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- EO's should NEVER be applied topically unless they are diluted in a carrier oil.
- EO's should RARELY be taken internally. Because of the intense concentration of an essential oil, and the process it goes through to be extracted, it acts differently from its herbal counterparts. It puts too much on the liver to process EO's if taken internally, especially on a regular basis.
- Some EO's are not safe for children. If you have done any reading into EO's, you probably came up with Peppermint and Eucalyptus for a cold or respiratory issues. However, these both contain a certain plant constituent which slows down the breathing. In a sick child, it is dangerous to slow their breathing down any more than it already is, so these are not good choices for a child with a cold. (They are also not safe for pregnant women).
- I found a line of essential oils specifically blended for children by another certified (and well known) aromatherapist - Robert Tisserand. These KidSafe blends have been very helpful to a newbie like me!
- Some EO's are phototoxic, so if you have them on your skin when you go outside, it can be very dangerous.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Learning About Essential Oils
Thankful Thursday: Trusting Jesus
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Left to Themselves
Wordless Wednesday
Monday, May 18, 2015
Double Trouble...Double Cute?
Friday, May 15, 2015
A Few Pictures from Our Week
He just couldn't take his eyes off the big guys playing basketball, and he inched as close as he could to the court!
…so the next day Daddy lifted him up to dunk his basketball, but he refused to relinquish the ball from his hands!
Something makes me think he was told to sit still and fold his hands in class…
Liberty got a new baby and accessories from Grandma Godby for her birthday. She even found it in her heart to share with Nehemiah!
Hanging from the slide together…this is a new "trick" they have discovered.
My mother's day card from Elaine! She had help knowing the letters for the greeting, but the "Love, Elaine" part was all on her own!
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Today I had a follow-up ultrasound, to get some more pictures of the baby's heart. He is breech right now, so it's hard for them to see everything they want to see! Though this is only my fourth pregnancy, I have had a lot of ultrasounds! (One or two every month with the twins!). Yet I always stare at that screen in amazement – that we can look at our unborn baby and see his development, movement, and anatomy, and detect any possible problems – weeks before the baby ever takes his first breath of air or utters his first cry. I think if I ever had a job in the medical field, I would want to be a sonogram technician!
Ten days ago the first thing I saw on the screen was our baby boy taking his thumb out of his mouth and then stretching his leg to give me a giant kick. Today I saw all four chambers of his heart pumping.
I guess sometimes as a mom of four little people, I get all caught up in the daily moments that make up life. Wiping noses, changing diapers, grilling cheese sandwiches, giving baths, walking to the park, folding laundry, and answering a million questions. I don't know that it's really sunk in that I'm expecting again. It's just part of life right now, and it's happening quietly while all of the noise and busyness on the outside continues. There are so many busy moments right now that I haven't thought about what's going on inside of me.
But when you see a baby – so very clearly a created little baby – on that screen in the darkened room, you remember that God is in the business of miracles. He created this little life inside of me and He is growing it and perfecting it until the moment I give birth. And then the growing process will continue, but He will place a lot more of the decisions and responsibility in my hands, to nurture this baby for 18-20ish years. It's just amazing. It's a miracle.
Here are a couple of recent pictures of our little miracle. (Both profile pictures, with the head to the left, and the nose and mouth towards the top).
In this picture, the baby had just moved his arm down from his mouth.
It looks like his mouth is open here – that's his tongue sticking out!
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Happy Birthday Twins!
We celebrated the Twinsies birthday on Monday night. It started off with a lovely walk down the Shore Parkway path to the playground. This is one of the first family outings where we haven't taken a stroller!
We came home to a favorite meal – Chicken Nuggets and French Fries. Then we opened presents and had cake. They knew exactly what to do with the cake, and had been asking for it all day! And of course, there were presents!
Enlisting help – to the delight of the bigs
Liberty with Mrs. Potato Head (Nehemiah gave her the bruise under her eye), and Nehemiah with his "ha" and "ba-bit-ball". Nothing else mattered after the ball was opened!
Two small cakes (we don't want to get too fat with two whole birthday cakes!)
Nehemiah would not relinquish the ball for bedtime, so we let him sleep with it his first night. He kept dropping it on his head and crying!
Wordless Wednesday
:: Elaine gave me the night off from dishes
:: 150th Anniversary of the FDNY – so we got to touch the truck!
:: Making Mini Pizzas for supper


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If you naturally have an apple body type can you change it to a pear?
Yes, you can! It's changing diet composition to paleo style eating with portion control. This helps get the stubborn fat from midsection and thighs. Exercise is of course a supplement. Wearing a waist trainer helps too- for forming the "pear" shape.
Hello. You can do exercises to make the body appear to be a pear shape, but our body composition is determined by our bone structure and genetics.
This helps greatly with stomach fat as well as working the core (abs + back more).
The core can be worked daily, so don't be afraid to hold some planks or pick a daily exercise to squeeze in.
In retrospect, work on your abs & back for a stronger core + do 30-60min of moderate cardio 3-5x weekly to reduce your body fat.

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Elder Cannon just had to buy a hat for who-knows what reason. This is just after church.
These two lovely sisters are the recent additions to the office family. Sister Gilman from Washington is on the left and Sister Stewart from Midvale is on the right.
These are the current Visitor's Center sisters. Two are American (#2 and #3 from the left). The others are Portugal, Sweden, France, and Denmark.
We told you about the DeLaMare relatives from the island of Jersey that we found working here at the Temple; Brother and Sister Key. Sister Key is a descendant of one of the other (lesser) wives of Philip DeLaMare.
These are the two Digital Elders that work part-time in the office. They arrange travel for moves and a thousand other things for the mission. They still baptized a great convert this week. In the back is Elder Blair from Missouri and in the Front is Elder Foster from Salt Lake.


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I gave Johnny lifts to a few speaking engagement and he used to entertain me with stories all the way there and back. We'd usually be invited to a dinner in his honour afterwards and I then had to ferry a tipsy octogenerian all the way home. He did like his whisky our Johnny, despite being diabetic!
In extreme environments such as African savannahs where food availability varies greatly with the season, this is reflected in the energy budgets of buffalos and other big animals, which can breed only in times of plenty.


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I am never home in the middle of the day, so I wanted to take advantage of the natural light and took some of my stuff outside to shoot.
First up, I've been looking for nude heels for ages and finally found a pair over Xmas. Yayyy.
These were thrifted, but I can see that they were made by Y-Not. They are not very comfortable, so you can probably see that I inserted Dr. Scholl ball of foot cushions. They were a life saver with my black heels, but not so much with these.
To add to my nude shoe spree, I got some flats from Old Navy while I was in SF.
Old Navy- $13
Polishes I got from a nail supply store in Garden Grove. OPI polishes were half price!
Beauty Zone
9920 Westminster Ave, Suite B
Garden Grove, CA 92844
These are my first OPI polishes and I don't see what all the fuss is about. They weren't that smooth. They chipped pretty easily and they weren't very pigmented. Overall, I was not that impressed. The China Glaze was pigmented and pretty, but I think the mint green was too light and didn't look pretty against my skin tone.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
old haul- shoes and nail polish
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PHOENIX — A business idea could turn out to be a gold mine for one Scottsdale woman.
Renee Moore created a luxurious salon on wheels called Spa Fly. With the services of highly-skilled beauty experts available on demand. The beautifully decorated 30-foot RV is equipped with several pedicure stations, hair stations and televisions and is a hit at corporate events, weddings, sporting events and neighborhood block parties.
Spa Fly has become so popular, Moore is looking to expand the business.
"[We're] in the process in building this new concept into a business model where we can eventually operate more units here and in other markets," Moore said. "I would love to turn Spa Fly into a successful franchise in the future."


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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Cristiano Ronaldo has retained Goal's Salon d'Or prize for the best hair in football, beating Neymar and Graziano Pelle into second and third respectively as Russell Brand handed over the prizes...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Louis van Gaal will not have been happy to see Manchester United fans wearing scarves adorned with Jose Mourinho's face as his side hosted Chelsea...
Monday, December 28, 2015
Sunday, December 27, 2015
In dishing out a 4-0 drubbing of Arsene Wenger's men, Southampton gave Arsenal a Christmas stuffing on Boxing Day...
Labels: Arsenal , Cech , Cuco Martina , Hector Bellerin , Jose Fonte , Laurent Koscielny , Ozil , premier league , Shane Long , Southampton , Theo Walcott , Wenger
Friday, December 25, 2015
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Lionel Messi unwrapping the Ballon d'Or? Jose Mourinho stealing Christmas? How will football's biggest stars be spending December 25th...
Labels: Balotelli , Cristiano Ronaldo , Diego Maradona , Fedel Castro , Messi , Mourinho , Pele , Rafael Benitez , Rooney , Van Gaal
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Rumours that Manchester United were ready to sack Louis van Gaal must have left the Dutchman fearing he'd be Home Alone this Christmas...
Mesut Ozil managed to escape the clutches of Yaya Toure with a few carefully laid traps in Arsenal's 2-1 win over Manchester City...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
The Premier League seems the logical next destination for Pep Guardiola when he leaves Bayern Munich, and he is unlikely to be short of offers...
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Jose Mourinho has put his name into the frame for the Manchester United job, news that spells trouble for incumbent Louis van Gaal.
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Jose Mourinho has been fired by Chelsea...literally! Roman Abramovich lights the fuse, Eva Carneiro jumps for joy and Diego Costa gives him a final throw of the bib.
Roma and Fiorentina crashed out of the Coppa Italia, while Napoli and Juventus managed to avoid an emergency.
Labels: Carpi , Coppa Italia , Federico Bernardeschi , Fiorentina , Higuain , Juventus , Mohamed Salah , Napoli , Pogba , Roma , Spezia
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Javier Hernandez was the dunce in the class with Louis van Gaal at Manchester United, but is showing up his former manager now he is with Bayer Leverkusen.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
The force is strong? Star Wars takes over football
Labels: Balotelli , Blatter , Cristiano Ronaldo , David Luiz , Diego Maradona , Eva Carneiro , Guardiola , Ibrahimovic , Messi , Mourinho , Rooney , Star Wars
"My work was betrayed" - Jose Mourinho throws his Chelsea players under the bus after Monday's defeat to Leicester City.
Labels: Branislav Ivanovic , chelsea , Diego Costa , Hazard , John Terry , Leicester City , Mourinho , Oscar , premier league , Ranieri , Thibaut Courtois , Willian
Monday, December 14, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Eddie Howe masterminded Bournemouth's surprise win over Manchester United just seven days after the Cherries saw off Chelsea.
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Friday, December 11, 2015
Louis van Gaal's Manchester United could meet some familiar faces in the Europa League, with Robin van Persie, Shinji Kagawa and Gary Neville potential foes.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Manchester United missed out on a place in the last-16 of the Champions League following a defeat to Wolfsburg.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Monday, December 7, 2015
Jurgen Klopp bemoaned Liverpool's failure to pick up three "dirty" points as they were beaten at Newcastle.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Saturday, December 5, 2015
A Real vaudeville farce: Madrid's problems descend into a slapstick comedy - much to the delight of Gerard Pique.
Arsenal' injury list continued to grow this week with confirmation that Alexis Sanchez & Santi Cazorla will spend extended periods on the sidelines.
Into the jaws of of demise: Cheryshev's suspension farce pushes Benitez into further trouble, while emotive Pique laughs it up
While Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi look ahead to another awards ceremony, Neymar comforts Barcelona team-mate Luis Suarez, who was cut from the process.
Jamie Vardy's party was in full swing on Saturday as he scored in his 11th straight Premier League match to beat Ruud van Nistelrooy's record.
Lionel Messi comes out on top in the battle for this year's Goal 50.
Watch the animation too
Labels: Animation , Arturo Vidal , Barcelona , Bayern Munich , Boca Juniors , Cristiano Ronaldo , Goal.com , Goal50 , Messi , Neuer , Real Madrid , Suarez , Tevez , Thomas Muller
Real Madrid might have beaten Shakhtar Donetsk 4-3, but their late collapse hints that Rafa Benitez's ship is still sinking.
Barcelona and Bayern Munich flexed their Champions League muscles on Tuesday night as they thrashed Roma and Olympiakos...
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Hello everyone, today I am going to discuss a problem that I frequently run into, something I like to think of as "The Dm's Conundrum."
The Dm's Conundrum
Basically, the conundrum is that I am constantly getting ideas, inspiration, or excitement over a adventure/campaign idea, booklet, setting, or even gaming system, always before I am anywhere close to finishing my current campaign.Usually this entails me spending several hours reading and thinking about a theoretical situation or group, in which this adventure or story would be amazing, often when I should be planning the very real D&D sessions that are right around the corner. I get really jazzed about a certain idea, and them am less invested in the current story I am running, as I am more excited for the new shiny idea I have just had! Does this happen to anyone else?
This most recent round of Dming waffling came about while I was reading The Curse of Strahd adventure, which I had checked out from my local library. This adventure seems awesome, it is spooky, dark, Gothic, has an awesome blend of social and combat encounters, AND it has an amazing unforgettable villain. It's the whole package!
I of course wanted to go to my friendly local game store and buy it right away; however, I guiltily looked at my Temple of Elemental Evil adventure, which my party has just entered, but not started, and realized it will be at least a year before I need more material. Resigned that I wouldn't get to play out the amazing Gothic horror that is Castle Ravenloft I returned the adventure to the library, and went back to reading the Temple of Elemental Evil. Don't get me wrong, I am PUMPED for the Temple; however, in the moment I was disappointed that I most likely would not get a chance for a very long time to run the Curse of Strahd.
This brings me to my DM Conundrum. Most DMs read a lot of D&D material for inspiration and ideas. The more someone DMs the more they read if this material, and the more they think about theoretical ideas. This inevitably leads to theoretical campaigns, getting off track, and spiraling down the rabbit hole that is scanning thru your adventure collection. This would also lead to the conclusion that the more a person DMs, the more unfulfilled ideas you will have, and the more you will debate running additional games to get your favorite ideas at the game table. This inevitably leads to over commitment and failed campaigns, if over indulged, at least it has for me.
While I won't stop looking at new material, I am going to make it a goal to read all of the Temple of Elemental Evil before looking at new adventures, that way I get excited for the adventure I am actually on. This particular adventure is quite complicated, so I think I could very much so use some time to not just read, but also map out the social connections within the adventure, as well as adapting the dungeon.
Perhaps this is just a problem I have, who knows :), but I would be interested to see if anyone else has experienced this, and if they have found solutions.


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1) Visiting my grandparents
My family and I visited my grandparents this afternoon, which was lovely as I haven't seen them for a while. We chatted and ate carrot cake - they are coming to us for Christmas Day so I'm really looking forward to that now!
2) Watching Elf
I haven't watched Elf yet this year but am currently watching it with my family. Such a good film.
3) Watching videos of my dancing and singing from last night
As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I ended up singing the Harry Potter Puppet Pals song last night, and my sister recorded it. Watching it back again today was absolutely hilarious.
4) Receiving some shoes I ordered
I ordered these cute flat shoes from Asos and they arrived today. They are metallic, have little ears and eyelashes, and will be perfect for the festive season - dressed up or down. I thought they were extremely cute (I mean, they are called Little Munchkin ballet flats!) so I just couldn't resist them.
5) Wearing my faux fur coat
I have had a faux fur leopard print coat for a couple of years (see me wearing it in this post here), and wore it for the first time this winter today. So fluffy and cosy!
6) Watching Channel 4 Christmas TV programmes
This evening I watched Great British Christmas Problems and Kirstie's Handmade Christmas Home on catch-up from Channel 4. I love this time of year when all of the Christmas TV and festive specials come on.
She didn't need to be saved. She needed to be found and appreciated, for exactly who she was.
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quarta-feira, 25 de fevereiro de 2009
Western Sahara: "sincere desire" of the parties to continue dialogue
There is a "sincere desire" of Morocco and the Polisario Front to continue negotiations on the future of Western Sahara, said Wednesday in Algiers the new UN envoy for Western Sahara Christopher Ross, currently touring the region.
"This tour has allowed me to see a sincere desire to continue the process (the settlement of the conflict) and help me in my mission of both parties of the conflict (Morocco and Polisario Front) and from the neighbourhood countries", namely Algeria, told the press Mr. Ross, whose remarks were reported by the Algerian press agency APS.
"This first stage of my tour in the region allows me to hear clearly the positions and views," he added, before leaving Algiers, where he arrived Monday in connection with a tour intended to revive the negotiating process between Rabat and the Polisario Front.
Before Algiers, Ross had visited Morocco and the Sahraoui refugee camps in Tindouf (south west of Algeria).
The new UN envoy, appointed in January, said he would now travel to Madrid, Paris and Washington to "discuss with senior officials in the three capitals of the contribution they can make in the exercise of his mission.
Mr. Ross has also reported that in Algiers he had "frank and fruitful" talks with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci and the Minister Delegate for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel.
Former Spanish colony with a sub-soil rich in phosphates, Western Sahara was annexed in 1975 by Morocco, which offers a wide autonomy under its sovereignty, rejecting any independence.
The Polisario, supported by Algeria, on the other hand requires a referendum for self-determination in which independence would be one of the options.
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Today is the last day my baby is an actual baby. He turns 2 tomorrow, and will officially be a 'toddler.' Not that he hasn't been acting like a toddler for the last few months or so. Heaven help us.
Lately, though, he's been all sorts of fun. The language has just EXPLODED onto the scene, and he has started saying things in sentences. Sort of. There is DEFINITE noun/verb/adjective usage going on here. Mainly these little blurbs have to do with him 'wanting' something, but hey, it's a form of communication we hadn't had previously, so I'll take it. His little personality is coming out now, too. Big time. He is such a card, and loves to laugh. And sing. Seriously, I'll start singing him little songs, and he already KNOWS most of them and will at least get most of the tune right, despite not getting all the words. I have hope for his singing career. Guess day-care's done a better job with songs than Mama has. :( Bad Mama!
I'm honestly sitting here thinking how is it possible that he grew so fast? Where did the time go?


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Union-Real Salt Lake: Lineups and prematch observations
- The Union ring the changes after last week's embarrassment in Montreal. Ken Tribbett and Fabinho return to the lineup, and the suspension of Tranquillo Barnetta requires Warren Creavalle to play as the No. 8. Derrick Jones, signed midweek, isn't ready to play just yet.
- It's hard to pinpoint the defensive changes, though both all-stars Andre Blake and Keegan Rosenberry are straight back into the squad. Josh Yaro and Ray Gaddis, both a party to last week's drubbing, make way. Let's see if that makes a difference in the recent defensive slide.
- Nominally, it's a 4-3-3 for Real Salt Lake, which is missing Yura Movsisyan up top with a hip flexor injury. But the action of Javier Morales flitting between the lines creates the difference in shape that should look more like a 4-2-3-1 in attack. The Union fullbacks will have their hands full corralling the pressing runs of Joao Plata and Juan Manuel Martinez.
- Jamison OIave shakes off a calf problem to start in central defense for RSL. He should be the big target to get moving to create gaps, particularly for Roland Alberg to exploit. CJ Sapong will certainly get his licks on Olave in the physical back-and-forth, but Alberg's ability to capture second balls in the space between the center backs and Kyle Beckerman is vital.
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Prep against st. Marys prep won 5 - 0
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
scores in nhl
chicago 2 minosada 1
ducks 3 wings 1
blues 2
ducks 3 wings 1
blues 2
Sunday, April 28, 2013
yup! thats the name of my baseball team.5 wins 0 loses.
Hasbrouck Heights 5k
5k today i handed out water it was funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnyyyyyyyyyyyyyy watching them run past but i only saw about 160 people .
Dog race
My town just had a race so i put my two dogs to work and the youngest dog forest won (remember to kick the black dog)
Mets philles
NHL Eastern playoffs
The Bruins ,Rangers, canadiens,penguins,islanders,capitals,maple leafs,and the senators are all in the playoffs.well it leaves a lot of teams out including my favorite team the DEVILS.(I put it in bold letters because im angry about it.)
Play offs
mets philles
So far so good Mets take the lead against the philles . David Wright hit a rbi to take the lead.So far 1-0.AG
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It's here! My first chapbook, [ G A T E S ], is now available from Black Lawrence Press!
The cover was lovingly designed by the brilliant Yolandi Oosthuizen:
Check out this generous review by Keegan Finberg in the Southern Indiana Review, and this goofy interview I did with the blog Speaking of Marvels.
These charged, elliptical poems make space for the unknown and unknowable, even as they vividly summon the tangible
body of the world. Shot through with sudden glimpses of violence and beauty, Sahar Muradi's poems refuse us comfort
or closure. They offer only what is—yet, paradoxically, haunt us with the sense that we're standing on holy ground.
—Joan Larkin, author of MY BODY: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS
There is an unfettered, inviting, and wryly unconventional voice at work in [ G A T E S ], one capable of making the necessarily
enigmatic turns scale demands when distances known and felt on numerous levels have to be closed in on. These poems
animate and search through multiple lived-in centers that are real and imagined simultaneously, always open, and always irreducible.
—Anselm Berrigan, author of PRIMITIVE STATE and NOTES FROM IRRELEVANCE
Sahar Muradi makes sense of the fragments of memory, the broken buildings of Kabul, Mazar, and Panjsher, the innocence of
childhood punctured by journey, a father's illness, losing a language, and the politics of a war uninvited. Muradi beckons you, asks
how you "authored poorer nations with the hope of freeing / others. The architects of what's left." Indeed the political act of poetry
in this fierce collection is a pained beauty that does not look away as it rebuilds the human starting with the heart.
—Rajiv Mohabir, author of THE COWHERD'S SON and THE TAXIDERMIST'S CUT


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Assalamu alaikum! May Allah reward you for you efforts to help us. I am from Russia and I wish to learn arabic. Can you please advice me some courses or classes for the beginners? Thank you.
Aasalamualikum i am from Sri Lanka the remedy for diabeic worked for my parents and relatives. Jazakallah . Further i would appreciate if you could advice me on the remedies fo liver fats!! May Allah bless you for sharing your knowledge!!!


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Drumming is at the heart of every band and orchestra; it throbs and pulses to bring life and rhythm to music.
To celebrate rhythm, EjectorSeat will be taking influence from Boadrum, turning the park into a stage at their Arts Festival to be held on Saturday 5th June within Palmerston Park.
Drumming workshops will be held at the Band Stand, and will include a few simple exercises, which will then be incorporated into a mass drumming performance of local professionals and brand new novices, all performing together. By dissolving egos and making a unified experience for all involved we hope to bring the park to life as one giant stage. With that in mind, the whole experience is aimed at being as inclusive as possible, and spare drums will be on hand on the day for anyone to get involved. This event will be truly unique and individual for everyone involved, weather engaged or passive, and will change depending on where one stands.
Mac Ince from EjectorSeat said "Our aim is something that goes beyond experimentalism, and develops into being pop in its scope and execution by bringing people together."
The formation will be led by Dave Wade-Brown (from Thomas Tantrum), and as well as many other invited percussionists. The drummers from the bands performing at the Band Stand on the day will also be getting involved.
If you would like to be involved, and perform with the group, contact EjectorSeat by emailing info[at]ejectorseat.co.uk


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Andre Eason Jr. (Waterbury, Conn.) went 2-for-4 to lead the Hornets offensively. Zak Johnson (East Hampon, Conn) (5-4) saddled the loss on the mound, allowing nine earned runs over 4.0 innings of work. Tyler Davis (Williamstown, Vt.) pitched 1.2 innings out of the bullpen, allowing two earned runs on two hits with a pair of strikeouts. Jake Jourdain (Becket, Mass.) and James Mundy (Brentwood, N.H.) combined to throw 3.1 innings of scoreless relief, before Andrew Whalen (Cumberland, R.I.) allowed two hits and one unearned run in the ninth.
Six Spartans recorded a multi-hit performance in the game, including three base knocks each from Dillon Benham, Zach Bahan, and Pat Mumford. Bahan and Davis Mikell both homered in the contest, combining for five RBI and four runs scored.
Hayes scattered four hits and struck out nine with no walks over 9.0 innings of work to improve to 7-1 on the season.
After taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a sacrifice fly by Josh Rylant, the Spartans erupted for eight runs on seven hits in the fourth. Mikell opened the inning with a double that landed at the bottom of the fence in right field. After Rylant worked a walk, Matt Jackson and Jonathan Lindau laced back-to-back RBI singles to give the Spartans a 3-0 lead. Mumford continued the offensive attack with a two-RBI single up the middle, before scoring on an RBI single by Benham. Following a single down the left field line by Bahan, Mikell hit a three-run home run over the wall in right field for his second extra base hit of the inning to extend the Spartan lead to 9-0.
Mumford led the top of the sixth inning off with a single to left field, and he scored three batters later on Bahan's sixth home run of the season. Lindau capped off the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning as the Spartans went on for the 12-0 victory.
Lyndon concludes its season with a 22-20 overall record.
Castleton (31-8) will play the loser of the New England College versus Husson matchup on Sunday.


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Edid: from patterns to scenarios
Monday, March 2, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM (GMT)
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A follow up workshop to the highly successful Eduserv Digital Identity Event, Edid9
This workshop will focus on refining and expanding patterns around digital identity, mapping the domain, and move through to recording scenarios where the patterns can be applied to provide real-world solutions.
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One of the world's most eminent speakers on Islamic Finance is to address industry experts and senior business leaders from across the country at a major conference at
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The whole-day event aims to raise awareness of the potential benefits and advantages Islamic Finance can bring to British and European firms. In addition, it aims to demystify Islamic Finance for corporate decision makers, while giving them the opportunity to discuss their business needs directly with Islamic bankers and practitioners.
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Dr Omneya Abdelsalam, Director of the EIBF Centre at Aston Business School, said:
"I am delighted that Mr Michael McMillen has accepted our invitation to be the keynote speaker. His work in Islamic Finance is world-renowned and to have him come to our great city of Birmingham is an honour to us all."
Dr Abdelsalam added:
"Through the Centre, we are continuing to educate the next generation of Islamic economists and business leaders – both nationally and internationally. Our research has enabled us to study how mainstream financial institutions can learn from Islamic finance practices in their recovery and avoidance of the next global economic crisis."
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"As one of the largest financial and business services centres outside London, it makes perfect sense to host this conference in Birmingham. The city's long-established financial services sector and its growing reputation as a centre for Islamic finance, has remained robust throughout the economic turmoil of the last few years and has been identified as a key driver in economic growth – on a local, national and international level. Business Birmingham is encouraging business leaders from UK and European corporates, to take full advantage of the extensive opportunities which will be highlighted at this unique event."
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Scott91777 found this pretty good article on Slate about how annoying and dull the Saw movies are, and why. It chimed well with the AVPR review I just put up, so I thought I would link to it.
Slate on Saw
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Saw: A Pedantic Bore
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I can't really argue against this. I thought the first SAW movie was reasonably inventive, but the films have become progressively worse with each new sequel.
Here's a very different look at the SAW series, courtesy of Cinescare.
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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are anxiously awaiting the impending birth of their first child together — a sweet baby girl. It should be any day now.
With the days until the birth winding down, Kutcher is reportedly keeping close tabs on his pregnant fiancée.
"Ashton is not letting Mila out of his sight. They are spending every moment together," a source told E! News of the approaching birth. "He can't wait."
Before the precious baby girl's arrival, Kunis is busy "nesting."
"Right now she's just getting everything ready," said the source. "She is making sure the house is prepared and the nursery is stocked. She's been very involved in everything. She really wants to be a hands-on mom."
Mila Kunis shows off her giant baby bump after hitting the gym -- she's getting huge! http://t.co/mSweUta6mv pic.twitter.com/uzfswFMV68
— X17online.com (@x17online) August 29, 2014
According to E!, the That 70's Show alum is very excited about having a girl.
"She is beyond thrilled that she's having a girl. She would have been happy with anything, but she is so excited that it's a baby girl," said E!'s source.
Mila Kunis takes her beautiful bump to prenatal yoga... not long to go now! #babybump http://t.co/qfebQx2dE1 pic.twitter.com/Zdn2YORaq6
— E! Online UK (@EOnlineUK) August 22, 2014
Kunis told Marie Claire that she loves being pregnant and how her body has changed, noting the changes to her breasts.
"They've tripled in size. I was a 34A; now I'm a 36C. I'm so excited!" she exclaimed. "I'm telling everyone I know, 'Go ahead, touch them!'"
Another day, another pic of Ashton and Mila loving life. This time, with sushi and ice cream! http://t.co/nPBd3SvzNw pic.twitter.com/jCROnKj4wB
— E! Online UK (@EOnlineUK) August 16, 2014
The mama-to-be said the couple plan on a natural birth.
"We watched a couple of documentaries and we looked into the...midwife aspect of it and things, and spoke to my OB/GYN and realized that the hospital that I'm going to be laboring in does a midwife, you know, doula type of thing," she told Ellen DeGeneres in May. "So I'm gonna do it as all-natural as I possibly can unless there's an emergency or something."
Mila Kunis has that pregnancy glow! See the new pictures of the star's growing baby... http://t.co/O1xhGEa7zD pic.twitter.com/nqDPfjnINP
— POPSUGAR (@POPSUGAR) August 24, 2014
And she told Marie Claire in July that it will be an intimate birth.
"Two people are allowed in my delivery room," Kunis said. "My doctor and my significant other. And he is staying above the action. He'll be head to head. Not head to vag. Unless he wants to risk his life and see."


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I was surprised to see that it's been months since my last post. Actually I have several sitting in draft, and haven't had the time to finish them, so prepare for a bunch of posts to come soon, as I finally complete those posts.
We've had an adventure in teeth these last few months and I will be sharing what I've learned about natural care and healing of teeth.
I've been helping family and friends for years and decided to make it an official business. I am now accepting personal clients for my holistic life coaching business. If you are interested in learning how to live a healthier, happier life, contact me. I've added a new client questionnaire on that page as well.
Classes and coaching locally in south Floirda and online.
Some upcoming topics I will discuss:
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This just in from Team Astana!
American Levi Leipheimer rolled his custom-painted Trek Madone 6.9 across the line in Pasadena on Sunday to score his second consecutive Tour of California championship, successfully defending his 49 second lead over second place David Millar. For Leipheimer, this year's victory was especially meaningful given the high caliber of riders attending the Tour, including top stars like Millar, David Zabriskie, Tom Boonen, Christian Vandevelde, Paolo Bettini, Oscar Freire, Mario Cipollini, and Fabian Cancellara: "The level of the opponents made this victory so special for me. To win this race was really unbelievable."Leipheimer was quick to give the nod to his Astana teammates, who skillfully controlled the race after he took over the leader's jersey following stage three's dramatic finish: "Without my teammates Brajkovic, Gusev, Horner, Ivanov, Kemps, Mizourov, and Rubiera, I would never have succeeded. They were up front in the most miserable, horrific weather conditions. It is a job really nobody wants to do. We proved that Astana Cycling Team is definitely the best team in the world."
Leipheimer's performance in the Tour of California, and the performance of the entire Astana team, adds to the case that Astana deserves inclusion in the season's biggest races, including the Tour de France. The ASO's decision to ban Astana from its races not only denies cycling fans the opportunity to see the sport's top team compete at the highest level, but also prohibits Leipheimer from realizing his life-long dream of winning the world's biggest race. LetLeviRide.com—a grassroots campaign to draw attention to the ASO's decision—has generated enormous support for Leipheimer and his Astana team, and to date has collected over 38,000 signatures. If you haven't already, please visit LetLeviRide.com and add your voice to the growing number of cycling fans urging the ASO to reverse its decision.


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Pet of the week | Lorna
Lorna is a 7-year-old domestic shorthair mix. She is a sweet cat, but a bit shy. Lorna loves to have her bottom scratched, has been spayed, microchipped and is current on her vaccinations. Inquiries about adopting Lorna or other cats and dogs can be made at the Humane Society of the Nature Coast shelter at Wiscon and Mobley roads, Brooksville. Visiting hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. The shelter is run on donations; no government subsidies are provided. Adoption fees are $100 for dogs, $40 for adults cats, $65 for kittens and cover the costs for all vaccinations, spay/neuter and microchipping.Call (352) 796-2711. Visit the website at humanerescue.org.


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Intel Pentium Pro Processor-based systems provide workstation-class performance and unparalleled price/performance. Workstation, graphics, and software solutions are available from a choice of vendors and can be configured to meet virtually any requirement for creation of linear and/or hybrid content. Visit our booth for a presentation and test drive.
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How to Put on Light Makeup (for Teens)
You might have friends or classmates who have on layers of foundation, concealers, powders, blush and who knows what else. But does it really look that good? We, as teens want to look after our skin, right? Use the guide below to find out how to use as little makeup as possible and still look good. A little goes a long way.
1Hydrate your face. Putting make-up on can dry out your skin, creating a less than professional look. Moisturizers can make your skin smooth and healthy.
2Lightly apply on eye shadow. Many different colors of eyes look better with certain colors, you should base your eyeshadow color based on the color(s) of your outfits, too (except when you have one good look to complete your face and match everything!). From light blue to deep brown, the safest way to go is with a color matching your skin tone. For the full look, put your medium shade on just your lid, then sweep a darker color across crease, then dust the lightest shade in your inner eye corners and beneath your eyebrow. Be careful not to open your eye too wide, you might crease it, leaving an extremely visible mark!
3Hydrate your lips. You wouldn't want your lips to go bare and chapped! Buy a Chapstick Classic to not only hydrate your lips but also, the flavors are super yummy! Soft Lips are also wonderful; they have yummy flavors and are tinted. Lip Smackers work awesome, too! I suggest you wear a nice lip balm beneath your gloss for extra care and softness.
4Apply lip color or lip gloss. Lipsticks are less clear and metallic than this. Put on a clear or light lip gloss to highlight your natural color. Also, go for sheer pinks and corals. Never put on vivid colors. Try to look for more natural and naked tones that match your lip tone well.
5Put on mascara. Wear mascara and curl your eyelashes to make your eyes look bigger and more open. One coat may not be enough. So you may do 2 coats. Remember, not to overdo and clump. Use a lash brush if clumping occurs. .
6Eyeliner. If you wish to use eyeliner use a gray, or lightly apply black eyeliner.
7ALWAYS wash off make up at the end of each day!
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- Wash your face before and after every time you use makeup. This way, you can keep that beautiful complexion that you're working so hard to pump up!
- Always wash off makeup before you go to sleep!
- Use skin-friendly makeup.
- Make it a habit to apply moisturizer before going to bed for a healthy look the next morning.
- Do not put too much on if you do your makeup will look cakey.
- You don't need the whole program listed above- shadow, and mascara. You could just apply (moisturizer of course), eye liner, and lip gloss, and still look fabulous!
- Make sure that the makeup you use is not cheap quality. You don't want it to damage your skin. You only have one face, why use products that are not up to par?
- If you want a more flawless look, but you don't want to cake up your face, BB cream or tinted moisturizers are good ways to start. They give you a fair amount of coverage while moisturizing your face. It's great for teens who are starting to wear makeup.
- Use a light natural look for school!
- Look at your options of brands when picking out makeup. There are many.
- You should you always use powder that is one tone lighter than your actual skin color.
- Don't apply too much makeup. You're a teen and school should be your priority. Makeup is supposed to enhance your face.
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- Nude colors looks the best on teens.
- If you have blemishes on your skin don't coat your entire face with makeup, as it will look unnatural. Instead, just apply concealer on the blemishes.
- Use natural products~ they feel healthier on the skin, and make you feel better about your makeup.
- Remember; makeup is meant to highlight your features, not cover them up.
- Always take your makeup off, because if you don't, you'll have some unwanted acne. This is important.
- Some makeup is tested on animals. If you object to this, remember to check the package before you buy it. Products that aren't tested on animals always have this printed on the box/container.
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I'm new to spudguns. I just built my combustion cannon yesterday and am now trying to build a pnuematic. I read the spud wiki thing, but dont exactly get it. Most of all I need info on filling valves, firing valves, and pressure guages and how to build or buy them.
Well as it says on wikipedia there are different valves you can use to fill it. The valve to fill it allows you to hook up a hose to it to fill the chamber with air from an air compressor, a c02 tank a bicycle pump or whatever. Then while the chamber if full of air you open a valve to fire he gun which lets out all the air and shoots out the potato. As it says on spud wiki "(ball valves, sprinkler valves, piston valves, quick-exhaust valves, and burst disks are the most common)" Ball valves are probably the easiest. And the pressure gauge just tells you how much pressure in psi is in the chamber. Just read the spud wiki.
http://www.spudfiles.com/spud_wiki/inde ... tic_cannon
look at the link above....
valves you can build.....
piston valve
diaphram valve
valves you can buy....
sprinkler valve (requires moding)
butterfly valve (don't recomend)
scahrder valve...(to fill cannon) -tire vavle-
http://www.spudfiles.com/spud_wiki/inde ... ader_valve
pressure gauge
http://www.spudfiles.com/spud_wiki/inde ... sure_gauge
all of that can be cought at lowes or any hardware store
Where could I buy a pressure guage? Are diaphram and piston valves better?How do I use the pressure guage? Whats up with pilot valves?
You can probably buy a pressure gauge at your local hardware store.
Yes piston/diaphragm valves are for superior to most store bought valves.
To use a pressure gauge you screw the threaded part into your cannon were there are two layers of pipe or into a threaded reducer.
A pilot valve empties your pilot chamber.
Anything else?
Please read the previous post. You use the pressure gauge to measure th pressure. Most have a 1/8, 1/4, or 1/2" Connection, You can either plumb it into the chamber with fittings or drill and tap a hole where the fittings and pipe over lap.
The pilot valve lets the pressure from behind the piston. Theis makes it slide back because there is more force on the front of the piston. Do a search for how they work. There are many good animations.
Well, as that appears to be a Watermater of some type I'd say yes. I hate watermaster though, cheap construction recently. I'd rather just by a QEV (Quick Exhaust Valve) but that's my opinion. Do a search on this site (How-to, Pneumatic) for modding a sprinkler valve.
It is like a pre modded sprinkler valve. www.mcmaster.com part # 6646K23 (just enter it in the search bar on the site).
These have an equal or greater flow and opening time then a 1" modified sprinkler valve and only cose a few dollars more.
One port is the inlet, one is the outlet, and one is the piolot(sp). You fill and exhaust from the pilot.
McMaster-Carr is very reliable and has cheap, fast shipping.
either at a hardware store in the air tools isle or of www.mcmaster.com
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This week posting another oldie but goodie from my Tidbits Blog and a newer image with some of my favorite newer filters. I loved the way the above image turned out – never expected it to be this pretty considering it was an image I snapped while standing on the street in front of our hotel. It is Nelson Monument (in center) and Acropolis (aka National Monument of Scotland on left corner) on Calton Hill – I did not get to visit this site but wish I had. This was not difficult to process once I got going. After cleaning up a rather boring image, Topaz (for website link see my Tidbits Blog sidebar) Simplify was opened and a preset I call the John Barclay BuzSim Setting preset was used. I listened to one of John's excellent videos on Topaz Labs and created this preset which has a very subtle result. (The settings are: Simplify: Colorspace RGB, Simplify Size 0.19, Details Boost 1.00, and Details Size 0.20; Adjust: Brightness 0.01, Contrast 1.08, Saturation 1.03, Saturation Boost 1.15, Structure 1.00, and Structure Boost 1.00; and Edges: Edge Type – Color Edge Normal, Edge Strength 0.00, Simplify Edge 0.30, Reduce Weak 10.00, Reduce Small 0.20 and Flatten Edge 0.00.) Next I added 2 lil Owls (for website link see my Tidbits Blog sidebar) Workshop 6 – Texture 1 which has the beautiful turquoise and light yellow sky color – the layer was set to Overlay Blend Mode. The beautiful text was supplied by my favorite Shadowhouse Creations – his Text Brush 5. I actually clipped a bright green Color Fill Adjustment Layer to the text (to clip just ALT+click between the two layers and the color fill adjustment layer will only affect the layer below) – then the text layer was set to 55% opacity. Another 2 Lil' Owls Texture – texture 4 was used as an overlay frame. A light yellow Color Fill Adjustment Layer was clipped to the texture file. A Curves Adjustment Layer where the red, green and blue channels were adjusted to get this slight vintage feel. The last thing done was to add a Color Fill Adjustment Layer to the whole image using a soft cream color (#c6c3bd) and the Nelson Monument was painted out in the layer mask so the eye is drawn to that area of the image.
This image from the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens in Ormond Beach, Florida, used the same Topaz Simplify preset by John Barclay and just used Topaz Texture Effects 2's Facing Fast preset. This time the effect was removed from the foreground flowers and Nik Viveza 2 was used to add a little vignette effect to the image. Texture Effects does a really great job of giving vintage effects and it is always fun to try out the different presets and combinations by adding new sections to get some great results.
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Hidden away from prying eyes
and deep in a colourful forest,
these two magical beings are enjoying
getting to know each other.
Resting in her roots the young dragon
shows no fear of the Willow Dryad
as she offers him an exotic fruit,
and in return the Dryad feels very safe
with her scaly companion.
She hopes that they will become friends forever,
and that he will visit her often with tales of
the world outside of her forest realm.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
A Decision
Until then, hope all is well with everyone!
(And, Chris, I will still read Charlaine Harris and all that jazz. Ditto to Drood and Tender Morsels, Vasilly!)
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Hugs & best wishes. I hope your break rejuvenates you!ReplyDelete
I'll miss you! Hope the break is refreshing and brings you back with new enjoyment.ReplyDelete
totally understand where you are coming from. Relax and enjoy your break! Hugs, love and blessings to you.ReplyDelete
Know how you feel. Some of recent reviews just aren't that great because I'm having a hard time making my review muse work. Sometimes for me it's as easy as changing my font or my font size while writing, other times I change my blog background and for some reason it helps pull me out of my funk!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your break!!!
I hope you enjoy your time away, Kelly. I do know what you mean about needing a break. I'm taking one for the next week and a half. I have a hard time staying away though when I do take a break, but I really need one just the same.ReplyDelete
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Real estate mogul Robert K. Mericle's public standing might have suffered from admissions that he made questionable payments to judges and politicians who advanced his development projects, but his reputation and his money are still good at local nonprofits.
Mericle, 48, continues to be an economic and philanthropic force as he awaits sentencing in connection with $2.1 million he paid two Luzerne County judges who lodged juveniles in for-profit detention centers built by his company.
At the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area YMCA, where Mericle is a longtime trustee and the swimming pool bears his family name, Mericle's involvement in the kids-for-cash scandal is beside the point, according to Director James Thomas.
"Everything he's ever done for the YMCA has been good for the community and kids," Thomas said. "I really don't care what those other things are.
"He's been someone who throughout the years always worked to help the Y serve more people and more families. He helped us accomplish things we would not have been able to do without his help."
Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania Inc. President Melissa Turlip said Mericle's donation of land and construction services for the group's Pittston Township headquarters, which houses the Mericle Family Center for Enterprise Education, was a "great gift to this community."
"This building would not be here and the kids would not have the opportunity if not for his support and that of his employees and contractors," Turlip said.
Turlip and Thomas would not reveal the magnitude of Mericle's financial support for their organizations. Mericle did not respond to requests for an interview made through his company and one of his attorneys.
Judy Nadler, a senior fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University in California, said the non-profits' continued embrace of someone like Mericle could send a wrong message to the community and to other donors.
"I'm not saying these people should not be entitled to return to their communities and try to make amends and get involved again," Nadler said. "But I do think in cases such as this one, a non-profit or public agency has to exercise extreme caution, not just because there might turn out to be another problem, but because the perception of the public could be that you're dealing with convicted felons and that may not go over well."
Nadler said nonprofits have an obligation to uphold community standards.
"They are entrusted by the public to do a certain job or fulfill a certain need in the community and many of them receive public funds," she said. "If they're non-profits, they are not taxed and they have an ethical and legal responsibility. No matter how wonderful the organization, no matter how worthy the cause, everyone has to abide by not just the rules, but by the values of that organization."
Mericle's community contributions and his company's voluntary role in shoring up levees and cleaning up debris from September's flooding crisis could work in his favor when he is sentenced for withholding information about the kids-for-cash case from a grand jury. His attorneys in the criminal case, who did not return messages seeking comment, will likely cite both in arguing for a lesser sentence.
Mericle faces up to three years in prison, but sentencing guidelines indicate a 12-to-18-month sentence is more likely.
Until January 2009, when he was identified as one of two businessmen who had made payments to disgraced county judges Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan, Mericle was a local business legend with an unblemished reputation and a solid record of philanthropy.
The son of a Wilkes-Barre hardware-store owner, Mericle capitalized on 1983's Cabbage Patch Kid craze while studying economics at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. After witnessing a customer free-for-all at a city department store that received a shipment of the sought-after but understocked dolls in November 1983, Mericle ordered 10,000 on credit and sold certificates promising post-Christmas delivery. After the Cabbage Patch coup, he formed a toy-distribution company that he operated through his college years.
Mericle then went into real estate, transforming a crumbling, abandoned shoe factory in Wilkes-Barre into the first local headquarters for student-loan processor Sallie Mae. He found a niche buying lots in the local industrial parks owned by chambers of commerce, building on them and wooing local and national firms to purchase or lease, often using government tax incentives as bait.
In 2005, Mericle began his own 1,800-acre commercial park, CenterPoint, which was built with the help of $25 million in state grants and loans and has attracted national firms such as FedEx and Lowe's. Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services now has 130 tenants occupying 10 million square feet across Northeastern Pennsylvania. It employs 150 and continues to build and market properties.
It was one of the firm's construction projects, a for-profit juvenile detention center built for PA Child Care LLC in Pittston Township, that ensnared Mericle in the kids-for-cash case.
Subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in 2007, Mericle concealed information about $2.1 million in "finder's fees" he paid to Ciavarella and Conahan for putting him in contact with PA Child Care, which was co-owned by a friend and neighbor of the two judges.
Mericle later pleaded guilty to failing to report a felony, but based on his subsequent cooperation, federal prosecutors were prepared to recommend only a four-month prison sentence. That agreement fell apart in January after prosecutors learned Mericle concealed that his company had allegedly performed $35,000 in free building renovations for former state Sen. Raphael Musto to reward Musto for supporting state financing for CenterPoint.
Mericle's sentencing is on hold pending his testimony at Musto's trial, which has been postponed until June because of the former Senator's ill health. Under Mericle's revised plea agreement, prosecutors may recommend that he receive up to the maximum sentence of three years in prison, although federal sentencing guidelines indicate a 12-to-18-month sentence is more likely.
As part of his plea agreement, Mericle voluntarily placed $2.1 million in an escrow account to be distributed to local youth programs. Disbursement of the money has been delayed along with his sentencing.
In fashioning a sentence for Mericle, U.S. District Judge Edwin M. Kosik may consider not only Mericle's good works, but also incriminating information unrelated to the kids-for-cash case, including Mericle's lavish Christmas gifts to Musto and Ciavarella, which neither elected official reported on state-mandated financial disclosure forms. The former judge received $5,000 in cash annually from Mericle, while Musto received electronic equipment, gift certificates for lobsters and other items.
In the months after he was linked to the kids-for-cash case, Mericle quietly left several nonprofit boards of which he had been a member, including those at Geisinger Health Plan, the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry and Earth Conservancy, which reclaims and markets mine-scarred lands.
But he continued a long-recognized pattern of involvement in and support for local charities.
For example, in November, Mericle gave $2,500 to Valley Santa, a holiday program for needy families jointly sponsored by The Citizens' Voice, Citizens Bank, Boscov's Department Store and the City of Wilkes-Barre.
His annual donations to Valley Santa date back to the program's beginnings more than 25 years ago, according to Valley Santa President Kimberly Borland. In his law practice, Borland represents Mericle in a series of civil-rights suits filed by former juvenile court defendants jailed in the kids-for-cash case.
Borland's son, Joseph Borland, who is also a Valley Santa board member, said the organization does not screen donors in any way.
"First of all, Rob Mericle and his family have been long-time supporters of Valley Santa and this organization. They have done this both financially and by giving their time as volunteers," Joseph Borland said. "As far as who gives donations, Valley Santa is very grateful for the donations it's received this year and is pleased to accept donations from all donors this year, including Rob Mericle."
In some ways, Mericle and his money have become more visible in the community in the three years since he was called before the kids-for-cash grand jury.
In 2009, his company started an annual "Mericle Makes a Difference Day" aimed at utilizing its employees, equipment and expertise for community projects - most recently the rehabilitation of a youth sports complex in Lackawanna County in May.
And in September, Mericle dispatched trucks to patch a leaking levee along the swollen Susquehanna River, helping spare Wyoming Valley from potentially devastating flooding that could have rivaled the 1972 Agnes disaster.
Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority Executive Director James Brozena said Mericle contacted him to volunteer.
"I told him, 'There's no way I can guarantee you I'm going to be able to pay you anything, but if you want to load up trucks with material and dump it here, you're doing it at your own risk."
In a statement released by Mericle Vice President for Marketing Jim Cummings, the firm declined to be paid.
"All of our contributions to the flood relief effort have been completely voluntary. We have no intention to seek reimbursement and never did," Cummings said.
As the river receded, Mericle dispatched workers and equipment to clean up debris in flood-ravaged Duryea and made a building in Hanover Township available for use by Salvation Army relief workers.
Mericle's work during the September flooding has won praise from numerous government officials and members of the general public.
Duryea Mayor Keith Moss said he sensed no ulterior motive in Mericle's flood-relief work.
"I think he did it out of the goodness of his heart. I don't think it was due to the problems he was having," Moss said. "I think he did it absolutely out of the goodness of his heart to help the people of Duryea."
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Local developer Robert K. Mericle has been linked to three criminal cases in which payments were allegedly made to elected officials.
> Mericle has admitted paying $2.1 million to former Luzerne County judges Michael T. Conahan and Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. in the kids-for-cash case. The former judges were convicted of conspiring to profit from lodging juvenile offenders in privately owned detention centers built by Mericle's company. Conahan is serving 17½ years in federal prison. Ciavarella is serving 28 years. Mericle, who cooperated with prosecutors after lying to a grand jury in the case, is awaiting sentencing for failing to report a felony and faces up to three years in prison.
> Mericle is expected to testify in the upcoming trial of former state Sen. Raphael J. Musto. Prosecutors say Mericle's company performed $35,000 worth of free renovations to a building owned by Musto. The trial, twice postponed because of Musto's ill health, is scheduled for June. Mericle has not been charged in the Musto case.
> Federal prosecutors say a $5,000 cash payment from Mericle to former Jenkins Township supervisor Russel Arnone "under the guise of a campaign contribution" led to charges of failing to report a felony against Arnone. Prosecutors say Mericle wanted to reward Arnone for a reduction in the inspection fees the township charged for Mericle's CenterPoint Commerce & Trade Park. Arnone was sentenced to probation. Mericle was not charged.


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Dear Ben,
My history professor, who is an old woman and frankly (that's a pun) kind of hot, had us read a letter you wrote so we could talk about how sex worked in the Colonial era. I raised my hand and said that sex probably worked the same then as it does now, you know, with Jell-o shots and certain body parts, but my professor (did I mention that she's hot?) means that people didn't talk about sex the same way or maybe have the same expectations, like the guy didn't just leave afterward, or maybe he did, but then the next day he ignored her hand-written notes instead of pretending not to get her texts.
My professor (legs like Beyonce's!) told me we had to write you a letter back. So here it is.
If you watch E! now, you'd think no one ever went out with an old woman before Demi Moore. But your letter shows that it's old school! I guess that proves what my professor keeps saying: history shows us we're not so special, and what seems new is probably just unfamiliar.
I'll tell you what's unfamiliar. When you say old women are grateful that you date them, I can say honestly that is not my experience. I've hooked up with a couple of cougars, some almost thirty-two, and it wasn't like they were grateful at all. B-Frank, let me tell you: My high school football coach was less demanding than them old ladies. You hook up with an old woman, you've got to meet some serious standards. Tuck your shirt in. Pick the French fries up off the car floor.
And Ben, I know your face is on the C-note, but I don't think that means you should call sex "commerce." It's funny to think of sex that way, but mostly these days it's illegal.
So, all in all, it is an interesting letter you wrote, and I admire your sexpertise. I don't have as much personal experience as you, but I'm paying careful attention when you say that old women get lax in the upper parts while staying plump and firm in the lowers, so you can't really tell a woman's age in the dark. Let's hope that's true for you, too, old man. Because you're still a couple hundred years away from Viagra.
Your affectionate friend,


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Cassidy and I had a great Thanksgiving Break. We took off Tuesday night after work, got about to Beaver, and Cassidy realized he forgot the voucher for the GRE. Without the voucher, he wouldn't be able to take the test. So we ate at DQ and headed back to Cedar, grabbed the voucher, and got started all over again! Luckily, Cass stayed awake and alert the whole time and we made it to South Jordan safe and sound!
Wednesday morning, Cass took the GRE and I met my mom and siblings at the new outlets in Lehi. I was hoping to find lots of deals on both baby and adult clothing, but the baby stores didn't really have anything for that good of a deal. Luckily for me, I had gift cards and a coupon for Gap, so I got me and Cass some cute new outfits. After shopping, I headed back up to South Jordan to meet up with Cass and hang out with the McCoys. A lot of the cousins came and it was good to see everyone.
Thursday was Thanksgiving, of course, and we spent the day at my parents' house with all the Stones, Johnsons, Ainges, and Borens. Cassidy's dad and grandma were able to come down and join us, too. It was so great to have everyone together. Too bad the family is getting so big we have to have two tables! But it was good food & a good time!
On Friday, we went to the Living Planet Aquarium with my family. I hadn't been since it was at the Gateway. It was neat to see how much they've grown, plus I liked looking at all the animals. I'll post more later with pictures :) That night we headed back to the McCoys for hair night and leftovers. More cousins came and they all loved playing with Cassidy!
Saturday morning we met up with Dylan and Morrell at Golden Corral. Turns out they have a breakfast buffet, which was great (read: they had biscuits and gravy!!). We stuffed ourselves (sort of the theme of the weekend!) and had a good visit. Afterwards we headed up to Chris's house to visit & play with Pyper, who was very excited to see us! That night we went ice skating with almost the whole clan, everyone but Dylan, and I'll post pictures of that later too.
We had a great break and are so grateful for our wonderful families! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!


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I am hosting the 15th edition of the Military History Carnival, which should be up on 14th June if all goes according to plan.
So far I have been adding large numbers of mil hist blogs to my Google Reader. I am basing this on previous carnivals and on blog rolls such as HNN's Cliopatria blogroll. I am impressed by the number of American Civil War blogs that are out there; this reminds me of a comment I saw in the visitors' book at Appomattox: "It's not over". Right.
If anyone needs some ideas for a post for possible inclusion, here are a few themes or sections I am thinking of using to structure the carnival:
- forgotten (or little known) engagements
- good and bad tactics
- collateral (civilian impact)
- eyewitness accounts
- (lowish rank) individuals who made an impact
- interesting weapons
- book reviews
- contributions to "big debates" (eg is the Civil War over yet)
Submissions sent so far: 1 (early days yet!) .
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Theme ideas for MHC15
I am hosting the 15th edition of the Military History Carnival, which should be up on 14th June if all goes according to plan.
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15 May, 2008
The 14th Military History Carnival is up
The 14th Military History Blog Carnival is up at Investigations of a Dog.
The theme is "Contested Boundaries" and Gavin Robinson has assembled lots of interesting posts not just on disputed borders, but also other boundaries (when is a 'terrorist' a 'freedom fighter', what constitutes a 'war crime', the roles of men and women in conflicts, etc).
The next edition of the Military History Carnival will be right here on 14th June. Please email submissions to me at alunadler at yahoo dot co dot uk, or use the submission form. I am thinking of some potential themes such as "eyewitness history" - feel free to make a suggestion for a theme...
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01 May, 2008
Cardinal Wolsey's Blogstats for April
Cardinal Wolsey's blog stats for April in case you are interested:
Visits: 821
Pageloads: 1292
New visits: 87%
Of the 821 unique visits,
337 were from the USA (Hi to all readers in the former colonies),
247 from UK,
63 from Canada,
49 from Australia,
14 from France,
13 from Sweden,
and 98 from other countries.
Interestingly, no visits from China. I recall that last year, or maybe 2006, there was a burst of activity from China, including a tractor factory, but then the hits mysteriously dried up. Could this be related to someone taking a dim view on any blogs featuring rebellions I wonder???
In the US, New York State just beat California in numbers of visits to this blog. Cardinal Wolsey will be sending an educational mission to a number of the flat windy States where the people have not yet seen the light.
Apart from the home page, the most popular page in April was the post on the BBC's Purple Haze Medieval Mix.
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I have loved my time at Danville. I have learned so much and gotten to know some really great teachers and kids. I felt comfortable there. Danville is a lot like Plainfield and so it was definitely in my comfort zone. It was a great school to work at and I am grateful I had the opportunity to teach there. However, I still felt a calling to a different type of school. Ever since I went on a couple of mission trips in high school, I have desperately wanted to teach in a more urban school. It's a hard feeling to explain but I know that's where I belong. This dream came to life when I student taught in Perry. I had such a great experience there and felt like it was the type of environment I'd love to teach in. I love the diversity of students and how much they impacted me. Don't get me wrong..my students at Danville have greatly impacted me and I will miss them dearly. I just feel like I belong somewhere else..and not just because there was no job for me in Danville...ha! :)
So, about a month ago I started the job search again. I would check every school's website within a 30 mile radius for job postings. I did this every single night! It became a little game that I did NOT like to play! I applied for a fourth grade teaching position at Pitsborro elementary, another small school in Henricks county, and also a sixth grade teaching position at Creston Intermediate Academy in Warren Township. I prayed about it a lot. I asked God to lead me to the school he wanted me at. The school that I would hopefully stay at for a while.
Fast forward a few days and I got a call from Pitsborro to interview. Unfortunately I did not get an interview for the full time fourth grade position I had applied for, but instead a fifth grade maternity leave position at the same school. It had been a little over a week since I had applied at Warren, so I had pretty much given up on getting an interview. I agreed to interview for the maternity leave, knowing that it was not what I wanted. The morning of the interview I was feeling really discouraged. I just wanted a full time job. Little did I know, God was just wanting me to practice patience (I need LOTS of practice in this area). The day of my interview with Pittsboro I got a call from Warren and they asked me to interview the next day. I was SO excited I could hardly contain myself. I went ahead and went to my interview at Pittsboro and it went really well. They offered me the position and it sounded like a great school. Duane and I decided that if I did not get a full time teaching job, we would risk me taking the maternity leave and not having anything after it (I'm so lucky to have a supportive husband). After my interview I started preparing for my interview the next day.
My best friend, Carrie, teaches at Creston Middle School and she came over and helped me "prep" for my interview the night before. She was a big help! I was a nervous wreck the day of my interview. Luckily I was teaching all day so that helped take my mind off the interview. I headed to the interview right after school. I prayed the whole way there. I just had a feeling that I would love teaching at Warren. To my surprise, the interview went great! I loved the principal and assistant principal and thought the school sounded like the type of school I wanted to be at. I left the interview feeling pretty confident. After all, I did just teach sixth grade for 6 months so I think I should have a little idea of what I'm doing...right?! :) The principal said they would discuss their decision and call me in the middle of the next week. I was dreading the "wait" time, but felt like I had done the best I could in the interview and the rest was up to God. Little did I know, I'd only have to wait two days!
On Monday my current principal came to me and said he had just gotten off the phone with Creston's principal and that I needed to call him. I left my kids with another teacher and called him right away. And guess what....he offered me the job!!!!!! I was SO excited!!! So excited and so relieved. God had answered my prayer and where HE leads me, I will follow.
Today was my last day at Danville. It was a very bittersweet day. I was sad to be parting with my students especially since I won't see them again in the future. I was also sad to leave some of the amazing teachers I have met. However, I am so ready to move on to my new job. Am I nervous, of course! It wouldn't be normal if I wasn't! I know that this is where God wants me, and I find a lot of peace in that.
These last few weeks have been nothing short of crazy and I am so relieved to have a little break. In college we always learned about how stressful the beginning of school was, but no one ever told us how crazy the end of school was. Geez! I wouldn't have gotten everything done had it not been for Duane. He helped with lots of end of the year things while I was setting up my new room at the summer camp I work at. He's a keeper I guess....:)
So there you have it. I am so excited to start my second year (kind of) of teaching. I can't wait to blog more about it! I'm exhausted though, so I think it's time for me to relax! Have a great night!


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For all the slack that Yankees GM Brian Cashman will receive around the league by spending so much money on CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett, it is good to see Cashman show some financial restraint with Mike Cameron.
Sure the Yankees could have used Cameron, 36, in 2009. He would be an immediate upgrade over the Melky Cabrera/Brett Gardner combination that is currently staring Yankee fans in the face.
Not to mention that Cameron is a pretty good player himself. Last season, Cameron hit 23 homers in only 444 ABs. stole 17 bases, and continued to play gold glove defense in center field. He would have been a good fit on a veteran Yankee ball club that is looking to do big things in 2009.
With that said, Cashman made the right call by not acquiring Cameron.
-Mike Cameron is a good player, but he is not worth $10 million bucks in 2009. The Yankees could spend their money wiser by going after Manny Ramirez to play left field or Derek Lowe to fill out their starting rotation. Cashman could upgrade this team even further without acquiring Cameron.
-Mike Cameron is a flawed player. He strikes out way too much (142 K's in 444 ABs in 2008) and he does not hit for average (only .243 in 2008). The 2009 Yankees could probably live with Cameron's strikeouts and poor batting average if they have everyone healthy, but a healthy Yankee team in 2009 is a big question mark at this point.
It's easy to overpay a guy when you have an endless payroll, but at this point, the Yankees could do better than Cameron. The free agent market is playing well into their hands and if they wait out the current market, they could wind up with an even better team than the one they have on paper right now.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Hammerin' Cameron
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"Josh, do you want yellow paint or blue paint?" I asked the dark handsome young man as he held his paint brush at the ready.
"Do you want yellow paint or blue paint?" came his reply.
I tried a different tact: "Which color would you like?" I asked as I pointed to the yellow and blue bottles.
"Which color would you like?" he repeated as he rubbed his hands in anticipation of painting.
His piercing blue eyes gazed at me and my heart melted. Holding his hand, I directed his attention toward the paint. First, I placed his hand on the blue bottle and then on the yellow bottle. "Choose one." I instructed.
"Choose one." he repeated as he picked up the blue bottle and handed it to me.
"Great job, Josh!" I praised his choice.
He grinned at me as I poured his paint into the cup. Without any hesitation, he carefully dipped his brush into the cup and went about his work with unbridled delight. It was clear that this young man was born to paint. As he turned the melted record, he never got one drop of paint on himself or the table. His meticulous workmanship was evident as his creation came to life. It was going to be a blue flower - a piece of yard art. The
iridescent blue on the black record was strikingly beautiful.
"This is going to be a masterpiece!" I said to Josh.
"This is going to be a masterpiece!" He repeated.
Next to Josh sat Jason chatting away about this or that as he made his melted records into a small fountain. Behind Jason, Zach was removing the cover off the worm bin preparing to feed the worms. On the other side of Zach, two volunteers were busily melting records on a grill having a grand time laughing and reminiscing about the days when we played our music on turntables. The baby sat in her playpen while Derek fed her cheerios.
"I'm the best babysitter." Derek informed me.
"Yes, you certainly are!" I smiled at him.
As I looked around at all my special students I couldn't help but notice what a happy place it was. No one was grouchy. No one was complaining. It dawned on me that I couldn't remember a day when anyone was ever in a bad mood. I know that all my troubles seem to melt away when I'm with my kids.
Why, I pondered, are all these kids so happy? Surely they shouldn't be happy by our standards. Some of them can hardly speak. Some have physical deformities that are very limiting and must be painful. Yet, they are all exceedingly happy. No, JOYFUL. That is what they are - JOYFUL. They are filled with joy beyond what we mere mortals can comprehend.
I have a theory. My theory is that these special people are God's earth angels. They are angels sent into our lives to keep us humble. They are sent into our lives to remind us of how blessed we are. They are sent into our lives to bless us with pure joy - if we allow it. You see, we have to recognize God's precious gifts in order to enjoy them.
"Josh," I said as I noticed he was almost done with his blue flower, "would you like to paint a yellow flower now?"
"Yes." he said.
My heart almost burst. Josh had never answered a direct question in his life. This is what I live for - little victories which shine through my special students every day. They are my earth angels that I am so blessed to serve.


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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A New Adventure
Finally, we are on the move once again. My husbands company is transferring us to a new location. We are on the move to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Islands, RUSSIA. I am excited to explore another part of our great world and have been frantically been selling and condensing my scrapbooking collection as we will be moving from 2800sqft to 1500sqft. I also have to give up my Close to my Heart Consultant Status as I cannot get any of thier fabulous products shipped there. I do plan to still keep my blog but the direction of my posts will be different as I will be focusing, not on classes, but catching up with my personal scrapbooking and enter various contests. I hope that I will meet some other expaitriates that also share my passion so that we can scrap together. In the coming months look for some posts regarding life in the Sakhalin Islands along with pictures. Wish me Luck and inspiration.
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Today, the World is a Little Bit Safer
It has come to my attention that Colorado's Paul Stastny scored two goals in last night's game against Calgary. I would like to be the first to thank Paul in his generous efforts of not only attempting to save the world, but also putting our collective fears at ease. I don't know how you feel, but I think a small part of me died as Stastny was held without a goal for nine straight games from October 13th through November 3rd. Now we can continue on with our daily lives, no longer enduring sleepless nights filled with nightmares of the young Stastny never scoring again.
Today, the world is a better and safer place thanks to Paul Stastny, who in lifting himself out of a scoring slump, has lifted us all up. Thank you, Paul. Thank you.


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Harrison Ford Waxes "Acre" of his Chest Hair as Analogy to Rainforest Deforestation -- um, what?
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We're all for the awareness-raising-thing, but we just don't get the link here: Harrison Ford's man-carpet unceremoniously torn off by a well-meaning esthetician; the logging, mining, cattle-ranching and hydro-electric-damming of the "lungs of the planet." Wait, now we see, Indiana Jones (IV!) star Ford wasn't fearless enough to have a lung ripped out as an analogy, so right, chest hair -- close enough for consciousness-raising. WATCH THE VIDEO>>
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Now that's one strange celeb eco-moment.
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
We're Our Own Worst Critics.....
5 comments:
- Bella @Bellgetsreal said...
You are gorgeous and so is your family. Your face does NOT look puffy at all. Yes we are our worse critics. Great family photos, something I need to do again soon.
- June 2, 2011 at 12:53 PM
- Julie said...
Are you kidding me? You are beautiful and must important you have a gorgeous healthy family. I have to agree though that sometimes we are to hard on ourselves. My husband keeps telling me "don't be too harsh on you" And he's right. If we are not kind to us, then who will be?
Have a great weekend!!
- June 3, 2011 at 2:21 PM
- annechovie said...
We are always the hardest on ourselves, Lila! I love the photos - you have a gorgeous family. Have a great wknd! xo
- June 4, 2011 at 9:04 AM
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