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Papa!SpainxChild!ReaderxMama!Romano: -Pt 2- You ran down the stairs, dashing past Romano who just muttered something inaudible to you and right into your padre's arms. He lifted you into the air, twirling you around a bit. "It's too fucking early for this Spain..." He growled a bit as he went into the kitchen to make something to eat. "Too early..." You had rarely spent any time with your mom alone. You were a three year old girl who solely depended on her own father. It was like whenever you got near Romano, he pushed you away. He never spoke to you. He was always nervous around you. It just wasn't fair. Spain usually noticed this when you would look a bit longingly in the direction he usually darted off in. And it hurt him because your real mother left in an act of nature that can't be stopped while Romano just didn't seem to want to be caught anywhere near you. Spain put you down and kissed your forehead,"Go get that really cute little sundress. I think maybe we should bring you out to the f
Papa!SpainxChild!ReaderxMama!Spain -Pt 3- So Romano and you grew a bit closer bit by bit after that one day. But you couldn't shake off this odd feeling that there were more countries being personified like them. You've heard Romano talk about someone named Germany...well, mainly it was him complaining about how bad of a person Germany seemed to be. And then he talked about his brother. So that mean you had an uncle that you had no clue about whatsoever. Then you heard Spain talking about his two best friends-France and Prussia. Though you were almost afraid to meet them, hearing your daddy talk about very...interesting topics about them to say the least. Some funny, others not so much (though the funniest is when daddy talked about them pranking each other). But they weren't the first others you actually met. The first two people you met were siblings and not meaning a sibling to your parents. No, they were two rather interesting people to have around the house to say the least. It was when
Papa!SwedenxChild!ReaderxMama!Finland Finland held the unconscious bundle close to his body, offering the child some warmth in the snowy land he lived in,'How could anyone even have the heart to let a poor homeless girl stay in the snow?' The poor kid was all alone by a burnt home all by herself. He knew that someone had to have passed her and left her all alone. She couldn't have been no more than two or three. He didn't even know if her parents were even alive or if they just left her, not knowing if she was. He made it to the door of his house and opened the door a bit loudly. "S-Sweden...!? Are you home...!?" He didn't wipe his boots off or take his coat off as he usually did. Rather, he brought the girl to the couch and examined her face better in the light. He heard footsteps (followed by smaller footsteps) coming from up the stairs. Finland took little notice and saw the little girl had ash on her face and slight burns on her hands and arms. Sweden came up rather silently fr
Papa!TurkeyxChild!ReaderxMama!Greece -Pt 1- Greece never did anything to deserve this...this punishment. But there was nothing else he could really plan on doing at this point. With no other help in sight, he knew he'd have to ask him. Looking at the door which seemed to be mocking him now, he sighed and went back about an hour or so to when all of this happened._____Flashback_____ Greece walked down the streets, rain looming and waiting overhead in the gray clouds that hung in the clouds. There was nothing different really, only the fact that there was rain and he felt like actually doing something. One of his many cats was ahead of him and as they passed an alleyway, it stopped and peered in. Greece stopped and wondered what was catching the interest of the animal. He watched it just sit there, staring off into seemingly nothing for a moment before approaching it and scooping it up into his arms. The cat's gaze still didn't avert so he met up where it was staring. Sure enough, there was a sm
Papa!SwitzxChild!ReaderxMama!Liech -Pt 1- There was an eerie silence hanging about. The dark hung over you like a mysterious shroud and covered you. If anyone even knew you were there, it would be surprising. But then again, you were short and young. As you dashed through the dark night, you looked for a place your could believe was safe for the night and maybe scrounge some food from a dumpster nearby as any other night. Only then did you run into a young lady who was carrying food and knocked both of you to the concrete. Looking at the girl who was on the floor, your eyes suddenly blurred with tears. She looked up at you a bit confused. "Excuse me..." She stood up and you backed up a bit, still on your butt on the cold concrete in the meanwhile. "Why are you out so late? Won't someone be worried about you right now-?" As she spoke, she held a hand out to you. "No!" You cut off sharply,"L-leave me alone...mama...mama told me to stay away from strangers...!" You wanted to run but the g
Papa!RussiaxChild!ReaderxMama!China -Pt 1- Russia had suffered, maybe even more than some of the other countries had ever suffered in their time. When he was young, he was abused and beaten by his superiors. As he grew, he gained the same abuse, only now he felt loneliness. To combat this, he took over countries that feared him and he himself feared. Even his best friend, China was afraid of him. Everyone left him. He was all alone...________________ One afternoon, Russia decided to take a walk in the snow. General Winter was his only friend anymore it seemed, so he desired the satisfaction of keeping him company. He was outside for maybe half an hour when he noticed a little figure off in the distance. Rushing through the snow, he approached it and found it was a small child; a young girl actually who was in rags and obviously freezing. The girl backed away from him slightly and he felt a pang of anguish before he smiled broken and innocently,"Hi there...my name is Russia...what's your name.
Papa!TurkeyxChild!ReaderxMama!Greece -Finale- When you were 8, you have had a lot of experience dealing with some of the other countries of the word. But you noticed that everyone of them asked the same question,"How hasn't one killed the other?" whether it be mom killing dad or dad killing mom. You never really asked them about it, but you asked uncle Japan once and he only said that they would always fight, even before you came along. They had some sort of long-standing argument going on. They had apparently done a pretty good job not killing each other over the years and really, the last big fight they had was when you were about 4 and your dad broke something from anger and you got all upset. And even your fear of being alone was beginning to vanish altogether thanks to the help of uncle Japan. You really loved your uncle and anytime you heard about him coming over, you were incredibly excited. So there was one night when you heard your parents arguing and they sounded really mad at each othe
Papa!SwedenxChild!ReaderxMama!Finland -Pt 2- The next day, you had woken up in between both of your new parents. They looked so peaceful in there sleep, you decided not to disturb them. Sliding from your mommy's grasp, you got out of bed and decided to explore. Walking out of the room, you walked towards the stairs and looked down at the living room below you through a set of wooden protection bars. A nice warm house almost seemed too good to be true. Scampering down the stairs, you tripped a bit and fell down. You held onto your scraped knee and let out a few pained tears from your (e/c) eyes before collecting yourself off the ground. Limping over to the couch, you pulled yourself up barely and looked at your knee. It was a bit bloody and scraped up. Only then did you remember the bandages on your arms and hands which were now unraveling. More tears surfaced suddenly. "O-oh no...m-mommy is gunna get mad at me..." You tried your best to wrap your hands back up while crying onto them. You saw an
Papa!TurkeyxChild!ReaderxMama!Greece -Pt 2- A few years later when you were about 4, you had gained most of your strength back. You were a very weak and skittish child, not really like being around other people due to your own experience with your parents. Your mommy and daddy fought all the time, but you knew how to get them to stop. So in all technicality, you were the peacemaker, the voice of reason. And you learned this in a year or two. Mommy always fell asleep on the couch too. You knew he and daddy didn't get along very well and you started to gain a bit of fear from it. Before you were abandoned, the same thing happened to your birth parents. One day, your mommy and daddy were fighting over something really stupid. You had tears in your (e/c) eyes and tried to get them to stop as usual, only you had been doing this for awhile and they barely noticed. It only got bad when daddy took the closest thing in range to his hand (which happened to be something glass) and smashed it into the grou
Request Papa!LovinoxLittle!Reader LullabyRequest Papa!LovinoxLittle!ReaderLullaby~~~ 1 year old ~~~The basket you were in was placed on a porch and your mother just left you there. She was gone
forever. You had no idea where you were or if anyone would find you. So all you did was sleep in your little basket till morning.~~~~~~~~ Morning ~~~~~~~~Lovino woke up and went downstairs. "God I hate Mondays." He mutters as he opens the door to get the newspaper, but instead of the newspaper he finds you in a small basket. "What the hell is this?" he asks himself.You opened your eyes to look at the Italian. "Papa!" you exclaimed flailing your arms."Papa?" Lovino repeats. "No way, I'm no one's 'papa'." He says.You smile cutely. "Papa!" you say again.Lovino sighs. "Okay let's get you inside before you get sick." He says picking up the basket. "Let's see if there's a name tag or something." He mutters searching for a nametag. "Ah here we go." He says taking out a slip of paper.Hello Mister or Misses. This is my daughter
Papa!AlfredxLittleReader-DoYouBelieveInHeroes Ch1"Look, I'm seriously thinking about this, Arthur
and I need you one hundred percent behind me.""You bloody git! If you possibly think even for a second that I would agree with anyone to leave a child in your care
God, I don't know if I should think you're on drugs or if you ate something defective again." The blonde ranted on the other end of the phone. The American sighed, roughly running his fingers through his hair as he sat on his Super Man bed. "But why Artie?! Name me three reasons why I can't take care of a child on my own.""First off
your poor diet. You eat fast food 24/7! The poor child will get sick if not fed properly. Second of all
knowing you, laying down the rules for you will be like my willingness to sleep with Francis. ""But you would do that any day-""AND lastly," he continued snappishly "
you know that you'll have to let them go sooner or later, and I know you won't take it well, Alfred." He looked
Papa!Japan X Little!Reader Ch 1Papa!Japan X Little!ReaderYou cried bitterly in the rain. It was pouring and you had no place to go.You were a young girl whose mother and father had been taken away by the soldiers.As you neared the woods you had so often played in, you noticed a sweet smell you had never smelt before.It was fresh and tinged with a bit of sweetness and it was so tempting that you unconsciously followed it, unaware of the growing mud stain on your boots and the howling wind.You arrived at a fence with a little broken down gate, creaking on its hinges. Inside was the tree that caused the smell a cherry blossom tree.Strange, you had never found this place before. But you were so groggy with the cold and the rain that you weren't quite aware of anything anymore, and you stepped into the fenced area.You stumbled deeper into the territory, sighting a single glowing window.Maybe
you could find shelter in there, just for one night
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Papa/Mama!BTTxLittle!Reader 1 "Stop please stop, don't hurt big brother anymore... Please....", Three year old (Name) sat in her room, crying silently, as she heard the slaps from in the other room. "I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU FOR TWO DAYS, YOU BRAT!", (Name) heard her father call. "OH SHUT UP OLD MAN!", Her brother replied, snarkily. This all started when their father's second wife left. She was (Name's) mother, not Heith's mother, just hers. She left their father with a one year-old, and a defyant teenager. When Heith made it to the room he shared with his little sister, he opened the door, and looked sympathetically at her, and climbed into his bed, "I'm going to sleep, goodnight, (Name)", "Goodnight, brother, I love you.", (Name) could have swore she heard a response, but ignored it. When Heith was sure thei
Papa!FrancexLittle!Reader 1 ~Flash Back~ Your 'Mother' stepped into the orphanage, and quickly scanned her surroundings. "Is there someone particular you are looking for, to grace your love, with?", Sister Franny clasped her hands together, and smiled brightly. "Oh, yes. I'm looking for a little girl", She sincerely stated, giving the- I'm-A-Nice-Woman- look. "Just wonderful! Girls have been being adopted less, and less lately... Sadly, some of these girls just want a loving parent, who'll be kind, and caring", Sister Franny sighed contently. "I understand. I wanted a girl, but... I had a miscarriage, a couple years ago...&
Papa!ChinaxLittle!ReaderxSweden 1 China was doing what he always does on his weekends.... Running fromRussia."China~ become on with mother Russia, da?" "NO, ARU!", China ran fasteras Russia got creepier. It seemed Ivan got a little faster every timeChina sped up.Then Yao spotted an ally in the distance, and hauled ass to his safe point.Once Yao made it around the corner, he dove into a big box lined on the wall."China~ where are you?~ Oh China ran away...", China heard Ivan's combat-boots get softer, and softer. So he took this as a sign, and left his/comfy/ hiding spot."That was close, aru.", China leaned on the wall, and panted softly."D-don't h-hurt me!", Yao went on alarm as he heard the next voice."Ooh, come on little one~ You'll be safe with mother Russia~"become one with me, become on with me become one wi-",Yao had lept from the ally, and smacked Ivan dead in the face, withhis frying pan. "AAAHHH! D-DON'T H-HURT M-ME N-NEXT!" The little girlcovered her head with her
Papa!Austria x Little!Reader-Part 1-Not so AloneIt was raining hard one Saturday afternoon, Roderich sadly poked at his piano. Everyone had left him....everyone....Feliciano....his servents.....even Elizabeta. Remembering her brought tears to his eye, which he quickly shook away. Of course she called now and then, but not nearly enough. He wouldn't admit it, but he was missing everyone of his old friends. He was missing Feliciano's cheerful annoying voice, Gilbert's rants about his "Awesomeness", hell he even missed France spying on him. He sighed, not even his piano could cheer him up. Everything was wrong, his life was missing something. He missed the cheerful surroundings and the happy voices of others, he missed the sound of Elizabeta's flying pan hitting France when he was caught spying."I need go out for a while.....this place is to depressing" He left his piano and grabbed an umbrella, yes it was raining. But he went out anyway. He didn't know it then, but now he knows going out in that storm was the best disation he ever ma
LittleReaderxAustria- Rain~3 Years Old~Everyone had left him. He was completely alone. Alone. Alone. Alone. The word rang in his head. Not even his beloved piano gave him pleasure without there being someone to listen every once in a while.To say the least, Austria was miserably lonely.Maybe that's why he had taken to walking. He'd walk around his country everyday, just so he could see other people. Never did he make contact, though. Until that day.On that day he'd been walking along. It had gotten quite late and he was on his way home. That's when it had begun to rain. It poured down; the icy wetness covered everything, and there he was without an umbrella.He almost didn't hear her cries. Oh, how he would have been alone, had he not heard her. He looked in the direction of the pitiful sobs and instead of continuing his hurried pace, he walked towards them. Glancing to the side of the alleyway, he saw her. What a beautiful little thing she was, even with dirty, tattered clothes. With her (color) hair and g
Vatti!GermaniaxLittle!Reader - Mutti's Day Gilbert- 6th Grade Ludwig- 5th Grade You- 3rd Grade -- "Papa Germania!", You screeched quite loudly, running into his arms. "(Name)...? Vhat is zhe meaning of your actions? You know better, zhan to yell- while indoors.", The German made an attempt at a small lecture, which you almost completely ignored. "Heh, She's been like zhis all day, She even sat vith me, und mein friends at lunch, und ranted about somezing I didn't quite understand...", Gilbert laughed, at his 'dads' confused face. Germania had taken in you, Gilbert, and Ludwig at birth, and he had been your 'Vatti' ever since, even though he was actually your Grandpa. "Vatti! Guess vhat! Guess vhat!", You jumped up, and down, still hovering close to his squatted figure.
Papa!SpainxChild!ReaderxMama!Romano -Pt 1- Romano woke up the next day feeling a feeling of confusion, as though something was out of whack in Spain and his home. The first thing he noticed was the fact that Spain was not beating on his door, trying to make him wake up for breakfast that he made 'especially for him.' The second hint was that the house itself was unusually quiet. Usually Spain would be whistling or humming something. And then came the sudden noise that nearly made Romano jump out of his own skin. The cry belonged to a baby. 'What...why the fuck is there a baby in the goddamned house!?' Romano's mind protested. Not even caring if he wasn't wearing a shirt, he ran into the living room to see Spain holding a crying baby in his arms. "What the fuck is this bastardo!?" He snapped. "S-shh..." He said, now trying to calm a baby and Romano down. "Romano, I already have enough to deal with-" "Are you kidding me!? Can you explain what the hell is going on here!?" Romano pro
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This was the console used for 8 track mix downs in the Capitol remix
from 1968 to 1972 when it was retired to editing
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And another video clip with the tune "Do It
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Consoles certainly got bigger and better with time.
Even the Beach Boy sound was topped when they did a recording with Kathy Troccoli in the 90's.
So this is a choice piece of time from history, nothing anyone would use today.
The only Album I can verify that was mixed on this board was
"The Beach Boys 20/20 album" release date: 1/27/1969
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But whoever recorded anything at Capitol/Hollywood from 1968 to 1972 probably mixed down their 8 tracks on this board.
It hasn't been turned on for over 20 years, but sounded fine the
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It has been in various quality conditions of storage since. It will need thorough vacuuming and probably has some cold solder joints by now.
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Since the console only handles line level, you would be free to use your own favorite mic pre amp, with minimal coloring from the board.
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Pain is a normal, protective reaction to an injury or illness. It is a signal that it is time to pay attention to that area of your body and take care of a problem. Chronic pain is when the pain continues for weeks, months, or years. It may be related to chronic illnesses like arthritis, disorders of the nerves, or cancer pain. It may begin with an injury or short illness, but continue even when the physical damage is no longer evident.
For many, chronic pain management only includes tackling the physical symptoms of pain, but there are many cognitive, behavioral, and emotional aspects that can hamper or help healing. How you think and feel about your health or illness will impact your recovery and how much the pain will interfere with your everyday life.
Negative thought patterns like, "I'll never get better" or "This pain stops me from doing everything" may influence the decisions you make about your healthcare. If you feel there is little to no chance of successful treatment, you may be less likely to seek beneficial treatment or may continue with unsuccessful treatments. On the other hand, if you believe success is possible, you are more likely to participate in seeking out and completing recovery treatments.
Stress can also be a major part of a pain cycle. Managing any chronic condition is stressful enough on its own. Aside from the stress of the illness itself, financial concerns and strained relationships secondary to the illness can add to stress. This regular stress stimulates physical responses in the body which can increase pain and delay healing.
Identifying these factors, learning better thought patterns, and developing better communication techniques can be important in managing chronic pain. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a specialized form of therapy designed to help you take these steps.
A common assumption is that people with chronic pain are only imagining their pain. However, part of cognitive behavioral therapy is to help acknowledge that the pain is real and develop healthy thought patterns to manage it. The therapy will be based on your specific need, but often involves creating realistic beliefs about pain, treatment options, and outcomes. Your therapist will help you to:
The overall goal is to replace ways of living that do not work with methods that do. The changes will help you gain more control over your life, instead of living solely through what pain you have.
Cognitive behavioral therapy may be done in a one-on-one or group setting depending on your needs. Your therapy may also include others, like a spouse or family members. Most often, the treatment is short term and lasts between 6-20 sessions and requires practice and homework to be most effective.
Chronic pain is often caused or exacerbated by a combination of issues, some which can be immediately addressed, while others may take longer to resolve. Cognitive behavioral therapy in the meantime can play a role in helping you manage pain and improve your quality of life. It will help you develop the skills to reshape your thinking to improve your treatment effects and decrease new cycles of pain. If you or a loved one have chronic pain, talk to your doctor about adding cognitive behavioral therapy to your care plan so you can move toward better days.
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Steve Jones previews Penn State's Outback Bowl oppenent Florida
One day Urban Meyer was on a conference call telling all of us that he wants to rebuild Florida right and get back to the four basic principles he has for success and then 48 hours later he resigned. It certainly adds an interesting twist to the game as one of the game's top coaches has decided he needs to step away. While Will Muschamp recruits for the future at Florida Meyer will coach for the present. There are pros and cons to all of this. The pro for Florida is that there is a motivation for the players to send Meyer out right. The con is the rest of Florida staff needs to split time between preparing for Penn State and finding new employment for their future which they want to lock up as soon as possible.
Once the pads collide, it just becomes a game and one both teams want badly.
Penn State has 59 freshmen and sophomores on this team. Bowl practice will be critical to not only win the game but also to get a jump on 2011. The first week in Florida is like another spring practice. The second week is a regular game week and with the game on a Saturday it is a nice and natural game week set up.
Time has allowed some injuries to heal. Linebacker Michael Mauti should be back at full go for practices and the game. Same for Jack Crawford who played down the stretch but can now go more plays. The Nittany Lions will need both of them because depth will be very important in this one.
Florida produced 24 takeaways that turned into 101 points this season. When you see these numbers you think right away that this team was at least 10-2. Well then ended up 7-5 in part because of the turnovers they committed. Florida was actually minus one in giveaway/takeaway. They turned the ball over 25 times and seven of those turnovers were in the red zone. The kicking game did not help. Chas Henry won the Ray Guy award as the best punter in college football this season but when Caleb Sturgis went down with a back injury Henry had to perform double duty and the placekicking part was with mixed results. Not only did Florida commit the seven red zone turnovers they also missed four field goals in the red zone this season.
Many at Florida pin a lot of the problems at the feet of the quarterbacks. John Brantley threw nine touchdown passes but also tossed nine interceptions. Trey Burton gives Florida a triple threat as a quarterback, wide receiver and runner. Jordan Reed plays tight end and quarterback. They will break the huddle with all three and you have to see which one is the quarterback.
Jeff Demps won the NCAA 100 meter sprint championship last June. He brings that speed to the field as the team's leading rusher. Florida gets the ball into the hands of as many as ten players a game.
On defense they were placed in tough spots all season because of the turnovers. Strong safety Ahmad Black had a great season with a team leading 102 tackles including ten of them for losses. He picked off a team leading three passes while grabbing two fumbles and forcing three others.
It may be the final game for Urban Meyer and the final game of the 2010 season but it is also a very important one of the Nittany Lions to finish on an up note and set the tone for 2011.
Game Notes
Penn State's last trip to the Outback Bowl was in 2007, a 20-10 victory over Tennessee
The Nittany Lions are 3-0 in the Outback Bowl
This is the 37th bowl for Joe Paterno
He has a 24-11-1 record
This is Coach Paterno's 2nd meeting against Florida
Penn State lost the 1998 Citrus Bowl to Florida 21-6
The Nittany Lions are 9-5 in bowl games vs. the SEC
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This is a wonderful school. My older son has graduated from this school and the younger one is still studying here. The kids are so relaxed but still having high standards in academics. After the completion of 8th grade, all the students get admissions in the competitive high schools or any high school of their choice. They have excellent cultural programs like Diwali, Lunar New Year, Parent Day, School picnic. Parents can get involved if they wish, nothing mandatory for busy parents. But if one wishes to help the school, they are most welcome. There are some fun fund raising events but nothing mandatory. Scientology is not practiced in the school at all. They do have moral code in the curriculum which is basically human values. Students are from different religious background like Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, etc and also non religious groups. The best part is that students learn to respect other cultures and beliefs and go forward with high academic and social standard. There's lot of love in the school. This is the best school I have ever seen.
This school is wonderful, great balance between academics and other activities. Kids are never bound to their chairs and studying all day. They learn a lot by practical application and demonstrating things they learn. Weekly field trips are awesome and gets even better, there is no need for parent participation in these trips. The learning method installs self-confidence and passion to self-learn and keeps them focused on their goals. They do just as well as other highly academic focused schools. Most importantly the kids are always happy here, great interaction between teachers and students across grade levels. Staff is easily approachable and exposure to multicultural events and well received community participation.
Delphi has had a great influence over my children. My son loves to read and reads all the time (he's 8) even when he doesn't have to for homework, and my daughter has now written over 30 stories and writes them at school, and at home just for fun (she's 6). Any school that can make learning fun enough that it makes my kids want to do more work on their own must be good.
The summer program is really fun for the kids as there are activities like swimming and building roller coasters, day trips to parks and attractions and also camping trips. My kids love it and like to come back every year. The staff are really caring and they are also the teachers during the school year, so my kids learn a lot during the academic periods of the summer camp. They don't mind studying in the summer since they like getting to do experiments in the science lab and they like to read books and learn new things. I've met many parents and faculty from lots of different backgrounds and don't feel like any particular philosophy is pushed on anyone. The summer camp is a good fit for us and my kids learn a lot, make friends and have a great time.
My daughter has been attending Delphi Academy for the past 3 years and it has proved nothing but phenomenal! The school has nothing to do with Scientology in their curriculum or teaching contents. The teaching method is from Ron Hubbard and as far as I have seen the connection ends there for my kid. The kids are given a very balanced academic, extra curricular and real life exposures. One of the amazing result I have seen in my kid and other kids is the self studying interest they instil along the way! Its a very important trait that will help the kids in the rest of their lives!
Please do your research before enrolling in this school. This school is deeply rooted in scientology.
Delphi is a great school for toddlers. I think till 3rd grade the education system is pretty good. As you go further up the classes the exposure is OK. There facility is very small for higher classes. - Field trips every week is great. The kids love it. I was looking around and other schools might have a field trip in a month. - Teachers are fun. - Kids have after school classes 4 days a week. Ofcourse paid - Kids can go on their own speed with school work
- love the weekly field trips (great for hands-on practical learning/awareness) - my child understands concepts instead of just "memorizing" - they teach life skills to succeed in the real world, they don't teach to only pass "tests" - my child enjoys the classes and is self-movitated - heartily agree with philosophy on good nutrition and sleep - only con is the size of the school, need bigger facilities - teachers are great; they teach initiative and independence - my child loves it there
Delphi has given my son such a good foundation. He really understands everything he has studied, he knows how to set goals and he's not afraid of hard work. It's a good feeling, knowing that Delphi made sure nothing was skipped over or glossed over in his K-8 education. I don't know any other school that gives that degree of personal care.
This is one school that has an awesome balance of advanced academics (mostly one level above Public schools), extra curricular activities (one field trip per week, music and other activities) and mandatory physical education to go to the next class.
For what it costs to go to this school they are not doing enough. The heart of the program but is great but if you have below standard teachers with no acutal teaching credentials trying to deliver the product so it is quite bad. if it were a free program it would pass but for college tuition I think there should be more delivery and care. I was unhappy with the school and left. It was so expensive plus they rent old public school property that is falling apart.
Delphi schools teach kids the most important skill; HOW to learn. Because this very basic skill is learned, children are set up for the rest of their lives to learn anything and everything they choose to learn about! As a result, kids really *love* to study, and they really 'get' what they are studying about! I wish I'd had this style of learning when I was growing up - I know it would have made a huge difference in my life.
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My daughter has been going to this school for last 3 years. it was very good school in first year.however the education quality has been downgraded to may be a public school with very low API scrore. The kids are not learning but just passing through the grade just to make room for new kids. Parents need to spend lot of time to ensure kids learn basics like addition and subtraction. I am disappointed at downgraded quality of teaching and spending lot of time to ensure my daughter is well educated.
Overall its better than the other private schools in the area. ++ field trips. my son loves field tips, kids learn a lot with practicals + One on One attention and if needed the kid is asked to stand next to the teacher's table and work on the books + teachers ad people around are very energetic and cheerful. + office staff is helpful and as the school is small there is a lot of personal attention - Even though I am completely for healthy eating/sleeping habit, what i don't completely agree with the school is their philosophy about any behavioral or study issue must be because of eating junk/sugar or not enough sleep. My son for one is always hyper inspite of eating very healthy. - and even though the school says they dont encourage sugar and junk food, my kid has had more exposure to candies at school than home(through friends)
My 4 year old son is reading at a 1st grade level and is now learning things that I learned in 2nd grade. In one month, his handwriting went from being extremely sloppy and backwards to being correct and very neat. He can read a clock and can add and subtract up to 2 digits. He's 4 years old. This amazes me. This school gets students to want to learn and gets them interested, not by force, but by making sure they are really understanding.
Delphi is a very personal school. There are many cultural festivals and the kids learn to appreciate all kinds of people and cultures. I am very happy with my child's teachers in Form 1 (2nd grade). My son is really thriving there. He has grown up a lot since he arrived into the class and that was only a month ago. His academics are improving a lot. If I have any question or problem the teachers and staff are very open to talking with me to resolve it. The arts are very rich in Form1. They do class performances and work with different media. Right now their group project is constructing a large city with paper and cardboard. Each child is contributing. I am happy with the progress in my child's spelling, math and reading. I am very impressed overall.
Ms. Sewasew is an awesome arts and crafts teacher. Her students win awards in art shows, Like the Seymore Marine Mammal Art Contest. The school offers afterschool classes in Chess, Dance, Languages, Guitar and Free study hall classes (tutoring). All this and field trips, art, music. Oh, and an incredibly strong academic program with stellar results in math and writing. When students, parents and teachers all come together with the program, it's awesome. I was so impressed as a parent, I becae a teacher!
First of all this school doesn't follow the regular convention of grades. Second the teaching is based on how your child is responding or how much the child is interested in learning. There are some kids who are interested only in playing and won't focus on studies until there is some bribe or force. My daughter is in that category. and I felt this school is not that great for such kids. She used to know much more while she was in Pre-K in other school. She likes this school a lot because of their field trips and there is no force to do studies. Me as a parent still getting used to it. Quality of art programs in really bad. There are lot of enthusiastic people but just that is not helping them.
Delphi has best approach to education than any other private school I visited. My daughter is learning new things everyday. She is confident and has aquired amazing communication skills. She can learn anything as she understands how to learn. She enjoys as well as she works hard. I like daily update in homeowrk folder as well as attention to excellence in everything they do.
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Barbara Hayes?Roth, Karl Pfleger, Philippe Lalanda, Philippe Morignot, Marko Balabanovic, "A Domain-Specific Software Architecture for Adaptive Intelligent Systems," IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 288-301, April, 1995.
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It's so silly of me not to notice that my wife's blood pressure from our last OB check up was 90/60. Honestly, I myself didn't know what those numbers means. My wife didn't even tell me that she has hypotension. Probably because they OB didn't gave much concern in it and that it is something normal specially for the pregnant.
There are a number of pregnant women who may ask, "What is considered low blood pressure when you are pregnant?", What are the blood pressure ranges? Do we really need to seek medical help or treatment? Let's see..
I found myself a little curious about the subject and did a little reading and some research about it.
What Is Low Blood Pressure?
Hypotension is the medical term for low blood pressure. You have hypotension if you have a blood pressure of less than 90/60
What Do Those Numbers Mean?
A blood pressure reading appears as two numbers. On my wife's case, it's 90/60.
The first one and higher of the two is a measure of pressure from the arteries when the heart beats and fills them with blood. This pressure is called systolic pressure.
The second number is called diastolic pressure, or it measures diastolic pressure. This is the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats.
In general, low blood is a sign of good cardiovascular health specially for athletes but could also be a sign of problem for the elderly.
Dizziness or being lightheaded can be caused by a sudden drop of blood pressure where the brain did received enough supply of blood.
Dizziness and Lightheaded During Pregnancy
Most of the times this is normal. I did a little research and found out that these happened occasionally on pregnant women.
When you're pregnant, your cardiovascular system undergoes dramatic changes. Your heart rate goes up, your heart pumps more blood per minute, and the amount of blood in your body expands by 40 to 45 percent.
Here what Baby Center has to say:
During a normal pregnancy, your blood pressure gradually decreases in the beginning, reaching its lowest point in the middle of your pregnancy. It then begins to rise, returning to its regular level by the end of pregnancy.
What should be done about it?
Lie down as soon as you feel lightheaded or dizzy, so you won't fall and hurt yourself if you do faint.
Doctors also advised to lie down on your left side will maximize the blood flow to your heart — and thus to your brain. It will supposedly keep you from actually fainting and eventually may relieve the sensation of lightheadedness altogether.
Causes of Lightheadedness During Pregnancy
- Standing up too fast – I'm sure that this also happens even if you're not pregnant. When you're sitting down, blood pools in your feet and lower legs. To prevent lightheadedness, avoid getting up too fast.. Slowly rise from lying to sitting or from sitting to standing.
- Lying on your back – Not sure about this, but my wife complains that when she's lying on her back, she feels uncomfortable and dizzy. According to studies, about 8 percent of pregnant women develop a condition called supine hypotensive syndrome – usually in their second and third trimesters. When they lie on their back, their heart rate increases, their blood pressure drops, and they feel anxious, lightheaded, and nauseated until they shift their position. To avoid this problem, lie on your side instead of flat on your back. Either side is better than your back, although the left side is best
- Not enough food and drink – When you don't eat enough, you can end up with low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), which can make you feel dizzy or faint. This can happen much more easily when you're pregnant.
- Anemia – Being anemic can surely case someone to feel lightheaded and dizzy. If you're anemic, you have fewer red blood cells to carry oxygen to your brain and other organs. This is probably the reason why my wife was prescribed to take Iron supplement. Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia. She's also taking prenatal vitamin with iron now that she's in her second trimester.
So, after doing this googling and little reading, I told my wife all about it and she's a relieved with the information. She said "so that's why I have lots of Iron to take… "
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Nvidia and Sony provided a first look at the RSX graphics architecture of Playstation 3 at a press conference at E3. The RSX graphics processor when combined with the Cell microprocessor (which has nine cores) will provide two teraflops of floating point horsepower. PS3 will have 256MB of XDR RAM at 3.2 GHz, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM at 700 MHz, six USB 2.0 ports, support for Memory Stick and compact flash memory cards, digital audio output, 3 gigabit Ethernet ports, built-in Wi-Fi and support for Blue-ray Disc format (50GB) as well as play CDs and DVDs. At E3 the impressive tech demos included light absorption and subsurface refraction, highlighting how different surfaces react differently to lighting. More significantly to OpenGL developers, the Playstation 3 will support the open standards OpenGL ES 2.0 (with OpenGL ES Shading Language) and Cg for rendering.
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The Darkness stage comeback
The Darkness have returned and are stronger than ever. The band that brought the fun and grandeur of rock and roll to the 21st century went on hiatus in 2006 when frontman Justin Hawkins left the band. They regrouped in 2011 for a few festivals overseas and in August of 2012 released Hot Cakes, a riff-laden rock and roll opus chalk full of the Darkness' cheeky humour and of course Hawkins' trademark falsetto. Since their return, they have been touring the world over, most recently opening for Lady GaGa. MSN caught up with frontman Justin Hawkins at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto to discuss songwriting, love, getting the band back together, and touring with Mother Monster herself.
Having just got off the road with Lady GaGa, on a massive tour like that, what has that taught you as a performer? Did you take anything away from the experience?
Well, I mean it's a lot of production. A lot of money was spent on that thing. It sort of reminded me of what a Bon Jovi show used to be like. You'd have a huge set list, and the stage, the concept, it's everything. Then you would have another one in storage. It's a lot of money spent on something like that. It's a totally different world. Also, because we got to spend a little bit of time with her, we sort of recognized that she never stops working. She's always consumed and surrenders to the existence of it.
You're not?
We are, just not in the same way. We're old-fashioned. I very seldom tweet, and if I do I sort of need to inflate my ego a little bit. If somebody says something nice, I'll retweet it. I try not to do that. But if it's about the shows, I think that's crucial. I want people to know that we're doing good work. Aside from that, I don't really put anything of myself out there.
You're talking about the new music industry model.
Yeah. I'm not on Facebook.
I talk to bands about that all the time. The mystique that Zeppelin had would have not worked today.
You're speaking my language. I wish it was like the olden days. I saw a piece, like one of these think pieces on the music trade, and it used this lovely expression of "Mystery is history." I immediately flipped to the back of the book to look at the classifieds to find another f---ing job. I don't want to be involved in something that hasn't got that kind of thing.
So how do you survive in the industry now?
We just don't sell as many tickets. [Laughs.] We don't sell as many t-shirts, and we're not on the radio as often. We've got no interest in being the boy next door and I don't think we ever did. Nirvana comes along and it was amazing, but what it inspires is less amazing. You can say that about David Bowie and all that stuff. In England, Oasis came along and they're amazing. They're one of my favourite bands. I think that he's a great front man. But I think what people took from that was the boy next door can also play guitar, and he doesn't need to jump around. He can just stand there with his anorak on and do that. It's fine if you're Oasis, but it annoyed me that the rest of the music trade was also doing that. Then came Big Brother and all this f---ing reality TV. I'm personally bored of it and I'm sure other people are as well. Nobody aspires to be different anymore. Nobody wants to be weird. The people that actually manage to do that and be weird, they're sort of pushed aside of the mainstream. You have to be really f---ing amazing to exist properly within it.
But then you get the cult following.
That's what we've got at the moment. We've definitely got that. We're very happy to be one of those bands. I think that's partly because the last album hasn't got a clear single like the first one had. Hot Cakes, in my opinion doesn't have a song in there that's obviously a single. That doesn't mean there aren't singles on it. I'm just saying there's no opportunity to go, "This is the single. Let's put it on the radio!" It's funny, because we heard they were using things like focus groups. I even know people who use focus groups to write songs.
Talking about groups, and maybe this isn't a good segue-way, but it got me thinking about your experience writing for Meat Loaf. What was that experience like, going into that songwriter's camp?
The first half of that was spent with a lot of Nashville guys who really know how to write songs quickly, not necessarily formulaic. I think he got a bit frustrated with that and he needed something more performance-based. Traditionally, I write songs with the performance in mind. He wanted to get some of that.
You write with the performance in mind. That's fascinating.
For The Darkness, yeah.
How does that happen? Are you thinking, "Oh this would be a great time to do a jump karate kick or to wail a solo?"
Yeah. Definitely with solos. Maybe not so much the choreography. Just the journey of it. The musical element, there's definitely one eye on that when writing for The Darkness. Not for other stuff. He got a few people in like me, and Eric Nally from Foxy Shazam, and a load of other people who were performers to write stuff. We all got stuff on that album. It actually worked really well. And it was fun. It's nice to sort of have the artist there that you're writing for, so you know what you need to do to get it cut. Having that immediate feedback is helpful.
How are you with letting those songs, the Meat Loaf ones, go. You'll never play them.
What's that like as a writer?
To be honest, as a writer, I used to do jingles. That paid for the first album, literally. The money I got from [jingles] was exactly what the album cost.
Do you miss writing jingles?
Yeah I do. It was kind like a brilliant existence. I had really good relationships with advertising agencies. Without that, you can't interpret what they want. You need to understand their vocabulary and try to translate it into musical vocabulary. You only do that when you work with someone for a long period of time or you have the client in the room.
Like Meat Loaf.
Yeah. You'll either get a Meat Loaf scenario or you have people you've worked with before. It got to the point where I was getting paid really well just to do demos. A lot of them weren't getting used, but it was fine because that's just how it worked. If it got used it was a bonus.
How did "Communication Breakdown" change your life? What was it about that record, that song?
Actually, getting back to focus group thing… originally that lyric was "until I heard 'The Kick Inside' [by Kate Bush] on the TDK D90 cassette." It wasn't deemed rock enough.
Why'd you take it to a focus group?
It was Bob Ezrin.
So the producer.
He was pushing me to find a more rock reference. That was the second one. What I loved about that song, not 'The Kick Inside', but 'Communication Breakdown' is that it sounds really simple. Like you could pick up a guitar and walk into a pub and do it, but then you hear a million people doing it and it's very difficult to pull off. It's one of those things that looks beautifully simple but it's actually really hard to capture that thing that they had.
Who made the call to get The Darkness back together again?
Well, my brother and I had been writing songs, so it was just a case of, "Now what do we do with all these songs?" He likes producing bands and obviously writing's good whenever you can do it. We were just collaborating on songs. We didn't know if it was for The Darkness or whoever really. We had enough and it was sounding like a Darkness record. We did a month in May, then we planned to do two months, but we stopped and started rehearsing so that we could do the festival thing that we'd been offered. Basically, we were sort of reluctant to take the Download Festival offer because we didn't want people think that we were sort of cashing in or doing something for money. Now, I don't think we'd give a sh*t, to be honest. We wanted to make sure it wasn't going to interfere with the fact that we were doing an album. We wanted to really stress that. After we did a sort of a "festivel-y" run, we went back into the studio to finish it off.
How was it for you to get back on stage? There's a lot of athleticism to your performance. Were you back in fine form off the bat?
Yeah. I've always been fit actually, apart from the period where I wasn't fit. That was addressed during the interim. I addressed all of that stuff. What hindered the development I think was this one eye on what people were thinking. We were worried that we weren't as good as we used to be. We wanted to make sure everything was perfect. That's not how we used to do business. Now we have a year of solid touring. We know what we've done wrong really, and that's that we cared. It's really important not to, I think. When we first kicked off, it was like we were doing those athletic things, it was because nobody else was and we weren't interested in being like anybody else. Then I think after the break, we were like, "Oh sh*t. We better do our thing." Our thing is whatever we feel like. I know what 2012 is all about for us. It's us getting back into it. 2013 is us finding our identity again and holding on to it. Last year, I wanted to dress like I was dead for five years and then dug up. Effectively I was. I don't feel like that anymore. I feel like, "F--- it. We're The Darkness now. That's it." It means flares. It means cat suits.
Where does that come from, the costuming?
I'm not sure. It might be my mum actually. I remember when we first sat down with a proper stylist, and she was working with Kylie Minogue and a lot of big pop people. The first thing I said was that I wanted to wear a cat suit. I actually tried to do it myself by getting a leotard and modifying it, but it was very revealing. [Laughs.] It made people feel very uncomfortable… for the people in the front row. I said that I wanted a lace and leather cat suit. She just looked at me and said, "Would you really let me do that?" [Laughs.] Then we had a great relationship with her. She's just always a brilliant person to collaborate with. Always coming up with ideas. She always got it because she knew where we were from and she understood our upbringing, and we used to hang out at school. It was cool.
Love has always been a major theme for The Darkness, and well every band. Why?
For me, when we first started writing about love, I said to Dan that there's a lot of mystical, cosmic, flowery terminology going on in songs. The one word they weren't saying is love. People were moaning about their girlfriends and their romantic situations. Nobody was saying. I was just like, "F---. Could we just write some songs with love in the title?" That's the first thing that we did. We wrote "Love is Only a Feeling," "Love on the Rocks with no Ice," "I Believe in a Thing Called Love." Those three songs happened quite close to one another because we were very determined to be honest about what we were talking about like bands used to. I think that's what went missing in the nineties. They stopped saying the word. When the word became a taboo, that's the thing that really started to turn us on. We wanted to be out there and be the band that does those love songs.
In 'Love is not the Answer', you're saying "I don't know what love is but I know what love is not." So what is love not?
It's not what you expect it to be. You have a load of experiences in your life, and this is what I discovered as a sober person actually. Up to a point, I was self-medicating, and I'm not sure if any of that stuff counts. So from the point in which I was reborn…
Do you view it that way?
Oh yeah. No question. I found myself operating at an even keel, and I didn't think I'd ever feel anything. I thought, "This is actually what it's like. There's no such thing." You kid yourself and it goes away. Then you meet somebody and it all changes. It's a remarkable experience. I know what it's not, and that's all the other stuff. It's not rose petals. It's not peacock feathers. It's not f---ing "always'" and "forevers". It's everything else.
Are you someone who's constantly thinking of melodies and writing ideas?
No. I need a guitar. I do think of lyrics all the time.
And what, jot them down in your phone?
Yeah. I normally have some sort of document that I put stuff in. It's usually just sort of a couple of lines. It's not usually more than that until I've got a melody. It's really hard to nail that down unless I've got a guitar. It's the most frustrating thing about traveling is that you haven't got a guitar with you.
Even on the road now?
Well touring's ok, but you haven't got any privacy.
You need to be alone as well?
Yeah. It's like masturbation. Ideally. [Laughs.] There are exceptions. [Laughs.]
How do you know where to put a vocal? Do you test things out. Do you say, "Maybe I'll try the falsetto here"? Are the situations where it doesn't work?
When it's a "me" song, or I'm writing for, let's say for example Adam Lambert or Meat Loaf.
Adam Lambert, really?
Yeah. The first song on his first album. When I do that, I just write it. I don't think about the key or anything. I just do it. When it's time to perform it, we'll try a couple of positions and move it around. We try different inversions, and different keys. We'll try every key. We go right through until it hits the "emotion" part in my voice. I actually think that the guys have a different idea of what my voice should be doing then to what I got. The Darkness is four opinions that all count. It's a four-way partnership. If three of them are saying, "You should sing it like that." Then I'll be like, "F--- it. I'll sing it like that." I tend to like to save my falsetto, and those high bits of screaming for key moments. Whereas they like me to be in that power zone all the time.
Can you keep up with being in that power zone all the time?
I can. I just don't like listening to it. If I listen to song like that, like "Get Your Hands off of my Woman," for example. It's really hard to relax, because my voice box goes into, not a spasm, but it prepares itself to sing along to it. It's very hard to relax when I listen to my own singing voice.
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Lennon or McCartney.
When you hear a song, what usually hits you first: Lyrics, melody, or rhythm?
Song you've written that you're the most proud of?
"Music Again."
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RSVP by 9/30 to email@example.com this is just so we have a rough count for Blakes. Troops and individual girls with parents pay Blakes upon arrival.
This event is for girls and parents sorry no tagalongs.
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Blake Farms Cider Mill, 17985 Armada Center Road, Armada, MI 48005
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Mon, August 12, 2013 (12:55pm) to Mon, September 30, 2013 (05:00pm)
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