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Wonderfully written and heartfelt!ReplyDelete
Warmly, Vickie
Thanks Vickie. Hope all is well.ReplyDelete
You do, in deed, have a great purpose: caring, feeling, sharing with and helping others. Thank you.
I'm a a BK amputee--have been just about my entire life. Something recently happened that profoundly changed the quality of my life, and I find myself on a mission to "pay it forward." An affordable, comfy, life-like waterproof leg was just invented last year and now I'm enjoying water activities as I never could before.
It does, in deed, get better for amputees. If you're interested in my story or sharing news of a truly waterproof, inexpensive water leg, just let me know. I'd love to chat with you about ideas on how I can spread the word. This is the best quality-of-life investment I've made in a long while (ever?), and I can't keep it a secret.
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Have you ever watched a movie, then watched another soon afterward and one of the actors is in that same movie? A kind-of similar thing has occurred in the past several books I've read. Not the same character as that would just be weird, but a similar theme...children.
Family of His Own
Haunted Souls
A Child's Christmas
Ethan's Daughter
...and most recently...A Dad for Charlie
All of these books had a child as a main character. How odd.
Okay, back to the topic at-hand, my recap review of A Dad for Charlie.
I really enjoyed revisiting Butterfly Harbor. If you've never been there, I suggest you get to a book store and pick up the first book in the series. Each book stands well on its own, so no worries if you don't start with the first one.
I gave this book five stars!
To read my complete review, visit Still Moments Magazine.
Friday, August 11, 2017
My Recap on A Dad for Charlie
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Thank you so much for the lovely review!! Thrilled you enjoyed. And not to worry! I'm actually writing Calliope's story now! It'll be out Christmas of next year (the first Butterfly Harbor Christmas book I get to write ).ReplyDelete
This is great news, Anna! I can't wait to read Calliope's story...but I have to wait until next Christmas? :(ReplyDelete
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Just When You Thought Your Ex Was the Craziest Man Alive…
June 23, 2009 by Alison
Filed under Alison's Blog, Personal Growth
You might not expect to see a political or news post on a blog like this one, but when something so big happens like what is going on in Iran, I have to write a thing or two about world events.
In case any of us were uncertain before, it's pretty clear now that Ahmadinejad is a total psycho. You think you've known some crazy men in your life? He makes all of them look normal. Even my craziest exes look charming next to that guy. When he came to New York City in 2007 to speak, the NYPD should have dropped him off on Tremont Avenue in the Bronx and let him find his way to Columbia University on his own. That would have fixed his ass. Living under the current regime in Iran must be hell on earth for so many people to want it to end.
When I was watching the protestors on television, I felt so much admiration for them. Publically protesting a regime that is repressive and dangerous is the ultimate act of courage. But I also couldn't help but wonder, "If I were in their shoes, would I have the personal strength and will to fight for what I believe in? Would I scurry away and hide or would I stand up against a regime like that one? If I can't find the courage to tell my friend that I think her boyfriend is the Devil, how in the world would I tell an insane dictator that I want to see him gone?"
I hope that I would have it in me to fight that fight, but I don't know if I would. I guess none of us really know what we are made of until life puts us to the test. But whether the tests you face are big or small, I commend you if you stand up for what you believe in, especially if your beliefs are unpopular. We all need to defend freedom and remember how lucky we are to have the right to express dissatisfaction with the actions and attitudes of our government. No matter how annoying someone is, or how much we think their opinion sucks, we should be happy they have the right to express it freely. Copyright © 2009 Alison James


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Ravalli County Voter Forums This Week
The all the local general election candidates have been invited to the two voter forums this week, sponsored by the Bitterroot Chamber of Commerce.
The forum on Tuesday, October 2, will be at the Hamilton Middle School for all state House of Representative races - Districts 87, 88, 89 and 90.
The forum on Thursday, October 4, will be at the Florence-Carlton old gym for all Ravalli County commissioner candidates and for the state Senate District 45.
A feature of the Tuesday forum will be a "Speed Date" period from 5 to 6 p.m., where the candidates will be in specific locations and you can talk one-to-one with each for 5 minutes only, then you can move on to another candidate. This is the second time the Chamber has tried the Instant Meet and Greet. They had positive comments about it in the last election forum.
Steve Fullerton of KLYQ will moderating the forum with questions from local media.


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Cole Sprouse Used Tumblr for an Experiment. Tumblr crazies are mad!
So late October, I made this epic post that chronicled Cole Sprouse having a tumblr.
Turns out, he created it for a sociology class experiment. He deleted his tumblr page over the weekend and posted about it on his twitter. The tweets have been deleted since, but I have some screencaps courtesy of Tumblr.
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What should be in a basic first aid kit at work?
Most workplaces and offices should stock a basic work first aid kit. Here's our list of suggested contents for a basic first aid kit at work:
First aid kit contents at work
- First aid leaflet / book (up to date)
- First aid kit contents checklist
- Assorted plasters
- Sterile wound dressings (assorted sizes – small, medium and large)
- Triangular bandages
- Safety pins
- Disposable gloves (small, medium and large)
- Adhesive tape (ideally hypoallergenic)
- Eye pad
- Saline water for eye washing
- Sterile gauze
- Foil blanket
- Scissors
- Conforming or crepe bandage
- Resuscitation/CPR face shield
This is only a suggestion for essential items. Each workplace should conduct a risk assessment to identify if any further items are needed.
For example, if there is a risk of burns in the work environment then the first aid kit may need more specialist equipment to deal with burn injuries.
Some countries may have specific regulations about the contents of first aid kits in the workplace. It is important to follow these first aid regulations if they apply in your country!
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How Do We Get to Sustainability?
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I've started the last two posts with questions for a good reason. To achieve sustainability, we have to ask questions. Unfortunately, these questions aren't easy, idealistic, or straightforward. They address real problems in the systems we have created and perpetuated, present controversial ideas that challenge the status quo, and require real thought and discussion. I thought writing a thorough blog post would be the best way to get at these questions, but the more I struggled to write, the more I realized I don't have answers or details to provide. So here are the questions I've been grappling with, laid out plainly with no attempt to individually create a solution:
How do we make change: grassroots (inspiring, but small) or top-down (larger scale, but less heroic)? Is there necessarily a better way to achieve sustainability? According to Foodopoly, by Wenonah Hauter, "Changing our food system is a political act;" is changing the state of sustainability the same? How do we include everyone (especially underrepresented voices) in decision making? How do we balance views: is everyone's opinion really equally important (ex. corporations', NIMBY, or selfish interests)? If specialists are the ones driving change, how do we make sure to include everyone else? How do we make sure everyone is making sustainable choices? How do we reach out to and educate the uninterested or opposed? How do we make sustainability a habit and imbue it into our daily lives? How do we make sustainability a priority for everyone (especially businesses)? What exactly needs to be done, and what can be done at each level (government, business, nonprofit, or individual)? What important questions are missing and also crucial in working towards sustainability?
I know my answers to several of these questions, but mine alone are not enough. These questions should provoke conversations among family, friends, organizations, coworkers, and strangers so everyone can work together to create change. Reach out, share your questions and answers, be a changemaker!
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Anisette Brasserie closes; chef Alain Giraud plans new project
After months of rumors about its impending closure, Anisette Brasserie has shut its doors for good. Earlier conflicting reports had said that the Santa Monica restaurant would shutter or that it would remain open under new ownership.
Anisette owners Mike Garrett and Tommy Stoilkovich could not be reached for comment.
Chef-partner Alain Giraud told The Times, "it was truly a business decision. I think the concept is right, but the economy was wrong. We tried everything possible.... The way the economy went, you have to scale differently."
The brasserie in the 1929 Art Deco Clock Tower building opened in 2008, part of a new wave of brasseries in Los Angeles. The 5,000-square-foot space was outfitted with a 36-seat poured zinc bar imported from France, wood paneling with wainscoting, antique mirrors, mosaic tiles and red leather booths. Giraud, who previously was chef at Bastide, garnered two stars at Anisette from Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila.
Giraud says he already has been working on a project of his own. "I wish we can keep Anisette running. But I have a project I've been working on for a while now. It's almost there. It'll be the first time I have my own place. Small, charming and voilà. Soon, very soon."
-- Betty Hallock
Photo: Anisette Brasserie. Credit: Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times


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This is the link for the Problem/Solution activity and the Help Mr. Mooseltoe Make 10 math activity.
The work mat pattern is free on yesterday's blog post.
We did the make 10 activity with the moose before Christmas and my kids really enjoyed it. I had some that kept dropping their beads. Just out of curiosity, when you did this activity did you just give your students 10 beads each? I ran of the the sequencing and problem/ solution activity as well but we ran out of time. Saving for next year. Thanks so much for sharing!
Hi Denise- We started with 10 beads. I have found that some beads have a bigger hole. We have worked so much with beads and fuzzy sticks decomposing numbers that my students do really well. Thanks for visiting my blog! Hope you have a great week.


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Attacks on Jewish people in the UK have fallen by nearly a fifth to their lowest total in nearly a decade, a survey has found.
Research by the Community Security Trust (CST) found 529 anti-semitic incidents occured across Britain in 2013.
This compared with 649 attacks in 2012, and represented a fall of over 40% from the all-time high of 931 in 2009.
The data was compiled from reports by members of the public to the CST helpline and included attacks on social media, as well as damage to property,
Despite the drop the CST struck a note of caution, suggesting that up to three-quarters of attacks on Jewish people go unreported.
Spokesman Mark Gardner said: "Any fall in the number of anti-Semitic incidents that take place is to be welcomed, but we are always wary of reading too much into short-term trends as we know that the picture can change considerably from year to year.
"Research suggests that about three in four anti-Semitic incidents go unreported. We encourage people to continue to report anti-Semitic incidents to CST and the police, so we can give them the help they need and can support the efforts of law enforcement to catch offenders and reduce further incidents."
The most common anti-semitism in 2013 was verbal abuse in the street, which accounted for 185 incidents. London saw an overall drop in the number of total incidents, compared to Manchester where they rose by a fraction to 172.
There was a slight rise in attacks aimed at Jewish people on social media websites, such as Twitter and Facebook. Abuse on social media rose to 86 incidents from 81 a year earlier. Old media was used in five cases of hate mail aimed at the ethnic group via leaflets.
There were 69 physical assaults in public on Jewish people, which the centre classified as being motivated by anti-semitism. The figure was the lowest since 2003.
The CST, which is a charity, analyses each report to judge if it fulfills the criteria of an antisemitic incident. Last year 465 reports were turned down as not being motivated by hatred of Jewish people.


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In 1922, Ford made a great buy by purchasing the Lincoln Motor Company. Mercury was started in 1938 as a division to sell mid-priced autos. By the 1950's, the famous Thunderbird and Edsel were born. The 1960's started the Falcon, Bronco, Galaxie and Mustang started ruling the roads. The 1970's started the Granada, Maverick and who could forget, the Pinto! By the 1980's. Ford started becoming more eco friendly and started their EEC-III and EEC- IV computer systems for fuel injected engines. Jaguar was taken over by Ford in 1989 but resold in 2008. Volvo was also acquired in 1999 but also sold in 2010 due to the economy shift. Ford also currently holds a large stake in the Mazda Corporation.
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Hi All,
I was wondering if anyone might shed some light on why this happens. or how to fix it.
My printer will print fine for approx 20 min, then the extruder stops shooting filament. I am using this filament:
I noticed that the filament is slightly thicker than the cartridge filament, and the filament will click every so often during a print at the cartridge motor. I think it might be wearing down the filament and not being able to grip it... I am not sure... =\
I am willing to upload a video, but I wont be able to until next week.


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Progress with CPod?
Listening to an old Advanced Podcast made me think about the progress I achieved with CPod. It was not quite a year ago that one day I called my wife and told her that I listened to a that very lesson and understood what it was about - I was proud to guess the topic.
Although there are still holes in my understanding that need fixing, I can follow most of what is going on at Advanced level. Because I get more and more of the Chinese only definitions, I can draw a lot now from relistening.
My biggest progress lies in listening comprehension and vocab. I also think I made (smaller) progress with speaking - measured by the number of tone corrections coming from my wife (for me it is crucial that new vocab is introduced with tones up to the higher levels - for feedback).
I struggle most with details in word order, word choice, and grammar. Often the easiest stuff is the hardest. This is why I would probably flunk a HSK beginner test. Definately more to be done on that front.
Preliminary evaluation:
Started with "Upper Elementry-Lower Intermediate" in April 2006.
- Listening comprehension: Moved up 1,5-2 levels on the CPod scale
- Vocab: Moved up 1-1,5 levels on the CPod scale
- Reading: Stable - but consolidated (due to repetition)
- Pronounciation: Moved up 0,2-0,5 levels- Grammar: stagnating with 0,0-0,3 levels progress (due to a better "feeling" of correctness)
- Writing: Minus 0,5 (have not practiced since CPod)
I would be interested in other development stories.
Some here are extremly diligent and talented. Did anyone make it the whole route from Newbie to Advanced?
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Christian Taylor
A clutch performer in the men's triple jump, Christian Taylor scratched his first two jumps at the London Olympic Games before delivering in dramatic fashion and eventually winning the gold medal. In three years competing for the University of Florida, Christian Taylor was a 10-time NCAA All-American. But his career went to a new level when he won the 2011 World Outdoor title with the third best American performance of all-time. At age 21 he was the youngest jumper in the final. Within the 10 All-American honors includes three NCAA Championships (2010 outdoor triple jump; 2009 and 2010 indoor triple jump). Taylor has also won a total of eight SEC championships in the long jump, triple jump and 4x400m relay. His high school career was just as impressive. Competing for Sandy Creek High School, Taylor is the Georgia state record holder in the long jump (25-6), triple jump (52-0) and 400m (47.19). He was also selected the 2008 Gatorade Athlete of the Year for the state of Georgia. Taylor chose to forgo his last year of collegiate eligibility and sign with Li-Ning, a Chinese athletic company. He is coached by 2011 Nike Coach of the Year Rana Reider.
Which of your track and field achievements are you most proud of, and why?
The greatest achievement in my career at this time was winning the World Championships in 2011. It was my first time on the big stage and I was the underdog. It was my first time I truly got to represent my country, university, and city on the international stage. Something I am very proud of.
What is your greatest strength as a track and field athlete?
I believe it is the ability to sit with my coach and properly plan out a year ahead of time. Knowing what needs to be done both on and off the track. This preparation gives me the opportunity to compete at the best of my ability when it matters most.
What kind of impact do you want to make on the community through the Georgia Track Club?
Being a strong example to the future of the sport is very important to me. I was fortunate to have athletes like Dwight Phillips and Angelo Taylor to look up to when I was moving up the ladder. I strive to be a similar role model, as they were for me.


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I've been really avoiding the Huffington Post's main headlines lately. There's just too much fear mongering and blinking red graphics and bullshit. But today's headline caught my eye and I think its a really important topic that not enough people know about.
A new study has been released titled "Building a Better America -- One Wealth Quintile At A Time" by Dan Ariely of Duke University and Michael I. Norton of Harvard Business School. The study shows that across all ideological belief systems, economic standings, and gender groups there is a huge misunderstanding in the amount of wealth that the wealthiest control. American's believe that the top 20% wealthiest citizens control about 59% of the wealth. We believe this universally whether we are rich or poor or inbetween. Yet actually the richest 20% control more like 84% of the wealth.
Even more interesting was that most Americans believed that the top 20% should be controlling about 32% of the wealth. This is the percentage that exists in Sweden.
"The respondents were presented with unlabeled pie charts representing the wealth distributions of the U.S., where the richest 20 percent controlled about 84 percent of wealth, and Sweden, where the top 20 percent only controlled 36 percent of wealth. Without knowing which country they were picking, 92 percent of respondents said they'd rather live in a country with Sweden's wealth distribution."
The division between classes is getting larger and larger. As Forbes pointed out recently the 400 richest Americans got richer last year while the rest of us struggled to stay employed. I just realized that if the top 20% have 84% of the wealth than the other 80% of American people have 16% of the wealth. That does not look good and it really doesn't feel good. You know what we can do about that. We could have a more progressive tax system. Obama's opposition to tax cuts for those making over 250,000 a year is one of the best things he's done. Without this we're still going to be fighting for jobs and clinging to that 16% of the wealth.
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- Address: Cloonbeg, Tralee
- Tel: 066 712 2737
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- Website: www.prestralee.ie
Mission Statement
Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, is a community of staff, students, parents and management pursuing excellence in all its educational undertakings.
We offer every student the opportunity to develop her abilities and talents and so reach her full potential in a caring and happy environment.
Faithful to the Catholic ethos and distinctive mission of the Presentation Congregation we encourage
- A deepening of Christian faith and moral values
- Personal and emotional development in an atmosphere of appropriate freedom
- A deep respect for academic excellence, intellectual pursuits and independent thought
- Social ease, self-discipline and social skills to deal with the responsibilities of adulthood
- A spirit of equality and justice prompting an awareness of one's duties towards others, towards society and towards the natural world
- A lively interest in diverse artistic, creative cultural and sporting activities
- A continual inservice training and education towards staff development and support, thus preserving the traditional professional standards within the school
- A fostering of links between home, school and the wider community
Presentation Education is centred on the formation of the whole person. Our curriculum is designed so that every student is a valued member of our school and later becomes a confident, well-adjusted and fulfilled member of the wider community.
All our aims are achieved in a spirit of co-operation, shared responsibility, respect and goodwill.
School History
The Presentation Congregation was founded by Nano Nagle a the end of the eighteenth century and the origins of Presentation Secondary School date back to July 9th, 1809, when the Presentation Sisters came to Tralee to teach the children of the area.
Their first school was in the Blackpool are of the town. Later they moved to the Parish Church and in 1824 a school was built. The school continued to develop and, despite the hardship of the famine years, the Presentation Sisters, with the co-operation of the local people, erected a new school in the 1850's.
In 1889 Presentation facilitated the town of Tralee by providing a centre for Intermediate Examinations. Throughout the decades the school flourished and in 1978, having outgrown its premises, a decision was made to build an entirely new school on a site near the town park. The official opening of Meánscoil na Toirbhirte, Tralee, took place on March 15th, 1985.
While the school as firmly rooted in the traditional and distinctive qualities of the Presentation Sisters, successive Principals and staff have ensured that the curriculum has kept pace with modern educational thinking. They have also ensured that the school is equipped to prepare girls for higher education and the working world of the twenty-first century.
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Summer 2000 - true story
The load kept coming and I swallowed most of it, some of it came oozing out of the corner of my mouth, he took his finger and pushed the cum in my mouth so that I could swallow it. I didn't, and I felt Jimmy's cock jerking, he groaned and let go a great load of hot cum but kept on fucking me, shooting more loads and finally he fell on top of me rolled over and looked at me with a great smile. Billy spread the cheek of my ass and plunged his cock into my ass hole and both started fucking me hard. I squeezed my pussy and my ass hole and with that I came and I could feel both Jimmy and Billy getting ready to drop their load into me.
The Bus Ride
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He began licking back and forth, from my wet pussy to my ass hole. I was already so turned on I came instantly, as his tongue entered my wet pussy, shooting my juice all over his mouth and chin. I continued to suck the cock in my mouth, and suddenly it swelled, and shot its hot sticky juice down my throat. She then got back up on the seat in front of me, and spread her legs, to give me good access to her wet pussy. I continued to lick and fuck her pussy with my tongue, until she shot her sweet juices all over my face. The cock in my mouth started to cum, and I sucked every last drop I could get.
Wife's Triple Sex on the Beach
Why I said the next thing I have no clue but... I blurted out... "Lotion party on Angie!" and squeezed out gooey slippery oily spf 20 stuff into the hands of Bob, Jim, and Billy who eagerly took up my offer and proceeded to "Examine" Angie's now naked body with their hands almost furiously. I saw her cheek being pushed outwards by his cock going in her mouth, and all the while Billy and Bob are still fondling all over her naked body. Intense shit! Jim cummed enough in her mouth to the point where it was spilling out of the sides of her mouth. He seemed happy.
Midsummer Night
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We have celebrations throughout the year, but on Midsummer Night is when the group gets together specifically to release that energy." Audrianna paused again and looked deep into Terri's eyes. Terri could feel Michael's hands still caressing the sides of her breasts, but now she also felt someone pulling her shirt up over her head. As Audrianna and Karen rode out the apex of their zeniths, John thrust his cock in her mouth hard and deep and she felt the cum shoot from him against the back of her throat. Terri heard Audrianna and Karen breathing hard in her ear as they rested their heads on the table beside her.
Leanne. Cum slut
Leanne yelped as the first slap struck home on her bare arse cheek, leaving a red hand mark and a stinging sensation she hadn't felt since she was very young. She felt her arse cheeks being pulled apart and suddenly, a hard cock was pushing against her rose bud anus. Leanne had never been so massively filled, it felt like a rod had been pushed up her cunt and was now fucking her hard, driving the breath out of her lungs at the force of his thrusts. She pulled him out, took a deep breath and then shoved him all the way into her throat quickly, knowing that he was going to blast his load straight into her guts and knowing that was exactly what she wanted.
One In A Million Girl
I went back to her mouth to share what I had received, and slipped my hard and hungry cock in her soft succulent cunt while we kissed. With each rub and stroke Monica got closer to Laura's beautiful ass. As she massaged the inner thighs, I could tell that she was getting close and maybe rubbing Laura's smooth shaved pussy. Monica spread Laura's ass cheeks and massaged and rubbed her little pucker hole. After about 5 minutes of that, Laura started to lick Monica's tits when they came in contact with her mouth. Monica then inserted two fingers and started to finger fuck Laura while she rubbed and stroked Laura's clit.
Nightclub Group
I'd pulled his cock out of his pants now, for all to see, and as I started jacking him off harder, I felt a hand move from holding my elbow, to playing with my tits. I felt two hands grab my head as he thrust his massive cock in my mouth. I felt the cock in my mouth start to slow as he bent round to look at my sopping wet pussy. I could cum, I let out a loud moan as I felt his cum shoot inside of me, making my legs shake and pussy contract so hard, it forced his massive eight inch cock out of me, as his cum continued to spray across my pussy as it exited.
Cupid's Valentines Day
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Cupid is a little winged boy who flies around, naked not in a diaper, but he doesn't just use his arrows to make people fall in love. The girl's head suddenly swiveled to the side as she caught a quick movement, and possibly a glimpse of a naked little boy, but saw nothing once she turned her head. Her eyes opened wide in surprise when she saw the girl sucking his cock and playing her pussy right there in the middle of the lecture. Cupid quickly pulled back on his bow and let another arrow fly into the girl. Most of the guys in the class had instant erections and some of the girls could feel their own pussies begin to drip.
Friends...and Benefits
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Ted poised himself to enter as soon as Derrick gave him the word, and Chris grabbed the back of Marie's hair and began fucking her face, emitting groans of pleasure as her vocalizations made her lips vibrate against his cock. Ted pulled out, then Derrick, and all of the guys looked at Marie, who was covered in cum, cum oozing out of her ass and cunt, and a small string of cum leaking out of her mouth - she was so drunk, she was having difficulty swallowing the spunk Chris had shot. The boys' comments got more ribald as well; Ted was muttering in Marie's ear, "Such a hot little slut, so wet and ready for us...you love us fucking your body, don't you?" while Derrick moaned out what a sweet round ass and perky, full breasts she had.
Voluptuous Escort Ch. 03
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"Let's get you ready for your date then." Angela said grabbing my hand and pulling me away from the table. "We have to be quick about this or you'll be late", said Angela lathering up my hard cock while Gina's hands moved in from behind to lather up my ass and balls. "Of course we need to make sure the goods are in working order." Angela said and gave a harder tug on my cock. "Come over here and let me clean you up." I stood between Angela's legs as she started washing my chest, legs and arms. "Fuck yes baby, I'm gonna cum" Angela said "Make me cum lover!" I felt her hot pussy convulse around my cock as she quivered into a shuddering orgasm.
Jake's Tales Episode 01
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Soon she's moaning and groaning and all and I'm pounding away and the crowd is watching and the silicone breasted porno actresses in the movie are entering a lesbian scene and its getting as hot as hell and I'm breaking a sweat and my groin is slapping up against her ass cheeks and my nuts are banging up against her and I need to cum and its building up and building up and building up and then I'm buried into her cunt as deep as I can and I'm emptying my balls into her and I'm done. You really haven't lived until you've got a blonde slut bent over the front row of a cinema and you're fucking her cunt from behind while she's sucking off a guy that bears a remarkable resemblance to Carlos Santana and a black transvestite is leaning over your shoulder to get a good shot of your pussy pounding cock with the blonde's husband's camcorder.
First Class
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His eyes light up, and he does not hesitate to take your suggestion; very lightly he places his open right hand upon your silk blouse over your left breast. Again, as if scripted, each man now has their hands around their assigned breast while sucking on the nipple and you began gyrating your pelvis a bit, showing your oral nipple pleasers that you are fully appreciating the rush of erotic feelings that are pounding through you at this moment. You grab my cock with your left hand and open your mouth and pull my member deep into the moistness that the other man was enjoying only moments before.
Let's Play Pool
Brian came out and danced a dance or two with me, then asked me if I felt like playing pool. Brian came up behind me and told me I was getting the guys excited and might want to think about what I was doing. He told me how hot I looked and climbed up on the pool table as well, mounting my face and giving me his cock to suck on. Brian stood by and watched as I worked on Ed and Matt continued to give my pussy one hell of a fucking. I felt hands on me and looked up to see Brian guiding me and helping me to take Matt deeper and deeper in.


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Colorado Springs, Colorado -- James Dobson has become synonymous with the empire that is Focus on the Family. Tourists clamor for photos of the group's founder when he's not taping a radio show, talking about the presidential race on a TV news show or writing another child-rearing book.
Some staff confess to asking ''What Would Dr. Dobson Do?'' when faced with a dilemma.
But out of public view, a new generation of executives is laying the groundwork for sustaining the conservative Christian group as a cultural and political force once the 71-year-old Dobson has left the scene. And most of their efforts are concentrated not in the political realm, but in finding new ways to deliver marriage and parenting advice to a younger generation of families, many of whom distrust institutions or dislike evangelical engagement in politics.
Consider Jim Daly, the group's 46-year-old president and chief executive officer. He shares Dobson's conservative evangelical beliefs about marriage and the culture wars. But Daly is more likely to talk or blog about his troubled childhood or the challenges of raising his own kids, ages 5 and 7, than stage voter-registration rallies.
''With (Dobson's) interest in public policy, we have quite a strong bicep in that arena,'' Daly said.
But, he adds, ''94 percent of our budget goes to marriage and parenting, the bread and butter stuff. We don't have to reduce the muscle in the public policy area. We just need to start doing curls in the other area in the public square.''
Dobson stepped down as Focus on the Family president in 2003 but remains the board chairman and the ministry's public voice on its flagship radio broadcast. While Dobson has not hinted at retirement, the board has been plotting succession for years.
Passing up a better-paying corporate job at a paper company, Daly joined Focus on the Family in the late 1980s and rose through the ranks. Daly is not heir apparent to the radio show because, he acknowledges, that isn't his strength. He views himself as an administrator and delegator.
Daly's public profile is growing, however, illustrated by the release of his first book, ''Finding Home,'' in which he describes growing up in foster care after the deaths of his alcoholic parents and the joys of raising his own kids. The message: Parents can consider Daly a peer rather than an authority figure in the mold of Dobson, a child psychologist.
That kind of peer-to-peer connection is central to Focus on the Family's efforts to reach a younger audience. An example is a Webzine called Boundless.org that invites young adults ages 18 to 34 to talk to each other in moderated forums about everything from dating and courtship to the ethics of playing online poker.
''This generation, Gen Y and even Gen X, they are skeptical,'' said Motte Brown, 39, who oversees the Boundless 'zine as family formation ministry manager. ''They've been marketed to their entire lives, so they look to their peers and they reject anything with an authoritarian tone. They are looking for truth, but look to their peers for that.''
Brown acknowledges that hunger poses a challenge for an institution founded on one man's vision. Young adults on the online forums revere Dobson, he said, but also want to hear each other's voices.
The ministry also is customizing content to adapt to an on-demand world, said Glenn Williams, 44, a senior vice president. Dobson's radio show is now available through podcast, audio-stream and video-stream. The ministry's movie reviews, one of its most popular products, can be delivered by text message.
An initiative called ''My Family'' allows Web site visitors to customize their home pages. The flagship Focus on the Family magazine was too general for the times, so now five versions based on different life-stages are published.
''Focus for a long time took a shotgun approach: Let's throw out a topic today and talk about it, and if it touches someone's heart, we'll respond,'' Daly said. ''Now, people are just too busy. They say, 'I don't have time to find it. I need you to feed it with me ... That's a huge change between the leadership (at Focus on the Family).''
The group also is trying to forge stronger relationships with churches, offering a new curriculum called ''How to Drug-Proof Your Kids'' meant to be shared in small groups at churches.
Daly emphasized that Focus on the Family is not backing off its public policy work, and he said the renewed emphasis on relationship advice is not meant to blunt criticism that the group is too political.
But if the goal is to reach younger adults, downplaying politics might be wise. The Christian polling firm Barna Group found this year that nearly half of born-again Christians between 16 and 29 believe conservative Christian political involvement poses a problem for America.
Steve Maegdlin, another Focus on the Family senior vice president, said he doesn't believe supporters view the group's political engagement as a negative.
''I don't think there's a disconnect with our constituency,'' said Maegdlin, 41. ''In general, I think they would say, 'I appreciate that you stand up for righteousness and Biblical values.'''
Under IRS rules, nonprofits such as Focus on the Family can spend a limited amount of money on lobbying and issues advocacy but cannot get involved in candidate races. In 2004, Dobson spun off a new political arm called Focus on the Family Action, which has supported social conservative Republican Senate candidates and held voter rallies.
As evangelicals struggle to coalesce around a presidential candidate, Dobson has been at the forefront, most recently pledging to vote for a minor-party candidate if Democrats and Republicans nominate an abortion rights candidate.
Corwin Smidt, director of the Henry Institute for he Study of Christianity and Politics at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., said Focus on the Family in the post-Dobson era will likely struggle to mobilize people politically -- and not only because of the absence of its famous founder. Smidt said developing niche products might give people what they want, but it also makes it harder to unite people around a political cause.
Already, Focus on the Family is discovering the financial implications of attracting a younger crowd. Maegdlin said that in the last year the organization has identified about 280,000 people who have been exposed to Focus on the Family for the first time through the Internet but haven't donated.
The total number of donors has declined from 755,000 in 2004 to 564,000 as of last month, ministry officials said. Supporters are giving more money more often, but the overall numbers are still down: Focus on the Family brought in $132.5 million in donations in the fiscal year ending in September 2004 compared to $130.8 million this year, officials said.
''Those who grew up with Dr. Dobson are empty nesters now,'' Daly said. ''They might support Focus, but to a lesser degree. Our challenge is to engage the young family. And there are positive signs we're on the right course.''


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St. Benedict's Lofts on South Alamo Street has brought 66 new homes and five new businesses, including the Liberty Bar and Restaurant, to the King William neighborhood. Six single-family garden homes facing Madison Street will complete the project. This redevelopment has ended 17 years of decline of the buildings that once housed St. Benedict's Hospital and Nursing Home, as well as the St. Scholastica Convent. (Historical note: Saints Benedict and Scholastica were twins born in 480 AD in Italy. Benedict created his order of religious men, and then his sister formed an order for women based on Benedict's rules.)
As one of the new residents of St. Benedict's, I became interested in exploring its history. I met Bill Cogburn at a King William Association social and learned that he had already begun researching the property's history, which he kindly passed along to me. The project is not finished though. Please send me additions, corrections and clarifications. I hope to produce a monograph by 2011, in time for the 100th anniversary of the Benedictine Sisters of South Texas.
1870s - 1920s: Elmendorfs and Griesenbeck and McMonegal
I have come across several possibly contradictory versions of the original ownership of the property that became St. Benedict's Hospital and Nursing Home and the St. Scholastica Convent. I attempted to reconcile these apparent contradictions by meeting with the Benedictine Sisters at their convent in Boerne, as well as by searching the Bexar County land records and the San Antonio Conservation Society library. I was not successful, and so I relate all versions to you.
According to Mary Burkholder's book Down the Acequia Madre, the property was platted by Thomas Devine and F. Giraud. Burkholder wrote that in 1883 Edward Elmendorf bought two lots from Devine on which he and his brother Henry built homes. Henry was mayor of San Antonio from 1894-1897 and the founder of Elmendorf, Texas. Edward was an architect. Their father, Karl, had emigrated from Germany to New Braunfels in 1844 and begun importing hardware, farm implements and building supplies. Later he moved his business to Military Plaza in San Antonio.
After Edward died in 1893, his widow, Mary Staffel Elmendorf, leased their home to the Boerner family but returned to live in it from 1918 until 1938, when she sold it to the Benedictine Sisters. It's possible that the house became the home of the St. Scholastica Convent.
Burkholder wrote that the Pereida family owned some of the suerte (lot) platted by F. Giraud in 1870, sold one parcel on the west side of Mill Street (later renamed Alamo) to Wilhelmine M.H. Griesenbeck, and that property later became the site of St. Benedict's Nursing Home.
Yet according to another author, Mary Carolyn Hollers Jutson, it was Henry Elmendorf 's house at 1119 South Alamo Street that became St. Benedict's Home for the Aged. (See Alfred Giles: An English Architect in Texas and Mexico, p. 30.)
The Benedictine Sisters themselves told me in our meeting that they received the original nursing home building from Roger McMonegal in 1926. McMonegal was a cousin of Sister Gertrude Walsh, a member of their community. At the time, he was providing care for elderly men in a mansion on South Alamo Street. He told the Sisters that if they would take over the care of the elderly men he would deed his property to them. They agreed and thus began six decades of providing health care in the King William neighborhood. The home was first called St. Vincent's Home for the Poor and Aged, then St. Vincent de Paul's Nursing Home, and, eventually, St. Benedict's. My best guess is that McMonegal had acquired the Henry Elmendorf home.
The community of Benedictine Sisters who came to the King William neighborhood got their start in the early 1900s when Sister Lidwina Weber responded to a call from a group of Benedictine Fathers who needed help establishing a school and convent in Cuba. The nuns left Cuba in 1918 after suffering two blows. One was a literal blow: a hurricane destroyed their school and convent. The second was the flu pandemic of 1918. They relocated to South Texas and began teaching in Las Gallinas and Loire, where they stayed until they came to San Antonio. Some members of the community continued the educational vocation into the 1980s, while others moved into the healthcare field.
1930s-1985: The Benedictines
From the 1930s onward the history is much clearer. The Benedictines ran the nursing home in the mansion until they had it demolished in 1952 to make room for a modern 100 plus-bed facility. The nursing home eventually expanded to 200 beds, including a "Day Care Hospital," in the buildings that are now St. Benedict's lofts. In the 1970s. four rooms in the nursing home housed paraplegic and quadriplegic men who were under the auspices of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission.
In 1950 the sisters built a separate 20-bed hospital that faced Madison Street, which was the first hospital in San Antonio to have central air conditioning. In the late 1960s an intensive care/coronary care unit was added to the hospital, but was underutilized and so was converted to a rehabilitation center. The hospital has been demolished and six single-family homes are being built on its site. St. Scholastica Convent became the mother house for the Sisters in 1939, after they added a second floor to the original home that had been built in the 1880s. The nuns who worked at the hospital and nursing home lived upstairs and had a chapel and common space downstairs. They also had a skywalk connecting the second story of the convent to the second story of the nursing home built in 1953.
By the 1980s San Antonio had many newer hospitals competing with St. Benedicts; also, fewer women entering religious life and the sisters determined that they should focus their energies on helping the poor get access to health care. In 1985 they sold their facilities to Ambulatory Hospital of America, which renamed the property "King William Health Care Center."
The sisters moved to Boerne where they operated a boarding school for a few years. They now run a retreat center and support a variety of ministries.
1987 – 2004: Disuse and Decline
King William Health Care Center went bankrupt after two years, was sold and remained unused, except by homeless people, for seventeen years. In the early 1990s James Lifshutz bought the property and then sold it to Tom Pawel (owner of Concord Oil). Pawel told a local newspaper reporter that residents of King William had been urging him to redevelop the property because "they were tired of vagrants setting fires, drinking and tinkling in the bushes." Also according to a newspaper report, Steve Yndo tried to buy the property from Concord Oil in 2001, but did not succeed. 2004 – Present In December of 2004 St. Benedict's of SA, Ltd, comprised of Christopher Hill, James Lifshutz and Steve Yndo, bought the property and began plans for its redevelopment. Hill applied for "infill development zoning" (a form of urban redevelopment) with a view to creating a 100-room hotel, with a multi-family housing unit as the fall back plan that was eventually adopted. Most of us living in St. Benedict's are newcomers to King William and are happy to be here. A modern apartment in the best neighborhood in San Antonio can't be beat!
Claire Oxley Gluck


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Demi-PersonalityPosted: February 27, 2012 Filed under: by larry greene Leave a comment
When two or more personalities exist in a single person, it's called 'multiple personality disorder'. Generally, multiple personality disorder is triggered by childhood trauma, but sometimes it has purely organic causes. Psychology admits to understanding very little about this area. Even Alzheimer's disease is listed as one of the causes.
In fact, AD produces just the opposite of multiple personalities. Rather than calling up an additional personality, Alzheimer's disease strangles the current one, causing it to wither, to shrivel up. What's left is a "demi-personality". Though here in body, the one you knew becomes a missing person.
Very much of Barbara remains familiar. I still love the sound of her voice. Her mere scent is still my favorite perfume. I catch glimpses of the fiery, funny, captivating creature who once ferried children and grandchildren from spot to spot, who marshaled troops of volunteers to pull off church functions, who hosted hundreds of gatherings in our home, who helped hurting friends through the healing process. And so much more. I catch glimpses of this awesome being.
I think back on our adventures in the last three decades. From the Grand Canyon to the grandchildren, through times of terror and triumph, Barb saw only the good in people and found a way for them to see it too. One week she may run construction crews as they remodel our house and the next week help new foster babies get to their new homes.
Today Barb is a missing person. No search party could find her. Posters with her picture would never bring her home. Alzheimer's disease slithered into her head and makes deadly strikes at her brain, killing off her personality bit by bit. There is no anti-venom. There's only waiting. And keeping her safe. –lg
The Shadow of Your SmilePosted: February 25, 2012 Filed under: by larry greene Leave a comment
The Shadow of Your Smile
The shadow of your smile
When you are gone
Will color all my dreams
And light the dawn
Look into my eyes, my love, and see
All the lovely things you are to me
A wistful little star
Was far too high
A tear drop kissed your lips and so did I
Now when I remember spring
All the joy that love can bring
I will be remembering
The shadow of your smile
Now when I remember spring
All the love that joy can bring
I will be remembering
The shadow of your smile…
InfidelityPosted: February 18, 2012 Filed under: by larry greene | Tags: tears in my eyes Leave a comment
I'm glad the affair is over. I admit it. I come clean. I was unfaithful. I'm past it now and my marriage is back on safe grounds. Barbara will never know about the affair and wouldn't understand if I tried to explain it. Oblivious of the danger, she'd just forget about the whole thing. But I won't forget.
It wasn't a mere dalliance. I fell hopelessly in love. In our 30 years, Barb had never had any competition for my commitment to her. Then I met this beautiful iMac computer.
From our first meeting, we both lit up when we came face to face. I still see those alluring curves, still feel those eager responses to my touch. With every caress, something clicked. It was awkward at first, but then we got to know each other's moves. We went on safari from one adventure to another. When we were apart, all I thought about was getting back together.
We began to spend more and more time together, often well into the night. She had the strength of a lion. Exhausted, I would withdraw and go for a walk in the dark. Thirty minutes later I returned to my front door. I entered quietly so the dog wouldn't wake and start barking. After a shower, I slipped into bed beside Barb and immediately plunged into darkness.
Weeks went by. I started to neglect Barbara and it took its toll on me. Guilt set in. Patience disappeared. I got mad at the drop of a hat. This could not go on. I would have to make a decision. The affair had to end.
It was a Sunday morning. I sat down in front of the iMac for the last time. One by one I removed all evidence that we had once been together. Finally, I unplugged it and carefully packed it in the original box. At the Apple Store I lied. I told them we just weren't compatible. The young man behind the counter gave me a full refund. He may have seen the tears in my eyes.
I have my old life back. Barbara deserves and gets my full attention again. I've returned to my valium pills and to Netflix. Every few days I order something from Amazon … a book for the Kindle, some socks, a new frying pan, another box of bandages for my ailing foot.
I'm glad the affair is over. I admit it. I come clean. I was unfaithful. I'm past it now and my marriage is back on safe grounds.
Alzheimer's and BicyclingPosted: February 17, 2012 Filed under: by larry greene Leave a comment
I bought Barbara a 3-wheel bike a couple of years ago so we could once again tour the neighborhood together. On any day I can say, "Let's take a bike ride" and she's ready to go.
HomeCyclists Equipment News Resources Stories July 20th, 2008
The challenges of Alzheimer's and bicycling
When we think of cycling and limitations, we often consider the physical limitations of riders. We rarely consider conditions such as Alzheimer's Disease.
It is widely known that Alzheimer's Disease (AD) affects the memory of those afflicted, but it is not commonly known that as AD progresses, functions of balance and movement can be affected. These present an interesting challenge for those wishing to cycle in the midst of AD.
As with most issues of balance, we look to the recumbent tricycle as the logical solution. Recumbent tricycles (and quadcycles) remove the dependency on rider balance that bicycles require. AD patients suffering from physical imbalance certainly can benefit from a trike, but there's a unique issue that comes into play.
AD sufferers might not remember how to ride a bike. The old adage that "once you learn, you never forget" does not apply here. Once seated upon a bike or trike, a person with AD might find that they no longer understand the basic mechanics of cycling. While it might be easy enough to quickly retrain them on pedaling, the complexities of shifting are not so easily retained.
There are three ways to address this. First, use a trike that uses a single gear with a freewheel. There's no shifting involved. Second, invest in an automatic transmission system. Shifting will happen without requiring operator intervention. Third (and likely easiest), shift into a moderate gear combination such as the middle ring at the front and the middle cog in the rear, and then tape the shifters into place so that they can't be adjusted.
That third option sounds simplistic, but it is an actual solution used by a man for his wife with AD. Until my conversation with him, I had not really considered the impact of AD on bicycling.
A diagnosis of AD does not mean that a support family should take away a bike, replace it with a trike, and seize up the shifters. Take things one step at a time as the disease progresses, and make changes only as the symptoms of progression demand them.
If you find yourself at that point and are considering a move to a trike, try to avoid configurations that will be wholly alien to the rider. Tadpole trikes in particular will be sufficiently unfamiliar as to introduce further confusion. Look instead to delta trikes with over seat steering, perhaps along the lines of a chopper bar. If necessary, a trike could be modified for a coaster brake if the rider is unable to remember to use the available brake levers.
The primary requirement will always be patience. If you're working with a patient or loved one with Alzheimer's, take the time to determine whether or not they want to continue riding. Take the time to determine what levels of cycling they can still process. And take the time to find a solution that fits them best. The point of putting an Alzheimer's sufferer to pedals is to enhance their quality of life, not to frustrate them further.
It may very well be that, in time, they will no longer remember the fun they had getting out for a few rides. But while they can still ride, they'll at least experience joy those days.


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By admin — April 07, 2012
Fancy Wraps
This weeks post is featuring headscarves from the newly formed Hijab company Fancy Wraps.
The company operates through facebook and provides headscarves and accessories. At the moment it has a basic but good collection of scarves that are very reasonably priced. It also caters towards providing more occasion wear scarves.
Scarf One-Crinkled Scarf
This scarf is slightly smaller in length then I would normally wear, however the volume of the scarf makes up for it, as you do not need to wrap it more then once. Here I have pinned it at the neck, and used a broach at the side to gather the left over material. I have used a bandana underneath and wore the scarf loosely, making it perfect for summer.
|Ring from Tie Rack
|Full Outfit:
Boots-Carvella, Jeans-River Island, Bag-Urban Outfitters, Fur Waistcoat-Zara, Scarf-Fancy Wraps
Scarf Two-Flower Cut out Hijab
This scarf is perfect for an occasion, and to give your outfit that extra POP! It is really different from what I have seen before and looks better on then you would think. It is black on one side, and pink with cut out flowers on the others. It is very soft and drapes easily. It is available in many colours on their facebook page here
|Overall I have to say the scarves are quite different and really 'fancy' which makes them perfect addition to a dull outfit, or for an occasion. The prices are quite reasonable starting from £5, and so I would say, put Fancy Wraps down on your list to check out when you next need some scarves.
Like their page here to keep informed of their new stock!


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Public Meeting: Fire in Our Backyards!
The Healthy Forest Task Force presents the next installment in its Homeowners Series: Fire in our backyards! How Wildfires Behave and How That May Affect You!
Wildfire Behavior
Wildfires are inherently unpredictable. Wildfire behavior can depend on weather, forest conditions, terrain and other factors. In Summit County, we are surrounded by forest lands and wildland vegetation. With drought conditions expected to worsen, none of Summit County is immune from the risk of wildfire or related impacts. But we can learn from past fires like last year's Waldo Canyon Fire.
It is critical that Summit County property owners and visitors understand wildfire risk and behavior. Did you know...Feds project climate change will double wildfire risk in forests (Denver Post) Knowledge is power, and understanding wildfire behavior can be a matter of personal safety. Get smart about wildfire on Wednesday, April 24, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Frisco Community Center at 3rd and Granite.
Wildfire Experts
Lake Dillon Fire and U.S. Forest Service wildfire experts will speak and answer your questions. Our meeting leaders are U.S. Forest Service wildfire expert Ross Wilmore and Jeff Berino, Deputy Chief for the Lake Dillon Fire Protection District. Berino has been actively involved in the fire service for more than 33 years, both combating and investigating wildfires throughout the United States. He serves as an Incident Commander for the Summit, Northwest Colorado and Upper Colorado River Incident Management Teams. Jeff and Ross will help us understand fuel loading, structural triage, structural ignitability and wildfire behavior and what that means to Summit County homeowners. An important question to be addressed is how wildfire risk has changed with:
- Hotter and drier climates
- More logged areas
- More down trees
- Less needles and branches
- More grasses
- Continued development in forested locations
Learn More
Want to learn more about wildfires? Check out the videos on the Forest Health Task Force homepage.
Tax Credit?! Unaware of Colorado Wildfire Tax Credit? You're not alone. (Allstate Corporation). Get the details here.
Homeowners Series
Next up in the Forest Health Task Force Homeowners Series:
- May 15th to Where to Build, Buy, and Live
- June 19th (tentative date) - Preparing Essential Infrastructure and Services
- July 17th (tentative date) - After the Fire - Implications of a Radically Changed Environment
- August 21st (tentative date) - Real Life Homeowner Wildfire Experiences


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Vision Statement on our new Peaceburgh site!
Vision Statement  Who We ARE: We are a growing, symptoms diverse community of Pittsburghers who are working to create a healthy, conscious, and sustainable city. This official Peaceburgh network will enable us to connect with like-minded people who want to be self empowered, live peace within, and intelligently create change without. The Peaceburgh network would love your participation in these amazing tim ...Read more ›


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Monday, 31 October 2011
the small things
I'm not going to pretend that any of this sewing effort is fancy. It's not. I don't do fancy when it comes to sewing. But I can make a pair of pajama pants. Thanks to the Japanese pattern book, Sewing Talk, that is. Yes, I know, I've made these several times already so I really should break out, experiment a little and sew something different. I'm not likely too though as even remembering how to sew button holes nearly did my head in with this pair.
But hey, look at that pin cushion. It's the small things in life that can give you so much pleasure. Instead of dropping pins all over the floor each time I move this little number keeps them all in one spot. And I didn't even use a pattern. I know, genius! Just don't look too carefully at the button holes on those PJ pants, ok?
Labels: michiko kayaki, pajamas, sewing, sewing talk
6 comments:
ooh loving those pj bottoms :DReplyDelete
Very cute, love the fabric too :)ReplyDelete
One can never have too many pairs of jammies. Which also double as daywear for me when working from home. They look pretty good to me.ReplyDelete
Thanks for that lovely feedback. And ditto Belinda - day wear for me too when working from home :)ReplyDelete
Is that fabric one of your prints? If so, what kind of ink are you using???ReplyDelete
Meagan - no, i bought this fabric. have printed my own previously to make pj's but not this time.ReplyDelete
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Тема: Where in America does it say that anything goes?
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New York City Ballet: Concerto Barocco, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, Fancy Free, Symphony in C
Onstage with the Dancers
New York City Ballet
(New York City Ballet Website)
Concerto Barocco
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux
Fancy Free
Symphony in C
Founders, George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein
Founding Choreographers: George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins
Ballet Master in Chief, Peter Martins
Ballet Mistress, Rosemary Dunleavy
Childrens Ballet Master, Garielle Whittle
Orchestra, Music Director, Fayçal Karoui
Managing Dir. Communications & Special Projects, Robert Daniels
Manager, Media Relations, Katharina Plumb
Assoc., Communications &Special Projects, Caitlin Gillette
The David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
Dr. Roberta E. ZlokowerJune 1, 2012
(Read More NYC Ballet Reviews).
Concerto Barocco (1948): Music by John Sebastian Bach (Double Violin Concerto in D Minor), Choreography by George Balanchine, Lighting by Mark Stanley, Guest Conductor: Harrison Hollingsworth, 1st Violin: Arturo Delmoni, 2nd Violin: Nelly Kim, Performed by Teresa Reichlen, Abi Stafford, Ask la Cour, and the Company.
Tonights program brought out exactly three Conductors, a generous treat from City Ballet. Tonights Guest Conductor, Harrison Hollingsworth, led Arturo Delmoni and Nelly Kim in Bachs Double Violin Concerto in D Minor with noticeable capability. Teresa Reichlen began her spotlighted dance with magnetic presence, but she even more came to life when the gallant Ask la Cour arrived, with regal and statuesque artistry. This is a partnership that should be seen often and more often. Ms. Reichlen and Mr. la Cour are of similar height, with angular necks and elongated limbs. They also both exude an unassuming professionalism, a sense of seriousness of purpose, and a respect for the choreography and each other. Abi Stafford, au contraire, was stiff and danced with a twitchy motion, with arms inappropriately reaching up and down without flow or beauty. In the female Corps of eight, Lauren King and Brittany Pollack caught my eye, with their elegant sweeps and balanced connection to the music.
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux (1960): Music by Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky, Choreography by George Balanchine, Costumes by Karinska, Lighting by Mark Stanley, Conductor: Andrews Sill, Performed by Megan Fairchild and Joaquin De Luz. This music, not published with the original ballet score, was originally intended for the Act III Black Swan Pas de Deux, but was first found by the Tschaikovsky Foundation of New York and subsequently scored for this pas de deux by Balanchine in 1960. (NYCB Notes).
This Pas de Deux, not included in Petipas Swan Lake ballet, has levels of luxuriant lyricism and spirited sensationalism. The Karinska costumes give the brief ballet flair. Megan Fairchild and Joaquin De Luz, as always, played upon each others rapid fervor and daring friskiness. Mr. De Luz incomparable chivalry inspired Ms. Fairchilds focused fouettés, spins, and leaps into his arms. Her peach Karinska tutu was incandescent, and both dancers illuminated from within. From without, Mark Stanleys lighting design added glowing warmth. Andrews Sill conducted here with vibrancy that matched the feverish dance fireworks.
Fancy Free (1944): Music by Leonard Bernstein, Choreography by Jerome Robbins, Scenery by Oliver Smith, Costumes by Kermit Love, Lighting by Ronald Bates, Conductor: Clotilde Otranto, Performed by Andrew Veyette, Daniel Ulbricht, Robert Fairchild, as the Sailors, Amanda Hankes, Tiler Peck, Stephanie Chrosniak, as the Passers-by, and David Prottas as the Bartender.
One can see this 1944 Robbins ballet every single season and always find something new to notice, something nuanced to appreciate. Tonights Sailors were Andrew Veyette, Daniel Ulbricht, and Robert Fairchild. Mr. Fairchild had the rumba solo, wowing two of the female passersby, and Mr. Ulbricht had his iconic twitching-twirling solo, standing on the bar, swigging beers, and grandstanding for a date. Mr. Veyette had the first solo, with its virtuosic charm. Their cartwheels, theatrical pranks, barroom brawl, forced flirting, and vaudevillian vulnerability were convincing and impressive. Of the three Passersby, something new was Stephanie Chrosniak, a Corps dancer, who looked so film noir. Tiler Peck and Amanda Hankes are pros in the roles, and, as expected, did not disappoint, but it was Ms. Chrosniak who offered a retro touch. Clotilde Otranto conducted the Bernstein score for sassiness and blues.
Symphony in C (1948): Music by Georges Bizet, Choreography by George Balanchine, Costumes by Karinska, Lighting by Mark Stanley, Conductor: Andrews Sill, Performed by Ana Sophia Scheller, Chase Finlay, Maria Kowroski, Tyler Angle, Sterling Hyltin, Gonzalo Garcia, Erica Pereira, Sean Suozzi, and the Company.
It had been quite some time since I saw Balanchines Symphony in C, choreographed to Bizets whirling, irresistible score, with its urgent, repetitive refrains. New costumes were on view by Marc Happel, with Swarovski splashes of glistening crystals, chiaroscuro in shading, and they were truly stunning. I couldnt help missing Jock Soto in this piece, the quintessential partner to Darci Kistler in the second movement Adagio, a few years ago. Mr. Soto is one of those stars who seized a role and owned it. Yet, Tyler Angle, partnering Maria Kowroski, made a competitive bid for memorable excellence in the role. He will succeed, only when he exudes the intense persona so inherent in Mr. Sotos tone. Ms. Kowroski, however, always exudes a magnetic omnipresence, and her winged-arm motion and wrist gestures were gripping.
Ana Sophia Scheller and Chase Finlay led the first movement Allegro Vivo. Ms. Scheller has seasoned talent and an easy camaraderie with the audience. Mr. Finlay, however, hopefully will grow into the role, as he has the swift steps and styling, but needs more mature ease of danseur level partnering. Sterling Hyltin and Gonzalo Garcia led the third movement Allegro Vivace, and it was apparent that Ms. Hyltin has mastered the art of stage affect. She was totally into the moment, playing off Mr. Garcias renowned enthusiasm, and, instead of her often perky demeanor, she was ardent and enthralled. Together they attacked the floor and space with stunning alacrity. Erica Pereira and Sean Suozzi, two Soloists who should be seen so much more, took the final Allegro Vivace to its spectacular finish. Ms. Pereira spun like a porcelain ballerina in a jewel box, and Mr. Suozzi was ever so refreshing in his spontaneity. Mr. Sill conducted to expand the Symphony to its glorious resonance. Kudos to Bizet.
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The question: I'm hearing more about "attachment parenting" these days. Is there any downside or negative health consequences of being in constant physical contact with baby?
The answer: Attachment parenting is a specific style of childrearing that usually involves ways to connect and bond, such as skin-to-skin contact, co-sleeping, carrying the child and responding to his or her cry immediately.
And it's a subject that continues to be controversial.
Pioneers in the area, such as William Sears ( askdrsears.com) and his wife Martha, who have written extensively on this topic, are very careful to remind people that attachment parenting is not a set of rules. They see it as an approach to connect with a young child, to develop trust between parent and offspring, and to lay the foundation for future issues such as effective discipline. Some experts also refer to it as "responsive parenting" – as in being able to read a baby's needs and responding in a way that instills trust.
Skeptics, on the other hand, say that attachment parenting can have negative effects, such as baby not learning that there must be boundaries or exhaustion in overly available moms who must wear many hats in a day. They challenge whether a culture of total motherhood should be seen as the ideal, as it can lead to anxiety, guilt and depression. And they say some moms end up neglecting their husbands completely.
The negative health consequences, mostly anecdotal, for moms may be fatigue, sleep deprivation, a weaker immune system due to stress, an increased risk for depression and weight gain if she eats to deal with stress. But no definitive studies have confirmed that.
The debate will continue between individual pediatricians such as Dr. Sears, whose books are very influential, and bodies such as the Canadian Paediatric Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Both these organizations strongly discourage co-sleeping. Personally, I favour a balanced approach.
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Last week NRO editor Kathryn Jean Lopez asked me whether Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty might help Senator McCain carry Minnesota if he were invited to join him on the Republican ticket. The answer is no, but I don't think that is the end of the discussion, as I argue briefly in the NRO column "Time for Tim." (I would add a question mark to that heading!) Governor Pawlenty is a dark horse in the race to be tapped by Senator McCain, but he is worthy of the serious consideration the McCain team is devoting to him.
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Entrepreneurship across Generations
Narrative, Gender and Learning in Family Business
Eleanor Hamilton
Chapter 6: Entrepreneurial learning across the generations
Narrative, Gender and Learning in Family Business
Eleanor Hamilton
A family business can be conceived as a community of practice. The notion of a community of practice is subtle and complex. It denotes a particular set of relations between people and social activity in the world, over time, which makes up a particular community. In turn, that community has a set of relations with other communities which touch them or are overlapping. In terms of learning theory this chapter draws heavily on the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger who developed a radical view of learning as part of social practice. A community of practice is 'an intrinsic condition for the existence of knowledge' (Lave and Wenger, 1991, p. 98). The concept of learning as situated within participation in social practices has provided a promising basis for understanding entrepreneurial learning in the context of family business (Hamilton, 2011). Participation in communities of practice also implies 'relations between the production of knowledgeable identities and the production of communities of practice' (Lave and Wenger, 1991, p. 55). In this chapter I extend a socially situated perspective in entrepreneurial learning to explore how knowledgeable identities in family business can be conceived as entrepreneurial identities-in-practice. These entre- preneurial identities are forged in the overlapping communities of prac- tice of the family, the business, other business contexts and formal educative settings. It is an identity constructed through participation in the social world. The links between practice, identity and language are implicit in taking a socially situated perspective. The narratives of the family businesses articulate complex identities constituted through participation in social practices.
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I have been thinking for a while about what to use for hinges for the MEGA65 laptop prototype. The most important thing is that the hinges need to be friction hinges, like for all sensible laptops. A friction hinge is just a hinge that stays in the same position unless a certain amount of force is applied. For laptops, this means that the screen doesn't slump down under its own weight. Laptops that have bad friction hinges are Not Fun At All To Use. I don't want the MEGA65p prototype to be in that category, so I started looking for friction hinges.
First, I took apart an old mac book pro to see if the friction hinges were useful, but they are tiny, and their small size means that they realistically need a metal chasis to bolt to, in order to spread the forces. Not really an option for me.
Then I looked online at various commercial friction hinges, but they are about $60 a pair, and would take forever to get delivered.
So I searched for 3D-printable friction hinges and found a couple of different designs on thingiverse.com. The one I ended up using is nice and simple, and just uses a rubber o-ring to provide the friction. While the o-ring is likely to wear, it will be pretty easy to replace.
In the process, I also discovered that someone has made a passive digital(!!!) sundial. Yes, a sundial with a digital display, and that is still just a passive lump of stuff, even though it displays the time to the nearest twenty minutes in digital format inside the shadow of the gnomon (the normally pointy bit that makes the shadow on a sundial). I couldn't help myself, so I have one printing at the moment.