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When did you start writing?
I started writing in the sixth grade. I had been a pretty avid reader since third grade and thought it might be fun to try. I didn't try until our new sixth grade teacher turned out to be this 23 year old beautiful girl. I wanted to impress her so I wrote a murder mystery short story. She was impressed, but not nearly enough to fall for an eleven year old.
Her loss.
However, I found I loved writing the story and coming up with all the little twists and creating the characters. It was a pretty easy mystery to figure out and I knew it, but just the act of creating a world was pretty exciting to me. It started me off into writing from there.
Why did you pick the genre you write it?
I didn't really pick it as much as it seemed to pick me. I started watching horror movies at a really young age- I saw the original "Nosferatu" on PBS when I was about 5- and when I was able to read, I read a ton of books I shouldn't have... I did get in trouble for doing my 8th grade book report on "Christine." Got in trouble for that one. I do write other things that aren't horror, but I still view myself as a horror writer. I don't have any illusions or trepidations about being considered one either. There is great writing in horror and I'm proud to be one. It's just more fun for me and it is always a challenge.
Where do you get your ideas from? Do you journal at all?
The ideas just tend to pop in, for which I'm grateful, but as I get older I tend to take situations of what I see around me and juxtapose it. During the start of the whole "Twilight" craze, I wondered how a vampire would feel being portrayed in such a manner. Would the vamp find it hilarious or insulting? From that scenario, I wrote "Where the Apple Shine Won't Reach" which later became the launch pad for my web comic "Forever After" about decidedly un-sparkly vampires.
I've tried relentless to journal, but I tend to zone out when I'm writing about myself. As a writer, you are your first reader and audience. I bore myself to tears most times when I journal, although I have been trying to blog more frequently on my site (www.nelsonwpyles.com) these days.
What's a normal (writing) day like for you?
I've trained myself to get up at an insane hour every morning, seven days a week. I try to write for two hours in the morning and then every free chance I get. A lot of the newer works I've finished oddly enough have been done at odd hours, and at a pretty rapid clip. I'm pretty undisciplined about a lot of things, but I've gotten very good at getting up at 3:30 or 4:00 in the morning and hitting the words. I've very used to it by now. Still, there's never enough time in the day to write as much as I'd like.
Favorite author or book? Who are you currently reading?
My favorite author has to be Joe R. Lansdale. He's the modern Mark Twain as far as I'm concerned. He makes the writing look so damned easy...his dialog is effortless and his stories are so diverse in subject. I've been reading a lot of Lovecraft as of late. It continues to floor me with the ideas that guy had flowing out of him for the time period.
Do you prefer writing poetry or prose? Why one over the other?
I actually like them both, although I tend to embrace prose more these days obviously. Poetry is a lot more refined and harder to pull off I think. I love poetry, and I can even write some with a gun to my head but my forte is prose.
Do you write in silence or with noise (TV, movies, music)?
I usually write in silence because it'll screw me up otherwise. I know writers who put mood music and mood lighting on to create an atmosphere and I've tried it over the years, but eventually, I just turn it all off and get back to work.
Do you have any weird habits when it comes to writing? Do you type or write longhand?
I type on a PC or the laptop, but I used to love getting an old typewriter and bang out on the keys all night. I'm going to write a novel on an old typewriter one of these days. My writing habits are honestly, the only non-weird things I have in my psychological makeup. Well, I do speak my dialogue out loud...is that weird?
Would you consider yourself a Plotter or a Pancer?
I'm somewhere in between really. I will cook up enough of a plot to figure out where I'm going in general, but once I've been writing for a while and the characters let me hear their voice, the plot sometimes will change and I just let them take me where they want to go. With the short work, I usually know where I'm going, but I also believe that the journey sometimes is way more fun than the destination.
What do you think is the hardest aspect of the craft?
I'd have to say editing. There always seems to be this little bone of contention about altering your own work, even if it's to make it better. There is a certain point that I just can't stand to read my story anymore and it's usually around the fifth rewrite. I have to leave it alone for a while before I can look at it again.
Current projects?
Right now is surprisingly busy for a bunch of reasons. My short story supply is dwindling and I have to go and refill it. I like to have a small stack of them around and then shop them all at the same time. I'm working on a massive third issue story for the comic book; it's been on hiatus since summer as my artist was doing some different work for a while. I need to get back to my second novel, which is a semi-sequel to the first one. Hopefully, I get the work that the first one gets to see in ink. I also host a podcast called The Wicked Library and we're about to go into our second season. It's a log of fun and we're starting to get noticed. We just made the transition to iTunes, so there's some urgency to step up the game.
How do you balance being an editor and being a writer (Or double jobs, being a mom/dad, husband/wife etc.)
Simple. I really don't. Not all things are equal at all times. Sometimes, I have nothing but time to do it all, and that's usually when I slack off. When there are a million things being thrown at me at once, that's when I snap to attention. It's stressful, but in a good way. I love writing and as annoying as editing is, stories aren't written as much as they are rewritten. It's cliche, but it really is a labor of love.
What do you think people expect from you with your writing? EX: Can they always count on a good gross out?
I always try to make the twist or the punch in the story come from nowhere. I will telegraph it sometimes, but only if it's fun. That, and I think people can expect believable, likeable characters. If you can get your readers to really like your characters, when one of them gets chased by the boogeyman, they'll be worried. And I'm usually good for at least one gross out.
Advice for aspiring writers?
Three things. One is read. Read anything. Read everything. Absolutely anything and everything you can. Even if it sucks. Take it all in, find your favorite. If you don't have time to read, you aren't going to have time to honestly write.
Two is write. Write anything and everything. Write and submit your work. Your work will not publish itself.
And three. Don't be afraid to get a rejection letter. You're going to get them. It's part of the process and a badge of honor. The writer who keeps stories in a box and never sends them out will never be published. Don't be that writer.
BIO: Nelson W. Pyles is an author of horror fiction residing in Pittsburgh, PA. Originally from New Jersey, Nelson has written several short stories, screenplays, and is at work on his second novel. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association and his work has appeared alongside bestselling authors Harlan Ellison, F. Paul Wilson, Jack Ketchum, Jessica McHugh, and Lucky McKee to name a few. His latest work is in the new anthology FEAR THE ABYSS from Post Mortem Press and is available at amazon.com. He also hosts a podcast called "The Wicked Library" where he reads the work of a featured up and coming author each week.
You can find out more by visiting www.nelsonwpyles.com and www.redhorseradio.com.
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Twitter: @nelsonwpyles and @wickedlibrary


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I hope that you love this linky as much as I do and that you come join us! I'd love to read about as many schedules as possible!
Here's my schedule!!
8:35-9:25 Language Arts
This is, without a doubt, the most difficult part of my day. I do not have enough time teach language arts. My ELA block is split into two parts and this first chunk also includes the time it takes from the bell ringing until class begins and the transition time to our special. Ouch. I usually have some morning work up on the projector when they come in and I get class started pretty quickly to get as much language arts in as possible. We're using EngageNY ELA this year so the lessons are really long and hard to fit in!
We have our specials here. They have music or PE, computer lab, and library.
We're reading Wonder right now for read aloud and it's super interesting. I love it. I always use Audible because I hate actually reading aloud. I think it's better because there are voices and music to the story too! The kids can color or draw during the story but they do get quizzed on the read aloud so I can ensure that they're staying focused.
This is my Daily 5 time. I have students out for ELD and SpEd. I also have students go to Read Naturally for an intervention. All the 5th grade teachers rotate students so we can create groups that suit their needs. The students that aren't in a reading group work independently on silent reading or writing.
This is the little section of time that we spend finishing our language arts lesson from the morning. It's an awkward transitional time for us but we make it work. Lately, we've been using this time to do a spiral review of math topics before state testing. It has fit into this 20 minute chunk perfectly.
We have a second set of reading intervention groups here. I love this part of the day. All of the teachers rotate students again. We also have students in Title 1 for reading support at this time. Some students also go to help first graders as buddies during this time or read or write independently.
Students have lunch and lunch recess at this time.
Another favorite part of my day is our technology period. We all have a full computer lab (5th grade) and we do tons of technology-integrated projects at this time. The students love it and they're on their very best behavior during this period!
This is when I teach whole group math. We use EngageNY math this year and the lesson really is this long! The students are used to it and they hang in there. I usually let them do a short brain break in between!
We have a second recess here! How lucky are we?!
We have time for math intervention groups here. The students either work independently on their math practice from the lesson or meet with a teacher for support.
After practice and intervention groups, I review the math practice with the class. The students come up and solve the problems in front of the class. I pull their name on sticks so they have to be ready to answer any question. They love being picked and coming to show their work.
During this time, a lot goes on! The students complete their exit ticket for math, do their planners, pack up and do their classroom jobs! It's busy!!

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I was travelling in Cingjing in Taiwan and saw some beautiful flowers outside the Nina de Chocolate 妮娜巧克力工坊. They were beautiful and I couldn't resist plucking one each. One is pink and the other is white. I didn't know whether they will survive one week in my luggage when I'm having vacation in Taiwan. The plants did survive.
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My friend had a white and pink mixed version and I may try to get one from her when I visit her in the future. I saw the flowers bloomed twice when I was at home. They bloomed at around 9am in the morning and would wither at night on the same day. So, you will need to be there to see them if they bloom. It would be a beautiful sight to see white, pink and white/pink flowers blooming at the same time. Next, I will try to propagate them.
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Nurturing the Spirit of Entrepreneurship
MDC's Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center was one of five institutions around the country selected to host the National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) regional summits to focus attention on the many ways community colleges contribute to the entrepreneurial vitality of the regions that they serve.
Focusing on Growing the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and featuring several distinguished speakers from nationally recognized companies and institutions, the conference united entrepreneurs, faculty, students, administrators, funders/philanthropists, bankers and entrepreneurship support organizations throughout South Florida. It also kicked off 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Week events at the Meek Center, which is a major outreach center of Miami Dade College's North Campus.
"We have been members of the NACCE since its inception and were delighted to partner with them on initiating regional conversations on this very important topic," said North Campus President Malou C. Harrison. "We have a highly charged group of faculty and administrators throughout our academic and student services departments. They are dedicated to fostering an entrepreneurial culture throughout all of our curricular and co-curricular activities. In addition, we invite our community partners into our work in meaningful ways by becoming coaches, mentors and advisors to our student entrepreneurs. Our slogan for this effort is 'Entrepreneurship is Everyone's Business.' "
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WEST PLAINS (AP) — A south-central Missouri teenager is in trouble after students and a teacher reported he threatened to bring guns to school and kill people.
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Investigators said Wilmoth made the threat during a class Monday afternoon at West Plains High School.
Witnesses quoted Wilmoth as saying he liked to pretend to be Adolf Hitler and that he would bring guns to school and kill everyone later in the week.
The teacher also told police Wilmoth threatened to kill her and her family.
Wilmoth was free Thursday evening on $10,000 cash bond. No phone number for him could be found, and he did not yet have a lawyer.


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During the session, we had several formal and informal surveys to determine where this limited cross section of the banking industry was with regard to their marketing mix.
Interestingly, while the majority of the banks are regularly using web banners and email as part of their marketing initiatives, less than 25% use paid search or jump pages with their campaigns. Even more surprising:
- Almost half of the banks in attendance still do not have a formal, multi-step onboarding program. This is surprising given the amount of attention given this strategy in the trade press and with market leaders over the past several years.
- While only about half the participating banks routinely collect email addresses, more than two thirds collect mobile phone numbers. This is most likely a result of IT challenges in setting up capture methods for email vs. another phone number box. The current level of email address pollination within the databases for the banks in attendance was still less than 30% on average.
- Only a very small handful of banks in attendance ask a new customer what their preferred channel of communication is. This is both a potential missed sales channel opportunity and a customer experience shortfall.
- Almost half of those at our session have used web video as a communications tool, about the same number are using Facebook, while less than 25% have used Twitter or YouTube.
Thanks to all of the banks that attended our session yesterday and especially to Matt and Tal for their exceptional insights that they shared with in the workshop.


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Hanna was truly ahead of her time when she created her energy tools. Years later, many of them are unmatched and may be even more important as we surround ourselves with the products of technological advances and consume foods with little energy. Because her energy tools are so unique, we want to share information on each one so you can decide how they might benefit you and your family.
Blood Clot Board
This tool was developed by Hanna to assist the body in dissolving blood clots. The congestion in blood flow caused by clots is not only dangerous for health but also for energy flow. The Blood Clot Board is a simple device based on Mineral and Magnetic Therapy (that like energies attract) and the iron in the blood is attracted to the iron in the board. The blood is "pulled" and the bonds of stagnation and congestion are weakened and the blood can return to its natural state. The Blood Clot Board is a useful tool for bruises, bumps and trauma involving blood as these injuries usually have multiple small blood clots associated with them.
BioEnergy Disk
Airport scanners, food price scanners and microwave ovens deplete and interrupt the natural flow of energy in our bodies and in our food. Hanna was concerned that people may not be getting the energy they need from their food and that the interruptive energy patterns shock the lymphatic and nervous systems, manifesting in vulnerability to viral infections, fungal infections, fluke infections and nerve debilities. We can avoid these harmful effects by using Hanna's BioEnergy Disk on our bodies and our food. To use the disk for your food, simply place it on top of the disk. To use on the body, place the disk on the solar plexus (at the bottom of your breast bone) to counteract the destructive effects of microwaves and scanners; this is very quick and takes about one minute. To use on the lymphatic system, place the small disk in the left armpit. Hanna taught that the lymphatic system filters through the glands on this side. Most people feel movement or tingling in the left armpit that slowly moves through the body. This process takes about five minutes.
Computer Pillow
In the mid-80s Hanna developed the Computer Pillow in response to conditions she found were directly associated with the loss of life force energy from the use of many electrical appliances. The Computer Pillow is designed to protect a person's essential energy fields from destructive electrical pollution and magnetic disorientation that is produced by computer rays, x-rays, fluorescent lights, television rays, airplane travel, microwaves and other electrical appliances. It has also been known to help with energy field loss from exposure to gaseous fumes as well as reducing the effects of jet lag. Many practitioners are finding that people who travel in vehicles for work or other prolonged situations are needing the Computer Pillow because of the many different energy lines they travel through and because most cars have computers in them. A person using a Computer Pillow energetically acts like a conductor; the energies coming out of the computer (or other source) go through the person and land or "ground" in the Computer Pillow where it is diffused away from the user. This tool becomes more and more important as electronic devices become more powerful and commonly used.
Crystal Laser
Hanna combined herbs, "golden crystals", numerology (Atlantean origin), and color therapy to create the Crystal Laser. It is attached to a flashlight and will last a long time if batteries and light bulbs are replaced (just like with any other flashlight). It was designed for supporting the immune system but can be used to clear the aura, to clear a room, to open the crown chakra and even help to recall dreams. Hanna recommended using it on the thymus (upper part of the breastbone) for one minute every morning to support the immune system and overall wellbeing. She also recommended it for "upholding positive influences" because the magenta color of the lens has been known as an aura builder and capable of stabilizing emotions. This is reflected in the calming feeling many people experience when using it. Many people enjoy using this tool intuitively, moving it around to the spots on the body that feel good. It seems to be most effectively used when it does not touch the skin yet remains close to the body. For dream recollection point the Crystal Laser at the third eye (middle of forehead) for several minutes in the morning.
This tool was created by Hanna to balance the electricity in the home. It "pulls back" the electrical energy and balance so that the home can be a safe space from the wavelengths of electricity. The constant bombardment of electrical intensity and differing wavelengths is a tremendous burden to our healthy nervous system and is especially hard on those whose immune systems are already compromised. People who have used the Electrilizer report that it also saves electricity and that their energy bills were lower.
Pico Board
How did Hanna know that our food supply would one day be infused with nuclear radiation when she made this board 20 years ago? The Pico Board is used to help counteract the radiation energy and residues found in our food from irradiation, an FDA approved practice that's been happening for over 30 years. Wheat, meat, poultry, fresh fruits and vegetables are some of the food items that have been approved for irradiation and promoters of the process are trying to get the approval to increase the levels of radiation. To counteract this, set the Pico Board on a flat surface and place your bag of groceries or food items on it for 2 minutes; place any food you buy on the Pico Board. You may also use the Pico Board on your body to neutralize the effects of Cesium 137, Cobalt 60 and Strontium 90 already in your system by sweeping the body with the board, being sure not to stop in the middle of your arm, leg, etc. Follow through past the limb.
Soma Board
A unique invention of Hanna's concerning ether technology and taste and wholesomeness of fruits, vegetables, milk, water and other groceries. The Soma Board is designed to bring more healthful vibrations to your kitchen. Many foods contain chemicals, additives or preservatives and it is sometimes impossible to wash the chemicals off store-bought produce, making energetic neutralization of the additives an important choice. Over the years additives accumulate and the liver attempts to neutralize the toxins and our bodies can become vulnerable to these allergens. Avoiding refined or chemically treated foods is the safest course but if this is not possible, use the Soma Board. Just as you can use the Pico Board to sweep your body, the Soma Board can be used in the same way and will help clear the body's energy fields.
Water Revitalizer
This disk is safe for daily use and is based on the natural magnetic energy and balance of the body's own magnetic field. Balance is conducive to harmony and we are not likely to become ill or stay sick for a long period of time when we are in balance on all levels (physically, mentally, emotionally and magnetically). The balance of body fluids upholds magnetic balance and the Water Revitalizer brings balance to drinking water to ensure these benefits can be achieved in the body. The disk may also be used to give the kidneys a boost by placing it over each kidney for a minute or two. This disk does not detoxify drinking water.
Other Energy Tools
Because we care about keeping our bodies safe from the impacts of the modern world, we also carry other tools and gadgets that were not created by Hanna. Cell Shield is one of these products and has been a part of on-going research on the lasting effects of electromagnetic waves on our health. Cell Shield is a composite of five different ceramics that absorb potentially harmful electric and magnetic waves. The ceramics render the waves harmless by converting them into shorter far infrared rays. Throughout this conversion process, the ceramic molecular structure undergoes dynamic changes in order to continuously reproduce this benefit. Cell Shield is small and attaches directly to your cell phone so there's no worry of this tool creating an issue with use or comfort.
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It takes many people to satisfy the needs of a community. The EcoCity Trust and the City of Johannesburg would like to thank the following supporters for their continued commitment and contributions to the Johannesburg Initiative and its ongoing programme of providing ecologically and economically sound solutions to the problems of the developing world.
- Afribike
- Anglo American Young Managers Fund
- ARUP Engineering
- Ballstraathoss
- Bioregional UK
- Canada Fund for Local Initiatives
- City of Johannesburg departments and utilities
- COPAC (Co-operatives and Policy and Alternative Centre)
- Danced/Danida
- DBSA (Development Bank of South Africa)
- Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT)
- Department of Transport
- Department of Welfare
- DFID (Department for International Development)
- Dome Space
- Earthcote Paints
- EarthLife Africa
- Food and Trees for Africa
- Global Forest Products
- Green Inc
- Greenhouse Project
- IIEC (International Institute of Energy Conservation)
- Johannesburg Development Agency
- Johannesburg Property Company
- Kaytech Engineered Fabrics
- Lafarge Cement
- Landbank
- MSolar
- Recycle UK
- Rupert Family Foundation
- SEED (Sustainable Energy Environment Development)
- Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Partnership (SECCP)
- Swiss-South African Co-operation Initiative
- Technikon of the Witwatersrand
- The Body Shop
- UNDP - Life
- WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)
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Johannesburg mayor Amos Masondo calls EcoCity a unique example of sustainable development. And the city also recognises that what the project provides is a way forward. "EcoCity is located in one of 89 informal settlements in the city," he says. "It has wider implications for the rest of the city." EcoCity, with its partnership approach, offers a way for the mayor to replicate the manner in which it merges green and brown imperatives in a time when public resources are limited, but needs seem infinite. Green issues refer to ecologically friendly ways of living, while brown issues describe the economic elements which underpin wellbeing, including economic development and job creation.
The two sets of issues are often presented as mutually exclusive, while EcoCity shows this needn't always be the case. "It's pioneered among the poorest of the poor," explains the mayor, who has been a regular visitor to Ivory Park, the community in which the project is based. Johannesburg is a core supporter of EcoCity and gives the project office space — making concrete the private partnership between the NGO sector, community and the council. The city's support gives the EcoCity project the political weight necessary to draw in support from provincial and national spheres of government.
Because EcoCity is an NGO, it also maintains links with the community. What EcoCity provided the city with, says Masondo, was a commitment and idea that was homegrown and which the administration could support. Such co-responsibility is essential for any successful development plan. "Government as government alone would never be able to do this. Government working alone can never address the great needs of our people," says the mayor. Ultimately, co-ops should be a key means of ensuring food security, a vital element of sustainable development.
The Johannesburg EcoCity programme is located within the Department of Development Planning, Transport and Environment. This is an excellent place within which to house such a programme as it cuts across all aspects of development. "The concept of the EcoCity looks at development in a different way, a way that allows us to address both economic growth and ecological sustainability at the same time," says Flora Mokgohloa, the Director of Environment in the Department. In particular she is pleased with the way the programme promotes women when jobs are created and the focus on the youth is of paramount importance to the City.


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Anniversary is next week! May 24.
3. What were or would you like your wedding colors to be?
Navy blue- my favorite color. Also had hot pink flowers. It was an impulse decision that I ended up loving.
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We had 7. My 3 sisters, 1 best friend from growing up, 2 best friend from college, 1 best friend from after college. I needed all these gals for guidance. I probably still do!
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Yes, I have something else to say in this matter. And it is a matter that comes up way too often. To be clear and honest, having it come up even once is "way too often." For it to keep happening, for there to be whole web pages dedicated to the lives lost because there are lives shattered and lost is "way too often" by an exponential of "way". And I have something more to say on the matter.
That is the growing war between Families and Self-Advocates. It is a war that is not only devastating and horrible as any other war, leaving useless casualties in its wake, but it is completely self-defeating and purposeless as it is being waged. Instead of growing understanding and co-support, lines get hardened and people get terrorized. Both sides, people. Terrorized on BOTH sides.
The real problem is a misunderstanding of how we both contribute to our common goal: getting people who know nothing of the matter and are in need of education and compassion to move further along on the path to that ultimate goal, acceptance and understanding. If we could achieve that goal, that ultimate understanding that All People Are People- and it is, unfortunately, still a highly radical idea on all fronts- then most of this would go away. It would be so much better in our world, where people would be properly supported, educated, and employed as they needed, and everybody just took others as they are, instead of how they think others and even they themselves should be. Imagine it. Just take a minute to imagine if you could just be you, and get what you needed, and even if people don't like you, they at least understand you. And you, them. Just think about it. Imagine it. That's where we want to be. No, I'm wrong. That is where we need to be.
The job of a self-advocate is daunting. They have the job of helping people understand this concept that all people are people, and it is their very lives that are on the line. They risk everything to rock the boat. They are, understandably and reasonably so, extremely angry. If the world told you that you were subhuman wastes of resources and oxygen, and reminded you of this opinion every single minute of every single day of your life, you'd be angry, too. People deal with anger in many different ways, and self-advocacy is an important one for fixing the problem, at its very core. They are the people who understand, despite being told otherwise all their lives for generations immemorial, that they are people. They are the ones who know it best, and can teach it best. That is their job- to watch and guard their personhood, and communicate it to those who don't understand. And ultimately, that is everybody.
Self-advocates are at a wide variety of places and understandings in themselves, in their roles, and in their methods and reactions. Folks, this is as it should be, and must be. We all must understand that, or we get no where and start masticating ourselves, like Saturn devouring his children.
The job of a family advocate- usually a parent- is to make sure that personhood is respected and try to translate missed messages between the self-advocates and the ignorant, often hostile people who haven't understood that All People Are People. And parents, like self-advocates, are also fighting that deeply ingrained social lesson, so thoroughly accepted by the followers of Ayn Rand, that some people don't count. Some people are lesser, and trash to be used and tossed. And if they aren't useful and productive, or useful and productive to a certain standard, they are wastes of time, resources, and effort. How thoroughly our society and culture has swallowed this! Yet when you have that loved one in front of you, how incredibly fast you learn how ugly a lie this is. People are people, and they, every single one of them, have worth, value, and deserve respect, love, and support. And we know how hard it can be when you are fighting battles for someone else. Parents and family advocates are angry. Their job is to protect those who cannot protect themselves, and protect the rights of those who cannot fight for themselves, against those who do not understand, and think others are a waste of time. And ultimately... that is everybody.
Rarely is a lesson learned in complete epiphany. It is a process, and parent-advocates are at a variety of stages and places in the learning process. They have a variety of methods and reactions, and a variety of learning styles. As is should and must be. We all must understand that, or we get no where.
Pillorying each other is not going to help. Teaching and learning is a process that takes time, effort, and support of each other. We need to face obstacles that are complex and make sure we all get through this together, as best we can. We will all make mistakes. We need to keep it civil and supportive between ourselves, or we just end up crucifying each other, reinforcing the idea that some people are not worth effort, or time, or resources. It is self-defeating to try to silence other voices.
Self-advocates, keep up the good work. In these times of crisis, keep up your voice. There is no excuse for killing anyone. All people are people. Keep educating, keep pushing, keep making sure the message is out there.
Family-advocates, keep up the good work. In these times of crisis, keep up your voice. There are reasons people become desperate, and until we all understand All people are people, we need to try to strip away the other obstacles that keep our loved ones in the silence. Keep pushing for services and understanding. Keep getting the message out there.
And together, we can get this done. I believe it. Keep the faith.
Saturday, September 07, 2013
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- Chelsea 744 said...
Thank you, joeymom. I hope that these tragic murders open people's eyes to why the "cure autism" mindset is so dangerous. I hope someday that "quiet hands" becomes nothing more than a term in the history book on autistic culture.
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Joey Logano easily won Friday night's Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, to get his eighth Nationwide Series race of the season in 18 starts.
Logano beat Kevin Harvick to the finish line by 2.760 seconds to win for the first time at Charlotte and the 17th time in his career. Series leader Elliott Sadler ran third and extended his advantage to 13 points over Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who came home seventh.
Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin completed the top five.
Logano led the field to a restart on Lap 137, but Harvick tracked him down and passed the No. 20 Toyota in traffic on Lap 155. On Lap 162, however, both Logano and Keselowski shot past Harvick into the top two spots, after the handling of Harvick's Chevrolet began to deteriorate.
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The highlights of the August Fiction issue are the three stories shortlisted in the prestigious $12,500 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. Other highlights include an extract from poet Michael Aiken's ABR Laureate's Fellowship project: Satan Repentant. Also in the issue, we have Peter Mares on Manus and Nauru, Ilana Snyder on American Jewish divisions about Israel, Neal Blewett on The Killing Season Uncut, Simon Tormey on Thomas Piketty's new work, and Bruce Moore reflects on the new Australian National Dictionary. Novelists reviewed in this issue include Annie Proulx, Louise Erdrich, Katherine Brabon, Mark O'Flynn, Zoë Morrison, and Liam Pieper. Historian Tom Griffiths is our Open Page guest.
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Aisha Buhari charges Nigerians to help poor people
The First Lady made the call yesterday during the distribution of gift items and packs to patients at the four district hospitals in Abuja (Asokoro, Garki, Wuse and Maitama) in commemoration of her birthday on Friday, February 17.
Mrs. Buhari, who was speaking through Senior Special Assistant to the President, Dr. Hajo Sani, further said that imbibing the spirit of giving would spread love and amity in the polity.
According to a statement signed by the Director of Information in the Office of the wife of the president, Suleiman Haruna, "the gifts exemplify the work that Her Excellency's project, Future Assured is doing all over Nigeria, especially to the less privileged."Her Excellency wants to remember the less-privileged on this important day and that is why she is sharing with them."
She wants to touch their lives and wants them to feel her on this symbolic day," said Dr. Hajo Sani.The Medical Director, District Hospital, Asokoro Dr. Abubakar Ahmadu, who led the team round maternity, neonatal and paediatric wards in the Hospital, commended wife of the President for her humanitarian services that hold wide acclaim and said the gift packs are symbolic of what privileged Nigerians should do to the underprivileged.
Dame Pauline Tallen, former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, and Mrs. Beatrice Bassey, Coordinator, African First Ladies Peace Mission supported Dr. Sani during the outing.
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What is your first thought about any situation?
If you are like most people, the first thing you'll notice are the limitations — the potential difficulties, what could go wrong, why it might not work out, etc. You might even catalog everything that could go wrong in your mind.
This insidious way of thinking has been referred to as "negativity bias" and it seems to infect most of us. This mindset is hugely miscreative because, by The Law of Attraction, what you focus on you attract. Which means you are more likely to experience those very difficulties and limitations! If you want to become a more deliberate creator then you'll want to lose your habit of focusing on the negative and limitations and start focusing on the positive and possibilities instead!
The Buddha, who was deeply aware that we create our reality with our thoughts, aptly expressed the disempowering nature of this "limitation" mindset when he said:
The mind that percieves the limitation is the limitation.
Here's a similar idea; Focus on 'What Could Be' not 'What Is'. This statement alludes to the fact that the majority of the thoughts that most of us think are about the things that we are observing — "What Is" rather than "What Could Be." Letting "What Is" dominate our attention only serves to perpetuate the status quo rather than driving change towards more desirable circumstances. What you put your attention on is what you are thinking about, and what you predominately think about attracts more of the same — it's a universal law, the Law of Attraction. This law is part of the reason why you are creating your reality with your thoughts, intentions, and beliefs.
Look around less, imagine more.
To powerfully create the best outcomes and actively steer your life you must disregard how things are, as well as how others are seeing you, and give more of your attention to the way you prefer things to be. You must deliberately direct your thoughts rather than merely observing what is happening around you and seeing and expecting the worst.
The Power of Possibility Thinking
What if we ceased our insidious habit of always focusing on problems and expecting the worst? What if we instead focused on the possibilities and expected only the best outcomes from every situation we encountered? What if we adopted a "positivity bias" and a tenacious habit of "possibility thinking"? Try it and watch the magic begin.
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To support the stories and their false allegations, activist social media commentators created the hashtag #ExxonKnew as part of a public relations campaign replete with graphics, website, and paid social media support. ExxonMobil completely rejects the allegations made in these reports. In responses to a number of these articles, we laid out our history and commitment to open research into climate science. We also detailed the actions ExxonMobil is taking that aim at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, we noted that many of the documents, reports, and memos cited in the Los Angeles Times and InsideClimate News reports were procured from ExxonMobil's own archives at the University of Texas or from other public sources, such as peer-reviewed academic journals. This fact undercuts the allegation those stories made that ExxonMobil sought to hide our research. 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Tina Mak immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in 1991. Fluent in Cantonese & Mandarin. She began her real estate career in 1992 and is known as one of the most energetic, efficient, knowledgeable, market savvy, strong negotiating, and dynamic brokers/agents in the industry.
Tina is the Founding President of AREAA Vancouver and chaired the Vancouver Real Estate Summit. Since 2007, she has hosted a highly-rated weekly Chinese radio real estate show on Vancouver's AM 1320 where she discusses real estate trends and investment strategies for a general audience. She is a frequent speaker in North America for major organizations like Coldwell Banker, Asian Real Estate Association of America, and Inman News, sharing her insight and perspective on the important and growing Asian customer market.
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Whoa, just noticed this!
Thanks again Chris (and also to you, Mr. Nick)! Does this make me the official IDW mascot now or what? :)
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Starting with the release of The Muppets, "WALT" and "PICTURES" have been removed from the theatrical logo, which was shortened as "Disney". This was used before 2011 as the on-screen logo for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment starting in 2007.


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safeway $5 friday chicken Thousands of people nowadays can be bought on net looking - and for good reason. Why travel from store to store when you're able to visit countless online retailers, have objects sent immediately for your requirements, then take days or even months to decide things to keep... all from the ease of home? And with an instant visit to the postoffice, any issues you do not want are out of your hands. Superior to looking at brick-and-mortar shops, which take care to get to, and if you modify your mind about your purchases, you have to trudge back once again to the store - or several shops - to go back them.
So you can save yourself time shopping on the internet - but how about spending less? Below are a few good techniques for getting probably the most return for your dollar on the internet.
On line coupons
An effective way to save lots of money is to use on the web coupons. On line discount sites have voucher codes that you enter throughout checkout that produce a discount. Knowing wherever you intend to store, you can even take to a web seek out the name of this website plus the phrase "discount" or "discount." Many queries will generate plenty of visitors, not all of which will be of good use, but when you hold seeking, you can often find a discount that was value the effort. How about 25% off plus free delivery? It could happen to you.
Cash straight back
Still another way to invest less on the web is to use cash-back sites. When you url to vendors through these sites, you obtain cash straight back, often a share of one's buy amount, everywhere from about 2% to 20%, with regards to the merchant. These sites can also be good areas to get coupons.


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Many small and medium companies offer resale of telecommunications providers that sell complete call center systems from many manufacturers or distributors that specialize in the supply of the individual manufacturer.
These systems providers call centers usually carry packs integrated hardware and software as the call center software is hardware dependent phone system. Usually, a person or company is pressurized to improve their phone systems to access the features of the software. Usually an upgrade phone for installation of a new call center software or the buyer can find software that is compatible with the existing telephone system is required.
However, some vendors offer software that is independent of existing telephone systems, as is the case with hosted solutions. It is advisable to know about vendors who are responsible for the integration of separate systems.
Call centers are similar in all industries, so that most software vendors call center do not focus on a particular type of call center. Looking providers experienced in dealing with clients who have the same requirements as the buyer can help you find the right solution for call center software.
System integration with buyers of existing hardware and software is crucial. Most software vendors quickly call center assures a buyer that can be integrated with the systems of the buyers, and that is usually true, but the amount of effort may vary. Ask questions that are more detailed, such as – Have done projects with databases that are comparable with the buyer. Other important features that are asked about the compatibility of existing telephone systems and other technical requirements.


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NYSE Having Options
While so much media focus seems to center around the equities trading marketplace, there is a quickly growing segment of the capital markets space that necessitates some attention -- that's the options marketplace.
Options are a stock deriviative that trade in a unique area of ExchangeLand and require special permission for investors to use (in the way of signed agreements indicating that the investor has an adequate degree of knowledge of options and margin trading). A few fundamental differences between stocks and options are touched on below.
Like the stock marketplace, options markets have made extraordinary advances over the last couple of years. At the heart of these advances was Archipelago Holdings acquisiton of the Pacific Stock Exchange (pictured above; read about that here).
This stroke of management genious and foresight enabled Archipelago to become the first stock exchange to offer electronic trading for both stocks and options.Though Hybrid gets much attention, the ArcaEx platform for trading options is absolutely a world-class system that offers tremendous benefits. While analysts and pop media rags focus on stock volume ebbs and flows between NYSE and (primarily) NDAQ, there are dramatic developments occuring for NYX in the options section of ExchangeLand, and though NYSE ArcaNews is only a little pocket of the world-wide-super-information-highway-web which is incredibly amateur, NYSE ArcaNews feels obligated to expose this exciting options area.
To be sure the rules between trading options and stocks differ significantly. For one thing, today, options typically trade in nickel increments (compared to stocks that typically trade at penny increments). This means that spreads in options are not nearly as tight as they are in stocks. It also means there is a heck of a lot of money left on the table for market makers to benefit from. Arca was a pioneer as it lead the way tightening the nickel spread to pennies. (You can read about this story from July 2005 here).
Also, rules set forth by Regulation NMS do not exactly apply to options trading (this is what a Wall Street analyst that covers NYX recently told me last Friday). Think college football rules and NFL football rules. The rules are quite similiar in many ways, but their subtle differences make the games exciting in their own ways.
As NYX evolves and continues to execute its entrepenuerial/landscape changing vision, the derivitiave area is an exciting one to watch. With the Euronext merger (and Liffe), NYX will continue to offer best-in-class technology and liquidity, and will likely develop additional products in this section of ExchangeLand, as it brings these services to a market on a global scale. The only way to expand this scope would be to link to the Hubble Space Station and somehow offer a benefit for doing so -- safe to say, that's not on the radar.
Developments in this area of NYX are occuring regularly. This is yet another competitive difference between NYX and other bourses in the landscape. Just yesterday, FlexTrade Systems, a big player in the multi-asset algorithmic execution management systems arena, announced that its clients will now have direct access to NYSE Arca Options. FlexTrade's CEO hints towards the quality of NYSE Arca Options as he said,"It's a perfect fit for us," said Vijay Kedia, president and CEO of FlexTrade Systems. "NYSE Arca Options speed and transparency not only enhances the ability of FlexOPT [FlexTrade's brand name for one of their systems], but its competitive price structure creates the ideal trading situation for our clients."
This should translate to order flow and increased NYSE ArcaEx Options volume. Since NDAQ doesn't have a 1:1 competitor for this volume, odds are the WSJ won't print many stories about the volume ebbs and flows here. However, Dow Jones Newswires issues this report this morning:
NYSE Arca Traded 531,442 Electronic Contracts Feb. 9
(Source: DOW JONES NEWSWIRES)
NYSE Arca Options, the electronic options marketplace at NYSE Group Inc. (NYX), traded 531,442 contracts Feb. 9, surpassing the 467,477 contracts traded Jan. 19, the company said.
The trading also marked a 45% increase over January's average daily electronic volume of 380,142, the NYSE said. The marketplace was launched in October.
(Source: DOW JONES NEWSWIRES)
NYSE Arca Options, the electronic options marketplace at NYSE Group Inc. (NYX), traded 531,442 contracts Feb. 9, surpassing the 467,477 contracts traded Jan. 19, the company said.
The trading also marked a 45% increase over January's average daily electronic volume of 380,142, the NYSE said. The marketplace was launched in October.


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The Rimet Trophy
The Rimet Trophy was the original World Cup prize. The world's most coveted athletic award was named after FIFA president Jules Rimet and the world's most coveted sport lost its most coveted prize, the Rimet Cup, on more then one occasion. This documentary explores the trophy's history and the global notoriety of its theft, chronicles the cups history, as well as the underworld elements which saw it meet its eventual demise.


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I opted to mix of the knobs and added these cup pulls along with the sleeker style handles. I like the way it looks.
I love the patterned rug, pendant light and bamboo shades. I think they are great additions tie into each other perfectly.
We also LOVE our new faucet. Love Love Love it!
The subway tile as backsplash was also definitely the way to go! See how I installed it myself here.


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Not really one for ideas of lineage and parampara myself ( despite the fact my own teacher Ramaswami spent 33 years with Krishnamacharya. In my case, I only spent 5 weeks with Ramaswami, which puts it in perspective somewhat. However, I have spent the last couple of years in close study of Krishnamacharya's own texts, practicing what I find there each morning (continuing the close reading of his texts we had with Ramaswami on his TT at LMU).
Can you get parampara from a text, lineage?
And yet those five weeks with Ramaswami were so inspiring, so much was distilled...
I prefer teacher(s) to guru, I'm not sure I've come across Ramaswami using the term parampara once either in person or in his monthly newsletters and yet he writes a wonderful article here called My studies with Sri Krishnamacharya. Did BKS Iyengar employ the term parampara I wonder and what of lineage. Who is the lineage holder in the Iyengar tradition, the expression makes me cringe a little, more than a little.
How about 'transmission then'?
Nope, I prefer communication however many flowers you may hold up for me to smile enigmatically at.
Guru, Parampara, Lineage, perhaps it's all just part of the fun of our practice ( I do like the term practice and how we use it in Ashtanga as well as in Zen, Vipassana....) but how selective we are in the concepts we choose to employ and pass along, which of course is part of my point, see the update at the end of the post.
I did write this post on John Scott a while back called 'getting it'.
No, it's not that I'm not one for lineage and/or parampara but more that I struggle with the concepts, find them problematic or perhaps I'm just turned off by how they are so often employed to suggest authority, authenticity... I have authority issues clearly, class war and all that).
Note: certainly not suggesting this applies to Tim here, Tim Miller has always struck me as the most humble of teachers.
Update 2: Just come across this from Richard. Don't miss the last ten minutes or so where he talks about lin(e)age as showing up the line where different traditions meet
....but I love a good story me and do like the idea of how teaching spreads, (we posted on Iyengar recently talking about branches of a tree) an was it David Garrigues this week who mentioned that there were fifty or so 'senior' teachers who spent a significant period studying with Pattabhi Jois, I prefer dissemination to parampara, perhaps it amounts to the same thing.
David, in the link above, also refers to Ashtanga as Hatha Yoga, an idea I'm struggling with currently. It strikes me as problematic, take the question of kundalini in Yogayajnavalkya and in Hathayogapradipka, a blockage in Yogayajnavalkya, something to encourage rising in HYP. Krishnamacharya seems to have followed the Yogayajnavalkya model and only dipped into HYP when it suited him, usually for asana descriptions, he would write of this asana approach to an asana coming from Hatha and this from Raja yoga.... he's often critical of HYP ( see the appendix at end of post) so perhaps it's just the presentation of Hatha in those texts he takes issue with, he does mention that Hatha can have a preparatory role for Raja yoga which he seems more interested in.
Yoga students in our Ashtanga tradition ( tradition is another word I take issue with, did you know it can suggest either 80 years or 8000) get encouraged to read the Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipka and the Gita, which then seem to get all muddled up together somehow, not surprising as they originate century's apart and were subject to revisions, bits taken out large chunks added in line with the interests of the time, no wonder there is confusion (in my own head as well as every one else), Post to come on this.
Did Pattabhi Jois take Krishnamacharya's teaching in a more Hatha direction, do his students, what does that say about parampara... although admittedly having spent time with many Hatha yoga students in Russia recently, Ashtanga strikes me as Hatha lite if at all, not necessarily a bad thing). See the update at the end of this post.
But back to Tim and his story...
Tim begins with an outline of the Krishnamacharya myth/legend. I told pretty much the same story in Russia last week before we then went ahead and fondly questioned/explored each element of the myth... Krishnamacharya's dream in which he supposedly received the Yoga Rahasya from his ancestor Nathamuni, the SEVEN phd's, The walk back and forth to the Himalaya's and seven years spent with Ramohan Bramacharya, the stopping the heart story, the Mysore teaching.... Oh and we also questioned/explored, the origins of surynamaskara the sun salutation.
Tim continues the story through Pattabhi Jois meeting Krishnamacharya in Hassan, Norman Allan and David Williams coming to Mysore to study with Pattabhi Jois and then setting up in Encinitas. Bringing Pattabhi Jois to Encinitas, Tim himself coming on the scene, the blossoming of Ashtanga in the US and worldwide....
This all leads Tim into an intro to a song (it's a kirtan' after all) on Krishna
This from Ramaswami this morning
Truth alone exists. Untruth does not exist even as it may appear to, even obscuring Truth. Untruth can never succeed as Truth alone exists . One can find out the truth about oneself and the world any time by right perception (samyak darsana) because Truth always exists unaffected by time (avakasa) and space (akasa). It is in the nature of things that Truth alone will triumph because it alone exists and cannot be destroyed. Satyameva jayate, na anrutam (upanishad)
Now here's a thing. Sri Shribhashyam, Krishnamacharya's third son, writes, in his book Emergence of Yoga, about the inhalation and exhalation as denoting time, as in motion. The Kumbhaka however is the space between these two examples of motion, the kumbhaka is 'non-motion ', there is an absence of time, it's perhaps a taste of eternity. What does Ramaswami quote above, "truth is unaffected by time, it's eternal" The kumbhaka is a moment when we can perhaps taste the eternal, encounter truth.
For Krishnamacharya God was encountered in the kumbhaka, perhaps it's why he included a kumbhaka between almost every inhalation and exhalation and /or every exhalation and inhalation of his asana practice in his 1934 Yoga Makaranda, something I include in my own godless practice each morning. As a Sri Vashnavite Krishnamacharya's goal was unification with God, perhaps that explains his use of kumbhaka.
Kumbhaka is an aspect of practice we don't find in Krishnamacharya's Student Pattabhi Jois' Ashtanga - Parampara? Lineage? Tradition? I'm not being critical of Pattabhi Jois here or even of Ashtanga, just giving an example of something that appears so essential in the teacher - could it be more stressed in the text- being left out, missed or just not passed along to the student).
Let me add that Krishnamacharya was once asked...
"Q: What does the bhakti mean to a person who has no belief in Isvara?
Krishnamacharya: Love is bhakti for them".
Appendix : Krishnamacharya on hatha and Raja yoga from
from Yogacarya Krishnamacharya - The Purnacarya. Edited by Mala Srivatsan
The first biography of Krishnamacharya
This has been sitting at the bottom of my blog for a couple of years now


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'The Bourne Legacy' Offers an Extended TV Spot
We're a little less than a month away from 'The Bourne Legacy' so we're starting to see more and more advertising for it. And as is obvious from the title, we're hearing a lot about that Jason Bourne guy. But from this TV spot, it's evident that Jeremy Renner's character is supposedly the better version.
It's interesting to note that the Spider-Man films and the Bourne movies have all come out the same years, but where 'The Amazing Spider-Man' went with a reboot that ignored the previous movies (and partly remade them), this fourth 'Bourne' movie is definitely in that universe, as we're seeing a lot of familiar faces from those films (like Joan Allen and David Strathairn), and the character of Jason Bourne is talked about. A lot.
Which approach is more effective? We'll know for sure on August 10, when 'The Bourne Legacy' hits theaters. And though Jeremy Renner is a great actor, it's hard to know how stepping in Matt Damon's shoes will suit him. And if audiences will wonder "Where's Matt Damon if all they do is keep talking about him?" Perhaps that won't matter if this delivers the action, and it looks like it does, with less of the shakey-cam technique that marked director Paul Greengrass's time at the helm.


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Where we live, we may be blessed with 300+ days of sunshine a year (although a lot of times I wish we had more rain!), many of those days come packaged along with wind. Sometimes, the wind brings lots of dust and allergens, but there are a few rare days that it's just breezy enough to be fun.
I'm part of an online knitters mama group where all of our babies were either due in, or born during April 2011. We try and do a swap every six or so months – we send off packages of knitty goodness and treats to a secret partner and receive one from someone else. It's always very fun to see what things you get. The last swap box we received came all the way from France! LP was thrilled (and so was I) with the pinwheel and windsock that came along in our swap box, because these were new things we could use to play outside on windy days when it's not fun to play in the water because it's too cold.
We like to stick to the front yard, because the grass is nicer and there's a bit of shade from our one little tree. When it's windy, we like to play with our pinwheels, our fish windsock, and bubbles. I haven't found a homemade bubble recipe yet, but LP got a huge bottle of strawberry scented bubble solution for her first birthday and we're still using that for the time being.
What do you like to do with your toddler when the weather isn't quite perfect?


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NIC Cards
You may often hear the term "nic" being thrown around in reference to computers. Ever wonder what it means? Well, NIC stands for Network Interface Card. It is pronounced like "nick" and it is basically the card that makes the physical connection between your computer and a network cable.
NIC cards usually go along with an Ethernet connection and they also come in different sizes; those being 10, 100 and 1,000 Base-T configurations. (Base-T is one of the several applications that are used along with an Ethernet connection. A Base-T uses a twisted pair cable, which is thinner and a lot more flexible to use). Just for an example, a 100 size can transfer data at 100 Mbps (megabits per second) and so on.
These cards come in both ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) and PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) versions and are only made by a few companies. So, if you're wanting to connect your computer into a network, you must have a NIC card for that to be possible.
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Stone Canyon Golf Club in Blue Springs, MO
The Stats
Tee Time: October 22, 2013, 8:20, 61 F, partly cloudy and breezy
Designer: Greg Norman (2009)
Playing Partners: Seth
Tees: Black (front 9)/White (back 9), Par 72 (70.9 rating/137 slope/6,548 yards)
Course Handicap: 11 (8.8 index)
Stats: 84 (42-42); 30 putts; 5/14 fairways; 4/18 greens; 1 penalty stroke
The Course
Ahh Missouri, the home of Brett Parise. I'll start out by saying I had been to Kansas City once before, and I didn't like it at all. It was on the baseball trip in 2006 to see the Royals play the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium. The stadium itself is great, but it might have been just a factor of us staying in a sketchy part of town and general travel fatigue because I came away thinking it was one of the worst cities we visited. Good thing I came back, because it is so much nicer than I remember. The skyline is beautiful, the locals are really great and of course the ribs… The World War I National Museum alone is worth the trip. And I was also wavering on even playing golf on my quick work trip here (I know, tough life). That stomach bug from Virginia still ate away at me, I had made an early-morning time and it was a chilly morning (50 degrees on the first tee; the high in Phoenix when I landed later that day was 91). I don't know what made me get up and head out to Stone Canyon Golf Club in Blue Springs, MO just south of Kansas City, but thank God I did. Apparently Greg Norman designed this course and has never played it. I personally doubt he's ever even been to Missouri unless there was a major taking place there. Then I thought about how much pressure there would be to play a golf course you personally designed. You would theoretically know everything about it: any false fronts, hidden hazards and blind tee shots. I bet it would be a lot of pressure, and we all know how the Shark performs under the gun. Continue reading Stone Canyon Golf Club


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A wonderful oil, blended with Argan oil for its excellent skin nourishing properties. The other oils we use in this Face Oil are; Geranium - with its fabulous rosy, minty scent, great for lifting the spirits and helping congested skin; Frankincense, particularly good for the mature skin and Bergamot an excellent calming oil, not only for the skin, but for the mind as well.
- Argan Oil
- Bergamot Essential Oil
- Geranium Essential Oil
- Frankincense Essential Oil
- Rose Essential Oil
- Rosehip Oil
- Vitamin E Oil
Massage onto the face and neck, leave for a few minutes then wipe off any excess.


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So Much For the Rich and Powerful
The private equity fund, the Carlyle Group is often mentioned by conspiracy theorists as this shadowy all powerful group, in fact it is one of the people they accuse of being behind the 9/11 attacks. Apparently being omnipotent is not all it is cracked up to be though:
Yesterday, a publicly traded investment fund affiliated with Carlyle Group that had ballooned to $22.7 billion back in the era of easy borrowing all but collapsed as banks rushed to sell assets backing the mortgage fund. Shares of Carlyle Capital Corp., which trades in Europe, are down 97% for the year, closing yesterday at 35 cents.
Across Wall Street, banks that once lent freely and engaged in all sorts of complex transactions are now scrambling to protect their balance sheets. Some that once fought to lend to private-equity firms are now suing their erstwhile clients.


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Hey! What's doing? Sorry for the loooong pause in posting. The above and below baby beanies and roses were ordered by a lovely friend of mine. Four beanies for boys.
Six beanies for girls.
And 10 pieces of roses.
These are 50 pieces of roses ordered by one of my best friends, Linda.
I made some handmade cards for Eid last month, just for fun. I didn't realize they would get so much response! Next year I will definitely make more :)
I bought some more Indonesian cotton yarns. I just love the colours!
A sample of a rose crocheted with the some of the yarns on the left.
And here are some more lovely yarns :)
Lastly, a beautiful gift from a lovely friend and fellow crocheter, Neza.
'Til my next post...