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Madison – With national signing day for football recruits less than two weeks away, Wisconsin is in a tense battle for the services of Brookfield East High School defensive end Alec James.
According to East coach Tom Swittel, the three other schools in the running are Oregon, Michigan State and Arkansas, which is making a late push.
"He didn't list them in any order or say this was his preference at the moment," Swittel said Thursday.
James, 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, was named the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association defensive player of the year in 2012.
He recorded 11 sacks, 25 tackles for loss, 44 solo tackles and 97 total tackles in 11 games as a senior.
UW coach Gary Andersen and his assistants have made signing James a priority. They envision him as a versatile player who can play end in a three-point stance or as a stand-up outside linebacker who can rush or drop into coverage.
"They have communicated that to him, that Alec could be a hybrid," Swittel said. He could play with his hand down – and Alec is so damn good with is hand down – but he is also a guy who could play standing up. Notre Dame wanted to use him that way, too."
According to Swittel, James isn't sure if he will take an official visit to Arkansas but hopes to make his final choice by the end of next week.
James is scheduled to meet with the Andersen and his staff this weekend in Madison to study video of the defense Andersen and coordinator Dave Aranda ran at Utah State.
"He is going to see what how the defense worked and how he would fit in," Swittel said.
Aranda ran a 3-4 last season but said recently he hopes to blend some of the principles of that front with UW's 4-3 look and attack on early downs.
"I am a big believer in that," he said. "I'm a big advocate of attacking protections. We did it a lot at Utah State with four guys."
Most observers believe James will become a standout in any scheme.
"He is as good a player as I've seen in a long, long time," said Dan Brunner, executive director of the WFCA. "He's got that attitude, the body and the commitment level that you're looking for. He is the whole package…
"Alec James is going to be outstanding. He's got such great speed…He was a man among boys at the high school level."
James gave UW a non-binding oral commitment last summer but reopened his recruiting after Bret Bielema left UW for Arkansas. Bielema took several members of the UW staff, including defensive line coach Charlie Partridge.
"When Bret left he had an opportunity to reopen it if he wanted to and Alec expressed an interest to do that and take some official visits," Swittel said, adding Bielema and Partridge were at East last week. "He has done that."
According to Swittel, James has always respected the Michigan State program and was impressed on his official visit to Oregon.
However, that came before Chip Kelly quit and was named head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Kelly reportedly is bringing defensive line coach Jerry Azzinaro with him to Philadelphia.
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Now Bielema must resort to the very cage match, no-holds-barred SEC recruiting tactics that he once claimed he deplored--although his word changes as frequently as the Wisconsin and Alabama weather. It's all the more reason to keep the best at home.
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The Department of Defense (DOD) has spent nearly $90 billion since 1985 to develop a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). In the next 6 years, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the developer, plans to invest about $58 billion more. MDA's overall goal is to produce a system that is capable of defeating enemy missiles launched from any range during any phase of their flight. MDA's approach is to field new capabilities in 2-year blocks. The first--Block 2004--was to provide some protection by December 2005 against attacks out of North Korea and the Middle East. Congress requires GAO to assess MDA's progress annually. This year's report assesses (1) MDA's progress during fiscal year 2005 and (2) whether capabilities fielded under Block 2004 met goals. To the extent goals were not met, GAO identifies reasons for shortfalls and discusses corrective actions that should be taken.
MDA made good progress during fiscal year 2005 in the development and fielding of two of the seven elements reviewed. Most of the others encountered problems that slowed progress. Meanwhile, contractors for the seven elements exceeded their fiscal year budget by about $458 million, or about 14 percent, most of which was attributable to cost overruns in developing the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element. Accelerating Block 2004 allowed MDA to successfully field missile defense assets faster than planned. But, MDA delivered fewer quantities than planned and exceeded the cost goal of $6.7 billion by about $1 billion. The increased cost is primarily the added cost of sustaining fielded assets. However, the increase would have been greater if some development and other activities had not been deferred into Block 2006. Also, MDA has been unable to verify actual system performance because of flight test delays. Time pressures caused MDA to stray from a knowledge-based acquisition strategy. Key aspects of product knowledge, such as technology maturity, are proven in a knowledge-based strategy before committing to more development. MDA followed a knowledge-based strategy with elements not being fielded, such as Airborne Laser and Kinetic Energy Interceptor. But it allowed the GMD program to concurrently mature technology, complete design activities, and produce and field assets before end-to-end testing of the system--all at the expense of cost, quantity, and performance goals. For example, the performance of some GMD interceptors is questionable because the program was inattentive to quality assurance. If the block approach continues to feature concurrency as a means of acceleration, MDA's approach may not be affordable for the considerable amount of capability that is yet to be developed and fielded. MDA has unusual flexibility to modify its strategies and goals, make trade-offs, and report on its progress. For example, MDA's Director may determine when cost variations are significant enough to report to Congress. MDA is taking actions to strengthen quality control. These actions are notable, but they do not address the schedule-induced pressures of fielding or enhancing a capability in a 2-year time frame or the need to fully implement a knowledge-based acquisition approach.
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Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In its report on the fiscal year 2007 authorization bill, the House Armed Services Committee strongly encouraged the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to adopt a knowledge-based acquisition strategy, which would be consistent with Department of Defense acquisition regulations and GAO's recommendation. In 2010, MDA began implementing a new acquisition strategy that incorporates key knowledge points leading up to major milestone decisions as well as distinct acquisition phases.
Recommendation: To better ensure the success of future MDA development efforts, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Director, MDA, to direct all BMDS elements to implement a knowledge-based acquisition strategy that provides for demonstrating knowledge points for major events or steps leading up to those events. These knowledge points should be consistent with those called for in DOD's acquisition regulations. For example, markers could be established that would demonstrate that programs have the knowledge to meet design review standards and are ready to hold those reviews.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: The Congress has directed the Missile Defense Agency to assess its block structure with an emphasis on implementing a knowledge-based acquisition strategy.
Recommendation: To better ensure the success of future MDA development efforts, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Director, MDA, to assess whether the current 2-year block strategy is compatible with the knowledge-based development strategy recommended above. If not, the Secretary should develop event-driven time frames for future blocks. Events could represent demonstrated increases in capability, such as the addition of software upgrades, stand-alone components, or elements.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: DOD did not initially concur with this recommendation. However, MDA has implemented a new acquisition strategy, citing GAO recommendations and DOD acquisition policy, that includes more transparent criteria for identifying and reporting significant changes in quantities, cost, or performance.
Recommendation: To better ensure the success of future MDA development efforts, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Director, MDA, to adopt more transparent criteria for identifying and reporting on significant changes in each element's quantities, cost, or performance, such as those that are found in DOD's acquisition regulations. Coupled with a more knowledge-based acquisition strategy, such criteria would enable MDA to be more accountable for delivering promised capability within estimated resources.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
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Defense Contractors:Additional Actions Needed to Facilitate the Use of DOD's Inventory of Contracted ServicesGAO-15-88: Published: Nov 19, 2014. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2014.
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Director of Golf at Cold Spring Country Club, Jim Weiss, Goes Full Cycle.Jim Weiss Jim Weiss is a children's' storyteller who has released many audio cassettes and CDs. Examples of his retellings of stories include various works of Shakespeare, The Three Musketeers, and Sherlock Holmes. Most of his work was released by Greathall Productions. was Cold Spring Country Club Men's Champion in 1984, 1985 and 1992. Today he is completing his fourth year as the Long Island club's Director of Golf. Not many, if any, country clubs have seen their high profile son come home to manage their golf operation.
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Well I haven't been stopping by a lot lately and I do miss it here! I have been trying to be outside and active, hoping that will help the scale move, but at the same time I know i need my spark to keep me grounded. It's a catch 22!
While the scale isn't moving, I think there is a noticeable difference in the way I look from October/November to now, and I've stayed in the same 3-5 pounds. Everyone keeps telling me it must be things shifting and muscle building then so lets hope so.
Here is what has been happening over here lately:
I graduated on May 7th! yay!
I volunteered with Girls on the Run from March - May and at the end of May I ran my first 5k with them! woot!
Girls on the Run® is a life-changing, experiential learning programs for girls age eight to thirteen years old. The programs combine training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goals of the programs are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development.
June 11th was my 100k bike event with Tour de Cure to raise money and awareness for diabetes. my 100k (62miles) turned into 70miles due to some bad maps and directions, however it was a really nice day outside, really pretty roads, nice people on the ride, so it was a lot of fun! I also didn't cramp up or die, so that was also good!
On July 17th my good friend at work Stephanie finally got married! My husband Rick and I had a blast at her wedding.
Anyways, I've been trying to eat right, keep active, and not get frustrated that the weight isnt moving and just stay positive that ONE DAY I will get to go to Harry Potter Land*.
*Disclaimer: Reward for loosing 100lbs is visiting Universal Studios in Orland, FL and going to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, otherwise referred to by Tara as "Harry Potter Land". Reward will not be given until 100lbs is lost, no matter how awesome Harry Potter Land seems. 100lbs will come off eventually.
Thank you Spark People! 1 Year Ago I weighed 75 pounds more, I wasn't able to easily go up a flight a stairs, bend down to put on my shoes, taking a walk with my dog was exhausting and more. Life was daunting.
A few months later when the weather broke and I started riding my bike I couldn't even go a mile. But with the strong mindset behind SP, I kept at it, going a little further each time. Until in July I could bike to work - 8 miles one way! By October I did Bike4BreastCancer which was 24 miles! Now I am working towards Tour De Cure in June which will be a Metric Century - 100 km (62 miles).
I have reached so many goals I didn't think I could. Not just weight loss goals, but fitness goals, learning to like and enjoy fitness, being more adventurous, and more.
I attended a cardio blast work out class with some work friends the other night - something I would have never done a year ago!
I have been promoted at work - something I give credit in part to the fact I am dressing better, have lost weight, have more confidence, have clear goals, and am happier.
There is so much more I want to say but I can't find the words!
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I have been kind of stalled the last few weeks-months but it's okay! I've almost lost 75lbs, and I know I will loose the next 26lbs soon! These winter months with school and work have been tough, so I'm hoping once the weather breaks and I can be more active outside as well it will be easier to get those pounds off. However, I havent gained back during this time so I am happy with that.
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October 2010 getting ready for a friend's wedding
December 2010 with my cousin's baby Cooper
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Thank you everyone I have gained inspiration from, talked to, learned from, gotten support from, leaned on, and more during this past year. SparkPeople has unbelievably great resources, people, and more. I look forward to the next year of learning and growing!
It helps me a lot to see how far I have come in pictures. Over the Christmas - New Year week I met up with my cousins (one who lives out of state) again and I realized the opportunity to get a picture of us to compare to the last time we were all together.
I'm on the left in both pictures. I'm no longer the size of both of my cousins put together, my cousin can easily put her arm around me, it just looks much better!
2/1/10-12/28/10 that is what almost 11 months on Spark does!
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So, I've been very reluctant to say it, think it, admit it, let other people use the term....but I think after a month I might have to. I may have hit a dry spell. A wall. A ...plateau.
11/3 I had hit -69.7 (lets call it 70 to be nice folks), and the week after lost again. However the two weeks after that I went up 1lb each week. It was TOM & then I had some problems with some medications so I'm trying to not freak out, however, the fact that I am no closer to being -80 after a month, in fact I am less close to really being -70 after a month is really starting to hurt.
We will see what tomorrow's weigh day brings, however I am starting to get frightened!
To rejuvenate I went and finally bought The Spark as a local bookstore is (sadly) going out of business so I was able to get a good deal. Reading it is motivating me. I have started the 10minutes a day fitness challenge personally and the official challenge on here. I started re-entering my food on Sunday, which I had woefully gotten away from.
Long time sparkers...I need your help. Besides getting back on the plan essentially, any other words of wisdom? I have come this far! I can not let the fire die! -70(ish...) is awesome, however is nowhere near my first goal (-100) and in reality not near my final goal (to then reevaluate, tone, etc).
Friday Oct 22 - Thurs Oct 28
GOAL MET! Do great on my history midterm!
For how confusing my teacher is when he lectures, I'm happy with my 88/100.
GOAL MET! Go for a bike ride
I forgot to pick something up on my way home one night, so rather than jumping back in the car, I got out my good friend Mr Bike and biked the 1 mile there and then 1 mile back from the drug store.
NOT MET! Use my bike trainer
GOAL MET! Go for a walk
Jaxson finally got his stitches out, he had surgery on his left back leg this time, so I took him for a nice 1+mile walk to get his crazies out
GOAL MET! Swim zumba!
I heart zumba!
GOAL MET HALFWAY! Log 3/7 days of eating
I logged 2/7 days so I'm trying to get back in the habit. I know logging my food and working out in the morning during these cold months are going to be my keys to success! I am still making good food choices and stay in a rhythm I think of how much to eat but I know how easy it is to let calorie amounts get away from you so logging is important!
We have been without our laptop for a bit, so its been hard doing everything from my blackberry or our ooollldddd slow desktop.
Goals set on 10/3/10:
Monthly October Goals:
NOT MET!*1,000 Fitness Minutes
I believe I only got in the 5-600 minute range. School/work/weather is bringing me down! I must conquer!
GOAL MET! *Reach 180 pounds by 11/3/10
- weighed in this AM at 180.3 so I'm going to say Goal Met! This brings me to -69.7 currently!
I had set a bigger goal in July to be -75 lbs by now so at 175 however at the beginning of October I saw my pace has been slowing down so I knew that wasn't realistic.
November 1-7 Monday - Sunday
Work out in the morning once
Log food 3/7 times
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Britain's new tax on carbon-dioxide may fail to reduce power generation from coal, according to Evolution Securities.
The U.K. may agree with Electricite de France SA on guaranteeing power prices within weeks, paving the way for the nation's first new nuclear plant in two decades.
Borealis Infrastructure Management Inc. and its Kuwaiti-British partners walked away from their 5.3 billion-pound ($8.3 billion) offer for the U.K. water utility Severn Trent Plc as the bid deadline expired.
Investors in all types of U.K. power plants may demand guaranteed government returns in the wake of new rules for the electricity market, Evolution Securities said.
The U.K.'s plan to collect 7.6 billion pounds ($12 billion) for low-carbon projects by 2020 would advance Electricite de France SA's nuclear plants and add about a third to consumer electricity bills, analysts said.
Centrica Plc and Electricite de France SA are more likely to face windfall taxes after the U.K.'s Liberal Democrat party called for trimming returns from nuclear generation, analysts say.
Severn Trent Plc slumped the most in more than six years in London as Borealis Infrastructure Management Inc. and its Kuwaiti-British partners abandoned a 5.3 billion-pound ($8 billion) plan to take over the water utility.
Drax Group Plc, operator of Western Europe's largest coal-fired power plant, won't raise a spending forecast of as much as 700 million pounds ($1.1 billion) in light of plans to convert three of its six generating units to biomass.
"We might be seeing some price reductions if it were not for Labour's price freeze."
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'Panaseeda Five Oil Blend', an organic seed oil that aims at whole body health and is specifically designed to elevate one's health to never before seen levels, has caught the attention of Shane Michaels, prompting an investigative review.
"Panaseeda Oil is certified organic and is a combination of sunflower seed oil, flax seed oil, black sesame oil, coriander seed oil and pumpkin seed oil. There is a reason that it is the top selling seed oil on the Internet…it gets people real results," reports Michaels. "It is not just a seed oil though it has an incredible story on how it has helped bring Andreas Wecker back to health and full of life."
Read the full story about Panaseeda oil here.
After the Panaseeda oil review, Michaels shows that the seed oil by Activation Products is quite a bit different compared to normal seed oils. In fact, most of the other types of seed oils will actually damage one's body because of how they are processed. However, Activation Products has taken great care in creating an oil that is designed to improve your health by keeping all the active ingredients unharmed during pressing and storing processes. They source only organic non-GMO seeds, only use 'instant press technology' for pressing the seeds as well as they store the oil properly so that there is zero rancidity of the oils.
"There is a reason that Panaseeda oil has come onto the scene with such buzz and excitement. The product can help rebuild the original unharmed biological state of healthy DNA, rid your body of age-creating invaders like microbes, heavy metals, abnormal cells and free radicals as well as experiencing the kind of unlimited energy you never thought was possible.
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The inevitable bike legalization of the JMT
"I support anything which hastens the inevitable bike legalization of the JMT." respected BPL staff member Is the penetration of bikes into Wilderness inevitable? desirable? safe? Wha...
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Richard, well said. Thank you.
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I went over Knapsack col West to East last Friday in sneakers. The cornice that builds on the East side is melted back far enough that it can be skirted to the North as easily as one can decend (o...
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There are still bugs active as of last night. Exited at Elkhart Park this am and had skeeters at Seneca, Wall, and Peak lakes within the last few days and all over heavy for the last six weeks. It ...
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That route is heavy duty travel. I would think more that twice about who I took up there. Sorry, no trip report. I was pretty discouraged when I learned that Mr. Jordan takes all rights to any ima...
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Michael, I do not know about the NOAA data but I see lots of snow on the West side, more in the North but the mountain sides in the South show some large fields. It is warm and melting rapidly and...
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This is a nice hike that would be enjoyable. http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=45585&skip_to_post=390846#390846
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Bugs, snow and high water. I'm in the area and have done a few short hikes in prep for the big one and spoken to some on the way out. It was a high snow winter. As is to be expected this time o...
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Crazy and silly to downright awesome — these women and men went through considerable efforts to stand out in the crowd. Photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com
One of the main attractions at Comic-Cons around the world are cosplay (short for costume players) competitions in which participants dress up as their favourite character from a movie or a book (or even a video game).
So who showed up at the Mumbai Comic-Con?
This young lady, pretending to be the Marvel supervillain Dr Doom… minus the mask
These two girls nailing it as Super Mario and Luigi!
Then there was The Monk from the roleplaying game, Diablo III. (It took him e-i-g-h-t months to design this costume)!
That's Catwoman, Pikachu and Genie evidently having a great time!
This young man was dressed up as The Fourth Doctor from the popular BBC science fiction TV series Doctor Who.
And this one was The Twelfth Doctor who is originally played by Peter Capaldi in the TV show.
Bane happened to be there… though Batman wasn't anywhere to be seen.
Then again, there was Thor so we weren't particularly worried!
Yet another Batman villain, Joker, made his presence felt.
As did Scarecrow, also a Batman baddie!
That, with a slight stretch of the imagination, was Lara Croft…
Who we tragically mistook for Dora, The Explorer! Sorry 'bout that!
Groot was there too. And all he was willing to say was: "I am Groot!"
But just in case anything went wrong, we knew we could count on Harry Potter!
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Mel Stuart, Documentarian and 'Willy Wonka' Director, Dies at 83
Mel Stuart, the Emmy-winning filmmaker and documentarian who tackled such serious subjects as the assassination of John F. Kennedy and mental illness but is perhaps best known for directing the whimsical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died. He was 83.
Madeline Stuart told The Associated Press that her father died Thursday night of cancer at his home in Los Angeles.
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During the 1960s and '70s, Stuart was associated with David L. Wolper, with whom he established a base of West Coast documentary production at a time when New York filmmakers and TV networks' news divisions dominated the field.
Stuart's documentaries during those years include the Oscar-nominated Four Days in November (1964), which chronicles JFK's assassination in Dallas (in the film, he takes the viewer along with a neighbor of assasin Lee Harvey Oswald as he follows the route he took driving Oswald to work that fateful day); The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1968); and The Making of the President 1960, for which he shared an Emmy in 1964 with Wolper and writer Theodore White. He explored subsequent campaigns in 1964 and 1968.
Stuart's groundbreaking 1973 film Wattstax, which features hilarious commentary from comedian Richard Pryor, focused on the Wattstax music festival of the previous year and Los Angeles' Watts community in the aftermath of the 1965 riots. His George Plimpton and the New York Philharmonic (1968) follows the journalist rehearsing with the orchestra.
By 1980, he was an independent producer and director whose credits include portraits for PBS' American Masters on artist Man Ray and writer-director Billy Wilder.
Stuart also produced or directed various historical dramas including Ruby and Oswald (1978) and The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979) and the touching 1981 CBS telefilm Bill, starring Mickey Rooney as mentally challenged man attempting to live on his own after leaving an institution. The film won a Golden Globe and Peabody Award and earned Rooney a Golden Globe and an Emmy.
The Hobart Shakespeareans, airing on PBS in 2005, was Stuart's profile of a teacher in inner-city Los Angeles whose fifth-grade class each year performed a play by William Shakespeare.
The 1971 musical fantasy Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder, was Stuart's response to a young reader of the Roald Dahl children's classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. That fan was Stuart's daughter Madeline, who asked her dad to make a movie of the book she loved. With Wilder as Willy (and 11-year-old Madeline in a cameo role as a student in a classroom scene), it became an enduring family favorite.
Other directing efforts included Stuart's 1969 comedy-romance, If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, starring Suzanne Pleshette and Ian McShane; the 1970 comedy I Love My Wife, starring Elliott Gould and Brenda Vaccaro; and the 1976 telefilm Brenda Starr, toplined by Jill St. John as the famed comic book heroine.
He also executive produced the 1980s ABC series Ripley's Believe It or Not, hosted by Jack Palance.
Born on Sept. 2, 1928, in New York City, Stuart attended New York University, where he set aside his early aspirations to be a composer in favor of a career in filmmaking.
Before joining forces with the Wolper Organization, he worked as an editor for NBC and was a researcher for CBS News' 1950s documentary series The 20th Century, which was hosted and narrated by Walter Cronkite.
Stuart talked about the different styles of documentary filmmaking that emerged in the 1960s during a 2004 interview with documentary.org.
"There was a split between the East Coast and the West Coast," he said. "I'm not saying it was a conscious split, but the major documentary makers in the East — Bob Drew, D.A. Pennebaker, Al Maysles — were more interested in cinema verite. They tried to be as true to the situation as possible, trying to capture the scene just the way it was. Out here in Hollywood, because we were so involved with retrospective, as well as live shooting shows, we felt that if we could do music, which we believed in, and sound effects and a narrative track and inner monologue, we would do it."
In addition to his daughter, Stuart is survived by sons Peter, who also was in Willy Wonka, and Andrew, a literary agent.
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Practising Yoga during Breast Cancer Treatments Helps Improve Quality of Life
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The art of yoga can help improve the life of breast cancer patients, latest research shows.
Several studies in the past have suggested yoga and meditation as an effective remedy for managing fatigue and inflammation associated with breast cancer treatments. According to the National Cancer Institute in U.S., successful management of psychological stress during cancer treatment is equally essential to cope with depression, anxiety and reduce the cancer symptoms. Apart from this, there do exist ample evidence to show that exposure to psychological stress promoted tumour growth and increased risk of spreading it to other parts of the body.
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In the new study, patients who practised yoga during their treatment showed better ability to engage in daily activities. The meditation and relaxing techniques also helped improve their general health and lower levels of stress hormone cortisol.
"Combining mind and body practices that are part of yoga clearly have tremendous potential to help patients manage the psychosocial and physical difficulties associated with treatment and life after cancer, beyond the benefits of simple stretching," Dr Lorenzo Cohen, professor and director of the Integrative Medicine Program at MD Anderson, said in a news release.
The study included 191 women undergoing radiation therapy. The women received three sessions of either yoga or simple stretching exercises a week for one and a half month of the radiation treatment. Some of these patients were excluded from any of these interventions.
The women reported changes in the quality of life after they enrolled in these intervention programmes. Researchers tested saliva samples from the women and performed electrocardiogram tests before, during and after the treatment.
Interestingly, women in the yoga group showed lowered cortisol levels throughout the day than the other two groups. Both yoga and stretching group experienced reduction in fatigue. Physical functioning and general health was far better among the yoga group than the other two.
Practicing yoga regularly after completing the cancer treatment can be of great support to cancer patients, the researchers said.
"The transition from active therapy back to everyday life can be very stressful as patients no longer receive the same level of medical care and attention. Teaching patients a mind-body technique like yoga as a coping skill can make the transition less difficult," Cohen explained.
These findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, re-confirm another study published in the same journal early this year. The trial conducted by Kiecolt-Glaser and colleagues from the Ohio State University in the US found that practising yoga regularly for a period of six months was enough to reduce inflammation by 20 percent and fatigue by 57 percent.
Fatigue and inflammation are some common problems associated with breast cancer treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, radiation treatment and hormonal therapy. Previous research into the issue has suggested acupuncture as an effective method to find relief from the physical and mental fatigue, anxiety and depression associated with breast cancer treatments.
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A few months ago I made this great sesame chicken that my mother and I loved.... problem was it was one of those dinners where I added a little of this... a little of that.... and could not for the life of me remember what on earth I put in it!! So after months of tinkering in the kitchen I FINALLY came up with the recipe last night, and wrote down all the ingredients!! Enjoy!
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- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup chicken broth
- 1 -2 tablespoon sesame oil (to personal taste)
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 dash red chili pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch (or more is you want a thicker sauce)
- 4 chicken breasts, cut into cubes
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon sherry wine
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder (optional)
- 2 drops sesame oil
- cornstarch, to coat
To cook
- vegetable oil (for frying) or peanut oil (for frying)
- sesame seeds (to garnish)
- sliced green onion (to garnish)
- prepared rice, to serve
- 1Combine chicken ingredients except cornstarch and let marinate for at least 30 minutes in the fridge.
- 2Remove chicken from marinade and toss in cornstarch then cook chicken in hot oil on the stove top until cooked thru. Remove from pan and keep warm in oven while making the sauce.
- 3Combine all sauce ingredients EXCEPT cornstarch in a sauce pan and bring to a boil over med. heat.
- 4Mix cornstarch with a little water (about 1/4 cup) in a cup until disolved then slowly add to the sauce mixture on the stove and heat until thickened to you liking.
- 5Add chicken to sauce on the stove until heated thru.
- 6Remove and sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions and finally enjoy!
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Nutritional Facts for Family Favorite Sesame Chicken
Serving Size: 1 (402 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- % Daily Value
- Calories 428.2
- Calories from Fat 169
- 39%
- Total Fat 18.8 g
- 28%
- Saturated Fat 4.6 g
- 23%
- Cholesterol 92.8 mg
- 30%
- Sodium 2168.6 mg
- 90%
- Total Carbohydrate 27.0 g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber 0.4 g
- 1%
- Sugars 23.2 g
- 93%
- Protein 34.6 g
- 69%
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I certainly looks like Caroline is the daughter born in 1859. The record of her marriage to George Cox has the right age, but doesn't give her parents.
Although George W. Cox is listed in cemetery records, I don't see Caroline, so no date of birth from head stone.
I assume the birth record is in the Marion County Courthouse records. I'll look when I go up there in May or June.
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Hi there, my awesome friends!
I always know that worrying doesn't help me or anyone. If the worst comes to be, worrying doesn't help resolve the issue. If something better comes to be, worrying didn't make that happen. I wish I knew how to avoid it, but quite honestly, I don't. If I distract myself with other activities, I can keep from doing it while I am busy--but I end up back in the same place as soon as the activity s over. The reason I am whining about this really bad habit of mine is because there was no way I could have predicted how yesterday played out at work. If you read my previous blog, you know that this was on my mind--but there was no way to prepare myself for what actually went on.
It started with an 8 AM "standing" meeting about the Book Brigade. i have all of the details on how this is to work. She is expecting all of the staff at my morning building to ride on the school buses over to the new school. Then, she pointed out that, "Maybe I couldn't get on the bus." Maybe? She knows that I am not supposed to be climbing stairs and she knows that I spend most of my morning in a wheel chair. I was embarrassed enough when people started "arguing" about who would give me a ride. I tried to tell them that I would make sure I was where I was supposed to be multiple times--but it was such a game, like I was getting out of the awful bus ride on purpose. It reminds me of people who don't understand that a handicapped parking place is a necessity, not a perk.
I worked with my children in my morning building--the ones who came for their lesson and when I was through with them, I sorted out my professional books on the table for packing the ones I really need and use. The entire top[ of my table has stacks of books on it. As well, I packed a couple of other boxes and moved them (because I am feeling a crunch on getting my last 3 big jobs completed...packing, paperwork, and progress reports. I went over to shut down my laptop and saw that I had a new email. It was from my boss who told me that I could not close down the reading center for next week. Oh my goodness--her reason was that all of the other teachers had to pack too. All of the other teachers don't have 2 classrooms in 2 buildings. All of the other teachers don't depend on others to be able to do their job. (Yesterday, I only had 2 reading groups out of 10 that had all of the students. My attendance was 3/4, 4/4, 4/4, 2/4, 0/3, 1/5, 1/3, 1/3, 1/5, 0/3 which gave me 16/38 for the day--not even half of my students came for their lessons. To top it off, I need their test scores to do my paperwork and progress reports. These scores were due yesterday and I have 2 out of 21.) I cannot do my work without their students and their scores and both are out of reach--so I need to pack or I'm not going to get done. Also, with the kind of attendance I had yesterday, it is obvious that the teachers are caring whether or not I am seeing students...and I tried to talk to her about this. I was so upset about this. Part of my reality is that I ran out of sick leave in December and I am no longer on salary this year--they are paying me by the day or hal day that I work. That also makes me different than the rest of the teachers--because I am not getting paid for working after the last day of school. She knows this information, but nothing matters to her except her being in charge.
She mentioned that there wouldn't be instruction going on Monday and Thursday due to other activities, but that is only partially correct. On Monday, there wouldn't be instruction in the morning for the Book Brigade, but I have to attend this--so I won't be able to work on the packing and there will be instruction in the afternoon. On Thursday, there is field day, Lunch on the Lawn, followed by the 6th grade vs staff kickball game, and I am not expecting to do any instruction during all of this activity. I am so tired of fighting to get my work done and I am tired of being put in this position. I have asked for three things this year and have been denied all three things--this is one, getting ziplock bags for my students to carry their boos in was the second, and having the aide from my morning building to come to my afternoon building on one day to run errands upstairs for me because the aide in that building was gone for bereavement. I am "like" the other teachers when it is convenient for her and I am not "like" the other teachers when that is more convenient for her. She offered everyone $50.00 in supplies for second semester and I needed those bags, but apparently what I needed didn't count. The average class size is 24, but when I cut my load from 58 to 38, it was like I committed a crime. I don't think she can have it both ways.
I forwarded that email--which was in response to my Monday email--to my friend downtown who told me that he was going to tell her that I had to close the Reading Center. I am thinking he must not have been in the office yesterday, because I never got a response from him. I followed that up with a second email that voiced how upset I was. I deleted the two strong paragraphs of that before I sent it, but i did send it. He was the administrator who sat in on the meeting that we had when she wanted to discuss how "I don't talk to her." Hopefully, he is seeing why there are problems here and that I am not the source of the problems.
I have been packing and lifting as much as I can between students and during my lunch time. I worked last Saturday on some of this and I will go over there today as well. I have made a good deal of progress in both rooms, but as long as I am teaching, I cannot pack everything up. Each of my students (and the ones working with the aide) has a basket of books that have to be sorted and placed in their appropriate places, and I have to write individual notes to the families of children who have books that haven't been returned. I have already brought 30 boxes of books home with me and have at least 20 more to come home. My friend from downtown has recognized that given the fact that I teach 7 grade levels of children and have no "curriculum," that I am bound to have more materials that need to be moved. There are still a lot of materials that belong to the school to be packed as well--and at this point in time, that is certainly at the bottom of my list.
I also noticed that my body is not quite right after missing a couple of my workouts last week. The pool was cold last night, but it was quiet--for the first Friday ever. I don't know exactly how that worked out, but it did. I enjoyed it immensely, but my regular workout was a bit of a struggle. That seemed odd to me, but I guess it makes sense. I have got to order more pads for my tens unit, but my back seems to need a break from that as well--it is tender from wearing it and using it all day long. I had to use it at the band concert on Thursday because they held it in the gym and that means bleacher seating which is a bit much with my back.
I really try hard not to ask for anything special in relationship to my physical condition, but this packing to move is above and beyond what I can do. I am supposed to get my helper back on Monday, but how am I going to use her if I have to leave all of the things out so I can work with students? I sure wish I understood why my boss has requested me, when she doesn't want me around and chooses to treat me like this. I wish my body was in better shape too--and I wouldn't mind being one of her young teachers with cute bodies, but that is not who I am. I have a master's degree and over 50 grad hours beyond that, I am nationally board certified and I am a trained Reading Recovery teacher through the University of IL. I have been teaching for 24 years and have a thick file full of credentials and awesome evaluations, including one from her.
I need to get going--boxes and packing await--then I'm going to the pool. I am trying not to cry out of fatigue, frustration, and pain--but those tears may flow today. I sure appreciated all of the wonderful things that you all said to me yesterday--your timing was impeccable, given what was going on in my work life. thank you for caring and thank you for knowing what I needed to hear.
Gentle hugs on top of a big thanks!!
Hi everyone,
I'm worn out and it is getting pretty difficult for me right now. Packing boxes is really getting to me, my back and the rest of my body is aching and I am having trouble getting past it. I am struggling and I know it. I had my tens unit almost as high as it goes tonight and all it seemed to do was irritate me and annoy me. My pain meds aren't really helping me either, grr-rr. There are 8 days of school left and I have so much left to do that it is making me nervous.
On the very positive side, I went to Mason's show choir concert on Monday and it was so much fun. Tonight was the big band concert--they have the combined 6th grade bands play and then the high school, with a finale that includes everyone. Mason is a senior and I didn't realize what a good musician he is. He had a solo on the "tom toms' that really made me feel proud of him. Both he and my youngest son Micah are percussionists. Marissa is a freshman and she plays the oboe. It was a special time--and worth me missing the pool for the second time this week and the only time I haven't went. Marissa and Mason have a choir concert on Sunday--I hope to get to the pool for a workout after church and before their concert then. I love their choir concerts and a little birdie told me that Marissa has one solo and possibly two on Sunday. My children are so gifted, especially in music. I'm not sure where this talent comes from--I certainly have never been the type of musicians that they are.
I haven't had much time to get to SP, which makes me sad. I need you all and I need the things that I have done faithfully for so long. I feel like I am slipping a bit, and I don't know what to do. Everytime I see the long list of notices I have in my email for my team threads and the blogs I generally read daily, I feel a bit blue. I know that all of this will pass--yet I am overwhelmed. I haven't had time for much reading or crocheting or anything. Not only is packing boxes on my mind, but sorting out my things and finding a place for many things that I am bringing home. There are so many things going on at work that they are eating me up.
Our assistant principal has 3 nice large bookcases in his office that he doesn't need, so he offered them to me. My friend and helper from downtown let me know about them and told me to take a look at them, and if I liked them that I could have them. They are large, wooden bookcases with a lot of adjustable shelves and would be an asset to me. About the time I was making arrangements to get them, my boss came in and said, "Oh we don't want anything like that in the new building. I'll be getting you something new and nice." I asked her if they were already ordered and her answer was that she didn't know "exactly what I'd be getting, something from a library probably." I'm afraid that the plan is that I'm not going to have much if anything, so that there won't really be a place for my books. My friend from downtown told me a couple of days ago that if I could keep things down to 80 boxes that would be fine--when previously, I had been told that I could bring 50 boxes of material. I asked the boss if I could close the reading center after Friday (on Monday!) and she still hasn't told me that it was okay. My friend downtown has gotten me my helper back for on Monday and he told me that I didn't have to ask her again about closing the reading center--he would take care of it. On Monday, she is having a "book brigade" and is busing all of the students from my morning school to my afternoon school and her plan is to line the streets with children from that school to the new building, and they are going to pass library books from one child to the next to get them to the new building. We got an email today that said she is expecting all staff to participate in this. I am worried about being able to stand and help with this and I am worried about having my helper to pack while I now cannot be there to guide her. I guess that I am going to have to get somebody to take me from my morning building to my afternoon building along with my wheel chair. I am trying so hard to avoid using it, but this is too much for me. There is at least one major road between these two buildings and I am worried about that as well--I hope that she has gotten a permit to close part of that road off. She keeps telling us that this will be a "touching ceremony."
I also have my end of the year paperwork that I cannot do with out test scores from every teacher in the two schools. As of today, I have those scores from one teacher out of 21. I cannot do my work without them and I cannot write my progress reports without them either. I am becoming a nervous wreck knowing that I have all of this on my plate right now. This weekend, my husband is going to come to school with me to collect about another 30 boxes of books that I have to find a place for. I also have about 30 baskets of books and activities to take to the church for the summer program. I have to sort out all of my professional materials and determine if I can take any of them to the new school. I am having a hard time imagining how to work without any of these materials, I don't know of any teachers who can do their job without resources.
Obviously, I am stressed. 8 days is not very long to manage this kind of work--make it 13 if you count the two weekends in between. We are supposed to go camping over Memorial Day weekend, and I am afraid that I am going to be the one to ruin this family time. I still have a 20 year old child who needs my attention and I have put that on hold while I am managing this other stuff. I am wondering if there is a way to make this all be simply something I have to do, and to take the stress out of it. I have had to move my classroom 6 times out of the last 7 years and I am pretty burned out by all of this--and when you add in the issues that I am having for the first time over the amount of materials that I have (so I can teach 7 grade levels,) it makes this an entirely different process.
Am I whining? I really do feel like I'm in over my head and it is hard to get past this. I know that I can do this and I have help who is supporting me, but I still feel like the other shoe is going to drop on me. I am afraid of this making me feel depressed--I haven't been in that dark hole in a while and I just don't want to go back there either. I sure don't deserve all of this on top of the things that I have been dealing with for the past few months. I am also aware that at some point, I have to unpack all of these same boxes, into a partial classroom in the new building--the "showboat" as she referred to it--that I have never seen. The rest of the staff has toured the building, but I was never included because those tours happened while I was off on medical leave or I was still under the assumption that I wasn't going there.
I am a worrier and that makes me unsure if this stuff deserves a second thought, although I also don't know how to let go of it. I have had so much grief from my current position and it seems as if there is no end in sight to the problems. I have been teaching for 24 years and at this point of my career, I should be in a position that I love with a permanent classroom rather than in a high stress job that keeps me moving from one year tot he next at someone else's whim. I cannot help but to wonder why my boss requested me in the first place, when she obviously doesn't care to have me around. I guess that has to be one of life's mysteries.
All I can say is that I expect this to pass in time--June 2 is the last day of school and it will have to be resolved by then. That isn't too far away, and I will just have to jump through a lot of hoops until then. With a little help from above, I will make this work.
Gentle hugs,
Hi everyone,
I goofed and wore a dress to school today. I cannot use my tens unit when I am wearing a dress. Sometimes it shuts itself off and I cannot hike up the skirt and fix it. I went this entire day without any type of pain medication, arghhhh. I also had to forfeit the pool for the first time since I started going on my own (without physical therapy) because it was Mason's Show Choir concert. It was awesome and I enjoyed it completely. They performed with the jazz band and they did selections from Grease and Big River. I think it is a mother's true pleasure to watch her 18 year old dance and to hear him sing a solo while in costume and in the midst of dancing with a variety of talented girls. I missed their last concert because it was right after my surgery and I was in no shape to go anywhere.
Anyway, I did a lot of lifting at my morning school and got several boxes put together and taped for Tuesday. The little kids will all be gone on a field trip all morning, so I can use it to pack and to work on my report cards. I also requested that I close my services down on Friday because I have so much work haunting me with so little time left to go. The principal hasn't responded to me yet, and I know that the others in our district always close things down early without asking. Anyway, then I got to my afternoon school and I taught two complete lessons and a part of a third--then there was a program, so I spent the rest of the afternoon packing boxes, moving boxes and I assembled about 8 more boxes before I left. I was in a lot of pain when I left. I also emailed my friend downtown to ask a few questions about stickers for boxes and if I was going to have anymore help with this. He said that he'd be by to see me tomorrow and we will discuss a few things then. It looks as if I will probably have 70 boxes to be moved when I am done after I take my materials for older kids home with me and a big variety to our church for the summer program.
I wanted to share some new snack ideas with you--many aren't really new, but it is nice to have them in a list. I got them in an email and a link from "EVeryday Health" and I will include the link to the entire article at the end of the summary here. I hope this offers you something to consider.
10 Easy Snack Ideas (that draw from different food groups to provide a good nutritional balance)
"You should think of a quick snack as a mini-meal,� advises Debra J. Johnston, RDt. Mix your food groups and avoid unhealthy fats to snack smart."
1. Mix a 6-ounce container of plain, non-fat, Greek-style yogurt with 1/2 cup of berries and 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed.
2. Make your own trail mix with raw almonds, chopped walnuts, and pistachios(without added salt or oil), raisins or dried blueberries and cranberries(without added sugar.)
3. Mix 1/2 cup of low-fat cottage cheese with 1/2 cup of no-sugar-added applesauce and sprinkle with cinnamon.
4. Dip sliced cucumbers, radishes, carrots, and grape tomatoes in hummus.
5. Popcorn. For variety, try spraying popcorn with low-fat, olive oil-based cooking spray instead of adding butter.
6.�Bugs on a log.� (Spread peanut butter on a celery stick and then sprinkle with raisins or dried cranberries.)
7. A half sandwich with whole-wheat bread and layer on some lean meat such as turkey for protein, a slice of cheese for dairy, and lettuce and tomato for vegetables.
8. A bag of toasted almonds.
9. . Frozen cubes of mango, frozen grapes and/or banana chunks.
10. Salsa is a great vegetable snack. One-half cup of salsa equals one vegetable serving. Try dipping whole-grain crackers.
Healthy snacks can curb hunger during the day and can also be an opportunity to stick to your overall nutrition plan. All foods can fit into your healthy meal plan when you incorporate balance, variety, and moderation. You can find this entire article at:
Gentle hugs,
Hello and Good Evening,
I guess the song is right about "working for the weekend." After a hard week last week of packing, teaching children who are counting down the days until the end of the school year, and simply struggling with my own pain issues along came Friday night. I went to the pool and got there late enough to miss a lot of the crowd and early enough to get my exercise in and relax a bit too. Mitchell noted how going to the pool and exercising has become a part of who I am and what I do--it is a habit. I am doing my physical therapy exercises, but I increase the intensity and resistance regularly. It takes me about an hour and a half to do the entire routine which works on my shoulders, my hands and arms, my legs and feet, and my upper and lower back. When I have time, I also swim some laps--I'm not good enough to use the lap lanes, but I am persistent. I have to admit that I NEVER, EVER thought that I would be able to exercise with this arthritis inflicted body. I also NEVER, EVER thought that I would exercise every day and be so happy about it. I NEVER, EVER thought that I'd get up to 1,000 minutes of exercise a week or up to 10,000 steps a day on a regular basis, but I did and I am. to Spark People for getting me to these places that I NEVER, EVER thought I'd be at.
I took my youngest son with me yesterday for an entire morning of errands--=all by myself!I managed to get my own walker in and out of the car and I walked without using a motorized chair in any store we went in. I grocery shopped, went to the bank and the post office, went shopping for birthday presents, took him with me to the pool and then we went to the schools to do some of my moving and packing work. (I have decided that I am going to bring home my books for teaching upper elementary students and most of my professional materials, so that I won't get into "trouble" for having too many boxes. My husband and my birthday boy moved about 25 boxes at one school and they added 4 at the other one to take home and store. They also helped to move several crates and boxes of books from the stage at one of the schools into my classroom for me to pack up. Next week, they will help move about 20 more boxes of sets of reading books home for me. I wish it made sense to not take these things to school and use them for children. Most of them are like new and they are great quality children's literature from top-notch publishers. I don't even want to talk about my professional books on teaching reading...I had to make a decision, so I did. After that, we went to the store to pick up the birthday cake and the flowers to honor my son at church with. (I always put flowers on the alter to honor my children on their birthdays.) I got him pink and white miniature roses and they looked gorgeous!
We had a totally beautiful church service today. There is a small church across the street from ours and they joined us in the service today. It was so wonderful to have these wonderful and talented people join us. A great majority of our church members are older caucasians and having so many younger and middle aged black Americans with us was excellent. I know many of these children from my teaching and I loved seeing them at church. It was a shared service of worship with our handbell choir and our praise band, and their choir providing some of the best music ever. I wish that you all could have joined us. Before church, I had a meeting with our outreach director about the summer program and how it will look. A lot is depending on if the state funds our church to do summer meals for children the way that they have--we will either work 3 days a week or 5 days a week, but we will provide opportunities for inner city kids.
After church today, we went to the music department's picnic. Although I don't sing or play bells, my children participate in these groups and they always invite the entire family. It was a wonderful picnic--I ate more than was good for me and I am still fighting it off. It was at a beautiful home--and their yard is gorgeous. We stayed outside even though it sprinkled a bit--and then Micah and I left early to go to the pool. The pool was awesome today--the water was warmer than it has been for days. All of the children in the pool (except one) were there with their parents. It was fun to be there and easy to do my exercises--and I got in a few laps as well, before I went and showered and climbed in the sauna. When we got home, Mitchell asked me and the kids if we wanted to go play miniature golf. It was a bit chilly and wet, but it was fun--and of all shocking things, I won. Mitchell said that is just how golf works, lol.
Right now, I had some fruit for dinner. We will be having a belated birthday cake and ice cream when Mason gets home. He wanted to wait until today so that his sister could be home to share as well. I have a skinny cow truffle bar to enjoy with them. I rarely eat sweets, but a birthday party is a celebration. Mason is now 18 years old and when I look at his beautiful baby photos on the wall, it seems impossible to believe that there is a high school graduation in his near future. He has decided to hold off enlisting in the army for a while. He did some job shadowing at the zoo which he loved. He is now considering the Air Force as a possibility as well as the idea of training to be a pilot. He is planning a wonderful summer working for our church and being with his girl friend and working at his other job. I think he has finally realized that he has some choices to consider and that he needs to think things through. Personally, it is the war in Afghanistan that has terrified me as a choice for my young son. I'm glad that he is waiting and I am glad that I prayed and prayed and put it in the Lord's hands.
Back to this wonderful weekend...There are so many things that I have mentioned that are directly connected to SP that I don't know how to thank Chris Downey and his staff for these opportunities. I do know how to say thank you though, and I wish that he and the others might see this...
Thank you, SP for:
--Helping me to realize that I could be active
--Convincing me that I need to do cardio and strengthening exercises regularly
--Letting me realize that I really like to exercise
--Getting my body more mobile and out of that wheel chair
--Showing me the way to adding steps and movement in all that I do
--Providing a forum for me to meet other people with health issues who have shown me that I can be active
--Teaching me that activity actually helps me in fighting the pain and problems I live with
--Emphasizing goals that have given exercise a place of priority in my life
--Assisted me in making daily exercise a habit
--Given me the nutritional knowledge I need to make good choices on an everyday basis
--Created the trackers here so that I can monitor my nutrition and exercise and reflect on my choices
--Introduced me to some of the best, most supportive friends who have or who are dealing with so many of the same things I am dealing with
If you reread my blog, you will see all of these things in it somewhere. I entitled this blog "A Totally Beautiful and Awesome Weekend!!" I am indebted to SP for this great time and expect my tomorrow to be totally beautiful and awesome as well. What a great deal for someone who used to weigh some 85 pounds more than I do now and who was using a wheel chair for mobility. What a deal for someone who couldn't walk across the room some 4 or 5 steps to take care of my own needs. What a deal for someone who wouldn't go out of the house for anything except a doctor's appointment during the holiday season.
I am happy and I love anything that is totally beautiful and awesome. My Spark Friends fit that description. I am so glad that i have you all.
Gentle hugs,
Hi everyone,
I'm leaving for the pool in about 15 minutes. I fell asleep when I got home from work today after a decidedly odd day... Tomorrow is our son's 18th birthday and the good news is that he has promised me that he is NOT going to go over and enlist in the army right away. He is thinking about some other possibilities and he has decided to enjoy his girlfriend's prom at her school, his birthday, his graduation, and his summer as well as looking into some other ideas for his future. Whew, this has been on my mind and in my prayers for so long--I have a reprieve for now.
My friend Emily shared this on her blog and I am passing it on for you to enjoy and learn some odd things about me. (You also get to see ways we are alike and ways we are different!!)
It's silly survey time!! Don't forget to pass it on......copy and paste into your own blog and fill in the blanks!
A - Age: 54
B - Bed size: my recliner since I can no longer lie flat on my back
C - Chore you hate: decluttering anyplace
D - Dog's name: Lady, Chloe, Scooter and Frankie
E - Essential start your day item: Fruit
F - Favorite color: Blue
G - Gold or Silver: Silver
H - Height: 5"8--down from my "used to be height" of 5'9 1/2
I - Instruments you play: Violin
J - Job title: Reading Specialist in an elementary school
K - Kid(s): 2 daughters and 6 sons
L - Living arrangements: House in the country with hubby and 7 of our kids
N - Nickname(s): Mom
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: lots and lots
P - Pet Peeve: Injustice
Q - Quote from a movie: "I can't think about that today..."
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 4 brothers and 2 sisters
T - Time you wake up: 6:00 AM
U- First word that comes to your mind for U: umbrella
V - Vegetable you dislike: beets
W - Ways you run late: trying to squeeze too much into too little time
X - X-rays you've had: Back, knees, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, hips, tummy
Y - Yummy food you make: Cakes, brownies, and cookies of many varieties
Z - Zoo favorite: giraffes--and their sweet babies
Time to scoot--enjoy and take time to share your ABC's too!!
Gentle hugs,