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First English Colonies
Roanoke Island: The Lost Colony
by Matt Stokes
Research Branch, Office of Archives & History, 2007.
Related entry: Lost Colony play
The Roanoke colonies, the result of three attempts at colonization on the eastern shores of what would become North Carolina, laid the foundation for later English colonization initiatives. In April of 1584, explorers Phillip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe set out from England to survey the coast near Cape Hatteras. In the course of their expedition, they encountered few obstacles and their positive report prompted Sir Walter Raleigh to establish a colony in the New World. In 1585, Sir Richard Grenville, Raleigh's cousin, sent seven ships loaded with colonists and provisions to establish a colony on Roanoke Island. Although the settlement survived, poor relations with the natives and food shortages constantly plagued the colony.
After English supply ships failed to reach Roanoke Island, the colonists returned to England, and in the process missed the arrival of a re-supply ship. The ship's crew found the colony deserted and left fifteen men at the site to await their return. They never did, and eventually the men returned to England. Two years later, Grenville sent another colonial expedition of 150 men, led by artist John White. The third colony, choosing the same location their predecessors had abandoned, saw improved relations with natives and the 1587 birth of Virginia Dare, the first child born to English parents in the New World. Soon after Dare's birth, White returned to London to secure more provisions for his fledgling colony, only to return three years later to find the colony abandoned, with no trace of inhabitants and most structures destroyed. The vanquished settlement is often referred to as the "Lost Colony," a story retold each summer on Roanoke Island in Paul Green's outdoor drama.
Although the first English colonies were unsuccessful, the attempts brought attention to the dangers inherent in creating a new society in a foreign world, and laid a course for future colonists.
References and additional resources:
Lost Colony & Jamestown Droughts (NOAA): http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/drought/drght_james.html
Learn NC resources about the Roanoke Colonies.
Powell, William Stevens, and Jay Mazzocchi. 2006. Encyclopedia of North Carolina. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 982-983.
Roanoke Colonies Research Newsletter. Online in the NC Department of Cultural Resources Digital Collections.
Quinn, David B. 1974. England and the discovery of America, 1481-1620, from the Bristol voyages of the fifteenth century to the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth: the exploration, exploitation, and trial-and-error colonization of North America by the English. New York: Knopf.
Quinn, David B. 1955. The Roanoke voyages, 1584-1590; documents to illustrate the English voyages to North America under the patent granted to Walter Raleigh in 1584. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, 2d ser., no. 104. London: Hakluyt Society.
Quinn, David B. 1985. Set fair for Roanoke: voyages and colonies, 1584-1606. Chapel Hill: Published for America's Four Hundredth Anniversary Committee by the University of North Carolina Press.
1 January 2007 | Stokes, Matt
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Im doing a project in my English class, on the Lost Colony and i was wondering, what was the tribe that was there during that time period?
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Here are a few articles that may help you formulate a response to that question for your English class:
Good luck on your project!
Michelle Underhill, Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina
Arnold replied on Permalink
Wow, this site was really helpful! Thanks, it helped a lot with my sister's project. Very accurate and detailed! Thank you so much!
Caroline replied on Permalink
Great story!!!! I have one question,what happened to the natives when White returned?
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Have scientists found any evidence that there are Lost Colonist Descendants in Bertie County, North Carolina? Are any of the NC universities doing DNA Testing on certain surnames to see if there is any connection? As a descendant of families in Bertie County, I am only curious. Would the researchers charge for such tests? Charles E. Miller, AB, Old Dominion University; MA. Liberty University
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this info is good but you did't mension the invirment
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Is the Island still there
munderhill replied on Permalink
Yes. Roanoke Island is in Dare County, North Carolina.
Thanks for posting your question!
Michelle Underhill
Government & Heritage Library
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what do you think happened to th lost?
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Ph. D. Program in Ancient Philosophy
This program, established in January 2011, is designed for students enrolled in the Ph. D. program in the Philosophy Department who also wish to work closely with Northwestern's Classics Department. Upon completion of their requirements, they receive both a Ph.D. from the Philosophy Department and a Certificate from the Classics Cluster (described below). The program provides students with the opportunity to work on their knowledge of ancient languages and to improve their understanding of the Greco-Roman world. One need not be part of the program to write a dissertation on ancient philosophy.
Students who choose to enter the program will be affiliated with the Classics Cluster, which makes the Department of Classics their official second home at Northwestern. Upon completion of the Program in Ancient Philosophy, they will receive a Certificate from the Classics Cluster, which will be indicated on their transcript. A description of the Classical Traditions Cluster can be found here. In most ways, students in the program are treated in the same way as other graduate students in the Philosophy Department. The requirements of the Philosophy Department are slightly modified to help prepare students for professional research in this field.
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The skills requirement must be met by showing competence in Greek or Latin, as appropriate for the authors the student wishes to work on. One must have at least three-years worth of language study or the equivalent.
If a student is admitted to the program without knowledge of Greek, he or she should take an intensive course the summer before arriving. (This can be done for free at the University of Chicago). Students entering the program with only one year of Greek must take second-year Greek (Greek 201-1,2,3) in their first year. Alternatively, students may be able to move directly to 300-level courses after taking Greek 201-1.
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Students must take at least one Philosophy Department course, at the 300- or 400-level, in each of the following areas:
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- Contemporary Philosophy Category B: metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, or philosophy of science
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Each year, the Classics Department will offer one designated course in which students read a philosophical text in Greek. Students in both their first and second years must enroll in this course for credit. Students in their third year must take the course pass/fail. Students in higher years are encouraged to enroll. Students who enter the program with only one year of Greek can either take this course in their first year (if they feel ready) or take it for credit in their second and third years.
- Philosophy courses at the 400-level: 10 (two fewer than those that apply to other Philosophy Ph. D. students)
- Greek or Latin courses at the 300-level or above (including philosophical Greek): 4
- Additional courses: 4 (two fewer than those that apply to other Philosophy Ph. D. students)
Students enrolled in the Ph. D. Program in Ancient Philosophy do not take as many 400-level Philosophy courses (ten instead of twelve), and have fewer additional courses (four instead of six); and they take the two philosophical Greek courses as well as two other Greek or Latin courses. If a student in this program needs to take language courses below the 300-level, these can either be among the four "additional courses" mentioned above or be taken as an overload.
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The logic requirement for graduate students can be fulfilled in several ways.
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- Coursework at another institution deemed equivalent to or exceeding that described in (1).
- Coursework at another institution deemed equivalent to part of that described in (1), plus completion of some portion of that described in (1).
- A 300- or 400-level class in formal logic taught at Northwestern. However, no course used to fulfill the logic requirement may also be used to fulfill a part of the language requirement.
Total Required Units: 27 [This includes the nine pass/fail courses taken in the third year]
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baron87 Posts: 93I agree the "fashion" part of the interior, definitely not its functionality in any way, is SRX's biggest short-coming. However, if one gets the Nav system, then that entire HAL-like center stack gets covered in wood, which really improves the interior IMO.
The interior materials in the vehicle aren't actually cheap. They just somehow conspire to make it look cheap. For instance, what appears to be plastic with that weird grain pattern on the dash and door panels is actually a new synthetic material, that's essentially a fabric. Still, I think something more like the XLR's interior treatment would be a big step in the right direction.
That said, the leather, wood, switchgear, etc., in SRX is still of better quality than anything else GM has (with the exception of XLR). And it doesn't rattle! Thank god. Our '01 DTS hasn't had a single quality problem, except that after about two years the dash above the gauges started rattling on bumpy roads.
Nevertheless, I think the functionality and excellent and efficient use of space in the SRX, as well as UltraView, more than makes up for the interior's "fashionability" shortfalls. -
b4z Posts: 3,372sat in a silver one last night.
it is actually very attractive.
not as aggressive looking as I had hoped
but not feminine looking at all.
it will look terrific in black.
When i looked in the backseat i thought
to myself that it didn't look like there
was that much legroom.
When I actually sat in the seat it was great.
The backseat is high off the floor for theater seating.
And my knees didn't touch the back fo the front seat. And I am 6'8"!!
Much more legroom than a Tahoe.
The SRX i sat in had the the big moonroof and the right side of my head touched the roof.
A vehicle without the big roof would give me
more headroom.
Very nice vehicle.
They will start getting the V6's in November. -
petitpatuad Posts: 1Just test drove a V8 AWD -really fast and smooth. It has just enough height to look down on traffic, but not feel tippy. Lots of room inside, especially with 2nd and 3rd row folded. Not cheap (51k sticker), but very distinctive in the metalflake charcoal color. I think they've got this one right where they want it. It drove like a 5 series wagon with 8 inches of ground clearance.
nevadagame Posts: 9I've got 500 miles done and this is a really fun car to drive. After spending a week in my friends X5 4.4 and then a week in my new SRX I can say without a doubt, the SRX out handles the X5 in nearly every way. It's smoother, faster, quieter, and more comfortable front and back. The magnetic suspension is amazing. Hit rough RR tracks at 45 and all you feel or hear is a mild reminder that you're driving. Toss it into a turn at 40 and it stays flat! It is too bad that all that technology is hidden...I like more information on the dash than a temp and fuel gage. No trip odometer (or anything else)without punching touch screen...I don't want one piece of info at a time to scroll through...give me all of it to look at. Bottom line for me, this is a great 21st century vehicle with a dash and gage cluster better suited for a Chevy Impala. I do really like this car, but it should have (and could have)been better if I had designed the interior.
nevadagame Posts: 9Thanks for the support, my friends still think I'm nuts for buying a new Cadillac, actually I'm leasing it The 36 month residual value is 54% so I'm only buying 46% of the car. They drive BMWs and they still don't believe the SRX will turn out to be a world class car...Time will tell but I think its got more technology quality and style than people think. Does anyone else have one yet???
uvrower Posts: 10MY wife and I drove a loaded V8 last weekend. The handling and ride were so tight, reminded me of my test drive in the BMW 528. Seats were very firm. Drives much tighter than my 9-5 Saab wagon, roomier too.
Ultraview was out of this world. My wife came home and said, "I want one". The problem is it replaces my car! Only disappointment was that the third row only fits people less than 5 foot 2 comfortably. However, that second row fits giants. I had the drivers seat all the way back yet I fit behind it (6'3" all legs).
V8 was very powerful, but will wait to try a V6 in an effort to not use all the hydrocarbons left on the planet. Also debating AWD vs RWD. While we live in suburban NYC, we don't drive to work and the Saab with traction control has worked admirably in all our snow. ( and yes gets 20mpg at 80mph!) Any thoughts on this? -
baron87 Posts: 93In the November Car and Driver, the Cadillac SRX placed first and won the comparo which was to find the "porsche of SUVs". This is the first first-place finish for any Cadillac vehicle in a comparo in several decades, as far as I know. Ironically, the Cayenne was beaten by the Caddy in the comparo. Here's the breakdown:
1. Cadillac SRX V-8.......189 points
2. Porsche Cayenne........185
3. Infinit FX45...........184
4. Volkswagen Touareg.....171
They said the Cadillac artfully confined the ultimate in sport, interior functionality, utility, etc., etc. And that the reason it came in first is because it did everything well, and had no major flaw in any error that someone would look for. They went on to say that if it were a little cheaper, it would be one of the great automotive runaway sucess stories. Again, they were very impressed at the fact that this type of Cadillac existed, let alone stole the crown from the Porsche, being a recent arrival to the performance engineering scene. -
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odman Posts: 309...of finding a fantastic deal on a 3-year old SRX in 2007! The only way I'll be able to afford one of these is if typically weak Cadillac residuals come into play -- and with a #1 rating in C&D and strong reviews everwhere else, that's looking more and more remote.
Come on, Consumer Reports, help me out here before JD Power goes and blows it for me !!! -
sda Indian Land, SCPosts: 352Great Job Cadillac! Delighted to see GM actually get it right the first time. With only two real American car companies left, they (the BIG 2) need to excel at everything they produce! This is a ray of hope. Can't wait to see and sit in one at the Charlotte Auto Show this thursday!
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sevenfeet0 Posts: 486The Car and Driver article is remarkable in the fact that the last comparison that I remember Cadillac winning was 10 years ago. One of the major car mags put the 1993 Allante w/Northstar V8 against the aging Mercedes 560SL. The Cadillac won, but the win would be short lived. The Allante was already scheduled for termination since it was 7 years old with no replacement in the wings and the platform it was based on (1986-91 Eldorado/Toronado) was already discontinued. And the 560SL was replaced in 1994 by a far superior car that has only been recently replaced by the current SL.
Regardless, winning a C/D test is huge since Cadillac historically never done very well with this publication (or any of the others). Hopefully, they won't rest on their laurels and work on the interior upgrades that Bob Lutz promised. -
dnomyar1 Posts: 4I HAVE NOW DRIVEN THE V8 AND V6 SRX. I JUST DROVE THE V6 TODAY AND FOUND IT TO BE AWSOME. FOR ME, THE POWER IS MORE THAN ADEQUITE AND IT HANDLES QUITE NICELY. I LIKE THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE AS WELL AS THE COUPLE MORE MPG IN THE V6 MODEL. I DROVE THE RWD BUT WOULD BUY THE WAD. I THINK IT LOOKS BETTER IN THE DARKER COLORS. THE VEHICLE IS A BUT LARGER (LONGER) THAN I EXPECTED. I'M NOW CHECKING TO SEE WHETHER THIS VEHICLE IN INCLUDED IN THE "GM BUCKS" PROGRAM. CADILLAC DID A GOOD JOB WITH THIS MODEL.
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odman Posts: 309Toronto area residents can see the SRX at the BCE Place (King & Bay). They have a Light Platinum with Ebony interior V8 RWD equipped with the Ultra View roof. It's open, so you can see how the front and back fit. I can now understand C&D's earlier complaint about the wide door sills.
The spokesperson said it would be there all this week, and that they should be in the showrooms at the end of the month. Brochures will be available mid-month. -
b4z Posts: 3,372I have heard this from several posters.
It is not a long vehicle.
A few inches longer than the CTS. 3" inches longer than a Trailblazer.
To put it into perspective, the Chevy Camaro was a 193".
The Olds Intrigue 195". The Chevy Impala 200".
The SRX is 20" shorter than a full size GM wagon of the 70's and 80's.
With the same 116" long wheelbase.
I think the fact that the SRX is not tall makes it appear longer. It is also a fairly narrow vehicle.


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The mission of the FCCMHP is to increase scientific knowledge about the effects of the foster placement experience. Since 2000 the FCCMHP has developed collaboratives with the NYC Administration for Children's Services and over 25 NYCity-wide foster care agencies. Results of the following FCCMHP projects have been recently published:
- A Promising Parenting Intervention in Foster CareCo Parenting
The effectiveness of a two-component family intervention for biological and foster parent pairs to improve their parenting and co parenting practices, their child's behavior problems, and the stability of the foster home was evaluated during 2001-2004. Parents of primarily neglected children (ages 3 to 10 years) placed in regular foster homes received a 12-week parenting course and attended a newly developed co parenting component to promote communication and consistency in parenting between the bioparent and foster parent.
Significant gains were found in positive parenting and supportive co parenting for parent pairs who received the training intervention compared to parents in the control group. At follow up, intervention parents sustained greater improvement in positive parenting, showed gains in clear expectations, and a trend for fewer child externalizing problems and fewer foster home moves than subjects in the control group was reported.
Results of this study, according to the authors, demonstrate the feasibility of training agency staff and offering joint parenting and co parenting training to meet the needs of participating families. The two-component program is a promising short-term intervention for biological and foster parents in the foster care system and, in addition, holds the promise of a cost-effective integrated approach to parent training.
Linares, L.O., Montalto, D., Li, M. & Oza, V. (2006). A promising parenting intervention in foster care. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Vol. 74, No. 1, 3241
- Discipline Practices Among Biological and Foster Parents
This study compared self-reports of discipline practices between biological and foster parents and explored the role of child, parent, and foster care factors (124 parents (62 pairs of biological and foster parents of children who were maltreated average (age 6.2 years). For biological and foster parents, child characteristics (being female, younger, and having more conduct problems) were associated with parental self-reports of less effective discipline. The study also found a positive association between parent-to-parent cooperation and effective discipline. These findings suggest that parenting interventions may need to move beyond simple focus on deficits in parenting knowledge, and that children could benefit from enhancement of supportive relationships between biological and foster parents involved in the foster care system.
Linares, L. O.,l Montalto, D., Rosbruch, N. & Li, M. (2006). Discipline practice among biological and Foster Parents. Child Maltreatment, Vol 11, No. 2. 157167
- Sibling-to-sibling aggression among foster children: An understudied form of intra-family violence. Due to histories of family adversity, foster children are at high risk for perpetrating and for being victims of sibling aggression and violence. This article proposes an integrative, multidimensional model for studying risk and protective factors of sibling violence. According to this model, the following are risk factors for impaired psychological functioning (internalizing and externalizing symptoms) and for disruptions in school competence (scholastic and social competence with classmates): exposure to sibling violence (perpetration and victimization), child mental disorder, and placement characteristics. Sibling positivity, quality of the foster care giving and foster rejecting care giving are proposed as moderating processes between exposure to sibling violence and impaired psychological functioning.
Preliminary findings: l) 'Intense" sibling bonds, both positive and negative, with positivity outweighing negativity, 2) Moderate to high psychological conflict in 68% of siblings; physical fights reported by 40% 'often' or 'always,' 3) Significant associations between conflict, positivity, foster care giving quality, depressive symptoms, child problems, and school competence, 4) Conflict, warmth, and differential warmth made an independent contribution to increased sibling problems, and 5) differential warmth in the presence of high conflict was predictive of increased behavior problems.
In conclusion, the article states that the study of sibling violence can serve as a window through which we can look to understand how intergenerational violence is transmitted in families. Further research is needed to broaden our understanding of the interplay between risk and protective factors for the population of foster children.
Linares, L. O. (2006). An understudied form of intra-family violence: Sibling-to-sibling aggression among foster children. Aggression and Violent Behavior. Elsevier, 95109
Current FCCMHP Projects
The following study on the impact of placement conditions (e.g., placed together or apart) on adjustment of siblings over time is being conducted.
- The Child-Centered Intervention
An evidence-based child program adapted to meet the needs of young children in foster homes is being implemented at six foster care agencies in NYC. The program goal is to reduce child early aggressivity by a) promoting self-regulation of emotions and behavior, and b) enhancing peer social skills. Children are gathered in small groups at the agency and participate in a 12 skill-building program led by a trained clinical team of agency social workers and NYU Child Study Center staff.
- Behavioral Trajectories of Siblings in Care
The FCCMHP is currently studying the behavioral trajectories of 254 maltreated siblings (95 families) who entered foster care at 13 foster care agencies in NYC and who were placed in the same (together) or in different homes (apart). The study aims to understand the behavioral adjustment over time based on l) placement conditions (together or apart; foster moves) 2) the quality of the sibling relationship – positive and negative, 3) characteristics of the foster home, and 4) foster home stability.
Other FCCMHP initiatives are in process or pending. The program has been supported by multi-year federal grants from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, the US Office of Child Abuse and Neglect, and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.


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She's more afraid that she'll sell crack than she is that she'll smoke it. That's why she needs a job, a job that lets her make other people happy. The money's not so important, as long as she makes enough that the only support she needs from others is moral support. She'd be happy working a cash register if she got to chat with people; she thinks a nursing situation would be good, too. She's trying to think about the future.
"I can't plan my whole year, I can't plan these next five months, I can't plan this week. I'm going to do tonight and then start tomorrow and do tomorrow," she sighed, just minutes out of jail. "I don't like that, though. I want to know what's cracking. Usually, what my addictive criminal thought is, is ŒBlam, I'm going to make $700 this week.' Now, I'm just going to spend the night tonight. This is the block, too. It's not my block, but I'm sure everybody knows me around here, too."
Clayton knows Baby Girl all too well. People who haven't worked with drug-addicted prostitutes have no idea what it takes to turn their lives around. Even the experts at Empowerment are reassessing their goal for Chrysalis, which was supposed to start in September but didn't get going until February. No way will 75 women graduate this first year. So far, not a single woman has. "God, they're like babies," Clayton says of the participants. "Small children who don't have the very basic life skills, so fifty graduating this year is unrealistic, especially until we can get the program through the trial-and-error phase."
Baby Girl is part of that. "I believe she is learning the courage that it takes to live her life," Clayton says. "What's different is that she knows, she's starting to believe, that there are people out there who really care. And even looking back at her grandparents, her mother, all the people that she wasn't quite sure of, looking back now, she can see that in their own kind of way, they were concerned about her."
Clayton is determined to help Baby Girl remember the childhood she claims she's forgotten. "If the world ended tomorrow, today at least I know that I've done my best," she says. "My hopes are that these women can close their eyes with one pleasantry, whether it be a smile or a hug or a thought that somebody really cares, you know what I mean?"
Baby G does.
Over Memorial Day weekend, she visited her oldest child at her grandparents' house. When she told her grandmother about the safehouse she was living in, Grandma said, "Well, you could stay with us if you weren't so bad."
Baby G saw her son's karate match and took him to a Colorado Crush game.
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The stairway to our unfinished basement has never been painted. However, it is our main access point into/out of house, so we use it daily. And it is gross and grimy.
Obviously I can use a roller on an extension pole, but I'm at a loss on how to reach the ceiling to cut in. There is no landing...it has about about a dozen stairs. Anyone who has done this have any tips? |
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You can use a step ladder with plank run to extension laddder that is placed on one step. There are also multi matic type ladders that you can set on the stairs to get access to the ceiling line. You can also use a painting pad on an extension pole but this does not get right up the ceiling line. In pinch, I will even use an extension pole with brush clip...brush basically attached to a pole so you can reach up high, but this is very hard to control and make straight line with. |
- Posted by fnmroberts (My Page) on Tue, Jul 20, 10 at 9:09
The pros paint difficult spaces reqularly. They have learned to adapt using equipment available and have steady hands for cutting - even when using an extension. For us DIY'ers we need other techniques. Call your local rental agent and ask if they have a Little Giant type ladder. Unlike a standard step ladder, both legs can have their length adjusted. They are perfect for working in stairways. Rental shouldn't cost over $20. If the rental doesn't have one, or another solution for your need, call a pro. Be safe. |
Thanks so much for the tips. I decided to paint the ceiling the same color as well, so I now I don't have to worry too much about cutting in perfectly. I'm going to try the extension pole w/ paint pad first, since it sounds the easiest and safest. Otherwise, I'll look into renting the adjustable ladder; I had no idea such things existed. Thanks again for the help, much appreciated as always. |
- Posted by barbcollins (My Page) on Fri, Jul 30, 10 at 17:27
We have a split foyer and I am terrifed of heights, so any kind ladder will not work for me. The last time I painted I taped my brush to an extension pole. It was tricky but better than a ladder. |
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Lighten up a holiday meal with easy changesThursday, December 20th, 2012 Issue 51, Volume 16.
"Use parties and family get-togethers as an opportunity to try out new, healthier recipes and to incorporate several of the following tips into upcoming celebrations," said Ferraro. "Special holiday recipes prepared healthier with simple substitutions can add nutrition and wont break the calorie bank." Mash cauliflower instead of potatoes One cup of mashed potatoes made with skim milk and no butter has 150 calories, while one cup of mashed cauliflower made with skim milk and no butter has one third of the calories, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) â and tastes nearly identical. For the pickiest eaters, mix half mashed cauliflower, half mashed potato. "Add fresh herbs in place of salt for zesty flavor," said Ferraro. Unsweetened applesauce instead of sugar, oil, or butter Cut calories in baked goods while providing a hint of sweetness with this substitute. According to the USDA, a cup of sugar contains 775 calories, while a cup of unsweetened applesauce contains only about 100 calories. Nutrient-rich leafy greens instead of iceberg lettuce For an added boost of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, consider dark, leafy vegetables like arugula, chicory, kale, mustard greens, or spinach in place of iceberg lettuce for your salad. "Generally, the deeper the color of vegetable, the better the nutrition," says Ferraro. Air-cured or other smoked meats instead of Advertisement Substitute bacon with lower-fat and higher-protein Canadian bacon, turkey bacon, or prosciutto. According to Ferraro, one slice of bacon has 45 calories, while turkey bacon contains roughly half that amount. These meats are best enjoyed in limited quantities though, as they can still contain significant amounts of sodium. Finely-chopped prunes instead of butter in dark breads Swap finely-chopped prunes or baby food prunes for oil, butter, or margarine in quick breads or other dark baked goods, like brownies. Cut calories and fat in half without compromising on sweetness or moisture. Steam in canned broth instead of sautéing in oil For a tasty, low-calorie and fat-free alternative to oil sautéing, Ferraro recommends steaming meats and vegetables in a half cup of reduced-sodium canned chicken or beef broth. Steaming vegetables in broth helps retain their nutrients and enhances flavor, as well. Fresh fruit instead of fruit canned in heavy syrup Avoid processed foods like fruit canned in heavy syrup and opt for fresh fruit or fruit canned in its own juice or in water. Heavy syrup typically contains water, sugar, and corn syrup â with little nutritional value and lots of additional calories. If budget is tight, purchase canned produce and then drain and rinse the fruit. Cacao nibs instead of chocolate chips Cacao nibs, minimally-processed bits of cocoa beans, are semi-sweet and rich in antioxidants and essential minerals. Their crunchy texture and intense taste are a unique way to add a boost of flavor to holiday treats. TOPS Club Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) offers a weekly meeting in Fallbrook on Fridays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Crestview Mobile Estates, 1120 E. Mission Rd. For more information, visit www.tops.org. 0 comments Be the first to share your opinion on this article!
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BBSRC congratulates Institute of Biotechnology on Queen's Anniversary Prize win
15 February 2008
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) warmly congratulates the Institute of Biotechnology, University of Cambridge on being awarded one of The Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Further and Higher Education. The Institute, which has received significant funding from BBSRC since its inception, has been recognised for its entrepreneurial approach to exploiting biotechnological research.
The Institute, alongside this year's other winners, was honoured at an award ceremony at Buckingham Palace yesterday.
Steve Visscher, BBSRC Interim Chief Executive, said: "BBSRC is very pleased to see the Institute of Biotechnology being honoured with this prize. They have taken the sort of multidisciplinary and integrated approach to bioscience research and entrepreneurship that the UK needs in order to turn our world-class science into economic benefits."
The success of the Institute of Biotechnology in bioscience entrepreneurship and in working with industrial partners will be a highlight of the largest single gathering of biotechnology entrepreneurs later this year. In May, BBSRC will be celebrating the role of bioscience entrepreneurs and the part they play in the UK economy and society with a reception that will highlight the sheer scale of their many contributions.
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The Institute of Biotechnology has been recognised with The Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for its unique combination of innovative multidisciplinary research, education and entrepreneurialism.
Professor Lowe, Director of the Institute of Biotechnology, accepted the award at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 14 February. He was accompanied at the ceremony by Vice-Chancellor Professor Alison Richard, Head of the School of Technology Professor Ian White, and representatives of the Institute's PhD research and Bioscience Enterprise postgraduate business programmes.
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Date 2002-02-12 Availability restricted Abstract The stability of a boundary permeation model for incompressible second grade fluids was formulated and solved for bounded regions, by Maritz and Sauer. Under an additional boundary condition they proved exponential decay to the rest state provided the initial energy of the system is not too large. In this exposition, we apply the same model to the boundary permeation problem, but for incompressible first grade fluids, also known as Navier-Stokes fluids. In our situation, the additional boundary condition is not necessary, but in contrast to the second grade fluid, the decay of perturbed solutions is first order polynomial.© 2002, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
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I started 6 Self Watering Containers utilizing Lowes buckets. I followed all instructions exactly from the various video tutorials I've seen. For half of the buckets I used a mix of 3parts Rustic Pine Mulch, 2 parts Miracle Grow, and 1 part Perlite. The other 3 buckets I used a mix of 70% peat moss, 20% Vermiculite, 10% Perlite (as I had seen this recommended on GlobalBuckets.com. I made sure the mix was super wet before adding to the buckets. My concern is that to me the dirt mixture feels like it is really drying out, especially the first inch or so. I water the buckets every night via the fill tube. If I stick my finger down more than an inch, it does start to feel slightly moist, but not very much. Some of my tomatoes have started to have the bottom set of leaves turning yellow, and curling. Now I must say that the plants didn't quite look in pristine condition when I got them, and when I asked the garden center where I bought them, they said it was due to the late frost that we had gotten here in Ohio last month, but that the plants should bounce back once planted. So now I don't know what to think.....I am hoping that all this work and money I spent doing these buckets hasn't gone to waste because the dirt is drying out too much. I have occasionally been giving them some water directly to the top of the soil just because I am worried. Please advise, thanks. |
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It sounds like these new swc's have you stressed as much as the plants in them. Well, it's nothing to worry about - you've just been given a lot of different variables to sort out. This swc stuff is easy..... :) First of all, you need to stop the top watering...Your plants are showing signs of too much water. Second, the 70/20/10 mixture is not suited for growing tomatoes in. Reason being - it remains saturated all the time, especially if not covered by something to shed torrential rainfall. Mix combinations are suited for particular plants, and although corn, broccoli, and a few others would do great in the mix recommended by the kids over at globalbuckets, tomatoes and peppers will fail everytime. Also, you can't use the finger test to check moisture levels in a swc - as the moisture content will be higher as you move toward the bottom of the soil mass. The other mixture you're using should work pretty well in my opinion, and I feel that your top-watering out of concern is actually creating the plant problems you're seeing. EG |
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I do have the buckets covered with black plastic. The leaves on some of these plants were already yellowed/spotted (just the bottom sets though) when I bought them from the garden center. So since I've done a few of these buckets with the soil mixture recommended by GlobalBuckets, what should I do? Our those plants definitely going to die? Should I dump them, and redo the soil mixture using the 3, 2, 1 mulch/miracle grow/perlite combo? Thanks. |
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Well, i'd either dump the mix and increase the drainage characteristics drastically by incorporating lots more perlite or bark pieces into it, or simply limit the wicking of water by purposely only adding water to the reservoir when the plan needed some. (Basically turning it into a bottom watered container) EG |
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I don't know about the first mix but the second mix is way too wet,try 60% peat moss and 40% large perlite,god luck. les :) |
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Bananas are readily available at Tesco. You can pick a bunch of them up for 50p.
So we're a little puzzled why Ant had to drag Dec around the jungle to grab some of the some curvy fruit.
The cheeky twosome go banana-hunting as part of a new Donkey Kong Country Returns ad, which you can see below. Just don't expect too much... erm, Donkey Kong Country Returns.
Nintendo should have come to us. We could have rolled a barrel down a hill, or walked down the street in a fetching red tie. King Kongers, us.
Ant and Dec, of course, are not only part of the general Nintendo campaign, they also front ITV's I'm a Celebrity. That's in a jungle. So is Donkey Kong. The penny drops.
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Professor Curtis earned an M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Missouri, where she worked with such scholars as David Roediger, T. J. Jackson Lears, David P. Thelen, and Kerby Miller. Dr. Curtis is currently Professor of History and the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies. She teaches mostly graduate-level courses in U.S. cultural history, American Studies, and the history of religion in America. In recent years, her chief project in the classroom and in research has been to integrate the meaning of American culture in multiracial and multiethnic society. She seeks ways to understand cultural collaboration and conflict across racial boundaries and to expose the power of culture to delimit opportunities, expression, acceptance, and citizenship. Dr. Curtis has published three major works: A Consuming Faith: The Social Gospel and Modern American Culture (1991), which demonstrated the interplay between sacred and secular realms in the reformulation of Protestant thought and practice between the 1880's and 1920's; Dancing to a Black Man's Tune: A Life of Scott Joplin (1994), which used the life of Scott Joplin to examine the cross-racial collaboration at the turn of the century that resulted in ragtime, a quintessentially American popular music; and The First Black Actors on the Great White Way (1998), which places the landmark event noted in the title in the cultural context of the United States on the eve of World War I.
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Anyone grow this vine? I got one over the holidays and have not found much info on it. From what I have seen is it is a relatively rare vine from Thailand. Very nice foliage. I am wondering how aggressive it is & the flowering season. Plus anything else anyone can tell me.
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The plant is growing very well. New leaves are orange in color much like my B. bidentata. I have a privacy fence around the yard with many different vines growing on it in different areas. This one is a very nice looking with the colorful leaves. |
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Pew Survey: The New News Is Elevator Music
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This from a Pew survey of how people get their news.
What the survey shows is that, even more than a radical shift from traditional media to online sources—although it shows this, too—what has happened is that news has become a constant, plugged-in condition. We get it from wherever our attention is directed, or from whatever data stream our technology connects us to.
Sometimes we choose this stream, say, with regard to our political desires, but mostly not. Mostly it's just happenstance or location or convenience—just whose news gets there first. News is background noise, barely conscious, subdural. It's ubiquitous. It's music.
This is surely not good for Rupert Murdoch, who wants to charge people for what, by its nature, is no longer a choice, no longer sought, no longer considered, no longer in any sense special, or exclusive, or unique.
Nor, perhaps, is it all the good for me—and Newser. Everybody in the news business is a utility—but without a monopoly.


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The Good Thief
Neil Jordan's updated and "re-conceived" (well, at least he didn't "re-imagine") Melville's '50s classic Bob Le Flambeur. He's made a bit of a hash of it, and this version's title, plot and ending have been changed repeatedly. As one-last-heist romps go, it's tortuously hard to follow, and the Euro-stew cast struggle with a flailing fleet of accents.
Making it watchable is another no-prisoners performance from Nick Nolte as anti-hero Bob. An American gambler-crook who's wound up in the south of France with no money and a heroin habit, Bob's offered a job ripping off a casino which owns priceless paintings. Asked if he's tempted, he snarls, "I'm out of dope. I'm out of luck. I'm tempted." He goes cold turkey, painfully.
The convoluted scam laboriously develops, with minor characters weaving in and out. Ocean's Eleven it isn't. Newcomer Nutsa Kukhanidze exudes presence as the girl Bob takes a shine to, though frankly she could be his granddaughter. It's Nolte at his gnarliest, though: a grizzly bear in a glittering cage.
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I just read an old post about using Embird software for reading cards for Viking Rose. It also mentioned that they got it to work on Windows XP. Is that correct. I haven't been able to use my reader/writer I think its broken and looking for another software to use. Any information would be helpful. |
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I too have a Viking Rose, which I love. I use the Ultimate Box to download free designs, and I belong to one ...embroideryDK.com, her designs are easy to use a quick to download. I found the Ultimate Box easy to use but I don't know how to change a design with it...actually I didn't know that you could. I use EasyLettering software to import a design and put my personal touches on them. I also have Windows XP. |
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Giving Sparkle some Jordin Sparks
BEVERLY HILLS—Jordin Sparks is a 22-year-old former American Idol winner who's wearing a diamond stud so tiny it looks, after much surreptitious observation, like an accidental, sparkly fleck on her nose. She has long, glossy hair, the lower half of which is crimson, and she is, reportedly and believably, six feet tall—and that's before the stiletto pumps. She's able to speak many sentences for many minutes without seeming to breathe at all. Well, singers are supposed to have strong diaphragms, aren't they?
Maybe everyone in Hollywood is poolside on a hotel rooftop when they get important calls nowadays. When Sparks answered her phone at 4 o'clock one afternoon during a late lunch meeting and heard she'd officially landed the lead in Sparkle (which opens Friday [August 17] ), other people around her were busy "laying out", catching some rays. "I screamed so loud I think one of the girls fell off the tanning bed," she recalls.
She had never acted in a movie before. But when you're the youngest person ever, at 17, to win American Idol (her fans were called "Sparkplugs"), you've dropped a couple of albums that landed neatly on Billboard's charts, and you've been nominated for a Grammy, who's worrying? Yet even the fact that she'd already released her own perfume called Because of You (another, Fascinate, came out this past spring) didn't help her nerves. Then her idol, Whitney Houston, joined the cast.
"She signed on to play the mom and the pressure just became, like, 100 pounds heavier," Sparks says. "I was like, 'Okay, I can't go in there and be horrible; like, I just can't.' "
In the movie (a remake of the 1976 Sparkle, in which a singer-songwriter forms a 1968 Motown-style girl group with her two sisters), Sparks plays, well, Sparkle. The sisters must deal with greedy record labels, drugs, violence, and lots of sequins and false eyelashes. Houston (who died last February) was an executive producer on the movie when she decided to play Emma, who has already been down the road her daughters are on. Bad men have nothing on a disapproving mother.
Sparks had already behaved "strangely" in Houston's presence once. It was several years before, at a party thrown by famed music producer and industry exec Clive Davis. Perhaps Houston wouldn't remember? "All of these amazing artists that I'd grown up listening to were all around me," she says. "But I'd heard Whitney was there, and I said, 'I don't care what we do tonight, I have to go say "Hi." ' " She recollects that the conversation went something like " 'Hi, my name is Jordin.' And she was like, 'Hi, nice to meet you.' And I was like, 'Okay, have a good night.' And I, like, turned around!"
Maybe it wasn't the most auspicious meeting. Nevertheless, on the Sparkle set, things went swimmingly. "Working with Whitney was a lot of fun," Sparks says. "She was so down-to-earth. She just wanted to sit and talk with us and get to know us. She could have been, 'I'm going to do my scenes and go back to my trailer.' That wasn't how she was."
When Sparks had to sing "I Will Always Love You" in tribute to the singer at the Billboard awards ceremony last May, it was "the scariest thing I have ever done in my life". She had never actually sung the song before. "I was like, 'Lemme sing "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", because nobody's gonna get mad at me for singing that.' " She imagined she heard Houston's voice in her head, saying, "You got this. You got this. It's gonna be good." She pulled it off.
Now, she's doing an R & B album, "not like slow grind, slow jam, but more light, like early Mariah, early Whitney", and playing an "Afro Latina from, like, the Bronx" in a new movie. But she's still a fan of American Idol and its cousins. "That's where I started, so I'm all for, you know, an everyday person just walking in and all of a sudden blowing up."
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A guest post by former Big Brother Watch director, Alex Deane.
Longstanding BBW supporters may remember that I was once Director of this parish. For the past two years, I've been a Common Councilman in the City of London, aka the Square Mile. These two things crossed over significantly this week, with the news (broken by Quartz) that a company named Renew, which had installed bins in the Square Mile, was using a data collection capacity installed in those bins to collect information about mobile telephone usage amongst passers-by.
Let's lance one canard right now: I don't care what they were using this data for, or intending to use it for. You've got no right to snatch data from the airwaves like this, no matter what your ostensible motive and no matter how innocent your alleged plans. This behaviour is wrong in and of itself and it is a good thing that this case has resulted in controversy for those carrying it out and attention for the issue; all the better as it has happened early in the development of this technology – or at least, this latest iteration of it.


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Turkish authorities arrest ex-Gitmo detainee in raids against al Qaeda cells
Turkish counterterrorism forces reportedly arrested Ibrahim Sen, a former Guantanamo detainee, during raids against suspected al Qaeda members in six different provinces on Jan. 14.
Press reports identify Sen as a senior al Qaeda member and even al Qaeda's "deputy leader" in the Middle East. The latter description is most likely an exaggeration, but according to multiple sources Sen was allegedly involved in an al Qaeda facilitation network.
According to Hürriyet, Sen and the other detained suspects have been accused of sending jihadists "to fight in Syria," facilitating the travel of al Qaeda members coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan, "collecting money to help al Qaeda," and "providing and distributing aid and weapons to be used in attacks in Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan."
This is the third time that Sen has been detained because of his suspected ties to al Qaeda and affiliated terrorist groups.
Sen was originally detained after fleeing Afghanistan for Pakistan in December 2001. He was transferred to American custody and then, beginning on Feb. 15, 2002, held in the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
According to a leaked Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) threat assessment authored several months later, on Sept. 27, 2002, US officials held Sen because his "travel profile matched that of a terrorist recruit."
The leaked file shows, however, that US military and intelligence officials failed to collect any additional evidence tying Sen to terrorism. JTF-GTMO concluded that Sen was "not affiliated with al Qaeda" and was not a Taliban leader. Military officials also found that he had no valuable intelligence to share and did "not pose a future threat to the US or US interests." They recommended that Sen "be considered for release or transfer to the control of another government."
On Nov. 18, 2003, Sen was transferred back Turkish custody.
Just over four years later, in January 2008, Sen was arrested by Turkish authorities and accused of leading an al Qaeda cell.
A report on Guantanamo recidivism released by the Department of Defense notes that Sen was indicted in June 2008 and accused of being the "leader of al Qaeda cells in Van," Turkey. "In addition," the DoD file reads, "Sen also recruited and trained new members, provided illegal weapons to the group, and facilitated the movement of jihadists."
According to Today's Zaman, Sen was sentenced to several years in prison stemming from the 2008 charges, but the case was still under appeal when he was arrested earlier this month.
READER COMMENTS: "Turkish authorities arrest ex-Gitmo detainee in raids against al Qaeda cells"
Posted by Michael D Baudry at January 21, 2014 4:22 PM ET:
I was NEVER in favor of Gitmo. The prisoners should have been dealt with on the battleground. The money spent and the "info" obtained has not be worth the efforts on looking "humane" to the world.
I'm tried of playing by the "rules" while the enemy has no rules.
Posted by Birbal Dhar at January 21, 2014 4:53 PM ET:
This is a surprise - I would have thought the Turkish authorities would have given him a first class ticket to the border and helped him with cash, weapons and food for him to fight against Assad in Syria.
Posted by Jeff Edelman at January 21, 2014 7:43 PM ET:
There's a story in Turkey, LWJ. What is it? The government bust this guy. Last week, I believe it was, the government raided an al qaeda front organization and captured several of the terror groups operatives. But the government then allows trucks laden with weapons and other supplies to continue to Syria after they were stopped by local authorities. This has happened on two occasions, recently. The government refers to the contents of the trucks as "state secrets." So, what's going on? (I'm channeling Marvin.)
Posted by EDDIED. at January 22, 2014 9:41 PM ET:
I agree with you Michael D. Baudry. Even a clearer picture now.


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Welcome to Tuesday Tips, a weekly compilation of ways to practice positive doing, thinking, feeling and being. This week's tips are focused on keeping the good feelings flowing, no matter what you're currently doing, thinking, feeling or being! How you feel is outgoing, not incoming, and it has nothing to do with your current reality. Decide to feel good Now and your reality will immediately start presenting good-feeling experiences. How do you decide to feel good now? Just do it. Say, "I don't care," or, "I've decided to feel good about that. It's working itself out." Laugh. Decide to have fun anyway. And try some of the other suggestions below.
1. Maintain your vibration.
One way to maintain your positive vibration is by doing chores. When you keep your home clean instead of waiting for it to get dirty, you never have to dip into the vibration of lack. Just like getting oil changes for your car, you take care of your mood before your life starts breaking down. Showering, brushing your teeth, and other hygienic activities are the same vibrational symbols that help you stay feeling good about your life. Avoid the stress of everything breaking down around you and choose to feel good from moment to moment.
2. Focus on momentum.
The faster you move, the easier it is to keep going. It's pure science—an object in motion stays in motion. The only friction slowing your momentum is negative thoughts. Push yourself. Keep taking steps towards the vortex. Just try. Think of living your life as a distraction from thinking, just like exercise. The harder you push yourself, the less you think about random BS. You're immersed in what you're doing, because it's invigorating. Actually live your life instead of sitting on your computer thinking about how you want to live your life. It's much easier to just go out in the world and DO something. Whatever you do, make sure it's not motivated by money! Just do everything you can to have fun—it's the easiest way to build feeling-good momentum.
3. Think of yourself as a baby animal doing your best.
Think of other people the same way. Some people say to love everyone as your child, but it's a lot easier to think of someone as a baby animal than a child, because human children bring up resistant thoughts for a lot of people. The idea is to love without condition, and that's how people love baby animals. Not, "I'll only love you if you make my breakfast." People love their animals just the same even after they puke, shit, scratch, or beg. "She's just a puppy doing her best! She doesn't know any better!" It's so much easier to love with those thoughts. And you know what? We are all babies just waking up from the dream. We're brand new to this. Let's be easy on each other.
4. Find a money mantra.
Last week, it was "I've decided to feel good about that. My money situation is working itself out." This week, every time you think about money, pivot up the emotional scale with "Money comes easily to me."
5. Practice training your mind in every Now moment.
The only discipline that matters is thought discipline. You don't have to have a schedule, or a routine, or goals, or rules. You don't have to force or motivate yourself into action. You don't have to do anything on your to-do list. All you have to do is observe your thoughts, right now, and choose better-feeling thoughts or stop thinking all together. That is the new "work" paradigm. The work is training your mind to produce the reality you desire. And it's effortless if you let it be. Just stop thinking. I guarantee "stop-thinking" techniques will be the biggest product genre on Earth within the year. Because all you have to do to get what you want is feel good, and anyone can feel good right now by stopping thought.
6. Affirm you feel the way you want to feel.
Just choose. "I feel…" Fun, skinny, strong, etc. It's like driving a spaceship towards what you want. Just float positive focus towards what you want. When you say, "I feel the feeling I want to feel," you are directing your vibration. You're letting go of everything and just feeling the feeling, which guides you towards the reality you want to live.
7. Just stop caring.
Nothing can stop you from not caring. You have the freedom to not give a fuck. To not care about politics, news, or other people's drama is a choice. Nothing can stop you from not caring about things that hold you outside of the vortex. It's your choice. That is your power. That is how you vote with your thoughts. That is how you create the reality you want to live in—by not giving your attention to that which you do not want.
8. Be happy with what you already have.
"My only goal is to let it unfold." ~ Kelly Cree
If you get stressed about goals, make it your goal to be happy with what you already have. The only time you get to choose how you feel is right now. The only reason you would care about being, doing, or having something you don't is if you care about what someone else thinks. Consider any specific thing you want—do you want it because everyone will know you made it when it happens? When you think, "I need more money," ask "Why? For what?" Is it so other people will respect you? Do you want it to impress someone, or to make someone stop worrying about you, so you won't feel guilt? In Halcyon's words, "Let go of the drive to achieve, and surrender to the ability to receive."
9. Just enjoy it instead of thinking about it.
This life is just for fun. The object of the game is to have the most fun. Everything is unfolding perfectly. There is nothing you can do. The most thrilling thing you can do is NOTHING. Saying "I don't care about that BS that is MADE UP" is way more attractive than having a hot car or tailored clothing. To people who don't give a fuck: let me get on your level! When you don't care, that's when you get everything you want.
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Gilestel permalinkJune 26, 2012
I think you need to think more about what you mean say "stop thinking". Setting schedule, rules, goals etc. ARE ways for us to stop thinking — we don't have to wait and think about what to do next, we already know and we just do it. At the same time, thinking is a wonderful thing. You think everytime you read a good book, tease apart a complex plot line, create a work of art of engineering. Maybe you've never experienced this (if you haven't you should) but it seems to be you're focusing on anxiety and procrastination and worry and ignoring all the good parts of thinking.
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I just stepped out to eat the first strawberry of the year. As so often happens, I discovered a rich, red, luscius fruit attached to the plant . . . with a big bite taken out of it. I have a neighborhood full of squirrels, rabbits, mice, chipmunks, raccoons and all sorts of other critters along with insects, so I am well aware that whatever I get to eat will be their left overs. But every year I wonder why I find fruits on the plant with just one bite eaten. Why do they not remove it from the stem? Or at least eat the whole thing? Angie |
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well they was leaving you a sample of the berry ;) , dang birds are nailing me this spring , the netting goes up tomorrow |
I know that it is a rabbit that is nibbling only part of my strawberries. Brady |
- Posted by fruitmaven.WIz5 5 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 3, 14 at 20:15
Many animals only eat part of the fruit. Sometimes I think it's because they are trying to perpetuate the plant. The half they don't eat rots and nourishes the seeds, which will plant itself and feed the animals offspring. It's a theory, I have no evidence. |
Haven't you ever opened a box of chocolates, taken one and take a bite of it, and then put the uneaten half back, hoping you could find a better chocolate? Every box of chocolate that makes it into my house at one point is mostly comprised of half eaten chocolates. Slugs annoy me with the strawberries. It seems like they hit lots of berries a little bit, but if they would just focus on a few fruit they would be able to eat just as much and leave lots of untouched berries. But no, they mar everyone they can reach. |
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Mine are like that from the rolypolys. |
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10, 2005 Welcome to Scarborough Country, no passport required, only common sense allowed. This is the clever opening used to entice viewers to watch former Congressman Joe Scarboroughs show on MSNBC. But who wants to visit Scarborough country when almost the only story of any significance is the missing woman in Aruba, Natalee Holloway? Its a country with no Iraq war, no energy crisis, no terrorist threat, and no irresponsible spending by Congress. The announcer says, From the press room, to the courtroom, to the halls of Congress, Joe Scarborough has seen it all. He does have a solid background and a good book, Rome Wasnt Burnt in a Day, to his credit. The book is about critical issues--corruption and financial mismanagement in Washington, D.C., and the bankrupting of America. But these and related issues get completely lost in the obsession over Holloway. Scarboroughs own common sense dictates that you should turn the channel, except that the Fox News Channel competitor, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, is even worse when it comes to saturation coverage of missing-person cases. Demonstrating her priorities, on her Greta Wire, Van Susteren posted this email message from a viewer: While some ratings are going down at Fox News, yours are up! Ratings dont lie. This is why Bill OReilly and Sean Hannity have since jumped on the bandwagon with their own stories about Holloway. Hannity sidekick Alan Colmes was even dispatched to Aruba. An AP story noted that Van Susteren has been rewarded with her biggest audiences since making the switch from CNN three years ago. AP said that she averaged nearly 2.2 million viewers a night in July, up 58 percent from the same period a year ago. She has even beaten Bill OReillys show on Fox News, which used to be the highest rated program on cable news. Van Susteren says that I program for the viewers. Still, were dealing with only a few million viewers. And all of the Holloway coverage has so far failed to solve the case. Who are these viewers and are they worth attracting? They dont appear to be seriously concerned about serious issues. MSNBC promotes its Tucker Carlson show featuring his sidekick saying that their new time slot of 11 p.m. Eastern Time guarantees a drunker audience. That comment is supposed to mask the fact that the show was a ratings disaster in the 9:00 p.m. time slot. So it has been moved to later in the evening, when it is likely that even fewer people will be watching, to make room for Rita Cosbys big interview show. Cosby, who came from Fox, interviewed a couple jurors from the Michael Jackson case for her first show on Monday night. And, of course, she discussed the Holloway case. How drunk is the audience that watches this? Does MSNBC care? The Carlson show faltered because while he is supposed to be a conservative, he turns over a significant amount of time on a regular basis to lesbian Air America radio host Rachel Maddow, a predictable leftist. Over at CNN, a similar disaster is in the making. It appears that the network is looking for a reason to permanently dump its most visible on-air conservative, columnist Robert Novak. He recently cursed on the air, walked off a show, and was told not to return for an indefinite period of time. The incident occurred when liberal partisan James Carville interrupted Novak during a political discussion and accused him of saying things just to please right-wingers. Novak had politely asked Carville for time to make a point before getting exasperated. He said, Just let it go, and walked off. Novak was wrong to use bad language and correct to issue an apology for it but he was not guilty, as Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post calls it, of engaging in a bizarre meltdown. Kurtz, who also works for CNN, failed to note that Novak was rightly disgusted by Carvilles personal attack and obnoxious interruptions. We urged Carville to apologize to Novak and said that CNN suspended the wrong man. It is wrong for CNN to pair Novak, who has been a respected independent journalist for decades, with Carville, who functions as a professional apologist for the Democratic Party. But the handling of this matter by CNN suggests that Novaks days are numbered at the network. As Kurtz indicated during an appearance on shock jock Don Imuss radio show, it seems clear that Novak is despised because he has sources in the Bush administration, including in the Valerie Plame/CIA leak case, and he wont talk about them on the air. These confidential sources must be exposed and even destroyed, according to the prevailing mainstream media view.
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Kites are fascinating. From a simple celebration of spring to a springboard into topics such as aerodynamics, weather, or history, this decorative project soars with the wind!
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Invite students to research the many different uses for kites in cultures around the world and at various time periods. Then challenge students to create a kite in a style that reflects what they have learned. Working in small groups, students plan the kite's shape and design before beginning the crayon rubbings. Students look for interesting surface textures that would make good rubbings. Often items are flat and hard, such as tree bark, rocks, or nylon netting.
Remove the wrappers from the sides of Crayola Triangular Crayons. Draw the body of the kite on white paper and cut it out with Crayola Scissors. Mark kite sections with a crayon if so desired.
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Cut ribbon to use as the kite's tail. Students glue the tail to the back of the kite. Tie several shorter pieces of ribbon on the kite tail for further decoration. Air-dry the glue.
Students share information about their decorative kite with classmates. Is it a kite like one used for learning about the weather, for flying someone to a new place, for fishing, or for something else? Ask whether others in the group can identify what surfaces were used to create the textures. Display kites indoors with descriptions about their original uses.
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