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The crystal of the week is Malachite! Malachite is unique in that about 60 per cent of it is made up of Copper. Large deposits are rare, and can be commonly found in Russia, Africa and Australia. The name Malachite derives from the Greek word "maloche" which is a plant with leaves similar in color. Malachite is commonly associated with growth and abundance. It is also known for aiding recovery and exhaustion while correcting emotional imbalance. Malachite is also known for helping to absorb environmental pollutants. Malachite is the perfect stone to help those who are transitional stages in their life and has great healing powers.
The Crystal of the week is Tanzanite!!! This gorgeous stone was only discovered 45 years ago. The name Tanzanite is well suited for this stone can only be found in Tanzania, Africa near Mt. Kilimanjaro. It is one of the most expensive stones on the market, and has an extremely high re-sale value making it unfortunately a blood stone. With the Diamond industry plummeting, many children soldiers are now digging for Tanzanite. Resembling Sapphire, but having violet/purple hues makes it very desirable for jewelry making. Spiritually, this stone is said to help bring out the extraordinary in the ordinary and can help disguise the true nature of things. It is also used to help activate the throat chakra, release emotions, stimulate physic skills and promote spirituality. Tanzanite is a rare and beautiful stone with strong metaphysical properties, however this has made it become the new blood diamond in the gemstone marketplace.
The crystal of the week is Emerald! First mined in Egypt over 4,000 years ago and today is commonly found in Brazil, Colombia, Russia, Pakistan and South Africa. Emerald is considered a precious stone, one of only four with Ruby, Diamond and Sapphire. The reason they are categorized under precious stone is for their rarity and brilliance. Metaphysically Emeralds reveal the truth and encourage honesty. Speeds us cleansing and assuages hidden fears and anxieties. It os often used in meditation for it corresponds with the heart chakra to bring balance and calm. Next time you feel tense and need to relax place your favorite Emerald specimen or jewelry on your hear and let this rare and powerful stone heal your heart.


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Jean-Claude Van Damme's U.F.O. is Now Alien Uprising, Gets New Trailer
Damn aliens are itching for a split-kick in the face!
Of course this isn't REALLY a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie. As far as I know, he only has a cameo in this thing (not that I've seen it or anything, but he does only appear way at the end of the trailer, and if he has a bigger role, you'd think they would show him more often). Dominic Burns' "Alien Uprising" was formerly called "U.F.O.", but I guess "Alien Uprising" sounds more "alien" and "uprising"-ish.
Here's the latest trailer for the film sporting the new moniker.
A group of friends awake one morning to find all electricity and power shut off, and an immense alien aircraft hovering in the air above their heads. Suddenly this regular group of friends is battling to survive, as the entire human race is threatened by the alien army hovering ominously above.
Starring Jean-Claude van Damme, Bianca Bree, Sean Brosnan, and Simon Phillips.
Opening in select theaters this June 21, 2013.


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Levud's - The Bruery
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Reviews by Dukeofearl:
4.58/5 rDev +19.3%
Review in honor of Patrick's "Last Call" in the latest BeerAdvocate magazine. Cheers!
Hand signed bottle number 336 of 2157. Green glass 750 ml bottle capped; purchased at LaBodega in Riverside, CA in November 2008 for $14.99. If I hadn't tried it before and known how good it was, I would have passed it by at this price, but anyway...
Pours a pretty, slightly chill-hazed golden amber, minimal to no carbonation in my Westmalle goblet (one of my favorites).
Aroma is simply wonderful. Honey, carmelized sugar, offset by a funky brett-like yeastiness that screams for me to dive in. But it's still a little too cold; I must be patient.
No, never mind- I'm thirsty! When cold, it a wonder, and it gets better from there. Honey. More honey, and then more honey as it rolls across the tongue. Solid malt back. Then hold on- this is getting interesting. Light flowery notes. A hop bite, a funk that makes me think of DeProef (one of my favorite brewers from Belgium), and a light alcohol burn at the end that is minor compared to the 11% ABV. The burn reduces as the beer warms, as does the sweetness. A bit on the sweet side overall, but that is a minor quibble.
It is really scary how drinkable this one is for the size of the beer- knocked it out of the park.
An exceptional beer, from an interesting and very good up and coming brewery- oops, bruery.
11-25-2008 03:00:59 | More by Dukeofearl
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4/5 rDev +4.2%
11-21-2011 05:41:27 | More by Callmecoon
4.22/5 rDev +9.9%
#74. Pours cloudy gold with a short-lived off-white head. Sweet bready and apple/banana aroma. Fruity and honey taste, with the sweetness of the Belgian yeast showing through. Definitely taste the pear and apricot as you make it through the bottle. I found the alcohol well-maksed, but this was also my 3rd beer of the night. I'd love to try this in a few years, but better grab one now.
12-16-2008 19:01:22 | More by magictrokini
4.28/5 rDev +11.5%
Super stoked to check this out at Toronado SD. $27. Some dude autographed the bottle and wrote the number on it, 1000something out of 2000something.
Pours a vibrant yellow and orange with bubbly white head and great retention, she's a looker boys! Aroma of lemon and ginger, good belgian yeast character that has no clove to it.
Taste is zesty, pear flavor is mild, good hopping still for a bottle this old, relative alcohol heat to it. This is a beer that can do some damage, I was noticeably different after drinking it. Seems like a great summertime beer, but damn, it will knock your dick in the dirt because it is so high abv, yet so easy and light on the palate because of the light fruit (lemon, pear, apple) contingent it uses. Maybe some honey and apricot. Sweetness is never sugary in it. Extremely dry and tangy.
Price point hurts the overall score for sure, but this about my favorite Belgian pale on the market.
05-17-2011 16:40:02 | More by Beerandraiderfan
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
(Served in a tulip glass)
thanks to puggy211 for this one
bottle 229/257
A- This beer pours a clear orange body with a big bubbled creamy head that fades pretty quickly. There is a gentle carbonation of tiny bubbles that glide to the surface of the beer.
S- The smell of light tannin fruity note that is otherwise pretty clean with lots of rousing notes of cream and a fusel hint come through with a spun sugar note finish the beer as it warms.
T- The soft sweet iced tea flavor has perfumed pear flavors that turn more peach like as the beer warms. There is a hint of pine hops in the background that finish with a light tart tang.
M- This beer has a medium-light mouthfeel with a slight watery texture and no real alcohol heat noticed. The fizzy finish really cleans up the already soft flavor at the finish.
D- This beer is a bit awkward with the flavors clashing but it is almost intriguing the more I sip. The light perfumy flavors are soft and I don't think age would help this at all. The alcohol is already well hidden and aroma is almost gone.
04-21-2009 19:55:27 | More by rhoadsrage
4.1/5 rDev +6.8%
Duvel spelled backwards - cheeky and awesome
This is something I realize after drinking this fine Belgian style pale - beer makes you smarter, you know. This is the 2nd Duvel "clone" I've crossed paths with recently (Brooklyn Local One being the first).
To make this review short and sweet: this is very akin to Duvel - what separated it for me aside from the obvious ABV difference (a difference you CAN tell - esp in the warmth) was the slight tartness in the finish.
Another fine offering from the Bruery.
10-24-2008 19:14:05 | More by sloejams
3.45/5 rDev -10.2%
Thanks to Chris for bringing this out. Reviewed from notes. Poured into tulip, golden liquid with almost no head that sits as a white collar at the edge of the glass. Shouldnt a belgian strong pale have a slightly more active carbonation? Smell is strong and unexpected - plums, mission figs, very sweet, pears, apricots, honey, some alcohol. Taste is somewhat like a light port. Honey, dark fruits, pear, slightly warm in the finish. Mouthfeel is heavy with a minimal carbonation. Not bad, but this beer seems a little odd for the style. A bit on the sweet side to drink very much of this, but overall a decent beer.
12-16-2010 20:57:56 | More by nkersten
4.25/5 rDev +10.7%
750ml bottle
Bottle #1453/2157
This is my 800th review on BA, I figured this was a great beer to help celebrate the milestone.
A- This is an awesome bottle, very classy. Poured into a tulip. Pours a golden orange color with a small off-white head that quickly turns into a thin ring of lace around the glass.
S- The aroma is exceptional! There is a lot of fruit and spices with some yeast and alcohol as well. The aroma smells great and is very complex, I can't wait to get to the taste.
T- The taste like the aroma is very complex with a lot of different flavors dancing around the tongue. There is a nice mixture of fruit and spices along with Belgian sugars and yeast. There is a good amount of warmth in the finish. but the alcohol does not feel out of place and seems to enhance the flavor instead of being overly boozy.
M- The mouthfeel is medium bodied, but I feel it is a tad bit undercarbonated.
D- This one is dangerously drinkable despite the high ABV. This is my second beer from this brewery and both have been fantastic. I wish I could get more of this in my neck of the woods. Highly Recommended!
12-03-2008 05:26:16 | More by cjgator3
3.83/5 rDev -0.3%
Huge thanks to csmiley for splitting this 750.
Bottle # 789 of 2157
Levud's pours a moderately hazed golden color. It features a modest white head that never quite reaches a finger in depth. It was quick to recede and left little lacing behind. I suspect that the 11% abv was just too much for it. It's alright, but the apparent bubble deficiency hurts it.
The nose is sweet and very fruity up front. Lots of apple and pear to go around. It has a sugary sweet aspect to it that's not bad at all. The more I smell it, the more fruity it smells. There's even a little citrus orange and mango coming through. Alcohol is rather prominent and gives it a bit of a boozy scent. After all, it is 11%, but it doesn't quite reach an offensive level. At the secondary level, there's some earthy notes and yeast. It doesn't quite smell like Belgian yeast, which is a slight disappointment.
The flavor profile is overall very consistent with the nose. It is very fruity and sweet throughout. Sweet apple and pear flavors permeate each sip. Citrus orange and mango are noted, but are a little more reserved. It's a little sugary for my taste, but it's not too imposing. Earthy notes and a slight musky flavor creep in toward the end. That may be the effect of some mild, earthy hops. It is yeasty, but once again, it doesn't feature a dominant Belgian yeast flavor. I think its presence would improve this beer quite a bit. It's good, but could be better.
It features a medium body that's relatively nice and smooth. Carbonation is low. Frankly, it seems a little too tame for the style. I'd like a few more bubbles. Drinkability is above average, knocking on the door of the next highest score. It goes down easy and has a nice flavor. But, at 11%, it's damn strong and doesn't hide it extremely well. I'm glad to be sharing the 750.
Levud's is my first go with a Bruery release. Overall, it's a nice, solid beer, but I was hoping for a little more. It's not a bad Belgian Strong Pale by any means, but it's not a wonderful take on the style. It seems just a little too sweet and fruity and there's not enough of a Belgian yeast presence. Ignoring that for the moment, it is more than solid beer for what it is. It's enjoyable, but don't expect it to compete with the world's finest BSPAs. It's just not quite there.
07-07-2009 02:01:26 | More by prototypic
New York
4.22/5 rDev +9.9%
Bomber poured at Belgique tasting, Hugo, MN Thankggiving 2010.
Dark golden brew, murky, not much head. Czech and Slovenian hops. Apple and tutti frutti Belgian yeast aromas. Crisp, pleasing bitterness on the palate. Tart and tangy, a long finish that recalls Duvel.Smooth. A bit hot in the finish, you taste alcohol--this is 11% after all.
04-19-2011 02:24:27 | More by kenito799
3.98/5 rDev +3.6%
A- Deep golden, slight orangish tint, bright white bubbly head that fades really fast into a sea-like foam with big bubbles. This was poured under 40F, so there was a haze, but clears up as it gets warmer.
S- The fruit hits from a mile away. Grape, melon, only very faint Belgian yeast.
T- The yeast earthiness comes though along with the taste of alcohol (pleasantly) all beside the big fruitiness. Overall it's a really sweet beer.
M- Fine. Carbonated nicely here, no complaints.
D- At 11% it's a sipper. Being so sweet it's a sipper. But it's good anyway. I wouldn't want to have back-to-back glasses of this but it's not a beer I would only try once.
11-06-2008 03:21:34 | More by MiScusi
Quebec (Canada)
2.65/5 rDev -31%
Bottle: Poured a clear deep golden color ale with a small bubbly head with average retention and no lacing. Aroma of candi sugar with some dry European hops and floral notes also noticeable. Taste is dominated by sweet malt which borderlines on being gross with not much else in terms of characteristics. Body is somewhat oily with some low carbonation but no alcohol flavor. This is a sweet mess with no carbonation and must admit if also my first disappointment from a usually fine brewery.
04-11-2009 02:50:06 | More by Phyl21ca
4/5 rDev +4.2%
11-15-2011 05:31:32 | More by bombadil
New York
3.73/5 rDev -2.9%
Bottle 1944 of 2157. Signed by Tyler and Pat. Nice and classy looking. Pale orangy amber. Very clear until you get to the end (and yeast). Smells Belgian. Tastes Belgian. Nice description, huh?
There's something so not Belgian in the taste, however. Like... Like they used Willamette hops in their Belgian, too, you know? A little bit of orange and bitter there, at the end. A bit strange. Nice of them to go so lightly on the spices - it was greatly appreciated! But that orange and bitter business... It's not very Belgian. A bit heavy on the mouth and, well... Yeah. I'm not the first to say that it's weird. But, somehow, it is...
A decent beer. I'm glad to have tried it.
10-28-2008 22:04:52 | More by charlesw
South Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +17.2%
750 ml bottle, # out of . Chilled in the fridge for a couple of days and the served into a goblet. Consumed on 07/27/2008.
The pour was brilliant, a nice and very hazy gold color emerged from the bottle and settled down effortlessly with a touch of sedimentation. A rich three finger high head of white foam then came up from the depths and stayed around for a good few moments before finally settling down to just a thin film across the top. Very good carbonation wrapped up in here as well left no doubt that this was a good and lively brew.
The aroma was loaded down with fruity Belgian yeast. Lots of hints of fruit and pears, peach, and apple esters dominating here for sure. Light wheat and even a touch of citrus working its way through, and a little bit of a boozy touch to it. The flavor was more of the same, rich, thick, medium bodied feel, was much bigger then I thought it would be to be quite honest. Nice carbonation as well./ the flavor started out with a nice touch of grain, and some light sweet notes. Touches of grapes mixed in now and a n nice bit of pear. As it warmed it became much more complex, offering me a taste of grapefruit almost, but semi sweet in nature. Nice strong finish, with a drawn out flavor of light grain, grass, and a touch of peach. A definite sipper through as this one was clocking in at well over 11%, but still for what it was it was damn good.
Overall I am extremely impressed with not only this, but everything I have tried coming out of there so far. They really seem to have their act together and this only goes to further that thought. If this gets the barrel aged goodness dropped into it, watch out, as its going to hurt!
07-28-2008 23:51:50 | More by mikesgroove
3.93/5 rDev +2.3%
Bottle #889.
Much better carbonation than when originally released..now at pleasant levels.
Hazy orange pour with a nice white head.
Caramel, papaya, white grapes and other pleasant notes in the smell. Subtle, but nice.
Tropical fruits and a fair bit of sweetness are present in the flavor. Pear. Very light hop character.
Medium to low carbonation..but enough to keep this from being overly syrupy (and this definitely wasn't the case when it first came out)...however, this still does verge on the sweet/syrupy side. Some creaminess in the body as well.
Overall, this is starting to shine. Is it the best of the Bruery beers? No. Has this improved? Yes. Is this a nice, pleasant beer right now? Yes, most definitely.
05-08-2009 04:56:45 | More by rallison
4.25/5 rDev +10.7%
Bottle # 695/2157
Green 750ml. crown capped champagne bottle, hand signed and numbered in gold. Poured into a Duvel tulip is amber-gold with clarity and 1/2" light beige foam head that leaves spotted lace as it dwindles to a ring with surface patches.
Sweet, fruity nose comprised of green apple, pear, green grape, white pepper and spice of corriander/clove linger in the end.
Very sweet and fruity as it smells with a spicy, somewhat dry balancing finish. Pretty tasty overall, the alcohol doesn't come through in the nose or flavor, which is suprising for an ale of 11% ABV...nicely done.
Medium body with ample carbonation leads to an easy drinking big ale, if you don't mind the uber sweetness.
07-08-2008 06:15:13 | More by scottoale
4/5 rDev +4.2%
750 mL bottle #637/2157, kindly autographed by Mr. Patrick Rue and Mr. Tyler King.
A: Looks not unlike a cloudy apple cider with a fine white head that recedes quickly.
S: Apples, tropical fruit, Belgian yeast, mildly spicy.
T: A spectrum of sweet apples and tropical fruits with a mild tart and hop bite. Fresh and crisp, but also a big 11% Belgian Ale. Quite intriguing.
M: Medium bodied and slick with low carbonation.
D: For a Belgian Strong Pale Ale this is initially very easy drinking, as it doesn't even taste close to 11% alcohol. Quite amazing when that is taken into consideration. Belgian, but in a good way. The beer is a little sweet for me to finish much of it, I split this bottle and still wasn't able to drink my portion.
An interesting spin on a strong Belgian Pale. By all the statistics this is an extreme beer, but the taste is so tempered and easy going. Not something I crave all the time, but it gives you an idea of all the fantastic things the Bruery will (or has) done since they brewed this first batch. The bourbon barrel aged version is incredible, but I'll have to save that review for another time.
12-25-2008 06:43:31 | More by vacax
3.65/5 rDev -4.9%
750mL bottle purchased at Vendome in Fullerton.
A- Poured into a snifter, this beer pours a slightly opaque golden-orange color with a white head that settles quickly, leaving no lacing on the glass.
S- The smell of this beer is very peculiar. There are sweet malts, pears, green apples, and a strong vegetal aroma of beets, all of which are accompanied by Belgian sugar (as the bottle describes) and some crisp, spicy hops in the background. The alcohol is very noticeable, even before the beer hits room temperature. It possesses a slight chemical quality that practically stings the nostrils, much like ammonia.
T- The initial taste is very sweet and lightly spicy with a hoppy bitterness kicking mid palate. There's a substantial alcohol warmth on the finish as well, and I can feel the burn long after each sip.
M- The mouthfeel is full-bodied and heavy with mild carbonation, slightly coating the inside of the mouth.
D- The 11% ABV is very pronounced in both the smell and the taste of this beer, both of which also possess rather astringent characteristics. I had trouble finishing my glass.
So far, this is my least favorite of the four offerings from the Bruery that I have had the pleasure of trying.
08-14-2008 04:30:04 | More by Tdizzle
3.85/5 rDev +0.3%
1 pt 9.4 fl oz green glass bottle served in a tulip, reviewed live:
A - Pours a burnt orange color with lively carbonation and a thin, white, one finger head. Retention is good.
S - Oaky yeast, sweet fruits, orange, sweet candi sugar, and pear. The yeast is dominant on the nose. Not overpowering in any way and well balanced. No alcohol on the nose. Smells delicious.
T - Heavy fruit notes throughout, specifically apple. Light citric hops make a presence. Belgian yeast are the dominant note. Oak notes are well placed and welcome. No alcohol comes through at all. It's unbelievable that the ABV is 11%. Tasty.
M - Thick, smooth and wet. Medium bodied.
D - This is damn good stuff. Obscenely drinkable for the ABV. It's about hit its peak.
12-31-2012 03:21:59 | More by blakelive784
New Hampshire
4.4/5 rDev +14.6%
wow, review #700 already. Thanks to mikesgroove for this batch 1 brew. bottle 1811 of 2157, an arbitrary number and batch bottling goal if ever I saw one...
A - brilliantly clear golden colored brew with a nice off white head.
S - spices, clove, belgian yeasts, a warming apple and abv note.
T - spicy ripe fruites, clove, belgian yeasts, golden silky belgian candi sugar and a citric undertone.
M - full bodied, nicely carbonated, smooth drinking with a nice lingering citric mouthfeel
D - one minor part of me says dry it out, that minor part is thumped and trumped by a damn that is a tasty beer that belies it's strenth.
hell of an intro to a bruery I never heard of till Mike mentioned it. Of note, they were profiled in this month's BA mag. the stars are aligned tonight. Cheers!
11-23-2008 02:02:02 | More by barleywinebrewer
New York
4/5 rDev +4.2%
03-14-2014 19:00:00 | More by MJsGhost
3.58/5 rDev -6.8%
Bottle shared by Azurelimits. Served in a snifter.
Beer pours a light peach color with a good white head and just a bit of lacing. The nose is a bit peachy along with some other stone fruits. A bit of orange there as well. Mild sweetness and a bit of oxidation in the background. Light orange rind as it warms up. The taste offers a bit of stone fruits plus some mild citrus character and a bit of yeast. The body is medium and the beer has a lightly-bitter, dry finish. A bit of honey on the follow through. This is okay. I'm thinking it's not really getting better at this point.
01-17-2011 23:04:32 | More by Thorpe429
Ontario (Canada)
4.33/5 rDev +12.8%
2008 Biergotter Tasting, Day 2: Stouts and Belgians. i threw this one in, purchased at hollingshead deli.
750ml bottle, #1956/2157. sampled nov 28/08.
pours orangey ambre with just a touch of haze, likely from the pour. a small off-white head rises up, dropping fast and leaving spotty lace behind.
aroma is good. definitely a belgian pale ale. orange peel. light yeasty spice. white bread. cracker. alcohol. orangey citrus. bit of caramel sweetness.
taste is great. light alcohol. low bitterness level. cracker and white bread. light yeasty spice again. orange peel. bit of other orange and citrus. nice depth. easily distinguishable as a belgian strong pale ale.
mouthfeel is great. just over medium carbonation. slightly under medium body.
drinkability is great. really nicely balanced and good overall. a solid example of the style, and definitely one of the better american attempts.
12-11-2008 01:14:09 | More by grub
3.78/5 rDev -1.6%
Cheers to spycow for generously hosting and opening up this rarity.
A - A somewhat opaque, yellowish orange colored beer. A bit of foamy head that dissipated to a cap.
S - Huge honey smell on this, along with something that reminds me of apricots.
T - Pretty sweet, a lot of honey, as well as a little bit of fruit. Surpringly I like this one, even though I do not usually go for the sweet stuff. Definately a sipper though.
M - Medium bodied with low carbonation.
D - It's very sweet, would definately sip this one, but was a very mild 11%. Not bad, worth trying.
11-01-2010 00:26:45 | More by AgentZero
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More importantly, it is doing what we envisioned when we launched the website – it is changing lives. Those are not my words, others have told us so. We wanted to see men take control of their health. We believed that if men knew how to live healthier they would, in turn, lead their families to live healthier lives.
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I learned many things in the two days I was fortunate to spend with Sylvia. The most shocking may have been that there is no cure for dementia. Sad. One would think that in this day and age of advanced medical discovery, where there seems to be a pill for everything, that there would be something available that could snap a person back from that dark, cold place their minds have ventured into.
For the past few days I've taken my nephew Isaiah to school. He's a senior at an area high school. Nothing extraordinary about that except I've noticed the astounding number of kids carrying backpacks.
Backpacks and more backpacks, that's all you see in the mornings. At his school you'd be hard pressed to find a kid who isn't carrying one on his or her way into the building. But it doesn't stop with high school kids…just blocks away is an elementary school and to see the little boys and girls lugging and laboring with what appears to be the weight of the world over their shoulders and on their backs got me to thinking.
I started running in high school. As kids we always chased each other, but running in a straight line was new to me. I lived out in the country on a long, hilly road. Once I started to run on my own, my normal route was to run to the highway and back – 1 mile out and 1 mile back. To get there, I had to go up a little hill, then go up a really big hill to complete the first ½ mile. It was always a challenge but one that I enjoyed. Now when I run races and see a hill coming, my adrenaline surges. I'm so excited to charge that hill because I've been doing it all my life!
The race landscape has changed over the years. There are many 5K runs, some 2 mile fun runs and walks and this year I heard of my first quarter marathon. Whatever your preferred distance, realize that you can run any distance you want. Really you can! The healthy human body is so amazing and is limited only by our mental attitude. We like to ask newbie runners if they can run a mile. Usually they respond yes. Then we tell them that if you can run 1 mile, you can run 3. Then, if you can run 3, you can run 5. If you can run 5, you can run 10. If you can run 10, you can run a half-marathon – 13.1 miles. So, if you can run 1 mile, you can run a half!
I lost a childhood friend today. He was the first of our crew to pass away. At 6:00am my phone buzzed with a text message from another of my old friends, Kevin. The message was short…"Mike passed."
What a tough way to wake up.
I had been waiting for a call like that for some time. About a month ago I got the news that Mike was sick; really sick. I called him and he said to me with all the courage I remember him having all his life, "My body isn't doing so well. They sent me home because there wasn't anything they could do for me…"
His faith was strong even if the doctors had given up. He felt he had done his part to ready himself for whatever was to come. The conversation was difficult for me, but for Mike it was, as he said, "…what it is." He seemed to have no regrets except that maybe he had cheated his wife and kids by checking out so soon.
I wanted to share a health story with you about autism.
By: Karen Stokes
In 2000, my 3 year old son, Elijah was diagnosed with autism. In retrospect, I guess I realized something was wrong because after he met the typical milestones for a child, at 2 years old he lost his vocabulary, he lost his interest in playing with his brother and other children and he seemed to be living in a world of his own.
Where do we go from here?
Young people today face many challenges, especially ones with Autism. According to Autism Speaks, autism affects 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 are boys. These numbers are growing. Autism is a cognitive disorder that impairs social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and also can bring about repetitive behaviors. As of now, there is no cure, but there are outlets and information that parents and caregivers can utilize.
I am fortunate to serve both as the editor and publisher of Brain Brawn & Body. I have learned so much since launching this website. In much the same way as I spent two decades prepping for my radio show, reading and researching topics on a regular basis, I have found myself doing that type of prep work for Brain Brawn & Body.
It has been a rewarding experience. This past year has been a whirlwind of activity for the website. We have done workshops and forums, health fairs and seminars, but mostly the enrichment has come from the monthly publishing of articles that enlighten our readers about health and wellness issues.
Lately, it seems I've been on both sides of the issue – the bearer of good and bad news as well as the recipient of both. I can tell you, it's not easy delivering bad news. At the same time I find it difficult to be the recipient of good news from people because it seems that right behind the good news they have for me, they share a sad story with me.
I feel for them and it makes rejoicing in the good news I've just received quite difficult.
The conflict of delivering good news and/or bad news first came to mind because of the number of my friends and acquaintances who have been met with some misfortune recently. In some of those situations their anguish has been compounded by multiple incidents.
My sister, the world traveler and scuba diver, shared one of her favorite dive trips so I could share it with you. On the other side of the world in between China and Australia lies Indonesia. The Republic of Indonesia is an archipelago containing more than 13,000 islands. On the way to their scuba diving trip in Wakatobi, they first stopped on the island of Bali.
Their experience in Bali was a very spiritual and peaceful one. They stayed in the southern part of the island called South Kuta because it was near the airport. Dubbed the Detroit of Indonesia , it was crowded, dirty and didn't make them feel safe.
This holiday season you may find yourself traveling near or far. Whichever it is for you, travel safely. Try to put aside any family discontent and enjoy each other. Be positive, kind and compassionate.
Some of the stories I've heard over the last month have saddened me…a man dying unexpectedly at the age of 47; a young mother in our school district passing away. She was only 40. Then yet this week, I heard of another person dying who was only 30. Life is short, so live it with gusto.
There are some of us who love words. Vicarious is one of my favorites. "Living vicariously" allows one to experience things through others without having the experience firsthand. In this case it is witnessing the amazing hippopotamus in Africa.
With her husband, my sister recently took one of her bucket list trips. She went on an African safari. Prior to the trip, she received a new camera with an amazing lens and took photography classes to enhance her picture taking skills. What she did next was wonderful.
With photo sharing on Facebook, friends and family can stay up to date on trips and photos. My sister took over 600 pictures each day on her safari, then each night she would edit them and post her favorites for family members to enjoy. We took a virtual safari with her, thus, experiencing the safari vicariously.
My sister emailed this to me the other day with the subject line: Absolutely priceless.
I'd have to agree. It is simply, priceless. I don't know who compiled this list, but I am thankful to my sister for sharing it with me. Read it, I'm sure you'll enjoy it too.
An Elementary School Teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first-graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one is a classic!
My wife often asks me to walk with her. She is an avid walker. She gets her day started with a brisk walk through our neighborhood. I admire her commitment to this daily exercise routine.
As a former athlete, a weekend warrior really, I still look at walking as a wimpy way to get your fitness fix. But I must admit, it's better than nothing and nothing is what I've gotten good at.
Wikipedia defines vulnerability this way: Vulnerability refers to the inability to withstand the effects of a hostile environment.
A more spiritual understanding of vulnerability is provided in the Bible in 1 Peter 5:14… Greet one another with a kiss of love. And in Ephesians 4:25… Therefore, each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
The other day I watched a popular life class about vulnerability. In essence, the guest, Brene Brown, defined vulnerability as "an act of courage".
We have been looking forward to this vacation all summer. I always wanted to take a vacation right at the end of summer and have one last big hurrah before the children start school. Then our memories would be fresh, we'd be rested and happy to start the school year. So, this was the vacation!
For some reason, my daughter thinks it is fun(?) to get up super early and go to the airport. That is just what we had to do for our great fare deal out of Chicago's O'Hare airport to Myrtle Beach. It's also nice to have friends who will pick us up at 4:00am to get us to the airport in time. I guess if one is trying to get as much fun out of a day as possible, this combination of my daughter's excitement and the energy of our kind friend is a great way to start.
My greatest wish is for all to have the best health possible. As one who has faced many health challenges over the past 20 years, I know and appreciate the importance of good health.
While I have never asked, "why me", I have often wondered just how someone who has never been a drinker, nor a smoker could have been hit with such devastating health issues. Obviously, there are many other factors that contribute to or detract from one's health. But it is clear that these two aforementioned vices, which, when they become habitual, can be detrimental to one's health.


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PNAC 2.0: DC Think Tanks Create New Cold War Tipping Point
On March 3rd, 2014 Abby Martin decided to speak her mind and express her disappointment regarding the Crimea media coverage from all sides of the spectrum live on her television show, Breaking The Set. The story went viral on the mainstream media, only because her show airs on Russian backed RT, and Russia had just stepped into the conflict following the coup in Ukraine. Immediately following this action, a cadre of younger thirty-something neoconservatives in the heart of Washington DC tried to smear Abby after discovering her political views. In addition to the distorted take-down attempts against her, they tried to hijack her stand and manipulate it into anti-Russian / pro-US propaganda.
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Glenn Greenwald lauds bravery of RT's Abby Martin, then NY Times outs her as 9/11 Truther
Let's follow the bouncing ball on this one as it takes some unpredictable rebounds.
On Friday, PandoDaily's Mark Ames revealed that Pierre Omidyar, the billionaire funding Glenn Greenwald's new journalistic effort, First Look, had helped fund efforts to bolster the opposition groups in Ukraine responsible for ousting President Viktor Yanukovych. Ames wondered about Greenwald and documentarian Laura Poitras, two people with access to the full cache of Snowden documents, working for a billionaire who was using his money to affect global politics.
On Saturday, Greenwald fired back, ridiculing Ames for suggesting that Greenwald wouldn't act completely independently as a journalist, regardless of who was writing his paychecks. In fact, he said, he didn't even particularly care about Omidyar's political activities: "Prior to creating The Intercept with Laura Poitras and Jeremy Scahill, I did not research Omidyar's political views or donations."
On Monday, PandoDaily's Paul Carr pointed out that in 2007, Greenwald had a very different attitude about the political ambitions of media owners when he lambasted The Politico because its president and CEO was a longtime Reaganite. Wrote Greenwald then: "There is nothing wrong per se with hard-core political operatives running a news organization. Long-time Republican strategist Roger Ailes oversees Fox News, of course. But it seems rather self-evident that a news organization run by someone with such clear-cut political biases ought to have a hard time holding itself out as some sort of politically unbiased source of news." (Emphasis ours.)
Then, Tuesday morning, Greenwald seemed to be addressing this squabble when he celebrated RT anchor Abby Martin for her views on Putin's invasion of Crimea.
Abby Martin Interviews Bob Graham On "Breaking The Set"
Abby interviews former Senator Bob Graham on Saudi Arabia's connection to 9/11, and several other subjects. *The actual date was 10/2/2013.
Ed Asner on 9/11 Truth & the Absence of the Hollywood Left under Obama
Abby Martin talks to legendary actor and activist, Ed Asner, discussing 9/11 questions, US intervention in Syria, the declining role of Hollywood's anti-war left and his charity work with his organization Autism Speaks.
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Truthers Marginalized for Asking Questions
Abby Martin remarks on how the American political and media establishment has marginalized those who question the US government's official narrative on the events of 9/11.
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Abby Martin speaks with Bob Mcilvaine
Abby Martin speaks with Bob Mcilvaine, father of a 9/11 victim about the unanswered questioned that linger twelve years after the event, highlighting the glaring omissions in the 9/11 Commission report.
My leaflet to my teacher Noam Chomsky and the Left Forum in NYC 6/8/13
The Left Has Admirable Values, But....
One value all progressives have is opposition to racism. Some white people are better at it than others. Most interfaith and progressive groups take the following WEAK stand on Islamaphobia. They say we should not hold all Muslims accountable for the actions of s few. This is an appeal only to people with such high minded sensibilities that they already assume racism is wrong. You are essentially throwing in the towel rather than confront chest thumping proponents of American exceptionalism. If these reactionaries were shown evidence that 9/11 was a false flag operation, some would be MUCH less likely to support dropping bombs on Muslim homes thousands of miles away.
So, am I being unfair when I say progressives take a racist position when they refuse to discuss the possibility that Muslims are not the 9/11 culprits? If you won't even discuss the issue, I'm still hesitant to accuse you of racism, but I would level an accusation of hypocrisy. Disagreeing on analysis is fine, but refusing to dialog is not.
I have a bachelors from MIT, where I was radicalized by Noam Chomsky, Lillian Robinson, Wayne O'Neill and others. I took Noam's political course , "Intellectuals and Social Change" twice and audited ir twice , all within 5 years. Each semester was different. My favorite semester was on fascism. Noam will, of course, address us this weekend. Allow me to take a lesson from my favorite of all his quotes. It was from his first political book, American Power and the New Mandarins. It goes, "The responsibility of intellectuals is to speak the truth and expose lies." Since so many progressive leaders, including Noam, hold that discussion of the evidence of a false flag operation on 9/11 is a distraction, isn't that equivalent to "We don't mind looking the other way about SOME government lies."
If the left welcomed us as allies as you should, you would give us some stage time at larger conferences and rallies as the late Howard Zinn recommended in my interview of him listed at 911truth.org on March 2, 2009.
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Dick Cheney: 9/11 Cover Up | Interview
Published on Mar 15, 2013
Abby Martin speaks with independent journalist, and co-host of Media Roots Radio, Robbie Martin, about the recent revelations of former vice president Dick Cheney lying to the 9/11 commission, and what larger implications this could have.
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JFK: Will We Ever Know the Truth? | Interview with Russ Baker
Published on Mar 13, 2013
Abby Martin talks to Russ Baker, managing editor of WhoWhatWhy.com, about President Obama withholding more than 50 thousand pages of JFK assassination-related documents and outlines the unanswered questions about the case.
Police State Preparations | Big Brother Watch
Police State Preparations | Big Brother Watch
Published on Jan 30, 2013
Abby Martin talks about recent military exercises in Miami and Houston that have left residents terrified, what could these exercises be preparing for?
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CIA Media Infiltration & Operation Mockingbird
Abby Martin takes with a look at America's history of government infiltration in news media citing the CIA's secret cold-war program dubbed Operation Mockingbird.
Media Censorship & False Flags
Abby Martin speaks to James Corbett of The Corbett Report about the Trivium, 9/11, false flags and alternative media.
9/11 First Responders Left in the Dust
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Sibel Edmonds on Breaking the Set: Government Allowed 9/11
Abby Martin talks to the Editor of Boiling Frogs Post and Founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, Sibel Edmonds, about her story as a whistleblower, the government intentionally thwarting evidence in order to ensure the 9/11 attacks, the TSA and the erosion of civil liberties in a post 9/11 America.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Rather than starting a new free BOM, I am doing a block a week quilt! It is all pieced. ( I know?) I will post a block every Monday, starting Oct.1 on the Henry Glass blog for 12 weeks. By Dec. 17th you will have the whole quilt and hopefully be able to quilt it in time for Christmas. One pieced block a week is pretty easy for most of us to squeeze in so I hope you all play along. Tell your friends, I want a whole crowd working on this together. The quilt will be made from my fabric line Best Wishes. I hope you all will love it!
I am still working like a mad woman to get everything ready for the AQS Des Moines show. If you are going stop and see me. I will be in booth 109 and on Friday afternoon I will do a 20 minute demo on the stage showing my method for needle turn applique. The demo is free! Free is good right, free block a week and free applique demo.
Henry Glass blog for this pattern and a bundle of my fabric as well so head on over.
More later!
Happy Quilting, Dawn
8 comments:
- Quilt Hollow said...
Congrats AGAIN...you are one busy gal! Unfortunately I can't get to your booth for the demo...have you thought about a You Tube one? That could be fun...but again more work! *sigh*
- September 20, 2012 at 9:29 AM
- Quilt n Queen said...
Dawn, this time of the year is always busy for me too. I'm looking forward to the BOW....hope I will be able to keep up... sounds like fun. Have a great STRESS FREE day!! Happy stitching, Pauline
- September 20, 2012 at 9:52 AM
- paulette said...
Those pincushions are going to be a real hit!! Dang cute!
- September 20, 2012 at 9:54 AM
- Denise said...
I try to follow You all weeks!
Thanks for free BOW!!
- September 20, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Yea! How fun! Thanks....can you give us yardage requirements so we are ready to sew?!
- September 20, 2012 at 11:18 PM
- Carrie P. said...
the block a week sounds like fun. cute pincushions. off to the link.
- September 21, 2012 at 8:01 AM
I love your stuff! I'm glad it is going well for you and look forward to the block-a-week. Will you tell us at the start of it how much fabric we will need or will be just have to figure it out as we go along?
- September 27, 2012 at 7:19 PM
I live in Jefferson City and just went by Specialty Quilts to see your fabric line. It looks much better in person! I love the colors! I guess my computer monitor makes the colors too bright.
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Ahead of Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall release come March 13th, Microsoft has announced a new Xbox One console bundle that will include the mech first-person shooter, all for just $599.
Heralded as the "next generation of gaming" and a "killer app" for Xbox One, the excitement and anticipation for "Titanfall" has been building not just amongst gamers, but also among the Xbox team. We bet big on "Titanfall" from the beginning and Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts were tremendous partners to our team as we developed Xbox One.Included in the bundle alongside a digital copy of Titanfall is one month of Xbox Live, the console itself, a standard controller and a wired headset. Sadly the console itself isn't the branded Titanfall one that has previously been rumoured, but hopefully we'll hear more on that bundle shortly.
In related Xbox One news, Microsoft has also announced the first price cut for the console, with the UK's standard bundle price now dropping from £429.99 to £399.99 come February 28th. Hopefully we'll hear about some more local price dropping in the future, but for now the Titanfall bundle definitely offers a nice price point.
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Good Will Hunting
"In 1905 there were hundreds of professors renowned for their study of the universe. But it was a 26 year-old Swiss patent clerk, doing physics in his spare time, who changed the world. Can you imagine if Einstein would have given that up just to get drunk with his buddies in Vienna every night? We all would have lost something." This comes from Professor Gerald Lambeau, and he means it. While Good Will Hunting (1997) is, among other things, about two former classmates vying for a breakthrough with a whiz kid half their age, it does not contain a villain. There are a lot of messy relationships on display, but everyone involved is acting on behalf of what they believe to be the best for Will Hunting. This film is an absolutely brilliant display of screenwriting; it deserves careful study in the way that it blends showy monologues and self-conscious one-liners with the natural feel of true everyday speech and behavior. The dialogue is wonderful, but it never takes us out of the film, because we believe these characters would actually speak this way. The script, written by the then up-and-coming talents of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, is a genuinely inspirational exploration of genius hidden in blue-collar Boston. I perhaps cannot think of any film that does so much without seeming to do much at all. It never panders and never asks for your tears. But you'll probably be inclined to surrender them anyway.
This is without a doubt one of my all-time favorite films, and after repeated viewings it never seems to fade or age. For one thing, Will Hunting is a fascinating character: passed from foster home to foster home, beaten by supposed caretakers, he gets in fights and gets thrown in jail, works as a janitor, and every morning his best friend comes to pick him up so they can just hang out and drink and waste time. He has intimacy issues and a fear of abandonment; he would rather not date than embark on the path leading to inevitable demise. He offers bold-faced lies to a woman he's seeing rather than reveal anything resembling vulnerability. But, he can do advanced mathematics as easily (or more so) as most of us could do long division. He solves problems in minutes that experts struggle with for days or more. Prof. Lambeau discovers him and wonders why he is not using his gift to contribute to the world. Why is he wasting what others would give anything to have? In Lambeau's eyes, he owes it to society and to himself. Sean Maguire, played with astonishing ease and depth by Robin Williams, seeks to answer some of these questions by gently peeling away the layers surrounding Will's guarded heart. But, the process is difficult, because Will can always fall back on what is comfortable and what is safe and what he has been doing for twenty years. It is easier to eschew human connection and vulnerability and simply continue getting picked up every morning by Chuckie to go drink some more beer.
There are so many deftly constructed relationships in this film. There are the long-standing rivalry between Sean and Lambeau, the initial chess match and eventual catharsis between Sean and Will, the complex push and pull for intimacy between Will and Skylar, the camaraderie with friends that never push for more than what is expected, and the surprisingly honest summation between Will and Chuckie. Everyone is fighting for Will, but Will doesn't seem to want anything. And this film asks what it will take for Will to consider doing something with his talent, to consider loving and accepting love from another human being, to confront his past, and to perhaps be somewhere else when Chuckie comes to pick him up. All of this is done with more grace and confidence than you might expect from what could easily be a clichéd, pseudo-inspirational made-for-TV movie plot. You can take away a message, but I'm not sure it's really offering one. Like all great character studies, it simply explores the character's path without asking you to apply your own life to the proceedings, though it's not overly difficult to do so.
After watching the film, one could talk about the idea of wasted talent. One could say that Will does owe it to the world to use his gift, just as we all owe it to ourselves and others to use what we have. One could talk about the importance of human connection, love, intimacy, vulnerability, and relationships that push us to become better people. All of this is true and makes for valid motivations to take away from the film. But, every time I watch it, the thing that I go back to is the group of friends surrounding Will. Aside from Chuckie, who actually tells it like it is toward the end ("In twenty years if you're still living here I'll kill you"), Will's friends are the absolute antithesis of true friendship. Sure, they're fun and they have a good time together, but none of them challenge him. They would be content if he continued to work blue-collar jobs and get in fights and go to jail and drink with them for the rest of his life. They would be content if he never used his mathematical genius except to stand up to showoffs in bars. These are the "safe" friends, the friends that care about you so long as you maintain the status quo. But if you're doing something wrong or wasting your life or settling for mediocrity, they don't care if you don't. And even if you do, they probably still don't. They will never push you out of your comfort zone. They will never ask you to do something you don't want to do. They will never call you out or tell you what you don't want to hear. They are a haven for our desire for secrecy, anonymity, and ease: a blanket we should've outgrown a long time ago. Will's friends are not terrible people, but he is incapable of maturing or reaching closer to his potential every day that he spends in the same cycle with them. I think that the idea of safe friends rings true for most people. It may not be the most compelling thing in the film, but it certainly resonates with me. Vulnerability and discomfort are the price we pay for true friendship. Sometimes it hurts, but it is the only way for human connection to spur individual growth. Will's friends are fun, but it's Sean, and in another way Skylar, who demonstrate true love because they seek a kind of spiritual maturation for Will, regardless of whether or not he seeks it himself. The price may seem high at times, but the alternative is far more costly.


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> Important Federal Hearing about the High Line: Thursday, July 24, 2 PM
We urge Friends of the High Line supporters to attend an important public hearing held by the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) regarding the High Line.
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This may be the most important public hearing that FHL ever faces. A supportive audience would be very helpful. The STB, based in Washington, DC, is coming to New York specifically to review the High Line issue. The hearing is important because the High Line, part of the national rail system, falls under STB jurisdiction. STB approval is required for "rail-banking", which would preserve the High Line's structure and easement and allow the public to reuse it as open space.
The list of testifying parties has already been set by the STB. To view it, click here. Only parties who are on this list will be permitted to testify. But you can help just by showing up. The STB will register a full hearing room as evidence of the great public interest in saving the High Line.
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Over 500 million Android devices have now been activated, according to Hugo Barra. The Director of Product Management for Android took to Google+ to make the announcement, also reaffirming the 1.3 million Android devices that are activated daily, a number revealed by Eric Schmidt at Motorola's September 5th press event. In addition, the Jelly Bean statue located on Google's campus that was damaged in the summer heat has now been repaired. The old statue used a transparent plastic for the head, which melted and popped off in the California sun. True to its word, Google has now fixed the bug, swapping out the dome for the Android mascot's more familiar head.
Back in February, Andy Rubin revealed that 300 million Android devices had been activated with a daily rate of 850,000. Then, at this year's I/O conference, Google announced that 400 million devices had been activated, with one million new Android devices coming online per day. In comparison, 410 million iOS devices have been sold as of July.
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Easter Soduku - 4x4 Grids
The Sudoku activities in our Christmas Resource book were so well received we decided to offer these Easter Egg themed sudoku puzzles.
These are beginner stage, 4 by 4 grids. They follow the usual Sudoku rules but use Egg pictures instead of numbers. Each puzzle card is accompanied by the appropriate number of coloured egg-tiles so children can complete the problem by re-arranging the tiles. This makes a great interactive display.
The four-page pdf is free to download and use (see the attachment link below). The file features three different Sudoku puzzles to complete, and an empty grid so children can explore ways to make their own puzzles.


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Our circle area is where the children gather to listen to stories and participate in large group activities daily.
- The yellow chair is where I sit for whole group teaching activities.
- Directly behind the yellow chair you can see the rules chart (made at Vista Print), picture schedule, leader of the day information, and literacy and math center rotation chart.
- The white board to the right holds our calendar math curriculum components; calendar, days of the week train, number line, number bear, and counting hands to 100 quilt.
- The picture schedule in the narrow blue pocket chart is a MUST for all early childhood classrooms. You can read more about it here.
- The bags hanging above the white board are student birthday bags.
- The Royal Reading and Writing Easel holds our morning message chart, big books, and much more.
It is important to have visuals to go with your rules in an early childhood classroom as a reminder. I made this rules chart using Vista Print. It is posted on the wall in our circle area so we can refer to it often. You can read more about rules and behavior expectations in our classroom here.
Calendar Math
Here you can see our calendar area which also includes our Number Bear, Days of the Week Train, Counting Quilt, and Number Line.
Days of the Week Train
Days of the Week Music
Birthday Bags
Each bag is labeled with a different month and a die-cut shape. Each student's name and birth date is printed on a colorful tongue depressor, then the sticks are placed in the appropriate bags. At the beginning of each month we take a bag down to see what birthdays are coming soon, then we place the birthday stick in the calendar pocket chart on the appropriate day so we won't forget the important birthdays. Read more about how we celebrate birthdays in our classroom.
Picture Schedule
Our daily activities are displayed sequentially in a pocket chart and a clip is moved down at the beginning of every transition to indicate what we are doing. You can read more about how I use a pocket chart to display our daily schedule here.
Teaching Easel
I couldn't live without my teaching easel! I use it to conduct the morning message, read big books, hold pointers, I write on it like a whiteboard, it holds my magnetic timer, it has hooks for hanging charts on the back, and it has 4 large tubs underneath where I store the books I am going to read aloud each day and all sorts of other teaching tools I need to have at my fingertips.
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The other day, I saw a link for a video of Estella called, "Girl does push-ups for 100 days (time-lapse) #giveit100." I'm a sucker for time-lapse photography, video, etc., so I clicked the link and was pretty impressed. Now let me preface this video before you watch it. She's doing push ups every day for 100 days. After 100 days, she's not ripped or muscle-bound, she doesn't look decidedly different, but she is smiling. She planned to do something for 100 days, she got better at it, and she finally mastered it.
After watching the video, i started to read the comments, and found that the idea comes from another site, GiveIt100.com . The premise is that you pick one thing to do, you do it for 100 days, and you video yourself each day. You can upload these videos to the site and receive comments, encouragement, heckling, and shares. There's people on here learning to ride a unicycle, people losing weight, relearning how to walk, and even one guy telling his wife he loves her for 100 days straight.
It's a pretty interesting concept, and no matter what you choose, my assumption is that you'd get better at it over time. That got me thinking, what would I want to do for 100 days straight? Every one of the people on GiveIt100.com are doing something that they want to do, and it makes them happy. The tasks these people are tackling are rarely easy, and even harder to do for 100 days straight. Hell, I probably couldn't even manage to eat lunch 100 days straight, much less do push ups or practice a unicycle.
I don't know what it will be yet, but I'm game to try this. Stay tuned until I figure this out.


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It's that rare found-footage film with a strong premise, a memorably eccentric style, and plenty of energy to burn. It's also poorly conceived, and hard…
It's that rare found-footage film with a strong premise, a memorably eccentric style, and plenty of energy to burn. It's also poorly conceived, and hard…
A title as good as "The Last of Robin Hood" deserves a better movie. In fact, it deserves a good movie.
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
Chaz Ebert and Steve James will discuss "Life Itself" at the 2014 Chicago Humanities Festival.
"Life Itself" screens at 7:30pm Monday, August 25th, at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove.
A personal appreciation of George Takei in light of the release of "To Be Takei."
White privilege, lived.
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An FFC Review of Kim Beyong-seo and Jo Eui-Seok's South Korean thriller "Cold Eyes."
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This is waiting for all of us. The slow descent into old age. The physical unsteadiness. The realization that we no longer have authority over our own lives. In the tragic version of this fate, senility also awaits us, and "Fred Won't Move Out" is a tragedy.
Fred is played by Elliott Gould. He has lived with his wife for more than half a century in the same secluded lakeside home. Susan (Judith Roberts) still lives with him but has slipped away into Alzheimer's. Her most frequent phrase is "whoop-de-doo!" They have a caregiver, Victoria (Mfoniso Udofia), who lives with them and is infinitely patient. Bob and Carol (Fred Melamed and Stephanie Roth Haberle), Fred's children, arrive for a visit and have a mission. It is time, they have decided, for both parents to move into a care facility in town. Susan doesn't quite understand. Fred refuses to move. He expects the situation to continue exactly as it is.
The film is not a compelling drama so much as a poignant observation of a sad situation. It has a great many shots of trees, leaves and insects and some story gaps. The biggest gap concerns Victoria, who has apparently been here for years. What will happen to her? She sees everything, knows everything and is treated like a household appliance. There's not even a final shot of her left behind.
There is a fraught scene in which a music therapist (Robert Miller) pays a visit, and the whole family, including a granddaughter named The Captain (Ariana Altman), sing old songs like "By the Light of the Silvery Moon." Susan recalls every word. This scene could have been incredibly poignant but is noticeably badly photographed. The characters are almost all placed with their backs to the therapist, and for the only time in the film, a hand-held Shakycam is used. If there is a scene requiring a stable camera to allow us to observe and consider, this is that scene.
Yet "Fred Won't Move Out" has wonderful qualities. Judith Roberts so completely embodies a beautiful person whose mind has gone. Elliott Gould is slipping and fearful as Fred, and tries to muster what must have been a powerful personality when he was young. Fred Melamed and Stephanie Roth Haberle, as the children, are matter-of-fact, although she has tact and kindness when needed. Melamed's character seems emotionally tone-deaf.
This is a semi-autobiographical film by writer-director Richard Ledes, who filmed in his own home. The dedication at the end suggests a personal connection. The enormity of such a situation can be overwhelming, and Ledes doesn't manage a clear point of view. There is a jarring and inexplicable use of the song "Hava Nagila" that perhaps betrays the Fred character's emotional disconnect. "Fred Won't Move Out" isn't a "Hava Nagila" kind of movie.
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Doug Martin to the Steelers in Round Two of Todd McShay's mock draft
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Fans Rally Around Redskins In Dallas!Posted by on October 13, 2013 – 12:58 am
Outside of the greater DMV area, one of the strongest hotbeds of Washington Redskins support has always come from deep in the heart of Texas.
That may come as a surprise to fans outside of the Lonestar State–what with the Dallas Cowboys and all–but the Burgundy and Gold Fan Club of Dallas, Texas has a great following and throws some of the best Redskins rallies worth looking forward to every year.
This year's event was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., but the Redskins setup team (including your's truly) was greeted at the door by dozens of fans when they arrived at quarter to 5. By 5:15 there was a steady stream of fans through the free T-shirt line, and by 5:30 it was downright crowded in the bar area.
By the time the Redskins celebrities arrived at 6 p.m., the fans had already maxed out capacity of the restaurant and the 400 free "Live It" T-shirts at the door were long-gone. Gazing outside, there was a line of Redskins fans waiting patiently on the sidewalk to get into the bar.
That's when the real fun began, as Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, accompanied by his wife Tanya Snyder, came to the party, joined by general manager Bruce Allen, former players Chris Cooley and Rick 'Doc' Walker, and voice of the Redskins, Larry Michael.
A good time was had by all, and here's a social recap of the night's festivities:
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The First Fridays series at the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park balances the educational (preparty lectures are fascinating) with the unorthodox (loud bands in a hallowed space). Over the years the monthly event has proved to be more relaxed than MOCA's "Engagement Party" and more fun than the Getty Center's "Fridays off the 405" (in which music can wrap before sundown, making guests battle epic traffic).
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Review of Oktavamod's MXL V69 Mod w/ MJE-K47 Capsule
Now headquartered in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, Mike Joly and his wife Meryl, the people behind OktavaMod, are known for, among other product lines, great sounding custom boutique microphone modifications. OktavaMod is able to offer custom designs and improved microphone electronics for a select group of microphones from well-known microphone manufacturers like Oktava, MXL, CAD and RODE. The company appears to run a single site in New England where the microphones are researched, developed, rebuilt and tested.
Another custom boutique shop in the microphone modification business is Evidence Audio, a high-quality instrument and studio cabling company, providing hand-built custom cables since 1997. Evidence Audio's products are found in the microphone under review.
The Microphone
The MXL V69ME microphone is a large-diaphragm tube condenser mic with a fixed cardioid polar pattern, designed to offer extremely low noise level, wide dynamic range and warm sonic characteristics. I was re-introduced to this microphone through the OktavaMod-Shop (the website), as an affordable tube solution for 'better digital recordings'. So I purchased a slightly used MXL V69ME from a seller on Craigslist for $160.00, tested it in studio 3 of Guitar Center on West 14th St. in New York City and sent it to OktavaMod via UPS the same week.
First Impression
When I first opened the well packed microphones (I also received a modified RODE NT1a), from the USPS issued corrugated box, I was immediately impressed. The box was filled with at least 4 inches of 'foam packaging peanuts' and the two microphone were well wrapped in over 18 inches of UPS styled bubble packaging. This was a bonus because there is always a high amount of outgoing shipments from my studio, so the extra packing peanuts and bubble wrap are warmly welcomed.
The way a microphone looks has a psychological impact on a singer or vocal performer and therefore impacts the recording. I thought of this just before looking at the actual microphone. Once I opened the microphones' packaging, I noticed a difference right away. What was once a faux gold-plated was now an aged rust colored single layered headbasket. And the chassis, which already had a solid build quality, was no longer semi-glossed black but a brushed aluminum. The new look gave the entire mic a more solid and authentic look. So much that while I was opening the package my six-year-old son commented saying,
"Wow Daddy, that one looks cool." (Twitter, @sonicidiot)
In addition to the microphones, I pulled out of the box two Neumann K67 styled capsules neatly packed in a proper clear plastic case. These were the original capsules Michael removed for his custom designed Neumann U47 clone, the MJE-K47.
Michael and Meryl Joly were friendly and very pleasant people to work with. One of the most impressive things I found in OktavaMod is the data sheet that comes with each modified microphone. It is full of useful information about the modifications performed. Michael personally signs and dates each data sheet as well as attached a small graph with the on-axis and diffuse frequency response curves. It is a professional gesture that other pro audio technicians offering modifications on equipment should follow. But let me not say too much about that just yet. The items bulleted on the data sheet were as follows:
- New MJE-K47 capsule for classic "47" timbre-balance free from sibilance, excessive brightness or edginess.
- Single layer headbasket for greater openness, transparency and transient detail delivered with lowered sibilance.
- Evidence Audio LYRIC HG solid core wiring for improved harmonic time alignment and more solid bass response.
- Upgraded coupling capacitors for reduced distortion, better detail and improved frequency response.
- Vacuum tube upgrade to low-noise NOS GE Five Star 6072
General Technical Specs
The V69ME is a pressure gradient condenser microphone, the MJE-K47 uses a 3 micron diaphragm as opposed to the 6 micron diaphragm in the original. Joly suggests this difference allows his MJE-K47 a more 'extended HF response and snappier transient response compared to the original'.
However, the polar pattern, sensitivity, impedance, power requirements, size and weight all remain the same as the original. Michael wrote me saying that the mic's S/N remains the same, but my ears heard an audible difference in the microphones self-noise. So I am wondering if there may actually be an improvement in the mic's S/N ratio and equivalent noise level.
Performance Testing: Vocal Only
I tried the V69ME with MJE-K47 modification to record vocals with Michelle B., a very beautiful and talented singer/songwriter I'm producing and album for. I was really impressed by the first sounds I was able to capture. So with Michelle B's help I took a closer look the microphone's performance by running a series of tests on and off-axis at about thirty centimeters from the capsule.
In my studio we used a Black Lion Audio (BLA), Auteur microphone pre-amp going into a Digidesign 003R+ with BLA Signature Modification. Our findings were more than revealing. The character and color of this microphone were not merely an improvement on MXL's original but much more. These modifications actually made the MXL V69ME sound like a much pricier microphone.
During my session with the lovely Michelle B., I realized that the MJE-K47's polar pattern is very forgiving. There is slight coloration off-axis and as the diffuse field response curve indicates, there is a significant dip in the lows when off-axis.
I recorded Michelle B. to test the microphone. Then, I recorded an original song for the purpose of this review. It is a quirky nonsensical tune that is not meant for anything more than to see male proximity effect and off-axis coloration of the MJE-K47. During this performance test, I tried different mics to make my comparisons. The MJE-K47 really showcases a room, offering great detail about the surrounding area. Depending on the room, this is sometimes not desirable.
Although, the mic captures the room you can get a focused and yet smoothed vocal when on-axis. The harshness of the top-end in the factory model is gone. There was clarity, punch and a nice round low-end that helped my vocal part sit in the mix quite easily. Everything about the sounds says smooth. The mid range and upper mids are even, and accompanied with great tone and even-order harmonics from the GE NOS tube. In our discussions Joly suggested that, 'the substitution of the MJE-K47H for the K67-type eliminates the 8dB peak at 8kHz and provides a midrange-focused sound with a gentle presence "mound" of 2dB centered at 3kHz.' (M. Joly)
I love this microphone. Besides that the 'Rat Rod' finish makes it look like a classic vintage microphone of the Neumann variety, it sounds great too! I could not believe that an MXL from their low-end project studio line sounded this good. OktavaMod offers MXL V69ME owners the opportunity to have 'something you can be proud of' in your microphone collection. Its sound has a tube character that is useful for vocals recordings with a digital format.
The original microphone costs $300, street price and the modification is $359. This mod could easily be that next step to getting your recordings on par with a professional vocal sound. I recommend this mod for quality microphone re-voicing and top flight customer service.
For More Information: www.oktavamodshop.com
Cited Works
Schmit, CJ. Dirty Rat. 2009
Joly, Michael. http://www.oktavamod.com. 2010
Curiel, Fernando. MXL V87. Recording. V22, 10. July, 2009


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Watergate Scandal
Deep Throat was the informant who gave Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein information that helped to expose the Nixon administration's role in the Watergate Scandal.
AllPolitics: Watergate Revisited
CNN and Time's AllPolitics site is a fantastic Watergate resource that includes a glossary, overviews, analysis, transcripts, and audio files from the event.
GOP Security Aide Among 5 Arrested in Bugging Affair
The original Washington Post article announcing the connection between the Watergate burglary and the Republican Party.
The Tapes Online
Listen to the actual tapes that caught Nixon in the act.
Washington Post: Watergate 25
Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward broke the Watergate story. This site provides a plethora of information, including a timeline and bios of the key players.
Watergate Timeline
A very nice timeline of the Watergate affair.
Wikipedia: Overview of Watergate
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By GENE F. CONARD Kokomo Tribune
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---- — SHERIDAN — The first shocker happened two weeks ago, a 33-27 Tri-Central triumph over Sheridan that most people considered an upset — except it wasn't. Domination has a way of looking very convincing.
So here Friday night in the semifinal round of Class A Sectional No. 44, the No. 8-ranked Trojans repeated themselves with a totally dominant 35-7 Trojan victory over their Hoosier Heartland Conference rivals that was was even more convincing and really not as close as the final tally indicates.
Getting four touchdown passes from quarterback Cody Howell and 118 yards and a TD in 22 rushes by Garrett Kelley, the Trojans are now in prime position to capture their second sectional crown and first since 1991 when they host Clinton Prairie next Friday.
TC buried the Gophers, 54-0 back on Sept. 13 en route to an unbeaten Hoosier Heartland Conference championship. But TC coach George Gilbert refused to think in terms of a blowout or a pushover, saying: "We're taking nobody for granted. Prairie has improved considerably since that first game."
In Friday night's game, the Trojans dominated the Blackhawks on both sides of the ball, 186-168 on the turf and 117-38 through the air. Sheridan got 64 of that 168 total when fleet junior running back Austin Hoover went the distance on the Hawks' first offensive move of the second half. Other than that the Hawks managed a menial 104 yards in 32 carries (3.3) and for the game suffered a minus-42 in six other trips.
Granted, the TC offense was too much for the Hawks, or as Sheridan coach Bud Wright said afterward: "Tri-Central just outplayed us because they were better than us. We couldn't stop their veer offense. We tried but couldn't stop them."
Gilbert heaped praise on both the effort of the offense and defense with: "Our offense was great and coach [Shane] Arnold had a great game plan and coach [Memo] Perez's defense was the big difference, especially in the second half and set up several of our scores. Hoover is a terrific back, but he had just one big play the entire game. [Assistant coaches] Jason Tolle and P.J. Hatcher also had a big hand in that defensive effort."
Howell had one of his best performances of the year. He mingled the running games of Kelley, Cody Colbert and Dillon Smith that produced 186 yards and then made six pass completions account for 117 more yards and four touchdowns.
The two rivals battled to a scoreless tie in the first period, but the Trojans went 45 yards in six plays early in the second period, Howell hitting Bryce Dowell for a 25-yard payoff. TC made it a 14-0 command at halftime when Howell hit Seth Blunck for a 16-yard touchdown, and a Howell fling to Kelley added the two-point conversion.
Sheridan managed just three first downs in the first half; had just 47 yards rushing in 23 carries and missed its only two pass attempts.
Hoover gave Sheridan a momentary lift with that 64-yard TD jaunt to open the second half. But thereafter the Blackhawks fought a losing cause, seven penalties and two fumbles adding to their dilemma.
The Trojans went about the business of putting Sheridan down for keeps when Howell hit Colten Leininger for a 12-yard touchdown pass and then upped the spread to 28-7 with another Howell pitch to Dowell for 25 yards. Kelley scored TC's final touchdown with a one-yard bolt with 3:09 left in the contest.
A pleased Gilbert further commented: "Nobody has ever defeated Sheridan twice in the same year. But we did because we played as a team and everybody contributed. Howell had a great game, but Leininger, Dowell, Jade Pickett and Blunck did a great job defensively."
The Trojans have now won 10 straight games which is a school record, and Howell nabbed his eighth pass interception which is another Trojan record.


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As Hurricane Sandy gains steam and bears down on the mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S., "widespread potentially significant impacts" such as heavy rains, strong winds, power outages, downed trees and power lines, and flooding, are expected in parts of an area that stretches from southern New England to the Tidewater of Virginia.
In New York, for instance, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday announced that the commuter transit agency that serves the New York City area will begin the suspension of all subway, bus and commuter railroad service at 7 p.m. Sunday. The New York City subway system will begin to curtail service after 7 p.m. Sunday, and the New York City bus system within the following two hours. Commuter rail service, such as the Long Island Rail Road, will start their final trains at 7 p.m. Sunday.
While the hurricane itself will not reach into the Chicago and northwest Indiana area, its impact will still be felt on Lake Michigan, near the lakeshore, and by anyone traveling to the East Coast.
A tropical system, or its remnants that become "extratropical," can have a massive radius of influence on the weather pattern, according to the National Weather Service. Because of their size and depth, they can alter, shift, or slow a typical jet stream regime, changing the progress of other weather systems, the weather service said.
As Hurricane Sandy moves north to our latitude and slows, it will halt the west-to-east progress of high and low pressures across the Midwest and western Great Lakes, according to the weather service. This "blocking" will maintain the high pressure and dry air mass over much of the Mississippi River Valley, so no precipitation is expected for local areas away from the influence of the Great Lakes through the middle of next week.
The primary impact of Hurricane Sandy on the Chicago area will be powerful northerly winds over and near Lake Michigan -- of 50 to 60 mph -- that will increase on Monday night through the middle of the week, the weather service said. Gale force winds will occur, with even storm force winds possible over the water. Winds just as strong may even be seen into Lake and Porter Counties, in Indiana, and in Cook County. With the forecast winds as well as waves at or in excess of 20 feet near the shore, a Lakeshore Flood Watch has been issued. Occasional waves of up to 33 feet could occur by Tuesday morning, subsiding to 28 feet late Tuesday night, according to the weather service. The Flood Watch is in effect from late Monday night through Wednesday afternoon.
The large waves could continue for a prolonged period through Wednesday afternoon before conditions improve, the weather service said. These waves could batter the beaches and shorelines, leading to coastal erosion and flooding.
The northerly winds off of Lake Michigan will aid cool air in passing over the warm waters of the lake, generating at least lake effect clouds into northwest Indiana next week and potentially even showers, the weather service said.
A gale warning has also been issued, meaning that winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring, and it is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience to be out on the water in such conditions seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. A storm watch has also been issued for Lake Michigan.
The hurricane is expected to affect travel into and out of airports up and down the eastern seaboard, and airlines are offering customers the opportunity to change their flight plans. Travelers should check with the airline they are flying with for details on these policies.
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WARREN - Farmers markets will be held each month at St. Joseph Minor Emergency Care and St. Elizabeth Health Center to reach out to those in need in Warren and Youngstown.
The Lake-to-River Food Cooperative is partnering with Humility of Mary Health Partners to bring fresh produce to its employees and nearby residents. Farmers who produce locally grown, sustainable produce will be featured at each of the markets, which are scheduled May through October.
Melissa Miller, marketing manager of Lake-to-River Food Cooperative, said the farm markets will be from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at St. Joe's, 1296 Tod Place N.W., and 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the third Wednesday at St. Elizabeth's.
The next Warren date is July 11, due to the Fourth of July holiday.
She said the sites were selected because of the west side of Warren is considered a ''food desert'' by the United States Department of Agriculture. A food desert is a place without access to fresh produce.
"The farmers' market is a joint venture to get fresh healthy food to the west side of Warren,'' Miller said adding that HMHP has provided the space and community outreach.
She said the items are locally grown seasonal products and valued added items.
Mike Blank, manager of the St. Joe's Minor Emergency, said he was approached for the hospital to be a possible site because it is in an urban setting on the westside of Warren.
"Locally grown produce on the westside of Warren is rare,'' he said.
Patty Rush, communications for St. Joseph, said the cooperative effort benefits the local residents. She said the location is also shaded during the summer. In case of rain, it will be held in the building's main lobby.


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Visitors to France Park will soon be able to leap from a nearly 100-foot cliff and travel the span of a 1,400-foot cable over the park's swimming lake at 30 to 45 miles per hour, the park's superintendent says.
"It'll definitely be fun," said France Park Superintendent Lucas Beach of the park's new zip line, which is nearing completion by Experiential Systems, a company out of Thornton, Ill. Park staff members are currently undergoing training on the new attraction.
The $19,000 project will open for business sometime next week, Beach went on to say, after park staff has finished training. Visitors weighing between 50 and 300 pounds can pay $8 a ride or $13 to ride all day.
After a quick hike from the beach to the highest cliff overlooking the swimming lake, participants will be fitted with a harness with two pulleys, one for each of the cables that span the 1,400 feet from the cliff to a platform on the edge of the water below.
The pulley hooked into the top cable will hold the braking system, Beach said, bringing zip line riders to a complete and comfortable stop by the time they reach the platform on the ground.
Jamie Hellyer, head of maintenance at the park, took advantage of a perk of the job last week by riding the zip line as the staff began training on its latest attraction.
"It was awesome," he said, adding that it was the first time he's ever experienced a zip line.
"It's kind of intense when you get up on the platform. When you see that cable stretched across the top of that water, your nerves start shaking."
However, the anxiety decreases after that initial, necessary leap, Hellyer continued.
"Once you step off the platform, you realize you're just gliding in the air, it's awesome," he said.