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ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — The board of the state's largest school district has scheduled a meeting to discuss an undisclosed investigation into its superintendent.
But exactly what is the focus of the probe into Albuquerque Superintendent Winston Brooks remains a mystery.
The Albuquerque Public Schools board is slated to gather Monday for their special meeting.
Board president Analee Maestas says a serious personnel issue came up during the school chief's performance review. In a statement last week, Maestas says she hired an attorney to investigate the personnel issue and the attorney has produced a report.
Brooks confirms he has been interview by the attorney but declined to give details on the investigation.
Brooks was put on an improvement plan last year after he made a disparaging tweet about Education Secretary Hanna Skandera.
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While it is interesting that a wide variety of consulting and product companies have tried to brand themselves as "the" experts on Service Orientation, there are a few examples of good sites that, although sharing corporate sponsorship, managed to describe SOA principles in a way that is fairly neutral. The important thing to remember, even when using these sites, is that the opinions expressed in them are not standard, even if well described.
Therefore, when a recent exchange between myself and Dion Hinchcliffe got rolling, Mr. Hinchcliffe pointed to a nice site at serviceorientation.org and stated that interoperability is not one of the SOA principles, and therefore my argument could be dismissed. The two problems with this argument are, of course, (a) that the principles on the site do not represent consensus, and that (b) interoperability is specifically required by one of the principles on the site (service contract).
The core disagreement is on this point: does an enterprise that is implementing a SOA environment need to be concerned about the use of Ajax tools? Mr. Hinchcliffe asserts that Ajax tools will use services, and therefore will drive the implementation of an SOA environment. My assertion is that Ajax tools will use fine-grained application interfaces, not re-usable services, and therefore will not have any effect, positive or negative, on the implementation of a SOA environment.
The reason for this is simple: Ajax is too light-weight to play in the SOA world. Ajax controls cannot meet or enforce a contract. Ajax controls cannot use discovery protocols. They must be tightly coupled with their services due to many considerations, including browser-enforced data security, in addition to the lack of discovery capabilities. Ajax cannot compose a composable service request. All Ajax requests will be simple, by nature.
The requirements for an Ajax interface are speed of execution, small size of response, and very specific interaction behavior. Loose coupling is not a requirement for Ajax services. I would state that loose coupling is nearly an impossibility for Ajax interfaces.
The requirements for a web service are reliability, compliance to contract, loose coupling (in the sense of coding to contract and service discoverability) and services provided at the level of composability. This last one is the most important point. A composable service is one that can be understood by the business to be composed of atomic units of functionality. The problem with the notion of an Ajax site consuming an enterprise web service is that the atomic units are TOO BIG to be useful at the front end. Therefore, in order to create a composable service, the smallest unit of composition is not appropriate for the use of the Ajax site.
In conclusion: it is completely safe to assume that Ajax sites will not consume enterprise web services.
First off, a definition: A helper class is a class filled with static methods. It is usually used to isolate a "useful" algorithm. I've seen them in nearly every bit of code I've reviewed. For the record, I consider the use of helper classes to be an antipattern. In other words, an extraordinarily bad idea that should be avoided most of the time.
What, you say? Avoid Helper Classes!?! But they are so useful!
I say: they are nearly always an example of laziness. (At this point, someone will jump in and say "but in Really Odd Situation ABC, There Is No Other Way" and I will agree. However, I'm talking about normal IT software development in an OO programming language like C#, Java or VB.Net. If you have drawn a helper class in your UML diagram, you have probably erred).
Why laziness? If I have to pick a deadly sin, why not gluttony? :-)
Because most of us in the OO world came out of the procedural programming world, and the notion of functional decomposition is so easy that we drop to it when we come across an algorithm that doesn't seem to "fit" into our neat little object tree, and rather than understand the needs, analyze where we can get the best use of the technology, and place the method accordingly, we just toss it into a helper class. And that, my friends, is laziness.
So what is wrong with helper classes? I answer by falling back on the very basic principles of Object Oriented Programming. These have been recited many times, in many places, but one of the best places I've seen is Robert Martin's article on the principles of OO. Specifically, focus on the first five principles of class design.
So let's look at a helper class on the basis of these principles. First, to knock off the easy ones:
Single Responsibility Principle -- A class should have one and only one reason to change -- You can design helper classes where all of the methods related to a single set of responsibilities. That is entirely possible. Therefore, I would note that this principle does not conflict with the notion of helper classes at all. That said, I've often seen helper classes that violate this principle. They become "catch all" classes that contain any method that the developer can't find another place for. (e.g. a class containing a helper method for URL encoding, a method for looking up a password, and a method for writing an update to the config file... This class would violate the Single Responsibility Principle).
Liskov Substitution Principle -- Derived classes must be substitutable for their base classes -- This is kind of a no-op in that a helper class cannot have a derived class. (Note my definition of a helper class is that all members are static). OK. Does that mean that helper classes violate LSP? I'd say not. A helper class looses the advantages of OO completely, an in that sense, LSP doesn't matter... but it doesn't violate it.
Interface Segregation Principle -- Class interfaces should be fine-grained and client specific -- another no-op. Since helper classes do not derive from an interface, it is difficult to apply this principle with any degree of seperation from the Single Responsibility Principle.
Now for the fun ones:
The Open Closed Principle -- classes should be open for extension and closed for modification -- You cannot extend a helper class. Since all methods are static, you cannot derive anything that extends from it. In addition, the code that uses it doesn't create an object, so there is no way to create a child object that modifies any of the algorithms in a helper class. They are all "unchangable". As such, a helper class simply fails to provide one of the key aspects of object oriented design: the ability for the original developer to create a general answer, and for another developer to extend it, change it, make it more applicable. If you assume that you do not know everything, and that you may not be creating the "perfect" class for every person, then helper classes will be an anathema to you.
The Dependency Inversion Principle -- Depend on abstractions, not concrete implementations -- This is a simple and powerful principle that produces more testable code and better systems. If you minimize the coupling between a class and the classes that it depends upon, you produce code that can be used more flexibly, and reused more easily. However, a helper class cannot participate in the Dependency Inversion Principle. It cannot derive from an interface, nor implement a base class. No one creates an object that can be extended with a helper class. This is the "partner" of the Liskov Substitution Principle, but while helper classes do not violate the LSP, they do violate the DIP.
Based on this set of criteria, it is fairly clear that helper classes fail to work well with two out of the five fundamental principles that we are trying to achieve with Object Oriented Programming.
But are they evil? I was being intentionally inflammatory. If you read this far, it worked. I don't believe that software practices qualify in the moral sphere, so there is no such thing as evil code. However, I would say that any developer who creates a helper class is causing harm to the developers that follow.
And that is no help at all.

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STUART — City Commission candidate Robin Hicks-Connors believes there's more to Stuart than just the downtown and, if elected, she said she will make it a priority to unify the city.
Hicks-Connors faces incumbent Eula Clarke in the nonpartisan race for Stuart City Commission, Group V.
Clarke has held the seat since 2010.
A 17-year veteran of the nonprofit sector, Hicks-Connors has helped others — including current Mayor Troy McDonald — campaign for office, but has never run herself.
She said issues including All Aboard Florida and the city's $1.3 million shortfall compelled her to run.
"It's hard to choose a most important issue because you have the trains, which threaten our way of life, and the budget, which threatens our financial security," she said.
If the first-time candidate is elected, she said she will work to find a solution to the city's budget woes.
Unlike recent actions by the City Commission, that solution will not depend on tax increases.
Hicks-Connors said she recognizes the creativity of the fire assessment, the city's most recent financial remedy, which charges a one-year fee of approximately $100 to each of the city's 9,000 commercial and residential properties.
"I understand why they did it," she said, "but we need to look for ways to live within our means."
The candidate spent eight years as the president and CEO of the Elliott Museum and Historical Society in Stuart and four years as chief operating officer of the Council on Aging at the Kane Center.
Three years ago she founded RHC Consulting, a firm that serves local nonprofits, and last year she returned to the Council on Aging, this time as chief philanthropic officer.
Being highly involved in the community — she serves on boards including Stuart Mainstreet and the Chamber of Commerce — gives her an edge, she said.
"(Political office) is a natural progression from what I'm doing already," she said.
A second generation Floridian, Hicks-Connors moved from Washington back to her native state in 1998.
Former Stuart Mayor and City Commissioner Mary Hutchinson and former City Manager Dave Collier have endorsed Hicks-Connors.
Clarke, the incumbent, is an attorney with a private practice in Stuart. She formerly was a senior planner with the Martin County Growth Management Department and a planner for Ocala.
McDonald so far is the only candidate to file for Stuart City Commission, Group III. No one has filed for Group I, the seat held by James Christie.
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Okay Jerry Colangelo, time to bury the hatchet and go have a serious conversation with Gregg Popovich. If that requires a little groveling on your part, then grovel. But Mike Krzyzewski reiterated again Tuesday on Dan Patrick's radio show that he is done as Team USA coach (forward to the 9:15 mark of the video…
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MINNEAPOLIS -- When he wasn't doing his darndest to figure out the Chicago White Sox lineup, the Minnesota Twins' newest prized commodity sat near the middle of the first-base dugout, occasionally picking at his fingernails in agitated remorse. It didn't at all resemble the guy who pitched a shutout his last time out here. During his first two big-league starts, rookie southpaw Andrew Albers learned the meaning of fame and fan frenzy. He sniffed majors history, helped draw a crowd of 36,833 spectators to watch two sinking baseball teams, and had Minnesota's neighbor to the north fawning this past week over its latest top-of-the-line up-and-comer. Saturday at Target Field, the mania subsided. Albers pitched fine, not fantastic. A near-historic beginning became a delayed welcome-to-the-big-time experience. "You see today how quickly things can change," Albers said. The final line on Albers' first average-looking outing with the Twins: seven innings, five earned runs on five hits,...
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An Oscar winner for her movie debut in "Dreamgirls" and a Grammy winner for her self-named debut album, the
"I'm excited," says the friendly Hudson, whose first turn in a "VH1 Divas" special was two years ago, "because I'm a fan of all these ladies. I worked with Florence (Welch) at the Grammys last time, and I fell in love with her. Soul music is home for me, so it's going to be interesting. They're going to pair us up, with some of us singing together, so we're just going to have a soulful good time with, I'm sure, some surprises throughout the night."
Originating from New York's
A potential teaming with current "Mr. Know It All" crooner Clarkson is a big prospect for Hudson, who reveals that the two "Idol" icons have crossed paths "hardly at all" despite their both having been in the 2009 "VH1 Divas" show along with another "American Idol" victor,
"Of course, I watched her season of 'American Idol' because it was the first one," Hudson says of Clarkson. "That made me so nauseous because I thought, 'I can't believe I didn't go and audition for this show.' That was when I decided to go for Season 3, seeing Kelly win Season 1.
"I'd imagine a lot of 'Idol' fans will be watching," Hudson reflects of possible "VH1 Divas" duets with Clarkson, "but I hadn't even really thought about it like that at first. Kelly has been going along on her own, and it's almost the 10-year ('Idol') anniversary for her. I'm not that far behind that, and this will be great, since one aspect of it will be our meeting."
With soul the driving music force of the newest "VH1 Divas" event, the program will salute several cities that have done much to foster and sustain the genre: Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis and
While it yields on-air specials, the "VH1 Divas" franchise also is designed to raise funds for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, an initiative to continue music education in public schools. For Hudson, "VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul" comes right after
"It's fun," Hudson says. "There's no better time than the holidays. Switching it up and trying new things and working with different artists, it's fine." Also considering her latest film roles in "Winnie" (in the title part of Winnie Mandela) and the forthcoming "The Three Stooges," Hudson continues to embrace fresh opportunities, but she admits she's been in "the biggest whirlwind" since 2004.
"It has not stopped. It has just kept going since 'American Idol,' because right after that was when I got 'Dreamgirls,' and it's just been going and going. It's been fantastic, though, and it gave us the platform to still be in it this much later."
Hudson recognizes the holidays are an especially ripe time for "Idol" veterans to turn up on specials. "I guess it's maybe because you got to see us as we started and then grew into these careers," she reasons. "A lot of people have become part of our lives, and the holidays are about family, right? Maybe that's what it is."
For Hudson -- who lost her mother, brother and nephew in a much-reported 2008 tragedy -- family also includes her 2-year-old son with her pro-wrestler fiance,
"I feel like I've been on both sides of everything," Hudson says. "I was once someone who would have to go and audition for a show like 'American Idol,' and now, I'm in a whole new world. I miss the normalcy of being able to do some things.
"I love people-watching, because I think, 'Wow! They just get to walk up the street and go into the grocery store.' They get to do normal things, and that's what I miss. Because I was that person."


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Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Learning about Pythagoras
In our study of ancient Greece last month in homeschool, the twins (almost 6 years old) learned about Pythagoras and his followers (the Pythagoreans). Here are some of the activities we did (many were from the book Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece and Rome by Laurie Carlson. Here's a bit of what we did..
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Grecian Vase from Paper Mache
The kids (twins are almost 6 and little guy is almost 4) have been learning about ancient Greece all month using Story of the World and other sources. One of their favorite crafts so far have been these neat Grecian vases made from paper mache. Here's what we did...
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Making Purple Dye {Phoenicians, SOTW Chapter 15}
We studied the Phoenician traders last week in Story of the World. The Phoenicians were well known for glass blowing and purple dye (made from boiling snail shells). For our project, the kids (twins age 5.5, little brother age 3.5) made their own purple dye. Much to E's relief, no snails were harmed in the process..
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Writing Prompt: Food Chain
Lately I've been giving the girls (age 5.5) writing prompts and letting them get creative with their writing. This is one area in homeschooling where we stray from classical education, which believes that children in the Grammar stage should only do copywork and dictation for writing until they have mastered grammar/spelling. My girls absolutely love making up their own stories and are so proud of their creations.
This week we are doing a unit study on pond life, and read the picture book Pond Circle by Betsy Franco, which is about the food chain in a pond. We also watched the Wild Kratts episode "The Food Chain Game" and discussed the topic. I gave the kids a general writing prompt: write a story about any type of food chain. I love how my twins have such different personalities and came up with very different responses...
Sunday, May 24, 2015
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt {SOTW Chapter 12}
Instead of only spending a single day a week on ancient history, the kids (1st grade & pre-k) and I decided to do a full week unit study out of three chapters from Story of the World {Middle Kingdom of Egypt, New Kingdom of Egypt, and the Israelites Leave Egypt}. We also threw some old kingdom in there since we covered that last year, and the girls read Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Math Game {Sums of Ten}
Here's a fun math game to make with leftover plastic Easter eggs. I've seen Easter egg activities for Preschool-age kids (matching capital letters with lower case letters, for example), so I thought I'd make a game for my 1st graders.. making sums of ten...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Snow Ice Cream
Although we've had a generally mild spring this year, here in the Rocky Mountains we can still get snowfall through May (and sometimes even later). Lately, whenever it snows, the kids and I make snow ice cream. It's an easy and fun treat...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The Brook {Poetry Study - Alfred Lord Tennyson}
E (age 5.5) loves learning about the natural world and has a passion for art. Since she's also my early-riser, I decided to give her a special project that we could work on together in the mornings before the rest of the family woke up. I took one of the enrichment activities from the La La Logic Preschool Curriculum and modified it into a two-week unit. Every day, E would copy one stanza of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem, "The Brook". Unlike transitional classical education, I didn't require her copywork to be 'perfect' - I just wanted her to practice her writing and have fun with it. We looked up new vocabulary words, discussed spelling rules, etc... but the best part was to find pictures online of the plants and animals that were included and try to draw them (I made my own drawings, but E's turned out better). Here are some highlights of her project...
Monday, April 20, 2015
Titanic Crafts for Kids {Tonight on the Titanic}
The twins (age 5.5) have been in a virtual book club all year as part of their Calvert online school. Recently they read Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne, and had to present a project related to the book. I described some ideas for crafts to the kids and then let them create them themselves...
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Learning About Computers
I'm always busy trying to come up with fun unit studies for the kids. Recently I had an epiphany - why not ask them what they want to learn about? At the top of E's list was "How does a computer work?", so we decided to find out...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Easy Science Experiment: How Blubber Works
Back in December we learned about the Antarctic by reading My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal by Sophie Webb (read aloud during Circle Time), and The Penguin Who Wanted to Find Out by Jill Tomlinson (read independently by the twins, age 5.5). One common theme was how animals who live in cold climates require blubber to keep them warm. We explored this concept further with a simple but fun science experiment...
Monday, March 23, 2015
Learning about the Arctic
Last month we read two books about the Arctic.. The girls read Polar Bears Past Bedtime by Mary Pope Osbourne independently for their Calvert online school, and I read aloud The Eskimo Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins to all the children during our daily Circle Time. My own twins (five and a half years old) did some fun crafts to go along with the Arctic theme, and even wrote their first book reports...
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Read Aloud Books for Ages 2-5
I've always enjoyed reading aloud to my children. When they were young, our reading sessions were more about spending quality time with my little ones and instilling a love of books in them. Recently, I feel like the kids have not just been passively listening to the stories, but actually living them. They played Aslan versus The White Witch (from The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe) for weeks. When one twin is being particularly demanding, the other tells her to stop being "Veruca Salt" (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). The other day, their plastic toy horses were being used to reenact the barn fire in Black Beauty. I could go on and on (not including all the literature-inspired artwork they have produced). As a bibliophile myself, it warms my heart to see my children feel such a connection with the books they read.
Three years ago, when I was looking for ideas for read alouds for younger children, I looked to blogs and Facebook for recommendations. I've been keeping track of the books we've read both for myself and also with the hopes of inspiring other families to create read-aloud traditions with their children. Here's the list so far...
Friday, November 14, 2014
Homeschool Preschool Weekly Recap {Age 3}
H is 3 and 2 months old, and loves Homeschool Preschool. Not only does he join us for Circle Time and Stations (logic puzzzles and math manipulatives) in the morning, but he doesn't nap anymore so he participates in ALL our school work. Even with Kindergarten-level work I'm having a hard time challenging this sharp little guy. I think it's a good thing, however, to give him a majority of easy-mastery activities at the moment to keep school light and fun. Here's a sample of what we did this week...
Friday, November 7, 2014
Easy No-Bake "Cinnamon Rolls" {Cooking with Kids}
Here's a snack that kids can make themselves. It's a great exercise in Montessori Practical Life skills. All you need is sliced bread, softened butter or margarine, cinnamon, and sugar. Here's how the kids make it...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Bead Belt Craft for Kids {Native American Unit}
Last month, I started an eight week unit on Native Americans with the kids (ages 3, 5, 5). Every week we read a story about a little Native American boy or girl from a different tribe in the book Eight Little Indians by Josephine Lovell. The book belonged to my husband when he was a young and despite being published in 1936, it depicts the Native Americans in a very positive light and is a wonderful resource for educating children on the varying traditions of the different tribes.
The first story we read was about Leaping Trout, an Iroquois boy who loved to swim and built his own canoe. When Leaping Trout's father sent out a messenger to invite others to his party, he gave the messenger his wampum belt to show that the message was really from him and not a trick (the large amount of purple shells on his belt indicated his power and wealth).
For a fun handicraft to go with the story, the children made their own wampum belts. My 5 year old twins were able to make these with only minimal assistance. This would also be a great craft for kids for the Thanksgiving holiday! Here's how we did it..
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Teaching Kids to Think {LaLaLogic.com Review}
I want my kids to be problem solvers. I want them to approach new challenges with confidence. I want my children to grow to become men and women of "infinite-resource-and-sagacity". I want them to be thinkers!
This is where early education often fails. It seems that these days so much emphasis is put on academic skills (learning to read, learning to add/subtract, memorizing facts, etc..) that the cognitive skills that are the building blocks of learning are often neglected. If young children had the chance to play in ways that trained their brains in areas such as visual-spatial recognition, working memory, attention, and fluid reasoning using multi-sensory experiences, their capacity for learning would be increased.
Two years ago (while raising my three young children) I quit my job as a software engineer and set out to develop my own curriculum to teach kids to become better problem solvers. Today I'm proud to announce the official release of the La La Logic Critical Thinking Curriculum for children ages 3-6.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Homeschool Preschool Activities
Homeschool Kindergarten day-in-the-life post), but he also gets plenty of his own activities...
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Artwork by a Five Year Old
E (just turned 5) is our resident artist. I wanted to share some of her masterpieces. E prides herself on the realism of her art. Sometimes when I'm reading books about nature and animals aloud to the kids, I'm not sure if E is listening, but then she makes detailed drawings and starts telling me stories about the behaviors of the different animals. Here's another nature drawing..
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Miss Rumphius - Painting Lupine Flowers
Nothing makes a picture book more fun than letting the kids do a special activity related to the story. After reading Miss Rumphius a book by Barbara Cooney about a woman who plants Lupines to make the world more beautiful, the girls painted their own Lupine flowers. Here's what we did...
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Negative - Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria, circa 1935 Reg. No: MM 003685
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- Men with earthmoving conveyor belt. There is a horse and cart in the background.
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Batman: Arkham Origins Screens Are Winter Wonders
Written Sunday, April 28, 2013 By Richard WalkerView author's profile
Following Batman: Arkham Origins' big reveal a few weeks ago, we've finally managed to rope in some of the screenshots initially shown exclusively in Game Informer's big Arkham Origins spread. Now you can view them here in all of their high-res glory.
And if you've yet to see them, you're in for a snowy treat. Gotham's looking cold and wintry as ever, with villains like Black Mask, the Penguin and Deathstroke on the loose. While Rocksteady won't be developing this one, and word on the grapevine tells us that Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy might not be reprising his role, it's still looking mighty fine.
Check out a bunch of the screens below and if you're thirsty for more, you should visit the gallery for all 12. Batman: Arkham Origins is out on October 25th, 2013.
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Prince William is just one of the targets in an April Fools' Day joke bonanza for Cambridge - here's a roundup of some of the best
Posted: April 01, 2014|
A burst of belly-laughs and chuckles have been cheering up families in the Cambridge area for April Fools' Day in the annual joke fest.
From covering a car in tinfoil to bizarre measures to save world famous King's College choristers and a joke about the Duke of Cambridge's academic prowess, the prank day has risen to new heights thanks to social media.
In Cavendish Road, Romsey, tricksters created a tin foil splash when they covered a car in the shiny stuff.
The vehicle was completely covered in foil, including the wheels with the only bits of the car that weren't covered being the windows. They had signs saying 'April Fools!' stuck onto them.
Pranksters Stephen Pond emailed the News and said: "Glad our efforts weren't in vain haha! Just wanted to say thanks for a good mornings laugh! Although the poor chap who owns the car wasn't to happy!"
And King's College jokers revealed it is time for the voices of the world famous choir to be enhanced by helium after surgery was ruled out.
In an April Fools' Day YouTube video, the Cambridge University college's chaplain Richard Lloyd Morgan, says helium balloons are the only way to save the 500-year-old choir, after a "surgical solution" was "surprisingly unpopular" with the choral scholars.
The clip had yesterday already attracted more than 7,000 views and shows the angelic voices reaching a new pitch after a helium boost.
Mr Lloyd Morgan said: "The complexity of the regulations involved mean that it really is no longer practical to have young boys singing in the choir and this is a great shame because high male voices have been part of the choir's sound for more than 500 years.
"After a lengthy consultation process during which we learned that the surgical solution was surprisingly unpopular with the choral scholars, somebody in the chemistry department came up with a very simple solution and now all we need is a very large tank of helium."
And Cambridge United got in on the act with the announcement on Twitter about the team's new kit - in pink.
The tweet said: "KIT LAUNCH: United will be wearing next season's away kit for the first time at Macclesfield tonight!"
And the U's were in good company as another report revealed Manchester United's new away kit would be the same colour as Manchester City's home kit.
A spokesman for the Cambridge club confirmed the kit was a joke and said: "We do have some very bizarre people working here."
And news that Lord Jeffrey Archer and his wife Lady Mary are set to make their acting debuts in TV smash Downton Abbey had tongues wagging.
Some News readers were 'taken' by the idea that Lord Archer would guest star as a "rogue-ish aristocrat" in the next series of the hit ITV period drama.
The wheeze that his wife will appear alongside Michelle Dockery in what is being dubbed "a battle of the UK's most famous Lady Marys" was not in fact dreamed up by Downton creator Julian Fellowes while chatting to the Archers at a House of Lords event last year.
Cambridge University student newspaper The Tab started the day with the 'breaking news' that after "ten weeks of sweat, toil and tears, Prince William has achieved a meagre third-class result at Cambridge" in a 10-week agricultural course.
They put his 'failure' down to his holiday in the Maldives as well as the Duke of Cambridge attending "Bunga Bunga in Battersea, to celebrate Louise Aubrey-Fletcher's birthday, Wills also managed to make it to the Baftas, where he high-fived Tinie Tempah".
Across the pond in New York - it was actually Cambridge but the Big Apple was on the press release header - came the news that "payment has gone truly personal with news today of a wearable payment device".
The shock news was that a "Bango Belt" will now provide "command and control" features, giving the wearer real-time feedback on charges to their mobile phone bill and the ability to control spending limits by adjusting the belt.
Andy Bovingdon, Bango's vice president of product marketing, based in Cambridge, said: A wearer will be able to literally tighten their belt.
"By actively moving the belt one or two notches tighter, the wearer's spending limits will be reduced, preventing unwanted over-spend on their prepaid or post-paid account. The user can of course loosen their belt at any time they want to increase their spending ability."
Mr Bovingdon says that working on the project has spawned a range of belt-based jargon. A "double-belter" describes a user who suddenly finds the need to keep a tight rein on their spending, so sets the belt at a very low spending cap level. Similarly, there is a category of "snakehip" users, whose belts are set permanently at a low spending level. Conversely, "loose belters" are happy to unrestrict their spending and will generally be high ARPU "Digital Gluttons".
What will they come up with next?
And Lucy Cavendish College, part of Cambridge University, bit of fun was about plans to install Cambridge's very first 'Please Walk on the Grass' sign.
This public 'warming' sign, they said, was installed to reassure and invite visitors, students, staff and fellows to walk on the lawns at the college.
Of the new signage head gardener, Vince Lucas, said: "We are very proud of our gardens and they are a real hidden gem in the city centre. As a college, however, we recognise the benefits of the great outdoors playing a vital part within our college community and want people to rest assured that our gardens are to be lived in and enjoyed, year-round."
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Review: Bottom line: This place is awesome. My wife and I were passing through Norfolk and found this gem for lunch. I wish there was a place like this near me in Northern VA. The sandwiches they made were awesome, the decor is nice, and the staff was very friendly. We had a tofu pita pocket sandwich, an avocado veggie sandwich, stuffed mushrooms, and a strawberry/banana smoothie for the kids. Everything was delicious, fresh, and well presented. The portions were large - we overordered a bit - veggie sandwiches are typically not that filling, so we ordered the appetizer as well, which was delicious, but not necessary from a food volume perspective. I HIGHLY recommend Quenna's for vegans and vegetarians.
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andrea -- UC 8/03 story
Whit -- UC 11/03
2much2luv -- UC 1/04
thechrysalis -- UC 1/04
Mothernature -- UC 1/04
indigolilybear -- UC 3/04 pics (first UC 5/01 story )
citizenfong -- UC 3/04 pics
Carrieanders -- UC 4/10/04 story
Chaka Falls -- UC 4/04
rajahkat--(Kat) UC 5-7-04 (1st UC 9-6-01) story/pics
amyamanda -- UC 5/04 story
Karenpl -- UC 6/04 story
bookwormmama -- UC 6/04
wildthing -- midwife-attended 6/04 story
grnbn76 -- emergency cesarean, 7/04 story
Hathor -- UC 7/04 story
Mamajaza -- UC 7/04 story
gr8fulmom -- UC 7/04 story
luna13mama -- UC 7/04
Chandar -- UC 7/04 story
Klothos -- UC 7/23/04 story
madrone -- UC 8/19/04
TinyBabyBean -- midwife-attended 8/04 story (if you're still reading - you may want to relocate your birth story, as that forum is closing...)
violet -- UC 8/19/04
Oshunmama -- midwife-attended 8/04 story
lovemygirl -- UC 9/9/04 story
mellie-bellie -- UC 9/27/04 story
fourlittlebirds (formerly blueviolet) -- UC 9/04 story (first UC 7/01, story )
JesseMomme -- UC 9/21/04 (first UC 11/02, story )
StacyL -- Hospital transport 9/19/04 story
4xmamamia -- UC 9/30/04
rachel -- UC 10/25/04 story
lafemmedesfemmes -- UC 11/8/04 story
DancerMom -- UC 11/12/04 story
Ame -- UC 12/9/04 story
laurata -- UC 12/10/04 story (first UC 3/02, story )
Lula's Mom -- UC 12/12/04 story
AmyD -- UC December 04' story
nikirj -- mw assisted 12/04 story
Asheville Mama -- UC 1/3/05
zonapellucida -- late January 2005
Chiromom -- 2nd UC 1/23/05 story (first UC 2/03 story )
Dandylion -- UC Feb 1 2005 story
Mama2Lennon -- hospital 2-8-05
Hayliesmom -- UC 2-16-05
mehndi mama -- UC 2-12-05
KateSt. -- UC 2-17-05
Kinsey43-- 3-10-05
hawkfeather--unhindered w/mw 3-24-05 story and pics
jenniebug-- mw 3-26-05
sprinkle pocket -- UC 3-23-05
Mamagaia (Rebecca)-- UC 4-1-05
liamandpipersmama (Laura)--UC 4-17-05story
FreeRangeMama -- UC 4-22-05story (first UC 9/03)
june'smom-- UC 6/3/05
cresorchid-- UC 6/29/05 story
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Selissa -- June/July 2005
Binah Yeteirah--July 2005
rainbowmoon -- August 2005
heldt123 (Jamie)--August 2005
ChildoftheMoon (Brandi)-- late August 2005 (planned uc born still 7/19/04 peacefully at home with mwstory)
hoppytoad (Karen)--Aug/Sept. 2005
Quickening--Aug/Sept. 2005
shell024--early Sept. 2005
teachinmaof3 (Heather)--early Oct. 2005
milquetoast--EDD 11-05-05
DreamsInDigital-- EDD 11-20-05
Mamaperk-- Due 12-05 (1st UC 6-03 story)
Arora the Explorer--EDD 12-10-05
kynd mama--EDD 12-13-05 Planning UBAC
hottmama--EDD 12-28-05
Rockies5 (Carrie)--EDD 1-17-06
Aurora-- January 2006, 1st UC 10/03 story
yvonnemlv--EDD March 2006 (1st planned uc-mw 9/03 story)
amyjeans --EDD March 2006 (1st UC 10/9/04 story)
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Add me to the list! My EDD is 11/20.
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Brandi, I was thinking of you... I know your angel was born around the same time as my ds last summer... I am also thinking of your upcoming birth and wishing you and your family a wonderful day welcoming your new little one
blessed be
living in Canada and Costa Rica and slowly exploring the world
Happy upcoming birthday to your ds!
Your sig line still brings me great comfort. I am getting anxious and excited about the birth of my son next month. Just taking it easy this month as I wade through all the emotions as my daughter's day approaches. Overall I am feeling at peace.
mom to dd-99, dd-01, dd-born still@40w 7/04, ds-05, dd-08, dd-10, dd-13
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Mum to DS (8yrs), DD (6yrs), and DS(3.5yrs).
warm welcome to all the new babes and wishing beautiful, peaceful and safe arrivals for all those awaiting their newest family members...
Yvonne-got you on the list. Congrats!
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Brandi, sending you peaceful freedom vibes.
I'm here and doing better I think. I'm 18 weeks pregnant and still throwing up but I'm getting more energy back. I'm feeling light movement. I'm in that between land of used to being pregnant, but not really thinking too much about birth. It's like birth is still so far away (and yet from experience I know it comes really quickly!). I'm dealing with some thoughts that keep creeping in and while I'm not holding onto the fear or anxiety that might bring up, I'm aware of them. I get the distinct feeling that there's not anything I can do one way or the other about them, so I might as well just acknowledge them and keep rolling until it becomes clear that I need to do something.
Glad we're keeping this main thread going. I love the experience, wisdom and full picture that it represents.
Happy Baby Moon to you and your sweet little boy!
(and trying not to count the days before my EDD on 7/22...)
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Skim-you are so close. Sending you peace and patience.
I am 32 weeks, getting bored and restless. That may be because I have a sick kid and my van is in the shop so I am totally homebound, and it is over 100 degrees, so going out of doors is stifling. I may start washing dipes and clothes to pass the time, finishing up on some sewing projects too. I have been reading diaper free, it is fascinating, I may not be using many of my cloth dipes after all. Have not thought too much about birth myself. This will be the fourth time, so nothing new you know. I will probably blow up the fishy pool the beginning of August to have it ready to go. Other than that the only supplies I need to put out are some towels and some goodies for my girls. I would like to have herbs mixed up to make tea for my bum for afterward. So soothing! I have not torn before, but it is still nice to have the tea for rinsing off with.
I can't wait to be holding my wee babe in my arms.
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Originally Posted by ChildoftheMoon
I have been reading diaper free, it is fascinating, I may not be using many of my cloth dipes after all.
We used CDs for the first 4-5 months then I learned of diaper free and we've not looked back since! Well, except to use CDs as back up when travelling and at other people's houses. We're both so happy we went this route with DS. Plus, not having to carry diapers around is great, lol. My boy can hold the need to go much longer than I ever will be able to. *sigh*
Arora - I hope your nausea eases up soon! I had it till 25 weeks last pregnancy. This one I have not puked yet, but I seem to be getting the nausea under control by eating 170 grams of protein a day (I literally eat a meal every 2.5 hours) plus 1000 mg of ProEPA from nordic naturals. I REALLY hope this keeps working. Even some of my extreme fatigue is letting up.
Lots of fun easy labour vibes for those of you who are getting so close!
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|ChildoftheMoon - who is the author of Diaper Free?
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Wow I have been super busy lately but I've missed you guys. I can't believe my little bug is almost 5m. He's sitting and rolling over and wants so bad to chase his older brothers and sister. Summer is 1/2 over and then I'll have more computer time. We might be moving to Austin, TX. I should know in a few weeks. I hope so because that will mean a promotion for dh and it should be our last move.
I've also been working through some things with Peyton's birth. I believe his placenta detatched way too early and that we are just very lucky I can get them out fast. I think that explains my near to panic to get him out fast.
Still working on getting his birth certificate too. No hassles other than they didn't eally know what they wanted and then they are very picky. Its a pain.
So how has everyone been doing?
I plan to EC but haven't started yet. Some days I feel like I could take on the world and having a baby is no problem. Today was awful though. Having latch problems with the little bug today, which seem to be intermittent. When he is very hungry or upset, it's difficult to impossible, but when he's calmer he has not problem. Making me a little nuts.
Everything else seems to be out of control as well. I'm sure it's just a bad day and tomorrow I will think everything is lovely again. Must be those darned hormones.
Anyway, subscribing to the thread. Need to keep in touch with all you wonderful women!
Due Begining of Aug.
I am planning to stay at home and do it all on my own. I have posted in some other threads. For a recap though my dp doesn't know I am planning to stay at home. I am gonna have to do an oops I waited too long. I know when the time comes everything will work out how its supposed to.
I am about 35 weeks now and having tons of those pesky BH. Yesterday they were coming about 2-3-4 minutes apart for 6 hours! I drank so much water I swear I was peeing every 5 minutes. THen I took a shower and went to bed and they calmed down. IT got me a little excited though. I have a box with all the birth stuff I need prepared now. Sterile scissors, new cotton shoe laces, puppy pads! they were way cheaper, A towel, a baby potty bowl(I do EC, and am starting from birth this time!!!), some receiving blankets.
Is there anything else you guys think I should have in there?
Thanks for all the support so far!
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I am 37 weeks (dd 7/29/05)--so anytime now. Despite not being able to educate myself through this site much, I am lucky to have a GREAT friend who UC'd in Nov--"AmyD" (a frequent poster) who has passed along many books, resources and advice. I have planned on a UC throughout this pregnancy but did receive some prenatal care with a hb midwife who has been very supportive.
I will enjoy reading the many UC birth stories in these next few weeks and all the best to those preparing for the journey.
I'm 38 weeks and 2 days now. I wouldn't say I'm impatient to birth; it wouldn't bother me much to go "overdue" a week or more. Still, the birth is on my mind. I know it is close and I can't wait. I guess that doesn't make sense: I'm not impatient, yet I can't wait. I'm just excited and I know it won't be long. Baby is moving around, but is running out of room, so that gets uncomfortable.
I eced my first. I admit I found it rather frustrating at times, but in the end it was so worth it. I started when dd was 2.5 months old. She never got really consistent with signaling, but after she learned to walk and could get herself on the potty without help she was quite reliable at home if she could be naked. We didn't "take the plunge" and encourage her to "graduate" until right before her 2nd birthday. When we did, though, she quickly realized that it is better to use the potty when out and at night. She'll be 3 in a couple days, so he 1-year graduation anniversary is coming up. I want to start earlier this time. I hope I can be more laid back about it this time, too. That's my goal, and my advice (to you and myself). I hope not to get frustrated when we have many "misses" and not to feel I am doing something wrong if baby isn't as successful as other ecing babies.
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Hey Cresorchid, I have a question for you. What are he property taxes like there? It seems they are way higher than here, is there a homestead exemption?
I'm planning to EC but haven't been keeping my baby naked. I haven't noticed any signs that would cue me in to his needs either. I suppose if he spent time naked I might be more aware of the signals he sends. But right now I just want to get the breastfeeding down and worry about EC once I am really comfortable with the breastfeeding. Hopefully everything will come together in a few weeks and I can start to work on EC. It's funny how many people on this list are doing EC as well–I wonder if that is just chance or not. I had never heard of EC until I joined MDC. And I had only ever heard of one person to UC before finding MDC.
FINALLY managed to find someone to get the forms sent to me to register the baby's birth. I really didn't like telling them that it was going to be unassisted, I skirted around it as much as possible, but the forms are different than for a regular homebirth. I'm just glad that I'm going to be getting them, hopefully this coming week.
Other than that, I need to get some second hand towels for the mess and I would REALLY like to get a birth pool, but we still haven't found anywhere to get a fishy pool. I don't even know anyone I could borrow it from.
Have all my baby clothes clean, just need to put them away now.
Not much else to say. Baby is very active still, which is very reassuring.
mom to all boys B: 08/01, C: 07/05 , N: 03/09 , M: 01/12 and far too many lost ones
Trying to find a place to live at 33 wks isn't too much fun. The good thing is that it's keeping me pretty damn busy! So thankfully, time is flying a little quicker. But then again, I get that overwhelming feeling sometimes!
Finally looking into infant seats, dipes & stuff. (Since MIL is trying to help out with stuff NOW...lol...otherwise babe & me would have been stuck in the house naked for several weeks...wait--that sounds pretty good actually :LOL). Got the pool already, but I want to inflate it NOW and get in NOW : . But noo...we're moving in the next couple of weeks....so I just have to hold the urge--cause there's no getting me in a YMCA pool...
WHOA...it just hit me RIGHT NOW. hahaha...one of those "oh ****, I'm having a baby!" moments... As I am writing. I'm so excited!!!!
Worried family members (my mom knows what we're planning, same with some close friends) are trying to "prepare" me...but I keep telling them I'll be FINE. I don't want them to prepare me for the experiences THEY had. I'd like to go in with a full positive attitude.
oops this is getting long :
excuse my pregnant brain for wandering. Baby is moving SOOO much nowadays. He feels like he's trying to get out---through my bellybutton!
Peace & Love everyone!!!!!
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I am still nursing dd and she has been waking up crying in the middle of the night for milk. This added to the fact that I am getting up every 2-3 hours to pee and some how not being able to get back to sleep after my 4 am trip to the bathroom. I guess its no wonder I am out of patience! I just figured it out. lack of sleep!
I think I am getting a bit yeasty down yonder too as my parts are pretty irritated. What the heck to do about that? Ill have to post a new thread for that one.
Ok now I am rambling thanks for reading if you made it this far!
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Final Score: Miami-Ohio 26, (24) Northern Illinois 21
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - A crazy 4th-and-20 conversion led to Armand
Robinson's 33-yard touchdown catch with 33 seconds remaining, as the Miami-
Ohio RedHawks snuck past the 24th-ranked Northern Illinois Huskies, 26-21, in
the Mid-American Conference Championship game at Ford Field.
Trailing by one, 21-20, the RedHawks (9-4) took over at their own 48
with 2:48 left. Two incomplete passes and a sack set up a 4th-and-20. Austin
Boucher's pass hit off the hands of a Northern Illinois defender and fell into
the hands of Miami-Ohio wide receiver Chris Givens for a 31-yard gain. Two
plays later, Boucher received heavy pressure, but was able to hit a wide open
Robinson over the middle, and Robinson sprinted into the end zone for the go-
ahead score. The score stood at 26-21 after the two-point conversion failed.
"We were in a blitz situation and we had a guy not get over the top where he
needed to be," Northern Illinois head coach Jerry Kill said. "Those things
happen sometimes, but we certainly wish it wouldn't have."
The Huskies (10-3) got the ball to the RedHawks' 32, but Chandler Harnish was
tripped up as time expired to give Miami-Ohio its first MAC championship title
since 2003.
Boucher completed 29-of-46 passes for 333 yards for the RedHawks, who
registered their most wins since a 13-1 record in '03. Robinson, who tied a
school record with 14 catches, racked up 176 receiving yards.
"What an outstanding accomplishment by these young men to overcome to
adversity in which they were involved from going 1-11 to being 9-4 and winning
a MAC Championship," RedHawks head coach Mike Haywood said. "I'm so happy for
them and all the adversity they have overcome and all the hard work they have
Thomas Merriweather carried the ball 11 times for 85 yards and two scores for
Miami-Ohio, which has won five in a row. The RedHawks ended the regular season
with a 7-1 mark in conference play.
Harnish connected on 15-of-28 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns for
the Huskies, who had won nine in a row and finished the regular season with a
perfect 8-0 mark in league action.
Martel Moore hauled in four passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns for
Northern Illinois, which was trying to win its first MAC championship crown
since 1983. Willie Clark hauled in four passes for 70 yards and a score.
"We're 10-3, and you don't win 10 games not doing a good job," Kill said. "The
kids have gotten better and better and they've been very coachable. We'll
bounce back. They'll go back to work and learn. This hurts, and it should
hurt. That's part of life - you don't win all the time. This is when you find
out who you are."
Trailing by six, 20-14, Northern Illinois started a drive from its own 11 with
4:46 left in the third. Faced with a 3rd-and-5, Landon Cox caught a 10-yard
pass for a fresh set of downs. Clark hauled in a 12-yard pass moments later
during another 3rd-and-5 situation. Jason Schepler then caught a 13-yard pass
to set up the Huskies at the 39 of the RedHawks. On the first play of the
fourth period, Harnish took a snap from the shotgun and pretended to run
before launching a pass into the end zone for Clark. The extra point gave
Northern Illinois a 21-20 edge.
Each team scored a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter. The RedHawks'
first play from scrimmage resulted in a 47-yard run by Merriweather, who
capped an eight-play march with a one-yard TD run. The extra point was
Northern Illinois responded with a touchdown of its own just three plays
later. Harnish and Moore hooked up for a 69-yard score to make it a 7-6
Miami-Ohio kept the scoring going on its next drive. Merriweather's 25-yard
run set up the RedHawks at the 31, and Tracy Woods scampered into the end
zone from seven yards out for a 13-7 edge.
Moore's second touchdown of the game put the Huskies back on top. Nathan
Palmer's 24-yard catch helped set up Moore's 27-yard TD grab for a 14-13
margin with 1:17 left in the first quarter.
A scoreless second stanza ended with Northern Illinois blocking Trevor Cook's
42-yard field goal attempt.
The RedHawks got the ball to start the second half and put together a 10-play,
82-yard drive. Woods made a 33-yard catch before Robinson hauled in passes of
six and 25 yards. That put Miami-Ohio at the one-yard line, and Merriweather
rumbled into the end zone to make it a 20-14 contest.
Moore fumbled the football near midfield on the ensuing Northern Illinois
possession. Faced with a 4th-and-goal from the five, Miami-Ohio set up for a
field goal. RedHawks holder Mike Scherpenberg received the snap and took off
with the football. The Huskies stopped Scherpenberg short of the goal line.
Game Notes
The RedHawks lead the all-time series with the Huskies, 8-7. Northern Illinois
had won the last five matchups...The Huskies are ranked in the AP Poll for the
first time since November 9, 2003...Northern Illinois was trying to become the
first team in school history to win 11 games in a single season...This was
Miami-Ohio's first appearance in the title game since 2007 and its fourth in
the last eight years.