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I'd forgotten how much I was missing.
A lot, which is what Hyundai insists on stuffing into its cars as standard features. Hyundai has won a lot of converts this way, and frankly, I'm amazed that so many people still opt for other automaker's offerings when Hyundai offers a much more feature-loaded equivalent of the same car for a substantially lower price.
Take my tester, the 2013 Hyundai Sonata Limited PZEV sedan. PZEV, by the way, stands for partial zero emissions vehicle. Think green, very good for the environment.
For the $25,845 starting price, the customer gets electronic stability control with traction control, four-wheel disc brakes with assist and electronic brake force distribution, 17-inch alloy wheels, power sunroof, front fog lights, leather seating surfaces, heated seats front and rear, dual temperature control, all the audio bells and whistles and magnificent warranties – all standard.
That's a steal, believe me.
Add in good gas mileage of 24 miles per gallon in the city and 35 mpg on the highway, and you're really talking a bargain.
Oh, it looks nice as well. Swoopy enough to be sporty and squared enough to be sophisticated, the Sonata cuts through the air smoothly and quietly. Interior space for five is quite good. Ride smoothness is right there.
The power plant is a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder machine rated at 190 horsepower. It's not a neck-snapping engine, but it serves this midsize sedan quite well. If you really need to get out of harm's way, you'll have to put your right foot the floor. Otherwise, it handles most everything else on the roadways with ease.
One other bonus: safety. A long list of safety figures is bolstered by a flurry of five-star government safety ratings for all types of crash scenarios. I typically don't buy a car based on how I think it might save my life, but those who have this as a priority won't be disappointed.
All in all, the Sonata remains the car I remember from years past: loaded, safe, attractive and affordable.

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Somehow, it is almost end of July ... Oh well, I skipped two months of life reports not because of lack of happenings but because of too much of it.
R. finished the basement reconstruction, just in time for my rounded birthday party :). We are still getting used to so many of the new spaces, sometimes one can get lost there :). Mom came to visit for a month and my friend M. came for the long weekend. With my mom, we quarreled a bit, than we made peace. We managed to go to see ocean in the beautiful Lewes park (but water was just toooo cold for me to swim, only M. the seal went in), we went to Sky Meadows in Virginia and to the Fredrick in Maryland for the 4th July fireworks, we visited inner harbor in Baltimore, Mike's crab place on the river in Annapolis, we ate raw oysters in old Ebitt grill and Thai dumplings in Georgetown... Mom went back home on the 7th, i already miss her ...
This summer is very hot and humid, we have long periods with temperatures around 100 F, and some heavy stormy rains too, (too much water, we are actually loosing the gutters one after another). Garden is very jungly by now, we ate the pees in early June and some leftover sour cherries (we discovered our cherry tree is of that variety), now i am collecting first tomatoes and string beans.
I successfully fighted back the black spot mold on my rose bushes, so we are getting continuous rounds of new blossoms, only they are a bit smaller than those first spring ones. All the last year morning glories, marigolds and zinnias came back, i did not have to use any new seeds this year ...
As well, now is the peak time for gladiolas, we have so many blooms from the last year bulbs which were supposed to be just annuals, i guess all that snow was good winter protection against frost.
Help! Did I get fake Jo Malone and LVEB EDT?
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Well, it's 2:30 in the morning, and I think I've been packing for about...a year. Anyway, it's our last night (day?) in Sayulita. Sigh. So sad. But, we've had a great weekend and here are the pictures to prove it.
*disclaimer - I didn't make the cupcakes. And, I only feel a little guilty about that.
Evie and pals - Jimena, Samuel, and Lupita.
P.S. Is Cole almost as tall as me? What the @#$%? I was on a hill...
How cute are we? And, I'll have you notice my burly neck muscles which are directly related to the head stands that I can now do in yoga without falling on my arse. Ahem.
We have such delightful friends here in Sayulita (which makes it extra hard to leave). And a few of these delightful friends "strongly encouraged" us to leave our packing for just a brief while and join them on the beach for a farewell and a mai tai. Thanks you guys. You made us feel loved! See you in November.
Uh-oh....roosters just started crowing...good night.
P.S. I'll meet you north of the border.


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SAN FRANCISCO — A Soviet soldier who deserted in Afghanistan in 1983 and gained political asylum in the United States wants to go home, Soviet officials said Friday.
Alexander Voronov, 21, talked with officials at the Soviet Consulate in San Francisco on Wednesday and filled out an application to return to his native country, said Aleksday Yanvarev, a diplomat at the consulate. The paper work has been forwarded to the Soviet Union, Yanvarev said.
A spokesman for the State Department said officials are aware that Voronov, who lives in San Francisco, has "been in contact" with the Soviet Consulate.
Would Be Interviewed
"In the event that Mr. Voronov were to indicate that he wants to return to the Soviet Union he would be interviewed by United States authorities to ensure that his decision was voluntary," State Department spokesman Philip Savitz said. "This is standard practice in such cases."


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Q: This is the time of year when I usually reach for my echinacea to deal with colds. However, I have seen on the internet that it has been discredited. Is there any evidence one way or the other?
A: Sara Stanner writes
There is conflicting evidence on the effectiveness of echinacea in preventing or treating colds. Also, echinacea preparations vary greatly. Different types and parts of the plant and different manufacturing methods are used, so it is important to check the packaging carefully.
Echinacea is probably more likely to be of benefit to people with weak immune systems or a history of catching several colds each year. There is some evidence that preparations based on the herb of Echinacea purpurea might be effective in shortening the duration or decreasing the severity of cold symptoms in adults. A recent study from the Cardiff University Common Cold Centre, the largest trial to date, found that those taking Echinaforce, a common form of Echinacea purpurea, three times a day over four months, suffer fewer colds. The duration of symptoms also went down by an average of 26 per cent
Q: I have got into the routine of exercising last thing at night. Is this bad for me?
A: Tony Gallagher writes:
Ideally, it is nice to work out when your body feels best able to face the task. For some, this will be morning and for others in the evening. Probably the optimum time to work out is one that will fit consistently into your schedule and will not disrupt your day. Evening exercise is not necessarily bad for sleep. For many busy people, it may be the only time they are able to go to the gym.
The usual thinking on exercising close to bedtime is that such activity will stimulate the muscles and raise body temperature, which can interfere with sleep. This, however, is not really substantiated by evidence. In fact, at times the increase in body temperature may help rather than hinder sleep, since the area of the brain involved in lowering body temperature is also involved in promoting sleep. If it is something you are worried about, it is probably best to vary the times of your workout and see if that makes any difference to the quality of your sleep. For lots of people, working out close to bedtime will never be a consideration since being tired makes them lack motivation, and their body just wants to go to sleep. If this is the case, there is no point in forcing it.
You might be better leaving yourself a bit more time before sleeping to digest and relax. Regardless of your pre-workout eating habits, you need to consume protein and carbohydrate within an hour after your workout.
It is worth bearing in mind that your body will be rebuilding damaged muscle tissue while you're asleep, and will need the proper nutrients to accomplish this. Without it, muscle breakdown is more likely to occur during the night.
Generally, the best choices for night-time meals and snacks are foods that can be digested slowly. This will allow the calories you have eaten to be released throughout the night rather than all at once. Perhaps consider slowly digested foods like 100 per cent whole-wheat products, brown rice, beans and vegetables.
It is also a good idea, of course, to stretch after your workout in order to minimise the risk of muscle cramp during sleep.
Q: We shall be travelling to Kenya this year, but antimalarial medication like Malarone and Lariam leave me with stomach problems. I am very allergic to penicillin. Other than plastering myself in repellent from dawn until dusk, what else can I do?
Lesley Allsopp, by email
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The other main antimalarial drug in common use is doxycycline. This is an antibiotic often used for treating acne, and it can be taken for long periods of time if necessary. It can increase people's sensitivity to sunburn, so do make sure that you use high-factor sunblock cream. Doxycycline has no relation to penicillin, so your penicillin allergy will not cross-apply to it.
Anti-malarial medication is important and should not be skipped, but physical measures also significantly reduce malaria risk. Wear long sleeves, long trousers and plenty of insect repellent, and use a mosquito net at night.
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Our vegetation is not just an essential part of the environment; we also expect its yields to feed the present and future world population, fuel renewable energy sources, and power vehicles. Especially in agriculture, plants need an adequate water supply to thrive. It is no secret that they absorb water through their roots, but many questions remain unanswered due to methodological difficulties: Where exactly do plants take up water? Can they actively control the absorption process? Can certain root secretions even change the soil's properties to enable better access to stored water? It is clear that water must pass through the rhizosphere – the soil in the immediate vicinity of the roots – to get to the roots. It is now known that roots alter the rhizosphere soil not only mechanically but also chemically and biologically. Does this also apply to its hydraulic properties responsible for water movement in the ground? Novel imaging methods help here, because they are able to produce spatially and temporally high-resolution data, enabling a non-invasive, on-site examination of the root system and soil water distribution. Prof. Sascha Oswald is involved with the visualization of these processes.
Sascha Oswald and his team are breaking new ground to gain insight into the visualization of "root-induced water uptake processes." They even combine two imaging techniques: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – known primarily for medical applications – and neutron tomography (NT). As an environmental physicist, Oswald is interested in soil hydrology, soil conservation, and groundwater. For some time now, he has been collaborating with the Paul Scherrer Institute – Switzerland's largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences – and the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, pursuing cutting-edge research in the fields of matter and material, people and health, and energy and the environment. Both institutes operate large-scale facilities with a variety of measurement techniques that can also be used by external researchers. In addition, these techniques include a method – similar to X-ray – that allows for the production of images with the help of neutrons. Neutrons are extremely sensitive to hydrogen, thus making water "visible," a process that interests environmental scientist, geohydrologists, and soil physicists alike.
Oswald and his team began their investigations with lupine, which belongs to the same plant family as peas and chickpeas. In agriculture, lupine is cultivated primarily as a fodder plant. For studying plant water supply, the scientists used special containers that allowed plant roots to grow in natural soil. The material of the container is critical to the experimental setup. For experiments that explore only the root system and water distribution, experimenters use containers made of aluminum, because it is virtually "transparent" for neutrons. Using acrylic glass, which is nontransparent for neutrons, would produce a black image. Containers are now also made of a special glass that works for both neutron tomography and other methods such as MRI. Combining both methods allows the MRI to provide additional information on the pore structure and the manner in which the water is bound.
"The roots become clearly visible with our method, because they consist of at least 80 percent water," says Oswald. If you let the plants grow and then dry up the soil, primary and secondary roots become visible on the images with good spatial resolution. The increase and decrease of water in the soil and its exact spatial distribution are studied over several days. The dry areas around the roots are where the roots took up water. The roots continue to grow, and the water absorption shifts. "The images show how and where the roots grow, as well as how the water moves without disturbing the system," says Oswald. The images also show each plant's "individuality." They show how differently the root structures of individual plants develop and how this affects water distribution. Young and old, thick and thin roots do not take up the same amount of water. They transport it to varying degrees of effectiveness to the aboveground plant parts. "We have examined this in different variants, especially with agriculturally interesting plants such as corn, lupine, chickpeas, fava beans, and tomatoes." These plants were also chosen because their thick roots and clear structures are conducive to this type of experiment. If the root system is too fine, the structures merge and impair the analysis of image data.
There are now increasingly more effective means of three-dimensionally visualizing root-induced water uptake. In neutron tomography, the object is placed on a revolving table and rotated incrementally within a range of at least 180°. A picture is taken at each angular step, and the resulting image series allows the researcher via computer algorithms to reconstruct the three-dimensional root system and the exact water distribution in the soil.
Such 3-D images suggest that the roots can also alter their immediate environment. They are thus better able to cope with a dilemma: Water absorption increasingly dries the surrounding soil, but the drier the soil, the more it inhibits further water movement, making it harder for the water to reach the roots. In other words, the plant aggravates its own water scarcity until it rains or until it is watered. The researchers found while taking their measurements, however, that this can be reversed in the rhizosphere. This zone then acts as a buffer that retains the water for longer and absorbs it more slowly after irrigation. This helps the plant to better withstand a critical drought. "We think that the plants produce a kind of mucilage gel or have microbes to produce it for them, thus creating this favorable characteristic of the rhizosphere," Oswald explains. Scientists imagine it as a kind of diaper material, in which gel is able to bind a great deal of water. "It could have a substantial effect and adapt the plant to dry conditions." Objectively, there is no larger quantity of water available, of course, but access to water is maintained in a wider surrounding area. Oswald estimates that these plants gain an advantage of half a day. Sometimes this is just enough to keep the plant from wilting before the next rainfall.
Too much water is problematic as well, because it cuts off the roots from the oxygen supply needed for the root cells to breathe. This can also be observed with a fluorescence-based method, which was developed by one of Oswald's assistants. The method allows a two-dimensional visualization of both the oxygen concentration and the pH distribution. The latter is modified by the plant via root secretions in a way that allows the plant to better absorb nutrients. In addition, a change in pH also may change the functioning of the mucilage.
It is increasingly evident that plants actively influence the biochemical and hydraulic parameters at the interface of root and soil, creating temporally dynamic reactions to environmental conditions. Mapping these processes in the rhizosphere, which forms around the growing root system and is just a few millimeters thick, will continue to challenge researchers.
Visualization of Root-Induced Water Flows by Novel Combinations of "Magnetic Resonance Imaging" and Neutron Tomography
Participants: Prof. Sascha Oswald (University of Potsdam), RWTH Aachen University, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Duration: 2014–2017
Prof. Sascha Oswald studied physics at the University of Freiburg and the University of Heidelberg, and earned his doctorate in environmental sciences at ETH Zurich. Since 2009, he has been Professor for Subsurface Hydrology at the University of Potsdam.
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Monday, January 07, 2013
Best Reads of 2012
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I haven't read any of your favourites :-( but I'm sure I'll love Moonwalking with Einstein, Ready Player One and Our Fault in the Stars. I'll try to get to a few in 2013. Have a wonderful year!ReplyDelete
That is an EXCELLENT list. One of my all-time favorites is My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger. I'm going to give Last Days of Summer a try.ReplyDelete
So many here that I loved and so many I still need to get to! I meant to tell you that the only reason Fables isn't on my January list is because they're at my mom's house and weren't on my bookshelves here :p But I'm thinking of reading all graphic novels in February with Debi so should get caught up SOME at least then!ReplyDelete
I still want to read Code Name Verity but will just wait for it to come out in paper (since I didn't manage it when I had it out from the library)! I am reading An Impartial Witness right now and am very much enjoying it--I think I'll follow it up with the next two books--why wait? And get caught up in the series now! Must check out your other books--some new to me titles in the list!ReplyDelete
I officially need to read Code Name Verity. That book is everywhere!ReplyDelete
What an amazing list of books! I'm definitely planning on reading Seraphina in 2013 because I have seen it on a bunch of best of lists! And there are quite a few others here that I'm hoping to read as well :)ReplyDelete
I wonder if it was really necessary to copy this list to my tbr list, lol. Except for a few books that either already own or are on my radar anyway. Like The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt, which I got for my birthday in December, and Ready Player One, which I got for Christmas the year before. Yes, the year before, sad but true.ReplyDelete
I've always been curious about CinderReplyDelete
I read the Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson series but haven't checked out her other stuff yet. I know they are highly recommended.
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My family was all born and raised in the Detroit, Michigan area. When I was selected to the Quicken Loans externship, I was so excited when I realized that their headquarters were located in Downtown Detroit Michigan. I visit Michigan every year because my grandma still lives just outside of the city. When telling my friends that I was selected to an externship in Detroit, their reactions were either very surprised or concerned for my safety. Detroit notoriously has had a bad reputation but from visiting frequently I was excited that I able to return to Detroit because it was like I was able to return home.
I met my host, Laneisha Gunn and the Gettysburg Alum, Lauren Giorgio, who introduced me to the Human Resources recruiting team who I would be working with for the week. First, I had the chance to get acquainted with the company by learning about their industry. According to Inside Mortgage Finance, Quarter 1, 2014, Quicken Loans is the #1 online lender and the 2nd largest retail mortgage lender in the U.S. Quicken Loans is ranked in the top 30 companies on FORTUNE Magazine's annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for the last 12 years.


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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
A Small, Small World
I remember very clearly the day she came to us. Just a tiny bundle, 5lbs of sweetness. What I remember most about that day was Daphnee's papa. When he placed her in our arms he cried. It was the first time I had ever seen open emotion from a Haitian parent. Yes, I had seen pain in their eyes and a tremble in their empty arms, but never a tear. This man changed that for me. He loved his little girl so much that his pride meant nothing. He didn't hold back! I held his daughter and as with all of our babies I prayed with all my heart over her. I prayed that she would have the life her Papa imagines when he closes his eyes to sleep at night. I prayed she would find a new Mommy and a new Daddy. Parents who, though could never take his place, would be the family her Papa longed for her. I prayed her parents would teach her where she came from and how to get where she is going. I prayed they would allow her to love the country she was raise up out of and the parents who gave everything they could to give her a chance. I prayed they would raise her up to know and love Jesus above all else.
The prayers that I prayed over Daphnee are not different from the ones I prayed over every baby of GLA that I have held and loved. The dreams her Papa had are the same every parent who places their most precious child in our care has. What is different about Daphnee is that tomorrow I will witness firsthand how God is answering those prayers in her life.
When my friend found out that I did indeed know Daphnee she gave my phone number to her family. Daphnee was brought to us with special needs that enabled her to come to the USA to recieve medical treatment. Since she came on a medical visa she was escorted out of Haiti by the director of GLA, Dixie. Because of this her adoptive parents have never been to GLA. They have not had the blessing of experiencing their daughter's first home like so many adoptive parents have. They have only blank months. This afternoon I spoke on the phone with Daphnee's Mommy. It was a beautiful connection. I was able to tell her a little bit about what Haiti and God's Littlest Angels is like. However, a phone conversation just isn't enough. Knowing we are SO close to each other right now we just had to make plans to meet in person! Tomorrow at 9 am I will see and hold Daphnee again!
When a volunteer or child leaves GLA it is pretty much understood that the chances of ever meeting up again is very slim. Tomorrow I will do something I never though I would. I will hold Daphnee in my arms again. I will sit and talk to her Mama and I will get to know this precious family! I will braid hair again ;)
Tonight I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve, I don't know how I will possibly sleep. I pray for the hours to fly!
I'll let you all know how it goes!
Monday, December 28, 2009
My Hero
I've mentioned before but it just has to be said. My hero is a 20 year old young woman who has done more in her life that most people will ever dream of. She is servant, an amazing friend, a heart willing to follow wherever she is called and a "mama" to those most in need. Anna gives me something to aspire to. Anna gives me hope. Anna has taught me more about love in action than anyone I have ever met. I am so incredibly blessed to know her and barely worthy to call her my friend.
Anna was Mama to Berlancia . She is truly my inspiration. Anna has a love for babies with HIV and AIDS. She has a heart for the little ones with needs that makes the world turn their backs. She gives a face to the person I hope and pray I will be someday.
Anna is strong. She is willing to give her entire heart to whatever child God entrusts her with. She doesn't hold back in fear, just gives them everything she can for whatever time she's given. She is the strongest person I have ever known.
A Mama Found
God put in her arms a baby and asked,
"will you love this little one"
She looked in those eyes and her heart was lost.
In a second His will was done.
For a day or for and hour,
a week, a month, a year,
every second He gave was a treasure
every laugh and every tear.
For such a place and time as this,
her heart has been prepared.
For each and every precious baby,
who ever needed someone who cared.
For kisses given, Comfort shared,
a cheer when new skill abound.
A child who's hurt, a heart to heal
A mama needed found.
I have discovered a hero,
one who inspires me to grow.
I have found a friend who has taught me to love,
more than she'll ever know.
Friday, December 25, 2009
A young girl, around 14 years old was with her fiance. Perhaps it was a man she loved, perhaps someone she had only just met. The story leaves some details out. Mary was her name and she was pregnant. Hugely pregnant. She was only a young girl, on her tiny frame her stomach must have been so swollen she could hardly move. She had traveled for days, finally arriving at her destination, feet throbbing and head aching. She must have known the time for her child was near. Her pains coming closer and stronger. She must have been scared. How much worse that could only have gotten when she realized she had no where to go. The moment she was told she would give birth in a barn. Nothing but a dirt floor to lie on. Dirty and cold. No place for a baby, no place for the Savior of the world. She brought forth her child in a place that was barely fit for animals. And yet, when she looked at her precious baby, among the filth, among the confusion of not knowing why she was chosen, among the questions and doubts for the future, one thing was for sure. She loved Him. She must have known deep in her heart He wasn't truly hers, she could never "keep" him. And so she did what she could, she pondered the precious moments with him in her heart, saving them for a day when she would call upon her memories to see her child.
How many babies have I held in my arms born in a similar way? How many of them were brought into a world few can even imagine, in a place most of you would hesitate to banish your family pet. Dirt floors. Unstable walls. Born to mothers who were unsure of the future. Mothers who knew, deep down, the moments wouldn't last long. Full of love, sorrow and pride. Babies brought into a world that hurts. How those mothers must savor each and every second, how they must beg for more time.
I have held babies that were born in mere "barns" and I have watched them grow in the grace of a Savior, who knows their situation first hand. A God who understands.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Last Christmas
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
All I Want For Christmas Is YOU
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Today I Will Trust
The God Of This City
You're the Lord of this nation
You are
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Home Again
This trip to God's Littlest Angels will be different than any other for me, because on this trip I will be sharing my love with dear friends. I will be leading a team to serve in Haiti for seven days. Not only am I looking forward to being back with my babies but also, I am incredibly excited to introduce people I love to this passion I have.
January 10th our journey will begin, taking us through Miami and into Petionville, Haiti. I can already feel the air on my skin! We will be welcomed into GLA and each assigned eight babies that will be "ours" for the time that we are there. We will hold, love and encourage them for hours every day. We will also have a chance to help with building and maintenance projects at all of the mission houses, along with the building site for the new orphanage. We will spend time with the older children at The Toddler House giving them the love and attention they so desperately crave. I can picture the scenes so clearly in my mind and I just cannot wait to share sweet moments with friends who have followed my missions over the last few years. They have seen photos and now they will have their own pictures to treasure!
As always I covet your prayers at this time. Throughout my moments in Haiti I have seen the power of prayer in mind-blowing ways. Rice in a bag that the night before was empty. Generators and power when there just shouldn't be. Powerful protection in times of fear. And even breath in the body of a tiny child, where just moments before life was slipping away. Nothing in missions or in everyday life will be more powerful than prayer and communication with our Mighty Lord. I trust in Him for all our needs and I ask all of you to join me in calling out to him at this time.
Another, very exciting, way you can join me this time around is physically! I have spaces left for both men and women to join our team. Perhaps God is calling you to go? Young or old, it makes no difference you can serve! Generally we will spend our time with small babies in an outdoor playroom furnished with rocking chairs bright toys. In addition there are many opportunities for those with special skills. Construction at the new site is constant and anyone with knowledge in that area would be a wonderful help. GLA is a mission that provides care for medically fragile children and nursing skills are very much appreciated and always put to use. Another beautiful talent the children would love is music. The babies love to dance and sing! Last year a man brought his guitar for a week and spent every afternoon playing for the kids, they loved it! Everyone has something to bring and if you are feeling called to join us on this trip please let me know so I can get more information to you.
I have so much excitement surrounding this next trip, especially in knowing that I am introducing others to my passion. It is my desire to help financially, anyone who wants to join me on this mission. In the last year I have been committed to a savings account dedicated to Haiti because I knew in my heart I could never stay away. God has blessed my financially when it comes to this mission. Never have I lacked for any need. Rarely have I even been denied desires. I also have the desire to help others whom God has called on this trip to make it possible! The Lord has used all of you to provide the means for me to continue in this work. I am so eager to move forward in this journey and to share with all of you every step of the way! All of you, in your willingness to obey his call make this passion possible. I am forever thankful for your faithfulness thus far! To donate checks can be sent directly to me Rhyan Buettner 2947 N 27th Ave #25 Bozeman, MT 59718 or to God's Littlest Angels 2085 Crystal River Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80915 with Rhyan Buettner in the memo. You can also donate via paypal here on my blog. I thank you in advance for once again helping make my mission possible!
In His Plans,
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
World AIDS Day
Saturday, October 4, 2008
A Promise To Keep
Last week I told you all of a journey I would go on this past Tuesday. I feel like now is the time for me to share with you about that day. Tuesday September 30th was the 2nd birthday of our sweet baby Berlancia who died this past August. To celebrate her life and our memories of her, I went with Melanie, our update coordinator and Susan, our nurse, who was with B the day she died, on a long walk ending at the cemetery where Berlancia and the other babies who have passed away at GLA are buried. This was very much a bittersweet journey for me. My goal in all of it being to celebrate the joy that Berlancia brought in her life, and to celebrate the fact that now she is exactly where she belongs. However the day was also filled with sadness at the life cut short, and the ones she left behind.
For those of you who don't know, Berlancia died of AIDS. She inherited the disease from her birth mother, who perhaps by now has also been claimed by the sickness. Berlancia was just a baby, her virus was not caused by a choice in her lifestyle, like 16,000 other people in Haiti this year, she died. She died because she was born to a mother infected with HIV. What is worse, Berlancia died without a mommy holding her. There were many people who cared about Berlancia, she was blessed for most of her life with caretaker who loved her with all of her heart. She knew her love, but she was not a permanent family for her. She had an amazing family in Vermont who had chosen to welcome her into their home, but before she could spend even a moment in their arms, she was taken. All of those people felt the sadness of losing such a special little girl. She touched each of their lives along with many others. There were GLA employees who knew her since she was a tiny baby. Those who watched her grow. There were volunteers who had worked with her, or who had seen her on the balcony day to day. A baby like Berlancia was impossible not to notice. The lives she touched are countless and still she died in a heartbreaking way. In a place where, although she was loved, could never replace a true home.
There are 190,000 people in Haiti infected with the AIDS virus. 17,000 of them are children. More than 15,000 will die this year. Haiti is only 800 miles away from Florida. Less than 2 hours by plane and yet it is a world away. Babies like Berlancia, who are born to families torn apart by this disease, are dying, while I sit in my home and try not think about it. Well, I can't not think about it anymore. AIDS in Haiti has a face, with big brown almond shaped eyes and a squealing, innocent laugh that is impossible to forget. I will never be the same.
On Tuesday before we left I spent some quiet moments alone, remembering B and preparing my heart for what was to come. I decided that what I would really like to do is to write a letter to Berlancia telling her what her time with me had meant. Since I leaned of Berlanci's death AIDS in Haiti, especially in the babies of this country, has been placed on my heart. I have found myself researching the statistics of the disease and it's impact on the children of Haiti. I have found a passion for this subject that I have felt only once before in my life, in my call to God's Littlest Angels. Over the course of that call I have learned that God's plans are amazing and I have learned to put my trust fully in Him. I have no idea where this new journey will lead me but I am open to whatever that will be. Every child, being healthy or sick deserves to have a family. Weather they will be with them for a short time, or for many years to come, they should be held, they should be rocked to sleep at night in the arms of someone who loves them and they should never have to be alone. A child who has HIV is a child, they are all the same. I have seen the wonder in their eyes at blowing bubbles and birthday candles. I have seen them cry when they fall down. I have seen them laughing and I have seen them lonely. In everything they are just children, like the ones you will tuck into the beds of your home tonight. But so many of them are alone. They are waiting for someone to chose them. To give them a chance at love. The promise I made to Berlanci in the letter I wrote to her was that I would never forget her life and that I would use the memories of her to inspire me to work for babies like her. I don't know yet what my work will be but I know that the life of Berlancia will impact me until the day I die. In Creole the word for hope is espwa. That is what I have, hope for the children of Haiti who are being torn apart by this virus. Hope that they will have a future. Berlancia's hope lies in my heart and will be a reality one day.
There is a song that I came across this week that touched my heat, reminding me mostly of B but fitting for all the children who are suffering from AIDS. It is called Never Be Forgotten.
Never Be Forgotten
I'll always see your face
The corner of your smile
And all the little things that no one will ever know
Like it was yesterday, won't ever fade away
Goodbye is just a word that I will never say
You will never be forgotten
A million days could pass us by
But what is time but just a dream
Oh I still feel you here with me
You're more than just a memory
Oh you will never be forgotten
I can't hold your hand
Or look into your eyes
And when I talk to you
It just echoes in my mind
But If hearts are made of dust
And if we fell from the stars
I look up tonight and know just where you are
You will never be forgotten
A million days could pass us by
But what is time but just a dream
Oh I still feel you here with me
You're more than a memory
You will never be forgotten
And the world just keeps on going
It has no way of knowing
That you're gone
You will never be forgotten
A million days could pass us by
But what is time but just a dream
Oh I still feel you here with me
You're more than a memory
Oh you will never be forgotten
Berlancia will never be forgotten and through her I believe many lives will be changed and many will be saved. Please pray for this cause. I believe this is just the beginning of Berlancia's Espwa .
GLA is so blessed to have the facility to care for babies like Berlancia and others who are infected with HIV. The medical supplies and the amazing staff members make it possible to SAVE LIVES in Haiti. In the last few months, as so many others, GLA has struggled...they struggle to pay for the things that are literally the difference between life and death in Haiti. Formula and food for starving babies, diapers and even money to run their generators. I am not in Haiti, but I can see the desperation Dixie is facing. If something does not change soon babies WILL start to die! Already the decision had to be made for GLA not to take in any more babies unless they are critically ill, because the money to care for them just isn't there. Could you imagine being a parent, finally getting up the courage to give your child a better life, only to be told that the one person you were counting on can not care for them either? To me is is unacceptable! I find in myself sacrifices that I need to chose to make...should I drink a latte or should I make sure a child will not die tonight. Should I purchase a new jacket or should I be the difference in a little baby having the meal they need? When I think in these terms the choice is obvious! And so I invite all of you to join me, in understanding, realizing and recognizing that these precious lives are worth more than any temporary treasures of this world. I invite all of you today to chose to make a difference, to donate to God's Littlest Angels. You can donate either through their website of here by clicking the paypal button on the right side of the screen. Today we can save lives in Haiti!


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TAMPA — Coach Jon Cooper called his team "comfortable" Friday.
"Maybe you get a little too overconfident," wing Alex Killorn admitted.
After a franchise-record nine-game winning streak put the Lightning in first place in the Atlantic Division, the defending Eastern Conference champions exhaled. And it has cost them dearly. The Lightning has dropped three straight heading into today's game against the Blue Jackets in Columbus, a game that opens a crucial four-game road trip.
"You take your foot off the pedal for a brief second, you catch your wind, and the other team is coming," associate coach Rick Bowness said. "That's how good the league is."
Tampa Bay isn't the first team to experience a skid after a streak. The Blackhawks lost three of four after rattling off 12 wins in a row this season. The Panthers went on a four-game losing streak after 12 straight victories. The Ducks have lost three in a row after 11 straight wins.
Bowness said the tendency is for bad habits to creep in, even when a team is winning, with coaches warning those habits eventually will come back to bite it.
"The more you win, the more opponents bring their 'A' game; they want to be the team that ends your (streak)," Bowness said. "Then all of a sudden you get your (butt) handed to you and you have to get it going again."
Center Tyler Johnson lamented how the Lightning didn't do the "little things" in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Flyers. Goalie Ben Bishop said the team was "too cute" offensively.
"You get away from the work ethic necessary," Bowness said. "Because you go on the ice and it's, 'Okay, this is going good.' You forget there's a process to make that go good. The process is preparing yourself; you've got to prepare to make things happen. (You can't) go on the ice expecting things to happen; the league is too good."
The Lightning came close to getting shut out for the second consecutive game Friday, held to 19 shots. It took Brian Boyle scoring with an extra attacker in the final 21/2 minutes, putting in a rebound in front, to get Tampa Bay on the board.
That kind of dirty goal is what the Lightning needs more of, Bishop said.
"We've got to look in the mirror here," Bishop said. "It's obviously not a good enough effort to score one goal in two games. We've got to be better. We've got to play a little more north-south, get those dirty goals, get back to basics the way we're playing on the road. Get to the net and good things happen."
Johnson said that with the Lightning's offensive talent, "sometimes we maybe try to skill it out a little too much."
"You just got to remember to get your nose dirty every night," Bowness said. "The more you win, the less willing you are to get your nose dirty. We've got to get back to that."
Tampa Bay has been through this before. It lost four of five last month after a streak of 10 wins in 11 games. The Lightning responded with its nine-game winning streak.
With just 14 games remaining in the regular season, captain Steven Stamkos said Tampa Bay — holding on to a top-three spot in the division — needs to bounce back in similar fashion.
"Guys have to realize that this time of year, nothing is easy," Stamkos said. "There are teams playing desperate hockey. Just because you might think you're comfortable in a spot, any given night can swing a lot of things. We know that from previous years, and we have to show that desperation."
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For many years, I have taken the route of the "big bid" when someone asks me how much I think it will cost to seriously address the problems of climate change. My figure since the late 1980s has always been $100 Trillion—or $2 Trillion per year for 50 years. I have an assortment of ways of explaining why I think it will cost that much but in truth, I don't know. I DO think it important to come up with a serious price tag—if only to differentiate between my thinking at the "50 Easy Ways to Save the World" crowd.
So I am quite pleased to read that a couple of serious researchers have said, "No, we don't want to play that game. We don't know what it will cost—and no one else does either." Truth-tellers, those two.
More importantly, what possible difference does it make what it costs. It must be done and there a millions of people who need a good job. If we can create all this economic activity without becoming slaves to the debt ghouls, why ever would we not do it?
'Forget the cost – tackle climate anyway'By Alex Kirby Climate News Network April 3, 2014
Forget the cost of mitigating climate change, say two researchers. It's impossible to work out how much it will be – and whatever it is, we should do it anyway.
LONDON, 3 April – Two researchers who tried to work out the economics of reducing global climate change to a tolerable level have come up with a perhaps surprising answer: essentially, we do not and cannot know what it would cost.
Even more surprising, probably, is their conclusion: not knowing is no excuse for not acting. "Mitigating climate change must proceed regardless of long-run economic analyses", they conclude, "or risk making the world uninhabitable."
Their report, entitled The economics of mitigating climate change: What can we know?,is published online in Technological Forecasting and Social Change.
The pair are Dr Rich Rosen, who specialises in energy system planning and is a senior fellow of the Tellus Institute, based in Boston, Massachusetts, and Edeltraud Guenther, professor of environmental management and accounting at Dresden University of Technology in Germany.
In a densely-argued analysis of the long-term economics of mitigating climate change they say various kinds of uncertainties raise serious questions about whether or not the net costs and benefits of mitigation over periods as long as 50 years or a century can be known accurately enough to be useful to policymakers and citizens.
Crisis 'trumps uncertainty'
Technological change, especially for energy efficiency technologies, is a key factor in making the net economic results of mitigation unknowable over the long term, they argue. So policymakers should not base mitigation policy on the estimated net economic impacts computed by integrated assessment models (IAM – models which combine scientific and economic insights).
Instead, "mitigation policies must be forcefully implemented anyway given the actual physical climate change crisis, in spite of the many uncertainties involved in trying to predict the net economics of doing so".
This argument directly challenges the many politicians and others who insist that governments should adopt policies designed to limit climate change only if they can make a strong economic case for doing so. Essentially, it shifts the ground of the debate from "what is affordable?" to "what is survivable?"
The authors say economic analyses of mitigating climate change rely on flawed sets of IAM results, which are invalidated by uncertainty over future technologies and their costs. They also believe changes in production and consumption patterns will affect mitigation costs.
'Meaningless' results
They write: "Since the Western lifestyle can probably not serve as a role model for the life styles of the nine billion people likely to inhabit our planet by 2050, significant but unpredictable changes to consumption and production patterns not incorporated in existing IAMs are likely to occur, adding another layer of uncertainty to the economic calculations made by these IAMs for the net costs and benefits of mitigating climate change."
"The IPCC and other scientific bodies should no longer report attempts at calculating the net economic impacts of mitigating climate change…"
The authors do not hide their scorn for the results provided by existing IAM scenarios. These, they write, are "not useful because even the simplest comparison of model results yields meaningless results — the uncertainties are too profound."
They end by posing a question: "Should these findings and conclusions about the inadequacies of current IAMs really matter to policymakers who are trying to figure out when, and to what extent, to implement effective climate change mitigation policies?
Their response is terse: "Our answer is 'no', because humanity would be wise to mitigate climate change as quickly as possible without being constrained by existing economic systems and institutions, or risk making the world uninhabitable." more


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Sylvia Dawson: Our community and the County of Longford at large were deeply saddened on Tuesday last July 5th 2011 to learn of the death of one of the most iconic figures of the area. Sylvia Dawson (nee Shaw), late of Shawbrook who died in her 95th year at the County Hospital, Mullingar, was one of our most senior (ex)-parishioners, and a huge driving force in the establishment of many organisations that aimed to better the lives of people in Legan and beyond. It is difficult to put into words exactly how great her contribution made to her community, county and society at large as she had been constantly working to change the lives of others for the better in any way she could. From a very early stage Sylvia had a calling to enhance people's lives, particularly those that were under-privileged. This calling led to her founding of St Christopher's Services, Longford. The fantastic services that St Christopher's provide are the best to be found anywhere in the country today and are a credit to Sylvia's relentless work and devotion to seeing St Christopher's grow from strength to strength all the time. Sylvia was the President of St Christopher's at the time of her death and one can assume she couldn't have been more proud of the services St Christopher's provide and the people working to provide these services she fought so hard to establish and improve for so many years. Her vision, I'm sure, has surpassed itself. Sylvia had a great involvement in all concerned with Legan, where she lived for so many years and was extremely proactive in the setting up of organisations and groups to improve the locality in many ways. She was instrumental in the forming of the local ICA for the ladies of the area and she was to the fore in the forming of Legan Group Water Scheme as secretary of their committee for over 20 years. Around Longford County, however, Sylvia Dawson will be most remembered for the establishment of St Christopher's Services, Longford, the inaugural meeting of which we are proud to know was held in Legan's old hall in the year 1964. We extend our deepest sympathy to Sylvia's sons Philip and Robert and to her daughters Valerie and Jennifer, her extended family, relatives and friends. May she Rest in Peace.
GAA Lotto: Last week's GAA Lotto draw was held in Connaughton's, Rathowen for a jackpot of 1800 euro. The numbers drawn were 1, 12, 14 and 29. There was no jackpot winner. Winners of 50 euro each were Noel Nolan and Liz Bannon. This week's draw was held in Slowey's, Kinard for a jackpot of 1850 euro, results of which will be published next week.
Defibrillator Group: Heart saving and defibrillation re-certification will take place in St Sinneach's Hall, Carrickedmond on Wednesday 20th July 2011. All those from Legan who are trained in defibrillation are asked to attend.
Hard Luck: Hard Luck to Longford County Footballers who were narrowly beaten by Tyrone in the Second Round of the Qualifiers of the All-Ireland Football Championship on Saturday evening last 9th July 2011 in what was really a great game of football against a very accomplished Tyrone team.
Summer Camp: Naoi Rath Re Creche, Legan are holding a Cookery Camp named "Tastes from Around the World" for children aged 6 to 11 years old at the Creche from Monday 15th August 2011 to Friday 19th August 2011. The camp starts at 10am until 2pm each day and promises to be a great week of fun. The cost of this camp is 45 euro per child and 40 euro for a second child. Children are required to bring a packed lunch with them each day of the camp. A deposit of 10 euro is needed to secure a place on the course. Please contact Pamela at Naoi Rath Re Creche on 044-9357080 for more information or to book a place.
Cemetery Masses: Cemetery Masses are taking place in the local Cemeteries this July. Please inform relatives and friends of the deceased of the times and dates of the individual Cemetery Masses. The next Cemetery Mass is on Friday July 15th at 8.00pm in Kilglass Cemetery and then on Friday July 22nd at 8.00pm in Agharra Cemetery.
Aurora Club: The Aurora Club's next outing will take place on Wednesday July 20th 2011. The destination this time is Dublin where a number of exciting venues will be visited. Bookings for a place on the tour are being taken by Valerie Moran or Joe Murphy. It is advised to book as soon as possible.
Special Occasion: The Eucharistic Congress is being announced by bringing the Congress Bell to each Parish. The Bell will visit St Mary's Church, Legan on Thursday 21st July 2011.
Cul Camps: Cul Camp Football Camps are up and running around the county at the moment. From the 25th to the 29th July 2011 a Cul Camp will take place in Moran Park, Carrickedmond. From the 8th August to 12th August 2011 Ardagh's Cul Camp will take place in Keenan Park. Prices are 55 euro for one child and 45 euro per child after that.


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- 11:00AM, April 5 Introduction to the Railroads of the Civil War, at the South Mountain Division Minicon, Fire Station, Blue Ridge Summit, PA.
- 10:00AM May 31, Introduction of Railroads of the Civil War and the USMRR Aquia Line. At the RF&P Historical Society, Salem Church Library, 2607 Salem Church Road, Fredericksburg, VA. This is a 1.5 hour talk that combines my ACWRR talk with a detailed description of my home layout. Membership in the RF&PHS may be required.
- 10:00AM Aug 2, Introduction to Railroads of the Civil War, at the B&O Historical Society Mini Con, St John's Lutheran Church, 101 W. Martin Street, Martinsburg, WV Membership in the B&OHS may be required. See http://www.borhs.org/Events/events.html for more info.
- Time TBD, Aug 8-10, Capitol Limited, N Scale East Convention, Chantilly Expo Center. See http://www.bigtrainlayout.org/ for more detail. This is part of the N scale convention. Resistration for the convention will be required.
- Time TDB, Sep 12-13, The Model Railroad Goes to War, Middle Atlantic Railroad Prototype Meet (MARPM), Wingate by Wyndham Hotel, Fredericksburg, VA. See http://www.marpm.org/ for more info. Registration for the meet is required. This will be a new talk I am developing to coordinate with my upcoming book about the role of railraods in warfare. The talk will include dozens of additional photos obtained from the National Archives and other sources not used in the book. Hopefully I will have copies of the book to sign at this event. The convention staff asks that you resister as soon as possible in order to reserve a spot.
- Time and October date TBD, Porter Branch of the Stafford County Library. http://www.librarypoint.org/porter
This library is just a few miles from the location depicted in my model railroad. We haven't nailed down the date yet. I'll post it when it is available. This event will probably be free to attend.
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Nano Hummingbird Spy Drone Being Developed By Pentagon
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February 19, 2011
It has taken five years to build and cost $4 million, per the Los Angeles Times, but the new model of the Nano Hummingbird drone really looks like a bird flying around. It would allow the military to literally drop a bird at a window ledger for reconnaissance purposes.
"You can use these things anywhere, put them anyplace, and the target will never even know they're being watched," said defense expert Peter W. Singer.
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A mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that is considered capable of "creating transformation".
Every Monday I will post a new thought, idea, or focus for the week. When you need a breather from life, when you need a little inspiration, or when you're about to jump over the conference table and strangle your co-worker, remember the mantra.
Monday Mantra: What I desire must not destroy me. What I desire, I must earn.
Marco Melgrati
Working out, for me, yields those same kind of feelings. I might not love every moment, but knowing I've worked hard (whether it be for a treat or my abs) always leaves me feeling good mentally and physically.
I started pondering this concept last week - the idea of effort, of value, of earning something - when it comes to other areas in life, like playing on a cell phone or watching TV. How this, too, can be seen as something that's more fulfilling when earned instead of when overused. However, we rarely treat technology as something to earn. Because it's limitless, we spend unlimited time using it.
The internet was a completely new concept when I was a teenager. Because of that, I had time on my hands to kill. While I spent plenty of time on normal things like watching what was the WWF and kicking some serious Bowser ass, I also spent a lot of my time reading, writing, taking long walks or drives, and thinking. I spent countless hours thinking. It was my favorite thing to do.
That's the piece I feel like we're missing the most these days. Of course, we think at work and school and most of the time naturally. But we've lost the time when we thought just for fun. When we would sit on a stair step and ponder life. When we could get lost for hours inside our own heads on adventures we would create, instead of getting lost for hours on our phones.
I don't want to villainize technology. It's useful, it's fun- I get it. I use it. I'm using it right now. But many of us have forgotten what it felt like before. Many of us don't even know what it was like BT (before technology). Before we had something that could keep us entertained literally any minute, of any hour, of any day without any effort. Back when we had to entertain ourselves on our own. Back when we had to work a little harder to earn that entertainment.
For example, I'm a huge fan of The Walking Dead so I get really excited for that one hour every week when it's on. I look forward to it and, in certain ways, I earn that hour. I get all my activities done during the day, make dinner, clean up, and then sit down to indulge in my hour of apocalyptic entertainment.
I've also done the opposite. I've overindulged in Netflix marathons and found myself wondering what day it was. While it starts out fun, I never feel great after the fact. Because I, like all of us, have these things called responsibilities, when I spend endless hours being lazy watching TV I don't feel fulfilled.
Once that fun and/or entertainment threshold has been met, it's done. No matter how much more TV time you consume, you can't reclaim that feeling you had at first. This is why you end up feeling lethargic, drained, and, for some people, even out of touch with reality. It's similar to the science around sugar; the first few bites are amazing, but then you're just trying to recapture that feeling as you continue to mindlessly consume.
It makes me wonder about today. About all of us that overindulge in technology. About the difference in what it feels like to earn something instead of just taking it because we can, because it's there. What that does to us, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally. How that affects our outlook on life. How that affects what we expect from life, other people, experiences. How altered things can be because of something so small and seemingly simple.
It makes me wonder about what the world will look like five years from now, ten. Will we be better? Or worse? Will we become so enthralled with entertaining ourselves in every spare moment that we, instead, end up losing ourselves? Have we already done that? And, if so, are we capable of overcoming what we've done to ourselves? The more telling question of the times: Do we even want to?
As always, the universe must have been listening in on my thoughts because I ran across the excerpt, below, which I stole for your reading pleasure from Jedidiah Jenkins' Instagram page (follow him- he's amazing and brilliant and compassionate. Also, yes- I see the irony in where I found this information based on what this post is about). It's incredibly eye-opening, friends- and true at this very critical moment in life of what's happening in our world, on our phones, on our TV sets and, ultimately, in our brains.


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Bridging the gap between Pop Culture and Christianity through movies, TV, music, memes, etc.
12 March 2014
Wacky Wednesday Prolifers Go Beyond MLK's Dream
Prolifers show how it is done:
How *MLK's dream can be won.
Preborn babies of all,
No matter how small,
Their mothers, all shades 'neath the sun.
Beyond their inherent worth giv'n,
Beyond how their mothers are liv'n,
**CPC's help them all,
Even if they have flaws,
Beyond King, they treat all as forgiv'n.
© 2014 Wondering Zygote Emeritus
*Martin Luther King, Jr. (Dr. King)
** Crisis Pregnancy Center
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The above limericks were inspired by Alfonzo Rachel's (ZoNation) recent commentary here ("Stephanie Miller: A Liberal Licensed Racist").
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I have an old ledger book from the Stacy & Kyes store in Rushford, Allegany County New York which lists sales of goods (and who bought them!) from 1868 to 1872. The Gazetteer and Business Directory Of Allegany County, N.Y. for 1875 lists a Wm. E. Kyes as a seller of dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, hats, caps, crockery etc., on Main Street in Rushford.
Stacy and Kyes sold drugs, paints, books, groceries and just about everything else you can think of. For example, in May 1868 we find Albert Woods. Albert came into the store every day over a period of 10 days, each time buying one item. On May 12th he bought crackers for 16 cents. May 13th he returned and bought 3 lb of sugar for 78cents. Over the next few days he bought a fourth of tobacco for 25 cents, a 1/2 lb. of tea, and 95 cents worth of groceries.
A few days later Albert returned for more tobacco! Albert's wife may have been baking for the very next day he bought a sack of flour for $3.30. July saw Albert buying oil - one gallon for 60 cents. In August he bought alcohol for 56 cents and a couple of days later another sack of flour. I wonder if there was a reunion or party planned? Over a time period of 3 months Albert spent $10.75 total at the store.
The index pages from the Stacy & Kyes Store ledger have been scanned and put online on AncestorsAtRest.com.


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The Good: Heaps of space in a tiny package, cheap to run
The Bad: Lack of safety gear in some trim levels
The Say: A practical hatchback that wont break the bank and your resources.
Go For: 1.2
Avoid: 1.1
Price Range: P180,000-P420,000
Our Rating: ****
Full review: Used Car Review - Hyundai i10 (2008-Current)
Latest vehicle profile: Hyundai Grand i10
See the different versions of this vehicle:
Vehicle Overview
Hyundai had dominated the economy car segment with the Getz in the mid-2000s and with gas prices spiked in 2008, the timing for the Indian assembled (it is not sold in South Korea) i10 was perfect and complemented the rather basic sibling.
Sold at a price range of P500,000 back then, the i10 provided an interior which shamed rivals since it is built solidly despite the presence of hard plastics. Complementing this one is the transmission shifter's location is in the middle which frees up space in the middle that is occupied by the parking brake and an ashtray. Just like any rivals, four people is good but squeezing five isn't great.
Two engines can be had, a 1.1 which does not deliver at initial launch but gets things going when accelerated and a 1.2 that promises more flexibility and power. When it comes to the driving experience, you wouldn't feel any road imperfections and road rolls does not come standard. One good amenity is the tall headroom, which translates to good all around visibility.
What Should I Get
Since its launch in August 2008, i10s come with a 68hp 1.1 engine with either a manual or automatic transmission and airbags come standard for the former while the latter gets rear folding bench. This equipment discrepancy ended in a 2011 update which removed the airbags and folding bench for the 1.1 models. 1.1 GLS models do get all power amenities (power mirrors isn't standard among 2008 to 2010 models), alarm system, keyless entry, fog lamps, and a rear wiper. Launched in February 2009, a 86hp 1.2 GLS model was made available which adds a 60/40 fold rear bench, driver's airbag, and a digital clock. Going for the 1.1 GL that is distinguished by its black bumpers retains power steering and front power windows and strips down fog lamps and a rear wiper. Our pick would be the 1.2 GLS, since it has more power and more features.
How Much Would It Cost Me
Maintenance costs for this vehicle is on the cheap side but somewhat higher compared to the Getz. When it comes to fuel consumption, the Suzuki Alto and Celerio excel in this aspect since the numbers aren't the high so if that thing is a concern, go with the manual since the automatic isn't fuel efficient to begin with. If you want this car, watch out for regular wear and tear items and auxiliary fans which, despite shutting off the engine, still rotates. Luckily, there are Korean specialist shops which exist should you need an alternative to the dealership.


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Home brewing of beer, wine, cider and spirits is an ever increasing pleasurable pastime of an ancient craft.
Here at Brewmart we have been helping customers since 1985 to homebrew their own beer and wine using our home brewing equipment.
We are pleased to say that we have many satisfied customers enjoying the art of beer and wine brewing and drinking.
By brewing your own beer using our home brewing supplies, you can customise the taste to just how you like it.
Over the last few years, micro breweries have become very popular as people wish to experience something different. You can now experience this in your own home by becoming your own expert brewer.
Not everyone is an expert and here at Brewmart, we pride ourselves on helping both the beginner and expert alike with their home brew equipment and home brew kits.
For the beginner, we can customise a home brewing starter kit and help you chose the best home brew starter kit to simplify your first brew. We have over 100 home brewing kits for you to choose from. There is a home brew kit for every occasion.
We can almost certainly guarantee that from then on you will be hooked as the satisfaction will spur you on to even greater results and before long you will become an expert beer and wine brewer yourself.
For the more experienced brewer, we supply a good variety of hops and grains to enable you to be more individual with your brewing recipes. We are always happy to hear from our customers about their brewing experience and to help where any help is needed.
There are many home brew shops, however for many we are pleased to say that Brewmart on Abbey Lane Sheffield is the home brew shop of choice.
As a home brew shop, we pride ourselves on looking after our customers and endeavour to pass on the joy and satisfaction of making a good home brew.


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Blogger has unveiled the beta of their upgrade.
We're messing around with it on Maa! Beta! Come jeer any time.
Our findings so far:
Wish there were stand-alone pages, wordpress style.Now we have to get back to real work.
And the template editing isn't really drag and drop. You have to first find a template that has the basic structure you want, then mess with that. It is WYSIWYG, though. What I'll probably do is wait for them to enable the editing of the html, then use that to really tweak things.
The widgets. Can't see a gap right now. Will try and mess with that.
Ooh. And the best* bit? No "republish!" Yay!
*Aside from categories, that is. Which has us unabashedly going whoopdidoo and whatnot.


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Quick Tip and Technique of the Day!
Easily dress up your mini-album with metal.
Tools and supplies required:
jump rings
bottle cap metal trinkets
Tim Holtz Swivel clasps
Vintaj bare brass circle
This project was inspired by a charm bracelet that I saw in my wife's jewelry box. The idea is you can add to this chain when you discover or collect things you find along the way. I love IBC Root Beer it reminds me of when I was a child and played little league. I would always have a Root Bear after our games so I put a bottle cap on the end of the chain. The Vintage Trinket Birdhouse represents my beautiful wife who inspires and motivates me in everything I do. The measuring tape charm represents how much our family has grown and the five is for how many family members we have.
Here is a video that shows how I put this project together enjoy!


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I am attending club zine tonight at CCAD the session will be taught by Claire Baker, im a really looking forward to it! I will be creating my own promotional zine using photoshop Illustrator and in design, stay tuned over the next few weeks to see what I've been up to!
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Ice bath - fabric dying
Yesterday i did some development work for my final major project i tried experimenting with ice baths, i used ice cubes, discharge acid dyes and fixers, the technique created a crystal effect! I would like to thank Danielle Hardy for teaching me how to do this! After emptying the ice baths the ice cubes were a gorgeous colour and almost looked like little crystals themselves! Heres a sneek peek!
Monday, 11 February 2013
Its been a messy day!!
Friday, 8 February 2013
I have updated my facebook page with the new work for my final major project if anyone wants to check it out!
Printed length workshop
Yesterday I attended a printed length workshop which was taught by textiles technician Vicky Graham. I decided that this workshop would benefit towards my final major project because i think that long printed scarfs could be an option for final pieces. For the workshop we worked as a team with an old koda trace which Vicky had, here is a preview of what we did!
(This is the print that was left on the table unfortunately I don't have a photo of the finished fabric yet)
(This is the print that was left on the table unfortunately I don't have a photo of the finished fabric yet)
My final major project
My final major project is well under way now heres a sneek peek at my work bay and overall project theme which is called precious
Alison Willoughby
Artist Alison Willoughby kindly came in to college to do a talk about her Career as a Textiles designer/ Fine Artist. The talk was very inspiring and inspirational. It is amazing how she started up her own business and how she found her style whilst doing her masters at university. The style she had adopted is still with her today, she has a great natural passion for fabrics and the layering of them. I found the talk very enjoyable! if you have time please check out Alison's work!
This image remains Copyright to Alison Willoughby
Event week
Event week at CCAD was really enjoyable! I visited many workshops and lectures and found them all interesting. It was lovely to learn new things and take a step back from the studio for a week! Photography tutor Paul Sudlow did a workshop on how to take professional photographs using different lighting, which I found really beneficial! as a Textiles student it is something we don't usually get taught but it was really inspiring and I cant wait to try out what i have learnt on my own work! I also went to a pinhole Photography workshop taken by Photography technician Tim Adams which was also very interesting and i learnt so much! who knew you can take photos without a camera! if your interested in photography check out the CCAD degree course http://ccad.ac.uk/ba-hons-photography/
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text: FCC to Test 'Net Neutrality' in Comcast Case Service provider faces investigation over claims of traffic-blocking By Sam Biddle, Newser Staff Posted Jan 9, 2008 12:54 PM CST 0 comments Comments Comcast CEO Brian Roberts gestures during his keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) (Associated Press) View 3 more images (Newser) – The Federal Communications Commission will investigate allegations Comcast hinders file sharing by blocking internet traffic for some users, the AP reports. Reports last year showed Comcast interfered with popular BitTorrent file-transfer protocol. Comcast has denied blocking data, rather claiming it delays such transfers to maximize network efficiency for all users. File sharing, widely used for online piracy, has substantial legitimate use as well. The case will be an important milestone in the battle for so-called "net neutrality," the principle that Internet traffic should not receive preferential treatment from internet service providers. Comcast says it is acting within the regulation's exception for "reasonable traffic management." FCC chairman Kevin Martin insists it will "make sure that no consumer is going to be blocked." View 3 more images


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Tuesday, September 1, 2015
In the Share - Week 17
SWEET PEPPERS F/P Our sweet yellow bells and red horn peppers are ripening nicely in the heat.
PURPLE VIKING POTATOES F/P Last of these fluffy ones. They aren't as brilliantly pretty purple as when we first dug them, but they still make the best mashed potatoes.
GARLIC F/P Add some garlic to those fluffy taters!
GREEN BEANS F We are going to give the full shares a bigger share and get the partials next week since we were able to give everyone a taste last week.
TOMATOES F/P The late planting of hybrids and Romas are keeping us in tomatoes in September.
SALSA PACK OR OKRA F/P Most of this choice will be salsa packs, with hopefully enough of the other for the okra-lovers.
EGGPLANT F I hope you all enjoy your eggplant. I didn't grow up eating it much, but I am completely hooked.
HERBS, HOT PEPPERS OR RADISHES F A choice of spicy options.
NEXT WEEK: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, salsa packs, potatoes, beans, radishes and onions.
September is one of my favorite months of the year, closely followed by October, November and December. Yes, I am fully in love with fall and I think I am not alone amongst farmers. The weather is pleasant, the crops are all planted and the weeds are less threatening. It has definitely been nice weather for the bean-pickers.
The past several CSA mornings, we have heard the comment, "I lucked out picking a day in August to come to the farm." And, its true. If you came in June, you likely got pretty wet and muddy. It all goes to show you just can't ever tell with Missouri weather.
After waiting for many weeks/months for the ground to settle after all that mud, we managed to plant quite a few cover crops. They are all coming up nicely. Buckwheat is growing where many of the Spring crops were. We planted a few beds with oats and mung beans which is a new combination for us.
If you come out to join in the bean picking, you have the opportunity to pick yourself a free bouquet from the zinnia patch.
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Whether you're a casual Twitter user, a digital networking powerhouse, or a small business looking to use Twitter for marketing, chances are you're not opposed to gaining more Twitter followers. However aggressive (or not) your desire for followers may be, I think we can all agree that in general, we hope that those we choose to follow will at least consider returning the favor.
When I personally hit that "follow" button, it's for one or more of a few reasons. Either I a) like what you've got to say, b) believe we have something or someone in common that warrants connecting, or c) would just plain like to get to know you better.
So yes, when I push that button, that's me saying that "I think it'd be worthwhile for us to be on each other's radars"… and the implied second part of that is "and I hope you feel the same way." In order to make sure the people on the receiving end of your request find you worthy, let's audit the different areas of your profile and make sure it's up to par.
How to Determine If Your Twitter Profile is Follow-Worthy
When someone follows me on Twitter, I first look at the email notification for any immediate red flags. (Do they follow 900 people and only have 50 followers? Is their picture an egg? Do they have zero status updates?)
If they pass those tests and move on to Part 2 of Consideration, I'll click through and open up their profile to see what they're all about.
Now, I'm not claiming you need to have a customized background, or even a particularly witty bio. But there are some basics you need to have in place to be taken seriously. Like:
1. Your Username
Does it contain the word "guru", "SEOninja", or "foxxxxxxy"? How about eighty-seven random numbers, or the phrase "4U"? God forbid, does it have more than one underscore? (Although truth be told, I can't stand underscores at all – but I think that's a personal quirk of mine. It's also often unavoidable, given the popularity of Twitter-squatters on excellent username real estate.)
2. Your Photo
Pretty much the only thing that matters here (other than just having one – no eggs, please!) – is it a REAL picture? And yes, I'm sorry, but it's points off if your profile pic is not actually you, but a cartoon avatar or a picture of something like scenery. Look, that Mexican beach is beautiful and all, but it doesn't help me decide if I want to follow you on Twitter. (Points gained back if it's a cat, or cat-related*.)
If you're worried about anonymity, a partial shot or one that's not up close and personal is fine. But it just seems so much more legitimate when there's the promise of an actual human behind the account, even if all I can see is your left eye and a nostril.
(Obviously this is different for brands, but it should still be a professional, high-res logo consistent with your branding that insinuates that you are who you say you are.)
3. Your Location
This doesn't necessarily make-or-break, but it can certainly help (or hurt). If you're in an area of interest to me personally, like DC (where I live), I'm more likely to follow you – even if other areas of your profile are lacking. Likewise, if you don't put a location on there (or put something vague like "USA" or something stupid like "Right behind you!" – points off. Leave the cheese for Facebook; that don't play on Twitter.
4. Your Account Privacy
Yes, there are a FEW exceptions to this rule… but in general, if you have a protected account, you're Doing Twitter Wrong. And unless I know you in real life, there's pretty much zero chance I'm going to "request" to follow you.
5, And This Is the Big One: YOUR BIO
This is the cornerstone of your identity on Twitter. Painting "the picture of you" in those precious 140 characters is difficult, but goshdarnit, spend a half hour on it. I can only glean so much information from that twinkle in your avatar's eye.
Here are the guidelines that are official in my brain because I just made them up:
- None of this one sentence stuff. Unless it's so funny it makes me snarf my coffee, you need to open up a little bit. Tell me your hopes, your dreams… or at least what gets your juices flowing.
- Don't go on and on about what an expert you are or how many books you've written or how many puppies you've saved. Leave the smarm and the horn-tooting for LinkedIn, buddy.
- A joke or two never hurts. Unless it's a dumb one. But hey, brownie points for trying.
- Please do not construct your entire bio out of as many generic hashtags as you can cram in there, like "#SEO #marketing #internet #business #blogging #socialmedia #tech #noonecares. Not only is this difficult to decipher, it's entirely uncreative. USE YOUR WORDS.
- Don't write it in third person, unless you're famous. And I don't mean internet-famous, I mean people-want-you-to-kiss-their-babies famous. (And even they look douchey doing it, but they're allowed.)
- It's nice to give me some idea about what to expect from your tweets. What kind of subjects will you talk about? Will your focus be your industry, glitter unicorns, or some combination of the two?
- Do not, under any circumstances, have any rendition of "FOLLOW BACK" in your bio. This screams of a) desperation and b) Twitter-slut-ism. If you'll follow anyone or anything, you've already told me our relationship won't be special. I thought we were trying to build something real, and here you're just using me for stats!
- Saying you are "passionate" without specifying an actual passion. About what? Breathing? Proving Nessie's existence? Dubstep? Help a girl out.
- Listing obvious things that don't differentiate you from anyone else on the planet. You love to laugh! Or perhaps you enjoy eating food. Or wait – I bet you're a big fan of sunshine! Well, whoop-de-freaking-doo. Tell me something unique, or stop wasting my precious brain space. (Kisses.)
If you embrace these recommendations and avoid the pitfalls mentioned, I think it's safe to say you'll end up with a Twitter bio you can be proud of. Or at least, one that won't make you look like a big, fat, porny spambot. You're welcome!
*Look, I don't make up the Internet rules; this is just a fact of e-life. Deal with it, cat haters.
About the Author: Rachael King graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in Spring 2006. She is currently a Social Media Account Executive at iostudio, a full-service ad agency with offices in DC and Nashville. Currently Rachael is traveling the country, speaking to and teaching the 54 states and territories of the National Guard how to use social media as a marketing/recruitment tool. She is also President of Social Media Club – DC, Events Manager for 20SB, and a co-organizer of the annual meet up Bloggers in Sin City. Follow Rachael on Twitter.


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Jesus is Lord. The supernatural must be within the context of the people who confess and follow Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
The Bible. The supernatural must be within the context of the biblical model, within the context of those who believe the Bible to be God's word and who walk according to it both doctrinally and morally. The supernatural must follow the pattern found in the Gospels, the writings of the apostles, and in the Book of Acts.
The Church. The supernatural must be within the context of the church, the people of God who confess Jesus Christ as Lord. We are referring to people, not buildings and corporate entities, but the living body of Christ that transcends all political and corporate entities.
The context of church refers to followers of Christ functioning under the authority of God's Word, believers gathered in His name, as well as involved in personal ministry and outreach in daily life as they interacts with the world outside the church.1 Corinthians 11-14 speaks of the gifts of the Holy Spirit working within the context of the body of Christ, the church. The Apostle Paul tells us that God has appointed in the church the gifts and manifestations of the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:28). Paul lists the manifestations of the Holy Spirit as well as ministry gifts in 1 Corinthians 12 and in Romans 12: 4-8. Again he sets them within the context of the body of Christ.


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And here is yesterday's outfit. I love this mustard blouse but wanted to wear it with something other than the standard black – too obvious – or the easy choice, grey – as that is just too, well, easy.
mustard blouse :: op shop
rust wide legged pants :: sportsgirl
cream t bar platform shoes :: topshop
amber stones cuff :: lovisa
After a bit of inspiration in Melbourne CBD on the weekend – so many great colour combinations! – I tried the blouse with these deep rust pants, and loved it. In my mind's eye I thought it might be a bit too bright, a bit too tequila sunrise, but it turns out the pants are the perfect subdued orange shade. I then wore my cream shoes, for something a bit lighter (and again, less obvious!) than brown, and loved the colours together! Maybe they are more usually Autumn colours, but so what? They feel good now.


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Friday, 2 May 2014
CC3 Challenge #1
12 comments:
- Jane said...
Your card is beautiful. I love that you used the technique to make a background for your scene. Note to self - give that a try!
- 3 May 2014 at 00:52
- Astrid Maclean said...
Fabulous Nicky, love how you put this together! Great use of those yummy birds!!
- 3 May 2014 at 07:15
- Almo said...
Oh! I love the way you have those little blue tits nestled amongst the foliage. Great marbelling and layering. Mo x
- 3 May 2014 at 14:36
- Julie Steed said...
Absolutely beautiful! Your background is perfect and the white and bits of greenery really make it all come together.
- 3 May 2014 at 16:00
- Anita Houston said...
I can totally hear them chirping! Love this scene and the color is wonderful in the background! Stitching always make a grand see! Beautiful! Thanks so much for playing along in our first challenge at CC3 Challenge!!!
- 3 May 2014 at 19:32
- Candy C said...
Wow Nicky! Your card is gorgeous! I really love of the elements you have combined together to create such a beautiful and very shabby creation. Those little birds nestled with the ornate frame are amazing! Thanks for your comment on my blog and for joining us at CC3C. <3 Candy
- 4 May 2014 at 16:06
- Bonnie McLain said...
Love your Tag Nicky!!! Great colors, and love the little tweets... very nice creation in all ways... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie
- 4 May 2014 at 20:17
- Cheryl Grigsby said...
Great job, Nicky! Lots of layering, textures, colors. I love all that dimension. Your color choice for the Paint Marbling technique is a beautiful background for your pretty birds.
- 6 May 2014 at 23:09
- iGirlZoe said...
Such a pretty card and I love the ornate frame with the greenery coming out. Really nice. :)
- 9 May 2014 at 14:09
- Hels Sheridan said...
As ever Minxy, a beautiful creation... love all the layers and details you put together... yum! Thanks for playing along with the CC3 challenge x
- 9 May 2014 at 19:54
- Buttons said...
Wanted to a) catch up on seeing this beautiful card and b) congratulate you on your job! Go girl!! Jenny x
- 16 May 2014 at 19:05
- Lisa H said...
this is beautiful!!
- 18 May 2014 at 22:34