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A long hike up beneath a tram - not the best scenery or route. Tons of bears when I did it (3 or 4!)
Named by E. Deville (Director of the Geological Survey of Canada) in 1916. The mountain is named after the hoary marmot, also known as the whistling marmot. Official name. (info from peakfinder.com)
I decided early on in 2008 that it was time I bagged a few of the Kane peaks in Jasper National Park. In the span of two weeks I've now completed over half of them! Indian Ridge and The Whistlers were my latest Jasper peaks. I shared the pleasure with two nephews and two brother-in-laws on June 30 2008.
Part of me hesitates to claim The Whistlers as a summit on my summit log, but since I down-climbed the whole trail and ran into an aggressive bear for all my efforts, I'm claiming it. I've done a lot less work for a summit in Jasper before! (Amber Mountain is a simple hike up about 20 meters and off to the side of the main trail when you're already on the Skyline trail. Signal Mountain isn't much more of an effort than Amber.)
We were the first ones at the tram and soon were rocketing up the first part of The Whistlers. I hate trams. It didn't help that there were only teenage summer students running the thing and they seemed very fresh at it. I also happened to know that the week before, the tram was shut down for maintenance so I wasn't in the best of spirits as we rode the 1" cable up the mountain!
We stepped off the tram station at around 9:30 AM and began the trudge up The Whistlers (about 200 meters height gain). The weather was beautiful with mostly clear skies and only a bit of haze off to the south. My two brothers-in-law were doing pretty good and my two nephews didn't seem to have any issues with the first part of the ascent either. We were all huffing pretty good by the top of Whistlers but we made good time (25 minutes) and the views were great in all directions - especially Mount Robson off to the Northwest. It wasn't that strange to think that there were some people just stranded for 18 days on that mountain - it looks pretty intimidating from 80km away!
After some drinks and photos on The Whistlers (named after the numerous Marmots up there), we descended into the tranquil valley between The Whistlers and Indian Ridge. This height loss is important to note, as you have to regain it on the way back! It's about 180 meters and it feels like it. I was looking at the snow on Indian Ridge, just before the summit, and thinking that we were going to have to be lucky to summit in those conditions, but I kept silent about it. Sometimes things look a lot easier when you're a bit closer, especially mountains. As we went higher the route became a bit more exposed to climber's right. One of the boys began to get a wee bit nervous and even my brothers-in-law were getting a bit overcome with the views and the airy feeling that comes with ridge walking. I love scrambling with people who have never done it because it helps me remember why I do it!
[Harold hikes up from the tram station to The Whistlers.]
[Indian Ridge looks fantastic in the clear morning light. The peak is on the upper left of the photo. The entire traverse is visible here.]
[Looking back at The Whistlers summit. We lost about 180 vertical meters before going back up Indian Ridge.]
[Calvin coming up Indian Ridge. Pyramid Mountain in the background just left of The Whistlers.]
Eventually we came up to the snow. It was actually a cornice that hung out over the north face of the ridge - not a good place to fall down. I thought the snow was pretty bomber and would most likely hold but there was no way I was letting my two nephews take that kind of risk! My sister would kill me if anything happened to them. They were done anyway as the route steepened considerably above this point. We agreed that I would tag the summit and come back to the group before heading back down. I quickly went over the ridge, trying not to stray onto the cornice. The last part was the best in terms of scrambling with good holds and pretty solid rock. I still think this is more 'low-moderate' than 'easy', especially when compared to other easy scrambles I've done. At the summit there were great views in every direction. The mountains to the west were especially colorful and Edith Cavell and Robson tried to steal the show in opposite directions. When I peered down at the group waiting below, my one brother-in-law yelled that he was coming up. I went down a bit and helped him up some of the steep stuff which made him a bit nervous but also exhilarated. Now my sister's really going to hate me - when her husband decides to bag peaks! :-) He was really blown away by the views and the feeling of a summit - his first real Rockies summit ever! (He's done Tunnel Mountain but that hardly counts...)
[Summit view from Indian Ridge looking North. Robson is tiny dot in middle...]
[Mount Robson.]
[Mount Edith Cavell.]
[The Ramparts.]
[Beautiful valley behind Indian Ridge, looking west.]
[Harold and Vern on the summit of Indian Ridge.]
[Another look at the beautiful valley.]
[Summit panorama. ++]
The way back was without incident. When we got to the tram there was a huge backup of people. Apparently something wasn't quite working with one of the cars. This made me VERY anxious since I hate those things at the best of times. When we were told it would be "at least an hour", I mentioned that I was hiking down the Whistlers hiking trail and they could meet me at the bottom.
[Descending the ridge. Not that easy...]
[There is some risk here - that's why I went first! :-)]
[Coming back down the ridge.]
[Typical terrain on the ridge.]
[Clouds add drama to the Indian Ridge valley.]
[Looking over the north end of Indian Ridge.]
[Another shot of Robson as we descend.]
[The colors are amazing as is the terrain!]
[Awesome lighting created by moving clouds. |]
[More drama.]
[The namesake of The Whistlers.]
[The tram station with the descent trail clearly visible.]
Of course, my nephews didn't want to sit around for 1.5 hours either so they right away volunteered to come with me. Now my two brothers-in-law weren't going to be out-hiked by a couple of youngsters so they also decided (reluctantly) to follow me down! Ooops. The Whistlers trail is not a great one. Don't say I didn't warn you. The views are very limited. There are mosquitoes and water on the trail and after descending quite quickly the trail drags on and on for way too long. It got very annoying the more east (away from the parking lot) we got. I knew that the trail head was different than the tram parking lot but didn't think it was that far away.
Right before getting to the trail head (we could see the vehicles in the parking lot) I brought up my nephews with a shout. Just below us, on the trail was a rather large black bear! We had been yelling for bears the whole way down, and even ran into some people going up, so I was surprised when the bear just looked at us and started coming up the trail - straight for us!! This wasn't cool. I expected the bear to run into the bush - I knew that an aggressive bear isn't to be trifled with so I coaxed my (nervous at this point) nephews back up the trail towards my two brothers-in-law who were a bit behind us. I knew that it would take an insane bear to challenge 5 people. Once the brothers-in-law caught up to us we all slowly went down the trail to the parking lot with no more signs of the bear. We did hear an air horn and someone yelling though. As we trekked the trail from the hiking parking lot to the tram parking lot I conjectured that the yelling and the air horn was some idiot trying to scare the bear away from the road. I wondered why they didn't just shut up and leave the bear alone.
[Descending the trail that never ends!]
[Some sections were easier than others.]
As we got closer to the hostel (it sits between the two parking lots) the air horn and yelling got louder and louder. We were all yelling because we knew the bear was close by and soon the yelling started over-lapping. "Get out of that bush", someone yelled at us. "What the heck do you think we're doing?", we yelled back. The most bizarre sight greeted us in the hostel's back yard. Some dude with no shirt was standing on a pile of logs with an air horn in his right hand and both hands raised above his head! When I asked him what the heck he was doing he replied that we had scared no less than 4 bears into the hostel area on our way down The Whistlers and he was busy scaring them right back up the trail!! I told him that he was not doing the single girl or the two Japanese tourists (with a yippy little dog) any favors but he didn't seem to care that he was disturbing 4 bears back up a popular hiking trail towards unsuspecting hikers. What an idiot. I really do hope that no-one else ran into those bears because that's why they were so aggressive. It was either some hikers or a dude with an air horn - most smart bears would take their chances with the hikers. That is why the bear we saw wasn't scared of us like he should have been. The good news is that yelling while hiking definitely works, the bad news is that sometimes you end up chasing the bears right down to the parking lot where they have little choice but to come straight back up at you!
The short hike up the highway in 32 degree heat almost killed us but we made it. A highly recommended scramble but I would suggest waiting till the snow clears and doing the whole traverse of Indian Ridge on a clear day. That would be a much better use of your energy then hiking down the Whistlers trail!
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I'm sure a lot of Brisbane locals will be familiar with Fat Boys in the Valley and their $4 all day breakfasts. Sure you may have to line up for half an hour to order and wait even longer to get served, but sausage, bacon eggs, tomato and toast would be cheap at twice the price.
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Last week I delivered a Windows Server 2012 R2 class in Fort Wayne. I had a real neat idea from the class pop up during the Distributed File System (DFS) content. The class member's situation was that he had over a terabyte of user home folders and redirected folders on a Windows Server 2003 R2 box and needed to move it to a Windows Server 2012 R2 box with minimal, if not zero, disruption to his 24-7 organization. DFS sounds like a good idea, but would the two versions of DFS work together?
This is part 1 of a 3 part series on how we accomplished this task.
We started off with this configuration:
Our general process looks like this:
· Install DFS Namespace and replication on both servers (S1 and S2).
· Create a DFS Namespace on S1 that has references to both shares.
· Create a DFS Replication Group between S1 and S2.
· Change the GPOs to point to the new server.
· Disable S1 and verify that the clients are using S2.
· Bring S1 back online and remove the Replication.
· Remove DFS from S2.
In all honesty, the hardest part of this was trying to remember how to install Windows Server 2003. We struggled a bit to get it right. I may be an MCSE on Win 2003, but it has been a very long time. After we got the cob webs between my ears cleared up, we went to work.
Install DFS on S1 (Windows Server 2003 R2)
Insert the Windows Server 2003 R2 DVD (Or ISO file) in the DVD drive.
Click Start à All Programs à Administrative Tools à Manage Your Server.
Click Add or remove a role.
In the Configure Your Server Wizard, click Next.
On the Server Role page, click File Server à Next à Next.
In the Add File Server Role Wizard, click Next, and then click Replicate data to and from this server.
Follow any on screen instructions and then reboot the server.
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Open Windows PowerShell as an Administrator
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Author: K.R. Conway
Genre: Paranormal Romance, YA
Eila Walker knows luck is not a friend, so she is downright shocked to inherit a million-dollar Cape Cod home. And yeah, her new town isn't perfect: the cheerleaders are heinous clones, the local undertow can kill ya, and her Great Grams was supposedly fried by lightning in the harbor square. Still, Eila is hopeful her luckless days are in the past . . . until history decides to repeat itself.
When drool-worthy Raef O'Reilly becomes her friendly, yet weirdly protective shadow, Eila thinks life is pretty darn perfect – until she is hauled beneath the waves by an unnatural undertow. Revealing coal-black eyes and iron-like strength as he rescues her, Raef can no longer hide what he is . . . or what she can do. Eila, last of her kind, can supposedly channel the power of human souls, while Raef is more adept at stealing them. Even worse, the legend about her ancestor isn't such a myth, since Eila's grandmother was one kick-butt warrior until her lightning-like power backfired. A power that is written all over Eila's DNA.
Determined to stay one step ahead of a dangerous clan that is hunting her, Raef, along with three unlikely allies, will do all they can to protect her. But as hidden pieces of their brutal histories unravel, Eila begins to understand just what went down in the harbor square. She soon realizes that following in her grandmother's fearless footsteps may be the only way to save those she loves . . . including Raef.
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My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book was great. Every once in a while I take a long break from reading YA books, and it's almost like I forget how awesome they can really be. I forget that when a book doesn't constantly focus on sex and "adult" matters, it can just focus on telling a really good story. Not that a good YA book, or this book, doesn't have a really good dose of teenage attraction and love. In this case though, the attraction between Eila and Raefe adds to the story in stead of being the main focus.
Eila is a seventeen year old girl that has been living with her mom's best friend since her parents died when she was a little girl. She just found out that she has inherited a mansion in Cape Cod, and so her and Mae move to their new home. In a very short amount of time, Eila finds out that there is something crazy going on - not only with the house and how it became hers, but with her ancestors and with herself. Eila is not as normal as you would think. She is actually a Lunaterra, a descendant of angels that is meant to stop the evil Mortis, or soul-eaters. And to make matters even more complicated, the boy that she is crushing on, Raefe, turns out to be a Mortis and should be her mortal enemy. Instead, he is protecting her and keeping her safe from all of the bad guys.
I think that K.R. Conway hit just the right mixture between telling us just enough about what was going on, and telling us all of it at once. I am very intrigued with the story line and the background of the Mortis and the Lunaterra, but I think that if Conway had tried to explain it all at once in a big chunk, it would have been confusing. At the end of this book, neither the reader, or Eila, have learned everything about what they need to know, but it is enough to keep them going and searching for the truth.
I liked the main characters and the secondary characters. They were all very well developed and likeable. I especially liked MJ. I can't wait to see what all he is going to be able to learn to do as a Therian, or shape-shifter. And Ana just might prove to be very useful in the future also. I especially like how they all banded together, and formed a very tight bond. I think their little group just might have a shot at figuring out how to unlock Eila's power and save the day.
While the end of the book was a little bit of a cliffhanger, it wasn't too bad. It was just enough to keep me wanting more - and I will definitely be looking forward to the release of book 2 in this series in 2014.
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I have been a journalist for 15 years and serve on the Board of Directors for the Cape Cod Writers Center. I also drive a 16-ton school bus because I am ENTIRELY NUTS.
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Noah's heart heavy with loss of Mr. Green
Bulls center Joakim Noah left the team Friday to return to New York for the memory of Tyrone Green, the New York City youth program director who took in Noah when he was 13 and trying to embrace basketball as a gangly, spoiled kid from France.
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Joakim Noah has talked for the last week with excitement, a veritable rhythmic lilt in his voice about this time of the year, playoff time, spring, renewal; it's the best time of year. The birds are out singing, the sun is reappearing with a warming embrace. It's Game 1 of the NBA playoffs Sunday at the United Center.
But the Bulls' emotional leader must lift his heavy heart up solemnly in his grief for his second father and mentor, Tyrone Green, who died this past week.
Noah left the team Friday to return to New York for the memory of the man he always called Mr. Green, the New York City youth program director who took in Noah when he was 13 and trying to embrace basketball as a gangly, spoiled kid from France. Noah grew close to Green and his family, Green becoming what Noah always described as a second father and his principal mentor and supporter. When Noah made the All-Star team the last two years, he often said the best part was being able to bring Mr. Green and his friends from his youth to the games. Noah last saw Green, as he always does, when the team was playing in New York last week.
Green apparently and unexpectedly had a heart attack. Noah learned about his death Thursday after the season concluded Wednesday in Charlotte, when Noah was buoyant with the anticipation of the playoffs and the conclusion of the long, draining season after the injury to Derrick Rose and trade of Luol Deng.
But the team persevered and now it was a new day, a brighter time, an occasion to embrace the best to come.
Life, however, can deal some heavy blows.
And so it was for Noah, who went to New York to join family and friends for the sad occasion. Noah missed practice Friday and returned to the team Saturday. He did not meet with media.
It's not unreasonable to think Noah never would have become an NBA player if not for Green.
Noah understands that best of everyone because there is little looking at Noah now that screams star. Imagine when he was a gangly adolescent, the son of French tennis star Yannick Noah and Miss Sweden, Cecilia Rodhe. Though his parents were divorced, Rodhe lived in France so Joakim and his sister could be closer to their father.
Rodhe moved the kids to New York when Joakim was 13 and they settled in the West Side "Hell's Kitchen" neighborhood, which was bad, though not quite as much as the name suggests.
Joakim was entranced with basketball, like most city kids. But as a scrawny point guard shooting sideways spinning three pointers, barely six foot and 150 pounds, he couldn't get on the top amateur teams even with his father's connections. He walked in one day to the local Police Athletic League center to play and learn. Noah's best day was that Green was there and who he was.
Green saw something in the kid's dedication and desire to learn. Jo wasn't trying to dunk or dribble behind his back or pass without looking. He wanted to master the fundamentals and practice, practice, practice.
Noah's English wasn't good with his French accent; his basketball was like English with a New York accent. It was difficult to understand or appreciate.
"He liked the way I competed, always working hard," Noah in an interview at All-Star break. "Harder than everyone else."
It wasn't that Noah was only about basketball. We know Jo likes to enjoy life. Noah had gotten himself invited to leave some high schools. But he truly loved basketball. And even if it wouldn't love him back as much, Green was there to encourage and help him along the way. After all, Green felt, if the kid cared that much why not. Men like Green are gifts to so many neighborhoods where there are unprivileged kids or kids looking for direction. They are the men who become fathers, mentors, advisors and life savers.
These men like Mr. Green give of themselves to help kids have a chance at their dreams.
It was Green who gave Noah his nickname, which has stuck with friends, sticks or variations today like sticks-stickity, stickman. Just the skinny kid.
Basketball was a fantasy for Joakim Noah. But life also is about belief and dreams and working, and who knows. You only lose when you don't try. Green told that to Noah. If you cared enough, he'd be there for you.
He was to the day he died.
Noah's mom and sister would return to France in the summers. But Green told Noah that if he was serious about basketball he had to stay in New York, play in all the parks, play against the best.
There was no way this kid projected as a pro player, but Green saw something in him no one else did.
"You want to be something in basketball, you've got to spend the summers in New York going to the big tournaments," Noah recalled Green telling him.
So Noah went to Queens and Harlem and slept on the Greens' couch. They traveled the city, where nothing was promised but competition. They'd end up walking long hours back from games. They don't drive you home when you are on the B team. They talked about life and commitment and dreams.
"I played in every tournament, worked on my game," recalls Noah. "The message I got from him was if you want to get better you can't leave and go on vacation. It was tough to leave my family behind and stay with Mr. Green and just work on my game. But if it wasn't for those summers, I don't think I would be in the NBA. I think it made me the player that I am today. I feel like I got my heart and my toughness playing out in the streets."
And the tough love of Mr. Green.
Green worked security at the big summer ABCD camp, so Jo got in. Not to play, but basically as a ball boy. He never talked about it, in part, because it seemed so outlandish. He believed he could be an NBA player. Most kids have the dream until they can't. Jo grew, which helped a lot.
"It was my dream," Noah said in an interview at the All-Star game. "People tell you they have a Plan B. Don't believe it. No one does. Everything I did was so I could play basketball."
It really was ludicrous to consider given the circumstances. Noah was handing out the towels to the big star players like Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony.
If they were a second family to him, he was their child, the wild kid with the big heart to nurture and help achieve his dreams.
Noah got to live his dreams, and he shared so many of them with Mr. Green. It was a gift, which makes these days melancholy for Noah and his family.


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166P - Doxorubicin-cardiotoxicity is blunted if ranolazine is administered after doxorubicin treatment, in experimental models
|28 September 2014
|Poster Display session
| Anticancer Agents
Complications/Toxicities of Treatment
Cancer Biology
Basic Scientific Principles
Biological Therapy
|Rosario Iaffaioli
|Annals of Oncology (2014) 25 (suppl_4): iv53-iv57. 10.1093/annonc/mdu325
R.V. Iaffaioli1, C. Coppola2, G. Piscopo2, D. Rea3, F. Galletta2, C. Maurea2, C. Arra3, N. Maurea4
Anthracyclines are first line drugs against cancer, but produce a well-known cardiomyopathy through multiple mechanisms, which also include, among many, Ca2+ overload due to reduced SERCA2a activity and inappropriate opening of the RyR2, and impaired myocardial energetics. Anthracyclines generate Reactive Oxigen and Nitrogen Species (ROS and RNS), posing the heart at increased demand for oxygen, thus setting the stage for a metabolic ischemia that also activates late INa, the target of Ranolazine (RAN). Here, we aim at assessing whether RAN, diminishing intracellular Ca2+ through its inhibition of late INa blunts anthracyclines cardiotoxicity.
To evaluate cardiac function in vivo, fractional shortening (FS) and ejection fraction (EF) were measured by M/B mode echocardiography and radial and longitudinal strain (RS and LS) were measured using 2D speckle-tracking ecocardiography, in C57/BL6 mice, 2-4 mo old, at day 0, and after 2 and 7 days of daily administration of Doxorubicin (Doxo, 2.17 mg/kg/day, ip). These measurements were repeated after 5 days of RAN treatment (750 mg/kg/day, a dose comparable to the one used in humans) iniziated at the end of Doxo treatment.
In our in vivo studies, after 7 days with Doxo, FS decreased to 50.5 ± 8.4%, p < 0.05 vs 61.5 ± 1% (sham), EF to 82.2 ± 8.1%, p < 0.05 vs 91.3 ± 0.5% (sham), RS to 14.3 ± 4.7%, p < 0.01 vs 40.5 ± 4.8% (sham), and LS to -16.6 ± 7.9%, p < 0.01 vs -38.8 ± 6% (sham). Interestingly, in mice treated with Ran after Doxo treatment, indices of cardiac function recovered: FS was 61.5 ± 1.1%, EF was 91.25 ± 1.1%, p < 0.01 vs mice treated with Doxo for 7 days; RS was 29.5 ± 3.4%, p < 0.05 vs mice treated with Doxo for 7 days; however persists after treatment with RAN, the alteration of LS (-25.5 ± 6.3%, p = 0.16).
RAN post-treatment blunts cardiotoxic effects due to anthracyclines, as demonstrated by the normalization of the values of FS, EF and RS. It remains to explain the persistent abnormality of the LS.
All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.


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Hyundai A-League supporters breathed a sigh of relief Monday night as reports emerged that a journalist was killed during one of the weekend's semi-final games before he had a chance to write about the crowd violence he witnessed.
23-year-old supporter Kyle Burnett told FMF that while the slaying of the journalist, who was struck in the head by a bottle just before full-time, had been well-received across social media, it wasn't enough to prevent other articles about violence being published.
"To be honest we were worried we were never gonna get him – we'd been trying to nail him with bottles all night but they kept missing him and hitting his kids," Kyle said. "Sadly it's a hollow victory, since articles about violence and unruly fans have already started appearing."
"It's up to every supporter to remain vigilant and protect other fans. If you see violence happening near you, look around for anyone writing about it and make sure they're unable to do so."
Football Federation Australia released a statement Monday praised the behaviour of the fans who attended the weekend's matches, stating the number of articles about crowd violence are currently at their lowest since the A-League's inception.
"We want to congratulate A-League fans for their conduct over the weekend – those who survived have reported nothing but positive behaviour from all four sets of fans.
"While there will always be a small minority who seek to damage the game's image with their reckless reporting, the majority will always step up to make sure football is seen in the best light possible."
This statement was later amended to read, "We want to congratulate a majority of A-League fans…" a few hours later.


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Stampin' Up!'s new "thinlits" are really fun to use! It's nice to have a card that swings so you can have one image on the outside and a different image on the inside. It's a nice surprise! This cute card was designed by Sue Dyas and I offered it at my September Camp Wannastamp. Everyone loved experimenting with something new! All supplies used and shown are from Stampin' Up! To order these products, visit my 24/7 online store at www.pennythomas.stampinup.net and click on "Shop Now." The recipe is below.
Paper: Basic Black - 5-1/2 X 6; Very Vanilla scrap; Pumpkin Pie scrap
Stamps: Halloween Bash; Halloween Hello
Inks: Basic Black
Miscellaneous: Label Card Thinlits; Big Shot Machine; Bone Folder; Decorative Label Punch; Scallop Oval Punch; Large Oval Punch; Stampin' Dimensionals; Rhinestone Jewels; Paper Snips; Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape; White Stampin' Chalk Marker


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|Does this look safe to drive on!?!?!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Too Much Snow ALREADY!
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I hope everything slows down for you! Especially the snow fall. I used to hate dealing with the cars and getting to work in the snow. The stress of it sometimes is overwhelming. I do miss it though living in the south. Although we did get six inches this year! and snow on xmas.ReplyDelete
kathleen xx
What a 'white knuckle' drive that must have been. I'm so glad you made it there and back OK, and that Pinky is on the mend.ReplyDelete
Take care!!
Hope Pinky is feeling much better, and everyone is getting some sleep.ReplyDelete
That video was amazing and scary..yep maybe a warmer climate is in order.
Now, that does look cold, and I am sure you are sick and tired of seeing the cold, white stuff. I do have to say, your little Pinky, adorable. Fun post to read.ReplyDelete
Wishing your little one a speedy recovery. Wow - I'm kind of glad I live in Texas at the moment.ReplyDelete
Boy, what a tease - I can't wait to see what your Studio Saturday post is all about.
Take care dear Shannon!
So glad you made it home safely!! I know that white knuckle feeling after going through a Nebraska blizzard with semis passing just inches away! It was all worth it for Pinky's sake, hope it's the best Daddy and Daughter Dance ever :) Can't wait to see your new line, however did you come up with that in the midst of all the other things of life?? Take care!ReplyDelete
Oh poor Miss Pinky! I hope she feels better soon and gets to eating too! Hope you all get some much needed sleep too! As I was reading all I was thinking was, "please tell me they did NOT get stuck in the I-70 shut down". We did not get hit too bad down here in Farmington, I am sure some would argue with me on that, but it could have been worse. After hearing the forcast for today and tonight, I too amd packing my bags for Florida! Take care!ReplyDelete
is anything ever easy? i guess it comes down to being grateful that it ALL worked out... am so glad that pinky got the surgery that should keep her well... that your car held up (as did your marriage)... that you arrived home safely...ReplyDelete
so walking zombies - be good to each other... you all did a great job - no small feat accomplished...
looking forward to your exciting saturday reveal!
holy crap, 22". glad you made it safely there and back!ReplyDelete
well now i'm all agog about your NEW THING. can't wait to see!!
I am glad your drive there and back went fine! I know how much it sucks driving on ice and snow. Great news about your daughter! I can't wait to see photos of the father/daughter dance! They are going to have so much fun. Yeah, something to look forward to, as I try to get over "The Crud". I can't wait for Saturday! I am also with you, Florida here we come!!!! I am so sick of snow, ice, and cold.ReplyDelete
Oh I am so glad you are all ok and that her surgery went well! I am sending the biggest hugs and healthy thoughts in the hopes that this will fix her right up so she can stop being sick. I am sending special hugs to you for all that you have indured these last few months. You are coming out on the other side now!ReplyDelete
Holy Moly...I am so glad you got to the hospital and home all safe and sound. Best wishes to Miss Pinky for a speedy recovery.ReplyDelete
Oh my, what do you have in store for the 12th? I can't wait to see!
Oooh, exciting! I hope Miss Pinky keeps up the mending and you guys get a break soon. It sounds like this past wee while has been altogether hard work for you all. Onwards and upwards for 2011!ReplyDelete
I am so glad your family is home and safe. I have a sister in Wentzville so I have traveled that road much. I live in Oklahoma and we had 12 inches of snow last weekend, expecting another 10 inches tonight....what's up with all this snow. Can't wait to see your new things on the 12th!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2011 at 7:21 PM
The 12th is pencilled in!ReplyDelete
Ouch! Just reading about Pinky makes my throat sting. The presents should help soothe things, and of course there's ginger ale and ice cream.
Spring is just around the corner...
So glad that Pinky is on the mend. Take care; hopefully Spring is not too far away! :)ReplyDelete
Glad to hear your daughter is doing fine. But, geez, haven't you had enough stuff to deal with this winter??!!ReplyDelete
I can't wait to see the New Thing. I'm sure I need one or more of whatever it is. Glad that you are able to be creative in the midst of dealing with storms and hospitals.
Thankfully we haven't had to deal with anymore snow since just before the christmas period.ReplyDelete
I look forward to seeing your big reveal on Saturday.
I'm glad you daughter is on the mend!ReplyDelete
Sunshine and warm weather . . . .
OMG, what an ordeal; taking a child for major surgery would be stressful enough, but in a storm? I'm so glad you're all home safe, and wish your girl a speedy recovery. If I could move I'd be heading someplace warmer, too. As for now, well, I can't wait to see your new line...ReplyDelete
Man, you and your family are awesome. Nothing keeps you down. You guys rock!ReplyDelete


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Patrick Charles Thomas Pleads Guilty In U.S. Federal Court
The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on July 15, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, PATRICK CHARLES THOMAS, a 55-year-old resident of Cut Bank, pled guilty to (2) counts of conversion of secured property. Sentencing has been set for October 21, 2013. He is currently released on special conditions.
In an Offer of Proof filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl E. Rostad, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
THOMAS was a rancher/farmer near Cut Bank who obtained, over the years, numerous loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Services Agency (FSA). As part of that lending and borrowing relationship, THOMAS pledged as collateral all livestock, crops, and personal property.
Beginning in or before June of 2006, THOMAS began to sell off hay, grass (grazing), cattle, equipment, and other pledged assets without notifying the FSA of the transactions or the income generated from the sale of those assets.
On December 18, 2008, THOMAS submitted a balance sheet to support his application for financing through FSA showing he had 225 bred cows which would be used as collateral. The FSA had concerns regarding the actual number of cows. They had not been able to get an actual count of the cattle for some time and when chattel inspections had been completed it did not appear that there were as many cattle as they thought should be there. FSA conducted a count December 29, 2008, and located 169 head. When questioned about the discrepancy and the missing 59 head of cows, THOMAS stated they had gone down into Flat Coulee on his neighbor's place and he couldn't get them up.
On March 2, 2009, THOMAS was approved for a $65,000 annual operating loan from FSA which also rescheduled THOMAS's existing FSA loans according to DALR$ (FSA's loan servicing program). The projections used were based, in material part, on the cow numbers shown on the Security Agreement dated December 19, 2008, which showed 225 head of cows and 11 bulls.
On March 31, 2009, FSA performed a chattel inspection and recorded approximately 180 head of cows. Later that year, in October 2009, without notifying or receiving the approval of the FSA, THOMAS sold 105 calves to a Nebraska-based cattle buyer without disclosing to the buyer that the calves were pledged as security to the FSA. THOMAS concealed the sale from the FSA and converted the proceeds - $49,776 - to his own use and benefit.
On February 22, 2010, FSA went to THOMAS's ranch to do a chattel inspection and cattle count for both the Farm Loan Program and for THOMAS's daughter's 2009 LIP claim. FSA counted 99 cows and 3 yearlings, of which 62 were THOMAS's and 6 of which belonged to his daughter. FSA representatives could not read the brand on the remaining 33 head.
On April 22, 2010, FSA and representatives of the Montana Department of Livestock went to THOMAS's ranch to count the cattle. The final tally that day was 81 head of cows, of which 70 had THOMAS's brand, and 11 had other family member's brands. There were also 53 head of unbranded calves. The numbers were significantly less than what FSA had collateralized - or believed to have collateralized on the basis of THOMAS's representations.
Investigation established that between June 11, 2006, and July 13, 2011, THOMAS disposed of and sold at least $162,865.36 in cattle, hay, equipment and other property he had pledged as a collateral to obtain FSA loans, and in which the FSA had a security interest, without the knowledge or approval of the FSA.
THOMAS faces possible penalties of 5 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release on each count.
The investigation was conducted by the / a cooperative effort between the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Office of Inspector General.


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Saturday, October 4, 2008
Vino's Wedding
Spurs dropped by shortly after we all arrived to say hi and grab a couple of things from the room. He even had time to get a quick clean-up from Vino's friend who was our hair/make-up artist for the day.
Once we got rid of Spurs, it was time for Vino to start getting ready!
I was honored that Vino asked to borrow the hairpins I wore at my wedding, the same pins that Blondie borrowed for her wedding. I think they were worn very well by all of us.
After Vino was all set, the bridesmaids were up.
Towards the end of our getting pretty session, the youngest bridesmaid, Spurs' sister, stopped by the room to get her hair done. She is a total crack-up and kept us all in stitches!
Dressing Queen had arranged for some bubbly to be delivered to the room so we could have a little toast before heading off to the ceremony site. I know she says she hates giving toasts, but frankly, she is really quite good at them.
And then it was time to head out! We grabbed all the dresses and after a 2 minute ride we arrived at Reflection Bay.
We all herded into the locker area that we were using as a bridal suite. Dressing Queen and Crafty helped Vino get her jewelry on.
Us bridesmaids then quickly got into our dresses to add some color to the pictures of all of us helping Vino into her gown.
Once we got Vino all dressed and purtty, she went off to have a "first look" session with Spurs, while the rest of us hung out and of course, took more pics.
The girls photo session (If these look this good with my little point and shoot, I can't wait to see what the professional ones look like):
After all the pictures were taken, we convened back in the locker area and hung out for a bit before the ceremony. Vino stayed cool as a cucumber the entire time, even after her dress got a bit dirty and some of the guests saw her before the ceremony started. Such the anti-bridezilla.
At this point, my camera was on its last leg, so I charged the battery and we let Jim use Dressing Queen's camera for ceremony pictures. From what I could see, the ceremony was so beautiful. But, even more beautiful were the vows shared between Spurs and Vino. Spurs insisted that they write their own and not share them with each other until the big day. He wrote such an amazing set of vows, which he memorized, that had many of the guests in tears. Even Spurs teared up. After the ceremony, Dressing Queen said that she couldn't look at him for fear she'd start really, really crying. Vino did not disappoint with her vows either and got through them without losing it. I mean, really though, it's got to be hard to hear something that sweet and wonderful from the man you love and have to keep it together enough to give your own vows. Props to both of them!
Once the ceremony was complete, the bridal party took a few fun pictures and then we were released to the cocktail hour. By the time we got there, Jim and Chaz were already double-fisting it. Oh boy!
Besides drinking, we also signed their incredibly cool guestbook. Any guesses on who they root for?
After cocktail hour, the bridal party along with the bride and groom made our grand entrance and then watched Vino and Spurs have their first dance as husband and wife. So sweet. Vino then dance with her dad, who had secretly been taking dance lessons for several weeks and asked her to accompany him a few weeks before the wedding. None of us could stop ahhing over how adorable it was that he did that. Spurs and his mom dance next and then we were all invited out to dance with our moms or dads. Since my dad wasn't there, Blondie's dad served as a wonderful replacement. Even Vino got in on the group dance.
And then, dinner was served! Since they are both foodies, they opted for a buffet that would have a variety of yummy options for everyone. This was some of the best wedding food I've ever had (my own wedding included!) Everything was delicious - fresh, well-prepared, just excellent.
One section of the buffet was a raw bar, including shrimp, crab and oysters. The oysters inspired a hilarious story about oysters putting "lead in your pencil" and then having another someone inform us all that in fact, it doesn't work. The guilty parties shall remain nameless, but know that it inspired side-splitting laughs from some of us and prompted a few to have to call their therapists. Upon hearing this story, Chaz, who doesn't eat seafood, thought he should try one. Um, needless to say, he didn't like it.
A round of toasts followed dinner given by Dressing Queen, the best man and Spurs' youngest brother and his sister. Everyone did a great job, but his sister's speech was particularly sweet. This is probably a good time to mention that Vino and Spurs had dated for 11 years before tying the knot. (I know, I know, I think they're rushing into things, too, but what can you do, right?) Spurs' sister is 11. So yeah, Vino has been in her life for as long as she can remember. Her speech was short, but she told Vino that she is so happy to finally have a sister and is so glad she is part of her life. How freaking awesome is she?!
And then it was time to dance. Good grief, do we love to dance! And like any good drunken dancing pictures, it's best to let them do the talking. Oh wait, maybe we should start with the nickname story first. Okay, so Blondie's husband Chaz is normally a quiet guy. Fun, but quiet. However, at Sporty's wedding, something happened to him and he became the effing life of the party. He danced with Sporty. He walked the catwalk with Vino. He twirled Crafty around the dance floor. All while Blondie stood their with her jaw on the floor and the rest of us continued to egg him on, all the way through the reception, into the afterparty at the hotel bar. We all paid for it the next morning with massive hangovers, but the stories from that night.... Hilarious. Well, we all wanted to see this alter-ego of his again, which was named "Chaz." Not only does it work for a crazy drunk dancer dude, but it's also what he keeps threatening to name their future sons, so Blondie figures if she uses the name in another manner before they have kids, it has to be off the table. Sneaky one, that Blondie chick.
So yeah, he's now Chaz. And you'll see from the pictures, he was out in full-force. Somehow, they started calling Jim "Gunner." I'm not exactly sure why, but it stuck. Sporty's husband became "Bif" after acting like a bouncer at the rehearsal dinner and helping to oust some party crashers the night before. And that just left Vino's husband. Next thing we knew he was "Spurs" after "Chaps" got thrown around, but was summarily dismissed by the groom. And there you have it. All the husbands have names. Not only is it funny, it's also quite convenient for the blog. :)
Now, back to those there dancing pictures!
Okay, so maybe they weren't all dancing pictures. Sometimes we even posed for cute candids.
Before we knew it the night was over. Sad! The boys were nice enough to hold our stuff while we ran back to gather up our things. Aren't they cute holding bouquets (and beer)?
Even though the reception was officially over, did that mean we all stopped partying? Um, NO! Back to the hotel bar it was for drinks and more chit chat. We left the boys to go grab the beverages and they also came back with cigars. Jim somehow convinced me it would be a good idea to try it. I was a nervous nellie about it, but Blondie said she would give it a go if I did. So yeah, peer pressure at its finest. ;)
What she forgot to mention was that it wasn't her first time trying a cigar. Hmph! Ah well, I quickly forgot about that after trying it -- while the smoke thing was a bit weird, the taste? It was really good! Vino and Spurs joined the party shortly thereafter. She came down the steps to the patio area, saw us girls smoking on cigars, shook her head and said "What in the world are you guys doing?" Yeah, this is the kind of stuff we get into now that we're all old and married. :P
The rest of the night passed too quickly and we soon started fading out and it was time to get some sleep. It was a wondeful wedding -- one that perfectly reflected the bride and groom and their love for one another. Vino and Spurs, we love you guys so much and are so happy for you both! Congratulations and here's to another amazing 11+ years!!
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I love pictures!!!ReplyDelete
You look beautiful. :)
1) You look like such a pretty ballerina with your hair pulled back.ReplyDelete
2) The hubs saw the picture with you and a cigar and commented "she looks like you" based on one of our wild nights where I demanded to smoke a cigar and demanded he take pictures of me.
What a fun wedding! You looked beautiful.ReplyDelete
You looked beautiful!!ReplyDelete
I love that I have the dancing pictures to go with the dancing stories. :-)
You looked great!ReplyDelete
Love the klassy cigar pics. :)
fabulous wedding! congrats to vino and spurs.ReplyDelete
ditto the others, you looked fab! and now maybe i understand the hub's cigar obsession a little better.
lastly, oysters are the LAST thing i'd try, if i were typically a seafood hater. i'm just sayin'.
Omg, the dancing pics are hilarious!!! You were a gorgeous BM and looks like it was a beautiful wedding!ReplyDelete
Super fantastic! It looks like you guys had such a great time. Awesome. The entire bridal party looked beautiful.ReplyDelete


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Martyr Aglaius of the Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebaste
Saint Aglaius was one of the Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste who refused to sacrifice to pagan gods, and suffered for Christ around 320.
It was winter, and there was a severe frost. The holy soldiers were lined up and thrown into a lake near the city, and a guard was stationed on the shore to prevent them from coming out of the water. In order to break the will of the martyrs, a warm bath-house was set up on the shore. One of the soldiers came out of the water to offer sacrifice, and the guard Aglaius took his place.
Suddenly there was light, the ice melted away, and the water in the lake became warm. All the guards were asleep, except for Aglaius, who was keeping watch. Looking at the lake he saw that a radiant crown had appeared over the head of each martyr. Aglaius counted thirty-nine crowns and realized that the soldier who fled had lost his crown.
Aggias then woke up the other guards, took off his uniform and said to them, "I too am a Christian," and he joined the martyrs. Standing in the water he prayed, "Lord God, I believe in You, in Whom these soldiers believe. Add me to their number, and make me worthy to suffer with Your servants." Then a fortieth crown appeared over his head.
In the morning, the torturers saw with surprise that the martyrs were still alive, and their guard Aglaius was glorifying Christ together with them. They led the soldiers out of the water and broke their legs. During this horrible execution The mother of Meliton, the youngest of the soldiers, pleaded with her son not to persevere until death.
The bodies of the saints were tossed in the fire, and their charred bones were thrown into the water, so that Christians would not gather them up.
Three days later the martyrs appeared in a dream to Saint Peter, Bishop of Sebaste, and commanded him to bury their remains. The bishop together with several clergy gathered up the relics of the glorious martyrs by night and buried them with honor.
There is a pious custom of baking "skylarks" (pastries shaped like skylarks) on this day, because people believed that birds sing at this time to announce the arrival of spring. Forty "skylarks" are prepared in honor of the Forty Martyrs.
They put the bodies of the martyrs on a cart and committed them to fire. Young Meliton was still breathing, and they left him to lay on the ground. His mother then picked up her son, and on her own shoulders she carried him behind the cart. When Meliton drew his last breath, his mother put him on the cart with the bodies of his fellow sufferers. The bodies of the saints were tossed in the fire, and then the charred bones were thrown into the water so that Christians would not gather them up.


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- A Hungarian family-of-four have been jailed for a total of 17 years this Monday after admitting to holding two women as sex slaves at their home in Bolton. Ferenc Dardai and Melania Kiraly, both 42, and their sons Ferenc Dardai Jnr, 22, and Daniel Dardai, 19, made their victims have sex with up to five men a day whilst they were savagely beaten and starved. The family then proceeded to take £1,000 a week from each of the victims, leaving them penniless. Kiraly also pleaded guilty to entering into a sham marriage with a man from Pakistan.
- Six British tourists have been charged with public obscenity in Rome this week after they were filmed frolicking naked in the fountain of Naiads, piazza Repubblica. The group of four men and two women, including the company director of a top environmental firm, had been drinking for several hours before deciding to strip off and take a swim in the fountain. Municipal police were called to the scene were they swiftly arrested the group and issued fines of 169 euros, whilst witnesses described the scene as an 'orgy'. The six are now expected to stand trial and may face up to three years in prison in Italy.
- Acid attack victim Andreas Christopheros, 29, appeared in public for the first time this week, almost a year after the incident that left him scarred for life. Property developer and father-of-one Christopheros was left partially blinded after 48-year-old David Phillips hurled acid into his face as part of a 'revenge attack', later realising he had unknowingly targeted the wrong person. He appeared at Truro Crown court this week where he had been due to stand trial for causing grievous bodily harm with intent, but later changed his plea to guilty.
- An inquest has this week been opened into the death of a 17-year-old teenager who committed suicide after being falsely accused of rape. 17-year-old Jay Cheshire was found hanging in a park in Southampton just one month after being accused of raping a young woman although the charges were later dropped. Family and friends said that the former student at Bitterne Park School had become distraught following the accusations and was later described anti-depressants.
- John Caudwell, billionaire businessman and co-founder of Phones4U has this week revealed that his ex-wife and three children have been diagnosed with Lyme disease. The bacterial infection, which can cross into both the nervous system and the brain and can in extreme cases cause heart failure- was until now believed to be contracted only from a bite for a tick. But Caudwell strongly believes that the disease is fast becoming an undiagnosed endemic and may be sexually transmitted.
- A Muslim father has confessed to strangling his 19-year-old daughter to death in an 'honour killing' after she fell in love with a boy he did not approve of. Asadullah Khan , 51, who originates from Pakistan but lives with his family in Darmstadt, Germany, admitted to strangling their dental technician daughter Lareeb whilst she slept after learning of her sexual relationship with an unnamed German man. Khan explained to the court that he had hoped his daughter would have an arranged marriage as he himself had and felt that his daughter's relationship with the young man bought 'shame' on the family.
- In Sular Ghaat, the Punjab region of northern India, two heroic Sikh men broke religious protocol this week by removing their turbans to save the life of four drowning men. Inderpal Singh, 34, took off his turban and threw it out to the young men whom he had spotted drowning in a nearby canal. The men then proceeded to grab hold of it, pulling themselves to safety. Kanwaljit Singh later helped with the rescue by doing the same thing. Turbans or 'Dastaar' are traditionally worn to protect the 'Kesh'- the uncut hair- of the wearer and is one of the five articles of faith in Sikhism. It is a doctrine of Sikhism that wearers can only remove the turban when at home or whilst bathing.
- German journalist Jürgen Todenhöfer, 75, has revealed terror group ISIS plans to launch a 'nuclear tsunami' against the west and anyone else who opposes their plans for an Islamic caliphate state. The journalist-who spent several months talking to the organisation over Skype before living with them for 10 days-has written extensively about his time with ISIS in his new book 'Inside IS – Ten Days In The Islamic State'.
- Chambermaids working at the luxury park Hyatt hotel in Paris staged a 'fashion week for the poor' this week to celebrate their victory after a successful strike on Monday. The protest saw them obtain double pay for public holidays worked and increased meal and travel allowances. Worker strikes are still on-going in nearby hotel 'the W paris Opera' as workers are pushing for better working conditions.
- 9 people have been killed and several others injured in a shooting at Umpqua Community College last Thursday. British-born gunman Chris Harper-Mercer, who moved to the US as a young boy, opened fire on students at the college before police intervened and shot him at the scene. His motives for the attack are still unknown but the attack provoked an empowering speech from U.S president Barack Obama who said shootings had become 'routine' within the U.S before urging people to lobby their government representatives to change the laws regarding gun control.
- New plans were unveiled this week for a capital markets union- or CMU for short. The initiative is designed to build one true single market across all of the 28 European member states, focusing on what people across Europe really need in terms of jobs, economic growth and financial stability. The CMU aims to help finance business, from startups to infrastructure projects in order to help them grow and succeed as well as providing a better range of opportunities for people to invest their money in successful ideas.
- Russian president Vladimir Putin has this week moved a small but significant military force into Syria to aid the Syrian armed forces in the fight against terror organisation ISIS amongst other extremist groups. So far Russia has moved in a few hundred troops as well as 28 fighter jets, 14 helicopters and 6 tanks as well as heavy artillery equipment. However the president is now facing backlash after video footage revealed many innocent civilians have been attacked during the movement, with many speculating that the move will simply add a more volatile dimension to Syria's already 4-year-long civil war.
- The Vatican has come under fire this week for sacking a high-ranking Polish priest just hours after he revealed himself as a homosexual. Father Krzystof Charamsa made the brave move to reveal his sexuality in two separate interviews with an Italian and Polish news programme whilst urging the church to change its 'backwards' attitude towards homosexuality. The Vatican swiftly removed him from his position within the church but later denied his interviews were the reason behind the decision.


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School Day
The School Day
8:50 am – AM REGISTRATION
9:00 am – PERIOD 1
10:00 am – PERIOD 2
11:05 am – MORNING BREAK
11:20 am – PERIOD 3
12.20 pm – LUNCH BREAK
1.00 pm – PERIOD 4 (PM REGISTRATION)
2:00 pm – PERIOD 5
3.05 pm – END OF SCHOOL DAY
* School assemblies/tutor period are held every Tuesday in Period 3.
School Punctuality
As well as preparing our students academically we prepare them for their future and punctuality is key to any employment success. Most of our students arrive on time but unfortunately a small number persist in being late and because of this we have introduced a new system. The gates to school will be locked at 8.50, when all students should be in their tutor room, and senior members of staff will record the names of those who arrive late. This will also be recorded in their planner. If a student is late on 3 or more occasions in a fortnight they will receive a 90 minutes after school detention on a Thursday where we will investigate the reasons for their lateness and help them modify their behaviour. We hope you will continue to support us in aiming to get all students to registration by 8.50
Printable School Calendar
Please note: The calendar lists key dates throughout the year. Further information will be issued through School News/Events, newsletters and dates are kept up to date on the calendar on this website.
We follow the Nottinghamshire school holiday dates, for the calendar for the next two years please click here.


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Lifespan Development and Personality Paper
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Introduction to Psychology
Michelle Williams
October 22, 2008
Lifespan Development and Personality Paper
Development does not end with adolescence. Adults, too, go through modifications and experience physical, cognitive, and social changes. Adulthood has been suggested that emerges as early as 18, but for our purposes, adulthood can be divided into three periods: early adulthood (ages 20 to 39), middle adulthood (ages 40 to 65), and late adulthood (beyond age 65).
In young maturity, bodily development continues. Shoulder length, tallness, and chest range increase, and individuals continue to expand their physical capabilities. Through their mid-thirties practically everybody demonstrates some hearing injury, but for the majority of people, the years of young adulthood are the best part of life.
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In conjunction with Spring cleaning we are going to host a special Spring Clean project coming up in April. We will be posting more about this in the near future. We have delivered 308 baskets since the beginning of LBFOL in September of 2011. It would be awesome if we hit the 500 baskets delivered mark during Spring Clean 2013 in April!!!!
In the meantime we are still delivering baskets weekly. If you would like to help please check out our How can I help page or if you would like to donate in memory of our mother Blanche Hull check out our special donation page.
We want to thank everyone for you support, prayers, cards, donations and concerns in the passing of our mom. You all have touched us and we are blessed to call you our friends.
Thank you and God Bless,
Marilyn Hull and the Hull family!


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* TSX up 121.74 points, or 0.94 percent, at 13,088.23
* All 10 of the main groups are higher
By Solarina Ho
TORONTO, June 28 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index marched higher on Tuesday morning as optimism over a resolution to Greece's sovereign debt woes buoyed investor appetite and helped drive commodity prices higher.
The overall energy group led advances and was up 1.45 percent. Suncor Energy (SU.TO) was the most influential gainer on the index, nearly double the percentage rise of the next biggest mover. Suncor rose 2.33 percent to C$37.82.
Cenovus Energy (CVE.TO) was not far behind, rising 3.14 percent to C$34.45.
Crude prices extended gains as risk appetite improved on hopes that a resolution would be reached soon on Greece's debt problems. [O/R]
Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) was the second most influential gainer, climbing 1.08 percent to C$54.48. The overall financial group, which makes up about a third of the index, was ahead 0.62 percent.
The materials group, home to mining firms, climbed 1.04 percent, led by a 1.20 percent rise by Barrick Gold (ABX.TO). The gold miner was trading at C$43.10.
At 10:57 a.m. (1457 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 121.74 points, or 0.94 percent, at 13,088.23. All 10 of the index's main groups were higher.
"Markets are very thin, very volatile. We're waiting on the Greek situation," said Irwin Michael, portfolio manager at ABC Funds, noting that Thursday was both the month- and quarter-end, with Friday a holiday in Canada and Monday a U.S. holiday.
"Some people are just walking away, letting the market finish wherever it will ... people want to just balance out their portfolios for the year's quarter-end. It doesn't take very much to move the market up either way."
Michael also pointed out that the weakness in the market over the last two months probably means it's a little oversold and that it was due for a recovery.
"There's been a fair amount of negativity factored into the marketplace, so it doesn't take very much to move it back up," he said.
In corporate news, Westport Innovations WPT.TO, which announced it was developing a natural gas engine technology with General Motors, saw its shares jump more than 10 percent to C$23.57. [ID:nL3E7HS27R]
On the downside, Yellow Media YLO.TO was one of the index's biggest decliners, extending Monday's dramatic losses and falling another 11.30 percent to C$2.12, amid worries over the telephone directory publisher's struggle to transition from print to digital. [ID:nL3E7HR2BG]
($1=$0.98 Canadian) (Reporting by Solarina Ho)


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by Becca Gladden
Contributing writer for Public Safety Degrees
Ask any serious fisherman about his most memorable day on the water, and you're just as likely to hear a story about the one that got away as the big haul.
When racecar drivers talk about an unforgettable finish, it's typically the race they lost by hundredths of a second, not the one they won with ease.
It seems that most people who accept challenges, become good at their craft, and take particular pride in a job well done have difficulty coping with the times when they are not 100% successful.
When an angler let's his catch slip off the line or a racecar driver finishes an event a close second, it can certainly be disappointing, even troubling.
But experiencing "failure" in an EMS role can be haunting. Why? In many cases, lives are literally hanging in the balance. And "the one that got away" could very well be someone's life.
Sometimes everything goes right with your patient - you identify the problem quickly, get the IV on the first try, intubate them without difficulty - and the outcome might still be bad. When resuscitation efforts don't go that smoothly, the subsequent feelings of guilt are compounded.
Self-recrimination is just one of the stresses of working in an emergency medical services field. Most positions involve long hours, low pay relative to responsibilities, irregular eating and sleeping times, dealing with difficult patients, managing budget cutbacks, and numerous other challenges - all in a setting where one slip-up can result in death or disability to patients who are depending on you to never make a mistake.
And that's not to mention the many potentially traumatizing scenes that EMS workers are exposed to: the suicide patients, pediatric traumas, child abuse cases, assault and rape victims, and a host of other upsetting and tragic situations that the average citizen may go an entire lifetime not encountering.
A 2006 article in Northwest Public Health states that most studies estimate the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among EMS personnel as ranging from 15 to 20 percent. While it may not sound like much, 1 in 5 workers with PTSD is a statistic that cannot be ignored. No doubt many other workers suffer from less serious symptoms of stress and anxiety.
These days, large EMS organizations like hospitals and urban fire departments take measures to help public safety professionals deal with the stress of the job and the toll it can take. Some agencies offer free services such as grief counseling, drug and alcohol abuse prevention and treatment, and even spiritual counseling. Others require employees who've been involved in particularly traumatic events to participate in mandatory Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) sessions. Smaller agencies may not offer as wide an array of employee services, and even larger ones have been forced to cut back in the slumping economy.
Ultimately, finding coping strategies that work is as personal and individual a process as choosing the right stethoscope or finding a compatible EMS partner. No single solution fits for everyone, but taking steps to modulate the negative effects of stress is imperative, particularly for those wanting to make a career of public safety work.
Field-based EMS workers are taught from the first day of training that securing the scene is of paramount importance. As the saying goes, you can't rescue others if you need rescuing yourself. Scene safety usually refers to imminent physical hazards, like downed power lines or a patient with a weapon. But the same premise applies to the everyday physical and emotional well-being of EMS workers.
Here are a few ideas for managing stress that may help you become a more valuable employee and ultimately a better lifesaver:
Perhaps the best coping strategy is simply to revel in your accomplishments. Focus on the lives you've saved, the patients you've helped and the colleagues you've taught.
While stress can never be completely eliminated, you can mitigate its effects by managing it before it starts managing you.


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Arlene what a fantastic CAS card! Those eyelets are awesome.ReplyDelete
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Thank you so much for choosing to CASE one of my cards - I'm very flattered! You picked one of my faves too! ;D
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Another great CASE, Arlene! Yay for de-stashing you eyelets too, they're quite fabby but under-appreciated :) Thanks for joining us again xxxReplyDelete
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Steven Bochco, who co-created and helped guide NBC's hit "Hill Street Blues" to 4 1/2 seasons and 25 Emmy awards, said Wednesday that he's leaving the series soon because "I was invited to leave." He wouldn't say who asked him to quit the program.
"You'll have to ask them about that," he said, referring to executives at MTM Enterprises Inc., which makes the acclaimed police series. NBC referred all queries to MTM, which had no immediate comment.
Bochco, 41, the program's executive producer, said he didn't know who would succeed him. But he described his unexpected departure from both MTM and "Hill Street Blues"--he will leave at the end of the show's current season--as amicable and without any ill will.
"What really is important . . . is that the seven years I've been here (at MTM) have been the most remarkably productive years in my life," he said, adding that he still respects and considers as his friend MTM President Arthur Price.


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Who We Are
The Organization
The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) is a non-profit membership organization for persons 50 and over, retired or preparing for retirement.
The main goals of CCRP are:
- To ensure that retired persons are allowed to contribute to national and regional development as we acknowledge their vast resource of expertise, and experience.
- To provide services to enhance the lives of retired persons and their families in the Caribbean community.
- To serve as a unified voice for its members.
- To be a powerful lobby group for national and regional issues, particularly those related to retired persons.
CCRP is a company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital, formed in January 2009. The management team will initially consist of a board of directors supported by a small administrative team.
Headquartered in Jamaica, CCRP will eventually establish offices in other CARICOM countries and in the Diaspora. The Association will also seek to align itself with similar organisations worldwide.


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petra: wooden earing from kensington market, running shoe earing from alchemy
So this afternoon we decided to pierce Ellie's ear. All we needed was a sterilized needle, a piece of zuchini, and an earing. And ta-da! Ellie now has a second piercing on her right ear.
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So as you can see I finished by drapes for my cove and put up so totally cool pictures. These are pictures that I took at one of my favorite place Point Defiance Rose and Dahlia Garden in Tacoma Washington.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
New Pictures of my bedroom
So as you can see I finished by drapes for my cove and put up so totally cool pictures. These are pictures that I took at one of my favorite place Point Defiance Rose and Dahlia Garden in Tacoma Washington.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
My new House/Bedroom
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Friday, November 21, 2008
I love taking pictures of flowers
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
God is doing amazing things since I have been here at IHOP.
I will start FSM in January on the 7th and 8th.
I am excited.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
International House of Prayer
Well I finished my drive across country, I have officially moved to Kansas City MO. Praise the Lord.
I am so excited. I am taking these first couple of weeks to just soak into the Lord and here what He has to say. I am waiting and believing for direction for the next step. I know that the Lord will take me deeper. Thanks for all your Prayers and support.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Paradise at Mount Rainier
I went with my Grandparents up to Paradise at Mount Rainier in Washington State on Sunday for brunch. Mount Rainier is 14,410 Feet tall and is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. Paradise is located at 5,400 feet up the Mount and has an observatory and the Paradise Inn. From were I grew up in Tacoma the Mountain would linger over the city like a ghost in the sky, that is on clear days. Mount Rainier as always been a family favorite with my Grandfather taking numerous day and over night scouting trips on the Mountain back in the 70's.As you can image the weather was not the most ideal that day it was not raining but it was rather cloudy. But my philosophy is you can not wait for the weather but make the best of it. Although it would be nice to go back up when I can actually see the Mountain!I love taking photos the one above is my personal favorite of all the pictures I took.
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Christine Falls Mt. Rainier
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Pictures of flowers at Mt. Rainier
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Change in Season
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
I just started this blog with the help of my friend Melissa.
The reason I named this bog Flamboyant Love is because God is Love and His love is Flamboyant. Think about it, His love is bold and elaborate. Who ever would think that the God of all eternity would create man and women in His image, Knowing that we would sin. In the beginning His plan was to send His only Begotten Son in His likeness to save us. WOW... how cool is that!
Although His love is not always flamboyant, His love is whatever we need most at the time, not always what we want.
God created flamboyant colors like my favorite green, pink and green (to which I love), flowers like Roses, Stare Gazer Lilies and Bird of Paradise, animals like Parrots and {eacocks. He also created mountains, oceans, the sky, stares, the sun and He hand pants sunsets every night sunsets.
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