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Every 6 months, WD and I have the same fight discussion. It normally starts when I am so exhausted I turn into Snappy Tom Tuna lady and he finally bites back after ignoring the tantrum I have had about the state of the kitchen drawer (the second one down....it's always the second one down).
Our conversation goes something like this:
Me: I'm just so tired. You don't know what it's like being a mum and being at home with this all day (point to 1YO and 4YO who are drawing on each other and the wall while simultaneously pulling each other's hair...my kids are nothing if not multitaskers!)
WD: And you have no idea what it's like being a Working Dad.
Me: Yes I do. You get to go to your office for 12 hours and escape all this (point to kitchen which has turned into a bomb site after 1YO ripped his way through the first three shelves of the pantry and the tupperware drawer).
WD: Yes, I get to go to the office and deal with adults who have similar behaviour patterns to this (points to 4YO). And then I get to come home to you complaining about my long hours and how tired you are (points to me).
I look over my shoulder just to make sure that he actually IS pointing at me and my alter-ego,the screaming banshee, isn't standing behind me.
And then we synchronise our watches and make an appointment to have the same conversation in 6 months time.
Recently, after our bi-annual conference on who has it tougher, I got to thinking about what it feels like to be a mum.
And this is my theory.
It's like starting a new job every 3 months.
Sometimes, it's just like changing departments within an organisation. But mostly it's like starting a new job.
Just as you and Stella get your groove on, something changes.
A behavioural milestone is reached like eating with a fork and spoon.
You start to enforce a behaviour like toilet training.
Your job situation changes. As a contractor this happens to me regularly and I have to be so flexible.
Child minding situation changes.
The kids go on school holidays.
The kids go back to school.
And you go through the whole rigmorale of the household adjusting to these changes, only to have everyone settled for....oooh, about 8 weeks......then to have it change again.
The past few months I got my time management sorted out with the whole work and home integration. I set boundaries about how often I worked out of the home office. I planned ahead and mostly all went to plan. The boys were in daycare on the same 2 days. We have fallen into a rhythm.
That's about to change. Next year, 4YO is enrolled into pre school, which is on different days to 1YO's daycare.
I am restructuring (can you restructure when there's only one of you?) my business to support this.
And once again we'll go through the whole new job thing again.
This is what I feel when I start a new job:
- a little bit of anxiety around meeting new people
- a little bit of anxiety around 'proving' myself and my capabilities
- a few scheduling hit and misses as I settle into a new routine and schedule
- that feeling of being on 'probation'
- the borrowing of the 'communal' mug because you haven't brought yours in
- getting stuck outside without your security pass
- no stapler
Now in the working world, generally it takes a few months to settle in. You do all of the above. You may even get your own hole punch. And work up the courage to heat up a curry in the microwave in the kitchenette.
You are normally given an induction, undertake an OHS course for those dangerous paper cuts and you may even have a performance appraisal a few months in to make sure you are happy and to see if you need any additional support.
Not motherhood. Talk about perpetual motion.
Your routine is changing all the time.
You're meeting new people / cliques all the time - soccer mums, preschool mums, canteen mums.
And you can never find the garlic crusher (metaphoric representation of the workplace stapler).
And an induction? Forget about it. The closest you get to an induction is asking your mum how she did it in 1976.
So when WD and I get set for our next discussion about whose job is harder - working mum or working dad - I'm going to use that analogy.
I'll let you know how I go.....in March.
In the meantime, I'll use this strategy. It's as good as any on some days.
Penny Webb loves being a mum. And working. It's when she put the two together that she ran into trouble. When Penny had two children within two years and tried to keep her career and her sanity intact, she discovered it was one of the more difficult things she had ever tried to do. That's when the Working Mums MASTERCLASS was born, followed closely by the Sshh Mummys on the Phone blog.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The Motherhood Merry-Go-Round
3 comments:
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You really made a good point.....
- 06 January, 2012
great post Pen! xx
- 08 January, 2012
Ahh, yes! Sounds so familiar! Great post (and blog) BTW! I have taken to delegating lately (I am studying, working and parenting so things weren't going haywire)! It is working for now and my lovely husband is great helping out with things I was getting annoyed about (now he knows I need help).
- 08 January, 2012
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Water may have one day existed on Mars, but the evidence isn't enough to definitively tell us whether or not there was life on the Red Planet. It's not like stumbling across a small stream in the desert and finding a nearby habitat. The landscape today is barren, lonely, and because Mars is such an alien place, there's no telling how welcoming the water was to ancient life. Turns out, quite hospitable, according to new analysis of Martian meteorites.
Studies conducted by John Bridges from the University of Leicester Space Research Centre suggest water temperatures on Mars once ranged between 122 degree Fahrenheit and 302 degrees Fahrenheit, giving it a make up that would've been accommodating for microbial life. It's certainly an extreme environment, but some microorganisms here on Earth, as determined by Biologists, are actually able to thrive in such conditions.
"As an example, microbes have been found in the volcanic thermal springs at Yellowstone Park — water sources that, as we now know, are comparable in temperature to what was once found on Mars," io9 explained.
Bridges was able to use an electron microscope and transmission electron microscope on meteorites found in impact craters, and ascertain from minerals found therein, the planet's potential water temperature.
"The mineralogical details we see tell us that there had been high carbon dioxide pressure in the veins to form carbonates," Bridges said. "Conditions then changed to less carbon dioxide in the fluid and clay minerals formed. We have a good understanding of the conditions minerals form in but to get to the details, chemical models are needed."
Bridges's research is very interesting, and delves deeply into the study of potential Martian life. If water did exist, in what capacity? How much? And where did it all go? Certainly discussion worth visiting, and it'll be interesting to hear what kind of answers turn up.
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Kathleen Cuyler was Kincardine's oldest resident
Kathleen Jean Cuyler (née Ferrier), of Kincardine, died at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Kincardine, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, in her 105th year. Kathleen Cuyler was Kincardine's oldest resident.
Born Sept. 21, 1904, in Bervie, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Rachel Ferrier.
She was the beloved wife of the late John Cuyler, who died in 1959.
Dear mother of Jean (George) Dobison, of Florida; Milena (Bill) Lobb, of Clinton; Joyce Duke, of Calgary; Bill Cuyler (Pauline Jones), of Sarnia; and Dave (Joyce) Cuyler, of Kincardine.Sadly missed by 19 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Predeceased by her sons Clifton and Robert, her sister Gladys Morgan, and her brother James Ferrier.
When The Independent interviewed her on her 100th birthday, Mrs. Cuyler was still active and living in her own home on Broadway. She lived for the past couple of years at Trillium Court, Kincardine.
Visitation was held at the Davey-Linklater Funeral Home, Kincardine, on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 from 7-9 p.m., from where the funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, with Rev. Dennis Cluley officiating.
Spring interment Kincardine Cemetery.
Memorial donations to the Kincardine Hospital Foundation, the HEart and Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society were accepted as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial available on-line at www.daveylinklaterfuneralhome.com.
Janet Louise Bannerman (née Carruthers), of Kincardine, died at Trillium Court Nursing Home, Kincardine, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, in her 60th year. Beloved wife of Don Bannerman.Dear mother of Michael (Christy) Bannerman, and Scott Bannerman (Emma Watts), all of Stratford; Melanie (Shaun) Carney and Danielle Bannerman (Jeremy Pike), all of Kincardine. Loving grandmother of Caleb, Meagan and Nathaniel Bannerman, Taylor and Cameron Carney. Sadly missed by her mother Margaret Mowbray. Lovingly remembered by sisters Sharon (Alex) Thompson, Marilyn MacIntyre, Amelia (John) Murray, as well as brothers Jerry (Joan) Mowbray and Allan Mowbray. Also survived by a sister-in-law Marion Mowbray. Predeceased by her father David Carruthers, her step-father Virden Mowbray, brother John Mowbray and brother-in-law Donald MacIntyre. After working for Huron County Home Care for 17 years, Janet opened her own multi-disciplinary clinic (Community Rehab Services) in Kincardine, which she operated for the past 18 years. The funeral service was held at Kincardine Pentecostal Church, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, with Rev. Keith Preston and Rev. Eric Watson officiating. Serving as pallbearers were: Larry Bannerman, Carl Avis, Don Emmerton, Mel Smiley, Alphonse Murray and Sandy MacIntyre. Flower bearers were: Debbie Simmons, Margaret deBoer, Caleb, Meagan and Nathaniel Bannerman, Taylor and Cameron Carney. Spring interment Ripley Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Progressive Supranuclear Palsey Society (P.S.P. Society) were appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial available on-line at www.daveylinklaterfuneralhome.com.
Frances Gertrude Goudge (née Chard), of Kincardine, died at Hanover and District General Hospital on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, in her 95th year.
Dear mother of Beverley (George) Hardie, of Kincardine; Thirza Gonsalves, of Mississauga; and Brian (Marion) Goudge, of Kanata.
Loving grandmother of Murray (Debbie) Woods, Colleen (Mitch) Drautz, Gord (Melanie) Hardie, Leon (Karin) Gonsalves, Jeannine (Barry) Crouch, Ian (Jenn) Goudge, and Erica (Michael) Brennan. Lovingly remembered by 12 great grandchildren. Sadly missed by a son-in-law Floyd Woods.
Predeceased by her husband Edward Goudge, daughter Louise Woods, and a son-in-law Michael Gonsalves.
A funeral service will be held at a later date.
Spring interment Purdy Cemetery.
Memorial donations to Knox Presbyterian Church, Kincardine or a charity of your choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial available on-line at www.daveylinklaterfuneralhome.com.
Burton Lenwood Shewfelt, of Kincardine, died at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre-Kincardine on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in his 86th year.
Beloved husband of the late Marjorie Shewfelt (née Ferris).
Dear father of Lynn (Carolyn) Shewfelt, of Kincardine; Wayne (Carol) Shewfelt, of Tavistock; and Blayne (Pat) Shewfelt, of Point Clark. Lovingly remembered by ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Sadly missed by his sisters-in-law Janet Shewfelt (David Dickson), of Kincardine; Velma (Kenneth) Hendry, of Tiverton; and Grace (Bruce) MacPherson, also of Tiverton.
Predeceased by brother Orville Shewfelt, sister Velma Harrison, and a brother-in-law Bill Harrison.
Burton Shewfelt was a former Kincardine Township farmer, technician with the Waterloo Cattle Breeders Association, milk truck driver for the Kincardine Creamery, cattle drover with the United Co-operative and Kincardine Shipping Association, a driver for Montgomery Ford, MacMaster Motors, the Cancer Society and Community Services. Burton lived his last years at Trillium Court.
Visitation was held at the Davey-Linklater Funeral Home, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., from where the funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, with Rev. Dennis Cluley officiating. Music was provided by Jerry McNulty and Mike Walsh.
Pallbearers were Scott Shewfelt, Shane Shewfelt, Derick McGee, Donny Shewfelt, Dale Shewfelt and Jay Shewfelt. Honourary pallbearers were David Carson, Jamie Rowe and John Matheson.
Flower bearers were Jill Shewfelt, Janette Shewfelt, Megan Shewfelt, and Kerri Shewfelt.
Spring interment Kincardine Cemetery.
Memorial donations were made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Kincardine Hospital Foundation. Portrait and memorial available on-line at www.daveylinklaterfuneralhome.com.


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HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's health minister is sidestepping questions about whether he thinks it's acceptable that a Cape Breton woman who is halfway through her pregnancy still doesn't have a family doctor.
Kirsten DeJong, who moved to Boularderie, N.S., from Ontario in 2015, said Thursday that she now has an appointment with an obstetrician at the end of the month, but only after months of phone calls to nurse practitioners, clinics and doctor's offices.
"I get there's a shortage, but come on. We're in Canada and I'm pregnant," said the 32-year-old woman.
"The biggest thing when you get pregnant is you want that confirmation. You want to hear the heartbeat. You want to see the baby. You want something. I haven't been able to get that."
Health Minister Randy Delorey told reporters that it's "important to recognize" the Nova Scotia Health Authority does have a referral process in place to address situations like DeJong's — adding that "to my knowledge this isn't the norm of situations that take place in the province."
"This situation does show that the individual did get the referral and is getting in to see the specialists that they need to help manage and monitor their progress," said Delorey.
Delorey did say he was concerned about the number of times DeJong had to reach out for help, but again wouldn't say whether her story was a symptom of growing problems with the province's health care system.
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Delorey said that's why the province has been highlighting steps like increasing the number of residency positions and planned expansions to collaborative care teams — although the effects of those initiatives are likely years away.
DeJong said she became pregnant in late July and soon after called the closest midwife, about a half hour's drive away, but was turned down because of the distance.
DeJong, who is on the health authority's wait-list for a family doctor, said she called countless nurse practitioners and doctor's offices looking for a family doctor or an obstetrician, but nobody was taking on new clients.
She then attempted to book an appointment with a pre-natal clinic at a hospital in Sydney, N.S., but was told she needed to go to an emergency or walk-in clinic for a referral to a doctor.
DeJong eventually caved in and visited the emergency clinic at the end of September and obtained a referral for an obstetrician, but she still hadn't heard anything a month after her visit.
She remembered the doctor's name so she called herself, and was told they had been trying to reach her, but were apparently calling an incorrect number. Nevertheless, they were calling to say they could not take her on. After pleading with them, they eventually agreed to see her at the end of November.
DeJong said her plight highlights the province's doctor shortage, which she said has reached "crisis" levels in Cape Breton.
"As soon as you cross that causeway, I swear we're cut off ... The midwives said they could have hooked me up with a doctor in Antigonish. That's horrible. I can get a doctor if I go on the other side of the causeway, but I can't get one here where I live," said DeJong, who has one daughter.
In addition to the doctor shortages, the province's health care system has been plagued by chronic problems related to emergency room closures in rural areas and overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms.
Delorey said there are no "instant fixes" to problems that have existed for years, and in a province that is only two years into a significant restructuring of health care administration — moving from 10 health authorities to two.
Still, he insists improvements have been made.
"We see individuals in the province who under the old model would be waiting on wait lists ... and not have the opportunity to transfer and receive those services in another community where wait lists may be shorter," Delorey said. "Under the new authority we are already seeing that happen."


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Automating the business of baking English muffins and controlling inflation may seem like two very different issues. But Donald Frey, chairman of Bell & Howell, says the best way to lick inflation is productivity, and the best way to achieve productivity is to automate. "It's $2 English muffins that led to inflation," he said over breakfast recently at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel here. "If the bakeries were all automated, we wouldn't have to pay so much for a muffin. And if all industries were automated, they would be more productive, costs would go down, and inflation would be licked."
Higher automation, he explains, means higher productivity, which, in the most basic sense, is the best way to lower prices, or at least prevent them from rising so fast. And lower or steadier prices mean less inflation. Thus companies like Bell & Howell, with heavy emphasis on computer research and development, are trying to lead businesses to automate more and, as a result, hold down prices.
Traditionally associated with camera equipment, the Chicago-based Bell & Howell has moved out of the "home movie" business, selling that portion of the company to its former Japanese partner, J. Osawa & Co. The equipment continues to be manufactured in Japan under the name of Bell & Howell/Mamiya, although the company is still marginally involved in professional and classroom photo equipment.
The sale of the photo business in December 1979 was the most important step in the corporate restructuring Mr. Frey has undertaken since he became chairman in 1971.
The ambitious Mr. Frey had his work cut out for him when he started at Bell & Howell. Beset by lagging profits since the early '70s on the photo side of the company, plus antiquated manufacturing facilities and a drop in demand, the photo operation ran a $4 million operating loss during the first quarter of 1972 .
But Mr. Frey is a corporate sort who enjoys the free-enterprise system and its inherent challenges. "Nobody is bailing us out," he says, referring to Chrysler's recent financial reprieve. "We got where we are after some mistakes and some hard times."
In 1979, the company's sales totaled $538 million, up from $319 million in 1975.
The newly revamped camera company has swung its emphasis from photo equipment to mail-handling equipment and microfilm systems.
Mr. Frey explains that information processing is a virtually untapped market. "Of course we have plenty of competition," he explains -- "from 3M and Eastman Kodak for microfilm and Pitney-Bowes for mail-handling, and from Japan in everything." But the move to mechanize is so new that the R&D frontier is huge. And Mr. Frey wants Bell & Howell to be one of the pioneers.
In fact, the company has tried to be a trailblazer when it comes to mail-handling innovations, he says. Handling, sorting, and processing equipment is manufactured by three Bell & Howell subsidiaries: Phillipsburg, DocuMail, and Business Data Products.
The computerized mail systems vary. One system, the NXP-770, made by the Business Data Products division, fully processes incoming payments for credit card companies or any businesses with large numbers of chechs to process.
The complete system will open envelopes, remove and read checks and billing stubs, enter the amounts into a central computer bank, sort out and check on any discrepancies, and send out notices to anyone who sent in the incorrect amount who points out the mistake and politely requests a correction.
A similar system, particularly useful in mailrooms, can cut, fold, insert, seal, and meter outgoing mail. The DocuMail S-IV presorts outgoing mail according to ZIP code or general destination.
Mr. Frey is particularly proud of the interoffice mail robot, which tools along from floor to floor (even putting itself on the elevator), following invisible, ultraviolet paint routs. The robot enters an office, stops while the secretary removes the mail from a cubbyhole-like opening in the robot's "chest." The secretary then places any outgoing mail in the same cubby and the robot is off to the next office.
Does Mr. Frey find this extensive automation frightening? "There is not a smidgen of evidence that robots will take over," he says. "The jobs they perform are unpleasant drudgery. They take over in all the hot, dusty, dirty places where no one wants to work."
Of course, the main attraction to such a setup is the money-saving aspect. The computerized billing system is already saving millions of dollars for companies like Bank of America and its Visa subsidiary.
And when the company saves money, the consumer saves money, he notes.
Mr. Frey looks to an increasing emphasis on information processing in his company. Already an export-minded company, Bell & Howell is expected to increase its export market in the coming years -- if all goes according to Mr. Frey's plans.


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I do not own Without a Trace or its characters. I have just borrowed them for my own story
I do hope you enjoy reading this story it is my first Fanfic on this TV series, you will find it goes in and out of character but that is my style of writing. Please feel free to leave feedback but only leave negative feedback if it is going to be helpful to me and the story line, e.g. I didn't have a place name correct, or I missed something out when doing some scene which would help make it flow better and make sense. Any comment that directly puts my writing down and insults me will be removed, if you really want to insult my writing PM me about it.
This story is set after the final season.
Oh and if someone can think of a better name go for it and Pm with it :)
"Brain I want you to move out." Samantha says to him one evening as they are sitting down eating dinner. His facial expression shows how shocked he is by this.
"I thought things were going along nicely for us. I thought we both wanted Finn to grow up with both parents together as a family."
"So did I Brain but I can't keep doing this, I can't keep stringing you along like I have been. I will never love you Brain not in the way you want to be loved and deserve to be loved. I was kidding myself ever thinking it could work for us." She says as she plays with her food that is on her plate not really eating it. Sam had been thinking about this for the last couple of weeks after ending things with Jack, well both of them thinking the same thing she now realises that it was a mistake that she should have had Brain move out long ago.
"Sam I can't work; where am I meant to go, I still have a long way to go before I can work again."
"Well that is something you are going to need to work out with your doctors and such Brain. You will always be Finn's father but I can't have you living here anymore it was wrong of me to do it in the first place."
"Samantha don't do this to us." Brain says to her pleading with her not to throw him out.
"There is no us Brain, it was one night, which resulted in Finn. That is all."
"Sam, Finn needs to grow up in a family."
"No Brain he doesn't he needs to grow up being loved, cared for but just because we aren't together doesn't make us any less of a family, we just a different kind of family."
"Well you can't expect me to leave tonight I have nowhere to go remember."
"No I don't but you have two weeks Brain and if you're not out by then I will move out with Finn and let the landlord now that I no longer need the apartment."
"Where will you go Sam?'
"That is none of your business Brian."
"It is when my kid is involved."
"Is that so, like you wanted nothing to do with him before he was born, and only came around once I was with someone? When I was happy and my life was going along nicely. No Brain you have no right to know where I will go with my son." Sam says to him before walking away and to her bedroom to cool down and think.
Two months later
"Where's Jack?" Sam asks around mid-morning noticing he hasn't arrived into work yet.
"Hanna had an appointment this morning so he took the morning off he said he will be in just after lunch." Viv says as they sit going over open cold cases, trying to see if they can find any more leads ringing around to get more information or see if information they had been given has changed at all to help find missing loved ones.
"Yes I've just arrived." Jack says into his phone as he walks towards his office having left Hanna at the appointment to come in and deal with work.
"Yes we will be on it right away." Jack Malone says as he walks towards his office, as he talks on his mobile phone.
"I would say we have a case." Viv says to the group as they quickly clean up their files and get their timeline board ready to go.
"Right everyone we have missing Martin Stallone 8years old, taken out of school an hour ago." He says as he places the photo up on the boards and the information sheets on the table.
"Who reported him missing?"
"His mother, she turned up to collected him for an appointment and the office informed her that he had already been signed out. Danny, Martin, Samantha, Elena go to the school and interview the parents, the boys teachers, and anyone else you think we need to talk to, Viv I want you checking out the parents, phone records, hospital visits with the boy anything and everything we can get on them. I have a meeting to go to, but we will report back here in two hours." Jack says and the teams heads off to do as Jack has asked.
At St Patricks Private School
"Mrs Stallone, does your son know anyone that he would happily go off with if they turned up here to collect him?"
"Not that I know of, we only moved here a couple of weeks ago Phillip his father was transferred back here for better pay and less hours."
"When did you move away then?"
"When Martin was about a year old we moved to Chicago, lived there until two weeks ago. God who would take my son." She says tears rolling down her face. "You will find him please, you will find him." She says to Sam begging for them to find her son.
"We will do our best to find him for you Mrs Stallone."
They talk to the father who has turned up, also Martin's teacher and the office lady who allowed him to be signed out.
Two Hours later
Missing 3hours
"So what do we have so far?" Jack asks as he arrives at the table.
"Martin was taken from school at 10.30am this morning by a man fitting this description, he gave the name Neil Stallone, but Mr and Mrs Stallone know no one by that name within their family. The office lady Mrs Sarah Brown stated that this gentlemen said he was Martins Uncle and was asked to pick him up for his appointment."
"Which means that this guy knows their routines, and considering they have only been in New York for two weeks he either followed them from Chicago or has been watching them for the last two weeks?"
"Where was his appointment?" Jack asks
"He had a Doctor's appointment; he was scheduled to meet Doctor Pete Flynn at the Mount Sinai Medical Centre. He has a few health issues his father stated nothing that is life threating but he does need check-ups every few months. He said it came with him being a premature baby. He also said that Doctor Flynn also treated Marin when he was born here in New York."
"Ok so what do we have on the parents and back ground Viv?" Jack asks.
"Ok Martin Jackson Stallone was born July 18th 2002 and was transferred to Mount Sinai Medical Centre; he was three months early, the records don't show where he was transferred from. His birth certificate is real but also fake at the same time. From what I have been able to find out Martin was adopted at birth but his adoption records are sealed and so far I have been unable to get them opened."
"Viv do whatever you have to, to get them unsealed."
"I have been but I've been getting stone walled by the agency that dealt with it. I have applied for a warrant but so far no Judge has been willing to sign off on it for us."
"You're joking." Jacks says frustrating
"Nope as soon as Martin's name is mention they refuse to sign. There is something that they don't want use to find out or know."
"Which could have something to do with his disappearance? I will see what I can find out." Jack says as he heads off the others keep working away. Viv puts more details up about the parents and what they do for a living.
Sam keeps looking at the photo, she can't help herself something about it. She shakes her head to remind herself that it's not what she thinks.
They are busy working away when Hanna arrives later in the afternoon. Four hours after Martin went missing.
"Why do you guys have Marty up there?" She says out loud having seen the picture of Martin on the time line. "Oh god has someone taken him?" She asks and Jack walks up to her.
"Hanna darling how do you know Martin?"
"His dad and him often came and visited mum and us on weekends. They stay over. Remember how last year I told you about mum's new boyfriend staying over and had a kid it was Marty and his dad."
"Do you remember his father's name?"
"Yep sure do they were visiting the week before I came to live with you. We called him Phil, but it was Phillip."
"Viv call Chicago PD and our field office and get them to escort Maria and Kate down here for us please." Jack says. "Hanna would you mind speaking to Samantha about what you know about Martin and his father please." She looks at her father.
"Sure dad if you think it will help."
"It will honey." He says. Sam takes Hanna to her father's office to talk as Jack heads off elsewhere, no one totally sure where he is going.
Sam and Hanna talk about Martin and his father and what was going on when they stayed over at the house. How long they had known him for. Sam finds out some very interesting information from Hanna and now wonders if things weren't all they seemed in Jack and Maria marriage when her and Jack started seeing each other.
"Sam what is going between you and dad?" Hanna asks out of the blue.
"There isn't anything going on anymore Hanna."
"I know that but why?"
"We both thought it was best."
"Did you let him talk you into it?'
"Hanna please." Sam's say to her not really wanting to talk about it yet; another failed relationship with Jack.
"You don't know do you?" Hanna says realising Sam may not know the real reason for Jack ending it all.
"Know what Hanna?" Sam asks part of her wanting to know another not.
"He did it for Finn."
"No Hanna it just wasn't going to work it didn't the first time it wasn't going to this time."
"No I asked him about it he told me he did it for Finn so Finn could grow up in a family something he wasn't able to provide for me and Kate. He said Finn deserved it." She says as she sees a tear roll down Sam's face.
"I doubt that was the reason Hanna but thank you."
"No I'm not joking dad said that Finn's dad was living with you that you guys were playing happy families and he didn't want to get in the way of it all. He said you seemed happy having him there, having Finn's dad being a part of his life. He didn't want to do to Finn what he did to us." Hanna says, Sam can somehow tell that Hanna is telling the truth. "Dad's not happy though." She says as she looks down at her hands.
"No just listen to me, the last couple of months dad hasn't been himself. I know it has to do with you two breaking up. Can't you two work something out, I know I haven't been the most accepting of all of this but he's been trying so hard to be a better dad this time around and with you around he was doing so well but now…" Hanna says and stops talking the two sit there in silence when Jack enters the office he looks over at the two before sitting down at his desk.
"Any luck in getting those files unsealed yet?"
"Nope not yet. But I did find out it's not the agency that has sealed them shut. How did things go with Hanna?" Jack wants to tell Sam it's the FBI that has the files sealed shut but he doesn't want Hanna to know.
"Um..." Sam is not sure if he should tell Jack or not the things that Hanna has told her.
"Sam just tell me."
"Later I think Hanna and I are going to go get something to eat. You hungry Hanna?" Sam asks not really wanting to go over everything with Jack just yet, not with how she is feeling. Hanna nods her head and the two leave Jack alone, Sam's notes sitting on the coffee table in his office, he heads over and starts to read it.
30minutes later
"Ok guys Viv I'm going to put you in charge of this case, with Maria being involved and my children I can't be in charge, I have cleared it so that I can still work the case doing checks and such but any questioning and such and any approvals for anything will be going through Viv, oh by the way we have a new team member who should have been here by now when they arrive send them to Viv first."
"When is Maria turning up Jack?" Viv asks him.
"Agent Kirk from Chicago said they would arrive around 4.30pm so in about an hour they should be here." Jack replies back.
"Sam what did you get from Hanna?" Viv asks knowing that she is now in charge of the case.
"Ok Maria has known Phillip Stallone since moving to Chicago. Hanna said that they work together as he came over right from the start of their move there. It started as just them working on work stuff but about an year ago she said they started a relationship. She also mentioned that Phillip was in a relationship with Maria and was separated from his wife. Martin would come over on the weekend when he visited if he had him for the weekend."
"Ok did the parents say anything about being separated at all?"
"No neither of them mentioned being separated." Comes from Danny.
"Ok bring them in Danny and Elena and question them about it." Viv says.
"Sam how much more information did Hanna give you about Martin."
"Hanna said he enjoyed building with his lego, playing outside and also loved playing on his PSP. She also said he often would ask where their father was and why he wasn't around like his daddy was. She also stated that in winter he was often sick, and coughed a lot."
"Ok thanks Sam can I get you to run through these phone bills and see what you can come up with." Viv says as she passes on a job to Sam, before turning to Martin. "Martin go back to the school and find out if they knew about the parents relationships status."
"Jack I'm sure there is paperwork in your office that needs looking over." Viv says and Jack just nods and turns to head to his office, knowing that Viv has the case well in hand.


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Settlement reached in death of Mississippi player
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The family of a Mississippi football player who died following a workout in 2010 has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against the university and the NCAA.
Bennie Abram III, a 20-year-old non-scholarship player from Southaven, Miss., collapsed during an offseason workout and later died at a hospital in Oxford. An autopsy determined Abram's death was caused by complications from sickle cell trait, which can alter red blood cells after strenuous exercise.
According to settlement documents, the family will receive $50,000 from the insurance company for the university's athletic foundation. The Abrams' attorney, Gene Egdorf, says the family also will receive $275,000 from the NCAA's insurance policy.
The university will also pay for any undergraduate and graduate courses for Abram's mother and two brothers done at the school.


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Feeling badly about those late fees owing on your Smithers Public Library books, videos or magazines that were returned a little late?
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Until December 19th, you can help spread some seasonal joy by paying your library late fees with a donation of non-perishable food items.
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Although the Venice High School baseball team is undefeated through eight games in the Western League, Coach Jeff Shimizu has cautioned his players about today's game against second-place Westchester at 3 p.m. at Westchester.
"Westchester will come out very intense and they'll make it a close contest," Shimizu said.
The Gondoliers exploded for 13 hits in beating Westchester (6-2 in the league) two weeks ago, 8-7. Shimizu is wary of Westchester, which had 11 hits in that game, including two home runs, a triple and two doubles.
Western League defending champions, the Gondoliers have a strong cleanup batter in first baseman Colin Franker (.576 average) who has knocked in 40 runs. Franker, who was named to the All-City first team last year, leads the league with six home runs.
Other top Gondolier hitters are left fielder-pitcher Chico Garcia (.407 average, 28 RBIs), third baseman John Barba (.381 average, 18 RBIs) and right fielder Carl Jackson (.357 average, 12 RBIs).
Shimizu said pitcher John Vega (1.00 earned-run average) will start.
Last week the Gondoliers beat Palisades, 3-0, and Crenshaw, 15-3.
Venice will host last-place University at 3 p.m. Tuesday.


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Internet access will be sporadic for the next few weeks. I'll be checking in when I can.
Part of me really enjoys that feeling of being homeless for a time.
In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.
William Blake
Here's to going through those doors.
What will be on the other side?
3:08 am
Yes, what will be on the other side?
We are actually going through those doors more often than we are comfortable acknowledging, but it is good practice to do it formally from time to time.
Best wishes for your move west!
1:58 pm
I know what's on the other side! It's the other side of the country and I will be there! And I can't wait to see you!
7:40 pm
Good things are on the other side!!!!
Lots of good things!
Safe travels and remember to look up! After having traveled a bit in my life, I learned that you will miss out on things if you forget to look up! Well, at least sometimes, I don't mean constantly or anything!!
2:37 pm
You have gained a new reader this week. I can't stop. Best luck with the move. Can't wait to read of new adventures.
11:00 am
your visit to ontario sparks memories of "the beach" in particular the paper doll magazines from Whitfields. My daughter has taken my "princess and the pea" and Cinderella books"… they bring back some great memories
1:19 pm
I love the doors. I'm on my way to a door right now, in fact…college :)
Best of luck with your unknowns!
5:11 am
Have a safe journey and a great summer and laugh as much as possible.
1:32 am
Hey Keri, I was reading your lasts posts about re-use things and sorry to put it in here but I want to share this with you.
An eco friendly way to get rid off mites is: seed pillows. You can buy them or DIY by sewing cotton or the textile you choose and fill it with seeds.
10:09 am
Hi Keri – I've just discovered your blog and am totally hooked. I can't believe how incredibly generous you are with your advice, and the time you take to write this on a regular basis, given how much it seems you have going on in your life. I know already that your blog is going to become a constant source of inspiration, wisdom and motivation – I'm a fledgling illustrator and after a totally frustrating day of being blocked, as soon as I've finished this comment, I'm going into the studio to see what happens.
Thank you for being kind and giving in a world which, to the newcomer, seems very blankfaced and hard of hearing.
It seems you're moving house – good luck with that. I hope to be done with your archives by the time you return to writing. Take care :)
3:45 am
I love the sense of mystery and magic of that quote. It makes one feel inspired to look for doors where you don't expect them and peer through. I hope your transition over this particular threshold is going well.
3:31 am
i love your books. "wreck this journal" really opened up my mind!
3:21 pm
Keri- I just found you…and you're amazing. I love your insight and creativity…and your ability to teach that creativity to others. I look forward to future posts and adventures.
9:26 pm
one of out friends introduced this book, Wreck This Journal, to us and we both decided we had to get it. So after work the next day we went out and got it. We are soo excited to fill it out! this is a very cool idea it helps you create adventures. Even my mom said she wanted one :D you should totally create more of these :D thank you for brightening up our summer :D
4:11 pm
If I have to look at this image of the day one more time, I'm gonna hurl, and I"ve already hurled 4 times too many this week :)
12:49 am
hmmm… what will be on the other side?
well ofcourse no one will know once we check, or maybe we have but we don't even know it.
3:05 am
I once thought Keri Smith would love William Blake!
and of course you do.


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Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics and author, The Great Escape
Economics of Well-being, Health and Poverty, The economist who brings facts to economic thinking.
Angus Deaton, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics, is one of the world's foremost experts on the economics of well-being, health, and poverty. Distinguished for the groundbreaking use of household data analysis to establish links between individual human behaviours and societal outcomes, his work relies on real-world facts to inform big-picture economic thinking.
As Professor Deaton points out in his book The Great Escape, the historical patterns that shape developing countries indicate that income inequality is often a consequence of progress. Advancements in medicine and technologies that promote healthy living and enable escape from destitution are denied to those who can't afford them. This inhibits upward mobility and further widens the gap between rich and poor households.
To gain insights into the health and well being of developing nations, Deaton championed the use of household surveys to link consumption of goods and services with outcomes for, and insights into, the whole economy. For example, his studies measuring income against calorie intake in impoverished homes pointed to the value of giving poor countries economic assistance rather than food aid. His work on the distribution of household resources shed light on gender discrimination, as he found that in times of scarcity, families better provide for their boys than for their girls.
As a fundamental indicator of the health of an economy, Deaton's use of household data proved more reliable and useful than income or gross domestic product metrics, and helped convert the development economics discipline from a reliance on theory to a grounding in the empirical.
Noted for being accessible as well as optimistic, Deaton has been lauded by the Nobel organisation as "immensely important to human welfare." His work has helped transform modern microeconomics, macroeconomics and development economics; his findings have greatly influenced both practical policymaking and the scientific community, thus helping to not only analyse but to improve the world.
Deaton is the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Economics Department at Princeton University and has taught at Cambridge University and the University of Bristol. He has widely published, including for the World Bank, and is a regular contributor to the Royal Economic Society newsletter. His book The Great Escape broke its publisher's record for foreign rights sales.
In addition to his 2015 Nobel Prize for Economics, he is the recipient of numerous awards, including the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award and the first Frisch Medal. Deaton is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and is a Fellow of the British Academy, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Econometric Society.
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A Republican congressman from North Dakota suggested to the graduating class at University of Mary earlier this month that the Boston Marathon bombings, the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks and multiple school shootings were all connected to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in 1973.
In a video clip pointed out by The Huffington Post's Amanda Terkel on Thursday, Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) says that the ideal of American Exceptionalism has been "turned upside down."
Cramer notes that Bismarck news anchor A.J. Clemente had been fired for uttering a "vulgarity on live television."
"He's been heralded by celebrities from New York to California as some sort of pop icon," the congressman complains. "We learned this week that the Pentagon is vetting its guide on religious tolerance with a group that compared Christian evangelism to rape, and advocated that military personnel and colluding chaplains who proselytize should be court-martialed."
Cramer adds: "Forty years ago, the United States Supreme Court sanctioned abortion on demand. And we wonder why our culture sees school shootings so often."
The North Dakota Republican goes on to reference the federal government's decision to allow girls younger than 18 to purchase emergency contraception without a prescription.
"Now we learn our little girls can eliminate unwanted pregnancy by buying a pill at the drug store on their way to middle school," he laments. "Folks, our children will never disappoint us as long as we keep the bar really, really low."
"Innocent people in New York have airplanes flown into their places of work and marathoners in Boston are victimized by bombs, yet Christianity is singled out as bigotry in our public institutions!" he exclaims. "Because academics and politicians lack the courage to speak truth."
"We've normalized perversion and perverted God's natural law to the point where the only thing not tolerated anymore is a stand for truth."
Watch this video from the University of Mary, broadcast May 2, 2013.


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Engage Errands II: Hikari o Ninau Mono (FM Towns)
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DescriptionFive hundred years have passed since the twelve Angelic Disciples defeated the evil sorceress Guendola. All that remained was her book of curses, for which nobody found any use. Peace descended upon the humans. But the young princess Ashura Kei showed Guendola's book to the angel Dominion; after having read the book, Dominion realized that she could attain the power of Guendola, betrayed the humans, and placed a rather embarrassing curse on Ashura's general, Leon: he was endowed with a pair of breasts... But with such "disguise", Leon found it easier to "train" the best female fighters in the country and assemble an army that would defeat evil once again.
Hikari o Ninau Mono plays similarly to its predecessor; it is a rather simple turn-based strategy/RPG hybrid. As in the first game, the player commands a squad of pretty girls, each with her own movement and attack range. Battle sequences are now fully animated, showing unique attack moves for all characters. There is still no exploration outside of battles, but the player has more options beside equipping his fighters: as Leon, it is possible to spend an evening with a girl of the player's choice in different locations, which might lead to further erotic scenes.
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Union eliminated from playoff contention
Union fall to Sporting KC.
By Jeff McMenamin
Published : October 27, 2013
Conor Casey didn't say a word. He made his way into the locker room, quickly got dressed and vanished before many reporters even knew he was there.
The Union's 2-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City Saturday, eliminating them from playoff contention, was tough to swallow. For Casey, the team's second-leading goal scorer (10), it was easier to stay silent than to discuss the heartbreak and agony the team and fans had just witnessed.
"I hope everyone realizes what an effort those guys in the locker room put in today," said manager John Hackworth. "Our guys came out and really gave it everything they had, and executed a great game in the first half. Giving up a goal early in the second half changed everything."
Two minutes into the second half, Sporting KC's Graham Zusi scored on a header off a corner kick, which had the Union playing with urgency the rest of the way. They didn't want their season to end.
Jack McInerney finished a pass from Jeff Parke into the box to even the score at 1-1 in the 88th minute, but the joy was short-lived as Kansas City midfielder Lawrence Odom crushed the Union's playoff hopes with a goal in the second minute of stoppage time.
"It sucks because I know we were right there," said Union defender Sheanon Williams. "This team has worked hard all season and to see that all go away in 90 minutes is heartbreaking, but I'm proud of everyone that stepped into this locker room and put forth their effort for the entire season."
McInerney entered the game in the 61st minute as a sub and nearly lifted the team to a thrilling victory. He's had two goals in the past three games, but after scoring 10 goals in the first 14, fans are going to remember his drought from June to October the most.
"It was really frustrating [the drought] and there were times where I felt like I was letting the team down," said McInerney. "But, nobody expected me to do what I did in the beginning of the year. I do feel like I let some players and fans down, but It is what it is. I can't score every goal for us."
Now, the Union will have to focus on the offseason and coming back even better next year. The young core the Union possess surprised many soccer experts and Hackworth believes the best is yet to come.
"There's a lot of guys in that locker room that are going to be back here next year and will really have profited from the experiences they've had this season," said Hackworth. "The future looks bright for this team. I really believe it does."


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FAIRFIELD, Conn. - James Varga of Fairfield died Saturday, Feb. 15. He was 80.
Varga was born Jan. 26, 1934, in Budapest, Hungary. He moved to the United States in 1956, where he worked as a machine operator at Handy & Harman for 35 years.
Varga is survived by his wife, Maria; daughters, Nancy Szirtes (Gabor) of Bridgeport and Anna Sudar (Steve) of Naugatuck; three grandchildren; sister, Anna Nagy of Hungary; sister-in-law, Maria Magocsi; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Jeno Magocsi; and grandson, David Bauer.
Calling hours are Friday, Feb. 21, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Lesko & Polke Funeral Home , 1209 Post Road, Fairfield Center. Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, at 9:15 a.m. in the funeral home and at 10 a.m. at St. Emery Church, 838 Kings Highway, Fairfield. Burial will follow at Lawncroft Cemetery, Fairfield.
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President Barack Obama has argued the U.S. has one thing going for it that Europe doesn't: a tradition of warmly embracing its immigrants, including Muslims. Muslims living across the U.S. respond to his comments:
"Muslims have been here maybe since the inception of this country. The Muslim-American history is rooted even in the forefathers. President Jefferson had a copy of the Holy Quran." — Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who believes "American Muslims here feel maybe more integrated" than in Europe.
"American Muslims have been fortunate to live well in the U.S. based on our constitutional freedoms. In European countries, Muslims are made to feel as the other or the outsider. ... Still, American Muslims have not been spared from prejudice and discrimination in the last 15 years." — Teacher Debbie Almontaser, founding principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy, an Arab-themed public school in New York.
"Yes, America has issues of racism and bigotry. ... I'm not saying that doesn't exist but there's a different level of fear and hate and unknown" in Europe. — Marium Mohiuddin, freelance communications consultant, Los Angeles.
"I personally believe American Muslims have integrated just fine throughout U.S. history, but there will be ongoing challenges in addressing issues of what happens when young people are attacked personally because of the way they dress or what they believe. ... Our communities have been attacked, and they continue to be attacked." — Shams Ghoneim, vice president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, in Iowa City.
"For being a Muslim American growing up in America, I really don't feel a part of it. ... I feel like we don't get a chance to come out into the public." — Student Jamila Nasser, Dearborn, Michigan.
Associated Press writers Jeff Karoub in Detroit, Steve Karnowski in Minneapolis, Verena Dobnik in New York, Gillian Flaccus in Los Angeles and Kourtney Liepelt in Des Moines, Iowa, contributed to this report.


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From The Wall Street Journal Health Blog
Big Grant Aims to Help Patients Maintain Dignity
By Janet Adamy
A large health-care grant unveiled Tuesday is aimed at tackling an often overlooked side effect of hospital care: the loss of dignity that afflicts particularly sick patients.
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, created by the Intel Corp. founder and his wife, plans to award $500 million to hospitals over the next decade with the lofty aim of eliminating all preventable harms done to patients in acute-care settings. The targets include the infections patients pick up inside the hospital and other complications that could have been avoided through more systematic monitoring of patients.
What's notable is that the foundation has included in the list of preventable harms the loss of dignity and respect that patients and families experience during long hospital stays.
"We believe that the loss of dignity and respect is a heretofore unrecognized harm," said George Bo-Linn, chief program office for the patient-care program at the Palo Alto, Calif., foundation. Fewer than half of all patients report feeling a part of and respected by the health-care system that serves them, according to the foundation.
One way to help correct that is to give patients sophisticated tools to track how they feel and better communicate with their caretakers.
The first grant recipient is the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, which will get $8.9 million. Inside the Baltimore hospital's intensive-care unit, the money will go toward giving every patient an iPad or another type of tablet that will help them log and follow how their caretakers are performing on 250 points of care aimed at reducing harm to the patient. The tablets will also allow patients and families to hold video conferences with their physicians.
A Johns Hopkins patient named Scott Crawford was the subject of a Wall Street Journal story in July. Mr. Crawford became one of the most expensive Americans on Medicare when he got a deadly infection after undergoing a heart transplant.
Peter Pronovost, a Johns Hopkins critical-care specialist who helped treat Mr. Crawford, will lead the project from his perch as director of the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute.
The hospital tapped engineers at the applied physics lab at Johns Hopkins who designed a clock for the iPad that a patient can click on to track metrics pertaining to their treatment. The hospital also plans to work with the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins to evaluate how it can come up with a new measurement to evaluate whether care is disrespectful.


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Carlos discovered a 45 year old sign covered by ivy, on one of our buildings, which had long been forgotten. It is quite charming, carved from redwood planks, the gold paint faded and mostly gone. Carlos rejuvenated it without destroying its antique quality.
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Bergevin, Therrien eager to see new-look Canadiensby Arpon Basu / NHL.com
BROSSARD, Quebec – Marc Bergevin was hired as the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens on May 2, and he in turn hired Michel Therrien as his coach on June 5.
Both men have been waiting ever since to see their new team.
No NHL club had as significant an overhaul over the last offseason than the Canadiens, who not only hired Bergevin and Therrien but also added several new faces in both the front office and the coaching staff coming off a season when they finished last in the Eastern Conference.
What to watch forBy Dan Rosen - NHL.com Senior Writer
Can the Kings repeat as champs? Will a new coach reignite Alex Ovechkin? Those are just two of the top storylines as the NHL prepares for a shortened 2012-13 season. READ MORE ›
With the framework for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement awaiting ratification and an abbreviated training camp to follow, the newcomers to the Canadiens' brain trust will need to familiarize themselves with the players – and vice versa – in very short order.
"For me, it's a fresh start," Bergevin said at a press conference Monday. "I've been waiting for this for a long time, since May 2. I'm ready to go back to work. I've been working, but it was different kind of work. The last time I saw so many junior games in the [Quebec Major Junior Hockey League] was when I was playing for Chicoutimi in '84."
For Therrien, the start of the season will mark a return behind an NHL bench for the first time since he was fired by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009, and it will also be a return to the city where he first cracked the NHL as a coach in 2000.
"It's a fun challenge and we're all excited about it," Therrien said. "I saw some players this morning who came to the rink for the first time, and they had big smiles on their faces. I was looking forward to seeing them. They were already asking me some questions about what kind of camp we were going to have. So you could see the excitement of everyone involved."
Bergevin, Therrien and owner Geoff Molson spoke to reporters for more than 40 minutes at the team's suburban practice facility to discuss the anticipated start of the 2012-13 season, and immediately two of the more pressing issues facing the team prior to opening night were the hot topics of discussion.
Defenseman P.K. Subban remains an unsigned restricted free agent, and Bergevin said he made initial contact with his agent Don Meehan on Monday to set the stage for a negotiation that will need to be fast-tracked.
Aside from that, Bergevin didn't want to say much on the topic.
"My intention is to sign him before camp," he said. "That's all I can tell you right now."
The other hot button issue for Canadiens training camp will be the status of Alex Galchenyuk, the No. 3 pick in the 2012 NHL Draft who is coming off a gold medal with the United States at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship and has been burning up the Ontario Hockey League with the Sarnia Sting.
The Canadiens have not had a prospect of Galchenyuk's caliber enter the system since goaltender Carey Price was drafted at No. 5 in 2005, and for a team that finished so low in the standings last season his talent could be a valuable addition to the roster.
Bergevin confirmed that Galchenyuk will be the Canadiens' only junior-age prospect among the 25 to 30 players who will take part in training camp, and he will have an opportunity to make the club based on how he performs.
"He will be evaluated when he comes to camp," Bergevin said. "I've seen him play in junior, I saw him play in the world championship, but this is the NHL. He's going to be evaluated on a day-to-day basis, nothing more, nothing less. He's coming to camp, we're going to look at him, and moving forward we will decide what's best for him and best for the Montreal Canadiens."
Therrien has some experience with junior-age players making the jump to the NHL.
When Jordan Staal was in Pittsburgh, he made the Penguins out of training camp even though the plan was to send him back to juniors. Therrien said the key is to make sure a young player will get enough ice time to not stunt his development, and he pegged the over-under on that at 12 minutes per game.
"These players have a lot to be sorry for after the season they had last year. But we're starting from scratch and that's the beauty of this."
-- Montreal coach Michel Therrien
Therrien said performance will dictate Galchenyuk's fate at camp, but one thing that will not be a factor is the pressure of playing in Montreal. In Therrien's eyes, playing in Montreal is no different for a young player than any other city in the NHL.
"It's exciting to play in front of a packed house, you get that extra jolt of adrenaline, that's fun for a young player," Therrien said. "There is zero pressure. He won't have any pressure. How can an 18-year-old player feel pressure? He's just starting his career, he's coming here to learn, he's going to university. That's how I see it. I don't like to put pressure on my young players. The only pressure they have is to be a good teammate, to improve, things like that."
While that may be true for Galchenyuk, the pressure Therrien and Bergevin will be feeling to get off to a quick start in a shortened season will be considerably higher, especially in light of how poorly last season went for a proud franchise.
"These players have a lot to be sorry for after the season they had last year," Therrien said. "But we're starting from scratch and that's the beauty of this."


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A Pure and Voluptuous Pomerol Wine with Plenty of Class
Located in the heart of the prestigious Pomerol appellation, Château Saint Pierre produces some of the greatest wines of the Right Bank in the Bordeaux region.
Château Saint Pierre has a unique characteristic: it is located directly in the village of Pomerol, on the highest terrace of the plateau, sharing its exceptional terroir with the greatest Crus of the appellation, among them Le Pin, Clinet, Trotanoy and Vieux Château Certan.
A beautiful reference of the appellation, the new team at Château Saint Pierre has for almost 5 years now worked with famous oenologist consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt and Frédéric Massie to significantly boost the quality of this wine.
Through a vineyard that was spared by the harsh spring frost, the Château Saint Pierre 2017 highlights the excellent quality of this Pomerol cru. The First Wine of Château Saint Pierre, this 100% Merlot reflects the unique identity of Pomerol by brilliantly revealing the diversity of its terroirs.
With its dark, almost black, purple colour, the Château Saint-Pierre 2017 is already displaying the shades of a great Pomerol. With its purity of fruit, along with its delicate fragrances of violet and lilac, this wine springs from the glass, vibrant and full of energy, revealing fresh aromas of small black fruits, enhanced with elegant spicy notes and liquorice. Voluptuous and very fresh, the palate presents a superb touch so typical of Pomerol: a silky texture underlined by the finesse of soft tannins revealing a certain minerality and notes of graphite. With its beautiful length and balance, the Château Saint Pierre 2017 is truly a wine of class, one of the greats from the appellation of Pomerol.
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Stéphane Derenoncourt has worked for five years with this estate to bring it to its potential. Lying just between Le Pin and Vieux Château Certan, there was no frost here. Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Saint-Pierre (Pomerol) leaps from the glass with the most gorgeous violets and lilacs perfume over a core of blackberry preserves and blueberry tart plus hints of Indian spices and licorice. The palate is medium to full-bodied with bags of rich, perfumed fruit, supported by velvety tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and fragrant. Only 3,000 bottles were produced this year.


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What IS the stupidest way you've injured yourself?
Bob's heard stories about folks who burned themselves...making cereal. Or who walked right through a really clean sliding glass door. Or nearly torched their apartment in an attempt to see if Splenda was flammable (answer: no. Carpet, however, very much so.) For instance:
"One day, I decided to look at an aerosol hairspray up close and sprayed a substantial amount of hairspray in my eye. I suffered for weeks. Months later, I was telling some friends all about it and grabbed a bottle of hairspray to show them exactly how I did it...and I did it again."
And then there's this :
"It was a Monday. Alarm clock goes off on dresser on other side of room. I climb down from the top bunk and go over to silence it. On the way, I stub my toe on the small space heater in the middle of the room. Hit snooze. Go back. Stub same toe again. Cursing, I kick the heater with my other foot. Break the heater. And my toe. Climb back up the ladder to top bunk. While I have one leg in bed and one on the top rung so that I'm straddling the bed frame, I kid you not, the rung snaps in half. I fell straight down on the bar smashing my nethers. Stunned and in pain, I slowly pivoted sideways and fell off the top bunk. At the last second I reached up and grabbed the frame to slow my fall. This transferred my momentum and I swung sideways like a pendulum and slammed into the wall, dropping the rest of the way to the floor. I lay in a heap stunned and whimpering for a few minutes, and my alarm clock went off again."
And, keeping it simple:
"Sneezed while stretching for cardio-exercise. Pulled a leg muscle."
If you've sustained an injury in a very dumb way, take heart. The folks in this story have done way worse.


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A little About me
Hi, I'm Rob...
Thank you for taking the time to have a look at my little piece of the internet where hopefully you can find everything you need to know about Lancashire wedding photography from Rob Georgeson Photography.
I am a Lancashire wedding photographer based in Preston so I am perfectly located to make myself available for wedding photography at any of the stunning venues in the surrounding areas. I have been known to cover destination weddings as far afield as Spain so distance is never a problem. If you are planning a wedding anywhere in the world I'd love to hear from you so drop me a message to see if I'm available.
I have been photographing weddings since 2009 so I have a lot of experience. I'm certainly not going to say I've seen it all because every wedding I go to gives me something a little bit different which is what keeps this profession so interesting. I love going to weddings because I get to take photos of people during the most important day of their lives and the simple privilege of being there is something I never take for granted.
"If I have an aim for each wedding it would be to
make it personally epic and especially personal"
By that I mean it is as much about the quiet moments and the fun moments as it is about the grand images. Above all I just want to mean something to the people who have trusted me to record their big day. Other than a few posed family shots I generally work completely without any kind of direction. On the various pages of my website you'll find a good variety of my photos to get a good feel for my style of photography. I love capturing smiles, emotions and those little moments that the bride and groom don't always get to see. While all eyes are on you as the main focus of the day, my eyes and my camera are on your family, your friends, the wedding venue and all those details you've planned and agonised over for months. The moments I capture through my camera become your memories for a lifetime.
Away from weddings and photography I'm a chocoholic, a football fan and a family man. I love nothing more than spending time with my wife and 3 daughters and taking them on days out which usually involves taking a camera along. My eldest daughter is a teenager who spends most of her life in a swimming pool with ambitions to get to the Olympics....Tokyo 2020 here we come!! My youngest are currently 4 and 8 so they're still in training to become junior photographers. Who knows, in a few years time Rob Georgeson Photography could be a family business and they'll be the ones telling me what to do.
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