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Here, in the crazy beginning week of NaNoWriMo, it's easy to get swept away with reaching that all-important word count. I posted yesterday about the benefits of coloring to highlight the importance of balance. I've read some participants' accounts of frustration, disappointment, and pushing away children and spouses in order to write that novel by the end of the month. The thing is, NaNoWriMo simply isn't a good idea for some people. Some of us don't work well under that sort of pressure. Furthermore, some aren't wired in the manner necessary to produce the sheer quantity required to complete that kind of a task. I'm known for my (mostly) clean first drafts. The way most of my writing is published is very close to the way it comes out. I'm not saying I'm a superior writer, though. I'm saying that most of the editing and revision process happens inside my head, before I even begin to write. For me, the emphasis–each time I write–is quality.
Michael Grab is a stone balancing artist. He does some truly amazing sculptures. His method of rock balancing is a good metaphor for my writing process. Before he places a rock, he studies it carefully. He says, "The fundamental element of balancing in a physical sense is finding some kind of 'tripod' for the rock to stand on… By paying close attention to the feeling of the rocks, you will start to feel even the smallest clicks as the notches of the rocks in contact are moving over one another. In the finer point balances, these clicks can be felt on a scale smaller than millimeters."
He moves on to a discussion of the mind in balance. "Parallel to the physical element of finding tripods, the most fundamental non-physical element is harder to explain. In a nutshell, I am referring to meditation, or finding a zero point or silence within yourself. Some balances can apply significant pressure on your mind and your patience. The challenge is overcoming any doubt that may arise." (Lisa Be, Life Buzz.com) So, it's important to take care of yourself: mind, body, and soul.
In terms of NaNoWriMo, find what works for you. As some wise person once said, "It's only a failure if you didn't learn something from the experience." NaNoWriMo isn't going to work for me. I decided to take the first week to totally revise my YA novel, Children in the House of Vengeance, taking some valuable feedback I've gained from a few rejections and putting them into action. You see, to date 3 agents have requested the full manuscript, and 3 agents have rejected the full manuscript. This tells me I need to re-evaluate it. I'm still writing something each day, but it might be a new portion of that book or a blog post, a few pages of my new long project, a poem, a guest article for someone else's blog, or my Awkward in the Midwest column over at Easy Street Magazine. As long as I'm working, I'm happy.
So, if you're like me and you've already decided NaNoWriMo isn't for you, give me a shout! It's a lonely world out there in the digi-sphere right now. Everyone is busy crunching through those word counts. Or, if you are continuing on the path to write your entire novel this month, tell me about it. Let me know that you're still alive!
The important thing is to find BALANCE in your life–including the part of you that is a writer. Take care of your health. Take care of your heart. Take time to laugh. And cry. And talk to other people. Most important of all: Be present in your life. Because, as Master Oogway says to Po in Kung Fu Panda, "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why they call it the present."


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PROJECT: Rowan EDC
BUILDER: Rowan Frameworks
FINISH: The EDC is the first of two Rowan Frameworks bikes we finished for Bespoked 2017 with this one picking up an outstanding finish award.
We worked closely with Timmy on this project to find the perfect coating for this bike designed for misadventure. Timmy's meticulous attention to detail is evident on the whole build so the finish had to be in keeping.
Together we settled on a somewhat experimental product we've affectionately nicknamed "RUBBLE". It's a hard-wearing, textured coating applied across the frame, fork, rack and bullmoose bars. The bike actually has two separate applications of the product; one, finer mix all over and a secondary, more coarse mix in key areas that might be expected to take more abuse. The Rubble finish is available in any RAL colour but for this project we settled on a subtle navy black, with the EDC branding picked out in an off-white. Nothing loud was needed as the details on this build speak for themselves.
If we could own any of the bikes we painted for the show, it would be this one.
[Images via Rowan Frameworks and Ben Broomfield]

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What would you do with this space?
We started with a back accent wall with "groovy" wallpaper and soft, grey side walls.
Summerhill Cabinets constructed and installs floating shelves.
This transformation took place in two days! It is the perfect little space for "entertaining." The bright pink floating shelves add a fun POP of color and re used to store "bar" accessories making this the perfect little space to enjoy a glass of wine or a cocktail. Mission Accomplished!
The painting, by Dee Cunningham/Cunningham Studios, echoes the theme of the space.
The floating shelves are complete with a glass rack and serving pieces. Using a mirror on both side walls made the tiny space feel bigger.
Can you see the super cool floor lamp on the left? Just another fun element in the space.


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Raspberry Quartz & Jet 22" Necklace
Raspberry Quartz & Jet 22" Necklace
Faceted 20mm raspberry quartz is mixed with high-gloss jet beads and cotton candy colored crystal, 22" long. With a gold plated lobster clasp. A bold style in colors that you can wear all year.
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By Kofi Annan
Across Africa, oil, gas and minerals are being discovered more often than ever before. Nowhere is the global commodities boom being felt more acutely. Over the next decade, billions of dollars will flow into countries previously starved of financial capital. Used wisely, these natural resource revenues could lead to sustainable economic growth, new jobs and investments in health, education and infrastructure. But sadly, history teaches us that a more destructive path is likely — conflict, spiraling inequality, corruption and environmental disasters are far more common consequences of resource bonanzas. The cliché remains true: striking oil is as much a curse as a blessing.Read more
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Involuntary bankruptcy/
Involuntary bankruptcy is a legal filing by creditors, petitioning that a debtor be sent into bankruptcy proceedings. This situation usually arises when a debtor is very late in paying bills to a number of creditors, who feel that they are more likely to be paid if the business is in bankruptcy proceedings. Such a filing is usually only taken against a business, since individuals in financial difficulty typically have few recoverable assets. This process is time-consuming and expensive, so it is usually followed only if creditors believe they are at considerable risk of not being paid via any other action, and the debtor is holding assets that can be used to pay its debts.
Several conditions must be met before creditors can file for an involuntary bankruptcy. Depending on the situation, a minimum of three creditors must force the issue, and only if a certain unpaid debt level has been reached for the qualifying claims. Further, the debtor must generally not be paying its debts as they come due for payment.
An involuntary bankruptcy petition is served to the debtor, along with a summons. The debtor can consent to the petition or elect to fight it in court. If the court decides in favor of the creditors, an order for relief is entered and the debtor is placed in bankruptcy proceedings. If the court decides in favor of the debtor, the creditors may be liable for the debtor's court costs.
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Many crops were wiped out, so people have lost their food supply and face real hardship unless they get the support they need. Josie, and many others like her, has no idea when she will be able to rebuild. With many schools given over to emergency shelter almost 100,000 children remain out of school.
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A well-loved favorite for its overall ride quality, the Ksyrium road wheel has long been considered a smart way to upgrade your bike.
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The grand opening in October 2011, christened a new showroom filled with a unique collection of high quality restorations or well-preserved originals.
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Heeyoung Kim's favorite art supplies for botanical art
Art materials are complicated and confusing especially to those who just start new painting/drawing adventure. To help you make the exciting start a pleasant experience, I would like to share my materials with my personal tips. Items I am introducing here are based on my own experiences. Links are just for reference.
When you click the images, they will guide you to the site, there you will see other offers with various sizes, prices and sellers. Select the correct items.
Drawing Materials. Caran d'Ache Grafwood Pencil set as a starter (the first image below). This pencil is much thicker than all other brands, both graphite and the wooden pencil body. That causes problem for sharpening, but the thick graphite is very useful to cover fairly large area quickly, when it is sharpened appropriately. It comes from 4H to 9B. Hard ones are very hard and clean, yet not scratchy at all, and soft ones are smooth like chocolate:). Most small hand-held sharpners do not fit to this at all. The electronic pencil sharpner shown below is very useful for all sizes of pencils, so good to have one in studio. For portable one, Faber Castel hand-held pencil sharpner (the third image) does the job fairly well. It has 3 holes, and the smallest fit to this pencil. The other sharpener that fits for this pencil is Prisma, Click here! https://www.dickblick.com/products/prismacolor-pencil-sharpener/ Faber-Castell Dust Free Vinyl Eraser is the best eraser ever (well, to me)! There are colored one, too, but I prefer white ones, because they are much softer, so you can minimize damage on the paper. When you use B pencils (soft ones), and try to erase, you will see black graphite smudges all over the paper and eraser. It is not because of the quality of eraser, it is due to the soft graphite. So, do not blame your eraser for that! Use kneaded eraser for B or softer pencil works. They pick up soft graphite dust better.
Papers are very important and pricey. For the best results, you need to start with the right one, though. Here are some materials I use.
Initial drawing and layout paper: I use Bienfang 360 Graphic Marker instead of regular tracing paper, because it is 100% cotton, archival and thin enough to trace, yet extremely sturdy. It takes graphite, ink, and a little bit of watercolor application, too. You can make your own tracing paper with this paper, with which I can trace better than any other methods I have tried. It comes out various sizes, 9x12", 11x14", 14x17", 19x24" and roll. Select the right size.
Watercolor paper (also for graphite pencil drawing): I had to change the whole recommendations in this section since the change of Fabriano, as you all know about it, perhaps.
I used to use Fabriano extra white 300 lb for watercolor, but I went through my own paper surface test lately, and ended up with Winsor&Newton hot pressed paper. I often paint fairly large scale that needs washes on large area, and many layers. This paper is sturdy, and best part of it is "not getting linty". I recently used Arches and Winsor&Newton at the same time with pretty serious level of details and lots of layers and liftings. Both papers held all the abuses pretty well. However, I prefer W&N, though. The surface of W&N is much rougher/textured than other hot pressed paper, but I didn't have any issue in keeping the edge and details sharp. I recommend this one especially to those who heavy handed :) and need a lot of lifting and fixing. I would like to write more about this in my blog, after my student show is mounted, maybe mid November. :)
Unfortunately, 300lb hot pressed W/N paper is not available in USA. So, I order them through Ken Bromley from UK. Here is the website. https://www.artsupplies.co.uk/item-winsor-&-newton-professional-watercolour-paper.htm Shipping from UK is expensive, but tax deduction compensates shipping fee. So it is not too bad, and their packing is very reliable. So, I order my paper from them.
I use watermarked side with 300 lb.
Pads, blocks, or single sheets? The paper maker says sheets and blocks are of the same quality, but I personally feel that sheets are better in quality (I might be wrong about this, but I think so.). I always use sheets. When you buy several sheets and cut them into suitable sizes, costs are pretty much the same.
Brushes. The most critical tool for artists! I would say a brush is an extension of the artist's hand. It is completely personal and extremely sensitive. I know you experienced that some brushes other artists or instructors recommended never worked well for you. I think your technique and the way you use them will tell you what kind of brushes you would choose. If you think you are heavy handed and like to work with big strokes with loaded paints, synthetic brushes will be fine, because you are not going to take advantage of the merits of expensive sable brushes. However, when your style is very delicate, like to work with details, or work with fine linear strokes, and like to add many layers to build up intense colors, sable brushes will give you better and cleaner results and protect paper surface better.
My all time favorite brushes are Winsor&Newton Kolinsky Sable Series 7, both Miniature and Round Tip. As a starter, I can recommend a set of 4 round tip brushes, #0, 1, 2, 3 (the first image below). I recommend this set, because you often find a good deal from Ken Bromley. Keep an eye on their advertisement! :). You might add 2 or 3 Miniatures (#4, #3, #1, #0) to your collection, then you will be all set for serious painting. For extremely fine details, Miniature #000, or 00 will be good, but if these are too small for you depending on eyesight and hand stability, #0 might be better option. One more from Winsor&Newton I recommend is Miniature #4, which is my favorite among favorites. It is big enough to cover fairly large area, but had good tip to work on details, and very easy to control. You can buy individual brushes through Jerry's Artarama, Blick, or some other online art supply stores. Compare prices at these sites, as you will find different prices for the same products. When brush tips are worn out, do not throw away! You will find them very useful for some techniques such as creating texture or lifting.
Lifting brush. I have to confess that this brush makes my painting process whole lot easier. Da Vinci Series 5880 Cosmotop Spin (the second image below). I call this a Magic Brush! Believe it or not, it lifts so well. I think the density and stiffness of hair are perfect for lifting. I use #2, 6 and 10 depending on the size of lifting area. When you click the title of the brush at Amazon.com, you will be able to see various sizes of the brushes. Dick Blick stores carry this brand, too.
Paints. This world is full of wonderful colors. I wouldn't let "Limited palette" limit my artistic creativity :) Some colors are impossible to mix. I need that tube.
However, it is a good idea when we buy some basic paints in the beginning, then add colors when we need for specific painting projects. I use various brands: Winsor and Newton (WN), Daniel Smith (DS), Holbein (H), Schmincke (SCH) and M. Graham (MG). In my opinion, colors from various brand tubes with same names and pigment numbers are not the same. Sometimes they look alike but when I mix them with other colors, the results are different. So, here again, you need to study personally all the colors you have in your palette by trying them on paper one by one, and by mixing them with other colors. I try to use only transparent or semi-transparent colors, and I do not use Cadmium colors and white.
Here are some basic colors I use. Blue ( French Ultra Marine-WN, Winsor Blue Green Shade-WN, Cerulean Blue-WN, Cerulean Blue Tone-Sch, Indigo-WN), Yellow ( Pure Yellow-Sch, Lemon Yellow-DS), Red ( Permanent Rose-WN, Permanent Alizarin Crimson-WN, Napthol Red-MG, Quinacridone Pink-DS, Carmine-DS, Magenta-WN, Brilliant Pink- H), Others (Raw Sienna-WN, Burnt Sienna-WN, Quinacridone Burnt Orange-DS, Neutral Tint-MG)
One important advice: go to the paint producer's website and read through the resource pages, and see if the paint you like to buy is transparent or not, and the degree of light fastness test.
You can order them through Dick Blick website or sometimes you can find better price through Amazon. Click the first image below for Winsor&Newton, second for Daniel Smith, then click the arrow next to the color name, you will see other colors to select. Daniel Smith sells sample colors, so you can try before buy the tubs.
Lamp: Daylight, long neck and almost like sun. Floorstand recommended for optimal adjustment. Attention: Cover the lense part from sun while not using, because all magnifying lenses can cause fire with strong sunshine. Also, handle the neck of the lamp very carefully because it is heavy and your finger can be squeezed in between the two metal parts. I know this lamp with floor stand is expensive, but it is a long term investment for those who want a good lamp. I have been using this for 7 years, and it is my treasure. In USA, Menard has a similar lamp, which is not technically daylight lamp, but it is pretty good under $50.
Miscellaneous items. Let's number images below from 1 to 15 from top left. 1. Palette. It has 40 wells. The arrangement of this one is particularly appealing, because I can use or mix the color right next to the well. 2. Well. good for wash. useful to keep paint from dust as it comes with lid. If you prefer small one, #3 will be good. #4 is plastic, but it is handy as it fits in #1 palette, and easy to travel for taking to classes. 5. Brushbox, This is a must for sable brush users. All other types of brush holders do not protect sensitive hair of the brush perfectly. Considering the prices of brushes, you'd better treat them nicely :) 6. Frog pin holder. You can use just regular bottle or vase, but with these, you can arrange your specimen as you like. # 7 is large and heavy, so you can arrange a bigger and heavier specimens. 8. Emory Board, yes the one for nails. This is much more refine, and easy to get and use for making pencil tip really pointed. 9. Artist Tape. Using acid free tape is very important for conservation of your artworks. 10. spray that you can moisturize paint in your palette. 11. knife for many uses, 12 divide: This one is fairly large and simple wood sticks, but I like this one, because other metal ones have very pointed needles that are pretty hazardous. This is very useful to those who like to work on enlarged scale. 13 ruler are for measuring specimens. 14. magnifying lense. It is not easy to find a good one at stores. Usually they are too small or not very appropriate for paining. I personally find this hand-held one works best for me. I bet you will love the large one- 5". 15. table-top easel. This is recommended for those who work on large pieces. Very sturdy and adjustable. It serves all my needs.


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"Low E = HIGH D"/
I have a little problem at this stage of my life. It seems with my loss of Estrogen I have also lost my ability to focus on one thing at a time. It's funny how organized and streamlined my life was when I had three kids at home, plus two dogs and a cat. Soccer, Piano lessons and Dance Classes. Car pool, Library Volunteer & Lunch Mom. Housekeeping, laundry, gardening and canning. How did I do all that ? Juggling six balls in the air at any given time. Life was full and rewarding. I loved being a Mom and a home maker. It was all I ever dreamed of when I was growing up.
Now, my life is full of other things. Mr.Wonderful and I have a little house that we work on a lot. I landscaped our back yard. We have four kids between us and four beautiful Grandbuddies. It would seem that life would be easier at this slower pace. BUT for some reason, I am scattered. I sit down to have a little "Morning Devotions" and my mind wanders...'Wow, we better trim those palm trees..Oh dear, the hawk is hiding in that pine waiting to devour the little cardinals..Darn, I forgot to fill the bird feeder, come to think of it, is there water in the birdbath's ?' See what I mean ? My dear friend Diane, who teaches YOGA told me that this is called MONKEY MIND. In my devotional this morning it said that the many of the cares of life would seek to sway us from staying on the divine path.
So, I am going to try a new discipline. I REFUSE TO BE DISTRACTED. I WILL REFUSE to be swayed by my new "estrogen free-thought filled mind". I WILL stay on track. I WILL focus on one thing at a time. I will NOT stray from this sentence in search of more coffee..wow a doughnut would be good with this, hmmm.. did we finish the cookies ?.. It MUST be possible. It has to be. I have never had "A.D.D." and I am sure not adopting it now. I have goals and purposes to fulfill in this chapter of my life. But doggone, if it's not one goofy thought it's another !
I would love to hear some feedback from you. How are you dealing with this new phase of life ? It seems that many of my friends are experiencing similar things. Hearing their stories is what got me off the secret nightmare that I might have some disease. I've heard some pretty funny stuff.
WRITE TO ME. In the meantime, DON'T BE SWAYED by the distractions, unless, you are also having that vision of trimming the palm trees mid sentence.. join me out back, I'll be right there !


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Open Source Tools, License ManagementBy Ericka Chickowski | Posted 2008-12-01 Print
Baseline examines easy, practical technology strategies that will cut IT costs quickly and streamline IT management so you are more efficient in the long run.
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10. Improve Software License Management
Many executives may not know it, but unnecessary software licenses are a big source of dead weight on a lot of IT department budgets. Hayes points to one big financial services company he knows of that literally had a closet full of software tools that were never installed but which the company were still paying license fees.
"The very, very first thing, and this one is so obvious and I'm amazed that companies don't do it, is do an actual inventory of who's using what software," he says. "There are going to be a lot of copies of things that aren't being used at all and then there are going to be a bunch of people who are using things, but very sporadically, and who could do without it or with another alternative."
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Here's to Chicago, That Tipplin' Town
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Hog Butcher for the World. Player with Railroads. City of the Big Shoulders. These are a few of the lines from Carl Sandburg's famous take on Chicago, circa 1916. Today, Chicago might be better described as City of the Big Zinfandels. With access to some of the best wines in the world, and some first-rate restaurants (and funky wine bars), Chicago's wine scene is so vibrant, I'm willing to declare it the second-most important wine city in the country right now.
"I don't agree," said Paul Hart, one of the partners of the Chicago-based wine auction house Hart Davis Hart, when I shared my second-best theory with him. Mr. Hart and I were standing outside his office at the Hart Davis Hart headquarters on West Erie Street in downtown Chicago.
Was this just an example of Midwestern modesty? Perhaps Mr. Hart was thinking of other possible second-place cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles? He was not. "No, I think Chicago is the first-best wine city," he replied.
"Better than New York?" I couldn't help asking a bit incredulously. I know New Yorkers believe their city is best in every regard, but I think it's warranted when it comes to wine. "Yes," said Mr. Hart quite firmly.
In 2010, the Hart Davis Hart team sold more wine at auction in the U.S. than any other auction house in America, including New York-based powerhouses like Acker Merrall and Zachys. (Those two houses sold more wine in Hong Kong.)
Of course, the wine auction scene is only one measure of a town's vinous standing. There's also the depth and breadth of restaurant wine lists. The character and diversity of wine bars are key, as are the selections at retail stores and of course, the knowledge and passion of the people—the sommeliers, wine directors and retailers, not to mention the customers.
San Francisco and Los Angeles have a lot to offer an oenophile, too, but they are more focused on the wines of the West Coast than the entire world. How much more did Chicago have to offer wine-wise? I decided to take a whirlwind three-day tour of the toddlin' town.
I always make a point to stop at Binny's, a 22-store chain with stores all over greater Chicago. There's no retail equivalent to Binny's in New York—or anywhere else that I've been, for that matter. Binny's prices are excellent, its selection remarkably broad if not enormous, from Yellow Tail to grand cru Burgundy and everything in between. Its vast store in Lincoln Park is billed as "the largest wine shop in the country."
The only thing that could use some improvement at Binny's is its service: I wandered down the Lincoln Park aisles, checking out the Chablis and Champagne and the wall of half bottles, and it was almost half an hour before a sales associate asked if I was "finding everything" (my hands and basket were both empty).
There are other Chicago wine stores where the staff is much more attentive. At Glunz House of Fine Wines, founded in 1888, Barbara Glunz herself unlocked the door. Ms. Glunz showed me around her slightly dusty shop and the back room where the wines were kept, along with a handwritten cellar book that detailed available vintages of old (and older) Bordeaux, including a bottle of 1982 LaFleur for $1,250—about $500 less than it cost at auction recently.
About 20 miles north, Knightsbridge Wines in suburban Northbrook is a veritable Mecca for Burgundy lovers. Many top collectors buy their wines here, and as an added bonus partner Kevin Mohalley is always happy to open bottles for free tastings, mostly on Saturdays. So are his customers, who show up at Knightsbridge on Saturday mornings with their own great bottles to share.
Many of these collectors patronize Chicago neighborhood hot spots like Blackbird and the Bristol, where they're allowed to bring their own special bottles. Chicago is a very BYO-friendly town—an important factor in a top wine city, though alas, that's not the case with New York.
But many collectors happily order off local wine lists, too, because there are lots of great wines at great prices. For example, at the Bristol we had a bottle of the excellent Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Champagne for $69—its retail price and almost half what it would be on a list in New York.
I also found excellent prices and cool choices at Webster's Wine Bar, a Chicago stalwart whose owner is planning to open a second place soon. The Webster wine list looked like a high-schooler's notebook and was filled with all kinds of eclectic options and deals. There was a Menetou-Salon, aka Poor Man's Sancerre, from my favorite producer there, Domaine de Chatenoy; a Syrah from Morocco; a Crémant from Michigan and a 1993 Phelps Insignia for a bargain $100—about $50 less than it would be at a retail store.
Of course, Chicago has more than funky wine bars and great neighborhood joints; it also has world-class restaurants, like L20, Trotters, Tru and Alinea, the temple to molecular gastronomy. Alinea is one of the most famous restaurants in America. My final experience had to be a meal there.
There is only one menu at Alinea, an 18-course tasting menu that costs $195 a person. There is a (surprisingly well-priced) wine list, but diners are encouraged to order the $150 series of wine pairings to go with their courses, so my friend Scott Manlin and I chose that option, as "75% to 80% of diners do," according to wine director Joe Catterson. Scott had the slightly more expensive "reserve" pairing.
Because the meal was so spectacularly theatrical (a piece of beef stuck on a nail in a bed of eucalyptus leaves was just one example), I almost forgot to pay attention to the wines, though I did note that very small portions of eight wines were poured. "We don't want anyone getting drunk," our sommelier explained.
The wines were pretty good—the Pierre Gimmonet Brut Champagne, the Niepoort Redoma Branco, an excellent white wine from Portugal and the 2006 Cedar Knoll Napa Cabernet—though several cost less than $35 a bottle. I called Mr. Catterson a few days later to ask how he made his selections, and he explained that he tasted many wines and found that "really complex food works better with less complex wines." And apparently, with cheaper wines, too.
At the end of my three-day trip, I wasn't ready to echo Mr. Hart's assertion that Chicago beat out New York (though in the dollar department, Alinea did beat out just about every New York restaurant I've patronized). But the city, in my opinion, held onto its spot as the second-best wine scene in America. And Mr. Sandburg's challenge—"Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning"—seemed just as apt as ever.
Correction & Amplification
In an earlier version of this article, the restaurant Bristol was incorrectly identified as the Breslin.
Five great wines to try in Chicago—or anywhere else. Prices are retail.
Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne, $60
Founded in 1729, Dom Ruinart is the oldest house in Champagne and a specialist in Blanc de Blancs (Chardonnay) wines, although it also happens to make a very good rosé. The house produces wonderfully rich, truly elegant Champagnes. This one is served at Chicago restaurant the Bristol.
2009 Niepoort Redoma Branco, $24
Although the Niepoort name is most closely associated with Port, there are also a number of first-rate Niepoort table reds and whites, most notably this intense white with notes of citrus and minerals, made from grapes few people have likely heard of before (including Rabigato and Codega). Find it at Chicago's Alinea.
2008 Foradori Teroldego Rotaliano, $22
Elisabetta Foradori is pretty much the queen of Teroldego, a red Syrah-like Italian grape that grows to wonderful effect in northern Italy. It's a soft, lush red with beguiling aromas of earth and spice. At Chicago's Balsan restaurant I had the 2006 Terolodego, which was a bit bigger and more structured, but the 2008 is the vintage currently available in stores.
2009 Domaine de Chatenoy Menetou-Salon, $20
It's sometimes called "Poor Man's Sancerre" but this Menetou-Salon (a town very close to Sancerre, where Sauvignon Blanc is also the chief grape) can stand on its own merits. It's a zingy, citrusy white and a perfect summer wine. I tried it at Webster's Wine Bar.
Cesarni Sforza Tridentum Brut Rosé, $20
There aren't many sparkling Italian rosés that might be described as "complex," but this rosé from the Trentino region would certainly qualify. Made from Pinot Nero (aka Pinot Noir), it's a lively but subtle rosé with a long finish. I had a glass at the Purple Pig, a newish wine bar on North Michigan Avenue.
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NSW Liberals failing to spend $847 million on schools and TAFE-->
In the last three years, the Baird Government has failed to spend $847 million allocated to the Education Portfolio that should have been used to upgrade schools and TAFE colleges and improve the quality of education delivered across NSW.
Every other day you hear the Baird Liberal Government say how tight money is but these figures reveal that it can't even spend what has been allocated in the first place.
As students and teachers return to school next week for the final term of the year, they have every right to be angry and disappointed in a Liberal Government that is consistently failing to spend the money that has been allocated in the NSW Budget to improve local schools and TAFE colleges.
It is quite obvious with the failure to invest this $847 million in our schools and TAFEs that education is not a priority for the Liberals.
Since being elected, the Liberals have wiped over $1.6 billion from education, sacked over 1,100 TAFE teachers and staff and will massively increase TAFE course fees making it difficult for low and middle income earners to access a quality vocational education.
Nearly 6,000 demountables are been used as makeshift classrooms while the Liberal Government fails to invest this money in upgrading school facilities and providing permanent classrooms for students to use for their learning.
The Baird Government needs to tell the parents of the children who are missing out on access to quality educational facilities why they have failed to invest the money that was budgeted into better schools and TAFEs.


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Thursday, May 10, 2018
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent ~ Book Review
I finished this book more than a week ago but have been dwelling on it since. This is a fictionalized account inspired by the of the real life Agnes Magnusdottir who was the last woman to be publicly executed in Iceland. The author has taken great care in her research, both of Agnes and the other main characters in the story and the events surrounding them and also the way of life and what was happening in the country of Iceland at the time. She calls her story a "speculative biography" because of course she had to fill in the blanks of conversations and the relationships within her story but was faithful to stick to her research surrounding the events that transpired. Tradition sees Agnes as a witch of sorts, cold and brutal and uncaring but there is really no historical record of who she really was as Agnes was not really given a chance to tell her side of the story in court. The author gives a voice to perhaps a different story of Agnes' life that led up to her execution.
The telling of the Agnes' story goes back and for from 1st person as seen through the eyes of Agnes and what she is feeling and going through as she awaits her execution, and then 3rd person telling the story of the family and of the priest Agnes requested be her spiritual advisor. The story was an interesting look into the power hungry officials, how the poor and classless servants were treated and given no voice, how the church officials may have played their role. It is also an interesting character study of both the family Agnes stayed with and Agnes herself exploring assumptions and preconceived ideas dictating reactions. The story is definitely atomospheric as the landscape of Iceland, which the author loves, also almost became a character of it's own mirroring the bleakness, hopelessness and poverty reflected in the story. Even though one knows right from the beginning what is going to happen because it is history, the author did an amazing job in presenting a character that the reader wants to hope for as her story, as imagined by Hannah Kent, is unfolded. I will put a caution in to my reader's sensitive to it, that there is a couple instances of sexual content.
I rated this a 9.5/10
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Labels: Book Review 2018, Reading Challenge 2018
3 comments:
- Faith said...
I've actually been looking for this book!!!!! ( i think) I read one set in Ireland with some similar themes and so now I need to go look it up because I'm wondering if it's the same author!! This sounds good and sounds SO much like the one I've been looking for.
- 6:18 PM, May 10, 2018
- Faith said...
omgosh it IS!!!!!!! I just went to my blog and the book i'm talking about by Hannah Kent is The Good PEople. THis one Burial Rites was mentioned on her website or somewhere which is how i remembered the Agnes character!!!! I LOVED the Good People although there was a slight weirdness to it spiritually speaking.
- 6:21 PM, May 10, 2018
- Elizabeth said...
This was an EXCELLENT book.
Great post..thanks.
- 6:50 PM, May 12, 2018
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Mugwort: Artemisa Vulgaris
Other Names: Muggins, Muggert Kail, Fat Hen,
Sailor's Tobacco, Motherwort, Smotherwood, Gallwood, Docko,Felon Herb, St. John's Herb
Planet: Venus
Element: Earth
Gender: Feminine
Deities: Artemis and Diana
Magickal Properties: Astral projection, Strength,
Protection, Healing, Divination, and Clairvoyance.
In medevil times this herb was called Motherwort.
Witches used and still use mugwort as a medicine. It was believed that rubbing the leaves over the body pervented hauntings.
Also wearing it around the neck prevented dreaming of ghosts and possession by evil spirits.
It was also used to flavor beer before hops were used.
Magickal Uses
Used in a dream pillow, it can invoke prophetic dreams.
When steeped in water to make a tea it is used to wash crystalballs, scrying mirrors and scrying bowls.
Set a few leaves under a crystal ball to enhance visions.
Hang a sprig over doorways or windows to keep evil spirits away.
Growing and Cultivation
Viable seeds are rarely produced in North America.
Mugwort is propagated mainly by rhizomes or the root system.
Once planted it spreads rapidly and is difficult to control. So ifyou want this one in your garden and you don't want it to take over,it's important to have deep sound borders around it.
It can grow up to 6 feet tall and the leaves can be up to 2 to 4 inches long. Mugwort looks alot like chrysanthemum. You can tell the difference by the white or light gray hairs or a whitish downy on the under side of the leaves with the tops being a dark green. It is also similar to ragweed but ragweed lacks the distinctive sent of mugwort. Ifplanting seeds, plant in fall or early spring. I would advise planting in small flats rather than directly into the soil. This way you can control them better. Once they start they will grow rapidly, and can be difficult to control as I stated earlier. When harvesting, cut off a few sprigs and tie into a bundle and hang to dry in a cool dry area. As with all leaf harvesting they should be cut off before the buds of the plant begin to bloom.
Medicinal Uses
Mugwort can be used as a digestive stimulant in cases of
constipation. A compress of the tea can be used to speed the healing of bruises. It can promote menstration and uterine circulation.
Mugwort tea can be used to promote a calming effect before bedtime or as an aid for motion sickness. Also used as an alternative for expelling parasites like intestinal worms. Use as a gargle for a sore throat. The leaves have an antibacterial action. When made into a poultice the leaves can be put over small wounds to aid in healing. Also used as an insect repellent.
Mugwort is toxic when used in large doses or over a prolonged period. Never use with children. Prolonged contact with skin over time may cause irritation. Never use during pregnancy as mugwort causes uterine contractions, hence, possiable miscarriage. Always always remember, before starting any herbal supplement, talk to your doctor first.
1 teaspoon dried mugwort leaves
1 teaspoon dried chamomile flowers
1 teaspoon dried sweet woodruff leaves
Combine all ingredients and add 1 teaspoon of mix
to 1 cup boiling
water. Steep for 10 to 15 min. Strain. Drink hot
before going to bed
or when you just want to relax. May also mix
mugwort with pasion
flower and lobelia instead of chamomile and
woodruff for same effect.
Combine equal parts of dried mugwort leaves with
lavender flowers, chamomile flowers and hops. Mix well. Sew together a 12X12 inch
piece of light weight cotton fabric, leaving one
end open to add the
mix. Once the mix is added sew the last end
closed. Place near your
pillow when you go to bed.
You May also use this mix in a fragrant potpourri
by adding 1/2 part
orris root to retain the sent.
Try making a wreath or a spray of dried mugwort
flowers. It adds a lovely sent to any doorway or room.


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In the last post I talked about the getApplicationSettings() method, and how we previously used it to look inside the application scopes of other applications in Coldfusion 8. Well one of the first things I noticed when working with our application administration tool in CF10 is that this function changed in version 10, which was leading to errors.
That's the danger of relying too much on undocumented features!
Most specifically, in CF8 the getApplicationSettings returned us a struct, now it returns a class of type coldfusion.runtime.ApplicationSettings.
This was rather bad for me, because in the old CF8 version the struct contained, among other things, a further struct with all the custom mappings for the application. A quick glance at the new object showed that my mappings were nowhere to be found.
So now what? I created an object of type applicationScope and sniffed around.
<cfset app = createObject("java","coldfusion.runtime.ApplicationScope") />
<cfdump var="#app#">
The answer was pretty easy to find. The new getApplicationSettingsMap() function returns the struct that I used to use in CF8. One quick fix and my tool was back up and running.
Of course it is worth pointing out that this whole change probably happened because of the new getApplicationMetaData function, which gives me a "documented" way to get at some of the things I could only see through sneaky means in the past.
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Sweet Savannah
Savannah. Where history, the coast, and the south all come to a point in the form of fried food, humidity, and Paula Deen. I've had a soft spot for Savannah since the first time I drove through the city a few years ago and had always had an itch to return. It only made sense to round out our vacation with a day there.
After Wilmington (where local coffee shops are few and far between), we were desperate to find a spot serving decent coffee. The first morning we happened upon The Coffee Fox. It was an eclectic spot serving Perc, a roaster Andy was familiar with from home. While I (as the baby coffee drinker) got an iced horchata latte, Andy drank a pour over, both served with a side of one of their warm Kolache pastries. We were not disappointed.
On our second morning in town we were lucky enough to learn that Perc Coffee was open and serving coffee to the public for the first time. Who were their first customers? These two. The three guys working were so excited to have customers that they stood at the counter and talked to us during most of our visit, answering all of Andy's questions about their roasting and shipping methods. If you're ever in Savannah, I recommend stopping by to visit these guys; no doubt you will be taken care of.
Andy was also on the hunt for some craft beer. Through all of our research ahead of the trip, Service Brewing Co kept coming up. We headed over to their warehouse, making it in time to attend a tour of the facility. While I can't tell you any details about the logistics behind their brewing methods, I can tell you the owner had two adorable cats, Chinook and Black Hawk, who followed us around for the duration of the tour - obviously my priorities were in line. The space itself was unlike any bar or brewery I'd seen before. Design elements were taken from the different scenarios the owner, Kevin, had found himself in throughout his deployments. Their fridge was built from shipping containers, similar to the ones Kevin lived in while in the middle east. A parachute, like one he used while on an assignment, lined one wall. I was equally impressed with the design elements and in awe of all of the different scenarios Kevin had worked through.
After all of the coffee and beer trips for Andy, we had to spend some time shopping around town for me. My favorite? Shop SCAD. It's a local shop selling items that SCAD students have created. From aprons, to birthday cards, to cutting boards, this shop had a little something for everyone. One of my favorite items (and one that I ended up going home with) was the jewelry printed on the 3D printer. You think you know what art is until you walk into a store like this and see just how broad of a concept "art" is.
Unsurprisingly, my FitBit showed we had walked some 16,000 steps over the course of our day in Savannah. We managed to see everything we wanted, filled our bellies with southern comfort food at Paula Deen's restaurant, Lady and Sons, and got our fill of local roasts and brew.


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The second presentation of H809 is over, and we're hard at work on updates to the course for next year.
There was a good haul of distinctions in 2009, and average results were up slightly. Well done to all H809'ers on these great results.
The course team has been through the outcomes of the student end-of-course survey in some detail now. Thanks to all those who gave us feedback. Here are some highlights...
Workload: It looks like the changes to the materials and assessments made for this presentation have turned out well. In particular, the level of student workload now seems just about right. This is great news, and suggests that in updating the course for 2010 there should be no net increase or decrease in the amount of reading and assessment required.
Podcasts: The survey also found that the podcasts were a hit once again, and so I'm going to record a couple more to keep them refreshed.
Wiki: The wiki was a big success, unlike last year: I suspect the difference was that my seeding the wiki with slightly rubbish content at the start helped to give more people the confidence to edit pages. For next year, we might be trying a public wiki for the glossary as part of the openEd project (see below).
Blogging: There was about the same level of blogging as last year: Jo Iacovides is currently writing a report on our experiment of having a course blogger. Many thanks to Jo for her work in this role.
Topics: Some good ideas for new topics were suggested. In particular, more about research into social networking would be appreciated, so we'll consider possible readings on this topic for 2010.
TMAs: Late return of some assignments was an issue for some students this year, and we will need to seriously consider for 2011 whether - because it's a 20 week course - we need to move from three TMAs to two TMAs in order to allow sufficient time for feedback to be acted on.
Forums: There was less interaction in the forums than last year, so we'll need to have a think about what we can do about that for 2010.
In other news, we've been lucky enough to win some funding from the EU Lifelong Learning Programme to support a three year project to make an 'open' version of the H809 materials that other project partners will be translating and reversioning. More on this news soon...
Au revoir
Finally, let me wish everyone who did H809 this year all the best for the future. Do let me know if it ends up helping you give a conference presentation, publish a journal paper, embark on a PhD, or simply develop your research interests.
Feel free to follow me on Twitter if you'd like to keep in touch. I promise a follow back if you mention H809! And well done once again on your result.


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Caturday: Pebbles and the classic MacBook/
Pebbles knows a MacBook when he sees one, and they are made of black or white polycarbonate and have LOTS of ports. None of this gold or space gray metal stuff, and one little USB-C port that even a mouse couldn't fit into!
His human Glenn Wilhm sent us this photo back in the TUAW days, and we apologize to both Pebbles and Glenn for not getting the photo published earlier. As Glenn notes, "Pebbles is enjoying the warmth of my MacBook while checking out webcam images from around the world using PhotoStickies. He doesn't understand why PhotoStickies is not more well-known and popular. And he doesn't understand why he hasn't been featured on Caturday yet. He thinks he's more handsome than most!"
Well, both Glenn and Pebbles are correct, and he's now been featured on Caturday! Have a picture of your cat soaking up the good vibes of an Apple product? Tell us the back story behind your kitty's photo on the Apple World Today contact page - we don't accept inbound attachments, so please host the photo on Dropbox, Flickr, iPhoto, etc... and then include the link in your message.
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This is it
If we don't beat them on Saturday we don't deserve to win the league.
There, I said it.
This isn't just about staking a claim for top stop. It's about finishing above them if the summit is not within our reach. There's no substantial gap this time to create a false sense of security. There's no excitable hype to produce a downward spiral. There's far too much self-awareness that transcends basic mathematics. This is now borderline spiritual. You're praying to a God and you don't even recognise religion.
We can not lose to them. They'll be saying the exact same thing. This game might as well just exist in a bubble, separated from the rest of the fixture list. Separated from the rest of everything. If they do the unmentionable, they go equal on points with us. We go six points clear if victorious and have the extra point advantage of a superior goal difference.
This game is pivotal, so perhaps emotionally I'm exaggerating its importance beyond the norm of a North London derby. Although let's be honest, there's no such thing as an unimportant clash between us and them.
We've seen it all before. We think a result in our favour will create a new dawn that leads to a power-shift. The position we find ourselves in this time is brand new. It's new because they actually get it, they accept we could win the title. It's the first time they'd admit to it too. It's the first time we believe it beyond the realms of the fantastical. I was wrong. We've not seen this before. Not for a very long time.
There's still an argument to be had that this match-up might fail to be defining. Especially if it finishes in a draw. I just can't pull myself away from the strong possibility a defeat (for one half of North London) would sink deep into the psyche an air of finality that could be impossible to reverse.
I've heard some Arsenal fans state they'd feel guilty about winning the title because they've been so apologetic with their football, lacking conviction and belief. I'm sure that's just them processing the five stages of grief in preparation for the worst case scenario, something all fans go through. It's a defensive mechanism that helps to protect ones ego. Regardless, their fans are reflecting their teams mindset and vice versa. We're not the only ones with a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Arsene Wenger has been maligned and criticised for decision making that defies logic. A close friend (a gooner with sense) thinks them winning the title will mean his approach and his stubbornness will be cemented further when they're actually desperate for complete change. There's grieving but this is maddening. Regardless of their philosophical introspective whirlpool, they lack refined shape and forceful purpose. I'm sure they wouldn't care about the present day complaints if by May they're clear of everyone. For them, regardless of what they do after this weekend, they'd want to first damage our chances and allow Leicester to march on. Considering what's at stake at the Lane, it would be criminal for either side not to 'turn up'.
I stand by what I said that Spurs can't choke. There's still the potential that we'll be stretched. A full strength team is formidable. One or two players rotated because of injuries to others and we might not be as polished. Perhaps my conviction has been hurt by the West Ham result but considering our season long mind-set, I'd be shocked if we didn't showcase the very best of what we're capable of come Saturday. This is a massive test of character and one that we simply have to pass.
The expectancy on us is different to theirs. We were never perceived as contenders but we've got ourselves involved and the landscape of the Premier League this season is practically screaming the word opportunity. We can't ignore the reality that this is a stupendous chance, one that might not be available next year if the flux corrects itself and the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City wake up. Even an echo of glory, Tottenham's favourite tag-line, would make me feel a little despondent. This feeling exists because of what Mauricio Pochettino has achieved. We can't be too downhearted but still...you know...it's them lot and it's been twenty years of this f**king sh*t.
I'm not naive or delusional, I know there's a good chance we wont win the league, but I refuse to accept that eventuality. What's the point in giving up and expecting, inviting the worse? There's no point in taking football and fragmenting it, fearing what hasn't happened and explaining why it won't. You can't perpetually live within the confines of the five stages. Screw the five stages. You have to live for the moment, in the moment to truly appreciate the moment. Just look at them lot down the road and how emotionally abused they are wanting and demanding, living on tenterhooks, eternally conflicted.
As I sit here and try to quantify (positively fragmenting, right?) what needs to be done and what has to be avoided, I'm reminded that it's not all about us. I can't discount the possibility that Leicester might not drop enough points to be over-taken. So regardless of the end game, beating Arsenal because they're Arsenal is unavoidably imperative. We've never quite managed to break them. A convincing win might just about do that. What follows is simply another challenge that needs completing in the time left. It's do or die all over the shop.
So in conclusion...
Them lot down the road are expected to be involved at the end from the start of every campaign but they always stumble. Deep down, they don't seem to believe it enough. Be it the system that degrades or the mind of Wenger. You might say we don't have the experience of being this close to something so monumental but Arsenal have a psychological barrier that always stops them from consolidating. Two different types of problems, both manageable if the right level of discipline is applied. Both ultimately rewarding if overcome.
Amazingly, they might not have to find a cure for their mental block. It's one of those not so wonderful paradoxical mind f*cks where a misfiring Arsenal side could pip one of the most professional Spurs teams we've had for decades. The true favourites, Leicester City, look on with their untouchable exuberance on constant display, ignoring the pressure others are struggling to ignore.
Arsenal are meant to be a wounded animal, ready to attack and fight back. I guess that makes us the same thing? Considering how fragile they are perceived to be by their own supporters, they'd be comparable to a fawn that's snapped a bone and is about to freeze to death in the sub zero temperatures during a cold winters night. It would only be fair as the hunter to aim and shoot. Put it out of its misery. I just don't trust wildlife. They like to play dead.


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by David Bakker
This Father's Day, I want to give thanks to one of the big inspirations for MoodMission - my Dad. I would be lying if I said Dad wasn't a huge part of why I got into psychology. Not so I could analyse him (although, it has been useful…), but rather because Dad is a clinical psychologist himself and his approach to understanding and helping others has always been hugely inspiring.
His contribution to MoodMission goes beyond just getting me into psychology. His way of explaining psychological problems as "problem-maintaining-circles", or PMCs, was instrumental in conceiving of MoodMission. Dad is a rock-solid believer in evidence. He won't do something with a client unless there's good scientific research showing that it will help. This is why he is focussed on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which has the most evidence out of all psychotherapies for helping people with most prevalent mental health issues. CBT pays special attention to the things perpetuating psychological problems, because these are the things that if you change, you can stop the psychological problem from feeding itself. Dad's PMC theory is a really useful way of explaining and exploring the maintaining factors of psychological problems.
Note: Notice how I'm using the term "psychological problems" rather than "disorders" or "diagnoses". This is another strength of PMC theory, it doesn't rely on problematic, stigmatising, fuzzy diagnoses, and instead rightly treats everyone like unique individuals.
So what is a PMC? Let's say you've had a bad day so you come home and eat a whole block of chocolate. I think almost everyone has done this or something like it at some point. But this time half way through the block you notice how hopeless and saddening this is and you get hit with a huge wave of guilt. Thoughts run through your head like, "I'm disgusting," "I have no self-control," "I feel fat and it's all my fault," or "I don't deserve to be happy". Again, these reactions and thoughts are had quite frequently by a lot of people. But this time your way of coping with these distressing thoughts is by eating even more. This works temporarily, but soon enough, you notice how you've just eaten even more and this amplifies the guilt and the hopelessness and those self-hating thoughts. Just like this:
After a while your mood might influence your thinking in a broader way, and then you get stuck in this:
The great thing about breaking problems down into PMCs is it gives you options on where to break the cycle and stop the problem from spiralling. For example, you could challenge the negative thinking with a cognitive restructuring intervention. Or you might increase activity level by scheduling pleasant activities.
It also works for anxiety:
...for anger...:
...and actually any psychological problem:
There is literally an infinite number of PMCs, because everyone is different and everyone's psychological problems are different.
MoodMission works using PMC theory by offering alternate coping strategies that will break the cycles. For example, you might feel down and MoodMission suggests that you do some exercise. By the end of your short exercise Mission, you're probably thinking about something else, you're feeling physically different, and hopefully MoodMission helped you have a little fun.
PMC theory is so good that I would be using it even if it wasn't Dad's creation. I just get the extra bonus of knowing its creator rather well. And having roughly the same beard.
So thanks Dad. Thanks for everything you've ever done for me, and thanks for a way of helping people.
- David
If you want to learn more about CBT and PMC theory, check out Practical CBT: Using Functional Analysis, Problem-Maintaining-Circles, and Standardised Homework in Everyday Therapy
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Do you need easy reading for ESL Beginners? Even if you're new to English, reading is a great way to practice it. It's important to find reading materials that you can understand. You don't want to stop too often to look up words. That interrupts you and makes it hard to follow the story. Success with easy reading will make you want more!
If your English reading level is Beginning or Low Intermediate, start with short, fairly easy readings. Some of the best are on the Internet. For excellent short readings online (many with the advantage of audio, so you can listen as you read) see Online Reading.
If you want books you can carry with you, try children's stories. Most are very well-written, and interesting to adults as well as children. (They need to be, because adults buy them and often read them with their kids.) They are short enough you can finish them in a reasonable length of time, and illustrations make them easier to understand.
At a library you can borrow books for a few weeks at no cost. (I worked at a library for several years and have used libraries all my life. I can assure you that most librarians will be happy to answer your questions and to help you find what you want.)
A librarian (or bookstore clerk) can recommend some excellent books to match your reading level and interests. In addition to stories, there are children's non-fiction (factual) books on many subjects.
The easiest books are "I Can Read" books, or easy readers. After that there are short chapter books and picture books that may also be easy enough for you to enjoy.
Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) wrote some of the first beginning readers, including The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. There are also many child detective books and many animal stories, like Little Bear by Else Minarik and Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel.
For adults, I recommend the Amelia Bedelia books by Peggy Parish.
Amelia Bedelia is a maid who is easily confused by English idioms. She tries her best to follow instructions for cleaning the house, but she makes lots of mistakes. (Her boss asks her to dust the furniture, so she sprinkles powder on it, instead of using a cloth to remove the dust.) Children find these stories very funny. So do adults, especially if you have ever been confused by these expressions.
The Easy Reader Classics series includes a number of short (32 page) easy readers adapted from these favorite children's stories:
If you want to read these classics in English someday, here is your chance to "taste" them. (It will be easier to read the real story later.)
Try your library if you have one close by, or order them online from Amazon.com (notice the less expensive offers below their main one) or another bookstore.
Almost as easy is the Encyclopedia Brown detective series. If you enjoy mysteries or finding clues and solving puzzles, try these collections of short stories. Click here for more information and a link to a sample.
When you are ready for a little harder reading, consider children's picture books, especially the Caldecott Award winners. (Each was voted the best picture book published in the U.S. that year.)
In picture books, the illustrations help make the words clear, so you don't need to look up so many. Any library or bookstore in the U.S. will have many of these, or you can order them online.
My special recommendations for adult ESL Beginners:
When you are ready for some adult reading, you might enjoy short articles from Reader's Digest or another magazine in a (non-academic) field that interests you. These will be harder to read, but short.
Try to guess the meaning from context so you won't need to look up so many words. (See Improve Reading Skills.)
The Online Reading page has some useful suggestions for beginners, especially if you want to try reading the news in English.
Later, westerns and romance novels are usually fairly easy, with limited vocabulary and a plot that is easy to follow. See Finding English Reading Materials for some ideas.
Most importantly, find what you enjoy reading, and read a little every day!
That (along with listening and speaking, of course) is one of the best ways to "graduate" from the Easy Reading ESL Beginners class to Intermediates-- and beyond.
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It's just gone the month of February, maybe it's because I'm a little bit impatient and I have a touch of the twirlies but there's already some spuds chitting and seeds sprouting indoors. Also if I get a minute this week, I'm going to stick a double layer of fleece over a couple of patches of the garden to warm the soil up for the big kick off in the next couple of months.I bought two types of spuds from Shannon's, who have loads of varieties in stock from the different cropping types (first earlies, second earlies, main crop and second/late main crop) the terms of which used to confuse the hell out of me. A simple explanation about all of that is here. The ones "chitting" in the back room (above) are Sharpe's Express (first early) and the good old Maris Piper (main crop.) Also in the back room near the window, is a covered propagator with tomatoes (Moneymaker) and sweet peppers off to an early start, which will be no doubt be leggy as hell before they're ready to go out.And talking of Shannon's, this is where I bought the Eremurus aka foxtail lilly or desert candle bulb from and it looks like the monster is ready to resurface again for it's year long reign of terror (above.) It might be not even be an inch at the moment but before you know it, it'll be 6 foot tall and will be sending up a lovely flower spike like last year (below.)
But be warned, don't get on it's wrong side as it might come into your home and take over your life!


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You will need:
- 1 (6 ounce) package raspberry gelatin powder or 1 (6 ounce) package grape flavor gelatin
- 3 (1/4 ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin
- 3 cups boiling water
- 100 flexible plastic straws
- 1 tall slender 4 cup container (same height as extended straws)
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 12 -15 drops green food coloring
You will grab a parent and:
- In a bowl, combine gelatins.
- Add boiling water; stir until gelatins completely dissolve. Chill until lukewarm, about 20 minutes.
- While the gelatins cool, gently pull straws to extend to full length; place in tall container.
- Blend cream and food coloring with the lukewarm gelatin mixture. Pour into container, filling straws.
- Chill until gelatin is firm, at least 8 hours, or cover and chill up to 2 days.
- Pull straws from container (if using a carton, tear carton away from straws). Pull straws apart; run hot tap water for about 2 seconds over 3 to 4 straws at a time. Starting at the empty ends, push worms from straws with rolling pin, or use your fingers; lay worms on waxed paper-lined baking sheets.
- Cover and chill until ready to use, at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
- Worms will hold at room temperature up to 2 hours.
(Special thanks to Food.com for photo, recipe and directions!)


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Customized search result sources (Site settings > Search result sources) are one of the ways to customize search results shown in search web parts on your site. It allows to add additional search conditions which will be added to the search keywords entered by user in search textbox. Another way to do it is to change query in Content by search web parts' properties one by one, but in this case changes will affect only single web part. While if you use customized search result source for site collection, all search web parts will use it by default (it will still possible to override search result source for particular web parts).
When create customized search result source, MS recommends to copy one of existing OTB search result sources and then change its properties:
Note that "Local SharePoint Results" source is set as default.
Here is the code which shows how we can copy "Local SharePoint Results" source programmatically to "Local SharePoint Results (customized)" and change its query text:
1: var searchAppProxy = getSearchServiceApplicationProxy(site);
2: var federationManager = new FederationManager(searchAppProxy);
3: var searchOwner = new SearchObjectOwner(SearchObjectLevel.SPSite, site.RootWeb);
4: var resultSource = federationManager.CreateSource(searchOwner);
5: resultSource.Name = "Local SharePoint Results (customized)";
6: resultSource.ProviderId = federationManager.ListProviders()["Local SharePoint Provider"].Id;
7: resultSource.CreateQueryTransform(new QueryTransformProperties(), query);
8: resultSource.Commit();
9: federationManager.UpdateDefaultSource(resultSource.Id, searchOwner);
The method getSearchServiceApplicationProxy(), used in the example above is the following:
1: private SearchServiceApplicationProxy getSearchServiceApplicationProxy(SPSite site)
2: {
3: var serviceContext = SPServiceContext.GetContext(site);
4: if (serviceContext == null)
5: {
6: throw
7: new Exception("Can't get search service application proxy: serviceContext is null");
8: }
10: var searchAppProxy =
11: serviceContext.GetDefaultProxy(typeof(SearchServiceApplicationProxy))
12: as SearchServiceApplicationProxy;
13: if (searchAppProxy == null)
14: {
15: throw
16: new Exception("Can't get search service application proxy: searchAppProxy is null");
17: }
18: return searchAppProxy;
19: }
Note line 9 from the first example above where we call federationManager.UpdateDefaultSource() method. It sets customized search result source as default, which means all search web parts on the site will use it by default. After this search result sources will look like this in our site collection:
Everything is fine and our search web parts started to use new customized search result source. The problems begin when we will try to connect to catalog for using cross site publishing on our site collection.
Let's assume that we have another site collection with News sub site and we want to publish Pages doclib on this sub site as catalog so content from this doclib will be available on other site collections and web applications. After we published it as catalog and made full crawl of the site which contains this doclib, appropriate catalog connection should appear in Site settings > Manage catalog connections on other site collections. However if we will go in this page on our site collection with customized default result source, there won't be any connection available:
I.e. there are no catalog connections visible at all (if you have several sources published as catalog, no one will be shown). What is the problem?
First of all if you will create new OTB site collection and check catalog connections from there, you will find them:
So my hypothesis was that catalog connections disappear when we copy OTB result source to customized. But as it turned out the reason is not exactly in the copying. Catalog connections disappear when we set customized result source as default. They disappear not only from UI, it is also not possible to get them programmatically after that. The following code which gets catalog connection settings by name will return null:
1: private CatalogConnectionSettings getCatalogByName(SPSite site, string catalogName)
2: {
3: int num;
4: var catalogs = PublishingCatalogUtility.GetPublishingCatalogs(site, 0, 10,
5: string.Empty, out num);
6: if (catalogs == null)
7: {
8: return null;
9: }
10: foreach (var c in catalogs)
11: {
12: if (c.CatalogName == catalogName)
13: {
14: return c;
15: }
16: }
17: return null;
18: }


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Eyemouth's resilient communities group lived up to its name after last week's thunderstorms resulted in localised flooding.
The team – made up of high school students, councillors, business owners and residents – had been due to stage its first exercise in August, but a real emergency last Wednesday put it to the test ahead of schedule.
Team members notified residents in flood-prone areas the day before the storm and helped with sandbagging and putting up floodgates.
When the storms hit, heavy rain resulted in flooding in Eyemouth's Church Street, High Street and Harbour Road.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Borders Council, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and local volunteers worked together during the flooding, and Scottish Water started clean-up work in the town immediately after the storm passed.
Jim Fraser, the council's emergency planning officer, said: "The response in Eyemouth to the potential for flooding, and after the heavy rainfall, has once again highlighted the value of having locally-trained and equipped volunteers in these situations.
"There is no doubt that their efforts, and those of local residents and business owners, helped to minimise the impact of this event."
Scottish Water's regional community team manager, Bill Elliot, said: "We are progressing with a permanent solution to the underlying issue in Church Street and are continuing to liaise closely with the council and, shortly, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to move towards implementing the required engineering solution."
For further details of the team, call Jemma Landels on 01890 750839 or Mary-Lou Watt on 01890 750608.
One Eyemouth High School pupil, who helped with the response said: "It was thrilling to play a part in ERT during the floods. Even though I was unable to help outdoors, I played the part of managing the social media and communicating with the public by keeping them up to date! I'm excited to be a part of ERT and helping the community."
Another said: "Being a member of the ERT I initially didn't know what to expect.
"On receiving the weather warnings I didn't think much of it until the ERT members were called upon. I went down to the assembly point with my mum the next minute it was raining heavy, thundering and lighting.
"I was too busy putting out sandbags around Church Street to think about the weather, it felt really good after being part of such an newly formed group, knowing that what we all did and how it had an effect on the whole of the community."


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As usual we will be venturing into the woods to practise a whole range of skills.
Why do we go to the woods?
'The best classroom and the richest cupboard is roofed only by the sky' (Margaret Macmillan, 1919)
This provides a way of meeting the Early Years Foundation Stage goals whilst developing practical life skills and an appreciation of the natural environment. Many children benefit and prefer to be outside; they thrive in an extended outdoor environment. It also provides health and social benefits as well as engaging the children in all areas of learning.
Learning in the outdoor environment helps to develop:
Every Friday children spend the morning exploring the local environment.
Activities may include:
Please remember the children have PE every Thursday and must have their kit in school. This includes: Black PE shorts, red school t-shirt, white socks and plimsolls
Also, ensure that your child has warm clothes and wellingtons in the right size for our woodland adventures.
Homework will be given out on Thursday and collected in on a Tuesday.
The children have been working on their topics with Buzzard class working hard on castles and knights, which led to a magical trip away to Warwick Castle where the children took part in dressing up and finding out what it was like to be a knight.
Great Learning! Great Challenge! Great Fun!
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