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My story is about a young girl on a journey through space. Her father helps operate their ship, along with a small crew, and they're leaving Earth and heading toward a new planet colony. The girl's mother is on the colony planet, along with a team of scientists helping to terraform it and prepare it for its first arrivals.
The little girl misses her mother and can't wait to finally see her again after so many years. Every night, she draws a new picture of her journey and her family, and puts it up on her wall. Her drawings have littered her room. One day, she finds that her latest drawing has no place in her room (too many drawings already!), so she makes her way to her father in the cockpit and gives it to him.
Tugging on the hem of his uniform, she shows it to him. The drawing is of him and her, atop a rocket, heading toward a planet with her mother standing atop it. It's not the first time he's seen her draw this same image, but his heart aches all the same. He smiles that same reassuring smile he always gives her when she presents a new drawing, the smile that tells her, 'Don't worry, we'll be there soon.' He seems to mean it this time.
As if on cue, their tender moment is interrupted by flash on the control board, followed by flashing lights blinking on and off around the ship. They're approaching their landing point. Panicked, the little girl grips her father, who hurriedly straps her into a nearby seat. She reaches out to him and he, again, assures her that they're almost home. In a cacophanous mixture of light, dust, and noise, they enter the atmosphere and finally land. As the door of the ship yawns open, a suited team comes out to greet the new—the first—arrivals. They're escorted into a biodome, including the little girl and her father.
She finally reunites with her mother. Her mother shows her daughter and husband around the biodome, highlighting all the hard work she's done to make this place a home. But later, as they settle in for the night, the little girl settles into an old routine that truly makes this new place a home—she draws a picture of her, her mother, and her father, together at last.
The story was inspired by this song, "Exogenesis Part 3: Redemption" by Muse, and I actually imagine it set to the song itself. When I'm done I'd like to create an animatic set to the song.
If you've read this far, thank you! I'm sorry for the lack of pictures for now, but I will have them soon.

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Motley Crue Adds Sturgis Buffalo Chip to Final Tour With Alice Cooper
Legendary glam metal rebels Motley Crue will be making a stop at The Sturgis Buffalo Chip's annual Motorcycle and Music Festival in Sturgis, SD during the band's final tour, "All Bad Things Must Come to an End."
The four founding members of Motley Crue want to go out on top, after saying goodbye with 72 concerts in the United States and Canada. Each band member has signed a legal agreement promising not to perform as Motley Crue after 2015.
The Crue have special guest Alice Cooper along for the last tour, and both will take to the Buffalo Chip's main stage on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 during the Sturgis Rally festival. Cooper will take the festival stage prior to the Motley Crue performance.
The 33rd annual Motorcycle and Music Festival will deliver nine days of non-stop entertainment August 1 - 9. Over 20 live bands will perform, including Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Florida Georgia Line. More band announcements will be coming throughout the year. Camping passes are on sale now and all concerts are free with camping. For more information, visit BuffaloChip.com or call (605) 347-9000. For a full list of Motley's final tour schedule, visit motley.com/tour.


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California will toss out its current curriculum and require students to read the same textbooks and learn the same arithmetic as children in most other states, the Board of Education decided Monday.
The board unanimously adopted national academic standards to be in sync with schools across the country. So far, about 30 other states have also adopted the so-called Common Core State Standards.
The new content means discarding the standards California officials adopted about 13 years ago - standards widely considered among the best in the country.
Yet despite initial concerns that the new national academic standards would dumb down California's curriculum, state education officials said Monday that with just a few tweaks and some additional content, the new standards will give kids a stronger, more organized approach to math and English.
"The Common Core standards build upon the best of California's rigorous standards with the best of what other states and high-performing countries offer their students," said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell. "They are designed to be relevant to the real world, and reflect the knowledge and skills that students need for success in college and work."
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SFGate: State school board adopts Common Core standards
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- AnonymousAugust 4, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Does this mean no more Everyday Math?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Does this have any implications for teaching methodologies like Balanced Literacy and Everyday Math?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2010 at 10:15 AM
There's a map of the states which have adopted the standards. Texas is not among them.
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2010 at 11:46 AM
The Common Core web site lists Core Knowledge Resource as one of its links for materials to teach content. Core Knowledge Resource's math recommendations are Singapore Math or Saxon Math. For what it's worth, I asked our son's grandfather, who's a prominent physicist, to do a little research on the options and tell me what he thought, since the math I learned went in one ear and out the other. He concluded that Saxon Math was a better choice than Everyday Math. Zion Lutheran will be using Saxon Math starting next year. Do people know what other private schools in SF use? Will the publics be switching? What do the teachers think?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Brandeis uses Singapore Math, I hear it is a very successful program, but neither of my children go there.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Lower standards mean higher test scores. Who can argue with that?ReplyDelete
California has suspended textbook adoption cycles; presumably publishers will create new, Common Core-aligned textbooks and whenever the state can afford an adoption, we'll have a new program. I'm quite sure that the Language Arts adoption will come first, though.ReplyDelete
I've taught Saxon Math. It is significantly below California's grade level standards at all grade levels. It may be more in line with the Common Core standards.
For Kindergarten, I think its calendar routine is pretty good; I still use a variant of it today. Otherwise the program needs enormous supplementation. It offers only three lessons a week and each is about fifteen minutes long. It is a spiraling program, but inconsistently so.
Saxon Math is fairly easy to use right off the bat; its manipulatives are few and require very little pre-planning. It is also entirely scripted, from teacher action to student response (including possible incorrect answers). To fully implement the program, all I had to do was cut out some number cards and procure about fifty dollars in change (the program is against using play money).
Everyday Math requires a great deal of advance work for teachers. The manipulative requirements are fairly heavy; once you've made them, you have them forever but it's a lot of work. I personally feel that implementation in SFUSD would have been better had that time been provided; it wasn't. However, once that work is done my experience with the program has been very positive; I think it balances quite well between programs like Math Land (touchy-feely) and Saxon (rote). Math thinking and math automaticity are both important and both get covered.
I don't like the homework portion; I think the ideas are good but assume a lot of adult time is available for one-on-one activities.
In terms of Language Arts, the Common Core standards are broadly in favor of a Balanced Literacy approach. For Kindergarten, they remind me of the starfall.com materials in terms of coverage more than they do either HM or Open Court.
- AnonymousAugust 5, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Thanks for the review from the classroom, E.Rat. So it sounds like Saxon Math or Singapore would be a move to more rote learning, and perhaps a downgrade from your perspective (though easier to implement out of the box). And the literacy materials might be more balanced, on the other hand. (Is that what you said? Trying to understand.)ReplyDelete
This will make the hard/rote (to use words from both sides of the math wards debate) people happy.
As a parent, I felt that Everyday Math was very balanced, *if* it was taught well. We had a couple of excellent years and one that was more confusing.
Yes. The idea of Balanced Literacy is that you use both phonics and whole language approaches to teach reading. Students get authentic and rich experiences with literature, write often, explore sounds and sight words, etc.ReplyDelete
Open Court and HM are both very phonics-heavy, especially Open Court. I personally believe that whole language is very effective but requires an almost superhuman ability to monitor and track individual student progress. Without that, some students will be lost.
I do hope that the Common Core standards will lead to exciting new reading programs or that detailed implementation information will make it possible for schools and districts to create reading programs without a textbook purchase. The math standards I find less impressive.
The last few comments seem to imply that Saxon and Singapore rely on rote learning, as if direct and explicit instruction means memorization of procedures in isolation from the conceptual underpinnings. Neither Saxon nor Singapore do that. There also seems to be an implication that Everyday Math provides the conceptual understanding that these commenters assume Saxon and Singapore leave out. Everyday Math does an extremely poor job of providing conceptual understanding as well as procedures.ReplyDelete
I have described my experiences with the two programs I have personally taught. My comments are based upon my knowledge of the programs and my students' performance in mathematics. I personally have a fairly strong background in math, and that also informs my views. I have very limited experience with Singapore Math, and have not commented upon it at all.ReplyDelete
I am not interested in fighting the math wars with a partisan, but I do think you need to respect opinions that differ from your own.
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2010 at 7:53 AM
Hm, I'm glad to hear that whole language isn't ruling the day anymore. I've taught and tutored students from that era, and their literacy levels are dismal. I never did understand what, precisely, was wrong with phonics. With math, I just hope to avoid my own experience of having been tormented and insulted out of basic competency.ReplyDelete


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2013 Insurance Market Outlook
The trend that began in the last half of 2011 in the Commercial Property Casualty Insurance marketplace continued in
2012. After nearly a decade of yearly rate reductions, insurers responded to underwriting losses by reversing course
and increasing rates. We have now seen seven consecutive quarters of rate increases, and still the industry projects
that they will suffer losses similar to those in 2011. In both of those years, insurers paid out about $107 in claims for
every $100 they collected in premiums. Return on Equity is expected to shrink from the already low 4% in 2011 to a
new low of 3.2% in 2012.
On average, rate increases countrywide averaged about 5% for all lines of coverage, but were higher for the two lines
that are the loss leaders for insurers, Workers' Compensation and Property. Workers' Comp increases are averaging
about 10%, and for clients who have had higher losses, the increase may be considerably higher. Insurers' investment
income is limited by the conservative portfolios they are required to make, so that is not expected to improve in
2013. The WC industry projection for 2012 is a claims payout of $115 for every $100 of premium collected, and that is
expected to rise to $119 in 2013, driven largely by the escalating medical cost of claims. ROE is down to 2.8% for 2012
and is expected to drop to 1.8% this year, and even further in 2014.
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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving day in the U.S. It is a day with turkey, pumpkin pie, sitting down together to share a meal, and giving thanks.
For the occasion I have a quick craft that you can make for your doll's (or even your own Thanksgiving table!).
They are mini paper pumpkins and so simple to put together!
I used both patterned paper and orange card stock. They would be cute done all in the same paper or different shades of fall colors.
Paper Pumpkin Supplies:
- paper
- scissors
- stapler
- Trace a circle onto paper.
- Fold the paper or stack paper to cut out several of the circles at once.
- Cut 8-12 circles out of paper for each pumpkin you make.
- Cut a long skinny rectangle for the stem and place it in the center of the stack of circles.
- Staple through the center of the circles and stem.
- Cut the bottom edge of the circles. This will make the pumpkin flat on one side and make it easier for it to stand up.
- Bend the circles in the center along the staple to "fan out" the pumpkin.
This craft is so forgiving. The circles don't need to be perfectly round.
They would also be fun in different sizes!
These pumpkins are a perfect fall craft and a fun decoration for doll scenes!
Just in case you are interested, here is more about today's post.
- Doll– Rebecca is a Beforever American Girl doll.
- Outfit– Dress is sewn by Anna, instructions are here. Necklace is from Rebecca's Costume Set.
- Scene– Cafe Table and Chairs are from The Queen's Treasures.
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After a closely divided American electorate gave him a second four-year term, President Obama called for unity and appealed to a shared hope for the country's future.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney telephoned the president November 7 to concede defeat. After accepting the call, Obama told supporters in Chicago that he is returning to power "more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead."
According to press reports, Obama won 303 electoral votes, and Romney won 206, with Florida's 29 electoral votes still undecided.
Under the U.S. Electoral College system, which assigns votes on a winner-take-all basis to states according to their population, with the exception of Maine and Nebraska, the candidate who wins 270 electoral votes becomes president.
In the November 6 contest, Obama was able to carry important swing states like Ohio, Colorado, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia and Wisconsin to help assure his victory, despite lingering American concerns over the state of the U.S. economy.
Obama also won approximately 50 percent of the popular vote, compared to Romney's 48 percent.
Speaking to supporters in Boston November 7, Romney said the United States stands at "a critical point," and cannot risk "partisan bickering and political posturing" as it works to solve its challenges.
"I so wish that I had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction. But the nation chose another leader," Romney said, and he urged supporters to pray for the president and the country.
"This election is over, but our principles endure. I believe that the principles upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurgent economy and to a new greatness," Romney said.
In his remarks, Obama congratulated Romney and said that they had "battled fiercely" for the presidency "because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future," and said he hoped to talk with Romney about "where we can work together to move this country forward."
Addressing supporters, the president said, "Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. We have our own opinions. Each of us has deeply held beliefs. And when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy."
But "these arguments we have are a mark of our liberty, and we can never forget that as we speak, people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter — the chance to cast their ballots like we did today," he said.
Appealing for unity, the president said the diverse population of the United States, made up of various ethnic groups, religious communities, income levels, and ideological beliefs, is one "American family" that will "rise or fall together as one nation and as one people."
America's greatness, he said, comes from its people accepting obligations to one another and to the future "so that the freedom which so many Americans have fought for and died for comes with responsibilities as well as rights, and among those are love and charity and duty and patriotism."
Both candidates praised their supporters, campaign donors and volunteers who have offered their time and dedication over many months in the U.S. presidential campaign.
"I don't believe that there's ever been an effort in our party that can compare with what you have done over these past years. Thank you so very much," Romney said.
Obama told supporters they would have "the lifelong appreciation of a grateful president," and said, "No matter what you do or where you go from here, you will carry the memory of the history we made together."


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Sale relieved his arm injury doesn't appear serious
Chris Sale figures his arm injury could have been a lot worse.
The Chicago White Sox believe Sale has a strained muscle in his throwing arm, and the ace left-hander was officially put on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. There does not appear to be any ligament damage.
"Yesterday was as good a news as we could have possibly gotten," Sale said Tuesday. "I think just with kind of the way spring training and the year has unfolded for a lot of pitchers, maybe I (was) a little bit more nervous, just because you don't know."
Matt Moore, Kris Medlen, Patrick Corbin and David Hernandez are among the pitchers who have been dealing with significant elbow problems this year, and Sale doesn't appear to be joining that hard-luck group after undergoing an MRI.
"First words out of the doctor's mouth was, `The UCL looks excellent,"' Sale said. "I heard UCL was excellent, and I walked out. It's about all I needed to hear."
Sale said this is similar to an issue he dealt with in 2012, and he "absolutely" expects to be back once he's eligible to come off the DL. The move is retroactive to last Friday. The White Sox recalled left-hander Charlie Leesman from Triple-A Charlotte to start in Sale's place against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
Chicago also assigned right-hander Frank Francisco to Charlotte after a stint at extended spring training. He signed a minor league deal April 14.
The White Sox have already been dealing with their share of injuries this year. Outfielder Adam Eaton is day to day with a left hamstring strain, and infielder Conor Gillaspie was out of the starting lineup Tuesday with what he described as a minor issue with his left hand.
Second baseman Gordon Beckham is out with a strained left oblique, reliever Nate Jones has a strained left hip, and outfielder Avisail Garcia was lost for the season with a torn labrum.
So the White Sox can deal with Sale's injury if it's a relatively minor one.
"You're always concerned when somebody says they're feeling something different than they normally do," manager Robin Ventura said. "There's just a relief that's there, and you can tell by the way he's walking around today and talking, he feels pretty good."
The 25-year-old Sale is 3-0 with a 2.30 ERA on the season. He threw 127 pitches in a loss to Boston on Thursday, but he wasn't about to put too much blame on that for his injury.
"Obviously, this early in the season, it could have something to do with it, but I don't put too much emphasis on pitch count," Sale said. "Who's to say if I'd have thrown 18 less pitches that it would have been any better?"


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Rolling into January with some interesting tips and tricks -- offline and on that may inspire you to greater marketing. This issue helps us get in gear for the new year ...
* Lessons from the runways: What PR pros can learn from New York Fashion Week
* Social Media Marketing: Don't Forget the Message
* Journalist shares 7 common PR sins to avoid
* Customer service is your marketing strategy
* The PR industry's high school stereotypes
* 7 habits of highly successful PR people
* Inside the mind of a marketer
... and more
Journalist shares 7 common PR sins to avoid
I published my "Top Ten Reasons to Throw Your Press Release in the Trash" article over ten years ago. I've referred it to many, many up-and-coming young press agents -- for their own benefit.
Now, Amanda Marsh passes along seven simple steps to streamline your communications and make the editor's life easier ...
Full story : Ragan's PR Daily
Lessons from the runways: What PR pros can learn from New York Fashion Week
When your brand has a name like Vera Wang or Ralph Lauren, you'd think that media attention would take care of itself. But this is Fashion Week in New York City and there's a whole lot of competition for coverage.
Here are some lessons every brand can learn from Fashion Week
Full story : PR News
Social Media Marketing: Don't Forget the Message
In today's digital age, an increasing number of businesses are utilizing social media marketing services to help bolster their brand's online presence. However, without an integrated social media marketing strategy that includes online content, the likelihood of success on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and the countless other platforms sprouting up will only get more difficult.
Social media marketing alone is not enough to really connect with your target audience.
Full story : socialmediatoday.com
Inside the mind of a marketer
Direct marketers have plenty on their minds these days. Thanks to rising costs; increasing requirements to show results to higher-ups; and an endlessly shifting, technologically evolving media landscape, direct marketing is more challenging — but in most cases more exciting — than ever.
So what are today's direct marketers thinking about?
Full story : Deliver Magazine
7 habits of highly successful PR people
Stephen Covey's seminal work, "The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People," has been in my library for more than a decade. If you haven't read it, it's a must read. It's timeless.
The seven habits are applicable to anyone, and for public relations professionals, they are particularly helpful in your work with journalists, clients and the public. Here are ways you can apply Covey's proven seven habits to your PR work.
Full story : Amanda Miller for prdaily.com
The PR industry's high school stereotypes
Every movie involving a high school plays up dramatic stereotypes of cliques and groups that rely on their members' interests, looks or personalities. No matter your group in high school, some point you interacted with those of another clique. This is when your PR skills started to form.
You used your interpersonal skills to communicate and build a relationship, just as PR professional build relationships with clients and media. The following are four classic high school groups, and their PR industry equivalent.
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Customer service is your marketing strategy
The public nature of customer service through social channels means that it has a big effect on your brand, and can be a powerful marketing tool if used properly. On social media you have the opportunity to delight your customers by promptly giving them the help they ask for, and be recognized for it publicly — while at the same time generating hugely valuable customer insight to feed into your marketing machine.
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A Fine Line…
Non-stitching post alert! I have some pretty "out there" thought processes as some of you already know. Here's what's been going through my mind this morning and what led to these thoughts:
I received a change of address notification from a friend yesterday, on which I also found out that they are having a baby. Now, as I am unlikely to ever send out a baby notification (if I did, I would also be suing my surgeon), I have decided to send out a "New Car" notification the next time I buy a new set of wheels! Cars/children – they're the same thing right?
Registration – You have to register a baby when it is born, and my car must also be registered in the place that I drive it.
Insurance – A family has life/critical illness/accident cover, and my car must also be insured against risks.
Healthcare – Your child must be seen by a doctor on a regular basis for check ups, and other health issues. My car must be serviced annually by a dealer, and go in for repairs when it is not well.
Keep them clean – You bathe your child to keep him/her clean, I take my car to the car wash to prevent that same build-up of grime.
Clothing – You buy new shoes for your child, I buy new tires for my car.
Education – You enroll your child in school or home school them so that they gain knowledge about the world. I update my car's GPS and Navigation, so that it also gains knowledge about the world.
Food and Drink – You feed your child so that it has the nutrients to burn for energy to run and play. I put gas in my car, so that it also burns energy so that I can run and play. Under the same note, you sometimes take your child to eat out for a treat. I sometimes fill up with premium grade gas to give my car a treat.
Outdoor Fun – Your child may like to camp in the garden overnight. My car sometimes likes to spend the night on the driveway.
Days Out – You take your child to the amusement park for a day out. I take my car on a road trip.
Personal Motivation – You sometimes have to push your child hard to achieve his/her goals. I sometimes push my car quite hard.
I know that some of you may find these thoughts weird. However, it's not my intention to offend anyone, just my thoughts and observations on life.
Thanks for listening today!
Stitchy hugs to you all
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Seminarians to be ordained transitional deacons on April 7
by Andy Telli, Tennessee Register
Anh Tuan Phan and Richard Childress will take another step on their journey to the priesthood when they are ordained as transitional deacons on Friday, April 7, at St. Joseph Church in Madison.
It's been a journey that has taken one of them halfway across the world and the other from a Protestant denomination to Catholicism.
Childress, who is studying as a seminarian at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, grew up as a member of the Church of the Nazarene. He calls his conversion to Catholicism and his vocation to the priesthood, "a circuitous journey."
"The Nazarene Church is pointing toward a direction, it's a good direction, but to get there you have to be a Catholic," said Childress, who entered the Church in 2008. "It struck me that this is where I was supposed to be all along."
For Phan, the first steps toward the priesthood started in his native Vietnam but weren't completed until his family was able to move to the United States.
As a teenager in Vietnam, "I didn't have the idea to become a priest," Phan said. That was his brother's dream. But when the newly established Diocese of Ba Ria announced in 2006 it was offering an exam for men interested in becoming a seminarian, Phan's grandmother suggested he take the exam "and see if God wants you to be a priest."
He was surprised when he passed the exam, "because I'm not a good writer," he said.
Before he could enter the seminary in Vietnam, his family was granted permanent resident status to come to the United States in 2007 after 15 years of waiting. Phan, his parents, a brother and a sister joined his grandparents in Middle Tennessee, and he put aside his thoughts of a vocation to the priesthood.
Phan's family became part of the Vietnamese Catholic Community that meets at St. Martha Church in Ashland City and he started to teach religious education classes. Father Peter Quang Chau, the pastor of St. Martha and the leader of the Vietnamese Catholic Community, asked if he had considered becoming a priest.
"I said, 'Give me a week. Let me pray about it,'" Phan said. "I said I guess God is calling me. I gave him another chance."
After another year of studying English, he was accepted as a seminarian at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans in 2010. "It's been wonderful," Phan said of his time as a seminarian at Notre Dame. "It's like a second home to me, very supportive and welcoming."
He is one of 15 seminarians at Notre Dame who are Vietnamese. "Most of them are from Vietnam. Only two are from here but they grew up in a Vietnamese family," Phan said.
His own family has played an important role in nurturing his vocation, Phan said. After the fall of South Vietnam, Phan's family was forced to move to a rural village and the practice of their faith was banned. Yet, they continued to celebrate Mass and teach the Catechism in secret, Phan said.
"I inherited most of my piety from my family," Phan said. "Them keeping the faith really inspired me to keep my faith."
For Childress, it was a search for a deeper understanding of his faith that led to Catholicism.
He was studying at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville with the hopes of becoming a Nazarene minister. By his sophomore year, he had growing questions about the theology he was studying and began to dig deeper to find answers.
His search ultimately led him to Catholicism. "When you encounter the Catholic faith," he said, you realize "Oh this make sense. This is how it was originally."
He entered the Church in 2008 with no intention of becoming a priest. But a year or two later, he realized something was missing, Childress said. A friend suggested he consider monastic life. "At first it seemed like this is for me," he said. But after a lot of prayer and thought, decided the life of a monk was not what he was looking for.
That's when he got a call from Andy Forsythe, a friend from Trevecca who also converted to Catholicism and is a seminarian for the Diocese of Nashville who will be ordained a priest this summer. Forsythe asked if he ever thought of being a priest. When Childress started researching it and talking to a priest who was a friend of his, "It was obvious this is what I should have been looking into," he said. "When I was actually in seminary, it all sort of clicked. I haven't had any second thoughts about the priesthood since I entered the seminary."
Being ordained as a transitional deacon is one of the final milestones along the path to the priesthood. As transitional deacons, Phan and Childress will have the authority to preside at baptisms, weddings and funerals; they will be able to preach and assist the priest at the altar during Mass. Both are scheduled to be ordained as priests in the summer of 2018.
"I'm just excited and humbled that pretty soon I'm going to be assigned to a parish … doing these things for the people of God," Childress said.
"I'm very excited to minister to the people," Phan said.
When he first entered the seminary, Phan said, his goal was to save souls. "I said that but I didn't really understand what that means," he said. But after nearly seven years of study, that's becoming much clearer to him. Saving souls is about opening God's grace for other people, he said, and "being an instrument for that grace to work."
Their ordination as transitional deacons will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April l7, at St. Joseph. Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville will ordain Childress and Phan, filling in for Bishop David Choby, who will not be able to be there because of his health issues.
A reception in the parish hall will follow the ordination, which is open to all people of the diocese.


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Business Arts and Entertainment Media Production
This category lists companies that focus on producing, and processing, content for modes of mass communication and entertainment. Commonly accepted media in this category include audio, video, electronic, print, the internet and theatre.
Subcategories 25
Related categories 5
Sites 167
A:\Prompt Computer Teleprompting
Offers services for film, television, webcasts, award shows and public speaking. Provides links and contacts.
Act One Pictures
San Diego company provides a description of services and list of clients. Demo available.
African Motion Picture Company
Production company specializing in film, television, and video for the advertising and corporate industries.
Albatross Media
Offers a range of film, television, multimedia and internet production services from its facility in Washington state.
All About Eve Media Services
Audio, video and web production studio. Services, production packages, and contact information. Located in Hollywood, Florida.
Produces imagery and effects for film, video and broadband. Their Flash-powered site contains details about their services, projects and clients.
Altenburger Film and Media Production
International film production company based in Innsbruck, Austria specializes in the production of television documentaries and magazines, music films, corporates and commercials. [English and German]
Animation Direct
Creates broadcast quality animated graphics for the video, T.V. and multimedia industry. Located in Lancashire, England, and offers services to companies worldwide.
Apogee Communications
Corporate video, streaming video, electronic business cards, and demo reels.
Area 17
Digital production company with offices in Paris and New York. Includes a journal and portfolio.
Arrowhead Film and Video
Full-service, self-contained production facility offering the most advanced technology in video and film production for corporate and commercial clients. Based in Austin, Texas.
Creative studio offering complete services for video, print and internet media. Site provides a portfolio of projects completed, a client list and news about the studio.
Audiovision Production
Video and multimedia projects. Includes information on available services and equipment, as well as references.
AVE television corporate production
TV and video production house offering event coverage, corporate training videos, TV commercials, edit suites, camera crews, OB truck, and post production.
Avitamarc Home
Video production and Web design. Includes corporate profile, sample graphics, and information about buying videos.
Azkoul Productions, Inc.
Multimedia, film and video production for corporate marketing.
AzRA Historical Resources
Paradise, California, USA. 19th century clothing and uniforms, tack, resource books, props and sets. Also resource information, filmography, technical consulting and SAG.
Beyond Pix Studios
Offers video production, video post production, live broadcast, Internet online streaming. Based in San Francisco, CA.
The Big Picture
Production, editing, marketing, and communications. Includes company profile, services, clients, gallery, and news.
Bigfoot Productions
Chicago/Midwest-based company. Services include Betacam ENG/EFP crews, Avid editing, satellite, staging, complete duplication. Includes company profile and samples.
BioPic Productions
Independent producer of film, TV, video and multimedia; specializing in education, science and technology.
Blinking Eye Media Creative Services
Editing, digital visual effects, 3D and 2D animation, compositing, transfer and duplication services. New York City.
BlueScreen LLC
Production company specializing in Ultimatte compositing, rentals and sales.
Boltpix: Barnard Productions
Produces commercials, documentaries, music videos, image films and motion graphics for features, commercials and television.
BrightStar Productions
Video and multimedia production company located in Central Florida.
Broadcast Crews
Camera crews and digital video facilities for television production, including DVDs and Web design content. Includes portfolio, FAQ, client list, and history.
Brooklyn Films
Film and video production and technology company. Past projects include feature films, weekly television series and music videos.
C.A.R. Productions
Australian company specialising in high-end computer graphics for all aspects of the television and video markets.
The Camera Corps
Produces video, film and multimedia projects for business, entertainment, and broadcast.
Carlton Communications Plc
Holding company with subsidiaries which produce pre-recorded videocassettes, feature films and cd-roms; perform feature film processing and release print duplication services; provide facilities for television and film industries, commercials and corporate video productions; and other film and television industry related services. (Nasdaq: CCTVY).
Celebrity Helicopters
An aerial production and supply company.
Centerline Digital
A digital agency creating strategic, modern marketing solutions. Marketing strategy, content marketing and content activation.
Portfolio of works in film, video, animation, music, photography, and design.
Checkmate Pictures
Production, screenplays, restoration, streaming, and screenplays.
International production company. Services include visual effects, film scanning and recording, and digital mastering.
Clock Wise Productions, Inc.
Film and video production company producing commercials, industrials, features and documentaries.
Colorado Film
Film and commercials production and location services in Italy.
Crawford Communications
Offers a spectrum of services for clients involved in television, film transfer, Internet, audio, satellite and interactive media.
Crazy TV
Corporate, broadcast, new media, and localized media services.
CVP Productions
Cinematography, videography, editing, and 3D and 2D animations. Includes client list, projects, and samples for download.
Darlow Smithson Productions
A British independent company producing factual programmes for broadcasters worldwide, with a focus on docudramas, series and documentaries for theatrical release.
Digital Broadcasting .com
Daily news and product updates for professionals in the broadcasting industry- Information on manufacturing, technology, equipment, supplies, and discussion forums, online chat, newsletter and software
Digital Core
Offering services for film, commercials, corporate and instructional videos.
DMJ Productions & Digital Media
Specializes in program production services, post production, multimedia, graphics and design, and media integration. Includes staff profiles, details of services, clients, and selected projects.
Dream Images, Inc.
Specializes in music videos, commercials, special event videos, CD-ROM presentations, and Web design. Includes samples and clips in RealMedia format.
DRT Mastering
CD mastering company lists services, a facility tour, and a FAQ section covering analog and digital CD mastering, recording, and mixdown.
Duke Multimedia Productions
Video and Web production, as well as editing. Includes profile, services, and contact information.
DVTV Productions & Editing Services
Film and video productions. Includes company profile, news, services, and contact information.
Emotional Pictures Corporation
Specializing in music and variety programming. Includes news, services, and company profile.
Encore Video Productions
Provides crews, gear and satellite uplinks for network and movie production clients from New York to Miami. Includes projects and client list.
Epoxy Films
Film and video production company for television commercials, industrials, films and video. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Eye of the Soul
Production company dedicated to delivering compelling film, television, and new media entertainment alternatives.
Farber Training Systems, Inc.
Producing radio and television programs, and acting as a literary agent for authors in the business and entertainment fields.
Ferrini Productions Inc.
The official site of Gloucester, Massachusetts filmmaker Henry Ferrini.
Film, television, and video production services in Malaysia. Includes location scouting, equipment rental, permits, and production teams.
Free Form Productions Inc.
Commercial, music video, and film, based in Western Canada. Includes projects, news, and company profile.
Fresh Air Media
Communication boutique providing end to end services, from conceptualization to talent to post production, for a host of media.
Gazbo Entertainment
34 years experience at producing and directing films, documentary films, video albums, video advertisements, video and sound editing, and fashion photography in India.
Film and video production company specializing in documentary, corporate and broadcast solutions including production, post, animation and graphics.
Ghost Productions Inc.
This Minnesota company which produces animation, video, and webcasting, presents its staff and studio portfolio.
GMT Studios
Independent commercial production facility in Los Angeles with 6 sound stages, standing sets, lighting and grip equipment and an expendables store.
Gordon Productions Video
Broadcast production and distribution, as well as multimedia authoring. Includes work samples, rates, and list of clients.
Gorgeous Studio
San Francisco studio lists its services and a free estimate.
Film and TV production company in Croatia that also serves as a multimedia center for independent artists from various fields such as video, graphics, music, theater and literature.
Harrington Productions
Television programs, freelance camera work, editing, and Web design. Includes list of credits and projects.
Hatfield Post/Production
Video and new media, primarily for broadcast. Includes services, samples, and clients.
Heartworks International, Inc.
Stony Brook, N.Y. company that specializes in projects that integrate the arts, entertainment, and education. Includes a listing of projects, clients, and services.
Hellgate Pictures, Inc.
Film, video, and multimedia projects. Includes samples, staff profiles, and lists of projects and clients.
Higher Authority Productions
Professional video, film, and audio production company in Miami, Florida.
Hocus Focus Films
Locations and production services for film and TV in Israel.
Hoffmann Films
Freelance cinematography and videography available: equipment, footage, clients, artist, and contact information.
Horizon East Productions
Video and multimedia production and post production company working in broadcast, industrial, and documentary videos, as well as CD-ROMs and DVDs. Includes services and rates.
I-MOTUS Interactive Motion
Offers corporate video production, training videos, and multimedia productions in the UK.
Illinois Videomakers Association
Organization of videographers provides its membership list, archives of past newsletters, meeting schedules, and a description of member services.
Illinois company presents a description of its services with a client list.
In Your Face Productions
Company based in Australia, and offering global services, lists the formats it uses, range of services, and demos.
Producer, publisher, and distributor of quality educational training programs including videotapes and CD-ROM.
International Documentary Television Corp.
Film-maker Robert Duncan and his company. Includes samples, company profile, and client list.
Intersection Art & Film Production
Focuses across multiple media formats, including radio, video and film. They also offer equipment rentals, post production and advertising services.
Isaac Brody
Documentaries, fund-raising videos, music videos, acting reels, and commercials. Includes samples, services, and profile.
JRW digital media
Film, multimedia, and web services company since 1994, lists clients and services.
JSP Creative
Film, television, and interactive projects. Company profile, showreels, services, and client list.
JSP International Video and Film Production
Video and film production firm offering services to corporate businesses and the entertainment industry.
Juergen Klenk Film & New Media
Film, video, and multimedia production for public relations, industry, and institutions. Includes company overview, history, and package products.
Keen Eye Productions
Commercial, corporate and broadcast, film and video services through most of Western and Northern Canada.
Ken Kimmelman / Imagery Film Ltd.
Filmmaker and animator, producer of anti-prejudice public service film "The Heart Knows Better."
The Knowledge Online
Searchable film, tv, and video production global database. Includes CD sales for off line searches.
Len Aitken Productions
Sports, feature films, music videos, network specials, documentaries, and commercials. Includes client list, award, and staff profiles.
Lunchbox Communications
Firm dealing in film, video, and print describes services and provides a client list. Demos available.
Lynx Enterprises Productions Inc.
Film and video products, television commercials, 3D animations, and corporate marketing/training videos. Includes company overview, portfolio, and clients.
Marvelous Memories
Offers VHS to DVD and CD transfer services for photos, slides, 8mm and super 8mm, weddings, invitations and special events.
The Media Lab, Inc.
Videography, CD-ROM authoring, webcasting, video editing, and staging of events and meetings. Includes company history and profile, services, clients, and awards.
Media Moire
Video production, computer graphics compositing and 3D animation effects, DVD/CD authoring. Services and contact information.
Equipped with editing suites, a Cyc Wall, photography studio and a website design suite, they offer concept to finish production services, including editing, animation and special effects.
Missing Link Productions
Offer a range of project services including finding lead characters, hiring casting directors and crew to help the projects along.
Consults on, creates, and deploys graphics, multimedia and animation in a variety of media, including the web.
Myriad Media
Services include film and video production, editing, post production, and motion graphics. Includes equipment list, clients, awards, and portfolio. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Native Voice Films
Video and documentary film production in the UK and Latin America. Includes information on the filmmakers and current, past, and in-development projects.
Nautilus Production
Provides professional broadcast, freelance, ENG/EFP, documentary, medical, military video services and underwater stock footage from around the world.
No More Nice Girls
Non-profit group designed to develop inter-cultural films and video, multimedia, web sites and series that dare to imagine a world in which democracy is the given, forms are open to reinvention and subjects speak for themselves.
Northcutt Productions
Make movies for broadcast, the Web, videotape, and DVD with a strong background in high-tech marketing and social/environmental documentaries.
Omni Productions
Film and video production based in Bristol, United Kingdom.
On Tape Video Productions
Torrance, Cal. company specializing in film and photo to video transfer and wedding videos, lists services and references.
One Destiny Productions
New York City based recording studio specializing in voice overs, lists voice talent, services, equipment and rates.
Optophonic Ltd
Creates video, audio, music and interactive media. Includes portfolio, samples, and services provided. Dublin, Ireland.
Orbit Productions
Film, video, multimedia, and animation production. Company profile and services.
Page International Services
Full service film and television production company with offices in Lisbon, London and Bombay.
Palma Pictures
Mallorca based production services company can supply studio space, locations, equipment, crew, and casting for productions in the Mediterranean.
Panoptic Media
Producers of video and multimedia works. Includes company profile and work samples.
Peden Entertainment,LLC
An entertainment company that develops, produces and markets media content focusing on automotive and aviation topics.
Performing Arts Supply
Houston, Texas, USA. Stock and custom wardrobes for stage productions; index of available productions. Catalog [PDF format] of makeup, props, lighting, scenic supplies, and special effects. Ships worldwide.
Peter Rosen Productions, Inc.
Specializes in the arts and documentary. Site contains general company description, a biography of director Peter Rosen, and a descriptive list of over 50 productions, distributors, and awards.
Phoenix Films
Commercials, broadcast programs, documentaries, still photography, films and videos. Includes services, locations, and client list.
Pinewood Studios
Film and television studios, home of the British film industry. Information about the studio and the services they provide. Part of the Pinewood Studios Group.
Pirromount Pictures
Low budget film production company which produces feature length movies on budgets as low as three figures.
Planet Shark Productions
Los Angeles company which does screenplays and script editing, lists past and current projects. Demo reels available.
Poet House
A recording studio that specializes in having poems professionally read and recorded into audio or video format. Spring Hill, Tennessee.
Prairie Pictures
Specialize in the production of scenes set in severe weather. They also are a source for stock footage of storms.
Prime Cut Productions
Company specializing in international EFP and mobile unit shoots. Development and past projects. Offices in Los Angeles, Paris and Rome.
Production Central
Producer of film, video, multimedia and website. Site contains video clips, links, and sample reel information.
The Production Guys
Company which produces for radio and corporate audio lists its services, talent names, and prices.
Production Partners, Inc.
Film and television production company created by Executive Producer Sandy Chanley, Producer Thomas Bull, and Director Keith Truesdell.
Resource guide for production in media that includes film, video, broadcast and music.
R/GA Digital Studios
Digital production company providing visual effects, 3D graphics, and design and motion graphics.
Redweather Productions
Television, video, and multimedia company based in Bristol, UK. Includes gallery, company profile, and details of available services.
Reels On Wheels
Film couriers specializing in the transport of film dailies, video, sound and equipment for the motion picture, television, and music industry.
Roy Cox Productions, Inc.
Produces film, video, webcasts, and on-line entertainment for worldwide audiences.
Russ Sturgeon Video Productions
Nashville company provides a demo of its work.
Sea Dog Films Pty Ltd
Provides documentary production, wildlife cinematography and underwater photography. Information on services, profile and contact details. Australia.
seasons & a muse
An arts and film corporation developing projects in a variety of forms, including film, music, visual art, graphic design and books. Projects undertaken and a schedule of upcoming events are listed on the site.
See Through Films
Full service feature film and broadcast commercial production facility. Online and offline edit suites available.
Video and film team for broadcast and corporate work in NTSC or PAL formats, based in London and working throughout Europe. Includes show reel, news, and staff profiles.
Video and film production company specializing in commercials and corporate image video productions.
Sienna Films
Toronto-based film and television production company.
Sight and Sound Studios
Complete production and post production services for film and video. Located in Honolulu Hawaii.
Silver Dream Factory, Inc.
Based in Orange County, CA. Grip and lighting packages, sound-proofed stage, standing sets, props, cameras, non-linear editing suites, 20-seat screening room. Includes location and contact information.
SMP Video
Servicing New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, this company features video demos, pricing guide, and a listing of services.
SOL Productions Ltd.
London, UK based line production company providing film, line and multimedia production services in New Zealand and Australia.
Source Media Network
Wisconsin network of independent professionals. Broadcast television, corporate video, animation, Web site development, and interactive media. Includes company profile and testimonials.
Spark Media
Washington, DC company specializing in issues of social change lists its production awards, clients, past projects, and outreach programs.
Spectra Titles
Artwork design of titles, cards and rollers for the film and TV industries. Laser film set for rostrum camera ready.
Spotland Productions
Digital voiceover recording studio in Nashville provides demos of local talent and a description of facilities and services.
Full service production, post and web design house.
Film production, high-end commercials and contemporary documentaries. Provide location services for filming in Alaska.
Suffolk Films
Independent production company making educational, documentary and promotional television programs, videos and CD ROMs for clients in the UK and overseas.
Systemic, Inc.
Idaho agency providing print, multimedia, and interactive content presents demos of its work and a description of services.
T.V.V. Productions
Video and multimedia, as well as duplication and post production. Includes company profile.
Taxi Films
New York City based production company specializing in commercials, muci videos, industrial films, documentaries and short films.
TeamWorks Media
Multimedia solutions to businesses and sports entities, including production, post production, webcasting, streaming and design.
CD and DVD replication, VHS duplication, video duplicating, marketing and distribution services. A DVD replicator/duplicator in partnership with Nimbus.
Titan Videoproduktion
Production and web-design company based in Germany features examples of past projects and its history.
Tribe Pictures
Produces both feature and corporate films and videos.
Trinity Media Inc.
Offers a wide range of services from webcasting to both corporate and commercial film and video production.
Tropical Studios
A digital imaging company serving the Eastern Caribbean region from its offices in Antigua. Offers Internet services, multimedia CD-ROM development, video, photography, and location management.
The Troupe
Offers a range of design and production services for television, radio and interactive media. The site details their services, and provides examples of their work.
Twofour Productions
Broadcast and corporate communications, as well as new media authoring. Includes services, clients, and news.
Unital Films
International production company with offices in central London, Johannesburg and Perth. Production, co-production, and service of feature films and TV dramas. Also, advice on funding and packaging features.
Valley Pride Productions Inc.
Music and film production company headed by Ron Feuer. Biography, equipment list, services offered, projects and contact information.
Versatile Productions Inc.
Digital, broadcast, 3D animation, and video production studio located in Aspen, Colorado. Beta and digital video editing. Includes samples and company information.
Video Vision New Media Services
UK based company offers the hire of audio visual presentation and display equipment. Current inventory and contact numbers are listed.
Voodoo Media, Los Angeles
Television, film, and web production company with international experience and client lists which include The History Channel, Arts and Entertainment Television, and PBS.
Weak & Foolish Productions
TV, film and commercial production support, film finance, CD-ROM creation, Macromedia web design. Includes screen writers chat, film makers bookstore, sample clips, resume, and location photos.
Wide Angle Films
Offers complete packaging, creative direction and editing services. The site provides details about their clients, work and achievements.
Wild Iris Films UK LTD
Film and video production and post-production, web content and web solutions.
Wilderness Films India Ltd.
Broadcast and television services, location services, post production, in house production, stills and stock footage, books and publishing services, equipment rentals and sales.
Worldwide Filmworks
Company specifically designed to create media projects for Internet broadcast.
Zamacona Productions
Television, film, and video services for every stage of production, from producing and directing through post-production.
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A lot has happened in the past month here in the Bay State as I've been caught up in various travels. Steve Wynn officially pulled out of Foxboro, where he had proposed a massive casino adjacent to the stadium. Locals just weren't enthused about the project. Similarly, Freetown voters earlier this week resoundingly rejected a casino, as proposed by the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah. Taunton residents head to the polls June 9 to determine the fate of a casino proposal by the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe. Meanwhile, Las Vegas Sands Corp. has stated it will not bid for a casino license in the state, despite the company's past lobbying efforts here.
All this seems likely to leave Caesars alone in the East, working with Suffolk Downs in East Boston. There is still healthy competition for a license in the western part of the state, and the tribes have until July 31 to secure a compact to be eligible for the third license.
On the administrative front, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has been holding regular public meetings, and chairman Stephen Crosby said this week that the Commission "may not" issue all four available licenses (three casinos and one slot parlor) if changing market conditions won't support them. That remark drew the ire of some pro-gaming legislators in the state, who said that so much effort went into determining the optimal number of locations that it wasn't up to the Commission to change the landscape.
But it is a bit refreshing to see Commission members keeping an open mind about what is best for Massachusetts. Sometimes states think that more is always better and go for the quick fix. Illinois legislators have been trying to significantly increase the number of casinos there, despite the fact that revenue from the existing casinos has dropped off dramatically. Well, actually it's mostly because of that fact – they figure newer is better and revenues will shoot upward again with a massive expansion. Efforts to bring destination casinos are also afoot in Florida, again despite an existing industry and the detrimental effects they could have on current operators. And in New York, Gov. Cuomo wants to have seven full commercial casinos – figuring the nine existing racetrack casinos don't bring in enough money. Assume that the tracks will bid for and win most of those seven licenses, and at least two tracks are left out in the cold.
In contrast, look at Pennsylvania. There, legislators realize that it is probably not in the best interests of the state to have a second casino in Philadelphia as the law allows. There is a bill in play that would auction that Philadelphia license to the highest bidder anywhere in the state, and it is likely that it won't be in the greater Philly market. Some elected officials even want to kill the license entirely, believing that the state already has enough gambling.
Of course, these scenarios are different from Massachusetts, which as a new gaming market will likely easily absorb all four properties. And certainly companies wouldn't be interested if they didn't agree. But as I said, it's good that the Commissioners are concerned about market conditions and the health of all eventual licensees.


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Issues of diversity can increase stress levels, decrease self-esteem, and impact our ability to engage in healthy, fulfilling relationships. Including issues of diversity (individually or intersectionally) in the counseling process can produce opportunities to heal and overcome experiences of oppression and discrimination. EMDR therapy may be an ideal means for processing and integrating traumatic and disturbing events regarding power, privilege, and oppression. Equine therapy may be a means for re-writing how you want your relationship to feel.
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We can work through various versions of internalized oppression together.
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Counseling can support you in breaking through guilt, allowing you to step more fully into a role as an ally for others and for yourself.
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For an extra little zing, add a pinch of finely ground black pepper to the flour with the other spices!
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 eggs, room temp
- 1 cup brown sugar (dark or light, your choice)
- 1 cup pumpkin purée
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 4 Tbsp well chopped candied ginger
1 Preheat oven to 350°F.
2 Whisk together dry ingredients: In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, and spices—ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg.
3 Beat eggs, sugar, add pumpkin, butter, water: In a large bowl, beat the eggs and whisk in the brown sugar, making sure to break up any lumps of sugar. Stir in the pumpkin purée, melted butter, and 1/4 cup of water until well combined.
4 Add dry to wet ingredients, add ginger, nuts: Stir in the dry ingredients, a third at a time, until just incorporated. Do not over-mix. Fold in the candied ginger and chopped nuts.
5 Put into muffin tin and bake: Spoon mixture into a prepared muffin tin. Bake for 25 minutes at 350°F. Check for doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean, it's done. Cool on a rack.


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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Needing breaks and taking them
Leilani and I were also in our last month of homeschooling and life just became a lot and I didn't really know what to say to you all, so I took a break.
I took a break from blogging (still kept writing) and also started to think very intentionally about what I want to do with the blog, how I want to change it, and how I want to upgrade it to be more of the space I want to see it become for all of us.
I'm still working on that part (business plans, calendars, partnerships, and all of that) but all in all I am excited to see how the space will expand, change, and grow for us all.
I took a break, but now I'm back.
Monday, June 1, 2015
#31DaysOfPositivity thoughts
Now that the campaign is over I am very glad I did it.
I am glad that not only teen parents saw these messages but that everyone did.
I'm glad everyone saw these messages because they are true, necessary, and important. People reached out to me to tell me that the messages helped them in one way or another. When I was having a bad day (which happens more than people think it would) I would look at one of the images and read the message and think about the words for a while and they helped.
I wanted the messages of these images to reach you, help you, and encourage you in whichever way you needed. I also wanted to present alternative images for teen parents on the Internet since many of them can be very negative.
I hope these images helped.
I hope you share them if you feel the need to.
I hope these messages sink into your thoughts about teen and young families and you begin to change the negative aspects and thoughts you may hold about us.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
It Ain't Fire Wood 'Til It's Kindling!
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Great stuff, I agree that a lot of stuff can be saved from the fire and that is one of the true skills of the a good crafts-person. As I say, I just sell very very expensive kindling and firewood.ReplyDelete
She does look very male, the lips look to big and solid, I am not the one to ask as I do not study the human form that much
Good Post, Bob.ReplyDelete
I think the problem with most wood carvings is that folks chicken out and stop too soon, afraid of screwing it up. Pushing the material is where your skill improves, even if that particular effort becomes kindling. I always say it's one of the few crafts where your mess is as pretty as anything you make. :)
If you want it to look more female than '80s GLam rocker, do another one with strict attention to proportions. Proportion is way more important than symmetry. Current one is 1/3 too long. You can check it by holding your thumb over the base of her nose. The eyes and 2/3 of nose read female.
You probably started with the eyes and the face grew as you worked your way down. Long and narrow reads as male.
Get a small dab of modeling clay (plasticine) and try a few quick female face 3D sketches. Remember that your male faces are highly stylized- if you actually met someone who looked like that, you'd run! So for the female face you've got to go exactly the opposite direction. Square to triangle rather than shoe box rectangle. Any harsh angle will age or make her read more masculine. ( I know because I've had my own share of tiny bonfires!) Good luck, keep at it.
PS. Check your library for a book called the Dwiggins Marionetts. (sic) His women puppets are georgous! Carved but totally female.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Sean. It's good to see you're still hanging around. BTW, I've got a spoon coming up soon.ReplyDelete
Wonderful, Patrick! Just the kind of reasoned analysis I was looking for! Actually the eyes were the last thing I did. You should have seen how long the face was before I shortened it by a third! Another case of being too timid. I shortened it so much I thought I was overdoing it. Hmmm. That finish is only wax. I wonder if I can get away with a few more modifications?
I like the hair and the trailing over the face. I have attempted this on several of my female faces and they usually do not turn out as well as I had envisioned them. YOu might be right on the lips, but I think your nose might be soemthing to focus on. It's kind of blocky and round. Maybe a sleeker feminine nostrils would help a bit.ReplyDelete
OOPS! I've done it! Gone critical. Ah well@ I'm starting my own version of another female tree carving so you will have plenty to taunt me with this week. Oh! Noses give me such a headache, I usually have the most trouble with them, but I found that thinning the nose almost to the point of "narrow" seems to help a bit. OH! Have tou checked out OutWestWoodCarvings? He has a great video on the eyes and mouth. Granted, its of a cowboy, but it waas very cool to watch.
Boy, Ethan, you're in for it now! 8-)ReplyDelete
I spend way too much time on Lynn's site watching his videos. I loved watching him doing the mouth and seeing the character of the caricature (try saying that 3 times fast) come out with each cut.


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4 Web / Google Analytics Tips For A New User Interface
Apurva Ramteke 3 Min Read
Nowadays, Google is trying to improve its GA interface in order to help users to focus more on data rather than navigation. Hence, Google has come up with a new version of its GUI. There are some important steps for web analytics to help improve the process of analysis and decision making by noting down little but important things as follows:
1. Keep Close Track Of Each And Every Figure Or Number In Overview Of GA:
After logging into Google Analytics homepage, an overview screen will appear showing the basic details about the performance of the website. However, these details seem to be minute but have equal importance as others shown in the figure:
Here, a user can see the total number of visits, unique visitors, bounce rate etc. along with the pie chart at left showing the percentage of new & returning visitors. At the top left hand side of the overview page; there is an option called "Audience" which shows all the demographic and behavioral information of website's visitors. Further, comes "Advertising" to bring in AdWords data, defining the traffic sources, content and conversion tabs as shown in figure below:
2. Map Overly Report:
Go to the Demographics and then Location as shown in the above figure, where the green part shows the intensity of traffic which a site is achieving the most from across the world. Now, if user clicks on any country by dragging a mouse, he / she will get overall zoomed picture of incoming traffic sources. For e.g. In U.S., California, Texas and Newyork are most populated state to get traffic from. Now user can again go to next level that is more deeper according to the city wise selected visitors' sources that are coming from. For example, in Texas Hueston and Auston are the most popular from which traffic is coming.
3. Referring Sites:
To go to referring sites overview click on Traffic Sources on left side of window then Sources then finally click on to Referrals as shown in below screen:
This shows that all of the sources i.e. referring sources through which people are landing ultimately to destination website. It shows how many visitors are putting directly website link or actually coming from SEO or through other websites or advertisements. So, it gives overall search listing along with individual number of visits, Pagesvisits, avg. duration and source rate etc.
4. Site Speed Report:
Google Analytics has Tab Content inside which site speed option is there. Click on it to overview as shown in figure:
It shows overall Page Load Time. Try to get average page load time as low as possible because of two reasons firstly from SEO perspective, Google is going to kick off if it' s very high loading time, second obviously users point of view because the moment its getting time to load the page the user may switch to other websites or window. Click on option Page at bottom where average load time and all the other attributes related to it can be tracked. Also, in order of page view the average load time is listed.
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This mid century design adds a twist on the classic wardian case or terrarium. A great low profile makes for a perfect centerpiece on a table for your succulent or miniature garden. With a 10 inch planting base, this planter will give you plenty of room to have a few varieties of your favourite low profile plants or a a lush moss garden. Even if you just want make it easy and throw in those air plants you've had sitting around, dress up your indoor garden with this beauty. Each of our terrariums are made from reclaimed glass and reclaimed wood and finished with traditional stained glass techniques. Even though we use recycled materials, we are committed to good modern design and clean lines. A perfect piece for your modern home with notes of art deco glass features.
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Join Teen Unite Fighting Cancer for a charity skydive 2nd June 2019 – This event is for anyone wishing to raise money for Teens Unite Fighting Cancer
Seven young people are diagnosed with cancer every day in the UK and Teens Unite is the only charity in the UK to support young people from diagnosis, through treatment, and into remission. We understand that cancer doesn't stop when the treatment stops; the effects of a cancer diagnosis can be long-lasting and often life changing.
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When we have huge records in database, it is always wise to implement paging instead of querying all the data at once. Gone are the days were we wrote long line of code to implement paging. With SQL Server 2012, we can do that in just few lines. Here is a quick sample script to query 10 records after 50th record.
Declare @PageIndex Int -- current page index
Declare @PageSize Int -- fetch this much record
Declare @Offset Int -- number of rows to skip
Set @PageIndex=5
Set @PageSize=10
Set @Offset = @PageIndex * @PageSize
Select * From DemoUser
Order By Id Offset @Offset Rows
Fetch Next @PageSize Rows Only
Reference: OFFSET FETCH Clause
Hope this helps.