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5.0 out of 5 stars A Helpful Book at a Horrible Time of Grief,
Andrew B. Currie "queer_eyes_ears_everything" (Ottawa, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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The Heart Does Break: Canadian Writers on Grief and Mourning was waiting for me some months after I'd bought it, after a devastating loss of an irreplaceable person in my life; and I was finally ready to try reading it. I was immediately gripped by the essays. Every single one of them had something different in them that, collectively, addressed just about all aspects of mourning and grief. More than that, it was astonishing just how much people do love and do grieve, and how the losses we endure can threaten to add further loss to humanity -- that is, the loss of our selves, in the mire and mayhem of grief itself. These essays touched my heart, and will be touching many more hearts, most certainly and in the most empathic manner. The writing is particularly great because no other subject could mean so much to most people who have suffered such unbearable, incomprehensible loss. And it's a tribute to the authors, with their stellar accomplishments in this tome, that this most dreaded and inevitable heartache can produce something exceptional and artistic, eternal. I know that for me, there were many vivid and unforgettable passages that made me pause and think, or feel; just as I needed to, in order to continue living and breathing. If you are suffering a terrible loss, give this book a look-over. Give yourself the chance to find some alleviation of the pain, if only a little. This one book does so much with just a few hours worth of your reading time, it's well worth picking up and buying even if you're not sure you are ever going to open it. The sharing of these authors' pain and bewilderment will no doubt mirror some of your own, and obviously provide some therapeutic resonance. At a terrible, life-stopping time, the voices of others cannot help but call you back to life -- hopefully where you belong. (When it reaches you, you'll know this to be the case in a way that not many self-help type books can 'teach' you). I will continue to recommend this beautiful, absorbing book, in the most honest and heartfelt manner. If the heart does break, it does also mend; with time, with patience, with love, and with hearing the voices of others who have gone through the breaking and who have cared enough to share their stories and testify how they managed to survive it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book as balm; an excellent collection,
Timothy J. Bazzett "BookHappy" (Reed City, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Heart Does Break: Canadian Writers on Grief and Mourning (Paperback)
I found Bowering and Baird's THE HEART DOES BREAK in a rather roundabout way. First I discovered Canadian writer George Bowering, mainly his memoirs, first reading his newest, Pinboy, a hilarious yet touching tale of growing up in southern British Columbia in the 40s and 50s. Later I read his Baseball Love, which introduced me to Bowering's present wife, Jean Baird. Then, through Jean's name, I found this book, an obvious labor of love undertaken in the wake of terrible loss. Baird's daughter was killed in an auto accident and she found herself bereft. Looking for solace in books, she found no adequate book about grief by good, literary, Canadian writers. So, with the help of her husband and their combined contacts in the Canadian world of letters, she put together THE HEART DOES BREAK: CANADIAN WRITERS ON GRIEF AND MOURNING.
As luck would have it - good or bad luck is debatable here - I received a copy of the book in the mail just a week after the death of my 96 year-old mother. Of course, the obvious so-called words of comfort from most people, was, "She lived a long life." I knew they meant well, but my mother had just died. I was not comforted. But once the funeral and burial were finally past, I began reading Baird's book. Did I find solace there? Yes.
When someone dear and important to you dies, you are not sure how you are supposed to feel. Some thoughts seem wrong and you feel vaguely guilty and perhaps even worse. Depression seeps in. The essays in THE HEART DOES BREAK helped. I found thoughts in these deeply personal pieces on loss which mirrored my own, or, sometimes, were the complete opposite. For example, Paul Quarrington's essay on the loss of his mother when he was just twelve ("The Bluesman") tells how he turned to music, noting that "I was not in the mood for 'Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da, Life Goes On." While I agreed with Quarrington, I also found myself obsessively thinking those lyrics after Mom died, and even wrote them in my daily journal more than once. They looked and felt wrong, but there they were anyway.
And there was Renee Rodin's piece about the brutal murder of a dear family friend ("Googling the Bardo"). She notes, "Grief is totally individual, totally personal ... Closure is a myth. You learn to live with the hole in your heart." I was reassured by this comment, because I know I will always miss my mother, even if she did live for nearly 97 years. In fact, a writer friend of mine, who had in the past two years lost a mother and a wife, responded to the news of Mom's death with this comment: "You never get over it; there is no closure, as some people try to insist, nor should there be. You carry your dead with you, as you must." It may sound harsh, but it helped.
In the first days and weeks following my mother's death, I found myself often quite suddenly and unexpectedly unable to speak and my eyes would fill with tears. Anne Stone, in her essay, "What Will Not Bury," tells of a friend who had the same reaction, his because he knew his wife was dying. "He'd start a sentence and sometimes his blue eyes would fill with tears, though he gave no other sign that he knew he was losing Elsie, just this crying in the midst of ordinary speech." These kinds of stories are not easy to read, indeed they often made me weep all over again. But it was comforting to know it wasn't just me who was often struck mute in mid-sentence, ambushed by sorrow.
Jill Frayne's story of her mother's dying, "Her Great Art" struck an achingly familiar chord with its observation, "... she was restless, wanting to be gone. Her eyes were large and dark. I think she hated to detain us, coming every day, but her body had its pace. She had to wait." Frayne goes on to say, "Death is the bony birth, the inside-out of being born ... Sometimes in her sleep she groaned, not in pain I thought, but from the effort to set down her life." All of these words were so right on the money as I remembered my mother's last days and hours.
Hiromi Goto, in her piece, "Without Words," lists things that helped her in her grief and sorrow. Among these things is "Music that nourishes your spirit." Oddly enough one of the artists she mentions is Dave Brubeck. I just happened to be listening to Brubeck's signature tune, "Take Five," the day I read this essay. Goto says "the absence of lyrics was key" in choosing music. Another favorite of mine was a double album CD by the Paul Weston orchestra. Yes, music soothes; it helps.
So too does good literature. And these essays are "literature." Books help. Music helps. Human kindness and thoughtfulness help too. And perhaps the most helful, if neutral-seeming, comment one might make on someone's loss of a loved one, is the one offered in the introductory essay by Baird's husband, George Bowering: "I am sorry for your loss. May I bring you some tea?"
Thank you, Jean and George, for assembling this useful and comforting collection of beautiful essays. And I would also add, however belatedly, "I am sorry for your loss."
- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER
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5.0 out of 5 stars Easing pain of loss,
Cathy A. Austin ""sunshine"" (Toronto, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews
This is a great tool to help you through the pain of losing someone. My husband and I just lost our 20 year old cat whom we had in our lives from an eight month old kitten. A long time for bonding, days, months and years of pure joy. His death has hit us hard and this book of shared memories from an assortment of Canadian authors, persons of note across our Country is a fine and comforting read. I have recommended it to friends and will urge anyone in a state of heart break to get it and read it not all at once but a story once or twice a week. You will identify with the feelings the stories evoke.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Grief,
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Having recently suffered a bereavement, this book was sent to me, giving stories of other people who had had similar experiences. I then sent a copy to my nephew, who was experiencing great difficulty dealing with his mother's death. I found it very moving and cathartic.
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Today's Prairie Falcons cannot remember the last time the girls basketball program failed to win a league championship.
The only way they could remember would be if someone from Prairie had figured out time travel. (That would make for a great story one day, by the way.)
Most of today's Falcons weren't even born the last time the program did not win league.
The Falcons are at it again. Same old Falcons. Only different. But the same.
Prairie has rolled off eight consecutive wins in the Class 3A Greater St. Helens League, capturing its 17th title in a row.
There was no big celebration when Prairie clinched at least the top seed last week, no party for winning the outright title Tuesday night against Fort Vancouver.
"We need to focus on the bigger picture," senior Megan Lindsley said.
"League is such a small part," added senior Cori Woodward.
After winning the state championship last year, these Falcons want a repeat. Which means they cannot get too excited for winning a league in which the average margin of victory in the first eight games has been 41 points.
"Don't get me wrong," Woodward said. "I don't take it for granted. I don't take winning for granted."
"Not after losing two in a row," Lindsley said.
Oh yes. It was less than a month ago when these Falcons lost back-to-back games in a tournament in Wyoming.
"In Wyoming, we didn't have as much team chemistry …" Lindsley said.
"… as we do now," Woodward finished.
The two co-captains and best friend often do that, finish each other's sentences.
"It was a wake-up call," Lindsley said.
"I feel like we are more focused," Woodward added. "I feel it took those losses to get us refocused."
The Falcons won their final game in Wyoming before returning to league play.
Getting into league presents its own challenge for the Falcons. Their goal is to repeat at state.
"If we believe it, we can achieve it," Lindsley proclaimed.
There will be battles against the top teams in the state. Unfortunately, the 3A GSHL is not the place to get battle-tested.
Which means it is on new coach Mike Smith and his senior leaders to make sure the team is preparing now for the tough games later.
"Coach talks about it every day," Woodward said. "I don't care who we're playing, we have to play like champions."
The philosophy is to beat the opponent in the practice the day before the game, then carry over that momentum to the game.
"I treat every game like it's a big game," Smith said. "You gotta think that way."
Still, it can be tough for the players to get "up" for all the blowouts.
"I stress execute, stay sharp, and run our stuff," Smith said. "Right now, it's helping our bench."
All this is nothing new to Prairie. The Falcons are used to a lot of lopsided wins in league play. Another thing that is not new at Prairie is the new talent every year that takes the place of the talent that graduated.
We all knew Lindsley and Woodward were the real deals. Joining them in the starting lineup this season are three-sport athlete Nicole Goecke, 3-point sharpshooter Lindsey Asplund and freshman Aislinn Konig.
And, as Smith noted, those coming off the bench have a big part in this run, too.
It is all part of the Prairie plan.
Same as all the years before, only with new faces.
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Almost hesitant to share my favorite artist, but here she is… Mel Kadel. Not sure if it's pronouced 'kay-dle' or 'kah-dell', but I like to think her name rhymes, so I go with the latter. I can't explain the visceral connection I feel to her drawings. Fantastic. I'm her self-proclaimed biggest fan and if I ever moved to LA I'd be concerned about developing stalker tendencies.


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Ask Suzy Hutomo what it means to run a company based on a "triple bottom line" and the Body Shop Indonesia chief executive is bound to respond with the same mantra she applies to her daily life: "You can't do business on a dead planet."
There are seven people in Indonesia who own the keys to a Toyota Prius — Suzy is one of them. But just because Suzy owns one of the "greenest" hybrid cars on the planet doesn't mean she does much driving. The mother of three bikes to work. Recently, Suzy made a bet with the Twitterverse: If she garnered 1,000 followers in one month, she'd pedal the three and half kilometers it took to get from her home in Bintaro Jaya to the office every day.
The Prius now sits in the garage Monday through Friday, and most weekends, too, in fact.
Concepts such as these — biking to work, observing Earth Hour while all the other stores in the mall burn bright and giving back to the community at large through a broad range of conservation and social programs — are what Suzy and the Body Shop are all about.
Sekolah Bisa!, the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), TEDx — the list goes on. If they're doing good things, Suzy has either sat on the board of the foundation or helped fund them in some way, shape or form. The Body Shop Foundation gave out more than Rp 2 billion ($212,000) in small grants and loans to foundations last year.
The Body Shop, the popular cosmetics company that boasts 76 Indonesian outlets, has won over customers around the world with its dedication to caring for the planet and making responsible decisions when it comes to producing their products and marketing them to customers.
Not surprisingly, concepts meant to encourage conservation and consumer responsibility are sweeping across Indonesia, and the Body Shop is at least partly responsible for starting the wave.
But Suzy, who now sits on the board of Yayasan Keanekaragaman Hayati (Kehati), a biodiversity foundation, didn't just stumble upon The Body Shop. Her connection to the company began almost 30 years ago, on a trip to England.
"I was in London and I see this shop," Suzy recalled. "It's all green and has a big Amnesty International poster in the window. That's what really, you know, made me very curious. Why would a shop that sells cosmetics have a human rights poster on the window? That got me inside the shop. That was the first time I stepped into the Body Shop, because of its values."
A few years later, Suzy was managing a building in Pasar Baru with a little extra space to rent.
"I thought, why not Body Shop? So I wrote to Body Shop. Then corporate headquarters sent us a form to fill in. I didn't know it at the time, but Anita Roddick [the founder of Body Shop] had a lot to do with the questions in the application forms," she said. "They asked things like, 'If you could change the world, what would you like to change?' Questions like that. That's how Anita thinks. She likes questions like that. 'What do you think about animal welfare?' And obviously I was into that and stuff like that.
"They sent one of their directors to interview my husband Hutomo and myself in Indonesia. He came with a little safari jacket, like he jumped out of Animal Planet, with his little rucksack. He said, 'Do you know there's a pregnant Sumatran rhino at the Ragunan Zoo?' So off we went to Ragunan Zoo, my daughter and I in our best outfits and him looking like he came out of Animal Planet. Looking at rhinos and tigers, we chatted about conservation and whatever; he was the director at the time. He went back and soon after we were through. That was in 1992. Body Shop allowed us to go slowly."
Suzy, who is one of 200 Indonesians trained as a "climate presenter" under Al Gore's Climate Reality Project, is proud of the standard the Body Shop has set as a genuinely responsible, ethical company that epitomizes the triple bottom line. The Body Shop has led rallies at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to stop human trafficking, implemented campaigns to control proper waste management and fought hard to protect Indonesia's rapidly disappearing biodiversity.
"I think what we're most proud of is that we are an ethical company," Suzy says. "We don't always get publicized in the top newspapers maybe, but I think mostly we just do things consistently and do things that we care about.
"The Body Shop has its own triple bottom line — looking good, feeling good and doing good. Looking good because cosmetics make you look better, feeling good because it's about feeling good about yourself. We're very strong on self-esteem; we believe everybody's beautiful."
The Body Shop's most recognized in-house campaigns are their Earth Hour campaign, where on March 31, Body Shop stores across Indonesia shut off 5,100 lights for an hour, conserving a total of 208,892 watts, and their Bring Back Our Bottle program, which has run since 2008. For every 25 empty bottles of Body Shop products returned, a customer gets a bottle of hand cream.
All returned bottles are chopped up at the Body Shop warehouse and donated to the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, a relief organization.
"We gave a 10 percent discount on everything during the hour that we dimmed the lights. Because we dimmed the lights, people became curious and entered the shop. Next year we're going to have a huge sign up there so everyone knows there is a 10 percent off sale during Earth Hour."
But there's also a disadvantage to doing good. Because The Body Shop is so popular, many foundations and social change organizations want to work with it, which means Suzy has had to teach herself how to say no.
"The first [requirement]: It's got to be in the area where we want to create some change. The whole point is that the Body Shop was founded by Anita Roddick because she wanted change to happen in society. She believed that business is a stronger force than the government."
Meanwhile, inside The Body Shop Indonesia headquarters, both Suzy and her employees are putting their preaching into practice. All the lights are LED, and the refrigerators and air conditioners are inverters, which save on costs and use 25 percent to 30 percent less electricity. There are recycling bins on every floor and reminders to protect Mother Earth scrawled artistically on the walls.
But it's not just cooking oil or driving a Prius that sets Suzy and the Body Shop apart from the pack; it's the moral compass that monitors the triple bottom line for Suzy, one that points her in the right direction whether she's in the office, at her home or looking into her heart.
Roddick passed away in 2007. Good thing she has someone like Suzy to carry the torch.


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Only In A Woman's World: Post Round-Up
The Only In A Woman's World campaign has come to its conclusion, and we are so honored to have been invited to take part in it. It was a really great campaign all about celebrating the quirks and characteristics that make women… well, women! From the crazy diets we've done, the times we've squeezed into those jeans just one size too tight, jealousy–I've enjoyed the series of episodes they've put out. (You should all know by now that my favorite is Episode #11!)
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Election Day is here. (Above–The Bald Eagle is a symbol of our nation.) I have already voted for Green Party nominee Jill Stein for President of the United States. I believe that Ms. Stein is the only candidate for President speaking honestly about climate change, our economy that is rigged for the few at the […] [Read More]
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Middle School World Languages
All students in Grades 6-8 are required to take French or Spanish. Additionally, all 7th and 8th Graders are required to take Latin I. The complete study of French, Spanish, or Latin in the Middle School constitutes Level 1. *Students who began 5th grade in 2014 or later will complete Level 2 language in 8th grade. New 8th graders to Lincoln should ideally register for Level 1 language courses in Upper School. *Looking ahead, upon graduation in 8th grade and successful completion of 8th grade language, a 1 year credit can be applied towards the Upper School language requirement of 3 years.
Spanish or French
Middle school French and Spanish take students on an exciting trip to new cultures while introducing them to basic grammar, language functions and everyday vocabulary. Individual and collaborative activities provide ample opportunity for the students to develop and use the language creatively and personally. Evaluation of student performance is based on participation in the classroom and on frequent skills testing (listening, speaking, reading and writing) throughout the year. Each year builds upon the other, allowing students to recycle the old with the new.
All 7th and 8th graders complete Latin I. This course introduces students to the elements of the Latin language. Students in this course learn all six tenses of the verb and all five Latin noun declensions. Students also learn hundreds of Latin words and how these words are often the ancestors of words that we use today. In addition to learning to read Latin students will learn about the origins of the Romans and the role Roman culture played and continues to play in shaping the modern world. At the end of 8th grade, the students will have finished the Level 1 course.
International Language Program: French (grades 5-8) (for students who have already attained fluency in French) *The offering of this course is dependent on enrollment, numbers and scheduling.
The goal of this program is to facilitate students maintaining a relationship with the language and culture while developing their linguistic skills and cultural awareness to be successful citizens in a multicultural world.
Prerequisite: An entrance examination will be conducted by the World Language Department to determine eligibility for this program. Students are eligible for the ILP if they meet the required minimum level of proficiency. *The offering of this course is dependent on enrollment, numbers and scheduling.
Visual Arts(3)The middle school art curriculum combines Art History with the Principles and Elements of Design, showing the students how art and artists have reflected the culture and technology of every past era, and developing the students' own skills and creativity for self-expression. In the Grade 7 the students review and delve deeper into the Principles and Elements of Design, further advancing their drawing skills through still life and landscape studies. Color Theory is emphasized in the first part of the year and forms the basis of several projects to follow, including acrylic painting, mono printmaking, and set design. The students will end the year with a linoleum-cut printmaking project.Performing ArtsHandchimes (3)Handchimes is an introduction to handbell ringing. Classes occur 3 times weekly and are dedicated to learning proper ringing technique and musicality through the development of beginning handchime repertiore. By using handchimes as their applied instrument, students will also conquer the basics of music theory and study how music interacts with society today. Play (2)For one third of the year students in Grade 7 will create a theatrical experience together. Working on stage and back stage students will continue to learn skills in acting, improvisation, stage craft and ensemble. All students learn proper theater terminology and learn to take and notate stage direction.Middle School Chorus (3)The Lincoln School Middle School Chorus is a treble chorus available to all students in the Middle School who are interested in ensemble music. The purpose of the group is to instill an appreciation for the choral arts and to develop the students' voices as ensemble instruments. The chorus focuses heavily on language, lyric diction and proper vocal production for developing young voices. Rhythm reading, music theory and music history are also incorporated into weekly rehearsals. The chorus performs approximately 8 or 9 times per year and frequently combines with the Upper School Vocal Ensemble and other performing ensembles both during and outside of the school day.Academic SupportThe goal of Academic Support classes in the Middle School is to provide students with the skills to be successful in their instructional program. Academic Support classes focus on organization of the student's work time and their materials, study skills, written language skills, reading comprehension skills, and math skills. Physical Education/HealthThrough exposure to a broad variety of activities, each student in the Lincoln School Physical Education program is encouraged to build her physical potential. The goal is to develop in each student competency in basic skills, an interest in physical fitness, an understanding of and appreciation for a variety of team and individual sports, and the confidence and desire to participate in physical activities throughout life.Typical sports skill offerings include soccer, field hockey, football, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, team handball, badminton, and softball. The units emphasize skill development, game strategies, positioning and rules. Other activities include personal fitness challenges, yoga, walking, jogging, and contemporary dance. Recreational games, team building activities and intramural opportunities are included throughout the year.
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My daughter and I recently began Invisalign treatment, and one of my first questions for the orthodontist was: how do you travel with Invisalign?
We started treatment weeks before leaving on the longest trip we've ever taken together: almost a month traveling to Europe and New York. I was concerned that dealing with our aligners away from home might be complicated, or that my daughter might lose them.
Now that I'm back I can confidently say that travel with Invisalign is easy. But a little planning helps. Here are four tips for traveling with Invisalign:
With Invisalign, you change aligners every two weeks. If your bi-monthly "change" day happens while you're traveling, you'll need to have your next set of aligners with you. You might already have them on hand, otherwise your orthodontist should be able to give them to you in advance…as long as he or she knows you're heading out of town.
Because we were traveling internationally, our doctor recommended popping in the next set of aligners in case the current set got lost. Had we been traveling domestically, he could have shipped replacement aligners to our hotel. Invisalign Teen comes with up to six replacement aligners at no extra charge.
Check with your orthodontist for his or her recommendation before you leave, and be sure you have his or her phone number on hand while you travel.
This was the key for us. My daughter carried a small bag with all of her Invisalign supplies. (This works well during school, too.) Because there was only one place to store her Invisalign — the bag! not a pocket, not in a napkin, not in my purse — she always knew where it was.
This is a big deal, because she's prone to losing things. But we've both agreed that her Invisalign is her responsibility, and she's been incredibly conscientious about keeping track of her aligners.
If you're flying, keep your Invisalign supplies in your carry-on luggage.
NOTE: The kit above includes rubber bands because my daughter needs to wear them as part of her treatment. Not everyone does.
You have to remove your Invisalign trays during meals, and when it's time to brush your teeth. We each carried a travel toothbrush, travel-sized toothpaste, and denture tablets (for morning cleaning in the hotel room).
The denture tablets are optional (you could just brush the aligners with a bit of toothpaste) but I like the ease of a daily 15-minute soak. Plus, it's fun to watch the tablets fizz.
NOTE: If the tap water isn't safe to drink, brush teeth and soak aligners with boiled, filtered, or bottled water.
Is Invisalign is right for your kid (or you)? Find out by taking the Smile Assessment. Follow up with a consultation with an Invisalign orthodontist in your area.
This post is part of a series sponsored by Invisalign. For more information about how I work with sponsors, read my Sponsored Content FAQ.]]>
When I travel, my assumptions get blown wide open. Observing the habits and realities of people living in different circumstances changes my definition of "normal" and "necessary."
We just got back from a visit to Greece. We happened to be there as the Greek financial crisis came to a head. To watch people anxiously waiting in ATM lines to withdraw whatever cash they could made me realize how I take the security of and access to my money for granted.
Something else I take for granted: electricity. I barely notice its constant availability. The lights always turn on, the appliances always work. When they don't, it's a fun occasion to light candles and play hide-and-seek. I know the lights will come on again soon enough.
589 million people in sub-Saharan Africa — 68% of the population — have no electricity.
Reliable access to electricity is a huge part of reducing extreme poverty. With electricity:
At no cost to US taxpayers, the Electrify Africa Act will bring electricity to 50 million Africans for the first time – with a focus on rural and under-served areas.
The thing is…the act needs to pass both the House and the Senate. This is far from guaranteed, so it's time to speak up NOW.
Sign the ONE petition by filling in the yellow box below. You'll add your voice to the tens of thousands who've already signed…and you'll have done your part to bring light to those who need it most.
ONE will never ask for your money — only your voice. Want to know more about #ElectrifyAfrica? Visit ONE.org. Want to DO more? Share this post, or post your own light-filled image on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook with the tag #ElectrifyAfrica and #LightForLight, along with this link to the ONE petition:
Let's start an avalanche of light! Tomorrow, Leticia Barr will share her light-filled post. — Asha]]>
I'm home! It has been such a mind-altering month of travel and conversation — I've come home thinking very differently about the year ahead.
I'm pulling together notes about my family trip to Greece (we left the morning of the referendum), speaking at the World Domination Summit, visiting Workman Publishing (publisher of the forthcoming Parent Hacks book), and pitching in at an internal charity:water "hackathon" NOT TO MENTION what it's like to go through summer camp radio silence with one kid (my son was out of touch at camp the entire time we were away) while traveling with the other (my daughter was with us in Greece, the UK, and New York).
So much to tell you about what has happened and what's happening next. Till then, I'll leave you with something I said to friends on Facebook:
For the last month I've been in close proximity to people and events that have changed my thinking and moved my heart. We limit ourselves by what we think we can achieve, when it reality we have no IDEA what's possible.
Decide what matters to you and do it.]]>
Hello, friends! How is your Summer going so far?
Ours is starting big with a family trip to Europe. We're traveling to Greece for a friend's wedding. I haven't been to Greece since 1989, and I've wanted to go back ever since. The wedding is in Thessaloniki, and then we're onto the island of Mykonos, and then Athens. Join me on Instagram if you like vacation pictures. Have you been to any of these spots? I'd love to hear your must-visit recommendations.
WDS 2014 Recap Video from Chris Guillebeau on Vimeo.
The next leg of my adventure is back home in Portland. I'm speaking at the World Domination Summit — a gathering I can best describe as "kindling for the soul." The loose theme is "living an unconventional life," and 3000 people come to Portland to be inspired by a combination of talks, activities, workshops and impromptu meetups. I'm incredibly honored that WDS founder (and fellow Portlander) Chris Guillebeau has invited me to do this.
I've been gathering notes for this talk for months. As the themes have settled and coalesced, I've been surprised to discover that the lessons I've learned as a parent and as a writer are pretty much the same.
If you'd like to follow along, I'll be tweeting and Instagramming at #WDS2015 during the conference July 13-15, and I'll post my talk as soon as it's available.
After WDS, I head to New York to meet back up with my family. We're pitching in at an internal charity:water "hackathon" Rael is helping organize. (In case you're not familiar with charity:water, check out the short video above. They're doing the crucial work of making clean drinking water available to communities in developing countries.)
While I'm in New York, I'm also going to visit with my editor and the publicity team at Workman Publishing to talk about the Parent Hacks book. This will be the second time I've visited the Workman offices. I'll share my visit on Instagram so you can meet some of the talented people there.
And then: home. Our big plans for the rest of the summer are…hanging out at the local pool, spending time with family and friends, walking to the frozen yogurt shop, and letting our feet and imaginations take us where they will.
I'll get back to more regular posting once I'm back and settled. In meantime, come hang out with me on Instagram and Twitter. You can also follow my public Facebook updates so we can chat there.
See you soon, friends.
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Our mother-daughter adventure in orthodontia has begun. Mimi and I have started Invisalign are dutifully wearing our aligners and adjusting to new eating and tooth-brushing routines. I've waited a few weeks to write this so I could give you a full picture of what it's really like at the beginning of Invisalign treatment: the initial appointments, getting our aligners, and the all-important answer to does Invisalign hurt?
The first step was to make sure we were good candidates for Invisalign. Not everyone is — but it's not obvious without an examination by an experienced orthodontist or dentist.
I found our orthodontist, Dr. Doleac, using the Invisalign doctor locator. I wanted someone nearby with lots of experience treating both teens and adults with Invisalign. (The locator indicates experience levels with the labels Elite, Premier and Preferred.)
Dr. Doleac gave us each thorough examinations, including x-rays. Mimi and I have different issues — she has a crossbite and wide tooth spacing, and I have crowding. He determined that Mimi would need rubber bands between her top and bottom jaws to correct her crossbite. We'd also need to have attachments bonded to our teeth to help the aligners do their jobs (more about attachments later in the post). But he was confident that Invisalign would work well for us.
We also got an in-depth talking to about the responsibilities that come with Invisalign. Unlike braces, Invisalign aligners can be taken out and lost, and the doctor wanted our side of the bargain to be clear.
We each agreed we could handle the responsibilities. In fact, Mimi and I were pretty excited about the process. She said, "for some reason this makes me feel special."
Invisalign needs either a 3-D scan of your teeth or physical impressions to construct the aligners. Dr. Doleac's office uses the iTero scanner — a big plus, in my opinion. It's a hand-held scanner that produces an image of each tooth. The scans are quick and clean — unlike having impressions, which involves biting down on a goopy tray of molding compound. (I remember that well from middle school. Hurl.)
The scanning took about 30 minutes and was painless. Pretty cool to watch the 3-D images of Mimi's teeth pop up on the screen. Even cooler: once the scan was complete, the computer projected a before-and-after image so we could see an approximation of what Mimi's teeth will look like when she's done.
Our aligners took about three weeks to arrive. As the fitting appointment approached, Mimi was relaxed (as is her way), but I was nervous. What had I gotten us into? Was this going to complicate our lives? Was this going to hurt?
My worries were for naught. The fitting process was easy, painless, and (actually) pretty interesting.
First, we had to have attachments bonded to our teeth. These tooth-colored "buttons" help the aligners stay in place. It's a simple matter of dabbing bonding material onto the teeth, and then molding them into shape with a plastic mold. It took about 30 minutes, and was painless.
The doctor had to lightly file between a few of my teeth to create space for movement. This was annoying (the tool he used was loud and a little bumpy) but painless.
Finally, they popped in our aligners. I could hardly see them! But I didn't anticipate how weird they'd feel. They were thicker than I had expected, and it felt like having a mouth full of plastic (which it is, I guess). The aligners also gave me quite a lisp, which worried me. I envied Mimi, who sounded fine.
The staff showed us how to take the aligners on and off (it's tricky in the beginning, but they assured us it would get easier with practice). They also reminded us about how to care for our aligners, how to keep them clean, and all the rest.
We left our appointment giddy, excited, and a little stunned.
Eight hours later, the honeymoon was over.
Our teeth ached. No surprise — you can't expect your teeth to move without some discomfort — but it was a bummer. We both took some Tylenol, which helped a lot. But the ache persisted for about 72 hours.
The edges of the aligners also roughed up the inside of our cheeks and lips. When we took our aligners out to eat, the attachment buttons felt sharp and pinched our cheeks. Our doctor had prepared us for this and said it was temporary, but it was really uncomfortable.
My biggest hangup was my lisp! I was really self-conscious about it. It was as if my tongue had no idea how to deal with all of this new stuff in my mouth. My son had plenty of fun at my expense, and we all laughed about my "thpeech," but I was worried the lisp wouldn't go away.
Mimi and I found ourselves avoiding food because we didn't want to have to go through removing our aligners and brushing. But we got over that pretty quickly.
I was concerned that dealing with Invisalign at school would be a huge hassle for Mimi, but she got the hang of it right away. (I'll share details about how Invisalign works at school in a future post.)
A week later, we were back to our former happy selves. We can now take our aligners in and out with no problem. We settled into a new, simple hygiene routine, and the tooth, cheek and lip soreness is gone. My lisp is less pronounced, and my friends swear they can't hear anything, but I still can. Fortunately, I'm no longer too self-conscious about it.
I think we're on our way.
This post is part of a series sponsored by Invisalign. For more about how I approach working with sponsors, read my Sponsored Content FAQ.
If you're wondering if Invisalign is right for your kid (or you), start by taking the Smile Assessment. Follow up with a consultation with an Invisalign orthodontist in your area.]]>
The horrific events in Charleston, South Carolina. I struggle with what to say, what to do. But I can't wait for clarity before saying something. My heart goes to those families. To the members of that church. To every person who lives in fear, unprotected. Without sanctuary.
Not long ago my family watched the movie Selma together. My kids were incredulous, amazed that people could hate as they did. But the "period piece" nature of the film gave it enough historical distance that they moved on to "well, at least that doesn't happen today."
They react the same way to stories of the Holocaust, even though members of our family died in the camps. And to stories of Apartheid, even though their father is a white South African whose family resisted Apartheid and ultimately left the country because of it.
It's too easy to look away. But hate is happening right now, and we must do something. Even if it's not eloquent, perfect, or profound.
Say something. Condolences, calls to action…let your voice be heard on your Facebook profile or blog, and in your conversations with friends and family. Let those who are afraid and mourning not feel alone.
Talk to your kids about racism. In whatever way makes sense for your family history. Not sure how to begin? Kristen Howerton's Huffington Post piece is a good place to start.
Support the victims' families. The Mother Emanuel Hope fund will help family members pay for funerals, counseling and other financial needs. Donations can be made online, by texting 'prayforcharleston' to 843-606-5995, or by sending a check here:
Mother Emanuel Hope Fund
C/O City of Charleston
P.O. Box 304
Charleston, SC 29402
This post is sponsored by Embassy Suites.
We spent Spring Break on the road in Arizona, visiting the Grand Canyon and surroundings with my parents. It was a fabulous trip, full of great memories, but it also brought me back to the road trips of my youth.
I remembered, with painful clarity, how boring those long stretches of road can be for a kid. (My parents oohed and ahhed over the scenery back then, but I found it dull. Now I'm at the age my parents were when we went on those trips, and my kids and I have fallen into the same pattern.)
I'm a fan of boredom as a way to spark creativity, and I also believe in long stretches of nothing (a prerequisite for day-dreaming). But my kids are old enough that an outright electronics ban on a long road trip seems like overkill. Even so, I don't want to spend the entire trip in separate, plugged-in worlds.
If conversation doesn't naturally flow, here are a few fun ways for the whole family to enjoy together time in the car.
We download a few all-ages podcasts and audiobooks before we leave so we can listen to them together (try your local library). If your car radio has an auxiliary plug-in port, you can pipe audio from your phone or computer through the car stereo speakers.
Before you leave, collaborate with your kids on a road trip playlist. Have everyone add a few favorite songs, then shuffle it so everyone gets airtime and exposure to each others' favorites. Don't forget about movie soundtracks…they bring back fun memories of favorite scenes.
The classic road trip games — I Spy, the Alphabet Game, looking for out-of-state license plates — are classics for a reason. Here are some more fun ideas for road trip games from Parent Hacks readers.
Don't underestimate the fun of a good, old-fashioned paper roadmap. Kids will get a kick out of how "old-fashioned" they are (at least my kids think they're old-fashioned). Highlight the day's route on the map so they can follow along. They might stumble on an interesting side-trip.
Bonus: if you're using your cell phone's GPS, you'll have a navigational backup in case you lose signal.
A book of Mad Libs is a secret weapon for road trips — fun, educational, and totally engaging for the whole family.
This involves electronics, but keeps older kids invested in the journey. Ask your kids to pull out their phones and research things to do and places to eat at your destination. Point them to Yelp reviews, TripAdvisor, or a local tourism site. The more kids have a hand in the travel planning, the more fun the trip will be for everyone.
I'd love to hear some more ideas for road trip entertainment. Post them in the comments or on your social profile tagged with #parenthacks.
My thanks to Embassy Suites for sponsoring this post. All Embassy Suites rooms are two-room suites equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, and coffeemaker. Also included: a free hot, cooked-to-order breakfast, and a nightly reception with snacks, drinks, and fun activities for the kids.
Find more family travel hacks on the Embassy Suites #PrettyGreat Family Travel Hacks site on Tumblr.
For more information about how I handle sponsored content, read the Sponsored Content FAQ.]]>
One of the highlights of my week was Lindsey Mead's post Everything Is Changing. It's a beautiful post (she's an incredible writer) but it also brought to mind what happens when we talk honestly about parenting online. A post and a conversation leads to another post and more conversation, and we feel less alone.
The other highlight: I had the honor of being part Karen Walrond's Thrive Portrait Project. Karen is celebrating, with images and words, "women who are over the age of 40…who rage against the idea that they should fade." DAMN. How amazing is that?
I love the Internet, and the connections that happen here.
More stuff that floated my boat this week:
Have a great weekend, everyone.
I want to know what you're reading, too. If you come across a link you think I'd like, post it on Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #parenthacks, or leave a comment here.]]>
About two years ago, at the end of my daughter's dental checkup, my dentist gave me a sympathetic look and said the word I'd been expecting for a while: braces.
I wasn't surprised. We all knew she'd eventually need them. But memories of my own braces made me tired just thinking about it…for Mimi, and for Rael and me. Orthodontics are a major undertaking for the entire family.
I also had a chip on my shoulder because my middle school orthodontist cheerfully told me to throw my retainers away at the end of my treatment. So, as an adult, my teeth are crooked again.
We visited a local orthodontist who told us my daughter should wait till middle school to begin treatment, so we filed the paperwork away and made plans to get back in touch when she was ready.
Then, about nine months ago, Invisalign contacted me to discuss a partnership. Needless to say my ears perked up because my daughter is now in middle school and the time to make a decision had come.
(If you're not familiar with Invisalign, it's an alternative to traditional braces that uses a series of clear, removable plastic aligners to gradually reposition and straighten teeth.)
After much back-and-forth discussion and an updated orthodontic evaluation, we determined that not only is Mimi a good candidate for Invisalign, so am I. So this month, we embark on a mother-daughter adventure in orthodontia!
The opportunity to work with Invisalign is a fantastic one for my family (given that our dental insurance doesn't cover orthodontic treatment). But that's not enough to get me to sign on with a sponsor. It wouldn't be helpful if all I did were to subject you to pictures of Mimi's and my open mouths followed by shiny, happy stories about our experience.
I'll be documenting our treatment over the next year or so to share what Invisalign is really like (warts and all). When I was researching treatment options for my daughter, I pored over personal accounts of treatment online. Many people love Invisalign, and others don't like it at all. My goal is to provide an honest, balanced appraisal of how (or if) Invisalign works for us — the difficulties as well as the benefits.
I've also heard there's quite a difference between the teen and adult Invisalign experience. According to our orthodontist, adults can be harder to treat than teens because they're less reliable about wearing their aligners! I'm a rule-follower, so I don't expect that will be a problem, but time will tell.
I'm excited to be able to do this with my daughter and to share it here with you. If you've got orthodontic treatment in your future, I hope you'll follow along.
I'm a member of the Invisalign Mom Advisory Board, and my daughter and I are receiving complimentary treatment as part of this program. For more about how I approach working with sponsors, read my Sponsored Content FAQ.
Is Invisalign right for your kid (or you)? Take the Smile Assessment to begin your research. Use the doctor locator to find an experienced Invisalign orthodontist in your area.]]>
I read a lot every week, and have been sharing links I like on Twitter and Facebook for years. Before social media, I used to do a regular blog post full of links I'd saved in Delicious. Who remembers Delicious?? #oldschool
For me (community junkie that I am) one of the perks of writing online is that it's part of an ecosystem. You get to share your stuff, but you also get to share other people's stuff.
Parent Hacks has always celebrated collective wisdom, and what is the Internet if not that? I know, there's plenty of crap to wade through, which is why I like sharing the gems when I find them.
It's time to resurrect the weekly link roundup post so you don't have to follow me somewhere else to see what I'm reading, and so the folks whose work I appreciate get some good, old-fashioned link love.
I'm aiming to publish a Links I Like roundup here most Fridays. Let me know what you think!
…and a wonderful quote I read in the newspaper, which I think is apt for the longest, shortest years we spend raising kids:
We don't feel the earth move, but that doesn't mean we aren't spinning around the sun, making our way towards Spring. — Carolyn Hax, advice columnist for the Washington Post
I want to know what you're reading, too. If you come across a link you think I'd like, post it on Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #parenthacks, or leave a comment here.]]>


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Need an easy way to back up your files, but don't feel like monkeying with expensive or complicated software? Using the xcopy command and a simple text file, you can accomplish this rather easily. Here's what I do.
First, make sure that file extensions are not hidden by going to My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View. Uncheck Hide Extensions for Known File Types and click OK (if it's already unchecked, don't worry about it).
Now create a blank text document on your desktop. Rename it to backup.bat. Now right click on the newly created file and click Edit. Do not just double click, because that will actually run the batch file—we want to edit it for now.
The syntax for xcopy is pretty simple:
xcopy "[source location]" "[destination location]" /switch
And then there are a bunch of switches you can use. I'll give you an entry from my batch file, and then I'll explain what the switches all do. To copy my files from my hard disk to my USB drive, I use (follow the syntax exactly, including the quotes!):
xcopy "C:\Docs\*.*" "G:\ANDYB\Docs" /d /s /e /c /i /h /r /k /o /y /f
As you can see, wild card characters can be used to filter your backup. I just use *.* to get everything. Now, the switches:
- /d
- /s
- /e
- /c
- /i
- /h
- /r
- /k
- /o
- /y
- /f
There are other switches, like /exclude, which—surprise—allows you to exclude one or more files and/or directories. Finally, to run your batch file, simply double click it. Again, remember if you want to edit it, you right-click and choose Edit.
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If you want to be really nerdy, you can have xcopy output everything to a log. I guess if you want an inventory of everything that has been backed up, this might be useful to you. Just add > [drive]:\log_file_name.txt to the end of each xcopy entry. For example:
xcopy "C:\Docs\*.*" "G:\ANDYB\Docs" /d /s /e /c > c:\backuplog.log
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Do your ears perk up whenever you hear something regarding the health benefits of red wine? I know mine do; just looking for any excuse to indulge, I guess – in moderation, of course.
The good news is that there are some great red wine health benefits, and "moderation" seems to be the name of the game when it comes to answering the question: is wine good for you? Like anything else that we consume, drinking wine is no different; over-eating or over-drinking is never a healthy choice and it often comes with negative consequences.
But for those moderate wine drinkers, the health benefits of red wine are pretty impressive. Many studies have been done by universities around the world that have examined red wine and red grapes and their benefits to us. Let's look at a few of these benefits.
Health Benefits of Red Wine and Resveratrol: Is it Heart-Healthy?
Red wine has something in it called "resveratrol" that has gotten the attention of the medical world as a potential benefit to good heart health. The Mayo Clinic has reported that the substance, resveratrol, found in the red grape, is a form of polyphenol, an antioxidant, and that combined with the alcohol in wine is thought to prevent certain heart disease by increasing the "good" cholesterol levels in our bodies, thus protecting the lining of our arteries and blood vessels from damage.
Another potential benefit of resveratrol is that the body is also at a decreased risk of having inflammation and blood clotting, both being high risk indicators of heart disease. More research is needed, however, before it's known whether resveratrol is the absolute cause of the reduced risk.
Other research indicates that red wine health benefits are found in the prevention of Ischemic strokes.
The caveat to this is that to reap the health benefits of red wine, doctors caution us to drink in moderation, and if you are currently not a wine drinker, don't start drinking red wine to reap the benefits. Having a glass of Pinot Noir with dinner, is one thing, but consuming more than a glass or two in a day will result in the wine's alcohol content creating harmful effects to your body.
In general, the health benefits of red wine research has determined that those drinking 1 to 3 glasses of wine a day on a regular basis are healthier than those who drink no wine, and they are also healthier than those who indulge in more than 1 to 3 glasses.
Data gathered from medical doctors in the United States, who participated in a Physicians' Health Study shows that over-consumption of red wine will cancel the red wine health benefits of those found in moderate drinkers by escalating the risks related to some less common forms of cancer.
Doctors seem to agree, however, that drunk in moderation, health benefits of red wine are reaped, and they credit it to the antioxidant, resveratrol.
Health Benefits of Red Wine Research in Heart Disease
Many universities have researched the health benefits of red wine, but most research into the antioxidant resveratrol found in the red grape was done using animals, rather than people. Mice that were given resveratrol showed signs that the antioxidant might also protect against diabetes and obesity, as well as its impact on decreased "bad" cholesterol levels and increased "good cholesterol levels.
Both diabetes and obesity are strong risk components of developing heart disease. However, again, the findings were only found in mice, not people. Additionally, the same dosage of resveratrol used on the mice in these studies, converts to a person having to drink red wine daily in the amount of over 63 quarts.
Health Benefits of Red Wine Comes from the Grapes
The resveratrol found in red wine is derived from the skin of the red wine grape used to make the wine. The reason that red wine has more of the heart-healthy resveratrol in its finished product is due to the fact that red wine is fermented with the grape skins intact longer than is done with white wine, allowing the wine to absorb more of the antibiotic.
Researchers have also noted that resveratrol appears to be produced in increased amounts in grape vines under stress, meaning that grapes growing in difficult growing regions, like Spain, Chile, Australia or Argentina contain higher quantities of it than that found in gentler growing climates.
Red or purple grape juices are thought to have a degree of the heart-healthy benefits found in red wine. Thus, just consuming the grapes or grape juice may be a nonalcoholic way of adding resveratrol to your diet. Other resveratrol-rich foods include blueberries, cranberries, and peanuts. However, the amount of resveratrol found in a food or a red wine can vary greatly.
Researchers have found that there is no harm in taking resveratrol supplements, but that most of resveratrol found in supplements cannot be absorbed by the body.
Health Benefits of Red Wine vs. Benefits of Other Alcohol
Various studies show that moderate quantities of any type of alcohol can benefit your heart, and the benefits are not just related to alcohol in red wine. Although if red wine appears to have the edge on health benefits when compared to other alcoholic beverages, such as white wine, beer, or hard liquor, it is attributed to the antioxidants in the red grape that is used to make the wine.
The alcohol content in red wine isn't considered to have any greater heart-healthy benefits than other types of alcohol. Alcohol by itself (without the red grape factor) is thought to help:
- Raise the "good" cholesterol in our bodies
- Reduce the formation of blood clots
- Prevent artery damage caused by "bad" cholesterol
While acknowledging the health benefits of red wine, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the American Heart Association (AHA) recommend that no one should start drinking alcohol as a deterrent to heart disease. Alcohol can cause a number of health problems, and could be fatal if mixed with certain prescriptions. The over-consumption of alcohol is thought to cause:
- Addiction
- High blood pressure
- Liver damage
- High triglycerides
- Obesity
- Certain forms of cancer
- Weakened heart muscle (cardiomyopathy)
- Heart failure
Red Wine Consumption and the French Paradox
The mystery surrounding the people of France and why their propensity for cream didn't result in more frequent death's by heart attacks is known as the "French Paradox" The answer is of course that the French consume a lot of red wine!
A Copenhagen study following 130,000 people over a period of 10 years found that those participants averaging 6 glasses of wine consumption a week had lower death rates of 30-40% below normal.
Red Wine Health Benefits Recap
The consumption of red wine in moderation has the potential to reduce the risk of:
- Heart disease
- High "bad" cholesterol levels
- Blood clotting
- Inflammation in blood vessels
- An Ischemic stroke
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Reduce kidney stones in women (we didn't discuss it, but there are studies supporting this!)
We can rejoice in the knowledge that red wine in moderation is good for you, that the health benefits of red wine include heart-healthy antibiotics, leaving us to wonder no more "is wine good for you", because that enticing glass of Merlot, Port, Cabernet Sauvignon, etc is good for you!
2 Responses to "Health Benefits of Red Wine – Is Wine Good for You?"
joann says:
I'm really wondering if white wine has health benefits too. It would be great if you could do a write-up about it too. Well, not everyone loves red than white right?
I think Joann is asking a very important question. Is white wine also beneficial to your health? I would say yes, but maybe not quite as much. All wines will have some of the grape skin crushed into the juice whether it's a red or white wine. Also, the article mentions that red wines spend more time with the skin contact for color, but there are many styles of white wine that also leave the skins in contact; example: Some wines (notably Chardonnay, Champagne and Muscadet) are sometimes aged for a time on the lees, a process known as "sur lie", a process where the juice is not racked, leaved residual sediment and yeast in the fermentation tank or barrell, etc… Also, some white wines are produced with extended skin contact.


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SharePoint 2013 Development on a Mac My name is Jason Cribbet and I have a confession to make. I'm a SharePoint developer and I use a Mac… and I love it. Just to clear some things out up front, I'm not an Apple fanatic, though it might appear that way if you take inventory ofRead More
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The corn rows may be gone, but Luda's winning formula is otherwise intact on Release Therapy. He delivers horny hubris on "Girls Gone Wild," affects a crazily coiled flow for the creeping electro banger "Ultimate Satisfaction," lashes out at soft-target Chingy on "Tell It Like It Is" and strings together enough folksy-funny one-liners to resurrect Red Fox. And while Luda impresses, R. Kelly nearly steals the show on "Woozy" when he reveals that he's "always wanted to go down on a girl who reminds me of me." Um, okay.


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Roy: Staged protest failed to get results
Re: your March 11 article, "Saticoy farm sparks protest by workers":
As legal counsel to Montalvo Farms, LLC which was the object of a union-sponsored demonstration March 10, I felt it incumbent to set the record straight with respect to various union misrepresentations made in the article.
First of all, there was no work stoppage to protest what workers were alleging to be "poor working conditions." The union sponsored and orchestrated the demonstration on Darling Road in front of a different strawberry farmer, other than Montalvo Farms, LLC.
The worker demonstration consisted of perhaps a handful of workers from Montalvo Farms and a majority of pro-United Farm Workers employees from other strawberry farms throughout the county. This was occurring while in excess of 145 Montalvo Farms employees were working at a ranch more than a mile away from the demonstration site.
The union claims that these employees were reporting "bad working conditions," such as "unclean bathrooms," drinking water that tasted like "ocean water" and treatment that was "offensive," according to Lauro Barrajas, the local UFW director.
All three claims are false and have not been the subject of any state or local investigation.
The company has not received any complaints from the workers regarding their working conditions or the condition of field sanitation units that are checked daily.
More importantly, the company has a $20,000 water system that provides purified water to its employees.
Barrajas claims that he spoke to about 200 workers who made such complaints, yet the union had never accessed the fields to speak with any of the company's employees in the past months.
The union attempted to give the impression that more than 200 employees were involved in the complaints and only 80 workers did not participate in the work stoppage, deciding to work in the fields instead, according to Barrajas. Yet, it is difficult to reconcile his statements when more than 145 workers continued to work throughout the work day Saturday.
Lastly, let there be no mistake that the employee demonstration was neither a strike nor to protest Montalvo's working conditions. The union brought portable toilets, food and provided water for all of the employees participating in the demonstration.
The purpose of the demonstration was to persuade workers to leave their work and to engage in a strike. Unfortunately for the UFW, this goal was not attained, as organizers were rejected later that afternoon by the very workers the UFW claimed they were representing!
California's agricultural employers are the most strictly regulated industry in the United States. State regulations specifically regulate wages, overtime, worker safety, field sanitation, drinking water, heat stress and related matters. These laws are enforced by various agencies within the state of California.
After 36 years of existing under a law that represents the most progressive agricultural labor law in the United States, isn't it about time that the UFW starts dealing with the facts and stops misrepresenting this industry?
Robert Roy is a labor and employment lawyer and serves as the president and general counsel for the Ventura County Agricultural Association in Camarillo.
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Removing a texture 'glitch' in the EaW FoC RotM 4.2 ModJun 11, 2015 Tutorial 0 comments
This tutorial shows how to remove a minor texture 'glitch' in the EAW FoC Mod 'Rise of the Mandalorians' by the-farseer [I don't stand in any relation...
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This tutorial shows how to remove a minor texture 'glitch' in the EAW FoC Mod 'Rise of the Mandalorians' by the-farseer [I don't stand in any relation...
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a great tactic against the ai is too wait until he attacks your star base with a huge fleet, then attack his base with 2 or 3 attack freggatte/victorys. the ai will move all the ships backwards to defend it. thats when you ambush them from behind and kill half of the enemy fleet. i suggest trying out Ultimate eaw, ROTM, and the FX MOD.
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|Sears Canada Q2 sales fall 5.3%
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TORONTO (17 August 2011) - Sears Canada has reversed its fortunes after declaring a drop in sales and earnings for both the second quarter and first half of its current fiscal year, a reflection of an increasing challenged retail marketplace in Canada.
For the 13 weeks ending 30 July, Sears Canada had revenues of $1.14 billion, down 5.3% from the $1.21 billion reported for the 13 weeks ending July 31, 2010. Same store sales were off 5.8%.
The multi-channel retailer reported a net loss for the period of $2.7 million or three cents per share, reversing the comparable period's net earnings of $20.5 million or 19 cents per share.
EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) fell to $26.7 million from $68.5 million for the same period of 2010.
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Earlier this year, former CEO Dene Rogers indicated Sears was rolling out a number of new initiatives to capitalize on its position as one of Canada's leading furniture, mattress and appliance merchants including the rollout of Thomasville furniture brand, the addition of a luxury sleep shop and a renewed focus on its appliance brand, Kenmore.
At the end of its fiscal half, Sears Canada's network included 196 corporate stores, 280 hometown dealer stores, 32 home services showrooms, over 1,700 catalogue merchandise pick-up locations, 108 Sears Travel offices and a nationwide home maintenance, repair, and installation network. It also publishes this country's most widely circulated general merchandise catalogue and offers shopping online at www.sears.ca. It is also the owner of Cantrex, one of the largest retail buying groups in the country.
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NORTHBRIDGE, Mass. - The annual Northbridge Fire Department Santa Run will take place on Saturday, Dec.15 beginning at 11 a.m.
Santa, Mrs. Claus, and elves will leave the Northbridge Fire Department headquarters, 193 Main Street, aboard the ladder truck and Engine 3 beginning at 11a.m.
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Bill Cork defends himself at length against my observations, but then oddly concludes (with the strangest of logic):
At that time, I chose not to enter into a debate. I still choose not to do so. Because I still do not accept that form of apologetic. I had been posting many articles expressing my doubts before I took the step, and I posted more after the fact–those blog posts I compiled here. These articles aren't exhaustive, but they document some of the questions I considered. Call them what you will–but I think it a stretch to call them "postmodernist mush."I don't. I gave my reasons why at the time. Cork doesn't want to interact with them. That's his choice. But, be that as it may, it is my job as an apologist to show how objections in general, and his particular objections to Catholicism fail, or that (in some cases) they apply to Protestants, too, so that it is a wash.
My articles are never intended only for the one person I am debating or critiquing (frankly I usually wouldn't bother and put in all the effort I do just for one person), but for all my readers. So whether Cork wants to "debate" my critique of his odyssey or not is a matter of little or no concern to me. If he doesn't, fine; if he does, better (because I think it is good for folks to interact with criticism).
My aim is to show that the reasoning for his move was and is insufficient, inadequate, and fallacious (which it assuredly is). If he wants to run down the Catholic Church publicly, then we who love the Catholic Church and accept her teachings have every right to defend the Church. Cork made all this public in the first place. If he's so concerned about not debating anyone then why did he blog about it at all? He could have simply made his move and shut up about it (i.e., publicly). But he didn't do that. He wanted and wants to get his point of view across. He just doesn't want to defend it when someone else disagrees with his reasoning. And that gets back to the postmodernist mentality that I critiqued in the first place . . .