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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Science Fair Project
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Grant, Just Grant
Grant came and got in bed with me this morning. While we were cuddling, I asked him if he could promise me something. He asked me what promise meant. I told him it meant that if you say you are going to do something, you HAVE to do it. So I asked him, "Can you promise me that you will always be a good boy?" He responded, "I can promise you something else." "What?", I asked. "I can promise that you are beautiful." At least he is honest.
Our conversation turned to fruit roll-ups. He told me that he loved eating them. I said, " I know. You are kind of a pig with them. You eat one, then another, then another, then another." He responded, "That's how it goes."
Our conversation turned to fruit roll-ups. He told me that he loved eating them. I said, " I know. You are kind of a pig with them. You eat one, then another, then another, then another." He responded, "That's how it goes."
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Still Loves His Momma
Sunday night Jacob had his friend Noah over to spend the night. They were sleeping in the basement. Shortly after midnight, Jacob came up to my room and said he couldn't fall asleep. Then he asked me if I would come lay with him. I was surprised at first. Of course, I know he likes me to lay with him, but with his friend over? So I went and laid there with him, listening to his friend snore, trying to be as still as I could so as not to wake his friend and have him see that I was laying with Jacob (good mom, right?) So after 10 minutes Jacob was asleep and I went back to my own bed. In the morning I was talking to the boys, and I said something about checking on them. Then Jacob said, "You came downstairs?" Quickly realizing my mistake (mentioning that I was down there) I back-pedaled and said that at 1:30 I came down to check on them and the were BOTH asleep. Then Jacob asked, "You came down at 1:30?" To which I lied and said yes. Then he said, "Well, you were down here at midnight too when you came and laid with me." OK - I guess I didn't need to cover my tracks. I LOVE that he didn't even care if his friend knew I was there. Precious moments.
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Drained It!!!
Monday at basketball practice, Jacob and the boys were shooting around. Most of Jacob's shots did NOT go in. Fast forward to the end of practice. Jacob was standing at half court and Coach told him if he made the shot, the team would not have to run. According to Jacob, he took his free throw stance and just threw it. Swish!!! Nothing but net - no rim at all. When I came in to pick Jacob up, Coach came over to me and said, " I hate your son!" I was concerned, but then he explained what happened, and I was nothing short of PROUD! Great job, Jacob!
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Basement Jam (Winter Break 2013)
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Jadyn and I were talking about Girl Scouts today and I asked her if she wanted to join. She said, "I don't know what Girl Scouts is, but I know their cookies are GOOOOOD." That is a girl after her mom's own heart. She sure loves her sweets!
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Greg's 45th Birthday
|The following are my status updates from the time surrounding "Greg's Birthday Extravaganza"
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Sunday, February 10, 2013
Grandpa the Babysitter
Last night Greg and I went out. The kids were left with Grandpa. Grandma was there but was sleeping as she had to work. The kids were LOUD and woke Grandma up. Grace had to help Grandpa make macaroni and cheese, which he had never done before. He didn't even bother with the chicken tenders I sent. Apparently, the macaroni and cheese dropped on the floor. They scooped it up and ate. Grace's macaroni and cheese had hair in it - GREAT. Poor Grace. On the way home, Grant said, "Grandpa wouldn't leave me alone." I asked him what he meant. He said, "He just kept holding me and making me sit by him. He would not leave me alone." Well, Grant....I guess you are just really loved.
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Difficult Neighbor Relations
Jacob and Grace went out to make some money this morning. They headed out with their shovels to see whose driveway they could clean off. Before they came home, they had done 3 driveways. On the way to the 3rd one, the neighbor girl caught up with them and decided to join their company, although Jacob and Grace did not want her to go with them. They all went to the 3rd house where the sweet lady there paid them each $5 to do her driveway. On the way back, Jacob talked to another neighbor who told him he could do his driveway but to come back later to do it. So the kids came in the house and that money was burning a hole in Jacob's pocket faster than he could make it. He asked if I could take him to Target to buy some basketball cards. Being the completely indulgent mom that I am, we went. But only because I still had Greg's birthday present to buy. While we were gone, Grace went to the neighbor girl's house to help her shovel her own driveway. Greg told Grace that she was not allowed to leave their house. While they were shoveling, the man (from earlier) came outside and the neighbor girl ran up to him and asked if they could do his driveway now. He said yes, and she went to work. Grace, remembering that she was not supposed to leave the girl's house, stayed and kept shoveling her driveway. So the man paid the neighbor girl and she and Grace came back into our house. The girl pulled out the money and said she got paid. When the kids heard about this, it started some discussion. Greg and I got involved and told the neighbor girl that what she did was not being a friend and was not nice. She then took the money and threw it at Greg and walked out of our house. We continued talking to our kids about the situation, and decided that the neighbor should get $5 because she did the work, Grace should get $3 because she shoveled the neighbor girl's driveway (because she couldn't leave) and Jacob should get $2 because he drummed up the business. Grace ran out to give the girl the money and she responded with "that is crap." Shortly thereafter, I received a text from the girl's mom (our hearing impaired neighbor). We texted back and forth about the girl's behavior. I realized that the mom only knew part of the story. We continued texting, then the girl brought Grace an apology letter (that was not very nice at all). I told the mom that I would not allow the girl to be disrespectful to Greg or I, and she was not going to be allowed to take advantage of my kids. Later on, we were all sitting down to watch a movie, when the doorbell rang. No one wanted to get it. Greg answered it and told me it was for me. It was the girl's mom. She was bringing over a container of cupcakes. This whole situation really has me confused. I feel for the poor girl because, basically, she is raising herself. I want to help the mom because she needs the help and she is handicapped. I don't think I mentioned that I watch the girl 2 nights a week while the mom teaches a sign language class. I am frustrated with the kid's disrespectful behavior and her story telling (which has both Greg and I worried - what happens when she tells stories about us?) I want to help and I feel that I am supposed to, but this is a very awkward situation. I guess I should spend more time seeking the LORD's will in this, than I spend typing about it here. I think I have said enough.
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Funny that the kid who, just a few days ago told me the "only thing" he wanted for his birthday was a pair of customized basketball shoes, just moved a bunch of selected items into my Amazon.com shopping cart. I have more than 3 notes that say these shoes are "really the only thing" he wants. He even included his own $3 with one of them. Now these selected items equal another $140 on top of his $160 shoes. I don't have $300 to my name, so what on earth would make him think I would spend this much on basketball clothes? We are almost to baseball season - then all the clothing changes again.
This morning Grant came flying into my bedroom wearing Jadyn's black leggings with the lace on the bottom and her long sleeve shirt with the sparkly silver bow on the front. He was calling the bow a butterfly, and shouting "I have butterfly power!" Then he said his new name was Molly. For such a rough and tumble guy, this is really abnormal behavior.
I was talking with Jadyn about Greg's up and coming birthday. I asked her what we should do. She said we can't stay home - "Lame." At 6, how does she even know that word?
This morning Grant came flying into my bedroom wearing Jadyn's black leggings with the lace on the bottom and her long sleeve shirt with the sparkly silver bow on the front. He was calling the bow a butterfly, and shouting "I have butterfly power!" Then he said his new name was Molly. For such a rough and tumble guy, this is really abnormal behavior.
I was talking with Jadyn about Greg's up and coming birthday. I asked her what we should do. She said we can't stay home - "Lame." At 6, how does she even know that word?
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[News] EXO gets stylish in 12 different suits for 'L'Officiel Hommes'
The 'beastly' members of EXO transformed into dandy gentlemen for a new fashion pictorial with the men's fashion magazine, 'L'Officiel Hommes'.
Both EXO-K and EXO-M members attended the shoot together where they each donned a different suit and showe off their unique charms and individual colors. Unlike their fierce and powerful concept from the new song "Wolf", EXO transformed into dandy gentlemen and put on trendy and stylish charms.
In the interview, the members talked about winning first place on music shows, "Before, we did not understand why other artists cry after they got the number one, but we did the same too when we won."

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Re: obit: Martha Befus Lehman, 1906 - 1971
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Re: A lesson for you, a lesson for me.
Alicia Brown 7/16/04
Modesto Bee, Sunday, 1 March 1981, p. B-2
MARTHA LEHMAN - A service will be conducted at 10 am Tuesday at Salas brothers Chapel for Martha Lehman, 75, who died Friday at her home after a long illness. Burial will be in Acacia Memorial Park. [801 Scenic Dr, Modesto, CA, about 6 blocks from their home on Kimble Street. Acacia is the old Masonic Cemetery.]
A native of Colorado, she had live din Modesto since 1934.
She leaves her husband, A; F. Lehman; a son, Neil R. Lehman of Santa Clara; two sisters, two grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The family prefers remembrances be sent to: Eastern Star Cancer Fund, 7032 Homewood Drive, Oakland.


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CocoaPlanet opens for dinner
CocoaPlanet Modern French Café and Chocolate Factory opens tonight, Friday, May 5, for dinner, with all gluten-free entrées and desserts.
Owner Anne McKibben waited for the blessed rain to stop before launching dinner service. Check it out in the large back patio, festooned with soft blue flowers of many kinds, soft music, soft sofas, café tables, and lots of shade created my modernistic umbrellas and screens.
This weekend's featured entrées are pork tenderloin with parsley, Rosemary and thyme (sounds familiar, but I can't sing), prime rib, and chicken Provençal with rice and baked asparagus. Check out the local wine list. Cocoaplanet.com.
Gloria Ferrer ties for Best of Show
Sonoma's Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards' 2013 Carneros Brut Rosé tied for Best of Show with Navarro Vineyards' 2016 Anderson Valley Muscat Blanc Cluster Select in the 2017 North of the Gate Wine Competition.
Best of Show White wine went to Anaba, a close neighbor of Gloria Ferrer, for its 2014 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay. You can taste all of the winning wines during the 2017 Sonoma-Marin Fair from June 21 through 25.
Derby in the Vineyards menu
Check out Elaine Bell's menu for Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley's interesting and elegant fundraising event on Saturday, May 6. It might help you decide to go.
Deviled eggs, Low Country barbecued shrimp on white grits, mac 'n' cheese arancini, brisket sliders, strawberry and spinach salad, fried Fulton Valley chicken, potato soufflé tower, southern greens with bacon shards, vegetarian roasted Portabello mushrooms with Asiago polenta and veggie fondue. Plus a whole dessert buffet of strawberry shortcake layered in a jar and Mississippi Mud Pie.
Watch the Kentucky Derby on multiple screens at Terra de Belos Cavalos in Kenwood, compete or don't in an attire contest by Julie Schindler Designs, race betting, premium wines, beer, full bar, mint juleps, and Dixieland Jazz by the Russian River Ramblers. $200. 687 Campagna Lane, Kenwood. Tickets at bgcsonoma.org or 938-8544, Ext. 122.
Do not eat plastic, golf balls
Do not eat Foster Farms ready-to-eat breaded chicken breast patties that might be in your freezer, because they might contain "pieces of plastic," supposedly from the packaging for the chicken. The label says "100 percent All Natural." The chicken patties expire next Feb. 15, but throw them out or take them back to the store where you got them right now.
Meanwhile, McCain Foods is recalling two-pound bags of Harris Teeter Brand Frozen Southern Style Hash Browns because they apparently contain golf ball pieces.
USDA's recall notice said the golf balls apparently were "inadvertently harvested" along with the potatoes and chopped up. They say the pieces could be a choking hazard, but no injuries have been reported.
'Chronicle' Top 100 Restaurants
Not one Sonoma Valley restaurant made Michael Bauer's Top 100 list of restaurants this year, while there were several in Napa, and Shed in Healdsburg was mentioned. The small book listing was inserted in Chronicle subscribers' papers last Sunday.
But Ari Weisswasser's Glen Ellen Star was highlighted by Esther Mobley in Paolo Lucchesi's "Chronicle Eats" in the same Chronicle food section, saying "I've happily made an entire meal out of the great vegetable dishes at Glen Ellen Star," specifically singling out the wood-fired whole cauliflower head. I totally agree and have done the same thing. On a recent Wednesday locals' night, Sue Conley, co-founder of Cowgirl Creamery, and I indulged in a fish and that cauliflower, as well as Weisswassers best-ever clam chowder. Hope he brings it back soon. I would drive out there just for that.


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What's up with celebrities bragging about being drug users? I was listening to Terry Gross' interview with Bill Maher, and she pointed out that Maher talks about smoking marijuana in his show, so doesn't he worry about the cops coming to his house? Good question. He laughed and went into a bit about how the "character" of Bill Maher smokes pot, but the real Bill Maher doesn't in a "wink-wink" kind of tone. This made me question the whole issue. But this question first came to me when I saw that Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre, and Eminem did a tour called the Up in Smoke tour with a marijuana leaf as their symbol.
The question is, why do celebrities feel so free to talk about their drug use, considering they are way more visible and easier to find than the average citizen? Then there's the inevitable phenomenon of a celebrity drug user getting arrested for drug use, and complaining about it. Tommy Chong was arrested for selling drug paraphenalia and went whining to everybody who would listen. Why are the most watched drug users the ones who talk the most about it?
Here's a tip. If you're gonna take drugs and you don't want to get arrested for it, shut up about it. If I walked down the street wearing a T-shirt that says "I smoke marijuana and I have marijuana in my pocket right now," I don't think I'd be surprised if a passing cop pulled me over for a search. Yet Eminem stands on stage rapping about how he's going to smoke marijuana that night, then gets angry when the cops knock on his door. If I wrote a song about cheating on my wife, I don't think I'd be too shocked if she started checking up on me at work.
Here's the truth. Celebrities think they are untouchable because they're famous. They think they're surrounded by a wall of press agents, bodyguards, media attention, and loyal fans. And they think that cops are too stupid or lame to listen to their music or watch their movies.
Then again, the simplest explanation for all this is that marijuana decreases mental functions, so the fact that dope-smokers are too stupid to shut up about their drug use probably proves the point. But at least I haven't heard too many songs about using crystal meth or crack lately.
Categories: opinion
Friday, November 11, 2005
Up in Smoke: Celebrity Drug Use
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4 comments:
- Monkey Migraine said...
Dear Sir,
What rhymes with "crystal meth?"
Snoop Dogg
- glomgold said...
Well, I suppose if celebrities can murder people and get away with it, then drug use should be a snap. Even Scientologists can figure that out I suppose.
Gristle Breath?
- Mauricem said...
I personally feel hip-hop has alot to answer for. They make drugs seem harmless and when the drug rates go up, blame "the man". Theyd do more good by condemning drugs, but it probably wouldn't sell as well.
- glomgold said...
Dear Sir,
I blamed "the Man" AND condemned drugs. What happened to my career?
Chubb Rock
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Your fingernails need moisturizing
Often adverts try to tell you that the moisturizer you're using for your hands is also good for your nails, but that's not entirely true. Your nails absorb and lose water much faster than your skin, but they don't get visibly dry, as your skin does when it's thirsty, so it's easy to forget that nails also need to be moisturized. Use special products for nails to keep them well moisturized.
Forget about cutting cuticles!
Cuticles' function is to protect your nails from infection. When you cut them, they will only grow harder and in the meantime you're risking a serious infection. You shouldn't also cut the calluses - they protect your nails from breaking when you hit your hand. Instead of cutting cuticles use special oils and sticks to push them back. To avoid getting polish on your cuticles, start painting your nails a little above the cuticle line, move backward, but stop just before the line.
Make some changes in your diet
Using proper cosmetics on your fingernails is as important as providing your organism with adequate amounts of compounds, which work from the inside to make your nails look healthy. There are few different compounds you can increase in your diet: Organic Silica, Zinc, Vitamin B (especially B5) and MSM (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane) are among the most popular.
A trick to harden soft nails
If you don't want to buy any special product to harden your nails, you can use this classic method: warm up olive oil and put your fingers into it for about 20 minutes. For better effect, you can apply this solution every two days.
How to make your nails shiny
There is also an easy method to give your nails extra sheen. Put a thin layer of petroleum jelly on your fingernails, rub it and let your nails absorb the petroleum jelly. Use a soft cloth and carefully polish your fingernails.
How often to wear the polish
It is recommended that you should let your nails take a few days break from nail polish, especially when you see the yellowish tint on your nails. You also shouldn't use nail polish remover more than once a week. Otherwise you will severely weaken your nails. But if your nails are already brittle, applying a coat of nail polish, or even better, a colorless base, keeps your nails from breaking.


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Holiday Parks
Located in the scenic destination of South Devon, this pretty holiday location has enjoyed a buoyant tourist trade throughout the last two centuries. Its beautiful stretch of coastline is part of the World Heritage Jurassic Coast and is arguably one of the most breath-taking areas to visit in the UK. You could spend your entire holiday enjoying the breadth of coastline and searching for fossils as the cliffs in this area are over 250 million years old and are certainly hiding some exciting geological secrets.
A hive of activity throughout the summer months, Exmouth is well known for the wide range of water-sports and activities that can be enjoyed along its shores, including windsurfing, kite-surfing and sailing; visitors can also embark on a pleasure trip by boat, up the River Exe and along the stunning coastline.
Situated in the town, there's a diverse selection of shops including popular brands as well as independent boutiques and craft shops. The Pavilion also plays host to a number of events and concerts throughout the year. If you're enjoying a holiday in Exmouth over New Year, don't miss out on the annual party on the seafront which is a fantastic way to count down the clock. Everybody comes out in fancy dress before watching fireworks over the ocean. It's the perfect way to see in the New Year and has been listed in the top five places to spend the evening in the UK.
Exmouth is also well known for its fantastic dining. Enjoy delicious fresh produce straight from field to fork or sea to spoon. There are several places to enjoy a delicious traditional Devon cream tea too, just make sure you have it the proper way, cream topped with jam! Whether you're looking for an award winning restaurant for a special occasion or celebration, or a local café for a bite to eat for lunch, Exmouth has it all and a warm welcome too.
For a fantastic family day out visit World of Country Life and enjoy the many exhibits in the museum with a large range of historical artefacts from farming and transport on display. It's not just the museums to enjoy with play areas for the kids and the opportunity to get up close and personal to the animals including taking a goat for a walk.
There are several places to enjoy a delicious traditional Devon cream tea too, just make sure you have it the proper way, cream topped with jam!
A la Ronde is a fascinating 18th century National Trust property, which uniquely has sixteen sides to the house. The interior of this house is just as unique with some astonishing paintings, emu eggs and shell gallery featuring over 25,000 shells. The gallery can be explored with a high quality 360 degree virtual tour allowing you to take control and discover the gallery in the way you want.
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The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James
I said to myself sometime after the new year, "Mandy, pace yourself on Simone St. James novels. Her next book isn't out until 2018, and there are only about five more you can read until then. A book every other month should do it."
And then I read this book, and I'm still currently in a Simone St. James author binge read that I can't seem to get out of. Welp.
Let's start off with the basics and a little help from Goodreads should do the trick:
London, 1925. Glamorous medium Gloria Sutter made her fortune helping the bereaved contact loved ones killed during the Great War. Now she's been murdered at one of her own séances, after leaving a message requesting the help of her former friend and sole rival, Ellie Winter.
Ellie doesn't contact the dead—at least, not anymore. She specializes in miraculously finding lost items. Still, she can't refuse the final request of the only other true psychic she has known. Now Ellie must delve into Gloria's secrets and plunge back into the world of hucksters, lowlifes, and fakes. Worse, she cannot shake the attentions of handsome James Hawley, a damaged war veteran who has dedicated himself to debunking psychics.
As Ellie and James uncover the sinister mysteries of Gloria's life and death, Ellie is tormented by nightmarish visions that herald the grisly murders of those in Gloria's circle. And as Ellie's uneasy partnership with James turns dangerously intimate, an insidious evil force begins to undermine their quest for clues, a force determined to bury the truth, and whoever seeks to expose it…
Whatever it is about the 1920s setting and atmosphere that Simone St. James loves, I'm beginning to love it, too. St. James is the master of atmosphere and mood in her novels, and this book was no exception. She created a haunting, chilling setting that never bordered on too creepy or scary, but just enough to make you want to curl in a good blanket by a fireplace at night and…maybe rethink about locking your doors and not looking out the window in case you make eye contact with any unsettled spirits sticking around. She creates such a lovely setting and mood that you become so absorbed in it that you never want to leave – which creates a major problem when you have a huge stack of library books you really want to read but are now sucked into the endless St. James void.
Ellie is fantastic heroine. I enjoyed her a lot. She's strong, she knows what she is and isn't willing to do, but she's also lonely. She's easy to relate to for these reasons, and even though some of her choices weren't exactly some that a lot of people would make – who really wants to go after the killer of a girl who had helped destroy your mother's career? – you could see why she did decide to make them. I liked her a lot, and it was fun to go on her journey.
The romance between Ellie and James was great as well. They had a bit of a background, so it wasn't as instalovey as The Haunting of Maddy Clare, which I'm not going to lie was another amazing book by St. James. It was another hate-to-love kind of situation, but as the story goes on, you could understand why both of them had the feelings in the beginning, and you could feel the relationship growth. The feels were well deserved with this one.
The storyline was interesting as well. Instead of it just being a good ghost story like a good deal of her other ones, there is much more of a mystery element to this one, and the whole psychic aspect was well-researched and never forgotten as a key element along with the ghosts. The search for a killer definitely provided twists and turns, and I totally didn't see the ending coming. However, it did feel like it might have gotten a bit too outlandish at the end, but it was still very interesting and tied the story together nicely at the end. However, I did give the final reveal a skeptical eyebrow raise.
Overall, though, this was such an enjoyable read. St. James has easily proven herself to be a talented writer. If you're in any way a gothic ghost story fan that is looking for a touch of mystery and romance, St. James is perfect for you. Or if you're looking for a way into the genre, this is definitely a great book for that. This was also such a breezy read that I devoured it a matter of hours. I'm going to try and stop fangirling now, but it's so hard. Also, please, someone help me get out of the void and tell me to read something else. XD
A five crown rating, and Rapunzel and Aurora rating for this gothic ghostie novel!
Check it out:
- Goodreads
- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Bookoutlet usually has a lot of her books for super cheap
What do you think? Have you read this book or any of her books? Have you ever done an author binge? What do you think of them and how do you make it stop??


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Here's a short video to illustrate the concept of "flow". Note that everything keeps moving, melding, accomodating, conforming, basically getting there with minimum fuss and effort.
Now, here's how the BRAIN DEAD FUCKING RETARD who designed Melbourne's traffic system thought it should work.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Traffic management
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Women's Metallic Life Is Beautiful Hummingbird Reminder
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Life is beautiful!!! Float on the sweet skies of joy with this lovely necklace! Gold dipped or silver necklace with hummingbird pendant. Spring-ring closure. Made in the U.S.A. Each Dogeared Jewels necklace and bracelet is packaged in a sweet and sturdy gift box. Handcrafted in California. Measurements: Chain Circumference: 16 in. Pendant Height: 1⁄2 in. Pendant Width: 1⁄2 in. Weight: 0.05 oz. Color: metallic


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The Flower Power reference design highlights Intersil's 4.5V – 18V input switching regulator. This board utilizes the ISL85005, 5A device as a representative of this full line-up of wide-input switching regulators. Additionally, the board uses the ISL29102 Light to Voltage Sensor, the ISL21080 300nA NanoPower Voltage Reference and the ISL28915 Nano Power, Push/Pull Output Comparator. The board is powered from two Energizer CR2032 3V coin cell batteries and thanks to its low-power design, will be able to deliver over 1000 song cycles.
Key Features
The Flower Power PCB is shaped like a 5-petal flower and comes in two colors, purple and yellow. It has 5 RGB LEDs on the front and an Intersil ambient light sensor to control the LED brightness. The flower features a Microchip MCU programmed to plays 5 songs while the LED lights flash in random patterns. Additionally the reference design:
- Displays a light pattern for low battery alert
- Automatically enters power savings mode
- Is powered with two CR2032 coin cell batteries; includes suction cup for hanging
- When start button is pressed, LEDs flash in a pattern to the melody of the 5 hippie-era songs: "Do You Believe in Magic," "Are you Going to San Francisco," "Here Comes the Sun," "Age of Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In," and "Puff the Magic Dragon"
The following Intersil and partner products are featured in this reference design:
- ISL85005 – 4.5V to 18V Input, 5A High Efficiency Synchronous Buck Regulator
- ISL29102 – Low Power Ambient Light-to-Voltage Nonlinear Converter
- ISL21080 – 300nA NanoPower Voltage References
- ISL28915 – Nano Power, Push/Pull Output Comparator
- ATmega328P-AU – picoPower® technology 8-bit AVR® RISC-based (MCU)
- ASPI-0630LR series – Abracon molding type power inductor
- PKLCS1212E4001-R1 – Murata SMD piezoelectric sounder plus 7 capacitors
This reference design is intended to be a fun office adornment. Simply press the button on the back and the flower will play one of 5 classic "Summer of Love" songs and create an eye-pleasing color LED pattern on the petals. It comes with a suction cup hanger that can be used to hang the board on a window or any smooth surface.
Design Files
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|Flower Power Design Files
Gerber and Schematic Files for the Flower Power Reference Design Board
10 Mar 2017
|10 Mar 2017
|Other Languages
|ISL85005, ISL85005A Datasheet
4.5V to 18V Input, 5A High Efficiency Synchronous Buck Regulator
17 May 2018
|17 May 2018
|ISL29102 Datasheet
Low Power Ambient Light-to-Voltage Nonlinear Converter
20 Dec 2017
|20 Dec 2017
|ISL21080 Datasheet
300nA NanoPower Voltage References
26 Mar 2018
|26 Mar 2018
|ISL28915 Datasheet
Nano Power, Push/Pull Output Comparator
20 Dec 2017
|20 Dec 2017
Design Resources
ISL85005 DC/DC Switching Regulator
The ISL85005 was chosen to produce 3.3V rail which is used by the rest of the active components on the board. This regulator has an input voltage range of 4.5V-18V which was a primary reason for selecting this device because the two CR2032 batteries in series deliver a nominal voltage of 6V. Typically, switching regulators often have a maximum input of 5.5V and could therefore be damaged by the batteries. While the ISL85005 is capable of delivering up to 5A of output current, this design actually draws less than 50mA on the 3.3V rail during song-play. This low-current application shows off the Diode Emulation Mode (DEM) feature of the ISL85005 which greatly improves the efficiency at light loads.
The reference design used on the ISL85005 Evaluation Board was followed closely for this design. An Abracon ASPI-0630LR series 3.3uH power inductor was selected to be used in conjunction with the ISL85005 due to its low DC resistance and its high saturation current.
ISL29102 Ambient Light Sensor
The flower board is populated with the ISL29102 light to voltage sensor. This sensor was added primarily to be used for future demos. While the flower reference design doesn't use the light sensor as a normal sensor, it does make use of it to generate random numbers in the microcontroller. At power up, the micro reads the output of the ambient light sensor and then feeds that value as the seed for a random number generator. This enables the board to play a random song when the button is pressed rather than repeating the same song at each power-up.
Low Battery Detect
When the batteries near their discharge state, a low battery detect circuit alerts the user that it is time to change the batteries. This is indicated by all 5 LEDs flashing red for 10 seconds. This circuit uses the ISL21080 voltage reference and ISL28915 comparator. The battery voltage is divided down and compared to the 2.048v output of the ISL21080. If the battery voltage drops below 4.72V, the output of the comparator goes HIGH and the microcontroller commands all 5 LEDs to flash red. This feature can most easily be demonstrated by removing the batteries and powering the board with a programmable power supply set below 4.72V. An alternative approach to demonstrate this feature is by playing several songs consecutively which may cause the battery voltage to temporarily dip low enough to trigger this circuit.
Battery and Power-Down Control
The board is powered by two Energizer CR2032 3V batteries in series. This produces a nominal voltage of 6.0V with 240mA/hrs of life. The output of the battery voltage is fed to a power-down control circuit which connects the battery voltage to the input of the ISL85005 via a bi-polar transistor when the push-button is depressed. After the song cycle completes, a signal from the microcontroller triggers the power-down circuit to disconnect the battery from the rest of the board. Thanks to the extremely low leakage current during the off-cycle and the low current draw during song play, a fresh set of batteries should be able to power this reference design for >1000 song cycles before they'll reach a low battery condition.
The LEDs used on this board are tri-color LEDs. Each LED package actually contains a red, green and blue LED. A different value of pull-up resistor was chosen for each color in order to create an equal light intensity out of each color. The microcontroller has control over each color and can therefore produce any color of the rainbow by changing the duty cycle of each RGB control line. For the reference design, there are 4 different LED patterns that can be used. At power up both the song and the LED pattern are chosen at random. The LEDs change color/intensity on each beat of the song.
The same ATmega328P-AU picoPower® technology 8-bit AVR® RISC-based (MCU) was used on this reference design as was used on the snowflake ornament reference design. The microcontroller was powered at 3.3V and the 8MHz internal oscillator was utilized to minimize component count. The code for the ATmega328P-AU was written in C via the Arduino IDE. The Arduino environment was selected because its simplicity decreases the learning curve and speeds time to market. While the hardware reference design files are available for download, we cannot release the C code because this code contains the copyrighted music that we have licensed for our use.
The same Murata PKLSC1212E4001 piezoelectric buzzer that was used on the snowflake ornament was used on this reference design. The notes of the song are generated by driving the buzzer with a square-wave digital signal out of the microcontroller at frequencies corresponding to each note.


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While we sit at a gas station, a few cars deep I happily get to post the last of our Santa Fe pictures. Amazing what ten cents cheaper gas will pull in. Posting from my cell has the pictures in wild orders.
Yesterday, we visited the local Santa Fe Plaza where it was lined with shops, live music and historical places. Harper was loving every minute of the attention. HG, all she cared about was food and getting a surprise.
After she could handle no more, both girls crashed as we drove to Santa Fe ski area. I was surprised at how small it was but I guess it serves it's purpose. Lots of campers and Aspen trees along the way only to find out the ski area is closed. So much for hiking or letting the girls run wild. The temps were amazing though. So cool and crisp, made me ready for college football.
At last, we headed to the pool. The kiddie splash park water was about 30 degrees too cold. The pool, still on the frigid side was a littler warmer. Harper lasted about 15 minutes and we were wrapping her in towels to warm her up. Thank goodness for a warm inside pool where we were able to spend an hour swimming. HG was a little fish racing us and Harper was splashing around laughing. I managed to snag 10 minutes relaxing my ever so painful tail bone in the hot tub. No idea what I did or how I did it. I will say it feels like I just had a c section, the pain level. I can't bend down and it is messing with a nerve back there. Good times! Ha.
While we had planned on heading back to town for dinner, we were wiped out. Harper is STILL not sleeping, teeth and stuffiness I guess, so we opted to stay at the resort. With many places to choose from, we scored 1/2 price buffet dinners and the girls were free. While we really wanted a nice dinner, we headed to the buffet. Much to our surprise, the girls ate many plates of food and desserts. The food was fantastic! Lots of green chili Santa Fe food with pork loin, kid friendly and Chinese mixed in the mix. We all loved this mocha chocolate cake for dessert, so yummy! With dinner being such a hit, we headed back for breakfast with discounted meals again. Lots of green chilies once again!
As all fun and exciting trips come to an end, we are headed out of Santa Fe. This is a place we will come back and visit for sure. The husband and I are already working on our list for our return. Taos, Carlsbad Caverns an Roswell to name a few. I mean who wouldn't like to see a UFO or an alien?
Our next vacation stop is a few hours away, one HG has been counting down the days for months.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Santa Fe part 2
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There is somewhat of a segregation between the (fine) art world and design world. My opinion is they both worlds belong to the world of "art".
Both worlds require many of the same talents (a mind open to visual possibilities); skill (an eye for balance and harmony); knowledge (of color and shape); experience and style (one has to develop their own flavor/edge to offer and to do that there is a lot of practice and refining involved); learned technique/methods (whether it's brushstrokes or photoshop); and last but not least passion and dedication (definitely not something you can accomplish over night).
The differences I've observed: (fine) artists are free creators who generate pieces that express their individual style and flavor and designers come up with creative solutions to a goal or problem that tends to be more commercial. My take on it is that one is more emotional, organic, and self serving, while the other is more objective, methodical, and marketable.
The essence of both worlds is to create visual displays for an audience (even if it is just for an audience of one) to share an emotion (whether it to share a message or to evoke a certain reaction). The way I see it the methods may be different but the line being so thin, a designer can easily be an artist and an artist can easily be a designer.How ab


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"Huh...miss?" he responded.
Trying to be funny, I replied, "What? Why are you calling me hummus?? Do I look like a type of food to you? Or maybe you're just so hungry, you have hummus on your mind."
He did laugh and also apologized, " I'm sorry miss, I meant to say hummus!"
At least he knows what hummus is, some of the kids had blank stares. Little known fact...(or maybe it's well known and I just just happened to find out for the first time)...but did you know that hummus is believed to have originated from the country of Lebanon? Oh boy can they make some hummus!
A fact about Liz... I love hummus!
The first day I went food shopping here, I was more than a bit overwhelmed. I walked around, our local food shop, completely overwhelmed. I couldn't even remember what I liked to eat, or what things I would need to buy for the week.
The only food I really thought of was, 'man, I sure hope they have hummus here in Nigeria.'
That first day, all I could find was a can of "hummus" in the can goods isle right next to the beans. Eww. I didn't get it, but Sam, the other girl who is new with me, obviously loves hummus as well and bought it. It looked just as unappetizing outside of the can as I thought it would.
I was a bit sad, until I discovered a Lebanese restaurant within walking distance from our house that makes homemade hummus!! My joy is complete. Creamy delicious fresh made hummus!
I kept buying it every week until last week, when I realized it is actually kind of expensive for the little bit that they give you... 700 naira(around $5).
If course as a lover of hummus, this was a sacrifice that I was willing to pay, until I thought, 'why don't I try making my own?'
Last week I bought a bag of chick peas and cooked maybe 1/3-1/2 of the bag, which gave me a huge pot of cooked beans. I made some hummus and froze the rest of the beans. I also realized why the recipe said to keep it in the fridge for 3 days (day 5 it did not taste so great). It makes you wonder what Sabra and all of those other store bought brands put in their hummus to keep it fresh.
Oh garlic, lovely garlic. I could go off in a tangent about how amazing garlic is. I use it in just about everything. Ok maybe not everything, but I do use it in a lot.
Today I took all of the beans out of the freezer and made hummus at one time (It's too much work to do it every time I want some hummus), but decided to freeze most of it.
I made enough to fill this casserole dish!
Let's just look at the cost for a minute. The entire bag of chick peas was 700 naira, the tahini was 800 naira, and lemons and garlic are next to nothing at the market. I still have about 2/3 of a bag left of chick peas and I made about a months worth of hummus today!
I don't really follow recipes exactly, but this is the basic recipe I looked at:


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As the U.S. healthcare system begins to shift from volume-based care to value-based care, priorities of medical staff are beginning to center on the health outcomes of the patient instead of profit margins. However, patient-centered care does not just include new care delivery models but also improved relationships and interactions between providers and patients. These relationships and interactions rely solely on the emotional intelligence of administrators, physicians, nurses, and staff. Frequently confused with personality, emotional intelligence involves several categories including self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, social awareness, and general social skills. The importance of EQ is often underestimated by all sectors of business, however especially so in the healthcare industry.
Physician empathy has been proven to increase patient satisfaction, compliance with treatment, and positively correlates with fewer medical errors. Well-practiced EQ efforts can improve physician-patient relationships, teamwork, communication, stress management, loyalty, career satisfaction, and leadership abilities. New protocols in healthcare organizations will habitually fail to be successfully adopted by staff because individuals will feel too afraid to correct their coworkers and avoid confrontation. In one specific example where a patient has had an adverse reaction to anesthesiology, which often happens in many medical care facilities, the patient was still upset after the issue was resolved. While the nurse provided the correct treatment and the patient's symptoms improved, the nurse never attempted to calm the patient or instill confidence and even failed to recognize the anxiety in the situation. From the patient's perspective, they received low-quality care, regardless of the health outcome.
There are several key characteristics of high emotional intelligence. Unlike an employee's personality, emotional intelligence can be improved. An employee with high EQ generally displays more intrinsic motivation. While they may recognize that they should receive more credit for their work, they will continue without it knowing that credit will eventually be due in the future. They can tolerate conflict and remain focused. They avoid involving themselves among small office disputes and maintain their professional goals as a priority. Employees with high EQs are bold in that they are not afraid to speak up when needed, but also understand that timing is everything. They generally take responsibility for their actions, regardless of the results and are marketable internally and externally. Employers trust that they can represent the company and be efficient in their responsibilities
The key question then is how do we hire for emotional intelligence? Many managers are less adaptable than they need to be in the fast-paced setting of healthcare. They lack basic empathy skills and fail to understand the needs of their staff resulting in those needs being unmet and lacking the ability to inspire individuals on their teams to act. We often hire for technical skills, certifications, and educational backgrounds – none of which impacts whether the candidate can build great teams or work well with others. The solution? References and behavioral interviewing. Instead of simply requesting letters of references, hiring managers should make contact and hold a conversation with the candidates' references. Hiring managers will be able to better assess a candidate's skills and how they respond to certain situations. Behavioral interviewing is also becoming a more common practice. This interviewing style requires the interviewer to provide the job candidate with hypothetical situations and then ask the job candidate how they would respond or react in those situations. When asked other questions about their skills, candidates typically talk about an idealized version of themselves and what they would like to be, rather than how they actually behave. Behavioral interviewing avoids these reactions and can better assess the candidate's abilities to perform on the job.
The specific, individual behaviors and interactions of every physician, nurse and staff member are what drive patient-centered care. In order to improve value and the patient experience, we will need to improve with the daily interactions of staff and patients. The simplest way to achieve this is, of course, to hire more employees with high levels of emotional intelligence. However, there are means to improve current levels of emotional intelligence in order to achieve the same results. While personality traits may be a factor in the success of healthcare teams, the way that those personalities interact with each other and understand their surroundings is even more critical.


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How many pictures/videos are on your iPhone right now? #iphoneography
I have a problem. I have over 2600 photos and 90-some videos on my iPhone right now. It's irritating when I accidentally scroll to the very top of my camera roll and have to swipe down a million times to get back to the bottom. But I hate connecting my phone to my computer unless I absolutely have to (usually when there's a firmware update available). I know this is bad, because if something were to happen to my phone, my photos and other data wouldn't be backed up. (Setting up a backup strategy is for another blog post…)
I kind of like having every photo/video I've shot so far with my iPhone 4 still in my camera roll because I sometimes look back on photos I've taken as a sort of journal. Also, I take photos of things like book covers, magazine blurbs, ticket stubs, and product packaging to make quick notes. I don't always remember to send those off to Evernote or whatever for separate archiving. But I'm sure having such a huge camera roll to maintain negatively affects my phone, eating up lots of memory, and taking up large parts of backups (when I think to do them).
I am also loathe to offload any photos because I keep going back to old ones to re-edit them with new apps I've found, or just finally get around to editing and posting photos I shot a long time ago but haven't yet done anything with. This makes for a very cumbersome camera roll.
What do you do to maintain your iPhoneography archives? Weekly backups? Online storage? Optical disc backups? All of the above?
I suppose the smart thing to do would be to offload all my photos/videos, then create albums in iPhoto for stuff I want to put back onto the phone for future processing. I don't really use iPhoto for editing or photo management, but am forced to use it if I want to sync photo albums to my phone. Why isn't there native iOS capability to organize the camera roll into albums directly on the phone?? Grrrrr…
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I'll put it on my to-do list. We'll see how many photos and videos get added to the current total before I get around to it. *smirk*


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I just love this! The pattern I used is Simplicity 2176 and it just fits my body so perfectly- no adjustments. You'll see this bodice a lot because I've been using it like crazy. This and the Simplicity 1873 are my go-to's for bodices. But mainly this one because I can do just about anything with the straps- halter, criss cross, strapless, etc. I love the pleats (which are mirrored on the back). I have a bunch of full dresses already so I was excited to finally make a slim-ish skirt. It has one large box pleat in the center with two smaller outward facing pleats on either side. Very simple but also very pretty. Oh, and I know my strap in the back is twisted... It's not sewn that way I promise! It just twisted itself as I put it on and I didn't know until later that it was wonky.
Believe it or not, I found a set of three pillowcases at the thrift store and that made this entire dress!
Anyway, it only took about an hour.
Plus if you're looking for a beginner pattern, this would be great for you!
P.S. how many times did I use a P-word in this post?
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Since the very unveiling of the film, Doob has been surrounded by hype and controversy. One of the reasons for the controversy is the inspiration taken from Humayun Ahmed's life, which I will get to. The film featured Irrfan Khan, who is undoubtedly an international star and his inclusion had the world talking about the film. If I am not wrong, the film was the first to be simultaneously released in theatres of India, Bangladesh, Australia and some other parts of the world. Even before its release, Doob has been a consistent topic for debate on social media.
Yes, the film was somewhat inspired by Humayun Ahmed, but it is in no way a biopic and the people who actually saw it in theatres can attest to that. What Sarwar did, with commendable skill, was handling the story with great maturity and subtlety. From storytelling to direction, it is obvious that he has honed his craft as a director and has reached a level of near-perfection with this particular film. The language that he has wanted to convey to the audience for so long was finally molded in words with Doob.
One of the best aspects of Doob is the use of 'silence' in the film. As the saying goes, "some things are better left unsaid". Sarwar has masterfully used silence in the film to such extent that the audience actually feels the emotions of the character instead of being told what to feel. Everything from the pitter-patter of rain-drops on Irrfan's car to the rustling of the leaves when he walks over them is masterfully portrayed. The subtlety touches the heart. In turn, aforementioned "silence" became a character within the realms of the world that was presented by Doob. It helps turn the void felt by the protagonist into a tangible entity; one that tears into the heart of anyone who is following the story. The magic that the director has created is unprecedented and completely original. The language is the director's own creation, and I am certain that no one will be able to say that they have seen quite a film before. Sarwar's previous films, which I thought were filled with excessive immaturity, do not hold a candle to this. The question is: how did this all change so suddenly? The answer lies in how much the director has learned over time. It is obvious that he always had the talent; it was just the question of transcribing that talent into his works.
We often talk about "new wave" films, and young directors have always been in the forefront of these films. After watching Doob, I really did feel that this will begin another new wave of films in the country. This will help move towards creating our own language in films, one which will be distinguished and recognized by the world as inherently 'Bangladeshi'. Meanwhile, Sarwar has made a reputation for himself in the international film scene, and this is nothing but positive for both him and the industry.
If I sound a little biased in this review, it might be due to the fact that I honestly was moved by the film. People have raised questions about trivial matters in the film such as Irrfan Khan's Bengali dialect, but that hardly matters as he has put forth a top-notch performance that does complete justice to his character even though Bengali is not his native tongue. Tisha, Rokeya Prachi, Parno Mitra and all the cast held their own very well. The director's selection of location is also worthy of mention, as well as the screenplay. The only 'bad' thing I have to say about the film is the use of the song. Chirkutt was clearly not at their best with the song, and it did not in any way complement the film.
When it comes down to it, Doob is a film that should be seen by everyone because it consists of masterful storytelling, relatable characters and a very strong cast. I would like to congratulate Mostofa Sarwar Farooki for his wonderful accomplishment and wish him all the very best for the future; which hopefully contains many more wonderful films that are in store for us.
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A View From The Bus
My trip to Lafayette and Indianapolis is over.
I'm currently sitting on a Metra train pulling out of Ogillve (sp?) Station in downtown Chicago on my way to Geneva, where I'll pick up my car and drive the last couple of miles home. The picture is of the view out the window as my bus arrived in Chicago a half-hour ago.
My trip was fantastic. I really enjoyed seeing my friends in Lafayette and getting some quality time with them (something I've definitely been missing as I sit at my basement desk all day, every day), as well as seeing some of the people at my church who've really become family over the last four years.
After a couple of days in Lafayette, I got on a train down to Indy to spend a few days with Kathy. We spent Monday visiting Purv (my former roommate) and riding his horses, then spent Tuesday relaxing at her house, and finished our visit today with a trip to the Indianapolis Zoo (where she's working this summer).
Ok, that's enough of an update for now, I'm tired of typing on my cell phone (and only lasted this long thanks to Windows Mobile and t9 Text Entry). I think I'll just spend the rest of the ride missing everybody...


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This week, AusVotes is kicking off a new series about the dreaded 'cost of living' issue that seems to be front of mind for both politicians and the wider community.
But, because this is AusVotes, we're going to take a different look at the issue, rather than scoff at those in the suburbs who are complaining despite strong economic data. The series will instead unpack some of the wider structural changes in the economy that could be behind these concerns.
So what is 'cost-of-living'? The latest NATSEM (PDF) report on household incomes and spending showed clearly that overall, Australian incomes have grown.
"The report reveals that overall the average family is ahead by $224 per week and the benefits have spread to both high and low income families. Low income households are ahead by $93 a week since 1984 while high income households are $429 per week better off. Australians earning income from investments – typically selffunded retirees – did particularly well, experiencing income growth of $547 per week above their living costs over the same period, largely due to strong dividend growth from shares, superannuation income, and property income."
And yet surveys, such as the NAB Wellbeing and Consumer Anxiety Index (yes, that is a serious thing) reports that people are more concerned about cost of living than other issues. Kids surveyed also report worrying about the costs of family activities.
Politicians of every flavour rush around the country making promises to deal with this spectre of doom, blaming everything from the carbon tax to planning regulations to a lack of productivity. But are there other issues that are not being counted that are contributing to this feeling of insecurity?
What if there's another story underneath this anxiety that is more than people being ungrateful consumerist whingers?
This series will look at some of the following themes to tease out the more complex policy changes that are perhaps behind these concerns. These will include, for starters:
- the changing employment landscape, with its increase in casual, contract and temporary work;
- cost shifting and the rise of the VET sector;
- the changing nature of productivity increases;
- the cost of housing;
- internships, training and apprenticeships;
- silo approach to dealing with unemployment, youth unemployment, welfare and job training;
- infrastructure development.
Drop any other suggestions into comments and we'll see what other ideas come out through this series.
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Are you in shock? What's this…a new challenge? Yep, it is! It's been
awhile forever, since there's been a new one. I apologize profusely if you have been waiting on edge for the next one to come.
Here's the newest challenge for you today…
What was your favorite part about YM/YW?
(As an adolescent and/or adult leader.)
Remember, there are so many ways you can complete challenges! Just getting it recorded somehow and in some way is better than nothing! Write it, video it, scrapbook it, audio record it and if you're ambitious, you can make a movie or write a play or book!
Also, remember that we are all human, and it's okay to write about things you've struggled with, and some of your flaws. It will make you more real to your posterity…just imagine when your grand-daughter is reading your journal in 50 years, do you want her to feel so inadequate to this "perfect" you? Probably not, so don't hesitate to write the bad as well as the good. Tell it like it is/was!
Here's a look at what Robin and I did to help jumpstart your recording process.
What Robin did:
Well, I have actually been blessed enough in my life that I get to speak about both perspectives. I was just released just about a year ago as the Mia Maid Advisor, which I was saddened by, but I wouldn't have traded my time with those girls for anything in the world!
My experiences in young women's growing up were incredible. I loved all of my leaders, but just a couple of them still stick out in my mind, Bobby Jo John and Teresa Southwick. What made them stick out to me was that their lessons always held the spirit. I FELT it every time they taught. They taught with such conviction, confidence and love. I also remember that with every lesson that they taught, they always had a special handout to go with it. Not just a simple piece of paper with a quote on it, but some kind of object WITH the quote to help us remember. I still have nearly every hand out they ever gave me in my memory box, a couple of them are even displayed in my house now.
I knew that when I became a leader, I wanted to be everything to those girls that those leaders were to me. I wanted to make sure that I took the time to study those lessons, to be able to teach those lessons without reading from the manual. I wanted to make sure those girls felt comfortable talking to me, to their peers, and speaking up during class. Of course, I also wanted to make sure they got a hand out each lesson, and I always spent extra time throughout the week trying to make them perfect.
Of course my calling came with its challenges too. When I was first called to the position, I was terrified. I was going to be working with girls in high school, and I felt like I was going back to high school all over again. It made me nervous because I didn't want to be judged again. If there is one thing I think we all know and remember from high school is being judged. I didn't want to be the girl who wasn't noticed anymore. I wanted to be the girl that everyone liked. For once, I wanted to be popular.
And to start out with, I was far from popular. My hands and voice shook as I taught lessons. My conversations outside the classroom and activities with the girls felt awkward and forced, and to top it all off, I found myself jealous of my partner in young women's. She had already been in her calling for I think at least a year before me; she was best friends with the young women's president and best friends with each of the girls. I found myself jealous because she had the kind of relationship with the girls that I DREAMED of having.
I know, I just revealed a not so pretty side to myself, but it's the truth. I didn't want to go unnoticed once again. In all honesty though, no matter how much I tried, the girls still didn't seem to want to open up to me, to allow me to not only be their leader, but to be their friend. It wasn't until my partner got released and I got a new partner that the girls started opening up to me.
Thinking back now, I definitely took for granted my time with them, because it seemed that just as soon as the girls had accepted me, I was released. Even as I write this I find myself feeling ashamed. Looking back, I was selfish. I took that calling as a way to feel accepted, a way for me to replace that hollow feeling that I had in high school. Now don't get me wrong for those of you who know me and are reading this, I had some pretty incredible friends, who I still am close to to this day, but I still wanted more. I wanted so badly to be part of the "cool kids" group. Most of them were LDS girls, who dressed modestly just like me, who went to church and young women's just like me, who had LDS families just like me. Why couldn't I be just like them? Why couldn't I have everything that they had?
I don't mean to turn this into a sob story, a "poor me" story, but honestly, as I am writing this, I am having a HUGE insight as to why being released from my young women's calling was so hard on me. I truly felt like I had been rejected. That I had finally been accepted into that "cool kids" group, and here I am, not even 3 years after being called, and I still ache for that feeling that I felt with those girls. I shared a connection with those girls that I can only compare to my connection with those 2 leaders I had growing up. I love those girls. I felt the spirit with those girls. I see those girls as daughters of our Heavenly Father and I still want nothing more that to make sure that those girls know their Heavenly Father, know that they can turn to him (and their parents and their leaders) for help and understanding. I don't want those girls to feel lost in their youth like I often did.
I have a testimony of our Savior Jesus Christ and for all he has done and still does for me in my life. I believe that Joseph Smith was truly called by our Heavenly Father and his Son PERSONALLY to bring the gospel back to the people on this earth. I believe that Thomas S. Monson and all the prophets before him were also called by our Heavenly Father as well. I believe in the Church and the Book of Mormon AND the Young Women's program and all it has to offer for today's youth. I'm so thankful to the leaders who taught me and for the young women who accepted me. Thank you for befriending me, for being there for me, for loving me.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post/journal entry/personal confession.
What Natalie did:
I enjoyed being a part of the Young Women's program of the church. I have several wonderful memories of those years. One of my favorite activities occurred each December. The young women would adopt an elderly Sister in the ward, as a secret Santa for a month. In January we would have a special dinner and tell our Adopted Grandmothers who we were. It was fun to try to keep our identity a secret! One year I adopted Melba Williams. I remember going with my mom to Sister Williams' home to drop off a secret gift, and getting caught. Sister Williams insisted that my mom and I stay and visit with her for a little while, which we did. It was so fun to learn about Sister Williams' life when she was my age! She also made the worlds BEST Lemon Bars! This friendship lasted for many years. When her husband passed away, Sister Williams called and asked if I would play "Danny Boy" on my flute at the funeral. As we were visiting before the funeral, Sister Williams told her children that I was her adopted Granddaughter. From this moment on, they all adopted me as one of their own.
Several years later, Sister Williams passed away, and I was invited to play a song at her funeral. Following the services, I was going to drive my own car to the cemetery. As we were all getting ready to leave, Sister William's family invited me to ride with them. When I was on my mission, this sweet family sent me letters and packages, which brightened my day! I cherish this sweet family, and am grateful for the opportunity that I had to get to know them and to love them!
I've always wanted to serve in the Young Women's program, and I hope that someday I can. I would love to provide the young women with the same great experiences I had, and help them to gain a testimony of the Savior.
What I did:
I made a digi scrapbook page telling about my feelings of being both in YW and my short time as a leader. I do have some pictures in mind, but I have to find them, scan them, and then put them in…and I can't get to my pictures right now, so it will have to wait. But at least I have the hardest part done!
Credits: Template, Scrapping With Liz. Papers & Elements, Persnickety Prints. Fonts, Smiley Monster and SS Fun.
Now I challenge you to record some of your YW/YM experiences!


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Spryke - an immersive, meticulously crafted platformer
Spryke - an immersive, meticulously crafted platformer
A deeply crafted platformer about a deep sea cyberfish out of water. Think Super Meat Boy meets Rayman meets Finding Dory!
A deeply crafted platformer about a deep sea cyberfish out of water. Think Super Meat Boy meets Rayman meets Finding Dory! Read more
Use this space to cheer the creator along, and talk to your fellow backers.
Have a question?
schrodinger on November 12, 2016
Sorry it didn't work out.
I'd say you reached a very considerable amount of pledges for an indie game, perhaps a lower target would have done, for a smaller "kick" of course... maybe next time!
Really appreciated your thoughts on update #7, as usual, true and very reasonable.
And btw - this failed campagin wouldn't affect me from backing again this lovely crafted project in the future, and I'm sure I wouldn't be alone :)
Good luck and best wishes Spryke!
Jeremiah Lomboy on November 7, 2016
One of the games that caught my attention at PAX Aus 2016 for it's simple yet stunning graphics accompanied with it's mesmerizing soundtrack
Dave Bleja Creator on October 21, 2016
Thanks everyone for the support!
We think Spryke deserves to be a kickstarter "Staff Pick"! If you agree, you can help make it happen by emailing Kickstarter at firstname.lastname@example.com to put Spryke on their radar!
Kickstarter themselves encourage this! This is what they wrote on their blog post (linked below): "If there's a project you think is exceptional, and think we should highlight for the rest of the Kickstarter community, just let us know in the comments, or email firstname.lastname@example.com."
Daniel MillerSuperbackeron October 18, 2016
Looks great! Have written about it at Cliqist.com and bigged it up on a couple of game forums as well.
N. Cooper on October 14, 2016
Really hoping this campaign takes off, this looks to be one of the few games that actually deserves backing.
Anthony Liew on October 12, 2016
This is an awesome game with an insane amount of Polish :).
Played this in Federation Square (at the PAX Mini event while exhibiting nearby).
All the best for your campaign! Here's hoping it gets the recognition it deserves!
Andrea on October 9, 2016
Very cool project, congrats! Just don't put too many spikes in the levels please! :p


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The briefing includes recommendations covering:
- planning and developing physical activity initiatives
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6 Year Old Birthday Cake article.
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The small coconut taste is quite good! Each of palm package rice is called puso owing to its shape. I particularly in this way frosting since it has a deep chocolate flavor and it isn't overly sweet. When it's incorporated, add the vanilla. Chill cones about thirty minutes or until firm.
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Since I picked up my PlayStation 3 back in January, the bulk of my playtime has been spent with "LittleBigPlanet" and "MLB 09: The Show." Recently, I've made my first foray into the first-person shooter genre with "Killzone 2" (rated M, $60 on PS3), and I'm realizing I really dislike the PS3's controller, the DualShock 3, for first-person shooters.
For one thing, the DualShock 3 lacks the trigger-style buttons for firing weapons that you'll find on the Xbox 360's controller. Heck, even the Wii remote's B button takes the shape of a trigger for shooters on that console. Clearly someone missed a memo somewhere. Having the tactile sensation of pulling a trigger as your in-game character is finding a weapon adds a cheap sense of realism to the proceedings.
My bigger beef with the controller, however, comes with the thumbsticks you use to control movement. The Dualshock's sticks are too slippy. They feel loose when you push them, as if someone squirted motor oil into the controller; there just isn't enough resistance. The fact that the tops of the sticks are hard, slightly textured rubber, rather than the softer rubberized, indented grip you find on the 360, adds to the feeling of imprecision, a feeling you never want in a first-person shooter. It's OK for the controls to feel a little off in games like "LittleBigPlanet" or "The Show," but in a first-person shooter, it can be the difference between a headshot and, well, a shoulder shot. And it's driving me crazy.
Worst of all, though, the 360's sticks feel better placed. I don't have massive hands, but they're large enough that I feel like I have to contort them into gnarled claws every time I play PS3 because the placement of the two sticks at the bottom of the controller, right next to each other, doesn't fit the size or preferred position of my hands. Again, this issue comes into play mostly when playing first-person shooters because the thumbsticks are used for pretty much all movement, as opposed to control schemes in other games where you're often using chiefly the left thumbstick, with your other thumb resting on the face buttons.
Playing shooters on the PS3 is an uncomfortable, unnatural feeling, and I hope one of these days someone, either at Sony or a third-party controller manufacturer, realizes there are more ergonomic ways to design a game controller. The games people play on Sony consoles have evolved considerably since the launch of the original DualShock in the late '90s. It's time the controllers caught up with this fact.


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Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Autumn Leaves
PreK celebrates the leaves falling with this slow motion video! Wait for it. . . wait for it. . .
We're Here All Week!
Thank you to everyone who has donated uniforms so far! We will continue to collect new or gently used uniforms in all sizes throughout the week! Send them in with your student or drop them off after school between 2:30 and 3:15. These uniforms will be donated to students north of the Tar River who were affected by Hurricane Matthew and the subsequent flooding.
Monday, October 17, 2016
Uniform Drive
Creekside is having a Uniform Drive during the week of 10/17 - 10/21 to support those Pitt County Schools students who are victims of Hurricane Matthew and the subsequent flooding. Please drop off new or gently used uniforms at school any day this week between 2:30 and 3:15 pm or send your donations to school with your students. Thank you for your continued support of the children in our community!
Thank you for donations!
Thank you to our wonderful Creekside staff, students, and families who came out to show love to the Pitt County victims of Hurricane Matthew and the flood. We were able to collect many carloads of items to donate to the Red Cross and the animal shelter to support those in need!
Scholastic Book Fair
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Scholastic Book Fair! You helped raise over $2,000 for our school to purchase new books and equipment for the library! Congratulations to the following people who won book fair gift certificates for attending the Teacher Preview and the Book Fair Family Night: Jaylin Moore, Arianna Gottsch, Alejandra Ribera, AB Daughety, Mrs. Laughinghouse, Mrs. Postma, Mrs. Guttenberger, Mrs. Creech, and Ms. Register!
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Hurricane Matthew
Creekside will be collecting items to donate to shelters on Thursday, October 13 from 11 am to 1 pm.
More details concerning the aftermath of the hurricane:
Pitt County Schools will be closed 10/10/16 - 10/14/16.
For further school closure information call 252-830-3535.
Do you need help? Here are a list of shelters.
Do you want to volunteer? Call the Red Cross at 252-355-3800.
Do you want to make a donation? Visit www.redcross.org/wral
For further school closure information call 252-830-3535.
Do you need help? Here are a list of shelters.
Do you want to volunteer? Call the Red Cross at 252-355-3800.
Do you want to make a donation? Visit www.redcross.org/wral
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Dog Patch Zoo was located in the community of Flat Lick, Kentucky, some seven miles north of the city of London.
The Zoo and The Trading Post was established there maybe around 1950,and grew to be a well loved stop for travelers, traveling Highway U.S. 25 during the late 50's and early 60's.
With the creation of Interstate 75, the trading post was relocated to exit 41 of Intestate 75, in London, Kentucky...its current home today.
I remember going to the Dog patch Zoo while it was in Flat Lick, to see a large Alligator they were advertising they had.
I wasn't the only one interested in seeing the Alligator it seems, shortly after I arrived, a School Bus load of Kids pulled up.
The kids were having an enormous amount of fun getting off the bus,and thrilled to be attending the Zoo it was oblivious by the excitement on their faces.
Arthur Chestnut sort of a vagabond to the area; had appointed himself to be acting director to the Zoo that day.
Arthur was directing traffic to the Alligator site, seems like he was about as excited as the kids and my self, to be seeing a large real live Alligator up close for the first time .
Since moving to London.... The Dog Patch Trading Post... became known as... "Dog Patch Barn"... and has been home to some of the most unusual gag gifts and hillbilly tourist tack imaginable .
There are those who embrace "Dog Patches" hillbilly heritage and then there are those who would seek to ignore it.
Guess I'm in the former group I've always enjoyed visiting the Barn to see the latest gifts and gags.
About the Hill-Billy heritage thing, being from Kentucky, I've always heard ,there are just two kinds of people in the world, those who are Hill-Billy's and those who want to be... not sure if this is true... or not.
If you're from Kentucky or adjoining States you've probably heard this saying your self, and by now have formed an opinion of the matter, one way or the other also.
Until Next Time. God Bless.
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Been busy on the incense front. First of all upcoming is a look at the series of 14 new Nag Champas from Mother's India Fragrances. Both the home company and their Dutch distribution have been tremendously supportive (and they'll definitely be in the US eventually as well) on the samples end, which also means there will be a lot more Mother's scents to go. I'll do this in two parts, with the first part already nearing completion. Those who loved the original five will find some really fantastic new concoctions, and best of all they all have halmaddi in them and the company has an informative, explanatory document on the champas which has really helped.
I'm also moving closer to completion on the full Shroff line, I've got notes written up for all the Masala Base florals and am currently working on the other seven Masala Base incenses that came in in the last batch, so I'm hoping to have these done, at least until any new ones might come in (crossing fingers).
There will be a couple more installments in the Pure Incense Absolute line. I don't have a few of the most recent incenses yet, but when I do I think we'll be up to date on those as well. The notes on the next batch featuring mostly the Cedarwood mixes are finished. After that the Sandalwoods and Patchoulis.
In the Tibetan category, there's a couple from Tengboche, the wooly Tibetan Yak, and a sampling from Stupa, all notes are finished. Shechens, Domas, Luckys, and Arogyas farther down the line.
And Ross and I will be doing some more stuff from the Triloka book as well.
I also plan on going over the Baieido aloeswood playbook, but this is on the slow track as I'm still not to the point where I habitually use my heater as much as I'd like to. Plus there's nothing like a heated chip of Hakusui or Ogurayama to make you drop everything you're doing and go astral.
And I'm still working through the new categories as you may have guessed from the longer side bar on the left, I think I'm well over half way through the 2008 posts.


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Reports of large scale, nationwide deportation raids are stoking fear in Massachusetts immigrant communities. Immigrants — both those with legal status and those living here illegally — are questioning exactly who is vulnerable for deportation.
With his executive order on Jan. 25, President Trump expanded the priorities of immigration officials in terms of who to focus on for removal.
New England ICE officials said in an email that they are not conducting the kinds of operations here that were recently seen in other parts of the country.
But, in a statement ICE officials went on to say: "Every day, as part of routine operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Fugitive Operations teams target and arrest criminal aliens and other individuals who are in violation of our nation's immigration laws."
Executive director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition Eva Millona says that's made it difficult to know for certain what to expect from local ICE agents.
"The office here is not conducting any large scale raids as far as we know. However, because of the change in priorities, they're out more on the street so that's where we're hearing from people that, you know, the visibility, it's really higher," Millona said.


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Arsene Wenger is set to offer Alex Song a lucrative new contract and the signing of Yann M'Villa is also expected.
Song has had a terrific season for the Gunners and has been inspirational in their recent run which has seen them win seven Premier League games on the spin to climb to third in the table. Arsene Wenger is said to be keen to offer fresh terms to the Cameroon holding midfielder.
The 24 year-old's current contract is worth £55,000 a week and runs until summer 2014 but Wenger wants him secured for longer and the player is in line for a new five-year contract worth a reported £75,000 a week.
Even though the future of Song looks assured; Wenger wants further back up in the position and looks likely to sign 21 year-old Yann M'Villa for £17million from Rennes in the summer. The French club have given up on keeping him with Wenger having heard good reports from scouts about him and the £17million offer would be too good for the French club to refuse.


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Greetings fine Folks,
It's 1:02 pm EST and I literally just called it a day!! Yesterday was completely NUTS. You know the kind of nuts where you leave stuff half done…and that's a generous term mind you, and you walk into a room and totally forget why you went there in the first place. So much to do and just one crazy lady attempting to do it all.
The transition from middle school to high school is in full swing and the guidance department called yesterday to say we picked out too many classes for our son??? Really I can see how that happened, the paperwork was super confusing and in case it was "just me", I let Dad take a look and he looked the same…I felt better immediately. I resolved that crack in the force over the phone. But there was a disturbance in the force and it carried over all night and right smack into today.
Let me share how this happened. Hubby goes to bed well before me. I linger and knit and watch TV. I knew I had a fresh clean bed to climb into, that's always a plus. I finally get up there and get snuggled in and hubby starts coughing and coughing and I suggest he put some Vicks on his feet with socks. People it is 2:00 am and he's telling me that he can't sleep with socks on. I am now tired and annoyed. I suggest evaluating his head and turning on his side. He replies that he can't because he gets heartburn. At this point I'm thinking he's got to GO…find someplace else to sleep and thank you he went on his own. That damn alarm clock went off at 5:00 am and I just about tore it off the table and rolled over and went back to sleep. Next thing I hear is HIM….!! Do you know it's 7:15 and Bryce missed the bus and I'm late for work and god as my witness I just wanted to give him a hand gesture followed with some choice words. Let the crazy begin as I call school and they inform me that Bryce has testing right after homeroom……..SHIT……! I threw food at the kid and grabbed my coat and off we went. I prayed that the police wouldn't be out, they apparently had better things to do than deal with a mom in her pajamas, and crazy morning hair and NO COFFEE in her.
I tried so hard to pull this day together but I'm out. I just made a banana bread and licked the bowl and now I'm putting in a movie and sending the force a message. You won, I give up. Lets try this again tomorrow.
I pray your day is better than this….!
Peace ~ Michele


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This past week has been busy and full. There was the day trip to Elmer,NJ with friends to attend the Appel music festival. A much anticipated arrival of Noni. upon which she successfully fed Juniper her first bottle of mama milk, which she took quite happily. There have been many many baseball games and the beginnings of swim team practices. There was a trip to the strawberry farm to collect quite a few pounds of strawberries. Which are now boiling happily on my stove. There was a bit of sewing done with Annie, which resulted in a couple of sweet little felt taggie toys for Miss Juni who needs to put everything she can grab into her mouth. There was also a brief moment of sunshine one evening just before the sun set lighting up the tips of all the trees it touched turning them golden, it was beautiful and the photo below does it no justice as I was driving while snapping. Then of course there was the All Four on the Fourth photo. I read about doing this back before Juniper was born and loved the idea. Ive got it plugged into my calendar with an alarm (ha!) to remind me each month on the fourth. I take a slew of photos and hope for the best, but if nothing else it allows me to get a photo once a month of the four of them together. I keep it low key and dont push snapping as fast as I can before one or two make a break for it :) So far so good. We've had quite a few storms this week which resulted in some pretty awesome rainbows which at 33 years old I am still in awe every.single.time. I see one.
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Hey students!
As I told you today in class, "MIND MAPS" is one of the best ways to learn new vocab. Why?? Because "Mind Maps" help you remember and they are visual.
You must think of a single concept/word and create it from scratch.
Here are some webpages that let you create yours online. However, there´s nothing better than PEN and PAPER!! COLOURFUL MARKERS, HIGHLITERS...and enjoy it in your class notebook.
As I usually say... the more you write the better!!