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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Observe the geometric structure of numbers. Play with square and triangular figurate numbers on a graph and see the shapes that representative dot patterns can take.
Use the Galton board to validate the Law of Large Numbers. Compare experimental and theoretical results to illustrate the Central Limit Theorem.
To price his product and maximize his profit, Albert Moose needs to know all his costs and revenue. Assist Albert with his decision.
Michael and friends are planning a skiing weekend. Show them how to afford it.
Discover a fourth spatial dimension by using analogies (point, line and plane) from lower dimensions. Model objects of lower dimensions to gain understanding of a hypercube, which exists in the fourth dimension.
Answer the journal prompts, including reflections from the workshops and your own classroom. The journal (requires a login) will save your entries for 120 days after you register. However, you can print or transfer your entries to your own computer.
Compare the ticking of a metronome to a sine wave. Use interactive metronomes to explore the phenomenon of spontaneous synchronization.
Learn about the different mathematical tools used to analyze and describe networks. Practice building networks that meet specific criteria.
Many Renaissance artists and architects used the concept of the golden mean which was thought to be visually pleasing. An Italian mathematician developed a series of numbers related to the golden mean; see if you can detect the pattern.
One way to be sure you'll have enough money to live comfortably when you retire is to put your money in a savings account where it will collect interest. Find out how simple and compound interest can help your money grow and calculate your own savings.
The owner of a factory has two expensive robots to automate a manufacturing process. Use the topological concept of a configuration space to coordinate their actions and maximize their efficiency on the manufacturing floor.
As the pollster for candidate Higgins, you need to know how she is faring with different groups. Read her political profile, view the demographic profile of the city, decide on the groups to poll, review the results and learn about random sampling.
Understand how combinatorics is used in the "shotgun sequencing" of DNA. Create a directed graph to aid in sequencing of nucleotides.
It's make or break time at the end of the campaign so you must read Ms. Higgins' political profile, view the demographic profile of the city and decide how many people to poll out of the entire voting age population of 16,000 to get accurate results.
Learn how interactions of players, strategies, and outcomes can be illustrated as payoff matrices. Develop spatial models of Hawks versus Doves and Prisoner's Dilemma.
Observe the parameters for symmetry groups using common motions, such as rotation and reflection. Experiment with wallpaper patterns to learn about requirements of a group.
You are working for candidate Fletcher. Read his political profile, view the demographic profile of the city, and decide which random sample increment to use when you conduct your first telephone poll of Republican women.
Choosing whether to buy or lease a car depends on your individual circumstances, preferences, driving habits and budget. Use math and some basic car buying and leasing concepts to make the decision that's right for you.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012
This week has been so very wonderful and relaxing. It's 4:30 on New Year's Eve and the children and I are still in our pajamas! Except for an excursion to a museum we have done very little except read, play games, and play. There's something about this week after Christmas that feels so much slower than any other week during the year. I love it.
I've been thinking a lot about the upcoming year, more so than usual. 2012 is poised to bring about some changes in our lives and I find myself apprehensive, excited, and at times a bit sad, but it's all moving in a good direction and I have faith that this year will play out exactly as it is supposed to. Change can be hard but I plan on working to enjoy the journey instead of worrying and second guessing choices we make.
All of this is to say that I'm not really making resolutions this year. Instead, I'm going to focus on relationships with those around me, making a loving home for my family and being grateful for all that we have been blessed with.
Thank you for reading this little blog! I have so appreciated your kind, uplifting and enthusiastic comments. I wish you and your loved ones a very Happy New Year!
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Favorite Things #17
When Gretchen and I were in the city over Christmas we ate what was possibly the most heavenly food ever offered by a street vendor... a waffle covered in speculoos and whipped cream. I had never had anything of the sort and it was so, so good.
So of course, I was delighted to discover Trader Joe's Cookie Butter. I love this stuff. It's a spread made out of biscuits that tastes like gingerbread cookies and other bits of goodness. I've been enjoying it on cinnamon bread, crackers and bananas. I've yet to put it on a warm waffle but it's only a matter of time. Have you tried it?
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Sibling Gifts 2011
When we started making sibling gifts several years ago (here, here, and here) I had no idea that it would become such a family favorite. The children love making gifts for each other and it's the first gift they want to open on Christmas morning.
This year, Grace knew right away that she wanted to make some sort of animal for Harris. She decided on a sock animal that she found in an old Martha Stewart Kids. With a little help/guidance from her Grandma she created Mr. Meows for Harris. He is darling and Harris adores him!
I helped Harris to make lip balm for Grace. He was giddy the whole time he was making it (and he did almost all the work- he even shaved the beeswax!) because it was one big science experiment for him! We followed the instructions from Martha Stewart and the balm turned out beautifully. I think we will all be using it. I waited a little too long to order pots or tubes so we used travel sized pots from Target and they worked out just fine.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Christmas Eve and Christmas
Christmas at our house was everything one could hope for (minus the snow, we wish we had some!).
How was your day? I"m already feeling the itch to clean-up, put away and organize for the new year!
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from our family to yours! I hope that your day has been full of merriment, magic and happy family time.
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Peppermint Hot Fudge Sauce for friends
I delivered a few gifts to friends today that I'm hoping will add some seasonal cheer to their weekend! I made a double batch of peppermint hot fudge sauce, packaged it up in small mason jars, tied on candy cane toppings and added a pint of really yummy (local) ice cream.
While wandering the grocery store, I happened upon these darling miniature, one serve ice cream containers. They fit the top of the mason jar perfectly and were adorable. But alas, I figured it would be nice if my friend's families could have more than one spoonful each, so I'm filing the idea away for later because everything is cuter when it is smaller!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Vintage Christmas
After Christmas last year I found two vintage pieces at the antique store that I bought and put away for this year! I plan on using them both for Christmas breakfast. They make me happy just looking at them!
This sweet Santa pitcher will be perfect for cream at the table.
This tablecloth is meant for a rectangular table, but I plan on using it as an overlay on one of my round tablecloths. I love each little scene!
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Labels: Christmas, things I love
Monday, December 19, 2011
Bubble Print Wrapping Paper
Harris has been really excited this year about wrapping gifts. He has even made colorful wrapping paper! In one of our craft books is a "recipe" for making bubble-print wrapping paper. The process was fun and the gift is certainly wrapped uniquely (perfect for a grandparent!).
A Recipe for bubble-print gift wrap
In a shallow bowl mix together 1/2 cup water, 1-2 tablespoons red paint*, and 1/2 tablespoon dishwashing liquid.
Put a straw in the mixture and gently blow to make bubbles. Blow until the mixture almost rises over the edge of the bowl.
Put a piece of paper over the bubbles and hold until several bubbles have popped. Move the paper and continue to blow and pop bubbles until most of the paper is covered.
Let the paper dry.
Repeat the whole thing with green bubbles, let dry and wrap!
*In the picture of the materials used I show children's washable paint. This is what we originally tried to use but found that the color didn't show up in the bubbles. We ended up using regular craft paint. I also changed to a shallower bowl than shown.
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Hello friends! I took a bit of an unintended blog break because the hustle and bustle of the season won out and I was either too busy, too tired or too uninspired to blog! But this weekend? This weekend has been a perfect start to Christmas week. We filled it just so with lovely Christmas activities and I feel ready to enjoy the next week leading up to Christmas.
Friday evening we spent with dear friends to see a live nativity. It was beautiful.
Saturday morning was our annual Christmas breakfast with Kristin, Tim, Grace and Matthew. It's always a highlight of the season!
Saturday evening we attended a Christmas party that was loads of fun and where Bryce was able to dance his heart out (seriously funny and fun!). We joined friends for dinner beforehand for extra festivity!
We feel very blessed to have such good friends!
Friday evening we spent with dear friends to see a live nativity. It was beautiful.
Saturday morning was our annual Christmas breakfast with Kristin, Tim, Grace and Matthew. It's always a highlight of the season!
Saturday evening we attended a Christmas party that was loads of fun and where Bryce was able to dance his heart out (seriously funny and fun!). We joined friends for dinner beforehand for extra festivity!
We feel very blessed to have such good friends!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Christmas Scenes- Part 1
Our Christmas season is flying by! I love everything about Christmas, but this year I have found myself a tad overwhelmed. I just wish that there was more time to fit everything in and do it in a relaxed and thoughtful manner. Is that too much to ask?
I thought I would share some scenes from our Christmas activities. I could have blogged about them all separately but glimpses will do. After all, I've got presents to wrap!
Our town's holiday walk was lots of fun, Santa is always the highlight!
Both children and Bryce participated in our church's Christmas Pageant. I love it every single time.
Yesterday, Gretchen and I went into the city for a fun adventure. We did some window gazing (that's Tiffany's I'm standing in front of), a bit of shopping and had a long, leisurely lunch with a dear friend. Any restaurant that serves cotton candy for dessert is tops in my book.
P.S. I wore my "new" vintage coat into the city. I got it for something like $10 (but I did have to alter it!).
I love how old fashioned I felt in it and it was really warm!
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Labels: Christmas
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Lavender Sachets (in a tea strainer)
Remember the lavender that I harvested back in the summer? I finally did something with it! Years ago I saw a suggestion in Martha Stewart magazine to put lavender in old tea strainers and use them in drawers and closets as scented sachets. Lavender also has the added benefit of being a repellant to moths (I've had an unfortunate incident recently with a favorite wool cape).
I bought this strainer for a couple of dollars, including shipping, on ebay. It's a nice large size and it cleaned up very easily. Ebay had lots of choices including some beautiful sterling silver ones! I think that I'm going to be on the lookout to add to my collection of two strainers!
I filled the strainer with lavender buds, tied a bow on the top and stashed it in a drawer. Now I'm hoping that the lovely smell will subtly scent the drawer!
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Godfrey's legacy: it's not all bad!
(Pop Quiz: name five other MLB team presidents. No Googling.)
There were plenty of dubious decisions that we could put in a paper bag, set ablaze and rest at his feet. Singing "God Bless America" at the SkyDome. Those awful focus-grouped black uniforms. Inviting the hordes of Red Sox and Tigers fans to buy tickets before they went on sale to the general public. Getting distracted by the possibility of an NFL team in Toronto. Becoming a supplicant to the MLB head office for a measly $5 million per year. Refusing to pay over slot for draft picks when every other team in the division does.
Yeah, it wasn't all good.
And yet, there are at least a few things that Godfrey oversaw that were undeniably good for the Toronto Blue Jays, and that helped move the franchise in the general direction of respectability. To wit:
The Stadium, Part I: Godfrey helped engineer the purchase of the SkyDome by Rogers, a move which has had a significant impact on the team's bottom line. They are no longer forced to pay rent, and have complete control over the stadium, which leads us to...
The Stadium, Part II: Take a second, close your eyes, and envision the state of the SkyDome in 2000. It was drab, with literally tons of exposed grey concrete fascades, pool table felt on the field, and little of the wow factor that the stadium had when it opened. Seriously, the place was turning into a dump. Since then, they've pumped a bit of life into the place, adding auxilliary scoreboards, a new JaysVision board, painted over the grey concrete, added the level of excellence, put FieldTurf down on the playing surface, improved concessions, created a massive JaysShop...the Dome was well on it's way to becoming the next Olympic Stadium, but Godfrey helped salvage it and gave it a new lease on life. It made the Dome/Centre the sort of place where someone would want to spend a summer afternoon which leads us to...
Attendance: After years of slippage, the Jays' attendance has increased every year since 2002. They're not attracting the four million patrons per year that they did in the salad days, but the team's relevance in the marketplace has grown over the past seven seasons, even as the number of professional and semi-pro sports options in the GTA have increased (Raptors, FC, Bills, Rock, Marlies, the multitude of junior hockey teams). The Jays still put more bums into seats than any other franchise in the city, and interest in the team is growing, even as their on-field performance stagnates, which brings us to...
Media Presence and Ratings: It wasn't so long ago that TSN and CBC had essentially abandoned the Jays, leaving Rogers Sportsnet holding the bag with more games than they could reasonably handle. But television ratings have improved to the point where both have come back on board, and all three channels have put more resources into their broadcasts. They are not always artistic successes, but more people are watching the Jays on TV these days, and in an era of disintermediation when the ratings for virtually all sports have taken a hit, that's no small feat.
We've made some assumptions in the previous paragraphs on Paul Godfrey's involvement in the team's day-to-day business. It could be that he locked himself in his office to watch his beard grow all day, and let his minions (such as the now-departed brother of Kevin Elster) take the lead and get all of these positive things done.
Still, when we look at the state of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2008 and compare it with where they were in 2000 (or more to the point, where they might have gone), we think it's indisputable that they are better off now. And we're at least willing to give Paul Godfrey a bit of credit for that.
22 comments:
Nice post, and "unctuous ?" First I've heard of the word, and I'm sure that I'll never hear it used more appropriately
- September 30, 2008 at 11:55 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Our use of "unctuous" may be unctuous itself.
- September 30, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Maybe it's just the "unctuous" nature of the word
- September 30, 2008 at 12:14 PM
- Brendan said...
Yes...more scoreboards to show us...cellphone ads...good times.
- September 30, 2008 at 12:19 PM
- sager said...
Unctuous ... It insists upon itself.
Fine post, though.
- September 30, 2008 at 1:33 PM
- eyebleaf said...
Unctuous, I had to dictionary.com that one, yo.
as for Paul Godfrey, he was good for business, and as President that's really what mattered, right?
- September 30, 2008 at 2:20 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Sorry, but complaining about the fact that the team sells ad space on the scoreboards is lamest thing that we've heard this week.
There isn't a stadium in the world that doesn't blast advertising at you incessantly, so we think that you're being a wee bit precious to complain about this as though it is a Rogers phenomenon.
Besides, you can't walk down a street in downtown Toronto without being inundated by "out-of-home" advertising, so it's not as if the Rogers or Nicorette or Home Hardware ads are a shock to the system.
Unless you live in a log cabin an hour north of Kenora. In which case, we apologize.
- September 30, 2008 at 2:33 PM
- Brendan said...
Sure it's a lame complaint, but it was meant more to mock that they often show adds instead of a pitcher's stats when he enters the game. It goes along with the selling tickets to the Sox and Tigers fans first, and having Yankees swag selling exclusively in kiosks outside the stadium. So the complaint wasn't about the ads themselves per se, but about the culture and priorities Rogers and Godfrey have when it comes to the stadium and the team.
What's truly precious is all the love Godfrey's been getting from the media over the last couple of days. It boggles the mind. He helped squeeze us taxpayers to get the Skydome built, made a bazillion dollars when he skipped over to Sun Media *almost immediately* after giving them a no-bid/no-contest sweetheart investment deal as Metro Chair, then was part of the group that bought it for a song when it plummeted in price.
Sure sure, he's been good for business for the Jays, and i appreciate that, I was happy with the increased payroll, but really, he's just another corporate backroom weasel. He couldn't have cared less about whether the team won or not.
- September 30, 2008 at 3:07 PM
- Colin said...
I don't have a problem with the ads on the boards, but it does annoy me that they won't use at least a couple to put up some stats. I get so used to having everything at my fingertips while watching from home that it really annoys me watching the game "blind". I do like the improved Dome though
Oh, and the Rock and the Raptors have been here since before 2000, and they didn't completely suck for the entire time before that.
- September 30, 2008 at 3:46 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
@Brendan - Point taken, re: the Godfrey love in. Maybe we're just feeling generous today.
But we fully acknowledge that if we lived in Ontario or Toronto as the Dome was being built at considerable tax payer expense, we might not be quite so sanguine about his role in acquiring it for a song (a $26 million song).
@Colin - There are a few things that they keep posted on the scoreboards at the Rogers Centre that actually enhance our enjoyment, such as the pitch count, plus, the break down of balls and strikes. It's nice at-a-glance information, and something they didn't always do. Also, having the batter's stats on the auxiliary scoreboards, and updating the players' state on the JaysVision (including OBP and SLG!) are nice touches.
- September 30, 2008 at 4:11 PM
I was at a Sunday game last week and the stadium does look way better. That enormous screen would be even better if any replays got shown for the fans. I'm assuming b/c it was a CBC game? I asked the camera guy below us and he said he had no idea why they weren't being shown. As an aside, how is that possible?
- September 30, 2008 at 4:58 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
They rarely show replays because MLB doesn't want 30,000 freelance umpires giving providing informed input and feedback to the professional umpires on the field.
Also, they keep the screen static during at bats so that the hitters aren't getting flickering lights in their line of sight.
- September 30, 2008 at 5:19 PM
- Yes Im Peter Ing said...
I have to speak up on this one.
It's true that Rogers/the Blue Jays did not invent the phenomenon, but the argument can be made that they did perfect it, and in doing so took it to a level of intrusiveness not seen anywhere in baseball, or even sports.
Rob Neyer did a piece on the Jays back in 2006 when he was in town for the SABR convention. One of the things he made note of in his column was the extent to which the aggressive and non-stop "sell! sell! sell!" mentality of the Jays' game-day presentation completely overshadowed and really ruined a day out at the ballpark.
I'm willing to bet that Rob Neyer has been to his share of ballparks; so if the extent of ad-placement at Jays game was enough that he made note of it, especially in this day in age of corporate whoredom where anyone should be used to it by now, then chances are what has gone on at the Dome day-in and day-out for the past few years isn't by any means typical.
There's ad placement, and then there's seeing ad placement as the raison d'etre of the entire game-day "experience". Under Godfrey's watch, the Jays definitely fall under the latter.
Everything they do is motivated by the opportunity to force more and more ads, logos, slogans, and product placements down the fans' throats.
This goes back all the way to the Jays' decision to fire Murray Eldon. The move had nothing to do with quality, and everything to do with moving games more in the direction of a three-hour ad. Voice-wise, there's not a hint of difference between Eldon and Langton; the two sound identical. Performance-wise, there's no comparison. Three years in, and Langton still averages nearly a blunder a week. Against the Yankees, he mispronounced Joe Girardi. Girardi! How does a veteran of Major League Baseball PA duties not know how to pronounce that? That kind of knowledge should be compulsory to even land an interview for the gig, let alone hang onto the job for going on four years.
The reason the Jays made the change was because Langton can kibbitz with Ryan Greer and aid in the ever-constant sales pitch. That's the only reason. The fact that Langton's performance when it comes to filling the role of a traditional PA guy is well below par matters little. The Jays are more than happy to suffer a drop in quality in areas that actually matter as long as the sales nonsense stays efficient.
This is also seen when it comes to the Jumbo Tron. It's been pointed out time and time again how the Dome's surplus of display-board space is put to dismal use (a batter's stats shouldn't have to be taken down in order to display an out-of-town HR notice when there are twenty-five aux-board panels displaying the exact same Rogers ad), but aside from that, it's the fact that what little effort the team does put towards the portion of the presentation that relates to the game is so shoddy, while the ad spots and promotional bits never seem to hit a hitch.
The management of information on the Jumbo Tron is a joke. Much like Langton, the errors that pop up average out to at least one every few games. And we're not talking small stuff, either. Some of it is downright ridiculous. You'll be watching a game in the mid-innings, only to look up at the Jumbo Tron and find out that half of the Jays double-A pitching staff have all-of-a-sudden been inserted into the batting order, complete with Brett Cecil batting leadoff and Gustavo Chacin hitting clean-up. It's funny the first time you see it, but the first time I saw it was three years ago; it's still happening on a regular basis. Is no one paying attention?
It seems that Godfrey and co. have put so much effort into making sure the promotional aspect of the game goes off without a hitch that they've completely neglected what matters.
There's other stuff, too. The Ks, for instance. Why do we only get Ks on Pizza Pizza give-away days? This stuff isn't difficult. It takes little to no resources or man-power to have someone hang Ks each game, and it goes a long way to creating a more authentic environment. Even Interbrew had Ks out every home game when they were in control. The message Rogers is sending is that baseball traditions are only worth doing when they can be exploited for profit and used to sell more crap. That right there sums up the Jays' approach to creating a game-day experience. The ball game is merely coincidental in the Jays efforts to jam more and more product placement into every pause and break.
And it's not as if this doesn't affect the team. We all remember BJ Ryan complaining about the chants of "Pizza! Pizza!" which took place during a crucial ninth-inning at-bat. Yet despite the complaint, the team didn't back off the schtick, and continues to this day urging the fans on to chant for free crap at integral points in the game. Does this happen anywhere else?
The Jays don't even try and hide the product placement, either. Every game begins with Ryan Greer telling us, "we got contests and promotions!" The organization doesn't just expect us to get excited about getting free shit, they expect us to get excited about the promotion in and of itself! "Oh! Did you hear that, honey? Promotions! And here I thought this was going to be boring."
It's typical that the Jays have launched an ad campaign emphasizing the social aspect of attending a Jays game – the moments in between the games. What's funny is that the Jays game-day approach has totally nullified any attempt at socialization at all. They pump the sound at such high levels that when Greer comes on the mic with another give-away, or more ads are played out the Jumbo-tron, it's difficult to carry on a conversation with the person next to you. I find myself constantly having to cut myself off during a conversation at Jays game in order to wait for the mid-inning schtick to end before I can continue.
There's more - a lot more - but I've already gone on to long.
Anyway, here's to the end of the Godfrey era. Good riddance.
- October 1, 2008 at 11:36 PM
- Stedron said...
Equating the singing of God Bless America to the travesty of whoring out the Boston and Detroit series is a little harsh. Do you not want any American Jay fans? Should I change my allegience? Would you like for the Jays to leave MLB, be the founding team in the Canadian Baseball League, and then you can plan your road trips to Medicine Hat?
I didn't go to a game in Toronto this year - so I'm just assuming here - but they haven't started singing God Bless America at every game have they? If they have (which I doubt) then you have every right to question that. If you're bitching about singing it after September 11th, then that's pretty fucking weak.
- October 2, 2008 at 11:53 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
We'll come back to Peter later, but @ Stedron:
Yes, they sang God Bless America after 9/11 at the SkyDome, although that has long since passed.
Without casting aspersions at Americans, we didn't get why they felt the need to inject this into the middle of a baseball game. We not heartless, and we agonized for the victims of the attack for years afterwards...but why inject this into the middle of a baseball game in Canada?
And just to be clear: our least favorite part of the in-stadium experience at just about any sporting event is the national anthem. We think it injects an element of jingoism and nationalism into an area where it just doesn't belong.
If you are proud to be American or Canadian, then put a flag on your lawn, or a pin in your lapel. But don't assume that our reticence at having these national anthems forced upon us at a sporting event makes us somehow disrespectful or unpatriotic.
The anthemizing of these events offends our delicate sensibilities far more than Ryan Greer shilling for Nicorette, Pizza Pizza, UPS, or whatever.
- October 2, 2008 at 12:29 PM
- Stedron said...
It's about 90 seconds long. Get over it. I used to enjoy when the Expos came to Cinci just because I would get to hear the Canadian anthem. It's different to me. It's interesting. But to get back on topic, it takes less time than Jeter takes between every pitch, so what's the big deal? Not worth getting bent out of shape over. It's impossible to not come off as Mussina-ish to complain about something so trivial.
- October 2, 2008 at 2:42 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
A 90 second anthem between innings might seem trivial, but someone else's 90 second anthem on your home soil is something else altogether.
Then again, maybe we're still smarting over the War of 1812.
(Now please feel free to fill in the rest of the comments section with "aboot" jokes, or comments about how Canada is "America Jr.", or how we're "America's Hat"...we love that.)
- October 2, 2008 at 4:00 PM
- Stedron said...
Dude, the only reason I am at all offended by you complaining about God Bless America is that I have been a Canada fan my whole life. I root for the Jays and the Leafs (though I know that doesn't get me any points around most of these parts.) In my earlier years, I took a ton of shit for rooting for the Jays. I started following the Jays in '85 at age 7. It was just quirky at the time, but I was 14 in '92. It was me against my entire middle school during the World Series. In their eyes they were for the Braves and America, and I was for Toronto and communism (14 year olds don't know much about foriegn policy.) I try to visit Toronto at least once a year. I've had good fortune in that everyone I've encountered have not been your typical "big city types." I love it up there. I was pumped when there were rumors about Scotia Bank buying my bank so I may have an opportunity to move to some lovely burb like Mississauga. (I'm a big fan of urban sprawl.)
Then here, where the Jays are the common thread and I think I'm among friends, you want to complain about 90 seconds of God Bless America being sang on your soil? If you want to use that as a rebuttal to some Masshole making aboot jokes, then fine, but to use it (unprevoked) how you did is offensive to someone in my unique position.
You say you agonized over the victims of 9/11 for years afterward. I didn't even do that, but if someone wants to observe the event, I'm sure as hell not going to stop them. Same with the Anthem. I think standing for the Anthem is a little pointless, but I do it every time because I don't know if the guy next to me fought in a war, or lost friends or family in a war. It's more about respect for my fellow man than patriotism or "jingoism."
That got a little personal, so I'll try to be more rational in my calling bullshit on your example:
A) If someone decided to put a bomb in Alanis Morrisette's vibrator and blow up half of Ottawa, I promise you that the U.S. NHL arenas would play whatever song Canada decided to use to observe the event. As ignorant as most Americans are with their nationalism, I still can't imagine anyone complaining.
B) You're using this as an example against Godfrey. Do you honestly believe this was his decision, and not something mandated by MLB - which you know -operates mostly in the U.S?
Be a better neighbor Tao. I love Rush and Neil Young. We don't all think you guys ride moose to school.
- October 2, 2008 at 9:21 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Ok, let's see if we can clear this up.
First off, our "agonizing" comment was probably overwrought, and we were probably over-egging the pudding there. Let's say that our sympathies were with those affected, directly or indirectly with the attacks. (Our point was probably to establish that this wasn't some knee-jerk anti-America sentiment, in which Canadians are too quick to indulge.)
It wasn't appropriate to go there or to use that sort of sophistry, so we apologize for that.
As we're thinking about it, it probably wasn't the singing or the song that bothered us so much as it was Godfrey's reaction when fans questioned it. Moreover, Godfrey was a fervant supporter of the Iraq war, publicly stated that Canada should have been involved, and was vaguely critical of Carlos Delgado's quiet protest against the War and the US military's actions in the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
We weren't incredibly put out by the singing of God Bless America, but we would have preferred some other sort of commemoration or recognition. (Singing about God and country in the context of a conflict which people were fighting over religious differences makes us a bit antsy.)
Ultimately, what we were trying to get across was that we disliked Godfrey's politics and we didn't like when they bled over into the business of the Blue Jays.
In any case, your point is well taken, and we'll do our best to be better neighbours. We love America, and have found most Americans to friendly and welcoming. (Except for those bastard-people who work at the Atlanta airport...those fuckers are RUDE!)
We especially love the American Jays fans. It takes a certain level of crazy to hold yourself up to that level of scorn.
Group hug?
- October 3, 2008 at 10:32 AM
- Stedron said...
Group hug.
That clears things up for me. I was not aware Godfrey voiced such political views. I would probably be annoyed with that if I were in your shoes, and could see how the singing would encapsulate his misplaced opinions.
For the record, I would like to stick a sharp stick in the eye of that guy that sings God Bless America at Yankee games.
- October 3, 2008 at 11:24 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Ronan Tynan is the fat bastard tenor who the Yanks still trot out in the 7th inning stretch to do an interminable version of the song.
Blairsy said it best about Tynan last year (in response to an email during a liveblog from an exceeding handsome blogger) :
"Ronan Tynan is a gaseous, over-wrought wind-bag. One of the highlights of sitting in the pressbox at Yankee Stadium during the playoffs is watching the fat old warbler chow down on free grub and drink gallons of water in the luxury suite next door and flash his World Series ring around. He's a horrific front runner."
And that's why Blair's our favorite.
- October 3, 2008 at 11:55 AM
- The Ack said...
This is why he's my favorite:
"Chicago's too damned cold. People are too big and walk too slowly. It's Winnipeg with better shopping ... and without the aspects of Winnipeg that makes it near and dear to my heart. I'm too old to drink till I vomit. I'm too wary to chow down nightly on hormone-laced steak. Too white and too Manitoban to understand blues."
- October 3, 2008 at 12:22 PM


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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Mobile phone maker Nokia plans to raise 750 million euros ($972 million) from bonds convertible into shares, seeking a cheap way to help finance its fight to claw back market share lost to Apple and Samsung.
Once the world's biggest mobile phone maker, the Finnish firm has fallen far behind Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy phones in the lucrative smartphone market, and is pinning its hopes for recovery on new models that go on sale next month.
With its cash reserves falling and its credit ratings cut to junk over the past year, analysts have said Nokia needs to show a turnaround in the next several months if it is to survive.
Its shares fell 5.09 percent to 2.05 euros on Tuesday as investors worried the eventual conversion of the bonds into stocks would reduce earnings per share. The bonds may be converted into a maximum 287.2 million shares, or 7.74 percent of current shares.
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"It is a rather cheap way to get extra financing," said Evli analyst Mikko Ervasti. "They need buffers (and) their 2014 bond also requires financing."
Nokia's net cash fell to 3.6 billion euros in September from 4.2 billion in June. It also finished the third quarter with 3.8 billion euros in interest-bearing liabilities, with 1.75 billion in bonds and loans maturing in 2014.
Additionally, the company owns half of network equipment venture Nokia Siemens Networks, which finished the quarter with 1.4 billion euros in liabilities.
The convertible bonds will be due in 2017 and pay a coupon of 5.00 percent. The initial price for conversion into ordinary shares was set at 2.6116 euros, 28 percent above the average price of Nokia shares between the launch and pricing.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The No. 5 Santa Clara Broncos (16-4-2) were clicking on all sides of the ball as they defeated the Saint Louis Billikens (16-5-0) 4-0 Sunday afternoon at Buck Shaw Stadium. With the win, the Broncos advance to the NCAA Tournament third round in which they will meet the Boston College Eagles.
Tina Estrada was an offensive catalyst for the second-straight match for Santa Clara, assisting on both goals while Brittany Klein scored her first career postseason goal and added a pair of assists as well. Meagan Snell kicked off the scoring in the 39th minute with her fifth goal of the season.
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Meanwhile the vaunted Santa Clara defense was up to its usual tricks, holding the Billikens at bay and preventing any counterattacks. The Broncos allowed only ... shots on goal in the match, and Julie Ryder made a pair of saves, including a leaping deflection in the 53rd minute, to maintain her tenth shutout of the season.
"I think we essentially won the game by working at possession and working hard at keeping the ball," defender Micaela Esquivel noted after the match. "They were attacking but our forwards were working back and helping the defense so we had a lot of pressure off of [the back line]."
The Broncos added insurance goals later in the second half as Jordan Angeli netted her eleventh of the season in the 69th minute and Tiffany Roberts scored her first career postseason goal in the 77th to complete the scoring. With today's four goals, the Broncos have now scored nine goals in the first two rounds, the highest total since the 2002 tournament when Santa Clara netted ten goals in the first two matches.
No. 5 Santa Clara will return to action next weekend against the Boston College Eagles at a time, date and venue to be announced by the NCAA Monday. The Eagles earned their way into the third round with a 2-1 first-round win over Dartmouth followed by a 1-0 defeat of Boston University in the second round.


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The park is on Martin Luther King, between Jefferson and Alder. You can get there on the 8, but unfortunately, the 8 does not run down MLK in the evening or on weekends. Here's hoping that changes soon.


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For centuries Americans and people just about everywhere else, have believed a lot of things about women that we now realize aren't true. Among them, the credos that a woman's place is in the home and that aging single women—long called spinsters—are sad misfits. Decades of marches, articles, books, law suits and national, regional and local discussions have finally uprooted these and many more wrong beliefs about women. This national survey furthers that cause. Indeed, it shows that women seek more independence in a partnership than men do.
But I have long wanted to bust myriad myths about the other half of the human race–men. Single in America does it in spades. This national survey clearly shows that men are just as eager to marry as women are; 33% of both sexes want to say "I do." Moreover, men in every age group are more eager than women to have children. Even young men. Among those between ages 21 and 34, 51% of men want kids, while 46% of women yearn for young. Men are less picky too. Fewer men say it is important to find a partner of their own ethnic background (20% of men vs 29% of women said this is a "must have" or "very important"); and fewer say they want someone of their own religion (17% of men vs 28% of women said this is a "must have" or "very important"). Men are also more likely to have experienced love at first sight, as well as open to introducing a date to their parents sooner.
Perhaps most impressive: In a committed relationship, men are less likely to say they need personal space (58% vs 77% of women); less likely to want nights out with friends (23% vs 35% of women); less eager to own their own bank account (47% vs 66% of women); and less likely to want to take a vacation on their own (8% vs 12%). Remarkably, men under age 45 are also more willing than older men and women to enter a committed relationship with someone who has everything they were looking for in a partner, but whom they do not find sexually attractive. And just as many men under 35 believe you can stay married to the same person forever (84%).
I study the brain in love. My colleagues and I have put over 60 men and women ages 18-57 into a brain scanner to study the brain circuitry of romantic passion. We found no gender differences. This Single in America study supports what I have long suspected: that men are just as eager to find a partner, fall in love, commit long term and raise a family. It's an illuminating, indeed myth-shattering, new set of scientific data. And the sooner we embrace these findings, and fling off our outmoded and unproductive beliefs about both sexes, the faster we will find—and keep–the love we want.
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Redlands Easter Family Festival Inc. is an incorporated body governed by its Constitution. An Executive committee is elected at each Annual General Meeting to oversee the preparation of the following year's festival.
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Chef Mridula Baljekar Demonstration at Le Cordon Bleu London
Following the close of the 2012 London Book Fair, Le Cordon Bleu London welcomed award winning Indian chef, Mridula Baljekar, to the Bloomsbury Square campus on Wednesday 18th April for a demonstration to the Le Cordon Bleu students. Chef Mridula prepared three recipes from her various best selling books, which included Chicken in Poppy Seed Sauce, Semolina and Almond Fudge, and Saffron Pilau with Apricot. Students were shown traditional Indian techniques and ingredients to broaden their knowledge of international cuisine and complement the skills taught to them in classic French gastronomy.
Born and raised in Assam in North East India, Mridula moved to London to become a PA in the Financial District. She soon changed careers to follow her passion for cooking, and began teaching at the local Adult Education Institute. So impressed with her recipes, students encouraged Mridula to write her own books, which led to the 'The Complete Indian Cookbook' being published, which sold more than 1 million copies.
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- Name: Bill Buchanan
- Location: Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
I am a retired online school teacher. I love family history. Since 2007, I have spent much of my time providing part-time support for the world's largest free family history site https://familysearch.org This is very rewarding. I have helped others with the Family Tree and related FamilySearch products.
In 2010-2018 Iserved in the Edmonton Riverbend Family History Centre. I have a FHC blog at Bill's Family History Center Blog For information the Latter-day Saints and family history click https://www.comeuntochrist.org/
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
My cousin Darlene from Neepawa, Manitoba, is off to see "all things Buchanan" by touring the area our family came from in the western part of County Tyrone, Ireland around Castlederg. Then she will be touring the Buchanan Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland and nearby areas. (An envious green does nothing for my complexion!) I look forward to her report and her photos in August. As one of her favorite cousins ... maybe she will let me post some here! A friend loaned me a copy of her newly-purchased book "Google your Family Tree" by Daniel M. Lynch. So I am reading it and trying some Google tricks that I need to use more often. In the past I had used "word1 * word2" as a great way of looking for people, where the wildcard character "*" can match any character or group of characters. e.g. "John * Watson" will find John H. Watson, John Henry Watson, John Robert Watson, etc. This time it occurred to me to try the * in place of "Township" or any of its abbreviations. So I tried one of several possibilities: Buchannan "Elma * Ontario". I was pleasantly surprised to find the website of a distant cousin: http://www.genealowiki.com/bin/view.cgi/Main/JimBenedict This site contains excellent history on the Acheson family, who were friends of my Buchanans back in Ireland and later the two families intermarried. There are scanned copies of obits, etc. It was a nice find. Thanks Google, and thanks Jim! Now a little local news from Eastman's Online Genealogy News http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/07/edmontons-photo-archives-are-now-online.html "Edmonton's Photo Archives are now Online The city of Edmonton, Alberta has placed more than 10,000 photos from the city archives online. The collection is expected to grow to more than 25,000 photographs. The most requested photo in the archives collection depicts a train parked on the Low Level Bridge during the flood of 1915 to keep the bridge from being swept away. ..." Personally, I like the photos of a team of moose pulling a driver in a cart! But I am sure there are tons of interesting photos. Image Number: EA-10-1187 Image Title: Moose Team (Pete & Nellie) at Edmonton Exhibition 1910-1911 Dates of Creation: 1910 Description: W. R. "Billy" Day Owner & Driver Photographer / Creator: George D. Clark


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38 year old male with a history of kidney stones c/o severe right flank pain, radiating to the groin, "feels just like my kidney stones" with small amount of blood in his urine, begging for pain meds. Ok, I know this is not the most mysterious case, but when I looked over his chart he has a radiology list of 8 CT scans over the last 5 years to evaluate for kidney stones! Why? Do we really work in an era where we MUST know the diagnosis instead of just being able to screen for the emergent conditions, and treat by using our clinical judgement… and bedside ultrasound? I sure hope not, because that's not how I practice. This is not the first-time flank pain patient, although some would argue that you dont need to get a CT for that either if labs and ultrasound are clear/negative. This is also not the elderly patient that could have belly-badness that will die soon – but not from CT scan-radiation-induced cancer, that's for sure.
If the creatinine shows no evidence of new renal failure and the urine shows no evidence of infection, then performing a bedside renal US to evaluate for signs of – or the degree of -obstruction (hydronephrosis) – and maybe even making sure that aorta is a normal size in the appropriate patient – should be enough (in addition to IV fluids and pain meds, of course). Study after study after study after study after study has shown that with all else being ok with adequate pain control, even if there is hydronephrosis on your bedside US, outcomes don't necessarily change if no CT is done – and, more importantly, doing the CT does not add that much value: "without an associated change in the proportion of diagnosis of kidney stone, diagnosis of significant alternate diagnoses, or admission to the hospital." However, the ability of renal ultrasound to detect mild levels of hydronephrosis has less sensitivity and specificity – but who cares? I would argue that if the patient has 2 kidneys, a normal creatinine, and negative urine for infection with pain control – they could be discharged home – even with moderate hydronephrosis – with urology follow up and specific ED return precautions. Let's face it, when is the last time a urologist admitted anyone with the above?
Using the curvilinear or phased array low frequency probe perform the renal ultrasound by placing the probe in the right and left midaxillary line at the lower rib cage and slowly fan up and down to evaluate the longitudinal view of the kidney for dilation of the collecting system and renal pelvis. Then rotate 90 degrees, indicator toward the ceiling, to see the transverse view of the kidneys and slowly fan to evaluate for hydronephrosis.
Mild hydronephrosis: renal pelvis dilation; moderate hydronephrosis – renal pelvis and calyces dilated; severe hydronephrosis – the entire thing is effaced. Don't forget to look at the bladder too! With bilateral mild hydro and a full bladder – they may just have to pee (or they have a bladder outlet obstruction, or maybe just pregnant). With unilateral hydro, be aware of stones or a mass obstructing the ureter.


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It's almost December and the time for the Maine Republican Party to officially look ahead of the Charlie Webster era is near. The State Committee will vote on Saturday for their new chairman, picking from two Republican State Representatives who will not be back in the Legislature in 2013. Representative Rich Cebra, who was termed out, and Representative Beth O'Connor, who lost her re-election bid earlier this month, are the two candidates. Both candidates have been solid on the principles and consistent in their defense of them as legislators in Augusta. After a year of total destruction for the party, things are beginning to look bright as these two individuals look to lead the party.
Webster won't go down easy however. And he hasn't. But interestingly enough, there is a plan. Whereas the theme of of this race is about a new hope after a dark era, the empire plans to strike back in 2014.
The word on the State Committee is that Charlie Webster is planning to run for Chair again in 2014. The obvious question here is a simple "How?" The former Democrat has scorched the Republican Party better than any current Democrat could have ever hoped for. He angered and alienated the "wing nuts", as he called the new activists publicly, and has repeatedly shoved his foot in his mouth, further dividing the big tent. The leader of the Maine Republican Party has made all party opponents proud.
With these points in mind, it would seem impossible for the return of Charlie Webster. He believes otherwise.
A common theory circulating is that Representative O'Connor is the new infiltration attempt by those involved with Defense of Liberty PAC, who once ran unknown David Jones. Some have suggested Eric Brakey, who is DOLPAC chairman, for party executive director. Others have suggested David Boyer, DOLPAC executive director, for party communications director. Both have stated publicly however that they have no interest in the respective positions. Representative O'Connor also responded to the job offer theory on the popular conservative internet forum As Maine Goes by saying "the answer is no."
Still, this does not stop the bad politics from occurring. Regardless of whether or not there is an attempt by Brakey, Boyer, or anyone else to infiltrate the party, it is an insult to the integrity of Representative O'Connor to suggest that she would comply with such a plot.
With the theory and Webster's ego in mind, it makes perfect sense that he would be calling up members of the State Committee who still support him and urging them to vote for Representative O'Connor. The idea behind this is to let Chairwoman O'Connor give the keys to the kingdom to twenty-something year old newbies to Maine politics and let them burn down the party, as he believes they will.
The self-serving agenda aside, the truth about the race is that both candidates are strong. Representative Rich Cebra has appeal to all wings in the party and even has the endorsement of Governor Paul LePage, who is of the few things most Republicans can actually agree on. Representative Beth O'Connor also has appeal all over the party and is generally well-respected. Both have the leadership ability and principled consistency to lead the party into a new direction. In either scenario, the party wins.
In a race that most on the State Committee believe will be close, Charlie Webster could become the difference maker as he plots his return in 2014, where he believes there will be parades for him. Parades because somehow, the man who so brilliantly screwed up in 2012 and destroyed the operation, will become Superman two years later. The irony of everything, is no matter how much Webster believes Representative O'Connor or any of those she associates with could burn down the party, nobody will be remembered for setting the fires and fanning those flames of destruction more than he will.
This is the last stand of Charlie Webster, political arsonist.


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