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Punjabi Vegetarian Thali at Little Haveli, Ultimo
There is always something extra fun about compartmentalised meals. Lunch boxes, bentos, mezzes platters. diy taco plates… who doesn't like 'em? Thalis are the Indian version and are just the thing for when you can't decide between Tarka Dal and Chana Masala.
Little Haveli's Veggie Punjabi Thali is an all-inclusive solo banquet. Four different curries, raita, salad, rice, roti, a papadum and a sweet. And yes, it is as much food as it sounds!
Though I've probably had better, more memorable Indian, the curries and bread are tasty and morish. And while the cocoa-flavoured dessert seems a little superfluous, it's a nice touch for sweet tooths all the same.
Little Haveli
The bill: One Vegetarian Punjabi Thali – $11.90
The service: Table service, but don't expect a smile.
Also on the menu: Main dish curries, curry/rice/roti meal deals, dosai
For ambience seekers: The atmosphere in this place can be non-existant, so get them to turn the music on!
153 Broadway
Ultimo, NSW, 2008


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Groundwork Youth is recruiting again! We're looking for more Young Green Ambassadors to join our Youth Network!
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Earlier this year we recruited 100 passionate, perceptive, committed young people from across the UK to form our network of Young Green Ambassadors. After successfully building a Youth Advisory Board of 13 amazing young people, hosting our first Youth Summit in Birmingham, and bringing our team of young changemakers together, we're almost ready to launch our national campaign!
Our young people have been hard at work at local and national level putting together campaign ideas, supporting our fundraising initiatives such as Groundwork Pride of Plate, and representing us at events and conferences across the country, as well as taking part in steering groups with our partners.
We're now ready to recruit another round of young people to support our national campaign and help us reach as many community groups as possible, online and offline. Whether you're in school, college, employment, or currently looking for your next challenge, we want to hear from you!We're inviting all our trusts, partners, and friends to join in with our recruitment drive kickoff and help us reach as many young people as we can.
Groundwork Youth
Groundwork Youth is a programme supporting 16 – 24 year olds to take action in their local communities and drive forward national campaigns about issues that matter to them. Groundwork Youth is a Groundwork UK initiative.

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In certain situations, buying used equipment may be a better option than buying new. Some possible scenarios: Your requirements aren't that high–it's for use by grandma for emailing her grandkids. Or, the computer is expected to be used in not-so-friendly situations–it will be used by your preschool-aged kids for games and practice activities. Or, perhaps you intend it to be just your backup laptop (for some reason that you need one).
You can even go cheaper if you opt for last year's models or even those older than that. Some laptops are, after all, built tough, and still have decent capabilities a few years down the line. You won't probably need a Core 2 Duo laptop if all you do is send five emails a day and visit your favorite news sites and blogs a couple of hours coming home after work.
What's great is that you can usually even purchase old models from the manufacturers or dealers themselves–whether these are refurbished units, unsold stock, or leased units already returned, you can still get good deals. If you do decide to purchase or bid online, be sure to ask for photos and specifications from the seller (or the dealer). Of course, with used units, I would prefer to be able to manually inspect the computer myself.
All right, what do I need to know?
* Chassis - The condition of the chassis–meaning the laptop's frame and body–would tell you about how well the laptop has aged. There will be indications if the computer has been maintained well, or if it had been misused. If you're lucky, you'll even chance upon a laptop that's rarely been used. The Dude advises to look for irregularities outside of usual wear and tear, such as loose hinges, warping, lid alignment, and even missing parts like screws, port lids (where applicable) and the like.
* Screen - The LCD screen is one of the most expensive parts of the laptop. When buying a used unit, you probably won't enjoy the warranty that comes with brand new. And if something goes wrong with the LCD, you'll have to spend quite an amount on a replacement. Make sure the screen is still properly aligned and that the lid sits well on the hinge, opened or closed. Also, it's best if you can have the laptop turned on to see if the screen has dead or damaged pixels.
* Input devices - These are the most abused parts of any computer, and with laptops, you'll have to watch out for irregular wear and tear on the keyboard and touchpad (or trackpoint). It's not as easy to replace them as on a desktop computer, after all. Again, it would be best if you can turn the computer on to test, so you can see if all the keys are working and if the pointing device is functioning smoothly.
These are mostly things to look for at first-glance. Usually, when checking out used machines, the first thing I look for is wear and tear. If a computer seems older than it's supposed to be, then that means the original user might have not taken care of it properly. Or, it could mean that that particular model (or even brand) was poorly built by the manufacturer, and should be avoided.
What's next?
Let me add to The Dude's suggestions in determining whether a laptop still has a few years of serviceability life. After inspecting the build quality and physical characteristics, do look under the hood. Here are things I would look for.
* Processor - While old computers still do work, I won't go with any technology older than five years. For this reason, I would probably not go below anything lower than a Pentium III or the more modern PowerPC G3s. These can still run today's modern OSes (such as Windows XP service pack 2, Mac OS X Tiger, or your choice of Linux flavor) pretty well. Do consider what you plan to do with the laptop. A P-III should be able to handle wireless Internet and the usual Web surfing, email, IM and VoIP pretty well. Movie playing and MP3s are also handled decently. Don't plan on playing around with multimedia manipulation, though. You'll need raw processing power for that.
Also, I would personally advise against buying a Pentium-4 based laptop, as the P-4 chip (even the mobile version) isn't designed to be truly portable. These often get really hot and tend to come in bulky packages. P-4 machines are good for gaming, though, since they offer sheer processing power and usually come with large screens.
* Memory - RAM is usually cheap these days. Whether it's SDRAM or DDR SDRAM, you're sure to find laptop memory selling for cheap. Do check how much RAM the laptop already has, and whether it can upgraded easily. Most laptops have slots at the bottom or underneath the keyboard that are easily accessible and user-upgradeable. Some laptops, however, have only one slot for RAM, while most have two. I would suggest putting in at least 512 megabytes of RAM, regardless of your OS. Having more RAM would speed up operations, regardless of your processor's speed.
* Storage - New laptops come with at least 40 GB of hard disc space, and this is the barest minimum today. The standard is in the 60 to 80 GB range. Older laptops, though, might come with 20, 10, or even 6 GB drives. These are easily upgradeable, but you might have to spend about $100 for a decent 80 to 100 GB drive for storing all your MP3s, photos and videos. Regardless of capacity, though, do check the drive for strange sounds like clicking or abnormal screeching sounds. These are signs that the drive is bound to fail soon. Also, try to check the hard disc's model (usually under the OS's device manager) for the speed. Standard is 5200 RPM. You can usually enhance performance by going for drives with higher speeds rather than the lower ones (like the 4200 RPM drives that come with low-end laptops today). This is especially so for OSes that are fond of swapping to virtual memory constantly, such as OS X and Windows XP.
* Battery - Used laptops almost always come with dead or weak batteries. This is because Li-Ion cells have a life of about three years, whether it's on the shelf or in constant use. Thus, you should consider whether you'll be needing a good battery for your used equipment or not. A new battery will cost you–OEM batteries can cost up to 1/3 the price of a new laptop. Aftermarket solutions would cost about $100 to $150, depending on the model. You can also have your battery set repacked for a fraction of the cost of buying a new one (you can even have higher-capacity cells installed for longer operating life). Just make sure you buy or get services from reputable dealers or service centers. After all, batteries do burn and can cause explosions if improperly used or installed. If the used laptop will mostly spend its life on a desk at granny's home as a desktop replacement, then you probably won't be needing a good battery.
* Feel - Lastly, ask yourself how you feel about the laptop. Is it the right choice? Should you buy a new, more expensive, unit? Does it look like it will still last a couple of years? A while back, I wrote about things to consider when buying a new laptop. These are still very much applicable when buying a used unit. Again, a laptop is as personal as a computer can get, and even with used devices, I think you should have the power to choose what fits you well.


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Service Opportunities
Post-Graduate Service Opportunities
Respond to Christ's call to serve others, especially the poor. This 1-2 year commitment involves working in the field of Christian education or human development services in the United States. For more information, visit the Lasallian Volunteers site or contact one of the Lasallian Volunteer Scholars: Monique Cruz, David Anderson, Shanae Farrell, and Sonia Lee .


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Leonardo Hotel Granada
Avenida De La Constitucion, 18, Granada, Spain (Show map)
Situated near pistes, the 4-star Leonardo Hotel Granada offers a night club, a diving centre and a library. Built in 1969 and remodeled in 2005, the comfortable hotel combines…
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Motel Sierra Nevada
Avenida Juan Pablo Ii, 23, Granada, Spain (Show map)
The comfortable Motel Sierra Nevada is a 2-star hotel in Granada offering a seasonal outdoor pool, a sunbathing terrace and a tennis court. This historic building was refurbished in…
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Abba Granada
Avenida Constitucion, 21, Granada, Spain (Show map)
The excellent Abba Granada Hotel offers a baggage storage, a safety deposit box and parking. Featuring Italian architecture, the hotel occupies a 9-story building opened in 2009.
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Allegro Granada
Avenida De Pulianas, 10, Granada, Spain (Show map)
The excellent Allegro Granada Hotel is a 4-star property located in the center of Granada. Offering accommodation in a 4-story building, Allegro Granada Hotel has been hosting guests…
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M.A. Princesa Ana
Avenida De La Constitucion 37, Granada, Spain (Show map)
M.A. Princesa Ana Hotel is an intimate 4-star accommodation featuring 61 rooms to stay in. An example of modern architecture, this hotel was opened in 1988 and was…
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Aben Humeya
Avenida De Madrid, 10, Granada, Spain (Show map)
Aben Humeya Hotel is rated 3 stars and is placed about 1.8 km from Basilica de Nuestra Senora de las Angustias, Sacromonte and Campo del Principe. This elegant hotel dates…
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Apartamento Completo Alhambra
Calle Abanilla, 3, Bajo B, Granada, Spain (Show map)
Guests are welcome to stay in Apartamento Alhambra apartment while visiting Granada. Guests can benefit from airport transfer, shuttle service and laundry.
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Pension Vista Nevada
Calle Doctor Guirao Gea 6, Granada, Spain (Show map)
Pension Vista Nevada apartment provides a comfortable stay in Granada. Alcaiceria is situated around 1.5 km away.
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Granada City Center
Calle Cruz Del Sur Numero 6, Planta 4, Letra B., Granada, Spain (Show map)
Granada City Center apartment provides a comfortable stay in Granada. Comforts like an elevator and parking are provided on site.
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Apartamentos Avenida De Los Andaluces
Avenida De Los Andaluces, 3 1º Izquierda, Granada, Spain (Show map)
Offering a functional rooms, Apartamentos Avenida de los Andaluces Apartment Granada apartment accommodates guests close to Casa del Arte Flamenco, Sacromonte and Calle Navas.
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Apartamento Juan Pablo II
Avenida Juan Pablo Ii, 17, 1A, Granada, Spain (Show map)
Apartamento Juan Pablo II apartment is a fine accommodation to stay in Granada. This property is set 2.9 km from Generalife.
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Surtrip Apartamentos - Tortola II
7 Calle Tortola 1º D, Granada, Spain (Show map)
Guests of Granada will have a nice stay at Surtrip Apartamentos - Tortola II apartment. It takes 15 minutes on foot to get to Granada Cathedral.
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Surtrip Apartamentos - Tortola I
7 Calle Tortola, Granada, Spain (Show map)
Guests can opt to stay in Surtrip Apartamentos - Tortola I apartment when visiting Granada. Generalife is located just 2.3 km away.
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Pension Vista Nevada
Doctor Guirao Gea, 6, Granada, Spain (Show map)
Pension Vista Nevada is an apartment only 1.8 km from Carrera del Darro . Iglesia de San Gil y Santa Ana is located just 1.6 km away.
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Besides that things with wolf are going well, we've been working on haunches in and counter canter. His right counter canter is really good, but the left needs work. It takes him to long to listen and I don't get his butt to the wall enough. So that's something else to work on during free rides. I hope I can ride more in the summer, it's really crappy only having on extra ride a week and trying to fit in all the things I want to work on!
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Had a jumping lesson yesterday, we were practicing bounces. Wolf and I don't have a very good record if bounces. I'm pretty sure the first time I fell off him was over a bounce too. The video is actually pretty funny. Unfortunately, I pulled my groin and hurt my knee! Hopefully it heels enough to be able to ride in the clinic this weekend!
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The first thing I remember about Joe Aaron was that he broke his arm in a playground accident. Joe was running up a slide and then jumped off.
I have always liked people who run up slides.
When I was in 7th grade, Harding Academy had a "big brother" and "big sister" program that paired us with the seniors who were supposed to say "Hi" to us in the hallways. You know, important stuff to junior high kids.
Joe became my "big brother." Maybe it was because our last names began with "A." I could see the Academy assigning partners in that way. But, I prefer to think that he chose me.
And, sometime in the spring of '79, Joe came up to me and said "Hi" and then, "Man, you need to try out for the play."
I thought for a second and said, "Okay. Sure."
Why not? That sounded super cool.
So at the play tryouts, I stood (downstage right) and looked out into the old Academy auditorium that was crammed full of creaky wooden theater seats and steel folding chairs. (The kind of auditorium that had character, but probably violated 17 different fire codes.) And I looked out at the middle-left section and saw Joe sitting there by the director, the person in charge of choosing the cast, and I thought, "He's going to pull some strings for me. I'm going to get a part."
It felt good to have a string-puller.
And I did get the part of Jackie (the little brother), and I had about 25 lines, most of them two-words long … like, "Wow, Dad!" And Joe got the part of my big brother Frank.
And the play, Cheaper By the Dozen, well … it was the highlight of my junior high years.
Joe went on to graduate from Harding Academy and then from Harding University, and after that I didn't see him much anymore. He moved from Arkansas to New York to pursue acting, and I would only bump into him from time to time at the College Church, when he was in town for a visit. Then he moved on to LA, and I didn't see him again for quite a while.
But it is difficult for "brothers" not to re-cross paths.
And I'm glad we did … at my Dad's retirement reception in 2009 … on Facebook … via email. The normal ways of middle-aged connecting.
And in our catch-up times, I've learned that Joe's been a busy guy. He helped create the Disney television series Doug, he directed a film called Crazy Jones (which has been on Showtime), and he was featured in a couple of documentaries. Plus, he became a father along the way. Not bad for a boy from Searcy, Ark.
And now Joe is up to another big thing. He's written a feature film called Guttersnipes, which sounds absolutely terrific. It strikes me as just the kind of thing we need to hear and see more of nowadays … a story of hope.
Here's a little bit of the scoop on Guttersnipes … from my latest conversation with Joe:
About the film …
The story is set in Little Rock, Arkansas, and centers around the relationship between Jo, a teenage homeless girl and Waverly, a 12 year-old girl with autism who's been abandoned on the street. Over time, Jo learns to communicate with Waverly and slowly begins to love and take care of her. The film becomes a story of "family" where the girls strive to leave life on the streets for a real home.
Joe: It's the kind of movie that your mom and my mom could go see and be proud of. Now, I didn't sugarcoat it. These girls live on the street. It's hard and harsh. It's definitely realistic, but it's not an offensive story.
The film is really about Jo. It's not so much about Waverly. It's about the girl who learns to love. We've all been angry and afraid and wanting to lash out, but we all need to take the journey that Jo takes. It's a hard journey, but I think it's relatable to everyone. It's never too late for redemption. No matter how far gone you are … there are a series of decisions you can make to get back.
About Joe's daughter, Lexi …
Lexi was one of the stars of the Emmy award winning documentary, Autism The Musical. The character of Waverly is based, in part, on Lexi.
Joe: One of the big questions that I've had in my life, for the last several years, is trying to get my head around what would happen to my daughter if I were to die or if I were to get separated from her. She's so vulnerable. What happens to her if I'm not around? This is a question I've never satisfactorily answered.
I tried to write a story about a man and his daughter, but I couldn't write that because it was too close. So I had to try to pull myself out of the story and say, what if she were lost and a homeless girl found her on the street?
I think about Lexi and the way that she's impacted my life and other people's lives. She actually brings out the good in people. She's one of these people who doesn't accept rudeness, but she stays with you and pulls the good out of you. This is kind of what happens in Guttersnipes. It's a story that anybody can appreciate.
How you can help make a film that people won't forget …
Support the making of Guttersnipes by going to the web site and making a contribution (CLICK BELOW) … and share the news with a friend:


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My Mum always said 'a clean and tidy house is the sign of an empty life', meaning that women who 'just' did housework, had nothing else to occupy their minds and bodies.
I reckon she was right. The farm house was cleaned sufficiently, but was seldom tidy, because there was always so much else for her to do. She belonged to a generation where women were not expected to partake in gainful employment and despite the fact that, once married, she never had such outside employment (to say she never worked would be just plain wrong) she always had much to do outside the life of a housewife. Whether it was knitting clothes for the children of countless friends, baking cakes for various village events, training sheepdog puppies for Dad, or just helping out on the farm, her days were full and happy.
I'm afraid my life (and my house) are much the same............
Anyway, I was reminded of her, when I cam across this poem by Rose Milligan:
Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better
To paint a picture or write a letter,
Bake a cake or plant a seed,
Ponder the difference between want and need?
Dust if you must, but there's not much time,
With rivers to swim and mountains to climb,
Music to hear and books to read,
Friends to cherish and life to lead.
Dust if you must, but the world's out there,
With sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair,
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain,
This day will not come around again.
Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it's not kind.
And when you go - and go you must -
You, yourself, will make more dust.
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I went to the doctors today just to review my new doses of painkillers. I told him that its making me very tired, very weak and that my concentration is next to nothing... Then he asked if my depression was easing off. I shrugged and said i didn't know. I'm miserable, but depressed? I don't know... I've not been depressed before so i don't know if what i'm feeling is depression or just moody.
Anyway the next question was if i had had any suicidal thoughts. No? i've thought that i'd like to just be someone else for a day, i've thought that i'd like to go to sleep for a week. But suicide...? I wouldn't do that to my family and friends. My mum would somehow find a reason it was her fault and slowly kill herself with guilt. The doctor went on to say that with the new dose of amitryptaline, it can bring in depression and suicidal thought. ?????? They are suppose to be antidepressants!!! whats all that about? A drug that is suppose to stop you from killing yourself, makes you think you want to kill yourself... Great stuff... I do get any suicidal thoughts i have to lower my dose back down to 30mg.
Soooo, i've now put myself on suicide watch lol.
Choi for now :) x


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While my niece was here, we spent a good chunk of time cleaning the house and throwing away things that previous occupants left behind. We also discovered what roach eggs look like. Google that if you are really curious. In a word, disgusting. We knew the roaches were hiding out in the lone cabinet/counter/sink and went looking for a replacement piece.
I'll spare you the details, but suffice it to say we finally found something we liked (landlord included), and found out from the store when the new one was going to be delivered. So 2.5 weeks ago, Nat went about the demolition of our old cabinet, knowing there would be roaches to contend with.
What we didn't know was that the actual nest was in the floor of the cabinet and pulling it apart meant roaches went scattering. Nat spent a good chunk of the day getting rid of the roaches and when he pulled the counter away from the wall, there was a whole pile of them in one corner.
Umm, ick.
With the help of a friend, they moved the counter and cabinet out and only two baby roaches managed to drop out of it on the way to the door. :-) We took care of them, of course! We knew the cabinet was going to be delivered on Monday morning, so we dealt with the lack of sink for two days thankfully anticipating our new one to be installed - minus the roaches.
Monday morning two men showed up, measured the space, and said they would return after buying a few supplies... or so we thought. Here it turned out they were just measuring to make sure the new one would fit. After a phone call to the store clarifying that up, they said come on down and pay and then we'll install. Okie dok. Tuesday we go pay and ask when the cabinet will be delivered. At first they told us "next day" but we said that wouldn't work with our school schedule. When we asked about Thursday as another option, we were met with blank stares. With our limited Thai and their limited English, we went round and round until the man nervously chuckled and said, "oh! Not next day. Next month!!"
We finally figured out that things indeed were lost in translation. Two little words were never mentioned when we were first at the store: special order. That cleared up a lot of the miscommunication. In the meantime, we were looking at being without a sink, counter, and cabinet for 3.5 weeks.
Thankfully God's grace is truly sufficient. We went out to get a folding table (which we were going to buy eventually) and two buckets to be our temporary fix. It's working just fine. :-)
The Lord provided us with an amazing deal to purchase our own fridge (2014 model!), rather than the two we were using. One came with the house since it was fully furnished, and then one came from the neighbor down the street who lent it to the people who were here before us. Both have issues and weren't big enough or efficient enough. So we have an abnormal kitchen: no sink and three fridges! Wanna come visit?!? :-)
Hopefully we can sort out the extra fridge situation soon and return it to the neighbor down the street or have it go somewhere else. We'll obviously have to move the small grey fridge before the new counter and cabinet comes because that's where they are going. :-)
So am I glad to be without a sink and counter for 3.5 weeks? Not necessarily... until I think about those roaches, and then I'm really glad they are gone! If we have to deal with an inconvenience for a few weeks, it's worth it to be roach-free!
I AM looking forward to next week though... :-)


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Cut to the incredulous and slightly disgusted looks on the hockey mom's faces.
One of the moms was all, "Who is Paul Giamatti?" so someone pulled up his picture on her phone. They all laughed! "Really, Jenny? What is it about him that you find attractive?" one of them asked me.
Listen, in her defense, this was the picture they were gawking at:
|Your new drivers license should arrive in 4-6 weeks, Mr. Giamatti.
Then one of them started giggling. "Oh Jenny. I think I see why there's an attraction..." she looked at me, then put two of her fingers over Paul's face, so only his eyes and the bridge of his nose were showing.
"He looks like your ex-husband. Like, he could be his brother!"
GASP. Oh the horror. I felt something in me shrivel, because she was right. There is a resemblance. Before the creepy stare of my ex-husband's doppleganger could put a damper on the hot coals of love, I swiped the screen of the phone and pulled up a much better image of my pretend lover:
|The heart wants what it wants.
AGAIN WITH THE GIGGLING. Now, a different hockey mom put two of her fingers on Paul's face, this time covering his eyes and the top of his nose. She presented me with Paul Giamatti's mouth and chin, and said, "Tell me that this part doesn't look a lot like your ex."
Dammit. They're both kind of right. I curse the middle-aged man goatee. It makes them all look kind of alike, no? So I'm going to have to watch John Adams again, because I can't picture my ex-husband in a colonial wig. And Paul doesn't have a goatee in it.
|God help me, this floats my boat. Say something constitutional, baby.
So all of this Paul Giamatti stuff got me thinking about Oddball Crushes. The last time I discussed the Oddballs here, we had a rollicking good time in the comments...and I was comforted to know that I'm not the only one who finds unconventional looks attractive.
I've added to my repertoire of oddballs. This might be a sign of declining mental faculties or it may just mean I need to get out more, but here are a few more additions:
Rest In Peace, Uncle Phil:
James Avery was a very attractive man, but what makes this one an oddball (and now, a posthumous) crush is that while every other girl in America watching Fresh Prince was ogling Will Smith, I was probably one of the only 20-somethings thinking to myself "Hmmm...Uncle Phil sure is a tall, thick-thighed drink of water."
Luis Guzman. The portly Puerto Rican character actor who has been in pretty much every single movie ever made, including Boogie Nights, Scarface and the absolutely riveting (/sarcasm) Journey to the Center of the Earth: Part 2.
What is is about this oddball crush? I don't know. I do know that I want to snuggle with him, run my fingers along his formidable brow and call him My Sweet Papi.
And I'll close with my oddball girl crush:
|Remember what I said about finding someone to dance to Flo Rida's "Low" with me?
Lea "Big Boo" DeLaria from many many things, including the fabulous "Orange is the New Black" on Netflix. Why? She is hilarious, for one thing. Here's an interview with her, where she had my heart with "making batik with my menstrual blood" (sorry for my readers on cell phones, for some reason the videos don't show up):
I love her! And I'm giddy with anticipation for Season 2 of Orange. I finally finished the book, and I'll give you my mini-review: it's aiight. For the first time, I think I like the show/movie better.
And that wraps up this session of Oddball Crushes. I'm home with what I'm praying isn't the flu today...please chime in with your own oddball crushes so I have some fresh meat to look up on IMDB.
Achoo, and adios for now.


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Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Ann is a HOOT
Now, PLEASE READ THIS. And make sure that 1.) You're not drinking anything while you read it, and 2.) You don't need to pee before you read this.
That is all.
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once AGAIN i'd like to thank the universe for giving me a girl!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 24, 2005 at 8:18 PM
THank you Belinda for giving the no drinks warning!! The poodles are really worried about me now, I'm stifling laughter to keep from waking Jerry!!! TOOO TOOO funny.ReplyDelete
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Thanks for stopping by my blog. "koby" is a mixed breed. He is beautiful, we believe him to be a golden lab/husky. His body is like a lab, has the webbed toes too. He has a bit of the husky mask, perked up ears and the curled tail. He's very friendly too. Just too much for us at the moment. I'm a sucker for animals and this is so hard on me, I just need to get it over and done with soon. I don't want to send him back to the shelter either. I'm going to talk to our neighbor to see if she know of anyone who would want him.
Heyy Belinda... thankx for commenting my journal.. you seem like a really great person!! Well, talk to you soon!! <3 JennReplyDelete
You are singing the gospel sister friend!ReplyDelete
OK that was the funniest thing ever!ReplyDelete
Molly (and Max the beardie)
Oh, you can waste countless hours in Ann's Tiny Little Kingdom. Ask me how I know! Although, as we all know, time enjoyed is never wasted.ReplyDelete
I should/shall peruse blogs much more. THAT was hysterical...thanks for putting it out there.
Thanks for the kind shout out, Belinda. Stay tuned for tales about football here in the South. It's not bordering on obsession or anything.ReplyDelete
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Oh, no, not at all! Or religion. Tell me, do you have to dress up in "Bama Wear" for every game, whether you're there or not? Roll Tide! (Seriously, what does the tide have to do with an elephant? I've never gotten that. Or is it the laundry detergent?)ReplyDelete
Oh, and I want Finn to marry my daughter. It's only about a 7-year age difference.
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If you've been a follower of this blog for any amount of time then you're well aware of the fact that the past TWO summers we've had bats. Last summer I VOWED to call the bat people in August to come patch up the hole so they wouldn't return, but never did. So this year when they came back I swore up and down I'd be getting on "the list." Yep. Never called. So next summer when I'm bitching about the bats again {cause we all know I will} remind me who's to blame.
It's a good thing that whole ombre look is in because this lady hasn't had her hair done since April. {yikes!}
I bite my nails. I couldn't tell you the last time I actually trimmed them. Like with real clippers.
I haven't been to a regular doctor...as in a doctor besides my OB/GYN....since we moved. {3 years ago} I technically don't even have one here in KC. At least I know my lady bits are healthy right??
I still wear some of my old maternity underwear. Isn't my husband the luckiest man alive? Me-ow!
Last week I came home and found my husband watching Twilight. By his own choosing. He claims it's because he had started watching it on his lunch break and HAD to finish it. I told him that really only made it worse and I was confiscating his man card. I guess that's more HIS confession than mine.
I refuse to eat chicken wings. Too much work for too little food.
I had Bell's Palsy a few years ago and ever since then my one eye is a little wonky. As in smaller than the other and is most noticeable when I smile. No one else can see it, I think they're all crazy.
I also have some sun damage freckles that popped up on my upper lip sometime last year and it looks like a trash stache. So that's awesome.
My favorite brand of cloth diapers was discontinuing a few colors/prints at a steal of a price so I bought them. For a future baby I'm not even pregnant with. That will have to be a girl. Though real men wear pink right???
Jamie's birth announcement proof is still sitting in my Shutterfly projects folder. I never actually ordered or mailed any out. Mom Fail.
I think it's ridiculous to spend $30 on a kids t-shirt and side eye anyone who does. Mini Boden, I'm looking at you.
Pretty much every Saturday morning I run to the grocery store for milk and whatever we need to make it through the weekend. It's a toss up if I wear a bra or not. Most times not.
Now go link up and spill your guts!
Happy Friday Peeps!


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If you thought Beyonce and Jay-Z's opening number at the Grammy's was hot — think again.
The bootylicious global superstar has taken sexy to a whole new level with her music video for her song "Partition," which was released on YouTube Tuesday.
The video features her wearing a white robe before she strips down and her husband Jay-Z also features in the video.
Queen Bey is first seen trying to get Jay-Z interested in her at the breakfast table before appearing in red stilettos and a trench coat that conveniently reveals her lacy-lingerie and suspender belt.
We won't spoil the rest, but be warned – the video is not for the faint-hearted.
This article originally appeared on News.com.au.


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The recipe is a good idea, but here's my alterations (I do wonder if I've ever made a recipe just the way it was written =) )...
1) Every recipe that tells you two put 2 Tbsp of oil in the bottom of the pan and fry it is going to drive you crazy! At least it does me. It's really an idea that people have when they're trying to cut calories, but then the recipe doesn't come out because all the coating sticks to the bottom and I end up wanting to throw out the food and the pan! =) So, back to this recipe. Put about 2 Tbsp of oil--no, just kidding--Put 1" of oil in the bottom of a pan and heat it to cook the chicken in.
2) Put the egg whites and cornstarch in a blender rather than a food processor and if you don't have xtra large egg whites, use 3 lg egg whites instead =)
3) Why don't recipes put in enough sauce =) ? I know it's another way to cut calories. So, my recommendation is to double the sauce.
4) Omit the red pepper flakes if you're making this recipe for kids. If it's for adults, just put a couple if you're a mild person or a few more if you like it spicy.
The coating really is a good one and the sauce is good =) there just needs to be more if you don't want it to turn out dry. It is a good recipe, it's just better with a little tweaking!
PS I bought the Asparagus to try my first recipe from Essentials of Cooking and then my kids got sick with the stomach flu--actually, I think pneumonia was first a few weeks ago and then the pneumonia last week. So, the Asparagus went bad. Maybe I'll try it again in the summer when it's in season =)


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Child molesters get roughed up and even murdered in prison (remember how Catholic priest John Geoghan was offed).
Let's hope the same ethos applies to dog murderers.
Lawyer Anthony Pastor had been convicted of the brutal torture of his lover's dog Snoopy. He allowed the dog to die a slow painful death while he worked on his computer.
His defense? That he had been the lone Jewish student in boarding school and was the victim of bias. Here are all the details from lawyer-journalist Kathryn Rubino at Abovethelaw.com.
Well, Judge Robert Mandelbaum created justice for Snoopy. Pastor has been sentenced to two years in prison. In addition, he has to register as an animal abuser.
For so many of us our animal companions have provided the sustained love that usually waxes and wanes with two-footers, that is, humans. When our pets pass over from natural causes, the grief is extraordinary and may never end.
But a death resulting from deliberate malice is unthinkable. Until now.
In prison and upon release, Pastor should be treated as a very bad two-footer. My eyes fill with tears just envisioning what Snoopy endured.
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Resenting his teammates for leaving him solo in the latest mission, he discovered his next passion: music!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
It was a regular morning, while Jaime Reyes was slacking at home. There were home chores to get done, homework that needed finishing, a dog that needed to get walked. But what did he do? He slacked in front of his computer wasting time in Facebook.
He learned his lesson well.
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In Canada, teacher turnover rates mainly refer to the public school education system. This is when teachers leave their school after only a short period of employment, essentially resulting in a conveyor belt of new teachers arriving and then leaving schools. New, younger teachers are mainly responsible for the growing turnover rate in schools. Professor Rob Tierney from UBC's Faculty of Education says this is because new teachers often "burnout" in their early years of teaching, being unaccustomed to the workload and hectic school environment. Newer teachers also seem to be unprepared at dealing with behavioural and discipline problems among students, especially teenagers who are more likely to challenge authority. Teacher turnover rates are even higher in rural areas where new educators are viewed as "outsiders" to the community.
According to 2004 figures from the Canadian Teachers' Federation, around 30% of Canadian teachers leave their teaching job in their first five years of employment. Why is this an issue? Take the successful Finnish school system for example. In the majority of Finland's schools, students are taught by the same educator for many successive years. That is because students benefit from developing a lasting and meaningful relationship with their teacher. This arrangement helps students feel more comfortable in the classroom, leads them to ask questions during lessons, and the teachers have experience with each of their pupil's needs. With a high rate of Canadian teacher turnovers, public school students are unable to building a relationship with their educators and each new teacher must try to learn about each student's needs and personalities within a limited timeframe. Students may also be more easily overlooked in class, putting them at risk for absenteeism and falling grades.
What helps teachers from leaving their position? In 2006 Cassandra Guarino, Professor of Education and Public Policy at UC Riverside, and her co-authors found in their review of the teacher attrition literature that "schools that provided mentoring and inductions programs had lower rates of turnover for new teachers. As well, schools that gave teachers greater autonomy and support from administration had better success in keeping their teachers". This helps explain why IB World private schools in Ontario do not experience teacher turnovers (at least not to the degree of the public school system). Teachers at IB private schools already have years of teaching experience under their belt, and they have undergone additional training to become IB certified educators. This means they have the experience and training to succeed in a rigorous teaching environment. In conjunction with guaranteed small class sizes, our private school IB teachers are able to build meaningful relationships with their students, whose academic future they take to heart. Furthermore, at St. Jude's Academy, our professional development program ensures our teachers have a great support network.


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Wishes for an X-Traordinary Monday!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
An X-Traordinarily Beautiful Spring Day in New York City
Wishes for an X-Traordinary Monday!
12 comments:
- Dee said...
Oh but those are gorgeous spring flowers! It's ok, lots of people cheated on X day. It's the most difficult one in the alphabet.
- April 28, 2013 at 11:25 PM
- TARYTERRE said...
Beautiful flowers. Their colors are so vivid. I had to smile about your pink pants. I recently bought a pair myself. We'll look marvelous.
- April 28, 2013 at 11:41 PM
- Grammy Staffy said...
these are x-traordinary pictures... beautiful
- April 29, 2013 at 12:49 AM
- Melissa said...
They sure know how to do some beautiful landscaping in your city!
- April 29, 2013 at 5:59 AM
- Theresa said...
GORGEOUS flowers and X-tra special:) Have a blessed day dear friend, HUGS!
- April 29, 2013 at 6:58 AM
- Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe said...
Isn't it the most beautiful week in the year? All the trees are in bloom and the tulips are at their best. Despite my congestion ( due to the above), I am enjoying every minute of this glorious time.
- April 29, 2013 at 8:37 AM
- Kate said...
You are a month or so ahead of us on flowers. They are so lovely. it was a gorgeous day.
- April 29, 2013 at 9:56 AM
- Nellie said...
Gorgeous flowers!
Perhaps you were not too "x-travagant" with your shopping.:-)
Have a great Monday!
- April 29, 2013 at 12:19 PM
- Danielle said...
Those are beautiful photos! I can't wait for some of my flowers to start blooming here! It's been too cold and winter just won't let go. =)
- April 29, 2013 at 1:18 PM
- Ms Sparrow said...
If only Xanadu had been playing in your neighborhood!
- April 29, 2013 at 5:09 PM
- Pondside said...
Any way you can sneak an X in is okay with me! Pink pants - now you are adventurous!
- April 29, 2013 at 11:57 PM
- Susie said...
WOW...beautiful. xoxo,Susie
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May you have much to be thankful for, today and every day.
November 25, 2010
Giving Thanks
May you have much to be thankful for, today and every day.
11 comments:
- Pat Tillett said...
Thanks so much! It's all about the gravy!
- November 25, 2010 at 5:15 PM
- Judie said...
I second that! In my family, I am known as the gravy queen. I have a secret ingredient, but they don't know it!!
Thanks for a sweet post!
- November 25, 2010 at 11:27 PM
- Gattina said...
I am without turkey too, no celebration in Belgium ! we have to wait until Christmas, lol !
- November 26, 2010 at 12:08 AM
- Kay L. Davies said...
I agree, Francisca. I wish all my American friends a happy thanksgiving, too, and peace to all Americans everywhere.
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
- November 26, 2010 at 12:34 AM
- Gabriela Abalo said...
Believe it or not - I did use the same Wilder quote for my Thanksgiving post today ;) we do think alike :)
Lovely wishes.
Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving day.
- November 26, 2010 at 1:18 AM
- Teuvo Vehkalahti said...
Hieno postikortti. Näin blogien katselulla on kiva tutustua muiden maiden kulttuuriin ja ihmisiin. Tule sinäkin katsomaan Teuvon kuvat blogi ja kerro myös kaikille sinun kavereille miksi kannattaa käydä katsomassa Teuvon kuvat blogi. Samalla saadaan nostetuua teidän maanne lippu korkeammalle minun blogissa. Talviterveisin Teuvo vehkalahti FINLAND
- November 26, 2010 at 1:46 AM
- Jo said...
wow i loved the quotes you used ... both very beautiful!
- November 26, 2010 at 4:27 AM
- Pondside said...
It all starts with a thankful heart - for sure!
- November 26, 2010 at 8:51 PM
- Rocky Mountain Woman said...
I really loved this. It seems sometimes like the "global community" doesn't have a great deal of love for us Americans. It's nice to feel some love from overseas~LOL
- November 27, 2010 at 7:16 AM
- Jingle said...
lovely quote,
blessings fly your way.
Happy Saturday.
awards/treats 4 u
- November 27, 2010 at 5:45 PM
- Jenny said...
What a warm and gracious link to Alphabe-Thursday's Thankful!
You made me smile.
I appreciate your sentiments very much.
- November 30, 2010 at 11:05 PM


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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Draw. Write. Now. Book Review!
The grades it's geared toward is first to second, but I also have a fifth grader and an eighth grader who've enjoyed some of the drawings (like the ones in book two teaching them to draw Columbus's ships).
One of my favorite things about this series is that it has gotten my daughter interested in something in school. She has struggled with enjoying her school time since she was in kindergarten regardless of what we did. But with this book, she actually asks to work on it and likes it!
When I got the books home, I knew I needed somewhere to put all of her drawings so I got on Pinterest to see if anyone had made any notebooking pages related to them. Sure enough, there they were! Here's a link for you to get your own free pages: http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/DrawWriteNowPrintables.html
The great thing about these free printables is that you can print a copy that has blank spaces to fill in each word or you can print one that has the words available to trace! So no matter where your child is with writing, they can work on these pages.
I really don't have a bad word to add about these books. They get two thumbs up from me and my daughter! We'll be using them again next year as a fun supplement to her day.
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Labels: Curriculum Review, draw write now, Review
Monday, March 3, 2014
Alpha-Phonics Curriculum Review!
This past September I was approached by a member of the Alpha-Phonics team and asked to do a review of Alpha-Phonics. Knowing that I have a child that is close to the right age and readiness level to start learning how to read, I decided to go ahead and do it.
I received the package just days after agreeing to do the review. In it, I found the following:
- Alpha-Phonics: A Primer for Beginning Readers with free CD-Rom
- Alpha-Phonics and How to Tutor Guide Book
- Alpha-Phonics Companion Readers
While I received the above items in exchange for an honest review, no money changed hands. I am not being paid to provide this review but am simply giving my honest thoughts on it.
Let's start with describing my youngest son, who is working through this program. He is an average four year old boy in that he has a pretty short attention span, bounces all around the house, loves being outside and playing in the dirt with his neighbor friend more than anything, and is generally disinterested in learning many new concepts unless they are presented in a VERY fun way. However, he is very gifted in his ability to learn letters and their sounds.
I say that he is gifted in this area because I never taught him any of the letters or their sounds prior to his telling me about them between the ages of two and three. He is not gifted in any other area that I have found, but this one is "his thing." He is just good at it and that's awesome!
Because of this gift, I figured that teaching him to read, no matter what the method, would be pretty easy no matter his age so we started as soon as the books came. They arrived on a Thursday morning and we started our first lesson that afternoon. Lesson 1 consists of two-letter words beginning with the letter a. He breezed through that lesson without an issue.
Because lesson 1 was so easy, I figured lesson 2 would be just as easy on Friday. I was wrong. He didn't seem to understand the addition of a third sound. So we practiced the words from lesson 1 again, hung up some flash cards of the words from lesson 1, and talked about lesson 2 for awhile before finishing up for the day. It wasn't as successful as day 1, but the lessons were short and to the point and even held his interest.
On Saturday and Sunday Little Man showed Daddy how he could read his flash card words. Daddy was properly impressed by this new found skill and praised him for his efforts. Little Man was happy. Lesson 1 remained successful.
By Monday, I was ready to try some new things to get lesson 2 to click. We tried using alphabet puzzle pieces, magnet letters, a white board, and even the computer to make the words. After a few more days of that it was finally clicking! This method seemed to be working!
Fast forward several months and we are up to lesson 17. I have taken it very slowly as Little Man needs the time to grasp a concept before moving on too quickly. But isn't that the beauty of homeschooling?
Months into this program, I feel like I can give a good, solid review of it. First, the positive things about it:
1. The pages are very black and white, to the point. This means that there isn't a lot of distraction going on and you can feel free to add as much as you want to it. We like doing games and using magnets or puzzle letters to practice the words.
2. The back of the book has a teacher's guide to help you know what to say and what to do with each lesson should you need it.
3. The lessons progress at a good pace, adding letters and sounds slowly so that your student isn't overwhelmed by the process. Of course, by lesson thirteen, there are multiple sentences to be read in that one lesson so it may benefit your child to split it up over a few days.
4. The accompanying readers are a decent length and utilize the lessons taught pretty well. There's a new reader for every few lessons so your student can practice reading it for fluency before moving on. However, some of them don't seem to make a lot of sense (the first one is called Silly Sentences and the pages don't seem related to one another at all). Little Man wasn't a huge fan of them but we aren't really "reader" people either.
5. The Companion Workbook shown above has practice pages for your student to practice their handwriting and their new reading skills. It also contains some spelling rules, which is nice.
6. The lessons can be done as quickly or as slowly as you'd like. So if you have a wiggly kid, you can get some practice in fast and if your child is having a lot of fun with reading, they can keep going.
The negatives:
1. The CD that came with the program is like jumping into the '80s. The graphics are simplistic and the way it works, it just isn't that entertaining. I wouldn't buy that as is. It needs some major revamping. It'd be awesome if that CD were games to accompany the program, something that the kids could have as a reward for finishing their lesson. I'm thinking games like Starfall, Word World games on PBS kids, and Super Why games on PBS kids.
2. The video that came with the program to explain how to use it was also very old-feeling. It skipped a lot too. I believe this video is the same one available for free on their website (which is also in need of a good update).
3. I know a lot of people like to introduce their kids to the "weird-looking letters" like this: g and a. But they cause some confusion.
4. The cover of the phonics book is old-looking too. Most people are drawn to new books and programs by the cover and if you're one of those people, you'll never get past the plain cover. It could use an update. (But you shouldn't let it stop you! The lessons inside are actually very good!)
So all in all, Alpha Phonics has proven to be a great program for our family. It's gotten my four year old reading with very little complaint from him. We've added lots of fun games to his reading time (we like "Games for Reading" by Peggy Kaye, but there are others out there as well) and used actual wooden letters for a more hands-on experience. He was reading the first BOB book to me after just a couple of lessons. My biggest complaint about it is the dated quality of the video, CD, and website. If you're looking for a simple, straight-forward approach to reading lessons, this may just be what you're looking for.
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San Francisco, Aug 3 (IANS) To empower people with disabilities to operate an on-screen mouse and keyboard, Microsoft has announced beta version of 'Eye Control' feature for Windows 10 that can be accessed by using eye movements.
According to a blog post by Dona Sarkar, Software Engineer at Microsoft, the 'Eye Control' feature requires a compatible eye tracker, like the 'Tobii Eye Tracker 4C', which can unlock access to the Windows operating system.
Once 'Eye Control' is turned on, a launchpad appears on the screen that allows a user to access the mouse, keyboard, text-to-speech and to reposition the User Interface (UI) to the opposite side of the screen.
"To interact with the UI for 'Eye Control', simply look at the UI with your eyes until the button activates. A visual affordance will appear around the UI that you are looking at," Sarkar said.
Users can control the mouse by simply selecting the mouse from the launchpad, position their eyes on the screen where they want the cursor to be placed.
Users can select the keyboard from the launchpad and dwell at the characters they want to type.
However, the new tool faces challenges in direct sunlight and, therefore, the company said the device might require new calibration when moving to a location with different lighting conditions.
Also, the launchpad partially blocks the 'Tobii UI' during device calibration.
"To work around this, turn off Eye Control during calibration and turn it back on when you are done," Sarkar noted.
The 'Eye Control' feature currently supports only selected eye trackers of 'Tobii' hardware.
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In my earlier posts, I wrote of Jesus' tenderhearted validation of the women he encountered while on this earth. Telling these stories transformed my life and has given me the courage to move forward. Since I now know my existence has meaning to Jesus, it should have meaning to me. So I Love to Tell the Story now includes my story as I search to become the best me I can be, not at the expense of others, but for the sake of others. It's really the same story of Jesus and his love.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
The Eyes of my Heart
Within the past few months, I experienced a complicated, serious, infectious illness that backed me into a corner where surrender to God's sovereign will became my only option. As I struggled to process and accept my dilemma, I fervently asked God to open the eyes of my heart so I could see Him more clearly. Little did I know, His presence would be magnified through His beautiful children--family, friends, neighbors and strangers.
While feeling especially alone during one of my bad days, I came across this story in a book authored by Sue Monk Kidd, God's Joyful Surprise. She writes:
"One of my favorite sermon stories is about a little girl who went to play with her friend Marcy. She was late returning home and her mother met her at the door. 'Why are you late?' she asked. 'Marcy's puppy got lost,' the little girl replied. 'Did you stay to help her find it?' the mother asked. 'Oh, no,' she said. 'I stayed to help her cry.'"
So with a desperate need for additional support, maybe even someone "to help me cry," I did something I would not normally do because I don't particularly like to be transparent in a public format. I posted a brief, rather timid message on my Facebook Timeline requesting prayer.
I was not expecting to be overwhelmed, but that is exactly what happened. The generosity of heart, the immediate willingness to pray for me, the sincere concern for my well being from my dear Facebook friends brought a burst of tears to my eyes.
The eyes of my heart were opened wide and I saw and encountered God through others. As they entered His presence through prayer on my behalf, they brought me into His presence as well. Their prayers became my prayers. Intercessory prayer is loving cooperation with what Jesus, who will never leave us or forsake us, is already doing in a person's life. It is meant to expand and intensify His presence in the mind and heart of those who pray and the individual on the receiving end. I truly was comforted by their concern and lifted up by their prayers.
To be the recipient of a chorus of prayers is both unique and humbling. The effect is profound and long-lasting. Usually this sort of intercession is an infrequent occurrence since it's prompted by a serious and traumatic event in someone's life. More often than not, there aren't a lot of details provided when the urgent call for prayer goes out. Having all the facts isn't necessary because the pivotal purpose of the prayer being offered is not to fix something. It's simply enough to know someone is hurting and to express heartfelt compassion and empathy, to be with a fellow human being in spirit, "to stay and help them cry."
What a fascinating, miraculous dynamic! With this form of prayer, we "experience God in spontaneous community," to again quote Sue Monk Kidd. She goes on to say, "Every prayer is important, primarily to the one for whom we pray, but it's important for us too. For in intercession we yield ourselves to God, sharing in His compassion and opening ourselves to His presence."
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Mason jars aren't just for canning anymore! They are truly versatile and the possibilities of their use are endless so why not host a mason jar challenge at your next ladies meeting.
Set the date and time for your get together.
Sometime before the meeting give each lady a mason jar (or you can have them supply their own), you choose, and ask each lady to try and come up with the most unique or creative use for their jar. Here are just a few ideas I found on Pinterest and other places.
Snow globe in a jar
DIY lantern garland
DIY Terrarium
Table place setting in a jar
a cute and clever idea for picnics and get togethers
Hot cocoa mix in a jar
great gift idea
Salad in a jar
There are a number of foods you can serve in a jar.
It's a great and convenient way to serve foods in individual serving sizes
And who doesn't want desert?
Bet you didn't know that you could actually bake in these sweet little jars.
Yes, they are oven safe up to 425 degrees.
Could you imagine these warm individually sized cobblers topped with vanilla ice cream? To die for!
Now you might want to keep all of these ideas as a secret for yourself, but do tell the other ladies to get their creative juices flowing because this is a contest to see who can come up with the most clever use for their jar!
Set up a judges panel and give prizes to first, second and third place winners. This is a super fun idea and get ready to have a time of laughter and perhaps even be inspired by some truly clever ideas.
Suggestion: Do a mason jar gift exchange. Have the ladies get into a circle holding the jar they brought to the challenge. Play some music or tell a cute mason jar story while the ladies are passing the jars to the left or right. When the song or story is done the ladies get to keep the jar they are holding.
Suggestion: Bring a mason jar dessert or snack for each lady. You can also serve the drinks in mason jars.
Suggestion: Decorate the tables using mason jars as vases or candle holders (or both as mason jars come in a variety of sizes).
This is sure to be a fun time for all. Enjoy!


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Monday, January 25, 2010
Art for Babies
Labels: crafty kids, Moonshine
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my son has been a bit hesitant about fingerpainting when presented as an activity, but if I give him a tub of yoghurt to eat - there you have it! He really likes drawing with crayon (he is 16 m.o.), of course I have to supervise well or he will eat the whole lot.ReplyDelete
That sounds a lot like Rainbow. I don't think Moonshine could make a mark with crayons yet. I did give her a texta to play with (actually I didn't have any choice as she would not be distracted from them) but it was a messy affair!ReplyDelete
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2007 - 2008
The Team
This year's team are Philip Canvin, James Fergie, Calum Limon, Tom Linnell and Daniel Lui.
BA Crest Gold Award & Exscitec Platinum Award
The brief
To design and develop a mobile trolley for the links that enables Niftylift to perform 7 operations from delivery (unpainted) to assembling them onto a machine.
The Solution
This project produced a reusable and easily manoeuvred links trolley which improved productivity of the seven operations from delivery to the production line.


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Now, I don't mean I want to go out and buy an actual Saltbox House out in New England or anything. I'm a big fan of clapboard and the likes, but when we buy a house it will be a 100 year old Victorian:
Or, a 100 year old Farmhouse:
Either way, we're not buying a Saltbox House to live in. I'm not even sure if there is such a thing around here, I'm thinking not.... But I love primitive Saltbox House decorations, there are so many varieties now and I could just eat them up!
There's just something but those ugly, primitive little sheep that makes me all warm and fuzzy. I do have a love affair with crows and barn stars as well. Believe it or not I do not have any of these things in my house. Why? Because I don't know what my freaking style is. If I used pieces of everything I liked in my house the word 'eclectic' wouldn't even begin to cover it. I just love odd, different, old things, they make my day (Hmm... a lot like Mr. Pretties, except for the make my day part... yeah...)
I really wanted to share a picture of my moss star topiary and my old barn board bird house but Mr. Pretties was helping me bring stuff in the house, including my camera, and it has since disappeared. Much like my address book, glue gun, Febreeze, and my nail clippers. Mr. Pretties 'helped' with all of those, but now can't remember where he put them. Three words for you. Leave. It. Alone.
ETA: Did you know Canada has a BabyCenter Site? An Ontario area BabyCenter?
Also, if you're in the area and looking for Playdates www.JustPlayDates.Ca, and www.MomsTown.com are great sites for the area!


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"US suffering from massive equality of rich and poor
Propaganda is about telling a good story. So when the media wants to tell a story of how the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer, they ignore incovenient facts, such as the value of the various federal, state, and local transfer payments, as well as the value of charitable contributions from private groups such as soup kitchens."
Soup kitchens. Yes, when "the media" want to tell you how badly the poor have it, they ignore the contribution of soup kitchens to their standard of living. I mean, "are there no workhouses?," if you get where I'm coming from.
"But if you look not at income but material wealth, the story gets worse, but in an opposite way. By examining material possessions we find that the gap between the rich and poor is actually alarmingly small. Let's look at a few categories:"
Let's not look at income, right? I mean, if a person has a cell phone, it's not a problem for them to live in constant fear of destitution, if they have a medical bill, or get in a car crash and can't get to work.
"Transportation. Rich people have cars. But many poor people have them too..."
A 1987 Oldsmobile is just the same as a Lamborghini.
"Food: For thousands of years, the poor were semi-starved, and for the most part, they were vegetarians, but not by choice. Now everyone, and I mean everyone, gets to eat meat..."
Steroid-filled, uninspected meat, yeah, but it is meat.
"Communications: Even the poorest person can get a phone, and not just a phone, but a cellphone...
"Electronics: Many of the poor have complex entertainment systems that rich people only fifty years ago could not even dream of."
Actually, they couldn't even dream of them, because they didn't exist. And i wonder how many of those rich people from fifty years ago would have traded in their houses for a slum rooming house and a phone.
"Healthcare: Even before Obamacare, hospitals were obligated to provide emergency care to anyone, regardless of ability to pay"
They were not, of course, required to provide long term care for cancer victims and others who suffer from chronic conditions. Perhaps the poor can go to the emergency room and beg for chemotherapy.
"Education: It is true that there is a disparity in primary education, because of a lack of school choice. The rich live in districts with much better schools than in inner cities. But college education is heavily subsidized for the poor with a massive federal student loan program..."
Loans are not subsidies, jackass. They leave many students with lifelong crushing debt. And note that, according to this jerk, the only thing missing in public education is "school choice," i.e. creating a system that allows the rich to profit hansomely from something that was once a public trust. That sure is a benefit to the poor who, to paraphrase the old saying, are just as free as the rich to start a charter school scam to enrich themselves at the expense of their neighbors' children.
"Housing: Many of the poor live in unsafe neighborhoods, it is true, but compared to their counterparts they live like kings. They have running water, toilets, stoves, and electricity--just as the rich do."
They have toilets! They have toilets!!! They live in unsafe neighborhoods, but they have toilets! And they are gifted by their betters with running water! Maybe polluted water, but still... What the hell are they complaining about?
"This record amount of equality between rich and poor is very troubling. It's troubling because a massive amount of taxation and redistribution is required to accomplish this, which kills job creation and reduces the poor's incentive to work, promoting dependency and listlessness."
I can't even think of anything to say which is sufficiently contemptuous of that self-serving Republican lie, which we hear over and over again, and the vicious spirit which lies behind it.
"I think we need to do something to increase the material gap between the rich and poor to create more jobs and more incentives to work. The massive amount of equality between rich and poor is a moral blot on America's character that we should all be ashamed of."
I swear I didn't make that up. This is the true spirit of Republicans across this country, unmasked for all to see. Screw the poor! Take things away from them, so I can have more! It is a moral blot that the poor have so much; i.e. it would outrage Jesus, who never would have tolerated such a thing.
This is your "Christian," right wing American patriot today. This is a value system of utmost evil, and it is the true enemy of decent people everywhere in the world. And don't forget that, if they can just win back the Presidency, they will be able to bend the largest military on earth to their will, just like the last time we had a Republican President; and look where that left us.


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Metal Gear Production Manager Ken-ichiro Imaizumi has shot down rumours of a PS3 exclusive game to be announced by Kojima at this September's Tokyo Games Show.
Responding to the rumour which appeared on CVG yesterday, Imaizumi tweeted: "I say it is just a rumour. I have no idea who made it up such a story". This was quickly re-tweeted by Mr. Kojima himself.
The rumour originated from a "senior US publishing source", who claimed the demo was originally for E3 but was pulled to ensure it was "bulletproof".
This would have left Kojima Production's E3 schedule quite busy indeed, having already unveiled a Snake Eater re-release for the 3DS and in-game footage of Metal Gear Solid: Rising.
It would have presumably given the company a reveal at the Sony press conference, the only platform without Metal Gear footage this year. Make of this what you will.
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In many low income districts schools are unable to provide the school supplies the teachers & students need for basic learning. There are a several programs that I know of that help with this need. I'm going to showcase the Elmer's Bag It Forward Program and in the future I will also tell you about a single Mom and her experience with the Open Door Missions Back to School Program.
What can your family do to help low-income schools in your community? Bag It Forward!
This summer, Elmer's has teamed up with 50 bloggers to kickoff the Bag it Forward movement. These bloggers are gathering school supply bags for families or organizations of their choice, and are encouraging others to join in.
In addition we are hosting Elmer's Virtual Bag It Forward Donation. The virtual donation will begin on July 25. By simply sharing a virtual bag with a friend via blogs, we can work together to raise money for Adopt-A-Classroom. For more information visit www.bagitforward.org
Now that you know what Bag It Forward is, do you know a school in your community, or a family that struggles in their daily life and adding the expenses of starting school would be very difficult for them?
Here's what YOUR family can do to help them:
- To give you some ideas on items to donate comment blow and I'll send it to you.
- Go to Walmart and create a bag (or several) that your family can donate to a school or family in need.
- Twitter this message: "Elmer's Bag It Forward program - http://bagitforward.org/donate-a-bag/ OR fill a bag w/ school supplies & give to a family/school in need."
- Facebook - "I'm participating in Elmer's Bag It Forward Program to help schools/families in need - YOUR family can too! http://bagitforward.org/donate-a-bag/
Do you have a blog or website and would you like to spread the news? Write up a post and submit you link (see below) & Elmer's will donate $10 to an adopt-a-classroom to help them get the supplies they need.
This Back to School season, Elmer's is celebrating it's every day low pricing on back to school supplies at Walmart by partnering with Adopt-A-Classroom to help make a difference in classrooms across the country.
Elmer's will donate up to $10,000 to Adopt-A-Classroom with your participation. Join now!
The Elmer's Virtual Bag It Forward is charity blog meme, bloggers are able to raise $10 per blog post for Adopt-A-Classroom by writing a blog post and donating a virtual bag of school supplies . Elmer's will donate $10 per each post written to Adopt-A-Classroom, up to $10,000.
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- Participate in the Elmer's Virtual Bag It Forward and by giving away a virtual bag of school supplies and creating a blog post with specific rules described below.
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¡WEPA! Google Wants to Learn Your Kind of Spanish
By crowdsourcing the global collection of voice data, the search company attempts to improve the consumer mobile experience.
By crowdsourcing the global collection of voice data, the search company attempts to improve the consumer mobile experience.
I got a long email last week from one of my PR contacts at Google, and it was entirely in Spanish. My Spanish is not very strong, so I did what I do on most occasions like this: I read the email once, then ran it through Google Translate.
It's always fun – and very instructive – to do this. Google Translate enables me to check how well I am relearning Spanish while at the same time checking how well Google is doing. For the past couple of years, I've been following Google's progress on this front, and I have been impressed – not just with how well it is learning Spanish, but also with how it's actually doing the learning. Among other approaches, Google Translate has been using crowdsourcing to scale its ability to translate across a broadening range of languages and dialects. You can say that crowdsourcing is the Google way. The more that people use it, the smarter it gets.
Which brings me to the subject of this week's column, which happens to be the subject of the email I got from my PR contact. Google had just announced that its Voice Search product – which you can get via an app on Android phones, iPhones, and other devices – has now localized for Indonesian, Malaysian, and Latin American speakers. A service that began in 2008 for only English speakers, Google Voice Search is now available in 40 languages and accents, according to Product Manager Fernando Delgado, who walked me through the story, service, and roadmap in an interview last Friday.
This is important. Let me say why.
Adapting to the World of Mobile
For many people today, search is mostly a desktop experience. Yes, people do use search on their smartphones, but it's a frustrating experience – for me, it's even more frustrating than writing email. You want to get the search term right; if you don't, you have to go through the process of typing the term again, which on an iPhone and other touch-based devices makes for a miserable user experience. Google Voice Search attempts to improve on that experience by adapting to the primary way many people still use the device – by speaking into it (though there's growing evidence that voice as a modality is waning). I remember making a mental note of this when I first downloaded the Google search app. But I remember asking, "will people use it?" Delgado says that the momentum is gathering, especially in countries where Android is growing. Google users are making "millions of voice searches" each day – not anywhere near the level of text searches, but it's a sizeable number and it's growing.
The Crowdsourcing Project
That said, to continue growing, Google needs to look for ways to make the experience available in other markets. With Spanish now the third largest language on the web (after English and Chinese), the opportunity to localize in Latin America was irresistible. That, plus all the studies that show Latinos are among the most digitally savvy of all ethnics groups (which Google, of course, has been closely following). But as I noted earlier, Google has a method for building competencies across all its services, and the method is crowdsourcing. What began as an experiment for its Dutch-speaking users, the "word of mouth" project has been extended to localize Google Voice Search around the world.
It works like this: in each country or region, Google identifies small groups of people who are "avid fans" of Google services and who are well-networked in their communities. The fans then go out to the communities and record data samples that Google can study to refine the searches. The method helps Google meet a huge challenge.
"We require thousands of hours of raw data to capture regional accents and idiomatic speech in all sorts of recording environments to mimic daily life use cases," wrote Linne Ha, Google's international program manager, on the Google Mobile Blog. And Latin American Spanish is an exceptional challenge that crowdsourcing helps to overcome. With so many dialects and regional accents, the Google team needed a special strategy: start by crowdsourcing samples in Mexican and Argentinean Spanish – two of the most widely divergent flavors of Spanish – and fill in the gaps with samples from Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. The result: a crowdsourced approximation of "Latin American" Spanish.
The Role You Play
But the crowdsourcing doesn't end there. Each time you, the end consumer, use the service, Google "anomizes" your search – protecting your privacy – and adds your voice file to the data set, which it continually analyses. In other words, you too can help Google learn your kind of Spanish.
Hearing about all this crowdsourced data gathering, I was inspired to run my own little experiment during my Friday lunch break, in my office. I decided to run the same set of queries against two services: 1) the generic Google Voice Search and 2) Google Voice Search optimized for Spanish. If you are on an iPhone in the U.S., open the Google search app, go to settings (the little starburst on the upper right-hand corner of the screen), tap on "Voice Search," and select one of four versions of "Español" – I chose "America Latina." (Note: if you're on an Android phone, you'll have a wider range of selections.)
Here are my results, starting from the easiest to the hardest voice searches. Note: wherever I could, I tried out my best Nuyorican.
Round 1: Google Voice Search (U.S. English Edition)
"Jennifer Lopez": OK, perhaps too easy. But I thought it made sense to start with a little Spanglish and warm up for the experience. And she's Nuyorican ("Jenny From the Bronx").
Result: Yes, on the first try (came back with photos, too).
"Giovanni Rodriguez": Still too easy, maybe. And after all, I am one of the world's leading authorities on the pronunciation of Giovanni Rodriguez.
Result: Yes, on the first try.
Result: Google – yes, but only when I said it like a non-Latino (no rolling "r").
"Yo quiero Taco Bell"
Result: Yes, on the first try (came back with pictures, this time with the chihuahua).
"Besame mucho": (A beautiful old, but corny song)
Result: Yes, on the first try (but I didn't try singing it).
"Bodega": (Grocery store)
Result: Yes, on the first try.
"Mofongo": (Legendary Puerto Rican plantain dish)
Result: Yes, on the first try.
"Chancleta": (Flip-flop sandal)
Result: No. First three results: "trunk lip," "chunklet," "chocolate."
"Chuleta": (Pork chop)
Result: No, not even close. First three results: "AAA," "2 letter," "Chewbacca."
"¡Wepa!": (Latino exclamation of celebration; equivalent of "woo-hoo," but way more cool)
Result: No; in fact, embarrassing. First three results: "what," "weppa" (The Wake Emergency Physicians of Pennsylvania); "wet backs" (really).
Round 2: Google Voice Search (America Latina Edition)
Recap: Using the U.S. English edition, Google scored seven hits out of 10 searches. Not bad. But I ran the three missed searches in the America Latina version, and I got the following:
Result: Yes, on the first try.
Result: Yes…but not on the first try. I stopped to reflect on what Google's Fernando Delgado told me about accents. Fact: I lost most of my Spanish before kindergarten, when my parents moved from one part of the Bronx to another. To compensate for this deficit, I put on my best impersonation of my mother – who sometimes, on the phone, sounds exactly like Rosie Perez (also Nuyorican) – and said (with more confidence) "chuleta." Cha-ching – it came back perfectly.
Result: Nope…not even after a dozen tries. I tried saying it like my mother says it. I tried saying it like my grandfather used to say it. I even tried saying it like I really, really meant it, jumping up and down, yelling at my iPhone (it was a slow day at the office – not sure anyone noticed). Most common result? UAPA – Universidad Abierta Para Adultos, a school in the Dominican Republic.
Which reminded me…I have several Dominican friends, and one of them, you might say is the goddess of wepa. LATISM's Elianne Ramos holds Twitter parties every Thursday night where hundreds if not thousands of wepas of mass distraction have been detonated. I asked her this weekend to try out the Latina America version of Google Voice Search. On the first try, she got chancleta and mangú (the "quintessential Dominican delicacy"). But what about wepa? Says Elianne:
"On the first try, it came back with APA Style at the site for the American Psychological Association. Either Google thinks I'm losing my marbles or I need to let out my inner Dominican. Time for take two. This time, I shouted wepa at the top of my lungs (hip swivel and everything) and bingo…well, almost. It found Uepa.com – a Dominican news and entertainment site. We're getting closer. I tried a couple of more times but it kept giving me the same results, so I gave up. On to the next word."
Granted, the best use cases for Google Voice Search are for when you are on the go and for any search term "that's too long to type," as Google's Delgado put it. In fact, the top voice searches today are in sports and entertainment (like movie listings), generally, that require long strings of words and phrases. Still, knowing that Google Voice Search gets smarter the more we use it, I encourage you all to take the time and search for "wepa." When Google gets that right, it will be cause for celebration indeed.
Giovanni is off today. This column was originally published on April 5, 2011 on ClickZ.


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Don't forget about the A Jillian Vance Valentine Grunge Blog hop. Some amazing prizes. You have till tomorrow to enter ANY Valentine Project.
Today I would like to share with you a frame I created featuring one of the new flowers that you can create with McGill Punches.
Products used:
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Here are a couple more photos for you...
Now to share a couple snow photos of our back yard...
Happy Snow Day... I'll be back soon with another project and starting next week I will have photos of CHA to share..


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Hafidha (friend)
Released 1995 (USA)
American & French, in English (some very minor non-translated French & Persian)
Director - Martin Scorsese
Stars - Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, and many others
A difference of opinion on tactics, and a woman, come between two old mafia friends in 1980s Las Vegas. De Niro plays casino boss Sam "Ace" Rothstein; Pesci plays enforcer & street boss Nicky Santoro; and Stone plays the woman, Ginger McKenna.
Extreme, graphic violence; lots of blue language, including racial and homophobic slurs; very brief female nudity (breast and butt); and implied sexy times.
In general, I'm not a big fan of using voiceover. I don't mind it in small doses, especially if it's only at the beginning of a film (and it made sense at the beginning here to set up the story). A whole film of it, however, is just too much. To me it feels like lazy writing. I shouldn't need constant voiceover exposition to explain what's happening. The characters' actions, words, and facial expressions should convey all of that.
The costuming and styling were fantastic. I spent the whole film admiring them.
Scorsese is so hit and miss for me. He directed one of my favorite movies of all time, "The Departed." He also directed a movie I loathe so much that it still makes me angry that I ever watched it, "Gangs of New York." His movies are pretty much always too long, so they can be a chore to get through even when you like them. I think he's better at hitting his mark when he develops his characters in a way that's relatable to the audience. That's why "The Departed" is so eminently watchable.
I give the movie 2.75 stars.


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Monday, December 19, 2011
Posting Pictures Side by Side
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Fancy Flea Lakeland Florida November 12, 2011
My friend Paula, who I shared space with, sold a lot of treasures as well. We are both pleased with our sales.
Just from looking at all the wonderful, creative booths I could tell all the vendors worked very hard preparing for this day.
I have posted a few pictures. Some I took, some my friend Kiki took. You won't see many pictures of my space because I never really fully got set up the way I wanted to. I got hit hard and early with shoppers, which is a good thing.
I want to thank everyone who came to my booth. Even those who just came to say hello. And I really want to thank Mr. Shabby For Sure for pitching in to help me. He got up at 2:30 a.m. to walk our dog, have breakfast, and then drive for an hour to help me set up and unload. He kept our little antique shop open Saturday then came back in the evening to help me break down and load up. It was a very long day for us and all the other vendors as well. Everyone I talked to was exhausted but seemed to be happy like us.
And I must mention how impressed I am with Lori Powell for creating this event and organizing it to run so smoothly. She sure had a wonderful vision.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
I am a new blogger.
Hi Everyone, This is my first attempt at blogging so please bear with me while I try to figure everything out. I'm not even sure what I will be posting to this blog. I have a little Antique shop in Central Florida so I will probably show interesting, pretty things I have. Thanks for stopping by. I hope to see you again in the future.
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Today is exactly a year and a half since my surgery. It's hard to believe that it went by so quickly.
I haven't heard from my Trinidad "classmates" in a while. Maybe I'll give them a call or e-mail them tomorrow. Hmm....I wonder whether they'd prefer not to hear from me. After all, our surgeries and our stays in Trinidad are receding further into the past. I'm not thinking much about them now. Then again, that may just because I've been busy.
There is certainly something to be said for the experience receding into the background, if you will. After all, while the surgery was a goal, it wasn't and isn't the point or purpose of my transition. It was just another step along the way, albeit a major one.
Now I'm teaching a class in a place where that's all I have to do. And the people have been friendly, but not intrusive. I'm starting to feel I'd like a full-time job there, should one become available. It's really nice simply to go to work as a woman named Justine, or Professor Valinotti. (I must admit, though, I like "Professor Justine," which some of my students call me, even better.)
I feel that simply working and living as Justine, with no need to explain who or what I am, is reason enough for what I did eighteen months ago.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - August 02, 2016) - In today's fast-paced business world, successful human resources (HR) organizations make real-time decisions with speed and agility. SAP SuccessFactors today announced that SuccessConnect Vienna 2016 will showcase an icon of speed and high performance in sport and business with a special keynote presentation from Niki Lauda, Formula 1 pioneer and world-class businessman. Lauda's session is one of many insightful talks taking place at the premier event for HR professionals, being held November 28-29 at the Messe Wien in Vienna, Austria.
SuccessConnect is the HR event of the year, where thousands of the world's leading HR professionals will gather to explore how cutting-edge cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions are transforming the role of HR in today's digital economy. As a three-time World Champion, Lauda is known as one of the best Formula 1 racing drivers the sport has ever seen. His successful entrepreneurial career includes founding two airlines, and speaking to audiences around the world as an expert on the importance of teamwork, motivation and success.
"Our goal for SuccessConnect is to bring together a roster of speakers that can inspire us, both in our work and in our lives," said Mike Ettling, president of SAP SuccessFactors. "Niki Lauda's story is one of triumph and adversity, of success in both sport and business. He believes what we believe, that success is not only based on how fast you can be, but on the people who help you achieve great things."
Lauda is a three-time F1 World Champion, and the only driver to win titles for both Ferrari and McLaren. After his retirement in 1985, he devoted himself to Lauda Air which was eventually sold to Austrian Airlines. He is currently the owner of another airline, Niki, as well as an F1 television commentator and chairman of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team.
Lauda's Keynote will take place Tuesday, November 29 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
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APG-2 (Air Propelled Grenade, version 2)
For the entirety of my short spudding career, my main project has been developing a shoulder fired launcher for airsoft use. My first cannon ever, the APG-1, was a 1.5" barrel, mostly dwv coaxial, that I never really felt was worth posting. It was loud, inefficient, and most likely dangerous to be shot with.
So with the APG-2 I've sort of taken a step backwards. The main valve is a 3/4" sprinkler valve (the APG-1's pilot valve...) with 2" by 18" barrel and chamber. Sure performance isn't great with a valve so much smaller than the barrel, but tests from a few minutes ago indicate that it is more than sufficient for it's intended purpose, so I'm happy with it.
Yes that is DWV you see, but all of it is purely cosmetic. Any parts containing compressed air are NSF-pw. The bell reducers just hide the sprinkler and quick disconnect.
Updates forthcoming with the addition of paint, grips, and other accessories.
I actually painted it a few weeks ago, just never got around to taking pics. Anyway, here's the APG-2 with Olive Drab and Flat Black paint.
The whole launcher
The valve and shroud
The fill valve (female QD)
And the view down the sights (at the floor)
Well I might eventually add a more comfortable pistol grip than the blowgun, but that's sort of doubtful, as the APG-3 is already in the planning stages.
Ok, everyone;s comments inspired me to finally finish this thing. I added a sling made from a couple of belts, a pistol grip made from a chunk of blue foam covered in bondo, and stenciled "APG-2" on both sides of the chamber.
The finished launcher
Closeup of the chamber stencil
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That looks amazing, it clean, ergonomic, and functional. All you need is a nice paint job, maybe another bell reducer on the barrel, and a pistol grip to make it look perfect
That looks awesome, its sleek and effective. Ive got an old sprinkler valve laying around and you just gave me a few ideas.
Really nice... I like the way you covered up the valve.
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Holy Shat!
Very nice. I always like to see people dress up their cannons with DWV because eventually somebody comes along and throws a fit.
That looks fantastic. I'll bet it packs a punch on the field. Only question is why did you mount the sight on the top? I would hate to try to look down the sight and fire this from my shoulder at the same time.
Plans for paint?
so many muchness
Where else would I mount the sight?
With the sight where it is now I can see through it just fine with the chamber over my shoulder.
Paint is probably going to be olive drab on the pipe, and flat black on the fittings and grips. And as with real shoulder fired launchers it will need a set of obvious instruction printed on the side. "1. Aim at enemy..."
Dimensions are similar to the LAW, it makes sense to have the sight on top.
Good job, in spite of the "inadequate" valve I'm sure performance is more than suitable for the purpose.
One thing I would probably have changed is the C:B ratio, smaller changer and longer barrel.
I put the design through GGDT before building it. With the flow restriction of the valve the 1:1 C:B ratio turns out to be a near optimum ratio for the around 70psi pressures I'll usually run it at.
Fair enough, probably as you're using such a low density projectile.
Very nice, just needs some stencilling
Have you thought of taking any steps to covering the blowgun? You shrouded the sprinkler valve very successfully. Now that blowgun seems like a sore thumb.
so many muchness
Yes... with his trigger hand
Really impressive work! So clean, love it!
A bit of FIMO or thermoplastic on the handle and trigger would even more improve the look.
Or you could cover it with some shaped pieces of wood, and use some shrinking tubing to make an even and smooth plastic like surface to cover it.
Any chance for a shooting video?
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Last year Christchurch author Mark McGinn released his first thriller, TRUST NO ONE, on Smashwords, which is a good website for budding authors looking to go down the self-publishing route. I've been very impressed by a couple of books I've discovered and read from there.
This year, McGinn has released three further books, including a legal thriller, BEST SERVED COLD, which has as a heroine a Queen's Counsel (a highly regarded trial lawyer who's attained a merit-based elevation by the Crown to a higher status, for our non-Commonwealth friends reading here). Here's the blurb:
Remember what they say about revenge?As both a former lawyer and a lover of crime fiction, I'm excited to give this book a go.
They were once on a jury together, forty years ago, when a man was executed for killing his wife. Now three of the four are dead, amid personal vendettas and accusations of pornography, and the last man standing is arrested for the murders.
It's up to Sasha Stace QC to secure his conviction. But the case is circumstantial, the trial sensational, and nothing is as it seems. In her fight for justice, Sasha embarks on a course that imperils her life and endangers those she loves.
Best Served Cold is a fast-moving and gripping legal thriller with more twists than the rope that strangles its victims. Be warned,
Do you enjoy legal thrillers? What are some of your favourites?