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The Importance of Rest and Recovery
"Rest and be thankful"
William Wordsworth
Firstly, we would like to send our apologies for the lack of content on our blog for the past couple of weeks and perhaps this blog can help us explain. Today we would like to talk about the yin and yang of life. Learning how to rest and recover so you can be productive with much more intensely when you have to be.
Over the past few weeks, I (Daniel) have been traveling, playing golf up and down the East coast of America. Long drives of up to 20 hours, little rest or time to myself and below average nutrition led to an almighty collapse of my immune system during the trip. After about 7 days of the 10-day trip, I began feeling ill and just over a week later and many days stuck in bed/on the couch, I'm finally beginning to feel like myself again. So apart from losing a week in my life, what could I possibly learn from this latest crash of mine?
Well, let's begin to explore where this might have come from. In my opinion, a lot of my problems would've stemmed from weeks/months of going 60-80% all of the time. What do I mean by this? Well during Conor McGregor's preparation for the Nate Diaz rematch, he realized that his preparation for the first fight couldn't have been worse. He rocked into the gym at whatever time, stayed there all day doing bits and pieces of everything and there was no specific structure to his days or his life. Was he working hard? Yes, of course. But he was working hard in the wrong ways. As he explained himself, there were no definitive start or end times to his training sessions nor was there any specific training set for him to do. Therefore he got to the gym and kind of went at 60% for a long period of time which took a massive toll on his body and his ability to endure a 5 round fight. During his preparation for his rematch, however, he did everything he needed to do to prepare him for a 25-minute war inside the octagon. He began each session and ended each session at a particular time and he had a full rest day every 3-5 days and this was the key. He would go 100% during his training sessions in anticipation for his rest day, which he felt he had earned. And when you feel like you've earned a day off, you no longer feel guilty when you take a day off which we all fall victim to. Once a week, he would do a simulation of the actual fight day, in which he would do everything identical to what he would do on the day of the fight. He would get up at the same time, eat the same meals, go to the gym at the time he would go to the arena and then spar a 5 round war with a training partner. Everything was specific and down to a tee.
So what relevance does this have to my life? As I said, I went at 60-80% all day for many weeks in a row and although there were days off in between, there weren't real days off because the guilt would wear me down just as much as a hard training/practice session if not more. This then leads to a lack of motivation and the feeling of being worn out, but all the while, you know you've just had a day off and practice must begin again tomorrow. In turn, between the mental warfare, the long and not so productive days on top of probably a lack of sleep and quality rest, your immune system takes a hit like no other and you become constrained to your bed for a week.
If you were to look at your life as a heart and your days as the heartbeat, you might notice something. What I noticed is that the heart doesn't work at 10,20,30 or 80% all the time. What the heart does is works at 100% for a pulse, and then it rests, and then repeats until one day it stops for good. That can equate to your creative life in the same way. If you can find a way to do work, in short, productive pulses, you'll not only get more done but you'll feel fresher for longer. Keep reading for tips on how to do so.
Intense Focus
In order to enhance your creative life and those creative bursts in your life, you need to cultivate intense focus. Josh Waitzkin talks on the Tim Ferriss Podcast about being able to turn focus on and off so intensely that Marcello Garcia, one of the greatest grapplers of all time was asleep in the minutes before his biggest ever fight. He says he could wake up and just turn it on and that using intense interval training can help you accomplish that.
Interval training can help you cultivate the idea of turning it on and off very intensely. Your only focus in the 45 seconds between sets is to get your breath back and get your heart rate back down as low as you can before going again. Apart from the obvious benefits on the mind that exercise has, interval training, if done correctly can help you immensely in turning your focus on and off. Kind of like the way Conor McGregor changed his training approach but on a micro level. Beginning with interval training or intense focus periods followed by release periods can help you on the road to mastering your creative life.
Switching Off
Another big concern of mine that I noticed about myself this weekend was the inability to switch off. Obviously being sick, I wasn't in much of a state to go anywhere or do anything and it came at the perfect time, to be honest, because the Ryder Cup was on. I sat all day Friday to Sunday watching it but during that time I noticed something. Although I was lying on the couch 'relaxing', I was never really relaxed. Every advert that came on, I grabbed my phone to check social media. The repetition of absolute nothingness that social media is, makes us somewhat brain dead and it controls our thinking without us realizing. The next time you decide to rest and recover and perhaps you do want to watch some TV, I urge you to actually just watch TV and leave your phone somewhere else because when your phone is by your side, you're always on edge and always in between the TV and your phone – the exact opposite of what you need for your creative life.
Caging the monkey mind and giving yourself the freedom to focus on one thing at a time can help the longevity of your focus and energy immensely. The reason is, that when you spread yourself too thin, you wind up in a hole because (a) you don't get as much done and (b) you find yourself in between two minds and neither of which serve you as best as they can.
If you are going to switch off or take time off during the week, that's absolutely fine and necessary in fact, but if you're going to do it, I urge you to do it fully because, ½ switching off means ½ switching on and this isn't what you want in your creative life. Always keep in mind that how you do something is how you do everything.
Creating Your Ideal Day
The power of creating routines and good habits is at the core of this productivity dilemma. The reason being is that if you can create routines that allow you to do 'productive' things virtually on auto-pilot then they will simply be how you live and not another thing on your to-do list. I encourage you to sit down for an hour and create 2 things – the perfect work day and the perfect day off (rest day). What would these look like? How would your day go? What would you do? What time would you wake up/go to bed? What would you eat? Would you workout or watch TV all day? Would you read? Spend time with friends and family? By creating the perfect day, you will soon see that this isn't only possible, but very plausible provided you don't fill it with activities from the sun up to sun down. Once you understand and know the habits you'd like to create, it is as simple as putting them in place and constantly reminding yourself why you're doing it in the first place because motivation is like bathing, it doesn't last.
- Create short bulleted lists of the things you want to do on both work days and rest days.
- Put your day up for a brutally honest review.
- Allow yourself time off each day or a full day off every 3-5 days.
- Reading is my #1 recommendation for switching off (especially fiction).
- Short bursts of creative work are best.
- Work hard in anticipation for a day off. You'll appreciate it more and you'll work harder when you work.
Remember, you don't appreciate something until it's gone. Likewise, you don't fully appreciate a day off unless you've worked hard and smart in the days leading up to it so be sure to work hard and smart and don't feel guilty for having a day off. You deserve it.
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OK, this sets my hair on fire!Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Where do I come in the debate about health care? Firmly on the side of everyone in this country having it. I believe it is a national shame that we have 45 million people without health care. There are many nations ahead of us who devote part of their national revenues for this very purpose. Please don't get me started on some of the stories people sling about long lines, not getting care, not getting operations, etc. Because they live in Canada or England or France. Just read this story about medical care in this country – a two-door policy for those who have insurance and those who don't. Good grief! How elitist; how demeaning!
Imagine that you are someone without care, or perhaps you already are. This is a situation which I find intolerable and steps must be taken to change. Change, yes, is always difficult. I have long since grown tired of the feeling which seems to exist with some individuals that they have what they want and need, and it's just too bad if others don't. I don't believe we are in this life to take and take. LIfe is so much more than acquisition. You can live on little – I know, because I have in my lifetime. I am fortunate today to have what I need, without extravagance. My parents brought me up with the belief that we help, not hinder, one another. I think they had the right idea.

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Sharjah and Ajman City Tour
The bustle, vibrancy and gleaming towers of the big metropolis are what attract millions of visitors to Dubai – one of the world's most modern and advanced cities. However, the United Arab Emirates contains a vast array of other cultural and historic attractions just waiting to be explored. Our day trip from Dubai to two of the other Emirates – Sharjah and Ajman – provides an ideal opportunity for you to really make the most of your holiday and gain a fascinating insight into this region and its unique heritage.
Our first stop is Sharjah, a charming city considered by many to be the cultural heart of the UAE. Its commitment to culture, art and historical preservation is plain to see, and this is what makes it such a delightful place to visit. Situated between Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah provides an intriguing blend of the modern and the traditional. You will encounter many art galleries and museums throughout the city, alongside prime examples of Arabic architecture and beautifully preserved areas showcasing the city's rich cultural heritage.
Sharjah demonstrates a clear commitment to preserve its distinctive Arabian customs and lifestyle, along with its Islamic cultural traditions, and you will find it a welcoming and hospitable place to visit. In addition to all the history and culture, you will also discover a vibrant and thrilling shopping experience among both the modern malls and the traditional souks – including the proud centrepiece of the city, the famous Blue Souk. Here, amid its beautiful design and distinctive Islamic decoration, you can shop for bargains galore.
After an enjoyable visit to Sharjah, we head just a short distance north-east to the smallest of all the Emirates – Ajman. Its position as a long-established port town gives it historical importance, and this, combined with its undeniably picturesque beauty, makes it a wonderful place to spend a few hours.
Among the highlights of Ajman is its carefully preserved and restored 18th century fort – the heart of the city. Now home to a fascinating museum documenting local history, you will find intriguing displays and artefacts relating to everything from military battles to everyday family life.
For a day packed full of history, culture and enjoyment, don't miss this fascinating tour.
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The capital of the UAE and the country's largest city, Abu Dhabi is home to some of the most impressive buildings, most exclusive hotels and most fascinating attractions in the Middle East. A fantastic destination for an unforgettable day trip, a stop in Abu Dhabi will make a great addition to your stay in Dubai.
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In August, 2015 it was announced that Rutland City was one of twenty-seven municipalities nationwide to receive a $50,000 award from the Small Business Administration. For the last year the City's various departments have been working with web designer Collaboration 133 to rewrite, streamline, and automate their various permits and licenses in an effort to make Rutland City the most business friendly destination in Vermont. Rutland has now completed work on its new business web portal (http://rutlandvt.business) and the site launched officially on November, 22, 2016.
Rutland City Mayor, Chris Louras, stated "The new business web portal will allow for convenient access for a business owner interested in reviewing, completing, and paying for required permits, licenses, and forms. This new process will greatly improve the City's ability to serve its small business community."
The City's business web portal is part of the SBA's national "Start up in a day" initiative. " The new portal will allow 24/7 access to all City permits and forms, an electronic payment option, and helpful advice and guidance along with direct links to Federal, State, and local small business resources and programs, and connections to the City's innovative business incentive programs" explained Brennan Duffy, the Rutland Redevelopment Authority's Executive Director. "This SBA funding award provided the City the impetus to review, revise, and improve our existing forms and to streamline the entire process for the betterment of the end user, the entrepreneur, developer, or small business owner looking to make investment here in Rutland," he continued.
Following a formal request for proposals for the web development work, Pawlet, VT based Collaboration 133 was selected as the project's contractor. Nathaniel Gibson, owner of Collaboration 133, says "We very much enjoyed the opportunity to work with the RRA and the City of Rutland in building this portal as a resource for local businesses. It is designed to make it easier for Rutland businesses to operate, grow, and contribute even more to our local economy. Beyond the development work that went into the portal itself, the project involved a lot of coordination with City Departments, and we appreciate the efforts of everyone involved."
Darcy Carter, SBA District Director, explains further: "The Start up in a Day challenge was initiated to help cities provide a single online interface for America's entrepreneurs to manage the license and permit application process when starting a new business. We are very excited that Rutland, one of the winners of this national challenge competition, is ready to launch their new web portal this month and will simplify this process for area businesses."
With the launch of the web portal site there is interest and excitement within the Rutland business community. "The ability to access the City's licenses, permits, and forms online, and make payments online, will be a huge improvement from the previous paper application process," stated local property owner and developer Mark Foley, Jr. of MKF Properties. He continued: "This is going to save us considerable time and effort and we are very much looking forward to using this new service when it becomes available."
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Grab the family, friends, and even grandma and the dog for some great food and fun at the Spillville Arts & Crafts Festival the first Saturday in October. Did you know besides being the prime viewing place to see the fine fall foliage, it's also the place for the annual arts and crafts show? Make it a perfect drive by visiting the historic Czech village of Spillville tucked in among the rolling hills, with its amazing views and spectator bluffs in vibrant fall colors and see what the quaint community has to offer. Enjoy the taste of fall at the large craft show where people come for miles around to browse the booths and have a tasty lunch. The church ladies will be serving warm, homemade chicken noodle soup, hot chicken sandwiches and kolaches (Czech delicacy). These Czech ladies of St. Wenceslaus make the best rollicky (Czech rolls) and kolaches around, they just melt in your mouth. Mark your calendar for the Spillville Fall Arts & Crafts Festival Saturday, October 3rd at Spillville school gym, which is called Chihak Hall at 208 Church Street. The event is from 9-3 and come hungry! They will also have take outs and you can buy whole pies, and kolaches by the dozen to take home.
What a great way to start your holiday shopping while supporting local crafters and helping the local economy at the same time! Browse the large assortment of crafts from the talented crafters and vendors. There well be many homemade, one of a kind items for you to select from. New this year is talented Dawn Backes from NE IA Architectural Salvage & Skrap Work. Julie Smith from Calmar also has some beautiful work done with vinyl crafts. Rosemary Andera will have her seasonal wall hangings, table decor and house plants for sale also. There will also be handmade rosaries by Cindy Lensing, seasonal décor, wooden items, Scentsy, Thirty-One, afghan holders to fish pole holders, blankets, sewing and crochet, fleece, embroidery items, Young Living Essential Oils, Norwex Clothes, Vinyl Crafts, Tastefully Simple, Tupperware, and much more. Again this year Delores Koch will be there with her large selection of fleece products in outerwear, kitchen items, embroidery, items for your pet and more. Judy Westemeier with her wood carved items, Pat Stone with her crafted gourds and wooden items. Roselyn Houdek, Virginia McGuire, Pat Roney and DeLois Martin well be there with their fantastic crocheted and sewing items. And don't forget to stop at Margaret Maddigan's booth full of pillows, blankets, bean bags, towels and foot stools. The list goes on and on with many talented artists to choose from.
Make it a great day with your friends as you browse through the many booths with great buys, grab a warm cup of homemade chicken noodle soup and take home a pie and kolaches for your family. Once you "Czech" it out, I'm sure you will make this an annual event!
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You also need to hold down a career that is most in demand and that you have studied at University. YOu'll need a letter from University as well as the transcript of results. This can be really hard as many jobs are going in the big companies at the moment. Most of the careers in demand are engineers and doctors. There is a doctor shortage at the moment.
You also need to be a high achiever at university and not be at risk of exclusion.
But RMIT University has many careers fairs in place that attracts many students local and international. Some companies recruit international students and are willing to sponsor them.
With some of the TAFE courses being cut it will be harder to get PR here as internationals need to meet the skills requirements. TAFE is the only way for some students to gain some skills in order for this requirement to be met.
You need to complete one round of study in Australia before you can apply. It has to be 24 months or more of study and you should apply in the last six months of your studies as applications can take a while.


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Hi WebCGM WG, As we are trickling back from travel, I'm trying to put together an agenda for Thursday telecon. There has not yet been any significant feedback on Last Call, so there are no technical topics from that direction. Some possibilities for Thursday... ** f2f registration (do it!) [2] ** subscription to email@example.com (do it!) [3] ** Tracker status & tutorial -- are you ready Benoit? ** any technical issues that any WG member wants or intends to raise? ** other -- please suggest -Lofton. [1] http://www.w3.org/Graphics/WebCGM/Group/2006/f2f-Cologne/Overview.html [2] http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/39256/WebCGM2006-08/ [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webcgm/Received on Tuesday, 4 July 2006 15:10:21 UTC
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Rosewood Medicine Box
Rosewood brass bound apothecary set, the rectangular velvet lined lid enclosing 15 different sized glass bottles with stoppers above a leather lined drawer with tray containing a scale and weights and knife, over a treen mortar and pestle, glass eye cup, measuring cup, two small mixing bowls with covers and six more glass bottles. Retains original key and brass nail to keep lower drawer from opening.
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- Support CUC2C efforts to more effectively support children and families
Partners are encouraged to find how your (or your entity's) skills/interests match with the needs of CUC2C. Your commitment could be a one-time task requiring a limited number of hours, a project that requires your time periodically, and/or participation on an active team. CC members stay informed through:
- Two -Three Council meetings a year
- Once a month (at least) CC emails
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How Partners Contribute To The Movement!
Community Engagement:
Help to create materials, maintain social media presence, engage prospective members
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Provide meeting space, serve on the steering committee, data analysis, print materials, etc.
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If you are reading this, you have stumbled upon a little piece of history.
My great-great Grandfather is Private James McFarlane, he served in World War 1 and from 1914 – 1916, he kept a journal and wrote letters home.
I am now making those journal entries and letters public, in the hopes that someone else might take away something meaningful from this little piece of history.
The first lot of journal entries are going live on August 1st, 2016, with more entries posted weekly, every Monday, along with the letters he wrote on the dates he wrote them, 102 years later. The first letter is going live on the 25th September, 2016.
I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I did, and take away from them what you will.
You can find us on Facebook too; We, the Bearers: Private James McFarlane's Diaries and Letters 1914 – 1916.
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HEVEN – made on earth is a high class Urban Fashion label operating from Germany. We are inspired by many things such as art, music and sports with the goal of combining common trends with our individual sense of style to bring you a piece of HEVEN.
It all started with a dream to design Urban Fashion for people who enjoy wearing casual wear with class. Since 2011 we have put a lot of effort into the creation of high class garments you will truly love, wearing each one of them with pride. Invariably, we insist on high class materials processed in a small sewing studio creating unique designs made with passion, professional refining procedures and the use of precisely produced details. We stand for the attitude of staying HEVElicious in creating new high class Urban Fashion and staying creative and independent in our way of working to bring you constantly unique and stylish high class Urban Fashion.


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Sweet, pink, creamy, and delicious, strawberry milk is a huge hit with the kids, and so easy to make too.
- 1-2 cups milk or almond milk
- A handful of strawberries, rinsed, stems removed
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Put milk, strawberries, and 1 Tbsp of honey into a blender.
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Taste and add more honey if you wish your strawberry milk to be a little sweeter.


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September 12
An American Marriage
by Tayari Jones
Newlyweds, Celestial and Roy, are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive and she is artist on the brink of an exciting career. They are settling into the routine of their life together, when they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined.
October 10
Hillbilly Elegy
by J.D. Vance
A deeply moving memoir with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. It is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country.
November 14
Let the Great World Spin
by Colum McCann
In the dawning light of a late‐summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up in disbelief at the Twin Towers. It is August 1974, and a mysterious tightrope walker is running, dancing, leaping between the towers, suspended a quarter mile above the ground. In the streets below, a slew of ordinary lives become extraordinary in this portrait of a city and its people.
December 12
Ordinary Grace
by William Kent Krueger
On the surface, this is the story of the murder of a beautiful young woman, a beloved daughter and sister. At heart, it's the story of what that tragedy does to a boy, his family, and ultimately the fabric of the small town in which he lives. It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God.
January 9
The Marriage Artist
by Andrew Winer
Ambitious, haunting, and stunningly written, this is a universal tale of a family dramatically reshaped by the quest for personal freedom in the face of inherited beliefs, public prejudices, and the unfathomable turns of history. It is at once a provocative snapshot of contemporary marriage, the recovery of a passion that history never recorded, and a fierce reminder of the way we enlist love in our perpetual search for meaning and permanence.
February 13
Bring up the Bodies
by Hilary Mantel
The sequel to Mantel's bestseller and Man Booker Prize winner, Wolf Hall explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes in English history: the downfall of Anne Boleyn.
March 13
The Immortalists
by Chloe Benjamin
It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children—four adolescents on the cusp of self‐awareness—sneak out to hear their fortunes. Their prophecies inform their next five decades. Golden‐boy Simon escapes to the West Coast; dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician; eldest son Daniel seeks security as an army doctor post‐9/11, hoping to control fate; and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality.
April 10
Imagine Me Gone
by Adam Haslet
When Margaret's fiancé, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans despite what she now knows of his condition, or back away from the suffering it may bring her. She decides to marry him. Imagine Me Gone is the unforgettable story of what unfolds from this act of love and faith.
May 8
My Name is Lucy Barton
by Elizabeth Strout
Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn't spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy's childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy's life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters.
June 12
The Believers
by Zoë Heller
Zoë Heller has written a comic, tragic tale about one family's struggles with the consolations of faith and the trials of doubt. When Joel Litvinoff is felled by a stroke, his wife, Audrey, uncovers a secret that forces her to re-examine her ideas about their forty‐year marriage. In the course of battling their own demons, every member of the family is called upon to decide what they still believe in.
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Letter From Kathmandu
Friends, let us wake with disbelief bare our souls, tell our stories, lose our eyes, become vagrants of the Sea. Let us seek the heat of the kernel that feeds in the dark and step aside of men whose twisted lips pretend to lead, but are not real in their pursuit of war. We've already seen years of massacre, hydrogen light the night, children with ruined eyes, tortured by what no one should ever see. Let us leave our security, open our memory, bring flowers from the storm, write letters that become sanctuaries, so that we ourselves may become sanctuaries. Friends, a dream runs up to me smiling. I call on you to see in the dark, to finish the song inside you. .


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Kids Craft- Making Their Artwork the Center of Your World
I have had a kids artwork wall in my home since 2005. That was when my oldest started kindergarten and although I have always displayed her artwork on the fridge, she was coming home from school with some choice artwork that I wanted a special place for, not just in the kitchen. I even framed some of her artwork:
She made this in kindergarten art class. I can't even do this now. So you see why I had to frame it, right? It's pretty and I happen to be in love with the artist.
Well, this piece gave me an idea back in 2005 to create a wall dedicated to her artwork.
I thought about how proud she would be to show her friends and family when they came to her house.
Since giving birth to Ellie, we have added to the wall with her artwork as well. It is honestly my most favorite wall in the entire house.
So here is the project that got the wall started after the initial kindergarten offering seven years ago and it is so easy that you will scratch your head and wonder why you didn't have your kids do this sooner!
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Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust
How wonderful. I have also framed some of my son's artwork. BTW, I am hosting a giveaway for a great clock on my blog. Pop over if you'd like to enter. Good luck & thanks so much for following Pixie Dust.
Warmly, Michelle
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Thanks Michelle, I am heading over now! 🙂
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Meaningful art is always better than gallery art. I absolutely adore your blog header!
A few blogger buddies and I have started a little challenge for January and I think it would be super fun if you want to participate. Please check it out at http://thespacebetweenblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/imagine-the-impossibilities-challenge/.
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Kari at A Grace Full Life
Thanks Karah…already headed over to your awesome blog! Love it. 🙂
Love how you are showcasing your kids' art. I've started hanging our boys' art around the house, too and I love it. I need to get them some of those stretch canvases to paint.
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Thanks Danielle! I love decorating with sentimental items, don't you? 🙂


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This post is a week overdue but I didn't want to interrupt the gift guide series last week, so here we are! November was full of apartment updates, Project KC progress, design inspiration and a little seasonal content. I have some great holiday content lined up for December and a few more exciting apartment updates coming this month as well.
Check out everything from November below!
Design Inspiration Series:
The Entryway: Black, White and Gold
The Living Room: Traditional with a Twist
Christmas 2015 Inspiration
Interview with the Kitchn: Small Space Thanksgiving
Black, White and Gold Thanksgiving Table
Project KC Series:
Living Room Progress Part II
Kitchen Progress
Dining Room and Entry Progress
Decor, Updates and Organization:
New Additions and Accessories
Closet Solution with Room Dividers Now
Organize Your Medicine Cabinet with Three Easy Tricks
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This is "Eclipse" the black Sun Dragon. He was the November 2016 raffle prize.
He is tastefully dressed in classic black with golden trim. He has gold plated pewter horns, golden-tan glass eyes and chomps on a optically clear dichroic glass globe.
If you are a Windstone forum member, ( you can register in the upper right hand corner of this page!) haven't won a previous monthly raffle and would like to enter for a prize ( it could be any Windstone piece), watch my blog here for the next raffle ! I will usually post a picture of the prize near the end of the month, or it may be a mystery prize!
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For The First Time Minerals Community of Pakistan is live Now .
Namak Mandi is a very old market more than 100 years old before there was a factor of salts than it changes to the market of Minerals & few shops of Tyre rubbers .Now this market is famous all around the world because of the Gems & Minerals & also famous for the foods on next street there is food street as well as dried fruit but this mineral community is very friendly & very helpful.
when i enter to the Gem Street i saw a horse loader so i was trying to take photo of him so he get very excited & start Dancing for it hahaha ..
A very Nice Guys .
Azghar Gems Market. A market is full of Minerals Dealers & Always busy ..
A sweet lady. She always dress like a gents & her funny pose for a picture lol ..
a very friendly guys .
a deal of minerals is going on inside the shop .
A Gem Cutter is busy in Cutting Gems with a smiling face .
Some Mineral deal was discussing inside .
Dealer is busy with his client .
Some very important discussion was going on in Zakir Khan's office with APCEA Chairman about minerals related issue's.
They are always in The Mood.
A Mamor Gems Market .
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A British man is waiting for Israel's interior minister to decide whether he will be deported to face trial for sex offences in the UK.
Todros Grynhaus, 48, from Salford, fled to Israel on a false passport shortly after he pleaded not guilty to seven counts of the historic sexual or indecent assault of three children.
He was arrested in Jerusalem in February but has appealed against his deportation under Israel's Law of Return.
This week, a Jerusalem judge gave interior minister Gideon Sa'ar until Sunday to decide whether concerns about public safety are strong enough to deny him Israeli citizenship. The ministry confirmed the decision would be made within "a few days".
Mr Grynhaus would have to be released if his appeal for citizenship were granted.
However, his lawyer has said that he expects the British Home Office to request an immediate re-arrest to return the former teacher to the UK under its bilateral extradition agreement with Israel.


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A few miles north of London, you'll be surprised to find a whole lot of open space and solitude in an area called Hampstead Heath. For the contemplative adventurer, you have bridge-spanned ponds and stout, meadowed hills. For the active traveler, there is an outdoor pool, a running track, and almost 800 acres of space for every outdoor activity you could imagine. There is a small, free zoo, and an abundance of bird and plant life throughout the heath, another draw for nature lovers.
Thankfully for many, city planners and developers kept in mind that both locals and travelers will need a place to escape from the hustle and bustle of London. It won't blow your mind as an extreme alternative to the much more famous Hyde Park, but Hampstead Heath is still a solid place to get outdoors.
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Some happy music to listen to if you like.
At last, I'm back! For the last month or so I have been laid low by some nasty cough that took everything out of me. The hobby has suffered along with everything else, but hopefully it's all over now and I'll be a bit more regular with posting.
You see, I already had the virus which at the first I knew nothing about; I took my motorcycle down to Christchurch and passed through Mordor on the way home... and ended up with a cold as well. That didn't help.
BUT NEVER mind it's all past now. Hobby update time.
|Found some miniatures I didn't know I had, in the dettol bath since LAST MONTH
My workspace suffered the most. I'm hardly in the mood for tidying anyway but this is has gotten quite out of hand. All I've wanted to do this last while is build Space Marines. Observe:
|Thirteen WiPs. How sad am I
I decided on the pattern of power armour the Sagodjur Fjorlag use. Mark X (x being unknown) Gudbrandr pattern. Being mostly built of restored parts it can hardly be classed as a Mark, but the pattern possesses a number of components that other Marks do not-- such as the terminator-like faulds on the hips and the sabatons so susceptible to sand and grit they need leather over-boots. They also wear cloakes of skin-- not animal skin, yet not flayed from their victims, but grown synthetically to a template by the apothecarion.
|This one's for a duel scene.
...Moving on, I'm in the process of making two scenic bases using the crashed Aquila lander. The screws are to magnetise the plastic to the wood after painting.
I was also going to be making some 9th legion successors just for a bit of fun; I've only made two death company and don't want to go any further until my GW order arrives. I can't remember what I ordered now; think I got a BA tactical squad, flagellants, night lords upgrade pack...
I bought a boxful of random shit and found some real treasures, like four classic pintle-mounted storm bolters, two rogue trader lascannons and APC hatches and other things.
And work begins on something big. I'm sorry to say the second IK project fell through, but I'm sure I'll pick it up later. Meanwhile I have some major greenstuffing to do... bye bye for now.


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Suggestion: Add changelog/history link to gem pages on rubygems.org
On a gem overview page on rubygems.org, the gem owner can set five URLs to give a user pointers to more information (Source Code, Documentation, Wiki, Mailing List, and Bug Tracker). Since a major reason to visit the gem overview page is to see the version history, it would be nice if rubygems.org supported a link to a Changelog alongside these five.
As with the others, this data would not need to be in any particular format. It would just be a pointer to additional information about the gem, however the gem owner decided to publish it.
I agree, I was hoping a separate service could help format/keep track of these but nothing has come up yet. Please feel free to submit a patch! :)
SourceNinja keeps track of changelog information and can alert you to newer versions o gems as they are released.
SourceNinja was created specifically with this in mind.
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- finally finishing the quilting on Connell's quilt
- basting the ruby anniversary quilt
- starting two new quilts (belated 30th b-day pressie for Jo and hobbit housewarming pressie for the luscious LoLo)
- making myself a skirt
- starting to make a bag (inspired by the new book by the lovely Lisa from U-handbag)
- making dresses for my nieces and god-daughter
- making coasters to protect our new wood floors
- making scarves from old linen trousers and some fabby AMH voile
- cutting out the pattern to make myself a dress using the liberty fabric I bought last week
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Bought from M is for make
I'm making up the pattern myself so have to take my own measurements. This may throw me into a deep depression rather than a creative frenzy, but there's always a wee glass of wine to take the edge off! Wish me luck :-p


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Christmas Carol'd
faithfully shares the timeless, cautionary tale of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in this lively, spirited rendition.
Dickens' epic story of reflection and redemption has been innovatively reimagined by award-winning playwright Joseph Zettelmaier. A small company of players takes us back to Victorian England and brings to life Scrooge and the entire myriad of traditionally beloved characters.
Brimming with warmth, humor and holiday carols, Christmas Carol'd will be directed by Terry Heck Seibert with music direction by R. MacKenzie Lewis. Performances will be in the Quirk Theatre on December 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 7pm and December 4 & 11 at 2pm. Recommended for ages 8+.
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I am of mixed ethnicity. My father was Filipino and my mother was Irish. Both loved to cook. Both loved foods from all over the world. My father grew up eating Filipino food, rice, lots of fish and traditional Filipino cuisine. When he came to the US at the age of 14, he settled in Oakland and became a short order cook before he went into the Army. My mother grew up in the state of Washington, redneck Irish as my Aunt Ardelia used to say. She knew how to make traditional Irish food like corned beef and cabbage and soda bread. Since her mother's family had come from Ireland and settled in West Virginia, my mom also grew up making southern food, biscuits, country gravy, fried chicken, collard greens with bacon, pork chops with red eye gravy. She grew her own veggies, canned them and made all kinds of other canned items like stewed tomatoes. She also made her own jams and jellies. But my mom had also been married before and my brother and sisters' father had owned a Chinese restaurant in Seattle. My mom got the chef to teach her classic Chinese dishes like pineapple chicken, chow mein, and barbeque pork. Yum.
So I grew up learning how to make all kinds of foods, breads and desserts. I make my version of some of the things I learned, but I also make things exactly as my parents did. And since my brother Tom had worked as a sous chef for years for Hyatt, I learned a few things from him too. Today, for breakfast, I made something that has influences from both my parents and my brother.
Raiding the fridge, I had some rice, eggs, and linguica. Linguica is a Portuguese sausage made with wine vinegar. It's just my favorite sausage in the world. When I was a kid, the sausage came raw and my father would steam it in the cast iron skillet then fry it once the water had boiled away. My dad loved this sausage. He'd become a fan during his years living in Oakland. I don't know how he discovered it, but I'm so glad he did because it's so yummy!
I decided to make Filipino fried rice with linguica and eggs with curry, something my brother made for me when I was a kid. It sounds weird, but it tastes great! I think all my nieces and nephews grew up eating Uncle Tom's curried eggs. I know my daughter certainly did. Curried eggs and fried rice is one of Annicka's favorite foods. My brother made it for her all the time when she was small.
So I start out by checking out the rice. Rott bought it the day before at Flame Broiler. It's cheaper to make it myself, but alas, in the motel I have no pot or rice cooker. Unfortunately, the idiots at Flame Broiler didn't seal the lid on the bowl so the rice is hard and dried a little. I leave the lid cracked and stick the bowl in the microwave for 2 minutes. If the rice is still a little hard, I'll add a tablespoon of water and nuke it again. Steamed rice isn't difficult to bring back from a dried state, especially if you're making fried rice out of it.
I slice the linguica and fry it up in a pan. Sizzle, sizzle! I take it out of the pan when it's crispy on the outside and dump in the steamed rice. I add salt (like potatoes, rice needs salt!) and garlic powder. My dad used to say that Filipino fried rice was never the same twice, which isn't exactly true. See, Filipino fried rice is made with whatever you have on hand. My dad would make it with bacon, sausage, linguica, pork steak…whatever meat he had on hand. He loved making it with linguica which turns the rice orange from the linguica grease. He would always cook the meat first and then make the rice in the meat drippings. He felt that to not use the drippings was a waste. Now, my dad, unlike other Filipinos, was not a fan of dumping veggies in the rice, especially those stupid canned or frozen peas and carrots. He hated those. He would put fresh veggies in scrambled eggs or omeletes, but never fried rice. He did say it wasn't Fililpino rice without fresh garlic or garlic powder though.
Once the rice is all saturated in the drippings and fried up, it's time for eggs. Oooh…eggie weggs. To answer your question about whether I can handle eggs, the answer is YES. Hey, my dad was a short order cook! I can flip eggs with the best of them!
Now, I'm not a fan of sunny side up eggs. I like em over easy. Before I flip them though, I gotta hit em with yellow curry powder. This is my brother Tom's trick and it is a yummy one.
You can try it the first time with just a light sprinkle. If you like it, season it to taste the next time. I like a good, heavy sprinkle as you can see above.
There they are, flipped and unbroken. Told you I could do it. 😉 Next, the eggs are dropped onto that rice fried in linguica drippings.
And last, but not least, I mess up that pretty picture by mixing the egg with the rice. Chop, chop, mix, mix, yolk all over the rice…My kid can tell you, it might look like a mashed up mess, but those curried fried eggs mixed with fried rice are sooooo good!
And there you have it, my weird breakfast. It's not a one person meal so since Annicka isn't here, about half or a little more than half goes into a bowl for dinner or breakfast tomorrow. The babies don't really like to eat the linguica, but they love the drippings, which I let them have to help with their fur balls.
I doubt you'll get another post from me for at least a week. I don't do breakfast during the work week. Actually, I often don't do dinner during the work week. I just get too tired and a $1 taco from Del Taco sounds like heaven when I'm exhausted. So I don't think I can do one of these posts, fun as they are, when I do make dinner, but you never know. Maybe I'll be back in a day or two with some photos from dinner, just to prove I can do it.
On the writing front, I'm working on a novella for MLR Press and I hope to have it finished soon. VJ Summers and I are in talks with our editor at Loose Id regarding the possibility of them contracting Partners and us finishing the sequel, Masks. I have asked for my rights back to Scrambling, which is currently at Loose Id. I'm hoping to self-pub it for a lower price when I get it back in the fall. So anyone who wanted to read it, but didn't care for the high price will have a chance to read it now. In fact, I'm considering going Kindle Unlimited with it. A lot of MM books do very well on KU and I think I may want Scrambling to have that chance.
Hope you're having a wonderful, safe Independence Day!


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Peak District Pick & Play
15th Mar 2017
It is fantastic that more and more people are seeking the beauty and tranquility of our wild places - we've played in the hills and mountains for decades and know how much benefit can be gained from an outdoor lifestyle. We have also been privileged to call the Peak District National Park our home for many years but, while we see the pleasure the millions of annual visitors get from visiting this special place, we also see the park desperately suffering from the effects of littering - wander along any Peak District roadside or look into the undergrowth in easy to access areas and you'll see what we mean.
Years ago we decided that we wanted to do something both to ease the problem while also using our instructional skills to offer some outdoor activities - get people to interact meaningfully with the natural environment and they will hopefully want to look after it. So, 5 years ago we started an innovative annual event combining litter collection and outdoor activities in one action packed, fun and productive day. We are delighted to say that for 2017 the Peak Mountaineering Pick & Play is back. All we need now is you!
When is it?
Sunday 14th May 2017
What time?
We'll meet up for registration at 9.30am (to start activities at 10.00am) and the event will finish at 4pm. If you are only able to join us for half the day we'd still love you to join us.
The meeting point for the event will be Surprise View Car Park (near Hathersage) which is easily reached from Sheffield or Manchester. If you are travelling by public transport the car park is on a major bus route or we can collect you from the local station in Hathersage. Full details on how to find Surprise will be sent to all participants. Parking is free for the duration of the event.
Who can attend?
Everyone! This is a strictly all inclusive event and we welcome families, couples, singles or groups. Age is no barrier either - last year we had everyone from 6 month old Clara to 86 year old Doug helping!
How does it work?
Simple really. We'll meet up for registration and separate everyone into groups. Some people then head off to collect litter in the morning while others do some outdoor activities and then we'll meet up again for lunch before swapping over for the afternoon. Everyone will spend half their time collecting litter and half participating in an activity - although we do get some participants who only want to collect litter and that's fine too. Similarly, if you are only available for half a day it would still be fantastic to have you along.
What outdoor activities are available?
We have a great range of activities available and no previous experience is needed. We are still exploring other possibilities but already there is climbing, a guided ranger walk, abseiling, bushcraft and a navigation workshop.
What do I need to bring?
All you need is suitable clothing and protective footwear plus a picnic lunch. We'll supply litter collecting equipment and all technical equipment for the activities.
Who is organising the event?
Peak Mountaineering is a long established family run outdoor activity and mountain guiding company based in Castleton. All instructors running the outdoor activities will be fully qualified and many of them are members of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors.
Is litter collecting safe?
All participants will be issued with protective gloves and a litter grabber and all collecting groups will be accompanied by the experienced Peak Park team to monitor safety.
How much does it cost?
The event is completely free for participants - completely FREE! The aim of the Pick & Play has always been about collective activism and it would be completely wrong to have to pay to collect litter! The outdoor activities, which rely on a team of professional instructors giving their time for free, are just our way of saying thanks.
It all sounds great - how do we sign up?
Easy. Please just complete one of our Peak Mountaineering online booking forms here and we'll get back to you as soon as we can to confirm your booking and send the joining instructions. It would really help if you made a note of which activity you are keen to do (or if you are just there to collect litter) and also make sure you enter 'Pick & Play' in the Course Title box.
That's it. Come and join us for some Peak District National Park TLC and have some fun trying something new. Your National Park needs you!
Hope to see you soon,
Paul and the Peak Mountaineering team


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Kate Upton and Kellan Lutz in Abbot + Main Fall 2012 Campaign
More and more exciting campaigns are being launched every single day, as the fall season is closing. Now, we have the chance to admire the newest Abbot + Main fall 2012 campaign, featuring 'Twilight' actor Kellan Lutz and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Kate Upton. The famous duo showcases the brand's effortlessly hip clothes, ideal for updating your casual wardrobe.
Dylan George and Abbot + Main strive to reflect the relaxed Californian fashion spirit, creating laid-back and vintage clothing pieces that are sure to make heads turn. The designs are perfect for the urban-chic woman and man, who love to feel comfortable, while looking stylish. For the new cold season, Kellan and Kate are demonstrating a line of cozy knitwear, cotton and denim pieces, which never forget to bear a high dose of vintage vibe and lots of attitude.
The Abbot + Main fall 2012 collection features a parade of stylish skinny jeans in eye-catching colors and pretty prints, as well as more subdued, classic hues. There are also luxurious knitted pieces, simple tees, jersey hoodies that perfectly capture the free-spirited all-American style. The outfits presented perfectly merge with the Californian Venice Beach scenery, evoking the brand's vision of the fall fashion. Hot, luxurious and on-trend, these pieces can instantly revitalize your wardrobe and give a signature style to you. So take a look at the Abbot + Main fall 2012 campaign and get inspired from your fav style icons!
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Lance Scranton: Like Paul Harvey, get "the rest of the story"
Paul Harvey made a career, and sold a few books, telling us "the rest of the story." His accounts of people and places most of us have heard of or know about were interesting, but what made the accounts fascinating was the rest of the story.
Every time we hear something, about someone, what they did or are doing — we're only getting part of the story. The most revealing aspect can be when we find out the entire account. I've read many books that detail the rest of the story, and it is indeed revealing.
And so it happens as another school year begins, and we start to hear stories about teachers, administrators, buildings, classes or other students. We form a judgment that leads to an opinion, and we usually share it with someone. Sometimes, our opinion is spot on and, from an outsider's perspective, we're correct about the actions taken or the characterization and maybe even the consequence.
But what makes a community shine is people who take the time to find out the rest of the story. It's easy to project gloom and disaster, calculate all the ways something is doomed to fail, sit back and talk about how someone is going to fail or demand an immediate change.
Most every time I take the time to get eye-to-eye with someone who has made a decision that affects me or has said something I disagree with, the discussion ends up being cordial, sometimes amiable. But even if our meeting is a little frosty, and I disagree, I come away with a perspective I didn't have before.
Make it a habit this year, when you hear something about our school district, a teacher or any other part of public education in our community, to take a deep breath and seek out the rest of the story, especially if the first part of the story comes from students.
At least that's what I think.


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UN 'plans to fight rebels in DRC'
The UN wants to set up an intervention force to fight rebels fuelling conflict in DR Congo, says a UN official.
Meanwhile, eight African presidents are set to sign a UN-brokered accord aimed at bringing stability to the region.
As many as 800,000 people have been displaced since the M23 rebel group took up arms against the Kinshasa government last May.
It accuses President Joseph Kabila of failing to honour an earlier peace deal to integrate rebels into the army.
The M23 rebels say they want to improve living conditions for the people of eastern DR Congo, but the UN says they are supported by Rwanda, which has been heavily involved in its eastern neighbour since those responsible for the country's genocide fled there en masse in 1994.
Stability plan
The UN official said the plan for a 2,500-strong intervention force was at an advanced stage, although it has yet to be approved by the Security Council.
The troops would be added to Monusco, the UN's existing DRC peacekeeping mission, mandated to protect civilians.
The new brigades would be tasked with preventing rebels from seizing territory, and weakening them through targeted operations.
Alongside this rapid reaction force, said a UN official, a broad political plan to bring stability to the region is set to be signed on the side-lines of the AU summit in Addis Ababa by the leaders of the DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Angola, the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Tanzania and South Africa.
All of these measures were triggered late last year when M23 rebels seized the eastern city of Goma.
UN peacekeepers chose not to confront the well-armed insurgents, and suffered a blow to their image.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has been pushing for a comprehensive approach to dealing with the seemingly continuous conflict in the eastern DRC, fuelled by interference from neighbouring states and facilitated by the weakness of the Congolese government and army.
UN experts have cited evidence that Rwanda and Uganda are backing M23, although both countries strongly deny the charges.
"Following the Goma crisis there was a realization here that after more than 10 years of UN engagement in the DRC there was a need to look at things differently to break the cycle of violence in the east," said the UN official.
"So we tried to go for the heart of the problem and see why these cycles are on-going."
The framework agreement involves a commitment from Kinshasa to strengthen the Congolese army and pledges of non-interference from its neighbours.
It also seeks to address the legitimate concerns of all countries concerned, says the UN official, "meaning there are legitimate concerns for all countries involved, including Rwanda and Uganda".
The UN intervention force would not be a substitute for the Congolese army, said the peacekeeping official. Rather it would "create a specific space and time for the political process, and for the army to build at least some capacity."
The idea would be to recruit African soldiers. Only Tanzania has offered troops so far.
The combat brigades would be aided by surveillance drones recently authorised by the Security Council, which are also meant to monitor the borders.
The Secretary General will present detailed plans for the "peace-making force" at the beginning of February and, pending Security Council approval, the aim is to get troops on the ground within three months.


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John Green gets personal on bullying. From The Huffington Post.
Gail Carriger on her newest book. From Parade.
Reviews of celebrity children's books. From Vanity Fair.
In case you were unaware that Kurt Vonnegut was awesome, read this. From Letters of Note.
Early reviews of C. S. Lewis' Narnia stories. From The Guardian.
How not to kill a child's love of reading. From The Huffington Post.
Harry Potter gets lost at Penn Station. From The gothamist.
Five things Time Magazine would like to see in The Hunger Games theme park.
Mainstream media YA bingo! It's fun for everyone! From the blog of foz meadows.
11 life lessons from Anne of Green Gables. From The Huffington Post.


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We were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Dr. Alicia Colson
The bullying of academics follows a pattern of horrendous, Orwellian elimination rituals, often hidden from the public. Despite the anti-bullying policies (often token), bullying is rife across campuses, and the victims (targets) often pay a heavy price. "Nothing strengthens authority as much as silence." Leonardo da Vinci - "All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men [or good women] do nothing." Edmund Burke
I have 2 master's degrees and a doctorate plus I'm a member of 2 high-IQ societies, one of which is Mensa.
In the department where I used to teach, the head and his assistant threatened me with severe disciplinary action if my students ever addressed me as "Doctor" or if I even wore a Mensa t-shirt. The reason was that this would "intimidate" the students and they would be afraid to approach me. (Funny, it never prevented them from coming to me to yell and complain about their marks.)
I was also threatened with severe disciplinary action if I used my education or intelligence in my courses as I would, according to them, expect too much from my students. At the same time, however, I received the same threat if I didn't.
Punishing me for using my duly-earned title would have been a violation of my rights. The degrees were granted not by the university itself but by the regional government. The university (which is publicly funded) acted on behalf of that government. That made my 2 tormentors even angrier.
No matter what I did, I couldn't please them. I quit shortly after that when I had enough money to set out on my own.
Hey This Wonderful news that Dr. Mike Mullan is the best holder of Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery of the Society of Apothecaries in United Kingdom
OMG these issues with transcript can be easily resolved. The same happened to me. The college tried to take a revenge on me for four months because i exposed their psychopatic traits and bullying behaviours and i then contacted my local member of parliament and i got the transcript and credits within a week of contacting him!! Solution contact your local member of parliament in UK.


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Another installment has been produced in this timely series. In this installment we move on from The Lake House to expose a British film called "FAQ About Time Travel". We still intend to give The Lake House more attention, but because there's so much there to be covered we decided to simplify, spinning that off independent of this series so we could move on here to examples from other media.
Due to blocking polices relating to content rights claims, this "Fair Use" video is not expected to be available for viewing on our YouTube channel.
Here's a full 1080i HD version: The Pairing of Time Travel with Sodomite Programming in Film and TV - Part 8: FAQ About Time Travel - Easter Egg Import
As an option, you can download it (right-click on the video link and choose 'save link as') then play that downloaded file.
Here's a low-res (640 x 480) version if you prefer.)


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A few weeks ago, Brennan began crawling. Brennan's a motivated kid -- just put one of his favorite toys a little out of his reach, and he'll crawl to get it. And by "favorite toys," we're not talking about a teething toy, or a device with buttons that play songs when you push them. We're talking about things like junk mail, the TV remote, and my blackberry. Below are a couple videos from a few weeks ago of Brennan going after my blackberry.
For, the first one, it was about naptime, and Brennan wasn't too thrilled about me making him crawl to get my blackberry:
He was a little happier for video #2.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
A few weeks ago, Brennan began crawling. Brennan's a motivated kid -- just put one of his favorite toys a little out of his reach, and he'll crawl to get it. And by "favorite toys," we're not talking about a teething toy, or a device with buttons that play songs when you push them. We're talking about things like junk mail, the TV remote, and my blackberry. Below are a couple videos from a few weeks ago of Brennan going after my blackberry.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
Bring your Brennan to work day
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
This morning, I had a nice moment with Brennan. Usually, our agreement is that if Brennan wakes up after 6am, I will get up with him, feed him, and play with him for a while before I get ready for work. If he wakes up before 6am, Daddy gets up and feeds him, and then puts him back down to bed. I had to get to work early this morning, so when Brennan woke up at 5:15, I decided to give him his "night" feeding because I figured I might have to leave before he wakes up again. The fun part was when Brennan was done with his bottle, he just turned around and snuggled into my chest. Somewhat selfishly, I let him snuggle for about 10 minutes before putting him back down in his crib. This was special because Brennan is going through a not-so-snuggly phase. As he's been getting so strong with his arms, whenever you try to snuggle him chest-to-chest, he will do a pushup away from you, sometimes with just one arm, so he can keep looking around the room, rather than being smothered in your chest. Nothing personal against us, it's just that he wants to be able to look around and observe. Because of this, I haven't had a good snuggle session with him in a while, so this morning was nice, even though brief.
Brennan is doing all kinds of fun new stuff lately. As always, we have a large backlog of stories and pictures. He's becoming very vocal and using a variety of sounds. He might be catching on to saying "baba" when he sees or wants a bottle. Daddy has been calling bottles "babas" for a while now to see if Brennan catches on. Brennan now seems to sometimes say baba when he might be hungry (although not consistently enough to confirm that this isn't just coincidence). Yesterday, he was rolling around the floor and started smiling and saying "baba." Daddy figured he was just babbling, but then Daddy noticed that under the couch, in Brennan's view from the floor, was a bottle. So maybe he's catching on.
Speaking of bottles, Brennan now holds his bottle, which is great:
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Six Months Old!
Brennan turned 6 months old a couple of Fridays ago. You know what that means -- formal pictures in preppy clothes!
There's plenty more to update on. Hopefully I'll get around to it!
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Garden in the Woods & Hanging out on the Balcony
A couple weekends ago, Brennan, Adrienne, and Papa went to the Garden in the Woods in Framingham. We saw some beautiful plants and had an extremely peaceful stroll in the woods. Brennan loves trees, so this was right up his alley.
After the gardens, we kept enjoying to beautiful day. We all met up with Daddy back at home to hang out some on the balcony.
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
Some more dedication weekend, and beyond
OK, so it was a month ago, but finally, here are the rest of the pictures, from the reception:
On Monday, Carl, Brennan and the girls went to Newport:
The following weekend, Papa and Brennan went to a Cultural Survival Bazaar in Boston Common. We got to listen to a ton of great music and do some of Brennan's favorite activity -- peoplewatching. He loves just watching people walk by, occasionally shooting a smile their way.
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Friday, July 24, 2009
The backlog continues
I still have all kinds of stuff to post about -- some more stuff from Brennan's dedication, the fourth of July, our trip to some pretty gardens in Framingham, the Friends in Adoption picnic. But right now, Daddy and Brennan are in Chicago while I'm still in Boston, and Daddy's been sending me some pictures -- looks like Brennan is having a fun time! Especially in his new umbrella stroller.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Getting Stuck
As we've talked about in some recent posts, Brennan moves around quite a bit in his crib. It's not unusual for him to migrate from the center of the crib to one end of it, and then make a u-turn and end up at the other end. At first, he got stuck pretty often in the side slabs and needed help getting out, but he's gotten better at freeing himself. Sometimes, though, he'll just fall asleep with one arm or leg completely out, like this:
Even when his arm is outside the crib, he'll find a way to get those fingers back into his mouth:
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Dedication Ceremony
A couple of weeks ago, we had a beautiful dedication ceremony for Brennan in the Public Gardens in Boston. Here are some of the highlights. First the program, which Carl spent endless hours drafting, printing, etc.:
The baby boy arrives in the Garden:
Brennan greets all his friends as they arrive:
Brennan & Papa:
The ceremony begins:
Brennan's godparents:
Ceremony's over, time to take pictures!
After the ceremony, we had a great lunch at Maggiano's. We'll post pictures from that soon.
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Nicmos Units Conversion Program HELP
The NICMOS Units Conversion Program is a tool for converting fluxes of astronomical sources from units which are widely used in Astronomy (e.g., magnitude, ergs/sec/cm^2/A, etc.) into Jansky (Jy), and vice versa.
The Jy, or, for the case of extended sources, Jy/arcsec^2, is the flux unit adopted in the NICMOS Handbook and used by the NICMOS Exposure Time Calculator. For general reference:
1 Jy = 1.0E-26 W/m^2/Hz = 1.0E-23 erg/s/cm^2/Hz
The details of the FORTRAN program which handles the unit conversion are explained in the Instrument Science Report NICMOS-014, written by Chris Skinner. The report is available under the Documentation section of the NICMOS WWW Page. Modifications to the FORTRAN program were added by Daniela Calzetti (02-July-1996 and 09-April-1997) to handle power-law spectra and AB mags.
The user has to provide the following inputs on the click-on menu:
- Input Units: one of the many available options.
- Output Units: also one of the options.
- Input Flux or Magnitude Value: the input value of the flux or magnitude.
- Input Wavelength: the wavelength at which the input flux is given. If the Input Unit is a magnitude, the value of the wavelength does not need to be specified; the field can be given any value, but NOT left blank. However, if the Input Unit is AB magnitude, the input wavelength need to be specified.
- Output Wavelength: the wavelength at which the output flux is desired. PLEASE NOTE: IF THE INPUT AND OUTPUT WAVELENGTHS DIFFER BY MORE THAN 5%, THIS PROGRAM EXTRAPOLATES ASSUMING ONE OF THE THREE SPECTRAL SHAPES SUPPLIED BELOW. If the Output Unit is a magnitude, the value of the wavelength does not need to be specified; the field can be given any value, but NOT left blank. However, if the Input Unit is AB magnitude, the output wavelength need to be specified.
- Blackbody Spectrum: if the user wants to use a blackbody spectrum to extrapolate fluxes, then the Blackbody Temperature, in Kelvin, should be supplied, in addition to select the blackbody option.
- Power-Law Spectrum: if the user wants to use a power-law spectrum to extrapolate fluxes, then the Spectral Index should be supplied, in addition to select one of the two power-law options. NOTE! the convention for the FIRST power-law index is:
Flux(Frequency) = A * Frequency(Spectral Index)
and the convention for the SECOND power-law index is:
Flux(Frequency) = B * Wavelength(Spectral Index)
AB Magnitude
The AB magnitude system is defined as (Oke, J.B. & Gunn, J. 1983, ApJ, 266, 713):
AB = -2.5 * log [Flux(frequency)] - 48.57
where the Flux(frequency) is in units of ergs/cm2/s/Hz.
Magnitude Zero-Points
Unit conversion between magnitude and fluxes, and vice versa, requires information on the magnitude zero-point value and on the bandpass central wavelength. The zero-point magnitudes used in this program are from the CIT system, or, in the case of the L1 band (commonly known as L' band), from the UKIRT system, and are listed below:
- magnitude U: zero-flux=1810 Jy; central wavelength=0.36 microns;
- magnitude B: zero-flux=4260 Jy; central wavelength=0.44 microns;
- magnitude V: zero-flux=3540 Jy; central wavelength=0.55 microns;
- magnitude R: zero-flux=2870 Jy; central wavelength=0.70 microns;
- magnitude I: zero-flux=2250 Jy; central wavelength=0.90 microns;
- magnitude J: zero-flux=1670 Jy; central wavelength=1.25 microns;
- magnitude H: zero-flux= 980 Jy; central wavelength=1.65 microns;
- magnitude K: zero-flux= 620 Jy; central wavelength=2.20 microns;
- magnitude L: zero-flux= 280 Jy; central wavelength=3.40 microns;
- magnitude L1: zero-flux= 252 Jy; central wavelength=3.74 microns;
- magnitude M: zero-flux= 150 Jy; central wavelength=4.80 microns;
- magnitude N: zero-flux= 37 Jy; central wavelength=10.10 microns;
- magnitude Q: zero-flux= 10 Jy; central wavelength=20.00 microns.