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- Mr. H. said...
What a beautiful angel, I have never seen anything like it. Snow and then rain usually = slop. We have been getting rain as well, I was out slopping around in the garden yesterday...the first time I have ever been able to do so in late December, the ground has even thawed out.
I'm curious as to what you use for cat litter in Italy? We buy ours and I hate doing so.
- 21 December 2009 at 14:21
- Heiko said...
Mr. H., Well we tried assessing the damage to our crops today, but most of is still covered in slushy snow. It was also very precarious trying to descend our terraces in these conditions (this time our mountain goats have definetely slithered away).
As for cat litter I use simple river sand. After the cats have enriched it I throw it on the compost. It's got organic material as well as lightening our heavy soil a bit. It also seems quite odour neutral and more absorbent than commercial cat litter (not too mention cheaper).
- 21 December 2009 at 17:01
- Heiko said...
Oh and for the flower angel, have a look at http://pathtoselfsufficiency.blogspot.com/2009/06/of-accidents-flowers-and-wine-tastings.html and http://pathtoselfsufficiency.blogspot.com/2008/05/festa-del-corpus-domini.html for more.
- 21 December 2009 at 17:06
- Stefaneener said...
We must be on the same weather pattern. It's raining steadily since yesterday. I got to weed 1/2 bed before it started, though. I guess I'll have time to get ahead on my holiday preparations instead.
Mr. H., I've heard of people making a newspaper/baking soda slurry and then chopping it into bits for cat litter. We do buy ours, those silica crystals.
- 21 December 2009 at 17:52
- Ayak said...
We've also had a lot of rain and gale force winds over the past few days...very depressing but today we had glorious sunshine.
Here's wishing you and your wife a very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful and Prosperous New Year.
Best Wishes
Ayak x
- 21 December 2009 at 19:59
- Anna said...
Hi Heiko,
wish you a merry Christmas to you...this morning in Genoa I woke up and there was ice that covered everything. I have never seen anything like this in Liguria. I've heard on tv that in Santo Stefano di Magra, the situation is even worse..isn't it?
- 22 December 2009 at 11:33
- Heiko said...
Hi Anna,
No ice here, just a persistant drizzly rain. The snow has now all melted, but we are trapped inside a giant cloud. Happy Christmas to you too, and if your travels ever take you to our part of Liguria let us know. Come and have a coffe with some stunning views.
- 22 December 2009 at 12:51
- Anna said...
Hi Heiko,
thanks a lot! sure, with great pleasure I will come to have a coffee when I will be to your part.
- 24 December 2009 at 11:29


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Running a small business is not as easy as it looks. Brian and I are the founders, owners, operators, sales people, marketing, PR, web design, branding team, creative, accountants, bakers, makers, labelers and janitors. That is a lot of balls in the air on any given day. Caffeine is a very good thing - our go-go juice. Every once in a while, one or two balls are taken out of rotation and it can throw off the flow. This season, we've had the rotation interrupted by Mother Nature.
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There are some things that are just out of one's control - flooding, storms, mysterious car repair. This is a time for reflection. One day at a time. Sometimes you can't do everything you want to...even with a strong cup of coffee (or two), but I keep moving forward and the coffee keeps me sane. : )
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(Reuters - South Korean Park In-bee raced past her challengers with a final-round six-under 65 to win the North Texas Shootout by three shots on Sunday. Park began the day tied with American Lexi Thompson, with three others just one stroke behind, but she vaulted in front with two early birdies and never looked back, finishing with a winning total of 15-under 269.
The victory was the second at the tournament in three years for Park, who played the last 18 holes bogey-free.
"I love this golf course. It really suits my eye," she told reporters of the TPC Las Colinas in Irving. "I love to come here and play.
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Park, the second-ranked player in the world entering the tournament, earned her second victory of the season to join compatriot Kim Sei-young and New Zealand's world number one Lydia Ko with multiple LPGA victories this season.
South Korea's Park Hee-young and American Cristie Kerr shot matching 66s to finish tied for second while Thompson finished at 11-under alongside Sweden's Maria McBride.
"(Park) just played a little bit more consistently than me this week ... and I had an even par round, which didn't help my cause, but I can't complain," Kerr said.
Canadian Brooke Henderson, the 17-year-old non-Tour member who has played her way into contention the past two weeks, managed only a two-over 73 to finish tied for 13th at six-under.
Ko experienced a rare off week and narrowly made the cut, ultimately finishing the tournament at even par.
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The community of Saint Elizabeth Seton parish began twinning with the parish of Saint
Ann in Saintard, Haiti in March, 2001. Saint Ann Church, established in 1958, is a parish
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Räikkönen had button clearly on sight but the question was could he pass the English man in Monaco's turns and curves?!! As it is the most difficult circuit, it was thought he didn't have any chance! He was amazing! I still enjoyed watching my sweet Finn to go on the circuit, even if I wished he would get luckier and better position!
Massa did get close to Hamilton but also it was impossible to take over!
Another driver I really like is Nico Rosberg (born June 27, 1985 in Wiesbaden, Germany) who drives for the Williams team. He is the son of the famous former Finnish F1 driver Keijo Erik "Keke" Rosberg; who was the first Finnish driver to compete regularly in the series. As I see Rosberg is showing a lot of potential! I hope the best of luck for him!
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
10, 20, 30, & 40
10 years ago... I settled down and returned to church, and I just thought a job search had ended and that we were moving to Lansdale. After 30+ interviews I was hired at one. I am still there. After renting an apartment, then a house, and now buying a house we have been in this town ten years. Previous ten years had us living in PA, then MA, then OR, then IL, then back to PA. ten years later I am still at the school, but now I teach horticulture.
20 years ago.... under the full moon of April, I kissed my future and current wife for the first time. 5 months later I followed her to Massachusetts where I first became a special education teacher.
30 years ago... My parents and I went on a vacation by automobile... we saw the Badlands, Yellowstone, the Rockies, the Tetons, Devil's Tower, Canyonlands... my love of nature was sealed.
40 years ago... my urinary tract got infected again, and a urologist, using best practices of the day, told my parents what must be done. By the time I was ten I was an old pro having been through the treatment 20 times. My brain did what a brain does when traumatized, it erases memory. I can not tell you a single event from elementary school. I only know what I have written here because I read my medical history.
what huge events.... life keeps unfolding.
1o secs ago.... I find a package on our porch sent from Canada. M's best friend from her years growing up there,who we have not heard from but mentioned last night, has remembered Margaret.
100 secs ago... walking home, friends from church drive by honking waving and smiling.
1000 secs ago I was eating Chinese dumplings
10,000 secs ago ... I was buying locally grown veggies for which we will be thankful tomorrow.
I couldn't say this for most of my life, but I am grateful for the urologist who desired for me to be alive when I hit 44. Gratitude is far from what I have thought of for the past 40 years.
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Thanks for this look back, Wayne! The addition of the seconds is inspired, too....ReplyDelete
Happy Thanksgiving!
Michelle-- your look back is what got me to look at mine and I was amazed at what anniversaries had come upon me.. the 20th was celebrated in April; and the tenth will be celebrated soon... for I returned to church on the first Sunday in Advent.ReplyDelete
Happy Thanksgiving to you!
I have read this approach several places, have enjoyed all, but have not yet submitted it to a similar post of my own. 40 yrs ago-I had already completed seven years in the Navy, married for 3, and expecting our 2nd child. 30 years ago, my wife and I had returned to Kentucky with the idea of saving our marriage and were 5 years into a relationship with Christ that had proved to be the answer. 20 years ago my two oldest girls were married, the youngest turned 16 having survived being run over by a 2000 lb hay wagon at the age of 9. 10 years ago, after more than 2 and a half decades of membership and serving within that first church, they went one way, I went another, and while we are still planted within a Pentecostal community, my faith is now lived out more in areas beyond a pew....ReplyDelete
Jim-- its amazing what we can survive. thanks for your look back.ReplyDelete


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With this winter's record snowfall and the late arrival of spring due to cold, wet temperatures, it may have seemed like track season was never going to happen in North Dakota. But at long last, Watford City's boys and girls track teams are finally starting their competitive season as the Wolves will compete in the Mohall Invitational at Minot State University on Friday.
And with Watford City's track emerging from the snow piles quicker than many other schools in western North Dakota, the Wolves track team got in considerably more outdoor practice time than did other teams.
"We had three full weeks to train our athletes this year and now that the competition is ready to begin, we are going to be ready," predicts Greg Brown, girls head track coach. "The girls team is looking good and the girls have set some high goals."
Leading the Watford City girls track team will be Kara Johnsrud, the only senior on a young, but experienced team.
"Kara has been an excellent example for all of the girls this year with her hard work," states Brown. "We will be surrounding her with juniors Stephanie Deutsch and Sibee Jokela who are both returning individual place winners at State last year."
The Watford City boys track team will be looking for strong leadership from its senior athletes.
"We have some very solid senior leadership, especially with Casey Jore, Justin Flatland and Greg Skurupey returning with state experience, and Nolan Swenson who is completing his sixth year in boys track," states Dave Dougherty, boys head coach. "They will be the leaders on our team this season."
According to Dougherty, the boys team will have good balance this year and will be able to score on the track and in the jumping and throwing events.
"We will have difficulty replacing our sprinters from the previous year," states Dougherty. "But we will have added experience and depth in the middle and long distance events. We should score consistently in the high jump, shot put, discus and javelin."
Completing the girls varsity roster are juniors Shakira McLauglin and Olivia Sundeen; sophomores Shelbi Auen, Justine Homiston, Cylee Johnson, Peyton Martin, Marti Quale and Kristen Stenehjem; and freshmen Brianna Allex, Charlie Hystad, Ciera Reeves and Kade Ross.
Rounding out the boys roster area is senior Joel Brown; juniors Adam Brenna, Chans Brown and Ben Haugeberg; sophomores Tyler Flatland, Nolan Kalberer, Curtis Lohse, Brady Lund, Sterling Ross, Jason Shipman, Nathan Stoker and Daniel Tank; freshmen Hayes Feilmeier, Shawn Fulwider and Gus Rockeman; eighth graders Tyler Bates, Brice Brenno, Colter Brown, Reid Brown, Austin Garmann, Josh Johnson, Cole Rolfsrud, Guy Ross, Michael Schulz and Davis Zubke; and seventh graders Branden Allex, Dustin Kleppen and Riley McCarthy.
This Saturday, Watford City will host a Junior High track meet beginning at 11 a.m. Teams are expected to be coming from all of the surrounding regions to compete as the weather has made it difficult for schools to find meets at which to compete.


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He had returned from the north pole with Paint yourself Suncatcher decorations for the girls. Now Abigail can read she picked up quite quickly that Elf had been to Hobbycraft on his flight back here from the North pole! :) How he managed to shop at that time of night I dread to think!
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The True Lessons Of Governor Cuomo's Teacher Evaluation Reform
As an elementary and junior high school student, I struggled with understanding math and chemistry and even (gasp!) failed many physics tests. In 10th grade, I began to do better. In my college sophomore year, I aced core Physics.
For far too long following graduation, I had remained in the dark as to the true cause of my early failures. In that depressing and most horrible period of my life, I began to blame myself for these failures. (I would be remiss if I concealed the fact that, at the time, I mostly flipped out at how "stupid" those tests were). Be it as it may, years later, during said dark moments, I told myself that I should not have watched T.V. for three hours and played video games for two hours every day, and, instead, should have spent some of that time on preparing for those stupid tests. At other times, I even blamed myself for not listening to what the teachers were saying because my stomach demanded lunch at 11:00 am during physics class. Clearly, not asking clarifying questions from either my classmates or my teachers when they said something I did not understand was also something for which I had actually blamed myself. In the last wave of self-accusatory contemplation, I even went so far as to bemoan the fact that I copied the great majority of homework assignments before class from various people sitting either in front of or behind me who somehow managed to have the right answers instead of trying to figure them out myself (but then I would have missed those awesome reruns of "Friends" and I would not have been able to play paddle ball for an hour every day in the park with my friends).
It took Governor Cuomo's brilliant teacher evaluation plan he announced in January to make me realize just how deeply I had erred in all my suppositions.
Now I know that I had nothing to do with my failures.
It was Mr. Spock, Mrs. Gilligan, Ms. Schwartz, and Mr. Dillard, my teachers in these subjects to blame! (I've long forgotten the names of my other teachers although one of the names I have just listed may not have been my teacher, but that name has stuck in my mind).
Yes, now I know that my classmates who did well on the tests would have done well even if the teacher had been a robot. True, I did well in music and English classes, but, thanks to governor Cuomo, now I know why: because I always had wonderful teachers.
So, when I could not run three blocks around the school, or do twenty pushups in ninth grade, now I know it was because Mr. Stephens, the overly strict physical education teacher, was a bad teacher. Two years later, when I could easily do forty pushups and run around the school four times, I now know it was because I no longer had Mr. Stephens but rather Ms. Fox who inspired me to use the muscles I had gained while I was trying to do those damn pushups in Mr. Stephens' class who frequently yelled inspirational obscenities at the ceiling.
Therefore, I fully support Governor Cuomo's plan to put the blame on the shoulders where blame belongs: teachers. After all, I had some really bad once (see second paragraph) even though they were blessed with such model students as yours truly in their classes.
I support the brilliant idea of assessing the 9th grade art teacher, the physical education teacher, and the music teacher on how well their students do on tests in their English Regents examination in 11th grade. The correlation is too obvious for me to detail here.
I also support having 35% of the overall teacher effectiveness grade based on a knowledgeable bureaucrat's insightful and far-reaching observation of a teacher conducting a single lesson. After all, you don't need more to see how a teacher does on all other days to know if he or she is good. One lesson is enough.
The other 50% of the grade, needless to add very wisely, the governor proposes to tie to how much students improve on tests for a select few subject areas a few years apart. Clearly, the improvements on a New York State examination in Math or English from, say, 7th to 11th grade, or lack thereof, can be attributed to none other than the 9th grade music, art or physical education teacher of those students.
Again, the correlation is far too obvious. Anyone who argues otherwise is, in the immortal characterization of our esteemed governor, spreading a bunch of "baloney."
Since the time Governor Cuomo's proposed teacher evaluation caused my sudden epiphany, I have been awaiting April first with bated breath. Lately, I have developed a curious case of anxiety: I have been having a vivid and frequently recurring nightmare that always unfolds the same way. In it, I see the governor ascend the podium at the State Legislature with an exaggerated clownish grin. He begins to laugh hysterically. Then he lifts high above his head the proposed teacher evaluation plan in a binder only to bang on the podium stand with it a moment later while shouting to the petrified lawmakers the words: "April Fools' Day, I got you all! Aprils' Fools Day, I got you all."
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Google has quietly disabled a feature that notified users of its search service in China when a keyword had been censored by the Chinese government's internet controls, according to censorship monitoring blog GreatFire.org. The blog reports that the change was made sometime between December 5 and December 8, 2012, with no official statement from Google to announce or explain its removal.
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feature which it says indicates that Google is self-censoring in this instance, rather than being blockedby the government (which has happened in the past). "Since the removal of the help article could only be done willingly by Google, the only explanation we see is that Google struck a deal with the Chinese government, giving in to considerable pressure to self-censor.The blog argues that the move "indicates a new development in the relationship between the Chinese government and Google.since Google previously and successfully fought government attempts to censor its censorship notification feature, not to mention implementing the feature in the first place.


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Rowe replaces Jack B. Moore, who is retiring as the company's Chief Executive Officer. Moore joined the company in 1999 after a 23-year career at Baker Hughes Incorporated. At Cameron, he held a series of progressively responsible positions in operations before becoming CEO in 2008. He continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of Cameron.
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The media crisis is everybody's issue. Every Christian must play a part in finding a workable solution. Our ability to function as a Christian and be effective in our ministry is directly proportionate to our response as the Body of Christ to the media culture crisis. Currently, we have no plan. We have no strategy. No unified effort. I think we need one.
This is every Christian's issue—yours and mine. No matter what the cause or ministry, from the pro-life movement, outreach, youth ministry, teaching, local church, family counseling, etc., we all can play a part that will make a difference. Our part is to turn down the temperature. Everyone playing their small part equals the whole. The first place to start is by not believing everything the media is trying to sell you. Search for the truth by looking for media choices that supports a different view than the one that is being communicated by today's media culture


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A cleaning job advertised on the government's Universal Jobmatch website is asking potential candidates to carry out 'volunteer shifts prior to engagement' in breach of minimum wage laws. (H/T @AtosMiraclesfb)
The vacancy is at Thornton Manor, a stately home in Wirral which has been converted into a luxury wedding and conference centre. According to one intrepid jobseeker who inquired about this job, potential recruits are expected to carry out a voluntary shift in case they don't like it. It was then admitted that actually this unpaid work is for the benefit of both parties although in some cases potential employees may not have to carry out a full shift.
This is the latest example of grasping employers using 'try before you buy' schemes to minimise the cost of recruitment. Taking on staff involves a level of risk, and greedy companies are now trying to push the cost of that onto unemployed people by forcing them to work for free before they are given a proper job. Of course starting a new job can also be risky. There are no shortage of abusive and exploitative employers out there after all. But there is little in place to protect unemployed people against that.
Thornton Manor are almost certainly acting unlawfully – they are not a charity and if people are expected to work then they are entitled to be paid the minimum wage. Astonishingly however some companies running government workfare schems are openly advertising this kind of exploitation. And it's legal.
Those sent on unpaid work schemes by Jocentres have little or no workplace rights, including the right to a wage. Welfare-to-work company Ixion Holdings are currently offering employers unpaid workers on Traineeships for up to six months with 'nominal risk or cost implication'.
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I won't argue with you guys nor will I try to fight with you. I'll sit there and wait. I'll wait until Xuan Yuan Che wins. I'll wait until all the threat is gone. I'll wait until all of you calm down.
Grievance and curses. I can accept them. I believe that I will be able to tread across the land with my Xuan Yuan Che in the future.
But I didn't think that you guys would be the ones that tried to kill me. You are Xuan Yuan Che's father. Do you think he can endure this? How can he endure something like this?"
These cold words sounded throughout the palace.
Du Yi was standing by Liu Yue's side and guarded the entrance. If his master was going to go crazy, he will follow her.
"Don't be stirred up…."
"Don't be stirred up? Motherfucker. I'm here to kill you today. Let's see if I'm stirred up or not." Liu Yue gritted her teeth.
Seeing this, Xuan Yuan Yi stood up and looked at Liu Yue, "Follow me. This emperor wants to show you something. You'll understand after seeing it."
Saying this, he didn't want for Liu Yue's response and pressed the armrest of the throne. A "kacha" sound could be heard as a door appeared from behind the stage.
Xuan Yuan Yi turned around and walked towards it.
Liu Yue suppressed her anger and followed Xuan Yuan Yi.
Xuan Yuan Yi wasn't afraid of entering this place. Why would she be afraid?
She wanted to see what this thing is that made them try to kill her no matter what. What will she learn from seeing this thing?
After walking down a flight of stairs, light shined into the secret passage.
There was a very small hidden room.
It wasn't anything exuberant. There wasn't any treasures here either. This place was incomparably simple.
After entering the secret room, Liu Yue didn't notice anything either. However, her eyes were attracted to the painting in the room.
It was a painting of a peerless beauty sitting under a pine tree. There was a small river by her side and she was surrounded by grass and flowers. The painting was extremely beautiful.
She furrowed her brows and looked at the painting. Liu Yue was sure that the person in the painting looked very much like herself.
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What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday
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Love those hearts Ann and the Zentangle is fab :) As you say good job he used his own measurements; better that you never let him forget rather than the other way round! heheReplyDelete
Anne xx
It is a great unit though Ann! But I would store that teeny faux pas too, may well be useful later - in say, oh, 20 years!!ReplyDelete
Love the hearts, they are coming on better on your desk than they would on mine!!
The hearts and the zentangle are just wonderful. Good on your hubbie to make the desk - but keep going for an Ikea trip!!ReplyDelete
Look forward to seeing what you do with those hearts.ReplyDelete
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wow men will do anything to avoid IKEA! I am going to try that one on himself and see if he scuttles off to make me more work space! Its a gorgeous desk!ReplyDelete
There is just no telling them!ReplyDelete
Hugs pam x
Lovely desk and a typical man LOLReplyDelete
love the zentangle... isn't one upmanship a wonderful thing - a tool for the future... now imagine if it had been the other way round - he'd never have let it lie about a womans measuring - not that i know your maurice you understand - but he's male - that's what they do... so what better than to give them a spoon of their medicine. Must say tho, he has done a good job apart from it being taller - you gotta give him that much.ReplyDelete
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I think he made it higher for use with your BS, and it look a lot more substantial that an Ikea one. My HB reacts just the same at the mention of a visit. ikkiReplyDelete
wow i love those hearts - your zentangling is just rocking!!!ReplyDelete
I think maurice has done a great job. I don't like ikea either. The hearts look interesting, looking forward to seeing them finished.Love Sandra xReplyDelete
bless him, what a great piece of carpentry and it must have saved you money, which you can now use on craft things, dont you think, LOLReplyDelete
Love the hearts so far ...but that Zentangle is brilliant . I have mused over doing it on black but all my white pens are rubbishReplyDelete
so funny about the measurements - but it is a great unit and done so quickly so don't think you can complain! Got my OTTLITE - perhaps this WOYWW should be renamed the shopping channel!ReplyDelete
Well he gets an A for effort don't you thinkReplyDelete
Those hearts look gorgeous. I have to say on your hubbys defence I wish my hubby was as good at diy that unit is wonderful xxReplyDelete
Fantastic zentangle and can't wait to see the finished heartsReplyDelete
Oh wow he's very clever (if we gloss over the height) and what a fab bit of storage you have there. I think you still need a trip to ikea though xxReplyDelete
Great unit Ann. I wish I had a craft room to put a unit in!! xxReplyDelete
the unit is fantastic!
Fantastic looking unit, far better than Ikea, love your workspace looks very creative, cant wait to see the finished hearts, have becoma a follower so I dont miss them.ReplyDelete
Christine x
Now Ann, don't be too harsh with Maurice - he's made a great job of that unit - and as already mentioned, it does look more substantial than one you'd get at Ikea - and who's to say THEY'D have the height you wanted anyway? Stuff on your desk looks very interesting - don't forget to post when you've finished them! x xReplyDelete
Everything on your desks looks fab especially the Zentangle, really NEED to have a go!!ReplyDelete
The hearts are beautiful and at least 7/10 to Maurice for trying!!
Fab unit Maurice!! He can make me one any day!!! Love the hearts beautiful colours and can I spot tims hearts further over would like to see what you do with these!!! Love Chanelle xxReplyDelete
OOOOOOH I love having a nosy...lol The hearts on your desk look gorgeous hope you show us the finished ones.ReplyDelete
Awww hats off to Maurice... that's a hard way of getting out of going to IKEA... bless
Chris xx
Love your storage and those hearts are right up my street as I collect hearts, I love them, whether for the house, garden or on my rubber stamps. Enjoyed my visit. Tracy Evans x x (www.craftaddicts-tracyevans.blogspot.com)ReplyDelete
ohooo great job and in 'real' wood!!! (Mine's all 1 by 2 and MDF!ReplyDelete
your desk is very interesting - a very nice snoop, love the zentangle! Ha, ha how lucky that he didn't use your measurements! I am sure you will get your Ikea trip!ReplyDelete
Another yellow gun thingy!!! Like the look of those hearts and what a clever OH to make the extra storage even if it is a tincy bit tool - chop the legs off (the table, not your OHs!!) JuliexxReplyDelete
oops meant tall!!! Have crafting brain!!!ReplyDelete
I think Maurice is a keeper ;-) the storage unit looks great.ReplyDelete
thanks for visiting my desk
Cathy, xxx
There isn't an IKEA within a thousand miles of where I live, so I would be in hog heaven to have that. When I saw it, I thought "island." That's how I'd use it. Your husband did a good job, but you took fantastic measurements.ReplyDelete
Sorry I'm so late visiting, and on my first ever WOYWW. Unexpected company interrupted my computer time today. I'll be back, that's for sure.
Sorry I'm so late or early as it is 6am Thursday morning, I had a very busy day yesterday not been able to comment on anyone's desk or look at my comments.ReplyDelete
Those hearts look wonderful I must ask you about those when I see you this am and also the Zentangle love it.
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oh my, how gorgeous does your desk look :) ... so much creating :) ... those hearts are fabReplyDelete
That is a lovely unit and I'm sure the faux pas was intentional as he is going to casters on your desk so you are movable. :)ReplyDelete
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I do like the hearts, they're coming on great and that Zentangle is superb! Ah well, what're you gonna do about the desk? At least you have a "man who can" which must come in useful sometimes!ReplyDelete
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What a man! How wonderful that he is so handy! Just ask him to add casters to your desk & things should work out :-)ReplyDelete
It looks too good to reject - remove the casters or raise the desk, IKEA would never fit the space so well!ReplyDelete
Those hearts look fabulous. I can't wait to see them finished. Please share how you made/make them.ReplyDelete
Men and ikea just dont mix, mine's the same lolReplyDelete
great desk, shame about the mis-measure but lots of scrummy space to store your stash non the less
what a handy hubby to make you this storage desk...and so many fun projects too!ReplyDelete


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I would say Ta-Nehisi Coates is a reincarnation of James Baldwin, and no doubt he would take it as a compliment, but I think it does a disservice to his unique brilliance at writing. He doesn't write to simply inform. As he says, he wants to leave the reader haunted by his words. Indeed. He is arguably the greatest African American writer to ever live and - with comics and screenplays coming - he's very much in his prime. And I only say "African American writer" because he chooses to write about race - that's his beat and he does it so powerfully well.
The title - We Were Eight Year in Power - has a double meaning. After the Civil War, in the South, for a brief period of eight years, American was able to witness "negro government" for the first time. And it was good - schools were built, institutions established, jails were built, education provided, ferries rebuilt. White supremacy put an end to that, reconstruction failed in the South, and Du Bois knew why: "If there was one thing that South Carolina feared more that bad Negro government, it was good Negro government." With the election of Donald Trump, the parallels are obvious.
Although most of the book contains essays you may have read in the Atlantic (e.g. "The Case for Reparations"), the book is well worth it. Before each easy, Ta-Nehisi offers great commentary about his life at the time and what he thought of the piece and how it relates to today.
In regards to his writing style, two things leap off the page. For him, the history of racism is extremely physical and violent. No euphemisms here. Second, his atheism influences his thought and writing tremendously. "Nobody will save us." The story is constant struggle and valiant suffering. People call him overly pessimistic; I would say he looks at history bravely and fiercely.
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The MMSL Block Association Celebrates the Stuyvesant Heights Oral History Project
Wednesday evening, August 10th, the Macon/MacDonough/Stuyvesant/Lewis Block Association celebrated the Stuyvesant Heights Oral History Project with a screening of the first 5 oral histories at the Akwaaba Mansion. The community really turned out in support of the Project. Also in attendance were many of those interviewed as well as the photograher, Deana Lawson, sound engineer, Chioke I'Anson and web designer, Emily Mode. Marty Markowitz's office issued a Proclamation read by the Block Association President, Evelyn Collier and presented to Dr. Alvin Lovell in honor of his mother, 107 year old Mrs, Edith Lovell who gave a very compelling account of her life and times in Bedford Stuyvesant. Peaches Restaurant provided the hors d'oeuvres and wine was furnished by Olivino's.


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This is about work and preparation toward mental wealth. What in the world is mental wealth. I think I am wealthy and so I am? or Is it that I have a wealth of ideas on the mental plane today? Lucky ideas?
The pigs are in the enclosure of your consciousness and cannot again become submerged in the Unconscious. Could be that it is time for some new ideas. If the old was not working well, time to make some changes.
The weeping woman is coping with the discouragement, frustration and lack of physical energy and enthusiasm.
There is a physical need for rest or change. She is overcoming emotional strain and reconsideration of problems and the situation.The Woolly Mammoth brings seeds of the past forward to be healed. What stuff is unresolved and needs healing?
Use the insight you have and determine your real needs and move forward on them.
Use the insight you have and determine your real needs and move forward on them.
There are many people carrying pain from the past and continue to carry these painful memories. Time to process it now we are where we are.
Are you ready to move forward, recognizing we are all connected on the Spiritual level?
Let's create new memories of healing and compassion for one another. Could be some karmic work for today. Are You ready for it?
Will we have good luck and material fortune today? Weeping Woman is frustrated and needs a rest. Maybe some healing would be good also. Woolly Mammoth is bringing big time healing of the seeds of the past, then we can move forward.
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Metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents - criteria for diagnosis
- Marcio C Mancini1Email author
© Mancini; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2009
- Received: 2 April 2009
- Accepted: 19 October 2009
- Published: 19 October 2009
In recent years, there has been a greater concern about the presence of obesity and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents. However, there is no consensus regarding the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents. It is evident that each component of the syndrome must be identified as early as possible in order to prevent definitive lesions. The question is how to do this and which cut-offs must be adopted for this diagnosis. For a matter of convenience, the definition chosen as the most appropriate is the one proposed by the IDF, with cut-offs fixed for pressure, lipids and glycemia, and abdominal circumference points assessed by percentile. Although on the one hand this definition could fail to include some children in the diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome, on the other hand, it would be of easier acceptance as it does not use multiple tables to assess several anthropometric and metabolic criteria.
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Abdominal Circumference
- Multiple Table
- Cuff Width
- Definitive Lesion
We are presently going through a paradox in Brazil expressed by a decrease in infantile malnutrition from 16% in 1974 to 4.6% in 2003 with a gradual increase in obesity, which today occurs in 18% of boys and 15% of girls, according to the Family Budget Research (POF 2002-2003). It is widely known that obesity has been increasing over time and Brazilian data on malnutrition shows that it is decreasing significantly, whereas obesity has been increasing in an opposite way. Nowadays, 18% of boys and 15% of girls are obese[1].
The Bogalusa study, which assessed 66 children autopsies from six years old on with known cardiovascular risk factors, observed that the total cholesterol level and the blood pressure of these children were proportional to the infiltration of foam cells and to the amount of lipids in the arterial intimate layer. Lesions were gradual, evolving from the simple presence of fatty stretch marks to lesions of fibrous plaques and finally to severe lesions characterized by atherosclerotic plaques with fibrosis and necrosis, which have already been observed in children [2].
Evidently, this leads to losing years of life. If the individual's BMI indicates they are overweight from 20 years old on, this would result in losing one year of life in the long term. If we consider the effect of presenting morbid obesity since 20 years of age, this would result in losing 12 years of life in the long term. The later the development of overweight or obesity, fewer are the years of life lost [3]. Therefore, we may infer that it is important for us to treat obesity and metabolic syndrome since childhood.
Several large epidemiologic cohort studies (such as Framingham Offspring Study, Botnia Study, Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Study, NHANES II Mortality Study, San Antonio Heart Study and DECODE Study) have documented that metabolic syndrome is associated with cardiovascular outcomes in adults, such as infarction, cerebrovascular disease and sudden death [4]. In recent years, there has been a greater concern about the presence of obesity and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents. It was demonstrated in 2004 that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome increases as it evolves from a lower tertile to a higher tertile of insulin resistance. This has been observed in different ethnical groups (Caucasians, Hispanics and Blacks), and in different obesity degrees (moderately obese and severely obese individuals). It has also been demonstrated that there is a direct association between insulin resistance tertiles and C-reactive protein, and inverse association with adiponectin levels [5].
Metabolic Syndrome Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents
There is no consensus regarding the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents. It is evident that each component of the syndrome must be identified as early as possible in order to prevent definitive lesions. The question is how to do this and which cut-offs must be adopted for this diagnosis.
The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents requires the assessment of the abdominal circumference (or BMI), pressure, lipoproteins and glycemia. There is even controversy about how to measure the abdominal circumference in adults; measure points differ. Thus, there are proposals: one of them was published in 1999 by Freedman, which is one of the authors of the Bogalusa study [6]. In this article, the authors have correlated the 90th percentile of abdominal circumference with increased levels of LDL cholesterol, glycemia, insulin and diminished HDL levels. Limits were established and the use of a chart for abdominal circumference was proposed (over the 90th percentile, considered to be the maximum normal limit).
By the other hand, Taylor proposed different values. He compared abdominal circumference with abdominal fat measured by densitometry [7]. The possible criticism is that, depending on the age range, the number of children analyzed was very low.
Some people claim that the metabolic syndrome in children must be defined by BMI and not by the abdominal circumference. An adjusted BMI curve according to gender and age was proposed to the Brazilian population, elaborated by the group of Prof. Carlos Monteiro from the Public Health School of University of Sao Paulo (USP) [8]. Despite the existence of this curve even for the matter of comparing studies, BMI curves adjusted by the North-American CDC have been more widely used. The normal BMI varies according to the child's age. Thus, it is impossible to apply a BMI range of 18.5-24.9 to a 12 or 13-year-old child. Overweight is defined from 85th percentile and obesity from 95th percentile [9] (Charts are available at http://www.cdc.gov).
Regarding blood pressure, tables must also be used. Additionally, the inflatable cuff width must be at least 40% of the arm circumference and its length must be at least 80% of the distance between the elbow and the acromion. In practice, it is not necessary to constantly measure the distance, but one must certify that the sleeve occupies most of the arm length circumference. It is recommended to verify the blood pressure of all children from 3 years old on and of children under 3 in case they have associated risk factors [10]
(Charts are available at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/child_tbl.htm).
Regarding lipoproteins, a recent document of the American Academy of Pediatrics establishes the percentiles of total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL and HDL for boys and girls of several age ranges. Regarding lipoproteins, below the 75th percentile is considered acceptable, corresponding to total cholesterol below 170 mg/dL and LDL below 110 mg/dL. Between 75th and 95th percentile considered borderline and elevated is over 95th percentile. Pharmacological treatment is indicated in the following cases: if risk factors with LDL persistently over 190 mg/dL are not present; if there is any risk factor such as obesity, hypertension or smoking and LDL over 160 mg/dL; and diabetic patients with LDL over 130 mg/dL [11].
Regarding fasting glucose levels, values considered for children and for adults were the same.
Proposals of Definition of Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
The first proposal of definition was published in 2003. It was elaborated by assessing adolescents from 12 to 19 years old using modified criteria, based on the criteria of NCEP/ATP-III, including abdominal circumference over percentile 90, blood pressure over the limits established by the National Blood Pressure Education Program, lipids over the limits established by the National Cholesterol Education Program for children, and glycemia over the values for adults. The general prevalence found in this population of 12-19 years old patients was 4.2%, and when only obese patients over the percentile 95 were considered, the prevalence was 28.7% [12].
The second proposal of definition is very similar to the previous one, but the cut offs were inferior regarding abdominal circumference and lipid profile. Thus, prevalence is higher (when considering patients with BMI percentile adjusted over the percentile 85, it was 31%) [13].
Proposals for rating the metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents
Cook et al.
De Ferranti et al.
Weiss et al.
3 or more among the 5 criteria below
Adiposity: abdominal circumference (AC) or BMI
AC ≥ p 90th
AC > p 75th
BMI z score ≥ 2,0
Fasting glycemia or at OGTT (mg/dL)
Fasting gly ≥ 110
Fasting gly ≥ 110
Glycemia at OGTT of 140-200
Blood pressure
≥ p 90th
> p 90th
> p 95th
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)
≤ 40
< 50 (girls) e < 45 (boys)
< p 5th
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
≥ 110
≥ 100
> p 95th
IDF proposal for metabolic syndrome definition in children and adolescents
6 to <10 years-old
10 to 16 years-old
>16 years-old
Adiposity definition
WC ≥ 90th percentile
WC ≥ 90th percentile
WC ≥ 90 cm (boys) or ≥ 80 cm (girls)
Glucose metabolism
Without cut-off definition for MS diagnosis
Fasting blood glucose ≥ 100 mg/dl
Fasting blood glucose ≥ 100 mg/dl
Without cut-off definition for MS diagnosis
Tg ≥ 150 mg/dl or HDL-ch ≥ 40 mg/dl or taking LLD
Tg ≥ 150 mg/dl or HDL-ch ≥ 40 (boys) or ≥ 50 mg/dl (girls) or taking LLD
Arterial hypertension
Without cut-off definition for MS diagnosis
DBP ≥ 130 or SBP ≥ 85 mmHg or taking AHD
DBP ≥ 130 or SBP ≥ 85 mmHg or taking AHD
Thus, discussions and doubts exist about which criterion to use. Evidently, the IDF criterion, though more convenient, could fail to include some children in the diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome. On the other hand, it would be of easier acceptance as it does not use multiple tables to assess several anthropometric and metabolic criteria.
The author would like to thank Marilia de Brito Gomes and Daniel Gianella-Neto for providing technical help and assistance.
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- IBGE: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. [http://www.ibge.gov.br]
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'You're never fixed': Kelly Osbourne gets real about drug addiction after Demi Lovato's overdose
As someone who knows Demi Lovato — and has a history of drug addiction herself — Kelly Osbourne was asked about the "Sober" singer's overdose during her appearance on Wednesday's British talk show Loose Women, and had some good insights.
After making it clear that "I will never speak on behalf of Demi," she talked about her own drug and alcohol addiction, for which she was once committed to a mental health facility. She was adamant that addiction is a lifelong struggle — with setbacks to be expected.
"Relapse is one of the hardest things we face as an open addict who has gone through the program and turned their life around," the 33-year-old TV host said. "People need to know that rehab doesn't fix you. It just helps you get yourself on the right track. You're never fixed. You spend your whole entire life doing everything you can to never pick up and use again."
Osbourne detailed the depths of her addiction in her book There Is No F***ing Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch, in which she writes that the only drug she didn't use was crack. In the interview, she said that when she was in the throes of abuse, she could always get her hands on drugs — even if she was with a sober companion or under the watch of her parents, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. "If I wanted to get it, I would get it. it has nothing to do with the people around you per se. If you want it, you will get it. And the sad part about addiction is that it doesn't discriminate. It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from… It takes hold of anyone and everyone, if it can."
Kelly also talked about her rock bottom. It's not that she lost a job over her addiction, she explained. "I had reached a spiritual low," Osbourne said. "I was so unbelievably miserable, I didn't care if I lived anymore or not. … I didn't care who I woke up next to. I just didn't care about anything." One day, she finally recognized the depths of her unhappiness and addiction and turned things around — not without hiccups along the way. She says sobriety is an ongoing daily struggle for her. "Every day, I fight to stay clean," she added. "I do whatever I have to do to be a better person, because I am so comfortable being numb and numbing myself."
Osbourne finished by bringing up the "shame" she felt when she was using — and noted that she can't imagine what Lovato is experiencing, as the world waits to hear more details of what led to her hospitalization on Tuesday. "I can't imagine what Demi is going through right now — even though I know what it's like to have the whole world talk about you in your most vulnerable state. I think people just need to show love, pray for her, and let her know it's OK just get back on track again."
That last point is what she hopes resonates the most in what she said during the interview. After it aired, she took issue with a tabloid story that she said sensationalized what she had said, with its headline: "Demi Lovato 'drug overdose': Kelly Osbourne claims her good friend, 25, will NEVER be 'cured' of her addictions following shock relapse." She wrote on Twitter: "STOP Sensationalizing peoples problems when you should be loving and supporting them!"
Yet again turning my words into what you want them to be NOT what I actually said! This kind of irresponsible journalism only adds to the problem surrounding addiction. STOP Sensationalizing peoples problems when you should be loving and supporting them! #LoveYouDemi pic.twitter.com/smm57SwFLU
— Kelly! (@KellyOsbourne) July 25, 2018
Many of Lovato's other famous friends have shown their support, including her Camp Rock co-stars the Jonas Brothers, Ellen DeGeneres, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and many more.
As for the latest on Lovato's health status, there has been nothing new from her reps since their statement last night asking for "privacy and not speculation," and saying that Lovato's "health and recovery is the most important thing right now."
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