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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
What Would You Do For A... Creamsicle?
I'm pretty sure that heaven will be a lot like North Carolina.
There will be beautiful tree's and the glory of seasons.
We'll be able to frolic in the mountains (without worry of bears).
We'll swim in the sea (without worry of sharks).
To say that I love this beautiful state would be an understatement.
There is one fatal flaw: (for the second summer in a row) I cannot find Creamsicles.
All right, fatal might be a tad dramatic, but I can't find them.
Actually that's not entirely true.
I did find the slow-melt, sugar-free, mini-size Creamsicle bars, to which I say: what! and ever!.
Listen. Why do we have to go an mess up a perfectly good and delicious treat by trying to make it "good for us?" Its ice cream people!!
And I don't even want to know what they do to make it "slow-melt."
For heavens sake.
Just give me the fully-loaded, high sugar, real cream, regular-melt deal. Its not gonna have time to melt anyway.
Wow. I should just tell you how I really feel, huh?
Anyway, like I said, North Carolina is God's country... but I'm pretty sure heaven will have Creamsicles.
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Labels: North Carolina, Silly Things I Do, summer
Monday, June 28, 2010
Its all about Meme
Its been a LONG time since I have done a meme. But all the cool bloggers are doing this one - not to mention we got home late last night from a long-weekend trip, and I seem to be suffering from a sever case of writers block summer brain - so I'm gonna drink this KoolAid.
What color are your socks right now? No socks. Just bare feet in dire need of a pedi.
What are you listening to right now? My dog breathing heavily, and the keyboard clicking.
What was the last thing you ate? A bite of oatmeal with Craisens and walnuts (I'm breakfast blogging.) It was too hot so I'm waiting for it to cool.
Can you drive a stick? Uh, no. But my dear friend Tracy V (my best friend from high school) once tried (in vain) to teach me. It was back when we were young and stupid...Why "stupid" do you ask? Well, being a slow learner (me not her), she tried to teach me to "feel" when I might need to shift by having me close my eyes, while she steered. Did I mention that we were in her brand new car that she had just bought? (to be fair we were in a large, empty parking lot, but still, I cringe (with glee!) when I think about it.)
Last person you spoke to on the phone? Hmm...it was actually Tracy! We spoke right before I left for the weekend. She brought my attention to the unfortunate mash-up of Madonna's lyrics in the last post. We laughed like hyena's. (which is one of my favorite things about her)
How old are you today? 30. Ish.
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? Hmmm...watch? Basketball. But sometimes like to have the football games on, but I don't watch them. I like to have them on in the back ground because it feels like what one should do during the fall season.
What is your favorite drink? Coffee and water are my staples. But I love a juice spritzer (cranberry and seltzer or lemonade and seltzer). For adult beverages, I would rarely turn dow a frozen margarita or a glass of merlot.
Have you ever dyed your hair? Is the pope Catholic? I get my hair colored every 5 weeks wether I need it or not (and I always do...a side effect of being....30....ish)
Favorite food? That one is hard. I guess if I have to pick a fave I would say tortillas....fresh, not from the grocery store. it's the perfect bread because you can eat it with anything...beans, meat, peanut butter, cheese. Need I go on?
What is the last movie you watched? In the theater: Back-up Plan with Jennifer Lopez. It was cute. At home: Julie and Julia. Also cute.
Favorite day of the year? Goverment Holidays...cuz then The Mister is home.
How do you vent anger? I usually clean something as if on the war path. It may or may not involve war cries and wailing and gnashing of teeth. But I'll never tell.
What was your favorite toy as a child? I was a stuffed animal lover. But I also had a tiara that I loved, wish I could find the school pictures from third grade. I had snuck (sneaked? snook?) that tiara into my bag and put it on right before the photographer snapped the pic. It didn't occur to me that I would have to bring those pics home and the evidence would be against me.
Favorite Season? Fall, but a North Carolinian spring is a very close second!
Cherries or Blueberries? Man! Why do we have to pit the cherries against the blueberries? ( You don't know how funny i think i am.) I like them both, but if I have to pick....cherries.
When was the last time you cried? I can get verklempt nearly every day, but a good cleansing cry? Its been so long I can't remember.
What is on your closet floor right now? Shoes, a couple of handbags, and a lot of dust.
What are you most afraid of? I worry in a freakishly obsessive way a lot about my kids safety. But I'm working on it...
Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? Cheese
Favorite dog breed? Mutt
Favorite day of the week? Friday.
How many states have you lived in? 3. AZ, TX, NC
Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds What is your favorite flower? the ones that pop up every year (unannounced) in my backyard
Did you get an H1N1 vaccine? No. Got a normal flu shot though.
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Labels: meme
Friday, June 25, 2010
Mess You Up In My Love
I'm sitting in the service department of our local car dealership.
Madonna's singing away on the overhead system.
She's gonna mess someone up with her love.
She doesn't know messed up.
Messed-up is sitting in a lobby with 15 other early birds trying to get the oil in the mini-van changed before the rush of the day.
Have I mentioned that it is just after seven in the morning?
And my coffee hasn't quite kicked in.
The good news is this is all in preparation for a big trip we are taking soon and so it's worth all this messed up, bed-head, pillow-markings on the forehead, early morning, love.
This week was not messed up, it was uber-productive (hence the lack of posts.)
Not that blogging isn't productive, its just a different kind of productive....but I digress.
This week I completely overhauled the schoolroom, organized all the curricula from the past two years and got them ready to sell. Then I ordered next years curriculum and many, many books. We are studying ancient history and I am just as excited as the kids,
I managed to get the school room all ready for summer, which includes breaking down anything that makes my formal dining room look like a school room, because as much I enjoy teaching my kids, its nice to not have to look at a classroom for a couple months.
Just as we put away the white boards and the last of the supplies, there was a knock at the door.
It was the UPS man delivering three big boxes full of books.
That moment might be my favorite part if the year. Its like Christmas in June!
So much for making the room look non-schoolish. Homeschool is a lot like parenting, I really want to think about other things in the summer, but you can't always just 'put it away.' It's always there in some form or the other.
Anyway, back at the dealership.....
I think my coffee is starting to work....beginning to feel normal. More human, less, well, comatose.
Lets see what other stuff can I tell you that you wouldn't be complete without knowing?
Last night I groomed Kona the Wondermutt, as in used the clippers on her because she will not behave at a real groomers (she got kicked out at the last two grooming shops because she tried to bite them) and then I gave her a bath.
She never tries to bite me, but her haircuts look a lot like a small child took scissors to her beautiful coat.
I bought some vanilla smelling, oatmeal dog shampoo, but she still just smelled like wet dog when she was finished.
I hope she isn't messed up by my grooming love....luckily she doesn't have a mirror.
All right, it looks like my car will be ready shortly, so I'll log off. I hope you have a great weekend and you enjoy your weekend love!
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
I'm an hour late, but I have winners.
I used the random integer website and numbers 1 and 3 were generated...
So June Gardens of Bye Bye Pie and Amy of Bambino Bliss, you have won pin cushions! Luckily for y'all I have two!
Thanks for playing!
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Monday, June 21, 2010
Free Writing for Free Stuff
I'm at a loss for good content today.
How about a little free-writing.
You, not me.
Here is your question (borrowed from BraveWriter April 2010-Archives):
Tell me in 15 words or less....
What was the longest time you waited for someone or something? Why did you wait?
Come on, I know you wanna play. Maybe I'll even throw in a giveaway prize.
Or...an applique hand towel?
You can double you chances and enter twice if you link this post on your blog or send a link on Twitter.
Be sure to let me know your prize preference in your comment.
Comments will be open until tomorrow (June 22) @ noon.
(Must be within the US and Canada, and have a valid email address to win!)
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Labels: bloggy giveaway, Just another manic monday
Friday, June 18, 2010
Random thoughts from Kellie's Brain...(5th ed. with links)
In the last 24 hours I have been to our local library eight times.
Since Monday I have been there fourteen times.
Just thought you might want to know. (How's that for random?)
Last week I said I would make my Friday posts short and sweet, and start linking up to other blogs or articles I have found interesting. So here they are:
#1 - For my peanut butter/chocolate fans I give you this exciting bit o' news. I am already wondering what wonderful Christmas morsels will be made with these babies...of course, when I find them I will certainly test them, for blogging purposes of course.
#2 - What are you doing for Father's Day? I am going to make my husband grill his own supper (he thinks fire and meat is the perfect holiday), while I set the table using these. I figure that eating hamburgers and potato chips will seem so fancy with fun folded napkins.
#3 What? Are there people out there who don't brush their teeth twice a day?
#3 - For three years I have said that I will make these Tote-able Towels. This may just be the year....
#4 - In five years of blogging, I had a "first" today. I was "recognized" at the gym by another mom. "Recognized" might be stretching it a bit because when we lived here the first time, her girls attended the school where I taught music. I had never met her before, but I did remember her sweet baby (who is a big girl now!)
She let me know that she had recently read my blog (she found it through a mutual friend on Facebook). She told me that she had been encouraged by a recent post. I was so glad she told me... and I have been thinking about it all day.
Well, because in my haste to get ready to go this morning I had accidently grabbed an old pair of yoga pants that have shrunk through too many washings (to say I looked ready for a flood would be an understatement.)
I hadn't showered and my eyebrows haven't been waxed in forever. Having just finished a very sweaty Zumba class, I was headed into another weight lifting class looking, well, sweaty.
In the grand scheme of things, I was not at my best.
Or was I?
It is my greatest desire to keep things real here. To be an encourager to those who walk the same road as a mother, a wife, a friend... a woman.
Every blogger hopes that that day will come when some "stranger" tells you they read your blog. You hope that it doesn't happen when you are in grocery store screaming at your kids, or when you've just walked out of the doctors office after a pap smear.
But those things are authentic, they're real. At least they are in my life.
I'm grateful that I could experience that moment in authenticity, because at the end of the day, its not about me.
So if you are a reader, and you happen to see me screaming at my kids in the frozen food isle, come on over and say "Hi!"
You'll totally make my day.
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Labels: chocolate, crafts, links, Random thoughts from kellie's brain
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Trip or Vacation?
Since the birth of my children vacations have sort of taken on a whole new meaning.
Gone are those days when I can travel with my bottle of water and a couple of magazines. Gone are those days when the "snack" thrown in my carry-on was a pack of Trident gum and a Powerbar.
Here is a short-list of what must be packed when going on a family trip: Goldfish crackers, the favored blankie, Cheerios, two thousand books, juice boxes, a couple of movies, Nilla Wafers, eight pairs of shoes, a cooler of drinks, clothes for warm weather, clothes for cool weather, extra blankets, wipes, paper toilet seat-cover things, and duct tape (cuz you just never know when you might need some duct tape).
And that's just the stuff I pack for my husband.
Of course, after all has been packed and we pull out of the drive-way, there will be at least one opportunity to turn back around because someone has to tinkle (although she didn't have to when you left the house); but it's all-right, because The Planner and Packer (that would be me) has forgotten her toothbrush and she wasn't about to admit it.
Honestly, we have enjoyed some amazing trips over the years.
A few of the most memorable have been:
When we went to Montana and stayed on a working cattle ranch.
We've been to Yellowstone Park, where we waited for almost an hour to see Old Faithful Geyser.
I'll never forget driving all morning to get a glimpse of consistent history. I wanted the kids to see what I had seen so many times as a kid. Of course, right as it spouted up in its faithful glory, a helicopter flew over and hovered nearby. The kids, would not taking thier eyes off that chopper. Why look at a water spout when a chunk of machinery is hovering above?
We have been to the Atlantic ocean on Christmas day.
And Washington D.C.
When we took the kids to Mt Rushmore (specifically) for a nighttime lighting ceremony, The Girl (who was three at the time) didn't like the dark, so she cried in fear until I took her inside the museum...before the lighting began.
We took them to the Great Smoky Mountains in early spring 2006. When we got there it started to snow. The snow was falling so hard by 8pm that we hauled our pajama'd selves to the car and found a hotel down the mountain. The next morning we found the tent had collapsed with the weight of the snow.
That following summer we decided to try our luck again and went back to that same campground.
What we didn't know is that August is yellow jacket season. We stirred up a nest while hiking. We all got stung, The Mister taking the brunt with 26 stings.
Good times. Family vacations.
Right about now you may be thinking me the most pessimistic mother in all BloggerLand, but that's far from the truth.
In all these trips there lies one common theme: we came home tired, but we came home happy.
I had prepared and planned for a picture-perfect vacation, but what we really desire as a family are the trips.
We love the company. The conversation. The prolonged chunk of time in togetherness.
We love the quality that comes with quantity.
Sure, there were bees, snowstorms, messes, and lots of work (cause you can't leave the title of "mom" back home), but there were also quiet moments of skipping rocks across the pond; roasting marshmallows over a fire; carrying a sleepy child to his sleeping bag at 6:30pm, cuz he'd run himself ragged.
I'll never regret those memories of reading fire-side with The Mister when our little campers went to bed, or the early morning coffee while watching the sunrise.
I'll forever be grateful for the truly good things that are born of the stings and storms in life.
It's the hard parts of a trip that make the good parts a vacation.
As Erma Bombeck said,
experienced with discomfort
and remembered with nostalgia"
*this is a rewrite (with added pictures) of a guest post I did for DandelionDayz in July of 2008.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
While I Can
~I woke up this morning to a very early thunderstorm...and a ten year old Girl in my bed.
She wasn't really afraid.
She just likes any opportunity to climb in bed with me.
There will be a day when she won't do that anymore.
So I'll take it when I can.
~ The Boy ran errands with me last week.
While walking through the parking lot that twelve year old took my hand.
He wasn't worried about being seen by his peers, or feeling that weird pre-teen ambivalence.
There'll be a day when he won't do that anymore.
So I'll take it when I can.
~ The Girl asked her Daddy if she would push her on the swing.
He was tired and it was muggy outside. The mosquitos were in full force.
But he looked at me and said, "There'll come a day when she won't want me to push her.
So I'll take it when I can."
~ I spent so much time looking forward to the day when they would walk, and talk, and play, and learn, and love.
Its here.
And its not enough.
So I'll laugh, and listen, and linger.
I'll pray...pray I don't let too many opportunities to spend time with them pass me by.
...so I'll take it when I can.
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Labels: family, pre-teen parenting, Random thoughts from kellie's brain
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
UPDATED: Scathingly Brilliant Idea
For some reason, the same ebook I got for free three weeks ago (for the Kindle App) is now $7.99!
I am sorry! I should have checked (or had this idea when we could've all gotten it for free!)
If you are still interested, let me know! I'm still gonna read it.
Or maybe a just so-so idea....
I found the ebook "Every Thought Captive" by Jerusha Clark for FREE at Amazon.
I downloaded it and have been reading it when I can.
It's very good so far, I've read the first two chapters.
Is anyone interested in reading this with me? We can read it and post about it sometime at the end of July?
Let me know!
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Out of the Gutter
We have clean gutters.
Although I have to say, I thought this added a sweet and decorative element to our humble abode:
The Mister did a fine job. The hardest part was moving that crazy ladder. We almost broke two windows in the process, but all is well that ends well.
At one point I said, "What am I supposed to do if this ladder starts to tip over?"
"Get out of the way and pray" was his answer.
I didn't just hold ladders this weekend, I also was able to pick veggies from my garden:
Jalepeños, cucumber, chive, sweet pea, basil and a tomato (that wasn't quite ripe but had been broken off by a careless farmer during the watering process.)
I also finished my first crocheted afghan:
(Truth be told I finished this the beginning of last week, but I wanted to give it to the baby-mama before posting.)
Mondays are always filled with weekend clean up so I am thinking about making my Monday posts short and ending with "links".
Here are the links for this Monday....
You can get your mind out of the gutter with this post: Getting Wise and Empowered - Finding Balance
You can remember that we no longer have to live in the gutter with this post: Guilty - Lift My Noise
And in anticipation of Father's Day...this one has no bearing on the "Gutter" theme but it IS fun to do with the kids:
Formal Greeting Card - Family Fun
Happy Monday!
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Labels: crochet, gardening, Just another manic monday, links, Silly Things I Do, The Mister
Friday, June 11, 2010
Poolside Post: Fridays and Chainsaws
"What day is it?"
The first four words out of my mouth this morning.
I was amazed when The Mister said it was Friday.
This week flew by.
Currently, I am sitting poolside listening to the happy sounds of many, many children enjoying the pool. The smell of chlorine and sunscreen hangs heavily in the humid air.
There is something about the sun hitting my back (and that cool breeze that whips up every so often) that just feels weekend-y.
Speaking of weekends, we have an exciting one planned.
We are going to clean our gutters.
We actually have pine trees growing in our gutters. We think that may be an indicator that they need some attention.
The Mister purchased himself a mack-daddy ladder last month, and my job description for this weekend is to "supervise and make sure there are no on-the-job injuries."
Also known as: "holding the ladder."
I am not going to mention that I thought we should hire this job out. Nor will I mention that we live in a two story house that is very high.
I am confident that The Mister will do a fine job, it's just that... well you know... it's a two story house with pine trees growing out of it, and for some reason I tend to turn into a hovering nag when my husband does dangerous stuff.
He seems to like the danger of cutting down 80ft trees that have beetle rot, or building tree houses that require him to use a chain saw while climbing on a home made scaffolding.
Men. They are such weird and wonderful creatures. I can't understand this need for danger.
Of course, he can't understand why I need more than eight handbags, and honestly I cant explain that one either. Its just the way it is...
I'm fairly certain the gutter clean-out will not require a chain saw, which brings me comfort, but my man likes that chain saw just about as much as he likes me, so you never know....
Happy Friday!
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Long Way Home
There is nothing new under the sun.
Recently I read a book titled Stepping Heavenward: One Women's Journey to Godliness by Elizabeth Prentiss.
Originally written in the late 1800's, this fictional account of a young girl named Kate, is profoundly applicable for women today.
Its written in diary format, but is full of amazing wisdom and grace. So much so that I have marked my copy with pencil, and dog-eared the pages, to near ruin.
Truth be told, I've read this book at least four times over the course of 12 years. Each time gleaning new thoughts and understanding.
I wanted to share a little something I picked up this time around...
(In this scene Kate, now in her mid 20's and a longtime wife and mother, has brought her own mother to cheer up Miss Clifford, an affluent and ailing neighbor who has not ever known God. In an effort to help her be less self-focused, Kate's mother is teaching Miss Clifford how to sew.)
Mother showed her how to hold her needle and arrange her pattern...
"Make the object of your life right," I heard Mother say at last, "and all these little details will take care of themselves."
"But I haven't any object," Miss Clifford objected, "unless it is to get through these tedious days somehow. Before I was taken ill, my chief object was to make myself attractive to the people I met. And the easiest way to do that was to dress becomingly and make myself look as well as I could."
"I suppose," said Mother, " that most girls could say the same. They have an instinctive desire to please, and they take what they conceive to be the shortest and easiest road to that end. It requires no talent, no education, no thought to dress tastefully; the most empty-hearted, frivolous young person can do it, provided she has the money enough. Those who can't get the money make up for it by a fearful expenditure of precious time. They plan, they cut, the fit, they rip, they trim till they can appear in society looking exactly like everybody else. They think of nothing, talk of nothing but how this shall be fashioned and that be trimmed.
"But I never cut and trimmed," said Miss Clifford.
"No, because you could afford to have it done for you. But you acknowledge that you spent a great deal of time in dressing because you thought that the easiest way of making yourself attractive. But it does not always follow that the easiest way is the best way, and sometimes the longest way round is the shortest way home."
This excerpt stings a bit for me...in a good way.
It encourages difficult questions of myself:
In what ways do I assume to take the shortest and easiest way, even when that way is not true?
In what ways do I allow culture to define who I am?
How do I allow fear to drive me to wasteful thinking? wasteful action? wasteful spending?
What is my chief focus?
It feels good to process these things. Its also refreshing to know that although the course of 150 years says we are struggling with the same issues, we can be victorious, because the Truth stands higher, deeper, wider, ...and is available for all who will take the long way home.
* For those who would like more information on True Campaign click here.
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Labels: books I read, True Campaign, True-ism
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
La Vida Lunch: Rest
Its lunch time.
I'm not eating anything fancy today, just a turkey sandwich with lettuce and provolone, dry; with 5 of the biggest strawberries I have ever seen (on the side of course.)
The lunch of champions...
...Or lazy lunch-makers like me.
Its been a great week.
I've had just enough to do to help me feel accomplished at the end of each day, but not so much that I feel as if I've carried a burden.
I've been back to the gym several times (which makes me happy... its a sickness, I know.) I've made granola for my ravenous swimming-eaters, tackled the ever growing laundry issue, and todays goal is to clean my bedroom and bathroom.
This is all monotonous, boring stuff that you don't really want to read about.
However, I am exceedingly grateful for this boring, turkey sandwich, fold-the-same-pair-of-tighty-whities, kind of week.
I am grateful for this little house in the woods, the food that I eat, the clothes that I wear.
I am grateful that I am healthy and strong. That my body ("flaws" and all) is healthy and fit and capable of folding, running, playing.
I am grateful for a small moment to remember what contentedness feels like ~ its peace, its strength.
I know it's easy to be content in plenty.
There was a (short) time years ago, when I had to learn what it was like to be content in want.
Yes, it's easy to be content when your belly is full and your heart is happy.
But I am grateful all the same.
I think sometimes its not plenty or want that makes me forget that I am satisfied with my lot in life.
Its busy-ness.
Its the lack of still, quiet, moments.
Its the rushing through all things.
Its being out of breath... and forgetting how to breathe.
This morning I read my favorite of all Psalms: 116.
Over the course of my life, I have read this chapter over, and over, again.
This morning one verse stood out above all the others...and lingers in my heart as a sweet fragrance, a reminder...to be grateful.
Be at rest once more, O my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you.
Psalm 116:7
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Labels: Let's Lunch, random thoughts
Monday, June 07, 2010
Its here.
My favorite time of year.
I don't mind the heat. I don't mind the humidity (although it's murder on the hair.)
I love flip-flops and Popsicles. Watermelon, swimming pools, trips to the beach.
Fireflies, eating outside, staying up late.
Hanging out with friends, reading good books, enjoying the moment (as it will pass all too quick...)
I love it all...
I received an email last week entitled "100 Things To Do This Summer", but I dumped it in the trash bin.
Today begins the official day of summer here at the La Vida house and I plan to do three things this summer: spend (quantity) time with my friends and family, sew and craft until my hearts content, and remember my love for being in the kitchen.
I don't need 100 thing to do, I do them all year, but those three things listed above...well, I've missed those the most.
This morning I am raising my coffee mug in a toast:
To summer!
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Labels: crafts, summer, watermelon
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Sugar and Yarn
Life here at the LaVida house is full, but good.
I thought I would just show you a little bit of what I have been doing in my office:
Working on an baby afghan for a friend.
Making some calorie-free cupcakes (pincushions):
And filling monogram orders (oops!, forgot to take pics of those!)
Today and tomorrow I will be working on a cake for a baby shower this weekend. It's a tea-themed shower and I'm excited to try a new cake design, and super excited to celebrate a new baby!
I am looking forward to spending a good chunk of time in my office this summer crafting and creating. There is so much to do, and so little time!
Oh and one more thing....many of you have asked about CowTales. I was introduced to CowTales last August when the Island Girls met on Whidbey Island.
If you haven't had one of these, and you are a caramel lover, go get some, they are de-lish.
Also, since I can't seem to stop typing this morning, head over to this blog that is all about candy. I love to read his candy reviews. (Have aI ever mentioned here that I have a small sweet tooth? All right it's more like a large molar, but anyway...) After reading this post I have been trying to get my hands on these gourmet gum drops, but Whole Foods has been completely sold out.
My dentist is so sad.
All right, I have to run, but tell me: What is your favorite candy? No sweet tooth? What do you eat for a "treat"?
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Labels: crafts, crochet, embroidery, summer


text:
Tagged: Neftali Feliz
His last name barely fits on his jersey, he
couldn't throw the ball back to the pitcher last year, and he's only hit
twenty-three home runs in his career. Yet, Jarrod Saltalamacchia will be catching Josh Beckett, Jon
Lester, John Lackey, Clay Buchholz, and Daisuke Matsuzaka in 2011.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia was drafted by the
Atlanta Braves with the thirty-sixth pick in the 2003 draft, one pick before
Orioles all-star outfielder Adam Jones.
In 2006 with the braves class A
affiliate, the Rome Braves, Salty had his best year of his young career. He hit
.314, with nineteen home runs, and eighty-one runs batted in. After his
breakout season Baseball America ranked Saltalamacchia as the eighteenth best
prospect in Major League Baseball.
The following year, Saltalamacchia became
the starting catcher for the Mississippi Braves (AA). In twenty-two games,
Salty hit .373 with seven big flies.
The same year, in 2007 Saltalamacchia was
called up on his twenty-second birthday after an injury to Brian McCann and
then made his major league debut.
On July 31, 2007, also in the same year, Elvis
Andrus, Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison, Beau Jones, and Saltalamacchia were
traded to the Texas Rangers for Mark Teixeira and Ron Mahay.
Fast-forward three years latter and
Saltalamacchia was put on the disabled list after the first two games of the
2010 season. He was then sent down to AAA because he couldn't do one of the
simplest things in baseball. Eventually and thankfully, Salty learned how to
throw the ball back to the pitcher.
On July 31, 2010 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Chris McGuiness, Ramon Mendez, a player to be named later (Michael
Thomas), and some money. He was then sent to Pawtucket.
Saltalamacchia was eventually called up after
an injury to Kevin Cash. In his first appearance in the Red Sox starting line
up on August 12, Saltalamacchia went 2-4 with a run scored.
So far, in his time in Bean town, Salty went
just 3-19 (.158), with one RBI, two runs scored, and no home runs. Yet, despite
those stats, the Red Sox are letting Jarrod Saltalamacchia control one of the
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My anxiety consists of my brain never turning off. I can ask my husband what he's thinking about and he'll say nothing. But if he asks me….there is always something.
Actually, if I am being honest, my thoughts are pretty ADHD. There is always multiple things on my mind.
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Everyone always say they need a vacation from their life. To go away to the beach and be free of their problems for just a little bit.
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One of the biggest fiscal issues — if not the biggest fiscal issue — facing the government is the expected steep increase in the number of seniors who will require welfare benefits after retirement. Everyone assumes that the various national pension systems by themselves are not enough to sustain a minimum standard of living for the people who receive them, and so they will need additional income, either in terms of savings, returns from investments or wages.
In a recent survey conducted by the prime minister's office and whose target respondents were people between the ages of 35 and 64, nearly 70 percent said that they are not now, nor do they think they will be, financially prepared for retirement. The government, anticipating this reality, several years ago passed a law to ensure that people who wish to work after their designated retirement age will be able to do so, though, as is often the case with socially-minded legislation, there is no compulsion toward employers to make this happen or any penalties if they don't. It's up to the employee and the employer working together.
In any case, when asked if they want to work after "retirement," 31.4 percent of the respondents said they would after the age of 65, and 20.9 percent said they would want to do so after the age of 70. That means more than 52 percent want to work after the age of 60, which is still the standard retirement age at most companies. When asked why they want to work, 77 percent said "to make a living."
As far as people who are trying to save money for their old age, only 1.6 percent admitted to having "more than enough," with 21.7 percent saying they have saved or expect to have saved "the minimum necessary." Of those who answered that they haven't saved enough, half admit that their savings is "almost nothing," with 74 percent in the 35-39 age bracket saying their savings is "insufficient," which probably means nothing so far.
But perception of what they need is also an important consideration. In a survey conducted in June of 2013, the Ministry of Internal Affairs found that the average household whose head is between 60 and 69 spent ¥259,695 a month. This amount dropped to ¥196,500 for households whose head was over 70. According to another survey conducted by the Central Council for Financial Services Information, respondents who are currently working believe, on average, that a retired person needs ¥260,000 a month to live off of.
The government organ, Japan Pension Service, says that the monthly pension income of a retired "model household" is ¥230,000 a month, which comes down to ¥100,000 for a husband who was enrolled in the company sponsored koseinenkin system, ¥65,000 for the same husband's basic pension (kiso nenkin), and his wife's own basic pension of ¥65,000. The model assumes that the husband and his employer paid into both pension systems for a full 40 years, and since the dependent wife, as the spouse of a full-time regular employee, is categorized as a "number 3" national pension subscriber, she is assumed to have paid her fair share, even though, in reality, she paid nothing.
This model household, however, represents a minority. Many other households have heads who are non-regular workers or who were not consistent in terms of payment schedules over the years. And there are other factors that can reduce what a household can expect. The JPS survey found in July 2013 that the average retired household of a former regular employee who paid into the koseinenkin system was ¥215,780. The monthly benefit for people who paid into the basic pension system for a full forty years is now ¥65,541 a month, but the average payout is ¥49,947. Households whose heads are between 60 and 69 said on average that their pension income was 44,000 less than what they needed.
This latter point is important because payments for the basic pension don't start until age 65 for both spouses, so even for a model household, that means if the breadwinner retires at 60, their pension income is only ¥100,000 for five years. That means they would need another ¥160,000 to reach the level that most people now think you need when you retire. So for those five years, the couple will be short about ¥9 million in total.
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And with boomer retirement increasing through to the middle of the next decade, it's assumed that senior welfare rolls will just keep increasing as well. In 2011, 46.4 percent of the 2 million people on welfare were over 65. The majority of these people are seniors who only receive basic pensions and have no other income or property. The only bright spot is that many boomers already own their homes, so at least they won't end up on the streets.


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President Obama and his family released their official first family portrait Friday, shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz.
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Leibovitz has frequented the White House in the last few months for a series of portraits for Vanity Fair. According to the magazine, the photographer's relationship with the first family goes back to 2004, when Obama was running for the U.S. Senate. She shot his family at the campaign headquarters, long before he was in the running for the presidency.
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Mike Rice changed his starting lineup for the first time this season, inserting Mike Poole and Jerome Seagears into the lineup over Dane Miller and Eli Carter. Rutgers responded with a resounding offensive performance, scoring the most points against a D-I opponent since 2002. The thoughts and quotes:
The lineup shakeup was necessary and brought out the best in three of the four players involved: Jerome Seagears (7 points, 10 boards, 5 assists) excelled in his first start, Mike Poole (13 points, 5 steals, 3 assists) dominated coming out of halftime and Eli Carter (12 points on 4-of-6 shooting, 4 assists and no turnovers) logged his most efficient game.
The only player who didn't respond in overwhelming fashion was Dane Miller. Miller did not score and took just two shots while handing out four assists and grabbing four rebounds. Two shots? As Rice said (see below),Rutgers needs more from its ace. Miller has attempted just 32 field goals in seven games. That's 4.5 shots per game, and the total ranks seventh on the team (behind Malick Kone!).
UMBC is lousy (Rice tactfully referred to them as "rebuilding") but Rutgers simply needed a resounding win and got it. The ball-sharing was most impressive: 26 assists on 34 buckets. Most assists in a game for RU since 1992. It was balanced team basketball.
Student turnout was virtually non-existent in the crowd of 3,271. We'll chalk it up to a combination of a holiday weekend, no-name opponent and the Giants on Monday night . . . unless they're a no-show again on Saturday night when LSU comes in.
Odds and ends: Sophomore forward Gilvdyas Biruta drained a 3-pointer and is now 2-for-2 for the season from behind the arc . . . Chase Plummer, a sophomore forward who hails from Plainfield and attended St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, paced UMBC with 11 points and seven rebounds but also turned it over five times. . . . Junior guard Brian Neller, a Red Bank native and Christian Brothers Academy alum, scored nine points on 3-of-8 shooting from 3-point land.
Rice on his lineup change: "I just wanted to wake them up a little bit. It's going to change this year; it may even change next game. I just needed to wake them up and add a little different energy to us, and I think we did that."
Rice on Myles Mack's breakout performance: "He had been missing the good shots. That is the biggest head scratcher. I've watched him so much in the recruiting, I knew one thing he could do was put the ball in the basket. Again, it's a process. He is trying to get people in involved. He's playing against bigger, stronger players. He doesn't know whether to shoot or run the offense because he has a coach that is always yelling at him. He is getting more comfortable. Even in practice in the last two days, he has attacked more. It's simple. If the defense doesn't pick you up Myles, shoot, because you are as good as anyone on this team."
Rice: "We have to learn from last week, because when we didn't shoot well, we didn't come out and execute on the next possession . . . Maybe it's the coaches' fault. I put so much (emphasis on) team defense, maybe we didn't get enough shots every practice. We're going to make sure we get in a lot of extra shooting in the month of December."
Rice on Dane Miller (0-for-2 shooting, 4 assists): "If we're going to be good, Dane's going to score double digits. He has other weapons this year. But he has got to be more aggressive. I'm going to sit down and talk to him about it . . . He wants his team to develop, he wants the young guys to get better. I'll give him credit. Some upperclassmen are like, 'me, me, me.' But Dane hasn't scored in three games. I want him to shoot more. He's got to get seven, eight shots and he's just not getting there."
Mike Poole on the lineup change: "Nothing is a given here. He's letting everybody know everything has to be earned."
Jerome Seagears: "We were just determined to win. We didn't care if we were playing the L.A. Lakers from the 90s."


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Caiazzo (left) said First Clearing's efforts "address the immediate and real risk of cybercrime and information security. That's front-page news for the whole world. The more information sharing we can do, the more quickly we can come to grips with that as an industry and as a country."
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"We recognize that there's need for support like this, especially in the independent broker community, so we made the decision to define this suite of services," John Peluso, Jr., president of First Clearing, said in a statement. "We believe it's important to share our insights with the industry at large through an ongoing white paper series and through public and private speaking appearances. The point is to help independent broker-dealers not just survive these times but grow and thrive."
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The New York Mets today announced that Ike Davis was named the Sterling Minor League Organizational Player of the Year while righthanded pitcher Jeurys Familia earned Sterling Pitcher of the Year honors.
Outfielder Jesus Feliciano was named the organization's Sterling Award Winner for the Buffalo Bisons, emblematic of the Most Valuable Player on the team.
Feliciano, 30, was also awarded the Bisons Stan Barron Most Valuable Player after a stellar campaign in 2009. The outfielder led all International League hitters with 154 base hits, tied for the 5th highest single-season total in the Bisons modern era. Feliciano hit .311 (154-495)(5th highest in the IL) with 30 doubles, one home run and 42RBI in a team-high 130 games with the Bisons in 2009. He also led the club with 13 stolen bases and eight outfield assists.
In addition, the Mets announced the 2009 Sterling Awards, emblematic of the Most Valuable Player for each of their nine affiliates.
Catcher Josh Thole received the award for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League, outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis was honored at St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League, lefthanded pitcher Robert Carson captured the award for Savannah (A) of the South Atlantic League, lefthanded pitcher Mark Cohoon received the honor at Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League, first baseman Jeff Flagg was the recipient for Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League, outfielder Julio Concepcion was honored with the rookie-level Gulf Coast Mets, first baseman Alexander Sanchez captured the award for the Dominican Summer League and outfielder Andres Perez received the award for the Venezuelan Summer League.
The Buffalo Bisons open the 2010 season April 6 against the Scranton Yankees with the home opener slated for April 14 versus the Pawtucket Red Sox at 3:03 p.m.


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This is my pedometer.
My close friend and hated enemy for the last 100 days. We've gone through the joys of reaching new personal bests. The disappointments when my daily step count has been so low that it's screaming at me to do more. Even going to sleep in bed with it sometimes accidentally!
Back in May this year, my workplace signed up to be part of the Global Corporate Challenge – basically a workplace fitness and health program with 2 main aims – get employees fit and healthy, and raise money for some charities (The Iganga Babies Home – http://igangababies.org/ and the Foundation for Chronic Disease Prevention – http://www.chronicdiseaseprevention.org/).
Entry money was covered by my work, so the real personal challenge was doing at least 10,000 steps everyday for 16 weeks. Whoa… at the start I thought that this would not be possible. My job is in the IT industry – sitting at the desk for practically the whole day. I reckon days could go by and I wouldn't do walk more than 3,000 steps. So to get to 10,000 would mean I'd have to do something… each and every day. And to do it for nearly 4 months! 1 month I could probably adjust temporarily for… but for 4 months, this is almost like they want this to really change daily habits!
Well, a few of us signed up in our group here, and we started really enthusiastically. Instead of sitting at our desks for lunch, we actually went out and walked. It was liberating getting out of the office. I joined a local cycling club and started doing rides every Saturday morning so that I could relax my step count for the rest of the week. But unfortunately, lately our team has been hit by a few travel trips, a few cases of the cold, rainy weather – and my average and the team's average has dropped.
Being an engineer, I started to take note of routes and how many steps I would do on each. Nothing like being able to get out for a quick 15 minute walk and raking up a couple of thousand steps 🙂
And of course, the computer nerd in me meant that I had to create a spreadsheet where I tracked steps, cycling kms, and so on. Even down to how many kms I'd need to cycle to catch the next team ahead of us.
Now we're 2 weeks from the end and my average is currently 15,466 steps. Not bad, but it has dropped since I started when it was hovering around 17,000 steps.
But the great news is that the consistent exercise and getting out on the bike combined with eating less has resulted in weight loss!
Now I'm on my 100th day with less than 2 weeks to go. I was looking forward to the freedom of not having to clip on the pedometer one morning, but the fitness bug in me has decided to sign up for another work fitness challenge – another month of wearing the pedometer!


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UCLA Law has long been a leader in the interdisciplinary study of law. Our faculty includes leading scholars at the forefront of thought that transcends disciplinary boundaries, and our location within a world-class research university allows students to develop specialized expertise in fields outside of the law and to connect this expertise back to their legal studies.
Students may pursue joint degrees in cooperation with other distinguished professional schools and departments on the UCLA campus. We offer joint degrees in a wealth of other disciplines including African-American Studies, American Indian Studies, Business Administration and Management, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Welfare and Urban Planning. Students who specialize in our Law and Philosophy Program deepen their understanding of the law by exploring its philosophical foundations, an ideal preparation for those pursuing a career in academia.
UCLA Law continues to innovate with programs that challenge students to think broadly about their legal education. From Educational Policy-Making to International Migration, cross-listed courses allow students to approach the law from differing vantage points. Students attend seminars on the legal meaning of DNA through the Program on Understanding Law, Science, and Evidence, and acquire skills in robust empirical analysis through work with the Empirical Research Group.
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Must-seed TV: Frischkorn + Rainey = flower power
Every time you turn on the TV, something new has sprouted. From BBC's Ground Force to PBS's The Victory Garden, garden shows are spreading like crabgrass, rife with advice about how to transform your weedy backyard into a shady Shangri-la.
But how do gardens transform us? That's the question Rebecca Frischkorn wants to dig into as she hosts a 13-episode video series, GardenStory. A self-taught landscape designer, 50-year-old Frischkorn, all bobbed hair and good posture, presents quite a contrast to Charlie, the frowsy, braless Brit of Ground Force, who's down in the dirt every week.
The seed for Frischkorn's project took root in 2000 while she was walking with a friend through a garden in England. "You should be the Sister Wendy of gardening!" her companion exclaimed, referring to the homespun nun who became a PBS cult figure with her ardent insights into art history.
Although Firschkorn knew nothing about television production, she hired Bill Reifenberger of Rubicon Productions to shoot a demo tape of her wandering and discussing the Ladew Topiary Garden in Monkton, Maryland. She was dissatisfied with her first effort. "Frankly, it was full of flaws," she says, shaking her head.
Enter Reuben Rainey, a renowned professor of landscape architecture at UVA. Frischkorn had heard that Rainey, 65, shared her vision of gardens' transformative powers and, more importantly, that he used self-produced videotapes in his courses. A mutual friend introduced them.
"I think it started with a cup of tea," Frischkorn recalls, laughing, "but I'm sure we were drinking wine when I took them upstairs to show them the Ladew video."
Rainey offered several suggestions and soon began collaborating with Frischkorn on scripts, re-envisioning the series to explore not just beautiful– but purpose-driven– landscapes. One half-hour episode might focus on an urban community plot; another would examine a hospital's healing garden.
"What attracted me to this project originally," Rainey explains, "was I understood the potential of it– to reach lots of people to discuss in depth what I've been teaching all these years."
With a letter of encouragement from American Public Television, Frischkorn and Rainey's first joint effort examined the creative garden of Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer in Lynchburg. To complement the video, they co-authored Half My World: The Garden of Anne Spencer, A History and Guide, which recently won a 2004 Award of Honor from the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Frischkorn and Rainey also plan to publish a book to accompany GardenStory. Although time constraints and fund-raising are constant thorns, they now have four half-hour episodes finished, and they expect to complete the series for broadcast by 2007.
Digging deeper than the what-and-when-to-plant approach, Rainey explains, "What we're trying to convey is a passion for a connection with the land."
Rebecca Frischkorn and Reuben Rainey
Video production for a future episode gets underway at a UVA pavilion.


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Often in metalworking shops when machine tools cease proper operation, a shop swears off the brand that let it down. One shop in Columbia Station, Ohio, however, didn't give up on one of its machine tools when it stopped working, primarily because it wasn't the machine's fault it had broken down. This past January 14, a fire started in the facility that Willis CNC LLC shared with a mechanic. The mechanic had used a torch while unaware of a leaking gas tank. This started a fire that burned the building to the ground, and with it, Willis CNC's machine tools.
Willis CNC had every opportunity to switch brands and experiment with a different machine, but the company wasn't interested. In fact, it ended up rebuilding two of the Ganesh Cyclone machines that were damaged in the fire and bought three more of the same brand.
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Willis CNC turned a potential disaster into a positive experience. By finding machines that suit the company's jobs and its operators well, the staff worked through the fire's ashes without losing any customers, and the experience strengthened the company.
The company's history begins in 2006 when Willis CNC's Owner and President Jeremy Willis reached his goal of owning his own business. Mr. Willis began his career with CNC machining long before that. He started out working as a parts washer at a machine shop his dad worked for and eventually worked his way up to the CNC machining area of the shop. With that experience under his belt, he moved on to several other CNC machine shops through the years and later became a supervisor. He decided that the next logical step was to open his own shop. Now, his goals rest upon the success of his business.
With a staff of only six, Willis CNC machines parts for various industries such as automotive, construction and military, and also machines medical and dental fittings. Its customers include a medical and dental OEM, an instrumentation company and a tool and die machine shop. "Some of my customers, whenever they get a certain job, they give it to me because it is cheaper to pay me to do it than for them to do it themselves," Mr. Willis explains. "I can do it in a single operation and they cannot."
Parts for Willis CNC's jobs normally range from 1/8 to 11/4 inch. Typical lot sizes are between 350 and 5,000 pieces, using mostly bar-fed materials including mild steels, mild stainless, brass and aluminum.
Like any busy machine shop, Willis CNC couldn't afford to waste time after the fire. The company couldn't let the incident become too detrimental to its customers' orders, although naturally, orders fell slightly behind. In fact, at the time of the fire, customers had been increasing their orders, so the shop needed to purchase new machines quickly. "We were looking at maximum output with the least amount of labor to keep costs down," Mr. Willis says.
"When I was looking for the replacement machines, I wanted a pickoff spindle machine and something for short parts with live tooling," he says. "The Ganesh Cyclone seemed to have the best machine for the money."
Currently, the company's shop floor houses five Cyclone CSs, one Cyclone GT and one Hwacheon turning center. The CS has a 32-mm bar capacity; 27 tools, including 11 live tools; a full Y axis and high performance C axis; as well as a parts catcher with a conveyor and chip auger.
Water soluble coolant is used in all of Willis CNC's machines because the shop does some lights-out work and management doesn't want to worry about a fire starting during unattended machining, Mr. Willis says. "We average about 40 hours of lights-out machining per week on one machine," he says. "We generally run a job for a couple hours that is 250-300 pieces."
For safety reasons, the company doesn't run lights-out entirely unattended. "The operators take turns coming through at about 9 or 10 p.m. to see if everything is running smoothly on the nights we are lights-out," Mr. Willis says. "We restock, check coolants and make sure it's OK to continue to run. We usually take a night between the five of us."
Because Willis CNC doesn't have highly complicated, delicate parts or rotational cutting, operators can get by with manual programming on their machines. Operators program the machines on and offline. "From what I've seen from demos, the average part programs in about 30 minutes, and we do most parts by hand in 20 to 25 minutes," Mr. Willis says. "At this point, it wouldn't be cost effective to use CAD/CAM."
For now, Mr. Willis is satisfied with focusing on the company's strength and niche—live tool turning—and not branching out into other areas of machining. "We do live tool turning well and at a good price," he says. "Our customers at other machine shops don't have the capability to do processes in a single operation like we do. We are still fairly small, and getting people trained to use the machines is important. I don't want to branch out into other things that will slow down other processes and affect our customers."
It would be different if Willis CNC had an abundance of skilled labor to do different kinds of jobs, but manufacturing shops today don't have that luxury. "It is a matter of finding a quality individual who can learn," Mr. Willis says. "It is more beneficial to find someone who has the drive and good work ethic, than it is to get someone with a lot of machining experience."
A strong company like Willis CNC can not only bounce back from a fire quickly, but turn an almost-tragic event into a positive one. The fire has made the company more cautious about how safely its machines run and has made it not take anything for granted. It also has made the employees realize the value of the company's turning machines, so much that they purchased more of these machines after the fire, making their processes more efficient for customers.
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Minneapolis, Minn. - United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Jon Dudas today warned members of Minnesota's small business community that they are at risk of overseas intellectual property theft-even if they do not export. Under Secretary Dudas urged America's small businesses to consider protective action.
In remarks before the "Conference on Intellectual Property in the Global Marketplace," sponsored by the Commerce Department's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Dudas emphasized the importance to businesses of obtaining intellectual property protection both in the United States and overseas. "Fighting piracy and counterfeiting around the world is a Bush administration priority," Dudas remarked.
Under Secretary Dudas emphasized the critical role of small businesses to America's competitiveness, noting that "Small businesses create about 75 percent of all new jobs in the U.S. and they represent 97 percent of all U.S. exporters. Intellectual property theft worldwide costs American companies $250 billion a year and-by extension-hurts American workers and their families."
Under Secretary Dudas observed that in 2004, over 131,000 businesses (or 97.9 percent of all businesses) in Minnesota were small businesses, employing more than 51 percent of the non-farm private workforce in the state. In addition, the total value of Minnesota's exports last year exceeded $14 billion, up over $4 billion from three years ago." The goal of our seminar in Minneapolis is giving small businesses the information they need to protect their intellectual property assets in the U.S. and around the world," Dudas explained.
While counterfeiting and piracy pose a serious threat to all American businesses, small businesses are particularly at risk because they often lack the knowledge and expertise to effectively combat it. Because small businesses typically do not have personnel or maintain large operations in other countries, theft of their intellectual property overseas can go undetected.
This seminar is the latest in a series the USPTO is hosting across the country to help educate American small businesses about the realities of piracy and counterfeiting. During the two-day seminar in Minneapolis, intellectual property experts from the USPTO and other government agencies provided attendees with details and useful tips about protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights in the United States and around the world.
The Minneapolis seminar represents one of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's many efforts to educate small businesses about intellectual property protection. The USPTO also has a website specifically designed to address the needs of small businesses, and informational materials informing small businesses about the problem and steps they can take to mitigate it. Materials and other information about the awareness campaign are available at www.stopfakes.gov/smallbusiness.
The seminars and website are part of a much larger USPTO and federal government effort known as the Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP). The STOP initiative aims to combat criminal networks that traffic in fakes, stop trade in pirated and counterfeit goods at America's borders and help small businesses secure and enforce their rights in overseas markets. As part of the initiative, the USPTO maintains a toll-free telephone hotline, 1-866-999-HALT, that helps businesses leverage the resources of the U.S. government to protect their intellectual property rights.
For more information about the U.S. government's efforts to educate American businesses about intellectual property rights, visit www.stopfakes.gov.


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There are two kinds of people in the world, facilitators and enablers.
The verbs facilitate and enable are synonyms, both generally meaning to make it easier for someone to do something. The noun forms, however, have taken on opposite connotations. A facilitator is a someone who helps a person or organization find a solution to a problem, while an enabler has come to mean a person who makes it possible for someone to continue with bad or destructive behavior.
A good boss knows how to be a facilitator — to help employees learn, grow and move forward. Most of us have experienced supervisors who are more concerned with their own success than that of their subordinates, a short-sighted vision at best. Effective leaders learn to delegate, support and encourage all team members.
I'm good at the supporting and encouraging part of this equation, but I think I fail as a delegator. I don't know if it's a lack of trust or my own control issues that get in the way of delegating, but I have never really learned to let go.
Good teachers also know the difference between facilitating and enabling. A teacher can talk and talk and talk, but most students need, in one way or another, to figure things out themselves. In this NY Times post, students were asked who were their best teachers and why. Over and over, responses included teachers who had high expectations and who encouraged independent thinking and learning.
But perhaps the arena where the difference between facilitation and enabling is seen most clearly is parenting. If you are a parent, you know that it is usually easier to do something yourself than to let your children to do it. Just think back to the last time your young child "helped" you fold the laundry or cook dinner or shovel the walk. If you're like me, your fingers itched and you had to swallow your offer of: "Here, let me do it." But that kind of restraint is essential for effective parenting, because we all know children who have been "over-enabled"; they're called brats.
Each child has different expectations of what constitutes parental help. My daughter has always been an "I'll-do-it-myself" kind of kid. I can't count the hours wasted when I butted in trying to help her, only to have her rip off her tights (for example) and begin again. "I do it myself" was practically her theme song. Despite sticking my nose in many times where it didn't belong, her innate independence has turned her into a highly motivated, successful young adult. She can be snappish, but she gets things done, and I think the art of delegation is going to take her a long time to master.
Her twin brother, on the other hand, has always welcomed any and all help. These babies were born at 24 weeks, and the boy's size and development lagged far behind his sister's for many years. There were things he could do and things he couldn't, but he was, and is an easy-going, lovely human being, graciously accepting any favor, large or small. I have never once heard him say "Let me do it myself."
When the twins were four, I learned about something called "assumed disability", which often goes hand in hand with an actual disability. With assumed disability, we assume that because someone cannot do one thing, they cannot do something else. From the beginning, my son had two loving, willing females to take care of him, and it took me a long time to figure out we weren't doing him any favors. One day, I heard myself ask the girl to go get her shoes and put them on; then I asked her to get his shoes so I could help him put them on. The bell finally rung and that poor boy's life has never been the same.
But the line between facilitating and enabling a child (especially one with disabilities) is a tricky one, serpentining across the sands of childhood, moving and changing while you're not looking. What is facilitating one day is enabling the next, and staying on top of that moving line takes constant vigilance.
I wish I had been better. I wish I had devoted more time, been stricter and demanded more. I wish I had worried less about his happiness and more about his independence. (Notice that I say this with perfect 20-20 hindsight.) Now the line between facilitating and enabling is a dotted one, and I'm not at all sure how to help him make the right connections. I feel lost, hamstrung by his age, the law and my own expectations.
Don't get me wrong. I've taught him many of the skills necessary for independent living: he does his own laundry, is a pretty decent cook and can get around on public transportation. But his ability to think things through from start to finish or to anticipate are impaired. Is it possible to teach common sense?
I know (hope, believe) that if he could find his passion, the independence would follow. But can you facilitate passion? Can you even enable it? I don't think so. This is just one of those things he's going to have to do himself. And I'm going to have to learn to let him.
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1966 Ford Mustang - Project '66 - Install a Drivetrain
Project '66's engine and transmission find their new homes
Our destination on the long, hard road to completion is upon us. We've come so far since 1999 when we started with a $300 rusty shell to the nearly completed car on these pages. If it weren't for the continued support of our advertisers and readers, our '66 could have become just another unfinished magazine project car. But we prevailed and the little hardtop is done. Some of you saw the almost finished Project '66 at the Silver Springs Mustang Roundup in January. Others saw the completed car at the Mustang 40th Anniversary Celebration in Nashville. And, of course, the finished car was featured in "How I Restored My Mustang" in the June issue. For this article, we're backtracking a bit to show the process of installing the Mustang's drivetrain.
With our 289 dyno-tested and detailed, and our Dynamic Racing C4 sitting patiently in the shop along with our Motive Industries dealer-installed-style dual exhaust system, we only needed to pick up the phone to acquire a few more items to propel our hardtop under its own power. We had ordered much of what we needed for installation, such as motor mounts, starter, and so on from National Parts Depot last year, but we still needed a driveshaft, fluids, and a few other items. We obtained our engine, transmission, and power-steering fluids locally, but when it came to the driveshaft we called Mustangs Plus. We've used its aluminum driveshafts in several projects for their brute strength and perfect balance, so we wanted to use one here as well.
After getting the drivetrain bolted in and everything topped off or bled properly, the '66 made its maiden voyage to the alignment shop (see sidebar), then back to Mustang Monthly's shop for further tweaking. All that's left is to install some of our exterior trim (rocker moldings, pin lettering, and so on), refinish the console, and install the rest of the Classic Auto Air concours A/C system. Keep your eyes peeled for these last few stories.
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Anytime a front suspension component is replaced, it's wise to have the alignment checked and reset. Since our hardtop was sporting new components up front (control arms, springs, shocks, bushings, steering), our maiden voyage was straight to the alignment shop. We use Levy's Imperial Tire (863/688-7131) here in Lakeland, Florida, for many of our projects and have always been happy with their work.
Choosing A Torque Converter
We'll be honest: We're far from experts on torque converters. Sure, we know their basic operation principles (fluid in an impeller is spun and transferred to the turbine, multiplying torque in the process), but like most of you we had no idea what torque converter to run in our Dynamic Racing Transmission C4. We left it in the capable hands of the people who make them every day. With some basic knowledge of your engine specs, driving style, and so on, the crew at TCT can put together the right converter for your automatic Mustang. We ended up with TCT's 10-inch "street and strip" converter with a 3,000-rpm stall speed. Whether it's for simple cruising or something snappier, TCT can build just what you need. The photos show the inner workings of our 10-inch converter.


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As one of the pioneers of snowboarding, it's only fitting that Burton creates some of the most technically advanced jackets that continue to maintain cutting edge style. Burton offers a jacket for just about any rider, in a multitude of fits, styles, materials, and technology, like a removable powder skirt. Premium materials like the DRYRIDE and GORE-TEX shells and 3M Thinsulate Insulation give you long lasting warmth and dryness so you can board for longer.
A huge variety of jackets means there is always a style for you, like The White Collection of jackets (inspired by pro rider and snowboarding legend Shaun White) and the Burton TWC Snuggle Muffin 10K Women's 2014 Snowboard Jacket and the Boys TWC Warm & Friendly 10K Snowboard Jacket. Burton also offers more style oriented riders with a huge selection of less technical jackets like the Courtside Ballpoint 5K 2014 Snowboard Jacket and the Mountain 2L Parka Jacket.
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Despite initial commercial failure, True Romance's strong performances and savvy script have made it a cult classic. Written by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery before the release of Reservoir Dogs, Tarantino once intended to direct the film too but eventually sold the script after losing interest. Tony Scott took over in the director's chair and threw out Tarantino's non-linear storyline in favour of a more traditional linear approach but the bulk of Tarantino's story remained. The film features a central love story which gets tangled up in the worlds of drugs, organised crime and Hollywood before untangling itself in a hail of bullets following a very Tarantino-esque Mexican Standoff.
The movie is famous for its cast which rivals any in cinema history. Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette star as the young couple who find love at a triple bill Kung Fu movie night but are joined on screen by a vast array of the great and good of their profession. Names and faces recognisable to all include Michael Rapaport, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, James Gandolfini, Gary Oldman, Val Kilmer, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore, Victor Argo and Christopher Walken. I'm struggling to think of any cast which matches the one assembled here and if you have a suggestion, I'd love to hear it.


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