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Hello everyone, I hope you have all had a great Christmas and new year. Things have been super quiet here on the blog over the festive period but I'm a believer that this time of the year should be spent with friends and family. I have a few things I want to achieve in 2016, I'm going to share them with you all in a nice little re-introduction to the blog for this year. To be honest, I'm glad to see the back of 2015, it wasn't a great year for me or my family at all. It just felt like one thing after another was going wrong so I'm ready for a fresh start with 2016.
1. I want to focus on my career. This year I plan to progress through the company I work for, I've been there for a little over a year and I feel ready for some new challenges and experiences. As well as thing I want to focus on my portfolio, I love my job but I do have a diploma in graphic design that I feel I should put to good use. I guess I really just need to find a balance between the two.
2. I want to get more creative with makeup. I feel like I've fallen into a little bit of a trap, I wear the same make up day in day out and I just feel like I don't get time to really experiment and express my creativity. In line with this I want to spend more time filming tutorials for YouTube because it's something I really truly enjoy!
3. My blog need a refresh and a schedule. I'm all out of sorts with working like crazy over the Christmas period that I've just neglected the things I really love doing. I don't want my blog to become something I do when I get a spare minute, I need to get organised and set a proper routine for myself.
4. Health and diet. This has been a big focus of mine since just after my birthday last year but I think it's time to step it up a notch and get into things properly. I need to cook more food in bulk so when I get home late from work I don't just end up cooking myself some chips and feasting on unhealthy snacks. I know this is probably everyone's goal at the beginning of the year and I've been telling myself I'll get healthy for years now. 2016 is my year and I am ready for the changes.
So pretty much I just need to organise my life in general.. We'll see how it goes! What are your goals for this year? Are you inspired to try something new this year?


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Jon Matonis on How Bitcoins are Expanding Global Media Opportunities
The latest article by columnist and Bitcoin Foundation board member Jon Matoni is on the mounting global media opportunities led by Bitcoin Foundation, a decentralized nonprofit project funding bitcoin-related initiatives. Serving as a board member of Bitcoin Foundation, Jon Matonis writes about how the 60% of their membership comes from outside the US and how Bitcoin Foundation is seeking partners to increase global effectiveness.
Some interesting excerpts from the article:
"Our foundation maintains an active relationship with various press entities seeking information about Bitcoin and the role of the nonprofit foundation. Since these inquiries come from around the world, we strive to be inclusive and we enlist the voluntary support of foundation members and regional affiliates for certain questions because they would best know their local bitcoin markets."
"Media opportunities often lead to conference opportunities. Ultimately, this work expands the market for bitcoin education."
"It's not always about taking a position on political or human rights issues. Mostly, it's about freedom of choice in currencies and economic education on bitcoin price movements, bitcoin exchange markets, bitcoin merchants, potential regulation, and the differences between Bitcoin as a payments network and bitcoin as a monetary unit."
"The foundation itself is nonpolitical, so when an inquiry comes from an industry regulator, our role is to explain what is and what is not possible in terms of potential regulation. I believe this approach to be the most effective stance."
"To date, this educational approach has been effective because only four jurisdictions and one central bank have published any formal statements on the Bitcoin crypto currency — Norway, Australia, France, United States, and the ECB. With the exception of the recent U.S. FinCEN regulatory guidelines, all of the reports have been explanatory in nature."
"Bitcoin is the honey badger of currencies and the protocol rolls on."
Read full article and discussions at http://goo.gl/l1tTd
For more information on bitcoins, visit http://forexminute.com/
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NEW YORK—Fresh off leading the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series title in more than a century, slugger Kris Bryant and several teammates could soon be hoisting more hardware.
Bryant is among the top three vote-getters for the NL MVP award, with manager Joe Maddon and pitchers Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks in contention for other honours.
The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced the finalists Monday. Voting was completed before the post-season, and the awards will be presented next week on MLB Network.
A season after he was the NL rookie of the year, Bryant hit 39 home runs with 102 RBIs while batting .292. The third baseman also scored a league-high 121 runs.
Washington second baseman Daniel Murphy, who batted .347 for the NL East champions, and Dodgers rookie shortstop Corey Seager also are up for NL MVP.
AL batting champion Jose Altuve of Houston, 2014 winner Mike Trout of the Angels and Boston outfielder Mookie Betts are the AL finalists. The MVPs will be announced Nov. 17.
The AL Cy Young Award is between Cleveland ace Corey Kluber, Boston's Rick Porcello and Detroit's Justin Verlander. In the NL, it's Lester, Hendricks or Washington's Max Scherzer on Nov. 16.
Detroit pitcher Michael Fulmer, Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez and Cleveland outfielder Tyler Naquin are finalists for AL rookie of the year. Seager, Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda and Washington centre fielder Trea Turner are the NL contenders, with the top rookies announced next Monday.
Maddon, Washington's Dusty Baker and Dave Roberts of the Dodgers are up for NL manager of the year. Cleveland's Terry Francona, who guided his team into the World Series, Texas's Jeff Banister and Baltimore's Buck Showalter are the AL candidates. Those honours will be awarded Nov. 15.
The Cubs led the majors with 103 wins during the regular season.
Last year, Chicago won three major awards after reaching the NL Championship Series. In addition to Bryant earning rookie honours, Maddon was the NL manager of the year and pitcher Jake Arrieta took home the NL Cy Young Award.


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Light on that Friday
I love tulips. Even though it is still quite so grey and cold outside, tulips make me feel like spring is getting closer.
Today is my first day on maternity leave – six weeks to go before the due date. I promised myself that (beside getting ready for the baby and spending more time with our 2-year-old son) I also will photograph more during this time. I miss playing with my camera…
I actually want to do 365 project BUT we will see. I have to find some proper inspiration and themes for taking pictures every day before I make any decisions 🙂
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Cosby leads Panthers with goal and assist; Altschuler earns first win in goal
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior Kelsey Cosby (Walpole, Mass.) tallied a goal and an assist Friday evening to lead Plymouth State University to a 4-1 victory over Saint Michael's College in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's East Ice Hockey opener for both schools at Hanaway Rink.
Junior transfer goalie Alyssa Altschuler (Cheshire, Conn.), making her Panther debut, finished with 23 saves to record her first victory. PSU evened its overall record at 1-1-1 while Saint Michael's is 0-2-0 in the young season.
The visitors had a 9-5 shot advantage in the first period by the home team scored the only goal on a power play. Freshman Taylor Shrode (Craig Colo.) collected the puck at the right point and hit a low slap shot that went just inside the left goal post for her first of the season.
The two teams traded goals just 19 seconds apart during a Purple Knight power play early in the second period. Senior Kate Banys (Newburyport, Mass.) went in on a breakaway for PSU and buried the puck top right for a short-handed goal at 4:22, and sophomore Lauren Cuculino (Glen Mills, Pa.) answered for Saint Mike's at 4:41, snapping a shot from the right circle that went past the goalie stick side. Banys has four goals in PSU's three games this season.
PSU extended its lead to 3-1 on a goal set up beautifully by Cosby, as she weaved through the defense along the left side to create a 2-on-1, and then slid a nice pass across the crease where sophomore Lauren Connelly (Braintree, Mass.) put the puck into the open net for her first of the season. Cosby added an insurance marker in the third period, pounding home a shot through a screened goal with six minutes remaining.
Saint Michael's finished with a 24-19 advantage in shots. Purple Knight sophomore goalie Abby Burke (Bedford, Mass.) made 15 saves in the setback.
Both teams continue ECAC East conference action Saturday, the Purple Knights with a 1:00 p.m. start at Saint Anselm College and the Panthers with a 5:00 p.m. face-off at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
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Leukemia is a type of cancer which affects the blood cells. This entails the proliferation of abnormal immature white blood cells. These cells are accumulated in the lymphoid tissues and bone marrow, and when a person have leukemia it reproduce uncontrollably and infiltrate the body tissues and blood vessels. This will eventually lead to malfunction due to hemorrhage, encroachment, or infection. This can be further classified as acute, which is rapidly growing; or chronic, which develops more gradually.
Type of Leukemia
Acute – this type of leukemia entails a profound percentage of such immature cells and tends to progress rapidly if chemotherapy is not provided. In fact, the case of acute leukemia is already considered as a medical emergency, which would often require hospitalization and initiation of therapy within hours of the time and diagnosis is made.
Chronic – this condition has a lower percentage of immature cells and also have a significantly higher proportion of mature cells. Unlike acute type, this condition may progress slowly and may also not cause manifestations for years.
- The percentage of immature cells and the proportion of mature cells, determines the distinction between acute leukemia and chronic leukemia; instead of the number of abnormal cells found in the blood or the bone marrow.
Aside from acute and chronic leukemia, leukemia can be further identified as lymphocytic/ lymphoblastic or myelogenous.
Lymphocytic/ Lymphoblastic – affects the white blood cells referred as lymphocytes.
Myelogenous – affects the white blood cells referred as myelocytes.
Signs and Symptoms
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Bleeding
- Bleeding gums
- Red spots on the skin
- Widespread bruising
- Frequent or severe nose bleeds
- Petechiae
- Anemia
- Paleness
- Malaise
- Dizziness
- Shortness of breath
- Rapid heartbeat
- Frequent infections
- Cold sores
- Urinary tract
- Pneumonia
- Gums
- Infection in the anal area
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Sore throat
- Bone or joint pain
- Night sweats
- Swelling of the testicles
- Vision problems
- Abdominal discomfort or feeling of fullness
- Bone or joint pain
- Enlarged lymph nodes
- Stem cell transplant: an option is recommended for patient age 55 years old.
- Chemotherapy: this option is often the main treatment for patients with leukemia and other forms of cancer.
- Radiation therapy: most often use in preventing spread to the central nervous system as well as for treating the disease per se; and to prepare for stem cell transplant.
- Targeted therapy: a treatment used for patients with Philadelphia treatment.
- Supportive therapy: an intervention used for managing complications of treatment.
Supportive Care for Leukemia
Fatigue: this is a known symptoms when a patient have a low red blood cells, and this may require blood transfusion.
Infection: this develops due to low white blood cell count (neutropenia). Neutropenia is brought about by malfunction of bone marrow, or could be an effect of the chemotherapy treatment. Medications used for this symptoms are antibiotics and antifungal.
Abnormal bleeding: this transpire due to low platelet count. This is also brought about by malfunction of bone marrow, or could be an effect of the chemotherapy treatment. The treatment provided for this symptom is platelet transfusion to help slow or reduce bleeding.
Loss of appetite: this is a common symptoms for patients with leukemia, and it could result from the disease per se, fatigue or depression, and treatments.
Emotional health: during treatment, the patient may experience vast array of overwhelming emotions. Unexpected feelings or thoughts felt by the patients may include the following:
- Adapting to lifestyle
- Concern that the cancer will come back
- Thinking about the possible effects of cancer to them, their family, friends, work, and other significant others.
- Anxiety due to less contact with the health care team
- Questioning self- worth, identity, and alterations in appearance
Diagnostic Studies
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA): May be elevated.
Cold agglutinins: May be elevated (more than 1:16) in lymphatic leukemia.
Cryoglobulins: Positive cryoglobulin findings may be present in patients with lymphocytic leukemia.
CBC: Indicates a normocytic, normochromic anemia.
Hemoglobin: May be less than 10 g/100 mL.
Reticulocytes: Count is usually low.
Platelet count: May be very low (less than 50,000/mm).
WBC: May be more than 50,000/cm with increased immature WBCs ("shift to left"). Leukemic blast cells may be present.
Prothrombin time (PT)/activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT): Prolonged.
LDH: May be elevated.
Serum/urine uric acid: May be elevated.
Serum muramidase (a lysozyme): Elevated in acute monocytic and myelomonocytic leukemias.
Serum copper: Elevated.
Serum zinc: Decreased.
Bence Jones protein (urine): Increased.
Bone marrow biopsy: Abnormal WBCs usually make up 50% or more of the WBCs in the bone marrow. Often 60%–90% of the cells are blast cells, with erythroid precursors, mature cells, and megakaryocytes reduced.
Chest x-ray and lymph node biopsies: May indicate degree of involvement.
Nursing Priorities
- Prevent infection during acute phases of disease/treatment.
- Maintain circulating blood volume.
- Alleviate pain.
- Promote optimal physical functioning.
- Provide psychological support.
- Provide information about disease process/prognosis and treatment needs.
Nursing Care Plans for Leukemias (Based on NANDA)
Nursing diagnosis: Infection, risk for
Risk factors may include
- Inadequate secondary defenses: alterations in mature WBCs (low granulocyte and abnormal lymphocyte count), increased number of immature lymphocytes; immunosuppression, bone marrow suppression (effects of therapy/transplant)
- Inadequate primary defenses (stasis of body fluids, traumatized tissue)
- Invasive procedures
- Malnutrition; chronic disease
Possibly evidenced by
Not applicable; presence of signs and symptoms establishes an actual diagnosis.
Desired outcomes/evaluation criteria—patient will:
Knowledge: Infection Control (NOC)
- Identify actions to prevent/reduce risk of infection.
Demonstrate techniques, lifestyle changes to promote safe environment, achieve timely healing.
|Nursing Interventions
|Infection Protection
Place in private room. Screen/limit visitors as indicated. Prohibit use of live plants/cut flowers. Restrict fresh fruits and vegetables or make sure they are washed or peeled.
|Protect patient from potential sources of pathogens/infection. Note: Profound bone marrow suppression, neutropenia, and chemotherapy place patient at great risk for infection.
|Require good handwashing protocol for all personnel and visitors.
|Prevents cross-contamination/reduces risk of infection.
|Monitor temperature. Note correlation between temperature elevations and chemotherapy treatments. Observe for fever associated with tachycardia, hypotension, subtle mental changes.
|Although fever may accompany some forms of chemotherapy, progressive hyperthermia occurs in some types of infections, and fever (unrelated to drugs or blood products) occurs in most leukemia patients. Note: Septicemia may occur without fever.
|Prevent chilling. Force fluids, administer tepid sponge bath.
|Helps reduce fever, which contributes to fluid imbalance, discomfort, and CNS complications.
|Encourage frequent turning and deep breathing.
|Prevents stasis of respiratory secretions, reducing risk of atelectasis/pneumonia.
|Auscultate breath sounds, noting crackles, rhonchi; inspect secretions for changes in characteristics, e.g., increased sputum production or change in sputum color. Observe urine for signs of infection, e.g. cloudy, foul-smelling, or presence of urgency or burning with voids.
|Early intervention is essential to prevent sepsis/septicemia in immunosuppressed person.
|Handle patient gently. Keep linens dry/wrinkle-free.
|Prevents sheet burn/skin excoriation.
|Inspect skin for tender, erythematous areas; open wounds. Cleanse skin with antibacterial solutions.
|May indicate local infection. Note: Open wounds may not produce pus because of insufficient number of granulocytes.
|Inspect oral mucous membranes. Provide good oral hygiene. Use a soft toothbrush, sponge, or swabs for frequent mouth care.
|The oral cavity is an excellent medium for growth of organisms and is susceptible to ulceration and bleeding.
|Promote good perianal hygiene. Examine perianal area at least daily during acute illness. Provide sitz baths, using Betadine or Hibiclens if indicated. Avoid rectal temperatures, use of suppositories.
|Promotes cleanliness, reducing risk of perianal abscess; enhances circulation and healing. Note: Perianal abscess can contribute to septicemia and death in immunosupressed patients.
|Coordinate procedures and tests to allow for uninterrupted rest periods.
|Conserves energy for healing, cellular regeneration.
|Encourage increased intake of foods high in protein and fluids with adequate fiber.
|Promotes healing and prevents dehydration. Note: Constipation potentiates retention of toxins and risk of rectalirritation/tissue injury.
|Nursing Intervention
|Infection Protection
Avoid/limit invasive procedures (e.g. venipuncture and injections) as possible.
|Break in skin could provide an entry for pathogenic/potentially lethal organisms. Use of central venous lines (e.g., tunneled catheter or implanted port) can effectively reduce need for frequent invasive procedures and risk of infection. Note: Myelosuppression may be cumulative in nature, especially when multiple drug therapy (including steroids) is prescribed.
Monitor laboratory studies, e.g.:
CBC, noting whether WBC count falls or sudden changes occur in neutrophils;
|Decreased numbers of normal/mature WBCs can result from the disease process or chemotherapy, compromising the immune response and increasing risk of infection.
|Gram's stain cultures/sensitivity.
|Verifies presence of infections; identifies specific organisms and appropriate therapy.
|Review serial chest x-rays.
|Indicator of development/resolution of respiratory complications.
|Prepare for/assist with leukemia-specific treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, and/or bone marrow transplant.
|Leukemia is usually treated with a combination of these agents, each requiring specific safety precautions for patient and care providers.
|Administer medications as indicated, e.g.: antibiotics;
|May be given prophylactically or to treat specific infection.
|Colony-stimulating factors: sargramostim (Leukine).
|Restores WBCs destroyed by chemotherapy and reduces risk of severe infection and death in certain types of leukemia.
|Avoid use of aspirin-containing antipyretics.
|Aspirin can cause gastric bleeding and further decrease platelet count.
|Provide nutritious diet, high in protein and calories, avoiding raw fruits, vegetables, or uncooked meats.
|Proper nutrition enhances immune system. Minimizes potential sources of bacterial contamination.
Nursing diagnosis: Fluid Volume, risk for deficient
Risk factors may include
- Excessive losses, e.g., vomiting, hemorrhage, diarrhea
- Decreased fluid intake, e.g., nausea, anorexia
- Increased fluid need, e.g., hypermetabolic state, fever; predisposition for kidney stone formation/tumor lysis syndrome
Possibly evidenced by
Not applicable; presence of signs and symptoms establishes an actual diagnosis.
Desired outcomes/evaluation criteria—patient will:
- Demonstrate adequate fluid volume, as evidenced by stable vital signs; palpable pulses; urine output, specific gravity, and pH within normal limits.
- Identify individual risk factors and appropriate interventions.
- Initiate behaviors/lifestyle changes to prevent development of dehydration.
|Nursing Intervention
|Fluid Management
Monitor I&O. Calculate insensible losses and fluid balance. Note decreased urine output in presence of adequate intake. Measure specific gravity and urine pH.
|Tumor lysis syndrome occurs when destroyed cancer cells release toxic levels of potassium, phosphorus, and uric acid. Elevated phosphorus and uric acid levels can cause crystal formation in the renal tubules, impairing filtration and leading to renal failure.
|Weigh daily.
|Measure of adequacy of fluid replacement and kidney function. Continued intake greater than output may indicate renal insult/obstruction.
Monitor BP and HR.
|Changes may reflect effects of hypovolemia (bleeding/dehydration).
|Evaluate skin turgor, capillary refill, and general condition of mucous membranes.
|Indirect indicators of fluid status/hydration.
|Note presence of nausea, fever.
Affects intake, fluid needs, and route of replacement.
|Encourage fluids of up to 3–4 L/day when oral intake is resumed.
|Promotes urine flow, prevents uric acid precipitation, and enhances clearance of antineoplastic drugs.
|Nursing Intervention
|Bleeding Precautions
Inspect skin/mucous membranes for petechiae, ecchymotic areas; note bleeding gums, frank or occult blood in stools and urine; oozing from invasive-line sites.
|Suppression of bone marrow and platelet production places patient at risk for spontaneous/uncontrolled bleeding.
|Implement measures to prevent tissue injury/bleeding, e.g., gentle brushing of teeth or gums with soft toothbrush, cotton swab, or sponge-tipped applicator; using electric razor and avoiding sharp razors when shaving; avoiding forceful nose blowing and needlesticks when possible; using sustained pressure (sandbags or pressure dressings) on oozing puncture/IV sites.
|Fragile tissues and altered clotting mechanisms increase the risk of hemorrhage following even minor trauma.
|Limit oral care to mouthwash if indicated (a mixture of 1/4 tsp baking soda or salt in 4–8 oz water or hydrogen peroxide in water). Avoid mouthwashes with alcohol.
|When bleeding is present, even gentle brushing may cause more tissue damage. Alcohol has a drying effect and may be painful to irritated tissues.
|Provide soft diet.
|May help reduce gum irritation.
|Fluid Management
Administer IV fluids as indicated.
|Maintains fluid/electrolyte balance in the absence of oral intake; prevents or minimizes tumor lysis syndrome, reduces risk of renal complications.
|Administer medications as indicated, e.g.
Antiemetics: 5-HT3 receptor antagonist drugs such as ondansetron (Zofran) or granisetron (Kytril)
|Relieves nausea/vomiting associated with administration of chemotherapy agents.
|Allopurinol (Zyloprim)
|Improves renal excretion of toxic byproducts from breakdown of leukemia cells. Reduces the chances of nephropathy as a result of uric acid production.
|Potassium acetate or citrate, sodium bicarbonate
|May be used to alkalinize the urine, preventing or minimizing tumor lysis syndrome/kidney stones.
|Stool softeners.
|Helpful in reducing straining at stool with trauma to rectal tissues.
|Bleeding Precautions
Monitor laboratory studies, e.g. platelets, Hb/Hct, clotting.
|When the platelet count is less than 20,000/mm (because of proliferation of WBCs and/or bone marrow suppression secondary to antineoplastic drugs), patient is prone to spontaneous life-threatening bleeding. Decreasing Hb/Hct is indicative of bleeding (may be occult).
Administer RBCs, platelets, clotting factors.
|Restores/normalizes RBC count and oxygen-carrying capacity to correct anemia. Used to prevent/treat hemorrhage.
|Maintain external central vascular access device (subclavian or tunneled catheter or implanted port).
|Eliminate peripheral venipuncture as source of bleeding.
|Administer medications, e.g. oral contraceptives
|Minimizes blood loss by stopping or slowing menstrual flow.
Nursing diagnosis: Pain, acute
May be related to
- Physical agents, e.g. enlarged organs/lymph nodes, bone marrow packed with leukemic cells
- Chemical agents, e.g. antileukemic treatments
- Psychological manifestations, e.g. anxiety, fear
Possibly evidenced by
- Reports of pain (bone, nerve, headaches, and so forth)
- Guarding/distraction behaviors, facial grimacing, alteration in muscle tone
- Autonomic responses
Desired outcomes/evaluation criteria—patient will:
Pain Level (NOC)
- Report pain is relieved/controlled.
- Appear relaxed and able to sleep/rest appropriately.
Pain Control (NOC)
- Demonstrate behaviors to manage pain.
|Nursing Intervention
|Pain Management
Investigate reports of pain. Note changes in degree (use scale of 0–10) and site.
Helpful in assessing need for intervention; may indicate developing complications.
|Monitor vital signs, note nonverbal cues, e.g. muscle tension, restlessness.
|May be useful in evaluating verbal comments and effectiveness of interventions.
|Provide quiet environment and reduce stressful stimuli, e.g. noise, lighting, constant interruptions.
|Promotes rest and enhances coping abilities.
|Place in position of comfort and support joints, extremities with pillows/padding.
|May decrease associated bone/joint discomfort.
|Reposition periodically and provide/assist with gentle ROM exercises.
|Improves tissue circulation and joint mobility.
|Provide comfort measures (e.g. massage, cool packs) and psychological support (e.g. encouragement, presence).
|Minimizes need for/enhances effects of medication.
|Review/promote patient's own comfort interventions, e.g. position, physical activity/nonactivity, and so forth.
|Successful management of pain requires patient involvement. Use of effective techniques provides positive reinforcement, promotes sense of control, and prepares patient for interventions to be used after discharge.
|Evaluate and support patient's coping mechanisms.
|Using own learned perceptions/behaviors to manage pain can help patient cope more effectively.
|Encourage use of stress management techniques, e.g. relaxation/deep-breathing exercises, guided imagery, visualization; Therapeutic Touch.
|Facilitates relaxation, augments pharmacological therapy, and enhances coping abilities.
|Assist with/provide diversional activities, relaxation techniques.
|Helps with pain management by redirecting attention.
Monitor uric acid level as appropriate.
|Rapid turnover and destruction of leukemic cells during chemotherapy can elevate uric acid, causing swollen painful joints in some patients. Note: Massive infiltration of WBCs into joints can also result in intense pain.
|Administer medications as indicated:
Analgesics, e.g. acetaminophen (Tylenol)
|Given for mild pain not relieved by comfort measures. Note: Avoid aspirin-containing products because they may potentiate hemorrhage.
|Opioids, e.g., codeine, morphine, hydromorphone (Dilaudid);
|Used around-the-clock, rather than prn, when pain is severe. Note: Use of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is beneficial in preventing peaks and valleys associated with intermittent drug administration and increases patient's sense of control.
|Antianxiety agents, e.g., diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan).
|May be given to enhance the action of analgesics/opioids.
Nursing diagnosis: Activity intolerance
May be related to
- Generalized weakness; reduced energy stores, increased metabolic rate from massive production of leukocytes
- Imbalance between oxygen supply and demand (anemia/hypoxia)
- Therapeutic restrictions (isolation/bedrest); effect of drug therapy
Possibly evidenced by
- Verbal report of fatigue or weakness
- Exertional discomfort or dyspnea
- Abnormal HR or BP response
Desired outcomes/evaluation criteria—patient will:
Endurance (NOC)
- Report a measurable increase in activity tolerance.
- Participate in ADLs to level of ability.
- Demonstrate a decrease in physiological signs of intolerance; e.g. pulse, respiration, and BP remain within patient's normal range.
|Nursing Intervention
|Energy Management
Evaluate reports of fatigue, noting inability to participate in activities or ADLs.
|Effects of leukemia, anemia, and chemotherapy may be cumulative (especially during acute and active treatment phase), necessitating assistance.
|Encourage patient to keep a diary of daily routines and energy levels, noting activities that increase fatigue.
|Helps patient prioritize activities and arrange them around fatigue pattern.
|Provide quiet environment and uninterrupted rest periods. Encourage rest periods before meals.
|Restores energy needed for activity and cellular regeneration/tissue healing.
|Implement energy-saving techniques, e.g., sitting, rather than standing, use of shower chair. Assist with ambulation/other activities as indicated.
|Maximizes available energy for self-care tasks.
|Schedule meals around chemotherapy. Give oral hygiene before meals and administer antimetics as indicated.
|May enhance intake by reducing nausea.
|Recommend small, nutritious, high-protein meals and snacks throughout the day.
|Smaller meals require less energy for digestion than larger meals. Increased intake provides fuel for energy.
Provide supplemental oxygen.
|Maximizes oxygen available for cellular uptake, improving tolerance of activity.
Nursing diagnosis: Knowledge, deficient [Learning Need] regarding disease, prognosis, treatment, self-care, and discharge needs
May be related to
- Lack of exposure to resources
- Information misinterpretation/lack of recall
Possibly evidenced by
- Verbalization of problem/request for information
- Statement of misconception
Desired outcomes/evaluation criteria—patient will:
Knowledge: Illness Care (NOC)
- Verbalize understanding of condition/disease process and potential complications.
- Verbalize understanding of therapeutic needs.
- Initiate necessary lifestyle changes.
- Participate in treatment regimen.
|Nursing Intervention
|Teaching: Disease Process (NIC)
Review pathology of specific form of leukemia and various treatment options.
|Treatments can include various antineoplastic drugs, transfusions, peripheral progenitor (stem) cell transplant or bone marrow transplant.
- Canobbio, M. (2006). Mosby's handbook of patient teaching. Elsevier Health Sciences
- Leukemia. (2015). Canadian Cancer Society. Retrieved October 27, 2015 from http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/leukemia/leukemia/?region=on.
- Markman, M., Loguidice, C. & Lammersfeld, C. (2013). Cancer nutrition and recipes for dummies. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.


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Former FBI Director and Curent Twitter Warrior invoked the shade of Senator Joseph McCarthy in the above tweet. A few observations:
- Joe McCarthy is known in popular parlance for inspiring a paranoia that was looking for "Reds under every bed." The whole McCarthy phenomenon was a good deal more complicated than that, but here is another tweet from Comey just a few days ago: "Russia threat should unite us, not divide us: "It's not about Republicans or Democrats. They're coming after America, which I hope we all love equally… And they will be back, because we remain…that shining city on the hill, and they don't like it. " Me (Senate Intel 6/8/17).
- McCarthy had not an iota of power that was not granted to him by the people of Wisconsin at the ballot box. Comey is a member in good standing of the Deep State and may well have been a part of a plot to subvert the Presidential election of 2016.
- McCarthy, whatever his manifest failings, never conducted a criminal investigation of a high political figure where the fix was manifestly in and then lied about it to the American people.
- McCarthy, unlike Comey, never engaged in perjury before Congress.
- McCarthy, unlike Comey, occasionally showed signs of a sense of humor.
- Unlike McCarthy, it is unlikely he will still be recalled sixty years after his death.
When I first heard that Donald Trump was running for President I laughed, viewing him as something of a clown and completely unfitted for public office. Part of me still feels that way. However he pledged support for the pro-life cause and I reluctantly supported him. One of the benefits of his upset win is that many officials and pundits, some of who I mistakenly supported, have revealed themselves as hysterical clowns, and worse, in regard to his election. That a man like Comey, who increasingly acts deranged and who stands revealed as a conspiratorial kook and lick spittle to the prior administration, was once in charge of the FBI, speaks volumes about the ingrained corruption in our government. If the election of Trump does nothing else, he has turned the rock over on characters like Comey, and that is a good thing indeed.
The declassified Venona decrypts have revealed to the public the full extent and depth of Soviet spying in America and proved that fears of Russian espionage networks at work in the highest reaches of the government were not fantasy but sober fact. Meanwhile, independent sources from iron curtain Hungary have confirmed Alger Hiss's role as a Soviet spy, just as Russian sources (including his former KGB case officer) have finally definitively established that Julius Rosenberg was a central figure in the Soviet spy network (although the importance of the material he provided on the atomic bomb, and the degree of his wife Ethel's involvement, is still under debate). Even the truth about Owen Lattimore, the most famous of McCarthy's "victims," has finally come out, thanks to a former Chinese espionage agent's memoirs and declassified FBI files, which go a long way to vindicate McCarthy's original charges. In retrospect, the cause McCarthy made his own — anticommunism — has proved to be more valid and durable than the basic assumptions of his anti-anti-Communist critics.
Arthur Herman, Joseph McCarthy: Reexaming the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator (1999)


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What I use now is a combination of the de Villiers which goes everywhere with me, and a regular-sized filofax which stays at home (currently I'm using the wine Holborn but I do have a selection to choose from!). Let me walk you through what is in each of these, then try to explain The System.
The De Villiers (wallet and planner combination)
From front to back:
- Inside front cover: 10 card slots carrying all my bank and loyalty cards, stamps, donor card etc.
- Plastic fly-leaf with Leuchtturm stick-on pen holder, holding my Zebra diary pen/pencil
- Weekly list for the current week
- Weekly lists for the next three weeks
- Notes Tab
- Three or four sheets of notepaper for scribbling things to remember into ('capture' list)
- Diary Tab
- Monthly sheets for the rest of 2014 (4 pages for each month: monthly list, month to view, review)
- Week to view diary for the rest of 2014 (from Paperchase)
- Page for forward planning
- Information Tab
- Personal information sheets
- List of books to look for
- List of maps we have
- Note of my weight and miles run per week
- Addresses Tab
- Address sheets
- Plastic zip-up pencil case with money in
- Inside back cover: paper money in the outer pocket; receipts in the inner one
|Left - card slots; right - fly-leaf with pen-holder, weekly sheet
|weekly sheet
|There are 4 weekly sheets in at a time; review space on reverse of the lists
|Monthly list (r); review of previous month (l)
|Month to view
|Plastic pencil case with coins in
|Paper money in back pocket
The Holborn (storage of non-current planning pages)
From front to back:
- Nothing in either the front or back covers
- Plastic fly-leaf
- Page saying, "You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger darling" (quote from the film Inception)
- Tab
- General (big) to-do
- Annual plans
- Quarterly plans
- Page(s) for each life area and their goals (mostly too personal to share), with next actions under each goal
- Tab
- Monthly review checklist
- Spent monthly pages (kept only for the purpose of quarterly and yearly reviews – they will get thrown away at the end of the year)
- Tab
- Weekly review checklist
- Weekly sheets – both from the past and the remainder of the year (only four weeks of these are in the de Villiers at any time). Again, all of these will get thrown away at the end of the year.
- Week on two pages from the past (current are in the de Villiers – there are no more than 6 months in the de Villiers at a time)
- Tab
- Other information sheets that I don't need to carry around with me e.g. peak flow record, notes, log suppliers, things bought for presents over the last few years, maps, packing lists
How do these two binders work together? – The System
The key aspect is the weekly review (though the monthly one is important too).
Each week, I try to do the following:
- Go through the notes pages and make sure everything has been dealt with/filed/sorted one way or another
- Go through my list from the week just past and reflect on what did/didn't get done and why
- Tick off things in the monthly list; add anything that has come up
- Transfer to the coming week's list anything left from the one just finishing, starring them to indicate they have already had a week (or more) and not been done
- Transfer the weekly sheet to the Holborn binder and get the next one to go in the de Villiers out (I keep 4 weeks of weekly sheets in the de Villiers)
- Look at the monthly list and the week to view diary and note down in red pen at the bottom of the weekly list any appointments (ignoring work ones!) and things that I need to do like send a birthday card
- Look at the monthly list of big to-do and next actions. Tick off things done and think about what might sensibly be achieved in the next week. Write these into the space at the top half of the page
- Clear my brain of any other to-do into the bottom half of the page
- If I'm feeling adventurous (or mad) I write the day on which I think I will do these next actions and to-do in the space next to them. This may or may not reflect reality!
- Have a quick flick through to the rest of the month (and the following one if it's near the end of the month) just to check what is coming up
What I try to do when I am not at work (i.e. evenings, days off, weekends):
- Open my binder to the weekly list
- Plan what I can do from it that morning/afternoon/evening
- Do it
What I try to do monthly:
- Look at my weekly and monthly list(s) from that month and reflect on what did/didn't get done and why
- Take out the finished monthly sheet from the de Villiers and file it in the Holborn
- Transfer anything not done onto the sheet for the following month and star them to indicate they have been carried over
- Look at the lists of big to-do and next actions and the monthly overview and try and think what I might sensibly manage to achieve in the coming month
- Look at that list again and consider removing 20% of it because I know I over-allocate
- Flick through the next six months of diary to remind myself what's on the radar
Appointments go straight into the week to view diary (if I have them in the de Villiers – I can only carry 6 months of pages so for anything further forward than that, I just put it in the notes section and transfer it at the weekly review; 99% of things can go straight into the pages).
So, that's The System. When I do all that, I feel more organised than when I don't. There is then always a danger that I feel over-planned and then go 'to hang with it all' and ignore all plans, lists, goals etc. until I'm as organised as a bowl of cooked spaghetti, at which point I start doing The System again!
What do people think? What's your set-up like (and would you like to do a guest post on it?)?


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Guest blog by Craig Ogilvie
As dog lovers we all have a set of goals that we would like to achieve as a team with our canine companions. Our goals will naturally vary depending on our lifestyle and aspirations.
Whether your goals are to work together with you dog to earn a first place or to help your dog become your perfect companion, here are few guidelines to help you map out your path to success.
Firstly, become very clear and specific on the goals that you would like to achieve with your dog. Once you are clear on your goals write them down on a piece of paper and stick the piece of paper in a place so that you will see them every day. This will give you a clear set of goals to work towards.
Secondly, take each one of your goals and separate it in to as many little steps as possible. Often if we just have one huge goal that we strive towards with our dogs we can become overwhelmed by the task at hand and lose focus. Breaking your goals down in this way will give you the ability to work together as a team with your dog towards a part of each of your goals every day.
Thirdly, be sure to take a little win away from every day. What do I mean? By following this plan your goals will be laid out step by step. You will not have to spend hours at one-time training with your dog to work towards your goals. Instead you can structure short positive training sessions at times of the day to suit your lifestyle. Try not to focus on the duration of your training sessions, instead focus on the quality of what you have covered during the session.
Focus on taking a little win away from each training session in the form of a positive step forward. This will mark a positive end to each little training session and leave you both eager to start the next session.
Big goals are achieved as part of a process that involves lots of little wins. If you and your dog take a little win away from every day together there will be no stopping you.
Craig Ogilvie makes you the centre of your dog's world. Having spent a great deal of time training and testing working dogs in locations all over Europe, he very quickly went on to achieve unique accreditation. He is the first and only person from the UK to be licensed to test and train dogs internationally in the working dog sport called Mondioring, which consists of Obedience, Agility and Criminal Apprehension. He is one of the very few experienced and qualified civilian Police Dog Training instructors in the UK, a dog behaviour practitioner, seminar leader, author, and public speaker. His passion and study of training, interacting and communicating with dogs led to his discovery of the Interactive Play Experience and How To Become The Centre Of Your Dog's World. He has been delivering his systems worldwide via sell out workshops, seminars and online training, helping dog lovers all over the world to achieve their goals.
Web: Love for Dogs | Facebook: Craig Ogilvie | Instagram: @craigogilvielfd
See dates for Craig's talks and workshops at Enjoy Your Dog on our Events page!


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968840163057174812020-02-28T21:34:11.192-05:00From This Side of the Reflecting PondThis is a general blog about Ramblings, Rants, and Things that Are Important To Me. Mostly my reflections on life.Merrycrickethttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-53397955054839166252011-07-21T11:15:00.001-04:002011-07-21T11:15:43.794-04:00Reflections
42 years ago, I watched the first moon landing. Today, I am sitting in my chair, in my garden, using my cell phone to write this message, so my friends and adult sons can read this. Science is a wonderful thing.
Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2011/07/reflections.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-56307364487016190572011-07-18T12:43:00.001-04:002011-07-18T12:43:18.011-04:00Teenage mutant ninja Coneflowers

One of my coneflower plants has several mutated flower buds on it. I didn't think anything would come of them but it looks like it's gonna give blooming a shot.
Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2011/07/teenage-mutant-ninja-coneflowers_18.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-47177455062645821172011-07-14T11:34:00.001-04:002011-07-14T11:34:27.902-04:00Tour of my garden
 here is a tour of my garden.

Watch "Better video of my yard." on YouTube
Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2011/07/tour-of-my-garden.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-24296872327482826152011-07-09T11:48:00.001-04:002011-07-09T11:48:59.765-04:00Coneflowers

More flowers from the garden. This time I used Photobucket's snapbucket app on my phone.
Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2011/07/coneflowers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-64259814757312054992011-07-06T20:17:00.001-04:002011-07-06T20:17:19.322-04:00What?

What is the deal with this cat? It's one of the neighborhood feral cats that often spends the hot part of the day in my garden. The past couple of days, it has been sitting on my porch staring at the door, or sitting nearby staring at me when I am outside.
Merrycrickethttp://email@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2011/07/what.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-68164457364356275522011-07-06T15:56:00.001-04:002011-07-06T15:56:08.116-04:00Accidental decor

I didn't plan this but I think Luna is the perfect finishing touch to this window scene.
Merrycrickethttp://email@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2011/07/accidental-decor_06.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-32393419380242904982011-06-19T10:24:00.001-04:002011-06-19T10:24:13.876-04:00Father's Day

This is my family's first Father's Day without our Dad and we are missing him very much. Not a day goes by that we don't think about him and today, I wish I could have gotten the day off work so I could spend it with him in spirit. I'm thinking of you Dad.

On a lighter note, I'm remembering his last full sentence to me in the hospital just hours before he passed, he said: "aww f#ck this sh*t!"

If you are a parent and you smoke, please stop for your kids sake. Watching your father fight lung cancer is to difficult to imagine.
Merrycrickethttp://email@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2011/06/father-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-24041743598794474102011-06-18T22:21:00.001-04:002011-06-18T22:21:59.263-04:00Flowers part 2

Continuing the conversation.
Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2011/06/flowers-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-6309466282350015012011-06-18T10:50:00.001-04:002011-06-18T10:50:51.416-04:00Flowers

I feel like having a different kind of conversation today. So I will say it with flowers. These are from my garden. As I was tending them yesterday, I was thinking about diversity. Flowers are proof that our creator loves diversity and we humans need to learn to honor and respect it. Not just in nature, but with eachother as well.

Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2011/06/flowers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-71939203539122974862010-11-03T21:09:00.001-04:002010-11-03T23:33:27.276-04:00Well so much for that last post
The last post on this site from me was a wish for all of us to have a happier year than last year. It hasn't been better at all. In fact, it has been far from it.

In January, my father was diagnosed with advanced small cell lung cancer. What followed were months of roller coaster rides of good news, bad news, sort of good news, hurry up and waits, hospital stays and finally surrender. My father lost the battle in the early morning of September 1st. Today, was the first day I could actually manage to go back to the cemetary. This week, for the first time, I actually managed to go one day with out crying. Damn it I miss him terribly. Some of you who follow me on facebook know all this because you have been paying attention and I wanted to say thank you for your love, support and prayers.

I am sure my twitter followers are convinced that I have abandoned them. I haven't really. I did miss you all while you were enjoying Podcamp Ohio and lots of other cool get togethers. It's just that to me, twitter isn't all  that deeply personal. It's a wonderful way to connect with others but it isn't the place for me to talk about me watching my Dad die. During that whole time, I honestly didn't have the energy to go reaching out to others when what I really needed was for others to reach out to me and those of you who really cared, did. So thank you for that.

I'm not going to bother to promise to be more regular about blogging. I will only do what I can right now.

Merrycrickethttp://email@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2010/11/well-so-much-for-that-last-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-78416388358106639542009-12-31T19:34:00.002-05:002009-12-31T19:42:57.359-05:00Happy New Year!Happy New Year one and all. Have you made your New Year's Resolutions yet? Here's mine:

Live, laugh and love with wild abandon

Plant more flowers

Grow vegetables

Read more books

Learn something new

Play with everything

I hope your 2010 is your best year. I for one am happy to see this year go. It's been the hardest one yet in a string of hard ones. Looking forward gives me hope for my own future and I wish the same for you. To my unemployed and underemployed cohorts, I especially wish a better year for you. Keep your chin up!Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-35393494279592604542009-08-27T16:43:00.002-04:002009-08-27T16:50:48.835-04:00Worldwide Moment
Worldwide Moment is a simultanious photography project for peace. On September 9th, at 9pm, people all over the world will take a picture of what they are doing at that moment and sending it to the website. You don't have to be a professional photographer in order to participate. You can use your cell phone if you wish. Just snap a picture of what you are doing. Please consider being a part of this amazing project! Follow them on Twitter.

You can also become a fan of Worldwide Moment on Facebook too!
Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/08/worldwide-moment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-77977658000670766022009-08-10T12:03:00.005-04:002009-08-10T12:23:09.720-04:00A Pictures From The Yard
Just a few flower Pics from the yard:

I don't know what kind of rose this is. It's one of the better rose bushes in my yard. If you know the name, feel free to drop me a line and let me know.

A recent visitor to the yard:

I love my new camera. It's a Kodak Zi6 that was given to me as a thank you for my work on PodCamp Ohio. I think it takes some really great pictures.Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/08/pictures-from-yard.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-27524765832094928492009-08-09T20:13:00.005-04:002009-08-10T12:28:00.593-04:00Updates
Sorry I haven't updated in a while. We are having technical difficulties on thei side of the reflecting pond. More like, this side of Firefox. For some reason, I can't upload pictures to blogspot using Firefox right now. I think it has some thing to do with one of my plug ins. *Sigh* That means I will have to uninstall a few of them to find out which one is the culprit. I am posting these pics from my Opera Browser.

Any way, I went to the Dublin Irish Festival with my sons and daughters in law. We had a good time, got tattooed, listened to some music, ate some food, you know the drill.

Hand Stamps:

Vince on the Left, Jay on the right:

Vincent tried on a utilikilt. He likes it but they didn't have on in his size in black. We tried to get Jay to try one but he wasn't game. Laura, Theresa and I tried really hard to pressure him into it. So hard that one of the guys working the both remarked to Jay that he had the best support group ever!

Laura (far left) Theresa (middle) and me:

My mother bought the dress I am wearing and it has become my favorite. Very nice and cool in hot weather. Sorry there is no picture of the front. It has beautiful embroidery on it. The necklace I am wearing onced belonged to my friend Jean Dhayer. She passed away on July 25th of this year and I went to her memorial service the night before the festival. At the service, the family placed some of Jean's belongings on a table so any one who wanted a memento could have one. I chose the necklace and wore it to the festival. I thought she would like that.

I have other pics and videos I need to work on getting posted. I went to the Dayton Air Show and have pics from there as well as the Arthritis Foundation's Car show which I will post on my Z blog some time soon.

I also have pictures of some of the flowers in my yard and have been experimenting with rooting some cuttings of my roses, wisteria, lavender and passion flowers. This is my first attempt at it so we will see what kind of success I have.

Vincent graduates this month from OSU with a degree in english and there will be a party a few days later. So look for pictures of that to come.

I guess that's it for now. What's new with you?
Merrycrickethttp://email@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/08/updates.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-80929632997560622112009-06-19T11:41:00.003-04:002009-06-19T12:02:52.769-04:00The Day-Glo BrothersOne of the bloggers I follow is Redneck Mother. Recently she announced on her blog that her husband, Chris Barton, wrote a children's book titled The Day-Glo Brothers. I wish my kids were still young enough to want one of these books because I think they would truly enjoy having a copy.

The book is the history of the two men who invented Day-Glo colors. I did not know how Day-Glo came about but it is a pretty big part of our every day life now. Day-Glo is pretty much the official color that attracts attention for safety, it's the chosen color from the 60's for black light posters and the color that many kids naturally gravitate to. The book is illustrated by Tony Persiani, a very talented artist with a rather impressive portfolio. Who wouldn't want a copy of that? Hmm, maybe I'll buy a copy just for me, cuz deep down inside I'm really still just a kid. A very geeky kid, but still a kid. Get a copy of the book for your kid.

Oh and add Redneck Mother to your google reader while you're at it.Merrycrickethttp://email@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-glo-brothers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-48619148498362851052009-06-18T08:58:00.003-04:002009-06-18T09:28:55.749-04:00Oops! Long Time No UpdateI've been pretty busy with PodCamp Ohio activities lately and that has kept me away from updating here. I did attend the Ohio Growth Summit last week as well as the Tweetup the night before. I had a chance to meet and talk to Chris Brogan who was one of the key note speakers for the summit. Unfortunately, I missed his talk because I had a job interview I needed to get to. Chris was thoughtful enough to let me do a brief video interview with him about PodCamp though. I will be posting it later today on the PodCamp Ohio website. I have a picture of me with Chris Brogan at the Tweetup on my phone but I am having troucle with my sync cable for my computer and will have to visit the sprint store today to see if I can get a replacement.

Speaking of phones, the new Palm Pre is out and I want one! If you are listening Palm, please send me one since I can't afford it. (See reference to job interview above to explain why)

If you follow me on Twitter, you will notice that I have changed my timezone and location to Tehran, Iran. Please don't freak out Mom. There is a reason for that. In Iran, several people are twittering about the events as they unfold. On Twitter, many of us have changed our location to help thwart the governments ability to search out the real Iranian twitters from others outside. They are risking their safety to try to get information out to us about what is happening. If you would like information about what is happening, there is a very good explanation of who the groups are and some of the details of what has been happening here. There are several groups of people setting up proxy servers to help hide the location of bloggers in Iran so that they may continue to get information out. To those tech savvy people: I salute you! What you are doing is important to the rest of the world.

I did get to spend time with my mother this past Saturday helping to weed the flower beds and again managed to get poison ivy. Right now it's just a small patch on one arm and hopefully, it will stay that way. We will see. Take care everyone. Hope to see some of you at PodCamp Ohio or at Ignite Columbus the night before!Merrycrickethttp://email@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/06/oops-long-time-no-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-60373326941103232612009-04-30T08:04:00.004-04:002009-04-30T08:34:15.209-04:00Tell Me ThursdayWelcome to Tell Me Thursday! Where I give you the story behind my Wordless Wednesday post. This picture actually has a title. It's What's That Smell?

Back in 1993, my ex and I took my two sons on vacation to Glacier National Park. While we were there, we spent a few nights back packing in the Nyack Wilderness. This trip was one of the hardest we had ever done. It rained most of the time and the trails are unmaintained so simply hiking can be a chore. Hiking with a pack on your back and keeping a watch out for grizzlies even more so. One morning when we were leaving the camp site and heading to the next one, we noticed a very large bear track in the mud. Uhh... I think that's close enough for me.

In the Nyack, you have to hang your food in bear bags on a line between two trees so bears won't get into it and become accustomed to going near humans for an easy meal. The out houses at the camp sites have no "house," they are just "outs." Meaning it's the seat part only. This is done to keep animals from moving in for the shelter. To compensate for the lack of privacy, the view is beautiful. One "out" looked out across a lake with a mountain on the far end and a water fall spilling down the side of it. Who needs a newspaper? When we finally got to the car after four nights out, all of us took off our hiking boots and wet socks and just threw them into the back of the car. We were tired and hungry and ready to be done.

The day we came out, we headed to a local resturant that also provided services to thru hikers on the Continental Divide Trail and ate our selves silly. Our waitress was also part owner of the resturant and was amazed to learn that we had just spent four nights in the Nyack. She told us their cook (who had completed the Continental Divide trail) spent one night in the Nyack and decided it was too hard core for him. Hearing that, we decided that we were tough! Really tough! Bad ass tough! It was a hard hike but I'm glad we did it. It gave my sons an opportunity to see what they were made of. I keep this picture like a trophy of our accomplishment. We still talk about it and laugh.

If you would like to read more Tell Me Thursday Stories from Wordless Wednesday participants, go Here.Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/04/tell-me-thursday_30.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-48640815942381161752009-04-29T09:12:00.002-04:002009-04-29T09:14:14.142-04:00Wordless WednesdayMerrycrickethttp://email@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/04/wordless-wednesday_29.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-17138444325232263582009-04-18T18:22:00.008-04:002009-04-18T18:54:09.937-04:00Espresso Yourself Music CafeThis past Thursday night the Taste Casting crew was invited to the Espresso Yourself Music Cafe for a tasting and a sample of some Jazz as well as smoothies and a cappuccino.

I am back at Espresso Yourself tonight as I write this. Tonight I am listening to the rock of a young band called Barefoot Laundromat. The place is packed with friends of the band as well as parents. They obviously get a lot of support and all this is taking me back to the time when my oldest son was i a band during his high school years, but that's another story for another time.

Why have I come back here to write about my Taste Casting experience? Well to be completely honest, I couldn't get those sandwiches we tried out of my mind so I gave in and came back tonight. There is another reason as well. I really like this place a lot. I have missed these types of places where you could go and get a good cup of coffee, hang out and enjoy music or read.

This isn't Starbucks and I can't tell you how glad I am it's not!. Eric Ahlteen, the owner of Espresso Yourself created a very relaxing space with an eclectic collection of art by local artists for sale on the wall. There are book for sale here as well so you can't want for much if you would like to spend the day or evening here.

This is part of a large piece on the wall

This is a close up of some of the detail

The stained glass windows add a wonderful light and feel to the place as well. I was very impressed with how comfortable I felt here on Thursday and still feel that way tonight as well.

Tonight, I ordered the Blues-y Roast Beef sandwich tonight which is not one of the sandwiches we sampled on Thursday but every bit as good as the three we sampled that night.

If you would like to test how the atmosphere here makes you feel, take a drive up to Powell Ohio and check it out for your self. Let me know before you come. I might want to meet you here. By the way, the room just exploded into high energy as the band launched into Taking Care Of Business

Here is one more picture for you as the band starts to play Free Bird! No that's ambitious!

Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/04/espresso-yourself-music-cafe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-36442405929519410712009-04-09T07:42:00.000-04:002009-04-09T07:42:00.127-04:00Tell Me ThursdayYesterday's Wordless Wednesday picture day was one I took in front of a house I used to live in. I had planted marigolds on either side of the steps leading up to our front door. After the first year, I let the flowers go to seed so that I wouldn't have to replant the following year. This little plant came up in the crack in front of the steps leading up to the front porch. It was right in the middle of the walkway. I was so impressed by it's ability to grow there, that I decided to leave it as a reminder to me of how resilient we all can be. To my amazement, no one ever disturbed it, or stepped on it. Not even the letter carrier came close. Not only that, another marigold plant grew in the crack the following year.Merrycrickethttp://email@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/04/tell-me-thursday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-75214480548598729452009-04-08T10:04:00.002-04:002009-04-08T10:07:52.694-04:00Wordless WednesdayMerrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/04/wordless-wednesday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-9933066088538840622009-03-28T15:36:00.005-04:002009-03-28T16:22:04.482-04:00Crimson Cup Taste CastingThis morning the Taste Casting crew met at the Headquarters for The Crimson Cup for a tour, tasting, some education on coffee and a "cupping" session. Cupping is kind of like a wine tasting only with coffee. This is a video I took of Armando Escobar the "Chief Espresso Officer" and Greg Ubert, Founder & President of Crimson Cup compare beans then, Armando and Janie Brooks "Lead Instigator" create frozen hot chocolate and strawberry smoothies for us to taste.

Sorry about the quality of the video, it's from my cell phone. :)

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Here are a few pictures I took as well:

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I also highly recommend the Carmel Apple Smoothie! Yum!
You can follow the Crimson Cup on Twitter too!Merrycrickethttp://email@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/03/crimson-cup-taste-casting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-22380701756872386242009-03-27T19:26:00.005-04:002009-03-27T20:29:48.289-04:00Taste Casting at the Suisse ShopSo you probably saw the previous video from 10 TV about Taste Casters and you know that I was at the first two events. I put together a little slide show of pictures from the Suisse Shop. You can find more information and other Taste Casters blog posts non the Taste Casting web site.

Now for the show:

Merrycrickethttp://email@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/03/taste-casting-at-suisse-shop.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896884016305717481.post-56861499513880271062009-03-23T12:12:00.003-04:002009-03-23T12:19:20.917-04:00Taste Casting On Channel 10
I am part of a new group in Columbus called Taste Casting. We are a group of social media users that get invited to local restaurants to participate in a food tasting. During the tasting, we tweet about our experience and later blog about the event.

We launched just last week with two events and WBNS 10 TV in Columbus did a story about it.

Look Ma! I'm on TV!

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This picture was taken several years ago on the Great Ohio Bike Adventure (GOBA) sorry to say the raccoon was road kill. It was a particularly hot day and all of the safety staff were reminding us at every turn to drink plenty of water. Someone saw this raccoon along side the road we were riding on and though it would be funny to leave his/her water bottle in the raccoons paws.

Every one was cracking up when we rode past. Funniest part was this was at the bottom of a long steep uphill. We were all laughing so hard, we couldn't pedal ourselves up the hill. Many just gave up (me included) and walked our bikes up the hill, giggling the whole way.

To see others participating in Wordless Wednesday go HERE.
To find links to other Tell Me Thursday's go HERE.Merrycrickethttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://merrycricket.blogspot.com/2009/03/tell-me-thursday_19.html


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Newton von Uberquie
|Newton von Uberquie
His Imperial and Royal Exalted Majesty, Newton, Emperor of the Abeldane Empire and King of Alenshka, Legatian Emperor and King, Marquis of Middleham
|How Newton is commonly depicted
3 September 2016 - 1 October 2016
|Baron Whyatt
29 March 2017 - 6 January 2018
|Executor-Viceroy Eden
|Edward Nathaniel Manfred de Caville
29 August 2016
|Position established
13 August 2016 - 3 September 2016
|Count Belcher
|Baron McFarlane
King of Alenshka
15 June 2018
|Nicholas I
|HI&RH The Ervecysarich Stephen, Duke of Claret
Palatine-Viceroy Newton von Uberquie (formerly Baron Callum Newton) is the former First Minister of Mercia, a musician, poet, novelist, playwright, cartographer, statesman and a former journalist. A founder and former-leader of the Humanist People's Alliance, Newton grounded himself in Mercian politics creating Secularised bills on the very Christian dominated country and is regarded as a radical reformer and opponent of the Lords. After resigining from his post as Leader of the HPA, after controversy from within his own party about radical agenda, he became a Independent politician. The HPA was disbanded soon after and formed into the People's Democratic Party. Newton is the General Secretary of the Green-Socialist Party.
Early Mercian Career
Newton stepped into Mercian politics in October 2014, as a foreign diplomat from Uberquiesenberg. He sought border negotiations with Mercia soon after his country had been created, of which he was Kaiser, to legitimise this country. Uberquiesenberg slowly became inactive over following months and eventually dissolved in late 2015. Newton slowly integrated into the Mercian Parliament House, becoming a more vocal MP after the passing of the Partisan Democracy Act which created an basis for an electoral system within Mercia. Newton founded the Humanist People's Alliance with the Baron Whyatt, a close friend and long standing MP in Mercia, in attempts to reform the more Christian-based institutions within Mercia. His leadership of the party was met with acclaim and critcism from the opposition benches and from the newly formed National Liberal government, May 2015. He became Leader of the Opposition after winning four individual First Place votes in that general election, a record which has since been beaten.
Collapse of the HPA
Newton's leadership saw the creation of bills in Marriage and Copyright, as well as the instigation of the Mercian Education Gorsedh. However, Newton's radical agenda to stop religious symbols from being displayed publically was met with harsh criticism from the Mercian parliament, including his own party. Newton formally stepped down soon after this on the 24th of January, 2016. This prompted a short lived Leadership election in the HPA, electing Baron Whyatt. Newton later left the party to pursue candidacy as an Independent Green-Socialist, while the HPA reformed into the PDP.
Mercian Government
On the 15th of May, 2016 - Newton was re-elected to Wibertsherne under his new Independent manifesto. Due to complications with voting rights and a delayed election, Newton had been criticised for the creation of a reactionary movement within Mercia, which slowly dissolved and the election was brought back on track. Circumstances in that election, due to NLP inactivity, caused Newton to join the Government Coalition later that day - along with People's Democratic and Social Democratic party members to oppose a fourth NLP term. On the 28th of May 2016, Baron von Uberquie successfully motioned a Vote of No Confidence in the Earl Eden's Premiership which resulted in the eventual election of Baron Whyatt as First Minister. Newton subsequently was appointed Minister for Culture, Media and Sport. On June 27th of the same year, Newton also became a joint minister under Foreign Affairs after the departure of Earl McCarthy. By this time, Newton aided the organisation of the post by-election PDP government, being promoted to Deputy First Minister, while also remaining critical of much of the practice conducted by the government.
On the 28th of August, Newton motioned a second Vote of No Confidence, this team in the premiership of Baron Whyatt. The vote was passed with a result of 7-5 for the motion and Baron Whyatt resigned as First Minister. Von Uberquie lead an Interim Government for the remainder of the week, until the official elections for First Minister were to begin on Saturday the 3rd. Newton appointed Earl Eden as Minister for Finance during this time, facilitating Mercia's movement to join the Micronational Economic Group. On Saturday the 3rd, Newton was uncontested in the elections for the new First Minister and subsequently became First Minister with a majority vote.
Viceroyal of Uberquiesenberg
Newton was appointed Palatine-Viceroy of Uberquiesenberg, a new Mercian colony, on the 29th of August.
Newton joined Abelden in early June 2017, and founded the Abeldane Social Ecology movement and Social Ecology Party in Abelden, in order to fill a left-wing void present after the June Federal Election. Shortly after its formation, SEPA was invited to support the governing coalition led by Vorsitzender Patrick Renwick, in which Newton served as Minister of Defence until the 19 of July and the abolition of the Ministry. In the Landgraviate of Satirno, Newton's home state, landed by Landgrave James, Newton was appointed Grave and later, on the 30 of June, von Uberquie was appointed the Marquis of Middleham.
Later, On 9 August 2017, in the midst of the campaign for the August 2017 federal election, the Labour Party and SEPA held talks to form a unified leftist party. The two parties agreed to form Abeldane Social Ecology - The Green Labour Party (ASE-GLP), which contested in the election with von Uberquie as a candidate for Vorsitzender. The August 2017 election resulted in a great success for ASE and Newton, who was elected to office with 48.28% of the first preference vote. Notably, Newton oversaw the merger of states during his term before resigning on 19 September 2017, citing personal reasons. Newton remained as Minsiter of Homeland and Geographical Affairs for the remainder of the ASE's Langford Ministry.
After a dissappointing December 2017 election, whereby Newton only secured 32.73% of the Vorsitzender vote, von Uberquie was appointed as Leader of the Opposition of the Reichsversammlung.
Later, on the 14 of Februrary, 2018, Newton was appointed as a Grand Prince of Abelden and is currently 2nd in line to the Abelden throne, behind HI&RM Nick Kaos. Newton also heads House von Uberquie.
Intermicronational Exploits
Newton became acting Vice-Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational on April 2nd 2017, under the acting and later 26th GUM chairship of Henry Clément.
With The Diarchy
- The Diarchy (2018)
- "Paper Tiger" (2017)
- "Superstition Mountains" (2017)
- "Emma" (2017)
As datPod
- "Palace" (2018)
- "Open then Close" (2018)
- "By Kimi" (2018)
- "Palace EP" (2018)
Foreign Honours and Titles
- Esse - Commander of the Essian Order - 24 of May, 2017
- Austenasia - Member of the Austenasian Order - 4 of June, 2017
- Shorewell - Knight of the Order of the Imperial Feathers - 5 of July, 2017
- Sabia and Verona - Companion of the Order of the Needle - 24 of August, 2017
- Abelden - Baron von Uberquie, Abeldane Empire - 6 of June, 2017
- Esse - Marquis of Kastile, Essian Commonwealth - 25 of June, 2017
- Satirno - Grave of Satirno, Satirno - 29 of June, 2017
- Abelden - Marquis of Middleham, Abeldane Empire - 30 of June, 2017
- Abelden - His Imperial and Royal Highness, Grand Prince of Abelden - 14 of February, 2018 - 15 June, 2018
- Alenshka - Prince of Alenshka - 14 of February, 2018 - 15 June, 2018
- Abelden - Ervecysarich of Abelden - 24 of March, 2018 - 15 June, 2018
- Abelden - Prince Regent of Abelden - 24 of March, 2018 - 15 June, 2018
- Abelden - Duke of Alexton - 24 of March, 2018
- Abelden - Emperor of Abelden - 15 June, 2018


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Logan Men Have Impressive 102-71 Win Over Shawnee
February 1, 2018
CARTERVILLE, IL — Jaiveon Eaves scored a game-high 28 points to lead John A. Logan to a 102-71 conference win over Shawnee on Wednesday night.
The Volunteers, 17-4 overall and 8-3 in the conference, jumped to an early lead as they went into half up 42-28. As the Vols came out the gates hot in the second half of play, they found themselves with a 37 point cushion late in the second half. Logan used the long ball to blow the game open, hitting 12-28 from three. Eaves and Jonah Jackson each had five triples.
David Sloan came within one rebound and two points of having a triple double. He ended with 13 assists on the night and continues to lead the nation in assists with 8.9 per game. Sloan and Melo Burrell led in rebounding with nine each while Shawnee, 13-5 and 7-2, was led by Daniel Soetan with 18 points.
Your Logan Volunteers are back in action at home this Saturday, February 3rd at 3pm to take on Rend Lake.


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Join the Conscious Consumer movement to show your favourite café that you care about whether their coffee beans are Fairtrade, their eggs are free-range, whether they use organic milk or seasonal produce, or how much they compost and recycle…Join by 1 December and go into the draw for a prize of conscious goodies…
Oh Darling-Isn't it wonderful being a chardonnay(or should that be a pinot grigio)socialist/One must keep up to date…..I just made the mistake(possibly)of joining the Labour Party,following in the footsteps of my parents and in-laws,one of whom was secretary of the Auckland Boilermakers Union.But I see that these days,rather than worrying about all the children in this country living in poverty,the many working poor,etc,it's much more important to buy organic etc,and to let everyone know how worthy we are for doing so.I suspect many of those who vote Labour are content to buy Home Brand,if that's the difference between eating or not.I look forward to coming to my branch meeting to meet some of you wonderful people so I can hear some of this politically correct waffle such as "working for connected communities"from your own lips.
Yours sincerely,
Bryce Robinson.
P.S As you support the Samoa Community Festival,I wonder how many Samoan friends you have,or how many Samoans have visited your lovely home?
Hi Bryce
It looks like you have confused Grey Lynn 2030 for a branch of the Labour party. You can read what we are actually about here https://www.greylynn2030.co.nz/about/
We are behind initiatives and projects such as the Grey Lynn Farmers Market, Grey Lynn Business Association, the Wilton Street Community Garden, Green Screen, Waste Away etc – why not come along to find out more or choose your own way to make a positive contribution to the community you live in.
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I know a lot of people who would not like this remarkable movie, written and directed by Taylor Sheridan (trailer). If you don't like violence, you might as well stop reading now. If you oppose hunting, you can stop. If thoughts of a child being lost are too troubling, stop.
But if you want to see a powerful tale about achieving retribution despite the forces aligned against that possibility, you may appreciate Wind River. So many easy mistakes this movie could have made, but didn't. There was no unconvincing romance, despite the respect and understated chemistry between the main characters. There were no long quasi-editorials about the plight of reservation Indians. The filmmakers show you that. There was no pretending that people simply get over soul-wounds by the next scene. These characters carry their pain with them and it helps shape who they are and what they will do.
What the filmmakers do give you is beautiful, treacherous mountain scenery (the Wind River Indian Reservation is in Wyoming, though the film was shot in Utah), where blizzards are blinding and it's so cold that breathing can burst a person's lungs. They give you snowmobiles racing across the fields, forests whose sounds could be branches breaking or a family of stalking cougars.
Best of all, they give you several profound cinematic moments, achieved not when the characters say a lot, but when they say almost nothing. "At times, Sheridan has his characters spell out a little too clearly what they're thinking and feeling . . . but the words are so beautiful and come from such a place of deep truth, it's hard not to be moved," says Christy Lemire in her review for RogerEbert.com.
I don't want to say too much about the actual story, so as not to take away from your experiencing it fresh. Suffice it to say it's about the investigation of a murder; it's about gun culture and drug culture and their inevitable consequences; and it's about survival. And it's about loving and safeguarding your children. Once you have them, a father says, "You can't blink. Not once. Not ever."
Put everything else aside and concentrate on the fine acting. Jeremy Renner plays the protagonist, fish & wildlife employee Cory Lambert ("I hunt predators") who has many reasons for trying to solve this killing; Elizabeth Olsen is the FBI agent who learns more in a week in the snow than in her FBI Academy training, that's for sure; Graham Greene is the laconic, seen-it-all tribal police chief; and Gil Birmingham is the father of the murdered girl.
Rotten Tomatoes critics' rating: 86% ; audiences: 92%.