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Mick Blue is secretly in love with the beautiful Kayden Kross, his roommate. One night she kicks Mick and his buddies out of the house so she can party with her hot girlfriends and have a "ladies night". Mick, desperate for her sexual attention, gets talked into crashing Kayden's little naughty party by dressing up as a girl. Horny stud, Scott Nails, decides to dress up with Mick and sneak in. All insanity breaks loose as the boys get busy with one girl after another. Kayden catches Scott doing it hard with Loni Evans while Manuel Ferrera, the pizza guy, gets nasty with one of the sexy, hot chicks, too. Room by room, Kayden Kross and her sexy friends turn their party into a wild, fun-filled sex-travaganza! Kayden makes Mick's fantasies come true when she realizes he's the man to fulfill her lusty desires.
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Almost ready for its close-up: Mac's Tavern, the real-life Philly bar at 226 Market St. from a band of St. Joseph's Prep alumni including It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator/star Rob McElhenney.
Targeted opening is the beginning to the middle of next week (May 24-ish).
The partners have hired Michael Suminski, most recently chef at the just-closed Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, as chef. Suminski started his career at the Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara, Calif., under Mario Batali. He also cooked at the now-defunct Azure in Northern Liberties. His gastro menu will be buttressed by 17 beers on tap, plus many bottles.
And block out the evening of June 23, won'tcha? See, the entire cast of It's Always Sunny will be in town that week for its annual round of exterior shooting, and there will be a "red-carpet" grand opening party, says partner Eric Vesotsky.
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An institute for pioneering elementary, middle, and high school mathematics teachers will be held at the Math Forum office in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
The Math Forum announces an invitational program for mathematics teachers who are committed to or experienced with the use of computers in the classroom. A select group of participants will have the opportunity to engage the latest projects and challenges involving the presentation, evaluation, cataloging and development of mathematics resources available on the Web. Essentially, we expect to bring together a few people with the 'right stuff' to help us think about the use of the Internet and its vast resources to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics.
This is the sixth in a series of highly regarded summer conferences hosted by the Math Forum, an on-line community, whose goal is to enable teachers and students to exchange ideas, conduct projects, explore new software, organize and create electronic resources, and enhance learning through access to mathematicians and math educators internationally.
The Math Forum, now operating under the name MathForum.com, continues its efforts to build an effective virtual center and community for education on the Internet. This summer's group of Forum Teacher Associates will continue an important tradition in which the evolution of the Forum itself results from the initiative, activity and contributions of the community members.
During the course of the Institute participants will explore ways to make resources and materials on the Math Forum site even more accessible, useful and intuitive. Specifically, participants will:
The Institute will run from Tuesday, July 25th through Friday, August 11th. The hours each day are 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Lunch will be provided.
Participants will receive a $500 honorarium and a letter of participation to their Supervisor or Superintendent.
Each participant must cover any travel costs incurred, although some travel stipends may be available. Participants who continue working on projects during the summer and the following school year will be eligible for additional Forum Teacher Associate stipends.
Individuals interested in participating in the Institute should submit a letter of interest as soon as possible, along with a letter of support from a supervisor to:
Sheldon BermanAdditional information or answers to questions are available from the Forum office by phone at 800-756-7823 or by e-mail from Shelly Berman, Director of School Operations, Shelly Berman.
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I am hoping that game will have side quests with nice story and dialogs like KotOR 2 not fetch quests from quest boards.
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Release Notes: The whole NMDC protocol and most of EXTENDEDPROTOCOL are now supported. Version 1.0.0 was released in secret, but it would crash with a SIGSEGV when some older clients tried to connect to it. This version fixes that bug.
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Joey Beato
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Chef Joey Beato grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois and now resides in Portage Park with his wife and colleague Brenna Beato. His deep-seated love for Chicago developed into a passion for the thriving restaurant scene. He began his career at Quince at the Homestead in Evanston, moving onto several acclaimed restaurants, including Spring, Momofuku Ma Peche in New York, and Green Zebra back home in Chicago where he worked with notable Chef and mentor Shawn McClain. Joey takes great pride in his team at Community Tavern and the incredible work they do including an extensive in-house charcuterie program, fresh baked breads, in-house dry-aging of steaks and their commitment to using local goods. CDK beef in Lena, IL is Joey's beef of choice, which he gets from Perkins Custom Cuts. Joey's down-to-earth nature and incredible work ethic has led to a growing list of accolades including Zagat 30 Under 30 Honoree (2015) and landing Community Tavern on coveted list for Chicago Magazine's "Best New Restaurants"May 2015 issue, which also featured him as a "Chef You Should Know." Though Joey has worked several culinary events such as Chicago Gourmet and being invited to represent Chicago at the Omni Resorts and James Beard Foundation's 1st Annual Desert to Dine culinary weekend in Scottsdale, AZ, he is most at home in the kitchen with his team and cooking for the guests at Community.
Matt Saccaro
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Chef Matt Saccaro, originally from Glen Ellyn, now resides in Portage Park with his wife and three children. He has honed his culinary craft at such notable places as Autremonde, Tizi Melloul and Anteprima. Chef Saccaro garners much of his inspirationfrom his travels through Europe and absorbing the food cultures throughout, specifically in the Mediterranean. It's no surprise his favorite wine is Amarone. He likes to think of his cooking as craftmanship rather than art, focusing on perfecting proper technique. He has been crucial to the developement of Community's in-house bread and charcuterie programs where he can celebrate his culinary perspective. Matt's incredible technique is often showcased for Community Tavern's special dinners, and his brilliant charcuterie is often a highlight for many of our guests.
Brenna Beato
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Brenna Beato comes from the outskirts of a little town called Serena, where she spent her childhood surrounded by farms and local produce. Whether it was collecting fresh chicken eggs at her grandparents' homes or helping her parents plant countless fruits and vegetables in the garden, these experiences created a love of food and cooking which eventually led her to culinary school in Scottsdale, AZ. Brenna started as a cook at Moto and Oceanique, but her love of wine and people pulled her into the front-of-the-house. She developed her hospitality philosophy, management style, and expanded her beverage knowledge as General Manager for Quince at the Homestead, Takashi and DMK's County BBQ. She loves working with her husband and the amazing team at both Community Tavern and The Portage.


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LCNUG Nov 14: Building Mobile Apps with Sencha Touch and Windows Azure
Lake County .NET Users Group
Thursday, November 14, 2013 from 6:45 PM to 8:45 PM (CST)
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ROOM: D100 (not our normal room! See CLC map: http://www.clcillinois.edu/maps/dwing1.asp)
Sencha and Microsoft are working together to help developers to easily integrate their mobile applications with Windows Azure cloud services! Arthur Kay will walk us through creating a mobile application written in Sencha Touch, and then connect the app to Azure for Authentication, Push Notifications and Data Storage.
Arthur Kay has been working with the Web since the late 1990s, when GeoCities and scrolling marquees were all the rage. Since those early days, Arthur graduated from Loyola University Chicago (where he studied Music and Computer Science) and has worked in a variety of professional roles throughout the Internet industry. Arthur currently lives in the Chicago suburbs and works as a Solutions Engineer for Sencha, Inc.
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Born in Hawaii, Janel started her career with a love for music. She entered and won a statewide singing contest at age 6 and soon followed that with being cast in the National Touring Company and Broadway Company of Les Miserables as Little Cosette. It wasnt long before Janels Broadway experience and recognition led to acting auditions in Hollywood. While studying acting, Janel continued to train vocally, eventually adding piano to her repertoire. She also began writing her own music, which led to becoming the lead singer in a 3 girl pop group called Impulse as well as a recording deal with Geffen Records.
Currently, Janel can be seen as Mona in the top-rated ABC Family TV series, Pretty Little Liars. For her role she won the Choice TV Villain award at the 2012 and 2013 Teen Choice Awards as well as a TV Guide Award nomination. Her love of musical theater also remains. In 2012, Parrish returned to her theater roots in Over the Moon Productions' intimate presentation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening as Anna. In 2014, she hit the stage in For the Record: Baz Luhrmann as well as For the Record: Tarantino. Other television credits include Drop Dead Diva, Hawaii Five-O, Heroes, Gepetto, Baywatch, The OKeefes, The Bernie Mac Show, Zoey 101, True Jackson, VP, and The O.C. She has also graced the big screen starring in feature films such as Bratz: The Movie, One Kine Day and Knots.
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Weekly Collegiate Racing Wrap - April 23, 2013
ECCC: Rhode Island Race Weekend – by Dominic Caiazzo
This past weekend the Eastern Conference raced in Rhode Island, for a new race on the calendar put on by RISD and Brown University. The event contained a team time trial and a "Rhode Race" in North Scituate on Saturday, and a fast criterium right in downtown Providence on Sunday. The team time trial took place in the cold rain, on a short 4 mile course with a slight rise that MIT would unsurprisingly dominate in both the women's and men's fields.
The weather began to clear up for an exciting road race, complete with a covered bridge, three sections of dirt roads and a few climbs along the 23 mile loop. A breakaway of three riders who attacked right from the gun stayed away for all 71 miles of the men's race. It took some time for a chase group to solidify and escape the main field, but by then it was too late. Spencer Gilbert (Yale) took the win out of the break, with Tom Barnett (Providence College) and Wyatt Stoup (Penn State) finishing second and third. In the women's race, two riders made their way out of the lead group of 19. Conference leader Hayley Wickstrom (University of Pittsburgh) took the win over MIT's Shaena Berlin, leaving Rose Long (Icahn School of Med. at Mount Sinai) to take the field sprint for 3rd about two minutes later.
Sunday's criterium was a short, fast and technical course. Located right in downtown Providence on RISD's campus, the later races brought plenty of spectators to line the finishing stretch. With strong winds and a fast chicane on the backside, many racers would get dropped off the back early in all the day's races. A late breakaway of two MIT riders held a slim gap at the end of the women's race, staying away by about 40 seconds over the peloton. Laura Ralston took the win, Shaena Berlin finished second, and Rose Long (Icahn School of Med. at Mount Sinai) again took the field sprint for third. No early attacks were destined to stick during the men's crit, though there were many of them. The juniors from Killington Mountain School did an impressive job controlling the race, and an even more impressive job in the finish. They would scoop up 3 of the top 4 spots in the field sprint. Ansel Dickey took the win following a leadout by teammate Brendan Rhim, who hung on for second place. Dylan Lowe (Columbia) took the third spot on the day's podium.
Jeremy Shirock (Penn State) and Hayley Wickstrom (U. of Pittsburgh) currently hold the leader's jerseys, and MIT sits atop the team omnium as the conference heads to Penn State next weekend for the Eastern Conference championships.
RMCCC: Conference Championships at the CMU – by Garrett Brown
The RMCCC finished its season at the Maverick Classic in Grand Junction where a full race weekend provided a dynamic setting for conference championships.
Racing began Saturday morning with a TTT in the rolling hills west of town where looming weather failed to put a damper on the race. In the men's race, the home team showed their prowess as CMU edged CU for the win with DU in third. The women's race saw a continuation of CU's dominance in TTTs when CSU failed to outpace the Buffs for the third consecutive week.
After an uncommonly long break, teams moved their basecamps for the popular CMU night crit staged on a flat 6 turn course in the spectator laden center of town. The competitive atmosphere of conference championships led to extremely fast racing and the men's A field was one of the few where large gaps failed to open. Despite many attacks, the field stayed together until the final laps when Patric Rostel (CMU) and Brett Peters (CU) got away. Ultimately it was reigning national crit champion Rostel who ousted Peters on the final lap to claim another win for the home team. The women's race was lent an uncommon dynamic because the collegiate A and women's open fields were combined and it was that dynamic which ultimately decided the race. With plenty of racing left, Christa Ghent (CU) escaped with a pro and the two gained ground for the remainder of the race. Ghent won the collegiate category with Nicky Bruderer (CU) and Nathalie Krantz (FLC) rounding out the podium.
Sunday's road race acted as an important exclamation point at the end of a hard fought season. With nearly 5000 vertical feet of elevation gain per lap, the deceptively difficult circuit which included an 8 percent average grade hill helped decide the conference. The men's A field raced four laps of the 21 mile course and the difficulty ultimately allowed a strong break largely controlled by CU. Capitalizing on their positioning, CU riders swept the podium with Camilo Zombrano on the top step. Like the previous evening's crit, the women's race was mixed with the open field and the pace reflected the combination. With the help of several strong open riders, Ghent, Abby Mickey (CU), and Kate Wold (CSU) escaped the group and stayed away to the finish where Mickey won and Ghent took second.
Based on a strong final weekend, Bill Golembieski (CU) reclaimed the JAKROO RMCCC leader's jersey from Dean Haas (FLC) and was crowned conference omnium champion while Mickey held onto her season-long lead to claim the women's title. After starting the weekend third in the team standings, CU's slew of victories catapulted them over both CSU and FLC to a second straight Division I team omnium championship. CMU maintained their lead and claimed the Division II title.
NCCCC: Horseshoe Hootenanny at University of Iowa - by Eric Lemke
The NCCCC traveled to the University of Iowa in Iowa City this past weekend to compete in the Horseshoe Hootenanny. Saturday's road race started out chilly and breezy. The men's A field took the first few laps easy until William Rekemeyer (Iowa State) attacked off the front. Tony Olson, (Minn. State Mankato), Aaron Shaw (U of Minn.) and Kyle Olson (U of Minn.) followed. The next few laps saw Shaw, K. Olson, and T. Olson exchange attacks back and forth. In the final 2 kilometers, Kyle Olson attacked off the front and wasn't immediately followed giving him a five second gap across the finish line on Tim Savre (Univ. of St. Thomas). Tony Olson filled out the podium for a third place finish.
Judah Sencenbaugh (Univ. of Iowa) captured the win for the women on Saturday after a hard fought battle with MaryKay Marino (Univ. of Minn.) who took second and Karin Friberg (Univ. of Minn.) taking third.
Sunday's criterium was held in a residential neighborhood that offered plenty of tight corners, a fast descent and a punchy climb right before the finish line. The women's field fought hard again with MaryKay Marino attacking on the first lap and Judah Sencenbaugh (Univ. of Iowa) chasing her down. Meg Browning (Univ. of Minn.) attacked on the third lap with Sencenbaugh chasing again and Marino and Anna Luckow (St. Olaf) chasing her down. Sencenbaugh beat out Marino in the final sprint with Luckow rounding out third place.
The wen's field again saw Tony Olson, Aaron Shaw, and Kyle Olson battling for the podium. After an almost immediate break, the three jumped out front of the pack and after a short while had lapped the field. Tony Olson jumped out front again and proceeded to lap the field a second time. Tony Olson, Aaron Shaw and Kyle Olson rounded out the podium taking first, second, and third respectively with Tim Savre (Univ. of St. Thomas) taking the field sprint for fourth place.
Anna Luckow (St. Olaf) moved into the woman's JAKROO leader's jersey and Tim Savre (St. Thomas) held onto his leader's jersey going into conference championships in Minnesota this weekend.
ACCC: Conference Championships at Duke – by Will Massey
As the ACCC headed into the final weekend for the 2013 season points were closer than ever. With Duke, Navy, and VT all nearly tied in points the racing was expected to be tough. Three events over the weekend featuring a rolling RR loop with a final 500 meter hill for the finish and a fast and fun downtown crit Sunday would make the ultimate decisions for team overall but with large fields the conclusion was far from predictable.
The women's A RR took off on the 12 mile loop with the men's B as the temperatures rose and Caroline Moakley (NCSU) started off strong with Nina Laughlin (ASU) and Adelaide Tillinghast (AU) close on her heels. With 2 laps to go Laughlin went down hard after a touch of wheels but jumped up quickly and started chasing almost immediately. Unfortunately, with Moakley, Tillinghast and Perkins still in the group, Nina wouldn't catch on and as the riders turned onto the final hill it would be a strong woman's finish as Caroline Moakley (NCSU) edged out Adelaide (AU)and Kelly Perkins (ASU) for 1,2,3 respectively.
The men's A field would have a slight change of pace from its typical racing this season. After the first couple of laps passed by the field realized that nothing was getting away and teams started sending riders to the front to set the pace as the final lap approached. At the base of the climb the riders fanned out and after some heavy fireworks and close calls Navy would prove to be the strongest of the day, taking 1st with Nick Hutchison leading Kevin Gottlieb (UVA) and Philip Short (UNC-G) across the line.
Not much time went by before teams organized once again for the TTT. Duke would go out strong for the day taking wins in both the men's A and women's A grabbing up valuable points with NCSU taking 2nd in men's A followed by Navy, and Navy grabbing 2nd in women's A followed by VT.
As the second annual 9th Street Derby commenced, the women's A took off with a blistering pace quickly separating the field and at the end of the day Caroline Moakley would finish off a winning weekend with 1st in the criterium. Adelaide TIllinghast (AU) would also prove some new found strength as she fought hard with Moakley on the final lap for second place with Nina Laughlin snagging third despite some bad road rash from the previous day. Nina would remain the overall champion for the season, however, and even though it was tattered and torn was able to keep her Cutaway leader's jersey for the 2013 season.
The men's A saw the exact reversal in style of racing from the previous day and when the hour of pain was over what the spectators would witness was one of the most entertaining and high paced crits of the year. Duke launched attack after attack attempting to get away but App and NCSU never let it get away without one of their riders represented. Not once did the pace slow down and as the board showed 3 to go and teams started upping the pace for the sprint Zeb King of App laid a bold move down on the line. Getting a small gap, Matt Howe of Duke jumped across but King put his head down and after pulling for the last two laps turned himself inside out in the sprint to take the win. Howe would take a well deserved second with Michael Mulvihill winning the field sprint to keep his new Cutaway leader's jerseys for the ACCC.
Expect some big things from the ACCC this year at nationals and remember those names as they will be some big hitters to watch in Ogden.
WCCC: Conference Championships at UC Davis - by Michael Nystrom
The 2013 WCCC road season came to a close this weekend at conference championships hosted by UC Davis. Schools from across California and Nevada gathered at the TTT and road race course Saturday morning for a last chance double-point effort before the end of the season. Riders battled extreme conditions as they completed lap after lap through the rolling farmlands of Yolo County. The thermometer topped out at a scorching 89 degrees and there was a consistent wind speed of 21 mph with gusts up to 28 mph throughout the day.
Saturday morning began with a TTT following the 6.2-mile road course. Accounting for the wind direction, headwinds and tailwinds influenced overall speed as teams rounded each of the four right-handed turns. Stanford finished the three laps fastest in the men's A field, followed by UC Davis. The places were reversed in the woman's A field—the UC Davis team beat out the Stanford team by about a minute and a half for first place.
Starting at the peak of the heat wave in the middle of the day, the men's A racers completed 11 laps of the circuit and the women's A racers completed eight. Due to a combination of heat and technical issues, half of the men's A field gradually dropped out. Individual points leader John Tomlinson of USC finished first and was followed by Charles Hutcheson of Sac State. Joanna Dahl of UC Berkeley beat out Kristen Fauria of UC Davis and crossed the finish line first in the woman's A field.
Sunday's 0.5-mile Mondavi criterium took place on UC Davis' campus and featured smooth, flat roads and narrow, technical right-handed turns. Crashes plagued many of the races, but luckily no serious injuries occurred. Colin Don of USC finished significantly ahead of Edwin Clement of UCSD for first place in the men's A race. Eileen Mazzochette finished first in the woman's A race, followed by Katharine Hall of UC Berkeley.
After racing wrapped up on Sunday, teams gathered in the shade under the trees for a championship medal ceremony. UC Davis took first in the Division 1 Team Omnium and Humboldt State clenched first in Division 2. Men's A rider John Tomlinson from USC won the individual omnium by a landslide, and Danielle Haulman from UC Davis won the women's individual omnium, both taking home the JAKROO leaders' jerseys as reward for their efforts.
NWCCC: Conference Championships at WSU/UI – by Colin Ross
The NWCCC conference championship race weekend acted as a coronation of champions, with no major surprises or upsets in the closing moments of the season. Rolling hills, picturesque Palouse Washington, and gale force winds provided the backdrop for Saturday's road race hosted by Washington State University. The men's A race was decided when JAKROO leader's jersey holder Austin Arguello (University of Oregon) bridged up to an early break consisting of Peter Buco (Portland State University) and Dillon Caldwell (University of Oregon). The threesome stayed away, all but ensuring a win for the University of Oregon. Arguello sealed his hold on the top spot in the conference by outsprinting the chasing Buco and Caldwell to take the victory. In the Women's race rising star McKinzie Stanley (Whitman College) was unable to match the final kick of Shelley Dunlop (Portland State University) completing the sweep of Saturday's top spots by the conference leaders.
The afternoon team time trial hosted by the University of Idaho featured strong performances by Washington State and Western Washington University who managed to take all but one of the top spots, winning the women's C, men's C and men's D, and men's A and men's B races respectively. With a newly upgraded squad of four women's A racers Whitman College won their second consecutive TTT.
Sunday's crit set the stage for a final showdown on the windy University of Idaho campus. The short hill leading into the finish allowed fields to break up all day, and the Men's A race was no exception. A seven-man break built a sizeable gap on the remaining field, and Michael Simecek (Western Washington University) outsprinted Nick Maslan (Oregon State University) and Will Niemann-Ross (University of Washington) for the win. In the women's race the field largely stayed intact. In a display of raw power, Shelley Dunlop took the win and all the primes to complete her sweep of the weekend's individual races, and cementing her hold on the JAKROO leader's jersey.
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Hyentyte with Black Market Brass
Mitch Sigurdson DJ Set (Black Market Brass)
The Cabooze
917 Cedar Ave
Minneapolis, MN, 55404
Doors 8:30 PM / Show 9:30 PM
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With a perfect blend of compositions and improvisations, Hyentyte has created a refreshing concoction that provides a musical fix for anyone in need of something fresh. Mixed in small batches, the band's auditory brew continues to develop and mature with every show and provides audiences a unique flavor with every taste.
The Hyentyte family is composed of seasoned rock-meisters David Boose – Bass, Arthur Begley – Guitar, Marc Ouellette – Drums, Andrew Peterson – Vocals, Percussion, Joe McCauley – Keyboard, Saxophone and Vinh Nguyen – Lead Guitar.
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Black Market Brass is a Minneapolis-based group composing their own brand of original Afrobeat/Afrofunk music, as well as performing authentic renditions of classic 1970's West African sounds. The 11 piece strives to create a genuine sound that emulates artists like Fela Kuti, K. Frimpong, and Ebo Taylor. Whether performing live or recording sessions, the ensemble aspires to preserve the truest representation of the genre. "I think it took a little while for them to realize that they play Afrobeat as well or better than most of the bands out there doing it today. I watched as they transitioned from playing spot-on covers of Fela and Tony Allen to writing their own material." Secret Stash founder Eric Foss.
Taking their cues from the godfathers, the band draws on complex polyrhythmic percussion, driving bass lines, dizzying guitar interplay, rolling keyboards, and room commanding brass to round out their unique sound. "That afrobeat band sounds great!" says Poets of Rhythm founder Jan Weissenfeldt "I wish more bands like this would come touring here.... there is a serious lack of that sound played live in Germany."
Formed in 2012, the band signed with local label Secret Stash Records in 2013 and released a 7 inch later that year. The future looks bright for Black Market Brass, with the continuing success of their debut setting the stage for a follow up full length release, the band is wrapping up writing and looking forward to their upcoming recording sessions.
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Accordingly, share of liability to be borne by your firm, being the service recipient, would be 75% of the total service tax liability. The service tax so paid would be available as credit to your firm.
The liability of the service provider and service recipient are different and independent of each other. Thus, in case the service provider is availing of exemption owing to turnover being less than R10 lakh, he shall not be obliged to pay any service tax. However, irrespective of the total taxable turnover of the service recipient, the service recipient needs to pay his share of service tax (i.e. 75% in case of manpower supply services) under the partial reverse charge mechanism.
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Kevin Pietersen works magic to leave India bemused and facing defeat
Wankhede Stadium (third day of five): India, with three second-innings wickets in hand, lead by 31 runs
Ever seen a butcher joint a chicken, or a fishmonger fillet a snapper? Or a master chef chop vegetables, or an expert fisherman cast a fly? Looks easy doesn't it? And then you go home and try it and you damn near slice your finger off or end up in an almighty tangle, fly stuck in your ear.
At the heart of every great performance is an illusion. Mastery of an art, whether it is batting, acting, cooking or fishing, brings everyman simplicity and control. But don't ever forget that it is deceptive: it only ever comes after long hours of practice and training. It is why sportsmen…


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In 1957, John purchased an acoustic Gallotone Champion (see photo at left) that he used in his early days with the Quarrymen. It is this guitar that is seen in the famous photo of him playing in a checkered shirt at the church fair where he met Paul McCartney.
By 1959, John was moving from the Liverpool skiffle craze to mainstream rock and roll. With the help of his Aunt Mimi, he bought a Hofner Club 40 electric guitar, which he used at Liverpool's Casbah Club and in the clubs he first played in Hamburg. He later gave the instrument to Paul, who restrung it in order to play left-handed.
The guitar most associated with John is the iconic Rickenbacker 323 Capri electric. The body was originally honey-colored, although it was painted black in 1962. The tremolo bar, bridge, and knobs were swapped. The wiring was redone in 1963, and the instrument was used in virtually every performance until 1964. It is now owned by Lennon's son Sean.
In 1962, John and George both purchased the acoustic/electric Gibson J-160E (standing to the left of the Gibson in photo at right), which can be seen in the black-and-white video of "Love Me Do" and in A Hard Day's Night. John and George used their two guitars interchangeably, and George's was stolen sometime in late 1963. John replaced the stolen guitar in 1964 and moved the pick-up from the neck to the bottom of the sound hole. He commissioned an artist to paint the body in psychedelic fashion in 1967 but later had it stripped to a natural wood finish, on which he doodled pictures of himself and Yoko.
In 1964, John bought a second Rickenbacker 323 Capri (right-hand photo on the left) that he played on The Ed Sullivan Show. Later he also purchased a Rickenbacker 325-12, a 12-string electric that was similar to the Capri except the tailpiece and headstock were naturally manufactured for twelve strings. John used this guitar primarily for studio sessions (mainly for Beatles for Sale).
John's Epiphone Casino (ES-335) has an interesting history. John got the Epiphone while recording "Revolver." (George purchased one as well, and film footage of the Beatles' Japanese concert at the Budokan shows both John and George playing this model, each with a sunburst finish.) John used the Epiphone for most concerts, occasionally swapping it for his Gibson J-160E (naturally in its electric mode). The Casino was also his guitar of choice for most Sgt. Pepper sessions. With the pick guard already removed, the guitar was sanded down to its bare wood finish in 1968 and a thin coat of lacquer was applied to the body. John can be seen playing the altered instrument in tapes of the Let It Be sessions, the "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" videos, and the rooftop concert. (Click here for the Lennon and Beatles links page for a link to footage of the rooftop concert.)


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Wednesday, September 16, 1998 Published at 18:17 GMT 19:17 UK
Sleep tight, breathe easy
While you sleep, they eat
A bedding material that kills the tiny creatures that can cause an asthma attack has been developed by the UK textile company Courtaulds.
The novel fabric contains substances that are harmless to humans but lethal to the house dust mite, reports New Scientist Magazine.
The creatures live in bedding and carpets and feed off flakes of human skin. It is their droppings which, when inhaled, can trigger the breathing problems of asthmatics.
The mites can be controlled with powerful pesticides or by sealing mattresses in plastic covers. But the new material - which can be used to make sheets, duvets, pillows, mattresses and covers - kills the creatures by starving them to death.
Scientists at Cambridge and Nottingham Universities discovered that the mites carry a fungus on their bodies which pre-digests the skin flakes. Without the fungus, the flakes are indigestible.
David Service, research manager at Courtaulds, told New Scientist: "It's like us trying to eat wood."
The team reasoned that if they could destroy the fungus they would kill the mites.
They tested their theory using a bed containing a fungicide, strewn with flakes of human skin and infested with mites.
On the basis of the research, Courtaulds have decided to spike cotton and other fabrics with a fungicide similar to that used in athlete's foot treatment, incorporating it into the fibres as they are spun.
"It's a slow release mechanism and can't be washed out," said Service.
The company has launched the material and is actively looking for major retail outlets. However, it is keeping the identity of the fungicide secret until the patents are granted.
The National Asthma Campaign, which estimates that 3.4 million Britons suffer from the disease, said it looked forward to evaluating the bedding, but warned against over-optimism.
"It's good news if it works," a spokeswoman said. However, she added that, for maximum effect, curtains, toys and carpets would need to be treated too.
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Edwards seeks Wales improvement
Wales will go back to basics this week as they attempt to right the wrongs of their first Test horror show against South Africa.
The five-try 38-16 hiding at Kings Park in Durban has led to plenty of soul-searching within the Welsh camp, after their confidence in the build-up was blasted to smithereens by their clinical hosts.
But there remains the chance to put matters right when the second Test takes place in Nelspruit on Saturday.
And assistant coach Shaun Edwards admits Wales have had to strip their game back down to the nuts and bolts in order to ensure there is no repeat this time round.
He said: "There has been a very positive reaction in training, we have had to work on going back to basics, particularly in defence, working on our line speed and putting pressure on their big ball-carriers.
"We know the geography of the game cannot be the same. They are the biggest, most powerful team in the world and no team can hold them out when they have nine minutes in your 22.
"Also, we hadn't really trained together as a team before Saturday. I hadn't seen Jonathan Davies for three months, except for the trial game.
"Jamie Roberts and Jonathan, our first-choice centre pairing, have only played together for 40 minutes since the Six Nations. Is it an excuse? Probably a little bit, but it's a reason. We've been able to get some hard work in this week and hopefully we can get back to speed."
Wales had hoped a pre-tour trial fixture would ensure their senior players were up to speed ahead of facing the Springboks.
But lock Luke Charteris believes it did not make up for a five-week gap in competitive action experienced by many of the squad as a result of not reaching the play-off stages in their respective club competitions.
He said: "The boys have not played for a while. I know we had that trial game but some guys only played 40 minutes or 50 minutes.
"Having that as one game in six weeks is not the same as playing Super Rugby week in and week out like South Africa's players have.
"Unfortunately that is the way it goes with the play-off system in England, France or the Pro 12.
"If your team does not reach the play-offs you are finishing four of five weeks before everyone else..
"You can do as much training or conditioning as you want but there is no substitute for playing. That is not the sole reason we lost but that is why we struggled to live with the intensity."


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In author Neil Gaiman's poem "The Day the Saucers Came," the various science fiction apocalypses all happen on the same day. Now artist Jouni Koponen has created a whimsical illustrated print of the poem.
Koponen has collaborated with Gaiman in the past, providing illustrations for Shoggoth's Old Peculiar, "Babycakes," and "A Study in Emerald." Being a fan of "The Day the Saucers Came," Koponen worked with the Sandman and Coraline author to create a series of illustrations based on the poem, ultimately creating the poster below:
The 10" x 28" poster is available for $45.00 from NeverWear.
[Jouni Koponen via Neil Gaiman]


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The British Invasion
I decided to draw Judge Dredd and The Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker's iteration of "Doctor Who") because I liked the idea of seeing two opposites from Britain together. Originally, it was supposed to have Daniel Craig's James Bond, but I couldn't find a good photo for where I needed him. And before that, it was supposed to be just three versions of "Doctor Who". Then I saw "Dredd".


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American Airlines, which is operating under bankruptcy protection, is seeking permission to add more flights to Brazil.
American said Wednesday that it's filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation for the right to fly 17 more weekly flights between the U.S. and Brazil.
Fort Worth-based American currently runs more than 80 weekly flights to Brazil.
Chief Commercial Officer Virasb Vahidi says Brazil is a growing market for American, with the company hoping to start running expanded service as early as Oct. 1.
If approved, American said it would add flights from its Miami and New York-JFK hubs to various Brazilian cities.
American's parent company, AMR Corp., filed for Chapter 11 reorganization last November.
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CARLSBAD, N.M. Graveside services for Pat E. Briggs, 79, of Carlsbad, will be at 10 a.m. today at Carlsbad Cemetery with Mario Salinas officiating.
Military graveside honors will be conducted by the Carlsbad Veterans Honor Guard.
Arrangements are under the direction of West Funeral Home.
He died on Oct. 3, 2000, at his residence.
He was born on Oct. 2, 1921, in Plainview, Ark. In 1923, his family moved to Carlsbad, where he was raised and educated, graduating from Carlsbad High School.
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Jan. 21, 1941. He was stationed aboard the USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor during the bombing that started World War II. He also served on the USS Tortuga at the Solomons Island. He received the American Defense, Asiatic-Pacific-American Area Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. He received an honorable discharge on Dec. 26, 1946, but was recalled to active duty in 1950 due to the Korean Conflict.
After his discharge, he returned to Carlsbad, where he was employed with Met Life and later with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance as a sales representative. In 1980, he became owner/manager and sales representative for his own insurance company, Briggs-Rogge Agency. He retired in 1990.
He married Evelyn L. Taylor on June 3, 1945, in Washington, D.C. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and a lifetime member of the BPOE Elks Lodge 1558.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Mike of Lubbock; a daughter, Susan Rogers of Clovis, N.M.; two brothers, Compton of Carlsbad and Harry Lee of Rio Rancho, N.M.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions are suggested to: Cancer Fund Carlsbad Chapter, c/o Carlsbad Foundation, 116 S. Canyon, Carlsbad, NM 88220.
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Even Carol Vorderman can't solve the conundrum of having it all
Women are told they can juggle family and career but Carol Vorderman's departure from Loose Women suggests otherwise.
She might be famed for her maths skills, but there is one equation that Carol Vorderman can't quite add up: doing everything + being happy. The former Countdown host has recently announced that she's quitting after three years on Loose Women, because she "can't do it all".
There are, as ever, rumours that something else might be afoot (low programme ratings, internal conflicts, etc).
But sticking with the official line – that the 53-year-old mum-of-two is only leaving because she's too busy – we have a nice little quandary on our hands.
Is she right? Have all these years of feminists resolutely declaring that women can successfully juggle a career, hobbies and family been wasted? Do we finally wave the flag of surrender and admit no, actually, we can't 'have it all'?
It's certainly a view that appears to be gaining momentum.
Only last week, the extraordinarily successful Indra Nooyi, CEO of Pepsi, mother-of-two and the 13th most powerful woman in the world (according to Forbes magazine), said in an interview that, despite the facade of perfection they might put up, women cannot achieve that Holy Trinity of good wife, good mother and good career.
Her words outraged those who saw her as betraying the cause, betraying her sex.
But is she betraying anyone or just being loyal to logic?
As we all know, there are only 24 hours in the day. No amount of money and no level of high-flying job is ever going to change that. Yes, it might help – you can buy in nannies/chefs/drivers – but it can't buy time, and it can't buy a cure to that old human complaint of 'I can't be in two places at once'.
And the key word there is human. This battle to 'have it all' is routinely peddled as one which only women face, but surely it should be seen as an issue men face too?
Take how statistics last year showed there was a rise in stay-at-home fathers of 10% from the previous year, while at the same time, 40% of men opted out of paternity leave. So the dilemma between family and work is clearly darkening the male side of the fence too, yet no one ever asks Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos how often he cooks dinner for his family, do they?
"'Having it all' has always been somewhat mythical for both genders," agrees Jane Woods, managing director at Changing People, which focuses on empowering women in business.
"Although we've made huge strides in gender equality, childcare, home building and housework still largely remains the responsibility of women. Many of the senior women I've coached knock themselves out trying to do several jobs at once, and all to a high standard.
"For a career woman, in fact for any woman, it's hard to get the balance right. Stay-at-home mums miss out on job opportunities [and few couples can afford that option anyway], while working mums feel guilt in spades – guilt which is not usually applicable to men."
Of course, this guilt (or lack of) is hardwired into the sexes by evolution, but as Vorderman has shown, hopefully time and age can help it fade.
"As women get wiser and older, I suspect we're less likely to put ourselves under pressure," says Woods. "We know what works for us and what doesn't, and are comfortable enough in our skin to say so.
"So well done, Carol Vorderman. You may just have done us all a great service."
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Bayer Leverkusen have signed 20-year-old defender Daniel Carvajal from Real Madrid on a five-year deal, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday.
Carvajal, who won the U-19 European Championship with Spain last year, had failed to establish himself at the Spanish champions after emerging from the club's youth ranks, which he first joined a decade ago.
No details of a transfer fee were revealed.
"We have managed to strengthen ourselves in the position of right back with this transfer," said Leverkusen boss Wolfgang Holzhaeuser. "Daniel Carvajal is already an outstanding player but still has immense potential due to his young age."
Leverkusen finished in fifth place last season and will compete in the Europa League in the coming campaign.
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Satoru Iwata, when speaking at a recent investor meeting has shared that Nintendo is "considering the future possibility of digital distribution of packaged software" for both for the 3DS and the Wii U. This is a fancy way of saying that you may be able to purchase full retail games via the consoles instead of going to retail store.
In regards to the 3DS, they "already have the necessary infrastructure" to do this, and will do the same for the Wii U before it launches, but the decision to launch it:
...must be made by taking into consideration such factors as the relationship with the wholesalers and retailers, and the best way to be embraced by consumers
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I've gotetn the silly "Sorry, you need to enable sending referrers for this feature to work." error in a WordPress install. I have no firewalls, referers function and it happens on both IE and Firefox. I am 99.9999% certain this is NOt an issue of software OTHER then WordPress.
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The Bookseller's Graeme Neill reports on Borders UK plans to restructure its buying team in a bid to improve its buying system, manage its stock better and develop its promotional activity. The new system will divide the book team in two, with the buying team taking responsibility for all new title buying and promotional activity for frontlist and backlist, and the range coordinators overseeing management of all backlist titles as well as core stock.
The buying team will be under the management of books category manager Caroline Mileham and will focus on developing genres and working with publishers to build sales. Range development manager Pete Harvey will run the range coordinator team, which will concentrate on improving and developing the core range, ensuring key backlist titles are in stock and identifying returns.


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PROPOSALS for a new crematorium next to a North-East beauty spot have provoked a storm of protest from neighbouring residents.
Dignity Plc has unveiled proposals for the facility between the village of Castle Eden and Castle Eden Dene National Nature Reserve, near Peterlee, County Durham - claiming there is a need for the facility on the A19 corridor.
But objectors say it will create traffic problems and have a negative impact on Castle Eden Dene – a Site of Special Scientific Interest - and the conservation area of Castle Eden.
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A Dignity spokesman said: "We are proposing to develop a single-storey, state-of-the-art crematorium surrounded by beautifully landscaped Gardens of Remembrance on land to the north of the former Castle Eden Brewery.
"The proposed crematorium would serve about 100,000 people and would not be visible from the A19 due to the maturity of the landscape and the landscaping of the gardens.
"We anticipate that there would initially be two to three funerals per weekday between 9.30am and 4pm."
He added: "Modern crematoria have to comply with the latest environmental legislation.
"In addition, every crematorium has to apply for an annual permit from the Environmental Health Office to continue to operate.
"Failure to comply with this legislation or contravening a condition of the environmental permit is punishable by a fine of £50,000 or up to 12 months' imprisonment."
Several objections have been lodged on Durham County Council's online planning portal.
Patricia Heslop of Castle Eden said: "I don't want to live near a crematorium.
"Many others don't want to, therefore there would be an impact on the saleability and price of property.
"There would be an impact on the environment ranging from discharge from the crematorium to extra traffic and ensuing pollution.
"The area is beautiful . . . a crematorium would certainly detract from this."
Ward councillor Rob Crute, said he and fellow ward councillor Lynn Pounder were calling for the matter to be decided by a planning committee meeting.
He said: "We have decided to object to proposal on a number of grounds.
"There is nothing that shows there is anything there to benefit Castle Eden or its residents.
"It will cause a lot of traffic upheaval. It is bordered on the north by Castle Eden Dene and to the south by Castle Eden, which is a conservation area and we are inclined to agree with residents that it will have a negative visual impact.
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Gene scientists have coaxed bacteria into eating agricultural waste and secreting diesel, offering a potentially cheaper, greener energy source than present-day biofuels, a study released Wednesday said.
Soaring demand for the current mainstay source for biodiesels -- corn, sugar and other starchy crops -- has caused the prices of some staple foods to soar as farmland is turned over to fuel crops, and worsened deforestation.
Some researchers also doubt whether there is a significant net reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases, given the inputs needed from fossil fuels, in ploughing, fertilising, harvesting and processing and so on, to make biofuel.
One problem is that oil from plants must first be chemically transformed. To purify ethanol, for example, it must be distilled from a fermentation broth.
But biologists in the United States say they have invented a genetically-engineered version of a humble bacterium called Escherichia coli that could provide a cheaper, more effective alternative.
It feasts on the simple sugars found in wood chips, straw and other biomass waste and secretes molecules of fuel.
"We incorporated genes that enabled production of biodiesel directly," lead author Jay Keasling of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California said in an email to AFP.
"The engineered E. coli secretes the biodiesel from the cell, which means that we don't need to break open the cell to get the diesel out. This saves substantially on processing cost," Keasling explained.
In addition, "the biodiesel is insoluble in water, which means that it forms a separate phase when it is secreted from the engineered E. coli -- it floats to the top as any oil would. This also saves on processing costs."
The study, published in the British science journal Nature, is a "proof-of-concept" piece of research.
It did not detail any potential environmental impacts or estimates of costs.
Keasling, though, said the findings were significant enough to warrant commercial products within one or two years, provided further increases on yield are met.
The researchers further engineered E. coli to secrete enzymes that would degrade hemicellulose -- an important component of cellulosic biomass -- into its component sugars.
"The importance of this development is that the organism can produce the fuel from a very inexpensive sugar supply," said Keasling.
More than 7.6 billion litres (two billion gallons) of biofuels were consumed worldwide last year, and demand continues to increase.
Finally, the study showed that with "just a few genetic manipulations" the malleable microbe can produce two other classes of chemicals -- fatty alcohols and aldehydes -- used to make soaps, detergents, cosmetic additives, scents and flavouring compounds.
E. coli exists naturally -- in some strains, it notoriously causes food poisoning -- and is commonly used in industrial microbiology.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Everytime I
Alex loves hard floors, he taps his fingers on them. These pictures were taken at my grandmas house where he had plenty of hard floors, and a black lab to tap as well.
Monday, March 30, 2009
A feeding post
Since we are in the high chair for so long, we read, read, and read some more. Alex loves books, loves to turn the pages, and I have every one of them memorized. Here he is reading 5 little ducklings.
Friday, March 27, 2009
I couldnt wait for Wordless Wednesday
Thursday, March 26, 2009
My little helper
Not so long ago I could leave my 5th basket of folded clothes on the floor because my not so mobile son couldn't get to it.........but now I have a helper!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
It was time......
Monday, March 23, 2009
Out for a walk
Sunday, March 22, 2009
The Sunday Machine
I wonder how many other parents are at home today, who used to go to church, or would really like to start. However, your child's needs are much too great for the church to handle. Or maybe you simply fear your child would be too much of a distraction for the class, or maybe you are just plain scared of what people would think or say about your precious differently abled child. So here we all sit.
The Sunday machine roars on without us, people shuffling around, in a hurry, sometimes angry because things aren't flowing, somebody spilled on their Sunday best. The stress level is high in the car, but pull into that parking lot at church, the smiles are pasted on.
The Hallelujahs, and God bless yous are said, and the stress of the morning melts among the songs.
A few amens are shouted out when the message is about reaching out to those in need, who are hurting, however, those who are alone go unreached, and midway through the smiles, that hungry stomach growls, and eyes look at the clock, minds start wondering about what food will fill their bellies just as soon as that guy is done talking.
He is finally done, and the race to get the kids begins, not forgetting to say God bless you, as one fights through the crowd of people. Out the door, and off to the favorite restaurant of the week. So is the Sunday Machine.
I used to be a part of it, I grew up in church and I believed that if people really wanted to go to church then they would be there, and I judged them, and made my own opinions on why they weren't there, and I thought that if someone couldn't get there, or had a need, the church would not let it slip by. The church however, lets lots of people slip by, and people continue to form opinions on why they arent at church.
This morning I think of you mommas whose children need so much medical attention you couldn't leave them in a room with 10 other kids and one teacher, and feel safe. Your children who are so delayed the other babies in the room would trample yours, whose children are loud, rock, and at home its like a rhythmic song, but in public you just want to hide.
In a perfect world every church would have special teachers, or volunteers to be an aid to special children, or rooms for differently abled kids, and parents would feel safe leaving their babies. The church would find a way to get you to church. The phone would ring, visits would be made. In a perfect world parents wouldn't feel they needed to protect their children from the blank looks down on their child in a place so filled with love.
The world isn't perfect though, and so here we sit. Sunday morning again.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Really??? Are you kidding me?
Joel has the tummy thing, throwing up, no appetite, for almost a week.
One week to the day after he is better, Alex gets it, and it lasts for a week.
A week later (this Monday) I throw up 3 times in about 8 hours, felt fine, so I convinced myself it was a pregnancy thing. Wednesday Joel refuses snack after school, which was left over cupcakes, if you know Joel, you know this is weird. Thursday (last night) Joel throws up, early this morning Adam throws up.
We are going on 3 weeks with this, has it lasted this long in anyone's house? I'm telling you if Alex gets this again I will lose my mind. He just cant, he has just started eating well again, it took about 5 days to get him eating like he was before he got sick. He cant get this again. Don't you build up some kind of immunity once you have had it. Joel clearly didn't. HELP????
The business has taken over......
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
All better......and a birthday.
This weekend was so busy, not only was it Joel's birthday weekend, but it was the weekend of the mothers volleyball tournament here in our town. Each school 7 elementary, the junior high, the high school, and alumni moms, each have a team, or several teams depending on the amount of moms that play. I know what you are thinking, moms volleyball??? No, no it is competitive, and there are some gray haired moms that can knock the ball down your throat. Our team played a total of 29 games Friday night through Sunday. This pregnant body is tired, but I am proud to say we got second place, out of 18 something teams!!!!! Out for a walk, it was so nice today!
Sunday was Joel's 5th birthday. I cant believe how much he has grown, and that he will be going to kindergarten next year. My 9lb 10oz baby, isn't a baby anymore. On Saturday we had a pool party with some friends from school at a local hotel, and Noah, Joel and I spent the night. Then on Sunday (his birthday) we opened gifts in the morning, and had a family party that night.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Puke Update
He is still pretty touchy, and fussy, but I'm so thankful I am able to keep him hydrated. I did some thinking and his first throw up was Friday, along with the fever, then he seemed fine on Saturday, so I figured he was fine. Anyway, again I am hoping we are already 5 days into this thing, and about done with it.
This weekend is Joel's birthday, we don't want him sick for that.
The pukes
I hope its over soon........
Sorry no cute wordless Wednesday pictures when there is pukes.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Some days are harder than others.........
Monday, March 9, 2009
Replacing fevers with smiles
As you can tell from these pictures I took last night at bedtime, Alex is feeling better.The last picture I took as I walked in to lay him back down, its what we do every night. He pulls up, then cries when he cant see to get down, so we go in and help him, he goes from crying to making this sweet smile in a matter of seconds, as soon as he sees us he smiles. I guess this could lead to a potential problem in the future, but we are so glad he is pulling up to things, and we don't pick him up and play, or even cuddle, we just lay him back down.
With lots of sleep, and extra water at night Alex made a complete turn around. No more fever, no more vomit, no more, well he still is a little grumpy, but I think that is the tooth coming in the right side of his mouth, the drool and chewing on his finger tells me that.
My second born will be turning 5, next Sunday. I cant believe it, I remember the day he was born so clearly, like it was yesterday, but that's for another post.
I'm not sure how I got away with not reporting to you how my doctor appointment went last week. The heartbeat was in the 150's, and everything continues to look good as far as I am concerned. Ive gained more weight than I should have at this point, but that's how this pregnant girl rolls.
The weather has been so nice, I can taste spring. I'm ready to get out of the house! Take Alex on his first bike ride, and go to the park. This week will bring colder weather, but it will come soon! So back to The regular things of the week, well, no! Now I get to start packing boxes! What fun!
Saturday, March 7, 2009
tummys, grumpys, and snot
Adam and I both have junk, goop, snot whatever you want to call it in our heads. We aren't feeling well at all. Joel seems totally better, and somehow Noah has missed it all.
Oh how I wanted to meet my RTS family, but not like this. We would have been miserable!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Good news, bad news, and Mrs. Spiders Tea Party
Hi everyone, momma is sick, so I didn't want to bother her by getting out of bed last night, so I waited until this morning. I've got good news and bad news. I'll go bad first. The bad news is that because momma and Joel are still sick, and daddy feels something coming on, and who knows what that means for me, we aren't driving to the Wisconsin Dells this weekend to meet all my RTS brothers and sisters. We are all very sad, momma was so excited to see all the other mommas, and cry and hug, and talk. I was excited to hang with my boys Will, Max, Noah, and Caden, and meet my girl Addie, but next year will come, and we will go then.
The good news is that not only did we sell our house yesterday, but we bought one too! Last night around 10 our offer was taken! So mid April we will be moving. This is great news. The house we are in now is small, too small for the five of us, throw in another little dumpling, and we are busting at the seems. We are so excited!
Since momma has been so lazy with the blog this week I added a video of me reading a book with daddy. I LOVE TO TURN THE PAGES, I know when daddy is done with the page, and I'm ready to get to the next, sometimes I will repeat what daddy said, just for practice. So, I will leave you with my rendition of Mrs. Spiders Tea Party. Have a great weekend, miss you so much RTS family, go down a water slide for me.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Decisions, decisions......
We got an extremely low offer on the house, in fact if we go through with it, we will end up paying money to get out of the house. So, we aren't sure what we will do yet, it was very disappointing to say the least. We have to move, we are busting at the seems here, and one is still on the way. Today we will know more.
Video to come!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
A year ago
So much has changed in a year, I don't look at other families with all typical children and wish that was me, no worries of health, getting irritated and my very mobile baby, and needing a night off. I don't secretly wish Alex wasn't who he is. I was so full of guilt a year ago, how could I love someone so much, and want them to be so different. I was angry at the isolation I was in, the lonely days and nights in the hospital.
A year ago, I was grieving, I was angry.
Today, I find myself walking past that typical mom, and imagine her thinking how lucky I am. I get to be Alex's mom, I get to have this blessing in my life, and for the rest of it! I find myself grateful for the future Alex has, what fun we will have, taking each day in like its all new everyday.
As we keep moving into this second year of Alex's life, and as I move into the 30th year of mine, I am honored, and proud to be the mother of Alex, and all that comes with him. There is no grief!
When I watch the video below about Alex's first year of life
I remember the pain I felt especially in those first few months, but that's all, I just remember it.
Alex first year 2007-2008
Here's to turning 30, to change, and the deepest love I have ever known!!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Holding my breath
We have also found a house that we really want, and might be getting an offer on our house this week, so we are holding our breath, in hopes!!!!!
Tomorrow I go to the doctor for a pregger check up, and I find myself holding my breath. Is there really a baby in there?
So today I'm just holding my breath, waiting.
So much big news to come.........