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April 28, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (3)
I have found the best radio station in the area. It's fairly new, and I can't believe that I've missed it until now. This morning, I drove the big kids to school. With no little kids, in a Jeep that wasn't my big.white.van. Let me repeat that. I was in a Jeep, with great music, and after I dropped the big kids off, I was ALONE.
(This happens so rarely, that it can't be counted on one hand. One of the perks of The Hubster's job is that he is allowed a choice of demo to drive. He was driving a Chrysler 300 until last week, and he asked me what I wanted him to drive. I chose my favorite - just a Jeep Wrangler. I love driving it! It's so much fun - we can take the top off, and the radio kicks butt. I don't drive it all that often - mostly, I'm staid Mom-around-town in my 15 passenger, airport shuttle van. Every once in a while, though, when The Hubster is home, I go out in his demo, just to be alone.)
I am fairly, shall we say, eclectic in my musical tastes. I go through different phases. For a while there, it was country music. Then I switched to Classic Rock. I still love that station, but they play too much Rolling Stones for my taste. (I'm probably the only one in the world that can't stand the Stones. Or Elton John, for that matter.) Sometimes, I'll flip to the classical music. Or soft rock. NEVER ever ever rap, or hip hop, or heavy head banging stuff. Over and over, I come back to my SIRIUS radio on the satellite - songs of the 70's, and then 80's. Two different channels that I can switch between while at home.
In the car, though, I've been stymied. Until NOW. This morning, the line up was
Violent Femmes - a flashback from high school
The Clash - love love love them
Maroon 5
Gloria Gaynor's I will survive
It was a plethora of great music.
What is your choice of music?
April 27, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (5)
Back when I had my first child, I was an avid member of La Leche League. I went to every meeting that I could find. I attended enrichment meetings, toddler groups - sometimes I had three meetings a week. I had friends and we did lots together. I had a great feeling of comraderie. I've outgrown that group, though. I'm still nursing, but my life has gone beyond worrying about the number of wet diapers and what to do when your baby starts solid food.
When I had two kids, I found a local group of women, called Mothering Friends. They were an offshoot of the Mothering magazine - dedicated to Natural Family Living, through breastfeeding, homebirthing, cloth diapering, organic nutritious foods, gentle discipline, no circumcisions or vaccinations. I didn't fit all of the paramaters, but most of them, and so for quite a while I was at home there. I always knew that Mondays were League and Wednesdays were Mothering Friends. I loved that rhythm. I learned so much from both groups too. Those examples for responsible mothering really made an impression on me, and helped me to form the opinions that I have now. Slowly, though, more radical members joined, and topics such as Wiccan worship, child dedication ceremonies, and what to do with your placenta came along. When the discussion led to using the soak water from your cloth menstrual pads to water your vegetables, and I realized I was eating said veggies in my salad, I quietly left the group.
Then I joined a book club. It was held at my house, and it was a wonderful social time that I really looked forward to every month. When the books became too hard, too scholarly - as it was a Catholic book club, and we were reading the likes of Chesterton - and I took a sabbatical from reading, two of the members were offended. I dropped the book club. After six years in the group, it was one of the toughest things I ever had to do.
Being the extroverted type that I am, I need friends. I crave friendship. I need to feel that I have a group to be a part of - something that I can attend. I tried to start up a playgroup at my house, but it's too tough with my big kids schedules. One week it's my job to pick up preschool at 12:30, and one week I pick up big kid school at 3.
So, today, I attempted to infiltrate a new group. It was my first attempt at a "group" since my fourth child was born. I've been lurking, and occasionally posting, for a while on the local Meetup group for SAHM's. Today was a brunch. I didn't know anyone, but I thought, I'm pretty good at this "let's make friends" kind of stuff, so let's give it a whirl.
Everyone there had only one or two kids. Little kids, under 5. They all knew to the day how old their kids were. Almost all were military families, talking about living on base, or shopping at the PX. Everyone was still in the nap taking stage. Not all, but many of the moms were giving their babies junk foods - cheetos to a six month old to gnaw on, a mountain dew to a three year old. Not that I'm any great shakes in the nutrition department, but my kids choices are fruits and veggies. By their choice, sometimes. When I nursed the baby, the conversation went to how difficult nursing was, and how it was easier to just give em a bottle. Then, the conversation evolved into how one member slapped her two year old upside the head for his repeating a string of curse words.
Understand, I am not a perfect mother. Not by ANY stretch of the imagination. My kids eat more than their fair share of junk. I have spanked my kids, often in anger, when I know better. I've cursed in front of my kids, and sometimes it's been repeated, much to my chagrin. I don't know to the day how old any of my kids are. Most of the time, I have to count back to see how old I am.
I'm at a different place in my life than most of those ladies. There is NOTHING wrong with the place that they are. It's just not the place that I am. I'm more concerned with school books, teachers, teasing, puberty and acne than diapers and formula. My choices for the younger kids are choices that I've already made. Battles I've already fought - will I nurse? Will I use Pampers? Start with rice cereal, or oatmeal? When do I drop from two naps to one?
I probably still will attend the meetings of this group, because everyone was so danged nice. That's what was hard - they were nice! They were welcoming, and friendly - just not on my wavelength. I wanted that feeling of "I belong. I'm a part of this." And it wasn't there. Does that make sense?
I'd love a meetup with Lucy, Jenny, Alana, Chris, M'Lynn, and all the rest of you. People who GET me, and worry about the same things I do.
Am I just weird?
April 26, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (13)
After a fair night's sleep, we were up at the butt crack of dawn, thanks to the time difference. Cancun is an hour behind East Coast time. We decided to get up and go for breakfast. There were three restaurants at the hotel, and two of them offered buffets. Almost every meal, that's what we had.
We went downstairs, got our food, and began the usual dance of a meal with Riley. She smeared her food, ate some bacon, spilled her drink, and screamed to get down. Just a standard meal with her. We took turns walking with her. Finally, when The Hubster had had enough, he decided it was time for him to go to his meeting. He left, (I'm sure he was happy to do so!) and she and I went exploring. We found the gift shop, and I amused myself by trying to convert the pesos into dollars. 11 pesos = 1 American dollar. So, the shaving cream that I had forgotten to pack, listed for 70 pesos, cost $7.70 American. Sheesh. But, hey, since I changed $40 American for $440 Mexican, I was rich! Right? Right!
The first hint of the difficulty of the day appeared in the gift shop. I tried to look at the different candies, chips, and cookies, because I wanted to buy some that A) were all different types for the kids to see and B) possibly could be safe for Gabriel. Not knowing much (any) Spanish, this was a bit difficult. Riley was not happy, however, with the thought of waiting patiently while I decided what to buy. She let me, and the whole store, know it, too. She threw herself out of my arms, onto the floor, and started screaming, banging her head all the while. Desperately, I picked a packet of cookies, opened them, and gave one to her. No dice. She screamed and screamed, and so I tried to remain calm and get my purchases together. The total was $340 pesos, so I paid. She gave me my change back in American dollars and peso coins. I have no idea if my change was correct or not - that's probably why she did it that way.
I strapped the baby into her stroller, among her many protests, and we walked. And walked. And walked. Quite by accident, we stumbled upon the play area. When I opened the door, the two girls who worked there told me, in a mixture of Spanish and English, that they didn't open for two hours. With a great deal of gesturing, single Spanish words (nino, for baby was one I knew), I convinced them to let me stay and play with her. There was no way I was leaving her there with them to be sat, anyway. Those poor girls would have never had children if I did that! No, I just wanted some toys to play with her.
We passed quite a while this way. I decided that we should try to find The Hubster, and we did so. (One thing I forgot to mention was that each of us were allowed two specials. Facials, massages, horseback riding, deep sea fishing, or a tour of Old Cancun. I really wanted to have a massage each day, but had to do it during the time that The Hubster wasn't in a meeting, and make sure that he could have his activity as well. Friday, he really wanted to go deep sea fishing, and so I gave up my massage time.) He was really excited that he was going fishing, and so he changed, sunblocked up, and was gone.
We walked and walked. We went swimming, and then it was time for lunch. After lunch, which was pretty much a repeat of breakfast, Riley was exhausted, as was I, and so went back to the room for a nap. Which she did NOT want to take. She started to scream, and it went quickly into a full blown, foot slamming, head banging, let's bite the mommy, temper tantrum. It went on for 45 minutes, with me restraining her arms and legs, saying the rosary in a whisper (this will sometimes calm her), and thanking God that no one was in the room next to us. She finally passed out, and we ended up sleeping for 2.5 hours. I knew she was tired!
We had friends on this trip, two couples who live in a city near us and were on the trip last year. There was also another couple from the same dealership that The Hubster works at, and all of the couples wanted to eat together for dinner. They invited us, which was a really nice gesture, but one I was not certain was going to work. They wanted to eat at 8. We decided to go by ourselves at 7, since 8 would be too late for Riley.
So, we spent the rest of the afternoon swimming, an activity that Riley loved. She also loved the birds that were flying back and forth, and the rest of the afternoon passed fairly peacefully. I needed it, too. The Hubster was pumped after his fishing trip, as they caught two huge sailfish. They offered to let him keep them and have them mounted, for $1000. He let the fish go.
I took her upstairs, and we both got ready for dinner. We were ready before The Hubster, and she was getting irritable, and so we went down to the restaurant. I didn't have a good feeling about this, but he wanted to do it. The restaurant, Rosato, was an elegant one, and I realized it wouldn't work when I looked at the menu outside. Foie gras, duck, carmellized reductions, all of it fancy and none of it appetizing. I went to the house phones, called up to our room, and told The Hubster I didn't think it would work, but he really wanted to eat there. So, I went in.
"Oh, you've brought a baby with you. We don't have any high chairs - let's see if we can get one from the other restaurant." First bad thing.
"Here is your table." Complete with white linen cloths, lit candles, and fresh flowers. Served by waiters in tuxedos. Second bad thing.
She refused to sit in the high chair, and started to scream. That was it. I got up, and walked out, leaving the stroller behind, as they had taken it somewhere to store it.
Outside, I met up with The Hubster, who was still interested in eating there, until he looked at the menu. It wasn't our type of food. So, he went in, got the stroller, and made our aoplogies. We went over to the other restaurant, where they really liked Riley and they had a buffet. Again, she started to tantrum, and I just couldnt' deal with it any more. I started to cry, and The Hubster took her from me. I went over to the window, and looked outside for a few minutes, in order to try to get myself together. She's so hard to deal with, and I was so tired of doing it.
We sat for dinner, and started to talk about our day. Riley wasn't interested in eating, and so I let her walk around. (We were seated in an area by ourselves.) The chairs were open backed, and she had great fun sticking her hands through all the openings. After dinner, we went for a walk by the pool. THAT didn't work, as Riley was upset that she couldn't get in the pool, so we went down to walk on the beach, She didn't like the sand, and then The Hubster just lost it with me. We had a big argument about how difficult she was, and why I insited on bringing her with us, when she was so clearly miserable. I reiterated that leaving her with someone she didn't know wasn't an option, and my mother wouldn't keep her. I also reminded him that I volunteered not to come, and he insisted that it would all be fine. It was an ugly scene.
So, that was day 2. Pretty sucky, for being in such a beautiful place, eh?
April 24, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (12)
We got up at 4:45, in order to out of the house by 6:15, for a 7:00 check in and a 9:00 flight. We showered, dressed, packed, kissed the kids, and got to the airport in plenty of time. The Hubster, since we were early to the airport, decided that he wanted to eat breakfast. I'm not a breakfast eater, and I really wanted to get down to the gate and get this trip started. I said I'd just eat at the next airport. He wanted to eat, though, and so we went into a restaurant offering a buffet. I surprised myself by eating two plates of food.
We arrived at the gate, checked in, and got the tag for our gate checked stroller. We boarded the plane, and at 8:55, the pilot came over the PA system. "Uh, Ladies and Gentleman, this is your Captain. We are going to power down the plane for just a few minutes. It should stay relatively cool in here, and when we are finished, we'll be on our way." Um, ok. I've never been on a plane that had to be powered down, but, whatever.
Fifteen minutes later, it was hot and people were starting to talk. The PA crackled on again. "It appears that we have no navigation system, and our backup navigational is not functional as well. We have contacted the Charlotte airport, where our jets are serviced, and they will fly the part to us. It will be here by 10:30, it takes 15 minutes to install, and then we will be underway. In the meantime, please deplane, leaving your carryon luggage where it is. We will call you for reboarding when the plane is repaired." Huh. Good thing I ate breakfast, huh?
We got off, and I went to the desk to ask for my gate checked stroller. After all, two hours is a long time to hang out in an airport with Riley. The lovely, lovely attendant was fairly unhelpful. "I am too busy, trying to reroute various people and make connections. I can't get your stroller. Just make do, like everyone else." Well, hunkey dorey for everyone else, they don't have Riley to care for. So I made a pest of myself, and finally got my stroller. I walked the loop of the wing of the airport, from security to the end of the gates, for an hour and a half. Everytime The Hubster tried to walk her, she would cry. I tried to remain upbeat - after all, I WAS getting exercise, right?
The part came, the plane was repaired, we boarded, and flew out. When we got to the next airport for our connection, we discovered that we had received an upgrade to First Class. Whoot!!! We've never flown first class, and it was a much nicer experience than I imagined. Before we left, though, there was a delay AGAIN, due to the fact that the bathroom lights in the plane were not functioning. I couldn't believe we had a problem in both planes.
We were in the first row, and Riley was able to sit on the floor and play, for the entire flight. That was great. The only bad thing was that neither of us enjoyed the perk of First Class - we didn't get any booze. The flight attendant passed out our customs forms, written in Spanish, and we had a great time trying to figure out what to answer. We finally got the English versions.
We were in Mexico!! Three hours late, but at least we were there. We exited the airport, found our transfer, and took a scenic tour to the hotel. We checked in, meeting the incredibly irritable secretary who plans these trips. I'll call her X. She made her first little snarky comment about bringing the baby along, a comment that I managed to brush off. We went up to the room, and opened the door to find that our requested King size bed....
had become two double beds.
I can do this, right? I went down, and found the president of the company. "Hye, Joe? I know you guys want us to stop having kids, but this double bed thing on a vacation just isn't going to fly." I thought he would wet himself, he laughed so hard. He directed me over to X, with the comment , "You've GOT to tell her what you told me! That was classic!" I repeated the comment, and she replied, "Yeah, we don't want you having any more." Excuse me? I looked her right in the eye, and said, in a voice loud enough for anyone to hear, "Well, X, we DO want more children, and it's not your business. I'd like to be able to sleep with my husband this trip. Can you help me do that?"
She shut up. However, all the ocean front rooms were booked, and so we stayed in our room. We pushed the beds together and made one big one. I took Crabby for a walk, and The Hubster unpacked for us. We went down for dinner, and while he stayed for cocktails, I took a walk with Riley. A quick stop off at the party for a few drinks of my own, a walk back to the room, a bath, and I put her to bed. She had been relatively calm during what I anticipated was going to be a very tough day, so maybe the rest of the time would be great.
All in all, a decent first day. Day two, tomorrow.
Who wants to guess what happened while The Hubster was in his meeting???
April 21, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (4)
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April 13, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (6)
Yesterday, I took some dinner to The Hubster at work. I popped all the kids in the car, and we drove through the rain. Nikolas and Allegra were both in good moods, the little kids were quiet, and we chatted on the way there. It was actually pleasant. :)
Nikolas ran the food in, since it was raining buckets. When he came out, he stood under the awning for a minute. Allegra said, "Mom, Nikolas looks so grown up and mature!" He did, too. He recently got a haircut, and was wearing a new Henley top with jeans, and he just looked very grown.
As we were watching, he flipped open the magazine he was holding, popped it on his head, and ran towards the car, yelling "Ai yai yai!!!!!"
Yeah, he's mature, all right.
April 13, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0)
My friend Lucy has asked for some help.
For parents of children who participate in youth/team sports:
As a spectator of youth sports, and as a parent of a participant in a team sport, do you have any concerns youth sports? Have you experienced problems with other spectators/parents? Do you have any concerns at all? Please be specific.
Email her at
April 13, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (1)
Answers to questions in comments:
Camera: We have a Sony, hold on, let me check...... ok, it's a Cybershot 4.1 megapixels. It has a Carl Zeiss lens. Whatever THAT means. All I know is, it takes great pics. It's got an option to take B&W and sepia, as well as short - 10 second - movie shots. I really like it.
Chicken Picatta recipe - let me see if I can remember what I did. I pounded the chicken, and then breaded it in flour, mixed with some bread crumbs and Italian seasoning. (I heart heart heart Mrs. Dash garlic and herb. The one with the blue top.) I browned it in olive oil and butter. When the chicken was finished, I took it out of the pan. I kept the pan on the heat, and added a bit of butter. I added in 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice, and one cup of chicken stock. I scraped up the browned bits in the pan, and then added 1/3 cup rinsed capers. Put the chicken back in the pan, cook for a few minutes, flip the chicken, turn off the heat and cover it. Let it sit for a few minutes, and serve with pasta. Yumm-o.
Oh, yes, I did make the kids pick up their
toxic waste dumps their rooms. What do you think, I'd post pics of dirt on my blog? Didn't I say I was Type A? That is my junk drawer, though.
April 12, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (2)
Oh, and, Fiddler on the Roof, or Hair?
Hair, bay-bee, all the way.
LOVE that movie/musical.
Give me a head with hair, long beautiful hair, shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen.....
April 11, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (1)


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It's college application time! It is such a stressful yet exciting time of year; to help with some of the stress I decided to compile a list of my top 10 application tips. After going through the process last year I feel that I have some useful tips to give you all, I am by no means an expert but just a girl who has gone through the process herself. I'm attending Wake Forest University, so if you want to see my college admission story check it out here. And just remember once you finish applying, senior year is nothing but fun!
1. Don't apply to too many schools.
This is my biggest tip. There is no sense applying to 10 schools when you could only see yourself actually attending 5 of them. If you don't know where you want to attend I recommend touring the schools. Actually being on the college campuses will give you a really good idea if you can see yourself there!
2. Apply to your top school first.
Do it first even if it does have a later deadline. If you wait you will get burnt out and your work will not be as good. You definitely want to put your best foot forward for every college, but definitely for your top choice. Your ideas will be the freshest and pure if you do their application first!
3. Keep your writing true to you.
Only have people read your essays to check for grammar mistakes. You want your writing to reflect your voice, not your English teachers or your parents. Even if you aren't the best writer you want the college to see you, not a perfectly structured piece of work. I know someone who literally had everyone she knew with a college degree read and edit her essay, I get that it is important but you'll loose a little piece of you with every person that edits it.
4. Get great recommendations from your teachers.
Recommendations should never be your downfall, teachers can write them from all different angles to make you look great! Check out this post for how to get awesome recommendations.
5. Answer the question.
You may want to share this specific instance in your life in your essay, but if it does not answer the question then you should not use it. Even if you have to use a story that is not as good, you should always answer the question! If you do not answer the question, then you risk them thinking you don't understand the question which could make you look not so good to admissions officers.
6. Be true to yourself and your passions.
Write about what you love. I feel like there is this idea that people think colleges only want to hear about your community service projects. It is much more impactful to write about what you love. If you like community service than write about it, but if you like singing than write about that. Colleges want to learn about what makes you, you.
7. Submit early.
The earlier better, so you have more time to enjoy your senior year!
8. Be cognizant of how you are applying.
Early decision, early action, regular decision, rolling decision: look up what your college has available. Always apply early action if possible, you find out earlier! Only apply early decision if it is your top choice school because you will be bound to go there.
9. Have an extracurricular list.
Perfect your extracurricular list now! Show everything you have done in high school. List the ones you are most involved in first. Always include any leadership positions!
10. Be prepared to pay some fees.
Every application has a fee. Work out with your parents if they will pay it or if you need to pay it. Some fees can get up to $80. This is another idea why it is a good idea to limit how many schools you apply to.
I hope this was helpful for some of you! Don't stress too much and remember everything happens for a reason. If you have any questions leave them in the comments below or shoot me an email. I'd love to help!SaveSave

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Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Wednesday again, how quickly it comes round! This week I have been mainly colouring as I have been stocking up on Promarkers. (Cowling and Wilcox are selling the packs of 5 half price till 22nd August, I've just ordered another 3 packs on top of the 2 they have already sent me!) I really need to have a lesson on using them though as I was never an artist and am tending to just colour in more or less solid blocks, so could do with a lesson on light and shading!
Yes, that is also a Christmas card you can see on my desk! There were so many very organised bloggers I had seen that I was shamed into making a start! There were quite a few Christmassy bits in the haul of stash I got from the car boot sale the other week, so I emptied them all out and had a play. I'll show you the snowman card again when it is finished! The only slight problem is I can't find where I have hidden all my Christmas stamps from last year, any ideas?! There was a Professor of Findology on BBC breakfast (yes really, it's August, they are running out of news to report...) who suggested stopping looking for what you've lost and it will then turn up, so I am trying to resist the urge to turn the house upside down...
My Dad's birthday book is now finished, scroll down a couple of posts to see the finished results. Can't wait for Saturday now, hope the weather is OK!
Finally, here is a picture of my climbing rose in the back garden which I can see from my craft desk. I had thought the climbing rose had gone as it was there when the garden was an overgrown jungle and I had asked the gardeners who came back in the Spring to pull everything out as I was starting again. Looks like the rose is hardy and a couple of branches (do roses have branches??) have survived. This is the first flower since it was brutally flattened, I'm glad it didn't go now! (I wish the bl*&**y) ivy that is popping out behind it had gone though, it's popping up all over the flipping place, grrr!)
Better go to work I suppose, I would much rather stay here, do some surfing and then some crafting, oh well.
I managed to get round about 30 of you last week, plus most (I think!) of my regular commenters, so not too bad! I visited numbers 1-30 last week, so will go for 31-60 this week I think! I'm sure I will get round all of you eventually!
Check out Julia's blog if you want to find out what WOYWW is all about (click the badge on my sidebar)
Have a great week x
38 comments:
- Helen said...
Great desk with a lovely view of your garden
- 11 August 2010 at 08:34
- Galaxy Girl - my Stamp Galaxy Blog... said...
I love the view into the garden from your desk.
- 11 August 2010 at 08:39
- Hels Sheridan said...
Oooh, I am seeing loads of lushness here.. and that rose is beautiful, is it scented?? Have a goodly day x
- 11 August 2010 at 08:54
- Neet said...
Thanks for the heads up on the pens - I too need lessons - my Promarkers are in the same pristine condition they were in when I bought them. Shame on me. Thanks for the look around too.
- 11 August 2010 at 08:56
- jude said...
Love the promarkers ,im sure if you look on blogs and you tube theres loads of tutorials for shading with promarkers and copics.Website for promarkers the service second to none can highly recommend!
Have great WOYWW...wednesday
hugs judex
- 11 August 2010 at 09:11
- Darcy said...
ooo i love promarkers, you will be addicted now.
Glad to see the rose survived, nature has a way of doing that.
- 11 August 2010 at 09:19
- Minxy said...
What a delightful view you have while colouring, i bet the hours just fly by
- 11 August 2010 at 09:45
- Sue said...
Hi Ya Alison
oh lovely collection of promarkers, i have a few Christmas cards now, makes a change!! Beautiful rose, have great day, sue,x
- 11 August 2010 at 09:58
- Sunshine Girl said...
Great desk there - with your promarkers colour in the whole area in a light colour, then go over it in parts with a medium colour, then go over the whole lot again with the same light colour, then do some edges with a darker colour and then go over the whole lot again with the same light colour - blends and shades then - works for me! I have managed to get my Dads 70th card done now too but wont be starting an album!! have a great day Saturday too.
- 11 August 2010 at 11:41
- Sunshine Girl said...
Oh and its never too early to start Christmas cards!
- 11 August 2010 at 11:42
- Linda Elbourne said...
Never too early to start Christmas ... that is what I say ... what I do is n't the same thing at all :0)
- 11 August 2010 at 12:03
- Cheryl said...
oh great things on here,love all the pictures,you have taken why not go on u tube to get some ideas,hugs cheryl xxxx
- 11 August 2010 at 13:10
- Cath Wilson said...
Aaaghh, another one using the 'C' Word! Shame on you. Happy WOYWW!
- 11 August 2010 at 14:01
- Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...
I now your dad is going to LOVE his book. You did such a great job. And I still love that view from your windows. I have no copics or promarkers, so will enjoy seeing what you make with yours. As for Christmas, I can't wrap my head around it when the weather is so hot in my neck of the woods. Happy WOYWW.
- 11 August 2010 at 14:30
- Spyder said...
oh I see promakers, and I start needing to go buy more, really could do with more greens... and greys....and blues... Have a great WOYWW!!
- 11 August 2010 at 14:35
- *Jennie* said...
I always need the professor of FIndology in my mess!!! please send him here...lol
Great desk too!
- 11 August 2010 at 14:49
- Heather x said...
Great desk pics hun, what a beautiful view you have from the desk :0)
*hugs* Heather x
- 11 August 2010 at 14:53
- Jane said...
Love all those images on your desk...and what a lovely view from your window! I craft in a cupboard so have no view at all:0(
- 11 August 2010 at 16:13
- joey said...
Hiya Alison
gorgeous desk space, look at all those promarkers, its so nice when you can get them on a bargain like that!
- 11 August 2010 at 16:29
- angeleef said...
Your desk looks so tidy and yet so busy at the same time! Could do with some colouring instructions too, but I can refer you to htpp://whiffofjoy.com, there you've got a great tutorial bit that gives you great ideas and also shows you how to colour with Promarkers, Copic Markers, Distress inks...
Have a lovely day!
** Evi **
- 11 August 2010 at 17:49
- Violets Corner said...
Beautiful rose and a lovely collection of markers!
- 11 August 2010 at 18:11
- Phree said...
Lovely workspace with a great view out of the window. I took a peek at your mini book too and I am sure you dad will delighted with it.
- 11 August 2010 at 18:25
- Lizzybobs said...
great space love the pro markers thanks for sharing ;O)
- 11 August 2010 at 19:32
- Daniele said...
nice desk thanks for the peek
- 11 August 2010 at 20:12
- The Crafty Goat Girl said...
Hi there, wow what a lovely load of Promarkers! I recently went mad in Hobbycraft when they were half price there, still havent got enough, lol!
Great desk, lovely garden to look out to!
hugs Heidi xx
- 11 August 2010 at 20:15
- Sid said...
Loving your stuff and enjoy the Promarkers !!
- 11 August 2010 at 20:44
- Sarah said...
Well done on starting your christmas cards I've thought about mine LOL but that's as far as its gone
- 11 August 2010 at 21:05
- JoZart said...
Just had a look at your Dad's 70th birthday book. It is so special and I'm sure he was really thrilled.
Ch******s doesn't start to happen for me until November and NOBODY will shame me into it.
I love your rose and you'll love the Promarkers! thanks for the nosey at your great space,
- 11 August 2010 at 21:28
- Sheila said...
Love your space. It's so bright.
- 11 August 2010 at 21:59
- Serendipity Stamping said...
Mr. Findology is mostly right, although I have found most things a couple of days after I finally stop looking & going crazy, my second set of cars keys with the electronic opener have been missing for at least two years. So I have to be very careful with the set I have in my purse.
- 11 August 2010 at 23:37
- Chrissie said...
It's interesting how with weekly visits people's spaces are becoming familiar. Makes me feel quite at home!
The professor is right, my mum always used to say that you find things when you're not looking for them. I hope the Christmas stamps turn up soon!
- 12 August 2010 at 06:20
- Andrea - Wales, UK said...
I hope to you get to find your crimbo stamps soon...you are going to need them with all those gorgeous new pens you have!
- 12 August 2010 at 06:36
- Julia Dunnit said...
I@VE got your christmas stamps, in an effort to hold you up a little so I don't feel so bad!!!! No really, I'm a believer in that s'stop looking' theory...although there are deadlines of course! There are some great PM lessons on You Tube. Those roses are notoriously good 'stayers' - looks like the ivy is next doors - you have to give in or keep cutting, we have the same thing..maybe I'll photo it and show you the 'give in' option!!
- 12 August 2010 at 08:55
- Bluefairy4U said...
Hi Helen, well by what I see your colouring is beautiful specially the whiff of joy girly. Your rose has a lovely colour. My sister also believes in the theory of don't look for something it will turn up, I on the other hand go mental when I cannot find something so I take a deep breath and think!
Lol Jo.
- 12 August 2010 at 12:55
- Bluefairy4U said...
Sorry called you Helen Hi Alison, brain dead ha ha Lol Jo.xxx
- 12 August 2010 at 12:57
- Claireliz said...
Great looking desk, I could use a pro marker shading tutorial too :0)
- 12 August 2010 at 15:38
- Twiglet said...
Your dad's birthday book looks fab!
- 12 August 2010 at 16:59
- jodpea said...
Yeah, there are loads of tutorials on the net for promarkers - the one that springs to mind is a site called Pink Gem, she has a 'flesh tones' tutorial which I hope to get around to following one day! Thanks for the heads up on that sale, bang goes my stash diet!
- 13 August 2010 at 11:34
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Govt's red tape war should target health: AMA
Doctors are being forced to spend up to nine hours a week filling out Government forms and other red tape, hampering the access of patients to quality care and creating costly and unnecessary inefficiencies in the health system.
In a sobering assessment of the enormous regulatory burden being imposed on doctors, the AMA said research had shown GPs regularly lost the equivalent of a day of practice each week tied up with filling out forms, waiting on phone lines for prescription approvals, juggling Medicare provider numbers, and navigating complex MBS items.
AMA Vice President Dr Stephen Parnis said the massive administrative overload had to end, and called on the Abbott Government to make the health system the focus of its war on red tape.
Dr Parnis said that for every hour doctors spent filling in forms and waiting on phone lines, about four patients were denied access to care.
"Doctors cannot see as many patients as they could because of the time needed to deal with mountains of paperwork or waiting on the phone for authority prescription approvals," Dr Parnis said. "Red tape is blocking patient access to much-needed medical care and advice.
"This bureaucracy overload is a very poor approach to health policy."
An AMA survey found that doctors and patients wasted time equivalent to 25,000 patient consultations each year waiting for calls to the DHS authority free call service to be answered.
There are currently 447 medicines, including many common treatments, on the Authority Required list, forcing doctors and patients to lose thousands of hours each year because of delays in having calls to the Listing hotline answered and prescription approval given.
The AMA said the pointlessness of the system was underlined by the fact that only 2.8 per cent of calls to the service did not result in prescription authorisation.
In a submission to Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, Senator Josh Frydenberg, who is co-ordinating the Government's efforts to cut red tape, the AMA has proposed that the PBS prescription authority system be scrapped, that doctors be allocated a single Medicare provider number, that Medicare payments systems and electronic health record registration be streamlined, and that chronic disease management items be simplified.
Many of these ideas are not new and have been endorsed by a succession of Government reviews over the years, but Dr Parnis said progress so far had been "modest".
"The Abbott Government, however, has stated that it is committed to cutting red tape, and has introduced two red tape repeal days each year to the Parliamentary calendar," the AMA Vice President said. "The AMA looks forward to medical practice red tape being featured in future repeal days," Dr Parnis said.
The Federal Government has directed that the authority prescription system be reviewed, and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has indicated that authority requirements for oncology treatments is its top priority, while treatments for cardiovascular disease, psychiatric conditions and eye problems, will be considered at a meeting next March, and all remaining drugs on the list – which includes those used in palliative care – will be considered at a meeting in July 2015.
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#HIMSS16 Twitter Round Up #2
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
Time again for a quick look around the Twittersphere from the HIMSS 2016 conference in Las Vegas.
"If you're standing still, you'll get run over." Great insights at #HX360 #HIMSS16 pic.twitter.com/ZaGDwx45rH
— Rasu Shrestha MD MBA (@RasuShrestha) March 2, 2016
I'm not sure getting run over is the right analogy. I agree that organizations that don't change will fail. However, if they're getting run over, then it's likely by a really slow moving vehicle. Kind of reminds me of the analogy of the frog in the pot of boiling water. The changes happening in healthcare are happening so slowly that many don't recognize what's coming.
"Why can I go to any ATM and take money, but if I go to the doctor, they can't always get my data?" @ahier #HIMSS16 #EmpowerHIT
— HIMSS (@HIMSS) March 2, 2016
I think this is such a poor analogy that needs to die. Exchanging data in a money transaction is so simplistic. Exchanging healthcare data is at least an order of magnitude more complex.
[HIGHLIGHT] @Philips CEO Frans van Houten on what needs to change in healthcare to drive innovation #HX360 #HIMSS16 pic.twitter.com/ffFs4tNEvZ
— HX360™ (@HX360_) March 2, 2016
I'm going to be chewing on this one for a while. What do you think?
RT if you agree with @techguy's thoughts on #healthIT: https://t.co/Pn54GXqKrr #HIMSS16 pic.twitter.com/0rVCXgXBsC
— Iron Mountain Health (@IronMtnHealth) March 2, 2016
I'm biased to this since it's from an article I wrote. Does anyone think the future of healthcare won't be built on the back of data?
presenting genomic data seamlessly @PhilipsLiveFrom ???@EricTopol #HIMSS16 pic.twitter.com/ViPhxXBVkI
— Nick Adkins (@nickreeldx) March 2, 2016
We're just getting started in genomics, but hopefully as we do we'll learn the lesson from other healthcare IT that we have to present the data in a useful manner or it won't be used.
Patients are more educated now than before. #himss16 @cdw_healthcare pic.twitter.com/9UEko4pVrH
— David Chou (@dchou1107) March 2, 2016
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Al's 145 barn find
edited October 2015 in RWD
Hello All, I'll try and keep this brief.. I'm a Tasmanian and my first car (in 1999) was a 145 (auto wagon) and silly me got rid of it in about 2003. I know I'll probably never find my actual brown wagon again, I'm sure it got crushed, but I'd dearly love to have another 145 of the 73' or 74' vintage. I'm happy to look at anything, even a shell (interior would be nice though). Please help me find my favourite car! I had great times with my 145 delivering pizzas and gearboxes blowing up! Haha. Those were the days!
Update - I've found a 1974 145 and purchased. She's a Barn Find! Details to be revealed later! :-)
Rob (@Rob) - Lockyer Valley, SE Qld:-bd________________________________________________
Current: 1966 120 wagon, 1970 162, 1973 164E + supercharger, 1998 C70 T5 AWD Coupe, 2001 C70 LPT Convertible, 2008 XC70 D5 LE
Previous: 1979 242GT, 1980 262C, 1984 265GLE, 1985 740T, 1996 850R, 1996 850AWD .... among others
Yay, top stuff! Have you got any pics?
I haven't received it yet.. still on its way to Tassie via freight but here's a sneak peek..
GingerNinja (@GingerNinja) TasmaniaCool. I saw a dark blue one around here this week. Where are you in Tas?'88 245
'88 245 turbo
Nice! I'll have to meet up with the owner of that one one day. I'm in Launceston.
Moar pix when you have 'em please.
The Revealing of Big Al's 74' 145:
Hi Guys, I'm sure you're on the edge of your seat ready to read about this one. Who doesn't like a Barn Find story!!
I put a wanted ad up on volvovic.org.au and here on ozvolvo back in around May this year.. I received some helpful tips on where to keep an eye out for one and people asking me how the search was going. Many of you may recall a Blue one that popped up on Gumtree not so long ago, a Manual/Carb. I was very close to buying this but decided to keep looking as I wanted the Auto/Fuel Injection model.
A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a loverly chap from Bendigo. He said he had a 74' 145 that had been sitting around in his yard for years, it used to belong to his father in law who owned it since new. Up until the last 10 years it had always been garaged and well maintained. I was sent a pile of photos and instantly knew this was the one!
I arranged with the gentleman to have it taken to a mechanic and fired up as it's been a long time since running. I talked to the mechanic who got her going and I took care of the bill. The vehicle was quickly paid for and booked in for pickup and is now on its way to Tassie. I'm yet to see it in person.
It needs some TLC to bring her back to her former glory. Looking forward to cleaning it up.
A brief summary of what I know:
1974 Volvo 145
Comes with all service records and original manual.
Fuel Injected
No Air Conditioning
No Radio, Door speakers or Arial (What the!!)
Only 1 small patch of rust to be found below the back right window
This is what I'd like to know, so help me out with your knowledge:
Those wheels don't look like 1 series wheels, but because this was built towards the end of the 140 production run then is it possible it ended up with 2 series wheels from factory?
I take it a stereo was an option back in the day?
My goals for the 145:
Clean it right up.
Keep it original with the exception of lowering and a simple stereo.
Get rid of any rust.
Enjoy it, use it.
Looks great!
I think those are late 70's 240 wheels.
US sales brochure for 74
http://www.auto-brochures.com/makes/Volvo/Volvo_US FullLine_1974.pdf
US sales brochure for 75
http://www.auto-brochures.com/makes/Volvo/Volvo_US FullLine_1975.pdf
Early 140
Late 140
Early 240
That 145 is in great condition. 292,000 km
The wheels look like 14 inch x 5 inch wheels used on the 1982 244 DL. Very unlikely it left the factory that way, the more likely scenario is that a previous owner swapped the factory 15 x 5 inch wheels with mags of some sort, then sold or lost the OE wheels, and then put the 244 wheels on it at the time the car was sold. Egads' picture of the 74 144 shows the original 15 x 5 inch wheels.
IIRC, radios were optional in the De Luxe, standard in the Grande Luxe and the 164E. A virgin radio cover plate is rare these days.
For tidying up -
- A suitable replacement grille emblem is available from Skandix (p/n 1036545)
- Front indicator corner lenses can be found on eBay for not a lot of money. Cibie and Hella lights have slightly different cases.
- Looks like you're going to need 3 plastic headlight clips for the LHF headlight (p/n 681923-9). You shouldn't pay more than $5 each for these, some vendors demand crackpipe prices.
- I'm getting the dashboard tops re-covered for my 140s (results in this thread). One is done and there's another on the way. The original speaker grille and the demister vents looked pretty second-hand after 40 years of sun, so I ordered a new set from Mother Volvo in the US.
All in all, yours looks an excellent purchase.
Good advice!^
Add an mp3 system by stealth , keep it stock no radio?cancer sucks
Cheers for those part numbers.
Given that the stereo blank plate is pretty unique then I might explore a stealth stereo idea. Maybe utilize the single speaker hole on the dash and just settle for mono :-)
Also, I'm expecting to receive some pictures of the 145 back in its early days.. will be interesting to see what wheels it has in those pics. I'll keep you posted.
Thanks for the comments. I'm pretty happy with coming across this one. It was obviously well looked after to still be in a pretty rust free condition.
Snoopy (@Ex850R) wrote: »Good advice!^
Add an mp3 system by stealth , keep it stock no radio?
An mp3 player is a great idea - there's a guy from Adelaide who advertises in the Vic Volvo club classifieds and sells OE Volvo radio / cassette players which have their tape players converted to take audio via a USB port from an mp3 player or a USB memory stick. Looks old, works modern. This will likely be the way I'll go for my 145.
Angus (@Angus242164) Western VictoriaThe wheels aren't original, they're '75-'80 240 rims with '81-'82 240 hub caps, by the looks of it. Apart from that it looks extremely straight and original, very nice.
It was common to replace the narrow 15" rims with 14" rims in the '80's and '90's to take advantage of cheaper 14" tyres, the narrow 15" sizes were getting expensive.I have over 300 parts for sale to suit 100, 200, 700 and 900 series Volvo's, for more info see: http://zyrex.org/gallery/Cars/acw/volvoparts/
Updated April 21st 2016
dRob (@discombobulate) BrisbaneIf you are plan on running an MP3 player and don't plan to add speakers, why not just get a Bluetooth speaker and play music via smartphone/ stream digital radio etc
I've got a Bose sound link mini and it's awesome
.... why not just get a Bluetooth speaker...
Or, look here: http://snipurl.com/2a8vygf
There's cassette insert types, FM radio types (that plug into the cigarette lighter and transmit into the radio's FM). I have one of the second type, but you can get them with a text screen too - so rather than just a song number (like mine), it can display titles. There are others again, that have a small colour screen that can display not just the song info, but a pic of the album art too.)
set of smal box speakers , ( JBL Concept Ones ) hanging off the back pillar and a sub box with amp , an MP3 thingo that blutoothz to the amp from your media player/phone , all run off a pwr wire run up to the boot area.
I will say the JBLs are the best set of small speakers you will get , period...
Ok Guys,
Here's some challenging questions for you while I wait for the 145 to turn up..
My previous Auto/Fuel Injected 74' 145 had a tachometer, this one doesn't. In the UK brochure it appears that if you have the Fuel Injected model (de Luxe) then the tacho comes standard. Obviously this wasn't the case in Australia. This brings me to my question.. Does anyone have/or can find the Australian 1974 Volvo Sales Brochure? It would be great to know what the Aussie standard features and options were exactly.
These are from some UK Brochures..
Side Badge:
The badge on the side of this 145 doesn't have the lower part filled in with anything. What should be in here? "DeLuxe" perhaps? I've seen pics with and without something here.
I've seen 144s & 244s - some with - and others without a tacho. The 70s 244s often have the same one, if you want to find one.
Can't help with the badge. I've never owned a 100 series. Although on the 244s I think it's the engine size, isn't it? ("2.1")


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It's an incredible day indeed! Today is the day that I can present the final cover art for my novel, Leather to the Corinthians, which will be available in about 30 days. It's taken the better part of a year to get it from draft manuscript to press, and the reward for completing – write another book, you dog!
Here's the final, final, final version of the cover, as designed by my old friend and artist extraordinaire, Sean Bieri (be sure to visit his blog, The Man Who Japed, if you haven't already).
Quite honestly, I have spent some time just staring at this image. It's made the whole process real in way that it wasn't before. It captures the spirit of the book and very accurately provides the reader with a clear idea of what they will find inside. THE PERFECT COVER. It should also get a few people to take a chance because it is so DAMN EYE-CATCHING. It's just BOOM.
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I fully plan on making this art available as t-shirts, mugs, etc. Anyone have experience with this? What site provides the best service, price, etc. that will let me set up a store page? I am evaluating Red Bubble, Zazzle, and Café Press but I would love your feedback and experience!
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Time is almost over but we have so much more work to do! Of course, we won't stop our work but let's summarise was has been done during competition.
The main goal was to build a control node that can gather and display information from different sources/sensors. This node is the Doton project.
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Kotaku - The Mass Effect series draws creatively, like all "new" universes do, from those which came before. You can see traces of Star Trek's intergalactic politics. Star Wars' "science magic".
Fuck bioware. More like they ripped off Syd Mead among others. Listen to uncharted world, now listen to xcoms geoscape. Yeeeeah... Artistic integrity my ass not to mention all other straight up lies. Feels like I've paid for counterfeits. Fucking disgusting.


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To the Editor:
When I come home from trips out West, I usually get my first good view of this area from the top of Route 22 west of Fogelsville, the last long grade into Upper Macungie and the Lehigh Valley. I really love the view. From up at Haafsville I can only explain that the hawks that float above the fields and streams and woods have got the right idea.


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On Not Defining Haiku
Hemsteges' questioning of two aspects of the HSA definition of haiku1 reminds us that this definition is probably less than satisfactory for most writers of haiku. Two further aspects continue to bother me:
1. poem... in which nature is linked to human nature implies that nature and human nature are separate entities. Have we not evolved from the first simple life forms of the planet just like any other species? Are we not part of the whole system, part of nature, part of its successes and failures? Although dictionary definitions of nature often include the sense other than man, is that a distinction that can naturally be made? Are we not more attuned to the haiku mind when we regard ourselves as part of the whole?
2. unrhymed poem rules out those haiku where the rhyming is unintended and natural - or, at least, seems so. Should we rule out poems as haiku just because the best choice of words happens to produce rhyming? I hope not.
In a broader frame we might ask, How much can we expect of a definition? The HSA version resulted from a lengthy and informed collaboration aimed at producing a sound dictionary definition2. Dictionary definitions of specialist terms, however, often appear unsatisfactory and trivial to practising specialists. Ask a scientist about the dictionary definition of an atom, a physician about the definition of a virus. Most such definitions revertto basic general description and often relate to perceptions that are out of date. They may be adequate at a superficial level but inadequate beyond. With haiku, how can we define (i.e. objectively set precise boundaries to) a poetic form that has developed and evolved over many centuries and continues to evolve across national boundaries and language barriers? How can we define inclusively each and every example of such a tradition and exclude others? I suggest the only answer to both questions is, We can't. The best we can do is merely describe haiku, i.e. subjectively and incompletely outline aspects of its history, development and typical, often ephemeral, characteristics. The boundaries of haiku have always been diffuse and grey and, I expect, always will be. However, the word haiku is now part of everyday language in many countries and needs to be included in dictionaries. It may be time for more inclusive, more descriptive definitions to have their day.
Perhaps the most insightful and significant recent statement on defining haiku was made by Hiroaki Sato:
"Today it may be possible to describe haiku but not to define it. This is indicated by the haiku dictionary Gendai Haiku Dai-jiten (Meiji Shoin, 1980). Its entry on haiku describes the history of the term, but makes no attempt to say what a haiku is. Both in form and content, all you can say is that a haiku, be it composed in Japanese, English or any other language, is what the person who has written it presents as a haiku."
Sato reaches this conclusion in an article, 'The HSA Definitions Reconsidered'3. Harold Henderson expressed a similar view in 1971 in the correspondence that led to the HSA definition:
... a definitive definition of haiku is probably impossible... [haiku] must be what the poets make them, not verses that follow rules set down by some authority... a strict definition... is neither possible nor desirable.4
Cyril Childs - published in Presence #22
1 translated with comment by David Cobb, Presence #21, p23.
2 see A Haiku Path, HSA, pp. 43-85.
3 Frogpond XXII:3, 1999, pp. 73-75.
4 A Haiku Path, pp. 46-47.


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With this post, I say goodbye to ScienceBlogs.
Am I leaving because of the fiasco with the PepsiCo blog? Not directly.
That's not to say that there weren't serious issues raised by the whole incident. Many of these lie in the realm of journalistic ethics, at least as understood by people you might regard as affiliated with old school journalistic outlets (notwithstanding the fact that many such outlets currently have a significant online presence). The analyses by Paul Raeburn, Curtis Brainard, and John Rennie all do a nice job setting out the central issues in case, so do click through to read them if you haven't already.
I know some are of the view that the new-ish medium of blogging is a blank slate that need not be bound by the old rules of the old media, or that bloggers are not journalists (especially if their day jobs are something other than being journalists) and thus needn't worry about the ethical constraints the J-school crowd take to be important. But I'm starting to wonder if bloggers can really claim that much freedom to self-identify their roles when for practical purposes their writing is functioning as journalism. Especially for a media group that fought to have its bloggers' output indexed by Google News (as Seed Media Group did), setting aside recognized standards of journalistic ethics without serious consideration and a positive argument for why they should not apply to one's blogging empire seems pretty shortsighted.
I'm also aware that some saw an irony in science journalists taking such umbrage at the breeching of the separation between editorial content and advertising at ScienceBlogs given that journalism as an industry seems to have an ample supply of publishers, editors, reporters, and such looking to stretch the rules as far as they will go. The tendency toward such behaviors is exactly why an industry or profession might want to articulate ethical codes -- to say, "We should do better than this." As John Rennie writes:
I'm by no means implying that digital media should shut up and listen to print media because it has all the answers. Far from it: print media needs to listen to digital these days more often than the reverse. Nevertheless, the ethics of journalism and the implicit covenants that publications have with their readers are topics with which traditional media have decades of experience. ...
The American Society of Magazine Editors maintains a set of guidelines to help editors (and publishers) stay in the best ethical graces of the profession. Not that editors and publishers don't in fact try to bend those rules, or outright ignore them. ... Nor is it always easy to determine whether a particular sponsorship opportunity crosses the line. The guidelines don't end discussion; but they are a place to start it.
Trying to do better does not mean that you always do as well as you hope to. It doesn't mean you're immune from misjudging a situation, or making the wrong call. But it does mean that you feel the pull of your duty to the interested parties -- here, ScienceBlogs readers -- for whom you're trying to do better. We're not just writing for ourselves here, we're writing for an audience. That audience has a right to expect us to deal with them honestly and in good faith.
I suspect that some of the science journalists ScienceBlogs lost in the wake of PepsiGate had expected better from Seed Media Group than they might have from the old media. When you find out you're affiliated with an organization that doesn't share some of your core values, and when that affiliation is voluntary, severing the association makes perfect sense.
Some have objected that people should stay to try to influence the organization to adopt better values (where "better" is obviously better by the lights of the folks inclined to leave). For some people, this would feel like the best path forward. For others, the individual cost they might bear by staying (in terms of lost professional credibility, or the amount of effort it might take to nudge the organization even a little, or the amount of frustration they might have to eat for putting in that effort) just wouldn't seem worth it.
Besides, if you've had enough experience of trying to nudge the organization where none of your efforts have produced discernible results and all of the mistakes that the organization had opportunity to learn from have been repeated and amplified, you update your prior probabilities (as the Bayesians are wont to say).
All of which is to say, I think I understand why some Sb bloggers left as l'affaire PepsiCo made impact, why some left after a longer interval, and why some are hanging on tight to Sb. And I hope I have enough empathy and regard for all of these bloggers to respect that they have made (and are making) the best decisions in light of their own values and interests, their own stamina and limits, their own relationship with blogging as an activity and this network of bloggers as a community.
Likewise, I hope they will enough empathy and regard for me to respect my decision at this juncture.
Since January 2006, I have been part of ScienceBlogs. I feel extremely fortunate to have been a part of this grand experiment in communicating about science and the scientific life with a broader public, and tremendously grateful to Christopher Mims for inviting my tiny little blog about ethics and science along for the ride.
Being part of the Sb community has given my blog more visibility and reach to an audience I would never have had operating solely through the standard channels of academic publishing. It has fostered fruitful interactions with other bloggers in the network, and lasting friendships with many more of those bloggers. Most importantly (to me, anyway), the soapbox Sb has given me nucleated an amazing community of commenters -- some of the smartest, wittiest, most insightful people I've had the pleasure of engaging online or off.
Blogging has been a growth experience for me. Writing here for an audience that writes back (whether through comments, separate blog posts, or emails) has helped me to appreciate more complexities, and to think about very compelling objections to the views I started out with. These bloggy interactions keep me learning a great deal about the practical challenges of navigating the evolutionary landscape of a scientific career while still being guided by the ethical standards. You, my readers, have stretched me to communicate more effectively to a broad audience.
The direction I find myself growing as a blogger, at this stage, diverges from the direction Seed Media Group and ScienceBlogs have been growing. I have valued the community here (and have had occasion to labor very hard on its behalf), but my heart and my head say that it's time for me to move on and wish Sb well in its endeavors without me.
I will still be blogging -- one of the unexpected parts of this experience has been the extent to which blogging has become part of my own process for learning and teaching and doing my research, so I don't want to abandon what's working for me.
Adventures in Ethics and Science will have a new home at Scientopia, a brand new collective of people writing about science in its various aspects because they love to do so. I recognize that Seed Media Group has an interest in selling ads to make a profit, and I think there's a place in the blogosphere for profit-driven blog networks. However, my own preference at this stage of my blogging life is to move to a home where monetizing my page views is not the driving concern.
Thanks to Chris Mims, Katherine Sharpe, Ginny Hughes, Erin Johnson, Arikia Millikan, and Evan Lerner for their efforts on behalf of me, the other bloggers, and Sb as a whole, and thanks to Adam Bly for making this adventure in science communication a reality. Thanks to the other bloggers for setting such a high standard and for blogging about so many interesting things. Most of all, thanks to my readers for pushing me every single day to be a better blogger.
It's been a wild ride, and I'm hopeful that you will stay tuned (at the new channel) to see how the next chapter unfolds.


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Blanche Moyse, musical pioneer and peerless conductor of Bach choral works, dies at 101
Saturday, February 12, 2011; 7:14 PM
Blanche Moyse, a renowned violinist during her youth in Europe, who became one of the world's foremost interpreters of the choral music of Johann Sebastian Bach during a second career as a conductor and teacher in Vermont, died Feb. 10 at her home in West Brattleboro, Vt. She was 101. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Mrs. Moyse (pronounced moy-EESE) began her career as a violinist in the 1920s and performed across the European continent as a soloist and chamber musician. After World War II, she settled in Vermont and, with several other musicians, founded the Marlboro Music School and Festival, which has become a celebrated center of chamber music.
Later, after an arm injury ended her career as a violinist in 1966, Mrs. Moyse turned to conducting, with a concentration on the hundreds of choral works composed by Bach in the 18th century. She worked with a chorus of amateur singers in a Vermont town of 8,000, building a reputation for performances of unrivaled subtlety, emotion and integrity.
"Blanche Moyse may be classical music's best-kept secret," critic Benjamin Ivry wrote in the Christian Science Monitor in 2002.
When she brought her 38-voice choral group to New York in 1984 to perform Bach's St. Matthew Passion, critics were astonished.
"No one alive could have conducted a more selfless or assured performance," Greg Sandow wrote in the Wall Street Journal. Her unpaid choristers from Vermont outshone the professional orchestra accompanying them and achieved "something most professional singers will do at most once or twice in an entire career," Sandow wrote. "They sang directly from their hearts, without hesitation or forethought."
Mrs. Moyse spent months rehearsing her singers, instilling a passion for Bach that she had nurtured since childhood. Describing the effect of Bach's music in a 1993 interview with NPR, she said, "It goes to the real deepest depth of the human heart, and of the human emotion - sadness, outrage, everything is in it."
Music lovers from around the world made their way to Vermont to hear Mrs. Moyse's chorale at Marlboro and at the Brattleboro Music Center, which she founded in 1952.
"I've sung Bach all over the world, often with people who are considered the best," soprano Arleen Auger told the Journal in 1984, "and in my opinion no one is performing Bach any better than Blanche Moyse is doing it in Brattleboro."
Violette Blanche Honegger was born Sept. 23, 1909, in Geneva and began studying violin as a child. She became a protegee of German violinist Adolf Busch and also studied with renowned harpsichordist Wanda Landowska and guitarist Andres Segovia. She was only 16 when she graduated from the Geneva Conservatory of Music.
While still in her teens, she was a featured soloist with major European orchestras and later formed a violin-piano-flute trio with her husband, Louis Moyse, and father-in-law Marcel Moyse.
After World War II, they moved to Argentina, but a music school planned by Segovia fell through. In 1949, the Moyse family settled in Vermont, where Busch and pianist Rudolf Serkin were living.


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But they left it late with Mick Upton and Kevin Twaites bagging the vital goals in the final five minutes.
It has been a superb start to the season for Brookies' new manager Daz Coffey - who has taken over from John Flavell - and the club have high hopes of going one better than last year when they finished runners-up to AW Engraving Premier champions Folly Lane.
Lane dropped another two points, they have now drawn two and won one of their three games, when they shared eight goals in a thrilling affair with Highway.
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I have had chronic pain disorder for 12 years. I have documented every step of the way. Since the law changed I now have to see pain management for Lyrica and tramadol. I have done all of the tests required except the nerve study. My reasons are that I don't want to experience that type of pain again. The doctor said that it was all or nothing. And on top of that he hasn't even accepted me as a patient yet. There is no guarantee that he will. I don't know what to do. That nerve pain study is painful for weeks afterward. I don't want to go through that againl
Any suggestions?
Can a doctor refuse treatment if you refuse to take a nerve pain study?
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- 19 Jan 2015 by sonlin54
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- 30 January 2015
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I have had chronic pain disorder for 12 years. I have documented every step of the way. Since the law changed I now have to see pain management for Lyrica and tramadol. I have done all of the tests required except the nerve study. My reasons are that I don't want to experience that type of pain again. The doctor said that it was all or nothing. And on top of that he hasn't even accepted me as a patient yet. There is no guarantee that he will. I don't know what to do. That nerve pain study is painful for weeks afterward. I don't want to go through that againl
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They can refuse. If you don't want to do the study, you'll have to see if you can get a referral to another pain management dr. However, if you continue to refuse tests (should another dr also require it) you'll be red-flagged and hard pressed to find any pm dr to treat you.
Unfortunately, yes; the bigger question is why would you want to choose a doctor that works this way? I have suffered with chronic pain for 20+ years and no longer will stay with or choose a doctor who deals in absolutes. The patient has the right to choose which tests/procedures the will and will not do. I'm going through a similar situation right now. I'm searching for a doctor who will work with me to resolve my medical problems. I will not allow any doctor to dictate my care, and you shouldn't either.
Remember, half of them graduated at the bottom half of their class.
Hi, if you type 'Nerve conduction study' in to Wikipedia it will describe the process for you. I haven't had to have one personally and don't understand why the pain continues for weeks afterwards? I would be interested if anyone knows?
It hurts for so long because they stick blunt needles directly into each nerve. With Fibro your nerves are already out of whack. They can't use a patch type because they are picking up all of the nerves surrounding the nerve specifically they want to test. Unfortunately the pain is the least of the problem, my problem is I feel like I am being tortured. If they didn't have to puncture the skin and then hold it, it maybe a little easier.
My next question is who gave these doctors so much power to force us into a state of submission?
It's a power trip. I recently went to this alleged pain dr. and was trying to express the positive aspects of medical mj. He was hard core against it. When I continued to speak, he turned to me (he'd had his back to me the entire appointment) and said [like a snotty little kid] "Did you go to medical school?" What a creep. Power Corrupts!
Hi sonlin54, thanks for explaining that for me. It sounds horrific! So sorry you have to be subjected to that. I hope something changes with your health care service... Hi, 505eva, that's deplorable behaviour, how awful! I makes me angry on your behalf
Thanks Delila, He was too much. To top the rude treatment I received, he put "marijuana abuse" on my health record. What a creep. He had ordered yet another MRI as well. I left angry and determined NEVER to return.
A doctor can refuse treatment for any reason or no reason at all. I am curious as to what kind of test you are referring to as a a nerve study? If it's a nerve conduction study (NCS)/or Electromygram (EMG) doesn't have long lasting pain. Usually after the test the pain is gone within an hour or so. It is a good idea to have those test done to see if there has been any changes from the last one done.
This true.
Had my studies done today NO PAIN what so ever. I am 76 y/o
Tough up and get it done and STOP
Blaming the Doctor.
If you smoke STOP ÑOW it robs of calcium and mekes you developed the neuopathy Become your own reliever of pain by healthier living
Hello sonlin54
Sorry 4 the late response... I am pretty sure I had this test before now that it was explained in the post... and man they stuck me in my finger nails etc... 3 stick I said got the heck out of here/ walked out... lolol You are right it is extremely painful... but yes pm can refuse to treat you if you don't do it which is a shame... I hope all works out for you... sending prayers your way that you find a doc that doesn't force you into this painful test... GOD BLESS... p.s. when I did it my doc ordered it and I didn't have no computer or ask what it was, man I was ready to strangle the person that was doing it..lolol
A nerve test generally can only be performed by a neurologist whom you would be referred to specifically to conduct that test. I have had this uncomfortable test post being electrocuted resulting in nerve damage, now chronic. Unless I'm missing something I don't why it's required of you? Depending on where the damage is located, they insert small needles all over the area plus! They then administer a "small" shock through the needle which registers on their computer(after traveling through you) uncomfortable, not unbearable. It provides concrete proof via numbers and % of your nerves actual ability to function effectively and efficiently. It's not comfortable but it goes away fairly soon, promise. But only a neurologist can perform this test. If this is chronic and interfering with your life you need to do it. Once documented there's a lot of help out there for you. Feel free to ask me anything , been through it all! Good luck. PS Tramadol sux!
On the one hand, you write that the test was "resulting in nerve damage, now chronic." Then later on you write, "It's not comfortable, but it goes away fairly soon." So I'm confused. Could you clarify whether the test did in fact cause nerve damage, now chronic? That definitely sounds like a test that you wouldn't want to get. I had it done 3 times without it causing chronic pain, but everyone is different. Thanks in advance for your response.
So sorry to hear that you are being forced into this test which has caused you major pain in the past. I had the test twice in the past which hurt so much that when I needed the test a third time, I was in tears at what was about to happen. This neurologist, a woman, only hurt me as much as my fibromyalgia pain has been. I stopped crying. The test was no big deal! So it depends on the skill of the person administering the test. Hopefully you might get someone who is more skilled if you go ahead with it. Wish you the best.
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Letter to the Board, Executive and Members of the Radio Amateurs of
October 30, 2009
October 30, 2009
To: RAC Corporate Secretary
cc. RAC Board of Directors and Executive
RAC Members
Greetings, all.
I take no pleasure in writing this letter but I believe it is necessary in the
interests of the RAC and its members, so as to provide some understanding of the
present situation within the RAC.
I take no pleasure in writing this letter but I believe it is necessary in the
interests of the RAC and its members, so as to provide some understanding of the
present situation within the RAC.
When I accepted the ten-month
appointment of the Board of Directors to the position of president of the Radio
Amateurs of Canada on February 24, 2009, to fill the remainder of the term left
vacant by the resignation of the previous president, it was with the
understanding that the Board saw an urgent need for change within the
organization. I also understood that
no one else approached by the Board would accept the task.
Therefore, in good faith and with
the belief I had the support and cooperation of the Board, I reluctantly
accepted the appointment. Two months
remain in that appointment.
My acceptance was "reluctant"
because I never aspired to the position of president and never expected it.
I accepted because I agreed that serious action was required to prevent
the corporation from falling deeper into what might be seen as despair and
disorganization, and because of my genuine affection and sincere concern for the
Make no mistake; being president of the RAC is a huge undertaking, requiring hours of dedicated work and dealing with fires big and small. Anyone who has been there will know exactly what I mean. Anyone who hasn't will have little or no idea what is actually involved. Fortunately, my previous years of experience with the Board and Executive prepared me in large measure.
Over the ensuing months, I went
about the task of dealing with matters of concern to the Board, with integrity
and vigour, in a
straight forward manner and always with the best interests of the RAC and its
members in mind. Certain
circumstances made the job even more onerous than normal.
However, at the same time I
became increasingly dismayed at what I saw as wrong-headed and misguided actions
of the Board. The show of support I
expected and needed seemed to be slowly but surely decreasing, while at the same
time my efforts on behalf of the RAC were increasing.
In fact, I was spending eight to
ten hours or more virtually each and every day of the week on RAC business and
making monthly trips from my home in
I became disillusioned and
disappointed as the majority of directors adopted an attitude which I saw as
being detrimental to the corporation's goals and objectives and contrary to
the best interests of its members in general.
It also became less than collegial, thereby increasing the level of
personal stress put on me.
The result is I have lost all confidence in the ability of the present RAC Board to govern and manage the affairs of the Radio Amateurs of Canada Incorporated.
For that reason, I hereby resign
as president of the Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc., effective October 31, 2009.
This action is completely of my own volition and not because of any request or demand by the RAC Board, contrary to what reportedly has been suggested by one Director in a public venue.
I do not take this action lightly
and am greatly saddened that circumstances have made this decision necessary
but, at the end of the day and in all good conscience, my sense of duty and
personal values leave me no other option. This
is no longer an organization of which I wish to be an officer.
There are those who will say,
among other things, that my resignation is a "knee jerk" reaction, the
result of being disappointed at not being elected to a full two-year term in the
recent election of executive.
They will be wrong.
My decision to stand for election
to a full term as president, a decision that was agonizingly made only in late
August 2009 after interviewing a person who, the following month, I hired as
RAC's office manager, was because I wished to continue what I had started in
my efforts to bring the RAC back to a viable full service organization for its
members. I did not particularly
relish the job but I saw it as being necessary and was ready to take it on.
Had any other fully qualified candidate with proven experience as a RAC
executive or director stepped up for election, I most probably would not have
put my name forward.
The organization is hurting.
This is not the time for the RAC to change horses in mid stream, to
switch to untried and inexperienced leadership lacking knowledge of the RAC
inner workings, regardless of good intentions by newcomers, and I have no doubt
those newcomers have good intentions. But
I wonder if they fully understand what they are getting themselves into and the
challenges that await them. I have
to wonder at the Board's rationale in allowing this to happen at such a
crucial time in the RAC's history, when both revenue and membership numbers
are so tenuous. I, for one, find
this to be a cavalier and dangerous course.
There is no ego trip or personal
agenda involved on my part, just an honest, sincere and principled desire to
complete what I started for the good of the RAC.
Nor do I consider myself as being the only person in the RAC membership
who can do the job, given the necessary knowledge, time and support.
However, I was already in the
position and closely acquainted with the problems, as well as with many of the
solutions. I could see what had to
be done and, employing my knowledge of and long experience with the RAC, I
wanted to make sure it happened. That
opportunity is now gone, not for me personally, but for the RAC.
This is NOT about me.
This is NOT about me.
I wish to point out that Ontario
South Region Director Geoff Smith VA3GS, and Quebec Region Director Noël Marcil
VE2BR, were to the best of my knowledge the only two members of the Board to
recognize the error of the Board's ways and to display what I consider as
integrity throughout this crisis. As
a member of the RAC, I extend thanks to them both.
It is my fervent wish that the
RAC, as an organization, will be able to rise above the current situation and
act in accordance with its constitutional mandate by putting the organization
first and foremost. My belief in the
need for a viable national Amateur Radio organization has not lessened one iota.
I've had a long association
with the RAC. The success and
strength of the RAC as a member-based national organization for all Radio
Amateurs in
I leave the RAC executive with my
head held high and with apologies to the many friends and supporters I have
within the Amateur Radio community that this decision had to be made.
I trust that they will understand my reasons.
Sincere thanks go to them for their support.
Congratulations and best wishes
are extended to my successor and to all those who allowed their names to be
placed in nomination. Good luck to
you and thank you for your willingness to volunteer as a RAC official.
R.D. (Bob) Cooke VE3BDB
Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc.
"We're ALL about Amateur Radio!"
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I didn't get even ONE pic of fireworks,,,dang I hate that! Guess I'll just have to enjoy all of the ones submitted.
I unfortunately didn't bring my camera for the fireworks (I did for the Hamid Karzai--I uploaded those). It's a shame, I knew there'd be alcohol, fire, and meat in the same place. Our host managed to screw things up and shower his neighbors cars in sparks.
It was cool.
There's nothing like men and burning things