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Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 02:01 pm
Cheap and cheerful
25 ideas for making merry on a budget
- Have a pine tree in the backyard? Use cuttings from an evergreen to make wreaths and swags.
- Stick holly cuttings into a foam ball. Add a length of ribbon and loop the flower arrangement over a door handle.
- Host an ornament-making party. Stock up on ornaments from a craft store and pull out glue, fabric pens, glitter pens, bells, cotton balls and pompons.
- Ask your guests to bring their favorite holiday album, or keep your radio tuned to that station that plays non-stop holiday music during the season.
- If it's not too cold out, play football or something else to get the blood moving.
- Make gingerbread houses. Award prizes for the most creative house.
- Holiday Card Making Party: Provide stickers, glitter, pens, paper, markers or crayons and you're good to go.
- Vamp up your typical wine-and-cheese party by breaking out spiced wines or different kinds of apple cider for your guests to try.
- Volunteer. Get a group together to volunteer at a food bank or soup kitchen. You'll have a great time and make a difference.
- Toys for Tots: Instead of white elephant presents, agree on a $20 limit for a gift to give to a child in need.
- Choose active games that get everyone involved. Try Apples to Apples, Catch Phrase, Pictionary and Scattergories.
- When your guests walk in, have them write a holiday haiku on an index card or slip of paper. Then post the haikus on a piece of poster board.
- Buy a jumbo Post-It wall pad. Stick a few sheets to your wall, each with a topic. Leave markers and let people draw anything funny or silly, such as what they want for Christmas or their favorite holiday memory.
- Glaze your ham in Dr Pepper. The soda imparts a sweet, fruity glaze onto the ham. Celeb chef Alton Brown recommends soaking the ham in clean water for two days (changing the water twice a day) to remove excess salt, then placing it in a roasting pan and dousing it with a liter of soda and a cup of sweet pickle juice. Cover with foil, roast for half an hour at 400F before reducing the heat to 325F for three more hours, turning halfway.
- Instead of potatoes, use wild rice as a side dish. Toasting it in butter and then boiling in chicken stock, white wine or apple juice provides a great base for a pilaf.
- Slice acorn squash in half and roast until tender. Melt butter and brown sugar in the cavity of the squash and place under the broiler to brown for a minute or two.
- Make a peppermint stick martini. Combine 1 1/2 ounces vodka, 1 ounce peppermint schnapps, 1 ounce Triple Sec and ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake. Strain the mix into a martini glass rimmed with crushed peppermint. Garnish with a candy cane.
- Rim martini glasses in melted white or dark chocolate. Refrigerate till you're ready to use. Tastes great with the peppermint martini above!
- Simple yet elegant salad: blanch white and green asparagus tips until just tender and roast for a moment; set aside. Whisk champagne vinegar with minced shallot, Dijon mustard and chopped tarragon then mix a few drops of white truffle oil. Blend in extra virgin olive oil to finish the vinaigrette; marinate asparagus in dressing. Serve with shavings of Parmigiano-Reggiano and slices of prosciutto.
- Buy a vanilla bean to make holiday desserts. After scraping out the seeds for your famous ice cream base, nestle the pod into your sugar pot. The bean's essence will soon permeate your sugar to give you a delicious vanilla sugar.
- Substitute holiday karaoke for caroling at your holiday party.
- For a colorful, inexpensive centerpiece, drop each flower of a bouquet into a shot glass and place them all in the middle of a round dinner table or align them down the center of a long table.
- Let your guests decorate their own cookies for dessert. Place bowls of frosting, sprinkles and other decorative sweets along the sides of the table and circulate guests around to make their own cookie creation.
- Instead of russets, use Peruvian purple potatoes for your spuds. They look great and add a healthy dose of antioxidants.
- Give the kids a toast with a mock champagne punch. Boil a cup each of water and sugar, cool, and add a cup of white grape juice, 2/3 cup orange juice and 1/2 cup lemon juice. Chill. When ready to serve, add a cup of cold ginger ale.


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|2004-05-21, 15:48
|Link #1
Yuri fangirl
Hello everyone!
I'm looking for websites dedicated to Nihei Tsutomu's Blame!
So far I've only found outdated ruins and book commentaries...
And if there are fans here, I would enjoy talking about it a lot!
Sorry for my approximative english
And thanks, anyway
|2004-05-25, 15:53
|Link #2
Freelance Gif Apprentice
Join Date: Nov 2003
has blame!, and it's prequel, noise!
|2004-05-26, 10:09
|Link #3
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
In French, sorry but good Blame fansites are hard to come by. T_T
btw what do you think of the "So On" artbook ? ^^
|2004-05-26, 22:14
|Link #4
temporary safeguard
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Germany
It think I`d be glad if I could find that artbook in english or german somewhere...
I found two additional links to blame sites:
http://www.cyberiacafe.ch/Tsutomu/Blame/ a little summary and some pictures and artwork
http://www.studiokrum.com/blame/blamepag.html site dedicated to Nihei Tsutomu in general though most is about BLAME! of course
http://www.teamdiska.de/blame/index.php <- some blame forum i came across... seems to be not very crowded, last post is from 2 month ago
So if you want to talk about blame, better do it right here.
|2004-08-20, 12:02
|Link #5
Coordinated Insanity
Don't mind all caps title as that is the name of the series .
Blame is a unique manga series, the art style is unlike I've ever seen before and the storyline is dark and interesting.
Most of the manga deals with technology following the characters Cibo and Killy who are looking for traces of the orginal human beings, the ones that are not cloned from someone, or something else. So they work their way up through the underground dealing with various threats and overcoming them.
I recommend this series to anyone that wouldn't mind something with a unique style of art and a dark, twisted storyline.
Here's a wallpaper I recently made from a cover. I had to take out alot of the cluster filling the image. This should do better as a wallpaper.
The character featured there is Cibo.
That's funny. I did a Search on "BLAME!" and "BLAME" and did not find this thread.
Hah, I just did the search again and there it is. The search feature is screwing with me.
Last edited by Slade; 2004-08-20 at 12:13. Reason: Search Function is Teh Evil
|2004-08-20, 14:18
|Link #6
Team Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
So weird that this would pop up today, as I just finished this series.
I had a question, though, in case anyone more familiar with Nihei Tsutomu's work can answer:
Spoiler for the end:
And search didn't bring anything up for me two days ago when I was looking. Maybe it doesn't pick up on older threads.
|2007-07-18, 21:18
|Link #7
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: So Cal
Age: 32
I just started reading the manga after watching the 6 five-minute series.....I never read manga, but Blame! the series was like a teaser for the manga! So short that made wanna know more!
So anyways....I'm on volume#3. And I was wondering why the anime is so short while the manga seems fairly long? Did they cover everything in the OVA?
|2007-07-19, 22:29
|Link #8
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: So Cal
Age: 32
Why haven't they made a BLAME! anime?
I know there's the OVA, but it's a pretty bad one! the episodes are 5 minutes long, and you can't really tell what's going on. I know it would have been a popular anime if they made it.....does anyone know if there will be one...or if there are any plans on making it (and this time getting it RIGHT)?!
Last edited by mishka; 2007-07-19 at 22:56.
|2007-07-22, 04:33
|Link #9
Cafe Alpha customer
The 6-episode OVA is just loosely based on some portions of the manga. Many details are changed to give more emphasis and mystery to Cibo's role. The characters shown in the anime are just a small fraction of the entire cast featured in the manga and given the epic scale of the story, there are quite a few of them.
So, yes, the anime is merely a teaser of sorts for the manga which has a longer and more complex storyline.
Killy only shoots his gun once in the anime. THAT IS SOOO WRONG!
|2007-07-22, 05:12
|Link #10
Cafe Alpha customer
Besides, recall the amount of havoc caused whenever the Gravity Beam Emitter is used (5 whole pages may be devoted to illustrating the effects of a single shot). Add to that the structural damage caused by "regular" (non-GBE) combat, the summoning of lesser Safeguards, high-level Safeguards spawning inside the Megastructure, the detailed clothing and appearances, large and complicated perspective shots, high-speed combat of characters such as Musubi and Schiff, the mobilization of the Safeguard armies, etc, etc.
The action would be very costly to animate and based on the popularity (or lack thereof) of the manga, not enough people would be buying it to make up for the costs.
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|2007-07-22, 12:31
|Link #11
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: So Cal
Age: 32
So I'm on LOG. 22 now....and WOW. I have never read Manga before because I thought I'd get bored.....but it's quite fun and I haven't got bored at all!
And what really made me laugh was the "height issue." So do we know exactly how tall Killy is?!
|2007-07-22, 12:51
|Link #12
Cafe Alpha customer
As for the height, it's rather hard to tell. If you have read Planetes before, you'd be familiar with the idea of varying heights due to the different intensities of gravity depending on where one grows up. Since the size of the Megastructure is approximately equal to the size of Jupiter's orbit, there's no reliable point of comparison for Blame!. However...
Spoiler for spoilers concerning the protagonist:
|2007-07-22, 13:22
|Link #13
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: So Cal
Age: 32
yeah they're teasers alright. I would have never even looked at the manga if the OVA wasn't so UNSATISFYING!
|2007-07-30, 21:31
|Link #16
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: So Cal
Age: 32
I read on wikipedia.org that there's going to be "A full-length CGI render movie is planned to be released, based on the story-line of the manga series." IS THIS TRUE? There wasn't any more info about it....does anyone have a link, or more info, or a release date?! or ANYTHING?! ;p Is it even true?
|2007-08-01, 19:42
|Link #17
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: So Cal
Age: 32
|2007-10-20, 21:19
|Link #19
Disabled By Request
Join Date: Jul 2006
Oh mah god, how have I not noticed this wonderful manga?! I got volume 1, and it kicks ass. The lonely, depressing atmosphere just pulls you in, and I love open ended stories, even if it's pretty minimal. Anyone played the game Baroque? This manga really reminds me of it, with the bizarre machine creatures.
|2007-11-08, 19:19
|Link #20
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Serbia
I've just finished reading last volume... Oh my gawd, this is the best manga I have ever read.
Spoiler for ending:
And did anyone saw new Blame! Prologue videos?? They released 2 videos, 4 minutes each, all from upcoming full lenght movie. They look OK, but all of charachers have a little "plastic" look.
I dont know if this upcoming movie is licenced, but you can find those short videos here:
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Anny Aurora is a Porn Star from Germany. She was born in Cologne on September 20, 1996. She is listed on FreeOnes since 2015 and is currently ranked 101th place. She currently has 228 gallery links and 40 videos in her own FreeOnes section.
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South Korea's economy and its stock market are dominated by dozens of financially complex, family-run multinational conglomerates that have been central to the nation's rise on the global stage.
South Korea's economy and its stock market are dominated by dozens of financially complex, family-run multinational conglomerates that have been central to the nation's rise on the global stage.
These enormous companies have incubated global brands such as Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor, and LG Electronics.
But some view "chaebols," as they are known in Korea, as squelching competition, currying government favor and engaging in secretive "interior" transactions that tend to benefit family members over shareholders.
The Korean government has gone back and forth between tightening and loosening regulations on chaebols over the years, and the trend now is toward tightening. The conglomerates are increasingly being reined in with new laws and taxes that seek to hold family members accountable, and to increase the transparency of these behemoth corporations.
How far these laws will go — with a presidential election coming in December — remains to be seen, says Shaun Cochran, head of research for Korea at CLSA Asia Pacific Markets.
"Things will probably get better, but the chaebol will fight tooth and nail to maintain their position," Cochran says. "It pays to be skeptical."
What Is a "Chaebol"?
Chaebols grew to power beginning in the 1960s, as the government encouraged companies to boost exports to lift the Korean economy. Government support came in the form of loans, guarantees and tax breaks that allowed many of these companies to grow and enter more and more export markets, in a formula that brought Korea out of poverty.
But overexpansion and a heavy reliance on debt caused many chaebols to weaken and in many cases go bankrupt in the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997.
"When the music stopped in '97 and '98, a lot of these chaebols were left looking exposed," says Edmund Harriss, manager of Guinness Atkinson Asia Focus. "They massively expanded their range of businesses, and expanded capacity, and then (they) hit the buses."
The ones left standing thinned their debt burdens and focused on improving the quality of their products, and today, dozens of chaebols still exist.
These conglomerates are complex businesses that often have circular ownership structures, in which a family member owns a stake in a company within the group, and that company in turn owns a stake in another company within the group, and so on in links that return to the original company.
Chaebol Concerns
One problem is chaebols dominate their industries, leaving little room for competition. They are often supported with components made by small- and medium-sized enterprises. But these smaller companies fly under the radar, are often unlisted, and rarely gain a foothold beyond their small market because of the power and influence of the chaebols — despite the fact they employ a sizable amount of the Korean workforce, analysts say.
Another concern for investors, who can have a difficult time figuring out the financials behind some of the listed companies in the chaebols (see story on investing in South Korea's market.) But many investors have also found the major chaebols to be attractive investments.
"Some of the groups have proven themselves to be well managed, and a number of the underlying listed companies have generated fantastic returns in recent years – especially with the Samsung and Hyundai groups," says Nick Beecroft, Asia portfolio specialist at T. Rowe Price.
Tightening Laws and Regulations
Despite the chaebols' dominance and influence, they are increasingly coming under pressure from new laws and regulations designed to increase financial transparency and accountability of family members.
For instance, the government recently enacted a "deemed inheritance tax," so that family members can't get around South Korea's inheritance tax laws, and has revised commercial laws to tighten requirements for reporting internal transactions, according to analysts.
These changes are already increasing transparency. Michael Oh, portfolio manager of Matthews Korea Investors, notes that more chaebols have appointed boards of directors, and the government has made it easier for them to restructure into holding companies. Also, Korea was one of the first Asian countries to adopt the International Financial Reporting Standard, creating more transparency for investors.
"In the past, Korean chaebols did not really care too much about minority shareholder rights, but I think now, at least a few progressive chaebols are taking several steps toward reducing cross ownership of different companies and improving transparency of capital allocation within the group," says Ashish Swarup, manager of Fidelity Investment's Emerging Markets Discover Fund.
Also, Beecroft at T. Rowe Price notes that generational changes within a number of these groups "may well result in changes to group structure or new companies to invest in over time."


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The breakdown of the world's water content
Why is water so precious? Because only a small percentage, 0.08% of the world's water can be used for domestic use.
I found these statistics on the UN water website.
75% of planet earth is covered in water.
97.5% of this is ocean.
Which leaves 2.5% as fresh water.
70% of this is ice.
Which leaves 30% as groundwater we can get access to.
Much of that is so polluted it's unusable, which leaves less than 1% of the world's fresh water (or about 0.007% of all water on earth) is readily accessible for direct human use. We use 70% for irrigation and about 22% for industry so that leaves us about 0.08% for domestic use.
Climate change may cause changes in our water sources so it is important to for us to learn how we can preserve as much of it as possible.


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School funding priorities are misplaced
MY HEART sank when I read "Patrick targets local aid to
help cover budget gap" (Metro, Dec. 5), reporting further
reductions in state funding of schools. My grandson had just
come home from kindergarten, sadly reporting that he
couldn't take out a book during his class's weekly library
visit. There wasn't anyone to check out the books.
That's because, as a result of budget cuts, his school no
longer has a library teacher. She has been replaced with
volunteers. If no volunteer shows up, no books are checked
At a time when children are not supposed to be left behind,
when schools are being badgered to race to the top, when
students are constantly "assessed" and tested (at no small
expense), funding for schools is continually cut.
How are children supposed to get invested in learning to
read when they can't even check out a book from their
school library?
And then, if my grandson fails to pass reading tests, his
teachers will be punished, not the political officials and
supposed education experts who are taking schools down
this dangerous route.
Lani Gerson
The writer is a retired librarian in the Newton Public Schools.


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Originally published in The New York Times online on December 21, 2011, MacArthur President Robert Gallucci discusses North Korea following the death of Kim Jong-il.
The death of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, and the ascendance to power of one of his sons, Kim Jong-un, creates some opportunities and potential traps for the administration and senior leaders in the United States — things they should be sure to say and be sure not to say.
First, we should recognize that we have been here before. Sort of. In 1994, I learned of the death of Kim Il-sung in an early morning telephone call from the South Korean foreign minister. I was in Geneva leading negotiations with the North Koreans over their nuclear weapons program. The first question in the minds of those in Washington and Seoul was how the transition of power in North Korea from father to son would change things — whether the negotiations would continue, whether it would be business as usual or the beginning of a crisis. We preferred the former and, as it turned out, so did the North. The talks continued and an agreement was signed that stopped the North's plutonium production until we abandoned the deal eight years later, because of the North's cheating with uranium enrichments technology.
We may be as fortunate this time, even though this son is a lot younger and less experienced than his father was when he assumed authority. The traditional mourning period in Korea is a year, and even Kim Jong-il, who was by then a familiar figure in North Korean power circles, took almost that long before assuming all the leadership positions his own father had held. The lesson here is patience: we should resist drawing conclusions too soon about who is really in charge in North Korea.
Heading the "do not say" list for any American leader, or would-be leader, is that this is the time to promote or provoke regime change in North Korea. We used to hear a lot about regime change about a decade ago, with reference to the Axis of Evil, and now the phrase is being resurrected to capture the urge to get rid of North Korea's horrendous totalitarian government.
There may never be a good time to openly advocate the overthrow of the government in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, and certainly the moment when a new young leader may have to decide whether he needs to prove his leadership prowess is definitely not the right time. Insisting on regime change now, as Mitt Romney came very close to doing in a statement on Monday morning, creates no incentive for this government to even consider negotiations, or to contemplate backing off or ever giving up its nuclear weapons program. It is just plain dumb.
What does make sense is to continue to deplore the humanitarian catastrophe that is life in North Korea and to say that we would welcome the day when the government in that country moved toward democratic governance and a free economy.
Among the first things we should tell the North is that we remain prepared to enter discussions aimed at halting, rolling back and ultimately dismantling its nuclear weapons program. This may sound like old news, but it is not. The Obama administration has been sensitive to the domestic political needs of its ally, South Korea, which demand that before proceeding to talks, the United States should obtain some acknowledgement from the North of responsibility for the deaths caused by the sinking of a South Korean ship and the shelling of a South Korean island. The president's advisers have also been sensitive to anticipated criticism from Republicans that initiating talks with the North would represent appeasement, would demonstrate naïveté, would amount to buying the same horse twice and would teach the North the wrong lesson.
In the past, the administration has been too sensitive to these domestic considerations. It should now seize an opportunity, if one opens, to resume talks about ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. To do so would not be appeasement, because little would be given without the North's performance. It would not be naïve, since we well understand the North Korean mentality. And it would not be a re-purchase because the last time we talked, we did get much of what we paid for, and we should now be prepared to finish the deal.
Moreover, we should not be in the business of teaching other governments lessons. We should adopt the best policies to protect our national security. Right now, that means entering a serious discussion about the North's nuclear weapons program, aimed at its dismantlement.
Finally, there is an opportunity for the administration to tell the North Koreans something hard and realistic that they desperately need to hear during a transition to new leadership: the United States will not tolerate the transfer to another government or terrorist group of any nuclear weapons material or technology or fissile material, and we will respond with devastating consequences for the North if we learn of such a transfer.
The North's role in the secret construction in Syria of a plutonium production reactor in 2007 should have crossed a red line for the Bush administration. It apparently did not. Had it not been for Israel's version of a nonproliferation policy — aerial bombardment of the site — the Middle East might already have been fundamentally changed by the North's outrageous move. Our security is endangered by any such transfers, which make nuclear terrorism and the loss of whole cities entirely plausible. Our government needs to make sure the new government in North Korea never attempts such transfers again.


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OTTAWA — Two projects to renew pipes under Highway 174 will be fast-tracked in the wake of this month's sinkhole incident, city manager Kent Kirkpatrick told councillors Friday.
The re-lining of a 2.1-metre-diameter metal culvert west of the Montreal Road exit and a 1.8-metre-diameter culvert west of Orléans Boulevard is to be expedited after a review determined the work should be sped up, Kirkpatrick wrote in a memo.
Mayor Jim Watson called for large metal culverts along important city roads to be inspected after the failure of a massive 3.6-metre diameter corrugated steel pipe caused a sinkhole that swallowed a car at Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard on Sept. 4.
Like the culvert that collapsed, both of those being renewed early are categorized as being in poor to very poor condition. They were scheduled to be re-lined within the next couple of years, according to the city. (Staff announced soon after the sinkhole incident that they were pushing up work planned for the pipe west of Montreal Road, which was installed in 1983 and was due to be re-lined in 2013 or 2014.)
"It is important to note that this work is not being done because of concerns of any imminent failure," Kirkpatrick wrote.
The pipe that failed was due to be re-lined this year, and also wasn't thought to be in danger of collapsing, the city has said. A contractor was cleaning it out before it failed, something the city says is a coincidence.
Watson has ordered an independent review to be completed within the next few months to identify the cause of the collapse and what, if anything, the city could have done to prevent it. A firm that hasn't before worked for the city is to conduct the review, Kirkpatrick wrote, and a contract should be in place by Oct. 10.
The city has about four kilometres of metal storm sewer pipes, about 700 metres of which is scheduled to be re-lined within the next year, the memo says. Another 2.2 kilometres of pipe has been re-lined or replaced within the past decade, and the remaining 1.1 kilometres is considered to be in fair to good condition, and not in need of work.
The inspection review focused on 45 aging metal culverts larger than one metre in diameter, and, more specifically, 17 found in "critical" locations along major routes such as highways, the Transitway and arterial roads, Kirkpatrick wrote.
The 17 were visually inspected and found to be in fair to poor shape, and the city is planning to renew them in five to 10 years, the memo says. The other 28 culverts are smaller than the one that failed and are to be assessed by the end of the year, it states.
The memo also corrected earlier staff comments about the pipe under the eastbound lanes being older than the one under the westbound lanes. Staff had said the pipe on the eastbound side was at least 50 years old, but closer inspection determined that both sections were installed in the mid-1970s, Kirkpatrick wrote.
The pipe under the eastbound lanes was non-galvanized steel and deteriorated much faster than the galvanized steel section under the westbound lanes, the memo states, adding that the pipe under the westbound lanes has been confirmed as being in fair to good condition.
"The difference in storm sewer pipe materials used in this culvert is unique compared to those found at other culverts throughout the city," the memo says.
The review follows another city staff report that looked at culverts across the city — not just those under important roads — and determined that pipes under three metres in diameter were largely in poor or very poor condition. Staff have recommended the city boost the amount of money it spends to maintain the city's $32 billion in assets over the next decade, from $80 million a year to $165 million a year.


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Here is a theory I live by: an active baby grows up into an active child, who then grows up into an active adolescent and an active adult. Therefore, it is crucial to focus on activity in the earliest period of life because we quickly forget to be active and instead end up being inactive somewhere in front of the computer or television.
Although media and bloggers today constantly draw attention to a lack of activity in the society, especially for kids, , perhaps we have not stopped to ask ourselves what brought us to this state of inactivity in the first place.
The answers to this question can be found as early as in the infant period. What we offer to our infant during the first couple of years serves as a great foundation for the rest of their lives. The fundamental problem may really be rooted in the way we care for our child when we try to keep him from discomfort.
When parents hear their children complaining about something, they rush to them and try to ease their "suffering." We shower them with new toys, find ways to entertain them, quickly take them in our arms\, and want to please them in all possible ways so that they stop crying. However, is this really necessary? Will we be there their whole lives to help and entertain them whenever they feel discomfort?
In my opinion, completely eliminating discomfort makes no sense. As I have discovered, such whimpering and complaining is actually not a sign that there is something wrong with the baby, nor is it a sign of suffering or being in pain. It only means that they are bored with a toy and want another or that they would prefer lying on the stomach instead of on the back, etc. By reacting to each tiniest whimper, we prevent the child from making an effort to try and learn how to actively reach another toy, how to turn to the side, stomach, back or how to spend time playing on their own sometimes.
In addition, I see absolutely no need for children to be in the lap, reclining chairs or baby chairs all the time. Your baby will be most active and pleased when left on the ground, on a flat, soft but firm enough surface, which offers excellent opportunities for moving freely, and, what matters the most, for repeating free movements. This does not mean that your baby should be left alone on the ground.
A play mat can offer great opportunities for playing and having fun, which is why parents should never hesitate to join their children on the play mat and have fun together. However, don't forget to give them enough space and remember to help them as little as possible when trying to reach a toy or roll over onto their stomach. Learning is repeating and the more they repeat, the more active they are.
Activity is what truly matters and what will stay with them for the rest of their lives. So, dear mothers and fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers, never spoil your children and grandchildren needlessly just because you're afraid of them feeling a moment of discomfort. The challenges they face will make them happier and more active in the long run when they work through them alone.
One last thought on raising active children. Don't forget that parents are the greatest role models for children; therefore, much more can be achieved through setting a good example than through words.
I'd like to hear from those of you with active young children… how do you keep your kids engaged and active? What advice can you share with other parents who may be battling to incorporate active hobbies and habits into their kids' lives?


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Focusing exclusively on My Mother's Family has proven to be too restrictive. Therefore, I have redesigned my blog and expanded the focus to include all my family and my husband's family trees. In other words, all my children's family trees.
The new blog is "All My Family Trees" and is moved to http://allmyfamilytrees.blogspot.com/. All my prior posts and comments have been moved over to the new site. If you notice something missing, please email me so I can correct it.
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Jackrabbits Buried By Red Hot Bison In Fargo
It was billed as a match-up of the two best teams in the Summit League in Fargo Saturday, with second place South Dakota State - winners of six straight - going against first place North Dakota State - winners of four straight, but in the end, there was no doubt who the cream of the conference crop was.
The Bison, the top shooting team in all of Division I, showed why, hitting at a 54 percent clip in the first half, opening up a 15-point lead at intermission, leading by as many as 20 in the second half, before rolling to a 74-59 win in front of a sell out crowd of 5,614 in Fargo - the largest in five years.
While NDSU was solid from the field, the Jackrabbits got off to a shaky start and never recovered. SDSU hit just 7-of-25 in the first half (28%) and went through a stretch of more than six minutes without a field goal. Jordan Dykstra was the only offensive bright spot for the Jacks in the first half, scoring seven points on 3-of-5 shooting. The rest of the SDSU starters were 2-of-16 in the first 20 minutes for just 5 points. Cody Larson had an especially difficult time with the NDSU post defense, making just 1-of-8 shots in the first half.
The Jackrabbits held their own on the boards in the first half, grabbing 14 while allowing 18, but at times SDSU crashed the boards so intently that NDSU had some easy fast break points at the other end. 33-18 Bison at intermission. The 18 points the fewest for the Jacks in a half in seven seasons.
TrayVonn Wright led the Bison at the break with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting. Marshall Bjorklund, tops in field goal shooting in the nation, had eight points on 4-of-7 shooting.
SDSU seemed to find some accuracy early in the second half, hitting 2-of-4 to start, but NDSU was even better hitting 3 of their first four, including a pair of 3-pointers to stretch the lead to as many as 20.
The Jacks were able to chip away without Dykstra and Chad White who both fouled out midway through the second half, as Marcus Heemstra and Jake Bittle combined for 15 points as SDSU was within 10 with 3:25 left.
But that would be as close as it got.
NDSU shot 54 percent for the game, SDSU 33 percent. The rebounding battle that was supposed to be a major factor in the game was a wash: Bison 33 Jacks 32.
North Dakota State did their damage without the help of the Summit League's leading scorer Taylor Braun, who didn't have a made basket until 38 minutes were gone. Braun had 30 for the Bison in the first meeting with SDSU.
Wright led the home team with 20 points, Bjorklnd added 18.
Larson did have 11 points to lead the Jacks, but finished just 3-of-14 from the field. Dykstra and Brayden Carlson each had 10.
With the win, North Dakota State clinches at least a share of the Summit League regular season championship.
South Dakota State (16-11/8-4) closes out the regular season at home next week with Denver Thursday and South Dakota Saturday.


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"Life itself is a Fairy Tale!" ~H.C.Andersen
April 2nd, (1805) the Danish Author Andersen's B-Day today!
Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. He achieved worldwide fame for writing innovative and influential 'Fairy Tales'. No collection of fairy tales would be complete without the works of this Danish author Andersen.
In fact, Andersen's life was like a fairy tale in many ways. Out of the poverty, hardship, and loneliness of his youth, he came to be one of the most honored men of his time. Many of the more than 160 fairy tales he wrote, have become Literary Classics enjoyed by children and adults alike.
Although today H.C.Andersen is primarily known as a writer of stories for children, during his lifetime he was also celebrated for his other literary works, including 6 Novels, 5 Travel Journals, 3 Auto-Biographies and numerous Poems and Plays.
In order to honor this Danish fairy-tale maker, the "International Board on Books for Young People" has declared to celebrate his Birthday April 2nd as the "International Children's Book Day!", since 1967.
Happy B-Day to the Classic contributer H.C.Andersen!


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Thursday, June 22, 2017
June 22 - Alban, Protomartyr, Convert, Hospitable
It's hard to guess why Alban had agreed to shelter Amphibalus. Maybe he didn't know why Amphibalus needed a place to live or maybe he did and thought that he might be compensated for his charity.Perhaps, he wanted to be kind to a man who was obviously in need. Regardless, though he was a Roman soldier and loyal to the Roman gods and values, Alban invited the Christian priest Amphibalus into his home and gave him both a place to sleep and meals to eat. As is the case for those who demonstrate love through hospitality, he began to genuinely question Amphibalus on matters both mundane and essential. Soon, Amphibalus made it clear to Alban that he was a Christian priest and he carried with him a story greater than any Rome could offer. Alban was intrigued by the simultaneous confidence and humility of the priest and he listened attentively as Amphibalus both prayed and explained the Faith that was so dear to him. He learned that Amphibalus was on the run from the emperor and the terrible imperial decree of death and destruction for those who dared to swear their allegiance to any Kingdom besides Rome. Alban knew that his lords had labeled this man a traitor and criminal but the life giving story he told suggested that perhaps it was Rome that had it all wrong. Soon, Alban was converted to the faith of the priest and baptized. He had made a decision to condemn himself in the eyes of Rome for the hope of mercy and life more abundant.
He had heard the story of Amphibalus and the Lord Jesus and knew well that there is no greater love than to lay yourself down for another. So, he took the cloak and hood of Amphibalus while he slept and opened the door silently to greet the representatives of Rome on his threshold. They threw him to the ground and tied his hands behind his back. Alban offered no word to them and, instead, prayed that he might have courage enough to see his plan through to the bloody end. They brought him before the governor and he was beaten severely. As he was beaten his hood fell back from his face and his true identity was revealed. Not only was he not the accused priest but he was, also, a Roman soldier who had apparently allowed himself to be turned over into the hands of the Roman empire to protect a Christian priest. The governor was furious at being fooled and at the audacity of Alban to perpetrate such a scheme. He ordered Alban to offer a sacrifice to the Roman gods so that, perhaps, he might have mercy on this fallen soldier. Alban shook his head and uttered the words that signed his death warrant: "I worship and adore the true and living God who created all things." With his profession of faith he had sealed his fate.
He was beaten severely again and then forced to walk to the top of a hill where he would be executed. Being a Roman citizen he was condemned to decapitation at the hands of an executioner. As they walked to that lonely place of death his crimes were intoned to the crowds who watched questioningly. Each step deepened the conviction and shame in the heart of the executioner and he began to ask questions of Alban as to why he was going to give up his life instead of make the same sacrifice he had made so many times before. Alban told the executioner of his own faith and the fundamental conviction that gripped his heart:Jesus who had been executed had been the True God and had died so that sinners might find grace and true life in this world. The executioner was astonished at not only the words of Alban but, also, the confidence with which he walked to his certain death. When they arrived at the place of Alban's death the executioner confessed Jesus as his Lord and refused to be a party to Rome's imperial death sentence. He was arrested by the soldiers and held there to watch as a second executioner finished the task and made a martyr of Alban. Soon thereafter, the executioner joined him in martyrdom. Eventually, Amphibalus was caught, as well, and he suffered the same death in the same place for the same crime of allegiance to the same Lord.
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June 12, 2008
LOS ANGELES - To equip executives with the knowledge and skills to succeed in today's rapidly evolving world of media and entertainment, UCLA Anderson School of Management will present the second annual Entertainment and Media Executive Program June 17-20, 2008. The four-day intensive program, led by world-renowned UCLA faculty and key industry leaders, will focus on the challenges and opportunities that emerge from an ever-accelerating shift of production, distribution and consumption of media and entertainment into the digital realm.
"New digital platforms are driving a fundamental paradigm shift in the ways entertainment and media organizations do business," says Kelly Bean, assistant dean of executive education at UCLA Anderson School of Management. "This program provides managers and executives with innovative, research-backed executive education, demonstrating UCLA Anderson's commitment and relevance to an industry of great local and global significance."
Reaching across platforms of film, television, Internet, music and gaming, the program will hone in on several key areas of digital entertainment, including new media marketing, digital content delivery, and deal-making for future digital platforms. Participants will benefit from a variety of exciting sessions ranging from how to combat piracy to changing ad-driven media to exploring gaming options overseas. Program participants will gain access to a valuable network of major industry players, creating opportunities to forge new relationships and build cross-sector synergy.
Faculty Director and prominent media futurist Gigi Johnson is confident that the benefits derived from last year's program will also be enjoyed by this year's participants. "What we saw in the inaugural program was a wide range of executives taking apart their own companies and rethinking strategies based on what they had learned," says Johnson. "These were senior executives who found themselves able to talk openly about their own challenges in times of significant disruption."
Kicking off the program is an opening night panel and reception to debut breakthrough research on emerging television opportunities in the BRIC markets, which include Brazil, Russia, India and China. Presented in collaboration by the Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel (AMEC), UCLA Anderson, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Reed Media and Content Agenda, both the panel and reception are open to the public.
Other sessions will be led by some of UCLA's top faculty, among them the program's faculty director and UCLA Anderson lecturer Gigi Johnson; UCLA Anderson marketing professor Sanjay Sood; UCLA Law School's intellectual property professor Doug Lichtman; UCLA Anderson lecturer and former co-head of McKinsey & Company's West Coast Media & Entertainment Derek Alderton; and UCLA Anderson information systems professor George Geis, author of Media Deals.
The Entertainment and Media Executive Program was created to address the changing landscape of the entertainment and media industry. Nearly every week, a business model shifts or a new product is launched, making it crucial for existing media companies and executives to understand the dynamics and fluctuations in each market. The program aims to train executives to develop a keen awareness of emerging markets and respond with the strategic visioning skills necessary to thrive in their respective fields.
For more information, please visit: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/EEPgeep.xml.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the very best business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty are ranked #1 in "Intellectual Capital" by BusinessWeek and are renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,600 students enrolled in MBA, Executive MBA, Fully-Employed MBA and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 35,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.


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A decade after winning the BMW PGA Championship, Scotland's Andrew Oldcorn is on the verge of completing a PGA double after a stunning round of 68 extended his lead at the De Vere Club PGA Seniors Championship to five strokes.
Oldcorn held off the twin threats of Argetina's Angel Cabrera and Sir Nick Faldo at Wentworth Club ten years ago, and on the final day at De Vere Slaley Hall in Hexham, England, his sole realistic rival would appear to be his compatriot Gordon Brand Jnr, who is the only other player below par on four under.
If he can see off Brand Jnr and take the £40,000 first prize, Oldcorn would be following in the footsteps of two of the game's greats, England's Neil Coles and Welshman Brian Huggett, both of whom also completed the PGA double during illustrious careers on The European and Senior Tours.
In the circumstances Oldcorn's best-of-the-day round of 68 was nothing short of exceptional, with persistent rain making life devilishly difficult. But the man from Edinburgh made light of the heavy weather to record five birdies and establish a commanding lead over Brand Jnr, who signed for a round of 69 which included an eagle at the 11th hole.
Oldcorn said: "That wasn't particularly pleasant in the conditions, but I was delighted with the way I played. I got off to a flier with three birdies in my first four holes, then made a few silly errors and started to lose my rhythm a little bit. When the rain came it was just a case of hanging in there, but I still managed to hit a lot of good golf shots when it mattered.
"I'm obviously in a great position, but it's a very tough course so five shots can disappear in the blink of an eye. DJ [Russell] was six ahead last year, but ended up having to come from behind to win. And I'm very well aware of what a doughty competitor Gordon is – realistically, it's probably between us now. But I'll be playing the course, not the man. I've been in this position a few before, so I know the attitude I need to adopt.
"It's be very nice to do the PGA double. I was also five ahead at Wentworth, so hopefully that's a good omen. I'm not sure how a win here would compare – hopefully I'll be in a better position to answer that question tomorrow!"
Whereas Oldcorn is still searching for his first Senior Tour title Brand Jnr already has one victory under his belt, at last year's Jersey Classic, and the 52 year old is hoping that experience will help him overhaul his fellow Scot.
Brand Jnr said: "I played the front nine very well, but just couldn't hole any putts. Then I actually played the ninth poorly but made a par putt from 30 feet, and that seemed to get me going. I then chipped in for birdie on the tenth hole and made a great eagle on the 11th. After that the rain really started coming down which made life very tough, but I hung in well towards the end.
"Andrew's obviously playing very well but he hasn't won out here before, so that's a hurdle he'll have to overcome. All I can do is try to apply some pressure. It's a tough course and the weather's not meant to be great again, so it's not going to be easy. All I can do is try to get off to a good start to try to influence him, and see how he reacts."
The English trio of Bob Cameron, Carl Mason and Kevin Spurgeon were joined in a share of third place on level par by the Australian duo of Noel Ratcliffe and Mike Harwood.
|Player name
|OLDCORN, Andrew
|BRAND JNR, Gordon
|FOWLER, Peter
|HARWOOD, Mike
|CAMERON, Bob
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Inside the talks: Fiscal framework emerges — Listen to top Democrats and Republicans talk on camera, and it sounds like they could not be further apart on a year-end tax-and-spending deal - a down payment on a $4 trillion grand bargain. — But behind the scenes, top officials …
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Fred Barbash / Reuters: Geithner set for talks on cliff; senator sees "standoff"
Alex Rogers / TIME: How Grover Norquist's Anti-Tax Pledge Is Broken
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McConnell 'Burst Into Laughter' as Geithner Outlined Obama's Plan — Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, says he "burst into laughter" Thursday when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner outlined the administration proposal for averting the fiscal cliff.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill: McConnell slams the door on raising tax rates in deficit deal
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White House Offers New Fiscal Plan, Prodding G.O.P. — WASHINGTON — House Republicans said on Thursday that Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner presented the House speaker, John A. Boehner, a detailed proposal to avert the year-end fiscal crisis with $1.6 trillion in tax increases over 10 years …
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Rejects Cliff Offer From Obama — President Barack Obama made an opening bid in budget talks with Republicans that calls for a $1.6 trillion tax increase, a $50 billion economic-stimulus program and new power to raise the federal debt limit without congressional approval …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
'Disappointed' Boehner calls on Obama to get serious on spending in deficit talks
'Disappointed' Boehner calls on Obama to get serious on spending in deficit talks
David Rogers / Politico: Five year farm bill gets new life
Daniel Strauss / The Hill: Rep. Cole defends tax stance, downplays split with Speaker Boehner
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Fox News:
Boehner says negotiations over looming fiscal crisis 'not a game'
Boehner says negotiations over looming fiscal crisis 'not a game'
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Alexis Levinson / The Daily Caller:
Gingrich: House Republicans should stop negotiating with President Obama
Gingrich: House Republicans should stop negotiating with President Obama
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Nice Deb: Conservative Pundits tell Republicans: "Use Your Leverage Over Obama - Don't Cave on Entitlements" (Video)
Jessica Yellin / CNN:
White House personnel shuffle: Who's on the list
White House personnel shuffle: Who's on the list
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Alex Seitz-Wald / Salon:
Liberals double down: No entitlement cuts
Liberals double down: No entitlement cuts
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White House: Obama And Romney "Pledged To Stay In Touch"
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Obama, Romney have White House turkey chili summit
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UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to recognize state of Palestine; US, Israel object — UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians but an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States.
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What Kind of Palestinian State?
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Palestinians Granted U.N. 'State' Status
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The Time John McCain And Lindsey Graham Relayed Bad Intelligence On A Sunday Talk Show
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In rare strike, NYC fast-food workers walk out
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Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER USA NET: Obama Naivete Destabilizing the Middle East
Megan Garber / The Atlantic Online: The Internet Is Down in Syria
Patrick Brennan / National Review: Syria Shuts Down Cell Service, Internet, Flights
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Dante D'Orazio / The Verge: Syrian internet goes dark in the midst of violent upheaval, cause still unclear
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia: Breaking: Syrian Internet Down
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Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Syrians Shut Off From The Internet
New York Times:
U.S. Is Weighing Stronger Action in Syrian Conflict
U.S. Is Weighing Stronger Action in Syrian Conflict
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Richard Fernandez / Belmont Club: (Free ||Freeze) Syrian Army
Lee Smith / Weekly Standard: Communications Blackout in Syria
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia: After the Election, Obama's Thinking on Syria "Evolves"
Kurt Nimmo / Infowars: U.S. Ready for Direct Intervention in Syria
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Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS: Campaign Comes Full Circle (The Note)
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