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well today was my first day back after a two week vacation and i'm exhausted! for some reason or another, i can never sleep the night before we return from break. i'm so anxious about the next day and i just toss and turn all night. well, until about 3 or 4am at which point i fall asleep and have to wake right back up within a couple of hours. the whole thing is beyond frustrating! it's funny how one can toss and turn most of the night away- i mean can't sleep a wink until it's just about time for the alarm to go off and then somehow deep sleep kicks in. somehow my brain shuts down in the wee hours of morning. seriously, i could have slept the entire morning away but nope had to get moving and guzzle copious amounts of coffee in order to do so. it's completely ridiculous too because what the hell am i so worried about anyway? i've been teaching for six years now in my own classroom and have worked in public schools for much longer. i know what to expect. i guess i'm just expecting the unexpected. does that ever happen to you? ultimately, nothing out of the ordinary happened and it was a really good day. will the same thing happen the night before spring break ends? more than likely. ugh, lame. i guess that's what naps are for. so it's nap time!
p.s. my apologies in advance for any errors in this post. i'm sleep deprived! night-night.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The weather has been CRAZY tonight!
We had gone out to do our first trip to Price Rite (hello fresh produce!) and we were checking out when the cashier said, "So I heard that we might get a tornado." We were like, "WHAT?" But then when we looked outside it was getting dark and stormy. We made it home fine but I'm so glad we got home then. Turned out that while we were eating dinner (around 4:30pm) a tornado went through Westfield, Agawam, West Springfield, Springfield, Wilbraham, and Monson. It didn't look like too much damage here (heck I didn't even know it was happening!) but lots of damage to the other places–tipped over a semi, ripped up many trees, a few old homes torn apart. So far looks like only one fatality; however many more serious injuries. We even made the news in Sheboygan! My mom called to ask how we were! Thankfully I was able to tell her that we were fine.
Wow. I feel very lucky tonight.
It's crazy watching the news and seeing the pictures of all the damage and knowing that it was so close to us.
In other news, Kimm and I did GREAT on our weigh in this month. I lost 7.6 pounds (for a total of 14.4 pounds in two months) and Kimm lost 5 pounds (for a total of 10.2 pounds in two months). WOW!! Also lost in measurements–I lost 8 1/2 inches (for a total of 16 and 1/4 inches) and Kimm lost 5 inches (for a total of 16 and 14 inches–we're the same!).
Got wicked tired after dinner. Just lying down on the couch listening to the tornado news was oddly relaxing.


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Simple Goals
August 19, 2008 at 12:38 am 4 comments
We have a ton of things to do to get ready for our trip so in amongst the barrage more important things to be checked off our list, I thought I'd share a couple simple goals we're hoping to achieve in the next two weeks:
- Don't buy any more groceries.
- Figure out what to bring for clothes.
The first is hardly as difficult as the second and doesn't weigh as much on our trip, however, we're hoping that we can be creative in our food consumption and deplete the already purchased food in our home in a satisfying manner. Figuring that we'll have at least two or three meals out, the cans of tuna, soup, vegetables, and assortments of frozen delectables should be sufficient until our departure. Creativity will be key and luckily I enjoy baking and will likely whip up some blackberry scones or muffins (blackberries from our yard). The garden is also producing an incredible amount of cucumbers and swiss chard with a smattering of tomatoes (too much rain for them this year), so fresh vegetables are quickly available.
The second, "What do I bring for clothes?" is a typical travel concern but when factoring in the length of my stay, the maximum two fifty pound bags per person, and the shifting climate in Kostanai in the next couple of months, this becomes a challenge.
I did a little research on Kostanai's climate at the Weather Underground. I love this weather site because it not only gives you valid information on the daily weather, but if you scroll down the page you can click on a link that says, "Weather History for This Location", and search for past conditions for a certain local.
Keeping my research brief, I looked at Kostanai's weather for the months of September, October, and November of 2007. I could have checked previous years and averaged the temperatures of multiple years but that just seemed like much more work than I wanted. My summary for 2007 states the month's average maximum, mean, and minimum temperatures. I also put in the average of a week during each month to help me get a better idea of month's midpoints.
September Monthly Average
Max- 66
Mean- 55
Min- 44
Mid September, is high 50's and low 40's.
Early September is mid 60's to high 70's cooling down to high 40's to mid 50's in evening.
October Monthly Average
Max- 53
Mean- 42
Min- 31
Early October in the mid 50's during day and mid 30's in the evening
The week of October 25: Max-44/Mean-38/Min- 32
November Monthly Averages
Max- 28
Mean- 19
Min- 11
The Week of Nov. 15th: Max- 26/ Mean- 19/ Min- 12
I then compared these temperatures to Maine's of 2007 and was pleased to find that the temperatures of Kostanai compared similarly to those of Maine for the months of September and October. However, November's temperatures compared to a typical January in Maine.
How does this help me? I now know what to bring for clothing based on what I typically wear in Maine during the months that compared.
The problem? Because I'm going to be there for the entire length of the adoption (until mid November), I will need to dress for three seasons: summer (early September), fall (September into October), and winter (November). Just bringing the appropriate shoes, boots, coats, mittens, and hats will fill one suitcase…perhaps. We'll just have to see how I do. This will be quite a challenge! How fun!
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How exciting for you!!! I have been following your blog for a while now. What a journey! My husband and I are going to Astana…soon…we hope. I am also a teacher (special ed), and the last word we had was to expect travels sometime in September. No date yet. Thanks for sharing your story. It really helps to feel we're not alone in what feels like the impossible waiting.
WOW… found your blog and so excited to follow your journey…
I can't imagine how stressful the packing part will be… I always try to pack light.. but, something happens along the way.. ha ha…
this will test my skils for sure… can't wait to see how you do….
good luck..
Lanetta Gobble
wow-you are so organized. 🙂
just remember…you can buy stuff here too.
the market is a 3 minute walk from our apt…and they sell EVERYTHING..cheap too.
today was HOT, hottest so far. I even sweat for the first time. LOL
and no need for you to bring a flash drive, they have them here.
they have everything here…except peanut butter. 🙂
good luck packing-i't's a pain, but seriously…market has EVERYTHING and not a lot of money. (if you don't want to mess with packing so much…)
We adopted from Kostanai three years ago next month (a 1 year old girl, now almost 4). I can tell you one thing about packing clothes: the buildings are super well insulated, and overly heated. LAYER LAYER LAYER, and strip down. You will MELT inside. It's a wonderful, if exhausting, trip, and I'm jealous of all the great food you'll get to eat. Dr. Irina is great and takes good care of the children (as best she can on a limited budget).
Oh, and I had the exact same reaction to the visas. Too funny.
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If you're dealing with something inexpensive like socks, the price increase that comes as a result of the VAT doesn't have such a negative impact. If you're dealing with much larger, more expensive items, like automobiles, the tax will significantly increase the price of the car. There simply is no way around it. Try to think about all the individual parts that are required to manufacture a car. Let's start with the most visible parts: wheels, steel, plastics, paint, textiles, glass, gauges, pedals, and lights are only a few. There are significantly more parts that we don't see: switches, bolts, screws, wires, chains, belts, hoses, mufflers, pipes, catalytic converters, and it goes on and on.
Here, let me make it easier. Take a good long look at this image of this car with all its parts laid out:
In Europe the VAT takes the place of a sales tax. If a VAT is imposed here in America it will be on top of the sales tax and since sales taxes are imposed by state and local governments and they won't let go of those revenue streams any time soon. Not only that, but since the VAT will be reflected in the retail price of the product, you'll pay sales taxes on the value added taxes. Isn't big government fun?
Update: Charles Krauthammer, one of the Right's most brilliant minds, wrote his latest column on the value added tax called The VAT Cometh. He writes of the significance the VAT plays in Obama's presidency:
Obama set out to be a consequential president, one on the order of Ronald Reagan. With the VAT, Obama's triumph will be complete. He will have succeeded in reversing Reaganism. Liberals have long complained that Reagan's strategy was to starve the (governmental) beast in order to shrink it: First, cut taxes; then, ultimately, you have to reduce government spending.
Obama's strategy is exactly the opposite: Expand the beast, and then feed it. Spend first -- which then forces taxation. Now that, with the institution of universal health care, we are becoming the full entitlement state, the beast will have to be fed.
Krauthammer is right. That is exactly the strategy and Obama and his government-loving leftists are absolutely determined to succeed no matter what the political consequences. ObamaCare is only the beginning of what they hope to accomplish and the VAT is key to providing the revenue stream.
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One of the more popular entries here on the blog has been the post in the map library for parchment paper that I was fooling around with some time ago. Well I have been continuing my investigations into how to create a good looking parchment paper since then and this is what I have come up with.
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He smooths the surface of the goblet, smooths the curves and edges. His fingertips have to be so sensitive to every variation of the clay.
I've been watching him at the wheel since 1993 and I never get tired of watching his hands on clay. Never.
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One side effect of video taping John throwing pottery these past weeks is a greater appreciation for what he does, the skill he's developed. Watch his fingertips, how softly he touches the goblet, his delicate touch with the loop tool while he trims one little bit after another from the foot or stem of the goblet.
And here is the most amazing thing about John. He does it over and over and over, giving each goblet his 100% attention. Day in. Day out. Some potters look down on production and studio potters. They say, 'I am not a machine' or 'I am not a factory' as if there is something wrong with developing the skill, passion and dedication to make one piece after another as though it was the first one and as close as humanly possible.
There's a reason why the Japanese nation treats its potters, who have dedicated their lives to this craft, with great reverence. Master Potters in Japan are National Treasures. We could stand to look at our craftspeople with a little more respect.


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It is crazy how quickly these last two months have gone. It feels like just yesterday that I was stressing about being in a completely new situation where no one could speak English and now I'm sitting on my bed in Jakarta again.
For the last nine weeks I have lived and breathed the library at SD Kondas. I was there every day – swapping books over in the mornings, teaching English, reading out loud – and there most afternoons just hanging out. And if I wasn't in the library I was being asked what I was doing there or thinking about how I wanted to paint a wall or which of the children I wanted to encourage the most.
The library in Kondas is spacious and airy, with an almost constant breeze that sends the drawings strung up above our heads into a frenzy of fluttering. It is loud and noisy: there are always children running in and out and a few that just sit quietly on a table in the corner. The walls are painted red and the bookshelves yellow and there are the most beautifully illustrated books covering every surface.
And, of course, there are the children: running, laughing, jumping, annoying me, making me laugh, at times thoughtful, at times hopelessly exasperating, almost always smiling.
They will always be what my time in Kondas was all about. I might not have done as much as I had hoped in the library but for a short while I was there and I hope I've been able to inspire just a couple of children to enjoy reading as much as I do.
But my time in Kondas was also two months of learning and understanding and becoming part of a culture and community wildly different to my own.
Last week we had a party to welcome the head of the local Buparty (local government) to the village. After he had left, promising to build a real asphalt road to the village (his grandfather came from Pampa and so most people here voted for him), the real party started. In Flores, this means dancing. By one o' clock in the morning, the bottom half of my legs was covered in mud and you could no longer tell my flip flops had once been a bright blue. I had been introduced to more people than I could count and almost everyone else knew of the bule girl living in Ame Alo's house.
After the party I finally felt a part of the community. As I walked around, people called out to me, asked where I was going, invited me in for a cup of coffee. It had taken two months but suddenly I felt at home.
But I was leaving. Leaving behind the families I've become friends with, the random ibus in their wooden houses that always asked me to stop when it was raining, the children playing in the library… It's the kind of goodbye that hurts so much more because you don't know if you'll ever see the people again and you know that, even if you do, everything will be different.
And so there is Ine (mother) Yus, my 'mother', small and strong, hair always wrapped in a towel. She never stopped working: pounding coffee, fetching vegetables from the garden, cooking in the kitchen. Ine Yus has a voice better suited to Bahasa Manggerai. She piled rice on my plate to get me to eat more and picked fish off the bones if I didn't take enough myself. Throughout my time in Kondas, she was always looking out for me and helping me understand the new culture.
Ame (father) Alo was my 'father', as well as the head teacher at the school. He likes to play by the rules and has an unfortunate black-dyed moustache that wiggles when he talks. He helped me in the library and with the other teachers and was forever checking if I was ok. Before I arrived he phoned Nila (the founder of Taman Bacaan Pelangi) to ask if the bed would be long enough for the 'tall' white girl. He quickly saw how unnecessary a question it was.
Ine Yus and Ame Alo have four children. The middle two, Kakak (older sibling) Dedy and Kakak Efin still live at home. Kak Efin is ridiculously skinny and spends most of her time sleeping or playing games on her phone. She's getting married in October to a roly-poly smiley man from Ruteng. While I was in the village she accompanied me every time I went to people's houses.
Kakak Dedy never spoke to me!
Apart from the two of them, Ine Yus' sixteen year old nephew also lived in the house. He is apparently a rebel who likes to skip school but I always felt bad for the sheer amount of chores he was expected to do around the house.
And then there's Ibu Ellen, the librarian, who lives in the house opposite. We were in the library together every day and she never failed to include me in anything she did: going to the market, making cakes with the other female teachers, cooking for parties. She has two children, Chelsea and Ed. Chelsea, gorgeously pretty and ridiculously shy, finally warmed up to me in the last two weeks. Ed spent two months running away every time I came near him and then decided over night that I was his best friend. In my last two weeks I couldn't go anywhere without a snotty little nose pressing itself in to my back and sweaty hands grabbing on to my own. (I stopped wearing my nicer clothes).
Ed's best friend is Naldi – genuinely the cutest kid I have ever met. His mum is no less lovely. She lives next door but can always be found in our kitchen shelling kemiri (some kind of nut that can be used as a spice or sold to make oil) and sharing the latest gossip she has picked up.
Ine Bet and Ame Simon were the other couple who were always at the house, watching TV and barking out with laughter. On my last night Ine Bet and her daughter, Mel, stayed over and we slept five in one bed. I gave her my small bag and she started crying. But as I left to get in to the car to take me to Labuan Bajo she started dancing and told me that she wasn't going to miss me. I think it was a joke because she was genuinely my best friend while I was there. She is also the person I was most terrified of when I first arrived. On my first night I went to bed only to find her already there – snoring and smelling strongly of betelnut. I would never have guessed that she would be one of the people I miss the most.
But it wasn't just the neighbours that made up my circle of friends. The teachers, especially the women, were always up for a laugh or inviting me to their houses.
Ibu (Mrs) Irta teaches Class Six and has the most beautiful daughter. Ibu Sharida was forever handing out hugs and laughing. Ibu Eggy liked to pinch my cheeks and walked me home most days.
And then there's Pak (Mr) Jul who teaches Class Six. He invited me to his house every day last week to break my fast. I went to the mosque with them for tarawe every night and was told I was much prettier wearing hijab.
Pak Maxi Hindi has the most amazing family. In fact, I spent most afternoons at his house, drinking coffee and laughing with his wife. They have five children, the eldest already at university and the third, Elsa, in Class Five at primary school. Elsa was lovely – always helping the teachers and playing with her friends. The youngest two children were also adorably cute; especially Etrin, the first baby in Kondas who wasn't scared of me.
And then, of course, there are the children.
Meda who was always sitting in a corner of the library reading. Luqman who liked to pose in front of bookshelves. Yati: ridiculously tall and hilariously funny. Tika who came every afternoon when I opened the library. Chelsea: walking an hour to school and whose father was apparently fluent in English. Mimi who gave me bananas on my last day in Kondas and told me which boys to avoid. Noya and Chan: never in their own house, always ready to help. Ngai: bitten by a snake but still hobbling to school. And Rego and Messi and Minnie and all the others who I can't write about or have forgotten the names of but that made my time in Kondas so wonderful.
And Ota. Ota hasn't started school yet. He would peer round the door of the library and if there weren't any other teachers there he would come trotting in. Ota listened to me read and then read it back perfectly from memory. Most of the time he spoke in a whisper. He was so bright and so interested in reading.
But it's not just the people I miss. It's the place and the smell of the air and the person I became there. The girl who could speak Indonesian and wasn't just another tourist.
On my last night in Kondas we had a pesta perpisahan (a leaving party). I was given a gorgeous kain songket (a traditional sarong – they use them for cultural events, especially negotiating a price for a bride) and a pile of money. The small money, IDR 1,000 and IDR 5,000 was to represent the tissues they would use to dry their tears when I left. The IDR 20,000 (about £1) showed that I had been safe in Kondas and that I would always have a family there. I wanted to cry, especially when I saw Ine Yus with tears in her eyes.
But now I'm back in Jakarta and, although it feels so weird to have a hot shower and be with my family again, it also feels like I never went away. My time in Kondas already feels like it was just a dream. I don't know how I feel about that. But it's ok. Living in Kondas was like taking a break from real life and living in a story. Yes, the life I led there was routine for the people I met but at the end of the day, it isn't my reality and I can't stay in this strange gap year limbo forever. I miss living in Kondas so much but at the same time I think I'm ready to move on.
Sampai Jumpa.
And now for a quick side story because I don't really know where to fit this in:
A Trip to Pulau Messah
In my last two weeks in Kondas I somehow also managed to make time to visit the islands with Monik, the Taman Bacaan Pelangi coordinator in Flores.
There are times in Indonesia when you are struck dumb by the sheer beauty of the country. Sitting on a mouldy boat headed to Pulau Messah in Komodo National Park was one of those moments. Blue blue sea stretched away into the skyline to merge with hazy blue hills which in turn blended in to a pastel sky dotted with candyfloss clouds. No picture can ever do it justice.
Pulau Messah was equally as beautiful. High raised colourful shacks dotted along perfect cement lanes bordering a sandy square where beautiful boys ran and played football. On one side stood a tall hill from which you could see the sunset. On the other, the mosque. Everyone on the island is Muslim.
The sheer diversity of Indonesia never fails to amaze me. Just one hour from Labuan Bajo the people speak a completely different language, have different skin colours and different cuisine. All the food and the water, the water, has to be brought on to the island but the people are all well-off from their fishing businesses. The children were so much more confident than those in Kondas. They seemed to be more carefree, spending their afternoons swimming the sea and jumping off the pier. We spent a gorgeous afternoon, swimming, watching the sunset, and tidying books in the library.
I didn't want to leave.


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This is one of those "I remember it just like it was yesterday" stories.
I'm sitting there with my first personal computer, a fledgling IBM PC with two 360-kilobyte disk drives and 64K of memory, and I'm thinking about those "thousands of pages of text" that will fit on "a single 360K floppy disk," as the advertising copy goes. I feel pretty good, as I cannot imagine needing more than 360K of storage room at a time. Heck, I ought to be able to get by with a single box of 10 floppies for heaven knows how long!


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LBI ' A' crush Shivala by eight wickets
ECCB President's Cup cricket…
La Bonne Intention ( LBI) ' A' Sports Club crushed Shivala by eight wickets last weekend, when action in the East Coast Cricket Board ( ECCB) President's Cup 40- over cricket competition continued at the LBI ground.
Shivala, who won the toss and decided to bat fi rst, were dismissed for a paltry 117 with only Manja Mohamed with 26 putting up some resistance.
Bowling for LBI ' A', Indarjit Singh grabbed 3- 10, Yogeshwar Bishun snapped up 3- 24, and Virjanand Singh captured 2- 18.
LBI ' A' raced to 120- 2 from just 13.3 overs with Parmanand Persaud leading the way with an even fi fty from 38 balls. His in nings comprised seven fours and a six, while he received support from Nayatanand Manbodh, who made 33 not out ( 5x4s, 1x6), and Nazim Khan, who scored a run- aball 26 ( 4x4s).
The competition will continue this weekend.
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Virtual Schooling in the News
Starting, as always, with the Yahoo! news alerts for virtual school.
Virtual school plan approved by board
Louisville Courier-Journal Sat, 05 Aug 2006 2:42 AM PDT
The Jefferson County school board approved a new virtual school yesterday to accommodate students who wish to transfer from underperforming schools under the No Child Left Behind law.
School Board Members Reluctantly Agree To Form Virtual School
WAVE 3 Louisville Fri, 04 Aug 2006 2:45 PM PDT
With school starting August 15th, the Jefferson County School board finally got its first look at a virtual high school the district was forced to set up after a federal audit last May. In a special session Friday afternoon, the board reluctantly approved plans for a so-called virtual school. As WAVE 3 Investigator James Zambroski reports, board members said they felt they had no choice.
Back to Non-Traditional School
The Epoch Times Mon, 07 Aug 2006 0:18 AM PDT
Thousands of students are preparing for their return to school this fall. Many of these students will be non-traditional. A non-traditional student according to the Nation Center for Education Sta...
'Virtual' Solutions for Back-to-School; Eliminating Homework Headaches
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:00 PM PDT
Back-to-school means the return of homework hassles and headaches for thousands of families.
'Virtual' Solutions for Back-to-School; Eliminating Homework Headaches
PR Web Mon, 07 Aug 2006 9:42 PM PDT
Just in time for back-to-school ... Free on-line resources to provide homework help for students and families who struggle to manage the demands of school. (PRWEB Aug 7, 2006) Trackback URL: http://prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q291cC1TaW5nLUVtcHQtTWFnbi1JbnNlLVplcm8=
Featured School of the Week: CEI (Career Education Institute) Online
PR Web Wed, 09 Aug 2006 8:28 AM PDT
SchoolsGalore.com features its school of the week beginning August 7, 2006. (PRWEB Aug 9, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U3VtbS1Mb3ZlLUNyYXMtSW5zZS1JbnNlLVplcm8=
Next the Google news alert for virtual school.
Virtual school plan approved by board
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
The Jefferson County school board approved a new virtual school yesterday to accommodate students who wish to transfer from underperforming schools under the ...
JCPS To Open Virtual Schools
WAVE - Louisville,KY,USA
... Buildings at Valley and Fairdale High Schools will be the location for the new Jefferson County virtual school. Each student will ...
FLorida Virtual School Launches New Performance Driven e-Learning ...
FinanceVisor.com (press release) - CA,USA
... Diego, CA (FV Newswire) - At the 2006 National Educating Computing Conference held in San Diego, California, July 5 - 7, Florida Virtual School (FLVS) launched ...
State officials begin work to make virtual school a reality
Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USA
... Matt Blunt last month signed into law legislation creating the virtual school, giving the state's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education until July 1 ...
School Board Members Reluctantly Agree To Form Virtual School
WAVE - Louisville,KY,USA
... federal audit last May. In a special session Friday afternoon, the board reluctantly approved plans for a so-called virtual school. ...
School board OKs 'virtual' school
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
The Jefferson County school board on Friday approved creation of a new "virtual" school to accommodate students that the No Child Left Behind law allows to ...
And finally from the Google news alert for cyber school.
Sarasota's tech-savvy teachers hope to connect with students
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
... Sarasota County students arrive today for the start of the school year, Gilliland hopes he will be able to better engage them with his grasp of the cyber world ...
Preparing for a 'Cyber Career'
Connecticut Business News Journal - CT,USA
... Design (IDD). The course of study, according to the school's Web site, is "the first of its kind in Connecticut. [It] emphasizes ...
OC school district will implement cyber program this fall
Oil City Derrick - Oil City,PA,USA
... done. Carrico presented a letter to cyber school parents about the new program at the school board's special meeting Monday. It ...
Simdesk platform to be used in Brazilian educational system
San Antonio Business Journal - San Antonio,TX,USA
... Simdesk is partnering with Brasil Telecom and CPM to develop a Cyber School Technology system that takes advantage of Simdesk's on-demand computing services ...
Kids as young as 10 cyber whizzes
Kankakee Daily Journal - Kankakee,IL,USA
... alliance with all things electronic, and kids who were born into the cyber age. ... And it's not just high school and college students socializing on the Internet. ...
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By Larry Riggs
Can Congress deal with the financial messes it created for the U.S. Postal Service and the country as a whole?
Every September for the past several years the USPS has been forced to pay at least $5.8 billion a year to the U.S. Treasury Dept. to cover healthcare costs for retired employees, a burden no other government agency has to shoulder.
An obligation like this would put the most well-run and profitable corporations out of business.
Earlier this year, the postal service defaulted on not only one but two such obligations. That led to a loss of $15.9 billion for the year ended Sept. 30, compared to a net loss of $5.1 billion for the prior yearhttp://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2012/pr12_131.htm
But this annual bill was part of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 which reformed the USPS in many ways but has contributed strongly to its financial downfall.
Many postal officials and mailing industry watchers hope Congress will take up new postal reform legislation in the lame duck session before the holidays. And there's some movement afoot in this area.
But how the hell is Congress gonna deal with postal issues now when it must deal with the so-called fiscal cliff in which taxes are automatically raised and federal spending gets drastically cut in January?
Some say that going off the fiscal cliff will dramatically affect the entire economy, prolong the recession and change fundamental aspects of all of our lives, along with other shrill fear-mongering pronouncements.
Or maybe nothing at all will take place and business will go on as usual.
Whatever happens, let's remember the postal service has kept this country glued together even before it was a country and is likely to keep that role.


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Thursday, January 29, 2009
SuperBowl Commercial
The Super Bowl is approaching, with the actual game between Pittsburgh and Arizona a questionable match up. But while many expect that the Super Bowl might be a blowout, there will still be some suspense during the broadcast. As usual, whenever the Super Bowl isn't that competitive, people will still watch for the Super Bowl commercials. Once more, major companies are shelling out millions for big Super Bowl commercials and major exposure.
Super Bowl commercials are notorious for being just as big as the Super Bowl nowadays. People may bet on which company has the best Super Bowl commercials as much as they bet on the game itself. Super Bowl commercials have been legendary for about 20 years and beyond. The big rush of Super Bowl commercials technically began in the late 80's. But a select Super Bowl commercials were famous long before that, like the Mean Joe Green Coca-Cola ad, and Apple's legendary 1984 parody. Now, even more products are in on the act on Super Bowl Sunday, ranging from beer, soda and Internet websites.
Traditionally, Budweiser and Pepsi have had the biggest commercials. Pepsi has had Cindy Crawford, dancing bears and more icons over the years, while Budweiser has had the Bud Bowl, the Budweiser frogs, lizards and clydesdales, and Wassup guys. McDonalds also had Michael Jordan and Larry Bird providing nothing but net. This year, the Super Bowl commercials have already made news before the game. For the first time in 10 year, none of the Big 3 automakers will have Super Bowl commercials.
In addition, traditional Super Bowl advertiser FedEx has no spots, as the economy even hits the Super Bowl. The economic troubles may even be reflected in some of the ads themselves. Most controversial of all, PETA had a Super Bowl ad blocked by NBC. The ad promoted veganism by having hot women get...sexually excited with their vegetables. NBC nixed the ad, which is already on the Web.
Still, Super Bowl commercials sold for a maximum of $3 million for a 30 second spot. Budweiser, Pepsi and other big brands will once again have several chances to steal the Super Bowl with their ads. And a few summer movies will get to show some trailers while they're at it.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
30 NBA draft prospects
Ready for the 2009-2010 NBA season? Many of these players may be. Here is a list of the top 30 NBA draft prospects if the college season ended today. We could call it a mock draft but not knowing which teams will get what picks it makes it rather hard. But I digress, here is the list and maybe some of your favorite college teams have a few players you should be looking for to play in the NBA in the coming years.
30. Dejuan Blair- Pittsburgh Power Forward
29. James Johnson-WakeForest Small Forward
28. Josh Heytvelt- Gonzaga Power Forward
27. Wayne Ellington- North Carolina Shooting Guard
26. Sam Young- Pittsburgh Small Forward
25. Austin Daye- Gonzaga Small Forward
(30-25) The best pro out of the group could turn out to be James Johnson with all his athletic ability and court vision but he is still a raw talent that needs to improve his game
24. Tyler Hansbrough- North Carolina Power Forward
23. Tywon Lawson- North Carolina Point Guard
22. Omri Casspi- Israel Small Forward
21. Darren Collison- UCLA Point Guard
20. Eric Maynore- VCU Point Guard
19. Stephen Curry- Davidson Shooting Guard
(24-19) Are you a believer in Stephen Curry? I am the best pro out of this group will be Stephen Curry who should turn out to be a star in the NBA with his character and shooting ability.
18. Patrick Mills- St. Mary's Point Guard
17. Tyler Smith- Tennessee Small Forward
16. Gerald Henderson- Duke Shooting Guard
15. Demar Derozen- USC Shooting Guard
14. Jeff Teague- Wake Forest Point Guard
13. Patrick Patterson- Kentucky Power Forward
(18-13) Watch out for Jeff Teague who is bound to be a star in the NBA. Teague is the next great point guard to come out of Wake Forest and could end up being a great NBA point guard just like Chris Paul.
12. Chase Budinger- Arizona Small Forward
11. Earl Clark- Louisville Small Forward
10. Dajuan Summers- Georgetown Small Forward
9. Greg Monroe- Georgetown Power Forward
8. Damion James- Texas Small Forward
7. Gani Lawal- Georgia Tech Power Forward
(12-7) Budinger has not done much in college to improve his game but was once a lottery pick in the NBA. Look for him to improve his game in the NBA and rival Greg Monroe for the best out of this l ist.
6. Al-Farouq Aminu- Wake Forest Small Forward
5. Jordan Hill- Arizona Power Forward
4. Hasheem Thabeet- Connecticut Center
3. Brandon Jennings- International Point Guard
2. James Harden- Arizona State Shooting Guard
1. Blake Griffin- Oklahoma
(6-1) Blake Griffin can dominate a basketball game in college and will eventually do the same in the NBA. Thabeet and Jennings will have a lot of growing pains if they leave for the NBA early and James Harden should be ready to play right away.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Mark Sanchez
It was revealed today that Mark Sanchez, the staring quarterback for the for the University of Southern California, will enter the 2009 NFL Draft. Based on his career at USC, I would question whether or not this is the right decision.
First of all, unlike his predecessors Matt Leinhart and Carson Palmer, he was not even a Heisman finalist. His name never even came up in the talks this year. Now, clearly, it is not necessary to be a Heisman candidate to make in the NFL (ahem, Joe Flacco and Tony Romo, I am looking at you). However, considering where he comes from, Sanchez should have at least been in the running. However, in 2008, the football analysts praised the dominating defensive performance of the USC Trojans. It was a rare moment when anyone even mentioned Sanchez or his play.
In addition, USC has a chance to compete for the national title every year. That's what Pete Carroll does; he prepares his team for the big game. Sanchez has a chance to take USC to the National Championship. This would make his stock in the Draft skyrocket. This year, his team lost to a mediocre Oregon State team to stop their BCS dream in its tracks. Knowing Pete Carroll, this will not happen again.
Finally, Sanchez is a good example of what is wrong with college football today. College is for earning a degree. It should not be a showpiece for talent for the NFL. USC did not pay Sanchez to play football; they paid his way through college. And now he repays that by hurting the graduation rate. I don't want to pick on Sanchez because so many players choose to enter the Draft rather than earn their degrees. What they don't realize is that they are one blown knee from being unemployed and without a degree to assist them.
Sanchez made a selfish choice to enter the Draft; in the long run, he is hurting his team, his school, and his coach. He is, unfortunately, not alone. The mistake is a common one. I just hope his knees hold up.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
SuperBowl 43
There are a few playmakers lining up for Super Bowl 43 in Tampa Florida. A playmaker is a football player who can of course make a big play, usually a long scoring play to gi ve his team the momentum. Both the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers will be fielding several Super Bowl Playmakers in Tampa. The Super Bowl has a history of playmakers stepping up for the big game. Marcus Allen, Lynn Swan, Larry Brown (yes I said it!) and many others have made their place in NFL history.
This article will break down the Super Bowl 43 playmakers for each team with stats from NFL.com. I will exclude the quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Kurt Warner as that is a given.
Super Bowl 43 Playmakers for the Arizona Cardinals
Larry Fitzgerald is the best wide receiver in the NFL at this time, bar none. Fitzgerald has stepped up his game in the NFC playoffs, where the whole word can see him shine. In 3 NFC playoff games, Fitzgerald has caught 23 passes for 419 yards and 5 touchdowns. His amazing 18.2 yards per catch in the playoffs set him up to be a playmaker in Super Bowl 43. In the 2008 NFL regular season Fitzgerald caught 98 passes for 1,431 yards and 12 scores with a long play of 78 yards. His average yards per catch was 14.9 which shows he stepped up his play in the post season.
Anquan Boldin is always a big play threat but has been injured in the playoffs after catching a long touchdown pass in the Falcon game. If Boldin is healthy and over his feud with offensive coaches, he can be a playmaker in the big game in Tampa.
J.J Arrington is a threat to break a play at anytime with his blazing speed. Arrington is used out of the backfield as a receiver or runner. But it is his kick returning ability that makes him dangerous. J.J. Arrington averaged 25.6 yards per kick return in the 2008 regular season. He also added a 93 yard touchdown return.
Dominique Rodgers- Cromartie is the Cardinals big play guy on defense. In the regular season he had 4 interceptions for 157 yards and one touchdown. He is a threat to have a pick six against Big Ben who tends to throw em up to see where they land at times.
Top 10 Tallest in NBA
1.) Manute Bol
Height: 7'7'' Weight: 225 Pounds
Manute Bol played 10 seasons in the NBA (1985-1995). He played for four different teams: Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, and Philadelphia 76ers . He averaged 18.7 minutes played per game over his career, but only 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 points per game. Considering all he has to do is catch the ball and lay it into the basketball without jumping, how come he only averaged 2.6 points per game? He was known for his blocked-shot ability. He set a rookie record in his 1985-1986 rookie season blocking 397 shots. He is also tied for the most blocked shots in one-half with eleven and is tied for the most blocked shots for one quarter with eight, in which he accomplished twice. He still holds the record for most blocked shots per minute with (.176). He also played with Muggsy Bogues during the Bogues 1987 rookie season pairing the tallest and shortest players in NBA history in one season. He is also the only player in NBA history to block more shots then he has scored.
2.) Gheorghe Muresan
Height: 7'7'' Weight: 303 Pounds
Gheorghe Muresan played only 6 seasons in the NBA (1993-2000). He played for two different teams, the Washington Bullets and New Jersey Nets. He averaged 21.9 minutes per game over his career, but only 6.4 rebounds and 9.8 points per game. Another big man, yet a fairy low rebounds/per game average. Some of you might remember Gheorghe Muresan from the movie "My Giant" (1998), where he starred with Billy Crystal and Kathleen Quinlan.
3.) Yao Ming
Height: 7'6'' Weight: 310 Pounds
Yao Ming played 6 full seasons and is still currently in his 7th season in the NBA (2002-Present). He has played for the Houston Rockets his whole career in the NBA. He averaged 32.6 minutes per game, while ripping down 9.2 rebounds and scoring 19 points per game till this day. Unlike the 2 tallest centers in the NBA, Yao Ming has been a workhorse and knows how to tally a stat sheet and is the only player in the top 10 tallest NBA players that is still playing.
4.) Shawn Bradley
Height: 7'6'' Weight: 275 Pounds
Shawn Bradley played 12 seasons (1993-2005). He has played for three different teams:Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, and Dallas Mavericks, where he spent the majority of his career. He averaged 23.5 minutes, 6.3 rebounds and 8.1 points per game during his career. Although he did average 2.5 blocks per game over his career, he has been known for a "Giant" who got dunked on many time.
5.) Chuck Nevitt
Height: 7'5'' Weight:250 Pounds
Chuck Nevitt played 9 seasons in the NBA (1982-1994). He did not play in 3 seasons over the 12 years of his career. He played for five teams throughout his career: Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and San Antonio Spurs. He did not play more then 45 games in any season and just averaged 5.3 minutes, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.6 points per game throughout his career. Throughout his career he basically got play time during garbage minutes meaning his team usually had a big lead or was down to much to make a comeback, especially in Detroit. While in Detroit, the fans called Detroit's blow-outs, when Nevitt was able to get his minutes, "Nevitt Time". His nine seasons of minutes played totaled up to be about the length of 18 full NBA games.
6.) Slavko Vranes
Height: 7'5'' Weight: 275 Pounds
Slavko Vranes only played three minutes in one game with the Portland Trailblazers during his entire NBA career (2003-2004). He was drafted by the New York Knicks in 2003, but was released during the season, not playing one minute of any Knicks game. The Portland Trailblazers signed him a month after his release from the New York Knicks to a 10-day contract, where he played his only three minutes in the NBA.
7.) Mark Eaton
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 290 Pounds
Mark Eaton played 11 seasons in the NBA (1982-1993) and spent his whole career with the Utah Jazz. He averaged 28.8 minutes, 7.9 rebounds, and 6.0 points per game throughout his career. Mark Eaton was known for being a monster on defense averaging 3.5 blocks per game over his career and during his third season in the NBA he averaged a whopping 5.6 blocks per game.
8.) Rik Smits
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 265 Pounds
Rik Smits played 12 seasons in the NBA (1988-2000). Just like Mark Eaton, Rik Smits played his NBA career with one team, the Indiana Pacers. He averaged 26.6 minutes played, 6.1 rebounds, and 14.8 points scored per game during his career. Similar to Ralph Sampson and Mark Eaton, Rik Smits has had very a productive career.
9.) Ralph Sampson
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 235 Pounds
Ralph Simpson played 9 seasons in the NBA (1983-1992). He played for four different teams: Houston Rockets, (where he spent the first half of his career), Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, and Washington Bullets. He averaged 29.8 minutes played, 8.8 rebounds, and 15.4 points per game throughout his NBA career. He was teammates with another 7-foot player ,Hakeem Olajuwon, they were nicknamed the "Twin Towers".Throughout the middle of his career he battled knee injuries because of his big frame and when he was traded for the Rockets he was never able to stay healthy for a full season of games battling with knee and back injuries.
10.) Priest Lauderdale
Height: 7'4'' Weight: 325 Pounds
Priest Lauderdale only played 2 seasons in the NBA (1996-1998). He played one season with the Atlanta Hawks and one season with the Denver Nuggets. During his two-year career in the NBA, he averaged 7.1 minutes, 1.9 rebounds, and 3.4 points. After he left the NBA, he went to play basketball in Bulgaria.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Millions of young football fans cherish the idea of wearing the NFL clothing representing their favorite National Football League team. What keeps many from that dream is the price. Some NFL merchandise is pricey, particularly good quality jerseys. Many are being sold for hundreds of dollars, and the higher the quality, or rarer the item, the higher the price. Of course, there are cheap knockoffs of authentic NFL merchandise, however most young football fans will tell you quickly that these simply aren't what they want. They want clothing that looks good, and something close to a real NFL jersey. The NFL brand carries a lot of weight with them.
Of course some NFL jerseys sold in retail outlets or online aren't the real thing. If you've seen a real NFL jersey hanging on a wall in a football pub, you know how huge they are. Two people can fit comfortably into them. The jerseys were design for large men wearing even larger shoulder pads. Only the quarterbacks and kickers have shoulder pads that are comparatively smaller than the well padded ones that linebackers wear.
For small children however, a real NFL jersey is too heavy with designs that are too detailed for the child to appreciate. Kids like it simple and comfortable and they won't appreciate an authentic NFL jersey so there's no point in wasting money on it. A kids jersey needs to be made of a softer material with stitching that won't cause itching and chafing. You can buy authentic NFL kids clothing online at an NFL shop. Many people buying sports jerseys or receiving them as Christmas gifts discover that they're perhaps made for pickup football at the local park and not as casual wear.
Many NFL jerseys are purchased as collector's items. An authentic team jersey signed by a well known National Football League star can fetch a good price at auction. Most recently, throw back jerseys have become popular. These have the designs, colors and team logos from year's long past. You may even have throwback jerseys signed by former popular players like John Riggins, Jim Marshall, Dwight Clarke, Terry Bradshaw, Jerry Rice, Walter Payton, Ken Stabler, Fran Tarkenton, and even coaches such as Mike Ditka.
NFL Merchandise is a very popular Christmas gift item. Sports fans appreciate these collectibles, particularly those that are unique. Sports Bars often lacking in decor ideas, are perfect locations for framed football jerseys. Nothing makes a better statement for your sports bar than the appearance of a signed NFL jersey up on the wall. You might want to have a jersey handy and ask a pro player to pay your bar a visit. Have them sign the Jersey. Then you've got a collectible that can impress your football fan patrons.
Baseball Caps for Football Fans
Another in-demand type of NFL merchandise is baseball caps with the various team NFL logos on them. It's probably the least expensive way to adorn yourself with an NFL branded logo. Some merchandise manufacturers make NFL caps that have a rubber fan face built into it. Besides being a fun way to show you're fan fanatic, it might help keep you warm on cold game days in these coming months.
For the rabid NFL or college football fan, an impressive Christmas gift is a headwig, or rubber fan face for wearing at parties or the game. And the price of this fanwear is great. For less than twenty dollars, you have some authentic NFL merchandise with the fan's favorite colors and logo on it. Other items carried at an NFL shop are oversized inflatable footballs. These are a lot of fun for backyard play and take a lot of the seriousness out of the game. You can never have too much fun. For your car, you might want to block the Sun's UV rays from your kids in the backseat. It doesn't hurt to have a Steelers logo, or Jets logo, or Raider's logo on it as well. Show your team pride.
The most popular teams for fan merchandise aren't always what you'd expect. Fans in certain cities are very loyalty and spirited and they are more likely to get into the culture of football and adorn themselves with NFL branded clothing. Some of the more highly sought team merchandise is that of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Merchandise sales for the Steelers rose strongly after their recent win at the Superbowl.
Other teams that sell a lot of NFL merchandise are the Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers. To find an NFL teams merchandise check online via Google or Yahoo. You'll find Chicago Bears Merchandise available at NFL.com or via the Bears official web site, and there are other NFL shops that offer official Chicago Bears merchandise. From collectibles to wearables, there are plenty of gift ideas for Christmas 2006. Stats show that fan interest in NFL football has continued to climb. Attendance at actual NFL games has risen and more games are shown on TV. That means fan-related items such as caps, fan faces, and headwigs are going to be present at all the games. Share the spirit this year with a visit to an NFL shop online.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Superbowl Prediction
year's Super Bowl.
One thing we know for sure is the survivors of the conference
championship games will not be the teams who met in last year's
Super Bowl. The New England Patriots did not qualify fo r the playoffs,
and the New York Giants lost to Philadelphia last weekend.
With the frigid, snowy weather the northern portion of the United States
has been experiencing, it's only natural for fans to wonder what
kind of impact the weather will have on the games.
The weather should not be a problem in Arizona, where the current
forecasts call for sunny conditions and temperatures in the mid-70s
Sunday afternoon. But the NFL might wish it had reversed its schedule
and permitted the Steelers and Ravens to play in the afternoon instead
of the evening. Snow is a 50% possibility in Pittsburgh on Sunday
afternoon and evening, but, obviously, it will be warmer during the day
(predicted high near 27°) than it will be after the sun goes down (the
predicted low for Sunday night is 14°).
NFC Championship
Philadelphia (9-6-1) at Arizona (9-7-0)
3 p.m. (EST), FOX
They say defense wins championships. If that is so, the Eagles may
emerge from the showdown with Arizona as the NFC's representative
in the Super Bowl.
But first, let's take a brief look at the offenses.
The offensive statistics appear pretty even. However, the Cardinals have
a statistical advantage at quarterback. Arizona's Kurt Warner led
the NFC in QB rating (96.9) while Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb was
10th in the NFC in that category (86.4). Warner also led the NFC in
completion percentage (67.1%) while McNabb was ninth (60.4%).
McNabb managed to finish fourth in the league in passing yards (3,916),
although he still trailed Warner (4,583). And Warner accounted for more
passing TDs than McNabb did, 30-23. It's worth pointing out,
though, that McNabb's longest pass completion (90 yards) exceeded
Warner's longest (79).
But, when you think about it, it probably isn't too difficult for
Warner to excel when he has receivers like Larry Fitzgerald (NFC's
leader in receiving yardage with 1,431, tied for first in receiving TDs
with 12, league leader in receptions with 96), Anquan Boldin (ninth in
the NFC in receiving yardage with 1,038, third in receiving TDs with 11,
second in receptions with 89) and Steve Breaston (11th in the NFC in
receiving yardage with 1,006, 12th in receptions with 77) as targets.
As far as interceptions were concerned, the two were fairly even. Warner
threw 14, McNabb threw 11.
Sixteen running backs in the NFL ran for at least 1,000 yards this
season, but none played for the Cardinals or the Eagles. In fact, no
1,000-yard rusher remains in the playoffs following the elimination last
weekend of the Giants, Panthers, Chargers and Titans, all of whom did
have running backs who cracked the 1,000-yard barrier. Of the running
backs who are still playing, Brian Westbrook of the Eagles came the
closest to 1,000, with 936 yards. Arizona's top rusher was Edgerrin
James with 514 yards.
Turning our attention to defense, the Eagles may be one of the few teams
in the NFL that can travel to Arizona with the confidence to shut down
the Cardinals' passing game.
During the regular season, Philadelphia held opposing QBs to a 54.1%
completion rate while restricting those signal-callers to a 72.9 passer
rating — and the Eagles had to face Eli Manning and Tony Romo twice, not
to mention a game against Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger.
The Eagles routinely held teams under 200 yards passing, giving up an
average of about 182 yards/game. And the Eagles' foes averaged
about 18 points per game, while the Cardinals gave up nearly 27 points
per game.
Clark Judge of CBS Sports observes that the Eagles are on the brink of a
trip to the Super Bowl for the fifth time in eight years and suggests
that this time"it's more satisfying," given the obstacles he's
had to overcome.
When the Eagles faced the Cardinals on Thanksgiving night, Philadelphia
picked off Warner three times en route to a 48-20 victory.
I don't think it will be that high scoring again, but I think the
same team will prevail.
My prediction: Philadelphia 21, Arizona 17.
Steel Curtain Rising
The Pittsburgh defense is solid. Rock solid. So solid that it's bringing back memories of the old "Steel Curtain" defense that helped the fame Steelers of Terry Bradshaw years win championships .
The next task for the Pittsburgh defense is rookie Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens. It could be one of the best defensive showdowns in NFL playoff history. The Pittsburgh "Steel curtain" against Hall of Famer Ray Lewis and the Ravens.
The winner will get a slightly better offensive team in the Super Bowl regardless of who wins in the NFC.
My prediction is that the Steelers defense will be too strong and Joe Flacco will toss at least two maybe three interceptions. Flacco hasn't struggled since the early part of the season and has played like a veteran quarterback. But don't look for that to continue in the cold cold Pittsburgh weather.
The Steelers will win an ugly one 13-6.


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'Shake it off'. My dad used to say that. I hated it, it was so condescending. I was in little league, a catcher and I sucked. I did. I sucked. And these guys would just ram into me. Into home. Full force and I would just get the wind knocked out of me. And he'd call from the stand. 'Shake if off'. 'Shake it off Kyle'. 'Let it go'. I mean that's what people say, and you don't really think about it, it's just what people say. Well not everyone, like when you get into a car accident you're supposed to stay put. Survivors have been known to have huge adrenaline rushes, and just run for miles in a minute, just run into a field or something, and just shake. Right after an accident. Because that shock, that feeling needs to go somewhere. Physiologically animals do it, they're scared they shake, they show it. They release it. But not us ' we stand up straight, we breathe, we toughen up'. But instead modern medicine, they tell us to stay still, don't move. Sit tight. So it just sits there in us. The trauma or feeling or whatever you want to call it.
And I was just sitting there at my desk, at work. About 4:30 at work, and finally I was still, really still, feet flat on the ground. And my hands and my feet just went numb, and my arms twitched, vibrated. Because they wanted to move, needed to move. And at first I wanted it to stop. I tried so hard to make it stop. The feeling. So much so that I couldn't breathe. 25 minutes. And it wouldn't, they just kept moving. Cause God, it's been months. I've been trying to shake this thing, ignore this thing for months. deal with it, And at first I resisted, the pulsing, the bubbling, because I've talked about it, you know. Talked about him you know? Thought I made whatever peace I needed to make, for now at least, whatever peace I could. Because how do you, I mean that takes time. But there I was just moving. Twitching under my desk, as people walked down the hall. Shaking under my desk. And I just decided to sit in it, sit in the shakiness, sit in the discomfort, and let it pass through me. Be free in it. Almost enjoy it. Let bits of it go. And I don't know what it was. I don't know if it's stress or tension, or thoughts, or regrets, or not forgiving stuff, or him or I don't know. I just know that when it was done, I slept in for the first time in months I was so exhausted I slept right through my alarm. Annie had to wake me up. And I could hear him. "Shake it off Kyle. Take your time, and shake it off, It's your game". I should have been a better catcher.
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i like the idea of pulled pork with a runny egg on top, would make a great breakfastNEWB_IN_NOLA said:I do this over a plaintain patty which you can just take out. But pulled pork with avocado (you can even smoke the avocado and add coarse salt + lime juice on top), melted cheese, salsa fresca and some micro greens with a mango vinaigrette. Most of the time I add a fried or poached duck egg on top depending on my mood.
normally i would have rice in there but.....to many carbs. im thinking the diced toamtoes will help with moisture, maybe you could add some low sodium chicken stock to the thawed out pull, you could also start it covered in foil to keep it more moist and add the cheese later in the cook uncovered. you could also make them abt style with some cream cheese added and some bacon pieces on top, just make sure to use the origional cream cheese not the high carb low fat stuffrobnybbq said:lower the carbs the better.
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I guess it is a good thing that the courts are now relying more on science to test whether a caregiver is the 'biological parent' when it comes to caring for children. But honestly, right now it seems a little messy so I guess we'll have to wait to see how things work out.
It seems that our State Supreme Court has decided that it's not necessarily true that a parent who acts as the child's parent, boy this is going to get messy isn't it? What I mean to say is that a guardian who is not the biological parent may have no further responsiblity toward the child if a divorce occurs.
There was a situation that the courts are considering that would simply accept that a child was the responsiblity of a parent if they held the child out as their own. This all came from a case in which a woman had an affair and her husband didn't divorce her over the affair, but raised the child born as a result of the affair as if it was his own. Then when their marriage fell apart she sued him for child support. The court decided that her request was reasonable due to something called parent estoppel, which meant that if you act like a parent, you are seen as the parent.
Well, the new rules say that isn't going to be necessarily true anymore! The court believes that it is reasonable to look at both the biological father and the guardian and decide what is in the child's best interest.
This case wouldn't be in court if the guardian or 'father in name only' had adopted the child. Instead, the child was just living in his house with the other family members as if he was a child to that father.
It's great news for the non-biological parents who have been required to pay for children who weren't their own, but it's going to make things a little messy with adoptions and 'surrogate families' till the new rules get fully worked out.
While it might be okay if parents adopted children as their own, I'm wondering what happens when 2 gay parents want to adopt a child. Does PA acknowledge a family with 2 male parents? Or two female parents?
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