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Two members of Southwestern Christian University's faculty and an administrator were able to celebrate a notable accomplishment with confirmation by a prestigious European Health Care Journal of its intent to publish the group's submission report.
Dr. Rebecca Webster, Professor of Behavioral Science; Dr. Adrian Rus, Professor of Psychology; and Dr. Reggies Wenyika, Vice President for Academic Affairs, co-authored a socio demographic study titled "Characteristics and Prenatal Care Utilization of Romanian Pregnant women." The article will appear in the next issue of The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care.
The study described the degree to which Romanian women access free prenatal care services, and to describe the demographic profile of women who are at risk for underutilization.
"The study aims to expand the dialogue about prenatal care for Romanian women and the worrisome magnitude of the problem," Rus said. "Our hope is that eventually the outreach methods to those in need will improve the level of health care in places such as Romania."
Rus, who grew up in Tirgu-Mures, Romania, has both his bachelor's and master's degree from Dimitrie Cantemir University. He later obtained a Doctor of Philosophy from Texas Christian University. He has published a number of papers with emphasis and ideas of how to better the well-being of the children in his home country, ranging from foster care practices and child discipline measures.
The European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC) was founded on December 26, 1988 in Paris with aims to improve and facilitate knowledge and use of contraception, sexually transmitted infections and reproductive health care in the countries of Europe.
Webster, who has a Ph.D in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University, has maintained studies in child development as well as developmental and experimental psychology.
Wenyika, who has been the University Provost for the last for years, has teamed with a number of educational leaders in the publication of their papers.


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A Rainy Cup Rydes Into Monday
U.S. Golfers—and American Viewers—Are Up Against It in Weather-Delayed Event
It's been a Ryder Cup to test the soul. To survive, you've needed motivation, willpower, and the ability to perform under brutal physical stress.
And we're just talking about the television audience.
After another extended weather delay in soggy Wales, golf's glamorous trans-Atlantic match-play tournament was pushed beyond the weekend and into Monday for the first time in its 83-year history. Television coverage was set to begin on the USA Network at 4 a.m. Eastern time, an hour when many channels are gleefully hawking $9.99 abdominal gadgets and glow-in-the-dark turnip juicers.
Such are the risks of playing a sporting event with a multihour time difference in an Amazon rain forest. On Sunday night, U.S. golf fans once again set their alarm clocks and coffee makers to stun. They called the office and left a rambling voice mail about a sudden, nagging case of "Ian Poulteritis."
The U.S. needs all the support it can get. This Ryder Cup could be finished before Matt Lauer gives Al Roker his midmorning Shiatsu massage. The Europeans are thumping the Americans 9½ to 6½, and barring a miracle—the return of Tiger Woods's prescandal form; Welsh rain for 40 days and 40 nights—they're about to fly back stateside empty-handed.
The deficit isn't exactly a shocker. The U.S. hasn't won a Ryder Cup in Europe in 17 years. The Americans have proved very capable at putting on funny clothes overseas—on Saturday, the U.S. wore light-purple button-down sweater vests that appeared to have been stolen from Bea Arthur's estate sale—but the Euros have dominated their waterlogged turf.
For a moment, however, it looked like this Cup could roll the U.S.'s way. The Americans took a 6-4 lead through three sessions Saturday until captain Colin Montgomerie's European squad seized control of the action as darkness fell.
When play resumed Sunday, Captain Corey Pavin's men shifted to sensible red sweaters and tried to rally themselves back. In one YouTube moment, Indiana's Jeff Overton loudly shouted "Boom, Baby!" after holing out on the eighth in his pairing with Bubba Watson against Miguel Angel Jimenez and Peter Hanson. Mr. Overton's howl was the most excitable display of emotion in a pro golf tournament since Jim Furyk lightly tipped his cap at the 1998 Las Vegas Invitational.
(Amazingly, "Boom, Baby!" was not even the strangest shout on Sunday—that honor went to a possibly ravenous fan who inexplicably screamed "mashed potato!" when American Dustin Johnson teed off.)
By Sunday's end, the Americans had gone boom. The leaderboard was awash in European blue. Mr. Montgomerie's warriors grabbed 5½ of a possible six points—including Mr. Overton's and Mr. Watson's match—leaving the Americans grasping for hopeful Yogi Berra quotes.
The U.S. has clawed back from worse deficits—at the 1999 Ryder Cup, they did it from four down—but that was in an ally nation called Massachusetts. To prevail in Monday's singles play, they'll need great performances from all, including Mr. Woods—who saw his impressive match-play record with partner Steve Stricker rudely demolished on Sunday by Europeans Luke Donald and Lee Westwood—and Phil Mickelson, who also lost and now has a record 17 Ryder Cup defeats in his career.
If the U.S. somehow perseveres, Mr. Mickelson can laugh that off, like a purple sweater vest.
Trouble in the 215
We're sure Philadelphia is going to be totally chill about Sunday's loss to the Washington Redskins.
Philly, as everyone knows, is a famously placid sports town, and the fact that Donovan McNabb marched in with his weird new team and beat the Eagles 17-12 in a game in which current hero Michael Vick got knocked out with an injury and backup quarterback Kevin Kolb played erratically won't cause a ripple. Local talk radio will hear nothing but crickets. Who wants to make a turnip smoothie and talk 76er basketball?

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This is the first in a series of survivor articles leading up the Relay For Life Celebration in Lonoke on Friday, May 2, at the Gina Cox Center on the Lonoke High School Campus.
By Mark Buffalo
Staff Writer
Ever since 1993, the word cancer is almost like a cuss word to me.
That year, my 61-year-old Granny, Ouida Fay Gaines died from cancer. Seven years later, my Papa, Robert Buffalo died from cancer. Then the big one, in 2008, my mother, my boss, my co-worker and one of my best friends in the world, Rose Mary Buffalo, died after a year-long battle with cancer.
I never really knew what cancer was growing up in Lonoke County but I knew it was "bad."
When my Granny died, I was in college in Fayetteville and had to leave to come home during fall band camp. When my Papa died in 2000, my wife, mother-in-law and I had been displaced from our home because of a house fire and it was so hot that summer.
When my mom died, I honestly thought how could I go on, especially working at the newspaper. We had been a team, working closely on the Carlisle Independent from 1995 until she was diagnosed with cancer in the summer of 2007. At that point, I balanced my sports editor duties in an attempt to make sure the Carlisle paper was published on time and delivered to the business around Carlisle.
It took me a long time to come to terms with her death but I knew I had to make her proud in what we were doing with our newspaper.
One way we keep her memory alive is through our daughter Emmy, who we adopted from China in September 2009. Her given name is Mary Elisabeth, named after my mom and my cousin Elizabeth.
I've had other friends who have battled cancer; some are still fighting and some have lost that battle. I've even had a family member, my sister-in-law, fight valiantly before losing that battle last year.
I'm not a cancer survivor per se but I feel like it has touched my life in numerous ways. That is why I'm working with the local Relay for Life committee and wanting to get people involved with this year's celebration.


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Nike commissioned illustrators Berto Martinez and Chidy Wayne to help with designing a streetwear line based on the iconic F.C. Barcelona. Instead of jumping right into designing the clothing based on their preconceptions, Martinez and Wayne took their sketchbooks to the field and observed game play. Their sketches extracted the personality and characteristic elements of each player, which they used to develop the clothing designs around.
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Top 5 Mistakes You Make When Putting on Eyeliner
It's probably the trickiest part of your makeup routine — but it's also the one that makes the most difference.
1. Overdoing it on the bottom lid.
Heavily lining your lower lid — especially with a very dark color — can make your eyes look smaller, says Mary Clarke, a product analyst in the Good Housekeeping Research Institute beauty lab. Plus, you're more likely to end up with under-eye smudges. If you want to define your lower eyelid, use a light pencil or, for an even more subtle look, a light brown or taupe eye shadow. Clarke recommends MAC Pro Longwear pencil, a top-performer in our tests.
2. Putting it on unevenly, resulting in a jagged look.
It's so frustrating to have to wipe off that line on your upper lid with makeup remover a million times before you get it right. To keep liner straight, avoid tugging at the outer corners of your eyes, makeup artist Laura Geller told Good Housekeeping. "This can cause skin to crinkle, and your line will not be as smooth." Try pointing your chin up and looking down, so your lids are half-closed but you can still see them. And if you're using gel liner, apply it with a slanted brush for a smoother look. You can also use a light pencil to draw in the line to give yourself a guideline.
3. Only using black and brown.
A little white or nude eyeliner on your bottom lid can work wonders to make you look more awake and refreshed. Gently pull on your under-eye and trace the line between the lower lashes and the inside rim.
4. Not knowing the differences between pencil, gel, and liquid.
Pencil eyeliners are best if you're in a hurry: They're the quickest to put on and resist smearing, Carl Ray, makeup artist to Michelle Obama, told Good Housekeeping. (Here's his easy tip for applying pencil liner smoothly.) Gel liners give you a more glam look, are water-resistant, and allow more control over line thickness. Our top pick: Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner. Liquid liners are the "advanced" kind. They apply more precisely, but you really need a steady hand to put 'em on. If you're a beginner trying a wing-tip or cat-eye, use gel instead of liquid. "Liquid liner is a powerful product that delivers a strong, fluid line," says makeup artist Sonia Kashuk. "Its intense pigmentation creates definition at the lash line and by controlling the thickness of the line, you can create a range of looks."
5. Not smudge-proofing.
Here's how to do it: Apply your liner with a pencil or a tiny brush, and then trace over the line with a matching powder shadow. To make it last even longer, wet your shadow brush with Visine first, Jo Davis, artistic director for Trucco Cosmetics, told Good Housekeeping.


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Our View: Vote 'no' on Ref. 1A
October 21, 2007
We support Routt County's plan to improve 59 miles of county roads during the next six years. But county commissioners' decision to ask voters for a permanent exemption from the Taxpayers Bill of Rights to fund such improvements is excessive and unjustified. Therefore, we urge residents to vote "no" on Referendum 1A.
Referendum 1A asks Routt County voters to exempt county government from TABOR revenue restrictions. The exemption, often referred to as "deBrucing," would set the county's property tax mill levy at 12.266. The current mill levy of 12.42 is set to decrease to 9.229 next year unless the referendum is approved.
County commissioners say the revenues, projected to be $3.3 million for tax year 2007, would be used primarily for road and bridge projects, including the reconstruction of busy Routt County Road 14. For the first six years, $2.6 million would go to road and bridge projects, and the remaining $700,000 would be used for increased county operating expenses, including personnel.
Of the $2.6 million allocated annually to road and bridge projects, more than $800,000 would go to local municipalities, with the city of Steamboat Springs receiving the bulk of those revenues. Revenue distribution to local municipalities is required by state law.
After distribution, the county is left with about $1.7 million a year specifically for road and bridge projects. The six-year road and bridge improvement plan calls for $18.9 million in work. Of that total, $10.4 million would be funded by Referendum 1A, and the remaining $8.5 million would come from county reserves.
Here's the rub: After the first six years, the county would put $2.6 million annually toward unspecified capital projects and needs, and whatever remaining revenues are generated by Referendum 1A could be spent at the will of future county commissioners. Given the rapid growth of property values, we can only guess how large that pot of money will become.
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Our current county commissioners say they didn't want to tie the hands of their successors, and to be fair, the county certainly has proven to be more fiscally prudent than the city of Steamboat Springs.
We're sympathetic to the concerns of the commissioners, including that TABOR was tailored to Front Range communities and can hurt the ability of local governments to meet the needs of their constituents. This is especially true in years of dramatic property value growth and rapidly increasing costs of goods and services.
It also deserves mentioning that the six-year road improvement plan was the result of many hours of input and work from county officials and volunteer residents. The plan provides a clear direction for the county that should be followed.
But none of this means Routt County has proved the need for a permanent, mostly blank check from taxpayers. We wish the county had proposed a deBrucing measure that sunset after six years. Then, the county could return to voters for additional funds, if necessary, in future years.
Or, if the future financial needs of the county simply can't be met because of TABOR, commissioners should have come up with a more specific plan for how Referendum 1A revenues would be spent beyond 2012.
Instead, voters must decide on a permanent deBrucing measure with a spending plan for only its first few years. For that reason, we urge a "no" vote on Referendum 1A.


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Which act seems like a worse act of bullying to you — an isolated incident of prep school hazing nearly fifty years ago or dishonestly using that incident to raise money and score political points against the stated wishes and emotional anguish of the hazing victim's family?
Liberal activist group MoveOn Political Action is using the Romney hazing incident as the centerpiece of their new fundraising letter signed by their Executive Director Justin Ruben, who covers the same ground in an ad-vitorial on The Huffington Post.
Nowhere does Ruben mention that the late John Lauber's sister said the following about the incident days ago:
"The family of John Lauber is releasing a statement saying the portrayal of John is factually incorrect and we are aggrieved that he would be used to further a political agenda. There will be no more comments from the family."
It's hard to imagine that such a statement would add to Ruben's narrative of cruel, mean, rich, bullying, insensitive, homophobic Mitt Romney. Nor can Ruben mention the Washington Post's questionable reporting of the story. That wouldn't bring in donations, nor would mentioning that a young Barack Obama once taunted and then shoved a girl.
However, it's important to focus on the inherent cruelty of Ruben's disregard for the Lauber family's feelings in this matter. This gives us a deeper look into the lack of empathy and honesty that Justin Ruben and MoveOn Political Action have–the sort of empathy that must go missing in a group that supports murderous abortion on demand and ignores the plaintive cries of Americans forced out of work by illegal immigrants taking their jobs and driving down wages.
Justin Ruben stands with Barack Obama and other supporters of an overbearing government that grinds the bones of those seeking freedom from overtaxation and overregulation under their steel-toed jackboots. While citizens in Tea Party groups struggle to speak truth to power, the callous Justin Ruben mocks their fight and shows a shocking, Ted Bundy-like detachment from their feelings. This is significant because that dastardly figure Justin Ruben is raising millions of dollars–a sum that most Americans can hardly imagine–on the tears and suffering of the Lauber family. One can almost hear Justin Ruben and his team at MoveOn cackling in a cave high in the mountains, where they await the dark cover of night before they slink down into the foothills armed with machetes.
I know all these accusations are true and important about Justin Ruben because he ignored the Lauber family's wishes.
See how easy it is to jump to ridiculous conclusions by playing armchair shrink, Mr. Ruben? Of course you know how easy it is. You did it, after all. Quite a business model you've got there.


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shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations
The popularity of the phrase "shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations" evidences the rarity of successful legacies. Tragically and repeatedly, approximately 70% of families around the world continue to lose control of their assets and family harmony within three generations of a wealth transfer.
"Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations" (American)
"Clogs to clogs in three generations" (English)
"Wealth does not survive three generations" (Chinese)
"The third generation ruins the house" (Japanese)
"From stable to stars to stables" (Italian)
why do legacies repeatedly fail?
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Start game with a vampiric scepter which can keep you farming without need to b..
At about 2800 go b and buy malady and boots ang go back with teleport or wait to have about 4000 to go b and take malady boots and zeal so you will be ready to start farming...
Go in woods and make some money ;) when a near tower needs you go and fast kill every minion for extra money..
Get a bloodthister and a infinity and after tht upgrade ur zeal on phantom..
Now your kinda dominating the game .. Keep getting lizard buff is CRITICAL about getting kills!!!! your damage + attack speed + a slowed enemy = kill ;)
Buy a black cleaver for evem more damage ;) And when enough money sell your boots and get another phantom.. You will have some insane ccritical strikes And let the bodies hit the floor :D
Ghost will help you chase enemies and slow them after with your lizard buff..Also it can help you get away from battles fast
Using your jump keeps you ALIVE and give you kills ;)
Using Teleport can help you ganging or getting back to lanes fast without losing xp ^^
You can also use flash... Jump+flash= wtf where is trist or you can run for him ghost+flash+jump(slow)+lizard buff = ^^ dominating


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Great project management keeps people moving in the right direction, realizes their ideas and helps them make sound decisions. Building trust, keeping schedules, and having the wit and imagination to make corrections before problems arise — that's the essence of project management. What does your team need to become more successful?
Professional Biography
John Turnbull is a project manager, product manager, publisher, and software start-up veteran who has been leading teams, meeting deadlines, and making good things happen since 1976. He combines a career in commercial publishing with 15 years of software production and a taste for all things XML. His most recent assignment was as XMaLpha's Project Manager on the Iowa Legislature's LINC Project.


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Monitoring & Controlling
Q&A - Share your experiences in T&E system implementation
Travel & Expense
Using Project Management to Keep the Train on the Track
Adam Donaldson, PMP
George Washington University
Director, Business Management & Analysis Group
Review the T&E problem faced by GW
Discuss basic project management process
Walk through the project management process using GW's T&E system implementation as a case study
Session Objectives
The Problem
Travel Booking
Expense Management
No single travel booking provider
No accurate data on travel spend
Inability to negotiate with travel vendors
Paper process for Pcard allocation and expense reimbursement
T&E policies difficult to enforce
Require 100% Pcard allocation audit
Wasted money
...but no visibility into how much!
Wasted resources
...A LOT of manual effort!
Wasted time
...employees confused on policy!
Does this look familiar?
Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Phases
Nov 2010
Sep 2011
Oct 2011
Idea / Request Initiation
GW's Innovation Task Force (ITF) estimates significant savings for Travel Booking consolidation & Expense Reimbursement automation.
Solution Proposed
After 10-month solution selection effort, GW selects American Express Business Travel Services and Concur as T&E service and system providers.
Project Chartered
GW formally charters a 2-phased project to first implement the Travel Booking solution and then the Expense Management solution.
GW's T&E Solution Initiation Timeline
Engage stakeholders
GW Case Study - Initiating
Define the business requirements
Propose a solution
Charter the project
Engage stakeholders
GW Case Study - Initiating
Define the business requirements
GW Case Study - Initiating
Source Selection Team
Focus Groups
Executive Leadership Team
Internal proposal ... more than the "RFP"
Contains description of business need, proposed solution(s), milestones, resource requirements, funding requirements, business case, exclusions / assumptions / risks
Now is the time for leaders to shape and influence the solution
Develop the proposal
GW Case Study - Initiating
Charter the project
GW Case Study - Initiating
11-month initiation period
During Initiating, Stakeholder influence highest / Cost of changes lowest
Defines project scope, inclusions, exclusions, objectives, milestones & timeline, resources, funding
Establishes project leadership, including the PM
Commits resources and authorizes the budget
"Charosal" ...can sometimes be combined with proposal
Engaged stakeholders
GW Case Study - Initiating
Defined the business requirements
Proposed a solution
Chartered the project
Oct 2011
Oct 2011
Dec 2011
Project Chartered
GW formally charters a 2-phased project to first implement the Travel Booking solution and then the Expense Management solution.
Project Team Kickoff
Gathered project team and held project kickoff meeting. Used charter to explain agreed-up scope. Established timeline to complete planning activities
Planning Gate Review
GW's T&E Solution Planning Timeline
2-month planning period
Executive leadership approves project schedule and beginning of Development phase
Project kickoff
GW Case Study - Planning
Create task schedule
Develop communications plan
Review project plan with leaders
GW Case Study - Planning
Project kickoff
Documents the "What" of the solution
Critical to RFP process, scope agreement, IT development, solution testing and closing
Categorize into User Interface, Security & Access, Reporting & Notification, Network Compatibility, etc.
Document desired process flows
Analysis, Design & Development
Both Phase 1 & Phase 2 enter Analysis, Design & Development phase of our project management process
GW's T&E Solution Executing Timeline
15-month execution period
Phase 1
Phase 2
System ready
for testing
System ready
for pilot
Phase 1
Formally closed Travel portion of project
System ready
for testing
User Acceptance Testing Complete
Extensive UAT
Expense System
Expense system
Both Travel Portal and Expense System phases closed
(10-months to entire system live)
Vendor coordination
GW Case Study - Executing
Action & task management
Change management
Vendor coordination
GW Case Study - Executing
Assign your own PM to manage vendor PMs / resources
You know your constituents and leadership best
Holistic project management comes from within
Retain the institutional knowledge for future projects
Take time to dig through and leverage vendor resources
Don't be afraid to escalate ... YOU are the customer
WE are a tight-knit community ... leverage your HE friends
Action & Task Management
GW Case Study - Executing
Two significant tools
Action Item Register
Communication & Change Management
GW Case Study - Executing
Evaluate, evolve and execute the communications plan
Change management ... capture hearts & minds
Several university-wide emails / targeted emails to card holders
Web announcements on frequented sites / systems
Top down memos from department leaders
Goal was to be 99% paperless on communications
University-wide road show and departmental meetings
Turning one respected known skeptic is worth the effort
Don't try to sell them what they don't need / our situation was "unique"
Focus on and demonstrate how users lives will be easier
Executive Status Reporting
GW Case Study - Executing
Succinctly cover:
Major milestones
Next steps
Risks / issues (very carefully)
Vendor coordination
GW Case Study - Executing
Action & task management
Communication & change management
Formal review & sign-off
GW Case Study - Closing
Lessons learned
GW Case Study - Closing
Lessons learned
GW Case Study - Closing
Formal review & sign off
Engage stakeholders
Define the business requirements
Propose a solution
Charter the project
Project kickoff
Create task schedule
Develop communications plan
Review plan with executive leadership
Vendor coordination
Action & task management
Communication & change management
Executive Status Reporting
Lessons Learned
Review & formal sign off
GW Case Study - Planning
Create task schedule
Defines & sequences detailed project tasks, effort, duration & owner
Monitors status of project against milestones / baselines
Start with the macro milestones and break them down into tasks
If effort exceeds 2 weeks, break the task down further
Resource dedicated 100% to project really = 80% effort on project
Make the schedule your own, not just the "vendor" schedule
Identifies and tracks external dependencies
Identifies critical path and areas of required escalation
Guides project team in daily work activities
GW Case Study - Planning
Develop Communications Plan
Determine needed "Internal" and "External" communications
Document audience, medium, frequency, owner, approver
Living plan ... will change and grow as project progresses
GW Case Study - Planning
Review project plan with leaders
Check-in opportunity for project executive leaders
Review schedule, plan, progress and risks with leaders
Receive any additional guidance and approval to proceed
Project kickoff
GW Case Study - Planning
Create task schedule
Develop communications plan
Review plan with executive leadership
Adam Donaldson, PMP
Director, Business Management & Analysis Group
George Washington University
(202) 994-6867
Thank You!!
Executive Status Reporting
Executive Status Reporting
GW Case Study - Executing
Test plan
User test scenarios
Opportunity to "test" documentation
Gather general feedback on system
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Where is the best place for Sam? In my last post, I mentioned that we are looking for a new rehab facility for Sam. I spoke of the Rehabilitation Research Center at Santa Clara Valley Med Center in San Jose but as Erin speaks to more people at the VA hospital, she isn't sure that is the best place for him right now.
This past week, my wife and I visited CareMeridian in Elk Grove, Ca. which would be very convenient for our families since it is only about a 30 minute drive from our homes in Citrus Heights. It was a nice facility, and may possibly be in the plans (maybe at a later date) but we aren't sure if they would be aggressive enough with Sam's therapy.
Another promising rehab facility we will be looking into is Kentfield Rehabilitation Hospital in Kentfield, Ca (Marin County). This facility is about 20 minutes north of San Francisco. The administrator of CareMeridian had a lot of good things to say about this facility and the doctors at this location.
We are in a very difficult and scary time. Where is the best place for Sam to improve as quickly as possible with his current limitations? It is possible Sam may go to one of the rehab facilities I mentioned previously for a short time period and then be placed in another facility as he improves and is able to go into a more advanced program.
We're finding that there are a lot of brain injury/rehab facilities for really aggressive treatment of brain injured patients, but patients who are much farther along in their rehab than Sam. There are other facilities that are more "maintenance" type facilities for patients who have hit their peak…we want to stay away from them! But—there aren't many rehab facilities for people like Sam who are somewhere in the middle with their rehabilitation.
The bottom line is that we need your prayers in this time of discernment. This is uncharted territory and so far, there isn't a lot of guidance available. Hopefully as Erin talks to the doctors and social workers at the VA hospital in Palo Alto, she will gain a much clearer picture as to the best place for Sam under his current circumstances.
Sam's medical status: Sam has been making steady auditory improvements. The therapist have been working with having him breath through his mouth and in the process, he has been getting better at moving his tongue. Although, he is not talking, he continues to get more vocal.
Erin has been working hard to improve Sam's brain functions. She keeps coming up with little brain teaser games to play with Sam like giving him multiple choice questions about various subjects. Sam is answering her with the American Sign Language (ASL) for each of the choices, A, B, C or D. For example, they were playing a trivia game and Erin asked Sam which one of the four items was not part of the twelve days of Christmas. I believe she said the answer that didn't match was, "whistler's whistling"…and Sam got it correct. She asked him to spell his name in ASL and he was able to do that too. Erin is working towards getting away from the one finger for yes, two fingers for no communication and step it up a level to the multiple choice scenario, again with the help of ASL.
Sam continues to do the stationary bike and "standing frame" which is a device that slowly moves him from a sitting to standing position. He is up and out of his bed in the wheelchair twice a day.
Overall, Sam is becoming more responsive. When someone walks into the room, he will look over to the door to see who is coming in.


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Spurs v Dinamo Tbilisi - travel information
29 August 2013|Tottenham Hotspur
Here are the timetables for fans travelling by train to Thursday night's Europa League match against Dinamo Tbilisi at White Hart Lane.
Remember, we kick off at 8.05pm.
All services between Cambridge/Hertford East and Liverpool Street and Bishops Stortford and Stratford will be formed by eight carriages approximately three hours before and two hours after the game and will serve Northumberland Park, except the following services which will be four cars:
16.47, 18.47 Stratford to Bishops Stortford
18.17 Stratford to Hertford East
23.28, 23.45, 23.58 Liverpool Street to Bishops Stortford
17.15, 17.47, 18.15 Bishops Stortford to Stratford
17.21, 17.51, 22.04, 22.21 Cambridge to London Liverpool Street
22.15 Bishops Stortford to London Liverpool Street
The following additional services will also run (all planned to be eight cars) as follows:
17.35, 18.05, 18.35, 19.05 Broxbourne - Liverpool Street calling at Cheshunt, Northumberland Park, Tottenham Hale and Liverpool Street
Services to/from White Hart Lane will run to an improved frequency after 17.00 and all journeys will be formed by eight carriages.
Please note that as a result of Network Rail maintenance work starting at 00.10 (Friday), a special service will operate after the game with last trains as follows:
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23.37 all stations to Enfield Town
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Wood for facade and in the interior – a small refuge house in the sea
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The Australian architecture studio Branch studio Architects has in 2016 a project for a multifunctional refuge in Balnarring, Australia finished. The small building can fulfill several purposes and is sketched mainly as a yoga studio and a Home office. It is directly in the sea and stands in the harmony with nature.
To intensify the natural effect of the retreat place, wood is applied predominantly for facade and for the inside development as a material.
The pleasant refuge house is built directly on the sea and is suitable perfectly as a rest possibility of the hectic everyday life. The applied wood for facade looks inviting and harmonizes with the surrounding unspoiled countryside. The facade disguise from ash contrasts with the galvanized frames for the windows which are formed with a black finish.


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Can you survive on just saltwater and sun?
Materials Needed
large bowl
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Check with a grown-up before you get started.
On a deserted island, there's ocean water all around you - but you can't drink any because it's too salty. Here's how to turn saltwater into fresh water using the sun (and gravity.)
First make saltwater by adding salt to fresh water. Stir the water until the salt dissolves.
Now pour about two inches of saltwater in a large bowl.
Take an empty glass and put it in the bowl. The top of the glass should be shorter than the top of the bowl, but higher than the saltwater.
Put plastic wrap over the top of the bowl. You may need to use tape to make sure the seal is tight.
The last step is to put something heavy right in the center of the plastic wrap, over the empty glass. That will weigh the plastic down and help you collect the water. Now you've made a solar still. It's called a still because it distills, or purifies, water.
Leave your still outside in the sun. Leave it alone for a few hours, or even a whole day. The longer you leave it out, the more water you'll collect.
When you're ready to check your still, take the plastic wrap off and look at the water that's collected in the cup. Do you think it's salty or fresh? Taste it, or use a
saltwater tester
to find out!
Ready for the sci scoop on how distillation works? Rays from the sun heat up the salty water in the bowl. When the water gets warm, it evaporates and becomes a gas. When the gas rises and hits the plastic wrap, it turns back into water droplets. Eventually, gravity makes the water droplets roll down the plastic wrap towards the rock. Then the water droplets slide off the plastic wrap into the glass. The salt doesn't evaporate, so it gets left behind in the bowl. Water evaporates in the same way from lakes, rivers, and oceans. The water heats up, turns into a gas, and then condenses to fall back down as rain.
See if you can distill fresh water from other liquids like cola, orange juice or even applesauce. Test it out, and
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Jason, age 11 of Brooklyn, NY
It made an annoying buzzing sound, but it was so cool. Even my teacher, Mr. P, was amazed.
Samantha, age 10 of Manhattan, NY
The different liquids I tried made this buzzing sound but either way it was awesome. When I tried it, it was da bomb. I tried different things like saltwater/borehole water as I like to call it.
Destany & Ivonne of Richmond, TX
i think this project was really good cause me and my friend ivonne did it and it turned out to be fabulous!!!
Cece, age 12 of Cleveland, OH
it was fresh and shiny.
ZOOM Fan, age 13 of DE
it worked sooo well!!!
Kerny, age 13 of Zeperhills, FL
The water turned fresh. It took like five hours it was cool.
ZOOM Fan, age 10 of New York, NY
It worked like magic. I put it outside for 7 hours and it worked.
Cleo, age 11 of Minneapolis, MN
It worked like a charm. it turned into fresh water.
Michelle, age 10 of Tracy, CA
water got in the cup and I used it as a science project for the science fair and got 2nd place.
Sabrina, age 12 of Albuquerque, NM
It didn't work I tried it 2 times
Kelsey, age 9 of Beaver Creek, OH
it filtered the water
Cassia, age 11 of Quesnel, BC
This worked fabulously! And I used it for my 6th grade science fair project combined with them Salt Water Tester and me and my partner Courtney made it with our projects to the regionals!!! Im so happy!
Ezra, age 8 of San Antonio
when I did the experiment it was very fun
Levi, age 11 of Pendleton, OR
It wouldn't work. I did the test 6 times and it doesn't work!
Eilaf, age 11 of Karachi, Pakistan
it was to cool and interesting. When I did it it really works
Ajla, age 11 of Walled Lake, MI
The salt piled every where under and at the bottom of the water.
Karen, age 10 of Torrance, CA
this happened because water evaporates and salt doesnt so its left behind!..
Nicole, age 14 of Jackson, MS
it tasty like saltwater
Mariam, age 11 of Houston, TX
i did this for a science experiment but it turned out to take forever! I had to use styrofome glasses but they floated so I taped them down. I did it with dirt water, tap water, rain water, and salt water. the bowls were exactly alike but I only go a drop of clear water
Kiera, age 15 of Baton Rouge, LA
IT was so awsome it work better than thought it was.
Sydney, age 13 of Sumter, SC
When I tried this, it did not work. The water evaporated and collected in the glass but it still tasted salty. It was pretty cool outside so maybe that's why but I still don't recommend this.
Ankanaa, age 10 of Calgary, SD
It worked out!!! Thanks to Zoom I found out a way to help the environment!
Kiki, age 12 of Norton, MA
I left my expieriment out for 8 hours and my glass was full.
Abbey, age 13 of Oshawa, ON
It didn't work well. My glass bowl took 3 days to collect water.
James, age 12 of Seneca, SC
The hypothesis of this science project is that a glass bowl makes a better solar still than a plastic bowl or a metal bowl. If I set three different kinds of solar still bowls out (plastic, metal, and glass) then the glass bowl will produce more clean water. Results: The first time I tried the experiment, distilling water using solar energy, it rained and I thought the bowls would be fine. The next day I went out and all sorts of debris had gotten into the water. So the next time it rained I rushed out there with the tarp and threw it over the experiments. The experiments were located on the picnic table. I measured the water three times in this experiment. The results of this project were that the metal bowl produced the most water, and the plastic bowl had the second most amount, the glass bowl did not work as well as I thought it would. Summary: This project was fun. I learned that the glass bowl did not produce the most water. I learned that the bowls did not produce that much water in a day, to take a measurement of the water. At first I thought there was lots of water in the cup. But after I checked it there were only a couple drops in the cup. Conclusion: If I could correct any problems I would try to make a waterproof solar still. I do not know how I would do this. I thought that the glass bowl would work the best because it collected more sunlight. But it seems that I was wrong. The metal bowl collected the most water. I would like to learn how really big solar stills operate.
Amanda, age 8 of Las Vegas, NV
When we went out to check our solor still it was filled with water, about 2" or 3". And the water was kind of a mix of both.
Tanya, age 10 of St. Anthony, ID
My teacher and I once tried solar still. and the salt water actually turned to fresh water. It was so cool!
Kaushik, age 9 of Fremont, CA
The process was cool. It made 1 oz. of the water inside the cup for me.
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University of Nottingham is looking for beer tasters
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- transitive v. To soak (meat, for example) in a marinade.
- intransitive v. To become marinated.
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- v. To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.
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Studies show that exercise helps your brain marinate in powerful, positive endorphins.
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But Wednesday, casual golf fans can once again marinate in Woods.
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Add the sliced red onion to let in marinate in the dressing.
Obviously Obama is pushing back to VP disclosure as much as possible to give this time to marinate, which is a great move.
My friends who are management consultants sometimes say they need to let ideas "marinate" -- let the breakup simmer and stew.
He let the idea marinate for a while and realized that it really wasn't all that bad.
It would have been nice to let Bush's two terms marinate a while before invoking Herbert Hoover and James Buchanan from the cellar of worst presidents.
One day after Mets manager Jerry Manuel said that he would "marinate" on the decision, he said he would let Perez make his next scheduled start.
Even though I've done them thousands of times, I mull them over in my head through the night, I kind of marinate in the ideas.
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Two days of trading have seen HTC's stock price skyrocket 21%. While the surge in HTC's stock price is newsworthy in its own right, what's even more surprising is that HTC's stock went up 10% on Monday after HTC reported that revenue for February was 35.16% lower than it was in January and 54.48% lower than what HTC reported in February of 2015, which resulted in the worst monthly revenue for HTC in over 10 years.
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Saturday, January 29, 2005
The Wand Chooses the Wizard
Isaac has his new flute.
This has been almost 3 months in the works...it was SUPPOSED to be for Christmas, but we couldn't get the suggested meeting set up between us, his private lessons teacher, and teacher's preferred resaler of flutes, a lovely lady named Luisa.
Luckily, we caught Luisa this weekend...she's about 8 3/4 months pregnant, and if we missed her now, who knows when we might have actually been able to meet??
The flute-trying and flute-buying was quite an adventure. It took place in our dining room this morning, and involved Isaac (and his music stand and several pieces of music) and Mom (who held the checkbook and was the final authority on decision making, for what that was worth) and Mr. F the flute teacher who is hyperactivity itself, but charming, and Luisa the flute specialist (and her unborn-yet-very-evident baby) and Luisa's husband, who came along to carry the BIG BAG-O-FLUTES and drive because Luisa can't fit behind the wheel any more.
It took about an hour. I'd given Mr. F a price range, and of COURSE, he and Luisa stretched the limits on that, and of COURSE, price unseen, the most expensive flute we saw today was the one that "sang" when Isaac picked it up. Of course.
Afterward, Isaac said "It was just like shopping for a wand in Harry Potter. The Wand chooses the Wizard".
And so it did.
He has solemnly vowed that he will play the flute for at LEAST another year or two, and Mr F gave him some explicit instructions on care and handling of his Beautiful Instrument (only take it to school for lessons and concerts...practice it at home, but play your beginner flute at school...and if anyone asks "Can I hold your flute?" tell them "NO!!" and send them directly to Mr. F for a discussion) and I have listened to him play several times today, and it was worth every penny.
Pearl flute Model 695 with C-sharp trill key and D-sharp roller key, for anyone who knows flutes.
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IVAN LENDL claimed failing to convert three break points at the start of the second set cost Andy Murray the Australian Open title.
The Scot won the first set tiebreak and then led 0-40 in the second game of the second set – his first
break points on the Novak Djokovic serve.
But the world No.1 held serve – and was not broken in 21 service games.
Lendl said: "If Andy had broken for 2-0 in the second set who knows what might have happened. He could have run away with it.
"When you have opportunities against top players it's advisable to take advantage because they're not going to give you more over and over.
"That's why they're so great. If you play someone who is a little weaker in the rankings, you may get another opportunity.
"With the top players, you very rarely do. That's why they're better than the other guys, not only the strokes but they don't give you that many opportunities.
"Novak won 13 points more than Andy – 13 points is nothing. While 6-3 6-2 looks comfortable it was only 13 points in the match."
Murray has now lost five of his six Grand Slam finals – just like Lendl. The Czech went on to win eight.
Lendl said: "Other than when Andy lost to Novak here in 2011 he has always played the No.1 player in the world in the finals, those are difficult to win.
"Andre Agassi beat Rainer Schuettler (world No.36), I beat Miloslva Mecir. I'm not saying they were bad players.
"However, they were not No.1 at the time they were in the finals.
"In this era, the top four are clearly better than everyone else. You don't get No.7 in the finals.
"I just hope Andy will keep putting himself in position and something will come his way again. His game is still on an upward graph – and it will be until the end of Andy's career."


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need room/apt in BJ (Beijing)
Hi there, just arrived in Beijing from Shanghai and need a place to live. Share in an apartment with own room/bathroom would be ideal. Easygoing Brit, conviviial, house trained, very tidy, like to cook, speak fluent French and German, currently grappling with learning Chinese - aargh!
I work in the central business district. Have absolutley no idea of the Beijing layout but an easy commute would be ideal.
Thanks, Keith Rayner
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NEW YORK CITY — The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning Wednesday afternoon for Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn and a flash flood warning for Queens and Brooklyn.
The thunderstorm warning was in effect until 4:45 p.m., and the flash flood warning was in effect until 5:30 p.m.
The National Weather Service, whose radar picked up the storm in Ozone Park and Crown Heights before 1:30 p.m., said it was capable of producing quarter-sized hail with winds greater than 60 mph.
There were bursts of hail in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Hollis, Queens and elsewhere.
Forest Hills saw flooding at the busy intersection of 71st Avenue and Austin Street for the second time in three weeks.
"The whole street was flooded on both sides. It was pretty bad," said Carl Gill, who works at the Cohen's Fashion Optical on 71st Avenue.
He said the basement of his store was flooded even though "it wasn't even raining that hard."
A huge puddle quickly formed at the intersection in the flash flood, but quickly disappeared, too.
Long Island Railroad Service between Jamaica and Brooklyn was suspended on Wednesday afternoon but was restored just after 6:30 p.m., according to the Office of Emergency Management.


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Does anyone else find faintly lit environments incredibly romantic and inviting?
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A little inspiration found right in front of me!
((now if only I had a new digital camera))
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My favorite spaces as of late...
Via The City Sage and a few of my other daily reads.
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Pencil me in...
Visit the Butter by Nadia sample sale in Brooklyn during the weekend of June 13!
That's a wrap!
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Just a thought...
Suzi Wire via Coco+Kelley.
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Are You Thinking about taking a Chinese language class?
Mandarin is one of four language courses offered in the Modern Language Department of the Fremont Union High School District. The District's Mandarin courses are designed to serve the needs of students at a variety of levels of experience with the language. Some students enter the program with little or no exposure to Mandarin; others may have been exposed to Chinese at home or in a community Chinese school, but may not know how to read, write, or speak the language well. Still others know Mandarin quite well, but are interested in going deeper into their study and use of the language.
Most of our high schools offer year-long courses at four levels: Chinese 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Honors). If enrollment warrants it, classes are sometimes offered that combine students from more than one level in a single class. Classes are designed to prepare students to meet the recommended California content standards for Modern Language which are based on standards for foreign language classes established by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Advanced Placement Chinese was offered for the first time in the 2006-2007 school year. This course is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement exam in Chinese Language and Culture that was also offered for the first time in 2006-2007.
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It's January- and in the world of Aussie homeschoolers, January means planning. In fact, some of us started planning last year. Some of us may continuously plan in some way… or is that just me?
Now I'm completely shocked by this, but apparently not everyone loves planning! For those of you who find it overwhelming, or for those of you who are planning for the first time (oh my gosh, I am so excited for you!), I thought I would share the way I like to do it.
Before I start, remember this is just one way to plan. Take what you need, leave the rest. It's your homeschool so do it your way. But I do hope this helps xx
10 easy steps to planning a year of homeschool
This is how I plan our year…
- Research- theme of year, blocks included, outcomes, personal goals
- Fill out my calendar- holidays, festivals, special occasions, co-op days, family day care days
- Decide on my blocks- main and middle lesson
- Schedule blocks into my calendar
- Plan the Charlotte Mason 'feast' of extras and add to calendar
- Resource hunt
- Order Supplies
- Flesh out the blocks
- Plan Circle Time
- Organise our 'Not Back To School Day'
Now to explain what each of those points mean.
Bear with me- it's a bit of a long one 😉
Planning Step 1- The Research Phase
Our holistic homeschool uses Steiner/Waldorf methodology as the foundation we build upon. Having this philosophy to guide us means I know each year what themes our lessons will centre around, as well as what academic outcomes we are hoping to achieve. We are heading into grade three this year which is typically a year of transformation. The world of early childhood is being left behind and a new 'I' is forming. Steiner Education addresses this change by bringing stories of authority and creation to the child, as well as the practical tools a person needs to live on this Earth- building, farming, making, measuring. There is a big emphasis on doing in the third grade which gifts our children with the confidence they need to thrive in their growing world.
To prepare for this I refer to Steiner's lectures, various teacher resources and other blogs. I have another post coming next month for you outlining many of the specific teacher resources I use, so stay tuned for that. One of my most important resources I use is the Australian Steiner Curriculum Framework (ASCF). This is the ACARA approved guideline that Australian Steiner schools use and is an invaluable tool. It outlines the themes for the year, suggested activities and the outcomes students aim to achieve. If you haven't looked at their website yet, I highly recommend you do.
I also browse through box curricula to see what they are doing and borrow a few more ideas. I've purchased curricula previously but now prefer the DIY route. They are still a handy resource to refer to though, and a great source of stories. Another must read on my list is the freely available East African Teacher Training Manuals.
I make a note of the themes, suggested blocks and the outcomes in my notebook (I'm definitely a pen and paper type of girl) and add to this personal goals based on my child's individual needs. I also include more family-oriented goals like, 'spend more time hiking'. It helps to look back over the previous year and make a note of what worked and what didn't. This is all helpful information when planning the nitty gritty later on.
Planning Step 2- The Calendar
Once all of my goal planning and general research is taken care of, I stop thinking of schoolwork and start thinking dates. Out comes the calendar. We work to the Queensland school terms, simply because that gives us holidays to spend with family and friends who don't homeschool. Before I go any further, I mark these holidays on my calendar along with birthdays, festivals we want to observe, co-op days and FDC days. This leaves me with four 10-week terms, with weeks of 3, 4 or 5 days. Because we have short weeks I know that some of the less academic activities (handwork, art, read-alouds) will need to be included in our evenings and weekends. This ability to juggle around hours to suit us is a big perk of homeschooling.
Planning Step 3- Block Rotation
Next up I plan our block rotation. I like to start term 1 with a one week form drawing block so that gets marked straight onto the calendar. That leaves me with three 3-week blocks for the remainder of term 1. The following 3 terms I tend to break into two 3-week blocks and one 4-week block with a couple of exceptions.
You could virtually take the topics list from the ASCF and use that as your list of main lesson blocks with very little change. But that would be too easy 😉 I like to wriggle mine around a little to break things up and to add in extra topics I want to cover. Because of when my HEU reporting is due, I actually start new grade levels from term 2, not term 1. With that in mind, these are my proposed 2017 main lesson blocks:
Term 1- form drawing (1wks), fables (language arts review- 3wks), Buddhist stories (maths review- 3wks), Celtic story (summary writing review- 3wks)
Term 2- maths 4 processes (2wks) & time (2wks), gardening block (3wks), Indigenous mythology (3wks)
Term 3- temperature and weather (2wks), farming block (6wks), Ancient farmers (2 wks)
Term 4- Hebrew mythology of Authority (3wks), animal homes (3wks), measurement (1wk), building (3wks)
Third grade work will be completed in Term 1 of 2018 with blocks on form drawing, money and trade, textiles and Aboriginal stories.
I also plan in middle lessons. These allow for review, provide continuity of learning between main lesson blocks, give balance to the work done in main lesson blocks, and allow me time to bring in stories that I haven't been able to fit elsewhere. We will cover creation stories from Hebrew and Maori culture in particular in middle lessons. I will use some blocks of middle lessons to practice Charlotte Mason style narration, copywork and dictation.
Planning Steps 4 & 5- Pencil It In
Main lesson and middle lesson blocks are now plugged into the calendar, making sure I balance the blocks across the year, as well as balancing middle and main lessons. As an example, a maths main block might be balanced out with a literature middle lesson, or a very practical block with a creation middle lesson. I also add in set days for painting lessons, drawing lessons, artist and composer study (another borrow from Charlotte Mason), form drawing once a week throughout the year and our weekly poetry picnics.
It helps to remember here that life happens. Make sure you don't jam your calendar so full that there is no wriggle room. Children get sick. Mamas get sick. Random playdates come up and perfect beach days shouldn't be missed. So pencil in your plans but give yourself some breathing room
Planning Step 6- Find Your Resources
Now for the great resource hunt. I scour the library and the net, and hang out in Steiner/Waldorf facebook groups to see what other mamas are using. I'm looking for stories and fun hands on activities. Pinterest is my friend here and I develop a love/hate relationship with Book Depository. A few of my favourite sites to pull stories from include:
Make a list of resources for each block. Note down if the stories are available in your library or if you will need to order in. Check with friends to see if you can borrow things. Keep lists of EVERYTHING.
Planning Step 7- Order Your Supplies
The fun part is next. Ordering supplies! Mostly this is stationary; beeswax crayons, lyra pencils, main lesson books, project paper books, watercolour paper, watercolours, craft supplies for handcraft projects. I also order any of those books I discovered on the resource hunt that I haven't managed to source from my library or buy/sell/swap groups. I try to order one or two new teacher reference books as well as the resources for individual blocks. Learning and growing as a home educator is incredibly important. Think of it as modelling an ongoing education to your children.
Personally, I love this part but it's easy to get carried away. Don't! There is no such thing as a perfect plan. Your child's education isn't ruined if you can't afford that $90 book of fables. A free one chosen carefully to suit your child is infinitely better. Use your library where you can.
Planning Steps 8-10
Wow, this is getting long! I'll wrap things up for now because each of these last 3 points deserves a post all of its own. Planning a Main Lesson Block already does 😉
Keep an eye out over the remainder of this month for posts on planning Circle Time, our 'Not Back to School' Day plans as well as more info on #5 Planning your Charlotte Mason 'feast'.


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The holy mystery of the day of the Holy Spirit, Pentecost, is to be understood in the following manner: the spirit of man must be completed and perfected by the Holy Spirit, that is, it must be sanctified, illuminated, and divinized by the Holy Spirit. This holy mystery is realized continually in the Church of Christ and because of this the Church is really a continuous Pentecost.... From Holy Pentecost, the day of the Holy Spirit, every God-like soul in the Church of Christ is an incombustible bush which continuously burns and is inflamed with God and has a fiery tongue within it.Send Quote
Holy men of old were moved upon by the Holy Spirit and the revelation given to them is God's Word in the Holy Scriptures. Is God speaking any less today through holy men called of God to bring a message through revelation to this generation? ... We wave our Bibles and cry, 'This is the Word of' God.' Indeed it is God's Word, but the Holy Spirit yet brings revelation to this generation today that is no less God's Word... The prophet is not a method that God uses; but in fact is the only method he uses to speak to this generation.Send Quote
How often have I been guilty of being the Holy Spirit in their lives? It is my job along with my husbands to impart truth but I can't reveal truth only the Holy Spirit can. It is my job to point out sin and require obedience but I can't bring conviction of sin "" only the Holy Spirit can convict of sin. It is my job to share the gospel "" but I can't reveal the gospel to my children only the Holy Spirit can reveal the truth of the gospel.Send Quote
Every growth of spiritual life, from the first tender shoot until now, has been the work of the Holy Spirit.... The only way to more life is the Holy Spirit. You will not even know that you want more unless He works in you to desire it.... The Spirit of God must come and make the letter alive, transfer it to your heart, set it on fire, and make it burn within you, or else its divine force and majesty will be hid from your eyes.... Prayer is the creation of the Holy Spirit. We cannot do without prayer, and we cannot pray without the Holy Spirit.Send Quote
You have to be holy in your position as you are, and I have to be holy in the position that God has put me. So it is nothing extraordinary to be holy. Holiness is not the luxury of the few. Holiness is a simple duty for you and for me. We have been created for that.Send Quote
As we strive to align our attitudes and actions with righteousness, then the Holy Ghost becomes for us today what the Liahona was for Lehi and his family in their day. The very factors that caused the Liahona to work for Lehi will likewise invite the Holy Ghost into our lives. And the very factors that caused the Liahona not to work anciently will likewise cause us to withdraw ourselves from the Holy Ghost today.Send Quote
The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is beloved by the gods because it is holy, or holy because it is beloved of the gods.Send Quote
O my Savior...teach me to pray; implant in me all the dispositions needful for the prayer of the Holy Spirit....Of what use is my prayer if the Holy Spirit does not pray with me? Come, Holy Spirit, come to dwell and work with me! Take possession of my understanding and of my will; govern my actions not only at the moment of prayer but at every moment.Send Quote
Friendship exhibits a glorious "nearness by resemblance" to Heaven itself where the very multitude of the blessed (which no man can number) increases the fruition which each has of God. For every soul, seeing Him in her own way, doubtless communicates that unique vision to all the rest. That, says an old author, is why the Seraphim in Isaiah's vision are crying "Holy, Holy, Holy" to one another (Isaiah VI, 3). The more we thus share the Heavenly Bread between us, the more we shall all have.Send Quote
On the other hand, with a sense of the sacred, one grows in understanding and truth. The Holy Spirit becomes his frequent and then constant companion. More and more he will stand in holy places and be entrusted with holy things. Just the opposite of cynicism and despair, his end is eternal life.Send Quote
If anyone does not in accord with the Holy Fathers acknowledge the holy and ever virgin and immaculate Mary was really and truly the Mother of God, inasmuch as she, in the fullness of time,and without seed, conceived by the Holy Spirit, God in the Word Himself, who before all time was born of God the Father, and without loss of integrity brought Him forth, and after His birth preserved her virginity inviolate, let him be condemned.Send Quote
Unless the Holy Ghost blesses the Word, we who preach the gospel are of all men most miserable, for we have attempted a task that is impossible. We have entered on a sphere where nothing but the supernatural will ever avail. If the Holy Spirit does not renew the hearts of our hearers, we cannot do it. If the Holy Ghost does not regenerate them, we cannot. If He does not send the truth home into their souls, we might as well speak into the ear of a corpse.Send Quote
The Father, Who is Justice, is not without the Son or the Holy Spirit; and the Holy Spirit, Who kindles the heart of the faithful, is not without the Father and the Son; and the Son, Who is the plenitude of fruition, is not without the Father or the Holy Spirit; they are inseparable in Divine Majesty.Send Quote
Everything that breathes, breathes by air and cannot live without air; similarly all reasonable free creatures live by the Holy Spirit, as though by air, and cannot live without Him. "Every soul is quickened by the Holy Spirit." Recognise that the Holy Spirit stands in the same relation to your soul as air stands in relation to your body.Send Quote
The Saints in Heaven through the Holy Spirit behold the glory of God and the beauty of the Lord's Countenance. But in this same Holy Spirit they see our lives too, and our deeds. They know our sorrows and hear our burning prayers. When they were living on earth they learned of the love of God from the Holy Spirit; and he who knows love on earth takes it with him into eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven, where love grows and becomes perfect. And if love makes one unable to forget a brother here, how much more must the Saints remember and pray for us!Send Quote
The first essential for the coming of the Holy Ghost into a heart today is that the heart should be cleansed from sin, for the Holy Spirit does not fill an unclean heart. What God has cleansed, He then fills. Finally, whom God fills, He uses. A holy life is the authentic sign of being filled with the Spirit.Send Quote
Jesus is a personal symbol of the Holy Spirit. Having been totally healed by the Holy Spirit, Jesus became one with him. Every thought, action, and deed of Jesus was guided by the Holy Spirit instead of ego.Send Quote
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Play at First & Main
Nestled in a beautiful park like setting and centrally located in the heart of historic downtown Hudson, First & Main features a blend of national chains, unique local boutiques and award winning restaurants.
First & Main is home to many signature events throughout the year including Summer Music Nights, the Hudson Wine Festival and the area's largest culinary event, Taste of Hudson over Labor Day weekend.
From horse drawn carriage rides and carolers during the holiday season to dining on restaurant patios and frolicking on the village green throughout the summer, First & Main is an integral part of the community and the ideal place to shop, dine and play.


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'Dusk' from Rusty Shackle - overflowing with presence and chock full of raw power(March 14, 2016)
There's folk with elements of rock conveniently called folk rock, then again, there's rock with a touch of folk that's more accurately called rock folk ... 'Dusk' from Rusty Shackle definitely sits in the rock folk camp. And on the album the music comes in like an express train – overflowing with presence and chock full of raw power – and pulls you along on the ride. There's an intense guitar and fiddle drive ripping through their songs to lay its tracks over a rock solid bass and drums foundation that underpins everything, and for completion there's edgy, gritty vocals that demand your attention and 'tell it how it is'.
This music isn't all thrash and crash, although these guys can clearly rock it out with the best ... 'When Morning Comes', Heart Of The Storm' and 'Lion In Winter' stand testament to that assertion, however songs like 'Lonely Lighthouse Life', 'Moving On' and 'You Are My Lantern', although remaining in the realm of heavy-duty folk offer mellower intensities. When I first wrote about Rusty Shackle's album 'The Bones' in 2013 I remarked that: "... you're listening to something utterly catchy" and observed that: "the attraction is instantaneous." Aside from the fact that they have clearly developed their songwiting skills and become even tighter as a band, nothing on 'Dusk' makes me want to change my opinion.
If folk rock floats your boat there's no decision to make ... buy this one you're going to love it.
Rusty Shackle is Liam Collins, Baz Barwick, Owen Emmanuel, Ryan Williams and brothers Scott and James McKeon, who between them handle vocals, guitars, fiddle, banjo, bass, mandola, trumpet, tenor guitar, drums to deliver their unique rock folk verve.
'Dusk' releases on Get Folked Records on 25 March 2016 find band and album here: rustyshackle.com
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has its headquarters in a building on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C. That building is officially called the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building. John Edgar Hoover served as Director of the FBI from May 10, 1924 until May 2, 1972, the day he died. Two days after his death, then-President Richard M. Nixon signed the law that gave the building Hoover's name.
Edgar Hoover began working for the Department of Justice in 1917. He continued to work there for 55 years, and spent 48 of those years running the FBI. Based on his longevity of service, it might seem natural that the headquarters building should bear his name. Or, if you know anything about Hoover's actions while serving as FBI Director, it might not.
On October 22, 2015, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) introduced legislation that seeks to wipe Hoover's name off the front of the building. Why? Rep. Cohen himself explains it best in a letter to his constituents, writing that the "civil rights we enjoy today are in spite of J. Edgar Hoover, not because of him." Cohen goes on to cite Hoover's deplorable targeting of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and such civil rights organizations as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in the 1960s.
These operations were part of the Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO) started by Hoover in 1956. For an example of the unnecessary but titillating intelligence collected by the program, see the file on movie star Rock Hudson, which frequently mentions his "homosexual tendencies." Thankfully, COINTELPRO ended in 1971.
The FBI under J. Edgar Hoover cared a lot about homosexuality. As Rep. Cohen notes in his letter, Hoover led a secret crusade against employing homosexuals in the federal government. The 30-minute documentary, "Uniquely Nasty: The U.S. Government's War on Gays," reported by journalist Michael Isikoff, provides insights and details about this campaign. As Isikoff notes, a 1951 memo from Hoover to his agents "launched . . . a massive effort to secretly collect the names of thousands of gay and lesbian Americans." The purpose of the witch hunt: to fire those individuals. This is the J. Edgar Hoover whose name adorns the FBI Headquarters. This is the man who famously said, "Justice is merely incidental to law and order."
Hoover's leadership is held in low regard today. As Beverly Gage reported in The New York Times Magazine on November 11, 2014, "current FBI Director, James Comey, keeps a copy of the King wiretap request on his desk as a reminder of the bureau's capacity to do wrong." Even the FBI's own web site includes the statement: "COINTELPRO was later rightfully criticized by Congress and the American people for abridging first amendment rights and for other reasons." That's not exactly a resounding condemnation of Hoover, but it is something. Rep. Cohen uses stronger words in his October 22, 2015 press release. He says of Hoover, "Given his well-documented abuses and prejudices towards African Americans, gays, and lesbians, I believe it is past time to remove his name from this place of honor."
But what name to put there instead? We have an idea—how about the recently deceased former Rep. Don Edwards (D-CA)? A great friend of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC), Don Edwards was a champion of civil rights and fought against illegal domestic surveillance. Edwards worked as an FBI agent before entering politics, and he was not a fan of J. Edgar Hoover. According to a New York Times article published when he died, Edwards "led successful fights to curb the F.B.I.'s surveillance activities and used his subcommittee to bury proposed constitutional amendments on flag-burning, busing, abortion and a balanced federal budget." In 1991, he introduced a bill that BORDC calls the "real First Amendment Defense Act."
So far, the FBI First Amendment Protection Act has not been passed, and the March 13, 2013 FBI proposal for a new consolidated headquarters building, which calls the Hoover building "obsolete, inefficient, and expensive," has not seen a green light, either. Perhaps, when there is a new building, it will be the Don Edwards Building, and perhaps the Edwards Amendment, described here, will be restored. That would make justice a bit less incidental.