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(07-03) 12:16 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- In the United States, more than 100 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes, and over 72 million Americans are obese. Two-thirds of adult-onset diabetes is directly associated with obesity, which is also associated with more than 40 other medical problems, including heart disease, cancer, sleep apnea and orthopedic problems.
Last month, the American Medical Association's House of Delegates joined other influential groups, including the National Institutes of Health, the Social Security Administration and Medicare, in declaring obesity a disease.
This should greatly improve patient access to proven treatments - a critical necessity, as obesity and the medical problems associated with it tend to worsen with time.
The associated conditions can be treated with medications and other therapies to some extent, but the core problem remains: the obesity. Diet and exercise are always the best starting points for weight loss, but unfortunately, failure rates are high.
Weight-loss surgery has the highest cure rate for obesity and its related illnesses, but it has been viewed as an option of last resort and thought to be dangerous. That view is changing because of the introduction of safer procedures and successful reduction of diabetes.
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists now include weight loss surgery as an early treatment option in fighting obesity.
One surgical procedure, the sleeve gastrectomy, has proved to be both safe and appealing to individuals with obesity. It avoids all the potential problems of the more complex bypass operations as well as the foreign-body problems of the gastric band procedures.
It reduces stomach volume without changing the intestines (as in gastric bypass) and without introducing a foreign body (as in gastric banding). This allows for a balance between the portion size and range of food choices, with fewer side effects.
Insurance companies started approving sleeve gastrectomies in 2010, leading to an increase in the U.S. from 2 percent in 2008 to 44 percent in 2012 of all gastric procedures.
Sleeve gastrectomy has similar weight loss and diabetes cure rates as the more complex gastric bypass operation but with much lower risk.
Historically, surgeons were slow to offer this to patients because it involves removing most of the volume of the stomach and was not reversible. They also thought weight loss would be inadequate or weight gain would occur because it was an operation that only reduced stomach volume.
Results over the past five years have proved that the procedure results in lasting weight loss and diabetes improvement. There is also some proof that the removal of the volume part of the stomach also includes removing most of the cells that produce the hunger hormone. This may explain why the procedure has weight loss results that are better than expected.
Most overweight diabetic patients who choose this procedure are delighted with the reduction in appetite, the early and lasting fullness after small portions of food and the rapid improvement in their diabetes to the point they do not need insulin or even oral medications.
Dr. Gregg H. Jossart is a bariatric surgeon for Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation and Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.


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Wireless 802.11 a/b/g networks always have problems living up to their rated performance levels. Various obstructions reduce effective speeds and operating distances, and it's rare to see wireless networks maintain high throughput levels beyond 30 to 40 feet. Airgo Networks worked for nine years to develop a highly effective version of MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) technology that uses multiple transmit and receive subsystems connected to multiple antennas. Airgo's MIMO takes advantage of multipath propagation to reconstruct the original higher-rate data stream via complex signal-processing techniques. First implemented in Belkin's recent Pre-N Router, Airgo's MIMO blows away the competition. (Airgo Networks Inc., www.airgonetworks.com.)Finalist: 4CDMA2000 1xRTT EV-DO
4CDMA2000 1xRTT EV-DO (Code Division Multiple Access, Single Carrier Radio Transmission Technology, Evolution Data Only), the third generation of Qualcomm's CDMA mobile phone network, knocks open a 1.25-MHz channel on each cell and uses it exclusively for high-speed packet data. This allows average download speeds of 300 to 500 Kbps with bursts up to 2.4 Mbps, depending on how many users are on the channel at once.
Verizon sells EV-DO under the Broadband Access brand in 14 U.S. cities, and the network is spreading fast. Japan, Korea, and eastern Europe also have swiftly growing EV-DO networks. (Qualcomm Inc., www.qualcomm.com.)Finalist: Flash-OFDM
Flarion's Flash-OFDM (Fast Low-latency Access with Seamless Handoff-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) technology uses high-speed frequency hopping over a spread of narrow, nonoverlapping, orthogonal channels to deliver data speeds up to 3 Mbps over a very wide physical area. Its spread-spectrum design and orthogonal tones give it excellent resistance to interference, while its use of many narrow control channels alongside the voice and data channels lets network operators juggle users efficiently, keeping latency very low.
Flash-OFDM is the fastest of the next-generation cellular data technologies and offers the lowest latency. But Nextel hasn't yet moved to expand Flash-OFDM to other markets, so we haven't seen proof that it's scalable on a nationwide basis. (Flarion Technologies Inc., www.flarion.com.)


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The idea of tracking our sleeping habits in order to pinpoint potential problems is not new, however, until recently, these types of studies were confined to controlled test environments where patients are monitored by doctors overnight. Advances in smartphone technology mean that anyone with a modern phone has access to a range of sleep tracking apps for mere dollars, or in some cases for free.
What's the Point of Sleep Tracking Apps?
These apps can provide a number of useful statistics about your unique sleeping habits, such as how many times you awoke during the night, how long you slept, how long it takes you to fall asleep, etc. This information can be incredibly helpful in determining factors that may be preventing you from getting enough restful sleep.
Without a sleep tracking app, you'd have to guess as to why you're waking up every morning still feeling tired, and chances are you wouldn't be able to figure out what the exact reason is. The results provided from a few nights worth of tracking your sleep using an app can tell you a variety of different things. Are you waking up many times throughout the night, tossing and turning, or taking a long time to fall asleep? These may be signs that it's time to look for a mattress that's designed for your specific sleeping needs.
3 Sleep Tracking Apps to Consider
Sleepbot is a free app for android and iOS devices that provides several different options for tracking your sleeping patterns. This app can be boiled down to three main functions: tracking movement, recording sound, and waking you up with a "smart alarm" that tries to only wake you up when you are in a lighter stage of sleep.
The movement detection and audio recording can be useful for people looking to track sleepwalking and sleeptalking, however, in a lot of cases they are not enough to accurately track specific sleep patterns. If you sleep with a partner or in a noisy environment you may experience difficulty tracking sleep with sound and movement detection alone.
The biggest appeal of this app is the smart alarm, which claims to make it easier to wake up by only going off when you are at a light point in your sleep cycle. One potential drawback to this feature is that you won't be able to tell the exact time that the alarm will go off, you are only able to set the alarm to activate within a 30-minute window.
Fitbit Sleep Tracker
One of the most exciting features of the Fitbit wearable activity tracker is its ability to track sleep patterns more accurately than many standalone smartphone apps. This comes at a price, these gadgets range from $50 to over $100. However, for people looking to more accurately track sleep patterns, they are an attractive option.
The Fitbit sleep tracking app uses the motion of the wearable wristband to help determine sleep patterns, and since it is connected in contact with your body it isn't as susceptible to interference as using just a smartphone's sensors.
The Fitbit sleep tracking app can tell you what time you went to bed, when you woke up, what periods of time you were restless at night and the total amount of quality sleep that you had each night. These are all useful statistics for determining how to best optimize your sleeping arrangement.
SleepCycle is a smart alarm/sleep tracking app available for $0.99 on the iOS app store. This app is similar to Sleepbot, except in lieu of audio recording it has a more configurable smart alarm system. This system works by waking you up using the science of sleep cycles in order to determine to best time for your body to exit its sleeping state.
This app is especially useful for its easy-to-comprehend sleep graph, which shows a nightly overview of time spent awake, sleeping, or in a state of deep sleep. Like Sleepbot, the alarm function on this app allows users to choose a 30-minute time window in which the alarm will go off, and the app will determine the best time within that window to wake you up based on when you went to bed and other sleep pattern statistics that it gathers overnight.
What to do With the Data From a Sleep Tracking App
Once you've used your sleep tracking app for a few days, you should have gathered enough data to determine a baseline for your average sleep patterns. This is important information to remember, so make sure to either write it down or take a screenshot of the app from your smartphone.
The key to determining what factors may be disrupting sleep using data from sleep tracking apps is to look for consistent deviations from your baseline. For instance, if you average 7 hours of sleep per night and you experience a period wherein you only sleep 6 hours a night, it's a sign that you need to examine the data closer to determine a few possible causes.
One of the most common causes of inconsistent sleep patterns is using a mattress that doesn't provide proper support for your particular body type. If your sleep tracking app detects lots of restlessness and movement throughout the night or if you have an inability to fall into a deep sleep, your mattress could very likely be to blame.
If you feel like your sleep is adversely affecting your health, it's important that you visit a doctor as soon as possible and that you don't solely rely on sleep tracking apps for information about your sleep health. There are a variety of conditions that can cause restlessness, some of which are quite serious. That being said, these apps are a great way to track and monitor how well you are sleeping on a regular basis.


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Dr. Yijia Jing is a professor in Public Administration and associate director of foreign affairs at Fudan University. He is the editor-in-chief of Fudan Public Administration Review, and serves as the vice president of International Research Society for Public Management. He is associate editor of Public Administration Review and Co-editor of International Public Management Journal. He is also the founding co-editor of a Palgrave book series---Governing China in the 21 Century.


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For over 15 years, we have specialised in organising commercial/industrial aerial photography throughout the UK and, when required, worldwide. We provide free impartial advice on the best methodology for aerial projects and a one-stop service for managing the process, whether the projects are large or small, stills or HD video. Sky Eye has built and maintains a detailed database of all known UK professional aerial photography and related services, including mapping and aerial surveillance. From the client's brief, we first establish the most suitable aerial filming method needed to successfully achieve the objectives (see methods below). Then, using our knowledge of the equipment and expertise of the 500 or so aerial companies on our database, we match the client's requirements with the nearest and most appropriate specialist. (Clients pay only the same using us as they would if they had eventally found the same photographer themselves and dealt direct - the photographer provides our project management fee by giving us a professional discount). So, by allowing us to find the right photographer or other aerial service and manage the project to their brief, clients receive the best result and save valuable time, as we do all the work. We are proud of the good reputation we have built over the years providing this unique and cost-effective service, as shown by our Testimonials and Client List. We welcome all commercial enquiries from any business, large or small. Please call 07789 871620.
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We select the most appropriate image capture method from the full range of options available. Unlike individual aerial photography companies, which can offer only one or possibly two methods they specialise in, we offer all the options, allowing us to capture and deliver the best images possible from the ideal heights and angles.
Click on any of the images above to see the pros and cons of each aerial filming method.
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Specialist aerial photography for architects and the property industry:
As a result of our experience and the specific services Sky Eye has developed with specialist photographers for the needs of architects, architectural visualisers and property developers, we are a first choice supplier of property-related aerial photography. We are the leading provider of UAV property imagery in this field and other images required in the planning and marketing of properties before, during and after construction. Specialist services include: Aerial site photography needed as part of the visualisation process, GPS-tagged aerial site photography for montaging with photorealistic 3D models, Still & HD video panoramas to show actual views from different storey heights above a planned building's footprint, Full 360 aerial immersive tours (into which cgis of planned new buildings can be inserted), Helium balloon 'roof height markers' for Environmental Impact Studies for planning purposes, High-definition time-lapse films of demolition and construction projects (2D & 3D), Aerial progress photography and aerial marketing images at completion. When new iconic towers and other buildings are being planned, we can provide all the imagery needed from conception to completion.
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Many of the techniques we have developed for taking still images from difficult view points have been successfully adapted to shoot HD video for production and special effects companies. Custom-built UAVs, specified by Sky Eye, can lift pro DSLRs and lightweight HD video cameras into unusual and difficult positions. We can hover at almost any point in the sky specified by the Director, fly low or high (0 - 400 feet) and fast or slow, to shoot stunning aerial footage unobtainable with helicopters, jibs & cranes or any other conventional means. Commissioned by BBC TV, Channel 4 and numerous production companies, we provide broadcast quality footage for documentaries, nature programmes, dramas and music videos and offer exceptionally good value for film makers in all genres.
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Examples of images taken by Sky Eye Aerial Photography.
Sky Eye maintains a unique Database of UK Professional Aerial Photography Services:
Our database includes the capabilities and equipment of virtually all of the 500 or so known aerial photography companies and related suppliers available in the UK. With this detailed industry knowledge, together with a decade of taking aerial photographs ourselves, we are in a unique position to be able to find, evaluate and deliver the best aerial photography service to ensure a successful project. To compare how difficult and time consuming finding an appropriate aerial specialist is by just using the Internet, see below.
Typical results when you search the Internet for 'aerial photography'
When you use Google or another search engine and type in 'aerial photography', followed by the 'county' you are interested in, this will typically result in a list of up to 80,000 web sites (although there are only about 500 aerial photography companies throughout the UK). Many of these listed on the first or subsequent pages are 'sponsored' listings and have paid to be there. Their prominence, therefore, is no indication whatsoever of their professional expertise or technical capabilities. Most of the remaining companies do not actually take aerial photographs. They either resell other people's images or are listed because the words 'aerial' or 'photography' exists somewhere in their web site. To avoid the problem of trying to find the proverbial 'needle in a haystack', simply contact Ron Bridle on 07789 871620 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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Hey guys!
Today I have some abstract floral nail art to share with you!
For the manicure I started off with a green base of Essie First Timer on my pinky, a white base of CND Cream Puff on my middle and ring finger, and a red base of Essie Color Binge on my pointer and thumb. Afterwards I used the brushes in the polishes Essie First Timer and Essie Color Binge to make some abstract flowers on my middle and ring finger. To finish everything off I added some black dots on the flowers using a small dotting tool and the black polish Essie Licorice.
And they even matched my toe nails!
I am loving this easy and cute design.
What do you guys think about these abstract flowers? Let me know in the comments!
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Just wanted to share a really quick digital layout I made today.
I have really no time to get more into this right now but I had the urge to create a digi page and this cute template from
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I love my little man!!
The digi papers and elements (minus the splotches) are from Karla Dudley's kit Delight, which you can find at P&Co.
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Watching the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery Through Wizards-Colored Glasses
►Rashad Mobley | May 20, 2011
I should have known that the NBA Draft Lottery was not going to fall in the Washington Wizards favor when I walked into the media area. Two members of the Cleveland...
A Clevelander speaks about LeBron, his name is Flip Saunders
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 9, 2010
"Having been from Cleveland and everything we've gone through, you'd like to see your hometown do well, so I'm disappointed from that standpoint." -Flip Saunders Yep, ol' Flip is from Cleveland....
Mike James Expresses Frustration On Twitter, But Not Throwing In The Towel
►Kyle Weidie | Oct 19, 2009
The battle for Wizards starting shooting guard is crucial. The backup power forward spot almost just as much, especially with Antawn Jamison nursing injury and little to show in terms of...
Woe Is Cleveland (plus links)
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And Milwaukee thought it had it bad … being the target of Gilbert Arenas' trash talking and all. Maybe his buddy Richard Jefferson will have the last laugh, seeing that now...
Crazy Pills Artest and Game Seven Links
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Some links as I waste my Sunday away, preparing for a couple game sevens, wearing my smelly, dirty homemade Ron Artest shirt, hoping for a Rockets win, or two close games...
Cleveland Making It Easy To Hate
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Lake Erie, on standby until the next fire While the association of sports punditry blowhards will bellow, "No, no, no!!! Cleveland and Washington are NOT rivals!!," those with common sense beg...
For Wizards/Bullets Fans, The Price Was NOT Right
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The friendly bloggers (and their fans) at the Cleveland sports-based Waiting For Next Year have taken upon the task of creating a Mark Price-themed t-shirt (h/t Sporting News). Price, the current...
Wizards Run-Down: Bagging On Cleveland
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Today, 4-23-09, is the official Flip Saunders press conference day … ready to put the 'O' in Official … I'll try to listen to the 3 pm presser and blog down...
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Art and entrepreneurial activities have in common that they foresee future trends and express them either in pieces of art or in entrepreneurial projects. That's the reason that many successful entrepreneurs are, at the same time, interested in the world of the arts. As no entrepreneur can be in all businesses at the same time, he also has to give some focus to his collection of arts.
The current collection comprises two differently themed collection areas ranging from modern to contemporary art and exhibited in the two locations La Punt in the Upper Engadine and Erlenbach near Zurich.
La Punt
Next to its main focus on 'the Giacometti Family', Chesa Merleda is exhibiting works themed around the Swiss mountain regions, animals and landscapes, whose compositions are also dedicated to the changing perception of natural beauty. Sporadically changing exhibitions from the Engadin collection paired with external loans take place at the neighbouring hotel Gasthaus Krone.
Artists in La Punt:
Matthew Barney, Peter Robert Berry, Augusto Giacometti, Alberto Giacometti, Giovanni Giacometti, Paul Klee, Louise Lawler, Jason Martin, Qui Shihua, Louis Sutter, Albert Steiner, Paul Strand, Not Vital, Andy Warhol
The focus of the Erlenbach collection is international and centred around forms of artistic expression of the female art of combining life and art, intuitively and authentically, and in part by withdrawal into themselves.
The two positions are clearly meant to complement each other in the individual works. On the one hand, they are intended to be recognisable as female art, i.e. the artwork should be narrative, mystical, sensitive, intuitive and authentic. On the other hand, each exhibit is meant to mirror the individual artist's personality.
Artists in Erlenbach:
Louise Bourgeois, Candida Hoefer, Rebecca Horn, Yayoi Kusama, Agnes Martin, Georgia O'Keeffe, Fabienne Verdier, Bridget Riley


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Umm, Norm, if I and a group of like minded folks are determined to subset DOCBOOK (done all the time), should you be obliged to document and support those subsets? I'm not sure why the SOAP WG is privileged to demand that. SOAP is just another document type whether it has a DOCTYPE or not. I concur they can as all applications can, choose not to attach semantic value in their processors to some XML productions, but I fail to see why as Elliotte says, a semantic restriction should become a syntax subset of XML, supported by the XML core. I see no evidence of a disaster in that direction. I see some probability of a disaster if the code bases of core XML processors are forked to support the semantic restrictions of one or a few applications. len -----Original Message----- From: Norman Walsh [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Honestly, that would be my preferred position in an ideal world. But this isn't an ideal world and there's plenty of evidence that there are user communities determined to subset. So I think the best compromise for interoperability is to make sure there's one subset they can all refer to instead of having eleven different ones.Received on Friday, 17 January 2003 10:01:57 UTC
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Fatwaa from Sheikh 'Abdul 'Aziz Ibn 'Abdullah Bin Bazz (Rahimahullah)
From his book 'Islamic Fatwas regarding Women' Page nr 259
Question: What is the ruling concerning one who ridicules those who wear the proper hijab and cover their faces and hands?
"Whoever ridicules a Muslim woman or man for sticking to and applying the teachings of Islam is a disbeliever. This is regardless of whether it is concerning woman's hijab or any other matter of the Shariah. This is based on the following narration from ibn Umar:
At a gathering during the Battle of Tabuk, one man said, "I have not seen anyone like our Quranic readers who is more desirous of food, more lying in speech and more cowardly when meeting the enemy." A man said, "You have lied and you are a liar. I shall definitely tell the Messenger of Allah (salAllahu 'alayhi wa salam) about that." That news was conveyed to the Messenger of Allah and the Quran was revealed. Abdullah ibn Umar added, "I saw the man holding on to the bag of the camel of the Messenger of Allah and the dust was striking him while he was saying, 'O Messenger of Allah, we were just joking and playing. The Messenger of Allah (salAllahu 'alayhi wa salam) was simply saying the verse of the Quran:"Was it Allah, and His Signs and His Messenger you were mocking? Make no excuse, you have disbelieved after you had believed. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others among you because they were sinners" (al-Tauba 65-66)
source: http://ibnfarooq.tripod.com/funniqab.htmSo ridiculing believers has been equated with ridiculing Allah, His Signs and His Messenger."
I made this post because, unfortunately, there's many brothers and sisters who happen to ridicule and mock the sisters who wear proper hijab or niqaab. Put in mind this hadith and this verse of the Qur'an so that next time you see a sister, you won't be tempted to mock or ridicule or even insult. I say this also for the brothers/sisters who don't give salaams to a sister in niqaab. This happened not only with me, but with another sister I know. And for what I see, it is becoming widespread, especially in Muslim majority countries where it shouldn't happen at all. When I came to Egypt, I felt free since I didn't have my family to keep me away from my Islamic duties and I decided to wear niqaab. For my own surprise, when that feeling of happiness was in my heart, knowing that I was pleasing Allah (subhanahu wa ta'la), I got hurt to see sisters at the masjid I was going to pray one day, ignoring me and my salaams, and it didn't happen once, I had more experiences like that. I thought at first that the sisters weren't hearing or something else got their attention, then, I clearly knew a group of sisters heard me saying salaam, they looked at me and turned their faces away without a single salaam back. SubhanAllah, how low can the Ummah fall? I'm a Muslim, it's obligatory for you to return my salaams. I felt sad and I make du'a that those sisters who do this come to know the truth and the ruling on giving salaams to any Muslim.


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Our next post today features a different aspect of kids design from Merrilee's with these prints and placements snapped in Primark. These owls on scarves really stood out to me as great mix of an old fave (the owl motif) mixed with the latest trend for tribal style.
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Hey y'all! Just popping in with a quick video tutorial on how Zoom can affect the outcome of using Move, whether it be with just an Arrow key or a Shift-Arrow key.
Hey y'all! Just popping in with a quick video tutorial on how Zoom can affect the outcome of using Move, whether it be with just an Arrow key or a Shift-Arrow key.
Thanks, Kerri! I did know this but I thought I learned it from you in one of your SIL classes!! Wait, now I'm thinking that it was something about zooming in & sizes being different. Well, anyway…
Yeah, I seem to remember saying it once in a class.
But you know how you just forget about it for a while? :)
I thought it would be good, since I just remembered again, to share it with everyone.
I didn't know this. Thanks for your little did you know. I really appreciate it. I'm just trying to learn my Silhoutte.
I didn't KNOW! Thanks Kerri for sharing that info. Your bits of wisdom really impact my use and enjoyment of my Silhouette.
I didn't know until I started taking you oh the places you'll go class. Thanks for all the tidbits of info, here on the blog and in your classes. Wow! It's amazing how knowledge is power…especially in software!
Thank you for all your tips, Kerri. I have recently invested in a Silhouette Cameo and really appreciate your tips. I've purchased my first class and I'm slowly working through it. You have a very easy to follow style.
When I view this page there is no video to click on–just a lot of white space.
Do you have any idea why it isn't showing up?
Thanks in advance.
Hmm…not sure. It's just a You Tube video and it works for me. Maybe try using a different browser and see if that makes a difference?
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A haunting and emotionally devastating tale of consequence and opportunity lost, Joe Wright's stellar adaptation of Ian McEwan's acclaimed and richly dense novel takes the formula of the grand romantic wartime period piece and turns it on its ear.
Keeping that book's complicated time-jumping structure intact, the revelations hit with so much impact that, especially with those perspective shattering final few minutes, it's understandable that quite a few audience members more used to the formulaic efforts that often glut the genre will be confused, upset or even feel somewhat cheated.
As much as "Atonement" is a love story and often travels paths that make us believe that it will ultimately be a redemption story of the foolish young Briony, the final result is something far more brutal, damning and realistic – that certain lies once told can never be undone or redeemed. The ending brilliantly conveys the duality of fiction – how fiction can be both devastating and used for good, even if in this case it's merely a placebo to stem a lifetime of unresolved guilt.
Just as revelatory is the sheer quality of filmmaking on display. The 34-year-old Wright delivers direction so smooth that veteran helmers with two decades and a dozen other films under their belt would envy such craft. From the dual-perspective takes of key scenes to the single take shot of the chaos at Dunkirk Beach during the evacuation, Wright seems utterly self-assured and confident, and yet always puts the material first and foremost in mind.
The haunting score ranging from sweeping orchestral tones to typewriter noise is brilliantly effective and memorable. Admittedly the latter half during wartime does falter in pace at times, but it never loses its way – a strong performance by James McAvoy keeps things grounded, he makes your heart break with just a slight vocal crack in the cafe reunion scene.
Knightley holds her own in her few scenes, and the three actresses who play Briony – especially the wonderfully expressive Romola Garai as the flagellant 18-year-old incarnation – are flawless. What could've easily been overdone melodrama is smart, mature and expertly crafted tragedy that's up there with 2005's unforgettable "Brokeback Mountain" in terms of quality and raw power


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I wish I would have taken better pictures, but here are a few:
|I love the little succulents that she picked out!
|Aren't those colors gorgeous? I'll post picks of the wedding in a couple weeks so you can see how they tie in with the dresses and tuxes.
|My momma helping out!
|These are for the hosts and flower girls.
Basically all you need to do is pick out silk focal flowers and silk filler flowers, cut them, and wrap with floral tape. You'll also want a hot glue gun to glue in pieces that don't have long enough stems to be wrapped. I usually wrap the bigger pieces and then add filler pieces with the glue.
This is a great way to save money and we had so much fun getting together last night to make these!
Check out my other posts on DIY flowers:
Flowers from Sam's Club for Wedding
Take Advantage of Free Flowers
Learn to Arrange Flowers


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World Bulletin/News Desk
Mobbed by hungry villagers, U.S. military helicopters dropped desperately needed aid into remote areas of the typhoon-ravaged central Philippines, as survivors of the disaster flocked to ruined churches on Sunday to pray for their uncertain future.
The Philippines is facing up to an enormous rebuilding task from Typhoon Haiyan, which killed at least 3,974 people and left 1,186 missing, with many isolated communities yet to receive significant aid despite a massive international relief effort.
Philippine authorities and international aid agencies face a mounting humanitarian crisis, with the number of people displaced by the catastrophe estimated at 4 million, up from 900,000 late last week.
President Benigno Aquino, caught off guard by the scale of the disaster and criticised by some for the sometimes chaotic response, visited affected areas on Sunday. Not for the first time, he sought to deflect blame for the problems onto local authorities whose preparations he said had fallen short.
In Guiuan, a hard-hit coastal town in eastern Samar province, he praised the city mayor for conducting a proper evacuation that had limited deaths to less than 100, saying that was a contrast to other towns.
"In other places, I prefer not to talk about it. As your president, I am not allowed to get angry even if I am already upset. I'll just suffer through it with an acidic stomach," said Aquino. "Until I am satisfied with what I am seeing, I will stay here for a while."
While aid packages have begun to reach more remote areas, much of it carried by helicopters brought by the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, the United Nations said people were still going hungry in some mountainous provinces. It said information about several provinces in the west of the Visayas region remained "limited", with 60 percent of people in towns in the northeast part of Capiz province needing food support.
"I remain concerned about the health and well-being of the millions of men, women and children who are still in desperate need," U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said in a statement.
The risk of skin and respiratory diseases and diarrhoea was very high, with hospital and health centres badly damaged.
"It's raining a lot so everything is wet. The quality of the water is not sufficient," Jean Pletinckx, head of Medecins Sans Frontieres' Haiyan response, told Reuters.
"In Guiuan, the city is completely destroyed. There's nothing left. Everything is broken. The hospital is completely flat."
In Cabungaan, a village in the interior of Leyte province's Tanauan district - where as many as 1,200 died - the arrival of a U.S. Seahawk helicopter on Sunday was the first outside help since Haiyan made landfall.
With children in the lead, scores of villagers ran from jury-rigged shanties to greet the helicopter as it settled in a flattened patch of grass. Locals jostled for a view, beaming and yelling "Thank you! Thank you!" as two crew members rushed out aid marked "from the American people."
For the past week, the village's 200-plus residents had been living on one meal a day of "dried fish, sometimes coconuts, not enough rice," said Richel Maballo, 19. Too far from the shore to be hit by the surge of water that devastated the regional capital Tacloban city, the village suffered no deaths.
Back in the air, a member of the aircraft's crew, Jeremy Smith, scribbled in a notebook: "That LZ (landing zone) was tame compared to others where the aircrafts have been mobbed."
The international community has sent or pledged a total of $248 million (10.6 billion pesos) to help 10 million people affected by Haiyan, said the Philippine foreign ministry.
The United States has about 50 ships and aircraft operating in the area, including 10 C130 planes, 12 V-22 Ospreys, Sea Hawk helicopters operating from USS George Washington.
Japan has sent three ships with trucks and engineering equipment, while Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore have sent C130 planes to help deliver relief supplies.
Aquino said he was not satisfied with the slow pace of aid distribution and called for more efficient loading and unloading of relief packs from ports in Luzon and for the urgent restoration of power and communications.
The government estimated damage to infrastructure and agriculture at about 10 billion pesos ($230 million), the bulk of it in the farming sector.
The United Nations warned the economic and human costs could rise if aid did not reach farmers in rice-growing regions in time for the next planting season in December and January. It also said that fishing, another crucial food source, had been placed in jeopardy by the storm.
"The destruction of boats, fishing gear, fish ponds and related equipment left many families with no means of livelihood and decreased protein intake," the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.
In Tacloban, church-goers in the deeply religious Roman Catholic-majority country knelt in prayer in the shells of ruined churches.
At Santo Niño Church near the waterfront, Rosario Capidos, 55, sat crying in one row, hugging her nine-year-old grandson.
Capidos had been sheltering at home with nine other members of her family when Haiyan struck on Nov. 8. As the waters rose, she floated her three grandchildren on a slab of styrofoam through a road flooded with debris and shipping containers to a nearby Chinese temple. Her family survived.
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Laura May Luckiesh (nee
Laura May Luckiesh (nee Bowlby). 86, of Hartford passed away Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006 at Woodland Health Center, Brookfield.
She was born May 26, 1919 in Mus-catine, Iowa to Earl and Nellie (nee Phillips) Bowlby. She married John Luckiesh on May 25, 1941 in Muscatine.
Laura May worked at JC Penney and the Menasha Corp. for several years. She belonged to the Homemakers Club, and held many offices for the Hartford Lionesses. Laura May was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hartford.
She is survived by her beloved husband, John; five children, Tom (Barbara) of Hartland, Robert of California, Linda (Steve) Schultz of Mequon, Debra (Mike) Boyer of Florida, Jim (Debbie) of Campbellsport; nine grandchildren, Scott (Michelle), Kristin (Rusty), Stephanie (Paul), Brad, Erin, Cara, Noah, Nicolaus, and Tiara; two great-grandchildren, David and Louis. Laura May is further survived by Ann Luckiesh, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; granddaughter, Sarah Boyer; brother, Virgil Bowlby; sisters, Leota Stagg and Genevieve Butts.
Funeral Services will be held Sunday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Shimon Funeral Home, 824 Union Street, Hartford. Family will greet relatives and friends on Sunday from 4 until 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials to the Hartford Lioness Club appreciated.
Shimon Funeral Home is assisting the family, (262) 673-9500.


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You don't have to travel solo or stay home just because you're an introvert—if you take along this advice. (As for the insatiable wanderlust that may result? You're on your own.)
Some of my most memorable (and solitary) travel experiences – sea kayaking with whales in Alaska, trekking to Machu Picchu, heli-hiking in the Canadian Rockies, photographing lions in Africa, crossing the Moroccan Sahara by camel, and snorkeling with Galapagos sea lions – have occurred on small group adventure trips.
For me, guided adventures, especially in challenging destinations, offer all the benefits of independent travel with none of the hassles or risk. But as an introvert accustomed to spending much of my time alone, it can be a challenge to balance my need for silence and solitude within the extroverted dynamics of group travel.
If the idea of sharing your vacation with others is keeping you from booking the trip of a lifetime, here are four travel-tested suggestions to help you maintain your independence.
1. Carve out time alone each day.
Don't be surprised if you find yourself enjoying the company of your travel companions more than you thought you would: Adventure travelers are a convivial, globetrotting tribe. To avoid social overload, however, be sure to carve out time alone each day. Hang back on a trail hike. Enjoy a solitary meal. Skip a planned excursion for some solo exploration. Tuck away in a quiet spot with a good book. Carry an iPod and earphones to tune-out as needed.
2. Splurge for your own room.
If you're not traveling with a beloved who understands and respects your needs, most tour outfitters offer solo travelers the option of single accommodations. It may (or may not) cost more than sharing twin accommodations with another tour member of the same sex. But believe me, it's worth it. I've gone the roommate route and regretted it every time, no matter how much I liked the person. Having time alone to recharge at the end of each day, or a private place to retreat to is vital to maintaining balance.
3. Develop the art of being alone in a group.
As an Introvert, I am not shy or anti-social, nor do I dislike people: Quite the opposite. I have good social skills. I am a popular speaker and teacher. I love to meet new people and engage in long conversations about meaningful topics. But too much external stimulation exhausts me. So I've learned to pace myself with mini meditative moments. Whenever possible, I mentally disengage from life's periphery long enough to be alone with my thoughts, to observe the world around me and within me. Try it. It's a portable and soul-nourishing habit that's as restorative at home or work as on the road.
4. You don't have to do it all.
By design, adventure travel itineraries are action-packed. Active exploration of our amazing planet is what it's all about. One of the biggest challenges for introverts, however, can be balancing the need for downtime with the desire to do everything on the agenda. Don't be ashamed or embarrassed to opt out when you need to or to suggest alternative ways to experience a place or activity that better suits your style. On a Galapagos cruise, for example, I set out with the group for an island hike as planned but arranged to spend the afternoon at an isolated beach to photograph and journal alone; easily reuniting with the others on the return leg of the hike. It's been my experience that unless what you're suggesting is unsafe or logistically impossible, most guides and trip managers are happy to accommodate any requests that will enhance your vacation.
Related Reading: Quiet: The Power of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain. A passionately argued and impressively researched book filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet shows how dramatically society undervalues introverts, and how much we lose in doing so. Listen to the author's powerful Ted talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang///id/1377


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The first time I saw the word "retired" used in relation to me was when our accountant typed it into the "occupation" slot on the IRS form he was submitting for the year in which I got downsized out of my corporate job.
The first time I saw the word "retired" used in relation to me was when our accountant typed it into the "occupation" slot on the IRS form he was submitting for the year in which I got downsized out of my corporate job.
I was just over 60, scrambling for freelance work.
I certainly didn't consider myself retired. Where was the pension, the gold watch? The condo on the golf course?
It's hard to know how to think about retirement, or what the word means anymore. You may leave a job or the job may leave you. But what comes next?
Some choose the traditional route, decamping for Key West or traveling around in an RV — and more power to them.
Indeed, some of my 50ish friends daydream about doing the same, counting the days till they can leave the rat race behind.
Given the unforgiving pace of today's corporate world, it's no wonder.
But for myself and for most Boomers I know, retirement is not like that. A week ago, I asked a friend who recently turned 60 when she expected to retire. Her answer? Never. She has no pension, no 401(k).
Social Security won't support her and anyway, it will be years before she can collect the full amount. She needs an income, so basically she expects to work until well, until she no longer can.
Of course, it's not always easy to find work, especially when you're older. Too many people I know are unemployed or underemployed.
Some start businesses, set themselves up as consultants or cobble together multiple part-time or freelance gigs.
Others take any job they can find or just tighten their belts and make do.
The last time we ate at our local Perkins, the bus person was a woman who looked to be in her 70s. Busing tables is not an easy job, even for someone younger. But she's probably glad to have any job at all.
Yet, there's a freedom in not working full time. Some of my friends are using it to start second careers and even going back to school in pursuit of them.
One of them is studying to become a hospice chaplain after retiring from her day job in publishing. Another is getting a degree in counseling, while an old pal in Massachusetts, a lawyer, has entered divinity school.
As for me, I got lucky. A colleague from my old job called me out of the blue one day.
He had a new position at a Silicon Valley tech company and needed someone to help put out their corporate magazine — all remotely, via telecommuting.
I gladly said yes. It's part time and freelance, perfect for me at this point in my life.
I rather like to work. It keeps me sane, and I enjoy the intellectual challenge, the social back-and-forth and the professional status. And yes, I like the paycheck.
So, I'm not retired — not yet. I had our accountant change that occupation box to "freelancer."


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knowledge of photography, which proves an interesting topic of conversation between himself and friend, and many a pleasant hour is spent in viewing his artistic collection and discoursing on the incidents of obtaining them. He has secured negatives of some of nature's wonderful phenomia in the west that from a scientific viewpoint are invaluable.
Gordon E. Van Every was born at Youngstown, New York, near the mouth of the Niagara river, on March 12, 1861, and is a son of Peter M. and Almira C. (Haskel) Van Every, the former a native of Canada, and the latter of New York state. Our subject made his home in his native state until he reached the age of about nineteen years, then came to Lincoln, Nebraska, following farming for a time. He was joined by his father in the fall of 1880, who remained for a year with his son, and they secured the contracts, under John Fitzgerald, in the Kenneson cut-off between Holdrege, and Oxford, which occupied his time during the summer of 1882. G. E. Van Every secured a position with the Nebraska Bell Telephone Company at Lincoln, and after three months in their office, was sent to Plattsmouth to take charge of the office of the company, remaining at that point for about three years. He was then offered a position with the Western Union Telegraph Company as lineman, and worked for them six months. He the went with the Baltimore & Maryland Railway Company, under B. F. Pimms, in the detective service, filling the same for one year. His next move was to Omaha, where he found, work on the traction lines owned by Dr. Mercer, and worked as conductor on the street cars running the first electric car to Hanson Park when that line was converted from mule power to electricity. He was afterwards employed by the Omaha Street Railway Company for four years and a half, finally resigning to accept a position as conductor, running between Omaha and Portland, making three round trips per month. He remained in this position for two years, then became motor inspector for the Tbompson-Houston Electric Company at Pueblo, Colorado, where a street railway was being installed. In the spring of 1894 he returned to Nebraska for residence, filing on a homestead in Custer county, which he farmed, in addition to some leased land adjoining his original tract. After sixteen months of uphill work, fighting against drouths, etc., he became discouraged. He kept at it for some little time longer in the hope that conditions would change, but in 1897 quit farming and returned to his former occupation as an electrician.
Mr. Van Every was the pioneer in installing country telephone, lines in that section, purchasing from the Chicago Telephone Company necessary instruments and began putting up lines through the locality. Up to this time phones were not for sale and could only be secured by lease, making farm telephones impracticable, but he organized several lines in Custer county, using barbed wire to carry the current, and becoming so successful in the venture that he soon widened his field of operations by organizing other companies in the northern part of the state.
In 1892 he established the Basset and Springview line, the Newport, Hammond and Northern, the following year, and in 1904, the Farm & Home Telephone Company, the latter in partnership with C. M. Thompson, of Newport. His next venture was the Keyapaha county, Butte and Anoka, of which he was president until 1909. In the construction of the various lines, Mr. Van Every did most of the work himself, including erecting the poles, stringing the wires, and installing the exchanges. He also established the Rosebud line in South Dakota, which was absorbed by the Bell Company in 1906.
In 1907 Mr. Van Every opened the Home Bakery and Restaurant in Butte, in the office adjoining the central exchange of the Independent Telephone Company. In the management of these various interests he has become prosperous, and is now looked upon as one of the leading business men of his section, taking a deep interest in its progress and lending his aid in promoting every worthy movement. He is a republican in politics. For many years he has been a member of the Masonic lodge, serving as Junior Warden in 1910. He also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Knights of Pythias, and Modern Woodmen of America, and with his wife is a member of the Order of Eastern Star, of which he is Worthy Patron, and the Rebekah Degree of the Odd Fellows.
Mr. Van Every was married at Broken Bow, July 31, 1895, to Miss Hattie C. Milburn, whose. parents were among the early settlers on the Midde Loup, the postoffice of Milburn being named after them.
Among the prosperous and successful farmers of eastern Nebraska, the gentleman above named occupies a leading place. He came to Howard county during the earliest years of its settlement and has remained to see the wild prairie region changed into a thriving agricultural and commercial center, having the pleasure of knowing that a goodly part of this success has been due to his own efforts and good management.
Conrad Evers was born in St. Libory, Illinois, March 25, 1847. where he resided until coming to Howard county, Nebraska, in the spring of 1877. He purchased land and first located on northeast quarter section twenty-one, township thirteen, range nine, living in a sod shanty at the first. Mr. Evers still lives on this farm and owns over five hundred acres of choice land in this vicinity. His land adjoins the little village of St. Libory, Nebraska, which was named for his old residence place in Illinois.
His wife and two children joined Mr. Evers during the summer season of 1877, as he had come out some few months in advance of his family.
Mr. Evers was married to Miss Elizabeth Buhrman in St. Libory, Illinois, in April, 1869, and they lived in that place for eight years, three of their children being born there, one of whom died before they moved into Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Evers have nine living children and ten grandchildren, their children being named as follows: Conrad L., who is married and resides in St. Libory precinct; Theodore, also married and living near Conrad L., Rosa, wife of Joe Turk, lives in St. Libory village; John, married and lives near by; Henry, married; Mary, wife of Frank Boehle, both live in St. Libory precinct; Anton, Alphonse, and Elizabeth, remaining at home.
Mr. Evers has been quite prominent in his county and is widely known, enjoying the confidence and esteem of many friends. He served his county in the capacity of commissioner about the year 1895, and has filled the office of school treasurer of the St. Libory precinct for a number of years.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Buhrman lived with their son-in-law, Mr. Evers, for a number of years, and Mr. Buhrman died June 9, 1897. Mrs. Burman died January 30, 1911, being in her eighty-ninth year.
Prominent among Antelope county citizens who has made this region his home for many years and has done his share in the development of the agricultural resources of this county, may be mentioned. the name of John Jasper. Mr. Jasper lived in section seventeen, township twenty-three, range six, where he located on first coming to Antelope county.
Mr. Jasper is a native of Germany, born in Muenster province, March 17, 1861. His father, B. H. Jasper, was also a native of Germany. In 1867 Mr. Jasper, the subject of our sketch, came to America by the way of Hamburg, landing in New York, and from there went to the state of Iowa, remaining there twenty-seven years. In 1896 he came to Antelope county, settling there, where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of railroad land. He began at once to improve this land, building a good house, and fencing and cross fencing the farm. He now owns four hundred acres, and devotes a good deal of attention to stock raising.
Mr. Jasper was united in marriage in 1889 to Miss Agnes Wilbereing and to this union seven children were born, whose names are as follows: Henry, Mary, Anna, Joe, Agnes, Katie, and Francis. In 1899 Mrs. Jasper died deeply mourned by her husband and family. Mr. Jasper was again married in 1905, his bride being Anna Williams, and Mr. and Mrs. Jasper are the parents of four children, named as follows: Gertrude, Christian, John, and Laurence. They are a fine family, and Mr. and Mrs. Jasper enjoy the respect and high regard of all who know them.
Isaac Newton Simms, who has a well located and handsome residence on section ten, township nineteen, range twenty-one, Custer county, has a well equipped and improved stock and grain farm and is highly respected as an able business man and as a public spirited citizen. He has succeeded through perseverance and thrift and in promoting his own interests, and has assisted in the development and upbuilding of the community. He was born sixteen miles north of Galesburg, Knox county, Illinois, September 19, 1847. and was the eighth born child of George and Hester (Jones) Simms, parents of seven sons and six daughters. The father was a native of North Carolina and the mother of Kentucky. Both the Simms and Jones families had been living in the southern states, for many generations before the birth of the individuals mentioned. The grandfather Simms was an early settler near Springfield, Illinois, and the father early located in Knox county, where he was living at the time of the Black Hawk war. He worked several years for Peter Cartwright, the honored pioneer preacher of Illinois. He erected the first log house in Mercer county, was married in Illinois and passed through the experiences of frontier life, being honored by the personal friendship of Abraham Lincoln, of whom he was an ardent admirer, and for whom he gave his services during his first campaign the office of president George Simms died in Illinois in 1865.
Isaac N. Simms was reared in his native state and lived there until his twenty-sixth year, receiving the usual educational advantages of farmers, sons and early helping with the work on the home farm. He was married at Knoxville, Illinois, September 19, 1872, to Miss Clarinda Chilson, daughter of William and Harriet (Potter) Chilson, her father a native of New Jersey and her mother of Ohio. Her grandfather Potter erected the first saw and grist mill in Warren county, Illinois, and his daughter (Mrs. Chilson) was in Chicago when there were but three log houses in the town. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Simms spent one year in Illinois, and then moved to Kansas, where he lived five years, in Shawnee county, and a like period in Wabaunsee county. In the fall of 1883, he came by prairie schooner, over the "overland trail" to Custer county, with his wife and their two sons, Theodore N. and George. They reached their destination in November and purchased the Temp Merchant homestead on section ten, township nineteen, range twenty-one, which was one of the original homesteads on Victoria creek. Isaac Merchant had come there with his family in the early
seventies and during the Indian uprising of 1876 a fort of hewed logs was erected on the homestead, these logs were afterward used in erecting the Simms home. Six or seven acres of trees had been set out by Temp Merchant and Mr. Simms and family also set out trees, so that there is a splendid grove surrounding the house, and water from the springs of Victoria creek is piped over the farm here and there by a good system of water works, so that the home is located in a picturesque spot. The fine, flowing springs add to the beauty and charm of the place; some of the trees are more than three feet in diameter, through which are interspersed many fine cedars. There is a fine orchard on the estate, some of the apple trees having limbs over thirty feet in length.
Mr. and Mrs. Simms have but two children, George is married and living just west of the home farm, and he and his wife have one child; Theodore, married and living in Colorado, has two children. The reader is referred to the sketch of George W. Simms in this work.
The mother of Mr. Simms came to Custer county in 1881 with her married daughter, Hettie, now Mrs. Edward Bishop, and took up a homestead on which she proved up her claim. Her death occurred in Broken Bow, the interment being in Gates cemetery, when she was in her eighty-seventh year, a woman who had lived in a frontier home most of her life, greatly loved by all who knew her. She left one son, David B., who lives at Arnold, Custer county, and her daughter, Mrs. Martha G. Herbert, lives in Broken Bow, these being the only ones in the county besides Isaac N. of the thirteen children in the family six sons and one daughter now survive.
Mr. Simms is one of the most enterprising of citizens and he and his family have made many friends in the comunity [sic].
Wilbur F. Bryant, a portrait of whom appears on another page, is a man who has seen all phases of life on land and sea, in the oldest centers of civilization and the outer borders of the western frontier. He was born in Coos county, New Hampshire March 21, 1851, son of George and Nancy M. (Parker) Bryant, also natives of New England, the former of Irish, the latter of English descent. An uncle, Henry Bryant, was one who fell at the assassination in South Hampton, Virginia, in 1831. When a boy of fourteen he ran away to sea and shipped in a whaler, in which he served three years, becoming an able seaman. He made two other voyages before attaining his majority, visiting Malaga and Libson on the Iberian peninsula; the Azore Islands, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha, Tasmania, India, China, and the Spanish Main.
On the last voyage, Mr. Bryant, although not yet of age, was made mate by the supercargo, who reduced that official to the ranks. On his return he was a guide in the White Mountains; and at one time while showing the German ambassador and wife over Mt. Lafayette, he gave geological information he had frequently heard, the ambassador surprised to learn he had had little schooling encouraged him to go to college, which advice he followed. He attended Kimball academy and fitted himself for college in two years, and later attended Dartmouth college at Hanover, New Hampshire.
He went to Holly Springs, Mississippi, where he was principal of the Academy there for one year. He came to Nebraska in 1876, reaching Green Island, Cedar county, September 1, of that year. Here he taught for a year and then spent a year on the open range with the cowboy's outfit in the Elkhorn valley. Returning to St. Helena, he, was appointed postmaster of the town by President Hayes, holding the office for three years. He had read law and been admitted to the bar in the meanwhile, and was elected district attorney, serving during 1882 and 1883. Moving to Cuming county, he was elected county judge, serving one term at West Point; he was then appointed supreme court reporter, holding the office four years under the democratic administration, and one year and three months under republican; he has also been state insurance commissioner for part of a term.
Mr. Bryant was married October 1, 1881, to Miss Kate Saunders, who was born at the old settlement of Wacapana, a daughter of Stephen P. and Elizabeth Aten Saunders, pioneers in Cedar county who came to the settlement in 1860. They had been teachers in the south prior to the civil war; and seeing the conflict coming, and holding anti-slavery sentiments, they migrated in 1860 - thus escaping the outbreak of hostilities. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant have been blessed with five children, namely: lta, a teacher in Hartington city schools; Ethel, teaching in Crofton; Eugene, a grain buyer in Pendar; Donovan K., who with George W., the youngest, is in school.
Mr. Bryant has been a life-long democrat of broad and liberal views. He takes a rational view of the negro question in the south, and believes in educating them to a highter level; realizing that as a race they can never equal the Caucasian, though many of their race have attained to high education and have brilliant minds. Mr. Bryant has been an omnivorous reader; history philosophy, mythology, religious controversy, the languages, all flow readily from his tongue or pen. He has written much in prose and some in verse, all bearing the stamp of high mentality. Mr. Bryant became a member of the Knights of Columbus some years ago, and at Dartmouth was a member of the K. K. K. fraternity.
The fierce storms that have swept the plains have had their place in the life of Mr. Bryant. He, struggled for an hour or more before reaching shelter the first day of the blizzard of October, 1880. He had difficulty, in reaching home January 12,
1888, while on the bench at West Point; in floundering through the snow that drifted around one of the buildings, he became exhausted and was almost ready to give up, but thoughts of his family roused him to greater efforts, and he made his way safely home, nearly frozen in his battle with the elements. He made a superhuman effort to rescue at Norwegian family on the roof of their house in the memorable flood of March and April, 1881; seeing their peril he made his way over the waste of ice in wild confusion to their house, to find them unwilling to abandon their home. He, with a companion who had followed him and became helpless, spent the night in a cabin on somewhat higher ground, but which was threatened with destruction should the gorge of ice above them give away. To amuse them he played the fiddle through the night, keeping their minds off the danger. By morning the loose ice was frozen more solid, and he made his way safely back to St. Helena, his home.
He has seen deer grazing where Hartington now stands; has seen the open country stretching away to the mountains, a waving, grassy plain. From the wilderness to a blooming garden, the granary of the country he has seen Nebraska develop her giant strides. It seems almost incredible that such changes could take place within the lifetime or one man.
W. F. Bryant.
Henry Loney a native of Indiana, came to Nebraska in 1866 when there were few settlers beyond the bluffs of the Missouri river.
He was born in Tippaconoe county, December 26, 1837, a son of Edward and Nancy (Wilson) Loney. His father was born in North Carolina, and when our subject was but five years of age, the father moved to Ohio, and lived there until his marriage, when he removed to Tippacanoe county. He lived to the extreme old age of one hundred and one years, and one month, dying at Wilsonville, Oregon, the twenty-seventh of November, 1905. The mother was a native of Ohio and died about 1844.
Mr. Loney farmed in his native state until his migration to Nebraska in 1866. He rented land the first year one mile south of Wisner, plowing forty acres after his arrival on October 15. The following year he filed on a homestead eight miles north of West Point, the first on the east side of Plum creek. Here for eighteen years he toiled and prospered, and in 1885 he sold his holdings and purchasing the relinquishment of a homestead and timber claim he pre-empted the former and fulfilling the requirements of the timber statutes received a patent to both tracts. He continued in operation of his farming here until 1901, when he moved to the town of Plainview. In 1910 he removed to Oregon City, Oregon, arriving at that place on November 16 and there he still resides.
Mr. Loney was first married in Dayton, Indiana, to Nancy Catherine Stoops, to whom three children were born: Charles, living in Republic, Washington; George, farming three miles south of Plainview; Herman, farming near Niobrara.
Mr. Loney was married a second time to Mary Brown at West Point and, five children have been born to them: Edward, lives in Orchard, Nebraska; Julia, wife of Edward Baxter, resides at Toledo, Washington; Lily, married Frank Bishop of Plainview; Oliver, at present living in Washington; Ada, now living near Oregon City, Oregon.
Mr. Loney was married a third time November 29, 1906, in Creighton to Mrs. Rosalia (Oliver) Gernhardt, a native of Rossie, Saint Lawrence county, New York. She is a daughter of Luther and Thankful (Potter) Oliver, natives of Essex county, New York. Of her first marriage four children were born: Cora Belle, who married Mr. Campbell of Sioux City, Iowa; Jennie, is the wife or Nathan Reynolds of Creighton; Carrie, married William Goos of Lyons, Kansas; Oliver, employed at Oelrichs, South Dakota.
Mrs. Loney first came to Nebraska in 1886, having lived in Sioux City twenty-four years prior to that time. When she first knew that thriving city there was but one sidewalk in town, that leading down to the river front.
While living in Nebraska, Mr. Loney witnessed the worst raids of the grasshopper pest, having lost all his crops five successive years. Each year he was compelled, to place a large mortgage on his land to provide sustenance for his family, and each year saw his crops destroyed in a few hours; when the pests did cease, however, the first year's harvest made his way easy and his indebtedness was soon liquidated.
One year the family attempted to save the corn crop and garden by burning sulphur around the fields, and had the pests remained but seven days instead of nine all would have been well. The garden was saved, however, but the corn crop was devoured before a wind sprung up which carried the marauders to fresher fields. One year the pests came out of the north in three or four columns like so many lines of smoke. A new neighbor not familiar with them could not be convinced that it was anything but smoke until twenty minutes after, when the voracious insects began to alight, and devour every green thing to be seen. Deer and antelope were to be seen when Mr. Loney first settled in Nebraska, and wild turkeys frequently wandered out from the Missouri bottoms, sometimes running through his dooryard.
Mr, Loney and wife were out in one of the early blizzards of Nebraska and had a fortunate escape; They had been sitting up all night with a sick neighbor and Mrs. Loney was uneasy about the older children left at home, having an infant in arms with her. After waiting for hours in hopes the storm would subside they started for home. Mr. Loney keeping his eyes on the ground where the
whirling snow was less dense, managed to keep the trail to their own door step after suffering for some time in the storm with his wife clinging, to his sleeve. In all his trips over the wild prairies he was never lost, not even at night. He had his baptism of paririe [sic] fires the first year of his life in Nebraska, when the farm he had rented was nearly overwhelmed. By strenuous work, with the aid of the owner of the place, who was stopping with a neighbor, everything was saved. An escaped fire from a twenty-five acre field Mr. Loney had plowed around and then burned, came near proving his undoing getting beyond control it swept onward towards a neighboring ranch, which by hard labor was saved.
Indians of the Omaha tribe were frequent visitors, camping on Plum creek near Mr. Loney's place every year in migrating to their summer hunting grounds. Our subject and children visited the Indians many times in their tepees. Their odd trail leading to the Platte country passed through his place and is, to this day, visible for miles even where the land has been for years under cultivation. He has seen their peculiar mode of burial on poles high in the air, a custom discontinued long after the settlement of the county In those pioneer days, Omaha was the nearest market place first at which to sell produce and purchase supplies, four days being consumed in the journey from the region of West Point. However, Mr. Loney seldom made the trip, sending by passing neighbors for such things as he needed. The land office was there at the time and the journey had to be made there to file on homestead rights.
Mr. Loney richly deserves the competency he has secured by his years of arduous toil in the pioneer days, the hardships he has endured, and bids fair to attain his father's venerable age of a century and more.
Of the prominent and leading old settlers of Howard county, Nebraska, none are held in higher esteem by their fellow citizens than William Hilmer, brother of Fred Hilmer also an influential resident of that section, whose personal history is recorded in this book. He has spent his entire career in the pursuit of farming, and has met with pronounced success in the development of a fine farm situated in Keslo precinct.
William Hilmer was born in the province of Hanover, Germany, on January 14, 1850. He is the third child in the family of Henry and Doritha Hilmer, and was the first of the family to leave his native land and try his fortune in America, coming here in 1868, his first location being in Wisconsin. He was joined there by his brother, Henry, and after a few years there, when they had saved enough money to send for the balance of the family, mother, father, and three children arrived in Wisconsin and begun farming. Our subject came to Howard county in May, 1873, the others joining him in the fall of that year, William taking a homestead upon landing here and the father and two other sons filing on claims later. Henry Hilmer became ill, and died in the hospital at Lincoln Nebraska, in 1902. The father died on the home place in 1887.
Mr. Hilmer has been successful in his farming and stock raising enterprises since coming to Howard county, and now owns a finely improved three hundred and twenty acre farm, thoroughly equipped with good buildings, etc. He has a handsome dwelling, surrounded by beautiful lawns and a fine grove of trees, and also has a large orchard in good growing condition. The family lives in comfort, and even luxury, and appreciate keenly the change from the earlier years when they were obliged to endure discomfort and hardship. Mr. Hilmer well remembering the time when even the necessaries of life, such as flour and bacon, were considered a luxury.
Mr. Hilmer was married in Howard county, April 6, 1878, to Adelheit Weiss, her family being among the early settlers here. Mr. and Mrs. Hilmer have had eight children, all of whom are dead but Albert H., and Harry C., both of whom live on their father's farm. Albert H. is married to Elsie Croch.
Mr. Hilmer is a member of the school board in district number forty-seven, and has been for the past twenty-five years. He has also held the office or road supervisor for two years, and is active in all affairs that stand for the best interests of his community. Mr. Hilmer is a member of the German Lutheran church, and was instrumental in establishing the church of that denomination, which is located on his farm. He has been secretary of the church for sixteen years.
Robert H. English is one of the well known and successful stock and grain farmers of Custer county who made their start by taking up homestead land. He was born in Collingwood, Canada, February 16, 1858, eldest of the six children of Samuel and Mary (Hickey) English, natives of Ireland. Of the other children, one son, James lives in Mason City and two sons in Wyoming, while others are deceased. The fattier came to Canada is a young man and passed his last days in Mason City, Nebraska, where he died in 1908, and his widow still lives there.
In 1877 Robert H. English came to Sarpy county, Nebraska, where he carried on farming six years, and he was married at Gretna September 17, 1882, to Lillian Miles, a native of Pennsylvania, whose parents, Adam and Elizabeth (Booze) Miles, were early settlers of Sarpy county. Ten children were born of this union, nine of whom survive: Samuel P., of South Dakota; Angeline, wife of Wallace Pringle, of Portland, Oregon, has
one child; Hattie, wife of Levi Patrick of Mason City, has three children; William H., James R., Hazel V., Timothy, Charles W. and Albert J., at home.
In the spring of 1884 Mr. English brought his wife and one son to Custer county where he took up a homestead on the southwest quarter of section three, township fourteen, range seventeen, which is still the home place. He has improved and developed his farm, which is well equipped for stock and grain raising. He is one of the earliest settlers of the state kind has spent nearly thirty years in Custer county, where he is widely known and has a large number of friends. He has prospered through energy and enterprise to a gratifying degree and is accounted one of the substantial, public-spirited citizens of the county. In politics he is independent of party ties and fraternally is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America
Christ Schmitt an agriculturist of prominence in Madison county, Nebraska, is one of those substantial citizens whose integrity and industry, thrift and economy have added so much to the material wealth and growth of Nebraska. Agriculture forms the basis of wealth in that part of the country, as indeed in most sections of the United States. It is therefore of great importance that the class of people. who inhabit the great farming regions of the country should represent those elements of sterling worth so prominently displayed by the majority of the early settlers and their descendants.
Mr. Schmitt is a native of Germany his birth occurring in the province of Bavaria on the Rhine, May 17, 1844; he is a son of Valentine and Catherine (Kaiser) Schmitt who were also natives of Germany.
In 1866, Mr. Schmitt left his native land, embarking on the steamship "Ferkrutz," coming by way of Havre, France, to Liverpool, and from thence to New York. After landing in the new world he started for the west, and settled in Will county, Illinois, where he remained five years.
In 1871 Mr. Schmitt came to Madison county, Nebraska, and took up a homestead, the one on which he now resides. On this land he built a frame house sixteen by twenty-two feet, hauling the lumber for its construction by ox team from Columbus, which place was also the nearest market in those early days.
Mr. Schmitt endured many hardships and discouragements in the first days of settlement on the western frontier, and suffered many looses through grasshoppers, blizzards, and prairie fires In 1873, 1874 and 1875, the crops and nearly all vegetation were completely destroyed by the grasshopper pests that devastated that region in those years; in 1873, his losses were added to by some of his stock having perished in the blizzard of April 13, 14 and 15; and many times the family were compelled to fight prairie fires that often swept that region, consuming everything in its path. Deer and antelope were plentiful in those times, and were often seen grazing about through the country.
Mr. Schmitt was united in marriage in 1869 to Miss Phoeba Gabelman, and they are the parents, of twelve children, namely: Katie, Caroline Phoeba, Anna, Christ D., Jacob, George, William, Fred, Maggie, Lizzie, and Martha. They are a fine family, and enjoy the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
William W. Barnes is one of Nebraska's early settlers and has passed through the various periods of its history from 1883 to the present time - nearly thirty years. He was born in Parke county, Indiana November 27, 1863, next to the youngest of the six children of Samuel and Catherine (Clarke) Barnes. He has two brothers and a sister in Missouri and one brother in Texas, and one child is deceased. The father, also a native of Indiana was of German descent, and his death occurred in Missouri in the fall of 1889. The mother, a native of the same state, died in Missouri the spring after her husband's decease. At the age of five years William W. Barnes was taken by his parents to Missouri where he received his education and grew to manhood.
Mr. Barnes came to Nebraska in 1883 and engaged in farming, spending the first two years in Hall county. In 1885 he moved to Colfax county, remaining there until 1904. He was married while a visit to Missouri, in September, 1887, to Miss Lorena Garton a native of Missouri, and returned with his bride to his farm in Colfax county. In 1904 he brought his wife and four children to Custer county and purchased a ranch of one thousand aces of land near Broken Bow. In 1908 he sold this property and purchased two hundred and forty acres or land on section thirty-two, township eighteen, range twenty. In 1910 he disposed of two hundred acres of this, and purchased eighty acres across the road from the forty, and now occupies the new tract of land, on which are good buildings, and on which is situated the church. It is a well equipped and highly developed stock and grain farm, and is well located. Mr. Barnes served as director of the school board of district number sixty for several years, and has always taken an active interest in the welfare of his state. He is widely known and much respected.
Five children have been born to Mr. Barnes and wife, namely: Lura A., wife of Ernest Kaolin, of Ord, Nebraska, has two children; Samuel, at home; Eva, wife of Raymond Gates, of Custer county; Ethel and Mildred at home. Mrs. Barnes is a daughter of Thomas and Emily (Crayton) Garton, now residing in Missouri, where they have
spent their married life. The father is a native of that state and of German descent, and the mother, a native of Illinois, is of Irish descent. They have two sons, Frank and Tay, in Nebraska; two daughters in that state besides Mrs. Barnes; a son in New Mexico and one in Colorado, and other children in Missouri.
Located very pleasantly in section eight, township thirty-one, range four, Knox county, Nebraska, is to be found the well known and somewhat popular gentleman whose name introduces this biographical writing. He has been identified with the history of Knox county from an early date, and his contributions to the making of northeastern Nebraska have been many. Mr. Greckel is a quiet, unobtrusive man of industrious habits and possesses force of character and honesty of purpose. He is known as one of the leading influential early settlers of the state.
Mr. Greckel is a native of Germany, his birth occurring in Naugard village, King William province, in the year 1853. His birth place being a farm house, his associations from the very first were with agricultural interests; it is natural, therefore, that he should be a farmer, and that he should find success in life's endeavors in the tilling of the soil.
Mr. Greckel left his native land in 1881 for the new world, sailing from Bremen on the steamship "Wayser" for New York; and after landing in the United States he proceeded westward, going as far as Cuming county, Nebraska where he rented land and remained twelve years. He then moved to Knox county, in 1892, and bought the land where he now resides from Mr. Morris Detz.
When Mr. Greckel first came to Nebraska he, like so many other early settlers of this region, experienced many hardships and privations incident to those times, but has successfully weathered that trying period, and now owns a well improved farm and beautiful home and the experiences of those early days remain but a memory.
Mr. Greckel was united in marriage in 1879 to Miss Annie Lemke, and Mr. and Mrs, Greckel are the parents of seven children, whose names are as follows: Lena, Mary, Anna, Hattie, Fritz, Otto, and Herman. Mr. and Mr. Greckel and family enjoy the esteem and friendship of a host of friends and acquaintances.
Joseph D. Samuell a large ranch owner and successful stock man of Central City, Nebraska, formerly lived in township fourteen, range seven, West, Merrick county, where he was recognized as a prominent member of his community.
Joseph D. Samuell, son of Henry L. and Lydia (Blunt) Samuell, was born in Kilbourne, Illinois, August 8, 1864, and was eighth of eleven children. He has a brother, Brooking A., residing in Kitbourne; a sister, Ella Sutton, also in Kilbourne; a brother, Hickman B., in Easton, Illinois; and another sister, Kittie Geisler, in Kilbourne. Our subject's father died in 1906, at Kilbourne, where the mother is now living. On August 21, 1891, Mr. Samuell was united in marriage to Prudence M. Root, of Kilbourne, Illinois, who was a teacher, having been assistant principal in Chandlerville, Illinois, schools.
Mr. Samuell received his elementary education in the home schools and later attended the State Normal School at Normal, Illinois, during the years 1883 and 1884; and in 1891 graduated in scientific and normal courses at Northern Illinois normal school at Dixon, Illinois. In 1891 was elected superintedent [sic] of Rock Falls, Illinois, schools, serving one year. In 1892 Mr. Samuell was elected superintendent of Albion, Illinois, schools, serving four years. In 1896, he with his wife and one daughter came to Merrick county, Nebraska, where he had purchased eighty acres and since then from time to time he has added other lands, until he now owns nine hundred and sixty acres all in Merrick county. Mr. and Mrs. Samuell have had three children: Zola, M., attendant at Liberty Ladies College at Liberty, Missouri; and Charles A., and Veda, who reside at home.
Mr. Samuell is one of the well known men of his county is a prosperous man of affairs, and is interested in all pertaining to the welfare of his home county and state. He was instrumental in installing the Independent telephone in the locality of his farm and in 1902 circulated a petition for rural mail delivery, securing the same in 1904; this being the second route in the county. Mr. Samuell has bred Herford cattle exclusively for fourteen years, and has the distinction of having the only herd of registered polled Hereford cattle in Nebraska, having over one hundred and sixty head. He instituted the Archer Breeders Association in 1903, which has done much along the line its name indicates.
In October 1910, Mr. Samuell moved with his family to Central City, where they intend making their home, although Mr. Samuell will still continue to devote his attention to his extensive farm and stock interests.
Frank Novacek, who for the past twenty-two years has been one of the foremost residents of Knox county, Nebraska owns a good farm and home in section seven, township thirty, range seven. He is one of the leading old settlers in this locality, and has always given his best aid in looking to the interests of the county, and still does his full share in developing its resources and making it a success.
Mr. Novacek is a native of Bohemia, being
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Monday, April 14, 2014
It's Monday! What Are You Reading?
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Do hope you enjoy Four Friends, I did so like it. Good walking too! The materials really look fun, i will be out at the weekend to buy a grand niece a book for her 1st birthday! All such fun.ReplyDelete
Such cute owls :DReplyDelete
The Midwife looks like an interesting read, I want to read Four Friends but the cheating theme of the book is a big turn off for me. I hope you enjoy them though.ReplyDelete
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-Kimberly @ Turning the Pages
Interesting mixed reads. Enjoy them all and enjoy the preparations for the arrival of the little one.ReplyDelete
Interesting mixed reads. Enjoy them all and enjoy the preparations for the arrival of the little one.ReplyDelete
Comfort of Fences caught my eye...and, of course, I can't wait to read Thursday's Children (after I read Waiting for Wednesday)! I do love Frieda Klein.ReplyDelete
Thanks for visiting my blog...and I can sense your excitement for the new grandbaby. I am missing babies...my youngest grandchild is eleven!
The baby things are lovely! You are having so much fun with this baby and he hasn't even arrived yet.ReplyDelete
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Ohhhhhhhh you NEED to get "The Kissing Hand" for the baby too!! One of my faves! Loving that fabric! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on Four Friends! :)ReplyDelete
I don't have any Easter weekend plans. I imagine I will be doing lunch with parents and I have crafty plans on Saturday :)ReplyDelete
I love buying books for little kids. I am sure your son and daughter in law and baby will treasure that book and all the special memories attached to it!ReplyDelete
Have a great weekend and hope you enjoy Divergent! I still haven't seen it yet and may wait till it is on DVD. I am going to spend Easter weekend with my parents and aunt and uncle who are visiting from Canada. Should be fun :)
- AnonymousApril 14, 2014 at 11:39 PM
I have read a Nicci French and hope to read more of the series. I have Four Friends on my wishlist. Congrats on the coming baby! I have 3 grandkids, the youngest in kindergarten and the love you feel for them is amazing. I remember that book you mentioned fondly, and as someone else mentioned, The Kissing Hand, which I read to them when they started school. My kids loved all the picture book versions of Winnie the Pooh actually. That was their favorite when very young. Have a good week.ReplyDelete
Great selection of books...some of them are on my TBR list. Enjoy the week ahead and thanks for visiting my blog.ReplyDelete
I enjoyed Six Years and Orphan Train. Children's books I've been seeing lately look so adorable! Great fleece colors and patterns. Have a great week.ReplyDelete
Oh wow, childhood flashback right there! I used to love looking at the pictures in 'Guess How Much I Love You'. Also, congrats on the coming grandchild! I have been meaning to read some Nicci French again, because it's been too long! Thanks for sharing :) I hope you enjoy all of your books!ReplyDelete
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Have a lovely reading week and kick butt on that walking!!ReplyDelete
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Excited about your first grandbaby! special times and what lovely creativity you're showing us ! I'm all about those new generation book collections for my 1st grandson too...ReplyDelete
have a blessed week & HapPy Easter !
Love the cot blankets, your grandchild will adore them. Have a great week!ReplyDelete
That's a cute kids book, my kids always liked it too. Have a great Easter and hope you like Divergent, I thought it was a lot of fun! Been hearing a lot of good things about Six Years by Coben...ReplyDelete
Love those fleece patterns! It it times like this that I wish I was more creative/crafty. It is so cool that we will be a Noona/Nannas about the same time! I have been digging out all my children's books. Have a great week.ReplyDelete
Guess How Much I Love You is one of my favorites! Gage never really warmed up to it though :(ReplyDelete
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