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Swan River Seafood
Although Swan River Seafood restaurant has been serving Naples for over 10 years, it remains one of Naples' best-kept secrets for fresh seafood. Recently Swan River remodeled its restaurant and raw bar and continues to offer New England staples as well as southern fresh seafood classics. Dine inside in our cozy nautical-themed dining room, or enjoy your meal in the Florida breeze on our new patio. Think of Swan River for your next special occasion dinner or business lunch. Come join us for the best of the sea! Be sure to check out the fresh seafood market next door for fresh seafood as well as prepared gourmet items, fresh produce, wine and more.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Video - 'Black lives matter' for Dummies.
The group 'Black lives matter' — a Canadian chapter of the a larger U.S. movement active in Toronto since late 2014 — caused a stir on Sunday when some of its members who were marching in the city's Pride Parade staged a sit-in — bringing the event to a halt for about half an hour.
The parade resumed when Pride Toronto's executive director Mathieu Chantelois signed a list of demands that included more funding and better representation for racialized communities during Pride events, and a ban on police floats in future parades.
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Acura MDX
Price: $44,175
Mileage: 16 mpg city/21 highway/18 combined
Seats: 7
CR Score: 85
The only true luxury vehicle among our selections, the Acura MDX is also the most expensive and powerful. There are two more expensive versions with even more technology and amenities, but the base MDX has a ton of popular features. It places in the bottom half of our favorites for third-row legroom and behind-the-seats cargo room. But it's comfortable and fun to drive, with top-notch craftsmanship and leather seats. With the next-generation MDX in the pipeline, Acura didn't make any changes for 2013, but it also means dealers will probably offer really good deals on it about the time the redesigned 2014 goes on sale this summer. MDX comes with a 300-hp 3.7-liter V6 mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. We also included it as one of our picks because of its standard all-wheel drive and long list of standard equipment, including a power liftgate and sunroof.


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Microsoft has this week launched their next Microsoft Office software suite Office 15 in to its technical review preview stage of development. Enabling a limited group of customers under non-disclosure agreements to take a peek at the new 15th iteration of Microsofts Office suite of applications, codenamed Office 15.
Microsoft PJ Hough CVP of Development, Microsoft Office Division explains:
"At this early point in our development cycle, I'm not able to share too much about Office 15, but I can tell you Office 15 is the most ambitious undertaking yet for the Office Division. With Office 15, for the first time ever, we will simultaneously update our cloud services, servers, and mobile and PC clients for Office, Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Project, and Visio. Quite simply, Office 15 will help people work, collaborate, and communicate smarter and faster than ever before."
Microsoft is hoping to unveil a public beta of their new Office 15 software later this summer. As always we will keep you posted on any new developments as they happen.
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EYEJACK App
EYEJACK is an Augmented Reality App for buying and experiencing curated AR products. EYEJACK launched in November 2016 with it's flagship project the Prosthetic Reality AR Art book - which was created in collaboration with Code On Canvas and over 45 artists from around the world. EYEJACK plans to curate many more creative AR projects in the future including AR art prints, comics, stickers and t-shirts. For more information and support enquiries contact: [email protected]


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In my overwhelming desire to write about my recent mission trip to Beau-Sejour, Haiti, I find I am significantly less sure as to what I want to write about my recent trip. Part of me wants to reconstruct the trip like a journal or a travelogue. The rest of me wants to try to offer social and religious commentary. It leaves me with an odd juxtaposition, and further causes me to wonder just where to begin. Of course, I suppose in that regard, I am in good company. The great G.K. Chesterton set out to write a travelogue of his speaking engagement in the United States in 1921, and ended up writing a serious work on the concept of a "nation" in general. The title of this post is an homage to Chesterton's book.While I was investigating the Catholic Church, and regularly attending Mass with my girlfriend (now my wife), we had the blessed opportunity to encounter a priest, named Fr. Philippe Jean-Pierre. He had recently arrived from Haiti and was intending to increase his education and English speaking skills. He was stationed at my parish of St. Margaret Mary as our associate priest for a few years. Later, when my wife and I got married, and our priest could not perform the ceremony because he had just been elected Auxiliary Bishop in our diocese, we sought out Père Phillipe (who had been moved to a parish in Ancaster, ON) to perform that honour for us.
Père Phillipe is a large-hearted man who automatically makes you feel like you are not simply his friend, but his very family. With large, expressive arms and a bright smile to match, he would greet you in his Creole accent, "My brotha, how good to see you today!" During his time here in the Diocese of Hamilton (he is now the pastor at a French parish here, Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours), he has continued to love and to work for the people of his homeland--especially for the remote village of Beau-Sejour in the mountains halfway between Port-au-Prince and Jacmel, and the parish of St. Gabriel there, which he founded. This work has taken concrete expression at St. Margaret Mary in the form of a "twinning project", in which my parish raises money, prays, and sends down mission teams to help the villagers of Beau-Sejour, and express our love and solidarity with them. In turn, they continue to keep us in their prayers. Through this endeavour, we really are becoming one family.
Ever since the Twinning Project took effect in 2008, I have had a great desire to be a part of one of the mission teams. The problem was mainly, though, what could I offer? In the past, we sent doctors and nurses to operate a health clinic, or a team of dentists to (for the most part) extract teeth. I am not a builder, a doctor, or anything that would seem particularly "useful". I simply am a person who wants to be a missionary.
Then, a couple years ago, the parish priest at St. Gabriel (who took over for Père Philippe), Père Ronal, came to visit us in Hamilton. He expressed to my priest, Fr. Bill Trusz, that it would be good for my wife and I (a teacher and a former youth minister) to go and help run a summer camp that they have for the children in Leogane. Melissa and I were very excited about this possibility, and had tried to gear things around going in the summer of 2009. Yet, because of some breakdown of communication somewhere over the Atlantic, we never heard anything more about the opportunity. When, the following winter, the youth minister at our parish began planning to do the same thing with some of the older youth and young adults, we again signed up to go. But then, in January, the devastating earthquake ravaged Haiti, and at the same time, shook all our plans to go. The camp was destroyed, conditions were far too unsafe for travel, and we were far too ill-equipped to deal with or help in the wake of the earthquake.
Once more, it looked like our plans were shattered, but we refused to give up hope. Recognising that there must be something we could do, we continued planning. We cut the planned team from 10 people over two weeks, down to 5 people for one week, in order to be less of a burden. In this reshuffling, my wife graciously decided to remain home so one more person could have a spot. However, the question remained, "What could we hope to do?" Was it enough to go just to gape at the carnage and offer our petty prayers on their behalf? Wasn't there something we could do tangibly?
Despite many nay-sayers who called us useless and crazy for wanting to go, Père Ronal kept insisting that we should, and that he really wanted us to come. Nassrin, our youth minister, kept writing to him back and forth via email, asking what we could do if we came. Finally, we arrived at the solution: We would teach First Aid to the villagers, so that they could better tend to themselves in an emergency!
And so, with a clear direction and purpose, we turned a deaf ear to the nay-sayers and scoffers, and set out to prepare to go to Beau-Sejour.
Tomorrow, I'll talk a little bit about our preparations, and the beginning of the trip. I'm not sure how long this series will be. Until I've said everything I need to, I guess. God bless.


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I Promise Poster by Jeff Matz, founder of Lure Design, $10.
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I work with educators and my godddddddd they LOVE their comic sans on web pages!! Makes me want to fling myself off a building...
Comic Sans should be banned! ARGH, its such a cliche to use it for kiddie purposes. Let's be professionals, people...


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COURTNEY Love tweeted after performing Sunday at Carnegie Hall alongside Bono and Gavin Friday: "I have kissed a lot of rock stars in my time but seriously never so many as the last 24 hours." Love wrapped her legs around Friday — a childhood pal of the U2 frontman — and covered him with kisses onstage. Insatiable Love was also seen grabbing Bono, The Edge and Scarlett Johansson backstage for a kiss. No word if she also managed to get her hands on Lady Gaga, who brought the house down in a skimpy leotard with matching pasties.
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Talk to Donald Donkey. He answers with his funny voice and reacts to what you say or your touch. In addition, play with Donald and his Piano! Play your favorite Song and Donald will love to sing for you. Donald has also 8 exciting inside games with many levels to play and an amazing sound board!★★★ Features: ★★★✔ High quality 3D graphics✔ Voice interaction/animations✔ Piano with singing Donald✔ Exciting touch game with 20 levels inside - for free✔ Great numbers game - check now the IQ and your brains memory✔ 1to60 game incl. 1 to 60, A to Z, 2 4 6…, 1 3 5 …, hex, roman numerals, periodic table, octal, etc.✔ Special effects: yeah, flying, talking, sitting, listen, fart, etc.✔ Amazing soundboard with many funny sounds: animals, cow, cat, chicken/rooster, gun, car, dog, bomb, etc.✔ Funny casual game with different animals. Check your high score!
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★ StickersGive your pictures a personal touch. Select either a photo from your gallery or an image which is already faked. Take the selected pic and start personalizing by choosing between numerous stickers. You will be spoiled for choice in selecting the coolest sticker. It contains stickers with various subjects like, hats, wigs (hairstyles), spiders, skulls, mouth expressions like kisses, etc. Let your pictures communicate something or create some comics by writing some fun stuff into bubbles.
★ Kids paint: Super entertaining tool to try and draw a picture with your fingertip. There are also a lot of predefined cartoon pictures that can be colored such as a mighty tiger, a panda bear, a long snake, a rabbit (bunny), a smart fox, cars, tracks, a space shuttle, fast rockets and many more. Discover the artist in you!
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Spring has finally arrived in Italy – bringing with it sunny, longer days – and its delicious produce is finding its way onto our tables and into the kitchen. The fresh and delicate flavours result in some fantastic recipes, and green is definitely the colour of the season, along with white and red – just like the Italian flag. A walk to the market instantly reveals spring's key players – artichokes (at least some varieties), peas, broad beans and asparagus are shown off on the stalls, often arranged in choreographic ways. Spring onions – both the white and purple kind – add their flavours to seasonal recipes, while a range of wild herbs and greens such as borage, cress, wild chicory, edible burdock and other oddly named local varieties turn salads and contorni (what we usually call side dishes in Italy) into wonderful, flavourful things. Each of these ingredients can be cooked and eaten on their own, or they can combine together in all sorts of traditional regional dishes.
In Italy there are many varieties of artichokes with different seasons, but spring is definitely the best time to eat the delicious Mammole, as the local IGP protected artichokes are called in Rome and throughout Lazio. Mammole are big, round artichokes; tender and with no spurs, they are perfect in vignarola but also the tasty carciofi alla matticella, as they are famously cooked in the Velletri area near Rome. The whole, cleaned artichokes are seasoned with fresh garlic, salt, extra virgin olive oil and Roman mint (lesser calamint or field balm) and then cooked on top of a fire made from matticelle; small bundles made of trimmed vines.
From the precious large white asparagus typical of northern Italy to the skinny and super tasty wild ones growing in the central Italian countryside, spring is definitely the season for this delicious vegetable. They are eaten all over Italy in different ways but are mostly used to make wonderful risottos or omelettes. Eggs and cheese (especially fried eggs with grated Parmesan) are their best friends.
A dash of colour amongst the green and white on the market's stalls in spring, Italian radishes have a round shape and a brilliant crimson colour. They grow from March to the end of summer and are usually eaten raw, added to salads for their peculiar, sharp flavour. The small leaves can be eaten, too; they are full of flavour and nutrients and can be used to make omelettes, salads and pesto sauces.
Spring onions
A sweeter and delicate alternative to 'common' onions, in Italian markets the small and white round bulbs are accompanied by the purple and slender spring onions from Tropea. These have a much milder flavour and are perfect to give sweetness to salads (when raw) and cooked recipes. The long, slender green tops are also edible when finely cut into small rings.
Wild fennel
Mainly found growing in the south of the country, wild fennel is a perennial herb belonging to the same family of the regular white bulbs usually eaten raw or cooked. Throughout spring the tender tiny leaves can also be used to season cooked recipes or added raw to salads. In Sicily they are also used to make a delicious pesto with almonds and extra virgin olive oil, or the traditional rolled omelette called pisci r'uovo('fish egg') for its oblong shape.
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Pfizer says CEO's 2008 pay over $13 mn
The world's largest drugmaker Pfizer Inc today said Chief Executive Jeff Kindler received compensation of more than $13 million in 2008, a year when company profits slumped and its shares fell 22 per cent.business Updated: Mar 13, 2009 23:34 IST
Pfizer Inc on Friday said Chief Executive Jeff Kindler received compensation of more than $13 million in 2008, a year when company profits slumped and its shares fell 22 per cent.
The world's largest drugmaker said in a regulatory filing that 2008 compensation for Kindler, by a standard calculation method known as summary compensation, jumped 45 per cent to $13.77 million.
But using another methodology known as total direct compensation -- which does not include certain types of amortisation -- the filing said Kindler's pay fell 5 per cent in 2008 to $13.1 million.
That method factors in four types of compensation, including Kindler's 2008 salary of $1.58 million, an annual incentive award of $3 million, long-time awards valued at $8.3 million and perks valued at about $228,000.
The company said salary freezes will apply to all top corporate executives in 2009, except to its president of pharmaceutical operations Ian Read, whose pay will rise due a promotion.
The company's profit fell slightly in 2008, on flat revenue, hurt by Pfizer's continuing failure to launch big-selling medicines needed to replace drugs whose sales have plunged due to competition from cheaper generics.
Pfizer's biggest challenge comes in 2011, when its $12 billion-a-year Lipitor cholesterol fighter loses US patent protection and confronts cheaper generic competition. Lipitor is the world's biggest-selling drug.
To insulate itself from that long-feared patent shock, Pfizer in late January announced plans to buy US rival Wyeth
in a deal then valued at $68 billion.
The merger, which would greatly expand Pfizer's revenue and array of medicines, is expected to close by the end of the third quarter or in the early fourth quarter.
Cost savings from the merger, including layoffs of thousands of employees, could prop up earnings for a few years, as others drugs lose patent protection and face sales declines.
But investors remain concerned whether Pfizer's research engine will remain stalled, as it has been essentially since the company purchased two other large drugmakers over the past decade -- Warner Lambert and Pharmacia.
Few big-selling new medicines have emerged from Pfizer's own laboratories since the company introduced anti-impotence drug Viagra in 1998.
First Published: Mar 13, 2009 23:28 IST


text: Makes 4-6 servings. Ingredients 1 small seedless watermelon, sliced ½-inch thick into quarter triangles 1 tablespoon olive oil for brushing 1 lemon, juiced and zested 4 fresh basil leaves, torn 4 fresh mint leaves, torn ½ cup Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese, grated finely (about 1 ounce) Directions - Preheat grill or grill pan (for about 5 minutes) over medium high heat until very hot. - Brush watermelon slices with olive oil. - Grill watermelon for about 2 -3 minutes per side, or until grill marks appear. - Remove from grill, cool slightly. Cut off rind and chop into chunks. - Add watermelon to serving bowl and toss with lemon juice, lemon zest, basil, mint and cheese.


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LG KC910 "Renoir"
Another week, another LG product launch. That's what it feels like at the moment anyway. Last week it was the turn of the Korean giant's mobile phone division with the UK debut of the KC910 "Renoir".
The successor to the popular Viewty, the Renoir is a slim device with a nearly full face touch screen. LG are pushing the device's multimedia credentials, highlights being certified DivX playback, Dolby enhanced sound and an 8 megapixel camera with lots of trick modes.
It's launching in the UK imminently on all the major networks and LG are bundling an 8GB memory card in the box to take advantage of all that multimedia goodness.
First impressions are good – I had the chance to examine one fairly closely at the launch and it's a light, responsive device (with a blinding flash for the camera!). The standard software bundle includes the usual web browser, email client, calendar and an assortment of games. The OS is a completely custom affair (not based on Windows mobile or Symbian) so it takes a little getting used to. Once you get your head around it though it's easy enough to use.
Hopefully I should be getting my paws on one in the not too distant future, so expect a more complete write up soon. In the meantime, check out Tracy and Matt's coverage of the launch and take in the full specs after the jump.
- 400×240 touchscreen
- DivX support
- 8MP Camera with Schneider-Kreuznach optics and Xenon flash
- Camera modes include Blink detection, smile detection and blemish removal
- ISO 1600 (low light) camera support
- Remote camera trigger (a first for a mobile phone camera)
- Included 3.5mm headphone adapter
- TV output
- Windows software included to convert videos to DivX format
- 8GB MicroSD card and SD Reader included
- Can be used as USB / Bluetooth 3G modem
- Bluetooth / Wifi / HSDPA 7.2Mbps
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I checked a couple of sources and got more specifics about the food rationing system each person lives under.
From wikipedia:
"The vast majority of Cuban families rely, for their food intake, on the Libreta de Abastecimiento (literally, "Supplies booklet") distribution system, instated on March 12, 1962. The system establishes the rations each person is allowed to buy and the frequency of supplies. Most of these products are distributed at the local bodega (convenience store specialized in distributing these rations), and in the case of meat, poultry or fish, at the local carnicería (meat store). Other industrial products are also included in the libreta, such as cigarettes, cigars, matches and cooking fuels (liquefied gas, acohol, kerosene or even charcoal, depending on each person's means for cooking). Other products can also be distributed through this method, such as light bulbs and other home supplies.
Products vary according to age for example, children up to the age of 7, the ill, elderly and pregnant women also get 1 litre of milk per day.
Here is a listing of the rationed goods, the weights allowed per person per month and the cost in pesos (25Pesos = approx. $1 USD):
|6 lb
|0.70 / lb
|20 oz.
|0.32 / lb
|White (refined) sugar
|3 lb
|0.15 / lb
|Dark (unrefined) sugar
|3 lb
|0.10 / lb
|Milk (only children under 7 years)
|1 lt / day
|0.25 / each
|Eggs (September to December)
|0.15 each
|15 lb
Meat (each portion is per person every 15 days):
Beef 0.5 lb 0.70/lb
Chicken 1 lb 0.70/lb
Sausages 225 gr 1.70/225 gr
Ham 0.5 lb 3.00/lb
Ground beef 0.75 lb 0.60/lbFish 1 can/425 gr/month
Citizens are issued the ration book each year. This booklet contains pages indicating the exact number and age groups of persons composing the family nucleus (typically, one booklet is released per family nucleus), as well as eventual dietary indications. Persons can only get goods from the bodega in their area, which in Havana would be a few city blocks in area. Meat is distributed every 15 days. Allocations are 1/2lb. of beef per person every 15 days, 1lb. of chicken per person every 15 days. "
The prices are very low for these goods as they are subsidized by the government however, the system was imposed in 1962 as a "temporary palliative to a crisis" and has lasted over 45 years. The government is also capable of preventing and punishing dissidents by resorting to the fear of being suspended from the distribution of rations. The government claims humanitarian aid is distributed to the people but there is no evidence that this is true.
We walked by a bodega when we were in Havana and the shelves were virtually empty.
Here is an interesting article a writer from the Boston Globe wrote about trying to live on Cuban food rations: Living On Cuban Food Ration Isn't Easy.


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I've been looking forward to using some of the new and up-and-coming features of CSS for ages. Earlier this week I launched a new website and started from nothing - only content, which is allowing me to buid the site slowly and experiment with whatever new features I feel like.
I held off having any CSS on the site for a while (which made it super fast!) but finally decided to layer on styles so I could experiment with the following relatively new CSS features.
CSS custom properties
The first thing I wanted to have a play with was CSS custom properties - or CSS variables. The support is quite limited for these (see Can I Use) so in production projects I'd not use these yet. However it's fun to mess around with these things and see what you can do.
Now we're all used to using variables in Sass so I won't go into an explanation of why variables are useful but following are some code examples of my usages.
Declaring custom properties:
:root {
--c-black: #262626;
--c-green: #5BAB5B;
--c-red: #F63333;
--f-s-small: 12px;
--f-sans-serif: sans-serif;
--u-padding: 20px;
Using those custom properties:
body {
color: var(--c-black);
font-family: var(--f-sans-serif);
Using in the browser
One of the quirks I found was that in Chrome 49 (current latest version) the inspect panel shows the colour picker when your variable name has a CSS named color in it.
A lot of my variables have these names in as I use them to reference brand colours for a project.
One of the reasons I wanted to use custom properties is to see if you can mess with them in the browser dev tools and have every element using that variable inherit the styles - so this was a little bit odd to encounter.
Switching over to Chrome Canary and also testing in Firefox 45.x this didn't happen, so I moved my development environment over to use Canary.
Using in media queries
An issue I found was that currently it doesn't seem that custom properties can be used within media queries. I usually store media query values in Sass variables, eg:
$mq-medium: 45em;
— in an aim to increase consistency and to reduce usage of random 'magic number' css values.
When trying to use a CSS custom property within a media query:
@media (min-width: $--mq-medium) {
@supports (display: grid) {
— it didn't work, so I have reverted back to using Sass variables for these, for now.
Using in regression tests
A further challenge I've found with using these new properties is that the headless browser used in my visual regression testing doesn't support them either. For example, the test reference screenshots don't use the
font-family or
color from the CSS custom properties:
This means that the tests aren't quite accurate, so this is something that I'm going to have to think about — whether or not they provide enough value, and where the balance is between experimenting with new features, and the robustness of supported features.
CSS grid
Using CSS grid layout is something I've wanted to try out for a while. The majority of layouts at the moment we build consist of hacky
float based grids and cluttered
div.col.col--1-of-12 style markup, which is pretty heavy on the front end and generally feels pretty gross.
Grid is here! Sort of. While the CSS grid support stats don't fill you with confidence just yet, you can enable it as a feature in Chrome by going to
chrome://flags/#enable-experimental-web-platform-features in the browser and hitting the enable link. If you do this and relaunch, the title of the section should display a lovely green "
✔ Your browser @supports this" message and these paragraphs should flow into grid columns.
To enable in Firefox, navigate to
about:blank and enable
The code
For the basic grid layout you can see above, the code was simply this:
.grid-layout--b {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas: 'header header' 'col-1 col-2';
grid-template-columns: 50% 50%;
.grid-layout--b__heading {
grid-area: header;
.grid-layout--b__col-1 {
grid-area: col-1;
padding: 0 var(--u-padding);
.grid-layout--b__col-2 {
grid-area: col-2;
padding: 0 var(--u-padding);
Providing fallbacks
Playing with grid was fun. Again, I wouldn't use it on a production ready site for a while yet but it's good to get in there early and play around with it.
If you've just turned on grid support in your browser whilst on this blog, you've proved the point that it's usually ok to use these progressive new features and provide fallbacks — in this instance you were perfectly fine reading the content in one full-width block, but now it's in a grid layout it's a bit nicer to read, and easier to use.
In the example on my Homepage however I go a step further and provide an old-school,
float:left; approach as a fallback if the browser doesn't
@support CSS grid - open the inspector and have a look.
That leads me nicely on to CSS
@supports. Supports, or CSS feature queries, has been around for a while and is fairly widely supported itself now so I wanted to try it.
I'm going to be using CSS feature queries as an alternative to Modernizr. Previously I'd use Modernizr to add a CSS class to the
<html> tag and use that target for CSS fallbacks like the grid example above. Now I can check using
@supports, as follows:
@supports (display: grid) {
.grid-layout--a {
grid-template-areas: 'header header' 'col-1 col-2';
grid-template-columns: 50% 50%;
.grid-layout--a__heading {
grid-area: header;
.grid-layout--a__col-1 {
grid-area: col-1;
padding: 0 var(--u-padding);
.grid-layout--a__col-2 {
grid-area: col-2;
padding: 0 var(--u-padding);
@supports not (display: grid) {
.grid-layout--a__col-2 {
float: left;
padding: 0 var(--u-padding);
width: 50%;
This checks for grid support and by using the
not keyword also flags browsers that don't support it and allows me to provide my hacky floaty fallback layout.
For my
@supports proof of concept I implemented signs on the headings of this post that show up with a green "supported" message or red "unsupported" message:
- CSS custom properties
- CSS grid
Try viewing this post in different browsers or on different devices to see the message, and features of my CSS, change.
View the MDN documentation on
@supports to see all of the variations that you can utilise.


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The four lessons in this unit build toward a student understanding of each component of the energy budget formula - and how the contribution of each component changes due to location and time of year. In order, the four lessons consist of: deriving... (View More) the formula for Earth's energy budget, analyzing data from NASA's CERES instrument, learning to code using the RStudio program, and using RStudio to explore and evaluate the energy budgets of specific locations and seasons. The unit includes a pre/post test; each lesson follows the 5E model and contains worksheets with answer keys. (View Less)
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Through a series of interactive multimedia activities, animations, videos, and online lessons, students develop an understanding of permafrost and its connections to climate change. NASA data from space, suborbital, and ground platforms are... (View More) included, along with tutorials on using related data analysis tools such as Google Earth, ImageJ, and NASA's GIOVANNI. An indigenous knowledge database is also included as a resource. (View Less)
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Student teams explore atmospheric aerosols, dust, and fires and their impact on the Earth's albedo using NASA Earth Observations (NEO) website. This is an extension activity in the student learning activity guide accompanying the GLOBE Earth System... (View More) Poster, Exploring Connections in Year 2007. A series of six learning activities and associated assessment activities are included. (View Less)
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Using Mathematical Models to Investigate Planetary Habitability: Activity C The Role of Actual Data in Mathematical Models
Students explore how mathematical descriptions of the physical environment can be fine-tuned through testing using data. In this activity, student teams obtain satellite data measuring the Earth's albedo, and then input this data into a... (View More) spreadsheet-based radiation balance model, GEEBITT. They validate their results against published the published albedo value of the Earth, and conduct similar comparisons Mercury, Venus and Mars. The resource includes an Excel spreadsheet tutorial, an investigation, student data sheets and a teacher's guide. Students apply their understanding to the real life problem of urban heat islands and deforestation. The activity links builds on student outcomes from activities A and B: "Finding a Mathematical Description of a Physical Relationship," and "Making a Simple Mathematical Model." This is Activity C in module 3, Using Mathematical Models to Investigate Planetary Habitability, of the resource, Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate? The course aims to help students to develop an understanding of our environment as a system of human and natural processes that result in changes that occur over various space and time scales. (View Less)
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This activity is about planetary climate. Once familiar with the factors that determine a planet's surface temperature, learners will use an interactive spreadsheet model of a planet's atmosphere to determine if greenhouse gases, luminosity of the... (View More) source, the distance of the planet from the source and the albedo of the planet can be manipulated so that the average surface temperature on Mars or Venus could support human life. Learners will then be asked to make some conclusions about these methods and suggest improvements for the spreadsheet model (see related resources for link to this model). The activity requires use of Microsoft Excel software. This is Activity D in the fourth module, titled "How do Atmospheres Affect Planetary Temperatures?," of "Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate?." (View Less)
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In this activity, students pose several hypotheses for what will happen if you continue heating or supplying energy to the hot and cold planet models (Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth) and then test their hypotheses using a spreadsheet based... (View More) radiation balance model. The activity supports investigation of a real world challenge, experimenting with life support conditions for Mars at an Arctic outpost. The interactive model runs are conducted using a Java applet. This resource includes student worksheets, assessment questions and a teacher's guide. This is Activity B in module 2, Modeling hot and cold planets, of the resource, Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate? The course aims to help students to develop an understanding of our environment as a system of human and natural processes that result in changes that occur over various space and time scales. (View Less)
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In this paper and pencil exercise, students create graphs that describe the effect of a series of experiments using Daisy World, an energy balance model, that can be used to demonstrate concepts of equilibrium, homeostatis, and positive and negative... (View More) feedbacks. Internet access and exploration with the actual Daisy World model is ideal, but not required. The resource is Activity 6 of the learning module, Global Balance, part of the lesson series Potential Impacts of Climate Variability and Change. (View Less)
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Dickinson Texas Pools & Spas
Above Ground Pools and Hot Tubs in Dickinson TXBeing near a major waterway, Dickinson is a great place to enjoy the water - fishing, boating, water skiing and swimming. And what is always a complement to those activites? A Hot Tub from Casual Pools, Patios, Spas and More.
One of the quickest way to improve your home time and home value is to install an above ground pool, a hot tub, a custom grill all surrounded by a beautiful deck.
Casual Patio can build your dream backyard. We sell, install and service the following to your Dickinson TX home:
- Doughboy Above Ground Pools
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- Custom built patio contractors
- Custom Grills
- Big Green Egg BBQ & Smoker
History of Dickinson TexasDickinson and the bayou, which shares the same name, were named for John Dickinson. In 1824 he received a land grant from the Mexican government for the area just north of the present day location of Dickinson.
Around 1850 a settlement was established along the shores of Dickinson Bayou. By 1860 Dickinson became a stop on the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad. The town had a post office in 1890 registered under its current name.
In the 1890s Fred M. Nichols, the son of E. B., and eight other businessmen organized the Dickinson Land and Improvement Association to market unoccupied land in the Dickinson area. The primary attraction was the local soil's proven suitability for growing fruit, cane, berries, and potatoes. Nichols converted forty acres of his estate into a public park, the Dickinson Picnic Grounds. For the next three decades large groups came out from Galveston to picnic and holiday on the grounds. A Texas Coast Fair was organized there in 1896, and a harness racetrack (where the great harness champion Dan Patch supposedly ran) was built to attract more people to Dickinson. By 1911 the Galveston and Houston Electric Railway Company had three stops in Dickinson, and prominent Galvestonians had established the Oleander Country Club and built homes there.
Gambling became prominent in Dickinson and stayed active until 1957. Clubs included the Dickinson Social Club, the Little Club, and the Rose Garden. In 1957 Attorney General Wil Wilson and the Texas Rangers effectively shut down open gambling through out Galveston County.
Industrialization and the growth of the oil industry in the Houston and Galveston area after both world wars contributed further to Dickinson's growth. More growth came with NASA's establishment in 1962 of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center just north of Dickinson in Clear Lake City. The fluctuating population figures of the town reflect these influences. Dickinson had a population of 149 in 1904. In 1914 the town had a population of 250, twelve businesses and a bank. After World War I the population had risen to 1,000; it dropped to 760 in 1931 but rose again to 1,000 in 1933; it remained stable through the rest of the Great Depression years. During World War II it rose to 1,500. By 1952 it was 3,500 and by 1961, 4,715.
By the 1970's the cities of Texas City and League City, through aggressive annexation, began to encroach on Dickinson. Residents of the central area worked to incorporate the city in 1977. In the 1990 the additional areas of town were annexed into the incorporated city. In 2002 the estimated population of the city was 17,668.
New residential development shows a bright future for the city.


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2 Bean Vegetarian Flautas served with a Lime Infused Avocado Cream
2 Bean Vegetarian Flautas served with a Lime Infused Avocado Cream
Grilled Eggplant with Fresh Burrata, Basil, Olive Oil and Maldon Salt
The perfect party appetizer - Cheese Puffs! Made with Gruyere Cheese
Vegetarian Enchiladas loaded with Vegetables, Beans and Cheese
The perfect Guacamole.
Vegetarian Samosas filled with Potato, Cauliflower, Peas and warm Indian Spices
Homemade Basil Pesto - made with fresh ingredients in less than 10 minutes!
Cod Fish Tacos served in a Flour Tortilla with Tomatillo & Avocado Salsa and a Spicy Dressing
Goat Cheese, Mushroom and Grape Tomato Pizza topped with Maldon Salt and an Olive Oil Drizzle
Chinese Peanut Noodles with Ground Pork - the classic take out dish made right in your home!
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A deconstructed taco made into a Salad! Delicious, easy and vegetarian!
Creamy Butternut Squash Soup topped with Crispy Pancetta
A great change up from the usual Mashed Potatoes - a root veggie mash!
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Kane Miller Hardcover Book: THE ZOO: Ages 2-7
Kane Miller Hardcover Book: THE ZOO: Ages 2-7
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THE ZOOAges 2-7
Kane Miller
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Author Suzy Lee
Illustrator: Suzy Lee
Dimensions 11.5 x 9.5 inches
32 Pages, Hardcover.
Awards: * Children's Book Sense Pick.
* CCBC Choices.
* Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts.
An ordinary trip to the zoo turns out to be extraordinary as an imaginative, fun-filled, animal adventure takes hold of a little girl. (Meanwhile, her poor beleaguered parents experience an adventure of their own.) Its a trip youngest animal lovers, explorers and dreamers will want to take again and again. "This book actually blew me away! This is the most integrated example of a story which is told more through the illustrations than in the actual text...It is hard to describe what this story is like and to do it justice. This book provides a lot to look at and much to talk about in the illustrations." - The Thinking Mother
"The Zoo by Suzy Lee is short on story but long on the magic of being a kid at the zoo. The immediate attraction to The Zoo is Lee's artwork. Pastels and colored pencils give texture and depth, a wonderful break from the flat images of many other children's books." - Curled Up Kids "If this doesn't make you chuckle knowingly, you don't have kids." - Book Buds Kidlit Reviews
"Lees pictures, both color and grisaille, are wonderfully detailed, patterned and angular, with much to look at with delight." - Kirkus Reviews
"Wow. Wow. Wow. This is quite the mesmerizing and impressive picture book. Ill be hard-pressed to find an upcoming 07 picture book title whose illustrations please me as much as Suzy Lees do...I cant recommend The Zoo enough. For school libraries. For public libraries. For elementary-aged children. For high schoolers (show them this book as a fine, fine example of how art and text merge to tell a story - in this case, actually, how the art predominantly tells the story in a grand defiance of what the text says), for one-hundred-and-five-year olds, and most importantly as a treat for yourself. " - Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
"Even without the strikingly beautiful illustrations in this book, the story would still be a winner." - Library Goddesses Picture Books "Not only is it a visually stimulating lark but it also happens to be one of the more creative picture books youre likely to get your hands on this coming season." - A Fuse #8 Production
"This book is so beautiful...simple, yet incredibly well defined." - For Immediate Release "...for any child who loves animals...or any parent who has temporarily misplaced a child...All in all, it's an unexpected and rewarding adventure." - Jen Robinson's Book Page
"...the fact that there aren't a lot of words to the book makes for easy reading and opens the book up to a hundred and one creative interpretations." - Bloogs Blowing By
"...a fanciful visit to a psychedelic zoo...gorgeous menagerie...bursts out at the end." - The New York Times Bookshelf
"The book cuts between scenes of the parents (rendered in gray and blue) running frantically through an empty zoo, and the girl (drawn in joyful childlike scribbles of color) playing ecstatic games with gorillas and elephants. Young readers who like to pore over illustrations will spend hours pulling details from Lee's stunning artwork. - Babble
"...a mix of reality and imagination...that suggests closeness to nature." - The New York Times Sunday Book Review
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Patient-Centered Care Transitions for Better Quality, Costs, and Readmissions
Available ON-DEMAND
In building the care continuum, it is crucial to keep patients at the center of the process. Quality and care experts from Sarasota (FL) Memorial Health Care System and Griffin Hospital (Derby, CT) examine the increased focus on care transitions as healthcare organizations prepare for value-based care. They also review real-life case studies to expose the challenges faced when making the transition and how to implement solutions.
Order Patient-Centered Care Transitions for Better Quality, Costs, and Readmissions and see how creating patient-centered care transitions can help decrease costs, reduce readmission rates and boost patient satisfaction.
You'll learn how to:
- Discuss the key components of a transitional care program
- Identify your organization's weak spots in transitions of care
- Develop strategies for implementing transitions across health care providers and organizations
Program Agenda
- Reasons for the shift to patient-focused care transitions
- Meeting the medical mission of putting the patient first
- US has worst outcomes and highest cost of healthcare
- Preparing for Value Based Purchasing
- Penalties for Readmissions
- The Griffin journey to improved care transitions
- Why this shift is a huge culture change
- The steps to patient-centered care transitions
- Start by engaging a lot of providers, take opinions out and put patients first
- Start with your own hospital and extend out to physicians and the community
- Engage the patients to build their confidence
- Collaboration and cooperation among patient caregivers
- Same-page care across transitions
- Breaking down the barriers to medical plan adherence
- Monitoring for outcomes and for early interventions
- The Planetree Perspective
- The challenges Sarasota is facing while making the transition
- The key components of a transitional care program
- Large vs. Small organization perspective
- The key players and their roles in building transitional care systems
- Getting groups to work together
- Different dynamics in each community
- Short and longer-term strategies for implementing transitions across health care providers and organizations
- The financial and strategic incentives and resources currently available to support building transitions across organizations
- Results
- Not always immediate
- Readmissions are only recently down at Griffin
- Metrics
Meet the Speakers
Kathleen M. Martin, RN, BSN, CCM, CPC-H, has been Vice President of Patient Safety and Care Improvement since 2006 and currently leads the Quality Performance Improvement initiatives for Griffin Hospital, a 120 bed community acute care facility. Prior to this position, Kathleen served as an Assistant Vice President of Case Management and Medical Records since 1983. Kathleen was instrumental in developing the Palliative Care Program in collaboration with the Connecticut Hospice which enables patients to experience patient centered end of life care. Kathleen currently leads a community collaborative "Gateway To Health" to reduce heart failure readmissions with area skilled facilities and home care agencies. Kathleen also has facilitated bereavement and support groups for the community for the past 25 years. She is a member of CMSA, AAPC and serves on the QA Board of the Connecticut Hospital Association
Fred D. Jung, RN, PhD, CPHQ currently serves as the Executive Director of Quality and Patient Safety for the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. SMHCS is a nationally recognized, 806 bed safety-net health care system with a publicly elected board and full continuum-of-care including primary, emergency, acute, psychiatric, rehab, skilled nursing, home health and multiple outpatient services and locations. As a member of the senior team, he directs the Quality Improvement, Infection Prevention, Risk Management and Case Management departments.
Who is attending?
CMO, CNO, CEO, Directors of Case Mgmt, Quality Mgmt, SNF, LTACH and HH administrators, Directors of Finance/Reimbursemen


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Listen to This Is All I Need, the latest track from Rob (Of One Chance), featuring Lil' Wayne. The cut dropped on Friday, March 11th, 2011. Rob (Of One Chance)'s future brightens with every new release, and This Is All I Need certainly isn't an exception. It's a fitting addition to a solid catalogue that Rob (Of One Chance) has been developing since stepping foot in the game. We're excited to hear more.
Hit up Rob (Of One Chance)'s profile page for the latest info, news, songs, and mixtapes.
What do you think of the features on this track? What do y'all think of this joint?


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Well this will begin a series of blog posts on the inside scoop of some of the great places that our invitations are named after! If you hadn't realized, all of our wedding invitation designs are named after cities in the great US of A. Don't worry if you don't see your city as a design, we are probably cooking one up right now!
I'm a Las Vegas girl, I have lived there pretty much my whole life. So obviously when I got the choice of which city to start with it wasn't very hard to pick one!
Mindy Bean and her husband Doug are local photographers in Las Vegas that love capturing special moments in the unique city of Las Vegas!
Here is some Mindy Bean's Photography on the The Las Vegas wedding invitation from Basic Invite!
Don't gamble on the design of your wedding invitation; it's your day, and this invitation makes your announcement stand out!
Growing up in Vegas was a blast! There is so much more to do than just the strip. Here are a few insiders activities next time you are in Las Vegas.
Helicopter Tours
Instead of gambling on a game of poker, you could have a 100% chance of winning with a helicopter tour! Everyone has seen Vegas... from the ground! These amazing tours can take you to the Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon, or even a leisurely stroll down the strip at night. All Las Vegas Tours has great tour options and great rates. Any route you decide to take I can promise it will be something you won't soon forget!
The Springs Preserve
The Springs Preserve is fun for the whole family! It has a little bit of everything. From interactive science and nature exhibits, to botanical gardens, hiking, bike trails, and live animal shows. Is is one amazing place to hang out for a day. The craziest part is you will forget that there are casinos five miles away. The scenery and nature of the desert landscape are beautiful and educational!
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
Which one is the real Fergie?! Walking through Madame Tussauds will have you wondering if the stars are actually standing in front of you. Pose with you icon John Wayne, hang out with Hugh Heffner, or box with Muhammad Ali. It is such a blast to walk around and goof off with some A-list stars.
I hope your next trip to Vegas is a new adventure for you!
Thank you to Mindy Bean Photography for the beautiful photographs.
The Las Vegas wedding invitation
Colors; Black, Poppy, and White


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|Senior Program Analyst/Action Officer - Harpoon and OASuW
SBG Technology Solutions, Inc. (SBG) is growing and would like you to come join our team!
SBG, a service disabled veteran owned small business specializing in engineering, information technology, cyber-security, and training, is looking for a results-oriented Senior Program Analyst/Action Officer – Harpoon and OASuW. We are seeking a highly motivated individual looking to join our rapidly growing company. The ideal candidate for the Senior Program Analyst/Action Officer – Harpoon and OASuW would be an experienced individual who is hard-working, has the ability to excel in a fast-paced government contractor environment, and is someone who has a positive energetic attitude.
This individual will be responsible for supporting a Department of Defense Contract. The Senior Program Analyst will provide program requirements management support at the Resource Sponsor level. This position is contingent upon contract award.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide on-site support, strategic analysis, and integrated support for OPNAV Weapons Branch in accordance with DoD program requirements management and acquisition oversight policies and strategies.
- Provide program requirements management support at the Resource Sponsor level for the following programs: ordnance weapon and launching systems for Anti Air Warfare (AAW) (e.g. Standard Missile, Vertical Launch System (VLS)), and Strike (e.g. Harpoon, Offensive Anti Surface Warfare (OASuW)).
- Serve as technical advisor and provide on-site support including weekly program and project status updates and recommendations regarding program cost, schedule, and performance. Identify issues and provide recommendations to achieve overall goals.
- Prepare briefs, outlines, draft reports and publications and documentation to support Flag level technical and financial briefings/meetings and major milestone decisions (e.g. developmental system concept of operations (CONOPS), Navy Training System Plan (NTSP), Quick Reaction Combat Capability (QRCC), Initial Capability Document (ICD), Capabilities Development Document (CDD), Capabilities Production Document (CPD), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), Test and Evaluation Management Plan (TEMP).
- Assist in drafting white papers, concept papers, Memorandum of Agreements (MOA), impact statements, technical reports, meeting summaries, or other material that documents meetings, test results or analyses, and/or pertinent issues relating to the overarching Defense Planning Guidance activities. Assist in drafting formal presentations and high level briefings (e.g., SECNAV, SECDEF) to support and defend programming proposals.
- Participate in acquisition processes to include JCIDS processing and PPBE management of Navy Surface Combat capabilities. Review and/or assist in the development of acquisition strategies and plans.
- Participate in, or perform independently, systems engineering design and studies as relates to supporting all phases of system/equipment lifecycle.
- Conduct reliability, maintainability and availability analyses. Perform tradeoff studies and assessments. Assist/participate in feasibility, rough order of magnitude, and concept studies. Conduct risk assessments. Provide analysis regarding requirements and assist in the evaluation and impact determination of Analysis of Alternative (AoA) reports.
- Provide background for responses to Congressional, DoD, other Government agency or industry inquiries to include researching policy/procedures and providing back up analysis.
- Assist in the development of proposals for Program Objective Memorandum (POM) budget cycles. Identify, integrate and coordinate emerging and/or derived requirements into the POM cycle.
- Prepare and track Milestone documentation. Participate in System Requirements Reviews and provide recommendations/resolutions to issues and actions.
Preferred Experience and Education:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Clearance: Secret, TS preferred,
- Seven (7) years of general experience, with at least five (5) years of hands-on experience in the following areas:
- Assessing implementation of defined requirements associated to the mission.
- Developing plans to better meet those requirements.
- Assessing historical and current program performance in relation to mission objectives, and analyzing the effects of developmental plans and/or new technologies on all factors associated to the mission.
- Daily interaction with senior leadership within affiliated organization.
- Expert level JCIDS and PPBE knowledge.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the following:
- Fleet Anti-Surface Warfare operational experience.
- Intimate knowledge of Harpoon and OASuW component programs to include primary interfaces with the combat systems, Harpoon, and OASuW employment and interrelationships with the respective ship class combat systems.
- Anti-Surface Warfare Command and Control (C2) and Anti-Surface Warfare fleet training and manning infrastructure.
- Advanced knowledge of missile operational employment and concepts to ensure the program outpaces threats. Must understand the interrelationships among existing Program of Record weapons and combat systems along with new and emerging technologies, and how to best incorporate those technologies to find multi-purpose applications in a cost efficient and timely manner.
- Experience interacting with senior leadership.
We offer a very competitive benefits package, in a family-friendly environment.
SBG is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V


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The dictionary defines a white lie as: A minor, polite, or harmless lie. An often trivial, diplomatic or well-intentioned untruth. An unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite). And my favorite definition of all: An untruth told to spare feelings or from politeness.
No matter how it is said or what the definition, a white lie is simply what it says, it is a lie. What is it that throws us into that dark hole of denial that makes us believe to lie is better than enduring ones pain of hearing the truth? Is it really the pain of others that keeps us from the truth or is it our own discomfort? Is it the thought of watching loved ones suffer, squirm, or anger due to something we have said? No matter the reason, truth be told a lie is a lie.
For many weeks now I have been telling a white lie. Each time I did, it was minor, and well-intentioned; yet each time I did, it did not feel harmless or polite. Most would argue that my reasoning was good. That my well-intentioned, untruth, was necessary. But today something happened, something that left me feeling empty and disturbed. Today in the midst of a trivial conversation, as these foreign words poured out of my mouth, each one filled with lies and untruths, each word to protect, to shield and to prevent harm. I realized how important my words truly were.
For years I have taught my children about truth, honesty and facing consequences no matter the outcome. I have preached day in and day out about out how the very act of lying can break down trust. How what we say and what we do defines who we are as individuals, and that being true to ourselves and others is the greatest gift we can offer ourselves.
There is an ironic twist to my confession, the part of the story that cuts deep into my heart and makes my stomach ache and churn. The stories that I shared, the lies that I told, those simple and trivial tales that I spun in my web and tangled myself in. Each one with words carefully chosen, all in the name of love, were told to my daughter. Yes this child that I have taught, preached and lectured to about the telling of truths, about it defining us as individuals, and being a sign of respect. All of my years of preaching and teaching I washed away with just a few words.
I really think I should explain. Not that there is any explanation that justifies, or excuses a lie, but in an attempt to save face, I will share with you just the same.
Eight years ago my husband and I adopted three children. There were two girls and a boy. They were 4months, 5 years and 8 years old and they were ours!
The day they all came home was the beginning of a life I could never predict. It has taken many turns, traveled hills and valleys and survived many floods, but overall, we have made it. However along the way there were casualties, our eldest became lost. Due to issues too horrible to discuss and too private to mention, she came to us with a broken heart, a wounded spirit and a hopeless soul. Her pain overwhelmed us and her. As she struggled to make sense of it in her young teenage mind, eventually her acts of self destruct and her outbursts of anger forced us to do the unthinkable. On March 30, 2006 she was placed in a lock down facility for minors.
I can not put into words what this does to a parent. Some day I will try for I think it is a story worthy of being told. But today I will hold those memories deep in my heart, waiting to see how it all will end. Which is where my white lie has begun. She is coming home! Yes, that's right 2 years and 8 months and finally she will be coming home. Whether this is a good thing or not, we do not know. It feels right and that is all that matters. She needs a family and to be loved and we will take it from there. So where is the lie you ask? Well, she does not know. We have worked so long to try and get her to follow through at her school. (She is in no position to graduate or follow their program, she is really not capable). Her deepest desire is to be home. It is all she asks and all she hopes for.
Several times we have almost "made it". Gotten to a point where she was stable enough to start planning her return home. Each and every time, her mind got the best of her and she would sabotage herself, leaving a young girl and her family devastated and a mother and father picking up the pieces.
Maybe this mother was too tired. Too tired to face the truth due to the aftermath that might come once it is told. Too sad for her daughter, knowing how much she needs her family and afraid in one quick second, she would throw it all away.
Today I have decided to tell my daughter. I can no longer talk with her about the future as if she were not "in" it. Today I will risk trusting her with the truth, knowing whatever that truth brings, is what life had intended. I am excited of the possibilities and afraid just the same but I am confident in my decision. For the truth no matter the risk, is, as it is defined; good, reality, actuality and a sign of integrity


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We aim to provide children with the educational experiences which develop a positive approach to learning, and create a learning environment which is enhanced by making the child feel at home at school.
In Kings College, Murcia, classes for the youngest children are in a purpose built school adjacent to the main building. All classes are fully equipped with computers, interactive whiteboards and enclosed patio areas which allow learning to take place both in and outdoors. The school has its own dining room and larger patio area which is used for play and lunch times.
The Infant School is divided into Early Years and Key Stage 1.
Nursery & Reception (Ages 3 to 5)
The classes for three to five year olds provide a wide range of activities in a stimulating and creative environment in the period just before the Key Stage I of the English National Curriculum (ENC) – the official curriculum for England and Wales.
As this is such a vital stage as a basis for a child's future education, at King's College, we follow the requirements set out in the Desirable Outcomes for Children's Learning. This is a plan of six goals for learning for the early years of schooling in: Language and Literacy, Mathematics, Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Personal and Social Development, Physical Development and Creative Development. For example, the basis for the Literacy programme is established with pre-reading and pre-writing activities, helping young children also to acquire linguistic capabilities for speaking and listening in English.
Year 1 (ages 5-6) and Year 2 (ages 6-7)
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Bike Riders Can Be Idiots
Some bike riders think they own the damn road
John Kass, Tribune writer, doesn't like what he calls "little bikers," though he says "he likes their little outfits, with the little helmets." He thinks bikers are a pain in the arse, which is why he's so condescending toward them.
No doubt, we've all seen them. Bike riders who think they own the damn road…and the sidewalks. Blowing through stop signs as though such traffic control devices didn't apply to them, zipping between slow moving automobiles, and taking to the sidewalks to terrorize pedestrians with their recklessness, bicyclists can be idiots.
I bike all the time, avoiding automobiles whenever possible, either as driver or passenger. Last Saturday, biking over to Five Guys* for a burger, I witnessed several bikers doing things no sane person would do. One guy went right through a stop sign without even bothering to look both ways – crazy.
And I also saw a lot of cars blowing through stop signs, moving around other cars in a reckless fashion, and moving through pedestrian crosswalks oblivious to the safety of walkers.
Leading me to conclude that given the normal distribution of intelligence in the human race, there's probably an equal number of bicyclists and motorists who could be, clinically considered, idiots. The only difference is that those driving cars are capable of doing much greater damage to themselves and others.
So the next time you feel you need to come out swinging at "little bicyclists," please remember that the greater danger, by a considerable margin, are big motorists.
*Obligatory food reference.
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John Butch Murtagh from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: June 4th, 2013 9:44 PM
A couple of posters suggested that Madison and Jackson were alternatives to crossing Adams to get to Fox Park. Madison is in the wrong direction, and the amount of turning cars does not inspire me to try to race across Madison with a four and five year old. Remember, cars can turn on a red light. Jackson is dangerous as well. The danger there is cars turning from Jackson to OPA. Turning car make quick turns in front and behind pedestrians regularly. It crazy but the latest solution is to cross OPA in the middle of the street across from the Fox Park gate. Why? OPA traffic has to slow for or stop at the red light, and there is a better view of the cars turning to head north. The choice is not about laziness, it is about safety. I'll probably regret announcing my solution on WJ as I could be getting a ticket for crossing in the middle of the street. Can kids get tickets? I am willing to pay for my illegal crossing ticket, but I sure don't want to get three.
John Butch Murtagh from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: June 4th, 2013 4:22 PM
David, I am not as strident on people riding on the sidewalk. Most of them are slow riders and easy to avoid. I always assume they fear driving on the street. There are kids and adults that race down sidewalks at 20-25 MPH with no respect for anyone. When I see that, I want to put a stick in their spokes.
Posted: June 4th, 2013 4:15 PM
FYI Bikes on the sidewalk isn't totally illegal. Village Code 15-2-6 reads "A. No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district. B. No person fifteen (15) or more years of age shall ride a bicycle upon any sidewalk in any zoning district. C. Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk such person shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian." Just to clarify the usual confusion.
Ken from Oak Park
Posted: June 4th, 2013 3:57 PM
Violet - hopefully, you might consider the world from another viewpoint. Not so long ago a music teacher named Ann Monaco was run down on a Sunday morning while running on a quiet OP street. She was running with traffic. Had she properly been running against traffic, she might have seen that the driver was distracted, she might be alive today. She taught disadvantaged children at the Merit Music School - from friends who knew her - a kind person.
Lady Biker from Oak Park
Posted: June 4th, 2013 3:49 PM
David, I get what you're saying, BUT, let me just say, as a 72 year old woman with no transportation other than a bike, if I'm on Harlem, going to Bed, Bath & Beyond, let's say, I am not going to ride on Harlem!!! I WILL ride on the sidewalk. There are hardly any pedestrians at all there! It's a matter of my personal safety.
David Hammond from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: June 4th, 2013 3:26 PM
Bicycle riders on the sidewalks, John Butch, continue to amaze me. I've seen cyclists of all ages riding the pavement meant for pedestrians, and I just don't get it. To me, once you're out of single digits, you really should keep the bike on the street where it belongs. I know police ticket for such offenses, but not nearly enough, apparently, to make a dent in sidewalk vehicular traffic.
Slim Pickens from Oak Park
Posted: June 4th, 2013 3:14 PM
So far in all these letters we've established that motorists are alley-blazin', texting, latte-sipping, managing-2-kids-in-the-back-seat road demons. And that bikers are lane-swerving, signal/sign-ignoring, helmetless soon-to-be roadkill. Since this will never change, perhaps the best strategy for both sides to assume the other is incapable of seeing them, and take appropriate defensive actions.
Don Juan
Posted: June 4th, 2013 3:12 PM
It's always fun to yell out the car window at bikers "GET OFF THE ROAD!!!". It makes me laugh everytime.
John Butch Murtagh from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: June 4th, 2013 2:35 PM
Last night in a flash of time, a skateboard driven by a teenager, raced through the stop sign at Adams (west side) to cross Oak Park Avenue. As he entered the roadway, he spotted a black car going about 40mph heading north. The teenager jettisoned the skateboard and fell the street. The skateboard continued east and was demolished by the black car. The car did not slow at any point and continued toward Madison at the same speed. He did not stop to see if the teenager was hurt. The teenager got up, grabbed the pieces of his skateboard and disappeared into the night. Both drivers (skateboard and car) were at fault, but it is the boy who would have been injured or killed if he had not jettisoned the skateboard. The incident led me to think about a WJ Commentor who said that bicycle riders are pedestrians. Bicycles and slateboards are vehicles not pedestrians. Neither is allowed to ride on the sidewalk in Oak Park. As a community we need to acknowledge that the bulk of the pedestrians crossing streets and avenues are children and seniors. There safety should that the highest priority of the village.
Daily Biker from Oak Park
Posted: June 4th, 2013 1:20 PM
David, which part of "plentiful side streets" didn't you understand? A) There's next to no traffic to be slowed by a biker. B) Such traffiic as there is moves slower any way. C) The parking lane is often empty allowing you to ride out of the flow traffic when necessary and not along a wall of cars doors waiting to open into your path. And yes, I know they are doing amazing things with microfibers these days, but read the small print in your T-shirt label. ;)
David Hammond from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: June 4th, 2013 12:12 PM
Daily Biker, are you saying that bikers should always be in the traffic lane (except when there are clearly marked and protected bicycle lanes)? I usually bike on an old Schwinn that goes no where near the speed limit -- isn't moving that slowly also a danger in that it would significantly slow down traffic behind me? And are you suggesting my shirt does not render me invulnerable?
Posted: June 4th, 2013 11:36 AM
A lot of those street choices it depends on whether I have my kids in the bike trailer or if I'm by myself. If I'm by myself, I take Jackson over Adams, Chicago over Iowa, If I'm keeping up with traffic, I find frequent side st stop signs to be more dangerous. Personal preference according to skill level. I don't care if bicycles are on the side streets. Let's make all the streets safer for every rider/runner though. BTW, doesn't the bike plan call for OPA/Lake to have bike markings?
Posted: June 4th, 2013 11:16 AM
@David/@Daily are absolutely right. Why anyone would chose to bike down the main road, even with marked bike lanes, in a grid street system is beyond me. The sidestreets are much more Pleasant (pun intended). Choose Pleasant over Mad/Wash. Adams over Jackson. Iowa over Chicago. Berkshire/Thomas over Division. East over OPA/Ridgeland. And so on. All these wonderful sidestreets will get you to your destination safer while providing better scenery.
Posted: June 4th, 2013 10:56 AM
It depends on the cyclist, Daily. I agree side streets are good for slow meandering. If you're trying to go faster, those side streets have too many stop signs. Granted, not every cyclist can handle the chaos of a main street...but that's part of what bikes lanes are for is increasing visibility & awareness that we're there. It gets more people to feel more confident on the busier streets. Which, in the end, is probably where we belong IMO...leave the side streets to Violet's pesky runners! lol
Daily Biker from Oak Park
Posted: June 4th, 2013 10:17 AM
I agree with @David: the plentiful side streets in OP are not only safer, but much more pleasant for biking. If you are biking down Oak Park Ave to Maya del Sol or down Lake Street to 5 Guys between the traffic lane and the parking lane then I'm afraid you're one of the idiot bikers to which you refer. I don't have much use for the painted bike lanes either. Neither a painted stripe nor a cutesy t-shirt offers any real protection when biking adjacent to such heavy traffic.
Another Runner
Posted: June 4th, 2013 9:31 AM
I'm more concerned about the safety of neighborhood children going to the park than myself RE: Adams and OP. It's discouraging living in a community that gets more fired up about the lives of pigeons in the viaducts than the safety of its own citizens.
@another runner
Posted: June 4th, 2013 6:32 AM
Agreed, Adams and OP ave is a very dangerous intersection. It would be great to have a stop for pedestrian sign, like Van Buren. Not that anyone pays attention to those. But let's not forget that a short distance is a stop light cross walk at Madison and even closer to Fox Park is the light at Jackson. If you can't be bothered to walk that far, than run. And if you can't take your own safety into your own hands then why would you expect anyone else to?
Another Runner
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 9:45 PM
@ JBM - there should be a crosswalk with signs reminding drivers to stop for pedestrians at Adams and Oak Park as there is to the south at Van Buren. It's a very dangerous intersection less than a hundred feet from Fox Park, home to a playground catering to preschool age children. There's no excuse for the lack of traffic planning at this intersection or the behavior you correctly reference shown by drivers at this intersection.
Another Runner
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 9:38 PM
@Violet - review the rules of the road at http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/dsd_a112.pdf. On page 39, cyclists are REQUIRED to travel in the same direction as vehicles. On page 37, joggers/walker should select wide roads with good shoulders. They should face oncoming traffic. I'd agree that what you do is childish, but it's not "training the joggers." It's ignoring the rules of the road. Please obey the law and stop being inconsiderate to runners.
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 9:23 PM
@ JBM, stop lights at Garfield, Harrison, Jackson, Madison, Washington South and North Blvd, Lake Street, Chicago, Augusta, Division and North ave. When the light is green and there is an white light, image of a person walking, then you may proceed across Op Ave. At Van Buren there is a mandatory stop for Pedestrians, which may mean one has to walk their bike across OP Ave. Hope that helps, John.
4 Freedom
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 8:17 PM
Anyone bike Vancouver? It's dreamy. Separate bike and ped lanes around most of the city much of it by the water. The highways have bike lanes too. (Tears)
4 Freedom
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 8:10 PM
You know you live in OP when cars approaching the street from the alley honk as if its a shield and continue to plow through the sidewalk at full speed. I love to ride but refuse to do so on the street because it's too dangerous. My dream would be to turn two streets going north and south into 1-car lane, 1-way streets each with a bike lanes going opposite directions. The streets end at 290, but the bike lanes do not. They would connect to a bridge and path that follows 290 into the city.
Violet Aura
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 8:04 PM
@RUnner: No, they are CHOOSING the left side instead of running on the right. And then they expect me to allow them to run next to the curb and I am supposed to ride into the street (having to look behind me when they are aware of the oncoming traffic). Sorry but I stick close to the curb. Maybe some will find it childish but I call it training the joggers;)
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 7:55 PM
David, that's being debated in Chicago right now isn't it about whether it's legal to ride between cars & stopped traffic? While they sort that out, I still think it's dangerous. Coming east on Chicago from River Forest to OP with that right turn lane I always wait with the center lane thru traffic in the line. It depends on the intersection, I suppose.
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 7:53 PM
I don't think it's that runners are afraid of being on the left, Violet. They're just following the law. Just like you as a cyclist are allowed to take the lane if there is something to your right. You're a vehicle. Runners are pedestrians.
Violet Aura
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 7:04 PM
Attention joggers: I still don't get why you have to go into the street at all. Someone mentioned driveways. So it's less dangerous to run in the STREET?! In any case, why are you so afraid of running on the right side of the road? Why is it that I as a cyclist is any different than you? I am supposed to ride on the right side and so many times I am met with joggers coming towards them. They should have to run in the center of the street if a cyclist approaches them since they can see the cars.
John Butch Murtagh from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 5:52 PM
@David - Swell solution, but how do I get across OPA?
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 5:48 PM
@David, simple solution for you: don't ride your bike on Oak Park Ave...ever. One block to the East or one block to the West, pretty tame streets for biking, walking or running.
David Hammond from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 4:29 PM
I was doored on Oak Park Avenue, right in front of Maya del Sol. The cars in the traffic lane were stopped, and I was biking to their right, slowly (fortunately) when a parked motorist just opened her driver's side door. I just got a small cut on my hand. Now, Joe, here's my point: would you have recommended that I "act like a car" and stop in traffic along with the other cars, or was it kosher to move along the side of the cars? As I said, I was going slowly, but I was still carving out a bike lane between moving traffic and parked cars. Cool or not cool?
joe from south oak park
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 3:47 PM
It's been my motto when commuting by bike to 'act like a car and the cars will treat you as a car'. Obey the rules of the road and the motorists will know what to expect. lane splitting, running stop signs and weaving in and out of the parking lane are sure fire ways to lose some skin, get doored or end up with some broken bones. This isn't a fail safe solution though, people driving and riding bikes can behave radically. I've been hit by motorist making a right turn from the left turn lane.
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 1:28 PM
I don't usually have a problem with cars while running or biking around East/Pleasant...I'd never use Adams to cross Oak Park when Jackson has a light just down the way. Jackson is being paved soon and the village board is about to consider bike lanes on Jackson sometime in June last I heard.
John Butch Murtagh from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 1:14 PM
I offer s Oak Park Avenue (OPA) and Adams as the worst for not even slowing for the Stop Sign at Adams (either side). Congestion at OPA at Adams occurs from 6-9 a.m and 3-7 pm. Added to the chaos is the speeders on OPA pushing the gas pedal to make sure E/W traffic does not get across to avenue or make a turn. But that is not the worse. Traffic heading for Jackson or Madison block Adams causing grid lock. Cars and bikers crossing OPA risk suicide. Pedestrian tremor, say a prayer and play Car Dodge
David Hammond from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: June 3rd, 2013 12:43 PM
Long Time Biker, I was walking to George's for breakfast and at the corner of East and Pleasant, I witnessed five cars go through the intersection, barely slowing, and some not even braking. If the police want to make a point about obeying stop signs, this would be an ideal intersection to monitor.
Long Time Biker from Oak Park
Posted: June 1st, 2013 12:47 PM
I've biked to work my entire adult life, which has included three major cities and five states. My commute has ranged from half a mile to 35 round trip. Until I moved to OP, the biggest problem I had was an occasional flat. Since I've moved here, I've been hit by a car twice (both times the car was running a stop sign) and frequently feel actual fear because of the way folks drive. OP is the least bike-friendly place I've ever lived. If people want us to use a bike path, build some!
Posted: May 30th, 2013 8:21 PM
David, pedestrians on the side of street against traffic is pretty standard law in every state. It's for safety so you know where traffic is visually rather than relying on hearing it or looking back over your shoulder. Come on, police officers teach this stuff to elementary schools! Don't you remember? lol
David Hammond from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: May 30th, 2013 5:27 PM
From what I can find in several Google search, it's advised that runners go against traffic and that bikes go with traffic. Not sure if it's "law" that runners go against traffic, but if it is, then to quote Mr. Bumble, "The law is an ass."
Another Runner
Posted: May 30th, 2013 1:31 PM
I run in the street into traffic, per my rights under state law. The only times I've come close to being hit by a car it's been while running on the sidewalk while a car came flying out of the alley without slowing, much less stopping, at the sidewalk. If people don't like runners in the streets they should slow down and drive with a sense of responsibility. Knowing that won't ever happen I will continue to run in the street. I do tire of the dirty looks from uninformed motorists.
Posted: May 30th, 2013 11:17 AM
Runners--as pedestrians--should be going against traffic if they're in the street...state law says if it is a two-way street they should be on their left. Personally, I use the sidewalk, but not everybody finds it safer because of alleys, driveways, etc..
David Hammond from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: May 30th, 2013 10:31 AM
VA, with you re: joggers as well as bikers who go against traffic. It makes no sense. It makes the most sense to jog on the track, which is where I contain my jogging impulses.
Uncommon Sense
Posted: May 30th, 2013 9:45 AM
If you ever want to see how stupid most car driver's are just observe what happens when a red light goes out at an intersection and it becomes a four way stop.
Violet Aura
Posted: May 30th, 2013 9:33 AM
Oh and would you please do a column exploring why joggers are on MY side of the street? Funnier yet, they expect me to move into the middle of the street, even though they are facing the traffic. Why do they even jog in the street in the first place?!
Violet Aura
Posted: May 30th, 2013 9:31 AM
And so the point of this column is...? If it's a wash, then I don't get why you even bothered. It sounds like you wanted to dis cyclists and then slapped on that sentence to soften the blow. The point is that I am growing weary of fake liberals who drive their SUVs 8 blocks to Whole Foods and then pat themselves on the back for being greener than thou. Ride a bike and stop the madness.
David Hammond from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: May 30th, 2013 1:05 AM
VA, "Leading me to conclude that give the normal distribution of intelligence in the human race, there's probably an equal number of bicyclists and motorists who could be, clinically considered, idiots."
Violet Aura
Posted: May 29th, 2013 6:54 PM
And 100% of motorists are complete geniuses. Especially the ones who hold up screens whilst navigating a 2000-lb. car. Or the ones who never use their turn signals and expect me to channel Kreskin. Yup, total brain power right there! And great concern for our qualify of life, too. I love that I can be zipping around on my bike and sure enough, there is yet ANOTHER car approaching. Probably going six blocks to the gym in that metal box. Ah...it's so great that there are so many brainacs!
David Hammond from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: May 29th, 2013 4:55 PM
Totally with you, Cheryl. As long as you drive defensively (i.e., assume the other person is not paying attention), biking in Oak Park is excellent.
Cheryl Munoz from Oak Park
Posted: May 29th, 2013 3:19 PM
I ride all over Oak Park with my 2 kids and have no trouble at all. One kid is up in the bike seat and the other is in the trailer... or they are both in the trailer... or the groceries are in the trailer and the kids are home with dad. :) Anyway, I bike because we get to experience our village in a slower, more intimate way. Teaching 3 year old Cora how to say "forsythia" this Spring was fun and 5 year old Cedar chats about architecture. Take it slow... exude peace and look both ways.
oak parker
Posted: May 29th, 2013 2:49 PM
Bikers in our city are ruthless! as if they are the only ones on our roads! get back to the bike paths you lunatics!
Dave Coulter
Posted: May 29th, 2013 2:41 PM
Your headline says it all - and I'm a bike rider.
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