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I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream
of meeting your heart's longing.
I want to know if you will risk
looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.
I want to know if you have touched
the center of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life's
or have become shriveled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with
mine or your own
with moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the
tips of your
fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic to remember the limitations of
being human.
I want to know if you can disappoint
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with
yours or mine,
and still stand on the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done.
I want to know if you will stand
in the center of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company
you keep
in the empty moments.
Open your hearts and minds to the possibilities of real surprises. Embrace everything around you and share your moments with everyone. Don't take any moment for granted. Each moment is apart of your life...each prepares you for the next moment to come!
Dreamer, O.M. Opening The Invitation. Ppgs. 3-23


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Saturday, October 29, 2011
I am being a sloth. The pictures above are of sloths, the real ones. I am being the proverbial sloth. Slow to move, slow to react, slow to do anything. I am perpetually tired and sleepy. I feel like being a koala too. This is partially due to the fact that I have been under the weather. But I am really dragging my feet. If I could sleep 10-12 hours a day, I would. My back aches, my chest hurts, my head feels heavy, my heart is not where it should be. I need something / someone to change me back.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407227988973802015.post5993239800522038537..comments2018-07-14T01:48:52.142-05:00Comments on Get to the Inside: Poem for ArethaMelissa Greenehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407227988973802015.post-20803057197233984622012-04-11T20:30:38.301-05:002012-04-11T20:30:38.301-05:00Whitney Elizabeth HoustonWhitney Elizabeth HoustonRobyn from email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407227988973802015.post-21318641500241898802012-02-24T18:57:26.295-06:002012-02-24T18:57:26.295-06:00It's funny, because I also thought of this poe...It's funny, because I also thought of this poem after hearing about Whitney Houston's death. It speaks so appropriately to our culture and how we "love" our artists.Melissa T. Greene, LPC-MHSPhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407227988973802015.post-21630646302947844652012-02-15T08:38:48.772-06:002012-02-15T08:38:48.772-06:00I remembered and began to search frantically for ...I remembered and began to search frantically for this poem (not so ironically the GodDaughter of Aretha Franklin)when it was announced that Whitney Elaine Houston (P.B.U.H.) was found dead in a Hotel room in Beverly Hills the night before the 2012 Grammy Awards ...

I haven't read this poem since I was a Young One, but I remembered the line :

"... not saying she should quit
singing but as much as I love her I'd vote "yes" to her
doing four concerts a year and staying home or doing whatever
she wants and making records cause it's a shame
the way we're killing her.
We eat up artists like there's going to be a famine at the end
of those three minutes when there are in fact an abundance of talents just waiting..."

and then I remembered it was about Aretha Franklin...

I think it is still apropos...

Thank U, Mme. Nikki Giovanni
For Everything.Robyn from firstname.lastname@example.com


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Saikat Nasir did their debut on silver screen through JAAZ. JAAZ has ensured class entertainment to the mass and to the class viewers. JAAZ always fights for progression. Recently JAAZ has started making co-production movies with India. Our latest venture Agnee–2, which is a sequel of super hit movie Agnee, will be the costliest film ever made in Bangladeshi Film history.
JAAZ inspires youth. JAAZ inspires educated technicians and skilled artist to come and perform for this industry. JAAZ wants to uplift the standard of Bangladeshi Film industry wants to compare its movies with the rest of the world. JAAZ intends to spread the Bangladeshi film market worldwide.


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The Springsweet
The Springsweet is beautiful blend of paranormal and historical elements that will leave readers breathless. Mitchell writes with such intense emotional fervor and lyrical prose, that readers will find the imagery alluring and entrancing. It picks up a short while after The Vespertine left off, bringing Zora and her adventures to Oklahoma to spend a season with her cousin. Michell's characters possess such strength of heart and grit that it's hard not to fall in love with them. Like The Vespertine, The Springsweet is phenomenally gripping, action packed, and filled with overwhelming emotion. Zora has recently experienced a personal tragedy of her own and spends a great deal of the book trying to come to terms with her loss. Mitchell gives readers incredible insight into the Zora, when faced with the task of moving on and learning to live again or staying mired down in the past because that's what she secretly longs for. She does a brilliant job of painting a heart achingly beautiful portrait of grief and choosing between heart and head. Zora is filled with so much strength and courage; readers can't help but marvel at her audacity and come to love her flaws and all. She's such a bright and realistic image of strength and grace, that's incredibly interesting to get to know. I personally loved how bold and daring Zora showed herself to be when she made her choice regarding the two men. It wasn't so much a love triangle that Mitchell was painting, but rather stoking the fires between Emerson and Zora to slow burn. It was intriguing and quite enjoyable to see Zora get as good as she gave, as far as these two were concerned. Emerson Birch is about as strong and steady as they come; a bit rough around the edges, with some flaws of his own that makes him just as loveable. He's riddled with his own past imperfections, but they seem to have this way of elevating him more, adding in more depth and layers, to make his character more likeable and sympathetic to readers. The Springsweet is a beautifully written, fast-paced novel, filled with the dusty imagery of how Oklahoma was from a historical view point. Readers will not see the ending coming and will be genuinely surprised. It will leave them craving the next book to follow. The twist at the end is wonderfully written and brilliantly executed. Anyone who enjoys historical novels and the writing style of Anna Godbersen or Jillian Larkin is sure to enjoy The Springsweet.


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...if you were this well fed: Look at all of those fat rolls! ;) Hard to believe that these are the same scrawny 5 pounders that I gave birth to only 2.5 months ago. I love when they are smiling like this. Recently they have started trying to laugh. I think in a few more weeks they will be giggling up a storm.
Sometimes I feel like there is not enough of me to go around for these two little guys. I am so thankful we have both sets of grandparents close by, so when I am really overwhelmed I can get help. And who doesn't want to play with an adorable baby?? I really don't know how people raise twins without help.. I know it's possible, but definitely easier if there is an extra set of hands around.
Next week I am scheduled to go back to work. (Just one shift a week.. but shift is 12 hours). I will keep you posted on how that works out.
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Double the Trouble' is the sophomore album by the hit group, the Pussycat Dolls. The album will be released in winter 2007 and involve producers like will.i.am. All of The Dolls will have solo spots on this album. Aamer Haleem the host of Vh1's Top 20 Countdown confirmed the album title in an episode in late 2006. Robin Antin, the creator of the Dolls said that Christina Aguilera and rapper Lil' Kim will appear as guest stars on the album and that the winner of "Search For The Next Doll" will appear on the album as well. In a recent interview Danity Kane said they recorded a song for the album too. The Dolls confirmed themselves to be doing a covers of the songs "Lady Marmalade" and "Erotica". "Club Poppin'" has been set to be the first single from Double the Trouble. This song has been confirmed by Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Antin. Nicole Scherzinger, Melody Thornton and 'The New Doll' will all have the biggest roles in this new hit single. "Club Poppin'" will be released in the summer just like their hit "Don't Cha".
[edit] Confirmed Songs
- Fever / Big Spender (Featuring Christina Aguilera)
- Lady Marmalade
- Erotica
- Club Poppin'
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to introduce you to Alberto Contador. Heard of him? Yes, really? Well, he won again today. The man from Madrid can really fly when the road turns up, and he reminded everyone of that with his performance on stage 3 today. His first race, his first mountain, his first win. Contador beat two guys from a Shack by 11 and 22 seconds, Machado and Leipheimer, up the 2.7km Alto do Malhão for the win.
All I can tell you is the peleton better get their time trial booties on, cause no one can climb like Bert, and he ain't bad against the clock either. Contador, in his first race since the 2009 Tour de France looks set to defend his title in the Volta ao Algarve. It should all come down to the stage 5 TT on Sunday.
Stage 3 results:
1 Alberto Contador (Astana)_______5:02:55
2 Tiago Machado (RadioShack)_____:11
3 Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack)_____:22
General classification after stage 3
1 Alberto Contador (Astana)_______15:20:17
2 Tiago Machado (RadioShack)_____:15
3 Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack)_____:28


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The Sun!
When a gentleman reaches a certain age and state of health and condition, extreme shocks can seem frightening, even perhaps leading to more shocks with people saying "clear." Well, maybe I exaggerate, but I was definitely shocked (though pleasantly so), when I opened today's Sun and found on the first page of the second part, Westcoast News, the headline - "Former Victoria aides go on trial." The first trial date may be about 10 days from now, or April 16, but the Sun has three articles and various background material to prepare their readers for the big day, or the big hissing of a balloon losing air.
The headline after the jump reads -
Might as well call it that (BC Rail Trial), especially if the "paper of record" does also. A lot of the information seems to be emphasizing the Basi and Virk links with the federal Liberals rather than the BC Liarbrals who employed them and, oh yeah, just happened to be flogging a railroad to the 'chosen bidder'. It is so astounding and really demonstrates either hard stones or lack of a sense of reality to hear these clowns like Harper or the BC Liarbrals insist how the media has a leftie bias. Well, so far the media has paid a lot more attention to a certain deck in East Van and Ralph Goodale's possible transgressions than the unprecedented Raid on the Legislature on December 28, 2003. So just to keep it simple, we'll try to remember to refer to this as the BC Rail Trial, sounds good to me, and appropriate.
It is good to see the trial covered at all in the big time daily and they also promise more coverage for tomorrow. Tomorrow they will be addressing the questions they published on the front page on January 2, 2004. I have that paper somewhere, but nowhere I can locate. The background was black and the lettering white. They also promise to profile Mr. Bornmann (officially with 3 n's, according to the paper of record) or "Spiderman." Defense counsel has been advised by the special prosecutor that "Mr. Bornmann continues to this day to have the threat of criminal charges brought against him until after he testifies."
I'm gonna kinda try to relax, not get excited and be prepared for a bumpy ride, but dang it all anyhow, this show might finally be getting on the road and not a moment too soon! Oh yeah, and tomorrow I will be scoring the Vancouver Sun, thus doubling my normal weekly intake of fire starter. Though I've been talking about the real "hard copy" newspaper the Sun, for now (at present) this material is available on line at the Vancouver Sun.


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Re: How can I iterate of the results of a select statementDave Riley Jan 24, 2012 6:49 AM (in response to Panayotis Matsinopoulos)
Hi Panayotis,
Try the following ...
For i = 1 to NoOfRows('yourtable')
LET varStatic = FieldValue('report_definition_name',$(i)); //Option 1: uses one variable to be used for actions within the loop
SET varName = 'var_$(i)';
LET $(varName) = FieldValue('report_definition_name',$(i)); //Option 2: creates variable for each value so they can be referenced outside of the loop
You will probably need to have distinct row values in the table. If you have a lot of values, the multiple variables option might not be a good idea.


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Jessica Rohrer, M.S., BCBA
Jessica Rohrer is the Senior Program Coordinator at CCSN, where she provides consultative and program development support to educational programs for students with Autism Spectrum and related Disorders. She received her master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis through Northeastern University, and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Jessica has experience working with school programs for lower elementary students through secondary and post-secondary programs. Previously, Jessica worked as a teacher at the New England Center for Children, and as a behavioral consultant for the Ohio State University Medical Center's Nisonger Center. She has experience providing in-home as well as school-based behavior analytic services to children and young adults with developmental disabilities, as well as conducting parent and staff trainings. Jessica has worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Saint Joseph and is a professional member of the Berkshire Association of Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT) and the Behavior Analyst Leadership Council (BALC).


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by Richard L. Weaver II
Prior to arriving at the port of Piraeus, we had a badly needed sea day. A day of rest between excursions! We needed time to just relax. In addition to listening to two lectures — one by a professor of history, Dr. Martin Binder, an excellent talk on the "Classical Greek Empire," and one by the tenor, Alejandro Guierro, on "The Three Tenors" — I spent time in the ship's library, "Words," where many of these essays on Mediterranean observations were written. Celebrity's "Discoveries and Enrichment" series is excellent, and the lectures are well attended.
Celebrity's "Discoveries and Enrichment" series reminded me of Grand Circle Travel's (GCT) "Discovery Series," designed specifically to offer passengers unique opportunities to discover local people and cultures firsthand. Although GCT offers more experiences and numerous one-on-one style adventures, the difference comes down to numbers. Celebrity had 2,067 people onboard; GCT had only about 136, which they always divided into three groups of about 45-people with a cruise director in charge of each one. The point is — and this needs emphasis — their concern over providing passengers learning opportunities is greatly appreciated.
The port of Piraeus is a busy, international port that services all of Athens. Our Acropolis and sightseeing tour began on time, and our experienced (34-year) tour guide majored in English literature at the University of Athens. Knowledgeable, with a great sense of humor, she gave us dates, rulers, and historical information that you don't get from reading a brochure.
Our tour began by entering the city center of Athens from the southwest along Syngrou Avenue. We drove past the Temple of the Olympian Zeus, the largest Corinthian-style temple in Greece, taking over 700 years to build. We saw Hadrian's Arch which separates the old and new Roman towns. We saw the National Gardens, the National Library and Parliament Building as well as the Panathinion Stadium built in 1895 for the first modern Olympics in 1896.
From the Panathinion Stadium, our bus took us to the Acropolis, where they expect 17 million visitors this year. The marble pathways and 150 steps to the top of the hill were slick, the weather cool and windy, the crowds dense and loud, the structures imposing and impressive, and the views out over Athens unbelievable. We entered through the Porpylea Entrace, saw the Erectheum, and the Temple of Wingless Victory.
The Acropolis is the best known acropolis (high city) in the world. It is also referred to as the "Sacred Rock." On March 26, 2007, it was proclaimed to be the pre-eminent monument in the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments. It is a flat-topped rock that rises 512 feet above sea level.
There is archaeological evidence dating human occupation of the Acropolis (then known as Attica) as early as the Middle Neolithic Era (6th millennium BC). Once into the Bronze Age (4th to 5th millennium BC), a Mycenaeum (last phase of the Bronze age) megaron (great hall) stood on top of the hill, housing the local potentate and his family, guards, workshops, and ordinary habitations. It was surrounded by a thick wall and this early Acropolis was spared the violent destruction experienced by other Mycenaeum palaces during the Dark Ages.
There were numerous changes in the Acropolis as various factions took it over in their attempts to seize political power by coups. Most of the major temples were rebuilt under the leadership of Pericles during the golden age of Athens (460-430 BC), and it was during the 5th century BC that the Acropolis obtained its final shape. Construction on it began in 447 BC and it was completed in 438 BC. Decorations were added until at least 432 BC.
Information from our tour guide that I found most fascinating was about the Parthenon named after Parthena ("Virgin" or "Maiden") Athena. It was the Emperor Theodosius who turned the Parthenon into a Christian Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was the Franks who turned it into a Catholic Church in 1204, and the Turks turned it into a Mosque in 1458.
You may wonder how it became the shell it is today? In 1687, when the Turks were using the Parthenon as a powder magazine, they were attacked by Venetian military forces of Morosini (with Otto Vilhelm Konigsmark (1639-1688) as field commander). A German lieutenant fired the fatal shot on September 26, 1687, and it reduced this crowning glory of Grecian art to a mere skeleton. The roof collapsed, and parts of the sculptures and pillars were destroyed, It is imposing nonetheless, and there is work going on that will completely restore the structure.
We were standing in the place where public speaking had its birth. On our tour of the Acropolis, we stood on the spot where Demosthenes and other citizens not only practiced, but in the Greek democracy, spoke out freely and often. The most important aspect of Greek society given to the rest of the world was democracy — stated by our tour guide, reinforcing in almost the same words what Dr. Martin Binder had told us earlier in his lecture on the Greek empire.
Given the excellent tour guide we had, it is clear that our sightseeing tour of Athens and the Acropolis could be done individually — without a tour — only with great difficulty. Knowing your way around and getting to the places you desire is tough for like other early European cities, the streets are narrow and the traffic is heavy. Even though our tour bus was big as it plied the narrow streets, it commanded an undisputed presence and negotiated easily for its right of passage, despite the yellow taxis, small cars zipping in and out, and the ever-present motor scooters. Our tour guide said, "There are many scooter accidents."
We have learned so much. Our tour guide to the Acropolis, at the end of our tour as we were entering the port area, apologized for giving us so much information all at one time. She was right, it was overwhelming, but she didn't need to apologize. The history and background of Greece is fascinating, to say the least. There is just so much to know and understand, and she barely touched the surface, of course. The information about the Acropolis and Parthenon in this essay gives little evidence of how much information we would have to absorb to completely understand it all and put it into the proper context.
One reason for writing these essays — especially for writing each so close to the time the excursion was taken — and for my wife taking the many photographs she did, is to preserve some differentiation. That is, the goal is to keep all of this information from becoming gray and undifferentiated. Clearly we learned so much, and yet there is so much more to learn.
At www.in2greece.com, there are at least 40 icons tourists can click on to get information about Greece, the Port of Piraeus or surrounding areas.
At www.Greece-Athens.com you'll find a panoramic view of the Port of Piraeus as well as nearly 40 icons, one of which has a variety of 360 paroramas. At its Athens website, you'll find just as much helpful information on the city.
Matt Barrett's Travel Guide, has an Athens Survival Guide that gives all the specifics including basic Athens information, walking in Athens, services, and additional information.
Copyright July, 2009 - And Then Some Publishing L.L.C.
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I will acknowledge up front I have not actually seen all of these movies. Heck, I have not seen a third of these movies. But seriously, neither have the actual voters. I did take the time to watch the trailers, read Variety, and check out the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, therefore, I think I am not being boastful when I declare myself an official Oscarologist.
So if you want to take home your co-workers' $10 contributions to the Oscar pool, then follow this picks.
Best picture – "No Country for Old Men"
Best director – Joel and Ethan Coen ("No Country for Old Men")
Best actor – Daniel Day-Lewis ("There Will Be Blood")
Best supporting actor – Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men")
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I really love these. They are describes as a gel-cream consistancy, which yes they do feel that way.
They are very soft and extremely creamy, but to keep the creamy-ness of the eyeshadow, make sure you store them upside down. They are priced at £4.99 in the uk and around $7 in the USA. On my eyes which are very oily, the cream shadows without a primer last around 16-18 hours on me, which is amazing! I haven't ever worn my makeup for a full 24 hours so I dont know whether they would as I wipe it off after 16-18 hours of wearing it, as I do need sleep! They are quite shimmery and glittery, especially the gold one and it is quite chunky glitter inside which you can feel once applied, but it dries a bit and once it does you can't feel the chunky glitter on your eyes anymore. The pink one is quite new to the UK so I don't know whether it is available in the US yet. I really ike the oackaging on this product! It is in a nice glass jar and the label on top of the jar is the colour of the actual cream shadow, so you know what colour you're picking up if you store them standing up.
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At 7,500 feet, there's no mistaking winter. It's back in a crystalline flash, rejuvenating ancient granite with a breathtaking coat of white.
A snowshoe walk from Grant Grove Village to Panoramic Point at 7,500 feet in Kings Canyon National Park is a snow-crunching delight once again. California's rooftop finally is a brilliant white against an azure December sky.
But don't get your hopes too high yet. It's warm at 7,500 feet, and the southern Sierra snowpack is about half the size it should be for December.
Still, what a difference from last year when snow surveyors in January found mud above 10,000 feet in Kings Canyon National Park — a scene they said they had never witnessed before.
Like a scene from the Bill Murray movie "Groundhog Day," the high Sierra greeted every sunrise with that same muddy ground until late in the season. Last winter was among the driest on records dating back to the 1800s.
NOAA this month said the intense dry spell wasn't directly connected to climate change. But the dry weather combined with warm temperatures decimated the Sierra Nevada's snowpack, which is the keeper of more than half California's summer water.
Farmers, city leaders and industries are still quite worried. Naturalists come from a different perspective. They know the Sierra has been through this before.
Bill Tweed, retired Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks naturalist and author, said he remembers a February 1976 hike up to 9,000 feet — with no snow.
"We humans have short memories," he said. "The Sierra has seen much worse than this. The native ecosystems here are still alive because they are adapted to this."
The return of snow is a big contrast, especially at Panoramic Point, where the vista takes in landmarks from 13,564-foot Mount Goddard to the majestic North Palisade at 14,248 feet along the spine of the Sierra.
The rebirth is happening elsewhere, too. In Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Falls began running again just before Thanksgiving. On the eastern Sierra, Mammoth Ski Resort reports a base snow depth of up to 4 feet.
Along Highway 168 around Shaver Lake and China Peak Ski Resort, winter sports are finally waking up. Huntington Lake and snow play areas are attracting folks from the San Joaquin Valley. The winter outdoor playground is back.
And people who have never been to see these sights are again marveling at them. In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, the stars are giant sequoias in the snow.
"This place is really amazing," said Ted Baudendistel, 43, of Salt Lake City, while making his first visit to the big trees at Grant Grove in Kings Canyon National Park with wife Jill, 35, and their three little ones — Sebastian, 5, Heidi, 3, and Nickolaus, 11 months.
How wet will this winter be? Federal forecasters say they expect the drought to persist in California, but it will ease some. There's a 65% possibility of El Niño, the Pacific Ocean warming trend that sometimes means more storms for California.
If a few more big storms happen, it will mean a lot more than a welcome rush of water over the side of popular Yosemite Falls — which is a symbol of good times returning for nature after a drought. But there's so much more than a picturesque waterfall, says Paul Ollig, deputy chief of interpretation at Yosemite.
He called the Sierra "the water tower of California," storing water for millions of people every year. To keep that water pristine, the Sierra ecosystem needs to remain healthy. The Sierra can withstand drought, but it needs that snowpack to return at some point, Ollig said.
"There is so much dependence on the water cycle in the Sierra," he said. "The ecosystems here are dependent on the slow, gradual release of water throughout the warm months. I think a key biological community that relies on the gradual release of water is the giant sequoia."
The snow is now wrapped at the foot of the 1,700-year-old General Grant Tree, the third-largest tree in the world and annually celebrated as the nation's Christmas tree. It was alive for centuries before a prolonged dry spell that happened about 1,000 years ago.
Some Sierra vegetation has died during the three-year drought in California, but many species are surviving, including California buckeye and blue oak in the foothills as well as incense cedar and ponderosa pine higher in the ecosystem.
"People have somehow become convinced that average precipitation is what we're supposed to get every year," said Tweed, who lives in Three Rivers. "Average is a statistic. Nature lives with something other than average in many years. Plants and animals are adapted to the variability."
Tweed said he has been cross-country skiing at Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park. There's just enough snow for his skiis to skim over, and he doesn't want to take the chance of missing it now if the weather turns dry, as it did last year.
Likewise, people are snowshoeing and skiing popular Panoramic Point Trail, which is a little more than 2 miles with about 1,000 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a paved road that is not plowed in the winter. It starts next to the John Muir Lodge at Grant Grove Village.
The asphalt showed through the snow in a few places, but the average depth in the area was 16 inches just before Christmas. It did not look like big storms had passed through here, even though big mid-December storms pounded the Bay Area and Southern California, causing flooding and damaging mudslides.
A snowshoe walker from San Francisco said he thought the storms this month had moved north and south, and did not hit very hard in the southern Sierra. Tweed agreed.
He said, "It has been warm lately, too. Let's hope this changes and soon."


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Friday, February 29, 2008
Mom's night out
As much as I love my children, I look forward to the occasional night out. It's a much needed break and I find myself counting down the hours until I can escape, childless, out into the world. Last night was such a night and couldn't have come fast enough. Dad got home shortly before I had to leave. I gave him instructions on the baby, wished him luck and crossed my fingers as I walked out the door. The funny thing about Dad being in charge is that he never does things the way I would and somehow the children still survive. In fact, the kids look forward to Dad being in charge. Probably because Dad will let them watch a movie and have popcorn on a school night! The irony is that as anxious as I am to leave, I am equally anxious to get home. And as the time gets closer to when I said I would be home, I find myself checking my watch often. I'm not this way once my babies get older, and I think part of it is that I am still nursing and my baby doesn't take a bottle very well. So I start mentally picturing the baby screaming at her father and the house being in total chaos. So I come home and what do I find? The older children watching Indiana Jones and eating popcorn on the floor I vacuumed only hours before. (I had told them not even a week ago that they couldn't watch it because they were too young and it was scary. Sneaky kids!) The baby is in bed sleeping, but the monitor is not on and she starts to cry shortly after I get home. So the children survived, and I got a few hours away. But I was glad to be home to organize the madness and send the children to bed. (Dad probably would have let the kids finish their movie even though it was already past bedtime when I got home! No wonder they like it when I'm gone. Mean old mom!) I'm lucky to have a husband that encourages me to get out, but I can't help worrying while I'm gone!
Posted by Stacey at Friday, February 29, 2008
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
What was your favorite thing for the day?
I started doing this with Lillie every night at bedtime because sometimes we have a hard time with positive communication. She always comes up with about five favorite things and insists that I have a favorite thing as well. Some days it is hard for me to come up with something, but it's been a good lesson for me in looking for positive things in my days. But last night, Michael gave me an even greater insight into a positive attitude.
Me: What was your favorite thing for the day?
Michael: Getting shots at the doctor. Wanna know why?
Me: Sure!!
Michael: Because that means I can go to Kindergarten now!
Now there's looking at the bright side! He's so much his father's son!! He got four shots and two warts burned off, and still was happy about it. What a great kid!!
Me: What was your favorite thing for the day?
Michael: Getting shots at the doctor. Wanna know why?
Me: Sure!!
Michael: Because that means I can go to Kindergarten now!
Now there's looking at the bright side! He's so much his father's son!! He got four shots and two warts burned off, and still was happy about it. What a great kid!!
Posted by Stacey at Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Dare I hope?
Could it really be? Is it truly possible? Or am I just fooling myself? I think, maybe, possibly, Katherine just might be...Potty trained!!!! I'm not claiming 100% success, mind you. But she has been in underwear for three days now and only had a couple of accidents. There's been very little tears about going to the bathroom, and no tantrums. She went in a public restroom and has gone on various errands with no problem. I hope I'm not jinxing myself, but I am hopeful!! It's been a long road and hopefully this is the end. HALLELUJAH!! Now I get to do it again in a couple of years. Oy!!
Posted by Stacey at Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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Baby paraphernalia
They always come out with new stuff each time I've had a baby. So I thought I would list my favorites and where you can find them! This time around I tried a fitted pouch sling and I absolutely LOVE it! You can find them at hostlings.com. I really don't know how I had four other children without one. Odessa loves that she can be with me and I love that I still have two hands! The next item that I love is my saucer. I've had it with all of my kids and they are great. But with Odessa, I also bought the rainforest jumper. The link is super long, but if you go to Target.com and search for the rainforest jumper you can find it. Odessa loves to jump and she's a crackup to watch in it! One of my other new favorite things are these cool bows that are made from tights. They are adorable! You can find them at babyblingbows.com. There's also a list of local stores on there in case there's one in your area! The funny thing about my girls wearing things like this is that if Dad gets a hold of them, the bow comes off because, "It looks like it hurts her head!" This happened Sunday and I had to go retrieve the bow and put it back on! Silly Dad! The last thing I'm going to list a link for, I haven't actually used, but I'm patiently waiting my order. They are called crawler covers and are like leg warmers for babies. They are adorable and I think will work quite well for my little crawler. I bought mine at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5043139§ion_id=5281526&show_panel=true&show_panel=true So there you have it! Those are some of my favorite items this go around! I'm sure there will be a bunch more next time! (Did I say next time? ;)
Posted by Stacey at Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Stupid winter
I'm all for snow and winter. But only for like a month! This winter has seemed eternal and longer than necessary. I escaped to Vegas and saw that there is hope spring will eventually get here. But I'm afraid it may still be months before I see any of my bulbs poking up through the ground. I'm anxious to be able to send the children outside to play. I love being able to banish them outside! I love my flowers and working in my garden. I blame the continuing long winter on that stupid groundhog! What does he know anyway?
Posted by Stacey at Monday, February 25, 2008
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
The sneaky snacker
That's what I've become. I save all the really yummy things for when the kids aren't looking. I just barely finished off a Haagen Dazs ice cream bar. The kids were glued to the TV and I knew I had limited time. At any second one of them could have caught me and then all I'd hear is, "I want one!!" So I've become the sneaky snacker. I snack when they aren't looking. And after they go to bed, watch out Ben and Jerry, here I come! It's such a bad, bad habit! But I can't afford to let them have the good stuff, and I'm unwilling to eat the cheap stuff. So until they are all gone from home, I will continue to be a sneaky snacker!!
Posted by Stacey at Sunday, February 24, 2008
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
I didn't get anything done today. This is how I felt when I looked at my house this evening. I had two loads of laundry that hadn't been folded for two days sitting on the couch. I had a sink full of dishes, and I didn't even cook dinner. There were toys all over the house and the floor is still sticky. I've been saying I need to mop it since Tuesday. The girls' room is covered with clothes that Katherine so graciously dumped during "nap time". So when my husband called and asked what I did today and I began recounting the events of the day, I realized that I really did a lot and I need to give myself some credit! I do have five kids for pete's sake! So for the sake of optimism, here's what I DID do today! I swam for twenty minutes, went to a parent-teacher conference, dropped Michael off at school, played with my mom and sister (yay for staring at someone else's house!), picked Michael up and fed him lunch, I took a nap(I don't even know the last time that happened!), I took Lillie to gymnastics, I fed the children dinner (yeah, it was only cold cereal, but oh well), we all did homework and read and I successfully bathed all five of them! Phew! So here's to not getting anything done today!! On to tomorrow...
Posted by Stacey at Thursday, February 21, 2008
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Things I never knew I would say as a mother.
1. Don't put bubbles on the baby's head.
2. Please don't climb up the door jams.
3. You can have a snack before dinner as long as you'll leave me alone!
4. Spit the money out, it doesn't go in your mouth.
5. Please don't shove the cat through that hole, he doesn't fit.
6. Katherine, get your clothes back on, you can't jump on the trampoline naked!
7. It's ok if the baby isn't sleeping in her bed, as long as she isn't screaming just let her be.
8. Please don't jump on your sister's stomache.
9. Don't take your DS in the bathroom please!!
10. Please go get a tissue!
11. You can't wear that to school, it's not the middle of summer!
12. Honey, the cats can't eat peanutbutter.
These are just a few little gems that I thought of! Isn't motherhood fun?!?
2. Please don't climb up the door jams.
3. You can have a snack before dinner as long as you'll leave me alone!
4. Spit the money out, it doesn't go in your mouth.
5. Please don't shove the cat through that hole, he doesn't fit.
6. Katherine, get your clothes back on, you can't jump on the trampoline naked!
7. It's ok if the baby isn't sleeping in her bed, as long as she isn't screaming just let her be.
8. Please don't jump on your sister's stomache.
9. Don't take your DS in the bathroom please!!
10. Please go get a tissue!
11. You can't wear that to school, it's not the middle of summer!
12. Honey, the cats can't eat peanutbutter.
These are just a few little gems that I thought of! Isn't motherhood fun?!?
Posted by Stacey at Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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Monday, February 18, 2008
I'm not moving to Africa!
Although I'd like to sometimes! Odessa has entered the time in her life when I must often tell her that I'm not moving to Africa, I'm just walking into the other room. She does really well playing, unless I get up and attempt to do anything productive. At that point, she cries and crawls after me. The other children think it's funny when I inform her that I'm not moving to Africa, but I've uttered the same words to each of them in turn!
Posted by Stacey at Monday, February 18, 2008
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Snow angels
There are only a few times when the amount of children I have really stands out. One of them is when the kids want to go play in the snow. I have all their snow clothes in a big plastic tub that I pull out when they want to play. But then it's just chaos. I make everybody go to the bathroom first, so they fight about who goes first. Then I start directing...Put your snowpants on. Yes you have to put on snowpants before you put your boots on. Where's your gloves? I just had them out on top of your coat. Now you can put your boots on. Come here so I can tuck you in...Then I spend the next ten minutes tucking everyone and everything in so snow doesn't creep in where it doesn't belong. By now, they are hot and sweaty and ready to go. I can only get one of them done at a time, so as soon as someone is dressed I send them out the door. When I finally get the last one outside, I breathe a huge sigh of relief. Then I hear a knock on the door. I open it to see one of them (pick one) standing there with a glove off. "Mom, can you put my glove back on?" Sure. The glove is back on, out you go. Five minutes go by and I hear the door. I yell, "Don't walk through the house with your boots on." I hear feet stop halfway to the kitchen and go back to the door. Then I hear, "Mom, Andrew hit me in the face with a snowball!" "Ok, I'll come talk to him." It goes on like this for another half hour. The door opens and closes with complaints of gloves coming off again, and children getting pushed by their siblings or other similar complaints. Then I finally hear, "Mom, I'm cold. Can I come in?" Sigh. Ok fine! So I go help the children, who either overwhelm me all at once or trickle bak in one at a time, undress. I try to contain all the wetness in one area, all the while keeping track of gloves, hats, socks and all the other parts required for snow play!! In the end, they are cold, wet and in dire need of hot chocolate. Boy do I wish it would stop snowing!
Posted by Stacey at Thursday, February 14, 2008
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Dear Babysitter,
I love my children dearly, but I really need a break. It's so hard to trust someone else with these amazing people, but my sanity is at stake. So please, please watch over them. If they are naughty put them in the corner. It's ok if they watch TV. As long as they are safe, I don't care if they are brain dead from too much TV. The little one cries a lot, so give her lots of hugs. If they eat all the candy in the house, they'll survive, just don't let one choke. I would like it if they went to bed on time, but if they don't, that's ok too. Rules are important, but while you are here, it's ok if we bend them a little. Hopefully, I will return renewed and refreshed and able to face it all, all over again. But in the meantime, take care of my children. They are my heart and my life and I would die a million times for each and every one of them.
The mom
The mom
Posted by Stacey at Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Things you never want to hear your children say...
"Fire in the hole!" This from my three year old! I ran quickly through the house to find the small child yelling 'fire in the hole' over and over again! I finally found her standing on a bench in the bathroom turning the curling iron off and on. Each time she turned it on, she yelled, "Fire in the hole!" I have no idea where she heard the phrase, but I must say I'm thankful that all she was doing was turning on the curling iron!!
Posted by Stacey at Wednesday, February 06, 2008
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I have a closet that we keep all of our games in. They are stacked on top of each other and are up high because I don't want the children to get them out at will. I learned that if that happens then I have game pieces all over my house. So I put them up high. At one point in time, probably when we first moved into our house, they were all nice and neat and organized. Now, two years later, they are skewed and slightly falling down. There's a voice among all the games that will announce that "Player one has six points and player two has four points." This voice sometimes makes his announcement after a game has been haphazardly shoved back into the closet. However, sometimes, the voice from beyond will randomly declare the points. Why haven't I gone searching for the voice? Because it would requires some serious organization, and I've learned that because I am trying to fix it, it will be on the bottom! And so, from time to time, the children will ask, "Mom, what was that voice?" I just tell them it's a game in the closet and they go on their merry way. One day, maybe player one will have some more points, but not until Mom decides it's worth the effort to find 'The voice'!
Posted by Stacey at Wednesday, February 06, 2008
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
'No' means...
ask a bunch more times and add please and maybe you'll get your way!! I've never been the kind of mother that caves easily to the demands of my children. And yet I have four children that after being told no, still insist on trying to get what they want by incessantly repeating themselves until I'm about ready to explode. And then, it seems they think that after all is said and done, if they add a whiney please, then I'll suddenly melt and give in to their wishes. I know that every so often it works, which is probably the problem. But that only happens like 1% of the time. I suppose I am just raising very optimistic children to whom I wish to tell, "No means no, dang it!!"
Posted by Stacey at Sunday, February 03, 2008
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
Random thoughts
I keep trying to put together something coherent, but I'm not there today. So here's to random thoughts.
I need a caffeine drip. I let the kids make a mess and now I'm gonna have to make them clean it up. Oh joy. The groundhog saw his shadow. Stupid groundhog. What does he know anyway? I hate my clutter, but I'm very good at collecting it. My three year old may not make it to her fourth birthday and will most likely never get potty trained. If I go back to bed, will the kids actually let me sleep? I think I'll sign off now and try to find my more optimistic self. May your day begin less randomly and more coherently than mine!!
I need a caffeine drip. I let the kids make a mess and now I'm gonna have to make them clean it up. Oh joy. The groundhog saw his shadow. Stupid groundhog. What does he know anyway? I hate my clutter, but I'm very good at collecting it. My three year old may not make it to her fourth birthday and will most likely never get potty trained. If I go back to bed, will the kids actually let me sleep? I think I'll sign off now and try to find my more optimistic self. May your day begin less randomly and more coherently than mine!!
Posted by Stacey at Saturday, February 02, 2008
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What if I gave myself time?
What if I said that I deserved it? That the me time I give myself now makes the us and the you and the we time better, stronger, dare I say it, happier?
When I first started teaching, my department head told me that I shouldn't be involved in theater. I shouldn't be doing other things that took my attention away from my job. I should be at school working, grading, prepping every day until 5 or later. Anything else could come when I was a veteran teacher. I looked at her like she was crazy. Acting in plays made me tired…yes. But acting in plays made me ME. It energized me. It allowed me to come into class the next day, excited to teach and eager to act. All of my senses were activated by the fullness of my life. My brain and heart worked in tandem. I was at my best.
I don't act anymore (well not on stage. We all play our roles all the time don't we?). I have small children, and any extra time belongs to them. So where is the me in my day these days?
It is in the teaching, of course. I could never be less than myself with the teenagers who fill my classroom. They would see right through it and rebel. So I am silly, and tangential, and forceful with my expectations, and loud. I am always loud.
It is in the mothering of course. I am laughter, and concern and joyful at their growth. I am silliness and tickles and hugs.
But sometimes I am tired. Sometimes with all of the being me for other people, I forget to be me for myself. Instead of the run that I know will fill me up with energy, and confidence, and spirit, sometimes I just collapse (oftener than not) on the sofa in front of the television and stare. I am paralysis, frustration, and stress. I have given too much away and left myself with…emptiness.
So, what if I gave myself time? What if I said that two days a week, or three (gasp), I would give myself an hour and a half. I would not grade. I would not plan. I would not clean or launder. I would read. I would run. I would write. I would spend some time remembering who I am apart from my job, and my mothering.
Wouldn't everything be stronger for it?


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Humans Interbred with Neanderthals, Study Suggests | LiveScience
The researchers looked at DNA samples from humans living today, and found signs of leftover Neanderthal genes introduced from this interbreeding. They looked at genetic data from almost 2,000 people around the world, and calculated how much genetic variation existed between samples. The results indicate that some extinct group of hominids mixed their genes with ours at two points in history, Hunley said.
One period of interbreeding probably occurred shortly after Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa around 60,000 years ago. The researchers found an excess of genetic diversity in all modern people except Africans, suggesting that the influx of Neanderthal-like DNA came after the exodus from Africa.
A second period of interbreeding is suggested by the fact that the researchers measured even more genetic diversity among people of Oceanic descent – people from Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and other Pacific islands.
"I think we show there's clear evidence in the genome of living people of this mixture," Hunley told LiveScience. "The fact that there's a clear signal implies that there was some significant amount" of interbreeding, he said.
This work is the first time scientists have used DNA from living people to look at this question, Hunley said.
via Humans Interbred with Neanderthals, Study Suggests | LiveScience.


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BABYMINDER – According to Dr. Benjamin Spock, nine months is the earliest that first words emerge, and most babies do not have true words until later. These words first appear at about the same time that babies begin to understand "that things in the world continue to exist even when they are out of sight."
Early or late talking makes very little difference in the long run and many perfectly normal children don't say their first words until the age of 14 or 15 months, or even later.[pq]Girls tend to begin talking earlier than boys. Talking late—first words after age two, for example—is much more common among boys than girls.[/pq]
There are almost certainly brain-based differences in this, possibly because the areas of the brain that process verbal language are different between males and females.
With very early talkers, there is a tendency for adults to overestimate the child's development in other areas—such as adults offering long explanations on the assumption that the child can understand these long-winded speeches.
According to Dr. Spock, "the parents of verbally precocious babies may be tempted to push ahead with academic-like learning, such as teaching colors or numbers, rather than allowing the child time to explore the world with all of his or her senses and to plain aimlessly."
If your baby is an early talker—meaning to say he or she speaks words that he or she associates with objects, persons, animals, or actions, then be encouraging and have short conversations with your baby.
Enlarge your baby's vocabulary by pointing at an object and telling your baby the name of that object. If you are walking with your baby in your arms, tell him or her "we are walking to (fill destination here) and let your baby know when you have arrived at your destination.
If you wish to teach your child sentence structure, do so but keep to the simplest words and sentence forms. Keep the lessons short and fun and back off when your child shows interest in other activities, like harassing the dog or playing with his or her toys.
Also, seize opportunities rather than force them on your child—if he or she tries talking to you, listen intently, keeping your eyes in contact with your child's, then reply when the baby stops talking. Listening is a very vital part of communication, though many human beings don't listen as well as they speak.
Talking is one part of vocabulary development, with listening as its partner. You may also want to get illustrated baby books to read to and with your child so you can help him or her with the associative aspect of language.
While you should encourage your child's early vocabulary explorations, do not get too comfortable in your proud parent suit. Remember that your baby is still a baby and scale down your expectations and demands from him or her. Growing up and exploring the world are for your child to do at his own pace, not yours.[pq]Early vocabulary development may also mean slight delays in other areas of development, so have patience if your early talker is still wobbly on his or her feet or is a picky eater.[/pq]
After all, development does not come in a streamlined flow chart. Rather, it comes in what appears to be fits and starts at first until mastery of the basic skills is achieved.
Genius is, after all, only one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. If you think that early talking may indicate the seed of genius in your baby, give it time and room to grow by reining in your great expectations, even as you help your child learn the intricacies of speech and language day by day.


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Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction cyberpunk/tech-noir film directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is a modified film adaptation of the 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.
The film depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in which genetically engineered replicants, which are visually indistinguishable from adult humans, are manufactured by the powerful Tyrell Corporation. The use of replicants on Earth is banned and they are exclusively utilized for dangerous or menial work on off-world colonies. Replicants who defy the ban and return to Earth are hunted down and killed ("retired") by special police operatives known as "Blade Runners". The plot focuses on a group of recently escaped replicants hiding in L.A. and the burnt-out expert Blade Runner, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who reluctantly agrees to take on one more assignment to hunt them down.-source wiki
People have talked about metal robots or robots with artificial polymer skins ,these may take place. But a form of advanced synthetic biology is going to be very hard to surpass, the only competing less realistic tech is what is called hard nano, whether hard nano can be used to make self-repairing, self-maintaining, ageless humanoids remain in question. The laws of physics, the true laws, do not forbid the creation of synthetic humans, humans born of intelligent design through computer assisted design software.
So it may come to pass, that one day, assuming the human world doesn't self destruct, progress will allow for artificial ageless humans of any race, gender or age. Humans who may be born with synthetic brains filled with knowledge of a thousand lifespans, more than a thousand years of experience from birth.


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Well, I just had a pleasant surprise. I went to Flickr to upload my images and much to my surprise I found this lovely holly frame to put around my photos. It is cold outside, snow possibly on Sunday, holly frames available to "Christmas-up" the figures...all is good with the world. (It doesn't take much to make me happy!!)
Below is the finished Pumpkin-Elf, "Standish". I need my head examined for putting the hours into sculpting and painting his hat and boots, but I just couldn't resist. Unlike last month's "Elf in the Ornie", this hat doesn't have real jingle bells, these are made of paper mache and painted to look like bells.
"Standish" is another one of my Pumpkin Boys that loves all holidays. He doesn't deliver presents on Christmas day, but he does help Santa with the distribution side of things up at the North Pole. He checks the names and packaging of each gift (along with a crew of "elves", if you know what I mean *wink-wink*) so that Santa successfully delivers each child the correct toy and gift. It isn't like it use to be at the North Pole as they have even gone to bar coding! "Standish" takes his responsibility very seriously to assure that Santa doesn't disappoint the children of the world and is shown here holding a teddy bear (also paper mache) and candy canes (paperclay) to be packaged for....oops, that would let the surprise out!
"Standish" is one of the more dashing of the Lumina family members and is never seen without his full elf costume except when he takes his January vacation to the Caribbean....then it is strictly island shirts and shorts for this little guy.
"Standish" hopes as Christmas approaches that you have a joyous and loving holiday season and that he doesn't see your name on the naughty list!!
Have a great weekend!
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Travis and I really enjoy cooking together, mostly because I don't like to be in the kitchen by myself and Travis likes to cook. It's a win-win! We also love watching cooking shows so lately I have been thinking about what roles we would have if we ran a restaurant together. Here's what it turned into to:
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Homemade Granola
Once school starts in January, it doesn't calm down until spring break (which is weeks away). There is outreach, softball tournaments, field and track day, Valentine's Day…Last weekend, I skipped out on going to Trav's softball game to have to little breather for myself. I have discovered that if allowed I would stay at home everyday all day! My goals were to clean up and finally master a batch of granola. Recipes that call for health food items are complicated here and getting those items take a lot more work, so I was looking for a recipe that was simple and used stuff I could get easily. Thank you downstairs neighbor, Mary! I got her recipe, but burnt it both times I tried to make it. This time though, armed with some new knowledge from the blog smitten kitchen, I succeeded and enjoyed a deliciously tasting granola for the rest of the week.
Here is the recipe:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Put 3-4 cups of oatmeal into a bowl.
To make a total of five cups of dry ingredients you can add: peanuts, coconut, shredded apple, cinnamon (I added quite a bit of cinnamon).
Add 1/2 or 1/3 cup honey and 1/2 or 1/3 cup oil.
Mix together. Bake for 30 minutes stirring every 10 minutes.
Add raisins or other dried fruit after it comes out of the oven.
– after the first 15 minutes, check every 5 minutes on the granola to make sure it doesn't burn.
– store it in the freezer to keep it fresh and crunchy.
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10 Words
In 5 days the first semester will be over and Christmas vacation will start. At the end of the semester, I always look back and think about what has happened. So here are ten words to describe our semester:
1. Challenging– Travis and I are still relatively new teachers and continuing to work on becoming better. Teaching is always a challenging occupation, especially if you want to do it well.
2. Unexpected– We had an unexpected trip to Spain. I had an unexpected ankle problem. An unexpected pet bird. You get the picture…
3. Sports– Travis and I both coached. Travis played handball, softball, and spike ball. We also both played in a volleyball league.
4. Noisy– There is a building being built right behind ours and there is a lot of banging.
5. Communication– Travis and I continued to try and stay connected to our families and friends, even though we are far away.
6. Yummy– Cooking continues to be a fun and important part of our relationship.
7. Meetings– We are working on our accreditation renewal that is coming up so there have been quite a few meetings.
8. Blessed– We are continually made aware of how blessed we are.
9. Students– The reason that we are in Dakar.
10. Dakar– This word refers to all the great and not so great stuff that have to do with living here like water cuts and the heat, but also the school and the people we have met.
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My challenge when I arrived at this school as the Instructional Technology go-to person was three-fold:
- Many people didn't believe I was needed here because it is a technical school. They didn't understand how technology would be useful here.
- Many of the teachers in the building, the majority, were very, very leery of technology. They had learned what they needed to pass the technology standards test and take attendance, but that was where it ended.
- Finally, I wasn't sure what I would be able to do here because I didn't know much about their content. In my previous middle school, I knew enough about the core subjects, that I could converse with the teachers in a planning session and get the wheels moving.
What I have learned is that technology is just as important in Vo-Tech 2.0 world as it is in a traditional high school. The kids here learn theory that is just as rigorous as any Algebra or English class, and they need these tools. I have also learned that the teachers also need these tools in their classrooms, and I can provide those tools even though I may not be an expert in their content. They have the same struggles as any teacher with kids who desire and crave engagement.
So my method has been to ease them in. We spent time learning technical skills involved with programs like Excel and Outlook. I am spending time this year introducing easy options for integrating technology. We have looked at Flip Video Cameras, and most recently, I introduced two online flash card sites. They have generated some interest, and I have already had one teacher try it! I just have to constantly remind myself of baby steps. It will all come together with baby steps!
Tech Tips for today:
In Quizlet, the teacher creates the content and the students then have several ways to review the information through practicing, games, and quizzes. The sets that the teacher creates can be shared with the students through a link. As an extension, the teacher can create a group for the class, and the students create accounts and join the group. Throughout the year, sets that are added to the group are accessible to the students whenever they login. The students also have the ability to add sets to the group as well.
This is a perfect tool for any teacher, but especially for teachers in my school because the students often have to learn vocabulary quickly and correctly in order to perform the task or skill it relates to.
Just a note-- if you know of an ITRT or similar person at the Vo-Tech style school in your area, send them my way. I am on Twitter: @hlvanrip


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Murphy et al v. Village of Plainfield et al
Plaintiff: Mark E. Murphy and Pamela S. Murphy
Defendant: Village of Plainfield, Plainfield Township, Plainfield Park District, Greg Bott and Joan Meyers
Case Number: 1:2008cv03293
Filed: June 6, 2008
Court: Illinois Northern District Court
Office: Civil Rights: Other Office
County: Will
Presiding Judge: Joan H. Lefkow
Nature of Suit: Both
Cause of Action: Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: 28:1441 Petition for Removal
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Helen Ford, 55, was charged with murdering her granddaughter, Gizzell Ford, 8, after the little girl's body was found by paramedics with her body so badly beaten, they described her as "pulverized," most of her hair pulled out, and maggots in a head wound that never received proper medical attention.
The grandmother, Helen Ford, is facing life in prison for this gristly murder. The young girl was placed in her grandmother's custody after her father (Helen Ford's son) went to prison, and her mother unfortunately lost her job and was homeless. The mother was in a pending case to get custody back of 8-year-old Gizzell. The father was also charged in the child's murder, but he died of auto-immune disease while in prison.
Cook County Circuit Judge Evelyn Clay said, "This murder was torture. That child suffered a slow and agonizing death… That little body looked like it had been pulverized from head to toe… Her treatment (of Gizzell) was evil."
Several of the little girl's diary entries were also published. At first, the diary is like any little girl's, Gizzell described jump rope and playing with her toys. Then, after moving in with her father and grandmother, the diary took a grotesque turn as the little girl described how they would punish her.
"I hate this life because now I'm in super big trouble," she wrote on July 11 while two cousins were away at summer camp. Gizzell's diary described as she was forced to squat for hours, and then stand for hours, and that her body was in pain.
The 10-year-old half-brother apparently lived with them as well, and was also subject to abuse from the grandmother.
The Chicago Tribune has more:
As the abuse continued, the journals show the straight-A student dreamed of the start of school in August when she could leave home for the safety of fourth grade. But by July, her once-neat handwriting had become a jagged scrawl.
"I hate this life because now I'm in super big trouble," she wrote on July 11 while two cousins were away at summer camp.
Two days later, after officials missed opportunities to uncover the abuse in the weeks before, Gizzy's strangled and badly beaten body was found on the floor of her father's room clad only in a pair of torn green underwear.
Prosecutors say the 70-pound girl had been tortured to death, beaten literally from head to toe by a 275-pound grandmother who sometimes wore a belt around her neck that she used for punishment.
In addition to the two journals entered into evidence at Ford's trial, Cook County prosecutors played cellphone videos showing Ford and Gizzy's father berating her for breaking rules as the terrified, emaciated girl was forced to stand — a sock or rag stuffed in her mouth. She was tied to her father's bed for days, denied food and water, and punished for trying to sneak a drink of water from the toilet, according to testimony.
The father, Andre Ford, who had long been bedridden with chronic scleroderma, died in Cook County Jail of an apparent heart attack in August 2014 while awaiting trial.
The wounds to Gizzy's face were so severe that a Chicago police forensic investigator with 30 years on the job began to weep as she described them in court — a highly unusual display of emotion from a seasoned crime scene professional testifying at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.
"I'm sorry, this never happens," Officer Nancy DeCook said as tears streamed down her face after she viewed a photo showing the deceased child's badly bruised face.
Judge Evelyn Clay, who is presiding over the grandmother's bench trial on six murder counts, could rule on her fate as soon as Thursday following closing arguments by lawyers.
Gizzy's death marked yet another indictment of the state's beleaguered and chronically underfunded child welfare system, which has operated under a federal consent decree for decades. An investigator for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services had visited the family's West Side home a month before Gizzy's slaying, and a child-abuse doctor who examined Gizzy found a suspicious injury on her buttocks weeks before her death but did not report any suspected abuse, a Chicago Tribune investigation found.
A Cook County judge had awarded temporary custody of Gizzy to her father eight months before her violent death. The father, an unemployed felon who lived with his mother in her apartment in the South Austin community, had argued the girl's mother was homeless and failed to get their daughter to school regularly.


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I was destined to be a baker. Yes when I was young I used to "bake" sugar cookies with my Grum. She used to get all the dough ready to go get it rolled out nice and even and then I'd go to town with cookie cutters and all the fixings to dress up the fancy shapes. We did this for many Christmas seasons. Baking sugar cookies led to a general enjoyment of baking for me, and so it was only fitting that for my Birthday/Christmas present last year, my grandma bought me my Kitchenaid Mixer.
Arriving in more than enough time this now favorite kitchen gadget of mine whipped up many cookies, doughs, breads, etc for the holiday season. On Christmas night it whipped up a mean batch of mashed potatoes and it knows the ingredients to pumpkin bread like no other Kitchenaid mixer can. So while I do love to bake, we can't eat breads and cookies for dinners (every night.) And while this is my prized kitchen gadget and the most used in our household. I have an affinity toward unique kitchen gadgets and tools. Most of them aren't terribly useful on a regular basis, but are still applicable to something at least once or twice a year.
My latest gadget acquired was a cherry pitter. This particular one is made by Oxo and it has been used to make two cherry pies. Currently it is visiting a friend's house to assist with her cherry pitting party. It's a handy dandy tool during cherry season. Far easier than trying to slice cherries in order to pit them. Although if your cherries are overly ripe (which is always excellent for cherry pie) it will look like a massacre has occurred as there will be splatter everywhere!
I am able to pit enough cherries for a cherry pie (about 4 cups) in about 10 minutes. Before the cherry pitter came to live with us, I rarely made cherry pie.
Another favorite of mine is the crinkle cutter. It's 80% useful and 20% fun! It's a great blade to hold and chop carrots and celery without much effort and you get a delightful crinkle with each chop. Although the one I have has a green handle hold.
I have a feeling as I do start to cook more that this will get more use time. However, besides my Kitchenaid mixer, which will come in handy for mealtime cooking, I think I need to find a little inspiration in other kitchen gadgets that will help making cooking meals easier (or just fun!) What might you suggest I "need"?
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Speculation is rampant that all is not well in the Nonthrax camp, thanks to a series of cryptic messages posted by still-wet singer Dan Nelson and a trio of concert cancellations. That last sentence was my audition for CNN's Metal desk. No but seriously, at this stage, how far are we from Fuck Anthrax status? And what is the evidence that Scott Ian is an asshole, as is asserted all over the interslice. The shows were reportedly cancelled due to Nelson's illness (not to be confused with Nelson Disease), but Blabbermouth unearths some um sentence fragments the early morning before their Europe tour was set to open:
July 16, 3:47 am: Funny, I don't feel so lucky...Wonder what everyone is talking about??"July 16, 4:28 am: "is done."July 17, 7:54 pm: "loves his family and friends more than ANYTHING."
Usually in this space, HooM! has some outlandish deductions and name-calling but I'm pretending they broke up after Persistence of Time and, let's face facts, this cupcake is not going eat itself. I knew you'd understand.