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It's no secret that I thrive when I have a routine. I also greatly resent my adulthood transition and often find myself missing the "don't care, this is what I want to do today" mindset that I had when I was a child. However, I'm excited to announce that I've found a way to travel back in time!…If only for a few moments. But, you can do it every day if you put your mind to it!
Back in July, I got a bit bored with my job seeking routine and decided to take a break. I was still hunting, just not as strongly as I had been during previous months. I started putting items first on my "to-do" list that didn't really need to be done any sooner than the others. For example, I was taking long bike rides in the morning before checking my email. As I continued this pattern, I couldn't help but notice how free I felt. Even though I'm accustomed to a strict schedule, I felt like I had control over my own life and my own decisions instead of the economy.
And, as they say, all good things must come to an end. After about a month, I realized that I needed to get back into the game, but, I've certainly found a way to incorporate my newly discovered, free spirit into my daily life…but in smaller doses.
With children, significant others, fulltime jobs, etc. it may seem like we can never give ourselves the attention to our wants that we truly deserve. My challenge to you is even if it's just once a week or once a month, complete the item you WANT to do before moving on to your traditional TO-DO list. I'm obviously not suggesting that you select to give yourself a pedicure instead of feeding your children. This challenge could be as simple as meditating for five minutes BEFORE taking out the trash.
Try it once. Put the things you love to do back on your "to-do" list.
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Stylish Coast home lures buyers from four states
IT'S one of those properties where the original owners came back for another look. A home that is memorable.
As a result it has been attracting people from all corners of the country.
Dan Sowden and Jason Mills of Ray White Maroochydore are taking 59 Jorl Ct, Buderim, to the market today at 3pm.
You might not be able to own a sheep station but this is the next best thing to it .... a Queenslander blended with Hamptons style.
The six-bedroom house with swimming pool and floodlit tennis court is on 4562sqm.
It has an amazing family area with northerly aspect to the pool and tennis court.
Mr Sowden said people who missed out on the property when it came to the market four years ago had been telling their friends to look out for it.
Interest is coming from Western Australia, Sydney, Melbourne and western Queensland, Mr Mills said.
"We weren't expecting to have such a good response and I have to attribute the success to the print media campaign in local and national publications," Mr Mills said.
"The stylish Hamptons feel to the home, which is very much in fashion, is very appealing among buyers but the sheer scale of this home is something people have to see for themselves.''
" I want to open the home for inspection every day it's so lovely but the owner said it's not going to happen because they want to present the home perfectly every time and they have little ones.
"I look forward to the scheduled Tuesday and Saturdays.
"We are meeting people who didn't have any inclination of moving, suddenly deciding they may like to live in this home.
"Local Sunshine Coast owners should be quite proud of the level of buyers we are meeting.
"The top end of the market is definitely alive and kicking.''
The property is well spaced on 4562sq m of flat, level land.
Fully fenced and lovely landscaping provide privacy and security.
The porte cochere access is ideal for allowing visitors to comfortably enter the home but for the residents there are adjoining and oversized double car accommodation.
There is also a further two-car garage which could easily house the toys or ideal for the car enthusiast.
The home not only showcases its class but the functionality.
Highlighted by polished timber floors, cathedral ceilings and with an elegant splash of marble benchtops, the quality is easy to see.
Natural light and a magnificent open plan design are key features.
All bedrooms are more than generous in size and the main bedroom features a luxury ensuite.
An internal bar, external barbecue area/kitchen, oversized media room and formal dining room with fireplace are only some of the highlights.
For further information contact Dan Sowden on 0412 201 914 or Jason Mills on 0417 343 289.

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In my home town of Knutsford in the rural county of Cheshire, England right now the May Queen is being prepared for her annual crowning on the ancient Heath. And yes, there will be young local girls dancing around the Maypole and Morris Men prancing in knickerbockers, hats and jingling bells as they knock their batons in the air. We celebrate the Divine Feminine as Spring bursts forth and honor our creative potential as the wheel of the year turns.
This month I am focusing on two more feminine aspects of home design…the use of gentle, soothing lilacs and lavenders in furnishings and décor in your Hamptons home, and the many Toile de Jouy styles and colors available for drapes, furnishings and wallpapers.
Toile de Jouy is a classic French pictorial style originally created for fabric but now extended to wallpapers. First printed in the French town of Jouy just north of Versailles one of their first in-house artists was a court painter for Marie Antoinette herself. These natural and romantic images range from bucolic scenes of peasants and cattle resting near streams after the day's labors to elegant lords and ladies within classical and mythological themes. To decorate and furnish using these images allows us to enter their enchanting world. The wide variety of scenes available means that Toile works as well in a formal dining room or elegant living room as it does in a back hallway or rustic kitchen area. Originally images were black, blue, red and grey on a white or cream background but today's manufacturers offer both colored backgrounds and a broader more contemporary range of graphics colors.
Historically, decorators used both Toile de Jouy fabrics and wallpaper in the same room creating a highly decorative and ornate look, especially in bed chambers. Today's designers prefer to balance the feminine feel of Toile with simple stripes, checks and textures serving to rest the eye from the intricacy of the pattern. Always elegant, always interesting Toile designs make a fine Hamptons statement, bringing together traditional roots, gracious living and a refined sense of optimism.
And so to lavenders and lilacs—gentle, peaceful colors from delicate and fragrant flowers that soothe the feminine soul in us all. I'm not talking about the frequently strident tones selected for teenage bedrooms and gingerbread house exteriors but the spring like hues that create wonderful light and shade as the day progresses; not too cold but fresh, clean and appealing. Tones that are perfectly complemented by creams, soft greys, silvers and willow greens.
Consider a lilac theme for guest rooms and create a gentle, peaceful sanctuary. Floral themes reduce formality and are both embracing and nurturing. Support with mirrors, glass and crystal pieces to reinforce the light airy feel. Invest in a lavender mohair fringed throw from the Hamptons' very own Ralph Lauren.
Take lavender into the kitchen for an unusual but refreshing and clean approach to décor. Kitchens are bustling, messy high energy places so the calming vibe of delicate, yet not insipid, lavender walls allows the space to breathe, relax and support this Hamptons home's inhabitants. The strong green of the serving plates on display and the brushed steel of the cabinet hardware complement the lavender paintwork of the walls and help define the room's powerful feminine energy.
Living rooms, like bedrooms, benefit greatly from the calm and tranquility of lilacs and lavenders. The room below is sunny, light and airy and carries the fresh lilac and soft green theme throughout the rugs, cushions and furnishings. Not shown here is the cream, gold and lavender plaid-like rug that offsets perfectly the free flowing lilac branch imagery of the fabric used for the armchair and the round table skirt. The walls and ceiling are painted with a soft almost sky blue lavender that grounds this relaxing, sun filled room and prevent the floral furnishings from appearing too busy.
At the very least, gather the biggest bunch of lilacs you can and place them in jars and vases around your Hamptons home to welcome Spring and to celebrate the grace and power of all things feminine.
Helen Lind is an interior decorator, organizer and home stager working in Long Island and Manhattan. You can contact her at 516-922-3518 for a proposal or consultation, or visit her online at englishivyinteriors.com.


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Feb 2014
Miss USA, Teen USA & Universe Are 'Best Buddies'
The non-profit organization Best Buddies, which works tirelessly to foster and establish friendships and employment opportunities for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, teamed up with SoulCycle, an inspirational and motivational exercise and spinning organization, to raise money and awareness for Best Buddies on February 20 in New York City.
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Feb 2014
The 59th Annual Viennese Opera Ball at the Waldorf
For the better part of six decades, the Waldorf Astoria's grand ballroom has reverted to the 1800s for the Viennese Opera Ball in New York around this time of year.
Debutantes in white dresses swirl through traditional dances as diplomats, musicians and business leaders enjoy the scene from dinner tables. A horse-drawn carriage carrying opera singers steals the spotlight before couples dressed to the nines take to ballroom dancing.
On Friday night, Miss Teen USA 2013 Cassidy Wolf, 19 attended the charitable gala, which, for the first time, benefited Carnegie Hall.
Read the full article from the Wall Street Journal here.
The 59th Annual Viennese Opera Ball at the Waldorf
Feb 2014
Valentine visitors bring cheer to veterans
The Robinsons were among a group of veterans and their family members who heard grateful words from Miss USA, Erin Brady, as well as patriotic songs from Bronx students. State Sen. Jeff Klein organized the event, which was in its 19th year.
"It's amazing to me what you've sacrificed and all of the horrible things that you've seen, and yet you have such a positive attitude and you're able to put a smile on your face every day," said Ms. Brady, whose presence at the Feb. 14 event evoked a U.S. military tradition of glamorous entertainers and personalities succoring the troops.
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Feb 2014
Hilary Cruz, Miss Teen USA 2007 is cast as the "Superbad" Girl
Get an exclusive behind the scenes look at Jesse McCartney's new music video for his new single, "Superbad," available in March. What is the concept of the video? Plus, how did he cast the "Superbad" girl, Hilary Cruz- Miss Teen USA 2007?
Feb 2014
Instead of gorgeous amazons sashaying down the runway, the designer had real women with a mind for business walking in her line of career-oriented fashion. Along with Nana, media executives, entrepreneurs and a host of other savvy women took to the catwalk.
"We are looking for role models, not models. This show has women who have worked hard to get where they are and are still aspiring to do big things," Nana explained to Healthy Hollywood.
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Life on a Firefly class vessel can be a lot like life at sea, which probably helps explain the show's significant following throughout the world of ocean science. Over on Deep Sea News, marine biologist Miriam Goldstein educates us landlubbers on the top ten reasons those familiar with the ocean foster an especially deep love for Whedon's space Western, drawing parallels between the show and reality that manage to expose insightful information about both. For instance:
Quarters are tight, but your berth is your castle. This is where you can relax, surrounded by comforting objects, whether they are trashy novels, music, guns, or that purty purty dress... Frankly, Serenity's cabins are nicer than most research vessels [we at Deep Sea news have] been on –- private and with their own toilets! Pretty appealing after sharing a cabin so tight that you and your roommate can't stand up at the same time. Also, sharing a very very small room means that you best be careful when it's time to "be in your bunk."
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At Savannah Court of Camilla our activities program specifically designed for seniors is second to none! From creative and fun classes, arts and crafts sessions, to in-house musical performances, and educational seminars, there is so much to choose from at Savannah Court of Camilla. Our staff will get to know your likes and dislikes and will keep them in mind during the preparation of activities. Every month, residents, friends and family are invited to the themed event with live entertainment and an assortment of delicious food. Outside activities are part of our lifestyle so we provide opportunities to spend a day on the town, or enjoy a group outing with other residents.
The newsletter and activities calendar are published monthly and distributed to all residents, family members and friends of Savannah Court of Camilla. Our activities program is vibrant and full of many choices for the residents. From arm chair stretch and flex exercise classes, to social gatherings, to educational seminars, and to lots of fun and exciting events, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Please contact us today if you would like to be placed on our mailing list.


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They are supposed to be among Wall Street's most closely guarded secrets: changes in research analysts' views, up or down, of a company's prospects.
But some of the nation's biggest brokerage firms appear to be giving a handful of top hedge funds an early peek at these sentiments -- allowing them to trade on the information before other investors get the word.
The signals come from questionnaires that analysts answer and submit electronically, either monthly or quarterly, to some of their firms' largest hedge fund clients. Chief among the questions posed to the analysts are those about possible earnings surprises at companies they follow.
What analysts tell investors about the companies they follow -- and when -- is central to the concept of a level playing field on Wall Street. When disseminated, analyst downgrades and upgrades can make a stock sink or soar. Getting that information early can be very profitable for traders. As a result, regulatory rules require brokerage firms to restrict the information flow from research departments to prevent the potential for trading ahead of research reports.
Questions about the selective release of analysts' views came up when the brokerage firms charged with selling Facebook's initial shares were found to have warned large buyers about some analysts' doubts regarding the company's prospects. That irked many small investors who had not received the guidance and sustained losses in their Facebook shares. The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating these disclosures.
But documents obtained by The New York Times indicate that the hedge fund practice of trawling for analysts' shifting views is systematic and growing on Wall Street. Questionnaires completed by analysts that can telegraph their thinking are being used by hedge funds run by BlackRock; Marshall Wace, a large British hedge fund company; and Two Sigma Investments, a U.S. hedge fund concern.
The funds say they ask only for public information, but in at least four cases, documents from BlackRock state the goal is to receive nonpublic information. One document states that the surveys allow for front-running analyst recommendations.
To the degree that these surveys alert select hedge fund clients to future shifts in researchers' views or estimates, analyst participation in them may contradict firms' policies stating that research is distributed to all clients simultaneously. Analysts at many companies, including Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Merrill Lynch and UBS, have participated in the programs. The analysts' answers are fed into the hedge funds' trading algorithms, determining which stocks to buy or sell.
As one of the largest payers of trading commissions to Wall Street, BlackRock is a client that brokerage firms want to please to keep those commissions flowing. For a period during 2008 and 2009, the firms participating in an expanded survey received cash based on their results.
BlackRock Scientific Active Equity, the money management unit that was part of Barclays Global Investors before it was bought by BlackRock in 2009, has been a leader in these surveys. One of the company's survey questions, titled "earnings surprise direction," asks analysts whether a company's coming profits "are more likely to surprise on the upside or downside." Another asks: "Do you think the current consensus earnings forecast" for a specified period "will likely move upwards or downwards?"
A more recent question involves takeovers: "How likely is it that the company will be taken over in the next 6 months?" The BlackRock surveys are careful to ask that analysts supply only those views that they have already stated publicly. But in various confidential documents describing the surveys, company officials state that nonpublic information is what they are after.
"We expect the earnings surprise direction to be able to capture the information not released to the market," stated a confidential BlackRock memo from November 2008, detailing its analyst surveys of nine brokerage firms in Asia. "The question may give the clue on the direction of the analyst's future revisions."
A 2009 document on the firm's analyst surveys is even more explicit. "We are trying to front-run recs," it said, referring to trading ahead of analysts' recommendations.
James Badenhausen, a BlackRock spokesman, said, "The language in the Barclays Global Investors internal memos is sloppy and inaccurate and totally inconsistent not only with the stated purpose of the survey but also with the high ethical standards by which BlackRock does business. The survey explicitly states that it requests only information that sell-side research analysts have already disseminated publicly and an analyst cannot even take part in the survey without first clicking a button to confirm that answers would be based solely on public information."
He continued in a statement, "The surveys allow the group to quantify information from tens of thousands of analyst research reports so they can feed that data into the computer models used in the group's investment process. The data from these online surveys are just one of more than 100 different factors that the group feeds into the models to determine investment decisions."
Badenhausen also declined to make any BlackRock executives available for comment.
Representatives for Citigroup, UBS and JPMorgan Chase said they had strict policies in place for analysts participating in client surveys requiring that their comments were consistent with their publicly held views. Representatives at Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs declined to comment.
Lewis D. Lowenfels, an authority on securities law in New York City, said that while such analyst surveys might be legal, they could be improper if they were being used to mask the transfer of nonpublic information. "The firms have to be meticulously careful about how they monitor and supervise these interactions," Lowenfels said, "because it would be so easy to cross the line."
Making sure that ordinary investors are not duped by bad research or by opinions disseminated long after big investors have already had a chance to trade on them has been a concern of regulators in years past, leading to more rigorous rules about analysts' compensation.
The pronouncements of powerful Wall Street analysts have long been known to move stock prices. New recommendations to buy or sell a stock from major brokerage firms produce big initial returns.
They are supposed to be among Wall Street's most closely guarded secrets: changes in research analysts' views, up or down, of a company's prospects.


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established in 1951 with the objective to regulate and promote the profession of
Management Accounting in Pakistan. By virtue of the authority vested in by the Act
and Regulations, the Institute has been entrusted with the responsibility to provide
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Management Accountant is the bi-monthly official flagship Journal of ICMA Pakistan which updates on
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The deliberations made and insightfulness shared in these CPD programs become a
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The U.S. Bombs are headed to Australia!
Fresh off a slew of great dates in Japan (thank you to all the Japanese fans!), Duane Peters and the boys are charging "Down Under" for a series of good old-fashioned punk rock shows! Checkout all the dates at the link below!
href='http://epitaph.com/toursevents/index.php'>U.S. Bombs Tour Dates
In other Bombs related news, Duane took the title at this years "Bowl Contest" sponsored by Kawala Skateboards! Here is their coverage of the event:
"The Philips Fusion Bowl is a 100-foot wide capsule bowl with a bend in the middle and an extension. With gladiator/arena style seating and the fact that the action went down in the middle of one of the biggest surf contest/beach festivals in the country, meant a hella good time. The bowl layout made skaters think about different lines. Pipe skills and technical tricks played a part, but to win, you had to work the corners and hip as well. The skating was hot, the surfing world class and the people watching (ladies) were fine. A riot in the 80s meant the local Police had the place on major lockdown to keep the derelicts in line. The event made for good family fun, but it's no longer a drunken party.
The Master (30 and over) was the first final to go down. Crowds love watching their childhood skate heroes ripping it up. All skated hard, but the top-three guys combined consistency with airs and worked the bowl. Eric Nash had a model on Sims in the 80s and, on Sunday, he skated as hard as he did back then, landing in third place. Jake Piasecci rips pools, and it showed. Jake worked the bowl and threw plenty of lip tricks and airs for second. Traffic was so bad that Mike McGill had to jump out of his car and skate to the event. Even with the late arrival, Mike was ripping! He blasted airs and Mctwists head-high. He also worked the heck out of the bowl. I couldn't believe it, man, it was like The Search For Animal Chin all over. Mike took skated back to his car with the win.
"Best Trick" was a chaotic snake session. When the smoke cleared, Cristiano Mateus won with a big 360 varial.
The 36 and older Grand Masters ended Saturday. These guys skated so hard and were clearly the crowd favorites. Some of the guys were flying around the bowl and taking bigger slams than any fifteen year old. Eddie Elguera still skates like he was twenty. El Gato went through his old bag of tricks, big airs, Elguerials, and various inverts. He added some modern tricks, like blunts and five-o's to fakie (2nd). Duane Peters has invented more tricks than anyone can remember. The Master of Disaster did some gnarly stuff. Try an invert to the deck to invert-revert back in, just to start-damn, first place went to D.P. His quote to the crowd of families: "Punk rock and skateboarding, f___ off."
Cara-Beth Burnside rips on snow or wood, she took first in the Ladies division on Sunday morning.
The Young Guns went last. The top three stood above the rest. Cristiano Mateus went the biggest and pulled the hardest Tricks. Big 360 varials, kickflip indys, and 540s were just part of his arsenal, but since he didn't use the corners as much and lacked consistency, he got third. What can you say about Brian Patch and Omar? They both tear, work bowls, spin fives, blast airs, and skate fast. Close call: Brian second, Omar first. Omar said, "I like this ramp because of the corners and lines." Come check it out next year, it's worth the effort."
Grand Masters
1. Duane Peters
2. Eddie Elguera
3. Brian Mank
4. Stave Alba
5. Brewce Martin
6. Eric Grisham
7. Chris Cook
8. Cameron Tabbytite
1. Mike McGill
2. Jake Piasecci
3. Eric Nash
4. Tony Magnussen
5. Ricky Stiles
6. Dave Reul
7. Jeff Brush
8. Ben Schroeder
Best Trick
1. Cristiano Mateus
2. Benji Galloway
3. Eddie Elguera
Young Guns
1. Omar Hassan
2. Brian Patch
3. Cristiano Mateus
4. Steve Salisian
5. Chad Vogt
6. Benji Galloway
7. Fabio Frugas
8. Darin Jenkins
Street Session
1. Brian Patch
2. Anthony Carney
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So you know Charlotte likes to dance, but did you know that she likes to sing, too? If she hears a fast song, she's starts shakin' the booty. If it's a slow song, she'll start babbling away in a soft voice, which I can only imagine is her way of singing. She cracks me up!
Last night she tried changing up her nighttime routine. The routine consists of Jeopardy ending, telling her it's time to go night-night, finding her cross and blanket, giving me a hug and kiss, walking to her bedroom, turning around a time or two on the way to tell me "naght-naght" (Southern accent?), Daddy turning her lamp on, Charlotte closing the door, and climbing up in Daddy's lap while he reads a Bible story to her, prays, then puts her in her crib. But she tried cutting the routine short last night: Jeopardy ended, we told her it was time to go nigh-night, she laid down on the floor in front of the couch and said, "Naght-naght" and pretended to be asleep. She must think the routine has too much fuss :)
Tonight I was at a baby shower at church so Charlotte and Jared had some special father/daughter time. He was in the kitchen and she came running in, very concerned, explaining something that seemed very important. He followed her into the living room, where Bob Ross and The Joy of Painting was on (Yay PBS!). He had some sort of gerbil/hamster creature with gigantic eyes on his show, and Charlotte was very excited about it. She was kissing at the tv with a very emphatic "Muah!" Jared caught a little bit of it on video, but by the time he got to the room with the camera the furry creature was gone and she soon lost interest. (She's especially cute and looking all redneck in just her diaper!)
She has shown a greater interest in her baby dolls lately. She has a Cabbage Patch doll that she carries around in her arms, hugs on, and kisses. She also likes to play with a doll that I had as a little girl growing up. Her name is Susie Q, but my mom and brother called her "Ugly Baby", which endlessly tormented me. It's hard to blame them, though, because she is not the most beautiful of baby dolls, to put it very nicely. Her lips have faded to a lovely shade of green and her hair resembles a Don King 'do. I've tried brushing it out, but it just stays all matted and in knots. The worst part is that she has looked like that for as long as I can remember. Even if she was pretty one day (my Mom swears she was), I have no recollection of that. But Charlotte loves her just the same, carrying her around the house (even though Susie Q is almost as big as Charlotte is). Charlotte just loves on those two dolls and it melts my heart.
She is going to love being a big sister (though I have a feeling she will be quite bossy in her new role:). She likes to come up to me, pull my shirt up and pat my belly and say, "Baby!" I just need to convince her that lifting my shirt up each time to pat the belly isn't all that necessary.
I was getting dinner ready today and noticed that things elsewhere in the house were just a little too quiet. I walked into the living room to find Charlotte with the laptop opened on her lap, her arms crossed, while engrossed with whatever was on the television. She must have seen me like that a time or two. Here, again, in just her diaper, but this time with a bow in her hair- all the necessities! If she doesn't have a bow in, her hair falls into her eyes, so it serves a purpose other than being cute :)
And a final random cuteness... Charlotte has been storing random items in her diaper the past few days. Jared found a bobby pin in a diaper he changed and I found two goldfish in one a couple days later. Maybe her cute little outfits don't have enough pockets. Or maybe we need to actually put an outfit on her so she can't so easily reach into the diaper!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Random Cuteness
So you know Charlotte likes to dance, but did you know that she likes to sing, too? If she hears a fast song, she's starts shakin' the booty. If it's a slow song, she'll start babbling away in a soft voice, which I can only imagine is her way of singing. She cracks me up!
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Dancing Queen
I really have no idea where she picked up some of these moves... especially the one right around 30 seconds into the video!
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Charlotte's Conversations
I'm sitting at the dining room table and Charlotte comes up to me all concerned looking (Jared loves it when people tell stories in the present tense... jk:). She starts telling me something... I'm not really sure what... but she is very serious about it. Her eyebrows are furrowed, she's pausing for dramatic effect, and even using some hand gestures. To top it off, she has a plastic cup in her hand and she takes a "sip" out of it every now and then. My interpretation is that she thinks she is standing at the water cooler at work and is discussing Obama's health care plan (and how ridiculous it is, of course).
I had her re-enact it for me so I could snap a few pictures.
What I'm about to tell you is very important, Mommy.
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day! (The first and last ones are my favorites:)
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Train Up Your Children (And Parents)
Charlotte has suddenly stopped doing the "trick" we wanted to show off :( It was a little game she and Jared played, and they both had so much fun with it. I'm not sure if she's being shy and not doing it because she sees the camera out or if she's just over and done with it, but we did manage to at least get a picture of her showing you what she used to do. Jared would put his finger to his mouth like he was thinking hard and say, "Hmmm... Where should I tickle you?" Then he would point to where he was going to tickle her, count to three, tickle her and the laughter would ensue. And after not too long of doing that, Charlotte started copying him with the finger on the mouth and saying "Hmmm..." It was hysterical! I'll still try to get it on video, but for now, here's a reenactment.
Another "trick" that I've taught Charlotte is to get a diaper from her changing table and bring it to me so I don't have to get up to change her diaper. Yeah, I'm lazy, but I'm pregnant, so what of it, huh? :) So anyway, I added a little twist to the trick and when she brings the diaper in to me, I say, "Now take the diaper to Daddy." And she does! I am sneaky and clever and hilarious, all at once with that one!
But Charlotte has learned a trick of her own: She comes up to us, grabs for our hand, pulls on our finger (not like that...) until we get up, then will walk around the house with us tagging along. If she has grabbed Jared, she is usually dragging him into the office so he will play some of the home videos on the computer for her (she knows where the remote control is that controls the media player- opens the drawer, reaches in, and pulls it out like we keep it there just for her). If she's dragging me along, it's usually into the kitchen to get her a snack ("Nack! Nack!" in Charlotte's language). But oftentimes, she has no real purpose or plan for why she is walking us around the house, I guess she just wants company to look out the window with her :)
Each and every day I look at her and think, "Wow, just yesterday she was so little..." She has so much personality and I just love watching her play and figure things out. I can tell she has quite the imagination already, even though there doesn't always seem to be a clear purpose to what she's doing. One of her favorite things is to pretend she is talking on the phone. If she sees a remote control or anything shaped like a phone, it goes straight to her ear and she starts chatting away. Today she was talking to someone, and was even pausing in her conversation (I guess for the other person to talk), and then started laughing, and kept laughing, as if they were telling her a joke. She had Jared and I in stitches!
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Healthy Heartbeat
I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and was able to hear Baby Rollinski's heartbeat again! It amazes me each and every time I hear it that there is a precious life growing inside me. God is so good to us. The heartbeat was a healthy 156 beats per minute and my doctor said everything is looking good. I have felt a few movements that I've thought might be a little nudge or kick, but it's hard to tell for sure if it's the baby moving or just gas bubbles :) I remember not having a doubt in my mind about Charlotte's first movements, so I'm pretty sure I'll know it for sure when baby does get strong enough to let me know he or she is in there.
Other than that, things are pretty quiet on the homefront. Charlotte continues to be an endless source of entertainment for us. We're going to try to get a video tonight of one of her latest "tricks" to share with you so be on the lookout :)
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Busy Weekend
This weekend was quite busy and I'm still not fully recovered. After a phone call to the pediatrician on Friday morning to make sure I didn't need to do anything else for Charlotte's swollen eye, and a reassurance from the doctor that it would be normal for it to be puffier in the morning, especially around the eye where the skin is so loose, the two of us headed down to Keystone. I dropped Charlotte off at Toto's then went up to the church to begin helping Amber with the flowers for Anna and Ethan's wedding. Amber put me in charge of making the boutonnieres for the groomsmen, pastors, dads, grandfathers, ushers, and the corsages for the grandmothers, aunts, and helpers involved with the wedding. I ended up getting some help from Kristin and Sarah, who had never made them before but after a short lesson were naturals in the area of all things flowers. We finished just before the rehearsal and had a great time spending the evening with all of Anna & Ethan's family and friends and eating some good BBQ :)
I wasn't really paying attention to my caffeine intake and didn't realize how much sweet tea and cherry Coke I had drank until I was laying in bed that night. It took me over an hour to fall asleep, and it ended up being a restless night as I woke up every half hour or so. At 4:30 I woke up and could not get back to sleep for the life of me. After a while I decided I'd just go ahead and get ready and head up to the church to help Amber with whatever she still might need done. I got there around 6:30 and had a great time doing some other flower arranging. It was a bit of a different role for me since I am used to doing the coordinating and not as much of the decorating, but I loved it! It was nice, for a change, to not have to stress about the timeline when the hair appointments took longer than planned and to not be the one in charge of getting everyone down the aisle in the right order. I still love coordinating, but it was a nice change.
It was a beautiful wedding with a gorgeous bride and a dashing groom. I was too busy to take any pictures, but check out Pam's, Whitney's, and Mrs. Alice's blogs. They aren't direct links to the posts with the pictures because they each have several posts, so check over the next few days for the pictures as they get them edited and posted.
It wasn't until Jared and I were back at his parents house that evening that I realized how sore I was from all the running around I had been doing that day. From the time I got to the church, I don't think I sat down until the reception (thankfully, I remembered to wear flats!). It was definitely worth it, though, and I was honored to play a role in the day Ethan and Anna became man and wife.
Pam took these pictures after the bride and groom left. Charlotte, being neurotic like her Daddy, was trying to get all of the birdseed picked up. You can see that the swelling in the eye had gone down but left a nasty bruise in its place.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
Poor Baby
Charlotte was bitten by a mosquito yesterday afternoon while she was helping Jared take the garbage out, and the poor thing kept swelling up throughout the day :( I had to pick up my nausea meds at the pharmacy this morning (yay nausea meds!), so I had the pharmacist look at her then. He suggested Benedryl gel, so I applied that throughout the day. It still swelled up a little bit, so this evening Jared and I took her back up there, just to make sure there wasn't a weird reaction going on with her. It was a different pharmacist and he suggested an oral Benedryl, and said we might want to have either or doctor or someone in their Take Care Clinic look at her. It was almost 7:30 and they usually close at 6:30, but someone was still there and looked at her. She reiterated the oral Benadryl and suggested putting some ice on it, and of course she ooh'ed and ahh'ed over how cute and sweet Charlotte is :) In the meantimie, poor thing has this pitiful looking bug bite right by her eye. She's rubbed at it a little but, but as you can see from the picture, she isn't too bothered by it.
And here's a picture from last night when she was playing foosball with her Daddy :)
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Monday, June 1, 2009
Another Sewing Give-Away
Arin is having another give-away over at Easy Sewing Tips! But, seriously, don't go there and enter the give-away because this tote is even cuter than the makeup bag she gave away, and I want to win this one! All you have to do to enter is sign up to receive e-mail alerts when she has a new post (upper right hand corner of her webpage), and then leave a comment to let her know you signed up. It's easy as pie. Doesn't get any easier than that. But don't do it! 'Cause I wanna win! :)
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Where in the World is Innovation?
By James Russo, SVP Global Consumer Insights, Nielsen
It's notoriously difficult for a new product to be successful. So difficult in fact, that Nielsen research suggests that about two out of every three products are destined to fail regardless of where they're launched. In addition, more than half of all products launched won't sustain their year-one sales performance in year two—regardless of whether they're intended for India, Africa or North America.
To better understand emerging trends and factors affecting global innovation, Nielsen took a closer look at 35 years of new product concepts, from 1978 to 2013, by testing more than 175,000 concepts across 73 countries. In doing so, we discovered an exciting shift. Essentially, emerging markets, such as sub-Saharan Africa, are gaining ground as innovators.
New Product Innovation is Growing Outside of Developed Markets
We can see this recent shift take form if we focus on new product innovation between 2008 and 2012. In 2008, the world's 26 developed market countries, which include the U.S., Great Britain, France, Germany and Canada, generated 75 percent of global new product innovation, while the 47 emerging markets launched the remaining 25 percent.
In 2012, however, emerging market countries like China, Brazil, India and Mexico stepped up their innovation efforts and entered the list of top 10 innovative markets. Overall, the emerging markets contributed 31 percent of the world's new product innovation in 2012, while innovation in developed markets dropped to 69 percent.
Perhaps the shift isn't too surprising when you consider what consumers in those markets are looking for. According to Nielsen's recent Global Survey of New Products Sentiment, consumers in emerging markets such as Latin America are more eager to try new products than their counterparts in Europe or North America, who exhibit the most trepidation. Eighty percent of Latin American respondents agreed that they like it when manufacturers offer new innovations, well above the global average of 63 percent. Comparatively, less than one-fourth (23%) of respondents in Europe and 29 percent of respondents in North America consider themselves early purchasers of new products.
Innovation is Climbing in Sub-Saharan Africa
While a 6 percent increase in innovation among the emerging markets was notable between 2008 and 2012, we can see an even more notable trend building in sub-Saharan Africa. New product innovation grew by double-digits over those four years in every country represented in sub-Saharan Africa: innovation grew 43 percent in Kenya, 17 percent in Tanzania, 12 percent in Nigeria and 9 percent in South Africa.
Nielsen research shows that 57 percent of respondents from the sub-Sahara region are willing to switch to a new brand; they're also the most vocal globally about new product experiences. Sixty-seven percent say they're likely to tell others about the new products they purchase, compared with 59 percent globally.
Top Countries For Innovation
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Global Lessons in New Product Innovation
Uncovering a consumer need, delivering true innovation and deploying the right marketing execution all play into whether a product lives or dies. Nielsen's research shows that successful launches possess common traits that can increase the likelihood of success. In particular, new products that are driven by a true consumer need or desire will likely fare the best over the long term. Better yet, products that offer an advantage over others can help increase transaction values and deliver incremental sales.


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(a) It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service offers a general environmental benefit.
(b) Unqualified general environmental benefit claims are difficult to interpret and likely convey a wide range of meanings. In many cases, such claims likely convey that the product, package, or service has specific and far-reaching environmental benefits and may convey that the item or service has no negative environmental impact. Because it is highly unlikely that marketers can substantiate all reasonable interpretations of these claims, marketers should not make unqualified general environmental benefit claims.
(c) Marketers can qualify general environmental benefit claims to prevent deception about the nature of the environmental benefit being asserted. To avoid deception, marketers should use clear and prominent qualifying language that limits the claim to a specific benefit or benefits. Marketers should not imply that any specific benefit is significant if it is, in fact, negligible. If a qualified general claim conveys that a product is more environmentally beneficial overall because of the particular touted benefit(s), marketers should analyze trade-offs resulting from the benefit(s) to determine if they can substantiate this claim.
(d) Even if a marketer explains, and has substantiation for, the product's specific environmental attributes, this explanation will not adequately qualify a general environmental benefit claim if the advertisement otherwise implies deceptive claims. Therefore, marketers should ensure that the advertisement's context does not imply deceptive environmental claims.Example 1:The brand name "Eco-friendly" likely conveys that the product has far-reaching environmental benefits and may convey that the product has no negative environmental impact. Because it is highly unlikely that the marketer can substantiate these claims, the use of such a brand name is deceptive. A claim, such as "Eco-friendly: made with recycled materials," would not be deceptive if: (1) The statement "made with recycled materials" is clear and prominent; (2) the marketer can substantiate that the entire product or package, excluding minor, incidental components, is made from recycled material; (3) making the product with recycled materials makes the product more environmentally beneficial overall; and (4) the advertisement's context does not imply other deceptive claims. Example 2:A marketer states that its packaging is now "Greener than our previous packaging." The packaging weighs 15% less than previous packaging, but it is not recyclable nor has it been improved in any other material respect. The claim is deceptive because reasonable consumers likely would interpret "Greener" in this context to mean that other significant environmental aspects of the packaging also are improved over previous packaging. A claim stating "Greener than our previous packaging" accompanied by clear and prominent language such as, "We've reduced the weight of our packaging by 15%," would not be deceptive, provided that reducing the packaging's weight makes the product more environmentally beneficial overall and the advertisement's context does not imply other deceptive claims. Example 3:A marketer's advertisement features a picture of a laser printer in a bird's nest balancing on a tree branch, surrounded by a dense forest. In green type, the marketer states, "Buy our printer. Make a change." Although the advertisement does not expressly claim that the product has environmental benefits, the featured images, in combination with the text, likely convey that the product has far-reaching environmental benefits and may convey that the product has no negative environmental impact. Because it is highly unlikely that the marketer can substantiate these claims, this advertisement is deceptive. Example 4:A manufacturer's Web site states, "Eco-smart gas-powered lawn mower with improved fuel efficiency!" The manufacturer increased the fuel efficiency by 1/10 of a percent. Although the manufacturer's claim that it has improved its fuel efficiency technically is true, it likely conveys the false impression that the manufacturer has significantly increased the mower's fuel efficiency. Example 5:A marketer reduces the weight of its plastic beverage bottles. The bottles' labels state: "Environmentally-friendly improvement. 25% less plastic than our previous packaging." The plastic bottles are 25 percent lighter but otherwise are no different. The advertisement conveys that the bottles are more environmentally beneficial overall because of the source reduction. To substantiate this claim, the marketer likely can analyze the impacts of the source reduction without evaluating environmental impacts throughout the packaging's life cycle. If, however, manufacturing the new bottles significantly alters environmental attributes earlier or later in the bottles' life cycle, i.e., manufacturing the bottles requires more energy or a different kind of plastic, then a more comprehensive analysis may be appropriate.


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Here you goI was at the cigar shop today and asked a friend for his Brier Hill pizza sauce recipe - he is 100% Italian and grew up in Briar Hill Youngstown, Ohio - this is how he still makes it.It's a some of this some of that recipe (palm of hand measurements). I took the palm of hand to be slightly less than 1 TSP.Redpack Tomatoes (whole) hand smashed (28 oz can) - he claims this is a mustOregano, basil, garlic salt and parsley. Parsley is about a full cupped handful all otherspices are dried at about 1 TSP or less.Bend the spices - cut one green bell pepper into chunks and cover with this sauce cooking separately for about an hour on low while the other sauce sits. When the peppers are soft pour the sauce the peppers have been cooking in into the other sauce and mix it in - (he does heat the other sauce when this is done but for less than 10-15 minutes).Use the Y-town emergency dough recipe on this site and put a good layer of the above sauce on the skin. Place the soft peppers all over the pie - sprinkle basil and oregano on the pie (just through the finger of each) and cook according to the Y-town dough recipe. Bring the pizza out of the oven and sprinkle liberally with good Romano cheese (I use Grande Romano) but that is typically trade only - so use the best Romano you can find - if you are the general Youngstown area go to Rulli Bros or Jimmys on Belmont.This is a taste and tune sauce recipe - good luck


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Exercising caution, Tigers extend Infante's rehab
NEW YORK -- The Tigers appear set to give Omar Infante a few more days on his rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo to make sure his previously sprained left ankle can hold up for the stretch run.
Infante played second base for the Mud Hens on Thursday without trouble despite a slide into him at the bag, according to manager Jim Leyland.
"I think he'll probably play the weekend," Leyland said on Friday. "I would say possibly, if everything goes right, [we'll] shoot for possibly Monday. But don't hold me to that."
Infante entered Friday night's game for the Mud Hens having gone 2-for-8 with a pair of singles. He began his rehab assignment on Tuesday with a game at designated hitter but was scratched from Wednesday's game with lingering soreness in the ankle. That's the reason for the Tigers' abundance of caution.
Fellow infielder Ramon Santiago said on Friday that his left leg feels "much better than yesterday," though he still wasn't in the lineup. Santiago felt soreness in a muscle behind his left knee running out a ball on Thursday, and it tightened on him to the point that he had to exit the game.
"I was scared yesterday," Santiago said.


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Review: Coffee 101/Appreciation at Caffe Crema
>> Tuesday, February 10, 2015
It's my 1st time attending such a session & I'm so glad that I joined :D To those who know me, you'll know that I'm not a 'coffee-person' & I've no clue on what makes a good cup of coffee. This was my golden opportunity to learn up from the expert & to also share with you what I've learned!
The coffee appreciation session took place at Caffè Crema, Plaza Mont Kiara. This is one coffee (tea and chocolate too) cafè that serves ONLY coffee, tea, chocolate drinks & desserts, nothing else!
We were introduced to the cafè & the basics of coffee by Elvin S, the founder of Caffè Crema. Elvin's background is actually in IT, but his latest passion is for coffee. He finds coffee interesting like wine & enjoys traveling, in search for good coffee; one of his favorite countries is Italy!
From his passion & likes, you can bet that the name of this cafè derived from the Italian name for cafè i.e. Caffè, with the inspiration of "Crema", which refers to the 'cream above the coffee'. Caffè Crema's concept goes back to the basics, where everything is"raw", from their furniture to even their coffee & cakes (home-made from scratch). Those who love a cup of coffee accompanied by jazz & blues kinda music will fall in love with this place.
This business started within 2.5 months after the discussion with 76 Hair Salon, the salon next door that was interested in having a cafè together with the salon. Everything took place very quickly, even the idea & SOP of their signature blend. Caffè Crema does not sell decaf as Elvin feels that it defeats the purpose of drinking coffee :D
Elvin gets his roasted coffee beans from Singapore (beans are roasted there). The coffee beans come from Bali, Brazil & Costa Rica. This mixture of beans give a smoother, low acidity, & chocolaty taste to the coffee. Their signature House Blend coffee is medium roast, smooth, & not so strong, while their Raven Coffee is stronger, darker & has a dark chocolate after taste. They also offer single-origin coffee like the Ethopian Sidamo Yirgacheffe.
Most of you would be aware that there are 2 major types of coffee, the Arabica & the Robusta. The Arabica is more dynamic & may have different notes, while the Robusta is mainly found in instant coffee, as it is cheaper, easier to grow & easy to have a consistent taste.
One of the many 'important toys' in the coffee industry is the porta filter & VST filter basket. Caffè Crema's VST filter baskets are not machine punched, but laser punched. This offers greater precision & quality in the coffee filtered. You won't be able to get such toys here, so Elvin gets them shipped in from the US.
Caffè Crema uses the EK-43 German coffee grinder machine, which grinds coffee very quickly, by the seconds! If you're using the hand-grinder for your own consumption, it's best that you don't grind the coffee beans too fast as the grinding creates heat & evaporates the fragrance of the coffee. Most importantly, grind only when you want to drink to ensure freshness of the coffee!
Another toy that we were introduced to that day was the Coffee Refractometer. The aim is to have consistent coffee, so this refractometer does the job! So cool! *yes, I'm a noob in such things* This cafe brings coffee science into the market!
Ah, such an educational session, right? So what other things did I experience, you would wonder. We had the opportunity to do some touch-test, smell-test, & also taste-test!
1. Touch-Test
- Touching different textures of ground coffee
- Fine (like table salt) ground = espresso, mocha
- Coarse ground = cold drip, siphon
2. Smell-Test
1st: Very ' burnt'! Coffee = Nescafe Original 3 in 1 :P
2nd: Smells burnt. Coffee = Starbucks house blend medium roast *ooooo...I didn't know*
3rd: Stale coffee smell that doesn't smell very coffee. Coffee = Pre-grounded Caffe Macinato Espresso Moka.
4th: Fresh! Coffee = Raven blend where the beans were grounded 2 hours ago/grounded fresh. *wow, makes a lot of difference!*
Basically, after roasting the coffee beans, the coffee should be consumed within a month. If you're a coffee-lover, you should always get your coffee in beans form as well. Grind your coffee when you wanna drink & NEVER store coffee beans in the fridge! Just keep them in a cool, dark place. When it comes to coffee, it's not advisable to buy in bulks to "save more money" as buying in small packs will ensure you'll always have fresh coffee.
3. Taste-Test
1st test: Under extracted: Pungent, sourish/acidic, thick *bleagh!!!*
2nd test: Over extracted: VERY bitter & burnt *double bleagh!!!*
3rd test: Normale (good cup of espresso): Sourish, bitter, a bit of everything. Balanced.
* Every barrista will have to do a "dial-in" before serving each day i.e. testing that the coffee tastes right before serving.
So what makes a good cup of coffee? Almost everything! Hahaha...Growing, Roasting, Storing, Machine, & even the Barista.
Special thanks to Xavier Mah & Elvin for this opportunity to experience good coffee & learn up some tips & tricks on coffee making! I'll be back!
Caffè Crema
E-01-02, Block E
Plaza Mont Kiara
2, Jalan Kiara, Mont Kiara
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: (+603) 6206 2237
Business hours: 8:00a.m. - 8:00p.m.
FB: http://www.caffecrema.my/
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6.1103 Delivery of ballots.
Immediately upon receipt of a request within the time limits specified in 6.1102, the Chief Election Officer shall examine the records to ascertain whether or not the qualified elector is lawfully entitled to vote as requested. As soon as official ballots are printed and available, the Chief Election Officer shall:
(a) for those persons entitled to vote under 6.1101(c)(1), mail in a forwarding envelope, via airmail, an official ballot and other materials prescribed in 6.1104. All requests postmarked by the 15th day prior to the election shall be processed, and ballots mailed to the qualified electors requesting them as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 24 hours after receipt of the request;
(b) for those persons entitled to vote under 6.1101(c)(1)(iv) and (v), and who are voting in an election for the Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, the Chief Election Officer shall establish procedures by which such absent voters may designate the preferred method of absentee ballot transmission and the Chief Election Officer shall, in accordance with adopted procedures, transmit blank absentee ballots by mail, electronically, and by facsimile as designated by the absent voter; and
(c) for those person entitled to vote under 6.1101 (c) (2) and (3), deliver an official ballot to enable such persons to vote at the designated absentee polling place or in a manner prescribed by rules adopted by the Chief Election Officer.History: 1977, PL 15-42 § 1; amd 2002, PL 27-31; amd 2010, PL 31-17.


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