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Anne Rovers sits at the dining room table with her seven-year-old daughter Elsa. She asks Elsa what Mom should do with her money.
"Do you think I should shop for more clothes?" asks Rovers.
"No!" says Elsa.
"What do you think I should do instead?" asks the Toronto mom.
"I think you should save your money," she says.
Elsa, who is going into Grade 3 this fall, likes learning about financial matters, because "it's kind of fun to save money."
She thinks all kids should get the chance to learn.
"I think they should teach you at home and at school not to spend too much money," she says.
"Some people use their money so they can buy all these cool phones and stuff like that. And then they don't have any money for the things they really, really need," she says.
This is a concept many adults have yet to grasp.
Up to 40 per cent of adults are not comfortable with financial matters, according to the Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy.
The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) says 78 per cent of parents have tried to teach their kids about money but feel the attempt may not have been successful.
Gary Rabbior, president of the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education, says this lack in confidence may be generational.
"People never used to talk about money. They didn't learn about it at home, they didn't learn about it in school," he says.
"We have to make parents more capable and confident in their own understanding so they're able to help their kids," he says, adding the same must be done in schools.
"One of the road blocks in schools is that teachers don't like to teach anything in which they don't have confidence themselves," says Rabbior, adding many educators are also part of this generation.
Carmen Oliveira was one of those teachers.
Four years ago she knew little about finance. Then the Ontario Ministry of Education introduced financial literacy into the curriculum for Grades 4 to 12.
"I was like everyone else — I knew what was in the bank and I knew what bills had to be paid, but I didn't have a holistic understanding," she says.
"I soon realized the repercussions of not having financial education in my own life. I would have made better financial decisions had I been taught in school."
She says every individual will have to deal with money regardless of income bracket or personal situation. Like hygiene or physical health, financial literacy is a life skill that needs to be taught.
Oliveira now works money matters into her classroom. She says the key to engaging students is showing them how a given scenario can play out in their own lives.
"Real life context is completely engaging," she says. "The minute consequences can affect them, they take money a lot more seriously."
That same logic should apply to parents at home.
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) recommends parents teach their children about money as early as four years old.
Young children have an amazing ability to retain information. A good place to start is counting coins and learning to recognize value.
As your child grows older, introduce more complex concepts, such as needs versus wants, budgeting, expenses and income.
This will help her make better decisions down the road when she navigates more complex financial products, such as debit, credit and loans.
Parents should also look for teachable moments.
A trip to the grocery store, for example, is an opportunity to teach your child about money.
Don't just bring her in tow; involve her in the buying process.
Create the grocery list together and stick to it while you're shopping. This will show her the value of your dollar. Go one step further and compare costs of various brands. Choose the one that offers the most value.
Children also learn by watching and imitating their parents. Showing them good spending and saving behaviour may encourage strong financial habits in the future.
Another teachable moment is a quick trip to an automatic banking machine (ABM).
Your child may see debit cards and ABMs as an infinite source of cash. This is an opportunity to teach her the money in your bank account is the money you've earned.
If your child is old enough, point out how withdrawals affect an account balance.
You can do this by showing her the withdrawal receipt. You may also choose to take her through your online banking transactions.
Your child can also learn to manage her own money. Many financial institutions offer special accounts for youth with checks and balances in place.
These accounts offer low- or no-fees and come with a debit card and access to online banking.
For parents and teachers looking for teaching tips and ideas, there are a number of resources available at schools, at banks or online.
The FCAC in partnership with the British Columbia Securities Commission developed a web-based financial education resource called The City. This is an excellent source for educators.
The Investor Education Fund (IEF) offers free, downloadable lesson plans for teachers and parents alike. They've also gone one step further.
Tom Hamza, IEF president, notes because financial education is a relatively new topic, the organization has been able to create materials that are online, interactive and social.
"They'd rather see a lesson on YouTube than they would in a 300-page textbook," points out Hamza.
"So it speaks to students in a language they're already communicating. It's very intentional that we're doing it this way," he says. "Its relevant to them, and it's only going to be long-term if it's relevant."
Talk to your children about money
From 4 to 8 years old
From 9 to 14 years old
From 15 to 18 years old
He should understand debit and credit fees, plus interest charges and how to avoid them.


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John D. Harper, 41, of Leesport, Penn., pleaded innocent in Rutland criminal court to five counts of prescription fraud. He was released on court-ordered conditions.
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"It made me remember even more why everyone loves coach Moore," Patterson said after Thursday's "Celebration of Life" at Coleman Coliseum.
The longtime Crimson Tide gymnastics coach knew Moore longer than any of Alabama's current coaches. They were originally colleagues. Eventually, when Moore was hired as athletics director in 1999, he became Patterson's boss.
The strong relationship between the two truly blossomed when Moore would drive Patterson to a local nursing home to see her father. It was the same nursing home that housed Moore's wife, Charlotte, who battled Alzheimer's for close to 20 years.
Patterson last spoke with Moore on Valentine's Day, when she bumped into him at Kozy's Restaurant.
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The Sierra College Natural History Museum announces Saturday community tour dates for spring/summer 2013. Due to the popularity of our fall tours we are back with even more offerings. For the first time ever, the Museum will be hosting open hours on these same Saturdays only, from 9am to noon. Come take a tour, or just stroll around the Museum on your own. Admission to the Museum on these Saturdays is $2.50 per person, or for $1 more, you can sign up to participate in the tour. Children under 4 are free. (Admission prices differ for the May 4th event). If you wish to just stroll around the Museum without taking a tour, no sign up is needed.
Saturday, January 26, 10:00 a.m-2:00 p.m.
Have you ever had a chance to visit the Sierra College Natural History Museum? Have you ever attended one of our lectures before? This is your day to check out all we have to offer. We are conducting tours of both our Museum and Nature Preserve (weather permitting). You will even have an opportunity to view our fossil preparation room. Two family friendly lectures will be given during the open house. There will even be activities specially designed for kids! We can't wait to show you our wonderful collection that has been built up from donations, students and our faculty. During the event we will be signing up new Museum members and renewing existing ones. If you like what you see, sign up to become part of our family. Members who sign up during the open house will receive a special gift. Information will be posted on our website at www.sierracollege.edu/museum or you can call 916-660-7923 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Saturday February 23, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Ahhh spring; the time when nature prepares for the next generation. Birds are singing, butterflies take wing and big horn sheep bash their heads together. Finding and holding on to a mate isn't as easy as it may seem. Males often have to battle to gain access to females and some males even sacrifice themselves as a tasty meal for their mates. Come to the Museum and learn about all of the strange and wonderful ways that life leads to the next generation. This tour may contain material that is not suitable for younger ears; children 10 and older recommended. Information will be posted on our website at www.sierracollege.edu/museum or you can call 916-660-7923 or email email@example.com for more information.
Saturday April 20, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
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Saturday May 4, time TBD
Join the Museum as we celebrate the start of spring. During this day-long event we will offer Nature Trail tours, teach you basic flower identification, dissect flowers to see what is inside and learn about the animals that dwell amongst us. There will be activities designed for all ages. The California Native Plant Society will be on hand to show you what native plants grow best in our area and they will even have some on hand to sell. More activities will be added as the day gets closer. Check out our website at www.sierracollege.edu/museum to learn more about this event or call 916-660-7923 or email email@example.com. Admission to the Native Plant sale is free. Admission to be part of the activities in the museum is $5.00 for ages 4 to 11 and $8.00 for 12 and up.
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Part III
May to August
Chapter X
She went. There was a worn, dragged look about her face, due partly to watching, partly to anger, partly to ihe cross-flre at war within her. She was longing to quarrel fiercely with him; to have it all out; to rage and storm at him ; to startle him, if she could, with her anger; and then—and then— to tell him that she loved him better than all the world besides; that she would do anything he liked; that she did not care how he behaved, not even how often he got drunk, if only he would not leave her always alone, if only he would care for her a little, a very little, more. The recollection of that evening in the boat still clung and clung to her very heart-strings. The sun was setting as she came out upon the platform; a warm wind swept round the rocks; the little tansies and saxifrages were all bathed in the dusky yellowish light.
Murdough had something important to say, however, and, therefore, wasted no time in useless and quite unaccustomed preliminaries.
'Then I would not have called you out, Grania, for I know you do not like to be called, and that is why I have kept away so much, so it is,' he said, with his customary air of ingenuousness. 'But to-day it is in a little bit of difficulty I am again, a little bit of trouble and difficulty, so it is to you I have come.'
She put her back against her old friend, the boulder, and waited to learn what she was to do.
'It is just a little bit more of the money that I want you to give me, that is what it is; yes, indeed, nothing more,' he went on, with the same air of ingenuousness, smoothing down his hair as he spoke. His eyes looked as clear that evening, the rascal, his whole aspect as fresh, vigorous, and wholesome as though he had never tasted anything stronger in his life than buttermilk.
Thirty shillings it is this time, and it is to Micky Sulivan of Allyhaloo that I owe it, and he is a hard man, is Micky Sulivan! My God, yes, a very hard man, everyone knows that, a real nigger. He will not wait one week for his money, he says; no, nor a single day.'
An angry light was beginning to awaken in Grania's eyes.
'And why should I give you thirty shillings for Micky Sulivan, Murdough Blake?' she said, in a tone that had a suggestion of distant thunder in it. 'It is a great deal of money I have given you this quarter already, so I have—a great deal of money!'
Murdough looked hurt. There was every reason why she should give it in his opinion. She had it, and he wanted it. What better reason could there be?
'Then I did not think you would speak so to me, Grania O'Malley, I did not,' he answered in a tone of natural indignation. 'And for "a great deal," you have given me money three times, but not much at any one time, my God, no, not much at all! Fifteen shillings it was once, and seventeen shillings another time, and twenty-two shillings another. That is not much, even when you put it all together, not much at all. There is young Macdara O'Flaherty, he will spend two, three, four, pounds, real gold pounds, right off and think nothing of it. I did not think you would speak so, Grania O'Malley, when all the world knows that we two are to be married shortly, and you such a rich girl.'
The angry light in Grania's eyes grew stronger. She set her back squarely against her old friend. She was going to have her turn for once.
'It is not the rich girl I would be, not the rich girl, but the beggar; yes, the beggar, and nothing else, out upon the cold, naked rocks, fhat is what I should be, if I were to marry you, Murdough Blake, so it is! ' she exclaimed, striking the stone beside her, anger upon the subject she did not greatly care about breaking loose because anger upon the subject that she did care about must perforce be kept hidden away. Once begun, however, it was easy enough to go on upon this topic.
'For it is the shame and the talk and the disgrace of the world you are getting to be There is not a man, nor a woman, nor a child, down to the youngest on Inishmaan, but knows you, and knows that it is the truth! Drinking and drinking, and making a heathen beast and fool of yourself, gadding about the town from morning till night, always drinking, drinking, drinking! Is it to make a baulyore of myself that I would be giving you my money and be marrying you? then I will not do it, so do not think it. I will not make a baulyore of myself for any man that ever was born. Do you think it is the wife of a man like Shan Daly that I want to be? to be working and working for ever, and him drinking the whole world dry, and spending the money faster than I could make it if I had six hands, and more? No, indeed, that is not the sort of man I will marry, so I will not! It is a good man, and a sober man, and a decent man I will have, and no other will serve me, not if he were the only man in the whole world and the king of it, so you need not think it! And that is my last word to you, so it is, Murdough Blake, my very last word, God help me, therefore you may believe me.'
She stopped short, hot and panting. The words had rushed out with a fluency quite unlike her usual utterances. They were driven by that fierce current behind them. They came in this form simply because they were longing, but forbidden. to come in quite another one.
Murdougli was genuinely astonished. Those secret currents, pent up, longing and struggling madly to find an exit, were invisible to him, and quite unsuspected, but that Grania would dream of changing her mind about marrying him had never so much as dawned upon his imagination. If his notions about love and all that belonged to it were of the dimmest, his notions about himself and all that belonged to himself, including his obvious desirability as a husband, were of the clearest and most definite character. Grania belonged, too, to him, always had belonged to him, no one else had ever pretended to rival him in her eyes. Her admiration of him, and of his various gifts and graces, had been patent to all men; she had never concealed it, or attempted to conceal it. All Inishmaan knew that in her eyes there was no one like him either on the island or off the island, and that a mere occasional lapse from sobriety, a mere occasional demand for a little extra ready money, that trifles of this sort could seriously be held a reason for giving him up was too ridiculous an idea to find entry readily into his mind.
He cast about for a minute how to answer. What did she mean? What was she driving at? Who had been putting notions into her mind? Was it Honor, or who?'That his wisest course, would, have been to be a little affectionate to her; to have, appealed to her affection for him; to have put his arms round her; nay, if so wild, so utterly unprecedented a course had proved necessary, to have actually gone so far as to kiss her; that this was what she wished, what she was waiting for, he did not know in the least. It was a great pity there was no one at hand to tell him so, for he was really an exceedlingly intelligent young man, quick to take a hint, and would doubtless have essayed even this unpractical method of argument had he known it to be the one most likely to succeed under the circumstances. He was by this time very much in earnest, and had no idea of being in his turn made a baulyore of, as she had said, and a laughing-.stock before all Inishmaan. He did not know it, however, and the result was that natural annoyance prompted him to take up quite a different line, one not nearly so well calculated to be successful. It was an error of judgment, but to such errors even intelligent people are occasionally liable.
'Begorra, this is grand news you have for mne this evening, Grania O'Malley, so it is!' he exclaimed, with a loud laugh, though his face was red, and an angry look in his eyes betrayed some lack of indifference. 'Grand news, glory be to God, and 'tis myself is obliged to you for telling it to me! And who is it that you're going to take up with, now. you've given me the go-by, if you'll be so polite as to tell me? 'Tis some rich gentleman over from the Continent, I'll be bound, that you have been putting your comether upon, or, may be, a lord from Dublin? Gorra, 'tis the proud place Inishmaan will be when it sees him coming to carry you off! my faith, yes; the proud place and the proud people we'll be, every one of us! Sure, how could a poor young fellow like myself have any chance with you, so grand and so proud as you'll be? Musha, it's not Irish will do you then to speak, I suppose, but the best of fine scholar's English, and a grand house with a slate roof on it you'll have no doubt to live in, and a servant, please God, or maybe two to wait on you. Och, glory! glory! it will be the great day for Inishmaan when Grania O'Malley is seen sailing off with her new husband the lord from Dublin! Wurrah! Wurrah! the grand day, please God, and no mistake.'
The jeering tone, the laughter, the sting of all this from Murdough, Murdough, of all people in the world, lashed Grania to madness. She looked wildly round her for a weapon— physical or otherwise it mattered little—blind, helpless anger possessing her. Suddenly the remembrance of her thoughts a few nights before—of her momentary notion about Teige O'Shaughnessy—returned to her mind, and she seized upon it. It was a poor weapon, as she probably knew, but it was the only one visible upon the spur of the moment.
'Then it is no gentleman I am going to marry, so it is not! no gentleman at all, for it is enough of fine, idle gentlemen I have had, God knows, and that is the sort I am tired of!' she exclaimed. 'It is a quiet boy, and a decent boy, and a poor boy that I am going to marry, one that will work hard, and not drink, drink, drink, day and night, till he doesn't know his one hand from the other, or the floor from the roof over his head, or the sun from the moon, or the grass from the stones, or God's green earth from the salt black bottom of the sea! It is a good man and a faithful man, and a man that will love me, and care me, that is the, sort of man that I want and that I am going to be married to, so I am. And if you wish to know the, name of him, it is Teige O'Shaughnessy, and that is the man I have chosen, and whom I am going to marry, so it is, Murdough Blake; the very same, no other!'
Murdough stared at her for a moment in open-eyed astonishment. Then he burst into a still louder laugh, a laugh that might have been heard right across the island. This time it was quite a genuine one. His vanity, which would have been touched to the quick if Grania had thrown him over for someone whom he could by any possibility have looked upon as a rival, was left untouched, was even gratified, by the mention of Teige O'Shaughnessy, between whom and himself no such rivalry was in his eyes possible; nay, the very juxtaposition of their images was a sort of indirect compliment to himself. His sense, therefore, of the ridiculous was genuinely tickled. Besides, to do him justice, he did not believe her in the least.
'Auch! then, glory, glory ! Glory to God! and more power to you, Grania O'Malley, but it is the grand man, sure enough, you have chosen, so it is! The grand man, the handsome man, and the rich man, glory be to God! Och! but it is the right sight and show you will be when you and Teige O'Shaughnessy are married! Glory to God! the right sight and show, and the fine, straight, handsome husband it is you will have, bedad! Arrah! will you be so obliging as to tell me was it the handsome, straight legs of him, or the beautiful spotty face of him, or the fine colour of his hair that first took the fancy to? Or maybe it was the beautiful big house he has to give you on top of the rocks yonder? or the nice, sweet-tempered aunt he keeps in it, that will be such pleasant company to talk to when you are sitting there by yourself? My faith and word, Grania O'Malley, it is myself will laugh to see you and Teige O'Shaughnessy when you are man and wife! Gorra, I will tell you now what I will do—then I will, please God!—I will go out in a curragh, and will bring with me every bouchaleen upon Inishmaan, and we will all go out together on to the sea, and will follow you to watch and look at you, when you are on your way to Aranmore to be married to Teige O'Shaughnessy. Glory be to God! Glory be to God! it is the match you have got hold of, sure enough! my faith and word, the match! Och! 'tis killed I'll be with the laughing!' And he rolled to and fro upon the rocks.
Grania's face was scarlet. She sprang forward till she was within half a foot of him. Blind rage possessed her. She shook from head to foot, and clenched her fists in his face. A little more and she would have pummelled him soundly with them.
'Out of this! Out of this! Out of it with you this very minute!' she cried. 'Get off this ground, and get off this rock, and go laugh somewhere else, for it is not here you shall laugh, so it is not! It is not here you shall come' ever again, for I do not want to have you, and I do not want to see you, and I do not want to hear you, nor to have anything to do with you!—never again, so long as I live—never, so help me! And for my money, which is all you come for, and all you want, you need not be asking me for any of it again—not for Micky Sulivan, or anyone else—for I will not give y0u one thraneen more of my money, so I will not—I will throw it into the sea first. I will not do anything for you, and I will not see you, and for marrying you, I would not marry you, not if you were made of solid gold from head to foot, and were crowned King of all Ireland or the world itself! For it is not such a husband as you I want, and so I tell you!'
She was back into the cabin and had shut the door before Murdough the fluent could utter another word. He stood for a minute or two longer upon the platform, then walked away rather soberly, scratching his chin as he went. In his sense of the intense, the delightful, the utterly convulsive absurdity of any comparison between himself and Teige O'Shaughnessy he had momentarily forgotten the rather'important errand upon which he had come to speak to Grania. He remembered it now, and it was with an uneasy sense that he had not perhaps managed his interview quite as judiciously as he might have done. It is all very well to be excessively witty and brilliantly sarcastic, but, then, it interferes sometimes rather seriously with business.


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I discovered a site called www.jwmatch.com which have pictures of individuals claiming to be JWs looking for others JWs to date. Based on the Watchtower's anti internet stance and meeting people online, I doubt this website is real. Has anyone else seen this site? Can anyone verify it's authenticity or prove that it's fake?
A Dating Site For Jehovah's Witnesses?!
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It's real. I know witnesses that have used it.
Despite their stance against the internet, they forget that there is an awful lot of desperation and chronic lonliness amongst witnesses. There really isn't that many opportunities for some witnesses to meet a potential mate.
I know some of those who have posted their pics....
One girl in a neighboring KH has been e-dating a guy for 5 months.
That said there is also an option just to be penpals.
........ of course in my opinion www.jwgift.org is far more scandalous.....
I remember a brother that joined jwfacts for a joke and made up a profile without a picture. He had LOTS of sisters contacting him. I thought it was quite sad that so many women were so desperate.
sorry i meant jwmatch not jwfacts Freudian slip
I thought it was quite sad that so many women were so desperate.
Thus explains the high level of JW women married to UBMs......
The great JW man shortage rages on .....
There is this one too:
Psychotic Parrot
Someone should make a j-dub site for finding sex, & see how many j-dubs join it.
i very good old friend of mine just got married from one of these sites....she was ashamed to admit how they met.......i wish them the best....her hubby, one of my all time best friends died ten years ago..........oompa
Dark Side
About 6 years ago, my ex-wife hooked up with a male JW on-line. I never asked her, but I'm assuming it was on one of those sites. At the time, she was still here in Arizona and he lived in Oregon. She wound up moving there and marrying the guy. If I ever meet him, I'm gonna give him such a hug...
good idea, PP. Why don't you create one like that?
JW's don't date. They meet, get married, maybe a kid or two then they get divorced. No dating required
Witness 007
Some of the Sisters are real Hot!
ha! my sister met her husband on jwmatch. she did have to lie to people and say she met him at a convention however.
Oh my God !
Just for fun I ent.ered my old hall Crystal Lake Illinois and there is a 20-something girl that has a VERY weird life.
When I attended a long time ago, she was an only child who was spoiled beyond belief.
She also had every imaginable ailment that she could think of.
Well, right after I left she ran away from her family, became homeless in downtown chicago, got pregnant and her parents found her on the street
They credited finding her to "jehovahs help", they also posted flyers in the CL trainstation stating that the girl was "disillusioned" and needed help.
She did need help but the JW's were not the ones to give it to her.
Anyway she was df'ed, married the teenage homeless guy, they moved in with her parents, and had the baby.
Now it looks like the guy bailed on her, left the kid with her also.
And now the kicker,,,
her profile states that she is healthy and mentally balanced.
From what I know, she is probably one of the most dysfunctional women ever !
Its uncomfortable to see what a wholesome / honest appearance she is trying to pass off. All those years as a JW must really have made an impression on her !
And her crazy parents,, they are no doubt filled with pride because she choose the truth over everything else.
Since her account has been frozen, they must be watching her every move, way to go when trying to raise a responsible adult.
Justitia Themis
Some friends showed me this site several years ago. In looking through the pictures, we came upon the profile of a brother in our congregation. The only problem was that the picture was about 10 years old, and he was about 75-100 pounds heavier. :)
Justitia Themis
Correction: I'm not sure it was this site; this one looks a little different, but it was a JW dating site.
Justitia Themis
I joined. Here's a catch!
Why should you get to know TheBrick?
I don't know of a single reason that stands out as to why you should get to know me. I am regular at meetings and service. I am used in the congregation. I like a good conversation and socializing with the friends. But I think that is the description of just about most Witnesses here. I am terminally ill and am only alive because of regular dialysis treatments while I await a kidney transplant. My terminal illness is called End-Stage Renal Disease. It might be scary about what I said for my fashion sense, but as I spend most hours of every day asleep...that is how I am most comfortable. I didn't want to lie to anyone. Also, you should know that my finances are very tight. As much as I would like to; I cannot afford to have a subscription; which I have discovered is necessary to even respond to a message sent to you. That did not used to be the case.
He describes his ideal match thus:
How does one describe an ideal match as there is no such thing? Everyone will find something, if not many things to change about the other. Especially if it is the female changing the male. Why do women fall in love with a man and then figure out how they are going to change him? They fell in love with him as he was before they could change him.
Edited because I feel I over stepped someone elses (JWN poster) right to privacy.......
Sorry for wasting a post!
I met a brother using JW match,
I fell in love with him, actually.
Obviously we did not marry.
We were both not really happy with the
organization at that time, he resolved his
feelings and went back and I did not.
Years ago allot of us JW's online that were single were
at JWMatch and we had a blast and I know several that
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"I am an excellent chopper," the America's Got Talent judge tells PEOPLE. "I chop all the time, I cook all the time. I'm good at cooking."
For the past 10 years, Klum, 41, has put those skills to good use in the kitchen of God's Love We Deliver, a nonprofit organization that serves more than 1.2 million healthy meals a year to families who are sick and unable to shop or cook for themselves in the New York area.
"I go into their huge kitchen and chop vegetables and prepare meals," she says. "They are so grateful and happy when they have volunteers. And it makes a huge difference when a parent is too ill, too weak to get out of bed, to have a nutritious meal delivered is one less thing to worry about."
Klum says she enjoys getting out into the community and delivering the meals, surprising people by showing up at their doorstep with healthy foods.
"People are really excited to see you," she says. "I try to put a smile on their faces and cheer them up a little. To have that personal connection with people makes it even more special."
The organization makes a special effort to prepare meals tailored to an individual's dietary needs based on their illness. Klum says as a mom to kids Leni, 10, Henry, 8, Johan, 7, and Lou, 4, she worries about making sure they are eating healthy and knows how much harder it is on parents who are sick.
"I worry all day long, how my children are doing and getting them good food for breakfast, lunch and dinner and making sure they are okay," she says. "What is it like for a mom too weak to get out of bed? Having a healthy meal for the whole family is a big, important thing and one less thing to worry about when are trying to get better."
For more Klum's work with God's Love We Deliver, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
Proud to be a member of the @godslovenyc team! Thank you @peoplemag for sharing their work! pic.twitter.com/lfChRBESmx— Heidi Klum (@heidiklum) July 11, 2014


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by: Michael Steffes
As some of you know, I am a self proclaimed Seahawk Jersey addict. I have a closet full. It really is a sickness and I should probably start a support group. Well…
One of the jersey's I am strongly considering purchasing for this upcoming years is new tight end's John Carlson. Also, it just so happens that I have informed that John Carlson replica jersey's are just one of several new products available at the Seattle Team Store. If you are just itching to get some gear to help keep the excitement level high through the long offseason, Seattle Team Store is the place. By purchasing from them, you not only buy merch from a fellow Seahawk Addict, but you also support this site. It is the best of both worlds.
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SPORTS: Eleven current and former professional football and baseball players will sign autographs at the Sports Collectors Expo Feb. 9-10 at the Clarion Hotel, 8250 Park Road, Batavia. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Scheduled to appear on Saturday are Fred Jackson and T.J. Graham, among others. Cost is $5 (children 10 and under free). Mail orders will also be accepted for autographs. Visit www.thepurplepeopleeaters.com.
BASEBALL: The South Cheektowaga Baseball Association will hold T-Ball and baseball registration for ages 5-20 on from noon-3 p.m. on Sunday and Jan 27 at the Alexander Community Center, 275 Alexander Ave., next to Cheektowaga Town Park. Call 913-7511 or visit www.southcheektowaga.org for details.
FOOTBALL: Cross Training Football will hold its sixth annual Ice Breaker Football Coaches Clinic on Saturday at the Millennium Hotel on Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga. Registration begins at 7 a.m. The clinic ends at 1 p.m. Cost is $45 per coach or $39 per coach for five or more coaches. The first 50 registered get the book "Leadership Promise" by John Maxwell. Registration deadline is Jan. 16 (after that there will be a $10 late fee).
Among the coaches speaking are:
Greg Forest, offensive coordinator for Wilmington College, on quarterbacks and the spread game; Bob Rankle, Alfred University, on the Saxons' best running plays and Wildcat package; Paul Vosburgh, St. John Fisher College, on secondary play; Glen Graham, Cleveland Hill High School, on developing the defensive lineman; Mark Layer, Clarence High School, on program organization from practice to the booster club; and Mike Torrillo, Sweet Home High School, on development of the linebacker and running back.
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In England, a damp cool land where smokers breathe polluted air, the causes of emphysema remain in doubt. Yet the disease disables and kills more Englishmen than tuberculosis, pneumonia, and lung cancer. Perhaps because of this doubt and its consequences, English physicians rank among the most astute students of chronic respiratory diseases.
Dr. Reid, a pathologist at the Institute of Diseases of the Chest in London, previously has written widely in British publications about her work on pathological, radiological, and functional aspects of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. She feels strongly that emphysema is not a single disease but a complex of diseases with one common feature—increased size of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchiole.
She proposed two categories of emphysema—one with and one without airway block. In doing so, she introduces the concept of function. Her gift for combining pathology with physiology lightens some chapters where readers might otherwise
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Or, check out the Patagonia Houdini, which is even lighter and compresses smaller. But if you want jacket for high heart rate activities in cooler temps, go with the Marmot Driclime. Both the Houdini and DriClime windshirt are the two pieces of outerwear we use mostget em both if you can! And, if you want to see how these all compare, check out our Wind Breaker Jacket Review.
The DriClime is ideal for trail running, mountain biking, rock climbing. and high heart rate activities in general. Three things stand out: it does not stick to your skin when you sweat, it blocks the wind, and it is very breatheable. The fact it has a full zipper means you can unzip it almost all the way to ventilate on a steep hill climb. It is optional to wear a shirt underneath it. If you are not wearing a shirt, having it fully unzipped vents it out fast! It has a chest pocket perfect for a phone or MP3 player. Overall, we are quite impressed.
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Russian Black Sea Fleet submarines at the Crimean port of Sevastopol. Russia's Lower House of parliament yesterday overwhelmingly approved a treaty to annex Crimea from Ukraine, leaving just one legal obstacle for the Black Sea peninsula to cross before it is formally absorbed by Moscow.
MOSCOW: Russia imposed retaliatory sanctions on nine US officials and lawmakers yesterday as tension over Moscow's annexation of Crimea mounted, warning the West it would hit back over "every hostile thrust."
President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said the US sanctions imposed this week were unacceptable and the Kremlin would act on the principle of reciprocity.
Three White House officials and five senators — Harry Reid, Robert Menendez, John McCain, Mary Landrieu and Dan Coats — were among the Americans barred from Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner is also on the list.
"We have repeatedly warned that sanctions are a double-edged instrument and would hit the US like a boomerang," the ministry said.
"There must be no doubt: We will respond adequately to every hostile thrust." Moscow's action follows US sanctions on Russian, Ukrainian and Crimean individuals announced by President Barack Obama on Monday and again yesterday.
The latest US sanctions, which also involved a bank, targets several people close to Putin. Any assets they have in the US will be frozen and they will be barred from US travel.
"The appearance of some of the names on the list causes nothing but extreme perplexity," Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"But no matter what the names are, the practice of (issuing sanctions) lists is unacceptable for us." White House officials cited by Moscow are senior Obama Adviser Dan Pfeiffer and Deputy National Security Advisers Ben Rhodes and Caroline Atkinson. Lawmakers in Washington welcomed their new designation.
"If standing up for the Ukrainian people, their freedom, their hard earned democracy, and sovereignty means I'm sanctioned by Putin, so be it," said Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.


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MOAR Shadowbinders?!
Hello, awesome Kickstarter backers!
We're just going to put this out there as you all have been extra awesome already, and we can't wait to get those books to you.... Read more
Still chugging away on the last few comic pages to be put in Book Two as well as other assorted goodies -- more to come soon!
Memorial Day Update
Happy Memorial Day, American backers!
Just a quick update to let you all know that we're still chugging along finishing up the last chapter to complete Book Two, and then... Read more
PODCAST: Writing & Ranting!
Hello, Friends of Rhen!
Some of you may not be aware that we do a semi-regular podcast.
Over the weekend we recorded a podcast on our writing process for both ... Read more
Got friends who missed our campaign? Pre-Order page is up!
Many of you have been asking if we planned to extend the Kickstarter beyond the initial funding period by using PayPal.
Well, no. Because we're honestly not sure... Read more
That's a wrap!
Aaaaand we're done! Thank you all for your amazing support! We ended up at 374% of goal -- not too bad, huh? :)
So now what?
Now, the real work... Read more
Whoah, what happened?!
Wow guys... seriously... the past 24 hours have been insane. Is it Crimson Rhen? There was a huge uptick in pledges as soon as we hit that stretch... Read more
Extra Shadowbinders Side Story
With only hours left we decided to add another stretch goal in between the sketchbook and 2nd Crimson Rhen Story.
If we hit 19,000 we will add a Shadowbinders... Read more
The Final Countdown!
This is it, folks -- we're on the last dayof this campaign! Can you believe it? And what an amazing ride it's been -- thank you all so very,... Read more
Crimson Rhen flies again!
$15,000 surpassed! Time to set sail on The True North... for the very first time!
ADD-ON ALERT! Get RPG Character Stat Cards added to your rewards!
Yes, we're going to offer Shadowbinders Character Stat Cards as an add-on for interested backers. These full-color index-sized reference cards will have game stats for the D&D, FATE and Pathfinder... Read more
Is something else in the cards?
We might have another surprise for backers before this campaign is over...
Details forthcoming. ;)
Getting There! New Stretch Goals Added!
We have 9 days left for the Shadowbinders Kickstarter! Currently, we are less than $300 away from the next stretch goal (6 prints) and 2,300 away from the Crimson... Read more
$12,000 stretch goal unlocked! More on 'Crimson Rhen'!
Wow! So we're over $12,000now, which means I'll be drawing proper chaoter title pages for the reprint of Book One. Looks like I'll be very busy in the coming... Read more
MOAR Prints? At $11,500 we will!
OK gang, we're close to another "unofficial" stretch goal. If we top $11,500 by midnight tonight (EST) we'll give everyone who is getting a print book two additional 5" x... Read more
We did it! Book One is now HARDCOVER!
That's right! Our stretch goal of $11,000 was bested last night, so we'll be reprinting Book One in hardcover with new cover art!
And gosh, won't they be a nice... Read more
Book One hardcover mockup revealed!
Since we're getting so close...
And the clean, uncropped artwork...
Thank you, awesome backers!
Over $10,000! And a sneak peak at the cover of Book One!
Wow! Here we are again -- another stretch goal demolished.
We're over $10,000 now, which means everyone getting a book will also be getting FOUR more printsof the... Read more
Book Two Cover revealed!
This is a mockup of the cover for Book Two!
And here's the uncropped artwork...
Should we hit our stretch goal, the Book One hardcover will have a similar layout... Read more
Rhen's got you covered!
Hello, awesome backers!
As of this writing we're over $9,000 and sailing toward $10,000! That means another stretch goal has been unlocked - I'll draw four brand-new chapter title pagesfor... Read more
We're on Boing Boing! Very cool. (Thanks, Cory!)
Also -- we've surpassed another stretch goal! We'll add more art to Mia's Journal and the bundle.
Now, we're creeping toward upgrading Book... Read more
Crimson Rhen... again.
And we have one last stretch goal to announce. And this one is a biggie.
A few months ago, we attempted to Kickstart the all ages prequel to Shadowbinders, ... Read more
Book One in HARDCOVER?! New stretch goals added!
Okay folks, we've just updated our list of stretch goals. The biggest inclusion? A reprint of Book One in HARDCOVER and with a NEW COVER(and possibly new chapter title... Read more
We're getting HARDCOVERS!!!
Thanks to you, Friends of Rhen, we've sailed past the $7,000 stretch goal and will be upgrading all print copies of Book Two to a hardcover! This means everyone... Read more
First Stretch Goal complete!
Yay! Guess what? We've surpassed the $6,000 mark so it looks like everyone who is getting a book is also getting a print of the campaign artwork! It's been... Read more
WE DID IT! 105% Funded!
You guys are amazing! In a little over two days, we're over 100% funded!
And we still have over a month on the clock! Anything could happen at this point.... Read more
70% funded! STRETCH GOALS unveiled!
WOW! Thank you to our awesome backers. We're not even 24 hours into this campaign, and we're already over 70% funded! You guys are incredible!
So to celebrate, we're... Read more
Happy Groundhog Day from Punxsutawney -- home of Shadowbinders!
Punxsutawney Phil wasn't the only one seeing shadows around here! Shadowbinders HQ is in Punxsutawney, PA -- about 90 minutes northeast of Pittsburgh.
To celebrate, we began a countdown to... Read more


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Savage: Battle for Newerth
Savage battle for Newerth appeared as a multiplayer demo some time ago and was able to convince the gaming public about its gameformat. At least it seemed that way, because the demo servers where overloaded for a while with people eager to play. Even now a good number of demo servers are still online.
While already being released for quite some time in the United States, Savage is now going to be available for the European gamer in a special bonus package which includes a walkthrough manual and the official mod Samurai Wars. This mod replaces the orginal units with units inspired by feudal japan, including samurai, archers and peasants with sticks…
In essence Savage is a Team FPS where the goal is to destroy the enemies headquarter or main building.
The developers have however included some major elements from other gameformats like RTS and RPG's.
First of all, there is the RTS influence in the shape of the "Commander". He does not participate in the actual fighting but gives orders to other players. Interestingly enough these players are not forced to obey which can -and will- create some interesting discussions between commander and players.
Luckily he also controls a number of "builder units" which allow him to create additional buildings and mine both gold and redstone, two commodities spread over the map.
The commander does all this from a top down view of the map, not appearing as an actual unit in the game.
The commanders Buildings and commodities are used to research new stronger units or weapons which can be bought by the players on his team. This is all very similar to the popular Half-Life mod, Natural Selection. With the one exception that the player himself must buy these items while spawning after his death.
Secondly there is the RPG element: you as player get money and experience while killing either the npc monsters that can be found on certain locations on the map or actual enemy players which can be found just about anywhere you look.
The experience points you gather by killing units slowly fills a 'pool' that makes you increase a level when it reaches a certain amount. This level influences your general attributes like damage and armor, it also makes you look more impressive. This practice known as 'levelling' is well known in RPG's. In general it is easy to distinguish a low level enemy and a high level one, both weapons and armor look a lot more menacing on the latter. The money you earn by killing is spent on higher classes since you normally play with a sort of weak starter unit and weapons, some of which are free but the most useful ones have to be bought.
The game has 2 very different factions, The legion of Man and the Beast Horde. The Legion of Man has more FPS like weaponry like bows, crossbows, catapults and more advanced range weaponry like lasers and shotguns. The Beast Horde on the other hand is a more close combat orientated faction with some magical ranged weapons like fireballs, lighting and magical items. Both factions differ greatly from each other so that learning to play both of them will extend the lifespan of this game considerably.
Each faction has 4 different classes to play with, a low level starter unit, a more developed all-round fighter, a healer, a heavy close combat player and some sort of long range heavy bombardment units for use against enemy buildings.
While the classes are the same for both factions, the units themselves differ greatly from each other, especially the different weaponry that both factions have at their disposal makes them both unique.
The graphics engine is not top of the line but it gets the job done displaying the rather large maps with enough detail to be enjoyed, but not wowed. The physics engine is also pretty basic but like the graphics engine it's functional. They may not be top of the line but both are quite nice to look at and can be enjoyed. The sound however seems a little basic, while the music is not bad, the sound effects seem rather dull and minimalistic.
The game concept is a hybrid of several genres but it seems to work providing you have a good team, this means you need a competent commander since he must be able to both organise a defense, research weaponry and have a team that follows orders.
Fighting sometimes can be chaotic with several players running around chopping each other with close combat weapons while long range weaponry cut into large groups of people. But dispite that I thoroughly enjoyed playing this game and it's certainly a change from the normal "boring" FPS.
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How do you create a sequel to a puzzle game? The genre can be considered quite an anomaly, considering that the lack of plot and the key concept of a fun puzzle game make puzzle games hard to continue and improve on. The only thing to do is offer more of the same, but Pullblox/Pushmo already offers near endless replayability with its hundreds of levels, level creator and QR code support. There is, of course, the option of providing a twist on the accustomed formula – and risk changing something that was already great.
Fallblox's mechanics remain largely the same as its predecessor, Pullblox; you push and pull a tower of blocks in order to leap your way to the your target, which is usually at the top. While the controls and the basic gameplay premise remains the same, the logic required to complete a Fallblox puzzle is quite different. And it's all the better for it.
Mallo, the cute, chubby, spheric sumo wrestler, returns to the park, where a visitor has arrived. Mentor Papa Blox's grand-niece has landed her enormous hot air balloon, which is actually a basket held by a hundred flying birds. Mallo foolishly scares the birds away, leading them to hide in Fallblox puzzles, and sets out to find them all and bring them back so Poppy can get back home. The feathered fiends are being all douchey about it too, hiding at the top of every puzzle.
The game's new gimmick, as the name suggests, adds gravity to the proceedings, causing blocks to fall down when they are no longer supported by other blocks. Rather than a stationary statue where blocks can be pulled out up to three spaces, every block in Fallblox only has one space of width for Mallo to stand on. However, you can now move all blocks in any direction across a large grid. This means that you must assemble an elaborate set of steps to reach the top and grab the bird.
One wrong move, however, can send a vital block plummeting to the ground. Many puzzles require you to maintain support for an important block and keep it in its place, while building the steps leading up to it. Of course, if you do mess up, you can use the handy rewind feature established in the previous game, or hit the reset switch if you'd rather start from scratch.
That's not to say you won't be using gravity to your advantage, though. Some of the most satisfying moments in the game come from watching a set of steps delightfully fall and line up into place. Interestingly, if you pull a block forward or backward, any blocks on top will not move with it, instead falling to the ground. Again, this can work to your advantage or your detriment, and only serves to invite more strategic thinking.
The added freedom in the movement of each block adds more possibilities, as well as new complications. One thing that becomes apparent quickly is that Fallblox is far more challenging than Pullblox. Pullblox was pretty mean itself at times, but Fallblox is an angry beast in comparison. Things get pretty difficult pretty fast, and while the difficulty curve is questionable, it's never to the point of frustration. Instead it brings a welcome sense of mental exercise, assessing every possibility and anticipating the results, or indeed consequences, of each move.
Papa Blox again adds gadgets to the puzzles, with ladders making a return. There are also some new features built into each puzzle to assist in its completion. Doors work in the same way as ladders, in that entering one will transport you to the other, except they are placed on walls and require a space in front of them in order to enter. Move Switches will cause a block to move one space in a certain direction when hit, and floating blocks will not fall to the ground but can be moved when you reach them.
The sweet music and vibrant, colourful visuals are just as adorable as ever, making even the most taxing of puzzles a tranquil, relaxed experience. You can now rotate the camera 360 degrees and zoom in and out at will to get a greater overview of your situation. QR code support is back, meaning you can again download other user-created levels, or in fact additional levels from Nintendo themselves from their website. Already there are 140 levels and 90 training stages, but should your addiction consume you then you can potentially play the game forever.
What we got was not an upgrade to the greatest eShop title of last year, but a familiar yet new experience, and Nintendo have successfully managed to extend a fantastic formula into something refreshing, instead of going the lazy route and just giving new Pullblox puzzles in a new package. It may be harshly unforgiving at times, but to Pullblox/Pushmo fans, Fallblox/Crashmo is a no-brainer. Just make sure you use your all-brainer when you start playing.
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On my way out through the lobby, saw Michael Steele on the phone. He's taller than I thought.
The show's going to broadcast tomorrow. I'll link to it. But they originally contacted me because of this article that I wrote for Huffington Post about progressive disenchantment with the President.
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by Command Sergeant Major Scott C. Chunn
This past week, we conducted our 12th Annual MI Corps Hall of Fame ceremony and inducted six new members to the Hall of Fame (HOF). The newest HOF members are Colonel (Retired) John F. Concannon, III; Colonel (Retired) Byron K. Dean; Mr. William L. Parkinson (Deceased); Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Robert V. Taylor; Colonel (Retired) Harold W. Vorhies; and Colonel Charles D. Young (Deceased). Congratulations to the inductees and to the families representing our deceased inductees.
Every year we have many enlisted soldiers retire or leave the military service that have made immeasurable and lasting contributions to the MI Corps. I would ask you to look around, identify, and honor these soldiers by submitting an application on their behalf for the MI Corps HOF. Please feel free to contact me at E-mail [email protected] and by telephone at (520) 533-1145 or DSN 821-1145 or Mr. Jim Chambers at [email protected] mil, (520 538-1178 or DSN 821-1178 for further information.
Congratulations to Chief Warrant Officer Five Rex A. Williams on his selection and installation as the Chief Warrant Officer of the MI Corps. The installation ceremony occurred in conjunction with this years MI Corps HOF. This is a new position created by Major General John D. Thomas, Jr., to work MI Warrant Officer issues; his selection to this position is a welcome addition to our Corps.
MI accession numbers reflect shortages similar to the recent Army-wide difficulties in recruiting, particularly in the following military occupational specialties (MOSs): 33W (Electronic Warfare/Intercept Systems Repairer), 96D (Imagery Analyst), 96H (Imagery Ground Station Operator), 98C (Signals Intelligence Analyst), and 98J (Electronic Intelligence Interceptor/Analyst). We continue to have six MI MOSs in the Armys top 25 shortage MOSs and offer enlistment bonuses for many of our MI MOSs. We need more senior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) to support our recruiters by speaking at local high schools, colleges, and communities. If you are going to be in your hometown or near your college while on temporary duty or on leave in the future, contact the Office of the Chief, Military Intelligence (OCMI) for specific information on how you can help. You can reach the OCMI via E-mail [email protected] and telephonically at (520) 533-1173 or DSN 821-1173.
We have seen good promotions this year for all the NCO grades and promotions for the Sergeants First Class, whose Board is currently concluding, should also be good. We need your assistance in retaining our quality soldiers. We need help with recruiting initial-term soldiers in MOSs 97B (Counterintelligence Agent), 97E (Interrogator), 96U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator), and 98G (Voice Interceptor). In the mid-career level, we need to work harder to retain MOSs 98G, 97B, and 33W. At the career level, we should focus our retention effort on MOSs 33W, 97E, and 98K (Signals Collection/Identification Analyst).
As always, train hard, take care of soldiers and their families, and have fun. Thanks!


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To the Editor Power and colleagues1 reported that 14 439 patients with bipolar disorder had an average of 1.48 children/person and that 81 295 with major depression had 1.78. Among 1975 patients in Sardinia,2 we recently found that patients with bipolar disorder (98.6% of whom were married) had an average of 1.69 children (women, 1.88; men, 1.36) whereas those diagnosed with major depression had 2.12 (women, 2.15; men, 2.04). Among patients with bipolar I disorder, we found an average of 1.69 (95% CI, 1.46-1.92) in women and 1.21 (95% CI, 0.96-1.46) in men, and among patients with bipolar II disorder, 2.06 (95% CI, 1.81-2.31) in women and 1.51 (95% CI, 1.23-1.79) in men. These findings indicate that fertility rates were consistently greater among women and ranked by diagnosis as unipolar disorder greater than bipolar II disorder greater than bipolar I disorder. Interestingly, Power et al found that the fertility rate ratio in their clinical sample compared with the general population of Sweden was 0.85 (95% CI, 0.84-0.87) among women and 0.75 (95% CI, 0.73-0.77) among men; in major depressive disorder, these ratios were not different from the general population of women and 0.93 (95% CI, 0.92-0.94) in men. Among Sardinian patients with mood disorder, this ratio to the general population of Sardinia was not significant (0.98 [95% CI, 0.93-1.02]) among women but 0.76 (95% CI, 0.69-0.83) in men.2 In both Sardinia and Sweden, reproductive rates in women with mood disorders were similar to those in the respective general populations, despite the different geographic and social environments involved. However, since fertility rates were 24% and 25% lower among men with bipolar disorder, both studies suggest that bipolar disorder may have less impact on interpersonal functioning in women than in men.
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50 lucky Facebook fans received the opportunity of a lifetime: to have their profile pictures replaced with versions of them as sloths. Yes, sloths. British artist Hector Janse van Rensberg apparently had some time on his hands. He selected 50 random Facebook users and repainted their photos, in watercolor, using sloths. The results? A little weird, but really effing cute!
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It has occurred to me that I am woefully lacking in a few important mothering/house-wifery attributes.
This sad thought came to me recently as I was perusing a few blogs of a few friends. Over and over I read about how these various wonder women have been baking dozens of batches of cookies with their families, trading out their festive fall decorations for their splendid Christmas decor, and creating fabulous centerpieces using just three pine cones, a graham cracker and a glue gun.
And then I thought about how my house looks in June . . .
and I thought about how my house looks in December. (Just one week before Christmas.)
Did you notice much difference? Did you notice a plethora of Christmas décor bursting out everywhere?
Nope. Me either.
June or December—it's all the same at our house! (Except for the addition of a tree which we will put up tonight.)
And guess how many batches of cookies Sarah and I have baked together in filial, festive, fellowship during this Christmas season?
The answer is none. One big colossal zero. Not one single cookie. Not one single batch.
After giving this whole matter some thought, I started feeling bad about all the "should do's" that I should be doing but am not. I started thinking about all the "haven't dones" that I haven't been doing and should have. I started convincing myself that I was a failure for not transforming our home into a breathtaking wonderland and lining up neat rows of fudge and cookies and gingerbread houses across our counter tops.
And then I started to wonder. Is my lackadaisical lack of holiday homemaking enthusiasm psychologically damaging my poor daughter? Will she end up in a therapist's office in ten years, in tears, saying, "My mom never put up many Christmas decorations and she and I rarely if ever baked any Christmas cookies together. And I just feel so sad and cheated because all those things were never a part of my life."
After thinking about this way too long, it got to the point where I had to discuss it with someone. And so as Sarah and I were chatting a few minutes after lunch yesterday, I blurted it all out to her. I blurted out my maternal worries and woes and my concerns that I don't do all the things with her (and for her) that all the other mothers do and that I feel really guilty about it.
Once I had made my speech, I watched Sarah carefully for signs that she agreed with my horrific unmotherliness and was diligently searching for the right words to say that would make me feel a little better but still let me know, in no uncertain terms, that I had grievously fallen down on my job during the Christmas season.
Instead, Sarah drew on her seventeen years of hard-won wisdom, looked at me lovingly and said, "But Mom, it's okay. It's okay that we don't have the same traditions that other people have and that we don't do the same Christmas stuff. We have our own traditions and that's what really matters. I don't mind that you don't decorate the house or bake dozens of cookies because I know that we have our own special ways of celebrating together and they don't have to look like everyone else's ways."
And so with the permission of my lovely and loving (and exceedingly wise) daughter I have stopped telling myself about all the things I should be doing in order to be a good mom. It doesn't mean I love my family any less than the inveterate cookie baker; it just means that I celebrate differently and express my love differently.
So. If you are like me and aren't up to your neck in flour and cookie cutters and gorgeous arrangements of mistletoe on your fireplace, it's okay. You have your own way of celebrating the season and it might not look like someone else's way. And although I greatly admire my cookie baking, decorating friends, I can be at peace with the fact that I don't have to do all that to be merry at Christmas. (Although if any of them would like to give me a cookie or two from their dozens, I wouldn't mind.)
How about you? What traditions did you have growing up? Or what traditions did you skip growing up? What traditions do you have (or skip over) now?
As I'm writing on the subject of motherhood this morning, I want to take a moment to remember the mothers (and fathers) in Connecticut who have lost their precious children to the bullets of a troubled young man. These are mothers who will never again celebrate another Christmas with their children, the way I have been blessed to celebrate so many with Nathan and Sarah.
On our church sign this past weekend we put, "Connecticut, we weep with you."
And we do. All of us weep, even as we send our prayers and compassion to that suffering town and its brokenhearted people.


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but, if i had to pick a program, i'd probably go with fitness formula over ladders. that's closer to what i'm doing now, and it's a lot harder. this is all based on personal goals though. i'm pretty happy with my strength in most areas, but i feel like i need more endurance...and the larger sets in fitness formula seem to go after that more. you've got to figure out that goal part for yourself. either program would be great...and both can be used on all the exercises in primal blueprint fitness.


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So what: The homebuilder missed on both bottom and top lines as the boom from the housing recovery wasn't strong enough to meet analysts' high expectations. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.26, below estimates at $0.30, while revenue increased 19% to $1.28 billion, but experts had called for $1.39 billion. Pulte's backlog value increased 25%, but new orders for the quarter actually fell 12% from a year ago. Still, CEO Richard Dugas saw nothing but positives in the market, saying the recovery "continues to gain momentum" and that the rise in interest rates seems to have had "little effect" on demand. Pulte also initiated a $0.05 quarterly dividend.
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Six regional health care facilities are among 164 in Pennsylvania that received medications this summer from the company linked to a recent outbreak of fungal meningitis, according to lists released this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The outbreak - traced to a steroid from the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts - has infected 317 nationally, including one patient hospitalized in this area, while causing 24 deaths.
Until the release of the list, it
wasn't clear how widespread the distribution was of medications from NECC, which is now shut down. The list shows that more than 3,000 facilities nationwide received NECC medications since mid-May.
In this area, NECC medications went to Allegheny Pain Management - the previously known source of the drug that caused the illness of the one Pennsylvania patient - Blair Orthopedics Associates, Altoona Regional Health System, Mount Nittany Medical Center, UPMC Bedford Memorial and Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center.
Allegheny Pain Management bought 75 5-milliliter doses of injectible 80 mg/ml methylprednisolone acetate on July 11 and 50 doses on Sept. 13, according to one of the FDA lists. The FDA has identified three potentially contaminated lots of 80 mg/ml methylprednisolone acetate as the source of the problems.
Allegheny Pain Management also bought many more medications of various sorts from NECC - a total of 946 doses, according to the list.
Despite repeated calls for comment, including a call on Wednesday, Allegheny Pain Management hasn't spoken to the Mirror since an initial news conference that included assurances that there was no problem - except for a brief and cryptic comment from an administrator about a week ago.
Blair Orthopedics also received injectible methylprednisolone acetate from NECC - 120 doses in all in three shipments - but it was at the 40 mg/ml strength, not the same concentration as the suspect lots.
While asking for comment, the Mirror was directed to an alert on the Blair Orthopedics website, which speaks of the outbreak and the national investigation.
It tells patients "who have a joint injection performed at our practice, we have NOT used any of the three lots of the drug linked to the outbreak. Patients who have received methylprednisolone injections since July should be wary of symptoms including new or worsening headaches, dizziness, nausea and swelling at the injection site."
The alert advises patients with questions to call the Blair Orthopedics office.
Altoona Regional bought many hundreds of doses of medications from NECC, but none of the implicated steroid.
All those have been pulled from patient floors, in accordance with an Oct. 4 FDA advisory that followed a recall of all NECC medications, hospital spokesman Dave Cuzzolina said.
The hospital is in the process of determining what patients received those medications before the recall, and it will inform those who did, Cuzzolina said.
None of those other medications has been implicated so far by the FDA as causing infections so far, Cuzzolina said.
UPMC Bedford Memorial bought 25 doses of an NECC topical anesthetic, the remainder of which it has removed, according to the list and hospital spokesman Jay Knarr.
It hasn't informed patients treated by the anesthetic, because the state isn't requiring such notification, Knarr said. The FDA isn't advising such notification for topicals, either, according to the agency website.
Mount Nittany Medical Center bought 275 doses of medications from NECC, including eye drops that the FDA has issued an advisory about, according to the list and hospital spokeswoman Nochole Monica.
"We have notified patients of the potential risk," she said - repeating the word "potential."
Mount Nittany has sequestered all remaining NECC products, according to FDA guidelines, and followed up with all patients who received any NECC medications, she said.
The hospital also followed up with patients of its pain management center, because - even though they didn't receive NECC products - they might be worried because of the similarity of what they did receive to the implicated drugs.
The hospital has set up a hotline for worried patients and posted a video on its website, she said.
The hospital has decided not to buy any more products from compounding pharmacies, except for one pharmacy that produces one pain management injectible for the hospital in doses customized for individual patients, Monica said.
The hospital will do the rest of its compounding in-house, she said.
Altoona Regional hasn't gone that far, but it's "reviewing the situation," Cuzzolina said.
"There is sound clinical data to support the use of compounding centers," he said. "We are awaiting more information, as well as FDA guidance."


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From Covert to Overt
A Houston clinic uses stormwater detention to make a beautiful public
environment- despite resistance.
By Kim Sorvig
Understand two things about Houston: It floods, and it has no zoning.
Add those factors together, and you have a city where flood control
is ubiquitous but piecemeal, well funded but seldom beautiful.
For longtime Houston landscape architect Scott Slaney, ASLA, of
The SWA Group, one response is to play Robin Hood. At Houston's
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Slaney created a multifunctional landscape
by stealing from the rich (the stormwater engineering budget) and
giving, if not to the poor, to the public.
The result is a carefully crafted symbolic landscape that speaks
of healing and nature while meeting stormwater engineering requirements.
"Infrastructure," says Slaney's SWA colleague Kevin Shanley, ASLA,
"needs to be more than single purpose. Instvvb ead of a big hole
surrounded by chain link, Scott gave Kelsey-Seybold an entry space
celebrating the storage of water." The project won a 2001 ASLA Merit
For Slaney, a larger process is at work. He speaks with obvious
enthusiasm of projects that are changing Houston's thinking about
stormwater, reforestation, or downtown revitalization. "There's
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In this video from Daniel Parra, a man tasked with cutting seedless watermelons shows his praiseworthy skill with a knife. With quickness and precision, he attacks the melon, first chopping off the ends and then hacking away at the sides. He shows no hesitation as he spins and slices the rind off in about 12 seconds. And the fruit ninja appears to possess all ten fingers, so there's that, too.


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From 5 to 8 p.m., Fannie May chocolates on the corner of South Westnedge Avenue and Milham Avenue in Portage will donate 20 percent of the store's total sales to the Eric Zapata Memorial Foundation.
In addition, customers will be invited to sample different candies throughout the store during those hours.
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Business Lawyer, Vol. 65, 2010
This Article is a survey of the highlights of noteworthy sales cases from 2009 decided under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Particular Article 2 highlights include the warranty cases of Wade v. Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc., Wilke v. Woodhouse Ford, Inc. and Nigro v. Lee and the Florists' Mutual Insurance Co. v. Lewis Taylor Farms, Inc. and the adequate assurances case of Validsa, Inc. v. PDVSA Services Inc.
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News: construction has started in Chengdu, China, on a 468-metre-high crystalline skyscraper by the architects behind the current and future tallest buildings in the world. More »
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Construction starts on Smith and Gill's
Hollow concrete blocks form a textured frontage
for Wuyang Architecture's student shower block
Canteen building by Knowspace features
a granite facade "like lychee skin"
Dozens of rectangular openings reveal a glazed inner skin behind the yellow granite facade of this canteen building, designed by German studio Knowspace for a Chinese research campus (+ slideshow). More »
Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster
chosen to design Chinese hotels
News: Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster have been selected to design high-rise hotels in China for Jumeirah Group. More »
Criss-crossing bricks give a perforated facade
to mountainside building by Li Xiaodong
Chinese architect Li Xiaodong, the recipient of the inaugural Moriyama Prize, completed this building with an elaborate brickwork facade to create offices and dormitories at a building site in Zhejiang Province (+ slideshow). More »
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Courtyard House Plugin by People's Architecture
Office repurposes ancient Beijing residences
Beijing Design Week 2014: People's Architecture Office has developed a panelling system for building temporary living spaces within the ageing structures of the city's hutong districts (+ slideshow). More »
Li Xiaodong wins inaugural Moriyama Prize
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Shawn wrote:
> I am using the gnome network tool and
> the KWiFiManager as tools.
Sorry I've no idea how to solve your problem,
but your posting set me wondering about KWiFiManager.
I've never heard of this, and don't see it
on any of the KDE RPMs.
(I'm running Fedora-4.)
Where did you get it?
In any case, how does it compare with NetworkManager (NM),
which seems to be Fedora's preferred tool?
Is it maybe just a front-end for NM?
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LISBON - Last week we began a discussion about the rules of cyber dating. The first rule: Teens should not cyber date. It just isn't safe because, unfortunately, people lie to manipulate and control others.
Parents everywhere know that their children don't share everything with them. There have been some studies conducted advising that most parents do not know that one in four teens text between midnight and 5 a.m., as many as 30 messages an hour. Apparently the parenting rule that many of us grew up with-no phone calls after 9 p.m., no longer applies in many homes with teenagers.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline and Liz Clayborne, Inc., partnered to create the National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline and a website known as www.loveisrespect.org.
The study conducted for Clayborne, Teen Research Unlimited, discovered that 71 percent of 13-18-year-olds surveyed said a boyfriend or girlfriend was spreading rumors about them on cell phones and social media sites.
Also, 68 percent of teen partners or former partners shared private or embarrassing pictures or videos of them without permission. The intent was to get the ex to come back to them or to control their victim.
In a report provided to the Tri-County Family Violence Prevention Coalition by the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence (CAEPV), a study released by the Urban Institute "illustrates the extent of the problem and the significance of the connection between cyber-embarrassment and other types of dating violence, such as psychological and physical abuse and sexual coercion."
Mobile phones and Internet increases exposure to abuses by peers or partners by text messages, e-mails, constant messages and social networking sites, writes Kim Wells of CAEPC. She notes that one in four teens were in current or recent abusive relationships. Females are more likely to be victims, especially of sexual harassment.
Sexual cyber abuse is sending or receiving of sexual or naked photos or messages by cell phone or Internet with the intention of forcing someone to sexual activity. Non-sexual cyber abuse is threats sent by text or email, using a social media account without the owner's permission or messaging so much that the recipient feels unsafe.
Wells writes that cyber dating abuse affects teens psychologically. They may also be battered or raped at the same time. It isn't technology's fault, but the abusers who have come up with new ways to batter-and bully-their victims.
Communication with your teen is vital in this cyber age. They may not feel comfortable telling you when things like this are going on. They need the assurance that they can talk to their parents about anything.
"The best way of recognizing any problems with your child is to communicate with them," advises the Help Hotline Crisis Center's Victims of Crime Newsletter. "Knowing what your child is up to and paying attention to their moods and behavior is essential. A parent can usually tell when something is amiss. If the lines of communication are already open, then exploring what may be wrong will be an easier conversation."
When a parent discovers their child is involved in such a situation, emotions erupt. Containing emotions is important. The teen, already afraid, could feel further threatened. Build your family's support system to cope with such a situation.
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