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Rated 2 out of 5�by torilove not as cute as expected My sister ordered me this sweater after seeing how much I liked it after finding it online. When she gave it to me I could not wait to put it on but unfortunately it fell short of my expectations. I thought that the peplum fit would be very flattering on my small frame but it had the opposite effect. It actually made me look larger. I was disappointed and will be returning this item. November 24, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5�by Southbaybb Plastique Firstly I will admit the fit of this sweater is extremely flattering-- the peplum hits nicely at the smallest part of the waist and flares creating a gorgeous hourglass shape. However, that is where the pleasantries end. The material itself is prone to snags- I wore the sweater for literally two hours worth of sitting and accrued 3 large snags. Additionally, the zipper portion is incredibly cheap plastic (as if the zipper were placed inside out), giving the sweater an unmistakeably plasticine sheen. I feel I would be far more willing to overlook these shoddy details were the sweater more suitably priced at say, $59 instead of $98. January 25, 2014
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In 1987, Diane Albrecht, a former captain of the United States Air Force (USAF), was the first woman to be named Hospital Administrator of the Year. Diane knows the value of exceptional medical care firsthand.
Diane was a Hospital Commander at a NATO base in Turkey when she suffered a traumatic brain injury. Upon her return home, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Diane's physical state, and her inaccessibility to rehabilitative care, eventually forced her to leave the workforce.
Her health continued to deteriorate, and in 2009, she endured a massive pulmonary embolism. Her doctors did not expect her to live much longer. In desperation, Diane's husband Richard, began searching the globe for the right care. Then he discovered HealthSouth Miami. "A representative for HealthSouth Miami came to our home to evaluate my potential for inpatient rehab," Diane recalls. "After much effort by many people, I was finally admitted. I began to believe that someone cared."
The Speech Team at HealthSouth played a leading role in Diane's recovery. She was treated for Dysphonia through a high-tech voice therapy system that uses digital voice software. In the preliminary stages of her treatment, the team made sure she was mentally and spiritually ready for the challenges of recovery. She went through preparation methods that involved breathing exercises, visual imagery, and relaxation techniques. Diane's therapists were carefully attentive to her needs, concerns and goals.
After 6 months, Diane had made much progress. "I learned to walk and talk again, I quit using oxygen during therapies, and I regained part of my short term memory. Even more importantly, I learned to laugh and smile again…Richard and I found hope here. HealthSouth Miami is a place of new beginnings and miracles. The people here saved my life."
At the onset of her treatment, Diane could barely be heard. On her last day in Outpatient Therapy, she sang "I Get On My Knees", which she dedicated to the staff at HealthSouth. Recently, Diane and Richard presented the beautiful Thomas Kincaid painting "Spring Gate" in appreciation of all the personnel at HealthSouth, through whom they say God performed His miracle. "HealthSouth has a staff of angels and miracles for outcomes," Diane concludes.
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Women's Soccer to Host Elite Prospect Academy
Camp will take place July 21.
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Game will take place at the Hope Soccer Complex in Lansing.
Women's Soccer Announces Incoming Recruiting Class
Eight players will join the Spartans in 2016.
Sarah Kovan Named 2016 Rhodes Scholar
Kovan is MSU's 17th Rhodes Scholar.
Women's Soccer Ready to Begin 2015 Season on Friday
The Spartans head to Niagara to open the 2015 season.
2016 Begins
The Michigan State women's soccer team wrapped up the regular season on Friday afternoon with a senior day tribute for lone senior Kelsey Mullen.
MSU 1, Michigan 2
The comeback fell short for the Michigan State women's soccer team on Thursday, as the Spartan fell to No. 21 Michigan, 2-1 at DeMartin Stadium.
MSU 3, Minnesota 0
The MSU women's soccer team shut down Minnesota on Friday afternoon when MSU beat the Gophers 3-0.
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MSU Women's Soccer home opener, a 2-1 victory over Fordham.
Entering his 28th season as head coach of the Michigan State women's soccer program, Tom Saxton has spent more than half of his life involved in Spartan soccer.
A life-long Spartan, Saxton earned three letters as a player before returning to campus in 1986 to assist legendary Spartan soccer coach Joe Baum with both the men's and the new women's program. Saxton was appointed the second head coach in the history of the women's program on June 1, 1991. In 27 seasons, Saxton's career record stands at 260-222-51.
The Spartans have posted winning seasons in six of the past 10 years and in 12 of the last 18.
Saxton's 2008-11 teams boasted perhaps the finest player in Michigan State history, three-time All-American Laura Heyboer. She completed her career as the most decorated player in program history, and one of the most prolific scorers in the Big Ten - she graduated with every MSU scoring record, is one of a handful of players to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors all four years of her career, and ranks ninth all-time in the Big Ten scoring list. Heyboer has gone on to a professional career, originally drafted by Sky Blue FC, and won a WPSL-Elite Championship with the Western New York Flash in 2012.
Heyboer and the 2011 team finished 14-6-1 on the season, and won a program-best seven Big Ten games on the year. In all, 21 players earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, while a school-record eight earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar kudos for maintaining a 3.7 GPA in the 2011-12 school year. Three earned All-Big Ten distinction (Heyboer, Annie Steinlage, and Jordan Mueller),
Under Saxton's guidance, the Spartans have received 286 Academic All-Big Ten honors since women's soccer was incorporated into the Big Ten in 1994.
Spartan players have collected a total of 41 All-Big Ten honors, including MSU's first Conference Player of the Year, Karen Winslow in 1994, and 2008 Offensive Player of the Year, Heyboer.
Mary Katherine Fiebernitz joined Heyboer, Lauren Hill and Cara Freeman as repeat All-Big Ten honorees in 2014. Heyboer also repeated as an NSCAA All-America selection, earning third-team honors despite missing the final five games of the season with injury.
2008 saw Saxton lead MSU to one of its most successful seasons as the Spartans collected 14 wins - tying his career-high victory mark. Saxton also directed 2014's squad to the NCAA Tournament for the third time since 2002, where the Spartans advanced to the second round. In 2009, the Spartans went 11-5-4 and posted a 4-4-2 record in Big ten Conference games, and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season, losing an overtime heartbreaker to No. 11 Santa Clara.
Saxton has helped the team transition seamlessly into the fabric of one of the toughest conferences in the NCAA, helping the Spartans to four NCAA Tournament appearances and 12 Big Ten Tournament trips.
A two-time Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year, Saxton, earned his 150th victory in the opening-round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament. It was MSU's first-ever NCAA Tournament win. Saxton's Spartans posted a 12-6-5 record in 2005, their sixth-straight season with double-digit wins, including a 6-2-2 mark in conference action, the team's best-ever Big Ten mark. He attained his 200th victory against DePaul in the 2011 opener.
Saxton led Michigan State to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2002, guiding the Green and White to a 12-7-2 overall record, including a 5-3-2 mark in the Big Ten. Thanks to their fourth-place finish in the tough Big Ten, the Spartans earned an at-large bid to the tournament.
In 2000, Saxton coached MSU to a six-game improvement; the Spartans finished the season 12-6-2 and Saxton was named the Big Ten's Coach of the Year.
Saxton also won the Big Ten Coach of the Year Award in 1994, the conference's first season. That year, the Spartans finished with an overall mark of 12-5-2 and a 5-1-1 league record to take home the soccer program's only Big Ten Championship.
In all, Saxton has coached all 10 of the career leaders in goals and assists at Michigan State, serving as head coach during seven of 10 of their careers. He also was a tutor for all five of the top goalkeepers in school history, serving as head coach during four of their careers.
Prior to his arrival at Michigan State, Saxton was the head men's soccer coach at Delta College for three seasons. Following the 1984 campaign he was recognized as the National Junior College Athletic Association's Region XII Coach of the Year.
Saxton also served two seasons as the head coach of the Flint Central High School girls' soccer team. He also directed the Flint Community School's Soccer League for four years. In addition, Saxton was a staff coach for Michigan Olympic Development State and Regional teams.
Saxton enjoyed success during his playing career at Michigan State under Baum, earning three letters (1980-82). During his career, Saxton led the team to a 33-16-2 overall record.
He graduated from MSU in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in social science. In 1991, he returned to earn a master's degree in physical education and exercise science.
A member of the 1993 NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, Saxton owns a national USSF License. Saxton and his wife, Sue, have three sons: Noel, Nicholas, and Kellen.


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All music on this recording by Sat Kartar, with the exception of the 2nd track, is part of the sacred music of the Sikh religion known as Gurubani Kirtan. These hymn-poems interpreted with rich instrumentation and vocals by Sat Katar Kaur are compositions of the Sikh gurus who wrote them in a state of divine ecstasy. "Kirtan" is the practice of call and response singing, so that the practitioner may both hear and recite these sounds, so as to take them into the body/being for the purpose to uplift.
Yogi is an unusual and mystical song in which Sat Kartar was able to add a deep transcendental feeling. Yogi is from the devotion-immersed poetry of Yogi Bhajan, who is both devotee and teacher of the reverent beauty in these sacred hymns.
Rag Basant is traditionally sung or played when the spring season is beginning. The hymns or shabads in this musical scale describe the flowering of the meditative mind, and soul. Its note interval structure is unusual, compared to most Western music, and is an aural journey into new places.
1. Ad Guray Namay - this is a mantra of invocation to the Divine. Also sung for protection, and to commence events. (Sung in Rag Basant)
2. Yogi - a devotional paean for Guru Ram Das, 4th Guru of the Sikhs, and Yogi Bhajan's own concept and standard of the spiritual frequency of a yogi.
3. Dekh Phool - Repeating line says, "beholding the blooming of flowers, that the soul blooms, and abandons self-conceit."
4. Basant Cheriah - Chorus means, "the spring has come, plants are flowering, and that all living things blossom forth when consciousness is focused on the Lord."
RAG SORATH as played by Sat Kartar
Rag Sorath is to be sung between 9PM and midnight. Its soothing sound is said to help create mental composure and peace.This is a serene vibration with which to retire.
5. Ap Sahay Hoa - Choral refrain says, "the Lord is my helper and support; that this support is true and real."
6. Meray Prabh - repeating line means "O my God, please bless me with the water of your Name."
7. Har Dason Sio Preet - means, "the Lord is the lover and friend of his slaves, and is controlled by the devotee, in the same way that an instrument is controlled by a musician."
Sat Kartar Khalsa has been teaching, facilitating, recording, and performing chant music and devotional kirtan (music sung in call and response style) for almost 30 years. Her personal journey with these potent spiritual tools was initially orchestrated, in 1971, when she stumbled upon Kundalini and Naad Yoga, Indian classical music, and Sikhism, and became a student of her spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan.
Her childhood was full of music. Both parents played piano and her father frequently performed at parties and restaurants. There was music around of every kind--musicals, standards, and classical music. Sat Kartar played piano at 5, guitar at 14, and picked out everything on piano and guitar, from the Beatles to the Spanish classical "Malaguena".
She trained in ballet, and other dance forms. In college, she was gigging, doing covers of singer-songwriters and folk artists. One big influence was Joni Mitchell, whose open tunings and unusual melodies were a doorway and vicarious permission to explore uncharted territory, musically. Trying to find her lyric voice to express the rising spiritual revolution she felt, in this time, she tried a Kundalini yoga class, hoping for some kind of release from songwriter's block.
Sat Kartar recalls, " My first experience of chanting was being mezmerized with the sound of this yoga teacher, named Livtar Singh, who was singing these words over and over to someone named Guru Ram Das (a spirit guide in the Sikh faith) while playing a drone instrument called a tamboura. " I felt as though I had opened Pandora's Box on a mysterious unknown world of sound." Sat Kartar went on to sing in 2 Sikh spiritual bands, Sat Nam East, one of the first American chant groups, and later the Khalsa String Band.
In the mid-seventies, she began what would be a life study of Northern Indian classical kirtan, with numerous Sikh musicians, called Ragis ( who sing devotionally in Eastern raga scales). "I wanted to bring the enchantment of this world of music to an American audience in a simpler, sensuous form, so Westerners could appreciate the haunting beauty of these ancient scales." In 1984 and '85, collaborating with veteran New Age producer Liv Khalsa, they created 2 timelessly beautiful recordings, "Spirit in Blossom" and "Domain of Shiva," a group of hymns from the sacred Sikh texts, containing 4 raga scales. Symphonically orchestrated and ahead of its time, this music found a new audience, in the early stages of the World and New Age Music movement.
After a period of personal transitions, Sat Kartar's quest for spiritual musical expression found form in a genre of dance electronica, then called Trance House. A chance meeting with musician-producers Akinchina Das and Lalita Dasi, whose background was also Indian classical, turned out to be instant musical chemistry, and the techno group Overlords of the UFO was born. Their vinyl EPs "Imagine" and "Transcendental Overdrive, released in 1994 and 1997 respectively, drew critical acclaim in the international dance and DJ market.
In 2002, Sat Kartar released a CD of chants for starting the day called "Daily Practice" Many spiritual paths have this pre-dawn regime of chants, called sadhana. Produced by Dan Charnas, the soaring gutsy side of her voice is backed with a world music potpourri of djembe, guitar, bass, tamboura, and temple bells. She and her band began extensively touring the Southwest with this CD, and garnered a regional following.
Most recently Sat Kartar teamed with producer Thomas Barquee for her most recent work, FLOW. This CD is more orchestrated and has a pop feel, and includes mantras never before recorded."This recording was a journey of faith into my heart," Khalsa says."I want to live my life more from that place." Come and enjoy Sat Kartar and her band on the road this year and next, with their live kirtan concerts and workshops.
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When South Elgin and Bartlett met on Dec. 6 in South Elgin, the Storm was without injured junior Savanah Uveges and freshman Nadia Yang was playing on the sophomore team. Bartlett won, 53-50.
Six weeks later, South Elgin is quite the different team and Bartlett learned Saturday afternoon just how different.
Uveges and Yang scored 16 points each and South Elgin got quality contributions from all 11 players who saw court time in beating the Hawks 64-51 in Upstate Eight Conference Valley Division girls basketball action at Bartlett.
South Elgin (13-10, 4-5) snapped a 7-game losing streak against the Hawks (12-10, 6-3), beating Bartlett for the first time since a 60-55 victory at South Elgin on Feb. 5, 2008.
On a day when Bartlett honored its Hometown Heroes with a full-blown military celebration that included the national anthem being sung to an American flag the full length and width of the basketball court, one would be hard-pressed to find a single hero in South Elgin red.
"We get a lot of fresh legs out there," said Uveges, who added 10 rebounds, 4 steals, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots in just her fourth game back in the lineup from an ACL injury. "From the first player to the last player we all want it and we all trust each other. Throughout the years it's always been a struggle but it feels great (to beat Bartlett). We always get amped up the most for this game. We've been looking forward to this for a while. All of our hard work paid off today."
While Uveges, who played her most minutes in a single game since returning to the floor, showed the consistency of the all-area player she is, Yang continued to become an emerging star for the Storm. The 5-foot-2 varsity rookie scored 10 of her points in the first quarter, including a 3-pointer for the Storm's first points of the game, as South Elgin broke out to a 14-8 lead after one period. Bartlett led only once in the game, 2-0. Yang also added 4 steals and 3 assists.
"She's fearless," said South Elgin coach Tim Prendergast of Yang. "She's not afraid to shoot and she's been real steady for us. She's a good shooter and a good ballhandler. We knew we had more firepower out there with Savanah and Nadia."
Neither team shot particularly well, Bartlett going 17 of 48 and South Elgin finishing 17-for-60 after being just 13 of 52 through three quarters. But the Storm did bury seven 3-pointers, going 7 of 25 from beyond the arc and South Elgin's defense caused Bartlett, which had 30 turnovers, fits all day.
"I thought our defensive intensity was huge today," said Prendergast, who specifically lauded the interior defense of junior Kennede Miller on Bartlett senior Alyssa Hernandez, who was held to 6 points.
"If we're making 3s and creating turnovers, that's how we have to play basketball."
South Elgin withstood every Bartlett comeback attempt. The Storm led by as many as 8 in the second quarter and 25-20 at halftime before going on a 9-2 run to open the third quarter. South Elgin's biggest lead was 13, 46-33, late in the third quarter, but the Hawks cut the deficit to 5, 48-43, when freshman Nina Pavell hit one of her three 3-pointers with 6 minutes left to play. But South Elgin clamped down on defense and, leading 52-45, used a 3-pointer from Anna Tracy with 3:55 left and a runner in the lane from Uveges 27 seconds later to make it a 57-45 game.
Bartlett attempted one more comeback, drawing to within 57-51 on a Liz Arco basket with 2:08 to go, but that would be the last points the Hawks would score as South Elgin scored the final 7 points of the game, going 5-for-8 at the free-throw line.
"We dug a hole and came out flat," said Bartlett coach Denise Sarna. "We made a lot of mistakes today, mental mistakes and physical mistakes. If we're going to step up to the next level we can't make those mistakes, South Elgin came out fired up and they wanted some revenge. Their kids fought hard. We had a game plan but we didn't execute it. It was like we never had a practice. For whatever reason we took a step back today."
Arco led the Hawks with 14 points and 17 rebounds. Pavell, Kaitlin Brohan and Chantel Zasada added 9 points each. Miller had 9 points and 10 rebounds for the Storm and senior Kara Rodriguez pulled down 8 rebounds as South Elgin won the battle of the boards 40-35.


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BROCKWAY — The Punxsy boys' tennis team bounced back from Wednesday's 6-3 loss in DuBois with a 9-0 victory Thursday in Brockway to even its record at 3-3.
A constant line that Punxsy head coach Todd Heigley mentioned was his team's ability to respond to various situations Thursday after struggling Wednesday.
"(This win is) a big confidence builder," Heigley said. "We made the adjustments at the right time. We didn't make as many mistakes that we've had in previous matches."
After watching Mike Blose and Tim Pearce — his No. 4 and 5 singles players — win Wednesday, Heigley was close to moving those two to the top of the line Thursday. Instead, he stuck with Dave Roberts, Brandon Bish and Adam Murdock at the top, and they each won in straight sets.
"I was going to switch the lineup today, but I'm glad I didn't," Heigley said. "David, Brandon and Adam responded after some problems Wednesday."
Roberts started with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Fabio Fortunato. Bish beat Joey Britton, 6-3, 6-2, and Murdock bested Noah Serafini, 6-1, 6-0.
"Adam seemed to be back on track a little bit after battling an injury," Heigley said. "He responded well, and Brandon and Dave did the same thing."
After easy first-set victories, Roberts and Bish came from behind to win the second sets. Roberts trailed 4-3 during the second set, and Bish was down 2-1 during the second set.
"They rattled off a couple games in a row," Heigley said. "It was good to see them put some shots together and keep their momentum."
Blose also won 6-1, 6-0 over Jesse Powers, and Pearce was a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Alec Bouch.
In doubles action, Blose and Pearce beat Fortunato and Britton, 8-4; Jacob Palaschak and Anthony Pascuzzo topped Serafini and Powers, 9-8 (7-0); Nick Roberts and Bish were victorious over Bouch and Jesse Hoover, 8-1; and Matt Weaver and Joe Roberts beat Tyler Holden and Jordan Olivio, 8-4.
Palaschak and first-year player Pascuzzo, who were playing together for the first time, were down 7-5 during their doubles match, but forced the tiebreaker and won it 7-0.
"They started putting the ball in play. They just started clicking, and I was really happy with that," Heigley said. "Anthony is a new guy, but is a hustler and does a lot with his athletic ability."
Punxsy will have nearly a week off before it visits St. Marys for a 3:30 p.m. start Wednesday.


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Gamers and music lovers of all ages will realize their dream of becoming a rock legend when they build their own band or jam alone, all fueled only by the power of the Wii controllers and the DS stylus. Disney is working with some of the very biggest names in rock, alternative, popular, emo and indie rock music, allowing band mates to play sets from a broad selection of current hits and all-time rock favorites. Friends and families can rock out on guitar, bass, drums or as the front man.
Working with leading London-based music consultants, Radial Music, Disney has chosen to combine familiar classics with today's hottest songs in creating Ultimate Band - a product with global appeal across all age groups. Instantly-recognizable songs from classic rock to current hit singles will bring players together for endless hours of entertainment.
Ultimate Band, being developed by Fall Line Studio in Salt Lake City, UT, is slated for release during the 2008 holiday season. When Disney formed Fall Line Studio in November 2006, Ultimate Band was the first project the team began building. Fall Line Studio's focus is to develop Wii and NDS games based on new intellectual property, Disney brands (with Disney/Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian on the NDS being its first release), and innovative new technologies such as DGamer which will provide a fun, connected game community for Disney video game fans.
Ultimate Band for Wii allows players to live the life of a rock star, by advancing their music careers and popularity from playing in a neighborhood garage to performing in front of an international audience at a world famous venue. Ultimate Band utilizes the innovative Wii Remote and Nunchuk™ to give fans the ability to play the drums, bass guitar, lead guitar, or take on the role of the front man. Players can also create and customize characters that reflect their own unique personalities and attributes. Along the way, players will unlock new songs, venues, and accessories that can be used to customize their band members.
Ultimate Band for NDS is a rhythm-based music game with a built-in recording studio. Players can jam to current and classic songs using the drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, or rhythm guitar. Players can also create their own original songs using the DS touchscreen and stylus to lay down tracks for each instrument and apply creative mixing effects. Ultimate Band for NDS will also include DGamer functionality which will allow players to engage with others in a secure online community via their DS (Wi-Fi or ad hoc) or computer.
Ultimate Band, rated E10+, will be available this holiday season for Wii and NDS.
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If there's one thing that I really like it's a good clock kit. Once constructed, they can be many things, including:
- a point of differentiation from other items in the room;
- a reminder of the past (nixie tubes!) or possible visions of the future;
- the base of something to really annoy other people;
- a constant reminder to get back to work;
- a source of satisfaction from having made something yourself!
So just for fun I have attempted to find and list as many interesting and 'out of the ordinary' kits as possible, and ignored the simple or relatively mundane kits out there. If you are in the clock kit business and want a mention, let me know. So in no particular order, we have:
adafruit industries "ice tube" clock
Based around a vintage Soviet-era vacuum IV-18 type fluorescent display, the ice tube clock is a rare kit that includes a nice enclosure which keeps you safe from the high voltages as well as allowing the curious to observe your soldering skills. I reviewed this kit almost a year ago and the clock is still working perfectly. Here is a video of the ice tube clock in action:
After some travelling meeting various people it seems that quite a few of us have an ice tube clock. There is something quite mesmerising about the display, perhaps helping to recall memories of our youth in the 1970s and 80s.
nootropic design Defusable Clock Kit
As recently reviewed, this kit allows you to build a simulated 'countdown' timer for a hypothetical explosive device that also doubles as a clock with an alarm. For example:
Whatever you do, don't make a 'fake bomb' and leave it out in public! Only bad things could happen 🙂
ogilumen nixie tube kits
Not a clock kit as such, however they have made doing it yourself very easy with their power supply and IN-12A nixie board kits. We made one ourselves in a previous review, as shown below:
Alan Parekh's Multimeter Clock Kit
This is certainly one from left field – using the analogue multimeters to display hours, minutes and seconds. See Alan describe his kit in this video:
Certainly something different and would look great on the wall of any electronics-themed area or would easily annoy those who dislike the status-quo of clock design.
akafugu VFD Modular Clock
The team at akafugu have created a modular baseboard/shield kit which holds a shield containing four IV-17 alphanumeric nixie tubes to create your own clock or display system:
Unlike some of the other nixie tube kits the firmware has been made public and can be modified at will. In the future different display shields will be available to extend the use of the kit.
tubeclock.com kits
This site has two kits available, one using either four or six Soviet-era IN-12 type nixie tubes:
… and another kit using the Soviet-era IN-14 nixie tubes:
You have to hand it to the former Soviet Union – they knew how to over-produce nixie tubes. One rare example where we can benefit from a command economy!
evil mad science clocks
The certainly not evil people have two clock kits, the first being the Bulbdial Clock Kit:
This uses a unique ring of LEDs around the circumference of the clock face to create shadows to mark the time. It is also available in a range of housing and face styles. Their other kit of interest is the Alpha Clock Five:
The photo of this clock doesn't do it justice – the alphanumeric displays are 2.3″ tall, making this one huge clock. It also makes use of a Chronodot real-time clock board, which contains a temperature-controlled oscillator which helps give it an accuracy of +-/ 2 minutes per year. Furthermore you can modify this easily using an FTDI cable and the Arduino IDE with some extra software. Would be great for model railways (or even a real railway station) or those insanely conscious about the time.
Kabtronics Clock Kits
This organisation has several clock kits which span a range of technology from the later part of the twentieth century. These guys can only be true clock enthusiasts! Starting with the 1950s, they have their Nixie-Transistor Clock:
Look – no integrated circuits, leaving the kit true to the era. If you need to hide from someone for a weekend, building this would be a good start. Next we move onto the 1960s and the Transistor Clock:
The 1960s brought with it LEDs so they are now used in this kit, however the logic is still all analogue electronics. However next we can move to the 1970s, and finally save some board space with the TTL Clock:
This would still be fun to assemble but somewhat less punishing for those who don't enjoy solder fumes that much. However you still have a nice kit and something to be proud of. Finally, the last in the line is the 1980s-themed Surface-Mount Technology Clock:
So here we have a microcontroller, SMT components, and a typical reduction in board size. Their range is an excellent way of demonstrating the advances in technology over the years.
Wow – this clock makes use of huge Burroughs B7971 15-segment nixie tube displays and a GPS receiver to make a huge, old-style/new-tech clock. Check out the demonstration video:
This thing is amazing. And it is actually cheaper to buy a fully-assembled version (huh). The same organisation also offers another GPS-controlled clock using IN-18 nixie tubes:
Again, it isn't inexpensive – however the true nixie tube enthusiasts will love it. This clock would look great next to a post-modern vintage hifi tube amplifier. Moving forward to something completely different now, we have the:
adafruit industries monochron®
Almost the polar opposite of the nixie-tube clocks, the monochron uses an ATmega328 microcontroller and a 128 x 64 LCD module to create some interesting clock effects. For example:
Many people have created a variety of displays, including space invaders and the pong game simulation. The clock also includes the laser-cut acrylic housing which provides a useful and solid base for the clock.
Spikenzie Labs Solder : Time™ watch kit
Technically this is a watch kit, however I don't think that many people would want to walk around wearing one – but it could be used in more permanent or fixed locations. Correct me if I'm wrong people. However in its defence it is a very well designed kit that is easy to solder and produces a nice clock:
It uses a separate real-time controller IC to stay accurate, and the design However this would be a great suggestion as a gift for a younger person to help them become interesting in electronics and other related topics. The asm firmware is also available for you to modify using Microchip MPLAB software if that takes your fancy.
Velleman Kits
The Velleman company has a range of somewhat uninspiring clock kits, starting with the Scrolling/Rolling LED Clock:
… the 2¼" 7-Segment Digital Clock:
This clock includes the housing and also accepts an optional temperature sensor, and therefore can display this as well. There is also the aptly-named – Digital LED Clock:
It tells the time and would be useful in a 1980s-era idea of the future movie set. The final velleman clock kit is the Jumbo Single-Digit Clock:
In all fairness this one looks quite interesting – the LED display is 57mm tall and the time is display one digit at a time. It is powered by a PIC16F630 however the firmware is proprietary to velleman.
Nocrotec Nixie Clocks
This company has a range of kits using nixie tubes and numitrons (low voltage incadescent displays in tubes). One particularly lovely kit is their IN-8 Blue Dream kit:
The blue glow at the base of the nixie tubes is due to an LED mounted at the bottom of the tube. Another aesthetically-pleasing kit is their Little Blue Something nixie clock. Check out their demonstration video:
More IN-12 nixie clocks from Germany, the first being the Manuela_HR. You can buy the kit without an enclosure, or choose from the 'office' style:
… or this funky number:
You can specify it with RGB LEDs which colour-cycle to provide the effect shown above. For those not too keen you can also buy the kits pre-assembled. Their other kit is the Sven:
It is available with IN-8 or IN-14 nixie tubes. The design quality of the enclosure is outstanding, a lot of effort has been made to produce a complete kit that "won't look like a kit" when completed.
This is a small binary clock kit that fits in an Altoids tin:
This is a nice little kit as it is inexpensive, easy to make and very well documented. You could also mount this in a variety of flat surfaces, limited only by your imagination.
The Chronulator
Here we find a unique design that uses analogue panel meters in a similar method to the multimeter clock detailed previously. Here is an example of the completed kit:
The kit contains the electronics and meters (or you can delete the meters for a discount if you already have some) however the housing is up to you. Furthermore, this kit has some of the best instructions (.pdf) I have ever seen. They are a credit to the organisation. Our final clock kit is the …
This is another clock kit in the style of 'suspicious bomb timer'-looking – and it pulls this off quite well. Consider the following video demonstration:
As well as a normal clock it can function as an alarm, stopwatch, countdown timer and lap counter. The instructions (.pdf) are well written and easy to follow. Furthermore the Denkimono is also well priced for the kit and delivery.
Hopefully this catalogue of clock kits was of interest to you. If you have found some other kits to add to the list, or wish to disagree or generally comment about this article please do so via the comment section below. This article was not sponsored in any way.
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- During a recent family visit to Universal Studios after the Mardi Gras parade there was a concert. Problem number one: People leaving the park were guided into the concert traffic. Problem number two: Exits were blocked and people turned around in the crowds. Problem number three: Chaos - teenagers were jumping over barriers and climbing statues while security did nothing about this but were arguing with parents who had lost children to "just wait it out' on the other side of the park.
Problem number four: Crowds exiting park were then told to stand behind white lines when crowds were turned around and there was no way to get behind white lines. Security was yelling to get behind white lines anyway or get arrested. This caused people to start shoving and pushing back. Problem number five: People got hurt. Poor crowd control left many people knocked to ground - including young children. Ambulance was called for one incident.
Problem number six: Poor Public Relations - when parents complained security argued with them instead of helping and nothing was being done to stop chaos around them. Problem number seven: No wants to listen. Find your own kids hours and hours later.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- We have been Premier Pass holders for 2 years and our Daughter and family came to visit and we went to all the parks in Orlando but Universal. So I told my husband who is disabled that the day they leave we will go to Universal for a few hours and head home, please keep in mind we have been to every park already in Orlando with no problems and they give the disabled a handicap fast pass to all attractions. Well we go to Universal and we park a long way away because of not enough handicap parking.
We get up to the check point and we have a cooler that has a hard plastic container in it where one side we can put his medicine that have to be kept cool and four drinks, this sits down inside his walker seat and the lid has to be cracked open about 2 maybe 3 inches because of the height. Well the one security guard said we have to leave the cooler or go put it in the car.
We tried explaining to them the situation and another guard comes up and says "What's your problem?" Well that set us both off right there and we asked to speak to a supervisor and the supervisor goes gets a small cooler they sell that would not even fit my husband's medicines in one and he says you can take as many of these as you want or can into the park. My husband spoke up and said "I cannot let my medicines get wet" and he says "That is not my problem" then I said "Those leak. We have try bigger ones already and they leak." And again "That is not my problem."
So we go to put the cooler back into the car and we were going to leave when I decided to call the number on the back of my card and whoever answered the phone, said "The best thing you can do is while you are currently at the park is to come speak with a supervisor." So we put the cooler in the car and headed back in. We get to that same line and a Sergeant comes up and says "They cannot go into the park with that cooler" and he point to the seat on my husband's walker.
My husband got so mad and turned to that boy and said "Son, who best go mind your ** business and leave me the ** alone" and then two others went to get smart and my husband shut them right up. He was so mad I have never seen him like this.
We get to guest services and a supervisor comes out and we said "We want to get our money back on our passes since the last time we were here" and she said "We can not do that" and wanted to know the story, so we told her everything above and she said "That are our rules", and that they do not have the line for handicap any more that they have to purchase the fast pass like everyone else and that they are the only ones around that is ADA compliant. Well this ADA compliant, I sure hope the rest of the parks don't go that way because they bend over backwards for the handicap.
Needless to stay they said the only thing they can do is give us a free day of fast pass and cancel our membership. For all that is handicap, beware of Universal Studios, but yet a mother with a child can take a big bag, a big cooler and backpacks are being taken in and we watched so many much bigger bags being taken in. I am going to fight this to the US Supreme Court if I have to. There was no need of the embarrassment, hassle and humiliation that they put us through and wasted 3 hours of our time.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- During my spring break, I visited some of my relatives in Orlando and headed to Universal Studios on Sunday, March 10th, 2013. All seemed to go accordingly during our trip until later in the evening. While we were in line for the Disaster show with my uncle and young cousin, there was a group of middle-aged people drinking beer and other alcoholic beverages in front of us - most were clearly intoxicated. I was wary about the situation but did not think anything of it when suddenly, one of the men who was drinking spat a mouthful of alcohol at my head and face. I was completely shocked, and so were those around me.
The man laughed it off, took off his shirt, and offered it to me to clean myself off - though I quickly refused. His half-assed apology could do little about the fact that his spit and alcohol covered my face and hair, ruined my shirt, and splashed on to my 8 year-old cousin as well, right there in the middle of this line. I got out of line and told one of the staff members immediately and was told to wait for security to arrive while the perpetrator and his friends went into the show. Security took about 15 to 20 minutes to show up and I was asked to write a witness statement.
As compensation, I was offered a one-time-use express pass, and both my uncle and cousin received one as well. I also went to a nearby souvenir shop where my cousin and I each received 1 free t-shirt (though the total for both could not exceed $50) to replace our beer-soaked tops. I was also told that the perpetrators were in custody and would be taken to the "office", talked to, and charged with assault and battery. I felt alright about the situation, albeit upset and shocked, until a short while later when I was in line for another ride, who did I see but those same people. And they were STILL openly drinking in line.
I was ultimately lied to as it did not seem as though any charges were pressed nor that they were talked to in any way since they were carrying on with the same behavior that led to the incident. On top of that, I had to face these same people who had put such a damper on my day. To top it off, when I asked whether or not I could have my ticket refunded because all I wanted to do was leave right after the incident, my request was vehemently denied.
I understand that Universal Studios was not responsible for this "accident" but they allowed these adults to openly drink while in line for a "family ride" and following this situation, the perpetrators faced no consequences. They were not even asked to leave. So thanks Universal Studios, thanks for that free t-shirt and the lovely memories but I will not be coming back and neither will my family. My 8 year-old cousin is now scarred by the incident and refuses to go back as well for fear of encountering "mean strangers" again.
ORLANDO, LOUISIANA -- I purchased a vacation package and went to the theme parks in early March of 2012. I also purchased five tickets for breakfast at The Three Broomsticks Restaurant. On the scheduled day of the breakfast, there was literally a torrential downpour going on. It made no sense to go into the theme parks just for the breakfast and waste an entire theme park pass, when it was scheduled to rain the whole day. I called the vacation packages line early and informed them that we would not be attending due to the weather, and also asked if I could reschedule for the next morning. They informed me that there was no availability for the next two days.
I then asked if we could use the voucher towards dinner at that same restaurant and was told that they could neither do that nor could they give me vouchers to eat at any other restaurant or spend in the theme park. I was told to go to the guest services window in the park, turn in the vouchers and wait six entire weeks for a refund. I did this and on 4/23/2012 I called back to inquire about my refund which I still had not received. Of course, I was told to hold forever while they researched this.
The agent **, that I spoke with then came back on the line and stated "sorry", for some reason they had not even started processing the refund. But, she did see that the vouchers for five breakfasts was turned in to guest services. She then stated that she was submitting it for processing and it should take a few more weeks. She also offered me five All Day Dining Meals for the inconvenience. I called on 5/28 to see about the refund that I still have yet to receive and also about redeeming the All Day Dining meals.
I was then told that there was no record of my visit, at which time I supplied them with my original reservation number and offered to email the original reservation. I also gave a comment number that I was told by ** to use on future inquiries. At that point, I was basically told that they had no idea what happened to my refund and to contact the revenue dept.. As for those promised meal deals, well they must have just been a figment of my imagination. They also had no record of that. I asked to speak directly with ** and was first told she was on another call and then that she was off altogether.
I asked for a manager and spoke with someone named **, who claimed to be a manager but was by far the rudest person I have ever spoken within a customer service dept.. He basically yelled at me and implied that I was a liar because ** would never promise those things. When I asked who I might speak with to file a formal complaint he told me that he was it, there was no one above him and that even if I submitted a complaint online it would be forwarded to him. Which is why I am now taking every available forum to vent my frustration, including the ConsumerAffairs website.
This vacation package was a nightmare from the beginning. What should have been a relaxing vacation for my son who just returned from boot camp, turned out to be miserable. From the bed at the Portofino Bay hotel that was made up beautifully, but when my daughter got in it the first night of our arrival turned out to be very wet with some unknown fluid, to the horrible treatment I encountered for over a simple refund. I spent over 3,000 dollars with Universal and I can"t believe that a company would allow its employees to treat a customer so badly over a situation like this.
At this point, it is no longer about the money, but about principle. I feel like I was being riped off from the start which is why the refund could not be processed while I was actually at the resort. It now seems like a concerted effort in hopes that customers will just go home and forget about the fact that they just lost some money through no fault of their own. Therefore, I am now telling all of my friends, family, co-workers and the Facebook community about my awful experience and that they should steer clear of a Universal Vacation Package unless they want to be ripped off.
ORLANDO FLORIDA, COLORADO -- This review is for any big girls or guys out there wanting to ride Harry Potter in Universal Studios Islands of Adventure in Orlando. I consider myself a big girl 5'6" tall 274 lbs. Last year I rode Harry Potter and totally loved it. I did however had to ride the "modified" seat. You pull the harness down and click it into place. No problem. Well a few days ago, (a year after the first ride) I'm still 5'6, but lost a little weight 266lbs. I stood in line for 90 minutes with my husband.
When it was our turn, I asked the attendant for a "modified seat". I sat down and brought the harness down to click it once. She informed me that I had to click it in toward me two more times. I tried to but there isn't any room for my right arm to get far up enough to get a descent grip. I asked her if she could help, and she said "she isn't allowed to". I fussed with it a little longer, then he said "I'm sorry, but you'll won't be able to ride today" and popped off the harness. My husband was already clicked in or he would have pushed it in for me before he did his own. I tried again, to no avail. I got off the platform with tears in my eyes.
I had carpal tunnel surgery twice this year and needed some help, my grip still isn't 100%. Any other ride I went on at other parks they check every single harness for you - Help you click it in if needed. I never felt so appalled in all my life. I read on the modified seats sign that it is for "upper body". I swam in that dang seat just needed help pushing the harness down. Who is this seat made for? I'm informing all my friends and family about this. I don't recommend going to Universal if you are more than a size 18. Thank you for taking the time to read my post.
We went to Universal on 12/28/2010. We purchased our tickets, at which time the ticket agent told us the park was very full. We understood that we would need to wait in long lines but we were glad to be there, so we purchased our ticket. We went into the park with the intention of going to see the Harry Potter world. I had seen it before, so I know that it was only three rides so we figured we would simply see how long the lines were and if nothing else just enjoy the Hogsmeade area and purchase some gifts.
What shocked us was that they had closed off the Harry Potter area, as if it were a separate park. No one informed us of this when we purchased our tickets, no one told us that we would need to be designated a time that we could enter that portion of the park. We were simply sold our (very overpriced) tickets and told to enter the park. We spent a total of 45 minutes in the park and left without seeing a single thing that we wanted to. The cost of the adventure for two people $175.00.
When we complained to customer service, the woman told me, "hmmm...I didn't know they had the Harry Potter section closed off, you should just come back later...but I am sure it will just be busy then too." Where did customer service go? If you are going to close a portion of the park off, you should tell people BEFORE you have them purchase a ticket.
From what I can see here, I am not the only one who experienced this bait and switch move by Universal, so needless to say, they made a lot of money and didn't offer much of anything to their customers. The interesting part is that I love Harry Potter and the stories, so I tolerated the fact that Universal boasts they have a Harry Potter world.
I tried to simply take in everything while I was there on my first visit (prior to the Christmas visit) but in reality the park created a very small Hogsmeade section with only a few places that are actual buildings that you can go into, created an interesting castle, but then simply re-purposed two rides that were already a part of the park to begin with. With such little effort into this section on Universal's part, you would think that they would be thankful that people want to go there, want to be part of it, when really there is not much to see.
I still love the area, although small, simply because I try to see the magic in bringing a story to life, but Universal should be ashamed by their performance not only in creating a World that is more of a small neighborhood and by the way their extorted money out of unsuspecting visitors during the Christmas week.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- We went to Universal Studios the week on 12/27 for our family vacation. We experienced several problems and weren't able to enjoy the park. When we complained to guest services, we were offered a one-day return pass after 4 pm OR $5 credit per person. We were extremely disappointed. Here are the problems that we experienced:
Once we found the line at around 3 pm, the re-entry tickets for a 9 pm return time were sold out and we were told to wait in a 180-minute line to enter the attraction. That was our only option which is not an acceptable one. It's not easy waiting in a line for 3 hours with an 11 year old!
The Revenge of the Mummy ride was down on 12/29 from 4:45 to 5:45 (or longer). We were in line and heard an audio message to wait for further information. After 45 minutes in line, we were told that the ride would be closed. We spoke with ** and ** at the ride and asked for compensation. They offered us express passes, which were of no used to us since we were staying at Portofino and already had paid for Express entry. ** and ** told us to speak with Guest Services. We spoke with ** and were not satisfied with her response (a return pass after 4 pm or $5 voucher per person).
The Jimmy Neutron ride was broken at noon on 12/30. We were told to return at a later time. We returned at 1:00 and the ride was still down. Universal needs to limit the capacity into the park. They also need to notify guests that they may not be able to enter certain exhibits due to capacity and technical issues. We were not able to get a refund and wanted this information to be available to others who may visit the park during peak times.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- After 3 days at Disney World we were very disappointed by the way our 5 year old child with special needs in a wheelchair was treated today. Upon arrival we immediately asked what WE needed to do to insure our child ** was able to enjoy your park. The first thing we were told was 'We are ADA compliant but we don't do anything 'special' for wheelchairs." We asked if we needed any special pass, tags or access card for the wheelchair. We were told over and over that the park was 'ADA' and they don't do anything 'special' except if the wait is over 30 minutes then they may let us use an express lane.
We were also told to just enter the park and we would basically have to figure it out. Every attraction we attempted, we were told we needed some sort of special pass which we had previously asked for and never received. Each attendant seemed annoyed and frustrated saying that today was 'very busy and many features such as express lanes and check-ins were not being utilized'. We kept trying over and over and every time the same story. It was very difficult to even distinguish who was an employee and who wasn't as there were no discernible uniforms.
After a few hours of this nonsense I went to guest relations and asked to speak to a manager. I was told there were NO managers available. I calmly explained that I was not leaving until I spoke with someone. The guest relations team basically ignored me. I waited patiently until I saw a 'manager'. I flagged him down and explained that a child in a wheelchair was mistreated, he started to listen. After I told him the entire story he offered to refund the price of our tickets.
I am writing to you because I want to do anything I can to make sure this NEVER EVER happens to another family with someone with special needs. I implore you as a company to seriously re-evaluate your treatment of guest with special needs. Your staff should never tell a guest with special needs that they don't do anything 'special' for them.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- We went to Universal 12/27/2010 to see the new Harry Potter Exhibit. The best thing about our day was the guest services representative cheerfully refunded our ticket because the lines were so long we could not see the exhibit. You have to go near the Harry Potter entrance to get timed return tickets. Our tickets were for 5 hours later. The lines at the other rides were 90 minutes. Spiderman was 150 minutes. The line into Harry Potter actually became dangerous with people pushing past mothers with baby strollers and bumping people in wheelchairs. The park staff was extremely poorly trained. They had no idea how to control the line and the crowd.
Inside Harry Potter the crowd was uncomfortable always bumping into me. We waited 30 minutes just to get into a store to look at souvenirs. The Gryffindor Scarves were sold out after a week of temps in the 40's. The lines into Hogwart's and the rides were 90 minutes. Even the wand shop had a 30 minute line. A woman next to me getting her refund said she had 7:50 timed tickets and was not allowed into Harry Potter. The staff shut down admission because the area was filled to capacity.
What Universal can do: 1. Stop letting so many people in. When you sell a product that you cannot deliver because of overcrowding, that is fraud. 2. Let people sign up for timed-return tickets at the park entrance, and, make sure people know timed tickets are required. 3. Stop people at least 50 yards from the entrance until the time of timed tickets. The crush in the crowd was because people with later tickets were blocking the entrance.
What you can do: Stay at Universal hotel and start at the park at 7:00 AM, Pay $80 for the express pass and skip line rides, don't go to Universal Christmas week (the way overfill the park), go to guest services and demand a refund when you have a terrible day.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- I wonder what bright head at Orlando Universal Island of Adventure may think that people like and enjoy to get soaked wet during a cold and damp November morning, he/she must be a descendant of Marquis De Sade or other notorious villain! In the morning of Thanksgiving 2009, my wife and I decided to visit the Universal Studios and Island of Adventure. The first ride we chose was "Jurassic Park: A River Adventure". It consists of a ride on a strange round vessel following a watery course.
What was not written anywhere nor explained by any of the attendant was that once in there is no way to escape getting soaking wet from the numerous inescapable water downpours, plus lots of water entering the vessel as it goes though the course. The only thing that these dudes did was to make sure that we were well-strapped to the seats by safety belts. Well, as you move down the course there are several, at least ten, water downpours on the vessel and its occupants. Furthermore, in another couple of occasion water pours into the vessel. The tight safety belt made sure that we could not escape any of these threats!
As a result, at the end of the ride we were both soaked wet, no item of our clothing escaped getting wet, including intimates, and had no other choice than driving to the Hotel to change all of our clothing. A perfectly good Thanksgiving ruined! Not only, since then, my wife has developed a nasty cough and also a low grade fever that has not cleared 10 days after the occurrence. I can't believe that reasonable person would think this is the kind of fun one wants to get after paying the outrageously expensive entrance fee! How can it be fun to soak people in the middle of Fall? How come that nobody warned us?
We were new to the attraction and do not know what to expect! How is it that you cannot escape the downpouring water (pours everywhere)? How is it that, having been asked to strap in your seats, you cannot escape having your bottom soaked by the water entering in the vessel? I can understand that this may be acceptable to some in a bathing suit during a hot Summer day, but how could any reasonable person think that fully dressed people enjoy to get soaked on a cold and damp Fall day? Getting people wet during cold days was/is a form of torture and punishment in the not so old days!
At this point I'll have my wife go to her doctor to get a cure and ascertain if her condition can be related to the soaking we received at Universal Island of Adventure, after which a visit to my lawyer to consider legal action against Universal will follow!


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Max Baucus hopes to meet with other members of the Senate Finance Committee to discuss ways to examine Obamacare's troubled website, Healthcare.gov, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Baucus, the committee chairman who helped craft President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law more than three years ago, said he hoped to convene the finance committee in the coming weeks.
"No question, the launch of Healthcare.gov has been problematic. But now is not the time to point fingers. Now is the time to fix the problem," Baucus said in a statement. His spokesman said there are currently no oversight hearings on the law's rollout listed on the committee's calendar.
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I get very bored at the beach, I can't understand how people just lay there frying themselves in the sun. So I allways have to take something to read, and I've just started It must've been something I ate. I've seen so many good reviews on a lot of food blogs and sites that I just had to order it. So far so good, it's a good beach mate and also performs well in bed, as a night reading I mean.
In the afternoon (after a little cry over the death of beloved Tastespotting) I made myself something that allways cheers me up: a Strawberry Milkshake! But with a green twist!...
If you're a food blogger or a food blogs reader chances are that you've heard about Matcha green tea. If you have tried it chances are you liked it and if you haven't tried it chances are you want to try it. Am I right?
I have met mr Matcha a long time ago, long before I lived in the food blog land. I love it, that green powder has some magic I tell you! I have used it at work a lot in desserts but never bought it to myself, because the price here is so high! I mean I love it but there is no way I'm going to spend 40€ in a tiny 30 gr (about 1 oz) bag!
Nothing compares to real Matcha of course but this way of using regular green tea is a good alternative. The taste is a bit more "earthy" and strong I think, but still very pleasant. There are a lot of types of green teas out there, so you can choose the one you prefer if you want to give this a try.
For the green twist on my milkshake I just added a small teaspoon of the green tea powder to the milk, sugar and strawberries and blended away. Have a nice weekend everyone!


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I have found a very common frustration among family historians. A researcher finds a new cousin, or another researcher with common research interests, then that new contact becomes incommunicado. POOF! Disappears into thin air! In many of the stories I hear, this new contact seemed very enthusiastic about genealogy or about finding a new family connection. Usually, this person received far more information than he or she shared. Many times, this person hints about or claims to possess valuable family information. So, why the disappearing act?
I think, although the stories are the same, the reasons people hide are too diverse to generalize. Some people get excited about meeting a new relative, then think twice about getting involved with more family members. Others want the information, but they are possessive about their own records and photos, and simply don't want to share. Some envision themselves as THE family historian, and don't like sharing the title. And, some are just plain cantankerous!
The disappearances I don't quite understand myself are the fellow researchers who don't respond or who disappear after getting the help they need. I am hearing more and more complaints from people who have had their DNA tested, have contacted their matches, and don't hear back. These matches are people who also have had their DNA tested for genealogical purposes and who signed a consent form to be contacted. They also paid a hefty sum to get their DNA tested for genealogical purposes. Why don't they follow through?
I see this lack of responsiveness as a real and growing problem in genealogy. I know quite a few family historians who are now much more possessive about their work product and records because they were "burned" too many times by people who took their work and disappeared. Access to records and communication with relatives and fellow researchers are the key tools relied upon by family historians. Sharing and helping each other is crucial to us.
What to do?
Short of pestering, burglary (just kidding!!), and becoming more possessive ourselves, there is little we can do to force someone to communicate. In the law, there is an old legal principle that it is easier to restrain a person from doing an act than it is to force a person to act. Some people respond to repeated requests, others are put off by what they perceive as pestering and shut up tighter than a clam shell.
The most effective methods reported by other researchers seems to be bribery and third-party involvement. I know some researchers who will not share all of their work product with a new contact. They use the promise of "more information to come" as an encouragement for the other person to share. I have also heard successful stories of other relatives or friends interceding with the recalcitrant person to obtain the needed information.
But I do find it hard, myself, not to feel a bit "burned" when a contact drops out of sight, especially after getting my information and sharing none in return.


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You have to figure parents in Mount Pleasant are a little worried about the state schools superintendent's latest scheme.
Mick Zais wants the South Carolina Board of Education to lift the cap on class sizes in most grades. He says it will give school districts, which aren't exactly rocking with cash flow, some much needed flexibility.
That Zais — always thinking about public education. Well, when he's not trying to figure out some new way to undermine it with another boost for "school choice."
But he's right, lifting the cap would give districts some flexibility. Instead of building a whole new elementary school in Mount Pleasant, the Charleston County School District could just stack 45 or 50 kids in every classroom. Problem solved.
At least until parents decide that's not the kind of limited government they like.
But don't worry, Mt. P — that's not going to happen.
The Charleston County School Board won't let it.
Fact is, the school board sets its district's class sizes, and most of Charleston's are well below the state limit.
And even if the district had the option of raising class sizes, they probably wouldn't take it.
"I would not be in favor of that," says board member Chris Fraser, "and I don't think a majority of the board would, either."
School Board Chairwoman Cindy Bohn Coats is certainly onboard with local control, but she says there has to be parameters for fairness and consistency.
Basically, she says the state can't just arbitrarily change class sizes without a lot of study.
Well, they shouldn't anyway.
"Until I know exactly how this could affect funding, effective staffing and performance expectations for school-based staff, student performance and curriculum, I cannot support this," Coats says. "Seriously, does any sane person think you can convey the same lesson plan ... to a class of 20 students as you can to a class of 35 students within the same one-hour class?"
Businesses take that into account when they set up training classes, she notes. And don't people want government to run more like business?
Uh, not when it cost them a dollar.
It looks like this whole flexibility thing is a nice way for the state to tell the districts they aren't getting any more money — but hey, buck up. Now you won't have to hire any extra teachers.
Which is unfortunate, since the job here is supposed to be getting South Carolina out of the national education ranking cellar.
Board member Michael Miller says the focus shouldn't be on class size, it should be on effective teaching.
"If a bad coach has four kids or 40, he's still going to be a bad coach," Miller says.
In other words, Miller says, if class size is the be-all, end-all, why aren't the schools in Mount Pleasant — where there are more students — doing worse than schools in less populated areas?
Obviously, they aren't.
Miller says the state should keep the focus on quality, not size.
"I hope the superintendent is looking at that as well," he says.
Zais actually does seem interested in doing that, but the state and teachers disagree on how to most fairly measure quality and effectiveness. So it's a bit of a mess.
Besides, that sounds like something that would cost a little bit of money.
And right now, the state superintendent is most interested in cutting classes, and corners.
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Amber Pulido is a GSA Network youth leader in California's Central Valley. Tuesday, Oct. 1 is the LGBT youth day of the Week of Action on School Pushout.
Pushout isn't just another word. School pushout is a system where my peers are getting pushed out of school and even arrested for fighting, "willful defiance," unreasonable dress codes, and the list goes on. This system is unfair and unjustifiable -- and this week, my GSA is taking a stand against it.
Students who are suspended even once in ninth grade are twice as likely not to graduate, and youth who do not finish high school are more than eight times more likely to go to prison. Although LGBTQ youth represent just 5-7% of the population, they represent 13-15% of those currently in the juvenile justice system. To know that my friends and peers are slowly working their way towards prison instead of graduation hurts me. To know that, on average, states spend $56,000 more on for incarcerating my peers rather educating them, is wrong. We should come to school to learn, not to be on a path towards prison. We have dreams bigger than prison and we want to share those dreams to the world, not to a stone gray wall.
My GSA at Hoover High School joined #GSAs4Justice across the country in standing up to this system. We can't just watch the students that are involved in this system head to jail. We need to make a change. We need knowledge, not prison. We need solutions, not suspensions. We need understanding staff, not pushout.
On Tuesday, October 1st, share a picture -- like the one my GSA made at Hoover High School or the others below -- showing that your GSA pushes back against pushout and stands with #GSAs4Justice. Join Gay-Straight Alliance Network for Diginity in Schools Campaign's Week of Action on School Pushout to stand up for students that are pulled into this system, because they want to graduate and fulfill their dreams also.
1. Write this message on a sign, chalkboard, or white board: [NAME OF YOUR GSA/GROUP] pushes back against [ISSUE IN YOUR COMMUNITY]. Click here for ideas!
2. Pose with the message and take a picture!
3. Upload your picture on Tuesday, October 1st to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Tumblr with the hashtags #GSAs4Justice and #SchoolPushout.


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Facebook may help students learn better by transforming them from anonymous spectators into a community of active learners, a new study claims.
University students who used a Facebook group as part of a large sociology class did better on course assignments and felt a stronger sense of belonging, researchers found.
The study by Baylor University has implications for the challenge of teaching large classes, a matter of growing concern for higher education, researchers said.
"Although some teachers may worry that social media distracts students from legitimate learning, we found that our Facebook group helped transform students from anonymous spectators into a community of active learners - and this has important consequences for student performance," said Kevin Dougherty, associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts and Sciences.
The research focused on a class of 218 students in an introductory sociology class.
Students who participated in the Facebook group scored higher on quizzes, wrote stronger papers and did better on exams than classmates who did not take part, the study found.
Researchers noted that participation in the group was voluntary and set up as a "closed group" as defined by Facebook. Only those enrolled in the class were permitted to join.
They had to request to do so and be accepted by a faculty administrator. Two-thirds of students in the class ended up joining the group.
Both students and teaching staff provided a steady stream of content to the Facebook group, researchers said.
Teaching staff posted discussion questions, links to relevant online material and photos and videos of in-class events such as guest lectures and themed skits.
Students, meanwhile, posted their own photos and videos related to course concepts, engaged in discussions and sought solutions to questions and problems.
Students' posts attracted comments and "like" responses from classmates.
"Again and again, we saw students helping one another on the Facebook group," Dougherty said.
As final exams approached, students were especially helpful to each other, swapping definitions and examples and organising informal study sessions.
Because the majority of students access Facebook through a mobile device such as a cellphone or iPad, "the class Facebook Group was almost always with them. No student in our class needed assistance using Facebook," researchers said.
"A Facebook group extends the classroom in time and space. It allows students to interact with one another and with the subject matter wherever and whenever they choose. It makes them more active learners," Dougherty said.
The study was published in Teaching Sociology, a journal of the American Sociological Association.


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Wayne Rooney has admitted the role of Manchester United talisman has passed from him to new signing Robin van Persie.
The England international has been the shining light of Sir Alex Ferguson's team for the past few seasons, but he has heralded the arrival of Van Persie from Arsenal as the emergence of a new hero at Old Trafford.
The Dutchman's controversial switch angered many Gunners fans, but their Manchester United counterparts won't be losing any sleep over their rivals' discontent as he has already made himself crucial to the side.
Rooney was by far and away United's top attacker last season with 34 goals, but he was outdone by Van Persie's 37 at Arsenal and the new boy is already streaking ahead of his team-mate with 11 strikes in 14 games.
"I think he's great for the whole team; he's our talisman," he is quoted as saying in The Independent.
Rooney then described why Van Persie has been so effective since joining the Red Devils and insisted that things could get even better if United were able to utilise his talents.
"He has a calmness about him, he holds the ball up well and brings players into play. We have to try and get players around him," he added.
United are currently sitting top of the Premier League after ten games and look as though they are getting stronger – they may not give up the spot if Van Persie and Rooney continue to link up as they are currently.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed former senator Chuck Hagel as defense secretary Tuesday after a long, drawn-out confirmation battle.
Early Tuesday afternoon, he cleared the most critical hurdle when the Senate voted 71-27 to cut off debate on his nomination to serve as the nation's 24th defense secretary. The vote easily cleared the 60 votes needed.
He won actual confirmation several hours later when the Senate voted to confirm him, 58-41.
Hagel comes to the Pentagon wounded as surely as he was in Vietnam in 1968. He volunteered to go to southeast Asia as an enlisted man, where he earned two Purple Hearts.
Similarly, many of his current wounds are self-inflicted. His confirmation-hearing performance was abysmal, both in content – the prospective defense secretary was confused over U.S. policy regarding Iran's nuclear ambitions? – and in style. He appeared lethargic; some Vietnam veterans wondered if he were suffering from latent PTSD.
"He will take office with the weakest support of any defense secretary in modern history, which will make him less effective on his job," said Senator John Cornyn of Texas, the GOP's second-ranking member and minority whip. Republican opposition to Hagel's nomination delayed Tuesday's confirmation vote by nearly two weeks; several changed their votes to allow the nomination to proceed.
President Obama is entitled to the defense secretary he wants, absent clearly disqualifying evidence. That doesn't exist in Hagel's case, and his roster of bipartisan supporters – ranging from former Army general Colin Powell to former Air Force general Brent Scowcroft — makes that point clear.
"He is an extraordinary individual who has proven with his life his commitment to this nation," said Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois, who as majority whip is the Senate's second-ranking Democrat. "I believe that Chuck Hagel is up to this test."
But there is a decidedly forlorn aspect to the Hagel saga.
In the U.S. legislature, politics used to end at the water's edge. Perhaps President Obama erred in nominating somewhat like Hagel. Perhaps Senate Republicans erred in relentlessly beating him about the head with statements he has made.
But the issue of blame here is irrelevant.
The only thing that counts is that the nation will soon have a defense secretary who is opposed by much of the nation's treaty-making legislative body. Whips aren't the only vote-counters; the nation's allies and foes are paying attention, too, and Hagel's close confirmation margin will factor into their words and actions on military matters, at least early in his tenure.
But there is one silver lining here. The Senate approved John Kerry to serve as secretary of state 94-to-3 last month. Some suggest that means he's unlikely to rock the swift boat. Hagel's much narrower confirmation suggests he is less accommodating, and willing to shake things up at the Defense Department.
So as a bloodied Hagel is wheeled into the Pentagon infirmary – metaphorically speaking, of course – military docs will be busy patching him up.
Then it'll be up to Hagel to prove his critics wrong.
Given the bitterness of his confirmation fight, looming budget cuts, and the nation's war weariness, he could end up being just what the doctor ordered.