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Got all fifteen tracks. I've only listened to the first three so far, but daaaamn, this is good stuff.
Of course, this will all be moot when Burtt deletes half of the CD's included music from the film during the sound mix so he can use that AWESOME sound effect of his neighbor's knee creaking as a background door shutting, but at least we'll have the CD.
I've got bittirrent but now how or where do I find the files? Or can someone who has it send it to me??
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To the East: The Harbour of Lübeck (Lübecker Hafen). In the front the European Hansa Museum (under construction as for Winter 2011/2012).
To the West: The former monastery Burgkloster is located in the north of Lübeck between the Burgtor town gate and the Koberg Place. It's located behind the neo-Gothic former court building in the Große Burgstraße (today: State Department of Social Services). The Burgkloster was founded in 1227. With the introduction of the Reformation in 1531, the monastery was dissolved. In the building a poorhouse was established. Within the subsequent years, the neglected building complex broke down one by one. In the early 19 Century, the no longer used, demolished church was torn down due to fall hazard.
From the end of the 19th Century, the building was used as a courthouse and detention center. During the "Third Reich" the Burgkloster became site of National Socialist injustice. Arrested Jews were kept here, as well as resistance fighters of the labor movement. The "Christians Process" in 1943, which ended with the death sentences upon four anti-nazi clergymen, took place here. Thus, the Burgkloster is a monument both to the Middle Ages as well as the recent German history.
The Burgkloster contains numerous stone sculptures, which are often created as a console and the vault final stones. It is the largest high-Gothic monastery in Northern Germany, and a sacred architectural monument of European rank. Until 2011, two museums were located here. Since 2011, the whole complex is being rebuilt and will be integral part of the European Hanse Museum, which is under construction now (2012).
(Quelle: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgkloster_(Lübeck); www.luebeck.de/tourismus)
Germany? Before the beginning there was Ginnungagap, an empty space of nothingness, filled with pure creative power. (Sort of like the inside of my head.)And it ends with Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods. In between is much fighting, betrayal and romance. Just as a good Godly story should be.Heroes have their own graveyard called Valhalla. Unfortunately we cannot show you a panorama of it at this time, nor of the lovely Valkyries who are its escort service.Hail Odin, wandering God wielding wisdom and wand! Hail Freya, hail Tyr, hail Thor!Odin made the many lakes and the fish in them. In his traverses across the lands he caused there to be the Mulheim Bridge in Cologne, as did he make the Mercury fountain, Mercury being of his nature.But it is to the mighty Thor that the Hammering Man gives service.Between the time of the Nordic old ones and that of modern Frankfort there may have been a T.Rex or two on the scene. At least some mastodons for sure came through for lunch, then fell into tar pits to become fossils for us to find.And there we must leave you, O my most pure and holy children.Text by Steve Smith.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Bookless in Jakarta Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Bookless in Jakarta Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Indonesia View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message El LlamaJoined: 12 Jul 2004Posts: 70Location: The Big Durian Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:05 am Post subject: Bookless in Jakarta Hi all, Any ideas on where to buy supplementary materials in Jakarta? Local bookshops have a very limited selection and I'm pretty sure that amazon.com doesn't deliver to Indonesia. How can I stock those empty shelves? Back to top phisJoined: 10 Mar 2003Posts: 250 Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:40 pm Post subject: Amazon does deliver to Indonesia - both the American and the British sites. Also other educational bookstores in England, such as Waterstone's and others. Just run a google search for listings. The big bookstore, with a Japanese name starting with 'K' (can't remember the full name), based in Singapore, will also send books. The publishers such as Cambridge University Press and Oxford will also send books from England. You have to shop around for the ones that offer the best postal rates as these can add quite a lot to your order. Delivery times vary quite a lot, depending really on how much postage you are prepared to pay. Hope this helps. By the way, there are educational bookstores in Jakarta. I know because we get a lot of our books from them. You may find a listing in the telephone directory. Hope this helps. Back to top El LlamaJoined: 12 Jul 2004Posts: 70Location: The Big Durian Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:13 am Post subject: Hi Phis, Thanks for your help. As my boss is very careful with her money (to put it politely), the local educational bookstores sound like the best bet. Do you have any of their names for me? Back to top zpivatJoined: 15 Jul 2004Posts: 9Location: Toronto/Budapest Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:50 pm Post subject: That big Japanese bookstore starting with a "k" which Phis mentioned, might it be Kinokuniya? Back to top phisJoined: 10 Mar 2003Posts: 250 Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 5:29 am Post subject: The supplier we use most frequently is Kartika, tel. 021-4505382. I have no idea if they have a shop or if you have to order everything by phone. The have most of the current books and will get anything for you that they don't already have in stock. And in answer to the following poster: Yes, that was the name of the Japanese bookstore. Back to top lyj898Joined: 07 Aug 2004Posts: 2 Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 5:03 pm Post subject: i heard of Kartika before.... but never been there not have i bought anything from there... do they sell textbooks for bio sciences.. those from mcgraw hill and prentice hall? Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Indonesia All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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"have a holly jolly Christmas....it's the best time of the year"...
farewell Thanksgiving...hello holiday chaos...
so here we are in the swing of things over at 7sistahs, full gear for the Merry Holiday, either you're like ♥S who has her yearly newsletter for 2016 already planned out...or you're like me...
work. only. under. pressure.
(....as ♥E would put it, so dramatically with a super hilarious facial expression) ...for all the sistahs who relish & thrive in the urgency of today...i ♥ you ...hope you like pear honey (with a little bit of pear grit)
♥Pear Honey Recipe♥
♥ Ingredients ♥
♥ Pears...pretty!! ♥
♥ Chopped Pears♥
♥ Pears in stockpot♥
Please take note!!! the recipe instructs you to boil down until the texture and color of honey is reached...what failed to be mentioned, in any recipe that i googled online, was that the texture you're looking for will only appear after cooling!!! i was cooking & cooking, wondering why my batch was not turning into honey, until i realized it wouldn't thicken up until it cooled down...my recommend boilng time: 1 -2 hours...stirring often...enjoy♥
- Place chopped pears into a large pot, and pour pineapple juice over them to prevent them from browning. Stir in sugar, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir frequently to prevent scorching. When the pears are at a full boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until the mixture is the color and texture of honey. The longer you cook it, the thicker it gets. Cooking time is usually 2 to 3 hours.
- Ladle into hot sterile jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of the top. Wipe rims with a clean damp cloth, and seal jars with lids and rings. Process in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes, or the amount of time recommended by your local extension for your area.
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Illinois Holocaust Museum
I know this blog is supposed to be about WW1 and the heroes that fought in it, but last Sunday I visited the Illinois Holocaust Museum just north of Chicago, and as my passion for military history spans both world wars and beyond I thought it would be reticent of me if i didn't comment on my trip.
The museum is just north of Chicago in a town called Skokie, luckily for me I had borrowed Bill's Garmin the previous night as we departed a bar after watching the boxing (Still can't believe my man Ricky got taken apart – but that's another story!).
Although it is called a museum it is not one in it's traditional sense, it is more like an educational centre. There are not many museum-like 'artifacts' to look at, instead there are a number of plasma screen that tell the story of the Holocaust, from the rise of the Nazi party from the embers of the Great Depression, to the 'Final Solution' and liberation of the concentration camps by the Allies.
The main Exhibition tells the story of the Holocaust, from pre-war German life through ghetto life and concentration camps to eventual liberation and resettlement throughout the world, with a special focus on post-war life in Israel and Skokie. Artifacts, documents and photographs help illustrate the narrative of the Holocaust while testimonies from local survivors add personal detail. A rail car of the type used in Nazi deportation programs sits within the building. The exhibition concludes with a summary film in the Pritzker Theater that connects the lessons of the Holocaust with other Genocides.
The spirit and soul of the center of course honours the millions of people that were murdered during the Holocaust, but it also salutes the courage and resiliance of the survivors. Those people that rebuilt their lives, many of them in the locality of the museum, . There is a strong message of 'Never Again' that runs throughout the museum.
While I was there the museum was interviewing an old lady – perhaps in her 80's – about her experiences. She was softly spoken and I was looking on from a distance so as not to distract her, but i heard her describe the moment she was seperated from her parents after disembarking at a concentration camp (I dont know which one). That was the last time she saw any of her family.
Next time you have a bad day because your boss shouts at you, or you spill your starbucks down your shirt, or you have lost your favourite shoes, just take a second to think about the 6 million people who died in concentration camps, the ghettos, death marches, forced labour, public executions and beatings. Think about the suffering, the torture, the starvation, the loss of dignity, the constant fear of death… Think about the survivors – physically and mentally scarred for the rest of their lives.
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Release Date: 2005 |
Album Rating: 3.5Beats the other review for this. Nice job. I bought this mainly because I only own Cryptic Writings and I thought I needed to own more of the bands material.
cheers kripes! i wrote this review cuz i thought the other one was a bit poor lol.
Album Rating: 4.5¨was a bit poor lol¨, I've lost tons of respect for you spoon for those words. And how poor is mine compared to yours?
i apologise greatly for that comment dethtrasher, ive just read yours again, and it seems i had it confused with a really shit review i saw on another site. i frequent quite a few reviews sites, so this isnt the first time iv made a fool of myself like this!
your review was actually really good, you gave a lot more info on the band than i did, which i thought was good, seeing as this pretty much a retrospective compilation.
sorry again mate.
Album Rating: 4.5Apology accepted, just be a bit careful when you write stuff like that. Your review was a bit to long but you got stuff that I don't have on my review and that was interesting though.
Album Rating: 4.5HEY SPOON!! Do you got the MECHANIX DEMO yet?
Album Rating: 2.0i hate these guys.
Album Rating: 4.5So?
i think iv got the mechanix demo. it was labelled as "motorhead - four horsemen (metallica cover)" on limewire, but its definitely mustaine singing. im not sure if its a demo though, the one ive got could be a live recording. im not sure.
HAHAHAHA! i just saw the video for Hangar 18. VERY CHEESY! its megadeth playing in a military base and there are all there cheesy clay-looking aliens
anyway theres a good megadeth song lineup here
i though this album kicked ass it was better than going through my whole collection and fanding all the good songs i dont like kill the king that much but all in all good album worth buying
Album Rating: 4.5SPOON!!
I can give you the demo if you get me your MSN maybe.
Album Rating: 3.5Yes, this is the best of trash.
Album Rating: 4.0I was a bit hesitant to pick up this album, but I will now reading this review. Well done.
Megadeth is Awesome!
i bought this album the other weekend, great album and is great how they let the people on the forum decide
'Enaged in crime I grasp my throat, my wretched mind starts to smoke, full force of mental overload, angry again, angry AGAIN...'
Probably not the actual lyrics, that's just from memory.
Thrashtastic, anyway.
Album Rating: 5.0i liked "kill the king", very thrashy!
Album Rating: 4.0Kill The King is the song that made me get into Megadeth. That classic riff is fucking awesome great review :D
kill the king is the one i liked least to begin with, but it's grown on me now. can't beat holy wars, or tornado of souls (which isnt on this, shame...)
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A 16-year-old who was pushed off a bridge into a river in Washington State on Tuesday is speaking out about her injuries.
Jordan Holgerson was standing on the edge of a bridge over Moulton Falls on the Lewis River in Washington State when she was about to jump.
A video shows Holgerson saying "no" as someone else counts down.
"She's saying no," someone else says before a person can be seen pushing Holgerson off the bridge.
She hits the water about 60 feet below.
"There's no good way you're going to land when you're pushed off a bridge," one of Holgerson's friends told CBS News.
WATCH: Teen pushed off bridge in Washington State details injuries, gives warning
Bridge jump with friends claims life of young woman
Holgerson is now in hospital and doctors are monitoring the air in her chest for any complications.
"I'm in a lot of pain without medication, I have five broken ribs, there's air bubbles in my chest," she told reporters on Thursday.
"And in the air, I think I might have fainted, when I hit the water I was definitely awake and aware."
"I don't think I was really thinking about anything, I was just thinking, 'Don't land wrong or else you'll have consequences.'"
A sign is posted on the bridge warning people not to jump from that height.
WATCH: Teen pushed off bridge has rib fractures, will be in hospital for some time, officials say
An official with PeaceHealth hospitals in Washington State said Holgerson belly flopped in the water.
"She'll be in the hospital until her pain is controlled," trauma care surgeon MaryClare Sarff said.
"Rib fractures hurt people. The older you are, the harder it is to recover from them. is young and healthy and so she's got a lot of reserve. But she needs to have her pain under control, she has to be able to breathe without requiring oxygen, which fortunately she is now."
Global News has reached out to the Clark County Sheriff's Office for further details about the investigation.
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Apache Software Foundation announced the release of 2.4.1 version of the Apache HTTP server. This release brings in several new enhancements, features and bug fixes. Apache is known to be the most popular web server, powering about 58% of the web's active sites. Some of the new features in 2.4 release include:
- Loadable Multi-Processing Modules(MPM) allows for modules to be configured as loadable modules at compile time
- Event MPM is no longer an experimental module
- Better async support
- Per-module and per-directory LogLevel configuration allows for more in-depth log capture and analysis
- KeepAlive timeouts can now be configured in milliseconds
- Reduced memory footprint
The 2.4 release also comes with some new modules, including
- mod_proxy_fcgi which is a FastCGI Protocol backend for mod_proxy
- mod_proxy_scgi which is a SCGI Protocol backend for mod_proxy
- mod_proxy_html which supports fixing of HTML links in a reverse proxy situation
- mod_auth_form allows for form-based authentication
- mod_lua allows for embedding Lua into httpd
Some of the existing modules have been enhanced, including mod_ssl, mod_proxy, mod_rewrite amongst others. For developers, a full listing of API changes in 2.4 is available over here. A summary of vulnerabilities that have been fixed is available over here. While Apache Software Foundation encourages users of prior versions to upgrade, they do mention that modules written for Apache 2.2 may require recompilation and/or minimal source code changes. The announcement has an advisory mentioning that Apache 2.4.1 might not be suitable for all Windows servers, due to interoperability issues with mod_ssl and the server's AcceptFilter feature. As of now, there is no binary package of Apache available and it should be made available as soon as the dependent components graduate out of their current beta state. For the rest, the release can be downloaded from here.


text: capesurfer, I know you're a legit dude, but have you been huffing gas and typing on your cellphone? All of your recent posts are jibberish. Mr. Swellinfo is even pulling Matt's leg! Haha Matt is a good guy Mr. Xgen70 has a legit point with who is year-round and who is not. I like it. Year-round is a lifestyle of commitment. It separates the real surfers from the kookies.


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When I was about 1, my mother and father split up and I ended up with just my mother. When I turned 4, we bought a cat called Hearts and I got some chickens from kindegarten. The year after, we got a dog called Jessie. In 2006 we got 2 fish, and the year after we got another. My mother and dog are both in the room where I am typing this now. I live in South Australia on half an acre of land. Of course, there is a house on it. My mother, my pets and I will be moving house to Woodcroft soon.
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Betrayal trauma was a notion I resisted. I remembered all too well my response when a friend asked the hypothetical question, "what would you do if your husband cheated." Back then, I knew exactly what I'd do. Dump him. I was so sure that I'd kick him out the house, march straight to a divorce lawyer, wipe my hands clean of him and move forward into my life. At no point did I imagine trauma. Wasn't that for people who'd been raped? Or prisoners of war? Or abused? A cheating husband might lead to anger, I thought, but not trauma.
File that quaint notion under the "yeah, right" category.
Following D-Day, I couldn't sleep more than a couple of hours at a time, waking to panic. I felt powerless. Enraged. Terrified. One day I would feel numb but fine. The next, I couldn't get out of bed. I became a stranger to myself, entertaining thoughts of suicide. Anything to avoid this pain that I thought was endless.
Then a friend, who worked with adult survivors of sex abuse, suggested I was experiencing post-trauma.
She gently explained to me that betrayal is trauma. Her list of "symptoms" rang true.
I felt guilty, however, putting myself in the same list as rape victims. Or abuse survivors. I felt like my experience didn't warrant being traumatized. I should be able to get over this, I thought. I should be stronger.
But I wasn't.
I wish then that I'd heard those words:
The worst is over.According to Judith Acosta, who wrote the HuffPo blog piece and a book entitled The Worst is Over, those are the most critical words a terrified and traumatized person needs to hear.
And, with the brilliance of hindsight, I know she's right.
Knowing that the worst is over – that gut-dropping, brain-scrambling discovery that what you thought was...wasn't won't ever be repeated because you'll never be caught so off-guard again – can help you breathe again. It can help you focus on what's ahead, instead of what's behind. It can give you the trust in yourself to know that you survived...and that the worst is, indeed, over.
If you can't believe that, then more trauma work is probably a good idea. If you find yourself hyper-vigilant for any signs of impending pain because you just don't think you could go through it again, find someone to hold your hand and your heart (a therapist is darn good at doing that!) while you heal.
But in the short-term just keep telling yourself the worst is over.
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It says it right there in our mission: VolunteerMatch strengthens communities by making it easier for good people and good causes to connect. One of the major ways we do this is through our website, where nonprofits can post volunteer needs for free to reach the millions of interested volunteers that browse our site each year.
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We also like to support our nonprofits in their own outreach efforts – especially when they are creative and fun. That's why we're joining in on icouldbe.org's first ever Twitter chat on Wednesday evening, August 1. To join, simply follow the Twitter hashtag #icbchat.
An online mentoring organization, icouldbe.org is a VolunteerMatch power user. They've decided to launch a Twitter chat in order to engage their community in discussions around online mentoring, and reach potential participants, volunteers and supporters they might not otherwise have the chance to talk to.
They've asked us to join the chat and contribute our knowledge about virtual volunteering, since online mentoring certainly falls into this category. There will also be icouldbe.org mentors on the chat talking about their experiences.
The chat itself will be an hour-long discussion on eMentoring and virtual volunteering, including best practices for mentors, the roles of schools and teachers, success stories and more. If you're interested in eMentoring, virtual volunteering or just want to chat with VolunteerMatch and one of our great organizations, we urge you to join in!
New to Twitter chats? icouldbe.org provided this great explanation of how it will work:
- When the time arrives, log on to Twitter or your preferred application and search for the hashtag #icbchat. This will allow you to filter content so that you're only seeing tweets from our discussion.
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- For the next hour, we will tweet a series of questions and conversation starters on the topics of eMentoring, virtual volunteering and education. Each of our questions will begin with "Q1: Sample question." Our co-hosts will weigh in with their responses, and we'd love to hear from you, too!
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I have recently been talking to one of my close friends regarding parenting struggles he is having with his teenagers. The topic of protecting the parent-teen relationship in the context of setting boundaries and consequences has come up several times. I began to think about how to negotiate the boundaries and consequences all families must have to function effectively, within the parent-teen relationship.
In my friend's case, he is concerned if he is too strict or pushes too hard he will damage the relationship. However, he has also acknowledged there is a good chance his sons are aware of his fear and use this to their advantage. On the other hand, my friend understands if he is passive he may give the boys the impression that their behaviors are acceptable or that he does not care about the behaviors or them. What is a parent to do?
First, like my friend, acknowledge your own stuff. If you have fears regarding the relationship, what are they? If you are having other strong emotional reactions, why are these arising? Is something reminding you of the way you were parented? Once you take a look at how you are initiating or responding and you label those things, it becomes easier to notice them and begin to address them when they arise within the context of the relationship. If you are really brave and want even more bang for your buck, share your discoveries with others. Consider talking about these things with a friend, your spouse, or even with your teenager. When others see us modeling good communication and self-disclosure, it becomes easier for them to do the same.
Try to get on the same page with the other parent. In a large majority of families the parents tend to be on opposite ends of the parenting spectrum. One will tend towards being very strict and the other will be more passive or lenient. To further complicate things, when the strict one is overly strict, the more passive parent feels bad for the kids and becomes even more lenient. The strict parent sees the passive parent as being "too easy" on the kids, so they up the strict factor. This can be a vicious cycle that is confusing for the kids. The goal is for both parents to come more to the middle of the spectrum, with more consistent behavior between the two parenting styles. This has several benefits; it helps the relationship between the two parents and decreases the possibility the kids can divide and conquer.
Educate yourself on what is developmentally appropriate. For pre-teens and teens it is normal for them to try to stretch their wings. They are going to try new things, consider new ideas and challenge what the adults in their lives believe. This is an important stage that teens go through as they are beginning to develop into their own person. It says a great deal about the strength of the parent-teen relationship when the teen is willing to practice testing limits and comfort levels in the safety of their home and as part of their relationships with their parents. Allow them some space to figure out who they are, what they believe, and who they want to become and then be there to provide a soft, safe place to fall, which undoubtedly will happen.
Really consider the reason behind a rule/boundary. By the time a typically developing child is in their teens the rules/boundaries for them should be few and far between- just those that ensure safety and adherence to the law. It is our goal as the adults in their lives to help them to begin to self-monitor and self-enforce more and more with each year of life. Love and Logic ® puts it well: we are to become more of a consultant to the child the older they become. It is our job to help them begin to make good decisions on their own. After all, we are not going to be there to direct them forever.
There is a huge shift that occurs in most parent-teen relationships when the parents stop directing and come along side as a consultant. Love and Logic ® tells us that consultant-style parenting looks like the following:
1.) Remember consultants don't force their ideas on the other person. Ask permission to share some ideas or to help your teen brainstorm some ideas.
2.) If your teen declines then let them know they are welcome to come ask for some suggestions if they change their minds.
3.) If they accept your offer, help them to generate a list of options (feel free to add some they may not think of).
4.) Prompt the teen to think about how each option would work by saying something like, "How do you think that will work?" or "How will that likely turn out?"
5.) Allow the teen to try one or more option. Follow-up by asking them how it worked out for them. If it did not work, encourage them to pick another option from the list the two of you generated.
6.) If needed, offer additional suggestions, but remember to honor the fact the teen may decline your assistance.
Allow your teen to feel the consequences for their choices. All too often, we as adults rush to rescue our children from their own choices. It is important that we allow them to learn from their choices. When at all possible, allow natural consequences do the teaching. If there is not a safe natural consequence, use a logical consequence. Be there to support and love them during and after the consequences, but don't bail them out. Avoid saying or implying that you "told them so."
One final suggestion: be willing to "lose." Teens are very good at trying out their newly acquired debating skills. They also are bent on proving they are correct and the adults are wrong. This is a typical stage that most teens go through. My friend recently began taking a class to address parent-child relationships. He said the whole class basically boils down to this: "Sometimes you have to lose to the child to save the relationship." Please don't take this as being passive or giving in to the child. Sometimes we have to be willing to admit we are wrong or that there might be a different way to consider/do things. Take advantage of the fact that your teen is younger, is not yet set in their ways and sees the world in a different way than you do.
Most importantly, have fun with those teens. Before you know it they will be adults and no longer under your roof. Challenging as it may be, enjoy this time with them! It is one of the toughest, most important and rewarding jobs you will ever do.
For more suggestions on ways to improve your relationship with your teens, additional ways to support your family and for other great parenting tips call the Family Support Line at 1-877-695-7996 OR 1-866-Las-Familias (866-527-3264) for Spanish speakers. You can also e-mail email@example.com with questions or concerns. Check us out on Facebook at Families First Colorado. The Family Support Line offers parenting tips, resources and information only and does not serve as legal or mental health advice. We believe you are the paramount person to decide what is best for your family. Comments provided by non-Families First individuals are not the opinion of Families First.


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Richard Berry, suspected in the shooting of three Havelock police officers Thursday, appeared in court on Friday in New Bern.
Richard Berry, the man accused of shooting three Havelock police officers Thursday, had his first appearance in Craven County District Court on Friday morning.
Berry, 60, has been charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
The officers� injuries were not life-threatening after they were shot at a house at 407 Webb Blvd. in Havelock while responding to what they thought was a suicide attempt.
The three police officers, Sgt. Jim Fahnestock, Lt. Brian Borton and Officer Loren Boone, were each shot in the hand. Borton and Boone were treated and released from CarolinaEast Medical Center on Thursday, while Fahnestock required surgery and stayed overnight. He was listed in good condition but was expected to be released from the hospital on Friday, according to Havelock authorities.
Berry was also injured and treated at CarolinaEast Medical Center and then released on Thursday into the custody of authorities.
Berry slowly shuffled into the courtroom at 10 a.m. Friday, handcuffed, wearing an orange jumpsuit and kept his eyes focused on the floor.
Judge Karen Alexander asked Berry if he had copies of all the court paperwork and if he understood the charges.
Since Berry was charged with two Class C felonies, Alexander said he was facing a maximum of nearly 20 years in prison if convicted.
Berry said he did not have the paperwork and did not understand the charges.
He was also asked if he had an attorney to represent him.
�I can only represent myself,� Berry said.
Alexander ordered Berry to the N.C. Department of Corrections medical unit for safe keeping, and set his next court appearance for March 1.
Thomas said the report from Craven County Jail, where Berry was being held after he was released from CarolinaEast Medical Center, recommended he be kept at DOC for safe keeping, partly because he threatened to harm himself. But Thomas didn�t have any specific details.
Thomas said he also asked that Berry be kept in the medical unit of the state prison because he had medical conditions, recent surgeries unrelated to the shooting.
�He indicated he did not want a court appointed attorney,� Thomas said. �He wanted to represent himself and that�s not completely unusual. Sometimes that does happen and then when people have the opportunity to reflect upon that, they decided to seek court-appointed counsel or to hire counsel.�
Thomas said Berry indicated that he understood what was happening to him during the court proceeding and he agreed to go to the DOC medical unit.
If at some point lawyers question Berry�s mental state, they will ask the judge to sign an order for a psychiatric examination, Thomas said.
The charges Berry faces are based on what is known about the incident. The State Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation Thursday since Havelock police officers were victims in the case, Thomas said.
�If we see any need to add any additional charges, we will do that in the future,� he said.
Berry has one prior out-of-state misdemeanor marijuana conviction in 1981 and only some traffic violations since then, Thomas said.
If Berry is convicted on the three Class C felonies, under structured sentencing, he would mostly likely be considered a Prior Leave One based on a limited past criminal conviction background, Thomas said.
The judge based the possible sentencing on maximum time Berry could receive, he said.
It is more likely a conviction would mean Berry could receive a minimum sentence of 18 years to a maximum sentence of 24 years, Thomas said.
Thomas said he did not have all the details of the shooting and could not comment on the pending investigation.
�The SBI has interviewed the three officers who were present in the house as well as the female friend of Mr. Berry so I will be reviewing all that when they submit their report,� Thomas said.
The friend called 911 to report Berry had fired a gun in the house, Thomas said.
Havelock police received a call about 12:20 p.m. Thursday about an armed person at 407 Webb Blvd.
Diane Miller, Havelock spokeswoman, said Thursday that when officers arrived, they heard gunshots and entered the home. Miller said the officers did not see Berry, who was in a back bedroom with the door closed. They then heard another gunshot and talked to Berry through the closed door.
�He indicated that he was just going to stay in that room and bleed out,� Miller said of Berry. �Concerned for his safety, they (the officers) entered that room and had a confrontation with the suspect. His injuries were not as a result of the confrontation.�
Borton was back on the job on Friday, evening making an appearance at a Black History Month event at Havelock Middle School, where he received applause from students and staff.
Boone is expected back on the job next week, according to Havelock officials. They offered no information on Fahnestock�s return.
�This could have had a much different ending for both Mr. Berry and also for the three officers who entered the room,� Thomas said. �I believe the officers entered the house and the room thinking that were trying to help someone who they thought had attempted suicide and it turned out to be a different situation.
�We are very fortunate that the injuries were no more serious than they were to the three officers because it was a very dangerous and involved situation.�


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If you read my last post you may remember that our window painting turned into window finger painting. So, this art activity up was just the thing to extend the girl's interest a little more.
Not that I organised it but even the least organised, messiest, spontaneous activity can be fun! It certainly wasn't put together the way I would like it BUT the two girlies were so happy doing painting after painting after painting. They were in their pj's. I was trying to cook pasta for dinner. And, there wasn't a place to hang the artwork so the pictures just piled up one after the other. This of course didn't seem like a problem at all for a 4yr old and a 2 yr old. They were completely lost in all the fun and excitement.
There are lots of ways to make finger paint. Here's how we did it....
Cel mix paint + a bit of warm water + some powder paint colours (food colouring) + paper + hands = a whole lot of messy hands fun.
I had some fun too. I got to see the smiles of joy as the girls put together their own creative art activity.


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The WTT/WTM comes with a collection of textual notes, where the WHI editors have attached a note to specific words. Currently the words in the Hebrew text which have notes are not highlighted in any way, so you are generally not aware that they are there unless you happen to stumble upon them.
I have created a simple color file which highlights words in red which have an editor's note. These are attached. If you are interested, install them as described in the BW User Manual. When you see a word in red while looking at WTT/WTM, just hover over the word to display the note in the Word Analysis window. Words in bold are in large letters in BHS, words in italics are small letters, and words underlined are inverted. Go to Lev 11:42 as an example.
You can find further information about the editor's notes by looking at the WTM Reference Guide, which is a PDF file about the WTM that is included with BW. This guide also has some examples of the notes.
Although a simple thing to do, this color file makes reading the Hebrew text much more informative.
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Fred Couples is a couple of decades older since finishing second in the last major tournament at Shoal Creek, and he has the aching back to prove it.
But Couples is happily here anyway for the Champions Tour's Regions Tradition at the scenic course that hosted two PGA Championships a couple of decades ago before controversy erupted over its all-white membership -- and the founder's comments that the club wouldn't be pressured into accepting blacks.
The Tradition, the first of five Champions Tour majors, opens Thursday.
"This is a great, great golf course," Couples, who tied for 15th at the Masters while fighting persistent back problems, said Wednesday. "For the Champions Tour, I believe this is going to be one of the best events."
For the players and PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, the past issues seem to be buried about as deep as the Bermuda rough that plagued participants in the 1984 and 1990 PGA Championships.
Finchem called the 7,234-yard, par-72 course, which is nestled between the lush Oak and Double Oak mountains, "by all estimates a significant, supreme test" and "famous around the world."
But outside of golf circles, at least, it became known in 1990 for founder Hall Thompson's remarks on black members just before the PGA Championship. Thompson, who later apologized, died in October.
The 600-member club now has a handful of black members, including former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, a Birmingham native and honorary chair of the tournament.
"We certainly have no hesitation of playing here and haven't had for a number of years," Finchem said. "Actually, the last five or 10 years we've had a couple of, I would call them robust conversations with the club here about possibly playing.
"For whatever reason, those conversations didn't materialize, but they could have. I mean, we had no reservation about playing."
Champions Tour player Steve Lowery, who lives in Birmingham, credits Mike Thompson, a Shoal Creek board member and Hall's son, for helping put that controversy in the past.
"It's because Mike Thompson was proactive in taking the initiative to do things right, and he's done them right all the way," said Lowery, a former Shoal Creek member. "He's done a great job with all of those issues. They're in the past. We're going forward."
At the time, he said, the experience "was painful, because I knew it wasn't accurate (about) people as a whole here. It was a little bit unfair."
The Jack Nicklaus-designed course eased back into the national golf scene by hosting the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.
Now, it is replacing the city's Regions Charity Classic across town. The Tradition was held at Sunriver Resort's Crosswater Golf Club in central Oregon the past four years before the title sponsor pulled out.
"It feels like a major venue," said Kenny Perry, who teamed with Scott Hoch to finish second two weeks ago in the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. "It feels like par is a good score this week. Majors on the regular tour, par is the number you're after. If you can make a couple of birdies, you try to make them, just hang in there with them, hold on to them and not let them go. I think this week's going to be a similar kind of situation."
The tournament comes a week after a deadly tornado ravaged the Birmingham area. Champions Tour players have donated items and raised $50,000 at an auction, while the tour is giving $100,000.
Some of the players are rekindling somewhat dim memories of the course. Couples is among 16 returning after making the cuts in 1984 and 1990.
Couples said he doesn't remember any shots from the venue's last PGA Championship.
"But I remember Lee Trevino making a putt on the last green and kissing his putter," he said.
Beyond that, the talk was largely about the rough that lived up to its name. That was in August, though, and the Bermuda grass hasn't grown out so much this time.
"I remember the rough being to where you had to chip it sideways to get it back out on the fairway," recalls John Cook, who played in the 1984 event and has already won twice on the Champions Tour this year.
Adds Nick Price: "It was so deep here and you basically felt like you were walking on a tightrope the whole time playing."
Couples and Price are both dealing with back pain, while Cook has battled a stomach virus for the last week.
Couples said Wednesday's pro-am was only the second round of golf he has played since the Masters three weeks earlier. He said he was up at 5 a.m. using an electrical stimulation machine for his back.
"It's been really in pain since last October, where it's been this toothache, which is not a lot of fun," said Couples, who has 15 PGA Tour wins and grabbed four Champions Tour titles last year. "I've been struggling for a lot of years but not like the last six or seven months.
"I don't foresee feeling like that and playing much more golf, unless I play five times in a year. It's not really worth it."
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A list of book releases compiled by Dr. Dobb's to keep you up-to-date on software development tools and techniques.
Using JRuby: Bringing Ruby to Java
by Charles O Nutter, Thomas Enebo, Nick Sieger, Ola Bini, and Ian Dees
JRuby brings the best of Ruby into the world of Java. This book promises to teach you how to call Java objects seamlessly from Ruby and deal with Java idioms such as interfaces and overloaded functions. Also covered are running Ruby code from Java, making a Java program scriptable in Ruby, and compiling Ruby into .class files that are callable from Java, Scala, Clojure, or any other JVM language.
Data Visualization with Flash Builder: Designing RIA and AIR Applications with Remote Data Sources
by Cesare Rocchi
This book gives you a thorough introduction to the latest Flash Builder tools and shows how to use the built-in wizards, MXML, or pure ActionScript 3 to build information-rich applications for the browser or AIR applications. Tutorials guide you through each iteration including building user interaction, charting, incorporating audio and video, customizing the UI; and a code repository provides reusable code that you can modify and deploy in your own applications.
Professional Parallel Programming with C#: Master Parallel Extensions with .NET 4
by Gaston Hillar
This book dives deep into the latest technologies available to programmers for creating professional parallel applications using C#, .NET 4, and Visual Studio 2010. The book covers task-based programming, coordination data structures, PLINQ, thread pools, asynchronous programming model, and more. It also teaches other parallel programming techniques, such as SIMD and vectorization. It covers concurrent collections, coordinated data structures, PLINQ, thread pools, asynchronous programming model, Visual Studio 2010 debugging, and parallel testing and tuning.
Lean-Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development: Better Software Through Collaboration
by Ken Pugh
Within the framework of Acceptance Test-Driven-Development (ATDD), customers, developers, and testers collaborate to create acceptance tests that thoroughly describe how software should work from the customer's viewpoint. By tightening the links between customers and agile teams, ATDD can significantly improve both software quality and developer productivity. This book is a start-to-finish, real-world guide to ATDD for every agile project participant. Author Ken Pugh begins with a dialogue among a customer, developer, and tester, explaining the "what, why, where, when, and how" of ATDD and illuminating the experience of participating in it. Pugh also presents a practical, complete reference to each facet of ATDD, from creating simple tests to evaluating their results. He concludes with five diverse case studies, each identifying a realistic set of problems and challenges with proven solutions.


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Fox has lined up writer Simon Kinberg to produce a movie series based on Magic: The Gathering. That's right. Not just one movie. A whole series.
It's hoped that the films can be Fox's own competitor to stuff like Lord of the Rings. Big talk for a property that's primarily a card game, and not a literary classic, but then the card game is popular enough - and has enough awesome art design behind it - that hey, it might just work.
Then again, it might end up like most video game movies and never get made.
Fox to Bring 'Magic: The Gathering' to the Big Screen (Exclusive) [THR]


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This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report.
If the administration and Congress work together, they could blunt the impact of an across-the-board government budget cut for about one month, says a non-profit federal budget watchdog organization.
The government is scheduled to begin shedding nearly $1 trillion from its budgets beginning in January under the penalty for failing to reduce the deficit known as sequestration. The non-profit OMB Watch maintains that sequestration is a poor policy choice, but says the government could buy time to replace it.
"If sequestration is triggered, if the administration chooses to take action to lessen its impacts, and if it lasts just a few weeks and is retroactively canceled, then there would be minimal or no damage to most affected federal defense and non-defense programs," says Patrick Lester of OMB Watch.
The analysis details a number of different strategies for the government to use in lessening the effects of the cuts. For starters, the Anti-Deficiency Act gives the administration's Office of Management and Budget limited latitude to continue current levels of funding for a brief period to buy time for Congress to cancel sequestration. Non-defense agencies can use unobligated balances from previous fiscal years to cushion the blow of sequestration.
Existing contracts will be less vulnerable to cuts, the analysis says. "Sequestration only reduces budget authority -- the legal authority that federal agencies have to obligate federal funds to various projects," according to the report. "Most existing contracts were negotiated in previous years and were fully funded from budget authority allocated in those years. Such contracts would not be affected by sequestration."
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Cook the Book: 'The Adobo Road Cookbook'
Up until The Adobo Road, contributor Marvin Gapultos's new cookbook, arrived at my front door, my only exposure to Filipino cuisine was watching Sheldon cook a bunch of stir-fries on Top Chef Season 10. I knew that Filipino food draws from the cultures of many different colonizing countries, and that adobo contains lots of vinegar and soy. That's about it.
Now that I've cooked through several of Gapultos's recipes and have read his lovingly detailed overview, I have, frankly, become quite enamored of Filipino cooking.
Anyone who's familiar with Chinese, Southeast Asian, and Spanish cuisine might recognize some of these flavors but the ingredients are joined in a whole new array of tastes and textures. Take, for example, Gapultos's recipe for sardines and tomato sauce (recipe coming later this week): The basic combination of tomatoes, wine, smoked paprika, and seafood wouldn't be out of place on a tapas menu. Yet, a few key additions--fish sauce and calamansi lime juice--take the dish in an entirely unique direction. The briny funk of the fish sauce complements the oily richness of the sardines, while the calamansi juice (like lemon and lime combined) brightens the sauce and takes it in an almost tropical direction.
Even though the pantry ingredients and flavor pairings are a bit unfamiliar, the recipes themselves are simple, well-written, and easy to follow. Gapultos helpfully gives weight and volume measurements for just about everything, so you know exactly what he means when he lists things like 4 garlic cloves or 1 large shallot (super helpful for all of us type-A cooks). Anything remotely complicated comes with sidebars filled with pictures and detailed directions, and there is a index (including pictures) of all foreign ingredients.
The best part of The Adobo Road is Gapultos's storytelling. The book was written as a project of documentation. His mother, grandmother, and "aunties" are all prolific Filipino cooks, and have gradually taught Gapultos most of what he knows in the kitchen. In order to preserve their culinary knowledge, he began blogging about his experiences, cooking and riffing off the traditional foods of his childhood. This book is a collection of many of these recipes, complete with heartfelt vignettes and photographs of his family.
This week, we'll sample some classic Filipino dishes as well as a few of Gapultos's family specialties. We'll start with Pork and Vegetable Lumpia, and then dive right into a classic Chicken Adobo. Following that, we'll have Kale Greens with Coconut Milk and Sardines with Tomato Sauce. We'll finish out on a sweet note with a Tapioca and Mango Porridge.
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Every afternoon (after having worked on her loose tooth for the majority of the bus ride) Kit would come running to me after school to show me the progress. It was actually adorable the way she wouldnt brush her teeth hard (I think that one might have been intentional!) or chew on that side. She wasnt even happy about drinking, always fearing that she might accidentally swallow her tooth and then she would have nothing for the tooth fairy...
SO when it happened in the morning, Kit was overjoyed! From the moment she had noticed a loose tooth, Kat had given Kit her own tooth fairy box. Within minutes the great little tooth was wrapped up in tissue and placed inside the box right next to the window (in case the tooth fairy lost her way and spent too much time looking for it!)
Kit kept on telling me all day how her friends had told her that the tooth fairy gives chocolate coins, so naturally I made a mental note to buy some before night so I could do the same. It was only around bedtime that I realised that I had forgotten to do the single most talked about task I had totally forgotten about the chocolate coin!! Kat was very disappointed in me and when I put Kit to sleep, I had no idea what I was going to do...
As always, I got into the kitchen and invited food to talk to me. I know it sounds weird but sometimes I actually do that when I have no way of knowing what to make for dinner, I open the refrigerator and the pantry and somehow can see food that I can cook by using what I have. I like to think these are the makings of a great cook but never the less, this saved me! When I opened the pantry, I immediately saw some Disney chocolates which had not been eaten (surprisingly) for a while. I knew I could not use these as such so I carefully took out the chocolate part and very creatively wrapped it in foil paper and voila the chocolate coin was ready!
Imagine Kits surprise when she found the coin in place of the tooth (it rests safely in my baby drawer) chocolate eaten, enjoyed and the whole adventure of the first tooth gone is over...I have to admit, Kit looks awfully cute with that little gap in her teeth!
We all know that food always tastes nicer with friends so it does break my heart a bit when Kit comes home and says that she now loves cauliflower and I think of the endless moments spent trying to make cauliflower attractive... where did I go wrong? Never mind, at least she eats is somewhere! Same with asparagus I got so excited when she said she loved it that I decided to steam it right the next day...Kat was eager to try it too. I order groceries online so sometimes portions are a surprise I didnt realise a bunch could have that many stems! Anyhow, determined to steam that, I served it all up and they did look pretty in their beautiful green glory but I guess the portion size scared the two girls!!
One look and Kit said: I just tried one in class and I loved it I cant eat so much!! My heart sank.
Now it was Kats turn: Can I just try one first? She did and she gave me that sideways secret look (the one she uses to show her dislike when Kit is eating). I died.
Will try another time I promise!
It is wonderful to see Kit come home excitedly with a sticker that says I tried a new food today and I loved it! Other days I need to jog her memory to remind her what she ate for lunch and she will describe a new food to me: we ate something white sauce with carrots so I know it is ranch dressing FUN game!
Yesterday was classic. She was sitting on the potty when she called me Mummy I tried something new for lunch today. All smiles for me!
Me: Really? How wonderful! What was it?
Kit: Something yellow orange, very sweet. I know I ate antelope today!
Me: Antelope? Thats an animal. Did you eat cantaloupe?
Kit: I think so it was antelope At this point she looks very serious and nods her head. She is convinced she ate one!
After much fruit recognition (its not easy to convince Kit) she is content to note that she ate cantaloupe. To change the subject I casually look at her lunch menu and say Tomorrow you will eat chicken wings.
Kit immediately gets up from the potty Why? Why are we eating chicken wings?
When she was setting it all up
Me: Kit, what is all this mess? Can you please move it to your room now?
Kit: No, but I cannot. This is yours and Papas Destiny!
Now, can someone argue with that??
After 3-4 days, Kit moves all the Destiny things back to her room our room looks very spacious but I do miss looking after all the dolls and the occasional scolding from Kit about not looking after our Destiny!
Kits real name is not Kit and its not Destiny either but she (along with Kat) is truly such a significant part of ours!
So yesterday when Kat when to the library, she very excitedly came back with an audio book The Lightning Thief and decided to play it on her computer while sketching. Unfortunately I wasnt home so excerpts of my conversation with her when she called me on my cell in panic:
Kat: Mummy, when I put the audio book CD in, it comes up with an error message!
Me (thinking it has something to do with the Dell guy who tinkered with the system the day before): Just press Cancel if it asks you to do anything. Wait for me.
Kat (really panicking now): But it has no Cancel. Only OK button
Me (hating putting you in the corner situations like this): Right. Just read the error message to me
Kat: It says its trying to open iTunes and some files for CD burning software are missing from registry.
Me (phew! Not that bad): Just OK it and see
Kat: Yes it works! Thanks mummy and
Me: Yes? Quick. Hurry
Kat (whispering in the phone): Its not going to burn iTunes, is it?
Me: What? (Then finally realising that children take words for their literal meaning so very easily) Burn means to copy. No, nothing will burn (hopefully!)
Kat was relieved then and I came back home to find her glued to the desk happily sketching with the unscathed iTunes playing the CD in the background
While Kit is always excited to do her Kumon (as hers is so colourful with pictures and large sized numbers shes only in Junior Kumon) and although Kat got a Kumon Golden Mathlete Star recently, she always has to be inspired to do hers (I dont blame her!) The one inspiration that always works is if I get them both to do it together from a work and seriousness scenario, this is not an ideal situation but is a win-win for everyone so I let them carry on and this is how the sisters get on with it!
The minute I announce that Kit Kat will do Kumon together, I seem to initiate a race for who will grab Kumon folder first. So far so good I think. Then come the manipulations
Kat, who mostly has some errors from last evenings worksheet (which needs to be corrected before todays sheet and fearing that Kit will win the race if she starts work first): Honey, can I correct my work while you wait? And she gives Kit a hug and a kiss. Oh my God! Such drama BOTH my girls!
Kit smiles back Sure. Ill wait and she waits with such admirable patience that I am amazed. Not so much as drawing a line on the paper. Sitting staring at her work waiting for Kat to edit her mistakes. Commendable!
Once Kat finishes her mistakes, they are back on the race. Kat likes to hum while doing her Kumon and Kit gets irritated.
Kit: Mummy, can she stop singing? I cant concentrating (Thats a new word for her)
Kat finds this funny and starts laughing and I remind her that as the work is being timed and if she gets more than 3 mistakes because of lack of her concentration, we all will be laughing at her and she sobers up!
Kit continues in her high pitched voice and Kat is easily distracted as Kit has this habit of questioning everything with a Why? I remind her that this is not story time but Kumon. Every now and then I get Im tired then followed by Can I do four sheets today?
I nod to everything to keep things moving and its working so far.
On the other hand, I think all Kat is doing is looking over at Kits work making sure she is not leading her in any way.
When I see this, I question her age over and over again!! She finds this funny and she is in one of her moods and tells us to look at her burp out the ABCs and she actually does it!
Kits reaction is Its disgusting! and she screws up her nose in a really interesting way.
I second her opinion and we both tell Kat to continue her work.
Kit tells me Shes not listening to you, is she?(Why does she have to say it so loudly?)
As was obvious from the level of concentration today, Kit finishes her sheets before Kat and just then Papa calls. Kit starts her long story of Kats complaints as usual while Kat continues and completes her work between stares of disbelief at both me and Kit.
Kumon session is FINALLY over!


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In midst of best stretch, Chisenhall cleaning up
Hot-hitting third baseman earns another start in fourth spot in Indians' lineup
BALTIMORE -- For his first three seasons, middling could have been a generous way to describe Lonnie Chisenhall.
The Indians third baseman batted just .244 with a .284 on-base percentage. In 643 at-bats, he had just 60 extra-base hits.
But something has finally clicked. His average is up to .381 entering Saturday, and his on-base-plus-slugging percentage checks in at a whopping 1.006. His 13 doubles are four shy of matching his career best.
"I'm just kind of relaxing and taking what's given to me," Chisenhall said. "Instead of just swinging and hoping something good happens, I have a plan.
"It was a long road to get to where I am now. I'm happy where I'm at."
After hitting a pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning to force extra innings on Thursday, Chisenhall clubbed a pair of doubles during the Tribe's 8-4 loss to the Orioles on Friday. Manager Terry Francona rewarded the third baseman with the cleanup spot in the lineup for the second straight day Saturday.
Chisenhall called this current hot streak "the best stretch of 100-plus at-bats" he has had in his career. Since the start of May, in particular, Chisenhall has elevated his play. He's batting .397 with a 1.090 OPS and has hit both of his home runs during the month.
"It's amazing what you see when guys get confident, when they start to understand what they're doing," Francona said after Friday's loss. "He started the year with a high batting average, hitting a lot of singles and doubles. Now he's starting to drive the ball."
Down the stretch in 2013, Chisenhall showed signs of becoming the player that he has been thus far this season. He batted .270 in September with a .920 OPS and three home runs.
That all led up to his playoff debut. The Indians lost in the American League Wild Card game to the Rays, but Chisenhall went 3-for-4.
"He's got a great attitude, great work ethic and he's really coming into his own," Jason Giambi said on Friday. "He was a great Minor League player, and I think last year, he just got his feet wet."
It wasn't until the past few days, though, that Francona showed the confidence in Chisenhall to consistently bat him fourth in the order; most of his starts this season have come in the ninth spot. Saturday marked just his fourth start of the season in the cleanup spot, where he has posted a 1.333 OPS in 15 at-bats.
"It's just one of those times where it feels like every time you put a swing on the ball, something good happens." Chisenhall said. "So you've just got to take advantage of that and try to ride that wave as long as possible."


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We at the El Reg Iberian bureau's Donkey Affairs Department are very much obliged for all your suggestions as to how we might name the latest member of our asinine fold – the splendid jenny seen here* yesterday challenging kittens in baskets for a slice of the 2012 cute creature calendar market:
As I explained earlier this week, local custom requires that the name of any foal born during the owner's first year of breeding should begin with "A", and since last year saw the birth of Aladdin, it's time to move on to "B".
Well, based on your nominations, I've now drawn up a shortlist for presentation to the final judging panel: my nine-year-old daughter. Before revealing that, though, I'd like to mention a few which didn't make the cut.
My son reckoned that since Baby B was born on the UK's Spring Bank Holiday, she should be called "Banksy", which is rather good, but falls down on the critical matter of gender. He protested that one of my female mutts is called "Richard", but I countered that this was simply a ruse to allow me to christen three puppies "Punch, Richard and Judy".
(I really was very pleased with myself for this piece of quippery, until I'd spent a month unsuccessfully attempting to explain the joke to the locals.)
"Bob" (an acronym of Beast of Burden) somewhat tickled my fancy, but that's also ruled offside on grounds of gender, unless I deploy a Blackadder defence, and then again it'd be weeks of fruitless explanation to stony-faced Spaniards.
A couple of commenters impressed with their learning. One proposed "Babieca", which might usefully be abbreviated to "Babs", but we don't think El Cid's stallion would be much impressed with the hijack.
Another decided to geld Alexander the Great's mount, and rename it Bucephala. Unfortunately, in the process, he unwittingly converted the mighty steed into a duck.
My personal fave was Blyskawica, which I gather is Polish for "Lightning", but let's be honest: the chances of anyone round here correctly pronouncing that in the next 20 years are virtually zero.
So, the final choices are: Barbarella, Bathsheba, Bea, Beatrix/Beatriz, Belinda, Bella, Bellamy, Bluebell, Booty and Bunty.
I'll let you know what our judge decides in due course. ®
*For the record, the dog seen in the background is neither Punch, Richard nor Judy, but their sister Lulú. The name reflects my inability to exceed the comedy moniker 3-arity theoretical limit. See Verity Stob for further discussion of the overstretched and dangerously unstable multiple arity in current English.
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pfim wrote:bringitonhome wrote:Sorry, all you guys get is the pic thats been in my wallet for 8 years. haha. If you want a better/sexier pic, pm me.
I'm calling BS. That you still keep photos in your wallet may be the strangest thing about this thread. Do people still do that?
Good call. Only people that boycott cell phone technology still have photos in their wallet.


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Barack Obama did more than thump John McCain in the Electoral College tally; he also handily won the popular vote and redrew the great divide between red states and blue states.
Riding a Democratic tide that bolstered the party's presence in both houses of Congress, Obama snared about 63 million votes to McCain's 55.8 million, according to totals early Wednesday.
According to exit polls, Obama crushed McCain among women voters (56 percent to 43 percent); voters under 30 (66 percent to 32 percent); African-American voters (95 percent to 4 percent); Latino voters (66 percent to 32 percent); first-time voters (68 percent to 31 percent); and voters making less than $100,000 a year (55 percent to 43 percent).
PICTURED: President-elect Barack Obama addresses supporters during his election night rally at Grant Park on November 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Candidates file to seek office
Friday last day to file
Last updated 5/15/2013 at 8:31am
Candidates for upcoming elections are filing for positions on school boards, city councils, hospital boards and some junior taxing districts this week.
In early filings, three have filed for positions in Hospital District 6. These include two incumbents, Kristen Hare and Jerry L. Kennedy. Betty Brueske has filed for a six-year short and full term on the local commission, which has one vacancy.
John Nordine II, has filed for a four-year term on the Electric City council, a position he now holds.
In Elmer City, Gail Morin, who is currently on the council, has filed for the mayor's position.
In Coulee Dam, a race is on for the mayorship, between community activist Greg Wilder and current Mayor Quincy Snow.
Duane Johnson has filed for council position three in Coulee Dam for the seat currently held by Andy Trader.
Retired teacher Nancy J. Armstrong-Montes has filed for the school board in Nespelem.
Primary filings for offices ends Friday.
Positions up for election this year are:
Four mayor positions are up for election this year. Those mayorships currently held by mayors Jerry Sands of Electric City, Quincy Snow of Coulee Dam, Mary Jo Carey of Elmer City and Brian Nanamkin of Nespelem are all up this year, all four-year terms.
Council openings in Electric City and their terms include seats currently held by Bob Rupe (4 years), John Nordine (4-year term), Brad Parrish (2-year unexpired term) and Lonna Bussert (2-year unexpired term).
Council openings in Grand Coulee include positions held by Tammara Byers (4-year short and full term), Tim Alling (4-year term), and Erin Nielsen (2-year unexpired term).
In Coulee Dam, three council members are up for election. They are Bob Poch (4-year term), Karl Hjorten (4-year term) and Andy Trader (4-year term).
Four council members are up in Elmer City: Jeff DeWinkler (4-year term), Gail Morin (4-year short and full term), Donna DeWinkler (4-year short and full term) and Larry Holford (2-year unexpired term).
Four council members are up in Nespelem. They are Darcy Epperson's position 1 (4-year term), Dennis Montes' postion 2 (4-year short and full term), Dawn Ensminger's position 3 (4-year term) and Kathy Womer's postion 4 (4-year short and full term).
Grand Coulee Dam School District has two board member positions up for election and Nespelem School Distirct has three.
At Grand Coulee Dam district, Carla Marconi's seat (4-year term) and Ken Stanger's (4-year term) are both up for election. At Nespelem School, Jolene Marchand (4-year term), Jeannie Moon (4-year term) and Andy Joseph, Jr. (4-year term) are up this year.
Coulee Area Parks & Recreation has three openings. Up for election are seats held by Carla Marconi (2-year unexpired term), Clarice Michel Kuehne (4-year term) and Michael Bjorklund (4-year term).
In Grant, Douglas, Lincoln, Okanogan County Hospital District 6, there are three openings. Up for re-election are Kristen Hare (6-year term) and Jerry Kennedy (4-year unexpired term).,and Position 5 (6-year unexpired term) currently unfilled.


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Watering the Tulips
July 1, 2015
"Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." – 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
I'm not gay. That probably comes as no surprise since I'm the pastor of a Baptist church. But it's an important point. My charge (as a child of God – not only as a pastor) is to attempt to make a disciple of every person indiscriminately (Matthew 28:18-20). These are my marching orders from the great Captain of our faith! The difficulty often arises when I encounter somebody that sins differently than I do. I can relate to most every sinner listed in our text. God saved me out of most of those sins. But the sin of homosexuality is one I have never struggled with. So I cannot relate.
Following the ruling of the Supreme Court, many believers have lashed out with rash comments that were less than gracious. We are commanded, "Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person" (Colossians 4:6). And again, "…let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger" (James 1:19). Sometimes, in trying to defend the Bible, we don't follow God's instructions. Certainly, this is one of those times.
But why? Why are believers so quick to speak hatefully of homosexuals? Firstly, most of us cannot relate to the sin. To most, the sin is unthinkable and disgusting. To most of us (since we have never been tempted in this way) we cannot fathom anybody else being tempted in such a way. Since we are quicker to open our mouths than we ought to be, we say things which ought not to be said – at least not in the manner in which they are said.
Secondly, we view homosexuality as some type of different sin than other sins. But our text clearly lists it as a sin that will lead people to hell. Without a doubt, homosexuality is a disgusting sin. But apparently, so is sexual immorality, idolatry, adultery, theft, greed, drunkenness, reviling and swindling. To God, all of these sins are disgusting. In fact, all sin whether listed here or not is a stench in His nostrils. And certainly, this a short list of sins. Even often overlooked sins such as covetousness are disgusting to God. Remember, He calls covetousness idolatry (Colossians 3:5).
How then are believers to respond to such a thing? First and foremost, we must be Biblical. This entails not only clearly stating the Biblical position of such a sin, but also stating the remedy for that sin. To denounce a sin as damning without offering the truth of the Gospel is cold hearted. To have the remedy for a disease while refusing to share it is unthinkable. Jesus died for the sin of homosexuality. Secondly, we must share this Good News lovingly and mercifully with great hope that God will use it. Let us never be like the Prophet Jonah who refused to preach because he knew God was gracious (Jonah 4:1-2). Lastly, let us be sure we are faithful in Biblical marriages. One of the best arguments of the supporters of the recent ruling is that heterosexual marriages end in divorce some 50% of the time. Like it or not, that is a fact. Though two wrongs certainly don't make a right, this statistic needs corrected. We'd do well to get the log out of our eye before removing one from somebody else's (Matthew 7:1-5). Certainly, our words would carry more weight.
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Calling the Shots
This story appears in the October 2004 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Rent or buy: it's a familiar calculation for businesses maximizing cash flow. Just as you might outsource Web site hosting or expensive programs, you can check out VoIP telephone systems before buying PBX hardware by signing up for IP Centrex.
It's not the same as the analog Centrex services the Bells and other large telecom companies offer small and midsize businesses. Like other all-digital systems, IP Centrex benefits from the cost-effectiveness of an Internet transmission backbone, the growing need of businesses for broadband data streams, and its ability to mingle voice and data.
IP Centrex preserves the advantages of older analog key systems-minimal upfront capital investment, with no cables to pull and no on-site telephone equipment to buy beyond desk sets. System management, security, upgrades and redeployment are headaches for your service provider, not you.
But IP Centrex differs from traditional analog services in its ability to deliver a broader array of mixed voice/data services more easily and cheaply. Call forwarding, caller ID, multicaller conferencing, four-digit dialing of free calls among branch offices and even key customers, and calls that follow you home aren't special requests with big price tags. They're part of the package. So is a universal inbox for voice mail and e-mail; integration with other applications, like sales force management and CRM; and simplified Web-based configuration of usage profiles by both the system administrator and users themselves.
You get the greater features and no-hassle moves, adds and changes typical of all-digital VoIP services. You don't get the circuit-switched technology baggage, monopoly pricing and bureaucracy typical of the telephone system we all grew up with.
IP Centrex differs from consumer-oriented VoIP services (from companies like Vonage) in that service providers-such as BellSouth, Covad Communications, or VirtualPBX -have business-class packages with dedicated IP networks, VPN security, and service agreements that guarantee call quality and system uptime.
"We set up a private BellSouth network using Internet protocol, but with better security, predictability and performance," explains Mark Kaish, vice president of Next Generation Solutions for BellSouth in Atlanta. "Its carrier-class service isn't subject to the variability or other problems of the Internet at large."
But IP Centrex will cost more than consumer-oriented VoIP. After a $150 setup fee, VirtualPBX charges $5 to $15 (per extension) per month, plus per-minute phone charges. As IP alternatives proliferate, competition will drag down everyone's prices. Long term, you'll probably want the local control over your data and the quick network reconfiguration of an on-premise IP PBX. But for a fast-growing entrepreneurial company, IP Centrex could be a quick and easy solution to bringing VoIP phone service to one or more of your locations.


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Instead I'm going to mark the end of the year by sharing a drawing that one of my favourite artists, Allyson Mitchell, has produced. Allyson is one of the founders of the now defunct fat activist group Pretty, Porky and Pissed Off, who reclaimed the streets of Toronto a while back. She's also an assistant Professor in the School of Women's Studies at York University. Oh yeah, and she co-owns the Feminist Art Gallery (FAG) and is an accomplished artist in her own right. I've added that last but actually it should go first.
So, picture the scene, I'm sitting at my computer, contemplating xmas-related suicide, and up pops an email from Allyson. She's attached a drawing that features me. The email says that I am in the middle and the image comes from a photo shoot I did for FaT GiRL in 1996. It goes on to say that the other figures are also based on women in FaT GiRL and that I was the inspiration for the piece.
The drawing is part of a project started by Ulrike Müller, who I don't know and have never met, that Allyson has worked on. Allyson wrote in her email: "Ulrike took the titles of images that are archived in the Lesbian Herstory Archives in Brooklyn. Artists were asked to draw an image that represents the title in some way without seeing the actual image. I randomly got the title 'A Group of Naked Women...Very Curvy' – what luck!!!!"
It's now a few days later and I'm still trying to work it out. I feel very happy and proud that something I did a long time ago can be part of something really excellent today, it makes me reflect on the importance not just of developing fat queer cultural production, but also the value of using our bodies within the things we make. I love Allyson's art and am absolutely delighted to feature in it. Thinking about this drawing makes me feel as though I'm swirling around in a whirlpool of beautiful things that mean a great deal to me: queer archives and especially the Lesbian Herstory Archives, fat dykes, activism, Allyson's art, FaT GiRL, wooooo! The picture reminds me of an incredible time in my life when I kind of bloomed into my queer-fat self after a long time of feeling frozen. Playing naked on a Californian beach exemplifies that period so well. It's also amazing to see my nudey fat body there, I'm feeling a lot of self-love about that, and that's a precious feeling for people like me. Not only that, but it's amongst the other bodies too; I know that I couldn't have inhabited that emotional-embodied-social-political space without the others. It feels really fantastic to see myself acknowledged as part of this amazing fat feminist movement, in ways that I relate to, by someone who knows and who is also implicated in it herself. I love the luck and randomness of how the image came about. It gives me chills of happiness to think about other people seeing this work as it becomes circulated in new spaces that Ulrike is developing, and it becoming part of other people's consciousness.
Woah, head explodes.
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I can't resist.
The best way to describe the Arab emirate of Qatar's attempt to become a world sports mecca is a Yiddish word.
In the fullest sense -- brazen ambition and bold aspiration.
First the 2022 World Cup.
Then another Olympic bid.
Now the Qataris have snookered the international track federation (IAAF) into accepting September dates in a Doha bid for the 2017 world track and field championships.
Given that the only other 2017 bidder is London, which may not even have a track in its 2012 Olympic Stadium by 2013, it seems Doha has a very good chance at getting the worlds when they are awarded in November.
If IAAF officials are dumb enough (wait...that may be a tautology) to buy the Qatar logic that the weather will be tolerable enough for an outdoor track meet in September, that will mean:
*The gas-rich Qataris have bought another major international event that makes utterly no sense for them to have.
(Think Qatar doesn't buy success? All three of its medalists at the track worlds have been Kenyan mercenaries lured by money to run for Qatar -- and its citizen-of-convenience laws.)
*No one in the IAAF bothered to do any meteorological research.
In the case of the latter, I will be happy to oblige.
The high today -- Sept. 8 -- was 109. The forecast high tomorrow is 109.
According to weatherunderground.com, the average high temperature in Qatar in September, 2010, was 102 degrees, the average low 87, the average mean 95.
The thermometer hit 118 on Sept. 9, 2010. The high was in triple digits on 23 of 30 days.
Yes, I know the Qataris would stage the event in the climate-controlled (but not domed) Khalifa Stadium, and I know the nights would be warm but not unbearable - unless you are a distance runner.
Imagine, though, how hot the place would be during the days when there are morning and early afternoon events, such as heats (boy, is that a fitting description) or parts of the decathlon and heptathlon, when the desert sun would fry everything not covered by the partial roof.
When I asked Doha 2017 spokesman Simon Cory-Wright of TSE Consulting for more specific dates, he did not answer the question, saying only that the IAAF has ``already approved (September dates) as falling within the acceptable window."
"Doha 2017 is committed to being a flexible and innovative host in all areas and are looking forward to discussing and finalizing all aspects of the bid with the IAAF," Cory-Wright wrote.
Cory-Wright did not respond to a second email asking if there were plans for the stadium to be entirely covered.
But the weather isn't the most absurd part of having the worlds in September or the Olympics in October, an option the International Olympic Committee has accepted for Doha's second consecutive Olympic bid.
As I wrote in a column about Doha's bid for the 2020 Olympics, no TV networks in Europe, South America or the United States want the Summer Games to interfere with soccer or football programming.
While track is no longer important enough in the U.S. for broadcasters to worry about conflicts with football, since they could program track as off-peak fodder, European broadcasters would be concerned with soccer conflicts during a 9-day world championships.
There are other parts of the Qatar situation that make it the wrong choice.
The most important is its limitations on women: Qatar is one of the countries that never has had a woman on its Olympic teams. At the track worlds that ended Sunday in Daegu, South Korea, the Qataris once again had no women on their team.
The IAAF has been forward-thinking in its treatment of women, adding women's events to the world meet program before they made it onto the Olympic program.
So how can the IAAF give the worlds to a country that does not allow women the same sporting opportunities as men?
The answer to that, sadly, is it already did: the 2010 world indoors. So I guess the IAAF doesn't stand for gender equality after all. Which of the male-dominated international sports bodies really do?
Then there is the issue of people.
The country has a population of just 1.5 million, according to the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. State Department. (None better be an uncloseted homosexual; same-sex activity is illegal in Qatar.) Well over two-thirds are foreign workers without citizenship.
How is that tiny population going to fill stadiums for the World Cup and the Olympics -- or even the world track, with just one stadium involved? What foreigners are going to visit Qatar in September or October, when school is in session throughout the world?
Who wants to visit a place where, according to the State Department's 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom, Hindus and Buddhists -- i.e., most of the foreign workers, some 500,000 -- cannot practice their religion publicly, where the newspapers publish frequent anti-Semitic cartoons, where proselytizing for a religion other than Islam can bring a prison sentence?
Who wants to visit a place so hot only the hardiest -- or craziest -- will venture about for touristic purposes during time away from the stadium?
The Arab world nevertheless has not been categorically denied the chance to host sporting events. Qatar just won the 2015 Team Handball World Championships in a decision that left the French dumbstruck. Both Dubai and Qatar have been the site for tennis, swimming, golf and track -- either indoors or at a more temperate time of year. That makes at least meteorological sense.
As for gender equality and religious freedom and non-discrimination, the espoused principles of sporting bodies, when do ideals ever have a chance against self-serving hypocrisy? When did morality ever have a chance against money?


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Welcome to Otolaryngology presentations
This site is for teachers and students of otolaryngology
The role of effective presentations as a teaching tool cannot be underestimated. A slick presentation will help the teacher to effectively communicate with the students.
- In this site I am providing you the presentations I have prepared for my classes in otolaryngology.
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