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Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Monitoring the Response of Osteosarcoma Under Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: The Value of Dynamic Contrast Enhancement and Diffusion-weighted MRI
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|September 2010
Osteosarcoma patients
Patients with an histologically proven osteosarcoma will be entered into the study.
Detailed Description:
Dynamic contrast-enhanced and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging have the potential to measure early cellular and vascular changes that occur in response to chemotherapy and could therefore be early predictors of therapeutic response.
Aim of our study is to assess the accuracy of dynamic contrast enhanced and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in evaluating response to chemotherapy during the preoperative treatment of osteosarcoma. Patients will undergo dynamic contrast-enhanced and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging before, during and after chemotherapy.
Our long-term goal is to use these imaging techniques to develop non-invasive methodologies that would be better predictors of tumor response than the current clinical standard and earlier predictors than histological evaluation of the whole tumor.
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|Child, Adult, Senior
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of osteosarcoma of all entities
- Written informed consent of patient
Exclusion Criteria:
- No written informed consent
- Contraindications to MRI (pacemaker, aneurysm clip, mechanical and/or electrical device or metallic fragment, severe claustrophobia)
- Severe, active co-morbidity
- Major medical illnesses or psychiatric impairments
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01615640
|Klinikum Stuttgart
|Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 70176
|Principal Investigator:
|Thekla von Kalle, Doctor
|Klinikum Stuttgart
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|Dr. Thekla von Kalle, Klinikum Stuttgart
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|NCT01615640 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|June 6, 2012
|Last Updated:
|June 7, 2012
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|Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
Keywords provided by Klinikum Stuttgart:
Response of chemotherapy
Dynamic contrast medium examination
Diffusion-weighted MR imaging
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms, Bone Tissue
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
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About the Author: Major General (Ret) Scott Gration currently serves as the President's Special Envoy to Sudan.
For too long, Darfur has been a place of human failing and despair. For too long, the people of Darfur have suffered. And for too long, they have lived without peace and security. I just returned from another trip to Darfur — my fourth. I went back to assess the current situation on the ground and to listen directly to the people living in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. The capacity of humanitarian aid workers to deliver life-saving assistance is making slow gains, Darfuri armed movements are beginning unification efforts, and UNAMID is gaining strength in terms of force deployment and in fulfilling its protection mandate.
We are also making progress on agreements and promises—with rebel groups as well as the Government. These are critical, but the proof lies in the pudding. What really matters is what the parties to these agreements do in implementation. We are at a crossroads. We are moving forward, but we need to stay diligent and focused on ensuring that the agreements are followed through. We will hold all parties accountable for their actions. We will help where we can, but ultimate responsibility lies with the parties in Sudan.
Since I just returned from this visit, I wanted to take a moment to share with you some of our observations. You can also take a look at my flickr photo album to see pictures from our trip album.
IDP Camps
My first stop was in the Abu Shouk camp, which is home to a staggering 54,000 people. I met with camp leaders from Abu Shouk, along with others from four nearby IDP camps. I stressed my long-held view that all IDP returns must be voluntary, at a time and to a location of peoples' choosing, and only when sufficient security exists. I further clarified that I do not advocate the lifting of sanctions against the Government in Khartoum. Finally, I made clear that I have not called for Sudan to be removed from the list of state sponsors of terror. Despite their remoteness, camp residents remain particularly well plugged in to global debates on these issues. Regrettably, they have also been influenced by the politics of their leadership and by mischaracterizations of my statements. So while it is unfortunate that there was this need to set the record straight, I will continue to return to these camps and engage with the millions of people trapped in these humanitarian prisons. It is their lives we are all trying to change.
A particular source of inspiration on my trip was my visit to a women's center in Abu Shouk that provides psychological support and skills training for victims of gender-based violence. While I was there, I saw the women weave baskets to sell and watched a demonstration of the use of new solar cookers that are reducing the need for these women to leave the safety of the camp to search for firewood. These gracious women also shared with me their specific concerns over security, health, and education. Women will play a central role in the future of Darfur, and we in this administration will work to help bring women in Darfur the tools they need to rebuild their lives.
I was also encouraged by a return visit to Zam Zam camp. I came to this camp five months ago, and coming back showed me that while humanitarian gaps still remain (and some new ones have opened) there have been significant improvements in health, water and sanitation, and food distribution. We need to continue to buttress these efforts with greater humanitarian capacity and access, but we are on the right path and are making positive steps. Meanwhile, I was discouraged to hear that many of the aid workers who had been promised complete freedom of movement and access by local government authorities, and agreement I helped to broker back in April, was not being fully respected. It's unacceptable that this far into the crisis aid workers are still encountering the slightest resistance in carrying out their work. Regardless of the cause of this circumstance, I am pressing for its resolution at the highest levels.
In Darfur we also went to UNAMID's headquarters, where we met with General Patrick Nyambumba, the UNAMID Force Commander, and Mohamed Yonis, the Deputy Joint Special Representative for UNAMID, both of whom have both been appointed within the last two weeks. UNAMID confirmed that the current conflict in Darfur largely hinges around the lack of local law enforcement, which has resulted in an unacceptable number of kidnappings, carjackings, along with generalized banditry. . Despite major challenges ahead, I am encouraged by the prospects for more robust peacekeeping in the coming months as needed personnel and equipment arrive. I have been told by my UN colleagues that by the end of the year, it is expected that 85% of the force will be deployed. As we reach a critical mass of troops, it will be essential to translate those numbers into a more effective security force that can begin to change the fundamental dynamics on the ground.
Ain Siro
In addition to the IDP camps, I also traveled to Ain Siro, a small village in North Darfur. It is a place that has largely been unaffected by the conflict, and it showed me how life in Darfur used to be. The armed movement commanders I met there expressed their willingness to unify and engage in the peace process. I have said it before, but it really is crucial that we work towards armed movement unification if we hope to have a successful and sustainable peace in Darfur. In these coming weeks my team will be stepping up these efforts, along with a parallel outreach towards civil society, in the hope that we can relaunch formal talks with the government before the end of October.
Next Steps
Darfur is at a critical crossroads. Armed movements can join together at the peace table, or they can remain fractured; civil society can remain in the shadows of the peace process, or we can make them a centerpiece of peace negotiations; humanitarian efforts can shift from emergency response to sustainable development, or IDPs can remain dependent on NGOs and without local capacity; local law enforcement can step up to provide the security needed to protect civilians, or lawlessness and banditry can continue to reign.
The United States will play a central role in setting the right course, but the responsibility for peace and security ultimately lies with the Government of Sudan and its people.
As always, thank you for your continued interest and dedication, Scott.
Stay connected: Receive Updates From Special Envoy Gration.
Kim A. in California writes:
Please if I can do anything to be of help.. Plan on being in Uganda in November or December -- I could be of great use to you -- In Africa... Let me know..
Thank you,
Judith B. in Massachusetts writes:
I am interested in knowing if there is a U.S. government strategy developing to deal with the region's conflicts. How do those of us who have worked on peace issues in the region for many years participate in the framing of that strategy?
Jake in Virginia writes:
Interagency effectiveness seems to be the organizational center of gravity for whole of government approaches to U.S. Engagement. If the U.S. military is an instrument of national power, what means unique to the military can and should be used in support of a DoS led effort in an area where the history of colonialism and military abuse make it seem inappropriate at worst and difficult at best? E.g., Civil-military and military professionalism training support to UNAMID. What means unique to the military can and should be dedicated or improved to support unity of effort in the interagency process? No reply needed.
Aden in Sudan writes:
I attest that general conditions on the ground in Darfur have improved to a great extent since your appointment and almost all the people I meet are hailing your pragmatic approach to the this multideminsional conflict that resulted the humanitarian misery for millions of Darfuris. When I came to South Darfur in October 2008, there were 6 active tribal conflicts amongst the tribes, i.e. Tarjem Vs Benihalba, Birgit Vs Zaghawa, Maalia Vs Zaghawa, Birgit Vs Misseria, Salamat Vs Habaniya and Fellata Vs Habaniya, etc.
Today 23 September 2009, none of these conflicts are active and the path of reconciliation is wide open before all the communities. When the humanitarian work was undermined by the expulsions you were here to negotiate for not only the reverse but a better and bigger deal in access and freedom to work, i.e. now humanitarian workers are having one year residence and multiple entry permits. The current atmosphere is allowing some people to return back to their villages to plant for the season...some 216 young men and women from Kalma IDP camp are attending classes at the Government run Nyala Technical College to acquire 13 different livelihood skills, ranging from carpentry to electrician and other badly needed skills, including building homes. After their graduation this October, State Government has committed to helping them access to loans for start up capital and they will be able to work wherever there is an opportunity for them to live and work. The social relations between the ordinary Darfuris is improving quite a lot despite sometimes dramatic political and media news. People are optimistic about the possibility of a peaceful resoultion of the conflict more than ever before and for sure.
In this background, the unification of the rebel positions and mainstreaming into the rest of Darfuri tribes outside the rebellion and firm GOS support to the process will definitely improve the chances of peaceful co-existence and bright future for all Darfuris. Keep up the good work and your efforts shall not go unrecognised. Thanks

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We have two boys staying with us from Shenzhen, China right now for three weeks. One of them brought me a disc of puerh from Menghai. It's a "Feet Of Crab" cake from his father. I was reading up on the cake and it turns out some people (Western) say not too drink too much because of the blending with the tea tree's specific form of mistletoe. Does anyone know anything about this? Also, the cake has a stamp for special grade but how would I authenticate this and, if it's not too much to ask, is there any way to tell the date of disc without opening it? It's currently sealed in plastic and wrapped in the standard paper.
I am very seldom in puerh territory and I know it's a passion of many here. Years ago my wife's father's Taiwanese business and governmental friends brought us a disc of puerh while visiting the U.S. It was in a special handmade silk bag and we were told cost over a $1000 U.S. dollars. Unfortunately, since we didn't really appreciate puerh, tending at that time to drink mainly high mt. Taiwan teas and Japanese green tea, not knowing very much about puerh (this was probably eight-nine years ago and I had no interest then in puerh) we drank some and thought it wasn't bad. Now I feel what a mistake our ignorance was. I'd much rather have passed the disc onto, or shared the disc with, someone whom could have really appreciated the value and flavor of the disc. Compounding our puerh ignorance, after it sat 2/3 unused in the pantry for a while, I think my wife threw it out figuring the tea was "old." Can you imagine? Total loss, complete shame. I hang my head in shame.
I found "Menghai Feet Of Crab" puerh mentioned here (viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7045&p=207492&hilit=menghai+feet+of+crab#p207492) but have yet to find some really solid advice on this type of puerh. I read that it may be unhealthy if consumed in large amounts. I'd be grateful if anyone could shed some light on it for me, I so seldom delve into puerh territory. In fact, receiving this disc brought to mind the story above.


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Not much time spent getting to teachat lately, but when I got on here tonight I noticed this topic...cool..talking about food! I call myself a "foodie"...I love to eat and I used to be very overweight...ten years ago I lost 75 pounds. I still love to eat, but now I love to eat really good food. If I'm going to eat something that is bad, it had better be really really really good. I'm always on the lookout for new recipe ideas and I love to "google-up" a new recipe and dink with it and make it my own. When we are eating some new thing that I've made, if someone comments that they like it I'll say "thanks, it's an old family recipe that I just made up." Those recipes become "keepers".
I'm discovering the joy of cooking with cast iron. I purchased my first cast iron frying pan about a month ago and I'm lovin' it! The best fried chicken wings, great chicken fajitas, awesome egg foo young, and the best ever home-made steak. Until now all these were dishes that we could only get if we went "out". What a money and time savings to have these special favorites at home and I get to make these things with the quality ingredients that I choose.
I can't wait to read more of what gets shared in the food corner of the teachat!


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 24, 2010) – U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team players continue to help their clubs around the world.
Evan Patak led all scorers with 23 points as his Turkish league team Halkbank defeated Bozkurt Belediye, including U.S. player Ryan Burrow, 19-25, 25-13, 25-21, 25-18, on Feb. 21.
Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) scored on 18 kills, two blocks and three aces. Burrow (Racine, Wis.) had nine points on seven kills and two aces. Halkbank sits in fifth place in the league.
Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye, the team of Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.) and Scott Touzinsky (St. Louis, Mo.), remains in second place even though it fell to Arkas Spor, 2-3 (21-25, 25-23, 25-16, 23-25, 14-16) on Feb. 21. Touzinsky started all five sets and scored 11 points on 10 kills and one block. Millar started the first, second and fifth sets and scored four points on four kills.
Fenerbahce, the Turkish team of Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.) continues to hold the league lead following a 25-11, 25-18, 25-13 victory over Belediye Plevne on Feb. 21. Gardner did not play in the match.
- Which U.S. Men's player set Clay Stanley for the final kill in the gold medal match at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing? (hint: It was not Lloy Ball)
- What three U.S. Men's volleyball players from the 1968 Olympic Team had offspring competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing? (hint: Not all three offspring play volleyball)
- Who is the only U.S. Men's Team player to win three Olympic medals for indoor volleyball? (hint: It was a shame he had to shave that hair!)
The NET Live
The NET Live is an Internet radio show hosted by former U.S. Men's Team player and two-time Olympian Kevin Barnett along with current team member, two-time Olympian and 2008 gold medalist Reid Priddy.
The show is usually broadcast at 10 a.m. PT on Mondays and features interviews with a variety of volleyball personalities along with banter by the two hosts and sidekick/engineer Dan "Kinda Good" Madden.
Click here to listen to the show.
Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) scored 17 points on 17 kills for Fakel Novy Urengoi, the Russian club team he and Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) play for, as Fakel defeated Iskra Odintsovo, 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 27-25, 25-22) on Feb. 20.
Rooney started all four set as did Hansen, who scored two points on one kill and one block while starting at setter.
To view photos from the match, click here.
Zenit Kazan, featuring Lloy Ball (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii), continued to lead the league by sweeping Dynamo-Yantar Kaliningrad, 25-15, 25-17, 25-19 on Feb. 20.
Ball started all three sets at setter and scored four points on one block and three aces. Stanley did not play.
To view photos from the match, click here.
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, the Russian Super League team of David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) and Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), lost a heartbreaking 2-3 (25-19, 19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 13-15) decision to Lokomotiv-Belogorie on Feb. 20.
Priddy led Novosibirsk with 20 points on 17 kills, two blocks and one ace with a kill percentage of 0.71. Lee scored 13 points on seven kills, five blocks and one ace and had a kill percentage of 0.70.
To view photos from the match, click here.
On Feb. 19, Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) started all five sets and scored 13 points on 13 kills as his Brazilian league team Vivo/Minas defeated Sada Cruzeiro Volei, 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-13).
Vivo/Minas is in sixth place in the league.
Marmi Lanza Verona, the Italian Serie A League team featuring Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio), defeated Andreoli Latina, 15-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-16 on Feb. 21. Holt started all four sets and scored 10 points on three kills, five blocks and two aces. Verona is in eighth place in the league.
Prisma Taranto, which includes Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) fell to Sisley Treviso on Feb. 21, 17-25, 19-25, 21-25. Suxho started all three sets at setter and scored one point on one kill.
Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) scored 20 points on 17 kills, two blocks and one ace as his French league team Poitiers defeated Beauvais, 3-2 (23-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-20, 15-10) on Feb. 20. Poitiers is in fourth place in the league.
Middle European Zone
Hypo Tyrol Innsbruck, the Austrian club team of Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.), fell to ACH Volley of Slovenia 2-3 (21-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-18, 10-15) on Feb. 20.
Holmes started the final three sets and scored six points on six kills.
RWE Volleys Bottrop, the German league team of Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.), fell to VfB Friedrichshafen, 16-25, 21-25, 13-25 on Feb. 20. Winder started all three sets at setter and scored one point on one block.
Unicaja Almeria continues to lead the Spanish league despite a 20-25, 21-25, 17-25 loss to Tarragona SPiSP on Feb. 20. U.S. player David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) scored seven points on three kills and four blocks. He had a kill percentage of 0.60.
Benfica, the Portuguese league team that features both Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) and Alfee Reft (Oxnard, Calif.) finished second in its league this season. It is now playing in the semifinals of the Portugal Cup and in the quarterfinals of the league playoffs.
Tarr starts at outside hitter for Benfica while Reft starts at libero.
Trivia Answers
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The Chicago City Council isn't done tinkering with gun control measures it hastily approved last summer after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a decades old handgun ban.
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Gun owners knew that Barack Obama would not leave quietly. The only question was what else was coming.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found that Chicago had once again violated the Second Amendment, this time with its regulations for gun ranges.
Gun owners across the nation breathed a sigh of relief as Donald J. Trump was sworn in Friday morning as the 45th president of the United States.
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In a December 5, 2015, front page editorial, the New York Times finally admitted what discerning readers had long understood – that the paper advocates the prohibition and confiscation of certain types of now-lawfully possessed firearms. ...
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On Monday, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) – joined by co-sponsors Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Rand Paul (R-KY) – introduced S. 59, the Hearing Protection Act of 2017 (HPA). Similar legislation was introduced in the ...
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Trin,I spend countless hours and $$$ to make my pizzas and you do it for under two bucks and in far less time, I'm sure .But I must say the pizza sure looks tasty.Peter
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II, thanks for the heads up, just sent him an email. I'll let you know if grab it. -Marc
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I search craigslist every day for both "pizza" and "dough" in central ohio. I'll be sure to post on here if I find anything, though I've only seen a WFO once on there in the year and a half of doing such, and it was a woodstone for $11,000.
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I have often thought about the classroom scenes in Milan Kundera's The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. There's a scene where two American girls, Michelle and Gabrielle, present their report on Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros. They are enrolled in a summer school course for foreigners in a small town on the Rivera. They do their work dutifully, writing down every word that the teacher says. They have concluded that Ionesco has the characters turn into rhinoceroses in order to create a "comic effect."
So now they're about to give their oral report, and they don cardboard rhinoceros masks for the occasion. They let out "short, shrill, breathy sounds"; the teacher, Madame Raphael, answers these sounds with her own version.
Now an Israeli girl named Sarah takes this opportunity to come up and kick both of them from behind. The class starts howling. The two girls start crying. Madame Raphael interprets their crying as laughter and decides that the prank was part of a plan. She, too, starts laughing; the girls, hearing her laughter, cry all the harder and begin writhing. Madame Raphael takes this writing for a dance. She takes their hands, and the three begin dancing in a circle. Then something strange happens. They begin to rise up into the air, higher and higher as they circle around. Now the ceiling yields to them, and they rise through it. The chapter concludes (in the translation of Michael Henry Heim, Penguin, 1981):
First their cardboard noses vanished, then only three pairs of shoes remained, and finally the shoes vanished as well, leaving the stupefied students with nothing but the brilliant, fading laughter of the three archangels from on high.
What is going on here? First of all, the girls miss the point of Rhinoceros, because they are inexperienced and have no one to guide them to a better understanding. No one challenges the idea that the play's main purpose is to be funny. (It is indeed a very funny play, but it is also a scary allegory of group conformity.)
Missing the point of Rhinoceros, they unwittingly reproduce it. Madame Raphael, whose goal is to affirm whatever they do (and thus to bring them over to her own beliefs) misses the point as well. She takes their tears for laughter, laughter that coincides with her own. She starts up a circle dance with them–and this great success, the success of agreement and ascension, results in their vanishing in the upper air, with only the traces of laughter remaining (like the Cheshire Cat's grin).
In the name of creativity, the two girls are trying to do exactly what the teacher wants. Both they and the teacher miss the point of Rhinoceros, and the teacher misinterprets what is going on in their presentation. All these misunderstandings result in the upward-spiraling circle dance, which isn't too different from a world of rhinoceroses. The laughter of the angels and the stampede of hoofs have something in common.
What does this have to do with education? A lot, but the lessons are not direct. It points to some of the problems with group work and the problem of reading something for what one wants to see in it, not what's there. Perhaps these problems are related: Michelle, Gabrielle, and Madame Raphael join hands and make a perfect world of something disturbing–by misinterpreting it entirely. They rise up into the air because they are not grounded. There is nowhere else for them to go. They become angels of unavowed error.


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Any suggestion for a Rails 2.3 book ?
AWDWR? It's a good book. I learned a lot of stuff with it.
Its a good book i know! I've read the 2nd edition. Is the 3rd edition covering rails 2.3?
It should. I haven't read the 3rd edition so I can't tell. Checkout the official rails guides, and try to keep up to date, by reading various blogs, etc.
AWDWR covers Rails 2.2...I haven't found any books that cover Rails 2.3...IMO, the best thing is to refer to the Rails guides.
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Caroline Flack spotted kissing a mystery man??
Harry Styles, cover your eyes. Don't read on, because we don't want to make you upset. Why? Because apparently Caroline Flack has been spotted kissing a mystery man. Oh yes, you better believe it.
However, Entertainment Wise are reporting that this mystery man is just one of Caroline's good friends. Not quite as exciting, but still.
Caroline was apparently spotted outside a London pub standing very close to the man and she even kissed him at one point. So he must be a really good friend then.
They only split in January, but it seems that Cazza is not having the hardest time moving on, while there are reports circulating that Hazza is finding the whole break-up thing hard.
Oh, there are also reports that Harry and Caroline are going to be 'planning a secret hook-up' so to be quite honest, we don't have a clue about what's going on with them. And that's probably the way it should be, really. Best to just leave them to get on with whatever they want to do.
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March 23, 2012 by Ellen
Filed under Core Blog, Jillibean Soup, Petaloo, Spellbinders
Well…not the scoring you might see at a football game…but the FUN kind of SCORING! We highlighted scoring yesterday on the blog and I just happen to come across a few more amazing examples of how to SCOR with CORE 😉
We love love to scor here at Core. If you haven't scor'd before than PLEASE check out our Technique Videos here. LOADS of inspiration and REMEMBER to scor from the BACK of your Core so when you sand the front with your Sand It Gadget, that gorgeous core shines through.
First up we have a layout from Design Team Member Lydia Jackson. Lydia created her own design here just by scoring! You can create a patchwork design like this and the outline around the layout to frame it, too. SO easy yet SO much impact.
Lydia used Tim Holtz Kraft Core as her base and some Core Essentials and added some great details from Jillibean Soup.
And design Team Member Melissa Oliveira used this month's Colour Lover's Inspiration palette for this layout. See how Melissa used scoring to frame the layers of the layout? Gorgeous gorgeous! I cannot tell you how easy this technique is and how much impact it can have on your layouts with Core'dinatons Colorcore Cardstock!
Here is a little about scoring from Melissa, "Scoring is my favorite way to add some extra visual interest without added bulk or additional layers." I AGREE, do you?
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EcosSistemas, a Brazil-based environmental consulting firm, has embraced the Ecological Footprint as a tool uniquely suited to a rising concern: how to manage competing demands on Brazil's lush, but increasingly pressured, biocapacity.
"In terms of land use, there is a struggle between forest and agriculture, between [productivity] and diversity," says EcosSistemas CEO Alexander Van Parys Piergili.
The firm is looking to incorporate the Ecological Footprint into assessments of Brazilian biofuels and meat producers. But Piergili also has a larger mission. "More than just employing the Ecological Footprint ourselves as a company, what we want is to promote the use of the Footprint in Brazil."
In October, EcosSistemas and Global Footprint Network cosponsored an Ecological Footprint training in Sao Paulo. The seminar drew participants from NGOs working throughout Brazil, Bolivia and Colombia. Ecosistemas and WWF Brazil has now established a group to expand use of the indicator throughout the region. "People are very interested to apply this tool. That is why it drew people from so far away," said Piergili. "It is a very unique indicator."


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The CES Management system is used to manage the configuration of the CES Controller and CES Units. Once it has been determined that a configuration change is needed with a CES Controller, the CES Management System issues a command to affect that change. Each communication change received by the CES Controller is acknowledged by a message back to the CES Management system and a log entry is created in Distribution SCADA (D-SCADA) to maintain situational awareness. The message is also shared with the Distribution Historian by D-SCADA.


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Boo, Hiss - do I sound like a ball park heckler?
I must say I was a big Dodger fan back in the 80's when they had Lopes, Yeager, Sutton, Garvey, Cey etc... that was a great team, but this sweeping the Cubbies stuff, that hurts guys
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maccastheman wrote:james1985 wrote:Go Dodgers! (i saw LA Dodgers V Cubs in 2003 so i count myself as a Dodgers fan!)
James, you ROCK!!! The Dodgers are THE TEAM!!! I've been a Dodger fan as long as I've been alive (my father is a huge fan). They won the World Series when I was about 10 years old and it was one of the greatest memories of my youth.
My father and I saw them sweep the Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago back in 2002, and Tommy Lasorda sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" - and asked everybody to "root root root for the Dodgers!" Cubs fans didn't like that too much, but my Dad and I sure did. Another great memory.
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K-Swiss Blade-Max Trail
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$130, 12 oz, www.kswiss.com
The Dirt. K-Swiss' debut into the trail-running market, the Blade-Max Trail, is a light, solid performer. Testers praised the shoe's ride over technical, rocky trails, noting its "top-notch traction" on most types of terrain, while still offering a smooth ride on brief road sections. Plus, a seamless upper provided sock-like comfort, and a gusseted tongue stayed put.
A water-resistant upper worked well in wet conditions, but when daytime temps hit 80 degrees in the humid south, testers complained of hot feet. A dual-density outsole makes for a plush ride and still allows the wearer to feel small trail variations.
Fit. Best fits medium- to high-volume feet. A slightly wide heel cup and forefoot made some testers feel like they were "running out of the shoe," while wider feet felt secure, noting the shoe's close-fitting midfoot. Built for a neutral foot-strike, the shoe still seems to encourage pronation and would be best suited for a slight supinator.
Best for. Moderately technical trails and small sections of pavement over almost any distance.
Tester-monial. "The cushioning was excellent over rocks while maintaining enough feel for my feet to adapt to minor variances in the terrain. The Blade-Max Trail is responsive, but tough, a rare combination." —Christopher Whelchel, Austin, Texas


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Yes, you read that correctly. Your student can help make the world a better place. Your son or daughter can shape America's image that is projected to the rest of the world.
At the U.S. Department of State, after years of helping American teenagers study abroad, we have seen some of the very best of what they can accomplish. It's inspiring to witness the transformation and growth when they challenge and immerse themselves in a different culture. And while they are learning new skills and broadening their horizons, they are acting as ambassadors for the United States, creating the people-to-people relationships that will benefit our country for generations to come.
We're committed to providing merit-based study abroad scholarships for American high school students and to reflecting the rich diversity of the United States. These exchanges develop each participant's potential and build strong and lasting relationships with people of other countries.
After their summer, semester, or year abroad, we welcome these young Americans home and encourage them to share what they learned overseas with their own communities. Their personal growth, leadership skills, and language fluency open new doors and inspire them to be active global citizens.
Today's teenagers are the next generation of leaders and innovators; they will be called upon to find solutions to global problems and challenges. They will need to be confident problem-solvers and know how to work effectively across cultures and borders. Study abroad provides these essential skills and so much more.
But we're not the only ones who believe that a study abroad experience is advantageous in today's interdependent world. Exchange experiences make American teenagers stand out to colleges and employers worldwide. In a survey of Fortune 1000 executives, 65 percent list 'global awareness' as very important or absolutely essential in order to be ready for college and a career.
As we celebrate International Education Week, we encourage everyone to consider study abroad. Learn more about the U.S. Department of State's high school study abroad programs at exchanges.state.gov. The world needs your teenager.
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By LISA BUIE
Published May 12, 2007
SPRING HILL - Some providers of voluntary prekindergarten programs in Pasco County have been overpaid and will have to pay back the state, the chairwoman of the local regulatory agency said Friday.
Just how much money is involved is still being determined, said Lisa Hammond, chairwoman of the Pasco Hernando Early Learning Coalition. The state Office of Early Learning will assist in the investigation, she said.
Hammond's remarks came at the coalition's first meeting after the forced resignation of its executive director, Jo-Ann K. Fuller. Faced with the choice to quit or be fired, Fuller stepped down Wednesday after staffers complained to board members about Fuller's management practices.
Fuller, whose annual salary was $75, 000, asked for a severance package. The board unanimously rejected her request. She will, however, be entitled to 13 weeks of pay based on leave time she accrued.
At Friday's meeting, Hammond elaborated on the problems surrounding Fuller's less-than-one-year tenure as chief of the agency.
She said the overpayments in the pre-K program involved children who dropped out but were not removed from the payment system. The other problem involved the "wrap around rate, " money paid for children who used the same provider for both pre-K and child care.
That reimbursement rate may have been inflated in the calculations, Hammond said.
Areas needing further review involved overtime pay and other salary issues, work from home policies, job descriptions and policies regarding confidential files being held offsite.
"Not all of these issues have been fully investigated, " Hammond said. "However, the gravity caused me to ask for Jo-Ann's resignation."
Fuller did not return calls Friday.
A spokeswoman for the state Agency for Workforce Innovation said Friday that discrepancies turned up in a recent review and the coalition was asked to reconcile them. She said the state would send staff members to help the coalition while it was without a permanent director.
Hammond made a point of praising staffers for their job performance and acknowledging their courage in talking with board members.
"We just have a wealth of experience and creativity within our ranks, " she said. "Some of them pretty much feel like traitors. I'm grateful they came forward instead of quitting."
Despite the kudos for staff, the meeting was marked with acrimony among some board members.
Board member Barbara Renczkowski called on fellow member David Marshall, a vocal critic of the agency, to resign after he renewed his call in the St. Petersburg Times for each county to return to separate boards.
"I don't think he's on board with us, " she said.
Marshall was out of town and did not attend Friday's meeting. He said he considers it his responsibility as a public servant to ask questions.
He said Fuller's resignation is confirmation that he was asking the right questions.
"Hopefully this will filter to the powers that be in Tallahassee, " Marshall said. "Somebody needs to look at this and say there's lots of smoke at this place."
State Sen. Mike Fasano said through an aide Friday that the latest problems give credence to those calling for a split.
"The problems seem to be continuing, " said Greg Giordano, Fasano's chief legislative assistant. He said Fasano can't file a bill to split the coalition because this year's session has ended, but added that he was monitoring the situation.
Gigi Durr, who runs Building Blocks Preschool in New Port Richey, called the overpayment the latest in a series of hardships child care centers must endure.
She said Childhood Development Services, the Ocala-based agency overseeing payments, recently started paying reimbursements for voluntary pre-K at the end of the month instead of the beginning.
"That was another bombshell we had to deal with, " she said. "It's one big headache for us."
Lisa Buie can be reached at 813 909-4604 or toll free 1-800-333-7505, ext. 4604. Her e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (815 votes).
In short: Only if I get a free entry will I do this again. Treated it as a training run this year.Date of review: May 8, 2013
In short: Professionally run race in a great locationIn full: My 7th Marathon and found so a very well organised race on budget. Very well marshalled / loads of water stations and a very good route. Felt that an energy drink / gel would have helped towards the later stages of the race and would debate how well the Marathon / half marathon works having both races set off at the same time. A bit more in the good bag would have been appreciated but nothing should be taken away really from this great run. If it was a local race then I would be eager to do it again.Date of review: May 6, 2013
In short: Well organized scenic race with loads and loads of water!In full: I really enjoyed this race. Scenic - you get a decent look around the old and scenic part of Stratford, some very attractive villages, some great views of the countryside and a riverside finish. Although the marathon is billed as two laps it is more two loops than two laps as the second loop only overlaps with the first one for maybe 7 – 8 miles in total. There is one notable hill on each lap but it comes earlier on than it could do, at 18 mile point on second loop i.e. before things start getting surreal. Lots of support in the villages from the locals, loads and loads of cheery marshalls, roads were either empty of traffic or had enough space coned off to have space to run without worrying about cars, and water everywhere! Seemed like a drinks station every 2 miles or less, all with easily squeezed 330ml bottles – not a cup in sight – perfect! Only slight niggle on the route was a couple of sharp switchbacks in the last couple of miles which interrupt the rhythm a bit. Medal and banana at the end, no goody bag or T shirt - you could buy a T shirts which, given that the aim of the event is to support local charities and the entry fee is relatively low, I guess is understandable. Thanks Stratford and everyone involved in putting the event on for a memorable day.Date of review: May 3, 2013
In short: Stiff breeze into your face going out and trail surface along the Greenway coming back meant slower than expexted Date of review: May 1, 2013
In short: Great experience, well organized run through beautiful sceneryIn full: Have done this several times now, and it never fails to impress. Well organized, friendly stewarding and hugely supportive crowds, particularly at the beginning and end. If you have never done a marathon before, this is as good a one as any to start.Only gripe would be the cost, which is a tad high given no T shirt or goody bag afterwards, but I understand most of the proceeds go to charity , so hey ho.Many thanks organizers, see you next yearDate of review: May 1, 2013
In short: Brilliant to be able to change mind on distance halfway if needed.In full: At halfway I decided I was unexpectedly OK to carry on for full marathon even though I said Never Again, 9 years ago. I assume the parking costs were part of the deal with the council, but I was surprised to see parking officials actually checking cars on this happy fundraising day. My one surprise was no T-shirt; most races give out an awful one I don't want, but I really wanted a souvenir of this marathon included afterwards. Runners and marshalls all very friendly and I hope to return one day if I eventually recover!!Date of review: May 1, 2013
In short: A great introduction to marathonsIn full: Have run plenty before but this was my first marathon and it could not have gone any better. The organisation was great, plenty of water and sponge points, superb support and a really nice course. The hills could have been a lot worse, and having cycled in the area before the route defintitely avoided some nasty ones! I was only going to do a marathon once just to say 'I did it', but I shall be back next year. Date of review: April 30, 2013
In short: vwery enjoyable race and would do it againDate of review: April 30, 2013
In short: A friendly, scenic, hilly marathon with a great atmosphereIn full: I really love this marathon. This was my ninth full marathon and second time at Stratford. It is described as 'undulating' which is euphemistic, but what doesnt kill you makes you stronger.. The support from the marshalls was second to none and the local support through the villages was really heartwarming. I'd thoroughly recommend to those thinking of giving this one a try, or stepping up from the half to full event. If I had one gripe it would be about parking costs, but I guess that is out of the remit of the marathon organisers. Well done to all those involved, long may it continue!Date of review: April 29, 2013
In short: Beautiful run in the lovely Warwickshire countrysideIn full: I found this to be a really well organised event. There were what felt like hundreds of stewards around, plenty of drinks stations and some nice touches such as sponges. I certainly felt well looked after.Although the roads are still open to traffic, I didn't find this an issue, although I can see towards the end where you're running along a narrow lane at the edge of a main road, it could get interesting. Overall, a lovely race, beautiful scenery, a great way to spend a Sunday morning.Date of review: April 29, 2013
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This is fascinating.

I do appreciate the statement
This is fascinating.
I do appreciate the statement that "language and ideas are not fixed like cement". Bears repeating.

Nancy -- Two points. First, "going back to the roots" of
Nancy -- Two points. First, "going back to the roots" of every good idea is essential. It reduces (but does not eliminate) the erosion and corrosion of the idea over time that results from shifts in perspective and political pressures. It also helps us see the degree and nature of how our perspectives have changed over time. The result is that the original idea is preserved for a while longer into the future, and the idea triggers fresh insights as we compare "as it was" to "as it is." Second, I would be disappointed if the SOF editorial decision was to dodge the issue by omitting the reference. I have come to expect and value Krista's "tactful honesty" as a hallmark of the entire SOF effort. Remaining silent upon discovering such a distortion only perpetuates it.

My Grandfather, Dr Rudolf Ehrmann, was Einstein's
My Grandfather, Dr Rudolf Ehrmann, was Einstein's physician and close personal friend. For instance, he was one of three physicians to sign the death certificate of Einstein in 1955. Of the many letters from Einstein that have come down to us, the difficulty presented in now reading them is often context, translation and handwriting. Einstein sometimes wrote as part of an ongoing conversation. His German also loses subtlety, nuance or humor when translated. Lastly his handwriting is very difficult to physically see as he wrote so finely.

Namadeva a buddhist priest writes that babies come into
Namadeva a buddhist priest writes that babies come into the world understanding the truth that Einstein describes about the universe but shortly forget it as they incorporate the false concept of separation that humans have agreed to embrace for some unkown reason.

I just wish I was smart enough to understand it but
I just wish I was smart enough to understand it but either way thank you for sharing your post and it is fascinating stuff. I love the comment about his handwriting, that is touching.

Your being "understands it" & knew it to be right in
Your being "understands it" & knew it to be right in a way that was "touching" acknowledge the light you experience it is of value & joy.

I don't see a difference between what Einstein said and
I don't see a difference between what Einstein said and many Hasidic masters who have said that, "All is God."

What you see is yours. Someone else might see something
What you see is yours. Someone else might see something else. To deal with each other, compassion is very useful. Einstein lives!
And, God has many names.

I don't see much difference between what Einstein said
I don't see much difference between what Einstein said and the Hasidic masters who have said that, "All is God."

I take "Optical delusion" as a malaprop implying the
I take "Optical delusion" as a malaprop implying the misapprehension is forced from within. I posit that individuality is merely a powerful illusion or component of life, caused by the nature of our direct awareness, and consciousness only of our own thoughts and sensations. This limited native awareness is reasonably based on the obvious limitations of our individual nervous systems. Most people are not even aware of their own 'colonial' nature; that our bodies are only about 90% human by mass, and 10% human by number, the balance being microbes of many types, essential to healthy life and benign.

Your fact checking, Nancy Rosenbaum, while it may not be
Your fact checking, Nancy Rosenbaum, while it may not be obvious, was/is invaluable.
What Einstein said is consistent with what the Buddha taught, while Matthieu Ricard's quote, though consistent with what he teaches, is not consistent with what the Buddha taught.
'Buddhism', as the Buddha taught it, has many offshoots, reinterpretations made to fit the cultures that adopted them.
Thank you for Einstein's actual quote; his genius truly was prolific.

What consistently characterizes Albert Einsteins writing,
What consistently characterizes Albert Einsteins writing, much more palpable in the original German, is his painstakingly forthright striving to express his understanding of the truth. We never detect even a trace of ideology or ulterior motive.
So unlike the god botherers and purveyors of the supernatural who shamelessly cherry-pick then hijack, take out of context, distort, even alter Einsteins observations to bolster their vacuous faith flogging preachments.

This is a beautiful quite from a brilliant man.

This is a beautiful quite from a brilliant man.

People need to hear this more than ever: we have a crude
People need to hear this more than ever: we have a crude and superstitious meme embedded in society, that success in life is predominantly an outcome of self-will, which allows the rich to blame the poor for their own predicament instead of facing hard facts about social inequality. Einstein knew that we are part of a dynamic, living universe. Enlightenment is the reorienting of the individual in tune with the Whole, and allows a healthy wholesome kind of thriving, instead of the monstrous, cancerous desire to dominate and control everything, which holds human beings in thrall the world over.
The actual practice of this is of course daunting, but I believe fully worth it at every stage.

It looks like we're really talking about two letters --
It looks like we're really talking about two letters -- the one you have a photocopy of, above, and the one the New York Times (also known as "the newspaper of record") vetted and printed in 1972. There's no reason at all why Prof. Einstein, if he liked the first two sentences of a letter he'd written to one person, couldn't just go ahead and repeat those two lines when writing to someone else. According to the New York Times, the letter they printed a passage from was written to a Rabbi, who had written to Einstein when he found himself unable to console his nineteen-year-old daughter over the death of her sixteen-year-old sister. It seems clear that these two quotes come from two different letters. It's great that you were able to identify the specific source of one of them. It would be great if someone could find as detailed information about the other!
I appreciate you sharing your
I appreciate you sharing your notion, Jewelweed. And thank you for your diligence, Nancy.

My friend Beryl Sokoloff filmed the construction of the
My friend Beryl Sokoloff filmed the construction of the Picasso Sculpture "Sylvette" on the Princeton campus. He told a story that while there, the Physics lab consulted the concrete artist Karl Nesjar as well as himself to help them pick out something of Einstein's that would look pleasing aesthetically to be engraved in stone somewhere on campus. They were given access to his office and with assistance finally picked out some beautiful undecipherable notational writing. It was delivered to the physics department for decoding and ended up being a note for a pizza delivery he wanted.

That is a wonderful story! While researching this show, I
That is a wonderful story! While researching this show, I visited the Einstein Archives at Princeton. While reviewing his many papers, I was struck by his scientific notational doodling, if you will, on all types of correspondence and receipts. Little did I know that it might've been an order for Chinese takeout!
Reminds me of the plot of "A
Reminds me of the plot of "A Canticle for Leibowitz," by William Miller -- a delicious take-down of institutional religion.

Wow. Seeing the actual images of the letters is great.
Wow. Seeing the actual images of the letters is great. In a web search I found discrepancies in the Einstien quote and this post certainly clears things up.
I am a HUGE fan of the show
I am a HUGE fan of the show and Krista.....and I love this visual connection with the brilliance of Einstein. I have always loved the quote and had never imagined the conversation from which it emerged. It is wonderful enough to read the typed letter and remember through letters I've received that were from a typewriter how much the character of a person can come through even with the mark of a machine. But then to get to see his thinking and his handwriting on the paper is a new level of connection to him. Thank you!


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Saturday, January 2, 2010
Scrappy 2009 Quilt
24 comments:
- amy smart said...
This is such a great idea! I might have to try one of my own. Also, I LOVE the quilts you made for your boys. Perfect. Thanks for the update - I hope you get a real diagnosis soon! Prayers for you.
- January 2, 2010 at 8:27 PM
- Thimbleanna said...
Well....if you do a wonky house quilt, you're going to have an awful lot of wonky houses LOL! I love CrazyMom's scrap nine-patch quilt - it was a lot of fun to make and fairly quick when I had the time.
- January 2, 2010 at 8:45 PM
- Manders said...
What an amazing idea! I love it!
- January 2, 2010 at 8:45 PM
- SheilaC said...
I can see why this is your favorite quilt, it is beautiful!
And I love the idea of making a quilt entirely from the previous years scraps!!
I will definitely be filing this idea for future use!
Thank you
- January 2, 2010 at 10:23 PM
- The Copeland Family said...
I think the wonky house idea is gtreat! Here is a link for you of someone that has done one....
Happy New Year!
- January 2, 2010 at 11:17 PM
- Lisa@Pickles and Cheese said...
Gorgeous quilt! You really do have such talent! Love the look of your blog too.
- January 3, 2010 at 5:31 AM
- Dianne said...
Great idea and great quilt! I don't think that I have enough scraps yet to have an entire scrap quilt...but I"m getting darn close :)
- January 3, 2010 at 6:49 AM
- Lee said...
You have to visit Bonnie Hunter's website on scrap quilting she is amazing and has one book published and another on the way. www.quiltville.com. also I did one following her instructions, I have the top done, just have to sandwich and quilt. http://lalaslovelys.blogspot.com/2009/04/diamonds-or-squares.html It was the first time I used this technique, but I enjoyed it. Good luck
- January 3, 2010 at 8:07 AM
- Cathy said...
Great idea. I just finished a quilt made from lots of leftovers I had in my stash, but not all fabric from one year. Finished top can be seen here: http://quiltingonmainstreet.blogspot.com/2010/01/name-that-quilt.html
and I have several earlier posts showing step-by-step construction and progress.
- January 3, 2010 at 10:31 AM
- Emily said...
I LOVE this idea!!! Then those scraps can't multipy and reproduce when you're not looking!
- January 3, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Rhondi said...
Hi Jodi
I love making Scrappy quilts. I once took a workshop by Freddy Moran and Gwen Marston who are the queens of scrappy quilts in my opinion. That is a fun idea to use all your scraps for each year in one quilt.
- January 3, 2010 at 4:38 PM
- Robin Hill Quilts said...
What a great idea!! Hmmmm...I should do one in 2010 as well~Thank you for inspiring me this afternoon! Great blog!
Heres to a healthy New Year!
- January 3, 2010 at 8:53 PM
- Mary said...
Fabulous Idea! But where in this plan do you actually finish all the projects from 2009??
- January 4, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- Nikki@ Cheap Like a Birdie said...
How cute! What a great idea. Love it.
- January 4, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- Adele said...
people have linked some cute stuff up...but I LOVE the one you did last year - and I think it's a fun idea to maintain the "theme" through the years :) - I say do the same thing over again! xoxo
- January 4, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- Corrie said...
scrap quilts are the best. i can spend all day looking at each fabric. maybe go with something curvey this year. just looking at the summertime book by black mountain, there's a simple quilt in there with dots.
- January 4, 2010 at 7:23 PM
- rachel griffith said...
i am SO in love with your scrap quilt.
oh and i added a link.
{zinger quilt.}
- January 5, 2010 at 6:23 AM
- Sew Create It - Jane said...
I've added a link...the quilt in question is at the bottom of the post. It was a great way to use up strips...and sewed up very fast!
- January 5, 2010 at 11:37 AM
- Love 2 Quilt said...
Your quilt is awesome! What a neat way to use up scraps and have a keepsake for each year with pieces of all the quilts you made that year.
- January 5, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- Des said...
I'm WAY partial to the spider web. I think that would be adorable!! But I will throw out my little pattern for a crazy quilt look! I "linky'd", hope that's okay??!!
- January 5, 2010 at 6:25 PM
- Wendy said...
I love the idea of turning all one year's scraps into a year end quilt! You are so smart!
I'll have to start a separate scrap box for 2010.
- January 8, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Kim -today's creative blog said...
Jodi,that quilt is amazing!
- January 9, 2010 at 11:51 AM
- Richard Healey said...
I love that term "Wonkiness" my normal quilts feel that way. Your scrappy year quilt is a great idea. Been quilting for just about a month. I have a small pile of scraps. Look forward to end of the year and being able to make me one.
- January 19, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- The LadyBugs Garden said...
I love your blog..This quilt is beautiful...
I am a new quilter and this looks easier than some.
- December 31, 2012 at 10:26 AM


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Many college athletic directors are like football coaches when it comes to filling a vacancy: They often prefer to hire someone they know.
So it will be interesting to see how Florida Atlantic athletic director Pat Chun, a longtime assistant to Gene Smith at Ohio State, goes about filling his suddenly vacant football coaching job.
Chun forced the resignation of coach Carl Pelini and an assistant on Wednesday after he confronted them with allegations of illegal drug use.
Chun's first major hire as an AD — he inherited Pelini — could bring a couple of current Ohio State assistant coaches into the picture. Chun left OSU for FAU in the summer of 2012.
Chun long has had ties with OSU defensive coordinator Luke Fickell, and was said to be impressed with the credentials of OSU co-defensive coordinator Everett Withers, a candidate for the Southern Mississippi job earlier this year, as well as running backs coach Stan Drayton, a candidate for the recent Temple opening.
Even with Rick Nash out because of a concussion, four former Blue Jackets — Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett, John Moore and Anton Stralman — are expected in town on Thursday with the New York Rangers.
There might be another one.
With the Rangers struggling to score, the New York Post reported that general manager Glen Sather has had conversations with Vinny Prospal, 38, who is in training in the Czech Republic.
Prospal led the Blue Jackets in the shortened 2013 season with 30 points (12 goals, 18 assists) after totaling 55 (16-39) the previous season. With a glut of young forwards, Columbus decided not to re-sign Prospal, even though he was open to returning. Prospal played in 104 games for the Rangers from 2009 to 2011, producing 29 goals and 52 assists.
The Rangers have been shut out three times in eight games since Nash was injured at San Jose on Oct. 8, the latest a 2-0 loss to Montreal on Monday in the long-awaited home opener at remodeled Madison Square Garden.
Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys has coached Minnesota to two upset victories — 20-17 over Northwestern and 34-23 over Nebraska — while coach Jerry Kill continues treatment for epilepsy.
Claeys, 44, has assisted Kill for 19 years, but he admitted last week that he would be willing to listen if another school called him about being a head coach.
"I think I'm more than capable of doing it," Claeys told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "But it would have to be the right situation at the right place.
"It would be awfully hard to go into coach Kill's office and tell him I'm leaving after everything the guy's done for me and how good he's been for me for 19 years. But if someone came along and was interested, then obviously I'd listen."
Former Browns favorite Josh Cribbs raised the ire of Cleveland fans last week with a comment to Newsday after his New York Jets were humbled by the Cincinnati Bengals 49-9.
"We're not the Browns. We're not the team that gives up. We have fight in this team," Cribbs said. "I'm just happy to be here and be able to contribute."
Cribbs was ripped by Browns fans on Twitter, and countered with some tweets of his own. "Wow Browns fans why all the hate? Years of loyalty & one miss quote..." Cribbs tweeted.
In a text message to Cleveland.com, Cribbs wrote: "I show love to Cleveland everywhere I go. ... After all my years of service and loyalty, something like this stirs everyone up. I would never intentionally disrespect the city that I love and that I still call home."
Neither of Ohio's Major League Baseball teams fared particularly well in the farm-system rankings that Baseball America published this week.
In what the magazine described as "a rough guide to the most bountiful farm systems — or at least those most likely to pay dividends in the near future — using the 2013 league prospect rankings as a guide," the Cleveland Indians ranked 23rd and the Cincinnati Reds 25th out of 30 teams.
In contrast to the rumors that LeBron James will spurn the Miami Heat to return to Cleveland when he has a chance to opt out of his contract and become a free agent in 2014, Yahoo Sports reported that Heat coach Erik Spoelstra might end up being the reason James stays in Miami.
Spoelstra signed a four-year contract with the Heat on the eve of training camp, and Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski quoted a league source closely connected to James and Spoelstra as saying "they'r e more intertwined than they've ever been. LeBron knows he plays for one of the elite coaches in the game, and that maybe wasn't the case when he got there."
Ohio State's 63-14 victory over Penn State drew a storm of protest on the Penn State message boards and social media against first-year defensive coordinator John Butler. That, in turn, drew the ire of Nittany Lions coach Bill O'Brien during his weekly news conference.
"John Butler is our defensive coordinator, works his tail off," O'Brien said. "The kids respect him. I don't care what the scoreboard says or what the yardage says. ... If anybody should take heat, it's Bill O'Brien, not John Butler. That's a bunch of crap that he's taking heat."
Penn State has surrendered 40 or more points in three straight games.
Bob Hunter is a sports columnist for The Dispatch.


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Location central and good beds, mattresses and bedding ok apartment does not match the photos, everything is worn very much. Bath / toilet can not be shut-out of the lock broken shower head no water bath: rusty spout, spout stubble missing joints of the tiles in the corners of mold. Only the cleaning of the apartment was fine.
Lage zentral und gut
Bett, Matratzen und Bettwäsche ok
Wohnung entspricht nicht den Fotos, da alles sehr stark abgewohnt ist.
Bad/WC nicht absperrbar-Schloss kaputt
aus dem Duschkopf kommt kein Wasser
Badewanne:Auslauf angerostet, Auslaufstoppel fehlt
Fugen der Fliesen in den Ecken Schimmelbefall.
Einzig die Reinigung der Wohnung war in Ordnung.
Excellent apartment location, central and close to the station mestropolitana. Good cleaning conditions ....... a bit 'too small bedrooms! silvia Efrati
Ottima la posizione dell'appartamento, centrale e vicino alla stazione della mestropolitana. Buone le condizioni di pulizia.......un po' troppo piccole le camere da letto!
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apartment very well located 5mn time square, decent rooms comfortable bed, kitchen and bathroom small, given in the advertisement for 83m2 with 55m2 is not like a bit noisy at night depends on certain days, if not quite satisfied nice and good concierge;
appartement tres bien situe a 5mn de time square, chambres correctes bonne literie , cuisine et salle de bain petite, donne dans l' annonce pour 83m2 en fait pas plu de 55m2, un peu bruyant la nuit depends certains jours,, si non assez satisfait et bonne conciergerie sympa;
Due to a maintenane problem with our reservation in Manhattan at apartment ref: 8329 we were transferred to another 1 bedroom apartment ref 8360 on W 45th street. The location was brilliant just off 5th avenue and the view from the apartment was amazing. We were absolutely delighted with the facilites at the CASA residence and the staff on the reception desk could not have been more helpful. We would not hesitate to book this property again on our next visit to New York and would hightly recommend it to anyone wishing to take a break to this amazing city. Mr & Mrs Ruddy (UK)
The location is excellent. In a quieter area but still very close to the hustle and bustle. The subway is just a few minutes walk. Central Park and MoMA are a short walk.
Apartment is decent size for the price. Having two bedrooms separate from living room is nice.
One downside is street noise b/c it is ground level, but we knew that going into it. Just bring some earplugs if you're a light sleeper.
The only bad thing is we discovered our last night that there were cockroaches in the kitchen.... not sure if this apartment is sprayed regularly.
Apartment very well located close to the metro and points of interest. Surface rather well arranged. However, it is very noisy, but as almost all housing in NYC. Means the street rooms.
Appartement très bien situé à proximité du métro et des points d'intérêt. Surface plutôt bien agencée. En revanche, il est très bruyant, mais comme pratiquement tous les logements de NYC. On entend la rue des chambres.
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Nice apartment just like the description and the photos, which is centrally located close to both restaurants, cafes and shopping. However, we had problems with mice in the apartment during the days we were there.
Trevlig lägenhet precis som beskrivningen och bilderna och som ligger centralt med närhet till både restauranger, cafeér och shopping.
Vi hade dock problem med möss i lägenheten under de dagar som vi var där.
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text: This plant is quite showy while it is in full bloom. The basal leaves are reportedly edible during the early spring, but they later become bitter. The Yellow Rocket that commonly occurs in Illinois is Barbarea vulgaris arcuata. The typical variety of Yellow Rocket is rarely seen in Illinois; it differs from var. arcuata by having erect seedpods (siliques). A species with a similar appearance, Barbarea verna (Early Winter Cress), occurs further to the east and is rarely observed in Illinois. It differs from Yellow Rocket in having basal leaves with 4-7 pairs of lateral lobes, while its alternate leaves are more often pinnatifid. The seedpods of Early Winter Cress are longer than those of Yellow Rocket (at least 1¼' in length) and the pedicels of its flowers are more stout.


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NEW ULM – Mary Fellegy, 92, of New Ulm, died Feb. 13, 2013, at her home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, Feb. 18, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. Burial will be in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 – 7 p.m. Sunday and from 7:30 10 a.m. Monday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, NORTH CHAPEL, in New Ulm. The Christian Mothers will pray the rosary at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Cathedral.
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Award-winning journalist Sonia Nazario will give the keynote address at Whittier College's 110th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 17, 9 a.m. in Memorial Stadium on the Whittier College campus. During the event, at which approximately 360 undergraduate and graduate students are expected to receive their degrees, Nazario will also receive an honorary degree from the Whittier College faculty: a doctorate of humane letters (L.H.D.).
Nazario is best known for her national bestselling book, Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother, which tells the true story of an Honduran boy's struggle to find his mother in the United States.
"Enrique's Journey" first appeared as a series in the Los Angeles Times and won more than a dozen awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2003, the George Polk Award for International Reporting, the Grand Prize of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Guillermo Martinez-Marquez Award for Overall Excellence. Expanded into a book, "Enrique's Journey" became a national bestseller, won three book awards, and was required reading for all incoming freshmen at nearly 60 universities and dozens of high schools nationwide. At Whittier, the book was widely read by the class of 2013 in preparation for a visit to campus by the author in 2009.
Read a recent op-ed piece by Nazario regarding immigrant children in the New York Times.