text: SMARTER UK – RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS Please feel free to use this PowerPoint presentation in the classroom. It is intended to support the KS3 & KS4 curriculum and the Scottish S3-S4 curriculum. KEY LEARNING: The different effects of drugs, from stimulants through to depressants, and how they act upon the central nervous system. Specific curriculum areas include: KS3 Science 3.3 Organisms, behaviour and health c) conception, growth, behaviour and health can be affected by diet, drugs and disease Links to KS4 GCSE Biology Syllabuses OCR 3.3 Fundamental Scientific Processes Item B1e: Drugs and You Foundation tier only: low demand • Recognise that drugs can be beneficial or harmful. • Explain the terms: addiction, withdrawal symptoms, tolerance and rehabilitation. • Describe the general effects of each drug category: • depressants: slow down brain's activity • pain killers: block nerve impulses • stimulants: increase brain's activity • performance enhancers: muscle development • hallucinogens: distort what is seen and heard Both tiers: standard demand Recall examples of drugs: • depressants, limited to alcohol, solvents and temazepam • pain killers, limited to aspirin and paracetamol • stimulants, limited to nicotine, ecstasy and caffeine • performance enhancers, limited to anabolic steroids • hallucinogens, limited to LSD Higher Tier only: high demand Explain the action of depressants and stimulants on the synapses of the nervous system: • depressants bind with receptor molecules in the membrane of the next neurone blocking the transmission of the impulses • stimulants cause more neurotransmitter to cross the synapse OCR 21st Century Science MODULE B6: BRAIN AND MIND – OVERVIEW B6.6 How do drugs affect our nervous systems? Effects of Ecstasy on synapse action. AQA 11.3 How do we use/abuse medical and recreational drugs? • Drugs can be beneficial but may harm the body. • Drugs change the chemical processes in people's bodies so that they may become dependent or addicted to them and suffer withdrawal symptoms without them. Heroin and cocaine are very addictive. Edexcel Topic 3: Problems of, and solutions to a changing environment 3.2) Describe the general effects of: • painkillers that block nerve impulses, including morphine • hallucinogens that distort sense perception, including LSD • stimulants that increase the speed of reactions and neurotransmission at the synapse, including caffeine • depressants that slow down the activity of the brain, including alcohol Scottish S3-S4 science Health and Wellbeing - Substance misuse HWB 3-38a/HWB 4-38a . I understand the positive effects that some substances can have on the mind and body but I am also aware of the negative and serious physical, mental, emotional, social and legal consequences of the misuse of substances Drugs and the human body How do drugs affect the brain? in the brain most drugs work by altering activity at the synapse synapse dendrites nerve endings vesicle myelin sheath synaptic cleft nucleus cell body receptor neurotransmitter the signal is transmitted to another neurone across a junction called a synapse by axon chemicals called neurotransmitters. Smarter UK different drugs do different things to the brain Some drugs affect the whole brain (e.g. alcohol) Others mainly affect specific areas (e.g. cocaine) Some drugs mimic the effects of neurotransmitters (e.g. heroin) Credit: Wellcome Library, London Smarter UK Many drugs change the rate that neurotransmitters are released into and removed from the synaptic cleft (e.g. ecstasy) different drugs give a different experience to the drug-user Some drugs, such as alcohol and solvents, slow down the brain's activity by making the synapse less active. These are known as… Some drugs, such as morphine, block nerve impulses that cause pain. These are known as… pain killers depressants And some, such as nicotine, ecstasy and caffeine, make the synapse more active. These are known as… Credit: Wellcome Library, London stimulants Some drugs, such as LSD distort what the user sees and hears, by effecting the receptors for a particular type of neurotransmitter: serotonin. These are known as… hallucinogens drugs cause addiction because they over-activate the parts of the brain responsible for feeling pleasure addictive drugs cause an increase in levels of a neurotransmitter called dopamine this makes you feel good feeling good makes you want to keep on feeling good your brain tries to get things back to normal by becoming less sensitive to dopamine. (You become tolerant to the drug) you need more and more of the drug to make you feel good you need some of the drug just to feel normal without the drug, there isn't enough dopamine in your brain and you feel terrible. This is called withdrawal messing with the delicate balance of your brain can have very serious consequences! Smarter UK


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Friday, 24 March 2017
The 3rd Annual Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon
For those of you who are participating in the blogathon, I ask that you link to this page. I will updating this page with links to the various blog posts that are part of this blogathon throughout the weekend. If you want a graphic for your post, I have several on the announcement page here.
Anyhow, without further ado, here are the blog posts!
Love Letters to Old Hollywood: Get Smart: "The Impossible Mission"
Old Hollywood Films: Bette Davis in The Jailer Episode of Gunsmoke
Caftan Woman: Wagon Train "Little Girl Lost"
John V's Eclectic Avenue: The Robinsons Encounter Some Strange "Invaders From The Fifth Dimension"
The Midnite Drive-In: Time is of the Essence
The Horn Section: Television Review: HONDO: "Hondo and the Gladiators" (1967)
Kyle Robert Shultz: The Virginian "Ryker"
Crítica Retrô : "A Gata e o Rato" e a paródia de Casablanca / Moonlighting and the Casablanca parody
Realweegiemidget Reviews: Reviewing" Conundrum", the last double bill episode of Dallas (1991)
Coffee, Classics, & Craziness: Wanted: Dead or Alive episode Review/Analysis – "Secret Ballot"
The Movie Rat: Favorite TV Show Episode Blogathon: You Can't Do That on Television, "Adoption" (S08 E02)
The Hitless Wonder Blog: Favorite TV Show Episode Blogathon--"Return Of The Cybernauts"
Trekking Through Hobbit Holes: Television Review: T.J. Hooker: Vengeance is Mine"
Elisabeth Grace Foley: Favorite TV Episode Blogathon: The Waltons, "The Book"
Silver Scenes: "Dead Man's Treasure" - The Avengers ( 1967 )
portraitsbyjenni: 3rd Annual Favorite TV Show Episode Blogathon: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
WhimsicallyClassic: I Love Lucy, Ep. 79 "The Million Dollar Idea" January 11, 1954
Moon in Gemini: Favourite TV Episode Blogathon: Blackadder – "Head"
A Shroud of Thoughts: Maverick: "Gun-Shy"
Bewitched With Classic TV: Favorite TV Show Episode Blogathon: The Mary Tyler Moore Show 3:23
In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood: Alf: Favourite TV Episode Blogathon
16 comments:
- Caftan Woman said...
Here we go: http://www.caftanwoman.com/2017/03/the-3rd-annual-favourite-tv-show.html
- 9:09 am
- John V said...
And mine is up at http://jveclectic.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-robinsons-encounter-some-strange.html. I look forward to reading everyone's post!
- 9:19 am
- Hal Horn said...
Just put mine up: http://hornsection.blogspot.com/2017/03/television-review-hondo-hondo-and.html
- 11:18 am
- Kyle Shultz said...
Here's mine: https://kylerobertshultz.com/2017/03/24/favorite-tv-show-episode-blogathon-ryker-the-virginian-s3e1/ (I've dropped the "Dragonthief" name from my blog; I just use my own name now.) Thanks!
- 12:13 pm
- Lê said...
Hi, Terence!
Here it is my take on the Moonlighting episode "Here's Living with You, Kid": http://criticaretro.blogspot.com.br/2017/03/a-gata-e-o-rato-e-parodia-de-casablanca.html
- 12:30 pm
- Eva said...
Here's my review/analysis of the Wanted: Dead or Alive episode 'Secret Ballot' - https://classicsandcraziness.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/wanted-dead-or-alive-episodes-analysis-secret-ballot/.
Thanks for hosting this blogathon. It's always loads of fun. :)
- 1:57 pm
- Eva said...
I updated the URL/link I gave you. Here's the updated version - https://classicsandcraziness.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/wanted-dead-or-alive-episode-review-analysis-secret-ballot/. Thanks!
- 2:01 pm
- Maribeth said...
My review of the T.J. Hooker episode, "Vengeance is Mine," is live! http://www.formidablecourage.com/2017/03/25/television-review-t-j-hooker-vengeance-is-mine/
- 7:06 am
- Elisabeth Grace Foley said...
Here's my post on The Waltons episode "The Book": http://www.elisabethgracefoley.com/2017/03/favorite-tv-episode-blogathon-the-waltons-the-book.html
- 8:45 am
- The Metzinger Sisters said...
Here's my entry : https://silverscenesblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/dead-mans-treasure-avengers-1967.html
Love this blogathon and thank you for making it an annual event!
- Constance ( Silver Scenes )
- 12:38 pm
- Kayla said...
I Love Lucy- "The Million Dollar Idea"
-Kayla (WhimsicallyClassic)
- 1:37 pm
- Jenni Giesey said...
Got my post up for the 3rd Annual Favourite TV Episode blogathon!
The link is here:https://portraitsbyjenni.wordpress.com/2017/03/25/3rd-annual-favorite-tv-show-episode-blogathon-voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea/
- 5:15 pm
- Kayla said...
Thank you for posting my link to my article. My blog is actually called "WhimsicallyClassic" not "Great Moments in Movies."
- 5:28 pm
- Terence Towles Canote said...
I am so sorry about that, Kayla! I've been coping with an earache for the past two days, so it's hard to concentrate on anything!
- 6:34 pm
- Debra Vega said...
My post is now live:
- 6:45 pm
- Phyl said...
Here is my post. Sorry it's late. http://bewitchedwithclassictv.blogspot.com/2017/03/favorite-tv-show-episode-blogathon-mary.html
Thanks for hosting!
~ Phyl
- 12:33 am

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Benghazi deaths demand full accounting
Mention the word "Benghazi" to Republicans, and chances are, they'll become eager, animated, even predatory, seeking weakness in President Obama.
But say "Benghazi" to Democrats and they'll flinch. Some will step back as if you're carrying a disease. Others will offer a defensive smirk.
"Benghazi happened a long time ago," Obama's press secretary, Jay Carney, said the other day, approaching the Benghazi question as if it were leprous.
Translation: That's no story. That's old news. What's wrong with you? Don't you have anything better to do than go after old news?
But Benghazi is more than a partisan political word. It's a bloody Libyan city where four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2012.
And it's time the partisan nonsense stops and the American people get answers.
There have been no arrests of suspects. The Obama White House stalls now as it stalled at the onset of the crisis during the president's re-election campaign, hoping it would go away.
Republicans in Congress want to nail Obama, yes. But they also clamor for legitimate information and want witnesses to testify before various investigating committees. Unfortunately, the whistle-blowers can't testify if they first can't talk things out with their lawyers.
Victoria Toensing, a Republican lawyer representing Benghazi whistle-blowers, told me last week that her client is not being given the necessary security clearance to talk fully with her.
Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress cover their ears, hush their mouths and hear no evil.
So Benghazi is now about Washington suits inflicting verbal wounds.
But Stevens died there. And so did U.S. State Department computer specialist Sean Smith and former Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods.
Doherty and Woods spent hours on the rooftops, fighting off the terrorists who attacked the diplomatic compound, waiting for help from Washington that never came. They weren't rescued. They stayed. They died.
And we still don't know what the president did when the compound was under attack, what he ordered, what he asked. It's not discussed.
What we do know is that the rationale initially given by Obama, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and others is not true. They insisted that an anti-Muslim video on the Internet compelled angry protesters to gather outside and attack the compound.
The video had nothing to do with it. According to Factcheck.org, a nonpartisan project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center:
"There were no protesters at the Benghazi consulate prior to the attack, even though Obama and others repeatedly said the attackers joined an angry mob that had formed in opposition to the anti-Muslim film that had triggered protests in Egypt and elsewhere. The State Department disclosed this fact Oct. 9 — nearly a month after the attack."
Last week, at a White House news conference, Obama was asked if there were any efforts to prevent witnesses from testifying before Congress.
"I'm not familiar with this notion that anybody has been blocked from testifying," Obama said. "So what I'll do is I will find out exactly what you're referring to."
The next day he sent Carney out to brush off the story.
"Benghazi happened a long time ago," Carney said. "We are unaware of any agency blocking an employee who would like to appear before Congress to provide information related to Benghazi."
"The question was not asked precisely enough, so he was allowed to wiggle out of it," Toensing said. "The issue is why won't the State Department provide a process for clearing lawyers so that I can talk to my client and get classified information."
Obama and Clinton spoke beautiful words at the funerals for the four killed in Benghazi. They promised survivors that they would get to the bottom of things.
Later, of course, after the video story exploded, a defensive Clinton testified before Congress and made her immortal statement:
"With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest, or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd they go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make?"
What difference?
If you're a politician, not much.
As to the four who died in Benghazi, I don't know their politics. I don't suppose you care how they voted, either. There is only one aspect of their politics that matters. They were Americans.
And they deserve better than this.
John Kass is a columnist for the Chicago Tribune, where this column first appeared.


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The Brighton Bomb / The Hunt for the Bomber BBC1
Early Doors BBC2
Belonging ITV1
News all channels
Cosmetic Surgery Live Channel 5
The cameras, if not the microphones, now get everywhere. Wincingly so: in Cosmetic Surgery Live - and you and your breakfast will be delighted to learn I'm going to tell you more about this later as soon as my lower intestine snakes itself back to rights - it was thrilling to learn how far the cameras had managed to go. They had found, apparently, a thoroughly illegal whale-cull on Pluto. It was only mildly disappointing, in the end, to learn that the cameras had been inside the buttocks of a man who looked like a ferret and was paying for plastic things to be inserted bloodily into his bottom, live, in front of a camera crew and Vanessa Feltz. For all that, this was still, and I mean this quite honestly, as intriguing a comment on the cosmos as learning that the cameras had been filming the awful Pluto whale scandal.
But the microphones let us down for most of this week. They didn't, for instance, record, or at least not loudly enough, the sniggers of the crew as they filmed ferret-boy's operation. They didn't record what was being said by the shirtsleeved cop sent onto the Palace balcony to chat to Batman for five hours. What do you say ? The gruff cop-talk - come on, sir, what would happen if we all did what we liked - is going to run out. Football. Hols. The funny patterns in the Tarmac below. Did they, by the end, solve the hidden mysteries of life itself, or were they just snickering at what they'd like to do to that Zara given half a chance? We didn't find out. Just as we didn't find out what the posh bumpkins who invaded the Commons chamber were shouting, although perhaps that's in the end for the best ('Help me! I'm rich, angry and pointless, and my father's Bryan Ferry!').
Nor do we ever find out, exactly, what the Iraqis are yelling after the bombs. I sometimes wish all the advances of television would by now have presented us with the simple gift of tongues: press red to translate. 'Mother of Satan,' they are screaming, or some such. 'My son's life is over. I can never feel love again, or joy, or wind... what are you doing to life, you mad bastards, all of you?' Instead we get brave British reporters on all channels with a slightly downcast 'Yes, as you can see, not a little anger and, well, even grief, after this, the latest...' and I'm not sure if it's quite the same.
And then, midweek, the microphones worked and there came an astounding voice from the shadows, one we had though we would never hear: Patrick Magee, The Brighton Bomber, talking about bombing Brighton.
The first of Peter Taylor's films on the IRA attack which killed five in the Grand Hotel during the 1984 Tory conference was about the explosion and the rescues; the second, The Hunt for the Bomber, an unprecedented interview with Magee, released in 1999 after serving 13 years. Magee spends much of his time now working with Jo Berry, a wise soul whose father was killed by the bomb, for a charity to promote understanding between the perpetrators and victims of crime: he talks most days to the daughter of the man he killed. He must wish, today, he hadn't agreed to talk to Peter Taylor.
Both films were infuriatingly disappointing. Taylor's meticulous research, and the persuasion needed to get so many of those involved - primarily Magee - on screen, should have resulted in vital documentaries which lifted veils on the mindset of terrorism. Instead, we got a skewed history lesson which could have been scripted by a Home Counties head some time during the early Seventies, at the height of Britain's culpable ignorance of Ulster.
There was some fine testimony in the first film. Never mind your political sympathies: it would have been very hard, unless you'd spent those years hauling lashed-up petards of farm stump dynamite between backyards in Belfast, not to be moved by the quiet eloquence of Margaret Tebbit, the self-deprecation of the firemen, even the slices of high-Tory stoicism, pompous to the extreme in all circum stances other than these. But Taylor ladled it on too much. 'Kipling would have been proud of her,' came one quote, about Margaret Thatcher. 'Fresh as a daisy, she was.' 'No wonder they call her the Iron Lady.' Danny Morrison, the lone Sinn Fein voice allowed on to attempt to explain the IRA's murderous hatred, was interrupted at one point by Taylor while trying, patiently, to explain why they so reviled the woman. 'But...' barked our supposedly impartial film-maker... 'but she gave a resounding speech about democracy...'
It all grew even worse with the filming of Magee, a quiet and obviously fiercely intelligent man doing his best to explain, slowly, why he thought for so many years that he had to murder people.
'Did you see Norman Tebbit, being rescued from the rubble?' asked Taylor of Magee towards the end, his voice slow and sonorous, rich with the expectation of a sudden on-camera recantation, and I hate to say it but I was glad when the little man in the beard and glasses half-smiled and introduced some dry reality. 'Well, yes, but I have to tell you quite honestly that at that time I wouldn't have lost much sleep over Norman Tebbit...'
Of course he wouldn't. Tebbit and his colleagues were the bloody enemy ; Magee had tried to murder him, and it might have been worthwhile, given the chance of this rare interview, trying to find out why. Both Magee and Morrison were allowed brief snippets to begin explaining why they did, in all honesty, feel engaged in a war, and saw the Tory party, and its supporters at conference, as legitimate targets, but the issue was never further explored. It would, surely, have been useful to know how the IRA was categorising 'legitimates' and 'innocents', and into which suit wives fell. And, if Magee and Morrison did feel they were engaged in a legitimate war, it would have been highly instructive to learn why the IRA has made such a fuss of events such as Gibraltar, rather than seeing them simply as combat deaths.
In the end, we were left with Taylor crying 'Repent!' to a man trying patiently and in vain to explain the subtle difference between regret and repentance. Younger viewers, sadly, will have been left with little or no understanding of the political context of the attacks: this retrospective accorded the high Tories, presiding at the height of the Troubles, the same bewildered-innocent status of the victims of, say, the Twin Towers.
It was, surely, necessary to touch on the depths to which that party was so reviled by so much of the country at that time, five turbulent years into the Thatcher experiment; in 1984, it wasn't just paid-up members of the Provisionals who were sketching quiet smiles at the footage. Grim this may sound but that doesn't make it any the less true: I was in a pub in Dundee the evening after the bomb, and knew lawyers and bandits and councillors and coppers who were punching the air that night as they watched the television; with glee, and with a mild disappointment at the body-count.
One week on, I'm still thinking sweet thoughts about Belonging, a drama that left you feeling strangely upbeat despite its themes of lost love, loneliness and living deaths. Rosemary Harris gave us one of the most malevolent but vulnerable old bats ever committed to screen, and Brenda Blethyn's unconscionably fine portrayal of a truly good Christian - the type who doesn't even go to church but just gets on with life with forgiveness and tolerance and, crucially, humour - managed, remarkably, to come close to giving religion something of a good name. And the integrity and guts ITV showed in running this - hardly a face under 50, not a thong in sight - in such a prime slot... it felt like the sun coming out.
Early Doors, which began its second run, is a faithful evocation of what it's like to stand eavesdropping while sipping a pint in a dingy pub for half an hour of a quiet Monday night. There is occasional wry wit, and long pauses. This is fine, but confuses me: if I want to faithfully evoke the feeling of eavesdropping in a dingy pub of a quiet Monday night, sipping a pint, I have a cunning other way of doing it.
Gloriously worth switching on when back from the pub was Cosmetic Surgery Live , and three cheers to C5 for its continuing brazenness, and delightful lack of hypocrisy. There's not the tiniest pretence at education, exploration or any interest other than pure voyeurism, even if it's watched between shaking fingers. Yellow subcutaneous fat explodes over the screen like cheap foam stuffing: calves and breasts and buttocks swell and pop and run with blood, and we get to see anal bleaching (If you gotta ask, lady, you'll never know). Best of all, Vanessa invites viewers to text in phone-camera photos of their worrying personal bits: cauliflower buttocks, willies like Twiglets. 'Keep those body parts coming,' she breezed. It wasn't Art, quite, but Hieronymus Bosch and William Hogarth would have been gleefully battling to be first onto their Nokias.


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Story highlights
- Another Iowa newspaper backs Romney
- Santorum is in third place behind Romney and Paul in last major poll before Tuesday's vote
- "I said my surge is going to come on January 3rd," Santorum says on NBC's "Meet the Press"
- A large number of Iowa voters remain undecided, poll shows
Rick Santorum started the new year riding the wave of a strong finish in the last major poll before Tuesday's Iowa caucuses and looked to rally his supporters in a series of events on Sunday.
There were few surprises in Saturday night's Des Moines Register poll -- front-runners Mitt Romney and Ron Paul finished 1-2 as they had in other polls during the week. But the Register poll showed Santorum, who just weeks ago had registered only in single digits, pulling ahead of rivals Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry.
The Register also pointed out that if only the last two days of the four-day poll were considered, Santorum would be ahead of Paul in second place.
Santorum's rise is the latest in a campaign-long series of votes testing conservative candidates against Romney, who is favored by establishment Republicans and has finished at the top or in the top tier in most polls since he announced his candidacy in June.
Santorum says he knew his turn would come.
"People have asked me, 'When are you going to get your surge? You're not going anywhere. Your message must not be resonating,'" the former Pennsylvania senator said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"I said my surge is going to come on January 3rd after the people of Iowa do what they do, which is actually analyze the candidates, figure out where their positions are, find out who's the right leader, who's got what it takes to defeat Barack Obama and to lead this country, and I've always relied that when that crunch time comes, in these last two weeks, that's when we were going to start to pick up, and that's exactly what happened," he said.
While Santorum is benefiting from the buzz of the poll results, another figure speaks to the prolonged test drive of conservative anti-Romney candidates -- 41% of those surveyed in the Register poll say they could still change their minds about their choice.
The fact that Iowans were still undecided didn't surprise one of the state's top Republicans, Rep. Steve King, but, "I am a little surprised that that number seems to be going up, if I'm seeing the same polls, instead of down, creeping up. And I'm going to make this point, too, that encourage your people everywhere, especially, and to come out to the caucus. Going there undecided is just fine. You'll be in good company with lots of Iowans going to the caucuses undecided," he said on CNN's "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley.
King told Crowley that he, too, wasn't yet decided on a choice, which is a much-coveted endorsement in Iowa.
"If that instant comes that I'm convinced that one will do a significant better job than another, I won't hesitate, I'll step in," King said. "But it has to be a conviction on my part. I don't think I'd be doing justice to this privilege that I have if it were not a conviction."
The Register poll showed Romney with 24% and Paul at 22%. Santorum was at 15%, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stood at 12% and Texas Gov. Rick Perry was at 11%.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann was at 7% and former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman isn't competing in the state, instead concentrating on New Hampshire, which votes a week later.
In his NBC interview, Santorum characterized the GOP race as three primaries -- Romney and Gingrich competing for the establishment Republican vote, Paul leading the libertarian GOP race and a conservative primary between Bachmann, Perry and himself.
"And our feeling from the very beginning, if we can pace ahead of Perry and/or Bachmann, that we'd be in good shape, and you know, we're moving in that direction certainly right now," he said.
The strong showing in the Register poll seems to have had an effect on Santorum's Sunday events — the candidate had three "rallies," as his campaign characterized them, as opposed to the small "town halls" and "meet and greets" that the campaign routinely announces.
As Santorum has passed him in polls, Perry, once a front-runner before a series of stumbles sent his poll numbers plummeting, has steadily criticized Santorum's record on spending votes when he was in the Senate as he's tried to draw contrasts between himself and Santorum. He continued those attacks Sunday.
"Well, there are a lot of differences between myself and Rick Santorum, as Michele (Bachmann) talked about he's got a spending problem, he's got an earmark problem," Perry said on "Fox News Sunday." "I'm going to let him explain to people, why did you vote to raise the debt ceiling, vote for the 'Bridge to Nowhere,' Montana sheep institute?" Perry said, referring to highly publicized examples of legislators' pet projects buried in appropriations bills. "You're telling us you're a fiscal conservative?"
Santorum has defended his record, saying that such horse-trading was how Congress did business when he was in the Senate and that he supported subsequent reform efforts after he left Washington.
Meanwhile Sunday, front-runner Romney picked up the endorsement of another of Iowa's larger newspapers when the Quad City Times backed his candidacy.
The paper praised him as an "articulate, polished chief executive with a range of business and governing experience that far exceeds his rivals."
The Des Moines Register and Sioux City Journal had earlier endorsed Romney.
The former Massachusetts governor was scheduled to meet voters to discuss jobs and the economy later Sunday in Atlantic before holding a rally Sunday evening in Council Bluffs.
Paul was spending the New Year's weekend back home with his wife in Texas before returning to Iowa on Monday.
In an interview with Crowley on "State of the Union," the three-time presidential candidate predicted he would finish first or second in Iowa but Tuesday's outcome wouldn't affect the momentum he has gained in recent weeks, rising to rival Romney in most polls.
"I would say the people are with me on this, and the momentum is going to continue regardless of what happens and what place I am Tuesday night," Paul said.
With Paul's rise to the top tier, rivals have attacked his non-interventionist views on foreign policy and less aggressive stance on Iran's nuclear program. They've also resurrected newsletters published under Paul's name in the 1990s that included racist comments. Paul has said he was unaware of the content of the newsletters at the time and rejected the content.
In his Sunday interview, Paul drew contrasts between his consistent positions on the issues and said rivals are desperate to find ways to attack him.
"They've been all over the place. They've been flip-flopping and they can't defend themselves," he said. "They're having a little trouble finding any flip-flops on me, so they have to go and dig up and distort and demagogue issues."
As to assertions that he would be unelectable in the general election, Paul countered, "I've been electable. I was elected 12 times once people got to know me in my own congressional district. So I think that might be more propaganda than anything else."
Also Sunday, Bachmann played off her last-place finish among active candidates in Iowa, saying on ABC's "This Week" that the crowds she has seen at recent events "isn't yet reflected in the polls."
The Minnesota congresswoman said the nature of the caucuses are unpredictable but she did predict a "miracle" Tuesday.
"People gather in living rooms, they gather in elementary schools and churches, and they make their decision on the spot with their neighbors," she said.
When asked if a last-place finish would knock her out of the race, Bachmann said she not only plans to compete in the upcoming New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida primaries but "to go all the way."
"We've bought tickets to head off to South Carolina, and we are looking forward to the debates," she said. "January is a very full month. We're here for the long race. This is a 50-state race."


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Always happens on the day it is forbidden
Are you someone who partakes of the wine at mass/services?
Always happens on the day it is forbidden
Are you someone who partakes of the wine at mass/services?
Last edited by Baby's Breath; 03-09-2011 at 02:59 PM.
yes (but we Lutherans don't use don't use the term Mass)
Are you walking around with a black smudge on your forehead?
Sorry PB, I have now edited my choice of words out of respect for you (and others)
Not yet
Are you okay with the smell of incense?
No, it makes me sneeze!
Are you supposed to get a lot of rain tonight and tomorrow?
No, ours will be a mix
Are you worried about how much rain you may be getting?
Not too much.
Are you in an area that has never had a serious problem with flooding?
Our creek bed overflows but that's on the edge of our property
Are you hearing that some people will receive 7 inches of rain on top of snow melt?
Are you hoping you don't have to go out in the rain?
Are you in need of some Spring clothes?
Indeed I am!
Are you seeing flowers out your window yet?


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Well, here I am, another year older. I haven't been doing the best the my eating and exercise the last couple of weeks. Why??? Well, I think I figured that out yesterday. I am just OVERWHELMED. I'm working 50 hours a week, trying take classes on-line, and trying to totally revamp my lifestyle, all while continuing to deal with "firsts" regarding my Dad's death. First Dad's birthday without him, first Thanksgiving, first Mom's birthday, first Christmas and New Year, and now my first birthday without my Dad. I just feel totally overwhelmed.
To make matters worse, I know I am putting my own health and well being on the back burner because of all the other responsibilities I have. Doesn't seem fair, I should get to come first once in awhile. Something's got to give, I'm just not sure what. Maybe I need to put off taking classes for awhile, or maybe I need to just focus on one healthy habit at a time. Instead of trying to get 5 work out days a week in and making all the right eating choices every day, maybe I need to try and get 2 or 3 days in at the gym and make one nutrition goal a week. I just don't know. Some days, I feel like I am drowning......and I KNOW that is setting me up to fail somewhere.
I really could use that year off to do nothing but work on getting healthy........wonder what my boss would say.......LOL.....she would laugh at me. Oh well, I'll figure something out.
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Sometimes, we need a good vent. I remember last year was tough with the Holidays being the first for my dad. We lost him in July of 06. It is a loss that runs so deep. Sadly, the only way to avoid this kind of pain is to go before we lose those we love....
I have to set back sometimes and remember, he left a void in all of our lives when we lost him. Sometimes, I have to take the focus off of me. I hope that makes sense.
You can not be superwoman and do all everyday. That would overwhelmed anyone. The key is to fit this into your life today. Hence the term, lifestyle change , right?
Please , do focus on ONE healthy nutrition and one healthy exercise mini goal each week. The key term being MINI goal. Maybe you can start this week by planning out seven healthy breakfasts to start your day and fifteen minutes of exercise every day or 30 every other day in the morning. I do fifteen minutes every morning to wake me up. I have to spend allot of time at a drawing board so I set my mini goal to get up and move for 10 Min's every two hours.
You know Baby steps will take us to the same destination and we don't have to be perfect to get there. Start with small changes you can live with and adapt to your demanding schedule and mini goals you can accomplish. Hugs to you.
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Hey girlie i'm glad u vented, and it's ok that ur overwhelmed, maybe u should set small goals, they work out better, and then when u accomplish them, make some more.
I lost my dad 6 yrs ago, so i know how u feel.
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What a great vent! I too lost my Dad this past year (October 07') and have less energy, motivation, and am usually stressed with all there is to do & missing my Dad in the meantime.
Anyways, best of luck. I have no great suggestions other than to take it slowly; one thing at a time; and to focus on the important things first.
Good luck overwhelmed! You'll get on track. There is no reason why cutting down and being more efficient (for lack of a better word) has to mean you've failed!
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Kevin Ware's story is a roller coaster ride, to be sure. Ware was suspended from the Cardinals team last January, but was quickly reinstated by Coach Pitino. Of course, he really broke onto the scene during the NCAA Tournament when he tragically shattered his leg on national television. However, Ware took it all in stride and many people have been inspired by his positive attitude throughout the rehabilitation process. However, rumors have been swirling for nearly a week that Ware has suffered a setback in his comeback process — however, that setback has nothing to do with Ware physically. Per a rumor report from Kentucky Sports Radio's Matt Jones: "A rumor spread (first on UL message boards, fan forums and Twitter) that Kevin Ware had been kicked off the UL basketball team due to multiple violations of the same team rule. While we initially dismissed the notion as mere fan chatter, after some digging, I (and others in the media) began to believe it was true. At some point over the past few weeks, the rumor goes, Ware was dismissed after the latest violation and the team was told he would no longer be with the team. The rumor spread online, in part, because team members told multiple people that Ware was no longer on the team. It then finally leaked to media at the end of last week. As of now, no member of the Louisville media has come out and reported the story, and my guess is that no one will. I spoke with UL spokesman Kenny Klein on Friday night, and he told me Ware is on the team now, but said he did not go as far as to say that no dismissal had ever occurred." It's easy to see that Jones doesn't go as far to actually claim this to be true, and with nobody on record at the moment, it is all simply hearsay. The Louisville media (of course, not exactly friendly with KSR's Jones) has been pretty adamant that Jones' reporting of this has been pretty irresponsible: With this rumor now out and in the open, questions about the situation will definitely be asked to Pitino in the near future — it will be interesting to see what is really going on with one of college basketball's biggest names. [The Big Lead]
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Ok I am 23 and my boyfriend is 19 I know a bit of an age difference. Things are good most of the time. It is my first year teaching and i have some questions about things he always tells me to ask him. Then like today I did and he makes me feel stupid when I ask. I told him how I felt and he is like baby you just dont listen. That really gets me upset.
Its hard too cause of my work and college at night then its like he works on cars thats it he works but i dont want this to sound snobby but my job is alot harder and he complains about being so tired its gets old real quick.
He hates talking about love or anything like that. I love being with him. He says he loves being with me. But its hard to talk to him and he makes me feel bad about myself sometimes. I dont know what else to say its so hard. I cant wait to see him then i do and it gets bad again. Does this make any sense?
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Most relationships have bad and good in them but it seems like yours is bordering on (if not outright crossing into) emotional abuse. A partner should always be someone who supports you, who cares about you, who helps you reach for your dreams. A best friend. It sounds like instead he is threatened by you and is actively trying to squash you down so you're on his level. He likes to prove that he is just as good as you - not by praising you and encouraging you - but by demeaning you so you feel badly about yourself. That is NOT RIGHT.
I know it's really really hard to fight this - but believe me - it gets WORSE AND WORSE unless you start doing something right now about it. The more he does it, the more he thinks its normal and the worse he will get. The less he will listen to complaints because he'll think "Heck this is just what we do, why is she so grumpy??" So stop it NOW.
The next time he puts you down, say simply "I don't deserve that." And if he keeps it up, walk out. Not in a huffy way, but in a "I'm not sticking around for this immature behavior" sort of way. If he wants to be with you, he should treat you with respect. If he can't, he can't be with you.
He has a right to be worn out by his job just as you have to be with yours. You both deserve support with it but neither of you should use the other as a beanbag for your pains and woes. For him to say "Man I'm tired" is one thing. For him to rant and rave to you about his work is another. Again, he's probably trying to show that his work is just as important as yours, which it is. So make sure he knows it is, and then if he tries to harp on it, just say "Yes I know it's hard" and go on to another topic.
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Determining your method of evaluation before the course begins helps you clarify your objectives. In addition to gaining knowledge in the subject, what skills would you like your teen to learn, and what are the main goals for the course? For example, in a high school English course, you may want your teen to improve his writing skills, learn new vocabulary words each week, brush up on using grammar properly, and read some novels you have chosen.
Once you've decided on the goals of the course, you'll be able to choose the types of assessments that will best measure your teen's knowledge and comprehension. Will it be tests and quizzes, or papers and presentations? Maybe oral discussions or hands-on projects will work better. On the other hand, you may mix it up and choose some from each of these areas, depending on your teen's learning style.
Then communicate to your teen what will be expected of her to do well in the course and how her efforts will be rewarded. If your teen knows that her discussion with you of yesterday's reading assignment will be scored on a scale of 1 to 10 and will factor into her final grade, this will likely spur her on to read diligently, take notes, and be adequately prepared for the discussion. Understanding what will be expected to write a paper to be presented to a small group at the end of the history unit may give her the impetus to delve into her studies with fresh enthusiasm.
Next, a grading scale needs to be chosen for assigning grades. Many teachers use a 10-point scale (90-100 A, 80-89 B, 70-79 C, and so on) while others use a 7-point scale (93-100 A, 85-92 B, 77-84 C, and so on.) You the parent will decide which scale you implement. We recommend using it consistently for your teen throughout the high school years. Some parents utilize straight letter grades (A, B, C, D, or F) while others choose to add +'s or -'s to the grades. Again, this is your decision.
Since elective courses don't always lend themselves easily to grading, some parents will resort to pass/fail in lieu of letter grades. However, pass/fail grades are not included when calculating the grade point average, so we suggest using them sparingly, if at all.
Although every parent has the freedom to come up with a desired evaluative method, here are some additional thoughts to keep in mind:
- Decide on categories and assign a percentage of the final grade to each category you choose (for example: tests—50%, quizzes—30%, daily work—20%; or oral discussions—40%, papers—40%, projects—20%)
- Stay on top of correcting, grading, and giving your teen feedback at regular intervals.
Does this sound too complicated? Don't worry. We have some grading examples on our website to give you ideas and take the fear out of the whole process.
Regular Feedback
As your teen works through his course material, take time to regularly provide opportunities for him to demonstrate what he is learning. Your routine in a math course may be to assign practice problems daily. If so, be sure to have your teen or you check his answers. Feel comfortable in rewarding your teen for the time and effort he invests in completing the daily assignments.
Homework gives your teens practice, so we suggest that you evaluate it primarily for diligence and effort—not necessarily for how many problems they answer correctly the first time around. Including a certain percentage (20% perhaps) in the final grade for these assignments may act as an incentive to take them seriously. You are communicating to your teen that keeping up with math assignments is important and will not only pay dividends when he takes a math test, but will also make a positive contribution to his final grade in the course.
If you assign your teen a composition project, be sure to follow up and provide her with comments and suggestions for improving the paper. When assessing her papers, act as a coach by asking questions such as "How can you say this more clearly?" or "Can you illustrate this point with an example?" Let your teen see that your intent is to help her, not just to point out her mistakes. Encouragement goes a long way towards fueling a love for writing and will let your teens know you are noticing their improvement.
If you feel inadequate to evaluate your teen's compositions, consider enlisting the help of another homeschool parent, college student, neighbor, or friend who exhibits good writing skills to serve as a mentor for your teen. Patrick Henry College's writing mentors come alongside parents by reviewing the teen's compositions and making suggestions. You set the parameters and then communicate to the mentor your writing goals or objectives for your teen. The writing mentor takes it from there! Another alternative for help in this area may be a pay by paper review service. Other sources for evaluating your teen's compositions can be found on HSLDA's Homeschooling Now blog.
Benefits to Grading
We mentioned above that one of the benefits of giving grades is to motivate teens to do their assignments and to learn the material. They will likely be graded in every season of their lives. College professors award grades; the military uses scores on tests for enlistment and advancement; employers sometimes use evaluations to let employees be aware of their performance or to award pay raises. So don't shy away from giving grades even if it's difficult, especially when your teen's performance has been less than stellar. It may be the wake up call he needs to work a little harder next time.
Another purpose of grades can be to teach time management and adherence to deadlines. Once the deadline has passed, it is advisable to deduct points from your teen's grade for the assignment. No consequence for missing a deadline makes it meaningless. The real world runs on deadlines. (We know because we push the deadline each month when writing this newsletter!)
Although we understand and always appreciated the flexibility homeschooling gave us to move an assignment deadline, we want to encourage you to make it the exception, not the rule. Deadlines help to train your teens to set a good pace and not wait until the last minute to begin an assignment. They also help teens to divide a large assignment into manageable parts by setting incremental deadlines that serve as checkpoints for completion of the project or paper. You're training them for their future pursuits and to be honorable in keeping their appointments and commitments in a timely fashion.
Making the Grade by Lesha Myer can give you additional help, and HSLDA's website provides more details on grading guidelines.
Final Thought
We hear from a few parents who have an aversion to any type of grading. We would like to respectfully offer some comments for consideration.
Even if you did not evaluate and give your children grades during the elementary and junior high years, grades become more important during high school. One reason is that high school transcripts typically show final grades for each course a student completes during high school. If students have post-high school plans to further their education at a college, trade school, or technical school, in most cases these institutions are accustomed to seeing grades in order to ascertain how well your teen did in his course work.
Another reason for grades in high school is that colleges and scholarship sponsors tend to use the grade point average as a factor when making admission decisions and awarding scholarships. So, if you decide not to give your teen grades, be aware that it may cause some difficulty when applying to or enrolling in institutional schools.
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A 52-second video purporting to be a Super Bowl advertisement for Killzone 2 has been making the rounds, though its legitimacy has come under a great deal of scrutiny. First of all, the length -- NBC is charging in 30 second increments for commercials, leaving eight seconds unaccounted for should the ad run. Also, while Sony does have a few ad spots reserved during the big game, they're set aside for movies coming out of Sony Pictures, and not for games. Also, the writing is really bad. The leaked ad is posted after the jump -- with kickoff a few hours away, we won't have to wait long to see if it's a fake.
Also posted after the jump is a leaked 23-minute making-of special for the Helghast-filled shooter, which is set to air on Bravo today. If you've remained in the dark about Killzone 2, you might want to check it out -- we found it highly educational. For instance, before we watched it, we didn't even know there was an earlier installment in the Killzone series. Yeah, apparently, it came out on PS2 in like, 2004! Crazy, right?
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Source - Bravo's making-of special


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Chinese officials are responding to the Obama administration's campaign to bring down trade barriers between the two nations.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post755337838276996947..comments2012-11-30T07:25:57.998-05:00Comments on Millions of Miles: What's a girl to do?Megan Terryhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-55749987204020175932010-08-18T15:32:08.849-04:002010-08-18T15:32:08.849-04:00Hi, I linked over from Kristen's blog. I, too...Hi, I linked over from Kristen's blog. I, too, was an amazing stay at home mom to my first child. We adopted our son 9 months ago from S. Korea and now I have two 3-year olds, and I would only rate myself as "good". I have often thought that my younger adopted son (and our turbulent relationship) would benefit from being in full-time daycare. I know that sounds crass, but I do think it.

Dilemmas, dilemmas!Elizabeth@Romans8:15https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-8470634671296237532010-08-06T16:13:00.294-04:002010-08-06T16:13:00.294-04:00When you figure out this age old dilemna, let me k...When you figure out this age old dilemna, let me know!

I work half-time. I love using my skills and education, but my kids miss me like crazy and I have major mom guilt.

I used to only work one day a week, and that was AWESOME!!! Not sure why I willingly signed on for more...

Maybe a job working at a coffee shop or a quiet/quaint bookstore with no pressure a few evenings a week would be good for the extra cash and the sanity...just a thought! Good luck with this one!Raeganhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-88953022110309229932010-08-06T10:33:48.005-04:002010-08-06T10:33:48.005-04:00Sadie will be back in school soon. Can you afford...Sadie will be back in school soon. Can you afford to just put Noah in daycare. Or maybe Miles on Tues/Thurs and Noah on Mon/Wed/Fri so you can have some one on one time with each and not so much chaos all the time. At least until you get Miles therapy up and running. We had such a great time this weekend. Miss every so much. It was like living at a fabulous commune!Carriehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-943525678829156782010-08-04T23:08:18.268-04:002010-08-04T23:08:18.268-04:00Perhaps talk to your therapist about it. You did ...Perhaps talk to your therapist about it. You did find another therapist right? But you can also get the self care you need to keep up with the boys therapy without leaving the home for 40+ hours a week to get beat up in corporate land. Work is a different ball of stress. I've been talking with my sister and getting feedback from other people about this very thing. Sis is of the opinion that it's a terrible waste of one's education to stay at home with little babies. I can see both sides, especially when the little ones have special needs like yours. Miles hasn't been home for long, maybe you can bluster it out and reevaluate when he's been home for a year.Hilaryhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-27016353999205165542010-08-04T20:21:39.897-04:002010-08-04T20:21:39.897-04:00Wow, it is nice to know I am not the only one who ...Wow, it is nice to know I am not the only one who would love to go back to work. When our days are especially RAD-a-licious I submerse myself in housework and dream of working outside the home. I also dream of their attachment one day...Jenniferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-80354021768040718932010-08-04T14:24:16.829-04:002010-08-04T14:24:16.829-04:00great post! whatever decision you make it will be ...great post! whatever decision you make it will be the right one...it is great you are thinking about what you want and what is healthy for you because that will naturally be healthy for your whole family...it is a tough spot you are in...but it is so wonderful you are working through it and recognizing that it is ok to want something for yourself as well...regardless of what your decision ends up being.- michellehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-20147112983921144862010-08-04T13:46:34.539-04:002010-08-04T13:46:34.539-04:00I am spoiled, T & I both work compressed work ...I am spoiled, T & I both work compressed work schedules and he does as much if not more than me at home to help with every day stuff, with both of us out of the house only 3 day a week, he can catch up on everyday stuff on Mondays and me on Fridays. I really don't know what i would do without having Friday to do everyday house stuff like laundry, etc. I do have a number of night meetings, but as I am the morning routine not the night routine person, that works out as well. I am not the SAHM type and went about crazy when I was off the 6 weeks with our 2 boys. Plus my job is rewarding as I help people. Good luck with your decisions. I agree with what you said about working the 5 days a week, I am not sure how people keep up on it. It is much better for me to work a few hours extra a day and have a three day weekend.Jodiehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-59160328409544398092010-08-04T11:00:05.978-04:002010-08-04T11:00:05.978-04:00I am also for the part-time option. And as for da...I am also for the part-time option. And as for daycare...you should check into the Dorman center for the boys. They are great with kids with all types of needs. (afterall Kendrick goes there) And the best part is that they are very reasonably priced! I agree with you that working may be very beneficial for your mental health and for your relationship with the kids and hubby:) You could always go back to being a stay at home mom if it doesnt work out. I think it is worth a try. Good Luck!ccassityhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-27772617822948226162010-08-04T09:05:07.068-04:002010-08-04T09:05:07.068-04:00I'm contemplating this idea of part time, &quo...I'm contemplating this idea of part time, "mindless" work. My favorite job I ever had was working in a bookstore when I was in college. All I did was talk to people about what they liked to read and helped them find books. It took zero thought, but I absolutely loved it. Maybe I'll have to revisit the idea of two days a week at Barnes and Nobles. In all seriousness, though- working a minimum wage job like that won't pay the daycare for 3 kiddos and I'm not sure I want to go in the hole for working. It *may* just be worth it though!Meganhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-17959644264554742072010-08-04T07:32:29.642-04:002010-08-04T07:32:29.642-04:00I agree with Mamam drama, go part time and see how...I agree with Mamam drama, go part time and see how you like it.J.https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-72367665586860043092010-08-03T23:06:28.238-04:002010-08-03T23:06:28.238-04:00One way to find out ...give it a try. Part time e...One way to find out ...give it a try. Part time employment is an option, too. You don't need to make a huge career move - maybe just something casual/mindless one or two days or nights a week would give you some adult time, a little extra money, a much needed sanity break, and an opportunity to do your resume and practice interviewing etc.Mama Drama Times Twohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-63400666614731686322010-08-03T21:10:17.793-04:002010-08-03T21:10:17.793-04:00I'm with you girl! I love working part time an...I'm with you girl! I love working part time and I mostly work from home so it's a good fit for our family. However, Tuesday and Thursday mornings the kids go to preschool/mom's day out and I have meeting with adults, use my brain, wear clothes that need to be ironed and shower before noon :-) It's a nice mix of both-it might be a great thing for you and your family!www.aboutourhouse.blogspot.comhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-68267516964993833352010-08-03T21:09:09.337-04:002010-08-03T21:09:09.337-04:00Hi Megan, Just read your blog, will be praying for...Hi Megan, Just read your blog, will be praying for you. As a Mother, who stayed at home with my children and baby sat with others,I know that there were times that I saw the first steps, first tooth, first word, first time to set up and many other firsts, when I would tell the mothers about it, it seemed to break their hearts that I had experience the firsts in so many ways. God has a purpose for your life, I still think you should write a book and then you couold still be at home, they are only little once and then they grow up and have a life of their own. I don't know where the years have gone. You are a wonderful Mother and friend to your children. Love and prayers. Mamaw PS. be sure you don't forget about your husband, give him the attention he email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-52876635066077512010-08-03T20:58:38.201-04:002010-08-03T20:58:38.201-04:00Girl, I hear you! I had been a stay at home mom f...Girl, I hear you! I had been a stay at home mom for 7 years and finally decided I wanted to do something. I went to nursing school and after graduating, I realized I really did want to be a stay at home mom after all. I really loved it! But it took me getting out there to realize it! So, maybe if being a stay at home mom is for you, you might need to get out there! Whether it is a getting a job or hiring a babysitter and volunteering, find yourself again.
It's a big decision, especially with your circumstances. I'll be praying for you!Storihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959924903705805464.post-90859615247967375192010-08-03T20:18:45.925-04:002010-08-03T20:18:45.925-04:00I'm one of those who'd give her left lug n...I'm one of those who'd give her left lug nut to stay at home full time. Obvs, I'm getting ready to become the bread-winner in our house for the next couple years and I am scared out of my mind to step into that rol. Budgeting today just about put me under. Can I really work with numbers that small?! GAH!

Anyway, what if...you hired a nanny/babysitter to come a couple days a week just to give you a break? or take the kids out of the house for awhile? You could just test it out you know, see if you really want to be away before committing to a new job.

I agree with your statement about giving your children a happy mom, and if that means working outside the home, then you need to pursue it.

I'm not much help, but understand completely where you are coming from. Praying for guidance for you!Abbyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Bruce Mathieson prides himself on cutting through the clutter.
The Melbourne pub and pokies magnate - at the centre of a possible $1 billion-plus move for Australian Hospitality & Leisure - says he has never bothered to look at the books before buying a pub.
"Ninety-nine per cent of all that I buy, I never go inside beforehand," he said. "It's the same with buying any business. People are all worried about other people's figures but I can't help what happened yesterday - let alone looking at the past three years."
It's this unorthodox approach that has others second-guessing last week's sharemarket raid on ALH, in which Bruandwo - a joint venture between Mr Mathieson and retail giant Woolworths - snapped up just over 16 per cent of the country's biggest hotel operator.
Mr Mathieson, who rarely gives interviews, refused to comment on Bruandwo's move on ALH. However, he spoke candidly from his holiday home on the Gold Coast about how he has built an empire of more than 80 venues across Australia worth an estimated $360 million from a tiny pub in Mount Macedon that he bought in 1975.
"One of the reasons I've always found business very simple is that you're dealing against educated people who make things complicated," said the 59-year- old who once called himself "semi-literate" and claims never to have owned a computer or a fax machine.
While his boyhood dream was always to run a hotel, Mr Mathieson said it was an appreciation of the property market that founded his success.
"I like pubs but I love property because the big bloke upstairs isn't making anymore of it," he said.
Mr Mathieson admitted pubs had the "highest mortality rates of any business" because people failed to do the proper homework and took on too much risk.
"I never take more than a 15 per cent risk (in terms of financial gearing). You can always recover 85c in the dollar."
For this reason he says he will never buy a pub in the bush again, or at a resort, where large volumes of people are not guaranteed all year round.
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The Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) this month has planned a CLE seminar titled Results LLCs, S Corps and C Corps: Choosing the Best Business Entity for Maximum Results.
The program will take place on Wednesday, August 16 at the CLE Conference Center, Wanamaker Building, Juniper Street, Philadelphia, and on Wednesday, August 30 at the Koppers Building, 436 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh. On Thursday, August 31, the program will be presented via satellite to 34 downlink sites in Pennsylvania. Each of the sessions runs from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
The experienced faculty will take seminar participants from fundamental structure to tax advantages to asset protection for each of the organizational models.
The course planner is William H. Clark, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. Other speakers are Jeffrey S. Blum and Richard D. Rose, Buchanan Ingersoll PC; Herbert F. Goodrich Jr., Dechert LLP, and Stephen D.D. Hamilton, Drinker Biddle.
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May 11th Morning program
Opening Ceremony (PL1).
Opening remarks:
Keynote speech. Opportunities and challenges to improve citizens' quality of life and to strengthen cities' economy by improving access and mobility (PL2)
Objective: To outline the main elements of a sustainable urban transport strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean, building upon concrete experiences of a broadly recognized international leader.
In this session, the speaker will spell out a vision about the future of Latin American cities, their challenges and opportunities to improve access and urban mobility and the relationship with economic, social and environmental sustainability.
Coffee break
Success Cases of Sustainable, Clean and Efficient Cities (PL3)
Objective: To present worldwide examples on how urban development and transport visions have been applied successfully in achieving sustainable cities. In this session, cases of cities that have developed and applied comprehensive urban development visions will be discussed highlighting their relevance to Latin America and the Caribbean.
May 11th Afternoon program
Success cases in planning and implementing Public Transport Programs (PL4)
Objective: To discuss successful examples on public transport systems and integration between modes.
Discussion panel. How to achieve sustainable transport in Latin America and the Caribbean? What has worked and what has not worked in Latin America? (PL5)
Objective: To discuss about how concepts and examples of previous sessions can be applied (or are being applied) to cities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In this session a selected group of experts and key actors will review and discuss the best practices in cities and countries with successful interventions of sustainable transport as well as the most relevant learned lessons for Latin America.
May 12th Morning program
Health and environmental benefits of improvements in Urban Transport (PL7)
Objective: To discuss the diverse health, environment and energy benefits that influence political decisions and budget allocation in favor of sustainable transport alternatives, additional to those traditionally used in the evaluation of transport projects.
In this session, speakers will present and discuss various co-benefits of sustainable transport interventions such as: a) the reduction of air pollution and its health effects and impacts (premature death, morbidity, work and school absenteeism, productivity loses), b) obesity prevention and sedentary related diseases, c) greenhouse gas emission reductions, d) economic growth of countries.
Coffee break and visit to The Exhibit
Operation of transport systems (SP01)
Discussion paper.
Luis Antonio Lindau. Executive Director CTS Brazil
Non-motorized transport (SP02)
Results of programs to improve cyclist and pedestrian conditions in Latin America. Carlos Pardo. CAI NMT Specialist.
May 12th Afternoon program
Travel Demand Management (SP05)
Discussion paper: World-wide experiences with transport demand management. Manfred Breithaupt. Urban Transport Specialist. GiZ
Methodologies to evaluate emission reduction projects and programs for carbon finance (SP07)
Discussion paper: Access to Climate Change funding for Sustainable Transport: A practical vision. Dr. Harald Diaz-Bone. GIZ
Land use and transport planning (SP08)
Discussion paper: Issues of land densification in Belo horizonte. Ralph Gakenheimer. Professor MIT, Land use densification in Bogotá and other cities. Daniel Rodriguez. Professor, University of North Carolina
May 13th Morning program
Improving access to financing: Which options are available? (PL8)
Discussion paper: Financing sustainable urban transport: global trends and importance for Latin America. Ko Sakamoto, TRL.
Environmental assessment of urban transport (SP12)
Fuels and technology (SP14)
Discussion paper: Centro Mario Molina, Program Manager. Rodolfo Lacy
Regional Collaborative Initiatives (SP15)
May 13th Afternoon program
Freight transport discussion paper (SP17)
Discussion paper: Urban freight transport in developing countries. Manfred Breithaupt. GiZ.
Presentation of the Declaration of Rosario
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Time to take a delicious and wholesome lunch at Villa Danieli, Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel
Time to take a delicious and wholesome lunch at Villa Danieli, Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2011 – Villa Danieli is proud to present its latest promotion – sumptuous set lunches that are perfect for a gastronomic indulgence or business convergence over at this cosy, award-winning Italian restaurant. Anticipate a good and hearty Italian meal as we offer a variation of three different set menus for lunch.
This July, Villa Danieli invites you to enjoy a well balanced menu which offers an exceptional burst of palatable flavours that have been created specifically to tempt your taste buds. Look forward to freshly imported products and herbs as our Italian Chef, Simone La Gamba chooses only the best for each of his skillfully prepared dishes.
At an attractive price of RM55.00++ per person, the first menu includes a light and refreshing Smoked chicken salad with potato fondant, arugula and mustard dressing to open up your appetite. Thereafter, feast on our Spinach and mascarpone risotto with crisp parmesan cheese. Lastly, end your meal with our homemade Gelato Ice cream.
Or opt for the second menu at RM65.00++ per person as it offers tangy Salmon Carpaccio with mixed salad and black olive dressing for starters; for main course, enjoy the tender Duck breast with white asparagus, butter glazed carrots accompanied with orange sauce. Finally, end this satisfying meal with a warm Apple strudel served with vanilla ice cream.
Should you prefer to really indulge, we recommend you choose the third menu set, priced at RM85.00++ per person. It offers an option of two different main courses. Kick off your meal with our all time favourite; Tomato and buffalo mozzarella with basil oil followed by either; Seafood spaghetti in tomato sauce or Grilled lamb chop with green beans, sautéed capsicum with taleggio cheese sauce as the main course. For dessert, look forward to a rich and pleasing Chocolate truffle with vanilla and coffee sauce.
Additionally, Villa Danieli will also be serving up a juicy affair of tender and delightful Wagyu Beef specially imported from Kobe Cuisine, Australia. Aged to perfection and trimmed off all exterior fat, this luscious meat is sure to please the palate.
Our culinary team is all set to entice diners with a selection of marinades such as; Paprika, Olive oil and garlic, Olive oil and red wine, Sage, Rosemary and not forgetting Chef's Simone's special Mixed Italian Herbs. Pair this off with a variety of sauces like Butter, Mushroom, Black pepper, Red wine, Mustard and Mint sauce. Finally, choose two side dishes to complement your Wagyu Beef as we offer a variety of Grilled vegetables, French fries, Green mixed salad, Mashed potatoes, Buttered spinach and Sautéed mushrooms to complete your main course.
Hence, treat yourself and your loved ones to this exquisite Wagyu Beef promotion as it will only be available for the month of July and priced from RM95++ per person. Don't miss out on this opportunity to have a splendid dining experience with your loved ones.
Villa Danieli is a cozy trattoria-style Italian restaurant housed on level 5 of the Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel. Whiffs of freshly baked breads, wood-fired pizza and home-style pastas fill the air as one steps into the welcoming restaurant. The hotel believes in serving true Italian cuisine that stimulates appetites and leaves one comforted with this authentic rendition of the best of Italy.
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