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Whether or not your child gets cancer? Random. Whether or not your child handles chemo well? Random. Whether or not your child relapses? Random. So when you find something --- anything --- over which you have a smidgeon of control, you manage it and feel smug about it. Since Kendrie was diagnosed and started chemotherapy, some 679-odd days ago, Blaine and I have taken total and complete control of her medication. And, if I do say so myself, we've done it well. She had never missed a day or a dose of meds; she had never missed a doctor's appointment; and I can count the number of times on one hand that we've fudged the "no food or dairy two hours before bedtime" rule since entering long term maintenance. For anal control freaks like us, it was a pretty good record.
Then, imagine my dismay when I went out of town last weekend, only to receive a call from Blaine on Saturday morning, while he was standing in the Eckerd's pharmacy waiting area, to tell me that not only had she run out of .5 mg dexamethazone (steroid) ….. but the prescription had also expired the day before …. AND, to add insult to injury, Eckerd's couldn't even float us the four pills we needed until Monday because they were completely out.
You have to understand that Blaine and I have a very clear delineation of duties when it comes to chemo meds. He holds her still; I give her shots. He marks the medication chart with a highlighter each evening; I sneakily check over his shoulder to make sure he's doing it right. He gives her the oral meds; I am responsible for making sure all prescriptions are refilled in a timely manner. So the sudden, unexpected Eckerd's-steroid dilemma was all me, baby. Ugh. Call the engraver; the Mother-of-the-Year Award has slipped through my fingers again. In all seriousness, I was pretty upset about it. What kind of loser doesn't check to make sure her daughter has enough chemo before going out of town???
Here's where the treadmill started: Her methotrexate is on a 30-day auto-refill cycle and we get double what we need each month. Despite telling Eckerd's we have enough methotrexate pills to take care of *several* chemo kids, for about twenty years, they keep filling it each month. Fine. Whatever. I had double-checked her Claritin, which was fine, and already refilled her Singulair that week. She had plenty of her other steroid, the 4 mg. I noticed before I went out of town that she was running low on Zofran, but only one pharmacy, way across town, carries the dissolvables, so I decided to fill that one later, since that same pharmacy across town is the only one that will flavor her liquid Bactrim and she still had two weeks worth of that.
So, back to the steroid delimma. Monday morning first thing I called her nurse and explained what I had done wrong, fully expecting her to report me to Child Services for neglect. I had already done the math --- Kendrie gets a total of 5 mg of steroids each day, for five days each month, for 17 months of long-term maintenance. So, thanks to my carelessness, Kendrie had missed .04 percent of her total steroids. Seeing how small the number was made me feel slightly better about my total lack of parenting ability …. The fact her nurse told me to "Get a grip, you dork" made me feel even better. (Footnote for chemo parents: .04 percent is NOT enough to negate the 'roid rage of the month, just fyi.)
After calling the doctor and the pharmacy and getting the prescription refilled, and deciding that maybe, just maybe, I'm not the worst parent on the planet ….. after all, there are so many different meds, given at different amounts at different times on different days in different increments, really, it's probably ok to cut myself some slack, right? Then, Blaine climbed into bed last night and the last thing he said to me before falling asleep was, "Kendrie's almost out of 6mp …. And Eckerds called with another methotrexate refill …. Can you take care of both those things tomorrow?"
Ah, it's good to have a purpose in life and be needed again . But I'll admit, I'm excited for this treadmill to stop. Counting down, less than four months to go!
Once again, thanks to all of you for the kind notes about Kendrie's school, hair and clothes. I was thrilled tonight when she agreed to let Blaine buzz the ring of fuzzy hair around her ears and neck off. Now, she's got the little duckling fuzz all over and it looks SO much better. In fact, I find myself kissing the top of her head obsessively, just to feel how soft it is, and some total stranger at school today, a fellow student that Kendrie had never seen before, came up to her and started rubbing the top of her head. Maybe he had a math test and needed luck, who knows?
But I was inwardly congratulating myself on raising a child who has the ability to overcome her own (and other children's) perceptions about how a little girl perhaps *should* look …. A child with the self-confidence to be herself …. The poise and assurance that how she looks is both beautiful, and no-one else's concern ….. So imagine my surprise when she told me tonight that she couldn't wear her green t-shirt tomorrow because "Well, you know, Nicholas really likes me to wear shirts with pictures on them."
Great. Now she's taking wardrobe instructions from her 5-yr old boyfriend? Maybe she's not quite as poised as I thought she was.
Thanks for checking in …. In the meantime, looks like I'm off to Eckerd's.
PS. One of the fun things I got to do this weekend, besides place my daughter's health in jeopardy with my inattention, was meet for the first time some fellow ALL-list members, Donna, mom to Molly and Billy, and also Michele, mom to Brendan. If you had told me a few years ago I'd be not only meeting people I "know" only through the internet, but having a total blast doing it, I would have said you were crazy. But it's amazing how much you can have in common with a relative stranger when you've faced some of the same challenges. So, Donna and Michele, I had a marvelous time hanging out with you guys and want to say Thanks for welcoming me into your lives!
Take care,
WORST PART ABOUT HAVING CANCER TODAY: My dad kept coming after me, prompted by my mom, with his clippers. Since Kellen was getting his buzzed, I decided to let Dad do mine, too. What is this world coming to when a beauty like myself gets her hair done, standing in the garage with a towel draped over her shoulders, by her dad???
BEST PART ABOUT HAVING CANCER TODAY: At least I won't have to listen to my mom's not-so-subtle hints about my last little ring of hair anymore.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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David Fleet is a Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences Department at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He joined the University of Toronto in October, 2003. Prior to that David worked in the Digital Video Analysis and Perceptual Document Analysis Groups at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) for 4 years. Before that he was on faculty at Queen's University in Kingston. Prof. Fleet served as Associate Editor (2000-2003), then Associate Editor-in-Chief (2004-2008), and now sits on the Advisory Board of IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI). He has also served as Program Co-Chair of IEEE CVPR (2003), ECCV (2014), and as Area Chair for numerous vision and learning conferences (CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NIPS, ICML). He is a Senior Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), and a member of the Vector Institute.
Research Interests:
Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, and Visual Neuroscience
Teaching Interests:
Machine Learning, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision
Awards and Grants:
- Koenderink Prize, 2010 (for contributions to computer vision that withstood the test of time)
- Best Paper Award, British Machine Vision Conference, 2009
- Senior Fellow, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, 2005
- Best Paper Award, ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, 2003
- PARC Excellence in Science Award, 2003
- Best Paper Runner-Up Award, IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 2001
- Marr Prize Honorary Mention, IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision, 1999
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 1996
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Benazir Bhutto's party challenged the Pakistani government's version of the opposition leader's assassination as fresh violence on Saturday stoked fears that Jan. 8 elections could be put off.
Al Qaeda-linked militants denied being behind the killing of the 54-year-old former prime minister although the government of nuclear-armed Pakistan, a key U.S. ally in fighting terrorism, had said on Friday it had proof of their involvement.
Bhutto's party dismissed the government account, saying there was no hard evidence and President Pervez Musharraf's embattled administration was trying to cover up its failure to protect her.
In renewed violence, three Bhutto supporters were shot dead. The death toll stood at 44 since her assassination in a gun and bomb attack on Thursday.
A close aide who prepared Bhutto's body for burial dismissed as "ludicrous" a government theory that she died after hitting her head on a sunroof during the suicide attack.
Sherry Rehman, a spokeswoman for Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP), said Bhutto was shot in the head. But the government stuck to its version, saying Bhutto's party was welcome to exhume her corpse to check.
Pakistanis remained on edge on Saturday after protesters torched shops, lorries, welfare centres and ambulances overnight. She was laid to rest on Friday.
"There's a lot of rioting going on in my neighbourhood, Clifton. Everything has been burned up. Shops have been looted," Ali Khan, 36, country manager for Audi Pakistan, told Reuters as he stood outside his Audi garage in Karachi's business district.
Masked gunmen in the city shot dead a 27-year-old man wearing a tunic made from the PPP flag on Saturday. He had just shouted "Bhutto is great" while returning from the mausoleum where Bhutto was buried on Friday, police said.
Security forces shot dead two others among 400 PPP activists trying to break into an oilfield facility near Hyderabad. Four men were shot dead in another incident in Karachi.
Late on Friday, Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema told a news conference: "We have intelligence intercepts indicating that al Qaeda leader Baitullah Mehsud is behind (Bhutto's) assassination."
However, a spokesman for Mehsud denied the claim.
"I strongly deny it. Tribal people have their own customs. We don't strike women," Maulvi Omar said by telephone from an undisclosed location.
A PPP spokesman said the government must show hard evidence.
"The government is nervous," he said. "They are trying to cover up their failure" to provide adequate security.
Bhutto's husband, Asif Ali Zardari, told the BBC her will would be read out to a meeting of the PPP by her son on Sunday.
Asked if he wanted to lead the party, Zardari replied: "It depends on the party and it depends on the will."
Bhutto returned home from self-imposed exile in October, hoping to become prime minister for a third time. She escaped unhurt from a suicide attack then that killed about 140 people. The government said al Qaeda was also behind that attack.
Washington had encouraged Bhutto, relatively liberal by Pakistan standards and an outspoken opponent of Islamic militancy and violence. Her death wrecked U.S. hopes of a power-sharing agreement between her and Musharraf.
Musharraf seized power in a military coup in 1999 but left the army last month to become a civilian president.
U.S. President George W. Bush has urged Pakistanis to honour Bhutto's memory by going ahead with the election, but a White House spokesman said on Saturday it was up to Pakistan's authorities to determine the timing.
So far the government has not announced any decision to call off or postpone the vote, but the Election Commission says it is planning an emergency meeting on Monday.
The opposition party led by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said it would boycott the election if it goes ahead. A spokesman said on Saturday Sharif was trying to convince Bhutto's PPP to do likewise.
Musharraf imposed a state of emergency in November in what was seen as an attempt to stop the judiciary from vetoing his re-election as president. He lifted emergency rule this month.
Bhutto, who became the Muslim world's first democratically elected woman prime minister in 1988, was buried alongside her father, former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He was hanged in 1979 after being deposed by a military coup. (Additional reporting by Kamran Haider, Zeeshan Haider and Simon Gardner; Writing by Alex Richardson; Editing by Matthew Tostevin)


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Currently, McKesson has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) but that could change following its first quarter fiscal 2018 earnings report which has just released. (You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here .) We have highlighted some of the key details from the just-released announcement below:
Earnings: McKesson's adjusted earnings of $2.46 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.81 and decreased from $3.15 in the year-ago quarter.
Revenues: McKesson posted sales of $51.05 billion, marginally missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues of $51.17 billion. This was up from $49.73 billion last year.
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Key Stats: Distribution Solutions sales increased 5% at cc, while Technology Solutions decreased 83% from the year-ago quarter.
Major Factors: Performance was affected due to lower profits owing to increased price competition in pharmacy business and weaker pharmaceutical manufacturer pricing trends in U.S. Lower profit in Technology Solutions segment was driven primarily by the contribution of the majority of the businesses to Change Healthcare JV.
McKesson expects GAAP earnings per diluted share between $7.10 to $9.00 for the fiscal year ending Mar 31, 2018. Adjusted Earnings for the same are expected in the range of $11.80 to $12.50 per diluted share.
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Which of the following is not considered a "top of mind" consideration for implementing Value Based Archiving?
Elimination of redundant, obsolete, and trivial content
Which of these are solutions available using Watson Content Analytics?
Customer Insight
What is the average cost to mail a paper statement?
3-6 dollars
Content Consolidation is best provided by:
IBM Connections Enterprise Content Edition
Which of the following best exemplifies how Content Collector achieves IT savings while also fulfilling legal and compliance obligations?
Common infrastructure for archiving email, file, and collaboration servers
Which common retention schedule gaps are resolved by the IBM Records and Retention Management solution?
Efficient management and application of their retention schedulesacross multiple jurisdictions
How does Case Manager uniquely provide the best solution platform that integrates with ECM?
Case Manager uses the IBM Content Navigator framework
Which of the following is NOT included in the IBM Records and Retention Management solution?
An application to manage the global retention schedule, records taxonomy and legal citation library with auditing support for schedule changes and jurisdictional differences in the retention policy
What is Content Manager OnDemand "optimized" for?
Individual documents
What are the key characteristics of ICM target customers?
Highly regulated industries
If a bank eliminates daily courier pickups by scanning documents in the branch, approximately how many US dollars will it save per branch per day?
70 dollars
Which IBM bundle comes with Content Navigator?
IBM Connections Content Manager
Which is not a "Top of Mind" need for case interested executives?
Increasing IT spending
Who are the two primary technology decision makers and influencers for Content Manager OnDemand solutions?
Chief Information Officer and IT Director
IBM Case Manager includes key differentiators across the competition including:
Rapid time-to-value with template support and a LOB based design environment
What percentage of CIOs is making plans to focus on mobility?
When looking for a good candidate for Advanced Document Imaging and Branch Automation Solutions, what organization characteristics should you look for?
All of the above
Which of the following would most likely appeal to the Legal role/staff within an organization?
What is one of the challenges when working with unstructured information?
Difficulty analyzing and revealing patterns in data
Which of these are common use cases for OnDemand?
Active data, check in - check out
The following are reasons why access to information is key. Which is not an ICM OOTB capability?
Access to web based news sources
Who are the 5 information stakeholders within an organization represented in the Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM)?
Legal,RIM,IT, Business and Privacy/Security
Which of the following could be classified as ROT Data?
Trivial data that has no value to the company or the user
IBM Content Navigator is commonly referred to as:
The Content Experience Platform
Which is a key benefit of the Legacy Data Cleanup Solution?
Identifies sensitive or toxic content
How does Datacap software assure that a new application has been entirely filled-in?
Datacap provides a step-by-step guide for the customer to follow when filling in the form
Which of the following is a reason that a General Counsel of Litigation might be interested in IBM eDiscovery Management?
Excess, unpredictable and rising legal and eDiscovery costs
Which of the following Datacap features help to eliminate expensive, error-prone manual data entry problems associated with document imaging?
Optical character recognition (OCR) and text analytics
What are the advantages of offering a single Advanced Imaging solution that combines document capture, workflow, business process and case management, and the repository?
Companies who can digitize paper immediately and provide workers controlled access to documents based on permissions and job-role remain compliant with government regulations about the handling of private data
In Malaysia Bii Maybank eliminated the time it takes to open a new account and dramatically increased customer satisfaction in the process. By how much did Bii Maybank reduce account opening time?
60 percent
Which of these groups are OnDemands major competitors?
What is IBM's market position in ECM?
Number 1 with 13% market share
Which of the following increases the cost and complexity of the collection process?
Arduous chain-of-custody documentation on diverse data sources, collection methods and rising information volumes.
When talking to a customer to see if Content Manager OnDemand is a good fit, what question should be asked first?
Do your CSRs need Case Management?
Customers that require Social Tools like blogs and wikis and Back-office ECM solutions also need:
IBM Connections Enterprise Content Edition
What is one way Case Manager supports dynamic case handling?
Case workers can view and start new tasks for a case "on the fly".
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Squiggle Park: Squiggle Park offers discounts on educational resources and teaching plans (source).
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Book Discounts
Barnes & Noble: Barnes & Noble offers U.S. educators 20% off the publisher's price for books purchased exclusively for classroom use, as well as 25% off the publisher's book prices during Educator Appreciation Days (source).
Bookmans: Bookmans offers U.S. educators a 20% discount on all purchases when they sign up for the Project Educate program (source).
First Book: First Book offers up to 50% off retail book prices and free resources to qualified recipients. See eligibility here (source).
Half Price Books: Half Price Books offers a 10% year-round discount to U.S. teachers who sign up for an Educator Discount Card (source).
Quail Ridge Books: Quail Ridge Books offers k-12 U.S. educators complimentary membership to the Readers' Club which includes a 10% discount on most personal purchases, a 21% discount on purchases made for the classroom, as well as a 30% discount on all New York Times best-seller list hardcovers (source).
Scholastic Teacher Store: Scholastic offers discounts on products and shipping for teachers. See link for further instructions (source).
Thrift Books: Thrift Books offers 15% discount on all used class book sets to U.S. educators. Use code APPLE. Exclusions apply (source).
Craft & Fabric Discounts
A.C. Moore: A.C. Moore offers 15% off an entire purchase. Valid teacher identification must be provided at check-out (source).
JoAnn Fabric: JoAnn Fabric offers an exclusive 15% discount on in-store and online orders to U.S. teachers with valid ID (source).
Michaels: Michaels offers a 15% discount on in-store purchases every day to U.S. teachers who can show valid teacher identification (source).
Strictly for Kids Store: Teachers can purchase discounted learning tools and educational products at Strictly For Kids (source)
Retail & Apparel Discounts
Ann Taylor LOFT: Anne Taylor LOFT offers U.S. teachers 15% off all full-priced items through their LOFT Loves Teachers program (source).
Anthropologie: Teachers can get a 20% discount on full-price purchases at Anthropologie. Valid ID is required (source).
ATGStores.com: ATGStores.com offers 10% discount on furniture orders to U.S. teachers with valid teacher identification (source).
Banana Republic: Banana Republic offers U.S. teachers a 15% discount on full-priced in-store purchases. Valid ID must be presented upon check-out. Restrictions apply (source).
Bonobos: Bonobos offers U.S. teachers a 15% discount after verifying through Sheer.ID. Restrictions apply (source).
Bunion Bootie: Bunion Bootie offers U.S. educators 10% off orders when verifying teacher identification through SheerID (source).
Champion: Champion offers a 10% discount to current and retired educators across the nation. Identification must be verified through TeacherID (source).
Christopher and Banks: Teachers receive 10% off select in-store purchases through C&B's Advantage Discounts (source)
Cole Haan: Cole Haan offers a 15% discount on select orders to teachers. For online orders, register with your .edu email to receive discount. For in-store purchases, present your valid ID (source)
Costco Wholesale: Costco WholeSale offers U.S. teachers who sign up for a new membership over $60 in exclusive savings. Verify using SheerID (source).
Crocs: Crocs offers discounts on select shoes for teachers. Special offers available everyday (source).
DC Shoes: Teachers receive 15% their orderafter verifying through SheerID (source).
Dinosaur Detector: Teachers receive 15% off their order at Dinosaur Detector. Use code EDUCATE15 at check-out (source).
Dooney & Bourke: Teachers can save $30 on select Dooney & Bourke products. A minimum total purchase of $150 is required (source).
Dressbarn: Teachers can get 15% off full-price items purchased in-store at Dressbarn. Bring school-issued ID at checkout (source).
Hanes: Hanes offers a 10% discount to current and retired U.S. educators who verify their identity through TeacherID (source).
J.Crew: J.Crew offers U.S. teachers a 15% discount on in-store purchases. Present valid ID at check-out. Certain exclusions apply (source).
JustMySize: JustMySize offers a 10% discount to current and retired U.S. educators. Identification must be verified through TeacherID (source).
Karen Kane: Karen Kane offers 20% off online purchases to U.S. teachers. School affiliation must be verified to redeem discount (source).
Madewell: Madewell offers U.S. teachers an exclusive 15% discount on in-store purchases. Present valid teacher ID at check-out (source).
OneHanesPlace: OneHanesPlace offers a 10% teacher discount to current and retired U.S. educators who verify their identity through TeacherID (source).
Otterbox: Educators can receive 25% off plus free shipping on Otterbox and Lifeproof rugged cases (source)
Overstock.com: Overstock.com offers free Club O Gold memberships to U.S. educators. Verify eligibility through TeacherID (source).
Quicksilver: 15% off Quiksilver apparel for teachers. Verify eligibility with SheerID (source).
Rothy's: Teachers receive 20% off the chic and comfortable shoes made from recycled plastic water bottles. Must verify thorugh SheerID (source).
Roxy: Teachers save 15% on surfer styles from Roxy. Verify eligibility with SheerID (source).
Staples: U.S. teachers can get exclusive discounts at Staples online store. In-store discounts vary depending on location (source).
South Moon Under: South Moond Under offers 10% discount on in-store and online purchases to teachers (source).
Talbots: Talbots offers U.S. teachers a 15% discount on regular priced items. Valid teacher ID must be provided at checkout. Promotions and sale items are available online (source).
Tommy John: Teachers receive 20% off select Tommy John's items. Verify your eligibility through SheerID (source).
TOMS: Teachers who verify with SheerID save 10% on their order at TOMS (source).
Zebit: Teachers receive $2,500 interest-free credit when they sign up at Zebit. Credit check is not required (source).
Furniture Discounts
Frigidaire: U.S. teachers get a one-time 25% discount on filters and other Frigidaire accessories. Verify eligibility through SheerID (source).
Leesa: Leesa offers a 15% discount on any mattress purchase to teachers. Verifying credentials through ID.me (source).
Travel Discounts
Contiki: Contiki offers up to $75 in savings on trips that last for 7+ days. Valid teacher ID is required. Restrictions apply (source).
STATravel: STATravel offers special airline discounts to U.S. educators with a free International Teacher ID card. Valid teacher identification is required (source).
VacationstoGo: VacationstoGo offers limited-time vacation cruise line deals to U.S. educators. Availability depends on location. Valid educator ID is required (source).
Hotel & Resort Discounts
Aqua Aston Hotels & Resorts: Aqua Aston Hotels & Resorts offers public school teachers and other federal government employees discounted rates. Use promo codes GOV (source).
Bally's Atlantic City: Bally's offers U.S. educators 10% off their stay as well as other exclusive promotions and deals. Identification must be verified through ID.me (source).
Bally's Las Vegas: Bally's offers U.S. educators 10% off their stay as well as other exclusive promotions and deals. Very using ID.me (source).
Caesar's Palace: Caesar's Palace offers U.S. educators 10% off their booking in addition to other special offers. Identification must be verified through ID.me (source).
Coral Cay Resort: Coral Cay Resort offers exclusive deals to U.S. educators. Verification is required (source).
Cromwell: The Cromwell offers an exclusive 10% discount to teachers across the nation as well other exclusive offers. Identification must be verified through ID.me (source).
Enclave Hotel and Suites: The Enclave Hotel and Suites offers an exclusive 25% educator discount (source).
Flamingo: Flamingo offers a 10% reduced room rate in addition to other special discounts to U.S. teachers. Identification must be verified through ID.me (source).
Gaylord Palms Resort: The Gaylord Palms Resort offers U.S. teachers exclusive savings on room rates plus other special offers. valid teacher ID is required (source).
Harrah's Resort: Harrah's Resort offers a 10% discount to U.S. educators in addition to other exclusive promotions. Identification must be verified through TeacherID (source).
Hawk's Cay Resort: Hawk's Cay Resort offers vacation packages and a 15% discount on accommodations as part of its Teacher Appreciation special package (source).
Hilton Bonnet Creek: The Hilton Bonnet Creek offers U.S. educators exclusive discounted room rates in addition to other freebies and complimentary deals. Offers are subject to change (source).
Horseshoe: Horseshoe offers U.S. teachers 10% discounts off their stay in addition to exclusive offers and promotions. Identification must be verified through ID.me (source).
Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa: Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa offers exclusive vacation packages to U.S. educators. Verify through email to receive discount (source).
LINQ: The LINQ offers a 10% reduced room rate as well as other special discounts to U.S. educators who verify their identity through TeacherID (source).
Mermaid Cottages: Mermaid Cottages offers 5% discount to teachers. Use the code "Educator" when booking a reservation (source).
Planet Hollywood Resort: Planet Hollywood Resort offers educators across the nation an exclusive 10% discount as well as other special offers once identification is verified through ID.me (source).
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: Preferred Hotels & Resorts offers a special 20% off educators rate as well as complimentary amenities and discounts. Certain restrictions apply (source).
Prince Resort: Prince Resort offers exclusive discounts to educators, teachers, and homeschooling parents. Valid ID must be presented at check-in to receive your discount (source).
Rio Las Vegas: Rio Las Vegas offers an exclusive 10% discounted room rate to U.S. teachers in addition to other special promotions once identification has been verified through ID.me (source).
Stay Sky Suites: Stay Sky Suites Orlando offers U.S. educators exclusive discounts and complimentary services. Valid educator identification is required (source).
Swan and Dolphin Resort (Walt Disney World): The Swan and Dolphin Resort at Walt Disney World offers U.S. educators special teacher room rates with valid teacher identification. Make your reservation online or call 1-888-828-8850 to avail of the discount (source).
Tradewinds Resort: Tradewinds Resort offers a 10% discount on room rates to U.S. teachers with valid teacher identification (source).
Westgate Resorts: Westgate Resorts offers a 10% discount to teachers and educators using promo code EDUCATORS10 (source).
Wyndham Hotel Group: Wyndham Hotel Group offers special discounted rates to public school teachers and other government employees. Book online or call 1-800-407-9832 (source).
Automotive Discounts
Buick/Chevrolet/GMC: Buick offers special educator discounts on select models. Check eligibility here (source)
Car & Truck Rental Discounts
Alamo Car Rental: Alamo Car Rental offers a $25 car rental discount to members of the American Federation of Teachers (source).
Budget Truck Rental: Budget Truck Rental offers U.S. teachers a 20% truck rental discount on local moves, and a 15% discount on one-way moves using code "TEACH" (source).
E-Z Rent-A-Car: E-Z Rent-A-Car offers a 10% teacher discount on car rentals. Use promo code 827B9 (source).
Sixt Rent a Car: Sixt Rent a Car offers a 5% discount on prepaid car rentals to U.S. teachers. Restrictions apply (source).
Technology Discounts
ABBYY: Teachers can save up to 30% off software products like FineReader, PDF Transformer, Screenshot Reader, Lingvo and Business Card Reader (source)
Adafruit: Adafruit offers 10% off plus quantity discounts on select Adafruit and Arduino products to educators (source).
Adobe: 60% off your first year of Adobe Creative Cloud. Proof of eligibility required (source).
Apple: The Apple Store for Education offers discounted rates on Mac, Ipad, and other Apple accessories. College faculty, staff, and home school teachers are eligible for this promotion (source).
AT&T: AT&T offers select educator discounts on monthly phone service plans through AT&T's Signature Discount Program. Employee ID or school email is required (source).
Basecamp: Basecamp offers a free 30-day trial to U.S. educators who agree to use the site for educational purposes only. Email firstname.lastname@example.com to verify eligibility (source).
Bose: Bose offers special discounts to U.S. educators. Call 1-800-353-4207 to claim discount (source).
Canon<: Canon offers discounts on select products and accessories to U.S. educators. Call 866-50-CANON or email email@example.com (source).
Cartographica: Academic pricing is available for teachers. SheerID verification is required to prove eligibility(source)
Chibitronics: Chibitronics offers a 20% discount on educational products and services to teachers. Register online and wait for your discount to arrive after one business day (source).
Devon Technologies: Devon Technologies offers educational discounts to U.S. educators who can show proof of school affiliation (source).
Final Draft: Teachers can buy a full digital copy of Final Draft 11 Educational tool at a discounted price (source).
GameSalad: The GameSalad Pro development tool is sold at a 50% discount for teachers. Verify through SheerID (source).
HDRsoft: Teachers can get 60% off Photomatix Pro or Photomatix Pro Plus Bundle through SheerID plus free complimentary Photography Teacher License. Email email@example.com to request license (source)
Hewlett Packard: HP offers a 20% discount on select prdoucts to U.S. educators. Contact your local store to verify eligibility (source). Education Edition products and solutions are also available (source).
IDM: Teachers receive a 50% discount on IDM products and the All-Access Plan. Verification is required (source)
Intuit Quickbooks: Intuit offers free online QuickBooks, ProConnect software, and discounted QuickBooks Desktop products to U.S. educators through the Intuit Education Program (source).
JourneyED: JourneyED offers Adobe Creative Cloud Teacher Edition at a discounted price for educators. Restrictions apply (source).
Lenovo: Lenovo offers U.S. teachers 15% off ThinkPad laptops and 10% off IdeaPad laptops plus free shipping. Verify eligibility online (source).
LifeLock: Teachers get 60 days free, plus 15% off a LifeLock membership. Verify with SheerID to qualify (source)
LittleBits: LittleBits offers U.S. educators 5% off of all products plus free educator content (source).
Microsoft Store: Microsoft Online Store offers 10% off select products and software for teachers. Verification is required (source).
Perfectly Clear: Teachers can receive a 40% discount on Perfectly Clear photo-editing software (source)
Pinnacle: Pinnacle offers U.S. teachers 20% off movie-making products. Verify through SheerID (source)
PureGear: Teachers who verify through SheerID can get a 35% discount on smartphone and tablet accessories at PureGear (source)
Republic Wireless: Republic Wireless offers 50% discount on cellular plans to teachers through their Educator Appreciation Program (source).
Roxio: Roxio offers a 20% discount on select Roxio products. Verify your school affiliation through SheerID (source).
Silhouette America: U.S. teachers are eligible for special product discounts through Silhouette America's Educator Discount Program. Email email@example.com with your account name, school, and teaching certificate (source).
Skylum: Teachers can get 50% off Luminar and Aurora HDR bundles from Skylum. Online verification is required (source)
Sony Creative Software: Sony Creative Software offers a list of academic resellers that offer reduced pricing to U.S. educators on select products (source)
Sprint: School employees, teachers, and administrators can claim special offers and savings through the Sprint Works Program. Verify online to receive discount code (source).
Studica: Teachers can save up to 90% on select educational tools and products from top brands at Studica. Restrictions apply (source).
SurveyMonkey: U.S. educators who create an account at SurveyMonkey to receive discounts. Exclusions apply (source).
Targus: U.S. teachers can verify through SheerID to receive 25% off Targus laptop bags, tablet cases, and computer accessories (source)
ThinkEDU.com: ThinkEDU.com offers exclusive educator discounts on popular computer software and hardware (source).
T-Mobile: T-Mobile offers exclusive education discounts on monthly phone service plans for K-12 and college U.S. educators. Call 1-844-225-2036 to get verified. Restrictions apply (source).
Verizon Wireless: Verizon Wireless offers phone service discounts to U.S. education employees. Work emai and pay stub required (source).
Fitness & Health Discounts
Garmin: Garmin offers exclusive discounts on select educational products. Verify using online form (source).
Kaylaitsines: Kaylaitsines offers exclusive discounts to U.S. educators. Identity must be verified through ID.me (source).
Omron: Teachers can get 10% off Omron fitness trackers and other health products. Verify using SheerID (source)
PureFormulas: PureFormulas offers U.S. teachers a 10% discount on all orders. Identification must be verified through ID.me (source).
ThriveMarket: ThriveMarket offers free memberships and 25-50% off organic groceries to low-income U.S. educators. Verify through email (source).
Weight Crafters: Full time public school teachers can get a 5% discount on Weight Crafters Fitness Camp fees and services. Restrictions apply (source).
Wellness Mats: U.S. teachers receive a 25% discount at participating Wellness Mats Retail locations. Verify through SheerID (source)
YogaKids: YogaKids offers discounted training fees to teachers and school employees who want to become certified kids yoga instructors. Restrictions apply (source).
Genealogy & DNA Discounts
23andMe: U.S. teachers receive special education discounts on all DNA kits ordered through 23andme.com. Verification is required (source).
National Geographic & Ancestry DNA: National Geographic and Ancestry DNA partner up to offer exclusive educator discounts on the Geno 2.0 kit for classrooms through the Genographic Project. Kits are offered at $140 from $199.99 (source).
Insurance Discounts
Farmers Insurance: Farmers insurance offers special renters insurance discounts for U.S. educators. Certain restrictions apply (source).
GEICO: GEICO offers special discounts on insurance rates to members of select educational organizations (source).
Horace Mann Insurance: Horace Mann offers exclusive discounts on auto, life, and property insurance premiums to U.S. teachers. Certain exclusions apply (source).
Liberty Mutual Insurance: Liberty Mutual Insurance offers special auto insurance coverage exclusively for U.S. educators at no additional cost. Available in participating states only (source).
Membership Discounts
Philadelphia Zoo: Offer a teacher pass to certified/licensed preK-12 classroom teachers, principals and assistant principals who work in public, private and charter schools. The pass is good for your single admission, any day of the week, between September 1 and June 15. You can use the pass to visit the Zoo multiple times during this period. Each individual teacher must register online for one individual pass and you must bring BOTH a valid pass and your teacher ID, union card or school district pay stub each time you visit the Zoo. Parking is not included. (source)
American Federation of Teachers: The AFT Advantage card offered through the American Federation of Teachers offers exclusive discounts on insurance, travel, shopping, and legal financial services (source).
Association of American Educators: The Association of American Educators offers exclusive membership discounts on select everyday purchases through AAE's membership discount program (source).
National Educator's Association: Members of the National Educator's Association receive exclusive yearlong NEA membership savings on travel, shopping, and insurance rates (source).
Theatre Development Fund: Theatre Development Fund membership includes educator discounts for hundreds of Broadway and off Broadway musicals and theater shows (source).
News & Magazine Discounts
Discount Magazine: Discount Magazine offers discounted magazine subscription rates to U.S. educators (source).
Nea Magazine Service: Nea Magazine Service offers educator discounts of up to 85% on select magazine subscriptions (source).
StudentMags: StudentMags offers low rates on a number of magazine subscriptions. School information must be provided at checkout (source).
The New York Times: The New York Times offers up to 50% off for both online and print subscriptions available to teachers. Exclusions apply (source).
Time Magazine for Kids: Time Magazine for Kids offers exclusive educator discounts on bulk orders in addition to educational resources and guides for U.S. teachers (source).
USA Today: USA Today offers up to 45% off classroom subscriptions exclusively for U.S. teachers (source).
Wall Street Journal: The Wall Street Journal offers an exclusive educator rate for print and digital subscriptions. Verification is required (source).
Security System Discounts
My Alarm Center: My Alarm Center offers up to $150 credit and a monthly subscription fee of $34.99 to U.S. educators. Restrictions apply (source).
Vision Discounts
CoolFrames.com: Coolframes.com offers U.S. educators an extra 5% on all online orders. This is in addition to the standard $20 discount on purchases over $200. Verification through ID.me is required (source).
Lasik Plus: Teachers are eligible for a 20% discount. Proof of employment required during appointment (source).
ThinOptics: Get 15% off your purchase of eyeglasses upon checkout (source)
Entertainment Discounts
ATG Tickets: Ambassador Theatre Group has a Local Heroes 2 for 1 ticket offer on select shows to teachers with valid ID. Restrictions apply (source).
Crayola Experience: The Crayola Experience in Orlando offers all U.S. educators admission at no cost. Their families will also receive 25% off general admission rates until May 31, 2018 (source).
Ford's Theatre: Public and private school teachers in Washington D.C. can purchase discounted tickets at select Ford's Theatres using promo code DCTEACH19. Restrictions apply (source).
OTL Seat Filler Club: Teachers, teaching assistants, and admin staff will be required to pay just $22 for the first three months of membership and only $8.50 per month afterwards. Can be cancelled anytime (source).
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment: Sea World in Florida offers one complimentary admission per year for certified k-12 teachers who work in the state of Florida. Verify through ID.me to receive a voucher (source).
Party Discounts
Party City: Party City offers 10-20% discounts on in-store purchases and orders made over the phone to all U.S. schools and non-profit organizations. Purchase must be paid for using the company or organization check or credit card (source).
Shindigz: Shindigz offers teacher discounts and other promotions. Call 800-314-8736 for more information. Exclusions apply (source).


text: My main character is destined to die. His death is currently plotted to be at the end of the novel, but I've got another scenario which might be better: dying in the middle of the novel. Both deaths ultimately lead to the same place (give or take a few minor details), but the paths of other characters will change. I'll give a little backstory before presenting either scenario. It'll be as bare-bones as possible. The main character's sister recruits him into a taskforce with the single purpose of tracking down and [if possible] eliminating an organisation with unknown motives. I do have a series planned for this, which is why I'm thinking about these decisions. The novel is being written as a standalone though, there is a definite beginning, middle, and end. It won't be ending as if another is expected to come. Scenario One: He dies at the midway mark, tortured and killed by his captors. His sister feels responsible for the events and blames herself, consequently resulting in poor judgement, as she is in command of the taskforce. Others will die under her command, which has an even larger lasting impact on her and her subplot, but isn't important to the overall plot. She learns from her mistakes over time, eventually becoming much smarter and wiser. Scenario Two: He dies at the end, killed by his lover (the same who tortures and kills him in scenario one). It's determined later on (as in another novel) that he'd been planning his defection from the taskforce in the months leading up to his death. After finding this out, his sister becomes cold and calculating, unable to trust a soul. Every major decision she makes hereon out is ultimately rooted in this 'betrayal'. She doesn't just think first and act later, she does both at the same time with impressive results. This trait she comes to possess still exists in scenario one, but arrives much faster here. I have both scenarios planned in such a way that it doesn't matter in the context of one novel, because it honestly doesn't. His death has a large impact on people who become much more important than he was, but those changes come later. Final thought to keep in mind. The novel is written with multiple viewpoints, so each character is equally important to the outcome. If it's not wise to kill off the main protagonist half way through the novel, than I won't. I've never really seen it done, which is why I'm somewhat confused about handling the situation. I feel as if I could though, because his partner is equally important and could take his place. Hopefully that was coherent enough to understand!


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Tsiknopempti is the Thursday during Carnival, the Greek Mardi Gras. It takes place 11 days before the start of Greek Orthodox Lent. In 2019, Tsiknopempti is February 28 and Greek Lent begins on March 11. Tsiknopempti signals the start of the last weekend that observant Greek Orthodox Church members are permitted to eat meat before fasting for Lent.
Naturally, everyone rushes to prepare and enjoy their favorite meat dishes for Tsiknopempti, which gives it one of its other common names, "Smoke Thursday" or "Smoked Thursday". It is also called "Barbecue Thursday" or "Grilled Thursday" by some. It's a popular day for going out to eat and enjoying as many different meats as possible. It can also be called, as a joke, "Feast of the Carnivores."
This is definitely not the day for sensitive vegetarians to visit the the "restaurant rows" of Greece. They say that Greeks try to consume enough meat on this day to carry them through the entire 40 days of lent. So there's plenty of smoky air, redolent of the aromas of cooking meat, everywhere.
By the way, the day is celebrated on a Thursday because, for observant Greek Orthodox Christians, the traditional fast days - when they abstain from meat throughout the year - are Wednesday and Friday.
Tsiknopempti for Visitors
This is one of the few times of year it's a good idea to make a reservation - even at the most casual taverna - as families come out in force to consume vast quantities of grilled meats and every where will be packed. And if you are a vegetarian or a vegan planning your Greek vacation, why not put it off a few weeks and plan to travel during Lent. Almost all the tavernas, cafes and restaurants will be adding particularly appealing vegetarian dishes to their already veggie-rich cuisine for the month of abstenance.
Meaning of Tsiknopempti
In English, Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" and so Tsiknopempti is sometimes also called "Fat Thursday." In Greek letters, Tsiknopempti is Τσικνοπέμπτι. In Greek, Thursday is Pempti (Πέμπτη), meaning the fifth day of the week as Greeks count Sunday as the first day.
The word tsikna (Τσικνο) refers to the smell of cooked meat - however, "Smelly Thursday" has not caught on as a translation.
Typical Tsiknopempti Recipes and Menus
Meat is king, with the emphasis on grilled meats, though the occasional stew pot will be visible.
Some hotels and virtually every taverna will put on special menus for Tsiknopempti. By far, the most common item will be some variation of souvlaki - meat on a stick. These will be available everywhere along the streets in the taverna areas; be sure to walk carefully to avoid banging into an unexpected grill in the already narrow streets and walkways. Souvlaki skewers in the hands of the inexperienced can also be causes of mild injury.
Since eating is the main activity in Athens on Tsiknopempti, it can actually be a good time to visit the museums and monuments, which will be quiet even by the standards of the off-season, especially later in the day.
Tsiknopempti Outside of Greece
Greek communities around the world celebrate Tsiknopempti, and Greek Orthodox church groups may arrange special events. Greek restaurants catering to local Greeks will also add on specials for the day or weekend; this is less likely in a restaurant with a mainly non-Greek clientele.
Cities with "Greek towns" are also likely places to enjoy a taste of Tsiknopempti outside of Greece. Some of these include Chicago, Illinois; Toronto, Canada; and Melbourne, Australia.
Cyprus also vigorously celebrates Tsiknopempti, with parades and other events. You can read an account of Tsiknopempti on Cyprus.
Non-Greek Tsiknopempti Celebration
An equivalent of Tsiknopempti is also celebrated in Germany and Poland, but there they adhere to the Western calendar for Easter, so the date differs.
Most Eastern Orthodox and Greek Orthodox church calendars will be in alignment for Tsiknopempti and the rest of the Carnival, Lent, and Easter seasons, but there are some exceptions for faith groups adhering to a different variant of the old calendar, so be sure to check.
Greeks seem to have an affection for holidays that fill the air and make it difficult to see or breathe; the popular flour-throwing festival is a less-fragrant but still a cough-inducing holiday.
Pronunciation: Tsik-no-pem-ptee, with the "p" softly sounded, nearly like a "b" or even a "v".


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Air conditioners work hard during the peak months of sweltering summer and cold winters to keep you cool as well as cozy. For making your HVAC system in optimal working condition, homeowners need a high level of maintenance. Air conditioners and furnace system not only produce cool or warm air, but it also maintains a germ-free and fresh internal environment. It is highly advisable to change the air filter once a month or on a bi-monthly basis.
In addition, if you are living in an area that is more prone to construction works, or having pets especially cats in the house would also contribute to dirty airways in your HVAC's filter faster than normal. Any air filter that is clogged results in reducing the amount of airflow, causing your unit to work harder and affects your system efficiency.
Installing 20x24x4 MERV 13 furnace filter provided by Merv Filters LLC can greatly reduce 96% of airborne particles, including bacteria, smoke, gases, and odors. Our synthetic filter media is moisture resistant, chemical free and limits the growth of bacteria, resulting in a much healthier living space. Replacing 20x24x4 MERV 13 air filter on a regular basis can keep your air conditioning and heating systems running efficiently, saving money on your monthly utilities and expensive maintenance.
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About your hosts
This podcast is brought to you by soul sisters and red-neck pagans Funky Chicken and Loose Goose, straight from the lazy couch in the Baobab kot. We're just two young women looking for the meaning of life, in a way.
United by creativity, paganism and humour; our mission is to create both a humorous and serious podcast for ours and hopefully your entertainment: This is our way of gaining wisdom and sharing what we learn.
We are rarely in the same country and as such we have created our very own astral space from which we record our podcast:a little cottage in a Baobab Tree, called the Baobabkot. We sit around, dream, eat cookies, drink tea and occasionally have an amazing insight.. We have chosen to situate our cottage in the nook of an enormous Baobab tree due to to Funky's obsession with Africa and baobab trees and due to our very bright and vivid imagination. It is our firm belief that life would be unbearably boring without a healthy dose of imagination!
Life is a party. ..a reggae party, where nobody can be bothered to actually get up and dance.
So sit back and relax, get yourself a bowl of delicious snacks and a steaming cup of hot chocolate, coffee, tea or a glass of wine and get up and dance with us!
Brightest of blessings!
Funky & Goose


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AirAsia X Adds Delhi Service from Feb 2016
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Autox 8-28-11
Sep 8, 2011 update on spydrb8's 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle
Out for another autox, but this time I had a co-driver (tire warmer) to see if I could get any heat in my A048's. Even with double the runs, the medium-hards are just too stiff for autox duty on such a light car. I did manage to seet the top speed through the slalom hitting 81mph into the braking zone. Here's a couple video's from the event…
All 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle updates
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Innovators' Workshop, our signature 2,500 square foot gallery focuses on making and invention as forms of inquiry and creative problem solving. Filled to the brim with a multidisciplinary mix of art and science, visitors can challenge their skills and imaginations by building, inventing and sharing.
Features include:
- Stop Animation Station
- Microscopes
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- Little Learners' Lab
- Painting on Glass
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Sen. Chuck Schumer is pushing the Trump administration to make stopping the flow of deadly fentanyl a top priority in upcoming trade talks with China.
An estimated 90% of the world's fentanyl is produced in China, and Schumer (D-N.Y.) is asking U.S. officials to convince Chinese officials to crack down as part of trade negotiations between the two countries that will take place in Washington this week.
"When it comes to our best chance at taking out fentanyl and its deadly path to the United States, it is really now or never," said Schumer, the Senate minority leader.
"For years, the federal government has been forced to react to the spread of fentanyl and the death toll it has taken in fueling the opioid scourge. Well, now we have a real shot at addressing its source: China."
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than heroin.
Synthetic opioids were behind 1,641 overdose deaths in New York in 2016, up from 668 in 2015 — an increase of 146%.
Fentanyl is snuck into the U.S. in a variety of ways, with mislabeled cargo shipments or hidden inside legitimate goods. Sometimes it's smuggled through South America and then snuck in over the southern border.
It can also be sent through the mail in small packages from China to the U.S.
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Schumer sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, asking them to "make restricting Chinese exports of synthetic opioids a key part of the upcoming trade negations with the People's Republic of China."
China should agree to strengthen its regulation of the drug and chemical industries, and work with U.S. officials to inspect mail bound for the United States, he wrote.
"I am demanding negotiators impose real pressure on China to stop the export of fentanyl. As the scourge spreads and addiction grows, China's authorities continue to turn a blind eye and look the other way while drug kingpins and Chinese manufacturers give exports the green light," Schumer said.
"This has simply got to stop, and now, we have a window of opportunity that we cannot let close."


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Breaking Up (with your daycare provider)
We've all been there.
Ending a relationship with someone who you genuinely like is a hard thing to do. Maybe it's the super sweet guy where there's just no spark, or the supervisor at the job that you're ready to move on from, or – if you're me at 5 pm on a Monday evening – your daycare provider. As if it's not bad enough that you're doing it in front of her child, she tears up and expresses how much she's going to miss you and your child and what a privilege it was to have had the opportunity to care for your
monster darling. Did I mention that you're lying to her? Yep. You're lying.
Because coming up with an excuse was easier than admitting the truth: It just wasn't working out.
It wasn't her, but it wasn't us either. It was a situational thing. It was knowing that my three-year-old wasn't totally in love with the place and knowing that I felt trapped with an impending contract and nursery school tuition as big as 6 months of car payments. Without her, there would be no nursery school and without nursery school there would be no her. I didn't like it. I didn't like a lot of things, like when my toddler started making biblical references all over the place and I knew damn well he hadn't learned them from anyone in my family. Or when he brought a toy from home only for us to be told we needed something "baby friendly" to bring (he's almost 4). But I liked her. I just couldn't shake my dislikes. It was too much and so, I awkwardly and regrettably (and white-lie-telling) threw in the towel.
And it was hard, because she was lovely.
And her home was beautiful, and way cleaner than mine and I'm pretty confident she's also a better cook and driver than I.
And she was educated, able, and her kids are adorable and I know she meant really well but the path to hell is paved with good intentions and sometimes we have to put our niceties away when it comes to the wellbeing and happiness of our kids. And sometimes that's hard, because some of us are people pleasers and nothing would be more upsetting than upsetting someone else. And it was also hard because I didn't want to lie (but it was only a white lie and it might come true so let's cross our fingers for that now, shall we?). Sigh. I left feeling a little bad and a lot relieved.
When I told F he wouldn't be going back to the care provider he's spent the past week (yep, one week) with, he actually clapped his little hands. And that, combined with the weight that came off my chest after making the decision to pull the plug, told me that my mommy gut was right. And I'm not a bit sorry.
If things aren't working out with your childcare provider, for whatever reason, it's so important that you let go of any guilt you might be feeling. You can only ever do what's best for your child, and as sure as you can find a new daycare or babysitter, so too can your provider or babysitter find a new child to care for. Childcare, like life and pants, is not a one-size-fits-all, cookie-cutter decision. We have different needs and wants based on our family dynamic, and that too can change unexpectedly – for better and sometimes for worse.
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- Identify. What exactly is the issue? Can it be resolved? If yes, how? More importantly – are you willing to resolve it?
- COMMUNICATE with your care provider. Need I say more? The entire issue can sometimes be a miscommunication or breakdown in communication.
- Weigh things out. Has your child been in this person's care for a long time, and is there a positive relationship?
- Sleep on it. And then drink a lot of coffee. Just not right before you try to sleep.
- TALK TO YOUR CHILD. If you're happy and they're not, you need to know that, understand why and act accordingly. No one should be unhappy every day.
- Trust your gut. If it feels wrong, it is wrong.


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March 21, 2019
Pirates, Blockades and Commerce: 2019 Elsaesser Fellowship Winner Begins Blog Posts
Jonathan Harris, C-112, winner of the 2019 Armin E. Elsaesser III Fellowship, has begun research on his project, "Pirates, Blockades and Commerce: an Expedition to Explore the Maritime History, Fortifications, and Lighthouses of the Gulf Islands National Seashore."
March 15, 2019
New Zealand Update
All is well aboard the Robert C. Seamans.
March 12, 2019
Pre-College Programs: the Silver Lining for Gap Year & Spring-Start Students
Congratulations, the acceptance letters have arrived and you've been accepted to your school of choice… with one caveat. They don't have room for you until the spring term.
Before you lose heart and settle for your second choice, remember that this is a regular practice and needn't affect your overall college experience. In fact, it could be a great opportunity.
February 11, 2019
SEA Semester voyage with NASA scientist featured in New York Times
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A Young Island on Earth May Reveal Clues to How Water Shaped Mars
By Niraj Chokshi
The New York Times
Four years ago, an underwater volcano erupted in the South Pacific, creating a new island. And NASA took notice.
February 08, 2019
SEA Semester / NASA research trip to Tonga reported by BBC
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New Tonga island 'now home to flowers and owls'
BBC News
Scientists have found signs of life on one of the world's newest islands, just four years after it was spawned by a volcanic eruption.
Unofficially known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, it lies in the kingdom of Tonga, and is already nurturing pink flowering plants, sooty tern birds, and even barn owls.
Tonga is made up of over 170 islands in the Pacific Ocean, east of Australia.
A team from the Sea Education Association and Nasa visited the small land mass in October, having previously kept watch through satellite imaging.
February 04, 2019
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai - A Science Perspective
(The following blog post first appeared in October, 2018, and is being reposted due to public interest. See also two student blog posts from Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 about the SSV Robert C. Seaman's visit to this new island.)
Greetings from the Robert C. Seamans in the middle of the South Pacific.
Over a number of days in the past week the students, faculty, and staff of SPICE 2018, Class S-282, have been extremely privileged to spend time on Hunga Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai (HTHH). The students have done an excellent job of summing up our time there so far, but what we have been doing here is as close to the original explorers of old as you get in the modern day, so here is everything we've done all in one place.
January 31, 2019
NASA Scientists join SEA Semester Students on Research Mission
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NASA Blogs
NASA Earth Expeditions
Land Ho! Visiting a Young Island
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Excitement was in the air when research scientist Dan Slayback of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, approached a small trio of islands in the South Pacific island nation of Tonga. It was October 8th, and Dan had joined the scientists and students with the Sea Education Association's SEA Semester South Pacific cruise to visit a three-year-old island he'd only seen from space.
January 28, 2019
SEA & WHOI to Explore Ocean Twilight Zone
Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will join this spring's SEA Semester: Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (MBC) program on a special collaboration to explore the ocean's mesopelagic or twilight zone, further augmenting one of SEA's most advanced scientific undergraduate programs.
January 14, 2019
SEA senior steward Ger Tysk profiled in The Maritime Executive
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Air Force Veteran Inspired by Moby-Dick
The Maritime Executive
"As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas…" ? Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
In 2014, Ger Tysk of Houston, Texas, was recently out of the U.S. Air Force and ready to take on a new career. An avid reader, she picked up a copy of Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by the American writer Herman Melville. This story of a notoriously elusive white whale that sinks the whaling ship, Pequod, pivoted Tysk's imagination towards a career at sea. Tysk was glued to the pages, yearning to see whales and wildlife while sailing the open ocean.
January 02, 2019
SUNY ESF student sails with SEA Semester to study coral reefs
SEA Semester in the News
ESF Student Participates in SEA Semester Program
Aquatic and fisheries science major sets sail in Lesser Antilles
ESF For Earth (SUNY ESF College of Environment Science & Forestry website)
This past fall, Maria Alfaro, a senior at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), sailed on an ocean research vessel to study human impact on Caribbean coral reef ecosystems.


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So at the risk of kicking off yet another blog (like I said on Twitter earlier, too little butter spread across too much bread) here's a book blog for the 'other' stuff ReadItDaddy reads. The darker stuff, the grown up stuff, the stuff that won't go anywhere near the children's book blog.
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EEKHOFF, Peter B. 1897-1959
Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 12/23/2016 at 10:36:07
Last Rites Held for Peter B. Eekhoff Friday, February 27
Last rites for Peter B. Eekhoff were held Friday afternoon, February 27, 1959 at 1:00 p.m. at the family home and later at the First Christian Reformed Church. Interment was made in the church cemetery adjoining the church.
Music was furnished by a men's quartet composed of Harvey Eiten, Alfred Eiten, Willis Bakker and Claus G. Primus. Mrs. Arthur Cooper was organist.
Flower attendants were Mrs. Lou Walbaum and Mrs. Bernard Stahl.
Peter B. Eekhoff died of a heart condition on Tuesday, February 24 in the Grundy Co. Memorial hospital after spending five and a half weeks there.
He was born to Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Eekhoff on November 28, 1897, on a farm in Shiloh township, Grundy County, Iowa. As he grew up he attended the school of this area.
Throughout his life he was a member of the First Christian Reformed Church of Wellsburg in which he professed his faith in 1921. He also served as office bearer in the church.
In 1922 he was united in marriage with Grace Hoffman Meints. The couple made their home on a farm southwest of Wellsburg. Three years ago they left the farm and have since that time lived in Wellsburg.
To this union two children, a daughter and a son were born.
Surviving the deceased are his wife, a daughter, (Florence) Mrs. Edward Nederhoff, four grandchildren: Stanley, Karen, Eldon and Arlan Nederhoff; also four sisters: Mrs. Ben Eiten, of Wellsburg, Mrs. Pete Luppen of Kanawha, Mrs. Fred Eiten and Mrs. Lubert Meyer also of Wellsburg, and many other relatives and friends.
Preceding the deceased in death were his parents, also a son Lester Boyd who died at the age of 8 years.
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The Maryville College women's golf opened their 2019 spring schedule with a rain-shortened 15th place finish at the Callaway Garden's Collegiate Invitational in Pine Mountain, Georgia on Saturday.
Methodist University claimed team honors with a collective round of 308, just 16 shots off par. Maryville finished the 5,826-yard challenge with a 378 team total, 86 shots above par.
Centre College's Bailey Plourde and Washington & Lee University's Beth Ann Townsend tied for the individual crown after each posted a 75, only a pair of shots off the par-73 course. Katelyn Witucki was Maryville's top finisher with a 19-over par, 92. The sophomore finished 65th. Grace Wischmeyer tallied a 94 placing 71st with a 21-over par outing. Fellow Scots Elaina Davis and Hannah Doherty each posted a 96 placing 77th. Kaysi Royston was MC's final scorer with a 117 finishing 87th.
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her lips were red.
I mean, full, dark red, just like that sun dried tomato pesto that we were eating. I wondered to myself if there actually WAS a lipstick colour called sun dried tomato pesto or something – that would be funny, you wouldn't know whether to eat it or wear it!
there's just a little bit of chilli in there, to give it a bit of heat – can you feel it – I asked her…
I like food that has flavour. This is great focaccia, by the way – soft and lots of taste
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none of this bland stuff they keep feeding me, salads and oil, potatoes and butter, fish and cream. I mean, what is THAT all about?
I can tell you from just one taste what's going on in this stuff you've made, which I'm quite happy to slather over my bread – is IS focaccia, isn't it?
I can definitely taste pine nuts, toasted, right? There's olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper, cheese – tastes like Pecorino, am I right? Then there's the chilli you mentioned, definitely more than a little bit, but just the right amount. And you haven't used completely dried tomatoes, have you, seems to me to be those soft, fluffy "sun-blushed' ones
This girl was good. Oh yeah, she was very good! How could she have known all that? I mean, OK, it wasn't an exclusive recipe, pretty straightforward in a way. I made it regularly enough – throw everything in one of those hand blender attachments, whizz it for a minute or two, season to taste and it's done. But I'd been making it for a long while and almost felt like it was mine, the taste, the texture, the colour. I could make it with my eyes closed. So how had SHE known what I was doing? continue reading to find out how she knew the recipe