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Hortus Miscellaneous: A Gardener's Hodgepodge of Information and Instruction Lorene Edwards Forkner and Linda Plato, Sasquatch Books, 2007
Throughout history gardeners have recorded their discoveries, their tips, their successes, and their disappointments. This most ancient craft began as a physical necessity for survival, evolved to address domestic decor, and some would say has even been elevated to high art in the hands of the right creator.
The trouble with gardening is that is does not remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession–Phyllis McGinley (1905-1978), American Poet
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Employer offers raise, landlord cuts rent
(Published Jan. 11, 2007, 5:00 p.m.)
Dear Readers,
Happy New Year. I would like to do a quick introduction for those of you who are new to our column. As a little boy, I grew up and out of the sorrows of poverty. I made a vow to God that I would never forget my roots and that I would help others. I focus on helping children, the elderly and people with disabilities, those who cannot fend for themselves. I also give assistance to good people who have fallen on hard times due to loss of job, loss of a spouse who was a source of income, illness and other circumstances out of their control.
When I became financially successful, I started giving to many charitable organizations. My tax attorney said, "Give, but give wisely. Get their financials and see what their overhead is." When I checked on the charitable foundations I was donating to, I found they had 70-90 percent overhead. I literally cried. At that time, I went back to my tax attorney and told him I wanted to start my own 501(c)3 charitable foundation, The Time Is Now to Help. I told him I wanted the articles of incorporation to state that not one penny can be taken out for the directors/officers, for salaries, reimbursements, etc.
Since the beginning of The Time Is Now to Help, I have personally covered the entire overhead. Every donation to The Time Is Now to Help, 100 percent of every dollar, every penny, has been given to help those in need, for shelter, utilities, toiletries, household necessities, clothing, food, etc. I personally check out each situation to make sure it is good people needing our help. I cannot give hard-earned money to those who are lazy, or those who are suffering from addictions such as drugs or alcohol. I refer them to clinics and other organizations, such as Alcoholics Anonymous.
People write in requesting help, or good neighbors, who recognize that there may be a problem, bring people in need to my attention. In addition, teachers, social workers and churches refer people in need to The Time Is Now to Help.
Anyone seeking help for themselves or someone they know need to put their request in writing. Please send all letters to: The Time Is Now to Help, PO Box 70, Pell Lake, WI 53157. It is very important requests for help are written and sent in. I take the requests in the order in which they are received. I may help several situations in a week. I only write about one of them in the column. I keep everyone anonymous. I do not give out names of those we help.
- God bless, WC
With our continued work to help over this past month, I would like to bring your attention to a mother and child whom we have helped. I received a letter from a neighbor, stating they thought their neighbor could use some help. It was a single mother and child who were renting. The letter from the neighbor stated they knew where the lady worked and they knew she could not be getting paid very much. The letter also stated they had seen their neighbor heading out every day walking, versus driving her older car that sat in the driveway.
I introduced myself and talked with the woman who needed help. It turned out she was walking to work since her car had broken down and she did not have money to fix it. She was behind in her utilities and she and her child had been cutting corners on food in order to make the rent.
The child was not of the age to completely understand all that was happening, but the child did understand that the mother was sad. The mother told me her hardest times were when her child would ask, "Mom, what is the matter?" The mother said she did not know what to say in response to her child's question. The child would then say, "I have been good. You're not mad at me, are you?" The mother would cry and say, "No, I could never be mad at you."
The mother would tell her child it had nothing to do with the child. In her heart she knew the sadness had a lot to do with her pride and her love for her child, but she knew her child would not understand. She knew she would not be able to explain to her child that they were having a very hard time financially and she was constantly worrying how she was going to provide for her little girl.
We stepped in and helped this mother and child. We brought the utilities up to date, including their phone, which had been disconnected. We also helped with a supply of food and gift certificates for Pick 'n Save, as well as an introduction to the local food pantry.
I called the landlord and talked about the situation. I explained that I had talked to the mother's employer, who stated they were giving the mother 40 hours per week and they could not give her any more than that. The employer informed me that their business wasn't doing well enough to give much of a raise. The employer did state they could give her a 10 percent raise, which helped a lot with her budget. The landlord reciprocated by reducing the overall rent by $45 per month.
Between the raise from her kind-hearted employer and the reduction in rent from her kind-hearted landlord, she was able to live within a budget to make it on her own. Thanks to the Ministry of Mechanics, for their donated services, we were also able to get her car repaired. There have been a few more communications, with the mother's spirits lifted each time we speak. As I tell her, and all those we help, it is thanks to all of you who care and hare, who make it possible to help. In our last conversation, the mother said, "Please thank everyone for my child and I. God bless all of them."
Health and Happiness, God Bless Everyone, WC
Speaking engagement:
I was invited to speak at the Delavan/Darien Rotary. I was moved by this group of God-proud business people. I thank them for their interest and concern for our fellow creations of God. This group of Americans represents the foundation of what our great country is about.
Update: Combined with the coin boxes from McDonald's and the generous McDonald's Day, we raised $31,715. Thank you again to Bill McEssy, the employees of Bill's McDonald's and all of you who supported our Special Day at McDonald's. Together with Bill McEssy's compassion, we have been able to help many in desperate need. WWJD. Thank you and God Bless.
A special thank you to: Bill McEssy, owner of our local McDonald's, Clarence and Marilyn Schawk, owner of The Geneva Inn, Bernard and Jean Labovitch, Tom and Kathy Murray, James and Marilyn Dyer, Paul Ziegler, Tom and Becky Stritt, Gary and Carol Marcin, Edwin and Vera Lasco, Gerard and Barbara Makovec, David and Linda Petech, Jane and Richard Roman, Raymond and Barbara Knull, Annamarie and Grant McMillin, Steven and Susan Woodcock, Eric and Connie Vogel, Ken and Phyllis Weeden, Louis and Sara Masciopinto, David and Sue Miller, in honor of Reid Wisneski, Mr. and Mrs. Flaherty, Mr. and Mrs. Cody, Mr. and Mrs. Meister, Mr. and Mrs. Drews, Mr. and Mrs. Lucas, Mr. Luchsinger and Mrs. Olson, Ms. Heiser, Ms. Murphy, Laura Berg, Teresa Melson, Elaine Voss, Joanne Kendall, Eileen Grzenia, Barb Giovannoni, Roger Miller, Robert Mischka, Randy Christenson, Greg Fraterrigo, Chris, in honor of Mike and Karen, John and Martha, and Caroline, St. James Methodist Church, Dennis Peterson, owner of Peterson Drywall, and all of you who support The Time Is Now to Help donation boxes, including the businesses that allow our donation boxes in their places of business. Anyone who would like a Time Is Now to Help donation box in your business, please call 249-7000.
A big thank you to: Carolyn Gable, owner of New Age Transportation and founder of The Carolyn Gable "Expect a Miracle" Foundation.
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|Feb 25 2009, 11:34 AM Post #1
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This week's SOD features an interview with Rachel Melvin, where she discusses her decision to leave Days.
Melvin explains that when her contract was up last year, she'd been debating leaving at that point, because she'd wanted to "try other things". She says she'd never intended to be on a soap that long - "That's not saying that it's a negative thing, but when you think of soaps, you think, 'Oh, beautiful people,' and I never categorized myself that way, and I guess I just kind of discounted the possibility of working on one." She says that this being said, however, working on Days was "the most amazing, magical thing that could have happened" since she's grown so much in the past four years, and she's met some wonderful people.
Melvin says that last year, she ended up signing a one-year deal: "I didn't necessarily want a raise or want outs, I just wanted one year." She decided that this would be her year to save up money, and unless at the end of the year she was "so artistically engaged in a story" that she couldn't say no to staying, she'd leave.
Ken Corday called Melvin [to discuss her leaving] when she was on her way to an audition, and she was at first worried, because "in a sense it's like a breakup", and she was "unprepared how to handle it". However, Corday praised her decision: "Everything he had to say to me, I felt like a father or an uncle telling me... I did not feel like it was the owner of the show talking to me, and I mean that in a very, very good way. It was as a friend, someone who I felt genuinely cared about the path of my career".
Melvin says that the role of Chelsea won't be recast, and that if she wanted to return, "it could be a possibility, not a guarantee", but she is grateful to Corday that "he kind of left that door open".
Melvin then discusses which of her castmates knew she was leaving. She says Darin Brooks "is one of my close friends and knew I'd be leaving", and that Blake Berris "of course knew". However, "Shelley is a different story"; Melvin says that Shelley Hennig "is really kind of upset, not in a mad way, but in a very disappointed way" and that Hennig keeps texting her and telling her she's going to miss her.
Melvin does not know her last air date, but she says her contract is up April 18th, and the show is off the first two weeks of April. "I could only be here for three more weeks. It's weird to think about."
SOD then has a small piece where Melvin mentions a Tiffany charm bracelet that the fans from "cure my tragedy", a Chelsea/Dan fan site, sent her for her birthday. She says what a nice feeling it was to get the little blue Tiffany box, and that she'd just done crying scenes on the show, so she was "feeling vulnerable" and started crying when she saw it. "It was a nice surprise and I am so grateful to everyone there. These people don't even know me and they're giving me something so special."
|Feb 25 2009, 11:40 AM Post #2
|Thanks Ellie ... that was really a very nice article ... exit with class!
|Feb 25 2009, 11:51 AM Post #3
|I'm going to miss Melvin. I hope she gets nominated for another Emmy this year, and hopefully gets the win since Jennifer Landon is no longer around, and last year would've been Melvin's had Landon not been there.
|Feb 25 2009, 12:00 PM Post #4
Thanks, Ellie! That was a nice read. I'm curious to know what, realistically, she thinks is up next for her.
This made me laugh:
I guess her character romancing her uncle wasn't being artistically engaged enough--can't blame her. I hope she finds success elsewhere.
|Feb 25 2009, 12:03 PM Post #5
She's a talented girl and I really hope she finds the success she's looking for. She's grown as an actress by leaps and bounds.
It sounds like she and Hennig were really close.
Corday licking her ass is no surprise. She's under the age of thirty, so of course he'll treat her respectfully.
|Feb 25 2009, 12:10 PM Post #6
I love Rachel and I�m not at all surprised Corday supported and congratulated her for her decision. I think they really didn�t know what to do with the character and the pairing with Max was just a extemporary solution TPTB has never been very sure with. You can tell they are afraid invest into it and compared with the eventfull way they are building Phillip/Steph, but even Chloe/Daniel, Max/Chelsea pairing is realy very blah even when I think the actors are very cute together and have chemistry.
I think Corday would not allow Rachel to be fired, but her decision has saved him and Tomlin a lot of headaches. Now they can bring in an unrealated character for Max, or maybe even bring back Abby.
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|Now would be the best time to bring back Abby.
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Well Corday said they are bringing someone on for Max. I would think he meant someone new. We'll see I guess.
I really hope she shows up somewhere else soon. She is one of my favorite actresses in all of Daytime and has had some great material over the years that she knocked out of the park.
|Feb 25 2009, 01:06 PM Post #10
"Artistic" ,Dena is not :laugh:
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|I wonder what reason they'll come up with for her to leave town?
|Feb 25 2009, 01:16 PM Post #12
Oh hell no. :tounge:
|Feb 25 2009, 01:23 PM Post #13
Same here. I hope she shows up somewhere else very soon. She's very talented and I really hope that she gets an Emmy nod and win this year.
I didn't know that she only signed a one year deal, last year. I wonder if this is why they started to "fade out" her character just in case she wouldn't resign. It makes sense now..
|Feb 25 2009, 01:26 PM Post #14
I bet she gets accepted into some school or something and has to make the choice between Max and school. Max pushes her to choose school over him by acting like a jerk because he knows school is more important. In the end, Max looks honorable for loving Chelsea so much that he'd risk happiness so she can be successful, and Chelsea leaves town to better her life.
That's just my prediction. Lets see how close I am. :smile:
|Feb 25 2009, 01:37 PM Post #15
Aww I love Melvin and agree with cj, she is very classy
If you guys haven't seen her very first movie "Boo" with Dee Wallace Stone you should rent it. She really is a great actress.
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Well Rick its clear by the limited time she had in that trailer that she dies ... LOL But yes I called her my Strasser in training, I love her a lot. (I am not insane, nor Terry, just having an overzealous moment. :)
Does she have a big part in the film?
|Feb 25 2009, 02:14 PM Post #17
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Or they could have her go see Billie.
I will miss Rachel, but I am glad this will put an end to Max dating his nieces (it should anyway!).
Thanks, Ellie!
|Feb 25 2009, 02:22 PM Post #18
She's in a fair ammount of the movie.
I won't give it all away but the others stumble upon her and learn she is there because she did the same thing the others did, and now she can't get out and she's going crazy.
|Feb 25 2009, 02:24 PM Post #19
|Nice article, I wish her all the best. And yes, I agree, she has grown as an actor since I returned to watching in 2006.
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|OT, but Rick, I love your Gay Mafia Pride banner! LoL!
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A combination of lemonade, pineapple, apricot and Ginger ale. Great non-alcoholic drink for your next Luau!
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- 6 ounces cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 3⁄4 cup water
- 1 (12 ounce) can apricot nectar, chilled
- 1 (12 ounce) can unsweetened pineapple juice, chilled
- ice cube
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- lemon slice (optional)
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This was an excellent punch. Served it at our Hawaiian Luau. We had several guest who were pregnant, so it was nice to have a fun non-alcoholic drink at the party!
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Creme Brulee served in an oval dish (enough for two) with a crackling hard layered of caramelized sugar under which there lies a deliciously thick and creamy custard.
A perfect, ripe, seedless sweet clementine.
Grilled (or broiled) asparagus – the thinner the better – drizzled with extra virgin oil oil, topped with salt and pepper. Getting your daily dose never tasted so good.
Sabra Classic Hummus with Kashi Original Seven Grain Crackers.
Whole wheat linguine with home-made Bolognese sauce.
Dates so fresh, the meat falls away from the pit … tastes just like candy.
Baked tilapia on fresh baby spinach.
The occasional medium-rare New York strip steak.
Along with the occasional side of "frites" (and, yes, bring on the mayonnaise).
A ripe, juicy Bosc pear.
Molten chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream – as good as you know what.
Low-fat plain yogurt with the sections and juice of half a ripe pink grapefruit, a kiwi, cut into pieces, and All-Bran sprinkled on top – for breakfast.
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Young Artists' Workshop
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Gwynn Murrill
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39-1/2 x 54-1/2 x 38 in. (100.3 x 138.4 x 96.5 cm)
Norton Simon Museum, Gift of The Ernest Lieblich Foundation
© 2012 Gwynn Murrill
An Illustrated Adventure
Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Teacher: Aman Chaudhary
Type: Young Artists' Workshop
Pick up your drawing materials and go on an adventure with video-game artist and animator Aman Chaudhary. Learn how artists conceptualize and bring to life animations for film, television and video games. Get inspired by the Museum's collection, then design and illustrate your own cast of colorful characters.
Meets in Entrance Gallery | This activity is designed for families with children ages 5–12. The course is free, and space is limited to 20 participants. All materials are provided. | Advance registration is required.


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Alumni & Friends
The Department of Textile and Apparel Management takes great pride in the students who have graduated from TAM over the years. TAM alumni are contributing their expertise to the public and private sectors around the US and many foreign countries. The college relies on these former students for advice, leadership, and assistance in continually enhancing the quality of its programs. Opportunities to become involved are endless! Please visit the links below to find out more about these opportunities, alumni resources, and college events.
The University of Missouri Textile and Apparel Management Group was created to help expand the network of people and ideas needed to support individual growth and foster collaboration. Open to all MU TAM Advisory Board Members, Faculty, Alumni, Students and Friends.
Alumni in the News
Alumna Jennifer Ouellette is the model of what a successful young entrepreneur should be. She combined her talent and creativity with the passion and persistence required to be a growing presence in the fast-paced, competitive fashion industry. Her work was exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London; and, she is featured in the MIZ-ZOU commercial 2009.
Giving to TAM
The Department of Textile and Apparel Management is grateful for the generous gifts of private donors, who are alumni, friends, industry and foundations. They recognize the importance of supporting our students, faculty, program and facilities and that such support assists us in reaching new heights of excellence. With shrinking dollar support from the State, every year the need for private funding becomes more critical.
Opportunities for private giving include:
- Scholarships, assistantships and fellowships for our outstanding students
- Funds for faculty development, endowed professorships and chairs
- Endowed funds and unrestricted support that will enhance the programs in Textile and Apparel Management, enabling them to evolve relevant to the times
- Gifts that will allow for expansion and renovation of facilities and to purchase state-of-the-art equipment and computing technology for the Collection Research Center for the Missouri Historical Costume and Textile Collection and the Apparel Technology Laboratory.
Several ways to support the outstanding Department of Textile and Apparel Management is through gifts of cash, corporate matching gifts, planned gifts, testamentary gifts, gifts of life insurance, charitable trusts, securities and real estate.
We hope that you will designate your contribution to your TAM home. To do so, go to MU's online giving site and choose "College of Human Environmental Sciences," under the gift information fund, and specify the amount.
When you join the MU Alumni Association, we hope that you will use the HES referral code. That way, a portion of your membership dues will help fund the alumni scholarships for HES students. Learn more about the HES Alumni Association!
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Polydactylism--being born with more fingers and/or toes than you're supposed to--is a pretty sweet deal. You can do awesome stuff if the extra digits are functional, and have them easily removed if they're not.
Akshat Saxena holds the Guinness World Record for Most Fingers and Toes. He has 34 digits total.
It's pretty common, seen in about 1/500 live births.
It can be isolated or just a symptom of several way worse genetic diseases.
Pretty much nothing. The surgery to remove it is usually uncomplicated and done purely for aesthetic reasons and shoe fittings. Parents of children with extra toes usually cite the latter as the main reason for having their kid get the surgery.
Kamani Hubbard, a baby in San Francisco, was born with a completely functional extra digit on each hand and foot. His dad thinks it's pretty cool, but his mom is "in shock"--mainly because not a single fucking doctor noticed, at any point in the baby's development. Even when Kamani came bouldering out of his mom's womb, the nurses told her the baby was "perfect."
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SHERIDAN — The Auxiliary of Sheridan Memorial Hospital will host the Christmas Trees of Love open house on Sunday from 4-5 p.m.
The trees will be lit at 5 pm. Refreshments will be served.
The trees provide residents the opportunity to dedicate a light in honor or memory of a friend or family member. White lights memorialize a deceased loved one; green lights honor a relative or friend; and red lights honor a child or a pet.
"Lights can be dedicated to a loved one with a donation of $5 or more any time until Dec. 31. However, donations that are received after the tree lighting may not be acknowledged until after the first of the year," said Joan Kalasinsky, chairperson for the Trees of Love project.
The $5 donation will include a card sent to the honoree or the family informing them of the dedication from the Auxiliary. The honoree's name is then inscribed in the Book of Love, which will be on display in the hospital lobby during the holidays.
Application forms are available at the hospital's reception desk and on the hospital's website at www.sheridanhospital.org.
Sheridan Memorial Hospital is located at 1401 W. Fifth St.
SHERIDAN — Jentel will present its current artists in residence at the Sagebrush Community Art Center on Tuesday from 5:30-7 p.m.
The artists will give presentations about the art on which they are working at Jentel.
The event is free and open to the public.
Presenters for November include mixed media artist Mary Bergs of Minneapolis, Minnesota; found materials artist Lisa Hochstein of Santa Cruz, California; encaustic painter, Mona Monroe of Alta, Wyoming; essayist Catherine Jagoe of Madison, Wisconsin; novelist Lisa Lee of Los Angeles, California; and sculptor Andrew Redington of Berlin, Wisconsin.
For more information, call 737-2311.
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This is the fourth and last in a series of posts offering an anthropological perspective on our on-going "crisis" in public education. In spite of half a century or more of well-funded research, steadily growing school budgets, earlier and earlier onset of schooling, heightened monitoring of teacher and student performance, indications of failure are legion. In previous posts I reviewed some of the less-well-known origins of our contemporary crisis. In "The Reluctant Scholar," I pointed out that Matses boys would far (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/benign-neglect/201312/the-reluctant-scholar) rather "go fishing" than sit in a classroom listening to a teacher. I reviewed evidence to show that children—likely from the onset of the species—have actively learned on their own. Very little of what they need to learn to survive can be articulated verbally or transmitted formally by a third party. Children learn virtually everything through the doing of it, through play when younger and then, through "doing chores" when older.
In a book that will appear in October (2), I point out that the Reluctant Scholar also characterizes the behavior of many children in school today—perhaps the majority. Even students who claim to "love school" may, in fact love socializing, playing on a team, performing in the school band or play—all primarily active, hands-on experiences. They may also declare that they love their teachers but they willingly confess hatred of Algebra…and English…and Chemistry—learning experiences that tax the brain and not the body.
In a second post, "The Roots of Schooling" (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/benign-neglect/201312/the-roots-schooling) I looked at the origins of formal education—starting with the precursors of our modern schools. We now see institutions like the initiation rite, apprenticeship and the first scribal schools all contributing to the birth of mass schooling. Yet, the "pedagogy" of such institutions clearly reveals an underlying assumption that, as soon as you introduce teachers, and a set, language-based (vs. task-based) curriculum, you can also expect that students will resist. The atmosphere of these early schools and school-like institutions is one of students looking for any means to relieve the tedium, the abuse, onerous work and officious oversight of teachers. On the one hand, students "act up" and, on the other, teachers punish. In the Renaissance as today: "The professional class included lawyers, notaries, governmental secretaries, university professors, physicians, and teachers in no clear order except for teachers at the bottom." (3) Not a promising foundation.
It stands to reason that, if children prefer to learn on their own initiative and that this approach is successful—at least in adapting to pre-modern society—then parents may not see themselves as anything other than role models. Adults can, then, be characterized also as "Reluctant"—at least as teachers. Teaching is not only considered unnecessary. It may, in fact, be seen as counter-productive, as these statements (2) show:
The contrast between these traditional views and our own is starkly illustrated in this comment by Alan Howard. "American parents seem to feel that knowledge is something like medicine—it's good for the child and must be crammed down his throat even if he does not like it—Rotuman parents act as if learning were inevitable because the child wants to learn." (4)
In the third installment, "Coercive Pedagogy" (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/benign-neglect/201401/coercive-pedagogy), I showed that, while children may be eager learners, they aren't always eager workers. That is, on the rare occasions when we see adults or older siblings intervening in the otherwise largely autonomous behavior of children (5) it is usually to chastise them for sins of omission or commission. That is, if we define teaching very broadly as attempting to change the behavior of others, we see that reluctant teachers rely almost entirely on various forms of coercion. This would include subtle forms of correction like using a pithy saying or proverb to gentle teasing to scare tactics to corporal punishment and food denial. I'm not suggesting that "primitive" peoples enjoy "abusing" their children. Rather, I'm arguing that, because teaching is so rarely required in raising children, the traditional pedagogical repertoire is quite limited. Carefully designed, patient, child-centered lessons are very rarely reported either in community or school contexts until quite recently.
The virtual absence of teaching in the ethnographic record has not deterred a number of scholars from making very ambitious claims re the universality of teaching and it's likely that most people would agree that it is the "parent's most important job." (6) But evidence to refute the notion that humans are all competent teachers is, actually, much closer at hand. For example, I created a simulation in an annex of an Elementary School in Phoenix of a bedtime story episode. The stage was set with a comfy couch and a coffee table strewn with a sampling (from basic "readers" to Caldecott winners) of age-appropriate books. Working with the school, I constructed a sample of 32 K-1st graders who ranged from extremely fluent to non-readers. I invited a parent to come in to school and spend a half hour reading to their child—"as they would at home." I video-taped these sessions. The results were as predicted: in sessions where the parent (mostly mothers) effectively played a supportive teaching role, the child displayed precocity as a reader and vice-versa. Parents who were clueless actually placed obstacles in the path of their aspirant reader who would, in all likelihood, struggle to become fully literate. (7)
David Bjorklund carried out a very similar study but the goal was to teach children to play Chutes and Ladders. Many parents were very good at this, carefully scaffolding the child's gradual learning. "Others parents were less supportive. Some provided no instruction, other than to correct children when they were wrong. Others did the computation for their children. Some insisted that children use a strategy, that they were not capable of using." (8) Even a sample of highly educated middle-class American mothers displayed considerable variability in their effectiveness as teachers of their 4-year-olds. (9)
In conclusion, I would argue that our contemporary crisis arises, at least in part, due to two mistaken assumptions. First, that children's eagerness to learn and acquire mastery means they're somehow hard-wired to assume the role of student. On the contrary, children have, rather, escaped or avoided being cast in the role of scholar. The second mistaken assumption is that parents are "born teachers," eager and willing to educate their children. Again, it is far more likely that parents are no more eager or confident to teach than are children to be taught. But, once again, we have turned "nurture into nature" (10) and generalized about the nature of humankind from a single rarefied sample (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich or WEIRD) of the world's societies. (11) We would be on far firmer ground assuming that future parents need to be trained to teach their children who will, in turn, need to be painstakingly trained to become scholars.
1. See also Mel Konner "Is ADHD a Disease of Civilization?" PT Blog Post 9.13.2010 http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-tangled-wing/201009/is-adhd-disease-civilization
2. Lancy, D.F. (2014) The Anthropology of Childhood: Cherubs, Chattel, Changelings
Second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
3. Grendler, P. R. (1989) Schooling in Renaissance Italy. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. (p. 37)
4. Howard, A. (1970) Learning to be Rotuman. New York: Teachers College Press
5. Lancy, D. F. and Grove, M. A. (2010) The role of adults in children's learning. In Lancy, David F., Gaskins, Suzanne and Bock, John (Eds) The Anthropology of Learning in Childhood. (pp 145-180) Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press.
6. Goldman, S. and Booker, A. (2009) Making math a definition of the situation: Families as sites for mathematical practices. Anthropology and Education Quarterly 40(4), 369–87.
7. Lancy, D. F., Draper, K., & Boyce, G. (1989) Parental influence on children's acquisition of reading. Contemporary Issues in Reading, 4, 83-93.
Bergin, C., Lancy, D.F. and Draper, K.D. Parents' interactions with beginning readers. In Lancy, D. F. (Ed)(1994) Children's Emergent Literacy: From Research to Practice. (pp. 53-78), Westport, CT: Praeger.
8. Bjorklund, D. F. (2007) Why Youth is Not Wasted on the Young. Malden, MA: Blackwell. (p. 158)
9. Vandermaas–Peeler, M., Nelson, J., von der Heide, M. and Kelly, E. 2009. Parental guidance with four–year–olds in literacy and play activities at home, (pp. 93–112) in Kuschner, D. (ed.), From Children to Red Hatters. Lanham: University Press of America.
10. Lancy, D. F. (2010). When nurture becomes nature: Ethnocentrism in studies of human development. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 33, 99-100.
11. Henrich, J. , Heine, S. J., and Norenzayan, A. (2010) The weirdest people in the world? Behavioural And Brain Sciences 33: 61–81.


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In a previous article, I explained how to create rowstacked histograms using gnuplot. In this article, I provide a simple example for creating a cluster histogram using gnuplot.
We will consider the same example as the previous article about rowstacked histograms. Lets assume we are studying a client/server application. The goal is to decompose the total session time into processing time at the server side, processing time at the client side and latency introduced by network delays.
Using packet capture tools such as tshark in combination with awk and some scripting, one can create text data files that can be fed to gnuplot to produce a cluster histogram.
The data file should look like this :
1 23 2 9 13 2 25 5 7 12 3 26 5 3 13 4 20 6 8 5 5 23 5 12 15 6 23 5 12 11 7 22 9 12 5 8 24 16 5 8 9 23 2 12 10 10 23 15 5 9
Each row represents one session. The fist column is the session number, (we will not use the second column) the third column is the time consumed by the server, the fourth column shows the time consumed by client-side processing and the fifth column represents the network delays for that particular session.
This is a gnuplot script that displays a cluster histogram from our data. This cluster histogram shows the time decomposition for each session.
set terminal jpeg medium set output "histo.jpeg" set boxwidth 0.75 absolute set style fill solid 1.00 border -1 set style data histogram set style histogram cluster gap 1 set xtics 1000 nomirror set ytics 100 nomirror set mxtics 2 set mytics 2 set ytics 10 set yrange [0:30] set ylabel "Total time" set xlabel "Session number" plot 'data' using 3 t "Server", '' using 4 t "Client", '' using 5:xtic(1) t "Network" pause -1 "Hit any key to continue"
The script above assumes that the data is stored in a file named 'data'. To run the script, put the code above in a file e.g. histo.gp, then run gnuplot as follows :
gnuplot histo.gp
The output will be in ""histo.jpeg" and would look something like this :


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So nowadays what girl isn't dying for the perfect vintage swimsuit?
I've been longing for the perfect suit but the ones available out there are soo expensive, which does not fit into my teeny wardrobe budget. Next best solution?
Make one myself!
I found this weird synthetic stretch fabric a couple months ago. I really liked the print but at the time had no clue what project would be appropriate for that type of fabric then duhhh a swimsuit!!
It looks kind of black but its really a nice navy blue with white flowers.
Now I'll be the first to admit I know nothing about sewing with super stretch fabric or swimwear but theres a lot of this fabric so im just going to jump in and cut my pattern out of it.
I picked up some swimwear lining and sew in swimwear cups at Joanns… (look I even have a little sewing helper)
Im using Simplicity 8251 for the top of the suit and I plan to modify the Alison pattern from Burdastyle for the bottom tho I think I'd like to do a gathered skirt on top of the highwaist bottom.
So Ive got the top cut out and the darts done just gotta keep truckin and I hope to be done in a week or so.
PS Can someone please give me a kick in the pants to get working on my Burdastyle book entry?? It is extremely hard to be motivated to sew a coat when its about 112 degrees outside!!July 13, 2010
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Consider this your kick in the pants to start the burda coat! 😉 I've just gotten up here in New Zealand and it's 2 degrees (39F) – inside my house. I'm dreaming of warm things like stylish coats.
i know, they are all toooo expensive! that pattern is cute, i am excited to see what you come up with!
tho i need a kick myself!
How exciting! I'm totally going to make a swimsuit next summer. (They sent me the fugliest fabric for my Burdastyle coat. Am also not motivated to do it!)
Oh my god, I felt like I'm the only one who hates the fabric received for the book project. My blouse is almost finished, but it was really hard to motivate myself to sew it. It looks really old fashioned with the fabric and the drape is not right as it is too stiff. I just hope that they will do a great job with the photo shoot
I'm sorry, I saw the kitten and I got distracted… KITTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN
Can't wait to see your swimsuit
How exciting! I can't to see the results!
i just bought a suit at target in june & it's already falling apart. i have decided i'll use it as a pattern & make a bunch of copies in different colors. let me know how easy it is!
now go turn the AC down (even more) & make a coat!
The fabric looks really cute. I can't wait to see how it turns out!
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Love the stretchy fabric… it's going to look perfect as a bathing suit! I wish I was brave enough to sew one. I'm sooooooooo looking forward to seeing this finished
I love the swimsuit fabric. Can't wait to see it!
Just send the coat to me!! We've had snow since october, great, hah? But I think it would be too late to even start on a coat HERE, as spring is slowly but steadily coming closer and closer.
Hey, great fabric print! I'm interested in seeing how this suit turned out!
where did you get that fabric from its amazing!


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BEKASI, Indonesia — No arrests have been made since 600 Islamists hurled bags filled with urine and ditchwater at about 100 members of a church in mid-May and threatened to kill its pastor. Police looked on as the mob attacked the Philadelphia Batak Christian Protestant Church worshiping on the street in Bekasi, near Jakarta in West Java Province on May 17, church attorney Saor Siagian told Compass Direct News by phone.
The mob began to throw urine, ditchwater, rotten eggs, stones and dirt when Pastor Palti Panjaitan came to address the congregation. The church had to disperse, Siagian said.
Pastor Panjaitan told local media he received a death threat and has filed a police complaint.


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Michael Moore Urges Tom Hanks & Oprah To Run For Office
Filmmaker Michael Moore is urging President Barack Obama to improve the image of his Democratic party by pushing "beloved" stars such as Tom Hanks and Oprah Winfrey to run for office.
The leader and his political party suffered a series of humiliating results at the recent mid-term elections, and filmmaker Moore is convinced adding celebrity candidates to the Democrats' roster will boost their popularity at the polls.
He tells MSNBC, "(The Republican party) have actually run movie stars and won. They ran Ronald Reagan. Fred Thompson was a senator. Gopher from 'The Love Boat.' Sonny Bono... When they run Hollywood, they win. When are the Democrats going to run Hollywood? For as much as they're accused of going Hollywood...
"Seriously, if we ran Tom Hanks, if we ran Oprah, there's a whole column of people who are beloved people, who are smart, good. But we have Obama, and he's kind of like Tom Hanks, a nice guy. Why don't they make use of all the great communicators in Hollywood to help fashion a message?"


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How do you spell Gaddafi's name?February 25th, 2011
One would think that the spelling of a guy who has been on the international stage for four decades would be easy to determine. Unfortunately, in Gaddafi's case, no one seems to know how to spell his name. Shouldn't a news organization be able to find out how his name is spelled in his passport, or by the Libyan government? Maybe he only spells his name in the Arabic script, so everyone else is left to do the english transliteration themselves.
Al-Jazeera uses the 'Gaddafi' spelling, while the New York Times seems to consistently use 'Qaddafi' as the spelling. If you look at Libyan news on Google News, you'll see plenty of other spellings, including Gadhafi, Khadafy and Khadafi. If only there was a way to see what the general consensus on his name was so you didn't have to rely on a single source. Fortunately, Google has been scanning and digitizing books for many years now and it's possible to trace the occurrence of any word in a corpus of over 500 billion words using their Books Ngram viewer!
This is what we get if we plug in all the alternate spellings of Gaddafi's name.
And the winner is… Qaddafi! So, the New York Times is using the accepted spelling, while 'Gaddafi' (the spelling that I always believed was the correct one) comes a distant second.
While we are at it, do you know how Gandhi is spelled? Most of time I see it spelled as Ghandi by westerners in forums and blog posts. Thankfully, Ngrams shows that the error does not extend to books.
I find it amazing that almost all the written knowledge of humanity will one day be available in digital form if the ambitious goals of projects like Google Books is realized. No longer will information be lost forever when libraries are burnt since all information that's put online is replicated somewhere. One day, Artificial Intelligence will be able to parse all this information and appear to be as intelligent as any human. It's very likely that if IBM's Watson was given the word 'Qaddafi', it would've asked 'What's the correct spelling for the Libyan President's name?'
EDIT: As many others have also pointed out, here's Time magazine's take on the linguistics behind the name.Tweet


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The significant other of this A list mostly television actress from a hit network show has been sexting his ex-girlfriend who he never has really stopped talking to
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Could be almost anydangbody that ever had a relationship. And was on tv. And whose ex has an exReplyCancel
I got a random text once of a penis. No one I knew and the person who answered the number that the text came from was female.
Awkward! (and gross)
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Well, that sounded weird. No one I knew meaning I didn't recognize the number, not the pecker.
Yeah, that sounds less weird. I do not have willies assigned to my contacts.
I'll see myself out.ReplyCancel
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It was probably DerekReplyCancel
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Looks like I was right. See next bi.ReplyCancel
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OCZ Vertex 4 and Firmware 1.5
We already wrote a review of the Vertex 4 series and the Indilinx Everest 2 controller, so you can refer to it for details on them.
We can just remind you that the Vertex 4 series includes top-end SATA III SSDs from OCZ. They are based on the Indilinx Everest 2 controller and equipped with conventional 25nm synchronous flash memory with ONFI interface. So, it is the controller that makes the Vertex 4 fast, especially in synthetic benchmarks and at write operations. The Everest 2 incorporates two ARM cores and, by some evidence, is closely related to Marvell's controllers.
For this test session we are going to use firmware 1.5 which became available just a few weeks ago. The firmware leads to a substantial change in SSD specs, a second such change over the short market life of the Vertex 4 series. And like the last time, OCZ has managed to increase the speed of sequential operations. The following table tracks the evolution of the Vertex 4 specs since the announcement of the series:
Besides the increased speed, firmware 1.5 is expected to correct the issue with the SMART Remaining Life attribute, improve compatibility with various RAID controllers and perfect the garbage collection technique.
We'll first check out our Vertex 4 SSDs with new firmware in the synthetic benchmark AS SSD. It will help us see if there is really any performance growth as promised by the manufacturer.
OCZ Vertex 4 128 GB
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Firmware 1.5
OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB
Firmware 1.4
Firmware 1.5
Indeed, firmware 1.5 makes the SSDs faster at sequential operations and, fortunately, without any side effects. They are as fast as before processing 4KB data blocks, for example.
So, here is a comparison of the current specs of the OCZ Vertex 4 models:
Take note that the evolution of specs doesn't involve the junior 64GB model. Remaining as slow as before, it looks somewhat out of place among its faster cousins. So, you should keep it in mind that the junior Vertex 4 is inferior to the higher-capacity models in speed.
On the other hand, the models with capacities of 128 gigabytes and higher have improved as much as to be formally superior to the best-in-class competitors such as Intel SSD 520, Plextor M3 Pro or Corsair Performance Pro. That seems like a good reason for us to re-test them.


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Manchin: Plan Isn't Feasible Or Reasonable
WHEELING – Sen. Jay Rockefeller believes the science behind global warming "is real" and that America needs to address climate change.
But the West Virginia Democrat also thinks proposals set forth by President Barack Obama on Tuesday failed to account for the effects his ideas will have on coal mining communities.
Obama announced his three-part plan to combat global warming during a stop at Georgetown University. Obama suggested carbon emissions would be reduced by "using less dirty energy" produced by coal-fired power plants, investing in cleaner alternative energies and encouraging energy conservation by consumers.
Obama's proposals to reduce carbon emissions would bypass Congress, and instead be enacted through executive order.
"I understand the president wants to move forward on climate change, but his remarks today were short on details, and those details matter in the lives of West Virginians," Rockefeller said. "Any action on climate change is going to have a direct effect on the lives of our mining communities that are already facing great uncertainties, and on the pocketbooks of every one of our middle-class families still dealing with a recovering job market."
The nation needs to see a timeline and cost estimate of Obama's plan, and to understand just how coal communities will be supported once Obama's proposals take effect, according to Rockefeller.
"The regulations the president wants to force on coal are not feasible – and if it's not feasible, it's not reasonable," added Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. "It's clear now that the president has declared a war on coal. It's simply unacceptable that one of the key elements of his climate change proposal places regulations on coal that are completely impossible to meet with existing technology."
The Obama administration has denied waging a war on coal, but since he was first elected in 2008 Obama "has waged an unrelenting war against coal," said Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va.
"Emblematic of the president's aversion to coal, one of his energy advisers was quoted today saying 'a war on coal is exactly what's needed,'" he said. "But tell that to the thousands of miners who will no longer be able to provide for their families, or the senior on a fixed income whose electric bill will go up."
Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, said the new regulations "will put hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk and cripple businesses across the United States that rely on affordable and dependable coal-provided energy."
"In my district alone, we have six coal-fired power plants that are now in jeopardy," he noted. "The president is, once again, stifling free-markets and meddling with our economy.
"While I certainly agree that we should embrace alternative energies, they cannot be the only sources we rely on to power our economy," he added. "Coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power are the primary sources in our overall energy profile. President Obama made it quite clear today that he does not support the traditional energy sources that have met our primary energy needs for decades, and can meet them for generations to come."
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, added it is critical that America reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but he said the country "must do this in a way that creates Ohio jobs rather than puts them at risk."
"That means we must utilize every available tool – investing in carbon capture technology, increasing our use of renewable energy and promoting energy efficiency in our homes and businesses," Brown said. "But we must make sure that industries in other nations are operating under the same rules as our domestic manufacturers. We must develop global solutions that are both comprehensive and fair to Ohio workers and manufacturers."
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said after failing to get congressional approval for his partisan environmental agenda, Obama will "unilaterally forge ahead with his job-killing plan."
"In 2008, then-Senator Obama made threats to 'bankrupt' anyone who wants to build a new coal-fired power plant, and over the years he has used the Environmental Protection Agency as a way to accomplish that goal," she said. "Sadly, this recent announcement spells trouble for a vital industry in West Virginia that has already been hard-hit by this administration.
"Today's announcement is another move in the president's tyrannical game of picking winners and losers in the energy industry. Instead of supporting an all-of-the-above plan, President Obama's devastating regulations will shut down existing coal plants and halt the development of clean coal technology facilities. Not only will this decision hamstring our nation's ability to become energy independent, but it will prove devastating for American workers and consumers," she added.
Obama's environmental policies already have cost jobs in Ohio, according to Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio.
"At least eight coal-fired power plants in Ohio are set to close, due in large part to regulatory mandates put in place by the EPA," he said. "As a result, nearly a thousand Ohio jobs will be directly impacted, local communities will lose millions in tax revenue and more than 6,000 megawatts – enough energy to power thousands of homes – will be taken off the grid. … America does not need another top-down climate mandate by its federal government. Instead it needs a low-cost energy plan that ensures we have access to reliable, affordable and cleaner domestic energy."


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May 15, 2014
Review of Allegations Regarding Continued Retaliation Against a Bonneville Power Administration Whistleblower
On December 5, 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) received a letter from the then Chairman, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, requesting that the OIG immediately investigate allegations of retaliation against whistleblowers that helped uncover violations of veterans' preference at the Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville). The Chairman specifically communicated complaints alleging a pattern of continued retaliation against a particular Bonneville Human Capital Management (HCM) staffer by his supervisor.
In July 2013, we issued a Management Alert on Allegations Regarding Prohibited Personnel Practices at the Bonneville Power Administration (DOE/IG-0891). In October 2013, we also issued a Special Inquiry Report on Review of Allegations Regarding Prohibited Personnel Practices at the Bonneville Power Administration (DOE/IG-0895). In addition to identifying inappropriate hiring practices, both reports outlined apparent examples of retaliatory actions against a number of HCM staff members, who either cooperated in our inquiry and/or who had previously raised personnel-related concerns with Bonneville's management and Department officials. Upon receipt of the Chairman's letter, we immediately initiated a special inquiry to determine the facts and circumstances surrounding the allegation.
Based on the weight of the evidence, the allegation that certain actions taken by the supervisor of an HCM staffer represented a pattern of continued retaliation was not substantiated. In fact, the record showed that Bonneville senior management actively monitored the relationship between the staffer and his supervisor and took steps that, in our view, prevented even the appearance that an adverse personnel action was being taken against the staffer. While the supervisor denied any retaliation by stating that the allegations were unfounded, misrepresented, or resulted from a miscommunication, we found evidence that he had lost trust in the staffer's ability to perform his duties. The supervisor told us that his concerns were based on incorrect policy advice given by the staffer, which the supervisor asserted had contributed to Bonneville's veterans' preference hiring problems and because of other administrative issues. Because no internal controls or other deficiencies were discovered during our inquiry, we are not making formal recommendations.
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I cant figure out these 2 problems on bearings
1)A plane is 1200 miles west from an airport
It changes course to South 5 degrees West
It flew for 420 miles
What is the bearing from airport to plane?
2) A plane is 840 miles North from an airport
It changes course to North 34 degrees East
It travels 220 miles
What is the distance and the bearing from airport to plane?
hello.. i have found the answer to the first question but how do you label the final answer when a ray/side of the angle is neither on north nor west? thank you
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Senoia amends parking ordinance for large vehicles
The Senoia City Council at the June 21 meeting heard the second reading and voted to amend the "Parking of Vehicles and Trailers" portion of the city's zoning ordinance. The amendment relates to the size of the vehicle or trailer and the locations where parking would be allowed.
One of the changes to the ordinance states that no vehicles or trailers which are eight feet or higher in height and have more than two axles will be permitted to be parked in front of the main building or dwelling or in the side or rear yards of residential dwellings.
The ordinance applies to personal vehicles such as recreational vehicles and travel trailers and to school buses and commercial vehicles and trailers.
The change in this portion of the ordinance came with the addition of "or higher."
Another change concerns the parking of vehicles. Parking for these vehicles would not be allowed in any publicly owned, or with the amendment any "leased," parking area, spaces or street except when loading or unloading and not for a time period exceeding two hours.
Other provisions of the ordinance state that no travel trailer or commercial trailer can be permanently used for storage or additional retail space inside city limits. Those trailers can be used for storage at construction sites and renovation projects but must be parked in a manner consistent with the ordinance.


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A body has been found and rescuers concede hopes are fading for the other two people believed trapped in the rubble of a Sydney building destroyed in an explosion.
Three residents of the building, Bianka O'Brien, her 12-month-old son Jude and 30-year-old neighbour Chris Noble were missing after the convenience store in Rozelle was razed by the explosion and fire about 4am on Thursday morning.
The body was discovered at 4.30pm, but had not been identified and its gender was not known.
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Three hours later, police said the body could not be retrieved because the site was still too unsafe.
While remaining optimistic the other two people had survived, NSW Fire and Rescue Superintendent Paul Johnstone acknowledged that hope of finding someone alive was fading.
"We are picking through brick by brick," Supt Johnstone said.
"We still hold out hope that someone underneath may be alive. We're treating it as a rescue still.
"Though as the hours tick by, it's looking quite dire. It's a pretty horrific scene."
He said the building had completely collapsed and the structures beside it were unstable.
The explosion is being treated as suspicious.
"At this stage, it's an arson," said Inspector Clive Ainley, the commander of the Leichhardt local area command.
"It's too early to speculate whether it's a homicide."
Police are reviewing CCTV footage of the blaze and investigators are looking into reports of a car fleeing the area after the explosion.
A massive explosion shook the inner-west suburb of Rozelle at 4am on Thursday and emergency services arrived to find flames billowing out of a convenience store.
Two people jumped from the first storey of the burning building while a convenience store employee was found buried under rubble and a commercial fridge.
Fire fighters had to use their hands to dig out the man who was in hospital in intensive care.
A witness said he saw the two men yelling for Mr Noble.
Ms O'Brien and baby Jude lived in a separate unit above the convenience store.
Ms O'Brien's distraught husband John, who wasn't home when the unit was swallowed by fire, arrived at the scene on Thursday morning.
Shocked friends are holding out hope the 31-year-old hairdresser will be found alive.
"She is an absolutely gorgeous person," one friend said.
Anthony Carroll, who lived in a neighbouring unit, fled his smoke-filled home with only the clothes on his back.
"I just grabbed what I've got on and got out of there," he said.
"There were people screaming and yelling and people trapped in the place next door so it was pandemonium."
Like authorities, Mr Carroll wondered what started the blaze.
"It was convenience store, what is in a convenience store that causes that much of an explosion?" he said.
It took several hours for firefighters to render the smouldering building site and for specialists to make it safe enough to allow search and rescue teams in.
Search dogs and cameras scoured the charred debris and by 5pm on Thursday, crews had searched a quarter of the site.
A firefighter was injured in the process, sustaining a facial injury while searching the debris.
NSW Fire and Rescue Superintendent Paul Johnstone said the whole building had collapsed and the rooms the missing people were in, don't resemble rooms anymore.
"We are still trying to find somebody but it's a dire situation that they find themselves in," he said.