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Begin the new week by renewing your spirit with chanting, meditation, prayer, visualization and a healing circle.
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The Candlelight Ceremony begins with chanting the Navkar Mantra. As we chant we go to the altar and each light a taper and pass it through the flames of each of the large candles, each candle symbolizing the qualities of the Divine God Consciousness which we choose to magnify and manifest in ourselves: Love, Light, Divine Order, Healing, Abundance, Peace, Strength, Clarity, Power, Miracles and Humor.
At each large candle we silently say "I embrace the power of love" (or Light, or Divine Order, the name of each candle we pass our tapers (soul flame) through the flames of the Divine. We are blessed, re-energized and renewed. As we complete the ceremony, we place our individual taper in a candle holder on a tray at the end of the row of large candles, and move on to the stand of votive candles where we light a candle or as many as we like for people or animals who have transcended (died).
Then we take our seats and continue chanting the following: Chattari Manglam (one time, for special blessings on the ceremony), Khamiya, the Forgiveness Mantra (seven times, once at each energy center or chakra beginning in Sanskrit and then alternating in English), Shivam astu, a Healing mantra (seven times, once at each energy center or chakra alternating in Sanscrit then English). or other chants follow. We then pray The Lord's Prayer together.
We then invite all of the Enlightened Beings in to the sanctuary and in to our circle to be with us during the empowerment and meditation. We then empower the light visualizing a pinpoint of light in the center of the sanctuary and, using the mantra Namo Sitarnum, expand the light to everyone in the sanctuary, all those who have joined upon the astral plane, out of the center in all four directions to Infinity. This is done for several minutes, then the the mantra is released and meditation continues each person using her or his mantra for 20 minutes.
At the end of the meditation, there is a channeled message and affirmations. We then have a healing circle where we first put ourselves into the center of the circle for healing on all levels. Each person may then put people, animals, situations or anything they like into the center of the circle for healing. We do this individually. Requests can be put into the circle silently or out loud. . We then stand and join in a circle around the tapers. We give and receive special blessings, (from you I receive and to you I give…) Then, we blow out the tapers together and share many healing hugs.


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Do Smoking Guns Cause Global Warming, Too?
by Ann Coulter at Townhall.com
As we now know (and by "we" I mean "everyone with access to the Internet"), the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) has just been caught ferociously manipulating the data about the Earth's temperature.
Recently leaked e-mails from the "scientists" at CRU show that, when talking among themselves, they forthrightly admit to using a "trick" to "hide the decline" in the Earth's temperature since 1960 — as one e-mail says. Still another describes their manipulation of the data thus: "[W]e can have a proper result, but only by including a load of garbage!"
Am I just crazy from the heat or were they trying to deceive us?
Global warming cheerleaders in the media were quick to defend the scandalous e-mails, explaining that, among scientists, the words "trick," "hide the decline" and "garbage" do not mean "trick," "hide the decline" and "garbage." These words actually mean "onion soup," "sexual submissive" and "Gary, Ind."
(Boy, it must be great to be able to redefine words right in the middle of a debate.)
Also, of course, the defenders said that the words needed to be placed "in context" — the words' check was in the mail, and they'd like to spend more time with their families.
I have placed the words in context and it turns out what they mean is: gigantic academic fraud.
The leaked e-mail exchanges also show the vaunted "scientists" engaging in a possibly criminal effort to delete their own smoking-gun e-mails in response to a Freedom of Information request. Next, the fanatics will be telling us that "among scientists," this behavior does not indicate knowledge of guilt.
If I recall correctly, their next move should be to fire the special prosecutor late Saturday night.
These e-mails aren't a tempest in a teapot. They are evidence of pervasive fraud by a massively influential institution that has dominated news coverage of global warming.

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Three-Berry Sauce
I combined cranberries with strawberries and raspberries for a tasty twist on traditional holiday sauce. Cinnamon and cloves spice up this fruity topping that's great over poultry or pork. —Suzanne Ganatta of Mammoth Lakes, California
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- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2/3 cup frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed
- 2/3 cup frozen sweetened raspberries, thawed
- Thinly sliced cooked turkey
- In a large saucepan, combine the first eight ingredients. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 10 minutes or until cranberries pop, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; add strawberries and raspberries. Cook until heated through. Remove from the heat; cool. Serve with turkey. Store in the refrigerator.


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Infotainment… Infotainment… Personally, I thought that David Letterman made that word up… I guess I am late to the party…
But in all seriousness, an infotainment system is a fancy term for mobile video and the other informational aspects available on a smartphone. Specifically IVI or "in-vehicle" infotainment systems are those that reside in cars. Instat estimates that 35 million in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems are expected to ship in 2015.
This is the continuing push of content from the desktop to the mobile platform. Wireless carriers will find this situation both an opportunity and a challenge. There are dollar signs attached with the wonderful world of infotainment. Just like IPTV and other content delivery avenues.
However, as mobile connectivity and general video quality issues associated with the infotainment concept, wireless carriers will be more and more responsible for the customer care aspects of that content delivery, but with less control. Also, wireless providers will have cost issues with the delivered content. As I have said before, Warner Brothers, Disney, etc will want their cut of the revenues to provide that premium content.
Are your telecom organization executives ready for marketing and customer care aspects of deploying in-vehicle infotainment systems?
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A Simple Solution for Password Fatigue
Suffering from password fatigue? PasswordBox, a digital tool that uses military-grade encryption to store account passwords, can help. WSJ's Katherine Boehret says the system automatically retrieves your password whenever you open a secure website.
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A great series in prospect. Sadly, cannot see anything other than a comfotable australia win. One-dayers should be closer, as NZ showed in the chappell-hadlee trophy series.
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A great series in prospect. Sadly, cannot see anything other than a comfotable australia win. One-dayers should be closer, as NZ showed in the chappell-hadlee trophy series.
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ODI's should be competitive ....but small odds no doubt on Aust for the test matches.
Will be interesting to see if Aust continue their philosophy of scoring 4+ runs an over in the tests in NZ. If they are infactuated with scoring at quick rates then they may be their own worst enemy. Its not so easy to always score at a fast rate on typical NZ slow seaming pitches.
Thats NZ's only chance of maybe sneaking a Test Match, if Aust get too over confident. unlikely though :(
Well since they basically stopped that tactic during the tour of India in 2004, I doubt they'd go back to it. They showed patience on that tour, and attacked at the right times. If they do that in NZ, something spectacular is going to have to happen to stop them.Quote:
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I missed the last series in New Zealand. I'm actually quite excited at the prospect of watching a test match on a seaming wicket, they are that rare these days...
Shane Warne has already started crying on what was accepted, a bowling wicket. But NZL is having the bowling wickets on ocassions and its not the worst thing for cricket.
Tuffey among other bowlers expoits these conditions very well. It will be a huge surprise if the Aussies actually lost or couldnt win the series but considering Nzl were bashed in Australia and the Kiwis have a good bowling attack who knows how to exploit home conditions, it wont be a cake walk for the Aussies.
Bowler friendly wickets are fine.Quote:
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Its when they make wickets where batting is a lottery that it becomes a bit too much.
Agree. But a once in a while a wicket such as that shouldnt be cried over just as a total spin mine field or flat track once in a while shouldnt be cried over.Quote:
Originally Posted by SJS
I agree. And I wish international cricketers worked at acquiring the skills to plsy on such wickets.
It would be great if they did.
Batsmen are spoilt and great skills of a different type are totally lost to the game.
I am not sure where the other two venues are for the test matches but the game in Wellington won't be played on a seamer friendly track.
Tests will go to Aus, as I believe that NZ is one of the worst test sides at the moment, except for Bangla and Zimbabwe.
In ODI's, I dare say 3-2 to New Zealand. Although, that his hoping that all or bowlers' backs don't suddenly start imploding, as this seems to be a growing trend.
We havn't been beaten at home for four years, now it's your turn Aus.
If we play our best you wont beat us. I guess that sounds cocky but i don't care, it's the truth.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Eclipse
It depends what you mean by best because no team really ever plays to their full potential and it totally depends on how well the opposition lets you play. I mean if Chris Cairns plays his best then you would be chasing 400 every game but in reality it's not going to happen. It's not as cut and dry as saying if we play our best you wont beat us because it's unrealistic and ignores so many factors like building pressure through the middle overs which NZ did so effectively in the Chappel Haddle series
If we produce bowler friendly wickets, our bowlers may benefit, but Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie, and Michael Kasprowicz will cut our fragile top and middle order to pieces and then some and wait for the usual knock by number 8 and 9 to save the hides of the middle order.
But if flat wickets are produced then it will favour the batsmen all around (especially Mr Styris and Mr Hayden) and our bowlers may struggle. Catch 22 eh? Screw it lets go for bowler friendly conditions if Vettori is in doubt with his back injury.
On the other side, from what I have seen of Jeff Wilson against World XI recently surely he has done enough to be considered and Kyle Mills may get a look in as well when it comes to bowling to Hayden.
In the tests yes ,but not the odi's we are just as good as australia and we havent been beaten at home in a number of years in one day cricketQuote:
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|Click on map to be taken to Rootsweb's Peshtigo Fire page
Well, I've got no scientific proof, but I really don't think it takes much to figure out at least part of it. No one debates the fact that there was an extreme drought that took place that year in Wisconsin and parts of Michigan. Naturally, with dry conditions there are bound to be fires. Some were man-made (as a part of manufacturing, clearing large areas to ready for farming/building, to prevent fires, etc). Some may have been nature-made (lightning). Sorry, I'm not a big comet-theory believer. Show me the rock, baby! That one just seems like there has to be someone trying to become a member of the Who's-Got-The-Oddest-Theory-Club.
The bottom line (to me) is that there had been fires. The inhabitants of the various towns and of the country-side had been fighting them for awhile. If you've ever been camping you get absolutely nagged to make sure your campfire is completely out. What if it's not? Fire.
Moving on a bit. A strong frontal system moved through the area the evening of October 8th. What usually occurs when a weather front comes through? Wind. In this case the winds were described as almost hurricane force and many survivors described being thrown to the ground several times by the wind. Think about that one. How strong does the wind have to be to throw an adult to the ground?
So we've got small piles of smoldering ash/pine needles/leaves that people previously fought to put out and a giant wind comes along. What happens when you blow on something like that...Fire. Oxygen feeds the fire. It starts it up again, but it needs more. It needs something to consume. To burn. Wisconsin was (and frankly still is) a heavily wooded area. Dinnertime.
|Aftermath of the Peshtigo Fire 1871
I don't know why the whole attachment to thinking it all started in Peshtigo and jumped the Green Bay to hit the Door County Peninsula. It kind of makes me laugh because the Bay is at least 5 miles across. Jumping rivers?...Yes. It jumped the Peshtigo River easily and tormented those taking refuge in the water. Jumping a 5 mile wide bay? Well, you'd have to prove the possibility of that to me because it's too funny. Perhaps I'll be proven wrong one day. Maybe I should call Myth Busters and see if they can figure it out. Until then, I still think it more likely that fires that had been burning were advanced quicker and those that had been incompletely extinguished had been revived. The name the "Great Peshtigo Fire" is used because Peshtigo was the area hardest hit.
Any way you theorize it the combination of drought, fire and wind was deadly. Luckily today, we have the means to monitor our weather and to evacuate people in danger. We know the danger is coming.
I hope we never see another Peshtigo-type fire. Living in Texas this year has caused me to think of Peshtigo often. In my neck of the woods we hear about fires almost daily, and the wind in Killeen is no joke. But we are better prepared today.
Now I have posted about many depressing and down-right scary things this week, but as promised, I will be ending on a positive note. A miracle. Until tomorrow...


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"We are glad to see that Albania has become a socialist agricultural-industrial country with a modern industry, a collectivized agriculture and an advanced culture."
Vice Premier Chen Yi, November 29 1961, Peking
Throughout the second half of the twentieth century Albania was one of the poorest countries in Europe. Recently Albania's transition from a communist state to democracy and a market economy has been accompanied by impressive growth, albeit from a low starting point. Although "cumulative growth since 1990 is among the highest of all transition economies" (World Bank 2006), its GDP per capita of $5,300 (PPP) means that Albania continues to rank among the poorest European countries:
2005 GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity, US$)
Albania's infant mortality rate is the highest in Southeast Europe: 19 per 1000 live births in 2006 (WHO). In the Balkans only Rumania has a higher maternal mortality rate. Limited access to clean water and sanitation services continues to be a health risk. Fewer than 20 percent of rural households have access to running water within their homes while only 41 percent of homes contain a toilet. Only half of all citizens have access to solid waste removal services (World Bank 2006). With 1.3 doctors per 1,000 people, Albania has the lowest coverage in the Balkans. WHO data implies that the number of doctors and nurses has declined since the mid 1990s (World Bank 2006).
Amid declining public spending on education the gross enrollment rate in secondary education fell from 78.5 percent in 1989 to 43.6 percent in 2002. Enrollment is 15 percent lower in rural areas and significantly among the poorest households (IMF PRSP 2006). Underfunding is particularly problematic in secondary education.
Rural areas and the mountainous northeast of Albania have long been known as one of the poorest corners in Europe. The agricultural sector initially experienced growth after the end of communism, partly due to the move from collective farms to private holdings, but has since witnessed a slowdown. Production suffers from small land sizes, a lack of modern inputs and infrastructure and poor access to markets. Many remote regions are isolated in a country where "only 12 percent of roads are paved and only 8 percent of all roads can be considered good." (World Bank 2006).
The past 15 years have seen large scale migration from the countryside to the cities. Gezim Nohemi, who left the northern village of Theth, explains why many in the village have had to leave their homes
"It was very, very poor. There was no income, how were we supposed to make a living? Raising cattle? There was no road to the village and no work. We had to leave."
The growth performance in recent years has benefited the poor. A recent World Bank report speaks of "a massive reduction in poverty" between 2002 and 2005:
"High GDP growth rates have been accompanied by a massive reduction in poverty. … roughly 235,000 out of about 800,000 poor people in 2002 were lifted out of poverty."
However, the World Bank's report also finds that urban poverty declined much faster than rural poverty. Tirana has seen an especially large rise in incomes. This suggests that migration towards the cities is likely to continue.
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Heard Island: Terrestrial Biology: Documenting vegetation change on Heard Island.Entry ID: ASAC_1181
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Abstract: 2000-01 fieldwork undertaken
Heard Island 53 deg. 05 min. S., 73 deg. 30 min. E. Field area covered: southeast end of island from Long Beach to Gilchrist Beach. 150 GPS control points collected on 1986-1987 airphotos, using handheld GPS unit. To be used for a vegetation mapping project in progress for mapping of Heard Island vegetation communities, along with vegetation quadrat data covering ... major plant communities of the island. Vegetation quadrat data collected on monitoring sites set up in 1987 to record changes in vegetation, especially the grass Poa annua. Fixed photo-points re-photographed to record aspects of vegetation and glacier-front changes over 12 years. Heard Island environments are changing steadily as global climate change occurs. This project gathered information that will enable completion of a vegetation map for Heard Island; revisited sites studied and marked in 1987 to document changes in vegetation, including colonisation of recently deglaciated land; and provided advice for visitor management protocols to minimise vegetation disturbance. The parts of the island visited were surveyed for new species that may be recently arrived or previously unrecorded, and changes in species which had limited distribution in 1987 were documented.
2003-04 fieldwork undertaken
The fieldwork provides strong evidence of vegetation and habitat changes over the past 16 years, and a sound basis for future monitoring in a dynamic environment sensitive to global change. Work included documentation of 200 photopoints, mapping of limited-distribution plant species, and ground-checking of vegetation mapping from 1987. A solid baseline of 1987 data (photopoints, fixed transects) was remeasured. A new vascular plant species was recorded, Leptinella plumosa, increasing the vascular species list to 12. Differential GPS allowed precise documentation of 200 mapping control points for AADC and accurate locations of all photopoints, species mapping and fixed transects.
Descriptions of data collected for each JJS Data dictionary feature, and additional attributes, are included in metadata notes (word docs) accompanying the DGPS data.
The data associated with this metadata record are as follows:
a) Differential GPS data. The DGPS data in (b) and (c) below originate from these data.
i) Corrected data (Trimble)
ii) Uncorrected data (Trimble)
iii) Shapefiles of the corrected data with original data dictionary IDs
iv) Metadata notes (word doc) for Trimble files
b) Control point data
i) Shapefile of DGPS control points
ii) Metadata notes (word doc) for DGPS control points
iii) Excel file of hand-held control points 2000
iv) Metadata notes (word doc) for hand-held control points 2000
v) Excel file of hand-held control points 2003
vi) Metadata notes (word doc) for hand-held control points 2003
c) Vegetation and miscellaneous data
i) Five shapefiles of DGPS locations for vegetation data and miscellaneous features
ii) One shapefile of hand-held GPS locations for vegetation data.
iii) Metadata notes (word doc) for veg. and misc. data
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Kirkpatrick, J. and Scott, J..
Dataset Title: Heard Island: Terrestrial Biology: Documenting vegetation change on Heard Island.
Dataset Series Name: CAASM Metadata
Dataset Release Date: 2006-08-31
Dataset Publisher: Australian Antarctic Data CentreOnline Resource: https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/metadata_redirect.cfm?md=/AMD...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-10-01Stop Date: 2000-11-01
Start Date: 2003-12-01Stop Date: 2004-02-01
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
Quality Hand-held GPS data
Control points were collected in 2000 (between Gilchrist beach, Spit, Long Beach and Cape Gazert) and in 2003-04 (between Compton Lagoon, Spit and Long Beach, and Laurens Peninsula/Atlas Cove area) using Garmin Etrex hand-held GPS units.
Differential GPS data
Positional data were collected from areas between Long Beach and Compton Lagoon ... Spit (Heard Island) using Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment (Trimble GeoXT CE series handheld GPS units) and standard observational techniques. The collection of positional data were undertaken between 31-12-2003 and 21-2-2004.
The GeoXT units are mapping grade, single frequency receivers capable of decimetre accuracies over short baselines (less than 5 km). GPS data were collected by Jenny Scott (JJS), Robb Clifton (RC) and Justine Shaw (JDS). Between the 30-12-2003 and 21-2-2004 a Trimble ProXR receiver operating as a base station was used. At Heard Island, the receiver was located beside a Geoscience Australia receiver set up at the AUS094 survey mark, Spit Bay Camp. The survey mark is situated on a rock stack behind the base camp at 10.869 m asl. The baseline distance between the mobile receivers at the Sooty Valley field site and Spit Bay camp was less than 5 km. The base station logged data at 5 second intervals.
Post processing of the GeoXT data were achieved using Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office (2002). Results from GPS processing were exported to shapefile format. Each datafile is represented in two forms. Files with the extension SSF (standard storage format) have been downloaded from the GPS unit. All SSF files are data files and are stored in the latitude/longitude coordinate system, using the WGS84 horizontal datum. Files with the extension COR are corrected data files (SSF). COR files are the end product of differential correction of SSF files in GPS Pathfinder Office 2.90, Trimble Navigation Limited.
A data dictionary was set up (PAMT) using the SCAR Feature Catalogue (refer to link below) and GPS Pathfinder (r) Office 2.90, Trimble Navigation Limited. This Data dictionary is called JJS.ddf (JJS_1.txt) and includes the following features:
Points: Control NEW, Control OLD, Photo, Quadrat, Other, Site Record.
Lines: Transect, Other.
Areas: Veg area, Other.
Additional attributes for these features have been added to each record (both in the .ssf files and the final corrected data) and are described below.
Some attributes were added to the corrected control point data. The point locations have been pinpointed and marked on hardcopies of the 1987 aerial imagery and 2003 satellite imagery held by the AADC.
The control point data collected using the Trimble GeoXT CE series GPS units are available for downloading (refer to link below). Included are the uncorrected Trimble files, the differentially corrected Trimble files, the differentially corrected control points in shapefile format and some additional metadata.
Some additional control point data collected at the western end of Heard Island between December 2003 and February 2004 using handheld Garmin Etrex GPS receivers are also available for download (refer to link below). Values provided in temporal coverage are approximate only.
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|Mesa, Arizona 85201, United States [map]
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|Business / accounting, finance, Management
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Founded as a Catholic university in 1887, Benedictine University is located in Lisle, Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago, and has branch campuses in Springfield, Illinois and Mesa, Arizona.
We are Catholic. All are welcome. Benedictine University seeks employees who understand and contribute to the University's mission and vision. Inspired by our Catholic Benedictine mission and identity, our academic community is committed to inclusion. As an institution, we express our commitment to our identity as a Catholic and Benedictine institution through our values as they are manifested throughout the University. As such, all employees are expected to support the University's Catholic Benedictine mission and identity and to contribute to its distinctive intellectual life in an effort to help each student and each other to thrive academically, professionally, and personally in our religiously and culturally diverse academic community.
Assistant Professor, Business
Full-Time, Permanent Position, commencing August 2018
Benedictine University at Mesa is a Roman Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The campus is in the midst of growth and, consistent with the University's vision statement, the institution is making a significant commitment of resources to support programs in the undergraduate programs of the campus and increase the size of its full-time faculty. Benedictine University is a culturally diverse and inclusive academic community that seeks employees who understand, contribute to, and support the University's mission and vision. The University Identity Document with mission, vision, and commitment statements can be found at http://www.ben.edu/center-for-mission-and-identity/hiring-for-mission/upload/Benedictine-University-Identity-Document-approved-April-2016-CMI-website.pdf.
Position Description: Benedictine University at Mesa is seeking a full-time faculty member in Business, in support of our undergraduate programs in accounting, personal financial planning and management and organizational behavior. Teaching is the primary focus of the position. Specific responsibilities will include:
• Teaching undergraduate courses in personal finance, accounting, corporate finance, and business analytics.
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A Leak-Free Singleton Class
Desktop-as-a-Service Designed for Any Cloud ? Nutanix Frame
Acknowledgement is due primarily to all the programmers taking
part in http://www.codeguru.com
providing their skills and expertise to help other programmers.
A special thanks is due to Mike Junkin who took the time and trouble to answer my queries and who is indirectly responsible for my compulsion in writing this article...
Table of Contents
- Software Environment
- The CSingleton Class
- Source Code
- By Way of Explanation
- Executable Checks
- Microsoft C++ Standard Library
- Other Issues
- Conclusions
- References
Software Environment
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 with Service Pack 3
- NuMega BoundsChecker version 5.0
- OS: NT4.0 with Service Pack 3
- PC: HP Vectra, 32MB RAM, P200MMX
The CSingleton Class
#include "Singleton.h" #include "MyClass.h" typedef CSingleton<MyClass> tMyClass; tMyClass::InstPtr tMyClass::sm_ptr;
The typedef will be used later on as well. The above code instantiates a CSingleton which, via the template mechanism, allows access to the user-defined class, MyClass. This is an example of a programming idiom known variously as "envelope / letter", "handle / body " and "Proxy Classes" [2]. To access the singleton-wrapped user class "MyClass" we then use the static Instance() method of the CSingleton class:
MyClass* pMyClass = tMyClass::Instance();
We can then use the pointer to the user-class in the usual way:
MyClass* pMyClass = tMyClass::Instance(); if ( pMyClass != 0 ) { pMyClass->DoSomething(); }
Source Code
#ifndef _SINGLETON_H_ #define _SINGLETON_H_ // // PROJECT: Feasibility // FILENAME: Singleton.h // ORIGINAL AUTHOR: Paul Whitehead // ORIGINAL CREATION DATE: 11th Jan 1999 // DESIGN DOCUMENT NO.: // // DESCRIPTION: // // $Date$ // // $Log$ // template<class T> class CSingleton { private: class InstPtr { public: InstPtr() : m_ptr(0) {} ~InstPtr() { delete m_ptr; } T* Get() { return m_ptr; } void Set(T* p) { if(p!= 0) { delete m_ptr; m_ptr = p; } } private: T* m_ptr; }; static InstPtr sm_ptr; CSingleton(); CSingleton(const CSingleton&); CSingleton& operator=(const CSingleton&); public: static T* Instance() { if(sm_ptr.Get() == 0) { sm_ptr.Set(new T()); } return sm_ptr.Get(); } }; #endif // #ifndef _SINGLETON_H_
OneOf.cpp - Example Client
// // PROJECT: Feasibility // FILENAME: OneOf.cpp // ORIGINAL AUTHOR: Paul Whitehead // ORIGINAL CREATION DATE: 11th Jan 1999 // DESIGN DOCUMENT NO.: // // DESCRIPTION: // // $Date$ // // $Log$ // #include <iostream> #include "Singleton.h" // CSingleton using namespace std; class OneOf { public: void SayHello() { cout << "Hello World!" << endl; } }; typedef CSingleton<OneOf> tOneOf; tOneOf::InstPtr tOneOf::sm_ptr; int main() { OneOf* pOne = tOneOf::Instance(); if(pOne != 0) { pOne->SayHello(); } return 0; }
One thing that may appear odd to C programmers is checking
pointers against the value 0 and not NULL. This is perfectly
correct [3].
By Way of Explanation
Perhaps some points of explanation would be a good idea. The basic idea behind the singleton is given in [4] and will not be re-iterated here.
The problem with the singleton design pattern as presented in [4] is that the memory allocated on the heap is nowhere deleted. To provide such a deletion mechanism a standard technique is employed of using some form of smart pointer. A smart pointer is one which replaces a standard pointer and adds functionality. The C++ standard library, for example, defines a class known as auto_ptr<> which automatically frees any resource it is controlling when its destructor is called. This is useful for when the pointer assumes ownership of a dynamically allocated resource. In this case a simple local variable of auto_ptr which accepts the allocated pointer will free the allocated resource when it goes out of scope. Consider the following:
MyClass* ReadDiskItems(CFile& DiskFile); void ProcessDiskItems() { CFile MyFile("c:\\abc.123"); auto_ptr<MyClass> ptr = ReadDiskItems(MyFile); DoSomethingWithData(ptr); }
Here, ReadDiskItems() will read a file from disk, allocate memory for the data and return. The auto_ptr class will take ownership of the memory. We then process the data and the function ProcessDiskItems() returns. When a function returns, any local variables (unless they're static) are destroyed. As part of the return mechanism, then, the destructor for the class auto_ptr is called. This will free the resource it controls and we don't get any memory leaks. You could get a normal pointer and call delete on it yourself, but this kind of situation occurs so frequently that the C++ committee decided to provide an auto_ptr class as part of the C++ standard library (there is another reason to do with exception handling but that is beyond the scope of this article).
So how does that help us? The problem with the singleton pattern is that there is a pointer which does not get deleted. We could use some sort of smart pointer to manage that resource and which, when it goes out of scope, would free-up the resource for us. This is what the nested class InstPtr is doing in the above code. It "manages" the pointer assigned to it. A pointer is assigned to the InstPtr class via its Set() and retrieved via its Get() method. The "raw" pointer is kept in the private member m_ptr.
Meanwhile, back in the world of the CSingleton class, we have a static private member which is an instantiation of the InstPtr class. This pointer is accessed via the static public method Instance(). Why you require static versions of these is covered in the singleton pattern explanation [4]. The Instance() method uses lazy initialisation so that the memory is only allocated for the class the first time it is required. Once the user-defined class has been dynamically allocated the pointer is returned. Subsequent calls to Instance() simply return the same pointer. When it's time to say goodbye to the singleton class and it is being destroyed all its data members get destroyed. One of the data members happens to be an object of the nested class InstPtr. Thus the InstPtr destructor is called. This destructor frees up the memory resource it is managing with the result that the singleton pattern implemented by the CSingleton class does not leak.
Executable Checks
A debug version of the executable was run through MS VisualC++ 5.0 and integrated BoundsChecker. At the end of a program run BoundsChecker tells us we have a leak of some 208 bytes allocated by _malloc_dbg and not freed in the onexit() routine. Running the same executable through BoundsChecker stand-alone this leak is not reported. One other problem is found in mainCRTStartup() when the executable is first loaded and is the following:
This is internal to the Microsoft-provided libraries so
there's not a lot we can do about it. What is perhaps more
interesting is that there are no leaks from the CSingleton class.
For completeness, the BoundsChecker output when using VC5 is given below:
This leak is not attributable to the CSingleton class. By removing the code to delete the pointer in the InstPtr destructor and running the executable through BoundsChecker stand-alone, we get the following:
Thus we can see that the action of the InstPtr class does indeed delete the the allocated pointer and absence of the delete code in the InstPtr destructor leads to the leak shown above.
Microsoft C++ Standard Library for iostream
Appears to leak. Given a Win32 console application consisting entirely of the following code:
#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { cout << "Hello World!" << endl; return 0; }
We get the following output when running through VC5 with BoundsChecker:
When running with an integrated BoundsChecker we can see that
the leak is probably due to the Microsoft implementation of the
C++ standard library.
This leak is identical to the leak shown when using the CSingleton class and running with an integrated BoundsChecker.
By building and running a minimal Win32 console application as below:
int main() { return 0; }
no leaks are reported from the integrated version of BoundsChecker.
One further possibility may be present: not that the C++
iostream standard library leaks but that the way strings are
mapped to NT / Unicode. This may be a possibility given that we
have an invalid pointer to LCMapStringW. The basic.cpp source
file was modified to use Microsoft's own iostream and not their
standard library implementation. This is show below:
#include <iostream.h> int main() { cout << "Hello World!" << endl; return 0; }
Integrated BoundsChecker gave us this output:
We can see that we do not get a leak. It thus seems safe to conclude that:
- The Microsoft implementation of the C++ iostream standard library causes a leak
- The CSingleton class does not leak.
Other Issues
Smart Pointers
There are lots and lots and lots of versions of these. We built our own very simple version as a nested InstPtr class which does just what we require and no more. The C++ standard library has an auto_ptr<> class which is a smart pointer. If you get into using COM, smart pointers pop up all over the place: CComPtr and CComQIPtr are just two of the more basic ones. The reason why these are so important is that they manage such topics as reference counting.
One possible mode of extension for the CSingleton class would be to have some form of reference counting. Each time a pointer was requested the reference count would be increased. Each time a pointer was no longer required its reference count would be decreased. When the reference count reached zero we could destroy the object. How do we know when the pointer is no longer required? One way would be for the client to call something like a Release() function on the pointer (just like COM). This places the burden on the client programmer and it is a possible source of program error. We could, of course, have some sort of pointer which would automatically call the Release() function when it goes out of scope. Uh-oh! I can feel a smart pointer coming on...
Multi-threading issues require the use of such devices as Critical Sections, Mutexes and Semaphores to protect the class. These are beyond the scope of this article. One issue that may be worth mentioning is the use of InterlockedIncrement() and InterlockedDecrement(). These are Win32 atomic operations which are the multi-threaded version of ++ and --. These should be used for incrementing and decrementing reference counts in multi-threaded land.
By extending the class even further we're moving more and more into a full-blown multi-threaded class implementation. At this stage, depending upon which direction you're extending the class, you may find yourself re-inventing the wheel so here's a caveat: check first that there's nothing around which fits (or almost fits) your requirements. If so, you're better of using that or subclassing it and adding your extra bits than re-writing a whole load of stuff. The CSingleton class above has been useful in its present form as a small, lightweight implementation of the singleton design pattern. By all means re-use it but if you find yourself adding lots of extras try scanning around for some other pre-developed classes first.
A singleton pattern wrapper class has been presented which overcomes the problem of memory leakage present in the example given in "Design Patterns" [1]. The use of the CSingleton class has saved development time already by being re-used 7 times so far and has allowed a more robust implementation of some classes which only ever require to be instantiated once. Issues such as multi-threading and inheritance have not been addressed as these are primarily issues of the context into which the singleton class may be placed. Additionally, it was felt that embellishing the basic CSingleton class with e.g. multi-threading would obscure the basic mechanism of the class. Any further functional extensions are left as an exercise for the programmer :-)
Using the Microsoft C++ standard library implementation for iostream produced a leak which may have looked like the CSingleton class was leaking but this was, in fact, traced back to the Microsoft library.
If you find any bugs please feel free to fix them :-). I would appreciate an email telling me about any bug fixes, though. I'm on ccMail and, for those in software dev, you can email "Paul Whitehead" on Exchange / Outlook.
[1] "Design Patterns" by Gamma, Holm, Johnson & Vlissides, Publishers: Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-63361-2
[2] Envelope / Letter Idiom:
- Section 5.5, page 133 in "Advanced C++ Programming Styles and Idioms" by James Coplien, Publishers: Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-54855-0
- Item 30: Proxy Classes, page 213 in "More Effective C++" by Scott Meyers, Publishers: Addison-Welsey, ISBN 0-201-63371-X
[3] Bjarne Stroustrup gives the following reason:
"In C, it has been popular to define a macro NULL to represent the zero pointer. Because of C++'s tighter type checking, the use of plain 0, rather than any suggested NULL macro, leads to fewer problems."
(Section 5.1.1, page 88 in "The C++ Programming Language 3rd Edition" by Bjarne Stroustrup, Publishers: Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-88954-4)
[4] The explanation of a singleton pattern can be found starting on page 127 of the book given in [1]
Date Created: February 13, 1999
Date Updated: February 19, 1999 (minor reformatting)


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We would like to thank The Hook for including us in your April 28 cover story, "The cost of living...well: La dolce vita in Charlottesville."
We're flattered that when you think of living the good life in Charlottesville, you think of Scarpa. Scarpa has rightfully gained a reputation for carrying a higher-end product, but we have also carried for all of our 11 years very reasonable, value-oriented footwear such as Dansko clogs and Blundstone boots.
To that end we chose to greatly increase and move our selection of fun, comfortable, reasonably priced footwear, as well as our men's shoes, into the adjacent space last Fall, naming it The Great State Of. (That's right– funny name.)
The attached photo shows a picture of some of the more affordable flip flops we carry, Havaianas, which retail between $10-$17 a pair and come in a wide range of colors. The dog in the photo is not for sale as he is priceless.
As a side note, please recognize that with the euro continuing its climb against the dollar, many prices for products out of Europe this year are inflated. We're doing our best to source products from elsewhere, but the international exchange rate is beyond even our control.
Have a wonderful spring and summer no matter which flip-flops you choose to wear.
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license Plate Mount Installation: Locate the aluminum license plate mount and license plate light assembly. Remove the rear most nut securing the stock taillight assembly (underneath the fender) (don't lose the little compression tube and washer). Temporarily install the license plate mount to this location and mark the fender where it needs to be drilled for the rear mounts. Drill the fender in two places with a ¼" drill and reinstall the license plate assembly using the stock taillight mount and the 6 x 20 mm countersunk screws, bezels and nylock nuts Rear Turn Signal Installation: Locate the two rear turn signals in the kit – they're the ones with the longer wires. Drill a 3/8 hole in each side of the fender as shown in Photo 3 and attach them as shown in Photo 4. It does no matter which signal goes on which side. Run the left turn signal wires forward along with the taillight wires, up through the grommet in the fender to the area just behind the air box cross member and above the fender. Run the right turn signal wires forward along the right frame rail, and through the same hole you made for the license plate wires Brake Light Switch Installation: The WR250/450 uses a hydraulic brake switch. This requires replacing the rear master cylinder banjo bolt with a specially made switch. Installing the switch requires bleeding the rear brake. If you do not feel competent bleeding your rear brake, please refer this job to a qualified mechanic, as failure to do it correctly will make the brake inoperable. Remove the rear master cylinder guard. Remove the bolt holding the brake fluid reservoir to provide access to the master cylinder. Loosen the banjo bolt securing the rear brake line to the master cylinder. Typically, this bolt will be very tight and loosening it will bend the support hanger for the master cylinder if not supported. Brace the master cylinder with a wrench or lever. Remove the banjo bolt and replace with the hydraulic switch. Make sure to install the copper crush washer from the stock bolt under the switch. Torque the switch assembly to 25 lb-ft.


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I am tracing the Armistead family from my husbands mother's father and was wondering if anyone can help me out. Here's what I have:
Howard Armistead-1930 Virginia to 1990 married Barbara Millard
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I'm looking for some info regarding my father's side of the family.I don't have much and would really like to get pass this road block. This is what I have.
Curtis Homer Johnson 1939 Iowa to May 8 2001 Red Bluff, Ca Married Mary Lou Katie Hardmeyer
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Robert McWhorter was born around 1700 and was married to Sarah Johnston.They had a son, William MCWhorter born around 1745, that was married to a Jane Boyd. They had a son named Robert McWhorter born around 1769 and married to an Elizabeth Toland. Does any one know who Robert McWhorter's, born about 1700, parents were or where they came from?
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USAV Winter Magazine Available Online
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 11, 2014) – The Winter 2013-14 digital edition of VolleyballUSA, the official magazine of USA Volleyball, is now available online with the cover story providing a guide to success on balancing academics, volleyball and life. The printed issue includes 72 pages, while the digital version adds six bonus pages of content with interactive links and one video.
- Follow USAV on Twitter
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To access the digital issue with bonus content via the Internet, click here. The login information for the digital edition is printed on the mailing label of the printed version received in the mail.
To access the free app for iPad and iPhone users, click here to download the app or search "VolleyballUSA" in the App Store. To access the edition once the app is downloaded, use the print edition's username located in the mailing label in place of the box for email address. The password remains the same for both Internet and Apple app versions.
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In addition to the cover story on balancing academics and volleyball, the Winter 2013-14 edition contains a wealth of content for all levels. The issue includes articles on USA Volleyball Athletes/Teams of the Year, biomechanics of good defense with a video demonstration in the digital/app versions, USA Volleyball High Performance tryout schedules and holiday camp rosters for both indoor and beach volleyball and blog by U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team outside hitter Cassidy Lichtman on bullying.
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Republican US Senate nominee Gabriel E. Gomez, facing questions about a $281,500 historic tax deduction on his Cohasset home, rejected calls Thursday from the media and Democrats to release tax returns and other details about the deal.
"I have nothing to hide,'' said Gomez on a campaign stop in Lawrence, when asked by a Globe reporter why he would not make public the details about how the federal tax deduction was calculated for the easement to limit changes on the home that the candidate and his wife bought for $2.1 million in November 2004.
Gomez insisted that the restriction easement that he gave to a controversial non-profit conservation group, the National Architectural Trust, in late 2005 was done legally. The Trust, a Washington, D.C.-based group, has been targeted by federal prosecutors who contend it had consistently arranged for "unwarranted'' claims by home owners for the deductions.
The IRS, which has disallowed scores of such deductions by the Trust, had at the time listed preservation agreements such as the one the Gomezes signed as one of its "Dirty Dozen tax scams." Gomez's campaign said the couple's deduction was never questioned by the IRS.
Asked if he regretted taking the huge deduction, Gomez was defiant: "Absolutely not. I followed the law,'' he said. "We are not going to go on a fishing expedition."
Gomez has previously released returns for the past six years, the same number released by the candidates in last year's US Senate race, he said, but refused Thursday to release the couple's return for 2005 when they took the deduction. It would reveal how much he financially gained from the deal.
"That's it, end of story,'' he said.
The campaign spat was sparked by a Globe story Thursday that revealed the Gomezes had taken the deduction as part of an agreement in which they gave the Trust an easement on the facade of their home. As part of the agreement, the couple gave control of the exterior of their home to the Trust, a concession that was counted as a monetary donation.
The restrictions for which the Gomezes received their large tax deduction were already legally binding on them by local bylaws, raising the question as to whether their donation — the price of which is based on the loss of value in their real estate — had any monetary worth.
Gomez, however, made it clear he was not backing down in face of media requests for his documents and attacks from Democrats.
Instead he turned his criticism to his Democratic rival, US Representative Edward J. Markey, saying the congressman's attacks on him over the issue is the "height of hypocrisy" because the Malden Democrat had voted for the legislation that allows for the deduction. His campaign refers to a 1980 vote in which the program was renewed by unanimous consent in the US House.
"The only historical preservation Mr. Markey cares about is his political career,'' Gomez said, hitting on his campaign theme that the race is between a fresh political face versus a veteran congressman who has served for 37 years in the House.
Markey's spokeswoman, Giselle Barry, accused Gomez of taking advantage of what critics describe as tax loopholes available only to corporations and the super-wealthy.
"Unlike Gabriel Gomez, who bilked taxpayers by exploiting a tax break for the super-wealthy that shaved more than $280,000 off his taxable income, Ed Markey supports ending these unfair tax schemes, closing corporate tax loopholes, and leveling the playing field for Massachusetts families," she said in a statement.
Gomez, a former Navy SEAL and private equity executive, also tried to deflect the partisan attacks by raising the point he was the son of Colombian immigrants and that he had earned the wealth he has now.
"It's amazing that it would take a career politician from D.C. to slam the American dream,'' Gomez said. "I guess that's what happens when you get into politics."
The Massachusetts Democratic Party also went on the attack against Gomez for his deduction, with state party chairman John Walsh saying that the deduction "seems outrageous.''
"It may show a guy very much different than the picture he's trying to draw,'' Walsh said at a press conference in the Boston party headquarters.
The controversy presents the first serious challenge to Gomez after his upset victory last week in the Republican primary.
It will test whether the GOP nominee, who has no electoral experience, has the political skills to deal with the tough media scrutiny and partisan attacks in a high stakes US Senate race.
It comes as some analysts feel that, by failing to launch a major advertizing blitz following the election, he missed an opportunity to play on his momentum and define his candidacy before the Democrats can.
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Summer is a popular time for people to move. The weather is nice, it's before the new school year starts and it makes it easy to meet new neighbors, too. However, moving can be an overwhelming and stressful time. I found a list of 7 great packing tips from move.com to help you get ready!
Packing Tip #1: Don't procrastinate. This seems simple enough, but getting started can be difficult. A few weeks prior to your move, start packing several boxes a day. Begin with items that are least essential to your daily life. If you pace yourself, you will be more organized and the job won't be so overwhelming. Make packing easier by not waiting to get started.
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Packing Tip #4: Stay clean. Regular newspaper may bleed ink onto your possessions. Use white packing paper to wrap all items.
Packing Tip #5: Use boxes designed for moving. Boxes obtained from grocery or liquor stores are not always clean and might not hold the weight of the items that you will be putting in them. In addition, varying box sizes can make loading more difficult.
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Packing Tip #7: Don't box up everything. You should personally transport heirlooms, important papers, legal documents (wills, passports. etc.), and valuables. Make packing easier by decided what doesn't need to be packed.
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Friday, June 22, 2007
My Eulogy to My Lovely Daughter, As Read June 21, 2007
Our dear daughter has slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God. She leaves a huge emptiness in the hearts of all of us who loved her, many who were her friends, and even more who just had a glimmer of her through our family.
It's cliché, but Brianna was truly beautiful inside and out. You could feel her energy when she was near. She was 17, bubbly, outgoing, vivacious, funny, silly at times and just simply like no other. She wanted to try all things new and was not afraid. Brianna enjoyed life and was eager to taste all that it offered.
We planned to go to Paris, as part of her Make a Wish. She wanted to see Alaska and she would have loved to experience Japan. She liked almost anything that had an Asian flair, and loved sushi. While she was in the hospital, we made plans for the family to go back and visit Memphis to enjoy her favorite sushi restaurant. Also, she wanted to bask in the sun while sitting in the lovely backyard of our dear friends and neighbors Alissa and Steve.
I'm telling you these things because some of you only knew Brianna through me and didn't get a chance to be impressed by her, like so many were upon first introduction. Those of you who did know her, realize that we will miss her laugh, her funny little squeals, and the sparkle in her big blue eyes.
She had a wide taste in music from Johnny Cash to Green Day. She loved to dance and to to concerts. Brianna's love of art varied from large scale stencils and street art to abstract and the masters. Her room is a collection of Hello Kitty, quirky signs, doodles from friends and her own hand and different little things she found interesting. She had a knack with her camera and would take candid pictures of friends and even herself. She made so many, many friends in her short life.
Brianna really had it all. She was beautiful and smart and warm and caring. She would have been deciding this summer if she were going to attend an art school in New York and follow her passion of creating hand crafts, sewn bags, stenciled clothes, journaling or painting. Or, if she would take the more practical approach and head to MIT and follow her love of math and chemistry.
She and John shared a close father/daughter relationship. They had similar personalities looking for adventure and a willingness to move to new cities and see the world. Brianna would turn to him for advice about school, college choices and career. He was the champion of her dreams. When she was worried, she'd go to him and he'd calm her fears, ending their conversation with a hug and "I love you baby."
Brianna loved her brother Trevor immensely. She shared a special bond with him that only comes from being close siblings and close friends. You would hear them talking together in one of their rooms, or exchanging knowing glances and laughing about something, and relying on one another when alone. Every night they told each other I love you before going to bed.
Brianna and I shared a closeness that only a mother and daughter can. We laughed together and cried. She loved to create almost anything and I indulged her. We'd go shopping and she'd find yet another purse to bring home and add to her growing collection. She began to take more of an interest in vintage clothing and antique items, and we'd go to the antique market or thrift shops together looking for unique treasures. I would often turn to her for an opinion on a piece of art I was creating.
Brianna and her friends Chelsea and Nina would come over and hang out in my studio and make jewelry, painted shirts, altered tees and whatever their hearts desired. Or, they'd be in the kitchen cooking up a new recipe Brianna found and wanted to try. You'd hear them all giggling and sharing stories. Brianna would always make more to share with the rest of the family. She was so considerate.
Most importantly, Brianna was brave, courageous and strong. In the hospital, she made plans to start a garden and begin a regular exercise program when she was well. She crocheted a frosted cupcake and donut with beaded sprinkles, and she met the winner of last year's Suvivior series. The doctors, nurses and other care professionals were touched by her sweetness and fortitude. And they saw her willingness to do what had to be done to get well, often called her a "trooper." Really, she was a warrior.
She lived only a short 8 months after her diagnosis of MDS, and of those four were in the hospital. She fought with all her might after undergoing a bone marrow transplant and getting a lung infection in February. I stayed with her sleeping in the room until two months ago, when Brianna was admitted to the intensive care unit with pneumonia. She was unconscious for almost the entire time. I held her hand often in the hospital and stroked her brow, massaged her feet, encouraged her, talked to her and told her I loved her. The cruel part is that she was so close. Just a week and a half ago, she was communicating with me and the nurses picking music to play and pointing. Then, last Tuesday her heart temporarily stopped from bleeding in the lung. By Thursday, it was evident she would not recover and on Friday I held her hand, pressed it to my face and kissed her for the last time.
I want her near me, to feel her cheek pressed against mine and her arms wrapped around me squeezing me like she did, and say "Mom, I love you. I'm so glad you're my mom." Or when she hugged John and I and said "I'm so glad you're my parents." We strove to give Brianna roots and wings, we just never thought she'd fly so high, she would soar beyond our reach. My dearest darling, we will miss you forever and can't wait for the day when we can be together again to laugh, share, hold each other and say I love you.
Brianna has gone into the light and is now free.
24 comments:
- Angela said...
I have only just found your blog and really have no words that can express what I already feel for your family. I do want you to know that I will be praying for you all and if it is ok will pass your family on to my prayer chain at church.
- June 22, 2007 at 8:54 AM
- Kingfisher Farm said...
Iva, (((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))) Pam
- June 22, 2007 at 9:45 AM
- Kitty Forseth said...
Oh Iva....
Your eulogy was so beautiful and you read it with such love. What an amazing tribute to your beautiful daughter.
We love you Iva,
- June 22, 2007 at 9:48 AM
- CCs Whimsies said...
Your words were beautiful and you are quite a warrior yourself, my dear Iva. Brianna will always be with you...May her wings carry you through all the moments of sadness, frustration, emptiness, and aching. Much love to you..Christy
- June 22, 2007 at 11:29 AM
- Tracie Lyn Huskamp said...
I am so very sorry for your loss. Nothing will ever replace your beautiful child, but I do know that she will always be by your side.
I am positive that she will be waiting at the gates of heaven to welcome her most beloved family one day.
Wishing you all peace and light!
Tracie Lyn
- June 22, 2007 at 11:48 AM
- Unknown said...
such a beautiful tribute to your darling girl...Thank you for sharing this...I will keep you all in my prayers...
- June 22, 2007 at 6:13 PM
- chelseatroper said...
Your words are so beautiful, Iva. Thank you for letting me into your life. I will be seeing you soon so we can enjoy some Paula Dean peanut butter sandwiches, banana and all, how Brianna liked it. I will miss her greatly, and I am so sorry for your loss of a friend and daughter.
- June 22, 2007 at 6:20 PM
Such a beautiful eulogy. Thankyou for sharing that with us. I appreciate seeing her through your eyes.
- June 22, 2007 at 9:16 PM
- Sam I Am said...
Im so very sorry Iva.
Your Eulogy was beautiful. You are an amazing woman.. your strength puts me in awe. Brianna has touched so many lives..and has brought so many people together thru this.. I hope that you find some comfort in knowing that.
we love you...
- June 22, 2007 at 10:04 PM
I am still going through my own personal grief...
Thank you for sharing this with us! I want to know ALL I can about Brianna....more and more...
She is on an adventure now, and WE will All be with her soon...love you so much jojo
- June 23, 2007 at 12:44 AM
- Donna O'Brien said...
Sweet Iva, the service for your Brianna was lovely. I was in awe of your strength throughout the day. Your words to and about Brianna were so beautiful. Thank you for sharing her with all of us. We have grown to love her and will miss her, too.
Love, Donna
- June 23, 2007 at 7:39 AM
- Erla Erlingsdóttir said...
Dear Iva.
I found out about your blog through Ullabenulla, and your incredible, senseless journey.
Thank you for giving people like myself an insight into your heart.
What a lucky girl, Brianna was to have you and the rest of the family to support her through this all too soon passing.
My true condolences.
Much love
Erla in Vienna
- June 23, 2007 at 1:54 PM
- Dana said...
Dear Iva,
I know I have only been able to *meet* you through blog land, but Brianna's journey kept me coming back for updates and to find out how I could specifically pray. I'm just a stranger to you, but please know that you will remain in my prayers. I was Brianna's age when God called my beloved Daddy home. He was only 39 and he was my hero. The way you described Brianna and John brought back a flood of memories of my own father. I'm on the flip side, and I can not imagine losing one of my children. But please know my heart just aches for the pain and loss you are going through.
God bless and keep you,
- June 23, 2007 at 7:28 PM
- CraBBy GaBBy said...
Dearest Iva and Family, I am greatly sadend, and lift you up in prayer. I want to thank you Iva for sharing such a privite moment in your life..letting us live through Brianna through You. I never did meet Brianna, or you. But I can't help to feel close to your family....Again..much prayers of peace being said for you and your family ~ Heidi
- June 24, 2007 at 1:30 PM
- Morgan Moore said...
She is such a beautiful girl. I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. I hope you feel her around surrounding you, as I know she is there.
- June 24, 2007 at 10:15 PM
- FrenchGardenHouse said...
What a lovely tribute to your daughter. May God comfort you during this time, I know your family and all who knew Brianna will miss her greatly.
Lidy Baars
- June 24, 2007 at 11:20 PM
- BO said...
Love to you and your family from Norway. I will never forget your beautiful daughter.
- June 25, 2007 at 1:45 PM
- pchickki said...
I am so sorry for your loss. I can't even imagine the pain your family is going through right now. I lost a very dear friend 3 years ago and she was only 27 years old. It leaves such a void in your heart.
God Bless Brianna and may God take her in his arms to dwell in heaven forever.
God Bless you and your family
- June 25, 2007 at 2:06 PM
- Stacy French said...
Dearest Iva,
Thank you for allowing me to read your beautiful Eulogy to Brianna.
Your courage and faith and kindness, I can only hope to aspire to. Know that my heart and prayers will always be with you and those you love.
- June 25, 2007 at 8:04 PM
- Doreen Frost said...
Iva. I am so very sorry. I'm praying for you and your family. What a beautiful tribute you have written.
God Bless
- June 26, 2007 at 4:44 AM
- mystele said...
My prayers are with you and your family. I just read your blog today due to other crafters who have linked to your site. You are loved.
- June 26, 2007 at 5:33 PM
- nature lover said...
Dear Iva,
Thank you for sharing the beautiful Eulogy of your BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER.
I found this poem I wanted to share.
The Cord
We are connected,
My child and I, by
An invisible cord
Not seen by the eye.
It's not like the cord
That's connects us 'til birth
This cord can't be seen
By any on earth.
This cord does it's work
Right from the start.
It binds us together
Attached to my heart.
I know that it's there
Though no one can see
The invisible cord
From my child to me.
The strength of this cord
Is hard to describe.
It can't be destroyed
It can't be denied.
It's stronger than any cord
Man could create
It withstands the test,
Can hold any weight.
And though you are gone,
Though you're not here with me,
The cord is still there
But no one can see.
It pulls at my heart
I am bruised...I am sore,
But this cord is my lifeline
As never before.
I am thankful that God
Connects us this way
A MOTHER and CHILD...
DEATH can't take away.
Author Unknown
Peace and Love to your family,
- June 26, 2007 at 6:43 PM
- Meg/Patterson Crow said...
Thank you for sharing your eulogy with us, Iva. My heart is broken for you and your family; there are no other words to describe how sad I feel. I hope you understand how right you are when you say Brianna was exceptional and beautiful inside and out. So many of us have made it a point to get to "know" her, and have shed countless tears from only reading your words and seeing photographs you've shared.
Your ability to stay strong in the past months has been an inspiration. Without a doubt, Brianna counted herself lucky to have a mother fighting for her every step of the way. May all of your good memories help you to heal and, eventually, to create art again.
Much love and hugs,
- June 27, 2007 at 7:24 AM
- dan said...
That was a beautiful eulogy given by a beautiful mom to a pretty daughter and i found this very helpful when preparing this post for my readers. God bless you for sharing this with us.
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Q: My water turned brown about this time last year. How do I stop it from happening again?
Nick – Charlestown, WV
A: There's only one thing worse than green water—and that's brown water. In some ponds or water features, the end of summer or beginning of fall brings with it this discolored water. It's caused by one of two reasons:
- Debris Tea: When leaves or pine needles fall into your pond, the tannins in them create a type of all-natural debris tea, which turns the clean and clear water in your backyard feature a shade of brown. This is the most common cause of tea-colored water.
- Sediment Stew: If you have a lot of floating particulates or sediment in your pond, playful fish, wind or some other action can sometimes disrupt it, mixing it into your water column via your pump or aeration system.
To determine what's causing the brown water, grab a glass jar from your kitchen, dunk it in your pond and fill it with the water. Let it sit for 24 hours and take a close look at the results. Is the water still tea-colored? Then you have tannin-colored debris tea. Do you see sediment settled at the bottom of the glass? Then you have some sediment stew.
Once you pinpoint what's causing the brown water, here's how to treat the problem.
- Clean It Up: Because both causes start with an abundance of organics in the water, your first course of action is to clean the bottom of your pond to remove any muck, leaves and remaining debris with a pond vacuum or skimmer net.
- Water Change: Next, do a partial (10 to 25 percent) water change, which will freshen things up and clear the water. Don't forget to add a water conditioner to treat the water for your finned pals.
- Add Beneficial Bacteria: If you have sediment stew, add some Nature's Defense® (if water temps are above 50°F) or Seasonal Defense® (if water temps are below 50°F). The beneficial bacteria will digest any accumulated organic debris and eliminate the brown water.
- Use Activated Carbon: If you have debris tea, toss a media bag filled with Pond Logic® Activated Carbon into your pond. The carbon will absorb the tannins, leaving behind clear water.
To prevent the discoloration from happening again, keep the organics out of the pond. Clean up the muck regularly with a skimmer net or vacuum, and when the leaves or pine needles start falling, cover the water with pond netting, like the The Pond Guy® PondShelter™ or The Pond Guy® Premium Pond Netting.
Pond Talk: Have the leaves started falling in your neck of the woods yet? If so, what do you do to keep them out of your water?
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November 14, 2011
Salted Caramel Chocolate Sandwich Cookie Recipe
Have you noticed the increase in 'homemade oreos' that are in bakeries these days? I decided that instead of trying to replicate the already perfect oreo cookie, I would try to make a sandwich cookie with a different filling. What could be better than salted caramel? You can make these for any time of the year- I just happened to need one last excuse to use my Fall Acorn and Leaf cutters before I move on to Holiday baking...
These chocolate cookies aren't too sweet... more of a sophisticated cookie- so, the buttery sweet and salty caramel is just the perfect compliment. They are great after dinner cookies with a Pumpkin Spice coffee or even for breakfast, if you dare...
For the recipe for the Pumpkin Spice Latte/Coffee, click here!
Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
with Salted Caramel Filling
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa and salt. In a mixer with the paddle attachment, whip together butter and powdered sugar. Add flour mixture. Incorporate egg and vanilla. Form into two disks, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
Remove plastic and roll one of the disks out onto a floured board to a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut shapes. Place cookies on a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet. Brush off excess flour. Bake at 325 for 8-10 minutes until firm.
Sandwich the cookies with cooled Salted Caramel Filling...
Salted Caramel Filling
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup water
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon of course Sea Salt
In a heavy bottomed saucepan, stir together sugar and water. Heat over medium low until sugar dissolves. Swirl the pan to stir mixture. Turn the heat up to medium and bring to a boil let the mixture cook until it is a light chestnut brown color, about 5-7 minutes. Be careful not to let it burn - it can happen very quickly, especially if the heat is too high. The mixture should be thick and bubbly. Remove from heat.
With whisk, stir in heavy cream - be careful, the mixture will bubble up! Continue stirring to combine. Simmer over low heat until the cooked sugar melts into the cream and they are incorporated, about 2 minutes. Stir in salt. Let the mixture cool until it is the right consistency for the cookie filling.
Chill the dough in plastic wrap.
Roll it out onto a floured surface.
Cut shapes - these cookies work best as small cookies.
I like to use silpat baking liners on my baking sheets - they never burn on the bottom and are very easy to clean up.
Bake just until firm.
I like to put the caramel filling into a piping bag to make it a neater process. Isn't the caramel a beautiful color?
Make sure you get the caramel to a good thick, but still spreadable consistency. Make sure it is not too runny - or it will just run off of the cookie!
10 comments:
Woah -- I've never thought about salted caramel in a cookie -- what a lovely idea! I bet it would be delicious between two molasses cookies, too...yum. So much better than oreos, yes!ReplyDelete
omg fabulous! Just put on pinterest and twitterReplyDelete
Jenny -- I just found your blog! This recipe is fabulous, your photography is fabulous, and I love your story! Can't wait to start following! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Hi Jenny...I just wanted to drop you a little note to say how much I'm enjoying your blog. Thank you for sharing your delicious recipes and beautiful ideas. Wish we were neighbors! TessaReplyDelete
These look so delicious! Will definitely have to try them!ReplyDelete
Hi Jenny...what a great idea! I love your blog and I can't wait to start following. LisaReplyDelete
I can't wait to try these. I am in love with salted caramel and this seems like it would be the most awesome cookie ever! You have an awesome blog!ReplyDelete
The leafes are soo cute! And they look really delicious.ReplyDelete
It´s a pity there´s nothing like this in germany:-( I couldn´t find any backing form...to follow your design :-)
- Anonymous11:27 AM
Jenny, these look divine! Can't wait to try them! I did a little salted caramel recipe round up on my blog & included your recipe!ReplyDelete
These look fantastic.ReplyDelete


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