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Management Dynamics : Journal of the Southern African Institute for Management Scientists - Volume 20, Issue 3, January 2011
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Volume 20, Issue 3, January 2011
A cross-validation study of the Performance IndexAuthors: Hazel Dunbar, Callie Theron and Hermann SpangenbergSource: Management Dynamics : Journal of the Southern African Institute for Management Scientists 20, pp 2 –24 (2011)More Less
The leadership-for-performance framework designed by Spangenberg and Theron (2004) explains the structural relationships between leader competency potential, leadership competencies, leadership outcomes and the dimensions of organisational unit performance. The Performance Index (PI) and Leadership Behaviour Inventory (LBI) comprise the leadership-for-performance range of measures. The PI was developed as a comprehensive criterion measure of unit performance for which the unit leader could be held responsible. The basic PI structural model has been developed to explain the manner in which the various latent leadership dimensions comprising organisational unit performance are structurally inter-related. Preliminary research suggests that the basic PI structural model may have to be refined. Future research on the PI model can, however, only be justified if the basic PI structural model is shown to be structurally invariant across independent samples from the target population. To test for structural invariance, however, requires that invariance should exist in the measurement models used to operationalise the latent variables comprising the structural model in the two samples from the target population. As a necessary methodological precursor to the structural invariance study, this study investigates the extent to which the PI measurement model cross-validates across two independent samples from the same population, and thus may be considered measurement invariant.
The moderating effect of living standards on the relationship between individual-level culture and life satisfaction : a value segmentation perspectiveAuthors: Leona M. Ungerer and Arien StrasheimSource: Management Dynamics : Journal of the Southern African Institute for Management Scientists 20, pp 25 –50 (2011)More Less
Culture is one of the most fundamental determinants of a person's personality or motivational drives. Culture infuses personalities at both collective and individual levels and this influence affects the attitudes and behaviour of consumers and their experiences of life satisfaction. Life satisfaction has been found to be related to the consumption of material goods, making it an aspect of interest to marketers. Satisfaction with life has also been found to be related to income at aggregate cultural and national levels, but at an individual level, the relationship is weaker. Based on a nationally representative sample (n = 2 566) of South African consumers, this study investigated the relationship between their individual-level culture and life satisfaction across different levels of living standards. It was found that living standards have a moderating effect on the relationship between allocentrism and life satisfaction, with the effect gradually changing from a significantly negative effect for low levels of living standards to significantly positive effects with higher levels of living standards. For low levels of living standards, the relationship between idiocentrism and life satisfaction were positive but weak, while the relationship was not significant for higher levels of living standards. Statistical analyses included multi-group second-order confirmatory factor analysis to assess the factorial validity and measurement equivalence of the instrument, while multi-group structural equation modelling was used to test the hypotheses of interest in the study. The results suggest that living standards have a moderating effect on the relationships between higher-order individual cultural values and life satisfaction.
Organisational-based factors influencing the non-financial goals of family businessesAuthors: Shelley Farrington, Elmarie Venter and Stephan Van der MerweSource: Management Dynamics : Journal of the Southern African Institute for Management Scientists 20, pp 51 –67 (2011)More Less
Several commentators have pointed out that there is a need for research on the attainment of non-financial goals in family businesses and the factors that influence the achievement of these goals. By investigating the influence of several organisational-based factors on the non-financial goals, namely perceived future continuity and family harmony, this study attempts to address this gap in the family business literature. More specifically, the primary objective of this study was to investigate the influence of role clarity, needs alignment, governance, leadership, non-family members and financial performance on the achievement of these non-financial goals. To address the primary objective, a survey was undertaken using a structured questionnaire. The respondents were identified by means of a convenience snowball sampling technique, and the survey yielded 931 usable questionnaires from 173 family businesses. To assess the reliability and validity of the measuring instrument, the data collected were analysed by means of an exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach-alpha coefficients were calculated. The hypothesised relationships were assessed by means of a multiple regression analysis.
The results show that role clarity, needs alignment and leadership, as well as financial performance exert a positive influence on both non-financial outcomes, namely family harmony and perceived future continuity. Conflicting results are reported concerning governance, whereas non-family members have no influence on the non-financial goals investigated in this study.


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Riverina farmers and small business operators hit by flooding since October can apply for financial help even if they have yet to do the repair work.
Cash grants of up to $15,000 are on offer for damage caused by floods in October, December and January, but the weather has delayed some recovery works.
Applications need to be lodged with the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority by April the 30th for help to cover the October flood, or by the end of June for the later floods.
The Authority says applications can have either an estimate or quote of the damages and grants will be paid when tax invoices or receipts are issued.
After representations from affected areas, people have now been given until the end of September to produce that paperwork.
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Sunday, January 3, 2016
Snow ~ Sunday Football ~ If We Had An Italian President from New Jersey ~ Dio Benedica Vino ~ Shit Creek ~ Pots-A-La-Gu
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LOL I am cracking up here! That Italian comedian was hilarious! I posted it on my FB page.
I am wondering about the history behind naming that creek! LOL
Your place looks beautiful with the snow.
That dish you make looks so yummy. I made a wonderful pot of Great White Northern Beans and lots and lots of ham. John ate some the first night and that was IT for him. Not a fan so I am sending it home with the kids. Guess I need to stick to meat, potatoes and casseroles. :(
XOXO Trisha
- January 3, 2016 at 10:40 AM
- Lydia said...
Much better to be up that creek than down it.
For someone 5 years older than me, I think Victoria Principal looks great.
That Italian President joke is hilarious!
- January 3, 2016 at 11:23 AM
- Oregon Sue said...
Glad you liked the Italian President, ladies!! Man oh man, white beans and ham. I am drooling!!!!! xoox
- January 3, 2016 at 12:42 PM
I sent the entire pot of beans and ham to Aurora. I know Kevin isn't partial to beans and maybe Deb will have some so I said it was for Aurora. Dad had one bowl and enjoyed it and that was all he wanted. So guess I won't be making that again! :(
I posted the Italian joke and watched it several time and cracked up every time. So I shared it on Kevin and Daryl's page. :)
XO Trisha
- January 3, 2016 at 11:58 PM


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A race that I enjoy running, around the West Coast National Park. I have run it three times before and this was my 4th time. I had hoped to do well in the race this year but I knew that wasn't very likely when my longest run was only about 14km. It doesn't bode well having a holiday a month before a half marathon!
|There are the most beautiful sunsets at the West Coast National Park
We arrived at the National Park the day before the race and stayed in the Duinepos chalets (again), but this time we took our bikes so we could ride around the lagoon the next day. (I can't believe I actually did that. A half marathon one day, followed by a 40km cycle ride the next day - but I live to tell the tale!) After registering and picking up my number that evening and trying to work out the new route on the map on the wall at the venue, it was early to bed and early to rise!
I got up to a very cool, damp, misty, dark start, and (my very kind) hubs drove us to the country estate where the half marathon was to start. The day before had been very hot, about 30c, so it was a bit of a shock to have temperatures of half that on the day of the race. Much nicer to run in, and it cleared up a bit throughout the day, but remained quite cool and windy.
|The last downward hill
The first 5km of the route had been changed, and we ran out of the country estate up winding little roads, through a new housing estate, continually working our way upwards, with one rather steep hill in the first 2km, which isn't very nice when you are still trying to warm the body up! I decided there was no point in trying to rush that bit and make it even harder!
At just over 5km we entered the National Park and, after following the tarred road for a kilometer or so, went off-road on to a sandy track, alongside the lagoon, which was part of the old route. There wasn't a lot of 'stunning scenery' to see though as it was still misty. On a clear day, it is easy to see Table Mountain in the distance, but not today. At about 10km into the race, we ran back on to the tarred road and were on our way back to the country estate.
I knew the Black Mamba hill wasn't going to be much fun, but even though it is hard work it didn't seem to be quite so long this year. Not sure why! But I knew there was still another 5km to go, so had to focus and get on with it. At the top of the hill, instead of turning left as in previous years, we had to turn right and, as we turned, we reached the top of another hill and looked out over much of Langebaan. We were really high at this point, so it was all downhill from now on! Much more fun - no more hills!
|Never seen one of these on any of my runs before!
Eventually finished at an official chip time of 2:30:13, which actually took a minute off my fastest previous time for this race - even considering the extra hill in the changed route. So, although I had hoped for a better time, it was actually a PB and a harder route than previous ones.
Position: 35/82
850 participants
446 women
82 in my age category
Do I prefer this route to the old one? Mmm, not sure. 10km of the route is now outside of the National Park, whereas the old route started only a few kms outside of the National Park. This means there is more running through residential areas, which is not particularly interesting. There are also two horrible hills rather than just the one.
The good part is that there is not so much rocky off-road running, but we run more on sandy tracks instead.
Perhaps I need to upgrade to the full marathon. That involves all National Park running, around the lagoon, and only 5kms outside of the park to the country estate! Oh, and a lot more running!


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Subway has agreed to cooperate in the investigation with health ministry to find the source of the spread of sickness. As a precaution Subway removed all their stock of lettuce, red onions, green peppers and tomatoes. These vegetables were suspected to be the carrier of the Salmonella bacteria. The removed stock was replaced with fresh vegetables. This was obviously a smart move by Subway to clear out their name and to prevent further sicknesses.
There were many worried calls from people from areas outside of Illinois who went to Subway lately. Those people were assured that investigation is on way. By this time there has been no news about the cause of the bacteria. People who were affected by the sickness are encouraged to visit doctors, but as yet there is no treatment or cure for Salmonella, it can only be waited out till it goes away. The only thing that could help in a speedy recovery is taking a lot of fluids so that dehydration could be avoided.
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7:00 am, Kids lunches packed, setting up scope and binocs, cloud squats on the horizon
7:15 am, cloud covers the sun
7:30 am, cloud still over the sun, but thin enough I can see the chip out of its side through the sun filt specs
9:18 am live blogging not going well, Maximum eclipse great, saw eclipse shadows, moon about to move off sun
9:30 am clouds covered last bit of Moon exiting sun. Have bad feeling my photos are all out of focus. Off to work now, will post images tonight.
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Friday night (April 30, 2010) was the Lucky Rice Festival hosted by David Chang under the bridge in Dumbo Brooklyn. If you know myself and David Chang, you know that I love his roasted brussel sprouts and steamed pork buns from Momofuku. Him and along with a few of his restauranteur friends hosted this block party food festival. For all you food connoisseurs alike me, this was a party not miss out on. Tickets sold out pretty fast for this event, which was all part of week long festivities.
Different restaurants that were picked my david all lined up to give small samples of their dishes. Some of the restaurants that participated included Kampuchea, Buddakan, Kuma Inn + Umi Nom, The Good Fork, The Setai (South Beach), Nyonya's, and many more.
Some of my favorite samples were from The Setai (Oysters with Kimchee + Crispy Fried Pork Belly), Slice (Chana Masala Pizza), Delicatessen (Foie Gras and Beef Short Rib Dumpling in Consomme) and Double Crown (Coconut Chicken Salad)
There was also a loft full of open bar. Including Jose Cuervo margaritas, Artisinal Spirits, Beers from Brooklyn Brewery, Beerlao, Cocktail concoctions and more ! My favorite drink was the Cote Sud - (G'vine Floraison Gin, Averna Limoni, fresh lemon juice, Averna Sambuca Citrus and mint !). The Bangkok Daiquiri was also good (White Rum, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, lemongrass, and a tiny cut of a fresh Thai chili.)
and THANK you to Kim for the invite and Aileen.
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When I came to Sydney, I have known nice people and can't be luckier to work at SWEETNESS and especially Bacco. I have never thought that my birthday this year would be this great. Started around first of a month, one old friend sent me 7 discs of songs from Thailand (I called it my first present of the year). Follow by last friday, I was so so touched by my chefs at Bacco, you can see how wonderful there are.
Today, my great friends, all people I have known in Sydney gave me a great time. P'Ta, Tan, Ping, June and I went to Hurricane's Grill for lunch as they know that I have to work early on Monday (cant have dinner cuz I need to sleep before 10 pm. lol)
Ja, June and Ping.
Full rack of Pork ribs $37.90
Huge tender and flavoursome ribs... We love it, just I thought they should give us more sauce :P
First time I tried rack of lamb this style.. The sauce was very tasty. I was think it should be the same sauce as the pork one.. but I still think it is more rich in flavour... The lamb itself was quite nice just a little bit dry.
After we all were stuffed with food, we headed to another cafe in World square to have some coffee... and !!!
Tiramisu cake.. The mascarpone cheese flavoured baileys layered with sponge soaked with coffee syrup... Wow, P'Ta is not just an amateur anymore :D
Last but not least, okey, I think I have to call my mum now ...hahahaha
** update**
Today Monday 19 Oct after work, around 3 pm. Seok called me and said that he was on the way to the city, wait for me... He remember my birthday T^T
He came with a piece of cake and little magnet thing from Korea.
Thank you very much.. I was thinking of you that whether you can remember my birthday... and you do !


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You know those mornings that you have a hard time telling yourself to stop hitting the snooze button and actually get up? And it feels like you never slept a wink? That day is today, my blends.
Last night, my stress level unexpectedly rose from 3 to 7. I'm not too great at dealing with added assignments that weren't initially on the syllabus, particularly when the work falls vastly outside of my comfort zone. I'm working on accepting new assignments without having a panic attack (figuratively sspeaking), as well as being grateful for the amount of free time I have in which to complete everything I need to do. For example, today will be a very busy day, but it is my day off. No need to fret, am I right?
Thank goodness for Jennifer and Kristin helping me maintain my sanity!
I like to combat stress by winding down from class or a hectic day with a little TV, like Dance Moms. That show can destress anybody -- thank the Lord I do not have any Abby Lee Millers in my life!
Lastly, I wanted to share with y'all the training schedule I made. I've only mapped out the first five weeks, but the idea of an established plan laid out for me helps ease some of my stress:
In case you're wondering, I've decided to operate on a Plan and Ran system. The training program is laid out exactly as directed in the highlighted Plan sections. The Ran sections are for days when I decide not to run, am unable to work out, or decide to work out on "off" days. I feel that I've given myself some flexibility here while also allowing the training plan to do its job. If all goes as planned, I'll be prepared for more like a 10K at the end of this training program.
Whether you're having a Worn Out Wednesday, a Whacky Wednesday, a Wonderful Wednesday, or a regular old Wednesday, I hope it's great! :)
P.S. Do you watch Dance Moms? If not, check it out just once -- now that's stress and pressure! Are you good at adapting to a new agenda without warning? I'm trying my best to teach myself how.
P.P.S. Your thoughts/critiques/suggestions on the blog's facelift?


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We flew into BWI on January 1st and went straight to the Holocaust Museum in DC with Jeremy's parents. We have always wanted to go and we are so glad we did. It was an incredible and sacred experience. There is so much information in that building; we spent almost 4 hours there. Everyone should go!
We walked around some of the monuments in the cold and then headed to Baltimore for our weekend with Jeremy's parents.
DC, I think we need to spend some more time together... I will be back!!
But maybe when it gets warm again.


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On the whole path from the beginning of creation by way of reconciliation to the eschatological future of salvation, the march of the divine economy of salvation is an expression of the incursion of the eternal future of God to the salvation of creatures and thus a manifestation of the divine love. Here is the eternal basis for God's coming forth from the immanence of the divine life as the economic Trinity and of the incorporation of creatures, mediated thereby, into the unity of the trinitarian life. The distinction and unity of the immanent and economic Trinity constitute the heartbeat of the divine love, and with a single such heartbeat this love encompasses the whole world of creatures. (Systematic Theology, 3, 646.)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Systematic Theology by Wolfhart Pannenberg
Another Passage I Don't "Get"
I am just thinking of how it squares up with James 1:13, "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am tempted by God,' for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one."
Jeremiah 35:1 The LORD spoke to Jeremiah when Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah. He said, 2 "Go to the Rechabite community. Invite them to come into one of the side rooms of the LORD's temple and offer them some wine to drink." 3 So I went and got Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the grandson of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons and all the rest of the Rechabite community. 4 I took them to the LORD's temple. I took them into the room where the disciples of the prophet Hanan son of Igdaliah stayed. That room was next to the one where the temple officers stayed and above the room where Maaseiah son of Shallum, one of the doorkeepers of the temple, stayed. 5 Then I set cups and pitchers full of wine in front of the members of the Rechabite community and said to them, "Have some wine." 6 But they answered, "We don't drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us, 'You and your children must never drink wine. 7 Don't build houses. Don't plant crops. Don't plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.' 8 We and our wives and our sons and daughters have obeyed everything our ancestor Jonadab commanded us. We have never drunk wine. 9 We haven't built any houses to live in. We don't own any vineyards, fields, or crops. 10 We have lived in tents. We have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab and done exactly as he commanded us. 11 But when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded the land we said, 'Let's get up and go to Jerusalem to get away from the Babylonian and Aramean armies.' That is why we are staying here in Jerusalem."
12 Then the LORD spoke to Jeremiah. 13 The LORD God of Israel who rules over all told him, "Go and speak to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. Tell them, 'I, the LORD, ask, "Won't you learn a lesson from this about obeying what I say? 14 Jonadab son of Rechab ordered his descendants not to drink wine. And his orders have been carried out. To this day his descendants have drunk no wine because they have obeyed what their ancestor commanded them. But I have spoken to you over and over again and you have not obeyed me.


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The Gifted TV Show Details
The Gifted: What You Need to Know About Marvel's Latest TV Show
Marvel is extending its television reach. While the megacompany has shows on ABC and Netflix, it's debuting a new series on Fox this Fall: The Gifted. The family adventure series will be directed by Bryan Singer, and though Fox isn't saying it's about the X-Men . . . it's totally about the X-Men. While we wait for a full trailer and premiere date, take a look at everything we know so far.
The Plot
According to Fox, The Gifted is "the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive."
The Cast
The couple is played by Stephen Moyer (True Blood) and Amy Acker (Person of Interest). The rest of the cast includes Sean Teale, Jamie Chung, Coby Bell, Emma Dumont, Blair Redford, Natalie Alyn Lind, and Percy Hynes White.
Behind the Scenes
Matt Nix (APB) wrote the pilot and will continue on as an executive producer. In addition to director Bryan Singer, there are a number of X-Men and Marvel alums working behind the camera: Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb, and Jim Chory are all serving as executive producers. (The group has worked on everything from X-Men: Days of Future Past to Marvel's Jessica Jones.)
The Teaser
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I really enjoyed learning about the history of these dishes, how they originally migrated to the United States, how they've endured through the years, and how they've evolved as our culture has changed. I consider myself a bit of a student type, so to get this extra learning along with the fabulous food is an extra special treat.
Here are a few shots from our wonderful view into the cuisine of African-American street vendors.
i have a similar reaction to spicy food. it leaves me breathless.... in a good way
philadelphia pepper pot = braised pork and beef, not tripe.
It might not all photograph well with this silly cell phone, but trust me. It was delicious.
As always, the collective Zingerman's genius knows how to satisfy as many senses as possible. If you've read this blog before, you know how keen I am on pairing music and food, as others pair wine with food. Part of the goal of the talk given during the dinner by Adrian Miller was to relay the importance of the call and answer songs of the street vendor. These songs obviously drew attention to the food being sold, and were so closely tied to of development of early African-American jazz. In fact if you connect enough dots, these food calls were the root of jazz. Having studied the history of jazz in college, this wasn't news to me, but it was awesome to see it specifically paired with this food.
So glad you joined us, Kelly. Do you eat like this every night? ;)


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This is my latest work. Took me nearly one and half years to weave the dress with elastic loops. Elastic loops were made with 1/2 inch elastic and looped and sometimes knotted together to make the dress. Full title of the work is Elastic Dress: A Search for My Second Skin ( Height 180cm). By the way this is a wearable artwork ....Thin or fat ...anybody can wear this...Its elastic!!!!! Thank God for Elastic....
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Jesus is with this close group of disciples but is soon going to leave them. "Don't worry," Jesus tells them, "you are in God's care."
She points out that we like they know that change brings anxiety. This prayer of Jesus can speak to that anxiety. They were able to face danger and opposition. That still happens for disciples.
She then brings up some dangers that might not have seemed so dangerous:
God created and continues to create this world, and God loves it all the while, but the culture we find ourselves in can lead us astray. If we're going to reorder our lives and rethink our priorities, we're going to have to make some choices. This week's passage tells us that there will be times when we have to choose, and when it comes to life or death, love or hate, God is on the side of love and life. The world, we're told, will not agree. In the world, power and security, victory at all costs, wealth and possessions, prestige and honor, numbing our emotions and suppressing our hope – all of these things win out over love, humility, justice, peace. That's the way this passage tells it, and that was Jesus' concern as he prayed for us. At times, however, the church itself has stumbled, entangling with the ways and values of the world rather than being consumed by gospel values. When the church becomes one more social organization (a club, even!), one more activity, one more voice that props up the powers that be, it has lost its way.Check out the link. She has a lot more to say.


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We are up and running in the Library Media Center! Classes started visiting today for orientations and all students should have library books to read by the end of next week. Fourth and Fifth-grade classes have had fun working through a "Goosechase" scavenger hunt to re-familiarize themselves with the library operation. Pardon some of the blurry shots here – the kids were moving fast, having fun, and some of the shots were taken from my laptop.
I will send home a flyer later this month or early in September outlining all of the resources available to students. This will include how to log into our databases, retrieve e-books, and more. Be sure to read carefully about upcoming changes to our Tiger Reading Program too. We have some exciting changes to how reading will be documented each month that will be more engaging for our students. But do not wait until next month to get into the habit of reading with your child. Read EVERY DAY!


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Welcome to EmpowHER. Thank you for reaching out to our community with your concern.
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I've been contacted recently by a few people who were looking for a rather unique website I used last summer to purchase a sensational wedding present – A guestbook. It sounds innocent and almost inconsequential, however it proved to be one of the most unique gifts my friend received for her wedding.
The Guestbook Storeis one of those truly ingenious websites that you wish you thought of yourself. Started by a young couple who experienced the need for a new twist on the traditional (and boring) guestbook for their own wedding, The Guestbook Store was formed with the intent to share their wonderful solution. The solution being a guestbook that incorporated more than just signatures, but almost served as a documentary made by all of the guests; a cherished keepsake created by those closest to them, not just a paid professional.
Not just for weddings, but to mark and document any occasion, these guestbooks have this niche market nailed. Visit their site and start your journey by picking one of their 48 cover designs and providing the names of the book's recipients. Then choose the fill sheets (many types and options) that fit the occasion and needs. A hop, skip and mouse click later, you're paying and having it sent straight to your door.
If you have an upcoming shower, anniversary, birthday, or other momentous, or just fun, occasion this could be the gift that stands out for years to come.


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Baby Talk Helps Infants Learn Language
Dec 7, 2016
"Babies first start learning language by listening not to individual words, but to the rhythm and intonation of the speech stream -- that is, the changes between high and low pitch, and the rhythm and loudness of syllables in speech. Parents often exaggerate these features of the language when talking with their infants, and this is important for early language learning."
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Yes, another Wendy video.
Well, you already know I like to share things I really like and find inspiring. Wendy's videos and blog posts are so well thought and executed. I find her and her partner's work truly inspiring.
This one is on two types of skirts. I hope you enjoy and find as inspiring as I did!
Which one's your favourite pairing? I would have to go with the last one because, for me, it is so unexpectedly beautiful.


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5 reasons why processed food makes good sense:
- It complements today's fast lifestyle
- Comes pre-cooked, saves a lot of time and hassle
- It's hygienically processed and packaged
- Offers variety to suit everybody's tase and needs
- Any food, any time, anywhere
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Processed Food Really Good!
Interesting. Total backlash against "processed" (though I'm unsure whether the same legal/operational definition is in use here) food in the U.S., government pushing for adoption in India. Hrm.


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"…A whole weekend of innovative performers." – Newsworks
The Philadelphia Burlesque Festival is independently produced and organized in dedication to the art of burlesque, and for the community that empowers this craft.
Every year, the festival welcomes more than 50 performers from across the country to inspire and entertain hundreds of audience members. Elevating our local burlesque community remains at the top of our mission statement year over year.
As a female-owned and operated business employing other experienced local producers, performers, and crew, we look forward to further nurturing this classic art form in our city.
Now as we enter our third year, we look forward to inspiring you once again.
Meet the 2017 Team
Co-producer, Liberty Rose
Co-producer for the 2017 season, performer, producer, pioneer, and costume queen, Liberty Rose is Philadelphia's front-runner of wildly imaginative and endlessly exciting excuses for near-nudity. Innovating and redefining the Philadelphia burlesque scene since 2010, Liberty Rose is the brains and brawn behind Miss Rose's Sexploitation Follies and Broad St. Burlesque. Co-Producer/Co-Founder of The Philadelphia Burlesque Festival and Associate Producer of The Nerdlesque Festival 2016, Liberty strives to support and inspire burlesque communities near and far through her productions, performances, and local burlesque internship program.
Co-producer, Victoria Page
Co-Producer for the 2017 season, Victoria Page captivates audiences with her compelling character creation and unique performance sensibility. Beginning her ecdysiast education under the tutelage of legends Jo Boobs Weldon and Bettina May at the New York School of Burlesque and local powerhouses Ginger Leigh and Sophie Sucré of Philadelphia's award-winning The Peek-A-Boo Revue, Victoria is constantly honing her craft! Garnering finishing touches and an impressive work ethic through her internship with Broad St. Burlesque, she's weird and wildly charming. Winner of Miss Congeniality and a finalist in the 3rd season of Philadelphia's Burlesque Battle Royale, this Novel Tease is ecstatic to combine her MBA with her artistic drive as Co-Producer of The Philadelphia Burlesque Festival.
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While every person has their own needs, there are some questions common to everyone looking for mobility assistance. Here you will find the questions we are most commonly asked, along with their answers.
Most of our mobility lifts and equipment has a one-year manufacturers limited warranty. If the mobility lift has been cared for and not abused we usually cover manufacturers parts for 2 years. Some of the purchased parts have a 2-year limited warranty on them.
We can usually ship the standard residential lift out next day. If it requires modifications it would usually take 2 weeks. Pride lift chairs are usually available with in a couple days depending on the fabric choice.
The standard home lift will lift 325 pounds. We can make them big enough to lift 1000 pounds.
Our residential lift can be installed by a handy home owner or a local handyman. We will also send out a crew to do installation if needed, at an expense.
Our residential lifts sell for approximately $3500 plus shipping. Shipping costs depend on how many you buy and where you live. We do have free shipping in Indiana. Any adaptation needed to continue to work might be eligible for help through the state's vocational rehabilitation, DRS, family services organizations. Help also may be available through the veterans administration.
Most lifts can be removed and little to no evidence left that the equipment had a mobility lift on it. We don't believe in chopping equipment up to put a lift on. Usually new mounting brackets would have to be made which can be done by a local welding shop and it could work on something else. Sometimes agriculture lifts will be used on two pieces of equipment, the combine is only used in the fall so a lift will be shared between a combine and a large tractor. This requires plugs for the wiring, extra hand control box, and extra mounting bracket.
I always say "no" to this question. But with our lift "you" can get yourself into your equipment.
Most of our mobility lift systems are made to handle a 350 lb. person. If you need a heavier lift we can make them handle more weight.
This depends on the lift you buy. We over build most of our lifts so that they will survive and work for the owner for many, many years. We see a lot of things on the market that the quality of materials are made to last maybe 4 years. We have tractor lifts that work in the fields and sit outside that are 35 years old and still running strong. You don't need a device you rely on to move you around wearing out or breaking down after a couple years.
The price varies as to the vehicle we are modifying and the person using it. Most mobility lifts are custom made so we require measurements and pictures to be able to quote an adaptation. Any adaptation needed to continue to work might be eligible for help through the state's vocational rehabilitation, doctors, or family services organizations. Help also may be available through the Veterans Administration.
Usually it takes approximately 4 weeks from the time of the order to the time of the install.
Some mobility lifts can be installed by the customer or a local shop. Other lifts require onsite modifications. We usually send out our own crew and do the installation along with a local fabricator so that there is someone local who is familiar with the workings of the lift.
Chain driven lifts need a spray of chain lube three times a year. We always ask that the lifts be inspected for loose bolts and pinched wires. Vehicle hand controls need to be hung on their bracket so that moisture will drain out of them.
Most of our wheelchairs for mobility have a one-year manufacturers limited warranty. If the lift has been cared for and not abused we usually cover manufacturers parts for 2 years. Some of the purchased parts have a 2-year limited warranty on them.
If the Journeyman All-Terrain Electric Wheel Chair will assist you in continuing to work, help with may be available through the state's vocational rehab, drs, or family services organizations. Also help may be available with the Veterans Administration.
It will go about 5-8 mph depending on the programming. We can program it to go fast and have less torque or to go slow and have more torque. Depends on what you want to do with it.
You just need to keep air in the tires and replace the tires when they are worn. (tires can be purchased at a local farm supply store). Check for worn wires and loose bolts.
We build them for 325 pound person. If you need more we can build it to hold more.


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First, I apologize for the not so great photos,
but the garage is not well lit and it was dark.
Last night, Big E and I began working on organizing the garage.
Right now, it's a hodge podge of cabinets, replacement windows, scrap metal,
paneling from the house and various pieces of wood slated to go to the burn pile.
No room for my car,
or anything else for that matter.
Plus, I'm anxoius to get my laundry room cleaned up,
and Big E's tools need a place to go live other than my laundry storage cabinet.
So, it was time to try to get things picked up.
Once again, we've managed to save and reuse items.
For his work shop area,
Big E salvaged the cabinets from the former upstairs kitchen.
I'm quite pleased with how much we've been able to reuse so far.
It saves money and it keeps the stuff out of the landfill-
win for everyone.
Anyway, we got the biggest (and heaviest) into position, got ready to screw it into place
and the drill battery died.
While annoying at first,
it gave us a moment to rethink placement of cabinets and discuss where my gardening stuff is going.
So tonight we will move everything around and get the cabinets up
and the tools out of my laundry room.
I'm hoping I get to claim some space for gardening items.
I might just have to forgo space for my car.


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Blair's Short Goodbye – The Last Day
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When the day finally came it was FAR too short for me.
One minute the Prime Minister was dominating Parliament in his unique way, telling us he had, "from first to last" always feared the place. Next, or so it seemed, the former prime minister was standing on a railway platform with his wife on the way to his constituency, awaiting the car to take him to Sedgefield to resign for the second time in one historic day.
With a peculiarly British, cruel suddenness, and an almost mind-boggling carelessness, he and his wife were left hanging about for several minutes on the platform at their train's destination waiting for their car.
Then, when two cars arrived, there was a mix-up as to which car was theirs. Mrs Blair went to get into the better car, naturally. It was the wrong choice. My reaction was, unlike the mocking triumphalist cries of some, that we were being unforgivably cavalier with the care of our recently dearly and nearly departed prime minister.
I certainly hope not! Little did we know that 36 hours later there would be three terror attempts in this country.
OK, having looked at some of the pictures and videos, it seems there were security people around. Presumably he and his wife were still under the same protection that they would have had a couple of hours earlier, though the bag carrying, late car arrival and confusion as to just which vehicle to get into didn't fill me with a lot of confidence.
It all seemed kind of careless.
I DO despair at this. Yes, once you're out of office, you're out of office, but … COME ON!
Mr Blair is in the top handful of terrorist targets in the world and likely to remain thus for years. Whilst not wishing him to be locked away from public eyes, nor advocating that we should change our behaviour as a result of terrorism, we, or the security services, should be ashamed at our evident laxity. As Alastair Campbell said on the last programme of his Diary series, "we might say we will not let terrorists change how we behave, but that's not realistic".
Completely unrealistic to treat a just resigned PM like the rest of us. Apart from anything else, was it not the case that there had been an Al Qaeda warning of an attack at the "changeover" of power? Wasn't this train journey part of the changeover?
While some papers laughed out loud that Mr Blair carried his own suitcase at the London departure station, I didn't. I wondered how he would defend himself with one hand, if a rabid knifer rushed him.
RANT over! Since the London and Glasgow bomb efforts, the security services seem to have had a re-think, as referred to here the other day.
PLEASE take good care of him. To many of us he is deserving of nothing less than our best.
So, back to the last day for Tony Blair as PM and MP.
On his last emotional day as the longest serving Labour Prime Minister of the UK, reports were generally good. How COULD they have been anything other? Even The Independent was largely generous.
Excerpt from The Independent
BLAIR says, "Sorry";
BLAIRITE MP says, "What have we done?"
In the Commons, Iraq also loomed large. A packed chamber fell silent when a sombre Mr Blair paid his weekly tribute to the latest servicemen to die in Iraq and Afghanistan. He went further, praising the dedication of Britain's armed forces.
"I have never come across people of such sustained dedication, courage and commitment," he said. And, using a word we have not heard him say often, he added:
"I am truly sorry about the dangers they face today in Iraq and Afghanistan."But the overall mood was favourable to Mr Blair. Mr Cameron paid a generous tribute to him and wished his family well. "That's nice," said Cherie Blair, sitting in a gallery high above the chamber with her four children, including seven-year-old Leo.
"That is that, the end," an emotional Mr Blair said as he concluded a brief farewell statement at the end of Prime Minister's Questions. Mr Brown patted Mr Blair on the back and led an unprecedented two-minute standing ovation by Labour MPs. Only a few Tories joined it at first but Mr Cameron waved his troops to their feet.
The standing ovation continued long after Mr Blair left the chamber for the last time. As he walked through Portcullis House on his way back to No 10 to say a final farewell to his staff, a group of schoolchildren and visitors broke into spontaneous applause. It seemed that Mr Blair had achieved the objective of an embarrassing leaked memo about his long goodbye – to bow out with " the crowds wanting more".
As they left the Commons chamber, several women Labour MPs were in tears, including Margaret Beckett, the Foreign Secretary, and Jacqui Smith, the Chief Whip. So was Phil Woolas, the Local Government minister. "It was like a wedding and a funeral rolled into one," one minister said.
[Pictures: L-R: Margaret Beckett; Blair, Brown & Beckett; Jacqui Smith; Phil Woolas.]
A diehard ultra-Blairite added: "What have we done? We will miss him." '
A bit late now to think of that, don't you think?


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I have admired Jennifer McGuire for a long time for many reasons. Her new website is great and I love her idea to share handmade kindness. Here's a card I made for my daughter and her family as a thank you after my recent visit with them. I used a WPlus 9 stamp and watercolored the image and added a sentiment from Jillibean. Thanks for looking!
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Portland's dreary days have been kinda nice lately. I've had a few days off and I've enjoyed em thoroughly. My sleep in, yoga, paint, play some pool lifestyle is fading tho, I can feel it. Nothing lasts too long, now I'm off to Cali <> fingers crossed I catch a rose colored cheek or something. My pasty skin could use some rays.
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|Library in Ashland, Ore. Image by Curtis Cronn
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As reported by Vickie Aldous on July 18 for the Ashland Daily Tidings, Ashland voters will decide this November whether to renew a levy that provides additional funding to the Ashland Public Library.
The Ashland City Council unanimously voted on July 17 to put the levy renewal on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Aldous states that without the money from a levy approved by Ashland voters in November 2008, Jackson County budget limitations would cause the Ashland library to be open 24 hours per week instead of the 40 hours per week that it is open now.
"The levy also pays for the equivalent of three full-time employees and library outreach programs to children, teens and seniors, according to city officials."According to Aldous, the November 2008 levy is set to expire in the summer of 2013. "Renewing the levy would continue the supplemental funding until the summer of 2017."
As a library supporter, I hope Ashland residents will vote to renew the levy. Libraries have been crucial to my ongoing access to information that I need to know. A library that is closed to the public does no one any good.
I appreciate the optimism reflected in a statement by Ashland Councilor Carol Voisin: "Our community really rises to the occasion when it comes to our library."
Aldous states, the levy would cost up to 21 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value: $50.51 for the owner of a home assessed at $241,000. "However," Aldous adds, "the city of Ashland has levied $0.19 of the possible $0.21 in the past. City officials said they will only levy the necessary amount to maintain existing services."


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Saturday, January 22, 2011
That song in my head.
So...I have a lot to do, and with my saviors help I am ready! :)
Until later gators!
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I've been praying for a home church as well. I can't wait for Brian to get home so we can go shop. I'd love some fellowship with other young people who are on the same walk as us. Nothing can compare!ReplyDelete
Hey Jana! I know I am going to enjoy reading your blog and keeping up with you! I am so excited for you and the way you are 'restarting' your life! God has great things in store... I know it! Hope the church you visit tomorrow is the one....if not, keep looking. God will lead you in the right direction. I miss you when I grocery shop but glad I know where to find you anytime I want!ReplyDelete
Love, Mom
Thank you for all your support Mom!! It means alot. Love you so much and can't wait to keep you updated!ReplyDelete
Morgan...youre in my prayers for your new journey with Brian!
Hey girl.....love the blog! Never doubt that you are a special young lady and God has a tremendous plan for your life. So glad to hear you are doing good. After reading your last post this scripture came to mind...ReplyDelete
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." Jer. 29:13 and I know He must be smiling knowing this is the path you've chosen to take! When you have a minute, check out my Sunday School Class blog (G3SundaySchoolClass.blogspot.com). Love you and will be praying for you!
Thank you Aunt Debbie! I love that verse! :) Look at you with your blog! I will for sure follow you. I love you!!!! Miss you!ReplyDelete
Go Jana! :) So happy for you girl. Really am! I love that song too. It speaks depth dosen't it? Praying for you girl.ReplyDelete


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Quote from Albanian communist music text: "The great deal of the cultural artistic traditions of our people are a direct expression of the great care which the Party of Labour of Albania, and Comrade Enver Hoxha personally, have shown towards them."
Today we had a wonderful lecture from a professor from The New School who was the former Media Regulation Minister (0r something like that) in Kosovo. We learned all about "The Brooklyn Connection," which I never had heard of before. Apparently when Kosovo was left out from the Dayton Accords, the subsequent revolution was financed by Albanian immigrants in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Yonkers. There were even plenty of Albanian immigrants who travelled back to Kosovo to fight with the KLA for independence.
After the lecture we took a cab into the city to goto what I assumed was another NGO visit. The cab driver came pretty close to kicking us out (if not worse) because he thought Kumjana, my teacher, was Serbian. After she volunteered that she was Macedonian he opened up a lot and we somehow found out that he spoke Turkish, so I had a conversation with him. We pulled up to the NGO (?) and met a guy who worked there. We had a pretty normal chat in the garden about how his organization, "VETËVENDOSJE!" advocates -and translates to- "self determination." In other words they'd like UNMIK and other international orgs to allow Kosovo to govern itself. After his presentation, it began to pour and so we went inside to look at photos from the group's... events.
It turned out this was no NGO, but actually one of the most infamous activist groups in Kosovo with quite an intense reputation. They deface UN cars by changing the lettering to "FUND," the Albanian word for "The End." They also forced the UNMIK building to evacuate and have thrown paint "malatov cocktails" at it. They even cut off the air-stalks from all the UN vehicle tires and mailed them to the UN with an "illegal parking" notice. We all got fantastic Alabanian\Kosovar nationalistic teeshirts courtesy of SIT. Mine says, in Albanian, "We are one," and then lists all the provinces of Greater Albania. The guy presenting has a court-date in 2 days... when we wished him luck, he laughed and says he doesn't acknowledge the legitimacy of the courts and wouldn't be going.
After the presentation, I met my accordion teacher Raif's friend Ylber, who is a very prominant local musician, conductor, and producer. It looks like through him I'll be meeting the Minister of Culture later this week and also be able to goto a taping of a popular local TV show. I post on those things if and when they happen though.


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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Exploring the Deep Frontier
While at a particularly good estate sale this weekend I stumbled upon the book "Exploring the Deep Frontier: The Adventure of Man in the Sea" published by the National Geographic Society. I've been gathering various aquatic materials for a forthcoming art installation, and this book has provided a bit more inspiration. This is a drawing of John Holland, an Irish schoolteacher-turned-inventor who designed the first U.S. submarines around the turn of the 20th century.
Oh yeah and I threw in some fish (Lavender Eyed Redlings). I think this would probably make for a good show flier.
Posted by Ilan S. at 12:43 PM
Labels: John Holland, sketch, submarine
1 comment:
- Sam Kahn said...
This is fantastic.
- April 14, 2010 at 1:07 PM
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There is a nice free poster for Veeam Backup and Replication v8, which you can download and which shows certain architectural points, like deployment methods but also requirements (where to install what) etc.
The poster also shows different deployments methods and features details from Veeam v8. The free PDF poster is available at cloud-land.com maintained by Andre Carpenter, who is an IT technologist from New Zealand but work at Veeam software.
The poster covers deployment methods, components of Veeam Backup and Replication v8 and probably most useful – requirements of all the different moving parts of what makes our software. Get your copy here.
Veeam v8 which has been released few weeks back has brought some very intesting features, which one of them I already covered – 1 click failover plans.
It's possible to replicate directlyfrom backup. This is another feature which will reduce the pressure on production storage as now it's possible to setup replication job by specifying a backup file. (not a running VM).
Also Veeam Backup and Replication v8 free edition which has also some goodies inside. One of them is Free Veeam Explorer For Active Directory. This tool can not only restore deleted AD objects, but can also track which objects are different (comparing the production with the backup). Which objects has changed values between the latest backup and live production environment.
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Even though we are still firmly in 2013, most interior design shows on the telly and home decor magazines are already starting to look towards 2014 and the biggest interior design trends that are going to be coming down the road.
Of course, only so much can change in the world of design from year to year, but there are going to be a few changes and trends popping up that you can be sure to see over the next few months. Let's take a look at a few of them.
Art is coming back in a big way. And no, we don't simply mean just a few paintings hanging on the wall. Design experts are going all out with art installations in 2014. You will be much more likely not notice that the art showcased in homes is going to be larger and a lot more interesting. Many retro and geographic shapes will dominate the scene, and many a living room will be dominated with a strong piece of art hanging on the wall.
We saw the start of the trend this past year, as Pantone introduced emerald green as the Colour of the Year for 2013. As we merge into 2014 expect this trend to continue. Many design experts are predicting blue to be the hot colour over the next twelve months, but there will be plenty of home design and decor experts who will be featuring plenty of pops of bright hues in their design choices.
Mid century modern design and decor is back in a big way. It does make sense, as this look really does grab elements of some of the biggest trends we are looking at in 2014, embracing colour, interesting art, and brass were all big parts of the design during its glory days. And now, designers are bringing back these elements, with a touch of today in look and feel to give a great retro design to homes.
Copper and Brass
Love the look of stainless steel? Well, that trend might be slowly going out the window in favour of copper and brass. Copper was a big trend that emerged in 2013 over the last few months and it is clear that the trend will be continuing into the future. Brass plays well into this trend, as it has a similar look and feel as copper but plays on a different type of hue and has been making a big comeback.
As the year moves into 2014, be sure to keep an eye out for these trends as they will continue to emerge and play an important role in the design elements at the biggest design shows and in the magazines and storefronts for the coming year.


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This weekend was our last one as a family of three! We wanted to do something fun and different together as a threesome before Baby Saunders arrives. So, today we had a family fun day and went to play putt putt at our local park - also known as the most fun you can have for only $4! That's right, folks - it was only $4 for our family to play 18 holes of putt put. Now, the Dellinger Park putt putt is not a fancy place, but it was a great opportunity for us to take it slow, have a good time, and let Katie Anne practice her putting since it was her first time out.
Even though she did get hot towards the end, Katie Anne had a great time playing putt putt. She was our personal cheerleader, and she loved standing right beside us while we hit the ball, chanting some loud form of encouragement as we hit the ball. :) Of course, we cheered for her, too - but we gave her a little more room because she was a little wild with that backswing.
For her first time, she did a good job and got better at hitting the ball as we progressed around the course. Daddy showed her how to hold her club correctly, but she developed her own form that was a combination of golf/hockey/shuffleboard! She also played a little fast and loose with the rules by moving her ball into great positions a few times while waiting on Mommy and Daddy to "tee off".
She tried really hard and was able to hit the ball into almost every hole. When she set herself up a nice shot, she was usually able to hit it in about 3 shots ... when she actually had to "play it as it lies", it took her more like 5-7 shots to get it in the hole. We still thought that was a great job for her first attempt!
It was a beautiful afternoon, and we did go out to play in the heat of the day (that's the only time the course is open). I was a little worried since I'm, oh... less than 2 days away from giving birth. However, I did fine in the heat - Katie Anne and Saunders were the sweaty ones! We had one mishap - Katie Anne slipped and cut her knee on the edge of one of the holes, but she was really tough and barely cried at all. She manned up and finished the game with very little complaining, and we were very proud of her (since her previous knee injury from school last week had been almost as serious as open heart surgery to her)! Here are some more pictures and big events from our putt putt family fun!
Two serious golfers:
Golfing for two:
Her form is unusual:
But don't question it if it works!
Daddy on the "front nine":
This time, Katie Anne legitimately hit this one in the hole in only 2 shots:
She threw her putter down and celebrated with her version of the "Carling Birdie Dance" (for those Big Break fans out there):
I actually was snapping a picture when KA tripped and busted her knee next to the skunk:
Daddy checked her knee - which was pretty banged up - and gave her a little pep talk:
She was a very big girl about it and was immediately ready to continue, but Daddy did have to stand beside her while she hit around the "creepy guys" on the totem pole:
When we got to the hole where you have to hit across a narrow bridge and through a barn, I hit first and got a hole in one! I was so proud of myself! Then, Katie Anne stepped up, and guess what? She hit a hole in one on the same hole, too!
The two hole-in-one girls posing in front of the little barn:
Poor Dad choked and could not make it a Jones family three-for-all on the barn hole. However, on the last hole, if you get a hole-in-one and hit your ball into the mask's mouth, you win a free game...
And Daddy hit his hole-in-one of the day where it counted! That's right, he hit his ball straight into the mask's mouth and won a free game for next time - woo hoo!!!
When we got home, I doctored up Katie Anne's bad knee. She did not believe me when I said it wasn't going to be nearly as bad as she thought...
Here's her old daycare injury - barely healed - and her new golf injury...
But, Mommy took it very easy and KA took it like a pro - we got her all bandaged up with no tears!
It was such a fun family day!


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Breathe Easy, You've Found Me ((HUGS))
People will wonder why this blog is needed, why minority midwifery student? It's very simple actually; I was looking for this blog...but I couldn't find it...so I created it. We all have unique experiences, and every experience, every story, can help someone else. I am a black girl from the hood at an ivy league professional school. That, alone, is reason enough to write. Somebody was looking for this blog. Someone wanted proof that what I'm doing can be done - even when you come from where we come from.
To that person especially, WELCOME.
To that person especially, WELCOME.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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Definitely hush money...just not enough for most of your citizens, I suspect. Gawd bless amerikkka!
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Kanye West premiered the video for his latest single, Love Lockdown, on Ellen.
Britney Spears is premiering the video for her new single, Womanizer, on 20/20 this Friday.
MTV is getting rid of TRL next month.
It's official; the M no longer stands for music.
We'll always have the good times...and the hilarious parodies of the good times.
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Monday, April 22, 2013
NASCAR This Week On ESPN
NASCAR Nationwide Series in Prime Time from Richmond
The NASCAR Nationwide Series competes under the lights on the action-packed Richmond International Raceway on Friday night, April 26, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards will be a guest analyst in the ESPN booth during the telecast of the 250-lap race. NASCAR Countdown airs at 7 p.m. ET with the race's green flag at 7:44 p.m., with the telecast airing on ESPNEWS and WatchESPN. Also from Richmond on Friday, ESPN2 will televise qualifying at 4 p.m.
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Allen Bestwick; analysts Carl Edwards, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Vince Welch.
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe (host)
NASCAR Now Schedule
ESPN2's daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will preview the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway in the one-hour edition airing Saturday, April 27, at 2 p.m. ET. Studio host Mike Massaro will be joined from the track by ESPN NASCAR analyst Andy Petree and reporters Shannon Spake and Ryan McGee. The week's schedule:
Date Time Show Host Network
Tue., April 23 1 a.m. NASCAR Now Nicole Briscoe ESPN2
Wed., April 24 1:30 a.m. NASCAR Now Nicole Briscoe ESPN2
Thurs., April 25 1:30 a.m. NASCAR Now Mike Massaro ESPN2
Fri., April 26 1 a.m. NASCAR Now Mike Massaro ESPN2
Sat., April 27 2 p.m. NASCAR Now Mike Massaro ESPN2
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A paedophile who molested a 14-year-girl after meeting her on the internet has been sentenced to 14 months in jail.
Gareth Crowther, 37, of Nether Langwith, Nottinghamshire, groomed the teenager in a chat room, Gloucester Crown Court heard.
Crowther pleaded guilty to one charge of grooming and another charge of sexual activity with a child in 2005.
The judge banned him from working with children in the future.
What the BBC article doesn't mention is that he was convicted back in January- and yet he went right back to work driving a school bus while awaiting sentencing.
NOTTS Police has come under fire after it allowed a convicted paedophile to carry on working as a school bus driver in Worksop... the 37-year-old pervert was allowed to return to his job as a school bus driver with Johnson Bros Tours after he was freed while awaiting sentence.
This week the bus firm, along with Notts County Council, said they had no idea Crowther was a convicted paedophile.
"Our client is surprised and alarmed that it was not notified by either the police or Crown Prosecution Service of a charge and then conviction of a person in their employment," said a solicitor representing Johnson's, of Hodthorpe.
So not only is a convicted paedophile allowed to go free for weeks between conviction and sentencing but the police fail to inform his employers of the decision and all the while they must have known that his job was as a school bus driver. The Sun seems to have been instrumental in exposing him.
He is the THIRD paedophile school bus driver exposed by The Sun in two months.
A judge put him on the sex offenders' register last month at Gloucester Crown Court and bailed him to be sentenced next Monday.
But bus colleagues were horrified when he turned up to work — boasting he was cleared.
One said: "It's an ideal situation for a predator grooming children.
"He will joke about how good-looking the schoolgirls are, and you can see he means it."
The Sun watched last week as kids from two schools clambered on to Crowther's bus.What's wrong with our judicial system that people who prey on children are treated like this? The question now of course is just how much of that 14 month sentence he will actually serve.


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With the traditional Thanksgiving Holiday coming up here in America I'll ask a traditional question.
What events happened to you in 2009 that you are thankful for?
This will be my last post for the week. I hope everyone has a healthy and happy holiday.
1) Blog buddies Papa and Mama paid me a visit in October. We had a great lunch, and walk along Long Island Sound.
2) One of the former regulars at the shelter I work at, 4 hours a week, got a job, an apartment, and has straighten his life out.
3) I have lunch twice a month with retired friends. It is nice to have one group of friends where I am the youngster. 🙂 Three are cancer survivors, and we have all had health issues at one time of the other. We are thankful ever time we all make it to lunch healthy.
4) I began a Bible Study series on my blog. All the great dialogue has helped me understand better the gudiance that has shaped society for 2,000 years.
5) I had an unexpected plumbing bill. I was able to find a job, in this terrible recession, and payoff my bill.
I am thinkful I have had no major crisis in 2009 and will be thrilled if 2010 goes as well.


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This article comes from a January 1928 edition of the local Clearfield newspaper, and marks the passing of Joseph E. Gearhart, inventor of the Gearhart Knitting Machine.
Joseph E. Gearhart, Prominent Clearfield Citizen and Business Man, Whose Death Occured Recently in Florida, Was Descendant of One of the Early Settlers in Philipsburg Region. – Was Inventor of Knitting Machine, and Operated Large Factory Which Manufactured the Machines. – Was Active in Religious Work.
The passing of Joseph Emory Gearhart, of Clearfield, whose death at St. Petersburg, Florida, on Thursday afternoon, January 5th, 1928, was noted in or columns, brought exceptionally keen sorrow to a large circle of friends throughout this section of the state where he was so well and favorable known. Following is usual custom, he went to Florida in Decempber with a view to spending the winter. Soon after his arrival there an affection of the bladder, with which he had more or less suffered for several years, developed a more serious condition and he underwent a minor operation for the prostrate gland. He failed to rally, as anticipated, and his demise which followed at the time indicated, came as a great shock to his many friends.
The deceased was born in Boggs township, Clearfield county, on April 22, 1848, making his age 78 years, 8 months and 14 days. He was the fourth son to the first marriage of John S. Gearhart, who later married Miss Elizabeth Ann Smith, to which union seven sons and one daughter were born.
Joseph E. Gearhart's mother, whose maiden name was Miss Lydia Showwalter, died July 2, 1851, when he was only a little more than two years of age. Afer his mother's death he was cared for, and reared by his Grandmother Showalter, until ten years of age, when the later went to Illinois to make her home with her children. He was then taken to the home of his father. He was raised a farmer boy, and although receiving only a meager school education, applied himself to study and developed a remarkably keen intellictual mind. From boyhood he shows a mechancial genius and made numerous contrivances. At 21 years of age he engaged in lumbering with Hoover, Hughes & Co., who had operations in Philipsburg and vicinity, with whom he worked for nine years, acting part of the time as a foreman for the company. Later he invented a knitting machine. From time to time he added improvements to the machine until it became known all over the world. When first patented it was produced in small quantities at Blue Ball. In 1890 he uilt a factory at Clearfield, which developed into an industry employing several hundred hands.
Of an inventive turn of mind as suggested, Mr. Gearhart during is long life had patents issued to him on almost forty different inventions, aside from the Gearhart knitting machine. When he died he was working on a toy, which when wound up would run a certain distance and return from whence it started in a straight line. He also aided very materially in developing the real estate interest of Clearfield, and contributed in various ways to the prosperity and moral uplift of the town. He was a valuable citizen to the community, and his passing is a distinct loss – one that will be felt most kindly.
Joseph E. Gearhart was married July 6, 1871, in Philipsburg, to Mary E. Middleton, a daughter of John Middleton, of Decatur township, Clearfield county, well-known gunsmith. Her grandfather followed the same trade, and made guns for the Colonial army during the revolutionary war. Mr. Gearhart's ancestors were among the early and most worthy settlers of the section ajoining Philipsburg.
To this very happy marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gearhart had eight children, all of whom are living except Jessie Pearly Cardon, who died in 1921. The other children are Mrs. Sophia Gleason, DuBois; Leonard A., Clearfield; Mrs. Ada B., wife of Dr. George Irwin, Bridgeport, Pa.; John R., Clearfield; Edna, wife of Burton R. Freer, Evanston Ill; Lydia May, wife of J. Emmott Harder, Clearfield, and Emory Joseph, Clearfield. Mrs. Gearhart died June 7, 1921.
Mr. Gearhart was married a second time, November 2, 1922, to Mrs. Ella Stephens Gearhart, widow to a cousin. She died less than a year ago.
Besides his sons and daughters above named, he is survived by his half brother, J. Wesley and A. Clark,
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Thought of the day
You know, I'm thinking outloud, which I know is dangerous, and I'm thinking that the Ten Commandments, like the Pirate Code, are really more like a sort of guideline.
I know this isn't a new thought for me, but in light of the political events of the past few days, with yet another Conservative Christian politician showing off their basic underlying humanity in all its messy splendor, it occurs to me to reiterate.
Life is way too nuanced for a hard and fast code – yes it would make it easier to have black and white rules to live by, but it is utterly unrealistic to think 10 rules apply to all human situations uniformly. All laws are open to interpretation in light of the context of their application.
I'm feeling a strange amount of empathy today for Mark Sanford, when normally what I'd feel is schadenfreud. However, recent events in my own life have newly colored my perceptions – I've been where Mark is, but by the Grace of God, without being a politician and without having to contend with and swallow my own high handed moral sanctimony on the upfront. I've walked some of this walk and can attest to it's painfulness.
Rachael Maddow has an interesting few segments on the Sanford Press Conference, and Salon's Gary Kamiya has interesting article up on the "different" quality of Sanford's press conference, in terms of perhaps giving a glimpse at Sanford's humanity.
June 25, 2009 9:06 am
I thought he handled the press conference/fessing up very sincerly and in a hearfelt way…the problem isn´t the amends, it´s achieving the amends as I could see he is still very passionate about his experience…this is a longterm, deep, emotional obsession I think. Let´s see if he can back away from it and regroup…it won´t be easy but some men enjoy being ¨strong¨ after straying…rebuilding ones heroship is another tangent as far as I´m concerned.
True, none of it easy. A heterosexual female friend once said to me years ago ¨Don´t judge the adultry…you don´t know the intimate details of all parties concerned¨….true.
June 25, 2009 12:34 pm
"utterly unrealistic to think 10 rules apply"?
The commandments aren't particularly oppressive. God didn't prohibit fornication, and I don't think that he was absent-minded, nor that he couldn't spell "fornication." Marriage isn't a license to screw; it's a partnership 24/7, intended to last the rest of your life. Adulteration of the wedding bed isn't really about sex. It's about violation of trust.
If I had a wife order me out of the house two weeks before, I would consider the marriage to be over, despite the paperwork and the legal niceties. And I'd want to crawl into a hole somewhere and hide for a while, and lick my emotional wounds. If someone was there to provide emotional support, to help make me whole again, I'd welcome that, and I would consider it a matter of "love ye one another".
When a marriage ends, it's a tragedy. and sometimes, when a marriage ends but remains legally intact, it's a substantially greater tragedy. Life alone is a terribly difficult existance, and when you find someone you can love and trust to be your flywheel, to help you through the rugged times, it's a such precious thing that to interfere with it is profoundly wrong.
The governor's wife sounds like, well, the technical term for a mommy canine, but she's suffering, too, so I don't know who's at fault. There's usually enough blame to go around for everyone to be ashamed, and never enough information for an outsider to judge.
When I was running a newspaper decades ago, I'd have had minimal coverage of this. Private tragedy should be allowed to play out in private, not on the public stage. Taking a week's vacation, turning off the cell phone, should not be considered an affront to the public. Politicians think their jobs are more important than they are anyway; we ought not encourage them to think they are indispensable. It's not like Tennessee is going to launch a nuclear attack on the Carolinas, and Governor Sanford needs to respond within twelve minutes.
June 25, 2009 11:47 pm
The problem with the "guideline rather than rule" approach is that the intelligent, the rich, the powerful, can always rationalize, can always find a greater good coinciding with their desires.
There is nothing harder for a powerful person to grasp than the concept that there are things they absolutely are not to do.
June 26, 2009 1:46 am
The powerful are given to rationalizing, but nobody else is?
June 26, 2009 7:12 am
Everyone rationalizes, but the rich, the powerful and the intelligent tend to get away with it, at least before human tribunals.


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Hi, I sent my kit back to you guys in May. But when I look at my profile it says you guys received it Nov 2nd! That's a half year difference. Was this a mistake? Did the kits get mixed up?
Forums > Question about when kit was received.
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Sorry about that, it is a bit ambiguous.
Our end-to-end tracking wasn't in place until the end of October at which point we went back through all of the samples we had already collected and marked them as received. So for anyone who sent kits back before November this date is artificially delayed.
Also this is not based on any USPS tracking (that'd be cost prohibitive) but is rather when we open the kit and scan it in at our end. And by "we" I mean Brittney: there are days where her desk gets burried in kits coming in and it can take several days for to open and scan in each one.


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You could say it's similar to a beauty dish except that instead of being pointed at the subject I'll be using the lighting dish as studio lighting and aiming into a silver or see-through umbrella. Without a diffuser I can't use the dish as a beauty dish but it should be sufficient enough for lighting.
I don't have enough space for a studio but as I work mainly with Macro and not portraiture I'm not bothered with expensive lighting. I'm also reading a book Light Science and Magic that has so far been very useful. It's a guideline on how to effectively use lighting, what lighting is best for certain surfaces etc.
What I like about the author(s) is that they don't claim to know everything or that the book is the only one you will ever need. The approach is that you are learning, the book is a guideline and you walk away with some if not more knowledge than you did before.
UPDATE: finished making the light, just busy looking for the right bulbs but so far, very happy with the result :-D.


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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Tess and Ivy - An Etsy Adventure
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Awesome Autumn
What a beautiful day the Lord has made!! Kelsie (my little dog) and I have been enjoying the sun and blue sky,the warm breeze and falling leaves. The apples are still waiting for the frost that will make them just right to pick. I'm nearing the end of the tomatoes...finally... and cutting back some of the flowers.
I put some bread in the breadmaker before going out and when I came in the whole house has that wonderful baked bread aroma! I'm getting ready to start the veggie soup(from the garden of course)and then ...maybe...start something to list on Etsy!
Hope you all have a wonderful day and I urge you to take the time to see some of the beauty around us...it's there...we just have to look :)
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What an adorable dog and it looks like you have had a wonderful day. Great!
- September 25, 2007 at 5:15 PM
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Fabulous, inspiring post!!
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