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The Milwaukee Brewers aren't going down without a fight. Despite fading playoff hopes on the heels of a six-game losing streak, they completed a notable August trade on Saturday acquiring veteran second baseman Neil Walker from the New York Mets.
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports was the first to report a deal was close. The Brewers made it official after their 6-5 win against the Reds. The Mets will receive a player to be named later.
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The Brewers desire to add a bat, particularly at the second base position, has been well documented in recent weeks. Milwaukee was connected to Detroit's Ian Kinsler right up until the non-waiver trade deadline, and was expected to make another push had Kinsler cleared waivers this month. We learned on Friday that Kinsler was claimed by another team, so Milwaukee quickly turned its attention to Walker.
It's not a bad consolation. The 31-year-old veteran is having a typically consistent season, batting .264/.339/.442. He's connected for 10 homers, which gives him eight straight seasons of double-digit blasts. The main concern might be health. After being limited to just 113 games last season, Walker missed another large chunk over the summer with a partial hamstring tear.
If Walker bounces back, he should be a worthwhile upgrade over the combination of Jonathan Villar and Eric Sogard. If he doesn't, Milwaukee will be on the hook for the $3.25 million remaining on his contract and that's about it. It's a rental deal with the hope of finding the right combination to overcome the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, who are now tied atop the suddenly crowded NL Central division.
As for the Mets, they're looking to the future after trading Lucas Duda and Addison Reed before the non-waiver and trading both Jay Bruce and Neil Walker in August. The trades allow them to save some money and open up playing time for future stars, particularly Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith. It won't be a complete rebuild though because with a little luck in the health department next season the Mets could bounce back quickly.
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As two of pop's hottest foreign imports, Rita Ora and Shakira's new videos made waves across the globe, both earning more than one million views less than a week after their release. In this week's Glam or Sham, Fuse's Katie Van Buren gauges public opinion to find out whether the British singer or the Colombian Voice star played the better fashion game.
First up is future 50 Shades of Grey star Ora with "I Will Never Let You Down," her new single produced by boyfriend Calvin Harris. In its accompanying video, the West London native rocks a red-and-pink Herve Leger swimsuit topped off with a see-through pink trench coat and fuschia hair. One of our man-on-the-street guests says, "She's glam, she seems trendy." But the look didn't fare much better than that. "Too bright for me," says another guest. "Rita, you let me down with this outfit."
Meanwhile, Shaki's runaway bride-inspired visual for her rock ballad "Empire" shows the singer doling out her signature hair flips and flashes of bare thigh and cleavage. Regarding the black dress/fishnet combo she wears, someone we spoke with approved, describe it as "a classy, black, simple look." Another guest was confused by the juxtaposing elements: "She's pairing fishnets with a classy dress," she explained. "I feel like fishnets are mostly paired with shorts or something raunchy."
While Lady Gaga proved victorious in last week's Glam or Sham battle, it's anyone's game this week.

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When Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan couldn't make it to the city of Izmir last Sunday to give a speech, he wasn't too bothered—because he decided he'd give his presentation by hologram instead.
In front of a crowd of thousands, a 10-foot hologram of Erdoğan appeared to talk about upcoming municipal elections and corruption. While holograms remain a quirky-but-cool subculture of visual arts, they've recently seen a resurgence and been employed for entertainment purposes. [YouTube via Verge]


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The lives of families today are often busy to the point of being nearly frantic. Husbands and wives work, maintain the house, care for children and aging relatives, exercise, pursue further education, and try to squeeze in the occasional dinner together. Sadly, the discipline of prayer may creep to the bottom of the list—or slide off entirely.
Though the specific activities may have been different in the first century, no doubt early Christians struggled to focus on righteousness as much as modern believers do. Peter's instructions in today's passage return our scattered energies to the marital priorities of greatest importance: mutual love, humility, and prayer.
Wives are to submit to their husbands, husbands are to be considerate and respectful to their wives, and all believers are characterized by compassion and sympathy. As Peter will later summarize: "All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another" (1 Peter 5:5). This, of course, is the way of our Lord who was rich and yet became poor (see 2 Cor. 8:9), who made Himself nothing (Phil. 2:7), and who washed the feet even of those who would later deny and betray him (see John 13:1–17).
One way we express humility is in prayer. Peter warns husbands that if they do not act with Christ-like humility and love toward their wives, their prayers will be hindered (v. 7). Bringing a spouse before the throne of God is an act of love for them and a testimony of our mutual need of the Lord's help. Prayer should be as central to our married life as anything we do. As theologian Robert Leighton commented: "[Peter] supposes in Christians the necessary and frequent use of this; takes it for granted, that the heirs of life cannot live without prayer."


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So long as you do not quarrel with sin, you will never be a truly happy man.
John Charles Ryle
Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.
1 Corinthians 10:24
The Revised Standard Version
Make the least of all that goes and the most of all that comes. Don't regret what is past. Cherish what you have. Look forward to all that is to come. And most important of all, rely moment by moment on Jesus Christ.
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"The Lost Tayamu" will be free from July 18-July 22, so please give it a shot, and if you like it, leave me a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads!
"The Lost Tayamu" will be free from July 18-July 22, so please give it a shot, and if you like it, leave me a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads!
The white stripe around the edges has been fixed already; I ordered this proof copy before Amazon did their manual review and let me know that we needed to fix the cover's dimensions. So, this version may not be perfect, but I'm okay with that, as it's only a proof copy. It's still my book, in my hands!
My first review as a published author! (from Amazon)
"THEONUS!! Theonus, Theonus, Theonus – just saying – my heart was stolen by Theonus…and Doyle. And Jen. And sassy Ellie. The Lost Tayamu was full of intrigue and magic and THEONUS! Jen was sixteen when she stumbled out of a forest with no memory of who she was, where she came from or what had happened to her. Adopted, she grew up with her sister Ellie, raising Ellie when their parents died. Years later, she's a news anchor on the local TV Station of Groverton and someone is trying to kill her.
I loved this story. It was a great read, so many mysteries to unravel, the quips from Doyle who had me laughing out loud, and sassy Ellie. The brewing romance between Coach Doyle and Jen was fabulous, and all the things I got to learn about the Tayamu and Kiamada too. And Theonus. And after meeting Theonus, the only thing I want are little Wilers and I'm hoping I'm going to get them in the next book."
I can't believe it! I started this novel around 13 years ago, and now, it is finally out in the wild! It's been a wild, twisting path to get here, but I'm finally here. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed writing it.Buy at Amazon!
One thing I see a lot of in the Twitter writing community is authors trying to figure out character names. Maybe it's just me, but I really don't spend a lot of time thinking about it. Sometimes, I just choose a random name, while other times, I know somebody with that name. Sometimes I'll change the name halfway through, while other times, I just know that's their name. In one of my non-Kiamada books, I have a young woman who's part Native American, so I did a search for Native American names, and the name "Anari" popped up. Something about it just caught me, and I said, "That's her name."
In this post, I thought I'd introduce you to the characters of my first book, The Lost Tayamu, and explain how I came up with their names.
Alistair Doyle: I saw the name Alistair somewhere, and loved it. For Doyle, I had a deck of playing cards sitting near me. I liked how Hoyle sounded, and thought of Doyle. It stuck.
Jeniah "Jen" Aston: Jen was easy. My sister's name is Jenny. (There's no other connection between them besides the name.) Originally, Jen's last name was going to be McNamara–chosen randomly–but I didn't like it, and switched it to Aston. I used Scrivener's Name Generator to come up with the name. It probably caught my eye because there was an older couple in my childhood church who were always very sweet and kind to me, and even attended my wedding as "grandparents". They were the Ashtons.
Elowyn "Ellie" Aston: This series started off with Ellie as the primary character, but has since evolved to be about her and Jen. As Jen's younger adopted sister, the last name has the same story. Ellie's first name, however, was actually chosen intentionally. Originally, her name was Kirsten, and everybody would call her Kir for short. However, the character Kira was also in the book, and that would have gotten confusing. Besides…I just didn't like the name. So, what to do, what to do? Then it hit me. My grandfather, one of the people this book is dedicated to, hated his middle name. He always complained that it was a girl's name, not a man's. I did some research, and centuries ago, it had been a girl's name, but transitioned to be used more by men, before disappearing. His middle name was "Elwyn". (Fun fact: the man who interviewed me for my first teaching position had the first name of Elwyn. He was shocked that I knew somebody else with that name.)
So, to both honor and annoy my grandfather, I added an "o" to his name and came up with Elowyn. (Pronounced "Elle-oh-winn".) Like him, she hates her name, so she had to have a nickname, so Ellie seemed natural. I didn't even think about this until after the fact, but my stepsister's name is Ellie. (Why didn't I think about it? Because our parents got married when we were already grown, after my mom passed away. When I renamed Elowyn, I had only known Ellie and her mom for a year or so.)
Theonus: Theonus is Doyle's dog. I don't want to give too many spoilers, so all I'll tell you is that he is no ordinary dog. He is the "otherworldly" thing, as mentioned in the book's summary, that convinces Ellie that Doyle is not a teacher. Theonus was inspired by our dog, who has since crossed the rainbow bridge. Trig (short for Trigonometry) was the most expressive dog I'd ever met. She could use her eyebrows like a human, and we could clearly tell what she was thinking. I wondered what she would be like if she could talk…and Theonus was created. My first thought was that if Trig could talk, the onus of dealing with her would be immense. The phrase "the onus" became Theonus. (Side note: the critique partners who helped me whip this book into shape are all self-proclaimed "Team Theonus", and I hope others will be, too. He's my favorite character in this book.)
Kira Vogel: Doyle's twin sister Kira is a force to be reckoned with. The name "Kira" just popped into my head one day, and I used it. If anything, it might have come from my son's middle name of Kirian, which I made up when he was born. I created the character of Kira when my son was an infant, so it's possible his name influenced hers. I didn't choose a last name for her until a few drafts in, because I just didn't care about her last name. It was such an unimportant detail to me. I chose it because of my history with studying the German language, and I like how the word sounds.
Jerry Vogel: Kira's husband, Jerry's name was also randomly chosen.
And that's the story behind the names of the primary characters of The Lost Tayamu. Maybe I'll do a second post about the secondary characters.
Honestly…don't spend a lot of time obsessing over names. Obsess over the plot. That's far more important!
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When it comes to food, I'm a very continental kind of person. I like my pastas, my English breakfasts with the baked beans and the omelettes, the egg salads and the lightly drizzled olive oil dressings and whatnot. I will also order the forever-my-companion peach iced tea, every chance I get. But come summer (which is the most hated season in my book), I will forget all the Memness and indulge in the heaven that is masalalemonade.
The server comes up to the table and puts down a tall, tall glass of lightly colored heaven on my table, bubbling invitingly, boasting of the light sprinkling of spicy masala and I can smell the green freshness of the beautiful mint leaves that adorns it which is perfectly partnered by that expertly sliced wedge of summery yellow lemon. I take a sip and the perfect blend of spice, soda, cold and salt hit me, right in the head. And right there, folks, is nirvana in a glass.
There is something so comforting, something so light and airy about the drink that puts me in good spirits almost instantly and now that even Bangalore summers are going up to 38 degrees, this is the one thing that is keeping me sane. Oh and ordinary lemonade won't do, it has to be the masala version.
I really wish I had a picture that I clicked myself but most of the time I'm busy gulping from the glass and ordering seconds to click any. And yes, I love it so much that I will dedicate an entire post to it :P


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Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the fly!
Rice bowls, salads, smoothies and more healthy choices.
Coffee, tea, breakfast sandwiches and more to start your day off right.
Comfort foods to warm you up on the weekends.
These restaurants offer quick grab and go meals to help you get back to the fun faster.


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I'd Like To Try To Visually Re
Written by Jayinee Basu on October 27, 2012
Arranged by Lexi Roberts on November 11, 2012
Published in Issue 003
Id like to try to visually re:
Present the maturation of a person whose development in the mirror stage is:
- somehow interrupted or supplemented so she sees her own face or doubles everywhere and
- develops some manner of universal empathy but also universal aggression
"I want the piece to un f o l d
chronologically, being like
a transcript of
her mental activity."
thats why I thought the first part (the pre I stage) should be sort of like a concrete poem:
"before the mirror's tage
the world of the Imaginary is made up
of image.
to translate
the imaginary into the symbolic
act of writing
concrete poetry."
*does this in the same way*
drawing does but lim(it (s))
It (s):
- palette to understandable symbols and words
- slowly these symbols will make up the form of the I
"I would,
like the actual object of
the artists book
itself at the end,
to represent the I by filling it"
With records of images and thoughts (some thoughts being hyper, clear, and some fading
i n a n d o u t in the way memory tends to like the hippocampus itself functions) I want to use a
typewriter to achieve transparent text
*later in the story the character will be married to the uncanny by falling in love*
with a person with epilepsy so far I really feel like Ive bitten off more than I can chew....


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In the coming months, I am hoping to make as much of my research as possible available online through the Johnny Appleseed Education Center & Museum at Urbana University, in Urbana, Ohio — a school with long ties to John Chapman and to the mythic figure he became: Johnny Appleseed.
The URL for the Education Center & Museum is http://appleseed.urbana.edu. Please be patient; the museum is just about to reopen after a major renovation.
For more information, contact Joe D. Besecker, Director of the Johnny Appleseed Society, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 937.484.1303.
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- The Writer – Greg Daniels
- Director – Charles McDougall
- A brief synopsis – Badge picture day at the office is interrupted when Michael decides to intercede with Toby's conflict resolutions efforts between Angela and Oscar. This accelerates into an office wide crisis when Michael grabs the rest of Toby's complaints, eventually resulting in Pam discovering that Jim complained about her wedding planning within the office.
- The best line – Phyllis: Uh, on or off?
I.D. Photographer: Off.
Phyllis: Okay… [removes glasses]
Dwight: Oh! What is on your face? Is that a disguise?
Phyllis: [leaving the room] Excuse me.
Dwight: Clown paint.
- Next best line – Michael: Here is a Kelly complaint: "Ryan never returns my calls." Ugh, join the club.
Ryan: My voicemail's really spotty… sometimes…
Kelly: I didn't file a complaint. I was just talking.
Toby: To your HR representative.
Kelly: To my friend, I thought. I want that withdrawn.
Toby: Fine, I'll take your name off. [looks at Michael] So no one will know.
Michael: [crumbles up the complaint paper] Makin' progress. [Jim raises his hand] Yes?
Jim: Dwight tried to kiss me.
Michael: What?!
Jim: And I didn't tell anyone because I'm not really sure how I feel about it.
Dwight: That is not true. Redact it. Redact it!
Jim: Well, I'm not actually making a formal complaint. I just really think we should talk about it.
Dwight: Okay, question. [looks at Toby] When a name is withdrawn, does that also apply to the permanent misbehavior file in New York?
Toby: Sure.
- Another great line – Jim: This came out really well. [picks up Dwight's I.D. from the laminating machine and hands it to Dwight] There you go.
Dwight: This is humongous. I am not a security threat…
Jim: Oh.
Dwight: And my middle name is 'Kurt', not 'Fart'.
Jim: What did I write?
- The best moment – The look on poor Phyllis' face when Dwight condemns her makeup for the picture is priceless.
- The second best moment – Jim writing on Dwight's badge, and Michael's reaction to it.
- The best storyline – Dwight's series of complaints levied against Jim. The ideas are all genius.
- Notable guest appearance – Melora Hardin's Jan interviews Jim.
- Grade – A+
Approaching the end of the season with an absolute classic. It has so many great moments and establishes a momentous event that has ramifications on the future. This is the go for it kind of episode that kept the series fresh in the early days. There was another episode after this, but this is better than most Season Enders ever get.


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In my view we all human are on a journey in our universe , and this universe is also busy in a journey. today NASA research center is saying it to us by scientific logic . In INDIAN VEDAS we can see this journey concept by logical example of of god Brahma , a one day of god BRAHMA , is thousand years of earth and this universe , it mean our earth can get a day of god Brahma after thousand years journey in this universe.
Our earth is on journey , on earth life on journey , every life have own aim full journey or in that aim full journey they complete many small journey step by step then they can complete to one aim full journey in limited live life limit on this earth in a one life. It is a universal truth for this universe.
We all human can think like that because thinking process, time have design for us on this earth about life journey.
Here I am saying it because many time I am thinking about life and that's journey , every day we live our life in our system on this earth. It is a natural journey of us by time design so we can just follow to it without any objection .
Birth to death it is a real life journey on this earth for every one , in this long journey or uncontrolled journey , life and death system in hand of time or in control of super power that is nature. So we live every day this natural journey in life. But in this life journey we complete many small journey 's of us for complete to our real long journey . I know I am getting some philosophical tone but it is must for this post.
Here I want to share a explain with you by observation on a small live journey or that's live life colors . it was my small journey for god HANUMANA temple , In RAMAYANA Religion book, God HANUMANA was captured to Sun in his mouth and he was changed to system of universe journey . in that story god Hanumana was proved his super power as a GOD. So today in INDIAN culture mostly in hindu religion people doing prayer in front side of god Hanumana. So My small journey was for temple of god Hanumana , that temple is far to my city only 60 KM . we are saying to that place PUNRASAR DHAM . I were started my small journey by bus for that temple or prayer . In bus I were started my observation as a art student and in same time I were started photography of my observation movement as a art records. First I were observed the prayer activity of people in temple, here in visuals you will observe to my observation so I will not explain to all visuals story because that is not possible in a one post ok .
After prayer observation I saw self commitment for prayer in other people by his or her activity . I saw there many helper or helping nature people were provided some daily use material to peoples. Someone caring to others by medical support .someone making food for god HANUMANA by his or her hand in temple .
Some societies were cooking lots of food for peoples of that religion journey . there in 24 hours I were observed many color of life , lots of emotional condition and that's shadows with many different s small live journey of different s peoples. They all were busy in a small journey of life with sound of prayer but actually they were busy in a work of complete to a big journey , that prayer journey was a step of complete to big journey on this earth by them or just like me. because I were also on my small journey for complete to my big journey . I were also following to natural journey rule by my small journey of Prayer of God HANUMANA at Punrasar dham temple .
So here I said long journey get complete by small Journey's …
Yogendra kumar purohit
Master of Fine Art
Bikaner, INDIA


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Have you ever had one of those conversations that starts at point A, aimed for point B, but instead of taking the direct route it meanders its way through C, D, X, J, and Y before finally finding its way back to the original topic? Sometimes the conversation gets so convoluted that it won't ever find its way back around! Here's an example:
A: "Do you want to go somewhere to get lunch?"
B: "That might be possible. Let me see what I have going on this afternoon."
A: "Oh, we have that staff meeting at two, right? I can't believe we're reviewing the dress code again."
B: "We have to! Haven't you seen what Lacy's been wearing lately?"
A: "Seriously! She did have some really cute shoes on the other day, though."
B: "I forgot to tell you, I found this great website! Really good deals on shoes, and some of them are super cute."
A: "Oooh, show it to me!"
C: "Hey you two, should we go get some food?"
This is how conversations often work in real life, but dialog in books and movies is much more straightforward. Dialog rarely exists simply for the sake of having people talk; it is there to convey information, be it knowledge, character relationships, or plot advancement. Often we as authors are advised to include less dialog, to focus on the description and the action and the story. It's true that a scene with only dialog gets bogged down and boring, even hard to read, but in real life conversations are the lifeblood of most relationships. We talk to our friends, chat and gossip and make plans. It behooves us as authors to find a balance between descriptions and dialog, between conversations to convey information and conversations to develop relationships between characters.


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Smart Branches and ATMs
Smart Branches and ATMs
We have launched Smart Branches, a self-service virtual branch featuring most banking operations, with the purpose of optimizing our clients' time, and multiplying our online services within a protected and safe platform.
You can find one of our "B Smart" Smart Branches at the following locations:
Through its state-of-the-art equipment and smart devices, "B Smart" puts at your disposal:
These services are available only between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm while an employee from BoB is attending.
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Full Stack Software Developer
The details of what you do matter.
Can You Solve Problems Through Thoughtful Development?
We are a digital product design and development company located in the heart of downtown Detroit. We partner with organizations to create custom software solutions, web & mobile applications, and delightful customer experiences. Some of the companies we've partnered with include StockX, Emagine Entertainment, University of Michigan, Rock Ventures, Rocket Fiber, and the Detroit Regional Chamber, just to name a few.
We're looking for an experienced software developer to join our team. This is a full-time, on-site position, with the flexibility to work from home or anywhere as long as you can join us in the office a few days a week.
Is this you?
- Can you architect object-oriented software solutions?
- Do you have a strong understanding of how a browser renders a website?
- Are you confident in your software solutions?
What we're looking for
- Minimum of 5 years of software development experience.
- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent.
- The use of version control is pinnacle in your workflow.
- Comfortable architecting stable and flexible software solutions.
- Experience with PHP, Node.js, Javascript, HTML and CSS.
- Understand how RESTful APIs work and how to architect them.
- Experience with custom WordPress development (plugins, themes, integrations).
- Comfortable integrating third-party platforms using APIs and SDKs.
- Experience with cross-browser and cross-platform website testing.
- Understand the value of good documentation.
- Comfortable developing projects with other developers.
- Interested in continual learning and sharing knowledge with others.
- Effective communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders.
Bonus Skills
- Experience working with Parse Platform.
- Experience with tools such as Composer and Webpack.
- Experience working with AWS
- Experience building mobile applications.
- Experience with React web framework.
- Cognizant of the security of data flow from browser to database.
Job Perks:
- Work in a cool office space in downtown Detroit, with Herman Miller chairs and stand up desks
- Free valet parking
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Flexible schedule, including work from home, or from anywhere days
- Performance based quarterly bonuses
- 401K Retirement plan with employer contribution
- Health and education allowance
- Team activities
- MoGo annual bike pass
- Fresh Chazzano's coffee & snacks


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In this photo, a streetcar heads north on South Broadway at Bellerive, June 16, 1956.
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Why are there small business plans for NBN over every fixed wire technology except for HFC? The customer terms for DOT list them all except for HFC.
If I check an address which is in an NBN over HFC area, I get a response back saying that I can get connected via ADSL. This includes addresses where the disconnection date has long passed.
I do not need a small business broadband service myself, but I have a relative who might get one within the next year. They will be asking me for advice.
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If you are talking about the HFC freeze, this is a separate issue. My query was in relation to places where the NBN via HFC was available and the address in question was either marked as ready for service or already connected to the NBN, according to the NBN availability map.
The freeze has ended in many areas, so most places in those areas are now marked as ready for service. Some places are marked as More work required, but these are gradually having the work carried out and becoming ready for service.
Meanwhile, those addresses which were already connected to the NBN via HFC prior to the freeze continued to be marked as connected during the freeze. The freeze didn't affect them.
In an NBN via HFC area, those addresses which were part of the freeze have a later disconnection date (e.g. 12 months after the freeze was ended), while those addresses which were connected to the NBN prior to the freeze have the original disconnection date. Hence there are some addresses in some HFC areas that were early adopters and so the disconnection date has long passed.
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Helena Carvalho
Helena was raised in West Hartford and graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor's in Political Science, Helena moved to Boston where she pursued a career in commercial real estate operations management. Identified as an emerging leader in her industry, she was elected to lead her peer group and to sit on the Board of Directors for the Building Owners and Managers Association. Helena returned to school, graduating from Suffolk University with a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters in Public Administration.
Throughout her career, Helena combined her interest for business and serving the community by building relationships with local nonprofit organizations and developing fundraising and volunteer opportunities. Helena is a co-founder of Tomorrow's Women TODAY, The Boston Women's Leadership Council, an organization that provides mentoring opportunities to women identified as emerging leaders. Having spent a decade in the for profit sector, Helena is looking forward to serve in the nonprofit sector.
A first generation Portuguese-American, Helena is fluent in Portuguese and enjoys visiting Portugal regularly. In her free time, Helena enjoys spending time with her family and friends, listening to music and fostering her passions in fashion and cooking. Helena is very happy to be back home and thrilled to be a part of the AHCC team!


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The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has concluded its assessment of a proposal to increase production and develop infrastructure for an offshore loading facility at a sand mine a near Anderson Bay, Bridport in the Dorset municipality.
The proposal involves an increase in extraction and materials handling limit from 950,000 to 1,250,000 cubic metres of sand extracted per annum at the sand mine located within mining lease 1957P/M near Anderson Bay, Bridport. Associated with the proposal is the development of infrastructure to support a future offshore sand loading facility within proposed mining lease 2007P/M, which abuts lease 1957P/M on the southwest boundary. Any offshore sand loading facility will be subject to a separate development application to Dorset Council.
The Chair of the EPA Board, Mr Warren Jones, said that the Board concluded the proposed development could be managed in an environmentally sustainable and acceptable manner, with certain conditions. The EPA requires these conditions to be included in any permit subsequently granted by the Dorset Council.
"Various environmental issues were considered by the Board in its assessment, particularly natural values and noise," said Mr Jones.
"Conditions have been imposed to ensure buffer zones are in place to exclude the extractive activity from wetland areas, and ensure the nesting habitat of shorebirds including the hooded plover is not disturbed during the breeding season," he said.
"Conditions have also been imposed to specify noise limits for day time, evening and night time operations" Mr Jones said.
No public representations were received in relation to the permit application, which was referred to the Board in August 2016. Public consultation was open for a 28 day period commencing 13 August 2016.
The proposal was considered by the Board in the context of the sustainable development objectives of the Resource Management and Planning System of Tasmania (RMPS), and in the context of the objectives of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control System (EMPCS) established by the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA).
The functions of the Board are to administer and enforce the provisions of the EMPC Act, and in particular to use its best endeavours to protect the environment of Tasmania, and to further the RMPS and EMPCS objectives.
The Board undertook the assessment of the proposal in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Principles defined in Section 74 of the Act.
The Board's environmental assessment, including the environmental conditions that must be included in any permit, have been forwarded to the Dorset Council, for review of planning issues prior to making a decision as to whether a permit is to be granted.
The decision by the EPA Board can be viewed on the EPA website at www.epa.tas.gov.au/assessment/completed-assessments
The Environment Protection Authority acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of lutruwita (Tasmania) and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.


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What is it?
The Probitas Foundation has created the FARO (Training, Accompaniment, Challenges and Opportunities) programme to provide opportunities for young people in Africa to achieve their full potential in their country of origin.
The programme consists of three stages:
- Identify young African people who wish to return to their country of origin because they have decided they have no future in Spain. They will be offered training and education in Barcelona.
- Raise awareness about the realities of migration for young African people and their families, offering training in the country of origin for young people aged between 15 and 22.
- Provide comprehensive support for young people on their return to their country of origin and to promote their incorporation into employment, through development of a business plan or job placement.


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Indian automobile market is all set to accommodate yet another small Maruti called Celerio in its already overcrowded hatchback category. Now whether people will lap up this new 5-door proposition or not is something that hides in future.
New car comparison between Maruti Suzuki Celerio and Maruti Suzuki Ignis and [MMV3] created by new car buyers actively considering and evaluating these cars for a future purchase.


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Posted Thursday, March 30th, 2017
The Morris County Economic Development Corp. will hold its quarterly member meeting and live webinar on Thursday, April 6, 2017 in the Morris County Chamber of Commerce conference room at 325 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 101, Florham Park, NJ.
Experts in the cyber security field will share latest updates and industry best practices that businesses can use to ensure their private information is secured on a day-to-day basis. Topics to be discussed include: types of cyber-attacks; types of identity theft; recent data breaches; defense strategies business can implement; how businesses can use insurance as a mitigation tool; and the available resources for small businesses.
The speakers for this event are Tom Brennan of OWASP; James Mottola of Sobel & Co., LLC; Mark Perkins of ID Resolution; Khizar Sheikh of Mandelbaum Salsburg; and James Venezia of Phoenix Insurance Group. Participants of this event will be able to enjoy networking and a complimentary lunch before the presentations begin.
The event is free for members of the Morris County Economic Development Corporation. The cost for non-members is $50. To register contact Robert Wanthouse at [email protected] or call 973-210-6076.
The Morris County Economic Development Corporation, a division of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, is a partnership of government and businesses dedicated to growing the economy of Morris County, New Jersey, through programs and services that result in business attraction, creation, retention, and expansion. To learn more, visit www.morriscountyedc.org.


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Join the dancers of New York City Ballet in this 45-minute, pre-performance exploration of the music, movement, and themes of a ballet featured in the matinee performance. Each workshop includes a ballet warm-up, a movement combination with choreography inspired by the featured ballet and a brief interview with NYCB dancers. No prior dance training needed, and children without dance experience are encouraged to attend.
All In Motion Workshops take place before family-friendly matinee performances. Performance tickets must be purchased separately but are not required to attend these workshops.
Clothing that is comfortable to move in. Ballet shoes are optional.
$15 per person
Please note that both children and adults need a ticket in order to attend this event.
New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios
Samuel B & David Rose Building, 7th Floor
165 West 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam
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Sam was born and raised in Chicago and the near western suburbs. He joined The MG Group in 2015 bringing over 5 years of commercial and residential sales and leasing experience. Working in a wide range of roles in the real estate industry gives Sam great insight as to how to best assist clients. Sam graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Financial Management with a concentration in real estate.
Sam lives with his wife and dog in Lincoln Park, just a few blocks from the house he grew up in. In his free time he enjoys taking advantage of the many restaurant options the city has to offer.
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Xamarin Forms uses a very neat and simplified Navigation Architecture which can be easily justified among Android, iOS and WinPhone mobile platforms under common grounds.
Xamarin Forms Navigation
Alright, now this is not an article about Xamarin Forms Navigation article, as it is very well explained in Xamarin official documentation. If you want to go check it out right now before you get into this article. https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/xamarin-forms/user-interface/navigation/hierarchical/
Now the way Xamarin Forms handles this navigation during the actual runtime, specifically in native levels are different for each mobile platforms. Of course they have to somehow map Xamarin Forms Navigation paradigm to the Native app navigation paradigm, which is extremely complex and Xamarin has done a great job so far. 😀
Why is Navigation so Important?
Navigation plays a huge part in your Mobile Application development, specially when it becomes more complex when you need to implement deeper customisations to your cross platform app.
So when we get down to complex customisations related to your Navigation, it is very important to be aware of the underlying mechanics of the platform.
Hence with Xamarin Forms, we are dealing with a cross-platform situation, where it is very crucial that we pay attention to three different mobile platforms, and how their navigation is actually handled in Xamarin Forms.
Xamarin has done a great job in handling a common cross-platform navigation pattern, and faded out the Native-compatibility mechanics to the background, to the point a developer doesn't really have to pay any attention to it. So kudos Xamarin! 😉
Recently I…
So the reason I'm writing this article is because, recently I came across a situation where I had to pay detailed attention for Xamarin Forms Navigation and how it actually handles it in native execution. 🙂
And there's something very interesting I spotted in how Xamarin Forms handles Navigation in Android runtime..
So I thought of sharing it with everyone, hence most developers doesn't seem to be aware of this.
Specially amongst the fresh developers of the Xamarin Community, where a lot of developers assume Xamarin Forms follows everything exactly as the Native Framework patterns and properties, which is not actually accurate and they have taken some unique (or may be different) approaches for mapping Native stuff to the Xamarin Forms level, which are quite out of the box. So you need to pay a good attention to their details when you are dealing with complex implementations in Xamarin Forms.
So what's the big deal I found with Xamarin Forms Navigation in Android ?
Xamarin Forms Navigation in Android?
Now when it comes to handling Xamarin Forms Navigation in Android run time, I noticed something very interesting, which I should blame myself for not paying any attention way earlier for this aspect. However…
If you're familiar with Native Android development, the standard pattern of how we navigate in-between Activities and Fragments, how the activity lifecycle is handled so on and so forth yeah? (Nope, I'm not gonna get into the details of Android Navigation pattern in this article, if you aren't aware, please stop reading this article and Google about it, then you may get back here… other wise you might get confused!)
Now have you ever thought how Xamarin Forms actually handles this complex Android Navigation Pattern? And actually map the Xamarin Forms Navigation paradigm to the Native Android Execution?
Now this is where it gets interesting…
Go on to this link which explains the NavigationPage (the page that manages the navigation) of Xamarin Forms, and read the REMARKS! READ IT!
Let me quote it,
"Note that on the Android platform, INavigation operations do not generate activity lifecycle notifications. For each Page that you push or pop, the Android implementation of NavigationPage simply adds or removes the content of the page to or from a single activity."
Interesting right?
Now I did some more research about it, and came across more interesting facts.
At Xamarin Evolve 2014…
Watch this Youtube clip where an attendee asks Jason Smith about the Navigation pattern of Xamarin Forms in Android.
Attendee: I was curious why you designed the Xamarin Forms Android to be a Single Activity as opposed to Multiple Activity?
Jason: Couple of minor considerations I guess. At the time Fragments weren't fully back ported when we started the project. So we couldn't actually target Fragments, which was really annoying. And Google was advocating the Single Activity approach and on top of that Navigations Paradigms of Activity didn't fully map to the Xamarin Forms Navigation Paradigm.
Furthermore from Jason Smith…
So I found a post in Xamarin Forms Community Forum where Jason Smith has commented regarding the navigation further more a s follows…
TheRealJasonSmith [Jason Smith]
"Xamarin.Forms pre-dates the backporting of Fragments on Android, however it is written in a fashion similar to how fragments work. The Views we add/remove from the view hierarchy are fully cleaned up and disposed of when they go away. This works around the standard issue people had with single activity apps where all the views would stick around eating lots of memory.
Even if you as the user pre-allocate all of your Xamarin.Forms views, we do not realize them into actually android objects until they are needed on screen. We then will remove and dispose those same objects dynamically when they are no longer needed. This means that you should not be paying a significant memory overhead, even if you are not mindful of this yourself."
So now what does this all tell us?
So after all these findings what is the conclusion we could come to?
In Native Android Development…
When we develop Native Android application we usually use the standard Multiple Activities approach to propagate the pages and to navigate in between them, and sometimes we throw in some Fragments here and there as needed for memory saving and re-usability.
There is also an approach called "Single Activity Architecture" approach where you maintain only one activity and render all the pages on top of it in Native Android development.
Xamarin Forms Navigation in Android?
Short and sweet Xamarin Forms does not follow the same standard multiple activity pattern in Android
Xamarin Forms uses a unique Single Activity Architecture based pattern in Android which is similar to the use of Fragments, but with a better management of memory with its approach…
As with all our findings this is quite a unique approach that Xamarin Forms has implemented under the hood for Android. Which is very important to keep in mind when you get down to complex implementation of Xamarin Forms in Android.
Advantages and also Disadvantages ?
This gives many advantages and also disadvantages for us developers. Advantages such as good memory management, ease of navigation, instead of dealing with Activities and Fragments directly.
But this also brings many disadvantages which I had struggled in great deals with in Xamarin Forms complex implementations for Android, such as management of a custom ActionBar across your views, adding custom page transition animations for pages, unpleasant UX behavior when hiding ActionBar and so on.
But then again, there is always a way to solve problems in programming. 🙂
That's it… 🙂
Well there you go, hope this clears any confusion anyone had just like I did sometime back… 🙂 And if you weren't aware of this before, now you know how to handle stuff when it's in need during your Xamarin Forms mobile development.
Cheers! 😀


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Life history and propagation of the endangered dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus dromas) (Bivalvia:Unionidae)
Journal of the North American Benthological Society
By: J.W. Jones, R.J. Neves, S.A. Ahlstedt, and R.A. Mair
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The reproduction, demography, and propagation of the endangered dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus dromas) (Lea, 1834) were studied in the Clinch and Powell rivers, Tennessee. Viable populations of the dromedary pearlymussel now occur only in the Clinch and Powell rivers; the species has been extirpated from the remaining portions of its range in the Cumberland and Tennessee river drainages. Females are long-term winter brooders, and they are gravid from October to June. Glochidia are contained in conglutinates that are red to white and resemble freshwater leeches or flatworms. Conglutinates are 20 to 40 mm long and are released through the excurrent aperture. Estimates of fecundity based on 7 gravid females collected from the Clinch River were 55,110 to 253,050 glochidia/mussel. The ages of 66 valves of D. dromas were determined by thin-sectioning and ranged from 3 to 25 y. Annual growth averaged 5 mm/y until age 10 and decreased to ???1.2 mm/ y thereafter. Nineteen fish species were tested for suitability as hosts for glochidia. Ten were confirmed as hosts through induced infestations of glochidia: black sculpin (Cottus baileyi), greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides), fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare), snubnose darter (Etheostoma simoterum), tangerine darter (Percina aurantiaca), blotchside logperch (Percina burtoni), logperch (Percina caprodes), channel darter (Percina copelandi), gilt darter (Percina evides), and Roanoke darter (Percina roanoka). Juveniles produced from these hosts were cultured in dishes held in nonrecirculating aquaculture systems containing fine sediment (<105 ??m) and were fed the green alga Nannochloropsis oculata every 2 d. Survival of 2810 newly metamorphosed juveniles was 836 (29.7%) after 1 to 2 wk.
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Mending is a workshop that explores textile repair, how you do it and why you do it. It considers the tenderness and care of mending. The aim of the workshop is to practice mending techniques. You will learn about and develop skills in woven and 'knitted' darning, Boro and patching. There will also be an opportunity to work on repairing any garments that you own and that have holes.
Please bring along any damaged items that you would like to discuss repair options for. Darning materials will be provided. However for the patching if you have old sheets or shirts that have grown thin, are no longer worn or used and you would be happy to cut up please bring them! No previous darning, knitting, needle based experience is necessary.
Celia Pym has been exploring mending since 2007 with extensive experience of small everyday holes, at heels, elbows, in pockets as well as working on more dramatic damage, from water damage, animal nesting and moths issues. Celia's interests are around the evidence of damage – through repair you look closely at where garments and cloth have got worn down and thin. In clothing this wearing is often to do with use and how the body moves. Celia "likes that darning is often small acts of care and paying attention to where things fray and wear out."
By inviting Celia Pym to lead the Mending workshop, the NMNM launches a series of talks, screenings and workshops entitled Care & Repair, questioning the concepts of restoration, reconstruction and repair, while initiating an ambitious reflection on the present and especially the future of the museum's collections. Textile conservator Noémie Margotteau, a close collaborator of the NMNM team, will participate in the Mending workshop and share her own restoration techniques.
Celia Pym is an artist living and working in London most recently her work has been included in exhibitions at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Center and Pump House Gallery, London. She was shortlisted for the inaugural Loewe Craft Prize, COAM, Madrid, Chamber Gallery, NY and 21_21 Gallery, Tokyo and Woman's Hour Craft Prize, V&A Museum in 2017. She is currently a visiting lecturer in Textiles at the Royal College of Art.
Noémie Margotteau, a textile heritage conservator, has been working for 8 years as an independent in various public and private institutions. The missions of restoration, preventive conservation and textile works' management allow her to work on various types of objects, from flat tapestries to three-dimensional costumes and accessories or even textile furniture, mixing various materials.
Participation is free, upon reservation : public[at]nmnm[dot]mc


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Salt Creek Recreation Area
August 24-26, 2015
Arriving unannounced
After spending a lovely few days on Lake Crescent at Log Cabin Resort, we were ready for a change, but we weren't ready to go home. So, we hitched up Rocinante and headed down to Salt Creek Recreation area to see whether we could grab a lovely walk-in spots for a couple of nights.
Just to keep things interesting, we took the back way, via Olympic Discovery Trail to Rt.112 then jumped immediately over to Crescent Beach Road, and followed that to the park. The route was somewhat exhilarating, with steep hills, tight turns and narrow roads, but it was certainly passable with Rocinante in tow. We down-shifted vigorously to keep things under control, and it was really a pleasant 20 minute drive.
When we got there, sure enough, we found there were four unclaimed RV spots that cannot be reserved in advance. So, we parked in spot #10 with a spectacular view of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. We only planned to stay a couple of nights, but if we had wanted to, we could have camped there for up to 14 days - straight through Labor Day, for example.
In retrospect it's a good thing we went home on the 26th, because on Friday and Saturday, August 28th and 29th, a huge rain / wind storm hit the Olympic Peninsula, delivering winds of up to 90 MPH in some places. Here's a story about how hard the storm hit the Olympic National Park. What a mess. Rocinante was grateful to be home instead of out in that storm!
Watching the wildlife
This was our third visit to Salt Creek Recreation area, which should be some indication of how much we like the place. Each time we manage to see something new and different while enjoying the fabulous views. We love to walk around the campground, get out our bikes, and hike on the various trails in the area.
We especially enjoy going out on the rocks at low tide to see what we can see. This time, the lowest tide was happening at an entirely uncivilized time (around 5AM), so we missed the best opportunities. Nonetheless, we found plenty to see.
We wanted to see more wildlife than just deer on this visit, and we had plenty of time. We agree with those who say the equivalent of "to listen, one must first be silent." So, we did that, just sitting quietly on rocks here and there until we started noticing things. Here are pictures of a few of the critters we managed to see.
Absorbing the views and planning our return
We thoroughly enjoyed our third visit to Salt Creek Recreation Area. We expect to become regulars, visiting this wonderful place at least once a year, if not more often. Here are a few more reasons for our attachment to the PNW in general and this marvelous place in particular. Y'all come now, y'hear?


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Castor brings convenience to your life?
Back casters of the history is a very difficult thing, in after people invent the wheel, though, handling and moving objects becomes a lot easier, but the wheels can only be run in a straight line, for handling significant objects to the change of direction is still very difficult, people invent the wheel with steering structure, which is what we call the casters and caster.
Castor appeared to people handling moving objects in particular have brought epoch-making revolution, not only makes it easy to carry, you can move in any direction, greatly improving efficiency.
To the modern times with the rise of the industrial revolution, more and more devices need to be mobile, castors are widely used all over the world and all walks of life almost inseparable from the casters, to the development of modern science and technology, more and more features and higher utilization of equipment, casters will become an integral part of it.


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Family of Ng Teng Fong donates $20m to National Gallery Singapore
THE family of the late Ng Teng Fong, founder of Far East Organisation, has made a S$20 million donation to the National Gallery Singapore's research, curatorial and exhibition work, with a focus on outdoor presentations of commissioned art. This makes the family the gallery's fifth founding partner.
To commemorate the partnership, the gallery's roof garden exhibition space located at Level 5 of the City Hall Wing will be named Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Gallery. This gallery will also feature the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission series.
The first Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission will be created by Danh Vo as part of the gallery's Imagining Southeast Asia programme. It will feature annual site-specific commissions by leading artists that relate to the curatorial narratives of the museum's collections and permanent galleries.
National Gallery Singapore CEO Chong Siak Ching said: "The philanthropic contribution from the Ng family will boost our efforts in engaging more visitors with inspiring and differentiated art experiences. By taking exhibitions out of typical gallery spaces, we want to challenge talented artists to create thought-provoking pieces that will be presented against a canvas of lush greenery at the roof garden. This is one of the many ways that we will refresh the way that visitors experience art within the museum."
The roof garden is the result of restoration works to preserve the architectural authenticity and character of the former Supreme Court and City Hall. Spanning 3,000 square metres, the garden features a five-metre tall vertical green wall and overlooks the Civic District. The first admission-free exhibition at the roof garden is scheduled to open in April 2016.
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Instead of a green salad, Tanya Holland thinly slices these brussels sprouts like cabbage, then cooks them quickly to serve as slaw. Slideshow: Thanksgiving Brussels Sprouts Recipes
How to Make It
Step 1
In a large bowl, toss the brussels sprouts with the bell peppers and onion.
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In each of 2 large skillets, heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil until shimmering. Add the vegetables, season with salt and pepper and cook over high heat, stirring, until browned in spots and crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Transfer the vegetables to a large bowl and garnish with the parsley. Serve right away.


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LAMAR Institute Awarded Grant to Research Battle of Monteith Swamp
July 10, 2010
National Park Service News Release
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Monteith Swamp Battlefield Receives $40,000 Grant
National Park Service supports preservation efforts
WASHINGTON – The LAMAR Institute, Inc. has received a grant of $40,000 from the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) to complete the first archeological survey and investigation of the Battle of Monteith Swamp site in Georgia.
"We are proud to support projects like this that safeguard and preserve American battlefields," said Jon Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service. "These places are symbols of individual sacrifice and national heritage that we must protect so that this and future generations can understand the struggles that define us as a nation."
This grant is one of 25 National Park Service grants totaling $1,246,273 to preserve and protect significant battle sites from all wars fought on American soil. Funded projects preserve battlefields from the Colonial-Indian Wars through World War II and include site mapping (GPS/GIS data collection), archeological studies, National Register of Historic Places nominations, preservation and management plans.
Federal, state, local, and Tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions are eligible for National Park Service battlefield grants which are awarded annually. Since 1996 more than $12 million has been awarded by ABPP to help preserve significant historic battlefields associated with wars on American soil. Additional information is online at http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp. To find out more about how the National Park Service helps communities with historic preservation and recreation projects please visit http://www.nps.gov/communities.
Editors Note: For additional information about this project, please contact Daniel Elliott, LAMAR Institute, Inc., at (706)341-7796 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Well another week has come to an end with no therapies or care workers for A. I have to say that I am quite enjoying it! Not getting A up out of bed in the morning so he is ready for them. Not having to rush out the door to get somewhere on time. Just being able to live life "normally" and do as we please.
We still have ten days until A gets his second dose of H1N1 so we are still pretty much in "hibernation" as to not expose him to any of those sick people who still think it is okay to go out into public places and pass on their germs.
Sunday we went down to Toronto to visit with Auntie A. We had not seen her since two days after her LVAD was placed. When we walked up the street to the hospital, she was sitting outside with Uncle S and grandma and grandpa C. She looked MUCH better than the last time that I had seen her. Every time she looks better. We walked around the hospital with her, which by the way is a fair distance for somebody who has just gone through what she has!
Grandma and grandpa C left and then we headed to go have dinner at Swiss Chalet. It was just across the street, so not too far. It is pretty scary leaving the "safety zone" of the hospital with all the gear that Auntie A now has. Uncle S also has a backpack that he wears with spare batteries for the LVAD if needed.
Monday A and I headed to Waterloo to see the amazing Dr. Wiggins again. He is an eye specialist that works with special needs kids. I am always super excited to go and see him with A.
So A has kinda confused another doctor. EVERY time that we have gone to see Dr. Wiggins, A's acuity -sharpness, clarity in vision- he is at 20/200. Now of course with kids like A you cannot get them to read off the chart that we would. So they use these cards that have a picture on the top or the bottom of the card. The cards are grey and have an outline of say a duck on the top or bottom in white. They show them to A quickly and see if he looks in the right place for the picture. Once he stops, they know he is not seeing it.
So, like I was saying, normally he is 20/200 for his vision. The easiest way to explain this vision is that he can see only at 20 feet what a normal person can see at 200 feet. There are some complicated physics and optics to further explain it but this is the bottom line. 20/200 vision in each eye is the definition of legal blindness.
Well Monday he decided to show his acuity at 20/50! So this means that A has almost good enough vision to drive-as per Dr. Wiggins! haha Needless to say I was VERY confused by this. There is no real way to explain it though I guess as A cannot tell us what he is seeing and how. We will see Dr. Wiggins again in six months and see how A does then.
A still does have the problem with only using one eye at a time to see and his right eye really wanders. We spoke about surgery, however like he said, it is really only cosmetic at this point so that other people wouldn't notice it. Sorry, no surgery for this boy to make him look better "cosmetically!" In my eyes he is perfect the way he is. And honestly I don't think many even notice his eye wandering. I know even his dad doesn't see what I am talking about!
Today my little man trialed the Kidwalk Gait Trainer.His PT was not a huge fan of it but I however really would like A to learn to use something like this to give him more freedom and ability to do things on his own. I have to tell you, that he LOVED it despite the fact that there are a few things that would have to be custom done for him to use it properly. I was amazed today looking at him in it, because it isn't like a stander where you can tilt it back a bit. It is pretty much straight up so he really has to hold his head back. And he did this just fine!!! It has a bouncy mechanism on it so if he jumps he will go up and down. This is absolutely loved as well since this is something he likes to do when you hold him standing up.
After the sales rep and his PT left I decided to take him outside in it to see how he did. Daddy had just pulled in the driveway and as soon as he saw A moving in the walker he said "right on." I think we both thought we were going to start crying. A was just as happy as could be in it because he definitely knew that HE was doing all of the work. We walked down to the mailbox to get the mail and back. I think this is something that he could really get the hang of and use it for his advantage.
It is supposed to be a gorgeous day tomorrow so we may just be out and about again! By the way, that first picture is when I opened the door to go outside….he was AMAZED. Nothing like seeing the world in a whole new way at 4.5 years old!
As for Auntie A news, she came home tonight! I talked to her not long ago and she was happy to be home. It has been a LONG 39 days for her being in hospital, and WOW what she has been through! Keep up all the prayers for her…she still has a very long road ahead of her but has proved every single day that she is up for the challenge!
How One Day Means So Many Different Things…
Well January 23rd is sure a day that will always be in my thoughts. January 23rd 2005 was the day that I found out that I was pregnant with A.
January 23rd 2006 was the day that A finally came home after 227 days in the NICU. Although it was only a short visit home it was still a day that we never ever thought would ever happen!
January 23rd 2007 was the day that we found out that A was legally blind. We had always known that he would have issues with his vision but never in a million years did we think that we would have to deal with the whole "legally blind" thing.
January 23rd 2008 A was in Toronto Sick Kids undergoing many tests to try and get to the bottom of his blue spells. It was the day that we found out that his lungs were 40% lipids and that I had no choice but to go with the fundoplication.
Thankfully January 2009 has nothing that will always be tied with it!!!! haha Well maybe…the day that we FINALLY got in the New Bug Seat that I have been asking for to trial for almost a year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm In A Meltdown
Well once again I have been slacking. Things around here have not been that good and I am just tired, stressed and not handling things well right now.
I will start with some great news though. A was back to see the amazing Dr.Wiggins just over a week ago. And if you remember right, last time we were there I was told that A was not using his right eye to see at all. Which totally made sense as to why he was better with toys on his left. Well of course my little man is amazing and he is now using it to see!!!! Dr.Wiggins was very impressed with this as six months is not a very long time to start doing this and see a change. Would you expect anything less from A?!
I am sad to say though that A continues with having issues at night and his blue spells. This has been going on since November 6th. NOTHING has changed. He has also had a couple more of the "episodes" that are new that I was talking about a few weeks ago. He had one two nights ago on me and I was able to capture the end of it on video and he also had one last night at 3am. He was on the monitor as he was in bed and his sats went as low as 26. Heart rate didn't go down and maybe elevated a little. Funny because I always forget to look at his heart rate and remember it as I am so focused on what he is doing and how blue he is. I did notice last night that he bites down VERY hard while doing these.
I am so stressed by all of what is going on and don't really know how much more of it I can take. I am having a really hard time understanding why things just seem to be getting worse. I had to deep suction twice last night and this is something that I don't normally EVER have to do. I hate doing it too which makes it worse. He cries as soon as he sees the machine and I get all teary eyed doing it because it is just not fair that he has to deal with this crap.
I am afraid this post is pretty negative but I just need to get it all out. It always seems to help me.
So we saw A's doctor on Tuesday as he had to get his flu shot. I told him how things are not any better since our admission to the hospital on November 10th and that something is going on. He told me that he didn't know what else to say or do. Well figure it the *$%^ out! No I didn't say that but that is how I feel. He then went on to add that he feels it is just A holding his breath and told me that I need not worry about what he is doing. Really?! Need not worry? I am the one who deals with A 24/7. I am the one that watches him struggle every friggin day. I am the one that has to stimulate him, blow in his face, try to stay calm when he completely stops breathing. I am the one that has to think in that second of whether or not to call 911. I am the one that cries after every episode because it scares the crap out of me. I am the one who screams why why why. How do I not worry?! These are NEW episodes. They are DIFFERENT. And they are in no way breath holding. Besides that was the explanation for the last episodes and these are different. But for real. It is all just a bunch of bull.
I thought that I figured things out the other day when I noticed that the Nutren 1.5 that he has been getting (one can a day) along with two cans of Nutren Jr w/fibre was expired. This was on the 27th that I figured it out. He had 22 cans of the expired formula which would take us back to November 5th. Perfect timing as things started to go off the night of the 6th. Well after some discussion with the pharmacy, Nestle and other moms this probably is not the reason. Why? Because when making expiry dates they are extremely generous as well as the fact that no bacteria can get into the can. They were dated March 2008. They never smelled bad. The only thing that would likely happen is that the nutritional content goes down. He has been getting GOOD stuff for three nights and nothing has changed. If anything these past three nights have been worse.
Mommy instinct tells me that his tummy is bothering him. It is what is waking him up. It is what is keeping him up crying and fussing at night. But what do I know? That is the feeling I get when I tell doctors what is going on. I will be once again emailing his team at Sick Kids. I have to go into clinic to discuss anything which is fine. They need to check out his belly and they need to order an EEG. Not just a 15 minute one either. And I would also like a ph probe done as I really notice a lot of reflux lately so I am curious as to what is going on there. I don't think this is too much to ask from a mom that is frustrated angry and tired.
My Mommy Instinct Was Wrong
Well I have said it. I was wrong for once! LOL We went to Toronto Sick Kids on A's birthday for an eye check. He had not seen anyone since January 2007 when he first got his glasses. Anyhow, the eye doctor at sick kids isn't the friendliest of people and sure has no manners or people skills. I guess not unusual considering the amount of kids that she sees everyday. She FINALLY checked his eyes just after 11am (our appointment was at 9am)and said that he was a -6 in each eye but wrote out a prescription for -4 because I had said how he is always taking them off. She said that maybe he would tolerate the -4. That was it.
Yesterday we were off to see Dr.Wiggins in Waterloo. I have been waiting for almost a year to take A to see him and was very excited! I have heard only great things about him and I can tell you, this man is AMAZING! Never in my life have I been so impressed with a doctor. It takes a lot for me to say this, but pretty much the minute I SAW him I knew he was great.
Well, my mommy instinct was very wrong in thinking that A didn't need glasses. A is legally blind. His vision is 20/200. His glasses that he has are perfect for him. He NEEDS them. I was also able to see the world from A's eyes. It was at this moment that I realized just how bad his eyes are and how much the world around me sucks seeing things that way. I felt guilt. Guilt because I have been the one thinking he doesn't need them, therefore he doesn't wear them. Well he will be wearing them EVERY waking moment in the day from now on!
Another interesting thing he did was to take a picture of A. He then passed it to me and told me that when I looked at it he wanted to know what I noticed right away. I wasn't sure what to think and I took the picture. Right away I noticed that A is looking at the camera with his left eye but not his right! I couldn't believe it!!!!! He has a lazy right eye and Dr. Wiggins says that he definitely favors his left eye and doesn't always use his right. I have MILLIONS of pictures of this kid and I have NEVER EVER noticed this. But it does explain why A does better with toys on his left. When they are on his right he arches so that he is able to see them with his left eye.
A's therapist from CNIB was there for the appointment and I had to apologize to her after for the way I have been so adamant that A didn't need glasses. I will definitely take things that she says from now on to heart! Dr. Wiggins told me that it is VERY normal for parents to think the way that I did. Many times he said parents don't find out how bad their children's eyes are until they are in school! Kids compensate and don't know any different than what they see. I guess it was the same as not finding out about him being deaf until he was 15 months old.
This doctor spent over an hour with me and A. I was a little emotional and he was great in helping me deal with how I felt and how much it totally sucks having a child that is deaf/blind. Still, A amazes me. He even amazed the three that were in there, including Dr.Wiggins. They did the part of the exam where they hold up cards and there is a little hole in the middle that they look through to see where A looks first. One side of the card has black/white lines and the other has nothing so they want the child to look at the black/white. Well after a couple of times, A was actually so focused on that little hole he wouldn't look anywhere else. He knew that someone was behind there!
Dr.Wiggins must have asked me twenty times if I had anymore questions. He will be following up with A in six months so it will be great to see him again. I can't even say enough about this man!
Now for some new pictures of my little man! With glasses!
Two Birthday Wishes!!
Well we have entered June. A crazy month in this household for sure! SO much happening and SO much to look forward to! In 8 short days my little boy will be turning three years old! I can hardly believe it!
I have my FIRST dress fitting next week along with a trip to Toronto Sick Kids for A's eyes and a trip to Waterloo to finally see Dr.Wiggins who we have been waiting almost a year to see!
We went to grandma and grandpa's yesterday for a barbecue to celebrate grandpas birthday which is actually today. A was a show off and rolled over for everyone there to see it!
So my first birthday wish is to grandpa C, my dad, my friend, my hero.
He is an absolutely incredible man and one that I wouldn't trade for the world. He has been there for me through SO much and I am so lucky to be able to call him My Dad. I can't stop thinking about my wedding and having him walk me down the aisle. It is something I have dreamt of since I was a little girl and it is going to be so great to finally have this one dream come true! I can pretty much guarantee that it is going to be ONE of the hardest things in my life to get through without tears. Well actually I am pretty sure I won't get through it without tears. LOL
So happy birthday Grandpa! We all love you!
And some pictures from yesterday…
Mady and her friend Sadie…
My sister and her new man…
My dad trying to read his birthday cards…
My brother and soon to be sister in law….congrats guys!
And the next birthday wish is for grandpa S who celebrates his day tomorrow! He is also an incredible man, who very shortly is going to be my father-in-law! And honestly, I don't think I could have a better father-in-law than the one he IS! And I have to say that I am looking very forward to his speech that he has written for his favorite daughter in law! LOL We all love you!
Finally, An Update!
Wow, it has been a while since I have updated this blog!!! No wonder I have been getting the odd email asking how things are going. Well, things are actually going VERY VERY well!!!! A has still not had any vomiting issues and I don't think I recall much gagging either. His feeds have changed dramatically since getting the g tube and it seems to have really helped. He was getting feeds every four hours in the day and then nothing from 11pm-9am but now we are on continuous from 10:30pm-8:30am. He then gets a feed from 11am-1pm and 6pm-8pm. And knock on wood this is helping big time! I am slowly going to try to increase the amount to take time off but I am sure going to do whatever works for him.
Things have been totally crazy around here trying to do wedding planning and getting things in order. Time is going so quickly and I am so worried that something isn't going to get done! I have been hard at work making all of my own invitations and reply cards and WOW is it sure a lot of work! I didn't realize how much work is put into a wedding until I started planning my own!
Today the pastor came over that will be performing our wedding ceremony and he was great. J and I will start marriage counselling the end of May which will consist of four one hour slots. I had to laugh to myself kind of when this came up because God knows that if we have made it through what we have then we sure will be fine!!! I don't know how many people that have a child with A's needs, hospital stays and issues would survive. I actually have to sit back sometimes and realize how proud of ourselves we should be. And to think that after three of the hardest years of our lives we are more in love than we were before A! This wedding is going to be VERY emotional and I am getting so excited for the big day!!!!
Anyhow, back to A. He has also been satting pretty well at night still, above 90 which is okay with me. He still does drop but is not requiring oxygen since the last bit where he did. He however has a new thing that he does which is dropping his heart rate too low. The nurse was here last night and said he did it 27 times. I even know during his nap he does it and I have NO idea why. Most of the times when it happens he is satting at numbers you typically don't see with him! LOL If it isn't one thing, it is another with him. I am a bit concerned as I know this is new for him but he does pop right back up so I feel much better with that.
Lately, J and I have been having a hard time dealing with how upset A is getting. Last night was pretty rough because he was SO fussy and all he wants to do is stand up. He loves when you hold him up and he can walk around. His eyes light up and he is SO proud of himself. After long periods of time we need to take a break because he is so heavy and he gets very upset. He just wants to go. I almost started to cry last night because he knows what he wants to do but yet he can't do it. He is really changing in this way with everything around him. Even toys, he tries SO SO SO hard to get things and when he can't he gets very upset and frustrated. It is wonderful that he is trying so hard, but it is becoming apparent to J and I just which way things in life are headed for A. As he gets older it is much harder to please him and he just wants to keep on going. Lately I have been walking him for up to two hours a day because he just doesn't want to do what he used to do. He loves being outside so I do it to make him happy.
On a good note, I received a call the other day from a doctor that I have been waiting to see since last August. He is an eye doctor and he is supposed to be VERY good at what he does. They actually have two weeks out of the year where families from all over the world bring their children to see him. He has students that interact with the kids and then after an hour of observation he is supposed to be able to tell you what they see, how they see it and overall what their vision is like. I am very excited because lately I find putting on A's glasses that he doesn't want them on. The appointment isn't until June but it should be interesting!!
Speaking of June. WOW, we are already in May. My little man is going to be THREE next month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIKES, where does the time go?!?
Sleeping at grandma and grandpas…so cute!


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Dr. Pepper, or Coca Cola, or any other soda pop with a sort-of-complex spice mix (or just spice, think Ginger Beer), can work well in savory applications. As food writer Hank Shaw explains: "Using soda as the base for a barbecue sauce does two things right off the bat: You get sugar and you get acid. You can literally make a glaze out of nothing more than soda."
For the Baseball portion of this week's menu, I made a Dr. Pepper Hot Sauce, which is reputed to be on offer at the Sausage Connection on Yawkey Way. It's great. I combined a Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce recipe (without the tomato paste – I didn't want to thicken it) with a basic hot sauce recipe of roasting hot peppers then pureeing them with vinegar.
The logical next step was Dr. Pepper Chicken Wings.
And the next step after that? Dr. Pepper in a spicy vinaigrette for beet relish to put on the County Fair pork chops at Thursday Night Dinner.
And after that? It turns out, there are a lot of people cooking with Dr. Pepper:
- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork from Serious Eats
- Spicy Dr. Pepper Ribs from Ree Drummond (aka Pioneer Woman)
- Brie, Brisket, Dr. Pepper Quesadillas (found via Huffington Post)
- Dr. Pepper Tenderloin from Rachael Ray
- Dr. Pepper Chili from Spicy Southern Kitchen
The list continues. Basically, I'm beginning to think there are a lot more people out there cooking with Dr. Pepper than drinking it.


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One of my good friends at school had a breakfast brunch for her birthday. While she was making most of the main food (quiches and mass amounts of bacon were present), I thought making some delicious sweet muffins would be a great addition. I was debating between Coffee Cake Muffins and Orange Raspberry Muffins, but decided on Orange Raspberry based on the birthday girl's request and my craving for berries. Although, I promise to make Coffee Cake Muffins in the future, keep reading to find the Orange Raspberry Muffin recipe!
I liked the flavor of these muffins, but I think I may have used too much buttermilk. The insides of the muffins were a bit gooey, as you can kind of see in the picture below. The recipe I was going off of called for 2/3 cup of sour cream or low-fat yogurt, but I thought buttermilk would add better flavor. I added more buttermilk, because I thought the amount of orange juice would be less than that called for in the recipe. The recipe said to cook for 20 minutes, but towards the end I was baking them for almost 35-40 minutes and they still weren't getting better.
I'll definitely try this recipe again, because I don't like failing. Next time, I would only use 2/3 cup of buttermilk instead. But baking is a learning experience and I'm certainly still a student!
Total Time: 40 minutes Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes
Makes: 12 muffins
2 cups flour
1 egg
½ cup sugar
1 cup buttermilk (BUT next time I would use 2/3 cup buttermilk)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh raspberries
rind of one orange
juice from the one orange
(1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and grated orange rind in a small bowl.
(2) Beat eggs in a medium or large-sized bowl. Add the buttermilk and oil and mix well. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients until all ingredients are mixed well. Note that in this section, I would use 2/3 cup of buttermilk instead of the 1 cup I originally used.
(3) Squeeze the juice from the one orange you used for the rind. Mix well.
(4) If using baking cups, pour batter into the cups till about ¾ full. If you are not using baking cups, make sure to spray the cupcake pan with oil or butter.
(5) Bake in oven for 20 – 25 minutes, till cooked through.
(6) Enjoy.
If anyone has any idea on where I messed up in ruining the texture, please let me know. I'm still learning!!
(Recipe Adapted from Driscoll's)


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