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Quickie for you this time. In and out. Say no more. Wink wink. Nudge nudge.
Got a battle in against Paul this time, I'd brought the following list with the intention of just throwing it into whatever –
Barny2, Wrastler, 2 Boneswarms, Bull Snapper, Wrongeye & Snapjaw, Bone Shrine, Mist Speaker, Chef, 2 Max Posse with Void Leech each, Shamblers, Croc Pot
Trying out the Blindwater version of the Barny boat, seeing if Blackest Night is good with more infantry plus having a decent number of feat targets!
I was expecting Paul to drop some Circle bullsh*t, but instead he's brought Retribution!
Thyron, 2 Manticores, 2 Harpies (proxied by other lights), 2 mechaniks, Scyir marshaling a Griffon, Eiryss2, 2 Max Sentinels with UAs
Legion of Dawn theme (which has one of the weirdest benefits I've ever seen; marshaled 'Jacks get flank Dawnguard…)
DEPLOYMENT! Pretty symmetrical for both of us. Thrilling.
Turn 1
Paul won the roll and pretty much just runs… Harpies, mechaniks, Eiryss and Thyron stay central (the objective is sat in a big patch of rubble), with Sentinels and a Manticore on each flank. Scyir and Griffon go on my left. Some covering fire goes down too and Thyron sticks Storm Rager on himself.
Paul's covering fire templates aren't stopping me entering the zones, and I out-threat his Sentinels so I figure I'll just waddle into the zones and see what happens.
Barny puts up Blackest Night, moves up centrally behind the objective and arcs Rebuke onto the right side Sentinels. The Posse (praying for concealment), Wrastler and Boneswarm on the right run up outside of the walking threat of the Sentinels, while the Posse, Boneswarm and WE&SJ on the left just toe into their zone, followed by the badly deployed Shamblers. The Pot advances and sticks 3 more corpses on the Shamblers. The Chef and Mist Speaker position to be flag scorers.
Turn 2
Stymied by the Rebuke on the right Sentinels, Paul powers through regardless.
Massed fire from the Harpies into the right flank pushes the Wrastler back and does half a dozen damage, leaves one Gator on 1 health and another on 5 health but KD. The Manticore puts another covering fire in front of the Posse again while 5 of the Rebuke'd Sentinels, including the standard, go forward to die.
On the left, again 5 Sentinels including the standard are thrown out to die but are actually engaging thanks to the run, and a covering fire is put ON my posse to limit my options. Scyir sits his ass on the flag next to his Griffon and Thyron. Eiryss shoots one of my Bone Shakers I think…
OK main aims this turn are to (a) happily take the sacrificial lambs offered, (b) minimise angry weaponmaster murder retaliation and (c) actually pretend I know how to play this game and do something relating to not losing on scenario turn 3.
To this end Rebuke is upkept (*gasps of surprise*), 3 Shamblers spawn BEHIND the sacrificial Sentinels on the right and the Chef runs onto my flag. The Posse on the right clean up the sacrifices in such as way as to allow the Boneswarm to charge up and eat two more Sentinels, and the Wrastler sits behind them. The Mist Speaker walks up behind the Wrastler to stop it being pushed back any more and puts up a cloud.
On the right the Boneswarm fails at life and forces to full to only kill 1 Sentinel, but the Posse make up for it by clearing the rest, allowing the Shambler unit to run to jam, deny his flag, and be a road block. Barny has a crisis about where he wants to be; I decide to have him cover the right with Blackest Night and Wrongeye can cover the left with Starcrossed. Scores 1-0 to me.
Turn 3
Somehow I forgot about Vengeance.
It amounts to the Boneswarm on the right being left on 2 boxes, and all the "jamming" Shamblers being killed (should have just put them all in a clump in front of the Posse and sent one in to deny the flag). Thyron hands out focus and pops his feat, also moving Assail to the marshaled Griffon who is fueled up by the Mechaniks. The Manticore on the left shoots down a Bone Shaker behind the building and a Shambler, allowing one Sentinel to run in a curve to engage Wrongeye while the rest kill the Shambler Bokor and some grunts. The Scyir has to leave his flag to kill a Sentinel and one Harpy pushes back a blocking Posse to try to make room for the Griffon to gank Wrongeye but there's still not quite enough room, so he settles for killing the Pot and a Posse member and engaging the rest.
Eiryss gets frisky and charges a full health Posse member and one shots him. With one attack. Without her assault shot. Casual 19 on 4 dice. Luckily he toughs but that cheeky b*tch has got some nerve. She then happily repositions away after her second attack doesn't break arm.
To avoid potential freestrikes on the right, the Manticore finishes off the Boneswarm which allows all the Sentinels to walk into the Posse, killing 2. The remaining Harpy charges over the Sentinels (because it can fly. For reasons.) to slap a Gator and sidestep into contesting range of my flag. Score's still 1-0 to me.
Think I got lucky there; Paul almost engineered the loss of WE&SJ but only for positioning errors. Time to punch back (or, spoilers, not).
Filled with boyish overconfidence I drop Rebuke and the right side Posse throw all their attacks into the Sentinels (both units popped their mini-feat last turn too btw). They kill none. Good start.
The left Posse surround the Griffon, manage to kill 2 Sentinels on the outskirts of their melee ranges and then do 2 damage to the Griffon's shield…
Boil Master charges the Sentinel engaging Wrongeye and misses… I'm getting annoyed at this point.
Snapjaw walks around the Boneswarm and kills the last 2 Sentinels engaging him, and the Snapper kills the one on Wrongeye (who promptly pops all his spells and goes to hide on a hill). The remaining Shamblers block the Manticore on the left and manage to drag down the last Sentinel, leaving only the Scyir. The Mist Speaker shows how useful he can be by landing the unboosted 10 to hit a Sentinel with Influence, making him smack one of his mates to death. Barny activates, Presses Forward with a Shaker running to engage the contesting Harpy and the other charging the Griffon, while he charges the Harpy too. The Shaker on the left manages to rip the shield arm off the Griffon in one spiked attack (a +4 damage swing would have helped the Posse IF I'D DONE THIS FIRST), while Barny easily smashes the Harpy apart, feats to remove only the Void Leeches and Boil Master and sits on Blackest Night, Spiny Growth and 4 transfers. The Wrastler shows the Posse how it's done and kills all the remaining Sentinels on the right except 1, healing to full in the process. Chef still on my flag so 2-0.
Turn 4
Scenario isn't looking great for Paul so he figures he'll try for assassination.
First off the Manticore on the left walks into my Boneswarm and tickles it a bit, and the other Manticore does negligible damage to my Wrastler too. The Scyir manages to get himself killed by a single Shambler freestrike. A fully fueled Harpy and Eiryss charge in on Barny and force him to transfer twice but he's still very much alive. Paul shakes my hand.
Not sure whether I like Barny2 in Blindwater more than WWFF, and definitely don't like it more than Maelok. Problem is now, if he's to be considered for a competitive pairing, does he do WWFF better than Rask and/or Arkadius?
Doubt it. While it's nice having potentially Def 14/15/16 beasts under Starcrossed wandering around as well as a late game Warlock who kills whatever he goddamn wants, the flexibility of Rask and the threat ranges of Arkadius overshadow him I think. More testing required but another win for Big B!
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New International Version
For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
King James Bible
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
Darby Bible Translation
For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:
World English Bible
For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;
Young's Literal Translation
because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another,
1 John 3:11 Parallel
CommentaryClarke's Commentary on the Bible
For this is the message - See 1 John 1:5. From the beginning God hath taught men that they should love one another. How essentially necessary this is to the comfort and well-being of man in this state of trial and difficulty, every sensible man must see. All are dependent upon all; all upon each, and each upon all. Mutual love makes this dependence pleasant and doubly profitable. Nothing can be more pleasing to an ingenuous and generous mind than to communicate acts of kindness.
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1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
1 John 2:7,8 Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning...
message. or, commandment.
1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
that we.
1 John 4:7,21 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is born of God, and knows God...
John 13:34,35 A new commandment I give to you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another...
John 15:12 This is my commandment, That you love one another, as I have loved you.
Galatians 6:2 Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us...
1 Thessalonians 4:9 But as touching brotherly love you need not that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1 Peter 1:22 Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to unfeigned love of the brothers...
1 Peter 3:8 Finally, be you all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brothers, be pitiful, be courteous:
1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
2 John 1:5 And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we had from the beginning...
LibraryThe Purifying Hope
Eversley, 1869. Windsor Castle, 1869. 1 John iii. 2. "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure." Let us consider this noble text, and see something, at least, of what it has to tell us. It is, like all God's messages, all God's laws, ay, like God's world in which we live and breathe, …
Charles Kingsley—All Saints' Day and Other Sermons
The Love that Calls us Sons
The End of Christ's Coming
The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God
Cross References
John 13:4
so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.
John 13:34
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
John 15:12
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
1 John 1:5
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 2:7
Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard.
1 John 4:7
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:11
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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This is a regional testing of the waters for the new musical, set in the New York Yiddish theatre community in the early 20th century. Alan King was once mentioned for the title role, when the show was in previous development.
Louise Pitre (Mamma Mia!), Rachel Ulanet (Saturday Night), Paul Kandel, Jonathan Hadary (Gypsy with Tyne Daly), Nick Corley (A Christmas Carol), Daniel Marcus (Urinetown, The Fabulist), Ed Staudenmayer, Jeff Edgerton and Kirsten Wyatt share the stage with Gunton.
Opening is March 13. Performances continue to March 28.
The staging is co-directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch and co-directed by Douglas C. Wager. Designers are Zach Brown (set and costumes) and Howell Binkley (lighting). Music director is Steven L. Gross.
* The Great Ostrovsky had a private reading in Philadelphia Dec. 15, 2003, at Prince Music Theater in anticipation of the March 2004 world premiere there.
Composer and co-lyricist Coleman and book writer and co-lyricist Avery Corman were in attendance for the reading.
Gunton was Tony Award-nominated for his work in Evita and the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd. His Broadway credits also include Roza, Passion, Big River, Working, King of Hearts.
Is The Great Ostrovsky a big, traditional musical comedy?
"It's not big," Prince producing artistic director Marjorie Samoff previously told Playbill On-Line. "And remember, this is the Prince: I don't know how traditional it's going to end up being. Although I love the traditional form, work here usually has a twist."
The show, with a cast of 12-14, is about a big personality from the New York Yiddish stage of the 1920s, but "it's really about the relationship of an artist to his audience and to big business. It's a period, but has some contemporary take. And it's funny — a happy ending."
In 2004, Prince Music Theater, which began as American Music Theater Festival 20 years ago, also offers a new musical version of the play, Gemini, and a production of William Bolcom's revised Casino Paradise.
At various times in its development, The Great Ostrovsky was known as Ostrovsky and It's Good to Be Alive. At one point, it was mentioned as a vehicle for comedian-actor Alan King.
"Meet David Ostrovsky, an artist of monumental talent, with self-confidence to match, who suddenly finds himself fighting for his own survival in a bustling world of aspiring artists and hustling promoters, left-wing idealists and girls who just want to be stars," reads the Prince announcement.
Known as a master melodist, composer Coleman is the Tony Award-winner who penned scores for The Will Rogers Follies, Barnum, I Love My Wife, Wildcat, On the Twentieth Century, Little Me and The Life. He is not known for writing lyrics for his musical projects, but did co-write the book to The Life.
For Prince Music Theater information, call (215) 569-9700 or visit www.princemusictheater.org.


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Thursday, 12 June 2014
Bob Mould "Beauty and Ruin" (Merge Records)
"Silver Age" found Bob Mould back at what he does best: playing loud guitars and energetic songs in a power trio. The follow up "Beauty and Ruin" happily continues in that vein, although the opening song "Low Season" is so far down it could fit in well on his dark "Black Sheets of Rain" album. His recent live set included more old Sugar and Husker Du songs than "Silver Age" songs, and both bands' legacies are refected in songs herein. The speedy "Little Glass Pill" could sit happily on "Candy Apple Grey" and would actually improve the album if it replaced one his weaker Husker Du songs. "I Don't Know You Anymore" sounds like a classic Sugar single and lightens the mood despite a thousand pieces of Bob's heart getting scattered on the floor. The enthusiasm of bassist Jason Narducy and Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster are enough to glue it back together so "The Kid With Crooked Face" can rev up some chaos that's vaguely reminiscent of "Real World" from "Metal Circus." "Nemeses Are Laughing" has a tripped out circular motion like "Hoover Dam." Probably the most heartfelt song "The War" is a tribute to Bob's late father, a regretful reflection on mortality. Side two begins with the lightest song "Forgiveness" which could lyrically be the opposite side of "I Apologise" from "New Day Rising," although musically its more like Sugar's "If I Can't Change Your Mind." "Mr Grey" is sixties pop hammered into hardcore shape. "Fire in the City" is the song that sounds most like something from "Silver Age" and the "tumbling down" refrain recalls "Spiraling Down" from "Life and Times" but its theme of destruction, impermanence and change could be a prequel to "The Descent." The last three songs conclude the album more hopefully. "Silver Age" obviously referenced the first Sugar album "Copper Blue" with a more precious metal; "Beauty and Ruin" echoes the second Sugar album "Beaster" in that the title repeats the first three letters. I hope Bob Mould has plenty more FU:EL to burn tomorrow morning and fixes up a gold album sooner than it took to turn copper into silver.
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The Problem with "The Spectrum"/
Well, I'm reasonably certain that there's more than one.
But I am just going to focus on one right now.
This is something that I have had an issue with for some time though I haven't written about it before. The Spectrum. No, not that Spectrum (yo, Philly, wassup?!)
This spectrum Where anyone and everyone with Autism, high-functioning Autism, and Asperger's are all thrown in some sort of effort to differentiate them further - while still keeping them the same. Guess what? They ARE different. Very. Different. And because this isn't a very widely read blog I can pretty much say what I want and no one really notices, I am going to just go ahead and voice my opinion that Asperger's and Autism are not just different degrees of the same thing. I don't believe that they are the same. There may be some things that are similar between them but just because you see some similarities and throw them all on one big line and say hey, this is all you, doesn't make it so.
Let me tell you what I mean.
So I was watching American Idol this week. There is a young man whom they have featured, who is doing well, impressed the judges, and oh yeah - he has Tourette's and Asperger's, which they go further to explain is high-functioning autism. He's wonderful. His story is great, it made me tear up. Ok, I do that a lot, but still! And I can see the Tourette's. What I can't see is the Asperger's. Like, at all. This young man has a fiance, he's a new father, expresses himself well, though somewhat emotional but otherwise? Lovely. And REALLY hard to see the things that I am familiar with as earmarks of autism.
I am not suggesting that they have exaggerated his diagnosis for tv, he is the one who explained what his issues were. I am also not suggesting that he hasn't had a difficult road. On the contrary, I love him and hope he keeps going, I think it's wonderful for him and his family.
My problem is this: this is what everyone else now sees as "autism". These are the stories that get all of the media attention. Remember the boy who was the manager of his high school basketball team a few years ago and ended up all over the news when they let him play toward the end of a game and he scored this insane 3-pointer? He had high-functioning Autism. The story was EVERYWHERE. I can't tell you how many people I know linked me the video of him shooting that basket and said "look! look what he can do! Josh could do that some day!" and they were well-meaning and sweet I would never be upset with anyone for trying to be so encouraging.
But Josh will never shoot a 3-pointer from center court. He is incapable of understanding something like basketball and he could never be a team manager. He won't be auditioning for American Idol and he certainly won't have a wife and family some day. He just won't. He is not cognitively, physically, socially, verbally, developmentally, or in any other way able to do things like that. He is not even potty trained, for heaven's sake. He wears over-sized Uggs for all occasions, eats with his hands, and cannot tell you how he's feeling, or what he had for breakfast. He scares the drive-through people when he gets loud. People stare at him - not in amazement at the wonderful things he can do, but because he is loud and startling and strange.
This is Autism. I do understand that it manifests differently in everyone who has it and that certainly there are differences in severity.
But please don't equate with Josh. Because I know from experience that people will. Well meaning, optimistic, wonderful people. But you simply cannot put them in the same category. Or even the same "spectrum". You. Can't.
To me it's like saying, well, I have a headache, and someone having a stroke has a headache, and sure theirs is WAY worse, and will lead to all sorts of major problems, but we both have headaches so we're on the same spectrum.
Asperger's is Asperger's. Let it be its own entity. And I think there is a very fuzzy line between "High-Functioning Autism" and Asperger's. If you're autistic, and you can function that well, maybe you're not autistic, maybe you have Asperger's.
Of course I understand that there are going to be varying degrees of severity or affectedness, I'm not carrying it to the extreme of saying everyone with the diagnosis should be exactly the same. I'm just saying that by calling everything out there some form of Autism and then using the concept of a spectrum to explain the differences, we are doing a great disservice to the public as well as our children. I just feel like it leads to too much misunderstanding and incorrect generalizations.
Not all of our stories are fairy-tales. They're not all feel-good, viral-video worthy. But this is the picture of Autism that is presented to the world and I just don't think it's right because I'm not convinced that it is really Autism that is being represented in these cases.
I am not trying to take anything away from the people out there like the two I mentioned who have done and are doing amazing things despite a lot of difficulties, that's not what I'm saying. My point is more about the diagnostic side of this and what I feel is in inappropriate lumping together of people who should in fact, be considered separately.
We should have our own umbrellas.


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Brookdale Arvada - Arvada, CO
Brookdale Arvada - Arvada, CO has yet not published prices.
- Minimum Age of Accepted Residents
- Activities Onsite
- Devotional Services Available
- Indoor Common Areas
- Meals Provided
- Aging in Place
- Nurses on Staff
- Podiatrist Available
- Physical Therapy Available
- Occupational Therapy Available
- Speech Therapy Available
- Complimentary Transportation
- Activities Offsite
- Outdoor Common Areas
- Beauty & Barber Services
- Pets Allowed
- No Smoking Allowed in Private Areas Indoors
- No Smoking Allowed in Public Areas Indoors
- Wheelchair Accessible Showers
- Hospice Available
- Respite Available
- Resident Parking Available
- Male Residents Accepted
- Female Residents Only
- Doctor on Call
- Nurse on Call
- Homecare Onsite
- Dentist Available
A terrible place for loved ones
My mom stayed here for 10 months. There were problems from the beginning (failure of staff to clean the bathroom/room regularly; lost laundry (every single time); extremely poor quality food/food prep; failure to respond to the emergency pull cord; inadequate staffing; poor management; deflection of attempts to improve the living and care situations). About half of the staff are qualified, engaged, caring persons; the other half is there because they don't have options. This place is very poorly managed.
Don't put your loved ones in this facility.
I found a different residence for less money ($6K/mo) that provided far better care/food/conditions for less money. Brookdale charges you for services they do not provide.
Moving mom
We moved my mother in the assisted living side knowing she would have to move to memory care. She was there a short time before getting moved over. It always smells like poop and they nickel and dime you for everything. Although the staff is friendly, they do not seem to know how to deal with people transitioning into memory care. The facility is understaffed and the staff overworked. Lots of turnover! Too many issues to cover in this short space. Keep your loved one out of this facility. We're moving mom.
The cleanliness leaves a lot to be desired
The staff members here have been really good to work with. If there is ever an issue, they go out of their way to get things right. I can't say enough about how cooperative and flexible they are. They have really good therapists but the visiting nurses have been a fiasco. No one seems to know what anyone else is doing. The very first day they were supposed to show up, they never did. The next day they were four hours late. They also have some issues with getting things that my Mother needs like wound care supplies. The community itself is just dirty and dusty. It even smells like dust. Thankfully they are replacing all of the carpeting now. I would recommend this community to other families.
Old, Small Rooms
I toured Brookdale with my children, and they felt that I looked old and warn out. They also wanted me to have more space, and the felt that the rooms there were too small. We ultimately chose another community to suit our needs
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New to Assisted Living Environments
I want to give a five star rating to Brookdale in Arvada. I looked at several assisted living facilities and while they all seemed very nice, Brookdale stood out in all the areas that were important to me. I saw it was maintained very nicely, was offering a well rounded environment for my father in activities, and quality of care. The thing that stood out to me was the atmosphere, everyone was friendly and happy which says a lot about that environment. They genuinely seem to all care about each other. They also have helped me tremendously with an emergency I had with my father as well which has been totally resolved now even with him only being there less than a week.
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Everything is going well!!
My mother has recently made the move into this community and so far things are going well for her. The staff have been friendly and I am comfortable with the quality of care she has been receiving. She has had no complaints about the meals and enjoys participating in some of the activities they have to offer all of the residents. Overall it has been great and I would recommend it to anyone.
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Treats Residents With Respect
I can't tell you how much it means to me the way the staff treats not only my cousin but all the residents here. This place is wonderful. The staff is so nice and friendly knows the residents by their first name they take the time to get to know them it's just wonderful.
The community is so clean and bright and cheerful. One of the major reasons we ended up here is that it is a one story building so there are no stairs or elevators to have to deal with.
The location is perfect for me very close to my home so I can visit often.
The food is good he eats what he can . The size of his studio is just perfect for him he is very comfortable for his style.
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Very clean and caring community!
The community is a very clean and maintained establishment. The staff is very friendly and caring. It is a good place for my dad who needed the memory care, but with the assisted living. He is still very functioning just needs a little help acclimating to where things are. There are plenty of activities, by my dad's choice he doesn't interact as much as he could. For the most part, my dad likes the residents and the caregivers. He is able to take walks around the community. I have dined with him and the food is very average. They do provide balanced meals, I think the portions could be bigger. They are preparing it definitely for the resident's palates, softer food choices. I've interacted with staff, and feel they are very helpful and caring. I feel I've made the right choice for my dad.
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We are not too happy with the care from this community. She is not always getting personal care. The staff has been informed to get her to be active and they are not doing that. A clean community that is nice. The meals are great and she is happy with the variety. They do offer her activities for her to participate. We would recommend that families tour this community
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Care with family
We are glad that were able to find a nice community in colorado for the care that is being received from the nice staff who are so very caring. The meals have been appealing. They are offering her activities for her to participate. The community is very clean and we would recommend others to this community. It makes us happy to know that she has family close by for her.
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Very nice place!
My tour of the Brookdale Arvada went very well. The place was very clean and well-maintained, and the staff was all very friendly and welcoming. The place was truly lovely but the reason we chose to go with another community was money. They did not offer assistance for in case if my mother's money ran out. Other than that it was a great place.
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I would highly recommend this community to families for the great care that my father is getting here with the wonderful staff members. You feel like your at home with the good homie feeling. This community is clean and well taken care of. They offer great meals and a great variety. My fathers have been active in all the activities and enjoy them. My father has made great progress here due to the outstanding care. We would highly recommend this community to other families.
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It Went Fine
My mom was at Brookdale Arvada for 2 weeks for a respite. She enjoyed it the best she could The room was fine. The care was fine. It was a break for me and this meet the needs.
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Great Care
My husband is still adjusting to this community. The staff is very helpful and patient. The food is good and a nice variety. They do offer him activities,but he is not participating yet. the community is clean and well taken care of. I would recommend this community for excellent care for others.
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I went to Brookdale Arvada and had a wonderful tour. Hunter [Removed] was a very wonderful and caring person. If all the right way I will be going with Brookdale Arvada. It was very clean and very friendly place.
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Brookdale Arvada is the right place for our loved one!!
My mother in law is doing ok at Brookdale. She says the people are nice, the place is clean and the food is good. I tried the food and I think it is good as well. The staff are very kind and understand the different stages of Dementia. They offer a variety of activities and outings including visiting the aquarium.
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The staff work with smiles and are gracious!!!
This community was good decision for my mom. My dad is able to stay with her. The staff are so kind, understanding, helpful, amazing and you can see they love working with the elderly. They are getting good nutrition and the food tastes ok. The variety of activities they offer is better for my mom than my dad. I would recommend this clean community.
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Worth the time to visit!
I enjoyed the tour of Brookdale Arvada. The staff were very friendly and were able to address all of my concerns. The community was a little larger than what we were looking for. It is a beautiful well kept place.
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Very Positive Staff
Everything is going very well for my parents at this community. We are very pleased with everything they have done for us. They keep the community very nice and clean. The staff is very positive, and they are caring for my parents well. They are trying a few new activities. The food is good, they enjoy the meals. Overall it has been a good experience and I would recommend it.
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Slowly Getting Adjusted
We really are enjoying my mother's time here at Brookdale Arvada. It is a very nice looking community and very clean, I have not had any concerns regarding that so far. The staff here is great, and they have been kind and helpful to my mother and me. She is slowly getting use to the environment and everything they have to offer her here. The only issue I've had is that the prices that they are charging us are a bit expensive, and I'm going into a situation with them at the moment regarding that, so just know that this community is a bit pricey. Overall it is a great community to move your loved one to.
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Great staff
The staff is great there. I really love the staff. I appreciate the interest they have in the residents and also the caring they have for the residents there.
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A Wonderful Place
I thought it was just a wonderful place. I thought that the staff was wonderful, however I think that they may be a little understaffed, especially on the night shift. Also it is a pretty expensive place.
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Not So Good Food!
The food is not good. If the food was a little better I would like this place a lot more. Not So Good Food! Other than that everything else is great!
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The food is not good.
The food is not good. If the food was a little better I would like this place a lot more. Not So Good Food!
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We love it. We don't have any complaints at all so far.
We love it. We don't have any complaints at all so far. Not even about the food. They seemed to be about in the middle of road price wise. We are very happy with them, I would give them a 4.75, at this point.
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A caring staff with a warm environment..
It has been a great experience there. They have a caring staff with a warm environment. They serve great meals. They keep the place clean. The value is excellent. That is one of the main reasons why I chose this facility. The communication has been good for the most part. They are always trying to improve. I would recommend the Brookdale Arvada to anyone. My overall rating of this facility is five stars.
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good for the most part
My sister is living there at Brookdale Arvada. It has been good for the most part, except that there are not a lot of activities and such to keep her occupied. She reads a lot. She says that some days the food is good, and some days it's not so good. She is on a medication plan, and she sometimes has to wait for an hour or longer to get a pain pill. This is all according to her. Compared to other facilities they are very good.
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Good home for seniors, friendly and helpful.
We visited and reviewed almost all the senior assisted living facilities in North Denver metro area, about 7 in all. Brookdale was the best value we found. The people seem to genuinely care about the residents. They are a little understaffed at times and could do more to help a new resident settle in and figure out the system but after a little while my mother felt quite comfortable. It is homelike and attractive and the dining room servers are quite personable. It is located in Arvada in a nice shopping area which helps residents who can walk a bit. They have been quite accomodating of my mother's food issues. Very responsive to requests for help. The nursing staff are great. They could use a little more physical activities and opportunities to get out on the shuttle. Overall we are both happy with the secure environment.
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comfy a good place for dad. Would recommend to others. the over all property is a 5 star rating, while the staff is very friendly, nice, very helpful. the cleanliness is 5 stars, as well the care service.
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my hats off
My hats off to Brookdale Arvada for doing as well as they do. I am up here several times each week and am always impressed with the place. The staff here is wonderful, always extremely friendly and very helpful.
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Very Nice Community
Brookdale Arvado is a very nice community, Mom likes it there.
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David was great! The facility was clean and the residents looked happy and well cared for. David followed up later in the day to see if I had any questions which I appreciated. The hallways were long and mom got really tired walking around though. The unit was small and way down at the end of that long hallway.
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not a good experience
Going in I felt really positive about the place. They present themselves really well, but the experiences that we have had and with the expense of the whole thing, it was not worth it. The food was not good at all. I am still waiting to see if they are going to refund me for the care portion of our bill for the last ten days since there was no care. Their billing process was terrible. They sent a bill to my parents house where nobody is living (because my parents are there) and when you do get the bill it's just tone big lump sum, not itemized, so I have no idea what all I am paying for. The staff was also passive aggressive in the way they cared for my dad. When they helped him get dressed they put on clothes that did not even fit.
Overall not a good experience. Exorbitant rates and unkindness. I would love to give them a positive review, but I can't in good conscience do that. My parents are now living at San Marino and are much happier there.
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very respectful
I witnessed someone who had passed away while we were visiting once and they were taking the body out. The family was there and aids went out of their way to show utmost respect for the deceased.
There have been a couple of times where her bed was not made up in a timely manner, but that was a very small and minor issue. For the most part it has been a very positive experience. Overall we are very satisfied and would recommend them.
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very friendly and genuinely cares
Everybody at Brookdale Arvada is very friendly and genuinely cares.
We have seen a little communication breakdowns, such as when going from one shift to another, instructions on what to do. We've seen a couple of things get dropped.
We are very happy!
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Very nice place!
Overall our experience with Brookdale Arvada has been a good one! The staff are all very friendly, and the facility itself is well kept and clean. We haven't had any problems at all, and I would recommend this place to others looking into senior living in the area!
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Sterling house was very helpful in the process of moving dad. We had never done anything like this before. they were with us every step to make a smooth transition. Once dad was there, everyone was very friendly and willing to help him feel "at home".
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Seemed a little too much li...
Seemed a little too much like a hospital. Rooms small. A bit expensive and a la cart charging of services is worrisome.
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We've been really pleased.
We've been really pleased. The food I have tried and I would give it a 4 and a half. The staff is very friendly they always seems to know where she is and what she is doing. Their response time is pretty good, but I think she would like to see that be a little quicker when she rings a call bell.
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Liked that it was all one l...
Liked that it was all one level. Staff and residents friendly. Medication monitoring kind of high.
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Great Atmosphere
This community is very nice and we are really enjoying it. Everyone here is so helpful and very nice. We really liked the atmosphere, it is warm and inviting. The residents are not just sitting in wheelchairs they are engaged in activities and moving around. The residents really seem to be happy and so does the staff. The community smells lovely, not like an old person home or a hospital. We feel like it was a great choice and I would recommend it to anyone, in fact I already have.
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ok place, one bedroom is small and ou...
ok place, one bedroom is small and outdated, but Mom thought is was ok, but not excited about it. They are in the process of remodeling. One resident reached out to Mom which was great
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Nice place. The lunch menu looked gr...
Nice place. The lunch menu looked great! Nice outside. All the rooms were situated in a "square" where the older folks could walk.
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Clean, friendly, large halls, studio would be the best. good location for family to visit
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Brookdale Arvada provides assisted living and memory care in Arvada, Colorado. We are conveniently located near many shops, restaurants and parks, making us the ideal community to call home.
At Brookdale Arvada we design our programs and outings according to our residents' interests and capability levels. From enjoying a book in our sun room to visiting with friends by the fireplace in our family room, there is something for everyone to enjoy at Brookdale Arvada. We offer a variety of services and amenities, including:
Gardening club
Baking club
Origami group
Men's club
Our single-story community features five different floor plans in both our assisted living and memory care neighborhoods. At Brookdale Arvada we partner with each resident to create a personalized care plan. Our process is unique to Brookdale Senior Living because our services are fee based depending on the resident's need. Our trained staff regularly reviews resident's service plans to ensure every need is being met.
At Brookdale Arvada we strive to create many daily opportunities for our residents to make meaningful contributions to each other and to our community, if they desire. Our highly trained staff is available 24/7, providing comfort to our residents' and their families.


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I am married to Eli. We have known each other since we were 17 years old. We worked on the yearbook staff together; he was the editor and I was the copy editor. My boyfriend was the copy editor the year before and he recommended me for the job when he graduated. Fast forward to a year later. I've been to a year of college, broken up with that boyfriend and I'm home for the summer. Eli is working in his dad's gas station. I must have spent 3 to 5 nights a week in that gas station, talking to him till all hours of the morning. Going home at 1, 2, 3 in the morning and then going to work at 5. Crazy. I wanted to be with him every minute of every day and it never occurred to me that I felt any more for him than really strong friendship.
I went back to college in the fall and Eli went to community college back home, where he met his first wife. I went home at Spring Break, thinking I would ask him why he stopped writing me and my mom told me he had a girlfriend. So I went back to college at the end of the week and promptly found my first husband. I went to his wedding, he went to mine, we lost touch for ten years.
So, fast forward again to 2008. I have left my first husband because of disagreements about what love and marriage mean. I hear a rumor that Eli is on Facebook. I figure I could use all the friends I can get, so I joined and looked him up. We started talking again and over the next year, we became friends again and it became clear that God meant it to be more than that. So, in December of 2009, we got married.
He brought a stepkid and a kid to the party; I brought three kids. So we have parented, step-parented and co-parented our way through two kids who are out of the house. Now we are trying to figure out how to parent two grown kids and three teenagers.


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The 2016 Lincoln MKX from Hammond, LA has been completely redesigned, and excellent news await SUV shoppers.Just one look, and you'll realize that Lincoln has successfully polished its luxury edge in thismidsize crossover SUV. The 2016 Lincoln MKX is big, bold, and effortlessly differentiates itself from the crowd through tasteful accommodations, athletic performance, and the latest in safety features.
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Coconut Bread w/ Cream, Maple Strawberries & Orange Zest
Having made endless amounts of banana breads, carrot cakes, plain vanilla cakes and other bakings that can serve as breakfast, it was now time for something else. Discovering all the possibilities and deliciousness of everything coconut lately, a coconut bread could - of course - not stay behind. I wanted it to be moist, light, and have a good crumb. Have this really lovely coconut-y flavour, but not too overpowering. A pretty light colour, but with a golden, crispy brown crust. And of course mega delicious. This is the result, and I hope like it as much as I do.
Notes on recipe
This bread is amazing on its own, directly from the oven (well, ok, let it cool for about 15 min), or the day itself. But it's amazing too a day/a few days later. Brush sides with a little butter/oil, grill, top/eat like that. To die for.
This combination of cream, strawberries and orange zest is my favourite. Sometimes I replace the cream for thick yoghurt, if I want it to be a little 'healthier'/more breakfast-y.
Any topping will do. Go for it.
Coconut Bread (w/ Cream, Maple Strawberries and Orange Zest)
Makes 1 loaf, 9 x 5 inch
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
85 grams unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup coconut (or any other) sugar
1 1/4 cup almond (or regular) milk
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla paste
1 1/2 cup shredded coconut
coconut oil to grease your loaf pan
to top
whipped cream/ yoghurt
fresh strawberries
maple syrup
1 orange, zest and juice
Preheat your oven to 180C.
In a standing mixer, cream together the sugar and butter.
Add the eggs, one at a time, and whisk until smooth. Add the vanilla and shredded coconut. Whisk until just combined.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add this flour mixture, alternating with the milk, to the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
Grease your loaf pan and line with parchment paper. Spread batter in pan and bake for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, before turning it out onto a cooling rack.
Serve in thick slices.
Or, toast the slices, add some whipped cream or yoghurt. Cut strawberries and mix with a little maple syrup and a little orange juice. Add the strawberries + the juices and finish with some orange zest.


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New World String Project will be performing on Saturday, August 25 in Beckman Institute Auditorium (Little Beckman) at 8:00 PM. NWSP is a fine new hybrid group that combines Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter, who you may have heard perform at Caltech with Irish harper, Patrick Ball a couple of times in the last 10 years, along with Stuart Mason and John Weed, who are long time members of Molly's Revenge, a Celtic music band who have also performed in our series for a pair of shows.
Lisa's main instrument is the Celtic Harp, and she also plays the bouzouki and Ukranian Bandura. She has released several internationally recognized recordings on the prestigious Windham Hill and New Earth Record labels. Aryeh is one of the few American players of the Swedish Nyckelharpa, a keyed harp that dates back to the 14th Century, as well as the Celtic Harp, Violin, Viola, Cittern, and guitar. We're sure he will have the Nyckelharpa, but we're not sure what other instruments he'll be bringing on this tour.
Besides Celtic music, Stuart and John play a variety of other music in other configurations (together and separate.) John has been immersed in Irish music, spending a good amount of time studying music and giving workshops in Ireland, but he has an affinity for American old-time fiddle music as well. Stuart sings and plays guitar, as well as banjo and mandola. Like everybody else in the band, he has diverse talents and interests, and he also tours with a bluegrass band!
Together, these four musicians will take you for a musical ride that will shake your boots, uplift your spirit and warm your heart. They are yet to release a recording, though they have established a strong body of recordings in their various other musical lives. You have not heard anything quite like them, and we think you will like them a lot. Their web site is Newworldstringproject.com.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children and Caltech students. They are available at the Caltech Ticket Office by calling (626) 395-4652 and at the Caltech Ticket Office in their new location at 1200 E. California Boulevard in Pasadena (Southeast corner of Wilson Avenue). Their usual hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. You can get them online (for a fee) until Thursday, August 23 here. There is a fee for both phone orders and for online tickets, while purchases at the Ticket Office are free. Tickets can also be purchased (without additional fee) at the door of the venue one half hour before the show. Join our mailing list and you'll be sure to be notified about the show a few weeks ahead of time.
The show will be in Beckman Institute Auditorium ("Little Beckman") at 400 South Wilson Avenue. Free parking is available in the lot behind Beckman Auditorium ("Big Beckman). You can always find parking for our shows in the two parking structures on Wilson Avenue, just south of Del Mar Boulevard. On weekends and after 6:00 PM, you may park in spaces that have individual names. Restrictive wording at the structures refers to weekdays before 6:00 PM. There is also parking available on Wilson Avenue itself. Beckman Institute is on the other side of the large lawn on Wilson Avenue, on the first floor of the left portion of the building. If you get to the fountain and pools that point toward the white, round, building (Beckman Auditorium, which we refer to as "Big Beckman," you have gone too far. See this map. Beckman Institute is building #74 and the parking structures are #123 and #124.
A bit more about parking if you haven't been to one of our shows for awhile: There will be the usual limited parking right behind the large Beckman Auditorium- It is OK to park in slots with names on weekends and evenings, but the lot may fill up, depending on what other events may be taking place on the Caltech campus. This is the best place to park for the handicapped (try to come a little early- email us at firstname.lastname@example.com if you need help planning your visit). The parking lots between Michigan and Wilson have been closed- a new building is rapidly rising at the southeast corner of Wilson and Del Mar. The most reliable parking will be on Wilson Avenue, either on the street or in the two parking structures just south of Del Mar Avenue, across the street from Beckman Institute. One structure is just north of the Institute at 341 S. Wilson Avenue, and the other, 405 S. Wilson, is just a bit south of the Institute. Rest assured that after 5PM on weekdays, and all day on weekends, you can park for free in these structures, despite signs that allude to the more restricted parking rules during the day on weekdays. You are permitted to park in slots that have names on them here as well. From the structures, walk around the big lawn (much of which is currently fenced in for the building projet to the north) in front of Beckman Institute and you will recognize where to go. On this map, we are suggesting that you park in structures #123 and #124 in the upper left. Beckman Institute is building #74, just to the east (right). If you need help figuring this out, try calling (626) 616-4559
If you haven't listened to and supported FolkScene on KPFK for awhile, this Sunday may be the last opportunity to help them out by making a pledge. Listen to the show at 90.7 FM between 6PM and 8PM this Sunday, August 12. They play a lot of music, even when they are fundraising. Last week, they played some new recordings, as well as an interview/performance of Nanci Griffith.
Festivals and free music series coming up through the end of summer:
July 12- August 16 (Thursdays) Culver City's Boulevard Music Summer Festival (free)
August 17-19 (Friday-Sunday) Summergrass San Diego (in Vista, CA)
August 30- September 3 (Thursday- Monday) Fall Strawberry Music Festival (Tuolumne, CA)
September 21-23 (Friday-Sunday) Millpond Festival (Bishop CA) No daily 2018 schedule yet
October 5-7 ( Monday-Saturday) The Huck Finn Jubilee It's coming back! In Ontario. No daily schedule yet
October 5-7 (Monday-Saturday) Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (San Francisco Golden Gate Park- free) No 2018 schedule as yet
October 14 (Sunday) Santa Barbara Old Time Fiddler's Festival (Stow House, Goleta, CA) No daily schedule for 2018 yet


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More liberal rubbish…If you want to actually KNOW what you're talking about, here's a good summary of the FACTS. If you don't want to know the facts, please go here. However, this brings up a pretty good subject on this Memorial Day weekend that has been TAINTED with the VA Hospital scandals.
My question would be this:
Was that a bill to build 27 MORE facilities that would kill veterans? Are those the ones they're referring to?
How about fixing the friggin' problem FIRST before making more of the same crap that gets our cherished veterans killed? Hmmm? ANSWER: It'll never get fixed because everything…LITERALLY EVERYTHING the government touches turns to crap; that goes TRIPLE for healthcare.
I've seen first-hand the fact that the only way things get done in VA hospitals is when the VFW and volunteer veterans who know the "system" force the issue…such was the case of my father and his cancer treatment. The VA would've let him die unless the VFW volunteers hadn't stepped in. Thank God for the VFW. And this just isn't Obama…This goes back to the Civil War for Christ's sake! The history of how we treat our vets is well-fricken-established in the ANALs [sic] of our history.
Do you to SERIOUSLY want to fix this problem? Then here's the answer…
- Impeach and then throw into jail for 10 years (no parole):
- The current and all living US Presidents
- All living former VA secretaries
- Current VA secretary Eric K. Shinseki and every one of his:
- Hospital administrators
- Every one of their mid-managers
- Hospital administrators
- Ensure they're all in maximum security, general population
- Ensure they're evenly distributed in our prisons with the highest sexual assault rates
- Fire every remaining employee of the VA and let them get a real job in the private market instead of sucking on the government teat
- Sell off all VA property
- Decommission the VA and establish law that will prevent it's reestablishment or any likeness thereof in the future
- Take the money you're spending on the VA and give that money in a tax-free medical savings account to every veteran to spend.
- Allow the unused portion to roll-over into the next years without limit for their lifetime.
- The balance of what is left after they pass away is given in a no-upper-limit, tax-free lump sum to the veteran's family
- Then let the vets find REAL doctors at REAL hospitals instead of the POS VA
I'm going to splash my face with cold water now. B$


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Season of Secrets
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Molly and Hannah have just lost their mother, and while Dad "figures things out," they're sent to stay with their grandparents in a quiet country town. They're not sure when, or even if, their dad is coming back for them.

But everything starts to change when Molly comes to the rescue of an injured man. There's something magical about him; he can make a flower blossom in the palm of his hand, or a sapling grow in the dead of winter. Molly desperately wants to figure out who he is and just how much power he has. Because if he can make the trees come alive again, maybe there's still hope for Molly's mother...

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It's my birthday! I find it a bit hard to believe that I am now 22… It feels like it was only yesterday that I turned 21! On the other hand, I just say that 21 already feels a bit too young if that makes any sense? Your 20s are definitely a strange decade but are at the same time, at least they have been for me, some of your best years.
Which one are you?
Now, there are two types of people in their 20s. The ones that are in long-term relationship, married, engaged, have children, buy houses and already live that #adultlife. Then there's the other lot, still figuring out life, still at uni, single and struggling to even take care of themselves. I am definitely the latter. My day is just made when on of my housemates leaves food in my fridge – no cooking for me yay!
There is nothing wrong with being either one of these types. What is wrong, however, is feeling pressure from society, family or friends to live your life a certain way. Sure, they mean well, but at the end of the day only you know what will make you happy right now. If that is changing diapers, you change them! If it is watching Netflix all weekend, you watch it! That's the beauty of this age, anything is possible. Remember you don't need to have all your shit together, I am starting to think nobody has!
Enjoy the moment
What I also want you to remember is to enjoy the moment. Right now, you are young and healthy (hopefully). Keep your options open, set goals but don't be afraid not to stick to your plan. That is what I am doing, if I would've stuck to my plan I wouldn't even be in London right now. I didn't plan on going this soon, but I saw an opportunity and look at me now. One year in, I can already tell you that moving to London was the best decision I have made in my life.
I have never been happier, more confident, more determined and more myself. That is why I am going to say that this new chapter is only slightly freaking me out. Yes, the clock is starting to tick in so many ways but I am enjoying the journey towards achieving my goals. And, I now came to realise that the journey might be the most satisfying part.
Celebrate life!
As you are reading this, I am probably sipping tea and tucking into a delicious scone at The Ritz, as you do on your birthday. I will obviously tell you all about this in another blog post! So stay tuned!
Photography by Anuschka Giersthove
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Lots of love,


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Glass Pumpkin: King Richard
Glass Pumpkin: King Richard
King Richard, we salute you! He's the largest in our patch and WOW is he royal! This one-of-a-kind Limited Edition Glass GOURDgeous Pumpkin was created by Hot Sand's team of glassblowers. Feature in a foyer, dining room table, or any display shelf in the house 365 days a year, it's beauty is not just for Fall decor.
Measures approx.: 5.5" w x 6.5" h with stem
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Livesay Crescent, WorthingRef: OPP2000489
or phone 01903 532225
Property Features
- Garden
- Driveway
- Garage
- conservatory
Key features
Full description
Tenure: Freehold
Open House are delighted to present to the market this generously sized 3/4 bedroom detached bungalow that is in need of modernisation with massive potential to make this the perfect family home!!
In brief the property boasts 3 double bedrooms with 2 great sized reception rooms one of which could easily be used as a 4th bedroom. Bathroom with separate shower, fantastic sized kitchen. The lounge opens up into the large conservatory. West facing 50ft approx garden. Single garage with power, off road parking, separate WC, lean-to's on either side of the property with power. A real gem that could be that perfect family home once brought up to date, with plenty of options this is a very flexible detached bungalow in a great location.
Located a short walk from the mainline railway station, easy access to a27. Bus routes locally. Situated on a quiet crescent road making this a very desirable location.
Open House Worthing can also put you in touch with whole of market mortgage advisors that offer FREE whole of market mortgage advice as well as conveyancing for further details call us on 01903 532225.
Lounge 4.91m (16' 1") x 3.62m (11' 11")
Great sized dual aspect lounge with original leaded stained glass windows, access direct to the conservatory that allows the natural light to flood in to both rooms. Acces via side door to lean-to, Original fire place and surround, carpeted.
Entrance Hallway
Much larger than average hallway that really gives a fantastic impression of size that follows through into the other rooms, approx 2 metres wide. Provides access to all rooms, 1 x double storage cupboard and 1 x single storage cupboard, modern neutral carpet.
Rarely seen archway entrance to porch.
Dining Room/4th Bedroom 4.33m (14' 2") x 3.75m (12' 4")
Great sized room currently used as a dining room but could easily be converted into another great sized bedroom. Large double glazed bay, original fire surround, 2 x double radiators, carpeted.
Kitchen 4.20m (13' 9") x 3.60m (11' 10")
Really good sized kitchen, uPVC double glazed window, electric 4 ring hob, eye level double elec oven, 1 1/2 sink and drainer, plumbing for washing machine, boiler, plenty of low level and high level storage cupboards, vinyl flooring, access to lean-to, uPVC double glazed door.
Bedroom 1 5.27m (17' 3") into bay x 3.52m (11' 7")
Really generous double bedroom, double glazed bay window, sink, carpeted, built in triple wardrobe, radiator, original door.
Bedroom 2 4.57m (15' 0") x 3.44m (11' 3")
Great sized double bedroom over looking the garden, uPVC double glazing, sink,carpeted, radiator, original door.
Bedroom 3 3.70m (12' 2") x 2.44m (8' 0")
Double bedroom, uPVC double glazed south facing bay window, carpeted, radiator, sink.
Bathroom 3.50m (11' 6") x 1.80m (5' 11")
Neutral good sized bathroom with separate mixer shower, uPVC double glazed window, neutrally decorated, vinyl flooring, white bathroom suite, 3 x spot lights.
Lean-to 6.11m (20' 1") x 1.42m (4' 8")
Superb additional storage area, powered, and separate storage cupboard. access either end towards front of property or garden, vinyl flooring, WC.
Toilet and sink, privacy glass.
Lean-To 3.65m (12' 0") x 2.58m (8' 6")
Access to rear garden or towards garage at the front of the property.
Front Garden
Path entrance either to the left or right garden, mostly shingle to the centre surrounded with a good mixture of shrubs and flowers.
Lowered curb and drive access to garage and parking for at least 1 car.
Conservatory 4.36m (14' 4") x 3.42m (11' 3")
Fantatsic sized conservatory. north, west and south facing double glazing make this a true sun trap. Wooden flooring.
Rear Garden
Superb 50ft by 50ft west facing garden, partly laid to lawn, circular patio area and a fantastic collection of shrubs flowers and small trees adding to the sense of privacy as the garden benefits from no neighbours directly behind to the rear (over 200ft away).


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To log in to your customer account
- From the header of your store, click the Log in link.
- When prompted, enter the Email Address that is associated with your account, and your Password. Then, click the Log In button.
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- From the Login page, click the Forgot Your Password? link.
- When prompted, enter the Email Address that is associated with your account, and click the Submit button. If the email address you entered matches the one that is associated with the account, you will receive a "Password Reset Confirmation" email with a link to reset your password.
- Click the link in the email, and when prompted, enter your New Password. Enter it again to confirm, and click the Reset a Password button.
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How do I place an order?
Click on the Shop link at the top of the page and select the fruit you would like to purchase. Once you are on a product page you can select which size product you would like to purchase and then click the "Add to Cart" button. Once in the cart, you can review the products in your cart and then click "Proceed to Checkout" button. You can check out as a guest or register/log into your account and then fill out the shipping and payment information. You will be able to review your order at the bottom of the page before submitting it.
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Wow! Today's the day I hit 100 posts on Gidget Goes Home. I know a lot of bloggers do those lists of 100 bits of personal information, but I usually can't stay focused long enough to read them all (I tend to skim) so I myself am just going to do a little fun blog reflection today...
How I Became a Mommy Blogger
I've been blogging for close the three years now, but mostly for our family until last summer. I was the one always trying to get my friends to start blogs (and I could probably take credit for inspiring many of them to actually do so!) ;), and little did I know there was this crazy-amazing community of moms waiting for me out in the blogosphere/twitterland.
I branched out from my family blog in late spring of 08, after starting to research and read about going green in a lot of aspects of my life. I was already interested in a lot of this but I have to attribute my real kick start to my friend Melody who convinced me to start cloth diapering (half-time), and my friend Dréa who introduced me to Dr. Greene's book Raising Baby Green.
I wrote a few posts on what I was researching (mostly related to cosmetics/personal care products and food) and then I started feeling like I wanted to expand my horizons beyond just writing about green living... I switched from Blogger to self-hosted Wordpress (thanks to the help of a tech-savvy friend), bugged my talented brother to design me a header, and thus began my journey with Gidget Goes Home (if you read my About Me page you can find out more about the name and all that).
The first "mommy blog" I came across was, and still is, my favorite blog-- yup, you guessed it, Simple Mom. Pretty much everything I learned about social media and Web 2.0 stuff in the beginning either came from her, or from someone she linked to, so thanks, Tsh, for being such a great teacher!
It was also from Simple Mom that I originally found out about Blissfully Domestic, where I get to contribute articles now and have met even more awesome bloggers. In fact, I guess I'm now officially a blogger because I've signed up for my first blogging conference!! (You should have seen the confused look on my dad's face when I mentioned this). I can't wait to meet some of these amazing women in person!!
I've now pretty much gone crazy with blogging... I've got my side blog, Gidget Loves Language, I still attempt to keep somewhat updated on the family blog, I started a social network for surfing moms in Southern California, and my newest project, a social network/community for moms and mommy bloggers in San Diego County, San Diego Mommy Spot is newly up and running!
So that's my story. If you have any other questions about me, I'd be happy to answer!


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German Exchange & Spain Exchange
German Exchange
Every other year, Dudley & Kiniya sends a cabin group to Germany and, in the interim years, Dudley & Kiniya hosts a group from the Hannover Branch of German YMCA (CVJM). The trip is an incredible opportunity for our campers. In the summer of 2019 we'll be sending a group of campers (approximately 8 boys and 4 girls) to Camp Abbensen in Hannover. Most campers who participate are 14 -15 years-old and have completed their Senior year.
2019 Dates
We are in the process of finalizing dates for this summer's German Exchange trip. However, the dates typically coincide fairly closely with the 1st Session of the summer.
Abbensen and Travel
Just like Dudley & Kiniya, campers at Abbensen return year after year to enjoy an unbeatable summer experience. Abbensen is co-ed, has about one third the amount of campers as Dudley (about the size of Kiniya), runs for two and a half weeks, and is situated in a forest rather than on a lake…but they have a pool!
The Abbensen program stresses diversity, understanding, creativity and fun; and the campus is rustic and beautiful. With a supportive staff and a genuine effort to serve the "Other Fellow," the feel is just like Dudley & Kiniya's .
In recent years, along with the our Dudley & Kiniya contingent, campers from Russia, Spain, and Japan have participated. Besides attending Camp Abbensen, the program includes…
- A stay at the Hannover YMCA
- A three-day home stay with a local family
- A tour of selected areas of Germany, organized and run by Abbensen staff. In recent years we have visited Hamburg, Berlin, Leipzig and Munich.
Click here for German Exchange photos from the past few summers.
History of the German Exchange
This innovative program was developed between Camp Dudley and Camp Abbensen in the early 1960's by Camp Dudley's Bob Marshall and Camp Abbensen's Herr Walter Lutz. The program introduced the concept of "fellowship and international understanding." Hundreds of American and German campers have experienced this program, with fathers and sons now having participated on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2013 Dudley, Kiniya, and Abbensen celebrated the 50th anniversary of the program and the 1st summer of Kiniya's involvement. Dudley & Kiniya sent a delegation of program alumni to Germany for the event.
Spain Exchange
Dudley & Kiniya offer an exchange program with YMCA summer camps in Spain. This trip, like the German Exchange, includes a homestay, travel, and a summer camp experience. Most campers who participate are 14 -15 years-old and have completed their Senior year.
How to Apply
Please contact Evan George, our Leadership, Admissions & Program Director, at [email protected] for more information on either our German Exchange or Spain Exchange programs.


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Behavior Therapy for Behavior or Conduct Problems
What is behavior therapy?
Behavior therapy is effective treatment for behavior or conduct problems that can improve a child's behavior, self-control, and self-esteem. The goals of behavior therapy are to learn or strengthen positive behaviors and eliminate unwanted or problem behaviors. Behavior therapy can include the parent, the child, or both together. It is most effective in younger children when it is delivered by parents.
When parents become trained in behavior therapy, they learn skills and strategies to help their child succeed at school, at home, and in relationships. Parent behavior therapy means that parents learn how to teach and guide their children and to manage their behavior. Parent training in behavior therapy has been shown to strengthen the relationship between the parent and child, and to decrease children's negative or problem behaviors. Parent training programs include practicing new skills with the child, either during the therapy or at home.
Behavior therapy training for parents is effective for managing disruptive behavior in young children through age 12. A recent review of treatment in children aged 12 years and under found that the best evidence was for parent behavior therapy, when delivered either as group therapy or individually with child participation.
Finding a therapist
How do families find a therapist who trains parents in behavior therapy?
Psychologists, social workers, and licensed counselors can provide this kind of training to parents. Therapists may be found through professional association directories or through health insurance provider directories. Parents can review the therapist's online profile or call and ask the therapist to describe their approach to behavior treatment.
What should parents look for?
Families should look for a therapist who focuses on training parents. Some therapists will have training or certification in a program that has been proven to work in children with behavior problems. The following list of questions can be used to find a therapist who uses a proven approach:
Does this therapist
- Teach parents skills and strategies that use positive reinforcement, structure, and consistent discipline to manage their child's behavior?
- Teach parents positive ways to interact and communicate with their child?
- Assign activities for parents to practice with their child?
- Meet regularly with the family to monitor progress and provide coaching and support?
- Re-evaluate and remain flexible enough to adjust strategies as needed?
What can parents expect?
Parents typically attend eight or more sessions with a therapist. Sessions may involve groups or individual families. The therapist meets regularly with the family to review their progress, provide support, and adjust strategies as needed to ensure improvement. Parents practice with their child during or between sessions.
- The therapist meets regularly with the family to monitor progress and provide support
- Between sessions, parents practice using the skills they've learned from the therapist
- After therapy ends, families continue to experience improved behavior and reduced stress.


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Saturday in the Park with Gays/
I joined the fine men and women of Gay Running Club at the Stow Lake Boathouse this morning for an easy four to the ocean and back. I moved myself at a deliberately slower-than-normal clip (yeah, okay Corey) and found it a nice change to run without pushing myself to the point of pain for once, even though I fully realize that the pain part is gonna have to return if I want to beat my 5K PR this year, which I do. The weather in Golden Gate Park seemed almost made for the use of running tights, which is just the raddest because wearing them makes me feel sort of like Batman, if, you know, Batman was a jogger and he preferred to do his jogging in costume (er, uniform).
After the run B and I drove out to Ocean Beach to watch the waves. We parked and made our way onto the sand where we walked by a dog meet-up taking place near the fire pits. Further along we saw that someone had dragged a Christmas tree to the shoreline and propped it up in the surf. As I watched the tree and the water and the fog there was a moment when I knew, the way you only really sometimes do, that I am, indeed, living in California now, for where else might one find an old Christmas tree among the waves, its dying needles dropping off into the Pacific.


text: Lawyer Robert Waverly is leaving his mistress' apartment with his video camera when he sees MacLeod locked in combat with an evil Immortal. Waverly makes sure he gets it all on tape — the fight, the death, the Quickening. He then tries to cut a deal with MacLeod: if MacLeod kills Waverly's wife, then Waverly won't go to the police. When Kurlow, partner of the Immortal MacLeod killed on the tape, comes after MacLeod, Waverly, unaware of what he's dealing with, proposes another deal. A la ""Strangers on a Train,"" Waverly will kill Kurlow and MacLeod will kill Bruno's wife, and no one will suspect a thing. Waverly challenges Kurlow, who kills Waverly easily and MacLeod is left to save Waverly's wife and get rid of Kurlow.


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The mass migration from defined-benefit pensions to the defined-contribution alternative is attracting the attention of politicians, the media and the public. DC is often made out to be an inferior mode of pension provision but this is patently not the case.
With DB, the employer effectively makes a promise – not a guarantee – to provide benefits at retirement that are a pre-agreed proportion of the employee's salary at that time. The employee's contributions are known – and, with a non-contributory scheme, there will not be any. However, the retirement benefits, in terms of a monetary amount rather than a percentage of the final salary, and the employer's contributions which will be required to fill any funding gap are the great unknowns.
With DC, the employer and employees make contributions to build up a retirement fund for each member. This is then applied to provide tax-free cash and taxed pension income. Here, the great unknown is said to be the level of benefits. This will depend on the size of the individual's fund and the terms – usually, the levels of annuity rates – for converting it into a pension income at retirement. But are these factors really so unknown?
There are tools available which can enable the employer and employees to plot a path to a standard of living in retirement to match anything that DB can offer. It is a case of inputting data and assumptions on contribution levels, planned retirement date, investment returns, annuity rates, inflation and so on to calculate the projected levels of tax-free cash and pension income at retirement.
If there is likely to be a shortfall, the main solution is obvious – to increase the amounts paid in. Another solution, which would need to be handled more carefully, might be to change the investment strategy.
A review of this kind should not be a once-and-for-all exercise. Instead, it should be repeated regularly to check whether an individual employee's fund is on track to meet its benefits in retirement goal.
The planned introduction of integrated benefit statements that will include state pensions as well as those projected from private DC arrangements will help get the message home. However, with many DC schemes, the facility exists already for employer and employees to monitor pension fund progress in real time. An individual member can phone a dedicated call centre and ask for a current fund valuation and the projected benefits at retirement or they can access the scheme website. This comes with the advantage of colour graphics and is ideally suited to dealing with such questions as: "What if I increase my monthly contributions by £50?"
The employer, trustees and scheme adviser can access the website to check on the scheme's progress at different levels – the scheme as a whole, the various sections of the workforce, for example, clerical staff and workers on the shop floor, and individual members' funds.
With DB, it is the trustees, working with scheme advisers, who decide the investment strategy. But, with a DC arrangement, it is usually up to the members to make the key investment decisions. The onus is on the provider working closely with the scheme adviser to give them the background material they need.
Some may argue that it is better to provide ongoing advice, including face-to-face advice if needed, at the individual member level. However, the harsh economic realities leave little or no scope for this. There is plenty of evidence, notably based on North American experience, to show that, given the right education and up-to-date information, members are quite capable of deciding for themselves.
DC is not immune from the problems that are currently plaguing DB. The increasing regulatory burden and accounting standard FRS17 may have little relevance but the key issues of the taxation of UK share dividends, recent disappointing stockmarket performance and increasing longevity can have a major impact on a member's standard of living in retirement.
The main challenge is to raise combined employer and employee contribution rates for DC to DB scheme levels. Successive NAPF annual surveys have shown that average payments by employers to DC schemes consistently lag some way below those for DB. Close that gap, persuade employees to contribute at a realistic levels, closely monitor a fund's progress to its retirement benefit target and take any corrective action needed to get it back on course – DC will then deliver. The keys to that delivery are information and education – of employers as well as their employees.
DB will live on, for example, in businesses which have a low staff turnover or where some form of transfer club exists. However, DC is probably better suited to today's environment, where the cycle of downsizing, restructuring and then expansion is common.
At the employee level, it fits modern career patterns, with their frequent moves from one employer to another, shifts between employment and self-employment, career breaks and so on.
For many employers, DC comes with one extra vital advantage – there is no open-ended financial commitment. Even when contributing at realistic levels and reviewing funding levels regularly, a business should be able to budget accurately in advance.
To DB or not to DB?
The mass migration from defined-benefit pensions to the defined-contribution alternative is attracting the attention of politicians, the media and the public. DC is often made out to be an inferior mode of pension provision but this is patently not the case.


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The UW-Oshkosh Athletics Department celebrates an evening of success and amazing accomplishments when it hosts the Oshcars on Monday, April 30 at The Grand Opera House (100 High Avenue) in Oshkosh.
The inaugural event will honor the 500-plus student-athletes, including 104 seniors, who have represented the Titans during the 2017-18 academic year and recognize their achievements in competition, in the classroom and in the community.
"The Oshcars is something that we've wanted to do for the past few years and I am so glad that it will be happening this year," UW-Oshkosh Associate Director of Athletics Vicci Stimac said. "We have so many young men and women performing at a high level on the playing surfaces, in the classroom, and out in the community, and we feel it is important to highlight those efforts."
Nearly 20 awards will be presented, including the John Taylor Award to the outstanding male & female senior scholar-athlete. Other awards include Newcomer of the Year, Hometown Hero, and Award of Academic Excellence.
Doors open for the event at 6:15 p.m. The presentation of awards begins at 7 p.m.
The formal attire event is for UW-Oshkosh student-athletes and UW-Oshkosh Athletics Department staff members only.


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Argentina and Messi are now in Croatia for the first time in the World Cup. Since the first match is balanced, Argentina needs a victory over the pre-quarterfinals. Even in Croatia, the confidence of Nigeria was defeated.
Messi and Argentina were confident that Iceland Goalie Hallderson was scapegoating. It is like fraying in the draw. Likely to expect a change in team lineup. Many heads and heads. Christian pavin can play in the left winger instead of the pale Angel D Maria.
2018 World Cup: Taiwan's four-year madness
Heggwein should have a chance from the first time. Behind the scenes are likely to be driven to Roho and Bigley. Gabriel Mercado and Giovanni Lo Solesova are likely to fall to the ground. Mascherano-Bigliya's partnership is sure to be broken down because of festivities.
Racketti, Mandz and Luca Modey are sure that they will not make big changes in Croatia's first leavers. We need to see a single striker go down to normal formation, or to throw more Samball forward into the globe. This Argentine column is heavily dependent on Messi 's feet. If the world wants to be called the World Cup high, it must be from the side.


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How to Start an Art Journal
Supplies Needed:
- blank journal or sketchbook, no lines
- art-making supplies (pencils, markers, pens, paint...the sky's the limit)
- draw what you see right outside your window
- record the most memorable thing about your day
- draw a portrait of your favorite person
- create a monster in an unlikely situation
As you get more comfortable with filling pages, you can stop following prompts and just draw and write whatever feels natural. We think it's fun to use a variety of media. One page might be filled with pencil drawings, while the next one uses acrylic or watercolor paints. Feel free to collage or create a pop-up page, too.
If you're interested in using art journals as a way to stay close with your son or daughter, you have a few options. You can buy two art journals and use one for yourself. Follow the same prompts each day and compare how you each interpreted the assignment. You could even bring your art journals on your family vacation and spend an hour drawing a famous landmark or beautiful landscape. Or simply sit in a park and people-watch while practicing your figure drawing.
Another option is to create a "Mommy (or Daddy) and Me" art journal. Essentially, you still journal together, but in the same book. Normally, these journals use only words to communicate back and forth between parent and child. But you can take it up a notch by adding art into the mix. You can write and draw something silly and your child can add on to the drawing with their own creations. Or use the journal to write and draw something fun/sad/exciting about your day and ask them to add their own entry. The sky's the limit!
No matter how you decide to art journal, the important part is that you're using art to maintain your relationship with your child. You might be surprised at what you could learn about your kid, and what they might find out about you. It's not necessary to write a journal entry next to every sketch, or even at all. But writing is a great way to improve literacy and keep a written record of your child's thoughts and experiences.
Once you have filled the journal, start fresh with a new one. Instead of scrapbooks, you'll have a nice little collection of sketchbooks to look back on. The fun part will be seeing how much your child has grown as an artist throughout the years. Happy journaling!
What else do you do to stay connected with your child? We'd love to hear!