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The original L.L.Bean Boot was designed to help people enjoy the outdoors – and our larger-than-life mobile replica was too. The Bootmobile has covered more than 40,000 miles, appeared at hundreds of events in 10 states and dozen college campuses, and made tracks to every L.L.Bean store.
Share the fun with our expert guides as they hit the road for a full schedule of outdoor activities, demonstrations and special events.
The Bootmobile will be making its way down Main Street in Freeport, ME for the annual 4th of July Parade.
Our rolling icon will be on hand for the annual Firecracker 4 with games, giveaways and prizes for runners and spectators.
After a day of running the Bootmobile will be parked lakeside in the town of Lake George. Stop by the park for photo opportunities and chances to win L.L.Bean prizes.
L.L. Bean is partnering with the Maine YogaFest to support healthy, active lifestyles in Maine. Come join the fun as the Bootmobile rolls onto the Eastern Promenade in Portland for the whole weekend.
Most people know Stowe for its excellent snowpack, but the fun there keeps going after the skis are hung up for the summer season. Join the Bootmobile as we watch 25 hot-air balloons rise over beautiful Mount Mansfield. We'll be there with games, giveaways and prizes.
The Bootmobile will join Darius Rucker at the Xfinity Center for a night of great music. Be sure to stop by before the concert for giveaways and a photo opportunity with our rolling icon.
The Bootmobile will join Darius Rucker at the Xfinity Center for a night of great music. Be sure to stop by before the concert for giveaways and a photo opportunity with our rolling icon.
Hot ribs and cool jazz – what more could you want? Find the Bootmobile celebrating summer at this fun event in Columbus, Ohio. Between rib tastings, we'll have games, giveaways and prizes.
Live music, food, kid activities, a road race, and more than 100 balloons flying in the air make for a spectacular summer festival. Find the Bootmobile at this excitement-filled event.
Why pitch a ball when you could pitch a boot!?! We'll have the Bootmobile down at Hadlock Field for a great night with Slugger the Seadog and L.L.Bear.
The Bootmobile will be parked outside Discovery Park for the second of this year's Summer in the Park concerts. This week, we'll be grooving to indie folk rockers Dawes as they return to Maine for another great show.
One of Rochester's oldest and most unique neighborhoods celebrates its 37th Annual Festival of arts, crafts and music. Stop by L.L.Bean Base Camp to spot the Bootmobile and play our famous Boot Toss with giveaways and prizes.
We're celebrating all things Maine at Fenway Park so stop by the Bootmobile on Yawkey Way before the game.
Come hear Postmodern Jukebox turn modern pop hits into vintage jazz ballads and ragtime dance tunes with its inventive take on popular culture. Our rolling icon will be parked at Discovery Park to join in on all the fun!
Imagine 115,000 people, more than 3,000 watermelons and our rolling icon! With 60 musicians, more than 100 exhibitors, one of the largest kids' areas of any festival on the East Coast, the Carytown Watermelon Festival has become the largest one-day festival in - Virginia. We'll be there, too, with games, giveaways and prizes.
Our rolling icon is joining the fun at the Philadelphia Folk Festival for a weekend filled with Bootmobile games, prizes and giveaways.
The Bootmobile is once again joining rock and country legend Darius Rucker in Cleveland, Ohio, for a night of great music. We'll have a boot toss, giveaways and a host of other fun activities to enjoy before the show.
There's nothing worse than your dog chewing on your shoe, but thankfully the Bootmobile hasn't met a dog big enough to chew on us! Bring out your four-legged best friend for a day of fun activities, demonstrations, and expert advice – all in Discovery Park at our Freeport store.
Join us for the Maine Outdoor Film Festival, a celebration of the outdoors in Maine and by Mainers! L.L. Bean is a festival sponsor, and the Bootmobile will be there to celebrate our shared Maine heritage.
We're setting foot once again in Minnesota for the annual State Fair. The Bootmobile will be there for the long weekend with games, giveaways and prizes.
The Bootmobile will join music legends Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire for a night of great music. We'll have a boot toss, giveaways and a host of other fun activities to enjoy before the show.
We're ending our Summer Tour at A Taste of Colorado, a celebration of community pride and spirit in the Denver region. More than 500,000 people head to the four-day festival for Labor Day weekend. We'll be on hand with games, giveaways and prizes.
The original Bootmobile was so popular, it needed a sidekick. So, we built a second. It's a bit smaller, lighter and greener—the engine is biodiesel compatible. An interactive entertainment system adds to the fun. Now we have a fleet of big feet, revving up for a season of special events near and far.
Shoe sizes would be 747 and 708. The person wearing them would be about 143 feet tall. That's 32 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty.
Bootmobile 1 - 13' 6"
Bootmobile 2 - 11' 6"
Bootmobile 1 - Built on a Ford F250 frame, steel and fiberglass construction
Bootmobile 2 - Built on a GMC Sierra 2500 HD chassis frame, aluminum and fiberglass construction
Shoelaces are made of 12-strand braided mooring rope, capable of towing 106,000 lb.
An interview with Bootmobile Driver, L.L.Bean ambassador, and outdoorsman Eddie Flaherty
Known to his coworkers as "Eddie of the Woods," Eddie Flaherty is more than just gifted at driving the 13-foot Bootmobile. This Registered Maine Guide leads whitewater rafting adventures, is an avid fly fisherman, and plans on playing semi-pro football when he's not on the road.
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For More Information Contact the Public
Information Office:
Jon Zlock
Richard Vespucci
Ron Rice
For Release: March 3, 2004
Commissioner Librera Announces Release of 2003 School Report Cards
Commissioner of Education William L. Librera today announced the release of the 2003 New Jersey School Report Cards. The School Report Cards contain detailed statistical profiles of all public schools in the state. The annual reports are prepared for the public to gauge school and student progress.
"With the expenditure of $8.1 billion for education in New Jersey, Governor McGreevey expects accountability for ensuring that education dollars are going into our classrooms," Commissioner of Education William L. Librera said. "Our mission remains to ensure that all children can read by the end of third grade and to improve overall achievement for every student."
"By law, we are required to produce the annual School Report Card, so that parents and interested citizens can review the progress of their local schools and evaluate whether the schools are providing their students with a high-quality education in a cost-effective way," Commissioner Librera said.
The 2003 New Jersey School Report Card is accessible here:
The 2003 version of the NJ School Report Card has been produced by department staff in house for savings of more than a half a million dollars this, after phasing out the vendor that had been producing the report card since 1997. The format is more compact, quicker to access, and easier to read. Most of the report card fields remain consistent with past reporting with a few exceptions as follows:
- The information has been rearranged under five categories school environment, student information, student performance indicators, staff information, and district/charter financial information.
- Assessment results are shown as totals and also as disaggregated by the same subgroups that are required by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). These subgroups were first introduced in the 2002 NCLB Report released by the department last August. The conditions required to determine adequate yearly progress (AYP) under NCLB have not been applied to the assessment results for this School Report Card. The assessment results that are reported in the next NCLB Report will reflect the application of those conditions.
- For average class size, the information is presented by grade level, as well as in a total. There will be only one year of data shown, because there is no grade-level information in prior report cards.
- The field for Highly Qualified Teacher information that was introduced in the 2002 NCLB Report has been carried over to the February School Report Card with the addition of 2002-03 data.
- Advanced Placement information has been reduced in scope. In the past, much of the test information for AP courses was suppressed because the classes tended to be small. To show what courses the districts or charter schools offer, the names of the courses are listed along with the number of students taking the course and the number of students taking the test. There is a summary number of test scores that were 3 or higher for the school. The field that shows the percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 (unduplicated) who took advanced placement classes as compared with the state average is the same as prior report cards.
- Dropout rates are disaggregated by the same subgroups as those introduced in the 2002 NCLB Report.
- Graduation rate shows only one year of data because the 2003 calculation has been done completely differently from prior years. Therefore, comparisons with prior years are invalid. In accordance with New Jerseys Accountability Workbook, approved by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), New Jersey is require to show that we are moving toward a cohort model of calculating high school graduation rates. In a cohort model, data is collected over four years, taking into consideration students who drop out and student who move in and out. Because we do not have in place the collection mechanism to produce the data that will be required of districts in complying with this mandate, we have USDEs permission to use an interim calculation this year based on a model advocated by the National Center for Education Statistics. This model estimates a graduation rate for the cohort of students that began high school four years ago. The formula divides the number of graduates, including the summer graduates following the school year, by the sum of all graduates plus the number of dropouts for that cohort through the four years of high school.
- In report cards for vocational schools, the NOCTI course and test information has been simplified in a format similar to that of the Advanced Placement field. There is a list of the current courses offered and the test score averages for the school and state on written and performance tests. NOCTI information is not shown for comprehensive high schools.
The reports released today are the ninth to be produced under a 1995 state law that standardizes much of the information and requires its annual distribution. They also represent the 13th time New Jersey has issued a report on its public schools, since the first report cards were distributed in 1989. Report cards are produced for all elementary and secondary schools, as well as vocational schools, special education schools, charter schools, and Special Services School Districts.
Commissioner Librera expressed appreciation to local school district personnel for their cooperation in supplying data for the statistical profiles. For more information, please contact the Department of Education Public Information Office at (609) 292-1126.

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NCAA | Police and courts: Claude Wroten
Thu, 5 Jan 2006 11:52:33 -0800
Jordan Blum, of the Shreveport Times, reports Louisiana State All-American senior DT Claude Wroten was arrested late Wednesday, Jan. 4, on charges of felony possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Wroten was pulled over for speeding and was asked if he had anything illegal in the car, to which he admitted having marijuana for personal consumption. Wroten also had $4,000 in his pocket, which he claimed was on loan from his financial adviser to prepare for NFL training.


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- Two men possess vital information on Russia's Star Wars missile defense system. One of them is CARDINAL -- America's highest agent in the Kremlin -- and he's about to be terminated by the KGB. The other one is the American who can save CARDINAL and lead the world to the brink of peace... or war. Here is author Tom Clancy's heart-stopping masterpiece -- a riveting novel about one of the most intriguing issues of our time.
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(IT) Libreria Musicale Italiana (LIM) Release: Francesco Antonio Pistocchi Scherzi musicali [op. II] - Duetti e terzetti, op. III Edizione critica
"The volume presents the first modern edition of all the vocal print of the famous singer and composer Francesco Antonio Pistocchi (1659-1726), founder of one of the first schools of Italian song. The book includes a broad biography of the musician as well as the critical edition of the lyrics and music ...
(ES) III International Baroque and Renaissance Dance Course (6-10 July 2015)
For dancers, musicians & amateurs
Italian Renaissance with Bruna Gondoni.
French Baroque with Nick Nguyen and Teresa Alves.
Spanish Dance of the "Siglo de Oro" with Mª José Ruiz Mayordomo.
Castanets with Ludovica Mosca
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(UK) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: Baroque String Playing Resources Pages
"Welcome to our Baroque String Playing resource pages. They have been compiled by the National Centre for Early Music, working alongside string players from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and have been made possible by funding from Youth Music.
The resources have been written by Cathryn Dew (NCEM) and Cecelia Bruggemeyer (OAE), and feature Helen Kruger (violin), Nicholas Logie (viola), Ruth Alford ('cello) and Joe McHardy (harpsichord). ...
(UK) Jane Austen Festival (11-20 Sep 2015)
Location: Bath, UK
"The 2015 Jane Austen Festival – Ten wonderful days of celebrating all things Austen in the beautiful Georgian city of Bath ..." Not only of searching for Mr. Darcy, the Jane Austen Festival is of ten days of dance and of music. ...
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"NOTE DATE CHANGE -- The Eighth International Mae and lrving Jurow Harpsichord Competition, Historical Keyboard Society of North America, March 22-24, 2016 (PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE!), Oberlin College, Ohio. Finals will be completed and awards will be announced on the evening of Thursday, March 24. ...
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"Designed more than 500 years ago by Leonardo da Vinci, was never built in his lifetime. ... Built in Krakow, Poland in 2009-2012 by Sławomir Zubrzycki." Have a peek at this wonderful instrument that is often times on tour and being performed ...
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(From a recent eClassical newsletter)
"Besides his more than 150 sonatas, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach also composed a large number of single-movement pieces for solo keyboard. Some of these were published in collections, beginning with the Probestücke (Study Pieces) of 1753, included on Volume 22 in this series (BIS-1762). On the present disc Miklós Spányi presents three other sets intended ...
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Of Celtic origin and uncertain derivation (possibly a diminutive of a word meaning 'rock'). It was introduced into England by Breton followers of William the Conqueror, most notably Alan, Earl of Brittany, who was rewarded for his services with vast estates in the newly conquered kingdom. In Britain the variants Allan and Allen are considerably less frequent, and generally represent transferred uses of surname forms, whereas in America all three forms of the name are approximately equally common. See also Alun.
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Courtesy: UGA Sports Communications Release: 09/26/2008
Allie Boll, a native of Aurora, IL, joins the UGA Sports Medicine staff as a first year graduate assistant athletic trainer working with the men's and women's cross country and track and field teams.
A 2008 graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training, Allie's student athletic training experiences include football, cross country, track and field and baseball.
Her other athletic training experiences include working various summer camps and participating in a two week study abroad session at Beijing Sport University in China.
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We need someone with a big vision and deep, deep pockets to help SE ATL save a crazy-unique mid-century modern classic commercial building. We simply cannot allow this structure to be destroyed. (See Call-to-Action below.)
This essay is about a property in on Moreland in Southeast Atlanta, south of I-20, on what is known as the South Moreland Corridor. (For those who know me, you know that I'm involved in my community, But I'm launching this initiative is purely as a resident interested in historic preservation.)
Until Sunday, I knew nothing about the history of this building, besides it was a very odd, fascinating structure. I've been driving past this property for over three years, wondering about its story.
So on Friday, I snapped a shot of it, and over the weekend, I posted a shot of a property and sent it to the surrounding neighborhoods' listservs with this question: This structure has intrigued me since I moved here. What the heck is it and what is its history? It's located on Moreland, just south of the IGA on the western side of Moreland. So what's the scoop, folks?
Turns out it long-time residents couldn't wait to share:
The structure was a Citizens & Southern (C&S) Bank , which was the Atlanta bank back in the day and intimately tied to Atlanta's economic progress. (Unfortunately, C&S was also involved in the construction of the original Fulton County Stadium '60s, which resulted in the destruction of the largely middle-class African American neighborhoods of Summerhill, Mechanicsville, Peoplestown, which are now making a comeback.)
In any case, C&S was the largest bank in the South in the '70s. C&S also seemed to have a thing for round/circular buildings: its headquarters in upper Downtown was round, and so was the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium it was so involved in developing.)
Interestingly, the building we want to save – this odd climbing helix structure — is also circular.
Please look at all of the photos Ormewood Park resident Tim Flanagan found online (two are included in this post). Unfortunately, while I'd love to credit the amazing photog, "The Man Who Can't Sit Still," I can't get in touch with him through that website.
Check out his photos: what an amazing structure! I can't believe it's still that intact. Check out the stilts; its courtyard and surrounding nature is visible from every angle.
And it's for sale, too, at the bargain price of $750K… are they kidding? This isn't Inman Park or even East Atlanta.
It was great hearing from long-time residents who remember the structure when it was still a bank:
Ormewood Park resident Brent Corcoran remembers: built in the late 70's, very modern for its time an "O" design. solid wall on the outer ring, glass on the inner ring overlooking a court yard. the turret looking thing on the left, tagged with graffiti, was the vault. The metal awning to the right of the structure.. was an elevated walk way.
Another long-time Ormewood Park resident Ken Boff recalls: (When it was a C&S Bank), the teller stations all faced the glassed-in center core, and there was an evergreen tree growing out there (in the center courtyard). The big problem was that it wasn't all on the same level. Every so often there was a step down, like that Escher drawing where the stairs go down forever, which made it impossible from a wheelchair access standpoint. But that was during the '70's when architects loved to put stairs everywhere. It's a cool building, in its own strange way.
We've heard that this property is slated for demolition. We simply cannot allow this building to be demolished!
Everyone in Atlanta, on Facebook, across the country — members of the Mills Bee Lane Memorial Foundation, the Urban Design Commission, the Atlanta Preservation Center — anyone and everyone who is interested in historical preservation — who love crazy-wacky mid-century modern commercial properties, look at these photographs.
We need to create a coalition, backed, of course, by our generous architectural, community angels/backers with big visions and deep-pockets — of these groups:
- All of our SE ATL neighborhoods;
- ALL of Atlanta;
- Every single online and intown historic preservationist — especially those who love crazy-wild mid-century modern structures featuring a climbing helix design… (And what's not to love about that?)
Then we must all get together behind this rescue mission, pool our contacts – especially any financially generous, architectural "angels" with a particular affection for wacky-climbing-helix-mid-century-modern-former-banks – and work together and save this crazy-unique property!
Wouldn't it be lovely if we could save, rehab, renovate and bring this one-of-a-kind architectural jewel up to code so that it could be used as a community center, a for community meetings… including appropriate branding for aforementioned architectural angels, of course.
Southeast Atlanta has so few public architectural treasures.


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The war had a huge impact on those who experienced it and its legacy resides across the globe, but also closer to home in family histories & the heritage of local communities, such as Brighton & Hove.
To mark the 100 year centenary Brighton joins a host of nations, communities & individuals in remembering the lives of those who lived, fought and died in the War.
With its significant links to the First World War, Brighton & Hove will play an integral part in the commemorations through a range of events, exhibitions & cultural programmes, including War Stories: Voices from the First World War at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
Explore this site to find out about the centenary events happening across the city in 2014 and discover the city's fascinating historical connections to the First World War – from the hospital at the Royal Pavilion to the Chattri Indian War Memorial on the stunning South Downs.]]>
Members of the community, local businesses and the i360 team gathered to see Brighton & Hove Council leader, Councillor Jason Kitcat lead a group including David Marks, the architect behind the i360 and the London Eye, put the first ceremonial spade in the ground to formally start building works for the Brighton i360.
Also, Brighton & Hove Mayor, Cllr Brian Fitch, cut a ribbon to open the nearby arches, which have undergone a painstaking restoration, between Alfresco and the future i360 site, with eight independent small creative firms opening for business.
Said Cllr Jason Kitcat, "This is a momentous occasion for Brighton & Hove, which will kick start the regeneration of the wider area, both down on the beach and including Preston Street. Our seafront is our most important asset that helps make our tourism industry such a great success in Brighton & Hove. Our innovation here will make all the difference to helping the city continue as one of the UK's most desirable and successful tourist destinations in the years to come.
Bold decisions by the council and our partners have made sure this work has happened
David Marks of Marks Barfield Architects said, "It has taken over eight years to get to this point, but the Brighton i360 will now be a reality and will be one of the most exciting visitor attractions in the world. The i360 will be the world's first vertical cable car; an engineering wonder and a major new performing arts, conference, dining and hospitality venue for Brighton. It will generate more footfall to this part of Brighton – and we hope bring about the sort of transformation that the London Eye helped create on the South Bank."]]>


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March 4, 2013
The Carrollton Lady Warriors dug themselves into an early hole and were unable to dig themselves out. As a result they fell to Maysville 68-35 last Thursday night in the Division II district semifinal at Zanesville High School.
The Panthers put together a 12-0 run in the first quarter and led 16-6 after one quarter.
They extended their lead to 39-20 at halftime and 52-27 at the end of the third quarter.
Madison Smith and Kayla Russell led four Panthers in double figures with 13 points each, while Kelsei Kirkbride added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Capria Hall added 10 points for the Panthers and Brooke Smith finished with seven points, five steals and three assists.
The win improved the Panthers outstanding season to 24-1, but they fell to state-ranked West Holmes 55-42 in the district championship game last Saturday night.
Sophomore Monica Starre and freshman Ali Poole led the Warriors against Maysville with nine points each.
The Warriors were just 15-of-46 from the floor. They had 21 rebounds and turned the ball over 14 times.
Maysville hit 23-of-49 action shots.
The Lady Warriors end an excellent season with 19 wins and six losses.
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31 Student-Athletes Set to Graduate
Commencement Ceremony Friday at 6 p.m. in Memorial Coliseum
59 Wildcats on 2013 Fall Sports SEC Academic Honor Roll
UK's 59 honorees is second most among the 14 SEC programs
46 Wildcats on 2012 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
UK's 46 tied for fourth amongst the 14 SEC programs
Raetzman's Two Goals Lift No. 18 UK to 2-1 OT Win
Cats score in 106th to clinch eighth win of season
Women's Soccer Upsets No. 13 Florida in SEC Opener
UK downs Gators for first time since 2006
WSOC vs. Vanderbilt, 102512
UK defeats Vanderbilt 3-0 to close the home season on Senior Night.
WSOC vs. UNC Greensboro, 083112
Women's Soccer Cruises to 2-0 Win over UNC-Greensboro; UK defense posts second clean sheet in win Friday
WSOC vs. Eastern Kentucky, 082412
VanLandingham, Gilliland Power UK to 2-1 Win Over EKU; Wildcats outshoot EKU 9-1 in win
WSOC vs. Coastal Carolina, 081712
Wildcats Open Season with 2-0 Victory over Coastal Carolina; UK defense posts third-straight shutout in season opener
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Kentucky falls to Washington State on penalty kicks, 4-2, in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Career Statistics
2013 (Senior): Has played significant minutes at midfield ... Started in every game but one that shehas appeared in her career ... Takes most of the team's corner kicks ... Had first pointof the season on assist to freshman Zoe Swift vs. EKU ... Has played over 5,000 careerminutes ... Logged assist in goal to Caitlin Landis to open scoring in match atMississippi State ... Played the full 90 minutes in 4-1 win over Tennessee ... Had assiston game-winning goal at Alabama.
2012 (Junior): Played significant minutes at midfield ... Started in every game but one that she has appeared in ... Has three assists, all coming from set pieces ... Took most of the team's corner kicks.
2011 (Sophomore):Started all 21 games ... Tallied first-career assist and point vs. Baylor ... Scored first-career goal against Auburn from 40 yards away from the net late in the game ... Recorded a shot on goal vs. LSU ... One of only six UK players to play in all 21 games.
2010 (Freshman): Freshman Academic All-SEC ... Saw action in 18 matches her freshman season with eight starts ... Played a season-high 104 minutes at LSU and vs. Auburn ... ... Recorded personal best four shots against Evansville ... Recorded her first collegiate point with an assist vs. Alabama
Pre-College: Played club ball for Hershey Attack and coach Mike McHugh ... Helped Hershey Attack to 2009 victories in the Disney Soccer Showcase U-17G, Las Vegas College Showcase U-17, Raleigh Soccer Shootout U17G and the State Cup U17G EPYSA ... Helped Eastern York High to 2008 Division III championship ... Also named Pennsylvania Division III Player of the Year
Krohn Q & A
What is your nickname, and why? D, Dani, or Krohny
What team member is most likely to be a head coach? Alyssa Telang
Who is the most famous person you have ever met? Brandi Chastain
Would you rather win the World Cup or an Olympic gold medal? World Cup
What would people be surprised to know about you? I live on a farm and I drive a Dodge truck!
If you had a horse in the Kentucky Derby, what would you name it? Lady Belle OR Eat My Dust
Who is the best soccer player in the world outside of Messi? Andres Iniesta
What is your prized possession? My mom's dragonfly necklace
Why did you choose your jersey number? (66) My mom was born the year, 1966.
Who is the most famous person in your cell phone? Umm....Jon Lipsitz haha
What song gets you pumped up for a game? It's My Time - Fabolous
Who is the funniest player on the team? Molly Huber
What is your favorite city to visit? Lexington
Who is your favorite American Idol winner? Carrie Underwood
What is your biggest fear? Disappointing others. OR I fear that one day my children might hate me for loving them too much!
What is one food you will absolutely not eat? Ranch Dressing
What is your dream job? Being a stay at home mom!
Who have you not seen in concert that you want to see in person? Garth Brooks
What's one of your most interesting life stories that sets you apart from everyone else? When I wasin sixth grade, I had this large fish tank in my room. One day while I was at school, the extension cord where my fish tank was hooked up had a malfunction and sparked!! Needless to say, my house caught on fire and the fish did not survive!


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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup is a public affairs officer assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah in western Afghanistan. After learning that he would deploy without the team's combat cameraman, he picked up a camera and started to shoot without the benefit of formal training. Portfolio
U.S. Army Sgt. Mike MacLeod is a combat correspondent assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, public affairs office. He took the images in this slideshow in Afghanistan in 2012 over four months, beginning in late March. They show a range of missions, including troops patrolling provinces, engaging in firefights and meeting with Afghan leaders over a meal. Portfolio
U.S. Army Sgt. John Crosby swore into the Oregon Army National Guard in January 2005 and began his career as a combat medic. He volunteered for deployment with a public affairs unit and soon discovered his love of photography. Portfolio
U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photographer, Lance Cpl. Ralph Fabbri, of Gallitzin, Pa., died Sept. 28, 2010, during combat operations in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. He was assigned to the Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Portfolio
As a combat cameraman, I get to experience things that the rest of the world hardly ever sees. I feel it is my duty to tell the American soldier's story. During my tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, I photographed the success, the struggle and the sacrifice that both U.S. armed forces and the local population went through during combat. Portfolio
"We have one of the most awesome jobs in the Army. One day you are doing a mission with the infantry, then next the next day your are working with the military police and medics. So from day to day, you get to experience and see new things that most people never get to during their whole military career. Portfolio
"My family comes before anything else in life, and when the Army calls on me to go to school or deploy downrange, I make a vow to myself to do the best job that I can while I'm away. These soldiers who fight on a daily basis deserve to have their story told. It's hard being away from loved ones, and I hope to make them feel proud for what they've sacrificed. Portfolio
"My job, simply put, is to tell the stories of those serving and through photos communicate the joys, excitement, troubles and hardships they face... and then tell their story through photos. One of the most rewarding things is having a soldier or other servicemember say thanks, 'Thank you for telling our story.'" Portfolio
"If someone asked me what it's like to be an Army photographer, I'd say, 'I'm fortunate to have the best job in the Army.' Not only do I get to do all the crazy and exciting things I enlisted for, like, jump out of planes, ride in helicopters, experience combat and humanitarian aid missions, I get to photograph and write about them." Portfolio
"Taking photos of my fellow soldiers is something I take very seriously. When I get to go back to base... they stay here and deal with the same dangers, difficulties and sometimes sheer boredom that comes with their job." Portfolio
McRill was killed in action July 6, 2007 while supporting combat operations in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq. Portfolio
"In a war zone such as Iraq, you pick up a lot more than a camera to go out and shoot. A rifle, body armor, helmet and ammunition - things you hope you never need - go with it. But as you step out of your armored vehicle, the danger is pushed to the back of your mind as the endless possibilities for photographs present themselves." Portfolio
Dunaway was in a Stryker vehicle when it ran over an anti-tank mine in Iraq. "The bomb destroyed the Stryker, but we all walked out OK. A morter round hit within 25 meters when I was at FOB McHenry - again no one was hit. I tried not to get too focused on what could happen to me, I just tried to focus on documenting what was around me." Portfolio
"You step out of the vehicle and you are immediately confronted with endless possibilities. It's very overwhelming. Because the missions are very quick, you must pick a direction and run with it. To enter into the flow of people's lives and to find that unexpected moment or the essential soul peeking out is an everyday challenge." Portfolio
"I feel like the ability to actually witness history, document those events and therefore become part of that historical event is the greatest aspect to what we do. To tell the world's stories and to be recognized for the ability to do that is a great honor." Portfolio
"What motivates me as a photojournalist covering conflict is that images that come from my mind, my perspective and my camera are shared with the rest of the world. Few people in the military have the privilege of telling such a profound event/story through pictures." Portfolio
"I get to travel all over the world experiencing and documenting everybody else's job... then leave before getting board with it. When I'm old and grey, I will be able to tell my grandchildren I have experienced everything from the inside of a submarine to hanging out of a helecopter, to operating in a war zone. And I'll have pictures to prove it." Portfolio
"During Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, I was fortunate enough to photograph several humanitarian events including a Medical Civil Action Program in Afghanistan and a school rebuilding and opening in Baghdad, Iraq. These were by far the most gratifying experiences of my career." Portfolio
"Before going to Iraq I spent weeks in Kuwait at various bases with the Seabee units setting up bases and preparing for the move forward. The Seabees treated me so well that even though I woke up in a half inch of sand and dust from the sand storms, I wanted to stay with them on the march into Iraq." Portfolio
"Driving in Baghdad, Iraq was like playing Russian roulette with a hand gun. If a roadside bomb went off, then it was my time to go. I always felt more at ease in a Black Hawk than I ever did in an up-armored hummer on the roads. The irony in it all was that the risk of getting shot down was 75 percent higher than hitting an improvised explosive device on the roads." Portfolio


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Our physicians are specialists in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. An Otolaryngologist is a doctor of medicine specially trained in the treatment and surgery of the ear, nose and throat. The field of Otolaryngology also includes: diseases and surgery of the sinuses, mouth and larynx, thyroid surgery, head and neck cancer surgery, facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
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Dr. Hendricker completed residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The Ohio State University Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He also completed a Laryngology fellowship where he received advanced training in the management of voice and swallowing disorders, care for the professional voice, endoscopic and open techniques for laryngeal surgery, and awake fiberoptic procedures.
Dr. Hendricker, along with speech pathologist Nicole McKinley of OSF, will be seeing patients at the clinic in the OSF Center for Health on Illinois Route 91. Appointments should be scheduled through a primary care physician's office by calling 309-683-5080.
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With Thursday marking what would have been Elvis Presley's 80th birthday, remember The King with a look at his life and career and the legacy he left behind.
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Preventive Measures -- at Any Age?
Screen Me for What?
- Have a test to detect if you have colorectal cancer. There are several kinds of tests. Talk with your doctor to find out which one is right for you.
- You may want to consider being checked for depression, especially if you have had feelings of sadness or hopelessness recently.
- Check your blood pressure at least every 2 years. A high blood pressure measurement is 140/90 or higher.
- If you have high blood pressure, your doctor may want to screen you for diabetes.
- Get a cholesterol profile regularly. Your doctor can help you plan a schedule.
- Have your weight and height checked so your body mass index (BMI) can be calculated. This helps to determine if you are overweight or obese.
Certain factors can put you at risk for
. If any of the following apply to you, talk to your doctor about getting an HIV test:
- Sexual relationship with a high-risk individual or a partner already infected with HIV
- Multiple sex partners
- Sex with someone who has more than one sexual partner
- Sex without using a condom, including vaginal and anal sex
- Having other sexually transmitted diseases
- Injecting illegal drugs, especially with used or dirty needles
- Regular exposure to HIV-contaminated blood or other fluids
- Having a blood transfusion between 1978 and 1985
- Receiving donated blood products, tissue, organs, or artificial insemination before 1985 (infections from donated tissue after 1985 is unlikely due to strict screening processes)
- Uncircumcised penis—circumcised men are less likely to develop HIV infection than uncircumised men
- Talk to your doctor about being tested for other sexually transmitted infections.
- Men aged 65-75 who smoke or have smoked in the past may need to be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- Have a mammogram every 2 years to screen for breast cancer.
- Have a Pap smear every 3 years. If you have a human papillomavirus test with the Pap smear, you can have the testing done every 5 years. This length of screening applies as long as you have always had normal Pap smears. If you are over 65 years old and previous tests prior to turning 65 were normal, then you do not need any more Pap smears.
- Have a bone density test once you turn 65 years old to screen for osteoporosis. Women younger than 65 should talk to their doctor about whether they need to be tested.
Beyond Screenings, What Should You Do?
Prevention in a Pill?
Advice for Every Day
- If you smoke, talk to your doctor about ways to quit. Some steps toward quitting include cutting down on the number of cigarettes you smoke each day and switching to a brand that does not taste good. Check out different websites, like http://www.smokefree.gov , that offer ways to kick the habit.
- Exercise, even if you never have before. If you are new to physical activity, you may want to ask your doctor if you are healthy enough for exercise and how to begin. Try to work up to 30 minutes or more of moderate activity most days of the week. Some moderate activities include walking, dancing, swimming, and even mowing the lawn.
- Eat right. Take your diet seriously. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk products. Also eat lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts. Avoid or minimize your intake of saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt, and added sugars.
- Watch your weight. Keep track of the calories you consume and the calories you burn off with activities.Work with your doctor to determine your ideal weight.
- Do not drink alcohol, or only drink in moderation. Moderate drinking typically means only 1 drink/day for women, and 2 drinks/day for men, although a man aged 65 or older should have only 1 drink/day. One drink is equal to one 12-ounce bottle of beer or wine cooler, one 5-ounce glass of wine, or 1½ ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits.
- Maintain a thorough, personal medical file. As we age, our medical care increasingly is handled by a series of specialists. Unfortunately, because of this, your primary care physician may not be fully aware of your medical conditions and ongoing treatment. Maintaining a complete and current listing of all of your treatments, including prescriptions and over the counter medicines, as well as diet and exercise routines, is more important than ever. Take your records with you each time you see a doctor.
American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org
National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov
The College Family Physicians of Canadian http://www.cfpc.ca
Public Health Agency of Canada http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca
Annual mammograms now recommended for women beginning at age 40. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists website. Available at: http://www.acog.org/About%20ACOG/News%20Room/News%20Releases/2011/Annual%20Mammograms%20Now%20Recommended%20for%20Women%20Beginning%20at%20Age%2040.aspx. Published July 20, 2011. Accessed February 23, 2015.
Cervical cancer screening. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated November 18, 2014. Accessed February 23, 2015.
Mammography for breast cancer screening. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated January 14, 2015. Accessed February 23, 2015
Men: Stay Healthy at 50+—Checklists for Your Health. AHRQ Publication No. 14-IP009-A, 2014 Update. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/men50.htm. Updated March 2014. Accessed February 23, 2015.
Osteoporosis. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated February 16, 2015. Accessed February 23, 2015.
Screening for breast cancer. US Preventive Services Task Force website. Available at: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsbrca.htm . http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsbrca.htm
Screening for breast cancer. US Preventive Services Task Force website. Available at: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsbrca.htm. Updated September 2013. Accessed February 23, 2015.
Screening for cervical cancer. US Preventive Services Task Force website. Available at: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspscerv.htm. Updated September 2013. Accessed February 23, 2015.
Women: Stay Healthy at 50+—Checklists for Your Health. AHRQ Publication No. 14-IP002-A, 2014 Update. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/women50.htm. Updated April 2014. Accessed February 23, 2015.
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How to Play Scrabble
Scrabble is a fun, classic word game. The object of the game is to get the most points. Whether it's a double letter score, or a triple letter score, this game will surely be enjoyable for you. This article is sure to teach you how to play this awesome word game.
1Two or more players sit around a 15 square by 15 square playing board that is initially empty. At the start of the game, a set of 100 tiles, each marked with a letter and a point value, are placed so that their letters are out of sight, either by placing them in a bag or by placing them face-down on the table. Each player has a wooden holder, known as a "rack," for holding letters to be played, which is empty at the start of the game.Ad
2To decide who goes first, each player draws a single letter tile from the bag (or, if there is no bag, from the tiles which have been laid face-down on the table). The player who draws the letter that is closest to "A" in the alphabet goes first. If there are two players who draw the same letter, and that letter is the closest to "A" of all letters drawn, then all players throw back their tiles and draw another tile at random, repeating this process until a single player wins the draw. After the first player takes a turn, the player to her or his left will take a turn, and this process will proceed in a clockwise direction around the board.
3The first player takes 7 letters from the Scrabble bag and places them out of sight of the other players on that player's rack. Other players must then draw sufficient letters to put seven letters on their respective racks. Players must draw their letters in the order in which they will play, but they should not wait until it is their turn to draw their letters, as having the letters sooner gives everyone a chance to think ahead about how they will play.
4The first player examines his or her letters to see what words can be made from them. When a word has been found, it must be placed on the board in a way that covers the center square. This square is marked by a star, and is also a double-word score, giving the first play double the score it would otherwise have. The word may be placed either horizontally or vertically, but not diagonally.
5After each turn, the player who has just played draws as many letters as have just been played, so that there are always seven letters on the player's rack at the end of the draw. Unless, of course, the letters in the bag have become exhausted.
6After the first turn, each player must play in a way that makes at least one word using at least one tile that is already on the board.
7The score received for a turn is based upon the point values that appear on each tile used to make a word, and is modified based upon any bonus squares that are covered by the letters that are newly-placed during that turn. The follow kinds of bonus squares are marked in specific places on the board:
- Double Letter Score: This means that a letter placed on this square receives double the number of points that are shown on the letter.
- Double Word Score: This means that a word that is made that includes the letter that is placed on this square receives double the number of points that it otherwise would.
- Triple Letter Score: This means that a letter placed on this square receives three times the number of points that are shown on the letter.
- Triple Word Score: This means that a word that is made that includes the letter that is placed on this square receives triple the number of points that it otherwise would.
8Scoring involves adding up the point values of all letters played, as well as all letters already on the board that are in new words made during the present turn. The letters that are newly played that are on double or triple letter bonus squares are then individually doubled or tripled. The words that are newly made that have newly-played letters on double or triple word scores are then doubled or tripled; the entire word, including squares that were already on the board, is doubled or tripled in this case.
9When a turn is taken, the score is computed and written down, usually on a piece of paper that is divided into columns, one column per player. The score for each turn is added to the prior total and sub-totaled, so that everyone knows the score as the game proceeds.
10Play continues in this manner until there are no more letters in the bag and the last player has had their turn, and someone has played the last letter that they have, so that their rack is now empty. When this occurs, the point values of all letters remaining on each players' rack are added up and subtracted from that player's score, and these same point values are added to the score of the player who "went out" (used up all of their letters) first. This ends the game.
11No matter who "goes out," it is the person having the highest score who wins the game. Second place goes to the person with the second-highest score, and so on.Ad
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- You can challenge someone if they put a word down, but either you don't think it is a word, or it is misspelled. Get your Scrabble dictionary, or any other dictionary. Look the word up.
- If you were wrong, then you skip a turn.
- If you were right, the opponent skips his/her turn, and takes back his/her letters.
- Using letters like "X" on a Triple Letter/Word Score will get you some big points.
- If you use all 7 letters in one turn, you automatically get an extra 50 points!
- More letters, more points.
- If you are unsure with a word, look it up in the Scrabble Dictionary.
- Blank letters can be replaced with any other letter, but they are worth 0 points.
- When the last player has gone and played their tiles is when the game is over NOT when the first player has used all the letters in the bag and on their rack. This is a common mistake which leaves the last play either undone or not able to add their score properly.
- If you put a word down that changes another word, but still spells a real word, both of those words count for your score! Though, only the letter(s) that you just put down will give you the word/letter scores.
- Proper nouns are invalid and so are abbreviations!
Things You'll Need
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- Scrabble Letter Bag
- Scrabble Letters
- Scrabble Dictionary
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- Pencil
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Ella Henderson back on stage for the X Factor finale
Posted: December 06, 2012|
SINGING sensation and local X Factor star Ella Henderson will be back on the stage this Saturday for the finale of the competition that shot her to stardom.
In an exclusive interview with the Grimsby Telegraph, the 16-year-old starlet spoke of her excitement at being reunited with the finalists – and her friends – on the night millions are expected to tune in to watch the king of X Factor 2012 crowned.
As reported, our star's shocking exit from the show on November 18, gobsmacked the nation, who had her down as a sure winner of the show, which would have landed her a £1-million record contract.
But during a snatch interview – minutes before the youngster prepared to sing a duet live on radio with singer Myleene Klass – Ella told the Grimsby Telegraph that her future is looking "brighter than ever before".
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She said: "It has been great rehearsing for the performance at the final and so much fun being back with all the contestants again and going out into the big city and all the events. I have built very strong friendships there."
The final will see Ella's favourites to win, Jahmene Douglas and James Arthur, and wild card, Christopher Maloney, take to the stage to win the public votes.
Ella will perform a Christmas song with them and the other contestants.
She continued: "I like Jahmene and James Arthur. James has got a really strong following, so I think he might win."
It comes as the national press reports a record label bidding war over Ella which has broken out between Simon Cowell's Syco, Sony, and other Sony subsidaries, Columbia, Epic and RCA.
But Ella, an accomplished pianist and songwriter, is modest about all the attention.
Laughing off the term "bidding war" she told the Telegraph: "At the moment everything is up in the air. I have signed a contract that means I have to wait until the show is finished and then there is the X Factor tour, so who knows what will happen.
"At the moment, though, everything is looking really bright and very exciting for the next year."
Throughout the experience, Ella – who popped home for two days earlier this week – has been "overwhelmed" by the support shown by her fans back home and personally thanked the Grimsby Telegraph for our Vote Ella campaign.
"When I auditioned, I never thought for second I would get to the live shows," she said.
"I have got exactly what I needed from the show. Without X Factor, eight weeks ago no one knew I existed. A world of good has come from being on the show.
"I have been blown away by everyone's support. They have been great. I just hope everyone who was behind me continues to support me. I have always wanted a career in music and this is my chance to do that."
Tune in to ITV1 at 8pm on Saturday for the live final from Manchester. At the end of the show, the act with the least public votes will be sent home, with the remaining two going through to Sunday night's results show at 7.40pm.


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Anti-windfarm laws: what are they costing Victoria?
To mark World Wind Energy Day, June 15, Friends of the Earth are releasing an updated report on the costs of the Baillieu government's 2011 anti-windfarm planning laws.
The impact of implementing "no-go" zones for wind farms in some of the best windy areas of the state, and an unprecedented 2km setback from residences, is estimated at $887 million in lost investment, and 2,100 jobs that will now not be created.
The future of wind energy is looking grim in Victoria, despite proving its worth across the border in South Australia, where in the first quarter of 2012 it provided 31% of that state's electricity, with falling carbon emissions and wholesale electricity prices.
The state has in recent weeks seen a spate of public meetings organised by anti-windfarm groups and Senator Madigan, with speakers questioning or condemning the wind industry's role in the state.
"Some workers at Keppel Prince Engineering in Portland, who make the towers for wind turbines, were sadly laid off last week due to a drop in demand for wind towers," said Friends of the Earth campaigner Ben Courtice.
"This is due to the inadequacies of the Federal Renewable Energy Target, but it is also a picture of what we'll see if the state laws are not repealed.
"Next year another eight planned wind farms face having their permits expire. If they are forced to re-apply under the draconian 2011 planning laws, many of these will also fall.
"The example in South Australia is compelling. You can't deny the success of providing clean power there. Why is Victoria missing out? It's time these laws were re-assessed."
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Traumatic Brain Injury and the Process of Grieving – Part 3
Posted by Second Chance to Live on May 27, 2008
Here are links to each part of the article. Simply click on each link and that Part will open on you: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 and in conclusion Part 7
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by and visit with me. Yesterday, I spoke about the 1st stage in my grieving process. In that post I shared how denial acted as an active adversary in my recovery process. I then went on to speak to the need to confront denial for the impact denial was having upon my life. In Part 1 of this series I used several metaphors to describe the effect that denial was having upon my life. One of these metaphors was the door.
When I decided to confront denial, I became aware of how my life had been infected by a lie. As I examined the strategies that denial used to avoid the truth I started having spiritual awakenings. One of these spiritual awakenings revealed that denial had been acting as a door, in that denial denied access to any and all unwanted thoughts or feelings. In effect, whenever any unwanted thoughts or feelings sought to be heard or experienced, denial would discount and minimize the relevance of those thoughts and feelings. Denial imposed a code of avoidance to mask what needed to be addressed.
Denial through shame actively sought to silence my reality.
In a denial system that seeks to maintain that reality does not exist, feelings are considered a threat, especially those feelings that trigger a sense of shame. Shame is different than guilt, in that shame is a being wound. Debilitating guilt and debilitating shame are very similar in that the individual is led to believe that they don't just make mistakes, but they believe they are a mistake. As a traumatic brain injury survivor – with an invisible disability — I was led to believe that because I did not live up to expectations I was a mistake. For many years I internalized my inability to live up to expectations.
Despite all of my efforts to prove that I was not a mistake, I still believed that I was a mistake.
Because I was led to believe that I did not just make mistakes, but that I was a mistake I remained in denial. For many years I sought to justify my worth and value through people pleasing, approval seeking and mind reading. I attempted to do more to be enough. When these strategies failed I sought to discard parts of myself that I found to be displeasing to my family, friends, teachers, schoolmates, employers and coworkers in an attempt to prove that I was not a mistake. Slowly, but progressively denial stole bits and pieces of my reality. In the process of discarding parts of my reality, I discarded parts of myself.
As I mentioned in Part 2 of this series, when I realized how denial was limiting my life I made a decision to confront denial. When I began to confront denial, I experienced various reactions. Among these reactions was anger. I was angry at myself, angry at other people and angry at my reality. My anger many times came out side ways because I did not know how to express my anger in healthy ways. I was angry at my deficits and limitations. I was angry at life in general because I felt helpless in many ways. In the process of confronting both my and other people's denial — per my reality — I discovered that I had and held resentments toward various people, places, churches, educational institutions and employers.
Further confrontation of my denial revealed that I also had and held resentments towards myself.
The article continues in Part 4. To read part 4 of the article, please click on the following link: Part 4
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I love snowmen. They're just so cute and fluffy and well, cute. For the past two years, I've had a little snowman party for the boys and some of their cousins. It's always so much fun!! [Read more…]
Snowman Christmas Party + craft
DIY Burlap Chevron Wreath
Fall is here! Hooray!
Come mid-September I begin experiencing some serious fall fever. I itch to pull out all of my favorite over-sized sweaters and boots. It's the time of year when our house fills with the sweet aromas of apple and pumpkin as various cakes, crisps and breads bake in the oven.
Though, other than me walking around my house in sweaters and boots and consuming more baked goods than one person ever should, there aren't many signs of fall here yet. The weather is still hot and muggy for the most part and leaves have not yet begun to change, but I do my best to make it feel like fall inside our home. I turn down the air low enough so we can at least snuggle with blankets and sip hot apple cider topped with cinnamon and nutmeg while reading our favorite fall book The Oak Inside the Acorn by Max Lucado. The boys are catching a bit of the fever too and are looking hard to find those first acorns that fall from the trees. They've been successful a couple of times and before I know it I'll be crocheting acorn necklaces for them, their teachers and whoever else they decide should get one this year.
Fall and Christmas are my favorite times to decorate the house, too. We have rich, vibrant colored pumpkins, gourds, and fall leaves scattered around. I've also been in serious need of a new wreath for the front door so I made a pit stop at Hobby Lobby one day while running errands and picked up a few supplies.
the giving plate {another diy sharpie project}
Awhile ago, I posted a tutorial on DIY Sharpie mugs. Since then, I've done quite a few different projects using the same process. Of course, my NYC mug is still my favorite. But, DH and I use our everyday mugs quite often. I have heard some people say that their writing scrubbed off after using them, but I haven't had that problem yet. My NYC mug is decoration, so I can't say I've actually washed that one. It did rub off a little before I baked it, but after that it's set pretty good.
These mugs below have been used and reused and they're fine too. I think the finish on the piece you're trying to write on might make a difference. The higher gloss the item is, the more likely it is to rub off. I try to find things that aren't super glazed.
For this project, I used a Sharpie paint pen. After they baked, I noticed the writing still had a slight texture to it and so I'm not sure if they'll hold up as well as the other things, but I think these plates will be used more for decoration anyway.
These are great to give to neighbors at Christmastime filled with different cookies. I also think they'd make an awesome housewarming gift. You could add some everyday items like a handknit dishcloth, cake server, etc. to the top and wrap it in tulle or cellophane.
I first saw the idea at a little farm store and thought it was such a sweet idea. They were selling for over $20.00 though and I knew I could make one for less than half of that. So, I headed to Wal-Mart and picked up a bunch of plates and then went to Jo-Ann's and bought the Sharpie paint pen. BTW, if you're a crafter and have an iPhone, be sure to download the apps for Jo-Ann's, Michael's and my all-time favorite, Hobby Lobby. They always have awesome coupons and if you're like me and always forgetting your paper coupons at home or in the car, this app is really helpful. Some Jo-Ann's (like mine) will let you use as many coupons as you have on the same transaction, which saves you a ton of money and keeps me going back!
I bought two different style plates. The one below seemed to look better even though I liked the design of the other one. It just seemed to look more uniform with the circle around the actual poem. This isn't the poem that was on the ones at the farm store, I found this one online and liked it much better. It reads,
"This plate shall have no owner for its journey never ends,
It travels in a circle of our family and friends.
It carries love from home to home for everyone to share,
The food that's placed upon it was made with love and care.
So please enjoy what's on the plate
Then fill it up again,
Then pass along the love it holds to your family and friends."
I just love how these came out and wish I would've had time to make more of them before Christmas. Luckily, I was a slacker this year and barely passed out cookies. But, God-willing I'll be giving lots of these away next year!
After writing on them, I baked them for 35 minutes @ 350 degrees.
Once the cooled completely, I wrapped them up in paper grocery bags. Then I stuck a paper doily on the bag using double sided tape. I used a 'handmade by' stamp on the doily and a little 'paris, france' postmark stamp in the corner of the paper bag and tied the package with baker's twine.
The grocery bags worked perfectly because of the way the folded. I didn't want to put them in gift bags and wrapping paper would have been tricky because they're circular, so I'm glad I tried the paper bags. It gave them an old-fashioned kind of feel, and I loved that.
Have fun making these! Let me know what kind of marker you use and if you find anything that works or doesn't work! xoxo
Christmas Party Ideas for Kids
This weekend we have some fun Christmas activities planned. One night we'll be attending The Nutcracker ballet again. This is one of my all-time favorite Christmas traditions, even though the boys won't be joining us this year. We took them to see The Christmas Carol the other night instead. Personally, I love the ballet and am looking forward to a night out with the girls this year. Last year, due to limited funds, we didn't go see it but we had an awesome Nutcracker party at home. I just realized I never posted about it, so I'll be doing that soon…
The next night, we'll be loading up the van and heading over to a local farm that has a beautiful Christmas event happening all weekend. They'll have Christmas carolers, different Nativity scenes set up and lots of hot cocoa and games for the kids. We can't wait!
Before we leave, I'm having a little Christmas party at the house for the boys and my nephews. I'll be making "melted snowman drinks" aka white hot chocolate in the slow cooker (recipe below), with snowman marshmallows (tutorial coming soon), and other treats. We'll be exchanging little dollar store gifts among the kids.
I really love this snowman punch bowl from Better Homes and Garden. I haven't seen it in stores but am going to just add some window clings to my punch bowl. I found the clings at Target for $1.99.
Slow Cooker White Hot Chocolate
Ingredients :
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 6 cups milk (I usually use whole milk or 2%)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 12 oz pkge white chocolate chips (try to use Ghiradelli if you can – YUM!)
- Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker.
- Heat on low for 2-2 1/2 hours or until chocolate is melted and mixture is hot.
- Stir well to blend.
- Enjoy from a Snowman mug on a chilly day.
I'll be serving it in these fun styrofoam cups (minus the lids).
I'll make up a plate of these snowman doughnuts that I made for Ace's class last year (from Family Fun). You just buy a bag of mini powdered sugar doughnuts, add a smile and eyes and cut off the end of some baby carrots and insert as noses! So easy! Complete directions here.
We also made these for his class Christmas party last year and they were such a hit! The teachers and students just loved them. I dubbed them Florida snowmen for obvious reasons, lol. You can find the complete recipe here.
I'll also be making little bags out of wax paper and filling them with red and green m&m's. I found this adorable little poem on Pinterest and love little things like this for the littler children, especially. You just print out the story and glue it to cardstock and then staple it to your bag.
Here's a smaller and more decorated version:
To download the m&m Christmas story, click here.
Hopefully, I'll also have a fun Nativity project to post next week too. I'm planning on having DH cut me a few blocks of wood and I'm going to print out part of the Nativity icon with Christ, Panagia, St. Joseph and the star on Shrinky Dink paper. We'll cut them and bake them and then glue them to the blocks of wood. I think the kids will enjoy making this little icon project. If I can steal a free moment, I might knit up a few swaddling blankets to glue under the icon of Christ. Hopefully this turns out as planned!! I'll let you know!
Have a blessed weekend everyone!
DIY Lego Travel Case
Like most boys, my boys are obsessed with legos. And honestly, I don't mind. I've had serious thoughts of hiding them away for all eternity because I'm tired of walking across the house at any given time and stepping on dozens of them (and trust me, it hurts), but I don't. It's too much fun watching them use their imaginations to create people and creatures and buildings that truly amaze me. So in the end, I decide to keep them in the playroom. [Read more…]
Road Trip Activities
I mentioned in a previous post that I made some Orthodox Saints activity binders for the kids to take with us on our upcoming road trip. Well, I decided to combine them with some other road trip activities for our trip. [Read more…]
Orthodox Saint Activity Binders
Yesterday afternoon, the boys and I put together a couple of new binders.
Saints of North America and Saints in Times of Trouble are two wonderful pdf's available for free from the OCA Department of Religious Education. [Read more…]
Holy Week Coloring Pages
Some of you have emailed or sent messages via Facebook, asking about the Holy Week coloring pages. I have re-uploaded the images and wanted to post a link so you could access them without a lot of searching. [Read more…]
Orthodox Kid's Ornament Exchange 2011 {Sign-ups}
We will be doing our annual Orthodox Children's Ornament Exchange again this year!
The rules are posted below, so please leave a comment if you would like to participate. It is only one ornament per family and last year, I believe we ended up making a total of nine, which included one to keep at home. If there is a bigger turnout than expected, I will divide the families into groups. [Read more…]
Sibling Kits & Classes
Then they got to choose from oodles of stickers and markers and confetti to make a card for the new baby's bassinet.
Ace made two. The first one he cut into the shape of a goat. The second one, he glued his picture and wrote a longer note, reminding the baby of the benefit of being a boy and playing with GI Joes.
Lucky, who is now rooting for a girl for the first time since the beginning of my pregnancy, glued his picture and gave me very detailed instructions on what to write on the card. He wanted to remind the baby how much fun he and Ace are and how much the baby is going to love them.
I finally put together sibling kits for them too. I made little tags that say "Biggest Brother and Big Brother" and filled them with goodies to keep them busy while they are waiting for their new brother or sister. Luckily, my mom is flying in this week and will keep them busy. They love their Yiayia!
I filled them with things like mini coloring/activity books, crayons, a lollipop, coin purses with change for the vending machines, bubbles (they'll be outside feeding the ducks while they wait), flashlights, big brother books, a big brother t-shirt and their cameras. I love the idea of them taking photos of their idea of how the day played out. I'm going to develop them and put them in little albums for their keepsake boxes.
I found these old-fashioned coin purses. I picked them up from a boutique near my house for two bucks each. Of course, I got them in their favorite colors.
I also found some fun Lego kits at TJ Maxx for $4.99. The boys will go home to spend a special night alone with Baba and I figured this will give them something fun to do together. So…now all we're doing is waiting anxiously for the big day to arrive! I'm so excited!


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ImpactWrestling.com released the following preview for next week's Impact which is the final Impact show before this year's Bound for Glory event:
Preview Thursday's huge TNA IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV LIVE at 8/7! If you can't watch it on Thursday night, make sure to set your DVR to record it!
- IMPACT will feature the final countdown to Sunday's "Bound For Glory" epic event! Team Hogan is set to battle The Aces & 8s, as Sting will join forces with Bully Ray – but does the gang have one more trick up their sleeves before Sunday night? Find out Thursday night on SpikeTV!
- "Bound For Glory" will also feature the culmination of the year-long war between former partners Bobby Roode and "Cowboy" James Storm, with MMA superstar and TNA newcomer King Mo serving as Special Enforcer! With Storm and Roode both scheduled for Thursday's broadcast, will all hell break loose again before the Pay-Per-View?
- Also appearing on Thursday's IMPACT on SpikeTV will be World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries and his challenger in the "Bound For Glory" main event – "The Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy! The countdown to the biggest main event in Bound For Glory history begins on IMPACT WRESTLING!
All this and much more on Thursday's LIVE broadcast, plus "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Kurt Angle, TV Champion Samoa Joe, Chavo Guerrero, Knockouts Champion Miss Tessmacher and many more of your favorite superstars!


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I have been using this product for about a week. It took a few days to see results, but this stuff definitely works. I use it on my underarms and bikini line. For my underarms it has alleviated dryness and irritation, and for my bikini line it has reduced ingrown airs. It's an interesting consistency; it's not quite a serum, but definitely not a lotion. It goes on easily, and a little goes a long way so I imagine this bottle will last a while. The smell is nice as well. It's got a fresh, citrusy scent to it but it doesn't linger so you don't end up with a lemon scented crotch ;) If you are considering this product already, I definitely recommend going for it.5
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Tags falling in love, various genres
Artists Metric, Chairlift, Sleigh Bells
June 28, 2012
Blurring the lines with a friend. Includes tracks by Metric, Chairlift, Sleigh Bells & more in that vein.
hold back the river by iamveryfar
My friends could use a break from the endless guided tours of my procrastination-driven, painstakingly curated iTunes playlists to which they are routi...
october, autumn, cinematic, dark
dance in the graveyards by iamveryfar
a mix for dancing on the edges of our graves, holding hands; for souls like ships that carry our bodies safe to shore.
kick the bucket, the afterlife, hint: this is not a sad mix, death, happy
[sunlight] by iamveryfar
a soundtrack for late summer afternoons;;
summer, eclectic, beach
built to roam | travel series #3 by iamveryfar
a summer soundtrack for nomads and friends.
summer, road trip, alternative/indie, travel


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It's been hard for EADS to do anything right recently, but today they finally signed off on a deal with Russia that is truly historic. Politics has been hugely important in all of this of course - but the fact remains that EADS is now well and truly established in Russian aerospace in a way that must be pretty sickening to Boeing.
The headline deal was that Aeroflot finally committed (well, MoU anyway) to taking 22 A350 XWBs and ten A330s. Boeing at one point, remember, had this close to sewn-up.
But that's only part of it: the fledgling United Aircraft Corporation will be a risk-sharer on the A350; UAC and EADS will perform A320 freight conversions in a joint venture; and UAC will acquire the 50% share in Airbus' Moscow engineering centre (ECAR) now owned by Kaskol. The two companies are also going to study the transport aircraft market and maybe do something in that area one day.
In short, after a pretty epic struggle, EADS is Moscow's partner of choice.
The Russian market is potentially so big that I don't expect Boeing and the USA to take this lying down. But with the RRJ/Superjet activity in Alenia's hands, they don't have much to offer just now.


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James Madison School Celebrates Dr. Seuss's Birthday
Mrs. Amy Winkel's kindergarten class at James Madison Elementary School celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday during Read Across America month by participating in a variety of activities. The students prepared and ate green eggs and ham, graphed how many students enjoyed the tasty treat, completed art projects, read stories and also shared writing activities with their classmates. Guest readers also were invited to share their favorite stories with the students.
Second grade students at James Madison Elementary School participated in Dr. Seuss Math last week. Students created a glyph by reading the directions and coloring in the correct numbered square. The final glyph turned out to be The Cat in the Hat. They also practiced their math fact fluency with a Dr. Seuss color by number page.
Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
March 20, 2014