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Marci Cruz has an abusive father, a mother who is blinded by love for her husband, and wants to be a boy so she can love girls. The story can be hard to read sometimes because Eddie Cruz really is a champion cabrón (there's a ton of Spanish in the book), but seeing 11-year-old Marci and her seven-year-old sister Corin fight back is satisfying.
Like with First Spring Grass Fire, you wonder of Someday, Someday, Maybe how much of the story of a young aspiring actor in NYC written by a former young aspiring actor in NYC is autobiographical. While reading it I was thinking that it's possible that fictionalizing one's life might make it easier to tell the emotional truth.
I grasp onto the nearby silver pole, steadying myself as the train lurches along, my hand slipping on the smooth surface, vying for a safe position along with half a dozen other hands. Today, everything about New York leaves me feeling like I'm competing for space, and just barely hanging on.
Spoon's book is listed as a novel but reads like a memoir, told in nonlinear episodes with the protagonist sharing the author's name. I suppose I shouldn't care about the distinction, but I can't help wanting to know what I'm reading. Regardless, one should treasure the rare opportunity to read about the real or fictionalized life of a genderqueer child growing up in a religious family in the Canadian prairies.
Chicana butch Karleen Pendleton Jiménez has known she wanted to have a baby almost as long as she has known she wasn't a girly girl. Having other things going on in her twenties and no chance of getting pregnant accidentally, she doesn't get around to trying to get knocked up until her mid-30s, which is not typically easy for lesbians in the best of times.
I have long enjoyed Julia Alvarez's reality inspired political fiction, I gobble up autobiographies, and because of my spouse's work with two nonprofits there, I have an interest in Haiti, so of course her Haiti memoir was appealing to me. Unfortunately...
"We ride into the downtown area [of Port-au-Prince], full of ambivalence. To watch or not to watch. What is the respectful way to move through these scenes of devastation? We came to see, and according to Junior, Haiti needs to be seen. But something feels unsavory about visiting sites where people have suffered and are still suffering. You tell yourself you are here in solidarity. But at the end of the day, you add it up, and you still feel ashamed--at least I do. You haven't improved a damn thing. Natural disaster tourism--that's what it feels like."
When Gloria, a 16-year-old Ghanaian, more or less flunks junior high school a friend of the family arranges for her to become a nanny for a doctor with a two-year-old son. Stuff does happen in this novel--good things and fair amount of bad things, but it mostly feels like a character development story.
My sister Danna recommended this book to my parents, brother and me. If you read her review, you'll see why. The titled "opposite of hallelujah" refers to the protagonist Caro's sister Hannah returning home after spending eight years as a nun in a contemplative order. (Kate, you're going to want to read this one!) The girls' parents are excited to have their dark-secreted daughter back, but 16-year-old Caro...less so.
"At first glance you might find the above [diary entry] interesting but that's because it's me, and you obviously find me interesting enough to read this book."
"Another nice thing about the Jews is that their rabbis don't make a habit of sexually violating their youngest and most vulnerable congregants. Of course, there are obvious reasons for this. For one thing, Jewish clergy are allowed to fuck and masturbate and marry. The first two of these activities work amazingly well for relieving sexual tension. … Oh, also, the Jewish clergy are allowed to have vaginas. As a general rule for any large organization, if you're looking to reduce the rape-iness of it, try hiring more women."
"I have comic friends who are gay. Some remain in the closet, and I don't blame them. It's not just out of fear of prejudice--it's fear of the gay community taking ownership of them. Suddenly, they are a gay comic, saddled with responsibility to represent."
"Please make this book be finished. I'll be honest: I kind of blew it off." from the Afterword, by God, quoting Silverman.
Rachel Dratch's compelling memoir is compelling. She tells the story of her fifteen-years-in-the-making overnight success, some failures (that she often managed to turn around on her second try), her friendships, getting knocked up in her mid-forties, and other stuff.
Soledad is an 18-year-old Cuban-American dancer from Miami making plans to go to NYC and audition for ballet companies when she's presented with the opportunity to go pro with a drum and bugle corps. (Right? But it sounds like a really cool thing, and a great way to spend the summer after graduating from high school, not to mention with the hottie who suggested her for the gig.)
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New Blog, New Shoes :-)
I was late taking Padfoot on a walk today. It was, in his opinion, unpardonable. I now have no shoes, save an unmatched pair, which I'm declaring a new style.
I still luvs him. We went to a Border Collie meetup, and I realized how much he's grown since I last posted:
He looks so dejected there! He's not, I swear:
I've been dropping everything lately to work 24/7, but it ends up with me so frazzled and burnt out, that I'm not sure this is the best strategy for getting the most done. So I'm going to try to do more writing. And so I'll be starting a new blog in the next few weeks, answering self-publishing questions. I've already started, storing away all my email responses so I can make a better FAQs for my clients.
What self-publishing/formatting/design/copy editing questions do you have?
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Editing question here. Someone just asked me, and I'm not sure. She wanted to know at what number can you stop spelling it out and use Roman numerals. Any advice?
An unmatched pair! Sounds like a good title.
Oh, I SO understand the burnout factor! I just officially retired from doing cover art the other day, and told all my current clients that this is my last month. Have been working 24/7 for the past year, and haven't done any writing of my own. I feel your pain!
Formatting – I sometimes get varying results in Kindle with spacing between sentences and paragraphs. What is the best way to keep it consistent?
Do NOT let authors push you into burnout! You are far more valuable unburned than gone. This includes me and my (today) importuning.
P.S. Great dog!
Hi Natasha,
I've visited your web pages for awhile now and wondered if you had any advice on training courses (online, via book/eBook or in person) that one could or should take in order to become better at self-publishing their books, specifically on book design and ebook cover art. I want to find a place where I can learn it all at once, in a consecutive manner.
Any plans for a book?
Hey! I have a border collie too! She's going to be 9 this Christmas, but hasn't really slowed down too much. It's such a great breed
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"It is amazing how fast its actually gone, we didn't even really realize its been five years and all of a sudden it was there," said Karen Morin, mother of fallen soldier,
Elrod's best friends made a banner shortly after he passed away and the Morin family said they have hung it up outside their home every day since then.
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- 1Mar 9, '11 by pharmacistKARENHi..I am a pharmacist and I would like to know,as a nurse, what problems you encounter with pharmacy/pharmacists. I would especially like to know if you have a lot of missing meds if you are a hospital nurse.
- 0Mar 9, '11 by LosingfaithI work @ a very large hospital. @ least where I work, we have A LOT of missing night meds that required notes be sent, then a phone call and maybe another phone call. It's getting better, but I notice things are worse when we have a lot of admissions/a busy ER.
- 6Mar 9, '11 by 3dayRNMissing meds. When I'm ready for my 2100 med pass and I notice meds are missing I call and am told someone will be up to fill pyxis. I end up being late with passing some meds so in comment box I put med was late because not available from pharmacy. Then pharmacist goes to supervisor and complains because nurses write in mar that med was late because med not available. If I did not write this then months down the road when I have my evaluation and I get lower percentage because of my late med pass I can show the reason. Also when I call about a missing med I am always asked did you look for it? Seriously, ummmm no I just wanted to call you for nothing.
- 11Mar 9, '11 by Flo.For the most part our pharmDs are great! The problem that I am most faced with regards order clarification. The pharmacy will call the nurse to ask her to call the doc to get an order clarified. I never understand this, they can take orders. Take out the middle man and call yourself. Thanks for trying to see our side.
- 2Mar 9, '11 by Sun0408Yes we have a lot of missing meds and that is very frustrating to pass meds then have to go back and wake a pt to give a medication after many msg sent and phones calls..
The biggest thing that gets me, not sure if you can help but why have meds set at 1900, 2000, 2100 and then 2300.. Can't you up the time or back the time up by a few minutes to give as many at one time as possible.. Not really talking about ABX or meds that can't be given with others Pts really get frustrated at night having to be woken up every hour to give medications that could have been given with the last set... Oh and it is frustrating to us nurses too..
Many of our MD's could care less about the times as long as the pt gets the medication X number of times; again as long as it is not a time sensitive medication..
- 3Mar 10, '11 by merleeI have to agree about the timing of meds. Unless there are specific reasons to give something at a particular time, we should try to limit the number of times to 3 or 4/day.
Very very few pt. take meds 7 times a day at home. It's just not reasonable. Try harder to minimize this.
- 0Mar 10, '11 by BabyLadyQuote from pharmacistKARENMy biggest pet peeve with Pharmacy is drug substitutions, which I understand is within their scope of practice, without at least calling the nurse and letting them know the change is being made and it can lead to a drug error.Hi..I am a pharmacist and I would like to know,as a nurse, what problems you encounter with pharmacy/pharmacists. I would especially like to know if you have a lot of missing meds if you are a hospital nurse.
Example: ..and I'll admit here I forget some of the details...but I had an order for Lasix that this baby had been on for days..the hospital was out of Lasix...we were not informed...another medication was substituted and I verified the ml against the order and drew it up...THANK GOD I am very consistent about the 5 rights...because the pharmacy had substituted another medication (someone help me here..I cannot remember the name but distinctly remember the drug book said it was 10x stronger than Lasix)..which did not match the order. The containers were similar...small, amber.
So I set my syringe down...verified again that the physician's order did not match what pharmacy had...I had to look up the drug that pharmacy had substituted because I had never administered the drug...and that was when I realized that I had drew up a whopping dose of the new medication, and only a fractional amount was to be given.
Now, when I originally called Pharmacy...you know what they told me? "Oh yeah, it's just another form of Lasix"...it was only after I wanted to verify the strength of the drug and that I was giving a very, very small dose, that they said, "You are right, it is much stronger, so you would administer the smaller amount...what we have in the computer is correct."
Communication would have gone a long way...but then again, it is why we have the 5 rights in place and the wrong dose was not administered...but I picked up the vial in all confidence it was Lasix..only to discover, it was not.
Oh...and one more pet peeve...Stat means Stat. If we say we need something now, a Pharm Tech had better be sprinting to the unit. I once had to wait an hour for antibiotics on an infant that had a perforated bowel...time is of the essence and that hour was an eternity for that baby...we do not use that term lightly...and if I was the pharmacist...hell would come down on the nurse that did!
- 0Mar 10, '11 by BabyLadyQuote from Flo.I actually can see why they do this...about 90% of the time, when a pharmacist calls me to clarify the order, it boils down to the way the physician wrote it and I usually know what the physician intended to order because they have already discussed it with me.For the most part our pharmDs are great! The problem that I am most faced with regards order clarification. The pharmacy will call the nurse to ask her to call the doc to get an order clarified. I never understand this, they can take orders. Take out the middle man and call yourself. Thanks for trying to see our side.
Our Neonatologists, allow us to write verbal orders for clarification on obvious things like route (ie. if a baby is NPO and a route was not entered, the only option is for IV administration as I have never had a case where the dose was entered incorrectly)...or if they TOLD me the frequency but did not write it down, they are ok with us writing this.
We do not write for dose...ever...if they don't write it down, we have to call them.
Sometimes it's because of handwriting issues...which we can fix.
Obviously, all of this would depend on the relationship you have with your physicians and residents...ours never throw us under the bus, however, we did have one resident that if we needed to wake her butt up, it got woke up because she was notorious for "forgetting" things that she did not write down personally, so for us, she lost that convenience priviledge.
- 0Mar 10, '11 by Esme12, BSN, RN Senior ModeratorAs a supervisor who runs for missing meds......missing meds.


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One of the themes to come out of Climategate 2.0 is the phrase "The Cause" that Michael Mann mentions in a few of his emails. You probably already saw this fake movie trailer I made. But what is "The Cause"? I'm sure if you asked Michael Mann he would say it is to educate people about the dangers of Global Warming and to institute legislation like Cap & Trade to try and stop global warming in their minds they are "Saving The Planet". Also part of their cause is to win the PR battle and to silence the skeptics, because you can only pass new laws if a large majority believe in it. This is basically what he says int this TEDx speech.
To be fair we as skeptics also have a cause, our cause is to expose the warmists like Michael Mann and to stop their agenda. So having a "Cause" per se is not a bad thing, both skeptics and warmists are fighting for their perspective causes on the battlefield of public opinion. So why is this phrase so insidious? Well maybe the cause to what Michael refers is more than just a scientific theory about the weather.
In Michael's TEDx speech he brings up the fact that the first Climategate came out just before the Copenhagen meeting and it helped to derail a "most important opportunity" for an international agreement. He states that maybe it was just a coincidence, but I don't think it was. Here are the event leading up to the Copenhagen Meeting in my mind, and I do think it would make a great movie.
May 2006 Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' is Released
January 2007 There is a big media push on Global Warming based on Al Gore's movie
January 2007 M4GW is launched to help counter the propaganda blitz
February 2007 Al Gore's Wins Oscar for 'Inconvenient Truth'
March 2007 The skeptics fire back with "The Great Global Warming Swindle
October 2007 Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize
April 2008 Big push for Cap And Trade, Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi couch add
November 2008 Congress bans the incandescent light bulb
November 2008 Obama is elected President promising to do something about Global Warming
October 2009 Lord Monckton gives this speech Bethel College in Minnesota
November 2009 Climategate happens, emails are released showing that is all a hoax
November 2009 M4GW releases "Hide The Decline"
December 2009 Copenhagen treaty fails.
Here's how I would pitch the movie script: A small group of bloggers were able to prevent a one World Government from being instituted. The person who leaked the emails had seen the Lord Monckton speech on youTube and was motivated to do something to prevent the Copenhagen treaty form being signed.
But just because we had one the battle in Copenhagen doesn't meant the warmists have given up. It is like the local school board trying to pass a budget referendum. If they fail one year they keep proposing it every year until it passes, usually in an off year election when nobody is paying attention. The opposition thinks because they won the battle they have won the war.
Fast forward to the Durban Conference, where it looks like they are hammering out a deal.
And this one is even scarier than Copenhagen, now they are proposing a Climate Criminal Court and a CO2 target of 200 ppm which if achieved plants will stop growing.
Here's where our movie take a dark twist when we realize that there are dark forces behind the whole global warming scare, using it setup a one world government
The IPCC itself was created by Margarete Thatcher to go after the coal industry and to put more nuclear power plants in Great Britain. So at its inception although World Government was not its goal the IPCC has always been about politics and not science.
Now enter "The Club of Rome" an organization whose goal seems to be a One World Communistic Government and reducing the earth's population. Next year is the 40th anniversary of its book "Limits To Growth".
Alexander King in 1991 the Co-Founder of the Club of Rome wrote this in his book 'The First Global Revolution':
"The common enemy of humanity is man. In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill. All these dangers are caused by human intervention, and it is only through changed attitudes and behavior that they can be overcome. The real enemy then, is humanity itself."
There is a strong connection between the "Club of Rome" and the IPCC Prof. Stephen Schneider, Stanford Professor of Biology and Global Change. Professor Schneider was among the earliest and most vocal proponents of man-made global warming and a lead author of many IPCC reports. He is a member of the Club of Rome.
"We need to get some broad based support, to capture the public's imagination... So we have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements and make little mention of any doubts... Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest."Timothy Wirth, President of the UN Foundation and member of the Club of Rome said this:
"We've got to ride this global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong, we will be doing the right thing in terms of economic and environmental policy."Maurice Strong, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Al Gore's mentor and executive member of the Club of Rome had this to day:
"Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring that about?"
"The Earth Summit will play an important role in] reforming and strengthening the United Nations as the centerpiece of the emerging system of democratic global governance."
"The concept of national sovereignty has been an immutable, indeed sacred, principle of international relations. It is a principle which will yield only slowly and reluctantly to the new imperatives of global environmental cooperation. It is simply not feasible for sovereignty to be exercised unilaterally by individual nation states, however powerful. The global community must be assured of environmental security."
Al Gore, is also a member of the Club of Rome and set to become the world's first carbon billionaire. He is also the largest shareholder of Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)
"I believe it is appropriate to have an 'over-representation' of the facts on how dangerous it is, as a predicate for opening up the audience."
Mikhail Gorbachev, Former President of the Soviet Union, member of the Club of Rome:
"The threat of environmental crisis will be the 'international disaster key' that will unlock the New World Order."
Last but not least is David Rockefeller Club of Rome executive member, former Chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank
"We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order."
"We are grateful to The Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost forty years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subject to the bright lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now much more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries."
"Some even believe we (the Rockefeller family) are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure 'one world', if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it."
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I can't find anything saying that Rajendra Pachauri head of the IPCC is a Club of Rome member but he does attend their meetings, in fact he just attended their Conference in November.
To bring it full circle when Phil Jones says:
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Merger speculation: Will Southwest buy Sun Country Airlines?
Is Southwest targeting leisure carrier Sun Country Airlines for a merger or takeover? Southwest has made no such indication, but one Wall Street analyst thinks the carrier should.
Reuters writes Stifel Nicolaus analyst Hunter Keay thinks Southwest should acquire Minnesota-based Sun Country, a move he says would bolster Southwest's presence in Minneapolis/St. Paul and -- more broadly -- boost the value of the its shares. Reuters adds that "buying Sun Country would also give Southwest access to some international routes [currently flown by Sun Country, [Keay] said."
Keay made his comments in a research note released Monday. In it, he makes it clear that "we have no knowledge" of any merger efforts by Southwest for Sun Country or any other airline. But, he says research by his firm suggests Sun Country is a "tailor made acquisition candidate" for Southwest.
Among the reasons Keay thinks Sun Country would be a good fit for Southwest: Sun Country's presence in the Twin Cities, a recently added Southwest market; complementary fleets and route networks; and that Southwest could "easily afford" the acquisition.
MORE: Why not a Southwest Airlines-Sun Country merger, analyst asks (Airline Biz blog of The Dallas Morning News)
Keay also cites Sun Country's seasonal business. He says in his research note that "most passengers on Sun Country are leisure passengers from Minnesota that travel to North American warm weather markets in an attempt to escape the harsh winters of Minneapolis."
MORE: Should Southwest buy Sun Country? One analyst thinks so (Sky Talk blog of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Because of that, Sun Country's strongest quarter tends to be the first quarter, which is Southwest's weakest. Picking up that business, he argues, would presumably improve Southwest's performance during that period.
Keay also notes Sun Country has nearly a dozen international routes -- ranging from Cancun to London -- that Southwest presumably could pick up in an acquisition.
Southwest has publicly said it's considering adding international service in the foreseeable future, thought it's not clear how close Southwest is to having its systems ready to handle such routes.
As for Sun Country, the airline is currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, though a court approved its reorganization plan on Friday. Sun Country officials predict a brought future with new planes and plans for growth.
"We're going to be growing the company by adding three permanent airplanes and that's going to create over 100 new jobs at Sun Country Airlines," CEO Stan Gadek tells Minnesota Public Radio. "We're very proud of that and it reflects the successful turnaround that we've had here at Sun Country Airlines."
But could Sun Country's bankruptcy exit set the stage for an acquisition? The Minneapolis Star Tribune writes the approved reorganization plan "gives a court-appointed receiver about 75% of the stock, and it sets the stage for an eventual sale of Sun Country to a new owner. … Receiver Doug Kelley said Friday that the airline is on the market."
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What our country deserves from everyone who enjoys its fruits and freedoms is a little more gratitude -- and a lot less greedMichelle Malkin
A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.Ruth Benedict
There are minds so impatient of inferiority, that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.Samuel Johnson
Ingratitude is treason to mankind.James Thomson
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Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.Henry Van Dyke
First meditate, be blissful, then much love will happen of its own accord. Then being with others is beautiful and being alone is also beautiful. Then it is simple, too. You dont depend on others and you dont make others dependent on you. Then it is always a friendship, a friendliness. It never becomes a relationship, it is always a relatedness. You relate, but you dont create a marriage. Marriage is out of fear, relatedness is out of love. You relate; as long as things are moving beautifully, you share. And if you see that the moment has come to depart because your paths separate at this crossroad, you say good-bye with great gratitude for all that the other has been to you, for all the joys and all the pleasures and all the beautiful moments that you have shared with the other. With no misery, with no pain, you simply separate.Osho
Plants cry their gratitude for the sun in green joy.Astrid Alauda
Plants cry their gratitude for the sun in green joy.Astrid Alauda
Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform has no gratitude, no prudence, no husbandry.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitudeCharles Caleb Colton
As we expres our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation isnot to utter words, but to live by them.John Fitzgerald Kennedy
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.E. P. Powell
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I've also been decorating up a storm around the house, which has been a lot of fun. You can see photos here. Saturday, we went to see the Trains at Northpark, which we do every year. Once again, we had a lovely time! Saturday evening we had both of our families over for eggnog and desserts. I made peanut butter fudge and Swedish Melting Moments cookies. Both turned out to be yummy! Last night I made a start on Eric's ornament for this year. I'm very late starting it, so I may not finish it in time for Christmas, but I'm going to try. It's the 3rd Day from Teresa Wentzler's 12 Days of Christmas. You may remember I am stitching him one a year for each of our married Christmases.
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text: An international recording artist, cellist Nancy Green is known for her highly acclaimed CDs of previously unrecorded works as well as staples of the cello repertoire. Her CD's are broadcast frequently both in the United States and abroad and her performances have earned rave reviews internationally. Recently Green's Tovey/Kodaly disc was chosen by Fanfare Magazine as among the top recordings of 2000, and recent reviews have placed her in the ranks of great cellists such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo Yo Ma, and Jacqueline du Pre. CD Reviews "utterly mesmerizing in its impact, insight, and thrilling virtuosity. Green's advocacy of all she touches is, it would appear, boundlessly compelling. . . The present recording is little less than phenomenal. . . a reading of colossal presence and impulse. . . exemplary performance. . . brilliant achievement. . . dramatic cut and thrust and raw energy. . . it would be hard to deny Nancy Green her deserved place among the finest interpreters. . ." (FANFARE) "first-rate. . . Green carries off her role as expertly as the music's dedicatee, Mstislav Rostropovich." (21st CENTURY MUSIC) "breathlessly passionate. . .brilliant. . .technique to spare and a gift for seamless playing. Green dazzles. . ." (FANFARE) "Nancy Green's outgoing, romantic style recalls Jacqueline du Pre. . . a fine blend of passion and control. . . excellent in every way. . . I think this has a special excellence. Invest!" (AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE) "exceptional recordings, brimming with thoughtful artistry and lovely, lyrical playing. . . sublime performances. Green's cello moves from aching introspection to breathless, biting brilliance. . . Green might not have the name recognition of a Yo-Yo Ma, but she is an equally astute and assured virtuoso." (THE WICHITA EAGLE) "I have been obliged to keep playing this recording over and over again to convince myself that I have not been dreaming. But in fact I have been wide awake each time. The music is terrific. The performances are terrific. The sound is terrific. . . a veritable demonstration of 'idiomatic performance' in every case." (FANFARE) "full of brilliance and brio. . . great enthusiasm and technical virtuosity, reveling in the atmosphere of derring - do. These are fine readings, full of warmth. . . an enjoyable disc." (AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE) "compelling performances. . . intelligent and perceptive phrasing. . . highly rewarding. . . (GRAMOPHONE) "I cannot imagine the music much better played than it is here. . . (Nancy Green) has a seemingly effortless tone production and maintains the fine form she has shown in previous Biddulph productions." 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Brahms Cello Sonata/ Brahms Sonata in F major opus 99/Brahms Sonata in e minor opus 38 Brahms 21 Hungarian Dances/Piatti/Brahms-Piatti 21 Hungarian Dances Franz Schmidt/Schmidt/Schmidt Three Fantasy Pieces Kodaly/Kodaly Sonata for Solo Cello Tovey/Tovey Sonata for Solo Cello Castelnuovo-Tedesco/ Castelnuovo-Tedesco Cello (Chris - should I list just the names of the pieces, or should I write Castelnuovo-Tedesco before each one? I'm not sure how this works so I hope you can adjust any of this info to make it work best. I don't know if opus numbers are important. If not I'll leave it to you to scrap them... Here are the actual Castelnuovo-Tedesco separate pieces:) Toccata opus 83/Sonata opus 50/Scherzino opus 82b/I Nottambuli opus 47/ Notturna Sull'Acqua 82a/ Valse on the Name of Gregor Piatigorsky/Paraphrase on Rossini's "Largo Al Factotum" Ries/Ferdinand Ries/ Ries Cello/Duo Concertante on Russian Songs opus 72/Sonata in G minor opus 125/Sonata in A Major opus 21/Romance Rachmaninoff/Rachmaninov/Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata in g minor opus 19 (Chris - if we put the key AND opus number it'll still link even if they only type in Rachmaninoff Cello, right? Or not? I'll leave it to your know-how, if that's OK) Arensky/Anton Arensky/ Arensky Cello Pieces/Orientale/Danse Capricieuse/Petite Ballade/Romance/Chant Triste/ Humoresque Debussy Cello Sonata Schumann Fantasy Pieces opus 73/Schumann Fantasy Pieces Cello Britten/Britten Sonata for Cello and Piano Mendelssohn Sonata in D Major opus 58 for Cello and Piano


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I had planned to write about something entirely different today. But then I got the scariest phone call of my life on Monday, and was up all night obsessing about the ramifications.
It was the Breast Center. They wanted me to come back in for "additional imaging." Which means they saw something on my recent mammogram, right?
"We have no conclusive evidence of anything. We just need to take some additional pictures at this point."
My heart stopped right there. Somehow I managed to schedule an appointment for the next morning before hanging up and calling my husband. I could only whisper.
"The Breast Center called…"
"I knew it. I knew something was weird this time, since you hadn't heard back. And with your mom and grandma having it…" he trailed off.
"My grandmother did not have breast cancer!" I snapped. "She had lymphatic cancer, which is much harder to detect and much harder to treat!" Then I shut up as the implications of that started to sink in.
Needless to say, it was a very bad night. We held each other close, and tried to comfort ourselves with the mantra: "It's probably nothing. They probably just need to clarify some smudgy spot." But we both agreed we needed to prepare ourselves for the eventuality that it was NOT nothing…
And it was all about my children. Their little faces. The long lives ahead of them.
I've never been so terrified entering any medical facility, for any treatment or procedure, diabetes notwithstanding. I felt angrier than I've ever been about the diabetes diagnosis. Because, for God's sake, I already have one chronic illness! Isn't one enough for Any Body? Yet I know it isn't. Because life isn't freakin' fair, and bad things happen to good people. Sometimes.
But not this time.
After a series of additional Xrays (jockeying to keep my OmniPod out of harm's way), I waited — robed and still — on a loveseat in a room full of women equally somber. A nurse with a wide, plain face called my name. Did she sound upbeat? Impossible to tell.
So when she whispered in the hallway that the doctor said "everything was normal," I had to ask her to repeat herself.
"What?! Really? Are you sure? Are you REALLY sure?"
All I could think of was my mother, being pulled aside by some other nurse 13 years ago, and told that her mammogram was NOT normal. I winced. (She is doing fine now, thankfully, her life saved by the early detection that a mammogram provides.)
Anyway, the point is, I do not have breast cancer. I still only have one chronic illness. For now.


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"Blink" is arguably the best episode of the new Doctor Who yet. I wanted a t-shirt that said "The Angels Have the Phone Box", but I wanted mine in TARDIS blue, and with a TARDIS stencil. So I made my own! Yay :) By the way, I discovered that if your iron on transfer letters shift in the ironing process, putting rubbing alcohol on the back of the offending letters will allow you to peel them off. The letters will be mangled, but your shirt will be saved.
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On Saturday, February 7, the bleachers in Sherwood Middle School's Gym were filled with parents and students – waiting to hear from Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers founder and CEO Todd Graves. As part of the school's Parent Educational Day, Graves encouraged students to achieve their dreams by sharing his own story.
Graves, who came up with his chicken fingers restaurant concept in college, went to work as a young man to save money to start the business. Where? Alaska, as a fisherman on a boat hunting sockeye salmon. Before he got the job, however, Graves spent several nights in a tent on the tundra. Then he was hired on a 32-foot boat for the salmon rush, working about 20 hours a day non stop.
"I was just thrilled to be out there, because I wanted to earn money and open my chicken fingers restaurant," Graves said. After socking away money and getting a Small Business Administration loan, he opened his first restaurant in August 1996. The first month, he cleared $30. Many people tried to discourage him from going into the restaurant, which originally was called Sockeye's Chicken Fingers until he named it after his dog. But Graves, pictured with Sherwood Middle School Principal Phyllis Crawford, never gave up.
"It takes a lot to be successful," Graves told students. "People told me I've got to make good grades. Taking Business and other courses of study, plus working in a restaurant, gave me a great start in life. Developing a business plan for the restaurant in college gave me the structure to set it up. But you really have to start getting prepared at the age you are now. I stayed focus and worked really hard, and I had a dream that no one could tell me I couldn't do. I backed it up with hard work. You can do the same. You are the future of this community."
In addition to Graves's appearance, local businesses and organizations set up booths or had speakers at the school, including the LSU girls' volleyball team, chemists and Army
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butterfly2119:Thanks for the congrats. There were a few complications. On sunday I went to the doctor and I told them I was having contractions so she checked me and I was already at 3 cm. So she sent me to labor and delivery to be monitored. After a couple of hours I got to 5 cm but then my contractions just stopped. They kept me over night and released me monday. On tuesday while laying in bed my water broke and I went back to the hospital. I was dialated to a 7 but still no contractions. After a while they gave me some pitocin to kick start labor again but shortly after her heart rate dropped and almost had a scare of having a c-section. But 2 hours later she came screaming her head off. I was released thursday and today I got to bring her home. As for the picture I do photography on the side It's nice to take pictures whenever and I have tons of cute props.
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How will the media try to spin this one? President Barack Obama told a Univision audience "You can't change Washington from the inside." OK, so why are people electing you to do just that? Wasn't that the promise of Obama 2008? Hasn't his message been "I have unfinished business" to attend to in term two?
If you consider the "you didn't build it line" it is starting to appear the message of Obama 2012 is "no you can't" or put another way "shut up and take it."


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Kick Workplace Stress Out the Window
Stress enters our lives from any number of places, relationships and situations, but the most common source is the workplace. If you're feeling frazzled and stressed out at just the thought of heading into the office, there are some things you can do to kick that stress out the window. While there's no surefire way to remove workplace stress completely (that would require you to work in a vacuum), there are quite a few steps you can take to at least minimize the situation.
If you're like most of us, your blood is really 90% coffee. However, experts have determined that's actually a huge contributor to workplace stress. While coffee (and other sources of caffeine) certainly give you that jolt to get you going in the morning, the situation is more complicated. You get an adrenaline boost, but caffeine suppresses your body's natural relaxant production (a chemical called adenosine). This automatically makes you more susceptible to stress. Cut out the coffee (or at least cut down your consumption).
Get Out of the Office for Lunch
If you're one of those who hangs around the office for your lunch break, you'll find a lot of benefits in getting outside for a bit. You might consider eating lunch out, or if you can't afford to or prefer to pack your lunch for health benefits, eat it outside on the grounds of the business. Getting fresh air and sunshine, plus putting a little distance between you and the job, can do wonders for your stress levels.
Take Breaks and Stretch
A lot of emotional stress is actually brought on by physical stimulus. If you spend most of your day hunched over a computer, make time to get up and stretch throughout the day. Most experts recommend getting up and taking a break about once per hour. Walk around the office, up and down the stairs, or just around your desk a few times. You'll get your blood flowing and heart rate up, and that can do a lot of good for your stress levels. You should also take mini breaks (20 seconds per 20 minutes of typing, for instance).
A lot of the stress you're feeling might not be due to external forces, but to something that your body's missing. Vitamin C and B vitamins have been proven to reduce anxiety. Invest in a good multivitamin that contains high levels of vitamin C and all the B vitamins, and you might be surprised at just how much better you feel on a daily basis without having to do anything else.
Physical exercise is one of the best ways to beat stress (both physical and emotional). Physical exercise encourages your body to release endorphins, which automatically elevate your mood and make you feel better. Plus, there's always the benefit of better physical health to be had as well.
Beating workplace stress is as simple as following these brief tips and making a few necessary changes in your daily routine.
How to Select the Right Work Chair for your Body Type
With so many different ergonomic chairs on the market today, from Office Star and Jobri to BOSS and ergoCentric chairs, finding the right seating choice for your specific needs can be difficult. Ergonomics are certainly not a one-size-fits-all approach. An ergonomically designed work chair should be able to conform to your height, weight, and body type, and also be appropriate for your line of work and professional environment. A tall and heavyset man will probably need a different ergonomic design than a short and petite woman, just as an IT professional will probably need a different office chair than a laboratory technician. With so many different factors to consider, how does one find the right work chair? The following information should help.
Why are Ergonomics so Important?
Ergonomic design is a multidisciplinary field of science that considers various human factors with the goal of designing furniture, equipment, and tools that complement the human body and mind, ideally resulting in more productive workplaces and happier, healthier workers. The way people sit is a very important part of this. Sitting is not as sedentary of a position as one may assume. When a worker in any given field sits in a chair all day (or for a large chunk of their workday), they are also engaging in activities in that chair, which are all influenced by the way that worker engages with their surroundings – especially their chair. The following video is by Allseating a chair manufacturer that describes the cores needs in building your ergonomic workstation.
What Makes a Suitable Work Chair?
If you're shopping for ergonomic chairs, the most important human factors to consider are the body dimensions of the individual who will be sitting in each chair. And this means all the body dimensions. An ill-fitting chair might be ideal for someone's height, but not appropriate for their weight and body type, for example. This can lead to stress and strain, and ultimately injury, which could in turn leave a worker unable to work and an employer in hot water. There are other factors to consider, such as the costs of repairs and maintenance, in addition to the initial costs of purchasing the chairs. Avoiding repetitive stress injuries is worth the investment, but not if the company goes into the red from the costs of owning the chairs. Luckily, many manufacturers make some very affordable models that are also high in quality. The following video is for the ergoCentric Geocentric petite ready chair.
It All Comes Down to Body Type
Make sure to gather information about the heights of employees before purchasing new ergonomic chairs for the whole office. An ideal work chair will be roughly a quarter of the user's height. While most employees doing similar jobs will probably be comfortable in similar or identical chairs as long as the seat and armrests are adjustable, there will also probably be a few outliers who will have special ergonomic needs and require somewhat different chairs. No one should be punished for being uncommonly short or tall, having a long torso or unusually sized limbs, or being otherwise out of the norm. To avoid repetitive stress injuries and find the ergonomic chairs with the best value, consider body type first.
Taking Five - 7 Reasons Why You Need to Take Breaks at Work
We are all guilty of being glued to our computers and smartphones at the office. We work for hours on end, sitting in front of the glow of the screen without taking a break. When a person spends hours in one position working, they are not just hurting their physical health, but also their mental wellbeing. If you aren't "taking five" at work periodically or even taking lunch breaks, here are a few reasons why you need to start doing so.
The Health Issue
Sitting for hours at a time isn't good for the body. While you can buy a chair that is designed for maximum comfort for long workdays, you still need to get up and move around for your health. Just like on long plane flights, you need to move around for better circulation. Poor blood flow will only cause aches and pains in the body.
Better Productivity
It might sound like a break won't help with getting the job done. However, if you work for hours on end without a break, you might hit a few brick walls in the process. Breaks are key for actually getting things done. You become more productive if you take five minutes away from your job so the body and mind can refresh and tackle the task at hand.
Less Fatigue and Exhaustion
Our jobs can make us tired, especially we if never take a break from them. In today's digital age, it can be difficult to unplug from the office. However, if you don't get your mind and body away from your desk, you will only grow more fatigued and exhausted. Exhaustion can lead to other health problems down the road.
Eliminate Stress
Jobs are stressful. We have deadlines to meet and tasks to accomplish. If you sit all day focusing on these tasks, your stress levels will build up. The mind and body need a break from work to avoid getting too stressed about projects, meetings, and to-do lists. Stress isn't just mental, either. It can lead to physical health problems.
Recharge Internal Resources
When you don't take breaks at work, your mind can never really recharge from the work you are doing. You need to detach yourself from work to recharge those batteries again. Walking around or simply taking a lunch break helps the cognitive resources to recharge.
Focus on the Big Picture
Many of us are guilty of getting lost in our work. We fail to see the big picture as a result. When you don't take a break at work, you can lose perspective. Your relationships outside of the office can suffer, in addition to your health. A break at work helps you to see the bigger picture beyond the computer screen.
Better Work
You might be working hard all day at your job, but that work isn't always the best. Your product can suffer when you don't take breaks. Fatigue can cause mistakes and errors that could be threatening to your job. Breaks allow you to catch mistakes more easily and produce a better product.
Ergonomic Chairs on a Budget- Three Components to Look for in any Office Chair
Ergonomic chairs have become an essential part of the workplace. Chairs designed with proper ergonomics promote good health and comfort. They enforce the idea that the chair should adjust for you and not the other way around. However, ergonomic chairs can be quite expensive, especially the top-of-the-line, best ergonomic chairs. At the same time, you don't necessarily have to look for a chair that brands itself as being ergonomic. You merely need to look for a few components that promote ergonomic design. By keeping an eye out for these features, you might find a chair with ergonomic features but at a price your pocketbook can appreciate.
Begin by looking for chairs with height adjustment
If you are confused as to what makes a chair ergonomic and why many of these chairs cost an arm and leg, you merely need to think of these seats as loaded with adjustments, especially height adjustment. Even if you see a chair in your price range that doesn't say it is ergonomic, check to see if it features height adjustment. Height and backrest adjustment are key components of ergonomic design. They allow the user to adjust the chair to suit their lower back needs and their height. In the process, the back is happier and the legs can enjoy proper circulation.
Seek out chair mechanisms
A chair mechanism might be a foreign feature to you. However, if you look closely at the description of those fancy ergonomic office chairs, you will probably see this term mentioned. The chair mechanism controls how the seat and backrest move. It allows the chair to lock into any number of positions. Even if you can't afford the most expensive ergonomic chairs, you can still look for cheaper options with this feature. Many ergonomic chairs come with a multi-function mechanism. This allows you to adjust the backrest to multiple angles, along with the pitch of the seat pan. You might also see chairs with a knee tilt mechanism. This helps you to keep your feet on the ground and thighs parallel to the floor when you do lean back in your chair. In the process, you experience better blood flow, which leads to less fatigue and discomfort.
Check to see if the seat slides
Another ergonomic component to chairs is the seat slider. You might only be looking for a chair in the $100 to $200 range. Even at this price point, you should be able to find chairs that have a seat slider. The seat slider allows you to adjust the seat to fit your height and width, rather than you having to try and fit into a chair that doesn't exactly suit your dimensions. You can fit more comfortably into the contours of the seat as a result. The ergonomic feature of a seat slider adds more comfort and customization than a basic chair.
You might not have the budget to shop in the top-of-the-line ergonomic chair section. However, there are ergonomic chairs to suit all budgets. Even if you can't afford the priciest chair, you can still seek out features in more affordable office chairs that promote ergonomic design.
6 Tips to Improve Health without Sacrificing Free Time
Pressed for time? Most of us are. It's a symptom of modern living. In fact, most of us are so pressed for time that we sacrifice our health in pursuit of "getting things done". The problem here is that you really can't afford to sacrifice your health. No matter how little time you have to invest in fitness and better health, it's vital that you take immediate steps. Thankfully, there are quite a few ways to improve your health without sacrificing the little free time you have.
1. Walk during Your Breaks
You get at least a couple of breaks each day at work, including your lunch break. Chances are good that you spend those breaks sitting on your behind. Take advantage of this time and walk around the office, outside the building, around the mall or somewhere else.
2. Take the Stairs
If you work in an office building, chances are good you ride the elevator up to your floor. You can get in some extra exercise without sacrificing any free time if you just opted to take the stairs instead. While that won't really be feasible if you work 20 floors up, tackling a few flights of stairs each day can do a lot for your health.
3. Healthy Lunches
Workday lunch breaks are usually rushed affairs. You might grab a burger and fries, eat them in the car and then head back to the job. You might be one of those who skips lunch completely. Both damage your health. You can improve your health by packing a healthy lunch each day (or opting for healthy meals at restaurants rather than greasy hamburgers and fries).
4. Snack Regularly
Do you notice your productivity and focus flagging during the midmorning and early afternoon hours? Rather than reaching for that energy drink or a cup of coffee, grab a healthy snack instead. Snacking helps keep your energy levels up, and by eating a healthy snack, you provide long-lasting energy for your body without the sugar or salt found in junk food.
5. Get Up and Stretch
Sitting for hours on end in front of your computer is a bad thing. It leaves you open to all kinds of health problems. You can combat that and improve your health by just getting up and stretching every now and then. Once every hour, get up, stretch your arms, legs and back, and get the blood flowing once more.
6. Sleep More
If there's one area in our lives that we suffer the most, it's in sleep. We try to cram so much into our days that sleep has to take a back seat. However, losing sleep does much more than just leave you feeling groggy and unfocused. A sleep deficit can lead to heart problems, high blood pressure and more. Get enough sleep every day – your requirements will vary, but make an effort to get six to eight hours of shuteye every night.
These six simple tips can help you improve your health without cutting into the little free time you enjoy.


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Jane M. Czenczek, 29, 2846 County Highway C, Mosinee, died Wednesday, May 10, 2000.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Knowlton with the Rev. Joseph Grassl officiating. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery in Knowlton.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Beste Funeral Home in Mosinee and from noon Saturday at the church until the services. There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Miss Czenczek was born Feb. 20, 1971, in Stevens Point, a daughter of Stanley and Bernice (Makas) Czenczek.
She graduated from Northcentral Technical College in Wausau and was employed at Graebel Van Lines in Wausau.
Survivors include her parents, Mosinee; one sister, Christine Czenczek, Stevens Point; two brothers, Steve (Marcia) Czenczek, Bellbrook, Ohio, and James (Amy) Czenczek, Wisconsin Rapids; her maternal grandmother, Josephine Makas, Niles, Ill.; two nieces and a nephew.


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In 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act(PPACA) and the Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 into law. Combined, these two laws are now referred to as "The Affordable Care Act" (ACA) and significantly change how consumers access health insurance.
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|This is just a question I have out of curiousity.
My daughter was telling me about a new barbie toy that is a dog that actually poops. You know how kids exaggerate sometimes,I really thought she was pulling my leg.
Everyone in Target was looking at it and we were all kinda laughing about it.
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|Those kinds of toys have been around for a lot of years,I see no harm in it but I am sure it has limited play value...
I mean after you have fed it and cleaned up after it, then what? And unless that stuff that comes out of the rear of the dog smells and there are some consequences in not cleaning up, it teaches nothing but that everything poops....even Barbie's dog.
Linda C
- Posted by adellabedella (My Page) on Fri, Jan 5, 07 at 11:33
|My kids got pooping reindeer and penguins for Christmas from an aunt. It was fun for a little while, but now it's junk sitting to be packed or thrown away. The Barbie dog doesn't offend me. It's just another stupid gimmick for all the collectors to add to the collection. It has no value to me.
- Posted by stephanie_in_ga (My Page) on Fri, Jan 5, 07 at 11:47
|the first time I heard of I didn't believe it either, I had to search online and see it myself, complete with video demonstration.
I was amused, dont' see any harm, but don't see any value either. I wanna know how much that board of directors had been drinking when they approved such a bizarre concept for a toy. I predict clearance shelves by March.
|My daughter has the cat that pees. I acutally got it for her for Christmas. She wants to be a vet and loves animals. Her best friend has the dog that poops.
She is such an animal lover that any pretend toy is super! We have a cat but no dogs, and right now that's enough. The rest of the animals can be Mattel for now :D
|Intresting thoughts everyone...LOL stephanie in ga about how much the boad of directors was drinking.
I dont see any harm,just think it is kinda silly.What will they think of next???
|I have a real dog that poops...
|LOL, can't believe it.
In Australia, if your dog poops you are supposed to pick it up with a plastic bag and dispose of it in a bin. If you don't you can be fined.
So I think Barbie should set a good example and pick up the poop. She is such a model citizen !
I would't buy if for a child, I think it is crass. But maybe I am just an old fuddy duddy !
|LOL sweeby...I have a cat who does,and a rabbit who does too much!!!
It is a little crass,popi
- Posted by bnicebkind (My Page) on Sat, Jan 6, 07 at 10:50
|There was just an article recently in the newspaper that several countries are banning Barbie. They believe it will have negative effects on the development of their girls. I believe that Russia was one of the countries that has decided to ban Barbie.
|I have heard about these bans on Barbie.Something about how her body makes girls feel inferiror and have low body self esteam.
But if they are going to do it,then should ban Bratz too.No noses? Yet huge ANGELINA JOLIE LIPS and HUGE EYES? Plus sometimes really slutty clothes.
All in all though,when I was little I never thought about my Barbie's body.I just liked playing with a toy.
- Posted by bnicebkind (My Page) on Sat, Jan 13, 07 at 18:42
|Can't stand bratz dolls.
|Ugh,so do I,I'm glad my daughter isnt into them.
|Yes, I agree with the comments about the bratz dolls. They are aweful.
What's wrong with a lovely little baby doll, that is cute and cuddly, I loved buying those dolls when my daugher was little ! It was like reliving my childhood.
There was "big bubbie" and that was the first one. Then I remember one Christmas, I bought this huge doll that was as tall as my DD! She loved it, and it walked, well thats what it said on the box !
Its wonderful being blessed with a girl, isn't it ?
|Yes popi,I love having a girl too. I thought I wanted a boy when preggers but now that I think about it~I dont know what I'd do with a boy! I'm kinda a girly girl so I try to see myself playing cars with a boy,LOL.
Husband wishes one of his kids was a boy....but our cat is his furry son.
|Well, Coolmama, I am blessed with one of each, and had to do "boy"things, its not so bad ! Lots of lego all over the house, going up the vacuum cleaner ocassionally, and I had to be good with a hammer and saw.
|My husband wanted a boy so he could have someone to work on his cars with him,LOL.My daughter has now taken an intrest in cars...so who knows?
She is kinda a tom boy.Doesnt want to brush her hair,always getting into the dirt.Hanging upside down on trees.
The only dolls she's into right now are called SODA POP GIRLS,cuz they smell nice.
|She sounds wonderful, Coolmama, sounds like a well adjusted child !
|Does Barbie have a pooper scooper? lol
I have boys. They just got (from my brother) a fart toy with a remote control. They think it's hilarious.
|Yep the cat toy has a litter box and a scooper ! The litter clumps like real litter.
Funny she will clean barbie's kitty litter but not our real cat's litter.
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Time Inc. Using Spin-Off Debt to Buy IPC Media
$1.4 billion will be raised through unsecured senior note offering.
Time Warner officially announced that it's spinning Time Inc. off with $1.4 billion in debt, adding that the financing will be used to purchase Time Inc.'s U.K. operation, IPC Media.
The debt will be raised through an offering of unsecured senior notes and Time Inc. will enter into a secured loan facility, according to a statement.
Whatever remains of the debt facility after buying IPC will be used to pay a cash dividend back to Time Warner.
Time Warner's chief financial officer Howard Averill first revealed a $1.3 billion debt load attached to the Time Inc. spin-off in early February during TW's fourth quarter earnings call.
Time Warner bought IPC Media, which publishes brands such as Woman's Weekly, NME and InStyle, in 2001 for about $1.7 billion.
The spinoff is on track to happen by the end of the second quarter.


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Sheep in our organic vineyard for mowing and weeding
We currently have 552 sheep grazing on the property, weeding, mowing, and of course they do a bit of fertilizing and watering as well. There is a wide range of breeds but they are mainly Suffolk Sheep and there are about 133 lambs in the flock. The shepherd's name is Cody and he has a helper named Gus, a Great Pyrenees, who helps him herd and protect the sheep.
Cody sets up a mobile fence around a block of about 8-10 acres and the sheep stay in that area for the whole day. They move to a new 8-10 acre block the next morning. It's important to keep the sheep in that same limited area for the whole day so that they graze everything evenly, otherwise they would just find the food they like the best and leave behind the rest.
There are many benefits to using the sheep to do this, but by bud break we will know exactly how productive and efficient this is and how the costs stack up against tractor farming. Obviously the sheep greatly reduce our carbon emissions and save hundreds or thousands of gallons of diesel fuel and cut down on the expense of maintaining tractor equipment. Most of these sheep are about 6 months to 1 year old.
This is yet another chapter in the story of King Estate and sustainable/organic farming.