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Daymar College - Louisville South Reviews
16 reviews
everything has been real flexible for my lifestyle
i have had great help, and i feel like i am getting my money worth
they are good, helping getting jobs when you graduate and even while your in school.
Its good. Different kinds of backgrounds and everyone gets along great
Its great, been doing hands on work and actually learning what I came to school for and not so many unessaary classes
I wish I could have started at my school when I graduated high school it may have helped me stay in indstead of keeping dropping out. I really like my school and I actually see myself staying and graduating from there
I like the small class size, really gives more one on one time.
I haven't really had to use any yet, but the ones I have has been great and friendly!!
There are job prospects, and the staff is helpful yet you have to do leg work of your own to succeed
Most of the students are outgoing. They are focused on their goals. They campus is very diverse. There are more females than males, yet everyone gets along.
The education is great and worth while. The issue is the tuition. The school itself seems like worth it. Its almost $2000 more than a rival college. I will have to find financial aid else where to insure my tuition is not an issue.
Facilities Are Great – They have a learning resource center, which there is someone there to help you find anything that you would possibly need. The student area is great place to sit with friends and study. Its a great learning environment.
Love My School – I love my school. I like that I am treated like a person, everyone is there to help no matter the situation. They get involved with you in activities outside of the school, that have a personal meaning to me, ex. St Baldricks, which is an organization that helps children with cancer, one of my instructors volunteered to participate in getting his head shaved in support of this cause. Everything is very organized, and the instructors have a professional knowledge of the areas they are teaching. If i was starting over I would definitely choose this school again.
Getting the Job – Daymar post articles with alumni pictures describing the individuals new found job. The career center is very helpful with resume writing as well as tutoring you in interviewing for jobs. You have to want to do the extra work in order to be successful.
PC at Daymar – The computers at Daymar are great. They are fast and almost never go down and offline. The instructors are very helpful when it comes to using the PCs.
Stragies for Success – This is a Daymar College required class that I very much enjoyed. The material covered in this class was from the Pacific Institute with Lou Tice give video presentations on ways to think differently as well as how to improve your personel life. I found this class very motivating and insightful. I now have a new attitude towards life, school, friends, and family.
Lance Minch
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As the flight of executives from Zynga continues, the ailing Farmville maker is shrugging it off.
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Following the departure of Chief Creative Officer Mike Verdu earlier this week, Zynga's Vice President of Studios, Bill Mooney, and VP of Marketing, Brian Birtwistle, have also exited, according to multiple media reports.
Zynga, in a statement, shrugged off the losses.
"Zynga's voluntary attrition rate was around 1% for the first four years, and our current attrition levels are not only below what we expected and modeled in our post-IPO planning, they continue to stay well below the industry average," company spokesman Dani Dudeck said in the statement.
She added that it's "not at all surprising that some would move on and/or retire post-IPO."
Shares of Zynga were down about 2.5% to $2.82 Friday afternoon, pushing them 70% below their IPO price. The company has grappled with weakening sales and usage, particularly hit by an algorithm change on Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Zynga's biggest platform, that pushed its games lower on the social network and made them more difficult to find.
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus was said to have granted stock options to staff in an effort to curb turnover, however the exodus since Zynga's December IPO continues.
In a statement on the game maker's official blog earlier this week, Verdu said he was leaving to start a new company, noting that being at Zynga during the early days reminded him how much he loves being an entrepreneur.
Zynga's former Chief Operating Officer, John Schappert, suddenly stepped down earlier in August, weeks after the maker of Zynga Poker and Words with Friends reorganized its games management, pulling the lofty duty from Schappert, a former Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) executive.
Prior to that, at least four had left in August, including Erik Bethke, a general manager who oversaw "Mafia Wars 2," Alan Patmore, a general manager of "CityVille" who left to work at flash gaming company Kixeye, Ya- Bing Chu, a vice president in Zynga's mobile division, and general manager Jeremy Strauser.
Zynga swung to a second-quarter loss in July and forecast earnings for the full-year sharply below Wall Street's consensus.

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How cute and yummy do these Bunny Biscuits look? Check out the recipe here. These would be perfect for an Easter brunch or tea party. Serve with Mimosas for brunch and a pretty flower center piece.
Centerpiece Reference: Martha Stewart
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Last Minute Easter Tablescape Ideas
Here are a few ideas for last minute Easter tablescapes from Southern Living. Also, feel free to check out my version of a Spring Tablescape I posted a couple of months ago. Use tons of fresh Sping flowers on the table. Fresh flowers make tables look bright and beautiful. You can't go wrong!
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Party Inspiration: Polka Dots
(Sigh)...I know, I already posted about polka dots a few days ago but I couldn't resist. So, let's say this is a follow up post with more polka dot inspirations. You can never have too many...of both. I found the below party on Project Wedding.
If you haven't noticed I love this website. I visit it a lot for inspirations. There are great DIY tips and projects that can be used not only for weddings but any and every party. Check it out! I love the cookies on sticks. So cute and budget friendly!
If you haven't noticed I love this website. I visit it a lot for inspirations. There are great DIY tips and projects that can be used not only for weddings but any and every party. Check it out! I love the cookies on sticks. So cute and budget friendly!
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Oh, So Many Ways....
to decorate Easter eggs! And so much fun. It was my favorite Easter tradition when I was a kid. Below are lots of different examples. Since I'm in the graphic design/advertising field I love the more designed ones. I really like the picture of the three colored dots. Reminds me of Pantone colors and the design with the letters which of course reminds me of fonts and copywriting. Can ya tell I'm writing this while I'm at work:) The egg is the perfect blank canvas to create pretty much anything and any design you want. Enjoy!
Reference: Martha Stewart
Reference: Martha Stewart
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Spring Garland Ideas
Don't you just love Spring decorations? Here are some Spring garland ideas from Etsy . My favorite are the colorful tissue pom poms. Garland can be used in so many different ways. Not only hanging on a mantle but strings of garland can hang from ceilings. This adds color and texture to ceilings. It can also be used as a colorful and textured background for a candy buffet or food table. Endless possibilities.
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday Color Inspiration: Citrus Orange and Green
Happy Friday! Here is a little color inspiration to brighten up your day. Depending on use, orange and green can either be playful or very elegant and is used a lot for summer weddings. Enjoy!
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Polka Dot Inspirations
Oh, polka dots! How could ya not love them? And using polka dots is one of the easiest party themes to incorporate. You can do so much.
References: Martha Stewart, Etsy, Polka dot design
References: Martha Stewart, Etsy, Polka dot design
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Chalkboard Inspirations
Here are a few very cute Chalkboard inspirations. My favorite is the plate charger. It can double as a table place card. I also like the napkin ring with the wood border around the chalkboard. Would be perfect for a Back to School or School house themed party. You can find lots of chalkboard items at Etsy seller Playing Grown Up. Check out the Etsy page. Great stuff. Oh, and Happy St. Patrick's! Have a very green day:)
Reference: Project Wedding
Reference: Project Wedding
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Color Inspiration: Pink and Green
Happy Friday! Here's a Spring Color inspiration board of Pink and Green. It's finally starting to feel like Spring here in Chicago. Pink and Green together is so bright and cheerful and can be used for tons of parties. From bridal showers to first birthdays. Enjoy!
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Monday, March 8, 2010
At the End of the Rainbow Cupcakes
Saint Patrick's Day is such a fun Holiday....especially here in Chicago. There are huge celebrations here. It's that time of year when the weather is starting to be beautiful, outdoor seating at restaurants is a must and beer gardens are in full swing....ahhh, fun. It's the gold at the end of the rainbow! Here are some really cute Saint Patrick's Day cupcakes. Serve em' up with green beer at your Patty's day party!
Reference: Family Fun
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
UP, UP and Away
I've noticed tons of postings recently referring to the Oscar nominated movie UP. As I was searching for something to post today I found these really cute and easy to make UP cupcakes. These would be great for an UP themed kid's birthday party. Or, how about an Oscar night cocktail and dessert party? Create different desserts that pertain to all of the Oscar nominated movies and set them out on an Oscar themed dessert table. So cute!
Reference: Family Fun
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Last Minute Oscar Party
Cute ideas for a last minute Oscar Party from Rachel Ray
Love the red and gold and the napkins made to look like winner envelopes.
Love the red and gold and the napkins made to look like winner envelopes.
Envelope, Please
1. Transform paper napkins into award-winning envelopes by drawing two diagonal lines and attaching a gold seal.
Walk This Way
2. Run a red tablecloth or wrapping paper across the table and sprinkle gold-star confetti to create a mini red carpet.
Winners' Circle
3. Distribute Oscar ballots and give prizes to guests who predict the most winners.
Reference: Everyday Rachel Ray
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
A Bowling Christmas Party and Friends!
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Stopping by from the "Blog Love Therapy Blog Hop" and just followed you! Hope you can come by and visit some time, maybe follow back if you like what you see ;-)ReplyDelete
xoxo Keke (Pakize)
I haven't gone bowling in such a long time and I love it! Cute blog dear! xx -TajReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Bowling is fun, eve if you're no good at it! You should go sometime!Delete
I went bowling for the second time ever recently and I have to say it was a lot of fun. I was absolutely horrible at it of course. That hat your secret santa got you is adorable.ReplyDelete
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The second time ever bowling? Wow! It's fun and I'm not really good but, I enjoyed it! I still haven't worn the hat.Delete
So long as a new decor item contains at least two of your three personal choices, it will work year in and year out.ReplyDelete


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Though some corporate takeovers and acquisitions have been derailed by Monday's stock market crash, not all deals are in trouble.
One proceeding apace is a proposed $150-million buyout of Western Federal Savings & Loan in Marina del Rey, a financial institution with more than $2 billion in assets and 23 branch offices in Southern California. The buyers are wealthy private investors led by former Treasury Secretary William E. Simon.
In announcing earnings Wednesday, Western Federal Savings Chairman Hugh Evans confirmed the $41-a-share cash offer to stockholders still holds, adding that "we expect the transaction will proceed in the normal course."
The Western Federal case illustrates how cash-rich investors like Simon--whose net worth has been estimated at more than $400 million by Forbes magazine--have become even more formidable in today's corporate acquisition market in the wake of the uncertainty and turmoil caused by Monday's 508-point stock market drop.


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San Diego, CA (PRWEB) August 4, 2007
International nutritional products company Youngevity® announced its strategic alliance with neo-nutrition technology pioneer, ProJoba™ International. With this partnership, ProJoba™ will bring their nutritional product line, including their well-known Pollen Burst™, to Youngevity's® successful and expanding line of nutritional supplements, personal care, and wellness lifestyle products.
Youngevity® is well-known in the network marketing industry for its emphasis on high-quality mineral and liquid nutritional products, and is the only Network Marketing company to achieve authorized Health Claims through the FDA. This marks the eighth time Youngevity® has aligned itself with another similar MLM company within the past 3½ years. The companies have seamlessly united under one vision, further increasing long-term stability, as well as growth opportunities for distributors from all companies.
ProJoba's™ company motto is "Get Your Nutrition before it is Grown!" Built with constant developing solutions to ultimate health and wellness in mind, ProJoba™ has strategically developed and implemented a cutting-edge product line and business model that will provide further success and growth when forging into the future.
"Dr. Corey Gold, a longtime health professional who believes in the benefits and entrepreneurial spirit of network marketing, will be a valuable asset to our team. We are excited about integrating the entire ProJoba™ product line into our own with the Pollen Burst™ flower pollen from Sweden, filling a niche we don't have in our existing line. The ProJoba™ philosophy is one which will particularly complement our existing line of Ancient Legacy™ Essential Oils." said Steve Wallach, President of Youngevity®. Dr. Gold will join Youngevity's® esteemed Scientific Advisory Board, chaired by Gerhard N. Schrauzer, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego.
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I love antique spools. I think it started when I was little and had a jump rope with handles that were spools. My "Aunt" from England brought them to me when she came to visit us in Michigan. I'm sure that I still have it in my childhood memories tote. When the weather gets warmer, I will have to look for it.
Anyway, the reason that I brought it up is because a customer of mine found 2 spools for me (I'm counting it as a Christmas gift). They were quickly added to my little collection.
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Wow, as I type this the weather outside is fucking frightful! I got soaked earlier today walking around and after that I just came home and have been catching up on all the intellectual programming I missed while I was away...Basically episodes of The New Degrassi and True Blood. I know it's a corny show-but I am so addicted to True Blood! The acting is so damn good and after tonite's episode ended John and I actually felt pissed off that we have to wait until next week to see what happens! We felt like punching each other or throwing Delgado out the window or something..
Instead I decided to put up pics from the show at Tompkins Square Park saturday and of a tree that fell over today on 6th st. and 1st. avenue during the storm. First, John Penley is back in NYC..He was in the park with someone named Ratbones whom i've never met but I took pics of anyway..They were having fun selling tshirts and stuff..Then I have one of my friend Hilda, Al from the band Hammerbrain who played that day, with David Peel there too. David never remembers me though I met him when I was 15 years old in Central Park. He gives me his card every time I see him..I should make a big collage from them and mail it to Yoko Ono. I kinda forgot to take pics of the bands playing..Hee! I just spent the day catching up with people I haven't seen for weeks..
Then today, this big tree fell on top of a parked car on 6th street by 1st avenue..No one was hurt and everyone there was taking photos from their cameras and cell phones. People were kind of shocked and quiet at first and then it began to have this kind of party atmosphere for some reason. I feel like everyone in NYC just wants any excuse to party in the streets..The girl whose car it was just kinda stood there upset and when I suggested to her it may not be as bad as it looked-she just said she didn't want to talk about it..Heheheh. Her back windshield was cracked and there was a huge dent on the hood-it was all caved in. That shit was fucked up!!! People started posing in front of the fallen tree and asking people to snap their photo for them while they pretended to lift the tree off the car and stuff. I felt like if someone dragged out a boombox and began blasting some music there may have been a street party with everyone limbo-ing under the tree. Anyway-I waited around for this to happen but it didn't so I finally gave up. TREE PARTY! UP IN DA HOUSE BITCH!!!!
I'll post some fun France pics tomorrow..too tired right now. I hope tonite I sleep like a LOG..Get it? A LOG!!! Oh god, I crack myself up sometimes! Alright, I'll shut up now.


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Somali pirates who seized a Comoros-flagged oil tanker earlier this week after five years without a major hijacking in the region have released the ship and its crew without conditions, officials said late on Thursday.
Security official Ahmed Mohamed told The Associated Press the pirates disembarked the ship, which was heading to Bossaso port, the region's commercial hub, with its eight Sri Lankan crew members aboard.
Mohamed said the release occurred after negotiations by local elders and officials with the pirates, who seized the tanker on Monday. The pirates were not arrested but instead were given passage to leave once they disembarked, he said.
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I thought it was Rethuglians who hated the environment. So imagine my surprise when I learned that Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick leased, on the taxpayer's dime, a Cadillac DeVille. For the bargain basement price of $9,792 per year. Sayeth a spokesperson ;
She has a Cadillac because it's an American-made product that is made and manufactured in her district," Walker said.
Huh, really? So, she is OK with the fact that she drives a car with a price-tag that exceeds the mortgages or rentals amounts in her district? She drives that car with pride, when she represents a district with high unemployment, abysmal public education, and horrible city services?
I'm still waiting to hear what she discovered on her "fact finding" mission to Africa.


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Inquiry About Metro Parking
Metro riders, I'm asking for your advice about the current parking situation at the Metro lots and garages. My starting point is the inquiry below about the odds of parking later in the morning at Vienna, but I'm interested in what you have to say about all the locations across the region.
Metro says parking is down at the outer stations. Does that match your experience?
Dear Dr. Gridlock:
I need to drive to the Vienna Metro station and park there for the day to take the train in, but there will be occasions that I will not be able to get to the station until about 9:30 a.m. What are the chances parking will still be available at that time? None, slim, decent, good?
Robert Thomson
October 6, 2008; 6:48 AM ET
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I'm not familiar with this station in particular, but if this person can hold off getting to the station until 10:00, they can utilize the guaranteed parking spaces. But don't park in the space until 10:00 - I've seen the Metro police patrol the lot and give a ticket to someone who parked at 9:59, eventhough most of guaranteed spaces were empty.
Posted by: BDK | October 6, 2008 9:42 AM | Report abuse
I think it would help if the reserved parking became unreserved at 9:30 or even at 9:00 am, or to have two levels, some spots reserved to 9am and others to 10am. We are trying to get people out of their cars and onto metro trains. How can we do this if they cannot find parking?
Posted by: chuck | October 6, 2008 9:58 AM | Report abuse
You have virtually no chance of parking at East Falls Church after about 7:15am, unless it's Christmas Eve or something. I suppose that's why you can pay to reserve a spot.
Posted by: B | October 6, 2008 10:11 AM | Report abuse
I have the same problem at Shady Grove. I have a bi-weekly Dr.'s appt. that gets out around 11, but I can't take the Metro into work then because there is no parking anywhere (not at Shady Grove, Rockville, Twinbrook, White Flint, Grosvenor...). So I end up not going to the Metro until after 2 when spaces start to open up and then have to work until 9 or 10 at night. I have not noticed any decrease in parking in any of the Montgomery County stations I mentioned.
Posted by: Germantown, MD | October 6, 2008 10:40 AM | Report abuse
Maybe the letter writer should just show up at the Vienna Metro garage at 9:30am and see how full it is.
Some people really overcomplicate things.
Posted by: Bob | October 6, 2008 10:40 AM | Report abuse
I live near the Vienna metro and have had some luck finding open reserved spots after 10 AM.
I recently got there at noon, and everything was full, except for a lot of metered spaces near the north kiss-n-ride. They're a dollar an hour for up to 12 hours, payable in quarters only. So if all else fails, bring a pile of quarters. It'll be a lot more expensive than the garage, but at least you'll get a space. (As you might imagine, most street parking around there is permit only.)
Posted by: Rich | October 6, 2008 10:45 AM | Report abuse
WFC will likely have parking at that time.
Posted by: Tom T. | October 6, 2008 11:52 AM | Report abuse
As someone who may be moving up near Shady Grove, what time does the parking lot there fill up? Do I have to be there by 7, 7:30, or 8 to get a spot. Does anyone here know?
Posted by: Linus Van Pelt | October 6, 2008 1:55 PM | Report abuse
For those trying to find parking at Shady Grove later in the morning, consider parking at the Germantown Transit Center (located at Germantown Rd. and Aircraft Dr., just west of Exit 15 on I-270) and taking the Express 100 bus from the lot to Shady Grove Metro. The bus runs every 15 minutes during the day, and only takes 15 mintues to get from the transit lot to the metro. For the trip home, the bus also runs until 11:30pm, so no worries about working late and not being able to catch a bus. I know for some this may be out of the way, but for others this might be an option. You can also save money on parking this way.
"I recently got there at noon, and everything was full, except for a lot of metered spaces near the north kiss-n-ride. They're a dollar an hour for up to 12 hours, payable in quarters only. So if all else fails, bring a pile of quarters."
Rockville metro also has a lot of these metered spaces, so that's another option if you're desperate. It's located on the North-East corner of MD-355 and E. Middle Ln.
Posted by: Laura | October 6, 2008 3:32 PM | Report abuse
I hope the person who wrote the letter knows that there's parking on both sides of the Vienna station. From what I can tell the lot on the north side and one of the garages are completely full by that time of the morning.
Posted by: Matt M | October 6, 2008 10:54 PM | Report abuse
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Pop Works & Company Apple Pie Popcorn Review
There's a new popcorn company on the block and they want Butterkist's popcorn crown...they are Pop Works, a brand from the guys who brought you Pepsi. They have created a new range of unusually flavoured popcorn to shake up the popcorn market...one that promises "over the top" varieties.
I'm not sure I think Apple Pie is that out of the ordinary as a popcorn flavour, after all Butterkist once did a Toffee Apple Popcorn. Regardless, when I spotted these in Tesco I decided I had to give them a try. I also bought the Peanut Butter & Caramel variety...but that's a review for another day. As well as these two there's also a Sticky Toffee Pudding flavour and Sweet and Salty.
These cost £1.50 a bag and are suitable for vegetarians. They appear to be vegan and gluten-free but are made in an environment that handles milk and barley.
Opening the bag, they did have an unusual cooked apple aroma...I poured a generous amount into my new steel snacks bowl:
They have a definite spicy, apple-pie-kind-of flavour, which tastes rather unusual combined with popcorn. Initially the flavour was weak but as I got closer to the bottom of the bowl it became more noticeable...and I'm not sure what to think of it to be honest. It's quite mild and not all that strong, pleasantly sweet but ultimately, an odd flavour for popcorn.
Overall, these are an ok flavour but not one I would buy again to be honest - it's just not what I'm looking for when I buy popcorn. I much preferred the Peanut Butter & Caramel variety...stay tuned for my review of that one!
7.5 out of 10.


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This afternoon, with negative news of the Roseate Tern coming through from the Clwyd, I decided to head west and try the high tide roost at Llanfairfechan Saltmarsh. Several Sandwhich Terns, a few Common Gulls and a cracking Mediterranean Gull in full summer attire was good to see. It also gave me the pleasure of hearing it call several times.
I'm sure this will be the first of many Med Gulls at this site over the next couple of months.


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Junk Food Ad Blitz Dismisses Obesity
A group backed by the U.S. food and restaurant industries has launched an advertising campaign dismissing concerns about the large number of obese Americans.
The full-page ads in major U.S. newspapers were inspired by new government data questioning government assertions that obesity causes nearly as many deaths as smoking, according to the Center for Consumer Freedom, which paid for the ads.
The group, based in Washington, does not disclose names of its donors, though spokesman Mike Burita said casual dining restaurant chains 'are predominant sources of funding for us.'
The group spent about $600,000 on the ads, which appeared on Monday in the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, USA Today and the Chicago Tribune. Ads are also to run in Newsweek magazine and on billboards in the Washington-area metro system.


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Results are up! Thanks to all who came out despite the threat of storms, I think that we might have had our most well-attended kid's race of the season! The clouds kept it cool, and rain from the last couple of days kept the dirt tacky for an evening of fast and fun races.
Two more to go with a bonus race on August 10 still in the planning stages.


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I'm Abby
About Me
abbyabout was founded on experiences and flavors of living abroad. From France, Jordan, Sri lanka and Mexico to finally landing in Gods own – Yorkshire
My mission
My mission is to be part educating and reinstating healthy wholefoods back into our diets.
Food supply and demand has swung in a very unhealthy way. We are swamped with way too many options for processed and ready made foods.
What we do
We educate people train and entertain a variety of ways to make people more aware of how crucial your diet can be we do this in fun ways like teaching you to cook Mexican and Mediterranean food. Training colleges and schools on the importance of nutrition or come to one of our fun foodie nights where the food doesn't just taste great
Find out more about what we do
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Chicago is one of those traditional NFL teams that has fans everywhere, including these guys. I saw a lot of Bears jerseys outside Bank of America Stadium Sunday morning while walking to the game -- here's a picture I took of two of them -- but not as many as you'll see here when the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Green Bay Packers or the Dallas Cowboys are in town.
I like the way the guy in the Julius Peppers jersey here is studiously ignoring the Bears fans here, like they don't exist.


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It's fairly straightforward - is based on a navigation controller app, and has a single table view for selecting the scale and then a custom view for displaying the scale itself. You can choose the mode, key and speed and then view the tablature for playing the scale as well as listening to it played and viewing the fingering positions.
The only tricky bit really was the display of the scale and for this I needed to develop a custom UIView. By doing this you can draw directly to the canvas - which I needed to do for the tab lines (or strings) and for plotting the finger positions of the scale. Normally with a view you use Interface Builder or code to generate controls and associate them with IBOutlets and IBActions in XCode. The problem I found was that I wanted to do both - i.e. I needed a custom view in order to display the information that couldn't be rendered using controls, but also wanted to make use of controls for functions like the selection of mode and key.
I also had the issue that I wanted to pass information to the custom UIView, by setting a property for the scale (a custom class I had created which represented the selected scale - with properties like the name, description and intervals).
I solved this using the following code which involves casting the view object to the type of my custom UIView in the UIViewControllers viewWillAppear method, which then allows me to set it's custom property.
- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
[super viewWillAppear:animated];
//Pass details of scale in custom property
[(ScaleDisplayView *)[self view] setScale:scale];
//Display scale details
self.nameLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"The %@ scale", self.scale.name];
self.descriptionLabel.text = self.scale.description;
//Initialise view
self.title = self.scale.name;
self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
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John, age 12
Lake Tahoe, California (1977)
Here I am modeling my mother's sunglasses. Look at the body language:
crossed legs, flipped wrists, dangling hand. How could my parents not have known?! Well, of course they knew.
As my mother said when I came out:
'You always were a strange kid, John...' Thanks, Mom!
But, as I was (and still am) a bookworm, I give a really big thanks to all of the authors I discovered at the local library, that let me know I wasn't the only kid who felt that way:
Marion Zimmer Bradley ("The Catch Trap"), George Nader ("Chrome"), and the gay Danielle Steele, Mr. Gordon Merrick ("The Quirk").
And, now that I think about it, an even bigger thanks to the librarians that stocked the shelves!
John's first, famous-person same sex crush:
Erik Estrada ("CHiPS")
Hubba hubba!
January 18, 2011
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- Mrs. Andel said...
Fantastic shot! Love it <3
- January 18, 2011 at 6:31 PM
You said it! We cannot underestimate the power of media to tell us that we are not "the only one" out there and present role models... in your case, books from the library (yay)... also, TV, movies, comics, music, etc.
- January 19, 2011 at 12:51 AM
... oh, I forgot to add: *this* blog! :)
- January 19, 2011 at 12:52 AM
- Citysqwirl said...
I loved The Catch Trap, too!
- January 20, 2011 at 11:15 PM
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amuny adhanyani dinantarani ,
hare tvad-alokanam antarena |
anartha-bandho karunaika-sindho !
ha hanta ha hanta katham nayami |
hare tvad-alokanam antarena |
anartha-bandho karunaika-sindho !
ha hanta ha hanta katham nayami |
Simple Meaning:
Lord Krishna, the Friend of Destitutes
O Friend of destitutes! O only Ocean of mercy! O my Lord! Alas! Alas! You only tell me how to pass these ill-fated moments and worthless days and nights without seeing you?
The Rasa-Laden Commentary:
Lord Krishna, the Ocean of Mercy
O Friend of the helpless! I am an orphan and You are my only Friend. O Ocean of mercy! You are the unfathomable Ocean of mercy.O Hari1! Alleviator of sorrow, Reliever of pain. Without a glimpse of You how shall I pass these worthless days.
The Flute Play of Lord Krishna
In the previous shloka Shri Bilavmangal ji was hearing Lord Krishna's flute play and tinkling anklets, and he assumed that the Lord was coming close to him. Not seeing dark-hued Krishna near him, he is extremely distressed. Eagerly desirous to catch a glimpse of Him, he is in a very dejected state. Not tolerating the delay, he ardently longs to meet Lord Krishna.
Dark-hued Krishna Resides in the Hearts of His Devotees
He says, "O Hare2! It is Your very nature to alleviate the pain of those who seek shelter in You. How should I pass my time without seeing You. Without which even a moment seems like a yuga or age. Those rasikas3 are truly fortunate in whose hearts You dally forever and whom Your lotus feet always ornament. I pray to these supremely tender feet that they forever sport in this empty heart and make this life fruitful.
Shri Bilavmangal ji's Sole Refuge, Lord Krishna
You are the sole refuge of destitutes like us! O Ocean of mercy! Kindly manifest in front of my eyes and cool these anguished eyes. Alas! Whom should I tell about the ache in my heart.? Who is my well-wisher who will carefully listen to what I have to say? Who is there to recognize the wound of my heart? And who will believe the agony which is afflicting my heart.
Surrounded by Sakhis is Lord Krishna
Sakhi ! mere man ki ko jane !
kasan kahun jo chit dai, hit ki baat bakhanai ||
aeso ko hai antaryami, turat peer pahichane |
'narayan' jo beet rahi hai, kab koi sach mane ||
(Narayan Das)
O Supreme Lover! Have some mercy on my plight. How much longer do I have to wait?
1.Hari: Lord Krishna
2. Hare: Lord Krishna
3. Rasika: a person moved by passionate religious devotion esp. for Krishna


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Walk to dozens of restaurants, stores, services (banks, libraries, gyms, yoga studios, bakeries, juice bars, yogurt shop, etc). The location scores in the 90's for walkability ((URL HIDDEN) but street parking on Dolores is available if you prefer to have a car. WholeFoods is a few blocks away, and there's a farmer's market every weekend on 24th St.
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Deal Or No Deal
Updates won't be frequent, I won't go into much detail about what I am doing and I will try to keep the blog as impersonal as possible. Suffice to say that I am in a better place in life now than I was when I last wrote here and a hugely better place than before the TC. I have been reflecting on the TC's influence on me and my recovery and I am convinced it worked for me.
Today's entry is about Deal Or No Deal (aka DOND).
As an alcoholic borderline (albeit recovering from both), it is not strange that I develop obsessions. In the past, these have ranged from imbibing gallons (I don't do metric!) of shloer to the overfrequenting of a certain postgraduate bar. My current obsession is DOND. I cannot live without it. Really! I hate Sundays because they are the depressing day when it isn't on.
I discovered DOND when I was doing supply. I would get home well before 4.15 (the weekday starting time) and flick on the TV. Slowly but surely I found I was making sure I had Channel 4 on by 4.15. When I returned to "proper" teaching I realised I would have to set the video! So I do. Now I have Telewest again, I see that More4 repeat it at 6.10pm. Still not really good enough, as I often don't leave school before 6 and, anyway... videoing it means you can fastforward through the adverts.
If you haven't seen it and have no idea what I am on about, please follow the links. The quickest description I can give is Noel's introduction: "A quarter of a million pounds. 22 identical sealed boxes. And no questions... except one: Deal or No Deal?".
Wikipedia is a good place to find all the facts and fun things about the show. I was especially amused by the following list of show catchphrases:
"Risk, reward and timing." - the three key steps to success in Deal or No Deal, according to Edmonds.
"Blues Cruise" - opening several "blue" numbers in succession.
"You're still obsessed with the reds!"
"The Power Five" - the top 5 sums of money.
"Open the box!" - usually accompanied by a flamboyant gesture.
"The right deal, at the right time!"
"Keep it low, keep it blue."
"Play the money, don't play the game."
"I think you'll be back."
"No! No! No!"
"Let's have a rapid/quick round." [recently, this has become "can I have a quickie please, Noel?"]
"It's your show." - Edmonds likes to emphasise that the player is in total control
"Channel 4 is all yours." - another phrase that Edmonds likes to emphasise that the player is in total control
"We know what we don't want to see!"
"NOT the quarter of a million, NOT the hundred thousand!"
"Did I say break?"
"We do not want to see a quarter of a million in that box."
"That's the safety net gone!" - when the second highest amount left in play is revealed, leaving the largest value exposed.
"We have a one-box game!" - when the safety net has gone; a 'one-box game' means that there is only one prize left worth winning.
"We are now in damage limitation territory."
"The '1p Club'" - Noel's name for the group of 1p winners; presently there are three members: Nick Bain, Trevor Bruce and Fadil Osman.
"Welcome to our unique entertainment drama." - normally used at the beginning of the show
"Good afternoon/evening East Wing. Good afternoon/evening West Wing." - Noel's greeting at the start of the show.
"Some people call it an entertainment drama, some the red box club." - An introduction to the show used frequently by Noel. In fact, Noel himself appears to be the only person who uses either phrase.
"We don't want to see one of the big numbers!"
"Take the Walk of Wealth!" - to selected contestant
"Don't be seduced by the board!"
"This is the best game we have ever had."
"(Name), Welcome to the game!" - Always said to the newest contestant when it is their turn to open their box.
"This could potentially be the highest offer we have ever had!"
"Let's keep it blue, (name)." just before a box is opened.
"I'm calling a break." - Noel has taken to saying this before breaks recently.
"You've got the red mist!"
"It's now all or peanuts" - often said by Noel when it is a "One-box Game"
Contestants have also taken to saying "Ask me the question please, Noel" when they have decided whether or not they are going to deal.
Finally, the two sides the contestants stand on have been nicknamed the "West Wing" and the "East Wing".
It really is the most amazing game and has made me laugh and cry on many occasions. Any good fan will feel tearful when you mention Lucy who, finally making it to the chair on her 50th show, went away with just £5. The infamous 1p club recently got a new member, when poor old Fad took the gamble... and lost. JT's show and the hokey cokey… as the DONDUK blogspot reminds us:
"Fadil had box 12. JT smiles at him, 'the best man to do the hokey koke in the hotel bar, if its 1p I'll do the hokey cokey myself'. Guess what - 1p - this was just brilliant. JT did a very lonely version of the hokey cokey, with the audience singing the tune."
Kirsty was so close to being the first quarter of a millionaire. I made so much noise when she no dealed with £75k and £250k left that my parents asked me later "how much did they win, then?"
You get to know them. Unlike Weakest Link, in which the players play, leave and are forgotten, in DOND you find out things about them over a period of time and even (dare I say it?) start to think of some of them as friends. It is pure escapism and I was amused recently to read that DOND "is like putting heroin in your remote".


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Osty Gala ancient settlement is one of historical monuments located in Farab etrap, Lebap Velayat
Osty settlement with 3 thousand square meters area dated by the I century A.C. is located near the village of the same name in Farab etrap. Three archaeological expeditions worked there in different years. By the artefacts found there, the scientists established that the settlement existed as a part of Kushan Empire, which occupied large territory of modern Afghanistan, Central Asia, Pakistan, India and Xinjiang during its prosperity period. The settlement had a shape of cylinder with paskha (fired solid clay) stairways from the eastern side. In case of the siege, the residents of Osty Gala made food and reserves kept in large ceramic jars. The pits in the ground were used as a storage.
The settlement was intentionally established at the elevation. In case of any threat, local residents lit the fire, which could be seen from far distance including to the population of Bitik Gala settlement located 40 km away. Teacher of two local schools No. 13 and 14 arrange the tours for the pupils, introducing unique pages of the history of the homeland to the children.
One of the residents of Osty village, history teacher of school No. 13 Bakhtiyar Babakuliyev was the initiator of establishment of local history museum. His colleagues, students and residents of the village rendered great assistance to him. The school collection includes around one thousand rare exhibits. There are ceramic and copper dishware, wooden agricultural tools, cast-iron lamps, women dresses and other among them. The enthusiasts plan to establish a section about outstanding fellow countrymen - war veterans, mothers of many children, scientists and hard workers who glorified native land and made large contribution for its prosperity.


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The end of ths year has been a terribly hectic time for me and I'm kind of glad it's coming to an end! The last two working weeks rarely saw me home before 9pm, but I still managed to get 4 letters in the post to my neglected penpals.
Sadly I have no pictures :..(
I can blame it on the batteries, or the fact my camera has taken another turn for the worst, but it's mostly due to me not getting up early enough to sort all these problems before heading out to work.
I hope you have all enjoyed fabulous Christmas days with loved ones, I hope you all ate and drank a little too much and have no regrets :)
Sunday, 26 December 2010
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My dear friend Megan let us borrow her jogging stroller and we prepared Kathleen for her first race by telling her what all she could expect in the days leading up to the event. I think just calling it a "race" was the most exciting part for her. The night before the event we put her to bed saying, "Sleep well. We're going to have to get up earlier than normal to go to the race. It will still be dark out when you wake up." Well Kathleen was so excited she woke up two different times during the night asking, "Is it time to go to the race yet?" I told her not yet and we cuddled in her bed together until she fell back asleep.
This was our first race together as an entire family. Calvin pushed the stroller and we ran with each other the entire time. Running as a family was more enjoyable than I ever expected. Kathleen fell asleep at about the half way mark. She was worn out from all the feelings of excitement the night before. Our official time was 36:17 running 11:40 min miles. Not fast, but not bad! My goal was to beat 12 min miles and we did! Success.
This single event gave me an idea of how fun it could be to run faster to keep up with Calvin (or at least make it not so hard on him to slow down and run with me every so often). I've been stuck on 12 min miles for the past 5-6 years without pushing myself do any better. Why not? Next step - 10 min miles.
|Yes, my shirt says Duke on it.... It is a Chronicle v109 tee.


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Friday, April 13, 2012
400-408 – Lynn Edgington, founder-president of Eagle Research Associates (eagleresearchassociates.org), here to warn us of the latest scams, frauds, rip-offs, and identity theft schemes – and he's available to speak to your group. To protect yourself or someone you care about, or to spot the red flags, or sadly if you've already been a victim, Lynn can help – email him at firstname.lastname@example.com, or call him at 949-837-6078). His book is Robbing You With a Keyboard Instead of a Gun (2010) (Amazon).
Scams are big business, about $100 billion a year in the US alone. And, if you live in the United States, you have a 1-in-10 chance of being the victim of an internet scam, fraud, or ponzi scheme in the next 12 months – it could be a mortgage modification swindle, a cash gifting program, a "too good to be true" multi-level marketing pitch, a sweet-sounding affinity fraud program, or a "get rich quick" investment opportunity pitch – and it could come at you not only through an email, phone call or an online posting, but through a trusted professional like a doctor, lawyer, accountant, or even pastor. Or you could be one of the many victims of identity theft.
• Lynn begins today by warning us about the current litigation against inspirational speaker Stephen Pierce. If any listener has had dealings with him, contact Lynn through the website.
413-423 – Lynn Edgington
428-438 – Lynn Edgington
443-452 – Lynn Edgington
458-508 – Dr. Peter Jones, (from Liverpool, and yes he knew John Lennon who asked him to be in a band!) former professor of Greek and New Testament at Westminster Seminary in Escondido (wscal.edu), and director of the truthXchange (truthxchange.com), argues there are only two religions in the world, but many synonyms for them: homocosmology or heterocosmology, pagan monism or biblical theism, Christianity or Gnosticism, the One True or the many false – or simply, as Peter calls them, Two-ism and One-ism. What many students today believe is a "new and improved spirituality that is secular and naturalistic" is actually the same ancient pagan gnosticism – or one-ism – the early church confronted and overcame, and we can learn a lot from them on how they did it. On their website, truthxchange.com, sign up for the monthly comment on the culture called InsideOut. Peter's latest is One or Two: Seeing a World of Difference (2010).
Check out their new 8-min video describing one-ism and two-ism.
Romans 1:25 – For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
His earlier books are: On Global Wizardry: Techniques of Pagan Spirituality and a Christian Response (2010); The God of Sex: How Spirituality Defines Your Sexuality (2006); Stolen Identity: The Conspiracy to Reinvent Jesus (2005); Cracking Da Vinci's Code: You've Read the Fiction, Now Read the Facts (2004); Capturing the Pagan Mind: Paul's Blueprint for Thinking and Living in the New Global Culture (2003); Gospel Truth/Pagan Lies: Can You Tell the Difference? (1999); Spirit Wars: Pagan Revival in Christian America (1997); and The Gnostic Empire Strikes Back: An Old Heresy for the New Age (1992).
512-523 – Dr. Peter Jones,
528-539 – Dr. Peter Jones,
544-554 – Dr. Peter Jones,
558-608 – It's time to focus on some neat ministries in something we're going to call "You Have Not Because You Ask Not," where you guys get a chance to help out or participate.
I got an email from Ron Hopkins, who told me about a ministry one of the guys in his Saddleback Men's Group is involved with, the guy's name is Tim Heaslet, and he's the founder of a ministry called Children of Fallen Soldiers (childrenoffallensoldiers.org).
612-623 – I got an email from Doug Malousis, the event coordinator for a charity called "Friends of Rollo" (rollokids.com), that since 1999 has taken over 75,000 underprivileged, at-risk, and special-needs kids on an all-expenses-paid, half day – and for many of them, for the first time in their lives – catch and release deep sea fishing trip! Last year, they took about 11,000 kids, and they're hoping to do even more this year. They've got a couple of upcoming fundraisers for you fishermen – the first is an online auction, and the second is a 10-day fishing trip off Baja, coming up on September 29, 2012! The charity is named after James "Rollo" Heyn, who was one of the most-popular captains of the sport-fishing community, who had a tragic, and untimely accidental death in 1999. Rollo died while skippering Frank LoPreste's boat, and Frank, Rollo's mentor, started the charity in his memory, and Frank will be the captain on the 10-day trip in September. To donate stuff for the auction, call 714-292-0108, or email Doug at email@example.com.
628-639 – I got an email from Amy Bellomo, whose husband Matthew is a teacher and head baseball coach out at Compton High School, telling me they're in big need of some of the basics, like bats, balls, gloves, helmets, and catcher's equipment, but they could also use a pitching machine. If you want to help the program, send your checks to: Compton High School Baseball Program, 601 S. Acacia Ave., Compton, CA 90220.
644-654 – I got an email from Scott Prophet, who told me about a neat group called the Artists for the Arts Foundation (aftafoundation.org) started by his friend and co-worker Marty Carrillo. What AFTA does is help create and sustain visual arts, drama, music, and dance programs in public schools amidst all the budget cuts. Their biggest fundraisers are concerts that feature high school artists performing alongside their professional counterparts – in the past they've had David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Dave Mason, Billy Idol, and America – all performing pro bono. Since 2003, they're raised $900,000! Their next concert is coming up next Saturday night, April 21st at 7pm, in the Santa Monica High School Auditorium with Venice, Glen Phillips, and Jackson Browne. Get your tickets at aftafoundation.org, prices range from $35 for balcony to $125 for orchestra.
• Michelle Malkin (NRO, 4/13/2012) Real Moms of the GOP.
• Jim Geraghty (NRO, 4/12/2012) Who Is Hilary Rosen? Crass? Gilded? Stern?
• Rich Lowry (RNO, 4/13/2012) Gender Hysteria.
• James Taranto (WSJ, 4/12/2012) The Battle of All Mothers: Hilary Rosen and the misogynistic foundation of contemporary feminism.
• Jake Tapper (ABC News, 4/13/2012) President Obama's Secretary Paid Higher Tax Rate Than He Did.
President Obama today released his 2011 federal income tax, with he and his wife reporting an adjusted gross income of $789,674. The Obamas paid $162,074 in total tax – an effective federal income tax rate of 20.5%. The Obamas also reported donating approximately 22% of their income to charity — $172,130.
President Obama has been making a big political push for the "Buffett Rule," which would require millionaires to pay a minimum of 30% of their income in taxes. To illustrate the point, the president has pointed out that billionaire investor Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than does his secretary.
President Obama's secretary, Anita Decker Breckenridge, makes $95,000 a year. White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage tells ABC News that Breckenridge "pays a slightly higher rate this year on her substantially lower income, which is exactly why we need to reform our tax code and ask the wealthiest to pay their fair share. "
It should be noted that president would not be impacted by the Buffett Rule, though he would see his taxes go up if the so-called Bush tax cuts on higher income wage-earners were allowed to expire, as the president says he wants.
• Washington Free Beacon (4/13/2012) Obama Family Tax Shelter.
President Obama and his wife, Michele, gave a total of $48,000 in tax-free gifts to their daughters, according to tax records made public on Friday.
The president and his wife separately gave each daughter a $12,000 gift under a section of the federal tax code that exempts such donations from federal taxes.
There is nothing illegal about the president's taking advantage of this tax shelter, but it does raise eyebrows given that he has lamented the myriad tax exemptions used by the wealthy—"millionaires and billionaires" like himself—to pay less in taxes. He has yet to propose a comprehensive plan to reform the byzantine tax code.
The Obama's tax return indicates that the gifts, likely for their daughter's college educations, began in 2007, when the maximum exemptible amount was $24,000 per couple. The maximum exemption has since increased to $26,000 per couple.
The Obamas paid a total federal tax rate of 20.5 percent on a gross adjusted income $789,674, which would typically fall within the top federal rate of 35 percent. According to an analysis of the president's tax return, he may have paid a lower rate than his secretary despite making more than eight times as much money as she did.
His most recent tax proposal—the so-called "Buffett Rule"—would increase taxes on about 4,000 millionaires and raise about $4.7 billion in new revenue per year, enough to cover about 0.4 percent of the projected budget deficit in 2012. Though the rule would apparently not hit the president himself.
Supporters of the rule have acknowledged that the projected revenue from the "Buffett Rule," which the Democratic-led Senate is expected to vote down, is "not even a meaningful small amount."
The Obama's untaxed gift to their daughters will leave American taxpayers to subsidize the college education of the children of the multi-millionaire Obamas.
• CNS News (4/12/2012) Shovel Ready in San Fran: $205,075 to 'Translocate' One Shrub from Path of Stimulus Project.
LINER – The annual Christopher Laurie Memorial Golf Classic benefitting Harvest Crusades is Monday, April 30, 2012. To show your support, go to harvest.org/golf/donate.


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The struggle is so very, very real.
Awkwardly, considering Ander's half birthday is on Christmas Day, we have to broach the topic of Christmas in this post as well even though the holiday was over a month ago. Apologies. I would have included this in his last post just to keep with the Christmas theme, but then I would have had to publish the post as an actual novella.
We had Mark's mom's side over at our house the day after Christmas for some holiday festivities and it was a great time! Everybody fit in our cozy sitting room (suspected Weasley Triwizard tent shenanigans) and we enjoyed probably the longest White Elephant exchange I've ever been a part of, simply because stuff kept getting stolen.
We ended up with exactly what I wanted, though. Some DVD racks, which are now filled with our alphabetized movie collection (then sings my soul), and the game Boggle! I forced Mark to steal that one. Blessed human that he is.
Then it was high time for pie, and family photos using our fancy new camera with the tripod and remote clicker.
Ander had such a good time being loved on by everyone, he was such a peach the whole party.
Then of course it was New Years', but I didn't get a single photo of the events from that night/day. We spent it with, of course, our second families, the McHardy's (Jr. and Sr. plus Archaic) (love you, Gregor) and the Davis'. Board and party games galore, all kinds of snackage, and one party animal baby that refused to go down for any sort of decent nap let alone a good night's sleep.
We finally packed up and trucked the 10 minutes home at around 2 am, but Ander had an awful night. We attempted to give him some homeopathic cough medicine hoping it would knock him out, but I spent the better part of those wee morning hours rocking him in the nursery, feeling him twitch restlessly and worrying about the pitter-patter of his accelerated heart rate. Around 7 in the morning I finally went and got Mark up and asked him to come check Ander and tell me whether I was just being crazy. We officially took his heart rate and it was well over 200 beats per minute. Mark stayed with him while I went to get some sleep, and eventually he drifted off to sleep and we didn't have any more issues.
He's since had that same medicine again (a smaller dosage, to be sure) and he didn't have any side effects, so we're thinking it was just a bizarre, terrifying coincidence.
Ander also had his 6 month vaccinations, the week after Christmas, and all was well until the day after when he picked off one of his bandaids, ATE it, as well as some scraps of Christmas wrapping paper, and I had no idea until he started gagging and choking as he was vomiting it back up.
Little Man is barely over half a year old and already giving me heart attacks with his mischievous shenanigans. Lord give me strength.
New Years' day we spent the morning letting Ander sleep as long as he would and then we crashed the shooting party out in the desert with Allie and Alex and her family. Ander was happy to chill with Grandma Karen and Abby in the truck since there were no hearing protection options for his tiny little ears.
We rode in the Rhino, Ander all cozied up in a soft, fuzzy blanket and was totally wiped out after a minute or so of riding around. Rocked him right to sleep.
He's so incredibly strong, and cannot abide being laid down on his back now that he can crawl and sit up and get around. Diaper and wardrobe changes are the stuff of nightmares. I can almost trust him with a squeeze pouch of food by himself, until I give him the empty leftover packet and see him chewing on the bottom of it. Not quite there, yet.
Sadly, the dogs aren't sure what to do with this newly mobile claw machine. The minute he starts purposefully dragging himself in their direction they shoot off into another room. I've been very careful to not let him be overly rough with them, redirecting his grabbing hands from their soft ears. But they still don't seem to be very enthused with his presence. Which slightly kinda totally breaks my heart. There's still time, though. I'm holding out for the chance that Mor'du just wants someone who can run around and play fetch with him.
He's curious about everything, wants to touch and hold and taste anything he can get his hands on. Especially our dvds or my sheet music and books. I'm thrilled that he's so into books, but would prefer if he'd stick to board books for now. Looking into cheap shelving options thanks to Explorer Man. He's also teasing me with being adorably cute around the piano. We sit in front of it and play around and he gets all excited. Too excited, probably, the keys get a bit drooly.
Twenty-two pounds, at least twenty-seven inches, he's my happy, go-lucky, crazy about life nutjob and there's no one I'd rather bunk with in this asylum.
He's obsessed with that scrolled table.
Which is worrisome when it's made of
hard cold metal
and your boy has a habit of tipping over.
Can I EVEN with those rolls?
No. I can't.


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Great Car, Im In Love. A+++ — Performance wise this car, stock 2.0, is slow but that can be taken care of with a few minor upgrades(ie. exhaust, intake, cam) all in all it isnt too bad. Build quality.. lets face it, its a mk3 it breaks a lot, maybe not always "broke down" but something is always broken haha. Appearance, yous may not like it but you give this car some coilovers, wheels, and a good wash and it is one hell of a looker in my book. Overall, i really hate how much i really love this car, i have thought about getting something different, something newer, but i know deep inside it just wouldnt be right. :)
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1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLX VR6Review
Tiana — This car was scary quick, it had all sorts of low end balls and there was enough torque to get it into first without any gas. Drop it into 3rd around 55, and you'd blow by mustangs. Other than that, this thing was a money pit.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Pros: Pretty damn quick.
Cons: Heavy, Electrical demons.
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1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLSReview
Its Awesome... If You Put A New Motor In — Its a nice car, has a BIG boot, the new motor definately makes it good, it now makes 82kw stock which isnt bad. not the ideal motor to mod, but options are porting and flowing head, webbers, new cam, exhaust.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Pros: We have a new 1.8 motor =)
Cons: A bit plasticy
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1997 Volkswagen Jetta GTReview
If You Drive A Vw You Ain't Gonna Change To Opless(opel) — handling Wicked, performance for a 2L8v not bad. build quality for the price is extremely good. gas mileage is superb considering the weight aspect. cost of ownership ( you cant buy better for the price. styling is large & bulbous but still a head turner if done right!
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Pros: if you want german quality, ease of maintenance, affordable aftermarket performance products its got it all
Cons: nothing
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1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLReview
It Is A Car Worth Paying For. Because They Will Go Forever If You Do Some Preventive Maintenance. — This car overall is a pretty good car. For only having 115hp it is quite peppy. But that is because it has higher gear ratios in the transmission compared to most other VW's. The motor is running as strong as i could ask it to. Although the motors are really strong in these cars, the transmissions are not that good. Although it shifts smoothly, i feel that the transmission could have been built beefier. The lack of sway-bars on the car is also a problem to me. My car does have a cat-back exhaust from Magnaflow. And if anyone has a MkIII jetta or golf i would recommend getting it because it sounds amazing and it definately makes the car drive more spirited. A list of parts to go on the car: cold-air intake, high-flow cat, header, tuned ECU, KONI Special D struts, Eibach Sportline lowering springs, aftermarket wheels, short-throw shifter, bigger throttle body, and possibly a new, bigger camshaft with adjustable timing sprocket.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Pros: Peppy, fun to drive,
Cons: TRANSMISSION
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1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLReview
Review Of My Jetta — Performance- From factory: nothing to brag about. Great low end torque. Good gas mileage, VERY dependable. Build Quality- Its a VW, so its got its quirks, but a well built car IMHO Appearance- The Mark 3 Golf/Jettas are one of my favorite generations of VWs design history. Stays true to previous generations "look". Everything else afterwards was a big change Cost of Ownership- Get past maintenance, and its pretty cheap to own. Low insurance rates, and great MPG Fun Factor- My favorite car I've owned so far... ad some mild mods to it, and its a blast to drive.
Pros: Its a VW
Cons: Hecho en Mexico
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1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLSReview
'97 Jetta Gls — Acceleration: Not bad. Currently dont have the sway bar in cause the links are gone. Gotta find the links for my aftermarket bar now. Black exterior, 6 CD changer, 12 speakers. Soon adding 2 subs. Extremely fun to drive around town.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Pros: the car
Cons: no subs yet
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1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLSReview
It's Great For Tuning. Parts Are Easily Accesible When Needed. — I love my car because it's red and a VW. It has an high lift cam and reinforced valve springs. The gas mileage isnt bad , mostly because i dont drive it very far between fills. The interior is in great shape, power windows and doors and A/C.
Primary Use: Family transportation
Pros: It's a VW
Cons: It's 12 years old
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1997 Volkswagen Jetta GTReview
It's A Volkswagen, Love It Or Hate It — solid built car. currently has original transmission, clutch and engine at 190,000 miles. all that needs replaced is transmission. engine still runs beautifully. easy and cheap to maintain if you can do some of the work on your own. mechanics will get you for all you're worth just because it's german, so do your research. made me a vw customer for life.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Pros: it's a volkswagen
Cons: it's a volkswagen
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1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLReview
Good Enough, But Theres Alot Better Out There, I Actually Would Like To Sell The Car For Parts, — The top end of my 97' Jetta is amazing, When I races sleepers As soon as I got up to 65 mph, I lifted off and they couldn't touch me. The exterior isnt great looking, I kinda wish I looked like the Acura NSX or Silvia. Id even be happy if it looked like the Mitsubishi Diamante
Primary Use: Family transportation
Pros: comfortable and gets you from point a to point b
Cons: parts are expensive and there is no aftermarket, you need all OEM parts
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Raahe, Oulu, Finland,
20th September '10
Dear Jamie,
How have you been these days? We have never met and so we don't know each other. I am Anmol, an exchange student from India and I know its very surprising but I know how depressed you were and how it affected your life. I study in Raahe Lukio:-a Finnish school and I read about you in my English class lesson aptly titled
"Too much, too young"That is how I came to know about you, your problems, the things you must have gone through all these years. That is what compelled me to write to you.
I was a very violent person in my teenage years. That was partly because I was bullied and humiliated at school devoid of any reasons, I was abused, hated and treated at school badly. As you probably know VIOLENCE BEGETS VIOLENCE.I became a person I always feared I would become, I became an irrational, violent, short-tempered being. I enjoyed it at first, the new found self-confidence in me, I used to loathe about it, but then it slowly started to interfere in my social life, I was not able to mingle with new friends that easily as I used to. My mental state started to fall apart like shattered pieces of glass, small, nimble but piercing when touched. The wonderful relationship that I shared with my mom was strained so much that there was not a single day which passed by in peace and serenity. Fighting and arguing had become my second nature. It was havoc, a rift created in my world my petty but over-powering emotions. But as they say
"Once you hammer a nail in the fence, no matter how much effort you put into covering it, there still remains a hole"and that is how the damage had been done, My world had became gloomy, dark without colors, so much that even the happiest moments of my life seemed cloudy and jaded..
It was then that I met a life changing catalyst; the school counselor. When it was announced that he was there to help us: - PEOPLE 'who had lost hope and who thought that there was no way out'; I knew my time had come to improve,
The elusive light at the end of the tunnel suddenly flickered glimmering, basking me with HOPE.I started to take his sessions seriously, I was habitual when it came to practicing stress-relieving exercises. Slowly but eventually things began to change shape for good. My confidence went space bound rocketing at an unbelievable rate. I started to make good friends, some with whom I am still in contact with even after 3-4 years. My social life improved exponentially-from 36 friends, it exploded to 166 friends on Facebook. Okay that was a bit too much and unrelated. But the thing is; I transformed. My teachers and well wishers were surprised by this change. Even my relationship with my mom soon became an unbreakable bond between two people forged by this ongoing peace with my inner-self. My soul was healing, I became a soft, kind-hearted, approachable person, which I am now, today and this was all possible thanks to my counselor, my mom, my friends and the faith that I had in myself.
I am really glad that your beloved mother took your signs seriously and took you to counseling sessions; it's wonderful that you were able to pull yourself from depression. See how much you have improved! I await your reply with eagerness. Jamie.
Yours truly,
Anmol Bahl A.K.A Elusive Anmol
P.S :- Special note of thanks to my mother,Sarita Bahl for correcting my letter


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Man, I feel like I'm making stuff this week that we have all the time! All of my chores are done, so I'm going to spend the rest of my son's nap time going through cookbooks and finding new recipes to try. Or recipes I haven't made in awhile. I think I'm going to make up a spreadsheet. What can I say, I used to be in finance, and I have a thing for spreadsheets.
We're going with some friends to look at Christmas lights tonight, so I wanted something easy that could be made ahead of time. We always like this, and we haven't had it in a couple weeks, so I figured what the heck.
Chili Cheese Tortilla Wraps
1 16-oz can nonfat refried beans
1 8-oz package nonfat cream cheese, cut into cubes and softened
1 4-oz can diced green chilies, drained
3/4 cup chopped green onions
1 cup nonfat shredded cheddar cheese
4 98% fat free flour tortillas
Spray inside of slow cooker with cooking spray. Combine refried beans, cream cheese, chilies, and green onions in slow cooker and mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for 4 hours or high heat for 2 hours, stirring once or twice during cooking. If cooking on low heat, increase to high. Stir in 3/4 cup of the cheesse and sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese over top. Warm tortillas. Spoon bean mixture into tortillas; roll and serve immediately. Can be served with tortilla chips instead of tortillas.
I didn't feel like chopping up green onions, so I skipped that. I didn't drain the green chilies either, so I figured that would compensate for the green onions.
Tomorrow night is a new recipe I don't think I've posted on here yet. Exciting, huh? ;) It's one we used to have a lot but haven't had in forever!


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Sale 213 Lot 417
A Louis XVI Fruitwood, Parquetry and Gilt Metal Mounted Commode, Mathieu-Guillaume Cramer,
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The Jets traded in Braylon Edwards for Plaxico Burress last season. It didn't work out particularly well for anyone.
So let's pretend it never happened.
Burress is on his way out of town, and the Jets are interested in bringing back Edwards, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. Any reunion is contingent on Edwards being healthy and coming in "at the right price."
Edwards signed an incentive-laden one-year deal with the 49ers last season that guaranteed only $1 million. He only caught 15 passes in an injury-marred year and was cut before Week 17, so it's safe to say Edwards didn't reach any incentives.
Only 29, Edwards has already reached the portion of his career where he's year-to-year. It's hard to imagine him getting a good contract offer from anyone, so returning to a team he knows well in New York could be his best chance for success.
For the Jets, it would be a chance to sign their leading receiver from 2010 for a cheap price during an offseason where money will be tight. We'd be surprised if this move didn't happen.


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This week seems to be loaded with literary events. They are taking place in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore. So, here's a quick round-up of all the events happening and where you can find us.
|Till 10th February
|New Delhi World Book Fair (our books can be found at stall no. B3 and hall no.18)
|Till 10th February
|Kolkata Book Fair (our books can be found at Hall No - 6, Stall No - 6)
|8th February,
12 - 1:15pm
|The What on Earth? Wallbook event for children (Hall 7D at the World Book Fair)*
|9th February,
12 -1pm
|Kala Ghoda Kids Lit Fest (Event : Kahani Sunoh by Lovleen Misra) **
|10th February,
|The What on Earth? Wallbook event at Kitsch Mandi, Palace Grounds (our books can be found at stall no. 50)***
*The What on Earth? Wallbook event in Delhi - Join our editors Manisha and Rajesh as they take you through 13.7 billion years of history.
Venue : Hall 7D
**Kahani Sunoh by Lovleen Misra (Hindi) : Theatre personality Lovleen Misra will perform a dramatized story reading Saalaana Baal Katai Divas (Annual haircut Day) and Raja Nang Dhadanga (retelling of Emperor's new Clothes in Hindi).
Venue : Kitab Khana
***The What on Earth? Wallbook event in Bangalore : Join Nirupama and her magical coat as she takes you through 13.7 billion years of history.
Venue : Kitsch Mandi, Pebble, Palace Grounds
Other events taking place in Delhi are :
The Delhi Literature Festival, 9th-10th FebruaryVenue : Kaladarsana Auditorium, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 1, Central Vista (CV) Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001
Cinedarbaar presents The Delhi Literature Festival. The two days festival includes book launches, book reading, panel discussions, exhibitions and music performances.
From self publishing to blogging in India, there is a growing trend and proliferation of creative writing and writers, voicing opinions on subjects of concern, by exploring various new media. We have been witnessing literary celebrations and participation of authors, writers and enthusiasts at vibrant Literature Festivals in major Cities of the World. Delhi Literature Festival endeavours to celebrate the art and power of literature by mobilizing the literary community for panel discussions, book launches, readings, talks and poetry recitals throughout the two days.
Some of the Sessions planned for the two days are very topical and include themes like Solidarity on Trial, Beyond The Blog: New Media and the Future of Literature, on Contemporary Hindi Literature, Poetry & Politics: How well do they mix? Indie Publishing in India and Session on Translations.
More information on the event can be found on the delhievents.com website.
The 3rd Annual Comic Con is also coming to Delhi between 8th-10th February. The venue is Dilli Haat. There is also a special kids zone. Yahoooo! If you are above 10 years, dress up as your favourite character, participate in the Cosplay Contest and stand a chance to win a ticket to Dubai to attend the Middle East Film and Comic Con. Find more information on the official website.
If you are wondering why everything is happening in Delhi, fret not! The Kitsch Mandi event in Bangalore has quite a few fun activities lined up for your literary soul - children's workshops, open poetry jam, tea for a poem and much more.We will also be selling our books at stall no. 50. Since we are gearing up for International Book Giving Day, you will have a chance to do your bit too (but more details when you get there :)).
Psssst: The New Delhi World Book Fair is also holding a Cosplay contest for kids on 8th and 9th February.


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On these pages we celebrate love of all kinds…though most couples featured are either celebrating their imminent nuptials or their actual wedding. Never have I had the pleasure of publishing a couples shoot that features a happy union a whole decade on from saying "I do" – but believe me when I say I'd love to make this a more regular thing!
Candace and Nick were childhood sweethearts who met in infancy {pre-school!} and became a couple back in college before marrying in 2004. Now expecting their first child, they thought it would be nice to celebrate their continued love with a shoot before their twosome becomes three. These incredibly beautiful images were captured by Christina Heaston Photography and could easily serve as a love letter to the breath-taking beauty of Honolulu…
Congratulations Candace & Nick on your wonderful love story and beautiful baby boy. And many thanks to Christina for submitting this via Two Bright Lights.


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From: Lalit Shinde ([email protected])
Date: Sat Aug 19 2000 - 16:31:21 PDT
Hi Aloke,
Here are answers to your questions (my appologies for wide distribution
I think there are more people interested. For others, please delete ...)
(i) You can use Auto model assignment capability on model assignment
form to achieve this. Discrete components are identified based on
certain Allegro properties. To setup your board correctly, it's
always advisible to run through Allegro Setup Advisor which would
correct any problems within board. This setup is required only
once. Once you do it you would save a lot of time in these kind
of questions.
(ii) I guess you are trying to simulate without the other board (in
single board system). If you are using sigxplorer, you can extract,
the net/topology and sprinkle dummy probe elements at all nodes
in the circuit at which you want to view the waveform. You can also
add drivers if they are missing. Within SPECCTRAQuest/Allegro, you
can temporarily change pinuse on connector pins to be either IN or
OUT based on whether signal is coming on board or going out of
board, and then simulate. Remember to change the pinuse back to
UNSPEC or run setup advisor.
(iii) This is where you can use sigxplorer to explore all possibilities
on other board by simply adding required circuits to extracted
(iv) There are ways to use spice connector models by including relevant
portions into SingleLineCircuits and CoupledLineCircuits within dml.
Aloke Bhattacharya wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am a new user of the Cadence Specctraquest tool. I have a few
> questions about the tool:
> (i) For simulation, do I need the models for the passive components
> also? I thought that the tool would automatically extract the parameters
> and generate the .dml files for the passives(i.e. resistors and
> capacitors), but I find that it's doing that for only a few of them. I
> am working on a Allegro board file where the schematics was done in
> Concept-HDL. I don't understand why the tool is able to extract the
> models for only a few passive components, and not all of them. Is this
> extraction dependent upon some
> particular property(like CLASS, VALUE etc) associated with the part?
> (ii) Suppose a net/xnet is connected between an IC and a connector in
> the board. In this case, as the connector is a passive component, if the
> IC pin is a driver, there will not be any receiver on the net and if the
> IC pin is a receiver, there will not be any driver on the net. Hence, it
> looks like this net cannot be simulated. Is there any way by which I can
> simulate this net?
> (iii) Continuing the above question: suppose the connector mentioned
> above will be used to connect the current board to another board which
> is not yet designed. Hence, I cannot use designlink to simulate the
> connections between the boards. Is there any way to perform some
> preliminary simulations on the section between IC's and the connector of
> the current board so that we can do necessary layout changes in the
> current board without waiting for the other board layout to be finished?
> I have the schematics of the other board and the .dml models for the
> ICs, but not the board file.
> (iv)I find very difficult to get an IBIS model of a connector. In case
> the connector is used to connect two boards, the model is definitely
> required. How do you manage to get the IBIS model? Do you create the
> IBIS model yourself? If yes, can you give an idea of what are the
> parameters required and how to crate an IBIS/.dml model for a
> connector?
> Thanks in advance,
> With regards,
> Aloke
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> * Senior Engineer-VLSI/System Design,
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Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful. High around 80 degrees. Northeast winds will shift from the east at 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday: Few clouds and pleasant. High near 80 degrees.
Sunday: Plenty of sun, nice. High near 80 degrees.
7 AM 60 degrees, Mostly Sunny
Noon 76 degrees, Mostly Sunny
5 PM high 81 degrees, Beautiful
Sunrise 5:32 AM
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I took this photo in Oingt France... about 225 miles from Paris in the Rhone department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France. It is a quaint medieval village which is home to artists and craftsmen.
The name/address plaque next to the gate was made by the local ceramic artist. Most of the address plaques in the village were made by the artist and each one customized to the resident or shop it was hung.
I will try and organize my photos according to my trip itinerary to share with you once I get myself reorganized... so much to re-process!


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Sunday, December 4, 2011
Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories: December 4
(This is post 4 in the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories hosted by Geneabloggers.com)
Prompt: December 4 - Christmas Cards
Did your family send cards? Did your family display the ones they received? Do you still send Christmas cards? Do you have any cards from your ancestors?
There will be days in this Advent Calendar series where I don't have very good answers for the questions. This is one of those days.
My parents were not card senders. As far as I can remember, neither were my grandparents.
We did receive cards. They were propped on the book shelves in the living room. Later on, my mom kept cards in a basket. In fact, she still does this.
I inherited my parents' habit of not sending cards. Sometimes people get really upset when you don't send cards, which makes me really not want to send them. Thankfully, my husband has taken on the task. The cards will be mailed soon.
(This post was originally published December 4, 2009)
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Via U.C. Strike
UNC Chapel Hill in Solidarity!
Facebook page:
On March 4, tens of thousands of students and workers across the U.S. will be taking action against budget cuts, tuition hikes, and the privatization of education as part of the March 4 National Day of Action to Defend Education. From California to New York, Chicago to Tuscaloosa, Boston to Milwaukee, Seattle to Knoxville, Gainsville to Asheville, and all points in between, students and workers will be standing up and speaking out on March 4 to defend education in what is shaping up to be one of biggest days of action this country has seen in years.
Here at UNC Chapel Hill, a coalition of groups have come together to organize a week of action leading up to March 4. Below is a schedule of events:
March 1 at 12pm in the Pit
Street Theater Action: How much does your education really cost?
March 3 at 7pm in Gardner 105
Film screening and discussion about budget cuts, tuition hikes, privatization, and access to education
March 4 at 4pm in the Pit
Gather in the Pit at 4pm for a dance-infused march featuring the beats of local drum corps groups! We'll march to South Building, the administration building, and make our voices against the cuts to education and for equal access to education for all loud and clear! Rally outside of South building, and there will be a symbolic and peaceful sit-in at the end of the march.
We demand:
1. Chop from the Top!
2. No Privatization or Corporate Kickbacks
3. Use UNC System Lobbying Power to Lobby for an Increase in Corporate Taxes to Cover Budget Shortfalls
4. Use UNC System Lobbying Power to Lobby for Equal College Access for Undocumented Students, Including In-State Tuition for all Undocumented Students in the UNC System and NC Community Colleges
Please keep checking back to this facebook event for more updates and other meeting times if you'd like to get involved in organizing this week of action. We've got to take a stand now to defend our education before it is too late!
More info on the national day of action here: http://defendeducation.org
March 4th: Against Racism, Homophobia, and Sexism!
|Start Time:
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 7:00am
|End Time:
Friday, March 5, 2010 at 10:00am
Sather Gate, Oakland's Ogawa Plaza
The budget cuts throughout all sectors of public education have disproportionately affected our communities' right to accessible education. Here at UC Berkeley, the cuts have drastically reduced funding to our resources, Retention Centers, American Studies, Gender/Women Studies, African American Studies & the Ethnic Studies Department. The 2012 UC Admissions Policy is projected to drastically curtail "minority" enrollment. Moreover, the attacks that the black community on UCSD's campus and the homophobic attacks the LGBTQ community suffered at UCD recently are indicative of our communities' struggles against institutional and cultural racism, homophobia and sexism.
Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that we as students, workers and communities of color continue to play a leading role against these attacks on public education by acting as a united force in this movement. In order to achieve this goal, we must unite together to challenge the institutional racism that these cuts represent. We urge all students of color organizations and individuals to come out on March 4th to our picket line at Sather Gate.
Most importantly, we must build alliances and solidarity amongst ourselves that will go beyond March 4th. We must strengthen these networks among ALL students/workers of color on this campus. While there are few of us at UC Berkeley, we will make our presence known and we will, like in the past, reopen the gates to higher education for generations to come.
Join our picket lines at 7am. Come dressed in Black/Brown/Red/Yellow to symbolize the Third World Liberation Front 1968-69 Colors!
Please contact us if you or your organization would like to participate!
Contact us at email@example.com. More information can be found at ThirdWorldJournal.co.cc
On March 4 Day of Strike and Action we demand the following from the UC Administration:
– Formation of a permanent Third World College promised on March 4th, 1969.
– Permanently Increase under-represented and working-class students of color at the UC system, specifically at the flagship Universities: Protect Retention and Recruitment Centers, Revoke the ban on affirmative action.
–Permanent scholarships for undocumented students and full financial aid to students of color and undocumented students.
–Make all schools sanctuaries. No ICE on campus and non-cooperation with ICE investigations and deportations.
– Ethnic Studies in California's K-12th grade curriculum- mandatory bilingual education; Require Ethnic Studies Curriculum as an A-G Requirement for UC admissions


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The Dream...
Susan Boyle on Britain Got Talent
by dwarthy
Sometimes we need to be reminded not to judge a book by its cover...
(get your tissue before you hit play!)
The first thing I see when I look out my window is my flag of the United States of America blowing in the breeze. Often, I will sit and gaze at the flag - great focus for thinking. These are my musings and ramblings, and, on occasion, rants... I am unapologetic in my support of our military, our country and my devotion to God. I will honor them and pay tribute to them here. Along the side bar you will find tributes to Oregon's fallen warriors.
Susan Boyle has not only been given the chance to live her dream, but her voice is proof that God has blessed us with her presence. This is obviously a lady who never gave up and may we hear from her for many years to come.
Absolutely magnificent!
What a voice!!! Reminded me of Paul Potts from a couple years ago.
Good Find!
Yup... books and covers come to mind, which is what I said at another blog-friend's place. I also said I'd be right proud and humble to have Ms. Boyle hangin' on my arm. Yes, indeed.


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Saturday, August 22, 2009
5 comments:
That is a delicious photo! Perfect!ReplyDelete
looks like many a new york corner !ReplyDelete
You are so good at taking a common subject and making it interesting by showcasing its form or color. I enjoy your blog very much.ReplyDelete
I am a King... Sheila King that is. I'll take it! Looks yummy. Summer fruit always is.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 27, 2009 at 11:32 AM
I saw it and went to eat a fruit. That`s something...ReplyDelete
Nice shot.
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