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I've been a member of ST since July '05. I had never been a "sweeper" before. I got my first big win three months after joining ST and I have won 6 times between Oct 05 and Oct 06 where the prize was large enough to need an afadavit. 5 of those prizes were from ST, one was from a local mail in. My first big win was from a daily sweep, and it was First prize, (not Grand) and it was aprox $4800 worth of power tools. My next big win was from a photo/essay contest and I won a trip to Las Vegas to meet Celine Dion, ARV $3100 (included $1000 cash). That was my first Grand prize. Next came a $3500 computer system from a One Time Only sweep. I got to pick out exactly what I wanted for a computer and it was very fun doing so,lol. Shortly after that I won a $700 cell phone package which included a Motorola Razr cellphone and a Bluetooth Car Kit with installation. It's very nice, with voice activation, etc. And the last big win (so far! ) was a Samsung 40 inch Flat Panel LCD HDTV, with an ARV of $2800 from the recent Doritos Sweep. All of these wins have been from Mr Sweepys' wonderful site! The one win that I won from a local grocery store mail in sweep was a $519 Weber Gas Grill and $520 worth of groceries and I won that Oct 05, before any wins from Sweeptakes Today. So, in total I've won over $15,939, and of that $14,900 was from wins from this site all within 1 year. That only includes the large prizes that required an affadavit. I've won other nice prizes like a $200 digital camera, $130 Triumph toothbrush, Video games, a nice duffle bag, etc etc. The list is too many to name. Mr Sweepy is right; it takes commitment and determination, not just luck. But I'm living proof that it is possible to win, and more than once. Now, if I could just win that car I've been dreaming of..... Thanks to you Mr Sweepy, I believe Dreams really do come true. ; )
Hi kmwbunny, I enjoyed reading your post. I am new to contest/sweeps and this site. I only started doing this to keep from being bored after having spinal surgery. I was thinking I was wasting my time but after reading about all that you have won, well, I think I'll keep at it. It's good to hear about the big and the small wins, and also how long you've been at it. If you can pass along any helpful hints, please do. Congrats on all your wins.
I have been sweeping for over a year, my biggest win is a $250 best buy card. Might I ask which sweeps you enter, ie one time, daily, unlimited? And do you enter sweeps when they first come out or as a last chance thing? I am really longing for a big win. I can feel that I will but I haven't yet.
Hi Steph,
To answer your question, I enter all sweeps that I'm interested in enough to be willing to pay the taxes. Things I need to improve the quality of my life. Winning big prizes for something you dont really need can get you in hot water come Tax Day if you are on a limited income. Yo can take a chance to try to sell it but I'd be afraid to pay more taxes than I got from selling it. I enter any type of sweep, daily, one time, etc, and I have won on every kind except the weekly entry. It doesnt matter when you enter either. I've won a one time entry on the very last day of entry, and I've also won a one time entry on the very first day it was listed on this site. It doesnt matter when; the luck of the draw, is simply that, the luck of the draw. I've won an unlimited entry sweep by only entering about 3 or 4 times also. I guess the biggest thing to remember is to enter as much as possible and to be commited to it. You have to be willing to spend alot of time doing it. Most people dont have the spare time it takes in their busy lives. I have terrible luck with winning the small stuff. I am amazed at how many small wins other members seem to win compared to me. But I am very grateful that I've been lucky with what wins I have had so far. Don't get discouraged. I know it's easy to do. But a win comes when you least expect it. Believe me! : ) Good luck!
Hi kmwbunny,
I have the same philosophy about entering and winning. I enter only what I would like to win or would be able to sell with a profit after taxes. I spend a minimum of 3 hours a day on this site and after I've finished "My lucky list" I go to the prizes page and see how many entries I made for that day; lately it's been 140-150 as a combo of one-time, dailys etc. and that makes me feel good. That's about 50,000 entries a year and, as you say, it's a numbers game. I know that it's not a matter of IF but WHEN I'll win. My winnings since I began a year ago are approx. $8K which included 2 trips but unfortunately no cash!
Last month I started doing mail-ins on car sweeps with daily/unlimited mail entries; I send 3-6 per week for each sweep. There's a "Classmates" sweep to win a Corvette right now, (I can't enter on-line because I went to school in the UK) but I will enter the maximum 11 mail-ins. There's a Valvoline sweep with 4 Dodge Chargers as prizes; you can request 15 codes by mail so I've done that. Delta has the 27 Sky convertibles so I'm sending one mail-in per day. Eventually the postage will pay off and I'll no longer be driving my 1995 Chevy S10! I figure it's a matter of what you choose to invest in and for me that's a car. Anyway, I was struck by your optimistic attitude and I wanted to say that I totally agree. You will win to the extent that you believe you'll win. Effort + Belief = Winning!
"Effort+Belief = Winning" I LIKE that equasion! LOL I'll have to remember that one. : ) Thanks, I like to stay optimistic ,keep a possitive attitude, as you seem to as well, and it seems it has paid off for you as well, winning 8K in a year. You're close to that 10k mark! : ) I do some mail-ins as well, zeroing in on the cash and cars but I limit myself on the nationwide ones unless they are limited in entries. I'd go broke if I didn't, haha. I concentrate on local mail-ins that are only good for a few states so the odds are better. I've won two first places where the grand prize was a car or pickup so I'm coming close. I'll keep plugging away. I need a car bad too. My poor 2000 neon has definately seen better days, lol. But, luckily it gets be back and forth to work each day....so far...
I spend 3-4 hours a day on this site too, more on the weekends. I work 9-10 hours a day at my job, then come home and sweep while I vegg-out to TV or whatever. I think of it as a part-time job that I work at from home, haha. It's definately more fun than my full time job, lol. It's suplimented my income nicely, that's for sure. I've never sold any of my prizes, hope I never have to. I was lucky when I won $4800 in power-tools that they let me have the cash instead. Gave them my sob story of just breaking up with my boyfriend and I was a woman that didnt need so many tools. Had entered the sweep to try to win the prize for him. They agreed to give me cash. I was thrilled. It was a true story though. I almost missed the win because the FedEx letter went to my ex-boyfriends house 2 weeks after we broke up and I missed the deadline to return the affadavit because he never told me it came. Yup, he was a jerk. They called me to find out why I didnt return the paperwork and luckily they resent it. They couldve disqualified me.
Well, best of luck to you gsballance, and I hope to hear about that car or big cash win soon! : )
Hi again kmwbunny!
WOWeeeeeeeee (as Borat would say!) Your continued wins are incredible and you must be on such a high! My equation of effort + belief = winning has eluded me recently. I have never won a "tangible" prize over $200 and that was a tool set! LOL! I wish I'd thought of the boyfriend thing. I took the 60lb box of tools to Lowes and said I thought I bought it there before Xmas but wasn't sure and did not have a receipt. She said it looked like one of theirs, scanned it and gave me a gift voucher for $160, so that was exciting as we're about to do some redecorating!
The trips I won to Vegas and Los Angeles were great, however there was no cash included and we spent money for transportation and eating out. The LA trip last December was great because we got to stay at the Loews Santa Monica in a full ocean view room for 4 nights and we could sit on the balcony in our soft robes and watch the sun go down behind Santa Monica pier! One night we drove along Mulholland Drive, which had some beautiful views of the Los Angeles Valley - it's such a windy road we both felt car sick! The car we rented from Hertz had the navigation system in it which was amazing as it stopped us from getting lost (it's called "Never Lost") and it was like having a third person in the car - it cracked us up! We plugged in the Hollywood sign and it took us to a place where you could get an amazing view of it. One problem however- it was 10pm and we didn't know it was not lit up at night! lol We could just make out the outline! But that made it really funny and it was a great night!
Lately though I've been feeling a bit blah because I spend so much time - at least 3 hours per night and have yet to win a TV, computer or something "tangible" like that. I have CD's, DVD's, perfume etc and I've given away many prizes but I'm hoping for a prize I need. Do you have any words of inspiration or encouragement? Do you keep any kind of written record of your entries? I'm wondering if I'm making some mistakes. Do you enter for just yourself or for a spouse too?
I am soooo happy for you and hope you have a great year of continued success! Let's see what 2007 brings :-) Samantha
Thanks again everyone;
Hi again to you too Samantha! Hang in there and keep believing in your equation. Just try to think that you are saving all your "win luck" up for one really big win and it's just taking a little longer. [:)] That's what I do. I very rarely win the smaller stuff, instant wins, etc so I just remember that a bigger win is coming down the road. It sounds like you are doing quite a bit of sweeping so it will have to pay off eventually. Just keep plugging away and keep your positive attitude and that big win will be just around the corner waiting for you. Believe me, I spend alot of time each day sweeping too (way more than I should but I'm addicted haha) but the hard work WILL pay off. I'm divorced with no childrenand not really dating right now so I have the time to invest in the hobby. Oh, and to answer your question, no I don't keep record of my entries and no I dont enter for a spouse or anyone other than myself. It may be a coincidence, but I went through a dry spell at the same time I was entering some sweeps for my sister (her email address and mailing address were different from mine and she wouldve received the prize but she didnt win anything). I'm not sure but I thought I might have been disqualifying myself by entering both from the same computer (and same isp address) so I stopped doing it for her and then shortly after I started winning again. Might just be my imagination but I found it interesting. I only did it for a couple months but it's the only "dry spell" I've ever noticed. I dont want to take the chance anymore. As for keeping record of entries, the only thing I do is only use one website--sweepstakes today!: ) I would think it would be too hard to remember if you entered one from another site and accidentally get disqualified. I can tell which ones I've entered and how many a day just fine right here. It would take too much of my time to keep track of them; that's time away from entering!! lol I do keep a spreadsheet of all my wins though, so I can follow up on prizes that are slow in the coming. Sometimes it takes a little prodding to get them to send the prize. I won my first computer in June and it took until November to get it. Rediculous. There were other issues with other wins, but I've always received my prizes--eventually. Well, I'm still waiting on one from August....
Sounds like LA was alot of fun. I've never been; hope to some day. Take care and I hope to hear about your big win sooooon!!
Congratulations kmwbunny, send some luck my way. Although the rain has stopped here in a couple of weeks (live in Texas), it's been very dry here. I am glad I read your post here as well on the Alienware win post, it gets my spirit back up. I am sure one day I will be able to post my $10K win on Sweepstakes Today's forum. I actually like the members on this site, like yourself and many, many more. I wish more would jump on over to the forum every once and a while and share their wins, etc.
2007 is looking great for you, keep up the positive posts and keep having fun. That is what it's really all about!
Hi Kath,
Thanks for replying to my questions. I enter for a room-mate and I've been very leary about it. However, both trips were won in her name so I'm torn. One day I think we're doubling our odds and the next I think I may be disqualifying myself on some so your answer about when you did enter for your sister is pause for thought. It's also very inspirational that you can have that many huge wins by entering only for yourself. It may be the way to go for me and then I won't have the negative energy of doubt! (perhaps in the equation doubt cancels out the belief! lol!) I'm also divorced with no kids and lots of free time on my hands so it does have its benefits! I feel much better since I read your post and will accept my dry spell - rest up before the wins come rolling in! Continued luck to you and our merry band of sweepers!
Thank you, Samantha,
for asking those questions. After reading this thread, I stopped entering in my husband's name. The advantage is that I can cover more ground now that I've stopped entering most of them twice! Good luck to you. In a few months the both of us will be joining the 10K club instead of quizzing them, right? I really appreciate how generously folks share tips and encouragement.


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I'm continually amazed by the bible. It's really not that difficult to see this ancient book as "living", not when you consider that the Person who wrote it is still alive.
That's not really what amazes me, although that would be amazement enough for most any one. No what really amazes me are the ways by which this age old book can be "made alive" by Him who is alive and authored it.
I don't know how many times I've read the story of Jacob and Esau, but I can tell you that I've seldom gotten anything from hearing it and it wasn't until there arose a need in my life personally that this story offered any life at all. That's what amazes me.
We find the story in Genesis 25:29-34, where we read in the NKJV that;
"Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary.
And Esau said to Jacob, 'Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.' Therefore his name was called Edom.
But Jacob said, 'Sell me your birthright as of this day.'
And Esau said, 'Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?'
Then Jacob said, 'Swear to me as of this day.' So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way."
Jacob, whose name means "supplanter" or "heel grabber" simply means that Jacob was a "taker." Or, to put it in present terminology, Jacob was a manipulator. He took advantage of his brother's hunger and exploited him.
All of us have either done the same thing or have had it done to us. There really is nothing new under the sun, just as we've been told in Ecclesiastes 1:9 and either manipulating people or being manipulated by them is nothing new.
Here, in our story, we have two men who have the closest of relationships. They grew up together in the same house, ate the same meals together, roamed the hills in search of adventure together and more than likely, shared the same bedroom. It's hard to find a relationship that's closer than that of brothers.
Everything that one brother had, the other had. They shared the same mother, the same father and the aunts and uncles of one were the aunts and uncles of the other. They probably shared their shared toys with shared cousins who'd come to visit. There wasn't much that one had that the other didn't have a part in, except for one thing.
The birthright.
The birthright was excluded from this list of "all things in common" and it was this right that was immeasurably precious to the one for whom it was reserved and upon who it was to be bestowed.
The birthright was comparable to what we refer to in our day as a "will." In it, if it happened to be written, were some specific items that were to become the possession of the first born son when his/their father had died.
Before his death, if the man had two sons, he would divide his land into three equal parts and the eldest son was to receive two of them. If the man had three sons he would divide the land into four equal parts and the first born son would receive, by virtue of having been born first, two of those parcels of land. This was his birthright.
All that the father possessed, not just land, was to be distributed to his sons before his death and often times we see this "reading of the will" as the father lie on his death bed.
There are many other details concerning the birthright that are intriguing, but taking too long a look at it will only take away from the point of this particular article. Suffice it to say, the birthright was important, especially to the one whose right it had become.
There are many things that you and I have received from our Father and those particular things are ours, not by virtue of our having been born first; but, because we are "in Him" who is the First born from the dead. (Colossians 1:18 & Revelations 1:5)
We also know that our Father has said that "He who spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall he not with him freely give us all things?" (Romans 8:32) With the emphasis being on the words "with him."
By virtue of being "found in Him" and the Father having given all things to His only begotten/firstborn Son, we have an inheritance. It goes without saying that none of us deserve it, just as the one brother didn't earn it; it was just his because he was born first.
Now, in our story we have one brother who's been out looking for something, but not having any success, he comes home. He was returning to his fathers' house, which is always a good thing to do, but while on his way home to get something to eat, he runs into his own brother. Presumably a person he should be able to trust and had trusted for many years. But, what happens?
"Please feed me…for I am weary." Hungry and weary people are vulnerable to almost anything and Esau is no exception. In spite of the fact that he was known for his abilities as a hunter, a "man's man", an outdoorsman who was rough and tough, here we see him susceptible to being taken advantage of. His macho lifestyle won't protect him from what is about to come his way and it comes from the one person he had trusted for many years, his own brother.
Well, Jacob, the heel grabber, the manipulator sees an opening in the armor of this otherwise rough, tough hunter and fires an arrow of selfishness right into his own brothers' soul. "Sell me your birthright as of this day." Notice how quick he was to seal the deal; there was no way he would allow his brother time to recuperate from his weariness or give him time to eat, filling up the emptiness inside.
In this story, you and me are either Jacob or we are Esau. Even though this encounter took place hundreds of years ago, it is being reenacted or will be soon, in our lives. How so?
There are two very significant words in the story of these two brothers. Notice we are told that "he (Jacob) gave him 'bread' and 'stew'."
Bread, as we know from our time in the Word, is representative of Jesus; He, as He said of Himself is the "bread from heaven" or, as He says "I am the bread of life."
He was the seed planted in Mary's womb. Mary, being made from the earth, received the seed in the same way the ground does, deep inside and in the darkness where no one can see any evidence of Jesus at all, but He's there.
In Mary, as with wheat and not to mention, as inside you and me, the seed grows and in time it emerges from the depths. In Mary's case, her tummy swells. Just as with wheat, there comes a time when the soil begins to swell upward as the seed of wheat pushes its way through the earth. So much more could be said about this, but for now, let me just say that I wish we would give our young brothers and sisters the time needed for the seed to grow, rather than to force them out into the streets to witness or into the pulpit to teach or place our unreasonable demands on them to "enter the ministry."
In due season, the wheat is cut down, just as at Calvary, when the Maker of wheat was cut down, ground up and thrust into the fire of hell. But, in order to make bread, the wheat must be mixed with some very specific ingredients. There needs to be water or all you can hope for is fried wheat. Jesus supplied the water, for when the soldier thrust his spear into Jesus' side, there flowed out blood and water.
As much as I would love to paint the whole portrait available to you and me, in this analogy, I feel compelled to leave it be and allow you the time you need to meditate on it and see one more way you can enjoy what He did for us at Calvary. Truly, He is the bread of life, the bread from heaven, our manna in the wilderness wanderings of our time on earth.
Bread is also a sure sign of fellowship. The communion table is set up in many of our churches, in that place where we meet to share with one another those things that our Father has given us. I can only wish that communion would have the place in our churches that Jesus meant for it to take and we'd do away with the tradition of only having communion once a month.
But, for now, notice that Jacob offered his brother "fellowship" and we'd be safe in saying that he gave him "Jesus." He gave him bread and…
This is where the plot thickens and sickens. He gave his brother bread and as it says a "mixture" for that is what stew is. A mixing together of certain ingredients and although I could easily devote an entire chapter explaining what the scriptures say about "mixture" of any kind, I'll only share one or perhaps two.
Jesus says (not "said", but says today) something about "mixture" in Revelations 3:16 and although we misapply it and use it to tear down instead of build up, there is one word in this verse that is well known among the saints and that word is "lukewarm." What does it mean to be lukewarm?
Lukewarm water is a mixture of one part hot water and the same amount of cold water. Jesus is very clear that He prefers we be one or the other. A saint that is "hot" is, as we say "on fire" and although I have some concerns about this term, overall it's a good thing. A saint that is "cold" is one who appears to be hard hearted and disinterested in the things pertaining to the kingdom. What Jesus is saying here is that He can "use" (horrible, horrible word) hot water and that He can, by the flaming fire of the Holy Spirit make cold water "hot." What He can't work with is water that is a mixture of hot and cold.
Jacob gave his brother a mixture, stew and bread, but he gave it in exchange for something much more valuable than his paltry meal of chicken soup. He took something from his own brother that pertained to his person, his soul, his life hereafter and what did Esau have to show for it? Read the rest of the story and see for yourselves, it wasn't good, well, it wasn't good for years to come, but God has a way of making beauty of relationships that have gone up in smoke and left us with an ashtray heart.
How does this apply to us? In many ways, I'm sure. Let me share some possible scenarios with you and you determine before the Lord, which, if any of these are the Lord speaking to you personally.
Esau came in from the field. He was hungry. We all can relate to that. We spend our Monday's through Friday's out "in the field" and come Sunday, we are weary and come looking for something to eat. As any son would do, we make our way to our Father's house and we come for bread. Our souls, our emotional stomachs, are empty and we are hungry. Hungry for the "bread from heaven" and starving for fellowship and because of that, we are vulnerable and more susceptible to being manipulated than we care to admit.
We are hungry for many things, things of substance. We hunger for love, we are starving for attention, we crave acceptance and if we're not mindful of this and vigilant (not paranoid), we too are vulnerable. Not just to the god of this world, but also vulnerable to a brother who is not aware of what it is that he is requiring of us. None of us know ourselves as well as we'd like to believe.
At the time of your "new birth", having been born again by, in and through the Firstborn being formed in you, you have some things that are yours, your birthright. There are some things your Father intends to give to you, not because you deserve them, but simply because they are your inheritance. An inheritance is given upon the death of the one who has bequeathed them to another. Jesus died and since God was in Christ, there has been some things "willed" to us by our Father.
But, on our way to church, or worse, at church, there's my brother, your brother; pastor So-n-so or Elder "What's His Name" and although they have "bread" they also have "the meat of the Word" for you too. They are eager to extend the "right hand of fellowship", they have bread. (Galatians 2:2)
Hungry and weary people are the most vulnerable people I know of and although all of us have bibles and all of us could spend much more time in communion with our Father, who would most certainly "fill us with every good thing" we aren't convinced that the Father loves us as much as He loves the apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher, we trust these men to feed us.
Being weary and hungry in the world is what sent us searching in the first place, just as Esau was "in the field" and looking for something to meet a need he felt deep inside and after not finding it, he was weary. He was vulnerable and because of that, he gave up what his father had for him in exchange for "chicken soup."
Just a couple more thoughts for you to prayerfully consider and I'll be done. I do thank for your being patient with me and reading this far. It's important and it could be a message for some of you from Him who is Faithful. I'm just the mail man.
Why are we told specifically that Jacob gave him "lentils?" Most of you know that lentils are "beans" and all of us know what affect beans have on us. While it's true that lentils/beans are very filling, there is a downside to eating them.
They "puff" us up, filling us with gas and eventually we are so bloated and sooner or later, that build-up has to be released somewhere. The whole room stinks because of it.
In the same way, there are teachings that have the ability to "fill us up" but, rather than being truly "filled" we are puffed up because of taking them inside us, just as Esau took those beans inside of him, and what can we expect because of it? Our lives begin to stink and those around us know it better than we do.
"Brother, let me take you aside and expound with you and for you some of the deep truths of God's word" they say, but it's not so much what they say, but how. Learn to discern when a man is "full of beans", that is, he is so full of himself and his knowledge of this mystery or that biblical secret, but everything about him stinks.
I don't think it's coincidental that "flattery" and "flatulence" share the same four beginning letters and although there are many ways we can begin to be alerted by the Spirit to refuse their "beans", I will only mention "flattery" as one device used. Because nothing puffs us up as quickly as being flattered.
People that tell us what we want to hear are all around us and if we would learn to be wise in this generation of vipers, we would hear the "hiss" of the serpent hiding in the garden. One way you can spot a serpent is; a serpent will say "hiss" while a servant will say "His." Who's getting the glory? The praise? The attention? A serpent will always tell you to "look at yourself" while a servant will tell you to "Look at Him who was crucified." The one offers a bowl of beans, the other offers you only Jesus Himself.
The "meat of the word", as so many are proud (puffed up) of laying claim to is not the discovery of some deep dark secret which is revealed to the theological elite, but the meat of the word is clearly shown for what it is by none other than Jesus Christ.
"My meat…is to do…the will of Him…who sent Me." Found in John 4:34 and Jesus expresses clearly that "meat" or anything of substance, or that which is truly filling, nutritious and satisfying is simply doing what the Father has sent you to do.
But, we have men among us who will not only offer the "bread" of fellowship, but they will offer us some meat, but it's mixed with beans. All you have to do to fill this need inside of you and find some rest from your own weariness is give them what your Father has given you, your birthright.
Learn to hear your Father if and when He warns you that you have just been asked, by a brother, to give up what is yours by birth, in exchange for your soul.
Take the "bread" of fellowship, certainly, join with them in "eating the bread of life", but pass on the beans, before they pass through you and your life stinks up the whole room. If it puffs them up, makes them proud of what they have, then trust me, you don't want it.
Learn to hear your Father offer you bread and as you grow you'll learn what His meat is for you. Guard, with a gentle forcefulness, your birthright and when a trusted brother offers you something that will puff both of you up, you can listen, but you don't have to eat it.
Beans, like some teachings, will fill you up, but they won't last long. If, at the end of the day, you are hungry, it could be that you didn't ask your Father to "give us this day, our daily bread."
If you didn't, well, you are going to be hungry, weary and after the manipulator, Jacob, finds you, you'll be full of beans. Esau was "set free" from his weariness and "free" from hunger, but he'd also been freed of his birthright.
You can always tell when it's Jesus, because He won't take something from you when you're hungry and weary, He'll give you Himself, the bread from heaven. He is your birth, right?
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1. AHRQ 2008 Comparative Database Report Shows Upward Trend for Hospital Patient Safety Culture, Highlights Areas to Focus Improvement
AHRQ released the 2008 Comparative Database Report which shows that one of the most important things a hospital can do to improve its culture of patient safety is to focus on how it responds to medical errors made by staff. The new report analyzes data provided by 519 hospitals that administered the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture to more than 160,000 staff nationwide. Hospitals that have administered the hospital survey can use the comparative database report to compare survey data with similar hospitals; identify and target areas for improvement; and track changes over time. Trend data from 98 hospitals, available for the first time, show that overall staff perceptions of their organization's patient safety culture improved by 2 percent. The hospital survey and comparative database report are available on the AHRQ Web site. A print copy is available by sending an E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Hospitals can submit survey data to the hospital database between May 1 and June 30. Select for more information on data submission. AHRQ plans to release two new patient safety culture surveys later this year specifically for use in the medical office and nursing home settings.
2. AHRQ Awards $5 Million to Help Integrate Clinical Decision Support Technologies Into Health Care Delivery
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3. AHRQ Web Resource Features 100 Examples of Health Care Innovations and Tools
Yesterday, AHRQ launched its Health Care Innovations Exchange a new resource that allows users to learn, share, and adopt innovations in the delivery of health services. The resource is the Federal government's repository for successful health care innovations. It also includes useful descriptions of attempts at innovations that were unsuccessful. The Web site is a tool for health care leaders, physicians, nurses, and other health professionals who seek to reduce health care disparities and improve health care overall. It is being launched with 100 examples of innovations in the delivery of health care services and attempts at innovation; that number will increase as the site is updated every two weeks. Profile examples include an intensive care unit's successful efforts to shorten patient stays by setting and adhering to daily care goals; a home care initiative by geriatricians, nurse practitioners, and social workers to help seniors avoid hospital or nursing home stays; and a patient/physician E-mail communication system that overcomes the inconvenience of automated phone systems and accommodates the difficult schedules of both the physician and the patient. To learn more about the tool, register for AHRQ's upcoming Web conference, Using AHRQ's Health Care Innovations Exchange to Take on the Challenges of Care Delivery, on May 12 at 2pm, E.D.T., by sending an E-mail to email@example.com. Select to read AHRQ's press release for more information on the new resource.
4. AHRQ Issues Report About Transforming Hospitals Into High Reliability Organizations
An AHRQ report about incorporating high-reliability organization concepts into health care environments in order to improve safety and quality of care is now available. Becoming a High Reliability Organization: Operational Advice for Hospital Leaders is a guide for hospital executives, chief medical officers, patient safety officers, and others interested in improving safety, quality, and efficiency. The report captures lessons learned from an AHRQ-supported learning network comprised of patient safety representatives of 19 health systems and explains how these organizations applied high-reliability organization principles in their settings. Select to access the report.
5. AHRQ Unveils New Tool to Help Reduce Unnecessary Hospitalizations
A free software program that maps AHRQ's Prevention Quality Indicators and Pediatric Quality Indicators for a State or county and estimates expected cost savings achieved by reducing potentially avoidable hospitalizations is now available. The Prevention Quality Indicators are designed to screen hospital data for conditions that require hospitalizations but could be prevented by receiving quality primary care. The Pediatric Quality Indicators screen for quality of care problems in hospitalized children. This tool was designed to help State and local health officials use hospital discharge data to assess problems with potentially preventable hospitalizations and medical errors and identify interventions. The program can also be useful to employers, employer coalitions, Medicaid programs, health departments, hospitals, health systems, health plans, and researchers interested in improving health care quality in the community. Select for more information on Preventable Hospitalization Costs.
6. AHRQ Helps Patients Take Medications Safely
AHRQ's How to Create a Pill Card provides step-by-step instructions for making a pill card using a computer and printer. One in four Americans do not take prescription medicines as prescribed. Many people who fail to adhere to medication instructions do so because they do not understand how to take their medicines. Research has shown that using a pill card—which uses pictures and simple phrases to show each medicine, its purpose, how much to take, and when to take it—reduces misunderstandings. Select to download the instructions.
7. National Conference on Reducing Diagnostic Error in Medicine Set for May 31-June 1
AHRQ and the American Medical Informatics Association are co-sponsoring the first national meeting dedicated to diagnostic errors in medicine on May 31-June 1 in Phoenix. The goals of the meeting are to: summarize the current state of the field and approaches to reducing diagnostic errors; examine the role of clinical decision support systems in addressing diagnostic errors; identify and discuss ongoing research on diagnostic errors; stimulate creative thought directed at reducing harm from diagnostic errors; and establish a community of stakeholders interested in reducing diagnostic errors. In addition, experts plan to explore both system-related contributions to errors and cognitive origins. Select for conference details and further information.
8. Health IT Survey Compendium Is Available
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9. AHRQ's 2008 Annual Conference Set for September 7-10
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10. Latest Issue of WebM&M Is Available Online
The April 2008 issue of AHRQ WebM&M is now available online. The Perspectives on Safety section features Gary A. Noskin, M.D., of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, discussing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and patient safety. An accompanying video depicts a patient's experiences with numerous complications from MRSA. The Spotlight Case features author Sumant Ranji, M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco (USCF), discussing the indications for antibiotic usage in upper respiratory infections as well as potential harms of inappropriate antibiotic use. The second case features author S. Andrew Josephson, M.D., also of UCSF, discussing clinical issues in managing elevated intracerebral pressure. The third case, features Joan M. Teno, M.D., of Brown University, Providence, RI, discussing safety in advanced care planning. Physicians and nurses can receive free continuing medical education (CME), continuing education units (CEU), or trainee certification by taking the Spotlight Quiz. You can easily share AHRQ WebM&M cases by using the "Email a colleague" feature.
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Elder NC, Brungs SM, Nagy M, Kudel I, Render ML. Intensive care unit nurses' perceptions of safety after a highly specific safety intervention. Qual Saf Health Care 2008 Feb;17(1):25-30. Select to read an abstract of the study.
Silver MP, Hougland P, Elder S, Haug J, Pritchett T, Donnelly S, Link CL, Xu W. Statewide identification of adverse events using retrospective nurse review: methods and outcomes. J Nurs Meas 2007;15(3):220-32. Select to read an abstract of the study.
Taylor BB, Marcantonio ER, Pagovich O, Carbo A, Bergmann M, Davis RB, Bates DW, Phillips RS, Weingart SN. Do medical inpatients who report poor service quality experience more adverse events and medical errors? Med Care 2008 Feb;46(2):224-8. Select to read an abstract of the study.
Wachter RM, Foster NE, Dudley RA. Medicare's decision to withhold payment for hospital errors: the devil is in the details. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2008 Feb;34(2):116-23. Select to read an abstract of the study.
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This update provides an image of the details of the rib bone, all except for the Winter stars on the top left of the rib bone, which are already included in the previous posting, and shows that large darkened spots on the rib bone are to some degree intentional carved "placements" marking stars of the heavens, e.g. stars of Ursa Major, but also other stars, some prominent, some not so prominent, and also some that are uncertain, but in general they can be said to confirm that the decipherment is correct.
Update 3.0 will follow at some time in the future with a text explanation of various matters in detail.
The engraved bone, now popularly called the "Robin Hood Cave Horse" after the cave in which it was discovered in 1876, is dated by the archaeologists to the Ice Age ca. 12500 years ago. It is the oldest artifact (British artefact) of this kind ever found in northern Europe and, as a stroke of luck for those interested, is currently on display at the British Museum until May 26, 2013 in the British Museum exhibition: Ice Age Art: Arrival of the Modern Mind.
See the reviews at:
- "Not even Leonardo surpassed this" -- The Guardian
- "I can't remember the last time I saw a show with so many rare and beautiful objects" -- The Telegraph
- "The exhibition everyone should see" -- The Times
- "Astonishing" -- Metro
For today, only this updated decipherment, no text.
In the course of time I will reveal how I arrived at this solution. Enjoy.
Attribution of the source of the photograph above, from which I have removed the black background, is as follows from the Wikipedia:
"Creswell Crags. The Ochre Horse. This original fragment of a rib bone contains the oldest known carving of its type in Britain. The horse was carved approximately 12,500 years ago and was on temporary display at the small museum at Creswell Crags to November 2009 (although a replica of the ochre horse is always on display). It was found on the 29th June in 1876 at the back of the western chamber in the 'Robin Hood Cave' in Creswell Crags. Sieveking 855, British Museum. More information can be found at the original website: www.creswell-crags.org.uk/Home.aspxThe astronomical interpretations that surround the photograph are by Andis Kaulins, April 2, 2013, and are not part of the original photograph of the Ochre Horse rib bone.
Date 23 October 2009, 15:58
Source The Ochre Horse - 12500 Years Old!
Author Dave from Nottingham, England
Camera location 53° 15′ 48.48″ N, 1° 11′ 54.74″ W
The image was originally posted to Flickr by DaveKav at http://flickr.com/photos/8089996@N06/4038464041. It was reviewed on 18 December 2010 by the FlickreviewR robot and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ochre_Horse.jpg"


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Dee Snider-Head Like A Hole Autographed Lyric Lithograph Poster (Nine Inch Nails, Twisted Sister)
$15.00 On sale
Limited edition Dee Snider Autographed Lyric Lithograph Poster for the song Head Like A Hole. Posters are limited to 40 (Only 40 will ever be made) Signed and numbered by Dee Snider. The Lithographs are lyrics from Dee's own handwriting that were used for the "We Are The Ones" album booklet. A limited amount of prints were made to celebrate the album and some of Dee's greatest hits! Posters measure about 11x17"


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The Elf eyebrow kit in Dark is one of the first makeup pieces I bought last summer, right when I started my makeup journey. Recently I have found the kit to be too light and warm for my use but the powder on the right is perfect as a matte brown blending shade for my eyeshadow.
Speaking of eyeshadow I bought the Wet n Wild Comfort Zone palette during spring break and I've been loving it ever since. Super pigmented, blendable, and gorgeous neutrals for less than $5 for 8 shadows. I love it.
I won the Naked Truth palette in a giveaway a while ago and to be honest the quality is a dud compared to the 8-pan palette. I do like using the definer shade for my eyebrows though. I like using a mix of powder eyeshadow and the Marcelle eyebrow accent crayon in black for my eyebrows. I find the pencil gets a bit splotchy and the powder doesn't give enough shape. The combo is great!
The Covergirl 3-in-1 foundation in shade 942 is finally matching me again since it was my summer foundation. I can't wait to use it more and bring it with me on vacation!!
I rarely use blush since it makes my makeup too heavy(or I've yet to find the perfect one!) but when I do I like to apply the WnW Berry Shimmer blush on my cheeks.
I bought the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Light during spring break, as it was on sale for $5.99. Unfortunately London Drugs doesn't carry a lot of shades and I had to pick between light or medium, so I opted for a lighter shade. I have to use a light hand otherwise I look too ghostly.
These next two products are absolutely amazing finds. The NYC Sunny bronzer is a cult favorite and heavily praised on by Youtubers. It's a bit orange but I like to use a light hand on my cheeks. The WnW lipstick in Bare It All is such a lovely nude lipstick, it reminds me of the signature Kylie Jenner look and looks great paired with a lip liner.
A swatch of the WnW lipstick and the Elf eyebrow powder.
The Ebay haul portion of this post is the part I was most looking forward to.
First off, let me show you this amazing gold eyeshadow I got for $0.50!!
Holy poop, the pigmentation on this eyeshadow is off the charts. It's not too shimmery and is the perfect gold for my skintone. I love it, I love it. I did get it on auction so I can no longer find the listing but you can find it on Aliexpress for about a dollar.
My favorite and most used products from Ebay are definitely my makeup brushes. I got a big flat top brush for my foundation but I use it for powder, blush, and bronzer as well. It's really soft and hasn't shed at all.
I got an angled brush for my eyebrows and I have to admit it has truly changed my eyebrow game. That's all I have to say. Got it for $0.50 on Aliexpress.
Next I have two eyeshadow brushes that I use everyday for my daily looks. The fluffy one I got for $1.25, while the shading brush was only $0.50. Both are so soft and have not shed a single hair.
The last thing I got were some hair spirals for $0.30 since I really wanted to try the ones by Goody but didn't want to pay that much for pieces of plastic. I haven't used it since.
That's it for my super cheap haul. What do you have that's super affordable but also super amazing? Tell me in the comments below I'd love to hear about it. :)


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Friday, 21 November 2014
Good morning......
Sami Stamps
Sami Stamps will provide a 12$ gift card to the shop at www.samistamp.blogspot.com (that's equal to 3 images of choice) to the winner.
Here is my card with an image given to us be the sponsor.
No name on papers, cut with nesties, coloured with promarkers, ribbon, wooden snowflake, bell and bow from stash.
I am entering the following challenges;
The Crafters cafe ------------------anything goes
Sammi stamps-----------------anything goes
Dream valley challenge -------------anything goes
One stitch at a time -------------anything goes
I hope you have a nice weekend lined up, or is it the dreaded Christmas shopping?? The weather has been lovely here tempting me to go for walks in the Autumn sunshine.......... make the most of it before the rain and snow lol......
I hope you have time to fit in some crafting and thank you for your visit.
Hugs Tilly
Thank you for your visit
Hugs Tilly x
18 comments:
- Sue said...
Fabulous image and card Tilly.
Still need to get gifts,not today though it's raining.
- 21 November 2014 at 12:55
- Doreen said...
This is just gorgeous,fab image and details.xxx
- 21 November 2014 at 13:11
- Whisper said...
Oooo super image and am loving the fabby colour and sentiment too, luv Sam x
- 21 November 2014 at 13:57
- McCrafty's Cards said...
Gorgeous card Tilly, I like the sweet image and the embellishments
Kevin xx
- 21 November 2014 at 14:34
- Margarets designer cards said...
Gorgeous card, love your image and just beautiful layout
Have a good weekend
- 21 November 2014 at 18:20
- carol said...
Hello Christine, lovely card for the challenge this week, have a lovely weekend x carol
- 21 November 2014 at 20:28
- CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...
Beautiful card Christine just love the colour's you have used and fabulous embellishments have a lovely weekend
Hugs Dianne xx :)
- 22 November 2014 at 10:30
- Donna Mosley said...
Gorgeous card Tilly, love the beautiful image and snowflake paper.
Donna x
- 22 November 2014 at 17:30
- Helene Siermans said...
This is adorable. Love the paper! Great with the spots on her mittens and scarf too.
Have a gr8 weekend!
- 22 November 2014 at 18:34
- coops said...
so gorgeous tilly.beautiful image and i love your colours, the pink is stunning ;D
xx coops xx
- 22 November 2014 at 21:57
- vic said...
Hi Tilly what a gorgeous card the image is so sweet :)
Vic x
- 23 November 2014 at 10:04
- Jac said...
Love the bright colours Christine, and that little bell is wonderful, have a great week xx
- 23 November 2014 at 10:25
- Mimi said...
Oh how gorgeous Tilly, love your colour combination :) :) :) Thank you so much for joining us at OSAAT for our Anything Goes with Giving Thanks this fortnight :) :) xxxx
- 24 November 2014 at 03:52
- Karen Rankin said...
Super cute, beautiful card! Thanks for joining us at the Crafters Cafe Challenge :)
- 25 November 2014 at 13:20
- Marlene Atkinson said...
a gorgeous card. thank you for sharing with us at Dream Valley Challenge. Marlene
- 25 November 2014 at 16:21
- Mad Moose said...
Fabulous card! love the layout. Sorry I'm so late in coming to see you. Hope you've had a great week. Naomi x
- 26 November 2014 at 17:57
- Pop's Cards said...
Gorgeous sweetie, love the image and colours you used, hugs Pops x x x
- 26 November 2014 at 18:48
- Anna Jasiolek said...
I am so glad you have entered Sami Stamps challenge with this cute project. I really love the wooden star, so perfectly used. Thank you for joining in and for using the Sami Stamps image.
- 29 November 2014 at 19:47


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The Senate Education Committee has okayed a bill renewing and expanding Pennsylvania's school accountability law.
The panel voted 10-1 to set up a four-tier system for underperforming school districts, with gradually increasing oversight levels.
Chairman Jeffrey Piccola, a Dauphin County Republican, explains districts with poor test scores would need to implement improvement plans.
"For example, if attendance if a problem, the improvement plan must address the issue of attendance, and how do you improve attendance. If parental involvement – the lack of parental involvement – is a problem, the improvement plans must address that."
The bill would hand control of "level three" districts – the worst, after "warning status" and levels one and two – to a state education board appointed by the Governor and Senate.
Right now, only the Harrisburg and Chester Upland School Districts fall into that category, which is reserved for districts that have failed to meet performance targets for nine or more years.
Parents in "level three" districts would also have the right to petition the school board to shut down a school, or convert it to a charter.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Low Scoring Districts Would Need Improvement Plan
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Apple pulled the wraps off a suite of new hardware today–all upgrades to its desktop computing line, with both the iMac and Mac Mini getting some modernization. Although what Apple is doing might be better labeled "homogenization."
Rumors of a Mac Mini refresh have been circulating for months, and with good reason: Apple last updated the diminutive machine in August 2007.
The machine hasn't had a physical tweak, which isn't surprising since the Mini's been clad in aluminum for ages–the recent MacBook "unibody" aluminum re-jig brought every computer Apple makes into the same design folder. Inside the new entry-level $599 machine sits a 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive and 8x superdrive and Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics: The more expensive $799 model has twice as much memory and storage. That makes the internals of the Mini pretty much a copy of the new MacBooks–though the desktop machine sports the fast Firewire port for external drives that commenters missed on the notebook machines.
The iMac was also updated. It too has been wearing an aluminum suit for awhile, so the upgrades are internal only. There's just one 20-inch model now, and three 24-inch models with increasingly beefy specs. The 20-inch iMac runs a 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo, with 2GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive, and Nvidia GeForce 9400M. Meanwhile the top-end machine runs a 3.06 GHz CPU with 4GB of ram, a 1TB drive and GeForce GT130 graphics card with 512MB on-board RAM–the other two 24-inch machines occupy the middle ground in storage, memory, CPU speed and GPUs between these two options.
And what does this mean for Apple? It means the company is still offering just four main "consumer" computer options. Workhorse laptops: the MacBook and MacBook Pro. An ultraportable: the MacBook Air. A media-center/small installation desktop: the Mac Mini. A desktop machine: the iMac. But now all the machines follow the same design theme, they all run the same OS, they have common Intel CPU architectures and similar Nvidia GPUs. It's an exercise in homogeneity–with different price points to suit your particular computer power requirements.
The company's also pushing the eco-aspects of the new machines–the new Mini is apparently "the most energy-efficient desktop in the world" as it consumes less than 13W when idle, and both Mini and iMacs meeting Energy Star 5.0 requirements (which aren't even in action yet) and avoiding brominated flame retardants and PVC inside and in cables.
Compared to the plethora of Eee PCs, each with a choice of OS, and even the expansive but confusing range of sweetly-designed Sony Vaios, Apple thinks what the consumer needs is eco-friendliness and consistent quality rather than needless hardware options–it's a production philosophy that should do well in the current economic climate.


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Years ago, when my family lived in New Jersey, my mother taught me a lesson I never forgot- the concept of first fruits. Proverbs 3:9 says, "Honor the Lord with your possessions, with the first fruits of all your crops."
Every year, when my mother planted her vegetable garden and reaped a harvest, she would take the first fruits of her garden to our church to give them to our pastor. This was her way of putting into practice the concept of this verse in a way that we girls could see. It went above just our tithes. She was showing us that God deserved the first of everything in our lives.
This spring, Addie and I grew a tomato plant that my uncle gave us. We have actually succeeded in not killing the plant (which was one of my goals). When we did successfully grow a tomato, we were so excited that Addie ate it before I got to teach her the lesson about giving our first fruits to The Lord. Thankfully, there was another red tomato hanging on the plant so I was able to use this one to teach Addie our lesson.
I explained to Addie that the same way that we give God the first part of the money that Daddy gets for working, we should give God the first tomatoes that we get from our plant, and we do that by giving to our church and our pastor. I can't even begin to describe how excited she was to give the tomato to Pastor!
During our VBS week, Addie took the tomato to our pastor, but didn't tell him why he was getting a random tomato. That evening, I sent him an email explaining the tomato (that it wasn't our very first but that it did come from our first batch). After emailing each other back and forth, Pastor chose to make Addie and her tomato the feature of his July newletter. Click here to read the story from our pastor's point of view. It was such an honor for something that my mother taught me to not only be passed down to my children, but to be spread to so many others.


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Path in Maclay Gardens
- Description: Petal covered path through Maclay Gardens.
- Keywords: path, tree, plant, flower, petal, Maclay Gardens
- TIFF File: A high resolution TIFF of Path in Maclay Gardens (57.7 Mb) is available for download. This is a very large file suitable for printing. For most on-screen purposes, you should use the image displayed on this page instead of this TIFF.
- Source: Florida Center for Instructional Technology, Exploring Florida: Social Studies Resources for Students and Teachers (Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, 2009)
- County: Leon
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- Date of Photo: 4/1/2007
- Photographer: Roy Winkelman


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This blog is a mish-mash of thoughts about life, faith, being a WomenHeart Champion, having 7 kids, working at a school, parenting, and finding God's love in the most peculiar places!!
Monday, November 17, 2014
My Friend, the Atheist
Avowed atheist. Vehemently anti-Jesus. My friend passed away this week. My heart breaks for him. He spent his life seeking truth, a truth outside of any traditional understanding of God. He leaves this life with his friends left wondering. What happened? Why didn't you reach out to us? What the heck?
He leaves me wondering a different set of questions. What happens to him now? What did HE believe would happen after his passing? Did he have a change of heart during his passing and grab onto God in his last moments? What would it be like to die Godless? This is why my heart aches so much. I remember the love that was poured out over me when my heart stopped, and I know it to be the love of a Creator that sees me as his beautiful daughter. Did my friend have that love to go home to? He was certainly the Creator's beautiful son, and I have no way of knowing what he felt in the depths of his heart. Lord, I pray, that in your mercy you showed him your love, and let him see how beloved he was.
I wonder how he would feel if he knew he helped me grow closer to God? His rejection of the idea of God was a healthy challenge to me to look at what I believe and why. He made me "back it up" and in doing so, solidified my stance on my faith. One of the last things he said to me in person was, "How can you be a Catholic when your priests rape children?" Well, priests obviously don't ALL rape children. He was making a point. (And he loved to stir my pot, if possible.) Obviously anyone who hurts a child like that is just plain wrong! But it made me remember that the good priests (and there are THOUSANDS of good ones) are called to help people worship God.
Their job, and mine, is to make certain that people know they are made in the beautiful image and likeness of God HIMSELF. Our job, as Christians, is to help everyone know that they are loved and valued by a Creator who made you the way you are on purpose, because you are beautiful and LOVEABLE! I hope my friend knew that. I hope he knew that all the way down to the cellular level that he was loved and created EXACTLY the way he was to love and be loved.
And I loved him very much. Lots of people did. He was so much more beautiful than he ever gave himself credit for. My friend the atheist did God's work of growing my faith in a way no Christian brother or sister could, and for that I am thankful. I hope he found peace and truth.
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I just entered to win this Step2 Just Like Home Big Builders Pro Workshop!
My little man is an adventurer, and would absolutely love to have something like this. He would come up with all kinds of inventions. :)
**Here are some details about the workshop set!
- Electronic drill and overhead work light (requires four "AA" and three "AAA" batteries, not included)
- Large work surface allows for multiple children to design and build their own creation
- Kiddos can build a birdhouse and watch the colors change as little ones "paint" with water using a brush, roller or spray bottle
- Built-in mechanical table saw included
- Includes multiple storage bins, spray bottle, paint bucket, tools, power drill, table saw and a color changing project
- 45-piece accessory set included
- Exclusively available at Toys "R" Us!
- Adult assembly is required
This giveaway is being hosted by:
Janessa at Thrifty Nifty Mommy
Ending on 9/28 at 11:59 PM, this giveaway is open to the Continental US only, ages 18 & up.
Comment & I'd love to check out your blog and share your giveaways as well! Enjoy! :)


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If you want to know how to win at Madden 15 on Defense and Offense you don't need to read the Madden 15 manual, you need to study the game and make use of the Madden 15 tips and tricks from two players that spent more time playing Madden 15 this year than you spent at work.
With the 21 Madden 15 tips and tricks you'll learn how to be a better player without spending hours grinding through loss after loss to friends and online head to head games.
Madden 15 is a brand new game that includes a lot of new features you'll be able to use to win at Madden NFL 15. Unlike some Madden 15 tips that require you to make multiple adjustments before the snap these Madden 15 tricks will help you become a better player so you can win without pressing 30 buttons before the snap and switching to 10 different players.
You'll learn the building blocks to be a better Madden 15 player and soon you'll be destroying previously unbeatable friends and online opponents by understanding the game and Football better.
Most of these Madden 15 tips and tricks videos come from ZFarls & SGibs who played Madden 15 for months ahead of the public release to put together strategy guides. These public videos will help you learn how to be better at Madden 15 without buying their $90 Winner's kit, but that package certainly contains more than we are sharing here.
If you want to win in Madden 15 you'll need an amazing defense and then you'll need to systematically move down field to score on offense without throwing an interception. Here are 21 Madden 15 tips and Tricks to help you be a better Madden 15 player without spending a dime.
Madden 15 Tips – Win at Defense
The new Madden 15 gameplay requires a big showing on defense. You need to be good at defense before you start worrying about putting together plays to get your offense down the field. There are many changes and improvements in Madden 15 that you'll need to learn to deliver better defense in Madden 15. Here are
How to Tackle in Madden 15
In Madden 15 you get a new tackle method and the Tackle Cone. The Tackle Cone shows the range of your tackle. If the player you want to tackle is not in it, you're out of luck. When you press A on Xbox One or X on PS4 you'll do a conservative tackle that is more likely to get the stop, but if you press X on Xbox One and square on PS4 to perform a huge hit that can cause fumbles. You can also use the right stick to perform a hit stick that is also capable of causing fumbles. Beware of big hits when you are the only who can stop the offense.
How to Stop the Run in Madden 15
In Madden 15 you can use Run Commit to stop an opponent who would otherwise run all over you. Hold L2 on PS4 and Left Trigger on Xbox One and flick the right stick down to use Run Commit. This cans top the run, but if there is any Play Action you'll be left off guard.
How to Jump the Snap in Madden 15
Press the right trigger on Xbox One or L2 on PS4 to beat the Offensive line off the snap and you'll find yourself in the position to sack the QB or hit the running back for a big loss. You'll need to practice the timing and watch out for attempts to lure you across the line early.
How to Use Defensive Player Lock in Madden 15
In Madden 15 you can now lock the defensive player so that you get an over the shoulder look from the Defensive player. Press down on the left stick to lock on to a single player. You can still use the power moves and finesse moves to get penetration and sack the QB, but you can't switch players after the snap.
How to Use Finesse Defensive Line Moves
In addition to jumping the snap you need to combine defensive line moves to get to the QB and shut down that offense. The Finesse move is the first one you'll encounter and you need to time pressing A on Xbox One and X on PS4 to swiftly move around the defense. The Power move requires similar timing, but with the X button on Xbox One and Square on PS4.
How to Stop the Read Option
If your opponent keeps running a Read Option, you can use QB Contain to keep one of your players on the QB. You can also use it to contain the halfback. Use the Right stick to pull up coverage options and choose QB or HB.
How to Stop Outside Runs in Madden 15
You can use a wide formation to prevent the outside run and push the players to the middle of the field. You can scan through the playbook looking for WIDE defense formations that will provide enough coverage on the outside to keep runners bunched up.
How to Stop Inside Runs in Madden 15
When you know your opponent is going with an inside run you want to pinch the defense by pressing L1 and down on PS4 and LB and down on Xbox One. This puts your players in the running lanes so you'll get a tackle or force the runner to the outside.
Madden 15 Tips – Win on Offense
When you get possession you'll need to make sure you keep it and move downfield. You'll want to pay close attention to getting ready for the pass and avoiding interceptions that can ruin a great drive. Interceptions are common in Madden 15 if you aren't reading the defense and the QB isn't ready to throw.
How to Stop Throwing Interceptions in Madden 15
This is the most important Madden 15 tip you can learn. If you lose games because you throw interceptions you need to watch this video from ZFarls to learn how to throw less interceptions. Here's the breakdown. Don't be greedy, run when you can and learn who you can always go to. Finally make sure you read the coverage to spot openings and score.
How to Read Defensive Coverage in Madden 15
You'll need to learn how to read coverage in Madden 15 if you want to know where you can throw to an open receiver. The video above outlines Cover 6, but you can see the rest with a strategy guide or by playing the Madden 15 skills trainer. Learn the coverage and you'll know which player and route can beat it, or when you need to audible.
How to Pass Accurately in Madden 15
In Madden 15 your quarterback may throw passes that look like a lame duck more often because there is now a QB Inaccuracy rating and each QB will behave differently. On top of learning what your QB's strength is, you need to make sure his feet are set before the throw so it is accurate.
Another important thing to do is to stay in the pocket. When you are safely in the pocket you can step up into the offensive line to stay upright and deliver the pass you need to make.
How to Win Madden 15 with Johnny Manziel
Johnny Manziel is a popular pick for Madden Ultimate Team players and certainly a go to QB for Browns fans playing Madden 15. In this video ZFarls shares Madden 15 tips for using Manziel to win as the Browns.
How to Perform User Celebrations in Madden 15
When you get a breakaway you can perform a user celebration in Madden 15 to rub it in to your opponent. Use L2 and X on SP4 and L trigger and A on Xbox One.
Hold these in to celebrate but beware you can do this anywhere and you're slower while celebrating. Also, if you are hit while celebrating you're basically going to fumble.
Pick 1 Team and Learn Their Player
It's tempting to jump between teams and try everyone out, especially if you keep losing against everyone you are playing, but you'll do better in the long run if you find your perfect team and learn their plays and players well. This will help you know who you can go to in key situations for the best results.
Top Madden 15 Plays
If you want to know the top Madden 15 plays you can download the playbooks from Madden Share. These plays are the top picks from Prima Games.With the right plays you'll be a better player and if you master these Top 15 Madden offensive plays you will be hard to stop. On your Xbox or PlayStation go to Madden 15 -> Madden Share and look for ZFarls or Prima Games to find these downloads.
Madden 15 Ultimate Team Startup Guide
The best Madden Ultimate Team tips and tricks are in this one video from ZFarls who progressed through eight Ultimate Teams to know what rookies you get from a Style Pack, what defense and offensive playbooks to use and help you get the settings configured so you can play faster and get started with a better Madden 15 Ultimate Team.
Play Madden 15 Gauntlet
Playing the Madden 15 Gauntlet mode is a great way to practice skills in a fun arcade style. You'll meet hard to beat bosses and cycle through offense and defense scenarios that will help you identify coverage, anticipate the run and become unstoppable.
Use CoachGlass to See What Your Opponent Will Do
One great way to know what play to pick is to pay attention to what your opponent typically does on each down. If they always run it up the middle on 3rd down, odds are good you can use run commit and shut them down.
CoachGlass for Xbox One – iPhone/iPad – Android – Windows Phone
CoachGlass for PS4 – iPhone/iPad – Android
If you can't remember the plays you can use CoachGlass on your phone or tablet to see recent plays and coach style breakdowns that help you pick smarter plays. This app is free and it works on PS4 and Xbox One.
Ace the Madden 15 Skills Trainer
You can use all of these Madden 15 tips and tricks, but the thing you'll eventually need to do is earn gold on all of the Skills Trainer drills. These challenge you to learn the controls and the game so that winning at Madden 15 comes naturally instead of being something you need to think about on each play. You can find the Madden 15 Skills Trainer on the Play Now screen.


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1. Contaminated
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Origin: Dublin, Ireland
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
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Saturday saw the end of the 2008 Belfast Beer & Cider Festival, Ireland's only CAMRA-organised event. Accompanied by some fellow beer aficionados up from Dublin, I put in a solid seven hours of tippling during the afternoon and evening. One of the main draws for me was a couple of unfamiliar beers from one of the province's two cask beer breweries: Whitewater of Kilkeel.
Crown & Glory is brewed especially for the Crown Liquor Saloon in Belfast, a pearl of Victoriana owned by the National Trust and one of the most beautiful boozers on the planet. The tribute bitter is much less elaborate, being pale and light of texture, with an unfussy quaffable character. The malt and hops are carefully balanced to produce a very easy-going pint with no really dominant flavours.
There's a bit more of a challenge with Nut Brown, a darker shade of amber with a touch of sharp astringency. I still enjoyed it, however -- there's plenty to keep the drinker interested, with a sweet toffee-like base making it quite more-ish.
In my considered opinion, neither of these is as enjoyable as Whitewater's standard ales: Belfast Ale and Clotworthy Dobbin, though I've consistently found the bottled version of both to be an improvement on the cask editions. Though one doesn't say that too loudly in front of the CAMRA officials.
More from Belfast anon. I didn't get to try Wickwar's excellent Station Porter from the cask since it was inconsiderate enough to win beer of the festival on Thursday, and was therefore long gone. Still, a well-deserved prize I'm sure.
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The Rolling Stones 50
Mick Jagger and Others
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'This is our story of fifty fantastic years. We started out as a blues band playing the clubs and more recently we've filled the largest stadiums in the world with the kind of show that none of us could have imagined all those years ago. Curated by us, it features the very best photographs and ephemera from and beyond our archives' — Mick, Keith, Charlie & Ronnie. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world, this fully enhanced eBook includes video clips, more than 1200 images, a range of user-friendly features such as customizable picture sequences, interactive World map, pop-up playlists, stand-alone poster galleries, and The Vault: 100 additional rare photographs exclusive to this digital version.
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The crystal clear waters of Kittys Point
One of the bushwalks that was still on my list to do before we return to Canada was in Booderee National Park.
St. George's Head is one of the more "remote" areas of Booderee and to find my way all along the bottom tip of the park - I needed to do a bit of walking...
The Headland Circuit Trail was the one I did today - but it ended up being longer than the 11 km - since I walked up and down to every lookout, beach or headland along the way.
There was almost no one else on the trails. The park was quiet except for the sounds of nature!
Steamers Beach
There were many "bluebottles" washed up on shore - swimming might be a bit risky here!
It was a steep climb back up from the beach...well worth it to see that view though...
Brooks Lookout
Click the video below to hear the sounds of 7 Black Cockatoos that were in the trees overhead
St. Georges Head
I could just feel the power and overwhelming strength of the waves crashing in and pulling back out from shore...the awesome power of nature!
I could just see the outline of Pigeon House Mountain (the triangular-shaped rock it the middle) from the edge of the rocks across the water
Kittys Point
When I first walked out to this spot, there was 1 dolphin swimming on its own around the rock island (probably 30 feet in front of me). Very cool!
I climbed over the water to the rock island and had a sandwich - hoping to see that dolphin again!
Kittys Beach
Whiting Beach
Apparently, this was as far as I could walk down to the beach...
Blacks Waterhole
An incredible walk in an incredible place -
Booderee has to be one of my favourite places to spend a day!


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Today is officially the hottest June 3 ever. In Seattle, at least.
That sort of record isn't taken lightly. That's some heavy shit. A blog post on June 3, 2009 deserves an equally important record.
What about cutest cupcake ever? I think so.
Seattleites...the general population..... look no further. Meet, keyboard cat (the cupcake):
This was our friend Katie's most amazingly delightful 34th birthday present. Designed and created by Charra (who by the way, is up for, like, top cake decorator of the world contest - literally) this gem brought many laughs and tears of joy to the attendees of Katie's birthday party on the eve. of May 30th.
And just because I ate it right after this photo was taken (3 minutes ago) doesn't dimish its staying power. Keyboard cat (the cupcake) will be with me -- with us -- forever. And for that, we have only Charra to thank.
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What kind of system are you running on? Linux / multiprocessor?OK, it just happened again, after #52 runs of test052 with back-hdb. Anything I can show you? The error in the replication is the same as in my previous message, and the logs from the replication proxy contains "connection_read(10): no connection!" 343303 (!?!) times...With the current HEAD's edge-triggered epoll() mode, you should no longer be seeing multiple connection_read() events...
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Friday, 11 July 2008
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This year, my new years resolution is to quit smoking with a view to tavel the world. The money saved by my attempt to quit smoking will go a long way help travel the world. This blog is designed to help other people quit smoking and travel the world. If we can share information and have a bit of fun on the way, all the better.
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After many, many, many years of hunting for trees in the mountains, this year was by far the best!! Jake and I went to McCall with my family and stayed in their condo for the weekend. This time we stayed in one of the new presidential suites! It was so nice!!! Jake and I had our own room and bathroom with a king size bed, flat screen TV, jetted tub and dual head shower! Plus, the condo had it's own private hot tub on the balcony! It was so much fun!! We left after work on Friday and drove up with my parents. On Saturday we set off to look for some trees. We drove about 15 minutes from our condo, got out of the car and in a matter of about 5 minutes we found two beautiful trees; one for us and one for my parents! The rest of the weekend was spent by napping, watching movies, hot tubbing, making smoothies & milk shakes, and just good old RELAXING!!!! We LOVED IT!! Thanks mom and dad!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Christmas Tree Hunting
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Thanksgiving Family Photos
The whole Root gang. I have to say that we're a good lookin' bunch! We all met Thanksgiving morning to have family pictures taken. After pictures the boys all played football in a mini turkey bowl, while all of us girls fixed dinner! We ate at mom & dad Root's house, it was such a fun day! I love it how we are all on the same holiday schedule, so we are always together!
All the girls All the guys (us girls are completely out numbered)!
The two pregos! Jennie is due January 22nd with granddaughter #2 & I'm due April 9th with grandson #7
All the girls All the guys (us girls are completely out numbered)!
The two pregos! Jennie is due January 22nd with granddaughter #2 & I'm due April 9th with grandson #7
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It's a....
BOY!!! Introducing....Peyton Jacob Root in all his glory!!!! I had to put this one up, this is the very first shot we got on the day of the ultrasound! He is head down & wanted to reveal his manhood! Don't worry his legs are longer, those are only his thighs. :) So, we're taking a poll, here is his profile...more Jake or Candice?
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Football Champs
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|My three Linemar vehicles (L to R): PEPCO Line truck
NYC fire truck, Bond Bread deliver van.
The first one I had run across was a power company truck marked Potomac Electric Power Company -- a Washington, DC regional company. Could it have been issued as a promotional piece for PEPCO? Then I found a Linemar Bond Bread van. Again I wondered if this was made for Bond Bread.
Recently I won the bid on a Linemar fire engine. This vehicle was marked "NYC Fire Department." I'm pretty sure this wasn't a promotional piece. New York City is almost a generic name as is.
Then I discovered a boxed set on eBay. No, I didn't bid -- the $499.00 asking price was outside my price range (more on that later). The set has 10 vehicles -- including all the ones I talked about in Part 12. There is a Mobilgas tank truck, Central Coal and Coke dump truck, PEPCO power truck, Coca-Cola delivery truck, GE delivery van, RCA service vehicle, Bond Bread van, school bus, and a police car (marked "1st Precient).
At first blush, my question seems to have been answered -- the vehicles were all part of a set.
|The Linemar vehicle set (click on image to enlarge).
Then I looked a little closer. I had three of the 10 vehicles. They looked nothing alike. The Bond Bread van is a very simple stamp, the fire engine an intricate design, and the PEPCO truck somewhere in between. The fire engine has wheels lithographed on its side (as does the dump truck) -- but not on the other two.
|All from the same set, but with distinct differences.
So why all the variety? I think it's because these sets were pulling together leftover stock -- vehicles from different runs for different customers, put in a set box and shipped off.
In the two photos below, you can see all 10 vehicles in the set.
It's easy to see that the Mobilgas, PEPCO, Central Coal and the police car were all made the same way, with the black chassis crimped to the body. The other vehicles use the front and back bumpers folded up as tabs to secure the body. Further, the RCA and GE trucks have the same body, while PEPCO truck and the school bus also share the same basic body shape.
All in all, it's a mishmash of body shapes and construction techniques. To me, that suggests a set created to move existing stock rather than 10 vehicles designed from the start to be used for this set.
So why does the actual model have the very specific markings and corporate colors for a regional power company?
I now know how these vehicles were packaged -- or at least in one iteration. But this is one answer that just brings more questions!
A word about that price -- $499.00 might seem high, but I don't think so. First, the rule of thumb for Japanese postwar toys is that the about half the value of the item is in the box. Because they were made of very cheap cardboard, they usually didn't last, nor were they meant to. Once purchased, most people discarded the box and played with the toys. The graphics --and the information -- on the box adds real value. The near-mint condition, rarity and desirability of this box makes it's value of $250 a little on the high side, but not by much.
That means that the vehicles are valued at $250, or about $25.00 a piece. Again, a little high, but I've seen some of these (especially the Coca-Cola truck) sell for $45-$65 dollars in pristine condition. So all told, not an unreasonable price for the total package.
Just way more than I would ever want to spend.


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"I'm a novelist. My work is human nature. Real life is all I know. Don't ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first...
You walk out of here this afternoon with only one thing that no one else has. There will be hundreds of people out there with your same degree; there will be thousands of people doing what you want to do for a living. But you will be the only person alive who has sole custody of your life. Your particular life. Your entire life. Not just your life at a desk, or your life on a bus, or in a car, or at the computer. Not just the life of your minds, but the life of your heart. Not just your bank account, but your soul.
People don't talk about the soul very much anymore. It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit. But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're not so good.
All of you want to do well. But if you do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough."
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I love sleep.
With all of my heart.
My husband is well aware of this and does not share those same sentiments.
Since becoming pregnant, I have started sleeping a lot more;
This includes extra hours at night and naps on some of those crazy days.
My husband used to dislike it when I took naps.
Then he got an Xbox 360.
...Now I sorta think he likes it when I take naps.
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Alright, lets get right to the point and keep all the fluff at bay.
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365 Views of Vanderbilt
A new view of Vanderbilt – its people, places and events – is being showcased each day in 2011 on 365@VU, a new stream on the photo sharing website flickr. The project features a new photo by Vanderbilt's expert Photography Services team every day. The photographers are capturing their unique perspectives on the life of the University and Medical Center in the course of their daily assignments.
The project is a partnership between Creative Services and University Web Communications in the Division of Public Affairs.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
The Question Corner
Some more ridiculous questions brought to you by the inquisitive toddler (who is only going to be a toddler for six more days!):
"Do cars get mad?
"When daddy takes off his shirt is he like sexy?"
"When zombies get old, do they die?"
"Mommy, when you were a baby did I hold you?"
"Is my hot dog really a dog?"
Jacob: "Mommy, why is that car so long?"
Me: "That's called a limo. It's for people who are really, really long."
Jacob: "Do trees sleep?"
Me: "No."
Jacob: "Why?"
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