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A really good list of links this week. Everyone (or the subset of everyone that is food reporters) was apparently on their a-game for those of us waiting for snow plows this week.
CNC Pancakes: the ultimate nerd's breakfast for dinner dream.
A cheesy theft. But wait, no, it couldn't be, TWO cheesy thefts in the same state in the same week. VT and upstate new york need to be on high alert for copycats, especially since they're so close to Quebec where all that maple syrup was stolen.
Talking about how your local food gets from the ground to that hip restaurant's plate. This is upstate New York centric because its from a WNYC show.
The story of this roast is fascinating. And a reminder of the double edged sword of the internet: almost unthinkable reach to disseminate information, but only to those that are looking.
This photographer obviously has a different starting point on food than I do, but his piece about preferring fast-casual to the nation's best food in the best food cities is absolutely the best piece of journalism to come out of that series. The best food is the one that nourishes your body and mind.
And now to swing back in the opposite direction...Washingtonian's annual 100 best restaurants in DC/area is out. It features a new number 1 and several high profile restaurants have been dropped from the top 10! This issue is always worth the newsstand price.
Are you looking for more lists? Here's 50 powerful people in food to keep an eye on this year.
I didn't think I'd be writing about drones until they started doing the actual cooking/food assembly during their flights (because that would be seriously cool to see), but they are actually helping the food world at the moment. Yay technology (so long as the drones don't become self aware or somehow drink all the wine themselves)! On the flip side I hope this use of technology doesn't make way for super conglomerate vineyards….
So I'll admit to being totally enamored of new and interesting "super" flours. I just love baking bread and making it healthy and easy to digest so I can eat the whole batch in one sitting. This coffee flour is officially on my wish list, you know when someone actually starts mass producing it.
The New York Public Library has all the good stuff. Collections like these historical menus almost make me want to go to grad school for history. (Well, not really, but it would be a good justification for traveling to NYC and read them all.) Also, I get the feeling that the writer feels celery and other raw veggies are beneath her.
This week WaPo's Food section asked a big question: Do people actually care about political food issues?
I've never seen (or heard) of the movie Big Night before, but after reading this Q&A (it's the 20th anniversary of it's premiere at Sundance) it is at the top of my must watch list. Plus if it's just a bunch of Stanley Tucci cooking what's not to love.
Food52 also has movies on the brain. Here are their favorite kitchen sets.
A how-to on controlling your portion sizes from some great food-waste activists (they're anti, of course).
And then just for fun, what 100 calories of different foods look like. I'd love to see 22 cloves of garlic packaged like those 100cal cookie and chip packages. Silly people.


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United Colors Of Benetton, a clothing brand historically known for taking the lead on inclusive and provocative advertising, is catching heat over what some are calling a "sexist" Instagram post.
Last Friday, the Italian retailer posted a photo to the social media site of three boys with their arms around each other, captioning the pic, "Sorry ladies. Girls not allowed!"
And people were pissed.
"My daughter would love the red top and blue shorts, but since girls are not allowed...," one mom commented. "Gee, Benetton missed the opportunity to double their sales on those clothes, can they spell STUPID?"
"Um, alright. I take my two girls and myself elsewhere. Oh, and my son and husband have decided they're coming with us," said another.
But not everyone understood what all the fuss was about. And one person even noted that this is a common phrase school-aged boys often tend to use.
"I'm lost because nowhere do I see them saying these are boys shorts or tanks just for boys it simply says 'no girls allowed,' they asserted. "Every boy at some point had a clubhouse, treehouse or a fort with a sign saying 'no girls allowed' so stop whining [and] find something else to be pissed off at."
Nonetheless, Benetton replied to users with an explanation in the comments, Allure reported on Tuesday.
"We're very sorry that our message struck the wrong chord with some of you. We only meant to be playful in this post, and we apologize if we have unintentionally offended anyone," the brand wrote. "We certainly did not intend to be sexist. In fact, we take pride in the fact that United Colors of Benetton has always promoted gender equality, which we firmly believe is necessary for building a better world.
"This is precisely why we launched — in 2015 — the Women Empowerment Program, a long-term sustainability program aimed at supporting and empowering women worldwide."
"We have a history of women and girls being excluded from male-oriented categories and while the caption is likely a joke, society is just not there yet."
— Sharon Lamb,
psychologist at the University of Massachusetts
Aside from that, the company also released an empowering global campaign for International Women's Day in March 2017, encouraging women to "pledge for half" in order to prove no gender is better than the other. And back in 2013, they featured trans model Lea T alongside fellow model Mario Galla, who wears a prosthetic leg in their campaigns, in an effort to combat prejudice.
All these factors considered, it's probably fair to say this was all a big miscommunication. But Sharon Lamb, a psychologist at the University of Massachusetts told Yahoo Style that in this day and age, brands need to be a lot more careful about their messaging.
"We have a history of women and girls being excluded from male-oriented categories and while the caption is likely a joke, society is just not there yet," she told the publication. "It's only a joke if everyone can participate in its humour."
"The ad seems to be trying to masculinize these boys and make them appear bonded over their gender," she continued. "It's OK to bond over stylish clothing, although we typically don't see boys doing it in ads. That might be why Benetton had to make them bond over gender."
The company has yet to remove the photo or edit the caption.
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The next step is for Zech to come over so we can start figuring out how to get the best drums sounds.
My goal is that I'd be able to start recording local bands by the end of the summer. I'm already talking to Ronnie Fauss about him recording his next EP up at the house.


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This post is part one of a two-part blog series examining communication strategy through the lens of Chipotle's recent food safety crisis.
If you're a Chipotle regular, you needed a back-up plan for lunch this week as all Chipotle stores were closed half a day on Monday, Feb. 8.
By now, the food contamination crisis that has consumed the Denver-based burrito chain since July has been well-documented, building a case study for how a brand should (or should not, depending on your point of view), conduct itself during troubled times. The company continues to face the fallout from the food safety issues that have caused nearly 500 customers to become ill.


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PUBLISHED: 14:15 10 June 2014
Ten East Devon parishes have been designated 'neighbourhood areas' and are set to receive funding from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
Dunkeswell, Stockland, Upottery, Cotleigh, Membury, Broadhembury, Luppitt, Chardstock, Yarcombe and Monkton and will be supporting one another, sharing resources and expert assistance.
Residents are being given the opportunity to have their say on local issues or join the team as part of launch events being held in each parish.
These and other issues will be the topic of a household survey during June and July, which will inform the next stage of the plan.
Geoffrey Sworder, of Dunkeswell Parish Council, said: "The economies of working together have allowed every parish to produce a plan whereas alone the cost and enormity of the task may have been prohibitive."
Neighbourhood plans are a new type of planning strategy produced by the local community that will enable the parishes to set their own detailed planning policies to guide future development and conservation.
The parishes are being supported by DCLG, East Devon District Council and the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
In line with the EDDC Local Plan, the neighbourhood plans will cover the period 2015 to 2031.
Launch events:
Upottery – Friday, June 13, 10am - 7pm, The Manor Room
Cotleigh – Saturday, June 14, 11am - 5pm, Cotleigh Village Hall
Membury – Friday, June 20, 3pm – 7.30pm, Saturday 21, 9am – 1pm, Membury Village Hall
Broadhembury – Tuesday, June 24, Memorial Hall
Luppitt – Thursday, June 26, 4pm – 8pm, and at the Friday Market on June 27, 10am – 12pm, Luppitt Village Hall
Chardstock – Friday, July 4, 7-9pm, Saturday, July 5, 10am-5pm, Chardstock Community Hall
Yarcombe – Saturday, July 12, 10am - 12, Yarcombe Saturday Village Market, Jubilee Hall
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CSI Dinner Game
Crime Scene Investigators, your help is desperately needed! A vicious murderer is on the loose and you must gather evidence to catch the 'son of a….' It's a teambuilding effort organised in the city of your choosing, somewhere in the Netherlands or Belgium. We'll provide you with an evening of suspense, adventure and teambuilding! A city map and a police file is all you have to go on. Use your 'collective CSI mind' to find the killer's DNA and the murder weapon. During the game, you'll enjoy delicious meals in three different restaurants to keep your energy level up!
At the start of the game, you'll all gather at the first restaurant of the evening where you can enjoy a delicious starter. Next, several CSI teams will be formed by your supervisor. We'll provide each team with a city map and a police file to get you started. Each clue will guide you to the next restaurant. Maybe your 'collective CSI mind' shall quickly lead to the murder weapon, the murderer's DNA or other identifying marks that will finally solve the case. Maybe you're in over your head…..
After your second culinary break (enjoy the main course!) the last hour of investigation will certainly lead to some other hidden clues. Slowly but surely, you are getting closer and closer. Finally, you'll all gather at the final restaurant of the evening for our special award ceremony. It's time to find out which of you found all the clues and can be celebrated the most talented Crime Scene Investigators!
18.00 – 19.00 Starter
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I know it's tempting. You get that check in the mail from your credit card company. They tell you to use it to pay your bills or use it to go and splurge. Don't do it! If you read the fine print, you'll find these checks are just like a cash advance on your credit card. A cash advance can have a sobering affect on your credit card balance.
How Are Cash Advances Different From Regular Purchases?
Here are the things you need to be aware of when your credit card advances cash to you:
- You begin to accrue interest the moment you receive the advance. That means as soon as the check is cashed or you get an advance at an ATM using your credit card with the pin they give you.
- Your credit card will charge you a fee of 2-4% of the advance. So, you'll get a fee of $8.00 on a $200 advance.
- The interest rate is much higher than the interest rate charged on purchases, which escalates your credit card balance quickly.
- The cash advance is not considered paid until you pay off your balance in total. This means you're always paying that higher rate of interest until your balance is paid in full.
What Should You Do About Cash Advances?
- Never, never get a cash advance from your credit card.
- Shred the checks that come in the mail from your credit card. You don't want someone going through your trash and taking the check and using it.
- Destroy the pin that comes with your credit card so you wont use it at an ATM to get an advance.
Receiving a cash advance can make your balance seem more insurmountable than ever; it adds to the intensity of your dire situation. I'd like to know how often you receive a check in the mail from your credit card and if you've ever used one.


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BCAA Supplementation – Timing and Dosage
Introduction to BCAA, MAA and EAA
So that you don't get too lost with the abbreviations or get confused by the relevance of one group of amino acids to another we will be using the following terms. When you see mixed amino acids (MAA) this means all of the amino acids; within this are the 9 essential amino acids (EAA), which contain the 3 branch chain amino acids (BCAAs). Leucine is one of the BCAAs that has been studied in the most depth due to its role in stimulating protein synthesis through the mTOR pathway.
Much of the research on protein and amino acids and their role in performance has been done at the University of Birmingham by Tipton and colleagues. They have stated "it seems that the response of muscle anabolism may differ if amino acids are provided as intact proteins or as free amino acids." For this reason much research has been done trying to find the optimal dose and timing of either intact protein (such as whey) or as free amino acids as either the EAAs or BCAAs. Much research is yet to be done but we are learning more all of the time. One interesting facet that is unknown is whether or not those who are consuming large amounts of protein with high BCAA content, such as whey, meat and dairy, will get any additional benefit from free form supplementation however it is likely that many of the beneficial effects of BCAAs can indeed be realized through the consumption of a 'high BCAA protein source diet'. It is probable that the answer lies in the timing, as well as the conditions (e.g. fasted/fed) under which it is supplemented.
Essential vs Non-Essential
Early research ruled out the non-essential amino acids as stimulators of muscle protein synthesis. The graph below shows arteria-venous differences of amino acid nitrogen. The increase in levels for EAAs and Total (MAA) indicates a net uptake into the muscle.
Intact Protein vs Free Amino Acids
Two specific studies have been done that when taken together give us an idea of a) perhaps the ideal timing of BCAA ingestion and b) the form of ingestion i.e. whey vs BCAAs (not liquid vs tablet, there is little to no difference). The first study compared the ingestion of EAAs (~2.5g BCAA) before versus after resistance training. In this study they concluded that "the response of net muscle protein synthesis to consumption of an essential amino acid + carbohydrate solution immediately before resistance exercise is greater than that when the solution is consumed after exercise." The figure below shows the phenylalanine uptake across the leg, which was used to determine net muscle protein synthesis. It is through a greater blood flow to the muscle that caused the greater response in the PRE exercise group.
When this study was published, there were recommendations from people all around the internet and forums saying that "we should all be consuming our protein shakes before training." The justification was that whey is high in amino acids and that whey is digested so quickly that it doesn't matter whether whey or free form amino acids are used. Funnily enough, the second study showed that it does! The results showed that when intact whey protein is consumed immediately before vs immediately after resistance exercise, "Amino acid uptake was not significantly different" between the two. They therefore concluded that "Thus the response of net muscle protein balance to timing of intact protein ingestion does not respond as does that of the combination of free amino acids …"
In this sense it is perhaps a little premature when people say there is 'no point consuming extra free form BCAAs when they are already consuming a diet that contains lots of high BCAA content proteins such as whey'. Not to say that there is, but obviously free form BCAAs have their own part to play in some situations.
BCAAs are anti-catabolic
Early studies using the infusion of BCAAs showed a strong anti-catabolic effect. This was later confirmed with oral supplementation of both EAAs and BCAAs (11g) with the BCAAs having the more pronounced effect (PDF). These studies are generally carried out with subjects that have been fasting overnight. Therefore if you train early in the morning it is almost certainly a good idea to consume some BCAAs before your session. The practice of intermittent fasting is on the rise with many of the old myths about breakfast and frequent eating having been 'busted'. In this instance, individuals might fast overnight and then extend this fast for many hours; during a fast, glycogen levels will slowly deplete which will lead to an increase in protein breakdown if exercise is commenced, therefore, consuming BCAAs pre training would be well advised.
Leucine – The key Branch Chain Amino Acid (BCAA)
One of the most interesting studies on leucine was done by Koopman et al (2005). To put their methods into perspective, for an 80kg individual they had them consuming 24g of CHO/hour (50:50 glucose: maltodextrin) and 16g protein hydrolysate/hr with or without the addition of 8g leucine/hour. The amount of protein used had previously been shown to maximally stimulate protein synthesis rates in other studies. In this study there were 3 groups, a carbohydrate (CHO) control, a CHO plus protein (CHO+PRO) group and CHO+PRO plus added leucine (CHO+PRO+LEU). Here's what they found:
- Plasma insulin response was higher in the CHO+PRO+LEU vs CHO and CHO+PRO
- Whole body protein breakdown rates were lower, and whole body protein synthesis rates were higher, in the CHO+PRO+LEU and CHO+PRO vs CHO
- Lower protein oxidation rate in the CHO+PRO+LEU vs CHO+PRO
- Whole body net protein balance was significantly greater in CHO+PRO+LEU vs CHO and CHO+PRO.
- Mixed muscle protein synthesis, measured over a 6-h period of post-exercise recovery, was significantly greater in the CHO+PRO+LEU trial compared with the CHO trial with intermediate values observed in the CHO+PRO trial.
Unfortunately, in this study the beverages given were not isocaloric i.e. with each consecutive group there was a greater amount of substrate given. Another study has shown no extra benefit of adding extra leucine to whey however, in this study they only used 3g of leucine. Similarly, they did not have a whey only group but instead compared it to previous results from their lab (it does not state whether the same subjects were used). This is clearly an area that needs more research but leucine is certainly the key player.
As an aside, whether or not carbohydrate (of low or high GI) is needed in the post workout period for either glycogen replenishment or the release of insulin is a debated topic. Protein and specifically the branch chain amino acids taken alone stimulate the release of insulin, a powerful recovery hormone. Consuming a mixture of BCAAs and carbohydrates will elicit an even greater response. The point is whether or not insulin is actually needed in the post training period due to the fact that uptake of many nutrients is independent of insulin levels due to trans-location of transporters to the edge of cells. However, the abuse of insulin has been used by bodybuilders over the years to increase muscle size to superhuman proportions which leads to the notion that getting insulin levels as high as possible, albeit transiently, in the post training period might convey greater gains in muscle mass; certainly there is no effect of extra carbohydrate on either protein synthesis or protein degradation in the short-term. However, if you are going to consume carbohydrate at all, which is (probably) a very good idea if you are trying to increase muscle mass, the post training period is as good a time if not the best time to consume the majority of your carbohydrate.
BCAAs and muscle soreness
Another area that BCAAs might be of benefit is the reduction in muscle soreness that is seen after muscle damaging eccentric exercise. Many studies have shown this as well as an attenuation of the reduction in muscle force caused by muscle damage however this is still equivocal. This effect, while not immediately apparent, could improve gains in muscle mass by allowing you to either increase the number of training sessions per month or to have better quality training sessions depending on how your routine is set up.
A possible benefit for skinny guys
This article has focused on the mechanisms by which the BCAAs and leucine stimulate protein synthesis. An area which is not generally discussed is that of the use of BCAAs to increase appetite. A number of crazy supplements exist that claim to increase appetite for 'skinny dudes' so that they can simply consume the amount of energy they need to grow! Well, BCAAs might just have a role to play here. High levels of serotonin in the brain are thought to reduce appetite along with other effects on feelings of well-being and arousal. In the sports science literature, BCAAs have been used to compete with tryptophan (a precursor to serotonin) to delay fatigue. By reducing the brain uptake of tryptophan, BCAAs may therefore increase appetite. This has actually been used in the treatment of food related disorders such as anorexia where appetite is lost. It may not be a game changer but if you're one of those skinny guys desperate to gain muscle, it might be worth a try.
BCAA Dosage and Practicalities
As far as we know, there are no studies that have looked at BCAA supplementation in resistance trained individuals consuming adequate protein (1.8g/kg+) and compared gains in muscle mass. In a study like this even if the BCAAs had an effect it would be hugely difficult to measure. Therefore any recommendations made here are not based on conclusive, full proof evidence. Dosages are also a tricky one. The studies quoted above have used between 2.5-11g of BCAAs. However, muscle protein synthesis is maxed out with 3-4g of leucine which would equate to 6-8g of BCAAs so this is where our recommendations tend to lie. Bare this in mind when crazy S&C coaches and alike tell you that consuming 20-50g of BCAAs during your workout is going to turn you into the incredible hulk! Daily BCAA intake will also be a factor of the total amount of protein you eat and its BCAA intake therefore rather than give daily intakes, we would suggest you only use BCAAs in the acute training period. One area of current interest is also the refractory nature of leucine, for the real geeks reading this article you might be interested in the following presentation.
Peri-Training Nutrition Protocol
- ~2 hours pre-training: Mixed meal containing protein, carbohydrate and fats or even perhaps fasted for potentially better results?
- Immediately pre-training 6-8g of BCAAs (depending on goals, potentially consumed with some carbohydrate)
- Within first hour of finishing session 20-30g of protein from Whey + 4g of leucine + goal dependent carbohydrates (creatine could also be included here)
- 60-90 minutes later, mixed meal containing protein, carbohydrates and fats
Final Note
One thing that must always be remembered is that 1) research is based on statistical significance not real world significance. This can play out both ways i.e. 20% higher protein synthesis rates in the post training period may reach very high levels of statistical significance but in the real world, with 100s of other factors affecting muscle gain, a study may never actually be able to show how much extra muscle this equates to. It may only equate to 0.5lbs of extra muscle a year therefore is it really worth it? Or a study may find muscle gain in one group is 2lb vs 4lb in another, yet this may not reach statistical significance but in the real world we know which we'd take… 2) Research is done under specific conditions that don't always mimic that of real life so you need to work out if the group of individuals used and the training protocol and timing can be extrapolated to your situation.


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Our angel came to us recently in the shape of a four year old Australian Shepherd named Saucie. We had been talking about the idea of a "companion" dog for Josh for quite a while. As I began to research, I realized it could be years before we received one and Josh might not even qualify for a trained companion dog.
In the meantime, Josh's anxiety at night grew more and more. Bedtime became a traumatic event. Eventually, we heard in Josh's own words what the fear was all about.
"Mom, I'm afraid if I go to bed without you or dad I'm going to die in my sleep."
"Josh, why do you think you might die in your sleep?"
"Because I've almost died so many times. First when we had the house fire when I was a baby and my sister saved me. Then I had cancer and almost died. Then I went into anaphylactic shock and almost died. Then I've had so many breathing problems and have almost died."
I couldn't argue with any of these incidents as they were all true. The house fire story was a little exaggerated, but I knew he'd heard the stories and they had set deep impressions in his soul. I reminded him that NONE of these situations were happening now. Our house was not on fire. The cancer is gone. I'm not giving him any medicine that will cause him to go into anaphylactic shock and he has a stable, solid airway through his tracheotomy.
"Oh" he replied as I watched his 9 year old mind take this all in. But still, bedtimes were tough.
Then we discovered a place where we might find a dog for Josh. As my husband called the breeder and spoke of Josh's needs, he was told they had the perfect dog for us. And one day they drove out to the breeder's home. The barn was lined with kennels full of barking dogs, but Saucie sat quietly. The breeder opened her pen and she walked straight up to Josh and sat down right in front of him waiting for him to pet her! Josh and my husband were stunned!
So Saucie came home that evening, Josh fed her and she slept the entire night on his bed and every night since. Gone is the fear and anxiety of death! Saucie follows him around where ever he goes. She watches out for him and waits for him to come home from school. She's his buddy. She is calm, mellow and very loving. The other night Josh pointed out how she even lies down in the living room facing the entrance just so she could watch over us.
"She's my guard dog, mom" he said with a smile. I would have never guessed what a difference a dog could make in my son's life.
She's an angel…
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Sometimes angels come in dog form...
3 comments:
- Carrie said...
I can't even put into words how awesome I think that is.
- March 10, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- Abednego said...
God is amazing! This reminds me how God created all things (e.g., animals) and how creation shows God's glory!
- March 11, 2010 at 8:04 AM
- mums the word said...
Amazing! Thanks for sharing. There's an incredible God-designed bond between some animals and their humans, for sure!
- May 10, 2010 at 4:32 PM
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On Monday I will end this poll, post the final results, and launch a new survey for the week ahead.
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City officials are poised to pay a New York-based firm $286,000 to redesign and host Baltimore government's website.
The Board of Estimates is slated to vote Wednesday on a proposal to hire Interpersonal Frequency LLC to overhaul the city's site. The city's former chief technology officer began a redesign and overhaul of Baltimore's government website in 2012, but left the task unfinished, city officials have said.
Interpersonal Frequency, which was among eight bidders for the job, worked with Baltimore's current Chief Technology Officer Chris Tonjes at his previous job at Washington D.C.'s library system.
Tonjes said he was not involved in selecting the winning bidder, but vouched for the quality of the firm's work.
"They're excellent but some other people are equally excellent," Tonjes said. He said a team of three managers from his office selected the winning firm.
The half-completed website overhaul, which included a redesign of the site's main page but not agency pages, created the need for the city to solicit bids on a complete website redesign and hosting contract, Tonjes said.
The bids from the eight firms ranged from $68,000 to $840,000. Three bidders were from Maryland, including The Canton Group from Baltimore, which was the highest bidder.
Tonjes said the website overhaul is expected to make Baltimore's site easier for residents to find information; integrate it more smoothly with social media; allow city agencies to more quickly update their own pages; and provide a more consistent look and feel throughout the site.
"We're trying to take the city's website to the next level," Tonjes said.
Former Chief Technology Officer Rico J. Singleton resigned in 2012 after an audit in New York detailed alleged ethical violations that occurred while he worked in state government there, including negotiating a job for his girlfriend and soliciting a job for himself with a software vendor that was awarded a major contract.


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To breed Weimaraners that are a living example of the written standard with an amicable and biddable temperament.
Posted on: 2017-01-29
Britfeld Zippy Do Da E.T. ~ Zeta
10th November 2005 ~ 12th April 2016
It really isn't fair.
It really isn't right.
I love you ZeeZee with all my heart.
We Have A Secret
We have a secret, you and I
that no one else shall know,
for who but I can see you lie
each night in fire glow?
And who but I can reach my hand
before we go to bed
and feel the living warmth of you
and touch your silken head?
And only I walk woodland paths
and see ahead of me,
your small form racing with the wind
so young again, and free.
And only I can see you swim
in every brook I pass
and when I call, no one but I
can see the bending grass.
Author Unknown
Posted on: 2016-03-08
Many thanks to Craig Weston for bring my web site into the 21st century.
The hard yards ahead are now mine to bring the whole site up to date.
Tell you about the plans ahead, give you the Wei National Results thus far ... any offers of help
Posted on: 2013-01-12
Feed-in tariffs provide people producing their own renewable energy with a financial return for the excess power they feed into the grid.
Up until now, different rates were available for different renewable energy technologies and different sized systems. This is being streamlined to one rate, based on the adjusted wholesale price for electricity. The minimum rate will be 8 cents per kilowatt hour for 2013 and will be reviewed annually by the regulator until 2016.
The new Feed-in Tariff is available to households, community organisations and businesses who install sustainable energy systems no greater than 100 kilowatts in size.
From mid-2013, some additional low-emissions technologies will also be made eligible. To be updated on changes to Victoria's feed-in tariffs you can subscribe to our e-Updates.
If you already have a feed-in tariff being credited to your power bill, you will continue to receive this rate until the end date for your scheme. Conditions apply, and you should read more about remaining eligible for your scheme on this website.
Customers accessing the Transitional Feed-in Tariff and the Premium Feed-in Tariff are reminded that any additional panels added to their systems after 31 December 2012 will forfeit their access to the scheme.
Posted on: 2012-07-07
Rest In Peace Dearest Zouk.
4th March 2003 ~ 4th July 2012
Words ecape me.
Words are never enough.
It should never have happened the way it did.
Miss you.
The Creation
When God had made the earth and sky
the flowers and the trees,
He then made all the animals
the fish, the birds and bees.
And when at last He'd finished
not one was quite the same.
He said, "I'll walk this world of mine
and give each one a name."
And so He traveled far and wide
and everywhere He went,
a little creature followed Him
until it's strength was spent.
When all were named upon the earth
and in the sky and sea,
the little creature said, "Dear Lord,
there's not one left for me."
Kindly the Father said to him,
"I've left you to the end.
I've turned my own name back to front
and called you dog, My friend."
Author Unknown
Posted on: 2012-05-03
Tireless Protector
His Faithful One
Constant Companion
Always Ready To Come
Faithful Listener
Second To None
Playful Buddy
Looking For Fun
Unbeatable Snuggler
Warm Like The Sun
Unconditional Lover
Licks By The Ton
Inexhaustible Pleaser
Love On The Run
Sweet Slumber Dear Xardiko
Your Work Is Now Done.
He crossed over to Rainbow Bridge.
He is sadly missed by me, those who knew him but most of all Richard.
He is in ours hearts.
He is in our memories.
He is pain free.
He runs free.


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A HAUTE Halloween Guide: Drinks, Costumery, Decor + More!
GUYS! Ok...it's time to play dress up, trick-or-treat + act goofy.Time for us "older" folk to trade in the candy for some fun + seriously festive social boozery!
So here she sits... an inspiration guide just for YOU! I'd advise it best you tip toe your way through and prepare yourself for quite the view!
Creepy-crawly but tastily enthralling! I promise you this, spirit sipping will never feel so utterly fitting!
Gold Metallic Paper Straws via Oh Happy Day
FREE Spells & Potions Bottle Label Printables via Hostess With the Mostess
Creepy Crawler Red Rum via Martha Stewart
10 Halloween Drinks for the KIDS via Top Inspired
(Others not pictured)
Monster Straw Ping Pong DIY via A Subtle Revelry
Spooky Spiked Dirty Chai Latte via Sugar and Cloth
10 Halloween Cocktails via Town & Country
GONE are the last-minute pick ups of Halloween store remainders - do right by old Hallow + give her something tasty to swallow! Promise? You must! Anything sans thought is 100% transparent and a total bust. Even I (an awful + impatient DIY-er) will find a way to get myself inspired! If not for my own costume-winning prize, than to ensure a big proud smile across the faces of my little guys! Now allow me to expand - EVERY item need not be made my hand. Piece together items from the places you'd normally look last + I guarantee you'll find a way to transform it. Jawdrop...wait for it...GASP!!! Pinterest is such one massive treasure chest, so I've picked, prodded + sorted through to a few things that left me the utmost impressed!
Glam Goddess - last minute DIY via Martha Stewart
Witch's Limbs - Find some old striped stockings or knee-highs + pair with trick-or-treat comfort approved Pumpkin Tieks!
Crystal-Lined Masquerade Mask via ETSY
Lauren Conrad's DIY Mermaid Costume
Beauty Mark Temporary (WATERPROOF!) Tattoos - via Mr. Kate
(others not pictured)
10 Great Couple Costumes via Brit + Co (My right hand gal + her beau are included in this! #10!!!)
For the Trés Chic + High-Fashioned Gal Pals via WhoWhatWear
Perhaps the house could use some adorning...the kind that get's the kids (or you) chipper, cheerful and no longer mourning. When time is short and tempers are shorter, practicality is key in avoiding possible torture. Something as simple as self-decorated balloons or pre-made monster frames to hang in just about any room!
Here's a coveted list of store-bought decor and DIY's because sometimes we just have to learn to do our best with whatever our timeframe complies:
DIY Balloons - Pretty Self-Explanatory...take a SHARPIE and go at it!
Picture Frame Monsters via Pinterest
Balloon-Dipped, No-Carve Pumpkin DIY via Paper & Stitch
(other ideas I adore)
My FREE Mrs. Pumpkin Carving Templates!
Bat Silhouettes (cut out + tape to wall, windows, mirrors, etc) via Tumblr
DIY Sidewalk Skulls via Hello Lucky


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Eid Ghadir
Imam Ali(PBUH): "All piety and devoutness stands between two statements: (a) Never regret for what you have lost and (b) Do not exult for what you have gained." and "Infuse your heart with mercy, love and kindness. ... Grant people your pardon and your forgiveness to the same extent that you hope God will grant you pardon and forgiveness."
Holy Quran: "O Messenger! proclaim (the message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And God will defend thee from men (who mean mischief). For God guideth not those who reject Faith." and "Only God, His Messenger and the true believers who are steadfast in prayer and pay alms while they kneel during prayer, are your guardians."
Drug Delivery:
Targeted drug delivery from hard tissue implants coated with porous double-layer titanium-oxide nanotubes and polymer nanocords
S.K. Sadrnezhaad, A. Eslami Saed, Z. Riyahi
Medical Engineering
No. 210 (2018) 46-49
g-C3N4/SnO2 Nanocomposite:
Novel microwave-assisted synthesis of porous g-C3N4/SnO2 nanocomposite for solar water-splitting
A. Seza, F. Soleimani, N. Naseri, M. Soltaninejad, S.M. Montazeri, S.K. Sadrnezhaad, M.R. Mohammadi, H. Asgari Moghadam, M. Forouzandeh, M.H. Amin
Applied Surface Science
440 (2018) 153–161
NiCoCrAlY/CoNiCrAlY Coatings:
Cyclic oxidation characteristics of HVOF thermal-sprayed NiCoCrAlY and CoNiCrAlY coatings at 1273 K
A. Feizabadi, M. Salehi Doolabi, S.K. Sadrnezhaad, M. Rezaei
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
746 (2018) 509-519
الورقة الأخيرة
Synthesis and characterization of supportless Ni-Pd-CNT nanocatalyst for hydrogen production via steam reforming of methane
A. Chaichi, S.K. Sadrnezhaad, M. Malekjafarian
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
43 (2018), 1319-1336


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Salaam. Is anybody still awake in the BLOG-osphere?
I've been observing all about Michael Phelps as the record breaker in swimming Olympic these days. Nope, I'm not that kind of groupie. I just happen to be interested in swimming. Honestly, I am addicted to swimming, which is a great deal. ^_^ I sadly could not swim before this month. I never learned and practiced swimming properly in my entire life. So, learning to swim is quite a BIG DEAL and a bit rocket science for me. Duh, it's sad, I know. LOL 😀 Therefore, swimming did not come naturally easy for me. It took me 3 times of training to be able to swim breast-stroke properly. During the previous 3 times of training, I was phobia to water, did not know how to stand in 1,5 meters pool, and was too afraid of sinking. Pathetic much, right? LOL. I feel sorry to my trainer who trained me patiently and encouraged me frequently. It feels bad to let him down. However, alhamdulillah I eventually tackled the challenge to be able to swim in 1.5 meters pool.
My advice for beginner in swimming is to listen carefully and follow attentively to your trainer. Then, face and tackle your fear.
He knows the perfect technique. Most of them are Physical Exercise alumnae for God's sake. Stop inventing your own technique. Listen to trainer instead! That's it. You must also watch video, read tutorial (if you want), and collect courage before training day.
Anyway, alhamdulillah that made it to 1.5 meters pool. Next is the semi-Olympic standard pool, where the height is 10-15 centimeters longer than my actual height. Wish me luck to be able to swim on that. Insha Allah I'll be fine there. 🙂
About Michael Phelps. Wow, that guy is just awesomely talented and role model. He practiced swimming since the early age. He spent his childhood training and looked at the line of pool floor. According to his trainer, he even did not take rest to celebrate Christmas (I doubt that he's Christian tho!) in order to practice swimming. No wonder that he won multiple gold medals at the Olypmpic in Beijing and previously in Athena.
The Death of A Walking Dictionary
Topic #2 is about the harsh reality check for walking dictionary guy. People need them less nowadays. It makes me notice how different the world is now. If you ever watch the movie Bucket List, George Freeman just astounds the Spanish mechanic by correctly answers all general knowledge. He is a genius walking dictionary. I remember during my middle school, teacher used to refer the guy who knew much about general knowledge as the walking dictionary. Often times, some pointed at me as one of them. That's such an honor at the time. However, now it seems to be too easy finding out all general knowledge by googling it. 😦 People no longer need to memorize hard list of country's capital, presidents, or their econ statistic. We can google each general question and come up with answers within less than a minute. Too bad for walking dictionary.
One of my lecturers posted about this case which he strongly mentioned that it was useless to beat google, or to be a walking dictionary. It's hard for a semi fact checker like me to accept that fact. But, we must settle and adjust with change and current technology, right? Other way, change will sink us. That's why, the best solution is to still keep reading and forge our skill besides general knowledge memorizing because it's not cool to be dumb about general knowledge either, right? ^_^
This is one of the most hard-to-believe reality checks aka changes: World does not require a walking dictionary no more. So, does it mean the world still need Philosopher? Do we need them? What for? We have Google. Enlighten me, please!!
List of Absurdity Americans Do According to Indonesians
As an Indonesian who experienced living in US for few years, here I include the list of US folks that I still find awkward as native Indonesian. Anyway, the list still goes up and up. So, these are just a little part of it:
1. They (Americans) wash hand after going back from toilet. They tend to mock people who don't do so. Hello!! Indonesians will mock them back because they don't wash their urinary tracks with clean water after doing their business. Eeeww!
2. They can drink directly while showering. It is like having bath while pouring mineral water. Cool, right? 🙂
3. They eat pizza a lot. I just can't get full after eating pizza. Asian, much?
4. Asking people for their religion is a big NO NO.
5. Some of them just don't watch TV much. We're crazy about Miley Cyrus (past), Ariana Grande (current), and others. They don't really pay attention to that. Therefore, we're media victim. Don't watch TV much, folks!
6. They wear shoes to bedroom and whole room. In Indonesia, it's a sign of messy folks.
7. They mostly smoke in bar or other place with sign "SMOKING IS ALLOWED". Good one.


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Wood can be unwarped by using weights to straighten it out. Wood warps when moisture gets trapped in the wood and it then dries out.
To straighten a wooden door, the door must be unhinged, or de-attached, and then placed on a surface where the warped ends can hang in the air. Weights must then be placed on the ends of the door to apply constant pressure to bend the wood back into its original shape. Getting the wood to bend back into its original shape can take some time: usually a few days or even a few weeks. After the wood has been bent back into place, it may need to be re-sanded or refurbished to deal with any new marks caused by the warping. After sanding the wood down, an oil-based primer should be applied so that it can then be repainted. If the wood is taking too long to bend, wet cloths can be placed on the door. This will speed up the bending because the added moisture will give more flexibility to the wood. The technique of using weights to reshape warped wood can be used with any wood that needs to be straightened out.


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There's tons of stuff out there about how natal Saturn represents your fears. Your big "No". But let's look at the positive side.
The house that Saturn occupies in your chart is the area of your life where you (should) know how to set boundaries. Forget about the garbage that holds you back for a second, and just focus on how/where you set boundaries. Saturn implies limits. So, if you have Saturn in your 4th House (home and family) it should feel natural to set protective boundaries around your home (your personal, sacred space). Saturn in the 7th House...relationship boundaries. You know who you want. Don't worry about who you're not getting (or how alone you feel). You know exactly what you want in a relationship.
Saturn manifests. It crystallizes and makes things real. It's your best bet for really getting what you want. The key is pushing past the fear/isolation/depression (that Saturn can bring) and get down to its root; it helps you focus, it helps you set boundaries, it cuts out the excess.
It's the knife in your chart.


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Christina Salerno- Healthy, Happy & Hot Entrepreneur
Biz Role: Creator of Living Quirky
Website: http://livingquirky.com
Location: New York City
#1 Health Tip: Take teeny-tiny steps and be easy on yourself. Change one thing and overtime you'll be where you want to be.
Christina is the kind of person that you just want to be around.
As the creator of the Living Quirky, a blog + community with resources for discovering and celebrating what makes each of us extraordinary, she encourages others to embrace their own unique qualities.
For Christina, it took hitting rock bottom to make her start pay attention to her health and wellness.
After spending a few months on the road touring with her rock band, she got back home and totally crashed. She found out she had Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and autoimmune disease where your body attacks the thyroid gland. Since this experience, she has been trying to figure out what works for her (health-wise, food-wise, life-wise!) and has done a pretty great job of figuring out how to give her body what it needs!
She is a big proponent of experimenting and finding what works for you and I couldn't agree more with her.
[Tweet ""Don't follow someone else's pattern. Find your own and develop it for your unique makeup" -@LivingQuirky #HealthyHappyHotEntrepreneur"]
Oh and I love her idea for a healthy/quick/nourishing breakfast: Sauerkraut + Avocado + Freshly Ground Flaxseed. Yum.
Check out my chat with her here, and leave a message in the comments about what resonates with you! xo
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Dr. Hall is editor in chief of American Herald Tribune. Retired Professor of Globalization Studies at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta Canada. He's been a teacher in the Canadian university system since 1982. Dr. Hall, has recently finished a big two-volume publishing project at McGill-Queen's University Press entitled "The Bowl with One Spoon" PART I The American Empire and the Fourth World: The Bowl with One Spoon, Part One (McGill-Queen's Native and Northern) PART II Earth into Property: Colonization, Decolonization, and Capitalism: The Bowl with One Spoon (Mcgill-Queen's Native and Northern Series) Part II was selected recently by The Independent in the UK as one of the best books of 2010. The journal of the American Library Association called Earth into Property "a scholarly tour de force." One of the book's features is to set 9/11 and the 9/11 Wars in the context of global history since 1492.


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When I was a teenager, I asked my mother if I'd ever find love. My friends were dating, but I'd never met a boy who could see me instead of the packaging I came in - my rheumatoid arthritis and my wheelchair blocked the way. It took some time, but as I, and the men I dated, grew older, it became easier to find someone who wasn't afraid of my RA or the wheelchair. But then, in 2004, my disease flared again, flared so intensely that I felt razed to the ground. That flare taught me just how hard RA can be on relationships, breaking bonds as it wrecks your body and a relationship of four years was destroyed in the wreckage.
After several years of slowly getting stronger, yet never getting back to where I was before the flare, I decided to try to accept that I wouldn't find love again. I thought myself to be damaged goods, too wrecked by disease, too marked by the destructive forces of RA to be desirable to anyone. Turns out I was wrong. Because in the early months of 2009, I met someone - or rather, Met Someone - and we fell in love, unexpectedly, surprisingly, delightfully. I have never been so happy to be wrong.
We live in a world that emphasizes physical beauty and perfection, where illness and disability are things to be pitied, thought to put an end to other parts of your life, especially love, sex, marriage, children. There are people who know this is not the case, people to whom a chronic illness like RA is just something that needs to be worked into how you live, certainly not a barrier to falling in love. But how do you find them?
Know Yourself
The first question you have to ask yourself is whether you're ready for a relationship. RA can take up most of your energy - at the end of the day, do you have anything left over? Dating takes effort and if you're so drained at the end of the day you're only capable of sitting on the couch watching reality television, you may want to consider waiting until you're a bit stronger. Also think about why you're putting yourself out there - are you trying to run away from your disease or hoping a relationship will solve all your problems? In the words of Shakespeare, to thine own self be true. Know who you are and why you make the choices that you do.
Be at Peace with Yourself
It isn't just society's messages that mess with your head, it's also the RA. Because if you don't like your body anymore - might even wish you could get a new one - it's hard to believe that there's someone out there who'll find you attractive and desirable. But here's the thing: your disease does not define you. Your body may bear the marks of RA, but this is also the body that keeps going, getting you through each day no matter how hard it is. Your body is your partner in fighting RA, not your enemy and because of what your body does, you live your life and laugh anyway. Finding a way to shift your thinking and focus on the positive helps you accept who you are, even to like yourself and this will make it much more likely that someone else will, as well.
Consider Computers
If you're reading this, you have access to one of the best tools to dating with a chronic illness: a computer. Using an online dating site - OKCupid and Plenty of Fish are free - takes much less energy than going to a museum, taking a class or going out dancing (my feet ache just thinking about it). It's also much less of a crapshoot - after all, the people who sign up are there to find a relationship. Reading profiles allows you to weed out the incompatible, the weird and the ones obsessed with perfection - if the person's profile lists going to the gym as a hobby or they're looking for someone who has "a great body," don't bother writing them. They are unlikely to cope well with reality, especially when it involves RA.
The Inevitable Rejection
You will get rejected. Some people can't handle the idea of being with someone who has a chronic illness and the sooner you find out, the better. Giving someone the opportunity to run screaming for the hills while you're still in e-mail is going to hurt much less than if you wait until you really like them. Mention your RA briefly early in the process, be open to questions and let the person know that if a chronic illness is a deal breaker for them, it's OK to bail. This is one of the gifts of RA - it's your canary in the mine, weeding out the people who aren't worth your while
Even if you do meet, like each other, go out for a while but ultimately, things don't work out, remember that RA is not the only reason relationships end. If you need an ego booster get together with your single friends who don't have RA to talk (and laugh) about the perils of dating. It'll help.
And Then, the Click
The magazines all say it. Your mother says it. Don't look and you will find. It's a perfect Zen riddle, this strange phenomenon that just when you give up looking for a relationship, there it is.
A little over a year ago, I was looking for new friends, found someone who clicked in all the important ways and we began a great friendship, one that turned to love. Be open to meeting new people, but don't put boundaries around it - have an open mind and be receptive to opportunities and new experiences.
Life is an adventure, so go out there and live it, RA and all. Somewhere along the road, you may find someone who'll be your partner for the trip.
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He's quite a friendly little fellow.
He sings constantly as he flits from branch to branch, and we're curious about what he's finding to feed on.
He's quite a friendly little fellow.
He sings constantly as he flits from branch to branch, and we're curious about what he's finding to feed on.
Yesterday, while planting, he had a pleasant surprise....
The Killdeer is a bird that lays its eggs in fields, and these often become casualties when field work begins. While slowly driving the tractor along, watching the row, he saw a flash of color - a female Killdeer with wings and tail fanned into a circle, protecting her eggs. The brave little mother didn't fly away until the tractor had almost passed her. Hubby climbed off the tractor to inspect the eggs, and thankfully, the wheels had missed them.
Back at the house a little later, he told me about finding the eggs and suggested it might be a good opportunity for photos. Well yes! And here are the eggs, amazingly intact. This field had been dragged in the morning and it's truly a miracle the eggs survived that!
Later I rode on the tractor with my husband, at his suggestion, camera in hand, and while the bird will fly away from a person who is on foot, she stays put on the eggs when the tractor approaches. We drove to within a few feet and I took several photos, after which we backed away and left the poor, vigilant little mommy alone. Click any of these photos to enlarge for detail if you'd like.
Here's Hubby dragging a plowed field...
It's so lovely to see the trees green again.
The Canadian geese like to feed in the fields ....
I explored the river and stalked the geese while Hubby plowed.
It's very pretty down there.
.....but today he finally finished! Oh happy day!
Finishing up with a couple of shots of the view looking past our front yard, taken with the zoom lens from up on the shale bed over by that first field I showed you.
They make a lovely bright spot against the greens of the hills and hedgerow across the road.
The red leaves make it hard to distinguish the 'red' blossoms....
.......so we need to walk closer for a better look at these gorgeous flowers.
At the base of the biggest crab, in the little fence garden, the forget-me-nots are proclaiming "Spring!" There are whites mixed with the blues, but I've yet to find a pink.
Do dandelions count for Bloom Day? We certainly have plenty! Our lawn is a sea of yellow between mowings, and even though the bright yellow weeds quickly pop back up after being mowed off, I like to see their cheery pom pom faces.
On Monday I noticed the first purple Iris had opened behind the fringed tulips.
Hello there!
When I came home from work today 4 more blooms had opened!
The Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra) are looking brighter and are beginning to open more of their beautiful chain-of-hearts blossoms. The smaller bush in front of the big one still has branches bent to the ground from that recent hard frost, but it's looking much better and is also opening new blooms.
Exquisitely shaped pink and white hearts!
The white bush is always a little later to start, but here's the first bloom.
Forget-me-nots are at their feet.
Brunnera 'Jack Frost' is blooming with tiny blue forget-me-not look-alike flowers. I planted this last summer. Aren't those leaves gorgeous?
Pulmonaria (Lungwort) is a passalong from Marie, also planted last summer. I love the combination of pink and blue blossoms and the lovely spotted leaves.
This creeping Phlox was given to me by my son and his wife last summer. I thought it was a different color to the one I already have, but it looks the same. Nevermind, now I have it in the front garden as well as the back.
Vinca Minor makes a pretty ground cover.
Lamium spreads well as a ground cover too, and also looks pretty mixed with other plants in a container.
These creamy white tulips bloom a little later than most of the others.
This close-up shows the lilac in the photo above is budding. It won't be long before we'll be enjoying the wonderful scent of the lilac bushes.
Here are the Van Eijk tulips again, with Johnny-jump-ups behind them.
These little guys jump up all over the place!
I eventually become ruthless and pull a lot of them out to make room for some annuals and perhaps a few new perennials, but their early color is a welcome sight, and who doesn't love volunteers?
The beautiful red tulips are still looking good.
But I don't think I've ever met a tulip I didn't love
This lonely little double daffodil is one-of-a-kind where there used to be a clump.....
.....and this sweet pale pink tulip is close by. Both are lone survivors from long-ago plantings.
The Abutilon grew very nicely during the winter in the warmth of the house, and has just begun to bloom again. It will be planted outside again soon. I haven't quite decided whether it'll go in a container or a garden.


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Well, today David and I took his mom to Cincinnati so we could do some shopping. We went to Bass Pro World and looked at their camping stuff for our trip to Gatlinburg in August; that store is always fun to go and look around in. Then we went to the mall and walked around, I'm so happy because Shayna was really good today; for the past three days she has been really cranky because she wouldn't take a nap, but when you put her in the car, she's out like a light, so all that driving around did some good and she took a couple naps today. We also made a trip to Babies R Us and I swear that store is like my favorite place- I could spend hours in there.
David and I are also trying for another baby now; we want them close in age and we only want two. I know we probably didn't conceive on our first cycle of trying, in fact I took a pregnancy test and it was negative but it also could have been too early since I tested 3 days before Aunt Flo is due, so we'll just have to wait and see, like I said, I highly doubt it so we'll have to keep trying.
Here lately, I've became addicted to the Soapnet channel and I'm watching a lot more of them, I guess I'm turning into that typical SAHM, lol. I used to only watch Passions and I swear it's my guilty pleasure- the show is so cheesy and dramatic, but it just sucks you in. All the other ones I'm having a hard time following the storylines and figuring out what's going on, but General Hospital seems relatively easy to follow and I really like it, speaking of which, it's getting ready to come on so I'll write more in a few days or so.


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Giving locally is more than a cliché for a local man, it's a driving force in his life.
Todd Myers heads the United Way of Fulton County campaign for 2016 a role he has held for two years. Giving to support the United Way has been part of his life for his working career.
Myers is in commercial banking and lending. He is married and has two grown sons.
He is a lifelong resident of Wauseon as is his wife, Laurie.
He attended Ohio University for a while and graduated from Bowling Green in 1983. He moved back to Wauseon but has worked his adult life in Toledo.
Still, despite being an Ohio native, he roots for "that school up north." A trait he shares with half his neighbors. He has a big Block M flag on the flag pole on an island in the cul-de-sac where he resides.
Myers has been a "fair share" giver for 33 years. It was something the bank encouraged its employees to do, he said.
"For me it kind of evolved," Myers said. "At first it was all the programs they were showing me in Toledo."
Then the Community Chest in Fulton County became the United Way of Fulton County, Myers said. At first his money supported the programs in Toledo, but he wanted to be more efficient in how those dollars were distributed.
The local effort is different from Toledo where the agency there doles out money to programs, while the Fulton County chapter has its own programs as well as supporting others, Myers said. The local programs include combating childhood obesity and promoting healthy diets for kids.
The list of specific programs include: Crunch Out Obesity, Financial Empowerment, an after school program and Serving Up My Plate."
"Those programs are actually run by the United Way," Myers said. "Funding for that has been hit or miss, so that's what we have been trying to do is increase our support."
There is no formal goal this year, Myers said. Last year the agency collected $340,000 and he would like to see that exceeded by 10 percent this year, he said.
"We increased last year and we are hoping to again," Myers said.
The total reflects the efforts to rebuild a network of giving since the 2008 recession left everything in shambles. The giving is back on a upward trend, he said.
He has only been involved the last two years. He credits Director Gina Saaf and his predecessors for any successes.
"Three years ago I was solicited to be on the cabinet," Myers said. "The following year I served as chair and I was asked to come back."
Myers' local connections are vital to his success in helping the organization reach its goals, Saaf said.
He is from the community, so he understands the importance of the programs we are providing to Fulton County residents, she said.
"Todd is a wonderful asset to our organization, serving as Campaign Chair for the second year in a row," Saaf said. "We really depend on volunteers like Todd and the rest of the campaign cabinet to help us reach out to the public for support. Without that, we would not be able to have the huge impact that our internal and partner agency programs provide right here in Fulton County."
The large part of the drive is direct mailing, but there is also soliciting commercial businesses. The goal is direct donations, matching gifts or incentives to get their employees to participate.
Myers cited Sauder Woodworking as one of the largest participating firms. They do a matching program and invite their employees who give to a luncheon.
The hospital and schools are big supporters. Teachers in most of the districts have been supportive.
"It's really tapping into how the company culture is," Myers said. "What fits for them."
Myers likes to go out and talk to companies and meeting people. It's what he does for a living and the contacts he's made in his 33-year career has helped him gain access for the campaigns.
And he likes meeting new contacts as well. Once he's tapped into a company culture, he helps figure out the right program or incentive. That could be paid days off, a jeans day or a luncheon, he said.
The goal is to show them what their money goes to support.
"Then it grows from there," Myers said. "That's the end objective."
Unlike Toledo which has a major benefactor who supplies all their funding, Fulton County has to continuously go out and sell the programs and cause. There are some deep roots, but could be deeper, Myers said.
"All of the companies in the county are extremely generous, but they have other charities they are supporting," Myers said. "We've got some work to do to make it better."
The county has been aided by several large companies, most recently Nature Fresh greenhouses and North Star Steel, among others, Myers said. There continues to be growth, so much so there are large companies he has not met yet, he said.
The campaign is aiming to wrap up solicitations by the end of November and have employee contributions completed by the end of the year.
The campaign gets the word out through direct solicitations and mailers for individual donors.
"We are also calling on companies to get our appeals within the organization," Myers said.
Sauder has created a short video about the agency which is on the United Way website,There is a segment that shows how the giving fits in from a kid's perspective, he said.
"So many of the program we do are focused on kids and families," Myers said. "It's a handy little piece."
For more information, visit http://www.unitedwayfultoncountyoh.org/
James Pruitt may be reached at email@example.com
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I feel horrible when I'm bad at something.
When I started my first business, I was bad at dealing with partners, employees, money, expenses, and negotiation.
There's no way to start a business without being bad at those things. People who are good are good because they spent 10 years being bad.
Note: You have to love being incompetent in order to be competent.
That's the true test that you will be able to get better at, whatever in life you love strongly enough to get better at.
I had to give myself permission to be incompetent at business, at relationships , at parenting. I'm still mostly incompetent. But maybe a little better.
When I started my first business I had one skill: People liked me. I hate to say that's a skill, but it is.
I was always so ugly as a kid (my personal opinion of myself) that I forced myself to be as likable as possible to overcompensate.
And then, when I had a job interviewing people at 3:00 in the morning, I practiced even more. Why?
Because if a couple is arguing at 3:00 in the morning on a street corner in a ghetto, how can I go up to them and say, "Hey, what are you guys arguing about?" and make them comfortable with me in three seconds.
You only have three seconds. I know this because if they are not comfortable within three seconds, then an angry, drunk couple at 3:00 in the morning in New York City will either spit on you, throw something at you, or try to hit you. All three of those things happened to me.
So I had to get better. I was really shy just walking up to people. But in a three-year period I interviewed about 1,000 people at 3:00 a.m. and learned to get good.
I can do the BS thing and say, "Here are 10 ways to get people to like you in three seconds," but I don't think there's a shortcut. I had to find the worst, most uncomfortable situation and get people to like me in that situation over and over and over.
And over.
Later when I started a business, the main skill set I had was treating the CEO of American Express like an unfriendly prostitute at 3:00 in the morning and then I would get the deal.
I had other skills. But they didn't matter. I could program a computer, for instance. But a lot of people who program computers can't talk to people. I know this because I went to school with all of them.
I can't think of a shortcut because I am the most scared, shy person in the world in any social situation.
When I was little, my grandfather would pick me up and carry me to another little boy and force me to introduce myself but I would start crying and he would get upset and hit me.
Later, when I was in a new camp, I literally couldn't open my mouth. All of the other kids thought there was something wrong with me. Eventually,the camp didn't know what to do with me and my parents just let me stay at home.
And when I started to like girls (and then women), for many years I had to play a role in order to open my mouth. I had to pretend to be something I wasn't.
My self-esteem was such a difficult burden for me to carry around I had to constantly let others take care of it for me. That's a bad mistake.
Sooner or later, they can't carry your self-esteem for you and you fall apart. I try not to do that anymore.
So I knew talking to people at 3:00 in the morning would be really hard for me.
And I knew doing sales at a business would be really hard for me.
And I knew that meeting someone I loved and somehow expressing myself to them in an authentic way would be really hard for me.
And I knew that going to a party and making friends, or even talking to my own friends would be really hard for me.
And I knew having a podcast and talking to complete strangers about all the challenges life had for them would be really hard for me.
So I guess that's the key, and now I guess I can write the bullshit.
A) Identify one thing you love that is really hard for you. B) Do it C) Repeat B a lot.
Then you move from incompetent to competent. From competent to mastery. From mastery to virtuosity. [Thanks to my friend, Mark Ford, for breaking it for me into these four categories. It's very true.]
I have never seen a short cut.
I've been writing for 25 years. Almost every day. A few weeks ago someone wrote a comment on one of my posts, "this guys seems like he needs medication but if he took it maybe he wouldn't write like this."
I'm glad so many medical professionals take time out of their busy day to give me a diagnosis on social media. I guess that is what the "sharing economy" is all about.
All I know is:
I walk around and sometimes wake myself up. I think: I'm from another planet and this is my first second on Earth. What do I do now? What?!
At that moment I pretend I am bad at everything and I need to look at everyone RIGHT NOW and start figuring things out.
From the point of view of an alien the world is a scary and exciting place. Something to learn.
One of these days I will move from incompetent to competent at doing this thing called life.


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January-February 2017: Requested to sign onto letter protesting an Oregon school district's banning of the book "Eleanor and Park" without review. However, in view of our decision not to become involved in local issues with few exceptions, we did not join this action on the grounds that we don't have enough time to respond to every local issue of "soft" book banning. However, we named two ASJA members to deal with local issues of this sort. We would still like to recruit more.
January 19, 2017: Signed onto statement issued by the National Coalition against Censorship condemning a decision to remove a student painting from the U.S. Capital Building. The allegorical painting protesting police actions was created by St. Louis high school student David Pulphus and was among the winners of a student competition. http://ncac.org/blog/ncac-condemns-decision-to-remove-student-painting-from-u-s-capitol-building. In December NCAC, working with a team of attorneys, drew up an amicus curiae brief to protest the painting's removal and argue for its reinstatement. The brief makes the argument that the court incorrectly applied the "government speech" doctrine to the student art competition (as opposed to applying the "forum" analysis under which viewpoint discrimination is prohibited), which allowed the court to then rule that the issue was entirely outside the First Amendment.
February 24, 2017: Signed on to letter circulated by the National Fair Housing Alliance, which urges Congress to Stop Assault on Fair Housing Rule and preserve Access to Public Data. The statement emphasizes the importance of preserving important government data collection efforts, and preserving public access to the data collected.
March 2 , 2017: Signed on to letter in support of Freedom of the Press circulated by the National Coalition against Censorship and the American Society of News Editors. We then posted this statement on the ASJA website.
March 12, 2017: At the request of the Media Coalition, we signed on to amicus brief in support of Higginbotham vs. City of New York, 2nd circuit, supporting the right of photographers to photograph the actions of police in a public place.
March 7, 2017: Signed on to letter to John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security, in response to his statement at the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on February 7th, 2017, that the Department of Homeland Security would consider requiring visa applicants to provide log-in information (passwords or other credentials) for their social media accounts. We joined other human rights and civil liberties organizations, business, and trade organizations, urging him to reject any proposal to require visa applicants or others wanting to enter the United States to provide log-in information to their online accounts as a condition of entry into the United States. Demanding log-in information is a direct assault on fundamental rights and would weaken national security.
Signed on to a letter to the United Nations, urging an investigation of reports that the United States is demanding visitors provide access to their electronic devices as well as passcodes to those devices and online accounts. These practices persist in violation of the United States human rights treaty obligations and UN action is needed to hold the government accountable for the protection of human rights at U.S. borders, which are not zones of exclusion or exception.
October 6, 2017: Signed onto a letter supporting amicus curiae brief in case of Gravano vs Take-Two, initiated by the Media Coalition, urging retention of the right to use real persons in fictional depictions. Although ASJA members largely write nonfiction, some of our members do write fiction, including fictionalized accounts of history, and thus need to have the freedom to use this information.
November 2017: Wrote to The Independent of Malta, seeking information on getting information about the family of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia, so that we can award the Conscience in Media award to her posthumously in recognition of her courageous reporting, which ultimately led to her murder. Have been in contact with members of her family, who plan to come to New York in May during our annual conference to accept the Conscience in Media award on her behalf.
December 4, 2017: Signed onto the amicus brief that Reporters Committee of Freedom of the Press in support of Jamie Kalven's motion to quash a subpoena seeking information about his confidential sources for his reporting about the shooting of Laquan McDonald. The amicus brief argues that the Illinois Reporter's Privilege provides strong protections for confidential source information and emphasizes the policy reasons underlying the privilege. It also argues that the privilege cannot be overcome by speculative arguments and that the public policy behind the act weighs in favor of quashing the subpoena in this case. The court quashed the subpoena for his testimony, which could have forced him to reveal confidential sources.
December 19, 2017: Signed onto an open letter to the Baltimore (MD) City Public Schools seeking to learn more about the district's decision-making process about books in the curriculum or in school libraries, after the removal of a book following one parent's voiced objection to it. The book was Buck, a widely acclaimed memoir by Professor M.K. Asante. After weeks of inquiry, which the district has either dodged or dismissed, the National Council against Censorship filed a Freedom of Information request to learn more about the district's decision-making process.


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High School Sports
Saturday's Roundup: Lake Norman Charter girls track makes history, Mallard Creek track makes dominant
↑Lake Norman Charter girls track: won the N.C. 2A Western regional meet Saturday. It was the first time the school has won a boys or girls track regional event.
↑Forestview, Marvin Ridge track: Forestview's boys won the NCHSAA 3A Western Regional Saturday. Marvin Ridge took boys and girls titles at the Midwest 3A regional meet. Full meet results below
↑Providence Day track: Chargers dominated the CISAA conference meet Saturday. The boys won by 96 points over Charlotte Country Day. The girls won by 106 points, also over Country Day. Complete winners, team scores below. Chargers girls star Emerson Porter, a UNC recruit, won four events: pole vault, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles and ran on the winning 800 relay team.
↑Sun Valley, North Stanly softball: In the 3A playoffs, Sun Valley knocked off No. 3seed and perennial state title contender Enka 12-6 on the road. And in 1A, North Stanly beat No. 2 seed and perennial state title contender Hiwassee Dam 12-1 on the road.
↑Indian Land girls track star Kaitlyn Rodman: 1,600 S.C. state champion was third in the 3,200 and sixth in the 800.
↑Indian Land girls soccer: beat Brookland-Cayce 5-3 on penalty kicks after the teams tied in overtime in the S.C. 3A state championship game. Indian Land finished 19-5-1. Game details below
<z_sym_arrow_up>Mallard Creek track: powered by strong relay teams, the Mavericks boys and girls teams won N.C. 4A regional championships Saturday in Boone. Winners, complete results below:
Your girls and boys @NCHSAA 4A West Region Champions again! #CreekLife pic.twitter.com/WXbU8pYpJj— Mallard Creek Sports (@mcmavsathletics) May 13, 2017
↑Noah Hays, Providence lacrosse: Hays, fighting a brave battle against cancer, signed a one-day contract with the Charlotte Hounds for Saturday's game against Chesapeake. He got to dress and be with the team throughout the game. For every $10 ticket sold, $3 was donated to his cancer fight. The event was held in conjunction with Major League Lacrosse's partnership with the American Cancer Society and the Real Men Wear Pink campaign.
Providence High lacrosse goalie prepares for rematch w/rare cancer. Langston Wertz on Noah Hays' inspiring attitude https://t.co/mNkDQeooGH— Charlotte Now (@CharlotteCP) March 11, 2017
Saturday's #BIG5 Performers
Garrison Burress, South Caldwell baseball: 3-for-4 hitting with three RBIs and three runs scored in a 8-7 win over East Forsyth in the N.C. 4A playoffs. South Caldwell scored in the bottom of the seventh to win a game where East Forsyth stranded 14 baserunners.
Isaiah Cole, Bessemer City boys track and field: won high jump plus 100- and 200-meter dashes at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A Western Regionals. Full results, area winners, below
Matt Elder, Lake Norman boys lacrosse: three goals, three assists in an 11-7 win over Winston-Salem Reynolds in the N.C. quarterfinals.
William Harwood, Pine Lake Prep baseball: senior pitcher threw a 2-hitter in a 1-0 win over East Surry, the No. 1 seed in the N.C. 1A Western playoffs. Harwood retired 18 of the last 19 batters he faced, including the last 17 in a row. Pine Lake Prep is a No. 14 seed.
Mary Elliott McCabe, Charlotte Latin girls soccer: three goals, two assists in an 8-0 NCISAA playoff win over Forysth Country Day.
Some key links to additional high school coverage
Shrine Bowl to add youth football all-star game this year
Pine Lake Prep star wins NCHSAA 1A tennis title
Newton-Conover star wins rare NCHSAA 2A tennis title for his school
NCHSAA, NCISAA spring sports playoff scores, pairings
Marvin Ridge baseball coach thinks his team has recipe to 3-peat
Saturday's Scores
ESurry 000 000 0 -- 2 2 1
WP: W Harwood. LP: Wilson
Leading Hitters PLP: M Fea 2-3, run
Alexander 000 100 0 -- 1 7 0
Roberson 310 102 X -- 7 11 3
WP: Garrett Blalock. LP: Trae Starnes
Leading Hitters AC: Rhyne Johnson 2-4; Tyler Campbel 2-2
Leading Hitter SR: Collin Watt 4-4, 5 RBIs, 3 runs); Aaron McKeithan 2-4
E Forsyth 023 101 0 -- 7 9 0
S Caldwell 004 300 1 -- 8 8 3
WP: Owen Foxx. LP: Sam Peddycord
Leading Hitters EF: Harrison Hayse 3-5, 2 runs; Connor Norby 2-5, 2 runs
Leading Hitters SC: Garrison Burress 3-4, 3R, 3 RBIs; Curtis Massagee 2-3, 1R, 1 RBI
Notable: East Forysth had 14 runners left on base compared to two for South Caldwell
Boys Lacrosse
Ryan Werner - 1g
Tucker Goodelle - 1g
Mitchell Cody - 2g 2a
Ryan Caplis - 1g 2a
Matt Elder - 3g 3a
Blake Lecky - 2g 1a
Ben Belding won 10 faceoff's
Ricky Bokavich had 11 saves
Notable: Lake Norman advances to the state semifinals vs Charlotte Catholic Tuesday night at Lake Norman at 7
Cannon 1 0 0 5 1 0 X 7 - 4 - 0
WP - G. Holloway
LP - S. Evans
Leading Hitters:
CDS - K. Barcley 2-3 2B, K. Culpepper 2-4 2B, T. Jones 1-3 2B
Cannon - A. Holloway 2-2, L. Matthews 2-4
Girls Soccer
Goals: Mary Elliott McCabe 3; Sutton Jones 2; Sophie Bellavia 1; Emily Wise 1; Anna Calloway 1
Assists: Mary Elliott McCabe 2; Sutton Jones 2; Anna Calloway 2; Claudia Dickey 1; Ellie Norman 1; Emily Wise 2
Shutout: Ruthie Jones
Records: Latin 16-1-2; FCDS 11-5-2
Notes: Latin will Play Durham Academy on Tuesday at Home.
CATA Goals:
Josie Studer - 4
CATA Assists
Molly Boda
Maria Fehlman
Ally Burnett
INDIAN LAND 1, BROOKLAND-CAYCE 1 (IL 5-3 PKs)
SC 3A state championship game
Goals: (BC) Elizabeth McGee (11'); (IL) Kelsey Long (13').
Shots: BC - 21, IL - 7.
Saves: (BC) Charlotte Teeter - 3, (IL) Emma Thompson - 11.
Corner Kicks: BC - 10, IL - 5.
Offsides: BC - 0, IL - 2.
Fouls: BC - 23, IL - 10.
Cautions: (BC) Catherine McKeown (54'), Kayann Glass (62') Jayla Pugh (99'); (IL) CC Thompson (86').
Records: Indian Land 19-5-1, Brookland-Cayce 20-7-2.
Notable: Indian Land wins after two ten minute overtime periods and two five minute sudden death periods on penalty kicks.
IL PK Team in order: Kelsey Long, Summer Bishop, Kailee Erwin, Reagan Hunter, Emily Gerdes
Track and Field
Girls Team Totals: 1. Mallard Creek; 2. Rocky River; 3. Providence; 4. Myers Park; 6. North Meck; 7. Butler; 8. Ardrey Kell; 9. AL Brown; 10. Olympic
Boys Team Totals: 1. Mallard Creek; 2. Providence; 3. North Meck; 4. Myers Park, Hopewell; 6. Porter Ridge; 7. AL Brown; 8. Lake Norman; 9. Mooresville, Alexander Central
Girls Area Champions: Ashley Taylor, Berry, girls shot put, girls discus; Kenya Livingston, Rocky River, high jump, long jump; Jeanie Ball, Myers Park, pole vault; Providence 3200 relay; Akira Rhodes, Mallard Creek, 100 hurdles; Mariah Atwater, Rocky River, 100, 400; Mallard Creek 800 relay; North Meck 400 relay; Elizabeth White, Myers Park, 300 hurdles; D'Amani Bryant, Rocky River, 800; Cambrea Sturgis, AL Brown, 200; Lindsey Lanier, Providence, 3200; Mallard Creek 3200 relay;
Boys Area Champions: Chancelor Crawford, North Meck, shot put, discus; Idris Bernard, Mallard Creek, high jump; Jonathan Lehe, Lake Norman, pole vault; Austin Richardson, Porter Ridge, long jump, triple jump; Mallard Creek 3200 relay; Cedric McGriff, Providence, 110 hurdles; Brenton Purvis, Mallard Creek, 100; Mallard Creek 800 relay; Hayden Blalock, Providence, 1600; Mallard Creek 400 relay; Joshua Parks, AL Brown, 400; Jabari Dalton, South Meck, 300 hurdles; Canoy Tyson, Mallard Creek, 800; Ishaq Smith, North Meck, 200; Marshall Williamson, Myers Park, 3200; Mallard Creek 3200 relay;
Girls Team Totals: 1. Murphy; 2. Swain Co.; 3. Pine Lake Prep; 5. Bessemer City; 6. Lincoln Charter; 7. Mountain Island Charter; 8. Community School of Davidson
Boys Team Totals: 1. Murphy; 2. Bessemer City; 3. Mountain Island Charter; 4. Pine Lake Prep
Area Champions: Isaiah Cole, Bessemer City, high jump, 100, 200; Clarke Alexander, Community School of Davidson, girls high jump, 200; Carson Pledger, Mountain Island Charter, long jump, triple jump; Summer Meeks, Bessemer City, girls 100; Bessemer City girls 800 relay (Ja'Ciya Guthrie, Brianne Davis, Kiazyia Degree, Summer Meeks); Mountain Island Charter 800 relay (Aapri Washington, Tikwan Johnson, Anthony Phillips, CJ Stephens); Michaela Gammon, Lincoln Charter, girls 1600, 3200; Mountain Island Charter 400 relay (Dakotah Diggs, Jaida Mackey, Khalia Byers, Asia Washington); Mountain Island Charter 400 relay (Tikwan Johnson, Anthony Phillips, Aapri Washington, CJ Stephens); Conrad Phillips, Pine Lake Prep, 3200
Girls Team Totals: 1. Parkwood; 2. North Rowan; 3. Forbush; 6. Monroe; 9. West Stanly
Boys Team Totals: 1. Parkwood; 2. Forest Hills; 3. Monroe; 8. Mount Pleasant; 9. Central Academy
Area Champions: Payton Russell, North Gaston, 200, 400; Anna Bristle, Parkwood, 1600; Parkwood 400 girls relay (Brianna Nachtigal, Netanya Linares, Trista Taylor, Kennedie Gaither); Parkwood girls 800 relay (Brianna Nachtigal, Netanya Linares, Trista Taylor, Kennedie Gaither); Lakayla Birst, North Rowan, girls high jump; Destinee Allen, Forest Hills, girls long jump, girls triple jump; Naadiya Faison, Monroe, girls shot put, girls discus; Scott Mcclendon, Forest Hills, 100, 200; Jesse Ballew, Central Academy, 400; Ellijah Gaddy, Forest Hills, 110 hurdles; Forest Hills 400 relay (Jadus Davis, Scott Mcclendon, Jaleel Mclaughlin, Ellijah Gaddy); Parkwood 800 relay (Zach Barksdale, Travon Morrow, Wayne McGriff; Caleb Lee); Monroe 1600 relay (Joshua Marsh, Tyson Houston, Elijah Henderson, Marcus Walker); Central Academy 3200 relay (Jackson Hase, Josh Weirich, Evan Wunder, Jesse Ballew); Caleb Lee, Parkwood, high jump; Matthew Mudd, South Stokes, long lump; Gerald McKinney, Parkwood, triple jump;
Girls Team Totals: 1. W. Henderson; 2. Ashbrook; 3. AC Reynolds; 5. St. Stephens; 10. East Gsaton
Boys Team Totals: 1. Forestview; 2. Ashbrook; 3. Hibriten; 6. Kings Mountain; 10. Freedom
Area Champions: Dy'air Mccormick, South Point, girls 100, 200; Kiara Bethune, Ashbrook, girls 400; Faith Younts, Patton, girls 1600, 3200; Hassani Burris, Ashbrook, girls long lump, girls triple jump; MaKayla Moore, Freedom, girls shot; Ne'ja Ervin, East Gaston, girls discus; Titus Toms, Burns, 10; Joshua Wilson, Ashbrook, 200, 400; Landon Maxwell, East Gaston, 1600; Aveon Reid, Forestview, 100 hurdles; Delante Sykes, Ashbrook, 300 hurdles; Kings Mountain 400 relay; Hibriten 800 relay; Forestview 1600 relay; Orlandus Gamble, Kings Mountain, high jump; Ben Finger, North Gaston, pole vault; Thai Tuttanon, Kings Mountain, long jump; Jon Barrett Lewis, Hibriten, shot put
Girls Team Totals: 1. Marvin Ridge; 2. Weddington; 3. South Iredell; 4. Cuthbertson; 5. Central Cabarrus, Cox Mill; 8. Anson; 9. Statesville
Boys Team Totals: 1. Marvin Ridge; 2. Weddington; 3. Concord; 4. South Iredell; 5. Hickory Ridge; 6. Cox Mill; 7. West Rowan; 8. Cuthbertson; 10. Robinson, North Lincoln
Area Champions: Patience Marshall, Anson, girls shot; Tylor Brown, Piedmont, shot put wheelchair; Gabriel Stainback, Concord, discus, high jump; William Fuller, Carson, wheelchair discus, wheelchair 100; Jaelyn Warren, Cuthbertson, girls high jump, 100 hurdles; Isabel Crandell, Marvin Ridge, girls pole vault; Peter Shelley, Marvin Ridge, pole vault; Birdie Burton, NW Cabarrus, girls long jump; Samuel Johnson, Statesville, long jump, triple jump; Weddington 3200 girls relay (Sydney Burke, Erika Newman, Caroline Horne, Sarah Bechtel); Weddington 3200 relay (Stephen Larson, Will Mazur, Carson Glatz, Kyle Durham); Ben Shelley, Marvin Ridge, 110 hurdles; Tracey Manigault, Cox Mill, girls 100; Jalen Martin, Concord, 100; Elizabeth Becker, Weddington, girls wheelchair 100; Central Cabarrus 800 girls relay (Daviyana Byrd; Kayla Smith; Elanna Peay; Marissa Blakely); Hickory Ridge 800 relay (Isaiah Gadson, Cameron Rose, Jamin Glenn, Garrett Losaw); Sarah LaTour, Cuthbertson, girls 1600, 3200; Brian Risse, North Lincoln, 1600; South Iredell girls 400 relay (Christina Reynolds, Olivia Cooney, Ashley Buck, Lizzie Thompson); Weddington 400 relay (Denison Livingston, Mark Conner, Emerson Douds, Doug Dracon); Marisaa Blakely, Central Cabarrus, girls 400; Emerson Douds, Weddington, 400; Elizabeth Becker, Weddington, girls 200, 400, 800 wheelchair; Jorja Medders, Marvin Ridge, 300 hurdles; Cory Gaither, South Iredell, 300 hurdles; Sarah Bechtel, Weddington, girls 800; Kyle Durham, Weddington, 800; Doug Dracon, Weddington, 200; Kyle Hinson, Weddington, 3200; Cuthbertson girls 1600 relay (Dahlia Cutler, Florah Henry, Aubrie Farwell, Madison Ilch); Weddington 1600 relay (Emerson Douds, Kyle Durham, Doug Dracon, Denison Livingston)
Girls Team Totals: 1. Providence Day; 2. Country Day; 3. Charlotte Latin; 4. Cannon; 5. Charlotte Christian; 6. Covenant Day
Boys Team Totals: 1. Providence Day; 2. Country Day; 3. Charlotte Latin; 4. Charlotte Christian; 5. Covenant Day; 6. Cannon
Boys Champions: Ben Norris, Providence Day, pole vault; Robert Fuller, Charlotte Latin, shot put, discus; Logan Jones, Charlotte Christian, long jump; Bennett Jones, Charlotte Latin, high jump; Joshua Eboboko, Charlotte Christian, triple jump; Providence Day 3200 relay (Noah Dolhare, Millan Henegar, Jason Krell, Adam Habas); Manny Riolo, Providence Day, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles; DeMarkes Stradford, Charlotte Latin, 100, 200; Country Day 800 relay (Twan Flip, Morgan Prime, Brockford Allen, Uduak Etuk); Noah Dolhare, Providence Day, 1600, 3200; Charlotte Christian 400 relay (Joshua Eboboko, Austin Isreal, Obi Egbuna, Ben Williams); Brockford Allen, Country Day, 400; Adam Habas, Providence Day, 800; Country Day 1600 relay (Brockford Allen, Peter Mitchell, Marcus Woods, Uduak Etuk)
Girls Champions: Zoe Weatherington, Charlotte Country Day, discus, shot put; Sarah Billiard, Covenant Day, high jump; Olivia Hee, Providence Day, long jump, 100; Emerson Porter, Providence Day, pole vault, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles; Camille Harley, Cannon, triple jump; Providence Day 3200 relay (Justine Cronk, Tracy Laughlin, Ananyaa Bharadwaj, Regan Cronk); Providence Day 800 relay (Emerson Porter, Camryn Taylor, Jessica Jant, Gracie Whelan); Justine Cronk, Providence Day, 1600; Providence Day 400 relay (Jessica Jant, Camryn Taylor, Gracie Whelan, Olivia Hee); Gracie Whelan, Providence Day, 400, 200; Ella Dunn, Country Day, 800; Lilly Hallock, Charlotte Latin, 3200; Providence Day 1600 relay (Kai Mawougbe, Gabby Boland, Regan Cronk, Camryn Taylor);