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Rita Roche Doubek, 88, longtime schoolteacher
BY MITCH DUDEK Sun-Times Media November 16, 2012 1:54PM
Rita Roche Doubek was an elementary school teacher for 20 years and raised her eight children alone after her husband died when she was 41.
Updated: December 19, 2012 1:22PM
If Rita Roche Doubek posted rules on the front door of her Beverly home for her eight kids to live by, it's a fair bet these might be included:
◆ Get your fanny into a pew once a week.
◆ No hats in the house.
◆ Stand up straight and strong, tall and tough.
◆ Big kids watch out for the little kids.
The last rule held special importance because when Mrs. Doubek was 41, her husband, Frank, died from a bacterial infection, leaving her with four boys and four girls ranging in age from 3 to 19.
At the insistence of her mother, Mrs. Doubek earned a bachelor's degree in education from then-St. Xavier College before she got married.
The degree led to a steady paycheck for her family and a new career as an elementary school teacher in Chicago for 20 years.
Mrs. Doubek died of natural causes at her home Nov. 6. She was 88.
"She was just unbelievably strong," said her son Don. "Back in those days, Dad was Superman. We couldn't believe he was gone."
Mrs. Doubek grew up in Beverly, where she met her husband, who served in the Army Air Corps and flew a glider over the skies of Normandy during D-Day.
"He didn't talk about that much," Don said. "Mom always said, 'I'll never find another man to treat me like your dad did.' . . . She never even went on another date," he said.
Mrs. Doubek's kids were her life.
"The grin on her face when she was surrounded by her children and grandchildren on holidays . . . said it all," said Mrs. Doubek's daughter Madeleine.
"Her family was in her heart and she guarded and protected her heart, always," she said.
Mrs. Doubek also enjoyed a good dinner party and loved her vodka tonics.
She was a pillar at Christ the King Parish; swam regularly well into her 70s, and loved to play bridge.
"I don't want you to cry when I'm gone," Mrs. Doubek told her daughters recently. "Don't be sad. I just want the Lord to call me home."
Other survivors include daughters Martha Dion, Mary Doubek and Margaret Murray; sons, Christopher, Richard and Timothy; 17 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
Services have been held.


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The hand, while universally familiar, is a novel subject for an exhibition. Vital to human experience, the hand is involved in touching, feeling, acting, writing, creating, thinking, counting, remembering, and speaking. In visual communication, the hand is a universal symbol able to convey and reveal different types of information essential to human activity.
From the earliest pictorial records to the present day, representations of the hand, independent of the body, present a wide array of imagery dealing with both the external/material/visible and internal/spiritual/invisible qualities of human existence. From the profuse array of available imagery, the exhibition focuses on representation of the hand inscribed with, or surrounded by, systems of graphic signs. The 70-80 works in the exhibition embrace such fields as anatomy, religion, philosophy, psychology, music theory, mathematics, literature, emblematics, and the occult sciences.
Lenders to the exhibition include The Folger Shakespeare Library, The Library of Congress, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, The Pierpont Morgan Library, The Metropolitan Museum, National Library of Medicine, National Gallery of Art, and The Walters Art Museum.
Claire Sherman, Curator

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The Stag & Lion Pub & Grille @ Carlsbad, California.
At the Stag we strive to build an enviable reputation in the North County area of San Diego for good ol' authentic televised sports, quality British inspired food served in our large family friendly restaurant. Offering a large selection of decent draft beers (year round, seasonal and guest craft beers), and bottled beers from around the world. Obviously we're all for keeping customers happy and coming back for more. With a license for 300 people; whether your relaxing after work, meeting friends or planning a celebration, The Stag and Lion try to offer something to everyone.
The Bar:
20 Draft Beers and 50+ different bottled beers.
Huge selection of liquor, wines, and soft drinks.
17 HD Televisions for Sports
The Restaurant:
Seating for over 100.
Eat at the bar, etc.
Games Area:
2 Pool Tables
2 Dart Boards
The Lounge Area:
Quiet area
The pub and grille is a community venue and is family friendly.


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A while ago, I wrote that I couldn't be bothered with people on here which prompted my BFF to call me and ask me about whether or not I couldn't be bothered with her. I told her that I was just joking—that the post was only half true. Of course, I love my family and friends—I was just making fun of myself and how I like my alone time! I think people are interesting! To which she responded, "You should really be more careful about what you write on there. Everyone can read it and they believe it to be true—and you sounded like a complete asshole." Alright bestie, touché.
I laughed it off, but truly, it got to me. I re-read the post and thought, "Wow, I do sound like a complete elitist a-hole!" which got me to thinking, "Am I really an asshole?" I decided to take a break from blogging under the premise that I was too busy (not completely false!). After some coaxing by friends, I've decided to make my return debut by proving that I do care about people (and even like them!) in the only way I know how—poking fun at myself; so prepare yourself for my list of annoying things I do that will hopefully prove that I don't think my shit doesn't stink:
10 Annoying Things I do
By Mallory Woodrow
1. Incessantly uploading photos of shit no one cares about. I have discovered that Instagram filters not only make me look hip, but make my empty Starbucks cups into artwork—they say: "Look how refined I am with my overpriced empty coffee cup with the contrast adjusted slightly to make it look mysterious!" "What was in that coffee cup?!" My onlookers must ponder. It also makes me hope that people will think that I read very long books and go antiquing (is that a verb?).
2. Eat with my fingers. I just really like the texture of food. I can't help it.
3. Check-In Everywhere. Yep, I'm that asshole that interrupts your buzz to check-in at the bar because obviously, if no one documents it for the Facebook world to see, it isn't actually occurring. How didn't you get that memo?
4. Uploading Photos from the Night Before While People Are Still Sleeping. I am the queen of uploading unflattering candids at a time of the morning or night when no one can bitch at me. We got home at 3:30am from the bar? You best believe that I will be up at 4:30am uploading an album of photos for the world to see while you are passed out on my sofa. 10:00am is also a good time since you will most likely still be slobbering on your pillow with a half-eaten burrito in your clutches.
5. Not keeping my phone charged. As you might assume due to all my muploading, texting, and tweeting, my iPhone dies on a daily basis causing me to be dead to the world from the hours of 6pm on. Also, sometimes I just don't have the energy to reach across my nightstand to plug it in at night—alright, I'm lying, it's because I snuggle with my iPhone so I don't miss important emails.
6. Saying unintentionally mean things. Evidenced by my complete asshole post about not liking people, sometimes I say things jokingly and no one knows I'm joking—which I'd like to blame on them, but really it's my bizarre not-so-funny sense of humor at fault. Character flaw. I'm working on it.
7. Refusing to buy anything that isn't on sale. I'm addicted to TJ Maxx—if I have to pay full price, I simply refuse to buy it—even if I really need it. (IE: things like toilet paper). I often bring items up to the register fully knowing I won't have the guts to go through with the purchase because there isn't a red clearance tag. Although this seems like it would be a good thing for my wallet, it also works the other way; if things are on sale, I will probably buy them even if I don't need them. Case in point: the Tory Burch sandals on my feet were marked down to $130—how could I pass up such a great deal!?
8. Refusing to wait in lines at bars. This isn't because I think I'm too good to wait in lines—it is because evey time I have to wait in a line there is some extenuating circumstance that makes it a miserable experience. It is 10 degrees outside and I decided to wear a mini-skirt. I have to go to the bathroom so badly that I can't stand up straight. I wore shoes 2 sizes too small for me (they were probably on sale.). I decided to let my phone die and now I can't play scramble and everyone else has some form of entertainment. It would seem that all of these things might have been avoided if I had taken certain measures. However, I blame it on lines-- how could I possibly be held accountable for emptying my bladder at the last bar or tasked with finding an outfit that is appropriate for the season?
9. Change my mind when I'm ordering food. When you place a menu with more than 2 pages in front of me, I become overwhelmed and panic. I almost want to throw the menu back at the waiter and tell them to bring me a menu with fewer options—how can I be held responsible with reading all these wonderful, delicious choices and selecting just one? I want them all! If the menu has pictures, be prepared to be there for at least 15 minutes while I toil with the decision of what I will be eating that evening. Also prepare for me to ask about the drink prices if they aren't listed — why do they DO that?
10. Being passive aggressive. My boyfriend can attest to my amazing propensity for the art of passive aggression. It seems that this personality flaw is only seen with him and my parents—but nevertheless, it is annoying and thus is on this list.
Example: My boyfriend says his neighbor is attractive. I don't immediately say anything.
10 minutes later: he asks me if I can hand him something from his desk.
I throw in a casual, "Why don't you ask your neighbor, she's right next door. It might be more convenient for her to fetch you your phone charger since that is about 4 feet out of my way right now."
All the while I am smirking.
He reacts. "Seriously?"
I drop it for 20 minutes. He asks me what I'm doing later.
"Hanging out with my cute neighbor."
"You don't have a neighbor."
"I don't?" Still smiling.
He gets defensive.
"Are you seriously upset right now? Ugh. Malloryyyy!"
At this point he's all hot and bothered and then the final blow comes with my ever classic: "Why are you being so overdramatic? I was just joking. God, you're so sensitive."
Boom. Mission complete.
Mallory, 1. Boyfriend, -1230948123.
Please feel free to add to this list since there are probably quite a few other annoying things I left out.


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Fun freeware jigsaw puzzle game with nice interface, categorized puzzle collections and ability to customize puzzles. A lot of free puzzles included in this game, and you can create your own puzzles from your favourite pictures with a few clicks of a mouse. Additional packs of high-quality and customizable photographic puzzles can be purchased from KraiSoft Entertainment website.
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Puzzle Mania lets you play jigsaw puzzles and create new ones from any image file. Play with your own pictures or choose from the supplied thematic galleries. When starting a game, you can choose between several difficulty levels defining the size and number of puzzle pieces to be created. The jigsaw pattern is generated randomly for each new game. Generated puzzles can be also printed on paper.
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Five differences in two almost identical pictures have to be spotted, but dont forget the time ! All your concentration is needed, can you spot them fastly? Full version comes with editor for own gamedata , so you can use your own pictures in the game.
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117-piece puzzle of a Japanese building.
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Collect diamonds and run to exit, collect them all to open the door. On the way you will run intro enemies - running to avoid those enemies. Full 3D. 5 level free.
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I planted sugar babies 2 months ago and just 2 weeks ago it started growing vines. Now the vine seems to be expanding and still nothing yet. No flowers or anything. I thought it would take 3 months for the watermelons to ripen from seed, but from what it looks like right now, I'll never get my melons. Is there something I can do to speed up the process? Is there something I should be doing?
I keep the watermelon watered and don't really let it dry. |
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I think you were just too early planting your seed before there was enough heat to grow. They should be OK now since the weather has warmed up to about normal. If your soil is the normal clay/loam of most of California, maintaining the moisture should be all you need to do. Al |
- Posted by gator_rider2 z8 Ga. (My Page) on Wed, Jun 22, 11 at 12:13
Watermelon dry land crop stop watering it grow in about 2 weeks. |
Thanks for the advice, folks! Only problem is...one of you say to keep the moisture, the other says to stop watering...so, which one should I do? Am I misinterpreting something here? |
I've been keeping the watermelon moist and I saw a pea sized watermelon appear last week. Only problem is that it still hasn't grown since... |
Probably not pollinated. |
I've had similar troubles. This is my first time growing watermelons...sugar babies. My watermelon flowers seem to just brown up and die after blooming. Any suggestions or tips? See pic of the watermelon flowers here: http://blacksquirrelgarden.blogspot.com/2011/06/fruit-gains-and-losses.html |
I am growing sugar babies too. I was a little concerned about them at first, because while they looked healthy, they weren't really growing at all! I think I planted them in March. They grew a tiny bit over the months after that, but didn't really take off until late May. Now they are finally visibly growing every day. I water them and everything else every day, and it receives full sun until about 4pm. I'm fertilizing with a little Miracle Gro every 2 weeks or more. That's it. I happened to just snap this picture today... and thankfully the two plants I have are covered in these: http://instagr.am/p/GtDC5/?ref=nf |
mbirming: I think you were having the same problem as me. eva_jae: That still looks kinda small, and I'm hoping you weren't as confused as me. I thought that the small melon means that it's pollinated and starting to grow. What I have come to realize is that the small melon is actually the female flower...if it doesn't get pollinated, it won't grow pas that size. I took the male flowers (the one without the tiny watermelon on the bottom) and rubbed the pollen all over the female flower. Now it looks like the watermelon is getting bigger. I'm still going to have to wait a few days to be sure and hope it doesn't shrivel up. Does anyone know how long it will take the sugar baby to grow full size once it has been pollinated? It's been consistently over 80 degrees these days. |
So can anyone tell me if I should water everyday or if I should stop the watering and only water once in a week or 2 weeks? The temperatures get up to 80-90 these days. I'm in Los Angeles, CA |
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Recent comments
- EdB
- October 09, 2012 - 15:30
Jack Tobin did a stupid thing as do a number of young people. Having cost his friend his life he confessed and served his time. I suspect he has learned his lesson so let's leave him alone to live what will hopefully be a productive life in the future.
- Eli
- October 10, 2012 - 11:53
If i'm not mistaken Jack didn't "learn from his mistakes", hewas in trouble with the law before that incident. And if as the author of the letter says his sentence in in the middle range for offences for this type of crime we can thank grubby lawyers and sooky judges for that.
- Fintip
- September 30, 2012 - 22:06
Absent any evidence of favouritism (which only a detailed analysis of comparable crimes would reveal), we must assume there was none. That said, I find this editorial uncharacteristically naive and simplistic. The Telegram would have us believe that the well heeled and well connected in our society receive better treatment under our justice system only insofar as they can afford better legal representation. Anyone who has followed politics and the administration of justice in this province - and more particularly the intermingling of the two - will know this premise to be false. Our history is littered with examples of special treatment afforded to politicians, their families, their friends and their wealthy supporters. Where ordinary folk would find themselves in prison, the rich and famous wouldn't even find themselves in court for the same transgression. This was so common and well known during the Smallwood era that it is hardly necessary to offer specifics. It became less common in the ensuing decades but has nevertheless persisted right up to the present day. Mind you, the perversion of justice is more likely to occur during the investigative and charging stages than in front of the bench. Though we like to think otherwise, madame justice is really not blind to the influence of class, wealth, and political clout. She tends to peek out from under that blindfold whenever it suits her. As previously noted, none of this is to imply that Jack Tobin got any less or more than he deserved. His offence did not take place in this province and was mitigated to some degree by the fact that his victim bore some shared responsibility. Whatever we might think of Brian Tobin as a politician - or as a person for that matter - it should not preclude us from showing some empathy for Jack Tobin. As the history of politics in this province also shows, the offspring of prominent politicians haven't always fared well in that very public, highly charged and overly artificial environment in which they are raised. But what this case does demonstrate - and what the Telegram so clearly failed to recognize - is just how regressive and counterproductive are the"'hang'em high" policies of the Harper government that would see more Jack Tobins incarcerated for longer periods of time. Somehow it looks better on the scruffy looking character from a poor part of town than the ex-premier's son neatly clad in an expensive three piece suit.
- Eli
- October 10, 2012 - 16:00
Fintip, you're a contridiction if ever there was one. So what's your take as sufficent incarceration for wrecklessly (and selfishly) taking a life? And please spare mef this "young man has a life to live" garbage. He's a spoiled punk!
- Jennifer
- September 30, 2012 - 19:35
The young man has to live with this for the rest of his life, if I'm not mistaken, even though his father is who he is, the man deserved the same treatment as anyone else. I work in the justice field and have seen many injustices done, however this isn't one of them. Let young Tobin live his life..he done his time and I'm sure still finds it had to sleep at night....all I hope is that he has learned from this!
- Eddy from Accounting
- September 30, 2012 - 11:41
One thing is certain, Jack Tobin's sentence will always pail to that imposed on Alex Zolpis and his family. Not sure how to remedy that.
- Pearl Bishop
- September 30, 2012 - 07:26
Good grief, I cannot believe I took the time to read this article. I would have thought for a moment that this article was written by good old Brian Tobin, the dad, himself. The reason Jack Tobin has been publicly shamed more than any other individual in a similar position is because his actor father was, for a short period of time, the former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. Jack Tobin has been in trouble before because of his irresponsible actions due to his drinking. So please don't tell me that I may be wrong by saying that wealth and political influence did not have anything to do with Jack's special treatment under the justice system. It's also interesting that currently the PC's have a bill in the House of Commons to rescind pardons. Bottom line, Jack's family is wealthy with a lot of political pull and he got another break. You are the hard-hearted one who thinks that this is acceptable. Anyone else very seldom or never receive pardons because they have no wealth or political pull. Thank you. Pearl Bishop (real name)
- David
- September 29, 2012 - 14:25
Nope, no special treatment there.....Straight face. Straight face. Hold it...hold it. Good job.
- no justice
- September 29, 2012 - 13:35
and you can be certain a full pardon is coming soon. WHAT A JOKE !
- no justice
- September 29, 2012 - 13:23
and you can be certain that a pardon is coming soon. WHAT A JOKE !
- saelcove
- September 29, 2012 - 09:24
There is a law for the wealthy and another law for everyone else always been that way
- Gerald
- September 30, 2012 - 08:39
Jack Tobin didn't get any breaks nor did he look for any. he remoursefully admitted his guuilt and took the punishment handed down by the courts like a man.He served his time and is now released with a shame that will never wash off Time to leave him alone and get on with his life.
- david
- September 30, 2012 - 18:24
When you're caught red-handed, there's not much that's left up to you is there?....congratualte him for his sense of responsiblity all you want, but that is pure, possibly partisan, revisionist BS.


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I'm hoping some of you can provided some suggestions...
On Friday (of Labor Day Weekend), DH and I are going to Lake Mills, WI, which is < 1hr east of Madison. I'd like to make a detour along the way to either a botanical garden or a really nice (but reasonably priced) nursery. I think we'll be taking 90 from Toledo to Chicago, and then either take 90 or 39 up towards Madison (Lake Mills). Anything within 30 minutes of those highways would be awesome!! Thanks for helping me turn a TDI Fest into something that enables my gardening hobby =) -Stephanie |
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Try Olbrich Botanical Gardens http://www.olbrich.org/ Longnecker Gardens http://uwarboretum.org/ Allen Centennial Gardens http://www.hort.wisc.edu/garden2001/ Janesville Rotary Gardens http://www.rotarygardens.org/rotarygardens.html Hope this helps Theresa |
- Posted by Virginia_W z3 WI (My Page) on Mon, Aug 29, 05 at 15:41
A really great nursery is the Flower Factory, near Stoughton, south of Madison. They have demonstration gardens, and a very extensive variety of hostas and daylilies, as well as other perennials. You can get the address and directions by googling: Flower Factory, Stoughton. I just realized that they may have been affected by the tornado that hit near Stoughton about a week ago, so you may want to call before you stop in. |
- Posted by perennials_2006 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 12, 06 at 20:46
I love the Flower Factory. They have the best perennials and at a great price! Check out their website http://home.earthlink.net/~flowerfactory/ I can't wait until they open in April! |
Here is a link that might be useful: The Flower Factory, Stoughton, WI
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Mommie and Me Handprint Fish
This simple handprint craft illustrates the connection between Mother and child and will bring a smile to both their faces for many years.
To make this super cute Handprint Fish, paint stripes in however many colors you'd like across the child's fingers.
Paint a face on the bottom of the palm and then paint the remainder of the palm a different color (see the picture for reference).
Press hand onto the paper. Now do the same for Mommie.
I also made bubbles with his fingerprints and painted green seaweed.
When it dries, draw in the eye and mouth with black paint.
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Superb idea ,the child will be so happy as it is his or her own creation
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Amanda (a.k.a. Artsy_momma) of Handprint & Footprint Art is dedicated to teaching creativity and encouraging imagination in children. You will find craft ideas for creating handprint, footprint, and fingerprint art- everything from keepsakes to holiday art as well as just for fun crafts!


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Pokémon Black and White theme decks are here! Red Frenzy, Green Tornado, and Blue Assault are the three new theme decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Also, the Spring Tins are on sale featuring Tepig, Oshawott, and Snivy! Back to Article
i lOve pokemon me and my big brother always watch pokemon.II LIKEEEEEE POKEMONNNNNNNNNNNNNN.
i like pokemon its cool. cant wait to get the game.
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I love Pokemon! I just got Pokemon White for my b-day exactly a month ago. It's SO AWESOME and FUN!!
thoes r FAKE figurs sorry thoe real ones have a clear stand and fyi if theos r real ones they cant come off and they whont brake easly but fake ones can come off and they have paint on them that comes off and they brake as soon as you get them out of the box


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VERO BEACH, Fla. — Florida citrus growers expect a deal marked by a late start and smaller-sized fruit than usual.
Freezing temperatures that struck Florida in January and the continuous cold that ran through February and March caused a later bloom, which delayed this fall's start of grapefruit, oranges and tangerines.
Buyers should also expect this season to bring smaller-sized fruit across the board.
On grapefruit, Pat Rodgers, president of Greene River Marketing Inc., said late-maturing fruit caused hiccup-like starts and stops in the Indian River season as tests one day showed good maturity and juice, then tests the next day would show the opposite.
Though growers by late October had started harvesting, Rodgers said that disruption has caused a much later than normal deal.
"Though there is some large fruit available now, it's spotty," he said in late October. "We still see areas where there are a lot of small fruit in the groves. As we move forward, we will have to find places or parts of the groves or different groves that have the size or let the other fruit grow. There is a tremendous opportunity for consumers to get good value on the smaller fruit, the 48s and 56s reds."
Kevin Swords, Florida citrus sales manager for DNE World Fruit Sales, Fort Pierce, characterized fruit quality as high.
"Fruit quality both in appearance and condition has been outstanding for the most part," he said in late October. "The eating quality is also very good."
Because of the smaller-sized fruit on the early grapefruit deal, Swords said buyers shouldn't expect to conduct large promotions on the jumbo-sized fruit until after Christmas.
Doug Bournique, executive vice president of the Indian River Citrus League, said this season may turn out to be a golden one.
"Our fruit quality looks good," he said. "Knock on wood, but we have had great growing conditions and no hurricanes. We have been beaten up, abused and left for dead by Mother Nature year after year. With a little average weather from Mother Nature, this could be a vintage Indian River crop. Now we have one of those so far mythical seasons where Mother Nature is putting out a great crop."
Quentin Roe, president of Wm. G. Roe & Sons Inc., Winter Haven, said tangerine sizings have been running on the smaller end.
"In general, the specialty citrus crop in Florida this year is a nice, high-quality crop, but bringing smaller sizes than we would like to have," he said in late October. "But it should be a banner eating year. Internal quality should be exceptional. Consumer satisfaction should be very high."


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Well, sort of. I shinnied up to the highest step (shudder) of my step ladder with this thing balanced on my head, and managed somehow to get it propped up in the transom. Now I just hope there isn't an earthquake between now and when my son gets over to anchor it down good. I couldn't reach the lace draperies to take them down; I'll have to get him to do that.
I think I'm done -- unless you or I see something that could be improved?? I took two shots -- one from almost head on and the other from an angle so as to skirt around the chandelier. Again, I'm sorry but it's so hard to photograph windows! Can it be improved? Does it work there? |
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It's sooo beautiful! How much can you see outside? Everytime one of my hummingbirds used to see me in the kitchen of my old house with something red, they used to buzz up to the window. I can just see some coming to sip from your hibiscus. |
OMG, Oceanna -- that is drop-dead gorgeous! The colors are just out of this world. I think it looks perfect there. And by the way, that'd make a cool design for my next tattoo. May I steal it? ;-D |
- Posted by roguevalley (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 15:31
Wow!!!! |
- Posted by texashottie (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 15:36
LOL, Jen! Oceanna, it's gorgeous! You do beautiful work! Your son is so lucky! Like Parma asked, how much of your window can you see from outside? ;) |
how gorgeous!!! take a pic from outside!! |
- Posted by jerseygirl_1 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 15:41
Absolutely gorgeous! |
Thanks everyone! Yes, Jen, you are welcome to use the design for your next tattoo on the condition that you post a picture here. :) Good question about outside. As I thought, you don't see it much during the day. I'll have to back-light it tonight and take another pic from outside. Please pardon the ladder in the sidelight, and the white box in the LR window that I'd had this propped on, and wave hi to my little sweetie Wheatie Daisy in the LR window watching me take pictures. :) Now, as to what a hummingbird will see, that's anyone's guess. Does anyone here see hummers attracted to their stained glass windows? |
- Posted by trailrunner (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 16:00
That turned out beautifully. You have so MUCH talent. c |
- Posted by christina923 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 16:07
OMG!!!!!! it came out so beautiful!!!! and i kinda like the curtain there with it! |
Thanks, Trailrunner! I think maybe it's good old fashioned perserverence, lol. To those of you who suggested a butterscotch or tortoiseshell border, I did try. I just didn't like it when it was done. It seemed too dark and heavy for the feel that I wanted. So I cut and peeled it all back off and replaced it with the turquoise slag glass, which I think has more of a whimsical feel, and which I've always loved in the antique slag glass lamps like you see on eBay... Here is another lamp and this has both colors of slag glass in it... Here's what my window looked like with the golden border... I felt that switching it back to the turquoise slag glass lightened up the feeling. |
Thanks, Christina! You think I ought to leave the curtain? Should I paint the wood around the window white? Should I take the curtain down and then beef up the wood around the window? |
- Posted by cliff_and_joann (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 16:31
It looks gorgeous, I would take down the curtain and beef up the wood...again gorgeous. Joann |
Ok, I found it. It turned out just stunning and I think you were right about switching to the turquoise border. The gold is also very pretty, but gives a very different feeling. Personally, I'm not too much in favor of the swag. Let your pretty glass have nothing to detract from it! You are so very talented. |
- Posted by kitchenkelly (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 19:52
Lovely!!!! |
Beautiful :) Honestly, either edge looks fine to me so the artist should go with the one she vibrates best to :) A hearty vote for *no swag*. It is its own decoration--let it stand by itself. |
- Posted by roguevalley (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 20:46
No swag - your creation is just too amazing and stands on its own. |
Oceanna, you can't see but I am giving you a standing ovation!! clap! clap! clapclapcalpclapclapclappppp !!!! It looks beautiful! I like the lighter border better also and agree ... no swag ... nothing to detract! Also voting to 'beef up the wood'! Can't wait to see how it looks at night with the back lights. Lucky Neighbors!! |
- Posted by jan_in_wisconsin (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 21:36
It's a stunning piece. You're so talented! It looks great there! Jan |
- Posted by brutuses (email@example.com) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 22:15
You go girl, that's gorgeous. I also think that swag is not needed. Your talent takes the stage. |
- Posted by reeree_natural (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 22:17
Oceanna holy cow! That is gorgeous!!!!!! you always amaze me! Ree |
Wow! It's beautiful and your talent amazes me! |
Oceanna, it's absolutely stunning! Love those colors! If I only had 1/8 of your talent... |
Great job! It looks great-- your neighbors must all be buzzing! |
Thanks everyone! :Okay, I'll take the curtains down and hope I can get my son to help me with the wood trim around the window on the inside. Here's a couple of pics I just took outside with my entry hall light on at night... yeah, I still need to put the ladder away. I'm pretty excited about how this looks! Sooner or later the neighbors will see it back-lit and notice, I suspect. I'm just not sure they'll notice it in the day. Should I take down the arch over the door? Or leave it because it lifts the eye up? . |
Ohhhh mayun!! Your neighbors are going to be sooo jealous! That is stunning, especially backlit at night. Yes, I'd remove the ornamentation over the door. There isn't a problem bringing the eye up. |
I think the arch needs to come down-- unless it really adds to the curb appeal in the daytime. I think it distracts from the gallery glass and it throws off the balance. Looks spectatular with the backlighting. Love the glow! You really will be the talk of the neighborhood. |
- Posted by trailrunner (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 08 at 1:12
OK since you and I are the only ones up..that just looks so wonderful. You have such an eye for design and then execution . I think the beefing up of the wood is good and no swag also. Personally I can't imagine how it could look any more fantastic than it does at "the witching hour". You done good. c |
Um, the eye is lifted up by that GORGEOUS thing directly above the little thing over the door. The little thing over the door just looks sad there now. You've moved on to bigger and better entry decor :) |
I'm still up too ladies. Oceanna, gorgeous. I too live in a raised ranch - don't have the window though. If I did I would be begging you to come to my house. How beautiful it is when it is lit. Fabulous job. |
Thanks, friends! I'll take the arch down. I want to paint the door red anyway, like in the mockups Squirrel did for me. Okay now you all need to do your own! :D If you don't have a transom, then do a sidelight, or do your living room window. It can be as simple or elaborate as you want. |
BEAUTIFUL!!! Love it!! and I agree with flyleft: "Um, the eye is lifted up by that GORGEOUS thing directly above the little thing over the door." :D Maybe some very generous soul will photoshop in a red door for you. I'd love to see that! |
I'm happy you will be taking the arch down. No need to have clutter distracting the eye from the prize. IMO, a few large pieces in decorating look so much better than many small ones scattered about. Especially when working with a great deal of height. Unfortunately for many (myself included), five small objects are usually less expensive than one that is large. With the door painted and the arch removed, your entry will be stunning. |
- Posted by no-green-thumb (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 08 at 10:31
Congrats!! That is beautiful. Isn't that the ultimate high when you finally finish!! And once it is up there permanently, please just enjoy. Don't "woulda, coulda, shoulda". I am finally learning not to do that. It's hard to explain how much effort we can put into a project, how much tenacity it takes. ------ and what is sooooo exciting is that you will learn something new with every project. Personally, I could never do the same thing twice. I want to learn something new each time. I was buying yarn a few weeks ago and a lady was buying a bunch. She said she only makes "dishrags". She crochets them and sells them for a dollar. Now, if that makes her happy, that's fine. But it's not me - and I don't think you either, Oceanna. You want to keep on moving. But also remember not to go back. Finish a project, learn from it and go onto the next. I truly admire your creativity as well as that of so many others on this board. I wish I had more to contribute. I am very good at learning the mechanics, hopefully helped the person who was trying to make a pillow, but I missed out on the creativity gene! What is your next project?????????????????????????? Keep us posted!! |
Oceanna- That is just beautiful. You are so talented! Jana |
Oh my gosh. That looks AMAZING with the chandelier lit behind it in the evening. Have you noticed many cars slowing down as they pass your house at night? I'm guessing you have ... Beautiful. Blessed with great talent, you are ... |
WOW. that is soooo gorgeous! What a wonderful piece of art! way to go, Oceanna:-) Get ready for the orders to pour in. um, speaking of that....are you going to give GG classes? BTW, you had mail a few days ago! |
- Posted by lynninnewmexico (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 08 at 13:32
Oceanna, what a beautiful, welcoming window you have there now! It's just lovely and so is your home. Did I miss something? Are you planning on painting the door and garage door now,too? As for the half moon scrollie, I agree that it can go now that your window is in place. Cute doggie in the window, too! |
- Posted by roguevalley (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 08 at 18:44
Oh man Oceanna - that is KILLER at night and backlit! |
Oceanna, You know you have to leave your hall light on everynight now when you go out so you can drive up and see your way, way gorgeous glass!! (was that a run on sentence??!!) You are so very talented!! Not anywhere in the South are you? I'd hire you in a heartbeat to do one for my masterbath. And you love Wheatens, too:) Smiles:) |
- Posted by last_mango (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 08 at 19:07
Fabulous! (I did a search on "gallery glass" the other day since I hadn't looked here for a while - I just had to see if you had put it up yet). I'm glad I caught the post. It's really lovely! |
Thank you, all of you, for your very sweet comments. You don't know how good they make me feel! :D I was thinking the arch might lift the eye up during the day when the window isn't lit. I spoke with two neighbors outside doing yard work today and neither of them had even noticed it. lol I don't think anyone will unless they see it lit up at night. Johna, I'm tempted to leave the light on at night for a week or to to see if the neighbors will notice at least. I'm a bit south of Canada, does that help? In the Seattle area. Well, now we know we both have fabulous taste in dogs, right? ;) Squirrel graciously photoshopped my house with a red door in THIS THREAD and I intend to do her color scheme... leave the body color, do the red door and the greener shutters, and maybe wood-tone my garage doors. But at night the red door won't show up and in the day the window won't show up. NoGreen, I'm looking up there now and seeing smudges I wanna take the Windex to. hehe I doubt I got a creativity gene as that took me days of hard work to come up with, not a natural born talent! But yeah I like to do something a little different every time because of the learning. Don't have a next fun project right now because the un-fun jobs are piling up in the wings. Decorpas, I've thought about giving GG classes as a possibility, thanks. I have only had one mail from you and I answered it. Did you not get my answer? Awww, thanks about my old Daisy girl in the window. She's the one who had a breast cancer lump removed a few months ago. |
- Posted by justgotabme (My Page) on Sun, Apr 27, 08 at 0:39
Oceanna, it looks beautiful! I've had plans to do all our arched windows, the front fullglass entry door and it's sidelites since before we moved here over four years ago. I have yet started a one of them. After seeing your gorgeous window I just may have to squeeze in the time and start, at the very least, designing them. Your's is quite and inspiration! |
Gota, that's wonderful to know! I really hope to inspire some here to do this. It's certainly satisfying. If I can help you in any way please let me know. |
Classes- that would be great! and teaching doesn't strain the back as much, either:-) I got your email and I replied right away! I'll resend it. This is really so gorgeous....I love the way it looks at night, all backlit-- WOW. |
I'm having some thoughts about classes at Michaels... I should check with them about if I'd make enough $ to make it worth my while. The other thought is giving them at my home, but then advertising becomes an issue. Thanks -- I love the way it looks at night too. Yay -- now I see a reply from you and will be able to reply back. My son is on his way over... as usual it's "hit and run" with him and he's already trying to wiggle out of doing the window until some nebulous future date. sigh |
oceanna: There was an article in my local newspaper a few days ago about this lady that specialized in making Victorian lampshades. She also started giving classes in her home and sells a kit with the lesson so that you basically make the lampshade in her class. She said she does it in her formal dining room and serves her customers tea and they all sit and chat and sew. It sounds like such a neat idea. I bet you could do something similar--via a combo of classes for the DIYs and custom jobs for people who don't have the time or talent for it. Glad you are talking down the swag and over door ornament. That is fabulous! Are you going to match the red for the door to the red in your glass or go darker? Any PS pros want to PS a red door for oceanna? |
Here is the article in case you are interested. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Classes in the home on Victorian lampshades
Oceanna--check out your local community colleges. You could offer classes through them. I have a friend who wrote a cookbook and to try and promote it, she offers up one-time cooking "classes" where they cook and eat (and hopefully buy her book). I think she gets paid something through the college itself and then again through any special fees the class participants pay. |
Thanks ladies! Val, I've book marked that page. Interesting thing -- I know how to hand sew Victorian lampshades and I figure I could teach it too, just don't know if I like doing it all that much. It's hard on arthritic hands. It could be interesting to teach people to do small GG windows. Decals would be a snap. However, to teach it here I need a huge piece of furniture moved downstairs and would need to buy a new DR table... mine is a small round antique with no leaves. Still, it sounds like fun if I ever get this house in shape, and that is happening. Tracey, I once taught guitar at a local community college, so you're right that is an idea. Your friend is clever to be getting $ from two sources, both the school and cookbook sales. Hmmm... makes me think... Well, my son came over, finally. YAY! I've been unable to start the lawn mower. I took it to the shop and they said it needs a new starter -- which I got for it last year. My son mowed my back yard (YAY). He can pull the rope and start it; I seldom can. Then he said he thinks the outlet I plugged it into was tripped off. We'll see... he wasn't sure. But he messed with it. Anyway the good news is he got the dandelions before they went to seed, something I've been trying to do with no success. Then he put the bird room closet door back on it's track. It was the back door and I couldn't fix it myself. Then he climbed to my roof and stapled up my sagged down rope light that looks so awful laying there every night when it automatically comes on. Then he took down my old curtain rods and was arguing with me about how to put up the new ones when he decided he had to leave for his dinner appointment with a group of friends. He did say upon seeing the window in person for the first time that my photos of it absolutely don't do it justice (I agree). He said I should try taking pictures at dusk. Now, about teaching classes, I'd have to decide if the best money was in teaching classes or in doing commissioned work, wouldn't I? Because if I teach it you can bet someone is going to get out there and do that commissioned work. The thing is, if I want to do the commissioned work, how should I advertise it? Most folks have no idea what this craft even is, let alone what can be done with it. Another question is how to price the work? This window took me an unbelievable number of hours. I can see this streamlining over time, and especially as I worked out some designs to offer. |
Oceanna - I wish you lived near me so you could show me how to do the GG (or maybe make me one for my little bathroom window??). It looks gorgeous just awesome!!!! You should be very proud of yourself and we all appreciate you sharing your talent with us. Keep us posted about the swags (I agree, take them down and the arch above the door) - keep all eyes on your GG!! |
Hoyamom, I'd be happy to do that! Thank you for your kind words. :) Brutus asked me how to do a very simple one and I gave her an explanation. I'll put the link in here for you. Let me know if you have questions. To do a colored one or a complex one is just the same steps as I explained to her. Except there is a little something to mixing the colors if you want to mix them. You just put down your main color, add dots of your secondary color and comb it back and forth in mainly one direction (unless you want swirls) to mix it right on the window. How about picking up some clear cling vinyl in the package at JoAnn's and start there by making a few decals? I think you would love it. For that, I'd get the paint at www.windowbutterflies.com. For woking on the vertical, I'd get the paint at Michael's. I do have some of both brands of paint and I mix 'em up mostly according to grabbing the color I want. But the GG paint is a bit thicker, less runny. One thing... if you're piping the black leading from a bottle, you want to use a bottle with a little tip. At Michaels, all the colors have little tips. Their leading they sell in a big bottle (hard to handle) with a big tip (hard to control). So I'd save an empty colored paint bottle to put my liquid leading in. The windowbutterflies site sells the leading in a little bottle with a great tip... but the leading itself is a bit shiny and flattens out a bit. I think I prefer some of Michael's and some of the wb leading mixed together -- lol. I *know* I prefer the small bottle with the small tip. I say go for it! And please start a thread about your project when you do. I'll be happy to coach you through it and answer questions for you. And we'd all love to see your pictures as you care to share them. |
I'm very late to the party, but I wanted to tell you how fantastic your window is! It looks just beautiful, I can see all of the time, patience and thought that went into it. |
- Posted by sheesharee (My Page) on Tue, Apr 29, 08 at 9:03
So sooooo pretty! You have amazing talent. The colors work so well together. I brown around the edges before did give it a whole new look. This one is more light and airy. The neighbors will notice soon! |
- Posted by christine_1958 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 29, 08 at 9:26
You have done a beautiful job . How long have you been working with glass. Christine |
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Yet Another Benefit of Homeschooling
Posted by jlwile on October 21, 2013
I have written several articles on the academic benefits of homeschooling (see here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here). However, the benefits go far beyond academics. Homeschooled students are, on average, better socialized than their peers. They are more actively engaged in their faith than their peers, and they are more satisfied with life than their peers.1 They even sleep better than their peers!
Adding to that list of benefits, a recent study shows that homeschooled children are less likely to be obese than their peers.2 The study compared 47 homeschooled and 48 traditionally-school children, age 7-12. They measured the children's fat mass, trunk fat, total body fat, and physical activity. They also asked the children what they had been eating. The researchers found that the homeschooled children had lower values in all three fat measurements. In addition, the homeschooled children reported better diets. As the title of the article aptly puts it:
Home-schooled children are thinner, leaner, and report better diets relative to traditionally schooled children
What was the main difference between the eating habits of the two groups? Not surprisingly, it was lunch. The traditionally-schooled children ate a lot more calories, sodium, and sugar at lunch than the homeschooled children did. Since lunch is the most likely meal to be eaten at school, the take-home message here is that the traditionally-schooled children are not being fed poorly by their parents. They are being fed poorly by their school.
Now this isn't surprising to me at all. On average, parents are significantly better caregivers for their children than any government entity. However, it was surprising to some, including the study's lead author! She said:
Based on previous research, we went into this study thinking home-schooled children would be heavier and less active than kids attending traditional schools…We found the opposite.
I am not sure what "previous research" she is referring to, but I can't imagine anyone who is familiar with home education thinking that homeschooled children would be heavier and less active than traditionally-schooled children. Homeschooled children are fed every meal by people who love them and want the very best for them. In addition, homeschooling parents typically make a lot of financial sacrifices to homeschool their children, so in the end, they have less money than parents who send their children to school. As a result, they have to be more frugal in their meals, and that usually leads to healthier eating habits.
Now there was one surprising result in the study. The researchers saw no real difference in activity level between the two groups. Since homeschoolers are so efficient in their education, most homeschoolers get through more education than traditional schools in a significantly shorter amount of time. As a result, I would think that homeschooled children have more time to run and play than traditionally-schooled children. However, the study says there is no real difference in their activity levels, so traditionally-schooled children must play harder during recess and after school to make up for the extra sitting they do during the school day.
I do hope more studies are done on homeschooling and health, because based on my experience, I would expect homeschooled children to be significantly healthier than their traditionally-schooled peers. Not only do they eat better (as this study shows), but they also aren't around nearly as many germs. In addition, they are probably under less daily stress. I would expect these differences to lead to noticeably healthier children in the homeschooled population.
1. Brian Ray, Home Educated and Now Adults:Their Community and Civic Involvement, Views About Homeschooling, and Other Traits, NHERI Publications, 2004
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2. Michelle Cardel, Amanda L. Willig, Akilah Dulin-Keita, Krista Casazza, Andrea Cherrington, Thrudur Gunnarsdottir, Susan L. Johnson, John C. Peters, James O. Hill, David B. Allison, and José R. Fernández, "Home-schooled children are thinner, leaner, and report better diets relative to traditionally schooled children," Obesity DOI:10.1002/oby.20610, 2013
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"Not only do they eat better (as this study shows), but they also aren't around nearly as many germs."
I do not necessarily agree that just because kids are around less germs they will be healthier. Yes they might be less sick in the short run by not being exposed to germs from the populous, but in the long run they would suffer from not building up their immunities. Of course it is impossible to build up an immunity to rapidly mutating pathogens such as the "common cold", but my point still stands.
A similar problem occurs when parents use anti-bacterial cleaners excessively in their houses while their children are growing up. They may think they are protecting them but instead will most likely give their kids asthma.
Your thoughts?
The one minor quibble I would have with your comments is the statement that being frugal can lead to healthier eating. I've found that we have a harder time eating healthy when we have fewer financial resources. I tend to load my family up on rice and other carbs when we're on a tight budget. We don't buy packaged junk food but they don't get enough protein when things are tight.
Quite interesting. It is more likely the kind of people who choose to homeschool that gives homeschooling its characteristics. The style of education may have its influences on lifestyle but could hardly account for all of the diversity of differences between it and conventional schooling. Home-education generally seems to be an outgrowth of a deeper worldview transcending academic concerns. Rather than health being a "benefit" of homeschooling, I would call both health and homeschooling practices of a Christian worldview. Care for the body is as much a parent's duty by God's command as care for the soul and the mind.
I have observed that though healthy foods are comparatively more expensive than hyper-processed foods, the practice of preparing food from scratch makes it easier to eliminate additives and utilize wholesome raw ingredients, and it can be more efficient at the same time. So Jay and Judith are both right!
I think there is a 'money balance' where we find the best eating and diet habits. Too little, and we use a lot of fillers. Too much, and we are lazy and buy prepackaged. It makes me think of the verse in Proverbs 30:
"give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
and say, "Who is the Lord?"
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonour the name of my God."A good prayer for each of us.
This is interesting because the results seem to be directly related to being *at home.*
Most statistics I've seen about homeschooling are about the academic achievements. However, I wonder how homeschoolers fare compared to traditionally-schooled children of single-income households where one parent stays home full-time or nearly full-time (as this is the situation for the vast majority of homeschool families). Do you know of any such studies?
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Jay, even if parents were packing lunch for their children, they are likely eating less healthy at school than at home.
One of our early issues with my daughter's public school is that the children were given just 20 minutes to eat lunch–and they were delayed if even one child were not behaving in line. The whole class would lose some of that time. Kids were also in a hurry to eat, because they wanted to go play–another activity which was strictly timed.
Additionally, kids may be under more pressure at school to not eat "cool" foods. ("Ew, what is THAT?")
Lastly, from personal experience, it is far easier to prepare a fresh lunch meal for my children than it ever was to plan ahead and pack food that would appeal to my child after sitting in a lunch bag for several hours.
And since you and I are the same age, I feel I must add that at least they aren't counting ketchup as a vegetable! While I believe it never got past the proposal stage, we'll never forget!
We agree. I seek to answer why the school feeds a poorer diet. It reflects a system of poorer values, or else poorer economy. Merely being at home does not guarantee a better diet. The underlying factor for the homeschoolers' success in this area is the worldview they hold. Theoretically, public schools could serve good food, but their anti-family worldview prevents it; the very idea of a public school is anti-family.
Forgive me if I seem to strain at a gnat.
"However, the study says there is no real difference in their activity levels, so traditionally-schooled children must play harder during recess and after school to make up for the extra sitting they do during the school day."
What do you think the researchers mean by "activity level?" As a 23+ year veteran of homeschooling, I would say that my children probably do much less sitting per school day than do their traditionally schooled friends. I don't think they play any harder, I think they just have more non-sitting time per school day.
As a former public school teacher the first thing that came to mind when I read this article was not the lack of nutrition in school lunches but the lack of supervision. Goodness knows the government is pushing hard for "healthy" foods in school (as healthy as mass produced, processed, bulk packaged foods can be). However, when a child is given a tray of food to choose from, a limited time to eat, and no one to encourage healthy eating habits….they will inevitably eat the hamburger and French fries (and the ice cream if their parents gave them money to buy a little something extra) and dump the green beans and apple in the trash can as they rush out of the lunch room. So, as I see it, one of the benefits of homeschooling my children is modeling and guiding them to make healthy choices in life.
Under the methods section, the study says, "All TSC had eaten a school lunch for their lunchtime meal (which included anything that was purchased at school, including NSLP meals, competitive foods, and a la carte items)." (2).
I think this is saying that in this study no one brought their lunch from home(?). That's really interesting to me, since I believe there could be something still different about the group of kids that go to a traditional school, but yet their parents still pack their lunch. Obviously, there are still many other factors at play, such as no supervision over what is actually eaten and availability of other foods, but it would still be interesting to compare this third group (if it exists, that is) to both the TSC and the HSC.


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A Portuguese-Chinese snack near Bangkok's Santa Cruz Church
After the fall of the ancient Siamese capital of Ayutthaya in 1767, a diverse mix of foreign communities — including the Portuguese and Chinese — settled along a now historic stretch of Chao Phraya riverfront in modern Thonburi. Still produced today in a centuries-old bakery near Santa Cruz Church, the Portuguese, Chinese and Thai influenced sweet baked snack, khanom farang kuti Jin, is a taste of the area's unique cultural heritage.
Siam's (Thailand was known as Siam until 1939) first European settlers, the Portuguese, are credited with introducing bread and other baked goods to Siam as early as 1512. The modern Thai word for bread, pang, is derived from the Portuguese pyo, and early Portuguese influences are evident in modern Thai sweets such as luk chup. In their renewed Thonburi community centred around Santa Cruz Church, the Portuguese continued producing their signature baked goods in the late 1700s.
Over the coming centuries, many Portuguese returned home, passed on, or were assimilated into Thai society, and a growing Chinese population came to predominate in the old neighbourhood near Santa Cruz. The church itself was renovated in 1835 with help from Chinese architects, at which point locals began referring to it as Kuti Jin or "Chinese church" (the church was later renovated by Italians, but the nickname stuck). However, the Portuguese had left the Chinese and Thai in the area with a taste for Portuguese baked goods, and in particular a certain sweet snack.
The snack's rich cultural mix is evident in its Thai name — khanom farang kuti Jin — which (more or less) translates to "European snack of Chinese church". The small Chinese-Thai bakery and coffee shop, Thanusingha, has kept the tradition alive in a historic house down an alley near Santa Cruz church for more than 200 years.
Strictly speaking from my tastebuds' point of view, I found Thanusingha's khanom farang kuti Jin to be simple — nothing that will blow pastry connoisseurs away — but good enough to bring a bag of them home. Consisting of wheat flour baked with egg (but no yeast) along with brown sugar for sweetness, the snack has a spongy inner consistency surrounded by a sweet and crusty outer layer that crumbles in the hand.
Mixed in are tiny hunks of dried melon and raisins, which were apparently added by the Chinese not only for their flavours but also what they represent. According to Thanusingha, sugar represents stability in life; melon adds peacefulness; and grape contributes value or meaning. Those who regularly eat all three together, then, are believed to enjoy stable, peaceful and meaningful lives — start with a khanom farang kuti Jin each morning and you should be all set.
Whether or not there's any truth to certain ingredients lending positive life qualities, khanom farang kuti Jin do indeed make for a pleasant snack, especially with coffee or tea. Tastes aside, however, biting into a distinct food influenced by several cultures which has been produced by a small business in the exact same location for centuries is a memorable experience in itself.
Strolling through the ancient, narrow alleys lined with equally ancient but still robust wooden homes near Santa Cruz, one can almost hear whispers of 18th century Portuguese and catch a scent of their old bakeries. Approaching Thanusingha, however, one realises that the pleasant aroma of baked Portuguese goods is actually still here in 2012. I always find exploring history in the form of buildings and artifacts to be interesting, but actually smelling and tasting a historical-cultural legacy first-hand is nothing short of compelling — it's akin to not only reflecting on the historical Portuguese of Siam, but actually inviting them over for tea.
Thanusingha Bakery House is tucked in the network of alleys collectively known as Soi Kudee Jeen due north of Santa Cruz church. There's a gateway to the alleys from the northern grounds of the church itself; just look for a small sign with a black arrow and yellow Thai script that points down the alley. From there, head straight and then take a soft right onto Soi 7, or just follow your nose.
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Pictured (from left) are Dorn Elementary School students Giovanni Simone, Yasmeen Kherwish, Daniel Zajac, Leah McLaughlin and Piotr Chmura. | Supplied Photo
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Students at Dorn Elementary School in Hickory Hills learned to "Say Yes to Good Choices" by participating in a number of different activities during a recent Red Ribbon Week at the school.
Activities were planned to get children in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grade involved.
One day, teachers, students and staff wore red ribbons and red clothing. On another day, everyone was encouraged to wear exercise clothing or pajamas to show that getting enough exercise and sleep is good for the body.
A soap with a "cool" smell was used one day to encourage hand-washing and good hygiene. Culminating the week, students were asked to bring in a healthy red snack.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Palm Beach couple's foundation is donating $5 million to help transform the city's 3-year-old, downtown library into a community hub.
The Mandel Foundation, chaired by auto supply magnate Morton Mandel, 90, made the grant official on Tuesday morning. He and his wife Barbara, 86, Palm Beachers since 1960, were on hand for a ceremony at what is now called The Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach.
The city commission, at its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon, formally voted to accept the gift and rename the library.
The Foundation, based in Cleveland, has donated millions of dollars around the country to fund higher education and urban neighborhood renewal. The foundation also recently donated $5 million to the new Jewish Community Center in Palm Beach Gardens.
The couple credited former Mayor Lois Frankel for recruiting them shortly after she left office last year. The $154 million city hall-library project at Dixie Highway and Clematis Street was a priority for Frankel, now a candidate for Congress. Though the project bogged down in controversy over costs, politics and a lawsuit, the library was a hit with residents from the day it opened, drawing much bigger crowds than the one it replaced several blocks away, near the waterfront.
"We sort of have been ready to do something in West Palm Beach as a donor," Morton Mandel said. "We have a lot of money and we want to put it to good use. We set a high bar, we saw this as a good idea, and when we came over to see the library, we were literally blown away."
Mandel and two of his brothers bought their uncle's failing automotive supply company in Cleveland in 1940 for $900. They sold the business, Premier Industrial Corp., in 1996, for $2.8 billion.
The grant goes to the West Palm Beach Library Foundation. The library foundation announced last year that it would seek donors at all levels for naming rights, including a $4 million price to name the entire library. The Mandels wanted to give an additional $1 million.
"The family has been extremely generous and supportive, and we're very grateful to them," said Jim Sugarman, executive director of the library foundation.
Sugarman said the Mandel Foundation will pay $4 million over four years toward growing the library foundation, with the interest going toward the library itself, for programming and other needs. The additional $1 million will also be spread out over four years, with much of that money going toward library programming.
While the library's annual budget is $3.7 million, librarian Chris Murray said the budget for community programs and other events is only $18,000 a year. Now, with at least $125,000 a year coming in for programming, the library can become more of a hub for activity, officials said.
"We will be able to pay people for programing, where before we'd have to find people for little or no money," Murray said. As for details, Murray said he has ideas for programs but he wanted to first share them with the library foundation to win its approval.
Sandy Myers, the library foundation's chairman, said some of the money could also go toward books or other library needs. "We think outside the box," Myers said. "We're not a substitute, we're a supplement, and we'll put together some ideas that are really going to benefit the entire community."
Sugarman said the library foundation has received an additional $155,000 in donations and pledges from people in the community, as well as numerous $2,000 donations.
Mayor Jeri Muoio, holding back tears the ceremony Tuesday morning, told the Mandels: "Your wonderful gift is going to make a big difference in the lives of children throughout this community and adults as well. This is a wonderful library and we're so proud of it."
Mandel Public Library
-- The grant: $5 million over four years
-- The donor: The Mandel Foundation
-- Notable gifts: Mandel Center for the Humanities at Brandeis University, $22.5 million; Mandel Center for Jewish Education at Brandeis University, (N/A); Mandel School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, $18 million; Mandel Jewish Community Center in Palm Beach Gardens, $5 million.


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Refiguring the 50s features work by Joan Eardley, Sheila Fell, Eva Frankfurther, Josef Herman and L S Lowry.
This exhibition examines the work of five figurative artists working in Britain in the 1950s, who each had a strong identification with the place in which they chose to live and work and which formed, for a significant part of their careers, the primary focus of their practice.
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Joan Eardley | Sheila Fell | Eva Frankfurther | Josef Herman | L S Lowry
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Joan Eardley, Brother and Sister, 1955, Oil on canvas, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums Collections. © Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums Collections © Estate of Joan Eardley. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2014
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Mon, Jan 28, 08 at 23:26
Does anyone have (or know where to get) the little floribunda Marlena (1964, Kordes). It is not really a mini, tho I've seen it described as a mini-floribunda. I have a 20yr old cat named Marlena for whom I'd like to plant it. |
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I checked with the nursery I know that sells old and misc roses. According to HMF the only places you can purchase it are out of the US. Here's a link to those. |
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Thank you, lesdvs9. I've already done the HMF search, hortico, all the rose nurseries I know about, general google search, etc, etc.So I'm down to hoping someone has one. |
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Wait - I think I found it on Hortico, and it's marked as being a new offering, but seems to be the rose you're looking for. I could add it to a cart, so I think it's available. Hope that helps! |
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Gah! So sorry! I posted twice, I thought; I realized after I posted (blush) that you can put the thing in a cart, but the available date is TBA. I did try to post an apology, I promise! Best, |
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I'm so anxious....
Soooo I took one of the first steps towards my dream of being a cast member today.
I applied for 4 different positions with Disney. I know it takes time and I've been around the block a few time with applying for jobs and such...but this has me on edge. I keep finding myself logging into their jobs site to check my status. Oy, I need a valium. lol. |
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Thank you. I'm on pins and needles waiting. lol
This has been a lifelong dream and I'm nervous as hell. |
Good luck!! It sounds like the best job in the world!
Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
Just an update.
Not sure exactly what it means but one of the positions I applied for has moved to "in progress" on the website. I take it as a positive sign. lol |
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I got a rejection email from Disney on one of the positions. :( Oh well, there's 3 more chances to get in... |
fingers crossed. :goodvibes
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Id love to work there, when I first lived in Orlando I actually applied and got a job but it wasnt where I wanted to be so I didnt take it. I now wish I would have just to have had the experience. It was at the Christmas Store in DTD and I really wanted to be in a park. |
Oh I'd enjoy that. Christmas is my favorite holiday. But I'm really willing to take whatever they offer just to get in the door and then grow from there. |
I just responded to your PM but I am from Florida, and lived on and off in Orlando (about three years total) so if you have any questions let me know.
We have considered MANY MANY times about moving back. I would love to be able to be near Disney and go whenever we want. We have APs and used to just meet up at Epcot after work and treated it like happy hour.:lmao: |
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