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About a year ago we started researching cost saving options for various items we use at home. I had heard you could make your own laundry detergent, but it seemed like too much of a pain, so I never bothered. That all changed whenever I heard how you could save quite a bit of money and use less harsh chemicals by going this homemade route. So how do you make it? It only takes 3 ingredients, and you can find them at the grocery store.
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You simply add the ingredients in a container and stir or shake up until all is mixed together well. This makes 48-96 loads. We use a tablespoon scoop and usually only use 1 – 2 scoops per load. This comes out to about 4-8 cents a load! A box of top selling, brand name detergent can cost as much as 25 cents a load!Have a smelly load to wash? Use ½ cup of vinegar in your wash and it will take out the odor (Works great on mildewed towels). It is also a natural fabric softener so you can add it to the Fabric Softener Dispenser in your washer instead of using regular fabric softener liquid (and NO your clothes won't smell like vinegar after they are washed).Finally, you can use ½ cup of Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) as a natural alternative to bleach! Just add a cap full or so to your whites and it will naturally whiten without you having to use harmful chemicals like bleach.
All these tips help you to save money and they are better than all the harsh chemicals that are found in other detergents and cleaners. Happy Cleaning!


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I normally work a 9 hour day. I am a morning person. I am in at 7 and out at 4. I get a ton of stuff done before anyone else arrives, and the times I do not, I feel like I am behind. When necessary, I stay late to help out.
Yesterday was one of those days. At 2:30, I get an email from the boss asking me to attend a 5:00 meeting. Damn! I don't like this but I agree. Don't really have much of choice. So I kill the hour in between my normal leaving time by re-working some lists. At 5, I hit the meeting to find out they are on break. They start up 15 minutes later and proceed to bore the living crap out of me. It was all accounting talk on bonds. I could have explained the bonds better than the guy giving the presentation was. For the next hour, I sat there struggling to stay awake, wondering why I was at this meeting. At the end, I asked the organizer why my boss wanted me here and she had no clue.
Thus, I leave work at 6:30. I am starving after having an early lunch. I get on the freeway and have to drive around the normal route because of baseball traffic. I am deciding what to eat. Not quite sure what I want. I have some chicken at home but something now sounds better. But as I drive, my hunger goes away. I have no appetite and feel wiped out. I don't have enough energy to even get some beer. Basically, I went home, nuked the chicken fingers, ate them and watched Hell's Kitchen (possibly my favorite new reality show). Then I crashed.
What an exciting night, huh? No drinking, no poker, no nothing.
This morning, on the way to work, a jalopy of a truck (when is the last time you saw the word "jalopy"?), blew up as I was passing it. I was just about to cut in behind it to change into the right lane. Instead, I chose the left and figured I could easily make it between him and the truck ahead. As I began to pass it, it hit a bump, making a sound like it just lost it's entire exhaust system. As I got ahead of it, I heard a loud BANG! I turn to look in my mirror to see a lot of smoke and the truck just die in the road. I am glad I chose to pass on the left.
Thankfully it is Wednesday. Hump Day to the lucky ones! I just want to have beer.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Working is wiping me out
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2 comments:
- J. Gambino said...
I just want to have a beer also. Care to meet for a bucket at Big Mama's?
Is Big Mama's what you call where we usually go for buckets, or someplace new?
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Strider tells the story of what God is doing in Middle Earth. He discusses God's Kingdom and how it is advancing. He also looks for us to find our place in the story as it unfolds.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Forgiveness that Transforms
Thorin needed the time we spent together and I consider the effort I spent on his behalf to be one of the most important things I have done here in Gondor. As we studied together, worked together, traveled together over the next two months I learned alot about him. He was a middle aged man around 50 years old. He had come to faith in Jesus nine years ago. He had been divorced before he became a believer. His ex-wife lived in up in Arnor with a second husband but he still saw his teenage daughter on occasion. After his conversion from Islam he became a passionate evangelist. He and three other men started a Church here in Minas Tirith. He had been an elder in this church for four years. How did he fall?
When he told me his story I was shocked. He said that he had been single ever since his divorce and that since he had become a believer he had never even considered remarriage. He worked hard at his church and did not think about women. One day a woman from his same tribe up in Ithilien came and joined the Church. She caught his attention. They discussed marriage and she was agreeable. He approached her family and got their permission. They agreed. He was very excited. This would be the first marriage between two believers in their church. He met with the other elders and announced his plan. He asked them for help in planning the wedding and expressed his desire to make this event an opportunity for bold witness. They looked at him like he was crazy. What was he talking about? He could not get married because he had been divorced. They instructed him to call it off and tell the family. The family, who were not believers, were furious. He and the girl were heart-broken. A month later he took her anyway secretly without getting married and six months after that she was pregnant. It was a huge shame for them and for the church. He stood up in church and publically apologized.
I was pretty angry when I heard all of this. I really felt that the elders were as much to blame for this mess as he was. Did not Paul say it was better to marry than to burn with desire? But, there are a lot of verses and words from Jesus' own lips that indicate that remarriage is in fact, a sin. I didn't want to go off half-cocked (for a change) so I said nothing to Thorin and the guys for a while and I prayed about a response. It was tough for me to wrestle with the scriptures on this. I had been very legalistic as a young christian but I had swung way in the other direction during college days. This means that as I approach the Word I have presuppositions like everyone else but I am not always sure what they are. Is it the letter of the law- or isn't that what kills? I have seen remarriage be a key redeeming factor for many people, including my own father but does experience trump the Bible? I think not.
I prayed and studied and I worked with the team. One day as I was praying it seemed that God gave me the answer. So, I waited for the right time to give it to the guys. The last week of training we went down to a village and spent the week doing a pilot project on Disaster Preparedness. We set up the tent and field office. We began canvassing the village and working with the people. One night a small argument arose among the guys concerning this issue. We met the next morning and I took out my Bible and we began. This is what I gave them.
Jesus teaching on divorce is found in Matthew 5:31-32; 19:3-9; Mark 10:2-12; Luke 16:18. Most all of these are the same so I will just quote Matthew 5 here:
It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
It is interesting to note that in the Mark passage he does not give the unchastity clause but the point is the same throughout Jesus teaching. Divorce is a sin against God's original design for man/woman relations. But of course, no one knows that like divorced people. It is a painful, horrible experience. But what then? Well, as I kept studying there were two other passages that interested me. In 1 Corinthians 7: 10-11 Paul says that a woman who is divorced should not seek to be remarried but remain single. Interestingly however, he goes on to say that if an unbelieving spouse leaves and refuses reconciliation then they are 'free' or as my version in verse 15 says, 'not bound.' So, to the original question and the situation with Thorin what is the Church to do with such individuals who have been divorced? Romans 7 became my answer. In Romans 7:1-4 NRSV it says:
Do you not know, brethren- for I am speaking to those who know the law- that the law is binding on a person only during that person's lifetime? Thus a married woman is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives; but if her husband dies, she is discharged from the law concerning the husband. Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man, she is not an adulteress. In the same way, my friends, you have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead in order that we may bear fruit fo God.
We can see that this passage is not actually a passage about divorce per se, it is actually about sin and our relationship to God. But look at what it says! It describes us as being married to sin, death, and hell and that we were bound in this marriage. Death is the only release from this contract so someone had to die. Christ died for us! This is the bedrock of our faith, the reason for our hope, the truth of our salvation. Christ died to free us from our eternal contract with death. So, follow me here for a minute. We have determined clearly that divorce is a sin. Sin leads to death. Jesus died that death for us to set us free. Therefore, in my limited human logic I conclude that Jesus' death sets us free from even the sin of divorce and if we are free then what? Romans 8:1-2 is clear:
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of Christ has set you free from the law of sin and death.
In all my teaching experience this is the hardest concept for people to believe. No condemnation. None, zilch, zippo, nada, it's not there, it's out the door, we are free. If you show up at a meeting of believers and they say here comes that murderer, you can say, 'No, I am not. You can not condemn me, I am free.' If they say, 'Here comes a liar and theif.' You can say, 'no, not anymore. I am forgiven, clean, free.' If they say, 'Here comes a divorced person.' You say,'No, I am not. I am forgiven, free, clean.' Don't beleive me? Look at the much stronger words of Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:17:
So, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old is passed away (except divorce and homosexuality of course. Wrong!! that is not in there!); see, everything has become new.
New, free, a new creature. The old creature was a liar, was a murderer, was divorced but not the new creature. So, if this is true why do we see the new creature behaving as if he/she were bound? I mean, 75% of second marriages fail- even among followers of Jesus. Why? I think I know why. Would you walk up to me and ask me for $100,000? Of course you wouldn't. You do not believe I have that much money to give- and you would be right! We do not ask for that which we do not believe exist. The Church has taught that while divorce may not keep you out of heaven, there is no forgiveness here on earth. How many of you have said, 'Oh yes, you are forgiven but there are consequenses.' Brother, you can have that kind of forgiveness! Thanks for nothing. Either I am forgiven and the slate is clean or I am not. The answer from the Church has been 'not' and divorced people know this. We need to recover Jesus true message of forgiveness. Forgiveness that transforms us from death to life. Forgiveness that truly cast our sins as far as the East is from the West. Forgiveness that burries our sins- all of our sins- in the bottom of the ocean to be remembered no more. If we do this then the divorced among us can be set free to ask for transforming forgiveness that will set them free from the sin in their lives that killed their first marriage. Then they will be free to marry again and love and honor and cherish as a new creature in Christ. And brethren, when they say to you, 'You are divorced, you can not serve, you can not marry, you can not lead, you can not....' you tell them, 'I am set free by the blood of Jesus who died in my place. I am a new creature whom you have no right to condemn. I am free to live the life Jesus has called me to.'
And then friend, please, live free and set others free.
After teaching the guys this there was much discussion. The next day as they continued to argue about this Thorin rebuked them, "No condemnation means no condemnation! You can not bind me." He meant these words and he went on to marry the girl and raise the daughter in the Church. He has gone to Mordor itself and planted a church in a city where no Gospel witness has ever been known. He continues to serve faithfully and whenever he stops by to see me he hugs me hard with a big smile and thanks me again for teaching him the truth of the freedom he has in Christ. You can not set others free unless you are free yourself. Be free my friends and live a life of freedom. This will transform your life and our world.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Not Going It Alone
In another lifetime ago I pastored a small church on a mountain in southern West Virginia. I loved our little house on the mountain. It was in a really beautiful area with thick woods all around. One day I grabbed my fishing pole, my dog, and a Coke and headed down the steep slope of the mountain through the thick woods to a very remote little pond tucked away under a cliff. It took about an hour to walk down there. I fished for an hour or so with no luck- as usual. The very large bass would come to the surface and stare at me with their mouths open in disbelief that I thought they could be interested in anything I was throwing out to them. I drank my Coke and started back up the path. I was singing praises on a beautiful day and not really paying attention when I suddenly realized that my dog was gone and I was on a path I did not recognize. (The dog went straight home unlike his foolish master.) I thought I would back track a bit and start up again. How hard could it be? You go down to the pond then you go up to the top. Simple. Wrong. I went down but found nothing familiar, least of all the pond. I went back up and found nothing. Then it rained. Correction: It poured buckets and the storm was accompanied by loud thunder and spidery lightning. Normally this would be enjoyable but in this case it was just very wet. I was soaked to the skin and nowhere near anything familiar. I was praying hard. Sometimes I would just panic and start running wildly across an open area to see what was beyond the next ridge. Always something new and nothing familiar. Finally, I found the small stream that must be the one that fed the pond. As I came up on it I thought finally I would get my directions sorted out. The problem was it was flowing the wrong way! If I was where I thought I was then it was flowing backwards. So, was I 180 degrees out of my reckoning or was this another stream? Either was as likely. I walked up another slope and looked out over a vast valley that I had never seen before. Now I was really panicking. I had nothing. I was soaking wet. Those woods were full of wild pigs, bears, and the temperature would drop to 40 degrees that night. I did not want to spend the night in the woods.
I crossed the stream and walked up the other slope. I came out on an old logging path and looked up to the right and down to the left. I thought that I must go on down to the left and then up again. This made sense to me. I had been walking lost now for four hours. A voice in my head said, 'Go up to the right.' I replied out loud, 'No, I will go left.' 'Go right', the voice said again. It did not occur to me until much later that I was arguing with a voice in my own head. Finally I said, 'OK, I will go right as far as that tree up there but then I am coming back down and going left.' I walked up to the tree and stepped right out on to the path to my house. I couldn't believe it. I was singing praises loudly all the way home. But not just because an immediate problem was solved. God did not want me to spend the night in the woods. Let me say it again. God did not want me to spend the night in the woods. This was an epiphany for me. You see, I know that God allows suffering. I know that much evil happens in this world. You say you trust God? What does that mean? Trust Him to do what exactly? Trust Him to make you rich and successful? Trust Him to see you through a difficult relationship? Trust Him to take you to Heaven when you die of some horrible disease? Trust Him to.... what? He is sovereign. He is in control. But we don't understand His ways do we? We do not always know why something terrible is happening. And in the end we don't really trust Him to do what is best for us. We trust Him to forward His Kingdom but what if that means sickness? Prison? Death? Do you trust Him? In that moment when I stepped out on the path I knew that He really does love me. He really cares for me. He spoke to me to tell me the way to go. He did not want me to spend the night in the woods. I could go to Middle Earth. He was going with me. He was preparing the way and when I needed Him the most He would guide me and keep me. Terrible things happen in this world and He sees them all. He weeps and grieves for the suffering of all mankind. But He also knows me and loves me. He guides and directs me. I will face difficult days. But not alone. I can not go beyond His help, His guidance, His comfort, His love. Neither can you. Act on that.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Balin the Great
Balin is my very evangelistic friend who has been working with our prison work. Now, he is sent off by his local church to Mordor for two months. Mordor is unfriendly to very evangelistic types and any of our workers will tell you that Balin will not be welcome there. They should be right- but they are not. Balin went to Mordor last year too. The man has less fear than he has sense. Fredegar went with him last year and I have a short video clip of Balin hanging off the back of a motorbike taxi shouting out to the surrounding Muslim crowds, "Jesus is Lord, Halleluia!" He went to a local prison and met the officials. He passed out hygene kits in the main prison in northern Mordor and asked the warden if he could speak to the whole prison population. The warden gathered everyone together- about 300 men- and Balin gave a straight-forward Gospel presentation and then prayed for them all. Honestly, if you or I tried this we would be killed on the spot. One of the prisoners called out, "So, what are you saying? Is Jesus greater than the Prophet?" The warden replied, "Who gave you the hygene kits?" That's just nuts.
Later he went to the women's prison and met all the women there. Again, you don't do this in Mordor! But this is Balin. He prayed for all the women. A guard was very ill and they took him to his house and he prayed for his healing. When they saw his boldness they told him about a man who had been deaf for years. He could only make out some sounds with an old hearing aid that some humanitarian aid agency had provided years before. Fredegar taped the encounter. Balin went in and prayed for the man. He then took the hearing aid away from him and shared Christ with him. His hearing came back slowly at first but by the end of the short tape the man could hear fine. The first thing he heard was Balin's testimony to the power of Jesus Christ.
Later that same afternoon Balin went around the bazaar in town and witnessed to all the shop keepers and several of the customers who would stop to listen. It is amazing how many were willing to listen in this very represive society. Balin exudes hope and joy.
When he came back last year I showed the tape and the pictures of him laying hands on the guards in prison to all our workers. It was very moving to me. Paul and Silas broke out of prison, Balin broke in by the same power. He is fearless and he is faithful. He is a maniac and I want us all to be like him. We all have different gifts and styles but I pray we will all have the same faith. A faith that moves mountains, prison walls, people's prejudices, and hard hopeless hearts. Jesus told us that all authority in heaven and earth belonged to him and then He commanded us to go. I need Balin to remind me that ALL authority in Heaven and earth is A LOT of authority. Maybe even enough to see me through the circumstances of this day. I pray it is for you as well.
Friday, May 04, 2007
Going Far to get Near
A few years ago our family went camping high in the Gondor mountains. There is a beautiful blue lake up there and we set up camp and stayed the week almost alone. I say almost because there was one couple who was also up there. The day before we were to leave the guy came up to me and told me that the next morning he and his wife were going on a special hike. There was a cave high up in the mountains nearby and in that cave there was a mummy. He was hundreds of years old and they knew a guide in a local village who would take us up if we wanted to go. I talked it over with Arwen and we agreed; as long as the hike was not too long and not very dangerous it would be great for me to go while she stayed back with the kids.
At five the next morning we set out.
We went to a nearby village to get the Teacher and he took us up the mountain. It was very steep and as we climbed I realized that as we passed the 9000 foot mark there was no air up there for me. Walking became so difficult that it was all I could think about. One step in front of the other seemingly without end. We passed shepherds. We passed sheep. We went up and up. At one point our guide the Teacher pointed to a round bole miles ahead up on a sheer face of cliff and announced that that was where we were going. I knew he was joking of course. How could anyone get way up there after all? Yes, for the regular readers of this blog I was once again in over my head having completely misjudged the situation.
After a couple of hours we came upon some old men who were also traveling up. They were from a city in the north and had come just to climb up and see the mummy. I thought that strange. We came at long last to a small mosque. It was at the foot of a natural spring that came down the mountain. We stopped and rested. I thought we were finished, that the cave was somehow behind the mosque. I had a Snickers bar to celebrate. Now the Teacher, my camping friends, and the five old men were talking together. They were discussing me. The Teacher came over to me to fill me in on the deliberations. The woman could go no farther. She would wait here for us to complete the journey. She would receive her blessing just by coming this far. Then, in one of those 'whole world spins around and comes into focus' moments I realized that I was on a pilgimage. This was not a historically interesting sight. This was a holy expedition! Looking back I find it unbelievable that even I was that naive. The road ahead was dangerous. Only those with special strength from God could complete the journey. If I went would I obey the rules? Would I uphold the traditions? If I would not then I must stay behind because to come along could compromise everyone's safety. I agreed to do what they did as long as they understood that I was a follower of Jesus and He alone was my protection and strength. Yes, that was fine.
So, I washed myself in the spring- head to toe, which in spite of the fact that it was a purification rite felt great as I was covered in sweat after the already long hike. Then everyone went into the mosque and prayed. I stayed outside and did no small amount of praying myself. Then we went up the mountain. The road was rocky and we climbed using our hands as well as our feet in several places. The old men were determined. The youngest of them was 65 and the oldest was 84. After another hour of climbing we came to an open granite rock that sloped up for about two hundred meters. We took off our shoes and went barefoot from there. Yes, we were on holy ground apparently. After we reached the top of the rock we came along a ledge to a cliff face. This is the one I saw from down in the valley that I knew must be a joke. If it was a joke it was not funny, not close up. The cliff was sheer but at an angle and it was broken. We walked across the face of the cliff in the small crack which was no more than two to three inches wide. We leaned into the rock and walked like this for about 50 meters. Then the crack widened out and we stood straight up on a ledge that was about a foot wide. The drop off next to us was hundreds of feet down and it was so steep that I could not see the bottom. Of course, that may have been because I was trying very hard not to look. We stood in a line on that cliff for a while and then we all knelt down and said prayers one more time. I was praying fervently that God would not let me die doing something this stupid. The older men wept openly in fear. The teacher then held out a very thick rope that went straight up the cliff face about 30 feet into the cave. It was remarkable to see the old men go up that rope one by one. I had decided that this was as far as I was going. There was no way that I was going up that rope. I didn't have anything to prove to anyone. My camping friend went up and then the rope was passed to me. I said out loud, 'This is stupid.' I then laughed thinking that this was the first thing I had said in English all day. I went up. It was not as hard as I had thought it would be. It was twice as dangerous as I thought it would be.
Once in the cave we all knelt down. There in the middle of the cave facing out and buried up to his waist was a man. It was a skeleton but as I looked I could see the dried skin still covering most of his body and over half of his face. There are several stories concerning this man but the most likely one is that he was an Arab teacher who had come from far away Arabia in 1270 AD. He had made some enemies as he taught Islam along the way and they chased him to the Teacher's village below. They were very devout Muslims and he thought they could hide and protect him. But his enemies were too powerful and came after him. He was wounded in the shoulder with an arrow and then made the journey that I just made. He was doing his prayers here in the cave when he died of his injuries. He was not found until many years later and the local villagers left him alone since it seemed that God was preserving him.
The Teacher came up and we did prayers once again. We were then instructed to each take a rock from the cave- a small one- and that rock would give us whatever we wished for most. That is why these guys were all there. They needed something and they needed to demonstrate their dedication to God to insure that they got it. One guy wanted his grandaughter to be able to have children, another needed money to pay off family debts, still another wanted assurance for the afterlife. I of course, wanted to get down from this mountain alive and I didn't think this rock was going to help me much. I still keep it in my traveling vest pocket that I was wearing that day as a reminder of my foolishness and God's faithfulness.
I learned some important things that day about where I live and who I am sent to. These are normal people who live in a dangerous spiritual world. Evil forces surround them and they feel helpless and trapped. Their only chance is to be diligent and dedicated so that perhaps God will be pleased and take notice of their plight. Most of them don't believe that He will take notice. But they are very impressed with those who can be very dedicated. Everytime I mention where I went that day people are always amazed. One believing friend even said, 'Strider! You went there? Only people who have special power from God can go there!' I couldn't deny that. I came down that mountain safely. I had worn the skin off of both small toes coming down but was otherwise unscathed. It is incredible to me how very different Jesus Christ is to the God that these serve. He cares about us, loves us, and even died for us. He forgives us and calls us no matter how obstinate we are. We are faithless and yet he is faithful because he can not deny himself.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
More on Love
Today as I sat with Arwen in a little village in the mountains of Gondor I wondered what I was doing there. I had known our host for many years. His wife's cooking is awesome. But he is totally secular. He has no interest in God and never has had. Never will have. Ah-ha! Now I have said it and you have seen it. Never will have. This denies the fact that our God is great and can do anything. It also denies love. Love hopes all things. I can give up on this guy. Love never does. Oh, I have not forgotten the parable of the soils. I know that he might not be good soil. But a sower that does not sow in hope is not sowing seed worth coming up in the first place.
Love is incredibly powerful. One day Balin was visiting an old woman whose son he had ministered to in prison. The women received the letter from her son with great joy and tears as she had not heard from him in over a year and did not know where he was. As she poured out her hurt and her shame to Balin he comforted her. (Shame is a big issue for families with a relative in prison). He looked at her and said, 'God loves your son and he does not want him in prison. God loves you and he wants to comfort and care for you.' She looked at him and said, 'He does?' in complete disbelief. But she and her family were transformed by those words over the next month. Simple words. And more direct than I am comfortable with. After all, do we really know that God does not want her son in prison? The answer in the end is yes. God sent His Son to die to set us free. In the short term God doesn't mind this guy going to prison if it turns his wayward eyes to Jesus but long term every child of God is to live free regardless of prison walls or Government decrees.
Jesus sees me as something I am currently not. Holy, righteous, redeemed, forgiven, powerful, unique, consequential. These words are who I am to Him. You would not use these words to describe me. But love does. Love sees through the eyes of faith to what we are not yet. It hopes- not vainly wishes- but really hopes. God sees us as He can create us to become. As His child I can see this too. I can see in others the goodness of God, the holiness of God, the glory of God that they do not possess for themselves. I am a lover. I long to recover this identity. I long to call people to freedom from the deception of sin and hate to the glory of life and love. I can not do this by a theological argument or a clever apologetic. People are transformed to love by love. That I had forgotten this is incredible since I teach it to others all the time. I am a lover. If I forget this again please remind me. Lovingly, of course.


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I have been doing a bit of sewing, just not posting as time is short in my life right now. I've done a pair of sweatpants for me, and a nice pair of brown wool pants with a matching brown pants slip instead of a full lining. I like those better because they can be laundered instead of taking the pants to the dry cleaner every week or so.
I'll be doing a year end wrap up I think, and that will be some time between now and the end of the year. I'll post them all, the good, the bad, and the ugly! :P}}
SWAP 2014 starts soon and I can't wait. Got three pieces of fabric from Santa with my gifts this evening. I did tell Santa exactly where, and how much to get, but it was a nice surprise to have them to fondle!
I wish you all a wonderful, exciting and Merry Christmas!
As always, more later!


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University of Health Science Lahore has announced admission entry test schedule for MBBS & BDS program session 2015-2016. Applications are invited for Govt medical colleges & dental colleges of Punjab for MBBS/ BDS admission session 2015-2016. Here you will find full detail for admission procedure in all Punjab medical / dental colleges session 2015-2016.
Entry Test MBBS/BDS Program 2015-2016
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Summary: After Vernon leaves, Petunia and the boys move in with vampire Amar, Petunia's old college friend. This brings into being a much more cheerful Harry, with many unusual habits. Happily dark Harry. Probably slash.
Rating: T just to be safe, might change later on
Will contain: Snape, somewhat pleasant Slytherins, purebloods, shifting staircases, competitions, hidden passages, first days, socializing, possible friendships, and a happily dark Harry, for the most part.
Notes: On a completely unrelated note to this story, I recently shaved off all of my hair. It was very liberating. I highly recommend it.
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Your House is Aflame
Despite Blaise's best efforts, they missed breakfast and barely made it to class as it was. The only thing that saved them was, in Harry's mind, some rather ingenious improvising on his part. This mainly consisted of dragging Blaise through the hidden passage to the third floor Charms corridor, and subsequently avoiding the all of the 142 moving stair cases and the throng of students trying to catch a glimpse of Harry.
Much to their surprise, they discovered that they were actually the first people to class.
"Bravo," Flitwick said, to Blaise's shock. "That will be five points to each of you for your ingenuity."
"Ingenuity?" Blaise sputtered.
Flitwick gave the boys an amused smile. "Why, for taking the passage instead of seeing how you would fare against the staircases. I have to say though; I hadn't expected it quite so soon."
"What?" Blaise managed to get out.
Harry, on the other hand, was looking quite pleased with himself. "Is it some sort of competition then?" Harry asked, taking a seat and dumping his book bag on the floor. He did rather hope so. He enjoyed competitions to some degree, and Blaise had said that he ought to be trying to earn points for Slytherin.
"Competition?" Blaise echoed.
"Very good, Mr. Potter," Flitwick praised. "Yes, I do believe it is. You may not have noticed yet, but Hogwarts is quite full of surprises. You might even say the castle is rather mischievous. Moving staircases, doors that won't open unless you ask politely. Why, there's even doors that aren't doors at all!"
Blaise, who appeared to have recovered sometime during this short, impromptu speech, slid into the seat beside Harry and asked, "Then what are they?"
"They're just solid walls pretending," said another voice, young and female. "Hullo Professor, Zabini, Harry."
"Hullo Milli," Harry said cheerfully, patting the seat on his other side.
"Very good, Miss Bulstrode," Flitwick cried. "One point to Slytherin. Did you happen to run into any such walls?"
Millicent sat down. "Several," she said dryly. "And it seems as though everything has moved around some since yesterday."
"Ah, yes," Flitwick said wisely. "That does tend to happen. Tell me, how did you find the classroom?"
"I asked one of the portraits if they could point me in the right direction."
"How clever! Another point to Slytherin!"
At this, Blaise stared outright. He seemed to be caught somewhere between hopelessly lost and vaguely impressed, and it left his face in a sort of odd place. "Professor," he said, in a carefully controlled voice. "I'm afraid I don't understand what's going on."
"Of course, of course. Potter, you seem to have caught on. Would you care to enlighten your friend?"
Harry beamed. "Certainly," he said happily. "Professor Flitwick is the Head of Ravenclaw. Finding the classroom is some sort of test, measuring our intelligence."
"And what," Blaise said, most assuredly not whimpering, "Does arriving first have to do with intelligence?" He seemed to be on the verge on realizing that life at Hogwarts was not going to be anything like what he had imagined, and did not know just how to resign himself to this fact.
"Mr. Zabini," Flitwick said patiently. "Intelligence is not just a matter of book smarts and applied learning. I should hope your time at Hogwarts will not only teach you magic, but also how to be free thinkers and problem solvers. Simply knowing how to do magic will not help you when you go to face the real world."
On one side, Harry seemed to be hanging on to their Professor's every word, looking fascinated. On the other sat Blaise, his confusion fading into thoughtfulness as he considered the words. Milli simply pursed her lips, not displeased, exactly, just considering.
Silence reigned over the next few minutes until a bushy haired Gryffindor girl stumbled into the room, appearing on the verge of tears. "Professor," she said in a trembling voice. "I've just come from the staircases, and it's awful! There's vanishing steps half way up! Isn't that dangerous?!"
"Ah, Miss Granger," Flitwick said calmly. "How good of you to join us. The steps didn't give you too much trouble, did they?"
And so it went.
Charms left Harry somewhat disappointed that he hadn't ended up in Ravenclaw, but he quickly realized that Flitwick would likely expect much more from his own students as far as cleverness went, and he wasn't entirely sure he could live up to those standards.
No more points were rewarded for arriving intact, but it was made known immediately that points would be awarded to the first three people who showed up to class, depending on how they managed to get there.
Harry was delighted. Of course, he and Milli certainly had an advantage, being able to explore the castle by night, and so did Blaise, by default.
Personally, Harry was quite pleased with the way things were turning out, and he wondered if the other classes would be the same. Blaise, however, seemed to be hoping that classes would not be similar.
History of Magic was a little trickier to find, as was Herbology, but only because it took some time to find their way through the castle and out the doors. Once outside, though, it was pretty straight forward. Harry was as disappointed by these classes as Blaise seemed relieved.
History of Magic was taught by a ghost who called them all by the wrong names and spent the period rambling on about the goblin wars. If Harry could have slept, he would have fallen asleep in that class. As it was, he spent the time watching Blaise furiously scribble down notes. Every so often, the boy whispered to himself, "do well in your classes, get points for Slytherin, make good connections," like it was his personal mantra.
It seemed the idea that finding the Charms classroom was somehow a measure of his intelligence seemed to have shaken him.
They had Herbology three times a week. It seemed to Harry to mostly be an overview of magical plants and their uses, and he was wholly disappointed to find that they didn't actually get to work with said plants until their second year. Instead, they would be learning how to care for Muggle plants first, to get something of a foundation.
Harry's nights were a completely different story. They had to study the night sky on Wednesday's at midnight, and this was easy enough to fit into his schedule. But it did make it slightly more difficult to find a new way to Charms on Thursday's, what with not being able to spend the night exploring.
It was more difficult to creep out of his dormitory every night than what he'd anticipated, and even more difficult to sneak around the castle without getting caught. Filch and Mrs. Norris seemed to be around every corner, and Peeves was always ready to announce their presence.
Even the portraits seemed to have something against students out of bed, and it seemed they had no qualms about alerting the teachers about the problem.
It turned out that the suits of armor were also animated, and while they didn't speak, they could move around and rattle their limbs and sometimes even draw their swords.
While Harry was still just as delighted with magic as he was the day he found out about Amar's secret magic shop, but some part of him was beginning to question the sanity of the teachers and other adults in charge of running the school, as well as Amar for sending him here.
No doubt about it, Hogwarts was dangerous.
The entire castle seemed to be designed to teach people to react quickly. To think fast. It never really seemed to settle, not even at night.
But then, Harry supposed that Hogwarts had been built in a different time.
Maybe back then it was dangerous to think that you were ever completely safe.


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A few weeks ago Robyn Arjay Creations and I went and spent the day learning how to crochet. We went to a class at Kim Bradley Creations and the amazing Cath was our teacher.
Some of the items that everyone completed on the day.
I have been teaching myself by watching youtube which is a life saver. You can stop and replay when I get it wrong.
So this week I made a small blanket for one of my children who is a fan of the Western Sydney Wanders which is a soccer team.
My next crochet project is to make myself a shawl. It's called Nordic Shawl.
I think it will take a while to complete this project.


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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Bouncing Baby Boy Saved By Mom And Grandma!
The mother was just getting out of the shower when she saw the 14-month-old boy, who had been jumping on the bed, trip on a pillow and fly out the half-open window, Police Communications Director Monique Cotton said.
The mother smashed through the window and caught him by a foot as his head bounced on a small roof overhanging the front porch.
The momentum took them both out the window to the porch overhang. The mother was able to lower the baby to the grandmother just as his shoe came off in her hand, police said.
The grandmother heard the breaking glass and was in the right place at the right time to catch the baby before the mother fell into some bushes. She was taken to a hospital for treatment of cuts and a shoulder injury, Cotton said.
"The baby actually did fall," Cotton said. "Grandma caught him and mom fell in the bushes nearby. She's pretty scraped up."
The baby also was taken to the hospital with grandma to be checked out.
"The baby is going to be fine," Cotton said
4 comments:
- Gabriel said...
Wow! Those're some great reflexes. Like a cat :) After all the stories of mothers who almost get there kids killed, it's pretty nice to hear a story like this one.
- March 3, 2013 at 5:08 PM
- David said...
I am very impressed with the Mom and Grannie! This is one of my favorite stories yet.
- March 4, 2013 at 7:49 AM
- Dr. Theda said...
Leggo Spill shuts down Hwy in West Va..... saw it at "3-D Monster"....
- March 5, 2013 at 11:02 AM
- David said...
Thanks for the tip Doc. :)
- March 5, 2013 at 3:43 PM
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Exclusive UK and Irish Mimaki distributor, Hybrid Services has announced the appointment of long standing print industry professional, Brett Newman, in the newly created role of Chief Operations Manager.
Newman brings over two decades of experience working within the sign and graphics industry and will be responsible for the company's day to day operations, based at its Cheshire offices.
"We are delighted to welcome Brett to the team at Hybrid and look forward to drawing on his many years of experience and industry knowledge," states Hybrid director, Peter Mitchell. "His role will encompass all facets of the business, but with a specific focus on our sales and service offering, he will be central to Hybrid and Mimaki's continued growth."
Newman has worked within the sign and graphics industry in both reseller and distributor roles and has a wide knowledge of printing, cutting, 3D and engraving systems. "Mimaki's reputation as an innovator and the scope of its current and future product portfolio were major factors in taking the new role at Hybrid," he states. "This position presents a great opportunity to work within a fast-moving company that's developing new products across a wide range of sectors."
Newman will be attending the Print Show with the rest of the Hybrid team, which starts on Wednesday 11th October at the International Centre in Telford, where Hybrid will be unveiling the new Mimaki UCJV300 LED UV integrated printer/cutter. "No other manufacturer consistently delivers products into so many areas of the print industry and I'm delighted to be joining Hybrid at such an exciting time; helping our reseller partners and end users benefit from Mimaki's latest technology," he concludes.


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Willingness to vote for a Woman president
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538 has a post pulling up decades of Gallup data on the matter. Progress!
Of course, there are probably some people who really wouldn't but are not saying so due to social desirability bias. Still, I'll take it where we have it least reached the point where it is entirely socially inappropriate not to vote for a woman just because she's a woman.
This also reminded me of a chart I routinely use in my Gender & Politics class.
As you can see, the American public has become a lot more tolerant of all sorts of different people becoming president. Except the poor atheists– a student asked me recently about atheists in politics. My response: I'm sure there are plenty, they just lie about it. Anyway, interesting to have a little context on this.


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Scribbling of HORIKITA Maki Usagi & Aichan, IDE Manami, in the end of May (May 30, 2017)
- Last Modified on May 30, 2017 10:41PM.
- Category: Works of HORIKITA Maki Usagi
- Category: Works of Aichan, IDE Manami
Here is an illustration of
- HORIKITA Maki Usagi, a rabbit woman student with origin in HORIKITA Maki-chan, one of Japan's most popular young actresses and Producer's mai waifu,
- and Aichan, IDE Manami, a schoolgirl of one public junior high school with origin in an old schoolgirl who relocated to the old residence of Producer,
one of Producer's original featured characters in the afternoon of the end of May.
It becomes so hot in the City of Saitama, the residence of Producer of Marguerite Site, so he drew the picture above.
Aichan is coming back to home after school, and HORIKITA Maki Usagi meets her on her way to home after lectures at university.
It is so hot that Aichan wears her summer uniform on this day.
- Producer had made Aichan wear her vest in the previous work of aichan, but he did not make Aichan wear her vest; he made her wear her suspender skirt instead.
HORIKITA Maki Usagi knows Aichan because Aichan is a classmate of Norikochan, KANZAKI Noriko at her cram school.
Aichan usually goes to the cram school together with Norikochan, so HORIKITA Maki Usagi has often met them.


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GMIndie Radio Episode 7
GMIndie Radio episode 7 played about an hour and a half ago live on GMS Radio Podcast.
1. Introduction
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-- The new Game Maker 8 logo
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-- SKULLPOGO by ChevyRay
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-- Future of Game Maker
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The show was cut short this morning for who knows what reason! It's available to listen to here: http://www.jukeboxalive.com/gmindie
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Catalonia Born
Catalonia Born is a 4-star hotel located in the heart of Barcelona. The traditional hotel, built in 2002, is renowned for its modern architecture.
The hotel lies within 15 minutes' walk of Casa Batllo. A 10-minute walk to the center of Barcelona.
Nearby points of interest include a cathedral and a museum.
This hotel comprises of beautiful rooms including superior flat, superior single room and triple room with such comforts as free wireless internet, an in-room safe, a private terrace, a balcony and a refrigerator. Decorated in modern-style design, the rooms come with an electric kettle, a dishwasher and coffee/tea makers as well as wooden furnishings.
Guests can start their day with buffet breakfast served at the bar. There is a restaurant serving Japanese dishes on site. The café bar stocks coffee and refreshments to enjoy in a welcoming atmosphere. Guests can dine at the café Elsa y Fred located 50 meters away.
The hotel stands within a 5-minute stroll of Arc de Triomf subway station and within a 5-minute walking distance of Arc de Triomf - Railway train station. Fast access to El Prat De Llobregat airport within 15 km is provided.
24-hour reception, ironing service and newspaper service as well as currency exchange, a safety deposit box and parking are available for guests' use.
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Posted 01 July 2013 - 11:45 AM
His expression of sadness at sites that used to be busy and brought happiness to many only to see the above situation often occurring hit home with me and made me think of this site. So if you come here and have nothing to say leave a message here that says "posted" or something similar. Yes, this is spam and I hope Capella doesn't kill me for this.
Credits to screen name "Hamfast Gamgee" from that other board.
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I, on 01 July 2013 - 12:31 PM, said:
Still checking on a daily basis - still 'visiting' Riven on a weekly basis - currently writing a fanfiction piece about Riven and my uncle's journey there many years ago and...
yesterday I won an auction on E-bay - what was the item?
What could be one of Gehn's pipes - not one we saw in the game but this one is around circa 1900 and has the 5 point start on the base of the bowl and on the lid - could easily be a Riven Star, could easily have belonged to Gehn himself...
Pictures will be posted when it arrives...
If you knew how much I ended up paying for this thing you would probably have me certified insane but it was too good a chance to miss...
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Ran, on 01 July 2013 - 10:55 PM, said:
I guess the only way is if people are involved in some kind of fan activity - art, writing etc, at least it keeps it alive.
And of course... posting, discussion, talking about our own experiences of it even if it is only to reminisce...
I know most of it has probably been done to death but I can't be unique in finding revisiting Myst and Riven enjoyable even after all these years (and I have been playing them since they came out).
And from my perspective (being an old geezer) there is a whole new generation to introduce these 'nostalgic' games to...
Keep talking, expand on the storyline of Myst and Riven with 'what if's' (fanfiction is always good for that), much is said about Atrus and his sons but what about Gehn? Was he really as bad as he is made out to be? Keta was the love of his life so he must have been a nice guy once...
Gehn is a multi-faceted character who maybe had his reasons for being like he was... In fact he is probably the most interesting and complex character in the whole series...
There is always plenty to talk about and always new people to talk with, go on Twitter and push Myst and Riven for the I-Pad - I do, frequently, I push the soundtracks as well (both on Amazon), amazing how many people 'favourite' those tweets.
Spread the word...
I'll shut up now...
(I've got my coat...)
Posted 03 July 2013 - 04:54 AM
Something I see happening on Tumblr a lot is fandom watch-alongs or read-alongs. We could have a book reread every month for the next three months and a corresponding thread where we talk about it. Sometimes things on the fifth readthrough pop out that weren't there before.
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Hope everyone's life is great.
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tbr, on 03 July 2013 - 10:41 AM, said:
Looks modified - been Photoshopped?
Love Riven pics...
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Well, it was funny a long time ago.
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No cheating pulling up the Properties of the image!
From 8/11/2003
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Everything you need is right here...
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A vasectomy is regarded a permanent method of birth control. An increasing number of couples are choosing it as the right method for them. About 500,000 vasectomies are performed annually in the United States. They are considered less invasive than a tubal ligation. That's the procedure used to prevent a woman's eggs from reaching the uterus. Vasectomies can also be reversed.
Vasectomy is a minor surgical procedure where the tubes that transport sperm are severed, and then sealed to prevent the release of sperm when a man ejaculates. There are generally few complications and no change in sexual function or libido. The procedure takes about 20 to 30 minutes and can be done in an office or clinic by a family practice physician, general surgeon or urologist.
There are several types of vasectomy. The traditional method involves gaining access to the tubes (known as vasa deferentia) of each testicle. The vasa deferentia are cut and sealed by tying, stitching or cauterizing or clamping to prevent sperm from entering the seminal stream. No-scalpel vasectomy is a technique that uses a small clamp with pointed ends. Instead of using a scalpel to cut the skin, the clamp is poked through the skin of the scrotum and then opened.
After a vasectomy, the testicles continue to produce sperm, but it is reabsorbed by the body. Men still ejaculate about the same amount of fluid, but the semen does not contain the sperm necessary for fertilization of the egg.
It usually takes several months after a vasectomy for all remaining sperm to be ejaculated or reabsorbed. Most physicians and surgeons recommend one or two post-procedural semen specimens to verify a successful vasectomy. This is why another method of birth control must be used until a semen sample shows a zero sperm count. Otherwise, women can still pregnant.
Vasectomy is considered a very effective birth control method. Some studies report only 1 to 2 women out of 1,000 will have an unplanned pregnancy in the first year after their partners have had a vasectomy
A vasectomy does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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I used my sister's ebay account, so that's why it was addressed to her instead of me. YEAH!! Kaki King's debut album. 10 awesome acoustic guitar instrumentals. A far cry from her present day work of multi-instrumental looping and experimentation. I got it pretty cheap too, which makes it all the more awesome.
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And I'll Finish: Story StarterSaturday, July 26, 2014
So you picked #3! Not gonna lie, that was the one I was secretly rooting for. (If you're completely lost about what I'm referring to check out THIS post)
There must have been thousands standing in the rain that day. I should know; I was one of those people letting the rain soak me and puddle around my boots. Thunder grumbled half-heartedly in the distance. Even nature seemed to realize the great loss. "Eesie-" Someone pulled at my arm. "We have to leave. Please, Eesie..."
Rain droned on the hard ground, splashing my tear-streaked face. "I hate you." The words were a mere whisper, but she heard them all the same.
"What?"I clenched and unclenched my fists.
"I hate you."
"You- hate me?" She looked up, and then down. Her lip was red from where she had clamped down on it, and silent tears rolled down her nose. White lines formed on her skin, just above her wrist. They cut deep, and I knew she felt it. The catch was that only I could actually see them, only I would be reminded of my vicious sentences.
She hates you... The silver words glowed on her skin. All along her arms I saw the scars shine bright, scars from cruel words out of my own mouth, sentence that had hurt, deep wounds from long ago. Even as I watched they faded and grew dim, still vaguely visible.I shoved past her, leaving her crying under the trees and ran. "You're a jerk, you know that?" She sobbed behind me. I didn't look back, just shivered as her words dug into my wrist.
You and I live in a world of back-biting daisies. You know who I'm talking about. The people who smile and pamper and coddle you to pieces so all their daisy petals almost fall off trying to suck up to you, but the minute you turn around they sink their teeth into your back. Except their teeth are words, and instead of leaving tooth scars they leave word scars that are etched across the skin like faded tattoos.
There used to be a phrase that we make fun of now; I can barely remember it but I think it said something along the lines of 'sticks breaking your bones but words never hurting' or something sick like that.
Eesi's words stung, and not just because of the badness of them. They stung deeper, because I knew when she hurled them at me she really meant it, she really hated me. I shuddered in relief with the knowledge that she hadn't said the forbidden words. Yet. So I ran too, in the opposite direction, through the rain, ran from her and from everyone, ran from the fear that she would shout at me to come back, ran from the fear that she wouldn't.
I finally collapsed under a tree, a long distance away from the funeral. I sat with my feet planted and my face up to the sky for a long time, occasionally rubbing my wrist to ease the aching pain from the already-developing scar.
The funny thing was, he had said the forbidden words before. Of course we never told; we always stuck by our mama. And she said we weren't to tell. She protected him with her words even as he slowly murdered her with his.
No matter how many times he threw them at her like curses, he must not have truly meant it. He must have still loved her in some tiny dark piece of his ugly, scarred heart.
He held on for so long- until one morning we woke up and mama was dead in the living room. Across her chest, right above her heart, we could see the glowing, spidery, forbidden words......


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Many older adults say that when they forget things, they are having a "senior moment". But, what is the explanation for younger people in their twenties or thirties forgetting things? Read on to find some tips to help you rebuild your memory and stay young for as long as possible.
The more difficult the information is, the harder it's going to be to retain, so you have to break down tough information into smaller tidbits. Breaking the whole down into segments and then reassembling them in your mind not only allows you to retain the memory, but it also creates a road map to allow you to recall the memory.
One of the best ways to store new information in memory is to relate it to something else that you are already familiar with. Creating a logical link between the new information and something else that you already know will increase your chances of being able to successfully recall that information later. The link you create functions as a trigger to recall the new information.
Give your full attention and focus on what you are trying to remember. Try to study in a place that is quiet and calm for the best memory retention. In order to move it from your short term memory to your long term memory, try to actively recall information.
To help prevent memory loss, you should regularly spend time socializing with your friends. Interacting with friends and loved ones in a social setting helps to prevent depression and stress, both of which seriously impede memory function. Clear time in your schedule to enjoy and relax your friends. Your memory will thank you for it.
Stop telling yourself you have a weak memory. When you say these things you begin to plant the thought in your mind and it becomes a reality. Remind yourself constantly that you have a great memory and you can remember anything as long as you put your mind to the task. You will see an improvement in your recall ability.
Make your memorization easier by using mnemonic devices. The easiest one is to associate a visual image with the word or name you need to remember. Life like, vivid images linked to hard to memorize or understand concepts can help to speed up the learning process significantly. Think of images from your everyday life to make the process easier and faster.
Putting information into categories will help you to remember it later! Everything has a category and compartmentalizing things in your memory by category can give you much greater recall. For example, hot and chicken dogs on your grocery list go into the category of milk and meatmilk and water into beverages and so on.
If you'd like to strengthen your brain and sharpen your memory while reducing your stress levels, try meditation. Go to a calm place, and focus only on breathing slowly. Try to study for around a 1/2 hour every day.
Move around. Movement can help you remember things. Repeat it to yourself while pacing or even while you are working out if you are trying to learn something. Moving around can also be very helpful when you are trying to recall something you are having difficulty remembering. Full body movement will help your memory.
Be sure to visit a dentist and take good care of your teeth if you want to have a good memory. gum and Tooth disease have been known to clog your carotid arteries, which in turn decreases oxygen to the brain. Without enough oxygen, the brain cannot process and keep information.
Organize the information you are trying to memorize. You should be able to recreate it later and easily remember the information if you structure your information efficiently. Organize your information into categories that make sense to you. Work on memorizing one category at a time.
You can remember information more easily if you focus on it without distractions while studying. For humans to truly remember something, it must be stored in their long-term memory. The way to ensure that what you want to remember gets implanted in your long-term memory is to be free of outside distractions.
A great tip that can help you improve your memory is to start limiting how much alcohol you drink. Drinking too much alcohol can destroy many brain cells over time, which can severely impair your cognitive functions, such as memory. Limit your alcohol to only one or two drinks a day.
One way to help improve your overall memory is to watch less television. TV really does rot your brain- studies show that people who watch more than an hour of television per day have more trouble focusing and remembering things in the short term. Instead, try playing brain games or having conversations.
A key component to memory is to give yourself less to memorize. Instead of having to remember where you put your keys, always put your keys in the same place so that you only have to memorize where you always put your keys, instead of where you put them this one time. This same principle applies to memorizing many things.
If regular studying sessions are planned rather than one-off marathon sessions, studies have shown that memory retention is much better. This gives the brain time to process the information properly. If time is not taken to focus on the materials in a relaxed environment, then it is possible to overlook important browse around here items in haste.
Create a system to help you remember things, and use it. Computers, with all their vast memory, still sometimes rely on an outside memory source. You should do the same. Using a system to effectively remember something is like tapping into your external memory. Use this effective tool whenever you need it.
Remember, although gaps in memory and general forgetfulness can be extremely frustrating, you can work to overcome these annoyances. Your skills should improve quickly if you apply the tips you have just read. By applying some effort, you'll likely discover your memory being better than ever before.
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Just a little story I thought I'd pass on...
The other night I went to my photography group. We gather in a local public library that has meeting rooms. About 20 minutes into the presentation, a man walked in and apologized for being late. He was new and got lost. We had a rather large turnout that night of about 17 people, so the seating was limited. He ended up sitting up front near the presenter. The presenter was doing a presentation on lighting and using flashes, and bounce flashes, etc... Well, he needed a "model" so he could illustrate the various lighting techniques. As it turns out the new guy (I'll call him Lou because he looked like a Lou - I forget his real name.) Lou was sitting in a good spot that made him an easy target for being the model. He was about 50-ish with a strong build. Lou sort of smiled and jokingly said "actually I am a model". I didn't think there was anything special about his looks to qualify him as a model but just assumed he was one of these "average joe" models like you might see in a catalog. After a few shots later, he joked again about being a model and then took his business card out and handed it to the presenter. The presenter sort of laughed and chuckled and asked if he could pass his card around, and Lou shrugged his shoulders and said sure. I was sitting about 3/4 way around the table and I started noticing the reaction to the business card as it was being passed around. It usually got a chuckle, or a small gasp, or a raised eyebrow. Hmm, I thought... that was a strange reaction to a business card. Well, eventually the card made it's way around to me... I had to chuckle also :) Here, Lou was a female impersonator. I just passed the card along and continued to watch the surprised looks, and raised eyebrows, etc... What I found interesting was that once the initial reaction, everyone accepted Lou and didn't make a big deal about it. It was all so "matter-of-fact". I just thought it a nice little story, and to notice the "nuances" of the various reactions was interesting to me. As I told this story to a friend she said, "It's not everyday one gets to meet a female impersonator"... I never thought of it like that.
Friday, August 04, 2006
A little story...
Posted by cyen at 12:46 PM
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- JWD said...
"It's not everyday you get to meet a female impersonater."
Depends on where you live! :D
I love this story. Like a glimpse into the Kingdom of God when all are accepted for who they are.
(And before you yell at me for not studying, I've had a fantastic day today. And your blog was part of my little reward system. :)
- cyen said...
Where you live - I suppose you are right :)
Yes, that is what I was hoping to relay in my telling this story... how nice it is when people can just be accepting.
Fantastic day = GREAT!
Thanks for your comment :)
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It is ESPN's sports-centric answer to 60 Minutes, albeit in a more compact form.
Outside The Lines launched in 1990 as a series of monthly investigative specials, anchored by long time SportsCenter anchor Bob Ley. Ratings success led to the specials graduating into a half-hour series, which first aired on Sundays, then added a daily berth. The Sunday edition was discontinued earlier this year when ESPN decided that another, similar series of specials, E:60, was ready to become a weekly series, supplanting Lines and The Sports Reporters (previously reviewed) from the Sunday morning lineup. Befitting its title, Outside The Lines looks past the headlines and digs deeper into the reality behind the stories. The daily version continues on to this day, at least for now.
In 1999, Outside The Lines took a look at professional wrestling, and its impact on sports.
Ten years later, Vince McMahon would famously tell Jeremy Schaap that he'd never retire, though the ratings today suggest that maybe he should ignore his own boasts. Maybe it requires a fresh Outside The Lines to make him understand that.
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This is a little game of Hide and Seek. If you look real good, and I mean REALLY good, you can see a small creature in the picture. (hint, it's NOT the frog) Maybe if I give you say, another angle.......
Does that help? Let me just say that it was 90 degrees yesterday at 3:15 when I took this picture. Here. In my garden.
Does that help? Let me just say that it was 90 degrees yesterday at 3:15 when I took this picture. Here. In my garden.
He was trying to evade the sweltering heat; and he is just too adorable for words. He did eventually make his way out, forgetting what he was doing.
We have come to realize that Bosco suffers from short-term memory loss. No joke. If he is outside, he will come to the door and beg to come inside; followed IMMEDIATELY, by the cries to go outside. Only to start over again by walking the length of the sidewalk, falling over, rolling, and coming back to the door and the crying again begins. This is an all day occurrance with Bosco.
At first we thought maybe he had a little kitty screw loose. But he just really resembles Dory the fish from Nemo. Short-term memory loss. Actually, Bosco and I don't really fall far from the same tree afterall. I find myself going from door to door and room to room, wondering why and where and what in the world I was doing, where I was going! What AM I doing next??? And why? I don't really remember. I just look at Bosco, he meows and rubs my leg. We walk to the door and wonder together. Maybe I should hide under a bush! Go figure - HA!
And as if parenting couldn't be any more fun!!! Tomorrow is the "Semi" at Cinderisa's school. Why they have this event really is beyond me actually. She is 14, in 9th grade. When I was in school, (here I go sounding like. my. parents. again.) right, we had the Jr. and Sr. Prom/Ball. no semi or anything like. We had dances once a month, which were fun.
Now, they have the Semi. Girls are expected to glam it up, parents are expected to allow it! For reasons, I won't spell out, we decided not to. Naturally, Cinderisa isn't going to this ball, and she is crushed. I understand her being very hurt, misunderstood, and all that goes into the teen feelings. However; I'm not for the manipulating teen parent-to-parent, shall I say parent-against-parent rally she is bribing. In this case. So she is, shall I say, learning a very hard lesson in teenhood. And I in parenthood. Either way, it sucks. She wants me to cave and let her go, because, afterall she has, as she says, "learned her lesson."
A part of me wants her to go and have fun with her friends and all that goes with it and on and on; but there is the conviction of the reasons WHY we said, "no" in the first place. To those reasons, we must stick. Sometimes parenting just plain out - SUCKS!
But I love her too much to fold. And though I cringe when I sound like my parents, I suppose it's a parental ring; and she too will jolt to it. So until her Jr Prom and Sr. Ball come around, she is going to have to wait, like we did, or I did.
Really, why must they rush to grow up? Why can't they stay little a little longer? She is going to be 15 this year! She only has three years left of high school, and I cannot believe it as I am writing this. It really does fly.
Yesterday, she said she was seriously considering teaching Special Needs Children. Well no kidding Miss Marisa. It is such a gift this child has been blessed with. And not only her, but the kids she works with on a daily and weekly basis in school. She has been working with Special Needs kids since the elementary level. It doesn't surprise me at all. She has a true heart, a caring and loving heart for them. And not just for Special Needs children, but for children in general.
Unlike the Cat Mawler, she will play with Nicholas and Vanessa - actually play with them. Yes, she gets irritated with them, she is 14! But she is generally nice to them. Chris, not so much. It's a battle for her to be nice. at. all lately.
Girls are mean. Boys are icky. Parenting is sucky business. At least Philip will be home tomorrow night! He will be able to toss in some reality to the big picture for them. I'm sure of that.
Here is someone sweet and lovely: This is Zio Corrado from Italy!
He will be with us for another month. Lastnight, we took him to Marisa's band concert. He enjoyed it, although he was very frustrated because he couldn't see her. She plays the drums, and she is in the waaaaay back of the orchestra. Their drumline also performed, which he really enjoyed. He is obsessed with Walmart, so I will be taking him there today to get more pictures developed. He has a seriously cool camera.


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Final accountability rests with the Board. The Board must act in the best interests of your residents, your employees, your key stakeholders and investors. That's not an easy task and they can't do it alone. There's a whole support team behind them. Your framework and procedures must help Board members to do their jobs effectively. Getting the relationships right and the most from skills and expertise is vital.
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In this sprawling, nearly hour long YouTube presentation, Rob England (aka the IT Skeptic) provides six tactics for ITSM to deal with Agile. Citing "attackers" such as the cloud, BYOD, and Agile itself, England shows how to properly "bring Agility to your Service Management Portfolio". The trick of balancing a very regimented process (ITSM) with Agile comes from recognizing the best elements of both and adapting each to fit. For instance, ITSM processes around change management should not be abandoned, nor should early reviews of projects. England separates the six tactics into two categories: to protect (which includes a "ring fence around the Agile production target", getting a waiver, and governing) and to serve (providing standard change, creating automation, and having an operational readiness outreach program).
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Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif: 10 Bollywood divas who flaunted their no make-up look
Source - The Indian Express - http://indianexpress.com/photo...ake-up-look-4876220/
Being a part of the glamour industry has its own pros and cons. While you are at the centre of the limelight, you tend to be judged for almost everything at all times — right from how to speak to what you wear and how you look. With the pressure to fit in the 'perfect-image', it is tough to shed all the baggage and flaunt your natural look. However, here are 10 Bollywood celebrities who stood out in their no make-up avatar too. Steal a glance at the pictures here.
Crowned as Miss World in 1994, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of the most beautiful women in the world. No wonder, the diva looks ethereal and charming even without make-up. (Source: Twitter)


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Front Page, Print Edition, Potomac News:
New home prices may rise by $37,000
Supervisors vote to increase builder's contributions to county
The price of a new single-family home in the county could increase by as much as $37,719 following a vote Tuesday by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
Of course, this is wrong. The board didn't increase the proffers BY $37,719, they increased the proffers TO $37,719.
I'm sure tomorrow's paper will have a correction somewhere -- it's already corrected on the online edition.
Speaking of increasing the proffers -- it's a good trick if you can pull it off. Proffers are in fact VOLUNTARY contributions made by builders, often in order to win support for changes to current zoning. It's really a form of a bribe to get the government to do what it should do as a matter of course.
A more rational mechanism to raise the funds would be to impose a new home tax on the purchasers. They pay the proffers anyway, and this would make it clear who is really paying.
It will never happen, because government truly wants to hide all the taxes we pay. So we have rules preventing gas stations from advertising the actual price of gas, instead hiding the gas taxes in the totals. We have withholding of Income Tax so that come April 15, many people are actually HAPPY because they get their own money back. We get charged user fees instead of taxes, and many taxes are applied to the companies we deal with so the taxes are built into the price we pay.
So the Virginia Senate wants to raise gas taxes, but wants to hide the fact since everybody (except Russ Potts, bless his liberal soul) promised last year that there wouldn't be an increase in the gas tax.
Instead, they have a plan to tax the wholesalers. But the tax won't be passed on to us, the consumers, because the Senate is going to write the law so they CAN'T pass the tax on. Which guarantees that when they DO pass it on, we won't know it.