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Developing Differently to Build Adaptive Capacity of Women in Bangladesh/
By Carina Bachofen
Last year marked the three-year anniversary of Cyclone Sidr, which ravaged the southern coast of Bangladesh and claimed the lives of 3,500 people. Loss of life was exacerbated by loss of development potential as the fierce storm decimated the mud and thatch homes of countless families, destroyed key infrastructure, and damaged productive land, leaving millions of poor individuals more vulnerable to climate change than ever before. In the wake of Cyclone Sidr, questions were raised about how to build resilience to climate change without compromising national development goals. So now, more than three years later, is Bangladesh developing differently? What lessons can be learned from the Bangladeshi experience to reframe development and climate action as mutually supportive objectives?
One can consider these questions and measure development progress from several angles. As climate change affects men and women differently, understanding the gender dimensions of climate change can provide valuable clues for designing development interventions that build resilience to climate impacts, and are effective and equitable for all.
Gender-based inequalities in socio-economic, political and cultural norms often heighten the sensitivity of particular groups of women in Bangladesh to the impacts of climate change. For example, in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr, poor women whose husbands or fathers had perished in the disaster had little or no access to the credit needed for recovery due to gender-based restrictions on legal rights and entitlements to land and property. Many of these socio-economic norms still hold true today. Similarly, while Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in building cyclone shelters to protect local populations, some of these remain illequipped to accommodate women and girls. Separate toilet facilities and privacy for women are often lacking, resulting in women forced to use latrines only once a day during times of crises.
In other cases, adaptation preferences conditioned by social factors have been found to actually perpetuate vulnerability for some women in Bangladesh. For example, while the custom of early marriage in Bangladesh may appear to be completely disconnected from climate change, some research results reveal that during extreme weather events, many poor families chose to marry off their daughters in order to ensure her security and reduce their household expenses. The groom's family can benefit as well: they may receive ready access to the wife's dowry, which provides valuable assets to buffer against climate shocks. As this practice can offer immediate gains for those involved, some families consider marriage as an effective adaptation strategy.
However, in the long term, this practice is in fact maladaptive. Why? Because over time, due to cultural norms, the young bride may face limited opportunities for obtaining education and likely to become pregnant early and suffer poor maternal health. As education and good health are vital components of strong adaptive capacity, these consequences ultimately render the girl more vulnerable in the long-term.
Notably, Bangladesh has made significant progress in reducing disaster risk and improving disaster response. While Cyclone Bhola in 1991 killed 140,000 people, the death toll inflicted by Cyclone Sidr in 2007 was substantially lower. However in both instances, the large majority of victims were women. While Bangladesh provides an encouraging example of effective planning to deal with increased exposure to climate risk, it also highlights the challenges that remain to reducing the sensitivity of women in particular.
Securing equal rights and resources for women has long been recognized as crucial for achieving sustainable development. As climate change is an additional stress that threatens to exacerbate the development challenge in Bangladesh, designing development interventions that address the ways in which climate change impacts men and women differently becomes all the more imperative. Development policy that offers co-benefits with climate policy and focuses on minimizing intersecting inequalities between men and women will be necessary for women to escape poverty and build resilience to manage future climate risks.


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John McEntee, a personal assistant to President Donald Trump, was today fired and escorted out of the White House for unspecified security reasons. His was not the only high-profile White House departure today: Trump also fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. This is not normal.
From the Wall Street Journal's Mike Bender:
Tuesday morning, the Trump presidential campaign issued a statement saying that Mr. McEntee will join the 2020 effort as a senior adviser for campaign operations.
Mr. McEntee wasn't as well known as the others, but had been a constant presence at Mr. Trump's side for the past three years. He made sure Mr. Trump had markers to sign autographs, delivered messages to him in the White House residence and, over the weekend, ensured that the clocks in the White House residence were adjusted for daylight-saving time.
"It's not going to be great for morale," one White House official said about Mr. McEntee's departure.
Mr. McEntee was removed from the White House grounds on Monday afternoon without being allowed to collect his belongings, a White House official said. He left without his jacket, a second White House official said.

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Munchies' Lunch
Munchies' Lunch Game Description
Lead your family away from the dangerous Hungries who are invading your forest dwelling and become a hero mom! Inspired by the journey of a real family, Munchies' Lunch is an epic story that plays as an exciting Puzzle Adventure game! Gather fruits for your kids as Mrs. Munchie and avoid fights with the devious creatures that will get in your way.
Game belongs to genres: Puzzle Games
Full version features:
- Become a hero mom!
- Hilarious gameplay
- Cute critters
Munchies' Lunch Screenshots:
System requirements:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
CPU: 1.0 GHz
DirectX: 9.0


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the cover reveal for The Goddess Inheritance by Aimee Carter
dsglaflasjflgtkjfanskbgakfgs dfjadnfashkfajsngahfkjgdslk! YES! YES YES YES YES YES! Here it is! Because I can't wait any longer....I'm just gonna show it to you!
YESSSSSSSS ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL! This is so amazing...here it is again. HUGE:
Look at that awesome pixel-age with such a large image! That is spectacular! It takes up the whole blog!!!
Here is the lovely information:
The Goddess Inheritance will be released a month early, in late February 2013!
LOVE IT! Who else can't wait?
Since we are a user friendly blog and want all of our readers to be able to read the comments please add " **SPOILER ALERT** " to your post if it applies. Thanks for your consideration!


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|Serving as Troop Guide can apply towards Positions of Responsibility requirements for Star, Life, and Eagle.
|Troop Guide
The Troop Guide works with new Scouts. He helps them feel comfortable and earn their First Class rank in their first year.
Reports to
- Introduces new Scouts to troop operations.
- Guides new Scouts from harassment by older Scouts.
- Helps new Scouts earn First Class rank in their first year.
- Teaches basic Scout skills.
- Coaches the patrol leader of the new-Scout patrol on his duties.
- Works with the patrol leader at patrol leaders' council meetings.
- Attends patrol leaders' council meetings with the patrol leader of the new-Scout patrol.
- Assists the assistant Scoutmaster with training.
- Counsels individuals Scouts on Scouting challenges.
- Sets a good example.
- Enthusiastically and correctly wears the Scout uniform (all four parts).
- Lives by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Shows Scout spirit
The Troop Guide is the youth guide leader in its unit. Other youth guide leaders are:
- Troop Guide - Boy Scouting
- Crew Guide - Venturing
See also
|Scouts BSA portal
Troop Positions of Responsibility
(Youth Positions)
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The iPhone Dev-Team released Pwnage Tool 4.2 on April 3, which would allow users to jailbreak their iPhones to version 4.3.1. Apple released 4.3.1 on March 27.
While the firmware had been cracked that same day, the team didn't make the Pwnage Tool available on the Dev-Team's Web site immediately.
The latest PwnageTool update is an untethered jailbreak, meaning that users don't have to have their iPhone or iPad physically connected to the computer to perform the jailbreak. This hack is actually compatible with the iPhone 3G, 3GS, iPhone 4 and Verizon iPhone 4, the first generation iPad, third and fourth generation iPod touches, and the second generation Apple TV.
It won't work for the iPad 2 (the iPad 2 was remotely cracked using different technique).
The software based tool would let users hack their iOS devices so they can install third-party apps that don't appear on Apple's App Store. Users would download PwnageTool for Mac OS X and the IPSW updater file for iOS 4.3.1 using iTunes 10.2.1. The tool would handle the installation from there.
Even though the 2010 amendment to the US Digital Millenium Copyright Act means jailbreaking is not illegal, Apple remains opposed to the practice. The company even filed a patent last August for a remote "kill switch" that would return an iOS device to its factory settings if any unlicensed software is found on the device. If something goes wrong while jailbreaking, Apple will not offer any support.
The first Pwnage Tool came out three years ago (almost to the day). Since then, Apple developers have been aggressively patching exploits to stay ahead of the jailbreakers. Dev-Team has started holding back information on found exploits in order to speed up its jalbreaking efforts. The idea was to make sure Apple only had information to close currently released jailbreaks and not be aware of other exploits Dev Team knew about.
Comex, one of the Dev-Team members, speculated on Twitter late in March that Apple may have managed to infiltrate the group. He'd noticed that a kernel exploit that he'd had in reserve since iOS 4.0.2 was suddenly closed in iOS 4.3.1.
"I try not to be paranoid, but it is really hard to explain this as anything but a leak," Comex said on Twitter on March 28.
Of course, it was possible that Apple developers found the exploit on their own, Comex conceded.


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I'm a bit late sharing, but here goes…
Here's my hallway bulletin board where I'm going to display student work. I ADORE the glitter scrapbook paper!
The blue dots on this monster displayed my students' names for Meet the Teacher night.
I decided to hang my wreaths next to each other above the door.
Here's my unfinished work pocket chart. I love having a visual reminder of who has work to be finished!
Clip chart & rules
So far, the monster homework tray has been a big hit. My fingers are crossed that it keeps working well for me! Below the homework tray, is my AR bulletin board. The kids got to decorate their own monsters and they turned out really cute!
Here are my couch monsters hanging out waiting for someone to come read to them.
I hope your school year has gotten off to a great start!
Classroom Reveal–Monster Style
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The Transparency Collective and México Informate which gathers 15 specialized organizations on access to information and a network of academics and journalists including ARTICLE 19 expresses its profound concern with the terms of the Reform Proposal issued by the Congress' Constitutional Committee, Transparency Committee, and Regulatory and Parliamentary Practices Committee that will modify the Constitution on Transparency and freedom of information matters.
After a long unclear and closed legislative process that did not provide information in a timely manner to civil society, and did not accept open and public consultations, the Reform Proposal has changed for the worse after its discussion in the House of Representatives. The result of the discussion is a proposal that limits the rights of citizens to access government information, and is diametrically opposed to what was originally drafted by the Senate.
The Reform Proposal reached the House of Representatives for deliberation in December 2012. However representatives did not address the proposal until days before the end of the spring session, when it did not reach consensus, fundamentally because the modifications projected by the PRI (ruling party) weakened the public's ability to gain access to important information.
The House of Representatives resumed sessions and voted on the reform proposal with the PRI's modifications on 19 August 2013. Even though certain information pointed to a possible consensus amongst the opposing parties (right wing National Action Party (PAN) and left wing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD)) which would block the passing of the proposal, the wavering of the PRD allowed the proposal to acquire enough votes in its favor, and pass. If PRD had resolved to ally with PAN, already blocking the reform, these major setbacks could have been avoided.
The original proposal – first discussed by the Senate – contemplated changing the law governing the Federal Institute for access to Information (IFAI), requiring political parties and labor unions to submit to IFAI's jurisdiction, and be held accountable for all public funds they receive. Political parties and unions are not, at the moment, obliged by the current transparency law to account for the millions of dollars they spend.
At present the transparency and freedom of information law allows citizens to:
- Ask authorities for public information directly
- If the authority denies access to such information, citizens may send their petition to the IFAI
- The institute reviews the request and if it determines the requested information is public, will order authorities to disclose the sought after information
On 19 August, the congressional committees approved provisions that would allow judicial review to the originally definitive IFAI's decisions, in a series of broad and vague exceptions. The President's Legal Advisor, the State General Attorney, the President of the Human Rights Commission and the President of the Central Bank may contest IFAI decisions under alleged affectations to "safety, economic stability and the protection of human rights." This means subjecting basic human rights to a judicial process, delaying the time frame in which public information may be made available.
Other changes the House of Representatives made to the original Reform Proposal include:
- That although political parties will be subject to the law, they will be supervised by the Federal Electorate Institute, maintaining an asymmetrical relationship between citizens and parties.
- IFAI will not be able to question the general constitutionality of laws, further hindering the protection, in wide and preventative terms, of the right of access to information.
- The criteria under which the commissioners of the Institute are chosen are rigorous to the extreme, on a par with the criteria used to select the Supreme Court Judges, and this excludes the possibility of IFAI having a multidisciplinary and diverse composition, and closes altogether the opportunity to citizens, despite their level of involvement in their work and commitment to transparency.
The changes made by PRI to the reform proposal weaken the transparency framework and neglect sensitive technical requests made by specialists from all fields: academic, governmental, NGO's and civil society; requests that were initially included when the proposal was debated in the Senate.
The reform proposal that was approved by the House of Representatives is considered a backward step in the path to maximum protection of the right of access to information and is in contradiction to Mexico's international human rights obligations.
ARTICLE19 Mexico and the civil society organizations in Mexico call upon the Congress to amend the transparency reform proposal in the extraordinary plenary sessions. We also call on organizations in the international community to speak out against the exceptions in the Constitutional Reform that the PRI has crafted, allowing key political actors to dodge their transparency obligations. There is still time to ensure the effective protection of the right to information and the public scrutiny that is urgently needed for the consolidation of democracy in Mexico.
Mexico's constitutional reform threatens government transparency
The Transparency Collective and México Informate which gathers 15 specialized organizations on access to information and a network of academics and journalists including ARTICLE 19 expresses its profound concern with the terms of the Reform Proposal issued by the Congress' Constitutional Committee, Transparency Committee, and Regulatory and Parliamentary Practices Committee that will modify the Constitution on Transparency and freedom of information matters.


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Salad with Carrots and Figs "Sensuality"
- 3 carrots of medium size
- 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 1/2 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. maple syrup
- 1 freshly squeezed lime, juice
- 1/4 cup goat cheese, crumbled
- 2 tbsp. walnuts, chopped
- 2 tbsp. figs, finely chopped
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Cut slices of carrot ribbons using vegetable peeler.
- Put the ribbons into icy cold water for 15 minutes to make them firmer.
- Drain the carrot ribbons and let them pat dry.
- To prepare dressing, combine olive oil, maple syrup, fresh cilantro, freshly squeezed lime juice and salt in a bowl.
- Mix together carrot ribbons, figs, walnuts and crumbled goat cheese. Add dressing before serving.


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30 Weeks to bringing our children unto Christ using the nursery manual found on lds.org.
Each morning, we begin our day with breakfast at the dining room table.
Before we start our hectic day, we take some time to be still...
We pray together and we learn of Him.
In just a few moments a day, we plan to complete one lesson each week.
Lesson one is:
I Am a Child of God
|This sweet print out is available at the Lily and Thistle Blog.
1. Song.
The beautiful song, I Am a Child of God, is easy to learn with cheerful repetition. Actually in just two lines a day, the first verse and chorus were committed to our memory by the end of the week. We also sang the song through out the day using sign language and in Spanish too. (You may remember that we have set the goal for our daughter to learn 100 words in sign language and 100 words in Spanish, what better way to learn than by music?)
2. Read the bible.
Psalm 82:6 reads, "All of you are children of [God]" and Moses learns of his relationship to God in Moses 1:4, "Behold, thou art my son."
3. Talk about it!
You are a child of God. Mommy is a child of God. Baby brother is a child of God...
4. Personalize it.
For this activity, I printed off a page that reads: I Am a Child of God; Soy un Hijo de Dios at the top. (Great way to help her to recognize those important words too!) Then, I printed off pictures of family members. Nothing fancy, I don't even have a color printer. The point is, my daughter knew who they were and she loved talking about them. We picked one picture out of a bag each day and talked about how they, (mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, uncle...) were a child of God. Then, my daughter had the very important job of taping their picture to the Child of God paper. We chose to stick it to the fridge all week! She loved this and starting asking for it first thing when she woke up! Maybe we'll continue it on this week; we certainly have a large enough family to keep it going for a long time!


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My observation revealed that each time an accident occurs on Nigerian roads, fairly large number of people believe it is an act of God. Therefore, you see many of the motorists, most especially the commercial ones drive recklessly on the roads even when they are sharing the road with haulage trucks. It is even more obvious among commercial motorcycle operators who believe that no accident can occur except God allows it and that no matter how reckless they drive, it can never lead to an accident. This is an erroneous belief that can result to an untimely death.
As an individual, a high rate of road accidents in Nigeria is neither acceptable to me nor do I think it is acceptable to any Nigerian but oftentimes, when you see an accident occur on Nigerian roads, it will not take you a long time before you hear people giving their final conclusion on the whole matter by saying "It is an act of God". They easily accept any accident that happens on Nigerian roads as an act of God. What a wrong conception!
So, one may wonder if God had pre-destined many Nigerians to die by road accidents on daily basis. In addition, one may even be tempted to ask why God would choose road accidents as a means to kill thousands of people in Nigeria. These, among others, are the likely questions that may readily come to mind when one ponders on the frequency of road accidents and the general belief or common conclusion of many people on road traffic accidents as "the act of God"
Accidents by circumstance are not God's errors
At this point, it is essential that the writer is neither an Imam nor a pastor over a church. Therefore, I am not looking at this erroneous belief from a religious perspective rather I am looking at it from a professional point of view. In all honesty, most accidents are caused by human errors.
The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe reveals that most road accidents in Zimbabwe happen as a result of human errors. According to the statistics given (in Zimbabwe), 93.4% of all accidents recorded during 2014/2015 festive periods were due to human errors. Source: Chronicle.co.zw
Although, a man can be a victim of an accident by circumstances, this is a situation when a man who has no fault is involved in an accident caused by another man's fault. Yet, this does not mean that the accident is an act of God, rather it is an avoidable occurrence caused by another man's errors that makes an innocent man a victim by circumstance.
A Case Study
For instance, in 2015, an articulated vehicle carrying an unlatched container suddenly slipped off the truck and fell on a commercial bus at Illishan, Ogun State, Nigeria, killing all the12 passengers on board. However, 11 of the victims were said to be students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) and the last person was the driver of the said bus. In addition, the truck driver took to his heels and the truck has no registered number plate, making it so difficult to trace the truck owner and the driver.
This particular accident was caused by a human error traceable to four set of people or agencies namely:
- The truck owner
- The truck driver
- The traffic regulatory agencies e.g. The Police, The FRSC, The NSCDC, The VIO, and
- The Government.
It was a high risk of negligence on the part of the truck owner and the truck driver to carry an unlatched container on public roads. It was also an error from the traffic regulatory agencies to allow an unlatched container to be carried on Nigerian roads without being checked or arresting the truck driver. The last but not the least is the responsibility of the government to make it a law forbidding any truck to carry an unlatched container on public roads. It should be realized that the failure to do and enforce this would amount to an error on the part of the government.
However, the said students and the driver were the victims of an accident by circumstance. It was not the fault of the students to board a commercial bus and it was not the fault of the bus driver to use the public road or share the road with a haulage truck, yet they died in the accident they never bargained for by circumstance. It is painful and quite unfortunate that they were not the cause of the accident that claimed their lives. Their untimely deaths were determined by the errors of four categories of people mentioned above; otherwise, it would have been an avoidable accident.
Another Case Study
In 2013, on Christmas day, to be precise, a woman and her 4 children and 5 other people were killed when a container fell on a stationary commuter bus at Alaba Suru, in Lagos. It was revealed that the truck driver was trying to avoid killing a mad man who slept on the road when the container it carried fell from the truck.
It is a pity that the woman, her 4 children and 5 other people were the victims of the accident by circumstance. The death that claimed their lives was not as a result of their own fault, it was the fault of 4 set of people mentioned above. The mad man that slept on the road only showcased a characteristic of a mad man because a normal human being can never sleep on the public road for any reason. So, the mad man might not share in the blame. Moreover, observation also reveals that some of the bus-stops on public roads are luxury apartments for lunatics to live. They make this important transport infrastructure their dwelling place without being checked, thereby making it so difficult for public use. However, the state or government environmental board should be blamed. It's a menace or a threat to the public to see many mad men and women moving around the city and on the public roads. This is why the government environmental board or agency responsible for environmental sanitation should be blamed. It is expected of them to rise up to the task in reducing the menace constituted by lunatics on our public roads.
However, the attempt made by the truck driver to avoid killing the mad man on the road was a good one but it was a big error of negligence for the driver to carry an unlatched container on the public road. Therefore, it was a human error that caused the death of 10 innocent people; otherwise it would have been an avoidable accident.
Nonetheless, in transport profession, it is an erroneous assumption or belief to see the death of 11students, the driver , the 5 other people, the woman and her 4 children as the act of God rather it is the act of men known as "human error" which made innocent men victims by circumstance.
In the recent time, observations from individuals and professional bodies have indicated that travelling by air is safer than travelling by road. In Nigeria today, hardly can one find a day without the occurrence of a road accident. On the other hand, it is almost a strange thing to hear of a plane crash in air transport throughout a particular year except for some occasional ones. Do you know that thousands of airplanes travel both locally and globally every day? The Federal Aviation Administration reveals that there are 30,000 flights a day in the US. Yet you will hardly hear the news of a plane crash as we have it in road transport on daily basis. My question to those that hold this erroneous belief is 'Why doesn't God choose to kill many people on daily basis through plane crashes as we have in road transport?
According to Captain Dave Thomas "….commercial air travel is the safest mode in the world." In all honesty, air transport is far safer than road transport. Why? It is because safety is not negotiable in air transport. This is the reason we don't have frequent plane crashes on daily basis as we have it in road transport system. When there is a plane crash, the aviation industry tries to research the causes and makes efforts to prevent a future occurrence. Air safety cannot be overemphasized in the aviation industry.
If road safety is given due consideration by all road users without being forced, the frequency of road carnages on daily basis will be a day dream and this erroneous belief that makes some motorists, most especially, commercial motorists and motorcyclists to throw caution into the air while making use of the road will no longer seem to have assigned function in a road accident.
According to a traffic safety officer in Zimbabwe, Tatenda Chinoda, drivers' errors are generally the major causes of road traffic accidents in Zimbabwe.
Therefore, the high rate of traffic accidents in Nigeria and other parts of the world is not the act of God but the act of men even if an accident occurs due to a mechanical problem, it's still a human error caused a by mechanical engineer.


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|havana brown translucent
and zucchino print
acrylic oversized sunglasses
Here's the direct link to the sale page: Click Here
... ok, i just go and surfed the site and wow! another good deals fo sunglasses and this time it is for Valentino brand! I seriously had to change the title of this post from fendi sale to a more generalized one. For the Valentino shades, they all sell for $99 and they are normally selling for $350 each! Here's the best looking one for me:
|dark havana tortoise print square
dipped center acrylic sunglasses
Belleandclive.com is a bluefly company member which is based in New York. They sell designer branded products for a limited time event and they sell it for member-only prices. I was introduced to this website for a while now. I always encounter great brands from this site and if BTR would continue to suck at shipping, this site will replace it in my heart although I have to pay for more shipping due to duty fees but I'd rather do that than get worked up with things. - credits to BandC's about page
Grab these pretty sunglasses now or you have to wait for this kind of deal again for who knows when it will come again.. The sale will end on the 28th of March.
Shop, comment, and share the love hunnies!
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01Use Bargains and Benefits
Maybe you don't feel like a senior, look like a senior, or act like a senior, or maybe you do. Either way—be sure to use age to your advantage.
Numerous age-related discounts are available, such as discount days at your local grocery store, reduced pricing on matinee movies, and lower pricing on dinners at many restaurants.
And don't be shy about asking for a senior discount even if one isn't advertised. Use humor, a smile, a wink, and try something like "I've seen a lot in my life at 55+. What do you say, would these laugh lines qualify me for 10% off?"
If you've never been great at asking for bargains, read the book Getting More, in which Penn law professor Stuart Diamond discusses specific techniques you can use to negotiate upgrades or lower prices on just about anything. I'm not a natural-born bargainer—but every time I've used what he teaches in his book it has worked.
02Make It Fun and Generational
Budgets don't sound like much fun, but games sure do. Instead of a budget, challenge yourself to a game. The goal: find new ways to spend less on your everyday purchases.
Turning this process into a game puts your subconscious to work, so there will always be a part of you on the lookout for ways to save. To accelerate the fun, try keeping a running points system, assigning so many points per x dollar of savings.
Encourage family members to join your new way of thinking. This game could be a perfect opportunity to teach grandchildren better spending habits of their own.
In addition, you can use online sites to find retail discount codes and as the younger ones know the computer, they can help!
03Allow Choices
The rebel in us makes it hard to stick with a budget that feels like a diet. Instead, frame your spending habits in terms of choices. For example, you can have both the Starbucks coffee and an expensive glass of wine, but perhaps not both on the same day.
Having flex money rather than strict categories works well for many. For example, you may have a pool of $1,000 to spend. If you need new tires that month that may use up a portion. That means other "extras" like that new TV will have to wait until a month where there is more available flex money.
If you can't figure out where to cut back or what kind of trade-offs to make consider using an online budget calculator to look at how much you spend and determine what areas may need adjustments.
You can also try limiting spending at your favorite stores by putting a set amount on a gift card. When it is empty don't allow yourself to reload it for a set amount of time.
04Use Systematic Withdrawals
Once retired, don't give yourself unlimited access to investment funds. Your money may get spent far too fast if you treat it like a big pot to dip into at will.
Instead, set up a "retirement paycheck" by structuring direct deposits from your investments into your checking account on a monthly or bi-monthly basis.
If the money is coming out of an IRA or other retirement account have both federal and state taxes automatically withheld before you receive your share. This will keep you from getting behind on taxes.
This process of taking regular distributions is often called a systematic withdrawal. Most mutual funds, brokerage firms or financial advisors will provide this type of automatic service for you. Using systematic withdrawals provides a consistent paycheck and helps prevent overspending.
05Consider Housing Alternatives
Roommates offer companionship and help you both save money. If you own a home, consider renting out a room to bring in some extra money. If you rent, consider finding someone to rent with.
You can find roommates online, and by asking around through communities you are involved with, such as inquiring at religious organizations, volunteer groups, and through social media, like Facebook.
You can also lower costs by trading in the high maintenance house/yard for a condo or a patio home in an active living community. Or perhaps you can move somewhere where you can walk to shopping and entertainment. Some people even give up a home altogether, instead going with the RV lifestyle which offers a low cost, flexible way to live and travel.
06Use Public Transportation
When I was a teenager I couldn't wait to get a car. But did you know the trend today is that teenagers aren't so eager to even get their driver's license? Like me, you may have been raised with the idea of a car as a symbol of independence, but what about adopting the new approach and thinking about ways you could go without your own car?
Google maps offers a way to search for public transportation routes online. Or you can invest in a smartphone (Apple offers free workshops to learn how to use iPhones) and then use the smartphone to get rides from new transportation services like Uber or Lyft.
It may be intimidating to learn new technology at first, but once you learn it, you may find it helps you save money. (If you like learning by video try searching YouTube for "iPhone Tips for Seniors".)
For a more traditional approach, talk to neighbors to see if there are opportunities to carpool or find local markets within walking or biking distance.
07Vacation for Less
Travel does not have to be expensive. Senior home exchange allows you to look at creative ways to take vacations by swapping homes with people all over the world. You can even swap motor homes.
You can also search sites like VacationRentals or VRBO (Vacation Rentals by Owner) to find a hotel alternative. These online sites have developed a systematic way for you to rent private homes. Once you check it out, you may even decide to rent your own home out this way from time-to-time.
Or, if you're feeling rather adventurous, check out CouchSurfing for an interesting travel option, or Airbnb to rent or room for a weekend—or host a guest of your own to earn some extra cash.
08Use Government and Non-Profit Organizations
If you need assistance, don't be too proud to ask. Community resources are there for a reason. If you are part of the community, ask for the help you need.
For example, benefit programs, such as the ones you can find on Nutrition.gov, allow you to get quality food for lower prices. You may also want to call your local Area Agency on Aging to find out what non-profits in your area might offer assistance.
You can also try Meals on Wheels, or simply search online by your city such as typing into an online search engine "city of XXXX senior services" to see what comes up.
09Stay Healthy
Not all dollars you spend are equal. Some dollars you spend may provide a good return on investment. Examples? A gym membership and healthy cooking lessons may be the best investment you'll ever make.
Staying healthy can help lower your medical expenses—in some cases, it can even eliminate the need to use ongoing prescriptions (always subject to your doctor's direction of course!)
To keep your medical expenses down spend time learning how to stay healthy and fit. And don't forget—some of the simplest ways to stay healthy are also the least expensive—like taking a walk every day.
10Manage Debt
Use debt wisely. Many people push to pay off debt by retirement, which is fine, but higher net worth families may benefit from maintaining the right kind of debt, such as a home mortgage or pledged asset line of credit. All debt is not bad.
For those already retired, a reverse mortgage may be the right use of debt. These types of mortgages got a bad reputation long ago, but since then the rules have changed. Reverse mortgage can be a great financial tool! Give them a fair chance. If you have equity in your home and need extra money, don't be afraid to look into a reverse mortgage.
And if you get too much of the wrong kind of debt, such as high credit card balances and overall debt payments that you cannot afford, talk to a credit counseling agency.


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Whatever you believe in, you attract into your life. Belief has its own power because, when you put a trust into something, it becomes real in your life based on you believing in it. So even if someone has faith in in something that isn't necessarily true, the fact he or she believes in it makes it true and real to his or her inner experience.
This is why people are so easily misled. The innocence of the human mind is unlike anything else in the universe. It is unable to tell truth from falsehood. So if something is glamorized and packaged nicely, the human mind is gullible and persuaded into believing it. When the mind adopts a new belief, it attracts whatever its conviction is into its life experience.
The majority of the population is running on some sort of false belief systems that have been instilled into the mind from a young age. Belief systems are passed down from family members and onto friends and taught all over the place. Just about everywhere you look, someone is promoting his or her own belief systems and convincing others to follow along. A belief is like an advertisement that people listen to. "If it sounds convincing enough and goes with my way of life, I will believe in it." Isn't that how it goes?
The problem lies when people hold onto false belief systems that truth does not back. A false belief is a waste of energy and hinders one's inner freedom. You become invested into a belief system to such an extent that you carry it with confidence because of the fact that it yours. After a long period of time in believing something, it becomes a part of you, and even if it is not true, it seems very hard to let go because it feels like you would be losing a part of yourself. This is why beliefs are not the best way to go when trying to figure out life. They become distractions and elaborated perceptions in the mind in which the viewpoint on life is restricted and the perspective of reality is slanted.
We pick up our belief systems from one another. Another person told us, "This is the way it is." And we went along with it. That person got his or her belief system from another person passing it down. And it goes on forever.
Some people have acquired so many beliefs that they feel like they are living in a box, but they feel safe there. Each belief limits the perspective of reality a little bit. With a variety of belief systems working together, it can feel like you know everything, and one becomes overly confident with his or her views of life to the extent that he or she doesn't allow anything else to enter, even when it is real truth. He or she becomes increasingly confident with his or her beliefs until the point that he or she thinks he or she has figured it all out and there is nothing else to learn. And so nothing else is learned, and life becomes a continuous process of the same thing over and over. And he or she wonders why he or she is feeling good. Even the greatest teachers are primarily a dedicated student, and as they teach, they continue to be open to learn.
The less beliefs one has, it is freeing, and one has more of an open mind. You need an open mind to be receptive to truth; you need exposure to truth to grow consciousness. Without hundreds of belief systems clouding your judgment and restricting your internal growth, you can start to discover the bigger picture of life.
Imagine for a second that you had absolutely no beliefs. You just were. What is left? Pure awareness, the state of peace people are trying to reach. This is not to say that you should not believe in anything. This section is included to illustrate the power of belief and the importance of an open mind and give guidance to not believe in every little thing you hear. Make your own judgments before diving into a belief system. Ask yourself, "What do I get out of believing in this?" If a belief only goes as far as a thought, it is not worth your investment. If you don't get anything out of it except a slanted perception of reality, it is not really worth holding onto.
A baby is happy because he or she hasn't been exposed to thousands of beliefs systems and invested in them to create a distorted version of life. He or she is just what he or she is and happy that he or she is. A baby is the closest thing to enlightenment because he or she is still pure and fully in the moment without altered beliefs that tells him or her that he or she has to be like this or that.
Now when it comes to believing in a higher energy like God, you don't need to believe in it. You simply know it exists. This is knowledge-based faith, to know something beyond a doubt that it is even further than a belief. It is a reality, not a belief system. Over time, you develop faith and trust in the energy of God because of the inner understanding of life.
Belief is something you hear, adopt, and accept as being true. Faith is complete trust that something is true based on the knowledge you have. An inner knowingness that it is true beyond a doubt accompanies faith. To have faith means there is no doubt because it is a reality. You don't have to believe in a reality because you know it exists. You know you have a hand, so you don't say, "I believe I have a hand." No, you know you have a hand without a doubt. Faith and knowingness of the reality of God is the same. You don't just believe in it. You know it exists because it is even more apparent than your hand. God is the awareness of life. You know you have cognizance, so you have an inner knowingness of its existence without the added cling-on of belief.
Truth is rooted in reality, and when you hear truth, there is no need to believe it or not because the inner freedom it brings is dominant over a secondary belief system. Only believe in that which you know from experience, and then it is not even called a belief. It is called a reality.


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The LMS Review Taskforce conducted a full demo with Blackboard on Monday, June 30. It is about 90 minutes long, and includes Q&A.
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Find the link to the Blackboard Feature Matrix here.
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Helpful videos and information pertaining to our latest releases. Select your role (Faculty, Student, IT Admin) for a personalized set of information just for you. http://help.blackboard.com
Items not to miss:
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G.I. Jobs Magazine Ranks Penn Foster in top 15% Flexible Online Programs
September 18, 2012 - SCRANTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Penn Foster, Inc., a global leader in online education with over 150,000 students, today announced that it was named a Military Friendly School for 2013 by G.I. Jobs Magazine. Penn Foster is ranked in the top 15% of all colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide. Now in its fourth year, the 2013 list of Military Friendly Schools was compiled through extensive research and a data-driven survey of more than 12,000 VA-approved schools nationwide. The survey results that comprise the 2013 list were independently tested by Ernst & Young LLP based upon the weightings and methodology established by G.I. Jobs.
"Penn Foster's relationship with our country's military is extensive and significant and it is an honor for us to be named," said Frank Britt, CEO of Penn Foster. "We strongly believe in the importance of education for those serving our country and believe we bring unique value in providing accelerated online programs, specialized military services, and education and training benefits for military personnel and their families."
Penn Foster first donated its curricula to the U.S. Marine Corps over ninety years ago to help launch the Marine Corps Institute (MCI). Still in operation today, MCI facilitates the training and education of individual Marines through online learning. Today, Penn Foster provides the Army Corps of Engineers with apprenticeship training at numerous military installations throughout the U.S.
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Penn Foster's online programs allow service members to enroll at any time and study wherever the military service takes them. The flexible online format enables students to progress through the program as quickly as they feel comfortable and many complete in less than a year. Some of the unique benefits of Penn Foster's military service program include: an entire team of educational advisors dedicated solely to helping students achieve a rewarding career in civilian life, accreditation and licensing to provide the online programs that military students need and expertise around specific military education benefits such as:
Through the long-standing relationship with the country's military, Penn Foster is not only able to help service members when it comes to schooling but also their families. By being MyCAA approved and funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Penn Foster has been approved to accept the financial assistance, up to $4000 for military spouses who are pursuing degree programs, licenses or credentials that lead to employment in portable career fields. Military spouses are required to finish their program of study within three years from the start date of the first course, and qualifying education credentials are limited to associate degrees, certifications and licensures. "Penn Foster is dedicated to helping our military find funding programs that are available to them and we want to provide them with a flexible and affordable education solution that works for them and their families," continued Britt.
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Penn Foster is a global leader in online education, providing high school diplomas, career-focused degree and vocational programs in the fields of allied health, business, technology, education, and select trades. Penn Foster has a rich history in distance learning, tracing back to their roots as the International Correspondence School in 1890. The institution today, comprised of Penn Foster High School, the largest high school in the United States; Penn Foster College and Penn Foster Career School, graduates 25,000 annually, and has always been dedicated to educating and training America's working population.


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MTN rewards with Mahala Thursdays
MTN today announced Mahala Thursdays, where MTN Zone customers will be rewarded with up to 100% Mahala discounts on calls and SMS's during peak (06h00 – 18h59) and off-peak hours every Thursday.
"It is no secret that the South African market has continuously asked for more cost effective pricing models to be put into place, and MTN, as a leader in the prepaid space, has been working hard to meet these needs, and in line with that strategic intent is now once again first to bring such an offering to the market," Serame Taukobong, MTN South Africa's Chief Marketing Officer, said.
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MTN has observed significant uptake and year-on-year growth with its MTN Zone offering since its launch in 2007, making this value proposition of over 11 million customers an ideal offering to reward customers and offer ongoing value.
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"Our MTN Zone customers can be assured that this is just the first step to making Mahala Thursday a day to remember for MTN customers, in fact watch this space for more innovative offers from MTN allowing you to reach out and connect for less," he concluded.
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I just have to tell you about my new toy. It's called Bowdabra. (think Abracadabra)
As most of you know, after being a mom to 3 boys, I finally have my little girl. Of course, little girls simply must have coordinating outfits right down to the shoes on their feet and the bows on their heads! Those hair bows can get downright expensive though!!
...My new toy is the solution.
Bowdabra is an easy-to-use crafting tool people use to make professional-looking, hand-tied bows at home. You can use just about any type of material in a Bowdabra to create beautiful bows for gifts, baskets, holidays, home decor, bridal decorations, hair accessories, and much more!
Let me show you my very first attempt at a hair bow using the Mini Bowdabra...
...the Mini Bowdabra
...The Curly Ribbons
...Other supplies needed. (Scissors, Glue, Wire and an Alligator Clip.)
...EASY as 1,2,3
...VIOLA, it's finished!!!
Not too bad for my first bow eh?
Bowdabra can be found in retail stores like ACMoore, Michael's, Hancock Fabrics, and Garden Ridge. They are also available online here: Bowdabra
I can't wait to try out some new and unique bows in my Scrap booking and Cards.
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I wanted to share with you some adorable pictures I found online of a Dachshund- caring for a baby piglet!!
"This mama doxie is fostering this guy for another mom who couldn't take care of him. He had his eyes closed, but now they are open. He is just a little bigger than her other pups. She loves this little guy more than the other puppies and she is nursing him back to health. He is the cleanest puppy ever because she licks him all the time."
Oh wow. I can't begin to describe how much this touches me. I mean, this is the exact same feeling that we have for our Princess. The blood running through her veins may not be that of ours, but our hearts dont pay attention to such inconsequential details.
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I've decided to make most of my Chiari related posts over on a Caringbridge page that I created for NJ. I figured it would be easier for me that way. Plus, there are people in my life that do not read or know anything about my blog. I'm not sure I care to share that information with them. This is a place I don't want to worry about what I post or who I offend you know? Instead of referring them here to read updates, I can guide them to the Caringbridge site.
So anyway, here's the link if you are interested. I'll still post Chiari related things here every now and then, but mostly it will be on the Caringbridge page.
<----- Here is the MRI scan at diagnosis back in 2003. It shows an 8-10mm Tonsillar Herniation.
What is Chiari Malformation?
Wednesday morning NJ and I got up early and caught the shuttle that runs from the RMH (Ronald McDonald House) to the Hospital. (Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago)
We were taken back right away. They explained that because of the length of the MRI scans they wanted to sedate him. Instead of General Anesthesia for MRI scans, they now liked to give some kind of medication through IV. It kept them asleep and didn't have as many side effects that General Anesthesia has. (Less vomiting upon waking up and there was no breathing difficulties associated with it) I agreed and they attempted to begin an IV line. 6 pokes later we all decided enough is enough and he was given a mask and immediately drifted off to sleep. (He was NOT a happy camper by that point!!)
Once asleep they got the IV in right away. They would be looking at his Brain, Neck and Spine and expected it to take about 2 hours. I headed out to the waiting room where I sat and waited... and waited and waited and waited. I watched so many people come in for their tests and leave. I was starting to get really anxious. One of the moms I met at the RMH surprised me and came in to wait with me. Words cannot express how nice I thought that was of her. It was perfect timing too, just when I was officially about to lose it. Her son G has a Chiari Malformation and they've been in my shoes before. Nearly 3 hours later, they finally called my name and I was let back to see him. He had a very difficult time waking up and didn't really care to eat or drink anything. I was sure he was going to get sick once he took some apple juice, but he never did, thank goodness!
Thursday was our appointment with the Neurosurgeon. I'd been warned by many of his other patients that Clinic Day (Thursdays) was terribly busy and because we were new patients we could expect to wait for many hours. I was fully prepared to wait the usual 4-5 hours. We'd brought books, handheld games, art, food and drinks. We checked in and sat down to make ourselves comfortable.
Much to my surprise we were immediately called back. WOW! At that point I thought to myself:
"Okay, so I guess we're going to wait back in the back room for hours and hours?"
NOPE! One of the resident Doctors came in right away. I can't remember his name, but he was a young Asian man. He was nice and listened to all of NJ's symptoms and reviewed the old MRI scans (One can be seen pictured above) that I had brought along with us. He excused himself and once again, I thought:
"Great, NOW we will sit and wait."
.....Only we didn't! Maybe 10 minutes later, Dr. Frim opened our door and walked in. I recognized him from the photos on the Internet. Just as he was about the close the door, a little girl of about 5 came running up and grabbed onto his leg. She was so excited to see him! He leaned over and picked her up, continuing to chat and play with her. It was very clear at that moment that this was no typical Neurosurgeon. He finally put her down and promised to come see her after he was finished with us. He then closed the door, sat down and made himself comfortable.
Such a striking contrast from our first Neurosurgeon at the Denver Children's Hospital. That Doctor literally spent 30 seconds with us. He was in, out and wouldn't have given us the time of day if we paid him. (...oh wait, we did pay him!)
Not Dr. Frim.
Dr. Frim answered all of my questions, offered his opinion and gave me all of the pros and cons. He spent a lot of time talking and joking around with NJ, which I really liked. He noticed NJ had on a Denver Broncos shirt and joked with him that if we were Bronco fans, he wasn't going to be able to be his Doctor! (He was kidding of course) I think on surgery day, we'll have to find some Bronco tattoos and put them on NJ's neck just to mess with him!
<---- Here is the 2008 MRI scans showing a 12-13mm Tonsillar Herniation
The new MRI scans were not too different than the old scans, but scans can't show everything and so we must look instead at the progressively worsening symptoms. Dr. Frim sees all of NJ's symptoms in his Chiari Patients and sees many of those symptoms decrease and/or dissapear after surgery. While there are no guarantees, there is hope.
It was a good decision to travel to Chicago. We loved the Doctor and his staff! We are at peace with our decision to move forward with the surgery. It's strange to write that, but we really are. My husband and I are more concerned with the logistics of having to be in Chicago for about 2 weeks than we are about our son getting ready to have brain surgery. That alone speaks volumes doesn't it!?
Surgery is scheduled for March 19th.
I have so much to post and so little time!
Our flights home today were pushed back due to the weather. We are scheduled to fly home tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath as it appears there is more bad weather is expected closer to home.
The verdict: NJ will be having surgery for his Chiari.
We fell in love with the Doctor. He is certaily unlike any other Neurosugeon we've ever met! So down to earth and straightforward. He lacked the egotistical/God-like attitude often held by surgeons. He was amazing with NJ and made him feel so comfortable. We made the right choice to come here to Chicago and we all (even NJ) feel comfortable moving forward with surgery.
I'm posting from the Ronald McDonald House. (Which is absolutely beautiful by the way!) We are getting ready to visit the Shedd Aquarium with a few other families staying here at the RMD house. I told NJ after several days of appoitments and stress, he deserved to go do something FUN.
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Hmmm, where do I start? I guess from the beginning!
Tuesday we arrived via Angel Flights. The flights were pretty uneventful. It was quite the experience riding in those little itty bitty planes though!! I was impressed that neither NJ or myself lost our stomachs. I felt like a sardine squished up in a tin can. All of the pilots were very nice though, and the 3rd one even drove us directly to the Ronald McDonald House himself once the plane landed!
Once at the RMDH we checked in and were given the grand tour. And I mean GRAND tour. The house is spectacular. It's huge. The Kitchen is to die for. There is a computer room, several living rooms and playrooms. The main playroom is decorated with Pottery Barn Kids furnishings and filled with wonderful toys for all ages. The Princess would have a blast in there! Our room is nicer than many hotels I've stayed at. In fact it resembles an upscale room at Hotel Monaco that hubby and I stayed at once in Denver. If I ever win the lottery, let me just say that I know without hesitation what organization I will be donating too.... Ronald McDonald House Charities. Hands down. I've now seen first hand how important this kind of place is for families that must travel for Medical care. Nearly every night (and sometimes lunch time too) people come in and volunteer to cook for the families staying here. Not only does it help the pocket books of those families so they don't have to grab take out, but it provides a healthy home-cooked meal when they otherwise would not have one. Tonight, a College Fraternity came in and cooked Dinner for all of us. It was great seeing all the College students in the kithen making dinner together! The House Manager and staff have all been wonderful. Making sure we had everything we needed at all times. From the time we arrived, we've felt so comfortable here in Chicago all because of the RMDH and the other parents staying here.
I've been SO LUCKY to meet several other Chiari parents over the last few days. And while our stories are as different as the places we come from, they have all been so supportive and wonderful! I know NJ has really benefitted from meeting the other children who've already had surgery and seen first hand what he is to experience.
Well, I'll continue later this weekend from home. I've got to start packing!
Yay. Finally, travel arrangments have been arranged. Angel Flights pulled through!!! Tomorrow (Tue) we're traveling to Chicago and on Wednesday, NJ has a full round of new MRI scans. It should be interesting to see the difference between the scan that was done 4 yrs ago and now. Plus, neither of the other Neurosurgeons that we saw did complete scans. Of course, unbeknownst to us. (We didn't know any better.) Now we do and are looking forward to the advice and guidance from an expert in Chiari Malformation!
Wish us luck.
I've been so sick...I mean, I think I know what it feels like to die sick! It really hit me like a brick wall, crept up on me from a simple cold. The Doctors said it's Pneumonia from exasperated Asthma. (er. something like that, my head wasn't fully comprehending words at the moment) The Doctors contemplated admitting me to the hospital because my oxygen levels wouldn't come up over 87. Instead they stuck me up with 2 shots (Steroid and Antibiotic) and loaded me up with $198.00 in prescription medications...BLECH!!!! I am not joking either. I guess it was cheaper than a hospital stay.
Anyway, today I'm awake and conscious enough to start worrying about finalizing the trip to Chicago next week to see NJ's Neurosurgeon. After making several phone calls I am starting to really worry...
First, the Angel Flight people have not been successful at securing flight arrangements for us. Great! Commercial tickets are running about $400 a pop right now. Yeah that should be easy to swallow after just spending $200 at the Doctors office. (yes, I'm being facious)
Second, the Ronald McDonald House has yet to confirm our reservation. We called the Doctors Nurse whom was supposed to get that taken care of... well somehow, someone dropped the ball and they have no information about us coming. Great!! Of course, the nurse has left for the day and Monday's a Holiday. (Do Neurosurgeons work on Presidents Day??) Tuesday we're supposed to be there in Chicago, checking in for MRI scans bright and early Wednesday morning.
(Can you hear the stress in my voice??)
I think I need to go back to bed now.
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I just wanted to share a few Cute-isms with you. Our Princess didn't talk for so long, and now she talks non-stop! Some of the cute things she says...
Goosebus "Mommy, boys riding the Goosebus!" (aka SCHOOL BUS)
Me: "What color is the School Bus?
Her: "Color Lello" (aka YELLOW)
Which brings us to the next Cute-ism. When naming colors she must say the word COLOR before saying the color. For example:
Me: What color is Daddy's car? "Color Red!"
What color is your blankie? "Color Pink!"
"I need wipe my Bob-Um" (aka BOTTOM)
*this is absolutely my favorite! It's SOOOOO adorable to hear her say. So much so that I hesitate to correct her to say it the right way!
"Poo Poo Potty. Have too"
She simply can't say, I have to poo poo potty. It's always backwards with a slight pause in the middle. She repeats it over and over until someone encourages her into the bathroom and onto the toilet. "Poo Poo Potty. Have too... Poo Poo Potty. Have too...Poo Poo Potty. Have too..."
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We've been on a waiting list for PCIT for a long time. 7 months or so! Last week I got a letter in the mail inviting me to our first *informational session. I went and let me tell you, it's good stuff!! I can't wait to get started in the program.
What's PCIT?
First, it stands for "Parent Child Interaction Therapy". It's a specialized behavior management program. Designed to help parents deal with children with oppositional/defiant problems, aggressive behaviors, ADHD, or those children experiencing adjustment problems. It also helps children impacted by substance abuse, physical abuse/neglect. Children in foster care placement, those recently adopted or reunited with parents.
The goal is to reduce stress, anger and frustration of the parent. It helps to improve the parent/child relationship, improve the child's minding, listening and improve self esteem.
So why does our beautiful little Princess need such a thing?? Well looks can be deceiving! Our Princess is a handful.
She seems to lack impulse control. Not so unusual in a toddler, but the older she gets we find it is not improving. She doesn't seem to understand she can't do certain things because it's not safe. For example, running away from us in a busy street. Grabbing things off the counter top or stove, climbing and jumping off furniture, tabletops etc. She is also extremely oppositional. It's something her Occupational Therapist and I have discussed at great length. She is becoming more and more difficult to work with. If there is something that we'd like her to work on, like drawing a line from point A to point B (for example) she will outright refuse. When we try and encourage her, she goes into complete shut down mode. She literally goes into her own little world. A world in which she refuses to speak or make eye contact. If you physically try and course her it will bring on a full blown tantrum. She's a teachers worst nightmare!!
Anyway, I'll definitely share with you any tips I learn on the way from our PCIT training. Click here and here if you are interested in reading more.
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So the ENT thinks NJ's ear looks pretty good! The small hole left over from the ear tubes he had as a baby is very tiny and in a perfect location. The Doctor feels as if it is almost acting as a built in, permanent ear tube! He sees no reason to patch it up. Most importantly, he sees no sign of a Cholesteatoma!!
All great news right? Well, yes... kind of. He also feels that the symptoms NJ presented with were very concerning and because of his medical history, feels NJ needs to have an MRI to check on the progress of his Chiari Malformation. I explained that we already have one scheduled in a few weeks, and that we also have an appointment with a Neurosurgeon. The Doctor was was glad and said we're doing the right thing. That freaks me out! I'm soooo glad we're going to Chicago in a few weeks.
We're supposed to followup with the ENT a week after we get back from Chicago and keep an eye on his ear in the meantime.
Feb. 20th can't get here soon enough. I just want to know what's going on inside the boys head. Is it bad enough to be stressing over?? I'm worried. I can't help it.
**This post will self destruct soon due to personal information shared within. Thanks for understanding!
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Fans were excited when photos of rapper Common and political activist Angela Rye made its way around social media. They caused quite a buzz and there are so many reasons why these two should be together.
WOKE AF: This couple is woke! They both are activists and continue to fight for social injustice at a time when it is needed the most. Rye and Common both don't back down from talking about the ongoing issue of Black women and men being killed by the police as well as racial issues happening around the world.
Young, Black & Successful: Common began rapping at a young age and debuted his first album "Can I Borrow A Dollar" in 1992 at the age of 20. He has continued to not only be a successful rapper winning a Grammy and Emmy, but has even acted in movies.
Angela Rye might only be 37, but her resume game is strong. She is a lawyer, founder of the nonprofit IMPACT and can be seen speaking her mind on issue via C-Span, CNN, TV One and more.
Family Oriented: Common is a family man, from the beginning of his career his mother Mahalia Ann Hines has been by his side. Then as time progressed his daughter Omoye Assata Lynn was shown next to him at different events.
Angela Rye's family is one so many would like to join. She consistently posts them on social media dancing, singing and just having an amazing time together. Her parents and siblings support her in any way they can and it's just an uplifting thing to see.
Neither of them have confirmed or denied the "rumor" but if this is not a real thing Common and Rye please just do it for the culture!
In this Instagram photo she posted Rye seems quite smitten by the rapper.
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Super proud of this guy for having a big #EGO, which is not to be confused with a big ego. Here he is giving thanks to the Almighty for his Emmy just like he does for taking every breath, every single day. I'm thankful for his tremendous example of humility, leadership, kindness, and creativity. May we all be inspired to #WORKwoke. ✊🏾💕 #heisSOdope #itsjustthebeginning #TonyhereheCOMES #soblessed Prov. 3:5-6 * (if you haven't heard "Letter to the Free" you're missing out…download post haste)
We are so here for this, how about you?
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Commodity risks – how energy suppliers manage them can make a big difference to markets and customers
More than a decade after the Enron debacle, one would think managing an energy company's risks is a widely-agreed upon practice with similar types of standards. Yet with the ongoing volatility in oil and natural gas prices, accidents and 'Acts of God' that just keep happening and the growing interdependence in commercial markets on other companies' risk exposures, that notion apparently is farther from reality than many executives think.
The completion recently by the Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO) of recommended Risk Management Standards for Energy Market Participants suggests this industry may have a lot of work to do. Just meeting widely-agreed upon standards to ensure that effective risk management is within reach of company's management could be an enormous undertaking for some companies.
The CCRO developed 27 standards without consideration for any regulatory or regulatory process, according to Executive Director Bob Anderson. Among the more active CCRO companies are Calpine, NRG Energy, Constellation Energy and ConocoPhillips.
Run this four-point spot check list for your company, your commercial partners and/or for companies you own stock in. It might save — or make you — a lot of money:
1. Independent Risk Governance (standards 1-6): The "Governing Body" (over risk management, typically the Board of Directors, Audit Committee or a Management Committee) periodically re-affirms its understanding of the firm's risks and the firm's capacity to fulfill potential future financial and physical obligations.
2. Risk Policies and Procedures (standards 7-22): They should include risk analyses and reporting; specific limits to market and credit risks; authorization of counter-parties and associated credit terms and limits; and monitoring of all transaction compliance issues.
3. Qualified Personnel (standards 23 & 24): The quality of the education program is readily apparent in the consistent manner that communication and discussion of risks is undertaken.
4. Risk Management Infrastructure (standards 25-27): A risk management system must capture transaction details, business process requirements, risk metric calculations and financial reporting.
The timing for the CCRO's paper may be prescient. Certain financial reporting requirements could grow significantly after this Wednesday's public meeting of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. The five commissioners may finalize its definition of a "swap dealer" and "major swap participant" among other terms as it continues its work on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
For the first time, energy companies may be obligated to capture and report a significant amount of data that regulators and sophisticated investors can cull to better monitor and understand energy commodity markets. Ostensibly, that could lower risks to energy markets.
A swap is a derivative in which counterparties exchange cash flows of one party's financial instrument for those of the other party's financial instrument. The benefits depend on the type of financial instruments involved. A derivative is a security whose price is dependent upon or derived from one or more underlying assets. Its value is determined by fluctuations in the underlying asset.
While energy risk management might seem a somewhat arcane subject to improve what ails U.S. energy markets, there is a LOT of money spent on getting it right. If something goes wrong, not only are energy marketers and utilities at risk, so are the companies that rely on them and their end-users.
PJM Interconnection, which manages the power grid throughout many Mid-Atlantic states and parts of the upper Midwest, cited the CCRO's paper in this Feb. 7 filing to the Commodities Futures Trading Commission about managing risks in competitive wholesale power markets. PJM asserted that it and other Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent Systems Operators (ISOs) should be exempted from certain rules under the Dodd-Frank law if the market participant's risk management policies, procedures, and controls reflect certain criteria. "These criteria generally are the same criteria as those suggested by the Committee of Chief Risk Officers," PJM stated.
You can access the CCRO paper for a fee here. There you will also find perspectives on energy risk management from companies such as PPL and NRG Energy and consultants such as PWC.


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Eric's favorite food amongst the many delicacies here.
There's the uberlicious roast pork (sweet or salted versions), noodles (home cooked), Tom Yum Goong or River Fish … ahhh~ Endless selections …
but nooo … he's ultra loyal to his SUCKLING PIG!
Here's a toast to his loyalty!
we went to the restaurant that serves THE infamous Eric's-SPig yesterday! it was a 1 hour (plus minus 15 mins) drive from my dad's place and we reached there around 12 plus Thai time for lunch.
My dad ordered all the stuff and while waiting there were little girls selling peanuts and fruits (for appetitizers, I think)…
my dad's mother-in-law bought a few packets from them … his mother-in-law came all the way from Sukothai (wonder if the spelling is right) to visit her daughter, sons and grandchildren.
anyway … they served the food and here're the pictures~
There were lotsa people with us for lunch this time.
It was really joyous and blissful!
My sisters, Eric and I!
Qin Feng(Nui) and her grandmother! 😀
My favorite auntie!! I seem to only have this picture of her… SORRY!
Qin Yu(Ma Yi = Ants in Mandarin Chinese) and her mommy! I love this series of pictures… don't know why but I find these pics really beautiful!
I think i repeated myself too many times…
bo bian, i too long winded…Eric getting sick of me repeating that I like the 3 photos, posting them wherever I can…
but they're soooooo beautiful~
Here's where we had the Suckling Pig … just beside Mekong River…
On the other side of the bank, it's Laos, you can vaguely see the silhouette of the mountains!
it's grand when I look from this side of the bank – makes me wanna take a deep breath! (don't know why!)


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Though it is difficult to perceive in the photo the stars are heat embossed in white and two shades of gold. The ribbon is reminiscent of seaweed, coral or a fishing net and the sequins remind me of water bubbles in the context of this inspiration photo. Though I don't think I would normally be inclined to combine ivory and white in the same design I decided to give it a try and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I ended up liking them together with the various shades of gold.
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St Bertrand de Comminges – the sleepy hollow you must visit
Close to the little village of Larcan where we're housesitting until mid-November is the Roman and Gothic influenced French town of St Bertrand de Comminges. We jumped in our hire car at around 10am and made the short, 20 minute drive from home, early enough to get to the next destination following our visit, but late enough that there would be life on the streets. How wrong we were!
St Bertrand de Comminges is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, 'The Most Beautiful Villages in France' association, and you can see why. Perched on top of a small hill, the Cathedral of Saint Marie is visible clearly as you drive through the countryside. It's the focal point of the entire area, and it's a little surreal to see a cathedral and tiny village sitting on top of this small hill.
Wake up St Bertrand de Comminges
We parked in the car park and walked into the tiny village, easily explored on foot in it's entirety within 20-30 minutes. The 2,000 year old village really is beautiful and has been maintained magnificently, but what really struck us was the fact no-one was on the streets. In fact, none of the residents seemed to be awake! We strolled around and barely saw a soul during our entire visit. A tour group of elderly Italians eventually joined us to provide some sort of atmosphere, but by that stage we were looking for anything to give our experience a little oomph!
We dropped into the tourist office (in the square at the front of the cathedral), to get a map and some advice. He suggested we walk around the area, including nearby sites such as Saint-Just Basilica and the townships of Valcabrere and Saint Martin. With Jack he said it would take around an hour, but after checking them out in the car a little later, there's no doubt it would have taken much longer than that. I'm not sure if he has children, but his time estimation was optimistic at best!
Cathedral of Saint Marie
The major attraction of the village on top of the hill is well worth a look. Even though it looks shut, just push on the doors at the front and head inside for a look. It's quite beautiful with Romanesque-Gothic architecture, Renaissance windows and carved choir stalls, but it's the 16 Century organ that will impress you most. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but doesn't cost anything to go inside for a look. However, if you want to visit the cloister there is a small charge.
There are other attractions in the village such as the Theatre, the various gates of the fortified wall surrounding the town (Majou, Cabirole and Hyrisson) and half-timbered houses, but it won't take long for you to swing by these, admire their charm and get a happy snap. We ended up walking around the perimeter of the village wall, through a couple of the entrance gates, down several of the village streets, and made our way back to the car to continue our exploration of the surrounding area.
A slice of history at the foot of the hill
Here you'll find extensive ruins of the old ancient town of Lugdunum-Convenae, so if you're a budding archaeologist or historian this will be very interesting to you. There's remnants of a temple, forum, shops, baths and theatre to keep you occupied for a while, but as we're not really into that sort of thing we drove past, nodded in acknowledgement of its existence, and carried on to the next site.
Saint-Just de Valcabrere Basilica
A short two-minute drive is the Saint-Just Basilica, which I think is arguably even more attractive than the larger Cathedral of Saint Marie. There's what looks like a box office at the main gate with signage to suggest it costs something to get in, but when we were there no one was inside so I just wandered in. There's a cute cemetery (is it right to say that) within the church grounds with some very old and fascinating headstones to check out. It's literally in the middle of a beautiful field with no other buildings close by, so it's quite the charming site. I didn't go inside, over the years I've literally been churched out, but if I'm going to make a gross generalisation I'd say it's probably like most other centuries old churches I've been in.
Valcabrere and Saint Martin
The small townships of Valcabrere near the Saint-Just Basilica, and Saint Martin just a minute or so further down, are two very small but charming old towns nearby. There's really not that much to see in either, and they are very quiet and peaceful, but they are worth a drive or walk through given you're already in the area.
If you're in the southwest of France then St Bertrand de Comminges must be on your itinerary. It's one of the great sites of the Midi-Pyrenees and you can find out more information by visiting the official tourist website of the area HERE. In it's prime it was a thriving city of 30,000 people, but now there's barely 300 residents in the area. With stories of Roman Generals, city sackings, destruction and resurrections, canonised Bishops, and executions, there's plenty of history and culture to give you some education to take away with your photos.
Check out the photogallery below to see images of our visit to St Bertrand de Comminges…


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And who is my sweet model for this picture. She's my "Duck". She's going to kill me some day when she reads this. She's my brothers oldest daughter and I got to spend tons of time with her before my own kids came along so she has a special place in my heart. We worked on this project together for her and she loved it.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Smocked Sundress
I wasn't going to post anything until early next week. However "Earl", the hurricane that is heading to the maritimes in the AM has modified my plans. I have a ton of filing to do for the business, (oh you say filing on a Friday night) yup I'm just that cool. I can do that if the power goes out tomorrow, so here I am.
This is a Martha project that is sooo super easy to make. If you can sew straight lines you can do this one. If you want to give it a whirl you can find it here at Martha Stewart. I've made several of these sun dresses. I also modified the pattern to make a smocked shirt instead to wear with jeans. All you have to do is measure the distance from under your child's arm pit to where you want it to hang on her waist. Then be sure to add your seam allowance and your done. I'll try to dig out some other pictures to show you if your interested.
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Hi Nancy! That dress is so cute! I love it! Thanks so much for linking up to Try it Tuesday at DotDotDot! It made my day!ReplyDelete
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Super cute!! Happy to see your creative idea linked up last week at my K.I.S.S. blog bash. Looking forward to seeing what great project you share this week, remember the link is open until Tuesday @ midnight {CST}. Glad to be a new follower. :)ReplyDelete
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Can someone get insurance that would cover them if a spouse driving under the influence caused a traffic fatality?
Answer 1
If your spouse was the one who was driving under the influence and caused a fatality, then he/she is at fault. It should not have any effect on your insurance rates. Just because you are married does not mean that you need to have a joint policy with your spouse.
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