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Window on Eurasia: Zyazikov Fails to Block Ingush Appeal to Moscow for His Removal
Paul Goble
Baku, March 12 – Murat Zyazikov, almost certainly the most hated ruler of a federal subject, again last weekend did everything he could over the weekend to prevent his Ingush subjects from assembling and issuing an appeal to Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev for his removal.
Zyazikov's thuggish and illegal behavior in general and his use of force to limit a public demonstration on January 26 have attracted the attention of human rights activists in Moscow, but details are only now coming to light about his latest effort to silence his opponents and about how the Ingush population prevented him from succeeding.
In advance of the meeting, Zyazikov ordered the administrative detention of two of the organizers and on the eve of the conference, his minions sealed off the building claiming that they had found evidence of infectious germs, Gazeta reported yesterday (http://www.gzt.ru/politics/2008/03/10/220140.html).
Then, on Saturday, the day the extraordinary fifth congress of the Ingush people was to meet in the republic capital of Nazran, he called in militia and special military units from around the republic to prevent the 100 delegates who had been elected by the taips, the basic family-clan unit of that society, from assembling.
Unbroken and unbowed, the delegates assembled in nearby Karabulak, where despite their best efforts, Zyazikov's men were not able to find them and make one last effort to disperse the session, possibly beating, arresting or, given their past actions, "disappear" some of them (http://www.ingushetiya.ru/news/13585.html).
The meeting approved a letter of congratulation to Medvedev on his election as president of the Russian Federation and an appeal to Medvedev and Putin to remove Zyazikov and bring him and his associates to justice. And one organizer indicated that the body may succeed in issuing additional documents in the coming days.
But the appeal to Putin and Medvedev is a truly inspiring document, the expression of a people who clearly feel that they have been driven to despair by a cruel and irresponsible government and yet who also remain convinced that the best way to proceed is not by violence but rather by argument and legal means.
This 1500-word document describes the way in which Zyazikov and his cronies have violated the Russian Constitution and laws with apparent impunity, thereby alienating the population and undercutting the effectiveness of the necessary campaign against extremism and terrorism (http://www.ingushetiya.ru/news/13584.html).
Moscow's failure to take action against Zyazikov, the appeal says, "creates the impression among the people of Ingushetia that the central government of Russia does not have any mechanisms to influence the situation in the republic" or for some unknown reason does not want to.
It points out that "all attempts by the population of Ingushetia to enter into direct dialogue or interaction with the executive power of the republic … to express a protest against corruption and the violation of human rights have ended with repressive actions by M. Zyazikov, who has mobilized all the law enforcement organs to suppress peaceful demonstrations and assemblies."
And the document ends with an appeal to Putin and Medvedev to "direct serious attention to the situation in the Republic of Ingushetia, to require the executive power of the republic to enter into dialogue with the population and to cooperate in the resolution of the most serious social-political and economic questions of the life of the region."
To that end, "we ask you to send an independent commission" to the republic in order to "establish the extent of corruption and the false reporting about attitudes in the republic and to draw conclusions about the collapse of the economy …and a multitude of other negative phenomena which have flourished" under Zyazikov.
One of the organizers of the meeting added a comment to this which deserves being remembered. Magomed Khazbiyev told Ingushetiya.ru that Zyazikov and his command have "not been able to force the Ingush people to their knees." He and his people "have misjudged the situation."
"The people are no longer naive and will not allow themselves to be robbed, to be subject to murders and force from the side of the force structures. The people want to live according to the law and with Russia, but not with a band of corrupt people headed by Zyazikov" and followers (http://www.ingushetiya.ru/news/13582.html).
But if Zyazikov gets his way, no one may find out about his crimes or about the aspirations of the Ingush people: his prosecutors have appealed to the Russian Federation Supreme Court to shut down Ingushetiya.ru, the primary source of reliable information about that republic (http://www.ingushetiya.ru/news/13599.html).
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Window on Eurasia: Zyazikov Fails to Block Ingush Appeal to Moscow for His Removal
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Becoming the starting point guard for the white* B team in eighth grade didn't just happen for me. Like other great accomplishments, it took a lot of hard work, practice, and some extra motivation. My seventh grade motivation technique of watching MC Hammer videos in the morning wasn't cutting it anymore. I need some more immediate pumping up. So, I created what I called, Jeff's Pump Up Tape. Jeff's Pump Up Tape was a mix of upbeat and/or inspiring songs I compiled from tapes and the radio. I would put it in my off brand Walkman and listen to it on the bus on the way to places like North Scott and Northwest Junior Highs. The tape produced the desired effect, the adrenaline flowed. For a brief time my adrenal gland rivaled the output of my adolescent pituitary gland.
Here is a playlist from Jeff's Pump Up Tape:
-M.C. Hammer, Rollin' On
–Rocky Soundtrack, Eye of the Tiger
–Rocky Soundtrack, Burning Heart
– Footloose Soundtrack, Holding on For a Hero
–Celine Dion, Love Can Move Mountains
–Tom Cochrane, Life is a Highway
–Karate Kid Soundtrack, Moment of Truth
I never claimed it was good. I just said I made it. There were awkwardly long pauses between songs, snippets of the DJ cutting into the end of the song, and volume inconsistencies, staples of any good mix tape. I'm sure you can picture a thirteen year old Jeff bobbing his head to Celine Dion, preparing for the challenge ahead.
I'm facing a new challenge ahead with my adventure here and I think it's time for a new Pump Up Tape. This would be volume three, as I made volume 2 in high school.
Here are my ideas so far:
-Ben Harper, The Fight Outta You
-Mumford and Sons, Roll Away Your Stone
-Raphael Saadiq, 100 Yard Dash
I need more.
Let me know your suggestions.
This time I will be making a playlist, and not a mixtape. Although, I do have a tape player in my car.
*Being on the white B team was not a segregative racial thing. There was a white team and a red team, the school colors. We were fully integrated.

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But I felt vindicated when in the last issue of Harvard Business Review I encountered a very interesting research entitled "Experts Are More Persuasive When They Are Less Certain" by Associate Professor Zakary Tormala of Stanford GSB. According to this research which tallied ratings of a fictitious restaurant based on a variety of professional and amateur reviews, my gut reaction to arrogance has been spot on with majority of folks:
[We] asked subjects what they'd pay for a meal at our fictitious restaurant, Bianco's. People who'd read the tentative professional review were willing to pay 56% more than people who'd read the highly certain professional review. But uncertainty had almost the exact opposite effect with amateur opinions. People who'd read a confident amateur review were willing to pay 54% more for a meal than those who'd read an uncertain amateur review.
Professor Tormala attributes this phenomenon to "expectancy violations":
People expect experts to be confident. Violations of that expectation surprise them. We see that in our data. Subjects reported being more surprised by the uncertain experts and the confident amateurs. A surprise draws you in and makes you pay more attention. It gives the review more impact.I also think there is another phenomenon at play, which for a lack of a better word I call "Car Salesman Phobia". On a deep philosophic level, we all suspect that there is really no certainty in life. So whenever someone starts to come across too strong about anything, our intuitive alarm bells go off that this person may either have an ulterior motive (like a car salesman) or be so amazed by themselves that they are not checking their own blind spots. Those alarm bells are somewhat muffled when the expert starts admitting that there is room for doubt and further research.
So, you may ask, why is it that when amateurs show confidence we tend to trust them more? This, I believe, is due to the fact we start at such a low trust level with amateurs that their admission of certitude (or anything else other than total ignorance) is a relative improvement.
In conclusion, next time you are pitching your company to an investor or new hire, think about whether or not the person you are talking to would consider you an "amateur" or "expert" and then act with respective dose of humility,
What do you think?


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I love bold colors, but I recently chose to switch up my bedding by creating layers of texture all in white (or pale green, since I strangely don't own plain white sheets). Here, the Moroccan Wedding Blanket adds some vintage glam at the end of my bed, along with a crocheted heirloom. White shams from west elm's Parachute bedding collection continue the light and airy feeling and a Cotton Canvas curtain hides an awkward corner that acts as a secondary closet.
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Flixton Girls' High School is a girls' secondary modern school working within the context of Trafford's selective system.The number on roll is at present 1026. The school attracts a good number of pupils who live out of zone. We cater for a wide ability range; Year 7 is organised in mixed ability groups, but from Year 8 onwards the girls are setted according to ability across two equal populations. The needs of all pupils requiring special help are met through class teaching, differentiated material, withdrawing children for individual or small group work and the use of LEA classroom support teachers and school subject specialists. All girls follow examination courses, and the school achieves excellent G.C.S.E. results. In 2003, 44% of girls gained 5 or more passes at A* - C, 92.5% gained 5 or more passes at A* - G and 97% gained one or more passes at A* - G. All girls are encouraged to become successful and independent learners. A strict homework policy is enforced, supported by a planned homework timetable.
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Suspension vs Colloid
Mixture is an association of several substances. Suspensions, solutions, and colloids are examples of two such mixtures. Since the components in a mixture are not chemically bound together, they can be physically separated by filtration, precipitation, evaporation, etc. There are mainly two types of mixtures, homogeneous mixtures and heterogeneous mixtures. In a homogeneous mixture, the composition is uniform, but in heterogeneous mixtures, it is not uniform.
Suspension is a heterogeneous mixture of substances (E.g.: muddy water, flour dissolved in water). There are two components in a suspension, the dispersed material and the dispersion medium. There are larger solid particles (dispersed material) distributed in a dispersion medium. The medium can be a liquid, gas or a solid. However, the dispersed material is usually a solid. However, if the suspension is allowed to stand still for some time, the particles can be settled down to the bottom. By mixing it, the suspension can be formed again. The particles in a suspension are visible to the naked eye, and through filtration they can be separated. Because of the larger particles, the suspensions tend to be opaque and not transparent, because they do not transmit light.
Colloidal solution is seen as a homogeneous mixture, but it also can be heterogeneous (e.g.: milk, fog). The particles in colloidal solutions are of intermediate size (larger than molecules) compared to particles in solutions and suspensions, but like the particles in solutions, they are invisible to the naked eye and cannot be filtered using a filter paper. The particles in a colloid are termed as dispersed material, and the dispersing medium is analogous to the solvent in a solution. According to the dispersed material and the medium, there are different types of colloids. For instance, if a gas is dispersed in a liquid medium, the resulted colloid is 'foam' (e.g.: whipped cream). If two liquids are combined, a colloid, known as emulsion can be resulted (e.g.: milk). The particles are distributed within the colloidal medium, and do not settle down if it is left still. Colloidal solutions are translucent or opaque. Sometimes, particles in a colloid can be separated out by centrifugation or coagulation. For example, the proteins in milk are coagulated when supplied heat or added an acid.
Suspension Vs Colloid
– Suspension is a heterogeneous mixture, but colloid can be homogeneous or heterogeneous.
– The major difference between the two is the diameter of the dispersed particles; the particles in a suspension are larger than the particles in a colloid.
– The particles in a suspension can settle down under the influence of gravity, if it is undisturbed. But the particles in a colloid do not settle down under normal conditions. However, with additional forces sediments can be obtained, such as in centrifugation.
– The particles in a suspension cannot pass through a filter paper, but colloidal particles can.
– Colloids can scatter light, and suspensions do not transmit light. Therefore, colloids can be opaque or translucent, but suspensions are opaque.


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Thursday, November 13, 2008
My ETS Paper On-line: What if Martin Luther Had Read the Dead Sea Scrolls?
3 comments:
- Angie Van De Merwe said...
I did not have time to read all of your paper, which, by the way, I enjoyed. I will finish it later. I left off at righteousness.
I used to wholeheartedly adhere to Reformed theology (except for hyper Calvinistic understandings of pre-destination). Then, I became exposed to Arminian thinking and it has taken and is still taking a transformation of understanding.
I think that the way to understand the "ditch" between the NPP and the old, is in developmental psychology. Developmental psychology affirms the individual understanding of theological's impact upon the person, but does not have to limit that understanding to a particular stage. Ideally, as in parenting, the individual comes to understand the complex issues that surround the "political" (communal) and their own personal responsibility before community. Believing in Christ, as a substitute (faith in Christ) is necessary for the childish need to be freed from guilt and judgment. But, there does come a time when the child learns that his own life must be a responsible one. He must take responsiblity for the choices he makes and own his own values. This is maturity and is the faith of Christ.
The faith of Christ does not necessarily demand a certain "work" or behavior, but is cognizant of the values and commitments to those values that are most important. There comes a shift of thinking from scapegoating a historical figure, that brings freedom psychologically, to a "cleansed conscience", where one can truely walk in the faith of Christ, with no fear of judgment, not because of a need to be "free of guilt", but because of a freedom of life, spirit and heart, that is understood and grounded within one's "self". The transcentdental realm has come upon earth when the individual develops to "own responsibility" for his own life, and however that plays out. All of life becomes God's, where the partition between the sacred and secular; the Jew and the Gentile; and self and other dissolve. These partitions of the spiritual, social and individual are the universalization of life itself before God. Life opens up and things are not seen in categories(religious identifications), but in priorities (ethics).
I hope that my limited reading did not undermine how I understood you, and that what I have said helps somewhat in how I have come to resolve the partition between the Reformed and the Arminian....
- Valkyr said...
It would be interesting to ask the same question in regard to Martyr, Origen, Irenaeus et. al.
- Kyle Fever said...
Type-o on page 4 in the middle of the NT Wright citation: "I have no changed this aim and method..."
Just so it does not throw you off when you read it.
Hope to see you in Boston,
Kyle Fever
(we talked a bit last year in San Diego about Paul and Diaspora Judaism and Thomas Tobin writing the Romans commentary for your new series...)


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Ashley of Adventures of Newlyweds is sharing with us today
what makes a successful blog in her opinion.
If you don't know about Ashley's blog, here is a little something about her.
She travels the country with her husband for work and takes beautiful pictures too.
Ashley also initiated an awesome link up called: Friday Letters!
Please check her out when you get an opportunity.


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You might say "What exactly is breakcore? French house? Garage? Neurofunk?" but I've got you covered.
The purpose of this blog is simply to assist people in "getting into" a certain genre of electronic music. I'm very passionate about this, and as my personal tastes have changed, I've come to enjoy discovering new, obscure, and unconventional styles of electronic music beyond house, dubstep, and trap. Even more so, I enjoy explaining their stylistic trademarks in great detail…to anyone who will listen.
My posts will consist of the following:
• The genre I'm talking about
• An explanation of its musical characteristics
• Notable examples of the genre (links to SoundCloud and YouTube)
• Photos or videos of artists, performances, and artwork relating to the genre
If you'd like, you can email me at email@example.com with suggestions, tips, or anything else!
I produce electronic music, so you can check out my SoundCloud and (hopefully) jam out to my music.


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Snitch matches will be played in #sql. You will play each person in your group once and the top 3 will advance to the Elimination Stage.
Matches can be rescheduled to any time or date, provided that there is a referee available.
Please post reschedule requests in the Reschedule thread at least 48 hours before the original time and the reschedule time.
Week 1
Wednesday 8 July - Arielle Lemoyne [~o~] vs Scarlet Black
Friday 10 July - Wraith Ternarius [~o~] vs Tom Foster
Saturday 11 July - Matilde Rayne [~o~] vs Ciara Black
Sunday 12 July - Will Lestrange [~o~] vs Rosemarie Halliwell
Week 2
Monday 13 July - Scarlet Black vs Thomas Lewis ~o~ (Double forfeit)
Wednesday 15 July - Rosemarie Halliwell vs Matilde Rayne [~o~]
Friday 17 July - Tom Foster vs Arielle Lemoyne [~o~]
Sunday 19 July - Ciara Black [~o~] vs Kristen Chang (Forfeit)
Week 3
Monday 20 July - Ciara Black vs Rosemarie Halliwell [~o~]
Wednesday 22 July - Arielle Lemoyne vs Wraith Ternarius [~o~]
Saturday 25 July - Thomas Lewis [~o~] vs Tom Foster
Sunday 26 July - Matilde Rayne vs Will Lestrange [~o~]
Week 4
Wednesday 29 July - Wraith Ternarius [~o~] vs Thomas Lewis (Forfeit)
Friday 31 July - Tom Foster vs Scarlet Black [~o~]
Saturday 1 August - Will Lestrange [~o~] vs Ciara Black
Sunday 2 August - Rosemarie Halliwell [~o~] vs Kristen Chang (Forfeit)
Week 5
Monday 3 August - Thomas Lewis (Forfeit) vs Arielle Lemoyne [~o~]
Wednesday 5 August - Scarlet Black [~o~] vs Wraith Ternarius (Forfeit)
Elimination Stage
Tuesday 11 August - Scarlet Black vs Rosemarie Halliwell [~o~]
Friday 21 August 1pm Eastern/6pm HOL - Matilde Rayne [~o~] vs Thomas Lewis
Monday 17 August 8pm Eastern (Tuesday 18 August 1am HOL) - Will Lestrange [~o~] vs Rosemarie Halliwell; Ref: Mattie
Sunday 23 August 8:30pm Eastern (Monday 24 August 1:30am HOL) - Arielle Lemoyne vs Matilde Rayne [~o~]
Sunday 30 August 6:30pm Eastern/11:30pm HOL - Championship Match - Will Lestrange [~o~] vs Matilde Rayne


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The Lord's One Great Desire
"And He said to them, 'With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer: for I say unto you, I will not anymore eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.'"
Luke 22:15-16
When the disciples gathered with the Lord in Jerusalem to observe the Passover supper, they did not realize the Lord would be instituting a sacrament for His body, the Church still in its conception, to observe in future generations. The Passover feast was already a memorial banquet that looked back on Israel's redemption from Egypt. At that particular Passover, the feast would be used to observe and call to remembrance the great event of Christ's death.
At that supper with the twelve disciples, the Lord was the host, but He was in a figurative sense, the food. Today, as we gather together and remember Him, Christ continues to be both food and host. As food, we partake bread and fruit of the vine in remembrance of the great sacrifice Christ gave of Himself, the death of the cross. As host, we gather around His table, the Lord's table. Because it is His table at which we meet, Jesus Christ our savior is the host, we ought to examine ourselves, for we can not eat at the Lord's table on Sunday, while feeding our fleshly appetite with sin the remaining six days of the week.
While we observe the Lord's Supper once a week, we eat from His table every day. The Lord's table is where we as believers find our provision, both physical and spiritual. The Lord has sent out an invitation to every man, woman, and child to eat at His table, and we accept the invitation by believing on Christ and receiving Him as personal savior.
Christ's greatest provision for His sons and daughters is the giving of Himself at the cross. Therefore, the most important meal of the week for the believer is the Lord's Supper which commemorates His vicarious death.
We must also remember that it is the Lord's table we eat from every day, but on the first day of the week, we eat a meal with fellow believers where Christ is the host as well as the food. Let our hearts be filled with worship towards the host!


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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Trading Notes....
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- AnonymousMarch 25, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Very well said Rachael!! You have such a good heart and people can see that. I know I can that's why I fell in love with your music because you really care about people & want to make a difference! Beautifully written my friend! God Bless!!ReplyDelete
amazing.. so touching.ReplyDelete
Very true. We should always look at people through compassionate eyes (What Would Jesus Do?). I think it is great that you are doing this :) Especially those people need help.ReplyDelete
ya God just wants us to love to the best of our ability everyday...if we do that, than we are right where we are supposed to be. thanks again for posting these. You are great! and funny!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 4, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Are you really Rachel Lampa, or is that just your blogger name?ReplyDelete
If you are, I really like your music!
It is a mix between contemporary Christian and Yanni :)
yes, it's so true.ReplyDelete
very good point to make. i will do that.ReplyDelete


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Well - the coffee roasting experiment seemed to work out well. Took about 1/3 cup of the beans and put them in an aluminum pie plate one layer deep. Roasted them under the broiler for about two-three minutes on each side.
The roasted beans were only slightly darker than the original ones, but they were much oilier. Also, though the flavor of the coffee was milder than the Trader Joe's stuff, I noted that two cups of it didn't wasn't making me dizzy like the past couple days. Also, the kitchen smelled heavenly.
I might try roasting the stuff longer tomorrow morning; we'll see. Am glad, though, to have found a workaround, even though it is a bit of a pain in the rear. We have like a pound and a half of the city roast left, and it was getting to be painful to drink.
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Follow me as I move beyond parenthood into childfree infertility resolution -- things may not have worked out how we'd hoped, but "success" is redefine-able!
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Fertilty-Free Holidays
- I am not in any kind of cycle right now. I absolutely refuse to do holiday cycles anymore. I tried not to last year but ended up having at test right smack in the middle of Christmas for our first ever frozen, the first attempt after the tragic ectopic business. And it did not result in good news. And the holidays were spent drinking champagne out of a can and weeping over songs that feature a VIRGIN MOTHER and a MIRACLE BABY and I could relate to neither. Although, I will be closer to being a virgin mother through this process, since there is absolutely no sex involved in our particular brand of procreation... But getting back to the point, no more holiday cycles for me. They are too difficult.
- Instead of crying over the fact that YET AGAIN there is nary a baby or bump to be seen on our holiday greetings, we made a fun, irreverent photo card featuring us dressed up and being goofy, our hearth with two stockings and a little kitty stocking full of catnip mice (and a tiny Christmas tree with a bird on it), and our cats. In bowties. It is the gateway to cats in onesies, people. If there is no baby in any way shape or form on our card next time I can't guarantee that I won't cross over into cats dressed up like babies territory...
- I am determined, DETERMINED to enjoy December. After losing our last babyling in early August, pretty much every month after that has been difficult. I have been an emotional wreck. I have not dealt well with the cumulative loss that is slowly hacking away at my capacity to hope. I have been pretty functional at work, but at home...not so much. A lot of crying. A lot of just epic sadness. A lot of mourning. But, as a wise woman once told me, "you can throw youself a pity party but don't stay long because no one else will join you." Time to brush off and stop sitting in the sadness so completely. Time to enjoy this month with no evil needles and no possible reproductive heartbreak, and try to be a normal person before once again I am shooting up with drugs that turn me into a faux-menopausal freakshow. So far, it's working pretty well. I got a nasty virus in December, but because I am not in any treatment I didn't feel bad taking some sick time to try to get over it. I am pretty much a normal human this December.
- We are escaping for Christmas! We are leaving town and going on a fabulous, romantic getaway in Vermont. The same place we went in February for a few nights, only this time we're in one room the whole time and we are staying five nights. Including Christmas. Which is FABULOUS. There is nothing in Vermont that reminds me of being pregnant or trying to get pregnant. I have never brought a sharps container to Vermont. I have never been waiting for news in Vermont. When I go to get a towel, I won't be staring at medication and bags of needles, like I do at home when I open the linen/aka Injection Closet. There will just be books, and games, and wine, and delicious food RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS in the Tavern restaurant. I am SO EXCITED. We decided that we needed this. We didn't get to go to Maine over the summer, and that was a huge mistake. We need to get away. We need to unplug and have no chores to do, no schedule, no work hanging over our heads. We need to recharge and renew ourselves so that we can undo some of the harm this past year of incredible loss and frustration has done to us. We need to get ready for our next go-round in 2013, which is coming up lightning fast. But not so fast that we have to think about it while drinking our Welcome-to-Grafton champagne or soaking in a hot tub after a long day of snowshoeing. This is the best Christmas present we could have given each other. (Except for a baby. A baby would have been better, but a Vermont getaway is a close second.)
So there it is--a truly happy holiday even though there's no tiny people to share it with in our home, just cozy cats ever so slightly pissed off at having been collared with jingle-belled bowties. A romantic, decadent week of holiday bliss to slowly melt away some of the stresses of 2012 and start 2013 fresh, strong, and ready to put a baby (or two) in this fertility-fat belly already. Come on, 2013, be our year of miracles! (Not to get all crazy or anything, but this year coming up is the Year of the Snake, and snakes are my favorite animal EVER, so maybe that means something? Nope, nope, just me being crazy. If the Year of the Rabbit (super fertile critter!) and the Year of the Dragon (my birth year and supposedly super strong juju) didn't do it, then I can't really count on that Snake. But I can dream, right?)
A very happy holidays to everyone, and may all your dreams come true this coming year.
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AWWWWWWW thanks Jes! I need that advise right now. big time pity party here, and amen on the holiday plans! this was our 2nd year of fertility holidays (and bad news, this year ON CHRISTMAS) bah humbug. yay to vt and a wonderful glorious get away!ReplyDelete
here's to successful cycles together in 2013. and a good reason for fertility-fat bellies!
just what i needed to read, at just this moment. thanks jes! xoox
I hope that you enjoyed your VT trip- it sounds like just what the doctor ordered!ReplyDelete
I agree with no holiday cycles. I'm thankful that my new insurance doesn't kick in until Jan so that I don't have to worry about being hormonal over the holidays.


text: Ernest E. and Josephine (Arangio) Starniri of Bethlehem Township celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 26 with a dinner dance at the American Legion Post in Easton. Mr. and Mrs. Starniri, who were married in St. Philip and St. James Catholic Church, Phillipsburg, N.J., have a son, Ernest Jr. of Bethlehem. Prior to retirement Starniri was employed by Victaulic Co. of America.


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November 11, 2012
By Chuck Graham, TucsonStage.com
The Loft Film Festival picks up speed on a sunny Sunday with Roger Corman's classic adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" at 11 a.m.. Or pick the noontime screening of an update from another literary favorite, Emily Bronte's 1847 best-seller, "Wuthering Heights" with Heathcliff (James Howson) now a truly dark-skinned outsider.
A documentary of women who play jazz is set for 1:15 p.m., with director Judy Chaiken on hand to introduce "The Girls in the Band." The difficulties faced by these female swingers from the 1930s and 1940s are detailed, and connected to the women bandleaders and jazz stars of today.
Then at 2:45 p.m. Oscar-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy ("The Garden") takes the stage to introduce his new documentary "Fame High" about the Los Angeles County School for the Arts, just like the one in Manhattan, only with a west coast attitude.
Following the startling Cannes fest flick "Holy Motors" at 4 p.m. and The International Short Film Showcase at 5 p.m., one of Tucson's favorite quirky directors -- Don Coscarelli of
"Bubba Ho-Tep" fame – is in the house at 7 p.m. to introduce histrippy new horror/sci-fi satire "John Dies at the End."
But wait…there's still more. At 7:45 p.m. Surreal avant garde photographer Gregory Crewdson's obsession with the dark side of American suburban life gets deeply detailed by filmmaker Ben Shapiro, with complete access from 2005-2009 as Crewdson created the elaborate settings that became his photo series "Beneath the Roses."
The Loft Film Festival runs through Nov. 15. For complete details and ticket prices, www.loftfilmfest.com


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May.2008 ~ Aug.2009
The goal of this Microsoft Research Project was to develop a fetal heart rate monitoring system on Windows mobile smart phones. Dr. Chang Su Lee worked on this project as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in School of Computer Science at Edith Cowan University, Mt. Lawley, Western Australia.
Over the last decade, the rate of premature births and fetal deaths among the Indigenous population of rural and remote Australia was more than twice that of the non-Indigenous population. Because of the distance that women in these isolated communities often must travel to reach health centers and hospitals, many do not get the proper medical care to prevent or address prenatal issues. The tyranny of distance and its associated costs remain a barrier for delivering reasonable quality [prenatal] care to remote and rural populations.
For example in reality, one of the phone calls we had was from a woman who lost the twins she was carrying because she lived too far from a medical facility to get regular checkups. By the time doctors discovered a problem with her pregnancy, it was too late to save the babies.
Our team (Dr. A.Tan, Dr. M.Masek, Dr. C.Lee, Dr. C.P.Lam, Angela Fyneman) developed this system to improve the quality of prenatal care in rural and remote communities by providing expectant mothers with an inexpensive, portable, Doppler-based ultrasound device connected to a smartphone running Microsoft® Windows Mobile®.
The first prototype has been produced in mid 2009 resulted in a stand-alone Mobile application on Microsoft® Windows smartphone for calcuating fetal heart rates on front-end mobile devices and sending calculated heart rates to a back-end web server for reporting to the medical team in our partner, Mercy Hospital Mt. Lawely. Since then the system has been in trials with the help from volunteers to evaluate and enhance the accuracy and performance of our system.
This project is listed in Microsoft Research web pages;
* Microsoft Research webpages: mHealth Summit 2009, research abstract, socially relevant computing brochure:p#15, MSResearch_smartphone_based_fetal_monitor
Published technical papers are listed below;
* "Towards Higher Accuracy and Better Noise-Tolerance for Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring using Doppler Ultrasound" – IEEE TENCON 2009
* "Advances in Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring using Smart Phones" – IEEE ISCIT 2009
* "Remote Home-Based Ante and Post Natal Care" – IEEE HealthCom 2009
Since then, it became a student project in School of Computer Security and Science, Eidth Cowan University, Western Australia. In November 2011, our team won a prize AUD $15,000 as a top 5 finalist for the 'Mobile Fetal and Maternal Health mobile application' in Univation WApp Competition in Perth, Western Australia. Link – ECU


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RUNNING IN THE WOODS-thoughts from a woman who spends too much time alone in the woods.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Whiteface-Passaconaway Loop
View from Ferncroft. Whiteface is the rocky knob in the left background.
Yesterday I ran/fast hiked over Whiteface and Passaconaway by myself. I left Ferncroft and ran up the Blueberry Ledge Trail. This trail starts out with easy footing and a gradual grade for several miles and is very runnable. Then it gets serious. Just as the trail got steep, I came upon a trail crew putting in big stone steps. They had the trail all dug out for several hundred feet and had strung a rope along the way so hikers could haul themselves up over the loose dirt. They stood back to let me by and instructed, "use the rope." There was no graceful way of hauling my body up that steep incline over loose dirt and I think they thought it was entertaining. A little higher up there are steep smooth open rock faces that you have to claw your way over to reach the top of Whiteface. Over the years there have been various foot holds and ladders and rungs in place on these exposed slopes, but they have all been removed. I would never attempt this part of the trail if it was wet and I avoid descending on this trail in any conditions.
One of the exposed areas hikers have to climb
I met two women at the first good viewpoint after the dangerous part. They said it had taken them 5 hours to get up that far and they were afraid to go back down the same way. They were a little overweight and had struggled to get up the incline. I encouraged them to go with their instincts of not descend the same way they had come up. I pointed out that they could hike over Rollins and down Dicey's Mill, which was what I was doing, but I was also going to add an out and back to summit Passaconaway. They did not have a light and I didn't have one to loan them. It was only noon, but they were very slow and I doubt they made it down before dark. I did think about them a few times in the evening when I was back home. The trails they would be on are very sheltered and the weather was very mild so I think they probably made it down fine.
After a snack and a little breather on the Fake Whiteface summit with the views, I followed Rollins Trail over the real summit in the woods, then continued over to Passaconaway. Rollins is gentle and good for running. It follows the ridge between the two mountains. There was a lot of mud in there yesterday. At the next junction, I hiked over the Passaconaway Loop then descended On Dicey's Mill Trail. Dicey's Mill can be run almost the entire 3.8 mile length.
Mt Passaconaway as seen from Whiteface
This loop is about 12 miles (give or take) and has a surprising amount of trail that is good for running. If you try this loop, just be aware of the open difficult part near the top of Blueberry Ledge Trail and allow plenty of time to be slow and cautious there. Also, don't allow yourself to be lured onto the Tom Wiggins Trail that connects Blueberry Ledge trail to Dicey's Mill Trail. The trail sign warns "rocky and steep, not recommended." Just the sort of warning that tempts a person like me. I admit it, I took the bait once, never again!
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I have no problem with the verses that show a stationary Earth. That's not a problem for me (and neither is gravity).Ironman wrote:Again here are Sixty-Seven Scriptural References Which Tell Us That It Is the Sun And Not the Earth That Moves.
Can you show us even half, 33.5 Scriptures which proves the earth is flat or even 16.75? Maybe 8.75?
And, I've already presented plenty of scriptural evidence for the Flat Stationary Earth.


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A tiny rabbit is sleeping quietly in his little box, but if you watch him carefully I'm sure you will see his whiskers twitching...he is dreaming of rabbits hopping in the warm sunshine...
My latest creation is just in time for Easter, a little bunny in a lovely vintage style rabbit themed Easter box.
bunny in a box is available from my folksy shop here
Saturday, 26 February 2011
5 comments:
- hensteeth said...
I have just bought one of your divine bunnies. I can't wait for him to arrive. Your work is truly divine.
- Saturday, 26 February, 2011
- hensteeth said...
Excuse the double use of divine! I am all of a bother.
- Saturday, 26 February, 2011
- Kate said...
Oh he's too beautiful, worth two divines
Kate x
- Saturday, 26 February, 2011
- fee @ chipper nelly said...
Loving, as always!
You have been V V busy...
fee x
(thanks so much for the link! really appreciate it)
- Sunday, 27 February, 2011
- Foxtail Lilly said...
MR Rabbit i soo cute!! Love to see you at Easter-do pop in the shop. I would love to stock your lovely , lovely made goodies ,they went so well before. Txx
- Thursday, 03 March, 2011
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Have you tried Acai yet? I just did.
Sambazon and #momsmeet recently gave me the opportunity to try Sambazon juices and smoothies, which claim to be made from the finest organic Amazon Superfoods on the planet.
It's pretty cool, knowing that each purchase of a Sambazon product, means that you're helping to keep over two million acres of the Amazon Rainforest sustainably farmed and are securing the jobs of over 10,000 family farmers - since Sambazon is Fair Trade certified.
The main ingredients in the Sambazon juices and smoothies are Acai [Ah-Sigh-ee]...(now aren't you glad you know how to say it correctly?) as well as Acerola [Ah-sir-o-la] and Yerba Mate [Yur-ba Mah-tay].
Acai is known as the Original Amazon superfood, and has tons of antioxidants and healthy omegas. For example, the Acai Berry + Vanilla Protein Superfood Smoothie, has Omega 3, 6 and 9 and boasts 8 grams of protein.
That's more protein than you can get by eating an egg!
Here are the varieties I tried:
PROTEIN: Acai Berry + Vanilla
- My favorite of the three. A predominate vanilla smoothie flavor with just a touch of earthy acai berry flavor. I like that this bottle packs a whole 8 grams of protein, so I could likely skip breakfast with this one.
ENERGY: Acai Berry + Yerba Mate + Guarana
- My hubby tried this one, since I'm breastfeeding still, I didn't want to mess with the Guarana. This blend has 50mg of caffeine for a bit of a boost, but less than the caffeine in a cup of coffee.
ACAI: Acai + Blueberry + Pomegranate Juice Blend
- Not a huge fan. The consistency is a little too thick to be a refreshing juice, and a little too thin to be considered a smoothie. I guess if you think of it as drinking a supplement, then it's okay. The Acai berry flavor is really earthy to me, has a slightly oily feel in my mouth. I poured the juice into a cup with ice, which made it more enjoyable.
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Monday, December 7, 2015
#StorytimeChristmasCountdown Day 7: Danger on a Silent Night
Danger on a Silent Night (an Adventures in Odyssey Imagination Station book)
by: Marianne Hering and Nancy I. Sanders
Chapter Book
Good Retelling with an Important Message
I was quite nervous going into this book as I was unimpressed with Showdown with the Shepherd - the other retold Bible story for AIO Imagination Station series. In that story I felt that too many liberties had been taken & was concerned about what might be done to the birth of Jesus.
The book doesn't actually take place when Jesus is born (as the title seems to imply) but when the wise men arrive a little later.
I was very pleased with how the story was handled and that giving to the poor and your family are noted as acceptable & commendable ways to celebrate Jesus & share his love.
To my surprise, this is one of the best books in the series.
The larger than usual font, nice margins, simple language, and oversized illustrations make this book (& series) perfect for young readers. Recommend.
4 stars
To see other books in the #StorytimeChristmasCountdown Collection, click here.
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So here are Pippi's thoughts on going back to school tomorrow.
My Doom is Approaching
by KRM
My doom is approaching
In 24 hours I'll be held
Captive in a strange lodging.
But perhaps I'll
run away and join
the pirates.
I'd call myself "Matey"
and I'd sit in the crows nest all day and....
Or I could wander into
Sherwood Forest.
I'd poach some of the King's deer
and get a grand old price on my head.
I'd run from the law and
play with rich merchant's money....
Or perhaps
I might grow a gigantic
beanstalk that stretches
all the way to the sky.
I'll climb it and
I'll meet giants, fairy folk,
unicorns, you know.
But, my doom is approaching.
In 24 hours I'll be at school.
But there's always the possibility
that I'll be held hostage by
a band of Native Americans....
(I have absolutely no adventure in my life.)


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Dubbed as the world's greatest curator and one of art world's most powerful individuals, Hans Ulrich Obrist (HUO) has a child's energy in a middle-aged man's body with a 90-year old's wisdom and intellect. He can speak as fast as he can think. His knowledge in art history, the art world and curation, social science, literature, is as vast as his horizon, which is significantly, global. For his peers, he is a "celebrity curator", a global loved-by-the-media everything-goes curator, much to the ire of the traditionalist curators. He has his own Facebook fan page, Twitter account, Instagram photo album and a Tumblr blog dedicated for him.
Born in Zurich, Swizterland in 1968, HUO started his fascination with art when he was young. At the age of 17, he visited Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weis who then collaborated on a project named "The Way Things Go" – a series of objects with chain reactions. This had, perhaps, started a "chain reaction" in HUO (Michael H. Miller, http://www.galleristny.com), where he began to build his career as a curator.
"As a child in Switzerland I was obsessed by art. I always went to museums, then when I was 16 or 17 I met for the first time, artists. The first artists I met were Peter Fischli and David Weiss, they did amazing work around chain reactions and worked with these equilibriums in 'The Way Things Go', and I visited them very often in the following years. That somehow made me think that I wanted to work with artists and find a way to do so." (i-Curate: Hans Ulrich Obrist, www.i-donline.com, April 2013)
His career kickstarted at the age of 23, when he curated his first show at his very own kitchen in St. Gallen, in 1991 – hence, the name "The Kitchen Show". Now, he is the current Co-Director for Exhibitions and Programmes and Director for International Projects of the Serpentine Gallery in London, U.K. He has done around 200 exhibitions across the globe, published a number of books i.e. A Brief History of Curating, founded the Brutally Early Club – a discussion group involving artists, filmakers, writers, philosphers, scientists, usually venued at Starbucks, who meets at 6:30 in the morning – and is a contributing editor to various publications i.e. Telegraph UK, The Sunday Times, and mostly in art and culture magazines.
Some of his shows included Michael Angelo Pistollet: The Mirror of Judgment (2011), China Power Station (2010), The Now Interviews (Venice Architectural Biennale) (2010), Il Tempo Del Postino (2009), Marathon Series (2006 – 2009), Yoko Ono Horizontal Memories (2005), Second Guangzho Triennial (2004), Do It (1997), and Manifesta 1 (1996), among a list of shows in neatly tucked in his resume.
However, HUO never thought of being an artist. He loved working with art and artists. But he never considered making art.
"I always thought I wanted to facilitate, produce these bridges, maybe junctions and expand the notion of curating. It was always the idea of working with artists. I've never had an art practice. My practice is to curate, to write books and my interview project. It is an activity that is about art, working with art, but it's not making art. It's like Gilbert and George once said, the famous sentence, 'to be with art is all we ask.'" (i-Curate: Hans Ulrich Obrist, www.i-donline.com, April 2013)
Aside from being a curating luminary, he is also known as an interviewer. Part of HUO's career is to have a conversation with artists, filmakers, writers, scientists and likeminded people, and publish them as the Interview Project. This interest in long conversations was triggered by similar form of interview done by David Sylvester to Francis Bacon. Since then, it became his model doing interviews.
However, according to him, in an interview published in a blog (www.frieze.com),
"I have always done this as a curator; I talk to artists. Little by little the interviews were published and now there are artists holding seminars about The Interview Project. It was not premeditated, there was never a strategy behind it at all, it was never a conscious idea of 'now I want to write the history of my time!' That sort of grand gesture was not there. For me, it was to be in the middle of things and in the centre of nothing. There was no master plan and still there is not. It is more that, all of a sudden, there is an occasion or a desire to interview someone; little by little there a system develops. But the system comes a posteriori, not a priori." (published by Clo'e Floirat, blog.frieze.com, December 2011)
HUO thinks of his curatorial career as a bridge builder, between the public and the art world, most importantly a bridge to the artists. For him, art must be taken beyond the confines of the white walls of the gallery. He has curated shows in nearly every possible venues; in his kitchen, in an aeroplane, in a power station, in a garden, in a monastery (www.telegraph.co.uk). HUO believes in constantly making art fresh and enjoyable to the public, to give it an unexpected context, because, for him, a normal museum-going experience is "too linear, too homogenous". He is also a firm believer that art is "for all".
HUO is a 'roadrunner'. Aside from his regular work at Serpentine Gallery, he is being commissioned left and right, being invited to seminars and symphosia, while busy doing his interviews on the side. He is basically on-the-go. Alastair Smart of The Telegraph UK describes him as "The antithesis of your stereotypical, dusty-old-relic curator who never leaves his museum, Obrist is of a new, go-getting breed of über-curator" (2010). HUO is "omnipotent in the art world" (yayayagetarty.blogspot.com, February 2011) as one blogger would say.
HUO takes his principle in curation and exhibition from two people: Martinican writer Edouard Glissant and Russian art critic and impressario Serge Diaghilev.
In an interview with Whitereview.org, HUO reminisces:
"Edouard Glissant gives me courage that one can actually enter into a global dialogue without erasing difference. The forces of globalisation are very much in effect in the world of exhibitions. The way that shows tour is evidence of that – our Serpentine exhibition, Indian Highway, has now been through six cities and is on its way to its seventh, in China. The important thing is that the show is defined not as a created, boxed exhibition which goes from A to B to C to D without changing, which would be an expression of that homogenising globalisation, but instead that wherever it goes it enters into a dialogue with the local community. In each case the show changes: there is each time a new artist who organises another artist-run exhibition. We've defined the rules of the game, but not the outcome." (www.whitereview.org)
He believed that we – or anything – are an archipelago and that there is no center. Neither individual parts or the collective whole are constant once and for all. Any change in the component parts will not erase the whole's sense of self. Thus, he is working on an open-ended model of curation. He best avoids shows that displays a curatorial concept. His exhibitions will try to produce knowledge that can be used elsewhere.
Diaghilev's influence on HUO can be found on the latter's openness to include and engage disciplines other than art. In his long-running Marathons, HUO invites people to engage in a conversation related to the pre-determined theme. For example, in his Experiment Marathon (2007) he invited not only artists but also scientists for over 24 hours of non-stop conference, to show and engage themselves in experiments.
HUO believed exhibitions is like a toolbox – everyone can use it in their own desire. He loves the idea of exhibitions as a knowledge production education program, where future artists will see how influential or discursive their predecessors are. He is known to research and document famous artists and even emerging ones. In his own terms, this activity is "a protest against forgetting things." And for him, artists are the most significant component of the exhibition. Without artists, there is no art world.
Today's curatorial practice in the Philippines can learn much from HUO's conduct, such as the idea of an open-ended and all engaging exhibition where other discipline can be in tandem with art practice. The public usually goes to a museum or gallery to view art, but HUO's notion of "unexpected context" can be practiced wherein the institutions can bring art and the messages of art outside the gallery walls and into the public sphere.
i-Curate: Hans Ulrich Obrist. 9 April 2013. www.i-donline.com
The Q & A: Hans Ulrich Obrist, Curator. www.moreintelligentlife.com
Smart, Alastair. October 2010. Hans Ulrich Obrist interview for Serpentine Gallery's Map Marathon. www.telegraph.co.uk
Miller, Michael. 21 May 2013. Marathon ManL On the Run with Hans Ulrich Obrist, the World's Greatest Curator. www.galleristny.com
Eastham, Benjamin. (no date). Interview with Hans Ulrich Obrist. www.thewhitereview.org
O'Neill, Paul. (no date). Hans Ulrich Obrist. www.contemporary-magazines.com
Floirat, Clo'e. (December 2011). Interviewing the Interviewer: A Conversation with hans Ulrich Obrist. blog.frieze.com
Hans Ulrich Obrist. http://www.wikipedia.com
TedxMakarresh: Hans Ulrich Obrist – Art of Curation. http://www.youtube.com


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"Is there another life in American art to compare to Arshile Gorky's? His arc from struggle to breakthrough to tragedy is slow, then swift, then dazzling and finally devastating. In the seven or so years before he took his life in 1948, he produced some of the greatest, most explosive works of the 20th century, a synthesis of Surrealism and abstraction that unlocked voluptuous new possibilities for painting and opened the way to Abstract Expressionism. It wasn't a long life, but it was lit by fire."
Fallon and Rostoff:
"To see the drawings (and the gorgeous and bold handling of line in them)–sometimes multiple drawings–preparatory to paintings is wondrous, at once belying the idea that the paintings are casual and improvisatory abstractionist expressions and belying the idea that the paintings are static reproductions of the drawing ideas."
Arshile Gorky, The Liver is the Cock's Comb, c. 1943. Oil on canvas 73 ¼ x 98 in. Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, Gift of Seymour H. Knox, 1956.


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It is amazing how fast the holidays have come and gone this year. The month of December simply feels like a blur. The fact that the days seem to flash by in an instance makes me stop and think about how my baby (even though she is more of a toddler now) isn't going to be a "baby" forever. This thought has me thinking about my News Years resolutions and how I can slow down time in 2014. Sure, I can do the normal News Years resolutions of joining a gym, losing X pounds or to spend less money, but where does these stereotypical resolutions get me…. Not too far.
How on earth am I going to slow down time in 2014? Let's just say I'm not literally going to slow down time, but instead I am going to enjoy what I have right in this moment. I have the most amazing little girl who is learning new things every day. I am going to enjoy this stage of her life by working, stressing and worrying less. I am going to work when I need to but shut it off when she is awake and wanting to play, the e-mail can wait. I'm not going to stress about things I can't control and I am not going to stress about things I can control. This energy can be spent playing tea party. I am not going to worry about having dinner ready right at 6 or having a spotless house. She is only young once and my house can go one more day without a cleaning if it means another hour spent reading stories, coloring and playing tea party (we play tea party A LOT)! Finally, I am going to put my cell phone down when I am around my daughter. I don't want her to grow up seeing me always on my phone (checking e-mails, social media, weather, news, texting, etc). I am going to put it down and put it away so my focus is on her.
You see, no matter what you do in life these times with our children are all we have at this moment. I will never get that time back to spend with her. My News Years resolution isn't about me anymore, it's about me giving my daughter more attention, more time and fewer distractions each day so that I leave 2014 with no regrets!
What is your News Year's Resolution? Have you ever tried to slow down time?


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A while ago, right around the time Pumpkin Baby started eating solids, the cloth diaper company, Bummis, had a meme contest. They posted a picture and asked moms to write a caption, and the funniest would win their new Best Ever Bib. So I entered.
And I won! Hooray!
Here's the meme I made.
Here's Pumpkin Baby eating sweet potatoes without a bib.
And here is Pumpkin Baby wearing her Best Ever Bib!
Thanks so much Bummis!!!


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I always have my nose in a book, I love writing, drawing, reading, anything creative! Ideas constantly crowd my head and so I have to get them down onto paper somehow before they fly off again...
From sheep falling off a cliff, to demanding gnomes and jellyfish attacks, the last three books I read have barely anything in common with each other, apart from the fact they're all fantastic reads! *Spoiler alerts* The Murdstone Trilogy, comes from … Continue reading


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Monday, July 17, 2017
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Original Soundtrack
Back in April, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap was released for the PS4, XBO and Switch with a PC release following in June. The game is a 1 to 1 remake of the 1989 Sega Master System title, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap with two big changes: a gorgeous, hand drawn art style and a completely reworked soundtrack, the later which is what we're hear to gush over today.
The Dragon's Trap score was originally written by Shinichi Sakamoto, who also wrote the bulk of music for the Wonder Boy/Monster World series. Music on the Master System may sound a lot softer when compared to the NES and he might not be as well known among video game music fans as Yoko Shimomura or Koji Kondo, but Sakamoto is still a fantastic music writer and his compositions for Wonder Boy III, even on the Master System hardware, were nothing short of extraordinary.
Any fears that Sakamoto's music was somehow going to be butchered with this remake are immediately laid to rest with the what could arguably be considered the best track of the game, Last Dungeon (actually the very first area you play through). Last Dungeon is a Wonder Boy staple theme of sorts as it has been used in numerous Wonder Boy titles. This arrangement evokes a sense of excitement but also dread, as if it were foreshadowing the curse that is soon to befall Wonder Boy/Wonder Girl. Monster-Town, the central hub world of the game is a bright, jubilant piece. Endless War is just freaking beautiful.
Not only does the remastered soundtrack of The Dragon's Trap do justice to the original source, it improves upon it. In the original game, the Shop theme was also used as the hospital theme. It retains the jovial tone of the original while playing radio static in the background, which is fitting since the Smoking Pig has a radio in his shop. The Hospital music is a lovely club jazz arrangement of the Shop theme. Each of the dragon's now have their own arrangement of the base Monster's Lair theme. The Daimyo Temple sounds very ancient Japan while The Monster's Lair - Palace rings of finality.
Of the 32 in-game tracks present on this soundtrack, there really isn't a bad one of the lot. They've even tossed in the 48 second Reveal Trailer music. But the bonuses don't stop there. Along with the 33 album tracks that amount to a little over an hour's worth of listening, there are 56 bonus tracks that were never used. Want to hear a ukulele version of Mind of a Hero? A hard rock version of Desert Zone over the original Master System version? Monster Town on the accordion? Have it it.
The soundtrack won't cost you much cash at only 5.00 Euros ($5.73). You can also get the soundtrack as additional DLC for $4.99 on Steam or you can grab the game and the soundtrack for a cool $23.73. The music to Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is chump change compared to a lot of other game soundtracks you have to pay for and not only is the music beyond outstanding, those unused tracks are a sweet, sweet bonus.
The only real snag in this album is that it doesn't contain the original Master System tracks, which is a shame since you had the option in the game to instantly switch between the remastered and retro audio. Regardless of that, Michael Geyre has done an amazing job arranging Sakamoto's works. The Dragon's Trap may be short, but you'll be humming these tracks long after your quest is over.
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I had no idea they were remaking it
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From this Associated Press article that we found at Google News, writer Jon Gambrell gives us this picture of the famine.
"People have lost crops, livestock, and the ability to cope on their own, and the levels of malnutrition among women and children have already risen to very high levels," said Thomas Yanga, WFP Regional Director for West Africa.
The U.N.'s humanitarian chief, John Holmes, said at the end of a four-day visit to neighboring Chad that many Chadians have gone as far as Libya to search for food.
"The level of malnutrition is already beyond the danger point," Holmes said Thursday. "If we do not act now or as quickly as possible, there is a chance the food crisis will become a disaster."
In Niger, some say the growing food crisis could be worse than the one that struck the country in 2005, when aid organizations treated tens of thousands of children for malnutrition.
"We have lost so much we cannot count," said one 45-year-old tribesman with a family of 20 to feed. He and others on Gadabeji Reserve drive starving donkeys through the burnt orange haze of a sandstorm to gather what little water they can on the desiccated plain and struggle to draw water from private wells.
Famine is nothing new to Niger, a former French colony nearly twice the size of Texas. The Sahel cuts through the middle of the country, serving as the dividing line between the sands of the Sahara and the lush farmlands of neighboring Nigeria to the south. Severe droughts have punctuated the region's history for centuries.
Yet outside of uranium mining, agriculture serves as the sole economic engine for a country where just more than a quarter of the population knows how to read. Generation after generation follows worn seasonal tracks, their belongings often fitted onto a single donkey-driven pallet.
Typically, the herders move south at the onset of December, searching for grazing lands. But this year they found only dried lakes and diminishing wells, said Hasane Baka, a regional administrator for AREN, a Nigerien development group for cattlemen.
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I have made many yummy things lately; I'd love to tell you about them all but that would be a bit much for one post. Today, I want to focus on something we all know and love: fruit.
As I mentioned in my last post, I made Katie's Fudge Babies. I made the original recipe, but substituted cashews for walnuts and rolled them in a mix of cocoa powder and coconut. These were really good! Super simple to make, too. With the only ingredients being dates, nuts, cocoa powder, and vanilla, they are very healthy, too. I was amazed at how sweet they were without having any added sweetener. All in all, super yummy. I encourage you to try them! I didn't take a picture but Katie's has lots of Fudge Baby pictures and many other great recipes.
I made another fruity recipe recently courtesy of Chocolate Covered Katie. This flavorful recipe was in the form of a pizzert. Not sure what that is? Head of to Katie's blog to find out.
I made the blueberry pizzert and topped it with cashew butter and halved grapes to add even more fruity goodness. Yummo! (so what if yummo isn't a word..neither is pizzert :))
Speaking of yummy things involving blueberry, in my last post I mentioned something about blueberry muffins. You see, the other morning I woke up and upon walking into the kitchen I was greeted by fresh baked blueberry muffins courtesy of my wonderful mother. As appealing as they were, I decided I better make myself something else as surely these muffins were surely loaded with lots of white flour and sugar. My mom soon informed me that she had "cleaned up" the muffins. She substituted whole wheat flour for regular flour, used unsweetened applesauce instead of oil, and because of the natural sweetness of the applesauce she was able to use 1/4 cup of raw cane sugar instead of the 1/2 cup regular sugar the recipe called for. My mom and I both really enjoyed these. My brother said he didn't think they were that great; of course, he said this after consuming 2 and learning that they were healthy....besides what does he know?
Here the recipe.
1/2 Cup Rolled Oats
1/2 Cup Orange Juice
1 1/2 Cups whole wheat flour + I Tbs Gluten (the gluten probably isn't necessary if whole wheat pastry flour is used)
1/4 cup raw cane sugar
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 egg slightly beaten
1 Cup blueberries
We also both enjoyed small Razz Attack Smoothies (raspberries, strawberries, strawberry-kiwi juice, fat-free vanilla yogurt). These were super tasty too! The total for my order was $7.55, not bad for a wrap and smoothie. My only complaint is that they asked if I wanted a white or wheat tortilla for my wrap and naturally I said wheat. The tortilla of the wrap they gave me looked pretty white. All in all, I really enjoyed this place and can't wait to go back. I'm thinking next time I"ll order a Go-Go Veggie Wrap (tofu, blue cheese, tomato, onion, sprouts, black olives, cucumber, spinach, balsamic vinaigrette). I highly recommend Froots! Check their website for locations near you!
All this time dedicated to fruit, I think our wonderful vegetable friends are feeling a bit deprived! My next post will feature some much needed vegetable appreciation! Check back soon.
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Question of the day: What is your favorite recipe involving fruit?
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The north summit of Timpanogos has some of the most iconic lines in the Wasatch, Cold Fusion being one of the most sought after. I have always looked up at it and dreamed of riding it. This season I had hoped for it early on, but with how the conditions developed I didn't think I would be able to get on anything long and steep.
Tanner picked me up just after 4 a.m. and we drove through the pouring rain into a near white out to pick up Eric and the four-wheeler we would be using. We eventually made it to the trail head and all packed onto the four-wheeler. After knocking close to two miles off of our trip we got the four-wheeler stuck. After digging it out we began the long slog around the northern end of the mountain. I honestly had no idea what we where in for. After a couple hours of taking turns breaking trail, we made it to the base of Cold Fusion.
Jim Knight and Skyler Holman had tried to get a hold of me the night before about their plans for Cold Fusion. I knew they would catch us, so we stuck to our original plan. Sure enough, when we were about a quarter of the way into the actual ascent they caught us. By then we were more than happy to share trail breaking duties.
The snow conditions on the ascent grew more and more precarious with altitude. We eventually decided to drop in. After a belayed ski cut, we realized the actual chute was more stable than what we had been ascending. It was incredible snow. Needless to say, even though we didn't make the summit, I am glad we made the trek.
Walking out was hilariously miserable. We had fun but were more than ready to be done by the time we made it to the four-wheeler.
Skyler kept track of us with his GPS. We still had a ways to go before we would have topped out, but the conditions made our decision for us.
Tanner and Eric had chocolate cherry GU shots... what a nightmare. I would rather be tired than nauseous.
This cirque was massive. You may not be able to tell by the photo, but the large cliff face near the center of this photo is home to a good base jumping spot and a little known climbing route.
Jim's dog Bette. I love that dog.
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MPH -- speedometer; will use a frequency to voltage converter
CHT1 -- cylinder head temperature #1; it's a K thermocouple going to a digital gauge, so I could use the thermocouple signal (as long as it can be tapped into without affecting the gauge reading?) or the amplified 0-5 VDC signal going to the gauge.
CHT2 -- cylinder head temperature #2; same as #1, but the other head.
OT -- oil temperature (100-400F); it's a thermistor now, but could be converted to thermocouple if it makes more sense (lower cost).
AT -- ambient temperature (0-120F); could be thermistor or thermocouple, I haven't bought a sensor yet.
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I got this recipe from an issue of Home Cooking magazine (now out of print). I think I actually like this manicotti more than the meat filled kind.
12 large manicotti shells
4 C. shredded mozzarella cheese,divided
2C. ricotta cheese
6T. fresh or 2T. dried basil
1(26oz) jar of spaghetti sauce,divided
1/2 C. grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cook pasta according to package directions;drain. Rinse well with cool water. Let pasta dry on paper towels.(I didn't do this).
For filling, in medium bowl, stir together 3 cups of mozzarella cheese with the ricotta cheese and basil. Using a teaspoon, carefully stuff pasta shells with prepared cheese mixture.
Spoon 2 cups spaghetti sauce into prepared baking dish. Arrange stuffed pasta over sauce. Pour remaining sauce over top of pasta. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.Bake manicotti for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan or Romano cheese and bake 10 minutes longer. Serve immediately. Serves 4.


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Veronica Rossi and I are members of the California Writers Club Mt. Diablo Branch. She was kind enough to be one of my beta readers for my new novel, The Saint of Florenville: A Love Story. Her feeback and suggestions had a very positive effect on the final version of the story. Earlier this year, Veronica sold her three-book deal, beginning with Under the Never Sky to HarperCollins and looks forward to production of the movie. Little Brown is publishing the book in the UK and 23 international territories! Not many of us can say that, now can we?
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August 7, 2009
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August 7, 2009
A couple of days ago I was alerted to an article on Io9 entitled, "
When Science Fiction Fans Go Bad
." At the end of the article, our own Catgirls were given a mention. Pretty exciting even if one use actually defended the catgirl's mentality.
If you know this person, get them quarantined.
I hope you've all been enjoying the dreams storyline. This was something I actually considered doing late in the first year and have as a reoccurring yearly storyline (much like "Old Familiar Faces") as a way of showing where the characters were emotionally/mentally. I opted not to because I figured it would get old very fucking fast, moreso for me than you (sorry, I'm selfish and my comfort is paramount - that's why Uncle Randy likes three-ply!). But this isn't the last of you'll be seeing. Hell, this arch isn't even done quite yet.
Over at
Diesel Sweeties
, future world leader R. Stevens is holding a
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. R. has some of the coolest designs I've seen. Go look. I SAID LOOK DAMN IT! WHY WON'T YOU LISTEN?!
I don't mean to yell, baby. It's just my way.
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now available on DVD
? No? Then you're an awful person. No, really. It's kind of sad. You should be watching this show. One, it's amazing. Two, one of the series creators (John "I Wrote a Comic Title for DC That Was Worth Reading" Rogers) reads S*P and Super Stupor. Another writer, Christine Boylan... uh... has at least read Super Stupor so there (she's also had her hand in some great comics)! Don't you want to support fellow readers? Why are you tearing this family apart?!
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The confluence of the failed filibuster of Alito, "stuff at work," and a waxing of my capability to Buddhist-blog, led me recently to think of the above.
If you want things different in your life, you will have to make them different, or the cylce of cause and effect remains "on autopilot."
Sure there's folks in places of power about to do mean, nasty things. But the world's seen it before. As I noted previously, this type of meanness and nastiness sows the seeds of its own destruction, if only because others can gain an advantage from the meanness and nastiness of folks like that.
Looked at this way, it's easy not to be afraid, not to be angry.
With patience and constancy, and with the attitude of a frog waiting opportunistically for its meal, the good guys will prevail.
The previously-referred-to-rightie-colleague told me that Exxon-Mobil "earned" their record oil profits recently, which is the same thing as saying I earned my capital gains achieved in that commodity because I thought Bush would enrich oil companies at the expense of the little guy, and was proven right in spades. It was no special effort on my part to see this, not compared to some of the theoretical work I've done lately.
Is this taking which is not given? No, I don't think so, I think it was, as Henry Hill would say, a "gimme," except there was no coercion on my part; OTOH, the Folks Who Voted for Bush were sold a bill of goods, so to speak. But I sure as hell didn't "earn" the money in the sense that I worked my butt off for it.
It's easy to bet on the decline of the US; anybody can see it; look at the investment capital flows. The "Federalists" who want to return the US to an earlier time never quite figured out or don't care that that earlier time, prior to McKinley, was when the US was weak politically and most people were poor and some were enslaved, or nearly so.
People will have to change the status quo, if they want the status quo to change.
The Alito thing was a good start, actually. Attacking the latter day Yellow Journalism Media is starting to have an effect too.
At the very least, I'll be able to retire comfortably if Bush continues this nonsense; but I fear that I'll be living outside the US, and when I visit I'll be like those Japanese I used to see on 5th Avenue in the 1980s & 90s, who didn't think twice about scarfing up what other Americans consider luxury items. Not that I'd actually do that; I was raised austere and have an admittedly egotistical visceral reaction to guady trappings of wealth that is more thinking the purchaser of a luxury what-not was a greater fool than a beautiful person. But hell, everythings going to be real cheap in the US soon, at least in foreign hard-currency.
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
5 comments:
- KEITH HAGSTROM said...
Going to bet # 7 in the 8th In Nakayama.Getting 23-1 .Showing similar training as he did in June when he won at 36-1. Switch to dirt makes it all the more interesting. Betting a field ticket at 1000¥ each way
- September 29, 2012 at 7:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
Sean here. The Hong Kong horses seem to be somewhat undervalued this year, probably because of the Senkaku problem. They shaved the grass at Nakayama to make sure times are extra fast - which should hurt the Hong Kong invaders - but I'm gonna tack them on to some trifecta formations. Odds are just too sweet for quite capable horses. But I'll boxing 13, 14, and 16 as my main picks. Good luck.
- September 30, 2012 at 1:15 AM
- KEITH HAGSTROM said...
Everything seemly on the outside gates I could imagine a horse like Nine sneaking in there. But yeah to your point the foreign raiders have done well at the mile or shorter distances so they are historical undervalued this time
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I was first introduced to the Lavender Lady Passionflower vine on Pam Penick's blog Digging. Since I'm obsessed with Passionflowers, I knew I had to add this variety to my garden. It is one of my favorite plants. It is an evergreen, a host plant for gulf fritillary butterflies and has gorgeous pink and purple showy flowers. That is a winning combination in my book.
Another plant I have been searching for is the Chocolate Daisy. Jenny at Rock Rose
has featured this native plant several times on her blog. It really does smell like chocolate!
I've been coveting the Twinkle Pink Cuphea in Pam Penick's garden for years. I first saw it in 2009 on Pam's blog Digging. Locating it has been no easy task. I planted the Pink Cuphea next to the White Mistflower. Looking forward to seeing this flowering combination in the Fall.
Thank you Pam and Jenny for your wonderful garden blogs. I have learned so much about gardening by reading your posts.


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Friday, April 08, 2011
A special album from Scotland for Japan will be released via bandcamp on April 11th.
'Love Letter To Japan' has been specially compiled by Duglas T Stewart to raise funds for the Japanese relief effort and to send support to the people of Japan. The album will be exclusively available for one month only. The tracks come from a wide range of acclaimed Scottish musicians.
"Many of us Scottish musicians have received so much love and support over the years from friends and fans in Japan. Now we want to send some love and support back to the people of Japan" Duglas.
The album features exclusive, previously unreleased tracks from BAFTA and Golden Globe winning composer Craig Armstrong, Stevie Jackson of Belle & Sebastian, BMX Bandits, Bill Wells, The Pearlfishers, The Pastels, Snowgoose, Alasdair Roberts, Paul Quinn, The Starlets and Eugenius. The Eugenius track will be their first new recording to be released in 15 years. BMX Bandits tracks was recorded in Tokyo with Japanese group Tenniscoats. Momus currently lives in Japan and was there when the earthquake and tsunami hit the country.
All funds from the release go directly to The Japanese Relief Effort.
1. Snowgoose: Harmony Springs
2. The Pastels: The Pastels: Guest of Honour
3. Hidden Masters: Golden Hair
4. Stevie Jackson: Price of an Education
5. Paul Quinn: Away
6. BMX Bandits (with Yeongene & Tenniscoats): Standing Still
7. Eugenius: Friend or Foe
8. The Pearlfishers: Swan Dreams (live)
9. Bill Wells & Tape: Troublesome Malady
10. Ally Kerr: Could Have Been a Contender
11. Lenzie Moss: Where Eagles Dare
12. St. Deluxe: After the Fire
13. Jo Mango: The Moth and the Moon
14. Alasdair Roberts & Mairi Morrison: Bràdhagair an Taobh Siar
15. Randolph's Leap: Going Home
16. Craig Armstrong: Cherry Blossom
17. The Starlets (with The Andersens): To Make You Feel Brand New
18. Momus: I Can See Japan
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Wild Will Host Open Practice On Sep. 17by Staff Writer / Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild fans don't have to wait until September 19th against the Red Wings to witness the highly anticipated 2006 version of the club to take the ice, and they won't have to spend any money. The Wild and Wells Fargo will be hosting the Wells Fargo Open Practice on Sunday, September 17 at noon at the Xcel Energy Center. The practice will take place on the Wild's third official day of Training Camp, meaning a high volume of veterans and young prospects will be showcased.
Fans may enter the Xcel Energy Center at Gate One beginning at noon and will be directed to sit in sections 102 through 105. The concession stand at section 103 will be open and the Minnesota Vikings-Carolina Panthers game will by shown on the lower level concourse monitors as well as the large screen near section 104.