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Andaz Amsterdam
The stylish Andaz Amsterdam Hotel is a 5-star property within proximity of Amsterdam RAI, Vondelpark and Botanical Garden . Since 2012 the hotel has been offering accommodation in a 5-story building with contemporary architecture and furnishings.
The hotel lies within 10 minutes' walk of Anne Frank House, Nes and Leidseplein. Guests can get to Amsterdam city center, which is 1 km away.
The palace and churches are set within walking distance.
This property offers 122 classic guestrooms complete with a dining area, a laptop, wireless internet, a seating area and cable TV. Coffee/tea makers and a kettle as well as private bathrooms with free toiletries, a shower and a bathtub are available in each room.
A breakfast is served in the restaurant. The restaurant serves local dishes. A variety of coffee, wines and tea is offered in the snack bar. The venue is set next to a tube station and just 100 meters from Cafe Het Molenpad and Billy Thais Restaurant.
The nearest tram stop is a 5-minute walk away. The hotel lies 15 km away from Amsterdam-Schiphol airport.
Guests can rent cars and bicycles at the hotel.
Andaz Amsterdam Hotel provides cots, a buffet and babysitting for children. A fitness center, a gym and a jogging track are among the on-site facilities.


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"I am proud to know that the first responders who go above and beyond the call of duty on a daily basis, support my efforts to keep our streets safe and strong. I admire the dedication of law enforcement and firefighters that work to keep South Florida a great place to live. With their dedication in mind, I will put forward the same effort in ensuring those services stay strong. As your county commissioner, with the help of law enforcement and our fire departments, I will work to assure that we can all live in safe and secure communities." - Daniella Levine Cava
Daniella Levine Cava's campaign has a MAJOR advantage now. Yesterday she got the endorsements of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association (PBA) and the Metro-Dade Firefighters IAFF Local 1403. This is going to be a great help to her campaign. These is the first major endorsements besides Eye on Miami. Let the fun begin. Mayor Gimenez will push even harder for Lynda Bell. Maybe a bit too hard for his guaranteed vote on just about everything.
"The choice for fresh leadership in this race was clear. Ms. Levine Cava will be a breath of fresh air bringing a real voice to residents in District 8. She has a desire to solve problems and is committed to providing a safe community for everyone," said PBA President John Rivera. The Dade County PBA represents more than 6,500 law enforcement officers.
"On behalf of fighters IAFF Local 1403, representing over 2,000 Firefighters, we are pleased to endorse Daniella Levine Cava. Daniella Levine Cava is a supporter of Public Service and has a strong desire to act in the best interest of the community. It's time to support a Commissioner in District 8 who is ready to improve the quality of service and act in the best interest of the Community," said Al Cruz, President of the IAFF Local 1403.

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Hello everyone!
The Miami Herald posted an article about Aventura Book Club yesterday which I am very excited to share with all of you!
And thank you Kimberly Kanoff, Marissa Clarke, and Joshua Franta for your incredible comments!
Aventura Book Club
Monday, August 2, 2010
Aventura Book Club in the Miami Herald!
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Attacking Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani over the Rohith Vemula suicide and other issues, senior Congress leader S Jaipal Reddy Tuesday described her as 'Manu Smriti Irani'.
"She is 'Manu Smriti Irani' because she has Manu in her heart," Reddy said slamming the Minister over the death of Vemula, a Dalit scholar of Hyderabad University.
Manu is believed to have proposed the four-rung caste system in the ancient times. 'Manu Smriti' is an ancient legal text.
Reddy was speaking at a meeting organised in Hyderabad by Telangana Congress as part of 125th birth anniversary celebrations of B R Ambedkar.
It was Congress party and its leaders who made Ambedkar the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution, the former Union Minister pointed out.
Ambedkar has a special place among the luminaries born in the country for path-breaking contributions he made in drafing the Constitution and working for social change, Reddy
Hitting out at RSS, the Congress leader maintained it was Jawaharlal Nehru and Ambedkar who supported the Hindu Code Bill which was allegedly opposed by the Sangh fountainhead,
Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJP's earlier avatar) and the latter's leader Syama Prasad Mukherjee, he said.
Reddy also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly distorting facts about the Hindu Code Bill recently.
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Recent insider trends for Top Ships Inc. (NASDAQ:TOPS) have caught the attention of investors. Patters in insider activity can help analysts formulate an outlook for a stock. In the case of TOPS, the data has a lot to say about how the stock might perform going forward.
Institutions own 00.04% of Top Ships Inc. (TOPS)'s shares. The total value of these holdings, in millions, is $0. Among active positions in the latest quarter, 6 holders increased their positions by a total of 2671 shares, 6 holders decreased the positions by a total of 11 shares, and 1 holders held their positions. This works out to a net increase in ownership of 2660 shares, and suggests that institutions are feeling bullish about the stock.
Among new and sold out positions, 6 holders initiated new positions by a total of 445 shares and 6 holders exited their positions by a total of 11 shares. This nets out to an increase of 434 shares and is a bullish sign for TOPS.
Insider ownership increased by a total of 0 shares, which suggests that TOPS's key executives are feeling more optimistic about the outlook for the stock. The data from the past twelve months tells a similar story: ownership increased by a net of 0 shares.
The analysis of insider buying and selling trends can be extended to the aggregate level. Short interest, which represents the number of a stock's shares currently being shorted, captures what the market as a whole feels about a stock. Top Ships Inc. (NASDAQ:TOPS)'s short interest is 1.1 million shares, or % of the float. This represents an increase of 95% in the number of shares being shorted compared to the previous reading, and implies that investors felt more pessimistic about the stock during the past two weeks.
Insider data can help an investor form an outlook on a stock, but it's important to supplement this data with other information such as technical indicators to form a more complete view. A composite of 13 technical indicators that includes measures such as moving averages and momentum oscillators suggests that TOPS is a Strong sell, which implies that TOPS is expected to underperform the market based on prior trading patterns.
Institutional ownership trends suggest that the stock is cheap and the insider trading data indicates that insiders are bullish. Technical indicators (also) suggest that Top Ships Inc. (NASDAQ:TOPS) is overvalued.


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Chapter 2
To those who missed Chapter 1 .
My stomach was singing 'kroink, kroink, fill me.. fill me'
But I mostly ignored my hunger, (mana tak lapar kalau satu malam sampai masa tu tak makan apa-apa, excited punya pasal, sanggup tak makan).
We were given our room cards and told to carry our luggage to our rooms. My roommate was Hanis, glad I was in the same room with her.
As soon as we entered our rooms, I was like jumping up and down, excited much.
The view was spectacular with the fresh air at Genting, ouhh.. like heaven!
See the room. the bed, the sheets, you'll sleep like a boss with the size of a bed like that.
So, inside this is the key and coupons to Rajawali Coffee House for, lunch, and breakfast.
Me and Hanis were the first to arrive.. We were so looking forward to eating that we had to wait another 15 minutes cause the buffet wasn't ready yet.
I was like " whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.. me hungry, me want food, me don't care. me want food now"
(tapi sebab aku malu-malu lgi tak kenal orang, so aku marah perut aku soh senyap jap)
Sharp at 12.00pm we went for the food
The drugs.. I mean foodddddddddddddddddddddddd
The real drugs
Lunch in day 1. You see the nasi-nasi bersepah-sepah tu? Itu salah satu sebab aku still tak boleh kahwin lagi, senduk nasi pun tak betul.
Ikutkan hati aku nak tibai je makan terus, tapi blogger-blogger lain semua tangkap gambar makanan, aku pun, ehh.. seganlah nak makan dulu, so snap jela beberapa gambar, agak-agak dah tahan sangat terus baham.
The food was delicious I tell yaaa.. The salad especially, the dressing was just marvelous. Updating this makes me swallow my saliva. Erghhh..
See this? This is the reason why I eat
To wash my mouth (pencuci mulut)
Ouhhhhhhh.. I can't be a food blogger, all I wanna do is eat, not promoting. Tengoklah, gila tak tahan nak makan sampai letak pun bersepah-sepah. Blogger-blogger lain susun cantik-cantik.
See my happy face there?
Yes.. I'm happy.. That's my third plate
Rajawali offers great food. If your own your way to Genting drop by at Awana, the food served here are in buffet style and it really is affordable. I read the prices as I was in the lift of the hotel so I can't tell you specifically how much is the price. But as I remembered, I told Hanis that the price were pretty much eating a basic set at Kenny Rodgers. So its not that expensive don't you think?
"Buurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppppp" I was full and my eyes were heavy
But no no sleep, we went hunting after that
Wait for Chapter 3 then.. hehe
So thank you, Nuffnang, Daren, Putra, Nazrul, for these pictures.
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The IoP colloquia take place on Thursdays in in the second week after the faculty colloquium (typically the third Thursday of the month) and are aimed at reaching the entire physics community at the UvA and in the Amsterdam area with excellent and inspiring speakers, both international and local.
The colloquia are followed by drinks in or near the lecture hall.
Below is a list of upcoming IoP colloquia.


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|With a rebel yell
Hamsters don't care that they probably have an endurance comp tonight! Most are up even though they've been in lockdown since early yesterday morning. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Foolhardy Fellows:
- Joe made salmon cakes for dinner.
- Hmm ... I could have that tonight!
- Not made by Joe, thank goodness. I'd make my own.
- Frank told Janelle he doesn't hate her. He only said it because she asked him.
- In the real world, does anybody go around asking people if they hate them? If so, I guess I must move in different social circles.
- Ashley told Shane she thinks Frank is flirting with Wil for his vote.
- Shane thinks that's disgusting.
- Britney, Ashley and Danielle don't think Frank wears deodorant and smells.
- Ew.
- Danielle continues to stick to her lie about being a teacher.
- I just don't understand that girl.
- Ashley told Dan that Ian would be her target if she got HoH.
- Hey!
- Janelle told Dan she wants Ian and Jenn out if the coaches come in since "they will be against the coaches."
- Hey! Leave my little Ian in there!
- Joe told Jenn that he has Danielle's vote to stay.
- Um. I don't think you should be running around saying so, Joe.
- Dan told Danielle she should go to bed and stay away from all game talk.
- Shane reassured Joe that he'll have the votes to stay.
- Even though Wil told him otherwise.
- Ashley and Janelle both think it was a big mistake for Ashley to tell Dan that she wanted to get rid of Ian.
- Wil made a Jodi face out of Play-Doh and they talked about her as if they actually knew her.
- As I get this posted, most are in bed or heading there.
- But I bet some won't be able to sleep.
|Jenn let her hair down
|Creative fun


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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Blog Vacation
I have been so overwhelmed lately with kid duties, house duties, PTA duties, etc. It has been a busy and stressful time. So I decided to take a little break from blogging so I can relax and enjoy my summer. I may post a few times this summer, but not regularly. So to anyone who may read this, have a great summer and see you in a few months!
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All these polishes applied very nicely and were all 3 coats with a base coat of Orly Bonder. I only used a top coat on Walk on the Wild Side. I should also mention they are a buck 99 a piece. Nice!
First up: Gorgeous Bling Bling. I'm on the fence about this one. It's really pretty, but I don't know if i really liked it with my skin color or maybe it was the color itself.. I don't know. It's like a Cognac-y color with flecks of gold mixed in, which is nice, but maybe not so much for a nail polish color. Maybe I would have liked it more if it was a smidge darker or richer. Oh and what's with the name??!!
Next is Grey-t to be Here. A grey with iridescent pink shimmer. Gorgeous!!
Chic Reloaded. All I can say is Duo-chrome awesome-ness for $1.99. Go buy it.
And finally Walk on the Wild Side. Veeeery pretty. Even better with SV top coat. Green shimmery goodness. This first pic below is the truest to its actual color. I apologize for the variation in color and blame it on my camera. ☺
Until next time! ☻


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'Lone Survivor' is a war action movie based on the memoirs of the only special forces soldier to survive a US army raid that went wrong in Afghanistan.
'Lone Survivor' pays tribute to extraordinary soldiers
'Lone Survivor' pays tribute to extraordinary soldiers
He was a member of the Navy SEALs, the elite of the elite of the US army, which is trained for unconventional warfare.
Director Peter Berg, who also wrote the screenplay, explained the work that went into making the film look authentic: "You know, it was very important for the actors to make it clear that, yeah, they trained hard and they worked hard, but that wasn't ever to be in any way equal to a SEAL. It was to be able to maybe get an understanding of what a SEAL went through, so they could fake it, could portray it."
Mark Wahlberg plays Marcus Luttrel, a young US Navy SEAL who was dropped by helicopter into rugged Afghan mountains to neutralise a Taliban chief in June 2005.
The cast's training included a three-week boot camp in New Mexico.
"There were many challenges to making a movie that takes place in Afghanistan at 14,000 feet, just logistically, it was a very difficult movie to make, but nothing in comparison to what those guys went through, what they sacrificed," Mark Wahlberg said at the premiere.
"Yes, I think there are so many challenges. To do these guys justice is the number one thing, to have their families be proud of it is the reason why you take this on," said Taylor Kitsch, who plays one of Luttrel's teammates.
"I absolutely felt an extraordinary amount of pressure to tell these guys' stories right. These are Navy SEALS who lived and died, and they all have friends and family who are going to see this movie," added cast member Emile Hirsch.
The mission went wrong and three out of four team members were killed. Luttrel was left unconscious with numerous fractures, shrapnel wounds and a gunshot. Another 16 US soldiers died when their chopper was shot down on a rescue mission.
'Lone Survivor' is the latest in a string of action movies based on real events for Mark Wahlberg, including Oscar-winner 'Black Hawk Down' and 'Munich'.
The film is out in the US on Christmas Day and in Europe from January.


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Project Architect
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Good morning Knit Friends,
I do not feel like my normal chippery self, but life must go on. I lived most of 2016 with intention. I define intention as action behind words. An example of intention in 2016 is that I went to a library conference and managed to present in two different segments. My confidence in research and having a professional presence both were achieved. I even managed to utilized Twitter at the conference and while watching Super Soul Sunday. That was the biggest surprise when I saw that I was re-twitted.
In 2016, I honored my intention my making a cabled hat. It was scary, but I made it through. It had a good home for a knit friend.
In 2017, I have more knit plans:
- Finish 4 WIPs. One sock, two shawls, one hat,
- Schedule 2 knit sessions for cabling
- Start first sweater by Nora Gaughan called Mohr
- Make 3 socks for me
In non-knitting goals:
- Complete book chapter by providing research and analysis
- Complete research for local symposium conference
- Attend a library conference in August
- Attend a professional football and college basketball game
- Have fun even if things don't turn out the way I want it to.
- Read 10 books, most are non fiction (the list is at work)
Lastly allow myself to grieve through writing and talking with friends. Listen to music more and allow for silence whenever things become too much. My uncle was like Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid. He always asked a question when I'd ask him something as a little kid. I can almost hear his voice saying "Do not give up Grasshopper, I'm with you always".


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"We are certainly more agreeable to the Divine Majesty when, in obedience, we are forming and teaching those poor little orphans than if, of our own will, we are praying all the day long on our knees."
~~Saint Mother Theodore Guerin~~
And so we have been called to continue to care for the poor and the orphans even as our Holy Father teaches us the way.
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I decided to make mine in the same color so it would match a lot of my knitted winter accesories (none of my hats and scarves match)
Great pattern. Thanks for sharing. If you're not on ravelry I can put it on there for you if you want. Just let me know.


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Mr Malt adds some finishing touches
We rustled together some pieces for a new project "bare Bones".
Providing bespoke written/ranted/drawn/cut/carved/copied work.
Profile, interview and portrait of a featured artist.
Curated, funded and distributed quarterly by it's contributors.
We are not in this for the greater good, this is a coin-op co-op.
There are no flies on us.
Barely another bright eyed example of the present trend for non-electronic human communication,
this is a modern day Jack London loitering about in the rough heat of the self promotional art ego wasteland.
The scaffold on which were are hung, temporarily it supports us but will inevitably crumble like old bones and end up a pile of spidery dust.
Grab this bullshit by the horns and hop onto our tabloid eye junket.
Consider this timely opportunity for you to loaf and invite inspiration straight into
your hands.
Dismiss it at your peril, remain your own worst enemy, snatch up a
London-Metro-Lite-Paper and shuffle on.
By answering only to ourselves and supporting each other we are our own best friends and future.
Put Bare Bones in your pipe and smoke it.
Monday, 1 June 2009
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Yes, I know I've been gone for a long time. And I apologize for this. There's been some changes, I had a lot of work to do and a lot on my mind…but between those thoughts I constantly had to think of my doll project.
So basically, I have the feeling that my old project didn't really satisfy me and I am out of the proces because I have not done anything for a while.
What I am going to do now is start over new (oh again?) and this time with
chavant clay.
Its not a big deal for me to try something else, because I know I will continue with the cernit clay another time (It's not like I am going to throw away the material, it was expensive). And I don't think I could go any further with my old ways, so I gotta start over fresh.
So dear readers, I am back!! And this time It will be the last time I start over new. If I don't succeed making a prototype doll this time I guess I will stop.
As soon as I get the ordered plastiline clay I will write about my experience with it!.


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This weekend in Portland is the Super RAD PDX Craft Show.
Its this Sunday, the 17th, at the Portland Nursery at 9000 SE Division Street from 1 to 7.
This is Urban Creatures's first time to be a part of the summer soiree and we are sure it's going to be a fun one. Not only will there be a number of talented artisans there will also be food carts, live music, and free beer. Yes I said it, free beer! There will also be a silent auction with proceeds benefiting Snowcap, an organization that provides food, clothing and advocacy to people in need.
Sunday is supposed to be a beautiful day here in Portland so come by and say hey!
Ciao for now,
Bianca aka Figgy


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I feel so behind the times admitting this, but this was my first time cooking with millet. It reminded me very much of cous cous, but it's a grain, so it's popular in the world of gluten-free diets. In the little research I did, I found that it's mostly used as bird feed, so... yum! Another CSA box, another stalk of Brussels sprouts to work with. While I occasionally get stressed about finding new and exciting recipes to feature using them, and yes I realize this is totally a First World Problem, it's awesome when I finally find something I know we'll love!
I used the Whole Foods recipe bank search and stumbled upon this salad. It's very hearty and filling, I just added a few strips of dijon grilled tempeh for some protein (they're not pictured). This did seem quite dry at the end with just 1/4 c. half and half, so I added a bit of vegetable stock to moisten it. I also subbed fresh thyme for the sage as it's what I had on hand, and finally, a large handful of shredded Swiss cheese, because everything's better when it's topped with cheese!
Warm Millet salad with Brussels Sprouts and Creamed Mushrooms
adapted from Whole Foods
1 c. dry millet
2 c. vegetable stock
1 tsp. butter or olive oil
1 lb. Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved or quatered
1/2 red onion, thickly sliced
3 c. sliced mushrooms (I used cremini)
1/4 c. half and half
1/4 c. vegetable stock
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1/2 c. shredded Swiss or Gruyere cheese
Kosher salt and black pepper
Heat a medium pot over medium-low, add millet and toast for 2-3 minutes.
Add 2 c. stock, turn to high, bring to a simmer then reduce heat to low, cover and cook millet until all liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
Turn heat off and leave covered on the stove.
Add butter to a large saute' pan over medium-high, add Brussels sprouts and onions, season with salt and pepper.
Saute' for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add mushrooms and continue to stir, after mushrooms have let go of their liquid and begin to caramelize, add half and half and thyme, stir and turn heat off, taste and adjust seasonings.
Transfer millet to a serving bowl, toss with lemon juice and fluff with a fork, add up to 1/4 c. stock if millet seems too dry.
Add vegetable mixture, stir gently to combine.
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Anyway, so I am back and getting back into the swing of blogging and thought I would give everyone a preview of what's coming up. I will be reviewing the following books:
The Clock of Life
In the small town of Hadlee, Mississippi, during the 1980's, Jason Lee Rainey struggles to find his way amongst the old, steadfast Southern attitudes about race, while his friendship with a black boy, Samson Johnson, deepens.
By way of stories from others, Jason Lee learns about his larger-than-life father, who was killed in Vietnam. He longs to become that sort of man, but doesn't believe he has it in him.
In The Clock Of Life he learns lessons from the past, and the realities of inequality. He flourishes with the bond of friendship; endures the pain of senseless death; finds the courage to stand up for what he believes is right; and comes to realize he is his father's son.
This story explores how two unsettling chapters in American history, the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, affect the fate of a family, a town, and two boyhood friends.
Gates of Paradise
Schuyler Van Alen is running out of time. The Dark Prince of Hell is storming the Gates of Paradise, intent on winning the heavenly throne for good. This time he has his greatest angels by his side, Abbadon and Azrael—Jack and Mimi Force, as they are known in the Coven.
Or so he thinks. Even as Lucifer assigns Jack and Mimi the tasks of killing their true loves, the Force twins secretly vow to defeat the Dark Prince once and for all. But how far will Mimi and Jack go to conceal their real loyalties?
Meanwhile, former vampire Bliss Llewellyn has joined forces with Lawson, the greatest wolf of the underworld, to free his people from their imprisonment in Hell. As they struggle against impossible odds, an ancient message, woven into the very fabric of time, reveals just how much depends on the success of their mission.
Lucifer seeks the key to the Gate of Promise, and when Schuyler is taken captive and delivered straight to Hell, she must make an unthinkable choice—the same one the archangel Michael was forced to make during the Crisis in Rome. Will Schuyler find the strength to do what he could not?
The epic, heartbreaking Blue Bloods series comes to a close with this final novel about staggering courage, unbearable sacrifice, and the immortality of true love.
First Grave on the Right
A smashing, award-winning debut novel that introduces Charley Davidson: part-time private investigator and full-time Grim Reaper
Charley sees dead people. That's right, she sees dead people. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e. murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she's been having about an Entity who has been following her all her life...and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely.


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Monday, October 4, 2010
He Brought Her Flowers
I've started to notice that a lot of my writing is centered around living with teenagers. Maybe it's because keeping this thing balanced, in a house with three teens and a fourth grader, is what takes up most of my mental and physical effort.
So why is it that, as someone who's had at least one teen in her household for almost six years now, I still find myself being surprised by how surreal it all feels?
Case in point, the events that transpired just twelve hours ago in this very house. Picture, if you will, one tall, adorable nineteen year old boy, sneaking in my back door as I am cleaning up dinner. I can barely see his face, peeking out at me from behind a huge bouquet of brightly colored flowers.
My daughter has just left to go meet said boy at a restaurant down the street. She casually informed me it was their three month anniversary as she breezed out the door. Her smile was so bright it made me stop with my counter wiping.
She's known this boy for three years now, most of the time we've lived in New York. He is the cousin of one of her best friends. It took them going to her senior prom in June (just for fun) for the unexpected sparks to fly. It's been nice to watch them enjoying time together; finding a good friend who can be a boyfriend too is a special kind of gift.
So now (I've learned) that they are marking anniversaries. He sent her off to the restaurant early then snuck back in to plant surprise flowers in her bedroom. His smile was as bright as hers had been.
This is very new for me, for hubby and me. We've seen her date before. She had a boyfriend or two in high school. But now she's in college. This boy is working a full time job. This is when big life changes start to happen.
I don't know where their relationship will go. They don't realize it now, but they're young. Love feels its deepest intensity when it's new and young. It may fizzle out by next week. Or it may not. As my daughter's young suitor said last night, "Just imagine, a vase full of flowers for our three month anniversary…for our one year anniversary I'll have to fill your whole room with flowers!"
It's all good and charming and special for them right now. I'll keep my fears and predictions to myself. She deserves a time to just enjoy the sweetness of the moment. I feel confident she's been well lectured about choices when it comes to her body and her future. So now my job is to sit back and let her be.
She's entering a whole new world. And so are her mom and dad.
Posted by Just One Foot at 11:07 AM
Labels: parenting essays, teens
2 comments:
- Cathy said...
It is quite admirable how you can sit back and watch. How exciting and scary too.
- October 4, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- Carrie Link said...
Could be the real thing!
- October 4, 2010 at 10:40 PM
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Thursday, August 31, 2006
Sands of time
Everywhere I go lately, there are slogans and advertisements stating summer is almost over, rumors of course and greatly exaggerated. What a falacy! Summer, the season, ends September 22; summer, the event, ends on Labor Day, which is, at this writing, four days away. Truly, we must take some time to enjoy the season's parting gifts;
Throw rocks in the lake.
Drive with all of the windows down.
Sing along with the car radio. Even (perhaps, especially) at stoplights.
Get up one hour earlier, bundle up and sit outside with a hot cuppa something.
Sleep in tomorrow morning.
Get out and wash the car.
Swim. One last time. They close the outdoor pools soon. Beaches though are always open.
Eat cherry or grape tomatoes. Whole. POP! SQUISH!
Let the kids push you on the swing.
Learn something.
Dance to your own music. Stop eyeing the room to see what everyone else is doing. Just move.
Breathe deeply.
Be thankful for your very life.
Turning your face to the sun and closing your eyes to feel its warmth.
Stop thinking about living, planning it to the minutest detail, scheduling it, listing it, comparing to-do lists with any who will listen.
Just get on with the living.
Our kind of sand...
Life is Good!
"Life Is Good"
Darlin' if you think back
To the heartbroken past
Before we found each other
It's so amazin', it's almost crazy
What a difference lookin' through the eyes of love
Life is good, the grass is green
The good Lord smilin' on you and me
Gonna knock on wood
Sweet sunshine everywhere I look
You love me like no one could
Life is good
People stop me on the street
Thinkin' I'm the old me
Talkin' about the bad old days
But ever since you came along
Them old blues are long gone
I break into a grin and all that I can say is
Life is good, the grass is green
The good Lord smilin on you and me
Gonna knock on wood
Sweet sunshine everywhere I look
You love me like no one could
Life is good
Someday girl, this old world will try to beat you up
Let 'em bring it on, 'cause everytime we touch
Life is good, the grass is green
The good Lord smilin' on you and me
Gonna knock on wood
Sweet sunshine everywhere I look
You love me like no one could
Life is good
Life is good, the grass is green
The good Lord smilin' on you and me
Sweet sunshine everywhere I look
You love me like no one could
Life is good
Life is good
Another sunset from our deck...Life is Good!
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
A blustery ending to a great day!
After the sun kissed us goodnight by blasting its intricate blended hues of color across the skies, and the dark of night fell upon us, the landscape was slowly lighting up in a beautiful way amidst the blustery warm breezes, giving us a definite and most certain "bad hair night" as its gift. Blow wind blow, right through my hair. Go ahead...
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Day 2 of Horse Camp
Our daughter was glowing when I picked her up today, dirty smudges across her face, dirty clothing, muddy boots, but so thrilled with another day at the camp. Amazing to see such high spirits knowing what this particular camp entails though, because the instructor had given me a run down of the day's expectations before signing up. This was no "fun" time per se, rather a very physical time at best.
The early mornings at begin with a riding lesson, each girl with her own capabilities, handling a new horse per day to get used to other temperaments amongst the established horse population. Next on the morning roster is the duty of cleaning stalls with pitch fork and wheelbarrow (wink), feeding and general grooming care of the horses taught, each horse brushed up to a shine with various bristled brushes. Horse tack instructions continue to be detailed, with each girl having to learn the saddling up her own horse each day before riding can even attempt to begin. Yesterday the girls were given the tedious task of taking apart all the bridles, cleaning them up with sponges and small toothbrushes to get into the nooks and crannies, polishing of the leather until it shined, then they were informed they had to attempt to reassemble them all again, once the cleaning had been completed. Not an easy assignment though, as all seven or eight parts look the same when unassembled, so this is a tricky one, taking some time to accomplish correctly.
Her favorite horse "Snuggles",
though it will not allow a saddle upon it's back
Duties throughout the day continue with raking out the indoor riding ring, or watering it down when it's too dusty, taking written quizzes, eating a well deserved packed lunch with a rest time attached, then back to watering the animals after a second afternoon riding lesson, and much more. This afternoon the girls rode bareback and braided the horse's manes after the grooming. I guess that's just a girl thing though right, colorful elastics and all.
Tomorrow each student will make their very own lead to keep from rope with steel hooks on the end, to use on their horses when ushering them from their stalls for either grooming, or saddling up. I teased my daughter, telling her she could use it at home for her pup. wink...
Each day, new tasks are assigned and supposedly tomorrow, the girls all learn about horse shoeing and cleaning hooves. Lucky them! Actually, I love this lady's philosophy, that of teaching her students of the huge responsibility attached to owning and boarding horses. They aren't just a pleasure thing; they are a lot of work and carry a huge time committment each day, and a rather large financial expense just to maintain them! Observing each gal's face at the end of the day near pickup time around , with huge smiles all aglow, it would appear her philosophy is a smashing success. Knowledge is valuable, and patience is a virtue. This summer horse camp is certainly teaching them well, for their own benefit and creating mature and responsible future horse lovers . There's absolutely no fluffy stuff happening during the camp for sure, and the days seem to whiz by for the students, leaving them fulfilled and looking forward to the next camp day. Using horses for a summer camp theme is surely ingenious however, as I would concur those strategic virtue builders being practised, and the daily rigorous routines in the schedules posted, could spring forward, with the very same skills being incorporated into other areas of their lives someday. Perhaps as in "The Karate Kid" films (wax on, wax off) this is just a jumping point (forgive the pun) for continous overflow down the road.
Next week, all the university students are going back to school. Here in the east, very few students seem to continue with their day jobs while back attending classes. The instructor will no longer have her hired help each day, so if horse camp gives courage to our daughter, she wants to request to work one afternoon a week in exchange for her continued lessons in the winter time. If she takes the lead on something such as this, taking time with the horses for more familiarity, I'll be a great cheerleader! This is good!
However, though this all sounds terrific, last night both girls had their second official riding lesson, after the horse camp students were excused. Since it was too wet in the outdoor paddock, the indoor riding area was used for the lesson.
Both girls did their usual routine, beginning with fetching their own horse for the lesson, grooming it, tacking it up, placing the saddle on (little one needs assistance still for these), eventually once mounted on the animals, the lessons began. The older daughter had become very confident with her first day at horse camp and no longer needed to be hooked to the instructor's lead for guidance. The younger daughter, still hooked to the lead was progressing well, trotting along with correct body posture and movements, but something suddenly spooked her horse, sending it on a quick lunge with a few great steps rushing forward. Try as she might, our young gal was hurled forward abrutply on the horse, losing her reigns with her instictive grabbing onto the horse's mane, but still couldn't adjust to stay there, thereby tilting too far to the right, sending her tumbling to the ground with quite a good thud.
I think my heart was in my throat and my voice was lost as it all happened in a split second, but my own body movements were thrust into high gear. I was not so concerned she had taken a fall as I was being ensured she was out of the horse's clearance. It was still attached to the lead, the instructor having pulled it to the side, but too close for my comfort with a possible kicking to my baby. Stunned as she was though, my gal stood up and wasn't sure she wanted to continue the lesson of course, but the instructor and I were on the same page with this situation, convincing her she had to get back on straight away.
The indoor riding ring
Walking along rather than trotting, not long after, the horse was once again spooked. The same thing happened again, though this time, our gal sat up straight and tall, leaning backwards on the horse and yanked the reigns - hard. All was well, good girl, brave girl! If anything, both girls were much more attentive to their horse's movements, posture so much better, and no more ho hum riding look on their face was present for the rest of the lesson.
By next lesson, this horse she was supposed to
have originally, should be ready again once it's hoove is mended
Last night she was nursing a sore hip and backside, yet today she escorted me to the barn to see the horses and acted like nothing had happened. Eager to have her next lesson, I sometimes wonder how these little ones can be so very brave. Big sister though got the jitters after the fall scene, but after another day at horse camp, she too has become much more attentive, oozes contentment and seems just fine. The instructor forewarned them when she was just a student herself, she was told that unless you fell off one hundred times, you would never be a good rider. Imagine!
Back loving the horses today
Friday, August 25, 2006
Lunch anyone?
Four bumps on a log!
It was a lucky day finding a perfect log, positioned in the right location on the sandy beach, awaiting someone to push it back into the water. Then, the fun began...
When able, steel rakes have littered the driveway side close to the garage, as the soil from the bobcat work and consequent weeding sessions, continues to be leveled little by little, for the grass seed scattering. However, with dry, tough clay mixed in with the soil, digging or raking with steel rakes, hasn't been easy with continued high heat temperatures surrounding the task, limiting our hours of exposure, though little by little, duty continues to call us there, and we hope to have these areas on the driveway, and around the front of the barn complete, with grass seed sprouting by this weekend.
Crossing our fingers anyway for the weather to co-operate, with the soil being just right and pliable after a thunder storm and shower the past 24 hours. As I type this, the sun is waving at us in the west, perfect for our dinner time. Jeepers! Maybe we'll have to go to the beach or to the porch for our sunset viewing instead tonight....
Traffic Jam ~ Country style
NO honk, honk, beep, beep on these roads here!
Being that most farmers are cash croppers, this farmer wasn't from the general locale, so he has to haul his goods a bit of a distance. I think though, most folks around here don't mind much at all. I on the other hand, just happen to have my handy dandy camera, loving taking a snap at whatever might interest me during my days on the road.
Passing the tractor, a scenic picture taken from the outer rearview mirror.
Monday, August 21, 2006
A Dream Come True!
The drive to the stables wasn't as far as we had anticipated; therefore we were incredibly early, sitting a bit inside the vehicle until closer to our time. Actually it turned out the riding stables are only ten minutes at the most from our house which was terrific!
The riding instructor and I had spoken on the telephone and instantly I knew I'd like her. She is a very lovely English woman with thirty plus years of teaching experience. When we'd arrived, she had just been inside her home adjacent to the barns having a bite to eat, because her day camp registrants for the week had only left moments before we arrived, leaving her a quick few moments to run in and take a tasty bite. Therefore it was great to have her walk up the rest of the drive with us to the barns, having brief introductions, and then she began chatting along with the girls as they prepared for their big day. Students are categorized with letters from A to E, "E" being the earliest beginner, so both girls were in this category.
Her horse for the time was "Misty"
A tour was given around the sections within the stables, then horses assigned. The youngest girl's horse/pony (just a little guy) had filing done on its hooves, much too short, causing soreness, so a substitute was available for her usage. I could see the excitement building as they toured the barns to view some thirty horses, and then were both thrust into everything straight away; perfect to give the first overall impression, that a horse is much more than just an instant riding buddy. I was only able to take two brief pictures, then realized the camera flash was spooking the horses, so that came to an abrupt halt.
Now to get the younger one's horse!
Brushing began as soon as the tying down was learned. Saddling up and placing the bridle into the mouth on each girls' horse was a lesson in itself, and then equestrian helmets were borrowed from the riding stash before moving outdoors to the front paddock area. There is also an indoor paddock in the center of the barns, a riding ring allowing lessons and horse riding/jumping to occur all year long.
My horse is "Rocky" and I love him!
I could tell immediately the teacher was well experienced and sensed limitations early with each child she taught, her instruction for instance included perfect expectations for each girl's ability, giving them confidence over their fears and nervousness, persuading them to take the lead for walking their own horses outside, across the driveway, and into the ring. There their first mounting into the saddle was completed, courtesy of a rubbermaid stair step. That was a tricky one. *wink*
Mounting the horse wasn't as easy as she thought
A lesson on reign handling
Once hoisted up high on their saddles, they still had their reigns in hand from the walk, so instructions on how to hold them were given, saddle positioning taught, stirrup footing checked, and bridle do's and don'ts were enforced as the instructor gently and ever so patiently, took a lead in her own hands, also hooked up to both horses, and gave the girls a most pleasurable first experience lesson ever could have imagined! She not only taught them to ride gracefully with the importance of posture, obviously having an actual ride on the horse, but they also learned to stand/sit/stand/sit in as they began to trot about with big smiles plastered all over their faces.
Whoa there Rocky boy!
Somehow in the course of the initial lesson, the instructor spoke of one horse being a boarder there, with its owner attending her horse camp this week. Our eldest had a huge desire to attend something like a horse day camp but none seemed to be in our local area, so we thought. It just so happens that one gal registered has bowed out for the camp beginning next week, so now our older daughter will be filling up the void taking the last spot of the season. The camp runs from M-F, with every aspect of horse ownership and riding taught during the sessions. Love it!
I love trotting!
For us, this is real life at its very best, the core of separating the ever dreamy horse riding assumptions, to a hard knock comparison of actually having to get down and dirty, touching and doing everything herself for the general care and maintenance of the animal, including cleaning out the stalls each day, for one truly, educational tribute to a genuine and smashingly great, real life in the barn learning experience… If it were her own horse, she would know the time investment necessary for its care, so during horse camp, this is the method taught and instilled, along of course, with the riding.
Once camp girls learn well, the instructor chooses some of the older ones to work for her in exchange for riding lessons. Her general pricing for lessons are the least expensive I've ever heard of, a wee fraction from those back home. Perhaps its the just the country life here, not so many city slicker folks around sending pricing sky high when yearning for their latest thrill, not sure. Supply and demand likely wins in the end with the country folk taking the lead in this area here. The bartering stuff though, this is where the best part begins....smile.
Horse whisperer
Stay tuned…
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Grand excitement in the barn......
I must share about the harried excitement in the barn shortly before leaving for our boot excursion. The husky had something foreign in her mouth, and the children were forcing her to drop it. All began to squeel and scream "it's a bird!". With the large garage door up and the smaller door opened most of the morning, it appears a baby brown thrusher birdie made its way into the barn. Wrong place to be with both a bird hunter dog (lab) and a hunter dog in general (husky), and quick instincts came to play, as the little birdie made its fatal descent towards the kennel. Gulp! The wee flighty bird was tasting mighty fine, and happily beginning to slipslide into the dark recesses of the husky's belly, until she obeyed the children's coaxing, and spit out only part of the back half of the birdie onto the floor. Utter disgust could be heard around the countryside I'm sure as the children squeeled, and shouted their emotions. And grossly, no where did the head seem to appear in the pile on the ground displayed before them all. As a conclusion to this end though, later while on the evening pup's walk, the natural bodily function excreted to the ground contained both feathers and a beak! Ewwwww.......
Our drive to town also gave more excitement in the barn later on, when we brought home two bales of straw. One bale was delivered directly into the dog pen, the other will be stored for a later time. The straw was lightly raked out somewhat, then all stood back to witness the pups reactions. The husky went wild, rolling and digging down deep, tunneling through the new experience. She loved it!
The lab wasn't as sure, but began instinctively to pad it round and round, making a nest to lay on. Just as our old dog Sparkie loved the straw to sleep on, always warm and comfy, we knew this was a great addition for them for the winter ahead. Dry and warm, they happily are now "nesting". No birds allowed in those nests though!
Afternoon Siestas
Two of the younger children headed for the barn loft. Once there, a blanket was spread on the floor, dolls all around, one reading, one hugging her babes, sharing a quiet time together. The older son headed for bed with a good adventure novel. The night before I had moved the trampoline nearer to the back deck and closer to the house. Our older daughter visited the storage closet to find her sleeping bag, grabbed her pillow from the bed, and took a lovely snooze, off to dreamland with the sound of crickets, cicadas, mourning doves, and the natural quiet of the country.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Quenching our thirst!
More tools of the trade were discovered, and came in handy to haul bricks, allowing our youngest helper to pitch in, becoming more productive with the team efforts, as well as blending in with the natural rhythm of everyone else's developing strategic assemblies.
New tools of the trade discovered
Feeling proud of herself, little helpers are very productive today
My claim to fame today is having touched each and every single brick the past few days, from all three palettes, as I was the assigned "loader" for wheelbarrow and wagon, sweeper of the bricks, castle stacker of the piles to avoid more stooping over for the loading motions, motivation 101 mama, and cheerleader extraordinaire.
Loader of the bricks
Great work team!!!
More little green friends were discovered with each lifting of another empty palette. We found a large one here, with a smaller one a short distance away. Now homeless, they struggled to move onward in search of cover.
Baby Toad ??


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Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 88-39
Great Plains and Cedar Hills Aquifers--Page 25 of 25
(1) Stratigraphic Framework. A review of the literature shows that a usable stratigraphic framework correlated with surface exposures of the Lower Cretaceous rocks in central Kansas does not exist. Work completed during the course of this investigation suggests that by using a diverse combination of lithodensity and natural gamma-ray logs, it is possible to perform a paleoenvironmental analysis of the lithofacies and establish a consistent rock-stratigraphic framework. This information is important in order to predict the distribution of major sandstone-bearing zones in the subsurface and to facilitate regulation of oil-industry activities by physically establishing the requirements for surface casing. In order to accomplish this goal, a combination of geologic and log-analysis techniques will need to be applied.
The next phase of analysis of the logs from the KGS #1 Braun will be focused on porosity estimations and permeability predictions within the Lower Cretaceous formations and Cedar Hills Sandstone, as well as neutron log studies of the bound-water and compactional character of the shale units. In these investigations, research work will be closely coordinated with hydrologic studies, so that results may be integrated effectively into ground-water models.
(2) Description of the Flow System. In order to develop a more quantitative description of the flow system in the Great Plains and Cedar Hills aquifers, water level information, materials properties, and additional water chemistry data need to be developed. This includes hydrologic testing of the monitoring sites to determine the horizontal and vertical hydraulic conductivities and storage properties, use of additional environmental isotopes to determine the ages and geochemical evolution of ground waters in the system, and more recent surveys of water levels and water quality in the Cedar Hills aquifer. Estimates of the materials properties will be useful for developing mathematical simulations of the ground-water flow system. This information can be used to determine rates of interchange between the Cedar Hills and Great Plains aquifers and to test hypotheses. An estimate of the age of ground waters in the Great Plains aquifer will be useful for assessing the potential of recharge to the aquifer from the surface. Much of the Cedar Hills data used in this report was developed in the 1970's from information supplied by well operators. As a result, it is difficult to assess the quality of this early survey data.
(3) Mechanics of Injection. Monitoring of the oil-field brine injection wells needs to be carried out in the subcrop area and at a site west of the subcrop in order to determine the effects of injection on the disposal horizon and overlying aquifers in both areas. In order to do this, carefully-controlled testing and precise observations of the quantities of fluids injected and fluid pressures in the overlying aquifers must be carried out at specific sites. This would probably entail the installation and monitoring of a multiple-completion monitoring well over time to observe the increase of fluid pressures in the Cedar Hills from injection and the effects in the overlying aquifers near the brine disposal well.
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As a few of you may know I am a writer, not just in the sense of blogging but I write articles for my local newspaper (and online) as well as entering poetry competitions. One of the bad things about loving writing this much is that things like reading kind of fall off the bandwagon! Gone Girl is the first book in about 3 years I've read! I know, that's so bad, I'm actually embarrassed writing it!
Here's a small summary of the book: Nick's wife, Amy, goes missing on their 5 year anniversary. The crime scene, a diary and internet history all lead to the police and public believing that Nick is responsible, but as the story unfolds and other characters are revealed is he still the one to blame?
ANYWAY...This book is AMAZING! You think you know where it's going then BAM! Plot twist...It's so gripping and I love the amount of detail you find out about each character. I kind of like how it jumps around a character's timeline - it's not confusing as it's quite structured but it makes you feel like you really KNOW the character and what they're like rather than other books where the whole story is set in the present.
I think all the characters in the book are relevant and have an involvement in some way or another in the storyline which I like because I don't like reading about characters in books which don't seem to have an relevance to the actual story!
As a non book reader of about 3 years I REALLY recommend reading this! Next stop for me will be watching the film - woo!
Abi :)
Sunday, 9 November 2014
Book Review: Gone Girl
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I watched the film of this and thought it was amazing, the twists are absolutely insane!ReplyDelete
I want to see the film so much! Abi :)Delete
I read this a couple of months ago I really didnt understand the ending it as per usual when I read books. So I watched the movie and understood it.ReplyDelete
Aw fair enough! Abi:)Delete
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
The best baguette in Paris.
A Senegal-born baker at Le Grenier à Pain Abbesses in the Montmartre (38 Rue des Abbesses) has won a contest for the best baguette. Djibril Bodian, the son of a baker, moved to France when he was six. Baguettes are an important and delicious part of every day life in Paris. More than 160 baguettes were judged in The Grand Prix de la Baguette. Makes me want to go to Paris and bite into a crispy baguette!
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I am in love with Sidney Crosby.
Now, before you label me as one of those barely legal teeny-boppers that buy pink jerseys and hold up signs asking for his children, let me explain my deep and unwavering affection. Sidney arrived on the scene like a bolt of lightning, creating a stir and bringing hope to an often troubled club. Now I can admit, we haven't been the most stellar of teams in the past. True, the early 90's were the golden years...but in Sidney, and the other bright faces that we've seen come in, it looks as if there may be a renaissance. We saw the start of it last year (even though we had a horrid season, bidding Mario a final farewell), this year has been a breath of fresh air, a shining patch of sunlight on a cold, dreary November day.
Metaphors and similies aside, this year has been wonderful for Pens fans, with Sidney our poster boy in more than his good looks. Racking up 30 points, and trailing just barely after our Russian superstar, he has endeavoured to learn constantly, asking questions of more experienced players, and fixing slights that he can see within himself as he continues on his career. If you haven't seen him skate, especially with Malkin, you are truly missing something special.
It is all of these things, his drive to be the best, his commitment to the game, his willingness to learn and share, and just the pure enjoyment he gets out of playing hockey, that make me love him. Of course, his incredible shoulders and cute smile don't hurt, but his talent is indeed more than skin deep.
Why am I bringing this up? Sidney has missed the last two games from a groin injury, and although I was unable to watch the Islanders game yesterday (so much for getting out of work early on Black Friday), I heard that it went much the same as the performance against the Bruins. We have the talent, we have the drive....but we need something to put it together. On Wednesday, I saw a lot of great skating, passing, and moving the puck around...but there was a lack of scoring chances made and when those did become available, we tried to make plays instead of just taking the chance. I love that we are trying to make plays, that we share the puck, but really....shoot the damn puck more. Fleury was pretty solid, although he let one slip by that made me cringe, and from what I heard, T-bo was also on his game. So what is the problem?
I fear that Sidney's posterior warming the bench may let us get a preview of what is to come. Now, as all the sports websites love to tell us, Sidney's contract is up after next season....and so is Fleury's. I would love to see us keep both...but we do not have enough money, and we may not even have an arena. What would the Pens do without Crosby? He is only one man, and we do have quite a bit of great young talent...but as we have seen the past two games, he does a lot to bring things together. It could just be a coincidence, and Malkin has stepped up as the second in command while the
captain assistant captain is away wonderfully, but it does beg the question: Is Sidney Crosby essential to the Penguins success? He is phenomenal, but it takes more than one man to play hockey.
Next confession: I am happy that the Oilers won against Calgary. The Flames are great, and Kipper in particular....but you just can't help but enjoy watching the Oilers play. Congrats to Edmonton for being first in the division! Now let Jussi out of whatever box you keep him in and let him play a little more.
Last confession: I may still love Chris Pronger. Please bear in mind, this does not mean that I have forgiven him, and I can't imagine the feelings of the long-time Edmonton fans (unless having Jagr give you the figurative bird and go to the Rangers counts), but I am sure that we will hear from those fans on Tuesday, loud and clear. Until then, I will leave my comments about Pronger for another time.
Puck drop at 7:30 pm at Mellon. Go Pens!
(P.S. Go Flames! The Kings need a good ass-kicking)


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I don't really followed AJL this year until the final nite last Sunday. Yeay! To the big people. Adibah Noor wins. "Terlalu Istimewa" has been in an auto mode in my PC at the office for sometime and everybody knows that I love the song. Although as a parent, the lyrics are somewhat "scary". We were moved to tears when we first heard it. And Adibah's preformance that nite was simply stunning. Meremang bulu roma. Equally entertaining were Misha (graceful as ever), Hazami (very the professional), Mawi and M. Nasir (very the kelakar and surprising), Adibah Noor and Senario (suprisingly Senario was not as irritating as it used to be) and Zahid (hauntingly beautiful song). And I can't simply stand performances by Bob and Aspalela Abdullah (the girls were all heran kenapa lagu ni masuk) and the tired looking and gothic Elyana.
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Last night Fendi launched the opening of its first #Fendirumi pop-up at Harrods. The night was hosted by two special celebrity guests, the Fendirumi themselves – Piro-chan and Bug-kun.
"Japanese pop culture and kigurumi-mania gave me the idea of having two Fendi mascots to attend our events, shows and openings. The Fendirumi embody the spirit of Fendi Fun," says Silvia Venturini Fendi.
Guests included; Jodie Kidd, Martha Ward, Neelam Gill, Sai Bennett, Tamsin Egerton, Zara Martin and Leroy Dawkins.
Guests enjoyed FendiRumi themed cocktails, light canapés, alongside meeting the FendiRumi in their new home for the first time.
For further information please visit www.harrods.com/fendirum
The Fendirumi will appear at the #Fendirumi pop-up on the Ground Floor, Harrods, at the following times:
Please note that the Fendirumi will not appear on Tuesdays. The Harrods Fendirumi pop-up will be open until Tuesday 30th August.


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Should I stay or should I go?
For the past month I have been busting ass, trying to talk to different people. Find an outlet, whether it be through writers' sites, social mediums (Twitter/Facebook/Google+, etc); I've been introduced and talking to multiple people within the literary field, fellow writers who are published, some that are posting on free sites, some that are just writing and they've all said the same thing.
Get a site.
Ugh, I must digress. But this is coming from someone who is new to all of this. I am the most non-tech-savvy person you could possibly meet. I don't do codes, I don't do graphics. Don't is a very repetitive theme. I like things simple, easy, that won't make me cry at the end of the night—even if it is over something fabulous like a fake advert for Louboutin stilettos. Come December, I will own a pair and not even bat an eyelash at the $800 cost.
Over the past few months I have been terrible about blogging, but part of me believes that is a good thing. I have not needed to vent as much, I am happy, in a good place, have been busy with people around. Who in the hell wants to read about my random daily business of going to the markets-even if I happened to trip? Even so, I write for me, as a place to just let go and free-write. But it is one more thing that I must keep track of.
Which would be the case of a website. To promote. Promote a book that I am in the process of researching to print and put out electronically independently. With this book, comes a glitch. Marketing would be involved.
I am torn on this, mainly because I know I should technically set up a site if I am dead serious (which I am) on moving forward into a publishing capacity, however this is where I have to stop and think.
Do I want to merge this blog with the website? Do I want to completely cut this avenue out, and mainly post updates on the website? Though frankly speaking, I honestly do not need to have my personal thoughts broadcasted on a website for which I am trying to promote, and not have a big vulgur sign screaming out….
On the other hand, the website could have a link to this blog, or to a section for a 'faux blog' where I could write much like here, because I'm not here to prove anything to anybody. This is what it is, and I am sticking to it. I am not conforming or following anyone. The purpose of these entries are as an outlet, it is not always warm and fuzzy, it is not always crazy and eclectic—thank god, but I would like to think that should someone read something, or if I were to look back as reference--it is a place that offers something or even solace to any person who is dealing with similar moments in their life.
I'm not too sure about this one or where I fully stand right now, and thankfully have time to consider what could survive knowing my erratic schedule; and work with someone who knows all of the technicals for creating a website (sweet jesus, this penny pincher is going to have to cough up the dough for site design). But for now, all options are being kept open.
Because I am not sure I am ready to give this up, as little as it is. As basic and simple as it is. As comforting of an outlet it has become, I want to hold onto it for now.


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The ultra-reactionary neo-falangist governments of Baja California and Jalisco, still stuck in a pre-enlightenment time warp, are not happy harrassing women and gays in their own states: They even took the gay unions and adoptions in Mexico City to the Supreme Court, so offended were they over this rampant threat to their families.
Now the Supreme Court essentially ruled, what happens in Mexico City is absolutely none of their concern, and it is certainly not "unconstitutional." 'Nuff said? Wouldn't count on it.


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Question: You said last year that Royal Pains was introducing a new love interest for Hank who would stick around. Well so far, that has not happened. Emily is gone, Constance Zimmer lasted one episode. So where did you hear this from? Because it never happened! Get your facts straight before scaring people like that! — Nancy
Ausiello: The fact that you didn't bother including a link to my alleged foiler proves you're bluffing. I rarely, if ever, screw up. For instance, I know with 100-percent certainty that the fourth season will introduce — in a two-, count 'em, two-episode arc — Jill's oldest brother, Hank McGillicuddy, who develops a problem that even Tums can't cure while training for a Lobster Roll Eat-Off. The show is also adding a new recurring character — Jeremiah Ellis, a doctor at Hank Med — who is so socially awkward that he might actually be described as anti-social. (Asocial, maybe?)
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Third Congressional District
The Telegram profiled Robert Chipman (R-Plainville) this morning. According to the profile, the mortgage consultant is against the Affordable Care Act, against financial regulation, against the portion of the 14th amendment that guarantees citizenship to U.S.-born children, and against pretty much everything else congress has done in the past 221 years:
"Congress has no record of doing anything well," he said in a recent interview.One other note on the profile...reporter Priyanka Dayal wrote "After quietly disapproving of President Barack Obama for years, the always-active voter has also decided to speak up." While conservatives like Chipman might feel like they've been fighting the President for years, he's only been president for 19 months. Still between 29 and 77 months to go...
Dayal also took a brief look at the race between Rep. James McGovern, Chipman, and the other four Republican contenders.
Second Franklin House District
Candidates continue to weigh in on the biomass plant proposed for Greenfield. Denise Andrews (D-Orange) has made public her comments to the Department of Energy Resources:
...large scale wood burning electrical generating plants, like the 47 megawatt plant proposed in Greenfield, are not good investments or direction for our communities.In a press release (no link available), Lee Chauvette (D-Athol) called on the town of Greenfield and the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs to conduct an enhanced review of the proposal:
There are two fundamental reasons for this conclusion, first, the scientific analysis and second, the desires and will of the people have been made clear. Scientific perspectives and data shared from the Manomet study team, area health care professionals, forestry professionals, and area researchers were consistent, compelling and conclusive. As for the will and desires of the people, Lennie Weeks, from Greenfield, shared beautifully at this forum that the people have spoken and that the will of the people must be respected and supported. The recent Greenfield Biomass vote (8:2 vote) was compelling and clear that the people do not believe the proposed biomass plant or current direction is best for their community.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a strict policy entitled the Environmental Justice Policy which mandates enhanced public participation as well as enhanced review of such projects by the Executive Office for communities that fall under this particular program. Greenfield does in fact according to the policy website have a neighborhood that is an Environmental Justice Policy neighborhood....Second Congressional District
The Environmental Justice Program is designed to give residents enhanced participation in projects that may cause harm to their neighborhoods...I urge local officials to review this issue.
Rep. Richard Neal (D-Springfield) is poised to introduce legislation requiring employers without a retirement plan to offer an IRA option.
Neal has also pledged to fight for federal funds to restore an historic house in Springfield.
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13th Worcester House District
Shaun Sutner of the Telegram looks at the explosion of candidates from Central Mass. Included are Timothy Dodd (D-Westboro) challenging George Peterson (R-Grafton) in the Ninth District and Paul Franco (R-Worcester) running for the open seat in the 13th District.


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From my point of view, I could compare the rings and necklaces with an architecture or a fiction story from another world. They seem to have their own personality in which you just blend and you remain amazed. The lines are simple and yet rough, you can't see where they begin or end, but you definitely like the result.
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Rio Ferdinand will find out on Tuesday night whether he is to become Manchester United's next captain.
It had always been assumed when Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs finally ended their stellar careers, Ferdinand would inherit the coveted armband. Yet, even though Neville and Giggs still have plenty to contribute, Sir Alex Ferguson has decided he needs a regular on-pitch leader and has decided to pass on the armband.
"Over the last two or three years we have had to pass the baton along the line a few times," said Ferguson. "We have not had a consistent captain. With all due respect to Gary Neville, he knows and I know, we don't play him every week and I am looking for someone who does."
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Dienstag, 14. September 2010
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by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
"Electronic Health Records Didn't Improve Quality of Outpatient Care"
"Electronic Health Records Don't Lift Care"
"Electronic Records Don't Always Improve Care"
"No Quality Benefits Seen with Electronic Health Records"
"Electronic Medical Records May Not Live Up to Hype"
So said some of the newspaper headlines about the July 9 Archives of Internal Medicine paper, "Electronic Health Record Use and the Quality of Ambulatory Care in the United States."
When I read the news coverage emanating from the study, it caught me — and I suppose many of you readers — off guard. I'm not one to bash the mass media, but reporters got this latest study on electronic health records and outcomes wrong. Journalists need a quick course in statistics, and perhaps simple reading mastery, to know the difference between causality and simple association.
A highly credible and switched-on team from Harvard and Stanford universities wrote the study, which the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality funded. For the study, researchers studied data from the 2003 and 2004 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey published by CDC. The data set detailed EHR use coupled with 17 ambulatory care quality indicators. These indicators covered medical management of common diseases, antibiotic prescribing, preventive counseling, screening tests and other services. According to the analysis, physicians' performance on these quality indicators was not associated with the "use" of an EHR system.
All you have to do is read the second sentence in the paper abstract's background paragraph to realize that the researchers were assessing "the association between EHR use, as implemented, and the quality of ambulatory care in a nationally representative survey." Herein lies the nuance of the study: the authors did not seek to address whether the installation of an EHR would result in better outcomes, as newspapers incorrectly interpreted. They simply sought an association between EHRs and quality of care — and that they did not find.
It's also important to closely look at the second half of that introductory sentence: the simple phrase, "EHR use, as implemented" (emphasis added). That is the point.
So, before you swallow the mass media line of reasoning that "EHRs don't work," take a few minutes to understand what's really in the study.
Continue article: http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2007/7/31/EHRs-Media-and-Statistics-Misinterpreted-Results-Skew-Understanding.aspx?ps=1&authorid=1572


text: The Niles High School boys basketball coaching search ended with the Vikings bringing in one of their own. Todd Pawielski. a 1991 Niles High School graduate, has been hired to replace Denny Parks. Parks resigned in May after five years as the Vikings varsity coach. Over the past four years, Pawielski, 33, was the varsity boys coach at Portland St. Patrick High School. He was also the junior varsity girls coach. "I always looked at coming back to Niles," said Pawielski. "With all the factors, the timing was right. I have a lot of family and friends in the area." Pawielski has remained in contact with Cassopolis boys basketball coach Josh Hood, Dowagiac boys basketball coach Greg Blomgren and Brandywine softball coach Jim Myers. Pawielski watched the Class C boys basketball state semifinal game between Berrien Springs and Bath with Hood and Blomgren. For the past several years in June, Pawielski has gone with Hood and Myers on fishing and golfing trips in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. "I talked to Josh Hood a couple times a week during basketball season," Pawielski said. "Both of us got our first varsity boys basketball job at the same time. He got his job at Coloma the same time I got the job at Portland St. Patrick." Pawielski compiled a 23-57 record at Portland St. Patrick. This past year, the Shamrocks finished 3-17. According to Pawielski, the record is misleading. "We probably lost 25 games in the last two minutes," Pawielski said. "In my second year we finished 9-11 and lost eight games with under 20 seconds to go. It was very familiar to what happened to Notre Dame this year. It was just amazing. I lost most of my hair." Portland St. Patrick was also hurt by playing in the very difficult Central Michigan Athletic Conference. Perennial powers Fowler, Pewamo-Westphalia, Laingsburg and Bath compete in that league. "It's just a tremendous league," Pawielski said. "Fowler, Pewamo-Westphalia and Laingsburg all have career .800 winning percentages.'' Pawielski interviewed for the Niles boys basketball job on May 15 and May 22. "In my first interview I made a point that character counts and that I was a teacher who knows how to coach," Pawielski said. "In the second interview I talked more about basketball." Along with coaching, Pawielski is expected to be a history teacher at the high school. Pawielski keeps it simple when talking about his goals for the boys basketball program. "I have three goals," Pawielski said. "I want the team to be the best that they can be, and for the kids to have fun and be better people. "I definitely think we can be a consistent winner. The resources at Niles are tremendous. The school's academics are strong and the kids coming out of the school have good character." Pawielski hopes to be as strong a recruiter as his predecessors, Von Washington and Parks. "I've always said that there is talent walking the hallways and that you just have to make sure to get them involved with the athletic programs," Pawielski said. "I really thought that Von Washington and Denny Parks did a nice job of getting athletes out for the basketball team." Staff writer Bob Oppenheim: firstname.lastname@example.com (574) 235-6151


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See that smile right there? It's laid back, it's happy, it's CONTENT. I love content.
Do you know why I am so content? I'll tell you.
People, I have joined the ranks of the employed. You are looking at a teacher of Business English, here in Ipatinga. Okay, honestly, what you are really looking at is a girl who is content because she FINALLY got a little time on the beach to read a book, because thank goodness her husband's uncle came with us, and she didn't have to listen to, "Why do you like to read so much?" or "How come you don't want to talk to me?" or "When do you want to go back to the hotel?" GAHHHHHHHHH, can a girl get a little peace to do one of her most favorite things in the world (read on the beach)? Can we get a little self entertainment please? Someone remind me to bring the boy some magazines next time.
Back to the point—I have a job! I'm getting paid! And most importantly, though it's only the first week, I'm really enjoying myself!
Though as a disclaimer, Sidnei would like the entire world to know (because his breadwinner, man of the house, macho-ness is sensitive) that it's not because I NEED to work. He can provide for me. I WANT to work. Alright? Good. (Though a little padding at the end of the month never hurt anyone right? Exactly.) Moving on.
I started teaching on Monday, which was quite the surprise. Before we left for vacation, the school called, desperate for another teacher, so I rushed around taking English reading, writing, and listening tests. Interviewing, discussing terms, hours, etc. I was supposed to train the Friday and Saturday before we took off and start the Monday I got back, but they just couldn't make it happen. So they never called and I just figured they had to cancel it.
Well lo and behold, on the Sunday we got home, I received a phone call from the coordinator asking me if I was still coming to teach the next day. Although surprised…and not really surprised all at the same time (unorganized chaos tends to rule supreme here)…I was still excited and eager.
So I've been teaching the last couple of days and I love my Monday and Wednesday group the best. One of the best things for me, is finally being able to teach instead of learn. I have been on a steep learning curve (new city, language, culture, etc) for almost 10 months now. It's refreshing. I feel like I have some purpose, direction. Friday and Saturday I will spend all day training and next week we will begin "official" lessons.
Seriously, even though it's just a couple hours a week, I'm so glad to have a job! Staying at home has not been very ideal for me. Especially seeing as I have no house (of my own) and no kids. It's just me. And when that's the case…as the title states..it's for the birds.