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Michael Vlatkovich: Elasticity (PFMCD087)
[playlist ids="562"]
Mark Weber: poetry
Michael Vlatkovich: trombone and compositions
Ion Zoo
Carol Sawyer: voice
Steve Bagnell: tenor sax, bass clarinet
Lisa Miller: piano
Clyde Reed: bass
Track 1 • Poem 1 • 2:15
Track 2 • Poem 2 • 2:18
Track 3 • Poem 3 • 1:49
Track 4 • Poem 4 • 2:35
Track 5 • Winter Things • 4:41
Track 6 • Poem 6 • 2:21
Track 7 • Poem 7 • 3:07
Track 8 • Poem 8 • 2:59
Track 9 • Poem 9 • 3:12
Track 10 • Poem 10 • 2:54
Track 11 • Poem 11 • 3:07
Track 12 • Poem 12 • 10:35
Track 13 • Poem 13 • 7:07
Track 14 • Poem First Day of February • 5:05
Track 15 • Poem 15 • 3:05
© 2012 Mark Weber and Michael Vlatkovich
Recorded at Studio Le Shedde in Vancouver, BC March 7, 2012
Recording by David Sikula
Edited, mixed and mastered at Newzone Studio
by Wayne Peet in Los Angeles April, June 2012
Jeff Schnabel, Art • Jeff Kaiser, Design
pfMENTUM CD087
Michael Vlatkovich: Multitudes Telepathic (PFMCD078)
[playlist ids="541"]
Multitudes Telepathic
Michael Vlatkovich: trombone and percussion
Clyde Reed: electric upright bass
Dave Wayne: drumset and percussion
Mark Weber: poem cycle
(4:16) 1. 2a
(8:47) 2. Poem 2
(3:45) 3. Always
(2:24) 4. Writing
(5:09) 5. Poem 5 is a Dance
(6:04) 6. Cycles
(7:41) 7. Trees
(4:27) 8. Clicking
(2:48) 9. Breathing Pyramid Cyclotron of Watermelon
(3:44) 10. The Circle
Recorded in Santa Fe at the home of Dave Wayne and Cindy Geist, on the afternoon of September 22, 2o12 by Steve Schmidt
Mark Weber's poems over-dubbed at Newzone, August 10, 2o13
Mixed and mastered by Wayne Peet/Newzone/Los Angeles
Photo by Mark Weber
Artwork by M. Vlatkovich
Layout by Jeff Kaiser
pfMENTUM CD078
Michael Vlatkovich and Dottie Grossman: Call & Response & Friends (PFMCD060)
[playlist ids="501,503"]
Artists: Los Angeles Recording:
Dottie Grossman: poems
Michael Vlatkovich: trombone
Rich West: drums/percussion
Anders Swanson: bass
L.A. Recording 7/09: Killzone Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Corvallis Recording (indicated by *) 11/05:
Dottie Grossman, poems; Michael Vlatkovich, trombone;
David Storrs, drums/ percussion, toys; Jim Knodle, trumpet
Corvallis Recording: Califas Studio, Corvallis, OR
engineer: Wayne Peet
producers: Michael Vlatkovich, Dottie Grossman
front cover art: Billy Mintz
design: Ted Killian
1. Benjamin Called (1:38)
2. I Wish (1:49)
3. Tumbleweed (:57)*
4. Early Wednesday morning (1:20)*
5. Veterans Hospital (1:18)*
6. Mendocino Coast 1967 (2:21)
7. Merry Christmas, Michael (1:12)*
8. Two Henny Youngman Poems (1:57)
9. This Winter (1:38)
10. Two Appropriations (1:39)*
11. The Two Times I Loved
You The Most In a Car (2:37)
12. Two Poems About Trucks (2:20)
13. Africa (1:29)*
14. Melting Pot (2:35)
15. Zoey Steps Out (1:18)*
16. Quotation (1:56)
17.Little Rock (2:03)*
18.Two More Henny
Youngman Poems (1:48)
19. Helicopter Noise (:50)*
20. This Is What I Do Best (1:33)
21. The People Who Hate Wind (1:22)*
22. Just Before (1:45)
23. Noon Concert (1:36)
24. Another Nose Poem (1:52)*
25. Definition of Happiness/
If I Were Directing This Movie (1:27)*
26. From Iceland (1:36)*
27. Alaska (1:49)
28. What Henny Youngman Loves
Most About America (:47)
29. Vince Salvino (1.16)*
30. Fortune Cookie (3:11)
31. Henny Youngman's True
Confession (2:06)*
32. Sorry To Disappoint You (1:39)
33. Future Past (1:42)
34. Mark Weber-Type Poem (1:41)
Track 1
Benjamin called
from Long Beach Island,
New Jersey.
I said, "I can hardly hear you;
the ocean's so noisy."
He put down the phone
for a second
and screamed,
"Atlantic, will you please
shut up? —
I'm talking to Dottie."
Track 2
I wish there was a town
called Nirvana
in Nevada.
It would be
a beautiful place,
in a valley,
where the only industry
was happiness.
Wouldn't it be fun
to send a letter there —
addressed to
"Nirvana, NV"?
Track 3
Something is draped on a fence
until it is time to be tumbleweed.
In this room,
you are heroic,
tasting of summer and vitamins.
Step outside
and the tumbleweed rolls.
Track 4
Early Wednesday morning,
nobody's kicked up any dust,
nobody's made a dime, yet.
All the pet dogs
have left-alone faces.
Track 5
Veterans Hospital
The uniform white buildings
shine as pointlessly
as dead men's teeth.
Here, everything is slower,
even southern,
as they dance to mark
the time between the palm trees
and forget in the clean cut grass.
Track 6
Mendocino Coast, 1967
Inland, where the grasses and grapes lived,
we could not have imagined
the rocks, the cold clouds —
the surf that would surround us
like a headache,
and those long tubes of kelp
like noodles
from another world
where, with the music of foghorns
and wind chimes,
even the kind moon
seemed dangerous.
Track 7
Merry Christmas, Michael
You remind me of a dolphin,
navigating the waves
with your own mysterious sonar
that sounds a lot like a trombone.
Track 8
2 Henny Youngman Poems
Henny Youngman On National Poetry Month
Henny Youngman hates National Poetry Month;
it gives him performance anxiety.
Henny Youngman To His Priest
Forgive me, Father,
for I have sinned.
I'm sexually aroused
by sacred music.
Track 9
This winter feels colder than ever,
or maybe I'm just more sensitive
these days,
when the wind is
a fire engine
and the moon is sinister
and blue.
I'm all bundled up for it,
stamping my feet,
drinking rum,
counting the days
until the yellow flowers.
Track 10
(two appropriations)
Tuna Fishing
"A March 22 "Outdoors" article
about tuna fishing
inadvertently identified an angler
as Rusty Johnson.
His name is Frosty Johnson."
The Rhythm of Commercials On The Discovery Health Channel
Will a new nose help Wendy
rediscover her self esteem?
Track 11
The Two Times I Loved You the Most In A Car
It was your idea
to park and watch the elephants
swaying among the trees
like royalty
at that make-believe safari
near Laguna.
I didn't know anything that big
could be so quiet.
And once, you stopped
on a dark desert road,
to show me the stars
climbing over each other
like insects;
like an orchestra
thrashing its way
through time itself.
I never saw light that way
Track 12
Tonight on the road,
the trucks are majestic;
they sashay like elephants
through the turns,
with jewels on their heads
and tails.
Night Convoy
The trucks are wearing rubies in their hair.
They are like beautiful movie stars,
walking carefully in high heeled shoes,
making whooshing noises in the dark.
Track 13
its vowels are so seductive,
I get dizzy.
I've no wish to deplete
the wildebeest,
I only wish to eat the wildebeest.
Last year's skeleton crop
set a new record.
The air is succulent
with lions and mahogany.
Track 14
We were sitting around the melting pot
(which is what I call my hairdresser's):
a Korean, a Vietnamese, and myself (the American)
discussing our homelands calmly
like three women anywhere,
with no mention of bloodshed or memories.
I told them I'd been reading
about Angor Wat
and the Cambodian jungles
where heartless nature
buried the ancient temples
and we all agreed
that could never happen here
in Santa Monica.
Track 15
At eight months old,
Zoey steps out,
wearing a new tooth
and a rose
in her purple hat.
Track 16
"I don't own an exquisite way to move around in the night."
Doug Benezra, 9/18/05
It occurs to me that,
when I die,
they might find the necklace
I dropped behind the bed
and wonder
how long it was there,
and whether I'd missed it.
But will they care
about my favorite color,
my long-range plans,
or my habit of searching myself
for signs of rust?
Track 17
"The town has several antique shops and fruit stands, in addition to restaurants and gas stations."
…from the Little Rock, CA website.
Little Rock
No, not that one —
This one's in the desert,
about a two hour drive from here
It's the color of western movies
(blue skies, brown horses).
There's even a mirage —
rare water and
big Medjool dates,
a fruit stand in the uncomplaining dust
on the way to Valyermo,
to Saint Andrew's Abbey,
where the dead monks sleep
in the tight-packed earth
of The Holy Land
off the main road.
Track 18
Henny Youngman doesn't understand
why camping is not permitted
on the cemetery plot
he just paid for.
Henny Youngman On National Public Radio
Once again, I made it through the pledge drive
without contributing a dime.
Track 19
When I remember
how quiet you used to be,
the helicopter noise
in my head
Track 20
This is what I do best:
I phone you
and say Congratulations,
Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday,
Happy New Year,
How's your sister?
Are you better?
Is it hot enough for you?
Thanks, I love you, too.
Track 21
The people who hate wind
are insulated, inland;
they wear hats to keep them safe
flying poems.
Track 22
Just before I killed that bug,
I had the guilty thought
that it might be you, reincarnated,
but I told myself that,
if you did return,
it would be as a much higher life-form,
maybe a hummingbird.
Track 23
Noon Concert
These frail, white widows
who get their hair done weekly
in tight curls,
like little flowers
bend their heads
until the applause
says it's time
to be brave, again.
Track 24
If the bridge of the nose
is really the seat of wisdom,
yours is The Britannica,
edited by Einstein,
illustrated by Picasso.
Track 25
Definition of Happiness #302
Yellow plates on a black table,
and my new curtains,
dancing a tango
in the open window.
If I were directing this movie,
we'd be walking through clouds
wet as dogs' breath.
Just a dot of pink, for excitement,
and no music, just ice where the wind was.
Track 26
Since she was from Iceland
and didn't know any better,
she said, "I miss the green of the east.
It's so yellow here.
Of course, at home, we don't have any trees.
Once, in New Jersey, I could see Manhattan
across the river,
as if it was a picture of Manhattan."
Track 27
Once, I got into a taxi
whose driver wore a turban.
We chatted about traffic and travel
and he said he absolutely loved Alaska,
where he'd worked on the pipeline for five years.
He blushed when he told me, "You know,
I'm a Muslim. We're supposed to pray
five times a day, facing Mecca.
But sometimes, when nobody's watching,
I face Alaska."
Track 28
What Henny Youngman
loves most about America
is that anybody can
grow up to be the Pope.
Track 29
We were all sitting around,
talking about what kind of animal
we'd like to be,
and Vince said, "A gorilla,
because they're the most like us."
Track 30
Fortune Cookie
You are going to look exactly
like your father —
one of those draped,
semi-ecstatic old Jews
you see framed
on the mantel
in grandmothers' houses.
Like him,
you will lapse into Yiddish,
throwing your hands up
in mock surrender.
And your lips will move
when you read,
and your children will
imitate you.
Track 31
Henny Youngman's True Confession
(thanks to M.B.)
I think that, if I were to talk to a rabbi,
he'd listen and all,
but then we'd just end up
with him asking me
to explain the Internet.
I went to a palm reader,
said, "I'm in love with a straight guy
who can't love me back."
She said, "Why would you
want to do that?"
I'm, like, exiled,
all the best people are.
Track 32
Sorry To Disappoint You
As the elder in your Chinese house,
I have almost no wisdom to offer:
A few books, a few poems –
I'm not sure there's anything else,
except that I once shook John Coltrane's hand,
and sex in the morning is more fun
than cereal.
The rest you already know.
Track 33
Future Past
If I had stayed asleep
I would have missed
the fun of speaking English,
the quiet satisfaction
of appointments kept,
the way dreams change
when you try to describe them.
Track 34
Mark Weber-Type Poem
So my latest rejection comes from Iowa,
about a week before Christmas:
"Thank you for allowing us
to consider your work…"
I picture the writer
at a desk overlooking a corn field.
There's a droopy plant
on the windowsill
and a volume of Yeats or Keats
It has been a tough day,
and here I come,
galloping into that landscape
with my palm trees and deserts,
coyotes and surfers.
pfMENTUM CD060
Steuart Liebig / Tee-Tot Quartet: Always Outnumbered (PFMCD053)
[playlist ids="473,475"]
Steuart Liebig/Tee-Tot Quartet
Joseph Berardi: drumset, percussion
Dan Clucas: cornet
Scot Ray: dobro
Steuart Liebig: contrabassguitar
07-04-00 4:58
serenade 5:06
wrong how long 4:00
stutterstep 4:26
fearless 7:49
clean, shaved and sober 3:52
bobtail 1:54
cooked and chopped 3:15
chucktown 4:17
mercy kitchen 7:26
sunshine candy 4:24
barrelfoot grind 4:26
lonewolf 4:28
© 2008 steuart liebig/
sisong music (ascap)
artwork and layout by Steuart Liebig
cover photos by Scot Ray
band photos by Tee-Tot Quartet
recorded by Wayne Peet, assisted by Aaron Druckman, at Newzone Studio, Los Angeles, 19–20 May 2007
mixed by Wayne Peet and Steuart Liebig, July–August 2007
Steuart Liebig uses Fodera basses and Fodera roundwound strings, the Raven Labs PMB-1 and pickups by Rick Turner
Joe Berardi uses Paiste cymbals and attack drums heads
big thanks to Tee-Tot, Wayne Peet, Jeff Kaiser, and Leslie Rosdol, Anya Liebig and Aron Liebig
Always Outnumbered
. . . is an unholy transfiguration of the jazz and blues canon—a perverted translation of the sacred 78s of Chicago jazz and blues circa 1920–1950 into a more sinister modern dialect. On the opening track, 07-04-00, you can hear some noxious sonic concoction brewing, an aural hormetic designed to make you stronger if you can survive the cocktail.
Tee-Tot are expatriate pioneers that flew a few light-years past Europe and landed in a neighboring multiverse with fewer happy endings. These four veterans of the Los Angeles new music scene bring something completely different to each tune, different from the last tune and different from anything you normally hear on their respective instruments.
Joe Berardi is a medium for myriad gods of groove. He's a maniacal Baby Dodds wielding his contraption for the dark side on Sunshine Candy, an angry Fred Below demonstrating primal scream therapy through the art of the shuffle on Chucktown and on Serenade he's a fallen military snare player tapping 'help me die' in Morse code in vain.
Steuart Liebig constructs wide melodic avenues through the hostile landscapes of convoluted tunes like Wrong How Long. As heard on Cooked and Chopped he uses compelling melodies to drive the band from beneath instead of walking the well-worn footpaths of predictable chord progressions. He reinvents the bass role as an interactive melodic instrument in contrast to the bebop obsession of "chasing a melodic rat around a harmonic maze." He's also comfortable playing little or nothing at all for large patches, as on Fearless, an oblique tribute to Mingus—a "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" for a lost and dispirited Lester Young.
Dan Clucas channels a deranged Cootie Williams, commands a gaggle of nuclear geese and employs various subsonic pitches possibly responsible for climate change. He employs all manner of ornamentation and virtual pedals from a very ill-mannered velar growl to a vibrato that would have made Clara Rockmore nervous. On Clean, Shaved and Sober, he celebrates the decline of a late-stage Bix Beiderbecke suffering from years of poor-grade Prohibition-era alcohol.
Scot Ray possesses a wide arsenal of portamento that would make any carnatic pandit blush. A seemingly infinite variety of sounds come out of his dobro's resonator, from distressed ermine lamentations to the wailing of the damned. Considering today's totalitarian atmosphere, Scot's frenetic picking, rubbery phrasing and anxiety-provoking note choices on Stutterstep alone should earn him a place on a government list. Somewhere in hell an unfortunate freshman soul attempts to decipher his solo on Barrelfoot Grind.
Contemporary jazz and blues music lies wasting in a gurney of predictable mimicry, its circulation gone sluggish, its pulse nearly arrested as it grows more necrotic by the year. Tee-Tot debrides the bed sores of the sedentary modern roots scene.
Steuart has more than a few bands. They are all distinct from one another, draw from disparate sources and are all degenerate—in the best sense of the word. The dozen or so albums from these groups have explored everything from Muddy Waters to Anton Webern. There's never a shortage of great melodies or superb improvisation, and this disc is no exception.
–Bill Barrett, Los Ageles, January 2008
pfMENTUM CD053
Michael Vlatkovich Quartet: ALiveBUQUERQUE (PFMCD045)
[playlist ids="456"]
Michael Vlatkovich
Christopher Garcia: drums/percussion
Jonathan Golove: electric cello
David Mott: baritone saxophone
Michael Vlatkovich: trombone/percussion
1) Black Triangles, Yellow Corn, and Pink Medicine Drops 12:28
2) Poem on a Banner 9:53
3) Blue Fragments 7:28
4) Once In A Blue Moon A Decent Wolf Comes Along 9:23
5) Every Second of Every Minute of Every Hour 17:36
total: 57:02
Recorded in concert- Outpost Performance Space May 19, 2003
Recorded and mixed- Manuel Rettinger
Edited and mastered- Wayne Peet
Sculpture artist- Justo Xuana
Photos of sculpture-William Roper
All other photos- Mark Weber
Graphic design- Chuck Britt
Surely we have arrived Nefertiti. Such luminescence. Our
audience brings us forward, carrying our transcendence.
Our fate. This music like mercury silver hot upon the wheel
cycles out tentacled delicate flux rotating matter, solar,
nebraska, consonance in this tangential place ye shall
know as New Mexico. How many years has this composer
borne such honesty? The river it flows upon is specific.
Yet nothing about it holds the musicians down. There is
chance, and probability, and negotiation, and a compass
in case anybody wants to look. The delta can be treacherous
at certain times of the year. O Nefertiti how calm you are
in the center of this music.
mark weber
pfMENTUM CD045
Michael Vlatkovich: Across 36 Continents (PFMCD030)
[playlist ids="423"]
Michael Vlatkovich: Trombone, Percussion
Rob Blakeslee: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Jeff Kaiser: Trumpet
Jill Torberson: French Horn
Michael Powers: Bass Trombone
Mark Weaver: Tuba
Rich Halley: Tenor Saxophone
Kurt Peterson: Alto Saxophone/Tenor Saxophone
Alan Lechusza: Bass Clarinet
Chris Lee: Drum Set, Vibes, Percussion
Mark Weber: Narrator, Track 5
1. 5 Why Zee 1 3:53
Soloist: Vlatkovich, Kaiser, Halley, Lechusza
2. I Have These Tears 6:17
Soloist: Blakeslee, Peterson, Lee
3. Asking How Tiny Screams Rust Thousands Of
Times Beneath Enormous Rocks 7:07
Soloist: Powers, Halley
4. 8 5:31
Soloist: Blakeslee,Vlatkovich
5. Be Careful 1:54
Soloist: Vlatkovich, Kaiser, Torberson, Weber
6. 9113 6:20
Soloist: Vlatkovich, Kaiser, Torberson, Peterson, Lee
7. It's Too Much To See Things Any More Clearly
Than One Must See Them 10:20
Soloist: Kaiser, Vlatkovich, Blakeslee, Halley
8. All Of You None Of Us Know 2:56
Soloist: Halley
Music Composed by M. Vlatkovich, (c)2005 Julius Ivory Music, ASCAP • Poem Composed by Mark Weber
Recorded and Mastered by Sean Flora, Rocket Science Recording, Portland, Oregon
Color Photos by Harlan Goldberg • B&W Photo by Charles Britt
CD Design and Layout by Jeff Kaiser


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If you were always wondering why Microsoft spent $100 million on the Xbox One controller because you felt it was not a significant upgrade over the Xbox 360 controller, Forza Motorsport 6 will erase those thoughts. Every bump, crash, maneuver feels extremely realistic because the game uses the rumble functions of the controller extremely well.
Racing sims are always meant to played with a racing wheel but I didn't feel like it was required when playing Forza 6. Of course, having one would've been nice, but the Xbox One controller performs extremely well.
Forza Motorsport 6 is the latest instalment in the Forza series, developed by Turn 10 Studios. It is bigger, better and offers a lot more options than the previous game in the series, which was considered a disappointment by many. Forza 5 didn't showcase the Xbox One pretty well and it felt like a safe iteration. It had a limited amount of cars, the graphics were not that impressive and it wasn't a major leap over Forza 4. However, this latest game changes all that.
You now have 460 beautifully rendered Forzavista cars at your disposal. Forzavista was a feature introduced with Forza 5 where you could check out the minute details of any supported car closely. It's a great feature and a good distraction when you just feel like taking a break from all the racing.
The first thing you notice about any Forza game is the striking presentation. It's no different here in Forza 6 because as soon as you boot the game you feel very welcomed. The UI is intuitive and the menu music dulls your senses and puts you in a driving mood. If you've played the previous Forza games, you will get a bunch of rewards for being a loyal fan of the series. That includes credits, bonus cars and other stuff.
It is very difficult to pull of an interesting career mode in any racing game but I kind of feel like Turn 10 has nailed it in Forza 6. The career mode is split into volumes this time, and as you progress through the career mode, you earn better cars, get access to new tracks and a lot more. It's very similar to the previous Forza games. As you keep advancing through the career, you will get to participate in showcase events which are designed to provide an adrenaline boost to keep you interested.
In my first showcase event, I was put in a '67 Chevy super car and made to do 7 laps around Indianapolis. Needless to say, it was an extremely thrilling experience. The sense of speed, the roaring sound, and the high speed overtakes, were a nice change of pace considering you begin with slow everyday cars at the start of your career.
The newest additions to the game are night racing and different weather conditions. It's not implemented in all the tracks though, which is kind of disappointing but it is amazing to race in absolute darkness. If you are racing on a track for the first time at night, get ready to spin out or make some mistakes. It can be very scary at times. However, the weather effects are still not as realistic as the ones found in DriveClub–a PS4 exclusive. Considering that Forza 6 runs at 1080p and 60fps and still manages to look pretty good, I think it's a great achievement and showcases the power of Forzatech engine.
There are 26 highly detailed tracks from Nurburgring to Bathurst. You get to see each one of them in the career mode and considering the sheer amount of tracks on offer, you never get bored. You keep seeing something new all the time. The game also contains the upcoming Ford GT 2017 which has been lovingly recreated and is a complete joy to drive. All the cockpits are nicely detailed and they should be considering they're Forzavista enabled.
The career mode will last you for 70+ hours. After each race you get credits depending on the difficulty and the amount of assists. It is entirely up to you and completely customizable. If you want a lower challenge you can select the AI difficulty to inexperienced which will give you a suitable level of challenge in-game. The AI opponents are all Drivatar based which adds more realism to the game. You can also turn off the assists entirely, however, that's not recommended unless you are very good at these games. TCS and ABS will generally help in stabilising your car.
You can also gamble on a random package after increasing your driver level. I have found that it never gives me an excellent reward but I suppose it is dependent on RNG (Random Number Generator). You can upgrade your car manually or let the game do it for you so that it can enter higher level events or you can just buy a new car. There are also mods in Forza 6 which gives you random abilities like more grip or a one time boost which places you first at the beginning of the race.
Turn 10 have raised the bar yet again when it comes to multiplayer. You can participate in 24 player races and it should run pretty smooth, although I hope it works fine once the game is out. I'm not sure if Forza 6 uses dedicated servers but that's probably the case considering it's a first party Microsoft game. You can also share your tunes, liveries and photos online. There's a wealth of customization options in the game just like any other Forza game.
The only thing I was disappointed with is the choice of music. I had to disable it because it was really affecting my concentration in-game. I still find Forza 4 to have the best soundtrack of any game in the series.
Forza Motorsport 6 is an evolution in many ways. Forza fans will easily adjust to the new gameplay mechanics and the game is very accessible for newcomers as well. It looks nice, runs pretty smoothly and offers a lot of customization options. It is a highly polished game and if you are an Xbox One owner and a fan of racing games, you have no reason not to buy it.

subset: commoncrawl


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Although I have been decorating, I am not going to talk about redecorating your home, I am going to be talking about the fun side of christmas decorating.
For me one of the most important parts of christmas day, is the table as it is the one place where we all take our seat and sit together as a family and enjoy our christmas dinner.
Usually I like my table to look pretty and colour schemed, one of my favourite colour schemes for christmas is red and silver.
On the run up to christmas I usually start to look for crackers to go with my theme, and then it is the table display I love candles and this is usually my focus point as you can get some amazing candles in most shops now. I love to keep it simple and elegant, as the main focus is the meal itself and I try not to take the decorating of the table away from the star attraction.
This year I am still trying to think of my table as I have these amazing crackers
They will certainly produce a laugh as they are Brussel Sprouts design, but far away from my simple and elegant theme I usually go for.
Some ideas I love and have had similar too in the past are
These designs are pretty and elegant and to me just right for the christmas table, but we do tend to move some off to make way for the food, which is part of why we are all sitting there.
Another thing we always have is table presents, every year after our meal we give out small table presents to open, this is something I can remember happening for ever and something my kids all love, as it continues christmas a little more for them.
This year I am giving my Daughter these as her table present
The chocolate sprouts not the mustard set, as she really does not like sprouts, and I know there is going to be a lot of fun banter between her and her Grandad over her not eating sprouts. These are white chocolate but are so realistic.
What do you do for your christmas table, do you have something elegant and stylish or just a normal table? I would love to hear about your table ideas.


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While attending baseball's winter meetings a few years back, I took in the huge minor league trade show, an event that gives vendors of everything from standalone pizza ovens to replacement seats for ballparks a chance to show their wares. It can be overwhelming, with over a hundred vendors to choose from.
But way in the back was something that stood out, something that gave me such nostalgia that I was stunned it hadn't surfaced before.
There, in all its shining glory, was a brand-new bullpen cart, a part of the baseball landscape from the 1950s until its major league run ended in 1995 when the Milwaukee Brewers used a motorcycle with a sidecar.
I talked with the builder of the cart, who said he had to race to get it completed for the show but was hopeful that he could sell a few. I made mention of it to friends but didn't give it too much thought after returning home.
Still, with MLB looking to increase the pace of play, getting relievers to the mound quickly might have benefits, so I mused that the return of the bullpen cart might be an idea.
Today, that is now reality.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have announced that for their 20th anniversary season, they're bringing a bullpen cart to Chase Field. The cart will be used to transport relievers from both the home and away teams to the mound during games, starting this season.
And that bullpen cart that grabbed my attention all those years ago? The one being fabricated for the Diamondbacks is made by the same company, SportsKartz, a Tampa-based company. The D-backs will be the first major league club SportsKartz has worked with after similar builds for two minor league clubs.
"We have been working on this idea for several years, and there's no more appropriate time to bring back the bullpen cart than this season, as we celebrate our 20th anniversary," said Derrick Hall, the Diamondbacks' president and CEO. "Fans of baseball in the 1950s, '60s, '70s, '80s and even the '90s enjoyed watching their favorite players emerge from the bullpen in various vehicles, and we're excited for this special delivery to come to Chase Field."
There's more than novelty and cutting some time off the clock involved. The bullpen cart also acts as a new sponsorship vehicle. OnTrac, the delivery services company that services the eight Western-area states, has inked a three-year deal to have its name on the cart (financial terms were not released).
"It gives me great pride to see the OnTrac brand on the bullpen carts for the D-backs," said OnTrac president Rob Humphrey. "Our company is built around delivering exceptional service and exceeding our customer's expectations. I am confident that the OnTrac bullpen carts will continue this high level of service when delivering D-backs pitchers to the games."
The bullpen cart isn't unique to baseball in North America. For years it has been used in Japan. And if the Diamondbacks are the first to bring the bullpen cart back, they likely aren't the last. Expect others to follow suit.
Maury Brown is the owner of Bizball, LLC, a research and analytics company, as well as a member of the BBWAA. Follow him on Twitter @BizballMaury or on Facebook.


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My MIL and I had a ball at Motherhood Maternity Store on a recent visit to Roanoke, so we decided to frame this picture and the one of Travis with the bib to reveal the news to the new great grandma.
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Meryl Streep has accused designer Karl Lagerfeld of attempting to spoil her appearance at the Oscars, after he claimed she was being paid to wear a gown on the red carpet.
Their row made headlines around the world following his allegation that Streep had decided against wearing a Chanel gown because she could be compensated for wearing a dress by a different designer.
Yesterday, Lagerfeld admitted he had been mistaken and expressed regret for his remarks – but the actress dismissed his mea culpa, and said it was a weak attempt at an apology.
Streep said: "The story was picked up globally, and continues, globally, to overwhelm my appearance at the Oscars, on the occasion of my record-breaking 20th nomination, and to eclipse this honour in the eyes of the media, my colleagues and the audience."
The 67-year-old is in the running for a best actress gong at the Academy Awards for her portrayal of an eccentric opera singer in Florence Foster Jenkins.
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Rejoice, fans of violent Japanese gangster action – Sega has confirmed that Yakuza 0 will be available in Europe and America sometime in "early 2017."
Posting on the PlayStation Blog, community manager Dan Sheridan said that despite the fact the game is also being released on PlayStation 3 in Japan only the PS4 version will see a Western release.
As the name suggests, Yakuza 0 is serving as a prequel to the first game in the series (which is also being remade).
Sheridan's blog post sets the scene:
For the first time ever, fans of the series have a unique opportunity to get into the story-driven action and play as the Mad Dog of Shimano; Goro Majima–the most eccentric character in the Yakuza series. Along with his unique fighting style and abilities, players will gain an eye-popping insight into his penchant for turning sleaze into profit–while trying to complete impossible tasks set by seemingly unforgiving bosses.
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The last mainline title in the Yakuza franchise was Yakuza 5 for PS3 back in 2012. Weirdly, that title has yet to see an international release.


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In the wake of the release of the Mac Pro professional desktop, Apple has announced that the Mac mini and iMac lines are also getting minor and major upgrades.
All iMac all-in-one desktops are now equipped with the Intel Core 2 Duo processor (up from the Core Duo), from 1.83GHz to 2.16GHz. The big news is that there are four models now: the new 24-inch iMac 2.16GHz/1GB RAM/250GB hard drive/nVidia GeForce 7300GT at $1,999; the 20-inch iMac 2.16GHz/1GB RAM/250GB hard drive/ATI Radeon X1600 at $1,499; the 17-inch iMac 2.0GHz/1GB/160GB/Radeon X1600 at $1,199; and the 17-inch iMac 1.83GHz/512MB/160GB/Intel GMA950 at $999. All four iMacs have built in Airport Express, while the three higher-end iMacs have Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and dual-layer DVD burners; the entry-level iMac comes with a DVD/CD-RW combo drive. The top-of-the-line 24-inch iMac is available with upgraded nVidia GeForce 7600GT graphics and 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo processor.
The Mac mini line also got a speed bump and dual core all around: the $799 mini now comes equipped with 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo (up from 1.66GHz Core Duo) and the $599 mini comes with 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo (up from a 1.5GHz Core Solo single-core processor).
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While this isn't the HDTV tuner-equipped iMac I'd been hoping for, the Core 2 Duo upgrades are a step in the right direction. A 24-inch iMac is a boon to medium-duty Web designers and graphics pros that don't quite need the power (and expense) of the über-class Mac Pros. It's also a tempting upgrade for the high-end consumer. Since this announcement comes before Apple's upcoming Sept. 12th press event, I surmise that event will focus more on the iPod or media software. Maybe Sascha will get the true Apple iPhone he's been waiting for.
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Friday, September 29, 2017
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11 comments:
- Darlene said...
So adorable!! Great job! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood's 'Use Your Dies!' challenge and please come back again soon!
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- September 29, 2017 at 10:08 AM
CUTE ! These little critters are so cute ! Love how you did your card !
- September 29, 2017 at 10:44 AM
- Kathyk said...
Delightful make
- September 29, 2017 at 11:10 AM
- Sharon said...
Super cute and adorable Maria. Those little farmyard critters are so sweet and perfectly coloured. Great job on the inside of the card too. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Less is More xx
- September 29, 2017 at 12:50 PM
- Susan said...
So cute and perfect take on the challenge. Thanks for sharing at Less is More!
- September 29, 2017 at 3:10 PM
- Trina P. said...
Those farm critters are adorable. You've watercoloured them so beautifully. Thank you for joining us this week at Less is More. Trina :)
- September 29, 2017 at 6:38 PM
- Terri Snode said...
What a cute fun card. Love those cute images. Thanks for joining the Sisterhood's challenge.
- September 30, 2017 at 9:28 AM
- Mary Fish said...
Cutest critters ever!
- September 30, 2017 at 2:19 PM
- Gwendolyn said...
This is such a cute CAS card Maria! Thanks for sharing it with us over at The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge and we hope to see more of your creations! Gwendolyn
- October 4, 2017 at 6:48 AM
- Cindy's Little Farm said...
Love your card! Those little farm animals are super cute. Cindy
- October 6, 2017 at 2:29 AM
- Debbie Mageed said...
So sweet, Maria! I love your little herd of animal stamps and you colored them perfectly! It's always a treat to see you in the gallery at the Sisterhood of Crafters and hope you join us again soon!!
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We are pleased to announce that the January students of the month at the high school are senior David Mortimer and freshmen Edison Chen.
David is such a unique diverse young man. He participates within Track and Field as well as bible quiz competitions. He is also a participant within SeaPerch, NHS, Bible Club, soccer, and works at Wendy's. Last school year David earned a soccer MVP last year. He also enjoys participating in our ultimate frisbee club. He enjoys gaming, and solving Rubrik's cubes and Sudoku puzzles. In study hall, David spends little time studying: He devotes most of his time helping his classmates in calculus, physics, and chemistry. The other students go to him because he articulates the problems and paths to solutions in a manner that they understand.
David hopes to become a medical doctor, specifically a surgeon.
As a ninth grader, Edison has had an excellent year academically to this point. He is currently taking five accelerated or honors courses and is doubling up in math. He is a member of the mock trial team and has participated in academic games and the Sea Perch program. He is known as the king of quizlet.
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Good beaches with soul-warming sun, crystal-clear waters, and fragrant sea air can be found on virtually every island of the Caribbean, with the possible exceptions of Saba (which has rocky shores) and Dominica (where the few beaches have dramatically black sands that absorb the hot sun). Here are a few of our favorites.
- Shoal Bay (Anguilla): This luscious stretch of silvery sand helped put Anguilla on the world-tourism map. Snorkelers are drawn to the schools of iridescent fish that dart among the coral gardens offshore. You can take the trail walk from Old Ta to little-known Katouche Beach, which provides perfect snorkeling and is also a prime site for a beach picnic under shade trees.
- Antigua: Legend has it that there is a beach here for every day of the year. Antiguans claim, with justifiable pride, that their two best are Dickenson Bay, in the northwest corner of the island, and Half Moon Bay, which stretches for a white sandy mile along the eastern coast. Most major hotels open directly onto a good beach, so chances are good yours will be built on or near a strip of sand.
- Palm Beach (Aruba): This superb white-sand beach put Aruba on the tourist map. Several publications, including Condé Nast Traveler, have hailed it as one of the 12 best beaches in the world. It's likely to be crowded in winter, but for swimming, sailing, or fishing, it's idyllic.
- The Gold Coast (Barbados): Some of the finest beaches in the Caribbean lie along the so-called Gold Coast of Barbados (now often called the Platinum Coast), site of some of the swankiest deluxe hotels in the Northern Hemisphere. Our favorites include Paynes Bay, Brandon's Beach, Paradise Beach, and Brighton Beach — all open to the public.
- Cane Garden Bay (Tortola, British Virgin Islands): One of the Caribbean's most spectacular stretches, Cane Garden Bay has 2km (1 1/4 miles) of white sand and is a jogger's favorite. It's a much better choice than the more crowded Magens Bay beach on neighboring St. Thomas.
- Seven Mile Beach (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands): It's really about 9km (5 1/2 miles) long, but who's counting? Lined with condos and plush resorts, this beach is known for its array of watersports and its translucent aquamarine waters. Australian pines dot the background, and the average winter temperature of the water is a perfect 80°F (27°C).
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Gad, what would this world be like without all the modern gadgets? I can't imagine.
I know how you're gonna react to this column:
"Oh, Grisso, what does an old codger like you know?"
You're right. I don't know, and I don't care (about gadgets).
And I'm gonna cell you on the subject right now.
I don't have all the gadgets known to mankind, but I have my share. I didn't buy any of them. Someone else did. Namely, my wife Sue.
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When John Pettibone and Derek Fudesco ask youy if you want to shoot dice, you say yes.
It was 2001 and I was touring with Poison The Well. The last show of tour was Seattle, I think the Velvet Elvis. We find the club, start unloading, and head in.
Now, as Cheesegrater will tell you, I fucking loved Undertow. And it just so happens that I love Murder City Devils. Guess who was working "security" at the club? The singer and bass player of said bands. I'm not gona lie, I was kinda starstruck. Then, Johnny came up to me. Recognized me or whatever, I don't really remember. He said he and Derek were playing some crazy dice game, and asked if I wanted to join. I don't remember what the game was, but it involved 6 dice.
On a side note, c-low, however you want to spell it, is a popular way to lose your per diem. On this tour I think a particularly heated game went down somewhere in Florida involving Carley Coma, Jeff The Well, Ryan Primak and myself.
Anyway, I had no idea how to play this game, so I watched. The big boys were obviously unimpressed, and I had trouble following how to play.
We played the show, and afterwards I thought "holy fuck, I didn't even show Derek my Murder City tattoo. That would have been the most awkwardly awesome thing EVER!!!". Think about it. Some random hardcore dude pulls his shirt to reveal a tattoo of your band's lyrics. I can't imagine.
To conclude the story, we ate some place after the show with all the other bands, who were continuing the tour through Canada while we went home. The boys were to drop me back in OC on the way back to Florida. I had a veggie burger at the show, which I'm blaming for making me throw up the entire way home. Even in the middle of the night while everyone in the van was asleep, I drove with one hand while using the other hand to hold the soda cup I was throwing up into. I got home after the 24 hour drive, got in the shower, and sharted/ threw up at the same time. Good times.
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Hokies Rally But Fall in Final Minute to BSU
by Tauhid Chappell
September 8, 2010
The stage was set for a highly anticipated game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and Boise State Broncos on Monday night. With a sold-out crowd, the game certainly lived up to its hype. Although the Hokies were up 30-26 in the fourth quarter, Broncos quarterback Kellen Moore's 13-yard touchdown pass to Austin Pettis with 1:09 left in the game kept the Broncos BCS championship hopes alive as BSU escaped FedEx Field with the 33-30 win.
"We got ourselves in a hole," said Tech's coach Frank Beamer. "Did some awful things to get ourselves in a hole but we didn't hang out heads, we came back and battled."
The Hokies seemed in a daze at the beginning of the game. After a fumbled snap by Hokies quarterback Tyrod Taylor, a blocked punt and a contested pass interference call, the Broncos quickly jumped out to a 17-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.
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Entering the fourth quarter, the Hokies seemed to have found their rhythm. However, the Broncos defense held strong after the Hokies marched down the field. Chris Hazley made a 34-yard field goal, extending the lead to 30-26.
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time in the fourth quarter dwindled down. On third down on the Hokies 33-yard
line, Tech decided to pass instead of run.
A late hit out of bounds
penalty by Tech's linebacker Bruce Taylor placed BSU on the Hokies 13-yard
"It happened too quick, too quick for me. A couple big plays helped them out but they are a good team. They're very experienced and have a lot of chemistry working together," said Tech's cornerback Rashad Carmichael.
"It's not a lack of effort. I'm tremendously proud of the way our kids fought back but we did some things that weren't very good that put us in a hole. And in the end we did some things that weren't very good to hold the lead," said Beamer.
The Hokies look to bounce back after this loss as they play James Madison Dukes at home on September 8.


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Starting tomorrow each and every day there will be at least two guest posts by Trestle Press authors on the Trestle Press website Monday through Sunday. The only off day in December will be Christmas Day. Plan to read plenty of insightful and interesting content. Get to see a different side of the authors: their…Continue
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I need to ask you as a reader, is: "A You Tube video important to you? Does it help in your purchasing decision?", How much does it sway you to push that button to make the purchase?"
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Being one of the newest members of Blogaholic, I thought I'd do a quick blog post to introduce myself a little more in depth and tell you more about my blogs in the process.
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I started this blog as a memory book for my boys, and in a vain hope that if it got buried for 200 years someone might find it and think 'How lovely life was back then.' As I have said on numerous occasions it, for me, has become so much more than that.
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What we've come to call the "hard-boiled" tradition in crime fiction, as it's lovingly explored and chronicled here in Crime Wave Magazine, originated in the American pulps of the 1920s, and flourished through the rise of the paperbacks in the 1950s. (As I'm using the term "hard-boiled" here, it denotes crime fiction that involves a significantly greater component of violent or potentially violent action than the traditional mystery, is less focused on cerebral deduction, and may not…Continue
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Whenceforth Zombiez!(?)
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I was unprepared for the amount of work my little zombie story, Zombiez!, turned out to be. Apparently I wrote the first draft while on a massive crack binge, and the second while under the influence of some serious lazy pills. Looking at myself in the mirror, I made a deal with that guy: The third pass through would be my last, but I had to be sure that EVERY WORD in EVERY SENTENCE was right before I could move on.
I spent every free minute for a whole week, and added about 1000 words to the finished product, but I kind of like how it turned out. It's about 1500% more insane than I intended when I first conceived it in the belly of my head-brain, but that was bound to happen considering I had no real direction aside from a starting concept of "zombies." I started writing the part that eventually became "I" and liked it, but had no idea where to go next. Somehow LOST-style flashbacks made their way into my head, and that meant I had to figure out who was in the chapel. Once I did that, the story practically wrote itself! It was a lot of fun to figure out how these people got into the woods in the first place, and what horrible things they had done to get the attention of the man in the red beret. It was also fun to see how these characters bounced off each other (sometimes literally) as the story advanced.
So, what's the story about? For me, it's about two diametrically opposed ways to react to people and the evil that they do. For some, they meet evil with more evil. For others, they meet it with a frustrated sense of responsibility while trying to save people (mostly from themselves). But there are a lot of ideas in it. It's an Idea story. I also wanted to work out some of my beefs with Lovecraft (pretty clear that he hated people), current zombie culture (it should be a rule that dead things do not jump), and about seven different stereotypical subtypes of US humans. Once I start working out beefs, it's pretty hard for me to stop. I've got a frightening amount of them.
One last plea: If any of you out there liked Zombiez!, please tell a friend about it. I feel like people would like this, if they got to read it. If you didn't like it, please tell nobody. Just kidding. Why didn't you like it? I'll do better next time, I promise. Also, any validation or encouragement you could give me in my writing plight would be much appreciated. I feel a little like I'm alone in this, even though there are so many people out there in the world and involved in this whole Bard and Book project.
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Honeywell Files Lawsuit Alleging Patent Infringement By Nest Labs; Follows Similar Litigation Against Other Manufacturers
February 06, 2012 | Posted in: HVAC Industry News
MINNEAPOLIS– Honeywell today filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nest Labs, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The lawsuit alleges infringement of seven Honeywell patents related to its thermostat technology. The patents are related to, among other things, simplified methods for operating and programming a thermostat including the use … Read More »
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Venstar®, a leading thermostat and energy management systems supplier, recently announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Baker Distributing Company of Albuquerque, N.M., for the distribution of Venstar HVAC Control Products throughout New Mexico. "We are pleased to announce Baker Distributing Company as a new distributor of Venstar commercial and residential thermostats in … Read More »
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Most visitors to the busy Ikea store in Tempe have no idea what is taking place on the roof. The roof of that store features a 75,000-square-foot solar array consisting of 2,600 panels capable of generating close to 1 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. The panels prevent the equivalent of 760 tons of carbon dioxide … Read More »


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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Recommended Readings
Alexander-Roberts, Colleen. (2006). The ADHD Parenting Handbook: Practical Advice for Parents from Parents, 2nd ed. Taylor. **
Barkley, Russell A. (2000). Taking Charge of ADHD, Revised Edition. Guilford.
Dawson, Peg and Richard Guare. (2009). Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential. Guilford Press.
Dendy, Chris A. Zeigler (2011). Teaching Teens With ADD, ADHD & Executive Function Deficits: A Quick Reference Guide for Teachers and Parents, 2nd edition. Woodbine House.
Dendy, Chris A. Zeigler (2006). Teenagers With ADD and ADHD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals. Woodbine House.
Florence, Mari and Lenard Adler (2007). Scattered Minds: Hope and Help for Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Perigee Trade.
Green, Christopher & Kit Chee. (1998). Understanding ADHD: The Definitive Guide to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Fawcett. **
Greenspan, Stanley I. and Jacob Greenspan (2009). Overcoming ADHD: Helping Your Child Become Calm, Engaged, and Focused--Without a Pill. Da Capo Lifelong Books.
Hallowell, Edward. (2011). Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood. Anchor. **
Hallowell, Edward and John Ratey. (2010). Answers to Distraction. Anchor Press.
Handelman, Kenny (2011). Attention Difference Disorder: How to Turn Your ADHD Child or Teen's Differences into Strengths in 7 Simple Steps. Morgan James Publishing.
Hartmann, Thom (2010). The Edison Gene: ADHD and the Gift of the Hunter Child. Park Street Press.
Honos-Webb, Lara. (2011). The ADHD Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Gain Motivation and Confidence. Instant Help Books.
Ingersoll, Barbara (1997). Daredevils and Daydreamers: New Perspectives on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Main Street Books.
Jacobs, Edward H. (2001). ADHD: Helping Parents Help Their Children. Jason Aronson.
K M S Publishing (2010). The Ultimate Collection Of Tips To Know All There Is To Know About ADHD: A Help For Parents For Spotting The Signs And Symptoms Of ADHD So
You Can Give the Best Treatment, Guidance, and Understanding to Your Child Early On And Help Him Reach His Full Potential. K M S Publishing.
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy. (1992). Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic. Harper.
McEwan, Elaine K. (1995). Attention Deficit Disorder: Helpful, Practical Information. Shaw. **
Pera, Gina and Russell Barkley (2008). Is It You, Me, or Adult ADD? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love has Attention Deficit Disorder. 1201 Alarm Press.
Quinn, Patricia. (2010). 100 Questions & Answers About Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Women and Girls. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Ratey, Nancy. (2008). The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents. St. Martin's Press.
Spodak, Ruth & Kenneth Stefano (2011). Take Control of ADHD: The Ultimate Guide for Teens With ADHD. Prufrock Press.
Swanburg, Dennis, Diane Passno, & Walter L. Larimore. (2003). Why ADHD Doesn't Mean Disaster. Tyndale House.
Tuckman, Ari. (2009). More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD. Specialty Press. **
Turecki, Stanley & Leslie Tonner (2000). The Difficult Child. Bantam.
VanValkenburgh, Nicky & Dave Siever. Train Your Brain, Transform Your Life: Conquer Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in 60 Days, Without Ritalin. Petrie Press. **
Warren, Paul, Jody Capehart, & Sandy Dengler. You and Your ADD Child: How to Understand and Help Kids with Attention Deficit Disorder. Nelson.
Weyandt, Lisa L. (2000). An ADHD Primer. Allyn & Bacon.
Wodrich, David L. (1999). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: What Every Parents Wants to Know. Brookes.
Carpenter, Phyllis. (2000). Sparky's Excellent Misadventures: My ADD Journal. Magination Press. (preschool)
Copeland, Lori. (1998). Hunter and His Amazing Remote Control. YouthLight. (ages 5-10)
Gehret, Jeanne. (1995). Eagle Eyes: A Child's Guide to Paying Attention. Verbal Images Press. (ages. 9-12)
Nadeau, Kathleen. (1997). Learning How to Slow Down and Pay Attention. Magination Press. (ages 9-12)
Quinn, Patricia O. (2001). Putting on the Brakes. Magination Press. (ages 4-8)
All books on this list have been recommended by parents. Books with ** have been
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We're in the thick of the fall movie season and Oscar buzz is gradually building to a fever pitch. Unlike last year, where smaller, independent films dominated awards season, the big studio offerings are BACK and ready to cash in both on the awards circuit and the box office. Plus, unlike last year's films, many of which shared a common theme of isolationism, this year's films are all over the map. To sort things out, let's first start by reviewing our Spring predictions.
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One part puzzle, one part carpet, the Puzzle Carpet from Magis will stimulate your child's mind and at the same time provide a colorful, soft carpet to sit on. Inspired by nature, the Puzzle Carpet's fresh color palette is available in sand, grass or water colors. Made with a soft, yet durable fabric, this carpet is made to withstand the wear and tear of any active child. Bring a taste of the outdoors into your child's bedroom and turn a boring old carpet into something fun and functional!
Winner of the Silver Practical Pre-School Award in 2006, the Rainbow Sound Blocks from Wonderworld is an educational toy with endless fun. Babies will learn sorting, matching, and association skills. With the variety of different colored blocks your baby will learn to see the world in different colors. The Wonderworld Rainbow Sound Blocks are comprised of wood and transparent multi-colored plastic, and are filled with rattling beads that produce different tones when shaken. This dynamic toy will have your child loving the exciting sounds it makes and admiring the beautiful natural wood colors.
The Classic Wooden Toy Storage Shelving from Oeuf is an inventive storage system designed just for kids. With easy-to-reach bins that lay flat and turn, your children will be happy to pitch in and clean up. Available in birch or walnut finish, the dividers are removable, so you can store items of all different sizes, from the smallest Lego to oversize puzzle pieces. Reminiscent of those classic grocery stores of yesterday, this eye-catching piece looks perfect in any room. This wooden storage shelving unit also boasts an environmentally friendly construction -it's made from MDF recovered wood fibers.
Hand-crafted from sustainable Radiata pine, and stained with water-based biodegradable finishes, the Sustainable Wood Folding Bassinet boasts many features. The set comes with a 100% unbleached, all natural cotton bassinet bag and fitted sheet, trimmed with an eco-dyed veil. Also, the natural fiber New Zealand wool mattress is covered in 100% unbleached cotton which proudly boasts 0% formaldehyde emissions. Bassinet folds flat for easy storage.
This Organic Cotton Crib Mattress Pad is made from 100% certified organic quilted cotton. Your baby will sleep safely in this environmentally safe, yet wonderfully luxurious fabric from NettoCollection. You will sleep soundly knowing that NettoCollection are an eco-friendly company that uses only sustainably harvested wood, and all their composite materials meet stringent European toxicity standards. Lastly, their finishes are non-toxic and non-VOC emitting.
Made of heavy gauge steel, this pedal plane is both industrial-strength strong and attractive! Features include a chrome windshield, steering wheel, hubcaps, exhaust ports, hood scoops, and propeller. When the plane is in motion, the propeller even turns! The U.S. Army Patrol Pedal Airplane was inspired by the famous 1941 Steelcraft U.S. Army Patrol Plane and is perfect for all those little pilots who wants to help save the world by keeping the skies safe.
Coinciding with its 135th anniversary, Schoenhut® Piano Company proudly introduces a line of mid-sized, 44-key, stringed pianos with perfect pitch and true piano sound! This beautiful, elegant Kids 44 Key String Baby Grand Piano in Red is ideal for ages 3 and up. The piano's mid-size may help your child feel more confident playing a piano thats "just his / her size", and as a result is less intimidating. This piano is available separately in Black, Red and White.
Available in Lavender, Pink, Red, Blue and Green, this award winning Kids 25 Key Cat Piano & Bench is cleverly designed, durable and definitely well built. A removable color strip fits behind keys for play – by – color teaching method and there are adult – sized keys which helps your child learn proper "finger stretch". Also included is a song book combined to create a fantastic patented learning system that has been designed to build a child's confidence and develop basic playing skills. Beautiful design paired with educational function, the Kids 25 Key Cat Piano & Bench is a must have in any home!
Ideal for one or more children, this Baby's Toy Instrument Set is the perfect gift to celebrate your little one's first birthday! The set includes a delightful assortment of beginner toy musical instruments like a baby maraca, mini rainboshaker, bells, and mini sea sound drum and rattle. The Baby's Toy Instrument Set has everything needed for hours of stimulating play for a single child or play group.
For ages 5 and up, your budding little musician will be able to polish their musical skills early with Kid's Striped Tambourine. Part of a collection of musical instruments including everything from harmonicas to shaker eggs, each instrument is sure to not only help develop a sense of musical timing, but is great fun as well! Made of wood, this tambourine comes attractively shrink-wrapped in wood crate.


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TubbyToons was created in 2001 by the former Disney and Warner Brothers' character designer Mona Koth.
The TubbyToons are a whimsical group of animal friends, made up of Princess the kitten, Tag the bulldog, Bubbles the blowfish, PeeOui the elephant and Koko the beaver. The curious TubbyToons laugh and learn as they travel the world seeking fun and adventure.


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Help us plan the "Way Forward" for Health and Social Care
Published on Mar 7, 2016
Health and social care should work closely together, taking care of people's needs in a way that is designed around our residents and reduces either wasteful duplication or gaps in services.
North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and North East Lincolnshire Council have a shared vision of how this can be achieved.
The CCG and Accord (our public and patient involvement scheme) would like local people to join us at "The Way Forward" event on Thursday 31 March, 12.30pm to 4pm at Centre4, 17 Wootton Road, Grimsby to find out more about our plans for 2016/17 and let us know what they think.
The CCG's Commissioning Intentions and Adult Social Care Commissioning Strategy together set out how we plan to improve advice, support and care services to help local people have a good quality of life, recover from periods of ill health as close to home as possible, make healthier choices and enjoy their independence for as long as they can. We also want to support local communities to do more for themselves and for each other. This is across all areas of health and care, including urgent and emergency care services, long term health conditions and services for women and children. We will also be looking at new approaches to supporting people to stay as healthy and fulfilled as possible, including social prescribing and support to care homes.
The event will have a mixture of presentations and discussions groups on topics such as:
• Quality services in the NHS – what does quality mean to patients in North East Lincolnshire?
• Doing the right thing – deciding how social care money is spent locally?
• Social prescribing – a different approach to improving health and well-being.
• Where to turn – how can we ensure information, advice and guidance services are right for people in our community?
There will also be more informal opportunities to speak to NHS Staff, commissioners and other community members.
Mark Webb, CCG chair, said: "As a CCG it is essential that we work closely with North East Lincolnshire Council and share a joint vision for the future of health and social care. I know both our organisations are committed to involving local people in how we shape and deliver future services. The feedback we gain from exciting events like this one has a real impact on the way we plan for the future and how we use our resources for the benefit of the community we serve."
Places will be limited so if you would like to attend, please ring Janet Gaiger on 0300 3000 563 or email email@example.com