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I'm doing it again. I do it every single year, without exception. Spring flowers bloom, and sun emerges, and blue skies shout HELLO!, and I start to dream about Summer. Misty, blissful, rose-tinted dreams about light evenings and BBQs and bare legs and parks and pub gardens and laying on the grass and Pimms and nice dresses and Joy. I float around in an irritating cloud of OH ISN'T IT LOVELY THOUGH for a couple of months, pointing out cherry trees and ice cream vans and bluebells. And then, around mid-June, I transform into a snarling ball of hatred. Why? Because I'd forgotten that SUMMER SUCKS.
Common phrases around the Ball Of Hatred time include: IT'S TOO BLOODY HOT. WHY IS IT SO MUGGY. MY HAIR IS A RUG. THE LAWN NEEDS MOWING AGAIN?!?! Yep, every single year without fail, I forget that Summer Sucks big hairy catkins. And so, this year I'm going to temper my expectations. I'm going to be sensible and pragmatic and remember all the misery to come.
Yeah, I bet you're rolling your eyes and thinking: "What a stupid woman! Summer? Summer sucks?! What is she on??". However, you should bear with me, because I've pulled together a list for you. A handy list, to remind you that summer is NOT a pool of delight, but rather the exact opposite. Summer sucks. Despite the below image being what you always THINK summer is going to be like, it's actually a boiling pit of torture and pain. Here's why…
Oh yeah, sunglasses are AWESOME, right? Wrong. I mean, they look great, and I love them, and I'll happily buy 50,000 pairs but…sunglasses marks. You know. Those annoying marks on the sides of your nose. No matter what type of sunglasses you wear, those marks NEVER go away. And your carefully-applied makeup? Totally smeared off. Thanks, sunglasses. Thanks for ruining my face.
Surely everyone above a certain size is nodding their heads right now. And guys, that size is a LOT smaller than you'd think. Having thighs that touch in any way is more often than not part of being human, and when you're walking around in the summer heat and those thighs are cuddling and getting intimate… Well. Cuddling becomes rubbing, rubbing becomes chafing, chafing becomes ARGH MY LOINS ARE BURNING IN A BAD WAY. I normally wear little shorts underneath any dress to attempt to counteract this, but that still means I'm warmer than I should be. Screw you, chub rub. Screw you, summer.
UK humidity is horrific. I don't mind going to the majority of warm or hot countries, and I'm nursing the theory that I could even cope with south east Asian humidity, but here? You don't expect to have to swim through soup just to pop to the shops, and nor should you. The UK should not be serving up this level of muggy, suffocating humidity, full stop. And have you SEEN what the humidity does to my hair? It's not good, people. It's not good. Monica in Friends and her Barbados issues are NOTHING compared to my humidity hair. And no man, nor beast, can tame that bush.
And, following on from the previous, UK homes are NOT built for summer. In the same way that the entire population of southern England is not built for more than 2cms of snow, UK homes are not built for Heat or Humidity. Why do we have to put up with boxy little houses crammed so close together? Why can't someone have a lightbulb moment and at least install a sexy white box of wind and dreams? And yes, this part of my summer hatred could also be termed "I want an air con unit and I want it NOW".
Minuscule balls of yellow evil. Next.
You know the people I mean. I love a BBQ, don't get me wrong. But a BBQ stubbornly held in the middle of an August downpour, whilst a tiny speaker pumps out Pitbull in an attempt to force 8 people into some sense of jollity and a bucket of Pimms goes warm? BYE.
Look, I really and truly don't mind if you want to get your skin out. I don't. I mean, I will scoff at and say "Oh HERE they come" about the blokes who whip their tops off at the first hint of summer, but still. Your body. You get it out if you want. What I DO mind is just how blasé and ignorant people are about looking after that skin. It's your skin! It's got to carry you for your whole life! Why do you want to burn it to a lobster crisp and show it off like it's some kind of status symbol?! I seriously want to grab each and every one of these people by the shoulders and scream "MELAAANOOOOMAAAAA" in their faces as I shake them.
Say you've forgotten all of the above. Say you're having a fantastic time in this summer hell, living it up and soaking up the rays. Chances are, you're doing this on the half hour you have at lunch, or after 5pm when you're released from the office. You're so excited for the weekend. The weekend is going to ROCK. You're going to have a BBQ and hit the beach and maybe have a picnic. And OH WAIT IT'S RAINING. All weekend. Every weekend. For ever more.
Now, if you've read all of the above and you STILL don't agree with me that actually, summer sucks, I'd be happy to take your arguments on board. Truly. Think of it as a challenge – give me a reason why summer is amazing and awesome that beats all of the above, and I'll happily change my mind.


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.....that it can't rain on Sunday? It was news to me, and I was educated.
(Happening before church yesterday...)
Conversation with me and Cam:
Cam: "Mom...do you smell the rain?"
Me: "Yeah, it's nice, isn't it?!" (our window was open, letting the HEAVENLY smell inside!)
Cam: "Yeah, but it's Sunday..."
Me: "What does it being Sunday have to do with rain?"
Cam: "Jesus told us it can't rain on Sunday."
Now YOU know! ;)

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There are a lot of 'oohs' in that paragraph. Not an expression I get to say much in real life these days.
Anyway, I was just wandering around the blogosphere and stumbled into exmoorjane's world to find that she'd tagged me for some questions a couple of days ago. So I'd better get on and answer them then, hadn't I?
What are your current obsessions?
I seem to be currently obsessing over coloured glass, preferably cut glass. It started with a lime green cut glass bud vase that I bought from a charity stall for 50p a year ago. I put it on my kitchen windowsill earlier this year and marvelled at the sunlight shining through it. "More, I need more", I panted. So off to eBay I went. My criteria are that the object musn't be too large, as it has to sit on that particular windowsill AND NO OTHER, and I would prefer it to be a solid colour rather than what is called 'flashed'. This is hard to describe but it's almost like a clear glass object has been dipped in a dye which sits on the outside layer. A design is then cut through to the clear layer underneath so you get a mixture of the clear and coloured. There's lots of Bohemian and Romany glass like this out there. I don't really like it but have been resigned to having to get some in order to get some red glass in there. You just can't easily find solid red cut glass. But, look, isn't it all so pretty?
I have only recently really got into blogs and blogging, and having found some absolutely fabulously funny bloggers (I'm looking at you Jaywalker and Antonia), I now find myself clicking my Google Reader list up to and including several hundred times a day in the hope that something new and entertaining has appeared to distract me from everything else in my life that I should be getting on with.
I don't seem to have a single item that I wear most often, but I do live in Gudrun Sjoden clothes as they're bright, colourful and designed for layering. I also wear Birkenstocks these days - The Artist was smaller than me so heels were avoided and I never got back into them again. But, then again, when you can wear silver holographic comfortable footwear, like this, where's the problem?
Oh and fuschia pinky-purply trainers, forgot about them:
What's for dinner?
What are you listening to?
Ooh, good question. I've thought about it and I'd quite like to be Odin but he only has one eye, he does have a couple of ravens which is a positive aspect but I don't think that outweighs the whole monocular thing. Anyone who mucks about with the animals is appealing, so that includes Herne the Hunter, Cernunnos, Epona, Diana, Athena amongst others, but I think I'm going to have to go with Bacchus - he'd give the best parties!
Favourite holiday spots?
Arizona - hot, desert dryness. Red. Canyons - in fact, the biggest of them all, the Grand Canyon. Ancient American tribal sites. Meteor Crater.
Cornwall - St Ives. Cream teas at The Idle Rocks Hotel in St Mawes. Tintagel.
Guilty pleasure?
Who or what makes you laugh until you're weak?
Father Ted.
Eddie Izzard.
My brother (who I don't see enough of) is hilarious.
If you were to come back as an animal, what would it be?
A swift. Fastest flying creature on the planet, lives for 21 years, always seems to be having a good time. That, or one of my cats who are pampered beyond belief.
Planning to travel to next?
Hopefully Jamaica early next year for a family wedding on the beach. Sand! Sea! Sun! Rum! (not necessarily in that order).
Best thing you ate or drank lately?
Flower of the moment?
Favourite ever film?
Don't sweat the small stuff.
When you're going through hell, keep going.
Rules of the meme. Respond and rework. Answer questions on your own blog. Replace one question. Add one question. Tag 8 people.
So, then. I've done all the above except add one question as I think there's enough there already. Now I just have to find 8 people to tag.
Jaywalker at Belgian Waffle (although she's probably too busy with the weepette, tortoises and beautiful Mexican boys)
Katy at Katyboo1's weblog (although she's probably too busy with family dramas)
Pochyemu at It's mostly about me (although she's probably too busy with exams)
Antonia at Whoopee (alhough she's probably too busy with her false moustaches).
Actually, I think just 4 will do for me for now. This post has been way too long.


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The Inferno Collection, is a romantic suspense mystery novel published by Five Star/Gale in hardcover June 20, 2007.
I originally got the idea for the novel when I was working on my Masters Degree in Library Science. A Princeton librarian spoke to us about unique inferno collections. His lecture was so fascinating and vivid that I was inspired to do further research. I became convinced the concept of inferno collections would be an excellent frame for a mystery novel. Libraries such as Boston Public at one time found it necessary to maintain separate inferno collections of banned books considered inappropriate for general public display and reading. Often these were books deemed salacious such as James Joyce's Ulysses.
When the artist for the cover art e-mailed me, she wasn't certain what to do. So we worked together. I suggested something sinister and gothic, appropriate for a murder mystery. She came up with the cover art you see. Since the novel is set at a university library with an academic librarian acting as amateur sleuth, I thought the image appropriate.


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here's my first bitsy game. I had a lot of fun making it, and working out what was and wasn't possible! I also added some code to change the background colour of the page to match the palette, and I'm very happy to explain how that works if anyone wants to copy it.
I think I know what the letter is, but I'm not sure what to do with it. I'm worried that I'm missing something really obvious! :)
Cool idea, that's a really nice way to represent height, but wow that hurts my eyes!! I would have loved to see some softer colours.
Lovely colours and sounds, but I found it very hard to know when the input began, and kept starting too early or usually too late. Maybe the input could wait for you to hit the first key of the sequence before it starts timing?
I also wish I could try this out. Thank you for making something so ridiculously unique, in any case!
I really like the style and mood set by the manual, and that understand the purpose of the game and how each of the tools worked was up to the player. After a bit of experimentation I ended up with this!
I made a similar game, but I think yours is done more elegantly. The sensor is a cool way to make exploration easier.
I really like how you gave the game three levels of difficulty by including three different manuals. I tried Hardened Onyx and had a lot of fun with it! I'm not even sure that you need the five clues (except for maybe the direction of the arrow).
After some initial confusion (the detailed instructions were very much appreciated!) I got the hang of it and managed to catch a fish on my second and third attempt! I really like the multi-stage process involved in catching a fish, and I'm impressed that a game that only uses one bit of input and one bit of output can be this fun!
fixed a major bug that broke most of the levels. if you downloaded it before now, you unfortunately have the broken version
Please visit the game page for more information about Gaussian Soldiers, including how to play!
It takes a little while for the coolness to kick in but once it does the game just keeps getting better.
SFS is a great unique idea. The oscillating made it feel hectic and out of control in a really good way.
Unept, I've done my best to reduce the lag. If it's still there you can download the standalone exe, that will fix it completely.
The "view" must be 160x144px, but the "room" can be much larger. So you can have a huge room with a huge background, so long as you only see 160x144px of it at a time.
For the first two questions, you can only use four RGB values. So for example you could use $f5f5d4, $96cf85, $4b6d85 and $352b31 (such as in my display picture). No other RGB values should ever appear anywhere in the game. For the third question, no one will know you started early but it is very strongly against the spirit of the game jam. You are essentially cheating, and given it is an online competition with no prize you are only cheating yourself.
This is a really great idea, but getting everyone to remain absolutely silent about their games sounds like a nightmare to organize and oversee! I wonder to what degree people would be able to guess the author of anonymously submitted games, based on style or theme interpretation. There are at least a few people I can think of whose games I would love to try to find amongst however many games were submitted.
I'm trying to compile it on my android device (Samsung S4) and I've run into a problem. the video library is missing (from a fresh install of APDE) and I can't work out how to install it.
how do those categories sound? theme would cover how well the rules are followed. clarity would cover how easy a game is to understand, keeping in mind how simple or complex it is.
right now the only category I have set up is an "overall" category. are there particular categories people would like to see?
really glad to hear it! I'm struggling to find time to finish my project, but I've liked having to try and make things clear with all the limitations in place.
I'm not sure I know what you mean by make the screen move, but I obviously have a few guesses. ideally you'd want to convey that the player is sprinting purely through the 1-bit output (for example, through flashing or blinking to give the impression of footsteps) but this might not be a good solution for you, depending on what else the game is doing. if you really want to give the player feedback to their input and there's no way to reasonably integrate it, then you certainly can, but it is bending the rules quite a bit (which is perfectly fine).


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From the 1946 wedding album of Daisy Schwartz and Harold Burk, who got married at the Hotel McAlpin in New York City, here are some photos of my Farkas side of the family, showing my grand-aunts and -uncles and lots of cousins.
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Great family photos and a beautiful setting for a reception. I love the hats!ReplyDelete
Yes, wonderful "special occasion" hats. Feeling hat envy :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 05, 2015
Hello! I would like to speak with you about possibly using one or more of these photos in a history of the hotel. You can reach me at herald towers history (all one word) at gmail. Thank you.ReplyDelete
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Ah the weekend and with such a busy week crafting this week I have to spend some much needed time catching up on chores. I have already been shopping, prepared tonight's dinner and cleaned the kitchen up again. I have two loads of washing to put away and that is just for starters. Already it is 12.30 here and there is so much more to be done before I can sit and be satisfied with the day's work. Well I can now add posting on my blog to the never ending list of things I have to do.
I know I am not alone. There are so many of us out there. If only we could lend each other a hand.


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For the second half of my Europe work trip I've been visiting a few astronomy friends in Copenhagen, a city both Peter and I know and love from our adventures two years ago. Unfortunately Peter wasn't able to join me this time; something about work and a thesis and perhaps a couple mutterings about beer brewing. Oh well, I've been having plenty of fun without him, starting with an entertaining evening at the street parties organized by Distortion. It reminded me a bit of Halloween in Isla Vista, but only some people were wearing costumes and the average age was a bit higher (minus the toddlers safely rocking out from their balconies). I defer you to google for a realistic image of the chaos. For a change of pace, my friend Andreas, his girlfriend Mia, and I decided to hit the Swedish countryside for a long weekend of staring at nature. You see, I chose the absolutely best two weeks to visit Copenhagen, with one holiday each week to goof off and recuperate from what is starting to feel like a very long stream of never-ending travel (especially after my trip to the East coast three weeks before leaving for Europe). Thankfully, Sweden did not disappoint. We stayed in Mia's parents' cabin in the Swedish woods across the road from a lake. The cabin had canoes, fishing gear, and even internet. While we failed to catch any fish, we did enjoy exploring a couple of islands, and being the pessimists we are, came equipped with various meats to roast on the grill instead. On the second day, we went on an outing to an establishment in the middle of the Swedish woods where we sat outside sampling various teas (they had an impressive selection and I was grateful to Upton's for at least a cursory knowledge of tea lingo) and some Swedish pastry that involved balls of cooked dough served with tasty jam. On our way there, we saw two wild boar and a handful of cute baby boar from the road, apparently a very rare sight. Between that and a bee attack in the car, it was an entertaining day. To top it all off, we got to take the ferry to and from Sweden through Helsingor, which I previously visited to see Hamlet's castle. This time we saw the castle from the ocean view, surrounded by sail boats (probably Danes just celebrating a perfectly clear day in June, the first in more than a week) and sparkly water. Allow me to demonstrate: Perhaps I should clarify that part of my interest in visiting Sweden was due to my heritage of being a quarter Swedish, which doesn't sound like a lot, but apparently it's enough to require Swedish themed Christmas parties growing up and a strong attraction to almond-flavored pastries (although not to pickled herring). My mother was understandably jealous when I told her I was visiting Sweden without her, but I'm happy to report that Sweden is pretty much just like Maine (where my parents plan to retire), so they shouldn't feel too left out. For example, both have way too many large rocks and a mostly-rocky coastline, tons of forest (specifically pine trees), and both are covered in lupins.
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A New Sourdough Bread Recipe
Despite previous reports, I'm still hale and hearty and a lover of a good sourdough. A recipe for Tartine's country bread appeared in the New York times a bit ago. The Tartine bread book has been highly recommended to me (people tend to like it more than the Peter Reinhardt that I've been using for a while), and has been on my list of "things I'd like to probably get someday" for a while. So, naturally, I had to give this bread a shot. Since the recipe is given in full detail in the Times link, I'm not going to repeat it here, only point out what simplifications I made and still managed to be successful. And it does need simplification–the recipe as listed is a pain in the rear.
Commentary on Tartine's Country Bread, by Suzanne Lenzer, adapted from "Tartine Bread" by Chad Robertson
a) As I already have a starter, I do this recipe in three steps: make the leaven (wait overnight), make the dough (wait for the day), bake.
b) On Saturday night, make the leaven as specified in step 3.
c) On Sunday morning, make the dough as in steps 4-6. Use the remaining leaven for sourdough pancakes (it's pretty darn close to the 3/4 of a cup as called for in that recipe). The recipe says to mix with your hands; for the love of god, don't do that, it's far too messy: just stir with a spoon.
d) Throughout the day, fold the bread as specified in step 7. (Do your best to work this into your Sunday schedule.)
e) I don't have any fancy proofing baskets, so I mostly skip the specifics of steps 8-10. Instead, I split the dough in half and do my best to pull them each into a boule shape on a well-floured surface. I then put them in well-floured covered bowls, and put one of the bowls in the fridge, and leave the other out to continue rising.
f1) Bake one on Sunday evening/night: let it rise for as long as you can (maybe another half hour to an hour), then preheat the oven with the dutch oven in it, and bake as specified.
f2) Bake the other on Tuesday night: as soon as you get home from work, take the dough out of the fridge and allow to come to room temperature. Preheat the oven and bake as before.
The only real failures I've had with this have been when I haven't let the bread rise enough (while doing the folding) or haven't let it come to room temperature before baking. As such, the Saturday/Sunday/Tuesday schedule is what works for me.
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Classic card of the week
Tommy Lasorda, 1996 Upper Deck checklist
Of all the things I enjoy about this card—there are many—I most enjoy the contrast between the intended modernity of the card itself and the oldness of the man featured on it. This is like putting a GPS on a horse and buggy.
I don't think any card better exemplifies why I so enjoy the managerial baseball card. I mean, just for fun—remove all context here. There is no such thing as baseball cards. Our society has not acknowledged the magnificence of the heroes of our national pastime being featured annually on tiny pieces of cardboard. But then, this emerges, and what we have is a crystal-clear card inexplicably featuring a 70-year old man in uniform. If we were to put this card in a time capsule that wasn't opened until the year 4017, when baseball has morphed into "blorkball" and is played with lasers by robots—my concept of the future is quite juvenile—we would be totally embarrassed from heaven. What we were we thinking?! (Everything else in the time capsule would represent our era honorably.)
Of course, even within the context of baseball cards, this particular card makes no sense. We are still left with the nagging question, "What am I supposed to do with this?" For me, 15 years later, I have discovered that the purpose of this card is for me to post it on the Internet and question its purpose. But others haven't been so fortunate, I imagine.
This card is part of Upper Deck's "Managerial Salute." And I say it's about darn time we salute the often elderly men who make hundreds of thousands, or millions, of dollars for socializing around star athletes and sitting on a bench for three hours a night and making gut-based decisions like, "Bring in the lefty," and "That's a strike, you nincompoop!" These men deserve more praise, especially the ones who are unceremoniously dismissed from their position, and forced to take the same position with a different team a few years later, or a slightly lesser position for slightly less money until they become manager again, or appear in the broadcast booth or on television and realize the dream job of every red-blooded male in America. I don't want to take things too far, but I think every time a former or current manager of a baseball team at any level steps into a public arena, everyone should stop what they're doing and salute. I don't think that's too much to ask.
Lasorda especially deserves a salute. In fact, I just don't think he ever received the attention here that he did abroad. Sayeth Wikipedia:
Lasorda became a local celebrity in the Dominican Republic due to his many visits in search of young baseball talents in this land of many famous players in the major leagues, especially after becoming a devoted fan of the "chicharrones" (deep fried pork skins) commonly sold on the streets of the Villa Mella neighborhood of Santo Domingo.
"Here comes the old, fat white man who takes all of our athletes and eats all of our deep fried pork skins!" is what many of the locals would excitedly scream, in Spanish (if someone can translate that sentence for me into Spanish, I will post it on the blog immediately as its own post with no explanation; also, I studied Spanish for a total of eight educational years), as Lasorda stepped off of his golden helicopter and into the small villages of the Dominican Republic. Then, of course, they would salute.
Did you know?
When Word was executing its spell-check, one of its suggestions for "blorkball" was "blackballs."


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The first book in James Patterson's Maximum Ride series, The Angel Experiment is a solid sci-fi/thriller. Max and her "flock" spent their early years in a genetic and bioengineering facility referred to, rather euphemistically, as the School. They spent most of their time in cages – those big dog containers, specifically – and, when they were out of their cages, were mistreated in various painful ways. Four years before our narrative begins, one of the scientists – "whitecoats" – kidnapped the six of them and took them to live in a house in the middle of nowhere, where they could finally learn to fly – because, oh yeah, they have wings. And hollow bones and super strength and ridiculously high metabolisms.
Anyway, their savior whitecoat disappeared two years ago, and now, out of nowhere, erasers – savage wolfmen developed by the same geneticists who developed the flock – show up to kidnap Angel, the youngest of the flock. As the other five fly to the rescue, various questions are raised: why was the flock created? do they have parents? is this really a kidnapping or is it a sadist game or test? and so on.
It moves at a good pace and has a spunky, sympathetic narrator. There's even a bit of moral ambiguity, which I expect – and hope – will be even stronger in the second book.¹ In short, it's everything it tries to be .
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Check out Adrienne Bailon's earrings at the 2011 US Open Rock The Set Concert. Most people think it looks wacky( tie dye - paper mache project made by a kindergartner? i don't think so....it looks too good.....:-)). I like it....kinda.
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Mitt continues to say no to a third Presidential run, but the call for him to run for President in 2016 is growing. Last time a candidate was renominated for President after he lost was Richard Nixon. He won when he was renominated by the Republicans. So history is on Mitt Romney's side. Only time will tell weather or not Mitt will throw his hat into the ring yet again.
At least one House Republican thinks Mitt Romney will make another run for the White House in 2016 — and this time, he says, the 2012 runner-up will emerge victorious.
"I think he actually is gonna run for president. He probably doesn't want me to say that," Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) told host Chris Matthews on MSNBC's "Hardball" on Monday. Chaffetz also backed the former Massachusetts governor early in the GOP nomination process for 2012.


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A big shout out to Rylee because she is FINALLY going poo in the big potty!!! No more changing poopy diapers!! I suppose it has been about 3-4 weeks since she has been doing all of her business in the potty, but I didn't want to jinx it. We had got her to go #2 in the potty in the past, but she would start to hold it so we would eventually have to convince her we would let her go in a diaper as long as she would not hold it anymore. She started off only wanting to go in her little training potty (yuck), but I was willing to put up with it as long as she wasn't going in her diaper anymore! Thank God that only lasted about 2 weeks because this all happened during the peak of my nauseousness and I don't know how many more times I could have cleaned that little potty out. Now she is a pro :)
On the baby front, I feel like this nauseousness is lingering a bit longer than it did with Rylee. It just kind of comes and goes, but I have found that sucking on hard candy seems to help. We have been slowly breaking the news to family and friends and I told my dad, stepmom, and Kirby last night at Kirby's High School graduation. After this next weekend, I think everyone should know the big news! It's exciting not being the only people who know about this anymore :)


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Monday, October 20, 2008
Early Voting Data at United States Election Project
A great resource for secondary data on voting and elections is Dr. Michael McDonald's United States Election Project website at George Mason University. It includes data on turnout trends, voter registration trends, early voting, etc. A recent post provides data on early voting in all 50 states for the 2008 election and in some cases provides the demographic and party breakdowns for early voters. A great resource for political junkies.
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When I get back from dad's, the first thing I'm going to do is just shut everything out and draw. Maybe. Okay, maybe I'll sign into MSN.. *cries a little*
Anyway, here's a screenshot of my male tamagotchi, whose name is Lamp (lol title), in TamaTown when I signed in earlier:
So much cuter than my female 'gotchi ♥
[EDIT]: Oh gosh, I remembered what I wanted to say yesterday and the day before. A few entries back I mentioned offhandedly that a package I was waiting for might've been lost. GOOD NEWS! It actually arrived the other day. I'm so glad I didn't waste that money ;A;
Remember to never go with SAL shipping methods omg what a scare;;


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Why are there so many ugly people on youtube?
Its a family website and your female relatives are clogging it.
Why do people call Adalia Rose beautiful but have no problem with calling average people ugly?
Adalia is gorgeous on the inside, even if she's not on the outside. im sure most people dont think shes attractive, but honestly, no one would admit that.thats just how society works, were too sens...
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My sister is really ugly. What makes her ugly is cheeks on her face. And she has a triple chin. Its so ugly! ?
That's something really mean to say about your sister. And thats hilarious the donut thing. LOLZ!! As long as she is okay with it then you should be too. And don't worry about other people!! And if...
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How can there be "ugly" people and "attractive" people?
you changed my mind a lot. I really am a b+tch when I think about it. Your totally right.
Why do people hate ugly people?
i dont hate ugly people! i think it doesnt matter whats on the outside of the person its the inside of the person what counts!


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Oil Prices are most Definitely Heading to the Upper US$30s
Oil prices hit their lowest levels since mid-November last year, with WTI entering a bear market, and analysts now see the price of oil sliding further down to below US$40 and even into the US$30s, as rising output from Libya and Nigeria adds to the persistent concerns over global oversupply.
As of 2:21pm EDT, WTI Crude had tumbled 3.11 percent to US$43.05, while Brent Crude had plunged 2.79 percent at US$45.60.
According to analysts, the slide will continue, and oil prices could drop to levels they hadn't seen in more than a year.
"Oil is in a downtrend and risks trending into the $30's," Paul Ciana, a technical strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, said in a note on Tuesday, as quoted by Business Insider.
Oil prices have now dropped to the levels they traded before OPEC and 11 non-OPEC producers agreed to a production cut deal in an effort to kill the glut and push prices up. The nine-month extension to the deal, until March 2018, failed to lift oil prices, with analysts and traders questioning if OPEC's cuts have had or would have an effect on global supply, given the US shale resurgence, rising output from other producers that are not part of the deal, and increased production within OPEC, where exempt Libya and Nigeria, and non-complying Iraq, have recently increased output.
Like BofA, Fereidun Fesharaki, chairman of oil and gas consultancy FGE, on Monday said that oil prices could plunge to US$30 a barrel in 2018 and maintain that low price for some two years, if OPEC fails to make steeper output cuts.
Oil prices are "most definitely" heading to US$40 and are likely to slip into the upper US$30s, John Kilduff, founding partner at energy hedge fund Again Capital, told CNBC's Squawk Box on Tuesday.
"The future might be bright for oil prices but the present is not," Tamas Varga with London-based broker PVM told FT. Any immediate price gain would be "wishful thinking", according to the analyst. – Tsvetana Paraskova
$40 Oil Prices In The Near Future
Despite a busy week in oil news, oil prices are hovering around the mid-$40s mark as inventories remain high and production from OPEC members Libya and Nigeria ramps up.
• The EIA downgraded its oil production forecasts for this year and next in its most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook, largely due to the OPEC agreement.
• But the EIA said that the OPEC agreement could boost oil prices later this year, which would end up spurring new output from U.S. shale.
• Ultimately, that would lead to a small inventory build in 2018, and likely a ceiling on price increases. EIA predicts Brent prices to average $56 per barrel in 2018.
Oil prices broke fresh seven-month lows on Tuesday, with WTI dropping below $44 per barrel and Brent dipping below $46. Renewed and heightened pessimism over the pace of rebalancing has sunk in as OPEC is struggling to induce inventory drawdowns. U.S. shale continues to grow production and Libya is also adding large volumes of supply back onto the market at the worst possible time. The North African OPEC member is now producing 900,000 bpd and is aiming to top 1 million barrels per day by next month.
Most oil companies adjusting to "lower for longer." The Wall Street Journal reports that most in the oil industry are resigned to low oil prices for years to come, recognizing that a range of $50 to $60 might be a semi-permanent equilibrium. After going through rough waters in the early part of the downturn – between 2014 and 2015 – which saw the bankruptcies of an estimated 105 oil producers and 120 oilfield service companies, the survivors are settling in to turn a profit at today's prices. Some drillers are actually hoping that oil prices do not return to $100 per barrel for fear of sparking another boom and bust.
Oil hedging "turned on its head." Oil producers are no longer hedging their production because oil prices have fallen too much. As a result, major consumes are the ones now doing the hedging. Bloomberg reports that options prices are now being driven by airlines and shippers hoping to lock in cheap fuel. "This is a significant shift in the relative producer-consumer hedging behavior," David Schenck, a cross-commodity strategist at Societe Generale, said in a note. "While consumers may try to lock in low oil prices, most producers will simply refuse to lock-in loss-making prices."
Middle East conflict escalates. A flurry of security events took place in the Middle East on Monday, raising fears of an escalating political crisis that has been described as the worst in decades. Iran launched missiles into Syria, targeting ISIS. It was the first Iranian military attack in another country in three decades. Also, the U.S. shot down a Syrian government plane, a move that sparked a warning from Russia. Russia said any U.S. plane flying west of the Euphrates River would be treated as a target. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia said it has detained three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, which it says was approaching the Saudi offshore oil field of Marjan. The events come as tensions have spiked over the suspension of diplomatic relations with Qatar. There is a lot going on, but for now, the oil markets are shrugging off the tension. In the past, events like these would cause an immediate price spike of a few dollars per barrel. With the market so oversupplied these days, traders are hardly worried about a disruption.
Saudi energy minister says market on course for rebalancing. Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih said that the oil market would rebalance by the end of the year, a prediction that is unchanged despite the recent downturn in oil prices. "Current expectations indicate the market will rebalance in the fourth quarter of this year, taking into account an increase in shale oil production," al-Falih said. He dismissed the negativity in the market as irrelevant and the work of speculators. "Markets determine prices but are themselves driven by unpredictable variables beyond the control of producing nations…Short-term volatility is mostly a reaction to short-term factors … as well as the role of speculators in stock markets that increase market volatility."
Bakken coming back, but shortage of workers hits industry. After laying off so many people, Bakken oil drillers are struggling to fill vacancies as they ramp up their drilling efforts. According to EE News, the biggest need is in trucking, although there are thousands of job openings. A worker shortage is one constraint that could hinder a rapid rebound in production.
Total to move forward with Iran deal. Total SA (NYSE: TOT) said that would go ahead with the development of an Iranian gas field, which would mark the first involvement of a major western oil company since Iranian sanctions were lifted. The $1 billion investment comes even as the U.S. government is considering harsher treatment towards Iran. "It is worth taking the risk at $1 billion because it opens a huge market. We are perfectly conscious of some risks. We have taken into account (sanctions) snap-backs, we have to take into account regulation changes," Pouyanne said in a Reuters interview.
Frackers and conventional drillers collide. The WSJ reports that shale companies that are drilling much longer laterals are starting to collide with existing wells. As drilling proliferates, companies are starting to encroach on each others' territory, an event now known as a "frack hit." The situation is leading to rise in lawsuits. "It's becoming a pretty sizable issue," James West an analyst with Evercore ISI, told the WSJ. "I suspect every basin is probably facing the same type of challenge."
U.S. oil companies frozen out of Russia. Sanctions from the U.S. on Russia are much more stringent than the sanctions from the EU, leading to an uneven playing field in Russia. European oil companies are moving forward with new projects will their American counterparts are locked out. – Tom Kool
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The New Invisible College: Science for Development by Caroline S. Wagner. The Brookings Institution, 1775, Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036, 2008. 157 pp. Price not mentioned.
Reviewed by Sujit Bhattacharya, Current Science, Vol. 97, No. 6, 25 September 2009
The central thesis/argument the book makes is that 'Science operates at the global level as a Network – an Invisible College'. This, the author visualizes is fundamentally changing the structure of science in the 21st century. The rise of networked science makes knowledge creation more efficient and creates opportunities for developing countries to participate in global scientific activity and tap resources to solve local problems. But the author cautions that in order to take advantage of the networked structure, countries need to design new science policy framework that moves beyond national orientation. In advancing these arguments, the author uses both qualitative and quantitative perspectives.
Francis Fukuyama's foreword provides a perfect setting for this book. He succinctly provides a glimpse of the changing landscape of science and articulates why this book is important. The book has three parts. Part 1 covers three themes: The emergence of the new invisible college (Chapter 1); The topology of science in the 21st century (Chapter 2); Network character of science (Chapter 3). Part II makes an analytical introspection of the network dynamics. Three themes cover this section. Tectonic shifts: The rise of global networks (Chapter 4); The virtual geography of knowledge (Chapter 5); Scientific capacity and infrastructure (Chapter 6). Part III dwells upon how the emerging configuration requires innovative policy framework and governance. These aspects are covered under the title 'Governing the new invisible college' (Chapter 7). Appendix explains the construction of the index used by the author to assess scientific capacity. For scholars, the Notes section in the end is a rich source of reference material.
To advance the different arguments, the author brings in concepts that span a wide disciplinary matrix; borrowing extensively from network theory and innovation studies. For a lay reader the concepts are introduced in a manner that can be easily assimilated. For example, the author uses the language of network theory to visualize the structure of invisible college (Chapter 3, Networked science). Using this world view, the author argues that invisible college is a complex adaptive open emergent system (p. 35). But to provide readers a deeper insight into the meaning of each of the concepts, she uses the metaphor of a forest. Later when other network concepts are introduced such as scale free network, power law that are common language in network theory but are esoteric concepts for others (p. 39); the author moves beyond the metaphor of forest to explain mathematical underpinning behind these concepts. This innovative style makes the arguments more compelling.


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So I have definitely caught the DIY bug! I did yet another DIY project yesterday, and to my surprise, it was A LOT easier than I anticipated, and it only cost me $3!!!
So, I decided I can do (a version) of this too. We had some extra fence boards lying around, so I used the circular saw to cut the pieces roughly in half. I wanted the pieces a little staggered, so I just estimated the sizes. I used 2.5 full fence boards for a total of 5 pieces for my project. Some of them had holes and nails in them -even better! Added to the character of the piece. I picked up some Acrylic Paint from Dollerama (black and antique white - $1 each) as well as some foam brushes (a pack of 6 for $1). I even used a hammer to bang up the wood a little more.
Then I found some scrap pieces of wood we had lying around the garage, and cut them to size to be the back support for my piece, and using the drill, attached them all together!
I then started painting. I wanted a more rustic look to the wood, so starting with the black (I started about 1/3 paint and 2/3 water) I brushed the paint on with the foam brushes and wiped it away with a paper towel. I then went over it with white in various places (also watered down) and continued the process until I got a look I liked.
After doing all 5 pieces the same way, this is what my boards looked like.
Then, I cut one of the foam brushes to be about 1.5cm wide (vs 1.5 inches) and using the white paint (no water added), I wrote out "love"


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Isaiah 35:1-2 ~
The desert and the parched land will be glad;
the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.
Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom;
it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;
they will see the glory of the LORD,
the splendor of our God.
My thankful list this week:
♫ Praise God this week for all the blooming things all around me!
♫ I told you all that Stephen got his driver's permit a few weeks ago, while Nathan had failed. Well seeing his younger brother go out driving each day with his father was huge motivation. We were told that if we made an appointment at a small city near here that they would be equipped to give the test orally to people with learning disabilities. Nathan did NOT want to do that. I've never seen him so motivated and he had his nose in the driver's book for a week. He went back to the same place last Friday and passed the test, only getting three wrong. So he now has his driver's permit too.
♫ The Lord worked out a situation that I thought would go badly. Instead, He brought about His transformation.
♫ His continued hand upon us and provision for us.
What are you thankful for this week?


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Kerala Muslim university students to get Egyptian degreesMarch 24th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) Students of certain colleges of Jamia Markazu, a Muslim university in Kerala, will soon get degrees on par with those of Egypt's Al-Azhar University, officials said here Monday. The formal announcement to this effect would be made Friday at the International Milad Meet to be held in Kozhikode, Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musaliyar, the brain behind Jamia Markazu, told reporters. Jamia Markazu is based in Kozhikode.
"Our university got the affiliation with Al-Azhar, Egypt, a decade ago and this new recognition would be initially for three of our colleges that conduct courses in Arabic and Islam. From now on, all students who pass out from these three colleges would have a degree that would be equivalent to those of students who pass out from Al-Azhar (in Cairo)," said Musaliyar.
Musaliyar, a Sunni Muslim leader, has taken several charity initiatives.


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Last Wednesday my school had our official "Track and Field" day. This is common required throughout China, starting in first grade until the first year of university. Students and teachers both compete in the usual track races like the 100, 4×100, 1600, etc. & usual field events like high jump, discus, long jump yeadddda. So my department asked if I would be able to participate in some events and I said sure sign me up. I have not done a track meet since our 5th grade track meet, and anyone who has played sports with me knows that running fast isn't typically my strong suit so I was quite anxious to see how this would play out. Nevertheless, I "volunteered" to do the 100, 200, 4×100, 10×60 (yes 10 people, 60 meters) and 4×400 , so much running!
One thing that some of you may have gathered from my other posts is that the difference in China and in Seoul for me is that I am often the only foreigner in the area. I live in Hangzhou, which is quite a big city (3 million), but I live in the financial area outside of the city center called Binjiang, which is kinda like Bloomington in the twin cities. So foreigners are not very common. I have one other foreigner teacher in my school and no foreign students. What this means is that I showed up Wednesday morning ready to run and did not fully anticipate that there would be a crowd of well over 1000 students/teachers cheering in attendance and I am the only foreigner/white person in sight.
Whatever, I was ready to do this even if I had not run track in 10 years and haven't really been exercising on a regular basis. So I was doing my stretching and running a bit to warm up in the side area when one of my fellow English teachers (he is Chinese) comes up to me and asks if I brought my "spikes". I quickly realized/remembered that people run with track shoes that have spikes! However, I did not care too much and said no, I would be fine in my tennis shoes. So the races are going on and I am randomly talking to students I notice and not really noticing the time until one of my co-workers comes and gets me to get ready for our first race, the 10×60. Each team has 10 people (5 on one side, 5 on the other) running 60 meters each. The race is more for fun because it is not a long distance and almost all of the teachers participate. They put me as the last runner because since I am a foreigner I must be amazing at sports…….
The race starts and everyone is off. My team is quickly falling behind. The third person in our group dropped the baton and everyone is laughing. All the students are yelling Jia-Yo (literally means like fueled gasoline, like the gas pedal on the car, but in Chinese it means like "go go go") and the atmosphere is getting intense. I see all of my students watching me and cheering. I am very excited/anxious as the 9th runners run towards me. Our team is still in last place (out of 10) but not by much so maybe I can salvage it. I take a baton and sprint but….. my foot completely slips. Before I know it I am suspended in midair trying desperately to get my hands down to stop my fall. I fall, adrenaline pumping hard, wave to the crowd and finish in last place.
Once after it is done I realize how ridiculous it must have looked. I am in last place, yet I completely wipe out so everyone can see. I have many messages from my students asking me if I was okay, thinking I was hurt or something. No kids, I just NAFed so hard. All my credibility is lost (literally one student messaged me and said something like, "don't worry you are still really handsome") and I had to pick up the pieces.
Luckily I still had four more races and did much better. In fact I got second in three of them! We got prize money as well so I ended up making around 50$ US dollars. Overall it was quite the Chinese experience. I got to see the competition and communism collectivism ideal at its finest because everyone was cheering for everyone. A very happy and fun affair. Minus the absolute klutz of a move, it was a great two days (and I did not have to teach) and a great bonding experience with some of my students and fellow teachers. I hope you enjoyed this post!
By the way, a student got a perfect picture of the fall in action……. Enjoy 😛


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In other news, today is Wednesday, so that means I had a weigh-in this morning. Can I just tell you it might be the strangest weigh-in morning I've had? I dreamed of my weight before I actually saw it. I was half asleep, thinking about what I needed to do today when a number popped in my head. 210. I saw a picture of the number in a red digital read-out and immediately laughed. It was just a random, pretty number and not one I thought I would actually see today. Hey guess what? It was the number I saw on the scale this morning! Well, officially my weight was 210.2, but I'm not complaining! That brings my total weight loss to 39.6 pounds. I am less than half a pound away from having lost 40 pounds! Are you serious??? Woot-woot!
I'm going to set a tentative goal to have lost 50 pounds by my birthday on May 7. That would also put me in One-derland for my birthday. What a present!
I have a few other things I was going to say, but I have a meeting this morning. I will post more later!


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IN RE JAMES DRIVER, JR., A MINOR. (THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, PETITIONER-APPELLEE,v.JAMES DRIVER, JR., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.)
APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Champaign County; the Hon.
ANDREW STEYCK, Judge, presiding.
"ADJUDICATION. The giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree in a cause; also the judgment given. * * * Or the entry of a decree by a court in respect to the parties in a case. * * *" Black's Law Dictionary 63 (4th ed. 1951).
The questions posed in this appeal are whether the trial court made an "explicit adjudication" that it was in the best interest of James Driver, Jr., and the public that he be declared a ward of the court and, if such an adjudication was made, whether it was supported by the evidence in the record before us and determined without error.
On appeal, Driver does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence adduced to adjudge him a delinquent under sections 2-1 and 2-2 of the Juvenile Court Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 37, pars. 702-1, 702-2). Therefore, only those parts of the record below relevant to this appeal need be recited.
During lunch at Franklin Junior High School in Champaign, Illinois, a girl student, Dawn Matthews, felt a hand on her buttocks. She rose, turned, and in rather tart and acerbic language, loudly accused appellant James Driver, Jr., of the act. Driver was seated directly behind Dawn, facing the opposite direction. Driver rose, denied the act, then shoved her backwards on a lunch table, jumped after her and hit her about the face and head before the fight was halted by school teachers.
After the State rested, defendant moved to dismiss based on the fact that the State introduced no evidence on whether it would be in Driver's and the public's best interests that Driver be adjudged a ward of the court. The motion was denied. Later, State objections to the questioning of a Franklin Junior High School teacher about matters other than the incident in question were sustained as irrelevant. There was, however, no offer of proof. At the close of all evidence, the court adjudged Driver a delinquent and also found "from the evidence that it is in the best interests of the respondent minor that he be made a ward of the court * * *." On the next day, after the dispositional hearing, Driver's counsel recommended that, based on the whole record, the court reverse its finding that it was in Driver's and the public's best interest that Driver be a ward of the court. The court ordered instead that Driver be put on unsupervised probation until Driver's father could assure the court that Driver had earned the right to be discharged. Driver timely appealed.
• 1 The State first places the jurisdictional barrier of waiver in the path of this court's decision, but it is a barrier easily hurdled. The State argues that waiver has occurred since the instant appeal is governed by rules applicable to criminal appeals (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 660(a)) and Driver failed to file either a post-adjudicatory hearing or a post-dispositional hearing motion. But Driver is attacking a bench finding of wardship based on the evidence. And such an attack is analogous to a criminal defendant's appellate attack on the sufficiency of evidence to convict in a criminal bench trial. It has been held that failure to file any post-trial motion in a criminal bench trial does not waive on appeal issues relating to the sufficiency of the evidence, errors in admission of prejudicial hearsay, and failure to grant a motion to suppress. (People v. Morgan (1954), 2 Ill.2d 360, 118 N.E.2d 19; People v. Ford (1974), 21 Ill. App.3d 242, 315 N.E.2d 87; People v. Johnson (1973), 14 Ill. App.3d 254, 302 N.E.2d 430; and People v. Guynn (1975), 33 Ill. App.3d 736, 338 N.E.2d 239.) This is not a case where the alleged error was not brought to the trial court's attention. In the instant case, no written motion was necessary to preserve the issue for review.
The next obstacle concerns the meaning and construction of parts of the Juvenile Court Act. During this task, we need not resort to citation in reiterating this court's duty to ascertain and effectuate the legislative intent as shown by a common sense reading of the statutes involved. The pertinent section of the Juvenile Court Act is as follows:
"§ 4-8 Findings and Adjudication.) (1) After hearing the evidence the court shall make and note in the minutes of the proceeding a finding of whether or not the minor is a person described in Section 2-1. If it finds that the minor is not such a person or that the best interests of the minor and the public will not be served by adjudging him a ward of the court, the court shall order the petition dismissed and the minor discharged from any detention or restriction previously ordered in such proceeding.
(2) If the court finds that the minor is a person described in Section 2-1 and that it is in the best interests of the minor and the public that he be made a ward of the court, the court shall note in its findings whether he is delinquent, otherwise in need of supervision, neglected or dependent, specifying which of Sections 2-2 through 2-5 is applicable, and shall adjudge him a ward of the court and proceed at an appropriate time to a dispositional hearing." (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 37, par. 704-8(1), (2).)
The minor argues that the petition should have been dismissed since only evidence of the aggravated battery was allowed at the hearing and no evidence on best interests sufficient to sustain a finding of wardship was introduced. The State counters that, in this case, evidence of the offense is sufficient for a judge to base a finding of wardship. It is unquestioned that the judge thought evidence of the aggravated battery was, by itself, sufficient to warrant a finding that wardship was in the best interests of Driver.
• 2 In its brief, the State argues that "once it is established that respondent is a delinquent minor, it naturally follows that it is in his best interests to be declared a ward of the court and placed under court supervision." We are unable to subscribe to this interpretation, for it would quite effectively emasculate the adjudicatory process clearly outlined in section 4-8. It has been held that the court must make two explicit adjudications before a minor may be found a ward of the court. If the court adjudicates a minor a delinquent but then fails to make the explicit adjudication that it is in the minor's and the public's best interests that the minor be made a ward of the court, the court lacks jurisdiction to enter a dispositional order. (In re Barr (1976), 37 Ill. App.3d 10, 344 N.E.2d 517; In re Younger (1977), 45 Ill. App.3d 922, 360 N.E.2d 396.) In Barr and Younger, the court reversed a dispositional order where no explicit adjudication that wardship was in the minor's and the public's best interests was made. The cases were remanded to the lower courts> for a determination of whether there had been an adjudication of wardship. The decisions do not indicate whether evidence directed specifically at the second adjudication (wardship) was in the record. The definition of "adjudication," as stated above, does not, on its face, contemplate the taking of evidence, but only contemplates the act of pronouncing the finding of the court. In the instant case, at the close of all evidence at the adjudicatory hearing, the court did make a specific "adjudication" in that he pronounced it was in Driver's best interest to be declared a ward of the court. While the court did not use the complete statutory language, since it failed to indicate that it was also in the public's best interest that Driver be declared a ward of the court, we find the adjudication as stated in substantial compliance with Barr.
The inquiry then turns to the nature of a judicial finding of best interests and whether the finding in this case was supported by the record, for if it was not so supported, the court lacked jurisdiction to enter the wardship order. Zook v. Spannaus (1966), 34 Ill.2d 612, 217 N.E.2d 789; In re Bartha (1969), 107 Ill. App.2d 214, 245 N.E.2d 779.
• 3 A review of the stated purpose of the Act shows that its policy is to be one of securing the care and guidance necessary to serve the needs of the minor and the public's interest in safety and familial integrity. (Ill. Rev. ...
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- Outward or visible aspect of a person or thing.
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I've had a niggling feeling that something wasn't right about my final image for Project 1.3. Last night I was looking at it again and noticed the feeling centered around the child on the right hand side. I decided to remove that image and found that the child had been blocking the overall flow.
I've also been looking at the message from a more right-brained perspective. In other words, what was my subconscious working on while I was consciously thinking about "Electronic Workers?" (For more about "Electronic Workers", see previous post.) Removing the child on the right opens the picture up to a completely different and , I think, much stronger interpretation. Now it conveys a positive view of alternative energy – one in which the viewer is smart to choose green energy and has the opportunity to join a mass movement embracing that choice. Removing the child also completely reveals the blades of the wind turbine, which looks similar to a cross, evoking the feeling that alternative energy is the salvation of the future. The "Electronic Workers" would then be those people working to make this future a reality.
I've been thinking a lot about the concept of a universal language. I agree with my instructor, Matt, that one doesn't really exist, although if you believe ancient Hebrew and Sumerian stories one did exist thousands of years ago. Then, I came across this video clip and realized that concept applied if one was considering only written and spoken languages, including signs and symbols. If the form of communication is music, then all bets are off.
This video clip shows Bobby McFerrin demonstrating the Pentatonic Scale to panel and audience members at the World Science Festival 2009. The topic of discussion was expectations and the audience participation was spot on.
The text image from Project 1.2 is the basis for Project 1.3. Working with the main words from the text image, we had to create a photo montage that further developed the theme of the text image. The images had to come from a variety of sources and the photo montage had to incorporate only 3-5 images.
My main theme from the text image, Electronic Workers, could be interpreted as robotic entities or a human/robot composite (not unlike a Borg). I decided to explore the human composite idea in my montage. While no "electronics incorporated into a human" appears in the image, the idea is implied through the the visible nerves in the boy on the left and the plugged in brain of the child on the right. Nerves are the electrical system of the body, thereby encompassing the idea of electronic workers. The wind turbines provide a forward thinking view, i.e. clean, alternative energy.
What would happen if electronic workers were developed? Would they be formed into an army by people wanting to control society? Would they also still be considered human? If considered human, would they still have any humanity left? I raise the army issue with the addition of the picture of the troops (never mind that they are female). The children passing a flower between the them addresses the question of the retention of humanity.
Finally, the look of the words "THE POWER!" reminded me of the political propaganda posters from the 1930s and 1940s. I kept them in the montage (they were part of the wind turbine image) to convey the feeling of a propaganda poster and imply the creation of an army of electronic workers for the greater good.
My brother went to China recently and found this sign. You've probably seen something similar – Asian translations into English typically go awry. Something I hadn't thought about before taking this Visual Literacy class is how the English translation completely changes the intent of the sign. The symbol on the sign clearly shows a warning which I would interpret as "Slipping Hazard." However, the English translation changes the context of the sign from warning someone so they can avoid the hazard to announcing a foregone conclusion, but couching it as an invitation. All that's lacking is "Please" to make the invitation complete.
That got me thinking about the lack of universality in signs. I can't think of a sign that every single human on the planet would be able to interpret similarly. One could argue that some iconic signs are universal, but they still require context in order to be interpreted. For example, the sign showing a symbol of a dog on a lead would only mean "you can walk your dog here" to people who know what dogs are and that people keep them as pets and walk them. Anyone not familiar with dogs wouldn't understand.


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This July, Lough Neagh Discovery Centre will be hosting a very special exhibition and events programme inspired by the once mighty linen industry in the area – complete with a working, 19th century hand loom.
Last year, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon's Museum Services secured £10,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (NI) Sharing Heritage Programme for a project called 'The Living Loom' – which literally helped to bring this loom back to life.
A loom from Jack McCollum's factory in Queen Street, Lurgan was donated to the Museum in 1968 and thanks to recent efforts by local experts, the loom was reassembled to working order and put on display.
Since then the loom has been the centrepiece of The Living Loom project which has explored, recorded and promoted the history of local manufacture through apprenticeship weaving courses, historical research, history recordings and schools outreach sessions.
The results of all of this can now be viewed at The Living Loom Exhibition taking place at LNDC from Saturday 22nd July to Sunday 31st July.
To celebrate the opening of the exhibition on Saturday 22nd July, a special day of events will be held. On the day (between 11am and 4pm) you will be able to learn about the history of the local linen industry, meet Lurgan Weaver John McAtasney who is one of the last remaining master damask weavers in Ireland and Weave Technician Kevin Burns who will explain how the loom operates.
There will also be a Victorian factory worker who will talk about the difficult working conditions of the past as well as hands on activities and a chance to try your hand at spinning and weaving.
A number of exciting workshops will also run throughout the week for children. Join renowned storyteller Frances Quinn on Wednesday 26th and Friday 28th July from 10.30am to 11.30am for 'Linen Yarns' when she will tell tales inspired by the characters and events of the local linen industry. This is for children aged six to 10 years old.
On Thursday 27th July an arts workshop called 'Bannermania' aimed at children aged six to 11 years old will run from 11am to 1pm. Inspired by the great Lurgan Weavers Strike of 1912, children will be able to make their own protest banners and placards about an issue that matters to them.
All workshops are free but places are limited so please contact the Museum Services at or 028 3831 1669.


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My shopping in Landour and Mussoorie was minimal this time around. Last year I went a little bit crazy and bought 12 books from The Cambridge Book Depot and some other tiny bits and bobs.
This time I went into Mussoorie only once and was there for barely 2 hours. So my shopping was truly a rushed affair.
I did manage to go into this shop selling Kashmiri embroidery goodies, mostly bags and pouches. They also had some lovely salwar kameez material but since I have a hard time finding a good tailor in Bombay I didn't even look into them.
But I did get 2 bags with beautiful Kashida embroidery. I love the colours and how bright and vibrant they are.
I fell in love with this tote bag at first sight!
It is a tote but it's shape reminded me of a satchel.
Weird I know!
I love that it has a little pocket in the front which is concealed with a little flap.
I love the bright colours and I love the super long and comfy straps and how comfortably they sit on my shoulders.
I think I paid only Rs. 450 for it.
It was this bag that drew me to the shop in the first place.
I saw the tassels and I had to have it.
They had a few colours but this one was pink and perfect!
This is the bag I am currently using. I came back from my holiday and immediately moved into this bag!
It's roomy and lovely and fits everything I need!
I paid only Rs. 350 for this bag.
I got these bags from a shop called Rex on Mall Road.
Do drop in if you find yourself in Mussoorie.
I love buying little things while I am on holiday. I love supporting the local businesses and also getting some souvenirs from my travels.
A win-win!


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There was also a pool with some fun activities for kids. The boys loved splashing around!
Saturday, January 11, 2014
We went to a resort in Wisconsin for the weekend to go sledding! It was nice to be away for a little bit. Simon loved going sledding while Daddy was terrified! He worried the whole time about Simon getting hurt, but of course he was fine. Our little man could have gone up and down that hill all day long.
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"Oh, Mama," enthused my then four-year-old son, "You love Jesus, and I love Jesus, and … oh, everyone loves Jesus!"
Hesitantly, I offered, "Well, Jed, it's true that we love Jesus, but … not everyone loves Jesus."
Jed's eyes grew wide. Planting his hands on his hips, he demanded, "Who doesn't love Jesus?"
I decided it best to give my pre-schooler a concrete example."You know Mikey?" I ventured, referring to young boy in the neighborhood. "I don't think he knows very much about Jesus … wait, Jed, come back! Let's talk about this!"
With evangelistic fervor, my four-year-old would have marched across the street to tell our young heathen friend a thing or two.
How do you explain to your sheltered but zealous child that there's a whole world full of people who don't love and serve God the way your family does?
How do you explain it when your children's friends' parents live together without being married, or live with a same-sex partner?
How do you explain why some people believe there is no God?
In other words, how to you bring together grace and truth in spiritual conversations with your kids in such a way that they understand the truth, but extend grace to others?
Teaching children how to share the gospel is a matter of discipleship. You as the parent must instruct and model how to share the love of Jesus with others.
This post will focus on the "modeling" piece.
Children watch parents more than we realize. As the adage goes, more is "caught than taught." True, that.
My kids were accustomed to Mama saying crazy things like, "I'll be back in a couple of minutes. God told me to talk to that couple over there."
They were in the Bible-based Christmas play we put on for the neighborhood kids in December.
They helped me bake pumpkin cookies and deliver them via their little red wagon to all our neighbors when we opted out of Halloween (but not out of blessing other families with a special treat).
They heard us praying over the families in our neighborhood.They saw how we reached out to others and looked for opportunities to have God-conversations.
Although we surely missed many opportunities and fumbled through many others, our kids saw that sharing the gospel was a priority to us.
I'm hoping that for the most part, they saw both truth and grace in the way we treated others.
As it turns out, although I didn't let Jed march across the street that day to Mikey's house, Mikey did hear about Jesus.
We invited all the neighborhood kids over to our house every week when our small group got together. I'd serve punch and cookies, and then the kids would join us for worship, after which they would watch a Bible story video and do an activity.
Mikey even came to church with us a time or two and let us pray for him. As a child with a difficult home life, he soaked up the love of God like a sponge. Jed and his brothers were part of this.
As you model a lifestyle of truth combined with grace to your kids, explain to them what you're up to. Include them as much as possible.
You'll be surprised by how much they "catch."


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Synopsis: Set a short time after the events of the first movie, our hero Rama goes undercover to infiltrate a crime family and bring down the thugs and corrupt police in Jakarta.
Main Cast: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Tio Pakusodewo, Oka Antara, Alex Abbad, Julie Estelle
The Hype: From the reaction and critical response the first movie got, big things are expected from the follow-up film. With a bigger budget and a more experienced cast, you would think that this film would be out of this world considering the success of the first.
What I Thought: Let me first get this straight. I loved the first film. The Raid was both innovative and exciting to watch and kind of raised the bar for martial arts movies. The Raid 2 however, failed to excite me in the same way. I don't know whether it was lost in translation, but to me the plot was very disjointed and the hunt for the corrupt policemen storyline very quickly became non-existent. This did spoil the film somewhat for me, but the action, the fight scenes and the violence are all just as present as in the first film, perhaps this sequel is even more violent.
Conclusions: A storyline which is disjointed and loses its way quite early on, but excellent fight scenes and violence aplenty make this a good watch, but a poor sequel.


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Well, that was something.
I realize that a lot of other fan sites post immediate reactions after sporting events, whether their team wins or loses. In the 24 hour news cycle that we now enjoy in this day and age, that's probably the smart thing to do. Instant gratification, and all that. For me, sometimes the pill is too bitter to swallow right away. That was certainly the case after Purdue's heartbreaking 63-60 defeat to Kansas on Sunday. Not just because they lost, but because of the realization that it was quite literally the end of an era of Purdue basketball.
I graduated from Purdue University in 2010, and I was fortunate enough to witness the rise of Matt Painter, the evolution of his "Baby Boilers", and perhaps the best role model for college basketball that anyone could ask for. These last five years have been a remarkable journey, not just for me, but for college basketball and Purdue fans everywhere who sit on the edge of their seat game after game, hoping beyond hope that this year is the year. Unfortunately, we came up short this season. But instead of just being upset we lost this one game, as devastating as it was, all it did was bring back a flood of memories of the last few years of Purdue basketball. For anyone that's been a fan of Purdue over the last half decade, how could it not?
I remembered Tarrance Crump's floater in the lane at the buzzer to beat Virginia in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
I remembered watching Carl Landry and David Teague torch defenses almost at will, and how disappointed I was when they graduated when I was only a freshman.
I remembered watching watching this new group of four freshman – JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Robbie Hummel, and Scott Martin – and thinking, "We're playing with four freshman? There's no way we're gonna be any good this year."
Then I remembered being wrong.
I remembered those freshman dazzle me (and the country) in every game, and believing that sometime in the next four years we were going to make a huge run at a National Championship.
I remembered Robbie Hummel blocking a shot at the end of a home game against a ranked Wisconsin team, and then rushing the court with the rest of my fellow students, and patting E'Twaun Moore on the back.
I remembered Chris Kramer being bloodied in a game by Manny Harris, only to return a few minutes later with a mask on. People think Mackey Arena isn't loud? I dare you to find an arena that's ever been louder than when he stepped on the court again and taught Michigan what it's like to play in our house.
I remembered watching Robbie Hummel jump for and save a ball that was going out of bounds, pass it to a teammate, step back in bounds, get the ball back from his teammate, and drain a 3 all within about 2.5 seconds.
I remembered camping out in the freezing cold to watch Purdue play Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
I remembered watching from the student section on New Year's Day as an undefeated Purdue team knocked off undefeated West Virginia to move to 13-0 on the season.
I remembered watching Robbie Hummel literally score as many points in one half by himself as the entire Ohio State basketball team.
I remembered watching in shock as Hummel jump stopped in the lane against Minnesota, then crumpled to the floor. I thought maybe he just twisted something, that he would be fine, maybe miss a game and be good to go. Unfortunately, I was wrong again.
I remembered watching a Purdue team that struggled to play without him, but nonetheless shocked the country by making it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. At least we lost to the National Champs.
I remembered thinking that it was okay, because next year our Baby Boilers would be all grown up, and we were definitely going to the Final Four.
I remembered exactly where I was (at a home football game against Minnesota) when word got out that Rob had, again, torn his ACL in the first practice of the year.
I remembered JJ and E'Twaun shouldering the load without him, willing the team to victory after victory, while Robbie sat on the bench in a shirt and tie, coaching and cheering his team on the best he could. You couldn't go an entire game without seeing him at least twice on TV, sitting on that bench.
I remembered being in the student section (even though I was an alum) for senior night for Johnson and Moore. I remembered watching how happy they were, but also how they both mentioned that the night was incomplete, because their brother wasn't standing there with them. I remembered Robbie forcing a smile the entire time, but it was clear it was killing him on the inside.
I remembered watching in person in Chicago when Purdue crushed St. Peter's in last year's Tournament and then ran into the buzz saw that was VCU. I remembered thinking how Robbie, Jackson, and Smith had their work cut out for them next season.
I remembered the tumultuous season we had this year – an up and down non-conference slate, where we blew big leads to Butler and Xavier, a rough beginning to conference play, Robbie's early struggles. Then I remembered him doing what he did best – putting the team on his back and completely dominating the last few games of the season for Purdue.
Then, this NCAA tournament. The final chance. The last hurrah for this era of Purdue basketball. We eeked by St. Mary's, outplayed Kansas for 38 minutes, and then let the game slip away. To describe Hummel's performance in that game as anything less than Herculean would be a disservice. He seemingly could not miss a shot in the first half. Even in the second half when Kansas clamped down on him, he was still trying to get his teammates open, still gobbling up rebounds. He played his heart out, and left everything he had on the court just like he did every game.
It just happened to be that his last shot as a Boilermaker was inches short.
Will I remember that? Probably. But I've got quite a few other memories of Purdue basketball and Robbie Hummel to make that recollection fade.


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Sunday, November 2, 2014
[Coffee Shop Talks] Our Kids' Reading Habits!
4 comments:
- Carmel @ Rabid Reads said...
I don't have any kids (my fur babies don't read. LOL!), so I can't exactly weigh-in on this week's topic, but I do have a couple of nieces and nephews that I need to buy Christmas presents for so thanks for the recommendations!
Carmel @ Rabid Reads.
- November 3, 2014 at 9:21 AM
- Talk Supe said...
Your daughter might end up writing a badass novel someday, maybe as young as 12 like CPaolini!
When I was 4 I remember my mom would put on audio books on tape and I think that's my earliest "reading" memory. My point is, your 6th grader might appreciate audio books better?
- November 3, 2014 at 9:34 AM
- Traci Horton said...
Yay that your daughter loves to read (and write)! Keep it up with your son. You're right that a lot of readers found their way to books later on and you never know, something you suggest he try may light that spark :)
- November 3, 2014 at 3:09 PM
- fishgirl182 said...
One of my fears if I ever have kids is that they won't like reading. Not something you can really control but I think fostering an early appreciation for reading does help. I used to volunteer for a program where I read to a 2nd grader. Hated it the first year but as we went on, I could tell he was getting more into it. It definitely helps to find something that they are interested in reading. We did Wimpy Kid, Harry Potter and comics as well.
- November 10, 2014 at 1:53 PM
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The last time I wrote about my writing here, I was about to start reading through the first draft of my crime thriller novel with a view to completing a second draft.
Well, the good news is that I did this. I sat down with the manuscript in hand and a notebook to record notes, and I read through it all as though I was a reader coming to it for the first time. And the other good news is that I didn't absolutely hate it.
This was a real revelation for me. Obviously, it was a first draft and there were the associated problems you'd expect – gaping plot holes, clunky sentences, characters butting into conversations with comments apparently unrelated to what the others were talking about – but I found I actually still liked the story. I still thought there was something in there worth putting out for other people to have a look at (maybe even enjoy!).
So, next I started a new document on the computer and began cutting and pasting each individual chapter so I could rewrite it, bit by bit. And that's where I discovered: this takes ages. Forever. A ridiculously long time. It came as something of a setback, because (having never got this far before), I'm used to working quite quickly. Once I've stopped procrastinating and applied my derriere to a chair, I can actually write pretty fast and sometimes even be pleased with what I've done, especially when it amounts to a good few sides of A4 from a single session. But this? It was slow, it was frustrating and it left me fearing this book will never see the light of day!
However, not to be defeated, I looked around online and found that some of the biggest authors were saying it can take more than twice as long to rewrite and edit each section as it did to write it. It's supposed to be more laborious because you're fixing that initial flurry of creativity and trying to shape it into something better.
So, I'm going to plough on. I've redrafted a few more chapters and hopefully improved them. I'm still aiming for self-publication by around November. But with this new advice in mind, perhaps I'd better try and tackle a few more sections per week if I want to meet my goal!


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Wooohoooooo! Summer is here!!
And what better way to celebrate than to leave. To a cold country in winter. And the snow.
Yes summer-loving bumpkins, tomorrow morning I'll be jetting off to Japan. Don't feel bad for me though. For a start, that's one more space on the beach for you to lay your towel. One more sunny sidewalk spot for you in a hip Bondi café.
Seriously don't feel bad. Japan is one of my favourite countries in the world. And those of you who know me know that, as much as I love my Bondi home, I have an unquenchable desire to travel.
I'm not talking about enjoying a holiday break as most people do. I mean every fibre of my being is in a constant state of compulsion to move. All the time.
Not a day goes by where I don't think about taking off exploring the world, engaging in other cultures, tasting different foods, seeing new events, being amazed and challenged. I thrill in the task of finding the perfect place to stay, stretching resources and getting from A to B in a unique way.
I love being overwhelmed by the diversity of our world. And grounded by the common threads that run through all societies.
I'm coming back soon of course. Life is a little more complicated than continually being free to roam the world. Or is it? I'll be exploring these concepts in a project called Gyspy Gene if you're interested (or indeed inflicted in the same way…).
I'll still be sharing the Bondi summer love each week as usual. We have some great giveaways coming up, including $1000 worth of tickets to 3 fantastic New Years Eve events, and a bucket load of Bondi hip happenings, as always.
So slap on the sunscreen, slip into the summer and think of me gallivanting blissfully across the globe!
Yours in winter wanderlusting… x andy


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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
tuesday mornings.
Labels: 2010, Aries, Body/Mind, bonita blurbs, hair, hippie, mornings, Photography, Pure, Victoria Vodka Petrone
2 comments:
- Mr Bru Cru said...
That's only a Tuesday Morning for you? That's my hair every damn day lol. BTW, the link on your myspace doesn't lead to your blog :/ and hi!!!
- June 6, 2010 at 6:16 AM
- bonita. said...
Mr. Bru Cru!
where have you been?!
haha, oh man - my morning hair is the most epic allll the time. Oh crap I need to fix that...thank you! imissyou. we need to catch up!
- June 6, 2010 at 4:44 PM
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