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Formats & Areas
A Personal, Individual Network is Becoming More and More Important!
At DMEA you can experience an extensive range of different and partly new formats. Matchmakings help you to make new contacts, you can cultivate old contacts at the official trade fair party or take part in talks and panels on important issues of the industry and initiate discussions yourself, which give all participants new ideas.
The programme is organised by the German Association of Health IT Vendors in cooperation with its cooperation partners (GMDS, BVMI, KH-IT and CIO-UK) and its committees.
The Academy program includes five interactive workshops in which users, developers and researchers edit specific topics in detail for half a day.
- Digitalisation in the Care Sector – Best Practice Knowledge for Successful Projects
- IT in Intensive Medical Care and Anaesthetics
- Artifical Intelligence in Medicine
- The Right to Data Portability: Implementation and Use
- IT Security for Medical Products (sold out)
Seminar Language: German
Coachings are events in which the personal development of the participants is in the foreground. Experts provide helpful tips and recommendations to be prepared for problematic situations or difficult requirements.
Starting from DMEA, excursions to hospitals, companies and other health-industry-related facilities are offered, in which e.g. digital solutions are shown in practical use.
The get-together is an informal format that is especially intended for networking. In a relaxed atmosphere you meet for a mutual exchange and personal meeting.
The Hot Seat is a question-and-answer format in which a person sits in the "hot seat" and faces the - also critical - questions of the audience.
The keynote is a lecture with a core message that sets the main theme or frame of an event and inspires the audience. The speakers are usually well-known personalities from politics, economics or science.
Year after year well-known Health IT experts shape a Congress programme, appreciated highly by its visitors achieving reviews with top marks. One reason for the success of the participants is the practical orientation of the presentations, preparing strategic-theoretical subjects for practical use. All the Congress sessions are translated simultaneously into English.
Every day in three parallel sessions key issues of Health IT were illuminated from all sides and lined with examples from daily IT life. Priority issues included "Innovative Healthcare IT", "IT-Security" and "mHealth".
In matchmaking, two parties should meet for a specific purpose in order to examine in conversation whether a win-win situation can be established together. This can be a need for staff covered by another visitor or an investment by an investor, which can be used to implement an exciting project.
The meetings are mostly closed sessions of associations and institutions. They hold their annual meetings at the DMEA, as once a year, all key industry representatives gather in Berlin.
TheDMEA guided tours enable interested trade visitors to inform themselves about selected topics about exhibitors and their products, projects, services, etc. as part of a group tour.
You can register directly at the DMEA to take part in the guided tours.
A panel brings together experts or stakeholder representatives to discuss in front of a larger audience to present and compare their views, and to add value together. The discussion will be led by a moderator.
Make new contacts in the industry in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Celebrate the successes of the DMEA together with exhibitors, trade visitors and young professionals and experience the Berlin nightlife in a trendy location.
In pitching sessions, lecturers have the opportunity to convince the audience of an idea, a solution or a project in short and concise presentations.
At an award ceremony, people will be honored with prizes to honor special achievements. The participants will be selected by a jury. The prize can be publicly advertised so that potential candidates can apply for it.
A slam is a short lecture contest in which the speakers entertainingly convey information. The lectures are usually limited to a few minutes. The aim is to draw the public to his side through a fancy and funny presentation. For the best contribution, a prize can be awarded.
Talks, similar to panels, bring together experts and stakeholder representatives. With the participation of the visitors current topics are discussed with the participants and thus the separation of podium and audience area is increasingly broken up.
A "Werkstatt" can be a meeting or a learning unit in the figurative sense. This term emphasizes solving problems or direct practice on the topic. The "Werkstatt" has set itself the goal to provide competent advice in connection with experience in the sense of self-active 'learning by doing' in a compressed format. This starts with the spatial structure, the loosened atmosphere of a workshop and various forms of communication for mutual exchange, depending on the theme.
Workshops are practice-oriented events in which small groups with a limited, compact duration work intensively on narrow-focused topics. The purpose of a workshop is the acquisition of new knowledge through theoretical and practical exercises. The hallmark here is the cooperative and moderated way of working towards a common goal.
See You in Berlin 2019
|Anja Brysch
Juliane Müller


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What a day already! :) It's weird Halloween falls on a Sunday this year.. But contrary to my last post, Halloween in North Dakota might not be so bad.
The roads are at least cleared, no slush and no mud. The sun is out, and the wind is not blowing. Bundle the babies up and take 'em out!
I'm already tired, missing my Sunday nap to post- don't you feel loved? ;)
Went to church per usual, taught my little 4 year olds about honoring Sundays (which is tough with today being Halloween and all!), and came home. It's time to relax a little, then at 4 I have to be at work to stand at my door and hand out candy for 2 hours. Woo Hoo. ;)
What are your plans for Halloween?
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy Halloween!
What a day already! :) It's weird Halloween falls on a Sunday this year.. But contrary to my last post, Halloween in North Dakota might not be so bad.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
An EASY Post!
So, because I am a dirty cheater... I'm reposting.
***dun dun dun***
The sweetest blog friend of mine, Kassie had graciously asked me to guest post when she was luckily world traveling...
I posted on my blog that I was guest posting, but because I am a dirty cheater- I'm going to use that post to fill a day's post here. Haha.
It made for interesting reading- so I hope you enjoy- if you haven't already read it. :)
"It didn't hit me till last night- almost too late- what might be interesting enough. Maybe this move and the last three months without my weekly escapades with girlfriends and healthy dosages of girl time has made me more sensitive, but that's okay. It makes for interesting thoughts, and maybe interesting reading.
I was out with a group of wonderful women a few Friday nights ago- all new friends, all super friendly and just the type with which you want to surround yourself. It kind of made me laugh as I thought back on the night; but when you asked someone's name you got something like "Oh that's Andrea- she's the Commander's wife." Or mine was "This is Ashton. She's the manager of ______" (I don't reveal that on my blog, so I can't reveal it on here either- sorry!)
I love how these introductions always accompany a life summary. They happen in everyday life, and it's just how we associate things as a culture- like me going places of Buck's and I'm introduced as 'his wife' but my life is shadowed under his-- and same for him, people from my side of life know basics about him, but overall, he's 'Ashton's husband- the nurse." It's just part of life, society and perspective- but it makes me smile none-the-less.
Back to girl's night... After all these fun intros, I started to notice an old southern feel to the group. It was easy to label each person in attendance: The Queen Bee (the one who knew everything about anything and made sure everyone was greeted, content in life and overall on her radar), the Social Butterfly (the one who coordinated the whole outing, had to bounce around to everyone in attendance and ensured the night was a success), the Fashionista (what she's known for thanks to her introduction), the Momma Bear (so grateful to be out and away from her babies for an evening- but they're all she can think/talk about) and the Independent ones (who are thriving while their husbands are deployed). The list can continue, but I'm sure you get the idea.
It makes me chuckle, that the almost movie-scripted makeup of characters is truly reality.. Each get together is a dynamic grouping of women, and I'm not sure any group could be successful without every single one of the roles.
It's just a fun thought- do any of you see the same dynamics in your group of girlfriends, or have I totally gone off the deep-end?
If it's the latter, I'll blame pregnancy hormones."
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Labels: Blog Friends, Blogging, Guest Posting
Friday, October 29, 2010
Fill in the Blank Friday
Time just keeps slipping away from me... I can't believe it's Friday again, nor that I haven't blogged in about a week.
I keep getting online, and I check my dashboard, read up on everyone- then I'm too tired to write one of my own so I close the laptop and cuddle up with a pillow to watch Gilmore Girls before finally crashing out. No matter if it's 7pm or 10 pm, same routine ;)
Anyway- easy enough- it's Fill in the Blank Friday Again! I'll play along to get my blog rolling again!
Link up at Lauren's!
1. My Halloween plans this year will include sleeping in, going to church, going to my work to hand out candy for the trick-or-treaters that come to the mall and coming home to sleep!
2. My most memorable Halloween costume was Jasmine. I was OBSESSED with Aladdin, and I wore my Jasmine costume 2 years in a row- it very well could have been 3 I'm not sure! But I loved it THAT much. Jasmine is still my favorite Disney princess :)
3. For Halloween this year I'm going to be nothing... lol. Wait- no I'll be a pumpkin! All I have to do is put on an orange shirt. Easy enough ;) I love looking round.
4. I've always wanted to dress up as (can I be so uncreative I don't have an answer for this blank?!? -10pts! )
5. Halloween free association! Halloween carnivals, cute kids, expensive candy (hasn't the price skyrocketed since we were kids or is it just me?!?), candy corn that disappears for a year, and fun decorations!
6. The worst thing about Halloween is that it's actually cold here in ND. There's snow on the ground. No way in hell would I walk around outside if I had kids (out of my belly).. It's such a ruined holiday.. I grew up trick or treating and walking outside in groups of kids- I feel bad for the kids up here.
7. The best thing about Halloween is an excuse to buy lots of candy, maybe too much, and reap the leftovers!!
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! Yay!
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Labels: Fill in the Blank Friday, Holidays
Friday, October 22, 2010
Fill in the Blank Friday- I almost missed you!
This is going to be such a fun one! Lauren at The Little Things We Do left FITB very vague- how creative can I be?? Hmm!
1. I am a simple girl who loves the fun and sassy things in life, an emotionally driven 'feeler', a nurturer, a somewhat diligent (although honest!) daughter of a loving Heavenly Father, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a teacher, a soon-to-be mother, a friend and a boss (hopefully not a mean one!)
2. I wish everyone could just be nice, and truly live lives of giving- always trying to make other people happy.
3. I like my job, my friends, Double Stuf Oreos, Gilmore Girls, anything purple, laughing, shopping, getting dressed up and dressing others, and feeling my little one flop around and kick back at my pokes and be calmed by my touch.
4. I can not believe I'm leading the life I live. I never would have imagined I'd be in this place, and that I'd like it- and myself- so much. I am blessed.
5. I hope one day I can truly make a difference in someone's life- and live to hear about it/see them flourish.
6. I think bloggers are wonderful people. We all have an innate desire to be ourselves, express ourselves, make friends and uplift them! How awesome!
7. I was incomplete before I knew I could love someone I've never met.
**SAPPY SAPPY SAPPY** I know. Hope it made you smile, hope you got to know me a little better and I hope you have a truly fabulous weekend!! :)
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Labels: About Me, Fill in the Blank Friday
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Guest Posting!!!
:) I can't believe it's Wednesday already!!
Please run over to Kassi's where I'm honored to be writing today. It's a crazy rant- but all in good fun- Check it out and leave some comment love!
I hope you all are having a wonderful Wednesday! I still owe you pictures- I know I know! :)
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Labels: Blog Friends
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Yawn Yawn Yawn
How much can I seriously sleep in one day?!
Fell asleep watching a movie last night at 11:30 after a terribly busy day back at work after meetings.. Moved into the bedroom around 1:30 and proceeded to sleep till 8:30, got ready in a hurry ran to church (Buck was at work and I'm afraid I was rushing without him nagging me to get out of bed earlier ;)
After church, I took a warm shower (don't judge me! Lucky thing about pregnancy is my hair actually looks better unwashed, and I get more volume- haha) and took a 'nap' that lasted 5+ hours.
And I'm still tired.
So tired that I can't even get up to get my memory card to post two pictures from meetings.. haha. So that will be a tomorrow thing.
I'm going to finish watching Ever After and crash out again. Oh I love today! ;)
Hope your weekends were just as relaxing!
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Labels: Weekend
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Why I should NOT be blogging right now...
I was reading over at Jenni's Story of my Life- the blog and she posted a top 10 of thing she should be doing other than blogging.
I'd like to join in, but I don't have 10.
Instead- I have 1 BIG one.
Involving this:
If you haven't been there- that is the Denver Airport. One of my favorites to fly- BUT NOT TODAY.
I'm supposed to be on a plane RIGHT NOW from Denver to Omaha.
Key word- supposed.
I had a flight out of our in town airport at 8:41AM this morning- but was I on it heading to Denver to catch my connection to Omaha for Managers' Meetings?
They overbooked my flight, and I got BUMPED to the 3:49PM flight. Not okay, buddy.
So instead of waiting almost 7 hours to fly out, and not get into Omaha till 10PM (which by the way- Meetings start at 5 (dinner at least)- I chose to drive an HOUR AND A HALF to the next airport to catch a flight at 1:13PM, connecting and putting me in Omaha at 6:13PM.
I would have rather been IN Omaha at my original arrival time of 12:35PM, but 6 is better than 10 I guess.
So here I am. Sitting in an airport- blogging- because I'm supposed to be on a plane.
Gripe! lol- I'm over it and starting to find a little humor in it. However, sad I didn't get 5 hours to burn and hang out with Krista before meetings. Win some, lose one.
Has this ever happened to any of you? I've NEVER had trouble flying.. but there's a first for everything I suppose. :)
Happy Tuesday to all of you NOT stuck in an airport!
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Labels: Real Life Friends, Work
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Late Night Friday!
Why on earth was I up till almost midnight Friday? Well, you see, I was having fabulous fun! :)
I met this wonderful gal at my store, Meta, who is an Air Force wife. She is the sweetest, peppiest, most upbeat woman I know. I instantly wanted to be her friend, and after a couple of months- we're so there! :) I love having people in my life like her. She was the one that hosted the jewelery party last week where I met lots more military wives, and she's doing a fabulous job helping me make friends.
She also put together a girls night last night, and 22 women came total- majority from her squadron (I think that's what it's called! haha!) 19 Officer's wives, 1 Officer herself, myself and a gal who does real estate in the area. Some were friends I made at the jewelery party, some were new- but all fabulous.
We went to a place called Sevens in the area, had a yummy full course Italian dinner and fun chit chat that lasted darn near 3 hours. At the end of the night I was tired (love pregnancy- haha!), full and had a handful of numbers of new friends to hang out with very soon!
One friend commented on the Military Wives post that these women are incredible friends, and their friendships 'last forever' and are 'fast and furious'- and I agree so far, but these women are ones I already don't want to lose!
Here's two of the pictures I got from the evening:
Four of us- Mercedes, Meta, Me and Adrian.
Meta and me
What a blast! I already have lunch plans with one when I get back from meetings next week, plans to shop with another, plans to make plans with one to scrapbook, and am on the list for next month's girls night that's being planned.
Gosh- Life is GOOD right now. :)
Have an amazing rest of your weekends!
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Labels: Real Life Friends
Friday, October 8, 2010
Fill in the Blank Friday! Long time no see!
Boy, it has been awhile since I've done one of my favorites. It's FITBF The Little Things we Do and it's been entirely way too long since I participated. I better get movin- it's 36 till Saturday! Then I need to go to bed! (P.S. You'll hear tomorrow why I'm up so late ;) )
1. The first thing I do in the morning to start my day is stretch my legs, pop my hips/whatever part of my back I can and run to the bathroom :)
2. Today I wish I were right where I was. I had an awesome day, loved work, loved play- just wish I had a few more hours then I could have had some husby time.
3. If I had an extra $100 in my bank account today I'd probably schedule myself off another couple of days and book a hotel for husby and I to get away to.. (and have the apartment deep cleaned **they said they'd need us out for 2 days so why not babymoon?!**)
4. Tomorrow I will be sleeping in, heading to work (which will FLY by) and come home to snuggle and watch movies with Buck.
5. Two things that don't go together are dog hair and my yoga pants.
6. Something I can never pass up at the grocery store is A fresh donut early in the morning. Yummy, soft goodness. Mmm.
7. The last time I tried something new was 2 days ago. The neighbor showed Buck a new way to cook wild game (duck today) which I usually HATE... but it tasted like freggin steak. What the *yumminess*? My mind was blown, I actually ate more than one bite- haha.
Yay Fill in the Blank Friday! :) Happy Saturday soon!!
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Labels: Fill in the Blank Friday
Thursday, October 7, 2010
I Feel PRETTY! Oh so PRETTY!! :)
My blog got a makeover!!!
I absolutely love it. It took me a little bit of time to finally say I needed one (denial is the first step, afterall), and so when I finally decided to dive in- Jenn at MunchkinLand Designs was just the right designer!
She was very prompt, even with a ton of other blogs she was working on. She also took exactly what I wanted (which by the way was very... brief, scattered and unknown), combined my likes and styles and made the perfect layout.
I'm super happy- and if you decide you are in the need for a lil makeover- head her way!! :)
Sign up to follow her, she *might* do some holiday specials!
Happy Thursday!
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Labels: Blog Friends, New Life, New Look
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
For Future Reference
When any of you get pregnant.. (or if you've already been pregnant, you'll remember).. Between 24-28 weeks you have to take the oh so fun gestational diabetes screening test. I approached today- like hey, no big deal!
I went to my monthly checkup (baby and I are right on track, she's measuring 24cm which means we're right on track for being 24 weeks along!) and then down to the lab for the test.
Wait. Wait. Wait. ----My turn!---- and they hand me a drink that looks like a child-size orange soda. Time limits start- 5 minutes to drink, 1 hour to wait and then bloodwork.
In the hour, I was told I could wander the building but not leave the premises. So, I'll wander around and look as senile as everyone else in the building. Eh, whatever-who cares? I'll go pay some bills!
20 minutes later, I'm back in the waiting room, rearranging chairs to put my feet up. Head throbbing, stomach turning. 40 minutes to go... Seriously!?!
Ugh. Because of the necessary fast, lack of substance in your stomach and lack of water flowing through your systems- you're left feeling like you just want to curl up into a little ball and go to sleep.
:( Pitiful ol me...The technicians just kept giving me a nodding smile, like "You poor thing." Just the looks I needed as my head throbs and I don't really want to be there..
No, they were super nice, and right when my hour hit- Boom! Take some blood and I'm heading to McDonald's for the BIGGEST cup of water they can give me and a 6piece nugget with honey sauce! Oh I love simple things that make you feel better.
So there is yet another thing you have to look forward to one day... :) Hopefully you'll be like me and not like the other women who can't hold it down. They're the ones who need the 'poor thing' look.
Happy Wednesday to all of you!! Check my blog later tonight/tomorrow morning for another surprise I'm so excited for!
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Labels: Pregnancy
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Learning a bit about 'me'...
Hello Lovelies! :)
It's Sunday, and my Sundays are always very bittersweet.. It's usually a day off I enjoy with the husby; going to church, eating and napping in the recliner. Sundays seem too short, and I sometimes find myself dreading Mondays because I just want more time at home- to myself and time with him. Then I feel torn because I truly love my job, and it's not like I have anything to truly dread.
Today is even more bittersweet. I took Friday, Saturday and today off work to rejuvenate, de-stress and re-center. I've slept in every day, taken the time to get ready (getting pretty really does make you feel sooo good!), gotten things done I haven't had time for in the past three months since moving here (like detailing my car, deep cleaning the apartment), I've hung out with a couple friends, and ran around looking for a new desk, found some steals at Hobby Lobby, watched all four sessions of General Conference and took naps. Notice anything missing?
My husband, Buck.
All stinkin weekend. Darn ICU scheduled him all this weekend, so my weekend turned out to be more for me than us, which I think is okay. I needed time for 'me'.
The only bittersweet part is I head back to work tomorrow, and he's off. ;)
Overall, I do feel better. I feel less stressed (tmi or not- my acne I blamed on pregnancy has already started to fade.. yay!), I feel rested, and I feel cleansed.
Per usual, General Conference was amazing. Two things stuck out to me, one comment by Richard G Scott "May the Holy Ghost always lead you to make choices that fortify your character and lead to much happiness" and one by President Monson, somewhat along the lines of '... but know even in these toughest of times we are still very blessed just for living in the light of our Savior Jesus Christ' (totally paraphrased the last one.. but it's what what stuck out to me.)
Totally different perspective on my life at this point. My struggles are blessings, meant to help make me into a stronger person, and I should be thanking the Holy Ghost for giving me opportunities to chose, even if I'm just continually chosing the same thing. And, two, I should be more thankful for all the blessings I have in my life. If I paid more attention to those, then maybe my struggles would fall to the shadows. Worth a shot!
Although I could use another day, minimum, I wouldn't trade this weekend for anything. :) How was your weekend?
I also just made these to surprise my husband after his long weekend! :)
Recipe Courtesy of Southern in the City I used white chocolate swirls Hershey's kisses instead- yum!!
Happy Monday ahead!!
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Labels: About Me, Jesus Christ, Weekend
Saturday, October 2, 2010
So Happy!! :) I got tagged by Star to play in a fun little game! This is my first, so here goes!
The rules are for me to answer her 8 questions, make up 8 different questions, and tag 8 people to answer them. What a stinkin cute idea!
Star's Questions for Me:
1. What is your favorite Fall dessert?
Mmm! I love fall! I love pumpkin pie, and french silk pie! I also consider this a dessert even though it's breakfast---> my yummy pumpkin pancakes!! :)
2. What TV show do you wish hadn't been canceled?
Not going to lie; Boy Meets World. I would still be watching Cory, Topanga and Shawn as they'd be in their 30s now and very domesticated with babies and such. I was so excited to get up one morning at 5 am Central Time and discover reruns on ABC family! woo hoo!
3. What is your favorite store to shop?
The Buckle... ;) It's where all my money turns up! It;s a blessing and a burden ;)
4. What is the best movie you've watched this year?
This year?!? We haven't seen a ton.. But Eat Pray Love was an awesome girls night out movie, and Inception was a good date night, thinking type movie! I would recommend both!!
5. What is your favorite book?
I don't read as often as I should, but one I've loved for years before the movie was P.S. I Love You. When the movie came out, I was the only one crying in certain parts because I knew the underlying reasons for different things. It made me like the movie that much more, and it's a book I can't get out of my head. Highly recommended!
6. What is your favorite weekend activity.
Do Sunday afternoon naps count?! Because I'm all about that... I enjoy not knowing where my Sunday went because I was curled up in a ball. haha.. My body even knows it's Sunday, and gets upset when I don't get my nap.
7. What is the best vacation you've been on?
You know, I don't take a ton of vacations. My trips are usually to see family, see a friend get married or just for a little r&r like I'm doing this week. :) I'd say that even though I'm not venturing fancy places, they're still the best trips- because it is so rare I get to see family anymore anyway!
8. Do you have any pets?
Little Sariah! :) She's almost 2 now. Crazy, high strung spaniel of mine!
If those don't make you smile, I don't know what will! She takes fetch to a whole new level... :D
My Questions:
1. What are you looking forward to most this weekend?
2. What are you looking forward to most this upcoming holiday season?
3. What is your favorite 'yum' from the Thanksgiving table?
4. What motivates you to get out of bed every day?
5. What is your favorite makeup/product/primper?
6. If you could change one thing about yourself- what would it be?
7. If you could tell the whole world this is the thing I love about myself, what is it?
8. What is your secret indulgence when no one is looking? :)
And I TAG:
1. Kassi @ Raindrops on Roses
2. Amber @ YFN
3. Katie @ The Life of an Army Wife
4. Blake
5. DAR @ Just Another Day
6. Sally
7. Katie @ The Mathis'
8. Kelsey @ Seattle Smith's
Have FUN and thanks for playing!!! If I didn't tag you, and you want to play- TAG! :) Comment/E-mail and let me know! Happy Saturday!
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Labels: Blog Friends, Fun, Weekend
Friday, October 1, 2010
Military Wives
I know I've been following a few of your blogs for quite some time now, and there's a good handful that are military wives. I've always had a great respect for what you all go through with the deployments and never ending support you have for your husbands and for each other. I've admired the strength, and the friendships you all form no matter where you are.
The older you get, the harder it is to make friends. You don't have school to meet girls, and when you're in management, or a supervisory position of any sort- you can't just hang out with your employees... There's gotta be a division somewhere. So, I could grab lunch with only 2-3 of them- and be careful of the balance of work/personal relationships... sometimes hard, sometimes stressful.
Since moving to ND, I've made tons of acquaintances, but only maybe one 'friend'. A gal who shops me a lot invited me last night to a jewelry party. There were 12-15 other women there including myself and my friend. All of them were military wives, like the friend I made in my shop. (We are in a base town, if you haven't picked up on that ;) )
It was a stinkin blast.
They were all sooo friendly, and I felt like I fit right in (even though I'm not military!) I don't know what I expected, it's not like being a military wife makes you part of a cool clique; but I was just pleasantly surprised to feel like I had been friends with these women for years already! :)
Next Friday night is girls night! Most of them are meeting up at a nice restaurant in town, and have invited me. I'm so going. :)
Yay for new friends... and Yay Military Wives- for being amazing!
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Labels: Blog Friends, Real Life Friends

subset: commoncrawl


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Movin' on up!
We are #5 on the waitlist for a baby boy!! Wahoo!! We are hoping July is the month we get "the call." The courts in Ethiopia are closing for 6 weeks over the summer, sometime between August and October. At this point, we are just thinking we aren't going to get a court date before the courts close and we are going to have to wait until some time after October. Then we will go over for court, love on our baby boy, and then come home without him until the Embassy clears him for travel to the US. Maybe 8 weeks after court. We might have a Christmas blessing in our arms! We are leaving it all up to the Lord, because his timing is always right.
As for my hip, it is still hurting, but it is healing slowly. I am hoping by next week I can come off crutches and go back to work. It didn't help in Seattle when our hotel had a fire and I had to go down 34 flights of stairs!!
Lilia is happy and having a great summer. Swimming and playing with her cousins and friends. This was our cute conversation this morning. Mom: "so Lilia, you have to forgive people, just as Jesus forgives us." Lilia: "Mommy, if we make chocolate chip cookies and we forget the egg, Jesus still forgives us." What a cutie pie!!


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Do you feel like your electric bill is outrageous??
We kind of did.
So I called Huntsville Utilities and asked for an explanation as to why our reading was that high.
We only turn lights on if absolutely necessary, utilizing every last drop of sunshine our large windows can hold.
Our thermostat is set at a brisk 61 degrees in the winter, using our fireplace to heat up the house.
What other extremes could we explore?
"We offer free energy audits for all of our customers," the kind HSV Utilities employee responded.
Sign. Me. Up.
A couple of days later, Brad (the energy audit man) walked around our house with me, pointing out areas where we could do a little handiwork while saving a lot.
Do we recommend this program? Absolutely. It's free and Brad printed out a full-blown Energy Audit Report that explained areas where most cold / warm air is lost and how we can improve those areas for better energy usage. The report also includes an estimated cost of repairs along with a Quality Program Participant List if we choose to hire someone to fix the problems.
I normally feel obligated to working with a company if they come out to give us an estimate or to evaluate an issue at our house. But there is no obligation in working with the utility company as a contractor... because it's not a contractor. They aren't the ones who will be doing any of the work required to make our house keep more energy efficient. This also makes their evaluations more trustworthy.
Fortunately, we will be able to DIY most of the stuff from our report. For those of you who may not have this free service offered through your utility company, here is a list of things that Brad recommended we do...
Also, please remember that our house was built in 1965. There are a few issues that stem from the age of the home.
- Spray expansion foam around pluming openings under the sinks in the kitchen and bathrooms
- Glaze single pane windows around the panes and caulk all windows at the edges to prevent air and moisture from coming in
- Ensure all of the doors leading to the outside of the home are actual exterior doors and not interior doors
- Exterior doors should be sealed on the sides, top, and bottom to prevent air and moisture from coming in (jamb-up weatherstripping and thresholds with vinyl bulbs are recommended for sealing existing doors)
- Attic access doors and pull down stairs should be insulated and weatherstripped if located within conditioned areas
- Make sure your HVAC system is serviced annually if more than ten years old, and on a two to three year basis for systems less than then years oldMaintenance should always include cleaning the coils and an inspection of the condensate drain and overflow system.
- Check for places where air may be penetrating your house and either caulk the openings or add a foam seal where you find the problemThis may include exterior / interior wall receptacles, outside walls at floor, wiring openings, fireplace damper, and / or light fixtures.
Needless to say, we have a lot of weatherstripping to put up, pipes to warm with foam sealant and cracks to caulk.
If you would like a free energy audit from HSV Utilities, call the number from the website and ask the operator to connect you with the energy department. They'll be able to help you from there. Good luck!
Postscript: There tend to be many frustrations with utility companies but I have been incredibly impressed with the immediacy of HSV Util. to solve the problems we've had so far. We owe about 98% of this post to Huntsville Utilities and give them the credit for it. We wouldn't have any of this information if it wasn't for their guidance and service. Thank you, HSV Utilities for going above and beyond.


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Advisory to the Planning, Conservation and Parks Committee, the Comprehensive Planning Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) members were County Board supervisors and staff from related committees and departments. The TAC reviewed the preliminary draft chapters of the Washington County Comprehensive Plan.
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Hello Richard, others: [I'm sending this to ITS, but please feel free to forward to GEO, too] I have looked at the flurry of recent Wiki update messages, and have the following comments: - Having detailled instructions on each page means that each page needs to be changed when the procedures change, and we all get a notification message even if the actual content didn't change. I suggest that we either try to use a template mechanism for the "how to edit this page", or we change it to a link to a page with instructions. - The program generating the email messages seems to be quite good at only sending the pieces that have actually changed. This is quite useful. But the way these changes are presented is much less useful, everything seems to be a big blob. I hope this can be improved. - The third problem is of course that if somebody is careful and saves every 5 minutes or so (also to make sure they don't loose the lock), then we get a series of messages rather than just a single one. It may be possible to fix this with some built-in delay before the message is sent out. Regards, Martin.Received on Sunday, 3 April 2005 12:37:18 UTC
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"Up the airy mountain
Down the rushy glen,
We dare n't go a-hunting,
For fear of little men…"
~ The Fairies, by William Allingham
With so many poets out there to inspire us, how can we resist reading what they have to offer? Whether it's Longfellow or Silverstein, we can all find something that strikes a chord within ourselves.
Here is a place to find some of those words of wonder and magic, with excerpts and poems from their writings.
Have a favorite poet or poem? Send me a message and I can share it here!


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Cameron Diaz has been known for many years as a beautiful and talented actress. But, how she got her big break is just one of many amazing facts about the actress many people don't know. Here are 10 incredible Cameron Diaz facts that might just shock you.
1. Heavy reports that in the movie Annie, she actually did the singing for her part, which was scary for her since she is afraid to sing in front of people.
"The two things I'm most terrified of are heights and singing in front of people. I just felt like this is something that needed to be addressed. I cried uncontrollably… but the only way to get through scary things is to have a sense of humor about it."
2. Cameron Diaz is not interested in having children or being a mother.
"It's so much more work to have children. To have lives besides your own that you are responsible for — I didn't take that on. That did make things easier for me. A baby — that's all day, every day for 18 years. Not having a baby might really make things easier, but that doesn't make it an easy decision. I like protecting people, but I was never drawn to being a mother. I have it much easier than any of them. That's just what it is. Doesn't mean life isn't sometimes hard. I'm just what I am. I work on what I am. Right now, I think, things are good for me. I've done a lot. And I don't care anymore."
3. Movie Pilot reports that Cameron Diaz did soft porn in the early days of her career.
'Cameron Diaz Was Only 19 When She Started As A Soft Porn Star' – http://t.co/NW1ojAM7Dh pic.twitter.com/dNGxPSYA79
— Dose of Me! (@Doseofme) October 6, 2015
4. Cameron Diaz practices transcendental meditation every day, a routine that helps keep her batteries charged.
"To have that tool now and to be able to go inside to the deepest part of myself and to access that and to recharge my battery internally, within myself, I feel so bada**. I really do. I think it's so awesome. I feel so empowered that I actually possess that."
Cameron Diaz "Transcendental Meditation is so simple to practice; it has changed everything" http://t.co/LwcIewsqO5 pic.twitter.com/RGJXmqHkKE
— Craig Berg (@permanentpeace) September 9, 2015
5. BoomsBeat reports that Cameron Diaz went to high school with Snoop Dogg. He remembers that she hung out with his "homegirls" and was "hip" and "cool." She remembers he was tall and skinny.
"He was very tall and skinny. He wore lots of ponytails and I'm pretty sure I bought weed from him."
6. In the early 1990s, Cameron Diaz worked as a model for Elite Model Management and she appeared in a number of television advertisements, including for Coca-Cola.
7. When Cameron Diaz auditioned for The Mask, she had no acting experience. She had 12 callbacks and eventually got the part of Tina.
8. Diaz has ADD, which is why she's says she cannot be a director.
"I have no interest in directing movies or producing movies. I like my role in making films. It's the perfect amount of involvement for me. I have ADD. I would never be able to spend two years making a movie or even one year. I would just, I'd be someplace else within a few short moments."
9. Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake were both in the movie Bad Teachers, working together after they broke up, which wasn't a problem according to Diaz.
"[It] really wasn't a big deal. Justin and I have always had a good laugh together, and to make a movie where we get to have a laugh together – there really was no one else who was more perfect for this part."
10. Cameron Diaz is into extreme sports and has broken her nose four times!
Celebrity Cameron Diaz Breast Augmentation broken nose surgery procedure – http://t.co/AGv7Lxwel4 pic.twitter.com/u6Q8rSiHDi
— Danita Porter (@DanitaJPorter) June 4, 2015
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What would it be like to get a massage in space?
The Apex AP-Pro Ultra Zero Gravity Massage Chair, with its "NASA-inspired technology," raises that question even while it fails to answer it. So we'll answer it instead. For starters, you'd have to be braced against a surface before getting a massage in a free-falling orbital spacecraft. If you weren't, the push of the masseur's hands against your muscles would propel you forward, for a gentle (or not so gentle) smack against the bulkhead. Even if you were braced, the masseur's pressure on your body would push the masseur away in the direction of the opposite bulkhead, putting a quick end to the massage. This means the masseur would have to be braced against a surface too.
Conclusion: A massage in space would be pretty much like a massage anywhere else, but more dangerous.
Nonetheless, the AP-Pro Ultra has a zero-gravity position that looks incredibly comfortable. The chair tilts backwards to the point where all weight is on your back to maximize the pressure of the massage. Never mind that no one has weight in zero gravity. Given that other massage chairs (e.g., the Infinity IT-9800) also offer a zero-gravity position, this misunderstanding of basic physics appears to be rampant.
The actual massage is performed by rollers that run from your neck all the way down to the gluteus maximus, the muscle you sit on in a normal chair. In addition, the AP-Pro Ultra has 30 airbags that massage your shoulders, waist, calves and feet. You can use the remote to choose massage type, speed and intensity, or move the massage to the spot where it's needed.
The AP-Pro Ultra also has a "twist program" that will sway your pelvis back and forth. This is probably fun in a gravitational field, but be warned that it could be fatal in outer space.
It has calf rollers and foot rollers in the foot portion. Overall this is a deep tissue massage chair which i prefer. I feel that my every need was meet in this chair.
This L-track massage is a worth the money massage chair. Roller massage is not too much strong, and adjustable. I love the modern design. It gives me the total relaxation!
Assembly was very easy to do. Everything was set up you just have to put on the foot portion. This chair has a very intense neck, shoulder, calf and foot roller massage.
The calf rollers are awesome. I'm also a big believer in the extended roller track - a chair without that feature is just old technology in my opinion.
The chair feels like being cocooned in warm, relaxing, comfort and with using a meditation. The chair has become part of my unwinding routine to get ready for sleep.
The quality of the chair seems good and I am happy with the overall massage. The foot rollers can be pretty intense so I usually wear lightweight slippers.
The rollers are pretty deep but that's precisely what I was looking for. The rollers in the calf and the bottom on the feet are pure bliss and are a welcome feature.


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There is a lot to like about living and working in Kensington – amazing people, great local businesses, and more – and perhaps one of the most enjoyable is going out to eat at one of the town's amazing eateries.
Here are five of our favorites:
The Arlington
This café at 269 Kensington Ave also does some of the best catering in the area, but skip that for now and focus on stopping in for a bite to eat. Their menu is simple and classic.
You won't be overwhelmed with choices, and that means every choice is delicious because they only make what they've perfected.
Excellent breakfasts and lunches, locally sourced food whenever possible, and a terrific staff make this one of the best local cafes in the area. They also have good wine and beer available!
Inn Kensington
This is right across from our office, and has been a favorite for years. It's not just the convenient location, however. As most people from here know, the Inn Kensington couldn't be more homey and comfortable.
They serve consistently good food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It's always there when you need it, and they always have friendly service. It's pretty much the perfect neighborhood restaurant.
Kensington Fine Foods
There is nothing quite like a local deli that specializes in fresh foods and local produce. That's what Kensington Fine Foods does. Their deli is located at 285 Arlington Ave, and it's worth a visit.
Their array of traditional deli sandwiches are great, and vegetarians will love the Vegetarian Club with portobello mushrooms, roasted red peppers, caramelized onions, smoked mozzarella, with olive and basil pesto on sourdough.
Semifreddi's Bakery
We all get a sweet tooth sometimes – yes, even us dentists! Semifreddi's is one of the best places to satisfy that sweet tooth. Since 1984, they have been providing the San Francisco Bay area with amazing breads and pastries that are miles better than anything else you'll find in the grocery store.
The cookies, the French pastries, the huge array of artisanal breads, plus their café menu of gourmet sandwiches, Paninis, soups and more. Delicious. You'll see their packaged products in stores throughout the region, but their café at 372 Colusa Ave is where you want to visit.
Kensington Circus
Every town needs a family-friend neighborhood pub and restaurant, and Kensington is no exception. We've got Kensington Circus, and it's easy to see why people in the area love it.
It's not just because the place feels warm and cozy and welcoming, or for the live music on Friday and Saturday nights. It's because the food is great (lots of well done traditional pub food), so is the service, and they have an excellent drink menu.
This is an old school style pub and restaurant, and we can't imagine it any other way!


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Here to help with questions relating to learning disability and its impact on family carers
The following email was sent by a Rescare member (Z) in the North of England, who has considerable practical experience in the classroom of Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision. Z emphasises the reality of the current situation – in stark contrast to the situation aspired to in policy statements and proposed legislation e.g. the Children and Families Bill.
Z addressed this email to Matthew Dodd at National Children's Bureau, but sent copies to his local MP, the Archbishop of York, Lord Pearson of Rannoch, appropriate contacts at Ofsted and the Office of the Children's Commissioner, and to relevant ministers at the Department for Education.
From: Z
Sent: 31 January 2014 00:09
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: SEN Policy and bullying scandal in schools
FAO: Matthew Dodd – SEC Policy Officer, National Children's Bureau
Dear Matthew
I am extremely concerned by the impact the Government s new procedures for SEN and categories of need replacing Statements and the ill-informed and bogus report from Ofsted about the supposed over-identification of children with SEN in schools. These have had the disastrous consequence of pressuring schools into assertively avoiding the identification of children with special educational needs at all; avoiding obtaining SEN Statements for children who need them a considerable time before they are officially abolished and also before the new arrangements for the combined Education, Health and Care Plans are in place. It is resulting in children with obvious autism, severe dyslexia, dyspraxia, speech and language difficulties, etc in mainstream schools not being assessed, not being identified or diagnosed and not receiving any specialist support or recognition of their disabling conditions and special needs resulting in no provision for them. A whole cohort of children are now passing through the primary phase and some are already in the secondary phase of education resulting in a timebomb of unmet need.
The prison Reform Trust did research showing a disturbing increase in the numbers of young people with special needs, learning disabilities and / or difficulties and autism, in addition to other complex and multiple needs and disabilities ending up in prison, young offender institutions, secure hospitals or otherwise embroiled in the criminal justice system having, in many cases, accidentally collided with the system, not because they are dangerous criminals, but rather as vulnerable young people who, in addition to their family carers, did not receive the recognition and support to which they were entitled in the education system.
What can be done about this disaster?
Some mainstream schools have been encouraged to get rid of as many special needs children as possible to save money as a result of the budget cuts and as a means of improving their league table and Ofsted inspection results. Children with SEN, their parents and the staff with the experience and expertise in teaching and supporting them have all, in some schools, been subjected to bullying and intimidation by headteachers and school governors, apparently with the full knowledge and support of local authority Children s Services Officers and Ofsted inspector approval. (By getting rid of skilled staff who can teach children with SEN, it discourages parents from sending their children to those schools.) Staff who have expressed concern or complained formally about this appalling situation have found themselves bullied, intimidated, victimised and subjected to compromise agreements and gagging clauses very similar to the NHS / CQC scandal and cover-up. The situation seems to be worse in some areas in Church of England primary schools, but the Church seems to be in total denial about the unlawful and discriminatory actions of some of their headteachers and foundations governors selected from local churches serving on school governing bodies.
There will have to be some form of public enquiry and all the statutory and other agencies involved in covering up this situation will have to work out a plan of how to make amends for the damage caused to pupils, parents and school staff.
Yours sincerely,
Note: Rescare also publishes news of developments in SEN provision on the Service Provision – Edcation page within this website


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American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;
King James Version (KJV 1769)
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995)
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
Then all the elders of Israel assembled, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
So then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together,and came unto Samuel, to Ramah;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
Then all the ancients of Israel being assembled came to Samuel to Ramatha.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
Then all the Elders of Israel gathered themselues together, and came to Samuel vnto Ramah,
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel,
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
Then all the elders of Yisrael gathered themselves together, and came to Shemuel unto Ramah,
_ _ We have here the starting of a matter perfectly new and surprising, which was the setting up of kingly government in Israel. Perhaps the thing had been often talked of among them by those that were given to change and affected that which looked great. But we do not find that it was ever till now publicly proposed and debated. Abimelech was little better than a titular king, though he is said to reign over Israel (Judges 9:22), and perhaps his fall had for a great while rendered the title of king odious in Israel, as that of Tarquinius did among the Romans; but, if it had, by this time the odium was worn off, and some bold steps are here taken towards so great a revolution as that amounted to. Here is,
_ _ I. The address of the elders to Samuel in this matter (1 Samuel 8:4, 1 Samuel 8:5): They gathered themselves together, by common consent; and not in a riotous tumultuous manner, but with the respect due to his character, they came to him to his house as Ramah with their address, which contained,
_ _ 1. A remonstrance of their grievances: in short, Thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways. Many a fairer occasion that people had had to ask a king, when they were oppressed by their neighbours or embroiled at home for want of a king in Israel, but a small thing will serve factious spirits for a colour to desire a change. (1.) It was true that Samuel was old; but if that made him less able to ride the circuit, and sit long on the bench, yet it made him the more wise and experienced, and, upon that account, the fitter to rule. If he was old, had he not grown old in their service? And it was very unkind, ungrateful, nay, and unjust, to cast him off when he was old, who had spent his days in doing them good. God had saved his youth from being despicable (1 Samuel 3:20), yet they make his old age so, which should have been counted worthy of double honour. If old people be upbraided with their infirmities, and laid aside for them, let them not think it strange; Samuel himself was so. (2.) It was true that his sons did not walk in his ways; the more was his grief, but they could not say it was his fault: he had not, like Eli, indulged them in their badness, but was ready to receive complaints against them. And, if that had been the thing desired, we may well suppose, upon the making out of the charge of bribery against them he would have superseded their commissions and punished them. But this would not content the elders of Israel; they had another project in their head.
_ _ 2. A petition for the redress of these grievances, by setting a king over them: Make us a king to judge us like all the nations. Thus far it was well, that they did not rise up in rebellion against Samuel and set up a king for themselves, vi et armis by force; but they applied to Samuel, God's prophet, and humbly begged of him to do it. But it appears by what follows that it was an evil proposal and ill made, and was displeasing to God. God designed them a king, a man after his own heart, when Samuel was dead; but they would anticipate God's counsel, and would have one now that Samuel was old. They had a prophet to judge them, that had immediate correspondence with heaven, and therein they were great and happy above any nation, none having God so nigh unto them as they had, Deuteronomy 4:7. But this would not serve; they must have a king to judge them with external pomp and power, like all the nations. A poor prophet in a mantle, though conversant in the visions of the Almighty, looked mean in the eyes of those who judged by outward appearance; but a king in a purple robe, with his guards and officers of state, would look great: and such a one they must have. They knew it was in vain to court Samuel to take upon him the title and dignity of a king, but he must appoint them one. They do not say, "Give us a king that is wise and good, and will judge better than thy sons do," but, "Give us a king," any body that will but make a figure. Thus foolishly did they forsake their own mercies, and, under pretence of advancing the dignity of their nation to that of their neighbours, did really thrust themselves down from their own excellency, and profane their crown by casting it to the ground.
_ _ II. Samuel's resentment of this address, 1 Samuel 8:6. Let us see how he took it. 1. It cut him to the heart. Probably it was a surprise to him, and he had not any intimation before of their design, which made it the more grievous. The thing displeased Samuel; not when they upbraided him with his own infirmities and his children's irregularities (he could patiently bear what reflected on himself and his own family), but it displeased him when they said, Give us a king to judge us, because that reflected upon God and his honour. 2. It drove him to his knees; he gave them no answer for the present, but took time to consider of what they proposed, and prayed unto the Lord for direction what to do, spreading the case before him and leaving it with him, and so making himself easy. Samuel was a man much in prayer, and we are encouraged in every thing to make our requests known to God, Philippians 4:6. When any thing disturbs us, it is our interest, as well as our duty, to show before God our trouble, and he gives us leave to be humbly free with him.
_ _ III. The instruction God gave him concerning this matter. Those that in straits seek to God shall find him nigh unto them, and ready to direct them. He tells him,
_ _ 1. That which would be an allay to his displeasure. Samuel was much disturbed at the proposal: it troubled him greatly to see his prophetic office thus slighted, and all the good turns he had done to Israel thus ungratefully returned; but God tells him he must not think it either hard or strange. (1.) He must not think it hard that they had put this slight upon him, for they had herein put a slight upon God himself: "They have not rejected thee only, but they have rejected me. I share with thee in the affront," 1 Samuel 8:7. Note, If God interest himself in the indignities that are done us, and the contempts that are put upon us, we may well afford to bear them patiently; nor need we think the worse of ourselves if for his sake we bear reproach (Psalms 69:7), but rather rejoice and count it an honour, Colossians 1:24. Samuel must not complain that they were weary of his government, though just and gentle, for really they were weary of God's government; this was what they disliked: They have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. God reigns over the heathen (Psalms 47:8), over all the world, but the government of Israel had hitherto been, in a more peculiar manner than ever any government was, a Theocracy, a divine government; their judges had their call and commission immediately from God; the affairs of their nation were under his peculiar direction. As the constitution, so the administration of their government, was by Thus saith the Lord; this method they were weary of, though it was their honour and safety, above any thing, so long as they kept in with God. They were indeed so much the more exposed to calamities if they provoked God to anger by sin, and found they could not transgress at so cheap a rate as other nations could, which perhaps was the true reason why they desired to stand upon the same terms with God that other nations did. (2.) He must not think it strange, nor marvel at the matter, for they do as they always have done: According to all the works which they have done, since the day that I brought them out of Egypt, so do they unto thee, 1 Samuel 8:8; They had at first been so very respectful and obsequious to Samuel that he began to hope they were cured of their old stubborn disposition; but now he found himself deceived in them, and must not be surprised at it. They had always been rude to their governors, witness Moses and Aaron; nay, They have forsaken me and served other gods; the greatness of their crime, in affecting new gods, may make this crime of affecting new governors seem little. Samuel might expect they would deal treacherously, for they were called transgressors from the womb, Isaiah 48:8. This had been their manner from their youth up, Jeremiah 22:21.
_ _ 2. He tells him that which would be an answer to their demand. Samuel would not have known what to say if God had not instructed him. Should he oppose the motion, it would bespeak a greater fondness of power and dominion than did become a prophet, and an indulgence of his sons. Should he yield to the motion, it would look like the betraying of his trust, and he would become accessory to all the bad consequences of a change. Aaron sinned in gratifying the people when they said, Make us gods; Samuel dares not therefore comply with them when they say, Make us a king, but he gives them, with assurance, the answer God sent them.
_ _ (1.) He must tell them that they shall have a king. Hearken to the voice of the people, 1 Samuel 8:7, and again, 1 Samuel 8:9. Not that God was pleased with their request, but, as sometimes he crosses us in love, so at other times he gratifies us in wrath; he did so here. When they said, Give us a king and princes he gave them a king in his anger (see Hosea 13:10, Hosea 13:11), as he gave them quails, Psalms 106:15; Psalms 78:29. God bade Samuel humour them in this matter, [1.] That they might be beaten with their own rod, and might feel, to their cost, the difference between his government and the government of a king; see 2 Chronicles 12:8. It soon appeared how much worse their condition was, in all respects, under Saul, than it had been under Samuel. [2.] To prevent something worse. If they were not gratified, they would either rise in rebellion against Samuel or universally revolt from their religion and admit the gods of the nations, that they might have kings like them. Rather than so, let them have a king. [3.] God knows how to bring glory to himself out of it, and to serve his own wise purposes even by their foolish counsels.
_ _ (2.) But he must tell them, withal, that when they have a king they will soon have enough of him, and will, when it is too late, repent of their choice. This he must protest solemnly to them (1 Samuel 8:9), that, if they would have a king to rule them, as the eastern kings ruled their subjects, they would find the yoke exceedingly heavy. They looked only at the pomp or magnificence of a king, and thought that would make their nation great and considerable among its neighbours, and would strike a terror upon their enemies; but he must bid them consider how they would like to bear the charges of that pomp, and how they would endure that arbitrary power which the neighbouring kings assumed. Note, Those that set their hearts inordinately upon any thing in this world ought, for the moderating of their desires, to consider the inconveniences as well as the conveniences that will attend it, and to set the one over against the other in their thoughts. Those that submit to the government of the world and the flesh are told plainly what hard masters they are, and what a tyranny the dominion of sin is; and yet they will exchange God's government for it.
_ _ IV. Samuel's faithful delivery of God's mind to them, 1 Samuel 8:10. He told them all the words of the Lord, how ill he resented it, that he construed it a rejecting of him, and compared it with their serving other gods, that he would grant their request if they insisted on it, but withal had ordered him to represent to them the certain consequences of their choice, that they would be such that if they had any reason left them, and would allow themselves to consult their own interest, they would withdraw their petition, and beg to continue as they were. Accordingly he lays before them, very particularly, what would be, not the right of a king in general, but the manner of the king that should reign over them, according to the pattern of the nations, 1 Samuel 8:11. Samuel does not speak (as bishop Patrick expounds it) of a just and honest right of a king to do these things, for his right is quite otherwise described in that part of Moses's law which concerns the king's duty, but such a right as the kings of the nations had then acquired. This shall be the manner of the king, that is, "thus he must support his dignity at the expense of that which is dearest to you, and thus he will abuse his power, as those that have power are apt to do; and, having the militia in his hand, you will be under a necessity of submitting to him."
_ _ 1. If they will have such a king as the nations have, let them consider, (1.) That king must have a great retinue, abundance of servants to wait on him, grooms to look after his chariots and horses, gentlemen to ride about with him, and footmen to run before his chariots. This is the chief grandeur of princes, and the imaginary glory of great men, to have a multitude of attendants. And whence must he have these? "Why, he will take your sons, who are free-born, have a liberal education, and whom you now have at your own disposal, and will appoint them for himself," 1 Samuel 8:11. They must wait upon him, and be at his beck; those that used to work for their parents and themselves must work for him, ear his ground, and reap his harvest (1 Samuel 8:12), and count it their preferment too, 1 Samuel 8:16. This would be a great change. (2.) He must keep a great table; he will not be content to dine with his neighbours upon a sacrifice, as Samuel used to do (1 Samuel 9:13); but he must have a variety of dainty dishes, forced meats, and sweet-meats, and delicate sauces; and who must prepare him these? "Why, he will take your daughters, the most ingenious and handy of them, whom you hoped to prefer to houses and tables of their own; and, whether you be willing or no, they must be his confectioners, and cooks, and bakers, and the like." (3.) "He must needs have a standing army, for guards and garrisons; and your sons, instead of being elders of your cities, and living in quiet and honour at home, must be captains over thousands and captains over fifties, and must be disposed of at the pleasure of the sovereign." (4.) "You may expect that he will have great favourites, whom, having dignified and ennobled, he must enrich, and give them estates suitable to their honour; and which way can he do that, but out of your inheritances? 1 Samuel 8:14. He will take your fields and vineyards, which descended to you from your ancestors, and which you hoped to leave to your posterity after you, even the best of them; and will not only take them to himself (you could bear that better), but he will give them to his servants, who will be your masters, and bear rule over that for which you have laboured, How will you like that?" (5.) "He must have great revenues to maintain his grandeur and power with; and whence must he have them but from you? He will take the tenth of the fruits of your ground (1 Samuel 8:15), and your cattle, 1 Samuel 8:17. You think the tenths, the double tenths, which the law of God has appointed for the support of the church, grievous enough, and grudge the payment of them; but, if you have a king, there must issue another tenth out of your estates, which will be levied with more rigour, for the support of the royal dignity. Consider the expense with the magnificence, and whether it will quit cost."
_ _ 2. These would be their grievances, and, (1.) They would have none but God to complain to. Once they complained to the prince himself, and were answered, according to the manner of the king, Your yoke is heavy, and I will add to it, 1 Kings 12:11. (2.) When they complained to God he would not hear them, 1 Samuel 8:18. Nor could they expect that he should, both because they had been deaf to his calls and admonitions, and this trouble, in particular, they had brought upon themselves by rejecting him, and would not believe when he told them what would come of it. Note, When we bring ourselves into distress by our own irregular desires and projects we justly forfeit the comfort of prayer and the benefit of divine aids, and, if God be not better to us than we deserve, must have our relief in our own hands, and then it is bad with us.
_ _ V. The people's obstinacy in their demand, 1 Samuel 8:19, 1 Samuel 8:20. One would think such a representation of the consequences as this was, coming from God himself, who can neither deceive by his word nor be deceived in his knowledge, should have prevailed with them to waive their request: but their hearts were upon it, right or wrong, good or evil: "We will have a king over us, whatever God or Samuel say to the contrary; we will have a king, whatever it cost us, and whatever inconvenience we bring upon ourselves or our posterity by it." See their folly. 1. They were quite deaf to reason and blind to their own interest. They could not answer Samuel's arguments against it, nor deny the force of them, and yet they grow more violent in their request, and more insolent. Before it was, "Pray, make us a king;" now it is, "Nay, but we will have a king; yea, that we will, because we will; nor will we bear to have any thing said against it." See the absurdity of inordinate desires, and how they rob men of their reason. 2. They could not stay God's time. God had intimated to them in the law that, in due time, Israel should have a king (Deuteronomy 17:14, Deuteronomy 17:15), and perhaps they had some intimation that the time was at hand; but they are all in haste: "We, in our day, will have this king over us." Could they but have waited ten or twelve years longer they would have had David, a king of God's giving in mercy, and all the calamities that attended the setting up of Saul would have been prevented. Sudden resolves and hasty desires make work for a long and leisurely repentance. 3. That which they aimed at in desiring a king was not only, as before, that they might be like the nations, and levelled with the one above whom God had so far advanced them, but that they might have one to judge them, and to go out before them when they took the field, and to fight their battles. Foolish people and unwise! Could they ever desire a battle better fought for them that the last was, by Samuel's prayer and God's thunder? 1 Samuel 7:10. Was victory hereby too sure to them? And were they fond of trying the chance of war at the same uncertainty that others did? So sick, it seems, were they of their privileges: and what was the issue? Their first king was slain in a battle, which none of their judges ever were; so was Josiah, one of the last and best.
_ _ VI. The dismissing of them with an intimation that very shortly they should have what they asked. 1. Samuel rehearsed all their words in the ears of the Lord, v. 21. Not but that God perfectly knew it, without Samuel's report; but thus he dealt faithfully between God and Israel, as a prophet, returning the answer to him that sent him; and thus he waited on God for further direction. God is fully acquainted with the state of the case we are in care and doubt about, but he will know it from us. His rehearsing it in the ears of the Lord intimates that it was done in private; for the people were not disposed to join with him in prayer to God for direction in this matter; also it bespeaks a holy familiarity, to which God graciously admits his people: they speak in the ears of the Lord, as one friend whispers with another; their communion with God is meat they have to eat which the world knows not of, John 4:32. 2. God gave direction that they should have a king, since they were so inordinately set upon it (1 Samuel 8:22): "Make them a king, and let them make their best of him, and thank themselves if that very pomp and power which they are so eager to see their sovereign in be their plague and burden." So he gave them up to their own hearts' lusts. Samuel told them this, but sent them home for the present, every man to his city; for the designation of the person must be left to God; they had now no more to do. When God saw fit to notify the choice to Samuel they should hear further from him; in the mean time let them keep the peace and expect the issue.
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto (c) Ramah,
(c) For there his house was, (1 Samuel 7:17).
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I am so excited to write this blog post and say that my first ever cookbook has finally been launched! I know it's been a continual thing to share my Soup Maker recipes over the last fourteen months, but since late January this year, I thought it would be a good idea to create one place just for them. The idea was to give you an accessible collection that would always be at hand for when you need them, rather than trawling through each and every blog post (and there is a lot).
And I thought I'd take this opportunity to talk about the features of the book and why I've chosen them carefully and not rushed things.
- It Has 65 Recipes (25 Completely New).
It's no secret that 40 of the recipes are available here on my blog and so to sell an eBook on Amazon, I thought it was only fair to give you something new too. I know it's taken time to put them all in one space, write an introduction, photos and formatting wasn't easy, but if I were buying something, I'd want something extra.
- Almost All Recipes Have Photos.
I love a good cook book and think there's nothing worth than an uninspiring book without photos. Images are great for guidance but sadly I felt a handful of my early photos really brought the book down so omitted them. I've since bought my first DSLR and think my food styling and photography has greatly improved, but it's now one of my favourite parts of being a food blogger.
- It's Colour Coded for Vegetarians.
I love my vegetables more than anything else but if you've made any of my soups, you'll notice I tend to only use chicken stock for flavour. However, I've noticed my vegetarian following keeps growing which I really appreciate; (I used to be vegan myself at Uni) so I've created two colour codes that were vital within the book. One colour means the recipe is already vegetarian and the other, which applies to the majority of recipes, means you only need to swap the stock.
- It Can Be Used on All Devices You Own.
If you're going to buy an eBook, I want you to own it forever and use across many of your devices. Many eBooks can only be purchased for one device yet personally, I flit between whatever I have at hand, like my phone, tablet or laptop. And if Amazon closed down tomorrow, the eBook won't disappear (so I'm told).
- There is No Diet Club Terms Mentioned.
As I am not an official representative of any diet clubs, there is no slimming organisation's terms mentioned. However, all recipes are low in fat and healthy and can be eaten on many diets. To guarantee you are on the right track, you will need to check with a representative of your club with any of the recipes.
If you would like to purchase my book then that would be incredibly awesome and can be bought here on Amazon in a Kindle version. For a list of recipes, simply click on the "Look Inside" feature above the image of the book there. If you don't have a Kindle, you can download a free Kindle reader app for your device to read it.
It would be lovely to see it in a hard copy one day, but I suppose it's one step at a time. Right now it really feels like a dream come true compared to my days as a child typing away at my Mum's typewriter, making up many Enid Blyton style stories.
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O2 products now available in all stores of Real
MUNICH. Telefónica O2 Germany is going to expand its sales network by a partnership with self-service warehouse chain Real. From May 2010 on customers will be able to buy O2 products at attractive prices at all German branches of Real. To begin with, O2 o prepaid cards, the successful rate that comes with no basic charge or minimum contract term, and O2 prepaid surf sticks will be offered. The O2 prepaid cards to top up credits are still available at Real. It gives customers the opportunity to buy O2 telecommunication products at more shops with even greater ease.
"Real is a strong retail partner for us and expands the sales channels for our core brand O2," says Thorsten Haeser, Director Consumer Sales at Telefónica O2 Germany. "Our customers have the advantage of buying our telecommunication products while making their daily purchases." Real already successfully markets products from Fonic, Telefónica's discount brand. As the first self-service warehouse retailer in Germany, Real is now adding rates and products for mobile internet from O2 to its range. Being part of the METRO Group, it has around 330 stores throughout Germany. Telefónica O2 Germany has about 1,000 shops in Germany. Products are also successfully distributed by sales partnerships and online at www.o2.de. Additional product information is available at: www.o2.de
|Telefónica O2 Germany GmbH & Co. OHG belongs to Telefónica Europe and is part of the Spanish telecommunication group Telefónica S.A. The Company offers its German private and business customers postpaid and prepaid mobile telecom products as well as innovative mobile data services based on the GPRS and UMTS technologies. In addition, the integrated communications provider also offers DSL fixed network telephony and high-speed internet. Telefónica Europe has nearly 49 million mobile and fixed network customers in Great Britain, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany.
Further information
Telefónica O2 Germany GmbH & Co. OHG Press Relations Harald Maass, press spokesman Georg-Brauchle-Ring 23-25 80992 Munich


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It's scary how fast I can get out of shape.
It's not like I turn into a shapeless blob if I don't exercise for a few days. What bothers me is that if I don't get in some serious workouts at least two to three times a week, plus some stretching/yoga-type stuff in between, I feel kinda stiff and my endurance drops through the floor.
Action movies and books never show their heroes having this problem. They can be held prisoner somewhere for months or even years and suffer death-defying injuries. Yet when the plot calls for them to rally they leap back into the fray, their strength, endurance, and reflexes as perfect as ever.
Oh please.
This fantasy trait of most action heroes is a big reason why I'm SO glad I decided to give Layla serious injuries in The Compass Master. She gets bashed up bad enough in a fight that for the rest of the plot she CAN'T run more than a few yards and CAN'T climb like a monkey. Her sudden physical weakness also makes her feel dangerously vulnerable.
I should know, and not just because I suffered the same injuries Layla did.
Take this last weekend. On Friday I wasn't feeling so hot at work, so I skipped my usual half hour exercise in my work building's very small gym. Then when I went home I fell asleep at seven o'clock. On Saturday I was still feeling sick so I merely did some stretches. By Sunday I had recovered so I tried a full, real work-out.
I lasted half an hour.
What makes me feel worse is that I live in the jock state of the nation, Colorado. I only have to look out my window to see runners pounding the pavement and cyclists dressed like they're in the Tour de France. I have co-workers who complain that they're "only" participating in an upcoming half marathon because they're not in good enough shape for a full marathon. They go on grueling bike rides up mountain trails.
Me? I run a few blocks and decide I'm good.
On the up side, I can certainly do some things with my body (and in public!) that they can't do. And only now am I figuring out what my real physical strengths are along with what might be my permanent "disabilities." The irony is, it's so-called real "superhumans" who have helped to teach me the truth about my own body.
I'll tell ya all about it next time.


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Lattice Strutting Design
CLICK HERE for Full-size plans / working drawings of this lattice design guitar.
There are many ways of designing the interior and the plate thicknesses of the classical guitar. Conventional wisdom viewed the sound box as a single element, made from various species of wood, that all vibrate when activated by the plucked string; - this multitude of vibrations contributes to the overall timbre and projection of sound produced by the sound box. There are many advantages to this approach, but one of the problems is that some of the energy produced by the plucked string is lost as it moves into the sides, back, neck and even the body of the guitarist.
Late in the 20th century, some makers began experimenting with a different approach to sound box design; - the idea here was to make the soundboard (traditionally up to 2.8 mm thick), much thinner than before (now as thin as one millimetre) and supported by an interconnecting lattice of slender struts to give support to this fragile top. At the same time, the back and sides are made more rigid, in an attempt to reduce the amount of energy lost into these parts, and to encourage the reflective projection of sound out towards the listener. Sometimes an armrest (fixed or removable) is also used, both for comfort, and to prevent the player's arm from damping the soundboard.
There are many variations on this 'lattice' approach, the most extreme sometimes being criticised for being too 'banjo'-like, with a piercing sound but little sustain and a loss of the traditional warmth of the Spanish classical guitar sound. With careful use of wood, thicknesses and interior support, it is possible to create a guitar with a traditional 'guitar sound', at the same time having greater projection, with good balance across the bass, mid and treble ranges, and simply being a greater pleasure to play.
This type of guitar is more demanding to make, as it involves many more steps in the construction process, and bringing the soundboard down to the membrane-like thickness required, takes great control of tools and materials. It is helpful to have the use of a 'MagicProbe' or similar device for measuring the soundboard thickness, because the traditional luthiers' dial caliper is not accurate enough.
So the essential characteristics for this type of lattice guitar are:
· Soundboard between 1.0mm and 1.3mm maximum thickness in the lower bout, and up to the lower harmonic bar; 2.0mm to 2.5 mm in the upper bout.
· Eight or nine struts each way (sixteen or eighteen in all), 2.0mm to 2.5mm wide, finishing at 5.0mm to 6.0mm tall, tapering down slightly towards the edges.
· 2.5mm x 1.0mm carbon fibre strips on top of nine struts, covering the exposed half-lap joins. (This provides the ideal rigidity - carbon fibre on all struts is too rigid.)
· Triple Sides: 1.8 mm thick for bending, then laminated with two layers of 0.6 mm veneer inside. Triple Back: 2.5mm to 3.0mm thick, then laminated with two layers of 0.6mm veneer at right-angles to each other. (This makes for a reasonably rigid back and sides, but not total rigidity. Thus the species of wood for the back and sides is important - hard, dense wood like Rosewood or Wenge, produce a sharper, more piercing sound, whereas softer, lighter species like Walnut, Maple, Mahogany, fruit woods, produce a smoother, more mellow sound. (Often the back will not be flat when the clamps are initially removed after laminating. Provided it is kept flat, clamped between some battens above and below, the flatness will return once the glue has fully dried. Using quarter-sawn wood for the back is best. )
· Neck from a hard, dense wood like walnut or maple, (not cedrella), reinforced with a carbon fibre rod
· String height at the saddle 9.0mm to 10.0mm for first string and 10.0mm to 11.0mm for sixth string. Or taper the bass side of the fretboard so that the saddle height is similar from 1st to 6th strings - about 10mm.
· 'Rosette' string beads or similar are recommended to be used to maximise the break angle from saddle to bridge hole, for clarity of sound. Bridge string holes can be drilled higher from the base of the bridge than with conventional knot tying, indeed, care should be taken to not exceed a 45 degree angle from saddle to hole, and to make the saddle surface very smooth and angled downwards, to ease the string and avoid stress on its change of angle.
Click here to listen to this guitar
Yvonne Bloor playing a rosewood lattice guitar.
Click here to listen to Rob Johns playing a Ziricote lattice guitar.
A lattice guitar soundboard under construction


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The most popular software these days is that designed with the user in mind, where all aspects of the software are focused on delivering the function required by the user. When people see such software, they immediately resonate with it and are more likely to use it. There are countless examples of this effect.
But has this approach been properly used in 3D printing yet? Quite often we see hardware of a very general nature, leaving the function completely up to the users themselves. Similarly, we often see 3D print service bureaus offering very generic services - which are indeed useful for many people, but won't deeply attract specific markets.
One successful 3D example of this approach is 3Shape, a company dedicated to producing advanced 3D dental equipment. Their main 3D product is the D700 3D scanner, a device specifically designed for dental scanning. The form, fit and associated software make it very easy for their users and it's made them successful.
We're wondering whether it makes sense to produce 3D printers with more focus on particular types of printing, instead of the generic 3D printers of today. Yes, there are printers dedicated to specific materials, such as metal, but what about customer usage? Would there be a difference between a 3D printer optimized for figurine makers versus one optimized for medical use? We think so. Do the manufacturers?
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Poste Vaticane is an organization responsible for postal service in Vatican City. The organization is part of the Post and Telegraphy Service.
Poste Vaticane consists of the Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican City State. Poste Vaticane started operations on 1 August 1929[1] and operates four branch offices.
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Sleep is so important to people as food, water and air. Be productive, mentally strong, emotionally balanced and full of energy throughout the day is so attractive to everyone. This can be a good night sleep. Does depend what you feel during your waking hours on how to sleep at night.? As the night rest is affected by your hours of sleep, sleep habits and lifestyle of day-to-day options.
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6 Workshops: Carpentry, Computer, Movie, Nature, Party, Storytelling
The birth of Christ is the story of God giving us a gift we did not know we needed. Through this Christmas unit, the children will come to understand God's Christmas gift better by exploring Jesus' titles: Son of God, Son of Man, Son of Joseph, Son of David, and Son of the World. In all workshops, children will celebrate and renew their hope through God's Gift of Jesus. A carpentry creation will help them relate the "human" side of Jesus as the Son of Joseph. A special story illustrates how Jesus came as the Son of Man to seek out and save the lost. In the Nature workshop, children learn how they are a part of Jesus' family through a Son of David family tree project. A movie will show how the hope for salvation begins at Christmas with the Son of God. A balloon game in the Party workshop will help them understand how the promise of the Son of the World begins at Christmas but is fulfilled at Easter. In the computer workshop, children will come to realize that this amazing son needs to be shared with others. Through an inviting project they will invite others to your church's Christmas services. Includes: Spiritual Journal Booklet, Inviting Project, and Lesson Adaptation for Churches without Computers
Christmas Program Idea: "Special Delivery," from cathysmusic.com
Son Focus: Son of Joseph, Activity: Experimenting with Wood and Woodworking Tools
Son Focus: Some Son!, Activity: Fluffy & God?s Amazing Christmas Adventure CD (or No-Computers Adaptation) and Invitation Project
Son Focus: Son of God, Activity: The movie The Legend of the Three Trees
Son Focus: Son of David, Activity: Faith Family Tree Project
Son Focus: Son of the World, Activity: Birthday Party
Son Focus: Son of Man, Activity: Story ? The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey


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by Susan Neuhalfen WALL or Women of Argyle Leaving a Legacy will be changing things up this year for their newest leadership conference. This year's focus is on the next generation, our greatest legacy. "An essential ingredient for healthy leadershipRead More
Transcending Language Through Poetry
by Susan Neuhalfen It's hard to believe that less than four years ago Harpool 8th grader Fien Meuleman couldn't speak a word of English. Her family moved in 2014 from Belgium to Lantana. At that time, Fien was enrolled inRead More
Transitioning Into Spring
by Rebecca Grunewald It's never too early to start thinking about your new spring look – especially here in Texas. Here are some great looks put together by our friends at the Palm Tree Boutique with three North Texas locationsRead More
How To Get Into Your Top Choice For College
Vanguard College Prep 214.488.4333 www.vanguardcp.com Rockbrook Dr., # 307 Lewisville, TX 75067 Vanguard College Prep has been working to provide holistic preparation in the Denton community over the last 5 years. Instead of a taking a cliche one-size-fits-all approach prevalentRead More
Guyer Ready To Take On New District Slate
by Steve Gamel The Guyer football team is used to being placed in a tough district lineup every year. That won't change next season, though there is the added incentive of exacting revenge on a few opponents of the past.Read More
Dream STEAM Lab at Rayzor
by Susan Neuhalfen Two teachers at E.P. Rayzor Elementary had a vision. Teacher and Librarian Melissa Leonard and Art Teacher Carleen Michener wanted to create an area at the school where they could keep up with technology advancements for theRead More