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Thursday, October 29, 2009
I'm a big loser...
I dropped my program tonight. I dropped out of school. I quit. I quit like a big giant LOSER!! I am simultaneously feeling relief and disgust. Relief that I won't be killing myself doing the mountains of work for this program. Relief that I won't be adding more stress on top of the stress that I've been feeling at school since New Principal took over. Relief that I won't have to figure out how to pay for this program. Disgust at myself for giving in and giving up. I've NEVER quit anything in my life. I'm so disappointed in myself, even though I know it's the best thing right now. Ugh! I don't like being a quitter! (Hell, it took me over 12 years to 'quit' my marriage after I threw CSJ out of my house!)
Part of the reason I rushed into signing up for this program is that the tuition was supposed to rise by $2,000 November 1st. Well, now they've locked in the current tuition rate until the 1st of the year. That's two more start dates from now, so I can still consider starting again before the new year.
Another thing I've been thinking about (a lot!) this week is that if I'm going to put the time (and money!!) into another masters program, why the hell am I doing it for something I don't even want to do? Why aren't I doing it for something I DO want - my early childhood certificate!! I've spent a couple of hours tonight (that I would have spent doing work for the class I just dropped!) researching several universities and their early childhood programs. I actually found some good information. My alma mater has a program available that is just for certification, as opposed to completing another masters degree. It may be exactly what I'm looking for, since it's geared toward those who already have a teaching degree and have taught for some time. Oh, and I also stumbled across another certificate they offer for Online Teaching. Yes, seriously. It's only 4 classes! I'm seriously thinking about it. I have a friend who teaches online classes and it's great. You literally work from home. How do you beat that?!
My friend that started with me (although she was doing a different program - Curriculum & Instruction with an ESL endorsement) also dropped tonight. She was really overwhelmed, as well. But, she has FOUR children and a husband who also place demands on her. They are Greek, and her husband is the priest at one of the big Greek orthodox churches here, which means she also has many responsibilities for the church. She has hardly slept since we started these classes a week ago, and one morning this week, on the way to work, she fell asleep at the wheel. She ended up rolling into the car in front of her. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but it was certainly a wake-up call for her. She decided she needed to put this off for a while. So, really, I just dropped out so she wouldn't feel bad about dropping. Aren't I just the most supportive friend ever?
Actually, she and I were both thinking the same thing about why aren't we at least working toward something we WANT and she's open to hearing about what I find out about early childhood programs. If you've been reading here for any length of time, you know that my ultimate goal is to open my own preschool/daycare center. When we were talking this afternoon, trying to make each other feel less like a loser for quitting, she said, "Hey, I know! Let's BOTH do the early childhood thing, then we can open a place together!" Great minds think alike!
Another factor that contributed to my decision to drop is that I just found out, almost accidentally, that the after school program that I've been working for for years was dropped as one of our programs this year. WTF?! When the hell was someone going to tell ME!? This is a HUGE blow to my financial situation, and was the biggest factor in my decision to drop my program.
In the whole scheme of things, I really didn't have to do much for this after school program. I was the site coordinator, so I didn't have any children to teach. I simply supervised, and took care of all the paperwork (student files, assessments, sign-in sheets, employee files, payroll, etc.) Realistically, I usually only spent one afternoon on that stuff, which left me the rest of the month to do whatever I wanted. I had to be there from 3-5 while the program was in session. I seriously figured that would be the time I would work on my classwork for this new masters program. Yeah, well, not so much now, huh?
I'm seriously nervous about losing the salary from this job. The were very generous with me, and the money I made during those few months each year covered nearly all of my share of Stud's tuition. There is no way I can lose the money for his tuition, and then ADD nearly the same amount for my tuition. It would be like losing $10,000 this year. OK, I'm starting to feel better about dropping now. Even if I do another program, I will be taking out a loan, as opposed to having the payroll deductions I would have had for this program.
Yeah, I'm definitely feeling better about this decision. If any of you have some soothing words for me, please, by all means, share them! Or, you can just call me a big loser. I've got it coming.
I'll be back tomorrow to update about school (you know, the actual purpose of this blog!!) and Parent Teacher conferences tonight (for Stud). I'm exhausted, both physically AND mentally! Night, night!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
A few quickies
One of my little darlings, JC, has a fairly severe stuttering issue. He really struggles to get out his words. Sometimes it's just painful to witness. He gets these little "hiccups" or "hics," I guess, as well as doing these gasp-like breaths. It's so hard to watch him struggle. But, then sometimes, he has a string of words just flow out of his mouth.
Anyway, while we were standing in the hall this afternoon, taking our bathroom break, he stepped out of line, came over to me and says:
JC: I had a dream about us last night! (This sentence literally took about 45 seconds to get out.)
Me: You did? What was it about?
JC: We were in the Land of Milk and Cookies! (This was accompanied by a HUGE smile!)
Me: Really? That sounds cool! What were we doing?
JC: We were exploring!
Too cute! Later, when it was gym time, I had to take the kids myself because Ms. H. didn't come today. This is the first time so far this year that I've had to make the hike up to the 4th floor. It nearly killed me! Anyway, there was still a class in the gym when we got there, and they were a bit noisy, to say the least. Of course, MY babies started to complain about the noise (hmm, where would they get THAT from?!) and some covered their ears. One of the boys, CS, says, "It's too noisy!! All this noise is making my brain bleed!" I was cracking up! I repeated what he said, only to find out I heard him wrong. He repeated what he actually said, "All this noise is making my brain beat! You know 'beat, beat, beat'!" This was accompanied by some helpful hand gestures near his head. Either way, it was funny.
OK, that's all I have the strength for tonight. I know I've been slacking, but I'm still fighting this nasty bug. Plus, I started my new grad school program over the weekend, and I'm already thinking of dropping out. :( How can I already be overwhelmed, when the class didn't officially start until yesterday?!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
I dot a code in my node...
Oh, and just for shits and giggles, I got an automated phone call about 5 minutes ago from Stud's school letting me know that there are currently 13 students with confirmed cases of H1N1. Greeeaaattt.... I bet Stud brought these nasty little germs home to me! That rat bastard!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Good, The Bad and The Stuffy?
Things that pissed me off today:
1) New Principal decided that the spot I've been parking in for EIGHT YEARS is now HER new spot!
2) All but one of the little darlings showed up today. (Ok, I know this is mean, but I'm just keeping it real!)
3) I started to feel that tell-tale tickle/scratch in my throat last night, didn't sleep well at all because I kept waking up cuz I couldn't breathe, spent the day sneezing and blowing my nose!
4) Came home to find a message from one of Stud's teachers on my machine. Suffice it to say, he's in SERIOUS trouble. CSJ and I decided that, until further notice, there will be NO cell phone, IPod or computer.
Things that made me smile today:
1) My babies drew cute pictures of themselves today in their Halloween costumes.
2) Every time I take the babies anywhere (lunch, prep, etc.) most of them stop, as they walk by me, and give me a hug. There are LOTS of "Mrs. L., I love you!!"s thrown in there, too. (Why do they have to make it so damn hard to not fall in love with them!?)
3) My good friend, in the room next door, brought me some really cute Halloween pom-poms that I will use when we "cheer" out our reading words.
4) Today is my little niece's 13th birthday! WTF?! It was about a week ago that I watched her (literally!!) pop out of her mother!
5) She had her first Pon-Pom performance this afternoon. (I wasn't in a very good spot for videotaping, but it's still pretty cute!) [She's on the "white side" when the song starts, closest to the middle, second one back. She has a ponytail.]
6) We all (my sister, her girls, my daddy, Stud and I) went to dinner to celebrate the new teenager (yikes!)
7) Stud fell asleep in the car on the way home, and then went straight to bed when we got home. He hasn't gone to bed at 8 pm since he was about 6 years old! I guess when you don't have a phone, IPod or computer, there's nothing else to do, huh? Oh well, too bad, so sad!
Hmmm...whatta ya know? The good outweighed the bad. On that note, I'm gonna hit the sack. (Something else that makes me smile!) I just hope I'll be able to breathe!!
Monday, October 19, 2009
Now that wasn't so bad...
It just occurred to me that I haven't really posted about TN, have I? I think last week was the first time I mentioned him. Because I keep such long and detailed anecdotal records about him, I think I mistakenly thought I had been sharing all these things with you guys. Obviously, I haven't, but I'll have to share the details another day. I just don't have the energy tonight. Let me just reiterate, he makes last year's Twin Boy look like an angel!!
The reason I'm drained tonight is because I had to make an unexpected trip downtown this afternoon after school. I had been told that I could fax an unofficial copy of my transcripts to my new school, then send them the official (sealed) copy later through the mail. Well, for the hell of it, I called the university this afternoon from school to check on how that worked, and to let them know I'd be faxing my transcripts from school. The lovely woman I spoke to informed me that, yes, I can fax first, then mail the others, however the official transcripts had to be there TODAY by midnight. WTF?!?! Thank GOD I called this afternoon, or I would have really screwed the whole thing up. (I would have had to wait 5 weeks for the next session to start, which wouldn't be so bad, except that Nov. 1 tuition goes up by $2,000, and I certainly couldn't let THAT happen!!)
My only option was to drive the official transcripts to their office downtown. Oh, joy. Getting there wasn't so bad. I was able to get downtown in about 15 minutes from school, but then I drove around for nearly half an hour just to find somewhere to park. If you're at all interested in the latest parking meter fiasco here in ChiTown, go here. I finally found a metered spot, put my $3.50 in the machine (for the first hour!!) and started hauling ass to the building, 3 blocks away. I was trying to hurry because I was hoping to beat the rush hour traffic. Yeah...not so much... I took me about an hour to get home.
The good news is that I was in and out of the office in less than 10 minutes. The bad news is I was supposed to bring a copy of my teaching certificate with me. Crap!! The woman I talked to never told me that! Luckily, the man I spoke to in the office told me I could email a copy to them. But, of course, it had to get there BEFORE MIDNIGHT! I was so irritated be the time I got home, I just wanted to lie down. Unfortunately, I had to get right online and send in the certificate, as well as the payment agreement. After a very frustrating half hour of not being able to figure out how the freak to send a copy of my damn certificate, Stud finally came and showed my how to take a screen shot of the certificate, and then attach it to an email. I just hope they get everything in time. The one nice thing about email is that you have an automatic "receipt" of sending things in your sent file.
OK, I've finished my bitching for the night. Dancing with the Stars is starting, so I need to go!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
A must see...
(The email said this performance happened at the halftime show of the Army-Navy basketball game)
Friday, October 16, 2009
Is it over already?
One of the best things about today (oh, I'm going to burn in hell....) is that TN was out. I know I haven't really posted about him, but he has been my biggest challenge this year. I have an entire notebook filled with anecdotal records about him already, and it's only the 8th week of school. He makes last year's Twin Boy look like an absolute ANGEL! More about him later.
I think one of the reasons so many kids have been out this week is because we've been sending home medical exclusion letters since before the fall intersession. These are given to children who are out of medical compliance (e.i. Their shots/physicals aren't up to date) This Thursday, October 15, was supposed to be the deadline for getting this taken care of, and if they don't, the children can NOT come to school until it's done. Well, some of the parents must not have understood the letter, because I think they've been keeping their kids home since they received the letter.
Normally, the parents just ignore the letters, and send their kids anyway. At least they try to send them. New Principal insists that she's going to strictly enforce the exclusion policy. If that happens, I'll seriously only have less than 10 kids in my class next week! Out of the 34 children I originally had on my list, only 8 didn't get a letter!!! EIGHT!! What I want to know is, how in the HELL were these children allowed to register for kindergarten without showing proof of the required physical?! WTF!? New Principal asked me the same thing when I told her how many of mine received letters. She was NOT happy, and asked me what the hell was wrong with the office staff. I must admit, it made me giggle a little.
Next week is going to be a short week for the kids, as Friday is a staff development day. I hope it goes by as quickly as this week did!!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
There's no turning back now...
another masters program!!!
Yes, I DO know I'm out of my mind. Glad you all agree. I will be starting a masters program next week in Educational Leadership. This will allow me to obtain my Type 75 certificate, which is basically an administrative certificate. Clippy Mat made me laugh with a comment she made on yesterday's post about how I should be principal. Well, when I'm finished with this, I can be!
However, that is NOT anything that I'm interested in, at least not at this moment. I have absolutely NO desire to be an administrator. I'm really hoping this will help me move out of the classroom eventually, perhaps through obtaining some sort of training/consulting position. In the meantime, it will help me change lanes (which = raise) on our pay schedule.
Brace yourself for a possible increase in the crabby-ness and bitching done here. Wait, is that even POSSIBLE?! tee hee!
Today was better...
I decided we would be skipping computers today, since it's just way too much work to take the whole class up there, then have to help each and every freakin' baby on their computer. They don't know how to do ANYTHING on the computer yet, and I'm just not up to teaching them right now. I've got bigger fish to fry, ya know! Like...umm...maybe getting them to write their damn names!! But, I digress... Mrs. F. was subbing today at the Hell-Hole, and was subbing in the library. As much as I would like to dedicate an entire post to ranting about the librarian's schedule (and I just may do it later) suffice it to say, she only had classes for 3 periods today. 3 PERIODS!!! That's 3 out of 8 periods for the day!!! Excuse me while I swallow down the rage bubbling up in my throat.....
Ok, back to the point. Mrs. F. did me a huge favor and took my babies for the last period of the day. God bless you, Mrs. F.! Oh, and she made me laugh this morning. Naturally, I made her take ALL the leftover cupcakes home last night after the shower. She kept saying she shouldn't because then she would eat them. Well, duh, that's why I want you to take them! Anyway, she had to go to a breastfeeding class when she left my house, and she told me that between the drive there, and the drive home after, she ate 3 cupcakes. :) Hey, the baby wanted them, shut up! The two she ate at the shower were for Mommy. ;-) Then, she had one for breakfast this morning. tee hee!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Well, whatta ya know?
New Principal,
If I may, I wanted to give you a little feedback about our new lunch schedule. I realize today was the first day, but in my opinion, things did not go smoothly. There are 5 classrooms scheduled for lunch at 11:10. Although there is enough seating to accommodate 5 classrooms, there is only ONE lunch counter to service approximately 125 children. The last classroom to enter the lunchroom would not be served and seated until nearly 11:20, which was the situation today for my babies. That leaves them less than 10 minutes to eat, because they need to dump trays and line up by 11:30 so the next group can enter the lunchroom.
Is it possible to stagger the lunch times, by say, 5 minutes, so that each class arrives at a different time, allowing the lunchroom staff to serve them one class at a time? There is also the issue of 5 rooms converging on the lunchroom at the same time, which means over 100 kids in the hall at the same time, since only one class can really fit in the lunch line at a time. Maybe Room 104 can go back to our original 11:00 time, then 101 @ 11:05, 102 @ 11:10, 115 @ 11:15, etc. Or, even if we did 2 classes at the same time (104 & 102 @ 11:00, 101 & 115 @ 11:10) it would help some. This new schedule also caused a major backlog at the restrooms this morning, as most of us like to take our class to the restroom on the way to lunch so they can wash their hands.
I figured I'd throw it out there, it's just a thought... :)
ChiTown Girl
Yeah, probably a little bitchy, but believe me, I held back! I just checked my school email for the hell of it, just to see if she replied, and low and behold, this was in my inbox:
Try bringing your babies in at 11:00 along with 115, 102 and 101 come to lunch at 11:10. Remember, everyone cannot use the toilet at the same time. Bring them earlier or later. There is hand sanitizer everywhere, that should not hold up the lunches. Let's see if this plan works better, OK.
New Principal
I am SO not used to actually getting a response to my suggestions/concerns. Wow. THIS is why I can't decide how I feel about her! Well, at least I know tomorrow will go a little smoother. And, hey, I even have a prep tomorrow! (Did I forget to mention that Wednesday is now my 'no prep' day? Yeah, that contributed to my crappy day, for sure!)
Are you kidding me?!?!
The other change - lunch schedules. Talk about a cluster fuck!! Our lunch was moved to 10 minutes later, which wouldn't be such a big deal if she didn't schedule FOUR OTHER CLASSES at the same friggin' time! Um, hello!! There is ONE lunch counter. Only ONE lunch tray can be made and served at a time. So, yeah, let's have 125+ kids come to lunch AT THE SAME DAMN TIME!!! Yeah, that makes total sense! Because 5 classes now go to lunch at the same time, that means a major backlog at the bathrooms. We all try to take our kids to the bathroom on the way to lunch so they can wash their hands before they eat. Yeah, well, needless to say, my class was the last one to the lunchroom, since 5 year-olds tend to move like snails. By the time my whole class was served and seated, they had about 8 minutes to actually eat. WTF?!
I immediately sent New Principal an email with my two cents regarding the whole change. Who knows what good it'll do, if any. But, at least it let me get my complaint off my chest. I'm still REALLY pissed about it, though. I'll be curious to see if she responds to the email.
The baby shower was really nice. I made pasta with broccoli and garlic, chicken sausage with spinach and asiago cheese, mini focaccia breads, tossed salad with feta, olives, cukes and red onion, fresh fruit salad, and of course, those cute little pink cupcakes. Oh, and my friends noshed on a chili-cheese dip while I cooked. Yum! Mrs. F. was really excited about the car seat/stroller thingy we got for her. What a great way to spend an afternoon. Great food, great friends, what more could you want? It exactly what I needed after a crappy day at the Hell-Hole!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Try and guess...
Well, if that's not a hell of a "Welcome Back"
The worst part of the whole thing is the teacher she's sending these babies to. She is nothing more than a waste of skin! Big Cheese tried to get rid of her a couple of times, but of course he didn't do anything the proper way, so she was able to fight it every time. It's just ridiculous that my babies are going to be subjected to this assbag! The 7 I sent her are the top of my class right now, and I guarantee that by Christmas break, they will either still be at the same level or, God forbid, they will go down! They're supposed to grow!!! Argh!! I'm sick about this.
New Principal and I talked for a while after I gave her my list, and without coming right out and saying it, this is all part of her master plan to get rid of some teachers. Teachers who shouldn't be teaching, like the one who's getting my sweet babies. Apparently, New Principal HAS been doing the proper paperwork, and following the necessary steps to get rid of her and the others. She seemed to imply that it would be happening fairly soon. She also actually said that she'd be bringing my friend, Mrs. F., back once all the dust settles. You may remember reading about the bullshit she was put through in an earlier post. I'm glad she has a plan to get rid of the worthless teachers on our staff, I just wish she didn't need to use my babies as pawns in her little game. :(
I don't want to think about this anymore tonight. I'm trying really hard to just accept the changes and make the most of them. There's a part of me that wishes she would have moved a few more, since this still leaves me with 27 kids. Oh, yeah, I got a new one this morning. Woo-freakin'-hoo.
OK, off to make cupcakes. A few of my friends from work and I are having a baby shower here tomorrow for Mrs. F. She was at school today to sub, and holy crap, she's ready to BURST! That baby should be here any day now. Yay!! Here are a few of my favorite "baby quotes."
A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on.
~~Carl Sandburg
Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.
~~Elizabeth Stone
A new baby is like the beginning of all things-wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.
~~Eda J. Le Shan
Diaper backward spells repaid. Think about it.
~~Marshall McLuhan
OH MY HELL!!! How did I almost forget to share this little tidbit?! Apparently, Big Cheese stopped in at the Hell-Hole this morning, and asked New Principal if he could speak with her. She said NO!!!! WTF?! Either this woman is a crazy bitch, or she's my hero. ;-)
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
This morning, when I saw 5-freakin'-2 on the thermostat, I realized I was being a bit ridiculous. But, not nearly as ridiculous as my gas bill is going to be next month. :(
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Thanks, Tiff!
Now that you've had a laugh, you should go check out Tiffany's blog. She's a very happy newlywed, a fellow teacher, and she's been on an incredible journey. Check it out for yourself.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Are my eyes/ears deceiving me?
Anyway, as usual, I was putzing around the kitchen, doing dishes, etc., with the show on in the background. I was listening to the weather report and the 5-day forcast, when I thought I heard the lovely word - SNOW! I whipped my head around, and saw the graphic for the forecast, and sure enough, right there between Sunday and Monday --- "SNOW???"
I've been trying for 10 minutes to figure out how to just show you a screenshot of the graphic, lest you think I'm crazy, but I can't figure it out. If anyone out there knows how to do it, please share with me. In the meantime, here's the video clip from there website. (You probably don't even have to watch it since it's on the graphic already.)
Bottom line, I'm a happy girl!!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Email of the Day
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Whatta ya think?
I just can't stand that smell when you turn the furnace on for the first time for the season. That "something smells like it's burning" smell, that lasts for at least an hour, sometimes longer. I did go down and put a new air filter in the furnace, hoping to alleviate some of that "smell." I think I just may wait til Monday though, since Stud will be at his dad's for the weekend. (Oo, a little side note, for my fellow mean girls- Today is CSJ and HWW's first anniversary! Ain't that just kick-me-in-the-crotch-and-spit-on-my-neck sweet!? I wonder how they're going to be celebrating....maybe he'll tell her he wants a divorce! Wouldn't that be rich? Well, if I remember correctly, the traditional 1st anniversary gift is paper, so the perfect thing would be divorce papers, no? Yeah, yeah, I'm a bitch....you still love me!) Anyway, Stud won't be around to complain about how cold it is, so maybe I'll hold off on hiking up my gas bill until Monday. (Suz, I can't believe that less than a week ago, you told me you're still running your A/C!)
Here's a little something for Auntie KBL, and all the other doggy lovers out there. Buster keeps sleeping in the adorable little pose, and it cracks me up! The little paw under his head is so stinkin' cute! He just started doing this less than a month ago.


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Many people shy away from buying a whole chicken. They think roasting it would be difficult or that they do not have time. This is a quick, easy and delicious way to roast a chicken. Even if you have never done it before, I assure you that you can do this. Besides, the cheapest way to buy a chicken is whole. When you are eating all organic food, as my family does, this is another way to get the most bang for your buck. Not only can you eat the chicken, but you can make chicken broth from the leftovers.
Easy Roasted Chicken:
- 1 Chicken (mine was 3.84 lbs)
- 1 Lemon
- 1 Tablespoon of Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 Teaspoon All Purpose Seasoning
- Coconut Oil for Cooking
- 1 Tablespoon Arrowroot Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Water
- Drippings from the Chicken
Slightly melt butter in dish. Add spices and the juice of the lemon. Reserve the rest of the lemon. Set aside.
Take the chicken out of the packaging. Reach inside the cavity and take out any contents (there may be a neck). Rinse the chicken well. Pat dry with a paper towel. Stuff leftover lemon inside the cavity.Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease your pot. Take chicken and place in your oven safe pot, pan or roasting dish (I am using my cast iron pot). Brush on half of the butter mixture and reserve the rest. Set timer for 45 minutes.
After 45 minutes you will flip the chicken. The reason we are doing this is so that the chicken cooks evenly and also so that the juices will be distributed evenly through the chicken. If this intimidates you, skip it. The chicken will still turn out ok! Set your timer for 45 more minutes.
|Halfway done!
Chicken should be golden brown and have an internal temperature of 165 degrees or more, and when the juices run clear, to be done.
Let the chicken rest for a little bit before you cut it up and serve.
For making a light gravy, take the arrowroot powder and mix with some water until dissolved.
Place in the pan with the drippings whisking briskly. Do not turn the heat back on, the heat in the pan is enough. Unlike other thickeners, arrowroot powder does better at lower heat.
Strain gravy and place in a serving dish.
Drizzle onto chicken and serve.
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text: Össur have developed a new prosthetic foot made specifically for runners with the help of the record-setting athlete and amputee, Sarah Reinertsen. After filming Reinertsen with high-speed cameras and motion control devices, the company's engineers reshaped the Flex-Run foot to provide a prototype with a more natural stride. The carbon fiber blade was extended at the toe and the C-shape shank was adjusted to improve forward energy return and smooth the roll-over on each stride. Nike completed the project by combining the prosthesis with a new Nike Sole. Nike developed an integrated layered sole which includes an outsole, midsole and thermal plastic urethane called Aeroply, made of recycled Nike Air Bag units. Nine nylon plastic tabs serve as fingers that wrap snugly around the Flex-Run carbon fibre blade for secure lock down and easy on-off. A stretch rubber leash with tactile grip tab for easy placement over medallion fastener provides additional security. The addition of a new foot orthoses ensures added stability to the below knee prosthesis. After two years testing Össur recently released the new Flex-Run model to great acclaim. Van Phillips invented the C-shaped prosthetic foot and was inspired in design by the shape and function of a pole vault pole. He used carbon fibre because if it's weight and strength. The pole stores and releases energy as the person moves on it, thereby allowing for a more natural gait. It also absorbed shocks vertically, which protected the rest of the body from excessive jarring. It was the first prosthetic that allowed lifelike movement. Those C-shaped blades have been refined through the years, but they're still the most common for active use. Phillips' invention invigorated the field of sports biomechanics. Scientists learned more about how the human body moves and began prescribing more specialized training for athletes. By analysing the techniques of individual athletes, specific deficiencies can be identified and training regimens tailored to address them. Studies have shown that when an amputee runs with carbon-blade prostheses, they use about the same metabolic energy as a person running with biological limbs. But when the pace slows to walking speed, amputees use a higher metabolic energy than someone walking on two legs. Until prosthesis comes along that can reduce that extra effort, amputees face physical problems from the stress of everyday movement.


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A recent trip to Planet Hollywood (above) had us reeling a little as we heard one song over and over and over when we went to and from our room. Last year, Planet Hollywood had MidiMafia make a song for the casino called "Phamous", which went along really nicely with their branding. However, it's a year after the song came out and, after staying at Planet Hollywood a few times, they are still playing this song almost every time we're in the elevator. It's enough and we can't wait for the song to leave their rotation.
On the other hand, we've stayed at Palazzo a few times in the past year and they have had various Jersey Boys songs on their elevator playlist. Not only does that not bother us, but we'll miss it when Jersey Boys leaves Palazzo. More than anything, this is why we're curious to see what Palazzo replaces the show with.


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The concert was a style of music that I dont like much its called "la banda". I haven't seen any nativities. The majority haven't done much for Christmas yet. Our month is interchanges almost every week (Fridays), a district meeting every week ( Wednesdays) except the week we have our zone meeting (the first Thursday). I got the shells from an investigator that buys them from a different state and then they make them little tacos.(The shells from the picture he sent last week.)
We don't do almost anything with the youth because they are in school on Mondays. If you could write him from time to time that would be cool. ( A former companion of his.)
This week was weird. It was average. Nothing huge, nothing bad. It was normal. We are working hard to make our lessons better. So far its working because almost all our investigators came to church this week. The only problem is that they don't have an answer from God that this is the truth. They believe its good, but they don't know with a certainty that its the only way to God.
* I asked him if he laughed this week. This was his response, "My comp and I always laugh. It was also funny because the new sister missionary in our ward left her camera in the mission offices and a different missionary told us to give it to her. We had it for a few days and we took some fun pictures and videos with her camera before we gave it to her on Saturday."
Things that I have learned this week. Our agency is essential. Many times we as missionaries don't contact because we wait to feel from God that we are to contact someone. But as it says in Preach my Gospel as we understand the Atonement more our desire to share the gospel grows. "If you have desires to serve God you are called to the work" D&C 4. Our desire is a choice we make. We choose if we contact someone, if we take a good decision or bad. We are here on earth to prove to God that our desires will be just and we will choose the good even without him telling us everything we must do. "He who is compelled in all things is an unwise and slothful servant and receives no reward." D&C 58:26
My invitation is that you can Choose The Right when a choice is placed before you. 2 Nephi 2:27
Love you,
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2 comments:
- wastedpapiers said...
Very envious of all your Ray J. post. I wrote to him in about 1981 but did not get a response for a long time and then it was a quick bunny head on an aerogramme . I was very dissapointed but I guess I should have percy veered- I gave up too easy!
Thanks for uplaoding all these.
- January 11, 2009 at 2:41 PM
- Mick said...
I am glad you like this stuff. I have been meaning to post it for a while. There is more to come.
- January 11, 2009 at 4:33 PM
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Here is Bert over the summer at a show in Thousand Oaks with her Best of Show seascape.
If you want to see more of my posts about Bert Collins, click Here.
LOVE her and her amazing looking spot!! WHO does have more fun???
Grazie per averci fatto conoscere Bert Collins, mi piace molto il suo stile e i suoi quadri sono stupendi! Complimenti a Bert Collins! Ciao e buona domenica! Cri :)
What a doll! We all could use a bit of her positivity!!!
Loving your artists studio tour, nothing better than to see work this way. Love those words "I am here to . . . . live out loud" x
I love that about `who has more fun than we do?!`
I think I might use that in my classes!!:))
Beautiful and prolific art and spirit.
Happy creative days to you!
Beautiful pics, particularly the "pastels" one. And I like the Zola quote...
Wow..what a beautiful post..a gorgeous soul she is..and her art is fantastic, beautiful..and meditative! Love all of the photos( love the shot of pastels) ..what a treat..her studio is gorgeous..Thanks for introducing me to this magnificent artist!
Wishing you a fabulous November..


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The finalists for the 2011 Cybils are in! This year there was a new category (Book Apps) and as usual, many wonderful titles up for review.
Links to the finalists are below.Book Apps
Easy Readers & Early Chapter Books
Fantasy & Science Fiction (Middle Grade)
Fantasy & Science Fiction (Young Adult)
Fiction Picture Books
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade Fiction
Nonfiction for Middle Grade & Young Adult
Nonfiction Picture Books
Young Adult Fiction
I had the honor of serving on the round 1 panel for poetry. We had a wonderful group of judges who engaged in some thoughtful discussions about the award criteria and the nominated titles.
So, off you go! I do hope some of your favorites made the lists.


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The exclusive version seems to sell out in a couple hours, but the regular version usually lasts a couple days. So if you're content with the regular version (the only thing it won't have is the mynock), you should have more than enough time if you're back by noon Brian. To order Han, simply go to Sideshow's front page (or use the JD link to it). While the exclusive is available, the front page will automatically direct you to their Priority Pre-order page. Once the exclusive is sold out, the regular version goes up for sale and the front page will instead have a link to it in the news section. If the link isn't listed, just pop in here and someone will post the link for you.
Thanks so much Jesse, I really appreciate it. Sounds simple enough, and was probably a silly question, but I just wanted to make sure I had everything lined up so I can hopefully get one of these ordered on Friday.
Also, I don't remember from the previous figures, but do the rest of the pics of the figure not actually go up until its up for order?
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Stop Snoring Consumer Reports undergone a website redesign and has created a comprehensive guide to prevent and cure snoring for the millions of afflicted after years of research and product reviews.
Miami, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/11/2014 -- Snoring affects millions of individuals throughout America and in some, chronic snoring can disrupt sleep and leave individuals exhausted, or even leave them at risk of serious health complications. Stop Snoring Consumer Reports has spent years reviewing products designed to deal with snoring problems to give insightful and independent advice in order to help consumers make the right buying choices. Now, they have use the years of experience and wealth of information to create a comprehensive guide to assessing and dealing with snoring according to a wide range of causative and exacerbating factors. The guide coincides with a comprehensive redesign of the websites content.
The guide gives a comprehensive break down of snoring statistics for the US, together with detailed information on the various causes of snoring and how each must be dealt with in a unique manner. As well as providing information on related health issues and obstructive sleep apnea, the site helps individuals look at how they might bring their snoring under control.
From their extensive product reviews, they have collated the very best products available for dealing with different forms of snoring, which are surprisingly novel and varied. With everything from nasal dilation sprays to snoring belts that keep individuals on their side in the night. Exercises and positive airway pressure machines can also be very effective according to the websites editor Jeff Graham.
A spokesperson for Stop Snoring Consumer Reports explained, "Despite the fact that the result is incredibly similar, the root cause of snoring can in fact be incredibly varied, and understanding these variations and which one causes an individual case defines how that case should be treated effectively. By providing this information and drawing the links between causes and solutions, the site enables individuals to buy right first time, instead of trying the many different remedies at random until one proves successful. We are positive the site redesign will help those affected by snoring to identify the cause of their snoring and the remedy very quickly."
About Stop Snoring Consumer Reports
Stop Snoring Consumer Reports is run by editor Jeff Graham. Jeff Graham attended the University Of Nebraska Omaha, and currently lives in Miami Florida. He is a full time educator and is an expert on the subjects of snoring and sleep apnea. After having battled with Obstructive Sleep Apnea for most of his adult life, he decided to make it his personal mission to educate others about how they too can find relief. For more information please visit: http://www.stopsnoringexpert.net


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Haven't quite had your fill of the Gamble House? Then join them for a Behind the Velvet Ropes Tour for those of you who are still curious about what lies beyond the velvet barrier. On this tour participants are welcomed behind the scenes to visit parts of the house not available on the regular one-hour tour. The tour includes a walk inside the rooms and a close examination of the exquisite Craftsman details. The docent, wearing white gloves, will open doors and drawers to reveal gems that can only be seen close up. After the 2.5-hour tour of this National Historic Landmark, enjoy some light refreshments in the gallery.
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Wednesday, June 8th, 10:30 a.m. & Saturday, June 11th, 9 a.m.
The Gamble House: 4 Westmoreland Pl., Pasadena
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Our weather at the moment can best be described as typical April showers which will hopefully bring out May flowers. I had always thought this line was from a longer poem about the weather of each month but I cannot track it down. The best I can do is find is this reference from a poem written in 1560 in a book written in 1860 by T.Wright:
Aprell sylver showers so sweet Can make May flowers to sprynge.
[c 1560 in T. Wright Songs & Ballads (1860) ]
This got me thinking about other weather sayings and there are plenty more both generally and specifically for this time of year:
|First ash leaves of 2014
In other words if the ash is in leaf first then we're in for a wet Summer. Let's hope this one is wrong as I have seen ash in leaf but no oak yet!
"Rain before seven, clear by eleven."
Not sure about this but the reverse was true yesterday - a dry morning was followed by torrential rain and hail by mid afternoon (just as I was tying to mow the play area grass!). Maybe this was just an April shower then.
"If March comes in like a lion and it goes out like a lamb."
If March is wet and windy to begin with, it will be calm and warm by the end. Apparently this is more often than not the reverse as happened this year! Early March was absolutely gorgeous here at Eco-Gites of Lenault where-as the end of the month was a bit wet and windy. In like lamb and out like a lion then!
|May blossom in April
This is said to remind you that winter clothes should not be put away until May is ended. But which May? Does it refer to the end of May or, as has been suggested when the blossom of the Hawthorn tree that is know as May is out in flower? Generally it blossoms in May so it may well be academic as to which May the saying refers to. This year however with our mild Winter and Spring the hawthorn has been in blossom for a while - a case of May in April. BUT, I am not thinking as yet about putting my winter clothes away. Whilst we often get gorgeous weather from early March we have had a frost as late as May 28th.
These weather sayings are grounded in years of observations by folk who had no weather forecasts to watch on the TV or Internet. Whilst they may indicate the average they are never going to be what we need to predict our weather accurately. Meteorologists are getting better at predictions but in the long run, here in Normandy as well as England, the weather will always be unpredictable and is likely to get more so. Hopefully though, it will at least in part follow the predictions made by Sara Coleridge in her poem, A Calendar:
makes our feet and fingers glow.
Thaws the frozen lake again.
stirs the dancing daffodil.
Scatters daises at our feet.
Skipping by their fleecy damns.
Fills the children's hand with posies.
Apricots and gillyflowers.
Then the harvest home is borne.
Sportsmen then begin to shoot.
Then to gather nuts is pleasant.
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
Blazing fire, and Christmas treat.


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Quicky post before I forget.....on my way outside to watch the cool super moon eclipse tonight! Should begin soon..and the clouds are moving away from us, so it should be spectacular! Tonight, I have another awesome cluster from the one and only Anita to share with you - made with Autumn on the Great River Road - which is on sale until midnight tonight in my shop at The Digichick!
The above image is linked to its direct download. Check out the eclipse tonight if you can - won't be another like it (closest to the earth, full moon and full eclipse at the same time) for another 30 years! Enjoy! -Kim


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Compared to the other cuisines, Chinese cuisine is actually pretty adaptable; There are traditional cooking techniques that chefs will always use, but the dishes are often adapted to the local palate and preferences. You will notice differences between the Chinese food here in America and those in South East Asia, in Europe or anywhere else.
After becoming out of favor for a while (and after years of becoming just the reliable-but-not-exciting takeout cuisine), New Yorkers have once more find authentic Chinese food interesting, and have been flocking to flushing Queens, the mecca for adventurous foodies, to get a taste of real good Chinese food. As demand for good Chinese food becomes more prominent, and as people become more exposed to other types of Chinese food besides the ones you find at the takeout places, more and more good modern Chinese restaurants are making their way to New York City. Hakkasan from London and Mission Chinese Food from San Francisco should be opening here in Spring or Summer.
Ed Schoenfel. Chef Joe Ng and co-owner Ed Schoenfeld's intention when opening Red Farm was not to create an authentic Chinese restaurant which competes with those in Flushing. Instead, Red Farm makes Chinese cuisine inspired dishes, using seasonal and local ingredients. Their main focus is to make food that is delicious, regardless whether it taste like Chinese food or not. I like that.
What I like even more are Red Farm's creative dishes that taste just as good as they look. Shu Mai Shooters, Shrimp, Scallops and Mussels with Rice Wine, Tomatoes, Basil and Very Thin Rice Noodles, kowloon filet mignon tarts, Kumamoto Oysters with Yuzu-lemon ice, 'Pac Man' shrimp dumplings, pork and crab soup dumplings are just some of the dishes we ordered when we went there last time. The Kowloon filet mignon tarts were flavorful and the beef was cooked perfectly, the pork and crab soup dumplings are delicate and juicy, just like good xiao long bao should be and the 'Pac Man' dumplings are so cute and taste delicious as well. Our favorite dish there is none other than the Shrimp, Scallops and Mussels with Rice Wine, Tomatoes, Basil and Very Thin Rice Noodles. A perfect example of combining Chinese and Western cooking technique and ingredients to create the most amazing and luxurious seafood noodles. We have similar dishes like this in Malaysia so this noodle dish at Red Farm definitely reminds me of home every time I eat it. Needless to say, Red Farm is one of our favorite restaurants right now.
The restaurant doesn't take reservation, so go early if you want to score a table!
Recommended dishes: Shu Mai Shooters, Kumamoto Oysters with Yuzu Lemon Ice, Shrimp, Scallops and Mussels with Rice Wine, Tomatoes, Basil and Very Thin Rice Noodles, Pork and Crab Soup Dumplings, Kowloon Filet Mignon Tarts.
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And we're back to athletic. Serena Williams showed off her powerful self in 2004.And if you're not yet convinced of the allure of tennis players, take a look at this viral ad for a video game called Top Spin 4.Serena and some random model, both of them in postapocalyptic S&M outfits, volley against each other while a pulsing beat is punctuated with the sounds of a woman engaging in some kind of passionate, sweaty exertion, like tennis.
The commercial doesn't seem to stick around for long before getting taken down, since apparently it was a spec ad, never meant to be released. I don't buy that. I think it was part of the plan from the beginning to release a "too hot for TV" ad.
Nevertheless, I have to say it gets a little to explicit for my tastes. Sure, tennis players are sexy, but do you have to be do blatant about it?


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The battle of comic book titans being promised by Warner Bros, and Zack Snyder in the upcoming Batman V Superman may sell the most tickets, but for many, the battle of morals (not muscles) between Superman and Lex Luthor is the real showdown to look forward to. With Zack Snyder and David S. Goyer re-imagining the "Superman" myth for a modern, more grounded world, it only seems right that his nemesis should receive a similar treatment.
As much as the heroes and villains of comic books have attained the status of "modern myths," there's no denying that the idea of a 'malevolent businessman' changes with the decades. It's no surprise, then, that according to Jesse Eisenberg, efforts are being made to help Dawn of Justice's version of Lex Luthor exhibit a more "modern psychology" than he has had in the past.
While he owes his origins to the world of comic books, Luthor's methods are far from fiction: scheming to acquire land while ignoring those negatively impacted, or using fear to turn public sentiment against a rival have been commonplace for centuries. But despite that, film versions of Lex have tended to be… well, detached from reality, to say the least.
Gene Hackman's Lex seen in the Richard Donner Superman movies put millions of lives at risk out of simple greed, and as memorable as Kevin Spacey's turn in Superman Returns may have been, he followed the same plan without batting an eye thanks to a total lack of conscience or morality. According to Eisenberg, both he and Batman V Superman's writers are looking to approach the antagonist a bit differently for modern audiences.
The initial casting of Eisenberg in the role of Superman's arch nemesis took the world by surprise, but Eisenberg revealed to Total Film (via CBM) that director Zack Snyder didn't happen upon the actor by accident:
"They asked me if I wanted to play the part before they sent me the script. I'm not sure how it worked, but it's something I read with the understanding that I could do the role, If I… You know, they don't just hand the scripts out. But I really liked it on its own terms. I would do it if it was for free and it was tiny."
Eisenberg then offered insight into how complicated the notion of 'villainy' can be, explaining that his own father warned him that actions taken "as a means to some other end" can be just as irresponsible. While some of the modern changes being made by Zack Snyder and the writers are clear – Bruce Wayne isn't afraid to get his hands dirty – and others are more in keeping with the comics – seen in Superman's new suit – Lex Luthor isn't so easy to update.
How do you make Superman's enemy seem anything but off his rocker, or downright villainous (especially in a genre where 'simple' villains are accepted without question)? Eisenberg isn't spilling details about this modern version of Lex Luthor just yet, but did hint at one reason writer Chris Terrio (Argo) was brought onto the project in recent months:
"There are some indications of how the character should behave based on the script, and then as actor makes it his or her own… I got to know one of the writers really well, Chris Terrio, and we were able to discuss things at length and figure out who this person is to create a real psychology behind what is, perhaps, in a comic book, a less than totally modern psychology. I can only say I've been asked to play an interesting role: a complicated, challenging person."
Despite starring in the likes of Zombieland, The Social Network and Adventureland, Eisenberg has openly admitted that he was less than familiar with the history of Superman or Lex Luthor when he landed the role. Some might see that as enough to cast doubt upon the performance he'll turn in, but there's another way of viewing his lack of attachment to the source material.
As one of the few young actors in Hollywood who seems genuinely indifferent to the idea of playing a comic book villain in a big-budget blockbuster, it seems all that matters to Eisenberg is the chance to tackle an interesting role. If for no other reason than the lack of studio-approved talking points in his comments, Eisenberg's feelings on the film's script and production could carry more weight with those skeptical that Snyder can handle the chunk of universe-building he has bitten off:
"I've been in things that have been popular before… To say: 'I can't do that which will appear in thousands of theaters on opening day, but I can do this which will appear in this amount of theaters'… It's arbitrary. I realize how popular comic-book movies are, and now, working on one, I realize why they're popular – the story is really good, the dialogue is really good, the artistry behind every department is high, the acting is really good."
What is it that you hope top see from this "really good" update to such an iconic villain? Do you think a more believable, less old-fashioned maniacal take on Luthor is a well-needed change, or are you more interested in just how much time he'll spend on screen alongside Batman and Wonder Woman? Be sure to sound off in the comments.
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice arrives on March 25th, 2016.
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It's that time of year again where I will share 12 days of decor ideas, favorite recipes (usually sweet), simple traditions and fun things to do.
Day 7:
Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Today's post falls into the tradition & fun category. Every year I do something special with my nieces (I do have a nephew now but he is not old enough to come along yet). The past few years have been craft type activities but this year I decided to mix it up a bit. So, in the next week or so I will grab my nieces for a little adventure while my brother and sister-in-law shop, wrap & relax.
The Activity:
This year we are going on a scavenger hunt all over our city! I am finalizing some plans still but it will include all the landmarks. At each destination they will be given crazy clues that will require photos, video, singing and most likely a little dancing! They will solve the clues and tell me where to drive. There will be holiday snacks and drinks and probably a little shopping for their parents. I've included a list of potential supplies needed as well as the first clue I made for them.
Possible Supplies Needed:
Paper & Pen
Video Camera
Snacks (fruit, shortbread, etc…)
Holiday Drinks (we will visit the local coffee shop)
Coats, Hats, Gloves
The First Clue:
I love this tradition and am looking forward to our adventure. To check out Day 7 from last year click here!


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Prom tickets go on sale today in the lobby during lunch. Bring your signed contract and your payment so you can buy your tickets.
Ellie Csepregi
Catholic Central High School
256-3171 x 892
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed people can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
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I ran out of posts and I'm stressed about life currently and not really in a writing mood. I'll try to get some more reviews lined up shortly, hopefully with some of the purchases I made in San Diego.
If I get my job grant renewed, I'll buy another comic book and review that as well.
Once again, I apologize for the hopefully short break.


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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Nancy Reagan and Raisa Gorbachev will probably meet at least once when their husbands hold next month`s superpower summit, Swiss officials said Wednesday.
Provisional programs call for both first ladies to sightsee separately in and around Geneva during the Nov. 19-20 summit.
Mrs. Gorbachev will tour Vladimir Lenin`s old haunts in Geneva, while Mrs. Reagan`s program may take her to the St. Pierre Cathedral in the Old Town of Geneva and the Reformers Wall with its huge statues of Reformation leaders, officials said.
``But they almost certainly will meet up somewhere for a private chat over coffee and cakes, perhaps at a cafe in town or on the lake,`` one city official said.
Officials said it was possible the first ladies would visit the Chateau de Penthes, a country mansion now housing a museum commemorating Swiss nationals who achieved fame in other lands, including the United States and the Soviet Union.
The museum, officials noted, is close to the U.S. and Soviet diplomatic missions and has a pleasant cafe.
Swiss protocol planners said there should be no language problem since Mrs. Gorbachev has a facility in English.
Mrs. Gorbachev is being offered the ``Lenin tour,`` which covers sites where the one-time Soviet premier lived during nine years in Geneva from 1900 to 1909, and the tavern where he met with friends to plot the 1917 Russian Revolution.


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I had never tried Pan Pastels before and only purchased blue and green. The other colors are just pastels and ink. I love them. I used a make up sponge for the first time with pastels and now I like it for all of them. The whale looked better before I tried to make him stronger. the sandcastle has footprints and the turtle has a trail from the ocean.
I truly love the Pan Pastels (I love pastels better over the years anyway) and am glad I found them. The artists on Paint Party Friday offer a great variety and tell how they use these art supplies. Visit and see for yourself. Thank you Eva and Kristin for hosting this wonderful creative place.
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Hey all,
I'm recently on a diet (tragic, I know) and so I'm trying to find some restaurants that I can go out to and have a good healthy(ish) meal that I won't feel so badly about eating. (salads, wraps, soups... etc. I'm not a vegetarian but I suppose I am open to veggie options if the dish is worth it.)
What, if any, are your recommendations for favourite healthy dishes in Toronto?
Thanks a bunch.


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This is when we were all getting ready to sing the haka. It was a really hot day. Everyone that walked was really exhausted because it wasn't a good weather to walk. While we were waiting to sing everyone at the back of me were moving around trying to get air. I felt annoyed with them but I kept still.
Once the canoe came towards us everyone started singing their hearts out. Sadly no one in our school was singing. Everyone was just standing quietly while the other schools were singing. I felt ashamed because we had a lot of hard practices and yet no one was singing. Other than that, the other schools sang really good. They all sounded great when their voices came as one. The people in the front did really great at the haka. Honestly that was my favourite part when they were doing the haka while the rest were singing. In this part of the event I really enjoyed the singing. It was a really great welcoming.


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Rowan's American Studies major provides a great base for many careers. It is an excellent coordinate major for students in the Elementary Education program as it covers many of the Core Curriculum Content Standards that aspiring educators will be expected to teach. Paired with a minor in Philosophy, American Studies is also excellent preparation for law school. We recommend a double major in Public Relations, and well as adopting a minor that complements your particular interests.
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April 06, 2012
Ako Castuera "They Are Us" solo exhibition at Giant Robot 2
Ako Castuera
They Are Us
April 7 – May 2, 2012
Opening reception Saturday April 7th 2012, 6:30-10pm
Giant Robot 2 (GR2) presents: They Are Us
Solo exhibition by Ako Castuera
Ako Castuera often shows at Giant Robot in group exhibitions. This will be her first solo effort at Giant Robot. Castuera's work involves a look into the past which has brought us into the present. Along with her sweeping watercolor hills and valleys are dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Castuera relays their significance as a dreaming point as well as their contribution in our ecosystem. Also in this exhibition will be sculptural work also depicting prehistoric animals captured in a modernistic style. Castuera's work is colorful, dreamy and captures a concept that explains who we are and where we came from.
2062 Sawtelle Blvd LA,


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On a warm, muggy day in May, I walked with several friends on San Antonio's renowned River Walk. We had taken a boat tour along the River Walk on the previous morning and shared lunch within view of a mariachi band, at a restaurant across the water. But our walk offered a totally different view of this renowned waterway; much of it quieter and more contemplative.
Brilliant bougainvillea overhung sidewalks and Spanish-tiled stairs, which led from riverside to streetside. As we walked we appreciated hand-painted tiles at the Old Mill Crossing - Last Known Place Where Horses Drank and Forded the River - Erected by the Daughters of Texas Trail Drivers. We admired ornate iron work depicting two hands and a cross and commemorating the first mass celebrated in San Antonio, on June 13, 1691.
We rounded a gentle curve and I was momentarily transported to another world. Just ahead, a driver in a straw hat navigated a tour boat beneath an ivy-covered, arched footbridge. White-painted adobe and red tile roofs at one end of the bridge resembled a quaint European village. Only after we walked several more blocks did we return to the hustle and bustle of modern shops and restaurants, and I missed the quieter, gentler River Walk.
Monday, January 12, 2009
American River Walk - European Feel
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Hey, there! Today is my day to post over at Pink by Design, and I have a Father's Day card to share with you today. Here it is:
I made this card for my father-in-law. He's a contractor, plus, he's been doing a lot of home improvement projects around the house lately. From what I gather, this funny sentiment is perfect for him. I got the sentiment from Pink by Design's Tool Time Stamp Set. The tape measure file came from the Silhouette Online Store, and I cut it using my Silhouette Cameo. I added some ink, jute twine, brads, and some doodles, and the front of my 4.25 x 5.5" card was all done.
Here's the inside of the card:
The sentiments on the inside come from the Pink by Design Our Fathers Stamp Set.
Oh, and did you know that there's a fun challenge going on right now at Pink by Design? Each Wednesday, a new challenge will start. This week's challenge is to use words as backgrounds. You have until Tuesday to link up a project HERE. Then, you could win a PBD Love Always Stamp Set, a Just Beachy Stamp Set, and a $10 Gift Certificate to the PBD store. I hope you'll go link up a project...I can't wait to see what you come up with! :)
Thanks for stopping by today! By the way, I have some BLOG CANDY available right now from a blog hop I participated in over the weekend. You can check out that post HERE. I'll be choosing a winner on Wednesday. :) Have a wonderful day, everyone!!!


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055. The Day the Sky Exploded aka La Morte Viene Dallo Spazio (1958)
Director: Paolo Heusch
Writers: Sandro Continenza and Marcello Coscia from a story by Vigilio Sabel
From: Cult Cinema
Watch: archive.org
An atomic rocket sent to the moon goes astray. Shortly thereafter, strange phenomena are seen in the sky.
An Italian-French co-production (hello dubbing!) that's mostly notable for featuring cinematography by Mario Bava who would go on to pioneer the giallo genre. This is an odd duck because it's one of those Mill Creek features that's not particularly anything, neither good nor bad. I'll admit to falling asleep while watching it, having to rewind to catch what I missed, only to fall asleep again. That this happened during the climax doesn't say much for the film.
The film itself is a sci-fi disaster movie that's much more a melodrama than a sci-fi flick (shades of Deep Impact anyone?). An astronaut is sent to the moon on an atomic-powered rocket that's been designed by an international group of scientists, including a Russian. Geopolitics and Cold War paranoia are completely absent from the film. Something goes wrong, the astronaut ejects, and the rocket careens off into space somewhere.
Once he returns to Earth, the astronaut is facing domestic strife because his wife thinks he's spending too much time at the job (of traveling in space) and not enough with his son. As they're about to reconcile and fly back home, strange things start to appear in the sky. It turns out the rocket exploded in an asteroid field which made the asteroids form a mass that's rushing to Earth, sucking up all the planet's magnetism (magnets, how do they work?)
On top of compasses no longer working, the asteroid mass is going to impact the Earth killing everything. In response to this, the astronaut decides he needs to stay back and work with the other scientists which just exacerbates his marital problems: once again, he's putting his job before his family.
There are times you get to work that plotline into your movie, and times where working it in is just shrilly repeating the trope of women being unreasonable. When, in the context of global destruction, the character's concern is their scientist husband not playing catch with Billy as often as he could, your film's politics are showing.
Anyway, the scientists are hoping the moon will destroy the incoming asteroid and, when it doesn't, they come up with a last-minute backup plan to fire all the Earth's nukes at it. Why that wasn't one of the first things they thought of, I cannot tell you.
Of course the moon plan fails, disaster is visited upon the planet in an orgy of stock footage, and, for no apparent reason except the movie needs to run a little longer, one of the scientists goes mad, insists we've been playing God, and deserve our fate. He knocks out the air conditioner to the room holding the "calculator," aka. the computer that's doing all the nuclear launch calculations, causing it to overheat and shut down. We don't actually see this on screen because Spaceman Baddad has had a last-minute change of heart, abandons the project, and finds his family seeking cover in the collapsing city. He returns to the lab to find that the more interesting plot moved on without him.
Anyway, bad scientist gets killed, computer goes online, rockets go boom and the world is saved from galactic holocaust by nuclear holocaust.
One of the curious things about the film is the editing. There are just random cuts throughout, sometimes mid-conversation. I don't know if my version is taken from a damaged print that was stitched together or if it was actually that poorly cut. Those edits do make for some unintentionally hilarious moments, but otherwise it's a real snoozer.
The movie is in the public domain, but my copy has a Mill Creek bug burned in so I can't upload the MPEG. There is, however, a copy available on archive.org if, for some reason, you're particularly eager to watch it or want to add material to your stock footage collection.
056. The Eerie Midnight Horror Show aka Enter the Devil aka The Sexorcist aka L'Ossessa(1974)
Director: Mario Gariazzo
Writers: Ambrogio Molteni from a story by Mario Gariazzo with additional dialogue by Ted Rusoff
From: Pure Terror
An art student is harried by the spirit possessing a sculpture from a deconsecrated church. Her only hope lies with a reclusive priest who's been battling the devil all his life.
From the description and list of alternate titles, you'd be justified in thinking that this is an Exorcist rip off, and you wouldn't be wrong. But where The Exorcist focused on the horror of a child losing control and a priest losing his faith, this focuses more on compulsive masturbation and the sexual potential of possession.
Yeah, it's that kind of film.
Danila is an art student asked to confirm the artistic value of a sculpture of a crucified man that's on display in a deconsecrated church. The church was shut down due to its membership using the grounds for orgies. Danila points out the beauty of the work and starts falling under its spell.
Later, at a party thrown by her parents, Danila sees her mother having an affair with a family friend—specifically getting whipped by the family friend. Danila's unnerved by the experience and returns to her studio to work on cleaning a painting. While there, the sculpture awakens and rapes her. Only it's just a dream . . . or is it?
She starts having violent episodes of compulsive masturbation, begs her father to have sex with her at one point, and generally has repeated visions of Satanic rituals led by the crucified figure.
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The family makes several attempts to cure her before letting scientists examine her. They decide, as scientists always do, that this is a spiritual matter and she should be referred to a priest. She's delivered to a nunnery in a secluded village and tries to escape immediately resulting in one of the most unintentionally funny sequences in the film. She's running, bloody and screaming through the town, without eliciting much of a reaction, and it just looks strange. It looks like an old Saturday Night Live bit featuring Laraine Newman. I was waiting for Father Guido Sarducci to pop out and give his blessing. It would have elevated the tone.
Finally, late in the film, the priest emerges, confronts the devil in the girl, the devil tries to make the girl seduce and corrupt the priest, the priest flagellates himself with a whip (echoing the mother getting whipped earlier), and then dies in a final confrontation with the possessed girl. She whips him to death, but he expels the demon.
The movie never really finds its story. From the conclusion, which runs about as quickly as I've related it here, you'd think it's about this conflict between the devil and the priest, but the priest isn't part of the story until the end. The girl isn't really a character so her presence is mostly for the exploitation effect of seeing her suffer, thrown fits, and take her clothes off. That leaves us with the parents and the story sort of becomes about how the ordeal of trying to save their daughter reinvigorates their marriage. The husband stops ignoring his wife and his wife spurns her sadomasochistic lover. The lover actually threatens to reveal their affair to everyone, but that's his final appearance in the film.
I actually thought the lover was Satan in all the visions the girl was having, which would have heightened the sense that the daughter is disturbed by witnessing her mother's affair. When I realized that wasn't the case, the film lost whatever sense of cleverness I was assigning it.
While not as much of a snooze as The Day the Sky Exploded, I didn't find it very compelling either. It's interesting as an artifact—how films tried to capitalize on the success of The Exorcist and then, from the title, The Rocky Horror Picture Show—but rather than be a stunning mish-mash of original elements and plot points from the source, this reads more as a softcore reinterpretation. The movie just wasn't much fun, and with exploitation fare like this, that's important.
This may be public domain, I'm in the process of finding out. If it is, I'll upload a copy to archive.org. Until then, or if not, streaming copies are easy enough to find with a Google search.


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Nathaniel Gould Furniture Exhibit in Salem, Starting 15 Nov.
Peabody Essex Museum in Salem opens a new exhibit called "In Plain Sight: Discovering the Furniture of Nathaniel Gould." The museum explains:
Even the press release is full of intriguing details:
At the dawn of the American Revolution in a city bustling with trade, politics and commerce, a craftsman of unusual ability was working tirelessly to create fine furniture for his wealthy patrons. Nathaniel Gould (1734-1781) established one of the region's most sought-after workshops, producing thousands of technically sophisticated and aesthetically refined works for clients at home and for export. With an astute business sense, Gould thrived in one of the most tumultuous political and economic eras in American history.The exhibition includes "Stately desks, bombé chests and scalloped-top tea tables made of the finest imported mahogany…alongside paintings, archival materials, decorative arts and an interactive workbench and desk."
Despite all of this, until recently, Gould's life and legacy was largely unknown. Masterworks sat in anonymity in the halls of major museum collections, unsigned by their maker and identified only vaguely by their geographic origin. In 2006, everything changed. In the vaults of the Massachusetts Historical Society, among the records of Gould's estate lawyer, researchers discovered documents that cast fresh light on — and forever enhance our understanding of — American furniture history.
Three of Gould's bound ledgers kept between 1758 and 1783 document in detail the production of almost 3,000 pieces of furniture in his Salem workshop. Painstaking analysis has revealed the identity, preferences and transactions of more than 500 of Gould's patrons as well as the names of his journeymen and probable apprentices. This veritable data dump of information has led museums, antique collectors and the general public to examine their collections with fresh eyes and piqued interest. Works whose significance was obfuscated by the passage of time and lack of provenance are now being reconsidered and reappraised.
Even the press release is full of intriguing details:
- "Gould's work is distinguished by its careful attention to graining, distinctive carved ball-and-claw feet, extended knee returns and superbly carved pinwheels and scallop seashells."
- "Gould built his career on his ability to translate London's latest designs — sometimes gleaned from British pattern books, including Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers Director — into a more conservative style that pleased the tastes of the region's wealthy elite.
- "The Gould ledgers reveal a high percentage of domestic furniture produced to fill wedding orders, mostly from members of the merchant class."
- "His ledgers reveal 616 pieces of furniture that were sold in the Caribbean and of this inventory, 62 percent were desks, half of which were made of cedar — an aromatic wood prized for its ability to deter insects in the semitropical regions."