text:
Friday, February 29, 2008
10 weeks old!
Crippled mommy! Pock marked dad! Let the fun times begin!
- Will has started "talking", which is mostly a lot of ah-goo sounds held together with some adorable cooing. He has also started practicing his laugh which kills me. The other day he was even doing it in his sleep. The heart, she melted.
- Although tummy time massively sucks, he's great at holding his head up in sitting and standing positions. Speaking of standing, the boy looooooves it. Unfortunately he loves it most when I'm trying to burp him. There he'll be, slung over my shoulder, pushing with all his might against my belly to try and stand. It's cute, albeit really damned uncomfortable.
- We haven't had immunizations yet, due to Matt's pox. We're taking him to a new pediatrician on Tuesday and I'm pretty psyched to meet her. She trained under Dr. Andrew Weil (the Santa Claus-looking guy who's always on Oprah touting natural aging and nutrition) so I'm hoping she'll be gentle. Hopefully she can also shed some light on Will's sleeping issues. (They have a pediatric homeopathy wing! How... something is that?!)
- He definitely has his mama's hair. If his temperament (and nap schedule, she says hopefully) allows, we've talked about getting him into baby modeling. Between the red hair and blue eyes, Matt's taken to calling him "Cash Cow". (College doesn't pay for itself.)
- Fists are apparently delicious.
I'd actually already heard about this...
BungGlow 8
South Beach Skin Solutions Lightening Gel
Van Morrison wrote the song "Brown Eyed Girl" as an endearing ode to a former love.
And while some will always argue that brown eyes are classic, others are looking for a change.
It has come to our attention that it is no longer acceptable for your bunghole to be, well, brown. (Yeah, we said bunghole.) And South Beach Skin Solutions has developed a lightening gel that is safe for that sensitive area (no, we have not tried it).
The natural product claims to give your poopshooter "a fresher, more youthful look" by making it blend in with your natural skin tone. (Seriously?) Here's how it works: The gentle formula first exfoliates then naturally depigments and whitens the backdoor by reducing the activity of tyrosinase (an enzyme responsible for darkening) in the skin.
They claim you'll see results in just a few weeks, or else you get your money back.
Consider it your ace in the hole.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Only $15,000!
I do have a birthday coming up...
Luxury confections brand MarieBelle New York was launched in Spring 2000, and immediately earned a reputation for magnificent chocolates and confections. The Chocolate Picnic Steamer Trunk, part of the MarieBelle Luxury Creation, is their most deliciously decadent and elegant chocolate creation ever.
The grand leather trunk contains the perfect ingredients for a luscious chocolate picnic. Inside, the ten drawers and three interior shelves are filled with five hundred pieces of creamy MarieBelle chocolate ganache, five pounds of dark and milk chocolate bark and croquettes, four 20 ounce tins of Aztec Hot Chocolate, one 20 ounce tin of Aztec Iced Chocolate, eight Aztec Hot Chocolate Bars, one Freiling stainless steel teapot with tea infuser, two elegant Rosenthal china tea cups, and one leather journal, hand-bound with linen paper to fill with memories of your luscious chocolate consumption.
If you wish to indulge in this chocolate fantasy, you can't just order it off the internet like any commoner; you must come to the MarieBelle flagship store where the steamer trunk is on display in all its decadent glory.
Matt went back to work today for the first time in over a week. The pox are finally starting to wane, thank God. Which is a good thing because guess who threw her back out trying to sneak out to the couch to get some much needed shut eye at 5:54 am?
Yep. Flat on the floor, down for the count. I'm starting to think we're paying back a karmic debt.
Amanda is here taking over baby duty so I can "rest", which means I'm doing pretty much everything but. You'd think being forced to spend a day in bed would be a dream come true but between the pain and the constant fussing it's hard to relax. Still, having Amanda here is fantastic. I don't know what I would have done otherwise. I'm not sure she believed me about what it takes to get Will to sleep but after a couple of hours of ineffectual sleep-nursing (at some point - usually around the time the baby starts to look like a tick - it's time to admit defeat) there she was, bouncing and shushing like a champ. Capital s-i-g-h...
As my friend Aimee says: "Soon the present will be the past and you'll say, 'Oh God, remember that'..."
The World According To Will
Saturday, February 23, 2008
So Britney will be allowed to see her kids again. I know I've beaten this horse 'til the cows have come home but WHAT DOES THIS WOMAN HAVE TO DO TO LOSE CUSTODY?
In other celebrity "news", Christina Aguliera said that she decided to have a c-section because she was afraid of tearing during delivery. As someone who required a full 45 minutes of reconstructive surgery due to 4th degree ripping (I'm never finishing that birth story) I can understand, but I'm not sure that sporting a gigantic scar across your oh-so-famous belly (not to mention dealing with some serious recovery time) is a better deal. If I were a betting woman I'd guess that her decision had less to do with tearing and more to do with a post-op tummy tuck, but that's just me.
Not much new on this end. Baby's in the Bjorn, hubby feels like a leper. (Poor guy.) I'm getting my hair cut this afternoon for the first time since Will was a zygote. (I think I was 6 weeks pregnant or some such nonsense.) Of course they're calling for a huge winter storm but if you think that'll come between me and a 5 minute scalp massage (and a $25 cut) you're sadly mistaken. I might even hit this place while I'm out for one of their fine-ass chocolate croissants. (A full bar of organic Venezuelan chocolate in each one!) If I'm gonna do it, I might as well do it up right, right? I've decided my new mantra (although I'm still partial to Hatchet's "It's only temporary") is "Things are getting better and bound to improve." Will's definitely getting cuter and much more interactive, and soon he'll be better able to self-soothe so we can start sleep training. (Although I think I'm going to adopt Val's technique and call it sleep "learning". It'll help me stay kinder.)
By the way, if we've got any Obama supporters in the hizzouse (Clintonites, McCainers, Huckabeans, please don't abandon me. I don't care who you're voting for, as long as you vote) check this out.
Friday, February 22, 2008
- The room must be completely dark. If there is a speck of light anywhere, I will stare at it and stare at it and stare at it and refuse to close my eyes and I will not sleep.
- The room must be completely dark and the white noise machine must be on or I will not sleep.
- The room must be completely dark, the white noise machine must be on and I must be held in some way, preferably in the Baby Bjorn. However I cannot be held too close to the boobs, otherwise all I want is milk and I will rub my head back and forth and chicken peck and cry until you give it to me. And then I will fall asleep, but only for five minutes. And then I will wake up and will not go to sleep.
- The room must be completely dark, the white noise machine must be on, I must be held in some way, and I must be bounced vigorously or I will not go to sleep.
- The room must be completely dark, the white noise machine must be on, I must be held in some way, and I must be bounced vigorously, but my feet cannot touch anything - not the ball or your lap - or I will not go to sleep. I don't care if this is difficult.
- The room must be completely dark, the white noise machine must be on, I must be held in some way, I must be bounced vigorously but my feet cannot touch anything, and you must pat my back rhythmically like a heart beat. If you get distracted and get off beat, I will not go to sleep.
- The room must be completely dark, the white noise machine must be on, I must be held in some way, and I must be bounced vigorously but my feet cannot touch anything, you must pat my back rhythmically like a heart beat, and you must make loud shuuuushing noises in my ear in time to the rhythmic back patting. If you stop or get off beat, I will not go to sleep.
- The room must be completely dark, the white noise machine must be on, I must be held in some way, and I must be bounced vigorously but my feet cannot touch anything, you must pat my back rhythmically like a heart beat, you must make loud shuuuushing noises in my ear in time to the rhythmic back patting, and you must not think of doing anything else for the time that I am asleep. Or I will not sleep.
If you follow this routine I might sleep for an hour. If not, I will only sleep for 20 minutes and once I'm awake, no amount of darkness or white noise or bouncing or back patting or shuuuushing will get me back to sleep. Got it? All right then. Back to the bouncing, woman!
Matt has been trying to get Will down for about an hour now. He was finally starting to nod off but then he jolted awake. What egregious noise woke him?
The sound of me peeling hard boiled eggs in the kitchen.
Mind you, he was in the bedroom with the white noise machine going and the door closed. And he still heard me peeling eggs.
This is what we're dealing with, peeps.
A POX on our house
In the immortal words of Bret Michaels, "Wassagoinon"?
Yes, my 30-something husband has been nailed with kindergartener's disease. He teaches ESL and must've gotten it from one of his students. Unfortunately, being a freelancer, he doesn't get sick days which means we're losing our only source of income for at least a week. (Damn you, The Man!) Chicken pox hits hard when you're an adult (Matt's seriously sick... but he looks hilarious) and since we live in an apartment the size of a postage stamp, we both know it's only a matter of time before Possum gets it too. And that's going to be big-ass barrel of suck. We're hoping that the fact that I'm breastfeeding (and immune) will help protect him, and so far he seems fine, but the gestation period is 10-21 days so we're just holding our breath.
Wassagoinon, indeed.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Do you really have to sleep ON me?
This is my life, friends. Feed the kid. (Moo.) Try to get the kid to sleep. (Boo.) It's so funny - you know, in a sad clown way - that so much attention is paid to birth but once the baby's here it's like, "Great! Good luck with that!" You go from seeing a doctor every single week to being isolated in your apartment, butting heads with a creature who can't walk, sleep or talk. It's interesting, there are all these support groups for breastfeeding mothers but nothing to teach you how to get your kid to sleep - which, frankly, is the bigger battle. If you can't breastfeed there are several other options, but if your kid won't sleep you're screwed. Take it from one who knows.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Why didn't I discover this before?!
Practice compassion
Napping. Sleeping. Ugh. Any of you find this scenario familiar?
7:30 am: Wake up. T-shirt askew, baby semi-attached, nipple literally hanging out of his mouth. Panicked because I can't find glasses and am practically blind without them. Remember that glasses are tucked underneath pillow because I couldn't figure out how to reach the night stand while breastfeeding without losing a nipple. Frustrated that I allowed Will to sleep with us entire night but emotion quickly quelled by the fact that he slept for hours.
7:30 - 8:15 am: Park Will in bouncy seat. Take world's fastest shower, empty diaper bin, scoop cat litter, make coffee for husband, tea for me. (Will the caffeine keep the kid awake? Decide for forgo tea.) Try to ignore the fact that Matt won't be home for almost 10 hours. Realize I might need caffeine to survive day.
8:30 am: Orange alert! Fussing begins. Grab Will's swaddling blanket. Arms wiggle free immediately. Re-swaddle amidst cries. Arms wiggle free. Get increasingly frustrated with blanket that claims to be "one size fits all". Break out the duct tape as a last resort. Momentarily consider taping baby's arms down but maintain sanity and use tape in place of velcro. Will cries in frustration. Within seconds, arms wiggle free.
9:01 am: Turn on white noise, gently place Will on shoulder and begin back patting.
9:02 am: Fussing and wiggling.
9:03 am: Kid begins banging head on shoulder and rubbing face across my chest. (Is this rooting?) Crying increases.
9:04 am: Chicken peck, chicken peck, chicken peck...
9:05 am: Could he be hungry? Because I was asleep, I have no idea when he last ate...
9:06 am: Baby on the boob.
9:20 am: Will is passed out on the boob. Guess it wasn't hunger.
9:20-9:40 am: The waffling begins. Do I let him sleep on me so he'll get a good nap (But I have to pee!) or do I move him to the crib, knowing full-well he'll wake up in 20 minutes (His nap will be shot!)
9:40 am: Hoist 20 lb. car seat into the crib, hoping for a happy medium. Manage not to wake Will during process. Gently ease baby into car seat. Hold breath.
9:40-10 am: Read "No Cry Sleep Solutions" while waiting for Will's inevitable 20 minute jolt. Realize I'm doing everything wrong. Start to panic.
10 am: Stirring... (20 minutes on the dot.)
10:00 am: Hold breath... (Maybe he'll go back to sleep...)
10:01 am: Will's eyes open.
10:02 am: Jiggle car seat while shushing. Supposedly this works.
10:03 am: Eyes now wide open.
10:03 am: Jiggle harder.
10:04 am: Yawns. Blinks at me. Grins. (Jiggling frantically...)
10:05 am: Wide fucking awake.
10:06 am: Pick up, resettle in rocker, and resume back patting. Chicken pecking begins. Again.
10:07 am: He's really rooting. Maybe he's hungry for reals this time?
10:08 am: Back on the boob.
10:30 am: Will is passed out on the boob.
10:40 am: Try to ease back into car seat. Unfortunately he's not falling for it this time. Eyes open immediately.
10:41 - 11:00 am: Bounce on exercise ball. Kid not having it.
11:00 am: Decide to call it a day. Plop Will into bouncy seat and fix some breakfast.
11:05 am: Fussing. Plop him into swing. Continue fixing breakfast.
11:10 am: Fussing escalates into crying. Remove him from swing and move to bouncy ball. Bounce vigorously. Crying increases. Move to rocker. Crying turns frantic.
11:15 - 11:40 am: Grab Baby Bjorn and strap him in. Bounce in Bjorn until finally asleep. Realize that I've been trying to get this kid to sleep for almost 3 hours and I still haven't eaten, had tea, or brushed teeth.
Admit defeat.
Things I vowed I'd never do: 5 (co-sleep, bounce to sleep, rock to sleep, breastfeed to sleep, have a child who couldn't sleep)
Years I fear I'll be sleeping with my child: 3
Level of frustration: 10
Level of love (He laughed!): 100
Maybe 3 months is the magic age...
*Please note: When we tried "drowsy but awake" approach he cried for 8 hours the first night, 9 the second. In the immortal words of Pepe Le Pew: Le sigh...
Thursday, February 14, 2008
How can I be grouchy with this guy?
Happy Valentine's Day, lovebugs! Anybody have plans? I'm planning a big sexy trip to Trader Joe's followed by approximately four hours of laundry. Oh yeah, I knows how to do it up right!
After weeks of dark cloudiness, things finally seem a bit brighter. Could be that the sun is shining for the first time in days or that Will broke into a huge grin when he saw me this morning or it could be the fact that he slept in his car seat for TWO WHOLE HOURS last night. (Thanks to the wisdom of Good Woman Hatchet.) Two hours may not sound like much but compared to 45 minutes it was Manna. He still won't nap independently (if at all) and he has to fall deeply asleep in our arms before we can make the transfer to the car seat but he actually slept. Which means I actually slept. And that, my friends, is what we call progress.
You know, I think that one of the hardest things to come to terms with as a parent is learning to love the child you have versus the child you thought you were going to have. Maybe because the boy I nannied for was such an angel as a baby (napping every 2-3 hours, never crying. Granted he was 7 months old when I started) but I totally expected my child to follow suit. Will is funny and loving (like his pop) and very, very sensitive (like, ahem). He is not, however, a breeze. It's embarrassing to admit that you don't have the child you expected... and that you are not the parent you thought you would be. When I was pregnant I swore I would never become one of those mothers. You know, the ones who always look like they just got done changing the cat litter. Sloppy, anxious, smelling vaguely of vomit and desperation... I promised myself that I wouldn't succumb to the awfulness. I would put my contacts in every day! I would socialize! I would wear makeup, goddammit!
As I sit here, kid attached to my teat (I know I shouldn't nurse him to sleep but he won't nod off and I'm desperate), hair in the same bedraggled ponytail I've worn for months now, I understand how women lose it. Hell, my OB practically threw a prescription for Zoloft at me at my postpartum checkup yesterday. I remember when I was trying to get pregnant I'd listen to women bitch about their babies and I'd want to kill them. I was so desperate to get pregnant, I wanted a child so much, I was sure I'd love every single awful moment of it. And yet I don't. And the guilt? Oh man, the guilt...
Somehow I doubt that Britney grapples with these dilemmas.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
She'd better have some big-ass student loans...
Not that I've ever been big on self-censoring, but I guess when you start crying in the middle of a bunch of mommies over the fact that your baby refuses to sleep for more than 20 minutes during the day (45 minutes at night!) and you fear that your kid is going to have to sleep with you (or on you) for the rest of your life and now you completely understand why waking people up just as they're falling asleep is used as a method of torture in prison camps and you're starting to have some rather ungenerous thoughts about your little bundle of joy, perhaps it's time to seek professional help.
I'm not opposed to visiting a pro. What I am opposed to is the price of said pro. Our insurance doesn't cover any form of psychological help so we have to pay out of pocket, which is easier said than done when you're a single income family living in one of the most expensive cities in the nation. Still, I figured if we scrimped (and if the doctors offered a sliding scale) we could probably cough up around $150 a week. So I called the first therapist. And then I hung up. Her hourly rate?
An hour. (Excuse me. 50 minutes.)
Needless to say, I will be staying batshit a bit longer. And I am in the wrong line of work.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Sleep is for the weak!
Okay, I think I'm finally, FINALLY back, dear readers. It's been a wild and woolly (and weepy) six weeks. Who knew baby raising was this hard? That said, I think I have a minute or three before Boobs McGee decides it's time for lunch. (We can send a man to the moon and accurately recreate John Holmes' schlong but we can't invent a pacifier that tastes like boob?) I've got the kid strapped to my chest, his head covered in toast crumbs, the dishes are only partially done (we won't discuss the state of my flossing routine). Seems like the perfect time to blog.
It's been a busy week. Britney's on the loose again (wait, WHAT?), Heath didn't kill himself, Kirsten Dunst's in rehab. (Seriously, is no child star immune?) It's been a busy week here too, and by "busy" I mean aaarrrrgghhh. I think the hardest part about being a new mother is how easy it is to feel like shit about it. I've learned a valuable lesson this week: I need to stay far, far away from parenting books. See, here's the thing - I tend to be a little neurotic. (The world nods it's head in agreement.) Because I am deeply insecure about my mommying abilities I decided to read a little book called Secrets of the Baby Whisperer. It was written by a British woman who became famous for teaching celebrities how to "talk" to their babies. Well you know me, if something's good enough for a Hollywood B-lister it's good enough for me. So I read it. Nay, studied it. The book is all about A) getting your baby to fall asleep independently (no rocking, no singing, no falling asleep in your arms - nothing that will cause a "bad habit"), B) getting your infant on a schedule (it's so easy! Newborns will sleep anywhere!) and C) changing your breastfeeding routine (no switching sides during feeding, lest your baby not get the high fat "hind" milk).
After a week of trying the Baby Whisperer's techniques I can say with certainty that this book is a big bag of bullshit.
Oh I followed her advice. I stopped letting him do his usual two-boob feed. I stopped rocking and cuddling and nursing him to sleep. I simply sat still and patted (5 minutes only, or the child will get used to it and need it to fall asleep!) and put Will in his bassinet (drowsy but awake, so the child learns to self-soothe!) and walked away, pleased that I was instilling independence in my little guy.
Bullshit. BULL. SHIT.
For days my child did not sleep, and I am in no way exaggerating this fact. Instead he cried for hours. Hours and hours and, oh wait, hours. Finally after day two, I looked into my poor baby's exhausted face and let him fall asleep on me. And as I kissed his little soft spot I realized something: I was trying to teach cause and effect to a newborn whose skull hadn't even closed.
Between the breastfeeding and now this, I have spent so many weeks feeling inadequate. I've spent a month feeling like I'm doing irreparable damage to my child by letting him nurse as often as he wants and nap on my chest and (Heaven forbid!) pulling him into bed with us for his 4 am feeding. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of children having routines. It gives them a sense of security and calm in a scary world; I'm hoping to be able to implement these skills as soon as possible. I'd love to have a baby who eats for 45 minutes, plays for 20 and then sleeps for an hour three times a day, but I don't, at least not yet. And all these books and websites that make moms feel like crap because their child doesn't "cooperate" can bite me.
Anybody else have trouble getting their kid to sleep? (If your newborn took three good naps and slept through the night by 6 weeks, please don't tell me. Seriously, my nervous system won't be able to handle it.)


text:
University of Vermont
James Marsh Professors-at-Large Program
Biography: Howard Dean
Former Governor of Vermont
Former Chair, Democratic National Committee
Founder, Democracy for America
Governor Howard Dean MD served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont from 1991 – 2003. During his tenure as governor, he worked to balance the state budget and expand the Dr. Dynasaur program that provides healthcare for children and pregnant women in the state of Vermont. In 2004 he ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, and his grassroots focus and innovative use of internet media established a ground-breaking approach to campaign fundraising. Later that year, he founded Democracy for America, an organization that provides resources to advance progressive issues and support democratic candidates. In 2005 he was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee. As head of the DNC, he pioneered the 50 State Strategy that sought to elect democrats in traditionally republican states. This strategy quickly proved successful in 2006, President Barack Obama's campaign adopted the strategy in 2008, and it remains the dominant strategy of the DNC today. Before becoming governor, he served the state of Vermont as a state representative and as lieutenant governor under Richard A. Snelling. He earned his undergraduate degree at Yale University and his medical degree in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University; he completed his residency at the University of Vermont and established a private practice in Shelburne.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013: [Recorded Video]
"The First Global Generation And How They Are Changing Everything (At Least in Politics)"
Monday, April 7, 2014: Does Obamacare Have A Future?
Tuesday, October 21, 2014: Community As A Foundation For Change
Last modified October 10 2014 11:52 AM

subset: commoncrawl


text:
And the winter garden is planted and thriving. (except for the kale)
Here's some lettuce:
and Japanese eggplant (leftover from summer)
snap peas and their tendrils (no peas yet...)
parsley and cilantro:
somebody's been eating my kale! (The perils of organic gardening.)
green and Thai basil:
heirloom carrots and radishes:
more basil and artichokes:
miles of chamomile:
swiss chard:
and mint:
What's growing in your garden??


text:
2010 Garden Tour
Wickford in Bloom Presented by Historic Wickford
On Saturday, July 17, 2010Historic Wickford presentedWickford in Bloom, a waterfront garden tour of fourteen private and public gardens, eight of them on tour for the first time this year, in Wickford. This was a self-guided walking tour through the village that allowed everyone to explore a unique collection of gardens. Designs of the gardens vared—from cottage-inspired gardens, to small hidden gardens, to richly landscaped gardens. This year Wickford in Bloom featured artists on location painting in each garden, and for the first time, workshops for gardeners.
The 2010 garden tour featured gardens on the properties of eighteenth and nineteenth century homes and buildings—some on the picturesque harbor and others on the tree-lined village streets. In each garden, a prominent award-winning local artist was featured painting on location. Some are members of the prestigious Art League of Rhode Island, including Al Albrektson, Marjorie Ball, Lorraine Bromley, Joan Boghossian, and Frances Topping. Other distinguished artists participating included Susi Franco, Gerri Feldman, Karen Dodez, Tom McAleer, and Carol Shelton. Each artist has a unique style, mixed media, oil or watercolor. Many of these artists have open studios by appointment, and their works have been featured throughout Rhode Island, the United States, and internationally.
For the first time Wickford in Bloom featured workshops for gardeners throughout the day. Presented by local experts in garden design, workshops included: Designing Your Garden: Where Do You Begin?, by Linda Hughes, garden designer and master gardener; Designing and Planting Container Gardens, by Jane Case, owner, Blue Moon Farm; and, Creating Floral Arrangements with Plants in Your Garden, by Sue Shriner and Priscilla Green, floral designers. All workshops were held in the Gardens at The Wickford Collection, located at30 West Main Street in Wickford.
Also adding another dimension of creativity to the tour this year was renowned local craft person, Christine Pratt, an accomplished weaver and miniaturist, who displayed four miniature box rooms in the front windows of her historic Main Street home. Each room had a garden theme and featured her unique whimsical touch in a delightful interpretation of Peter Rabbit's Garden, Grandma's Garden, Retirement Garden, and Southwest Garden.
In addition, during Wickford in Bloom, raffle tickets were be sold for a hand-made quilt depicting historic Wickford scenes.Proceeds from the raffle were donated to the North Kingstown Food Pantry
For more details, view the brochure: 2010 Wickford In Bloom Program


text:
Model: YB8862CH
90 Degree Chrome two globe bath light
With ultra–modern styling, the 90 Degree collection is a study in minimalism. Geometric forms, squared corners and straight lines create an urban focal point for today's contemporary baths.
- chrome finish is highly reflective for a mirror-like look that works with any decorating style
- supports up to 100 watt max bulbs
- two globe
- UL® listed
- replacement globes available
- fixtures can be mounted with glass globes facing up or down for more design flexibility
- glazed sockets ensure the socket rings install with ease
- quick-connect wiring allows you to pre-wire the light fixture to the junction box for a quicker, easier installation
- standard 110 voltage
- limited lifetime warranty
- Assembled Dimensions
- 7.01" l x 11.73" w x 7.48" h
The 90 Degree Collection
View Collection
With ultra–modern styling, the 90 Degree collection is a study in minimalism.
Installation and Support
Access videos, manuals, replacement parts, and more.
Access videos, manuals, replacement parts, and more.
Download Guides
Replacement Parts for this product may be covered by the Lifetime Limited Warranty
Rated 4 out of 5 by DKDB from Functional modern light Great product for the price. Has a modern look and went well with the chrome plumbing fixtures in the bathroom.
Date published: 2017-09-12


text:
Welcome to the page with the answer to the clue One person talking.
This is just one of the 7 puzzles found on today's bonus puzzles. You can make another search to find the answers to the other puzzles, or just go to the homepage of 7 Little Words daily Bonus puzzles and then select the date and the puzzle in which you are blocked on.
One person talking
Answer: Monologue
Now it's time to pass on to the other puzzles.
This puzzle was found on Daily pack. Click to go to the page with all the answers to 7 little words March 15 2019 (daily bonus puzzles).
There are other daily puzzles for March 15 2019 – 7 Little Words:
- School assignments 7 Little Words
- Wires 7 Little Words
- More blameworthy 7 Little Words
- Shakers' partners 7 Little Words
- Uses a times sign 7 Little Words
- Prevents from falling 7 Little Words
- One person talking 7 Little Words
Or you may find it easier to make another search for another clue.


text:
I don't know why third world prisons get such a bad rap — this looks like a rousin' good time to me! If I were incarcerated, I would totally spend my days choreographing fifteen hundred of my closest inmate buddies and making them perform in the courtyard during our exercise break. Come on guys, getcha head in da game!
Also, I love how dedicated the guy in the halter top and banana clip is to his role.


text:
This month might be one of the most exciting ever when it comes to this little blog, I can barely contain myself! I am absolutely delighted to have been nominated for the Amara Interior Blog Awards. It's pretty overwhelming as there are so many incredible blogs who have been nominated - it's a real honour to be amongst them! The category I am in is Best Colour Inspiration. If you lovely readers would like to vote for this blog and see it as one of the finalists (I truly don't expect to get there, I would be giggling like a silly school girl if I did!) then you can vote for me here (it's super easy to vote). Please do feel free to share it with any friends and family too!
We are having a really lovely holiday. It's very quiet and simple, and we split our time in between relaxing in the caravan awning, and sauntering over to sit on the beach. We have collected pebbles, watched sailing boats go by, and my boy has made friends that he goes and meets every morning. It's so strange to be at that point that you have to allow them a little independence. All part of growing up and learning how to be a big boy. Although of course he is very much still my little boy!
Tamsyn x


text:
You can basically put anything you fancy into the tom yum soup and usually seafood is the popular choice. I went for prawns, chicken fillet, cherry tomatoes, young corn and mushrooms. I did not have to add any salt as the tom yum paste is already salty enough for me. And I forgot about chicken stock hah! hah! I should have put some and then adjusted the tom tum paste accordingly as far as saltiness is concerned. There's always a next time :)
OK, confession time. Another reason I am having this tom yum soup is because I am making an effort to get back into my low carbohydrate eating plan. I have been happily eating carbs (in spite of my earlier pledge) especially so since cooking Ree Drummond on last month's Cook Like a Star. I love pastas, I love rice, I love breads, I love my mee goreng, I love cheesecakes......please somebody stop me! I have put on quite a bit of weight (adding on to the additional 15lbs I put back on sobs! double sobs! make that a triple!) and with my current restricted mobility, I can't exercise making things worse :(
I hope that I am on to a good start, but I am not going to be so extreme as to cut off my favorite carbs entirely. Moderation is the key word here. I will allow myself carbs but in limited amounts. There's no point depriving myself as this will lead me to rebel and break my resolve. Anyway, I was happy with my simple but very filling tom yum soup. And one of these days, I am going to make my own tom yum paste.
Tom Yum Soup
Recipe source : Phong Hong
Ingredients :
- 1 litre water
- 2 chicken stock cubes (I forgot about this and will put in future)
- 3 tablespoons ready made tom yum paste (or to taste)
- 1 stalk lemongrass, bruised
- 4 kafir lime leaves
- 1 big onion, cut into wedges
- 2 big cloves garlic, sliced
- Chicken fillet, cut into cubes
- Prawns, cleaned and feelers removed
- Young corn
- Cherry tomatoes, cut into halves
- Bunashimeiji mushrooms
- 4 cili padi, bruised (optional, only of you want some heat)
- Salt or fish sauce to taste (if your soup is not salty enough)
Method :
1. Put water into a pot and add lemongrass, kafir lime leaves, onions, garlic, cili padi, chicken stock cubes and tom yum paste. Bring to boil and simmer for about 15 minutes.
2. Bring the soup up a to a boil and add chicken fillet, young corn, cherry tomatoes and simmer briefly until chicken is cooked.
3. Bring soup to a boil again and add prawns and mushrooms and continue to simmer until prawns are cooked.
4. Taste and add salt/fish sauce if necessary.
5. Serve immediately.


text:
Giordano's Andersonville Exclusive Sam Adams Event
Andersonville | Website
This event occurred in the past.
Map | Find Parking
Five carefully selected Sam Adams varieties will be sampled alongside deliciously fresh food items specially crafted by the talented Giordano's Chefs. All five of the creative pairings are sure to please both foodies and beer lovers alike, making for a feel-good experience.


text:
Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Replenishing Moisture Shampoo (250mL)
I have previously gone through several travel size versions of this shampoo and I much prefer the squeeze tube packaging on those. I don't like the full size packaging and found it difficult to get the product out towards the end. I still like this shampoo, but will likely only repurchase the travel sizes.
Diptyque Multi-Use Exfoliating Clay for the Face
I had no idea that Diptyque made skincare until I came across this sample. This exfoliant has a gritty texture and it leaves my skin feeling soft. However, it is not special enough for me to purchase the full size, especially given the $65 price tag for a 100mL jar.
Live Clean Sensitive Hypoallergenic Shampoo (350mL)
I don't like this shampoo enough for repurchase.
Tatcha Indigo Soothing Triple Recovery Cream (10mL)
The weighted packaging makes this sample feel very luxurious. This cream has a thicker texture that easily absorbs to leave my skin with a silky finish. The scent reminds me of rice cakes. The 50mL jar retails for $135 and I won't be purchasing the full size any time soon.
What products did you finish this month?


text:
School Nurses: A long history of caring for our children
"School nursing is a varying combination of what an administrator wants, teachers expect, students need, parents demand, the community is accustomed to, the situation requires, and what the nurse herself believes"— Catherine Gair, School Nurse.
School nurses are instrumental in leading and coordinating school efforts to keep our children healthy. Missouri KIDS COUNT wants to recognize the hard work and dedication of school nurses through a series of three articles. We hope that by presenting information on all that school nurses do, we can encourage others to support their efforts to keep our children, schools, and communities healthy.
The purpose of this first article is to provide general background about school nursing in order to set the stage for upcoming articles that are specific to school nurses in Missouri.
School nursing originated in the late 1800s. Originally, school nurses were responsible for providing inspections to identify students with communicable diseases in need of treatment.1
As medical and technological advances were made in the U.S., more children survived prematurity, congenital anomalies, and birth trauma. As result, the number of children with special health care needs and medically complex care increased.
Laws were enacted in response to these ongoing demographic changes, including:
These legislative changes allowed more medically fragile children to attend public school. School nurses had to learn to adapt quickly in order to keep up with the growing health needs of the student population.
Students with chronic health conditions have health needs that need to be met before they can be ready to learn—school nurses are responsible for reducing barriers to learning by coordinating care, training school staff in providing the care needed, and monitoring health activities.
In the next feature article, we will present information about specific chronic conditions that school nurses help to manage as well as special health care procedures they provide at public schools in Missouri.
Roles and Responsibilities
The National Association of School Nurses defines school nursing as2:
A specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success and life-long achievement and health of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety including a healthy environment; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning.
The National Association of School Nurses has also identified seven core roles that school nurses fulfill in order to foster child health and success.
Although the range of school health services provided and nurse activities vary by school district, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics3, schools should at minimum provide:
The National Association of School Nurses and the American Academy of Pediatrics have provided some definitions as to the roles and responsibilities of school nurses. However, as we will present in our next articles, school nurses are frequently involved in activities that go beyond their role as a healthcare professional.
Types of School Nurses
No federal or state laws specify the academic preparation and training needed for school nurses in Missouri. The National Association of School Nurses recommends that the minimum qualification for the professional school nurse should include licensure as a registered nurse and a bachelor's degree from and accredited college or university.3
In Missouri, the title school nurse may be used by registered nurses (RNs) licensed in the state of Missouri as well as licensed practical nurses (LPNs) working under the direction of a RN or medical doctor.
Not all school nurses have the same responsibilities. The figure below describes the responsibilities and relationships among different types of school nurses in Missouri.
It is important to note that public schools in Missouri are not required by law to have a school nurse on site. Given that the salary of a school nurse is supported by local revenue, hiring a school nurse is a decision at the community level. It is not uncommon, particularly in rural areas, for a single school nurse to provide health services at multiple schools.
Student Health Needs
The main goal of school nurses is to reduce health related barriers to learning. The ways in which school nurses accomplish this, however, vary on the unique health needs of each student. Some of the different types of student health needs are presented in the table below along with the specific care that school nurses provide or delegate to other school staff.
School nurses put great effort into developing, monitoring, and evaluating individual healthcare plans that address student unique needs.
The impact of having a nurse at school goes beyond improving health. According to the National Association of School Nurses4, having a nurse in school can also be beneficial for:
As the title of this article suggests, nurses have long been on the front lines providing healthcare and health education to our children in schools and communities. School nurses represent a unique nursing specialty because they practice in a non-healthcare setting every day. School nurses are often the lone healthcare provider practicing independently in an education institution, sometimes without the benefit of policies and protocols to guide their professional expectations as nurses.
Many of us have memories of the school nurse caring for our scrapes and bruises, providing that gentle touch of healing. But nursing in schools has changed radically in the last few decades because of the complexity of medical conditions of children in school, the diversity of children, and the number of children living in poverty. Is not an uncommon sight to find children with cancer, diabetes, serious asthma, ADHD, in class with children with ear infections, upset stomachs, hearing disorders—all of which would find their way to the school nurse. Children coming to school with complex medications to be administered during the school day are also an increasing challenge for the school nurse. And layered on these health conditions are the non-medical vital signs of hunger, homelessness, abuse and neglect. School nurses are indeed on the front lines of child health like no other healthcare provider.
Coming Up Next
Given the importance of sharing the real story of school nurses, Missouri KIDS COUNT will focus our readers' attention on school nurses in the next two feature articles. The upcoming article will lift up data that school nurses have reported to the Missouri Department of Health for the past 10 years. Until now, this data has not been used to inform the public about the special health needs that nurses manage in schools each day. We will also share stories from school nurses around the state that we hope will change our readers' perceptions about the importance of health in child education.
Stay tuned for the next feature article.
Resources to learn more about school nurses
1. Selekman J. School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text.; 2012.
2. National Association of School Nurses. The Definition of School Nursing. 2010. http://www.nasn.org/rolecareer. Accessed October 27, 2015.
3. American Academy of Pediatrics Council on School Health. Role of the school nurse in providing school health services. Am Acad Pediatr. 2008;121(5):1052-1056. doi:10.1542/peds.2008-0382.
4. National Association of School Nurses. Five Ways a School Nurse Benefit the School. http://www.nasn.org/portals/0/about/fiveways.pdf. Accessed November 5, 2015.
Download the PDF of this article
November 17, 2015


text:
Lunch & Learn #1 - Introduction to Web Strategy
Bluewire Media
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 12:15 PM to 2:00 PM (AEDT)
Event Details
Lunch & Learn Series
Session One: Introduction to Web Strategy.
When: Tues 26th, Feb 2013.
Start:12.15pm for 12.30pm start.
12.30pm: Presentation by Garth Ledwidge whilst you enjoy lunch provided by Bluewire.
1pm: Q&A, discussion & workshop activity.
1.30pm - more Q&A if you have time to hang around.
Your host: Garth Ledwidge @GarthLedwidge - Bluewire Media social media advisor
You'll learn:
- How your entire web universe fits together.
- The biggest mistake most websites make.
- What social media, content marketing and inbound marketing all mean.
- Why buyer personas are so important.
- How you can use the Web Strategy Planning Template as your framework.
Bluewire Media, Unit 5A, 205 Montague Rd (entry via Donkin St), West End
Limited numbers: This is an intimate boardroom session and numbers are limited strictly limited. Tickets will be first in, first served. Thanks for your understanding.
Wait list: Be quick, but don't worry, we can always run another session if there's the demand, or also run a webinar.
Bring along: Your laptop, iPad or notebook, and business cards.
Provided: Lunch, drinks, Wifi, power, blank Web Strategy Planning Templates and spare workbooks if you need one.
$147 (inc GST) for General tickets
$97 (inc GST) for Bluewire subscribers with discount code.
Money back guarantee:
As always Bluewire provides peace of mind if you don't find the event useful. Please let us know and we'll respectfully reimburse your credit card, no questions asked.
Tickets are fully transferable. Just let me [firstname.lastname@example.com] know and we'll update the details.
Dietary Requirements: If you have special requirements, please let me and I'll take care of it for you. [email@example.com]
When & Where
Bluewire Media
205 Montague Road
West End,
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 12:15 PM to 2:00 PM (AEDT)
Add to my calendar
Bluewire Media
Bluewire Media helps you implement web marketing that works!


text:
The Tyson Fury–Wladimir Klitschko rematch to take place Oct. 29 in Manchester, England.
Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will make his first title defense in a rematch with former champ Wladimir Klitschko.
The fight will take place Oct. 29 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, which is Fury's hometown. The bout was originally scheduled for July 9, but Fury had to pull out because of an ankle injury.
"I'm delighted that we can finally get the fight back on. We can now focus on giving the fans what they deserve," said Fury's uncle and manager, Peter.
"Finally the rematch is fixed. I'll remedy my mistake on 29 October at Manchester Arena. See you there," Klitschko tweeted.
Fury unified the heavyweight crowns by stopping Klitschko (64–4, 54 KOs) by unanimous decision on Nov. 28. Fury's victory ended Klitschko's 18-match streak of title defenses, which is third most in heavyweight history.
Fury (25–0, 18 KOs) faces a Nov. 4 hearing after testing positive for a banned substance this summer. He was provisionally suspended but had the ban lifted by UK Anti-Doping "pending full determination of the charges."
- Scooby Axson


text:
The great thing, typically, about a Takashi Miike film is that there's no such thing as a typical Takashi Miike film.
Creepy, psychosexual horror? Yes, he did that in "Audition." But then there's the over-the-top splatter crime of "Ichi the Killer." The goofy superhero story "Zebraman." And even a children's fantasy, "The Great Yokai War."
His films — even the lightest ones — are often violent, and all of them are deeply connected to Japanese culture, both high and low. But apart from that — and his own determination to, first, serve the story — they're all over the place.
And while that can make them hard for critics to characterize, it makes them wonderful surprises for audiences.
Miike's new "13 Assassins" is another unconventional one. That's because it embraces convention, remaking an Eiichi Kudo film from 1963, and looking back even further to the postwar Akira Kurosawa movies that helped re-establish Japanese cinema.
Set in 1844, it begins as a degenerate sadist emerges as the Shogun's obvious heir — and his own nation's worst enemy. So 12 samurai — aided, eventually, by one grimy little bandit — decide to kill him. Of course, they'll have to take out his 200-strong personal army first.
It's a desperate mission, almost destined to end in death — just the way the samurai like it.
The central idea of "13 Assassins" — that samurai would risk their lives, not for a feudal lord, but for such an amorphous concept as "the nation" — is a radical one, at least in the context of old Japan. So Miike has to establish just how despicable this villain is.
Movie Review
13 Assassins (R) Magnet (126 min.) Directed by Takashi Miike. With Koji Yakusho. In Japanese, with English subtitles. Now playing in New York.
Rating note: The film contains extreme violence and nudity..
Stephen Whitty's Review: THREE STARS
Luckily, no one is better at dramatizing that kind of queasy sadism. There's a brutal beheading early on, and an episode of sexual mutilation no American director would dare touch (although it honestly wouldn't have been out of place in "Titus Andronicus").
Yet for the rest of the film — even as dozens of nameless warriors are being slain — a kind of restraint prevails.
We hear the nauseating sounds of hara-kiri, but don't see the details. Swords whip back and forth across the screen and blood flows like water, but this isn't a film of entrails. (As in most samurai movies, the individual duels are over within moments.)
But then Miike's interest here is in those classic tales (and the modern Westerns they sometimes inspired). Old friends become honored enemies. Young wastrels seek to redeem themselves through duels. Villains are dispatched with a terse "See you in hell."
The film has a slow and confusing start (worsened by the fact that most of the early characters are interchangeable middle-aged men with identical costumes and haircuts). Characterization is rudimentary, and the subtitles could be better. ("Listen up"? I don't think so.)
But Koji Yakusho gives a noble performance as the samurai leader, and the film's climax — as the two forces face off in a deserted, booby-trapped village — has a kind of crazy grandeur to it. Two determined armies, fighting hand to hand, sometimes with sticks and stones, while everything around them burns to the ground.
It looks like a nightmare but it feels like real life. Kind of like most Miike movies.


text:
Locked Shields 17 at the CCD CoE
By the end of April, two technicians of CASPOA – Air Operations CoE – were mandated to Tallinn to participate in the execution phase of a cyber exercise "Locked Shield 17" that took place within the Cooperative Cyber Defense (CCD) CoE. Their mission was to support technically the ICC software and the RAP simulation. This participation has been particularly fruitful insofar as ICC was implemented on a different platform. Moreover, the capabilities of a virtual network, more complete and complex permitted to identify future path for equipment progress.
Finally, Tallinn CoE capability that equipped up to 20 different platforms at the same time with simulation systems showed that the latter could be implemented fairly easily.
Go to the following link to watch the CCD CoE's "Locked Shields 17" execution phase video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDgeJgQOTiY


text:
Trek To Andharban
Sale Date Ended
Page Views : 381
TreksAndTrails India- Trek To Andharban on 9th August 2015, Sunday
Type: Valley/Jungle
Range: Mulshi, Pune
Base Village: Pimpri
Grade: Medium
Maximum Height: 2,100 feet at Pimpri as it is a full descend trek
Trek Distance: 13KM
Andharban, by its name means a dark dense forest. It is a descend trek, where you are already on height and you will descend till end. It is one of the most beautiful trek and lots of things to explore. We will be walking on ridge offering awesome view of the Kundalika Valley, Bhira dam and the mountain ranges of Tamhini ghat. Evergreen forest covers you with shade in first half of the trek (6-8 kms).The trek further descends down in Konkan to reach Bhira (4 kms).The same valley where is the origin of the Kundalika river famous for its white water river rafting.
The itinerary for the trail is as given below:
Day 1:
Meeting point:
Dadar at 10.30pm
Day 2:
Reach Pimpri and rest in bus till 06.00am
06.00am: WakeUp call
07.00am: Breakfast at Hotel Shivraj Pimpri, Introduction
08.00am: Start trek towards Andharban
01.00 pm: Lunch Break
02.00 pm: Start descend towards Bhira Dam
03.30 pm: Bhira Dam, enjoy the view of the series of waterfalls falling in Kundalika Valley
05.00 pm: Evening refreshments,
06.00 pm: Departure to Mumbai
10.00 pm: Reaching Mumbai tentatively
Contribution: Rs 1200/- per head which includes Transportation from Dadar to Dadar, 1 Breakfast and Tea + Evening refreshments
TreksandTrails recommended things to carry:
1. LUNCH for the day.
2. Torch
Identity proof (must). Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc. A bottle of water (at least 2 Litres) Compulsory. TORCH with extra batteries, Cap, etc.
Medicine those if you require usually (Optional). Wear a good trekking shoe. A haversack to put in all the things to be carried, so that one has ones hands free while trekking.
Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments. Rains are expected, so pack your bags accordingly to save them from getting wet. Double pack your valuables in plastic bags.
TreksandTrails rules:
1. Smoking and drinking alcohol is strictly prohibited.
2. Trek leader's decision will be final and binding. ***Participation confirmation only via confirmed bank transfer. ***
3. TreksandTrails reserves all the right to change/deviate/cancel the plans without prior notice.
4. Telephonic confirmation is mandatory, if unable to contact send us a text message.
5. Sleeveless, low neck, figure hugging shirts/tops, short pants, hot pants not allowed.
6. Please avoid wearing Gold and other jewellery (at your own risk)
7. Please do not carry handbags or Jolas or Sling bags. Payment made is non refundable and non transferable.
For Registration transfer Rs. 1200.00 per person in the given a/c.
Important Note: One needs to deposit full payment into the following bank account to confirm his/her registration.
Bank Name: Citibank
Account No: 5490671112
Account Type: Savings Bank Account
Account name: Muhammed Yahya Virani
IFSC code: CITI0100000
Cash deposit please add Rs 75.00 towards bank charges
One the payment is done please send us the transaction reference number, participant name, contact number to firstname.lastname@example.com
Call for confirmations
Ankit Savla +919821912078
Yahya Virani +919768143706
TreksandTrails +919970043706
Disclosures on medical conditions
It is mandatory that you visit your personal physician before enrolling for the trip if you suffer from any illness of any kind and disclose the same and your medical history to the organizers of the trip so that best possible arrangements can be carried out post approval. As organizers of the trip, we will be responsible for providing basic first aid throughout the trip. In case of unexpected mishaps or accidents, we will arrange for the injured patron to be taken to the nearest medical hospital wherever possible. The medical expenses will have to be borne by the patrons themselves. The cost mentioned above is for Indian citizens ONLY payable in Indian Rupees.


text:
Orca Lift Sign-up
June 20, 2018 at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
|Recurring Events (See all)
One event on December 20, 2017 at 11:00am
One event on January 17, 2018 at 11:00am
One event on February 21, 2018 at 11:00am
One event on April 18, 2018 at 11:00am
One event on May 16, 2018 at 11:00am
One event on June 20, 2018 at 11:00am
Reduced fare – increased possibilities. Ride bus (or light rail, or streetcar, or water taxi) and pay less money. See if you qualify!
What to bring to verify your income:
- If you already are enrolled in Washington Healthplanfinder, Apple Health, Washington Basic Food (EBT) or TANF, the enrollment expert can confirm your eligibility.
- If you are in another defined benefits program, bring a letter or statement confirming that you're enrolled.
- Paystubs, tax returns, and other documents can be used to verify your income.
- Call the number below if you have questions.
Call 206-774-5315 with questions!


text:
Why the G502 Proteus Core Tunable Gaming Mouse…
The G502 Proteus Core tunable gaming mouse is at the moment one of the best gaming mouse you can find in the gaming scene. It really is superior towards the comfort, durability, and functionality of mouse that offers greater value for it`s price.
My Review:
- I have tested this mouse on popular esports game titles such as League of Legends, Dota2, CSGO and Overwatch. I`m proud to give my review of the G502 gaming mouse which is the standard for gaming especially in competitive plays.
- The G502 Proteus Core is an ergonomic gaming mouse and is only suited for right handed gamers. It uses the PMW3366 optical sensor. Known to be the best optical sensor use for gaming, it`s able to track fast movements of the mouse at pin point precision. This allow me to concentrate on gaming without having to worry about the hardware failing or not being able to keep up with me.
- A gaming mouse must be able to consistently track and handle long hours of stress from gaming. Logitech gaming peripherals have always been about quality. It have been tested and are used by pro gaming esports team from all around the world. They sponsored big team such as Cloud9, TSM, NRG, IG just to name a few. This a highly reliable gaming mouse is a must for them to compete at a very high competitive level.
- Not every mouse has the luxury of being truly customizeable. Hence those mice may not have the features such as having enough addition buttons, interchanging weight and on the fly switching to different settings profile….
- With up to 11 programmable buttons, it is really useful for me to be able to bind extra keys onto the mouse button using the Logitech gaming software. I can quickly access these keys on my mouse button allowing me to cast skills/spells conveniently when I am playing games such as MOBA and MMORPG as these genre of games requires a lot of key bindings.
- On-the-fly switching allows me to quickly change it sensitivity and settings so that I can adapt to different situations.
- The mouse weight can be tailored to my preference. With up to 5x 3.6g plates that can be placed, I can choose the perfect weight for my mouse.
==>Can`t wait to game with the G502 Proteus Core gaming mouse, get it here!
What I like about this gaming mouse:
- Use with any grip style (Palm grip, Claw grip, Finger Tip grip)
- Grip material avoids slipping
- Uses the Best optical sensor in the world, the PMW3366
- Accurate and smooth tracking (can easily makes quick swiping movement of the mouse without losing tracking)
- Good durability, up to 3 years warranty
- Onboard memory that records and store different mouse settings
- On-the-fly DPI switching
- Highly customizable
- Weight cartridge of up to 5 x 3.6g
- Superb placement on 11 programmable buttons
- Braided cable
- Ease of use just plug and play
- Supports both PC and MAC
==>Get your hands on the Logitech G502 gaming mouse here
Who should get this..
Any gamer who is looking for an excellent quality and reliable ergonomic gaming mouse. Be it casual or competitive level of gaming, the G502 Proteus Core will be suited for your need.
What Others Are Saying About The Logitech G502 Proteus Core Tunable Gaming Mouse…
"This mouse is the best I've ever had. It beats the mx518 in almost every single way, albeit having almost exactly the same shape.The round-ish shape of the mx518 makes it more resistant to shock than the angular protruded shape of the main buttons on this one. But that's about it.I have small male hands and feel confortable with the whole button positioning. Have got nothing to complain about the software, either. For me this is the perfect FPS player mouse!." – ONILDO L DE S FERRAZ
"Overall feeling:
Very happy that I made this purchase! I'll need to spend some more time with it to really figure out how I feel, but my initial impression is very good. I don't like razer mice (They feel light and I just don't like the buttons) and the previous generation of Logitechs were not even on the roster (aside from the G602). This is a great step up from the mice of legends and I'd highly recommend running to your nearest bestbuy (if you can) to check it out for yourself. The mice are locked down, which makes really testing their feel a challenge, but it will at least give you some perspective on whether or not you like how you have to grip the mouse! It's worth the time. This is probably a 5+ year investment, so it may as well be a comfortable one, right?" – LopsidedMidget
"I've really liked other logitech mice like the MX510, G500, and G700.. but I LOVE this mouse. It takes everything that was great about those other mice and makes it easier to use because of a lower profile. The sensor on it feels very accurate and if you want to get into specifics about it, look at some reviews about the new sensor. There is a bunch of stuff I could talk about and bore you to death, but lets just say its an amazing sensor that is very accurate. It will even have you "scan" the surface you use it on to calibrate itself to the surface." – Larry
(Read more Logitech G502 Proteus Core Tunable Gaming Mouse testimonial here)
Final Verdict:
– Comfortable using different Grip stlyes
– Able to play for long hours comfortably
– Tracking of mouse movement is spot on
– Great durability and quality
– Great value for its price
The G502 gaming mouse is recommended for casual or competitive gamers.
Bonus: Get FREE FAST shipping…
For a limited time, you can get your hands on the Logitech G502 Proteus Core Tunable Gaming Mouse in just a few days (US), by clicking the link below (or any link on this page) :
==> Get fast and free shipping when you purchase the Logitech G502 Proteus Core Tunable Gaming Mouse through this link
Logitech G502 Proteus Core Tunable Gaming Mouse F.A.Q
Q: Where to buy the Logitech G502 Proteus Core Tunable Gaming Mouse?
A: You can get it directly through this link


text:
Title: Think Again Author: Isabel Lucero Genre: Contemporary (Steamy) Romance Published: June 27, 2016 He thinks I don't know. He thinks he's getting away with it. He thinks karma won't come back to get him. He needs to think again. Men think women are vindictive, and maybe they're right. But when we get to the point of being cold, calculating, and vindictive, it's because they pushed us there. Not only is my husband unaware that he's pushing me too far, {Read More}
#4StarReview #NewRelease #Giveaway #Standalone – Think Again by Isabel Lucero
#4StarReview #NewRelease – Hard Habit to Break by KT Webb
Title: Hard Habit to Break: A Chicago Love Story Author: KT Webb Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: August 12, 2016 Olivia shouldn't be checking out the sexy older guy at the coffee shop. She should remind herself what happened the last time she was drawn to a man. Olivia should know better than to start something that could ruin both their lives. The trouble is, sometimes the things we shouldn't do become the hardest habits to break. During the summer, Olivia {Read More}
#4StarReview #NewRelease – Pick (The Recoil Rock Series #1) by K.E. Osborn
Title: Pick (The Recoil Rock Series #1) Author: KE Osborn Genre: Rocker Romance Release Date: January 11, 2017 Danger—it's a word that strikes fear into most people. But for me it's not just a word, it's a legacy, a lifeline, my name. My life has been crazy—ups a downs like the highest rollercoaster you've ridden. On tour with the world's biggest rock stars and on my way to being one myself. Then I met her. The woman who ruined me completely. {Read More}
#BlogTour #Review – Green Eyes by Amanda Heath
Title: Green Eyes Author: Amanda Heath Genre: Adult Romance Published: February 5, 2016 My name is Alexis Michaels and my life is pretty lonely. Don't feel sorry for me, I've made it that way. Ten years ago my family did things to lose my trust and stomped all over my love. If I never see any of them again it'll be too soon. Bitterness and betrayal make me a very angry girl. Five years ago I made a horrible mistake {Read More}
#BlogTour #Review – Hooker (L.A. Liaisons, #2) by Brooke Blaine
Title: Hooker (L.A. Liaisons, #2) Author: Brooke Blaine Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: March 9, 2016 Whoever said singles were missing out by not finding true love and getting married before the age of thirty had never experienced the sheer pleasure of nightly romantic comedy viewings in their underwear while eating one of Licked's famous Crazy Cat Lady sundaes. Because life just doesn't get better than that. At least, it doesn't for Shayne Callahan. It didn't take more than a {Read More}


text:
Dear Volunteers:
First of all, thank you so much for taking the time to help with your child's class. We really could not do a performance without helpful people like you, who are willing to stay with the children…Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Tonight all of the children will START in the balcony EXCEPT the intermediate jazz Wednesday girls and the 2 creative movement dances. The jazz dance starts on the stage, the first creative movement dance (Monday 3:15 and Wednesday 5:30) will start back stage, and the second creative movement dance will start in the hallway by the stage. Dance # 5 (preprimary Monday) will come down from the balcony at the beginning of Dance #4 (Advanced Ballet); Dance #6 and Dance #7 will come down about ½ way through dance #4 (about 3 minutes into it). At the start of Dance #5, Dance #8 will come downstairs. After that, when there are 3 dances before your's, bring the children downstairs. We should always have 1 dance on the stage, 1 dance backstage, 1 dance in the hallway, and 1 dance coming down. All level 1 dancers come down 3 dances before the 1st level 1 dance, and the same with level 2.
All of the classes are marked in the balcony with a sign next to the row you should seat the kids. If you start backstage, it will help if you send one of the helpers to the balcony to see where you will be sitting before you have to take the kids up there.
Directions to the balcony: If you are coming up the steps from the dressing rooms to the stage, instead of stopping off at the stage, keep going up until you can't go up anymore. The balcony door is marked and you may enter there without ever disturbing the audience.
Please be sure to keep track of what dance we are on so that you don't miss the dance. We will be aware of who is backstage waiting, and if we don't see you, we will come get you, but it will run a lot more smoothly if you keep track and come down on your own.
The children will be getting a treat bag at the end of the performance. Please do not let them open them while they are in the balcony. If your group does more than one dance, make sure each child gets a treat bag after their last dance. If your group has a boy, ask the assistant for a "boy treat bag". There are also a couple of classes who have children who can't have candy, and those exceptions are noted below. Again, thanks for putting up with the craziness! You are the ones who help keep me sane!
Ronda Brinkman
This Page
was last updated - Monday, March 10, 2003 07:49:43 AM


text:
Prison Dogs screens at Pickford Film Center's Doctober Friday, September 30, 6:30pmPT, followed by Skype Q&A with Impact Producer Jennifer Mirsky: bit.ly/pdpick1 and also on Saturday, October 1, 12pmPT, followed by Skype Q&A with Puppies Behind Bars President and Founder Gloria Gilbert Stoga: bit.ly/pdpick2
Prison Dogs Screens at Austin Revolution Film Festival
Prison Dogs to Screen at Skyline Indie Film Fest
Prison Dogs screens Saturday, September 10, at 9pm at Skyline Indie Film Fest! Get tickets here: bit.ly/pdskIFF
Prison Dogs to Screen at Portland Film Festival
Mark your calendars: Prison Dogs will be screening at the Portland Film Festival Thursday, September 1 at 12pm. Get your tickets here.
Prison Dogs at the Rhode Island International Film Festival
Prison Dogs screens at the Rhode Island International Film Festival Thursday, August 11 at 2:45pm.
Get tickets here: http://bit.ly/pdriiff
Tribeca Film Festival Premiere!
We screened Prison Dogs to a packed auditorium at the Tribeca Film Festival. Just beforehand, former inmates and veterans and service dogs walked the red carpet. But the real action took place on the sidewalk, when former inmates were reunited with the dogs they had trained and cared for and hadn't seen in two years. Not a dry eye in sight!


text:
|Ateneum: Helene Schjerfbeck
|Kuvan kevät
|Forum Box
which may show hints of the future.
|Ateneum: Helene Schjerfbeck
|Kuvan kevät
|Forum Box
I love th work of helene schjerfbeck! some years ago I saw paintings of her in an exhibition in hamburg - great!
dear leena, may I invite you to the next drawing challenge? I'm the host and my theme is LETTERS.
I would be glad, if you count in. x mano
Dear Mano, I am very busy this week.. the theme is so fascinating that I¨ll try, anyway:)Poista
returning here, because i need to tell you i fall for image 2.
Thank you ms Woolfy, I do love reflecktionsPoista
How fabulous....all the links to the galleries and artists. I really like the doll by Jouko-Korkeasaari and of course Helene Schjerbeck's! I'm so jealous of your day in Helsinki! Glad you had such a good time.VastaaPoista
Carole, it really was a nice Sunday, Helsinki is such a wonderful city to visit:)Poista
seeing the first image my heart jumped
you were there and my brother was here ;^)))
I love, LOVE Helene Schjerfbeck
I came over for shadow
a bit late
Patrice A.
Patrice, life is full of surprises, isn´t it:)Poista


text:
The "Brauerei zur Malzmühle" opened over 150 years ago and remains a genuine family brewery, managed today by the fifth generation of the Schwartz family. The second oldest brewery in Cologne is one of the few that still produces at its place of origin – at the center of the old town at the Hay Market (Heumarkt), at the very heart of the cathedral city.
The legendary Koch'sche Malzbier (malt beer) is still brewed exactly as it was in 1858, when it made the brewery the most beloved meeting point for the residents of Cologne.
The best-known beer produced by the Malzmühle, of course, is the Mühlen Kölsch – a character Kölsch that is brewed and filled in the original building of the "Brauerei zur Malzmühle" at the Hay Market, where handcraft is still being used according to the old brewing tradition and the German Purity Law of 1516. The combination of ingredients and production that uses an old family recipe dating to 1858 imparts the typical, characteristically robust, malty, full-flavored taste to our Mühlen Kölsch.
We rang-in a new era when we opened the Hotel zur Malzmühle, the HOEHNER Stall, and the MühlenBar:
"The Malzmühle – the genuine Cologne lifestyle – all under one roof!"
We look forward to your visit!
Robust malt and the finest, natural hops,processed by hand.
Kräftiges Malz und feinster Naturhopfen, von Hand verarbeitet.
The traditional brewing facilities at the Hay Market are the heart
of the Brewery zur Malzmühle
Traditional brewery house atmosphere,
Hearty brewery house food with many specialities typical of Cologne
and always with freshly-tapped Mühlenkölsch.
Experience the charm of Cologne hospitality.
Our HÖHNER Stall is the new top-gastronomy location in Cologne:
Serving you as a restaurant that features culinary highlights
and available for your private and business-related events.
Best location! Our Hotel zur Malzmühle can be found at the center of Cologne's old town.
An authentic brewery hotel with the latest amenities
and a sensational view of the cathedral,
the Great St. Martin Church and the Hay Market
Whether you choose craft beer, cocktails or Mühlen Kölsch,
our relaxed MühlenBar invites you to join us for a drink after work.
Exciting, stylish bar-ambience awaits you here.
Experience the genuine Malzmühle atmosphere in arguably the most distinctive building in
the city, the historic Rathaus that dates back to 1927.
A brewery house with floors for separate events and
an expansive outdoor eating area.
Bier bewusst genießen!
Die Brauerei zur Malzmühle setzt sich für einen verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit alkoholischen Getränken ein. Daher richtet sich die Internetseite der Brauerei zur Malzmühle Schwartz GmbH & Co.KG nur an Personen über 18 Jahren.


text:
Main navigation | Main content
Download from http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2000ApJ...545L...5H ...
We present a map and an angular power spectrum of the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) from the first flight of the Millimeter-wave Anisotropy Experiment Imaging Array (MAXIMA). MAXIMA is a balloon-borne experiment with an array of 16 bolometric photometers operated at 100 mK. MAXIMA observed a 124 deg2 region of the sky with 10' resolution at frequencies of 150, 240, and 410 GHz. The data were calibrated using in-flight measurements of the CMB dipole anisotropy. A map of the CMB anisotropy was produced from three 150 and one 240 GHz photometer without need for foreground subtractions. Analysis of this CMB map yields a power spectrum for the CMB anisotropy over the range 36<=l<=785. The spectrum shows a peak with an amplitude of 78+/-6 μK at l~=220 and an amplitude varying between ~40 and ~50 μK for 400<~l<~785.


text:
The advantage of PVC doors.
PVC door in china also called non-paint door,It means we do not need to paint. Compared to the wooden doors, PVC doors use PVC veneer instead of wood skin.And its surface using vacuum processing technology finished.Frame is the same with PVC film finish.
PVC door has the following advantages:
1.With wooden grain, variety of color changes, more modern design and personality to respond Environmental protection requirements.
2.Its surface smooth and bright.Paint-free,to avoid the dissemination of poisonous gas against the terrible consequences to human health after using the decorative paint.
3.short work cycle,quick delivery time
4.Advanced manufacturing processes, selection of high-quality raw materials to develop paint-free decorative materials, with a crash-resistant. No spontaneous combustion. Anti-moth-eaten. Moisture. Anti-corrosion. Drug-free. Tasteless. Pollution-free, etc advantage.
5.Simple installation, Good maintenance.


text:
To kick off our Real Parties theme, I thought I'd feature one of my personal parties. My older daughter turned 10 this year, and in celebration, we hosted a private giraffe feeding at the zoo. The party had all the expected goodies, but most importantly, each child got hands-on time feeding a giraffe.
1. The Invitation
The invitation was custom (of course…it was for my daughter!), but Swanky Press does custom invitations all the time, and at no extra charge. I based this design on our Gumball Party with chevron stripes, which is available at Swanky Press and at our Etsy Shop.
2. The Giraffe Feeding
I'm not sure I can adequately describe how amazing the giraffe feeding was. When you are standing next to them, they really are so much bigger than you'd expect. Even as an adult, the experience was daunting.
The feeding took place at the Memphis Zoo. The giraffes were named Kofi, Abu, Mona, Glenda, and Zuri. We were greeting by a giraffe handler named Richard Meeks, and he was simply a joy. He gave the most educational information, but in a way that was fun for the kids (ages 4 to 10) to absorb. After we learned how and why the giraffes would behave in certain ways, he led us back to feed them. We were given buckets of bananas ("giraffe candy") and the minute the buckets came out the giraffes swarmed us.
After petting and feeding the giraffes, Mr. Meeks told the kids that anyone brave enough could put a banana in their mouth and let the giraffes take it. Most of the party goers had no interest in feeding the giraffes this way, but I think all of my family members (except the youngest) gave it a shot. The photo in picture #2 is the birthday girl feeding the baby giraffe, Kofi, with a banana in her mouth.
3. The Shirt
The birthday girl's Aunt Sydney surprised her with a handmade, appliqued shirt designed to match the entire party. It was the perfect touch, and couldn't have been cuter!
4. The Cake
The cake was a two tier creation by The Busy Bakery in Bartlett, Tennessee. I have used them for about 10 parties over the past few years, and they consistently provide creative, delicious, affordable cakes and cookies.
5. The Decor
We used brown and yellow dots throughout the party decor. Bowls of whoppers, lemon heads, and, of course, animal crackers, were featured.
6. The Party Favor
While at the zoo, it was Dad's job to get a photograph of each child during their interaction with the giraffes. As soon as the feeding was over, we edited and printed the photos, and put them in frames while the kids were busy playing. When the kids finished their lunch, the dessert buffet was decorated with a framed picture of each child interacting with a giraffe. Having a quality, framed photo to take home from this kind of event was the perfect party favor.
Bonus: Animal Adoption
In lieu of gifts, the birthday girl picked three endangered species. She wrote a paragraph describing why each needed protection, and these narratives were placed on large glass jars along with a photo of the endangered species. Each child in attendance got to "vote" on which needed help most by dropping their name into one of the glass jars. At the end of the party, all the children adopted the winning species, a tiger, through the World Wildlife Fund.


text:
Heading 2
Service Fees
About Us
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact Us
I have prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I've asked of Him.
I Samuel 1:27
Our Promise To You
We Promise to:
-be with you throughout your adoption journey.
-provide a free initial consultation.
-provide ongoing consultations as you progress through the various parts of the adoption process.
extensively market for you through a variety of mediums that is specifically tailored to your budget.
Your marketing budget is flexible and can be any amount you choose. You can even vary your budget from month to month.
- specifically target the right audience for you. Our Goal is to Help You Find a MATCH in 6 MONTHS.
We will provide reports of how your marketing
dollars are being spent so as to provide you with a measure of accountability.
- build your website for you or advise you as to how to build it yourself and what content to include.
- build your social media page or advise you as to how to do it and what to and not to include.
- provide a list of homestudy providers from which you can choose.
- consult with you about content for your introductory video profile.
- consult with you about content for your paper profile or we will build your paper profile for you if you prefer.
- provide instructions on video profiles, and photographs for your website profiles.
- provide Monthly Accountability reporting.
- provide names of adoption lawyers, by state, after a match has been made.
- consult with you about what to expect after a match has been made.


text:
April Charmaine
I'd venture to say that beginning to drink coffee changed the course of April Charmaine's life forever. Some might settle with coincidence explaining how coffee and dancing came into April's life at the same time. Most people wouldn't even give the connection a second thought. However, to one who is coffee obsessed, and dedicates a blog to such things, who has spent years collecting similar stories of how coffee has changed lives, well, to that person, April's story is a welcome addition to the pile of "People who make their passion their livlihood—with a little help from coffee."
I recently visited April at Sol Vida Dance Studio, which holds its grand opening next month. In addition to talking coffee, I decided that I must attend one of her Tuesday night Hip-Pop courses before the summer ends and take advantage of the special she is currently offering (tip: all you have to do is mention the "popping off" promo when you go in). Who knows, maybe The B Team will have a reunion battle.
Listening to April talk about her affinity for fusing dance made me realize she's like an espresso blend that has fragile aromas and a distinct but balanced acidity. Watch this video to hear how April is contributing to the creative scene in Denver:
I make these videos because I love learning about people's passions and I enjoy connecting people to people by sharing their stories. While researching coffee (my own obsession) over the past four years, I discovered that many creatives in this world rely on coffee as a drug; they love what it does to their brain and how it serves as a catalyst for their creativity.
Coffee is complex, so are people. Drink up.


text:
From Tacoma, Washington, USA:
I'm 12 years old, and I'm only about 4 feet, 10 inches tall, and most of the girls in my school are taller than me. How can I be taller?
Your present height is a little above the 25th percentile for girls of your age, which means that on average three out of four of your school friends will be taller than you and one will be shorter. It also means that your height is comfortably within normal limits. However, if you have diabetes then you do need to find out from your mother or perhaps even from your doctor whether there has been any "falling off" of your rate of growth in recent months. If that is the case, you need to wonder whether your blood glucose control has been all it might be, and your blood hemoglobin A1c tests would provide the best index of that.
It might also be that you are not making enough thyroid hormone. This really quite common in girls with diabetes at around your age. It can be confirmed by a TSH blood test and is very easy to treat and correct.
Be sure to talk to the doctor about all of this at the next visit.
Original posting 21 Aug 2001
Posted to Other
|Return to the Top of This Page
Last Updated: (none)
This Internet site provides information of a general nature and is designed for educational purposes only. If you have any concerns about your own health or the health of your child, you should always consult with a physician or other health care professional.
This site is published by T-1 Today, Inc. (d/b/a Children with Diabetes), a 501c3 not-for-profit organization, which is responsible for its contents. Our mission is to provide education and support to families living with type 1 diabetes.
By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use, Legal Notice, and Privacy Policy.
© Children with Diabetes, Inc. 1995-2018. Comments and Feedback.


text:
Doctor Who comes back after a very long break, only shortly interrupted by the 2016 Christmas Special and the beginning couldn't have been better. The Pilot, the first episode of Series 10 brings us back into the world of the Doctor with the feeling of a new beginning, learning and seeing things through the eyes of a new companion, Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie). She doesn't hesitate in asking all those impossible questions that every Whovian in the world didn't even know they wanted to ask. "Doctor what? What is a Dalek? Do you know any sci-fi? Where is the bathroom?"
My favourite one is when Bill questions the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) about the reason he has named his ship after an acronym that only works in English if he is an alien from another planet. Oh, don't worry Bill! Sooner or later you'll find out about a little thing called TARDIS' translating circuits that allow you to understand the languages spoken all around the Universe (unless English has become an intergalactic idiom as well, who knows…)
In the beginning of the episode, we will find the Doctor working as a lecturer at Saint Luke's University, where Bill Potts works at the cantine, serving chips. He notices her in his lectures because, while everybody frowns when don't understand something, she smiles. Taking interest in Bill, he calls her into his office and after a brief conversation, he offers to act as her tutor which she, of course, accepts.
The dynamic between The Doctor and Bill is completely different from Clara and the Doctor (even with a glimpse of the sonic shades and the guitar!). And it is also good. Here we have someone that doesn't know this incredibly dangerous and exciting world of the Doctor, has never seen a Dalek or stepped into the TARDIS and that gives the Doctor the opportunity to explain everything to someone again. And he is really happy about it, you can see it on his face.
So it is a joy to see how proud he is of his ship when Bill first steps into it as much as his disconcerted face when she compares his fabulous Time Machine to a posh kitchen. But this comment only serves for him to make a heartfelt speech about the TARDIS, and for a second time in this episode (the first one in the lecture hall, when he tells the students that Time and Relative Dimensions in Space means Life), the Doctor redefines the TARDIS, this time as a portal to everything that was and everything that will be.
Oh, and how Peter Capaldi shines! He is the Doctor at his best and it only makes us feel even more his coming departure.
Nardole (Matt Lucas) is a good addition to the episode, even though he doesn't appear much, clearly leaving all the spotlights free to the new companion shine. But, in the little moments he is on screen, we can have a glimpse of what is yet to come for the new TARDIS trio. And it looks good.
The episode also brings references, some important questions and gives us clues about what this series arc might be, other than something that will lead to the Doctor regenerating since by now everybody knows Capaldi is leaving.
What is inside the vault the Doctor is guarding? How it ended in the University's basements? Has someone allowed him to hide it in there? How he becomes a lecturer in there? What he has promised and to whom? Has he befriended Bill's mother to take all the pictures (I hope so, because any other way would be a little creepy even to the Doctor parameters)? Does Nardole has any biological part or is he an android now?
Anyway, The Pilot is a good starter, not like the roller coaster of last series "The Magicians Apprentice" and surely won't be remembered by dramatic plot twists or dangerous villains or breathtaking adventures. It has none of this. But it stands out of so many series starters by the delicate and intimate tone with which introduces Bill Potts in the Whoniverse.


text:
This presidential race has been a parade of absurdities and oddities, with everything from size jokes to middle school ad hominem attacks becoming the political norm. The frontrunners on the Republican side are people nobody saw standing a chance several months ago and Senator Bernie Sanders is still putting up a fight against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.
Sometimes however, to be apart of the ridiculous side of this race, you don't even need to be in the race. Sometimes you just need to be a Mayor in Kentucky who doesn't have a clue what he's talking about.
Senator Rand Paul, the son of former Texas Congressman Ron Paul and failed presidential candidate, is an obvious target for Democrats because of his conservative and at times libertarian stances. But what sets Mayor Gray apart from the pack is he isn't attacking the incumbent Senator for opposing the President's warrantless wiretapping or voicing concern about the drone program. He isn't calling out the Senator for any of his stands for the Constitution or the times he stood with the Republican establishment against the Democrats.
Mayor Gray is attacking Senator Paul for making jokes about re-entering the presidential race.
For context, the issue at hand started with a statement completely unrelated to Senator Paul or the state of Kentucky. Instead, it was out of New Hampshire in the aftermath of Governor Chris Christie endorsing Donald Trump for President. As a result of the endorsement, the New Hampshire Union Leader stated they regretted the Governor Christie endorsement as a result.
Senator Paul responded by stating if the Union Leader changed their endorsement and backed him, he would re-enter the race.
As hopeful as Senator Paul supporters were across America that he would actually run again, it was quite clearly a joke. The likelihood of the endorsement switch is unlikely and the idea of a resurrected Paul candidacy for President would be pointless given where the race stands now.
Mayor Gray, who apparently was elected to run a city, can't detect a joke when it comes up. He took to his official campaign Facebook page to launch a series of attacks at a man with a sense of humor for making jokes.
The first post, which was a cheap and disingenuous fundraising attempt:
Yesterday, Senator Paul said he'd consider restarting his presidential campaign if a New Hampshire newspaper would endorse him. Kentucky deserves a senator that puts us ahead of his presidential ambitions.
Pitch in to support Jim Gray's campaign today!
Actually, if anything, Senator Paul put Kentucky before his presidential ambitions when he dropped out very early in the primary when it was clear his candidacy wasn't picking up significant amounts of votes. A joke doesn't change that, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Gray then referenced the joke in another cheap attack:
After his caucus and a long break from Kentucky, Sen. Paul's Presidential aspirations are on hold. Will they return?
Our senator should focus on Kentucky's future. Washington needs common sense solutions to create better jobs and get things done for Kentucky families.
Is Kentucky buying this candidate, whose best political ammunition is attacking a man for making jokes? If Mayor Gray has the best interests of Kentucky in mind, he'll close shop on this poor campaign and go back to Lexington.
And hope not a single constituent makes a joke, because they might meet the wrath of the Mayor.


text:
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is a policy institute that seeks sustainable solutions to the world¡¯s escalating water crisis.
This is an excellent bit of information to keep in mind when discussing agricultural systems and methods of food production. Why does this happen? How can we reduce that our waste?


text:
NE was featured in the Denton Record Chronicle's Meet the People publication. This 60 page supplement focuses in on local businesses and gives area consumers a look at goods and services available in Denton. Grab a copy!
Keep in touch with us!
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.
Please be social with us!
Great ways to stay in touch!


text:
Situated on the scenic Thousand Islands Parkway, the hamlet of Ivy Lea and surrounding north shore are central to the entire Thousand Islands region and close to densely clustered islands.
When Paul Malo originally created this community page, he placed photographs on the page with descriptive text. In December 2008, when the new format for ThousandIslandsLife.com was given a new look, we presented the original photographs in a slide show format, and we have placed the text in the list below. Over time, we will make additional changes.
About Ivy Lea, Ontario
Ivy Lea, more a hamlet than village, is the focus of a sector of the river where an array of cottages and boating facilities extends along the north shore.
Because of Ivy Lea's splendid situation, several fine marinas developed nearby, as did hotels and motels. Mulcaster Island (St. Lawrence Islands National Park) provides camping as do as do nearby public and private campgrounds. Boat tours depart from the hamlet of Ivy Lea. Varied channels nearby invite exploration.
Ivy Lea is convenient to the Thousand Islands International Bridge. The Thousand Islands Parkway provides a twenty-eight-mile bicycle path, as well as scenic automobile access to popular destinations, particularly nearby Gananoque and Rockport, while the 401 Highway makes larger cities of Kingston and Brockville readily accessible.
Popular restaurants in the area provide visitors and summer residents both family restaurant fare as well as fine dining.
The Smuggler's Run, which was previously the Mount Airy Hotel until a fire during the 1980s damaged the upper stories, which were removed, is a popular destination. The Gananoque Tour Boat, Ivy Lea boats, leave from the dock here in Ivy Lea.
The Ivy Lea Club, located on 45 acres bordering on the St. Lawrence River, is home to The Captain Table, which serves some of the finest dining in the region. The Club has a marina as well as visitors dockage for dinner guests.
Click photographs to view caption and photo credits.
Close by to the village of Ive Lea is the Landon Bay campsite. The family campground offers 125 campsites. The Centre is dedicated to protecting the environmnet with low impact facilities and activities. The Landon Bay Cliffs provide some of the best hiking trails in the region.


text:
Thank you for your interest in registering to volunteer!
Registration links will be listed on the top of each Event page as soon as volunteer registration is available for that event.
Have questions?
- Select the non-profit Beneficiary organization you would like your time to credit.
- The contact information for the Volunteer Coordinator of the Beneficiary you selected is listed on their page.
- Please send them an email and they'll be happy to personally walk you through the volunteer registration process or answer questions.
Thank you!


text:
Self-described moderate Democrats aren't always the blogosphere's favorite kind of Senator, but this set of ideas laid out in a new letter from Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) and nine of his colleagues (Sens Carper, Lincoln, Landrieu, Bennet, Lieberman, Nelson, McCaskill, Warner, and Kohl) in the moderate Dems working group are important and correct:
Saying that "now is the time to explore new paths and reject stale thinking," Bayh commended President Obama for his focus on teacher quality and noted a recent report by McKinsey and Company that highlights the achievement gaps that persist among various economic, regional and racial backgrounds in the United States and the gaps between American students and their peers in other industrialized nations. Based on this report, the senators noted that "had the United States closed the gap in education achievement with better-performing nations like Finland, Iceland, and Poland, our GDP could have been up to $2.3 trillion higher last year."
In the letter, Bayh expressed support for new pay-for-performance teacher incentives and expansions of effective public charter schools. He also endorsed the Obama administration's desire to extend student learning time to stay globally competitive and called for investments in state-of-the-art data systems so school systems can track student performance across grades, schools, towns and teachers.
There's a lot packed into there, but fortunately I wrote a pretty long post on the McKinsey report back when it came out if you want to explore some of their key findings. Extended learning time is something that CAP has done alot of work on over the years. The basic idea is that we need to recognize that some children, particularly those from low-SES backgrounds and English language learners, simply present unusually difficult challenges and we ought to invest in the resources necessary to give them additional time in which to learn.
Pay-for-performance is always controversial, and of course the specific details of the proposal matter. But there's tons of evidence that the gap in terms of student achievement outcomes between what the most effective and least effective teachers accomplish is enormous. Under the circumstances, anything we can do to help retain the most effective teachers, help encourage the most effective teachers to work where they can do the most good, and inspire the less effective teachers to either improve or move out of the profession can do a lot of good. CAP did two recent reports on teacher quality, one about tryingto find ways to assess teacher performance accurately and one about reformingtenure.
As we had opportunity to note the other day, health care and education are the growing parts of our economy. Under the circumstances, it's vitally important to find ways to improve the performance of our health care and education institutions. On health care, there's obviously a high-profile debate happening in congress right now. On education, the issue hasn't been joined as squarely yet, but presumably it will be soon and the outcome will be critical. You can read the full letter here.


text:
The young are waking up to the stone cold reality of the debt bomb; after all, it's their burden and future taxes. Debt Bomb was created by a University of TX engineering student and is a 99 cent app.
You're breathing a sigh of relief because you've filed your taxes for 2011. But what if your taxes reflected the true cost of the federal government's annual expenditures? How much more would you have to pay? To find out how much that true cost might be, go to Debt Bomb, a new 99-cent app launched last week for your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. You key in your age, your income, your expected income over the next few years, and the software will give you your household's average tax bill to cover Uncle Sam's annual spending. Then, through the app, you can email or tweet President Obama and your congressional representatives and tell them to cut spending, raise taxes, or some combination. To show them you are serious, you could tell them which programs to cut, whether agriculture, unemployment benefits, high-speed rail, mass transit, energy loan guarantees, or others. Debt Bomb is the brainchild of 25-year old Kyle Smith, who's getting his MS in engineering at the University of Texas.
Read the rest here
Real Clear Markets
Judy Morris,
Blogger, THL
Articles | Website


text:
Good Morning Everyone,
Today, I am going to show you my first DIY. Very easy and simply to do, you don't need any special skills or any special tools. Sometimes using your imagination can transform something old into something new.
I bought this necklace a couple years ago and it has been sitting in my closet ever since. I love its color and the shape of the links. But, when I got it home, I noticed it was a little too long for me. So, last week I finally decided to put him to use. With a quick DIY fix, I turned this long necklace into a statement piece.