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Yoga/Barre/Pilates Feast
Saturday, November 11, 2017 & Sunday, November 12, 2017
CoreLife Eatery/Chuck Hafner's Farmer's Market
7265 Buckley Road, Syracuse, NY 13212
Spend the weekend with us and leave feeling restored, renewed and replenished!
This two-day event has something for everyone including yoga, barre, and pilates classes – there's plenty to choose from! In addition, there will be giveaways, a vision board workshop, the Hafner's Christmas shop, CoreLife Eatery food, and vendors.
All classes are donation-based with proceeds benefiting Ophelia's Place, a national leader in redefining beauty and health by empowering individuals, families and communities impacted by eating disorders, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction.Register Now!
Event Schedule
9 am – 10 am: Hikyoga, taught by Taylor Foster, Certified Hikyoga Instructor
Hikyoga is excited to kick off the feast with a 1-hour all levels vinyasa flow class. Class message will help you connect body and mind. Flow will begin with a brief grounding sequence and flow into a set of postures that will help to realign the body and end with a short, restorative meditation that will leave you feeling refreshed for the weekend! More info: http://www.hikyoga.com.
10:30 am – 11:30 am: Dharma Yoga Syracuse, taught by Saraswati Om
This class also continues to deepen pranayama (breathing) & meditation techniques. This is the beginning level of the Dharma Yoga series. Students will practice and be introduced to Dharma Yoga Shiva Namaskar Vinyasa Level I to warm up the body, bring flexibility to all muscles and joints, and wake up the nervous system. A gentle yet powerful series of balancing, stretching, back bending, twisting and mild inverted postures will follow. This practice ends with Deep Relaxation, breathing exercises, and concentration/meditation to remove impurities and bring a sense of well-being to the body and radiant peace to the mind. More info: http://www.dharmayogasyracuse.com.
12 pm – 1 pm: O Yoga Studio, Vinyasa Flow taught by Erin O'Toole
Vinyasa Flow is a style of yoga where poses are seamlessly woven together with an emphasis on linking breath to movement. In a Vinyasa Flow class there is a great sense of fluidity and opening. Participants of all levels will discover the power of moving with intention and grace. More info: http://theoyogastudio.com.
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Pure Barre, Pure Barre Classic taught by Cathy McKie
The Pure Barre technique is a combination of pilates, yoga and strength training. This low-impact, challenging work out is designed to protect your joints and is accessible to all shapes, sizes and fitness levels. Each strength section of the workout is followed by a stretching section in order to create long, lean muscles without bulk. The technique works to defy gravity by tapering everything in and lifting it up! The concentration involved while taking Pure Barre allows you to block "life" out for the hour, creating the mental benefits similarly obtained by the practice of yoga or meditation. More info: http://purebarre.com/ny-syracuse/.
3 pm – 4 pm: Core Pilates & Yoga, Pilates Mat taught by Valerie Patrick
A mat-based overall body conditioning class that will develop core and back strength, increase flexibility, coordination and balance. For the body to be strong, the core must be stable. Emphasis is placed on all the Pilates principles including proper alignment and breathing. No other class will give you a long, lean and toned body. A ¼" or ½" mat is required. More info: http://www.corepilatesyoga.com/index.php.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Zanshin Yoga, Zen Yoga taught by Amy Ligoci
Zen Yoga merges the flowing movements of Tai Chi, the energetic breathing of Qigong and the gentle stretching of Shanti Yoga. Zen Yoga calms and rejuvenates your mind. Join us in creating flexibility, health, vitality and peace of mind with gentle movements and mindful breathing. More info: http://zanshinofcny.com.
6 pm – 7:30 pm: Vision Dream Board Workshop presented by Brass Rings Coaching
A vision board is simply a collective name for a wide variety of inspirational collages created from pictures. It's a pictorial representation of your vision—and a powerful way to make your dreams more tangible and attainable. That's because the very act of creating the vision board tells your mind what's important. You're teaching your mind what you want to focus on in your life. You'll begin with a visualization exercise and prompts to dig into your deepest dreams and goals. Collage work and connection will begin! Cardstock, magazines, scissors and glue sticks will be provided.
9 am – 10 am: Barre3, Classic Barre taught by Jennifer Rubin
Barre3 mixes the wisdom of yoga, the strength of Pilates, and the grace of ballet barre work to deliver a full body workout. All movements are low-impact and are designed to tone and lengthen all major muscle groups, rev your heart rate and strengthen your body to one of equal balance, strength and flexibility. All fitness levels welcome, as we offer ways to adapt each posture. More info: http://barre3.com/studio-locations/syracuse.
10:30 am – 11:30 am: Syracuse Yoga, Yoga for everyBODY taught by Sophie Tashkovski
Yoga for Everybody, Yoga for EveryBODY! Come learn and grow your practice, continue your yoga journey with seasoned yoga teacher Sophie Tashkovski, owner of Syracuse Yoga (recently named Best Yoga by the voters in the Syracuse Newtimes Poll!) This all-levels vinyasa style class will focus on foundational yoga poses, proper alignment and flexibility, all while improving core and body strength. More info: https://www.cuseyoga.com.
12 pm – 1 pm: Bodhi Barre, Barre Mat class taught by Colette Meltzer
Bodhi Barre is a fusion of ballet, yoga, pilates and core strength training. It's a dynamic total body workout that will strengthen, lengthen and tone your Bodhi! We will use resistance bands to work our arms, thighs and seat, in place of the ballet barre which we utilize in our studio. Please bring a mat and wear sticky socks if you have them, bare feet if not. More info: http://bodhibarre.com.
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Disordered Eating Education, Intervention & Prevention Training for Fitness Providers presented by Holly Lowery of Ophelia's Place & Circles of Change, Sponsored by Syracuse Yoga
This training will provide a baseline understanding of the types of eating disorders and disordered eating patterns that exist in the world of fitness, health and wellness. Attendees will learn warning signs, gentle ways to approach someone, trusted resources to point them to for help, and suggestions on how to nurture an overall safe and empowering environment.


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A lost season made official
Sep 26, 2015, 10:12 PM EST
For weeks, the Nationals knew this day would come. They knew their inevitable fate of being eliminated from the playoff race was going to happen, one way or another.
There were nights when it seemed like it was already over, then the window would open and a glimmer of light would shine through. There were many opportunities over the last few weeks to put pressure on the first place New York Mets. But each time the game of baseball reminded them that preseason expectations, no matter how valid in their reasoning, mean nothing when it's all said and done.
The Nationals season breathed its last breath on Saturday night. The fact they walked off the Phillies an hour later in the drizzling rain on South Capitol St. became an ironic afterthought. It was all over and it ended way earlier than anyone had planned.
"I never thought we'd end up here," Jayson Werth said. "Obviously, we've underachieved. We haven't played well. We've done a lot of things that got us here. But I would've never guessed that. I would've never thought we'd be sitting here having this conversation with seven or eight games left. Would've bet the other way."
Both the Mets and Nationals celebrated on Saturday night. The Mets had a champagne shower in the visitors clubhouse in Cincinnati. The Nats rushed the field in Washington to pour chocolate sauce and other liquids on Bryce Harper, who hit a walk-off double to seal the victory.
But the Nationals will have plenty to think about once the dust settles on this day. Chances to win a World Series do not come around often and with the way this roster was constructed – many players were retained who are set for free agency this winter – this was as good an opportunity as many members of the Nationals will ever get.
That fact is not lost on the Nationals, who know the team could be a much different group on Opening Day 2016.
"I think I said that in February that this could be the last run of this core group of guys. It's got a chance to be drastically different next year, so that's tough," Werth said. "This is my fifth year here. Played with these guys, get to know these guys, go to work with these guys every year. You're basically family."
"We had the pieces in place to have a special season. It didn't happen," Casey Janssen said. "It's kind of a season with a lot of what ifs. I think on a personal level, I underachieved a little bit. I think a lot of people would have a similar statement. We dealt with a lot of injuries, but the bottom line is we didn't get it done."
"Sometimes this game isn't fair," Stephen Strasburg said. "Every single one of these guys competed all year. We dealt with some adversity, but we battled through it. That's all you can do. It just didn't work out this year."
The reasons for why the Nationals will not be playing in the postseason are numerous. They had an inordinate amount of injuries in the first half of the season. Then, they got healthy and it took time for players like Werth, Ryan Zimmerman and Anthony Rendon to get their timing back at the plate. The indispensable Denard Span appeared in only 61 games before being lost for the year.
There were mistakes made by their manager Matt Williams that are well-documented. His use of the bullpen came into question on many nights and some could argue his steadfast approach of not looking at the big picture, not seeing bad losses for what they were, held him and his team back from learning from their missteps.
The rotation was nowhere near what it was supposed to be. The Nationals had the best starters ERA in 2014 and then signed former Cy Young-winner Max Scherzer. It was predicted to be a historically dominant group. But Strasburg was held back by injuries in the early months, Jordan Zimmermann and Gio Gonzalez were inconsistent, and Doug Fister had the worst season of his career. Even Scherzer failed on several occasions when they needed him.
The bullpen was the team's weakest link for much of the season. They couldn't overcome the departure of Tyler Clippard and the early loss of Craig Stammen. After trading for closer Jonathan Papelbon, Drew Storen – who had pitched at an All-Star level in the first half – became their biggest liability.
Young, promising arms came up only to show their inexperience. Guys like Aaron Barrett and Blake Treinen did not progress like the front office projected they would.
Janssen was signed to be the team's setup man, to bring a veteran presence to the back of the Nats' bullpen. He did not have the season he was supposed to have, either, and knows things could have been different if the bullpen was better as a collective group.
"I think any good team, it starts on the mound. It starts with starting pitching. And if the starters are working deep into games it gives the bullpen a little rest every once in a while. [After the All-Star break], we were in a lot of tight games. We were using a lot of guys every night. We started to struggle as a group and we couldn't stop the bad snowball. It just happened to be at a time in our season when were counted on greatly. At the end of the day, as a team you can look at everything, but I think for us as a bullpen we probably circle that time of the season where had we performed better we definitely wouldn't have been eliminated today. It might have changed things."
The Nationals have eight games remaining on their schedule, eight meaningless games that include three at the New York Mets before they call it a year. Williams, for one, is not ready to reflect on what went wrong until the season is actually over.
"We got games to play. Can't do that. We gotta to win tomorrow. I mean we're here. We have to play games. We've got some remaining. We want to play well in those games. After the fact, we'll have a chance to look back at it," he said.
Williams was asked if he addressed his team after the game, knowing their season was essentially over. He hadn't.
"I haven't spoken to them yet. You're going to have to ask them what they feel. I can tell you this, we're trying to win and the game that we're playing is most important."
Many Nats players were indeed asked how they felt and Harper, for one, has already come to terms with what will ultimately be looked at as a lost season.
"It's just baseball. It's just a game you play. There's a lot of things in life that are bigger than just baseball. We'll all come back in tomorrow and play this game," he said. "I think, the next couple days – the next week or so – a lot of these guys won't be in this clubhouse anymore. So, we're gonna try to enjoy this as a team and just really have some fun and play hard and see where we're at."
All that is left to play for is pride and statistics. Then, on the night of Oct. 4 in New York, an offseason that could bring momentous change to the organization will finally begin.
- wmlsays - Sep 26, 2015 at 10:22 PM
It is what it is. A season of disappointments. A mangled management team lead by Mike Rizzo, who once again failed to find the winning formula.
- natsfan1a - Sep 26, 2015 at 11:40 PM
Bryce is right. It's just a game. And they're all meaningless, in the bigger picture. I had fun at the game today, so there's that.
On another note, good piece on Knorr and how the team rallied around him:
- Section 222 - Sep 27, 2015 at 12:03 AM
Good summary of all the reasons this year didn't turn out the way we hoped. They'll survive and so will we. But we'll always look back at what could have been. It may be many years before we have such a strong team on paper to root for.
I'm glad it was over before the last weekend. Watching the Mets clinch against us would have been tough to take.
- Sec 3, My Sofa - Sep 27, 2015 at 2:27 AM
- NatsNut - Sep 27, 2015 at 9:34 AM
Too funny, Sofa!
- robertrobert104 - Sep 27, 2015 at 6:33 AM
Take out Harper and the Nats are a third ou fourth place team in the devision! So yes the Nats are a bad team. Now that the era of what was supposed to be a winning team is over, it will be interesting to see if Matt Williams ( a very bad manager btw) will play the younger players on the team, as they will be on the field next year and need some playing time. Otherwise, next year will be the same as this year….
- ArVAFan - Sep 27, 2015 at 7:28 AM
What made the season worth watching (YMMV):
5. The emergence of Michael A. Taylor as a legitimate ML level player.*
4. The (re)-emergence of Danny Espinosa as a useful utility player.*
3. Joe "Cool" Ross looking like a solid middle-of-the-rotation starter.*
2. Scherzer's first half, Strasberg's second half.*
1. Bryce Harper.*
*Also makes it worth looking forward to next year. 145 days to P & C, by my count.
- Nats Fan Zee - Sep 27, 2015 at 8:49 AM
I dislike that Joe Cool nickname some have tagged him with. When he came here, it was Ross the Boss (since his high school days) but some Snoopy fan though better. I've dropped it from the lexicon and wish everyone else would.
- Dave - Sep 27, 2015 at 9:34 AM
Maybe because we had a couple pitchers named Ross (Detwiler and Ohlendorf), and folks often used that "Ross the Boss" thing with them. It's okay to get a new nickname when you come up to the Show.
- 3on2out - Sep 27, 2015 at 7:32 AM
Sincere thanks to Mark and Chase. They posted quickly and professionally. They provided thoughtful insights and observations and never got caught up in hysteria and overreaction like many of us. This has been, generally, a wonderful sounding board for the Nats many hard-cores and die-hards. Mark did a great job of culling some of the more annoying trolls. I wish all the regulars and not-so-regulars, posters and readers alike, a happy, healthy and prosperous off-season. May we return in the spring renewed and refreshed and ready to pursue our passion for the Nationals into their twelfth year in DC. Hope springs eternal, I suppose. I have found 3 new Season Ticket partners to replace the ones I lost as result of the obscene 36% cost increase for next year…imposed just as the Nats began their death spiral. So we'll be back. Bloodied and chastened but back. Go Nats!
- wskyrnr21 - Sep 27, 2015 at 8:20 AM
Are your newest ticket holders blind or do they just like throwing their money away?
- Dave - Sep 27, 2015 at 9:29 AM
You haven't been doing this Nats fan thing very long, have you? I have partners who are still with me from 2008.
Or maybe you're not a Nats fan at all; possible, I guess.
- natsfan1a - Sep 27, 2015 at 8:29 AM
Thanks, 3on, and I wish the same to you. My season's not done yet, though, as I have two more games to attend.
- ArVAFan - Sep 27, 2015 at 9:24 AM
Although I do have to wonder about this post from last nights game post:
"7:40 p.m. — Nats lose, here is the instant analysis: http://natsinsider.com/2015/09/26/nats-2-phillies-1-nats-eliminated-from-playoffs-despite-walk-off-win/"
at 7:40 the game was still tied. I guess the "Nats lose" refers to the season, rather than the game.
- Joe Seamhead - Sep 27, 2015 at 9:29 AM
Thanks for a nice, positive post, 3on2out. My hat is also off to Mark Z for working hard to keep us informed and for cleaning out a lot dirty laundry that was building up in here. Now, if we could get either an edit button, or at least a delete function.
- ArVAFan - Sep 27, 2015 at 7:40 AM
And a reminder that for us, and for the players, it may be "just a game," but for these kids, the Youth Baseball Academy is a lot more than that:
Even if you don't read the whole article, scroll down to see the fence that Max built.
- natsrule - Sep 27, 2015 at 9:52 AM
Good morning nats fans on this sad end of season day. I am a new poster and I figure what better time to jump into the fray as we turn the page on the lost season of 2015. I found it interesting and ironic that the very fine story on the Nats Academy referenced by ArVAFan is the lead story on the front page of the New York Times sports section on the same day the Mets clinched the NL East. The Mets story is buried on page 3.
- Sec 3, My Sofa - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:37 AM
Thanks, and welcome, natsrule.
- dcsnakehead - Sep 27, 2015 at 9:58 AM
Great article. Long term the Nats needs to diversify the fan base and this is a great start.
- kkpp3 - Sep 27, 2015 at 10:15 AM
I just read Svrluga's WP article. I think Willaims should go for the reasons discussed on this blog, but these anonymous comments strike me as scape-goating by players who know they should have played better. It would not surprise me if Werth was a key source.
- NatsLady - Sep 27, 2015 at 10:23 AM
I had the exact same feeling, except I doubt the source is Werth. I never got the feeling Werth likes talking to reporters. A lot of blame to throw around. I have less unfavorable feelings than a lot of people about Williams.
- JayB - Sep 27, 2015 at 10:32 AM
Rizzo is responsible for the team….can not have it both ways…..either the players do not like MW and that caused a major problem or the Players suck either way Rizzo is responsible for the make up of the team and he had time money and draft picks like no other GM out there….and he produced this mess.
- naterialguy - Sep 27, 2015 at 10:49 AM
Sometimes Jayb you remind me of the old city paper comic, the angriest dog in the world. Lol
- bigcat492 - Sep 27, 2015 at 10:58 AM
Just a few seasons ago we were losing 100 games a year. We were the laughing stock in baseball. I personally think Rizzo is a great evaluater of talent as well as character and has done an outstanding job in cleaning up Bowdens mess. I know if the Nats cut him loose, he would be snapped up in a second by another team.
- bigcat492 - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:03 AM
He's got his work cut out for him this winter. I was talking with Manassas Nats fan about what he would do in the off season if he were Riz and he simply said "Buy out Werth, resign JZimm and sign Cespedes." I started thinking about it and thats a pretty simple formula, presuming JZimm even wants to stay here
- NatsLady - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:30 AM
I wouldn't sign Cespedes. Bad vibes, not a team player, streaky. I would vote for JZimm and he didn't close the door, so you never know.
- JayB - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:06 AM
They would not make him a GM that is for sure
- JayB - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:08 AM
They would not let him hire the Manager double for sure
- bigcat492 - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:17 AM
Who would you bring in JayB to be GM? Manager?
- NatsLady - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:28 AM
I see Desi is playing. The only thing I can figure is they are playing it safe, in other words, let's not have Trea Turner tear something that would take a year to heal. Of course, he could do that pinch hitting or pinch running, so go figure.
- trfwans - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:42 AM
It's the last real home game this season. No one will be there tomorrow. Hopefully MW is starting Desmond so he can pull him mid-inning and let him get a big ovation from the fans. An ovation he deserves not for this season but for his entire Nats career. But the way MW operates, he'll probably just pinch hit for him so fans will never get the chance to cheer as he leaves the field.
- bigcat492 - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:35 AM
Disagree Nats Lady. Desi playing cause Williams is an idiot. Desi is one of the poster childs in this miserable season. He should of been benched months ago. Williams is just a big dummy
- Whack-A-Mule - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:40 AM
The Hot Stove League is off to an early start, I see.
I, myself, do not think the achieving of a championship-level team from the current position will be simple or easy.
We do have a core of fine players (Harper, Scherzer, Strasburg, Rendon ), very good players (Escobar, Espinosa, Gonzales, Papelbon) and injured players (e.g. Span, Stammen, Storen who may or may not recover to previous playing levels) and some promising young players (e.g. Turner, MA Taylor) around whom we may build.
– MUST-MUST-MUST have both defensive and offensive upgrading at both shortstop and catcher.
– MUST-MUST-MUST have an experienced starting center-fielder (so that MA Taylor can assume his proper role as 4th outfielder and learn-on-the-job; 152 K's in 451 AB's is appalling-Desmond 2.0 in the making).
– MUST obtain a clean-up bat to protect Harper; Ryan Zimmerman will likley only play 90-100 games in 2016
(injured players get injured) and Werth is not a 4-hole hitter.
– MUST rebuild bullpen from ground up. Right now the bullpen consists of Papelbon. Period. Row-Ark is a 'tweener, and not particularly good as either a starter or reliever. While that may change in 2016, there is no guarantee that Stammen will pitch to his previous levels after a grievous injury and surgery. No one else in pen is ready for Prime Time (let alone playoffs). Storen is a big " ? "
This off-season is not for tweaking, not for fine-tuning.
As the old song goes: "They'll be some changes made."
- natsguy - Sep 27, 2015 at 12:23 PM
Span's deal runs out. He won't be here next year. Storen will get traded and maybe Excobar. Espinosa is a .225/.230 utility infielder. Gio is a bottom of the rotation pitcher at best. The real upgrade they need to make is at catcher. Cannot tolerate another year of bad defensive catching if he is only going to hit .240 or less. Ramos is a definite liability in the field. Bad pitch caller, bad framer, makes bad decisions, and cannot catch balls at the plate.
- Candide - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:46 AM
I'm finding this business about clubhouse dissension to be kind of amusing, in a grim sort of way. Because I know a lot of the posters here remember the days of the Yankees' "Bronx Zoo," with the likes of Billy Martin almost getting into a fistfight with Reggie Jackson right there in the dugout on national TV, Jackson dissing Thurman Munson with his comment that he (Jackson) was "the straw that stirs the drink," while Munson "can only stir it bad," and on another occasion, Munson publicly calling Jackson "a (bleeping) liar." Sparky Lyle won the Cy Young Award and yet the Yanks still went out and got Goose Gossage to be their closer the following year, which should sound sorta familiar to Nats fans.
Everyone in that clubhouse seemed to hate someone or everyone, and the only thing they agreed on was that they all hated George Steinbrenner.
Good times, good times…
And yet, they went to the World series three straight years, 1976-78, winning the last two.
So maybe what the Nats need is a meddling owner like Steinbrenner (maybe our pointy-ball team could recommend someone, hmm?) and instead of solid, stolid, team-first-last-and-always players like Ryan Zimmerman, a few uber-talented prima donnas who don't give a pinch of owl snot about what anyone thinks of them, and a hotheaded alcoholic manager who, were it not for baseball, would probably be doing twenty-to-life.
- JayB - Sep 27, 2015 at 11:55 AM
Nats have only one future hall of famer and no other even all stars….Those yankee teams had real talent and players who loved to perform under pressure….Nats….only Harp
- harperletsgo - Sep 27, 2015 at 5:01 PM
Strasburg is going to be in the HoF.
- JayB - Sep 27, 2015 at 12:00 PM
GM…I would keep Rizzo IF….he can provide a list of what he would change this off season after a honest review of what went wrong…..If he says….just a bad year and MW did his best….he is gone.
Manager….I have said for months that MW as a problem and he should go ASAP so we could get a look at Knoor.
I think Knoor has the clubhouse support so it would have been much better this year….but Rizzo is just too stuborn to admit it.
Now I think you have an open interview process where you are looking for track records of successful managing in game and personalities. There are more than 30 good managers in the world….No reason to keep MW who at best is bad.
- bigcat492 - Sep 27, 2015 at 12:34 PM
I think B Svrluga's article is the last nail in Williams coffin.
"Players who love to perform under pressure"…….bingo…..give that man a cigar. The last 2 post seasons for the nats exposed a whole host of characters who gag when the lights are bright. Storen, Gio, Ramos, Desi, Werth(and then hide in trainers room)Espi. Remember when that Giants pitcher made the comment about nats don't have what it takes between their legs? He was right. Candice is right in my opinion about locker room chemistry being over rated. Yankees a great example. you could even go further back to the Battling A's of early 70's Gene Tenace, Joe Rudi, Reggie, Bill North, Campy. Fingers, Catfish. The list is long. There were fist fights in the locker room. Open bickering with the manager and owner Finley. But when the lights were bright they all "came to play." I don't think its really something you can teach. You got it or you don't and a lot of this bunch ain't got and never will have it.
I would love to see Knoor manage next year. Think he would be a good fit. Christsakes…..the UPS driver would be better than Big Dumb Marine
- harperletsgo - Sep 27, 2015 at 5:02 PM
MW is way to reactionary. It should be over.
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February 1943. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "War production workers at the Heil Co. making gasoline trailer tanks for the Army Air Corps. Elizabeth Little, age 30, mother of two, spraying small parts. Her husband runs a farm." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Howard Hollem, Office of War Information. View full size.
Why is Mrs. Little not wearing gloves to protect those beautifully manicured hands from yellow paint?
Is that blue outfit the factory-issued work coveralls for her home clothing? (So why are the sleeves so short? Why no hair covering?)
Or is that blue outfit her everyday clothing when she is not painting? (So why is it not protected here against paint smears?)
[The ladies were usually posed for these OWI Kodachromes without gloves and such. - Dave]


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Touring is fun!3:48 PM
We are done with the first leg of touring with Astrid4! It has proven to be quite a bit of fun after a break from it. Even sitting in the car, doing nothing is sort of miraculous for me right now. And the band guys are sweet.
But what has really made it great is that after every show a handful of people have approached me and shared some wonderful things about how meaningful my music has been for them. You have no idea how much that means to me. Kiitos.
On December 12th, I will play a duo show with Johannes Salomaa @Sir Eino, Helsinki.
Then we take a break for Xmas and continue in the New Year. Lots more to come. New live dates will be announced soon.
(Johannes shot this short video on our way back from Jyväskylä yesterday)


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About Us
Our Story: Celebrating 20 Years of Awesome IT
"Profit first". This is the mantra of many companies. Profit before team, before client, before all else. When I began Bezaleel - later to be known as Fully Involved Solutions - I did so with a focus on relationship.
While at a previous job, I was told that a client had called in with an issue. The response from management was that "it was probably just a dumb issue like a mouse not plugged in" and that the client was "too stupid to figure it out." I couldn't believe what I had just heard and I couldn't have disagreed more. First, the client was managing a company with over 200 employees and many millions of dollars in revenue and projects. This lady was by no means stupid. She was very smart and capable at what she does. It doesn't mean that she also has to be an expert at what we do - technology.
In my mind, the relationship between the client and our team was very simple. She knew more about her business than I did. Likewise, I knew more about technology than she did. Once she and I could meet in the middle, I could help her figure out how to leverage the technology to do more for her business.
Along the way, I could learn more about how her business functions and think of ways that technology could be used to optimize her efficiency. How can we help them do more with less? What else could they accomplish if we automated the mundane tasks? How can we help them deliver more to their customers?
It boggles my mind that so many technology companies consistently waste the opportunity to use their tech savvy to make a real world difference in people's lives and businesses. When relationship isn't placed first, wasted opportunities abound. Since I stepped out on my own, the company and I have never lacked business opportunities. I am honored to say we have great clients, great friendships and work that we truly enjoy.
It's been a wonderful 20 years serving the Carolinas and the Southeast. My family and team couldn't be more appreciative of everyone who has entrusted me with their business' needs. We're excited about our future and the opportunity to serve new and different businesses every day. If your business is in need of creative IT minds to free up your time and take your business' productivity to a whole new level, you know who to call!
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Forest Whitaker isn't much bothered by being one of the season's biggest Oscar snubs.
Although he's won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, it's always been about the craft for the veteran actor. So repeated comments that he deserved a nomination for his leading role in "Lee Daniels' The Butler" and for "Fruitvale Station," which he co-produced, just roll right off.
"I've been doing this for years and my goal is purely to expand the human experience, to expand myself and connection with other people," he said in a recent phone interview to promote his new film "Repentance." "That's my real goal. It's always nice when people celebrate me or my work. But that's not my real marker. It's seems to be more of a marker for others."
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Easy Cheesy Flavorful Lasagna
Time needed
20 min preparation
Serving Size / Yield
8 servings
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 jar tomato or marinara sauce
- 1 lb. ricotta cheese
- 8 oz. sour cream
- Lasagna noodles, uncooked
- 12 slices mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 C. grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 C. grated provolone cheese
- 1 C. water
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Begin by cooking hamburger and add the sauce to it and set aside. Combine sour cream and ricotta cheese. Layer some of the meat mixture into a 9x13 dish. Add some noodles on top of the meat mixture. Cover with the mozzarella cheese and continue with another layer of these. When finished layering, cover with the grated parmesan cheese and provolone cheese. Pour in the cup of water and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake another 20 minutes.
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I'm trying to get into a routine again of blogging regularly but I haven't been too successful. So as you can tell, January passed me by with a limited number of posts AND a few important dates appeared to have slipped by me.
One: my two year blogiversary! Uhhh, hello?! This special occasion didn't even cross my mind until a day or two ago when I was reading another blog who had missed their blogiversary. Then I realized that it was near February and it all clicked. Dang it...
But this second event trumps all others: my Grahammy boy's 3rd birthday! And hmmm, did I ever feel like the worst mom ever! Fortunately Graham doesn't know a Saturday from Tuesday, so he was none the wiser. And lucky for me, my mom reminded me of my special boy's day so I grabbed a big bone for Graham on my way home from work. Crisis averted.
With the way things are going, you'd think I'd miss the Super Bowl that's...oh, today!...but it's a good thing for us we have the endless commercials and advertisements reminding us of the big game every second of the day. No complaints here though, I can't get enough sports and who doesn't love a championship?! The scrumptious Super Bowl eats ain't bad either, right?!
My co-worker and good friend is having a good sized get together for the Super Bowl tonight and I fully plan on enjoying the wonderful foods she'll be providing. Unlike me, she is a gourmet cook, so you can always count on some outrageous dishes at her house. No joke.
And of course I'll be bringing a dessert of my own to share, but that's for another post. What I have for you today is for any of you people who need some last minute, quick, and crowd pleasing dips for your gathering. Or just for yourself.
This Key Lime Dip is stupidly easy. Yes, stupidly. And downright addicting. I've already made this dip a couple of times in the last couple of weeks, once for a going a away party for a dear friend and a second time to bring into work. Just because it's that good and I felt the need to share it with my co-workers. So that should tell you something right there!
I also thought this would be a fun recipe to switch things up during these bitterly cold winter months. This dip is light [not in a healthy way, sorry...], tart, creamy, and refreshing. The dip tastes just like key lime pie filling, so in conjunction with some graham crackers or vanilla wafers you've got bite-sized slivers of key lime pie! And since we all know we'll be eating way too much during the Super Bowl, small bite dishes are always a plus.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday, I personally can't wait to see what commercials they have in store for us this year. Any guesses as to what company the first commercial will be from?! .
My Notes:
- The ingredient amounts below are the original recipe but I have both doubled and tripled this recipe, depending on the audience.
- I've served this dip with vanilla wafers, honey graham crackers, and cinnamon graham crackers. Personally, the graham crackers were my favorite. But I also think this dip would be outstanding with pie crust chips. Try using one of my favorite pie crusts, cut the dough into strips, add a little melted butter, cinnamon, and sugar, and bake!
From Cookies & Cups
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 c. plus 2 tbsp. key lime juice
1/2 c. marshmallow creme
Graham Crackers, Fruit, Wafers, etc. (for dipping)
- In a medium bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk and key lime juice until thickened. Add in marshmallow creme and whisk until incorporated (this may take a couple of minutes).
- Chill dip for 1 hour before serving.


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Taken with my Canon 500mm lens, ISO 1000 f8 @ 1/5000sec.
While waiting for the next lot of puffin to land I saw this (male) wheatear collecting food:
Taken with the same kit, ISO1000 f8 @ 1/4000sec.
I then had a quick look down at The Neck to see if the guillemot and razorbill were around. The cliff face was in the shadow at the time that I went down there so I only took this photograph of a pair of razorbill:
Taken again with the same kit ISO1000 f8 @ 1/3200sec.
On the way back I stopped off at the hide near Well Pond and managed a few shots of this wren:
Taken with the same kit ISO1000 f8 @ 1/2000sec.
Very lucky with the weather - took about 900 images - reduced to about 450 when the rubbish is removed, so a very good start to our stay on Skokholm Island.


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"I have often said that education has the power to transform the world. After the incredible week we had at the 2014 Microsoft in Education Global Forum in Barcelona, I know this adage could not be more true. Over 1,100 educators, school leaders, government officials, education leaders and students from 97 countries gathered together to share innovative ways to harness the power of technology, all for the betterment of education. It was indeed transformative for me, and I hope for everyone involved." - Anthony Salcito, Vice President Microsoft Worldwide Education, rounded off the event perfectly.
Check out this fantastic recap of the 2014 Global Forum. Stay tuned for how you can have the chance get involved next year!


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An astonishingly moving middle-grade debut about a space-obsessed boy's quest for family and home.
All eleven-year old Alex wants is to launch his iPod into space. With a series of audio recordings, he will show other lifeforms out in the cosmos what life on Earth, his Earth, is really like. But for a boy with a long-dead dad, a troubled mum, and a mostly-not-around brother, Alex struggles with the big questions.But for a boy with a long-dead dad, a troubled mum, and a mostly-not-around brother, Alex struggles with the big questions.
Where do I come from? Who's out there? And, above all, How can I be brave?
Determined to find the answers, Alex sets out on a remarkable road trip that will turn his whole world upside down . . .
For fans of Wonder and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Jack Cheng's debut is full of joy, optimism, determination, and unbelievable heart. To read the first page is to fall in love with Alex and his view of our big, beautiful, complicated world. To read the last is to know he and his story will stay with you a long, long time.
My review :-
A really poignant and touching tale that catches your attention from the beginning. Alex's view on life and what actually matters are eye opening and awe inspiring. This book hooked me up right from the beginning and was a one sit read for me. I absolutely loved this and would recommend it as a must read for every one whether adult or child. This book persuades you to think again about yourr perspective on life. This book warmed my heart to the core. You definitely emerge better for reading it


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Recreatiepark De Wite Burch
Netherlands, Friesland, Bakhuizen
- Tel:
- 0514 581382
- Open:
- 15 March - 31 October.
Ref: NL6033
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In the southwest corner of Friesland, close to the northern shore of the IJsselmeer, Camping De Wite Burch underwent major rebuilding and remodelling for the 2014 season. Improvements include a new restaurant, shop and an excellent indoor play pavilion. There are 300 pitches, of which 60 are for tourers, all equipped with electricity connections (10A), water, waste water, TV connection and free WiFi. There are 12 chalets and three trekkers cabins for hire, the remaining pitches being occupied by seasonal units. The nearby coastal village of Stavoren is a watersports centre and has a few restaurants.
The area has numerous small towns and villages to explore, including Balk and Oudemirdum towards the interior, and Hindeloopen further up the coast towards the open sea. The countryside is littered with waterways and lakes, both large and small, so walkers and cyclists should be in their element. Further north still are the towns of Sneek and Bolsward, and beyond them lies the historic city of Leeuwarden, capital of the province of Friesland and well worth a visit. From Bolsward you can turn west then southwest to join the motorway crossing the mouth of the IJsselmeer into North Holland or south to Amsterdam.
Modern, heated Sanitary block includes showers and dishwashing (on payment), facilities for babies and disabled visitors, laundry room with washing machine and dryer. Shop (15/3-31/10). Restaurant serving reasonably priced hot and cold dishes. Large playground with new adventure equipment. Table tennis. Sports field. Animal corner. Bicycle hire. Organised activities for children and families in high season.
- Accommodation to Rent
- American Motor Homes
- Bicycle Hire on Site
- Boat Launch Nearby
- Bar Nearby
- Bar on Site
- Childrens Play Area
- Lake/River Beach Nearby
- Seaside Beach Nearby
- Fishing Nearby
- Twin Axle Caravans Accepted
- Golf Nearby
- Facilities for disabled visitors
- Riding Nearby
- Sailing Nearby
- Indoor Pool Nearby
- Outdoor Pool Nearby
- Shop Nearby
- Shop on Site
- Pets allowed
- Takeaway Food
- TV on Site
- Small Site
- Wifi (all site)
- Wifi Free
Bakhuizen is 54 km. southwest of Leeuwarden. From A7 motorway from Amsterdam after crossing IJselmeer take exit 17 (Bolsward) and head south on N359. After 21 km. turn southwest to Bakhuizen; turn left at garage, then left and left again (signed De Maren); at T-junction turn left to site (signed).
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2 bedrooms, sleeps 4: 1 double, 2 singles, pillows and blankets provided
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Defensive Design for the Web
Two members of the 37signals team set out to write a book on contingency design, and successfully highlight 40 important guidelines for website development. Unfortunately, that's all they do, and DDFTW reads like a PowerPoint presentation without any substantial content.
37signals are giants in the web standards community. They have practically defined Web 2.0 with Basecamp, Backpack, Writeboard and other applications (not to mention Ruby on Rails), and last I checked, their Signal vs. Noise blog enjoyed almost 20,000 RSS readers.
But clever blog writers and talented developers do not necessarily make good book writers. Their one and only book, Defensive Design for the Web, is a thin and spartan effort that sets out to teach readers about contingency design. But what could have made a truly informative read falls far short of any expectations. Instead of a treasure trove of knowledge from the community's usability experts, we are instead presented with a half-hearted collection of mini case studies.
Contingency design is an important topic, and one that has recently been addressed in other books, such as Dan Cederholm's latest, Bulletproof Web Design. 404 pages must be professional and informative, search engines must be intuitive and customizable, error messages must be detailed and informative. In other words, usability for when things go wrong. It seems like a "no duh" concept, but many websites simply fail to provide visitors with helpful, usable constructs to get them back on the right path.
DDFTW addresses all these things, but only in the most obvious way. The entire book is simply a string of tiny case studies, each a single screenshot with maybe two or three sentences of supporting explanation. Matthew Linderman and Jason Fried, the two members of 37signals who wrote this book, let other people's work do all the talking, with every entry taking the tone of "See? I told you so." Sites are given thumbs up or thumbs down. There is almost zero analysis, guidelines or code examples. There is no discussion beyond the most vanilla, palpable high-level concepts — the nuances of contingency design are left for the reader to disseminate from the authors' cliff notes.
Call me old fashioned, but I like authors who put time and effort into their topic. One of the best web development books I have read is Joe Clark's Building Accessible Websites for two important reasons. First, Joe has personality. His arrogance may turn off some, but he speaks with humor and authority. Second, he dissects his material to the finest detail — he covers all his bases, talks about everything that needs to be talked about, and leaves the reader with a complete picture of the soul of accessibility.
Linderman and Fried do the opposite. Defensive Design for the Web reads like a corporate PowerPoint presentation. The "40 Guidelines" spread across eight chapters are just giant bullet points. They address the highlights of contingency design, but nothing else. Most pages are more than half empty, the writing is clipped to a needlessly abbreviated state, and you'll find yourself flipping the 236 pages faster and faster as you quickly discover most of the content repeats itself.
Throughout the book, the 37signals pair offers sound advice. Make sure your 404 pages have your logo and a search field. Make sure shopping carts have no distractions. Make sure your writing is concise and informative. Fine. Good material for 100-page ebook, but not for a $25 dead-tree version.
I would not recommend this book to the freelance developer looking for value, unless you find a used one for less than $10. I would, however, recommend this book to a team of in-house or agency developers working on large sites. It covers enough best practices for just about any web application, and its short enough that each member will only need a day or two each to absorb the content.


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Skinner Law Firm, L.L.C. of Lafayette, Louisiana
Over 30 Years of Experience and Knowledge
Few law firms have the breadth of experience or depth of legal knowledge to successfully handle the complex matters taken on by Skinner Law Firm. With a comprehensive grasp of law, the firm provides effective defense to those facing white collar criminal charges, sound counsel and representation before public officials and agencies, as well as to businesses in the Lafayette, Baton Rouge, and South Louisiana areas.
To schedule an appointment with Skinner Law Firm, please call 337-354-3030. You can also contact the firm by e-mail.
For more than 30 years, attorney Mike Skinner has provided effective legal services in the following areas of law:
- White Collar Criminal Defense: Proactive representation for defendants or persons of interest in white collar criminal investigations involving allegations of antitrust violations; public corruption; healthcare fraud including Medicare, Medicaid and insurance; securities fraud; mail fraud; wire fraud; environmental crimes.
- Governmental Relations: Counsel and representation before appointed and elected public officials at the city, parish or state level, as well as before administrative bodies. Also legislative lobbying services for individuals and businesses.
- Business Transactions and Litigation: Representation for businesses and owners involved in litigation. Also counsel in matters involving business formation (LLCs, corporations, partnerships, etc.), contract review and drafting, mergers and acquisitions, corporate real estate (buying and selling, as well as leasing of land, buildings and property.)
If you would like to schedule a confidential appointment with an experienced business lawyer and criminal defense attorney, call Skinner Law Firm at 337-354-3030. The firm can also be contacted by e-mail.
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Have you seen Piupia's the latest collection? I've been their fan since their first one but their current pieces are just ridiculous! Ridiculously cute I mean. Talan received this super darling Rain Jumper and the matching Rain Hat and I would make him wear them all the time if I could or if he wouldn't be drooling all over his clothes like a… well… a baby! But he needs more. Ok, I do. For him.
Something like their Furry Leggings (in ALL four colors). And they also have the most adorable Animal Bodysuits to match those cute Leggings. Now, I just realized my poor baby boy doesn't own a Layered Onesie and the temperatures are dropping all the way down to 8°C this week (!) so he needs something as
cute warm as this, right?
Do you have a baby girl? Try to look away from these two Bear Dresses! They almost make me want to dress Talan up in one. Would that make me a bad mother? If I made sure he'd never find out I did it?
If you don't know about Piupia already you should know that all their garments are made from 100% organic cotton and produced under high quality standards and with locally produced materials to ensure only the best and the most gentle for your baby's delicate skin. The brand is based in London and all the cute graphics are made by Claudia Carvalho, the owner of Piupia


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Being personal injury lawyers in San Diego, our firm sees accidents and injuries happen in so many ways. The firm we have established here in Southern California namely works with car accidents and the injuries that come from the actual collisions, but did you know that there are countless ways to get hurt from an automobile?
Recently the news has been focusing on Toyota's unintended acceleration design defect, but as a report from the Huffington Post has shown, somtimes it takes the power of the law for automotive company's to fix potential product liabilities and improve passenger safety.
Design defects that cause car accidents need to be fixed.
Since the 1960s, manufacturers have been less likely to put profits over people and the safety of their customers due to the design defects litigation that uncovers efforts to hide problems with vehilces. This same litigation enforces the safety standards and gives auto companies incentives to not be flimsy with checking for potential product liabilities.
The downside of this is that the wheels of justice sometimes turn very slowly, creating blocks of time where auto makers can slide under the radar and not invest heavily in safety features that could prevent adult and children's injuries from happening because of their products.
The domestic policy regarding things like the Toyota recall, power windows, and "illusory park" took a while to officially change in accordance with new rules put down by design defect litigation and lobbying on the part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Change is possible, it just takes time.
In the future, our firm's personal injury lawyers hope that design defect litigation can expediate the process of getting automotive manufactures to create safer and more efficient vehicles, but also to change problems with cars faster.
We shouldn't have to wait for safety to be a number one priority. That's our San Diego personal injury lawyer's stand.
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The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism
I've enjoyed visits to major art exhibitions in London with strong links to gardening over the past couple of years and in the process I've decided this is a fine way to appreciate both over the long winter months.
Imagine my joy at the discovery of another major art exhibition - The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism - which according to the blurb is about:
"...how the American public fell in love in with gardening, and how this burgeoning interest in horticulture influenced a generation of American artists. Inspired by the work of European Impressionists, brought to New York by dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, a group of painters began to forge their own style in order to capture their own rapidly changing surroundings."
Which sounds just the ticket... only it's not coming over to the UK.
However, all is not lost. The advent of Event Cinema means a film of the exhibition is released this week, so we all have the chance to admire the paintings at our nearest screening. For me, that means a trip to The Pound Arts Centre in Corsham on Tuesday evening, a mere 5 miles away.
Here's the film's trailer:
If the above embedded link doesn't work, try here instead.
The film is produced by Exhibition on Screen, who also made the film of last year's incredible Painting the Modern Garden exhibition. That alone makes it worth a look in my view.
You can find out where the other screenings are on Tuesday here.
|The Florence Griswold Museum today. Cropped Images courtesy & copyright Exhibition on Screen
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As part of their coverage of this event, The Guardian has an introduction to Florence Griswold's garden in Old Lyme, Connecticut where she played host to the artists who formed the Old Lyme art colony. As well as the garden's strong link to the American impressionists, it seems they were influenced by Giverny, thus forming a neat link with last year's Painting the Modern Garden exhibition.
They've also reviewed the film here.
|Willard Metcalf, The Eel Trap c. 1888, image courtesy of the Florence Griswold Museum
Update: Here's the URL for USA screenings as requested by Carol in the Comments:
People from other countries can find screenings in their own country by taking the link, then clicking on the downward arrow to the right of where it says United States. You'll then get a dropdown list of countries where the film is due for release.


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Czech Cottage
Czech Village Antiques
Village Hair Design
Located In the heart of Historic Czech Village
A general line of Antiques.
Monday-Saturday 10pm-5pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
82 -16th Ave. SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 319-866-9801
100 16th Ave. S.W.- 319-366-4937
The Czech Cottage has been in operation since 1975 in the Czech Village in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We're a relativly small shop featuring a very wide range of glassware, crystal, dinnerware, Royal Dux figurines and our specialty, Czech Garnet Jewelry, also known as Bohemian Garnet Jewelry.
65 16th Ave SW - 319-241-6277
New Bo Bike Collective
129 16th Ave SW - 319-366-7995
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The Czech and Slovak Museum and Library
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87 16th Ave SW Suite 200 319-398-5009
Monday- Saturday 9:30am-4pm, Sunday Noon- 4pm
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1400 Inspiration Place SW 319-362-8500
Monday-Saturday 9:30am-4pm, Sunday noon-4pm
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm, Saturday 9am-Noon
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If you haven't already, you really must clear your calendar and watch everything BJJScout posts on his site.
BUT... his latest series of additions just came to my attention. And the crowning jewel (for me so far, I haven't watched them all yet) is the breakdown of Keenan Cornelius' new guard, the Worm guard.
It's nasty. Watch it. Sexy, no? My idiot bluebelt self concurs this could be a huge development in sport BJJ.
I'm so mad I promised I wouldn't train a whole month. (I had that injury, April 20. Was feeling better. Went out to Seattle which is a "whole nother" story in itself that I promise I'll tell.. anyway I was in Seattle for a week mid-May, and look, how can you go somewhere new with lots of friends who train and not train? So like a dingdong, I trained 4 days in a row, nothing hard or crazy, but it aggravated things.) A whole month means June 15...
But I wanna be trying this NOW. In part because I liked the Scout's breakdown of Michelle Nicolini's shin/spider guard so much I'm trying to make it my own.. and the Worm works with that. Here's part one of his Nicolini analysis.
Rambling analysis of my addiction to Brazilian jiu jitsu, with occasional political rants and musings on culture, sociology, food, love..
Thursday, May 29, 2014
4 comments:
- J.B. said...
best part of that vid is the first comment on youtube.
- Georgette said...
Absolutely ;)
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- Josh said...
I'm hearing more and more about worm guard. You've convinced me to finally watch the videos :)
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"Odeon Sky Filmworks has snapped up all U.K. rights to Jennifer Lynch's Cannes entry "Surveillance." The thriller stars Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James, Kent Harper, Ryan Simpkins, Michael Ironside and French Stewart. It will be released across the U.K. in the fall…" (full details)
"Matrix Capital Entertainment, led by Eric Wang, has signed Wong Fu Prods. to produce a feature film, tentatively titled "Sleepwalker," to be written and directed filmmakers Philip Wang, Ted Fu and Wesley Chan. The project, which centers on a young man whose night shift at his family's convenience store forces him to sleep during the day, will be filmed entirely in China…" (full details)
"Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman ("Stardust") have just completed a screenplay based on Mark Millar's graphic comic book "Kick Ass". Filming should begin late this year or early next…" (full details)


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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office recommends that all travel to some areas and against nonessential travel to the other, may consult with their national government in the matter.
Travel Ideal Road Trip
Thailand is often referred to as a land of gold does not, because there is precious metal buried underground but because the country emits a certain glow, either in the fertile rice fields of the central plains, white sandy beaches or the warm hospitality of its citizens.
Thailand's cool season extends from November to late February. With its low humidity, relatively low temperatures and clear skies, cold weather is the best time to visit, although the normal days of 20 degrees and 30 low could leave in doubt who came up with the term 'cool'. It is also the peak tourist season, so expect lots of new friends in the most popular locations such as islands and major cities.
First presentations take place in Bangkok, a modern giant screaming traffic, shiny shopping centers and international sensibilities interwoven with devout Buddhism. Chiang Mai, the country bohemian downtown, is unique and precise elements of Thai culture become a classroom for cooking classes and language classes, while climbing in the mountains around Mae Hong Son find stupa-key peaks and villages after Stone Age cultures. Slide the tail of the coast are the evergreen limestone islands of Ko Tao and Kho Phi Phi Don, filled with tall palms angling over pearlescent sand. Thailand's beaches are stunning, hedonistic and mythic among residents of northern latitudes.
People come here to the miners: first perhaps for purely Western concept of R & R. And while they themselves provide for a bronze hue on the sandy beaches are found in the daily rhythm of Thailand a tranquility that is not limited to vacation time. The northeast is a region more suitable for family homes and educational concerts that fast souvenir snapshots: here you can dive deep into the psyche of Thailand, dating a searingly spicy food tolerance and a mastery of this strange tonal language. Welcome to a transformative experience disguised as a holiday.


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Entertainment Weekly Loves Twilight
I like WordPress more than Blogger. Because of this, I'm moving one of my Blogger blogs over here. Rather than start fresh, I'm bringing some of my favorite posts with me, but with intros.
This post is not about hatred of Twilight. If it was, I could've easily written about sitting through five movies, eagerly waiting for the climactic battle, only for it to be a dream sequence. No, this post is about Entertainment Weekly and how they gave credit for everything under the sun to Twilight, and how I prove them wrong. Enjoy.
No, there's nothing inherently wrong with loving Twilight, but what Entertainment Weekly did was absolutely ridiculous to the highest degree. They gave the credit to Twilight for everything that has ever happened in the world and more!
Hollywood's obsession with Young Adult novels? Thank you, Twilight. It had nothing to do with Harry Potter, nothing at all. Nope, it was all Twilight!
"Twilight created a tidal wave of interest in the paranormal-vampires, werewolves, zombies…"
Wow, what a sentence. So big and so flawed, it must be deconstructed piece by piece. Let's start with "vampires." First off, I guess we have to ignore the books here because if we don't, then EW crediting Twilight for Vampire Diaries would be all wrong because Vampire Diaries came out in 1991. But the real argument goes to a great show called True Blood. It debuted September 7th, 2008 and was a success for HBO. The first Twilight movie didn't come out until almost THREE months later. So, the credit for the vampire craze would belong to True Blood, not Twilight.
But don't forget, Twilight is not just getting credit for vampires, it's getting credit for ALL paranormal creatures here. So next up, we have zombies.The one-two punch of 28 Days Later and the remake of Dawn of the Dead in 2003 and 2004 ushered in the new age of zombies and began or reinvigorated many people's love affair with this paranormal creature. Over the next few years, a string of cool, new zombie moves came out in the theaters, but after four years, interest was beginning to wane and the zombie craze went underground for a while, living on in straight to DVD movies. Hollywood was looking for the next paranormal creature to bring back from the dead.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer had been off the air for three years by 2006, and continued to have a dedicated and loyal following. So let's just rip off Buffy, right? Central female lead? Check. Fall in love with a vampire? Check.
What I'm saying is that a strong and logical argument can be made that Buffy deserves the credit for Twilight, Harry Potter deserves the credit for the explosion of Young Adult novels in Hollywood, True Blood deserves the credit for the vampire craze and 28 Days Later/Dawn of the Dead deserve the credit for the new wave of paranormal creatures in the movies.
A strong and logical argument can't be made at all that Twilight deserves the credit for any of this. Unless, of course, you're Entertainment Weekly and you just say it is so.


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Drum Circle Leadership | Foundation Training
Learn to Lead Your Own Transormational Drum Circles
April 1 & 2, 2017, Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA
Training Schedule:
Sat. April 1, 2017:
8:45 AM Check in at Boilerhouse Music Building
9 AM-11:30 AM - Module 1
11:30 AM-12:30 PM - Lunch (available at campus dining hall)
12:45 PM-4:15 PM - Module 2
4:15 PM 6:15 PM - Dinner (available at campus dining hall)
6:15 PM-8:30 PM - Module 3
Sun. April 2, 2017:
9 AM-11:00 AM - Module 4
11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Lunch
Drum Circle Leadership is a system created by Jim Donovan M.Ed. designed to show you how to create and lead your own transformational drum circles. This foundation training is for anyone interested in learning Drum Circle Leadership techniques, games and methods in a way that works with your own ability.
In this 2-day experience, you will receive 13+ hours of hands-on training designed to teach you the skills you need to create and lead meaningful, effective and successful experiences with any group.
Foundation Skills
At Drum Circle Leadership Foundation Training, you will discover how to create and lead your own transformational drum circles. You will learn enjoyable techniques, games and methods in a way that works with your own ability. Beginners are warmly welcomed.
There are no prerequisites for this training.
Creative Group Music Making
Have fun learning how to quickly and effectively get groups of people making great music together with our unique Rhythm Seeds music making protocol. Find out how to inspire collaboration, engage challenging groups and how to connect people with a variety of social drum circle games. Inspire your group to make their own musical creations.
Practice & Support
Discover how to create "fail-proof" drum circles with a supportive group of peers. Get the practice and feedback you need to be confident leading your groups. Graduates receive access to our private DCL Facebook network to ask questions, get ideas and offer support to others. Get 13 contact hours, a Certificate of Completion, and an electronic version of the 300 page DCL manual.
Learn Valuable Skills for Your Personal and Professional Life
How to create fail-proof events by empowering participants
How to take your drum circle from good to transformational
How to inspire collaboration in your circle
How to lessen and eliminate resistance from your groups
How to create an infinite source of rhythms with "Rhythm Seeds"
Social drum circle games for all ages
How to integrate percussion and budget friendly instruments
How to lead and shape drum circle music
How to gain confidence leading and speaking with groups
How to gain the trust of your group
How to use drumming & sound for wellness and stress relief
How to design your own effective drum circle programs
At Drum Circle Leadership | Foundation Training, you can expect:
A comfortable, welcoming and accepting atmosphere.
To have the opportunity to choose how you interact
13 contact hours of training.
A Certificate of Completion denoting your contact hours.
Your own Drum Circle Leadership eBook 300+ ($19.99 Value).
Special Discount Codes for DCL Online Training Library.
Handouts and written documentation.
Significant amounts of optional, hands-on practice time.
Feedback and constructive guidance.
Tried and tested step-by-step foundation methodology.
Marketing resources, templates and tips for those wanting to create programs to sell.
Free lifetime access to our private Drum Circle Leadership Training Facebook group.
Specific effective techniques to help you manage nervousness.
Who should attend?
Anyone interested in utilizing the power of rhythm & drumming
Music Therapists
Music Teachers
Drum Circle Facilitators
Therapeutic music makers
Anyone who works with people with PTSD and returning veterans
Anyone who works with children
Addiction and recovery counselors
Camp Counselors
Grief Counselors
Sexual abuse and domestic violence counselors
Alternative healers
After school activity directors
People who work with disadvantaged youth
Social workers
Disaster relief workers
Church and spiritual group leaders
Elementary educators
Corporate facilitators seeking new tools for their activity toolbox
Learn about:
Inclusion regardless of ability
Letting go of perfectionism
Being present as a leader
Serving the group
Finding ways to flow with change
Learning the value of collaboration
How to manage mistakes
How to empower your participants
How to create fail-proof drum circles
A wide variety of malleable drumming and voice methods
How to build your own event from the ground up
How to inspire and hold the attention of the most unruly groups
How to play the various drums and percussion commonly used in rhythm events
How to use rhythm as a means to enhance personal development
How to use rhythm to lead health and wellness experiences
How to use rhythm to lead educational experiences
About your instructor:
Jim Donovan M.Ed., Assistant Professor and Chairman of Fine Arts at Saint Francis University, is a master facilitator, inspirational trainer and multi-platinum recording artist with over 25 years of leadership, teaching and performance experience. Donovan has presented hundreds of events across the US and Europe where he has helped many thousands of people learn effective ways to consciously lead, connect and live healthier, more productive lives.
Donovan was voted "Drum Circle Facilitator of the Year" by the readers of Drum! magazine. He holds a Masters in Educational Leadership from Saint Francis University and a BA in classical music performance from the University of Pittsburgh.
He is the author of the book "Drum Circle Leadership" and regularly offers trainings to organizations that teach people how to facilitate creative group music-making as a way to enhance wellness and social connection. These trainings include specialized, evidence-based programs for people who work with individuals with disabilities such as Autism and with those in the addiction and recovery environment.
He regularly works in the corporate and university environment where he offers team building and wellness programs. A short list of clients include Johnson & Johnson, Bayer, and Vanguard.
As a member of the 3-time platinum band Rusted Root, he co-wrote and performed "Send Me on My Way," a song whose unforgettable whistle has been featured in both Matilda and Ice Age. His touring work with Rusted Root provided ample opportunity to share the arena stages with rock legends such as Carlos Santana, members of Led Zeppelin and Sting, among others.
In addition to his music and education credentials, Donovan holds the position of "Head Dishwasher" at his home in Western, PA that he shares with his wife and three amazing kids.


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It was 2002 when TJ and I were in Las Vegas having our first discussion about being ready to start a family. We giggled a lot about the possibilities and also had a little fear between the giggles. Little did we know the difficulty we would have in trying to conceive.
For 3 years we went through every infertility drug there was, every treatment, a surgery, an incredibly painful procedure that involved injecting a dye through my fallopian tubes (about ripped the machine out of the wall) and a lot of tears. I'd married a man that was the most deserving man of being a father I'd ever seen and here I was an infertile dead end, or so I felt. Week after week & month after month of tests, probing, ultra sounds, drawing blood and medications we were told our last option was invetro. If you know anything about inventro you know it ain't cheap. We took that option & Tj got really good at giving shots.
I felt like I was made of glass, afraid I'd do something that would cause the process not to work so I was very careful that month. The time had come to go to the Drs office and find out if we'd produced any eggs. There were 22! SCARRYYY! 8 were viable. We scheduled to have them removed (weird). Afterward they "fertilized" them, only 3 took & could be used so we took our chances and had all 3 embryos placed and I resumed living in my glass house for the next few weeks. (here is a picture of the 3)
We headed to our appointment to have more blood taken and get results. We became friends with the ladies that took my blood so often. They knew us by name and were so supportive. We went into the office and I could tell by the look on my Drs face that it wasn't good. He said, "I'm sorry to tell you but none of the embryos implanted, you're not pregnant". I cried that day, went home and crawled in bed and just cried. That was it, our last chance...gone just like that. Could it really be true that we would have no children running around our house ever?
The next month we decided to try on our own and let God have the last word. A few weeks came and went and then I noticed I hadn't had "the monthly"...but after so many tests, so many failures and negatives I refused to take a test. Just thought it was one more new thing going wrong with me. So I scheduled another Drs. appointment to find out what was wrong this time. Figured it was all the fertility medication, shots or something that was jacking up my body & was sure they'd give me something to help get my body back on track. Went in...more blood drawn and waited in the exam room with TJ & my Dr. Then suddenly the door flew open and the ladies that we'd grown so close to that took my blood so often gave something to my Dr. He looked at it and shoved it in my face...a little square thing I'd never seen before. I tried to figure out what the thing was, but couldn't so I said...um what is it? He said it's a pregnancy test, YOU'RE PREGNANT! I shook my head in disbelief looking back and forth at TJ, my Dr and the little ladies giggling at the door and then it hit me...I was pregnant! I cried and laughed and cried and laughed almost hysterically. They did an ultrasound immediately and we saw our little nugget and heard the little heart beat. Wow...it was true. Then fear struck...my biggest fear, what if something goes wrong. I asked my Dr. when I would know that the baby was healthy and everything was okay. He said at the next ultrasound at about 18weeks. I couldn't hold my breath that long...but sure wanted to.
We left and told our families, they were overjoyed to say the least! Time passed and weeks drug by. A parent at the gym told me that she had a friend that was studying to be an Ultrasound Tech and needed hours on the machine if I wanted to get an ultrasound earlier than 18 weeks. Well, hell yea! Of course I did! So at 16weeks went in and found out our little nugget was a little girl :)
At my scheduled 18 week appointment TJ and I with my Mom and Stepdad all piled in the Ultrasound room to see our first little one and get confirmation that everything looked great. The Ultrasound woman did her exam, confirmed she was a girl and we all laughed at her little movements on the screen...astonished that we could see her so clearly.
She said she was going to have the Dr. come in and talk with us and then we'd be good to go. We chatted and giggled waiting for the Dr. When he came in the very first thing he said was his name and that he saw in my charts how long it took us to conceive and... "I believe your baby has Trisomy 13". I'm pretty sure my heart stopped and after I caught my breath said..."what is that, like Downs Syndrome"? He said, "no, unfortunately it's much worse please get dressed and come to my office and we will talk more". The room fell silent, no more giggles or smiles.
We entered his office, me trying to be the stone faced brave new Mom. He went on to explain that Trisomy 13 was a condition in which my daughter would not live. She would be still born or if she did make it through birth would pass within the first month of life. He continued, but I never heard a word after that. I was in shock...in my mind I knew it to be true. I was flawed wasn't I? I couldn't conceive a baby, not a healthy one. It was my nightmare coming true. It was a trick, I was too undeserving of having a baby at all.
I remember walking down the halls of the Drs. office, I could barely see through the tears in my eyes and all of the nurses were standing in the doorways staring at me. They had a look of horror on their faces, almost like they wanted to say something to me, but couldn't. I was a freak, a side show...or so the thought entered my mind.
We went home that day and I crawled in bed and cried and cried and cried, held my stomach where my little nugget was to be for as long as I could keep her there and just cried. It was more so a nervous breakdown and a self torture, something I'm pretty good at. I said everything I could in my mind to make me feel like the worst person on earth..and it worked. My Mom came and laid beside me and tried so hard to pull me out of it, but I was already there. I was nothing like the strong people I read about that when they get devastating news they glorify God and know that it's their purpose and although they plan to fight they are calm in knowing God's plan. No, I was nothing like that at all. I was a mess...exactly the person everyone says they expect you to be when one hears news like that. Strong...nope not at all a word to describe me.
I vaguely remembered the Dr saying, "do not go home and get online, you will only find aweful stories that will make things worse". After my Mom left my room, I pulled out my laptop. I am a "need to know" person. I have to know what to expect in every situation, always planning for outcomes. So, I googled Trisomy 13 and spent the next few hours crying my eyes out at the pictures and websites dedicated to dead babies and thinking about tiny caskets and a funeral. More self torture. Then I decided to google what the Dr said my baby had.. a Choroid Plexus Cyst...don't think I could ever forget that name. It was a cyst on her brain that made him believe she had the condition. While sitting in his office and going in and out of my mind torture I remembered my parents asking all kinds of questions...not really remembering what they were or what the answers were, my Mom reminded me. They asked what were the signs of T13. He said, clinched hands, clubbed feet, misshaped head, misshaped organs, thick nucal fold (thick skin behind the neck), cysts on the brain among other things. My parents pressed him and wanted to know if he'd seen these things in the ultrasound. He said he only saw the cyst on the brain...and only one cyst.
I did my research and found that CPC's are common these days in most ultrasounds due to better technology in the equipment used. As the brain forms and folds a cyst can sometimes form, but usually goes away although there are millions of people still walking around with them. That made me feel better but I went through the next 2 weeks in a fog leading up to my appointment with a genetic specialist to confirm or deny my Drs claims. My family and I went in and watched woman after woman leaving the specialists office in tears, holding their bellies. I was not ready when they called my name, but I needed to know. My ultrasound tech turned out to be a woman I worked with years before and who would later bring her daughter to my gym, Georgia. :) She wasn't allowed to tell me much about what she saw on the screen. I had an amniocentesis done (a big needle through my belly to draw amniotic fluid out and test it).
Two even longer weeks went by before the results came in. I must have been a mess to deal with from both my staff and family and probably my gym parents as well. We went in for the results and she says she's not concerned at all about the CPC...it was almost gone, but I had low amniotic fluid and the baby had Pyelectasis (fluid on the kidneys) she was "very concerned about my pregnancy". Great, a whole new set of concerns that we didn't have before. Did this mean she really did have T13? It was not confirmed or denied at the specialist. So, I spent the rest of my pregnancy doing ultrasounds (and getting thumbs up from the baby in every one...we began to look for it after a while and considered it her sign to us). I resolved myself to the fact that I was having a baby regardless of her condition and if I held her through life or death she was mine and my gift from God. I was a mother either way and the joy of having this baby would not be taken from me any longer by something she may or may not have. (check out the thumbs up in this ultrasound)
On September 6, 2005 she was 9 days late and I sat in my Drs office (a different one from the first) begging to be induced. He obliged and sent me to the hospital. I got pitocin (a drug that induces labor) and if you've ever wondered what a gutted deer feels like...that's it. An epidural and 9hrs later, TJ delivered his daughter with the okay from our mid-wife. He laid her on my belly and I counted each finger, each toe, rubbed her round head and checked her for any signs of deformity. She was perfect in every way. She did not have Trisomy 13. The nurses took her off to the nursery and bathed her, brought her back with the cutest little blonde mohawk and said she was the prettiest new born they'd ever seen.
I am a "tell it like it is" person. I've never liked sugar coating things (although I've learned most people want the sugar). I prefer to be told the truth, plain and simple and I truly believed the Dr was doing so in telling me she had Trisomy 13. Luckily my parents did not. They pressed for more answers and when they heard him say she didn't have any other signs of Trisomy 13 besides the cyst, they clung to that. Abortion was a topic the Dr. brought up during our appointment, although it was never an option for us. I wonder to this day why a Dr. would go so far as to tell you your child has a terminal condition and suggest abortion when Drs are wrong all the time and he confirmed knowing how long it took us to conceive and that she had a very minor sign of the condition. I've thought often of sending him a letter with my daughters picture and explaining to him what he did to me over the duration of my pregnancy and showing him the face he thought I should abort. How many females are told things like this, freak out and end a perfectly healthy pregnancy because of a Drs. misinformation and suggestion? I shutter to think. I remember the nurses faces as I left the Drs office that day and now looking back it was odd that they all came out of their rooms and watched me so intently as I left. I now feel they wanted to tell me they felt that the Dr had gone too far in his assessment telling me she had Trisomy 13 over one little common cyst he saw. I know they wanted to tell me something, but knew they couldn't.
For the first few months after Peyton's birth I had Post Partum Depression. I'm pretty sure it was due to all of the stress...and self torture over the months of pregnancy and TJ and I decided to take a small step back from our business and delegate responsibilities. I would later learn that some we thought were friends of ours, called it "the year of Peyton" through my pregnancy & PPD....it was not meant as a compliment.
Today Peyton is 7yrs old. She's beautiful, funny, smart as hell, big-time Daddy's girl, loves to write (wonder who she gets that from) and full of life and energy. I am her mother and I would have accepted whatever God's plan was for her back then. I'm so grateful that God had bigger plans for her and needed her to be here much longer than the day she was born. I am grateful that my parents never believed she had anything wrong with her and pushed for more answers. I am grateful that abortion was never an option for us.
My little blonde hair, blue eyed, spunky little girl will surely change this world in some big way. She's a firecracker so the world better get ready. Happy Birthday little lady, we love you more than life itself. Every year at this time I think about what we went through to get you and I'd go through it all again just to have you. Wouldn't we all.
Follow the lives of the Sawyers, at times hilarious...a little cartoonish and challenging, but always full of love for God, one another and passion for what we do :)
Friday, September 7, 2012
Peyton turns 7, take THAT Dr. A!
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OMG!!! Reading this at work, (I know I shouldn't be up here lol!!) and my eyes are full of tears. I'm so glad that you and TJ trusted God for what He already knew was going to come to pass; your beautiful daughter!! I too know the pain of hearing the things that doctor's say, but I also know that God has a plan for our lives. Continue to encourage people and know that no matter what we go through, God is more than able!! Children are God's way of saying the world should go on! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Here is how to remove an old car dealership sticker from a car window.
I used the following:
The hair dryer softens the old adhesive and then most of the sticker can be peeled away, then wipe over with WD40 to remove any remaining residue.
Finally a quick clean with window cleaner and the job is complete.


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How To Install The Theme :
- Open the "UT Patcher" folder and Right click on "UniversalThemePatcher-x86" and select 'Run it as Administrator'.
- Click on all 3 Patch buttons.
- Restart your computer
Now copy the two files in "Theme" folder to
C:/Windows/Resources/Themes folder.
Double Click on the "Windows Metro IM" file and you're now have the Windows Metro IM theme on your computer.
How To Use The System Files :
You have to take ownership of the system files ExplorerFrame.dll and shell32.dll
- Go to C:/Windows/System32 and locate the explorerframe.dll Right click on it and select Properties.
Then a window appears go to Owner tab and click on the Edit button
Now Just click on the Administrator and click OK twice
Click on the Edit button now and for all Users and Groups fill all the tick to Allow
Now click OK twice to exit.
- Rename the explorerframe.dll to explorerframe.dll.old
- Copy the explorerframe.dll from ExplorerFrame (for x86 Pre SP2) or ExplorerFrame (for x86 SP1) folder (you must determine which version of explorerframe you are using) to C:/Windows/System32.
- Same procedure will apply in changing the shell32.dll (take ownership , rename , copy)
- Restart your computer to see the changes.
In Changing The StartOrb :
- Go to the "Start Orb Changer" folder.
- Double Click on the "Win7 Start Button Changer" file.
- Your current Start orb was displayed on the left side of the application.
- Choose "Select & Change Start Button" and browse "StartOrb.bmp" file.
- If you want to revert back to original Start Orb, just run the application and choose "Restore Original Explorer Backup".
Note: Always back up your files everytime you modify system files and if you do not know your computer's architecture then do not use the system files.
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Talk to the hand, you little fuckers!
This is so superdelicious: Lynn Cheney appears on The Situation Room, blasts Wolfie for talking about her husband, then goes ballistic when he brings up her lesbo novel to counter her griping about Jim Webb's dirty passages in his own novel. Be sure to watch the whole thing! Oh, it's magically scrumptious! Happy Weekend!


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"Hi Kerry, I just had to touch base with you this morning because I was organizing my "favorites" on the computer and came across a bookmark for your blog. Your latest entry about what you learned with your kids was EXACTLY what I needed today. We have two kids ages 13 and 11. Academics comes easily for our older one, but the younger struggles. We have had tutors, screaming matches, etc. This summer my daughter has math homework as well as writing a report on books that she has read. She hates to read, which is such a shame because I feel she is missing out. We have been fighting all summer so far about her getting her work done.
I actually read the books she need to read and practically wrote one of the reports for her when hers was so awful. I feel horrible about it. After reading your blog, I have a renewed perspective! My husband has a healthier attitude about it—"it is their life, you have to let them live it". I don't know why stay-at-home mom's feel so much pressure for their kids to "succeed" at everything. It truly is their life and they need their relationship with us far more than they need the academics. I know they will be fine because they are great human beings.
Thank you again for your words. They have really touched me today. My daughter will thank you too because you may have helped reduce the stress in our summer!"
What do you think about this? Do your kids have summer homework? How do you and they deal with it?
Do you think stay-at-home moms feel extra pressure for their kids to succeed at everything?


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3 New Fast-Acting Eye Creams You'll Love
When it comes to our eyes, the long-term goal is to stave off the onslaught of crow's feet for as many years as possible. But what about the here and now? Puffiness, dark circles and dehydration lines are very real problems for busy women (so that would be all of us, amirite?). And while concealer is great and all, it can only cover so much without looking cakey (never a good look). What we really need is an eye cream that works immediately to de-puff, brighten and hydrate; keep scrolling for three new eye creams that promise just that.
A super-smart eye cream, Pep-Start contains a blend of collagen-boosting peptides, energising caffeine, soothing algae and phytosphingosine, which prevents fluids pooling under the eyes and has an anti-inflammatory effect. Designed to de-puff on the go, the round applicator can be used to massage eyes for a wide-awake look in three seconds flat.
Hollywood facialist Sonya Dakar created Eyeposuction when she couldn't find anything on the market that works as well as haemorrhoid cream to take down puffy under-eye bags. (FYI, no one should use a cream made for the nether regions on their face, ever). This delicately citrus-scented cream contains a blend of botanicals that rev up the elimination of fatty deposits and waste that contribute to bags and dark circles. Just like liposuction (hence the name) it works instantly—eyes look brighter, smoother and less tired.
REN's latest edition to its Keep Young and Beautiful lineup could be its most exciting yet. The lightweight, cooling gel works fast (like, blink and you'll miss it) to take down puffiness and tighten the under-eye area thanks to a blend of hyaluronic acid and silicones. You can apply it over makeup (if you're heading out after work and need a pick-me-up). The light-reflecting particles are an added bonus and will have people commenting on how well you look.
What's your favourite fast-acting eye cream? Let us know in the comment box below.


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February 17, 2018, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM @ McDonalds (Jordan)
Have Coffee with Scott County Cops
Saturday, February 17, 8 – 10 AM
McDonalds, 260 Triangle Lane North, Jordan
Pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee and a cookie (bring the kids!), and get to know your local law enforcement personnel. Ask questions, tell us about your neighborhood, or share your concerns. The coffee is free, and the conversation will be both informal and informative. We look forward to hearing more about you!
February 17, 2018, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM @ Chaska Community Center
This free community education for high school students, parents, and professionals will help people understand the truth about sexting and its connection to sextortion, child pornography, and cybersex trafficking. Minnesota's recent largest child pornography case began by soliciting photos from 171 unsuspecting high school boys on social media. Learn how this happens, and how to answer the question: Is this happening here? You'll learn how to recognize and help someone who is being exploited, and an introduction to local outreach, prevention, support programs, and resources. Participation is free, but registration is requested: www.eventbrite.com.
Keynote speakers:
Ron Hocevar, Scott County Attorney
Officer Dale Hanson, Minneapolis Police Department
Jessica Bartholomew, A.C.T. (Anti-Child Trafficking) United
Saturday, February 17, 9 AM - 12:30 PM
Chaska Community Center, Community Room
1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska, Minnesota
February 17, 2018, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Conceal Carry Class - Mike Delbow


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Whether you are difficult to fit or would just like something different, made to measure is the solution. You can chose from hundreds of fabrics and then add the details to make your garment truly special. We tailor suits, sports coats, trousers, tuxedos or topcoats from one of our prestigious manufactures.
Dress shirts and sports coats can be frustrating to fit. Gitman Bros. and Robert Talbott offer customized solutions to ease the frustration of ill-fitting apparel. Skip Gambert also offers made to measure shirts in hundreds of fabrics. Once you have selected the fabric then you can continue the customization with choosing the details for either dress or sport. Your wardrobe can be customized to be as unique as you are while meeting the demands of your busy lifestyle.