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Summer Concert Series
|Performing Arts
|Marion Music Hall
|164 Front Street, Marion, MA
|Aug 18, 2018
Music from Land's End Wareham returns for an exciting summer series!
Artistic Director Ariadne Daskalakis and her fellow musicians will showcase J.S. Bach's fascinating work, "The Musical Offering" in a special new setting by Sebastian Gottschick, flanked by string fantasies by Purcell and Gibbons.
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Justin Murphy – CEO
Justin Murphy became the Chief Executive Officer of IBIA in February 2017. He has previously served as CEO of Acuity Shipping Limited; the CEO of Brightoil Shipping Singapore (a HKSE listed Energy conglomerate); Regional Director of AET (a Petronas/MISC subsidiary); Managing Director of both Teekay UK & Singapore; and Head of Shipping and Freight at Macquarie Bank Limited. He has an MBA from Hull University and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
Unni Einemo – IBIA IMO Representative, Communications Manager (UK)
Unni joined IBIA in April 2016 after having worked for nearly two decades as a journalist and analyst specialising in the marine fuel and shipping industries. She was Managing Editor at the highly regarded Bunkerworld and Sustainable Shipping news services at Petromedia, and later Platts, which acquired Petromedia in July 2015.
Through writing, and regularly attending industry conferences and meetings at the International Maritime Organization, Unni has gained expert industry knowledge, in particular on regulatory affairs and fuel quality issues. She earned a reputation for accurate and insightful reporting, and the ability to digest and communicate complex subject matter to the public. She is well respected for her analytical and editorial skills.
Tahra Sergeant – Regional Manager (Africa)
Tahra joined IBIA 4 years ago and has not only taken on the growth and development of the Africa Branch, but also the management of the IBIA Gala Dinner as well as an integral part of all events within the IBIA stable. Tahra has more than 16 years experience in the advertising, marketing and events industries. Having cut her teeth in the design and publications business she made the move into the advertising industry, managing and strategising for some of South Africa's biggest local and export brands. Shifting her focus to the events industry she has co-ordinated some of South Africa's prestigious events (Top Woman in Business and Government; Black Empowerment Awards to name a few) and many local and international conferences, golf days, launches etc. Tahra also brings with her experience in operating within other not-for-profit organisations as well as being a highly skilled project manager with a passion for bringing ideas into reality. When Tahra is not working, you'll find her quenching her passion for the great Cape outdoors.
Simon Neo – Regional Manager (Asia)
Simon started his career as a supervisor in an oil terminal and then worked as a senior surveyor for different surveying companies. He joined the bunkering industry in 1992 and was involved in the operations, sales and marketing, trading and purchasing of bunker fuel for an international shipping firm.
Well versed in policy issues Mr Neo has served on many industry committees including the Spring Singapore technical committee (bunkering), SSA Bunkering sub-committee, SIBCON steering committee, the SSA services committee, SS600 and SS524 Bunkering Procedures Review Committee, and the Mass Flow Meter work group which leads to the formation of the technical reference and guidelines for Mass Flow Bunkering in Singapore.
Nadiah Zulkifle – Office Manager (Asia)
Nadiah has experience in the ship management industry and graduated in maritime studies. She is currently managing IBIA's Singapore office, dealing with all administrative and accounts issues, including publishing and processing training course information.
Tara Morjaria – Administrator & Membership Manager (UK)
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Many arrests of suspected drunk drivers in Maryland are the result of traffic stops. Others, however, are the result of accidents. On Feb. 22, two officers in separate cars ended up making two drunk driving arrests at the same scene. One was due to an accident that occurred during a traffic stop.
An officer pulled over a vehicle after he suspected the driver behind the wheel was impaired. Another officer pulled in behind the first officer to provide backup if needed. After the arresting officer placed the driver in his cruiser, another vehicle came along and slammed into both police cars and the detained driver's vehicle before winding up in a ditch.
As both officers went to investigate the now wrecked vehicle in the ditch, they claim to have smelled alcohol coming from it. The driver of that vehicle allegedly resisted arrest, but the officers say they quickly got the situation under control and took the driver into custody. Both suspected drunk drivers were transported to a local medical facility to be treated for injuries suffered in the crash. The passenger in the second vehicle denied the need for medical attention.
Both men face drunk driving and other charges. However, in order for them to be considered guilty of any of the charges surrounding the events, Maryland prosecutors must first convince a court of their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Each man will have the opportunity to review any evidence prosecutors intend to present to the court, including the testimony of the officers. After such a review, each man's criminal defense team will consider all of the options available and advise each of them of their belief as to what the next course of action should be to bring about the most favorable resolution for each individual.
Source: thebaynet.com, Man charged with DUI after crashing into two police cars, No author, Feb. 26, 2014


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Seniors and the Grob (29.10.2016.)
The Royal Beacon Seniors Congress starts in Exmouth on Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. with a slight rise in entries and a number of new faces. Shortly after that will be the 50th Torbay Congress in Torquay, over the weekend starting Friday 11th November. To commemorate this landmark there will be some extra attractions, like book prizes, etc. The prizelist will be considerable as it includes the Torbay individual championship in each of the four sections. Entry forms can downloaded from chessdevon.org.
Devon's inter-club competitions are under way with the first completed match last Saturday involving Exmouth's long trip to Barnstaple for a match in Division 2, the Mamhead Cup. This was the game on Board 4, which involved the rare sighting of an eccentric opening.
White: Alan Dean (140). Black: Rob Oughton (124)
Grob Opening [A00]
1.g4 The Grob Opening, analysed by the Swiss international, Henry Grob (1904-'74) in his book of 1942. It has had a number of other names, most recently "The Spike". It's rarely seen in serious tournament play, but has a small number of devoted adherents, like the IM Mike Basman and the winner of this game. It undoubtedly has a surprise value, but White players are advised to know it well before trying it, and Black players are advised not to take it too lightly – it can bite. 1…d5 2.e3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 e6 5.Nf3 Nd7 6.Nc3 a6 7.b3 c5 8.Bb2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Ne7 10.Qd2 Rb8 White has compromised his kingside as a safe haven and intends to castle long. Black senses this and prepares his own attack on the queenside. 11.0–0–0 But White does it anyway. 11…Nc6 12.Nce2 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 0–0 14.h4 Of course. It's now a race to get their attack in first. 14…Qe7 15.h5 g5? White's charging pawns cause Black to weaken his own pawn formation. Better might have been 15…e5 16.Ne2 Nb6 with a pawn centre and an attack on g4. 16.h6 Bh8 17.f4 White can afford to throw all his kingside pawns forward; if he doesn't Black will soon be doing the same on the queen's wing. 17…f6?? It looks innocent enough but weakens e6 and allows White to strike a fatal blow. Better to try and give his queenside pieces a chance of developing with something like 17…Nf6. 18.Nxe6! Nb6 If 18…Qxe6 19.Bxd5 winning the queen. 19.Nxf8 Kxf8 20.fxg5 Ke8 21.Rhf1 Bringing a third piece to attack Black's pinned f-pawn – it's too far gone for Black to save. 1–0
A new and highly-praised film, The Queen of Katwe, tells the true life story of how, with the help of her chess coach, a young Ugandan girl discovers she has a prodigious talent for the game which transforms her life from Kampala slum to world fame. By contrast HMRC has now bankrupted our own chess coach, Mike Basman, to the tune of £300,000.
Last week's 2-mover was a "waiter" in that the key move 1.Rc6! poses no immediate threat, but any move that Black then makes will open up a mating move; e.g. 1…Bf3 2.Qh2# or 1…f6 2.Bd6# etc. Here is another new 2-mover by Dave Howard.


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"A creation of Kevin Reilly, chef at Zoe. An unusual and very tasty side, excellent with roast lamb or beef. Since the roasted garlic in this is so good, I recommend making lots more than the recipe requires and reserving it for other uses--after all, you have the blanching liquid and you are using the oven anyway. If you do make more, just drizzle extra oil over the extra cloves of garlic."
Roasted Garlic and Tapioca Flan
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- 1 cup milk
- 4 garlic cloves, large, peeled
- 1⁄3 cup small pearl tapioca
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 large eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg (best if freshly grated)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- In a small saucepan, combine milk, 1 cup water and garlic and bring to a simmer, cook for two minutes, drain garlic and pat dry (the liquid can be reserved for use in another dish).
- Place garlic in a baking pan and drizzle with the olive oil and roast until garlic is golden brown and soft -- about thirty minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the tapioca by bringing a large saucepan of water to boil, add the tapioca and simmer it till tender--15 to 20 minutes.
- Drain the tapioca into a colander and rinse it well under cold running water.
- When the garlic is roasted, transfer it to a bowl and mash it with a fork (Leave the oven on).
- Add all the remaining ingredients (except the tapioca) to the garlic in the bowl and mix well.
- Stir in the tapioca.
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- Remove the ramekins to a wire rack and let cool for 20 minutes.
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The SouthSide StoryIn 1886, a group of women created the first "day nursery," or child care center, west of the Mississippi River. Today, that historic organization is called SouthSide Early Childhood Center. Explore this online exhibit to learn more about the challenges and successes that made SouthSide what it is today.
Many things have changed since 1886, but across the years, the people of SouthSide have continued to serve children, families, and their community.
Living History"It's very heartening to realize that legions of people before us had a strong social conscience, faced dilemmas, worked out solutions, and kept the agency going through an entire century! We have a wonderful heritage."
– Barbara Torrence, Executive Director, 1985Discovering how SouthSide has changed since 1886 – and how it has stayed the same – can build understanding about the organization today. What does SouthSide's history mean to you?
Unless otherwise noted, all photographs and documents in this exhibit can be found within the South Side Day Nursery Papers at the Missouri History Museum Archives. To see the collection or to research local history, visit the Museum's Library and Research Center.
For More Information
The following are some resources to learn more about the history of SouthSide Early Childhood Center, of early childhood education, and of social services in St. Louis.
Corbett, Kathleen T. In Her Place: A Guide to St. Louis Women's History. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society Press, 1999.
Drake, Ruth H., et al. "The History of South Side Day Nursery." 1995. Available within the South Side Day Nursery Papers at the Missouri History Museum Archives.
Lascarides, V. Celia, and Blythe F. Hinitz. History of Early Childhood Education. New York: Falmer Press, 2000.
Osborn, Keith D. Early Childhood Education in Historical Perspective. Athens, Georgia: Education Associates, 1980.
Rogers, Dorothy G., ed. Women in the St. Louis Idealist Movement, 1860-1925, Vol. 1, 2. England: Thoemmes Press, 2003.
BeginningsBy 1880, industry was growing in St. Louis. Warehouses, factories, and small workshops filled the southern part the city. Of the women wage-earners in this area, some worked as hired domestic help for wealthier families. Others worked in factories. Working mothers had few choices for child care. Often a child would stay at home with an older sibling, or perhaps with a young girl the family could afford to pay.
Recognizing a NeedIn 1886, the story of one seamstress sparked the idea for the South Side Day Nursery. The worker, who came from Milwaukee, told her employer that she had no safe place to leave her children during the day. Seeing a true need in the city, a group of women from a sewing group at St. Louis's Church of the Unity decided to act.
The First MeetingThe first meeting took place on March 17, 1886. On that day, fifteen women met at the home of Mrs. G.F. Durant. In order to help the seamstress from Milwaukee and others like her, Mrs. Durant and her friends decided to create a 'day nursery,' or child care center, in the southern part of the city.
The women on the new Board quickly got to work. On May 3, the "South St. Louis Nursery" opened its doors. One child came that day. Since many people in the neighborhood spoke German or Bohemian, pamphlets were soon printed in those languages. By the end of its first year, South Side cared for as many as twenty-four children in a day.
Ladies of the BoardThe Unitarian women who organized the South Side Day Nursery lived in a new middle-class neighborhood on St. Louis's south side. Their long-term commitment allowed the South Side Day Nursery to have a stable organization for decades. Mrs. C. M. Woodward was president for twenty years, from 1887-1907. The next president, Mrs. Anthony Ittner, had the role for sixteen. Mrs. Stracke was a Board member for more than twenty-five years.
For many years, Mrs. Stracke worked on the Board's Visiting Committee. In an effort to help families and the community as well as children, this committee regularly visited children's homes and mothers' workplaces. Members made 286 such visits in 1888 alone.
"The object of the nursery shall be to prevent pauperism by assisting breadwinners with young children on their hands to earn an honest living."
– Second Annual Report, 1888
SouthSide's founders knew that providing childcare helped more than the child. They wanted to help solve the widespread problem of poverty in South St. Louis, and felt the best way to do this was helping families help themselves. Mothers paid five cents per day for a child to use the nursery. That same day, she could earn about one dollar at work. The early Board members proudly told supporters that the nursery helped these mothers earn a living without offering charity.
1621 S. Tenth StreetLess than two weeks after the first meeting in March 1886, the new Board received some good news. Space in a two-story building at 1621 S. Tenth Street, formerly part of the Caroll School, was available. The layout, with two large rooms on either side of a hall, seemed suitable for a nursery. The property also had a yard that extended to the end of the block.
At first, the Caroll School let the new South Side Day Nursery use the rooms for free. After a few months, the Board had the option to rent the building. The founders worried that the rent of $35 per month was more than they could pay, but after some debate, they decided to stay. The brick building at the corner of 10th and Julia served as home to the South Side Day Nursery for 66 years—from 1886 until November 1951.
A Permanent Home
"For years then the nursery will be needed…the idea of purchasing some house suited to our purpose presents itself most strongly."
-Second Annual Report, May 1, 1888
The women of South Side knew that working people would continue living in South St. Louis for many years. To help these future families, Board president Fanny Woodward urged the group to buy property. She strongly believed that the nursery should make a permanent home in the neighborhood.
In 1888 the South Side Day Nursery became incorporated, and so had the legal right to buy property. After spending more than a year fundraising, in May 1890 the nursery announced its success. For $5,000, South Side purchased its first home.
ExpansionAs the South Side Day Nursery became more widely used, it needed more space. For years, the nursery once again raised money for its Building Fund. The most success came from a Doll Bazaar in 1895, at which crowds of people came to see or buy dolls from around the world.
In 1897, workers transformed the building at 1621 S. Tenth. New plumbing, new paint, a new hall, and an entire new third floor were added. The larger building meant that a greater number of children and families could be served.
The NeighborhoodFrom its first years, the South Side Day Nursery was truly a community organization. Most of the nursery's first clients lived within two or three blocks of 10th and Julia. In 1890, it served nearly sixty families who lived within half a mile. Some working mothers moved to the area just to live near the nursery.
Most families in the neighborhood came from Germany or Bohemia. (Bohemia was part of what is now the Czech Republic.) An area called "Bohemian Hill" centered on St. John Nepomuk Church, just a few blocks from South Side. These German and Bohemian immigrants worked in nearby breweries, cotton factories, and foundries. By 1920, many families also came from Hungary, Sicily, Slovakia, Austria, and elsewhere. As the neighborhood changed, South Side continued to serve the community.
Life at South Side
"The child is washed, fed three times daily, and made happy and comfortable for the day. A few years of such treatment has an influence for good on future lives which cannot be overestimated."
-Fifth Annual Report, 1891
In the first years of the South Side Day Nursery, its main goals were to keep children safe, clean, and well fed. With many children and a range of ages to look after, little thought was given to educating the children. By the early 1890s the nursery served seventy-two families. On one day that year, the matron and two assistants looked after forty-four children. Nineteen were infants under one year old.
Daily ScheduleNursery days were long, both for the children and the staff. Children began arriving before 7:00 each morning, and some stayed for ten or twelve hours. Upon arrival, the matron bathed each child and put him or her in clean clothes kept at the nursery. The day revolved around washing, meals, and naptimes. Infants were kept on the nursery's second floor. Older children left to go to the Caroll School across the street for part of the day.
More than a Nursery
"We have been fortunate in being able to supply the mothers with work, also to meet the demands made upon us for women to work."
-Twenty-third Annual Report, 1909
The South Side Day Nursery acted as more than a child care center—it was also an informal employment agency. Mothers came to South Side looking for work, usually hoping to do a day's worth of cleaning or laundry in someone's home. The service worked the other way, too. In 1889, Board members visited seventy "lady employers" to inform them about South Side. As a result, households turned to the nursery for domestic help. In 1907 alone, the matron received 230 requests for women workers.
Children and Families
"A charity like this should not submit to prejudice…"
-Board Minutes, March 17, 1886
From its beginning, the founders of South Side had to decide who they wanted to help. In the very first meeting, they decided to accept children of all races. Nevertheless, it took some time to overcome other common prejudices.When the nursery first opened, only children of married or widowed working women were admitted. This meant that the Board rejected applications from unmarried mothers or working fathers. In September 1886, Nenny and Christian, the children of the local stone-cutter, were taken out of the nursery for this reason.
It took less than a year for this to change. In 1897, South Side accepted an application from Mrs. Hahn, an unmarried mother of twins. The Board decided from that point forward to look at each case one by one.
Remembering Mrs. Pinckert
"She was a woman of great executive ability, kind to the children, tactful with the mothers, firm with her help, and very acceptable to the managers in every way."
– 23rd Annual Report, 1909
Expanding Roles
"Yet we are doing much less than we ought…"
-Second Annual Report, 1888
From its earliest days, the people of South Side looked for ways to expand the nursery's role in the community. In the early 1890s, the nursery started a kindergarten. This new part of South Side sparked an emphasis on education. Rather than worrying only about health and safety, the kindergarten focused on children's learning and creativity. To help in this effort, the nursery joined with other groups in St. Louis and across the country. To serve a community need, South Side also began welcoming older children during lunch and after school hours.
A New Kindergarten
"…the children have acquired freedom of expression and originality of thoughts. Through the music, drawing, and color work and contact with nature, they have manifested an innate love for the beautiful."
-Fourteenth Annual Report, 1900
At first, children only attended the kindergarten on days when their mothers were at work. Over time, the teachers and Board realized that the children benefited more from a regular schedule. In 1899, it began accepting students for free on days when their mothers were not working. Five years later, when the nursery was in financial trouble, South Side's lawyer recommended closing the kindergarten. Instead, members of the Board personally pledged to raise the needed money.
The Kindergarten Movement
Miss Emma Snyder is "an efficient kindergartner, and one who is truly filled with the spirit of Froebel."
-Fourteenth Annual Report, 1900
In the kindergarten room at South Side sat a bust of Friedrick Froebel. Froebel, a German educator, started the kindergarten movement in the early 1800s. He taught that young children develop through structured crafts, music, and play. Like South Side, many early kindergartens also tried to help families in need. In 1873, Susan Blow started the first public-school kindergarten in the United States in St. Louis.In this photograph, a woman at South Side plays a piano piece from a March 1899 issue of The Musician, part of "The Educational Interests of Music" monthly series.
A Community Effort
"Resolved – that the South Side Day Nursery Association join the Missouri State Board of Women's and Young Women's Christian Associations, hoping to help and be helped in working for womankind"
– Monthly Board Minutes, January 1893
The South Side Day Nursery did not work alone in its mission. People and groups regularly donated time, money, and supplies. Board members often visited other charities, attended conferences, and read about the newest trends in child care. South Side joined the National Federation for Day Nurseries, the Provident Association, and more. In the years ahead, professional groups like these would play an even more important role in the history and development of the South Side Day Nursery.
Growing & ChangingThe 1930s and 1940s brought challenges both to the South Side Day Nursery and the country as a whole. In addition to the widespread problems of the Great Depression and World War II, in the early 1950s a new highway forced South Side to evacuate its longtime home.
Throughout these challenges, the South Side Day Nursery continued its mission to serve children, families, and the community.
The 1930s
As the Great Depression hit the country and St. Louis, South Side reached out to the neighborhood. In early 1931, the nursery set aside $100 for families in need. Board president Mrs. Meister wrote a letter to the National Employment Commission on behalf of working mothers. South Side distributed food baskets and welcomed local children for free lunches. On Thanksgiving, families received a turkey dinner at the nursery.By the middle of the year, South Side was suffering. Staff salaries were cut, and then cut again. When the cook refused a $5 reduction in pay, Mrs. Meister fired her and asked local mothers to help in the kitchen instead. In the summer of 1933, the nursery closed its doors for the first time.
Despite the hardship, South Side was not defeated. The nursery reopened in September. That month, a mothers' group also began at the nursery.
The War YearsIn St. Louis and across the country, World War II prompted women to enter the workforce. Of course, as South Side's history shows, women worked outside the home long before the 1940s. Still, these new workers led to the Lanham Act, which devoted $6,000,000 to communities, including child care centers. Under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), two new teachers arrived at South Side.
Elizabeth Clark and the United Charities
In the uncertainty of the early war years, South Side applied to be part of the United Charities (now the United Way). At this time, the United Charities ran a new organization called the Metropolitan Bureau for War-Time Child Care. Elizabeth Clark, a consultant from this agency, visited South Side in March of 1943.Clark represented a new way of doing child care. She had recommendations about everything from the color of the walls to the salary and education of the staff. Eager to modernize, South Side quickly evolved to meet the United Charities' standards. In addition to funding, one major plus of joining the group was a new part-time social worker.
In 1942, the South Side Day Nursery applied to become a member of the United Charities. Read the United Charities' report here.
ChangesBy the 1940s, much more was known about how children learn and develop than in earlier decades. As a result, major changes happened at South Side. Teachers began splitting children up into different age groups. They also paid more attention to a child's life at home. Records were now kept about each child's physical, emotional, and intellectual progress. Social work became a regular service at South Side.This new level of attention helped one boy in October 1947. This child's father suffered from "a nervous condition believed due to the war." South Side staff helped the father get treatment at the Barnes Clinic. Teachers noted how much happier the boy became once his family life felt more secure.
A Highway ThreatensEven more drastic changes were in store for South Side. The City of St. Louis had plans for a new stretch of highway linking Gravois Road to Third Street and Clark Avenues. Building the highway meant destroying about 300 buildings, including the South Side Day Nursery.
For years, Senator Anthony Webbe worked to delay or stop the project. Webbe argued that low-income families in the area had nowhere else to go. Highway supporters believed delaying the project would mean losing federal funds. In the end, South Side and its neighbors were forced to leave. On November 1, 1951, the South Side Day Nursery closed.
Looking ForwardWhile preparing to leave Tenth and Julia, Board members worked to find a new home for South Side. With the support of the Social Planning Council, in 1951 they bought a piece of land at the corner of Iowa Avenue and Crittendon Street.The Board hired an architect, Art E. Koelle, to make plans. Before getting to work, Koelle inspected the new and old locations. He also talked to the director, Mrs. Russell, about what type of building was needed. Unlike the building at 10th and Julia, the South Side Day Nursery's new building would be made with child care in mind.
FundraisingIn order to build a new home, South Side needed $50,000. This was in addition to the money earned from selling the old building to the city. Many people and businesses contributed, including a woman named Mrs. Feuser. Years before, Mrs. Feuser had left her 7-month-old daughter Freida at South Side. Freida attended the nursery for 3 years. In thanks, Mrs. Feuser gave $500 to the building fund. When Mrs. Feuser died the next year, the grown Freida donated an additional $500.
Despite acts of generosity such as these, South Side struggled to raise enough money. The land at Iowa and Crittendon had been filled in over an old quarry, making building expensive. More than a year after leaving the old location, the Board still could not begin building.
New Beginnings
The Variety Club Steps InIn early 1953, the South Side Day Nursery received some very welcome news. The St. Louis chapter of the Variety Club had taken on child care as its charity cause. For its first major project, the Variety Club agreed to raise $40,000 for South Side's new building. In support of the Building Fund, the Variety Club hosted a Harvest Moon Festival that November.
With plans moving forward, the Board hired Miss Aladine Shoemaker to be the first new director. The young Miss Shoemaker was finishing school in New York at the time, but soon she would be responsible for beginning the next phase of South Side's history. Thanks to the Variety Club, groundbreaking for the new South Side Day Nursery took place on March 25, 1953.The Variety Club's Harvest Moon Festival raised money for South Side's new building.
2930 Iowa Ave
"The new building, designed specifically for day care purposes, with its light modern airy playrooms fitted with built-to-scale furnishings and its large outdoor play space, is a just reward for the faith, hope and hard work of those who have carried the responsibility of its mission."
-Annual Report for 1953
The Variety Club continued showing support. In November 1955, it even arranged for famous movie star Joan Crawford to visit.
"Whom do We Serve?"At its new location, the South Side Day Nursery continued to evolve to meet the needs of families and the community. The 1960 Annual Report asked, "Whom do we serve?" The answers were many. For one, the report noted that mothers work for many reasons, including personal fulfillment and ambition. No matter what the reason for childcare, South Side promised to "strengthen family relationships and enrich the basic learning the child receives at home."
Reaching Wide
In the following decades, SouthSide kept changing and growing to meet community needs. From participating in the government's Head Start program, to building satellite centers for infant care, to helping local businesses develop and thrive, the organization that began in 1886 continues to serve children, families, and the community.Today, SouthSide Early Childhood Center's mission is to nurture, educate and inspire children and families with limited resources, fostering healthy development and a strong foundation for success.
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Since its earliest years, SouthSide Early Childhood Center has used anniversaries as a time to both celebrate and reflect. In this section, hear the voices of past generations of leaders as they examined the past, present, and future of SouthSide at different points in time. Here you can also see images of past celebrations of SouthSide and its history.
What should be remembered about SouthSide's past? How do those memories shape the future of this community? How do you remember SouthSide?
"'A little child shall lead them.' And it was really in response to the call and lead of the little ones that the heart responded… The call of the child is louder today than ever before in the world's history, and its elders must hear the cry."
-Mrs. C.P. Damon, Silver Anniversary booklet
"The earlier primitive, but wholesome methods of caring for the Nursery children have gradually given way to more modern scientific ones, and our children now receive the benefit of periodic medical and dental examinations…we aim to have the South Side Day Nursery conform to the high standards of day nursery care which are given to us by the National Federation of Day Nurseries and our local Community Council."
-1936 Annual Report
"The responsibility of caring for 50 youngsters between the ages of 3 and 5 for most of their waking hours is a tremendous one, and over the years we have come to realize that while kind and loving care is essential, it is not enough! … Day care costs seem high because this is an all-encompassing job rather than a specialized one. It is not just education, or a good health program, or a family counseling service – it combines all three for 10 ½ hours a day, 12 months a year."
-1962 Annual Report
In 1953, Ula Neuoff brought bricks from 10th and Julia and had them placed at the front entrance of the new building on Iowa Ave. The year of South Side's 75th anniversary, she became Board president. Ula claimed her best contribution to South Side over 40 years of service was hiring Barbara Torrence as Director in 1962.
"The goals of the Nursery have changed little over the years, but the methods of attaining these goals have kept up with the changing needs of clients. South Side's goal has always been to provide a quality day care program that helps each child realize his personal worth and importance and to foster his progress toward becoming a caring, sensitive person…It's very heartening to realize that legions of people before us had a strong social conscience, faced dilemmas, worked out solutions, and kept the agency going through an entire century! We have a wonderful heritage."
– Barbara Torrence, Executive Director, 1985
In 1986, Barbara Torrence retired as Executive Director after more than 20 years. Her successor, Marlene Levine, also stayed at South Side for more than 20 years. Both directors greatly expanded the services provided at the South Side Day Nursery.
Looking Back, Looking Forward
What does SouthSide Early Childhood Center mean to you? Whether you are a parent, guardian, child, teacher, staff member, volunteer, Board member, or member of the community, you are a part of SouthSide's history! The following thoughts and memories were gathered in 2012.
"The school is leaving the students very well off. They give good teaching to the kids. In the future, the community will be much better for them."
-SouthSide parent
"My memory of SouthSide was the first time I visited the school, before I became a board member. In the process of being shown around, we walked into a couple of classrooms. I was immediately surrounded by inquisitive, happy children that wanted to find out who I was, show me what they were playing with or working on, and give me a hug. What I didn't realize at the time was all the work that went into getting a lot of these kids even to that stage, and when I then learned about how we take these children (and their families) and help them catch up with their peers, I knew I wanted to be a part of the organization and help in any way I could."
-SouthSide Board member
"Well, I have always appreciated SouthSide for the great help that they have given our family and everyone in general. I have lots of memories from all the parent meetings, all that has been shared with me, and in my daughter's classroom every day when I arrive and see the smiles of all the children."
-SouthSide parent
"What can I say..SSDN is awesome its more than a daycare. We are a big family. I have four children ages 11, 6, 5, and 2 and all of my kids have attended SSDN. It takes a village to raise a child. I'm glad I chose right village for all 4 of my children."
-SouthSide parent
"When my daughter started it was her birthday. She was really happy to be playing with all the kids. But when I left, she was crying a lot and stayed watching at the window, crying that she wanted to go with all the other moms that she saw going down the hall. She was not content until her teacher Ms. Jenny picked her up. She was really little then, but now she has learned a lot and has developed very well. She is very happy and I am very satisfied."
-SouthSide parent
"SouthSide has provided high quality child care for the children of families in the community who could never have afforded this good start for the educational process of their children. The early years are absolutely the best place to start by giving children the foundational skills for later learning. Knowledgeable and caring teachers and staff who encourage and support the children and their families is an invauluable asset that SouthSide provides. 126 years of this service is indicative of the thought and planning that went into that first Day Nursery and laid a strong foundation for the current program. Dedication by staff, board and funders continues to be strong and reliable. It is a privilege to be connected to SouthSide."
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The dominance of cable operators in video services market suddenly got limelight after NYTimes ran a story speculating that Federal Communication Commission may strangle the existing cable companies by opening up the market to rival video services and independent programs. Even worse, Mr. Kevin J. Martin, the chairman of Commission, hopes to complete this controversial decision before this year ends.
The commission will announce the state of video services as part of its annual report and may restrict the cable operators from growing if they fall under the so called 70/70 rule of the Cable Communications Act of 1984. The 70/70 rule means that cable television is available to at least 70 percent of American households, and at least 70 percent of those households actually subscribe to a cable service. Once the commission gets convinced that such a state has reached, the commission will open the market to promote the diversification of information sources.
As claimed by 24/7 wallst, this can very well be the death of cable operators, which are already facing strong competition by satellite TV and telecom operators. The new rule will put the independent video services such as NFL Network and Hallmark Channel to great advantage, which do not have a business affiliation with either of the three channels to reach end-user. It will also provide a great relief to Verizon and AT&T telecom operators who are trying to tap in the already saturated market. In recent past, when the mergers and acquisitions started and the idea of double and triple play got picked up, cable operators took advantage of their already established network and offered broadband and video services to the consumers much ahead of telecom operators.
The new regulations will restrict any company from holding more than 30% of the market share. Also, the regulations will prevent already established cable operators such as Comcast and Time Warner from acquiring smaller companies or increasing their market share in other ways.
The dominance of cable operators in video services market has been a matter of dispute. Most of the cable operators argue that the market is already set on a downward path and there are no proofs that such a condition has actually reached. The officials from cable industry have criticized the proposal and raised question marks on the authenticity of the results produced. On the other hand, one of the reasoning used by FCC is the high rise in price of video services in last few years compared to inflation. FCC suggests that such a price increase is a clear indication of monopolized market.
While the regulations has been welcomed by the consumers group asserting that this will reduce the prices and increase the options for consumers, the cable operators have argued that independent studies and the commission's own analysis from last year concluded that cable television, while available to far more than 70 percent of American households, is actually used by far less than 70 percent of those households, and it cannot increase to more than 70 percent of households in less than a year when the market is not on the rise for some time.
While the new regulations will certainly nurture more competition and offer more choices and lower prices to consumers, their is also a possibility that the cable operators might get completely wiped out of the video services market in long run. Although it is certainly a great plan to open up the video services market, making the rules for only cable operators will be an overkill to cable operators and will be a huge unfair advantages to the competitors.


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Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G, An Early Analysis
Dpreview just did a tremendous service to Nikon users and put up the first sample images of the new 24mm lens. All of the images in this post are based on those samples, which can be found here as of this writing.
Wish this was my hand in there.
This said, true to DPR's tradition of top-class analyses paired with poor photography, the images are rather crud quality. Given that I'm starving for test images I'll take what we got and be happy about it, but I will skip some images.
For example, we will ignore this image. I'm not sure if it's even in focus.
Let's dive in now, let's look at a pair of similar images.
First up is a shot wide-open, focused somewhere towards infinity:
Whole image, Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G at f/1.4.
We'll look at crops from the center, border and corner, wherever appropriate detail may be found. Here reproduced slightly below 100%.
The center (left) looks good, there is just a bit of softness there that would probably not be visible after a RAW conversion in Lightroom. The far border at 18mm (center) looks fairly good as well, though it is quite a bit softer. You can see that fine detail (center, leaves below) is reproduced with very low contrast and is at the limit of what simple sharpening can fix. Finally at the corner (right) we get the very soft details you would expect to see from this lens, but I am pleased to note that fine structures are still quite visible. The contrast is extremely low, and clearly there is light fall-off in spades here, but there is none of the smearing I dreaded to see.
I am very pleased with the results so far.
Next is a shot stepped-down to f/8, some five stops down, again focused somewhere towards infinity:
Whole image, Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G at f/8.
Again, we'll look at 100% crops from the center, border and corner, wherever appropriate detail may be found.
The center (left) looks great, I have nothing to say here because this is perfect. The far border at 18mm (center) looks great as well, with the faintest touch of softness. Finally at the corner (right) we get very good detail with a bit less contrast than elsewhere in the frame. This image would sharpen up easily to just fantastic results.
What else do I note in these images?
Chromatic aberrations are either negligible/absent or the D3S corrected for them very well if this was shot in JPEG. Possibly the latter applies and is responsible for some contrast losses.
The color transmission is different from what I am used to from the Zeiss ZF family, the contrast and saturation of this image (which was shot in daylight!) is moderate. Quite possibly this is also due to the D3S if this was shot in JPEG.
I would rather get a RAW file and process it myself but for now I think this has been very interesting, and I'm encouraged by the data.
I saw dpreview's page for the samples, but then ran the other way when I saw that Flash was required. 🙂
Agree that the lens is looking good, but would like to see images in challenging light conditions – especially the kind that elicit ghosting and flare.
Absolutely, resistance to back-lighting is very near the top of my list too. Hopefully more and more people will post images over the course of the week.
It's harsh to complain about the crud quality, considering the circumstances. That bald guy probably had to offer a glowing review of the D900 to get five minutes on the roof with the lens!
I think DPReview's sample images are often pretty good. Even in this case they had the wit to shoot a landscape instead of a Nikon spokesman at ISO 3200, though they may have been forced to anyway for reasons of discretion at the booth. The problem is they don't provide raw files despite bleating on about the importance of raw in their reviews.
It's fun to note the shutter counts of 25, 29, 30 and 46, which means they shot 22 images in the 4 minutes and 9 seconds that elapsed between the first and last shot. I wonder what else they shot?
I came to roughly the same conclusions you did about this new 24 mm lens. It's surprisingly crisp and clear at f/1.4 across much of the frame. Even if the camera JPEG is corrected for lateral chromatic aberration, I'm not sure the D3S can deal with longitudinal CA, which would surely reveal itself in these scenes at f/1.4.
The lens also has minimal distortion, though of the complex type. That's probably one reason for the bulkiness of the lens.
It all looks very promising if you're in the market for such a lens. I'm not!
It may be harsh, but I haven't been pleased with DPR's samples for a while now – even those they have time to shoot. There are ten thousand photographers online that would drop your jaw if given half an hour with this lens, or other gear. Anyhow, the samples still meet their basic goals and I still look at them every time.
I don't think longitudinal CA is an issue that will show itself in a wide-angle lens at such a long distance. You'll see it pop up in the close-up range where depth of field doesn't cover everything in sight. The portrait maybe could have revealed it but it's such a mess that I'm treating it as an outlier data point – I hope that is not what critical focus looks like at close range.
I am in the market for this lens, quite seriously considering it. I have a rental reserved in May and after that encounter I'll make up my mind about purchasing it.
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Nebraska chief justice touts alternatives to regular courts
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Special courts designed to steer criminal offenders into treatment instead of prison are providing benefits to communities throughout Nebraska, the state's top judge said Thursday.
Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Heavican touted the work of so-called problem-solving courts in his annual State of the Judiciary address to lawmakers.
"Every problem-solving court participant saved is one less incarcerated felon and one less burden for Nebraska's taxpayers," Heavican said in the speech.
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Lawmakers created the veterans' treatment court in 2016 to meet their specific needs, with help from other veterans who volunteer for the program. Many of those who go through the special court are struggling with drug, alcohol and mental health problems, Heavican said.
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Happy Easter, royal watchers! In Sydney, Australia, it is Easter Sunday and William and Catherine are enjoying George's first Easter holiday. We wonder what is in his Easter basket – a stuffed bunny, and maybe some Cadbury eggs?
Today's agenda features Easter Sunday church service at St. Andrew's Cathedral. St. Andrew's is the Episcopal cathedral of Sydney. Hundreds of locals got their hands on tickets to attend service with Their Royal Highnesses. After church, in the afternoon, William, Kate, and Cheeks will visit the Taronga Zoo! It should be an adorable engagement, where George will meet a bilby in an enclosure named after the wee prince.
Easter Church Service
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended Easter Church Service at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney. The Duke of Cambridge will one day be the head of the Anglican church, so his religious devotion and practices are extremely important.
William and Catherine attended the 10:30 a.m. service along with local Christians who applied for tickets to the event. The pews were packed with 800 Australians hoping to catch a glimpse and share a service with the royal couple.
At the service, William and Catherine signed the "First Fleet Bible." The Bible was first used in 1788 and has been signed by many royals and monarchs who have previously made the trip to St. Andrew's Cathedral.
Outside, the roads were packed with well-wishers who had come to wish Wills and Kate a happy Easter. Many brought bright, pastel bouquets and small gifts for George.
It was the first time we have seen the Duchess on Easter Sunday, much to the delight of repliKate-ers. As usual, Kate's first outfit of the day did not disappoint.
Kate wore a bespoke light blue-grey coat and dress by Alexander McQueen. She artfully perched a bespoke Jane Taylor fascinator on her head.
The Duchess accessorized with pear drop earrings, her Mappin & Webb necklace, and her Cartier watch. Her hair was artfully pulled up in a half-up design, perfect for showing off that hat!
Taronga Zoo
On this beautiful Easter Sunday, William, Kate and George made a special visit to Sydney's Taronga Zoo. The highly-anticipated visit was another opportunity for the world to see George/Cheeks be adorable.
When Prince George was born, on that glorious summer Monday, the world rejoiced. The Taronga Zoo commemorated the joyous event by naming their bilby enclosure after the wee prince.
A bilby is a marsupial critter that looks somewhat like a mouse/rabbit/squirrel hybrid. The bilby is native to Australia and is the country's "Easter bunny."
While the zoo remained open to the public, they were at capacity about an hour before the Royals arrival. The zoo had to make an announcement that it would not admit any more visitors.
Cheeks was very well behaved while in the spotlight. He met and chatted with a bilby while Mummy and Daddy cheered him on.
William, Catherine, and Cheeks officially opened the Bilby Enclosure at this event. It was Prince George's first official opening.
Afterwards, George went to spend time with his nanny while the Duke and Duchess visited various other displays, including meeting some koalas, tree kangaroos and giraffes!
Since we can't even begin to describe the cuteness that ensued at this event, we insist that you watch as many videos as you can.
Kate looked chic and stylish, even with a wiggle worm on her hip. She wore a yellow broderie anglaise dress, seen previously in 2012 on the Southeast Asia tour. The dress was created by an independent dressmaker.
She accessorized with her Kiki McDonough citrine drops and her Stuart Weitzman Minx wedges.
We conclude this event with a picture of Kate wiping drools off of Cheeks' cheeks.
Arrival in Canberra
We know its somewhat hard to believe, but something else did happen yesterday after the Taronga Zoo event. William, Catherine, and George departed Sydney for Canberra, where they will remain for the rest of the tour.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George of the Cheeks boarded a Royal Australian Air Craft in the afternoon for the short flight to Canberra.
Cheeks was on full display, being cute and wiggly in a blue jumper and shorts. You can read more about his outfit here.
Kate wore a blue Stella McCartney shift dress, which we have seen a few times before. The dress matched Georgie's jumper almost perfectly. She accessorized with blue suede Alexander McQueen shoes, a Mappin & Webb necklace, and her Cartier watch.
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Has anyone ever taken this course? I am thinking about taking it in October.
Prescribed Burning Short Course
This hybrid (online and face to face) short course consists of approximately 21 hours of class room and field work in addition to the completion of the S-290, 32 hour online pre-course. The S-290 online pre-course MUST be completed prior to attending the face to face portion of this course.
Participants completing the online S-290, Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior and Prescribed Burning Short course will understand:
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forest fuels and fuel classification
how weather and fuel moisture affect fire behavior
a variety of ignition techniques
methods for managing smoke
how to properly plan and execute a prescribe burn
Class Location: Courtyard Marriot, 119 Grand Drive, Hattiesburg, MS
Class Date: October 4 – 6, 2010
Fee: $250 (Must be received before access is granted)
Upon completion of the S-290, Wildland Intermediate Fire Behavior and the Prescribed Burning Shortcourse you will earn 54 hours of CFE credit and will qualify to take the Mississippi Certified Managers exam.
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Sunday, February 8, 2009
What we can do
This project is a very good idea to help try to change the world. This project has let the students become more responsible and it has also let us get to learn more about what we are trying and wanting to change. The project has been very hard at some points and some of those times is learning how to do the citations and quotes. I get what we are supposed to do but it is very difficult at times. I feel that there is nothing really that the teachers can do more of to help out besides giving us work time. Another thing that the teachers can do to help out is give us some helpful hints on our paragraphs. I am really happy that we have teachers that can believe that students will change the world.
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May 04, 2016
Water Colour Wednesday - Wedding Purse
This card was taken from the CD The Next Big Thing and sadly it is now retired from Just Inklined.
It is an image that I have coloured before but this one is done with Water Colours.
I printed off the image three times and coloured them in layers so that I could decoupage the flowers onto my card.
No dies for this one though so I had to fussy cut them all with scissors.... not my favorite task.
I added glitter to the bow then added it all to a white die cut shape and then onto a white base card
More tomorrow ...
Hugs xx
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Lovely card, very pretty.ReplyDelete
Beautiful card Christina love the imageReplyDelete
Morning Christina,ReplyDelete
Hi Christina what a lovely card and a bit out of the ordinary too.ReplyDelete
Marion H
A really beautiful card love your colouring really super.ReplyDelete
Margaret xxx
Love this girlie card Christina , i am not a fan of fussy cutting either, you did well.ReplyDelete
Take Care
Elaine H X
This is very different from my favorite shabby chic style but I still think it's beautiful. I love that you layered the flowers to create dimension and your bow is a sweet touch. Great job!ReplyDelete
Sandra Smith
Brilliant fussy cutting, Christina. Love the image.ReplyDelete
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This is my kibd if thing & a truly beautiful card. Love it.
Lovw & best wishes
Jenny C xxx
Very pretty indeed Christina, guess what, I have that CD, but then colouring is not my favourite pastime, maybe I will give it a try....A really beautiful card here....luv Ursual xxReplyDelete
Stunning, colouring and layering just stunningReplyDelete
Very pretty...those flowers are beautiful......well done ChristinaReplyDelete
Good Morning Christina :) Hope you are having great weather on your holiday and enjoying every moment! Beautiful Card today! Thank you so much for sharing. I love the sparkles you added to the ribbon. Continued good travels. Big Hugs.ReplyDelete
Retiered does not mean still current. This is really nice.ReplyDelete
That's a really pretty card, Christina and I think your cutting skills are spot on, the flowers look great :)ReplyDelete
Bejay xx
Fabulous. Hugs ~Jennifer xxReplyDelete
Thats beautiful !ReplyDelete
This is so...so Pretty!!!ReplyDelete
I Can't tell you how much I love your cards!!!
Stunning! I love the roses and the beautiful colour.ReplyDelete
Linda xxx
Hi Christina, a very pretty card.ReplyDelete
Nancyd xx
This is a very pretty card, love the colours. Love the close up, helps see your detail on the flowers.ReplyDelete
A beautiful water coloured card today Christina, hope your holiday is going well.ReplyDelete
another pretty card. hugs xxReplyDelete


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SEOUL – Responding to an invitation to visit North Korea, South Korea's President. Moon Jae-in, has said dialogue between North Korea and the U.S. is required for further development in inter-Korean relations. Moon urged Pyongyang to show more willingness to talk with Washington, the official South Korean newsagency reported.
Moon received his invitation to visit North Korea from Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the Workers' Party of North Korea, via his sister, Kim Yo-jong.
Kim Yo-jong, Deputy Director of the Workers' Party's Department of Propaganda and Agitation, and the North Korean leader's sister, visited South Korea to lead the high-level North Korean delegation as a special envoy from her brother.
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According to a South Korean Presidential spokesperson, Kim said that Moon and the North Korean delegation shared a common understanding that the mood for peace and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula created through the Olympics should continue, and that both sides needed to engage in talks, exchanges and co-operation in an active manner. www.koreanet.kr (ATI).


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I walked outside this morning and it smelled like Memorial Day. Like a barbecue. And given the calendar this should come as no surprise. But it was only 7:50 a.m., a tender hour when no one's slapping burgers on the grill.
Thirty miles south of me, wildfires burn.
Our walk to school was eerie. The sky hazy, gray. The kids were all chattering about the fires, making gagging faces, and spouting oh-my-god-do-you-smell-that-smoke-it-smells-so-gross run-on sentences. I wonder if they'll have recess outside.
Thankfully, my lifetime experience with fire has been limited. As a kid I watched tv shows where they'd break for commercials and occasionally run one of those quick how-to segments. Like how to get sand out of your eye (fold the top lid over the bottom) or how to freeze orange juice into popsicles or how to cook something shockingly simple. If you were a kid in the 70s and know what I'm talking about, please speak up. (In googling around, I did find this list of Saturday morning kids' shows broadcast in 1977.)
Anyway, one of these in-between segments inspired me to cook when I was too young to be trusted alone in the kitchen. I thought, toast with butter is delicious. And Home Pride Butter-Topped Bread has the butter already in it, and it's so darn good, but my mom never buys it, so how cool would it be if I tried to make it myself? Genius, right?
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In the intervening 30 years I've learned to deal with controlled fires, though they still make me a little leery. I have embraced the grill, though. And last night, when the dinner hour sneaked up on me faster than usual, I channeled all my superpowers and thought, What would Wonder Woman do if she had 10 minutes to cook? And then it came to me.
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shredded mozzarella
a few slivers torn fresh basil
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When the screaming starts and you have been through the checklist under Crying (see Crying) and nothing appears out of place how do you calm the situation down?
Personally I always found that a dark room, a familiar blanket and some soothing music helped considerably. The trouble was, the screaming Small normally spoilt it, so I also had to find some way of calming him down.
Through frantic trial and error I found the following helped:
- Cradling Small in my arms and swinging from side to side, rotating at the hips.
- Cradling Small in my arms and rocking sideways from foot to foot, extending up onto toes for more vigorous rocking.
- Gentle bouncing – with Small's head cupped in my hand, his back along my forearm, his feet either side of my upper arm I would bicep curl him up and down. If necessary I would add a gentle sway from side to side.
Extreme situations called for all three at once.
In an attempt to reduce the manual labour involved, for Small 3 we purchased a mechanical swing cradle/seat. Powered by batteries, it rocked Small back and forth or sideways, depending on how it was configured, keeping him soothed whilst I could get on with something else. It was expensive and only of use for about 6 months before he became too heavy for it but it was invaluable: it provided 20 minutes first thing each morning to get vital supplies of coffee on board and to drag myself awake enough to cope. After the six months it was still in perfect condition (even the original batteries still going) and we sold it to recoup half the purchase price so we considered it money well spent.
When none of the above techniques were having any effect more drastic measures were required:
- Going for a walk with Small in the backpack or in the pushchair.
- Going out with Small on the back of the bicycle.
- Going for a drive in the car.
The first two options were rather too public on the occasions that Small decided not to calm down. The bicycle was a particularly bad option when that occurred because it looked like I was forcing Small to do something he really didn't want to. So, after a couple of failures I dropped it in case the local authorities decided to pay a friendly visit.
When you have more than one Small, things can get tricky. Invariably, when I paid attention to one Small, by rocking for instance, the other would start to play up. My number one solution was therefore to do something that would calm Small 1 whilst entertain Small 2. This meant a tour around the town in the tandem buggy.
The tandem buggy was like a juggernaut. With two Smalls on board it weighed in at 50kg. That was quite a bit of weight to push around a town made up of 10% gradient hills. It was hard on the legs, shoulders and lungs on the ups and put a strain on the hamstrings on the downs because there were no brakes to mitigate the inexorable drag of gravity.
In addition to the pushing was the lifting. Due to the buggy's design, the heaviest of the Smalls needed to sit up front, putting most weight at the end furthest from the pivot point when it came to levering the front wheels up to mount kerbs. This was exacerbated by the very short extension handle which providing no leverage when pushing down on it to raise the front wheel. The local authority had not thought hard about wheelchairs and pushchairs so there were few breaks in the kerbs meaning a fair weight training session by the time a circuit of the town was completed.
Usually both Smalls dropped off to sleep. However, there was no point going back to the house because I couldn't get the tandem inside without collapsing it. That would mean taking the Smalls out, which would wake one or both up. So I ended up walking around for an hour, up and down the hills with my 50 kg miniature juggernaut. Providing it wasn't chucking down with rain it was quite pleasant, it kept me fit and provided a quiet time once a day. But it was dicey when icy.
Not so much a parenting guide full of advice, more the reality of parenting kids and being a house husband and father, written by a stay at home dad to three children.
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