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Click here for the Best Diaper Bags For Dads available in 2017!
Men are totally different to women, a difference that goes beyond the physical differences. A man's mindset is totally different from that of a woman, and when it comes to choosing a diaper bag for a man, you must be keen lest you get it wrong. For a diaper bag to be one of the best diaper bags for dads, it ought not be too floral or those vibrant pink colors that moms love. Wearing such in public makes a man feel that he is letting go his manliness which is not a good idea.
According to diaper bags for dads review, the below are some of the best diaper bags for dads.
Dad Diaper Bag By Diaper Dude
The over the shoulder type of diaper bags are good for dads. The strap itself is designed so that it can be worn across the chest in a similar way to a car seatbelt. This makes the bag more comfortable to carry around than the ones which you have to hang from the shoulder.
In general, men have broader shoulders than women, thus a diaper bag that hangs off a pencil thin strap can become uncomfortable for them. The strap of this shoulder bag for dads are usually wide and padded to allow for easy carry around all day. It is also adjustable to make it accommodate the different shapes and sizes of dads' shoulders.
This shoulder diaper bag for dads have built in straps which allow for easy hanging from the stroller when you are pushing baby indoors. Most of them are made from durable materials and have strong zippers.
Shoulder diaper bags for dads are available in different sizes and styles, thus one has a choice.
The three zippered pockets on the outside allows for easy access to regularly used items such as wipes at a moment's notice and makes accessing them easier without having to open the entire bag or removing it from your shoulder. Men love doing things in a faster way and this feature will definitely appeal to them.
The bag has only one compartment inside so if your man is the type who loves stuffing things inside without a certain order, this is the bag for him. If he prefers order, then this is not his type of bag.
It is a great bag for smaller trips since it can accommodate very few items due to the smaller space available.
Manly Diaper Backpack Diaper Bag By Dad Gear
This bag is available in over 30 different designs. It is excellent when it comes to organizational and storing baby's things. It has 13 easy to access compartments which are scattered all over the bag. These pockets make this bag one of the best diaper bags for dads in the market as they will make you become an organization wizard. They are easily accessible and makes it easy to locate any baby product you need. In case you are a non organization father, this bag is great for you too, as it will allow you to locate your baby products as the bag completely unzips thus laying all the content completely flat while you make a change of diaper.
Apart from the spacious compartment, there are two zippered pockets which have a mesh netting storage area. This area is great for storing personal items such as mobile phones and keys.
Just like most backpacks, this bag has a Velcro pocket where to keep baby wipes allowing you quickly grab a wipe whenever the need arises without having to open the inside of the bag.
Hold It All Diaper Bag from Skip Hop
This bag is big and good for dads who love carrying so many things while going out with baby. It can be a good one, especially if you are having twins. This bag is too big that most moms detest it, but for men, this is one of the coolest bag in the market.
In case you don't have twins, but just want to carry a lot of stuff around, this is the best diaper bag for dads for you.
Why Go For It
- It has 16 pockets
- It is large
- It is made from durable materials
- It has multiple carry points
Military Diaper Bag By Lilian Rose
For most fathers, diaper changing is like going to war. The baby is the enemy with the baby poop as a cannon, which leaves the worst explosion in the diaper.
It is constructed using durable polyester/cotton material which is blended with green Camo patterns. The materials is easy to wipe out clean.
It has several pockets on both the inside and out making it one of the best diaper bag for dads which will carry all the essentials you need while on the go with your baby.
Why Go For It
- Its Camo print looks cool
- It is daddy friendly
- It is easy to clean
- It is made from cotton/polyester
Building The Foundation Daddy Bag by Lillian Rose
This bag looks awesome and it is a perfect best diaper bag for dads. It resembles a tool belt and indeed it is just a great bag for any dad to go for.
It has seven open pockets which are located on the outside, with a large pocket for storage in the center. There are no zippers on the pockets, thus easy to get things in and out of them.
Due to its design, it is a great bag to use around the house.
Graco Ultimate Duffle Diaper Bag
This is a great bag for any dad. It has a plethora of pockets and it is a shoulder bag which has space to store all those items you will need to carry out while hiking with baby. The multiple side pockets keep toys away from food and diapers while the shoulder strap, which is padded, is adjustable to any height thus making carrying out all day comfortable. The polyester material is easy to clean by use of a damp clothes. It comes with a changing pad. This is one of the best diaper bags for dads to buy.
Why Go For It
- It has two side pockets and back pocket
- It comes with a diaper changer pad
- It is made from 100% polyester
- It has different storage areas for use while on the go
- The main storage area is spacious to accommodate the many things to carry while on the go
- It is easy to clean as you just have to use a damp clothes to wipe it clean
- It has adjustable shoulder straps and top handles
Skip Hop Diaper BackPack in Blue Graffiti
From the outside, this diaper backpack looks like a regular backpack making it one of the best diaper bags for dads as they can use it for their regular work or pleasure too. It has nine pockets where you can keep baby's things organized and separated. To keep your phone or tablet safe, there is a lined pocket, which ensures that your phone is scratch free. With the padded pocket, you can carry your laptop without a care in the world. What is the best diaper bag for dads? This bag is one of the best diaper bags for dads which can easily hang on a stroller and comes with a changing pad for use while away from home with baby.
Why Go For It
- It has 10 pockets
- It has a front zipper that is easy to access
- It has 2 elastic mesh pockets which can carry baby bottles
- It is imported
- It is made from polyester
- The main compartment has zip closure for safety of baby items
Ju Ju Be Jjb Messenger
This is one of the best diaper bags for dads which will keep dad looking cool while out with baby. It is perfect for baby stuff and can become a general bag for dad once the baby is all grown. It boasts of separate pockets for keys, pens, phones and sunglasses, making it just a God sent bag for dad. All the pockets are designed to be easy to pull out stuff for baby without too much hustle. The strap is made of a memory foam shoulder pad and it has a detachable pouch which snaps into place with magnets. It is a machine washable bag and because it is equipped with a Teflon fabric protector, it makes it just cool for dad to walk round with it, bragging to other dads.
Why Buy It
- It is machine washable
- It can be converted into a laptop bag after baby is all grown
- The inside is protected from odor causing bacteria
- It has a Teflon fabric protector that helps reduce stains
LeSportsac Ryan Baby Bag In Animal Camo
This bag is perfect for the modern dad because of its design. It has a strap which is adjustable thus can sit on the shoulder or be held comfortably in one hand. The inside is an open space which you can adjust according to your needs. When the baby is old enough, you can convert this bag into a regular bag for use on other errands. It is one of the best diaper bags for dads.
Why Go For It
- It comes with a changing pad
- It has double handles
- It has 2 interior pockets
- It has 2 exterior pockets and one back pocket
- It has an exterior front full length zip pocket
- It has a removable shoulder strap
- It has a top entry with zipper closure
Sea Bags Navy Anchor Diaper Bag
This is a classy tote which is one of the best diaper bags for dad to carry while out on the boat with the baby on board. It is Eco friendly as it is made from recycled sail cloths. It has several pockets where you can store baby items for easy retrieval. This bag is durable enough to last long enough until baby is all grown and even be used for the next birth. It is indeed a strong bag and worth every dollar spend on it.
Why Go For It
- It has six interior pockets
- It is spot clean
- It has hand spliced black rope handles
- It has zip closures
Eddie Bauer Easy Access Duffle Diaper Bag
This is a lightweight bag which won't weigh dad down while out with the baby in a town stroll. It is water resistant and can easily be cleaned using a damp cloth making it one of the best diaper bag for dad. It has a side pocket, which has built in wipes dispenser which makes cleaning up baby an easy task. The other pocket is insulated thus best for bottles. The main pocket has plenty of room to keep baby utensils, bibs, and toys. There is a separate zippered pocket which is great to keep adult things like phone, keys and wallet. It comes with a changing pad, thus making changing baby on the go a fun activity.
Why Go For It
- It includes a wipes case and diaper changing pad
- It has a mesh compartment for damp items
- It has adjustable shoulder straps which have a comfortable pad for easier carrying
- It is made of water resistant polyester and nylon material
Getting a quality bag for baby is a tricky affair. Go through the diaper bags for dads reviews first before deciding which bag is best for the man. It pays to be patient, get to know what other people say about a particular bag before settling for it.
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Ages 17+ (Adult), Ages 21+ (Adult)
Color & The Figure: Drawing Workshop
Saturday, April 8
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$100 + $25 model fee + materials list.
Artist Instructor: Heather Stamenov
The focus of this workshop is to explore working with the figure in color. The day will be spent drawing from observation with a live model, looking at anatomy, learning a color palette, and layering or mixing color in a fun, supportive environment, using whatever medium you enjoy.

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The Inability of Terror to Succeed
Illustration by David Dees
In the video beginning at 8 minutes 30 seconds:
"Several Bombs destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995. President Clinton blamed the bombing on Right-Wing Terrorists. The bombing destroyed the records of the Branch Davidians in Waco Texas, and other important documents."
k): The 'order' to unleash the flame-throwing tanks on the Religious compound was given by Hillary Clinton, after Janet Reno the A.G. at the time, refused to give that order. There was more than a need to destroy all the records of this crime which violated Posse Comitatus, that had never before been done by this government to anyone in this country—before the US illegally attacked that compound in Waco Texas where 79 men women and children were murdered—by agents of the FBI and ATF. Waco a New Revelation – 2011 A New (full-length)Movie (2)
"Timothy McVeigh gave the U.S. Government the excuse it needed and the pretext for new measures, The Counter-Terrorism Bill. Federal fingerprints were all over this event…"
And this is only one of the events shown in this link. The pattern is clear for this False-Flag Operation and for the Problem-Reaction-Solution tactic that has ruled us now for centuries. Clinton was able to push through the necessary changes to US law that crippled us long before 911 became a fact: But the heritage this treason brought to the public in the USA was and still is DEVASTATING. (1)
Many people are familiar with the patterns that government uses to cover-up their crimes—however what is far less well known is the COMPLEXITY behind the scenes, that led the Police-State-Forces to come to believe in their own infallibility, as well as in what they now believe will give them and their handlers, full control, over everyone still on the earth.
What has been overlooked is the sheer number of agencies and organizations as well as privately controlled security and mercenary forces that have become so numerous that it is nearly impossible to control the various agenda's that each one of them are still trying to pursue around the world.
There is now a literal cacophony of illegal-forces, vying for dominance, within so much secrecy that we saw first in Libya and now in Syria. It has become impossible to control individuals, much less the events that are being created on the ground—anywhere. The creators of The New World Order believe that the chaos is GREAT, and welcome the absence of anyone in actual charge of anything at all. However what this creates for the watchers in the wider-world is the true picture of evil-incarnate blended into Barbarity-Incorporated that can no-longer be controlled by any of the thousands of force-multipliers wrestling for total control of anything—no matter which failed-state falls victim to this blood-drenched-onslaught.
In the end there is a BACKLASH being-born, as an unintended consequence against the sheer scale of the Rogue-Outlaws that are causing and maintaining this crescendo that could end-up forcing people to ACT—where before most people had already been terrorized to the point of absolute-surrender. With so much lawlessness, everywhere now, the CRISIS in the Middle-East is building to the point of the EXPLOSION that must respond, to the brute-savagery and the near total collapse, of any ability for human-life to continue to exist at all.
Inside USI, the sheer tidal-wave of criminal legislation on virtually anything and everything which Americans had once been accustomed to doing with their lives, has all been CRIMINALIZED, in virtually every way. The point was to cut-off every avenue of escape within the states of the United States—but it looks like that bit of OVERKILL might end up causing the one thing they sought to forbid: A massive revolt that will crush the avalanche of bogus laws and everyone responsible for attempting to kill the entire American public. There are so many new and tyrannical-restrictions on everything now—that already (Without even a declaration of formal Martial Law)
Here's one example of the insanity of overkill. The U.S. Military now wants to "Microchip" the Troops.
"DARPA is at it again. This time, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced plans to create nanochips for monitoring troops health on the battlefield.
Kate Knibbs at Mobiledia reports the sensors are targeted at preventing illness and disease, the two causes of most troops medical evacuations.
She said it was expected that captive audiences, such as prisoners and troops, would be the first subjected to the requirement, which would make it easier for the general populace to accept it as well. "It's interesting," she said. "I'm stunned how this younger generation is OK. They don't see the problem. … 'Why wouldn't everyone want to be tracked?'
But she said Americans will have to decide to say no to incremental advances, or by the time officials finally roll out the idea of chips for all, whether they want them or not, it will be too late to decide. "The analogy that I draw is [that of a train], and if I'm in California and I do not want to wind up in New City, every stop brings me closer," she said. "At some point I have to get off the train."
DARPA is calling the effort "a truly disruptive innovation," that could help the U.S. fight healthier and more efficiently than its adversaries." = (3)
And to do it here is another patent being applied for, to assist Homeland-Security and the Private-Corporate-Prison-System to "manage" their illegally detained-prisoners more effectively.
"Handcuffs which could deliver electric shocks, drugs and sedatives to people who are under arrest could be the future of law enforcement, after a US company applied for a patent on the device.
Scottsdale Inventions LLC made the application, according to the website Patent Bolt.
The system would outfit handcuffs with sensors including "accelerometers, potentiometer, inclinometer, biometric sensors and cameras" in order to tell the state, health and location of the person wearing them."
k): OVERKILL against people that have not been convicted of anything?
"They would be able to deliver powerful electric shocks to detainees – after a warning light or noise lets the wearer know they're about to get fried – in order to physically restrain them without intervention by another person.
MORE: Electric Shock Handcuffs Full Patent
The system could theoretically detect when a prisoner moved outside of a pre-defined zone, and shock them so they were not able to get away.
Alternatively they could be used in "keep out" mode, shocking a wearer if they crossed a certain boundary to get into a restricted area.
The patent also details how the handcuffs could be used to deliver substances – specifically:
"A liquid, a gas, a dye, an irritant, a medication, a sedative, a transdermal medication or transdermal enhancers such as dimethyl sulfoxide, a chemical restraint, a paralytic, a medication prescribed to the detainee, and combinations thereof."
The substances would be injected via needles or through a gas injection system.
They could be used for "any desired goal", the patent says, including providing needed medication or restraining them chemically."
k): If this is not Orwellian-obliteration of the rights of all human beings, especially given that the people wearing these "handcuffs" will most likely not be criminals but just "persons of interest" who are not allowed to have any contact with lawyers, family members or have the right to know what the charges are against them—before they become faceless numbers imprisoned by a one-man president and his appointed CZARS who will act as their judges, juries and executioners—for anyone that becomes too-inconvenient for the fascist police-state to bother with any longer. (k)
"The patent includes a photograph of what appears to be a prototype of the handcuffs, apparently demonstrating this is not just theoretical.
No law enforcement agency (or anyone else) has indicated they wish to use this system." (4)
We got into this mess because too many of those who claim to be champions of the rights of the public are reluctant to take on the real questions which the facts show have always been that ~
For the CRIMES which the privileged-few routinely commit.
While this is obscene enough to demand real-action: It is apparently not severe enough to drag what we once used "as reporters" out: To call this government on what they continue to do, each and every hour of every day, in every year!
How else to explain that the public still shows no interest, in challenging, whatever this government continues to expand upon—while never having PROVEN that there is any real threat at all inside the United States except from the federal agencies who continue to create every false-flag attack that has occurred since 911 happened in 2001?
In conclusion the ending of the first clip makes a great many things crystal-clear, in that 15 minutes that is so worth watching! (1)
"Anyone who has done any research into 911 comes to one conclusion. It was an inside job. The 911 report was a fraud and a cover-up just like the Warren Commission was used to coverup the JFK Assassination.
If given a chance to present all the evidence the whole scandal would come to light, and all of those responsible would be hung as traitors!
This was our pretext for the Iraq War, and all of the military force used by the USA since 911. An excuse to take our rights away by passing the Patriot Act. This was the excuse to murder innocent people and to rob the American People by spending billions on War."
k): And if these things were done, the culpability for the role played by the Zionist State of Israel would become clear enough to end that criminal-world of global-hatred that has the US by the balls, and has had us totally enslaved to them – since before 1948.
"In the end everybody will be locked into a monitored control-grid: Where every single action is documented. And if you get out of line they can just turn off your chip. But at that point in time every single aspect of society will revolve around interactions with the chips. This is the picture that is painted for the future, if you open your eyes to see it. A centralized one-world economy (totally shattered) everyone's moves and everyone's transactions will be monitored, all rights removed. The most incredible aspect of all.
These totalitarian elements will not be forced upon the people, the people will demand them."
k): Unless we succeed in unmasking THEM—before they complete this diabolical plan.
"For the social degeneration of society, through the generation of fear and division has clearly detached humans from their sense of power and reality. A process which has been going on for centuries if not millennia.
"We threw everything we had at Vietnam and they were nothin but a bunch of farmers, with a few AK-47's and they withstood it all. So ladies and gentlemen don't ever, ever let them take our right: The Hell with this Patriot Act!
"I will Fear no Evil: For thou art with me"
We have to begin somewhere; this is as good a place as any…
1) Manufacture Fear – Fifteen Minutes that will change your life: video
2) WACO – A New Revelation 2011 – A New Movie 53 minutes
3) The US Military wants to Microchip Troops
4) 'Electric Shock Handcuffs' Could Also Administer Drugs to Detainees, Patent Application Shows.
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Pontypool – Movie Review
Shock jock Grant Mazzy has, once again, been kicked off the Big City airwaves and now the only job he can get is the early morning show at CLSY Radio in Pontypool Ontario, which broadcasts from the basement of the small town's only church. What begins as another boring day of school bus cancellations, due to yet another massive snow storm, quickly turns deadly when reports start piling in of people developing strange speech patterns and evoking horrendous acts of violence start piling in. But there's nothing coming in on the news wires. Is this really happening? Before long, Grant and the small staff at CLSY find themselves trapped in the radio station as they discover that this insane behaviour taking over the town is actually a deadly virus being spread through the English language itself. Do they stay on the air in the hopes of being rescued or, are they in fact providing the virus with its ultimate leap over the airwaves and into the world?
"Ponty Pool" is either one of the stupider movies you have ever seen about flesh-eating, crazed demons, or a very funny, satire of talk radio, depending on your perspective. Given what I do for a living, I decided to think it was a very funny satire of talk radio. The idea is that an itinerate talk show host is doing a morning drive. He has serious attitude problems, and all of a sudden realizes that he's being attacked by his producers, because the virus is in the words coming from his radio. The idea that words may actually effect people's behavior and turn them into crazed zombies that are out for blood. Hmm, does that sound familiar to you? Me too. If you look at it as a satire, it's a very funny movie. If you look at it as a horror movie, you've seen it all before. So, "Ponty Pool" you can do at your discretion. I thought it was kind of funny and I gave it three stars.


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Local students enjoy a healthy field trip
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[March 29, 2014]
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The Logan County Children's
Health Fair took place on Friday. Fifth-grade students were bused to
the Lincoln Park District SportsCenter, where they met a host of
experts from health and fitness fields, as well as medical, safety
and emergency response professionals.
Moving from station to
station, the students were challenged to do a variety of physical
activities and were provided a wealth of information.
The students were informed and
encouraged in making good life choices that would protect them from
accidents or illnesses, such as wearing a properly fitted helmet
during risky activities to prevent brain injury, and they were given
the newest nutritional guidelines.
Warm-up activities included
all sorts of fun with running games. Then the students moved on.
One of the featured physical
activities was a giant heart course. The course demonstrates how the
heart works in carrying blood throughout the body and the importance
of exercising the heart. Students listened to their own resting
heart rates through stethoscopes, then worked the course and
listened to their hearts again, working harder this time.
The course included students
sitting on wheeled platforms and moving along by pulling an overhead
rope, using only their hands, as well as crawling through tunnels,
jumping rope, bouncing balls while hopping through rings, and more —
a full-body workout.
Students learned what it would
be like to be blind by swinging a bat at a ball while blindfolded.
Pictures by Jan Youngquist
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Another post from the past to commemorate my first year of blogging. After you read the story, you will know which pair of feet in the picture belong to me!
What Fresh Hell Is This?
First, "What Fresh Hell Is This?" is a quote attributed to Dorothy Parker. She supposedly said the phrase when a ringing phone interrupted her literary thoughts. She liked the phrase so much that she began to answer her phone in that fashion. Great story, but it has nothing to do with my "fresh hell". I just love the quote.
Years ago my sister was married in a perfectly beautiful ceremony. She married her sweetheart in the town where they both attended college. This meant that her family had to commute to the wedding location. For some reason that I no longer recall, my sister ordered her flowers (yellow roses) from a florist in our hometown. The roses traveled with my parents, my brother and myself to the duplex where my sister and her husband-to-be would reside after their honeymoon. Immediately upon inspection of the flowers, my sister began to wail. Some of the roses already had brown edges. Who cares that one had to use a magnifying glass in order to see the brown edges, it was my sister's wedding and she wanted everything to be perfect. We calmed the bride-to-be down and set about accomplishing all that needed to be done before the wedding that evening.
Mom, sister and I were to head to the church to arrange the flowers and perform other decorating chores. We walked out on the duplex porch and I, the wedding soloist and maid of honor, misjudged the distance from porch to ground. I fell. Hard. And twisted my ankle so badly that I couldn't put any weight on it at all. I was half carried, half shoved back into the house by my entire family and placed on the sofa. An ice bag was hastily assembled and I was forced to elevate the quickly swelling and blueish ankle on four or five pillows. My sister tried hard not to cry as my mother murmured prayers that I would be able to stand, much less walk, by the time the wedding was to begin.
Time passed. Chores were accomplished. It was time to head to the church. I was able to stand, walk and, thank goodness, wear the white shoes specifically purchased for the wedding. ( Myself and the two bridesmaids were wearing emerald green dresses with white shoes. ) I got out of the car and was walking into the church when the heel on one of my shoes broke. It wasn't a nice heel-disconnected-from-shoe break that could be repaired with super glue, a hot glue gun or a nail. It was a three-inch heel broke in half break. Luckily, we were running ahead of schedule so my brother drove back to the duplex to retrieve a pair of black pumps I had for some reason packed in my overnight bag.
We were all spiffied up. Everyone looked beautiful and handsome. Grandparents and mothers were seated. I sang "The Wedding Song". Perfection. The bride entered. Vows were spoken. Prayers were prayed. Now the bride and groom stared lovingly into each other's eyes as the sister of the bride ( me ) began to sing "Love Me Tender". If only I had kept my eyes closed or stared at the back wall of the church. But, no, I had to look at my baby sister and……I began to cry. It wasn't a nice lady-like misting of the eyes, it was crying. I don't why I didn't just give up. I sobbed and blubbered through three verses of "Love Me Tender". It must have been horrible to have stand and look into her beloved's eyes with all the caterwauling that was issuing from my throat, but my sister did it.
Finally the reception was over. The newlyweds were on their way to Orlando. The church was cleaned. The brown-edged roses were disposed of. The guests had departed. Mom, Dad, my brother and I discovered that we were starving. We decided to pick up some food before we headed back to the duplex where we would spend the night. My brother motored us to the drive-thru of a fast-food joint. Technology was primitive at this point in time. The drive-thru had one of those hose things that rang a bell inside when the vehicle ran over it. My brother stopped the car before running over the hose thing so we could study the menu. An overly exuberant employee's voice came over the speaker as we were deciding what to order.
"May I help you?" she asked in a perky voice.
"We haven't even run over the ding-a-ling yet!" my brother exclaimed.
That was it. Four weary, emotionally drained, hungry people lost their composure. Somehow we managed to order food and drive to my sister's new home while laughing hysterically. No more "fresh hell" for us. The day was over.
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I am approaching the end of my first year of blogging and have been trying to decide what, if anything, to post about the experience. I read through my first couple of month's archives and realized that I wrote some very nice posts before I had very many readers. So, to commemorate my first blogging year I am re-posting some of my personal favorites. If you've already read them, I hope you don't mind seeing them again. If the posts are new to you, enjoy!
As long as I can remember, I have been able to glance at a patch of grass and spot a four-leafed clover. My dad was amazed that I could find the four-leafs so easily. He told me I was the luckiest girl in the world.
Dad died five years ago on April 29. He was a good and decent man who believed in God and lived his life accordingly. Dad worked hard and supported his family without complaint. Dad loved his wife, his children, the land he lived on, music and a good cup of coffee. He had a crazy sense of humor. His heroes were cowboys.
Dad could get on a horse by vaulting over the horses' rump and landing in the saddle. He could also hold on to the saddle horn and swing up into the seat without putting his foot in the stirrup.
Dad was a mechanic and at one time he owned a filling station. He was a stickler when it came to maintaining vehicles and he gave me frequent reminders to rotate my tires and check my oil. I could call Dad on the phone, imitate a "funny" sound my car was making and nine times out of ten, he correctly diagnosed the problem. He was strictly a rural driver, but he wasn't afraid to tackle "big city" traffic. He stopped at the end of merging lanes leading to interstate highways and waited for traffic to clear before he entered. Once on a family vacation, we went back and forth five times over a bridge across the Mississippi before Dad figured out which exit to take to get us through Memphis.
Dad used to entertain us by standing on a footstool in the livingroom and conducting orchestral music that Mom was playing on her stereo. When I was a beginning piano student, he dazzled me with his ability to play "Chopsticks", "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "I Dropped My Dolly In The Dirt" on the piano without using written music. Dad and Mom sang duets in church. My favorite was "Ivory Palaces". My parents never missed a single piano or voice recital that I performed in.
One summer day, Dad and I went fishing. I caught a catfish and as I was taking it off the hook, I ripped my thumb on the catfish barb. My thumb wouldn't stop bleeding so Dad made a poultice out of some mud and put it on my thumb. I was 32 years old. I hurt my knee in a basketball game when I was a freshman in high school. Dad took me to the emergency room, but there was a man having a heart attack and all the doctors were busy saving his life. After waiting several hours, we decided to leave and make an appointment with our family doctor the next day. It had been raining heavily the entire time we were at the hospital and we couldn't get home because bridges were either washed out or under water. Dad and I ended up spending the night in our church.
Today as I was crossing the lawn at the high school, I looked down and there it was. A four-leafed clover. I chuckled as I bent over to pluck it and Dad whispered in my ear, "You're the luckiest girl in the world." He is so right.
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Before I became a teacher, I worked in management for Toys R Us in Virgina and Maryland. We management minions could not take vacations from October 1 through the end of February because Christmas, of course, was our busiest season. We began setting up the stores for the holidays in October and immediately following the holiday crush we did store-wide inventories. For all the years I worked in retail management, I took my vacation the weeks surrounding Easter. It was the first "major" holiday of the year that I could spend with my family in Arkansas. Since I had two to three weeks of vacation to play with, I always drove home. I enjoyed the long drive and I made the most of it by traveling different routes and stopping whenever I saw something that interested me. The last two years of my Toys R Us employment were spent in Roanoke, Virginia. I made two trips home to Arkansas from Roanoke and during one of those journeys, I came across a beautiful, old cemetery. I cannot remember what road I was on or what town I was near. I do know that I was traveling in early Spring and that the cemetery was somewhere in Virginia. I wrote "Virginia Cemetery '89" on the back of the photos that I took.
I was intrigued by the ancient monuments and the towering cedars in the cemetery. The day was rainy with a lingering fog. The perfect atmosphere for exploring the final resting place for hundreds of people. Most of the monuments were so aged I couldn't read the inscriptions. I remember the silence and the soft, feathery raindrops as I walked gently on hallowed ground.
I did both shots in a sepia wash. Which do you like better, the color or the sepia?
Looks desolate and sort of creepy in the sepia, doesn't it? Almost like a still shot from a horror film. The vision of young girl in period dress weeping at the grave of a slain Confederate soldier fades into the mist leaving only the sound of her tormented weeping……or maybe an unnaturally pale man in a black cape steps out from behind the tall monument on the hill……
Rest in peace……
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Music is a universal language. Music speaks to virtually everyone in some form or fashion. I want my students to appreciate the music they hear and sing. They don't have to like all the various genres and styles, but it is important that they appreciate the intrinsic value of music. And it is important that they have an understanding of music's impact on culture, history and societal values. I expect my students to recognize and appreciate the artistry of Mozart, the Beatles, Puccini, Led Zeppelin, Handel, Jimmy Hendrix and countless other artists and composers.
For the most part, I am satisfied with my students' musical knowledge and with their general respect for music. Then there are those irksome moments in the life of a music professional. Case in point: A student asked me if I had heard "The Garfield Song." He went on and on about it being such a great song. He told me he would bring his CD to school so I could hear "The Garfield Song." I was prepared to hear something along the lines of the SpongeBob Squarepants theme song….some catchy little tune written expressly for the Garfield movie. Imagine my surprise when "The Garfield Song" actually turned out to be James Brown singing "I Feel Good."
"That's not 'The Garfield Song'," I exclaimed. "That's James Brown. He's the Godfather of Soul, for pete's sake! That's a classic! Garfield has nothing to do with that music!" My student was somewhat taken aback, but I couldn't help myself.
A lesson plan on the music of James Brown is in the works.
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A fourth grade student brought me an article she "thought I might like to read." Before handing me the scrap of newspaper, she told me she wrote her name in the margin so I would remember who gave me the article. It seemed to be a VERY big deal that her dad let her tear the article out of the newspaper in the first place. I felt honored! The article stated, "Some birds sing in their sleep. Researchers believe that while young birds sleep at night, they may be reviewing the songs they've learned from their parents during the day." My student rightly believed I would love the article because she has heard me say repeatedly that we will practice our songs until we can sing them in our sleep. I love it when students apply what they've learned in my classes to "real world" situations. Gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling!
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Spring has definitely arrived in Arkansas. I am back from my self-imposed blogging vacation and I'm trying out a new blog site at WordPress. I like a lot of things about WordPress, but I don't know my way around it very well. Haven't decided if I will make this my primary blog site or not. In the meantime, enjoy this photo of my forsythia and welcome spring!!


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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gert (Papa) Mrotzek of Redgranite, WI on June 25, 2018.
Gert was born June 27, 1945 in a displaced person's camp in Ausposin, East Prussia. He spent his first 2 ½ years there with his mother, sister and grandfather. Gert's father, mother and older sister came to the U.S. in 1954 and relocated to Chilton where they lived and worked for one year to repay the "sponsor" for their passage from Germany to New York. Eventually, the family moved to Randolph where Gert finally found his "home" and happiness for seven years. With his mother's permission he enlisted in the Army at age 17. Stationed in Germany for 1 year he decided to re-enlist to be able to go back. He loved Germany! Instead he was relocated to Vietnam. After an honorable discharge in 1968 he was employed by John Deere; and ultimately achieved his "dream job" with Speed Queen in Ripon. He met Colleen (March 22, 1974) and as they say, "the honeymoon has continued ever since". Gert lived a fun-filled life whenever he could. He courageously lived everyday to his fullest in spite of many health issues. He had a quick wit, a BIG Smile and was very loving and thoughtful to all. He had integrity and was honest. That was a big part of his personality.
Papa took his "son" Angie on many rides which included various fishing expeditions. He had a passion for boating and fishing which often included his three best buddies; Pat Flanagan, Gene and Don Passarelli. Other passions included golfing with Pat and shooting pool with any willing person. He was GOOD! He also enjoyed bowling with his Speed Queen friends.
Gert is preceded in death by his parents, Heinz (1956), Ottilie (1982), sister Ursula (2017), and best friend Gene Passarelli; along with his "best in-laws ever" Merle and Midge Flanagan.
Papa is survived by his beloved wife, Colleen; daughter Angela (Ben) McCoy and granddaughter McKenzie (Pnuckle) of Withee, WI; nephew, Michael Kerin of Phoenix, AZ; sister and brothers-in-law, Michael (Tammy) Flanagan, Peggie (Jack) Churchill, and Pat (Diane) Flanagan; and many nieces and nephews. Chloe is the last of six "furkids" over a 44 year span. He will be greatly missed by all of his friends and family.
We would like to thank Hometown Hospice of Fond du Lac for the wonderful team of angels (Amy, Jen, Kim, Chad and Fr. Kevin) who helped us through this difficult time in our lives.
Any memorials received will go to a student at Wautoma High School to further their education in electronics. Gert was a computer genius!
We thank the VA (Bill Rosenaw) for all the support they have given us on this roller coaster ride and journey through our wonderful years together.
Gert was cremated on June 27, 2018 his 73rd birthday. "For dust you are, and to dust you shall return". (Genesis 3:19)
The worst is over now. We will be alright; My Sweet Prince. Sleep Well!
We Love You NOW & FOREVER, "Your Wiffie" & "Baby Girl"


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Just returning from a spring break jaunt to the ocean. A five state, eight hours of driving jaunt at that! This annual adventure with the G'Kids, which began MANY years, ago started out with diaper bags and car seats and resembled a logistical nightmare of epic proportion. Now, we pack light and 'git 'er done, with a crazy precision that makes me smile. I've taught my little "dude army" how to travel with a minimum of fuss and bother!
In some weirdly delusional part of my brain, I imagined this years' adventure would allow me some quality down time that included plenty of time to write, stay connected with my social media, and dream about character development and new story ideas.
Seriously now - who the hell was I kidding?
There's something special about our "happy place" that empties my brain and makes working nearly impossible!
So, I've lost practically an entire week but that's okay. I figured that unhooking from the endless flow of information and communication that all this lovely technology makes possible was probably a good thing. Gave me a chance to decompress mentally, figuratively, spiritually. After all, the time spent with my boys is what sustains my soul ..... everything else needs to sit in the third row back seat and wait its turn!
Adding a new NOTE TO SELF. Don't be fooled into thinking that vacation is prime work time 'cause it ain't gonna' happen! Nor should it.
The moral of this story is simple....be present. Grab the special times with both hands. Make memories instead of meeting self-imposed deadlines. Remember to feel the love!
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Netball Australia's Board of Directors consists of a Chair and five Directors who are elected and two Directors appointed by the Board.
The Board meets a minimum of six times a year.
The Netball Australia Board continues its commitment to strong governance, sound decision making and national strategic leadership.
Netball Australia Board of Directors:
- Paolina Hunt, Director
- Peter Legg, Director
- Wendy Archer AM, Director
- Cheryl McCormack, Director
- Glenn Russell, Director
- Karen Stocks, Director
- Marcia Ella-Duncan OAM, Director
- Susan Comerford, Director
Paolina Hunt, Director
Paolina Hunt is a Business Manager with operational and strategic experience across a number of industries. The combination of her law degree, extensive business background and creative approach make her a valuable member of the NA Board. She is currently Chair of NA's Nomination & Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.
Paolina is passionate about the contribution netball makes to the social fabric of communities and the support network it provides for young girls and women at every level of the sport. A former AIS scholarship holder, she grew up in Sydney, has spent time in Canberra, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne, and was involved in netball at some level in each of those states – either as a player, coach, umpire and/or administrator.
Paolina has a Law degree and an MBA.
Director appointed 1 June, 2012 then elected as Chair on 25 March, 2017.
Wendy Archer AM, Director
Wendy is a Life Member of Netball NSW and has demonstrated commitment and passion to netball for the past three decades, including 16 years at the helm of Netball NSW's Board. Wendy is highly regarded within netball and has a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing the sport. She has been involved in a number of key whole-of-sport initiatives.
Director appointed April 21, 2018
Cheryl McCormack, Director
Cheryl McCormack is a former Australian representative in netball and touch football who brings a wealth of experience in Sports Management and Marketing to the Board. McCormack played nine Tests for Australia from 1985 until 1986, making her International debut against Trinidad & Tobago in Melbourne. McCormack has held Senior Executive positions in AFL, NRL, Rugby Union, Racing, Cricket and Paralympic sport and has worked on major events including the Rugby World Cup. She has an unparalleled understanding of the economic, technological, regulatory and commercial factors influencing sport. In 2015 she was working for the NSW Government's lead agency for Tourism and Major Events – Destination New South Wales. In her role at Destination NSW, she was Project Director for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Cheryl is currently the General Manager of Oceania Rugby which is one of the six Regional Associations of World Rugby.
Director appointed May 3, 2015
Glenn Russell, Director
Glenn Russell is a Chartered Accountant and Solicitor with a track record of advising Senior Management and Boards of public and private companies in strategic financial management. He is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia and served as Director in PwC Brisbane between 2007-2012. He has worked in Perth and Indonesia and is a State Council Member of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand. He has served as a Board member of the Queensland Rugby Union Ltd and a mentor in the Smith Family's itrack programme.
Director appointed August 29, 2015
Karen Stocks, Director
Since September 2013, Karen Stocks has been Managing Director of Twitter Australia where she leads the Australian operation and supported netball's growth on the popular social media platform. She was also an Ambassador at the Netball World Cup SYDNEY 2015. Prior to joining Twitter Australia, Karen held several roles at Google in both Australia and Asia Pacific and has spent 12 years at Vodafone. Karen holds a Bachelor's in Financial Administration, an MBA and is a member of CPA Australia with a passion of bringing new technologies to enhance the customer experience. Karen is a passionate netball follower who is excited to contribute to the sport's increasing popularity.
Director appointed August 29, 2015
Marcia Ella-Duncan OAM, Director
Marcia Ella-Duncan OAM is an experienced netball player, coach and administrator who has represented Australia and New South Wales and has a career in netball spanning 40 years. Ella-Duncan OAM became the first Aboriginal netballer to play for Australia, featuring in 18 Tests including winning a silver medal at the 1987 Netball World Cup. Ella-Duncan OAM is now a member of Netball Australia's Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group and in the past has been a member of numerous government advisory and investigative boards and committees related to legislation and policy affecting Aboriginal people. The Chairperson of the La Percuse Local Aboriginal Land Council (LPLALC), Ella-Duncan OAM is responsible for managing and developing land and property assets on behalf of the Aboriginal community. After serving as a member of the Randwick Netball Association Executive Committee for 6 years, Ella-Duncan OAM now runs her own consulting business. In 1988 she was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to netball and was inducted into the Australian Netball Hall of Fame in 2015.
Director appointed April 21, 2017
Susan Comerford, Director
With over 30 years professional and general management experience, Comerford is skilled as a corporate and commercial lawyer. Her specialty areas of expertise include a strong focus on human resources, including performance management, professional development, leadership and strategic planning. She has held a wide variety of senior executive management roles within some of Australia's leading national commercial law firms. In addition, she has held various executive positions with the Australasian Legal Practice Management Association, the peak professional association for legal practice managers, including Vice President of the national board from 2015 – 2016. Comerford has great knowledge of the issues facing the sport at a State and Territory level, having previously served on the Netball South Australia Board of Directors.
Director appointed April 21, 2017


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Thomas Wyck, aka Thomas Wijck
Dutch painter and printmaker
Brief biography, in most instances from the Union List of Artist Names® Online:
Thomas Wyck is best known for painting scenes of popular life set in the squares and courtyards of Rome; he continued to paint such scenes even after he returned to the northern Netherlands.
Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500014662.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.
Objects related to Thomas Wyck, aka Thomas Wijck:
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|The Cook at the Well, 17th century
|Thomas Wyck
|Beggar Eating Grapes, 17th century
|Thomas Wyck
|Beggar Dancing, 17th century
|Thomas Wyck
|The Sailors, 17th century
|Cornelis Ploos van Amstel after Thomas Wyck
|Old Gateway and a Mule, 1767
|Color etching printed in brown ink
ULAN biographical content is displayed with permission of the Getty Research Institute. Some ULAN content in some DAC artist records has been lightly edited. Content from the Getty Research Institute is © 2019 The J. Paul Getty Trust. All rights reserved.


text: Mom Accused of Taking Nude Pics of Daughter ...so the girl, 13, could send them to a 30-year-old man By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted May 7, 2012 12:16 PM CDT 28 comments Comments (Shutterstock) (Newser) – Just when you thought the mom who may have burned her daughter in a tanning booth had Parent of the Year all sewn up, Gawker spots this gem from the Deseret News: A 35-year-old mom has been charged with taking naked photos of her 13-year-old daughter … so that she could send the pictures to the girl's 30-year-old boyfriend. Apparently the teen tried to snap the images herself but couldn't figure out how, so her oh-so-helpful mom stepped in. She's been charged with three second-degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, and she actually admitted to detectives that she knew where her daughter was sending the photos. (Read more nude photos stories.) My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results without voting | 4% Annoying 12% Hilarious 2% Intriguing 29% Depressing 4% Brilliant 49% Scary


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Congratulations to the Class of 2014 — all 1,678 of you! Chattanooga State's most recent Commencement was held on Saturday, May 10th at the Memorial Auditorium. President Jim Catanzaro opened the ceremony with a few notable class demographics:
- This class is 63% female.
- Our oldest graduate was born in 1949.
- Our youngest graduate was born 1997.
Outgoing Student Government Association President Derek Dameron gave brief remarks about becoming an alum of Chattanooga State, and below are excerpts:
"I have had the honor of serving as the student body president for a year and a half now. Some of you I've had the pleasure of getting to know over the years and some of you I'm getting to meet for the first time today. Either way we all have one thing in common–we're now Chattanooga State alumni.
The word alumni comes from our Latin word Alere, which means to nourish. We have all been nourished and grown in one way or another from our time here at ChattState.
We are all walking away with more than just a piece of paper, we are walking away with experiences that have put us ahead of the game.
As alumni we have been nourished with knowledge and experience that we can turn around and nourish the students that are following in our footsteps. We can nourish our school in many different ways, be it through donations and by getting involved with our alumni group. Let's continue making a difference in our Chattanooga community by staying involved with our Chattanooga State Community College, and let's continue to spread the nourishment to those who are now being nourished like we were.
Thank you to all the families and faculty who are here today, we couldn't have done it without your support and pushing us to strive for more."
Derek will continue his studies in Mass Communications at MTSU's Center for Innovation in Media this fall.
Congratulations to all our new alumni, and we look forward to following your continued success and staying in touch with you over the years!
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Business Administration Discipline (BAD) is the first Discipline of Management and Business Administration School at present. The Discipline started its journey in 1991 with 80 students. The discipline duly deserves the credit for introducing four-yearly business graduation program for the first time in the country. Currently the discipline offers bachelor's (130 credits) and master's (60 credits) degrees, Evening MBA, Executive MBA in business administration. The academic year is semester-based. The discipline also offers various short courses related to business field. The discipline is devoted to advanced, promulgated, and patronized formal business education, training, and research. It is performing a unique role in the national scenario by providing the business community with befitting business executives, talents, intellectuals, and business leaders. Since the inception in 1991, around 500 students have graduated from this Discipline.
Our mission is to offer timely, relevant, quality business education services through quality environment and by experienced faculties, we create business professionals, community leaders and successful entrepreneur and change the traditional business flow within the global context and create a unique bond among the students' community for more successful advocacy for the students. We create highly intellect business mindset, who promote best business practices and innovative techniques to attain organizational success and contribute to nation's economy.
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Are you looking to make a lasting impact on the green building industry in South America and across the globe? The Greenbuilding Brasil International Conference & Expo is now accepting education session proposals for the conference taking place August 9-11, 2016 in São Paulo, Brazil.
For the third year, USGBC is partnering with GBC Brasil and Informa Exhibitions to produce the 2016 Greenbuilding Brasil International Conference & Expo, offering the same level of education and community engagement that Greenbuild has brought to North America for more than a decade. This conference will feature education sessions covering all aspects of sustainable design, construction, deconstruction, and operations practices for buildings and communities, including their impact on people, the environment, and the economy.
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- Connect with diverse audiences. Presenters will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience reaching diverse audiences at Greenbuilding Brasil. Audiences include: Architects, Engineers, Builders/Contractors, Service Providers, Green Building Leaders, Government Entities, Interior Designers, Real-estate Companies, Urban Planning & Housing Professionals and more.
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From TechCrunch:
Buried in a Reuters report on Foxconn, a division of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, is a description of an attack on a journalist visiting a Foxconn factory in China while chasing down a lead on an Apple product.
Foxconn will not be held to account for what happened. But maybe it's time we started to hold those companies that do business with Foxconn - Apple, Sony, HP, Amazon, Nokia, Motorola, Nintendo, Microsoft, Dell, Cisco and other, responsible.


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Bank of America Merrill Lynch senior economist Michelle Meyer appeared on Bloomberg TV with a cautious outlook on both housing and fiscal tightening.
In particular, she said that fiscal tightening is one of the biggest threats to U.S. economic growth, and that fiscal drag could amount to as much as 4 percent if lawmakers don't change their current policies.
"Yes, we understand that there's momentum right now. We're encouraged by some of the labor market indicators, but we're not yet convinced. And given the amount of fiscal tightening, we think there will be another uncertainty shock."
She qualified that a 4 percent shock isn't her team's baseline policy—it is really something like 2 percent—but added, "There's the possibility of even larger tightening if you don't see policy."
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Domain Query: Careers for physicists
The reason why I as is because I am plugging away at a degree in physics. I am just trying to figure out where I want to take it - definitely not academia. I am currently thinking about going into Econometrics, but I just don't know.
- You're actually studying a hard science, which means you'll walk out of your graduation ceremony clutching a piece of paper that is in fact worth something
- You're not afraid of a little (or a lot of) maths
- You'll know how to solve problems- difficult, challenging ones that require commitment and ingenuity
- With a bit of luck you've also done some computer programming during your degree
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Okay, technically these might get pretty soft–if you left them sitting out for awhile. Not like ice cream melts though. They'd turn into more of a whoopie pie type dessert than a melted frozen treat. Which is only one of the reasons I love this easy summertime treat. But less mess is always a plus in my book!
These taste like ice cream sandwiches, and there are so many possible flavor combinations! Really, you can use any kind of cookie (or even graham crackers) and any kind of pudding flavor you'd like. And the possibilities for mix-ins are endless. The kids can even whip them up themselves. Just a thought next time you hear "I'm bored" this summer.
"No Melt" Ice Cream Sandwiches
- 1 package (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 1/2 cups cold milk
- 1 (8 oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 3 dozen cookies, store bought or homemade
- Mix pudding and milk together; refrigerate for 10 minutes. Fold in the Cool Whip and the mini chocolate chips.
- Arrange half of the cookies on a large baking sheet.
- Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of the filling into the center of each cookie. Top with a second cookie.
- Freeze until firm, at least 2 hours.
Who Dished It Up First: Adapted from Musings From a SAHM.


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When your assigner publishes your game, you can sign in to your ArbiterSports account and accept or decline the assignments you have received. This article will cover how to view your schedule, and accept or decline those published assignments.
Sometimes the games won't show up because of the filter options that are selected.
Accepting or Declining Assignments
- Sign in to your ArbiterSports account as an official
- Click on the Schedule
Your schedule page has four main views, which can be selected by clicking on the corresponding view in the Display menu, located on the left side of the schedule page. The four views are
- List View – Arbiter's default view, which displays the games in list order, usually sorted by Date & Time.
- View By Day – Displays game information for a specific day. To toggle forward and backward through days, click the "Previous" and "Next" buttons, located just above the day information.
- View By Week – Displays a seven-day schedule, starting on Sunday, and ending on Saturday. Use the Scale box to designate the divisions between times in the rows box (30 min, 15 min, 60 min, etc.). To toggle forward and backward through weeks, click the "Previous" and "Next" buttons, located just about the week information.
- View By Month – Displays a one-month calendar view of upcoming assignments. The month name and year will be displayed in the top center title portion of the calendar. The previous and subsequent months will be displayed to the left and right of the month title, respectively.
List View (Continued)
By default, your list view will include all of your upcoming assignments from each group you work for. However, you can change which games are displayed, using the Filter tool, located just above the game list. The three filters you can use to refine your list are "Date," "Group," and "Include," which returns either games, events, or both. Simply use the drop-down menus to select the filter information you want, and then click the "Apply" button on the right hand side. Your list will refresh itself and return games according to the filters you selected.
Viewing Game Information
The List View will display the Game ID, Notes, Assigning Group, Assigned Position, Date & Time of Game, its Sport & Level, the Game Site, Home and Away Teams, listed game fee, and a Status bar, which will include an Accept or Decline box for published games. To view additional details about the game, click on the Game ID number. This view will let you see the contact information for other officials who are also assigned to the game. You can also click on the site name to bring up directions to the site via Google Maps.
- Click on your Schedule
- Make sure that you have selected List View from the Display menu on the left side of the page.
- Published games will have an "Accept" and "Decline" box to the far right of the game information.
- Check either the box for "Accept" or the box for "Decline," depending on which action you wish to take.
- Click any of the "Submit" buttons, located at the top and bottom of the Schedule page.
- If you decline an assignment, you may be required to enter a comment explaining why you declined it.
(Note: Some assigners do not grant permission for officials to decline assignments on their own. If you cannot decline a game, contact your assigner, and request that they remove you from the game themselves.)
When you decline a game it will send an email to person who assigned you to the game letting them know you have declined, as well as administrators who oversee the sport of the game in that group (scope).
Some assigners allow officials to remove themselves from games after they have already accepted the assignment. If your assigner has granted you this permission, you will see a "Turnback Assignment" link in the status bar for you assignment, located to the far right of the game information. To turn back an assignment:
- Click "Turnback Assignment."
- Enter in a comment explaining why you need to turn back the assignment.
- Click "Turnback."
Some assigners have set up their accounts to request that an official fill out a Game Report. Within the game report one official on the game will be asked to note if their partners and themselves, were on time, late or a no-show. They will be able to put the score for each team, and any other comments they believe the assigner would need to know about the game.
The report will show up as an to the far left of a game for officials. Until the report is filled out icon will be red. Once the report is filled out and sent to the assigner for approval, the icon will turn yellow. The icon will turn green once the assigner has approved/accepted the game report, and verified the game.
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You may have read about our Winemakers to Watch for 2014, but what about the wines?
Here's a sampling of bottles from each of them. Many of these are in limited supply, but can be found in local retail shops or by contacting the wineries directly.
Mark Adams, Ledge Vineyards
2011 Ledge Adams Ranch Vineyard Paso Robles Syrah ($55, 14.5% alcohol): This forthcoming release (meantime, seek out Ledge's California Soul wines) has all the magnitude of brawning west Paso, without going too far. Talk about powerhouse: a shaker's worth of peppercorn, with a dry dusty aspect and robust, tarry plum and blueberry fruit.
Chris Broomell and Alysha Stehly, Vesper Vineyards
2010 Vesper McCormick Ranch San Diego County Carignan ($23, 12.5%): From an old Pauma Valley site, this shows amazing Seville orange peel and toasted coriander scents, with fresh raspberry and damson plum fruit. Serious and aromatic. (Vesper's white blend was in the Top 100 Wines.)
John Lockwood, Enfield
2011 Enfield Wine Co. Heron Lake Vineyard Wild Horse Valley Chardonnay ($36, 13.4%): This remote site offers the subtly fleshy side of Chardonnay: dried pear, tangerine and taffee, with the tension coming from acidity on the palate. A textural victory. (John Lockwood's Syrah was in the Top 100 Wines.)
Megan and Ryan Glaab, Ryme Cellars
2012 Ryme Hers Las Brisas Vineyard Carneros Vermentino ($24, 11.2%): Not to overlook the His (it was in last year's Top 100 Wines), but the Hers shows a nuanced side: Douglas fir, bright mineral, lemon confit and a slight lanolin aspect, with peachy fruit to round it out.
Graham Tatomer, Tatomer Wines
2012 Tatomer Meeresboden Santa Barbara County Gruner Veltliner ($23, 13.5%): While you await the new release of the 2011 Vandenberg Riesling, this offers a perfect Tatomer intro — frothy and full of sorrel, lime and peach flavors, with a keen eye to deep texture.


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Does anyone have any knowledge about this company? Any info is appreciated.
Right off the bat, you'll have to wait 6 weeks to get paid and even then it is not regular. AND, you will always be that far behind. No direct deposit, have to wait for snail mail and at the mercy of the checks getting signed and then finally to the post office. Never knew it could be so hard to get someone to go to the post office until my encounter with them.
That was enough for me to take my talents elsewhere!
Out of a possible 20+ transcriptionists I met and came to know at Davis over a 2+ period of time I know of only 1 who is still sticking it out hoping things will improve. There has always been a great potential there, but sadly, mismanagement and a constant flow of contradictions just ruined it (not to mention the fact that she just doesn't get it. We work for money-not soon, another month, tomorrow (sure) or when I get it). Starting a company is tough for the first couple of years but then should settle into a routine. Excuses don't pay bills for lowly transcriptionists.
Anyone have any thoughts on a company called Davis Transcription? They are out of PA. Good or bad or ? Thanks so much. Have a great day!
Is there an MT out there that can tell me anything about this company called Davis Transcription out of Pennsylvania? Thanks!!!
I have worked for Davis Transcription for three months, have not got paid. I have heard this has happened to many people out there dating back to 2004. Nothing has changed with this company and they need to be investigated. I strongly recommend MT/editors and even new MTs to stay away from them. I have all the proof you need to see what they have done. When they are threatened with court they pay. I think more action needs to be taken.
Any recent news on this company? Any current employees.
Anyone else out there working for Davis Transcription and having problems getting paid??
been asked about on this board over the last 2 years, there are always warnings about working for her. All you have to do is Google Davis Transcription if you don't want to search backwards. Archived information is old. I am not sure why it takes years to be archived but hey, this is a free site.
Anyway, if you want to know what has been said in the last year or two, do a search going back through the pages. Some of the information does come up on a google search though. I keep wondering, since the information is so easy to find, why people still keep taking jobs with Davis. Guess they don't believe those who have already been burned.
I went to school at Davis. She was dishonest back four years ago. I turned her into the Work Force who was paying for the couse since I was on unemployment at the time. A couple girls were going to also sue her, but never went through with her. She is very manipulating person and tried to turn the 10 of us in the class against each other. She was behind it all. Her business is about 20 minutes from my house, maybe I can throw some rocks at her place-HAHAH. DON'T EVER WORK FOR HER!!!!
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You've got to love Lino Rulli… or then again, maybe he's not your cup of tea. As for me, I'm a Lino fan. So I'm happy to share the good news about his newly released book, Saint: Why I Should Be Canonized Right Away. This book is a deeper look into Lino's life, but also has many object lessons for all of us on joyfully living our faith in the "real world". Here's the scoop:
Lino Rulli's first book, SINNER, was full of stories- honest, humorous, bold, poignant- illustrating why he deserved that title. This new book takes another approach, another angle: why Lino is on his way to sainthood. Often hilarious, but always with a point, SAINT focuses on God's grace and shows how even a sinner like Lino can look forward to being a saint. As Lino puts it: "Instead of stories of small triumphs and many failures, this is a book to encourage you in your own triumphs, to realize you might not be as big a sinner as you think, and that with God's help, you might just become a saint."
Picking up where SINNER left off, SAINT points the way to our end goals: holiness and sainthood, and does so in a way that entertains as well as inspires.
Rulli had a special devotion to his favorite saint, Blessed Pope John Paul, which he chronicles throughout this book. Rulli discusses what it was like to have a front-row seat at the funeral of Blessed Pope John Paul II; the rosary Blessed Pope John Paul II gave him; visiting his tomb; and traveling to Poland, the birthplace of Blessed Pope John Paul II, to experience the historical places that molded the life of the memorable saint.
About the author
Lino Rulli, with a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in theology, has a style and personality unique in the world of religious media. Rulli is a three-time Emmy Award winner and hilarious host of the popular radio show, The Catholic Guy, on SiriusXM Radio- the Catholic Channel. He has lived in Italy, the Bahamas, and Minnesota, and currently lives in New York City.
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A Sustainable Christmas (Week #50)
THE WHAT, WHY and HOW:
In the 2012 – 52 Week Sustainable Practices Challenge, my blog entry about a "TerraBlu Christmas" reflected on the coming holiday and its consumptive waste stream nature. In it I suggested some sustainable products and practices you and your family could integrate into your lifestyles. It was a great blog entry and those suggestions and links are still good today.
This year, I want to reinvent the holiday, yet again. I've tried to raise sustainable consciousness with decades of experiments on my family and friends. I subjected them to all kinds of practicing the six R's of sustainability (Rethink, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, Reduce and Repurpose). Giving charitable gifts in the name of the person I'm gifting, wrapping my gifts in reusable textile wrappings I made from recycled fabrics, gifting green consumer goods, green services, gift certificates, repurposed furniture (with eco-friendly paint), gift certificates or memberships to nature preserves, watersheds or land trusts, etc. Well you get the idea.
Last year I gave the bounty of an organic garden that my daughter and I lovingly nurtured. We had an amazing and sometimes hilarious experience canning and preserving our much loved garlic dill pickles, our Asian Eggplant Camponata and many varieties of tomatoes. We had so many lovely herbs that we experimented that year with infused vinegars, oils, several chutneys and of course, our blackberry framboise.
Those experiences of gardening, laughing, canning and cooking trump the increasing addiction of "digital relation shipping". We asked all guests to park their smart devices on our digital hat rack before entering!
I think many have forgotten that giving our love and time are the most valuable gifts of all.
This year we are going to give homemade hard cider, our sumptuous organic gifts from the garden, including infused oils and vinegar and, for the first time, our "Kindness" coupons. That's right, acts of kindness coupons. We are recycling Christmas cards into postcards with a customized service for the person to redeem at a later time. It could be babysitting their children so your favorite couple can go out one night, shoveling the walkway of a dear less able relative, bringing a meal to someone who is sick, or offering to volunteer for a day at their favorite charitable organization.
Think of it as a Pay it Forward Coupon to help the greater human consciousness vibrate at a more radiant level!
This week I want you to think about reinventing your holiday experience by incorporating a sustainable practice of your own. Start a family tradition. Or make the tradition of giving a new theme each year; one that fosters kindness and generosity that can be practiced all year.
Be creative and make a sustainable statement to the world. Like NIKE, just do it. Don't wait to make a New Year's resolution about it, just do it. And make it fun, please!
Send us your ideas and how they worked in the comments section. Make Merry!
The Deep Dive:
How to Choose a Living Christmas Tree
A modern sustainable Christmas tree, the Tannenboing Only 100 were made in 2012. This link is for their FB page where you can connect with collector's who may be willing to sell.
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A New Chapter
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"I could have been just another high school dropout. At Wake Tech, I learned how to be an author – and now I'm published and I have a book deal!"
— Heather Leah
Thirty-four-year-old Heather Leah has accomplished a lot: She's a published author who co-founded a non-profit, and she also serves as marketing director for a Raleigh creative arts school. Her success, she says, is no accident.
In high school, Heather dreamed of becoming a writer but dropped out of school after a counselor told her that dream was not realistic. She was not at all ready to give up on her education, however. Heather enrolled in Wake Tech's Adult High School program looking for a fresh start – a decision, she says, that changed her life.
Her instructor, Larry Fraller, inspired her to reach her goals. "Mr. Fraller gave me real, actionable steps I could take to make my dreams come true. He read my stories and helped me polish my writing. He taught me so much more than math and English." Heather earned her high school diploma and immediately began working on an associate's degree at Wake Tech.
For the next few years she juggled classes, a full-time job, and volunteer work. In 2007 she graduated from Wake Tech and transferred to UNC Asheville, where she earned a bachelor's degree in history. She now writes for several local magazines and has started a digital publication called Candid Slice that boasts 50,000 readers a month! Heather also contributes to The Huffington Post and is working on a book about an abandoned underground in Raleigh's Cameron Village. "I could have been just another high school dropout," Heather says. "At Wake Tech, I learned how to be an author – and now I'm published and I have a book deal!"
Heather continues to work for the non-profit she helped create, now called Activate Good, which organizes the Triangle's 9/11 Day of Service. She has also developed a curriculum for teaching high school students how to make an impact through volunteering.
Heather says she was able to write a new chapter in her life thanks to her experience at Wake Tech. "Wake Tech gave me confidence in myself and the skills to pursue the career I've always wanted. My dreams are coming true!"
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We've seen quite of few people asking or questioning whether eToro is a scam. With over 2 years first-hand experience investing and trading with eToro with a live account I thought it might be useful to share my opinion on this subject. For the purpose of this article, let's assume we use the official dictionary definition for "scam" which is "A fraudulent business scheme; a swindle".
eToro is a highly regarded brokerage that has revolutionised how retail clients trade the financial markets. The simple yet innovative approach eToro has taken involves attracting both experienced and beginners to their platform. Experienced investors can be paid to allow beginners to follow their trades and beginners can follow professionals to generate impressive returns, it's a win-win.
Firstly, as a business how reliable is eToro?
We don't consider ourselves business analysts, so all we can write here is based on information we've found which is publically available. eToro was founded in 2007 and is fully regulated by the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission (CySEC), which is where they're based. They're also fully compliant with EU MiFiD regulations and their American version of their site compliant with US finacial services regulations. I do not know what the impact was of the Cyprus crisis on the company though at no stage did I receive any indication that my investment was impacted (e.g. in case I wouldn't be allowed to take my funds out).
Is eToro a scam from point of view of investor?
The purpose here is to ascertain whether eToro presents their data or service in such a way as to purposely deceive or scam investors. A key point are the performance metrics and the information of how much the traders you can copy have made in the past, since this is the main information investors will use to make decisions (even though as with any investment, past results don't necessarily guarantee future earnings … yep, you know the tag line). As per our detailed eToro review, we do not feel the data eToro provide is very transparent. I.e. you cannot download or view the full trading history of the traders you may want to copy and the performance statistics only go back for 1 year. Their performance metrics (gains %) are also based on the Modified Dietz formula and because of the lack of data you cannot replicate the calculation of these numbers. Hence this makes us a bit suspicious and difficult to trust those numbers.
Our experience of using an eToro demo account
However, and here's what I believe is the interesting part, from a test on eToro practice accounts for 1 year, we've found no evidence that the numbers are actually inflated compared to the actual results you would get yourself (even on the contrary). We started 2 demo accounts on May 1st 2012 and June 1st 2012 in which we allocated a $1,000 of the $10,000 available to us in the 10 most followed gurus/traders at the time. At the end of each month, we took a screenprint of the account status. We did the same after 1 year and then compared the actual performance of the allocated $1,000 (including open positions) with the gain % reported in the eToro interface. To my surprise, from the traders for which a comparison was possible (some left eToro in that year) over both accounts, a total of 8 results were better in our account. You can see the full eToro performance comparison here, and we've included the screenprint for May 2013 below. It's worth noting that one reason why the numbers are sometimes impacted is that traders may add money to their balance during the period (often via bonuses they receive from eToro see below). This makes it more difficult to compare 'like-for-like', though at least it was sobering to notice the numbers weren't necessarily inflated and on this basis difficult to call them a scam or swindle.
Please also note that the results you get in a demo account with eToro are the same you'd get with a real money account (mainly because they're the broker for everyone so trade prices are pretty much the same). We've checked this with some separate tests as well. And on the subject of demo accounts, it also speaks in eToro's favour of not being a scam in our view that a demo account is offered and you can try and keep that demo account open indefinitely (i.e. you can try before you buy).
*All trading involves risk. Only risk capital you're prepared to lose. Past performance does not guarantee future results.This post is for educational purposes and should not be considered as investment advice
There have been quite a few traders or gurus on there who blew their accounts, and hence follower's allocations by taking high risks (and yes, it happened to us too). However, it's up to the investor to try and evaluate how risky a trader is and decide whether to invest in them based on that. It kind of would be the same as calling the stock exchange a scam for listing companies whose share price plummets or who go out of business. It happens and no-one can predict for certain a trader's future behaviour (even big investment banks cannot – e.g. Nick Leeson or Jerome Kerviel) in the same way as no-one can predict a company's future results.
eToro marketing and transparency
On the point of the marketing materials and tactics eToro employs, one can perhaps have a better argument that this the approach is slightly scam-y. They do make it sound as easy as 'select a few traders, sit back & relax and watch your money grow'. But again in, eToro's defense, they allow people to try with a practice account first and only allow people to allocate 20% maximum in 1 trader (to avoid people losing all their money in 1 rogue bad trader). And yes, their editors are effective at keeping the eToro forums and trader comment feeds clean from any remarks which are too inflammatory or too negative. But probably most businesses do this I guess (hence why people can vent their feedback on other sites like this one). eToro also tries to entice people to invest more by regularly offering bonuses for depositing more money. However, in order to withdraw these bonuses, a minimum number of trades are required in your account. But if this is considered the scam then all brokers are scams (hmm, maybe food for another article) but seriously, that's the way all deposit bonuses work in this industry. They're not just gonna hand you the money and let you close your account the next day.
In the past, we must admit that the way in which eToro presented their rankings surely might (and should?) have been considered a bit scam-ish. They actually ranked traders based on the number of profitable trades, meaning traders with a 100% profit success rate were always top. As any seasoned trader or investor however knows, this only happens if you leave your trades open indefinitely (until they get into profit), but in the long run, some trades will, however, deplete your margin and you'll be stopped out. This practice did stop though and currently, traders are ranked by gain%.
Is eToro a scam from the point of view of a 'guru' trader?
If you consider yourself to be a good trader, you can make some extra money from your trading skills by becoming one of eToro's 'best traders' (previously called gurus). For every investor who copies you with at least $100 from their live account, you get $10 bonus at the end of each month. But … here comes the part which might look a bit like a scam. You actually cannot straight away withdraw all these bonuses (only a small part) and to 'unlock' the rest you have to trade more. While overall we don't like this commission structure for traders and think it's probably one of the worst in the social trading industry (it makes it feel like a computer game with paper money) we kind-off understand the reasoning for locking in the bonuses. If a trader follows you with only $100, it'll be fairly hard for eToro to make $10 commission on spreads in 1 month on the trades executed on that $100, particularly since the trades are executed proportionally on that allocation. Hence they'd pretty much run out of business straight away if they'd be handing out the money like that. In addition, if a trader actually invests more real money themselves it'll be quicker for them to unlock the bonuses too (since eToro makes more on the spreads).
So yes, the model is not ideal, and as a guru trader, you might think it looks like a bit scam-y that all your bonuses cannot be unlocked straight away. The fact that you can start trading and attract followers with only investing $100 of your own real money and earn $10 per month even if they invest only $100 in you means you should make the expectations a little more realistic. Other models are available though on other social trading networks if you want to compare (see our 'Be The Trader' section).
The Bottom Line: Is eToro A Scam?
So in summary, I don't believe or see eToro as a scam. We've found no evidence that they purposely deceive investors by deflating numbers to show unrealistic profit targets. Yes, there have been and I'm sure there will be some poor traders who lost a lot of their capital after early promise, though that's the risk you take when investing. Because some of the potential gains which can be achieved with margin trading can be high, the risks are high too (and that's explained in the risk disclosure of any broker and eToro as well). Of course, they want to get as many people trading as possible, but so does any broker, that's their business model. It's up to the investor to decide how much to invest and what risk to take (yes, not always easy, but perhaps our eToro tips will help).
*All trading involves risk. Only risk capital you're prepared to lose. Past performance does not guarantee future results.This post is for educational purposes and should not be considered as investment advice
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