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The San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District has reported that West Nile virus, a sometimes debilitating contagious disease spread by mosquito bites, has been detected in two dead birds found in our COWnty in June. One bird was found near Hillsdale and the other was found in the Hayward Park area in San Mateo,. Five cases were found in the COWnty last year, and more are expected this year as the weather warms up and mosquitoes start to breed in earnest. The virus was first found in the United States in 1999 and in California in 2003, becoming more common each year. You can learn all of the facts about West Nile here.
West Nile is often passed between infected birds by mosquitoes, and humans can be infected when an infected mosquito bites a person, though this is fairly rare. So far this year 20 cases have been discovered throughout the State, with one human case reported in Sacramento. Other animals can be infected as well – both dogs and cats can get it, though they generally have few symptoms. Horses as well are vulnerable to West Nile virus, which can cause fever, limb weakness or paralysis, and even seizures and comas. A vaccine is available for horses but not for other animals or humans.
In human beings, eighty percent of the people who are infected have no symptoms. The other twenty percent, however, get symptoms that feel like flu – fever, aches, skin rashes and nausea. One in 150 people however can get severe neurological symptoms that can include disorientation, tremors, paralysis, coma, blindness or death! So obviously, if you feel like you are ill, you should seek medical attention immediately. People older than age 55 are most vulnerable.
The best way to combat West Nile virus is to be smart about mosquitoes. Eliminate standing water on your property and anywhere that mosquitoes can breed, put mosquito fish into ponds available for free from the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District., as well as putting tight fitting screens on your home. Avoid areas and times of day with mosquito activity and wear repellants with DEET.
The District also asks that you report freshly-dead squirrels and birds to them for testing. Both species can harbor the virus and will give a clearer picture of West Nile prevalence in our area. You can report what you find by calling 877-968-2472 or online here.
Be safe and smart outdoors this summer!


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The Board of Trustees of Centenary University and the Search Committee seek the University's next president and invite expressions of interest to lead this dynamic University, serving more than 2,400 students annually. Centenary University has responded creatively and effectively to the educational needs of New Jersey and beyond, by offering an appealing variety of programs on its main campus and recognized, professionally based programs at off-campus sites in Edison, N.J., and Parsippany, N.J. Throughout its long history, the institution has maintained its commitment to educational opportunity, service of others, and lifelong learning.
Founded in 1867 by the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church and located in beautiful Hackettstown, N.J., Centenary is the choice for students who wish to succeed in tomorrow's most in-demand careers. Signature academic programs include an acclaimed equestrian studies program, the pre-vet equine and small animal programs, business, education, biological science, criminal justice, and sports management. The fine arts offerings blend well with community participation and attendance at plays, concerts, and performances. Challenging academics are complemented by a supportive faculty and staff, robust extracurricular experiences, and a diverse student body.
Centenary's NCAA (Division III) teams compete in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) and provide student-athletes with an excellent opportunity to compete in 14 sports. Centenary's award-winning equestrian team has earned accolades for decades.
The University's major strengths include the talent of its faculty and staff, inclusive leadership by the administration and trustees, an intentional approach to civility, a commitment to engaging the whole student, and concerted efforts to enhance shared governance. A spirit of continuous institutional improvement will give the next leader the opportunity to build on assessments that have identified academic standing, financial soundness, revenue enhancement, and student enrollment growth as important areas of focus. The Board of Trustees is committed to an increased role in fundraising, endowment building, and outreach to the broader community. The annual budget of the University is about $35 million and the endowment has a market value of $10 million. The University has 22,000 alumni and an active alumni association.
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- Experience developing, leading, and effectively executing a strategic plan at an institution of higher education
- Strong leadership experience in higher education with a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing higher education and the region
- Strong financial acumen and facility with financial reports, accounting, investments, and financing; a responsible fiscal steward
- Driven to advocate and fundraise for the institution, preferably with a proven track record, knowledge of fundraising operations, and knowledge of grants, annual fund, and capital campaigns
- A skilled communicator who is energized by interacting with students, staff, alumni, and community members and who can inspire constituents
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms
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The American Civil Liberties Union has asked Michigan's attorney general to order school districts to stop teaching creation science.
The aclu filed a complaint this month asking Attorney General Frank Kelley to enforce a March 10 resolution of the state board of education. That resolution asks Mr. Kelley to enforce his own 1965 opinion on keeping religion out of the state's public schools.
Several Michigan school districts have recently started teaching creation science. In the 3,000-student Western School District near Lansing, officials offer a week-long segment called "controversies in science," in which the tenets of creation science are represented.
Officials in those districts say they are not teaching religion but rather comparative theories of the earth's beginnings.
A spokesman for Michigan's attorney general said his office had not yet received the aclu complaint. "But when we do," the spokesman said, "we will investigate to see if there is cause for a suit. If we saw that creationism were being taught, we would definitely bring suit."
The Illinois General Assembly has passed and sent to Gov. James R. Thompson legislation to defer $126.4 million in state-aid payments to local school districts from this fiscal year to next.
The measure was sought by the Thompson administration to ease expected cash-flow problems in the state treasury as the 1982 fiscal year draws to a close June 30.
The Governor blunted the opposition of school officials by pledging to pay $1.7 million in interest to local districts for the deferral of the payments from June to July.
Under the plan, school districts will not fully recoup the deferred payment until fiscal 1984. Opponents of the Thompson proposal charged that the deferral would become a permanent loss of revenue.
After working through regular, extended, and special sessions, the Florida legislature passed 46 bills related to education, 45 of which were signed into law, and approved a budget of $2.3 billion for the public schools--an increase of $276 million over last year.
One bill passed by the legislature, but vetoed by Gov. Robert Graham, would have required local school boards to charge tuition to nonresident students.
New education bills that became law include a change in the teacher-tenure law that eliminates continuing contract provisions and provides instead for one-year professional-service contracts for all instructional personnel, excluding supervisors and principals.
The legislature also expanded the scope and budget of the state's writing-improvement program; adopted the Florida panther--the schoolchildren's candidate of choice--as the state animal; and passed a one-cent increase in the state's sales tax. Half of the proceeds will go to local governments for tax relief.
High-school couples at Lake Region Union High School in Orleans, Vt., are giving second thoughts to kissing between classes since the announcement that an "excessive show of affection" will result in a three-day suspension.
David H. Wood, principal of the 400-student school, said that the rule became necessary after teachers complained that the problem was "getting out of hand."
First-time offenders are sent to Mr. Wood's office and their parents are notified. Couples caught a second time are suspended for three days.
So far, only two students have been suspended, but, according to Mr. Wood, that suspension caused their parents to complain to the school board that the punishment was "too excessive" for the offense. The school board disagreed, however, and voted to support the policy.
Mr. Wood said the rule against kissing in school was welcomed by some students who felt "it took pressure [from their peers] off them."
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The Folk Dance Society "Tegea" is a cultural, non-profit organization, founded in 1994 as a branch of the Tripolis "Lykeio Ellinidon" (Lyceum of Greek Women), which became an independent entity in 1997.
The Group's mission is the instruction of traditional folk dances and holding of cultural events for the purpose of promoting and spreading national heritage beyond Arcadia. Members include both children and adults from all Tegea villages.
The "Tegea" Folk Dance Society is sponsored mainly by the "Michail N. Stassinopoulos - Viohalco Public Benefit Foundation", memberships, state subsidies and private donations.
The Dance Society has participated in numerous events, some important of which are the following:
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The Society maintains a large collection of authentic traditional costumes from various parts of the country, which is regularly enriched.
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No one knows who's behind Rhye. The song has been out for a while now and still sounds magical. I could swear the first time I heard it Rhye was an alias used by Sade. This is a beautiful melodic tune albeit a sexual one. Crack open that bottle of Pinot Noir and enjoy that glass of wine with this tune. Dim the lights, or not. This song is best served naked. Ideal foreplay soundtrack.


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Scratching a mosquito bite can feel great for a few minutes but then you're left with thin or cut skin that will prolong the healing time of the bite.
A soltion is to use a rub on the wound, if you have aloe vera available then that works great, but if not then any household cream or balm will work, try to find a cream which works for you, try a few, some will work better than other for you. Always remember that you are your own doctor.
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My Story, Our Story – How I (We) Got Here
I really like making things, but which one of us with a 3D printers doesn't? From the first time I saw a 3D printer I wanted one, but again, which one of us Makers didn't want a 3D printer the first time we saw one? Of course, that 3D printer was really expensive and only something one would expect to find in a University laboratory. It can probably be attributed mostly to the RepRap, but once 3D printers started making it into the hobbyist market prices started coming down to something obtainable, that's when I starting believing I might own one some day. Again, which one of us did not go through the same thing? Alright, really at some point this story will become a story about me and not a story about us. Well, when it started to look like I could someday own a 3D printer, I started learning more about them. Okay, Okay, I know, we all did that too! J
My own story starts to become my own when I get my first 3D printer. I was visiting family in a city that has my favorite electronics store that my hometown does not, so when I had a chance I decided to check out the popular store. I found they had the XYZPrinting Da Vinci Jr. on sale for around $225. That was a pretty good price at the time. Keeping in mind that the going price for a truly good 3D printer was running about $800 to $1200. I snagged one up so fast I didn't think much about it. I didn't do any preliminary research about that brand or model of 3D printers and I really didn't know enough about 3D printing and didn't know I didn't know enough yet to ask the right questions or make the right choices. All I saw was here's a chance to get into 3D printing for only $225.
The first thing I learned about my new 3D printer was it uses proprietary plastic. Meaning I could only use the plastic sold by the manufacturer. Which of course means I'm stuck buying their plastic at twice the price of any other brand. The next thing I learned is my new 3D printer doesn't have a heated bed. Which means I can't use it to print with ABS plastic. Then I learned that even though the printer seems kind of big, it really has a small build volume. It isn't capable of printing anything bigger than 5.9" x 5.9" x 5.9" (150 x 150 x 150 mm) in one print. (You can usually 3D print anything any size, if you do it in pieces.) My first conclusion was, I planned to use the Da Vinci Jr. to print the parts I could and buy the rest to build a RepRap 3D printer from scratch. I could build one that would have the ability to use ABS plastic, use any company's plastic, has a heated bed and a bigger build volume. Even though the Junior has it's drawbacks, I have to admit though, with all its limits, it has actually turned out to be a decent printer.
About a month after the purchase of the Da Vinci Jr. a friend pointed out to me that there was a daily special for a 3D printer on a popular internet shopping website. It was a Prusa type 3D printer for only $150. It fit all those things I learned I needed. It was made by some unknown Chinese company called FunFlag. Well, I jumped on the deal. After all, I couldn't build a 3D printer from scratch for under $150. Well, it actually turned out to be a decent 3D printer. My only real complaint about it is the bed doesn't get hot enough to be completely effective with ABS, but I have since made a few modifications, such as insulting the bed and that has helped. I did have a few other minor problems, but while they were still in business, they did compensate for those problems. It had a few bad limit switches and a bad board, but FunFlag replaced those and gave me a minor refund to compensate. FunFlag was actually pretty good about support (until they went out of business, that is.) And now I was two printer Maker. Printing and learning, learning and printing.
All was fine until I watch a particular video. I know a lot of people saw the same video and I'm sure many did what I did, because there was a huge boon time for the Chinese company Creality and their CR-10 3D printers. I don't know if it was that video or the printer itself, but one or both of them sparked the 3D printing world and a lot of CR-10 printers were sold. I know, because they were everywhere. As for the video, it was produced by Simon Sörensen of the video channel RCLifeOn. In it Simon compares about a dozen 3D printers of his. He has them all print the same thing with the same settings (within reason) and the hands down winner in that video is the Creality CR-10. It does near the best job printing. It has maybe the biggest build volume of 300 x 300 x 400 mm, which is about a foot square at the base and 16" tall and all this for roughly $400. There was nothing like it for that price on the market at that time. I think the CR-10 is maybe the single best selling 3D printer to this day. It seemed like every video channel about 3D printing had their own review of the CR-10 and there were reviews on many channels that weren't even dedicated to 3D printing. Since then there has been several copy cats printers, clones and comparable printers come on the market to compete with it, but none could possibly have the sales volumes it has had.
I've really enjoyed my CR-10, but I confess I haven't yet taken advantage of the build volume yet. I'm a little afraid to try. I'm worried that a print could get 18 hours into a print a fail. One drawback to a large print is they take a long time to print, sometimes up to 20 or 30 hours or even a day or two and it would really stink to get 2/3rd of the way through a large print and have something go wrong. And what about plastic? A large print is going use a lot of plastic, which means you better make sure your 2 kg spool has enough plastic left on it to complete the print. Spools do come in larger sizes, but they're less common. I think the best solution to worrying about running out of plastic during a print is the sensors that watch for the plastic to run out and pause the print job, let you refill the material and to continue from where it paused. I'm now a three 3D printer Maker and none of the printers has this ability built in or have been modified with it. There are aftermarket add-ons to add this ability to some printers, including the CR-10 and there are websites instructing you on how to make these modifications yourself, but I haven't done that yet either. Also the 3D printer manufacturers are wising up and including it as a standard part of their machines.
One last thing I'd like to add, being a three 3D printer Maker and having two of those printers having the ability to do most everything I need a 3D printer to do, I still rely heavily on the Da Vinci Jr. Its ease of use and reliability make it the GO-TO printer when I just want something done quickly. It's practically as easy as putting the memory card in and pressing go. Of course there is a little more to it than that, but not much. I usually wipe the print bed down with a damp sponge and dry it off and if I need the object to be a different color, of course I've have to change spools. It's really not much more than that.


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We had so much fun last week at theater camp as the kids recreated a super fun book about the origins of the pretzel! They were so creative coming up with costumes and the set. It is really amazing the things they can think of when given the opportunity to use their problem solving skills!
Theater Camp
Kandinsky Circles
This week our Thursday class learned about Kandinsky and his famous circle paintings. Then we took liquid watercolors and made our circle paintings. I had several students get stressed because they were having trouble making their circles perfectly round. I just sent them back up to look at Kandinsky's painting because his circles weren't perfect either! That seemed to give them more confidence to create! With Easter coming up, I thought it was a nice play on Easter eggs too!
April Artist of the Month
It's Artist of the Month time!! Meet Sophie... This is her second semester in art class and we look forward to seeing her every week! She keeps us laughing with her "rock star hair" and funny stories! Not to mention she is never short on creative ideas! Let's get to know her...
1. Age: 6
2. Favorite Artist: Jackson Pollock
3. Favorite thing to do in class: Splatter paint!
4. Future career: Artist
Go Sophie Go!
Andy Warhol Inspired Art
We talked about a lot of different Pop Art during our Spring Break Art Camp, but my favorite (as always) was Andy Warhol! I really love learning about him because most of the kids have seen some Andy Warhol inspired art at some time in their life.
First we talked about Andy Warhol's art studio which he called "The Factory." We carved out robots in our foam and made colorful prints. The kids were so creative with their robots!! It's hard to see all the details in the pictures.
Next we looked at the Andy Warhol's cow paintings. We talked about all the fun colors and how you can make ordinary objects interesting by adding fun colors. Then we drew our cows and painted them with extra fun colors. The kids got so creative with their backgrounds and the way they added color. I love watching the fun stuff they come up with! Over all we had so much fun learning about Andy Warhol (or Andy Warthog as the kids called him)!!
Artist of the Month- March
Meet our Artist of the Month for March… Christian! Christian always keeps us laughing in our Big Art Class on Thursday afternoons, and he is never short on creative ideas to add to his artwork! He recently came in 3rd place for his age division in the Hernando Parks Art Contest!
Here's a little more information about Christian…
1. He wants to be an architect when he grows up which he has known since he was 2 1/2!
2. His favorite artists are Kandinsky and Rodrigue.
3. His favorite project in art class so far was the oil pastel & watercolor snowman.
We love Christian and are SO excited to see what his future holds! :)
Value Art Lesson
In this week's Advanced Art Class we discussed color value and silhouettes. Each artist decided on one color and we used white to create different values of the color. We created silhouettes of an object that represents us then added the colors in layers around our silhouettes.
DIY Scratch Art
Remember those black sheets they used to pass out in elementary art. The ones you could scratch and amazing colors would shine through. Sometimes you would even catch a glimpse of a metallic foil underneath. That was always one of my favorite art lessons.
There is something so cool about layering different mediums to create something unexpected. This week we created our own scratch art sheets using oil pastels, black paint, and toothpicks.
The kids worked so hard on their oil pastel abstract art that was going to be our base it was sad to cover them up with the black paint. I reassured everyone that we would see those awesome backgrounds again. Once the paint dried we used toothpicks to scratch our designs. It was like magic!
I am the owner of Little Artsy. I spend my days painting, crafting, planning, teaching, and sitting in the car pool line.
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Sep 17, 2013
Blogtember : Memory Lane
8 comments:
- Helene in Between said...
I would love to relive my wedding!! It was just so fun!
- September 17, 2013 at 9:01 AM
- Erin LFF said...
I would love to relive our honeymoon. Seriously best week of our lives.... I want to go back every day! Haha!
- September 17, 2013 at 11:45 AM
- Angela Wiebe said...
You definitely picked some good moments! I want to relive the first time I went to the Orchestra with my better half! :-)
- September 17, 2013 at 1:02 PM
- smk053078 said...
I am right there with you...wedding, London and college...and then of course are having my two little monkey heads!! :)
- September 17, 2013 at 4:58 PM
- Danielle Carroll said...
I want to relive all those same memories as well! Well, minus Australia...haven't been yet!
I'd love, love to relive college! Especially my last year. It was just such a great experience.
*Sigh* The good ole' days!
- September 17, 2013 at 6:01 PM
- The Lady Okie said...
Oh man college for real. It was so awesome. And, yeah I guess my wedding too ;)
- September 17, 2013 at 10:05 PM
- Kait said...
Perhaps you can relive your wedding at my wedding..except bring the basset!
- September 18, 2013 at 3:06 AM
- Angie said...
I can only imagine how amazing Australia was!!!
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The 20th Commonwealth Games are well underway in Glasgow, Scotland. Australia has already won medals in a number of different sports including swimming, athletics and cycling. The following sites provide ideas and resources for including activities related to the Commonwealth Games in your classes. Enjoy!
Latest news including an up-to-date medal tally can be found on ABC Grandstand.
Game on Scotland: Resources
Game on Scotland is the official education programme of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and its legacy. It aims to provide inspiration and learning and teaching opportunities related to Glasgow 2014 and other momentous events happening throughout Scotland in the coming years. The resources section provides access filtered by stage of schooling and curriculum area.
Victorian Commonwealth Games Association
The VCGA offers a collection of resources and activities for primary schools.
Sparklebox Commonwealth Games
Sparklebox offers a huge range of free, downloadable teaching resources for all learning areas and many topics. The Commonwealth Games resources include games, posters and word activities.
Primary Treasure Chest: Commonwealth Games
Lots of worksheets, posters, games and activities all linked to the Commonwealth Games and free to download, edit and use.
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Free downloadable posters including flags of all participating countries. Great resource if you want to decorate your classroom for the games.
Commonwealth Games: embracing 2018 – Global Education Program
This site from the Queensland government is looking ahead to the next Commonwealth Games which will be held on the Gold Coast in 2018 but it also includes some ideas and activities related to Glasgow to use now.


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I normally order my blueberry bushes from Stark Brothers but these plants looked so good and healthy that I decided to buy them from Joe of Joyner Farm and Nursery. He was so helpful and knowledgeable and was kind enough to answer all of my questions concerning all things blueberries. His wife Sarah was super sweet and helped me load the berries into my truck. (It took two trips). If you are in the Pilot Mountain or the Belews Creek, NC area give him a call (336)462-4657. I will be pinching the blooms off this spring, so the plants can focus on getting established in their new environment. That's going to be a hard thing to do but is necessary for a better plant. He has several varieties available, some of which I had not heard of. I bought Premier, Brightwell, Ochlockonee, Tifblue and Climax. These plants will produce from May until September.
I hadn't really planned on buying 50 blueberry bushes last Saturday but I am so glad I did. I hope to start a U-Pick farm at my other grandparents farm up the road from the farm that I live on now. We currently mow for hay there but we have room for more things, So I wanted to start with blueberries and hope to add a few more things there in the future. So exciting!!
This farm is also a very special place. One where my grandparents worked very hard on. They raised a garden here for many years. I think they tried growing a little bit of everything here. It's kind of funny my mom and I were talking one day and she said that probably the one thing my grandpa really didn't like to grow was blueberries. She said she thought it was because the birds seemed to eat most of them. I figure though with 50 bushes and maybe more in the future there should be enough for us and the birds. I guess time will tell.


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Phil Neisser teaches political theory at the State University of New York at Potsdam, where he also serves as the Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences. Neisser earned his M.A at Georgetown University and his Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is the author of United We Fall: Ending America's Love Affair with the Political Center (Praeger, 2008), co-editor of Tales of the State: Narrative in Contemporary U.S. Politics and Public Policy (1997), and the author of essays and book chapters on a variety of subjects. And in the year 2000 he received a SUNY Potsdam Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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The weather and writing...
Today I'm pondering the question how does the weather affect your writing? Not just the quantity and desire to write but the mood and the tone of what one writes.
Why has this question sprung to mind? Simple - it's a cold wet Sunday morning and I need to write. One would think the weather would be perfect excuse to snuggle up to my laptop and get my word-count rising. Still it's also excellent weather to bake a cake, take a nap and read one of the many books on my 'to be read' pile.
Also because I tend to write quite 'sunny' books this rain and the overall sepia tones of my surrounds today don't exactly suit my style. Then again every book has moments of monotony or times when a character feels grim or bored so perhaps today is the day to write those scenes.
You can see that my yard is covered in Autumn leaves. Yesterday you could run through them listening to them crackle beneath your feet but today they slippery and slimy and all can think about is what lurks beneath them - snugs and snails and worms. The wind out there is swirling and tree branches keep banging against the roof, almost taunting me. It's the sort of weather that makes the news for flash flooding, and trees through roof tops and I hope that doesn't happen but already having jumped across a curb side river this morning I that's inevitable.
I'm not sure how my writing would be affected if I was sent to an icy tundra but I expect I'd do less there than on a tropical island. I wonder how the weather affects other writers...
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The World Economic Forum in Davos this week heard the Pope call for a redistribution of wealth. There's certainly a lot to take and to give. A paper published by Oxfam on Monday showed that the world's richest 85 people have the same amount of wealth as the 3.5 billion people who comprise the poorer half of the world's population. To quote Larry Elliott, you can fit 85 people on a double-decker bus. Redistribute the wealth of this busload and a population equivalent to that of Africa, India and China put together becomes twice as rich.
If the prevailing theory of global capitalism is to be believed – that, above all else, people are motivated by money – then the poorer half of the word should, metaphorically speaking, be upending these 85 plutocrats by the ankles and shaking them down for every last cent of their £1.7 trillion. So why don't the poor rise up? I'm not necessarily advocating this – turmoil is never an attractive prospect if you have a house, a family and a salary to defend – but surprisingly few of the poor themselves seem to want to; and no political ideology, at least one that's potent and anywhere near popular, has emerged recently to encourage them.
On the same day that Oxfam published its report I flew to Kolkata, from where I write this. Thanks to my host's generosity I flew business class. It was marvellous. Money buys comfort: much more legroom, seats that turn into beds, hot towels, better food, white tablecloths. But money also buys you preference in the public realm, from the state as well as the airline, in the form of fast-tracking through immigration and security. Perhaps every country now feels bound to advertise itself as "business friendly" by pandering to self-importance in this way, but it still felt odd at Kolkata to use an immigration desk marked for use only by passengers who paid higher fares. The implication is that money can relieve the state of its obligation to treat citizens equally – that the state can be bought. It confirms a long-suspected reality.
When I first came to Kolkata in 1977 it was still called Calcutta and enjoyed a global reputation for poverty, slums and chaos that has since been overtaken by other cities and regions, such as Mumbai and the Horn of Africa. Raw statistics alone don't furnish reputations and Calcutta's had grown partly because Mother Teresa's mission to rescue dying pavement dwellers attracted the attention of so many TV crews and writers. But the facts were stark and visible. The Bangladesh war had filled slums with refugees, the city's infrastructure was ruinous and its economy, tied to the old imperial trades in jute, coal and tea, looked to be in unstoppable decline. The Naxalite uprising, an attempted insurrection led by young middle-class Marxists, had been ruthlessly suppressed a few years before but not before it red-flagged the city to investors as a place to avoid.
Thanks to a wonderful book by a Guardian writer, the late Geoffrey Moorhouse, I knew many of these facts before I arrived. First published in 1971 and titled simply Calcutta, it remains one of the best introductions to any great city in the way it combines historical research with contemporary observation, and sympathy with amusement and rage. Crossing the bridge over the Hooghly that morning on the journey from the station, I saw the city as Moorhouse had seen it: the smoking river ferries, the trams, the broken pavements, the imperial history behind the blackened commercial buildings that would look at home in Victorian Leeds or Glasgow – and of course the poor, washing at standpipes or stretched out asleep among exhausted dogs and the busy feet of passers-by.
Will such people ever find justice? After spending a lot of the book examining the miserable condition of the poor, Moorhouse in his last paragraph breaks out into a fantasy of bloody retribution, the night when "every poor man in the city rises from his pavement and his squalid bustee [slum] and at last dispossesses the rich with crazy ferocity". At first they'll pick off the rich in small handfuls, "hauling them out of their cars and butchering them on the spot". Then the rickshaw men, who "like animals" have spent their lives pulling rich Calcuttans around their city, will signal a general slaughter by tinkling their rickshaw bells. "The time for compassion will be past."
Nothing like that has happened in the 40 years since. Only 12 years later Moorhouse was admitting in a new introduction to his book that his closing paragraph was "much less prophecy than speculation" but that he was expressing as best he could "what Calcutta made me feel". And the fact is that many people felt a similar thirst for or fear of an apocalypse and sometimes a mixture of both. Outsiders felt it especially. It seemed a quite logical outcome. You had a few people with cars and air-conditioned homes surrounded by a sea of people with much less and a significant minority with nothing at all. Why wouldn't the second kill and rob the first? Yet not only has the bloodlust failed to arrive, the political party that embodied both the angry hopes of the poor and the guilt-cum-fear-cum-idealism of the Calcutta bourgeoisie has also collapsed.
The CPM, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), ruled Bengal without interruption between 1977 and 2011 and for a long time seemed unassailable. As Amit Chaudhuri writes in Calcutta: Two Years in the City, its ideology was "embraced by almost every intellectual as well as moral person" in the streets of his youth. In the countryside the party devised an energetic programme of agricultural reform that gave land rights to sharecroppers and encouraged the planting of high-yield crops. People said the CPM had the peasant vote absolutely sewn-up; its cadres were disciplined, its beliefs righteous, its corruption much less than in other parties. Things began to go wrong – arrogance, the brutal imposition of the party will, as well as the usual sloppiness of any party grown too used to power. A lost election was on the cards, clearly. What nobody expected was the CPM's complete expunction, as though Marx and Lenin had never been painted on thousands of walls or been mentioned in millions of conversations: the long history of popular Marxism in Bengal vanished as though it had never been.
So now on the way in from the airport I saw no portraits of bald men with trim beards and longhaired men with bushy ones, no hammers and no sickles. A movement that for a time promised to make the poor richer now seems ghostlier than the Indian mythologies it wanted to replace. Its nemesis is a popular woman chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, who leads a simple life and likes the colour blue, in which much of official Kolkata has been painted. Blue isn't red. Beyond that, it's hard to see an ideological programme, though that would hardly make Bengal unusual. The Pope may seek redistribution and Davos may announce it desirable, but the club-class traveller will be safe in his roomy seat for a long time yet.


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The TH Interview: Steve Glenn, Founder and CEO of LivingHomes
Steve Glenn has been on a tear of late. Capping off weeks of buildup and fawning media coverage - from the likes of us - the WIRED Home finally opened its doors to the public earlier this week to great fanfare. Despite his demanding schedule, Glenn was kind enough to sneak in some time for a short discussion about the home, his company and his future goals.
LivingHomes' partnership with WIRED first originated as a result of the two organizations' mutual focus on good design and technology. The collaboration eventually led to the concept for the WIRED Home - a high-tech, futuristic and eco-friendly house based on a prefab model designed by renowned architect Ray Kappe. Glenn credited a lot of the new attention (and success) his homes had received over the past year to a renewed interest in green technologies and prefab architecture.Glenn ascribed the decision to ask Ray Kappe to design the first model for his homes to the famed architect's "confluence of experience and values," lauding him for his vision in being among the first to embrace prefab homes and in leading the way with his use of energy-efficient, sustainable technologies. Describing Kappe as being one of his favorite architects, he cited his keen attention to craftsmanship and warmth - a combination which he noted was rare - as critical attributes he believed would show through his designs and thus appeal to a broader audience.
Shifting to LivingHomes' future plans, he told us that the company was considering several new designs - having recently signed on David Hertz, another noted architect - though he emphasized that expansion wasn't his current focus. Responding to criticism that his homes were simply too extravagant to be considered truly "green" - a point that we've often heard made both in the comments and on other sites - Glenn defended LivingHomes by saying that he was appealing to the segment of home buyers interested in buying large, pricier models.
Arguing that there was an institutional bias towards larger, more expensive homes, Glenn said his company was simply trying to provide a better, more eco-friendly alternative to some of the other McMansions available on the market. "You can either take a self-righteous man and say I won't be involved with bigger homes or you can say, if it's going to be done, it should be done in the right way," he explained.
He also cited his company's strict adherence to the LEED certification program - saying LivingHomes' policy is to never build anything less than a silver rating - as evidence for his company's focus on only building sustainable homes. Indeed, because the system penalizes larger homes, he explained that his designers often had to compensate by incorporating more resource-conserving, energy-efficient technologies.
The final bit of good news he had to share with us concerning the next models his company will be rolling out within the coming year was that they would be a big leap forward: both in terms of eco-friendly features and costs (we can't wait). Be sure to give the WIRED Home a whirl if you're in the LA area over the next few days and check out our exhaustive archive for more information (and pics) about the home and LivingHomes' portfolio.


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Nail Polish Storage.
I wish i could go more into depth on how i made these things but the views are low and it takes me a while to type on a laggy laptop. (The letters i type have to be pressed atleast 0.5 seconds apart).
I created a nail polish storage out of a shoe box. I took the lid off completely. And cut the 'shelves'
out from the lid. using double sided tape i stuck them to the back of the shoe box with 2″s of depth to keep the nail polish's steady and 3.5″ of length so i can make ledges that are independent.
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Two years ago, serial entrepreneur Sean Parker held a star-studded extravaganza to celebrate the launch of Airtime.
The video network that let you talk with strangers who shared your Facebook interests was hindered by technical issues and lack of interest before it eventually shut down.
Parker relaunched Airtime as OkHello last week. This free social networking app lets users create video chats with friends and family and share photos, stickers, texts and more.


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Our region not only boasts some of Adelaide's most spectacular scenery, it is also made up of industrious, hardworking people with a strong sense of community and environment. Commercial activity in our city ranges from small local businesses to worldwide leading exporters. The City of Onkaparinga (map) features a thriving economy, as we work together to renew our old economy to capitalise on new opportunities both locally and globally.
The region's economy features highly adaptive small to medium metropolitan enterprises and its wine, food and tourism underpin the rural and coastal areas. The region is also beginning to support some very successful niche industries in emerging technology fields such as medical devices, cosmetics, water, environmental products and advanced manufacturing. Lonsdale is the main industrial area with secondary areas at Hackham, Seaford and Aldinga. The old oil refinery at Port Stanvac is closed and will be remediated before being released to the market. Other major projects are driving new prosperity in the City of Onkaparinga include the $1.8 billion Adelaide Desalination Plant (2008-2010), $292 million Seaford Rail Extension (2010-2013), $445 million Southern Expressway Duplication (2011-2014) and $450 million Water Proofing the South projects (2008-2012).
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Kerri Webster on "Vanitas"
Striated stones returned to the wrong river, blue house
falling into the sun, the systems refusing to be allegory—
when I was fully present I thought presence would
kill me, vines forcing through windows and the soul-
sucking slowing of time when I broke inside. Here
is your weighted blanket, here is your poppy, I know
a woman just waiting for elegy to show up in her brain,
alive only for that, and then she can go. I pretend
form will save us, worry about how much the reiterative
soothes me, stones lined on the sill so my mind
stays still in this realm. Here is the landmass tattooed
on my body, here are the flowers we've planted
to cover up what we've done, creeping myrtle, creeping
phlox, creeping thyme, none of this easy, what with
the man shoving the girl's face into the ground,
what with the world burning down, creeping alyssum
shock-yellowing the yard, sea of stems pinning down
absolutely nothing. Daily I wake inside expiation's
failure, bee brooch pinned to my breast instead of
a cross, testament to the foolishness of placing pleasure
before all we could not bear, our souls the color of
propolis but our monkey hearts marbled with folly.
The way a command can also be a plea: Fuck me,
the imperative our truest tense because who doesn't want
to top from bottom, really, rule and abdicate
all in one breath? I know a widow who didn't make
love for ten years, slow death my mind can't grasp,
glancing then glancing away. The air tastes of sugar and
my hilly body's one hell of a gateway and when I first
saw the statue of the great god Pan, I wanted very much
to mount him, lick that sweet spot where pelvis meets
furry haunch. I gray splendid, I come in palms, and
I would never, ever be a girl again, despite all the years'
terrible knowledge. We move through these long last days
touched, which is to say fingered, which is to say moved,
which is to say mad. The stranger carves a gold tunnel
through the gold book. The river faces up neon, glows and
glows. I set my glasses by the bed, walk the river path.
Show me the gold tunnel. Show me where the gold tunnel goes.
On "Vanitas"
A vanitas isn't a vanitas if it's just the skull; it's the juxtaposition of bone and beauty, often ruinous beauty, that creates the discourse. In "Vanitas," then, many magpied details: a stunning statue of Pan in the St. Louis Art Museum, the weighted blankets used to calm anxious humans, the Idaho tattoo my siblings and I got on our mother's 70th birthday, a bee pin I saw at a pawn shop, a very real twenty-mile river path that runs along the Boise River, and an imagined tunnel I don't yet understand.
There was a moment, it felt like, when everyone was talking about being more fully present as a path to contentment. I'm not advocating oblivion—I've courted it, and it wasn't pretty—but what strikes me when I hear talk of "presence" is that, as "Vanitas" says, "when I was fully present I thought presence would/kill me"—that the times in my life when I've felt most alive have been times of crisis, times of amygdala and adrenal overdrive, times when time itself slowed down to a nearly unendurable crawl—the year cancer ate my mother's body, for example, until morphine released her from presence. I'm wary in general of things that fall under the umbrella of "self-care" because they're so often a function of privilege and, very specifically, a way to get white women to see themselves as monetized projects and spend /schedule selfhood accordingly. To be truly present is an ethical imperative, not a purchased luxury, and it hurts, often to the point of shattering. I'm writing this in a week in which the presence of 2,000 children was reduced to the pinpoint terror of their parents' absence, and many of us made ourselves listen to the audio of their cries. It took me a full day to make myself click on that. "Vanitas" explores the desire to look away, the desire to numb after looking, the desire to lose oneself in desire or beauty, and the cognitive dissonance created at the intersection of moral imperative and human failing.


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Suppose a friend of yours with a number of teeth damaged by disease or accident, goes to a number of dentists in turn. What will the dentists advise him? You can be very sure that the advice can range from a complete set of implant supported permanent dentures to a mere partial denture, or even, an advice to live with whatever healthy teeth your friend has. This is quite natural. Human judgement in the same matter varies. The most critical judgements are judgements in a court of law, where matters of life and death of the accused are decided. Are there not cases where a bench of judges hearing the case differ in their findings and awards? Assessments and recommendations by professionals in their field also vary similarly.
What are the reasons?
Dentists are just another qualified profession. They also suffer from human limitations- and significantly- to different extents. Dentists differ in inherent intelligence, education, experience, confidence, temperament, attitude and sincerity, diagnostic facilities, treatment facilities available, and momentary influences, etc. The customer differs also, in description, patience, temperament, desires, financial resources, and momentary influences. The dentist has to work to the satisfaction of the patient. Such a variety of factors is bound to produce a much wider variety of opinions and prescriptions. In the paragraphs below, we discuss these factors separately.
- Level of Education and Training
The level of training of a dentist matters. A given degree ensures that all trainees acquire a certain ability to diagnose and treat. A better qualified dentist, is likely to be more aware of pertinent factors, and may reach a different diagnosis for the same apparent symptoms.
- Inherent Intelligence
Every dentist possesses a different level of intelligence. Intelligence polishes the knowledge and skills obtained during training, and facilitates better decisions in diagnosis and during treatment. While one dentist may be very dexterous in various procedures the other may fumble in places.
- Differences in Training Philosophy
No doubt, dentists undergo rigorous training for many years before they can practice independently. However, the way each dentist diagnoses every patient, is dependent upon the way he or she was educated during their training. Some dentists are quite careful, and follow the principle of "maximum tooth conservative" while diagnosing patients and fabricating a treatment plan. This means that these dentists make sure minimal loss of natural tooth structure occurs during dental treatment. Other dentists are more "rigorous" in their approach, and would rather remove slightly excess of the natural tooth structure in attempts to prevent re-infection.
- The Trend of Holistic Dentistry
Some dentists around the world are now following the "holistic" approach to dental treatment, which basically involves the use of dental biomaterials that are not only safe inside the oral cavity, but they also do not cause any harmful effects on the rest of the human body. Differences in diagnoses among "conventional" and "holistic" dentists may often arise due to their different methods of solving dental problems.
- Different Diagnostic Facilities
If you visit dental practices around your locality, you will find that each practice has different diagnostic equipment. The quality and capability of these diagnostic machines matters deeply how a dentist can investigate the problem, and this can matter in resolving between two possible causes, and hence, deciding a treatment.
- Experience
Just like training, experience also matters. A more experienced dentist is more likely to be aware of various possibilities than a dentist with equal qualifications and less experience. This again can cause a different diagnosis. Generally, the more experienced dentists are, the better are their diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities. But that is not always true!
- Attitude and Sincerity
Attitude of a person matters. It is unfortunate, but a fact of life that different persons have different attitude towards the same issue. Some dentists will take extra pains to reach the technically best conclusion. Others may take a rather simplistic view. Again, some will tend to prescribe a treatment without considering the cost. Others may consider the resources of the patient and honestly try to make a trade-off. There may be some, unfortunately, who will love the dollars coming their way. The fact is that everybody is working to earn as much as he or she can, and therefore, professional scruples may sometimes be compromised.
- Momentary Influences.
The current state of mind of the dentist as well as the patient may also have a minor influence. A tired dentist is more likely to take a summary decision, while a fresh and patient dentist may dig deeper and do a more thorough treatment job. Similarly, the apparent condition of the patient can also influence the decision of the dentist. A cool patient is likely to allow the dentist to make a better judgement, while a wailing, crying patient may switch the dentist into an emergency mode. The dentist may extract a tooth instead of going for a root canal treatment.
Just like we find both good and bad people in this world, we can also come across dentists with different attitudes and treatment philosophies. Therefore, whenever in doubt, it might be a good idea to go for a second, even a third opinion. After all, it's a matter or dental and physical health, and you have every right to seek the best dental care for yourself and your family!


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You may want to skip the latest electronic gadget and give your children or grandchildren the gift of learning—through a 529 education savings plan.
Named after Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, a 529 plan is a tax-advantaged way to save, or even pay in advance, for education expenses.
It should come as no surprise that a college education is expensive, with costs steadily rising. The College Board—a nonprofit educational association—reports that for 2017-2018, the average tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies for a four-year private college is $46,950 per year ($20,770 for a public in-state institution).1
By establishing a 529 plan now you're not only taking advantage of potential end-of-year tax benefits, you're giving a child a helping hand toward the skyrocketing cost of higher education.
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Earnings in a 529 plan can be tax deferred, with withdrawals being exempt from federal and state income taxes if you use the funds for qualified expenses such as tuition, fees, room and board and supplies. Many states also offer additional state tax deductions or tax credits.
Another key benefit of 529 plans is their flexibility. Some investments that are used for education funding require that the assets be given to the beneficiary when they reach a certain age. With a 529 plan, the owner of the account continues to make all of the decisions. For example, if the beneficiary decides not to go to college, you can choose a different beneficiary or use the plan for your own education needs.
The definition of qualified education expenses was recently expanded to include tuition for K-12 schools, as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The new tax law limits qualified 529 withdrawals for eligible K-12 tuition to $10,000 per beneficiary per year. State tax treatment will vary on a state-by-state basis.2
529 savings plans can also be used for any accredited in-state, out-of-state or international educational institution. And while some education investment vehicles have age restrictions, a 529 plan has none, so anyone can benefit from one.
Additionally, you can usually cover full college costs because the contribution limits per beneficiary generally exceed $300,000. However, contribution limits vary by state, so check with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor.
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For tax-planning purposes, your 529 plan contribution is considered a gift to the beneficiary and qualifies for the annual gift-tax exclusion of $15,000 for 2018 ($30,000 for married couples), enabling you to make significant contributions without being subject to the gift tax. Further, you can frontload your contribution to as high as $75,000 in one year ($150,000 for married couples), and elect to take that frontloaded contribution into account for purposes of the annual gift-tax reduction over a five-year period.
The five-year gifting election is a feature unique to 529 plans and increases the time that assets can grow tax-free, boosting the potential magnitude of the gifts.
If you have the means, you can even take advantage of the six-year gift tax averaging. To do this, you can contribute one years' worth of gifts in December, followed by five years of contributions in January, effectively making six years' worth of contributions in just two months.
529 plans not only may help reduce federal tax, they can, depending upon your state of residence, reduce state income tax. Many states, including the District of Columbia, offer residents a full or partial tax deduction or credit for 529 savings plan contributions. A few states even offer a state tax deduction whether you invest in that state's 529 or not.
Gifting a Required Minimum Distribution
If you are taking required minimum distributions from a retirement account but don't need the funds for everyday expenses, consider using those distributions to fund a 529 for grandchildren or other family members.
While your distribution will be subject to tax, once you invest the funds in a 529 plan they can grow tax-free. Also, any withdrawal used for qualified higher education expenses will be tax-free as well. For large distributions from your retirement account you can take advantage of the accelerated gifting feature described above. For non-qualified distributions from your 529 savings plan, gains are subject to ordinary income tax and a 10% penalty tax (unless an exception applies).
Morgan Stanley offers many 529 plans from some of the nation's leading mutual fund companies. You can choose from a range of investment strategies depending on the specific plan, the age of the beneficiary, your financial objectives and risk tolerance. Talk with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor (or find one here) for more information.


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The Bling Ring: movie review
Time Out says
The first thing you notice: These are some really bad burglars. Vaulting over a gated fence in security-cam footage, they're less stealthy than awkward: a lame assembly of bumblers that even a sleepy dog would notice. They slam into doors with profane grunts. Maybe keep it down a little? Amazingly, the house is breached and they do their business and leave, loaded with bags and—is that an oil painting? An electric guitar explodes on the soundtrack like a gotcha (Sleigh Bells' "Crown on the Ground") and we're off to the after-party.
The Bling Ring, Sofia Coppola's deceptively shallow but ultimately fascinating latest, is animated by that spirit of we-don't-give-a-fuck playfulness. It doesn't quite take the side of the real-life teen thieves who raided the Hollywood homes of Paris Hilton, Megan Fox and more (a crime spree chronicled in Nancy Jo Sales's 2010 Vanity Fair feature "The Suspects Wore Louboutins," on which Coppola's screenplay is based). But it doesn't depict them as monsters, either—or anything worse than the nincompoops that bored upper-middle-class kids can often be—and that's provocative. After years of garnering sympathy for the born-rich in movies like Marie Antoinette and Somewhere (and opening herself up to criticism), Coppola goes deeper into lifestyle envy than ever before, a maturation hidden by tons of onscreen bad behavior.
The scam went like this: Marc (Israel Broussard), a closeted loner new to remedial Indian Hills High School in Calabasas, California, would locate celebrity addresses on Google Earth to please Rebecca (Katie Chang), his fashion-obsessed friend and exploiter. Too thrilled by the ease of their initial exploits (and thickening wads of spending cash), they bragged about it on Facebook, growing the group to include wanna-be models like Nicki (Emma Watson) and Sam (Taissa Farmiga).
You wait for the shoe to drop—or maybe it's just us viewers of a certain age who wait for it—yet The Bling Ring slides into a subversive stretch of free fall where the consequences seem especially distant. Coppola sacrifices central performances to get there (no one actor stands out); still, this could be her purest piece of direction yet, the characters' sense of entitlement blooming with every exchange. Are the blingers really going to boost that $100K Porsche? "I got them on the way out," Rebecca blithely says of the keys, as if she owned the place. Vroom.
There's morality here for those who want it: This Is 40's Leslie Mann is extra squeaky as an unaware New Age mom (the other parents are no better); we also learn that Ms. Hilton kept her key under the mat. Just desserts? What lingers in our memory has more to do with an atmosphere of stolen luxury (beautifully rendered by Harris Savides, shooting his final film), crickets and helicopters swirling the night air. These young criminals just coveted what they saw on TMZ. And no one told them their dream was fake—maybe because it's not anymore.
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The Batmobile On The Streets Of London. This car is totally insane and puts all the Lamborghinis and Ferraris to shame where ever it goes! The Tumbler doesn't even look like a car, but it's actually real. Ish. The Batmobile is a major reason kids love Batman. You could even make an argument that, if not for the car that's always awesome in any iteration, Batman is basically just another caped crusader running around dressed as a rat with wings. The working prototype can hit 60 mph faster than most road-going cars and the movie version has a vertical leap of 30 feet. Add in an array of weapons, gadgets, and features that would make James Bond blush, and you've got one seriously impressive Batmobile. the whole point of camouflage is to blend a vehicle into its surroundings. On a city street, it's even less subtle than Arnold Schwarzenegger's Hummer.The superhero's car, created in the 1960s, is expected to fetch more than £75,000 when it goes under the hammer.Meanwhile, the rusty yellow three-wheeler, with 'Trotter's Independent Trading Co' emblazoned on the side, comes with a possible price tag of up to £20,000. The two motoring icons are some of the vehicles for sale at Coys Spring Classics auction in London.
The Batmobile was designed when the superhero broke a leg in the 1950s and faithful sidekick Robin built the vehicle to help him continue to protect Gotham City.
The Batmobile created to promote the Batman TV show will be auctioned in London on Tuesday . beside the Reliant Regal van made famous by the Trotters in Only Fools And Horses.The car became globally famous, featuring in more than 100 episodes of the show.The 1972 Reliant Regal was the second van to be made for the hit BBC comedy Only Fools And Horses, starring David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst.The vehicle faced being blown up in one episode, but the show's producers decided it was too much of a valuable resource.


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Friday, August 7, 2009
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Trash to Treasure
I made this shelf out of just 2 pieces of 6ft by 5 inch wood. I've had the fun pink drawer knobs for a while now just waiting to be used.
I still have the mirror to do.
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Monday, July 20, 2009
We had the missionaries over for dinner yesterday, something we haven't done in a couple years. Well, I was getting everything ready and in walk the two Elders. They could have been Hayden's friends. I mean seriously! I've always had the impression of the Elders as Young men. But my heck, they were just two young teenagers. It was a weird realization for me. My sweet little "teenage" Hayden will be out there within the next year. As mothers we always want our babies to grow up, go to college, serve a mission, etc. But now that it's here for me I just want to keep him home safe with me. I love my boys. They're so funny and a joy to hang out with. I know a mission is where he needs to be but I'm tellin' ya, it's gonna be hard on me.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Graduation Time
(We were still in the hospital. He had an IV in his little wrist)
It hit me all at once! Time with our children is so precious. We get so caught up in daily lives and before we know it BAM! They're all grown up.
The sweet baby boy I used to hold in my arms now towers above me. He is such a perfect son. He tries so very hard to do what's right and I know how hard this can be at times. I'm so glad he is the oldest because he is a wonderful example for his younger brothers.
He and 4 friends are driving to St. George and then on to California next week. I offered him my van, his remarks, with a big grin, "we can't pick up girls in a mini-van!"
Needless to say I will be doubling up on my prayers for him this week!
Congrats Hayden. We love you sooooooooooooooooo much!
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day to Our Favorite and Most Wonderful Mother
This song was written and performed by Jordan Ballou. He is the dutiful and loving son that naturally results from the kind of love and guidance provided by someone like April. I told my sons today that they can see that their mother is incredibly special and unique. They will be lucky to marry half as well as I did. Happy Mother's Day April.
Hayden, Jordan, Conner and Porter
And even though you aren't my mother you have been a wonderful mother to my sons. Thank you.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Vacation GO GO GO
Here the girls are ready to go into A Bugs Life
Yummy Shaved Ice
Huge, loud, waves
OK, funniest thing ever. When we arrived the rental car only had one of our reservations, so we ended up renting a 15 passenger van. You should have seen my 19 year old niece's face when we told her to get in to the "Polyg-Rig" And then the jokes that followed us the whole trip.
My brothers AWESOME pool
We missed all of you that couldn't come this time. Let's go again really soon!!!!!!!
And I want to thank my sweet adorable husband. Hayden and Jordan stayed home this time. And while we were gone Hayden got super sick and ended up in the hospital. James cut the trip short and flew home to take care of him.. Everyone is doing well now. Thanks honey for allowing the rest of us to have a super time.
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Friday, March 27, 2009
New addition
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Children of Chanyanya—champions of our hearts
GIR-AFFE! GIR-AFFE! GIR-AFFE! We crowded into the flatbed of an old Toyota pick-up truck with 37 children from the Zambian fishing village of Chanyanya. Our African adventure took a turn that few of us could have predicted as we met children who were among the poorest and happiest any of us have ever seen.
As the truck rolled down a bumpy dirt road, the kids cheered and chanted as we looked on in amazement. Julien led the kids in the "GIR-AFFE" chant, and they joyously repeated whatever he said. "Giraffe" was a favorite and so was "Queen Mario." It was a surreal experience.
Chanyanya, where most of the residents live in mud or grass huts, makes parts of Kafue seem comfortable by comparison. The kids in Chanyanya don't have as much access to water as those from Kafue. They're dustier, their clothes are more ragged, and fewer have any shoes whatsoever. But their smiles couldn't have been wider and their laughs more contagious.
So how did we get here?
We boarded the truck at the lodge and our destination was MCZ. Julie-Anne's friend, Nate, coordinated the construction of the MCZ vocational training center in Chanyanya. It's an incredible place, launched to help Zambians build a career. The center, an attractive yellow and brown cement building, offers three programs: computer and information technology,handicraft, and tailoring.
The tour included visits with all three programs. A few of us were measured for an African dress known as a bubu. Others bought handcrafted giraffes and elephants.
While there is no direct link between MCZ and AEP, it was Nate's connection to Chanyanya that led to AEP opening the boarding house and offering scholarships to kids outside Kafue. Chanyanya is about 20 miles from Kafue, but it's much further away in other respects. Some of its residents, especially the children, do not often see large groups of white people, known as Muzumgu, walking through their village.
As our truck lurched through the village, people waved, pointed and shouted. After we toured Nate's center, we started walking to the Chanyanya lagoon, about a mile away. A handful of kids started following us, and by the time we reached the lagoon, the number had swelled to 40. Carly took pictures and video of the kids and then replayed the scenes back on her digital camera. The kids erupted in delight and ran down the road in excitement.
On the mile walk, Julien, Carly, and Kathy raced with the kids. Amidst the running, one of our new friends ended up getting hurt and cut open his foot. No first aid was readily available, but Ira stepped up to help him along with a lift down to the water.
Our original plan was to go for a canoe ride at the lagoon, but the water was too rough. Besides, we had a few dozen kids with us. Mario bought candy for every single one of them. The driver appeared with the truck to drive us back to the center. But there was the not so small matter of our new friends. The dilemma was solved when they boarded the flatbed with us. They brought along their homemade toys: a soccer ball made of plastic bags and rubber bands and a car made of wires.
Once back at the center, they continued to hang with us. They crowded around Carly and Sofia as Julien continued to lead them in cheers and teach them all our names. When we finally boarded and began to drive away, they chased after the truck and even hung on the rim.
It was a day none of us will ever forget. Not our AEP contingent and not the kids of Chanyanya.


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Donate TIME
At Island ETC, there is ALWAYS something to do... sets to build, costumes to sew, office stuff to be, well... organized. We can always use your help with set construction & dressing, costumes, administration, box office, and general facility upkeep. There are always posters to be hung and phone calls to field. So give us a call or stop by to become part of the backstage machine that is vital to every production.
We also are in need of USHERS for performance dates. If you're a people person and love to show people the way, then we'd love to have you! Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions or to sign up.
Donate MONEY
Island ETC is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. We have ongoing expenses aside from the visible costs to put on a show. It costs a lot to keep that auditorium air conditioned! Monetary donations are always appreciated. We'll list you in the program as a funder for the following season, or you may give anonymously.
Donate STUFF
Ever wonder how we get some of those period costumes, props and furniture? They come out of neighbors' garage sale piles and from wonderful patrons such as yourself that drop off those original, hard-to-find items. Although we don't have much storage for that big 1979 couch with the western motif on it, we do appreciate the more stowable items. Feel free to email us before tossing anything. You never know!
And did you get a new drill for your birthday? We'd love to have the old one! Got some extra plywood from that garage, family room add-on? We'd love to have it and other unused building materials, tools or supplies.
We can't do any of it without you! THANK YOU!
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In the book The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, the snowman can fly. This STEM design challenge is based the book invites your children to design a snowman and make it fly. What fun it will be to see how unique and special each child's snowman looks! It will be equally fun to watch each snowman fly up Christmas themed cords or ribbons.
Wait! What is a STEAM activity?
A STEAM activity experience or activity involves two or more standards from science, technology, engineering, math and the arts. It involves project-based learning
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
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Getting Ready for the STEAM Activity
Printing Out the Planning Document and Snowman
You will need to download the STEAM design challenge printable set. Then you will need to print out a planning document for each of your children. You will only need to print out the snowman outline for every two of your children. There are two snowmen on each page.
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Gathering the Supplies
You will need the following supplies for this STEAM Challenge:
- One Straw Per Child
- Three Feet of Fun Holiday Ribbon or Holiday Twine
- Snowman Decorating Supplies:
- Markers
- Crayons
- Pom Poms
- Wiggly Eyes
- Colored Foam Sheets or Construction Paper
- Popsicle Sticks
- Snowman Outline
Putting the STEAM Activity Together
You can have your children plan their snowman on the planning document before they get started. If you just want them to start with decorating the snowman that will be fine. Please remind your children that their snowman doesn't have to look like the snowman in the book.
If the head or the body of their snowman starts to droop or hang forward after it is decorated, they can tape a popsicle stick to the back of it.
Next, they will need to cut their straw into two pieces. They will then tape the two pieces vertically parallel to each other on the back of the snowman.
Then thread each of the ends of the cord or ribbon through the top the straws. That will create a loop above the straws.
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Making Their Snowman Fly
Your children will need to place the loop at the top of their cord or ribbon on a door or cabinet knob.
They will slowly alternate pulling one cord and then the other with a rocking motion to make the snowman rise up the ribbon or cord. It will look like the snowman is flying.
Encourage them to try to make the snowman fly up the cord slowly and then really fast.
More Activities and Crafts based on the book The Snowman
Snowman Counting and Letter Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Snowman Craft and Number Bonds Bowling
DIY Snowman Counting Clip Cards
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A specialist in Technology Integration as well as Early Elementary teaching she can be found sharing hands-on learning over on her blog JDaniel 4's Mom.
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