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|My little bug
Disclaimer: Don't read this if you'll be bothered by me talking about bodily functions in somewhat graphic detail. Having a baby destroyed what little modesty I used to possess.
I spent at least half of my labor denying that I was in labor.
I spent at least half of my labor denying that I was in labor.
My baby decided the time had come when I was a few days shy of 38 weeks. I had spent much of my pregnancy firmly believing that my baby would be born late; after all, as my midwife pointed out, first babies are nine days late, on average. Friends and family had been gleefully telling me how their first babies had come late, and I had read many positive birth stories where firstborns came after 41 or 42 weeks gestation. So you might understand why, when people asked me when the EDD was, I would tell them February 19, but then assure them that it would probably be late February, maybe even early March. In fact, I was secretly hoping for a Leap Day baby, and wasn't shy about telling anyone who asked.
So when my water broke around 2:30 in the afternoon of February 1, I assumed I had just had an embarrassing bout of urinary incontinence. Yep, I thought I had peed myself, and was quite thankful that only the cat was around to witness it. I still had the presence of mind to note the time (halfway through Fresh Air on NPR!) and to sniff it (I know, gross, but my birth class drilled that response into me). It didn't smell like anything, which meant it could be amniotic fluid, but it could also just mean that I was really well-hydrated; after all, I had been drinking water like a boss. I should have contacted my midwife then, but I suppose I didn't want to sound a false alarm and be that pesky first-time mom who saw labor around every corner.
Sometime after that, the contractions started. I assumed that I was finally starting to feel the Braxton-Hicks contractions that had apparently started at least a week earlier. At my last prenatal appoinntment, my midwife pointed out when one was happening; I couldn't feel anything, but she (and my husband) could clearly see that my uterus was contracting. These contractions felt uncomfortable, but definitely were something I could handle.
In hindsight, I should have taken notice of the fact that they made my back hurt. Aren't Braxton-Hicks supposed to hurt in front, while real contractions hurt in back? I didn't remember this, or didn't make the connection, and since the contractions were no real inconvenience, I kept going about my merry way.
I next decided that this was a good time to go get a haircut. But as I was on my way to Great Clips, I got a call from a friend inviting me to come over to play board games. (No, I am certainly not too old for board games, thank you very much.) Clearly, the hair cut could wait until tomorrow.
Famous last words.
As we played a few games, the contractions kept getting progressively worse, but I continued to actively ignore them. Even when they got to the point where I could no longer sit through them, I still refused to recognize that these contractions might be something worth taking note of. Never mind the fact that I was still leaking some kind of fluid; I suppose I thought I had lost my ability to hold in my pee properly. Never mind the fact that I had lost at least part of my mucous plug a week or so earlier. I simply refused to entertain the idea that I might actually be in labor. There was no way; it was too soon!
The ten-minute drive home was distinctly uncomfortable. I decided that a hot bath was in order; I think I recalled reading somewhere that a bath could make Braxton-Hicks contractions subside, and I definitely wanted them to subside at this point. So I filled up the bathtub as much as I could, which unfortunately wasn't much, since the geniuses who designed my apartment complex decided to put in the smallest hot water heaters available. So with bathtub half full (and that's after adding a few pots of water heated on the stove), I climbed in and tried to relax myself. My mama called, and I told her what was going on; I learned later that she suspected it might be real labor but didn't want to shatter my disillusionment, figuring I would come to the right conclusion eventually.
Not surprisingly, in retrospect anyway, the bath didn't really help. As I rested on my side in the hot water, the contractions just got worse, more painful even. Worse yet, when I got out to use the toilet, I found myself with a little bit of what could only be the bloody show. Resigned to the fact that I might actually be in labor, I decided to call my midwife.
No answer.
I left a message. An hour later, I left a second message. I sent several text messages. No answer. All the while, the contractions were getting stronger and closer together, and I was slowly becoming more convinced that this might be the real deal. In a moment of frustration, I remembered that the midwife's apprentice had called me a few weeks back; I hadn't saved the number, but I hadn't cleared my recent call data either, so it should still be in my phone somewhere. Eventually, I pinpointed which one I thought was hers and called, hoping I was right since by now it was pretty late at night. Success! While she worked at getting in contact with my midwife (she had other phone numbers to try), I tried to lie down and sleep some.
Sleeping didn't work. The contractions were pretty close together now, and every time one hit I absolutely had to sit up. Eventually I resorted to pacing my house, while my worried cat tried to act as my doula. (He had good intentions, but just didn't know what to do when I was so clearly uncomfortable.)
Soon enough, my midwife finally called me back. After getting my rough analysis of the situation, she advised me to get my husband home (he's in the Navy and was supposed to be staying on base that night). I had been texting him all day to let him know how uncomfortable I was, so he suspected something was up; he didn't seem entirely surprised when I woke him up around midnight and asked him to come home.
After that, things get kind of hazy, time-wise. I know I filled the bathtub again, and my husband continued to boil water on the stove to keep it warm for me. I know the two of us were in regular contact with my midwife, and it wasn't long before she (and her apprentice) were both on their way to my apartment. I had planned to give birth at their birth center, but an hour-long drive was clearly out of the question for me at this point.
I know I asked my husband to provide counter-pressure on my back during my contractions. I know I pooped a little in the tub during some of the contractions, but my husband showed his worth (not that there was ever any doubt) by putting on rubber gloves and scooping it out. He also brought me applesauce (the only food I was interested in eating) and kept me drinking water between contractions.
I know that after all of the books I had read, all of the stories and such I had read on the Internet, and the birth class (of which my final class was supposed to be in a week), I remembered only two things. First, I remembered to keep breathing deeply and evenly throughout the contractions; I also remembered to take a really deep breath at the beginning and end of each so that my husband would know without me having to tell him each time. I also remembered Ina May's concept that the uterus is a sphincter; as I breathed through the contractions (and squeezed first my husband's hand, then a rolled-up towel after he decided that he didn't want broken fingers), I actively kept my jaw loose, all the better to allow my uterus to open freely.
At some point, my husband became concerned about the water being contaminated, so we emptied the tub and I decided to try laboring in a few different positions. Hands and knees didn't work for me. Standing with my arms around my husband's neck while he supported my weight didn't work either. I ended up doing most of the rest of my labor sitting on the toilet, of all places.
I started feeling the urge to push. I'm not sure I understand the concept of coached pushing; when that urge came I pushed, and there was no way I could stop myself even if I had wanted to. I assume I was fully dilated by this point, but since I never had any vaginal exams throughout, I can't say for certain.
My water had broken earlier, but as I breathed through my contractions, it became apparent to me that the amniotic sac hadn't completely burst. Nope, when I felt down between me legs, there was what I can only describe as a bubble coming out of me. It was a very bizarre sensation.
The haziness increased. The midwife's apprentice arrived first. She came to see how I was doing, then went to prepare supplies for the birth. Eventually my midwife appeared. And, I was told later, my water broke for real about fifteen minutes later, and the baby came out in the same push.
I gave birth in my bathroom. The placenta followed soon after, and I sat in the re-filled tub for awhile while the midwife checked my son over. I hadn't received any medication of any kind during labor, but I gladly accepted a shot of Pitocin after to help stop the bleeding. Eventually I moved to my bed. While the midwives checked my bottom, my wonderful husband held our beautiful baby against his chest; we had decided to wait to cut the cord, so the placenta sat next to him in one of our mixing bowls. I had one tiny tear, which took two stitches to close up.
My son was born at 5:43 am on February 2, fifteen hours after my water broke initially. No medications, no interventions, a completely un-complicated home birth. I couldn't have asked for a better experience for my first birth.


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Come stay with us and attend Mame at the Historic Holly Theater in Dahlonega. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows at 8 pm and Sunday Matinee's at 2pm.
Roaring Twenties socialite Mame Dennis teaches her orphaned nephew the nature of free living and free thinking, attempting to keep him from the clutches of the uptight world of his late father's estate executor and, later, his fiancée. David Rothel will be reprising his role as a director for the musical Mame. In a role made famous by Angela Lansbury (stage) and Lucile Ball (film), Mame is most well-known for the song We need a Little Christmas.

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Broadway 2T
Price: £170
Contact: Hauppauge
Geek: Compact; clever; wireless TV throughout your house and around the world
Weak: Not exactly stylish; a little fiddly to set up
Score: 4.5/5
I wager that fighting over the remote control must be one of the number causes of arguments at home. It's bad enough when there are just two of you, but throw some kids into the mix and you've got potential for disaster. But with the Broadway 2T, domestic bliss could be right around the corner.
In a nutshell the 2T takes whatever TV signal you feed it and then beams it throughout the house, wirelessly. Then all you need is an Apple or Android device and you can watch TV wherever in the house you may be. Clever. Set up is a little fiddly as you need to give the 2T, itself a compact if slightly aesthetically challenged box, power, a wired internet connection (at least initially) and a TV signal. If you don't want to use the aerial cable that comes into your house, you can instead use the supplied interior mini antenna, though obviously the outdoor sort attached your house will do a better job. Once you've connected up its umbilical cords, you simply head over to the distan.tv site to set things up and as long as you've got an internet connection and a device that can take you online, you don't even need a PC. Smart.
So, once you're set up and ready to go you can go ahead and start enjoying TV streaming on your mobile device, with dual stream allowing two different broadcasts to be watched at the same time. But there's so much more to it than that. Stick a USB hard drive or flash drive in the Broadway and you can record TV straight onto it and watch it back later. Or, via the power of the internet, stream TV from home wherever you may be in the world or watch what you recorded earlier. Now tell me that's not impressive. And of course you can also watch TV on your PC should you so wish, or if you're feeling like a Bond villain you can even watch two different programmes in two different windows on one device, so the Broadway really has all bases covered. And there's still more, such as the unit's ability to learn the commands of the remote control for your set-top box, allowing you to change channels via the Broadway. It's nothing if not comprehensive.
The fact that someone can come to your house, hop on your Wi-Fi with their phone or tablet and then watch whatever TV they want is, in a word, brilliant. Guests, family members or even you when you're in bed are all catered for. The Broadway 2T is a fantastic piece of kit if you've got people in your house who want to be able to watch whatever TV they want and the fact that it's a one-box solution, with no extra aerials required, is the the icing on the cake.
Verdict: It may not be beautiful but there's no better or easier way to let everyone in your household control their own little slice of TV heaven. The added recording function plus the ability to watch TV from home wherever in the world you may be are the icing on the cake. Telly addicts, here is your new drug.


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Born with the curse of poverty,
In a pit of a Hell,
I never got the chance to dream like,
Everyone else.
Always haunted by the phantom of tomorrow,
I wasn't allowed to dream,
But was someone who just grow up,
Chasing a gleam.
One fine day, they came to me,
Telling me, I can also live.
And have a right to dream.
Endowed me a book in my hand,
And a meal in other to keep me going unrestrained.
I learnt how to write,
Had a daily meal to eat with pride.
I began to see,
Even in the darkness of night.
Finally, I started hoping a Life.
Every next day,
Was an adventure in itself.
My journey from home to school,
Was like hell to heaven.
As we say,
Good days are rare,
And bad ones keep stare,
One common day,
They served us poison,
Carelessly or consciously,
Which I don't know.
But they killed the spirit,
Inside a nurturing Soul.
They killed that single hope,
Which I fear,
Will hardly ever grow!


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The 2nd Annual GGIA Spring Into Color 5k Dash was a blast! The fact that people will pay money to have pounds and pounds of colored corn starch thrown at them while running just over 3 miles early on a Saturday morning proves the adage of different strokes for different folks. But, smiles were the order of the day last Saturday as over 600 runners gathered in Suwanee to do just that. The crowd included families, over 200 members from Gwinnett Church, kids, parents, grand-kids and grandparents. And there was no shortage of spring colors to help us welcome in the new season. Overall, the day was a great success, no doubt because of the sweat equity of so many of our volunteers and supporters. Lewis Sharp of Premier Growers, the title sponsor of the event, kicked off the day and welcomed the runners just before they dashed from the starting line.
Please join us in saying a BIG THANK YOU to the following volunteers:
Crystal Conley ,Nola Howard, Emily Ledford, Abigail Baliles, Kelsey Addington, Lendell Vogt, Donal Nichols , Brian Jernigan, Keaton Mickens, Chase Mickens, Dakota Wright, Chad Weaver, Joey Sparks. Dustin Adams, City of Suwanee, Amy Doherty, Kim Towne, Alice Yoon, Alysha Naran, Anna Tran, Dana Chen , Diane Turchin, Donal Nichols, Gargee Sathe, Gretchen Emch, Hannah Pham, Heather Melton, HyunJoo Choi , James Jiang
Event Sponsors:
Premier Growers, GCLP, Cherry Convention Services, Plant Something GA.com, Outer Space Landscapes, FIS Outdoor, SRW Products, Wave, All Star Photo Services, Sugar Hill Spine & Wellness, Cotton Graphics, Road ID.
Arthur A. Buck Jones, Planet Smoothie of Suwanee, GA.
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With Halloween right around the corner it is time to think more Halloween good thoughts.... I am linking a couple special ones from this past linky party...
This first one comes from Between U & Me who linked up this awesome tutorial for a Little Red Riding Hood Costume and a Big Bad Wolf Costume... super cute dude!
Next Sew Fantastic linked up the cutest little Cinderella dress these eyes have ever seen. It is just beautiful! Such a job well done!
Last, Freaking Craft linked up a super easy cute little table top decoration. I love it! I will have to keep these in mind for a kiddo craft for next year.
Thank you to everyone who linked. I know I have been REALLY off lately and need to get back on point. I hope you all forgive me for my lack of posts. I promise I have so much crafty stuff to post and just can't find the time to write the posts.... does anyone else ever feel that way? Anyways, to my three features, grab a featured button. To EVERYONE... thank you again and I look forward to more Halloween and Thanksgiving crafts! <3
Let's get to linkin'!!
1: Please link craft projects only that you have done (not advertising an Etsy site or giveaways unless they are something you have made that you are giving something away)!
2: If you post the same thing 2 weeks in a row that comes from the same post I will delete the link!
3: If you are posting a picture of something that is not what I consider a craft. While I love photography this is not what this link up is for! I will delete the link.
4: Linky Tools will remain open until next Wednesday evening so there's plenty of time to link your projects!
Rules for linking:
(1) Link to specific blog post, not blog home page!
(2) Link craft projects that you have done!
(3) Make sure to visit a few of the links and leave some comment love!
(4) Linky Tools will remain open through Wednesday, November 2nd so you have plenty of time to add your projects!


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All the dark wood paneling is bright shiny white now. Looks a WHOLE lot lighter and more inviting than before. We also undid the lower shelf and put it up higher. It was pretty low to be functional. Ignore the warping in the boards. The "handyman" who lived in this house before us made them himself and like everything else he did, they're a little cockeyed. I'd rather use them then have to dispose of and replace them, so we'll live with the slight warp.
Next steps: Clear out things to be thrown out, move stuff around, and paint the blank wallboard walls. Also get my hands on some white wainscot to go on the walls.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Basement remodel: Part 1 finished!
Posted by Karen at 8:31 PM
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4 comments:
- Nalamienea said...
looks great! :) job well done!
- August 19, 2009 at 4:16 AM
- lunaticraft said...
Very nice!
- August 19, 2009 at 8:59 AM
- interior wall mold removal products said...
You have done a very good job indeed...it is very hard to remodel and needs a lot of planning in advance.
- December 30, 2009 at 7:39 AM
Looks fabulous. Personally I would have tore the paneling off cause that's my dad did when we had that old stuff. But now that it's painted I would totally think you should paint little butterfly's or what ever you like to make it more crafty.
It's definitely hard work and it look so much better!
- February 2, 2010 at 10:26 PM
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Saturday, May 14, 2016
Catch up Post - Mercury trouser and Gingham skirt
The first make was back near the end of April and it's a modified version of Trouser, View D from the Mercury Collection from Marilla Walker. The pattern is designed with some pleats at the ankle but I opted out of them at this point. I knew I would need to add length too but instead I went with the pattern as-is and wanted to see what a cropped full trouser would look like. I did shorten them a bit. Voila!
Maya top with it, which I made last year.
The next make is the Easy Gathered Skirt from Pattern Runway. It is a great pattern and it's free! I've always wanted a big gingham skirt like this. I think the fabric is a cotton/poly mix. It was a no-label sale buy but I am guessing there is poly in there.
I've been posting Me-Made-May outfits on my Instagram account. Which means that's why I've been neglecting my blog! I've also recovered from that bout of cold/flu but I seem to have succumbed to a bad case of heat rash this week so I am laying low for a few days.
Thanks for stopping by. Wishing you a happy weekend!
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- AnonymousMay 14, 2016 at 12:45 PM
These trousers are fabulous! I have this pattern but have not made them yet. The gingham skirt is very cute and with super big pockets too.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Caroline. I'd love to see which trouser you make! I love skirts with big pockets. I am going to sew up a Brumby skirt soon.nDelete
I really like that length of pants and the fullness seems like it will be cool for summer. Pretty skirt. I was wondering what seam finish you use for double gauze? Hope you are completely better soon.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Janie. I have a serger/overlocker. When I am trying a new pattern I will serge finish the seams first so then I have room to try on and adjust the fitting if necessary. Otherwise for TNT patterns, I will likely serge. I don't do french seams on double gauze if I can help it as I find it a bit bulky. Hope that helps!Delete
thank you Melissa, yes, that's helpful. I tied French seams on a gathered seam in double gauze and it was definitely too bulky.Delete
Oh yuck on the heat rash! :( But I love your two new pieces! Been enjoying your Me Made May on IG too. Fun to see all your outfits!ReplyDelete
Both gorgeous! Very interested in the trousers in particular; I love the pleated version and your unpleated pair, different from view C. Hmm! Just hopped over to Instagram to have a nosey...lovely photos, sewing, irises and auriculars! JenReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Jen. I want to make another pair of trousers and probably the same but a wee bit longer.Delete
The trousers really suit you, i love the pockets on your skirt. Sorry to hear you haven't been well - i hope you feel better soon.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Su! I really needed some bottom basics!Delete
Dear Melissa,ReplyDelete
these trousers look both pretty AND comfortable!
I like the color of the linen/cotton fabric!
Sorry to read that you did not feel well - hope you are ok now and everything is fine!
Love those cropped trousers, they really look great on. Hope you are feeling better soon.ReplyDelete
Your new trousers look great on you, Melissa. Of course, most thing probably look great on your tall, slim frame :) Love the gingham skirt, too--gingham always looks so cheery to me!ReplyDelete
Hope your rash is gone by now--stay healthy! Lots of work in that garden of yours to be done :)
I really like the cropped trousers too. I think your slim ankles and beautiful shoes help to make them look very elegant and cool. I really would like to make some too but don't think they would flatter me. And the gingham skirt is really fun and will work with everything.ReplyDelete
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I really like the cropped trousers too. I think your slim ankles and beautiful shoes help to make them look very elegant and cool. I really would like to make some too but don't think they would flatter me. And the gingham skirt is really fun and will work with everything.ReplyDelete
This top and trousers combination looks so great. And the gingham skirt is just gorgeous. I am dedicated to wearing skirts, no trousers, and I don't even know why, lol. It just seems to be more comfortable to me. If I sewed I would sew one skirt after the other.ReplyDelete
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Haters Gonna Hate
Seeing as I hardly ever blog I find it reasonably amazing that anyone still reads it, so I thank you for the audience. I am blown away that someone who vehemently disagrees with everything I say and do reads it. But I guess that is a compliment of some sort. I never did understand that impulse, I just couldn't fill my day looking for that kind of negativity.
You know what Tony Robbins says... if you are having trouble with a relationship in your life, you should change your participation or change your perception.
So, considering that this is clearly an ongoing and vexing relationship (to you)... maybe stop reading? Mull it over. Your readership has no effect on my day (especially as I wasn't aware of it), but it seems to really upset yours.
But I can see the level of hate you feel toward me... it's very similar to how I feel about Adam Lanza... so I get it. That seems like a perfectly reasonable amount of hate to have toward a stranger that has absolutely nothing to do with and no bearing on you or your life.
The funny thing is... if you ever saw me and my kids at the park or the grocery store you would have a mad crush on us. For real. You don't know a family that is more kind, generous, and loving, with a desire and impulse to serve others and treat people with respect. You just don't.
Now, I should be clear that I would NEVER let my children communicate in the way you have in these comments. I'm raising them better than that. But saying FUCK YOU in the car, by ourselves... yeah... I'm gonna laugh to myself... remind her that that isn't an appropriate word and move on.
Maybe you should, too?
22 comments:
- Nutmeg said...
yeah.. I just don't get the desire to read stuff that annoys you. I have dropped out of forums I enjoyed participating in because every once in a while I would come across something I didn't like so I gave up otherwise rewarding interactions. Of course, I've been participating in online conversations and discussion for more than 20 years (Oh DEAR)... so maybe I got out all my annoying online stranger rage when I was an adolescent... you know. When it's appropriate.
We all know about your random acts of kindness, teaching your girls about how to be good a people and good citizens.
As you say, haters gonna hate. Some times I guess people just need a place to funnel their real life misery maybe.
- May 3, 2013 at 4:28 PM
- Smitty said...
From now on, I am totally taking everything you say at face value.
I'm going to text Mr F as often as possible with my perceptions of the failings of his wife the impending doom of his children.
This should be fun.
- May 3, 2013 at 4:48 PM
- lindalou said...
I know. I am a troll, an adolescent...because i commented on a public blog because the blog author had put in quotation marks what her SIX year old said.
I would love her in real life because she is a kind good citizen but behind closed doors she is saying these things in front of her children
One of her children can barely cope in society
20 page notes are being sent to the teacher.
I know its all me
Do not post stuff if you do nott want people to read it
You are not beyond reproach
Make your blog private if you just want your cronies to tell you how funny and cute you are
Violent statements with vulgarity toward the tree trimmer are not cute and/or funny
With all that is happening now in our country you need to reread what you wrote and if you are proud of that than you have serious problems
If your friends think your funny than wow i just dont get it
Its not funny. That is it. That is all.
Defend it, say i am communicating in an offensive way with you
Sic your husband on me so he can call me a fucker like he did the last time and tell me to shut the fuck up and it is no surprise that your 6 year old says these things.
- May 3, 2013 at 5:03 PM
- Mrs Furious said...
I'm sorry, but I don't remember who you are.
Clearly you need something from me, as you seem to have given me, and my words, a lot of power in your life.
Honestly, I think making debasing comments about my children kind of undermines the validity of any of your arguments.
- May 3, 2013 at 6:14 PM
- Julie said...
1. With all that is happening in our country right now (I'm assuming you mean by the shootings, the bombing in my hometown, etc), why on earth would you trouble yourself with a few swear words.
2. You must be fortunate to not have much else to worry about in your life if you go to blogs you don't even like & then get angry at the owner of the blog and her readers/friends. I don't say this in a mean tone. I'm serious. People in this world--myself included--have real problems going on and don't have the time or desire to seek out what you are doing. Why seek out something that upsets you?There are more worthwhile things to be doing or be concerned about.
3. I am so offended that you would bring up Mrs. F's older child and say 'she can barely cope in society.' You have NO idea what's really going on for that child. I'm disgusted that you would go there. One of my children can barely cope in society. You have no clue as to how agonizing, challenging, heartbreaking, all-encompassing it is to be witness and to love this child. Have you ever read my blog? You want to tell me that swearing caused my child to have Autism Spectrum Disorder? And the Anxiety Disorder that is co-morbid because of it? I keep my blog Public just in case there is someone else out there suffering and looking to connect. Not disparage. I always tell my kids that we are here to build others up, not tear them down. To support.
This woman, Mrs F, was that person for me many, many years ago...just another mom out there looking to connect, to feel not alone when mothering little ones. I found her & she took me in. She has been there for me more than anyone I know. So it makes me so sad, not angry, that someone who really doesn't know her or her family would take the time out of our one precious life to take her down.
Please just walk away, don't read. You certainly have a right to your opinion, but no one here is asking for it.
- May 3, 2013 at 6:26 PM
- Krista said...
Hey, actually coming out of lurking for this. Mrs. F, I stumbled across your blog years ago and instantly recognized what a great parent you are. I love that you let your kids be themselves, through devoting so much of your own time and effort into enabling their dreams to come true (my DH and I absolutely adored baby's birthday cake and it was the most caring and awesome birthday cake I've ever seen a parent make), and through teaching them how special and incredible they are when other people and test methods and medical issues are trying to drag them down. Your post about kid's math scores once you started home schooling her just blew me away, and you and Mr F are so incredible for taking such care and making massive lifestyle changes to try to find the best educational fit for baby and kid.
I'm constantly seeing you and Mr F make decisions that are better than the ones my parents and other parents I know have made, and any kid would be incredibly lucky to have a parent like you supporting them. Your letter to kid's teacher was also awesome, (and is the type of letter my younger sister would really have benefited from if it had been sent to a couple of her teachers when she was at school), I'm glad the school was made aware of that teacher's outdated teaching expectations, and I'm still interestedly standing by for a post about what happened with the principal... and also for that recipe you mentioned once, the one where Mr. F keeps saying he loves it every time you cook it. Your fajitas recipe is still one of our favorites. It just shows how insane the internet is that we've never even talked directly, but your recipes and the amazing personalities of your kids (they're so witty and confident and funny and kind), and the parenting practices that I'm making mental notes of for the future when DH and I have kids have had such an impact on our lives over the past few years. You even handled a troll well. You're just awesome. :)
- May 3, 2013 at 7:10 PM
- Mrs Furious said...
Thank you so much! You know, this has been an awesome experience. A long way back if someone attacked me I would feel terrible, and it would effect me for days. This time I read it and was like "whoa that is some seriously misplaced anger" which is pretty ironic considering the post topic, and I was able to laugh at how obviously this woman does not know me. (and wonder more than a bit about what is missing from her life) I finally have been able to believe in the goodness of myself and not need strangers to recognize it in order for it to be true. Your comment is the icing on the cake. I feel that in being able to be open enough to be judged I've been open enough to be seen and loved. And I'll take that. Thank you so much.
You guys need to come over for dinner some weekend and tell him in person :)
Hugs to you Julie, I was thinking of you when I read her comment. I love you and maybe one day Mr F will get a job in Boston and we can corrupt our kids together.
- May 3, 2013 at 7:31 PM
- Julie said...
Hug to you, too.
whoa that is some seriously misplaced anger" which is pretty ironic considering the post topic, and I was able to laugh at how obviously this woman does not know me. (and wonder more than a bit about what is missing from her life) I
Yes! I was thinking that, too. I mean, really? Baby swearing is the scariest, most violent thing on the web?
We could homeschool our kids together:). And write letter to each other about how much better we are than Kid's teacher. I think Mr. F is going to have to put up a self-marketing campaign like his old boss though in order to get a job in Boston. We like naked guys with boxes over their junk. Instant hire.
I better go join my family. This has been so much fun!
I fucking love you, too. (Sorry Katie!!!!!:) Ignore my swearing)
- May 3, 2013 at 8:09 PM
- Mr Furious said...
Wow. Just, wow.
Once upon a time (and I just went back and read a few) I would roll my sleeves up grab the keyboard, and let the lambasting posts loose.
But guess what? I don't have the energy to waste on a worthless loser who sits silently on the sidelines of our lives, judging, and throwing bombs when she hears something she doesn't like while eavesdropping.
I'll just say this... I'm impressed. I don't know how you manage to keep up with Mrs F's and what surely must be hundreds of other blogs, websites, magazines, books, movies, and shows that must also torment you, yet you cannot tear yourself away from... Especially considering how much time you must spend in all of those porno shops and strip clubs you must visit simply because they are there... Squeezing all that in between the abortions we liberals are forcing you to endure...all the time you must spend defending your marriage against an onslaught of attacking homosexuals...
I'll find comfort in the fact that my not remembering who the hell you are and when and over what I told you to "shut the fuck up, fucker" is probably more vexing to you than anything I might come up with tonight.
I hope typing out the f-word so much was sufficiently titillating for you!
- May 3, 2013 at 8:18 PM
- Amy said...
Delurking to say I'm a long time reader and I love the Furious family!! Fucking-A! I am also a mom to 2 girls around the same age as the furious girls and I keep coming back because Mrs F.'s writing comes across as genuine, sincere and well thought out. She doesn't take herself too seriously, and neither should you lindalou. Lighten up!!
- May 3, 2013 at 11:40 PM
- Mrs Furious said...
Oh, thank you for commenting, I appreciate it and your readership!
- May 4, 2013 at 10:13 AM
- Mrs Furious said...
do you know what recipe it was? I think it might be this amazing curry/chutney/honey baked chicken... which if it wasn't... it should be.... because we could eat it everyday and be happy. Everyone loves it (even Baby which is saying something). I'll post it and the principal update (which went well) this week. I hope...
- May 4, 2013 at 11:16 AM
- julie said...
I fell in love with Mr. F all over again.
Word to everything you said.
I also found it intriguing that for someone so offended by the naughty language seemed to enjoy re-writing everyone's f-bombs.
Fucking-A! LOL!
- May 4, 2013 at 11:26 AM
- Krista said...
I think it was the Tortellini bake you mentioned in a January post. I was sold when you said: "we have this once a week, Mr F says "Oh I love this dinner!" every single time like it's the first time he's ever had it..." The curry/chutney/honey baked chicken one sounds really good too, though... Thank you!
- May 4, 2013 at 12:59 PM
- Mrs Furious said...
Oh, okay... That is almost embarrassingly simple. I'll put it out. We have had it once a week for months & it makes great lunch leftovers. But the chicken is super good... I'll post that too.
- May 4, 2013 at 3:18 PM
- Krista said...
Mrs. F,
Wow, thanks, I really appreciate it. :D Quick and simple but delicious is the best combination. For the chicken fajitas recipe, I loved your tip of keeping a fajitas seasoning jar in the cupboard, 'cause now whenever I make them I can cook everything in the time it takes to cook the rice. That coupled with how delicious they are every time has made them one of our favorite recipes. We cooked them once for my inlaws, and my step-father-in-law liked them so much we actually made them as a surprise for his birthday one year. I felt like we were copping out because they were so easy to make, but he loved it. For some reason what you said about the tortellini bake made me think it might be a recipe that stands the test of time just as well, which is why it stuck in my mind. Really looking forward to both your recipe posts now. :)
- May 4, 2013 at 3:43 PM
- Andrea said...
Wow,I missed all the drama. Why does she waste her time. I really love reading every fucking thing you write.You are someone I look up to and someone I'm happy to call a"Friend". lots of love Furious Family. I can't wait to get these recipes as well several of your recipes are already in our regular rotation.
- May 5, 2013 at 12:48 AM
- Mrs Furious said...
Thank you Andrea! I think of you nearly every single day since we have tons of pictures of Baby in your daughter's hand-me-downs in the living room.
- May 5, 2013 at 8:42 PM
- Supermom said...
I go away for ONE night and look what I come back to?!?!?
What the fuck have you been doing?
Since I've met your lovely family IRL and even had a mini vacation with you at the beach I know you are top notch parents and I'm honored to call you my friend.
Even though you moved and left me.
I forgive you.
- May 7, 2013 at 10:23 AM
- Jaime said...
Personally I would stop reading if you stopped saying Fuck. Not enough people say Fuck on the interwebs. xo
- May 8, 2013 at 9:52 PM
- Mrs Furious said...
Thank you, supermom. We miss all of you! You guys are such a kind and welcoming family!
I will never fucking let you down. :)
- May 10, 2013 at 12:33 PM
- Peta Mayer said...
Hi Mrs F. Long-time, sporadic reader. I've always loved your sense of humour and think that you're an amazing mother with a great relationship to her incredible kids and family.
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-- Jn 1:45-51
The title "Son of God" signifies the unique and eternal relationship of Jesus Christ to God his Father: he is the only Son of the Father (cf. Jn 1:14, 18; 3:16, 18); he is God himself (cf. Jn 1:1). To be a Christian, one must believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God (cf. Acts 8:37; 1 Jn 2:23).


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We avoided Black Friday this year because ever since working retail, it hasn't really appealed to me. I worked in a big-box hardware store for three years and saw a lot of crazy people shopping the day after Thanksgiving, it kind of turned me off. I did take advantage of some black Friday deals online though, and I ordered our Christmas cards (which I'll post once I get them) and a gift for someone in the family, so I feel like I did accomplish something Christmas-y that day. Instead of hitting the stores, this year for black Friday & Saturday, Tim and I painted (and Tim re-did some drywall) in his aunt and uncle's two bathrooms in their house. They've been out of town visiting some of their family and will be back tomorrow to see it all completed - I hope they're happy with it. It was a lot of work, but I'm really glad we were able to do it for them. :-)
|Sorting through all of our Christmas stuff!
In other news, I've been compliant with all of my treatments for 119 days now, been going to the gym twice a week still (oh, I went the gym on Black Friday, too!) and my next CF clinic appointment is December 22nd - a little less than a month away. I'm really looking forward to that appointment, hoping that my PFTs show how awesome I've been feeling lately. :-) (And from the amount of smiley faces in this post, I'd say I'm feeling really good!)


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I realized this morning that I read this two days ago.
"What joy follows self-conquest! You cannot conquer and control others, either of you, until you have completely conquered yourself. Can you see yourselves absolutely unmoved? Think of Me before the mocking soldiers, being struck, spat upon, and answered never a word--never a word. Try to see that as Divine Power. Remember by that Power of perfect silence, perfect self-control, you can alone prove your right to govern. Never judge. The heart of man is so delicate, so complex, only its Maker can know it. Each heart is so different, actuated by different motives, controlled by different circumstances, influenced by different sufferings. How can one judge another? Leave to Me the unraveling of the puzzles of life. Leave to Me the teaching of understanding. Bring each heart to Me, its Maker, and leave it with Me. Secure in the certainty that all that is wrong I can set right." -God Calling, May 13


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Foreign insurers are banking on growing premiums as the continent develops its infrastructure and a consumer class demands protection from risk.
Allianz said in statement that it would acquire a 98 percent stake in Ensure Insurance from UK-based holding company Greenoaks Global Holdings. It did not disclose the acquisition value.
Ensure Insurance offers life and non-life insurance to businesses and retail clients. It generated 11 million euros ($13 million) in gross premiums written in 2016.
Allianz Group has operations in 17 African countries.
"The acquisition of Ensure Insurance Plc gives us full access to this key insurance market in Africa and marks a major milestone for Allianz's long-term growth strategy on the continent," said Coenraad Vrolijk, Allianz's regional CEO Africa.
Allianz expects the acquisition to close later this year.
Allianz follows British insurer Prudential which last month bought a majority stake in Nigeria's Zenith Life to gain access to the African country's fast-growing insurance market.
South African insurer Liberty Holdings, which bought remaining shares it didn't already own in Nigeria's Total Health Trust in August 2015, said in February it would acquire a 75 percent stake in an unidentified Nigerian long-term insurer for 160 million rand ($12 million).
France's AXA acquired Nigeria's fourth-largest insurer Mansard Insurance three years ago. ($1 = 13.0245 rand) ($1 = 0.8370 euros) (Reporting by Chijioke Ohuocha; Editing by Adrian Croft)


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by: The Heisenberg
- I'm not worried about Japanese food.
- But I am worried about Japanese banks.
- And not for their own sake.
- But I am worried about Japanese banks.
- And not for their own sake.
- I'm not worried about Japanese food.
I know the best places to get it, the best things to order, the best sushi chefs, hell I even memorized the Japanese names for all of the a la carte sashimi.
But I am worried about Japanese banks. For one thing, the three biggest institutions are going to see their profits decline by something like $3 billion thanks to BoJ policy, but one could write volumes on that and besides, it's so self-evident as to not be very interesting.
Rather, what I want to talk about is Japanese banks' exposure to soaring LIBOR and to the crunch in prime money market funds. As you know, upcoming reforms are set to reduce the amount of unsecured funding available to banks and corporates by hundreds of billions of dollars (see here and here).
So that's the balance sheet for Norinchukin Bank's NY branch. Notice anything interesting there? I do. There's only $26 billion in unsecured funding. The rest of it is all repo (i.e. secured GCF). Here's how Credit Suisse explains this:
How come Norinchukin can pledge so much in Treasuries without affecting its LCR? Well, as an agricultural cooperative, Norinchukin is not subject to Basel III and so it can utilize its U.S. Treasury portfolio to a maximum extent to raise dollar funding cheaply in New York.
Ok, so that's interesting. Now this next part is key:
Norinchukin also taps the unsecured market to the tune of about $26 billion and if this source of unsecured funding slips away due to prime fund reform, Norinchukin will have that much more funding to do in the repo market, pulling o/n GCF and tri-party repo rates higher and wider. This is because the intermediation of flows away from unsecured to secured markets will flow through primary dealers' balance sheets, and primary dealers -who since July 1st are now all subject to daily average balance sheet reporting - will charge for a greater use of their much scarcer balance sheets through wider repo spreads.
Remember what Goldman said last November about this same phenomenon as it related to foreign FX reserve selling? No? Neither do I, but I know they said something. Wait... let me dig it up.
Ok, found it. Here:
Key to the recent back-up in repo rates have been new bank leverage ratio limits and liquidity rules, especially the supplementary leverage ratio which applies to both on- and off-balance sheet assets and exposures. These requirements make a long position in Treasury bonds vs. swaps more onerous to execute and thus less compelling on a return-on-equity basis. As a consequence, the "convenience yield" on Treasury bonds, that is, the value that investors assign to the liquidity and safety attributes offered by Treasury bonds may have declined.
The selling pressure on Treasury bonds from FX reserve managers has led to a significant increase in dealers' inventories, putting more pressure on balance sheets and likely pushing GC repo rates higher.
Don't get bogged down in the terminology. It's supply and demand. You want me to inventory your general collateral (i.e. use my balance sheet), well then you're going to have to pay up because every one else wants the same thing.
Ok, now let's look at the flip side. Here's the combined balance sheets for New York branches of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi plus some others.
(Chart: Credit Suisse)
(Chart: Credit Suisse)
See that giant block of purple and light purple on the liabilities side and that giant block of Exorcist-puke-green on the assets side? Yeah that's the very definition on maturity mismatch.
So here's Credit Suisse explaining what has to happen:
So here's Credit Suisse explaining what has to happen:
As unsecured funding from prime funds becomes less available and more expensive, they will have to pay higher rates to take down a large share of a shrinking CP and CD market (the path they have chosen to date), step up their term debt issuance (no sign to date), or tap the FX swap market through headquarters (no sign yet, as it is costlier than the first).
The sheer size of the New York branches of Sumitumo and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi is important to highlight in this regard as they are the single largest issuers of unsecured paper to prime money funds. In recent weeks, they have been issuing three-month paper at 90 bps, which while much higher than the comparable Libor fixing at 75 bps, is way cheaper than the all-in cost of raising three-month dollar funding via FX swaps at 125 bps.
In this sense, Sumitomo Mitsui and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi appear to be the marginal price setters of the term premium in unsecured money markets at present.
So basically, they'll pay up for the shrinking pie of MMF funds available for unsecured lending up to and until that cost matches the cost of tapping FX swap lines plus some stigma premium.
Here's Barclays to explain the very same thing in far more words than I used:
Here's Barclays to explain the very same thing in far more words than I used:
The Fed maintains swap lines with other central banks, including the ECB, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, and Swiss National Bank, as well. The dollar rate on these transactions is equal to 3m OIS+50bp. Thus, to the extent that the Japanese banks are seen as the price setters in the market for unsecured short-term paper, the swap line should establish a ceiling on Libor - that is, the rate at which a Japanese bank is indifferent between borrowing from money funds or via the cross-currency swap market and using the facility.
But why might an institution prefer to pay more than 92bp (3m OIS+50bp) by borrowing from a shrinking pool of ever shorter maturity prime fund cash?
An institution might borrow at higher rates if it felt that there was some stigma attached to the program.
A Japanese bank wishing to use the BOJ/Fed swap line has two choices. It could pledge JGBs from its inventory to the BOJ and receive dollars in return. Or it could reverse in JGBs from the BOJ, effectively converting its current account holdings at the central bank into dollars. The total cost - on top of the 3m+50bp dollar rate - reflects either of these two approaches to "getting to the swap line". As a result, the 50bp spread to 3m OIS is in practice a soft ceiling on 3m Libor.
At this point, if you follow Heisenberg, you're probably starting to understand why I started pounding the table on this last month (see here and here). An upcoming piece on CLO impact (should be out on Sunday) will drive the point home further.
Quite frankly, this is all anyone is talking about on the Street in terms of market (NYSEARCA:SPY) outlook. It's pervasive and ubiquitous. Need more proof? Here's some excellent color out of Deutsche Bank from their weekly US Fixed Income report (one of the best reads on the Street.. thanks Dominic Konstam and co.):
It's important to remember that MMFs are intermediaries in the short-term cash market and not the final users of corporate cash. That category belongs to the US branches of foreign banks. According to Crane data, institutional prime money funds managed $760 billion of assets at the end of July, with $570 billion of those assets invested across short-term instruments issued by foreign financial institutions. Unlike their US counterparties, non-US banks do not have access to traditional retail deposits. Whereas 80 percent of a US bank's balance sheet is funded by small deposits, that number is just 11 percent for a non-US bank. Hence, they must raise funds somewhere else, such as in the money markets. But how much do foreign banks really rely on MMFs, and if corporate cash ceases to flow into prime MMFs after October, what will happen to foreign banks when the music stops?
The table below breaks down the amount and maturity of short-term instruments foreign banks used to raise funds from institutional prime MMFs as of July 31. Around $424 billion of the $570 billion total were due in 30 days or less. Most banks would prefer to push out the zero-maturity time deposits and increase the amount and maturity of their CDs and CPs. Doing so would reduce their 30-day outflow calculation and improve their LCR ratio. However, redemption uncertainties around reform deadline are causing prime MMFs to do the exact opposite of funding banks at increasingly short maturities, which means that pressure could be building for some banks on the LCR front.
Remember what I said earlier this week? No? That's ok. Here's a refresher:
Now if you're thinking two steps ahead (and should always be doing that in anything you do) you can anticipate how this could trigger a self-feeding loop. You're a prime MMF manager. You have no idea how much money is going to leave your fund between now and October, when the new rules kick in. That creates a maturity mismatch problem. That is, you can't buy any three-month paper because that would tie up funds past the date on which the new regulations kick in. But if you can't take any duration risk, guess what happens to yields? That's right, they fall. And the lower yields on your fund go, the less attractive your fund looks to investors versus a government MMF. That means even more outflows. And around we go.
So, yeah. The exact same thing.
Make no mistake, you will hear more and more and more about this over the next two months. It's quickly becoming one of the more critical market topics as everyone struggles to determine exactly where the fallout will show up.
I can tell you where it probably won't show up. At the sushi restaurant where I'm headed for dinner. The guy pays cash for his fish as I imagine he does for his rent. Smart guy.
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Hundreds of men and women in a deprived area of Britain are selling their bodies for sex to earn as little as £5, a shock report revealed today.
It found 640 men and women on Teesside turning to prostitution to earn enough for every day essentials.
Around half said they were forced to resort to "survival sex" in which sex is exchanged in return for accommodation, food, drink and drugs.
They charged as little as £5 to £60 for oral sex, while full sex ranged from £5 to £150 in towns such as Middlesbrough, Stockton and Hartlepool in Cleveland.
A day after the Chancellor delivered his budget, Northern Rock Foundation and the Durham Tees Valley Probation Service produced a disturbing insight into the trade between 2012 and 2013.
Researchers found sex workers ended up in accommodation 'you would not put a dog in'.
Some landlords took money from them at B&Bs, and expected sex as payment for providing drink and cigarettes.
One woman of 30 who grew up in care was "treated her like a prisoner, a sex slave" after her passport was taken from her, the report said.
Another suffered serious assault from a "punter" who beat her and buried her alive.
She woke in a shallow grave and managed to escape.
The man who carried out the attack received a suspended sentence.
According the report "Sex Trade Markets in Teesside", carried out by research group Barefoot, houses of multiple occupancy encouraged prostitution in young girls.
Barefoot director Dr Christopher Hartworth said: "Prostitution is a problem in Teesside, especially for those with ongoing difficulties with heroin and crack.
"Each area is different - in Newcastle, there are more escorts and brothels, and in Middlesbrough there is a street sex market that does not really exist anywhere else.
"Doing this research and bringing all these statistics together can give agencies such as police and councils a head start in tackling the problem."
Jessie Joe Jacobs, of "A Way Out" charity in Stockton-on-Tees, added: "While budgets for local authorities and the police are squeezed, it is vital that we do not turn a blind eye to those in society that really need it.
"Who deals with those caught up in prostitution? From a criminal justice point of view, it is the police, otherwise it might be a social care system which is very stretched.
"Unfortunately, it seems that if you are not mad enough, bad enough or sad enough you don't get the help you need."
Unemployment across the North-east region also increased by 1,000 in the three months to November, official figures revealed.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that a total of 134,000 people were unemployed in the North east between September and November of last year.
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CAPITOLA >> In 1982, when Santa Cruz County Sheriff Phil Wowak started as a volunteer reserve officer in the Capitola Police Department, the most cutting edge technology were personal radios.
"As I came on the scene, officers were just getting into radios that were beyond the car," he said.
But 32 years after Wowak began his career in law enforcement, he's helping to test the next stage of law enforcement technology: guns that transmit real-time data.
The Sheriff's Office is partnering with Yardarm Technologies, a Capitola-based firearms technology company, to test microchips that could monitor when an officer draws a gun, is separated from the gun and fires a gun. Manufactured separately, the microchips fit easily into the standard-issue Glock pistol used by many law enforcement agencies.
"I see this as the beginning of an advancement well beyond my years," Wowak said.
About the size of an thumb and weighing less than a bullet, the microchip fits into vacant space in the grip of a handgun. The chip uses a downloaded app on the officer's smartphone to send signals to a computer server that tells dispatchers key pieces of information, including where the officer is and where the gun is pointing. It could be key in figuring out whether to send other officers to assist an officer in distress.
"Because Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office patrols a large area with minimal access to assisting officers, it would give us the ability to know when an office is engaged in a confrontational event before the officer has the opportunity to radio that in," Wowak said.
The technology is not what gun industry aficionados call smart gun technology, which focuses on limiting who can fire a gun, said Jim Schaff, vice president of marketing for Yardarm.
"It doesn't enable or disable the weapon," he said. "All we're doing is event and location."
The microchip is in the early stages of testing, with trial runs conducted with the Sheriff's Office and the Carrollton Police Department in Texas. Yardarm only produced microchips for a Glock pistol — a handgun commonly used by law enforcement. About a dozen members of the SWAT team at the Sheriff's Office are testing the technology through the end of November.
Bob Stewart, co-founder of Yardarm, began to develop the technology after a talk he had with his barber, Joaquin Menezes, while getting a haircut. Stewart, who is part of a separate company that develops hardware to track lost luggage, was telling Menezes about it when Menezes paused and suggested he put the technology to use tracking guns.
The conversation was months after the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut. The two formed Yardarm, with Menezes as president of the company and Stewart as CEO.
Stewart said the focus of the company is improving officer and community safety.
"What I like or don't like is really immaterial in my mind," Stewart said, admitting he isn't a gun owner himself. "I'm all about improving things in the world, including community trust and firearm safety. That's a huge issue in our society. If I can contribute to that. That's all I care about."
Stewart said the technology might have clarified the details in what has become the racially charged officer-involved shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
"From the perspective of the objectivity of the firearm, there wouldn't be any question of what exactly happened," he said.


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WP-o-Matic (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-o-matic/) has been fully tested and found to work well with WordPress (and Affiliate Content Magic).
There is ONE change you need to make if you want video posts to come through to your site. WP-o-Matic uses a library that suppresses "iframe" content by default - and most external video sources like YouTube and Vimeo use iframes to embed video on your site.
Here's a video walkthrough of how to configure the plugin basics, then how to make the simple edit required to the plugin to make video come through.
Edit Required for SimplePie Library to Play Videos
N.B. - You won't be able to edit this via the Plugin --> Editor inside of WordPress, you have to log in via FTP to your site.
In your favorite FTP client / code editor, go to the folder:
Inside of that folder, open the file named "simplepie.class.php".
Search for each appearance of the phrase "iframe" (there should be 3) and DELETE them from the file. (Make sure you don't leave extra commas in there!)
This code is filtering OUT various types of code from appearing in an RSS feed. By removing "iframe" from it, you're ALLOWING iframed videos to be shown on your site.
Save the file, and if necessary, reupload it to your server.


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If Test cricket dies, it will be murder and an inside job
By H Natarajan
The advent of one-day cricket changed the face of cricket. The change, though, was evolutionary – be it the style of play, the strategy and approach of the captains or even the format itself. The abridged version has gone through further condensation to emerge as. This time around the resultant changes are more revolutionary, keeping with the frenetic pace of the modern world.
A generation bygone quit overs-limit game to prolong their Test career. The reason commonly heard then was that limited-over game is a young man's game which places uncompromising demands on the body. In other words, when the wear and tear from the years of toil began to take its toll, they made a graceful exit from ODIs to concentrate in the relatively less-taxing conventional form of cricket.
Players often moaned that more than the actual playing it was the frequent travelling and flights at unearthly hours after a day-nighter which was killing. There was no time for rest and recuperation. In sharp contrast, a player can be assured of staying put at least for a week in one place while playing a Test match. And of the five days of a Test, often he can expect about two days relaxing in the pavilion.
But the birth of T20 and specifically the advent of the money-spinning Indian Premier League (IPL) have triggered a radical change in the thought process of the players. In what is clearly an emerging pattern, players today are willing to bid adieu to Test cricket to prolong their careers in the compact version of cricket.
Let's see some of the recent examples. Sanath Jayasuriya last played a Test in December 2007, but he played ODIs for two more years and, in fact, was in the provisional Sri Lankan squad for the 2011 World Cup probables alongside another veteran in Chaminda Vaas. The left-arm medium-pacer's final Test was in July 2007, but he went on to play ODI for over a year. The Sri Lankan provisional list also included a third veteran in Muttiah Muralitharan, now retired from Test cricket. But unlike Jayasuriya and Vaas, Murali has been given a chance for a final hurrah in the World Cup.
In all my years in cricket, I never came across a single player who valued overs-limit cricket more than Test cricket. That's why I was appalled to hear Chris Gayle say in 2009 that he will "not be so sad" if Test cricket died! Sacrilegious!
Gayle's shockingly audacious statement came after arriving in England just two days before a Test. He was the captain of the West Indies team, but he was busy playing the IPL!
Before 2009 ended, England's Andrew Flintoff, New Zealand's Jacob Oram and Shane Bond all cited injury reasons to quit Test cricket while making themselves available for the T20s and ODIs. The disturbing trend is having a domino effect. Last year, Brett Lee quit Test cricket to extend his overs-limit career. Then Shahid Afridi said he was not interested in playing Test cricket saying that "my temperament is not good enough for Test cricket" - enlightenment after 12 years in Test cricket! Before the recent Ashes series ended, Paul Collingwood joined those saying bye-bye to Tests and now comes the news that Lasith Malinga (pix above) is apparently contemplating to do the same. Malinga has been in international cricket for just over six years and is only 27 years old.
I would not be surprised if more professional cricketers make such decisions to keep themselves fit and fresh for the more lucrative IPL. That's definitely not good news for Test cricket.
The last time Test cricket faced serious threat was when Kerry Packer flexed his financial muscle to lure the crème de la crème of international cricket. But the difference between then and now is that, the establishment then waged a fierce battle to protect the future of Test cricket. But what makes the present danger most worrisome is that the epicentre of the tremors is found inside the establishment. Unless some serious rethinking is done by the high priests of the game, the numbers forsaking Tests for the greener pastures of T20 could get alarmingly high. And if Test cricket eventually dies, it will be an inside job.
Once the ageing heroes like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis, to name a few, mothball their cricketing whites, the romance of Test cricket could fade as a newer generation weaned on T20 razzmatazz hold sway.
Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo rejected contracts offered by the West Indies Cricket Board to be free to play domestic Twenty20 competitions all over, including the IPL.
As professionals, the players cannot be blamed for securing their future. But as the custodians of the game, I would like to see the administrators take steps to secure the real game of Test cricket. Skills cannot be honed in the corruption of T20 and one-day cricket; it has to in the longer version. If the basics are flawed, then it will have an adverse affect on the abridged version as well.
I would like to believe that if India wins the 2011 World Cup, Sachin Tendulkar would retire from ODIs to channelize his energies on Test cricket. That will send the right message to those who play overs-limit internationals over Test cricket.
(H Natarajan is the Executive Editor of http://www.cricketcountry.com/ where the above column appeared)
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This holiday was originally intended for us to give thanks to God for how he's blessed us.
Unfortunately, now most people forget the God part and just "feel thankful."
Thank you God for your blessings on all of us.
God, please call us to return to you and serve YOU once more.


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Brooke and her second grade teacher Mrs. Goodwin!
I have also been taking pictures for family and friends. It's been a fun adventure and I have learned quite a bit about photography! I snuck this picture in on my last session!
The most exciting news is the launch of my friend, Vicki Baker, and my arts integration blog: www.applesandbrushesart.blogspot.com. Teaching Common Core standards through the arts has been the most exciting change in my career as a teacher. It has become a creative outlet for me and made teaching even more exciting. I hope you have time to check out our new blog.
Happy New Year!


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Wednesday, June 11
Bobby Flay and Kim Cattrall Do the James Beard Awards
Fresh off the non-stop, red carpet premiere train for Sex and the City, Kim Cattrall managed to whip on yet another new gown and pose for pictures at the foodie-focused event.
Check out the complete list of this year's winners.
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Come Fly With MeI have not been this happy for at least 2 years.
For a long time I've been depressed, angry or just plain fed up. I refused to go out with friends - or at least not often, felt inadequate and basically just moped around. Never mind about the reasons - the point is that was who I was for a long time.
For the past 2 weeks however I have regained a little of the me that I used to be - I remember again how it used to be when I was happy. It is a strangely foreign yet familiar feeling.
It's like flying.
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I've known Rebecca for over six years. Her daughter is the same age as Dacey and it's been a treat to watch our girls grow up together across the miles.
I mentioned recently that Rebecca has launched a new blog sharing her family's plight to eliminate food coloring: Die, Food Dye! Today she is here to share ten things all of us should know about food dye:
My discovery of our child's sensitivity to synthetic food coloring this summer inspired me to start blogging about our challenges. I've learned so much more in the last four months than in my daughter's whole life, it seems. Makes me wish I had a do-over at times, but the knowledge we've gained through difficult times makes me grateful for the ride. This rough path led me to the realization that I too have a sensitivity to food dyes.
After 40 years of awareness campaigns, you'd think that food coloring sensitivity wouldn't be such a mystery. But sometimes, I think, science is stranger than fiction, and it can be overwhelming to the average consumer. For instance, I've learned that not all dyes affect people the same way, and that different combinations of dyes can have varying affects. Even though the effects of synthetic coloring aren't universal, I've learned enough through my research to solidify my belief that artificial dyes are unhealthy for all humans.
Just for starters, some food for thought -
1) Food coloring is made from petroleum, contaminants, and propylene glycol (a.k.a. antifreeze). A little perspective ... Yellow #5 (Tartrazine) is made from crude oil runoff and contains a known carcinogen called benzene. Benzene has been banned from our gasoline in the US. And the same Blue 2 dye that colors our jeans also colors our foods. Now times are tough, but I doubt any of us would eat gasoline or jeans willingly.
2) Artificial food coloring has been linked to bed-wetting, eczema, mood swings, hyperactivity, sleep disturbances, increased risky behavior, ear infections, headaches, hypersensitivity, obesity, asthma, diabetes, cancer, ADD/ADHD, chromosomal damage, hives, and possibly hypoglycemia. Some scientists believe it could play a role in Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease.
3) If a food label includes "artificial color," "artificial color added" or "color added" this means that natural pigments were used. Synthetic dyes must be listed on a product, by name (for example Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Green 3).
4) There are some times when we consume petroleum dyes without ever knowing it:
In stores: Oranges are sprayed with Citrus Red dye to appear more nutritious, and no label is required. Salmon are given red-colored feed to make their flesh appear brighter (and therefore fresher). Supermarket beef is injected with red dye to hide its otherwise gray hue.
At parties: You knew food coloring was in soda, cake, juices, and candy - but did you know that it's also in those goody bag temporary tattoos, face paints, finger paints, and play dough?
In school cafeterias: Kids consume petroleum food dyes in jelly, yogurt, condiments, meats, juices, fruit cocktail, stuffing, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, chips, pickles, sugar-free and regular pudding, cake, popsicles, ice cream, and flavored milk.
At restaurants: Kids' menu items contain plenty of dyes: Lemonade, sugar-free lemonade, caramel dip, chips, pickles, rice, sauces, condiments, cookies, frozen yogurt, ice cream, "fruit" punch, and juice. Be wary of water taps that do double duty with highly dyed soda. We always bring dye-free, sugar-free drink mix packets.
5) Synthetic dyes are not vegan due to continual animal testing. I found this out after getting the one and only spray tan of my life. If you have a special occasion coming up and want a more natural glow, do an online search for "organic spray tans."
6) Petroleum dyes are in white liquids and foods, such as coffee creamer and marshmallows.
7) Medicines such as pain killers, fever reducers, and allergy treatments (Benadryl) may contain synthetic dyes. Ask for dye-free versions of prescriptions from your doctor or pharmacist. You can check to see if your medications have dyes here. Check your vitamin labels for dyes, too.
8) Products with the label "made with organic ingredients" may still contain synthetic dyes. Buying 100% certified organic products is an easy way to avoid food coloring.
9) "Caramel coloring" isn't natural. It's sugar that has been highly processed with ammonia and sulfites. It has been shown to produce two carcinogenic chemicals in the body (related to lung, liver, and thyroid cancer, and leukemia). It's used in soda, tea, beer, liquor, baked goods, sauces and dips, dressings, gravies, and candy. I found it in NUMEROUS "healthy" products at two well-known "natural" grocery chains.
10) The largest American food manufacturers are already selling dye-free versions of their popular products in other countries. Yes, they do have the means to change their production methods ... it's just cheaper to use chemicals. And our government hasn't been as proactive in encouraging a switch.
Food dye sensitivity won't show up on traditional allergy tests. However, testing your family's tolerance to food coloring is free and easier than ever. Try an elimination diet for one or two weeks: Make a "food mood" log including foods and drinks consumed, plus notes on behavior. Compare your notes with your child's school behavior chart before and during that period (especially if your child eats school lunch or is given food rewards by a teacher). Look for patterns, such as great Mondays followed by steadily worse days.
If food dye sensitivity is confirmed, diet adjustments can be made relatively painlessly. Lots of food manufacturers offer dye-free alternatives now. You can buy natural food coloring online and at your local health food store. And for those of you who love to experiment in the kitchen, it's not hard to find instructions online for homemade dyes using berries, veggies, and spices. No matter if you have a food coloring sensitivity or not, remember to "vote with your dollars" ... the only way we can make healthy food offerings the new "norm" is to shop with our values.
For more ideas on adjusting to life without food coloring, visit my blog at www.DieFoodDye.com. Follow @DieFoodDye on Twitter, and interact with other dye-sensitive folks on the DFD Facebook fan page.


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Sunday, December 20, 2015
Can You Name These Two @dgnbands Students? #CaptionContest #WeAreDGN
Posted by Brayer Teague at 5:02 PM
DGN Band Student Leadership Holiday Party 2015
Posted by Brayer Teague at 4:01 PM
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Tuba Christmas #WeAreDGN #99Learns
DGN low brass students - as well as DGN alumni - recently performed at the "Tuba Christmas" held at the Palmer House in downtown Chicago.
Posted by Brayer Teague at 2:31 PM
Tuesday, December 01, 2015
How Can You Support DGN Fine Arts Boosters on "Giving Tuesday?"
Join us at Panera (160 Ogden Avenue) TONIGHT (December 1), to support the DGN Fine Arts Boosters. Treat your family to a "no cook" evening on Tuesday, December 1st. 10-20% (depending on number of participants) of your bill will be donated directly to the DGN Fine Arts Boosters.
You may present the image embedded below on your smart-phone or tablet, or you may download and print out the flyer using Box.com below.
Please note this offer is good only at the Panera located at 160 Ogden Avenue, 4 - 8 PM on Tuesday, December 1, 2015.
Posted by Brayer Teague at 6:25 AM
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Mary Helen Credle, age 81, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson. Graveside service will be Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at 10:35 AM at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at Assembly Area #6. Arrangements are with the Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel of Hutchinson.
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I injured my ankle about three weeks before the Big Sur marathon. Not entirely sure how, I think I sprained it when I was out running in Rancho in the rain (the footing was bad and I almost fell a couple of times). To make a long story short, on Monday (the week of the marathon) I was still limping around after trying to run 5 miles on it over the weekend. I was not sure I would make it to the start line.
I had made an appointment to see a chiropractor. I've never went to a chiropractor before, but I was desperate. Even though I was having pain in my ankle, they started with adjusting my neck and hips. I thought that was a little old, but since I do not have "Dr." by my name I went along with it. It was strange to go into a place and 10 mins later they have you in what I view as awkward positions and the chiropractor uses force to move your body around. If it gets me to the start line, as long as you don't break my neck, I was willing to let them adjust whatever they thought needed adjusting.
I went back for a second visit later in the week. The Chiropractor also does similar things that my prior PT would do (like deep massage and exercises).
By Friday my ankle was not "as sore" as earlier in the week. Maybe the Chiropractor helped and also the rest helped (I did not run). So I felt that I would make it to the start line.
I've never ran Big Sur before, but it has a lot of hills. With my sore ankle I decided I would run, but would "take it easy" or "not push myself too hard". Which meant I was going to try to come in between 4 and 4:30pm.
My plan was to start with a 9:30 pace, see how the ankle feels and then decide whether I can go a little faster or if I need to slow down. Since I hurt the ankle, the faster I ran the more it hurt. I booked a hotel in Monterey and drove down on Sat am for the expo and to hang out. I brought my wife and daughter with me (which meant it was critical to sleep in a little on Friday). Sleeping in the same room with a two year is not easy. She makes a lot of noise.
In Summary - I have some pictures below: Big Sur has great views. I've never seen so many runners stop along the side to take pictures. I started off with a slower pace and felt good the first few miles. My ankle was doing okay. The problem was that my stomach was not doing okay. I started at a 9:30 pace and then slowly increased to about 9:10, but then I had to use a porta potty - I mean I had to use it and wait in line. By the time I was able to run again, my avg pace was 9:30. I ran hard to get my pace back down to 9:10 and to be able to catch up to one of my running friends, but then about mile 8 - had to stop for the porta potty again. My avg pace was back again at 9:30 after waiting in line and then using it.
I decided that I was just going to try to keep the 9:30 pace as there was a large climb in miles 10-12 (Hurricane point). I was feeling good and kept the 9:30 pace even though I had two more pit stops (very frustrating). I was not sure what was going on with my stomach but before the last pit stop I felt I was going to throw up. Overall, though I was doing okay. The ankle was more sore than it had been at the start, but I felt I could run on it even though there was some pain with every step.
So even with the pit stops I was on pace for about 4:08-4:10 marathon. However, at mile 22 "the wall" hit me and I struggled. I think in mile 22 I had a 13 min mile. Part of that was the last pit stop and part of it was walking up a hill (I was tired and had ran up all the hills and the entire course except for the pit stops up to that point). Alot of people were walking and I pushed about halfway up the hill (this was Yankee point) but about the halfway mark I gave into my fatigue and walked. My ankle was now very sore and I was just tired. At the top I pushed to run again, but was tired. I continued to run until I saw a strawberry stand. I love strawberries. Since I had already walked and had 4 pit stops, I stopped to eat strawberries. It was AWESOME!
I pushed on and finished the marathon at 4:14 and change. Far off my PR, but not too off my expected time. My 9th marathon is in the books!!!!!
As far as the ankle - it is still sore. I'm resting it (only easy runs) and went to the chiropractor twice this week. It feels a little better, but still sore and gets worse when I run. Very frustrating. I'm hoping it heals soon so I can push forward with my training for the SF marathon.
Some photos (some photos I borrowed from friends who ran big sur) with some comments:
My wife and Brooklyn the day before the marathon - seal in the background
Brooklyn riding a fake horse in Monterey the night before. It was great having my family there. They did not go see me run, as my wife took Brooklyn to the Monterey bay aquarium. The only though part was waking up at 3am and trying to get ready without waking Brooklyn up.
The meal before the race. Maybe going to an all you can eat buffet was not the best idea.
The start line. I knew 5 people running this race. It was amazing that we all ran into each other at the start line without having any plan on where to meet. For Big Sur you have to get up early, the bus left the hotel at 4am. You are dropped off at 5am (roughly) and have bout 1 hour and 45 mins to wait. So it is nice to run into running friends and spend time with them.
Me (in the middle) and a couple of my running friends getting ready.
Here are some pictures of the course:
The strawberry stand. If you are not going to PR - it is well worth a stop!
Me at the finish.
Taking Brooklyn for yogurt to celebrate my 9th marathon!


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I learned that when you are in the media, you cannot tell who you support. And at the exit polls, we learned that some people, even though we asked very nicely, do not want to tell you who they voted for. But we got to meet a lot of new people and the experience was something I will never forget.
After we did the exit polling we went to Jillian's, a restaurant where Senator Edwards had his party. I learned from our editors that if Senator Edwards didn't win the South Carolina primary he would drop out of the race, just like Joe Lieberman did later that night when he lost Delaware.
When we got to the restaurant, there were news trucks everywhere! Reporters walked around and set up cameras. After we ate dinner, the supporters began coming in and watching all the TVs. The polls in South Carolina close at 7:00 p.m., so the results started coming in immediately. By 7:05, the media was reporting Edwards as the winner in South Carolina. All the people started screaming "Edwards" and stomping their feet. It was a fun place to be.
We made our way up to the stage area where Senator Edwards was going to make his victory speech. As the time passed, more and more people arrived, and it became very crowded. While we were waiting for Senator Edwards, I was interviewed by News 19, a local TV station in Columbia. The crowd kept cheering for Senator Edwards and once he arrived, they began clapping and chanting his name.
I think that if I was Senator Edwards and walking through that crowd I would have been nervous. But Senator Edwards didn't seem at all nervous, because he was hugging and shaking hands with all the people and seemed to be right at home.
Edwards spoke and then balloons fell onto the crowd. On the way out, Kristen and I were interviewed by a Charleston, South Carolina, news station, which was also exciting. After the excitement was over, we sat down and began writing our article. While sitting there, Senator Edwards walked right by and I got to shake his hand. I thought it was an honor to shake hands with John Edwards, maybe our future President.


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Pann: Sulli's recent photos!
1. [+233, -111] So cheap. It's impossible for her to recover her image.
2. [+143, -51] Yeah, might as well try to change your image now that you broke up.
3. [+105, -106] She's pretty indeed.
4. [+67, -6] Reality ㅋ
5. [+59, -4] Everytime there's a Sulli post, people say she could've been a top star if it wasn't her controversies ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Isn't this an excuse? I know she's pretty but her fans seem to think top stars became top stars just because they're pretty. No, they became top stars because their personalities and passions were all established. Not anyone can be a top star. She doesn't have a professional mind and she brings controversies to herself without thinking. Yet people think she could be a top star because she's pretty ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ugh.
6. [+48, -4] She's really pretty but she doesn't look innocent and clean anymore. Her image is ruined too much...
7. [+47, -7] Screw off, lolita.
9. [+33, -1] Why is she pretending to be normal after breaking up with Choiza?
10. [+32, -4] She's pretty but she looks like a crazy idiot on Instagram... She needs to wake up.


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Around ten days after I watched it being cut, the coat of my Donegal Tweed suit was ready for a basted fitting at Cad and the Dandy. At this stage, the coat is assembled quickly with basting thread. The collar, lapels and pockets will not be finished, and a minimal amount of padding and canvassing is used. None of the buttons are done, and the sleeves won't open yet. The point is to be able to check the basic fit of the pattern (and so is more useful early on in your relationship with a tailor), and to be able to correct any serious mistakes before the time-consuming hand-sewing and internal construction work is done. At this stage, relatively significant changes, such as changing the button stance or the shoulder width, can be made without requiring huge amounts of extra work as the basted coat will be completely taken apart after the fitting in any case. This is a substantial advantage over the approach of most made-to-measure tailors who simply offer as many adjustments as you want after the suit is finished.
There weren't any huge changes needed on my suit, but there were some that would definitely have been harder once all the padding and canvassing was in place; making the shoulders very slightly narrower, and taking a little bit of material out of the chest. The former is marked with chalk, although you probably can't see it in the photo, while the latter is pinned, and accounts for the pinched fabric just under each arm. The other changes were to shorten both the sleeve and the overall coat length slightly, which have been made only on my right hand side in the photo, so the difference is obvious. The trousers don't usually have a basted fitting, as their construction is so much simpler than any changes can be made easily enough after they are finished.
After the basted fitting, the suit is sent off for a straight finish, which ought to take about five weeks. Any last remaining tweaks will then be made after the suit is finished.
The tweed suit: basted fittingSunday, June 6, 2010 Posted by nailis suroidah at 9:49 AM
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