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WALTHAM, Mass.-With 26 points from junior guard Morgan Kendrew (Cotuit, Mass./Barnstable) and a double-double from senior forward Amber Strodthoff (DePere, Wis./DePere), the Brandeis University women's basketball team ended their three-game University Athletic Association losing streak. The Judges took a 76-67 victory over Emory University this evening in Auerbach Arena. With the win, the Judges advanced to 10-7 (2-4 UAA), while the Eagles fall to 8-9 (1-5 UAA).
The Judges were paced by Kendrew who scored a game- and career-high 26 points on 8-of-16 from the floor and 7-of-8 from the line. Strodthoff posted her third double-double of the season with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Junior guard Kelly Ethier (Springfield, Mass./Minnechaug Regional) also scored in double digits with 12 points, with 4-of-6 from the floor and 2-of-2 from three-point range. Rookie guard Kasey Dean (Southbury, Conn./Pomeraug) led her squad with eight assists, the team's best performance of the season. She also contributed seven points and seven rebounds to the effort.
Brandeis maintained their lead for the majority of the game. The Judges shot 12-of-32 (37.5%) from the floor in the first half, but improved to 12-of-21 (57.1%) in the second.
For the Eagles, rookie guard Savannah Morgan (San Jose, Calif./Presentation) was the only player to score in double digits with 13 points, shooting 5-of-15 from the floor. Sophomore forward Misha Jackson (Atlanta, Ga./St. Pius X) led her team with nine rebounds. She also posted nine points and three assists in the game.
The Judges were able to keep the Eagles shooting just 8-of-31 (25.8%) from the floor in the first half. Emory shot 5-of-13 (38.5%) from deep in the first half, scoring 15 of their 25 first half points from beyond their arc. Despite a slow start, the visitors were able to find their stride in the second half, tying the game twice, and improving their shooting percentage to 42.5% (17-40).
The Eagles opened the game with a three-pointer from senior guard Courtney Von Stein (Trafalgar, Ind./Indian Creek), but the Judges answered back with a shot in the paint from Kendrew to make the score Brandeis a 7-6 lead at 16:50. At 14:44 the Eagles tied the game 11-11, before the Judges made a run on the half. Over the next six minutes, shots from five different Judges helped Brandeis outscore their opponent, 11-0, to take a 22-11 lead. The Judges were able to maintain a lead for the rest of the half, ending the first half with an 11-point lead, at 36-25.
A foul committed by Kendrew early in the second half allowed the Eagles to put up the first two points of the half. But Kendrew came back with a 3-pointer and jumper to give her team a 41-27 lead. The 14-point margin was the largest of the game. However, a basket from Lilly at 17:09 and a layup from sophomore center Danielle Landry (Vienna, Va./James Madison), making the score 41-31, started Emory's comeback. Over the next eight minutes, shots from three other players, including a 3-pointer from junior guard Becca Feldman (North Potomac Md./Wootton), helped the Eagles outscored the Judges, 24-9. With a jump shot from Von Stein, they took a 51-50 lead, Emory's first since early in the first half.
At 7:43, Strodthoff made a free-throw to tie the game, and a layup from Ethier put the Judges back in the lead. Over the next three minutes, Brandeis regained an 11-point lead of 65-45 at 3:27. Ethier started off the run with a shot from deep. Strodthoff, Dean and senior forward Mia DePalo (Rumson, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) also scored to extend the Brandeis lead. Emory tried to rally, coming within four points, but could not come any closer. After making 7-of-8 from the line in the final minutes, the Judges closed out the game with a 76-67 victory.
The Judges continue their conference action this weekend. Their next contest is Sunday at 2 p.m. against University of Rochester in Auerbach Arena. Emory's next game is also Sunday, when they visit New York University.


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Quiet Revolution
Investing in Innovation
Earlier Speeches
Rural Education Technology Summit
Civil Rights Agenda
Hearing from Teachers
Gainful Employment
Odds and Ends
Quote to Note
Upcoming Events
Editor's Note
ED Review has been on brief hiatus. However, it was a busy month in the field of education, and I hope you have been able to track key developments via the ED.gov web site. If notor, to ensure you did not miss anything of significanceplease accept this "catch-up" issue of the newsletter. It is a bit longer than most issues, with multiple links for additional information. Hereafter, ED Review will return to its standard format and schedule.
Quiet Revolution
On July 27, in a speech at the National Press Club, Secretary Duncan saluted the education community for leading a "quiet revolution" of reform across the country. "From educators to parents and political leaders to journalists, there is a growing sense that a quiet revolution is underway in our homes and schools, classrooms, and communities," he said. "This quiet revolution is driven by motivated parents who want better educational options for their children. It is driven by great educators and administrators who are challenging the defeatism and inertia that has trapped generations of children in second-rate schools. It is driven by elected officials and stakeholders outside the school system who value education enough to fund it adequately and give generously of their time, energy, and resources. It is driven by foundations and entrepreneurs that seed the fresh, new thinking that every sector of society needs in order to change and grow and improve." Among the reforms, the Secretary specifically praised the momentum for adopting rigorous academic standards (so far, 35 states and the District of Columbia have approved common core college- and career-ready standards), elevating the teaching profession to reward excellence, turning around low-performing schools, and building better data systems to inform reform. Of course, the bulk of the work is being done by governors, superintendents, and teachers, but the federal government is supporting their work through Race to the Top and other reform programs, including the Investing in Innovation Fund, School Improvement Grants, the Teacher Incentive Fund, and the charter school program. Through all of these programs, the Department is distributing almost $10 billion to support reform in states and communities. "As we look at the last 18 months, it is absolutely stunning to see how much change has happened... because of these incentive programs," the Secretary concluded. "Recently, the President said that we can't rebuild our economy on the same pile of sand. Similarly, we can't rebuild public education on the same old system of rules and regulations. We have to change the rules, eliminate the excuses, and hold ourselves accountable." (Note: You can watch the Secretary's speech online.)
After his remarks, the Secretary announced that 18 states at the District of Columbia are finalists for $3.4 billion available in the second round of the Race to the Top program: Arizona, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina. Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia applied for the second round of funding. The finalists will travel to Washington, D.C., next week to present their plans to the peer reviewers who scored their applications. After the states' presentations and an extended question-and-answer period, the peer reviewers will finalize their scores and comments. The Department intends to announce the winners of the competition in September. (Note: States' Race to the Top Phase 2 applications are available online.)
In a letter to governors, the Secretary congratulated the finalists. To others who applied, he applauded them for doing so and encouraged them to continue their work on meaningful reform. "The Department pledges to support you and your state in this work by sharing the lessons learned and the materials developed through Race to the Top, and by including you in relevant collaborative learning communities. In addition, as you are aware, President Obama has proposed $1.35 billion for Race to the Top in his fiscal year 2011 budget. We hope to continue this program and its support of reform across the country."
Investing in Innovation
A cross-section of 49 school districts, non-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education were selected from among almost 1,700 applicants for potential funding under the Investing in Innovation (i3) program. To receive a share of the $650 million in i3 grants, the winning applicants must secure a commitment for a 20% private sector match by September 8. The Department selected the proposals based on recommendations from independent peer review panels. The grants fall into three categories: up to $50 million per "scale-up" grant for programs with a strong track record of success; up to $30 million per "validation" grant for programs with emerging evidence of success; and up to $5 million per "development" grant for promising ideas. Winning applicants will serve 42 states, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa, with about half intending to serve limited English proficient students and students with disabilities and 37% intending to serve rural districts.
The i3 web site has a detailed list of the 2010 highest-rated applicants, along with a summary of the characteristics of the highest-rated applicants and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to yesterday's announcement. Also, the Department has posted reviewers' comments and scores for all of the highest-rated applicants, as well as application narratives for the highest-rated scale-up applicants. In addition, winning applicants can take advantage of new resources such as the Open Innovation Portal and the Foundation Registry i3 to connect with a wide variety of funders.
In order to continue to support innovation and evidence-based practices, the Department will convene an event in November 2010 for other promising applicants that were not among the applicants selected. The agency plans to highlight these high-quality programs and provide them with a forum through which potential funding partners may support efforts that the Department is unable to support at this time. This list of promising applicants and the details of the event will be announced in the coming weeks.
President Obama has requested an additional $500 million in funding for the i3 program in fiscal year 2011.
Earlier Speeches
Stepping back, Secretary Duncan delivered three major speeches in mid-July:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention in Kansas City, MO (July 14). In his address, the Secretary outlined the Administration's education reform agenda, calling on the civil rights community to "make education reform not just a goal but a movementby placing education at the very core of the NAACP's agenda," and summarized other steps the Department is taking to advance educational equity, including rejuvenating the Office for Civil Rights, investing heavily in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions, and boosting Pell Grant funding for low-income students attending college. He also announced that the Administration will revise its Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization proposal to require parent and community involvement before schools can be turned around under the School Improvement Grant program.
College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Conference in Washington, D.C. (July 15). The Secretary's remarks addressed three widely-shared myths impeding the transformation of U.S. high schools: first, that setting higher standards and expectations for students will only lead more students to fail; second, that poverty is destiny; and, third, that high school educators and counselors cannot really prepare students for college or careers because the concept of college- and career-readiness is itself too elusive to evaluate meaningfully with assessments or to track with longitudinal data systems. "I am thrilled to be here," he said, "because I think the work of those assembled in this room offers a powerful rebuttal to all three myths."
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) Joint Summer Meeting in Minneapolis, MN (July 16). "In the past, the K-12 and postsecondary systems have frequently acted as though they occupied separate universes, except to the extent that the two systems competed for funding," the Secretary stated early. "The truth, which this conference attests to, is that K-12 and postsecondary are inter-dependent. Rather than being engaged in a zero-sum game where you compete for resources, you are in fact synergistic. Working together you can accomplish much more than working apart."
Rural Education Technology Summit
Also last month, 150 rural education stakeholders and technology experts from 26 states came together to learn from one another and provide critical feedback to federal leaders at the National Rural Education Technology Summit in Washington, D.C. (July 21). Federal officials in education, content, and connectivity held up the work of rural superintendents, school leaders, education service agencies, and researchers as examples of leveraging technology to overcome distance and boost access to high-quality teaching and learning in rural schools. "Knowledge truly knows no boundaries, and we cannot allow distance to stand between students, education, and opportunity," Secretary Duncan noted in his opening address. "We have the best hardware, the latest software, and huge investments are being made in the build-out of the national broadband plan to connect us as never before." The Secretary convened the summit in partnership with Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough, who is aggressively seeking to increase student access to the wealth of content, resources, and scientists available via the Smithsonian Institution. The Secretary also enlisted Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski for this effort to challenge the country to rethink and redesign schools as broadband and other innovations come online. (Note: The Secretary's remarks are available online.)
At the summit, the Secretary announced the formation of an Online Learning Registry to provide access to priceless historical, artistic, and scientific primary source materials, like those found at the Smithsonian. Many of these resources have associated educational materials that have been created by professionals, and some are available online. But, currently, it can be difficult to locate and make sense of this vast array of resources available across numerous agencies.
Regarding broadband, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the funding of 126 new Recovery Act broadband infrastructure projects that will create jobs and provide rural residents in 38 states and Native American tribal areas access to improved service.
Civil Rights Agenda
On July 28, in a speech at the conference marking the 100th anniversary of the National Urban League, Secretary Duncan promised to pursue federal policies to advance equity in the nation's public schools and declared he would form a new, bipartisan commission to examine educational equity. This 15-member Equity and Excellence Commission will gather information and submit recommendations on how the federal government can increase educational opportunity, by improving school funding equity. "In so many ways, our reform agenda is all about equity," he said. "Competition isn't about winners and losers; it's about getting better." The Secretary also promised to work hard to ensure that $14 billion in the Title I program is advancing equity within school districts, by providing effective teachers and other vital resources for students who need them most. Title I funds are intended to reduce inequity by supplying additional dollars to schools serving low-income children. Yet, under the law, districts can hide inequities in state and local spending between schools since they only have to show average salaries of teachersnot actual salaries.
President Obama spoke at the conference a day later. He discussed the importance of education for the success of the economy and the nation. He also spotlighted the Race to the Top program.
Hearing from Teachers
Secretary Duncan just announced the appointment of 15 teachers as Teaching Ambassador Fellows for the 2010-11 school year . Five have become full-time employees at the Department. The others are continuing as full-time teachers, while working as fellows part-time. Now in its third year, this program was created to give outstanding teachers an opportunity to participate in policy development and to contribute their expertise to those discussions. Fellows, in turn, share what they have learned about federal initiatives with other teachers in their districts and states, encouraging broader input into efforts to improve education at all levels of government. This year's fellows were selected from 500 applications from teachers and instructional specialists from across the U.S., at every grade level and instructional area in urban, suburban, and rural schools. They submitted essays on their record of leadership, their impact on student achievement, and their insight into educational policy from school and classroom experience. The 2010-11 fellows join a network and continue to work with the Department's 38 previous fellows from the first two years of the program.
One of the first events the new fellows participated in this summer was a forum with Washington, D.C.-area educators, including classroom teachers, teacher educators, and future teachers. Jo Anderson and Brad Jupp, top advisers to Secretary Duncan, moderated the conversation, which covered issues such as teacher evaluation, professional development, equitable distribution of teachers at high-need schools, and teacher leadership. Perspectives varied, but all agreed on the need for stronger collaboration among teachers, administrators, and community members to help close student achievement gaps.
Meanwhile, in their final blog post, the 2009-10 fellows provide more resources for teachers about the Administration's ESEA reauthorization proposal and share thoughts on what they found promising for the profession.
The Secretary made a commitment to find better ways to support and honor the teaching profession in last week's town hall discussion on Sirius/XM Radio. A studio audience of 40 educators joined him and Tim Farley of XM's Politics of the United States (POTUS) Channel in a thoughtful discussion ranging from teacher evaluation to professional development. Comments and questions came from in-house, from teachers in the nationwide listening audience, and from people who posted on the Department's blog.
Gainful Employment
On July 23, the Administration released its proposed regulations requiring for-profit career colleges to better prepare students for "gainful employment" or risk losing their access to federal student aid. The proposed rules seek to protect students from taking on unsustainable debt they cannot repay and to protect taxpayers from high loan default rates. To qualify for federal student aid, the law requires that career colleges and training programs prepare students for gainful employment in recognized occupations. The Department would define whether a program successfully prepares students for gainful employment using a two-part test: measuring the relationship between the debt students incur and their incomes after program completion and measuring the rates at which all enrollees, regardless of program completion, repay their loans on time. If a program fared poorly on these metrics, it would be required to clearly disclose debt burdens and repayment rates to both current and prospective students. Further, it could become ineligible to participate in federal student aid programs. Congress directly authorized the Department to set different rules for for-profit career colleges and training programs. The need for these new rules has become especially acute in recent years as enrollment, debt loads, and default rates have grown rapidly at for-profit colleges.
Odds and Ends
On August 5, the Senate passed a state aid package, including $10 billion to help prevent layoffs of more than 100,000 educators. The House of Representatives will consider the legislation next week. In a statement, Secretary Duncan expressed gratitude for the 61 senators who voted to move forward on an amendment to support jobs for America's teachers.
Earlier today, the Department launched Version 1.0 of ED Data Express, an interactive web site designed to increase the transparency of K-12 data collected by the agency by providing public access to high-value, state-level education data. The site presents data in a clear, easy-to-use manner, with a variety of tools to accommodate different types of users. Version 2.0, which will include data filtering tools, graphing tools, and mapping tools, as well as links to social networking sites, will be launched this winter.
A new Department video showcases the rural transformation story of West Carter Middle School in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
The Department has posted a categorized list of all 339 applications for Promise Neighborhoods planning grants. Representatives from nearly every state and the District of Columbia submitted applications, including 48 rural and 21 tribal communities. Almost 20% of the communities are working with colleges and universities as their lead applicant for the program. Applicants will be reviewed this month by independent peer review committees. The agency will announce up to 20 planning grants of up to $500,000 each no later than September 30.
Focused on early childhood education? The Department's new Early Learning Initiative web site is live, and the Secretary's remarks at the "Early Childhood 2010Innovation for the Next Generation" meeting are posted online.
Focused on special education? A statement on the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Education Act (ADA) is available, and the Secretary's remarksat the "Leadership Mega Conference" are posted online.
The Department has awarded $9.2 million in grants to improve the leadership and effectiveness of current and aspiring principals and assistant principals in high-need districts.
The latest issue of the Institute of Education Sciences' (IES) newsletter succinctly recaps the fifth-annual Research Conference and Poster Exhibition, which featured remarks by the Secretary.
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics released "America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2010." This report continues a series of annual reports to the nation on the well-being of children in the U.S. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within IES and in cooperation with 21 other federal agencies, contributes indicators to the report and supports its production.
NCES's "Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups" examines the educational progress and challenges in the U.S. by race and ethnicity. The report finds that over time the numbers in each race/ ethnicity who have completed high school and continued their education in college have increased. Despite these gains, though, the rate of progress has varied.
NCES's "Student Victimization in U.S. Schools" states 4.3% of students ages 12-18 reported that they were victims of crime at school during the 2006-07 school year.
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides K-16 educators with unique opportunities for overseas experience. The program is open to teachers and administrators with responsibilities for curriculum development in fields related to humanities, languages, and area studies. The topics and host countries of the seminars vary from year to year, although all seminars are in non-western European countries. There are 10 seminars being offered next summer, with 14-16 positions per seminar, subject to the availability of funds. The application will be available on August 20, with a deadline of October 6 at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Quote to Note
"I urge union leaders, administrators, and schools boards all across America to follow the example of their reform-minded colleagues and have a more open mind toward common sense reforms. They have nothing to fear from charter schools or incentive pay or a better system of teacher evaluation. The only real threat to themand to all of usis academic failure. I also challenge reformers to stop blaming unions for all the problems in American education. If unions were the only problem, all of our right-to-work states and charter schools would be outperforming the nation, which is simply not the case. That's the old frame. In the new frame, people are working together."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (7/27/10), in remarks at the National Press Club
Upcoming Events
On August 31, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the Department is offering a webinar, "ED's OCFO Recaps Cash Management Requirements for Recipients of Grants and Cooperative Agreements." This presentation will provide a review of the Department's cash management policies, emphasizing the Office of the Chief Financial Officer's (OCFO) memo and FAQs on cash management policies for grant recipients; highlights of the Cash Management Improvement Act and the Department's General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR); specific cash management policies, including minimizing the time between drawdown and disbursement of funds, the handling of interest earned on federal funds, and best practices; various other cash management policies for program-specific grants; and effects of non-compliance.
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) National Conference is scheduled for September 12-14 in suburban Washington, D.C.
The NASA Explorer Schools Project will be launched in September 2010. If you work in an accredited K-12 education institution in the U.S. or a U.S. territory and would like to participate in the project, please register for an orientation session online. You will be contacted at a later date to set up an orientation.
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It's a soft, summery day in England, and I have already been run off my feet. Yesterday, baby Gomez bounce bounce bounced herself off a bed meaning my evening consisted of sitting in A&E with drunks with broken wrists and whiny children.
Today I have been on a bag hut, and ended up in the Mulberry shop making three purchases, for auntie, for mama and for me. God I love handbags. This followed by a Big Mac Meal and a coke that burst on the way back.
Now on to the lips! I already did red glosses, now the lipsticks.
Apparently there is a red for everyone – I'm inclined to agree, but one must search and keep testing to find the right one. There are the blue based ones, that are stronger, deeper tones then orange toned ones and the pinker reds. You also need to consider texture – drier ones may stay in place better but moisturizing lipsticks are kinder to the lips.
Here's my selection (I didn't use a lip brush, clearly, because I did about 30 lip swatches this day and boy were my lips sore!)
Lancome Colour Fever shade 145:
A gorgeous, bright, true red with a glossy, soft texture. I really like this lipstick and all aspects of it – the shade, the texture, everything!
Sonia Rykiel AC07:
Sonia Rykiel makes gorgeous lipsticks and I adore their Lash primer and face powders – it's an underrated brand! This lipstick is slightly darker than Lancome and has a bluer tone. It is still soft textured and easy to wear.
MAC Viva Glam I:
For a much darker, dramatic red, VIVA Glam has it! This for me is a vampish shade, and a drier texture than the previous two.
Nars Heatwave:
I love Heatwave – its an orange red which makes warm tones like mine look alive. However, Nars semi-matte textures are dry and leave my lips a little chapped. Use with some lip balm!
Paul & Joe Red 03:
Paul & Joe released 3 red lipsticks as part of a limited collection (but you can still get them). 03 is a little dry but works almost like a blotted red stain.
What are your favourite red lipsticks?


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Farm subsidies on sequester table
Farm subsidies are back in play as a possible offset in sequester bargaining, this time as a way for Senate Democrats to help forestall automatic spending cuts for the remainder of this fiscal year or into December.
Absent some intervening action by Congress, the across-the-board cuts will be triggered March 1, and President Barack Obama urged lawmakers Tuesday to approve at least a three-month delay to buy time for more negotiations.
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Senate Democrats said Thursday they want to go longer, but each added month means coming up with about $12 billion in new revenues or savings to achieve the same level of deficit reduction. The goal is to have a roughly 50-50 blend of taxes and spending cuts, but to get through Sept. 30, for example, that could mean a package worth $84 billion.
In the Ag world, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) confirmed that the prime target for spending cuts is an outdated system of direct cash payments to producers that still costs taxpayers close to $5 billion a year and has long been a target for reformers.
"I would prefer obviously to do it in the context of the farm bill but I cannot defend direct payments," she told POLITICO.
She said a final decision had not been made yet on the level of cuts, but she has been promised that her committee will be credited with the savings when she begins her new farm bill markup in late March or April — after the sequester dust settles. "Whatever is done has to be agriculture's contribution to deficit reduction," Stabenow said.
Indeed, given high farm incomes, the large subsidies become harder and harder to defend. And both the House and Senate farm bills last year proposed to do away with the payments and plow a portion of the savings back into more modern safety net programs and expanded crop insurance.
Those efforts failed when the House Republican leadership blocked floor debate in favor of a one-year farm bill extension enacted by Congress in January that will continue direct payments for the coming crop year.
New estimates released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office peg the 2013 cost at $4.96 billion and $54.4 billion through 2023.
Subsidies are a tempting target for Democrats though they will have to tread carefully for fear of undercutting efforts to write a new five-year farm bill in this Congress. And in the case of the new crop year, tampering with the 2013 payment levels significantly could impact the ability of especially Southern producers to get financing.


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Educator Resources for AgingSure, you're young now - but what will happen to you when you grow up? In this BrainPOP movie about aging, Tim and Moby show you that we may not be able to do all the things we used to as we age - but that there are some things we keep getting better and better at! See why aging causes tissues to stiffen, muscles and joints to lose flexibility, skin to wrinkle, and your senses of vision, hearing, and taste to change. Plus, find out about the changes that happen in your skeletal system, your nervous system, your circulatory system, and your appearance when you age. You'll also learn how to stay healthy and active for decades to come. So watch this movie and learn how to grow old gracefully!
Lesson Plans
Lesson plan coming soon.


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QR Code for your Wifi Network
I don't know about you but some folks have crazy passwords and it takes forever for them to even find it. Remembering it is out of the question. So they dig up that 10 year old post-it (or take it off the cork board and it's got a 1,000 holes in it) with the SSID and password scribbled on it with the faded pen (or pencil). Now you have to open your phone or other mobile devices network connection and set it all up.
Well, how about a shortcut for those of you with a bar code scanner on your mobile device. Now this is cool quick tip.
Use a QR Code Generator to let folks connect to your network. Here's how.
- Visit the generator site.
- Use the drop down box.. and go to wifi network.
- Enter your SSID and Password
- Select Network Type WEP or WPA/WPA2 or no encryption
- Click Generate button
- It will create a QR code image and a link.
- Right click on the image to "save image as".
- Print out the image.
This is perfect for restaurants too. Simply print your WiFi QR code on your menu or table placard.
At home you can leave it in the kitchen, maybe print it on a card and put in on your fridge. Now your guests can connect to your network without any trouble. I actually created a separate guest login (a guest SSDI) on my router so guests don't have access to my network drives or confidential information.
Now, when anyone comes to your home or business and needs to connect to your network, they just scan the QR code it and it connects them.


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In 1962 sweeping views of the Napa Valley charmed our grandfather, Caspar Escher, into purchasing land in the Mayacamas Mountain range above the Rutherford Bench.
The passing of our grandfather inspired us to preserve his legacy. We rekindled our dormant grove of century-old Mission olive trees and enriched the land with fruit trees, a garden, bee hives and an idyllic vineyard. Atop those rocky hillside soils, we organically farm 13 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petite Verdot vines.
We are blessed with the rich terroir to produce Cabernet Sauvignon, extra virgin olive oil and wildflower honey from our estate. Every harvest we experience the humble purity of our family's land. It is our pleasure to invite you to share it with us.
Our grapes are grown at our Estate and then processed and aged in the beautiful caves of the Hunnicutt Winery, about 10 miles north of the Estate..
Wine clubs are a great way to stay connected to your favorite wineries.
To join the wine club, visit www.cultivarwine.com or call 707-967-8400.
Wine is sold and shipped annually by an Allocation list. Please email us for details.
Once a year the rarest new Napa Valley wines become available under one roof at Premiere Napa Valley. Wineries throughout the Napa Valley are given one task to participate: create a one-of-a-kind wine for this event to be purchased by one lucky bidder. This event is only open to select members of the wine trade and the successful bidder is the sole owner of this unique wine.
Caspar Estate
Cases: 5
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2014
Release Date: October - 2016
Appellation: Rutherford
To purchase this wine or check on availability contact:
Cliffewood Wine Syndicate
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RICHMOND, Va. – After battling back from a two goal deficit, the VCU Men's Soccer team earned a 3-2 overtime victory over CAA foe Towson University with freshman forward Daniel Haehre netting the game-winning goal in the 103rd minute of play.
Sophomore forward Jason Johnson started off the play by posting up his defender just inside the left restraining line of the 18-yard box. Johnson turned to his right and played a hard pass through the box to sophomore midfielder Nate Shiffman. Shiffman put on shot on goal, but a Towson defender stepped up to block the attempt; the ball fell to the turf near Haehre, who took one step over to meet the ball before firing the shot into the left side of the Towson goal. The Norway native took off towards the VCU sideline before being mobbed by members of the Black & Gold.
"I was very proud of all the boys tonight," said VCU Head Coach Dave Giffard. "Down two goals, way against the run of play, our belief never wavered. Each and every member of this team fought for and believed in each other. In this continuous process of building championship people, and in turn, building a program that competes for championships, the belief and performance tonight will be a very significant moment in the long run."
With the victory VCU's overall record stands at 10-8-0 and 5-4-0 in the CAA, while Towson drops to 2-11-2 and 1-8-1 in the CAA. This marks 12th season in program history that the Rams have posted double-digit win totals, with the last time coming in 2007.
The Rams fell behind early as Towson's Christian Hofer recorded his fourth goal of the season in just the sixth minute of play. Hofer stood 25-yards out and ripped a low line drive into the left side of the VCU net.
Hofer tallied his second goal of the contest in the 23rd minute of play, this time coming off a penalty kick.
Despite being down two goals, the Rams mounted offensive chances and fired off 12 shots in the first 45 minutes of play, while the Tigers took just three shots. VCU also held a 4-2 corner kicks advantage.
Down 2-0, the Rams came out of the locker room inspired and looked to determined to strike, but it appeared as if luck would not go their way.
The Rams had many shots blocked and batted by Towson defenders, and one attempt even clanged off the crossbar.
Luck finally turned for VCU in the 73rd minute, as a long rebound off a corner kick by Juan Monge Solano (pictured right) settled at the freshman defender's feet. Standing near the right sideline, Monge Solano fired a shot to the near post; the ball snuck through a narrow space between the goalkeeper and the post before continuing into the back of the net.
The Rams struck even in the 84th minute, as a long cross from Monge Solano along the left sideline at the midfield line, carried over the Towson backline and onto the foot of junior forward Yoram Mwila. Mwila took one touch before sliding the ball past the Towson goalkeeper and into the goal.
Neither side was able to pull ahead in the last five minutes of regulation, forcing overtime. After 10 minutes of scoreless play in the first overtime, the two teams headed to a second overtime session.
The Rams closed out the match shortly into the second overtime, with Haehre serving as the hero with his second collegiate goal.
The Rams finished the match with a 24-5 shots advantage, and held a 10-3 edge in corner kicks. It was a physical match as 38 fouls were whistled and six yellow cards were issued.
VCU senior goalkeeper Josh Pantazelos earned the victory with just a pair of saves, while Towson's John Steele staved off seven shots.
The Rams will continue play at home this Wednesday with a CAA match against Georgia State. The game is set for 7 p.m. at Sports Backers Stadium.
"Now we look ahead to a very talented and well coached Georgia State team on Wednesday," added Giffard.


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President Barack Obama got a little weepy Tuesday night when he thanked the staff at his campaign headquarters in Chicago.
"I'm absolutely confident that all of you are just going to do amazing things in your lives," he told the staff. "That's why even before last night's results, I felt that the work that I had done in running for office had come full circle. Because what you guys have done means that the work that I am doing is important.
"And I'm really proud of that," he said, choking up. "I'm really proud of all of you."
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A Winnipeg man has been ordered by the city to wrap up renovations he has been making to his River Heights house for the past 24 years.
A city committee gave Daniel Old three weeks on Tuesday to finish renovating his Ash Street property.
Old had appeared before the committee to fight another city order to remove a shed and scaffolding from his home.
According to officials, Old had obtained building permits to build the home on 174 Ash Street in 1988, but the project was never completed.
In March, Old was ordered to fix numerous problems on his property, including exterior finishes that do not comply with code, and a number of rickety-looking structures that appeared to be added on.
Old's lawyer told the city committee that his client intends to comply with the order, but the issue is the amount of time given.
Homeowners on Ash Street told CBC News that the city should not have allowed Old to continue renovating his house for 24 years.
Old's property is a safety hazard, according to some neighbours. At least one resident said construction materials have fallen off Old's building onto nearby properties.


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ASTM A426 / A426M – 11a Standard Specification for Centrifugally Cast Ferritic Alloy Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
ASTM A426 standard covers centrifugally cast alloy steel pipe intended for use in high-temperature, high-pressure service.
Several grades of ferritic steels are covered.
Supplementary Requirements S1 through S12 are provided. The supplementary requirements provide for additional tests of an optional nature and when desired shall be so stated in the order (Section 4).
The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Referenced Documents (purchase separately)
ASTM Standards
- A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
- A609/A609M Practice for Castings, Carbon, Low-Alloy, and Martensitic Stainless Steel, Ultrasonic Examination Thereof
- A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
- A999/A999M Specification for General Requirements for Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe
- E94 Guide for Radiographic Examination
- E165 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry
- E186 Reference Radiographs for Heavy-Walled (2 to 412-in. (50.8 to 114-mm)) Steel Castings
- E208 Test Method for Conducting Drop-Weight Test to Determine Nil-Ductility Transition Temperature of Ferritic Steels
- E280 Reference Radiographs for Heavy-Walled (412 to 12-in. (114 to 305-mm)) Steel Castings
- E446 Reference Radiographs for Steel Castings Up to 2 in. (50.8 mm) in Thickness
- E709 Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing
ANSI Standard
B46.1 Surface Texture
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
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I think this was a good book because it was realistic fiction. It was like a real story but it was fake. I recommend this book to other people who like realistic fiction books. This book really keeps you interested. You can't wait to see what happens next. This book reminded me of when my parents left me with my grandparents for a week.


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Karlie Kloss is a favorite finale model, closing the catwalk again Wednesday at Michael Kors at New York Fashion Week. She did the same the night before, escorting Oscar de la Renta for his bow.
It's these close ties to fashion designers that put her on the red-eye from Los Angeles after the Grammy Awards on Sunday so she could make it to Carolina Herrera's runway bright and early the next morning.
"These are my friends. That's why I got back in time. It's a family reunion at fashion week," Kloss said.
She did have a blast acting as MTV's red-carpet hostess and style expert. "It was really interesting to be on the other side. I got to talk to Jennifer Lopez about her Anthony Vaccarello gown — and I was in the Anthony Vaccarello show," Kloss said in an interview Tuesday.
"I don't know everything about music, but my knowledge of fashion let me enjoy it all and I could bring that element to it. ... It was full circle, and that made it fun."
Still, Kloss said, while she is still offered runway work, it's her first love. She recently took in a fashion show in Berlin for the first time as a front-row guest. "I'd rather be walking, but the experience did give me a new perspective. I might be a little more aware of what I look like."
Kloss is serving as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week's fashion ambassador. One of the perks is a new car, which she uses to visit her parents in upstate New York. "You don't need a car in New York — it's a total luxury."
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WHO guidelines on HIV and infant feeding 2010: an updated framework for priority action.
Geneva, Switzerland, WHO, 2012. 8 p. (FWC/MCA/12.1)The purpose of this Framework is to provide guidance to governments on key priority actions, related to infant and young child feeding, that cover the special circumstances associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The aim of this guidance is to create and sustain an environment that encourages appropriate feeding practices for all infants and young children, while scalingup interventions to reduce HIV transmission. This Framework aims to build on the links and synergies between maternal and child health and investments, economic and human, in HIV prevention and control. This will bring additional benefits for all children, The Framework's purpose and target audience not just for those who are HIV-exposed. The audience for this Framework includes national policy-makers, programme managers, regional advisory bodies, public health authorities, Country Coordinating Mechanisms, United Nations staff, professional bodies, nongovernmental organizations and other interested stakeholders, including the community. The current document is an update of the previous Framework, published in 2003, and has been developed in response to both evolving knowledge and requests for clarification from these key sectors. It is based on the latest HIV and infant feeding recommendations; the previous Framework no longer applies.


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These thoughts have been in my head for a while now. I thought it best to write them down, before they disappear :)
Humanity and social media
When I was ten years old I, for a brief moment, regained my faith in Santa Claus. See, it'd been a Christmas Eve like all others, with family and dinner and pestering siblings and watching traditional Christmas shows on TV, when there came a knock on the door. In stepped Santa – well, it was a neighbor in a Santa costume, but I did not pay any notice. My eyes were glued to the big Christmas present jutting up from the bag slung over his shoulder. As the presents were being handed out, I could barely contain myself. When the turn came to me, I tugged it from the hands of the Santa-wannabe and frenetically began to tear the paper wrapping off. Finally, there it was.
64K of raw processing power, a CPU of a stunning 1MHz, three (3!) channels of sound, it was the ultimate computer. This Commodore 64 would be my entrance to the world of computers. I wanted to shout my joy to the rooftops… or at least to my closest friends. I did not, however, call them on my iPhone. Nor did I send an sms via a battered Nokia. I didn't open Skype or MSN Messenger or Gmail chat or even an IRC channel. I had no way of letting the humanverse know my excitement through Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, MySpace, Bebo or any other forum. I couldn't take a picture of the shiny new toy with my mobile phone and upload it to Flickr. What did I do? I ran over to my friend and asked him to come over, of course.
Now, 25 years later, it is hard to grasp just what changes have happened during a quarter of a century. The birth and growth of the Internet, the development of faster-than-fast processors, graphic cards and hard drives, a quality we couldn't dream of back then… Not to mention all the programs, all the social media and the goatxe hype, for instance.
A question that is constantly raised as humanity becomes more and more of an online race and less and less of a face-to-face race, is a simple one. Is it good or bad? Many have pointed out the obvious – with less "real" interaction, there is less of that which makes us human involved; touch, smell, facial expressions, closeness, social interaction. Others, on the other hand, point out the equally obvious; we now have possibilities previously unheard of, to connect with people around the globe who share the same interests, beliefs or goals as we ourselves.
So, it's good in some ways, and bad in some ways. As life in general is, I'd argue.
One of the fastest rising social media forums, Facebook, has allowed us to get in touch with old friends, has let us be constantly updated with info, photos, thoughts and silly links, keeping us in contact with our friends (yes, and also our "friends" of course), which in most ways is a good thing. Another social media, Twitter, brings the matter even closer. Within a space of 140 characters anyone, from Britney Spears to a 12-year old in Kuala Lumpur can say whatever they want to say, to anyone who cares to listen.
As I've been following and engaging in Twitter, and gotten in touch with wonderful ideas like Twistori, I've started to lean more and more towards this being a good thing. No, it's not good that people communicate only via computers and mobile platforms. No, it's not good that there is so much noise that the few clear notes are hard to hear. No, it's not good that anonymity gives spiteful and angry people the chance to spew venom at unfortunate victims. But there are upsides as well.
See, I believe that Twitter, in all its' simplicity, is the first step towards the great equalization of the species. Twitter is the first media that lets everyone compete on next-to equal terms, where ideas and thoughts, art and prose, genius and creativity is given the exact same amount of space to thrive, and via ReTweets find bigger and bigger audiences.
Agreed, a simple Tweet is a scream for recognition in a sea of screams. But at least all the screams are 140 characters long, and in the same font and layout!
Furthermore, I believe that Twitter is a great possibility to promote understanding between nations, people, genders, religion and races. For every spiteful xenophobic, there are thousands of normal, loving, caring people. For every rash thought and provocative comment, there are many more thoughtful and considerate tweets. And when you look at any given hot Twitter topic, what strikes me the most is how similar we all are. We're all the same, at least when constricted to 140 characters.
Such a realization can only be a good thing. Right now, I'm looking forward to seeing what the next step will be. I sincerely hope for a step in an even more equal and thought-provoking direction. I hope my hopes won't be dashed.
Have a good summer everyone, see you in Twitterverse – or somewhere else!
Musings from a developer of different kinds of formats. Note - this blog is many a time a kind of notebook for me to remember things I've come into touch with or reflections and ideas that I've had during development projects. If you can find use for the writings here, I'm well happy. By Simon Staffans.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Workshop at EuroITV 2009
Talking about experiences the whole day, which is interesting. No matter if you're a designer, a developer, a researcher or a producer, what you are aiming for and looking to research into is a desired experience amongst the users.
To put it briefly, what we've come up with so far is that you have a content accessible via an interface. Accessing this is an action that causes a reaction in or even an interaction from the viewer / user. This reaction or interaction is then influenced by all the personal aspects - preferences, gender, needs etc. All in all, this generates the experience - good, bad or neutral. Then we also of course have all the external factors, from the world around. And the key question, at least for us as developers, would then be how to make money (or rather a viable business / revenue plan) from all of this.
Let's see what the afternoon brings :)
To put it briefly, what we've come up with so far is that you have a content accessible via an interface. Accessing this is an action that causes a reaction in or even an interaction from the viewer / user. This reaction or interaction is then influenced by all the personal aspects - preferences, gender, needs etc. All in all, this generates the experience - good, bad or neutral. Then we also of course have all the external factors, from the world around. And the key question, at least for us as developers, would then be how to make money (or rather a viable business / revenue plan) from all of this.
Let's see what the afternoon brings :)
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Today at Streaming Media East in New York City we announced the commercial availability of Adobe Flash Access 2.0. Flash Access is a content protection and monetization solution that is part of the Adobe Flash Platform and can be used for streaming or download of protected content to a browser or application. The client runtimes, Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0 will be available shortly, with support for Flash Access on Windows, Mac and Linux computers.
For the Flash Access team, this represents the culmination of many months of hard work to create the next gen content protection solution. We have received very positive feedback from customers and partners and look forward to seeing adoption by the ecosystem.
Flash Access can be used on its own, e.g. to protect content delivered over progressive download, or in combination with other Adobe video distribution technologies such as Flash Media Server or HTTP Dynamic Streaming that enable the best possible end user experience.
Ultimately, the purpose of content protection is to enable content providers to strike the right balance between access and control. By providing flexible mechanisms to support business models such as subscription or rental, Flash Access creates new opportunities for media companies to realize new sources of revenue and for consumers to gain access to compelling video content that otherwise would not be available online.
In the enterprise space, where video content is increasingly important for use cases ranging from company meetings to training, Flash Access can help secure these video assets and preserve confidentiality were required.
To find out more about Flash Access, please visit our product page at http://www.adobe.com/go/flashaccess.
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Latest media releases
Private consumption experiencing slower growth
After a slight increase in September, the UBS consumption indicator noticeably fell in October. At 1.32, it dropped below its long-term average value for the first time in two and a half years. The outlook for private consumption in Switzerland is thus becoming increasingly dim.
The monthly UBS consumption indicator significantly fell from 1.64 to 1.32 in October. Following a slight increase in September, the indicator thus continued its declining trend of previous months, falling below the year-long average of 1.50 for the first time since April 2006.
The UBS consumption indicator is calculated based on five sub-indicators: new car sales, business activity in the retail sector, the number of hotel overnight stays by Swiss nationals in Switzerland, the consumer sentiment index as well as credit card sales generated via UBS at domestic points of sale. The significant decrease in October can be particularly attributed to further diminishing consumer sentiment and the declining number of hotel overnight stays by Swiss nationals in Switzerland. The number of new car registrations as well as business activity in the retail sector remained practically unchanged. In a long-term perspective, the latter can still be considered to be good.
At the current level, the UBS consumption indicator still signalizes growth in Swiss private consumption, but the outlook is becoming increasingly dim. In the course of the economic downturn, unemployment is expected to increase in the months ahead, which will have a negative impact on consumption. A more positive aspect is declining inflation, particularly with regard to energy prices, which is protecting purchasing power and thus supporting private consumption. Overall, UBS is anticipating a 1.9% real growth in private consumption in the current year.
UBS Consumption Indicator and private consumption in Switzerland
(Private consumption: year-on-year change in %, UBS Consumption Indicator: index level)
Calculation of the UBS Consumption Indicator:
The UBS Consumption Indicator signals private consumption trends in Switzerland with a lead of about three months on the official figures. At 58%, private consumption is by far the most important component of Swiss GDP. UBS calculates this leading indicator from five consumer-related parameters: new car sales, the business situation in the retail trade, the number of overnight hotel stays by Swiss nationals in Switzerland, the consumer sentiment index and credit card transactions made via UBS at points of sale in Switzerland. With the exception of the consumer sentiment index, all of these data are available monthly.
Daniel Kalt, Head of Economic Research
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Felix Brill, Head of Economic Research Switzerland
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The glass Michelle uses to clean her brushes inspired us to paint the insides of these votives for some colorful candlelight. They couldn't be easier to make. Pick up a case of glass votives from your nearest floral wholesaler or local Target. Scribble watery paint on the inside of clear glass candleholders and don't try too hard…if you mess with them too much you'll just make brown. If you're having a hard time with this project you may need some more wine to help you loosen up. ;) When they're dry, plunk in a votive. Done!
Flower image from Saipua, all others Once Wed. Painting c/o Michelle Armas
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Such a simple idea, but brillant at the same time ;) What an inspiration.
very beautiful thanx for share.
awesome idea! i love how simple and pretty this would be!
great idea! and i love the advice on how to make them :)
I LOVE those! What a great idea!
This might be one of my favorite DIY's! And i loooove Michelle's work! Good job y'all!
Wow, these are fantastic! Such a beautiful way to add a little simplistic artsy-ness to your table.
What a great idea!!!Love all the color
Such a creative candle idea!
wow how pretty these look yet how simple!
What kind of paint did you use? They look gorgeous!
Love, love, love these!!! They look fabulous ~ yet are so easy to do ;-)) Thank you bunches for sharing!
thanks everyone!
weebs, i just used regular acrylic paint
did you swish the paint on with a brush? Not really clear how you did this! Thanks!
I think it should be noted to read the paint label….some are flammable! eek
So pretty! I keep coming back to look at this.
I just replaced wine with beer and recruited my fiancé for this project. They turned out funky and fantastic!
Oh my gosh, I love this idea! I need to try this.
ha! that's awesome McKenzie!
This is a great idea! And it's not heavy on the budget either.
This is such a nice and distinctive detail!
LOVE this idea- i've been looking for a cheap way to add color to my living room, this project is perfect! found you through Blue LaReve :)
I love it!! Thanks a lot for sharing.
So inspiring! Thanks!!
I absolutely love this idea! I'm definitely going to give it a try. Thanks for the tip!
So fun and easy!! Its a great way to incorporate wedding colors that are harder to come by too!
Great wedding idea! Thank you!!!
Awesome idea for weddings or any other place you want color and subtle light. I agree, though, be sure the paint isnt flammable.
oh my gosh! I love these and will try them, as I am also a party planner and am always looking for cute inexpensive ideas. Also LOVED your comment on the 'drink more wine' as I have a wine blog…you would love it and I love your style
Soo…I love these, but having relatively little crafting skill, I'm having a hard time getting it right. My paint is either too watery or too thick, and well I guess I just don't know what to do! Any advice on ratios or whatever would be appreciated!
In its liquid form, acrylic paints are not flammable, as the solvent is (usually) water. After it has dried is a different matter – acrylic is a plastic polymer which is flammable. Crown Paints advise that in a fire, hazardous decomposition products such as smoke, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and oxides of nitrogen may be produced. The good news is that acrylic paint is not combustible.
Is there any difference if the *outside* of the glass is painted, rather than the inside? I have a lot of clear glass votives, and being pretty new to DIY, any help (advice and tips, what type & brand of paint to use) would be greatly appreciated. :]
Question: Will the paint get hot and begin "melting" down the sides? I'm thinking of doing this for my wedding reception but don't want any disasters. If anyone knows, please reply. Thanks!!!
I was wondering what was used for the wall in the background of the first picture… How? Wallpaper? And from where?
Thank you for sharing these lovely little votives! I can't wait to try. I will probably do a spot on my blog and will reference you. So glad I found you! :)
There are acrylic pains specifically for glass, some set with oven heat, some can air dry given I think it is about 2 weeks to cure. I am doing this for part of my wedding favors. Thanks for the idea!
These are great! You can also paint directly on candles. We did it for a centerpiece :) http://notsoaveragemama.com/2011/11/11/how-to-make-a-painted-candle-centerpiece-for-thanksgiving-gluenglitter/
What kind of paint did you use? Love them!
Please I would like to buy some of your votives. I live in France
Thank you
Please how can I buy your votives ? I live in France
Thank you
Just curious if these are handcrafted or what?
THese are cute! What kind of paint? Acrylic?


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RICHFIELD, Ohio, July 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Interstate Corporation (Nasdaq:NATL) announced today that the Company expects to release its 2015 second quarter results after the market closes on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. The release will be available shortly thereafter on the Company's investor relations website at http://invest.natl.com. In conjunction with the earnings release, 2015 second quarter results will be discussed via conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 5, 2015. There are two communication modes available to listen to the call. Telephone access to the conference call and Q and A session will be available by dialing (877) 837-3911. Please dial in 5 to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. To listen to the call via the Internet, access the website at http://invest.natl.com and follow the instructions at the web cast link. The archived web cast will be available shortly after the call on our website. About National Interstate Corporation An Insurance Experience Built Around You National Interstate Corporation (Nasdaq:NATL), founded in 1989, is the holding company for a specialty property-casualty insurance group which differentiates itself by offering products and services designed to meet the unique needs of niche markets. Products include insurance for passenger, truck, and moving and storage transportation companies, alternative risk transfer, or captive programs for commercial risks, specialty personal lines products focused primarily on recreational vehicle owners, and transportation and general commercial insurance in Hawaii and Alaska. The Company's insurance subsidiaries, including the three primary insurers, National Interstate Insurance Company, Vanliner Insurance Company and Triumphe Casualty Company, are rated "A" (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. Headquartered in Richfield, Ohio, National Interstate is an independently operated subsidiary of Great American Insurance Company, a property-casualty subsidiary of American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) (Nasdaq:AFG).


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well, once again, i'm slacking on the blogging, but i think this should make up for it, and hopefully give you an idea about all that we've been up to lately!
it's that time of year! the monsoons have officially begun and the weather is getting wet and cool. feels great when you're sitting inside like i am right now...
...but it's not quite as fun when you're out and about!
as you can see, my friend Merrilea and i had to get creative with me trying to hold the umbrella over us as she drove the motorbike! gotta love monsoons!
before i dive into all the pics from our summer volunteers, here are a couple of the fun things we've done in between all the madness:
we didn't actually see Ninja Turtles, but a big group of us went to see spiderman 3 and then had a lot of fun goofing off with the Ninja Turtle stuff at McDonalds.
i really love the folks who have become my "family" here, and i especially love it when we can all get together and just have fun. right before the volunteers arrived, we had a night of games and singing and just enjoying being together. it was awesome.
we also took some time out to go bowling with Ally and Alisa, which was great, even thought the lanes were kind of messed up and the pins kept falling over on their own!
the ride home after bowling was quite an adventure--this is the first time i've ridden with 5 adults in a rickshaw! (imagine 5 people in the back of a closed in golf cart!)
Ally was brave and managed to squeeze into the little shelf area in the back!
these two pics...well, what can i say...we're pretty goofy at times!
right before our teams arrived, a couple who's working with students up north, Brian and Leslie, came down to visit us and see some of the stuff we're doing here. it was a blast, and as you can see, they're pretty fun people! this is brian posing next to one of those really goofy little cars.
this is a hillarious pic of Leslie and Joy, one of our volunteers, riding on a camel.
like last summer, we had 2 short term (2 week) teams come in may and june, and it was quite an adventure. the students did an amazing job and even though there were plenty of glitches and surpises along the way, everybody had a lot of fun.
this is a pic of the team from Georgia during orientation at our house. there were 8 people total on this team, and 1 of the guys, josh, also came last year.
after a long day of orientation, we all headed down to the Coffee Jar for a snack and coffee break!
one of the big things the GA team helped with was the Open Forum Discussion we hosted at a hotel here. the topic was relationships and we had a panel that answered questions and interacted with the audience. the evening was really fun and we met a lot of new people.
this is Rini, a student here, talking to some friends after the forum.
Kevin, Ajay, Ahbishek, and Stoffer enjoying snacks after the forum.
while the team was here, we also went to our friend Ruth's house for her parent's 25th aniversary party. it was quite a big event and a very fun evening.
at the end of their time here, the GA team hosted a party for all the new friends they'd made. we had snacks, played games, shared stories, and enjoyed watching the team (esp Matt and Marty here) put on some goofy skits.
after the GA team left, i headed to Delhi to meet 2 of our 6 week summer volunteers. i got to see a lot of friends while i was there, including my friend carolyn! she came from louisiana spend the summer in north india, and it was great to get to see her.
our 6 week summer volunteers have been amazing! this is josh and laura who came from mississippi.
this is a shot of josh from mississippi, along with our other 2 6 week vols, josh and richard. they both were on the Georgia team and stayed on after the team left. this pic is from when we went out to eat for a team meeting and talked them into singing at open mic night at the restaurant. their rendition of "my girl" was hilarious!
around the time i got back from Delhi, our second team arrived from Birmingham AL. there were 12 of them in all, and 2 returned from last year, so it was great to see some old friends.
we did orientation for the AL team on the 4th of June, and that afternoon after they left, we had an unwelcome guest appear at our house--a mouse! i called joel and kenneth to come and rescue us--here you can see them trying to find him by lifting up the washing machine!
that night, after the mouse episode, my roommates and some other friends suprised me at midnight with cake for my birthday! this is a pic of me and nafisa, our friend's daughter. even though it was really late, she was very excited about wishing me happy birthday!
here's my AMAZING carrot cake, made by Lisa, our friend who owns the Coffee JAr with her husband Cini and does all the baking
as is the tradition here, my roommates cut me a piece of cake and then smeared it all over my face!
i tried to fight back, but there were too many of them!
here i am, covered in cake, and it sure was good!!!
as you can see, i finally managed to get Preeti with some of the icing!
here's a pic of all of us girls after all the cake smearing, etc.
the next day, i had a big birthday party in the basement of coffee jar. here's a shot of laura and preeti getting ready for the party by putting up pics that my mom sent of me growing up. embarrasing but fun!
everybody had a lot of fun playing games and just hanging out.
Nassem from Iran and Maggie from the AL team
Rini, Fatemah, baby Sophy and Alisa
my 2nd birthday cake--chocolate chip!!!
me blowing out the candles
as soon as the cake was cut, Deepali moved in to attack me with a piece!
but i made sure and got her with some icing too!
i wanted to do something special for all my friends to show them how much i appreciated them, so i made a cd for everyone who came to the party. one of the songs on it was written by josh, so i got him to play it at the party.
an Iranian tradition is to take pics with the people who give you presents as you open their gifts. this is me with Kenneth, Sahil, Ruth, Kevin and Ahbishek--they gave me a cool french press because they know how much i love coffee!
me and Nassem
not long after my birthday, i had LASIK surgery so now i am glasses free! my vision isn't perfect yet, but my eyes are adjusting and i can see much better than before, which is amazing.
about a week later, our friend Lindsey from Delhi came down. she works with the student volunteers who spend the summer in different parts of south asia. this is a goofy pic of her, but the reason i took it is because the guy on the right in the back has the most crazy hair style!
near the end of their time here, the AL team also hosted a party for all their friends. this is some of the guys goofing off: Ahbishek, Kevin, Pete, Tim, Richard, Josh and Trey
Kenneth, Maggie, Kristina, Laura, Nassem, Rini, Mahanaz, Preeti
Lindsey, Candace, Janell, Kellie, Preeti
Josh, me, Nassem, Brian, Kristina, Mahanaz, Maggie
everybody getting ready to watch the skits
last year, the AL team did some hilarious skits, so everyone had high expectations for this year. as you can see from this picture, they did not let us down!
at the end we all took a group pic
well, if you made it this far, you now have a taste of what's been going on here these past few months! the teams are gone, but our summer long volunteers, josh, josh, richard and laura, will be here until the middle of july. it's sure to be a busy few weeks, especially since alisha and i are heading to thailand wednesday night for a conference, so it may be a while before i blog again... :)
well, once again, i'm slacking on the blogging, but i think this should make up for it, and hopefully give you an idea about all that we've been up to lately!
2 shout outs!:
- E-Rob said...
I love the picture of you trying to fight back with the icing. Preeti looks crazy, and it makes it look like a wild fight!
- 23 June, 2007 22:25
- jrob said...
Great pic of Preeti's hair flying about.
- 23 June, 2007 23:00


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Andrade was married to the late voice actress Mary Kay Bergman who tragically passed away in November of 1999. One of the top five women in animation, Bergman was most famously known for creating and performing all the original female roles on South Park (series and movie). Their 10 year marriage was a geek fairy tale. The two reveled in their love of fandom and works of great imagination, and so with her death, Dino had not only lost his wife, but his best friend.
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Like 'Iron Man 3' and 'Thor: The Dark World,' the question was never whether or not 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' would take the number one spot at the box office, but rather how much it would earn while sitting pretty at the top of the list.
Also, like its "Phase 2″ predecessors, the second Steve Rogers adventure proved that people are still punch-drunk in love with the Avengers characters.
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'Noah' took a steep drop and fell to second place, grossing $17 million for a currently total of $72 million. The challenging blockbuster has divided audiences, so a drop like that is completely expected. The big question now is whether or not it'll break even or even hit $100 million. Barring a disastrous third weekend, it would break the latter, but it'll need international grosses to ultimately pay for itself at this point.
'Divergent' held decently in third place, grossing $13 million for a $114 million total. The film should be in the black by now and with a sequel already in the works, we could be looking at a 'Twilight' situation where the sequel's gross eclipses the first one.
In fourth place, 'God's Not Dead' continued to play very well to its base, grossing $7 million for a $32 million total. Every few years, a Christian movie like this breaks out and does extraordinary business, so this success isn't surprising, but it is noteworthy.
'The Grand Budapest Hotel' also continued its path to sleeper hit status, grossing $6 million and reaching $33 million, putting it on the path to becoming Wes Anderson's highest grossing film. The final gross of 'Moonrise Kingdom' is only $12 million away and it's looking like this one will fly past that in a week or two.
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A stage musical based on the 1992 movie starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner has opened at London's Adelphi Theatre to a mixed critical reception — but universal praise for its big-voiced star.
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The lockout has done strange things to the league rumor mill. Remember Darrelle Revis calling Randy Moss a slouch? Well, those two soon could have the chance to settle it in practice. At least, those are the whispers out there, and listening to Jets owner Woody Johnson talk, it's not hard to see some reality there.
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"There's no question that Randy Moss has the capability, has the God-given talent to be a superstar, and he has been a superstar, particularly with the Patriots," Johnson told me this week. "That's about all I can say about him, other than I admire his skill and what he's accomplished during those years."
Johnson said the Jets have worked on "scenario development" the last few weeks, preparing for a potentially frantic free-agency period, whenever the 2011 league year begins. It'll be crazy enough for the Jets -- with Santonio Holmes, Braylon Edwards and Antonio Cromartie headlining their list of free agents -- to the point where this kind of business is being considered when deciding whether or not to bring camp home to New Jersey, from SUNY-Cortland, since it'll be tougher to handle all of it from a remote location.
And if you consider "scenario development," Moss makes complete sense. The Jets fully expect to keep Holmes, but Edwards could be a different story, and Brad Smith also is a free agent. So having Moss as a backup plan, or even to pit against Edwards here, might not be a bad play.
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Kelly Clarkson made it official: Her life would indeed suck without boyfriend Brandon Blackstock. So the pair of one year got engaged Friday night.
"I'M ENGAGED!!!!!" Clarkson, 30, tweeted today. "I wanted y'all to know!! Happiest night of my life last night! I am so lucky and am with the greatest man ever :)"
Blackstock, who manages Blake Shelton, is also the son of Clarkson's manager, Narvel Blackstock, and Reba McEntire's stepson. "It's getting very Arkansas up in here," Clarkson quipped to USA TODAY's Brian Mansfield last month. The country-royalty couple recently bought a house in Nashville.
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