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I love baked potatoes, but they take so long to cook. Potatoes need an hour (or more) to be tender in the middle with a crisp, crackling skin. Weeknight baked potatoes? Out of the question.
That changed one afternoon as I drove back from lunch. Jacques Pepin was on the radio, chatting about his new cookbook. Jacques is an encyclopedia of cooking tips, and he had a great time sharing them with the host of the show.
Then came the tip that nearly ran me off the road. His baked potatoes are done in thirty minutes or less. What?
*At this point, I remembered the yellow lines on the road are for my safety, and the safety of all those other cars around me...
Thirty minutes? How? Jacques microwaves the potatoes while his oven pre-heats, giving them a head start. The result is perfect baked potatoes in half the time they normally take.
That was seven years ago; I have used the microwave technique ever since. Now, I'm almost ashamed to share this; it's barely a recipe. One ingredient, two steps. And I'm stretching to make it two steps. But I'll get over my shame. This is too useful a technique.
Recipe: Quick Baked Potatoes
Adapted From: Jacques Pepin, Fast Food My Way
Cook time: 30 minutes
- 6 small russet potatoes (6-8 ounces each)
1. Start potatoes in Microwave:Turn oven to 425*F. Wash the potatoes, then poke each one three times with a fork. Microwave the potatoes on high for 6 minutes.
2. Finish potatoes in oven:
Transfer the potatoes to the oven, and cook for 20 minutes, or until the skin feels crisp when a potato is squeezed. Remove from the oven and immediately cut a slice the top of the potato to let the steam escape. Squeeze from the ends to fluff up, and serve.
Large potatoes, 12 to 16 ounces: microwave for 8 to 10 minutes before transferring to the oven, and bake for 25 minutes.Notes:
*Salt and pepper the potatoes once they are split open. Garnish with one or more of: shredded cheese, sour cream, chives, bacon bits, jalapenos. Or a pat of butter. Or, my favorite, a pan sauce from sauteed pork chops.*Find good, clean potatoes for this recipe. Baked potatoes work best when they're whole. The skin traps the steam inside, making the inside fluffy and tender. If you have to remove bruises or eyes, then the steam will escape, and the potatoes won't bake as well.
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I think this could be peak bloom here. An odd growing season this year, with some plants not blooming at all, and the bud counts are down considerably on others. Vertical Horizon was blooming today. |
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- Posted by edward_kimball Zone 5b (My Page) on Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 19:41
Vertical Horizon looks nice. I picked it up this year. I hope it does as well here. |
- Posted by twixanddud z5/6 SE Mich (My Page) on Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 20:08
Vertical Horizon is beautiful, and all of your seedlings are too! |
Very pretty. I like Sailing at Dawn. I think I may be at peak too. My daylilies are all doing very good this year. Last year we were in a drought and they didn't look good at all. I am really enjoying them this year. |
Wow! Johnny Cash seedling is gorgeous! Gimmee gimmee! :) |
- Posted by organic_kitten 8 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 20:39
Your seedlings are very pretty, and I like Entwined in the vie best of the others. kay |
- Posted by maximus7116 MI (My Page) on Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 20:41
I like your seedlings best of the group. Nice job! |
- Posted by mantis__oh z6 OH (My Page) on Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 21:42
Lots of nice seedlings, especially the Blue Hippo one. And yes, the Vertical Horizon looks very good. |
Just re-checked my seedling map and #5 isn't a Johnny Cash seedling, It's out of a Linda Beck cross (actually makes more sense). Edward, I do hope Vertical Horizon does well for you. I have some interesting seedlings from it, and it's handled our western PA winters very well without mulch protection. Thanks to everyone who checked out my pics! Linda |
Love that Red Friday seedling. |
Your seedlings are really nice, I'm particularly attracted to the Pink Lemonade one. I haven't had any interesting seedlings this year, most didn't bloom at all. Some of last years seedlings improved, but several of them didn't bloom. |
You have really pretty seedlings! Especially like Blue Hippo and Pink Lemonade Party kids. |
Seedlings look good. BLUE HIPPO seedling has a nice edge on it. Julia |
Pink Lemonade Party seedling gets my vote.....Maryl |
I love the Pink Lemonade seedling! Great pink color and nicely ruffled edge! Entwined In the Vine and Vertical Horizon are looking good too! Debra |
like the colors in the first pic. but my vote goes to the pink lemonade flower, so bright. nice job! |
- Posted by jean_ar z8 Ar (email@example.com) on Sat, Jul 12, 14 at 12:35
I love the PINK LEMONADE seedling. and the johnny cash seedling, too, they are all very pretty blooms. jean |
Johnny Cash seedling ought to be named Liberace. |
I really like the Johnny Cash and Pink Lemonade seedlings but they are all lovely. |
Those are all gorgeous! I loved day lilies at my other house, but here the deer love them too :-( LindaB/CA |
New to the daylily forum so forgive the ignorance. Would someone please explain to me the references to 'seedlings'? What is the (visual) difference between the daylily plant and the seedlings? |
- Posted by daylilly99 6b northern VA (My Page) on Tue, Jul 15, 14 at 7:57
You have some really pretty seedlings. Are you thinking any of them are good enough plants that you will register and introduce them? Which ones? I like your Pink Lemonade and Red Friday seedlings best. I tried to use Red Friday both ways at least a dozen times this season and I don't think anything took with either pod or pollen. |
daylilly99....Right now I have several Red Friday seedlings, 2 Pink Lemonade Party seedling, 2 Lillian's Alabama Sunrise seedling, and 1 Carol Todd seedling that I will likely register. I have yet to post pics of a few of those. The Lillian's Alabama Sunrise kids are HUGE....40" scapes, with blooms averaging around 6.5 - 7", 15-16 buds. I have no trouble spotting them as I look out across the seedling beds. Red Friday has been a frustration for me as well....very poor pod parent, but when it does manage to set a pod for you, be sure you start those seeds. I've got some very nice seedlings from Red Friday. Funny story here is that in passing RF I pollinated it with something and was so sure it wouldn't take that I didn't bother to tag the cross. Right now it's got two small pods on it, but I'm not holding my breath. I've seen it start pods before and then abort them within a weeks time. |
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- Posted by gardenofeden777 8a central Louisiana (My Page) on Tue, Jul 15, 14 at 16:39
Linda those are beautiful seedlings, and the Pink Lemonade one is soooo pretty. And Vertical Horizon is nice. Rena' :-) |
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Once the plan is agreed upon then there needs to be major commitment to the change process. Change does not occur overnight and will commonly regress if the change is not reinforced. My suggestion is that in your plan of change you set up consistent, frequent checkins on how the changes are going. During those checkins you will have the opportunity to validate what is going well, improve what is not working, and continue the communication process. What you will find as a secondary gain is that you and your partner will believe you can work through any issue. You will learn how each of you communicate and what it takes to reach a compromise. As a result of your hard work, you will experience much less disappointments in your relationship and find yourself with a deeper connection.


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Re:Time for the Lego Bay... (535 comments)
Since we're already being pedantic here, I might remind you that the actual trademarked term is 'LEGO' in all capitals.
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Re:Time for the Lego Bay... (535 comments)
Since we're already being pedantic here, I might remind you that the actual trademarked term is 'LEGO' in all capitals.
Re:Interesting question (102 comments)
I, for one, welcome something extraordinary with the electronics.
A large number of the significant improvements to the guitar that matter to guitarists have all happened ahead of the output jack. Humbucking pickups (which you already mentioned), active electronic pickup systems, locking tuners, various vibrato assemblies, noise cancelling single coil pickups like the Fender Lace Sensor and its successors, the Sustainiac and Fernandes Sustainer systems, piezoelectric pickups, different formulations of guitar strings and different neck and body materials and dimensions are all examples. Certainly, great gains have been made in amplification technology, and the proliferation of cheap mass-produced digital effects and moderately priced high-quality analog effects have allowed a greater variation of noises to emanate from the speakers of guitarists everywhere, but it's not like Ted Nugent could plug in some effect box and sound like Eddie Van Halen - a lot of things happen before the output jack. Also, to borrow the phrase from the coders - "Garbage In, Garbage Out." To marginalize what happens before the output jack is like the director that lets a bad take go and tells the crew "We'll fix that in post". Anything that can be done to get a better quality or more desirable signal out of the guitar in the first place should be considered, since it makes the job of all the things after the output jack all the easier. IMO, guitar effects are best like makeup - most of the time they're better when tastefully done and not noticed, and if you are going to draw attention to it, it better be awesome.)
Re:Mr Rubik (139 comments)
Normally I have something to contribute on Cube-related things, but I clearly failed. Since I clearly failed on sarcasm and humor before, is it any wonder that I took the primary definition of party as the assumed term? I _know_ I'm an idiot. (My wife had me listed as 'Dumbass' on her phone.) I'll make you a deal. If you would like to kick me from slashdot, go ahead. Otherwise I will stay off for a month.
Re:Sketchy Journalism (139 comments)
On a 20x20x20 cube, five random moves would be trivial to solve by inspection plus a tiny bit of brute force. Most kids with decent spatial skills can undo three or four moves on a regular cube without much trouble. What move or moves remained after what was easy to backtrack would only take a few attempts to discover. 20 moves might be a little bit more of a problem on a 20x20x20 cube - not enough moves to get to every possible state on a cube that size, but possibly too many moves to do by visual inspection.
Re:Mr Rubik (139 comments)
You're right - I should clarify - my confusion had to do with the emoticon's existence, i.e. why was it placed there at all. Since sarcasm is an expected mode of conversation on slashdot, the addition of the frowny face made me wondered if we were supposed to take faux pity on the speaker, and the humor was contained there somehow - I couldn't find the humor there - or it was some new level of meta-sarcasm that I didn't get (but I am now suspecting to be the case). I realize most of the failure of language processing here is mine.
Re:Mr Rubik (139 comments)
I know that I am typically no fun, I attribute that mostly to refusing to drink alcohol except on rare special occasions. The few times I am in social situations it is usually because I am obligated to be there. However, since Rubik's cube is one of my primary interests, I have one with me most of the time. In talking to other people about Rubik's cube (which is much easier for me than making small talk about myself) I have heard people make statements similar to the one above made by 'pinballer', and with complete seriousness. Since the serious comments by laypeople only illustrate how poorly most people perceive a very small, rigorous mathematical group, I am way past this being a funny statement, even in jest. (I was also confused by the placement of the frowny-face emoticon.)
Re:From TFA... (139 comments)
4/log(2) is 13.28, more than 11. 9/log(3) is 18.86, less than 20. This curve doesn't fit so great. Anybody do the math for the 4x4x4 already?
Re:Mr Rubik (139 comments)
Since my sarcasm meter is clearly broken, or I fail to see the humor in this at all, please describe in detail any state of a solvable Rubik's cube where only 5 of the six sides are solved.
Re:Does for Phishers what hiding ext did for Troja (591 comments)
Anybody with Mod points needs to give this guy a cigar.
If I already have a problem with people not knowing where they really are on the internet, and they get horrid stuff all over their computers, and I can't get them to change mbam.exe to mbam.com to run sneakily run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware because they're either completely unfamiliar with file extensions or just plain can't see them to change them, how could I possibly be in favor of the foreseeable URL-free future where they don't even know where they're browsing/downloading stuff from?
Re:Sony! (133 comments)
Came for 'Sony + root' comments, was not disappointed.
Re:That's it! (133 comments)
Instead of suggesting that 'billcopc' was being anticapitalist when I think all that was intended was an emotional outburst, perhaps we should suggest that he has discovered an unfilled market niche and he should build his own cars to fill said niche. That way, it would be quite hard to accuse him of anticapitalism.
Re:Cardboard acting in 3D? (313 comments)
That is a surmountable obstacle and hardly an excuse. I'm not convinced _every_ director is able to raise up someone's acting. Some directors are actor's directors, and some focus more on visuals and/or storytelling and need to cast crack actors to make it work so they don't have to worry about that part as much. Sometimes the editor is able to rescue stuff (but usually only if the director has shot multiple takes). The quality of Ewan McGregor's acting , trying to fill the giant shoes of Alec Guiness, or Liam Neeson's acting, was quite different as compared to Jake Lloyd's or Hayden Christensen's acting. Granted, it would have been quite difficult to cast someone with more experience as Anakin as Lucas seemed like he wanted a new face in the role, but if he _had_ cast someone with more experience, and perhaps in the second and third movie someone with more chemistry with Natalie Portman, there was the possibility that they could have overcome Lucas' ham-fisted lack of direction of dialogue. Also, in light of all the complaints about Lucas' directing, while I always hear fans say "Empire" (that Lucas did not direct) is the best of them, how come nobody directly complains about "A New Hope" (that Lucas directed) that much?
Re:Games Instead (771 comments)
The down side with the guy that's well-respected and only makes 250K a movie is that it is probably the only picture he's working on, so not only will that 250K be his salary for that year that the film takes in production, but it's got to cover him for the year he spends afterward going around to help promote the film, and possibly even the year after that where he's got to run around promoting the DVD. Once you get done with agents, accountants, and taxes, there's not so much to go around any more. Please refer to Chapter 36 of "If Chins Could Kill:Confessions of a B-Movie Actor" by Bruce Campbell. The chapter is called "Anatomy of a Paycheck".
Re:Games Instead (771 comments)
Some people at those big studios know that big budgets are not necessary for big profits. James Cameron, Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda, and Martin Scorsese (heard of any of those guys?) have all worked for Roger Corman before they were big time. Corman is a master at extracting value from a movie's budget and shooting films on a tight schedule. But, like you said, thanks to the way the accounting is done at most studios, it's not practical for most studios to operate any other way than the bloated way that they do.
Re:You gotta compete on the global marketplace! (797 comments)
I sat down and did the math a couple of years ago and concluded that I would never break even.
At the risk of being pedantic (which I doubt is much of a problem on
Re:Has anyone considered... (185 comments)
The problem with a definition like "hardcore" is that it's not clear-cut, is in the eye of the beholder, and is relative.
When I was in college, my girlfriend and I scoured every odd pawn shop in town for the odd overlooked Nintendo game and stayed up all night playing Gauntlet and Xenophobe. After college but before I had kids, I burned many an afternoon with my friends playing Quake, Goldeneye 64, Gran Turismo or some incarnation of Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat. Now that I have kids and my last-gen games are looking a bit dated (I have GameCube/PS2/Xbox), we got a Wii. I really enjoy Mario Galaxy, Twilight Princess, Tatsunoko Vs CAPCOM, RE4:Wii Edition, and No More Heroes.
What games can I log a lot of time on? Mario, Zelda, and maybe some Tatsunoko Vs CAPCOM. RE4 and NMH end up being a after-the-kids-have-gone-to-bed game, and guess what. By the time they're asleep, I've probably had enough for one day too. By your definition, my older son who will play LEGO Batman until the Wii overheats is more hardcore than I am. I play TvC with a Gamecube controller, he uses the simple controls. How can I be the less hardcore?
Meanwhile I am presented with lots of odd scenarios.
"You play fighting games and you didn't own a Saturn or a Dreamcast? You're not hardcore."
"Wow, there's lots of stuff out there for the Wii that isn't a sports game collection? Thanks for helping me pick something out. It's nice that a hardcore gamer would be willing to help out a noob like me."
"You don't own a PS3 or a 360? How can you even call yourself a gamer?"
"Seriously, you finished Devil May Cry and Ninja Gaiden? Those games are brutal. I can't even have any fun playing them."
It took me years to finish Devil May Cry (2 and 3 were much easier), and some crosstraining from Ninja Gaiden may have helped a little, but the best thing about the Devil May Cry games is that you can save at absolutely any time. So, if there's an incident involving bodily functions that I need to tend to, or someone wants their third hot dog, or I can't stand how much sand got tracked on to the living room rug, I can deal with it. I think I have gravitated towards fighting games because single playthroughs are not 6+ hours. The other thing I really like is a game like Pikmin where time is naturally divided into 15 minute segments. And another thing - as a parent, it's a lot more satisfying to play Wii Bowling or Tatsunoko vs CAPCOM with my son if we have time to do that than to play a more difficult game by myself. It's not that I've 'grown out' of gaming, but how it fits into the rest of my life has necessarily changed because the rest of my life has changed.
Re:Conditions of cube? (63 comments)
The reason that most speedcubers use the Fridrich method is that it is affected less by cube conditions than the corners first method used by Minh Thai in the 80's. A corners first method involves a lot of slice moves (turning the middle layer between the two outer layers), effectively doubling the frictional force required to turn it. The Fridrich method has a large move table and emphasis on face turns instead of slices. The Kociemba algorithm, like what you would find in the 'Cube Explorer' program, uses a much larger move table even than the Fridrich algorithm, and is optimized for a low number of face turns - although not always minimal, it's usually pretty close. So even if the thing wasn't lubed that well, it's going to be fast just because of the low number of moves that it will be able to compute. I would also hope that the robot would be able to apply more torque more precisely than a human and isn't doing more than one cube turn with a given motion, so it has a good chance of overcoming the friction of a new cube. Human cubers do things like RU' (right face clockwise, top face counterclockwise) with a single hand motion and an unlubed cube would hang up on the transition between the two motions. The robot would do two separate clean twists without having to worry about a transition.
All of the V-Cubes, which would be any 6x6x6 or 7x7x7 available that I know of, are more speedcubing friendly right out of the box, as its design was done with correcting for small misalignments in mind so as not to put too much torque on the pieces when turning the cube.
Re:I can beat that ... (193 comments)
It's 5 buttons, no joystick. Rotate Left, Rotate Right, Hyperspace, Thrust, and Fire. Your left hand gets the two rotate buttons, your right gets thrust & fire. The Hyperspace button is in the middle but away from normal hand reach - you have to abandon something else to press it.
Re:If you can't handle calculus, science isnt for (467 comments)
Dear sir,
I thought that this comment was hilarious but was incredibly dissappointed by all the urination-in-the-breakfast-cereal comments which followed it.
/uses both derivatives and stats IRL
/been known to integrate ocassionally
/never had to use Green's Theorem outside of a classroom because I'm not a M.E.
Re:oh good lord (283 comments)
The wife had a good laugh w/ that one. She suggested:
"Is there a sign out there that says 'Dead Robot Storage'? Is there?"


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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 15, 2008) - Kentucky Children's Hospital will introduce to the public from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18 the new TIDBIT program at the UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health in Hazard. TIDBIT stands for Telemedicine in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Intervention and Training. It is an innovative Kentucky TeleCare initiative bringing developmental-behavioral pediatric expertise to communities in Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky.
The TIDBIT program offers many advantages to families including reducing the time and cost required to travel to major metropolitan centers to see a specialist; keeping health care in community centers where families are familiar; reducing absence from school and work due to travel for children and families; and allowing more convenient access to specialists not easily obtained outside of tertiary care centers.
Advantages for community providers include creating a networking opportunity with the specialist for coordinating care of complex patients; providing opportunities for educational programs to health care and mental health provider offices; and keeping patients and health care revenue in the local communities.
"Kentucky Children's Hospital is pleased to offer TIDBIT to children and families in Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky," said Dr. Tim Bricker, Jacqueline A. Noonan Endowed Chair and professor and chair of pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine. "We appreciate being able to work with community providers so their patients won't have to come to Lexington," said Bricker who is physician-in-chief of Kentucky Children's Hospital.
"Many families in Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky must drive over two hours and over 100 miles each way to access a child developmental-behavioral specialist," said Dr. Neelkamal Soares, assistant professor of pediatrics, UK College of Medicine, and developmental-behavioral pediatrician at Kentucky Children's Hospital. "This program enables Kentucky Children's Hospital to extend these services into communities and promotes partnerships with the medical practices that entrust us with consultation on these children and families," said Soares who is one of only four board-certified specialists in this field in Kentucky.
"This is an important program for one of the most vulnerable populations in our community," said Dr. Baretta R. Casey, director of the UK Center for Excellence in Rural Health. "Our children are our future. I'm pleased that the UK Center for Excellence in Rural Health is able to partner with the Kentucky Children's Hospital to make this a reality."
UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center at the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health and the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead are the first two regional partners in Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky to have TIDBIT programs. Soon the program will be expanded across the Commonwealth to serve the needs of families affected by children's developmental and behavioral problems. TIDBIT has been recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) program as deserving of a grant to plan and coordinate care with community providers to offer developmental-behavioral pediatric services to rural populations.
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Hi everyone,
This probably belongs on the Community Board, but some of the threads there get a little scary to me. And, this board has always been so friendly. I hope you don't mind me posting here. We just found out that our children's school will be starting the redistricting process for August. We have heard through the rumor mill, that our area is one that will be sent to another school. There are many issues to that for us, both logicitially and emotionally for my kids. But the biggest issue is that the school we currently use is one mile from our home and the "new" school is more than eight miles from home. Not a huge distance, but our in-laws house is within walking distance to our current school and my parents like less than 1/2 mile to our current school. It makes life SO easy when someone is sick or even if one of the grandparents wants to drop by for lunch. Granted, this is all hear-say now and we are thinking the worst, but I'm wondering if anyone has gone through this with their children? Did you have any success appealing the decision? Some of the parents our area are organizing a letter-writing campaign to complain about the timing. The public hearings aren't until June/July and changes will go into effect mid-August. Doesn't really alllow those impacted much time. I'm not sure if participating in this campaign would make things better/worse? My daughter is heart-sick hearing some of the other kids talk about moving schools and she is asking a lot of questions about it. What do I say to ease her mind and help her get through the next few months of school? Any advice or insight would be most appreciated. The school is overcrowded and does need to be redistrcted. My issue is the speedy process that seems to be happening and the fact that there seems to be a no exception policy to what they decide. I also have issues that the public hearings are so close to the start of school. I would think it would take more time to hash these things out? It also doesn't really seeem "fair" as the obvious geographical boundaries seem to be ignored and it's falling more along the lines of some of our local election boundaries... Just looking for some feedback... Have a happy day everyone! Please no flames...it's always nice to be important but it's more important to be nice (or so that cliche goes).
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I went thru it as a kid twice( not fun at all)..Despite parents petitions and letters it still happened, I am not sure what you can do..I went from walking distance to miles away over a major highway and NO bussing..Redistricting or Re-zoning districts is always going to effect someone unfortunately...My parents had to change around their work hours and try and find someone to take us to school..It was difficult.I hope it all works out for you
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Redistricting is always hard and always SO political.
In our district, you can appeal your school assignment based on childcare needs. So if you have a daycare provider that lives in the neighboring school, your kid can go to that school. SInce it sounds like your parents provide some childcare for you, I wonder if you'll be able to use that as grounds for a reassignment for your daughter. Other than that, I don't have much advice. So sorry you all have to go through it! |
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It happened here last Sept and there were petitions, etc. and it still happened. USUALLY all other options have been evaluated and this is the last option that HAS to happen. I'm guessing it's the same for your district.
So I would say to accept it and focus on the positives. Unless your district has significant differences in your elementary schools - I would guess it will be the same as it is here. Everyone who was changing schools was just as worried, scared, upset as you are and now, 6 months later - I can't find ONE of them who is upset at all about this. Things have gone VERY SMOOTHLY and 99.9% of people are now happy on the other side of it all. The CHANGE is the most difficult part is what I'm saying. So you too will get to the other side of this change. For us, the positives have meant no more overcrowding at the one school. This has been a huge plus - we were using storage rooms as classrooms in years past. The kids who moved have also been able to meet so many more kids in the district. These kids will be 'ahead' of all the rest of us when we all merge into middle school. Anyway - it likely has to happen and luckily the reasons you state for your unhappiness are relatively small. You will get used to it and it won't be that bad. Oh - almost forgot - Look now for one (or two) friends who will also be changing schools. If your dd doesn't hang out with any others who will be chaning - plan some playdates now. If she has a couple others who will be going to the new school with her - it will make it much easier on her. You likely would be able to request that they have the same teacher too to ease the transition to the new school. |
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Many, many kids have to deal with changing schools every year. Your kids will survive! Eight miles is not a big deal for the grandparents to go if someone gets sick. Emphasize the positive aspects to your child and tell her everything will work out; it usually does!
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I'm not sure there is much you can do. The redistricting begins with the annual census information and then is highly contested all around I'm sure. You mention that the existing school is over crowded. Maybe look at the positive that moving to a school with a smaller enrollment will be beneficial education wise. We have had this done several times around our areas.
I know it is hard on the kids, but surely there are others that they know in the same boat. You can't be the only family this is affected from the old school. I don't say this to be harsh, only as a discussion with your children that some of their friends will be moving with them as well. That is a positive. Plus they get to meet some new friends. Just a thought. I guess at this point you have to wait and see what rumors are true and what are not. I do wish you the best and hope whatever happens it benefits your children in the long run.
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We have been though this several times over the years and its never easy. I know in our area there are kids that have been to 4 schools in 5 years and have never moved.
Do you have open enrollment? We have it now that you can go to any school that will accept you as long as you are willing to provide transportation. They wanted to send my DD to a failing school across town and that wasn't going to be an option for me. We were able to send her to a 4 star school 7 minutes from our house instead of a failing school 38 minutes from home. I would ask if that is a option. If not, there may not be much you can do about it. |
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Thanks for the feedback!
It is most appreciated. I, too, was redistricted three times in elementary school and it was very difficult for me. I was a shy child and it was really difficult for me to make friends at a young age and then I ended up starting school in one spot, redistricted in 2nd grade, and again in 5th grade. I can remember the anxiety I felt as a youngster and I didn't want to do that to my kids. It's one of the reasons we picked the area we picked to build our home. We figured that having a school so close to our house would sort of protect us from having to switch schools for the kids.
Our parents do help us out, but our children do attend a wonderful child care center nearby so I definitely don't want to saddle the grandparents with running them to/from school every day. Figuring out all the logistical stuff seems overwhelming when everything works like clockwork now. I don't know what we'll do, but whatever happens I'm sure it will all work out. I just hate knowing that my little one will have that scared feeling starting over with a new building and new friends. In any case, I do appreciate the comments and kind words. Here's hoping for the best! Happy day everyone!
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Our school redistricted twice while my daughter was in elementary school. By the time they make the decision or it has come to that point, any petition is probably mute. Try to see what you can do, but normally it is in the best interest of the children. Less crowding. Being a military brat, I went to 9 different schools from K-12. It is an adjustment (I was shy) but kids are very resilient. Think of all the positives that will happen and she will follow your lead.
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This happens all the time here in Las Vegas... If the school is that overcrowded there are really only two choices.... Rezoning or going year round. It is not as bad as you think it is. Kids make new friends.
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Guurrlll, I'm close by in Loudoun, where the school district was recently sued over new boundaries. Parents lost. In 20 years my neighborhood has been to 4 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools. One more middle school in 2014 and we should be done moving.
As far as the fight goes, do your homeowrk. Call the admin offices and find out what is really happening and when. Know your attendance zone. Know the school board policy, the official one. What is the time frame they should be giving you? Does your school district have busses? Are you currently walkers? School boards don't like to take kids off sidewalks and put them on school busses if they can help it. What is being built in the future? Are you likely to be moved again? Document a majority voice. Attend hearings in one identifiable color, like red. Get all the information and then really look at it. We successfully lobbied once not to be moved because we knew there was a school being built later in our neighborhood. They let us stay. However, my son took art in the hallway and the new school had 13 kids to a class. Had we known that ahead of time, we probably would have thought twice about fighting. Here's the thing. Your kids will be fine. If they move they will go with their neighborhood friends. They will see all the same faces on the bus. They will have the same curriculum. The routine will be the same. Heck the building may even be the same. You treat it like a nonissue and they will too.
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By his own admission, Louis Agnello Jr. has led a checkered career. Once known as the Stripper King of New York, he later represented male and female strippers, appeared on soap operas, tangled with a New York district attorney, became embroiled in a lawsuit against the Subway corporation over a franchise agreement, and was once ambushed and shot.
Agnello, whose penname is Cousin Vinny, thinks he's got it right now. He is currently on a book tour — and a mission —t o share the story of his first novel, "The Devil's Glove," which was released by Tate Publishing, a Christian publishing company.
Agnello will read from "The Devil's Glove" and sign autographs at the Oakbrook Center Barnes and Noble on Saturday, Aug. 9. In the book, Satan exacts revenge for being cast out of heaven by cursing a baseball glove. The glove's victims are a depressed minor league baseball player and an 11-year-old boy who dreams of having a big career.
Although this is Agnello's first novel, he already has four unproduced screenplays to his credit, and he earned a journalism degree from Western Connecticut State University in 1992.
But Agnello insists that he is not the source of this story.
"In 1991, I was anything but wholesome," he admitted. "I'm dancing for soap actresses, I'm dancing for the Rockefellers, I'm doing all the celebrity parties. I've always been an athlete, I was pin sober, I don't drink, I don't get high. I did have one great vice. I was one of the world's great womanizers."
It was during one of these liaisons that Agnello had the experience that led to his novel. "I was just about to doze off," he said. "This white-haired guy entered my room and he said to me, 'Don't you think it's time for you to do your job? I want to show you something. It's a message to the world and you're going to deliver it.' Then, he played this movie. It was the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life. I spent the next five hours jotting down every single detail of this Chicago White Sox ghost story."
Agnello spent the next two years writing 80 percent of "The Devil's Glove," which was then called "The Magic Glove."
As his stripping career slowed down, Agnello had to find alternate ways to earn a living. He put the book aside.
He began writing the book again after that shooting incident because his mother convinced him he had survived because he didn't deliver his "message."
"It is one of the great anti-suicide books of all time," Agnello declared. "It is going to take all the troubled souls off the ledge and put them back on solid ground. It explores the addiction that we have to be great in order to be loved."
Cousin Vinny signs 'The Devil's Glove'
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Why You Should Watch Football With Your Man
If you don't understand all the rules to the game just ask your guy. He'll be happy to explain. But if you want to make a lasting impression on your man, know something about the game and the players. It's as simple as reading the sports pages a few days before the game. Another option is to listen to the sports news leading up to the game. You can also do some research online to understand the basic rules.
The main reason to watch the game with your man is football is fun and exciting. The game is full of intense drama, dynamic action, victorious moments and crushing heartache. Plus, watching the powerfully built athletes, in tight pants, playing their gladiator hearts out on the field is a nice perk.
So this football season put on your favorite team's t-shirt, butter up some popcorn and cheer along with your man.
Donna Beasley, The Romance Lady, is a romantic travel expert who encourages couples to create memorable romantic moments, honeymoons, vow renewals and other special romance occasions in travel locations throughout the world. She is the author of the provocative ebook, Romance Made Easy, 10 Golden Keys of Romance to Excite, Seduce and Captivate Your Lover. You can find tons of romance tips, romantic travel advice and a free copy of her book at her websites,www.RomanticGetawayTravel.com and www.Romance-In-Georgia.com.


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5 That which grows of itself of your harvest you shall not reap, and the grapes of your undressed vine you shall not gather: it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land. | 5 Do not reap what grows of itself or harvest the grapes of your untended vines. The land is to have a year of rest. |
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Obama Turns 51; Plays Golf, Will Go To Camp David
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Obama played golf with a group of friends and aides at Andrews Air Force Base before heading to the presidential getaway in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains.
He returns to campaign mode soon enough, with fundraisers in Connecticut on Monday and campaign rallies in Colorado on Wednesday and Thursday.
Next weekend, Obama will hold several birthday-themed fundraisers in Chicago, including one at his family's South Side home. Obama's campaign used the event to drum up small-dollar donations before the end of the July fundraising deadline, offering two lucky winners the chance to attend the fundraiser at Obama's red brick home. In an email to supporters, Obama warned that his birthday "could be the last one I celebrate as president of the United States, but that's not up to me â¿¿ it's up to you." Obama's team has warned that he could be outspent by Republicans and GOP candidate Mitt Romney. Obama got some early birthday wishes on Thursday during a rally in Florida, when supporters serenaded him with "Happy Birthday." The president joked that his birthday wishes "probably would have to do with electoral votes. Winning Florida wouldn't be a bad birthday present." Republicans offered tongue-in-cheek birthday greetings. The Republican National Committee delivered a birthday cake to their counterparts at the Democratic National Committee on Friday featuring a picture of a smiling Obama next to the words, "You didn't bake this." The inscription was a reference to a line from an Obama speech last month in which he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that." Romney has seized upon the line to question Obama's commitment to small business while Obama and Democrats have said the quote was taken out of context.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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In center of photo below blue half barrel. There are 2 more and they're lisving under that storage building on the right. Little Miss is ecstatic to have little bunnies hopping around here so eradication isn't possible. This was a week ago. Today>>>> 2 more to go. The first thing we caught was a rat. Poison must go out, but first the buns are to be captured. More fertilizer! |
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Apple iPhone & iPad iPhone 5S iPhone 6 iPhone OS Rumour: iPhone 5S will recognise your fingerprint References in iOS7 beta code suggest Apple's next blower will sport a built-in biometric scanner 30 July 2013
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When you're traveling, you rarely think about what will happen if you get hurt. When you're thinking about going on vacation, the last thing you're thinking of is what will happen to you if you're hurt. This guest blog post from Farar & Lewis LLP, a San Diego personal injury attorney, is here to help you figure it out.
In the USA, for example, if you're the victim of a personal injury, most of the time the negligent party has insurance. For example, if you're the victim of a car accident in the USA, you'll be compensated by the insurance company of the driver, and have your injuries compensated for + your medical expenses will be paid for.
If you're traveling abroad, for example, if you're in a hotel abroad, and the premise is unsafe, then you can legally hold the hotel owner liable. If you suffer a personal injury through no fault of your own, and through the neglect of the hotel, then the hotel is liable to pay you compensation. On average, depending on where you're going, you have 1-3 years to file a claim for compensation. There are some exceptions. For example, if an accident happens on an airplane, then time limit is usually reduced to 2 years.
If you're on vacation with a tour operator, then it's the job of the tour operator to provide you with a safe environment. They are legally liable for any injuries you incur, and it's their job to make sure any premises they take you to are safe, and any place else you go, with their guidance, is safe.
If you are injured as a result of something that the tour operator should have foreseen, then you can hold them liable in the country you are in.


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Tuesday 31 July 2007
"Just a single button for combat?" may have been many people's reaction when developer Lionhead announced that, yes, just a single button press would perform all Fable 2's hand-to-hand maneovers. Ignore the doom-mongers, though. By the looks of this footage it was a decision worth taking.
The gameplay footage contained in this short studio feature certainly isn't finished. But it's complete enough to show off some neat moves triggered by the context-sensitive combat system - an 'over the head' backwards parry, a 'head meets wall' surprise move, and plenty of runnings-through.
We look forward to buckling our swash with Fable's sword-swinging characters (or even popping some percussion-caps with the pistol-wielding highwaymen) with muchos excitement.


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Maybe that was $10 a day per person... Him, his wife, the baby and the BOAT.
Could be done if all went well and you pre planned and avoided some of the places that everyone wants to go. Problem is "something happens" more often than we usually wish...
When I'm on the hook I do save money as mooring typically are $20 to $30 per night in the "resort" areas of the Virgin Islands where I spend most of my time. As you can see from your local gas station, the cost of fuel is going up and except in some area in South America... they will continue to go up. I would not be surprised to see $8.00 a gallon for diesel in the next year in the Carib.
Personally, I'm addicted to ICE... gotta have that cool sundowner and a cold beer at some point in the afternoon is not often turned down. This takes power... as HUD indicated you have to have a large battery bank and a means of charging it. It you have solar panels and wind generator it will reduce your daily cost of running your engines but the initial cost is still very high.
As far as boat goes.... your use is dependent on what is recommended. Once your in the Carib the boat your talking about will be acceptable for some island hopping in good weather. It is not a bad weather boat. It is not a blue water boat... I know I know.. some have taken a canoe across the Atlantic.. but for real people, it is not something one would do with a small child and others you love.
From Miami to the Carib is not a easy day sail... get a copy of the Thorny Path for best information on what routs to select based on season of travel. Nothing is impossible... well almost nothing but reasonable limits and restrictions need to be considered.
Have you considered buying a boat in the Carib? Often far less expensive than in the states and already at the location you want to be. I would recommend you learn sailing first. No real point in getting a boat in the Carib if you have no idea how to handle a cruising boat.
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National Industry
The Venezuelan president of Conindustria, Carlos Larrazabal, asserted that
the shortage of raw materials became the main obstacle to increasing
manufacturing output in the third quarter, reported El Nacional Dec. 8.
Additionally, the president of Fegalago, Jesus Iragorri said that the milk
production has almost been halved, reported Ultimas Noticias Dec. 8. The
economic situation in Venezuela is one of unsustainability. The national
industry seems to be unable to cope with national demand and this
ultimately leads to lower production and possibly higher unemployment. The
application of the Law of Costs further exacerbates this phenomenon and
could possibly lead to a non-reversible process. The lower national
production had lead to an increase in imports and in the long run this
system is not sustainable. The effects of this phenomenon can be several,
however social unrest due to shortages of food, and other basic products,
can ultimately destabilize the national government and could put the
country through a crisis.
Venezuela Colombia
The former president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, stated that Hugo Chavez,
President of Venezuela, proposed to him to capture, Ivan Marquez who is a
member of the secretariat of the revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC), reported Colombia Reports Nov. 30. This report comes after the
meeting between Colombian president Santos and Chavez. While
Colombian-Venezuelan relations seem to have hit a high in the past week, with
the several agreements with between these two countries, it seems odd that the
former president of Colombian would make such statements. In fact it has been
proven that the FARC did in fact receive support from the Chavez
administration in the past and this was a very delicate topic, and still is,
for both countries. It seems very odd in fact that one of the main topics that
resulted in divergence between Colombia and Venezuela is suddenly depicted as
a common point of cooperation. Additionally Chavez and Santos during their
meeting allegedly discussed methods to defeat FARC. While Chavez could be
trying to please Santos, Santos himself cannot believe these declarations to
be true. These statements could be in fact a way to gain political support
from the neighboring nation and portraying to the electorate in Venezuela that
the Chavez administration is working to eradicate the FARC
Argentina-Paris Club
The Argentine Economy Minister, Amado Boudou, asserted that "next year
Argentina's economy will generate sufficient trade balance and foreign
exchange will be necessary to have autonomy in making decisions." He then
also stated that Argentina has no "need" to borrow, reported Clarin Nov.
30. After the subsidy cuts declared by the Kirchner administration and
before the December meeting with the Paris Club, the Argentine government
is trying to portray itself as an economy still capable of taking care of
internal issues. This is because Argentina wants to depict itself as a
strong counterpart for the meeting so as to not have to succumb the
requests of the Paris Club. The issue at stake was the time period for
Argentina to make the payment to the Paris Club. Argentina was suggesting
a 3 to 5 years phasing, while the Paris Club was pushing to a maximum of
18 months. Clearly the divergence between the two sides is great and by
portraying itself as a sustainable economy, Argentina wants to find a
middle ground that would accommodate partially the timing requests by the
Paris Club. Last but not least, Argentina wants to avoid my all means the
intervention of the IMF, so as to not having to portray the official value
of its national inflation. This is because Argentina possesses many
inflation-linked bonds and the changing of official inflation from the 10%
being stated now as opposed to the real inflation hovering between 25% and
30% could severely hamper Argentina's reserves.
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos stated if the FARC displayed
gestures of peace there could be a possibility of reaching a "an agreement
relatively soon," reported Colombia Reports Dec. 7. However just today the
Colombian army seemed to have fought the FARC in the northwestern part of
Colombia, reported the same agency. While there appeared to be a
political opening from the Colombian government it appears that the FARC
does not want to start any sort of dialogue with the Colombian
authorities. It is hard to believe that the FARC could give up and find an
agreement with Colombian government, however an opening could have brought
the two sides closer. Nonetheless, it must be also considered that
President Santos might have made those declarations so as to portray the
Colombian government as willing to cooperate, while in the end it does not
believe either in the possibility on an agreement of the two sides. The
political and ideological battle between the two sides continues and it
appears to be far from over.
Antonio Caracciolo
Analyst Development Program
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Force of a Thousand Oms
"Yoga's weird and you're weird. That's why you like it." Baron Baptiste
In every yoga class I go to, the teacher knows not to adjust me into an intense back-opening pose. They don't mess with me in cobra, locust, wild thing or flip dog. It's pretty obvious from watching me that I coddle my lower back. I don't do upward dog. I don't do wheel. Also, teachers routinely ask their students before class whether they have injuries. I always mention my history of disc herniations.
The instructors assisting the Baron Baptiste full-day immersion workshop didn't know that, though, so when I flipped my dog during the last practice of the day, the teacher supported my lower back and tapped my thighs and basically waited for me to drop into wheel.
The last time I did a full wheel was in the weeks and months following Esme's birth. At the time, I was eager to dive back into my yoga practice and explore poses I had to take a break from toward the end of my pregnancy. I missed the vitality and power of a vigorous practice and I wanted to do it all. Now. Immediately.
The teacher cued us into wheel and I was gung ho, totally ignorant to the fact that my body was still surging with pregnancy hormones that relaxed my ligaments and made my joints loosey goosey. I pushed past previous edges without understanding why but happy to be back in my body. And so I practiced as much as I could. Until a few months later, I couldn't practice at all because of the extreme pain in my upper arms and shoulders. I went from full wheels to the inability to lift my arms to shoulder height. It was the first of many injury- or pregnancy-related hiatuses I took from a regular yoga practice. And it was the last time I did wheels.
Upside down, in a room full of 400 yogis, I found an opening in my lower back I haven't felt in I don't remember when. I do not feel compelled to do wheels. I don't feel like my yoga practice is lacking because I don't practice them. I don't feel pushed by any sense of ego or competition on my mat. My practice is mine. So, I would not have dropped into the pose if it wasn't for that most glorious feeling of openness that followed a wave of pop pop pop pops.
It happened like this: we flipped our dogs and the teacher walked past and placed her hands under my back. Time kind of stopped because I could sense that she was coaxing me toward more and I wondered how my body would respond and then, the pops, and I switched my standing hand and dropped my other and there I was… in wheel.
I thought about it later. Perhaps, I was supported by the energy in the room and the force of a thousand Oms.