s. Please remember to eat the cookies and milk we will be setting out Christmas Eve. My son will be brokenhearted if you don't.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Letter to Santa Claus
Dear Santa Claus,
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The 19th Century
Carus was born and studied philosophy in Germany before leaving the country to come to the U.S.A. when Bismarck was in power. He was the first editor of the Open Court Publishing Company which also published his many writings. He was a key figure in introducing Buddhist thought to the West in the late 19th century.