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"This Is My Command, Be Strong And Courageous. Do Not Be Afraid Or Discouraged. For The Lord Your God Is With You Wherever You Go.
Joshua 1:9
Do you ever feel like your walk with Him is like a game of tug-o-war?
I do, because I am new to this in the sense that I am actually following through with it, I feel torn more often than naught.
Torn between what is comfortable to me. - Old life
And what is very much out of my comfort zone. - New life
I will be the first to admit it is scary to think of placing all your trust and hopes in something you can't "see" with your eyes.
Since I started, I kept one foot in the old world and one in the new world.
Maybe because I needed to have that fallback in case this didn't work out the way I wanted, however the longer I kept the foot in the old world the more torn I felt...
Like I am two separate people inside struggling to go two different ways.
That all came to a huge crash last night at Bible study.
I felt the restlessness, yet couldn't put my finger on it.
The day was long, about to get longer knowing I would work 9 hours and go straight to the Church for another 2-3 hours.
I debated going, yet knew I had to in order to learn what I am going to be preaching about someday.
My Pastor was the only one there when I arrived, I said hi, head down, eyes focused on the floor and went straight to my seat...
I could feel the uneasiness growing within the pit of my stomach and I willed myself to not have a panic attack in the Church.
Within a few minutes, others started to arrive until the Church hall was filled with about 20 people.
Bible study starts with Prayer or should I say 5-6 prayers...
One for each area of the Church and the Church Universal as a whole.
Each person is appointed by the Pastor to pray for a specific area, knowing of my sheer terror of public praying, he hasn't called on me since that last time and last night he asked me very kindly if I was ready yet, to which I shook my head no, fearing if I opened my mouth, the tears would start.
Side note: I don't normally cry people, it has been drilled in my head that it is a sign of weakness so I try not to do it, however something about my Church brings me to tears upon walking in.
He didn't press, he knew something was wrong, as he always does, but he was kind enough to continue Bible study.
One of the prayers is for marriages/families and the lady who prayed last night was so eloquent in her speaking I could feel the hot tears forming in my eyes.
I bowed my head so my face was even to the ground in the hopes that if the tears fell, they would fall straight out of my eyes onto the floor and not mess up my make-up, that way no one would know I was crying. (Yes, I am a dork like that, thank you very much)
I sat there as the panic set in, knowing I was going to have to make a choice quickly to stay or flee...
I could feel my breathing become more shallow, my heart beating a little bit faster, my hands shaking, the prayer ended and I got out of my seat so fast my own head was spinning...
I walked as fast as I could to the bathroom, trying to breathe, trying not to vomit in front of anyone (TMI - sorry) and collect myself from a full blown panic attack.
The tears were streaming so fast, I couldn't wipe them quick enough.
I stood in the bathroom looking at my face in the mirror, really looking and wondering how I could get out of there since I left my purse and keys at the table, I couldn't though, I couldn't let Satan win again in my life.
So I cleaned my face as best as I could, makeup was a mess, cheeks were red and skin was almost transparently white from the panic attack, held my head high and went back to my seat.
Finished Bible study, trying desperately to avoid eye to eye contact with my Pastor.
Once the study was over, I tried to get out of there without speaking to anyone, however God had other plans for me in the form of my Minister, who walked up to me, looked me in the eye and just opened his arms.
As I walked into the hug he asked me if I was okay...
(He is the only one that knows I have received divorce papers via email however, I haven't told my Pastor yet.)
I tried to say yes, and the next thing you know, the tears were back, girly crying I call it, you know the kind, sobbing, can't catch your breath, body shaking and heaving etc...
It isn't a pretty sight no matter who you are.
I had the nerve to say yes, yes everything is okay as I am sobbing like a child, he smiles at me and says really?
No I said, no, everything is not alright and I try to tell him about this "being torn" I keep feeling and I don't know where it is coming from.
There are people passing by and I can hear my voice and it is a shrill voice which is so not like me, I see my Pastor on the other side of the Church with a look of concern on his face, my female Minister walks over, hugs me, tells me she loves me and leaves me with my male Minister.
I broke down and told him about feeling like two different people and I think I may be losing my mind and I have anger and I am not supposed to be angry and I am just sad to my core and I am not supposed to be sad and I want to rage and raging is a no-no etc...
So I stuff it all and place the new mask on, the mask that doesn't fit me quite right.
I feel like I am in an endless game of tug-o-war I said...
We are the only ones in the hall now, my Pastor is in his office and everyone else has gone home and he starts explaining to me what is going on within me.
The pull of each world is very real he said, one world I know, I am comfortable in that world, I have friends there and things to do there (that may or may not be sinful), that world has been my comfort for all of my life, yes I have removed things from it that world that were sinful, however I controlled that world, what went on in it, who I allowed in it etc...
The other world, His world is different to me, uncomfortable, like a fish out of water. It is new, the people are new, the things are new and I don't know where I fit. The pull from the new world is the Spirit fighting to keep me focused on Him, the pull from the other world is me, my mind, because it is "safe" to me.
You can't live in both worlds, can't have a foot in two different worlds and not be torn apart.
You can't continue to stuff your anger down, hoping it will go away because it will surface.
The hurt, the disappointment, the sheer pain is normal and must be dealt with otherwise I can't move forward, I will be stuck.
You have to pick a side and plant both feet there.
By this time, we are walking out of the Church, the Pastor asked me if I was okay, I said I would be, the Minister asked me to wait outside as he spoke to the Pastor.
I stood outside, looking at the full moon and a single bright star in the sky and got the overwhelming urge to laugh, and laugh I did, hysterically with tears streaming down my face.
My Minister came out and we finished the conversation, my Pastor came out and again asked me if I was really okay, this time I looked him in the eyes and said yes I was. (Him and I will talk at a later date, my Minister wants me to let him know what is going on)
He drove away leaving us in the parking lot, he looked me in the eyes and told me, "God would never allow you to feel this pain, this hurt to have happened if He didn't have something so much better planned for you".
Start with baby steps, each day make a small goal and stick to it, no matter, as long as it propelling your forward.
You just have to plant your feet, and have Faith, complete Faith in what can't be seen.
This Is What It Means To Be Held
How It Feels When The Sacred Is Torn From Your Life
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"Team Obama has already demonstrated in so many ways that they are not restrained by any law, reason or ethical consideration. Gangs of armed criminals running amok amongst a disarmed and helpless citizenry is fine with them, even desirable. A police state is the statist's wet-dream, that's fine with them also. Practicality is also not a consideration.
Isn't that what they really want? To disarm the law abiding people and arm the criminals so they can use this excuse to hack away at the constitution and establish tyranny in the name of law and order?"

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Looks like Joe Biden plans on spending this coming weekend in Iowa. The senator's public schedule includes stops in Ames and Marshalltown on Friday, Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Des Moines on Saturday, and Allison, Cedar Falls, Hampton and Waverly on Sunday. This is an unusual concentration of time in the state for any candidate so far this year, and signals that Biden is starting to dig in for the long fight and longer odds he must know awaits him here.
Biden's visit comes in the immediate wake of Barack Obama's tour of the state last weekend, including the enormous rally at Iowa State, and just a couple of weeks after Hillary Clinton's much-covered campaign kickoff in Des Moines. In contrast to the Clinton and Obama mega events, Biden's appearances are decidedly small, more in keeping with the traditional retail-style politics of the Iowa caucuses. The Friday appearances are a town hall at the state veteran's home, followed by a soup supper hosted by the local county Democratic party organization at a church in Ames. Saturday features breakfast and remarks to the Women for a Stronger America group at a café in Des Moines, lunch with the AFL-CIO in Cedar Rapids (closed to the press – I wonder why?), and a dinner hosted by the local county Democratic party organization in Davenport. Finally, Sunday has Biden at a house party in Cedar Falls, followed by a speech at Wartburg College in Waverly, and wrapping up with an address to the local county Democratic party organization in Hampton.
The senator's schedule is notable in its focus on party and union groups, signaling that Biden has decided against media-driven events aimed at introducing himself to voters here in favor of churning out yardage in the ground game of organizing and mobilizing that is the essence of campaigning for president in Iowa. This tells me a couple of things: Biden recognizes that he can't compete with Clinton and Obama for media attention, and also that he thinks their campaigns may have miscalculated in foregoing retail politics for the bright lights, and hopes to capitalize by filling that vacuum. With the latter, I suspect he also hopes to put a few dents into the Edwards campaign, which has been pretty quiet here the last month or so.
I don't know if any of the foregoing is true, or would be effective if it were true, but Biden's schedule is good news for me either way, as it means I will at last come face-to-face with a candidate. I'll be at the café on Saturday to hear Biden speak to the Women for a Stronger America breakfast. I'm mulling a couple of different questions for the candidate, about the war, presidential signing statements, and judicial nominations, and am pretty hopeful that I'll be able to ask him at least one. Getting an answer can be an entirely different matter, of course, but I'll do my best!


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We LOVED Bootstrap, and I would say it was right up there with High Hops Brewery for me. This came as a surprise, because the first time I looked over their beer options, I wasn't sure there was anything for me here. They have a wide variety of brews, but not my favored Wheat beer. Before this whole tour started, that would have been an absolute deal breaker for me. We had 3 clear favorites of the 9, and the three of us agreed on all 3 of them. I never thought that would happen, my dad and I agreeing on beer, but the man has darned good taste. He ordered a full pint of the Flagstaff Amber, which was my number 3 favorite.
So special thanks to my dad, for sharing with us one of his local hidden gems. It was pretty darned good. Don't worry, Ammon and I would go back again to share a pint or two with you, especially since we can all stumble back to the house if need be. Tell mom to have the guest room ready next time ;)
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Last year I posted about this little flower that someone had identified as a Shooting Star. Nope, not a Shooting Star. It remained a mystery to me - although I'm embarrassed to see now that in the comments someone did identify the flower! It's Tulipa Tarda. Basically it's a dwarf tulip and it likes to spread, almost like a ground cover.
The poor little guy got absolutely trampled this year (you can kind of see the broken up leaves in the picture). Basically, when the leaves start coming out, it looks like a hosta and I kind of don't stop myself from stomping on hostas (sorry hosta lovers). The flowers suddenly bloomed last week and I immediately dug them up and moved them to safer spots. I know they've already spread because last year there was one clump with two flowers - this year there were two clumps with 3 or 4 blooms each!
The other mystery plant I mentioned two weeks ago.
One person thought it was purslane, but after comparing photos, I don't think that's what it is. Our next door neighbor's mother-in-law is a professional horticulturalist who helps me identify things now and then. She wasn't sure what the plant was, but she guessed Teucrium, otherwise called Germander. After looking at those photos, I'm not really sure that's what it is either.
The flowers actually just started coming out with tiny little petals. Hopefully eventually I'll figure out what this is.
And I'm sure in the meantime I'll find something else popping up in the yard that needs identifying!
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One mystery down, one to go (and more to discover!)
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Let's score a ten on the nice scale....
That isn't the only reason I'm re-posting it though. Here are the other reasons....The comment that hurt my itty-bitty feelers was posted by my friend, The Granny Bee a.k.a. Notaro! And before you go gangsta on her....she called me and we talked about it. She did not mean to hurt my feelings at all, and the comment that I took personal wasn't directed at me. I think she understands now why I took it personal and I understand what she meant to say. Here's the thing that I have found with e-mail, comments, and whatever other form of communication we use, that really isn't communicating at all....it can be taken the wrong way. When we actually take the time to TALK to someone, things get worked out!
Also, as I was talking to my cousin, Vickie, and I told her about my canned goods idea, she said something like, "that's a great idea, I'm going to do that." So see, telling each other about this idea does help. So hopefully all of you haven't lost your nice mojo....because here is the post.....
I thought I better let you know that we made it out and back home safely on New Year's Eve. And we had a nice time. I followed my last year resolution of No More French Martini's and woke up feeling great!
I wanted to share something with all of you, and see what you think....Since I haven't been blogging (my new computer should be here tomorrow-so I'll be back at it) I've had more time to think (and crochet!) and watch the news. I saw where people are doing 24 nice things for the Sandyhook school children that were murdered. And then I was thinking about how mean, mean/mental people can be. I also thought about this post. I was thinking...on a meanness scale of 1 - 10, most mean people score right up there in the ten plus area on the scale. They don't play around with the smaller numbers on the scale. They want their meanness known.
And then I started thinking about all of the nice things that happen during December, because people are in a more giving mood. Almost everyone scores a two or three on the nice scale in December. But after December, the nice scale drops way down, and the mean scale just keeps right on up there in the ten plus area.
The thing is....I know more nice people than I do mean people. I don't think I know any mean people. I just know of their actions. Why? Because they are a 10 on the mean scale, and it gets attention. I do think my niece scored a ten on the nice scale when she had her friends bring donations for the humane society instead of bringing her gifts for her birthday party....see this post if you missed it. For a ten year old, that's a ten on the scale! (I don't see how you missed it because it's all I talked about the entire week long. And right now I hear Reality Jayne saying...."come on Cindy Bee, get to the point!" One time at a meeting when someone was droning on she said...out loud...."jeeesh already, skip the labor story and deliver the baby!")
So here's what I think us nice people should do.
Pick something nice...anything....and do it all year.
And I know you are supposed to do your good deeds in private, but I want us bloggers to blog about this. I want nice to spread as much as mean does.
And we need to share our nice ideas. Seriously, sometimes it's hard to come up with a SIMPLE nice idea!
If we keep it simple, convenient, and part of our routine, we are more apt to do it.
*put the idea on your blog
*put your committment on YOUR side bar of your blog.
*And I want you to tell me your idea because I'm going to do a post on it in a few days. (I'm really serious about this nice thing)
You don't have to have be a blogger to do this by the way.....just do it, and tell me about it so I can post your idea.
Here's the thing....if all of us nice people keep up the nice all year long.....it'll become a ten! And a ten on the nice scale feels good! When my niece finished the animal shelter donation she asked her parents, "that was fun, what can I do now?"
So tell me, what nice thing you can do this year. I'll start....Here is what I've been doing.
Every time I buy groceries, I have been buying $5.00 extra in canned goods and donating them to a food pantry. It's $5 bucks....a latte'...a meal at a fast food place....a trinket that sits around and collects dust....It doesn't involve much time because time is what I'm short on right now. It involves $5.00.
Think about it....What nice thing can you do all year long?
Cindy Bee
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Hi, Jane here...I just found you via John Grey's blog. I think this is a brilliant idea.ReplyDelete
I have to think what I can do...
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ooh,ooh,ooh....I have an idea forming.Delete
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I agree with Jane and Chris's comment brilliant idea this is going to be fun. I am thinking as I type. That is truly why I love you:) Hugs BReplyDelete
Hi Cindy, I agree that hearing everyone's ideas, may be a great way for us to think, "I can do that". Just like with your can goods. That is a great idea!ReplyDelete
The problem that I have is that I don't feel comfortable talking about my acts of kindness. Although; I could maybe post one idea . . . in my side bar. I'll have to give it some thought. I have a member in my family that has this habit of telling you every little thing that she does, over and over and over, and I do not want to turn into her.
I also know what you are saying about the "Mean People News" I guess that is what sells papers. It is also the reason that we don't take your local paper or listen to the daily news. It might be wrong to not want to know what is going on around you, but when all they report on is the bad stuff, sorry I don't want that stuff muddying up my mind all the time.
I am excited that you are taking this stand to promote acts of kindness . . . you have a big heart and I am proud to call you my friend.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Cindy Bee, I think it's a Great idea too! But I agree with Connie... I don't want people to know what I've done, so I'll just post some ideas and no, I don't want a badge to wear on my sash... I'll just post some ideas and share what I know others have done...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 10:56 AM
I have to put in my two cents! I'm Cindy's sister and work at the Trustee's office in Noblesville. Twice she has donated to our food pantry now, her good deed. Now our food pantry is bare and every little bit we get is appreciated. I work EVERYDAY with people who donate to our office especially at Christmas. We have a facebook page that we constantly thank people on. There is a difference between bragging and letting people know what you did. Trust me I KNOW. My daughter got the idea to donate to the Humane Society because her friend did last year. She wasn't bragging and it turned into an idea for my daughter. I was going to post on Facebook what my sister did because maybe one person would see and do it and our food pantry might benefit. I just saw a kid on the news in another state, in high school who started sending people in his high school positive comments and it has caught on. It's all in how you say it and present yourself. People come in our office all the time and will say my friend said your pantry needs toilet paper, food, etc....and they donate. If it wasn't for that friend we wouldn't get the extra. So don't look at as bragging. Look at as trying to do something positive, trying to influence other people to do something, or trying to make society a better place to be.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Sister! I hope it catches on.Delete
Cindy, When I was young...a guardian angel came into my life. She took me to church, she bought some clothes to wear to church, she helped me to go to church camp. I have always felt the need to help another little girl in this angel's name. So I try to make donations to charities when I can. I like to write cards and letters...so I have sent encouraging words to a friend's daughter via cards and letters, and a Christmas gift. It helped. That was not much, but that was all it took .xoxo,SusieReplyDelete
first i need to find some people out here... LOL can doing good deeds outside in nature work?ReplyDelete
I think it is a marvelous idea and your Sister is right on target..For christmas for the last 2 years here, i have made up christmas goodie bags (good jam, pretty paper napkins, candies, a pretty ornament from tj maxx that i collect throughout the year) and handed them out to the neighbors...now I am invited in and by the time we got home this year we were stuffed with good food and loaded with hot toddies LOL I didnt expect anything in return, but after the fires this year just to have a little something special at christmas really brings us all together...although my neighborhood is a 15 mile circle with only 6 families in it total lol Cindy, i think you are the wisest bee of them all ! xxx
I stole a parking place yesterday..... :)ReplyDelete
Thank you Feral Woman. And what a nice idea.ReplyDelete
ANd RJ - Where and how do you steal a parking place?
I've decided on my 'spread the nice' challenge.I'll post about it (or actually my cats on their blog will!)in early Spring. I've already begun.ReplyDelete
Jane xx
I'm in, and oddly enough...the one thing we resolved on as a family for this year was to commit one random act of kindness a week.ReplyDelete
So far we have: helped the neighbour's child when she was locked out of her house after getting out of school early. Donated used eye glasses to an organisation which shares them with folks who need them. Bought gas for a neighbour who needed it to get back and forth to a new job. I'm currently working on turning an old (pink) sweater into mittens and a cap for a neighbour's daughter...with this weather she needs them!
I'm new here. I just found you via Gowestferalwoman's Blog. I think this is an awesome idea. You are so right about mean people and I think sharing the good we do isn't bragging, it's inspiring. Sometimes people WANT to do something good, they just don't know what or how. Your wanting to post the various good deeds others have done or are doing may be the inspiration some need to give them an idea, or to find that "something" that works for them, so they CAN do good too. After all, doing good for others makes us feel better about ourselves. Why not share our goodness? What is it they say, "it's better to give than to receive"? I believe. When you give you get.ReplyDelete
I'm brandy new to the "blog scene", but from what I can make of it thus far, it's about sharing our "story". Our experiences, ideas, feelings, photographs, events, work, hobbies, passions and our lives in general, in an online journal/scrapbook and swap-meet of sorts, chuck full of ideas and things that touch us, with an added support group and judges panel... rolled into this one thing called a "blog", that allows us to escape our life at will, for a look into the lives of others. Connie expressed her lack of interest in the news and local paper because of all the stories of the bad going on around us, so sharing the good and unsolicited acts of kindness we do to improve the world around us in even the most insignificant way, improves THE world. And that's a good thing. So too I believe, is sharing ideas and stories of the good things we want, can or are doing to make this world a better place whether it be for one person, one animal, one species, one community, whatever! I think it would be good to share any random acts of kindness, we personally, may be fortunate enough to receive or have received, too.
I am so glad I read your post and that you suggested using your blog as a forum for SHARING different ways and things we do to payi it forward! I can't think of a better way to start the New Year! (I know it's almost Feb., what can I say- time management has never been my strong point) I hope everyone here will post their contributions without feeling like their bragging. It will serve as a place to come when we feel like the world around us is full of evil & turning to shit, to remind ourselves that there is still A LOT of good out there. Bravo Cindy Bee! It's been a pleasure to meet your blog! Thank you - I'll be sure to share the sunshine I give or receive! - Lia
Just got here via Maple Syrup Mob Jane. My 'nice' for this year is to use up my Great Stash of spare wool, and knit something DIFFERENT for charity every month. Thus far; January;blanket for an African leprosy suffererReplyDelete
February ; woolly hats for the Sailors Society
March; dog coats for Battersea Dogs Home
April will be vests for orphanage in Africa
other projects to follow...
sharing the sunshine with you! blessings xx
I've come over from Jane's blog and I also want to do this! Great idea!! I've decided that mine is to donate each month to a thrift shop that helps battered women and children. I read a lot and will donate my books and any other items I down size from my home! This thrift is in the town my daughter's family lives in and I go visit at least twice a month. Thanks for the great inspiration!ReplyDelete
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I popped by from Jane and Chris' blog as she has posted about what she has done and it is a lovely idea. I am now your newest follower as well.ReplyDelete
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Just explain to them how Romney only wants to Represent only 53% of the Pop , and they are in the 47%.
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I admit that a small part of me wishes Romney to win just because I'm afraid of my parents' reactions if the president gets a second term. They deeply dislike him and love Romney.
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They both suck so we are screwed either way. Good news though, it doesn't matter who is POTUS the same old garbage is just gonna keep on truckin.
Gary Johnson 2012, F' it.
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Parents Go Online to Understand Genetic Diagnoses
This snapshot (short summary of current research) comes from the FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill. It is a very interesting report that all pediatric practitioners should read, because it clearly shows the true impact of the internet for parents looking for information for genetic disorders.
One point from the article summary:
This study shows, however, that this knowledge no longer belongs solely to the professional. These parents may know more than most professionals about their child's specific genetic disorder. They may have spent far more time doing the research and talking with other parents about optimal treatments and interventions, and come to see their role to be that of educating
service providers about what they have learned. In effect, they are "citizen scientists" who share authoritative knowledge with service providers and expect to be partners in decisions affecting their children.
Today's primary care providers, as well as specialists, are working in tandem with parents who are using the internet to find information. That is the reality. While this can sometimes lead to parents who obtain very questionable information--especially on treatments that go beyond "alternative" and into fantasy--it also leads to parents who have a great deal of quality information. It would be very wise to pay attention to what parents are learning outside of your practice with them. In fact, asking about the information they are learning should be part of your practice.
The truth is, for rare disorders particularly, parents who spend time looking for answers are oftentimes going to be your primary source of quality information. You just have to leave yourself open for learning genetic information from an informed layperson.
That's the hard part.
No, every parent who finds a support group and a bunch of web sites on the internet is not an expert.
But some are.
Not acknowledging that can be detrimental to your own practice. If you are trying to keep up with current information about rare disorders, keep an open mind about what parents bring you.


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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Hunger Games: Raw and Violent Beauty
The Hunger games opens unexpectedly on a conversation taking place on a television show with all its glitz and glamor then cuts to the decrepit plight of those living in District 12, one subservient area that are oppressed by the Capital. It's this juxtaposition that builds the strength of the film. The constant sense of unfairness, of unnecessary opulence by the capital, of underlying fear and horror for anyone that lives in one of the tribute districts that bring the tension and power of the film.
It's no secret that Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers as tribute for her district in the 74th annual Hunger games, which pits two children from each district against one another to the death. What the movie brings is a subtlety to the emotions running through Kat, through Her friends, through the other tributes (except heavy-handed Cato) and through her family. Everyone knows the games are a farce, a dreaded punishment and yet everyone participates. "What if we all just stopped watching," proposes Gale, the one constant in Katniss' life. It's enough to question our own motives to take part in exploitive behavior and even in some sense to even be watching a movie about kids killing one another.
What I really loved about the movie is the artistry and emotion. I truly felt for the oppressed, I truly loathed the access. I truly cared what happened to Katniss, Rue, Peeta and even some of the nastier characters. Aside from the acting, the filmmaking went beyond the book. Hallucinations from the tracker Jack stings were vividly realized, death is with reverence and beauty and even a killing field can be humanized by the appearance of a single butterfly that kisses the tip of your finger. The use of the 'televised' portion of the games came in handy to explain to a general audience the finer details of the dangers, but it is in the images of the trees, the smell of the soil, the stickiness of the blood and earnestness of the glances that the film really earns its emotion, and the involvement of its audience as well.
Final Consensus:
See it now!!!!
See it in theaters!!!
Rent it on DVD/BluRay!!
Wait for it on TV!
Don't Bother
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Lots of lovely examples on our Scrapology blog with everyone demonstrating their different styles. My cards these days tend to the more simpler, graphic design and this is no exception:
I backed the freebie label with a file folder, cut down to make a mat. A lovely friend sent me two packs of handmade paper quite some years ago - one in purples, and the other in limes and aquas. I came across these a couple of days ago, when digging through my stash ... it is amazing what you unearth when you have a good look!
The leafy florishes don't show up very well - I would have preferred them in plain silver, but because I cut one white side up, the silver side of the card reflected the scratches in the cutting plate, so I had to cover it up with something! So the thick Ice Stickles from Ranger did the trick. I didn't think I would use them as much as the much finer Stickles, but the coarse glitter really does have its place and provides even more punchier bling than the normal Stickles. Particularly effective on festive cards.
I customised the metal flower embellishments by changing them from pink to purple with a Promarker, and added a gem to each centre. And the greeting is pretty special, considering it is from a freebie mag set - it is a bit bigger than normal, so provides some extra impact. All good!
5 x 7 card blank
Lime cardstock "Cricut"
Purple "Innovations" Handmade Craft paper
Silver Card
Dienamics "Leafy Flourish" die
K & Co green patterned file folder
Purple freebie label from The Scrapbook Magazine
Lime flowers - "Prima Essentials 5"
Freebie stamps from card magazine - Stamp Doodles "Special Wishes"
Papermania Metal accessories - flower centres
Tim Holtz distress ink - "Seedless Preserves"
Ranger Ice Stickles "Silver Ice"
So, what I think is a nice card made from mostly old stash and bits and pieces and ready to make someone's day. Why don't you have a go with our challenge and see what you come up with? Happy January. :)


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Monday, June 11, 2012
FEATURED AUTHOR: Ann Lee Miller
Ann Lee Miller earned a BA in creative writing from Ashland (OH) University and writes full-time in Phoenix, but left her heart in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where she grew up. She loves speaking to young adults and guest lectures on writing at several Arizona colleges. When she isn't writing or muddling through some crisis—real or imagined—you'll find her hiking in the Superstition Mountains with her husband or meddling in her kids' lives.
How did you start out your writing career?
I always say I became a writer the year I discovered Sister Sheila had hair. I was in fifth grade at St. Hugh's Catholic School in Miami, knee deep in nouns and verbs, when Sister Sheila walked through the door in a new habit that showed two inches of mouse brown hair threaded with silver. Thanks to Sister's encouragement, I went on to earn a BA in creative writing from Ashland (OH) University.
And growing up on a sailboat, an aquaculture for mold and dysfunction, shoved me—in lieu of therapy—into writing.
What did you learn while writing this book?
I learned to be a plotter. I wrote my first two books seat-of-the-pants, but became frustrated with fixing plot lines. I used Randy Ingermanson's Snowflake method of plotting as well as Karen Weisner's First Draft in 30 Days to learn how to plot Kicking Eternity.
What did you hope to accomplish with this book?
So many people in my life are wrestling with their dreams and God's dreams for their lives. I wanted to give them hope.
What came first with this story, the characters or the plot? Why? Actually, I think it was the setting. I've spent a fraction of almost every year of my life at summer camp. Thus the setting. I loved the excuse for wallowing in my affection for camp.
What has surprised you most about becoming a published author?
Since this is my first book to publish, I'll have to tell you later!
What aspect of writing do you love the best, and which do you hate the most?
I hate plotting, but consider it a necessary evil. I adore the self-editing process.
What are three things you wish you'd known before you reached where you are now?
Even though I had a degree in creative writing, I had taken no classes in novel writing. I wish I had realized that I needed to study craft books, participate in critique groups, and hone my skills before expecting publication.
Can you give us one do and one don't for those aspiring to be a writer? Do write every day. Don't give up.
What one thing about writing do you wish other non-writers would understand?
How difficult it is to land a publishing contract.
Tell us something few know about you?
I lived on a sailboat as a child.
When you're not writing, what do you like to do in your spare time?
I hike in the mountains with my husband, do Zumba, and go garage saling every Saturday morning with a friend. This year I mentored three teens from my youth group. I don't know if it counts as a hobby, but I've been guest lecturing on plotting in Phoenix colleges for the past few years. Great fun!
What do you do to interact with your readers?
I've taken up Twittering, and I try to respond to every e-mail.
Our theme for this month is INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS. Have you ever considered self publishing your work? Why or Why not? If you are an independent publisher, can you offer some tips for taking this journey.
After trying to publish traditionally for ten years, I hit bottom. I think God needed me there so He could redirect me. Trust me, I had to swallow a giant hairball of pride to indie publish. But I'm chewing on hope, and it tastes a lot better than despair. I recommend Jeff Bennington's Universe of Indie Publishing as a resource for anyone who wants to go this route.
Who was the first author you ever met?
Roxy Henke. I met her at Glorietta Christian Writers' Conference about six years ago when she taught a class I attended. We have hung out several times since at conferences and when she visited Phoenix. We keep in touch via e-mail, and she continues to encourage me.
Oprah always asks, what do you know for sure? I know for sure God uses stories to drive His truths home. Writers and readers tap into this part of His personality and are blessed.
Can you give us a sneak peek of your next book?
Cal looked up from the easel and caught her staring.
Her gaze darted toward the window, her cheeks burning. When she looked back at Cal, she saw a small smile playing at the edges of his mouth and eyes. It reminded her of one she'd seen and dismissed earlier.
"Why are you quizzing me on prayer?"
"You think I have an ulterior motive?"
"You tell me."
He sat on the table top behind him. "You were sitting there like you were afraid of your own skin. I wanted to paint your fire. Pretty much a no-brainer to get you going on a topic that lights your passion." He shrugged and grinned at her.
Raine turned her face toward the bulletin board covered with crosses her elementary students had colored. Stupidity for having fallen for Cal's manipulation warred against something entirely different. Cal saw something she didn't see in herself—passion.
A board creaked nearby, and Cal squatted down in front of her. His hand cupped her face. "You moved." He brought her head back into position. His palm stayed on her cheek a heartbeat too long, his fingers trailing down to her chin almost in a caress before he broke the contact.
She met his steady gaze. "What button are you trying to push now?"
Cal stood. "The one that turns your cheeks pink like they were a few minutes ago."
Cal wasn't the only one who could manipulate. "Let's talk about obeying God."
"Talk about whatever you want. I'm going to work on your shirt now."
Stuck in sleepy New Smyrna Beach one last summer, Raine socks away her camp pay checks, worries about her druggy brother, and ignores trouble: Cal Koomer. She's a plane ticket away from teaching orphans in Africa, and not even Cal's surfer six-pack and the chinks she spies in his rebel armor will derail her.
The artist in Cal begs to paint Raine's ivory skin, high cheek bones, and internal sparklers behind her eyes, but falling for her would send him caterwauling into his parents' life. No thanks. The girl was self-righteous waiting to happen. Mom served sanctimony like vegetables, three servings a day, and he had a gut full.
Rec Director Drew taunts her with "Rainey" and calls her an enabler. He is so infernally there like a horsefly—till he buzzes back to his ex.
Raine's brother tweaks. Her dream of Africa dies small deaths. Will she figure out what to fight for and what to free before it's too late?
For anyone who's ever wrestled with their dreams
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Fresh from college, Raine scores a teaching job at New Smyrna Beach Surf and Sailing Camp. A crush on the camp rebel/art teacher threatens to derail her plans to teach orphans in Africa. The broody recreation director spots her brothers meth addiction and Raine's enabling. Raine believes she is helping her brother--until lives are threatened.
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Thanks so much for having me! It's 105 in Phoenix today. Hope you're somewhere cooler! :)
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1 white or yellow cake mix (I used white)
2 pkgs yeast (or 4 1/2 tsp)
1 tsp salt
2 c flour
3+ c flour
4-5 TBSP butter
cinnamon sugar, to taste
frosting of your choice
Combine first four ingredients (cake mix, yeast, salt, and 2 c flour). Add 2 1/4 cups hot water. Mix. Add 3 c flour and knead until well mixed (it took about 4-5 minutes in my KitchenAid, but by-hand is fine for a similar amount of time), adding more flour as needed to avoid a sticky dough (mine took almost 4 1/2 cups).
Let rise until doubled (somewhere between 1-1.5 hrs).
Push down and roll onto flour surface into giant rectangle.
Soften butter and brush over rectangle. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Roll up and cut into 1 1/2 inch slices.
Let rise until doubled on cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
Frost while still warm with frosting of your choice.
Makes about 18 rolls.
Comments from the cook: The original recipe called for 3 cups of flour in the 2nd set of ingredients, but I found that it needed closer to 4 1/2 cups. Other than that, this recipe is just as easy as it sounds, and the result is awesome.
My favorite made-from-scratch frosting consists of whipping together about a TBSP of Crisco, a splash of milk, a dash of salt, a bit of vanilla, and as much powdered sugar as it takes to get the consistency you're going for. (Vague enough for ya?!)
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Happy Tuesday, loves! Hopefully everyone is staying warm since the US averaged a temp of 12 degrees yesterday - BRRRR!!!! Since it's stew weather and all, we made beef stew the other weekend and it was perfection. Here's the low down.
- 2 pounds stew beef
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups of water
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 medium onion, sliced
-1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
-1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon of paprika
- 3 large carrots, sliced
- 3 ribs celery, chopped
- 5 large potatoes, cubed
- Brown meat in hot oil
- Add water, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, onion, salt, sugar, pepper and paprika
- Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours
- Add carrots, celery and potatoes
- Cover and cook 30-45 minutes longer
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Enough with this dead horse right?! I can't help but be taken in the upsweep that has most bloggers under a spell this season. So I have yet *another* fall look for you to try! Also, this cute pumpkin outfit is a Miel group gift from the suscribo! A big thanks to a few of the designers that passed me some of the treats for today's posts, Marie Lauridsen of Milk Motion, and Brinks Lemmon of Puddles!
Maitreya Apple II- Caramel
(Milk Motion) Collette-Nude
(Milk Motion) My feather hair bow
* ~ * Puddles * ~ * Camper Bag Orange
* ~ * Puddles * ~ * Toronto Scarf – Tangerine
::SUGARCUBE – turtle neck (grey)
(Milk Motion) My sailor tank black
Aurora Dark Grey Plaid Shorts
Pig – Knee Sock Mit Suspenders – Grey
50 flats-A walk in the mini woods- Fall
P.C; Diamond Bee Ring
And don't forget this cute free gift from the Miel Suscribo!I love how you can wear it with or without the pumpkin face, which btw, changes expressions! LOVE it!
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I hear rumor of this from other parts of the country. Now, I can't deny that we are seeing signs of Fall as well. It is just not what you expect to hear when you think "Fall". Other parts of the country are talking about long sleeves and hot chocolate and colored leaves. Here on the surface of the sun, we are looking at temps dropping into the 70's overnight and daytime temps dipping just below 100. I don't want to sound ungrateful, but I am a little jealous.
It seems that as the literal season changes from summer to fall, life has taken on some changes of it's own. As the summer crops are harvested and begin to die, I sense the same thing happening in life. Our little family of three has settled into a solid routine over the spring and summer. Solid routine was a nice change from the constant change of the previous years. We relished it. The kids are thriving. They feel secure and happy and I see fruits of that throughout their lives. So good for this mama's heart. I was becoming comfortable. I feel the undercurrent- change is a'comin. There has been a new development that has effected the kid's weekly schedule. Now, this certainly isn't the first time that a grown up in their life has made a similar decision that has impacted them. But, for some reason, this feels bigger. I sense the Lord preparing all of us for something different. Maybe as the literal seasons change, we are about to experience a figurative change of seasons as well. Some of the summer and fall is begin harvested and some of it has to die. It has to die to allow new growth in the coming spring. Please pray for my family as we face what could be a potential winter season.
Now, I don't want to project that things are terrible in these parts. They really are not. Life is happy and secure. Through these changes, I have been able to witness fruits of maturity in my children. They exhibit a sense of security that hasn't been shaken by every change like it was in the past. They have a new found confidence in themselves, in the people in their lives, and more importantly, Alivia has found confidence in her God. I am really proud of them.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The seasons are a changing
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text: >Feduccia's early work on this issue was of rather different stuff than >his later work. He argued for a special common ancestor for >Anseriformes and Phoenicopteriformes with _Presbyornis_ on the way to >both groups (or flamingos?) if I recall correctly. You may be thinking of Juncitarsus, which Olson and Feduccia consider a "shorebird-flamingo mosaic" (see Feduccia's book at p. 208), a view supported by Stefan Peters. >Olson has also been critical of Cracraft because Cracraft uses the >opposite extreme; determining relationships from superficial and mildly >similiar characters. View Cracraft's masterpiece (in bad cladistic >analysis) of ratite phylogeny. Not to mention his suggestion that loons, grebes and hesperornithiforms were related (though that was a while back.....) >I can concede that the retroarticular processes are similiar in the two >groups and they are possibly some of the best evidence for the >'duck-chicken' relationship in the sarcastic Olson and Feduccia sense. >However, as noted, these differ in the details and if I remember >correctly (somebody, confirm or deny) diatrymid retroarticular processes >do not show compression and similiar details. However, I would not >place much stock in this argument for diatrymids are relatively >specialized birds. Without checking specimens, let me remind you that the retroarticular process serves, among other things, as the insertion point for m. depressor mandibulae, the chief jaw-opening muscle in birds. Birds which open their mouths against force may have large, well-developed processes. You can see this in filter-feeders like flamingos, or in birds that use the beak for "gaping" - that is, spreading apart materials to expose food. Meadowlarks have a pretty big process, for example, and use it to spread vegetation apart on the ground as they forage, and the South American Scarlet-headed Blackbird, or "Federal", which uses a beak like a chisel to split open thick-stemmed bulrushes, has an immense process approaching that of a flamingo in proportion. IOW, beware of convergence! >I think that the OTHER Olson and Feduccia paper in 1980 on the >recurvirostrid relationship of phoenicopterids, nicely domolished this >notion. Ah. This is, of course, the Juncitarsus paper. I confess, though, I am not so sure about comparing flamingos to the living Banded Stilt, a communal breeder with somewhat flamingo-like behaviour that is surely a case of convergence. The fossil evidence is interesting, though. -- Ronald I. Orenstein Phone: (905) 820-7886 International Wildlife Coalition Fax/Modem: (905) 569-0116 1825 Shady Creek Court Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 3W2 mailto:email@example.com


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In late 2006, the NMa received indications that major home care providers in the service area of regional health care office Kennemerland had divided the market amongst themselves along geographical lines. They divided the area in two sections, using the North Sea Canal as the boundary line. Dividing the market had been their answer to the introduction of competition in 2004 through the amendment of the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ). They preferred to make arrangements to maintain the status quo rather than to compete with each other for clients. In fact, the home care providers in question referred clients to one another. They were fully aware of the fact that they impeded competition by doing so, as evidenced by documents of the parties involved. They consciously chose to cooperate in this market instead of competing with one another.
The two home care providers in Kennemerland that are fined are Viva! Zorggroep Foundation (formerly Thuiszorg IJmond Foundation and Partners in de Zorg Foundation), which is fined 4,003,000 Euros, and Zorgbalans, which is fined 800,000 Euros.
The region of 't Gooi was also home to a cartel, which consisted of three major home care providers, that significantly impeded competition. Documents reveal that parties called competitive behaviour 'not productive', and that managers of these organisations 'did not prefer' competition. The home care providers involved delegated various activities to one another, creating a tight distribution of work and sections in the service area of the regional health care office. Unthreatened by the other home care providers, the Thuiszorg Gooi en Vechtstreek Foundation (TGV) offers the most home care service in the entire region, while Vivium Zorggroep Foundation and Hilverzorg Foundation provide home care services to clients in an area within the region. Furthermore, Vivium and Hilverzorg had agreed not to become active in each other's sections. They referred clients of the three providers to one another in order to maintain the distribution of work and sections.
TGV, Vivium and Hilverzorg are fined 1,621,000, 816,000 and 611,000 Euros respectively.
The cartels in the regions of Kennemerland and 't Gooi resulted in clients having their freedom of choice restricted, whereas the AWBZ and the Social Support Act (WMO) were aimed at enabling clients to take part in deciding about their own home care services and about who would provide them. Having made mutual arrangements, the home care providers had no need to be afraid that clients would switch to a competitor. If clients had the opportunity to choose the best offer, then health care providers would be stimulated to satisfy their clients' needs.
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The home care providers in question announced in early September that they intended to look at their conduct from the perspective of the Dutch Competition Act in order to avoid fines. The NMa considered this announcement to come at too late a stage, and was not concrete enough. Furthermore, such an offer is not opportune when severe violations of the Dutch Competition Act are concerned, such as price-fixing and dividing the market.


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The first 5 modules are all about the design elements of machine embroidery. They are all about letting go of the creative safety net you sit in and jumping into an unknown world of drawing, painting and colouring..
I will admit I was a bit worried at the start, and in many ways I still am, but the worry is giving way to excitement and creativity!
I started with peppers:
After drawing them I had to take a section of the drawings and enlarge it:
I had to take 2 sections and work with colour to develop their design potential.
The next step was to look at texture through design elements - this was like machine quilting so I really enjoyed this section:
It was great fun working through this part! I could see lots of potential.
Next was cutting up the design and experimenting the pieces to form a final design piece:
Now comes the fun bit.... making embroidery samples and completing an final piece of embroidery.
So far it has pushed my abilities, scared me and made me want to know more.... so a great journey so far!
I have to remind myself daily that there is no right answer - it's not like maths! My brain is struggling with that concept!
Once the embroidery piece is finished I have to pull it all together in my first portfolio on Line Design.


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|Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos
His testimony was thrown out after defense attorneys called for a mistrial, saying the cleric had perjured himself. "We've accomplished so much more," he said. "I wanted to bring attention to the issue of child sexual abuse. I wanted to bring Father Jerry into the light and careened the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center as the rapist resort."


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My firefox extension called "Request Access" has been hosted in http://www.download.com and http://www.softpedia.com sites. I have not submitted this open source extension for hosting. I am happy to note that it is found useful to some one. You can find more details and download from Download.com and Softpedia.com.
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Today's The Hindu report on IT Trends talks about 3D Printing. You can make 3D plastic objects at home as per your design. This printer makes you to capture the existing object like cell phone casing, boxes, plastic casing for fragile materials which are more common in households. Though this technology is used in Industry for prototyping, it has become available to lay man also with the cost around $5000 from http://www.desktopfactory.com/ .
Dr. Adrian Bowyer who is behind this technology has promised to release the technology under GNU license. That's great! This price tag will come down to $400 since other manufacturers too start manufacturing the 3d Printer based on open sourced technology.
Courtesy: The Hindu
Read more: http://www.desktopfactory.com/ . http://fabathome.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
Searchmash is the test bed for next generation google search. This site is owned and operated by Google, Inc. It is called Google Search 2.0. It's look and feel and presentation are designed such a way that it is easy to explore the data we search. It is worth to test this site.
I have developed a search engine plug-in for Firefox, to search using this site. I have done nothing more than running a wizard provided by searchy. In this site, look for searchmash and download the plug-in. It will prompt you for adding the searchmash search engine plug-in. If you agree, immediately you can see searchmash search box in the drop down search engine list at the top right corner of the Firefox.
The Microsoft has released Windows CE 6.0 version yesterday. The most exciting feature for me is the share kernel source (Since I don't do any active platform building nowadays, I don't bother much about other features in this shiny new version. You may refer this link for more info on that.
Why I consider open kernel source as important feature in Windows CE? Reason is obvious. Windows CE is not a Server or Desktop oriented OS, but it is closely bound with hardware of the system. In my ex-profession, our team had to live with Windows CE. We intended to tune the OS to our ever changing requirements, the effort continues still. Since we have struggled a lot with debugging device driver code and not knowing the limitation of Windows CE API (which is a small sub set of Win32 API), this is definitely a big boost to my friends who work in that project still. The following are expected impact due to shared kernel source on any Windows CE based project:
1. Hard core developer of Platform builder, who takes care of configuring the system according to the hardware configuration will get more help from the kernel source which sits very much in his own IDE. Debugging the kernel mode drivers will no more be a nightmare.
2. Windows CE kernel can be customized for smaller foot print and better performance. This is absolutely necessary in the embedded world.
3. This will pause the people who intend to move to Embedded Linux for technical compulsion, and have them to re look at Window CE. The chances for support to Windows CE from both technologist and management are very well there.
4. The Shared Source License has been simplified which may affect the production cost of the end product. Any body who knows, can post a comment on this. Here is a link on license details.
5. Getting a shared source kernel for paying big $$$$ for microsoft is reasonable now… happy to see this 🙂 🙂
Happy kernel hacking, my dear Windows CE friends!
Today I read the Cathedral and Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond. It has nice quotes especially for open source programmers but equally holds true for closed source programmers also. Here are the quotes:
1. Every good work of software starts by scratching a developer's personal itch.
2. Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse).
3. If you have the right attitude, interesting problems will find you.
4. When you lose interest in a program, your last duty to it is to hand it off to a competent successor.
5. Treating your users as co-developers is your least-hassle route to rapid code improvement and effective debugging.
6. Release early. Release often. And listen to your customers.
7. Given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone.
8. Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.
9. If you treat your beta-testers as if they're your most valuable resource, they will respond by becoming your most valuable resource.
10. The next best thing to having good ideas is recognizing good ideas from your users. Sometimes the latter is better.
11. Often, the most striking and innovative solutions come from realizing that your concept of the problem was wrong.
12. Perfection (in design) is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away.
13. Any tool should be useful in the expected way, but a truly great tool lends itself to uses you never expected.
14. To solve an interesting problem, start by finding a problem that is interesting to you.


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MPT Considers Unacceptable the Judicial Suspension of Gonçalo Amaral's Book
"We are very concerned that under a court order, and we respect the decisions of the courts, there is a gag that is placed on a Portuguese citizen that prevents him from expressing himself, to speak. We think that this is an unacceptable restriction of the rights, freedoms and guarantees of citizens contemplated in the Portuguese Constitution", said to Lusa News agency the president of MPT - Partido da Terra, Pedro Quartin Graça.
The party leader this morning heard the arguments and claims of Gonçalo Amaral, a hearing requested by him, concerning the suspension by court order of the sale of his book about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
"I requested a hearing to all political parties represented in the Parliament, including the political party I belong to [PSD], said Gonçalo Amaral who showed "a certain bitterness" because he has not yet been received by his own party and has not received a response from the other parties.
"I will wait for the next few days. We will not be silenced and we will not keep silenced on this situation about the freedom of expression and of having my rights limited", said Gonçalo Amaral.
The Lisbon Civil Court banned the sale of the book "Maddie, The Truth of The Lie" about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, authored by the former Judiciary Police Inspector Gonçalo Amaral, and ordered the withdrawal of all the available copies.
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The annual RECOMMEND Magazine Romance, Wedding & Honeymoon issue is out (June 2007) with some interesting features.
Check out the piece about the booming destination wedding business in the U.S. Virgin Islands here.
Of particular interest is the overwhelming trend cited by the resorts in the USVI of the growing size of their weddings - many in the 150 guest range.
All are reporting record number of weddings. This travel trend is making significant impacts around the globe. Everyone is 'stepping it up' to keep up with the demand.
Great opportunities abound in this segment of the wedding market!
Friday, June 15, 2007
Recommend Magazine: Romance, Wedding & Honeymoon Issue
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Brian Westbrook, RB, Philadelphia. Bad news for the playoffs. Westbrook is done for the season after suffering a Lis Franc injury. This is a tough injury to recover from and will hurt Westbrook's long-term value. Ryan Moats will now be the starting running back.
Erron Kinney, TE, Tennessee. Kinney, the Titans' leading receiver, is out Sunday with a knee injury.
All of the Colts. Tony Dungy isn't saying whether he will pull his stars once the Colts clinch home field advantage for the playoffs. That could come as soon as this week with a win over Jacksonville. All the more reason to root for a Colts' loss, especially with the playoffs now here.
Matt Bryant, PK, Tampa Bay. Bryant's status is still up in the air, giving Todd France another week.
Donald Driver, WR, Green Bay. Driver is limited by a hip injury.
Neil Rackers, PK, Arizona. Rackers sought a second opinion on his torn calf, but it doesn't look good for the player who had been the NFL's Most Valuable Kicker this season.


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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
The Three Muses Challenge - Blackbirds
Mr E.A. Poe was known to enjoy a drink or two and he possibly visited at least one "gin joint" in his life where he may have encountered a blackbird. Well, anything's possible! Perhaps the raven quoth more than "Nevermore"! Perhaps, not having an original thought in his tiny brain, he had to borrow from the experts - in this case the screenwriters of Casablanca!! So apologies to Humphrey Bogart and the writers for shamelessly using their famous quote.
Image was Googled and altered. Background, also altered, by Irene Alexeeva.
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I am sorry for the loss of your brother Marie and I know it can be trying to tend to all of the arrangements. So glad to see your beautiful and creative art though always infused with your touch of wonderful wit!ReplyDelete
I am sorry about your brother. I will look for the new star in the sky tonight.ReplyDelete
your piece is
I know Bogy would approve!!!
Hi Marie...I am so sorry to hear about your brother...I send you my heartfelt sympathy...ReplyDelete
your piece is so surreal...I love this piece and the mysterious nature of it....
First of all my condolences to you & your family on the passing of your brother. Thank you for your birthday wishes, too!ReplyDelete
Love your 'dark' piece, too, everything comes together so well!
Very sorry to hear about your brother. What a wonderful piece that you were able to still accomplish considering everything you have had to do. Very dark looking, probably goes along with how you have been feeling. Love the piece.ReplyDelete
Excellent artwork, Marie. Extending sincere sympathy in the loss of your dear brother. It is so difficult losing the ones you love. Hugs, Gayle.ReplyDelete
Yeah this rock.ReplyDelete
AAP is perfect for the theme. Stunning work Marie.
I want to say how sorry I am for your loss. I think the sadness can be seen in your image too, which is somehow very thoughtful. And touching. I like it lot as your all works!ReplyDelete
I am so sorry for your loss Marie... and I love your Poe-piece. It's full of wonderful wit... and atmosphere - no apolgy necessary!!ReplyDelete
What a perfect collage for this theme Marie!!!ReplyDelete
my condolences, too... hard times for sure... wishing you strength!ReplyDelete
the artwork is great as always, i love poe´s raven and this piece is just fantastic!!!
Désolée Marie pour votre Frère Recevez toutes mes condoléances et ma sympathie.ReplyDelete
Beaucoup de courage à vous et votre famille.
Avec mon amitié Mary.KG
Marie, I'm so sorry to hear about your brother. Please accept my heartfelt condolences. Be sure to take care of YOU, as I'm sure it's been a stressful and difficult time. My prayers are with you and your family.ReplyDelete
You've done Mr. Poe proud with this dark, yet witty, piece! I don't think this Casablanca screenwriters would mind your interpretation at all! Hugs & blessings, Terri xoxo
Love the humor in this! Awesome dark background, so appropriate for Poe.ReplyDelete
This is darkly wonderful, Marie! I love the way you "married" Poe and Casablanca! Only you!ReplyDelete
You've been on my heart all week, my friend. Strength be yours.
Please accept my condolences, Marie! - Thank you for this challenge, which gave me a chance to praise the beginning of spring here. Your entry is superb, I love your black sense of humour!ReplyDelete
So sorry about your brother.ReplyDelete
You made a great collage again.
Sorry to hear your sad news Marie.ReplyDelete
I love your pic and you don't half make me laugh with the wonderful stories that accompany our work!!
Jayne x
So sorry to hear about your brother Marie, please accept my heartfelt condolances. It's so hard loosing a loved one. Hope you remember to care for yourself, Marie. I'll be praying for you and yours.ReplyDelete
love and hugs,
Completely fabulous!ReplyDelete
Marie, You are in my thoughts and prayers and I am so, so sorry about your brother. It must have been such I hard week. I cannot even imagine. I have only one sister and she is my best friend. Just Thursday night we had a long discussion about blackbirds (ravens and crows) and she enlightened me about some of their more gruesome habits (she, being a REAL English teacher, and not just a special ed one, is more learned than I). she was painting blackbirds on a box. Your Mr. Poe is delightful, if one can use that adjective to describe such a wonderfully macabre subject! I'll be thinking of you.ReplyDelete
Edgar is a fav guy of mine, you have captured his sense of mystery and more Marie! Great inspiration piece and challenge, thank you once again!ReplyDelete
Haha! Incredible! Beautiful work and very funny!ReplyDelete
My prayers are with you as you deal with your loss.
I am sorry for the loss of your brother but he is in a better place now.ReplyDelete
I love this piece and the quote..I used to love watching Bogart films
So dark and mysterious, it inspired me for my card, thank you so much for sharing all your creative ideas!ReplyDelete
Hugs Anja


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I've been working for Konecranes for ten years now and am currently Manager, Purchasing and Platform at our electrical equipment production facility in Hyvinkää, Finland. I'm responsible -together with the purchasing team- for material acquisitions at our facility, and also take responsibility for product platform and support functions. The job gives me the opportunity to work with lots of different kinds of people from Finland and abroad. Thinking global is an everyday reality for us.
Bring out the engineer in you
As an engineer it's fascinating to work for a company that lifts things. Our company offers a world of lifting products and solutions, and you get the chance to learn about all kinds of different applications and customer needs. In my job I look for solutions that bring distinct added value. Sometimes it's easy to solve a single problem, but the trick is to seek solutions that are beneficial in the long run – which is something which Konecranes excels at. Many projects target better business and the well-being of employees.
Always opportunities
Konecranes has always provided me with new assignments and opportunities to grow. I've always been able to express my own wishes as well. As a result I've held positions as a Design Engineer, Project Engineer, Line Manager, and Global Manufacturing Development Manager, with two of these jobs located in Shanghai. Right now I'm getting ready to take on new responsibilities as a Plant Manager. All these jobs involve lots of travel and I look forward to more travel in the future. It gives you a fresh perspective on things.


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Check out the blue, blue water! The gorgeous white homes and buildings! The clear sky. It was so pretty. I'm sorry some of the photos are turned. I really enjoyed just wandering through the town of Mykonos. It was so quaint and cute.
They had a MARBLE fish cleaning station. They had windmills. They had cactus plants and interesting flora. It's very dry and desert-like. I wandered around on my own, snapping photos and enjoying the views. Mike sat around at the pretty little restaurants and tourist spots near the shore to wait for me because he didn't feel like walking anywhere. I hiked up and down the hill. I found hotels, and car rental places. Small hotels and lots of ATV's were being used by tourists. But regular people were sitting out on their porches, enjoying coffee together. Little kids were hopping up and down the stairs between homes on the tiny sidewalk/pathways.
|This was the ONLY time either of us put our feet into the Mediterranean sea!!
|The marble fish cleaning station.
|The sidewalk cafes are so inviting.
|The streets are just small. Some are really stones, some are concrete painted to look like stonework.
|Archways are common between buildings.
|Lots of stairs everywhere. It is good that Mike did NOT come walking with me!
|This particular scene has become my computer wall paper on my desktop at work.
|Rooftop views.
|Greece has a LOT of churches.
|Just walkin' around, snapping photos. Yards, gardens. Normal folks having normal lives.
|That marble fish-cleaning station again, but this time from the other side.
|Leaving Mykonos in the evening. It was so pretty.
|Next stop: Ephsesus in Turkey.
|Someday I will enlarge these signs and see what they all say. :-) I didn't take time to read them and my headphone set wasn't working so I couldn't hear our tour guide.
|Lots of ruins.
|Clay plumbing pipes!
|Theaters, Roads, Temples, Houses.
|This road (made of marble) was quite steep, going down hill. We had to be careful not to slip!
|Check out this mosaic floor!!
|Guess what this is? A men's bath house/toilet room. Truly. Toilets. With heated water running nearby to pre-heat the seats!!
|In the background is the library of Ephesus.
|And I am standing next to the very left pillar! Look hard and you can see me. ;-)
|A wide road leading to a theatre.
|Then, after the tour of Ephesus, we went to learn about Turkish Rugs. And they tried to sell us some. We did not buy.


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Many of us are aware of Sharepoint. What came before Sharepoint was CMS.
When Web sites were being initially developed and published on the Internet, the designers of these sites were driven primarily by the need for the sites to be attractive,but soon they learned sites also needed to be easy to navigate and offer timely, accurate information that was relevant to the site visitor.
This was difficult to achieve because information was static on Web sites.The information presented in these sites was the same for every visitor, making personalization of the site impossible,updating static information was expensive because of the coding efforts of creating each page.
What CMS represents is a new way of conceptualizing Web sites,by using CMS, we can develop and deliver content-driven Web sites instead of design-driven sites.
Content-driven Web sites address the challenge of frequent changes to the site content by separating the design of the site from the content of the site.Web designers and graphics people can concentrate on what they do best: developing great site designs from both a navigational and a visual perspective and business people can concentrate on what they do best: developing great content for your customers and other interested parties. There is no need for your business users to learn about the site design, and the reverse is true too: Your site developers have no need to learn about the business content that will appear on your site.
The advantages to this separation are multiple:
Workflow is simplified because business users can create, approve, and manage content without needing to understand one whit of site design.
Site designs can be customized for every type of content.
Content can be changed quickly to meet changing business needs and goals.
Workflows can be customized for different parts of the site, avoiding a one-size-fits-all workflow.
CMS dynamically generates Web pages from content objects and templates. But there are other components that ship with CMS 2002 that increase productivity for business and technical users. These components speed up site development, simplify integration and interoperability, and provide rapid deployment. These components are:
Web Author: This tool enables authors and editors to create, edit, and publish Web content. A site can be updated quickly because multiple users can work on different parts of the Web site at the same time. The Web Author is a browser-based tool that requires no additional client software.
Authoring Connector: This tool enables content creators to author and edit documents in Microsoft Word XP and to submit them for approval and publication to a CMS Web site.
Site Manager: This tool enables CMS administrators to create a site structure, including channels, templates, and resource galleries, and to assign rights and roles to content creators, developers, and users.
Site Deployment Manager: This tool enables CMS administrators to update the Web site using an export and import package transfer method. Site Deployment Manager is invoked through the Site Manager. Developers can also schedule deployment of content using ASP scripts.
Database Configuration Application (DCA): This tool selects and populates a SQL database, specifies the virtual Web site, and selects a system account and initial administrator for a new installation. Once installation is complete, the Database Configuration Application is used to configure the database on an ongoing basis.
Server Configuration Application (SCA): This tool is used to view and change the configuration values for the CMS 2002 Server.
Publishing Application Programming Interface (API): This API enables developers to build highly customized, dynamic Web sites that integrate easily with other applications.
CMS History
Content Management Server was originally developed in Canada at NCompass Labs Inc. as ActiveEnterprise. The prefix "Active" was a reference to NCompass's work in the creation of the ActiveX technology. The software was later renamed Resolution. Some components within CMS continue to use the naming conventions of "AE" and "RE".
Microsoft Corporation acquired NCompass Labs in 2001 and renamed the software Microsoft Content Management Server.