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Monday, 31 December 2012
happy new year
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Daniel Bergmann
Mt. Námafjall at Lake Mývatn, Iceland
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Sunday, 23 December 2012
happy holidays
As I write this, I'm taking a short break from preparing for tomorrow. The rest of the family is cuddling in the TV room enjoying a film. From the music coming from above they are probably watching Harry Potter. Earlier today I was arranging the books on the coffee tables and thought to myself that I would use this last post before Christmas to talk a little about books. To me Christmas is about reading ... and eating too, of course.
I have finished reading Grace Coddington's memoir, which I talked about on Tuesday. As I said in my post, she doesn't dig deep into things. The book is no autobiographical masterpiece and because of the fast-paced writing style it lacks a certain depth, but overall I enjoyed it. She describes her work in the fashion industry and talks about the people she has worked with, so there is plenty of name-dropping. I have to add that she's no gossiper, which makes me like her even more. My favourite parts of the book were the chapters where she allowed herself to show more emotions. This is a woman who has been through quite a lot and I only wish she had shared more on how she survived the difficult times. Her style is more like sharing difficulties in 1-2 sentences and letting the reader imagine the rest.
After our festive Christmas Eve dinner tomorrow we will open the presents and then, for me, it's reading time and dessert a little later. I'm so looking forward to starting a book that was in my Amazon package from A, Balenciaga and Spain by Hamish Bowles. For a long time I have wanted to read about the fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972) but I didn't know which book to get until my dear blog friend Ada of Classiq came to the rescue and highly recommended this one. I'm not interested in books on fashion unless they are also cultural and this one is filled with Spanish art and culture. It's a wonderful addition to my coffee table books. There will be more reading over the holidays, as I plan to finally finish Anna Karenina by Tolstoy and I intend to reread Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, which I borrowed at the library the other day when I saw it.
Now it's time to get back to the preparation. My dear blog friends and readers, I'm wishing you all a
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God jul
Gleðileg jól
Joyeux Noël
Feliz Navidad
Zalig Kerstfeest
Merry Christmas
Fröliche Weihnachten
Buone Feste Natalizie
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God jul
Gleðileg jól
Joyeux Noël
Feliz Navidad
Zalig Kerstfeest
Merry Christmas
Fröliche Weihnachten
Buone Feste Natalizie
... and I will finish with a song that to me is the ultimate Christmas song, here performed by Coldplay.
photo credit:
Lisa Hjalt
You Tube: Coldplay / Have yourself a merry little Christmas
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Friday, 21 December 2012
charming spaces: decorated dining room
This dining room belongs to a family in Holte, Denmark. The lady of the house is a florist and runs a flower shop in the town of Lyngby, a little further south, closer to Copenhagen. The family found the house in 2003 and before moving in it was completely renovated. I'm a big fan of bright spaces like this one where there is plenty of natural light - it looks very Scandinavian. Personally, I would have liked to see floorboards to add more warmth. I find the mix of chairs interesting, these are Eames and Thonet chairs and then there is the embroidered one to the right that breaks it up even more. For you art lovers out there, the piece in the middle is by the Danish artist Kurt Trampedach.
Today is the children's last day of school before the holidays. I'm looking forward to the days ahead, mostly spent in comfy pyjama trousers with a book in hand. I only wish we had snow, as I'm the white Christmas type. As I write this I'm baking bread and when they come home for lunch I'm making hot chocolate. It's my way of grounding them. Yesterday, I felt they were becoming a little too restless for my taste. If I had to make a list of what irritates me, restlessness would definitely be on it. When they go back to school after lunch, A and I are taking the train into the city (it only takes 15 minutes). I'm buying myself a new pair of pyjama trousers and a bottle of perfume. After that, this girl is ready for Christmas.
I hope you are enjoying a wonderful Friday and not running around stressed doing your Christmas shopping!
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Kira Brandt for Bo Bedre
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Thursday, 20 December 2012
brighter shade than pale 06 - Christmas
Today is the day I finish all the Christmas preparation, that is, the things that I need to buy other than food. I'm a little relieved that the 24th is on Monday this year because often I find myself doing a bit of shopping the day before Christmas Eve. I don't really know why that is, it's as if I get the urge to get something, nothing big or expensive, usually it's just something small for the home, but it means that I'm out and about and I come home later than planned. Every year I say to myself that I'm not going to do it but then the day arrives and I'm out there in the traffic. The shops will be open on Sunday but as I never go shopping on Sundays it should be easy to avoid them this year.
How is your preparation going? We have pretty clear traditions and know exactly what we need, so there is no need to feel stressed. As our families are in Iceland we don't have to attend any parties. It's just the five of us at home enjoying wonderful food and relaxing.
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01 & 02: Tim Bjørn for Bo Bedre / 03 & 04: Livet Hemma
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Wednesday, 19 December 2012
notes à la mode 25
As I was searching for material for today's post I realised that it would be my last NOTES À LA MODE post of the year. Don't worry, I'm not doing a recap! I was interested in featuring some of the spring 2013 ad campaigns but as I started viewing the photos, I was rather disappointed, not with the photography or the clothes, but with all the retouching. If you have seen the Burberry campaign you probably know what I'm referring to. The campaign features Romeo Beckham, the son of David and Victoria, and two models. Their kid is terribly cute but the photo is just wrong; the retouching is awful. (There's no way I'm linking to it.) In my links below I'm sharing two campaign photos that did impress me and some 2013 pre-autumn collections.
The editorial you are viewing is called 'Nuit Blanche' and appears in the 139 issue of Numéro. Yelena Yemchuk photographed model Sigrid Agren and these photos are my favourite, a wonderful blend of colour and black & white photography. The stylist for the shoot was Rebecca Bleynie, hair stylist was Romina Manenti and Lloyd Simmonds took care of the make-up.
I feel inspired.
• So far the Louis Vuitton Spring 2013 ad campaign is my favourite, lensed by Steven Meisel
• I'm fascinated by the photography of the Givenchy Spring 2013 ad campaign. Italian model Mariacarla Boscono poses with her daughter for Mert & Marcus
• These days the 2013 pre-autumn collections are being presented. I have viewed some of them feeling anything but inspired and sometimes thinking why do they even bother? Luckily that doesn't apply to all the collections. I think my favourite so far is Bottega Veneta
• I also like the Calvin Klein collection and this Burberry Prorsum jacket had me swooning. You probably know all about my soft spot for 3/4 sleeves by now!
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1-6: Yelena Yemchuk for Numéro #139 via Fashion Gone Rogue | Sigrid Agren in 'Nuit Blanche' styled by Rebecca Bleynie / 7: Steven Meisel for Louis Vuitton Spring 2013 ad campaign
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
coffee & grace
The postman rang the bell yesterday with my Christmas Amazon package and I said to A there was no way he would be allowed to gift wrap my things and put them under the tree, the reading would start right away! He didn't even think of rejecting; he is quite well aware of my love affair with books.
The one in the photo is a book I have been waiting for ever since I learned of its writing, Grace: A Memoir by Grace Coddington, the creative director of Vogue US. I started reading it yesterday and it's very entertaining. I read in an interview with her recently that she doesn't really read books; that she mainly looks at books with photographs for inspiration. For a fan of autobiographies the idea of someone who hardly reads writing her autobiography wasn't exactly comforting so I decided to keep my expectations very low. It turns out I had nothing to worry about because she obviously got an editor who knew what to demand from her. Her account is very personal, the text is flowing and the book is even made more personal with Grace's drawings, plenty of them, not to mention all the photographs.
If you are expecting philosophical ideas about the eras she has lived through then you better let go of such thoughts before you start the reading. Grace doesn't waste any time, she's not digging deep into things, there is no analysis, she is simply telling her story at a rather fast pace, but she does it honestly. She is not pretending to be someone she isn't and that is what I like most about her writing.
It may sound clichéd but if you are someone who fell flat for Grace in The September Issue (2009) documentary - for me she was the heart of it - then you definitely want to read her memoir. I haven't finished it yet but I'm already way into it. Sometimes when reading I even forget to drink my coffee and it turns cold in the cup. That should tell you how much I'm enjoying the book.
photo credit:
Lisa Hjalt
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Monday, 17 December 2012
luxembourg: christmas market on place d'armes square
On Saturday I went into the city and grabbed the camera with me to share with you the Christmas market and the holiday decor but as I started photographing, I realised that I had forgotten to charge my camera battery. I managed to take these four before the camera stopped functioning properly. There are small markets in other areas of the city but this is the main one, on the Place d'Armes square, right in the city centre. It's not really big; everything in Luxembourg is small and cosy. The first photo (the snow on the trees is fake) is taken outside a flower shop on Rue Philippe II, very close to the square. They always have such beautiful arrangements outside the shop.
I went to the library, which is next to the square, and borrowed, among others, photography books with the works of Cecil Beaton and Henri Cartier-Bresson - gorgeous books! Before heading back home I grabbed plenty of sushi. I admit it without a hint of shame, that evening I overdosed on sushi; I even had to unbutton my jeans!
Yesterday we went to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). Oh my, how long we have waited! We enjoyed it so much; it was a 3D visual feast. Throughout the film I was in awe of Peter Jackson and his team's talents and when the film ended I simply wanted to stand up and clap. In my opinion, the casting of Martin Freeman in the role of Bilbo Baggins is a stroke of genius. I cannot wait to see the next two films!
When we came back home I read both good and bad reviews and I have to say that I found the bad ones plain silly and usually full of paradox. Maybe you have to be a LOTR fan to enjoy The Hobbit, I don't know. In this home we have watched the LOTR films again and again and have regular LOTR marathons. I'm really not the adventure film type but I'm hooked on Middle Earth. So, maybe I'm a little biased ... and proud to be.
photo credit:
Lisa Hjalt
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Saturday, 15 December 2012
cookie recipe & outdoor holiday decor
These are the bad boys I made on Thursday, almond oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (long name, I know!) and promised to share today. I made them again yesterday just to be sure that our taste buds hadn't been fooling us, and we were just as happy and greedy when we had them the second time. I have posted the recipe on kitchen & aroma, just follow the link above. (In the second cookie photo below you see how they look before going into the oven.)
I think it is ideal to add some outdoor holiday decor to this post. I have read about people decorating with ice in all kinds of shapes but these ice hearts, which I found on the Lexington Company website, are the prettiest ones I have seen so far. Making them is also easy and here is how:
You need a heart shaped pan (of course you can use another shape) and you fill it with water almost to the brim. Let it freeze outside or in your freezer. When your ice hearts have frozen solid, keep them in room temperature until they can be removed from the pan. To make a hole for the thread you place each heart under a fine stream of hot water.
I like the idea of using a cinnamon stick with the thread as in the photo below. Unfortunately there is no frost in my part of the world right now so I cannot do this to make my garden nicer, but I would really love to.
What I can do is placing outdoor tealights next to the bushes in the passage, as in the photo above. It would give it such a beautiful and festive look. First I would simply have to find candlesticks like that. I could also use lanterns. In Ikea I can get lanterns in two or three sizes and they are not expensive at all. Let's see if I'm in the mood to drive to Belgium before Christmas; Ikea is just by the borders.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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1 & 3: Lisa Hjalt / 2: Lexington Company / 4: David Brittain for House to Home
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Friday, 14 December 2012
charming spaces: ice blue accents & wonder
This space isn't a real home, it's a styling for Sia, but I just had to post the photo. The ice blue accents appeal to me but find the tree way over the top. It's decoration overload. What really appeals to me is the feeling of wonder in the shot; the children are simply adorable.
The baking went well yesterday and the children especially loved almond oatmeal chocolate chip cookies that I made. I love it when good recipes are created with only one try. In the middle of all the baking I realised that I had completely forgotten all about a parent teacher meeting at school so I had to give the baking a rest and go out the door. At the meeting I learned that my son is picking up German at a good speed and next year he'll be learning French. When I told him he wasn't as excited as I was!
Enjoy your day, I'll be back tomorrow with that recipe!
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Sia Home Fashion via Nuevo Estilo
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Thursday, 13 December 2012
back online in baking mood
How are you doing today? I'm connected to the internet again, thank goodness! After taking care of a few things yesterday, I was ready to be lazy without a trace of guilt. I was comfy on the sofa, with a cup of latte and some cookies by my side, ready to view blogs when my connection was lost. It's so irritating! How did we manage before the internet?!! The good news is that I turned to my stack of books and magazines and I even made pancakes. So, not a bad day without the internet after all.
Later today I'm ready for some serious baking. I'm obsessed with chocolate so anything with chocolate will do. Anything! I'm also thinking cinnamon cookies and hot chocolate. Sounds good, right?
Have a beautiful day everyone!
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01: Simply Bloom Photography via Style Me Pretty / 02 & 03: Kristin Rosenau of Pastry Affair
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Wednesday, 12 December 2012
decorating with evergreens & cinnamon sticks
I am skipping this week's 'Notes à la mode' post, as I haven't had enough time to collect material for it. I have plenty of photos in my folders but I don't want to post just anything in a hurry. Instead I'm going for what's on my mind: inspirational holiday decor.
These days I'm all for decorating with evergreens and cinnamon sticks. I still haven't decided how to decorate my table this year but I love the idea of keeping it natural and a bit raw looking. Maybe I will go for a Scandinavian theme this year, that is, if I find the right items to create it.
Have you decided how to decorate your table or do you not think so much about it?
Thank you for the birthday wishes for my daughter yesterday. We had a wonderful time but I have to admit that after all the work in the kitchen - I was basically in the kitchen all day - I was rather tired. Let's say I was tired in a good way, as everyone had fun and liked the treats. Today I'm going to allow myself to be a little lazy; I think I have earned it.
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1-2: Better Homes and Gardens / 3: Penny Paper Co. via Belén Timmins/Pinterest / 4-5: Sandra of Vintage House via My Paradissi/Pinterest
These days I'm all for decorating with evergreens and cinnamon sticks. I still haven't decided how to decorate my table this year but I love the idea of keeping it natural and a bit raw looking. Maybe I will go for a Scandinavian theme this year, that is, if I find the right items to create it.
Have you decided how to decorate your table or do you not think so much about it?
Thank you for the birthday wishes for my daughter yesterday. We had a wonderful time but I have to admit that after all the work in the kitchen - I was basically in the kitchen all day - I was rather tired. Let's say I was tired in a good way, as everyone had fun and liked the treats. Today I'm going to allow myself to be a little lazy; I think I have earned it.
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1-2: Better Homes and Gardens / 3: Penny Paper Co. via Belén Timmins/Pinterest / 4-5: Sandra of Vintage House via My Paradissi/Pinterest
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
floral designer's holiday decor
Jan Munch is a well-known floral designer in Denmark. His home is in Middelfart, which is on the west side of the island Funen (Danish: Fyn), close to where the Little Belt bridge takes you over to Jutland (Jylland). What I like about his holiday decor is the absent of clutter. I love what he has done for the entrance and the back garden; all these lights are so beautiful and festive, and his decorated dogs are simply too cute.
Today is our younger daughter's birthday and I'm about to start preparing for a little party she is having after school. She asked for pizzas and a healthier version of what we call Rice Krispies cakes. As she is someone who loves white chocolate, I'm making a white version as well. Yesterday she also asked for meringue tops with whipped cream and berries but in the grocery store she changed her mind to pancakes. Of course she gets what she wants so I'll put on my apron and deliver. By the way, she's eleven years old today and I think her father and I may need to look at her birth certificate again to see if that is true. I'm pretty sure I gave birth to her about five years ago.
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Andreas Mikkel Hansen for Bo Bedre
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Monday, 10 December 2012
winter mood + besotted brand giveaway winner
Welcome to a brand new week! I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I changed my plans on Saturday and instead of going into the city my daughters and I went for a walk in our area. As you can see in the photos, the weather was beautiful. The rest of the weekend was mainly spent enjoying good food, listening to Christmas songs and drinking mulled wine.
Now it is time to announce the BESOTTED BRAND GIVEAWAY winner.
I have 'drawn a name from the hat' and the set of hand-printed 'thank you' cards is going to my home country, Iceland. The lucky winner is:
Þorbjörg, who entered the giveaway through the Icelandic version of LatteLisa.
Congratulations Þorbjörg! Please email me your postal address so I can forward it to Tristan B and her team at Besotted Brand.
I would like to thank everyone who entered the giveaway and I especially want to thank Tristan B of BESOTTED BRAND for sponsoring this beautiful giveaway on the blog.
BESOTTED BRAND is an online shop for everyone interested in beautiful design and penmanship. If you haven't bought all the Christmas presents yet and are having trouble finding something for those who own everything then let me recommend viewing their selection. The products are shipped worldwide and Tristan and her team do combine shipping, which means they refund any excess shipping fees. If you buy more than one item you only pay for the weight of the parcel itself.
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1-4: Lisa Hjalt / 5: via Besotted Brand
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Saturday, 8 December 2012
brighter shade than pale 05 - Christmas
It is a beautiful winter day in Luxembourg with the ground covered in snow and the sun shining. To me this is the perfect December weather. Later today I'm going into the city centre and before heading back home I'm going to grab me some sushi for dinner and I think I'll stop by in Ladurée to buy us some macarons for dessert. We are also making hot chocolate for dessert, which A (yay, he's home!) and I will enjoy with Baileys and whipped cream. If you haven't tried pouring a touch of Baileys into your hot chocolate then I cannot even begin to describe what you're missing.
Let me remind you that today is the last day to enter the Besotted Brand giveaway. You could win a set of beautifully hand-printed 'thank you' cards. The winner will be announced on Monday.
Have a wonderful weekend dear readers and blog friends!
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1: Karina Ljungdahl for Sköna Hem / 2: Keith Scott Morton for Country Living / 3 & 6: Sarah Ryhanen photography / 4: Rue du Petit Champlain, Quebec City, Canada: photographer unknown / 5: Kenzo Autumn 2012 via Style.com
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Two Spanish Wines in Decanter Magazine's Top100
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Two Spanish wines appear in Decanter Magazine's list of 100 Greatest Wines (August 2004). Vega Sicilia Unico 1964 is , according to John Radford, 'still on the young side, but opening up beautifully'. But at £325 a bottle, Decanter Magazine suggest this might be one for 'millionaires only'. Not so Pingus 2000 from Dominio de Pingus, Ribera del Duero, which is more widely available and more modestly priced!


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Beyonce Being Sued by Fans Due to Concert Injuries
You know what they say: if you're going to go after someone, go after the Queen Bee.
CBS Chicago (via The Chicago Sun-Times) reports that two fans who attended Beyonce's concert in Chicago last December are suing the singer for injuries sustained at the show's venue, the United Center.
According to the lawsuit, Raquel Castellanos and Gabriella Davidson arrived early to the United Center with hopes of beating the crowds on the standing floor to be towards the front. But when the gates were open and people were let in, the two were trampled by a mob of rushing fans, leaving the two unconscious and with broken bones. Both Castellanos and Davidson had to be taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries and did not stay for the show.
In addition to Beyonce, the United Center and Live Nation Entertainment are also named in the suit.
Castellanos and Davidson are seeking an undisclosed amount in damages related to the injuries in which they cite negligence since "The United Center, Live Nation and Beyonce did nothing to prevent or discourage the teeming crowd from rushing, pushing and running towards The United Center once the gate was opened," according to the lawsuit.
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Voters in a proposed Daufuskie Island special tax district narrowly rejected a referendum to up their taxes for a chance at better ferry service.
The measure went down on a 60 to 41 vote, said Scott Marshall, Beaufort County's top election official, adding some absentee ballots haven't been tabulated but don't appear to be enough to swing the measure. Even if passed, the district would have required Beaufort County Council approval through three readings and a public hearing.
The referendum divided the small island community. Supporters argued a special tax district demonstrates political will, opening the door to grant funding and partnerships. They urged voters to take a chance on what they considered Daufuskie's best option, knowing more money to finance another study wouldn't come soon.
Opponents - both primary homeowners and non-resident land owners - took exception to district boundaries that left wealthy golf community Haig Point off the hook and argued too many questions remained in terms of operations and landing locations. Others doubted tax revenue would be enough to lift the initiative off the ground or put the district in a competitive position to apply for grants. Native islanders felt the measure placed too great a burden on the area's most vulnerable residents.
Proponents pointed to support from potential regional partner Chatham Area Transit and the Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority to bolster the possibility of success. Other options such as tax-increment financing would restrict how funds would be used, and the special tax district offers the best hope of reliable funding that could be used to leverage other sources.
Daufuskie Island Council Chairman Bill Greenwood couldn't be reached for comment after all precincts reported.
An opposition group called Daufuskie Island Residents and Property Owners for an Equitable Ferry System issued a statement arguing the vote sends "a clear message" against solutions that don't include the whole island.
"The people who initiated this referendum cut most of the community out of the process," the statement reads. "The final vote reflected that exclusion. The folks who voted 'no' represented a broad coalition of the island, including an overwhelming number of historic district residents."
The vote leaves the future of a more robust ferry system uncertain.
South Carolina law would have allowed County Council to dissolve the district after a public hearing. Although state law hasn't directly addressed what would happen to collected tax money if the county pulled the plug, County Staff Attorney Josh Gruber said he'd argue it should go toward operations or capital improvements.
"I believe that it could be argued that - similar to what happens when a nonprofit corporation dissolves, leaving assets behind - the money should be spent in furtherance of the purpose for which it was collected," he said.
The referendum supported allowing the county to tax district residents up to 16.5 additional mills, or $0.66 per $1,000 of taxable value for primary residences and $.99 per $1,000 for all other property owners. If County Council acted on a "yes" vote from voters, a five-member commission appointed by Council would act in an advisory role, with ultimate authority in Beaufort.
It took signatures from 15 percent of voters in the tax district to clear election rules. The affluent golf course community Haig Point wasn't included because the development already includes private ferry service in its homeowner dues.
The district included 171 eligible voters out of 384 registered on the island overall.


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Which starts and ends here:
Lake Chabot from Live Oak Trail, 2 days earlier, without the darkness and fog of race morning.
- Chikara Omine (1st)-- skipping ultras this year to concentrate on shorter distances
- Robert Evans (2nd)-- saving himself for Javelina Jundred, wanting his first good 100 miler
- Jean Pommier (3rd)-- can't remember his alibi-- running real fast in France or on a business trip or something.
- Jonathan Kimura--came right after me at Quad Dipsea last year. In his 20's, so not an award-threat. First 50-miler.
- Adam Ray--don't really know, but noticing he's my age and the name sounded familiar, I punched him into Gary Wang's realendurance.com website, revealing that 2 years ago he finished in 7:39:05, less than a minute more than I took last year. He's been assigned bib #3.
- Ron Gutierrez--been racing more this year than last, and starting to beat me. In fact, this year he edged me at Skyline, and a few weeks later retook me at the end of Headlands 50. Also my age.
Luckily, before leaving, I remembered to go back and flush. (Yay, Daddy!)
So last year I ran much of the first third of the race with Robert Evans and Jean Pommier. I kept thinking I was going too fast, as I was more out of breath than they, but it was nice chatting it up. At Skyline aid station (last year mile 16.7 due to the different routing), both of them took off and I gave up trying to keep up. I then wondered if my going out too fast hurt me in the long run.
Michael Kanning looking relieved in more ways than one.
This year I talk the most during the first 2 miles with 15-year-old Michael Kanning, who mentions a few times that he is probably is going too fast since he is keeping up with me. I figure he is trying to get in the cross country race he's missing at the beginning of this ultra. Maybe because he's with me, and because a bunch of runners dart of the hill ahead of me, I don't feel like I'm going too fast, but at the first aid station at the top of the Lone Oak Trail climb, I'm a minute ahead of last year. Too fast!
Jennifer (an ultrarunner herself who was volunteering on the trails) & Adam Ray
On the gradual down-sloped Brandon Trail, I recover a bit, but manage to pass Adam Ray, on my list of rivals, and do so fast enough that we don't talk much, and then catch up with Kevin Rumon, who wasn't on my list. He ran this race 10 years ago, and took several years off to childrear, returning with a very strong 4:30-something at Headlands 50k in August, faster than I. I tell him he must be really fast, which he denies, but I realize "fast" is all relative. We run pretty much together through the flat part of Brandon trail. When I find out he is 46, I tell him his age-graded performance is killing mine. I spend less time at the Bort Meadow aid station, and bolt ahead up the hill. He quickly catches up, running more than I and leaves me behind. So much for age group 1st place and extended race chat.
Kevin Rumon, with dork runner #153
On the first bridge crossed during the race's 2nd mile, during a "leisurely" hike 2 days earlier.
Victor Ballesteros and his proud girlfriend (forgot to get her name). He actually got off course and lost 5 minutes, but was able to overtake Redding during the last 2 miles for the win, 40+ minutes faster than me
After I final reach the turnaround, I calculate both Ron and Kevin have put a gap of almost 10 minutes on me. My time is 3:45, only 2 minutes faster than last year--all that time I cut at the beginning's been lost. Then, as I started the long ascent, Adam Ray is less than 2 minutes behind. Wow, maybe I won't even get 3rd place for division. But no cause for despair, just constant effort, greet all the runners coming the other way.
John Souza & Jon Olsen
So, Jon Olsen is has been driving from aid station the next, supporting his friend John Souza, who is luckily fairly fast, so I see Jon each time also, and he serves as my intelligence crew and coach, and I stop referring to my little paper of splits from last year. At Sibley (mile 33.6), Jon tells me there are 3 guys ahead of me running together about 7 minutes ahead, looking worse, and especially Michael Buchanan is slowing down. I'm thinking whatever, but try to push the pace a bit, less to catch up with anyone, but maybe more to stay ahead of Adam Ray, who was only 2-3 minutes behind me at the turnaround commenting on the suckiness of the muddy trail as he descended.
I tell him if he beats me, he totally deserves it. I wait for him to slow down and let off. He doesn't. Instead he goes faster. Pretty soon, I'm breathing really hard. Panting. He's sounds like he's breathing even harder and faster, so I figure that he should poop out first. Poop out, damnit! The trail is wide and flat. A few times we switch the lead. It's starting to get painful. I'm aware that I'm almost at my max, and that I'm not sure I can keep this up the rest of the race, aware that at any moment some muscle might spasm, or that I might start to puke, or simply bonk. And he hasn't let off. A marathoner or the shorter race looks back and sees us approaching, says we look good, but instead of the usual pleasant reply, we both can barely and barrel by. We both see the transition to the single track by the Stone Bridge coming and we both lurch to get there first--luckily I make it.
I figure if I'm going to lose him, this would be the best time, being single track, and taking some comfort that at least I know this trail, even knowing where the big puddle from the rain should be. I don't look back. I no longer hear his breathing. I run out of the forest and the aid station (mile 47) is right there. "What do you want in your bottle," a volunteer cheerfully asks. I'm a raving lunatic. "No, nothing... (pant)...wait...(pant) coke" which I carry out and chug and snarf and drop my cup. I am as rude as I am incoherent and delirious.
Anger. Dismay. Horror. Fear. Panic. I waste about 0.13 seconds uttering some expletive, maybe "Holy F***ING Sh**!" and bolt, convinced that no, he won't stop, he will never stop, and I have to run as hard as I can to the finish, even if it kills me. It's a 5k: 1.3 miles up and down fireroad, another 1.8 of pavement. I start feeling pain with each stride on my left metatarsal (the ball of my foot) with all the pounding, but it's all theoretical. Maybe stress fracture or THE BOOGEYMAN?
Not nice, but he WAS supposed to let me pass...
Author and Ron Gutierrez, no longer trying to kill each other. Ron set a new rookie age-group record, by the way. If you think about it, his "experience-graded performance" trounced mine...you're one tough cookie, Ron!
I am so darn happy, I put myself in half the photos on my camera, and look like a dork in most of them! But I'm still so happy almost a week out as I try to finish this blog before the race is more distant history than it already is, that I don't care!
Only later do I learn that I ran the last 6 miles from Bort Meadow to the finish in 46 minutes, 5 1/2 minutes faster than I did last year. Almost 1 minute per mile faster. And last year, I thought I was "running scared" that the guy behind me would catch up. I guess I didn't REALLY know fear...
Thanks to all the volunteers, especially those at the last aid station (sorry!)
It's so cool to have ultrarunning legends who still hold the course records as your race directors.
Dorky-looking me with wine bottle, and Ann Trason, dog and Carl Andersen. I couldn't find the dog's record time, but I know s/he's FAST.
More photos to follow (but whenever I import a photo it totally screws up my formatting--can anyone tell me how not to?).
Great race swag, including Marmot windjacket, Race Ready tech T-shirt, wine glass; plus division awards of INOV-8 socks and cap, bottle of wine (pictured earlier), and wine glass charm, plus master's winner award of a (most appropriate for the horror theme) Zombie Runner $25 gift certificate (last 2 not pictured). The best (dumbest?) thing was that Ron probably got most of the same stuff, including another baby this year.


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10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
This course for pharmacy students requires them to integrate knowledge, concepts and skills derived from previous and concurrent undergraduate study and apply them to a range of simulated patient case scenarios and practical exercises that require critical thinking and problem solving skills.
This course will comprise of case studies, simulation tutorials, clinical dispensing practice and clinical field placement; each designed to provide the student with practical, hands on experience in an environment with exposure to realistic simulation of the clinical situation.
The course incorporates technological advances in teaching enabling the use of virtual practice environments, 3D medication image modelling, simulated patients as well as clinical practice experience in simulation centres.
The course will incorporate current and future trends in health, illness and wellness in exploring concepts of Public Health and Health Promotion. The cases will also discuss issues surrounding the management of clients from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Specific conditions covered in this course include men's health, women's health, urological conditions, rheumatology and pain.
This course is a Compulsory Program Component that students must pass in order to progress in the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
Availability2019 Course Timetables
- Semester 2 - 2019
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Apply their knowledge and understanding of the pathophysiology and management (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) of diseases to patient cases addressing the following: - Men's health conditions. - Women's health conditions. - Urological conditions. - Rheumatology. - Pain.
2. Demonstrate appropriate and effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills with both clients and health care professionals in dealing with a range of clinical scenarios, including cultural differences of clients.
3. Demonstrate the ability to effectively gather information from clients, health care professionals and other sources of data such as medication charts, medical records in managing a patient case
4. Describe and demonstrate basic fundamental physical assessment techniques
5. Apply pathology and other laboratory data to patient assessment and management in a range of clinical scenarios.
6. Apply medical imaging and other diagnostic information to patient assessment in a range of clinical scenarios.
7. Identify and prioritise therapeutic problems and appropriately select patient specific management regimens, and requirements for monitoring and assessing response to therapy.
8. Apply knowledge and skills of the core principles of pharmacy practice to simulated patient cases including ethics, forensics, confidentiality and quality use of medicines.
9. Identify principles of pharmacokinetics and discuss issues relating to the formulation and manufacture of therapeutic agents in relation to patient cases.
10. Understand the importance of the role of the pharmacist, in both the Australian Health Care System and Internationally, to ensure patient safety and continuity of care and management of the deteriorating patient; and the ability of the pharmacist to be involved in the decision making process.
11. Develop an understanding of the different environment/s in which the pharmacist works and the various fields of specialisation for pharmacists in the delivery of pharmaceutical care
12. Understand the components and concepts of Public Health, holistic health and the core principles underpinning individual health-related behaviour.
13. Understand the role of Health Promotion in maintaining and improving the status of health as well as minimising illness for individual and communities.
1. The course will cover the pathophysiology, therapeutic management (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) and pharmacy practice issues in the management of patients with a range of disorders including:
- Men's health conditions.
- Women's health conditions.
- Urological conditions.
- Rheumatology.
- Pain.
2. The course will use simulated and real environments to provide students with exposure to practice environments and clients in a range of scenarios to engage them in the management of the above disease states. The simulated and real scenarios will involve concepts of:
- Physical assessment techniques using the appropriate equipment for the musculoskeletal system and genitourinary system.
- Utilisation of pathology data and medical imaging in patient management.
- Problem solving skills in clinical practice including the identification, prioritisation, management and monitoring of therapeutic problems in a patient.
3. The course will provide practical experience in medication management including:
- Use of software to dispense medications.
- Clinical application of knowledge in drug administration, pharmacokinetics and drug compatibilities/ interactions.
- Demonstration of communication skills and provision of drug information.
- Ethical and legal issues applied to medication supply.
- Global and cultural awareness in medication supply.
4. The course will also provide experience in developing clinical skills through clinical practice experience in simulation centres, hospitals and the community, as well as guided case studies.
5. The course will apply important concepts in chemistry to the clinical setting including structure activity relationships.
6. The importance of patient safety and quality use of medicine in the clinical setting.
7. Decision making in the clinical environment and the role of the pharmacist in the continuity of care of the patient.
8. Management of the deteriorating patient.
9. Public Health and social determinants of health.
10. Health Promotion and health education as a strategy to reduce illness and improve health outcomes.
11. All material covered in this course will be integrated with clinical placement opportunities.
To enrol in this course students must be concurrently enrolled in PHAR3201 and PHAR3202, have successfully completed PHAR3104, and be active in the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) (12328) program..
Assumed knowledge
PHAR2101 Dermatology and Topical Formulations, PHAR2102 Cardiovascular and Renal Health, PHAR2203 Gastrointestinal Health and Solid Dosage Formulations, PHAR3101 Endocrinology and Injectable Dosage Formulations, PHAR3102 Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat Health, Respiratory Health and Related Formulations, PHAR3103 Mental and Neurological Health and PHAR3104 Clinical Pharmacotherapy 2.
Assessment items
Online Learning Activity: Online Learning Activities *
In Term Test: Mid-Semester Examination *
Formal Examination: End of Semester Examination *
Professional Task: Professional Practice Assessment *
Practical Demonstration: Dispensing and Practical Assessment *
Professional Task: Preceptor Assessment/ Placement e-Portfolio and Presentation/ Work Integrated Learning Sessions *
* This assessment has a compulsory requirement.
Compulsory Requirements
In order to pass this course, each student must complete ALL of the following compulsory requirements:
General Course Requirements:
- Integrated Learning Session: Attendance Requirement - Students must attend a minimum number of these sessions. - Students must attend the integrated learning sessions conducted during the semester, this includes placement activities, HNESC simulations and post placement interview.
Course Assessment Requirements:
- Professional Task: Attempt / Submission Requirement - Students must attempt/submit this assessment item to pass the course.
- Online Learning Activity: Attempt / Submission Requirement - Students must attempt/submit this assessment item to pass the course.
- Professional Task: Pass Requirement - Students must pass this assessment item to pass the course. - Students must pass the written and pass the oral components of this assessment to be able to pass the course.
- Formal Examination: Pass Requirement - Students must pass this assessment item to pass the course. - Students must pass a combination of the mid-semester examination and the end of semester examination to pass the course.
- In Term Test: Pass Requirement - Students must pass this assessment item to pass the course. - Students must pass a combination of the mid-semester examination and the end of semester examination to pass the course.
- Practical Demonstration: Minimum Grade / Mark Requirement - Students must obtain a specified minimum grade / mark in this assessment item to pass the course.
Pre-Placement Requirements:
- NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.
Contact hours
Integrated Learning Session
Face to Face Off Campus 77 hour(s) per Term Full Term
35 hrs per wk for 2 wks and 7hrs a day for 1 wk
Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per Week for 10 Weeks
Face to Face On Campus 24 hour(s) per Term Full Term
2 hrs per wk for 10 wks and 4 hrs per wk for 1 wk


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Baked Enchiladas
8-10 flour tortillas
1 can (12 oz.) green enchilada sauce
1 cup rice
1/2 cup beef, chicken, or tofu
1 can corn, drained (15 0z)
2tbl taco seasoning
1 cup pinto beans
Place your rice, meat, corn, seasoning, and pinto beans into a bowl. Add about 1/4 of the can of enchilada sauce. Mix well. This will become your enchilada filling. Place a heaping spoonful of filling on to a tortilla and wrap it up tightly. Place into a greased 9x13 pan. Continue to use up your filling and tortillas. My pan usually holds 8-10 tortillas. Once all your enchiladas have been rolled and placed in the pan, pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the top, make sure to cover all the tortillas. You can top your enchiladas with cheese, but I used nutritional yeast*. Bake for 25-30 minutes @ 350'. Enjoy!
*nutritional yeast is a great cheese substitute when you don't have cheese or just want to add a healthy kick to your food. It is also loaded with B12 vitamins. It can be put in soups, smoothies, and your baked goods.
XO Danielle


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Opening Convocation Address
by Dr. John D. Cox, the DuMez Professor of English
at the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse, Hope College
Sunday, August 24
President Bultman, with gratitude for that kind and generous introduction; Provost Boelkins; Dean Johnson; my friends and colleagues on the Hope College faculty; and especially the members of the Hope College Class of 2012, your family and friends: greetings.
I'd like to dedicate my brief comments today to the memory of my friend and fellow teacher, John Quinn. John died two months ago suddenly and utterly unexpectedly at the age of just 45. At the time of his death I had already substantially drafted the remarks I'm about to read, and that includes their title, "Where Do We Go from Here?" Given the sequence of events I didn't conceive of the title as a reference to John's untimely passing or to its effect on this community, but I believe that that reference is somehow unavoidable and I want to acknowledge it.
Let us return now to my prepared remarks, beginning with a familiar story that assumes something we all know, and that is that the New England state of Maine is not a good place in which to get lost. One frustrated driver in Augusta, Maine's capital city, pulled her car to the side of the road to ask directions from two men she saw talking on the sidewalk. When she told them her destination, each of the two had a different version of the route she should take to get there. The more they talked, the more each confused the other in trying to explain his route. Finally, they sputtered into silence. One of them shook his head ruefully at the driver behind the wheel and said, "You just can't get they-ah from hee-ah."
"You can't get there from here." This unhelpful remark is like Yogi Berra's much-quoted sayings - both nonsensical and oddly profound. A person can, of course, get anywhere on earth from anywhere else. You just have to enough time, the means to pay for the journey, and the ability to overcome sometimes imposing political barriers. Yet some objectives do seem impossible to reach at certain times in our lives. Then we indeed feel somehow that we can't get there from here.
Maybe those of you who are just entering Hope have felt that way recently - maybe you've even felt that way in the last couple of days. My guess is that more than one of you has asked the question, "Where do we go from here?" as you looked over the orientation schedule. Hope College plans its get-acquainted program for first-year students and their parents very well, so I doubt if anyone had the feeling they couldn't get to where they wanted to go from where they were in the last couple of days, but I may be mistaken.
If you haven't asked, "Where do we go from here?" recently, I guarantee you will ask it many times during the next four years. In fact, one way to describe a Hope College education is that it is designed to help you ask that question well. "Where do I go from here?" is simple to ask during orientation, because the answer to it is in the printed schedule and the helpful signs on campus and the many people who are there to help you. But the question will get harder to ask. It will get so hard sometimes that you may feel college is more about disorientation than orientation. "The more things change, the more they remain insane," said a joker recently. The changes that await you in the next four years may sometimes make you feel that way. One undergraduate described her experience in college by comparing it to getting a drink from a fire hydrant. There was plenty of water available, she explained, but the pressure was enough to blow her head off. That's her comparison, not mine, but I think you may find that it resonates with you some time during your college career.
My point in emphasizing the question, "Where do we go from here?" is not to scare you but to reassure you. Hope College offers more effective resources for helping you than two confused men on a sidewalk in Maine. To be sure, it may not seem like that to you. For one thing, you may be surprised that your teachers will often disagree with each other. I was teaching St. Augustine's Confessions one time in an English course at the same time a colleague was teaching the same book in a philosophy course. My colleague told me a student who happened to be in both courses had said to him that it didn't seem like we were teaching the same book. I guess you could say we were like those two guys on a sidewalk in Maine arguing about the route from here to there.
Such differences are challenging for students, but they point to something important: no one has the whole truth. "Where there is much desire to learn," writes the seventeenth-century poet, John Milton, author of Paradise Lost - "Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinion in good [minds] is but knowledge in the making." Milton compares the search for truth to the Egyptian myth of two lovers, Isis and Osiris. In the myth, Osiris's enemy tore him apart and scattered his pieces to the four winds. Isis set about the task of finding his mangled body, piece by piece. Isis, says Milton, is like lovers of truth, who search for the whole of it, piece by piece. Analyzing the myth as a Christian, Milton says truth [quote] "came once into the world with her divine Master, and was a perfect shape most glorious to look on." For Milton, in other words, truth was Christ, but after Christ left the earth, the truth was torn apart. We are left to try to reassemble the pieces. "We have not yet found them all," Milton asserts, "nor ever shall do, till her Master's second coming."
Milton learned this point about truth from long reflection on the Bible and the many interpretations it had already acquired by the seventeenth century. He found similar affirmations about truth, for example, made by the prophet Isaiah and the apostle Paul. Isaiah asserts an unbridgeable gap between what God knows and what humans know, even those who love and trust God: "My thoughts are not your thoughts," writes Isaiah, "my ways are not your ways - it is Yahweh who speaks." Paul makes a similar affirmation about truth at the end of his famous hymn to God's love in 1 Corinthians 13: "Now we are seeing a dim reflection in a mirror," he writes, "but then we shall be seeing face to face. The knowledge that I have now is imperfect; but then I shall know fully as I am known."
The resources that Hope College offers you as a student are designed to help you in your own quest to pick up the pieces of truth. The teachers who may disorient you and disagree among themselves are all strongly committed to their own search for truth; they seek it with all their heart, mind, and strength. They have spent many years training to do the task excellently in their respective disciplines. Milton would say those disciplines are critically established ways of finding pieces of the truth. Your teachers see their task not just as finding truth for God's sake and its own sake but for your sake. That's why they're teachers. They are here to help and equip you to undertake the task for yourself. They see their purpose as enabling you to ask the question, "Where do I go from here?" in the best possible way for yourself.
For make no mistake about it: no one can answer the question for you. I have read, as perhaps you have too, Jon Krakauer's book, Into Thin Air. It's a gripping account of the disastrous ascent of Mt. Everest in March, 1996. Eight climbers died on that expedition, some of them the most experienced mountaineers in the world. I learned a lot about climbing mountains from reading that book. Krakauer explains the challenges in specific detail; he illuminates the psychology of competitive mountaineering; he recounts his experiences in climbing other mountains besides Everest; he details the expenses of climbing - monetary, environmental, and human; he analyzes the physiology of mountain climbers and describes the terrible toll that high altitude and severe cold take on the human brain and body. In all of this, Krakauer is a brilliant and fascinating teacher, but my reading and understanding his book do not make me a mountaineer. Until I actually undertake to ascend Mt. Everest for myself, and get down again, I have not done so.
Hope College offers other resources besides your teachers to help you answer the question in the title of my talk. One of them is the curriculum. Hope describes itself as a liberal arts college. What does that mean? "Liberal" here is not about politics or lifestyle. The phrase "liberal arts" originated in the ancient world. It was picked up by teachers in the Middle Ages, when university education as we know it also began. (C. S. Lewis has written the best short introduction to it. It's in his essay on the word "Free" in his book, Studies in Words, recommended to me by my colleague, Curtis Gruenler.) The point of the liberal arts is that they introduce knowledge as something worth learning for its own sake and therefore "free" of any practical use a person might make of it. The difference can be grasped most clearly when we contrast a liberal arts college with a vocational training institute. The first aims to educate a student broadly; the second, to train a student for a particular career. This is not to say that Hope College pays no attention to the practical outcome of your education. On the contrary, Hope has an outstanding reputation for joint student/faculty research. Students at Hope, in other words, have an opportunity to learn how people do research in the real world. Hope also has an outstanding office of career counseling and placement. Hope cares very much about your material wellbeing. It's just that Hope also cares about knowledge that has no practical application. We therefore encourage students - all right, we require students - to study subjects that have no apparent relation to their major discipline. No college or university with a liberal arts curriculum achieves its aims perfectly. Hope was one of the first colleges, however, invited to join the recent Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education. This careful survey concludes that excellent teaching, challenging academic work, and commitment to multicultural diversity are all improving the quality of liberal arts education at Hope. That kind of education in itself is an important resource for students as they pick up pieces of the truth in their attempt to answer the question, "Where do we go from here?"
A crucial complement to a liberal arts education at Hope is implied in the college's offering an education [quote] "in the context of the historic Christian faith." What does that phrase mean? It means, for one thing, that though the truth is in pieces, and though human beings can never know it all, or even know any piece of it with absolute certainty, it nonetheless exists entire in God's view of things. Knowing that, we undertake the quest for truth with respect and humility. "All truth is God's truth," writes Augustine. His affirmation reminds us to attend to every truth claim not with immediate credulity nor with instant doubt, but with critical intelligence, with discernment, and with careful regard. Augustine's affirmation also gives us the confidence that Milton's story is true. Milton used the myth of Isis and Osiris to illustrate his point that the whole truth has a real origin, and that our quest to reassemble the truth is not blind and purposeless but meaningful and worthwhile. "Then we shall see face to face," says the apostle Paul, and in that hope we search for truth, partial and imperfect though our answers necessarily must be.
Undertaking education in the context of the historic Christian faith also means that HopeCollege offers the opportunity for worshipping God together. I call this an "opportunity," rather than an "obligation," because at Hope no one is required to attend worship services. You may have read the statement on the webpage of the Admissions Office. It says: "Hope strives to be a place for students where the Christian faith is perceived as inviting, not imposing." The Admissions webpage goes on to describe students who have arrived at Hope as Christians and who have found their faith deepened by their experience. It describes still others who have become Christians while at Hope, and the webpage describes yet others who have arrived and departed as adherents of other faiths or of no faith. I want to say a little more about that first category - students who find their faith deepened by their college experience. I have found that students sometimes arrive at Hope College as Christian believers and depart as people who no longer affirm the same faith they had when they entered. They may even wonder if they affirm any faith at all. I do not speak for the college in saying this, but my own belief is that if students in this situation have come to their position honestly and thoughtfully, then my job is not to get them back to the place where they started. My job is to respect them as they reassemble pieces of the truth for themselves. I need to appreciate their honesty, and I need to support them as best I can. Periods of doubt and uncertainty often mark the quest for deeper faith. "The opposite of faith," says Ann Lamott, "is not doubt; the opposite of faith is certainty." "I believe," said a distressed father to Jesus, "help my unbelief."
I have guaranteed that you will ask the question, "Where do I go from here?" many times during your career at Hope College. Let me conclude with another guarantee: you will ask the question many times after you graduate from Hope. Speaking in terms of careers alone, a large number of each year's graduating class are quietly saying to themselves, "Where do I go from here?" Even those who know what they are doing in the next year, or two, or five, are almost certainly asking themselves, "And what then?" By "doing," of course, I mean earning a living. But if we go beyond that basic and important question, we confront another question, one that involves more than earning a living, to ask about living a life. You will not leave Hope College with all your questions answered, for reasons that I have tried to make clear. But the college will have done its job well if you graduate with an ability to ask the question, "Where do I go from here?" with confidence and, yes, with hope, the anchor of the soul, for which Hope College is named.
Thank you.


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A Durham, N.C.-based biologics company is relocating its Memphis presence, signifying a boon to the Northeast office submarket.
Bioventus LLC has inked 38,880 square feet of office and manufacturing space in Goodlett Farms Business Campus, 1900 Charles Bryan Road, in Cordova.
Formed in May, Bioventus emerged from venture capital firm Essex Woodlands and London-based medical device maker Smith & Nephew Inc. Bioventus, which bills itself as a leader in active orthopedic healing, is the successor to Smith & Nephew's Biologics Division/Clinical Therapies business that generates $250 million in revenue annually worldwide.
Bioventus currently occupies about 30,000 square feet of space collectively at Smith & Nephew's Brooks and Holmes road locations.
Bioventus has about 500 U.S. employees, including about 130 in Memphis. The firm expects to move its Memphis-based employees into Goodlett Farm's larger space by February. The expansion will mean a $5 million investment and the creation of 44 new jobs.
A $300,000 building permit was recently filed with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement for interior alterations to the existing office space, including the addition of a new exterior loading dock. Grinder, Taber & Grinder Inc. is the contractor.
The move enables Bioventus to consolidate its Memphis functions, including manufacturing, quality and human resources, said Anthony James, Bioventus vice president of operations and quality.
"It's very close to the interstate, and just from a shipping and distribution standpoint, we want to be in the Memphis area," James said. "A lot of medical device companies are in the Memphis area, a lot of medical device industry is developing in the Memphis area, so from that standpoint, it's a strategic market and gives us the ability to get our products out to our customers quickly."
Goodlett Farms Business Campus is made up of two Class A buildings – 7130 Goodlett Farms and 1900 Charles Bryan Road – attached by a sky-bridge that total 368,967 square feet on 52 acres. Current tenants in the park are Stratas Foods, Hunter Fan Co., Yusen Logistics (formerly NYK Logistics Americas Inc.), Regions Bank, State Farm Mutual Automotive Insurance Co. and Regional Adjustment Bureau.
Larry Jensen, president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC, represented Bioventus in lease negotiations. Bentley Pembroke, vice president Commercial Advisors Asset Services, represented the landlord, Dallas-based JP Realty Partners.
"What Goodlett Farms Business Campus offers is a multi-tenant opportunity in what is primarily an owner-occupied corridor on Goodlett Farms Parkway," Pembroke said. "We've had a lot of success over the last couple of years in attracting regional-type headquarters users at those buildings."
Bioventus' 38,880-square-foot lease brings Goodlett Farms Business Campus to 97 percent occupancy but only represents about 15,000 square feet of absorption. That's because Bioventus will occupy 23,000 square feet recently vacated by Yusen Logistics/NYK.
Pembroke said Yusen had a termination option coming up in about two years, and was allowed to exercise that right early in order for Commercial Advisors to get space back and do a direct lease with Bioventus.
Commercial Advisors' Jacob Biddle represented the sublease space occupied by Yusen that was terminated to make room for the Bioventus lease. Yusen still occupies about 30,000 square feet at Goodlett Farms.
• In other deals, Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. leased 10,980 square feet in Nonconnah Corporate Park, 1531-1543 Corporate Ave.
The Exeter, Pa.-based specialty automotive equipment distributor will relocate its Memphis cross-dock from 2888 Shortside Lane.
The Colliers International industrial team of Andy Cates and Preston Thomas represented the tenant. Elliot Embry of NAI Saig Co. represented the landlord, Nonconnah Holdings LLC.
Also, Steve Brinkmeyer of Blocker And Wallis Services LLC bought 887 Rayner St. from T & T Realty Investments LLC for $375,000.
The Class C warehouse is 35,000 square feet on nearly 2 acres. Built in 1969, its 2012 appraisal from the Shelby County Assessor of Property is $533,700.
Cates and Thomas handled the transaction.
Blocker & Wallace Service sells new and remanufactured parts for Gardner Denver industrial blowers at 1472 Rogers Ave. The company will remain there and expand into its newly acquired warehouse across the street, Thomas said.
Also, Blocker & Wallis' $300,000 mortgage was filed with Regions Bank in conjunction with the purchase.
• Meanwhile, E's 24 Hour Café signed a 1,100-square-foot lease in the former CK's at 4969 Park Ave. near Mount Moriah Road.
Barry Maynard of Trezevant Realty Corp. represented the tenant. Loeb Properties Inc.'s Chris Heinz represented the landlord.
E's 24 Hour Café is owned by The Tushek Co. LLC, made up of Eric Tushek, who also owns four local TCBY stores, and his stepfather, Rip Crain. The restaurant – which inked its first lease in July at 4275 Summer Ave. and has since opened up in the old CK's at 1308 Union – is similar in price point to the old Dobb's House and CK's Coffee Shop, yet slightly more upscale, Crain said.
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Gaston tied with Mecklenburg and Wake counties for the highest number of on-the-job deaths in 2012.
Gaston tied with Mecklenburg and Wake counties for the highest number of on-the-job deaths in 2012.
Both counties have populations more than four times larger than Gaston�s but all three saw three workplace fatalities, according to state Labor Department figures.
Most of North Carolina�s counties, 75 out of 100, had no on-the-job fatalities last year.
The three deaths in Gaston meant the county had more work-related deaths in 2012 than in any of the previous five years, when numbers ranged from zero to 2.
Last year�s deaths included a 54-year-old who, while working for Proof Seal in January, fell through a skylight and plummeted 16 feet to his death.
Thirty-four-year-old Victor �Bo� Towery was killed by an excavator in February 2012 while working for A&A Grading and Hauling.
And Michael Scott Wyatt, a 35-year-old logger for Dustin Ellis Logging was hit and killed by a tree in June.
Gaston�s spike in workplace deaths notwithstanding, the number of people killed on the job in North Carolina dropped to 35, more than a third fewer than in the previous year, said the state.
The 2011 number represented a five-year peak in workplace deaths for North Carolina.
The Labor Department says the Occupational Safety and Health Division worked with some of the state�s most hazardous industries to help prevent deaths on the job.
Steps included industry guides, alerts to specific hazards and training, according to division director Allen McNeely.
Problems with workers being hit by different objects � mainly trees, vehicles and other heavy equipment � persisted. Those were the leading causes of death among people at work in North Carolina last year.
Fourteen people died from those �struck by� injuries.
Other major causes of death among workers were falls and electrocution.
�We will continue our efforts this year in order to educate workers and decrease the number of accidents caused by being struck by vehicles and equipment,� said McNeely in a release issued by the state.
The Labor Department also looks at federal injury and illness information to measure how the state performs in terms of the safety and health of workers.
North Carolina�s rate is 3.1 injuries or illnesses for every 100 full-time workers, a rate the state has maintained for the past three years. It has fallen steadily since eclipsing 5 for every hundred workers in 2000.


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Review: The best Geforce GTX 570 we've tried so far
Eight months ago we tested Point of View / TGT GTX 570 Beast graphics card which took the title of the fastest among Geforce GTX 570s. Today we have another GTX 570 Beast card which runs at the same clocks as the first GTX 570 Beast. However, the new Beast comes with improved cooling and more memory, which is the reason why its full name is GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB.
Our readers know that TGT is Point of View's right hand when it comes to overclocking graphics, and should know that only the fastest graphics card get the Beast treatment. Of course, TGT not only handpicked the GPUs but made sure that each and every one runs at high clocks for a long time.
Nvidia's plans for new graphics card series have obviously been moved towards the end of 2011, so TGT decided to use the existing Fermi GF110 chips. In case you forgot, Geforce GTX 570 is based on Nvidia's Fermi architecture, namely the most advanced Nvidia's GPU so far – the GF110. The card offers excellent performance in the high end segment and is the second fastest single-GPU card in Nvidia's arsenal.
The GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB runs at 841MHz for the GPU, which is 109MHz higher than on reference cards (732MHz). We're pretty glad that TGT strapped the new Beast with adequate cooling which cools well and stays quiet while doing so.
Apart from the factory overclock, special dual-fan cooler and double the memory, the GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB can boast a rich video out panel. It includes standard HDMI and DisplayPort connectors, as well as two dual-link DVIs.
GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB graphics cards come with Zalman cooling, which should cater to enthusiasts due to quiet operation and good performance. The only downside is that the cooler takes up 2.5 slots. The cooling has two 75mm fans on it.
The picture below shows Nvidia's reference Geforce GTX 570 cooling. The Geforce GTX 570 you see here is the one that launched first and actually uses PCBs designed for Geforce GTX 580 cards. Nvidia remedied that in the meantime and designed a new PCB which is the reason why you can find different Geforce GTX 570 cards. Our today's GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB also uses the new PCB, which is shorter and has a few extra components. The PCB is still 12-layer design rather than the cost-down version that many Nvidia partners go for, but we've come to expect only the best from TGT.
Four copper heatpipes are used to transfer heat from the GPU to the large heatsink.
The hood is made of brushed aluminum which both helps with dissipation and makes it look cooler.
PoV/TGT uses direct-touch technology, as you can see on the pictures below. Textured aluminum fins improve dissipation while power components were strapped with a separate heatsink.
TGT used Hynix GDDR5 memory (1280MB), model H5GQ2H24MFR-T2C, which is rated at 1250MHz (5000MHz GDDR5 effecitvely).
Reference Geforce GTX 570 cooling expels most of hot air outside the case, whereas the GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB leaves most of it in the case. This is the reason why you should make sure that in-case cooling is adequate, although enthusiasts and gamers who are most likely to buy this card are probably covered in that department in the first place.
GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB comes with all the current video connectors. The I/O panel holds two dual-link DVIs as well as standard HDMI and DisplayPort outs. Note that reference Geforce GTX 570s come with two dual-link DVIs and one mini-HDMI.
Despite the higher number of video outs, Nvidia's design allows for only two displays at the same time. This means that using three displays will require a second card.
We already said that the cooler takes up 2.5 slots, but users should be careful with the screws protruding at the other side of the card. The entire cooler is held in place with four screws, which why the mechanism had to made as robust as possible. The cooler is not heavier than 400g though, so it should not be a big issue.
Motherboard: EVGA 4xSLI
CPU: Core i7 965 XE (Intel EIST and Vdrop enabled)
Memory: 6GB Corsair Dominator 12800 7-7-7-24
Harddisk: OCZ Vertex 2 100 GB
Power Supply: CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 800W
Case: CoolerMaster HAF X
Fan Controler: Kaze Master Pro 5.25"
Operating System: Win7 64-bit
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We expected the GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB to score similarly to the reference Geforce GTX 580, which it ultimately did.
3DMark 2011 testing showed that the GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB is capable of beating the Geforce GTX 580 in the less demanding Entry test. At the end of the day though, Geforce GTX 580 remains the fastest single-GPU graphics card.
Judging by what we've seen while playing with the GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB, it is definitely the best Geforce GTX 570 we've tried so far.
3DMark 2011
Aliens vs Predator
Crysis 2
Metro 2033
Unigine Heaven
The GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB is a factory overclocked card that owes its high clocks to carefully handpicked GF110 GPUs. The card comes with Zalman cooling that served us well. We did not change fan rpm or GPU voltages and we still did some gaming at 895MHz. The GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB ran stable at 163MHz (22%) higher clocks than reference.
Thermals and Noise
Thanks to the efficient dual-fan cooling, we had no trouble with GPU temperatures, not even after overclocking it to 895MHz. GPU temperatures were around 78°C when the card was under load, which is still less than on the reference card. Add to that the fact that Beast 2.5GB runs 109MHz faster, and you get the picture.
The fan was almost inaudible both in 2D and 3D modes, and we simply loved the fact that it remained almost inaudible after our overclock.
Power Consumption
Low consumption is definitely not a flagship feature of Beast cards, but what else to expect from a card that's built for performance. Our testing revealed that the GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB consumes about the same as the reference Geforce GTX 580.
GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB is the second Geforce GTX 570 graphics card that received PoV/TGT's Beast treatment. The first one launched more than half a year ago, but the time was ripe for a successor. As the name suggests, the Beast 2.5GB has double the memory and comes with quiet but efficient Zalman cooling.
The new GTX 570 Beast 2 card should cater to enthusiasts who crave the best. If we look at the GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB's GPU clock, which stands at 841MHz, it is clear that the 109MHz factory overclock will leave many competitors in the dust. TGT handpicks only the best GPUs that can take anything you throw at them and then some, be it long gaming hours or overclocking. In fact, there's still room for additional overclocking despite the hefty overclock, which later helped us to leave even the likes of Geforce GTX 580 in the dust.
Low consumption is definitely not a flagship feature of Beast cards, but what else to expect from a card that's built for performance. Naturally, high performance requires power and the GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB consumption is similar to the GTX 580's.
The GTX 570 Beast 2.5GB sports a rich video out panel. It includes standard HDMI and DisplayPort connectors, as well as two dual-link DVIs.
The major con for most of us would have to be the price though, which starts at about 385 euro, here. Compared to most affordable GTX 570s on the market, the Beast 2.5GB costs €100 extra, which means that it's dangerously approaching the price of GTX 580 cards.
However, if you adamant to stick with air cooling but want a quiet, overclocked and even further overclockable card, then the GTX 570 Beast 2.5 might be the card you're looking for. We must admit that this was the fastest GTX 570 we've tested so far. The cooling is great while additional memory and factory overclocking will help where the reference GTX 570 falls short.


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It's February....
How in the HELL is it February????
and why does it go so fast....
I have some REALLY GREAT new sponsors that I will be introducing you to over the next few days..
First up Elise Allen
She is one talented lady....see for yourself
Elise has graciously offered up one of her pretty paintings.
A 6" x 6" venetian plaster and acrylics on wood panel painting.
It is valued at $125!
How beautiful would this be nestled amongst your books on a bookshelf, or on your bedside table?
It's yours if you win, so you better get entering!
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text: June 6, 2014: Israel recently revealed that it is replacing its fleet of 33 elderly AH-1 helicopter gunships with armed UAVs. Actually this has been going on for some time, Israel has just kept quiet about the change. It all began in April 2013 when Israel briefly grounded its 30 or so AH-1 helicopter gunships. The AH-1 suffered a rotor failure and both crewmen died in the crash. The grounding was lifted when it was discovered that the rotor failure was a unique event and not part of a flaw found in all the AH-1s. But at the same time air force planners pointed out that UAVs were increasingly being sent to carry out surveillance missions long handled by the AH-1s. Moreover, the UAVs could stay in the air longer (over 12 hours compared to about 90 minutes for the AH-1s) and were cheaper to operate and did not expose Israeli pilots to danger. So the air force decided to stop using the AH-1s (except for emergencies) and see if UAVs could effectively replace the choppers. The UAVs could and did.


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Tonight I am feeling so blessed. Great things have been happening for me and Eli, and I don't want it to go by without thanking God for His amazing gifts.
Because of the book Wendy on Wheels Saves the Day....and the fact that we are cartoon characters in it....we have been blessed with a little local publicity. Our newspaper did a phone interview and printed an article about it. A local TV station came to our house and did a feature piece on us. It was so cool! (You can watch the video here)
My heart's desire has always been to have Eli known by others. And it's happening for us and I couldn't be more excited! He's been the cover boy for our local Playdate magazine. I wrote an article for Playdate, also, telling Eli's story. In two weeks, I'll be the guest speaker at a MOPS meeting, sharing our story with others and trying to give hope to moms who may feel overwhelmed, isolated, or exhausted.
Raising Eli has had it's fair share of challenges, that's for sure. But, being his mom and seeing what a happy child he is, even though he has so many challenges, has been the most amazing thing I've ever experienced. I can't believe some of the amazing moms of special needs kids I've met along the way. Moms who inspire me, educate me, listen to me, and simply "get" me!
The last two years with Eli have been the best so far. We've finally figured his feedings out....and he's actually weighing in at 25 lbs! There was a time I thought he was withering away before our eyes! He is so easy to take places. He's tolerant and content. He loves looking around and absorbing the world, all the while cracking up as Elmo plays on his iPod.
I can't imagine life without Eli's laugh in it! Here's a little glimpse into my world....my favorite sounds:
Eli's chatter and his laughter.
(He's learned to squeal like a little pig! It's adorable to us.)
This is Eli having a very good time:
To all my new readers....WELCOME!
To all the rest of you....Thank You for continuing to come back!
I have big plans for my blog....so stay tuned... :)


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Spring wine festival growing
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- Published on 12 May 2013
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Piney Woods Wine Trail Festival set for Saturday, May 18 is growing and so are the duties for the sponsoring Main Street Alliance.
More than two dozen vendors of various types and 16 wine booths have confirmed reservations and volunteers are needed. See the May 9 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald to see how you can be of assistance.


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Pennsylvania has long clung to the presumption of paternity by estoppel, which means simply: if you hold yourself out as the parent, you are the parent, even if you are not the biological parent. Under this fiction, DNA evidence is not admissible. Some states are moving away from this somewhat archaic presumption. In the holding of K.E.M. v. P.C.S., No. 67 MAP 2011, 2012 WL 573635 (Pa. Feb. 21, 2012), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently declined an opportunity to do away with the presumption entirely, but it did add one ripple: the courts must look at the best interest of the child when applying the presumption of paternity by estoppel. There, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania deemed that paternity in Pennsylvania by estoppel will continue in this Commonwealth. There, the biological mother acknowledged that she had an extramarital affair with the alleged father during the course of her marriage to her husband. Testing did establish that her husband was not the biological father of the child.
The alleged biological father asserted paternity by estoppel to defeat the child support claim and argued that the husband had established the father relationship with the child, adding that his involvement in the child's life had been insignificant. Also, the mother and her husband remained married even though they were separated.
The alleged father maintained that he has little involvement in the child's life and that the mother remained married to her husband, though separated. This prompted the lower court and Superior Court to grant his motion to dismiss the support action against him. The husband remained responsible for the child's support. But then the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania had a look and reversed the lower court's decision. Specifically the Supreme Court remanded to the lower court for proceedings with the following directive: the purpose of paternity by estoppel is to keep families intact and protect the best interests of the child. It was then up to the lower court to evaluate the best interest of the child based on a new evidentiary hearing. This left in tact the doctrine of paternity by estoppel but it must be supported by a consideration of the best interest of the child.
Before this new provision in the law, the party seeking to challenge an order to pay child support based on paternity by estoppel could defend on two grounds: (1) show that he did not hold himself out as the parent; or (2) show that he relied on the other parent's false and fraudulent claim that he was the biological father, when he was not. This issue came up a few years ago in a case that was litigated in Allegheny County before the Honorable Judge Wetch and appealed to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. The case was also profiled in the New York Times.
In that case, the mother was married to her husband, Mike, when she had a child ("L") with another man, Rob. Her husband held himself out as the child's father even though he knew he was not, eventually, and claimed that he had only done so because his wife had lied and told him was, in fact, the biological father.
This is how the New York Times described the case:
The real issue, her attorney, Todd Elliott, told the court, was that Mike didn't really want to stop being L.'s father. 'Every time he was given a chance to deny paternity, he never did,' Elliott said, according to the transcript. 'He signed consent order after consent order because he wanted to be the father. The testimony here today is that he only did it because of some philanthropic belief that he wanted to step up. That's not true. . . . He fought for every other weekend. He fought for having her overnight on a Wednesday. He fought for having her not be able to leave the jurisdiction. These aren't things that someone does because they are just philanthropic. He wants to be the dad; he just doesn't want to pay support.' Elliott's accusation infuriated Mike, who believed it accurately described Rob, not him.
The hearing officer was persuaded by Elliott's argument: Mike hadn't been defrauded into admitting paternity after the DNA tests, and he had hardly abandoned L. after he learned the truth. Still, the officer ruled, Rob had also acted "essentially as a parent." During the hearing, Stephanie testified that Rob was the biological father, and that he and L. loved each other. He had taken her on vacations to Disney World, Las Vegas and the ocean, celebrated at her birthday parties, bought her gifts and attended her soccer games and school activities. As such, the hearing officer ordered, Rob should help pay her support, too.
Despite being named a defendant in Mike's lawsuit, neither Rob nor any legal representative for him ever showed up in court or contested the rulings. But Stephanie did. Her attorney argued in an appeal that parenthood shared by one mother and two fathers "would lead to a strange and unworkable situation." So, the lawyer reasoned, Rob should not be forced to help pay for L.'s care. David Wecht, the state-court judge charged with hearing the appeal, agreed with Stephanie's conclusions, albeit for different reasons. Pennsylvania law did not allow for the recognition of two fathers of the same child, he wrote in his opinion, and thus he could not order two men to pay paternal support. Wecht concluded that under the law, Mike was L.'s legal father. Fraud is the only way to rebut the key paternity doctrine, and Wecht, like the hearing officer, concluded fraud did not induce Mike to continue as L.'s dad after the DNA results; love did.
The superior court agreed with and fully upheld the lower court's decision. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania declined to hear the case. There, however, the issue was whether the lower court erred in failing to find fraud, not whether the presumption of paternity by estoppel should be abandoned or abrogated, which did not occur until recently, in K.E.M. v. P.C.S., No. 67 MAP 2011, 2012 WL 573635 (Pa. Feb. 21, 2012), as set forth above, and now the court may — and must — consider the best interest of the child when applying paternity by estoppel.