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Student's Gluten-Free Cookbook For Dummies Cheat Sheet
A gluten-free diet can improve your health if you're sensitive to its effects on the body. Even without specific illnesses, many people feel less bloated and more focused and energetic when they stop consuming gluten. If you're already gluten-free or have decided to give it a try, read on to find suggestions for avoiding gluten in social situations, practical tips and resources for new cooks, and ways to stretch your food budget on a gluten-free diet.
Surviving Social Situations while Living Gluten-Free
You don't need to stay at home by yourself or hang out exclusively at gluten-free markets to have a safe social experience while living gluten-free. Here are some simple ideas for surviving parties and other social gatherings during college:
When eating at a restaurant, ask questions every time, especially if you're gluten-free for health reasons and must avoid all gluten. Try to get the waitperson's attention before the order begins or call the restaurant ahead of time and talk with a manager about the establishment's gluten-free options. The bonus of making your needs known is that you increase awareness of gluten intolerance, which could result in more food choices for everyone in the future.
If you plan to attend a catered event, ask the hosts who the caterer is and whether they mind if you call to arrange for a gluten-free preparation.
Eat before you go. At the event, you can look for veggies and other safe choices to munch on, but you won't be starving if you can't find them. Keep your expectations low if you aren't bringing any food of your own.
Take a simple dish to share at parties. Think chips and salsa, cookies or brownies made from an easy gluten-free mix, popcorn, or veggies.
Take two dishes to potlucks so you have more choices — a main dish and a side dish or dessert that you can enjoy but that others will like as well. Simple choices are burgers (bring your own gluten-free bun), grilled chicken, grocery store rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes, rice, and veggies.
By thinking ahead, you can have a great gluten-free experience at any social gathering.
Tips for New Gluten-Free Cooks
Sticking to a gluten-free diet during your college years can be especially hard. Living and food-prep spaces are often cramped and shared, and not all university dining hall personnel are hip to the needs of gluten-free students and staff. These circumstances make it tough to rely on others to feed you safely. Yet what a terrific opportunity this presents for you to learn to cook! Cooking may seem intimidating at first, but it can be quite rewarding — after all, the result is delicious food!
Here are some tips for new gluten-free cooks:
Cook with other people who know how to cook or want to learn.
At first, choose recipes that don't rely too much on flour. Adjusting a recipe that calls for a tablespoon or two of flour is an easy substitution issue, but baking an entire gluten-free cake from scratch takes a bit of practice.
When you're cooking for someone important, don't try out a new recipe. Stick to gluten-free dishes you know how to prepare and that you know turn out well. Do a trial run with the recipe if you need to.
Take the time to read through the whole recipe before you begin cooking.
Use parchment paper for lining baking pans, especially when baking gluten-free. Parchment makes removing your baked goods from the pan much easier, and it makes cleanup a dream — no butter-flour mixture or errant batter to scrape off!
Always use sharp knives. Not only are sharp knives safer (because they're less likely to slip), but they make your work much more efficient.
When cooking meat, make some extra to use in the next day's meal.
When cooking on a stovetop, make sure that the handle of your pan is turned away from you so you don't accidentally hit it and cause the hot food to go flying off the stove.
If your recipe flops, consider how you can change the food into something good. For example, you can turn flat gluten-free cookies into an ice cream topping or cookie crumb pie crust.
Clean as you go to save time at the end.
Resources for Gluten-Free Freshman
If you're moving out of your parents' house and beginning college on a gluten-free diet, you don't need to feel alone. Resources are in place to help you through your first few months and beyond. If you have issues with the dining plan, cafeteria options or staff, or your health, connect with the following people and organizations to find help:
School administration (your admissions counselor or student advisor)
Dining Services director
Dining hall staff (servers and cooks)
Student Disability Services
Residential Life department
Your resident assistant (RA) in your dorm
School dietitians
Gluten-free student club (if there isn't one, consider starting one!)
Student Facebook group
Family and friends
Ways to Stretch Your Gluten-Free Food Budget
Chances are good that you don't have a limitless food budget, and you may be shocked at the cost of gluten-free groceries when you set out on your first solo trip to the grocery store, especially if you plan to purchase specialty gluten-free items such as bread and crackers. Here are some tips for wise spending when shopping for gluten-free groceries:
Plan your meals for the week before you go. Know what you need and use what you buy. This tip alone can save you a bundle!
Pair recipes that use similar ingredients. If using half a chicken or half a jar of pasta sauce, find a recipe that calls for the rest of that ingredient tomorrow.
Reclaim food that's a little past its prime. For example, turn stale gluten-free crackers and bread into something else:
Make croutons by buttering the bread, cutting it into cubes, and broiling it until it's very crispy. Store the croutons in the freezer and throw them in a salad anytime.
Pulverize the bread in a blender or food processor to make breadcrumbs to use as coatings, fillers in meatballs or meatloaf, or casserole toppings. Add extra seasoning for Italian or Cajun versions.
Use cracker crumbs as a coating for baked or fried chicken or pork chops.
Buy naturally gluten-free foods. Buy things that don't have a label listing a ton of ingredients. Think fresh meats, dairy, fruit and veggies, and eggs.
Buy national brands. A food doesn't need to be a specialty product to be gluten-free. Some examples of foods that are gluten-free and may not be labeled as such are tortilla chips, potato chips, popcorn, corn tortillas, many mainstream soups and sauces, hot dogs, and more.
A quick search on company websites or a good gluten-free shopping guide or app can point you to gluten-free products. Among the large companies that offer gluten-free options — and that issue coupons — are Betty Crocker, Boar's Head, General Mills, Zatarains, Kraft, Frito Lay, Chex Cereals, Progresso, and Heinz.
Become a fan. Many companies let you in on special deals and coupons if you're their fan on Facebook.
Use grocery store and grocery website loyalty programs. Join the store or site program for coupons, specials, and free shipping.
Use daily deal sites. Buy discounted vouchers for gluten-free food through Groupon-like sites such as http://glutenfreedeals.com and www.glutenfreesaver.com.
Explore ethnic groceries. Some people swear by Asian stores for cheap rice and rice noodles.
Buy nonfood items at nonfood stores. Save a bundle by getting things like shampoo, cleaning supplies, makeup, and toothpaste at a discount store like Target or Walmart or even a dollar store instead of the grocery store, where prices for these items are probably higher.


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Graduate Scholarships
MSN and DNP Scholarships
Students enrolled in School of Nursing graduate programs may be eligible for the scholarships listed below. Scholarships are divided into three categories; Internal Scholarships (Loyola University Chicago/School of Nursing), Nursing Organization Scholarships, and State/National Scholarships.
Internal Scholarships
Kim Noonan Scholarship – This scholarship fund was created to provide support for advanced nursing education to a registered nurse who exemplifies the spirit of the award - a unique enthusiasm for life and the ability to impart courage to patients facing the challenge of illness. One $6,000 scholarship will be awarded to a MSN student who has a minimum of 2 semesters remaining in the graduate program.
The Westlake Nursing Scholarship and The Honorable Thomas A. Hett Scholarship – These two scholarships provide funding to MNSON students in order to enhance health and health care in the communities of West Suburban Cook County. Scholarship recipients must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate nursing program at Loyola University Chicago's Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and provide proof of residency for the past three years in West Suburban Cook County.
Nursing Organization Scholarships
Nurses Educational Funds (NEF), Inc. - NEF awards baccalaureate prepared registered nurses who are in need of nursing scholarship assistance for graduate study. Learn more at the NEF website.
Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation Scholarship (NPHF) - NPHF has 2 scholarships and 9 awards available. Further information can be found on the NPHF website.
Oncology Nursing Society Foundation, Master's Scholarships – The ONS Foundation provides scholarships to registered nurses who are interested in and committed to oncology nursing to continue their education by pursuing a master's degree in nursing. Scholarships are awarded annually at $3,000 each.
Future of Healthcare Advanced Practice Nursing Scholarship - GraduateNursingEDU.org is the result of a collaborative effort between RNs who expressed the need for a resource on graduate degree and certification options for entering advanced practice. They are currently accepting applications for their first annual scholarship essay contest.
State/National Scholarships
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services/NURSE Corps – The HRSA Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP) and Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP) have a new name and identity. These programs now fall under NURSE Corps: Caring for Communities in Need. NURSE Corps gives nurses nationwide the opportunity to turn their passion for service into a lifelong career through the NURSE Corps Scholarship Program and the NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program, NURSE Corps empowers and enables nurses to follow their passion for helping and healing others.
American Cancer Society, Graduate Scholarships in Cancer Nursing Practice - The American Cancer Society Cancer Nursing Practice scholarships supports graduate students pursuing a master's degree in cancer nursing or doctorate of nursing practice (DNP). Awards may be for two years, with stipend of $10,000 per year.
Schweitzer Fellowship - The Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program is a one-year interdisciplinary fellowship program focused on community service, leadership development, and reflection. Graduate and professional students from Chicago area schools obtaining degrees in health related fields are eligible to apply.
Additional Scholarships
- NCHS/ Academy Health Health Policy Fellowship
- Giva Nursing Student Scholarship
- National Black Nurses Association Scholarship Program
- U.S Department of Health & Human Services/National Health Service Corps
- A Place for Mom/ Annual Senior Care Scholarship
- USAF Scholarship 2015-2016
Financial Aid
For information about graduate student financial assistance, visit the LUC Office of Financial Assistance or contact a graduate financial assistance advisor via email@example.com or 773.508.2984.

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Angoid wrote:Ouch - do you have the same Country and Western problem down there as we do here Angus?
Yes, unfortunately. At least I know where to look in future if all else fails
Yep - that will be useful!!!! But I have to say, classifying Moya with Country is...........well, I won't say an insult exactly but.....lets say I think it's bad taste Sorry, I really don't like that style.
All the evening entertainment or social stuff you can get around here is Line-dancing - ummmmm, give me a night in Leo's ANY DAY


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I enjoy meeting for coffee someplace interesting... or a Coke on a pier somewhere... nothing elaborate... want to get to know you first.
Short motorcycle ride to a quiet restaurant, where we can't take our eyes off each other and talk for hours.
maybe dinner,a walk in the park,go see a movie,who knows just see how it all plays out at frist.
Dancing to see how well you can move
I will leave that to my woman to decide, But i want it to be in a quiet and very romantic place
Long ride on the bike...into the sunset.. feel the wind in my face, son on my back,, asphault under my feet..
go dancing or a walk in the park,dinner and a talk 2 get to know each other
Don't want to date. Just wanting to meet new friends.
Riding the open road and find a nice place to sit and talk and get to know each other
Take a ride up into the Hill Country and find a good country western dance hall to go dancing in.
Go out to dinner, I love Mexican food, maybe go listen to some good music, and get to know each other.
Go somewhere to talk and get to know eachother and see from there what we want to do.
Maybe we can take a nice ride and pull over where a nice view is at ,and just enjoy each others company...
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As an artist, campaigns with a positive social impact are always very appealing to me. PBJS in Seattle called me several months back about this campaign for The Nature Conservancy, highlighting the First Stewards Symposium in Washington DC, which takes place next month. This is the first national climate change symposium dedicated to addressing how climate change impacts coastal indigenous people.
I got to work with some great people on this project, CD Peter Gaucys, ACD Brandon Hilliard, and AD Vinny Pacheco. In one of our meetings about creative for this shoot, someone brought up how the only photographs we associate with American Indians are old and quite dated. Those old black and white prints you see in a museum. This was an opportunity to create 3 great portraits of modern American Indians surrounding a really important set of issues. I am really proud of how these portraits turned out, and I am excited to see what comes from the symposium next month.
Below is an excerpt taken from the First Stewards website which outlines the purpose of this symposium. What a fantastic project to be a part of!
"This first-of-its-kind national event examines the impact of climate change on indigenous coastal cultures. The symposium will bring together as many as 300 coastal indigenous tribal elders, leaders, scientists, witnesses, and other scientists and policy leaders from around the nation to discuss traditional ecological knowledge and what it can teach us about past, present, and future adaptation to climate change. Five regional panels of tribal leaders and tribal and Western scientists will examine how native people and their cultures have adapted to climate change for hundreds to thousands of years, and what their future — and that of the nation — may hold as the impacts of climate change continue."
If you find yourself around the National Mall, Smithsonian, or the The National Museum of the American Indian in DC and you see these images on flags, banners, etc, I'd love to get some snaps. Thanks!


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Data storage consolidation guidelines
Consolidation sounds good, but here are some guidelines to determine if it will work for you. Plus, seven steps to getting it done.
Storage services groups are all about delivering business value while reducing IT costs. In support of these goals, many companies begin a storage services effort by consolidating distributed direct-attached storage (DAS) devices into a shared storage area network (SAN). And although the results can certainly be rewarding, not everyone should immediately start storage consolidation planning and budget allocation. How can you tell if a storage consolidation project is right for your enterprise? You're a prime candidate if your storage environment has one or more of the following conditions:
Storage allocation problems impact business initiatives. Remember, we're talking about storage services. If the IT team struggles to allocate disk resources and move data for application development and testing, it's not meeting the business requirements. Storage consolidation and the right processes can certainly help alleviate this problem.
|Seven steps to SANs
Many DAS boxes are colocated with servers in a common data center. This is a perfect environment for storage consolidation. If servers and their associated DAS systems are distributed, you're in for a storage and server consolidation project, which is much more complex.
Disk utilization varies or storage growth rates soar. Does your company have several DAS boxes that need constant upgrades, while others run at 20% to 30% utilization for months on end? This is a classic problem where server consolidation can help balance utilization rates while decreasing capital costs. Alternatively, an environment which experiences constant dynamic growth will benefit from a high-bandwidth, high-capacity consolidated storage architecture.
Storage administration is a bottleneck. Rule No. 1 in operations is to find the bottleneck and fix the bottleneck. If administering numerous DAS boxes puts the IT staff is in a state of constant fire fighting, you've found a bottleneck. Storage consolidation can address this issue. According to Gartner, a storage admin can manage up to 500% more capacity in a consolidated storage infrastructure.
Storage consolidation projects can help overcome any of the shortcomings described earlier, but these projects are complex undertakings by themselves. Most IT shops are running lean these days, so it's not likely you have adequate bench strength or skills to do a storage consolidation project alone. Before you choose a services partner, be prepared to initiate a few upfront tasks:
Baseline your current environment. Yogi Berra once said, "If you don't know where you're goin,' any road will get you there." The only way you'll know what kind of ROI you can achieve with a storage consolidation project is to establish a baseline for key metrics before you begin. Calculate your average disk utilization. Figure out how long it takes to allocate storage space or move data for an application development group. Determine how much storage capacity each administrator is capable of managing. Put dollar figures to all of the metrics. When the storage consolidation project is completed, you'll want to track these metrics over time and strive for constant improvement.
Get a detailed inventory of your servers and disks. You'll absolutely need a complete and accurate inventory of your server environment before you design a consolidated storage solution. Make sure to get information about revision levels, patches installed, firmware and BIOS versions. You may be able to get some of this information from an asset management system report, but much of this data can only be gathered through manual processes. If you do this work ahead of time, it will help ease integration and compatibility issues during the design and implementation phases of the project.
Classify your data. Data classification will help you find and get rid of files that are rarely open, consume an undue amount of space or are inappropriate for a work environment. The junior help desk administrator's MP3 collection of live Grateful Dead shows doesn't belong on the corporate file server, and certainly doesn't need to be consolidated in an expensive new storage infrastructure. On the other hand, you'll need to identify the most critical data to plan appropriate system design, migration strategies and data protection processes. Software tools from vendors such as Astrum Software, Sun/HighGround, and TrelliSoft that inventory data can help here.
Enlist the help of other IT functional groups. Storage consolidation conjures up an image of Fibre Channel (FC) switches and big RAID boxes, but the scope of a consolidation project goes way beyond just storage. For the project to succeed, you'll need help from database administrators to understand database storage requirements and growth patterns. Network engineers must be included to build an IP-based out-of-band management architecture. The chief information security officer will need to review software tools, physical and logical design plans and administration processes to find and fix any security holes. Finally, application and server administrators will need to plan ahead for downtime and server migrations. Give these folks plenty of time to schedule necessary tasks and keep them updated on progress as the project plays out.
Dedicate a support team. Consider early storage consolidation projects as important learning experiences. Key members of the storage engineering and operations group should be involved throughout to manage the project and takeover when appropriate. For example, to avoid compatibility problems, it's critically important that one of your storage vendor's field technicians help migrate the first few servers. Once the server migration process is established, internal IT resources can take over to gain experience and keep overall project costs in line.
Select your hardware vendor(s). The selection of the right RAID devices, HBAs and FC switches should be subject to your standard price, availability and market share buying criteria. In addition, you'll want to carefully examine your vendor's hardware compatibility matrix to make sure that everything you already have or purchase is supported. If the vendor has a limited list or can't produce one, throw them out. During the migration phase, you may find inaccuracies in the compatibility matrix. Make sure you have a good relationship with your vendor's technical staff so you can work through these problems as they arise.
Choose a service partner. The success of the project will depend on a good working relationship between the IT staff and a service partner. Large storage vendors such as EMC, HPQ, IBM, and Sun all have service groups with much experience in storage consolidation. If you've had good experiences with one of these vendors, by all means proceed. If you have any hesitation about a conflict of interest, choose a third-party storage service expert. The entire storage consolidation project should take anywhere from four to eight months, depending upon how much storage is involved and how well the project is run. Following the seven steps (see "Seven steps to SANs," this page) should help ensure smooth sailing. On a more granular level, expect the assessment and design phases to take one to two months and allow two to four months for implementation, test and server migration. Each server will take from four to 12 hours to migrate, and will be longer at first when you're learning the ropes.
Consolidated SAN-based storage is a proven infrastructure that can deliver impressive results for the business and IT. If your enterprise exhibits any of the characteristics detailed earlier, then storage consolidation may be a good step toward improvement. By following the seven steps I suggested, your storage services staff should be able to meet tight schedules, maintain budget restrictions and deliver benefits to business and IT constituents.
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
It's a girl blog giveaway
This post also features my second blog giveaway. It's been awhile, and I think this giveaway is awesome on many levels. Here's the backstory...
A few weeks ago I attended my friend Rebekah's baby shower for her soon-to-arrive daughter Josie. Rebekah married into a family with an apparently recessive female gene (four boys with five sons collectively) and, when she got pregnant for the third time, held her breath at the hope of maybe, possibly having a little girl. You can read the story about Josie here, but all this to say that so much love and effort was poured into this shower for an eagerly anticipated baby girl.
When I went to Josie's shower I was reading an emotional roller coaster of a book called Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother. This book is written by a Chinese woman now living in London and addresses the phenomenon of international adoption of baby girls from China to the Western world. This book delicately addresses the question many people have at least wondered, "How could any mother give up her child?" The answer: very painfully.
It's easy to condemn a culture that seems to belittle women and devalue baby girls, but what I love about this book is how it gets under the skin of women forced to give up their babies for adoption (or forced abortion or infanticide), out of cultural, familial, political and financial pressure, and carry that scar of motherhood denied the rest of their lives. After reading this book I got the sense that it's not just baby girls who are born at a disadvantage in China, but women of all ages have had to put up with unbearable burdens for generations. This book, understandably, broke my heart.
International adoption is a very complex issue, and I won't pretend to know all or even much about it. I don't think anybody should go into adoption with a savior complex or without the willingness to acknowledge the difficulties that arise when a child is plucked from her culture.
But, I also feel strongly that being willing to adopt, domestically and internationally, can be a beautiful, life-giving journey.
My friends Jessi and Andrew are taking the first steps of that long, expensive journey at the moment. They are two of the most good-hearted, loving people I know. Currently they are in the process of looking to adopt a special needs child from China. They don't want their adoption process to stop there though, bringing a child over and then forgetting about the surrounding issues. Jessi says in a recent blog post:
We also long to do more to help change the reason so many kids need adopting in the first place. Acknowledging with solemn and grateful hearts that our child coming home from China creates a deeper response in us to our child's birth country, to our child's first family if not literally then by helping others like them who could not, for various reasons, keep their own child. The heartbreaking truth is that adoption begins with loss. But all is not lost. Hope springs from rocky places, love can grow from unexpected sources.
Financially, this is going to take a small miracle, but Jess is doing her bit to raise money by selling her vintage-inspired jewelry on-line.
Jessi's jewelry is gorgeous, and in order to raise awareness for international adoption, she's giving away a product from her Wild Poppy Shoppe to one of my blog readers. Here's a sneak peek...
For a chance to win, please visit Wild Poppy Shoppe and leave a comment below telling me your favorite item from the shop. For an extra chance at winning, you can tweet, facebook or blog about the giveaway, and come back and comment with the link. If you twitter, please tag it with @alishasanvicens
The lucky winner will be chosen at random next Wednesday, Sept 29 at 10am PST so check back then! Good luck.
Again, this post merely scratches the surface on the topic of adoption, but I think it's something worth thinking about, and definitely worth supporting. Please think of Wild Poppy Shoppe next time you're in the market for jewelry for yourself or a friend.
{baby shower photos from jenny, thanks!}
22 comments:
- T.V and Book Addict said...
Wow, she has beautiful items in her shop! I'm loving it all! My favorite is probably her Red Carnelian Beaded Flower Necklace- Scarlet Spice. It's so lovely and creative!
Aww that book sounds extremely sad! I'm going to recommend it to a friend of mine. She would be very, very interested in it.
- 22 September 2010 at 22:22
- Rachael Randal said...
I love the plaid flower pins, but being an earring girl, I can't resist the vintage anchor earrings! Gorgeous.
Can I also ask Jessi to make the plaid flowers as earrings??? - I would definitely buy them!
Am going to post a link to your giveaway on facebook rather than twitter - hope that's ok!
- 22 September 2010 at 23:14
- alisha said...
Rachael, good idea about facebook too - I'll add that to the text above. And I'm sure Jessi would be willing to make bespoke jewelry. :) Those plaid flowers are amazing!
- 22 September 2010 at 23:36
What a great giveaway! So many beautiful items - but I think the Eiffel Tower & Honey Green Blooms necklace is my favorite.
- 23 September 2010 at 06:32
- Shannon of ** Happiness Is...** said...
Such a sweet back story! The burnt orange felt flower is definitely my cup o' tea. Thanks for the giveaway! :) xo
- 23 September 2010 at 10:21
I love the burnt orange flower neckalce and the plum pearl hair comb! What lovely things!
- 23 September 2010 at 10:24
I also tweeted for you. :) Thanks!
- 23 September 2010 at 10:27
I tweeted for you too! :) http://twitter.com/katiengibson/status/25330247444
- 23 September 2010 at 11:21
- Nadine said...
Beautiful post and beautiful items! I love everything, but the navy and white napkins are my favorite!
- 23 September 2010 at 12:49
I love the Orange Carnelian Sand Dollar Necklace. It has the perfect blend of color with vintage brass.
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- 24 September 2010 at 06:24
- Joanna Roddy said...
I like the orange spice and olive green flower necklace!
I also loved hearing about Jessi and Andrew's story of adoption. I send hope and prayers their way.
And facebooked it as well. http://www.facebook.com/#!/joannaroddy
- 24 September 2010 at 06:32
- Sue said...
It is so hard to pick one...there were so many beautiful pieces. I loved the necklace you have in your blog, but my favorite is Classic Vintage Faux Pearl Earrings, Ivory Wire Wrapped.
I wish them well on their journey into parenthood.
- 24 September 2010 at 10:33
What a lovely post. Her jewelry is fabulous. I love the orange spice and olive green beaded necklace. Perfect to spice up a fall wardrobe.
- 24 September 2010 at 15:09
- Jenny said...
i hope i win i hope i win!
you know i LOVE the corduroy plaid one...hoping it also has a hair clip back ;)
i also facebooked the giveaway. thanks alisha!
- 26 September 2010 at 13:45
- Ann Strunk said...
One of my favorites is the Black Vintage Beaded Necklace. Everything is really lovely. Thanks for pointing me in her direction. Will definitely keep it in mind for future jewelry buying :)
- 27 September 2010 at 14:15
- Emer said...
OMG DEF the Silk Flower Pin in Chocolate Brown with Vintage Pearl and Polka Dot Plumes!! That is only GORGEOUS!!!
I want this piece because it is one of the colours of my favourite colour combination which is brown, turquoise and silver. (These will incidentally be my wedding colours!) I have a turquoise silk dress that is only CRYING out for adornment and that is the most perfect accessory!
MANY congratulations to Rebekah! I remember she was a co-singer at your wedding and she had the most amazing voice. Will look up that book also as all your recommendations have always worked out! ref. Blue Like Jazz! :o)
E. x
- 27 September 2010 at 15:33
- Katie Strawn said...
I love all of them.... How's a girl to choose? Jess is such a talented (and beautiful) woman. My favorite is the mango Jasper w navy flower necklace- love the color pairing.
- 27 September 2010 at 20:26
- Rachel said...
The one that jumped out at me was the Yellow Mango Jasper and Navy Bloom Beaded Flower Necklace. There's something about the dark blue and bright yellow that is really beautiful. Good luck to Jessi!
- 28 September 2010 at 20:16
- Heather Olson said...
Jessi is so talented! I love the Plum and Vitage Faux Pearl hair comb - absolutely gorgeous. Everything on her site is stunning!
- 28 September 2010 at 21:08
- Rebekah said...
such a sweet post Alisha (I thought I left a comment here already but looks like I didn't) I really do love the heart of adoption, Chris and I have always talked about it for down the road..
thank you for including my heart and story for a daughter I feel very honored- I am sending blessings to Jessi and family..and I LOVE the jewelry, the yellow beaded one with the navy flower is a favorite for sure!
- 28 September 2010 at 22:06
My favorites are the chocolate brown polka dot flower pin with the vintage pearl in the middle.
I also love the silk flower-sky blue with chocholate brown tulle. :) thanks for sharing.
- 29 September 2010 at 04:08
- Alison said...
Great idea, Alisha! You are so inspiring and fun! I too love the Orange Spice and Olive Green Beaded Flower Necklace - but so many are just gorgeous! Thanks for such a creative way to spread the word!
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Yesterday I made some banana bread to use up some bananas that were very ripe. There seems to be some kind of banana strike going on in my house. LOL!. The only difference, or change I made, in the recipe that I made yesterday was that I omitted the nuts (Jon can't eat them with braces) and I used Carol's Sorghum Mix (listed in this post) as my GF flour mix.
Jon had been asking for French Toast, so instead of using the sandwich bread, I thought that the banana bread would make an excellent French Toast. Here is what I did:
Banana Bread French Toast (1 serving)
1 egg, beaten with a smidgen of milk (I like the word smidgen, don't you?)
Dash of vanilla
Dash of cinnamon
3 thinner slices of banana bread
Pam (spray your pan)
1. Pam your pan and heat over medium heat for a minute or 2, just to warm up.
2. Dip banana bread in egg mixture (don't forget to stir in the vanilla & cinnamon….I didn't make it real clear above that you need to do that. 😉 )
3. Place in pan and leave alone until the one side is browned up. Don't mess with it a whole lot, it will fall apart if you don't leave it alone. Once browned, flip and cook on the other side.
4. Arrange on plate and add your favorite toppings. Jon likes chocolate chips & syrup (He likes Aunt Jemima, and it is GF; I prefer real maple syrup). This would be good with sliced bananas, strawberries, powdered sugar….I could go on & on.
Jon declared this A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! He likes it better this way than the way I usually make it (with Pamela's GF Sandwich Bread). He has asked for it again tomorrow AM! LOL! I think I might be able to make that happen for him.
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How does your school currently monitor online behaviour?
Why it is so important to have appropriate monitoring in place
Due to the revised Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) statutory guidance which came into effect on 5th September 2016, schools are now obligated to ensure appropriate filters are in place.
It is essential that schools have monitoring in place to compliment the filtering (Please refer to the DfE and Prevent guidance). Monitoring will highlight themes that can then be addressed through online safety training with staff, students and parents.
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Does your internet filtering enable you to differentiate filter rules for different users?
Why it is so important to provide age appropriate filtering
It's really important to offer age appropriate filtering in school, ensuring the lower end of the school have more protection online than your older pupils.
The Department for Education recommend that "overblocking" does not lead to unreasonable restrictions as to what children can be taught with regards to online teaching and safeguarding. So, it's vital that every school has the recommended filtering in place to meet this requirement.
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What reporting mechanisms does the school have in place to support young people and staff facing online safety issues?
Why having clear reporting mechanisms in place is important
Any safeguarding issues that occur which include online safety should be dealt with according to the safeguarding policies in place currently. These policies may need to be amended/cross-referenced as necessary.
It is recommended that all schools use an incident management flowchart diagram. This can be displayed in the staff room, making sure staff are familiar with what they need to do in the event of an online safety incident.
Having anonymous reporting tools on your school website can also be used to give students, parents and staff another avenue to report incidents, such as 'Whisper' which can be found in an online safety toolkit called BOOST. You can download detailed information on the BOOST package from www.rm.com/boost
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Does your school or academy have an up-to-date online safety policy?
Why an online safety policy is so important
Online safety is part of safeguarding and it is recommended that there be some inclusion of online safety within the safeguarding policy.
With regards to the online safety policy; it is suggested that a structured, modular approach be adopted. Having an overarching online safety policy (which is short and easy to review) with separate but linked individual short sub-policies/Information Advice and Guidance (IAG). It will be these latter ones that are likely to need frequent updating.
Once in place it is important that your policies and IAG are well managed and that all stakeholders are familiar with them to apply them appropriately, this may include specific training or just advisory sessions.
It may be useful to include student representation in the review process thereby helping the whole school to own and understand why policies and guidance are in place. Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) may need revising and signing by the parties involved, this may include any home/school agreements that refer to the use of technology.
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Integrate messages across all classes and aspects of the curriculum (not just ICT).
Integrate messages across all classes and aspects of the curriculum (not just ICT).
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How often does your school or academy update your online safety policies?
Dealing with safeguarding issues and updating policies
Any safeguarding issues that occur which include online safety should be dealt with according to the safeguarding policies in place currently. These policies may need to be amended/cross-referenced as necessary.
Sometimes incidents arise from a number of smaller issues that start occurring more frequently. It can be beneficial to continue to record such issues in the current way and perhaps look at established pattern of incidents and seeing if more serious incidents can be prevented from happening by adding interventions with all school stakeholders.
The implementation of Whisper from the BOOST package will give parents and students another way of reporting issues to the right people within school. You can download detailed information on the BOOST package from www.rm.com/boost
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Does your school have clear Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) for all school community members?
Why having a robust Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is important
Having a robust AUP is important and all community members need to have read and understood this document. It is important to look at how you can demonstrate that staff have understood the document, we suggest the following ways:
- Online survey
- Scenarios in a training workshop
- Videos/online training to support the document
It is important that this document is reviewed annually and also if any incidents happen in school that cause the document to be changed. For example, the introduction of new technologies or approaches to students learning environments.
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What training is offered to staff to support online safety issues?
Give your staff the tools and support they require, through regular training
Following on from your online safety training it may be worth canvassing all staff to understand their training needs. Particularly, with regard to the issues listed in the RM online safety questionnaire and arrange training accordingly. By doing this you will be able to provide not only good evidence but also helps to pinpoint further training gaps.
Have you thought about accrediting your staff in relation to online safety? This will ensure your school has staff who are up to date and have certification in this area.
Sometimes incidents arise from a number of smaller issues that start occurring more frequently. It can be beneficial to continue to record such issues in the current way and perhaps look at established pattern of incidents, seeing if more serious incidents can be prevented from happening by adding interventions with all school stakeholders.
Using a risk register to record all possible activity can illustrate that the school proactively considers the use of technology and makes informed decisions as to what level of risk to accept.
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What education is offered to students to support online safety messages?
Embedding online safety in school, and in the community
Embedding online safety in school, and in the community is an ongoing objective and every opportunity should be taken to give online safety messages to students, promoting good behaviour and discussing issues as they arise. This should be tackled in many ways, through all curriculum lessons and through an assembly programme which also leads to intervention assemblies when there are incidents which need to be tackled.
Creating a school council for its input may help to highlight specific issues that students are concerned about.
Additionally, a questionnaire for students to complete may also provide information to base further guidance on. Termly or half-termly themed messages could be used to engage all students and this could be integrated into the curriculum as well as allowing students to be creative about how they interpret and pass this information on to their family.
Lastly, making full use of the resources provided nationally for Safer Internet Day (SID) every February and anti-bullying week in November to all year groups will help enforce important messages and give opportunity for consultation and discussion
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How does the school educate and support the wider school community, for example parents?
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10 Funny Lessons I've Learned as a Parent
10 Funny Lessons I've Learned as a Parent
I've learned lots of things since becoming a parent, but there are some lessons that are more amusing than others. Of course, many of these experiences are also funnier after-the-fact, and they tend to be lessons that I've learned the hard way at least once. Many of these experiences have left me exclaiming, "I'll never let that happen again!"
Here are a few of my favorites. If they haven't happened to you yet, do this the easy way and learn through my mistakes:
1. Always, and I mean always, check the kids pockets before doing a load of wash. Otherwise you may find a red crayon, pack of bubble gum, or toad (that really happened) in the wash...or worse yet, the dryer.
2. Always use extreme cation when approaching a random, stray raisin. Sure, it could be a small dried fruit, but it's also dangerously similar in size, color and sometimes consistency of something that might fall out of a child's diaper. The latter is not something you want to squish between your fingers unexpectedly.
3. Murphy's Law of Traveling with kids states that if you should forget a spare outfit, or God forbid, an entire diaper bag while traveling with a small child, someone will inevitably spill a cup of juice on themselves, fall in a puddle of mud, pee in their pants, or worse. The farther you are from home without the necessary spare items will increase the likelihood that you will need them as well as the severity of the clothing mishap.
4. I used to be a very organized and meticulous person and then I had three kids in a four year span. I spent so much time picking up toys and constantly telling my kids to pick up their toys that it was driving me crazy. After a while, I decided there would be no toys at certain times of day. We all cleaned up before nap time and right before bed time. Now I've learned to just deal with the blocks, Hot Wheels and crayons all other times of day (and any unexpected house guests will have to do the same).
5. Thankfully being married gave me practice for the next one: you pick and choose your battles. I find this particularly true with raising a toddler. For example, I find it much easier to simply allow my daughter to leave the house wearing a PJ's, an Easter hat, feather boa, and rain boots to drop her brother off at school than to have her cry and yell about wearing something I've chosen. I reserve my arguments for more pressing, daily matters like why we don't flush Mommy's keys or wash our hands in the toilet.
6. The absolute best way to get your child's attention is to sit down somewhere and look comfortable.
7. The saying boys will be boys often rings true at my house when I'm pretending to eat the mud pies made especially for me, or when I'm wrangling live bugs that were captured outdoors and released inside. However, sometimes little girls will be like the boys too. My daughter, having two older brothers, loves playing dress-up and dollies, but also loves getting dirty with dump trucks and dinosaurs. A stranger in a store told her she must be a princess. She growled and exclaimed, "I no princess! I a pirate! Arrrrg!" ...and that's just fine with me.
8. Being crafty usually requires double the time it takes to do the actual craft, in clean up. Finger paints are awesome, but depending on the child, rarely end up just on the paper. I'm usually scrubbing walls, floors, and hair by the time the kids' masterpieces are complete. Since the messier the activity, the more fun the kids seem to have, and the longer it may keep them occupied, some people might ask is it really worth it? You bet your Mom-jeans it is.
9. Dirt happens even when there's no dirt to be seen. Putting a child in white clothing will magnify this effect. Choose darker color clothing, or invest in a good stain-fighting detergent because it's going to happen. I once put a one-year-old boy and a three-year-old boy in white pants for Easter. They had dirt, grass and some weird orange stain before we made it to breakfast. White apparel attracts juice, sauce, mud and more. It's simple physics.
10. School pictures, family portrait sessions or anything where I have to pay for a photograph usually results in a child giving themself a last minute haircut, falling down and scraping up their face, or a bug bite with swelling/allergic reactions. If I have to plan for or pay for a photo, someone is going to look their worst. I'm currenlty trying to decide if I should buy a bubble to keep them in for the week leading up to holiday pictures or just let what's bound to happen, happen and just try to explain to them why all their childhood pictures look the way they do when they're older.
What about you? What lessons have you learned the hard way? Anything that you've been through and can laugh at now (but still won't make the same mistake again)? Leave a comment below and let me know!
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New for 2013
A winter-themed Glacier model joins the 300 lineup, and is only available on cars fitted with all-wheel drive. At the same time, Chrysler honors its Detroit roots with a Motown-themed special-edition model, and a special-edition model designed by Detroit-born fashion icon John Varvatos.
Chrysler says its 300 portfolio has been "simplified" for 2013, but with eight variants available at dealers, we wonder just how complex things were before. Three trim levels – the 300S, 300C Luxury Series, and 300 SRT8 – joined the lineup in 2012, while the Glacier, the Motown Edition, and a signature model dressed up by designer John Varvatos were added to the 300 the portfolio this year. 300 sedans equipped with the base 3.6-liter V-6 are paired with a ZF-designed eight-speed automatic transmission, and yield either 292 hp or 300 when in a 300S. Chrysler's 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 is optional in all but the base 300 model. Hemi-powered cars are also available with all-wheel drive, but all V-8 cars are only offered with an aging five-speed automatic transmission. For the ultimate in power, opt for the SRT8. Its 6.4-liter V-8 cranks out 470 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque, and adaptive dampers iron out body roll on the track and soak up potholes on the road. The 300 is still a big, broad-shouldered chunk of Americana, but with more finesse, flair, and variety than ever before.
Front, side, and side curtain airbags; a driver's knee airbag; active head restraints, traction and stability control; ABS; and automatic headlamps are standard on all 2013 300 models. An available SafetyTec package adds forward collision warning with adaptive cruise control, blind-spot and rear cross-path detection, front and rear parking sensors, and exterior mirrors with supplemental turn signals. An optional Light Group also adds adaptive high-intensity projector headlamps and LED rear fog lamps.
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- A trim level for all tastes
- High-performance SRT8 model fun on both road and track
You won't like:
- No eight-speed automatic for V-8 models
- Wind noise
- Feels as heavy as it looks
Key competitors to the 2013 Chrysler 300
- Audi A6
- BMW 5 Series
- Hyundai Genesis
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class
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Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son, Michael Blosil, committed suicide Friday night.
TMZ reported that the death occurred when Michael jumped from his downtown LA apartment building.
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In November 2007, Access Hollywood reported that Michael had entered rehab, dealing with depression.
"My son Michael is an amazing young man," a rep for Marie said at the time. "(He has) shown through his courage in facing his issues. As his mother, I couldn't be more proud of him. The press and public have always been kind and gracious in the past and I know they will continue to respect our privacy during this time."
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CHICAGO (AP) — A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans and tackle their skepticism with straightforward messages.
The "Get Covered America" campaign will include door-to-door visits by volunteers, brochures handed out at farmers markets and churches and, possibly, partnerships with sports leagues and celebrities, said Anne Filipic, a former White House official who recently became president of Enroll America, the group sponsoring the campaign.
The group's research shows 78 percent of uninsured adults don't know about opportunities that will be available to them in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act, Filipic said Tuesday during a phone call with reporters. The campaign is expected to cost tens of millions of dollars, including a seven-figure media ad buy.
"If they don't know about it, then they won't enroll," Filipic said. "We've done our research. We know people want to know what the law means for them in a 'just the facts' sort of way."
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has drawn criticism from Republicans for making fundraising calls for Enroll America. Earlier this month, Sebelius told members of Congress she made five phone calls for Enroll America, two of which involved actual fundraising solicitations, to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and H&R Block, entities not regulated by HHS.
She also called three health care companies to "suggest that the entities take a look at the organization (Enroll America)" but did not make a fundraising solicitation to those three. They were Johnson & Johnson, Ascension Health and Kaiser Permanente.
Sebelius said the HHS secretary has the legal authority to raise money for initiatives that support government health programs.
The federal government itself will spend millions on marketing and advertising about the health law, but the spending will vary greatly across the nation because some Republican-led states haven't sought federal dollars for ad campaigns.
Enroll America's campaign will start with 50 events in 18 states, Filipic said. The group has staff on the ground in eight states, including Texas and Florida and others where government officials have resisted key parts of Obama's health law such as the expansion of Medicaid.
"We know that most of the uninsured don't know about the new coverage options coming this fall, let alone whether or not their state is expanding Medicaid," Filipic said. "Many of the uninsured are eligible for Medicaid today but have not enrolled, and those who are not eligible for Medicaid may qualify for coverage through the marketplace."
Obama's national health law requires that nearly all Americans have health insurance beginning in 2014 or pay a penalty. New insurance marketplaces are scheduled to be operating in every state by Oct. 1. People who are uninsured will be able to comparison-shop for affordable health plans on these websites and many will qualify for tax credits to help them pay for coverage.
The organization is building a predictive model to determine where to target the uninsured and will track which of its tactics are most effective, Filipic said.
"We're going to be doing a lot of testing to see what works," she said. "What moves someone to attend an event or call a phone number? We'll be doing a lot of work to test and analyze that."
In a parallel effort, a group called Doctors for America plans to host training sessions for doctors and print posters and brochures for medical waiting rooms.
Skepticism about the law's benefits is widespread. Enroll America's January survey of 1,814 adults found that most people are skeptical they'll be able to find affordable health insurance that covers their needs. When presented with a specific premium amount they might pay, less than a third of respondents felt that the premium was in the affordable range.
"Survey results suggest using a specific premium amount may actually turn away just as many people as it might motivate," according to the survey report on Enroll America's website.
Broader statements — such as "You might be able to get financial help to pay for a health insurance plan" and "If you have a pre-existing condition, insurance plans cannot deny you coverage" — tested better with the survey group.
Enroll America has staff on ground in Texas, Florida, Ohio, Arizona, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. It soon will add staff in Illinois and Georgia.
Kicking off the campaign this week, the Get Covered America team and its community partners plan to host more than 50 events in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
AP Medical Writer Carla K. Johnson can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/CarlaKJohnson
AP Writer Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar contributed to this report from Washington.


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Art Hole Hostel
Be energised by art in the heart of Prague. Original, Unchained, Homely. just 4 minutes walk from the Old Town Square.
Art Hole Hostel is a great little setting for solo travellers wanting to meet others.
Our friendly staff are here 24 hours a day, so no problems for late or early arrivals.
You can cook here in our fully-equipped kitchens. There's a big supermarket nearby.
Our hostel is 10 minutes walk from the main international train and bus stations.
From Airport to Art Hole: costs 32 Czech crowns (1.3 euros) and takes 45 minutes: Bus 119 and Tram 26 bring you all the way. Easy! We can arrange a cheap airport taxi, if you prefer. Just send us an email.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Adaptors
- Airport Transfers
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Board Games
- Book Exchange
- Free Breakfast
- Common Room
- Cooker
- Currency Exchange
- Dishwasher
- Dryer
- Express check-in / out
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free City Maps
- Free City Tour
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Fridge/Freezer
- Hair Dryers
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Iron / Ironing Board
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Meals Available
- Microwave
- Mini Supermarket
- Outdoor Terrace
- Postal Service
- Reading Light
- Safe Deposit Box
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels Included
- Utensils
- Wake-up calls
- Washing Machine
- Wi-Fi
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Group bookings: 50% deposit required in advance. Max group size 7 people.
Age restrictions: 18-35 years old. Maximum stay: 7 nights.
Special Event Booking - New Years and Easter reservations: 50% of the cost will be charged on the day the booking is made. It is non-refundable. You'll have 3 days to contact us with valid CC details if your card is declined the first time.
If a guest fails to pay during his or her stay, we are obligated to charge the guest's credit card.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
From the AIRPORT > Public transport costs 1 Euro to get to us. 1 ticket for up to 90mins on everything. Take BUS 119 to the last stop. Then, cross to the tram stop in the middle of the road and get on TRAM 26 going in the same direction as the bus was, to the stop called DLOUHA TRIDA (1st stop across the river). Our street is just ahead, second on the left, and we are 200m down on the right. NIGHT Airport Bus 510 & Tram 51 - runs throughout the night = €1. OR » our airport taxi service can collect you and up to 3 friends for 22 Euros. From the MAIN TRAIN STATION > Take exit out into the park. Walk right. Take TRAM 26 or TRAM 5 going left to DLOUHA TRIDA. Our street is in front of you and we are 200m down on the right. OR > Walk out into park and walk to your RIGHT, to the tram stop. Follow the tram track heading left and when it divides in 2 go right. When it divides in 2 again - follow neither - walk down the street straight ahead. At the end of this road is a big dark yellow & brown building with a red roof - walk around the right side of this and we are on the other side of this.
From the BUS STATION > Out on KRIZIKOVA street walk left under the road bridge and then turn right. Walk straight across the crossroads, forward another 100m and turn left in front of the green building.
Walk straight until you come to a square with a big yellow & brown building with red roof. Walk across the square and around the right-hand side of that building. Our hostel is 50m down on the left.
Safe Journey!
Located Near
We are right on the edge of Prague's historic Old Town. Close to the main bus station, the main train station and Prague's Old Town Square. We are in the middle of all three of them. They are all a short walk away. The main sights of Prague are within walking distance of Art Hole Hostel.


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And just like that, we have an update to a device that could change how we live–or at least how we shop at the local Safeway.
Meet the SmartShopper 301, a grocery list organizer you talk to. When you're out of a certain much-needed item, like, say, whiskey, you walk over to the small, wall-mounted device and tell it, "Hey, you, wall-mounted list taker, listen up! I'm out of whiskey again!" It then automatically adds "whiskey" to your grocery list.
The battery-operated SmartShopper supports multiple listings of each object. For example, my list would say, "Whiskey, 10x" or something similar. The new version improves over its predecessor by bettering the voice recognition technology and adding an improved printer that uses the same type of thermal printer as a calculator, so there's no ink. Truly, the future is here.
It's hands-free, except you do have to push the button that tells the device to listen to you. Then you simply speak. It recognizes more than 2,500 common brands and items, and even allows for the manual entry of specific objects it doesn't include.
When it's time to shop, hit the "print list" button and a handy list is printed on a slip of paper. The items are auto-categorized (frozen foods, dairy, fresh produce, snacks etc.) to make shopping easier and faster. For example, at my local store, the whiskey and cigarettes are across the store from the pregnancy test kits. Magic!
The family-friendly device is available now at the SmartShopper Web site for $150. It's not something I'd use (as a total bachelor), but I could see why families or even friends who share houses could find it useful.


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A circus ringmaster and an egotistical trapeze artist vie for the love of a pretty acrobat.
At the winter quarters of the Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus in Sarasota, Florida, dedicated, no-nonsense manager Brad Braden meets with Ringling executives, led by John Ringling North, and is told that the circus cannot afford to play small towns during the upcoming season. After Brad reveals that he has just signed popular European aerialist The Great Sebastian, however, the executives, anticipating brisk ticket sales, agree to a full tour. Although most of the performers are grateful for the extra work, Holly, the circus' ambitious trapeze star, is devastated, as she knows that Sebastian will demand the center ring. Despite being in love with Brad, Holly tearfully reminds him that he had already promised her the center ring and accuses him of betraying her. That night, still brooding, Holly discusses her feelings with kind-hearted clown Buttons, who helps her to see that Brad was merely putting the best interests of the circus first. Holly also admits she is confused about her love for Brad, whose obsession with the circus overshadows their romance. Buttons comments that people often kill the thing they love most, then states that he "loved once" and will never love again. Later, as the circus train is about to depart on its tour, Sebastian zooms up in his sports car, trailed by several ticket-wielding policemen. The handsome Sebastian, who enjoys a reputation as a trouble-making womanizer, is greeted warmly by his former lover, the "iron-jawed" Phyllis, but Angel, the Elephant Girl, another ex-paramour, scorns him. Sebastian is immediately attracted to Holly and offers to give her the center ring, but Brad refuses to make the switch. Frustrated, Holly issues Sebastian a challenge, bragging that she will outdo him in the air until Brad is forced to award her the center ring. Holly's dare generates great publicity, and audiences delight in watching the young woman match Sebastian stunt for stunt. As the stunts become more difficult, however, Buttons and Brad grow concerned, and Brad finally orders Holly to stop the "dog fight." Holly, however, enjoys the thrill of the duel and insists on continuing. When the worldly Angel warns Holly not to sacrifice Brad for Sebastian, Holly retorts that Brad only loves the circus. Later, during a performance, Buttons, who never removes his clown makeup, spots his mother in the audience and surreptitiously speaks with her. The old woman warns Buttons that the "men" are still looking for him, but he assures her that he is safe as long as he remains in costume. Brad then upsets Holly when he yanks her down in mid-trick and the audience laughs at her. Furious, Holly allows Sebastian to romance her after the show until Angel directs one of her elephants to scoop her up with his tusks and deliver her to Brad. After Brad explains that he stopped the stunt because the rope she was using was about to break, Holly forgives him and agrees to end the duel. Angel, meanwhile, must contend with Klaus, the elephants' trainer, who is jealous of Sebastian and frustrated by Angel's repeated rejections. Sure that Angel would love him if he had more money, Klaus talks with Harry, a thug who operates crooked side show games for racketeer Henderson. When Brad learns about Harry, he orders him to pack up and go, and the two men fight. Henderson warns Brad about opposing him, but Brad is not intimidated. Meanwhile Sebastian, who senses he is losing Holly, announces he is performing a new, dangerous stunt, and when Holly teases him about the safety net that Brad has ordered for the center ring, Sebastian disengages the net before going on. Unprepared for the stunt, Sebastian misses his mark and falls to the ground, stunning the crowd. After the broken Sebastian is carried off on a stretcher, Brad tells Holly she is "center ring" now, and Holly cries with guilt. Sometime later, a recuperated Sebastian strolls into the circus camp and tells Holly and Brad that he has been hired by a rival circus, whose women, he hears, are especially beautiful. Holly is hurt by Sebastian's apparent fickleness, but Brad senses that Sebastian is lying and grabs his coat off his arm, exposing Sebastian's crippled right hand. Surmising that Sebastian returned only because he is in love with her, Holly declares her love and insists on taking care of him. One night, after Angel makes a final attempt at discouraging her about Sebastian, Holly notices a discarded magazine article about a doctor "who killed the thing he loved." Holly shows the item to Buttons, pointing out the phrase Buttons had used with her, but Buttons shrugs it off. With the way now clear, Angel goes after Brad, and he happily accepts her attentions. Angel's new romance makes Klaus irate, and during their act, he threatens her as she lies under the raised foot of an elephant. Brad rushes into the ring and pulls Angel to safety, then fires Klaus. In revenge, Klaus plots with Harry to rob the circus' money car that night, while Brad is approached by a detective who is on the trail of a doctor wanted for the mercy killing of his terminally ill wife. Brad claims not to recognize the photograph the detective shows him but gives him permission to fingerprint some of the performers on the train. Buttons, meanwhile, discovers that Sebastian, who now works as a balloon seller, has some feeling in his bad hand, a sign that the damage is not irreparable, and later on the train, reports the good news to Brad. Although Brad and Buttons have never discussed Buttons' past, Brad has deduced that Buttons is the fugitive doctor and warns him about the detective. Brad then deliberately provokes Sebastian into taking a swing at him, and Sebastian realizes that he has sensation in his damaged hand. Overjoyed, Sebastian races to see Holly and, believing that he will be able to "fly" again, proposes. Just then, however, Klaus and Harry set a trap to stop the front train, which contains the money car, and steal the strongbox. When Klaus suddenly realizes that the second train, on which the performers and animals are traveling, is fast approaching and will collide with the front train, he drives Harry's car onto the tracks and tries to signal the engineer. The engineer cannot stop in time, however, and Harry is crushed between the two trains and passengers and animals are sent flying. Although Klaus is the only fatality, Brad is pinned under some rubble and the circus doctor is knocked out. Desperate to save the bleeding Brad, Holly, who has also figured out Buttons' identity, asks the clown to tend to his wound, and although he knows that by doing so, he will expose himself to the detective, Buttons agrees. When Buttons declares that a transfusion is needed, Sebastian, who has the same rare blood type as Brad, volunteers. The transfusion is a success, and Brad is saved. Brad then orders that the show go on, despite the destruction of the big top, and Holly suggests they hold the circus in the nearby field. Buoyed by her rekindled love for Brad, Holly directs the others in setting up the impromptu circus and leads a colorful parade into Cedar City, their next scheduled stop. Back at the train wreck, Henderson offers to buy Brad's "washed-up" venture and is stunned when a huge crowd comes marching up, eager to buy tickets. After Buttons gives himself up to the detective, Brad declares his love to Holly, and Sebastian proposes to Angel. Under the bright blue sky, the Greatest Show on Earth then goes on.
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Hopefully I'm just missing something obvious, but I'm trying to get my head around the differences between the Load and the Shown events in Windows Forms.
Traditionally, I've only used Load (or actually OnLoad, since I think it's cleaner to override a method than to rely on the designer to hook up an event on yourself), since that is available in all versions of .NET. With .NET 2.0 the Shown event was introduced.
Now, if you look at the descriptions for these in the MSDN documentation ("Load: Occurs before a form is displayed for the first time.", "Shown: Occurs whenever the form is first displayed.") it sounds like the Load event should occur, then the form should become visible, then the Shown event should occur; the combination of the two thereby letting you carry out some tasks both before and after the form is visible. Makes sense, right?
However, experimentation has shown that the Shown event invariably occurs before the Load event, whenever I try it (and both occur before the form becomes visible). And yet, when I google around whenever I discover a page that talks about the order these events are fired in, they always list the Load event being fired first.
Am I just going crazy, or have I missed something? (And if they do occur at about the same time, then why was the Shown event added in the first place?)
(My current solution for doing something both before and after showing the form is to use OnLoad for the "before showing" stuff and start a short-duration one-shot timer for the "after showing" stuff. Which works OK and reliably, but it's a bit ugly and I was hoping there was a cleaner solution. But it looks like the Shown event isn't it.)