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This is my Scotty dog I got when I was 4-5 years old. I named him "Scottish Gee", as that's how Scottish people say "Scottish guy".He is my only childhood toy to survive this long. He is beaten and broken yet a survivor, like I am. He has survived some 18 moves, a fire, and a few surgeries(that I performed) and has a floppy neck and a blind eye. He was my favourite toy and the only thing left of my childhood other than some photos.I'm surprised he's still around after all he(and I) has been thru. He's a senior citizen now and shows his age and wear and tear but he's still in my bedroom, a faithful and loyal soldier who has stood by me all these years and has weathered the storms of life just as I have and he is still treasured and loved. ♥
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Bad Luck May.
May has always been a bad luck month for us. Bad things have always happened in May. Most people in our family have died in May. Our house burnt down in May. We were terrorized by an enemy in May. Our dog died in May. My mother lost a job in May. Our van got broken into in May,and so it goes. It is always a month we dread and this May is no different only this time instead of one BIG thing it is a few smaller things yet still bad things: we had to return both our new microwave and blender as they didn't work, we have to make costly house repairs to get insurance coverage,where our daughter's living had a tornado warning last night and they were advised to seek shelter for 20 minutes, and now our pool is leaking….again….just like LAST May,too! I noticed it was 1-2 inches lower so I re-filled it with a hose for 3-4 HRS and it was fine yet an HR later it was back down to the same level again and then I re-filled it again and the same thing happened; no matter what water I put in it just seems to be leaking out! It must be an underground leak as we can't SEE any water,and the last time it was well below the skimmer level, dangerously close to being at the point where the pump will burn out….I think we're going to have to keep the hose running continuously 24 HRS a day to keep up with the leak,and we will have a monster water bill(but less than if we had to replace the pump again like we did recently, it was either last year or the year before; I forgot, but it WAS in May I think…) but what else can we DO? We had the leak specialist in last year and he was an idiot…and it's still leaking.My hubby says shut down the pool but no WAY, esp. when this week it's supposed to get to 30C and feel like 40C! Thankfully May is almost over and it fills us with dread every year wondering what will befall us…it's almost over,it's almost over….
Confirmation Update.
Confirmation went well. There were 48 teens being Confirmed. They also got to make and wear long red sashes over their white robes that look like graduation robes and smell like hospital linens! The only bad thing is my hubby is sick(seems like the Flu) but still went anyway as it's not optional to miss it, no matter what! We dressed fancy but it appalled me how awful and inappropriate lots of people were dressed; in shorts, jeans, T-shirts,flip-flops, etc. and one whore had this black micro-mini dress that went up to her thighs! I mean, who comes to Church dressed like that? It's bad enough anywhere but even worse there!! It was disgusting and shows a lack of respect for God and His house.What do you expect though with the rednecks in THIS town? All in all it went well, and afterwards they had a little reception with cake, chips, cheese and little desserts!
Confirmation Day!
Today our 13 YR old and almost 12 YR old get Confirmed! They have been studying, working and preparing hard since October or so to receive this Sacrament, doing their workbooks, going to Parish classes, and a retreat. They will be Confirmed by the Archbishop, the same one who Confirmed me many years ago when he was the bishop at the time. Even though I have moved since then so has he and once again we meet! Our 16 YR old will be their sponser. They will now have the Holy Spirit and will be more "mature" in their faith. It is a big step in their Christian walk! Congrats!!
Model Airplanes and Microwaves.
The Air Cadets had their Annual Parade night and both our 15 YR old AND 13 YR old won prizes for best design; she won first place and he won second place for their model planes! Hers was a model of the Wright Brother's plane and his was a German war plane.Our kids often DO win prizes in best design for the Kub Kars as well as they are very creative and use their imagination, which is yet another testimony to homeschooling and the freedom, flexibility and artistic expression that it allows.Their imaginations are not "confined" and don't have to fit a mold and be like everyone else.
As well, our microwave broke now too; smoking and smelling burnt(We just had to exchange our blender the other day and we only had THAT 2 weeks!) and we've only had it for about 3 months or so, so we had to get another one of those too, luckily 20% off. I seriously think we MUST be "cursed" and "jinx" everything; what else would explain our never-ending bad luck and everything always being defective and breaking all the time and never working? Even brand NEW stuff! What else would possibly explain it? Either that, or we emit some mysterious "current" of some sort that "fries" electrical appliances, or else we just have seriously bad luck?I have also heard that demons can travel thru electricity…. How can it be explained? Why is it ALWAYS us? Fortunately we keep the receipts and even the boxes too, anticipating it as we KNOW things won't work out and always go wrong for us and therefore assume we will have to be returning and exchanging it which we always have to.Our 16 YR old recently got 2 new games and THEY don't work either. Why is it I'm NOT surprised?
We got a Justin Bieber pinata for our annual After School party in June as well, and no, we're not fans; we got it for the sheer gratification of being able to whack the crap out of him! 🙂
A "Mother" Heart.
I have a "Mother" heart. I just heard on the news the horrifying story of a Serb war criminal who oversaw the genocide of Muslim refugees, men and boys, teens and even as young as 10 years old.His troops also forced parents to kill their own children, among other atrocities. It broke my heart and I imagined what if they had been MY sons?That could have happened to my boys if we were living there. These were mothers' CHILDREN!! Whenever I hear a tragic story about kids I think of my own kids that age, and imagining what if it had been them? This is what having a Mother heart is. You personally identify with every horrible story you hear about a kid. You feel the united pain of another unknown yet still kindred mother who has lost her child. You put yourself in her place. You imagine the fear of losing your own kids. It is a painful reminder of what can happen and our Mother hearts bleed.Every wailing siren fills us with dread; is it our kid? Is our kid still safe?
Every news story I hear breaks my heart: the 10 year old girl who was murdered, the 12 year old girl who's body they found. The 18 YR old critically injured at a recent explosion at a highschool. The 14 YR old shot and killed at his school. The kids killed in war, in protests, in bombings,in terrorist attacks, in shootings, those who are abused, molested,in foster care,abandoned,orphaned, killed,babies who are stillborn,kids who die of cancer, in car accidents,in fires,in natural disasters, in drownings,riding their bikes,kids who are abducted, etc. and so it goes. It goes on and on and my poor Mother heart grieves for each one and each horror story makes me shudder with fear and worry about my own kids' safety even more.
I read somewhere once that being a mother is like "having your heart living outside your body" and it's true. My oldest turns 22(the same age I was when he was born!!) this year and he's living on his own in a big city, away at university, a man now, yet I STILL worry about him and his safety and his future. Will he be a victim of crime? An accident? Is he safe in the big city all alone? Will he be mugged? Shot?Stabbed?Pushed in front of a Metro train? Will he find a good job, a safe place to live, in a good neighbourhood, is he eating right, when he gets sick I worry; is it serious? Will he meet and marry a good woman? etc.and whenever I hear of a tragedy in his city befalling someone his age my heart stops a little and I hold my breath in fear as I listen/look for the name, to reassure myself it wasn't him! He scoffs at my concern but a mother *NEVER* stops worrying no matter how old her kids are and her Mother heart never stops beating…or being pierced by tragedies of other kids that could just have as easily been her own.
The Retarded Lilac Bush.
I think our lilac bush must be retarded. Last year we had like 7 or so blooms on it but NOTHING this year at ALL, not even one! What the hell? It's not too soon either as lilacs are in bloom now all over the neighbourhood….just not ours and there's not even a single bloom on it; not just that hasn't opened yet; there's none there at ALL! It figures.(Meanwhile, the apple blossoms from next door keep dropping in our pool and it's maddening; I have to keep scooping them out 2-3 times a DAY!! It's so annoying! I hate it!)
The kids brought me back a huge armful of lilacs the other day during their walk. I love them; they have been my fave, flower since I was like 4 years old.I still remember my grandmother's majestic bushes in her back yard and how she'd clip them and give me some to bring home and how she instilled in me my love and knowledge of flowers. I put them in 2 huge vases; one in the kitchen and one in the diningroom and I love how when I come downstairs first thing in the morning I can smell their sweet aroma! It gently wafts thru the house.I equally love the scent outside as well, travelling along with a breeze. I just love their smell, and the pretty colour. Too bad they only last for 2 weeks, and cut placed in vases I have to keep replacing them every 2 days as they die.I can remember as a kid climbing up the bushes and snatching them up on the way home from school, getting scratches all over my arms and legs but it was worth it. Sometimes I even got chased by an irate homeowner, and by a cop one time even too! I loved them then and I still do,and always will.

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Pole turns 50
Station celebrates birthday on Jan. 4 after Navy Seabees finish oasis in middle of polar desert
Posted January 21, 2007
A mere 20 days after it was demonstrated that an airplane could land and take off from the South Pole, a small team of men was deposited at that loneliest imaginable spot, charged with the task of building a permanent station.
That was in the early morning hours of Nov. 20, 1956. Barely 45 days later, on Jan. 4, 1957, the last of the 24 men returned to McMurdo Station, leaving behind a functioning facility in the hands of those who would spend the first winter ever at the South Pole.
The significance of that accomplishment was lost on neither those men nor on the people who today continue to maintain a human presence at 90 degrees south.
"It was a demanding team effort, and everyone I know who was involved takes great pride in it," said Dick Bowers, who led the construction of the station 50 years ago.
"They established a platform for a U.S. presence at the geographic South Pole," added Jerry Marty, National Science Foundation representative at the Pole. "They established the recognition that man could survive. They built an infrastructure to support science in man's first winter at South Pole in 1957, based on what they did between Nov. 20 and Jan. 4."
Bowers was a lieutenant junior grade in the U.S. Navy when he was part of the initial deposit of men, supplies and a dog team on the two-mile-high ice shelf in central Antarctica. His first order of business was to confirm their location, and he found they were eight miles off-target.
He said the dogs came along as a backup plan should they have trouble getting planes off of the snow, something that had only been done once before. The canine team was put to work hauling the first supplies to the actual geographic Pole.
In short order, his full team — mostly Navy Seabees, members of the construction battalion — arrived and a flurry of airdrops and deliveries of materials ensued. Combating the effects of altitude sickness and the extreme cold, the men set about constructing buildings.
Speaking from his current home in Indianapolis, Bowers said they carried an awareness of why they were called on to do the job.
"We had a very general idea of how the [International Geographic Year] came about via a group of forward-thinking scientists who wanted to get this thing started ... because science was advancing so rapidly," he said. "These people were really extraordinary, far-thinking individuals. We knew that, and ... those who understood the mission could really appreciate it."
Marty, whose first involvement with the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) was in 1969, is in his 17th season at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, as the station was ultimately named to honor the first two explorers to reach the Pole.
He agreed that the station was a goal that has paid significant dividends, listing accomplishments such as learning more about the origin of our planet and our universe, the climate and our effect on it.
Team effortWhile Marty made a point of singling out the leader of the team that constructed seven major buildings in less than seven weeks, Bowers would hear nothing of it, going to great lengths to heap praises on the other members of his group, the flight crews who delivered supplies and personnel, and the hundreds who supported the operation from McMurdo Station and beyond.
"We were very proud of it," he said at one point. "I say 'we' because no one ever does anything down there as an individual. It's always a group activity."
"We were surrounded with very competent people, hundreds of them, hard-working people. The plans, early on, had been quite nebulous about many facets — whether we could land, whether we could take off, what materials were actually required, what we would face. ... Basically, we were surrounded by men who were capable of doing so much and had so much drive and energy, people who didn't get frustrated when things went wrong. It was a humbling experience."
Bowers even made a point of listing some of the other stations built during the early years of Operation Deep Freeze, adding that "all the stories of those other stations were incredibly impressive to me, maybe because I could understand some of the things they were going through."
Many members of those long-ago missions still keep in touch, he said, and try to gather at least every two years. He said current USAP members such as Marty make an effort to keep them updated and will join their meetings.
"They keep us advised, and we tell them about how it was back then and they laugh," Bowers said. "Then they tell us about how it is now and we laugh. We enjoy every bit of it."
"Those guys just sit back in awe in terms of the magnitude, the size of the pieces of equipment and everything," Marty said. "We talk about the challenges of logistics, the challenges of sometimes things don't fit quite right in the field — really, nothing has changed."


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The burn-fat.ga /referral is what is commonly known as referral spam. This is a virtual phenomenon that has been causing website owners a headache for quite some time now. We have developed the below guide to help you remove this nuisance from your life and have also compiled some tips to make sure you aren't targeted as easily. We say this because at this point in time we, the people located on this side of the spam fence, are still struggling to keep up with the spammers and shield ourselves from their tactics. Google was successful in tackling the older version of referral spam, called classic referral spam, and controlling its presence on the web today. Classic referral spam operates by the means of bots and crawlers that visit your website, making you think that you've been visited by actual people or websites. As you understand, those visits aren't real and only create an impression of traffic. This type of spamming has spawned a newer version of itself, which is known as ghost spam. It has taken a step further and has skipped resorting to bots. Instead, the spammers simply go ahead and manipulate the data in Google Analytics, putting in false information of visits by the spamming website.
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Donna that was so sweet of you to jump right on this. I am sure you made many other stampers happy with these directions. I was lucky enough to grab both of my kids and say "Okay, show me". Not everyone has someone who can do that. Thanks.
Awesome instructions Donna! You rock! ;)
I finally was able to upload my photos---after MANY hours changing from JEF to JPEG. Now my pictures are really small and difficult to see any detail. Any advice on how to change this? All help appreciated!
How do you add a tag because I get a oops page is not found?
What are the tags? I think is gkd or something like that.
Hi Amy! The tags are different .... I'll give you some examples and maybe that will help.
gkd-- we put this in every tag that uses a Gina K stamp
Let's say you used Theresa's Out West stamp set on your card for an example, for the tag you would have:
gkd, theresa, outwest
just like that, no spaces between the stamp set names and the illustrators name. Another example would be if you used Rupa's With This Ring:
gkd, rupa, withthisring
Hope this helps!
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The School of Nursing offers the opportunity for the Professional Registered Nurse who holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree or is prepared at Master of Science in Nursing level as an Advanced Practice Nurse to complete the Doctor of Nursing Practice. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a practice-focused doctorate designed to prepare advanced practice nurses to lead practice changes based on evidence to improve patient outcomes in complex healthcare systems.
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- In Spring 2014, Millikin University launched the DNP for individuals who are preparing to become nurses who seek to complete the practice doctorate as their highest earned academic degree. (BSN-DNP
- Students in the Millikin University and Decatur Memorial Hospital Nurse Anesthsia Program (NAP) are enrolled as a cohort in the DNP.
- Progression must be continuous and full-time throughout the program of study.
- The BSN to DNP (NAP) degree consists of 88 credit hours and includes 2400+ hours of clinical practice and residency.
- An advanced (graduate level) statistics course must be completed prior to admission.
- Typically, DNP (NAP) students are enrolled in the Graduate Core courses on Fridays and in the DNP Core and DNP Specialty courses from Monday through Thursday each week. Theory and practice schedules are set by the School of Nursing in collaboration with its practice partners and often fall outside of the traditional academic calendar published in the Millikin Bulletin.
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DP and I got up there around 2:45 or so, and left around 4:30 today. WH03 isn't numbered, but there were a couple of district work trucks parked there. As we made our way down, looking at various plants, we didn't find the target trees. They were in the shade, and that made it not easy to see the catkins.We went to the first trail intersection.
On the way back up, we found two about six minutes down (walking slowly) from the trailhead. They were close together on the downhill side. The one closer to the trailhead had more catkins, above eye level, but at least a few at eye level. This one had maybe 15% catkins with stamens. The other one had maybe 10% in the lower half of the tree. We seem to have missed the tree at the hairpin turn. We noted two individual catkins that had beetle(s) on them. One was high up so I could only tell that there were several black things on it, but they didn't seem to be moving. The small beetle on the close catkin was just perched in between the stamens. We found no fresh female flowers (there were a lot of female parts, but they appeared to be last years, I think–some had obvious acorns starting, and some were mostly green "spiky" turbans).
I took off an inch piece of catkin to look at under a hand lens. I thought I saw one anther than had a bright yellow blob (presumably pollen), but it was very small and I couldn't find it again to get in the photo. Some of the stamens were curled up, and it seemed like they hadn't straightened out yet. The anthers had no pollen that I could see.
Lots of thimbleberries were there, but not ripe yet. Creambush was in bloom. There is a self-heal plant in the middle of the trail, before the target trees (but if they continue the trail work they were doing today, it may not continue to be there). Hazel trees had developing nuts.
I heard a Hairy Woodpecker (I think), and Chestnut-backed Chickadees. A small bee-mimic fly (about a quarter inch long) provided a training opportunity.
There were a couple of plants that look familiar, one a small tree with five-petaled dusky-magenta flowers (western burning bush, Euonymus occidentalis), and something that reminded me of Clematis but had berries.
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She might be ditching those bloody shoes for some more sensible ones: Cardi B is pregnant!
After days of speculation, the 25-year-old confirmed her pregnancy on this weekend's episode of Saturday Night Live. The singer/rapper revealed her belly bump during her performance, wearing a form-fitting white gown to showcase her new figure. According to a Pitchfork source, the future mom stated backstage after announcing the news, "I'm finally free!"
Prior to her solo performance, the rapper hid her baby bump under a layered floral dress on stage, but later changed into a fitted white dress to announce the news. The singer/rapper, who is engaged to Migos' Offset, was congratulated by dozens of fans and fellow stars, including the Saturday Night Live account itself, which confirmed the news by tweeting, "Congratulations @iamcardib! #SNL."
It's been noted by fans that the musician has been covering up in some especially over-the-top outfits in recent weeks, but now it seems as though the facade was put on to hide the news of her pregnancy.
Cardi and Offset got engaged in late October 2017, when the Migos member got down on one knee during a concert to pop the question. The rapper gifted his fiancé with an incredible pear-shaped diamond ring, which has since set a trend among celebrity engagement rings. Paris Hilton's fiancé gifted the heiress a similar stone for their engagement.
The future Mr. and Mrs. have not yet announced many further details of their nuptials, but it has been said that the two are planning something very over the top. However, according to the couple, the two plan on putting their nuptials on the back burner so that they are able to focus more on their careers—or maybe, a baby?!


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Monday, April 19, 2010
Review: The Hunger Games and Catching Fire double review!
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Press (September 14, 2008)
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Press; 1 edition (September 1, 2009)
Vonze: 5 out of 5
Wowowowow! I don't know if there are words for how much I enjoyed The Hunger Games and Catching Fire! Harry Potter was forever ago, Twilight is old news, check these books out!
If you asked Oshie, Oshie would tell you that I was glued to these books. I started The Hunger Games March 7th and I had finished Catching Fire by March 21, often staying up all night to read some more, but at the same time wishing it wouldn't end. I hate that Mockingjay doesn't come out until August 24th, because I want to know what happens to the characters and their world so badly.
I don't want to give much away, but let me describe the plot of the books a little.
The main character, Katniss, lives in District 12 with her mom and younger sister. District 12 is a part of the country of Panem, which was formerly the United States of America. However, Panem is a far cry from the United States. The people live within fences and have few rights. At one time, the people tried to overthrow Panem, which lead to the creation of the Hunger Games. In order to display its control over the people, the Capitol of Panem holds a lottery each year and selects one boy and one girl from each district to play in the Hunger Games. Only play is the wrong word. The Hunger Games is a Olympic-ish, Survivor-like, gladiator death match in which only one person can win. That's right, teenagers killing teenagers for sport on live tv.
When Katniss signs up for the Hunger Games in the place of her little sister, I had no idea what was going to happen next. This page turning book left me guessing till the end. It didn't help that she made friends with some of the other players. I kept asking myself, is she really going to kill them?
After I finished Hunger Games, I directly picked Catching Fire up. It is a worthy sequel, just as good as the first and only adds more questions and complications to the plot.
My favorite thing about The Hunger Games and Catching Fire is Katniss' character. She is probably the strongest, yet not overly boy-ish, female character I have ever read. She is one tough cookie. She hunts, she fends for her family and friends and she has a drive to survive.
I also enjoy the romantic subplot. Katniss is a no-nonsense type of girl. She's not swooning over any guy. However, it seems that she slowly develops feelings for two of the guys in her life. One guy, Gale, is her best friend from District 12. Gale helped her hunt and survive before the Hunger Games. The other guy, Peeta, has secretly admired her from afar for years. Peeta has helped motivate her and is determined she will win the Hunger Games. Who she'll really fall for is completely up in the air at this point.
With that said, I cannot wait for Mockingjay! Tweet
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My 4-year-old's favorite expression lately is, "Oh, coconuts!" (Like "Oh, nuts!") We eat a lot of coconut in this house. From coconut milk to coconut oil to coconut flour to shredded coconut. There are so many health benefits to eating coconut, I try to get it on the menu as often as possible.
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Now, Rockstar hasn't said anything definitive about a PC version of Grand Theft Auto 5, but some folks on the internet wanted to make sure they were thinking very seriously about it. Canadian PC enthusiast Mike Julliard has decided to take it into his own hands, creating a petition on Change.org that implores the developer to do right, and thus far, more than 40,000 signatures have been added to the cause.
Rockstar's support for PC has been a bit inconsistent, with all of the GTA games coming to mouse-and-keyboard about six months after release, while other games like Red Dead Redemption never made the jump. We'd be a little shocked if GTA 5 never found its way to our hard drives -- still, it couldn't hurt to throw your name onto the list.
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"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" And He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." (Matt 22:36-40)Now, of course, there is a lot to say about this simple response from Christ. In it we have "the whole Law and the Prophets". We have the two greatest commandments. We have actually the single commandment over all--love. We have this singular command to love God "with all your mind" (rather than the currently more popular "without thinking much"). There is lots of good stuff in there.
I noted something, however, that I never caught before and never heard anyone mention before. It's right there in "the great and foremost commandment". We all know that we are commanded to love God. Mission One. Top of the list. Got it. We're supposed to do this with all that is within us--heart, soul, mind ... everything. Got it. But look at the interesting connection there. In Jesus's statement of the Great Commandment in the Law, He links "love" with heart, soul, and mind. Now, we're all pretty comfortable with thinking of love connected with the heart and even love connected with the soul. How often do you connect love with the mind?
This is the same connection Paul made in 1 Corinthans 8. "Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies." (1 Cor 8:1). Now, we've established that the Bible favors knowledge, so Paul is not saying, "Be ignorant." He's saying that knowledge without love makes you arrogant. Conversely, then, knowledge with love is good. That's the connection--right thinking that loves. Using our minds to love God. That's the idea in the Great Commandment. Think to the glory of God.
We have this trite "Live, laugh, love" motto floating around these days popularized by, of all things, a chef. Perhaps we need to use a different model. Perhaps we ought to consider "Think, love, live" as a Christian version. Certainly the notion of connecting thinking with love might be a new idea for some. But Jesus seemed to make that connection. Shouldn't we?


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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Dolls are nice. Until they try to kill you.
One time, I was spending the night at her house, and I got up to use the bathroom. I must have been around 5 years old. I had to creep through the doll room to get to there, and for some reason I was crawling.
Maybe to add to the adventure?
I was about half way through that room when I looked up, and realized that hundreds of eyes were staring at me.
I got up, and ran as fast as I could! I was too scared to look over my shoulder, but I could feel them gaining on me.
I dashed into the bathroom, and shut the door. Panting, I triple-checked the lock, and my little body sagged with relief.
That was close. Too close.
I spent the next few minutes with my ear to the door, trying to hear what the dolls were planning. But they must have been talking really quietly, because I couldn't hear a thing.
Finally, my need to pee overruled my sense of self preservation, and I grabbed a toothbrush from the counter. I figured it would be a good weapon if they broke down the door. Then I climbed up on the toilet to do my business.
When I was done, I put my ear back against the door, and listened as hard as I could.
...Nothing. They must already be in position, ready to ambush me as soon as I opened the door.
I didn't want to die that way.
I'm not sure how many hours I spent huddled on the bathroom floor before I fell asleep.
In the morning, I crept back out to look at the dolls. It was just as I suspected. They had snuck back into their normal positions before my grandma could catch them at it.
They may have fooled her, but I knew the truth.
And they knew it, too.
18 comments:
- Macey said...
OMGOSH. That is hilarious!
What's funny for me is that my grandma gave me a creepy lamp that had a doll on it and I woke up in the middle of the night convinced that thing was going to kill me. It was and still is a source of amusement for my family. Jerks.
- 11/04/2010
- Unknown said...
Whew, good thing they weren't clowns...then I might not be able to sleep for the next month!
- 11/04/2010
- Kimberly said...
my friend has this weird obsession with stuffed bears. Try waking up to that in the middle of the night still drunk...creeeeeepy.
- 11/04/2010
- beka said...
Ahhhh! 'someday they will be yours'...
Well, I'd burn 'em or something before that happens.
I imagined similar things with Gram's random stuffed animals/dolls....creeeeepy! Hah:)
- 11/04/2010
- Jean Has Been Shopping said...
What is it with old ladies and their doll collections? (No offense to gramma.)
Glad you survived, armed with your toothbrush. Cute!
- 11/04/2010
- ComfyMom~Stacey said...
My grandma had these drawings of what were supposed to be cute friendly bears in her bathroom. One was taking a shower & the other was brushing it's teeth. But I could tell by the way their eyes followed me they were just waiting for me to drop my guard & then one night they would eat me while I was showering.
When she passed away I learned that my brother & my cousins all felt the same way about the creepy bear art & none of us would take it when her house was sold.
- 11/04/2010
- Shell said...
Your cartoons always crack me up!
- 11/04/2010
- the thrifty ba said...
so, is grandma still with us? and are her dolls?
- 11/04/2010
It wasn't dolls at our house. It was the alligator living under my bed. No really. But if I ran, jumped on the rug, then jumped on the bed he couldn't get me.
- 11/04/2010
- Gosfam said...
That is a GREAT story. I can see myself doing the same thing. I was a very paranoid little girl :)
- 11/04/2010
- TKW said...
I'm cackling at that last picture with the glowing red eyes. That many lifeless eyes *would* freak a girl out.
- 11/05/2010
- Topsy said...
That one was funny!
- 11/05/2010
- Vanessa said...
Aaand....I still have the "childish" active imagination you've exhibited in this blog post. Always some creature out to get me... :D
- 11/05/2010
- Alexandra said...
You have got to be one of the funniest little girls I know.
You need to go BIG, honey, BIG.
Because you are waaaaaaaaay too funny.
- 11/05/2010
- tulpen said...
The pictures are killing me!
As will the nightmare I have tonight in which a horde of scary ass dolls dismembers me.
- 11/05/2010
- JoJo said...
Hahaha that was great!
After the first toy story I was convinced my barbies were alive too and I tried spying on them all the time.
- 11/05/2010
- mypixieblog said...
LMAO!!! This post had me hysterical the whole way through, because I remember thinking the same thing about my dolls when I was younger. I was convinced they were plotting against me and that they would have secret tea parties while we were sleeping.
I think our wild imaginations transformed us into the well-adjusted young ladies we are today, hmmm??
Thanks so much for stopping by on my SITS day!
- 11/06/2010
- Unknown said...
That is hilarious! Those dolls absolutely could not be trusted. You did the right thing. All dolls are murderers and it's time people knew it. Thanks for making it known.
BTW, you said my toilet paper post over at Scary Mommy's site made you out of breath. I hope you caught it. You will need it next time you are running away from those evil dolls. :)
- 11/07/2010


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The field inspectors are only responsible for performing inspections and gathering information and can not answer questions regarding the value of your property. Only a Certified Tax Assessor can set the value on your home.
Yes, the Tax Assessor will hold informal meeting to meet with residents who have questions. If after this meeting, you still disagree, you may file a formal appeal with the Somerset County Tax Board by May 1st of the tax year. To contact the Assessor's office call 908-753-8000 ext. 235
All property owners will receive a written notice of their new assessments on or about the beginning of each February.
The assessor's office has no control over budgets; its only function is to reestablish the municipal overall assessment value. The budgetary levy (county budget, school budget, municipal budget, open space, fire district budget, and library budget) is then divided by the overall ratable assessment value to determine the tax rate.
A subcontracted inspector performs a physical inspection of property. The purpose of this inspection is to maintain our database, which is vital to maintain equity and uniformity. Measuring all exterior structures, and inspection of the interior to determine what amenities exist. (The homeowner can deny the inspector access to the interior but then the inspector will be forced to estimate the inside amenities of your property). A Certified Tax Assessor then performs an analytical study of market data (e.g. sales, rental rates, capitalization rate, etc.), to set the assessments at full and fair value.
Fluctuations in the economy; changes in characteristics of the parcel or neighborhood; improvements completed without permits; changes in style; market pressure (supply and demand).
To spread the tax burden equitably within the municipality, to assess property at the same standard of value and to ensure that every property owner is paying his/her fair share.
It is the value (price) at which a property would theoretically sell for in a fair and bona fide sale, on October 1st of the previous year. Example: Assessments for the 2014 tax year would be based upon the assessor's opinion of value on October 1st, 2013.
It is an annual process of maintaining all assessment values at 100% of full market value
Please email all concerns and complaints to email@example.com.
If you wish to file a tax appeal visit the Somerset County Board of Taxation. There, forms, instructions and "A Guide to Tax Appeal Hearings" may be obtained.
You may also contact the Somerset County Board of Taxation:
PO Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876
If the assessed value exceeds $1,000,000 you have the option of filing your appeal directly with the NJ Tax Court at PO Box 972, Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, NJ 08625. For more information visit NJ Courts Online. Select Tax Court.
In a non revalued/ non-reassessed district: Assessment appeals must be filed on or before April 1 of the current tax year, or 45 days from the date mailed, as it appears on the front of this notice, whichever date is later
In a revalued/reassessed district: Assessment appeals must be filed on or before May 1 of the current tax year.
Warren Township has determined that the uncontrolled and unregulated disturbance, excavation, filling and removal of soil has resulted and will result in conditions detrimental to the safety, health and general welfare of the public. As such, compliance with section 15-9.2 of the Warren Township Ordinance may be required for work performed on residential properties. To determine applicability, the concerned party shall consult section 15-9.2 and questions directed to one of the employees in the Engineering Department. Generally, a permit application (which is available online) along with a plan to address section 15-9.2 shall be submitted along the requisite fees to the Engineering Department. The application and plan will be reviewed and once approved, a letter written approving the application. (This approval is considered a prior approval for the construction department). SOIL MOVEMENT/CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS APPLICATION
The Engineering Department does have a significant number of maps and documents available for review by the public. Assistance in reviewing the documents can be offered to the extent of the Engineering Department's knowledge. If copies of the maps and documents are needed, an OPRA request can me made through the Township Clerk's office specifying the records requested.
Vendors are encouraged to visit the Township website for all RFB announcements.
Bids are evaluated for the lowest responsible bidder, compliance with bid specifications, financial responsibility, reputation of vendor, service availability, and other relevant considerations.
After analysis, a recommendation is submitted to the Township Committee for award. All awards or rejections normally occur within 60 days unless an extension is granted by bidder.
Notifications of award/ rejection will be made in writing.
Request For Proposal (RFP)
RFP's may be utilized for the procurement of the Township Clerk Office.
Request for Quotation (RFQ)
Purchases between $2,500.00 and the statutory bid threshold of $40,000.00 will generally require a Request of Quotation (RFQ).
Request for Bids (RFB)
These are generally required for any commodity, service, or public improvement when costs exceeds the statutory bid threshold ($40,000.00), pursuant to NJ S.A. 40A: 11-3, and must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed in the respective package
All RFB's must be submitted on forms supplied by the Township. For packages that contain plans or detailed specification, there may be a fee. Vendors are encouraged to read the the Township website for current RFB announcements
RFB's are publicly opened and read aloud at the date, time and location specified. Prospective bidders are invited to attend all openings. Bid submissions are available for inspection after bids have been opened.
A Business Registration Certificate is required from all vendors who receive any payment above $6000.00 annually from Warren Township. The Business Registration Certificate law covers all contracts awarded by a contracting agency. This includes contracts that are awarded by public bid, purchase order, professional service, competitive contracting, resolution for items exempt from receipt of bids, emergency contracts, request for proposals, concessions, or other mechanism, when the value of the individual contract or annual aggregate value with the vendor exceeds 15% of the contracting agency's bid threshold.
Vendors are encouraged to make an appointment before calling the Purchasing Office to assure availability of Purchasing personnel by calling 908-753-8000 ext 233.
Call Middlesex Recreation at 732-356-7400 ext 277 for tickets.
Long Hill Township Parks & Recreation Department offers Discounted Admission Tickets
Please visit the Recreation's page under "Departments" and click on "Forms" on the right side. Print the VOLUNTEER APPLICATION then email, fax, or mail to the Recreation Office. While there check out the opportunities listed and register to help at an event.
If you are a Warren resident, please call 732-469-4771 or look at our Directory for more information. They meet the first Wednesday of each month at Our Lady of the Mount Church at 10am. If you are a Somerset County resident, visit www.co.somerset.nj.us/senior or call 908-753-9440 for the County Warrenbrook Senior Center located in Warren.
Please visit Recreation's page under "Departments" then click on "Parks, Trails, Facilities" on the right. This allows you to view descriptions and locations of the 7 Warren trails. You are also able to print the Trails Pamphlet.
Warren Township does not require a basketball sign-up sheet. We use first-come-first serve.
Warren Township does not require a tennis sign-up sheet. We use first-come-first serve. There are rules posted on board before entering the courts.
Please visit the Recreation's page under "Departments" and click on "For Coaches" on the right. All instructions are located on this page.
Please visit the Recreation's page under "Departments" and click on Forms on the right. Complete the FACILITY USE APPLICATION then drop off, email, fax or mail in to Warren Township: Recreation Office, 46 Mountain Boulevard, Warren, NJ 07059. Please review the FACILITY USE REGULATIONS, LEASE AGREEMENT & FEES that are listed on the application.
Please visit the Recreation's page under "Departments" and click on "Forms" on the right. Complete FACILITY USE PERMIT then drop off, email, fax or mail to the Recreation Office at Warren Township: Recreation Office 46 Mountain Boulevard, Warren, NJ 07059. Please review the Pavilion rules & fees. You must have homeowners, rental or business insurance in order to rent the pavilion.
Please visit the "Sports Group" section on the Recreation page. The emails are listed for each Adult Sport Group. To view the Youth Sport Organizations, you can click on their website to search for information. Please note Warren Township Recreation does not run youth sports except for Tennis Lessons and High School Intramural Basketball. You will find them under "Programs" on Recreation's page.
If your company is located in town and it's a FREE event or you are a local non-profit organization, the Recreation Office would be happy to advertise for you. We email a weekly newsletter to residents every Friday. Information must be in no later than Thursday 3pm. You can also contact the Warren Cable Channel.
Receive update recreation news as it comes out by signing up for the Recreation Newsletter, visit the Recreation page regularly, Warren.Patch.com or the The Echo-Sentinel. Registrations begin mid April.
Yes, please visit the New Jersey Housing Resource Center, Cooperative Housing Corp Website, and New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for more information.
The invoice is paid once a month after the Warren Township Committee approves the bill list.
Escrow deposits are required for development projects and are applied to the various boards for approvals. These accounts are charged for the applicable professional invoices that are billed the account. The balance of the account, if any, is refunded at the conclusion of the project. Please contact the Office of Finance to discuss any escrow deposit.
Please visit the New Jersey Courts website
A person who disagrees with the decision of a Municipal Court may appeal. That appeal must be filed within 20 calendar days of the court's decision. Appeals from the Municipal Courts are heard at the county level in the Superior Court, Law Division. The Superior Court Judge reviews the transcript (produced from the audio recording of the trial) and any other evidence or legal papers from the trial and makes a decision regarding the case. New testimony or evidence are generally not admitted for the appeal. The Judiciary has prepared an information packet, " How to Appeal a Decision of a Municipal Court ", for persons wishing to appeal a Municipal Court decision.
Somerset County provides an annual schedule of drop-off dates and locations for Hazardous materials and Recycle pick-up schedule. A package containing this information is mailed to residents each year. The Department of Public Works will provide you the upcoming dates and will send you a copy of the current pickup schedule if you give them a call at (908) 753-1223 or you may go to the Somerset County Recycling website.
Gas – PSE&G
Phone – Verizon
Electric – JCP&L or PSE&G
Cable – Cablevision / FIOS
Water – New Jersey American Water Company
Permits are required for most construction activities. All questions can be directed to the Construction Dept. at (908) 753-8000 ext 240, 241 or 242. Most tree removals also require a permit from the Zoning Dept. please call (908) 753-8000 ext. 243 or fill out application and drop off at the Zoning Office. Tree Permit application
Please make checks payable to Warren Township.
Please contact the office at 908-753-8000 ext 240, 241 or 242 to make an inspection appointment at least 24 hours prior to the day the inspection is desired. Inspection scheduling is done between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm.
What can be done about my neighbor's pool that has stagnant water and is creating a mosquito problem?
Report it to the local health department with the specific address and location. The inspector will go out to the property to verify the complaint and take the appropriate steps to have the problem corrected.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has a Safe Syringe Program. They can be reached at 908-685-2200 ext 3258 for further information.
The Health Department, in conjunction with the Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission, offers free rabies clinics in May, November, and December. Please contact the health department for specific dates and locations.
Dogs must be licensed when they are 7 months old and by January 31 of each year. Proof of a current rabies vaccination must be presented to license a dog. Rabies certificates must be valid for the full licensing year. In addition, evidence of spay/neutering should be supplied, if applicable, to receive a discounted application fee.
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection requires well testing upon transferring a property. Information on the requirements may be found on the State of New Jersey Division of Environmental Protection Website. This site also provides valuable information for those wanting to test their well for their general knowledge. The health department encourages all property owners with wells to test it frequently to be sure of a safe and drinkable water supply.
If you provide the address and the block and lot for a site we can provide the file for review, if one exists. Often, but not always, this information will be available in the property file.
Copies are kept in the town the event took place.
You need to fill out the application, present your photo Identification and a check for $10 per copy.
You apply for a Marriage License in the town you or your fiancé reside unless you are from out of state. In that case, you apply in the Town the marriage is to occur. Applications are by appointment only Monday through Friday 10:30 am – 3:30 pm. Once you apply, there is a 72-hour waiting period before the license can be issued. Once the license is issued, it is valid for 30 days.
To apply you need to bring the following items:
A valid, government issued photo identification
Your Social Security number (you do not have to show your Social Security card)
Your parent's names at birth (maiden name) and the place of birth for both
The Officiant's name/address and telephone number, if known
One witness that is over 18 and speaks and understands English
Payment of $28.00, exact cash or check – Credit cards are accepted with a $3.00 convenience charge
If either party has been in a previous marriage, civil union or domestic partnership, you will need to provide the name of the former spouse, date and location of the divorce/termination or date and location of death.
Go to our Donation/Sponsorship page and click on Donation/Sponsor. Print out the sponsor form email, fax or mail it to the Recreation Office. It will be reviewed by the Township Administrator, approved then the office will contact you for more information and instructions on sending the donation or sponsorship check.
Go to the Township Homepage at www.warrennj.org you will see a place to enter your email for township announcements. This will ensure you will receive the newest updates of Recreation news and other local township events.
Please file report with the Public Works Office at 908-753-1223
Please report areas that need to be trimmed to the Public Works Office at 908-753-1223
There is a MINI DUMP at Public Works that runs from May to September of every year. Please call the Public Works Office at 908-753-1223 for further information.
Please report pothole repairs to the Public Works Office at 908-753-1223
Recycling bins may be picked up at Public Works facility located at 1 Bardy Road from 7:30am to 3:00 Monday through Friday
How do I request to have a sign installed (speed limit, dead end, curve ahead, hidden driveway, etc)
Please call in requests to the Public Works Office at 908-753-1223
Please call in requests to the Public Works Office at 908-753-1223
- Obtain packet containing Variance Application and Checklist from Clerk to the Board of Adjustment. (Phone Number: 908-753-8000 ext. 260)
- Obtain Certified Property list from Engineering office – $10.00
- Submit the following to the Clerk of the Board of Adjustment:
- completed application with Checklist noting submitted documents & material, in triplicate
- completed Certifications from the Tax Collector. & Engineering Dept
- FOURTEEN (14) copies of an accurately drawn plot plan in accordance with the Checklist requirements. If applicable, provide the required number of any other documents accompanying the application
- FOURTEEN (14) copies for Site Plan Approval of an accurately drawn site plan & pertinent documents in accordance with the checklist requirements for submission to the T.C.C.
- check made payable to Warren Township for required application fee indicated in the Checklist
- submit a separate check for required escrow deposit made payable to Warren Township for the amount indicated in Checklist
- Before serving any notices, obtain date of public hearing from the clerk, who will review your application for Completeness. The board attorney will review your sample notices prior to publication & service
- At least ten (10) days prior to the date of Public Hearing, you will be Required to place a Notice of Public Hearing of your case in the The Courier News, the official newspaper of the Municipality
- At least ten (10) days prior to the date of Public Hearing, you will be Required to notice the Property Owners on the Certified List you Obtained from Engineering via certified mail or personal service
- At least five (5) days prior to the date of Public Hearing, submit the Following to the Clerk.
- Property Owners list completed as to date & manner of service
- Sample copy of Notice of Public Hearing as served on the Property owners
- Proof of publication of Notice of Public Hearing as published in the Courier News
- Notarized Affidavit of Service of Notice
- At the time of the hearing, applicant must appear in person or be represented by an Attorney. Corporations & Partnerships MUST be represented by an Attorney
NOTE: The Zoning Board of Adjustment meets on either the first or Third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated. The Schedule of Public Meeting Dates is posted on the Municipal Bulletin Board.
Yes, a Zoning Permit is needed for a shed that is under 100 SF. The shed is to be within the setbacks for the zone your property is located within. If the shed is over 100SF, fill out a permit through the Construction Office along with a Zoning Form to ensure zoning compliance.
Yes a Tree Permit is required to remove trees. This permit allows you to take down 1 tree per quarter acre a year; up to 4 trees per acre a year.
A Sign Permit is required for all signs permanent and temporary.
A Fence Permit is required anytime a fence is being constructed or replaced.


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The latest attention-grabbing accessory blends chokers and florals.
The latest attention-grabbing accessory blends chokers and florals.
There's no reason to be puzzled by fall's most playful trend, just fit these pieces in with your favorite staples.
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Blue Shield of California Foundation helps domestic violence organizations form strategic partnerships.
AARP and Experience Corps merge to take a national senior volunteer and student literacy program to scale
Louisiana SPCA uses strategic planning to affirm priorities and strengthen core services in animal welfare
Colorado AIDS Project merger creates a unified voice for HIV/AIDS services statewide
NAACP's strategic plan creates a powerful vision to honor its legacy and guide its work in the 21st Century
// Friday, March 29, 2013
Whenever we note that mergers are not necessarily a path to cost savings , we invariably get a few frustrated responses demanding, "Well then what's the point?" Nonprofits are mission-driven, and the ultimate goal of a merger – like any other strategy – is an enhanced ability to advance the mission.
Melissa Mendes Campos // Thursday, March 14, 2013
David La Piana // Wednesday, March 13, 2013
In my experience working with the boards, CEOs, and staffs of countless nonprofits over many years, I have come to believe that many organizations have a well-developed idea-killing apparatus. The execution method varies, but usually falls into one of three categories.
Jo DeBolt // Wednesday, March 6, 2013
This is the third and final post in a three-part series exploring how individual grantmakers and funder collaboratives develop and implement strategies to support nonprofits in strategic restructuring.
Luis Vergara // Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The board is critical to effective strategy formation and implementation, yet board development often takes a back seat when it comes to nonprofits' organizational development priorities. As we begin working with organizations on strategy or other significant change processes, it is not uncommon for the board chair or CEO to say to us "actually, we could probably use some improvement in how our board functions."
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A body-wide map of gene switches active in different cells
The atlas of micro-RNAs will help researchers understand how different cell types develop. Dyani Lewis reports.
Now, an international consortium of researchers, led by a team at the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies in Japan, has created a body-wide map of some of the molecular switches operating in different cells that ensure only the right genes are turned on.
The switches, called microRNAs (miRNAs), are small snippets of RNA, a molecule similar to the DNA that comprises the 3 billion letters of the human genome. miRNAs hunt down and mark for destruction read-outs of genes that are en route to being decoded into proteins, molecules which, as enzymes, hormones and structural scaffolds, are the workhorses of a cell.
miRNAs play critical roles in essential biological processes, from maintaining immune health to kicking off labour. If miRNAs are out of whack, diseases like cancer can result.
The team sifted through close to 500 libraries of short RNAs sequenced from human and mouse cell extracts. Dozens of different human cell types – 121 in total – were included in the mix. The researchers were then able to identify which miRNAs were present in each cell type.
For more than 1300 human and 800 mouse miRNAs, the researchers also identified what are effectively the 'switches for the switches' – the sequences in the genome that govern when the miRNAs are themselves turned on.
Instructions for miRNAs are nestled in among the vast stretches of DNA that surround the 20,000-odd protein-coding genes in our genome. These regions have been disparagingly referred to as "junk DNA", but projects that have turned up blueprints for regulatory sequences like miRNAs show that they are anything but wastelands.
The atlas, which is available online, will be invaluable to researchers around the globe trying to understand the ebbs and flows of gene activity that govern development and prevent disease.
"We believe it will be an essential resource for understanding microRNA regulation and its role in human disease," says Michiel de Hoon of the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies.
The work is published in Nature Biotechnology.
- http://fantom.gsc.riken.jp/5/suppl/De_Rie_et_al_2017/
- http://nature.com/articles/doi:10.1038/nbt.3947
- http://nature.com/articles/doi:10.1038/nbt.3947


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Samsung i897 Captivate Cell Phone Review
admin | Jun 18, 2010 | Comments 5
Samsung announces a new gadget Samsung i897 Captivate that comes with a lot of new features such as Multi-touch input method, accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, touch-sensitive controls, proximity sensor for auto turn-off, TouchWiz 3.0 UI and swype text input .It has 4.0 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that is demonstrating 16M bright colors while the resolution is around 480 x 800 pixels. This new Samsung phone is going to launch very soon.
The memory capacity of Samsung i897 Captivate is about 16GB and 512 MB RAM. For high speed connectivity Samsung i897 Captivate mobile phone has Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, v2.0 microUSB , Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP and 3G HSDPA. It integrates Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) HTML Browser and ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor.
Samsung i897 Captivate has both primary and secondary cameras thereby user can enjoy a lot with it. It combines with 5 MP Primary Camera with auto focus Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection facilities. It also features with VGA secondary camera while primary camera has 720p@30fps video recording. Some other features of Samsung i897 Captivate are social networking integration, digital compass, Image/video editor, document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration and Flash Lite v3.1.
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★★★★ Sitting on the porch of her retirement home in Nebraska, ninety-nine-year-old Beatrice (Bee) Johnson recalls her earlier years. After World War II, when her husband, Billy, returned from service, the couple moved to Harlem where Billy introduced Bee to Howard Klein, a great friend he made while at war. Sarah, Howard's wife, and Bee did not instantly get on like their husbands so, naturally, they were upset when Billy and Howard announced they were going into business together: the couples would all own and operate a bakery in Harlem. Over time, Bee and Sarah warm up to each other and after a violent crime changes their lives forever, the women's friendship becomes stronger than they ever imagined, as they go to extreme measures to seek justice.
Durand tells a touching story of love and friendship set in Harlem's hostile environment after World War II. While the story would benefit from greater character development, the plot is strong and hooks the reader. Race and culture are major themes in Fate Rides on Clouds, as the Johnsons are African-American and the Kleins are Jewish-American. The biracial friendship between the two couples is rare during this time period and makes them stand out. Harassment from the mobsters in Harlem is another obstacle the four friends face as they work tirelessly to run their bakery and avoid being robbed or attacked. The storyline encourages readers to reflect on the many issues of post-war society, and to think about how far America has come since then, as well as the many ways in which racism and hate crimes are still a problem in our communities.


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How to add a date popup calendar onto a custom form
Warning: This post is over a year old. I don't always update old posts with new information, so some of this information may be out of date.
How to use a date popup calendar within your custom module.
First, I need to download the Date module, and make my module dependent on date_popup by adding the following line into my module's .info file.
dependencies[] = date_popup
Within my form builder function:
$form['date'] = array(
'#title' => t('Arrival date'),
// Provided by the date_popup module
'#type' => 'date_popup',
// Uses the PHP date() format - http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php
'#date_format' => 'j F Y',
// Limits the year range to the next two upcoming years
'#date_year_range' => '0:+2',
// Default value must be in 'Y-m-d' format.
'#default_value' => date('Y-m-d', time()),
Questions? Comments? I'm @opdavies on Twitter.
About the Author
Oliver Davies is a Full Stack Web Developer and System Administrator based in the UK. He is a Senior Software Engineer and Technical Team Lead at Inviqa and a part-time freelancer specialising in Drupal, Symfony and Laravel development and Linux systems administration.