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Having kids with ADHD takes toll on parents' marriage
By Jim May
DEAR FAMILY: Our 7-year-old son has ADHD and this has been a horrible school year for all of us. He has struggled and we are all worn out from just trying to get him through the first grade. The thought of what it's going to take next year and in the future is just mind-boggling for me. He's a problem, but school is almost over. My husband, on the other hand, has become even more of a problem over this. We have fought more this last year than in the entire 11 years we have been married. He doesn't really believe that there is that much wrong with our son but that I haven't disciplined him enough. I've bought him two books to read about ADHD but he won't read them. Then on top of everything else he has all the stress of his job and the bad oil economy.
My husband has been saying things like if this doesn't get better he's divorcing me. I don't see any real chance of our son's ADHD suddenly getting any better. We have him on medication and that does help but maybe not enough. What can I do to change this situation? I love my husband and don't want a divorce but I'm worried that I might not have a choice. - WORRIED WIFE
DEAR WORRIED: You do have cause to worry but there are some things that you can do to help. Dr. Brian Wymbs has found that "parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are almost twice as likely to divorce by the time their child is eight years-old." While this statistic is generalized in nature, it certainly does point to the potential problems the additional stress of raising a child with ADHD can have on a marriage. The first thing I would do is encourage you two to get into marriage counseling with a therapist familiar with ADHD and the problems it can cause in a marriage. You are not alone in your situation.
In the meantime, you might consider Laura McCarthy'ís seven suggestions from her article in the summer 2009 issue of ADDitude:
1. Stop the blame game.
Acknowledge that you're both dealing with the same frustrations. "Accept the fact that your child has this condition and that this is the way things are, regardless of how they got that way," says J. Matthew Orr, Ph.D
2. Get in agreement
Couples with ADHD children fight more frequently about child-rearing issues than couples whose children don't have ADHD. To minimize such arguments, agree on an ADHD parenting approach that you both endorse. For example, enroll your son in a behavior modification program and you two in parent-training classes.
3. Give a little/get a little
Each of you picks something that you like to do, and you schedule the activities into the week; that is, have a weekly date night.
4. Tweak the treatment plan
Managing your child's symptoms is good for him - and your marriage. When your child's behavior improves, thanks to medication or parenting strategies, the stress on your marriage will lessen.
5. Shout out your spouse
Give each other credit, often and loudly, for the things they do well.
6. Laugh it off
Maintaining your sense of humor is important when raising kids with ADHD. Family fun can counteract many of the negative interactions that kids with ADHD have as they try to fit in at school or please the adults in their lives.
7. Present a united front
This goes back to agreeing on a parenting style, everything you do to strengthen your marriage sets an example for your child.
A child with ADHD does pose significant challenges to a marriage. The good news is that those marriages that survive into the ninth year have the same statistical chance of failing or succeeding as all other marriages.


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This article appeared on a website called Visual Economics. Really puts things to perspective that a laymen could understand. The following are things BP could have bought with all the money they have lost due to the gulf spill.
BP could have bought 10 years of clean water for each of the 884 million people in the world without access to it. The cost would be $8.84 billion, or $1 per year per person.
BP could also have bought a new home to replace each of the 275,000 lost in Hurricane Katrina. The cost would be $48.125 billion at the median New Orleans market rate of $175,000.
With the lost money, BP could also have bought an ice cream sandwich for everyone on Earth. The cost of $3.395 billion included a 0.50 sandwich from Walmart for each person.
The company could have also purchased Yahoo, Inc. Its market value according to Yahoo Finance is $20.069 billion.
BP could have also bought a 2010 Toyota Prius for each of BP's 92,000 employees. The cars would cost $21,400 each for a total of $1.968 billion.
The company could also have purchased a copy of the book Sh*t My Dad Says for every user on Twitter. At $8.79 each of Amazon.com, the total for the books is $922 million.
BP could also have purchased Twitter itself for a cost of $1 billion, according to its 2009 valuation.
With the lost money, BP could add an island in the Bahamas to their purchases. Lighthouse Cay has four miles of beachfront and costs $33.3 million.
BP could also purchase a pogo stick for every elementary school kid in the U.S. At $25 each from Amazon.com, the toys would cost a total of $621.25 million.
BP could also supply a three-pack of condoms to every teenager in the U.S. If they got the 1,000 count discount packs from Amazon.com, the condoms would cost $8.45 million.
The lost income could also purchase an iPad for every college student in the U.S. at a total cost of $8.305 billion.
BP could purchase a trip to outer space for every U.S. Senator. At $30 million each from Space Adventures, the total cost would be $3 billion.
BP could also have purchased a year's sponsorship for one million needy kids at Children International. At $22 per month per child, the total cost would be $264 million.
BP could buy a three-wolf t-shirt for every person in America. At $10.99 on Amazon.com, the total cost would be $3.432 billion.
BP could also buy a second wolf shirt for every person in Idaho. At 10.99 each, the total would be $17 million.
The total cost of all of these items is $100,000,000,000. This is how much BP stock has lost as of June 2010.
This doesn't include the $3.5+ billion spent in recovery efforts so far.
Take care and be well.

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Posts Tagged 'obsidianlake'
New blog
Not much content but since I got myself web hosting, there's a new blog over at http://obsidianlake.org/blog/
I'm plan to create a free adventure game for the PC and I've set up http://obsidianlake.org/ to help me tell people about my idea.
UPDATE: I since lost the domain name, hosting is still there though. You can read my blog at http://obsidianlake.blogspot.com/
Sorry for any inconveniences.


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let's just call him Lazarus because ever since then he's shown up in various places throughout the house, belly up.
but he's so huge that I can't bear the thought of having to touch him to throw him out.
so i guess for now, we're together.
** dear PETA, please don't freak**


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How to Pass the Time on a 24-Hour Solar-Powered Flight from D.C. to New York
Are we there yet? The Solar Impulse, an airplane powered entirely by the sun, makes its final flight in a multi-part journey across the country today. The plane, part of a Swiss-based project intended to boost support for alternative energy, took off from Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, D.C., Saturday morning just before 5 a.m and is expected to land early Sunday morning at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.
As you might have noticed, speed isn't much of a factor. The plane, which uses no fuel, tops out at 45mph, but FAA regulations are also slowing it down. National Geographic explains:
The D.C. to New York leg, for example, will take 24 hours or more to complete—even though the distance between the two cities is only 228 miles (336 kilometers). A commercial, nonstop flight from D.C. to New York takes roughly an hour to complete.
Because the plane is experimental, Federal Aviation Administration regulations stipulate that it must take off in the early morning hours, before other planes. Similarly, Solar Impulse must land after other planes have hit the tarmac. That means the plane's pilot will fly to JFK Airport and then circle for up to 24 hours.
To pass the time, the plane's pilot will reportedly be listening to music (classic rock, opera, Enya, and country) and enjoying the unique joys of flying. You can track the Solar Impulse -- speed, altitude, flight path -- here and join an in-flight Google Hangout with the pilot at 3 p.m. EST hosted by Wired (music recommendations welcome).
Correction, July 7, 2013: This post originally suggested Solar Impulse is flown by two pilots simultaneously. The plane is actually flown by one pilot at a time.


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My 20 month old daughter, El, occasionally likes to draw with markers on the wall. She looks back at me as her giggles erupt. I say, "El, please do not draw on the wall, draw on the paper." This makes her laugh even harder and in return, I laugh too because, well, she's 20 months old and there's nothing I love more than the sound of her laughter.
I walk over, she hands me the marker, I clean off the wall (sometimes she helps) and we move on or do it all over again.
Setting boundaries is not an area I'm particularly strong at. Often her bold yet playful testing some how turns into a game (which ruins any chance of enforcing a limit). But since I'm at the beginning stages of my boundary setting journey, I have already learned a few things that will hopefully carry me through the toddler years.
Deciding which limit to set, isn't always easy.
- Sometimes I find myself attempting to set a limit on something I think I should care about. This often leads to inconsistency. For example, the marker on the walls. After some reflection I realize, deep down inside, I actually don't care if she does this. She draws, I wipe, end of story.
When my tone and face communicate I mean business, it only makes the inappropriate activity more interesting.
- This one needs little explanation and I've tested this theory on more than one occasion, with more than one toddler.
Mom's acting weird, let's do it again!
Resorting to sternness, is just not me.
- El's best friend is 32 months and is in the prime limit-testing stage. For a while, I believed that my face and tone should convey that I am serious. If she didn't listen, I said it again, direct, stern, and with an edge...on repeat. I was embarrassed and surprised when my emotional state began to rise to an uncomfortable place. I recently read Janet Lansbury's, 9 Best ways to Stay Unruffled with Toddlers article, which provided relief.
Say it once (EXPECT them not to comply), give a choice,
then follow through.
Narrating what is happening on a developmental level, reminds me of the big picture.
- If El insists on standing on the chair, I say, "I know you keep standing because you are curious to see if I'll respond in the same way." By saying what I logically know, I maintain the perspective that El (and any other toddler that crosses my path) is going through a NORMAL, EXPLORATORY and HEALTHY phase in her development.
El is looking to me for information, guidance and consistency as she actively seeks out ways that she is separate. At 20 months old, it's pretty much her full-time job. As a parent of a 20 month old, it is my job to be disciplined in the art of setting limits, so El can continue to confidently defy my wishes, make choices, and learn to collaborate and compromise with the world around her.
Other helpful resources....
Don't Leave a Testing Toddler Hanging; Janet Lansbury
Why Choosing Your Battles May Not be and Effective Parenting Strategy; Kelly Meier


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Short version: It's a classic Disney movie. Which means that it has a fantastic message, but a bit of a Pollyanna view. Great messages for young girls, but a very limited racial mix. The effects are amazing. The acting is superb (except, weirdly, for the evil robots). There are some really fun park references, but not enough for my taste.
Go see it, unless you hate happiness.
The things that have been seen are movies. Because, fortunately, they still can't be smelled. Or tasted. I then talk about what I've seen, and whether or not I regret seeing it. And whether you should see it, too. Some people would call that "movie reviews", but they've clearly never been paid by the word.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Mad Max: Fury Road
Short version: If you want to see it, you definitely need to see it on the big screen. The action and effects just cry out for it. Do you want to see it? That entirely depends on how you feel about intense, violent, dirty action movies. Because make no mistake, this movie will have you gripping the armrests.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Short version: Duh. I've been waiting MONTHS for this. I saw it twice this weekend. It was everything I could have hoped for. Get off your
ass (Steve doesn't like that sort of language) and go see it. Now. You can read the rest later.
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I wasn't going to set a list of reading goals for this year . . . but I couldn't help myself. There's so much to read and so little time! I will try to keep it reasonable, though.
- Read the Ensign cover to cover each month.
- Read the Friend to my children each month.
- Read the Book of Mormon in French.
- Read two classics I haven't read before.
- Re-read three classics I've read before.
- Read some of the unread books in my personal library.
- Read some of the books that have been on my to-read list for a long time.
- Read something by D.E. Stevenson.
- Read something by Carol Ryrie Brink.
- Read something by Enid Blyton.
- Read something about food storage.
- Read something about family history.
- Read something about science.
- Read a book about fairy tales.
- Read new books that come out this year that interest me.
On my list, I've included three authors whose works I'm working on (and enjoying!) getting through and some topics I'm interested in.
I want to read the Book of Mormon in French for several reasons: it's been ten years since I graduated from college and I don't want to forget French completely; I think it will give me a new perspective on the Book of Mormon; I think it will help me pay more attention during scripture study; I think it will wake up my brain a little; and finally, I haven't read the whole thing in French before. Why not?
Do you have any book recommendations for me, especially from the categories above? Even though my reading list is too long, I still love adding to it.


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I have worked for a fairly conservative financial office for almost twenty years. I recently realized that I am the only woman there wearing pantyhose. Although my co-workers wear professional-looking dresses and separates, it is a forest of bare legs!
_______________________________ Nylon Nihilism
Let me share a few letters from the You Look Just Fine! archives.
Atlanta, April 1986-I will be a June bride. Unfortunately my church is not air-conditioned. Will anyone care if I don't wear pantyhose with my long dress?
Cleveland, August 1992-Every summer my firm holds a summer team-building retreat. Attendance is mandatory. I plan to wear summer suits or casual skirts so that I will still be professionally dressed. Must I wear pantyhose to outdoor programs?
There are two appropriate answers to this question. To see which one applies to you, N.N., answer this question:
Do you have a tattoo?
You are over forty. Wear pantyhose with dressy dresses and professional suits if you feel comfortable doing so. However, you are not permitted to malign your younger colleagues as vulgar, tasteless or slutty.
You are under forty. You go, girl! Thank goodness pantyhose have gone the way of chastity belts, girdles and white gloves. You may wear them if you choose, but not ironically.


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Hernán Reinaudo Tango Concert
Hernán Reinaudo is one of Argentina's most outstanding new-tango musicians. He is the recipient of the 2016 first prize of the Fondo Nacional de las Artes in Argentina in the category Tango. Previously, he won the Clarín Award in the category Tango Revelation and was nominated twice for the "Carlos Gardel Award" (the Argentine Grammy). Hernán has worked on more than 25 album productions, has participated in symphonic projects, and composed the music for the film "La Máquina que hace Estrellas" (Nuts Studios). He has toured America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
Tango is a style of music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated in the 19th century among European immigrant populations of the Rio de la Plata region (Argentina and Uruguay). Tango grew from a combination of forms: Cuban habanera, milonga (a type of folk dance), African candombe and Italian melodies. Immigrants made a major contribution to the development of tango, especially Italians, the group with greater numbers and from where the first musicians came. They gave to the tango its melancholic and nostalgic air. At first, tango was prohibited in many public places, due to its "voluptuous" nature and its working-class origins. A long time passed before it was approved in "proper" people's homes and in high society. At the beginning of the 20th century, tango was accepted in France and spread through Europe and the rest of the world.
Family friendly, all ages are welcome. This is a free but ticketed event.
Co-sponsored by Kellogg Institute for International Studies and Office of Undergraduate Studies.


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English Spirituality and MysticismSubmitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 21:18
I've signed up to take the online course English Spirituality and Mysticism.
I've taken online courses in the past, but this is the first one that I'm actually paying for since I took Grief in the Family Context back in 1999.
Things have changed a lot in online education since 1999 and I'm looking forward to this class, especially because I'm doing a lot with online education for my job right now.
Anyone up for joining me?
The Unexpected RabbitSubmitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 01/01/2017 - 08:54
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit. Happy New Year. Recently, I asked my friends what they thought I should resolve for the New Year. I am facing great uncertainty this coming year, especially around my spiritual journey and our political climate. Will 2017 be a breakout year, in some unexpected way?
Kim, Fiona, and I have gotten tickets to go see Amelie when it opens on Broadway. So last night, we watched the movie. Will this be the year that I find an old tin box full of childhood keepsakes? Will it be the year that I set off to help others in my own quirky way? Will it be the year that I build up enough courage to let something truly wonderful happen to me?
I already have a wonderful marriage, a wonderful family, and a wonderful life (to bring in a different movie title), but is this the year that something gets added to that, in terms of life ambitions, the spiritual journey and the work (much more than my job), that I am to do?
I didn't get a lot of responses to my blog post asking for suggestions, but one that did stick with me was a reference to #OneLittleWord. The starting point for me in thinking about #OneLittleWord is a blog post by Deanna Mascle whom I met through a community of connected learners. Last July, she wrote Write Your Future in #OneLittleWord.
What is my one little word? Perhaps, it stays with the blog post I wrote at the beginning of last year. Unexpected. 2016 certainly had some unexpected twists. It looks like more of the same may be in store for 2017.
Let's hope for some unexpected joy this year as we, like Amelie, find the courage to let something truly wonderful unexpectedly happen to us this year.
#MakeItHappen #WhatIMake and Why: A Post Modern Secular Online Video GospelSubmitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 08:12
This summer, students and teachers at Amity High School in Woodbridge, CT read the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope. The Facebook Cliff Notes version of this says:
A Malawian teenage, William Kamkwamba, taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring power to his village. He then went on to build a second, larger windmill to power irrigation pumps. He did this all from books he read in the library.
A slightly longer version can be found in this Ted Talk.
This could be a great starting point for a discussion of colonial and post-colonial literature, perhaps starting with Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, followed by Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart". This could then be followed by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Half of a Yellow Sun". Those looking for other forms of accessing some of this might want to watch the movie, "Half of a Yellow Sun", or Adichie's TED talk, The danger of a single story . Yes, I realize that Conrad's Congo, Achebe and Adichie's Nigeria and Kamkwamba's Malawi are very different places, but I'm guessing some important things could be discovered.
Perhaps part of that lesson is that what we make matters, and how we make it happens matters. The bigger question is why. Perhaps it could lead to discussions of business ethics, or even deeper into existential questions.
I might start with Matthew 22:37-40
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
To me, this is what it all boils down to. The problem is, that in our post-modern secular world, if you start talking about the Bible, God, Prophets, and commandments, you are likely to lose a lot of people. What might this be like in today's post-modern secular world?
If you were to choose a few videos that grappled with these bigger questions, that go to the core of your existence, what would they be? What would you want people to watch? Would it be some of these TED talks? Talks about creativity?
There are a couple that I would suggest. I might start off with the abridged version of David Foster Wallace's commencement speech, This is Water. This challenges us to think about who are neighbor really is. Yes, it starts off with the privileged white college graduate as a neighbor and doesn't get to issues of racism and post colonialism, but it is an important start.
Once you have started thinking about having a little more empathy for those around you, the next video I would watch might be Validation. We need to find out how the people around us need validation and start there.
With these as a solid base, then we can start looking at things like education with Sir Ken Robinson's Changing Education Paradigms and Taylor Mali on "What Teachers Make"
We can move on to talk about the role of gaming, with Jane McGonigal's Gaming can make a better world and The game that can give you 10 extra years of life.
We can learn from Brene Brown's The Power of Vulnerability and Listening to shame.
Without really thinking about those around us, about loving God and neighbor, we may end up just building bankrupt casinos ruining the lives of customers and vendors as we try to make American great again.
What videos would you recommend? What do you make? How do you make it happen? Why?
#WhatIMake Connections #CLMOOC Continuous Connected LearningSubmitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 07/30/2016 - 21:45
Normally, when asked what I make, I would say blog posts, in addition to other poems like poems, or hard cider. Yet this is only my fourth blog post of the week, behind my average of a post a day, and it does little to catch up with a full week with no blog posts while I was out on Cape Cod, and an expected dearth of blog posts while I am at Falcon Ridge.
On our way out to Cape Cod, we stopped at the 2nd BIG Tiny House Festival in Concord, MA, that my middle daughter helped organize with her friends from Miranda's Hearth. At one of the tables there were #WhatIMake cards and colored pencils. Take a blank card, draw what you make. Leave it in the box of completed cards and take a different card. Connect with other makers.
This week has been #BreakWeek in the #CLMOOC I'm somewhat participating in. Being offline at the Cape left me less connected or involved that I would have liked to have been and I was hoping to use #BreakWeek to catch up. There's been a lot of talk about postcards in #CLMOOC, very much like the #WhatIMake cards from Miranda's Hearth. At some point, when I feel like things are better under control, I hope to join the postcard project. I hope some of my friends at Miranda's Hearth will too.
Some of the stuff in #CLMOOC has been about 'Animator' and various other tools for creating animated GIFs. People have talked about Paper by Fiftythree. Unfortunately that is iPhone only. Someone else mentioned Sketch on Android. I looked briefly at Sketch and similar sketching and animation tools for Android and for laptops. Sketch has the ability to collaboratively sketch, and I think it may have timelines as well. Seems like a nice digital parallel to the postcard and #WhatIMake projects.
Another project that has caught my eye is #CLMOOC #DAILYCONNECT: THE CONNECTED POEM. I would love to spend some time in the connected poem, or perhaps set up a few connected poems myself. It uses Titanpad which appears to be based on Etherpad. Both are worth exploring.
I typically leave pages I've been browsing up to come back to them later and perhaps write about them a little. Often I try to connect them to different themes. I've been trying to avoid getting too drawn into the political fray, but I have been wondering if "You have sacrificed nothing and no one" will be the "Have you no sense of decency left" line from the 2016 election. Various people have been writing about it. Ezra Klein wrote, Donald Trump's slander of Captain Humayun Khan's family is horrifying, even for Trump. The Washington Post had Backlash for Trump after he lashes out at the Muslim parents of a dead U.S. soldier.
I've been getting into some discussions about Trump and religion. On Facebook I shared Opinion: Denying the Imago Dei: The triumph of Donald Trump. It was written by Ian Markham, Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary.
We should always recognize that when we talk about human lives we are talking about men and women who are made in the image of God. People are of infinite value. This debased and coarse language is totally inappropriate; in fact, it is wrong; it is sinful; indeed it is evil.
I often also point people to 7 conservative Christians who are not supporting Trump. There are lots of good comments there. Another window I had open was TRUMP ANNOUNCES HIS DEBATE ESCAPE PLAN. Not a lot of content there but it voices something people are talking about. Also, If Politicians Had Man Buns has some funny pictures.
It is getting late, and I won't make it through all the open windows, but I thought I'd highlight two last articles I have up. I was talking with my eldest daughter whose classmates are now hearing "weird dad" stories. I pointed her to Impression Formation in Cyberspace: Online Expectations and Offline Experiences in Text-based Virtual Communities in which I am a case study. There is also an article which I believe I originally found from my middle daughter, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett And Oprah All Use The 5-Hour Rule :
Top business leaders often spend five hours per week doing deliberate learning.
While I'm not keen on the business focus, I think it has an interesting point which expands upon nicely.
More continuous connected learning later…
#CLMOOC - Found PLNSubmitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 07/24/2016 - 20:22
the voice of the world"
is an
"Epic Night! Featuring Rufus Wainwright + 1500 Singers [who] sing HALLELUJAH!"
and being
a LIVE node on the network
as we Reciprocate with Gratitude and Generosity.
From Jacques du Toit,
via Aaron Davis,
I discover my Personal learning network
something I didn't even know I had,
something I grow and nuture
through CLMooc.
What if
each of us reached out to a few (five?) unconnected nodes and connected up with them,
perhaps through poem, song, or
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In ABAP stack Startup sequence.
The Startup script will start the sapstart binary which will read the start profiles (/usr/sap/SID/SYS/profiles/START_INSTANCE_HOSTNAME) and get all the information like Hostname, System Name (SID), instance number.
Once the information are available the script will start the dispatcher which in turn will read the install profile and starts the server like, Database, Message Service, Enqueue Service, Dispatcher Service. The dispatcher in turn will start all the Work Process Services.
Java Startup process. (JCONTROL and JLAUNCH :- JControl starts JLaunch)
1. Database is Started : Database must be operational before SAP is started.
2. Central Services is Started : Java Central services which includes the message service, enqueue service are started.
3. Central Instance is started : Now the Java Central Instance which includes the services like Dispatcher, Server process and SDM is started by "Start and Control Framework"
The Start procedure in the Startup and Control Framework
3.1 JControl is started by the startup script.
3.2 JControl creates a connection to the message server (on the CS).
3.3 JControl starts a Java Instance bootstrap process with parameters that are defined in the file bootstrap.properties (/usr/sap/SID/instance/j2ee/cluster/bootstrap). The bootstrap process synchronize all required binaries for the Java Nodes from the database with the file system. This is necessary, since the Class Loading is performed using the file system in the Java environment. The database always contains the current (deployed) binaries and properties and distributes these to every java node when starting.
3.4 The java instance bootstrap process reads the instance description from the java schema of the database.
3.5 The java instance bootstrap process stores a file instance.properties, containing the instance description, at operating system level.
3.6 JControl start the instance description from the file system.
3.7 JControl starts the specified bootstrap processes for java nodes. Then JControl starts all java nodes such as dispatchers and servers as JLaunch processes and, when doing so, loads a JVM in the JLaunch process.
--->>> If an ABAP instance is started with an additional Java Instance, the ABAP dispatcher uses a signal from the ABAP dispatcher process to run a start command on the Startup and control Framework.
Every time Java instance is started it will create a instance.properties file (/usr/sap/SID/instance_name/j2ee/cluster/instance.properties ), which is used for synchronizing the information with the database. The instance profile contains A service called Jcontrol will start initially which in turn will start Jlaunch process. There would be as many as jlaunch processes as many there are server process like dispatcher process, Server process, SDM. For each instance it will start one jcontrol and atleast 2 jlaunch process (dispatcher and Server process).
Central services (Message Service and Enqueue Service) are not started by jcontrol process. Java's instance profile is not used for any configuration, here the configurations are done in services which are modified by either tool called "Configtool" or "Visual Administrator".
4. Java Additional Dialog instances are Started : Other Dialog instance is started here.


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Life News
A pro-life organziation that serves as a watchdog for Catholic colleges and universities has published a list of Catholic educational institutions that are violating the pro-life teachings of the Catholic Church by having pro-abortion commencement speakers.
"Research conducted by The Cardinal Newman Society reveals that at least 10 Catholic colleges will be honoring individuals at their 2016 commencement ceremonies who have publicly opposed Church teaching in their statements and actions," the group says. "By honoring those who disregard Catholic teaching, and holding them up as role models for students, administrators at these Catholic colleges send a dangerous message to students, betray the religious mission of their institutions and disregard the guidance of the U.S. bishops."
"Families who choose a Catholic education deserve much better than this," said Patrick Reilly, president of The Cardinal Newman Society. "By passing over the opportunity to present good role models for students — people who embrace not only a call to leadership but God's call to virtue and faith — a Catholic college falsely honors those who oppose moral truths and dishonors its graduating students."
The nation's Catholic bishops have made it very clear that Catholic colleges and universities should not give a platform to abortion advocates.
In 2004, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released "Catholics in Political Life," which requires Catholic institutions to withhold honors and platforms from public opponents of Church teaching — and a commencement address certainly is both a prominent platform and a coveted honor, especially when paired with an honorary degree. The document states in part:
The Catholic community and Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles. They should not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their actions.


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Although there were earlier references, the phrase "run amok" was partially popularized by Captain James Cook in 1772. From Cook's book:
To run amock is to get drunk with opium… to sally forth from the house, kill the person or persons supposed to have injured the Amock, and any other person that attempts to impede his passage… indiscriminately killing and maiming villagers and animals in a frenzied attack.
In the Malay culture at the time, some believed the state of amok was caused by an evil spirit, "hantu belia", entering the body of a person, who would then run amok, attacking and attempting to kill anyone they came across, only to recover later and return to normal, if they weren't killed first. Because it was thought an evil spirit caused this, rather than the person doing it of their own free will, punishments for someone who ran amok and survived were typically light or even non-existent, with the person sometimes getting off scot-free.
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much love monday
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To join in Much Love Monday, simply do a blog post that includes a picture of a heart and mention something you love. Then leave a link of your blog post in the Linky space below, and put it in the thing you love as the title. A link back would be much appreciated.
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- Maxabella said...
What's not to love about CHOCOLATE!? I am currently trying to retrain myself to only see it as a 'sometimes' food... but, it's just so hard 'cos I want it everyday. Hopefully I'll get there!!
Thanks for hosting, Anna. I enjoy Much Love Mondays a lot. x
- November 1, 2010 at 10:57 AM
- Marinka said...
cute picture I love chocolate ^^
- November 1, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- Andi Lia said...
Yumm yumm...I eat chocolate like every day, can you believe it?
- November 1, 2010 at 12:33 PM
- curious constellation said...
Chocolate, ohmigoodness me. The good stuff!
- November 1, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- gnomeangel said...
Oh how good does that chocolate look! I am totally going to have to have some now. Yumbo!
- November 1, 2010 at 5:49 PM
- Melissa Blake said...
chocolate is my weakness!! love those photos!
- November 2, 2010 at 12:57 AM
- July said...
Beautiful pictures!!!!!!!!!!! So cute!
- November 2, 2010 at 1:24 AM
- July said...
Beautiful pictures! So CUte
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- Whispy Love said...
These are lovely! Your blog is lovely..I shall follow it :)
- November 2, 2010 at 10:04 AM
YUM!! this looks soooo delicious!! such a pretty heart photo!! <3
- November 2, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- Emily, Resplendent Tranquility said...
Heart shaped chocolates are infinitely sweeter than regular chocolates, don't you think? :)
- November 3, 2010 at 5:30 AM
i love the charm and simplicity in these photos, Anna. you're easily one of my favorite photographers, Anna.
i've missed MLM these last few weeks; i hope to be back with my posts on monday.
- November 5, 2010 at 12:14 PM
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Beautiful ♥
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This looks delicious! I miss M<3M!
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Mothers "keep the Word" in obedience to God and in service to the Gospel of Life, as every newly conceived child "comes" to the woman who thus opens her heart, mind and womb to the will of the Creator, allowing God's power and love to make "a dwelling within her" for the new person coming into being.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
A blessed Mother's Day to all mothers.
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The famous Breadtop has arrived in Blacktown! The recently opened bakery is located at Level 1 of Westpoint Blacktown and they've only operated this week.
Breadtop is known for their deliciously baked breads. They also have cakes, ice cream and custard.One of their bestsellers is the Pork Floss Bun. So glad we were able to grab the last one on the shelf.
Also the only one on the shelf when we visited was the Milk Custard. I like it because it tastes like white chocolate.
So glad that we now have Breadtop in our suburb. My next foodie wish is for us to have Chatime (Dear Universe, please can we have Chatime here soon?).


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We headed down to Winona early on Friday to get a spin in before the fun began on Saturday morning. It was my first ever attempt at Single Speed USA (SSUSA), hosted by 29nSngl, and the anxiety was settling in early. Jay had worked like crazy all week singling-out my LaMere 29'er with an eccentric BB30 that our pal The Mayor fabricated with the help of Hwood's coaching on dimensions.... time to test it out!
The bike rode awesome and, although some of the sections of Holzinger wore me out on cold legs, the terrain I was sailing over and through was exhilarating and fun! After an hour of spinning, we returned to the lodge and I was bouncing off the walls over the awesome, rocky decent leading to the finish. If you would have asked me to do that a year ago, and I would have given ya a dirty look and walked my chicken-butt down the hill slowly. Oh what a difference a great bike and awesome coach (hubby) can make!
After the ride, we headed over to Gabby's to pick up our race packets and throw back some beers with our buds. Damn it's cheap to drink in Winona! $2 for pints of Surly Furious... yes, please! We tied a few on and I squirmed in my seat as H&K and I talked about the next day's party strategy. It was a left brain / right brain struggle as part of me wanted to screw around and take it easy... but the racer in me had wanted to win, since the moment I registered. I never let myself set goals like that - I always try to focus on just having fun... but this was something I couldn't deny that I wanted BAD!
Come morning, my anxiety was thru the roof and I was struggling to choke down some eggs before heading over to Holzinger Lodge. We fell into rhythm with the crowd as we walked our bikes to an open field for the le mons start (running 1/4 mile on foot to your bike to begin the race
). Lucky for me and H&K, the trail fairies left our bikes alone and they were right where we left them. We got into the trail with lil fuss and started heading up the bluff to tackle the 4,000+ feet of climbing that was to come. H&K had to wait for me a couple times, but then my legs woke up and it was hard to think about partyin'... I just wanted to go FAST! As ladies passed us, it started to bug me and I just wanted to chase them down. When we climbed into the Cherrybomb part of the coarse, I'd gapped H&K and had to wait a bit before we went into the woods. My legs complained and lactic acid started gathering. Once back on the bike, though, the pain subsided. We were riding with a few others and I got into a smooth rhythm, watching only the 2 riders in front of me. Before I knew it, H&K was gone. I stopped and waited, but my legs screamed and I had to get moving again before I fell totally apart.
I was in time trial mode, now, and picking off the girls who'd passed me before and never looked back. I caught 5 in Cherrybomb and overtook another as we entered our last Holizinger loop to the finish. Atop Holzinger with 3 miles to go, I found another. Once the pass was made, I tried to get outta sight and outta mind fast, pedaling to my limit as I tried to make it to the finish. Crossing the line, I was blown away when I found my name as 3rd woman on the list! (although technically I think I was 4th since one gal didn't sign in). Only 1 minute behind the gal who finished 3rd! Astonished and boiling over with joy, I threw back some brews with my hubby and pals, waiting for the final battle... please, oh please, let it be a derby!
Sov got on the mic and gave trophies to the 1st place male & female of the race. Then, it was time to announce the final challenge for the title.. DERBY! Ladies first! Lucky for me, Chuck had used my Bianchi MUSS for the race so I was able to use the bike I'd learned how to derby on in the final event.
Walking thru crowd to the derby was calm and slow. All I could think about was Homey Fest...with my MUSS in hand, we were zen, and it was like I was finally arriving at the moment I'd been dreaming of for months. Kerry, the defending champ, and the Drunkcyclist gal were my competitors, and we pedaled 'round and 'round inside the wall of onlookers. Everything seemed to move in slow mo and I played it from a defensive stance, slowing my speed and forcing them to come to me. Since my smaller size gives me much less momentum than the boys I learned from, using my balance at slow speeds was my most effective weapon.
It took everything in me not to cry - I did it... I actually did it! The moment I'd been dreaming of came true, and all of the energy in the circle sparked and amplified in the excitement of it all.
With belt tightly secured around my waist, I watched as the men entered the ring. With more participants, the derby went longer and got more intense. Down to the final two, Spinner won it with the same strategy I'd employed, making the other rider come to him. It worked and we threw up our fists in celebration as the new champion was crowned.
Next up were heats of Bucketball to help determine the finalists for the next host city. The excitement was high as the riders rode for their town's honor. It came down to Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Michigan, with the final feat of strength to take place at the after-party just hours later...
We hit the after-party at Market Street Tap hard with DNF rockin' out tunes as we celebrated and sang along. "Super Drunk Guy" was quite entertaining as well, rolling around on the floor in a stupor as the crowd rocked out and the guys jammed out awesome tune after awesome tune.
Spinner and Me - SSUSA 2013 Champs partyin' hard!
The drinks were cheap, the entertainment was awesome, and everything was PERFECT! As we loaded the cars up with the gear and filtered out into the streets, another derby began. Hollywood and G-Money found two bikes hooked to a sign via cable lock and snapped the sign to get at 'em, riding the bikes side by side in the derby as H&K watched on with her key in hand. The crowd thinned and we headed back to camp with Chucker, G-Money, Chris, Wheels, Hollywood, Metal Mike, and Fastway Freddie. Exhausted and well-embibed, it wasn't a surprise to see everyone quickly retreat to their tents.
I can't thank the sponsors, volunteers, or participants enough for making that weekend so amazing and memorable. Thanks to 29nSngl for putting on a killer weekend & race, Hollywood Cycles for singling out my bike and making sure I was ready to rock, Podiumwear for the comfortable and durable cycling apparel and letting me do what I wanted with the design (hottest kit there!), LaMere Cycles for the killer bike that flew thru the trails, and the Minneapolis Mafia for teaching me to derby! And if it weren't for my husband Jay, I never would have experienced all this awesomeness.. I love you to the moon & back!
365 days to wear the belt.... Copper Harbor 2014, here we come!
Ridin' high,
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Not much is known about the Dream Master and his origins are a mystery. He claims to be "deathless, timeless and ageless" although if these statements are true have not been substantiated.
His only recorded surfacing was the year 1949 where he founded his Temple of Silence in New York City, offering joy and content to those who were miserable, using his dream dust to give them happy dreams and sleep. In reality, the Dream Master was bilking people out of all their valuables and put them in a state of deep sleep. Those who were of no value to him were given horrible waking nightmares with the dream dust and locked in a dungeon in the basement of his temple. Eventually, all the positive public relations attracted the attention of Captain America and Golden Girl who broke into the Temple of Silence to investigate the Dream Master's organization.
Learning that he was robbing people, Cap and Golden Girl freed his prisoners from the basement and confronted the Dream Master himself. The Dream Master used his dream dust on the duo to make them have a nightmare that they were having a battle against the armies of Genghis Khan. While they dreamt, the Dream Master was about to stab both heroes with a knife. However, his victims then chased him away and down into his own dungeon where he locked himself in a cell for his own safety.
Captain America and Golden Girl eventually broke free from the control of the Dream Dust and attempted to apprehend the Dream Master. The villain escaped through a secret passage way and down a rope into a cavern below his temple. When Cap and Golden Girl tried to follow and explosion sealed the cavern, allowing the Dream Master to apparently escape.[1]
He has not been seen since.
Powers and Abilities
The Dream Master claims to be immortal, but this claim has yet to be proven.
The Dream Master uses "dream dust" a powder of unknown composition. When a significant amount of dust gets into contact with the human eye, the one exposed to the dust enters an instant dream state. It would appear that the types of dreams they have are dictated by the Dream Master. How he is exactly able to have power over the dreams of his victims by this means is unexplained.
The Dream Master carried a knife.
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Date/Time: 2011-02-17 18:42
City: Southwest Part Of Austin
State: Texas
Shape: Circle,Star-like
Vallee Index: FB1
Summary: Observed four objects flying in a pattern over southwest Austin that were orange and glowing; moved very slowly.
Pulled out of my garage in my car at 6:42 CST as I proceeded to drive up my neighborhood street, which is normally full of kids and parents at that time but no one was visible anywhere (not that it has any bearing).
As I began driving up my street which is a slight incline I noticed this odd light in the sky to my left above the tree line (glowing orange/yellow color light) not really moving - airplane traffic can get busy in this area. Initially I just thought it was some sort of manned aircraft but given its odd glowing color, no sound as it was maybe 500' in the air and given it was not moving I got out of my car to take a picture of it with my phone camera which is not very good. I observed the object begin to move north to northwest of my position and I then telephoned a buddy to tell him what I was seeing.
After maybe 60 seconds a 2nd object appeared from behind the tree line; same color, etc...everything was the same and it moved above the treeline at about 5:00 relative to the other object and they moved in unison maintaining the same distance. Maybe 15 seconds later a third one appeard moving slowly in the same direction - I was then starting to get an adrenaline rush talking to my buddy and then suddenly maybe 10 seconds later the fourth one appeared. It too was positioned at 5:00 relative to the third one. They all moved in unison very slowly towards the north to northwest. The whole event lasted just less than four minutes as they moved further away from my position disappearing in the clouds.
All the objects were glowing; there were no flashing lights light on an airplane or helicopter. I just can't say how big they were. I'm looking to see if anyone else saw this; no other cars drove by nor did anyone walk by my position. I was really hoping someone would drive up - I parked my car in the middle of street with my emergency flashers on because I really wanted someone else to see what I was looking at but to no avail. I may walk the area this evening to see if anyone else walking in the area may have seen it.
I had a sighting when I was 11 and I was with my brother, mother and grandmother but it was only one object and it didn't look like these. Just curious if anyone else saw this.
It occurred over the southwest part of Austin and Travis County.
Note: Report contains some spelling corrections. To see original report, please click on case number. -SW
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Orange Lights Observed Over Southwest Austin- 2/17/2011
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June Zach @ 27
April 12, 2011, Posted by junezach at 9:40 pm
It's my big day! Today I'm celebrating God's faithfulness in my life. :)
For 27 years, He has been so real and wonderful! He has given me a loving family, true friends and a special person to share my life with, my sweetie.
I recorded my own rendition of "Shout to the Lord" (an original of Hillsong Music Australia) for my 27th birthday. This is my humble way of giving glory to the Almighty ! All the voices that you can hear in this song are from yours truly. :D


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"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." - Sun Tzu
"Geography, tribal structure, religion, social customs, language, appetites, standards were at my finger-ends. The enemy I knew almost like my own side. I risk myself among them many times, to learn." - T.E. Lawrence
"...the value of military intelligence is exceeded by that of social and cultural intelligence. We need the ability to look, understand, and operate deeply into the fault lines of societies where, increasingly, we find the frontiers of national security."- ADM Arthur Cebrowski, USN, (Ret.), former Director of the Office of Force Transformation.
Does Culture Matter?: The Military Utility of Understanding Adversary Culture by Montgomery McFate, Joint Forces Quarterly Video
Military Cultural Education by COL Maxie McFarland, U.S. Army (Ret.), Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
Through the Lens of Cultural Awareness: A Primer for US Armed Forces Deploying to Arab and Middle Eastern Countries by LTC William D. Wunderle, U.S. Army. Combat Studies Institute (CSI) Special Study
Know your Enemy: Human Intelligence Key to SOF Missions by Scott Swanson, Delphi International Research
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October 29 – November 1, 2009
The Writers Retreat is part of the C.S. Lewis Foundation Southwest Regional Retreat. Click here to view the main retreat page.
Join our workshops and lectures for the jump-start, dusting off, or home-stretch encouragement you've been needing to move forward with your writing.
We all know that writing well is, in part, a talent. But moving from God-given gift to a finished — and perhaps published — product requires self-discipline and dogged perseverance, as well the encouragement and feedback of others.
We'll create an affirming atmosphere for reading and commenting on one another's work, hear the often grim, full-of-failure background stories of now-respected writers, and discuss specifics for creating a writing life that is more than a rainy-day hobby. Writers of all expertise levels are welcome to come celebrate the creative life — and the privilege of working in community.
The Writers Workshop is part of the larger Southwest Regional Retreat on the theme The Company They Keep: Creativity & Community with C.S. Lewis & the Inklings.
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Two Tracks for Writers of Fiction and Nonfiction
Fiction Track led by Joy Jordan-Lake
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Part of the C.S. Lewis Foundation Southwest Regional Retreat
From the early 1930s to the late 1940s, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and a community of their friends and fellow writers met frequently to share good fellowship and their creative works-in-progress. Members of this small writers group, the "Inklings," came to produce some of the most beloved works of fiction and prose of the twentieth century.
But how did the Inklings, many of them Christians working in skeptical secular environments, come to create such lasting contributions to literature and Christianity? And what can we learn about Christian creativity, community, and fellowship from such a diverse group of writers and thinkers?
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Following the completion of the Western Bank Library redevelopment project we'll be offering guided tours to all staff and students. These tours will be an opportunity for you to ask questions about the new facilities, learn more about where our various collections are housed, in what areas you can expect to find silent study and how we plan to use the exhibition space etc.
Student tours are due to commence week beginning February 8th and are open to everyone. There'll be two sessions a day, starting at 11am and 3pm, and all you have to do is show up at the library five minutes beforehand. Make your way up the 1st flight of stairs from the main entrance on Level G and we'll be waiting on Level M.
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The list might be a little ambitious right????
Forever Home Update
The list might be a little ambitious right????
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It's going to look absolutely beautiful and you'll be so proud of your hard work1ReplyDeleteReplies
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how exciting! I can't wait to see how things progress!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Picture taking is the best part!!! I love seeing how the changes progress.Delete
So cool that you are building your dream home together! And the setting looks picture perfect.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you!!! The setting is so much better minus all the snow ;)Delete
Wow! Your home is looking amazing. What a wonderful memory legacy you are also creating by photographing and writing about the progress in your blog. It will be fun to look back!ReplyDeleteReplies
One of the main reasons I started the blog was so that we could look back at all of hard work! Thank you for stopping by!Delete
Its looking great! Lets home that darn snow melts and progress can really pick up!ReplyDeleteReplies
No kidding eh!!! The snow is creating so many angry working days! Spring is just around the corner, no??Delete
That entry overhang is awesome. Your to-do list might be a bit ambitious, but everything you guys do amazes me, so I'm sure you'll knock it out. Good luck and good weather to you!ReplyDeleteReplies
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This is incredible. Truly. To be able to build your own home just as you want it. You're very inspiring!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Holy cow, this is in incredible! Your home is going to be amazing, I bet you're just dying to get out on the deck!ReplyDeleteReplies
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A High Court judge in Zimbabwe Wednesday has approved a petition by two top government officials that allows them to remove themselves from a case brought by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change. The opposition is questioning the judge's decision, saying the two officials played a key role in the presidential election last year that the opposition is challenging in the courts.
In their petition, the two officials, the registrar general and the minister of justice, argued that the election challenge is strictly between President Robert Mugabe and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who alleges gross irregularities in the poll. Most Western observers condemned the election result, which Mr. Mugabe won, as not being either free or fair.
With the registrar general and the minister of justice removed from the case, two respondents remain: President Mugabe and the Electoral Supervisory Commission. But the Commission has also applied to the courts to be removed as a respondent.
The opposition has expressed surprise at the court decision. Brian Elliot, the MDC legal representative in the case, said any person with a substantial interest in the case must be cited. He said the registrar general was cited in his capacity as head of the body that conducts elections and the minister of justice was cited because he wrote the laws that tilted the elections in the president's favor.
In a related development, another High Court judge has annulled the election victory of a ruling ZANU-PF parliamentary candidate in the 2000 general election. The MDC won 57 of the 120 contested seats in that election.
The courts have so far ruled in favor of the opposition in eight of the more than 20 results it has challenged. However, the ruling party candidates in the other cases continue to sit in parliament pending the hearing of their appeals in the Supreme Court. The next general elections are due in 2005.


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I've always admired those fancy Christmas Stocking holder thingys that go on the mantlepiece, weigh down the stocking and look gorgeous all at the same time (see the fancy example below)! And those personalised ones are even better, enabling Santa to identify the correct Stocking first time! However, with three children to purchase these for, I've never been able to justify the expense, especially at nearly $15-20 each!. So, this year I decided to make something similar myself on a limited budget!
I couldn't think of anything suitably dense to use as a weight heavy enough to hold a fully loaded stocking, and didn't want to risk breakages, so decided not to make a stocking holder... these are purely decorative markers to label each persons' stocking (stockings which I expect Santa will take down from the mantlepiece, fill with treats and leave in a prominent position at floor level... or so I've been reliably informed)!
You will need...
- Unfinished wooden pre-cut letter(s) - these are available in craft stores for about $2-3 depending on the size and font, but I've also seen them in DIY stores. You can also purchase them cheaply online on places like ebay for a few bucks. You will need the sort with flat bottoms that can stand freely on their own.
- Wooden pre-cut embellishments - these are optional, but add a little Christmas jazziness! Again, you'll find these easily in your local craft store! I chose small, thin snowflakes (they were only 49 c each!).
- Small pot(s) of acrylic paint - choose festive colors, or coordinate with your home decor. Contrasting or complementary colors are useful for the embellishments.
- Paint brushes
- Newspaper or similar to protect your worksurfaces, plus an apron etc...
- Glitter in matching colors to your paints.
- Multi-purpose craft or wood glue.
Firstly paint your letters in the colors you have chosen. If you have a mirror over your mantlepiece it is a good idea to make sure that you take the time to paint the back of your letter first, allow to dry before turning over... that way you won't see the ugly unfinished back of the letter in reflection! Paint the surface of the letter evenly (doing more than one coat if necessary), and while the paint is still wet sprinkle your matching glitter over the surface thickly so that it covers the paint. Leave to dry.
Repeat with any embellishments you are planning to use. I chose contrasting colors to match my brightly colored stockings. Leave to dry.
Once the paint is completely dry, carefully shake off any excess glitter that hasn't stuck to the paint. Decide where you would like to place the embellishment, before sticking in place with glue. Leave to dry again.
You can then simply stand your monogrammed stocking marker on the mantlepiece above the stocking, which you will have to attach with another method (I can recommend 3M Command removable hooks, adhesive hooks some of which can hold up to 5 lbs but that remove cleanly afterwards ... available in white, but also bronze).


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Happy Monday! I don't have a ton to ramble on about today! I just wanted to get the day started off with my blog post! I am trying to do better about posting each day of the week! So far so good! :) I think my new light box has given me a new motivation! Speaking of... I ordered a new light and a smaller cube. I am spending more money than I thought but I want it to be right. I think I need another light on the top of cube... shining down. Maybe just a smaller cube will help. I don't know! Okay... I guess I do have something to ramble on about! :)
I am still trying to decide what I want to get done today. I think I am going to see if I can talk little man into running some errands! We have been so exhausted around here... busy busy busy! Anyway....
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Destiny: Books to movies: Overall, I really enjoy seeing books being adapted into movies. Its a lot of fun seeing your favorite stories come to life on the big screen and seeing how someone else interpreted the story. Some are fantastic - like Harry Potter and (no nasty comments here) the Twilight Saga and others make you go "oh dear that was bad!" I am probably one of the few that hasn't seen The Hunger Games movie so I have my DVD pre-ordered as I adored the books. Fingers crossed I love the movie as much! On the flip side, I have several movies I think would be amazing books, do you? :)
Siobhán: Books to Movies: Everyone and their grannies will have their own thoughts on this. Me? Well....I am a sucker for them. I usually love when books are made into movies. There is just somethings exciting about seeing your favourite reads on the screen. However, there is the dread of it not working out. You drive yourself insane waiting for the release, you see trailers, pics and notice things that should be different. Or when you think they have the casting all wrong. However, no movie adaptation is going to perfect even my faves aren't and Destiny has already mentioned them. Yip Harry Potter and Twilight (and backing up Destiny no nasty comments, we are a blog that LOVES Twilight!) Right now the big thing is Book to Movie Adaptations and I am pretty excited for them all e.g The Host, Catching Fire, Beautiful Creatures. So I say bring on the Movie adaptations. I fully support it!!


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I'm tardy to the party for Nate Berkus Day, but nonetheless, here I am!
Apparently Nate doesn't have enough love, so this day was designated to let him know he has blog love, and nearly 100 bloggers (and still counting) are making this Nate Berkus Day.
Do you all remember this Elle Decor cover? It launched stripe rug love even more than the rug in the movie Somethings Gotta Give!
I got one for my living room back then! I was just at the beginning of a major living room revamp, and brought Nate into my house HERE
I also had one of my clients get two of these settees in this Ikat pattern. In this day and age, designers have to shop high and low, and this Nate Berkus settee is low in price, but high in style.
I'm thinking of getting these branch candlesticks too!
Like so many others, I respect and adore his work, admire him as a person, and wish him a ton of bloggy love!
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You might notice him as an anomaly on the landscape, while speeding north on I-295 between Yarmouth and Freeport- and surely you've had a detailed look while tooling along Route 1 which runs exactly parallel to the highway. Minutes north of the world's largest rotating-and-revolving model of the globe ("Eartha," at the Delorme Map Company: http://www.delorme.com/about/eartha.aspx ), stands the Freeport icon everyone calls The Big Indian. PC language notwithstanding, he's always been "The Big Indian," and for us locals, The B.F.I. More often than not, the "F" is for "Freeport," particularly in the company of children.
The 40 foot statue isn't a Maine native, but was commissioned by the owner of the old Casco Bay Trading Post, a moccasin-selling business which occupied the Freeport site back in 1969. The owner, Julian Leslie, had sought out the Pennsylvania sculptor of the 12 foot tall raincoated fisherman at Brown's Motel in Boothbay Harbor, to have the Indian statue fashioned. Even in transit to Maine, The Big Indian made news. En route from Pennsylvania to Maine, on the New Jersey Turnpike, the flatbed truck hauling the Indian drew so many picture-taking and gawking commuters the State Police had to make the driver pull over and continue the trip after dark. Lying on its back like a sleeping giant on a rolling semi, a New Jersey State Police Chief phoned Leslie saying, "Your Indian created the biggest traffic jam on the New Jersey Turnpike." (Portland Evening Express, 6/23/89).
The property- and The Big Indian- have since changed ownership several times. In 1989, when the retail area was owned by Levinsky's clothing store, Phil Levinsky had the sculpture restored. The B.F.I.'s facelift included structural reinforcement and a repainting using weatherproof marine paints to bring back the Indian's bright colors. The restorers even had to pull arrows out of the beleaguered Indian that had been shot by Bowdoin College archers. As the social landscape shifts in southern Maine, The Big Indian has seen it all- once standing in front of a Native American goods store, to clothing outlets, to a ski equipment company, and now an image-marketing firm.
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
A Holly Jolly Sunday #1
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Oh, how I can relate to those last minute, knit quickly, Christmas gifts! Each year I decide that I am going to start earlier. Each year .... as the year passes, I keep saying, "I have to get started on those," then I find myself, well into December, knitting furiously.ReplyDelete
This year, once again, I said that same thing, and even have a partial list started... but .... no Christmas gifts made, yet. Actually, sorry to say, I am still trying to finish up a couple of Christmas 2011 gifts. I am also; however, working furiously on knitting a birthday gift for the end of this month. Wish me luck in finishing it on time.
You go girl! I'm not working on any Christmas presents right now but I wanted to encourage you to work on your stuff.ReplyDelete
Oh I know that feeling. I am working on 2 gifts now and really need to motivation. If you don't mind that their not Xmas gifts I will help you out too!ReplyDeleteReplies
As long as their gifts, I don't see why not!Delete
wow! good on you for being prepared!ReplyDelete


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Rolling into the annals of crime
Your chance to buy a piece of crime "history" comes this week, according to the Associated Press:
A motorized bar stool that got an Ohio man arrested for drunken driving goes up for auction this week on eBay.
Twenty-nine-year-old Kile Wygle was charged with driving under the influence after he crashed the contraption in March in the central Ohio city of Newark. He pleaded guilty the following month and spent three days in jail.
A Licking County judge ruled in June that any profit from sale of the stool should go toward back child support. At the time, Wygle owed about $37,000.
The stool is scheduled to be listed Thursday.
And here's the video the AP ran back when the story broke.
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Today's miles: 441.1 (Total: 1892.3)
Today was a day of extremes. I slept in pants, socks, and a hoodie last night instead of my usual T-shirt and shorts because the low temperature was 40 F and my truck bed only stays warm when it's hot outside. Now I'm lying here with all the windows open, and at 10 pm it's still quite warm.
I went from 40 degrees at 7650 feet, to 110 degrees at 282 feet below sea level before 11 am. Death Valley was the main stop today, and it's like nothing else I've experienced.
Badwater Basin is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere, and the ground is salt. I didn't stay very long, because even dry heat is seriously oppressive at 110. There were a few potholes in the packed walkway, and water in the bottom of the deeper ones. I stuck my finger in one and a tiny cut started stinging. So I licked my finger, and it was like licking a pure block of salt. Not bad, just regular old salt flavor.
Moving on, I said goodbye to California for good and returned to Nevada. I stopped for fireworks at an impressive store in a town that is seriously named Pahrump. They had enormous 16000 shot firecracker barrels, along with every other sort of firework imaginable with enough variety to paralyze the choice-making part of your brain. I got a small selection for July 4th.
Red Rock Canyon was the next stop, and it's a beautiful place.
There were signs along the scenic loop at Red Rock Canyon that warned of tortoises on the road, but sadly I couldn't find any except the taxidermied one in the visitor center.
Las Vegas is actually visible from parts of the loop, and it was a short drive from there to downtown. I wandered the strip for about an hour and a half, which was too long. The heat and noise and colors and lights were too much for me, and I quickly became exhausted and twitchy.
I got a few souvenirs and plenty of pictures, and then escaped. I don't like cities, and Vegas takes all the things I don't like and cranks them up to ridiculous levels. It's pretty, though.
With plenty of time left in the evening, I decided to watch Wonder Woman, which was a wonderful choice. Now I'm at a truck stop in south Las Vegas and really looking forward to tomorrow. It's going to be another epic day.


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State prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against a Coral Springs woman after a taped phone call raised questions about the conduct of two city police officers involved in her arrest.
The Oct. 4 incident started out with an off-duty officer stopping to help Susan Mait, who had two flat tires — but rapidly spiraled into the 59-year-old woman being arrested on four criminal charges.
While Mait was on the phone with her insurance company arranging a tow, an on-duty officer cursed at her and then charged her with driving under the influence of drugs and resisting an officer with and without violence.
The Broward State Attorney's Office is now investigating allegations that the officers lied under oath about what happened and that the criminal charges were trumped up.
Broward prosecutors soon decided not to pursue the charge that Mait was driving under the influence because a urine test proved that she was only using a prescription antidepressant. They also declined to prosecute the felony resisting charge.
But the misdemeanor charges against Mait lingered until her defense attorney, Michael Catalano, got her insurance company, Geico, to turn over a taped phone call, automatically recorded by customer service, that he said shows the officers were out of line.
The tape captured Officer Nicole Stasnek using "theF-bomb" with the woman within moments of coming in contact with her and also recorded Stasnek and Officer Derek Fernandes discussing how to deal with the internal affairs complaint they seemed to think was inevitable.
The wrongful allegation that Mait drove under the influence of drugs was particularly hurtful because Mait's husband, Steven, was killed when his vehicle was struck by a man driving under the influence of drugs in March 2009, Catalano said.


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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Donna Reed: Classic Movie Goddess Part 3
Birth name: Donna Belle Mullenger
Height: 5'7"
27 January 1921 - 14 January 1986 (pancreatic cancer)
Despite her association with the squeaky-clean and conservative 1950s, Reed became an anti-nuclear activist and anti-Vietnam protester. She also founded the group Another Mother for Peace.
Her last husband Grover Asmus started a program called the Donna Reed Foundation that led to the Donna Reed festival held yearly in Denison, IA. It's a celebration of Donna, and includes classes, performances. Many stars attend such as Shelley Fabares, Debbie Reynolds, and Loren Janes.
In the scene from It's a Wonderful Life (1946) where she and James Stewart throw rocks at the old Granville house, director Frank Capra had originally planned to use a double in Donna's place to throw the rock. Miss Reed, however, was an accomplished baseball player in high school and threw very well, as evidenced by her toss in the movie.
Four children by husband/producer Tony Owen : Penny, Tony, Timothy and Mary. Two were adopted. Mary, their last child, was born to them in 1957, a year before the start of Donna's classic TV show, which Tony executive produced.
Learned of her firing from "Dallas" (1978) from a reporter while on a vacation to Paris. She was in the process of suing the show's producers before her death in January, 1986.
The woman on the cover of Rush's Permanent Waves album is modeled after her.
In Italy, a great deal of her films were dubbed by Renata Marini and Dhia Cristiani (most notably From Here to Eternity (1953)). Occasionally she was also dubbed by Miranda Bonansea (in Green Dolphin Street (1947)), Rosetta Calavetta and Micaela Giustiniani. The great Lidia Simoneschi also lent her voice to Reed in Frank Capra's much celebrated It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
Although she her image was generally associated that of the the squeaky-clean, conservative 1950s housewife and mother, she won her Oscar for From Here to Eternity (1953) for playing a prostitute.
Had a close relationship with her TV daughter, Shelley Fabares. Was considered by Fabares as her second mother until Reed's death in 1986.
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- Gordon Pasha said...
Hello Monty,
Leaving aside the ever varying definitions of the words liberal and conservative, I am not so sure just how "squeaky-clean" the 1950s were. I know that has become relatively common usage among many who were not around then. But it is not a phrase I would use. I lived roughly 3,652 days in the 1950s, some 720 of them in the military.
The decade started with The Korean War (nothing very squeaky or clean about that) and ended with the intensifying of the Cold War, which spilled over into the early Sixties when we had the Cuban Missile Crisis and The Berlin Wall. (Not much squeaky and clean about the Cold War I'll tell you.) Ask the elder Hungarians about 1956.
And I lived in the South Bronx, where life was neither squeaky nor clean. There was much heroin, endless amounts of alcohol and gang violence was a norm. The streets were filthy. So the world was in turmoil most of the time and the mean streets were rarely seen by those in academe who like to picture decades to suit their preconceptions.
I read your blog regularly and I very much like Donna Reed. And I love Jane Fonda and Irene Dunne – different ends of the political spectrum. And like you, I am aghast that many of this generation do not know much about the good Ms. Kelly's films. Perhaps that lack of knowledge extends to memories of decades past, particularly that in which Grace was prominent.
Just a different point of view from one who was there. I last commented to you on Joseph Cotten and I suspect we have more shared interests than differences.
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It's great to look forward to something. The anticipation of an event can often be as enjoyable as the event itself. But I think we can create unnecessary problems for ourselves when we have expectations that something will go a certain way or a person will say/do something specific.
Expectations say that life should always go the way I want it to and people will say and do what I want them to, the way I want them to and when I want them to. So expectations are a bit narcissistic, often unrealistic and set ourselves can lead to disappointment and sometimes even hurt.
Sometimes we even expect someone to behave in a way that is uncharacteristic of them. If someone is typically self-absorbed, for example, but I expect him to be conscious of others around him, or if someone is generally a rollercoaster of emotions and I expect her to handle a situation calmly and rationally – I'm just setting myself up for disappointment (and probably annoyance).
I totally believe that people can change – if they choose to. Unless a person recognizes a need to change and chooses to change, it's best to accept that they are going to stay the same and then make my own choices about my interaction with them.
Remember the old expression "If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck"? Well, it works the other way, too. If it's a duck, it will probably walk like a duck and quack like a duck. It is unfair to expect someone else to change their ways just because I think another way would be better, even if it would be better for the relationship. I can voice my request, if appropriate, but it is still up to the other person how they choose to respond to life.
It is important to believe the best in people. It is important to hope. It is essential to have faith in the possibility of a person making the choice to change. But I think it is a mistake to expect it. I need to give people the freedom to be who they are, make their own choices, live their own lives.
When I trade in my expectations for reality (combined with faith and hope), I save myself some disappointment and annoyance. And then I am also better able to know a person for who they really are, accepting that are imperfect – just like I am. If what they are doing is hurtful to me, then I have a choice to put limits on my interaction with them. But I am doing us both a favor when I let go of my expectations of them to be anything other than who they have always shown themselves to be.
This might sound kind of defeatist, but it really isn't. I'll keep hoping and believing for the best in them, just as others keep hoping and believing for the best in me.