text: News Kerrie McCallum appointed editor-in-chief of Sunday Magazine July 31, 2012 4:22 by Colin Delaney 9 Kerrie McCallum, who yesterday stepped down as editor of InStyle Magazine, has been announced as editor-in-chief of Sunday Magazine.McCallum will begin in October at the NewsLifeMedia publication, reporting to managing director Nicole Sheffield.Sunday Magazine is distributed in Sydney's Sunday Telegraph and Melbourne's Sunday Herald Sun.McCallum was editor of Pacific Magazine's InStyle Magazine for four years. Prior to that she was editor of Shop Til You Drop for five years. ADVERTISEMENT Sheffield said: "I am delighted that the talented and creative Kerrie McCallum is joining NewsLifeMedia. She is an experienced and focused editor with a strong track record of developing amazing products that connect with consumers. Under her leadership Sunday will develop beyond a fabulous magazine into an incredibly successful platform."McCallum added: "Sunday is such a dynamic magazine and this is a fantastic new challenge for me. I am really looking forward to working with the wonderfully diverse content across print and digital and evolving Australia's highest circulating weekly magazine. I'm particularly excited about what we can build and create with Sunday." Colin Delaney topics Kerrie McCallum, magazines, Media, NewsLifeMedia, Sunday magazine Share Tweet Share Comments: 9 Add Comment Marina Go 31 Jul 12 That is such a great appointment. Kerrie is one of the country's most talented editors. Congratulations Kerrie and Nicole. Reply oh 1 Aug 12 Just once I would like to see a leading Editor not use a photo chopped image as their profile pic. Take the lead please editors! Reply zumabeach 1 Aug 12 Will the magazine now have stories that all sorts of people – not just 20-something girlies who don't buy newspapers anyway – want to read? In fact, will it have stories at all or just more vapid interviews with this week's "star of the day" who most actual buyers of the paper have never heard of and are happy to keep it that way? The appointment of a fashion mag editor is hardly an encouraging sign – more pages of cheap clothes, bargain basement cosmetics and mindless columns from navel-gazers about how they can't score a boy friend. Erk. But then again maybe it's all about pushing advertisers' products and so forget any idea of real stories about real life. Reply Nigel 1 Aug 12 It's a big shame they've shafted the very talented Sara Mulcahy though. Sunday magazine is the only magazine within the NewsLifeMedia stable that actually makes any money, so to turf her out on her ear is a very perplexing decision. Reply kelly b 1 Aug 12 I hope Kerrie lets the content at Sunday, unlike at times at Instyle, be underpinned by good journaslistic reserch and attention to detail. I respect good sound journalism, not self promotion puff pieces and deception. Reply Wayne 2 Aug 12 @ Zumbabeach… you're so right! As a lifelong dedicated newspaper reader (Love 'em, you hear me!) those poncie, girly 20-something mags have no place. Trust me News/Fairfax they ARE not a reason to buy your product on a Sunday! Reply Harry Henderson 2 Aug 12 Sunday Tele's are not selling in my newsagent Reply Herb 2 Aug 12 Re 'Oh' comment I have met Kerrie and she is just as beautiful in real life as in the photo – don't think it has been photo enhanced – just a little wind machine to give her hair movement but the rest is all Kerrie! As frustrated by the altered photos in the media as everyone else but we shouldn't assume that just because someone looks good that it isn't real. Reply oh 3 Aug 12 @Herb so you are saying her photo has not been photo chopped? Hmmm strongly doubt that. Reply Have your say Name Email Address (optional) Website (optional) ADVERTISEMENT Most Discussed 49 Comments Solo: A Marketing Disaster Story 41 Comments Dear media sales reps, please kiss off 36 Comments Condescending GIO advert makes women look stupid 21 Comments Accenture launches programmatic arm to help brands bring buying in-house 18 Comments 13CABS becomes '13cabs' in brand refresh as business undergoes 'significant changes'


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|Jan. 11th: REST
|Dec. 23rd: 50 squats
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Squat Challenge
I learned of a squat challenge on Facebook. You do from 20 to 100 squats a day for one month. I'm on day four. I am looking forward to the rest of the month! I usually only do 45 squats a WEEK. This week I will do a total of 190, Lord willing. The schedule is written for squats without weights but for now I'm doing the squats with weights. Excited!
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Evidence? What Evidence?
While I have not brought it up for quite awhile, one the major reasons that I left Christianity was that the supposed consequences for disbelief were vastly out of proportion to the evidence available and our ability to make sense out of it. That is, at least according to some common versions of Christianity, the consequence of disbelief is eternal damnation, an unending tortuous existence. Whether this is punishment imposed by God or the natural consequence of our sinful nature, either way the only way out (we are told) is belief in Jesus as the savior of the world, the one atoning sacrifice, and so on. And yet, what reasons do we have to believe that this is true? Are those reasons so compelling that only the rebellious would disregard them? Are they so solid that those who, having heard them, deserve hell for not believing?
Some would say, perhaps, that people do not deserve hell for not believing; rather, they deserve hell because they are imperfect, sinful creatures and hell is the natural or deserved result of such a state. We should be thankful, according to this view, that God provided a way of escape. But if this is so, why did God do such a poor job of providing evidence to those for whom lack of evidence is a stumbling block? Some Christians have said that, for those who don't believe, that the evidence is not really the reason for disbelief, but this is not the case. While there are certainly people for which this is true, just as certainly there are people who have honestly searched through the evidence, found it lacking, and so did not believe. The problem is not willful rejection of compelling evidence. The problem really is lack of evidence.
The central claim of Christianity, I think it is fair to say, is that Jesus died and was raised in order to save us. (There are liberal Christians who would dispute this, but my argument here is not with them.) This, like many other important aspects of Christian belief, involves a claim about a historical event. This event would have occurred nearly two thousand years ago during a time of even greater credulity than we experience today. The only accounts of this event come from those who were neither indifferent nor skeptical, and those accounts contain clear signs of legendary development as well as purposeful embellishment from the first to the last. They were written over a span of thirty to forty years, and the earliest one was written at least thirty years after the events described.
Do we have other reasons to trust these authors? We do not know who they are. The attributions to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John do not come (as far as we can tell) until another fifty to one hundred years after they were written, and scholars have discovered substantial reasons to doubt them. We also know that Christian forgeries were common during this era, as attested by the number of pseudo-epigraphical gospels, epistles and apocalypses that were written during this era. But perhaps the fact that these other documents were eventually rejected by early Christians gives us reason to trust the writings that they accepted? No, for we also have excellent reasons to believe that many, perhaps even a majority, of the other New Testament books were also not written by the traditionally accepted authors. These reasons are not simple guesses, but the result of years of careful study by scholars (usually Christian scholars) who examine the theological themes, language usage, external references and evident historical context to make their assessments. There is still debate over some cases, of course, but in other cases the evidence is strong and the agreement substantial.
The same sorts of evaluations place substantial portions of the Old Testament in doubt. This is not to say that the books of the Old Testament are entirely fictional. Many of the historical events described have some support from archeology and other historical sources, and in other cases we might accept the Biblical descriptions as prima facie evidence of their historicity or at least, of some kernel of historical truth. But yet, there remain significant portions that appear mythical or legendary. We have comparable writings from other ancient sources, but when these other sources describe the intervention of gods in the world, we accept that they are mythological. We can see instances where the Hebrew authors have borrowed concepts from the belief systems of their neighbors and incorporated those concepts into their own. (Examples include the Ugaritic mythology and the dualism derived from Zoroastrianism.) Do we have good reasons, then, to believe the Hebrew accounts but not the others?
Perhaps we should depend on the fact that Christian beliefs have persisted for two thousand years, and Judaism for another thousand before that? Other belief systems have survived for comparable lengths of time. Christianity may be better represented in the world today, but I think a strong argument can be made that this representation can be attributed to the technological and economic growth and subsequent imperialism by European nations where Christianity happened to be dominant. Some would say that this technological and economic growth itself was dependent on Christianity, but this is hardly an uncontroversial claim, especially considering Christianity's prominence during the Western civilization's decline during the second half the of the first millennium.
What about the subjective experience of Christians? Can we not look to the improvement in the lives of believers as evidence to the truth of their beliefs? Unfortunately, similar claims of improvement can be found among the adherents of other belief systems, systems that contradict the claims of Christianity. What proves too much proves nothing at all. Additionally, when we actually look at sociological research for evidence of this improvement, the results are remarkably ambiguous, and occasionally the reverse of what is claimed. If there is evidence to be found here, right now the signal is buried in the noise.
Can we look to philosophy? Is God a logical necessity? Christians have proposed ontological arguments, the teleological arguments, moral arguments, transcendental arguments, even pragmatic arguments. None have been successful. Of course, philosophical arguments have also failed to disprove the existence of God. We must look elsewhere.
What about science? So far, science has not detected God, and I say that only partly in jest. Science has been our most reliable method of learning about the reality we inhabit, and yet we cannot look to science for direct observational evidence of God. For the most part, science has been busy explaining those aspects of the natural world that were previously thought to be dependent on God. Theists are holding out in the shelter of the Big Bang, claiming that a beginning to the universe must indicate a First Cause, an Unmoved Mover. Even supposing this might eventually turn out to be the case, given the general retreat of religious claims before the advances of science, it hardly seems reasonable to depend on our current ignorance about events so remote from us in time and outside our experience for evidence about something even more remote from our observational capabilities.
In the face of this startling lack of evidence, and sometimes contrary evidence, we are told that the consequence for disbelief is eternal hellfire. God loves us and wants the best for us, of course, but the evidence we have was the best he could do? Is there a good reason for him to withhold better evidence from us?
It would infringe on our free will, some say. Nonsense. Twice nonsense. First, because some of these same people will point to the amazing signs and prophecies performed and fulfilled by Jesus (we are told) as evidence of his divinity. If you believe that if God supplied better evidence he would infringe on our free will, but you also believe he performed those signs, then you believe he already did infringe on the free will of those who saw the signs. Why not again? And second, how does additional information infringe on anybody's free will anyway? Does learning something or observing something infringe on your will? If anything, it empowers you to make better choices. If anything, among those who would freely choose to believe if there were better evidence, withholding that evidence is what infringes on free will.
Or should we just believe without evidence? It's a faith thing, right? But how do you choose what to believe on faith? Why this and not something else? If there are no reasons to believe this one thing instead of something else, well, then there are no reasons to believe this one thing instead of something else. No, it has to come back to reasons, and I mean reasons in the sense of evidence, not in the sense of consequences — like the threat of hell.
When all is said and done, the evidence just is not there. If we were asked to believe a fairly ordinary thing with insubstantial consequences, perhaps we might believe it on the evidence we have. Instead, we are asked to believe an exceptional thing with almost inconceivable consequences. A good God would not leave us in this situation. Perhaps God does not exist after all. Perhaps he is not good. Perhaps (and some Christians do believe this), perhaps the whole hell thing was a bit of a mistake. Something has to give.
Before I conclude, I have to mention the state of Christian apologetics. The goal of apologetics is, I suppose, to defend the faith. In this, I suppose it has been successful, but not due to the evidence or arguments offered. They are successful because they give people who already believe the comfortable illusion that the faith has been defended. Some of the best examples of this are Lee Strobel's books, like "The Case for Christ" and "The Case for Easter". His shtick is to play the role of an "investigative journalist" and interview various Christian scholars, but I say "play the role" quite purposefully, because he accepts nearly everything they say at face value, even when one person contradicts another. To my knowledge, he never interviews anyone who substantially disagrees with his thesis and he never challenges anyone that agrees. Similar problems exist in other popular apologetic works. They defend their arguments from strawmen. They simply omit facts that are inconvenient to their case. They repeat anecdotes in support of their case that have no basis in fact. But for those readers that are hearing just what they expect, who trust their Christian authorities to tell them the truth, who would never consider reading anything that would actually challenge their beliefs, those readers are comforted by what they read and it seems good to them. I mean, who has time to look into it themselves? Best just to leave that to the experts. And so it goes.
Not every Christian apologist is like that, and not every Christian reader is like that. But some are. Just read the comments on Amazon.com for Lee Strobel's books...


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In logic programs, negation-as-failure has been used both for representing negative information and for providing default nonmonotonic inference. In this paper we argue that this twofold role is not only unnecessary for the expressiveness of the language, but it also plays against declarative programming, especially if further negation symbols such as strong negation are also available. We therefore propose a new logic programming approach in which negation and default inference are independent, orthogonal concepts. Semantical characterization of this approach is given in the style of answer sets, but other approaches are also possible. Finally, we compare them with the semantics for logic programs with two kinds of negation.


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Favorite Lines: " "So Claire was not a nice person?"…"No, not really. When we got her resignation letter, we had a party." (p. 302)
When a man finds a body buried in his field he calls the local police and Detective Vito Ciccotelli arrives. Vito believes there might be others buried in the field and it isn't long before Sophie Johannsen's name is brought up as a possible consultant.
Sophie is an archaeologist with access to ground penetrating equipment that can identify space in the ground and shapes. She agrees to help the police and by the time she leaves the field nine bodies have been found along with seven empty graves.
As the investigation unfolds, it becomes apparent that the serial killer is using medieval tools of torture on his victims, and they are left baffled at the crimes. The investigators begin following leads from Europe, the black market and medical professionals until the killer arrives on one of their doorsteps intent on cleaning house.
Die for Me is an exciting romantic suspense. In it Ms. Rose introduces and uses many aspects of the medieval time in graphic detail, while placing it in the modern time frame. The descriptions are great visual aides that enhanced the story without drawing attention away from the plot.
The characters were flawed, but not irredeemable. They grew with the story and fit together nicely. There were several secondary characters, which emphasized the planning that was involved in the creation of this novel.
The book is separated by times. So it starts out, Philadelphia January 6 and the next date was Philadelphia Sunday, January 14, 10:25 a.m. The different locations are always identified this way, along with the timeline. It did feel a little confusing at times and I found myself flipping back pages to verify the location of characters. The many names were also confusing at times, in the beginning.
The many names worked at confusing me when it came to identifying the killer too. I thought I knew who it was and then BLAM!, I met a new character and thought, "oh, no. He's the killer." I liked that. It made the story last longer for me because I couldn't be 100% certain who the killer was until I read 60% of the book.
As the book progressed it became easier to navigate and I found myself becoming engrossed. By the time the story ended I was content with having read a good book. I'm not positive, but I'm hoping that the next book, Scream for Me, cleans up the loose ends from this story.


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You don't have to look hard on the Internet to find the SharePoint haters. Some hate it just because it is Microsoft (cue Kelly LeBrock). But there are a lot of people out there who have had a bad experience with SharePoint. One reason is that SharePoint is easy to get wrong. Getting it right can be hard.
I've mentioned in an earlier post the many things about storage that need to be considered when implementing SharePoint in order to get a responsive, robust, flexible, scalable and reliable solution. And I can't tell you how many times I have heard about how insufficient planning for or understanding of SharePoint content types caused much heartache and (more importantly) much re-work and expense fixing it. (Say it with me…) Getting it right can be hard.
One of my personal goals has been to learn the pitfalls that have snagged others and seek out those with best practices and learn them. (Of course, with SharePoint's flexibility and many options, what is a best practice for one implementation can be a disaster (or at least an unworkable solution) in another environment with a different set of needs, a different business culture, and different constraints. Hence, the recurring theme, "getting it right can be hard.") To do that I have become active in the SharePoint user community this year, both in Austin and in San Antonio.
Last month I drove down to San Antonio for the June San Antonio SharePoint User Group meeting. I was intrigued by the topic – Search and Findability, presented by Bill English. Mr. English runs a training company, a consulting firm, has written a number of books on SharePoint, and puts on the Best Practices conferences.
The presentation turned out to be even more interesting, as the focus of the discussion touched on issues I feel strongly about surrounding the idea of "getting it right". It was less about specific SharePoint configurations as what has to happen beforehand, and behind the scenes.
The first important point is the difference between "Search" and "Findability". Search gives you all the data relevant to your search term, to the limit of its ability to tell what you are searching for. The example Mr. English gave was searching for "horn" ("beep beep" – car horn), "horn" ("toot toot" – musical instrument) and "horn" (holding his fingers next to his temples – animal horns). "Findability" makes the right information surface at the top of the search results. To do this you need a way to define documents that deal with "horns" ("beep beep"), documents that deal with "horns" ("toot toot"), and horns (fingers to the head).
The only way to make sure your data, information, and wisdom are Findable is to ensure that resources (raw data, documents, people, etc) are properly organized and tagged, which requires defining the tagging and organization requirements, then implementing the proper governance to assure that the tagging and organization requirements are being followed, or that they are modified when organizationally required. It means understanding the culture in which SharePoint (or any document collaboration tool) is implemented.
Does this mean that SharePoint (or at least effective Findability) can't be implemented in an Agile environment? Not at all. In fact, because SharePoint has so many features and components, it is a natural for an Agile environment – you can deliver new features in short intervals as role, restrictions and governance issues are addressed. But you will need a strategic view of what the goals are, and a deep understanding of the shape of the business needs, an understanding up the features and limitations of SharePoint, and defined change management processes, roles and responsibilities for when the requirements do change (as they inevitably will). Doing these things will make any rework easier and less costly, and more importantly ensure that the cause of rework is an actual change in the requirements, not a lack of understanding of them. And, yes, getting it right can be hard.
But it can be done with a cross-functional team that works well together, or, in a smaller environment, an individual with strong experience in gathering requirements as well as the technical experience with SharePoint.


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The timeline from here:
Now- we submit our official entry the the great and glorious event organizers. Finish securing a car, and refine our plans for the build. Add new team members, continue thinking of clever titles for each.
May 17- Official Entry deadline. Shortly thereafter, we find out if we have been selected by the bright, clever gentlemen who make those sorts of decisions
Then- The team will gather for a Vehicle Assembly Summit either in Huntsville or Oak Ridge, depending on where our heap, err, glorious machine resides at the time.
July 26 & 27- LeMons South! Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC. Tentatively scheduled as 2 days of racing, 6-8 hours each day. Hopefully the car lasts long enough for everyone to get a turn. Try to avoid being tarred & feathered (really). Check the event website (to the right!) for all the details on the race events.
July 28- commence planning for the next one.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
How far is all the way, and then if it stops, what's stopping it, and what's behind what's stopping it?
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Torche - Meanderthal (2008)
Most likely due its lack of accessibility, metal doesn't get a whole lot of attention on this blog. Of course we don't just dismiss it as a universally insignificant genre like some ignorant, pompous fruitcakes, but there are a lot of great metal bands making great albums out there that deserve some attention. Which brings me to Torche, a nice little sludge outfit from Miami. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term 'sludge' in music, it's a kind of jacked-up grunge. It's also highly accessible. If you're issue with metal is the hideous vocals or the overly fast-paced rhythm, then here's your fix.
Meanderthal, Torche's second album, follows the trend set by their self-titled debut (and later EPs) as being a fast-paced record with short tracks for the bulk of the album followed by a more lengthy songs towards the end of the record. Opening track 'Triumph of Venus' opens with a bang, as a metal album should, with heavily distorted guitars and banging drums. An intense instrumental, it does well to grab the attention of the listener. For metal-wary listeners this might not be an instant favorite, but it's only 1:44 and the album takes a much different tone with the following track 'Grenades', a much slower-paced song with melodic guitars and vocals to match. And this becomes an ongoing theme for the album, varying tempos from song to song, which works well because the songs are so short. And the longer songs on the album tend to combine the fast-paced nature of the shorter songs with long solos or bridges, which should be a pleaser for the more metal-oriented fans.
Do you like Grunge? If so, then you might like Torche. Do you like 'Stoner rock' like kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age? If so, then you might like Torche. Do you like metal? If so, then you very well might like Torche. And if you aren't a fan of the typical metal vocalist, well this might just be all the more sweeter.
Try it
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Video - Across the Shields
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With the mystery and potency of a dream, Rahul Jain's documentary focuses on conditions in the factories of Gujurat, many of which supply clothes to the west
Rahul Jain's brief, fierce documentary feature Machines is about the people who work in the textile factories of Gujurat, India. Its images often have the mystery and potency of a dream. Jain's work reminded me of the Austrian documentarian Nikolaus Geyrhalter; at other times, I found myself thinking of Chaplin twitching on the production line in Modern Times.
The title is well chosen. The bodies of the workers look naked and vulnerable, and yet they have become part of the machines, part of the process. The relentless rhythms of the wor k are captured. It looks soul-destroying – particularly in one grim shot of a boy almost falling asleep while doing some mind-crushingly repetitive task. Later, another is shown asleep on top of piles of cloth, which look almost like his shroud.


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Thanks to Rachel for giving me the idea to do a comparison swatch. From left to right, MAC Rubenesque Paint Pot, Chanel Illusion D'ombre in Emerville and Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill in Rock Sand (review of this coming soon!)
As you can see, Rubenesque is more peachy gold pink whereas Emerville and Rock Sand is more Champagne.


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Photos by Kim-Leng Hills
Tomorrow I'm doing a 15 minute performance for Chill Pill a Mellow night of Spoken Word, which the BBC is broadcasting in later months.
This is the underground place to just hang out, chill and listen to some amazing poetry & music on a Tuesday night.
Running every Tuesday from 7.30 at:
Scream Bar (downstairs)
141 Bethnal Green Rd,
London E2 7DG
Look for the Pink Neon sign of the "Playful Premises" lingerie shop :0.... and we're right across the road!
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Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp,
so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it.
Charles Dudley Warner
This summer we've been eating fresh salad greens like bunnies with healthy appetites. While the bags of pre-washed lettuces are certainly convenient, I've found that they're costly and they have an annoying habit of irritating my tummy in the most unpleasant ways.
Yes, I prefer to buy our lettuce by the head, washing it and preparing it myself. The problem... we don't own a salad spinner for drying our greens. Nobody enjoys a wet salad, so this is my simple way of insuring that we have fresh and crisp, clean and dry lettuce waiting in the refrigerator when it's time to make a summer salad.
I start with a head of fresh lettuce and two large kitchen towels. {See above.}
Wash the leaves thoroughly in cold water and lay half of them in single layer on one of the towels.
Next, place the second towel on top...
And then repeat with another layer of greens.
Now it's time to gently and loosely roll the layers.


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This nice little map is from a website: http://www.moon.com/planner/puerto_vallarta/mustsee/playachacala.html
At the actual website you can click on the squared places and see photos and further info.
Yesterday I went into Las Varas first thing in the morning to go to the ATM and the Post Office (Correo) , and then came home, computed for a while, washed clothes with almost the last of the water (hoping the water guy would really shows up in the morning) and took a nap.
When it cooled off a little I walked down to Gracia's house and hung around under the ramada, visiting with Chicha (Narcissa) and Gracia, and her husband Salvatore, and his daughter, son-in-law and grandaughter, America. We laughed and laughed and laughed. I can understand more Spanish lately. I think I moved up a small level in comprehension. Berta, the daughter, was painting some directional signs for going to the Muelle. She said they see tourist cars going the wrong way, and then backing up, all day long, and that the signs may help. The signs seemed to be readable only after you make the turn, but maybe I am just being picky.
Narcissa said that Julietta, my favorite Kinder teacher, has finished working in Chacala and is starting a computer course in Tepic. She will really be missed. Her sub, for the last two weeks of the school year, is staying at Marta's, about a block from the Kinder building. The sub is some kind of supervisor, so that should be okay. Some very nice tourists from Idaho brought some Spanish-language books down for kindergarten-level kids. She is a teacher in Idaho. I love it when people bring things for the Kinder.
Frank, who has the little new tienda in that neighborhood, picked up a paperback books I was carrying around and starting reading it, in English. He and his wife, Angelica, both speak and read some English. He was in high school in San Diego for three years and remembers alot. We agreed I would bring him some other English language books and magazines to practice on.
Just as I got home a local friend showed up at the house, wanting help sending an English language e-mail to a mutual, English-only, friend who has visited and contributed alot to Chacala over the years. We did okay with the letter, I think. We also practiced making (and eating) popcorn on the microwave here. It was Delicious!!! Popcorn and Coke. My favorite, right now.
Then we walked over to a neighbor's house. She had just had surgery and was reclining gracefully on some kind of chair arrangement. She seemed to be cheerful, so I hope the surgery was successful. I couldn't follow the conversation very well, and went down to Sarai's store to get some jars of fruit juice, which were a hit.
On the way home I walked with Socorro and her adult son. We went into the mango orchard and picked a big bag of mangos for them to take home. I think those trees are just about picked clean. The sweet roll and bread truck came by, and the owner, Lalo, wanted to come up at the see the house, which he did. He seemed to think it was funny I was living in so many different places, especially going from the beach (and tent) to this big house.
Now it's Friday morning, and I waiting for the water truck to arrive (fingers crossed). Friday is one of the days the Coke order-taker comes around to take orders. I just leave my order clipped to a plastic chair down at the bottom of the driveway (so he doesn't have to drive up). A few minutes ago two ladies came up on the porch. After a confusing conversation I figured out they thought the "Coke" sign on the chair meant I am selling Cokes and they wanted one. I only had warm ones so we shared a warm Coke. Nice friendly smiles.
There has been a very very loud jetski running constantly for two days, or more, down in Chacalilla.
(Added Saturday am) The "jetski" was going until almost 10pm last night, and started up again at 6:05am right under my window (almost). So I went out to see what the noise was, and it was a security guy with a muffler-less blower, the kind for blowing leaves away. He was apparently blowing dust off the cobblestones. Must have been a boring night or something. For months I had thought that sound was the muffler-less moto belonging to one of the security guys, but no, it's the blower.
Chacalilla pre-invasion
I think this photo of beach restaurants might be pre-Kenna.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Hanging Around in Chacala
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It has been such a special Christmas having all of our children and our two grandchildren with us since Monday. Today we posed for pictures.
Randy, Joy, James Aquila and Micah Rowen.
The Johnstown Albertson Aunts and Uncles, and Quil and Micah.
Rowen and Janet (Grandpa and Grandma) Micah and Quil
Auntie Beth, Grandma, Micah and Quil
Micah and Quil in front of the Christmas tree
Janet and Rowen
Brenda and Beth with their red cell phones
Emily and Brenda
Emily and Joy
Brenda and Tim
The four Albertson boys and their cell phones
Jason, Tim, Jeffrey, and Randy Albertson
Tim and Randy Albertson, co-owners of ABE Painting in Joplin, MO
Brenda, Beth, and Emily in their matching Christmas jumpers.
Height order (a yearly tradition). Jason moved up in the ranks this year.
Our six children, reverse age order: Emily, Jason, Beth, Jeffrey, Tim, and Randy
Our six children, reverse height order
The whole family. Jason was shoeless so that is why he is shorter than in the other pictures.
Back row: Rowen, Jason, Jeffrey, Tim, Randy
Front row: Janet, Micah, Emily, Beth, Brenda, Quil, and Joy


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Samsung has launched a new camera, which is the Samsung SL50 digital camera, which has much more high-end features like a 2.5-inch LCD display and a 230 000 pixel resolution, a 5x optical zoom, 10.2 Sensor megapixel image, etc. You can also store 640 x 480 pixels in AVI format video at 30 frames per second. It offers 27 to 135 mm equivalent focal length and its function as a digital image stabilizer rejects obscures the camera's firmware. The new digital camera, Samsung's Face Detection also the ability to smile and blink recognition functions, which can be used to automatically shoot a picture when your subject smiles.
Samsung digital camera featured with face detection SL50 also offers red eye correction function to locate and correct the lack of common image tones automatically capture mode softens skin and beauty detected faces. SL50 Samsung digital camera is available at the price tag of $ 64.36.
Samsung SL50 Digital Camera Specifications
- 2.5-inch LCD display with 230,000 dot resolution
- 10.2 megapixel image sensor
- 5x optical zoom lens
- Offers 27 – 135mm equivalent focal range
- Able to record 640 x 480 pixels video in AVI at 30 fps
- Digital Image Stabilization (DIS) function
- Face, smile and blink detection functions
- A Beauty Shot mode & Smart Auto mode
- Offers Red-Eye Fix function
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Tuesday, 8 March 2011
This is only the second time i've joined in the fun...i so wanted to enter this challenge weekly...so little time,so much to do!
I've gone again today for a shaped card,both the base card and the top layer have been cut using the largest die from the Spellbinders "Nested Eggs"die set...not a very big card at all,just a pretty little one maybe to give with an Easter egg or an Easter gift.
The patterned egg as been stamped using the largest stamp from the "Nestie Egg" set from Waltzing Mouse,the sentiment is also from this same set.
I've stamped using a Versamark Ink pad and then brushed Mica powders in pale pink,lilac and green over the stamped area,the same with the sentiment...looks really shimmery IRL .
I've added tiny self adhesive gems in the same colours just to give alittle interest...i wish i'd have used pearls now.
Finished off with some organza ribbon from stash.
I'm also entering this card into the following challenge:-
MY TIME TO CRAFT....Jewels!
Well that's about all for today again...the sun's shinning beautifully here,couldn't get a good photo because of it....not complaining it's nice to see that yellow ball in the sky :0).
Have a fab day
Take care all
12 comments:
- Chrissie said...
Simply exquisite!
Just love the delicacy of this one!
Thanks so much for joining us again!
See you next time!
"Less is More"
- 8 March 2011 at 10:08
- Pauline said...
Gorgeous1 Love that WMS patterened egg, it's so pretty, and looks fab it the beautiful bow.
- 8 March 2011 at 10:19
- Lil Daffodil said...
Hi Sandra,
Absolutely stunning. This creation is beautiful. I love the colour. Wonderful work.
Fiona x
- 8 March 2011 at 11:13
- Jane said...
Beautiful card I like different shaped cards xx
- 8 March 2011 at 11:13
- Mandi said...
Hi Sandra this is so beautiful and whilst there is no white pace, it;s simplicity is perfect
So elegant
Thank you for joining us
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- 8 March 2011 at 12:46
WOWZER!! This is so stunning San!! The colors are just brilliant and I love the egg design!! WOW!! :)
- 8 March 2011 at 14:50
- Wishcraft said...
Such a pretty little card - love the stamps you've used, they're gorgeous :o) Lisa x
- 8 March 2011 at 19:27
- Sue said...
Hi hun
wow this is just beautiful, luv the colours, gorgeous papers, sue,x
- 8 March 2011 at 21:40
- D K Crafts said...
Hi Sandra. This is really beautiful. Love the shape and the image is great with the jewels. Donna
- 8 March 2011 at 23:08
- Susan said...
What a gorgeous card! It will be perfect as a gift card!! Very creative....and love the soft colors and the bling!
- 9 March 2011 at 03:01
- Riet said...
This is so gorgeous Sandra.
Hugs Riet.xx
- 9 March 2011 at 11:35
- Aileen said...
Wow what a beautiful shimmery card. I think your gems are perfect. x
- 10 March 2011 at 21:16


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Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Earth Day 2015
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- Lady Linda said...
Hi Marilyn, finally had some time to visit your beautiful blog. Your pix are heavenly and are always enjoyed. Happy Earth Day.
- April 22, 2015 at 10:33 AM
- Angela McRae said...
Oh, what a gorgeous tribute to spring and Earth Day! Your Fairy Lanterns remind me of something a friend gave me a few years ago that is called Solomon's Seal (I think) and has little hanging blossoms like that. This makes me want to go check out the blooms in my own yard, but since it's 9:30 at night, I think not … !
- April 22, 2015 at 6:37 PM
- Mary said...
'Delights of the earth' for sure - lovely pix of beautiful things offered to us, to astound us and make us catch our breath. . . .or smile happily.
Happy every day dear Marilyn.
Mary X
- April 22, 2015 at 9:13 PM
- Jeanie said...
This is the most beautiful Earth Day post I've seen and an incredibly eloquent reminder.
- April 23, 2015 at 4:45 AM
- Jeanie said...
This is the most beautiful Earth Day post I've seen and an incredibly eloquent reminder.
- April 23, 2015 at 4:45 AM
- Steph said...
I've never seen a fairy lantern before. cool!
- April 23, 2015 at 3:51 PM
- Tracy said...
Oh, how JOY-full! Happy Earth Day belated, Marilyn! I didn't get to posting this year... I'm just now surfacing from a cold.. very blah... LOL! Happy Weekend ((HUGS))
- April 24, 2015 at 2:09 AM
- Rosemary said...
Beautiful tribute to our glorious earth - may we honor her and respect the riches she offers us.
- April 25, 2015 at 6:49 AM
- Joy said...
You have some of my favorite flowers in your photos - trilliums and yellow violets! But they are all beautiful. Happy Earth Day (a little late)!
- May 14, 2015 at 6:42 AM


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Here it is! This is the top-secret thing I was working on before. I made it for my parent's wedding anniversary and it turned out great!
It's made in the same way Eric Carle makes his illustrations for books like "The Very Hungery Caterpiller" Which just celebrated it's 40th anniversary!
I'd go into detail about how I did everything but Eric explains it SO much better than I ever could. You can check it all out right here.


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Married to the love of her life, gospel music superstar and minister Deitrick Haddon, Dominique has become a breakout favorite, while sharing the stage with their ever so precious beautiful daughters Destin Monet and Denver Monroe. Dominique Haddon is honest and real, and her no nonsense straight forward personality has struck a cord with younger fans of Oxygen's hit show, Preachers of LA, and especially among the younger female viewing audience. Her fan base is growing rapidly among the millennials who actively follow her social media and consider her an inspiration because she is so relatable.
Born Dominique McTyer in Gardena, California in a single parent home, Dominique learned early in life that hard work and a quality education would take her beyond her neighborhood. She understood that these virtues would help her fulfill her calling and purpose, and that is to advocate for children who have not had the opportunities afforded to "the few". She obtained her Associates and Bachelor degrees in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Natural Sciences, with a goal to become a teacher. She now focuses on the opportunities to teach on a much bigger platform and therefore make a difference in the lives of children who sometimes do not have a voice even in their own communities.
Dominique witnessed first hand the needs of the less fortunate inner city children. The conditions of the disproportionately disenfranchised pained her and set her on a quest to not just talk about it, but to do something about it. She sees how the inadequacies and obstacles in children's lives such as self-esteem issues, social behavioral problems, homelessness, and unstable homes/families, impact how children can have productive futures. Dominique has a huge heart to use her influence to advocate for children, and will launched the Dominique's H.O.P.E FOUNDATION, which is a child advocacy organization that focuses on creating stability in homes, enrichment educational endeavors, community outreach, parental support, and helping children reach their goals toward higher learning.
Dominique believes that every child, regardless of their economic background, race, or gender deserves a solid head start in life. Her plan is to create synergy among local schools, with community, and church leaders, while developing key relationships with corporate and media partnerships to ensure that children's needs are met on a very basic level. From there she plans to bring the "community experience" into the lives of children, and help build and/or restore a solid and stable foundation. The goal of the Dominique's H.O.P.E FOUNDATION will provide after school programs, parenting education courses, mentoring workshops, community safety initiates, and along with corporate partners, provide quality textbooks and school supplies. "The Dominique's H.O.P.E FOUNDATION will become a sanctuary where children can come to learn and grown, which will give them the emotional security needed to thrive, and we will collectively produce leaders of tomorrow and great citizens." states Haddon. "We will rally the support from those who understand that in order to build a strong tomorrow, our collective community must play a role in this process. We strive for community unification. This is my life's calling and purpose, and I encourage all who have a heart for children to join with me and do your part in rebuilding local communities to make a difference in the lives of our children."


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>DDL a 100 minute OVA
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>removing .001 makes that mkv work, media player claims it's 100 minutes long but in reality it stops after ~50 minutes
Clearly I'm supposed to combine these two into one file, but how?
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From the Maitland Mercury report:
The frenzy around this year's Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival has spread to the local schools.
Kurri Kurri Public School will step back in time on Friday when teachers and students dress in their best retro attire.
In keeping with the town's main event, students will learn about life in the 1950s including art, music, dance, games and literature.
Some of the students had already tried on their retro clothes when car enthusiast Denzil Godwin brought his 1956 Chevy to the school for a bit of show and tell.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Bryce Canyon National Park
We learned several things today. First, people think we are completely nuts for bringing a five-week old to a national park. Second, everyone over the age of 60 wants to meet H, guess his age and/or weight and tell us about travels with their kids. Third, with a little patience and a sense of humor, anything is possible.
Bryce Canyon was hosting its annual astronomy festival, making it more crowded than your typical Thursday in May. It also meant more activities and rangers.
We started our visit by picking up H his own National Park passport book at the visitors center and watching the 22 min overview video. There is a shuttle that runs into the park, but you can't leave your car at the visitors center, so we drove to the lodge to park. (You could also park in the lot on Bryce Canyon City and ride into the park.)
From the lodge, we loaded H into the Ergo carrier and walked along the rim trail. We opted not to hike into the canyon with the little one, due to the steep grade of the trails. The Rim trail was mostly flat and afforded changing views of the canyon. We hiked from sunset to sunrise point and back.
We decided to hit the lodge early for dinner, a smart move since the dinner crowd peeks around 7. The food at the lodge was excellent! J enjoyed river trout, while I had mini crab cakes and a beet and arugula salad. Whatever you do, save room for dessert - the chocolate mouse pie was delicious.
Bryce is known for being one of the places you can see the Andromeda galaxy with your naked eye - but clouds were starting to roll in. Even when the astronomical festival is not going on, Bryce offers star gazing programming most nights in the summer. Just ask at the ranger station.
There are not a lot of lodging options and we had reservations at a little place outside the park. The Bryce Canyon Pines Motel may have a few letters burned out on their sign, but it was clean and the staff was friendly. We were upgraded to a cabin behind the restaurant, which gave us plenty of room. The next morning we enjoyed breakfast at the attached restaurant and headed back into the park.
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Awesome blog, I really like the concept of this articles your idea is really good more on useful stuff. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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Okay, not all the time but it has been absolutely beautiful here the past few days!! We took Michael out for his first cross country ski-he did fantastic! John and I were both impressed how he took to it, wasn't scared, didn't get frustrated but just wanted to do it! Skiiers were all smiles seeing him and very encouraging to him. We were able to work with Michael alone because Phoebe is trying out a new preschool to help me while Michael is in post op rehab... Today we went again and this time we took out our favorite shower present from a couple of years ago-the Chariot Carrier. We attached the skiis and away we went with 65 lbs of kiddos! It was a great, fun day and even Michael had to try it. We just love cross-country skiing and being outdoors, I couldn't believe how at 2 the kids still love that thing!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
We LOVE Winter!!
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- Jackie said...
You know, that looks super fun!! I think Michael might be a natural ;)
- January 17, 2010 at 8:07 AM
- Lori said...
Oh my goodness...those little skis on his little feet are so cute!!!!!
- January 17, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- Kami and Scott said...
Love it!!! All the snow in Ohio is gone except for a few little patches. Poor Kaleb has to play in those for now. Can't wait to move back to Minnesota. Great photos and I love that the stroller has skis, too. I didn't know they made those. I guess you can find anything!
- January 18, 2010 at 7:59 PM
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Dental Implant Surgery
Dental Implant surgery in Scottsdale is not always a clear choice, especially when the implant center states that "all we do is dental implants". So when the only treatment option a patient is going hear is a titanium dental implant it's just like a carpenter who's only tool is a hammer and so everything looks like a nail. Patients must realize that they are not shopping for titanium dental implants but what they are really shopping for is the best way to replace a missing tooth. And dental implants will not always be the best treatment or in the best interest of the patient.
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These cups make great gifts for all ages.
This says it all!
If you want to find out more details on how to make the cups check out this post Vinyl Cups - A Gift to Share. Today I wanted to give some suggestions of items that could be included in the cup to take it up a notch.
- For all ages the individual drink packages in a variety of flavors would work well for co-workers.
- Teachers would love to have several sharpies in a rainbow of colors in their cups.
- Kids would shout with joy if the cup was full of their favorite candy.
- A struggling college student or young adult would go for a gift card of any kind.
- Include one for each family member in a Movie Night Gift basket.
- Traveling this holiday? Make one for the car trip and there is no guessing who's cup is who's.
I am sure the possibilities are almost endless of what could be added to these cups. Share your ideas of what to include for everyone to enjoy. Remember Only 15 days left!


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McAfee "Installing McAfee Virusscan:Started" interferes with gaming?
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Rats, cats work together to sniff out land mines
But then I ran across this article. In Colombia I coud get a job as a bomb sniffing rat trainer. I would be responsible for saving human and cat lives alike, with ALL the danger left to the red-eyed rats! I wil be called a hero. "Hero Tyler, how does it feel?" " Hero Tyler how many bags of Temptations may we offer you? "Hero Tyler, please let us reward you with the company of our Shakira Kitties for the evening, dining on imported stinky goodness under the Colombian moon, without your mother in sight." ¡A sí, este es el trabajo perfecto para un gato como yo! (Ah yes, this is the perfect job for a cat like myself.)
Rats, cats work together to sniff out land mines
Colombian police put felines in rodents' cages to make them more focused
Fernando Vergara / AP
The Colombian police force has been experimenting with training rodents to detect explosives in minefields. The process would take advantage of rat's acute sense of smell and low weight, which would allow them to find mines without activating them. The cats are included in the training to help rats become used to possible predators.
Updated: 3:49 p.m. PT July 24, 2007
BOGOTA, Colombia - Who says Tom and Jerry can't be friends?
For the past year, a special Colombian police unit has been locking rats in cages with cats as part of a project to train the rodents to sniff out the more than 100,000 land mines planted mostly by leftist rebels across this conflict-wracked Andean country.
Bringing the rats face to face with an enemy allows them to stay more focused once they are released, veterinarian Luisa Mendez, who's been working with the animals for two years, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The rodents are taught to freeze in front of mines, but had difficulty staying put for fear of being attacked by predators.
"Here the cats play with the rats instead of attacking them," Mendez said. "The cats wear shields on their nails so they can't cause any injuries and as a result the rats feel comfortable playing around them."
Col. Javier Cifuentes, who oversees the project, said the rats' success rate in mine detection is 96 percent. Unlike dogs, the rats weigh a lot less and therefore don't trigger explosions.
Colombia is home to the world's largest number of land mine victims. Last year, there were 1,108 victims, or about one every eight hours, the government says. Nearly a quarter of the victims die from their injuries.
5 comments:
- Miss Peach>(^,^) said...
Oh my what a report that was! Come on over and we can talk about it more. Lady Diana was a big advocate for banning land mines! She was a very brave cat!!
Thank you for the article...very interesting!!
- July 25, 2007 at 12:09 AM
- Dragonheart said...
Yep, my dad is a military engineer in the Canadian Forces, and although the CF doesn't use animals to detect land mines, he knows all about different mine detection technologies, because that's one of the things military engineers do! All of the research is very interesting. :)
- July 25, 2007 at 7:56 AM
- Kaze, Latte, or Chase said...
Wow, that was a great report!! How amazing when humans figure out how helpful animals can be.
- July 25, 2007 at 8:21 AM
- Daisy said...
Tyler, you would be a very good hero cat! Except, I do not know about the part where you have to wear shields over your clawrs.
- July 25, 2007 at 11:29 AM
- Forty Paws said...
Great job!!! Maybe...
Dorf is glad that Cookie thinks his outfit is cool. He's still too high to be embarrassed.
Thanks for your kind words for Dorfie. The 2nd feeding went much smoother and faster. A friend is coming by tonight to help administer the pain drops. 5 on the tongue. He didn't like that last night.
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Composition for modern times at The Ohio State University in Delaware
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Exploration 8: Your Own Design
1.)This semester I experienced a lot of new writing styles, techniques, and subject matter. I'm proud of all the work I have accomplished in this class. The piece I would like to share with you is the paper I wrote about Rafe, an elementary school teacher who changes the rules of conventional teaching. I really enjoyed writing about Rafe because it was the most positive, enlightening and inspirational writing piece I've done all semester. I was able to create goals for myself within the paper and I think that's really special. "His classroom is decorated with motivational quotes. I noticed that the quote above the chalkboard said 'There are No Shortcuts' and I find that to be an important message to be sending." I like this part of my passage because it's a nice reminder to everybody. "Traveling is an amazing experience and can be educational." This paper taught me things that I wasn't even conscious of at the time. There's so much positivity even when there are moments of doubt, you are able to learn through all experiences. I loved how writing this made me feel loved, inspired, excited, and gave me something to work towards.
2.) I want to share my personal affirmations with you. I wasn't sure what affirmations were when I came across a video on YouTube that was solely based on giving positive affirmations. It struck my curiosity so I decided to inform myself. Positive affirmations are statements which affirm something to be true. This can be anything you want it to be, "You are beautiful, you are confident, you are kind, you are loved, you are caring, you are smart, you are motivated." Repeating these affirmations everyday and other affirmations, can really help your emotional state of being, mental, your self-esteem, as well as the positivity you will radiate. This has a very calming and reassuring effect on myself and I hope that sharing this will help at least one of you.
If anyone wants to learn more about positive affirmations and how to create affirmations of their own here's a link: http://www.abundantworld.com/positive_affirmations.htm
I hope this helps you as much as it's helped me!
*Never feel embarrassed for embracing your divine self and radiating your positive qualities.
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Awesome. I am glad that you found yourself influenced by Rafe's story. I agree that he was 100% changing the ways of conventional teachings, one class at a time. The care and time that he put into his classes was not only reflected in his current students who were pushing themselves to learn and understand Hamlet. But also with his former students who were not only able to use his teachings as a stepping board to project themselves into better life's for themselves, they managed to give back the same level of support if not more in order the help Rafe continue his goal of helping the kids feel like they are Americans regardless of where they were/who born to.ReplyDelete
I have heard that positive affirmations are suppose to have a positive effect on your overall outlook on life. The more that you feel something is true the more likely that it is true.It's all about perception and strength of the mind. I like them just because it is a better alternative of being sucked into an endless black hole of depression. That is just not a pretty color on anyone.
I like how you explained that your paper on Rafe really moved you, and inspired you in some way, shape, or form. I agree that the video that we watched on Rafe and his class was really eye opening, and I loved the way he was changing those kids lives through reading and writing. I thought you also did well with the rest of the exploration. Good job!ReplyDelete
I like how you explained positive affirmations, I found that to be very enlightening and interesting I also really enjoyed your paper you wrote about Rafe and his teaching styles which seemed to be more than effective.ReplyDelete


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Released Year: 1972
Directed by Marc Lawrence
Casted by:
Toni Lawrence as Lynn Hart
Marc Lawrence as Zambrini
Jesse Vint as Sheriff Dan Cole
Lynn Hart is a disturbed young woman who escapes from a mental hospital where she was committed for killing her abusive father who raped her. Stealing a nurse's uniform and car, Lynn ends up in a small California town where she meets and shacks up with Zambrini, an old farmer who runs the local motel and roadside café. Zambrini also owns a group of pigs that he keeps in a pen behind his house who have somehow developed a taste for human flesh. When Lynn begins killing a number of men who remind her of her dead father, Zambrini helps her out by disposing of the bodies to the pigs. Investigating the disappearances, the local sheriff eventually becomes suspicious of Lynn's past and a private investigator, hired by the hospital to find her, slowly close in on Lynn.
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This old movie is so lucky that I did not score it a negative, but just giving it a 0 instead... The movie is about pigs eating human flesh... but they are not attacking; they were fed by the so call killer... Whole movie is a mess which directed by Marc Lawrence himself, and his daughter Toni is the lead actress whom was suck in acting and has a bimbo look~


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Reflections, Observations, and Analyses Pertaining to the Canadian Political Scene
Sunday, September 14, 2014
On Harper's True Loyalties
Harper, early on, seemed to care about human rights and UN initiatives:
"'I think Canadians want us to promote our trade relations worldwide, and we do that, but I don't think Canadians want us to sell out important Canadian values,' Harper said.
Chinese President Hu Jintao won't meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Hanoi, which is being seen by some as a snub over Canada's criticism of China's human rights record. 'They don't want us to sell that out to the almighty dollar.'"
After that crazy talk, I think Harper's sponsors sat him down in a boardroom in Calgary and explained the facts of life to him. The fact that he always was, and always would be, an Imperial Oil mail room clerk. I imagine that meeting would have gone something like this:
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Petit fonctionnaire. Technocrats, the lot of them. It's the utter lack of coherent vision that gives them away. The result is a disjointed, irrational and contradictory narrative. Harper is big on the north and northern security but does nothing tangible to deal with those needs. Harper is big on defence and Canada punching above its weight but guts the DoD budget to levels not seen since before WWII. He's all for human rights except when the boot beneath which they're trampled is on the foot of some country he likes or chooses to accommodate. Ours is a belief-addled, mid-level bureaucrat.ReplyDeleteReplies
As apt a description of our dysfunctional government as I have read anywhere, Mound.Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2014 at 1:01 PM
They may call themselves Al, they may call themselves Irwin. But the Harperites are all small functionaries.ReplyDelete
Loved the clip! Thanks, Anon.Delete


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Wimbledon 2017: Novak Djokovic advances to last eight, Muguruza reach semis
- by Carmen Reese
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- — Jul 12, 2017
Querrey proved his big-match mettle against Novak Djokovic a year ago but his second grand slam quarter-final will be a real test inside a raucous Centre Court. The Grand Slam supervisor and assistant referee didn't believe that there was either.
The world number 4 Serbian defeated his Latvian rival 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (2) in two hours and 11 minutes on Saturday to continue his campaign to claim his fourth Wimbledon title, Efe news reported. Halep can clinch the No. 1 ranking for the first time by beating Konta, who is trying to give Britain its first women's champion at the All England Club since Virginia Wade in 1977.
Later on Tuesday, Britain's Johanna Konta will take on the highest-seeded candidate left in the women's field, Simona Halep, while Coco Vandeweghe will face the last remaining unseeded player, Magdalena Rybarikova.
But the marathon meant that Djokovic and Adrian Mannarino, who were scheduled last on Court One, were forced to play their last-16 tie on Tuesday instead. Both tennis players were complaining to the judge about the big holes in the middle of the court.
Hence in this match, it is predicted that Novak Djokovic will win. But one of those losses came right here at Wimbledon in the semifinals of 2010 tournament.
The AELTC released a brief statement providing their rationale for why they did not move Djokovic's match to Centre Court after Roger Federer had completed his match against Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.
Interestingly, when Djokovic, who is now plying Wimbledon, won his third round match against Latvian Ernests Gulbis, Jelena was nowhere to be seen.
Garbine Muguruza was playing Svetlana Kuznetsova in the women's quarterfinals.
However, it remains to be seen whether the three-time Wimbledon champion will be fully fit for his quarter-final against Tomas Berdych on Thursday, after he twice received treatment on his right shoulder during the final set. We got on the court today and we could play under the roof, ' he said post-match.
Andre Agassi hopes to bring out Novak Djokovic's fighting best at Wimbledon by ensuring his mind is clear and focused on the task ahead.
Adrian Mannarino had a good chance to snap this part of the game, but Joker found the strength to overcome this and came back from behind, doubling the lead.
Five-time champion Venus Williams is, at 37, the oldest player in more than two decades to reach the last eight.


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2 oz genever (must be an oude, and I like Bols)
1 barspoon (1/6 oz) blackberry syrup
2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
2 dashes aromatic bitters
2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
2 dashes aromatic bitters
Rinse a rocks glass with absinthe (I use an atomizer, which coats the inside of a glass with little waste) and set in the freezer. Pour listed ingredients over ice and stir, then strain into the prepared glass. Squeeze a lemon coin over the drink; drop in if you're feeling straightforward, discard it and add a blackberry instead if you're feeling fancy.
Genever and blackberry have a pleasant synthesis, sort of like bourbon and peaches. Genever also responds to the Sazerac treatment very well with its nice maltiness and juniper spice. The name here is a double homage to the origin of the Sazerac (New Orleans) and the origin of genever. This recipe would not unduly suffer from substituting 1/2 oz of the genever for cognac, just to smooth things out a little bit. I might try adding black pepper somehow, either in the syrup or by infusing a small amount of absinthe.


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First off, let's not fall to finger-pointing of the laying of blame. It's nobody's business but your own why this article is suddenly relevant and important to your well-being. Europa Universalis IV [official site] is a game of ruthless caprice, where even slight mistakes, misjudgments, and lapses in attention can bring you to ruin.
Perhaps you declared war on someone the day before they hit a new level of military technology. Maybe you gambled that your enemy's powerful ally wouldn't actually bother to travel across Europe to fight you, but they did, and now they have arrived, unwanted and obligatory guests at your war, and they look hungry. Or maybe you just got unlucky, and your enemy had a military genius in their back pocket while you're stuck with the equivalent of Ambrose Burnside.
The point is, you're losing a major war in EUIV, and you're losing it badly. And getting out isn't going to be easy. If it were easy, if it were just a matter of agreeing to a minor settlement, you wouldn't hesitate. But no, this is a war that poses an existential threat.
It seems like all is lost. But this is why EUIV is a game where it pays to never give up, and never reload. The chances are, you can not only survive this crisis, but come out of it almost unscathed.
You might be watching a rout unfold, but here is how you turn that into a victory.


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Turns out I was right!
The news chapter 705 confirmed that the blind man is indeed Fujitora, and Fujitora is indeed the newest admiral!
We also learn that his real name is Issho. He is also a kind person who puts the civilians safety at first.
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This ornament my husband & I bought for me as a way for me to remember and honor my son who passed away before birth (there's a lot of story to that that I have never really gotten into on my blog and I am not sure if I ever will. Who knows.
So, here's to my little Gabriel, who is always a part of our Christmas, is a part of our family always, and will always be missed, loved and treasured.
I miss what could have been but I find comfort in the fact that he is with a Father that is giving him a better life than any of us here on Earth.


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Last weekend, I was at Robinsons Galleria where Seoul Garden Hotpot was having a promo. A set meal for 2 for P499 with an optional dessert to share for an additional P39.
I'm not a big fan of Korean food but I liked the generosity of their serving (to share!).
Free Appetizers
I was already hungry so I already ate some.
|Raspberry Peach Iced Tea
|Vanilla Mango Ice Cream
I think the promo lasts until the end of February. I might eat there again before the month ends.
Seoul Garden Hotpot is at the 4th floor of Robinson's Galleria.


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The Yearly With Charlie Pickering
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Okay! Part 2 of how to have your yard certified as a wildlife habitat. It's both difficult and amazingly easy depending on which choices you make.
The second part consists of writing a free-form essay about your backyard wildlife habitat, what is unique about it, why you like it, and anything you would like to share. If you are among those that cringe at the thought of having to write an essay, relax! That's the hard part. Now for the easy part of this section. Ready? It's optional! It's preferred that you tell a story describing your habitat, but you can leave it blank! You wouldn't do that, would you? Well, it's entirely up to you.
But you aren't going to get off that easy! The next section of the second part asks for you to upload photos of your habitat into the Wildlife Gardens Flickr group! And here comes the final twist….this, too, is entirely optional!
No essay, no photos required! It's your answers to the first section, where you certify what elements make up your habitat, that determine if it is certifiable. See how easy?!
Having clicked to continue past the essay and photos (whether you completed those exercises or not), the next question you have to answer is fun. What name do you want to appear on your Certified Wildlife Habitat certificate? And here is where you can enter your name or even the name of someone for whom you are getting this certification as a gift. Pretty neat gift, I would say!
And then, of course, you have to give them your address so they know where to send the certificate.
And that's it! You can breeze through the second part quickly.
Next up….the final step to certification. Don't miss it!


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Happy New Year!
Today was my first day back in the studio after Christmas in London and with my family in Big Bay. It was so great to get to work again. My wonderful fella made me two more boxes to create dioramas in… tiny and lovely. It has been a challenge to work so small. I thought before I crazy glue in the layers of paper, I would test them out in my little theater. Here are some of the results… very exciting.
The one with the little boy: He found the rarest of thistles by his rock in the woods.
The one with the little girl: She wove her crown from the flowers that grew around her.
They will sit side by side… based on my brother (Seth Irvine) who would sit on his rock… and a girl who lived down the road in house surrounded by glorious gardens (Margaret Loney, almost a sister). I enjoyed spending time with both of them this Christmas.


text: Wow! I am so proud of this mani it is so bright and shiny just like me ! I was cruising my local Walgreen's for a hand towel, I use them to get my nail polish off of my nails, when I wandered happen to find myself in the nail polish section. I was looking at the press on nails and saw a pretty set that had tie-dyeish colors in a random patter with glitter on top. I was too tired to paint my nail that night and swore I would try the day and boy am I glad, they came out gorgeous! I might leave these on for a few days as they are so pretty!


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I am certain convinced that the greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affiars whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel- F. Nightingale
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Fall Time and Thoughts
I love fall, the crisp cool air and warm afternoons
I think for probably one of the first times in my life, I am very content in where I am living. This is very literal as I always dreamed of 'living' someplace else rather then my place of birth, but recently, I am being more content where I am and dare I say it 'grateful.' And when someone asks me if I'm from around here I hold my head up high and say yes I was born here instead of sheepishly saying yah, still here :)
I'm very grateful for the people that are in Andy and my life.
We went to a great buffet dinner for my hubbies birthday and I had trouble believing that the gaming community is suffering from the economy. The line for the buffet was out the door and down the hall. The amount of 100 dollar pills slapped down was amazing. Maybe our economy is not in recession but is just leveling out.
I love when my children smile and the excitement they find in the little things
I have been really missing my sister lately. Sad that she won't be coming home for the holidays. Emails just don't do justice. Australia seems like another planet right about now.
8 comments:
- Jeni said...
See, the thing about the buffet is that people can stuff food into their purses to take home so that they don't have to go shopping...
He he he.
"Honey, why is there lint in my potatoes?"
- October 21, 2008 at 6:24 PM
- Destro Jones said...
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- October 21, 2008 at 6:47 PM
- Erica said...
I wrote my comment using the wrong account
LOL, Jeni, you make me laugh. Next time I could stuff food down in Caden's car seat! or my diaper bag ;)
- October 21, 2008 at 6:52 PM
- noel said...
that first pic of Caden is so great. really what a cute lil guy. it's good to be content about where you live and where you are from. i am not there yet. i still think i want to get out of here but then i do love our 4 seasons immensely.
- October 22, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- Erica said...
Noel, believe me I go back and forth. But then hearing from other friends that have moved away and miss here makes me see this place kinda've in a new light....we can always travel though! :)
- October 22, 2008 at 1:36 PM
- Destro Jones said...
It's awesome how the intent content firewall at my work now categorizes the blog pictures of my family as "pornography". Blocks them from downloading and throws up this big old blue screen of death warning. >:(
I feel so dirty.
- October 22, 2008 at 2:45 PM
- jami said...
contentment is good. i am glad things are going well for you.
- October 22, 2008 at 4:49 PM
- Rosanna said...
Reno IS indeed a great place to live and raise a family! I miss it, but it wasn't until I moved away (FAR away) that I realized what a nice town and gorgeous setting Reno is... and what a huge blessing it is to be within driving distance from BOTH your families. I'm sure it brings its own troubles, but living near both sets of grandparents is something I know I'll only wish for my (future) kids. So treasure it. ;)
Thanks for my birthday card, by the way! Love you loads and loads. :)
- October 23, 2008 at 9:52 AM


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May 2010 Goals
I don't have any recent goals to recap as usual, but I do want to note two really major things we finally did accomplish
1. Got married! Had a small, beautiful wedding that didn't stress me out TOO much. Can not wait to see the professional photos!
2. Saved for retirement! After months of "reminding" him, T maxed his IRA for 2009. Probably on like April 14th, but he did it, so I'm proud! Once I get a better sense of our cashflow as a couple, we'll figure out the best way to contribute for 2010. But we will be maxing it again this year. Hopefully not on April 14th, 2011!
It is hard to top that, but here are my goals for this month.
1. Make a decision about the destination/length of our fall honeymoon
That means I need to discuss with my manager about 2 days of unpaid leave this fall, and gauge how he reacts to the idea. I don't want to make a habit of this, but this year is an exception with me getting married. I have a feeling he will be sympathetic, but the conversation should be had ASAP. If I don't get a nod of approval, I'll start getting other plans lined up. (Machu Pichu has been discussed!) Then we have to start saving for it all!
2. Buy plane tickets to the Midwest for the reception
On that note, it'll have to be a short trip back since I'll want to use flex time. I'm thinking just Friday-Sunday. Plane tickets now are over $400 each for the dates I'm looking.
3. Review my official and non-official work goals
An ongoing (and annoying) task is wrapping up this month and I need to speak up about some things I'd like to stay/get involved in this year.
4. Plan a backpacking trip for the long weekend (or a different weekend)
Our tent misses us!
5. No new clothes This is kind of painful to type because I'm dying for a cute new top and I found some really cute dresses for <$40. But they can wait until June.
I think that is enough for May. I'm reveling in the first month that I have neither wedding planning nor graduate school to stress me out!
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I woke up early anyway.
I made myself coffee.
I sat down at my desk.
I set a timer to check my personal and school emails - 30 minutes.
I did OK for a little while.
The timer buzzed.
I turned it off.
But, I kept checking my email.
I forgot my resolve -
to check for a set amount of time - and then move on to something more important.
Fortunately, I didn't forget about #TheEdCollabGathering day of workshops.
I couldn't stay online for the entire day.
But, that was OK because the sessions are viewable on YouTube, 24/7.
I have this week to do that.
In fact, there are two sessions I am going to view in the next couple of days.
Still, I participated in the opening and closing keynotes,
and in a session about creating a classroom literacy community.
Here are three key ideas that have stayed with me from the opening keynote, Celebrating Student Voice, with Phil Bildner, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovitch.
- We must celebrate and amplify student voice
- Your story is precious. Your story is valuable. Your story matters.
- If a student asks, "Can I..." about their writing, say, "Yes!"
So, maybe I should have stayed in bed.
Maybe I shouldn't have participated in #TheEdCollabGathering.
Maybe I shouldn't have thought about teaching.
Maybe I shouldn't have sent an email to one of my students to share a webpage that I thought he'd be interested in.
Maybe...but I'm so glad I did!


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These past few months I've enjoyed living in the Land of Blog. It's been a creative challenge to come up with ideas to write about and items to share. It's also been interesting to observe how recipes consistently rank the highest in my "page views". I guess many people are like me and (more and more) resort to the Internet when cooking.
Here are my Top Three Recipes for 2012...
In first place, Poppy Seed Bundt Cake! This is an "oldie", originally from Family Circle, 1979. A "one bowl, from scratch" cake, it's easy to whip up. First posted on November 9th, this cake has been viewed daily, especially once it was featured on a Weekend Potluck at The Country Cook. This week, I found it on www.justapinch.com - a new site to me, full of interesting recipes I plan to go back and explore.
Coming in second, my husband's favourite, Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares - a super easy, five ingredient, no-bake square. I made these just recently for Christmas...there are none left...sigh!
Third place? A personal favourite, Oatmeal Muffins. This is a recipe I changed, tested, adapted and tweaked. Not "high drama" like cake or squares, but easy, reliable and tasty.


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