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My kids made salad tonight, mostly leaving me just to supervise. I did wash the foods before giving them to the boys, although I could, and probably should, have let them do it themselves: they both like taking things out of the fridge and they both love playing with water; moreover, it's good practice and learning for them. But… I… was kinda tired and just didn't think about it this time until it was too late. So the kids got given their salad ready to cut.
Zeph has been using sharp knives for at least a year now, and started cutting things around 16 months with a blunt dinner knife. He has a pretty good idea of what he's doing, but we always start with a little chat about knife safety (holding the handle firmly, always pointing the blade down and away from you, always cutting on a board and never into your hand, never waving it around, putting it down carefully when you are not using it, keeping your fingers away from the blade when cutting) and I always supervise carefully.
Elly has also been trying to cut with a blunt knife for three or four months now. He's adept at slicing banana, but these foods are harder so he preferred to pull the bell pepper apart with his fingers. He also wanted to take a turn with a sharp knife, so we held it together to cut a few pieces.
We took some time to identify the seeds inside each food and to compare their size and whether or not we eat them. And after cutting, tipping and mixing, the boys ended up with this:
Zeph didn't say it in so many words, but I got the feeling he was really proud to have made salad for dinner virtually by himself. He was very enthusiastic about serving it to Daddy and I with salad dressing, and making sure that we enjoyed it all!


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Day of Pentecost
Texts: Acts 2: 1-21 and John 20: 19-23
Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Risen Lord Jesus who is the Christ. Will y'all pray with me? May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be acceptable in your sight O Lord, our rock and our redeemer; amen!
So, I don't love this day just because it has one of my favorite 'funny' verses in all of scripture. Where Peter tells those making snide comments around him that these disciples and followers of Jesus are NOT acting in a drunken stupor, because its only 9am. Peter of course must not have ever lived near a college campus. No, I love this day because this is truly one of the most important days and celebrations of our lives of faith. This Day of Pentecost, unfortunately, is not celebrated nor does it garner as much attention as Easter or Christmas, though it is right up there in that echelon of feast days.
As you listened to the readings this morning you might have noticed that we get 'bookended' with a text that we heard the Second Sunday of Easter in our gospel reading this morning. Of course – the focus during the second Sunday of Easter was on the reassurance of those disciples that there is no need to be in fear because Christ is alive – Jesus brings peace.
This morning, while we still hear and welcome that reassurance from our Lord – our emphasis is on Jesus breathing. Now, the NRSV that we read from translates verse 22 as Jesus breathing on the disciples, but another and perhaps more correct translation would be that Jesus breathes into the disciples. In the original Greek, it can be translated both ways.
Doesn't that change how we view and interpret this text? Jesus breathes into them and says – receive the Holy Spirit. When, I hear of that action I think of how when someone stops breathing how we perform CPR. Along with those chest compressions you give rescue breaths into their body. You give those in need air from your own body to help move their lungs – all in the hopes of bringing signs of life back into them.
Here our Lord sees that out of fear and trepidation his disciples and friends are 'locked away.' They are not living in their called life, in many ways they are 'dead.' So, Jesus breathes the Spirit into them. Giving them new life. New life and hope to live into and proclaim the resurrected life of Christ.
Scripturally, this directly connects what Jesus is doing to what God did to the a-dam in Genesis during creation. God breathed life into the first of creation. Filling them with God's breath.
Through his own breath Jesus is gifting the Holy Spirit– the one whom Jesus has promised will come – to his friends and followers.
In our reading from Acts we see a wider gifting of the Holy Spirit as we read of a group of individuals who see tongues of flame upon one another's foreheads and they begin to speak about God – they prophesy. Those around them are awestruck as they hear this group speak in their own native tongues. It is a miracle of hearing.
This group is brought together as one – but retains their own culture and that which makes them unique within God's good creation.
This is one of the most fascinating and awesome things about our faith history. This is the birth of the church; the faithful gathered in Christ's name.
Unfortunately, I continue to hear from so many sources that believe that you're only the 'true church' or only a 'true anything' when you act, look, speak, and believe like the 'true' ones around you. That if you aren't 'like us' then you are not 'one of us.'
One of the ways that people 'distinguish' if you're 'one of us' and a part of the 'true church' is how the Spirit manifests itself in your life.
I remember watching the movie Jesus Camp (have y'all seen that documentary? It is a fascinating yet, at times incredibly troubling and sad depiction of theological life in our country). One of the young girls in the documentary railed against 'quiet' churches as being 'dead' or without the Spirit. In her opinion and the formation of belief in which she had been raised – if your church isn't hopping, screaming, dancing, and being ecstatic with the Spirit you weren't really 'church.' She expresses that those churches (that look and sound like ours) are 'dead' and where the Holy Spirit is not present. Instead, you always hav to be 'up.' Anything 'down' or 'quiet' was bad and non-spiritual.
Just so y'all know – one of the quickest ways to upset your pastor is to state the spirit isn't 'present' in this place (or any place) because it reveals itself 'differently' than somewhere else. The Spirit is alive and well within this place and all places.
The Spirit's job in 'unifying' us as one isn't done in such a way that we all speak the same language – act the same way – or look the same as everyone else.
We are not a 'melting pot.'
We are not melted down to our base parts and molded into similar shapes like everyone else. Instead, the Spirit uses us and expresses itself differently in each of us as we come together in praising God and Christ in our own unique ways and flavors. Our reading from First Corinthians helps emphasize that quite a bit.
I like to think that in the body of Christ we are more like a salad. Having a salad of just lettuce doesn't seem all that appetizing – at least not to me. Having a salad of just tomatoes ceases to really be a salad. However, when you continue adding in additional parts it helps bring out so many wonderful flavors. Salad, spinach, onions, tomatoes, cheese, dressing, and more all add to the salad and help make it more full, rich, and whole. Sometimes, you receive a salad and it contains items that you initially don't like – carrots, cucumbers, arugula – yet they are there because they are good for you and they help enrich the entire flavor of the salad. Further bringing out the richness and fuller taste of that meal.
In the body of Christ, we can have those who clap, raise hands, and yell amen next to those who pray mightily and fervently with their head down, seated next to the ones with their eyes closed as they absorb the act of worship and presence of the Spirit around them.
The Spirit that we are gifted is a beautiful and wonderful part of our lives. That Spirit which guides and helps us to discern God's presence around us and in us. That Spirit that has been poured into us and breathed into us as the words of the Trinity were said above us and upon us in our baptisms.
Each of us gets to bring our own uniqueness into the Body of Christ to help all of us celebrate more fully and completely and passionately to our God. We get to live out and live into the Spirit that dwells in us through our whole lives – here at Redeemer; out in the community of Newberry; within each of our vocations; shown through all that we do at work, play, and in private. The Spirit dwells in us and moves us in our faith throughout all of our life and all aspects of our life.
We get to look at one another and see this wonderful body of Christ and share in the gifts, quirkiness, and beauty of all around us. Coming together in beautiful chaos as one in praise, thanksgiving, and service to God. All because Jesus breathed into us. All through that loud rushing wind of the Spirit on that Day of Pentecost thousands of years ago. The Spirit isn't just around us and beside us. The Spirit of God dwells within each of us.
Today we celebrate that. Today we leave from this place with faith and hope. Knowing that whatever we do – God is present with us. That wherever we go – God is present with us. The Spirit has been breathed into each of us, bringing us to life. The Spirit moves through us to serve God and serve all our neighbors.
Gathering us together as one body, working and struggling together to live into and to live out those promises we've made in baptism – to live among God's faithful people, hear the word of God and share in the Lord's supper, proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed, to serve all people – following the example of Jesus, and to strive for justice and peace in all the earth.
We get to do that. The Holy Spirit has been breathed and rushed into us so that we can do that. We do this all together, gathered as one, in our own unique and beautiful ways. Amen.


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New (the secretary's): HP Compaq dc5800 with Intel Core 2 duo, 3.16GHz, 3GB DDR2 800 SDRAM, WinXP Rro SP3 (Downgraded from Vista), on-board graphics with max. 256MB shared Memory - The test takes 2min. 49s (definitely faster than I expected).New II (the one with TurboCAD on): same model as above, except with ATI Radeon HD3650 Graphics card (Low budget / Midrange?), with 512MB RAM - The test runs in the exact same time as on the one with on-board graphics (2min. 49s)!The graphic card doesn't seem to improve the performance of TurboCAD (except if the one I got is just not a bit better than the on-board one, but I doubt that).
I think I am not doing something right, I double clicked renderBench.exe, it run, but the render was small (upper left corner). When finished it stated 22 seconds. I tried to get a full screen render. I have Vista Home 64bit system, Intel Duo Core Quad 6600, 4 Gig. memory, GeForce 8800
Guess I'm going to have to concede after this... I think I've pushed mine as far as I can with the stock cooler.
Quote from: GregT on June 11, 2011, 02:19:17 PMGuess I'm going to have to concede after this... I think I've pushed mine as far as I can with the stock cooler.Wow, good time Greg. I'm still on 2 cores here. The time for an upgrade is certainly on the horizon.
As reported some months ago, my XP 3.15GHz Core2 Duo with 1066 DDR2 takes 2m47s and the same processor using 800 DDR2 takes 2m50s so the faster memory clips 3s from the time. The amount of memory has no effect as long as it's enough to avoid paging. I get the same results with Win7.My son has a 3.3GHz Core I5 with 16GB of 1333MHz DDR3 memory.I wanted to know how it would perform with render test, but a) he runs Linux, and b) he was visiting for the Christmas period, plus his machine was 100 miles away.He's a bit of a geek and can access his machine from anywhere, and he has installed Win7 in a virtual machine, so we decided to try it out.He did the 800x600 test in 2m14s, but remember, that's running in a virtual machine under Linux over a public network. I don't think that running remotely had much effect, but running in a virtual m/c certainly did.Thanks for posting that, got halfway through reading and I thought what about a virtual machine, and the second half was exactly that!! Great answer, just wonder how much difference the VM makes. My XP whizzes along in standard settings Virtualbox on Win 7. With a more professional VM with optimum tweaking that may be able to be improved.
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I love potatoes! When God decided to put some vegetables on earth, he couldn't have done a much better job than when he developed potatoes. I've often wondered why he didn't let Moses or Abraham in on the potato? It is difficult to believe that the rest of the world didn't have potatoes until Columbus brought them back to Europe. The Native Americans, especially those, who lived in Central and South America, had grown and eaten potatoes for centuries before 1500 A.D. Potatoes didn't start in Idaho or Ireland but these places surely have a reputation for them now.
The early settlers in Iowa grew potatoes, a stable dish on most tables. During The Depression of the 1930s and 1940s, there was many a family that had potatoes three meals a day. They were boiled for lunch and the remainder fried for supper. What was left over was eaten for breakfast the next day. An interesting theory is "where the West begins" is the eastern limit of restaurants that serve hash browns automatically when you order breakfast eggs.
Very few of us who grew in that period had "boughten" potatoes as our families grew them in their own gardens. My father had three big town lots that we planted in the spring, tended in the summer and dug up in the fall. Back of my grandfather and uncle's house, they had a huge lot they gardened on shares with the owner.
Early in the spring we would hire some fellow to bring his team of horses and trailing plow to open up the lots. After he plowed the soil, he would use a drag to break up the clods and smooth the soil. It was fun to walk behind the freshly turned black dirt and gather worms. If there were any clods left, we still might have to break them up with a hoe and rake. That wasn't much fun.
Before planting the potatoes my grandfather, especially, spent a great deal of time cutting the potatoes to plant. He always made sure that each eye in the potato had at least one inch of skin around it. Getting that square inch around the potato eye wasn't always possible but that was the "rule of thumb." We would let the cut-up spuds set for a few days and then took them out to plant. Some people had potato planters but most just carried a pail along with the potato chunks inside.
Before planting, we had to dig a furrow. Most people used a hand plow. A ball of twine was used to mark the rows. By tying the twine to one stake and then puling the string tight to a stake at the other end of the garden we could plow a straight row. My folks planted their potatoes at least five or six inches below the surface, but others had other measurements as to depth. One theory or an "old timer's tale" maintained that root crops (carrots, potatoes, onions and radishes) should be planted during the dark of the moon cycle.
As we walked down the furrow, we dropped a potato chunk, stepped on it, and using our shoes as measurement dropped the next on about one foot further down the rows. This was the way I remember my folks planting spuds. After we had the potato chunks in the ground we covered them up with dirt and then walked the rows to pack the dirt around the chunks.
Weeds surely can grow in the fertile soil of Iowa and we had to be constantly on guard to keep the new fresh potato plants from being engulfed by weeds. After the plants began to show, we could hoe around them fairly easily and still plow between the rows with a hand plow. My father and grandfather worked during the day so any weeding must to be done after work. This was not easy because I don't mean five days a week, but six, and not eight hours, but usually 10. They never worked in the gardens on Sunday, as that was Church Day and a day of rest. We also didn't have to worry about Daylight Savings Time.
Probably the worst problem that the spud growers had to contend with during those Depression years was the potato bug. That rascal could eat most of the leaves off the growing plant, so we either picked them off or sprayed a chemical on the plants to kill the bugs. That chemical called Paris Green has long been banned from use. It was very poisonous and killed the bugs but could also do people some harm. Maybe it was bad, but most of us who lived during those days didn't seem to get sick or suffer from the effects of the spray and I know for a fact it didn't hurt the taste of the spuds.
After the potatoes began to grow and last year's entire crop of spuds was gone, we could go out and dig some new ones. Those new potatoes were a treat. They were marble-sized and I never could resist eating them raw. Washed off and mixed with the first crop of garden peas and creamed, they made a dish fit for a king. I remember eating it poured over toast or just by itself until I would almost burst because they tasted so good.
After the potatoes were dug they were left to dry somewhat on the ground and then gathered to bring into the house or the root cellar. Many of the farms and even some of the houses in town had cyclone cellars. The potatoes, apples, carrots and all sorts of vegetables and fruit were stored in those cellars.
Most of us had a fruit room or potato bin in the basement that we put the spuds in. It was dark, cool and away from the ever present furnace. The potatoes could stay that way clear through the winter, spring and even until the next crop if they were watched very carefully. Some people put them in sand, but in our family they were stored in a bin in the dark and kept cool. It was one of my first jobs around the house to go down into the dark room and bring up some of those spuds -- not that easy for a child but we soon learned to overcome our fears of the dark and the unknown. I do know that our family ate lots of potato soup, mashed potatoes, boiled, fried and scalloped potatoes but I never got tired of eating them fixed any way.
One of my first ventures into the world of Capitalism and selling was with potatoes. After I'd helped my folks hoe and dig the potatoes, Dad said I could go out and sell some. I gathered up a bunch of them, took them home, washed them and filled up several grocery sacks. Placing them in my little red wagon, I started down the street knocking on doors selling potatoes. If I remember correctly, they sold for 25 cents a bag. My wagon held about eight bags; and after I had sold that many I had made two dollars. I wish I could remember what I did with the two dollars, but I do know that to an eight-year-old boy it was a fortune. I saved that money until just before Christmas and bought my mother a box of pretty smelling powder. Whether she ever used it I'm not sure, but it stood on her dresser for years.
I always said potatoes saved my life ... well not really, but it was close. I was 18 years old and when I found myself on a troopship out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and later in the Indian Ocean going to India in World War II. We had dinner served at 4 p.m. each afternoon, and the next meal didn't come until seven a.m. the next morning. So about 10 p.m. each evening I was starved but there was nothing to fill that 18-year old cavity in my stomach.
I couldn't sleep, so I prowled the ship, even going to places that were off-limits looking for food. One night I stumbled upon the potato bin of the ship. I filled my pockets, stuffed as many as I could into the front of my fatigue jacket, and silently stole back to my lower bunk in the compartment all 400 of us occupied. I was very careful not to let anybody else see me place the spuds in my barracks bag. I shared them with my card playing buddy and he and I would have a spud snack each evening eating raw delicious potatoes. Those spuds sustained us through most of the voyage in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. I had to replenish our supply from time to time and was able to keep our operation secret. My card-playing buddy still beat me at cards but we looked after each other especially when we tried to keep our space on deck. It was much too warm below decks when we neared the equator two times.
Potatoes are still used by many and what would Hardees or McDonalds do with out french fried potatoes or hashbrowns? Fancy restaurants will serve baked potatoes and all kinds of toppings or skins, but put them all together and they are still spuds!
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When it comes to my weekly NFL Quarterback Rankings - if I had one of those little encircled R's to signify a trademarked idea, it'd go here - the criteria is everything, nothing and all that's in between.
Past performance and future potential is considered, but mostly - like college football's weekly Top 25 - it's an attempt to identify the quarterbacks you'd most like to have starting for your team in this game, this week, right now. Injuries, obviously, significantly plummet value. A clever new TV ad might bump a player a notch.
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16. Kyle Orton, Broncos.
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A little past 5pm, Saturday afternoon, the Mahopac Falls Fire Dept. received a call for smoke in a house on Secor Rd.. Rolling out with a full structure fire assignment, Mahopac Falls Fire, Heavy Rescue, EMS and Fire Police converged on the scene with all equipment from both stations, along with Carmel Police Officer Chris Fox. First on the scene was Chief Brian Sacher, taking Incident Command with Asst. Chief Jeff Boyle and Asst. Chief Bob Trace sharing the Scene Operations, with Batt.#16 Shawn Keeler, Batt.#18 George Waehler and EMStar Paramedics on the scene. Putting out a call for Putnam Valley Fire and FASTeam to respond to the scene and putting Mahopac Fire in the Falls headquarters on standby, a call for the Putnam County Fire Investigation team rounded out the need for outside units. First in fire crews found heavy smoke in the structure as they entered, but little fire was found.
Owners of the home were on the scene, staying close to their dogs, just returning them from the groomer. EMTs from the EMS unit kept a watchful eye on the owners as fire crews worked around them. Fire Police closed one lane of Secor Rd. allowing fire trucks access. People are again requested to SLOW DOWN when emergency vehicles are operating in the roadway.
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On 31 mayo, 09:48, Szabolcs <szhor... at gmail.com> wrote: > Miguel wrote: > > In version 6.0, I can not to clean variables with subscripts by Clear > > or Remove. Why?. > > > Can I to copy and to use the package Utilities`SubscriptSymbols`of 5.2 > > version in 6.0 version? > > Could you be a little more specific, perhaps give an example? As far as > I know there is no Utilities`SubscriptSymbols` package in 5.2 (at least > I couldn't find one) so I was unable to try this ... Dear Szabolcs: The Utilities`SubscriptSymbols` is a package ellaborated by Ted Erseck that is in Wolfram Library Archive. You can to find it via Google (or others). It permit to clean and to remove variables or functions with subscripts. Before to be charged the package: In[1]: x[Subscript,1]=15 Out[1]:15 In[2]: Clear[x[Subscript,1]] Out[2]:Message: x[Subscript,1] is not a symbol .... After to be charged the package: In[1]: x[Subscript,1]=15 Out[1]:15 In[2]: Clear[x[Subscript,1]] Out[2]: It occurs the same for functions with subscripts F[Subscript,1] .... But this functionality is not implemented in Version 6.0 and I think that is a functionality very useful. I have proved to copy this package in version 6.0 but doesn't works fine. Does exist a solution?


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Northland Single Malt producer, Wolfburn Distillery, has joined forced with St George Spirits distributor Maverick Drinks.
When asked what attracted the two to each other, Maverick Drinks head of brand development, Michael Vachon said, 'Wolfburn has everything the company looks for in a brand: extraordinary quality, great design, and amazing people'.
'Shane and his team have a burgeoning reputation for making some of the best whisky in the world and I know we're going to have a great time working together,' he added.
Wolfburn's Distillery manager Shane Fraser added: 'We're hugely proud of our hand-crafted whiskies so it makes a lot of sense to team up with Maverick Drinks, as they're at the forefront of the spirits revolution in the UK with a genuine focus on craftsmanship and quality.'
The original Wolfburn Distillery was founded just to the west of Thurso by William Smith in 1821. In its day it is said to be one of the largest distilleries in Scotland, producing, according to HMRC records, 28,056 'gallons of proof spirit' in a single year.
In 2011 plans were laid to resurrect the old distillery and construction began the following year just 300m from the site of the original distillery.
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It's been a while since I've updated my deals and I apologize! I have gotten back into media though so you'll be seeing some new things being added to the blog – along with entirely new sites being introduced.
To kick this off I wanted to start with the Free Money part. This works like the Brinks Prepaid Mastercard deal I had previously posted about – except this is a much more known product from #PayPal, meaning it's a bit more trustworthy. You will load $40 using a variety of methods, afterwards you will see a credit of $20 within a couple of hours.
Practical Uses:
You may wonder what use the card may have in the first place, or doubt you'll ever use it. Shockingly the card can be utilized in a wide number of ways.
1) If you're like me and horrible at remembering to pay bills, this is a nice account to use for automated payments without risking your actual available funds. We've all had the months where we've forgotten to cancel that subscription and we get hit with that beautiful $35 fee. A way to avoid this is to migrate these accounts to your new PayPal Prepaid Card; Now you're free to manually load the card each month without the risk of losing your service. It will also allow you to remove the card from any previous accounts.
2) eBay Sellers. This is a gimmie right here! If you're an eBay Seller like me then there's no reason to pass this opportunity up. Chances are you've already got $40 in your PayPal account and are also subscribed to some kind of automated payments from eBay or its' internal apps. You can open your new PayPal Prepaid Card account and then immediately transfer $40 from your PayPal Account to your card – you will then see an additional $20 on your new PayPal Account – WOW!
3) Swagbucks, Treasure Hunter, XBOX Live, Spotify, iTunes, Apple Store, Google Play, and more: The card is a great way to earn additional rewards. As you shop and use the card you will notice your amount of offers will begin to increase which you can take advantage of. For those of us who have some type of Online Subscription then you'll be required to supply a Debit/Credit Card. These are for trying out new services without risking them continuously hitting your bank.
4) First Time Debit/Credit Card Holders: This card is perfect for first time card holders because there are no overdraft fees attached. That's right – 0! If there aren't enough funds in the account to cover the charge, then you're automatically declined instead of being covered and then charge $35 for a simple $3 item.
In all honesty I've used the #PayPal Prepaid Card for years, even before PayPal switched from their internal service to this new one. It allows you to instantly transfer money from your PayPal account directly into your Prepaid Account – this is particularly nice especially if you accept mobile payments.
You have multiple options when it comes to choosing how you're going to load your card. Let's go over some of the quicker methods:
1) PayPal: This is the absolute quickest and cheapest way to get your money onto the Prepaid Account. You just need to log into your #PayPal Prepaid Account and choosing Move Money > #PayPal Balance Transfer. Your transfer will happen immediately so there's no waiting for a bank to be added or a $2.95 fee to load the cash in person – plus all the work is done from your computer! Process: Instant.
2) Mobile Check Load: This will need to be done from a mobile device using the #PayPal Prepaid App. Once you're in you'll just need to accept the terms and then close the term window out. You'll see the option to Load Check. Snap a picture of the front and back and then choose which deposit method: Free (10 Days) or pay a fee to have it within a few hours. The fee depends on the amount of the check. Process: 10 Days Free or Instant for a Fee
3) Bank Transfer: This process takes a little longer, but it's totally free of charge. You will need to sign into your existing bank and retain your Account/Routing Number. This will be then added to the PayPal Account. Small deposits will be made verifying you're the own then you're free to transfer money to the account. The entire process takes about 5-8 days.
4) Cash cash cash: You can always visit a Walgreens, CVS, Rite-Aid, Cash America, or any place that loads/sells Prep-Paid Gift Cards. The fees vary from $2.95-$4.95 but the funds are available the moment you hand the cash over. The is the second fasted method but I've saved it for last because it requires paying a fee – while the options above are entirely free.
So you make the call – is about a week's worth of time worth an easy $20?
You could treat yourself and a friend to some #Starbucks.
How about checking out the latest #Marvel Movie?
Maybe you're looking to download the latest #DLC for your game?
Or perhaps you just need some extra gas…
Any way you look at it – no one can argue with a free $20!


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Well, the work is finally started on my mouth. HOPEFULLY I will have a full set of uppers and a partial lowers. I have never been so scared yet so excited in my life. Last month they pulled my upper teeth and I was not looking forward to the pain nor living off aspirin/pain killers for a week or more, but guess what! NO PAIN! When the dentist got through I asked him to do two more but he said he didn't want to hear me humming tunes for several hours more. I will get impressions for this in Oct. This month I am either getting 2 teeth pulled or 2 roots. Next month will be the reverse plus 1 filling. Then either Nov. or Dec. I will be getting the impressions for the bottom and or the upper teeth! FINALLY! I will finally get to eat all the raw veggies and meat I want without pain or hassle! I may even post a photo of me with my new teeth when I get the whole set! Maybe. Cheers!
What does a witch look like?
I have seen some beautiful and flattering pictures of witches, some stereotypical ugly witches, some questionable , cute, sexy and weird witches. What does a witch REALLY look like? I would say "look in the mirror." A witch is no different from you than anyone else is. Yes, we come in all shapes, sizes, colors and genders. We are young, old and everyplace in between. We are thin, fat, curvacious, and slightly out of shape. We are short, tall, average height. We walk, ride, some of us drive, some are handicapped some are not. There is no one real typical witch. So next time you see a person next to you, smile. It may be a maniac, or then again it could be your average everyday mundane witch! Bight Blessings this Mabon season!


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Long before he played a skinhead in "The Believer," a drug-addicted junior high school teacher in "Half Nelson" or a misfit who's in love with a blow-up doll in "Lars and the Real Girl," Ryan Gosling had a far simpler, more wholesome role. He was a member of "The Mickey Mouse Club."
Back in the early '90s, when he was only 11, Gosling spent a couple years singing and dancing alongside some other performers who would go on to achieve a bit of their own fame. A YouTube search provides video evidence of this: There's Gosling crooning some non-threatening love song, dressed in baggy clothes with way too much product in his hair.
Now 30, he's considered one of the most intense, fearless actors of his generation, having earned an Oscar nomination for 2006's "Half Nelson" and now a Golden Globe nomination for "Blue Valentine." The raw, heartbreaking drama, which co-stars Gosling and Michelle Williams as a couple whose marriage is collapsing, opens this week. But hey, that's as good an opportunity as any to revisit the perky, early careers of the five most famous ex-Mouseketeers:
— Britney Spears: Famous, infamous … it's all the same thing when it comes to Britney Spears. Teen pop phenomenon, tabloid queen, twice-divorced mother of two — well, actually, one of the marriages was annulled after just 55 hours — there just isn't enough time or space here to discuss the full breadth of Spears' tumultuous career. She's been an international superstar, one of the highest-selling artists in the world, and a total mess. She could have had whatever she wanted, but so often it's seemed as if she couldn't do anything right. Her first starring movie role post-Mouseketeers, "Crossroads," was a joke. But she's redeemed herself somewhat with bit parts on popular TV shows such as "How I Met Your Mother" and "Glee."
— Justin Timberlake: He can sing. He can dance. He can act. He writes and produces songs and designs clothing. He's bringing sexy back. He dates strong, gorgeous women. He hosts celebrity charity golf tournaments. He even pokes fun at his own pretty-boy image on "Saturday Night Live." Is there anything JT can't do? Timberlake went from "The Mickey Mouse Club" to the boy band 'N Sync to a hugely successful solo career and beyond. Charismatic as hell, he's shown off his own acting skills in films including "Alpha Dog" and "Black Snake Moan," and he's excellent as Napster co-founder Sean Parker in the year's best film (according to yours truly), "The Social Network."
— Christina Aguilera: Her acting career is a bit more fledgling by comparison. Aguilera made her dubious film debut in this year's cliched campfest "Burlesque" as a small-town girl with big dreams and an even bigger voice. Hey, at least she has the looks to pull off those dramatic, revealing outfits — and, of course, the pipes to blow away an enormous auditorium. That massive voice has been on formidable display from her earliest days, from "Star Search" and "The Mickey Mouse Club" to multiple Grammy Awards and No. 1 hits. But if we're being honest, her performance in the "Dirrty" video, using her naughty Xtina persona, is her most convincing on-screen work to date.
— Keri Russell: Even back in 1993, she had that trademark mane of long, gorgeous curls. Long before she became a pop-culture sensation on TV's "Felicity," Russell was a part of the same Mouseketeer cast that launched Spears, Timberlake, Aguilera and Gosling, as well as Timberlake's 'N Sync bandmate JC Chasez. She's gone on to amass an eclectic body of work on television and in film: Beyond J.J. Abrams' "Felicity," which made her a star and earned her a Golden Globe, she's brought her natural beauty and infinite likability to such varied films as "Waitress," "The Upside of Anger," "Mission: Impossible III" and the musical "August Rush."
— Annette Funicello: The original superstar Mouseketeer, she was the picture of wholesome adorableness during the show's primary run in the 1950s, and she's maintained that sunny persona throughout her life. Just try picturing her without those mouse ears and that sweater with her name emblazoned across the chest. She went on to star in several Disney pictures, including "The Shaggy Dog" and "Babes in Toyland." But she most famously appeared alongside Frankie Avalon in all those beach movies of the early 1960s, along with recording several top-40 pop singles. Now 68 and battling multiple sclerosis, Funicello has founded The Annette Funicello Teddy Bear Company, with proceeds from sales going to raise money to fight neurological disorders.
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Yeah, I have been really missing in action. Could not even remember my password for my blogger account. Not even sure if I should keep my blog. Oh well, we will see. I have been extremely busy and lazy. Busy with work at work and house work at home. What can I say?
I will try my best to pop in once in awhile and probably jot a thing or two here next time.
It's FRIDAY.... :). Thank God it's Friday!
My son is on a long school vacation and is extremely bored at home. We just got back from South Carolina for a week vacation at Myrtle beach. It was awesome but it was also super hot. The heat index in SC, never goes down below 88F...but it was worst in Indiana...it's always in the high 90's. Gosh, I am ready for autumn or spring. Winter and Summer are the worst time of the year.
Oh well, that's my short current happenings right now. Will add more soon. See ya........
Friday, July 23, 2010
What's up world!
Yeah, I have been really missing in action. Could not even remember my password for my blogger account. Not even sure if I should keep my blog. Oh well, we will see. I have been extremely busy and lazy. Busy with work at work and house work at home. What can I say?
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Yeah, I know it has been months that I have not been updating my blog. I have been busy with my new job and with such undesirable hours I hardly have much time for anything at all except for the daily necessities that needs to be taken care of. The house is in shambles and the regular dusting and scrubbing are always a week behind :(. I am sure those working moms do agree with me that being a working mom with young kid/s and a house to take care of is hard work...especially those having to go thru' night shifts like me. I used to enjoy those 8+ hours of sleep while being a stay at-home mom but now it would be a miracle if I can even get 5 hours! Oh well, this tough economic downturn is making it harder for everyone but I think I am the lucky ones with a 'not too' bad paying job which I kinda enjoy at times :). I will definitely be back here checking and updating important happenings and wishing everyone a VERY HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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Monday, September 14, 2009
May this HARI RAYA be a special one for all of you....
And may it bring you many happy moments
to cherish forever!
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Selamat Berpuasa to all my friends
Wishing everyone a very blessed and prosperous happy ramadan. May Allah bring happiness, peace, reward and joy to all of you and your families and to all of humanity
In this blessed month of Ramadan
May Allah the Almighty shower his choicest Blessings on all of us
May HE make our Iman stronger
May HE forgive all of our sins, shortcomings and mistakes
May HE fulfill our desires
May HE safeguard us from all calamities and troubles
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Supersize deep spa/hot tub
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My aunt died :(
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Back in the USA!
We are home! Yes, we are home, but we are not really healthy yet. Ramzi and I, we have been sickly ever since we arrived in Evansville. We had fever, cough and of course jet-lag. Ramzi is almost back on his normal sleep pattern and enjoying life back home, but still missing his cousins and friends in Miri. Tomorrow, Ramzi will be going back to school after a long summer vacation and he will be in 1st grade... :). How exciting is that? lol. Last weekend, we went shopping for his school stuff at Wal-Mart, and this evening we will be meeting his teacher and inspect his new classroom. As for mommy, I will be busy scouting for a job! Hopefully, I will find something out there.........
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Oakland City Golf Club
My father in-law drove us to Oakland City Golf Club to watch fireworks, and unfortunately most of the fireworks picture that I took were really blurry and was not that good. During the early part of the evening, I took some pictures while we were waiting for the show to start.
Ramzi & Pawpaw went to get the golf cart
All happy because he got to mess around with the golf cart!
One beautiful lake at the golf course
Buck and Connie came to watch the fireworks too.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
The King is dead!
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Jackson -- who most famously lived in Santa Barbara County at his Neverland Ranch, named for the island where Peter Pan and the Lost Boys were in no danger of growing up -- had taken up residence in a seven-bedroom estate in Holmby Hills, which he was renting for $100,000 a month.He had come to Los Angeles to rehearse for 50 sold-out concerts at London's O2 Arena, a run of shows that was scheduled to kick off July 13 and had been dubbed "This Is It." The concerts were to have been the start of an ambitious career revival designed to begin wiping out Jackson's staggering debt -- he owed at least $400 million and would have earned $1 million a night -- and return the singer to cultural relevancy.Jackson's backers envisioned the London appearances as an audition of sorts for a reboot that would go on to include a world tour, movies, a Graceland-like museum, new music and revues in Macau and Las Vegas.Those close to Jackson have said he had been working diligently to get in shape for his comeback. A year ago, he was gaunt and used a wheelchair, but recently he'd been exercising with a trainer in addition to daylong rehearsals with dancers half his age.Kenny Ortega, the force behind "High School Musical" and "Dirty Dancing," was brought on as the concerts' director. Jackson was consumed with the project, Ortega said, personally approving every costume and every bit of choreography. Jackson was also thrilled by the notion of keeping the details of the tour secret."He was so in love with this project," Ortega said. "When I looked into his eyes, they looked great. . . . Michael was sincerely happy."Rehearsals were to wrap up early next week. Ortega was leading one of the final rehearsals Thursday afternoon when he received a phone call confirming Jackson's death, which he then revealed to the tour performers."People fell to their knees," he said.Johnny Caswell, a principal at Centerstaging, the Burbank soundstage where Jackson had been rehearsing, watched many of the run-throughs and said he was "absolutely shocked" by the performer's death. Jackson, he said, was "very frail" but approached the rehearsals -- including one the night before his death that witnesses at Staples Center called triumphant -- with boundless energy. "He was working hard," Caswell said.In order for promoters to get insurance for the London shows, Jackson underwent a four-hour physical with an independent doctor this spring. Randy Phillips, the chief executive of AEG Live, the promoter, said the medical screening uncovered "no issues whatsoever."Word of Jackson's death ricocheted around the nation. In Gary, Ind., outside his modest childhood home, fans formed a prayer circle. In New York, fans moonwalked outside the legendary Apollo Theater, where Jackson performed when he was 9. According to the Associated Press, so many people tried to verify Jackson's death that Google's computers interpreted the simultaneous searches for "Michael Jackson" as an automated attack.As the night wore on Thursday, authorities pleaded with fans and onlookers to avoid UCLA Medical Center, to no avail. A large crowd, including some people wearing costumes similar to Jackson's performance outfits, gathered. Across the street, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house blasted Jackson's music. A group of young girls sobbed, blocking an emergency room driveway until police ushered them aside.The crowd continued to swell as authorities flew Jackson's body from the hospital to the nearby coroner's office by helicopter -- an event that was televised live."Michael lived a tortured life," said Tommy Mottola, who oversaw Jackson's career for 16 years as head of Sony Music. "With his successes came all the pressures. . . . Imagine living with that stress on a minute-to-minute, day-by-day basis. And that's going on in life from the age of 5 or 6 to 50. It's almost shocking he made it through this long."Jackson's comeback, Mottola said, represented "a very important platform for him to bridge the old and new." But Jackson also needed the comeback to reverse the damage done by years of excessive spending and little work. He has not toured since 1997 or released a new album since 2001, but he has continued to live like a megastar.
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This homemade costume for families entered our 2014 Halloween Costume Contest.
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Lots to buzz about - little brother buzzy bee, baby bee, mama beehive and daddy the beekeeper! I wanted a family costume that would be comfortable for a newborn, flexible enough I could carry the baby and still creative. I purchased the toddler and baby costumes and embellished them. I made my beehive with 160 feet of crack-filler cording from Home Depot, over 100 glue sticks in my trusty glue gun and homemade bees. I could not resist wearing the 50s beehive wig complete with bees. My husband is wearing a real beekeeper net/hat and his bucket is full of Bit-o-honey candies to share.
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At an Undisclosed Location,
"Child, it's not safe on the roads and it's getting late, want a lift?"
Nina looked sideways; the middle aged man looked like he was kind and his offer sounded tempting, especially when she was not dressed for the chilly night.
"Don't worry my child, I'm a bishop at the local Pentecostal church and I am no harm"
Confused as she was Nina didn't know what to do. The harsh winter wind did no good to her mental state. It had been a terrific evening for her. She tasted alcohol for the first time in her life. But could she believe the stranger?
"Little girl, I can't see God's precious creation frozen in the night can I? Get in and make yourself warm"
Nina had no other option; there was no transport at that time of the night in her town. She had to open the door for opportunity to come in. She bit the nail.
"That's my dear, get in child"
He opened the door and Nina went in.
The only way to bring a change in the society is to write a book.
"Fuck man, they wear those skimpy outfits and expect us to stay quiet!"
"Yea, who can resist them? Except the testosterone deprived and earthworms?"
"You're wrong mate, earthworms too copulate"
There are three kinds of men in this world, men who love women, men who love men and men who hate women. We hate the first kind, have no stance upon the second and love the third. Yes, we are men, who hate women.
"We need to send a message"
The only way to bring a change in the society is to write a book.
"What do we do? Shout at every girl? Form a group? Rape the skimpily clad?"
"Better than that, let's write a book"
Bikini Straps and the Men behind:
The light flickered over head. P was blowing smoke rings all over.
"What shall we name it?"
"Bikini straps and the Men behind"
P coughed and spat the phlegm on the floor. The smoke wafted lazily through the air.
"Catchy, but will the women read it?"
1/3 rd's of women hide their sexual feelings.
"I guess they will, they say curiosity kills a woman, here it sells the book"
"What will we write upon? Why girls shouldn't wear minimalistic clothes? Or on how cleavages defy morals? Or on how men rape women."
"Neither, words rarely create the tension but a picture does, a hundred page book with a thirty page description will do the kill"
"Now, who will turn to be a photographer? How.."
"Those cholesterol fuelled, make up masked, 'I am still 16' type of mothers with daughters half of their age should know, those 'I love attention' daughter's of bitches should know, those.."
P didn't exist. He was just an illusion just like the smoke rings.
"So a book with photographs right?"
"Yes, more or less the idea is the same"
"So who will our models be?"
P doesn't exist.
Jack threw a list onto my lap.
"Hundred fine bitches, born in the richest families in the city. Families that live on a name, families that spend more time with cosmetics than learning ethics. Families scarred the by the change of face. Families that rear bitches"
P exists only when Jack says he does.
P coughed again. This time Jack kicked him in his stomach. P spat blood.
"What the fuck do you think?"
"Okay, let's think you have shot the photographs, compiled the shit and filled in the pages, do you think that will do the trick? It's not a fuckin sex magazine, okay? Who'll publish it? You? Do you have any idea on how a book is brought out? Do you think the police will rest their asses while we heat them from below? This, my friend is no Hollywood movie. This, is fucking reality. Submit the pile of shit, the very next moment you'd know how shit tastes."
"He's right!, he is fucking right! Our names will be written all over, we…"
If Jack was out of his mind, we had to forget that we had one too. Smoke rings, pale, smelly and surreal. We were drenched in nicotine fog; we had the 'up' it gave. My eyes started burning.
"There has to be a way out, we are not fuckin prom rapists right? We are not grave diggers. We can think. THINK!, you measly little fucks."
There could be only one thing which could bring a change in the society other than books, the media.
"What if we fuck with the media?"
"Yea, you've heard it right. Let's give a call and say some stupid building crashed down and many people are dead. And when they arrive at the scene, let's fuck with 'em!"
"Are you out of your fuckin mind?"
I'm dead.
"It's like scratching your arse with a Swiss knife; do you think the journalists are a pack of shit brain nitwits? You'd become popular, but the message you want to convey becomes contaminated too. Is the smoke getting on your nerves? You fuckin…"
P coughed. I coughed. Jack had the power to unleash us, but he never used it.
What? Smoke, cock and the shock? But it was Jack talking.
"Movies!, Fuck man, where can you get better coverage than them? Take a movie and put it on the net!"
I now know why Jack is a genius. He used some parts, unlike us.
"But what's the story?"
"Dunno. Maybe a teen film or a documentary, who knows? A kind of film every one watches like crime…"
Books had a wide appeal and media a wider one. But movies? Not everyone watches every kind of movie. What kind of….
"Yea porn. Every single person in this fuckin world must have watched porn at one time or the other. A fifteen minute video is enough to shake the foundations of a 15 year old and a 55 year old equally. In the internet age it can be easily procured without any hassles and the age bar is just like a gate to a bank which does not exist. Porn is addictive and effective. It has the mass appeal and also the emotional edge. Make a porn film and let the emotion flow, half the fathers in the world will take more care about their daughters, more girls will actually realize that something shown in the film can actually happen to them. We'll raise the cocks to kill the chicken. We, will make our message clear"
"But, won't our faces be visible?"
"Dude, it's porn, we can mask our faces, it's the chick that's important."
"And the actress? The money?"
"We should know better, come on, let's go, let's grab a drink apiece"
Rum. It's more like a cough syrup, just that it's more pungent and more high rising.
"How chick!"
"Motherfucker, mind your own business", the guy with the chick shouted back. P was on fire.
"Bitch, whore, you are the fuckin dynamite between innocent men. You…"
Jack kicked P at a place which men tend with care. P rolled out in pain,
"Fuck it man, have you lost your brain? It's singles we are after, not fuckin sluts and traffic police"
P was twirling under pain. Jack started taking longer drags. I was feeling sick. The chilly winter night was purging the brain off alcohol.
"So what about the movie?"
"Let the time come" Jack had his way.
Suddenly, the phantasmagoric atmosphere was filled with life. Along the long curved road came a car. Jack put his thumbs up and I followed suit.
The car came to a halt, a 50 plus something was behind the wheel, he looked harmless.
"Where to son?"
"Lexington Street"
"On my way, hop in"
We helped P to stand up. P sat in the front, while Jack and me occupied the back of the seat, only to find to our amusement a girl cuddled up in the back.
"Your daughter Sir?"
"No, some poor old kid in need of some help. The weather's not been helpful son."
"Hello darling, what's your name?"
"What do you do cutie pie?"
"I go to school."
"You look so tender; it's been cold outside right?"
"It is"
Jack smirked.
Jack stealthily slid his hand down into her blouse. She shrieked.
"It is warm now kid?"
The car came to a sudden halt.
"What in the name of the Lor…"
"Get him P"
P, the silent man did his job. One straight kick in the man's face, it banged against the door. And the very next moment P was behind the wheel and the old man on the street.
"Where to?"
"The room"
Action. We took turns.
Jack was the first to go, I was taping the sound.
He slowly worked his way into action. He unbuttoned her dress. She kicked him but Jack was more like Hawk, precision and timing was all it required. And amidst the drama he started the avt.
"Every crime has a motive. Every crime has a reason. The reason for this is the oomph. It's someone's kid, but it might be yours next time or it maybe you. For every Centimeter decrease in length, there is an exponential increase for the probability of a rape."
P fondled her. She couldn't resist, she was like a roasted chicken, tied and helpless but bearing the pain all the time.
"And always the cocks win over the chicks"
And I entered the frame.
Note : This is not the end. The video spread like wildfire over the internet. We are the porn makers of the 21st century. It's available for direct download at PornMania. You will not be disappointed.
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Bad idea to have an after-school party?Jan 2007
I am considering having a mid-week, after school (3 to 5-ish) birthday party for my daughter. I would pick up a few kids from her pre-school and keep them at home until the parents are ready to pick them up at our house, or I would even drive them home. Is it a bad idea, or not? Any advice will be really appreciated! A Mom
I think it's a great idea. Much less stress than a weekend party. I went to one that a friend had for her daughter, and it was great. Plus, some parents may appreciate the ability to keep their weekend a little freer for family time. I know sometimes I am bummed about taking my kids to a party on a Saturday or Sunday, for that reason. I say go for it.
It's a great idea! I did it two years ago and started a trend at our daughter's school. It's short, but sweet. I would have the parents pick up their kids, though. It makes it easier on you. You'll probably be tired after hosting a party to a group of pre-schoolers. Have fun! J
I think you should be directing this question to the parents whose children you intend to invite. It really depends on how well they know you. You may be the best driver and have a very safe home but unless I personally know you, I would not have that comfort level to let my kid leave with you. For example, I don't know anything about the car seat you would seat my child in, I don't know what adults will be at your house and if they are trustworthy. Sounds paranoid, huh? But that's what it is to be a mother, which you already know. However, if you guys are a tight-knit group of parents this might not be an issue (but then again, if you were that close, you would probably be asking them, not posting this question to the board). Just don't take it personally if some parents politely decline your offer. Personally, I love going to birthday parties with my pre-schooler and it's not as appealing an offer if I am unable to accompany him due to it being a weekday. Then it becomes more of a question of ''how can I make sure he will be safe'' and not about just having fun. anon
As a stay-at-home parent of a preschooler, I like the school-day birthday parties. They save us from having to use a family weekend day to go to a party. Late afternoon is great too, as this is often a difficult time when kids are tired, so having something to occupy them is wonderful.
That said, it might not be so great for you. The kids might be tired, some of them might have after-school activities, etc. Also, you should be careful if you're picking up just ''some'' of the kids from the preschool--the ones who weren't selected for the party might notice and be hurt. Have fun and good luck A party parent
Hi- I just wanted to add that as a mom who works outside the home, I find weekday parties really frustrating; they essentially draw a line between the SAHM and the WOHMs and the only ones who loose out are the kids.
My son has missed a few parties this year because they were held at 4 and 5pm on a Wednesday. And as a preschooler he doesn't grasp the concept that we can't go because I work and Sally's mommy doesn't.
If you are inviting a bunch of kids from your childs class, please leave some consideration for the working parents. workin' fool
In the last issue there was a response from a working mom who said her son had to miss weekday parties. I'm a working mom too, and I wanted to point out that the original poster said she planned to pick the kids up from school herself, and keep them till the parents can pick them up, or even take them home after the party herself. I think this is awesome! What a thoughtful parent! I would love a party like this, and I know my kid would have a great time.


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Meet Josh Sawislak, AICP
Interview with CUES Professional Affiliate Josh Sawislak, AICP
Mr. Sawislak is an internationally recognized expert on climate and disaster resilience and sustainable development. [see his resume]
I grew up in Washington DC, where many of the people you meet are from somewhere else. My mom worked on Capitol Hill and my dad was a political reporter, hence my interest in politics. But in my professional career, I have lived in over a dozen cities in the U.S. and abroad and worked in nearly a hundred different places across the globe.
How did you get your start in climate and disaster resilience?
I actually started my career in television news, and both climate issues and disasters were something we dealt with all the time. Of course, we all called it "global warming," which was a shame since this led to questions about its validity.
I didn't last long in television, and my career as an environmental and transportation planner has led me to work on both policy issues and large infrastructure development. It was through that work that I got involved in disaster recovery, figuring out how to reconstruct better and stronger, and how to avoid problems in the future. Mitigating disasters before they cause big problems is really the goal–what my friend Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy likes to call "pre-covery" or what FEMA calls pre-disaster mitigation. As Jeff Goodell so aptly titled his recent book, The Water Will Come, we have to be prepared to deal with it, not bury our heads in the sand.
What is resilient infrastructure? What are good examples of projects around the globe that we can learn from and apply to South Florida?
Resilient infrastructure is the stuff that lasts. The word resilient actually means to bounce back. Francis Bacon coined the term in the 17th Century to describe an echo bouncing off a wall. While we have refined the term since Bacon's day, it still means to absorb or recover quickly from a shock or stress. In South Florida our biggest challenge is water–too much or too little. We face sea level rise, tropical storms, and King tides bringing water when we don't want it. Yet we have limited fresh water resources and those we do have are at risk from salt water intrusion and aquifer contamination.
We can find good examples and best practices in multiple locations around the world. People often think of the Netherlands when water management is being discussed and without doubt, they, by necessity, have redefined how to live with water. But others have also done great work. Singapore and Israel exhibit incredible management of their fresh water resources, Chile demonstrates excellent work on coastal land use, and one can find important renewable energy successes in Denmark, Morocco, Costa Rica, and New Zealand. But no two places are the same, and while we can learn from others, we have to adapt to our own regional threats and vulnerabilities.
What do you see as the biggest challenge in creating sustainable and resilient infrastructure?
The biggest challenge we face is how we value resilient infrastructure so we can allocate the resources we need to build and maintain it. Resilience is simply an enterprise risk management problem. Once we understand the threats and vulnerabilities, we can assess the associated risks and costs and make smart decisions. Addressing climate change is an economic problem. Unfortunately, it has become a political issue. And it shouldn't be, because, like all risk issues, you really only have three choices–you can mitigate risk, transfer it, or accept it. But if you don't choose, you have accepted it without understanding it. In my experience, that rarely works out well for anyone.
What are some hopeful signs you see for the future?
I am very hopeful because we are starting to price climate and disaster risk better in the financial markets. I am a strong believer that market forces are the most effective way to drive change. The market can not only price risk in such a way as to drive resilience, it can also provide economic opportunities and that lead to growth. The idea that mitigating and adapting to climate change hurts growth is short-sighted. The types of economic activity needed to address both the causes of climate change and adaption to its impacts are excellent growth drivers. Building and maintaining infrastructure creates domestic jobs, drives innovation, and preserves or creates new assets and land. We have to build for future conditions, but we are getting better and better at understanding what is going to happen and even gaining more insight to the timeframes. Humans have been adapting their environment since living in caves, so this is not a new activity. We haven't always weighed the unintended consequences or co-benefits, but we are improving. We are on the leading edge of this work in South Florida, and many people across the country are watching what we do.
Three big issues facing south Florida are traffic, affordable housing and sea level rise. How do you see the role of the university in helping solve these issues?
Traffic and housing are critical issues in nearly every American city–at least those that are growing and prospering. While they are difficult issues, the alternatives–decreasing population and declining travel demand because of unemployment–are harder to solve. The challenges in South Florida are exacerbated by our land constraints, the effects of sea level rise, and more frequent and severe weather and flooding. Universities, and especially centers like CUES, are critical because we need to develop new and innovative approaches to address these challenges. But the first step is to understand the problem and how we can bring together broad coalitions from both the public and private sectors to develop the way forward. Solutions-based academic centers like CUES have a unique role in that they are independent and well situated to build those coalitions. That's why I am excited to have affiliated with FAU and CUES and look forward to working with cross-disciplinary teams on these issues.


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Provided by ADMSEP's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Medical Education Task Force (CAPME), in collaboration with the AACAP Training and Education Committee, and the AADPRT CAP Caucus.
November 2016: Responding To Biased Or Offensive Comments article added. See Section V.4 below.
November 2016: Responding to Microaggressions and Bias article added. See Section V.5 below.
April 2017: Childhood Abuse, Trauma, Neglect, and Sequelae powerpoint added. See Section I.2.x.v below.
In order to ensure that all future physicians receive essential education in child, adolescent, and family mental health, we need to increase exposure to CAP in the undergraduate curriculum. ADMSEP Council has approved a list of benchmark CAP learning objectives. To help you implement these objectives, we have put together a toolbox of online resources that you may find helpful.
These resources are a collaborative work in progress! The CAPME Task Force will add categories and resources as needed. If you don't see what you are looking for, please send suggestions to Geri Fox at firstname.lastname@example.com and we will work on getting it for you. We welcome your contributions, feedback, and suggestions. If you have additional resources to share, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Curricular Consultation:
I. Didactics
1. Life-Span Development. (L.O. #1)
2. CAP topics (to teach in Psychopathology course, clerkship lectures, workshops, etc.):
II. Clinical Exposure
III. Research and Mentoring
IV. Psychiatry Interest Group/PsychSIGN
Assign a CAP faculty advisor as well as a general psychiatry advisor to the psychiatry interest group. Sponsor local and regional interest group events that are CAP-related. These may be interdisciplinary cooperative efforts, such as with pediatrics and family medicine, discussing child PTSD or ADHD.
V. Wellness Corner
A new "Wellness Corner" is being created, so that we can share resources and ideas about improving wellness and wellbeing in undergraduate and graduate education, including faculty development
If you have technical difficulties opening any of the resources, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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