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New York City Online Math Science and Engineering Graduate Programs | Online STEM Degree Programs
Online Math Science and Engineering Graduate Programs offer students and working professionals the opportunity to take their next academic step through the convenience of digital technology. Whereas an undergraduate degree can teach the basics, STEM graduate degrees provide specialized training and understanding of how to apply your technical skills to real problems. But the impetus to earn a Masters or Doctorate degree online does not stop with your new found knowledge. Evidence points to science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduate degree holders being geared for positions of leadership within organizations[i], and in some positions, higher pay[ii].
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Online Math Science and Engineering Graduate programs, awarded as graduate certificates, Master's and Doctoral degrees, are available in fields that range from environmental sciences and policy to biotechnology and business analytics. Browse our directory to find out the type of online STEM graduate degree you need, and then look for an accredited graduate school that offers the level of education you require whether it is in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
"Because more engineers are taking on managerial responsibilities, more schools are offering master's degree programs that focus on the application of engineering principles to industry rather than on basic research. These programs include coursework in finance, project management, and other areas of business. They may increase workers' chances for advancement"[iii]
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Online mathematics graduate programs prepare students for jobs within private industry, or careers in academia[vi]. Many universities offer masters and doctoral degrees in theoretical or applied mathematics;[vii]browse our listings:
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Searching for an Online Math Science and Engineering Graduate Certificate? While not full degrees in their own right, an online graduate certificate may be a useful alternative. For one thing, certificates are shorter term and might marry well with a full time job. For another, in the event you can transfer the credits to a master's program later on, you get the boost to your credentials and keep the door open to continued education.
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Typically 1 to 2 years of study beyond the Bachelor's degree, Master's in Math, Science and Engineering programs entail coursework as well as a research paper, known as a thesis. In some fields, such as mathematics and statistics and biological scientists, workers with a Master's degree may earn a higher wage than those with a Bachelor's degree. [viii]
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Typically 3 to 4 years of study beyond the Bachelor's degree, a doctoral degree usually involves coursework, examinations and a dissertation that contributes new knowledge to their field of research. A Doctoral degree is usually required for research and academic careers.[ix]
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First off, universities have different ways of formatting their online math science and engineering programs, so expect variance and when in doubt, ask questions. You can use the 'request info' tab to learn more. This is also a potentially good way of checking out how quickly a school gets back to you. This matters for online students where you may or may never need immediate tech support. Second, read whether the program is 100% online or partially online in which case, yes your courses may be online but you may have scheduled residency requirements. What else?
Online programs can be flexible: you don't commute to the classroom; you attend a virtual classroom which is housed in a course management system. This method allows you to complete your assignments (on time), interact with classmates and professors and basically log in when convenient.
Online faculty: while some university's online program mirrors its residential one, you may also be treated to a global network of lecturers and professors via pre-recorded or live streaming lectures or webinars.
Online programs can be interactive: distance learners may communicate with each other and their instructors through online discussion boards, group projects or in person, if there is an onsite component
Online programs may give you access: to digital libraries as well as the campus facilities. This might be helpful if you are earning an online math science and engineering degree in your own city. 'Distance' learning doesn't have to mean your graduate school is out of state, it is a learning format to look for.
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You now know that searching for an online math science and engineering graduate degree is as easy as choosing your program and degree level. You may be surprised at the variety of sponsored program listings. Some of these might include online Master of Science in Measurement and Evaluation, online Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Policy, Online Master of Science in Biotechnology, online Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, online Doctor of Computer Science – Big Data Analytics (Executive Format). Make sure to do your homework in terms of accreditation standards in your field, and again, reach out to your choice schools. You want to stay on top of deadlines and get all your material in order for your application.
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In my last post I talked about my fear of being touched that stems from being assaulted when I was a teen. But as weird as some people may think this is, that fear is twice as strong if the area being touched is my feet (I just cringed in my seat simply thinking about it). I can't really explain why, but feet have always appeared so profoundly vulnerable to me (possibly due to the copious amount of Greek mythology I read as a kid, stupid Achilles). But whatever the reason, my feet were the first and last thing he touched and so are my biggest trigger.
This week I thought, what the hell. I already tortured myself with a massage, might as well violate the next boundary. Unlike last time, I was definitely not ready to have a guy touch my feet. So I found a place where it wouldn't even be a possibility and bought a Groupon from there. I set up an appointment at Uptown Toes for Jessica and I, because I didn't think I could do this one alone.
We walked into one of the cutest shops I have ever seen. Black and pink permeated throughout the rooms in the form of sleek comfortable furniture and fluffy pillows.The bathrooms even had complimentary spray deodorant and body mists. And since I was curious, I tried one. This ended with me not realizing the bottle was faced the wrong way and getting more mist on the palm of my hands than anywhere else.
After washing as much mist off as I could, I followed Sarah (my nail technician) into the nail room and soaked my feet in the bowls of water they had set up for us. Even though Jessica was there with me, I was struggling with the idea of letting Sarah do my nails. After I picked my color and design (purple with black butterflies), I leaned back and hid the death grip I had on the pillows with a wobbly smile.
"How are you doing?" Sarah asked, as she rubbed the brown scrub on my feet (she explained what this was but because I was preoccupied with worrying, all I heard was chocolate something or other).
It took me a few moments before I could force out an "Alright,"
"Liar," she chuckled and quickly finished up the scrub so I wouldn't have to sit through her rubbing my feet any longer than necessary.
She put marshmallows between my toes (again, something to do with the chocolate theme that I missed) and began painting them a deep purple. The painting was easier to handle because she wasn't really touching my feet too much. I was able to pry my fingers open and relax into the steady banter flying around the room.
"Okay, don't put this near your phone or your glasses," Sarah said, as she gave me a white buffer block to take home, after she finished my toes. Because I'm a bit of a smart ass, I immediately lifted the block up to my face so Jessica could see me break Sarah's rules. It might have been slightly childish but the laughter that rang around the room helped ease the last bit of tension.
"You're a weirdo, but my kind of weirdo," Sarah laughed, as she put her supplies away.
While the experience had more of an affect on me than I would have liked, I am still really grateful for the women at Uptown Toes for making it a little easier. My feet are still a big trigger for me but at least now they look pretty cute ^_^

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Inspirational Love Quotes:
1 John 4:19"We love Him because He first loved us."
There are many kinds of love in this world, but none of them is as great and enduring as the Love that God has shown towards us. He loves us so much that despite our rebelliousness and sins, He still gave up His most precious treasure – His Son, in order to redeem us back to Him.
It is hard to imagine what it must have been like to give up something so dear. Yet, God did so willingly in order for us to once again enter His loving presence. It is through this finished work of Jesus – the laying down of His life for us, that we can now call God our Father.
This is the kind of love that is of the highest form, the kind of love that never stops, and selflessly puts others first. It doesn't force itself on others by saying, "Look at me!" But instead, quietly goes about offering itself to all who would draw from it. It never keeps score of how much it has given, or how much is owed towards it. It always trusts, never looks back, but steps up and presses on to the end.
This is the Love of God, for God IS Love, and when we choose to dwell in Him, He shall be able to love others through us.
I believe words are feeble when used to describe the Love of God. But my hope is that through the quotations on love below, you can but have a glimpse of how deep and how wide God's Love for you really is.
May you have a fresh revelation of God's Love, and be able to feel the loving embrace of our Father as He watches over you. And may we too be able to extend the same kind of love to those around us.
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Love rules the court, the camp and the grove, and men below, and the saints above; For love is heaven and heaven is love.~ Sir Walter Scott ~
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear." ~ John 4:18 ~
The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.~ Mother Teresa ~
"He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love." ~ John 4:8 ~
God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.~ St. Augustine ~
"For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." ~ Galatians 5:14 ~
God is love. He didn¡¯t need us. But he wanted us. And that is the most amazing thing.~ Rick Warren ~
"Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins." ~ Proverbs 10:12 ~
Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise- then you will discover the fullness of your life.~ Brother David Steindl-Rast ~
"These things I command you, that ye love one another." ~ John 15:17 ~
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.~ G.K. Chesterton ~
"My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." ~ I John 3:18 ~
Following Christ has nothing to do with success as the world sees success. It has to do with love.~ Madeleine L'Engle ~
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On september the 6th, the 2009 Nobel laureate in economics Paul Krugman, wrote on his column (http://www.nytimes.com/) about two different economist groups. Those from the west (freshwaters),and those from the east (Saltywaters) .Both groups , have in common only the basic framework which the economics science is build upon: This is the economy is more often than expected out of its long run trend , and the problem is how to get it back again.-
One group (freshwater)felt self confident about the strength of their argument. Gerad Depreu (1983) ,had demostrated the mathematical foundations of free market economy,in such way that gave liberalism, not only a scientific foundation but also a superiority status .Besides , F von Hayek stated that social desorder is appropiate for a liberal project and its spontaneus order , and M Friedman,had stresed the consequences of inflation ,mainly its negative impact on the economic activity,all of these three big gave strong theoretical support to this approach :The government is part of the problem, instead of the solution" . Market are capable of self regulation, and they do not need any thing more than the proper incentives to get the maximum efficiency.-
The other group (saltywater), think that economics concern more with politics than efficiency.It deals more , with the process than the outcome (short run bias) ,such that it is not possible to avoid governmenet intervention to cope with natural disestabilization forces, arising from the nature of private markets .Keynes is the main inspiration for this approach,deeply rooted on the financial crisis of 1929-1933,and how Governmenet at that time might have solved the crisis, which by the way, it did not..-
So, as long as economists fixed their position, (market agaisnt the Government action), they lose the perspective to focus on the problem which economics deals with, and as a result they were unable to think about how to prevent the consequences of the financial bubble .(version 08).-
Prominent economists believed that prestige and reputacion by itself, would be enough to constraint bank manager risk taking behaviour .However bank managers, did not care too much about those issues, and the whole argument proved to be a failure.
Did the economy really fail to anticipate the global financial crash of 2008? .The fact of the matter, is that economics had instruments to anticipated the financial crash, but they were not considered to be good enough, as long as they were against the conventional wisdom , concerning efficient outcomes based on rational behaviour.Thus, the real failure was on the economist beliefs concerning markets performance, rather than a lacks of instruments. It was like a phisician who confusing symptons with the disease, trust more in a painkiller than in his own ability to judge by himself, the nature of the problem to be solved .Therefore , economics as a science , is in better shape after the crisis.-
N Roubini, and others economist, all said at some time where the global economy was headed to.Ideology ignored them. Therefore , the big failure has been on idelogies . Economics which did not learn from politics failed . We hope it will the last.-


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Cooking can mean many things to different people. For some, cooking is a science, with the kitchen acting as a lab for different tasty experiments. Some think of cooking as a stress reliever, using time in the kitchen as a way to relax. Others think of cooking as difficult, finding it hard to even boil water. However you think of cooking, the tips in this article should help you be the best cook possible.
Cook your pasta one minute less than the package suggests, then finish cooking it in a pan with sauce. Your pasta will absorb more of the flavor of the sauce without having an over cooked texture. This can be a quick and effective way to prepare a pasta meal.
Make sure that you never give up when you are cooking, as it is going to take a lot of practice and failures before you get it right. If you burn something, keep trying. You will only become a great cook if you maintain your persistence.
Freezing meat slightly before cutting it will help you to get a nice, even thin slice. This works great when you are cutting steak thin for philly's or if you need to cut pancetta into thin slices or strips. Do not freeze it solid, freeze it just enough that it is slightly firm.
Make sure that when you are making your pasta, not to use oil in the water upon cooking. This will reduce the risk that the pasta will stick to the sauce, which can ruin the quality of your meal. Avoid oil in water when you are cooking pasta for maximum results.
In conclusion, cooking has different meanings to everyone. Some think of it scientifically, some think of it therapeutically, and some think of it as a burden. With the cooking tips found in this article, any one can be a good cook, no matter what their perception of cooking is.


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Hey everyone! Long time no chat. As you may know I've been a bit MIA in terms of personal updates lately. I've been dealing with some personal stuff that has been keeping me preoccupied. Hopefully with this Sunday Wrap-up I will get back on a regular schedule here on the blog again.
Here in Canada we are celebrating the Victoria Day long weekend, or May 2-4 as we like to call it. Last night I had a BBQ and bonfire with my family. The weather is finally nice enough to enjoy it, although it is getting hot.
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Wood and Politics, tis the season to roll-up our sleeves
Sustainable Northwest Wood is focused on transforming the wood products industry to improve natural landscapes while providing our customers with amazing products. On a daily basis we do this by using business and economic tools, sometimes we need to request help from state and local governments to nurture a concept. Oregon's 78th legislative assembly began on Monday February 2, 2015 and there are two causes that are directly related to how we do business and why.
Two House bills (HB 2997 and HB 2998) are focused on improving the supply chain for juniper. Through loans and grants the state of Oregon will strengthen the juniper sawmilling business and allow those mills to potentially hire more rural Oregonians. A favorite statistic that is used when demonstrating the importance of rural employment in Oregon goes like this: 1 job in Harney County is economically equivalent to 208 jobs in Multnomah County. The take away here is that rural employment is very important and industries that provide rural Oregonians with an opportunity should be a priority.
This cause along with many other positive environmental factors was reason enough for our President, Ryan Temple, to head to Salem, OR to testify on behalf of these House Bills. He shared part of his testimony. "Juniper utilization presents a unique opportunity to merge economic, ecological and community interests. While the potential is tremendous there are still significant obstacles that must be overcome. Juniper entrepreneurs tend to be geographically isolated, under-capitalized and daunted by the challenges of a fledgling industry. However, with strategic support from NGO's and public agencies a juniper industry can be established that creates jobs through the restoration of ecosystems. It is encouraging to see stakeholders across political and ideological divides working together to take this movement forward."
The second sustainable wood products related issue that is running through the legislature is centered on the concept of 'urban lumber.' Urban lumber as conceived in these bills is not just what we know as urban salvage (trees that die or are the result of windfall) but it also puts an emphasis on planting trees in an urban setting for future use as lumber. House Bill 2985 creates policies to give urban lumber a legal framework and House Bill 2984 asks for funding to create an urban lumber pilot co-op model in Clackamas County. The co-op will make it possible for landowners in the county at all scales to plant trees, track them with GPS, and utilize the wood in the future. This program will not only stop the rampant waste of valuable natural resources but also reforest land and create hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity for generations to come.
Dave Barmon of Fiddlehead Landscaping is the champion of the urban lumber bills and his vision can be summed-up as, "I firmly believe that this program can revolutionize forestry not only in Clackamas County and Oregon but across the US and eventually the globe." A meeting to discuss the urban lumber bills has been scheduled for March, 2015.
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It's sunny, but the wind is quite cool. No need for the AC today, just opened the windows.
A daughter is rattling around the house because she's grounded from t.v.
My almost 13 year old son has big feet. I discovered his slip-on Sunday shoes by the door when I wanted to go out to the mailbox. They fit me. He's almost my height too. I thought I'd have a couple more years. He grabbed me earlier and danced me around the room. He is such a puppy! Too big to cuddle comfortably, too young to be grownup, still shy around adults but tries to act so mature around the younger ones.
The two younger kids are out playing with friends.
I've spent a couple of hours digging in my trench again. I'm debating whether I should put some more time on it but....I'm clean! I don't want to get dirty again today.
My pea plants are a foot tall but no pods on any of them. That's a new one on me! Usually they struggle to get a couple of inches high.
I can't eat enough salad to keep up with what the garden is producing. Don't think you can preserve spinach or lettuce leaves though.
I really need to take the 16 year old driving but we're both scared. She's scared of the stick shift and I'm scared she may not have the coordination to learn it. The longer she doesn't drive, the longer we can avoid higher car insurance premiums but that means it's longer before she becomes independent.
I've read a few books since school got out, but nothing has really "spoken" to me or made me glad I read it.
The movie soundtrack to "Over the Hedge" is playing in the background. I should have deleted that from my flash drive a loooooong time ago.
The garbage truck is finally here! Yes, I need to get out more.


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Nope, it didn't help at all, Nicholas, not least of all because I have a McMaster professor, who should be an ally, giving me snark because his safe space was invaded by a group of thugs bent on sowing discord. I'm sorry that happened to you, but I really hope their actions don't mean we can't talk about social issues.
I care about those tough questions because I spend a lot of my limited free time as a volunteer on affordable housing issues, and on a good day can barely get people to put down their coffees to listen & care about the ongoing displacement of their less-fortunate neighbours. What I've learned this week is dispiriting--that thugs can make those tough conversations nearly impossible because they can so easily push reasonable people to the point where they fear for their safety and retreat--we'll show them thugs by refusing to talk about structural violence, or buying something, right? Or maybe that was their goal all along?
If the response to thugs isn't solidarity, but a refusal to talk about tough issues, then shame on me for hoping we could see through the broken glass to think a bit about the downtrodden, exploited, frustrated & voiceless who don't use violence.
I'm sorry I brought it up--I guess people still need to heal, but dare I say that getting angry isn't going to make things better. Smashing their windows back won't make things better, just like beating them up, or running them out of town won't end poverty and displacement. And since we can't let them "win" by talking about tough issues now, then please do let me know when we're allowed to, again.


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1st Annual Fernie Freestyle Banquet featuring The Himalayan Spice Bistro
Come and join us for the 1st Annual Fernie Freestyle Banquet at the Fernie Community Centre. Our caterer is The Himalayan Spice Bistro who will be putting on a delicious Indian buffet. In addition to this savoury food, there will also be music, a silent auction and a brief awards ceremony for our Alberta Freestyle Ski Association Provincial Athletes who are here from around Alberta.
Please join us to raise funds for Fernie Freestyle but to also celebrate our community - it'll be fun.


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We guarantee that this houseboat will give you the special and authentic Amsterdam experience, regardless of the purpose of your visit.
The location beats everything - just around the corner from all the best places- museums and fine restaurants - but without the city sounds from The Dam and Leidse Square.
The sundeck affords spectacular views of the old warehouses on the Entrepotdok (for which Amsterdam is famous) on one side, and boats passing on the other. The passersby envy those sitting on the sundeck of houseboat 'The Medicijnman'!
Over a hundred years old and once a sailing boat (a Tjalk) The Medicijnman (Medicine Man) was transformed in the late 1950's into a characterful houseboat. With many old features left in place, it gives you an enchanting feel of life on the water back then.
It is located in the old centre of Amsterdam, in an oasis of tranquility,with Central Station, Dam Square, well known theatres (Theater Carré), famous museums (e.g. Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum), restaurants, and other cultural attractions within walking distance.
Less than 2 minutes' walk from Kadijk square, where there are many great restaurants, such as 'A Tavola', one of the best Italian restaurants in Amsterdam.
The highest wooden windmill in The Netherlands, named 'De Gooyer', is next to the famous brewery, Het IJ, just around the corner and a must-see for real beer lovers.
The interior of the houseboat is light and spacious and is well equipped with all modern facilities. The bedroom has a queen size bed and four authentic portholes. The living room has panoramic windows, which let in a lot of light and give beautiful views just above water level. There is a very comfortable sofa bed which enables sleeping room for two extra guests, a big dining table and a charming open kitchen. The bathroom has a washbasin and a bathtub with shower attachment plus a washer and dryer.
The position of the boat ensures that you will be able to enjoy both sunny breakfasts on the deck in the early morning, and spectacular sunsets in the evening.
Perfect location, Ideal for museums, good restaurants, shopping and night life but also an oasis of peace. The roof terrace is very sunny and if you like water birds, you can feed them from outside the windows.
A short walk to the Red Light district, Waterloo square and flea market and the Portuguese Synagogue.
A few highlight of the reviews:
- "Living the Dream in Amsterdam"
"Spent a weekend at this cozy, comfortable houseboat. It could not have been more perfect for two people. Location was sublime; would love to visit again in summertime and spend evenings relaxing on the deck and watching the zoo animals across the canal."
- "uniquely beautiful and peaceful place to stay"
"This by far was the most unique and our favorite… We felt very safe on the houseboat and the street is quiet. It's a great location and we walked the whole city from there. The boat itself has everything and a very nice bathroom. Good water pressure and we were able to wash and dry our clothes… I would love to go back again and spend more time on the boat."
- "Nice, quiet neighborhood & well-appointed houseboat"
"My husband, two boys (13 & 10), and I recently spent four nights on the houseboat. We thoroughly enjoyed it. The neighborhood is nice and quiet, but we were still able to walk to anywhere we wanted to see in the main part of Amsterdam. The houseboat has everything you could need, and there is a grocery store about a 10-minute walk away."
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"Last stop on a month long holiday and we saved one of the best for last. Peace lives here. Sitting on the deck with your favorite drink, a good book and a gorgeous sunset. Watching the canal cruisers go by. The boat is beautifully appointed, very comfortable and perfectly located both for walking and public transport."


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David Dunn
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A Blackburn icon, the injury prone Dunn may not have the finest physical stats but possess an exceptional mental approach to the game and has solid technical skills to match.
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Andy Reid: All this trade deadline talk is hurting my head. Oh! Hey! I've got an idea. Let's cut Tony Hunt.
Joe Banner: The guy we spent a first-day pick on less than 18 months ago to finally give us a short-yardage back?
AR: Yeah yeah. He's the one.
JB: Um, you realize that would leave us with three undersized backs?
AR: Yeah.
JB: And that you inexplicably keep calling for runs up the middle on 4th and 1 this season? We've already lost two games because of it.
AR: Yeah. Next time we'll just put in a package with two tight ends, a fullback, and a blocking receiver. No way they'll stop us then!
JB: But won't that telegraph the play? Wouldn't the opposing defense just stick eight (or more) men in the box?
AR: Shhh.
JB: [Exasperated Stare]
AR: Besides, I really want to sign Kyle Eckel to backup our defensive tackle playing out of position at fullback.
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Here's what we do.
1. Halloween - we have the carnival like most. But we also give our congregation tracts to hand out at home to Trick' or' treaters. On the backside of the tract is a label that has our service times and upcoming Christmas programs. We encourage our families to engage neighbors and hand these out. Some even set up a game in their drive-ways as a family for passers by. (our carnival is intentionally not on Halloween so our families can be in their communities on that night.)
2. Thanksgiving - By far my favorite! Think pie! I love opportunities for kids to be hands on and learn something from older generations and parents. Personally, I believe baking is one of the coolest things that can serve in that role. Both a recipe is shared, but personal style and tips coming from an older generation, handed down to a younger makes a great memory! For example, this year we will have a pie crust making class, kids and parents can come and learn how to make a homemade crust from some of our baking geniuses at church. Everyone will leave with a ready to bake crust.
We will also be having a pie potluck, homemade pies, coffee and board games will make for a Friday night of fun. Families will make memories as well as engage with other families from church. In a large congregation, families long for this kind of interaction.
3. Christmas - Happy Birthday Jesus Party. This is a party at center for at risk kids. Families will go down to the Center and interact with at risk kids as they lead games, songs, and a gift exchange. This almost serves as a mission trip in our city. This is the only Christmas some of the kids we minister to that day get. Awesome opportunity for families!
While these may not fit you, here is how we have arrived to some of them. The following questions help design great family experiences.
1. Does it engage the whole family? (all ages and stages)
2. Can families invite other families to join in?
3. Is there a cost (we try to keep this minimal if any)
4. Are you engaging multiple generations?
5. Is there fellowship opportunities that allow relationships to be built with other church families?
6. What does it lead to next?
7. Can it be placed at or during an existing event? (like adding cookies and cocoa fellowship after the christmas concert?)
8. Does it engage families with special needs children?
9. Does it engage single parents?
10. What is the spiritual goal? (entry point, seed planting, gospel shared)
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Mass A-peel
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Mario, Wario, Daisy, and Waluigi playing Mass A-peel.
Mass A-peel is one of three DK Minigames that appears in Mario Party 5. The objective is for players to simply collect the bananas that are scaterred throughout the field. While collecting bananas, players must avoid the banana peels or they will slip, causing them to lose time.
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John 81 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought ▼
▼ M TR add "to him"a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the midst, 4 they told him, "Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now in the ▼
▼ M TR "our"Law, Moses commanded us ▼
▼ M omits "us"to stone such. ▼
▼ Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22What then do you say about her?" 6 They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of.
But Jesus stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger ▼
▼ NU Vg. M TR add "not taking notice". 7 But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her." 8 Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
9 They, when they heard it, ▼
▼ NU P Vg. M TR add "being convicted by their conscience"went out one by one, beginning from the oldest, even to the last. Jesus was left alone with the woman where she was, in the middle. 10 Jesus, standing up, ▼
▼ NU P Vg. M TR add "and having seen no one but the woman"said to her, "Woman, where are they ▼
▼ M TR read "your accusers" instead of "they"? Did no one condemn you?"
11 She said, "No one, Lord."
Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more."
12 Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. ▼
▼ Isaiah 60:1He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."
13 The Pharisees therefore said to him, "You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid."
14 Jesus answered them, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you do not know where I came from, or where I am going. 15 You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one. 16 Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me. 17 It's also written in your Law that the testimony of two people is valid. ▼
▼ Deuteronomy 17:6; 19:1518 I am one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me."
19 They said therefore to him, "Where is your Father?"
Jesus answered, "You know neither me, nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also." 20 Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come. 21 Jesus said therefore again to them, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you cannot come."
22 The Jewish leaders therefore said, "Will he kill himself, that he says, 'Where I am going, you cannot come?'"
23 He said to them, "You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world. 24 I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am ▼
▼ Or, "I AM"he, you will die in your sins."
25 They said therefore to him, "Who are you?"
Jesus said to them, "Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. 26 I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these I say to the world."
27 They did not understand that he spoke to them about the Father. 28 Jesus therefore said to them, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as the ▼
▼ NU Vg. M TR read "my" instead of "the"Father taught me, I say these things. 29 He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn't left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him."
30 As he spoke these things, many believed in him. 31 Jesus therefore said to those Judeans who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples. 32 You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." ▼
▼ Psalm 119:45
33 They answered him, "We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can you say, 'You will be made free?'"
34 Jesus answered them, "Truly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin. 35 A bondservant does not live in the house forever. A son remains forever. 36 If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are Abraham's seed, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you. 38 I say the things which I have seen with my Father; and you also do the things which you have heard from ▼
▼ M TR read "seen with" instead of "heard from"your father."
39 They answered him, "Our father is Abraham."
Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. 41 You do the works of your father."
They said to him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God."
42 Therefore Jesus said to them, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I have not come of myself, but he sent me. 43 Why do you not understand my speech? Because you cannot hear my word. 44 You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? 47 He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you do not hear, because you are not of God."
48 Then the Judeans answered him, "Do not we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?"
49 Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 But I do not seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges. 51 Truly, truly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death."
52 Then the Judeans said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, 'If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.' 53 Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"
54 Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say 'He is our God.' 55 You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, 'I do not know him,' I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and keep his word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it, and was glad."
57 The Judeans therefore said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?"
58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM. ▼
▼ Or, "I am""
59 Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple ▼
▼ NU Vg. M TR add "having gone through the midst of them, and so passed by".
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Families of children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) in Northumberland are invited to attend an information roadshow.
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Writing on his blog about the latest Pirates of the Caribbean film, Dave Kehr observes, "With movies like this, Hollywood is moving beyond narrative filmmaking into some other realm of abstract stimulus-response mechanisms." That's about as apt a description of John Tucker Must Die as any nonplussed critic could hope for, even though this pseudo-feminist revenge comedy-cum-star vehicle (for bitch-tittted Desperate Housewives refugee Jesse Metcalfe) doesn't stand a chance of pulling in one-eighth the profits of Jerry Bruckheimer's latest glob of scrunt (go ahead and Google the word, as Michael Atkinson commands). The film's sheer technical ineptitude—a preponderance of over-lit close-ups and two-shots, cut and pasted together as if by a disoriented flock of geese—seems almost intentional, bordering on avant-garde expressiveness (interesting to note that John Tucker DP Anthony B. Richmond photographed Jean-Luc Godard's Sympathy for the Devil and various Nicolas Roeg films). Lest that sound like a recommendation—and I suppose it takes some form of talented eye to make Jenny McCarthy look like Eric Stoltz's skull-deformed character from Mask—know that any artistry in John Tucker is subsumed and deadened by the combined inanity of Jeff Lowell's script and Betty Thomas's direction (to call their work lackluster is an insult to the descriptor). One finally becomes like Aschenbach of Death in Venice, searching vainly amid the WB primped-and-scrubbed performers for Tadzio, a role thankfully filled by the coarsely cheek-boned Penn Badgley as John Tucker's charming slacker brother Scott. I'm due a substantial finder's fee after he's added to the Gus Van Sant/Larry Clark harem.
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Donnybrook Apple Festival
Apples for days
The Donnybrook Apple Festival will be held over 2 days over Easter 2018!
The Apple Festival creates a sense of community and belonging, showcases the town, and provides a focus for travellers to pause for a while. Now being a two day event it provides a more relaxed atmosphere where families and friends can enjoy the weekend.
There are a range of activities providing non-stop entertainment for the entire family such as produce displays, fruit stalls, log chops, face painting, pony rides, agricultural and machinery displays, wine tastings, free children's activities, live music, animal exhibits, street parade, Sideshow Alley, market stalls.
Saturday 31 March starting at 10.00am - 9.00pm and Sunday 01 April from 10.00am -3.00pm.
Saturday 31 March - Free Family Concert from 5.30pm with Fireworks Display at 8.30pm
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Washington: Watching tragedy movies like `Titanic` can actually make people happier in the short-term, say researchers.
They said tragedy movie caused people to think about their own close relationships, which in turn boosted their life happiness.
The result was that what seems like a negative experience – watching a sad story – made people happier by bringing attention to some positive aspects in their own lives.
"Tragic stories often focus on themes of eternal love, and this leads viewers to think about their loved ones and count their blessings," said Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, lead author of the study and associate professor of communication at Ohio State University.
The key is the extent to which viewers thought about their own relationships as a result of watching the movie. The more they thought about their loved ones, the greater the increase in their happiness.
Viewers who had self-centered thoughts concerning the movie – such as "My life isn't as bad as the characters in this movie" – did not see an increase in their happiness.
Knobloch-Westerwick said this study is one of the first to take a scientific approach to explaining why people enjoy fictional tragedies that make them sad.
The study involved 361 college students who viewed an abridged version of the 2007 movie "Atonement," which involves two lovers who are separated and die as war casualties.
People who experienced a greater increase in sadness while watching the movie were more likely to write about real people with whom they had close relationships, Knobloch-Westerwick said. This in turn, increased participants' life happiness after viewing, which was then related to more enjoyment of the movie.
What people wrote about as a result of seeing the movie was a key in understanding why people enjoy viewing fictional tragedies, she said.
"People seem to use tragedies as a way to reflect on the important relationships in their own life, to count their blessings. That can help explain why tragedies are so popular with audiences, despite the sadness they induce," she said.
The researchers also tested the theory that people may feel more happiness after viewing a tragedy movie because they compare themselves to the characters portrayed and feel good that their own lives are not as bad. But that wasn't the case.
People whose thoughts after the movie were about themselves – rather than about their close relationships – did not experience an increase in life happiness.
"Tragedies don't boost life happiness by making viewers think more about themselves. They appeal to people because they help them to appreciate their own relationships more," Knobloch-Westerwick said.
But why would people have to get sad by watching a tragedy to feel grateful about relationships in their own lives?
Knobloch-Westerwick said this fits with research in psychology that suggests negative moods make people more thoughtful.
"Positive emotions are generally a signal that everything is fine, you don't have to worry, you don't have to think about issues in your life," she said.
"But negative emotions, like sadness, make you think more critically about your situation. So seeing a tragic movie about star-crossed lovers may make you sad, but that will cause you to think more about your own close relationships and appreciate them more," she added.
The results appeared online in the journal Communication Research and will appear in an upcoming print edition.


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Spent a full day over in Oxnard at the annual SCORE (service corps of retired executives) educational event. It was well worth the time. We learned about social networking, internet and email marketing, and finance. All of which are very hot topics to an emerging small business like Veteran Technology Solutions. We met with some key representatives within the SBA, and other organizations, that will facilitate growth that we may have been unable to acheive without the knowledge gained at this event. I highly recommend SCORE to any small business, even if you think you have everything under control, it's FREE!
All I can say is thank you thank you thank you to the SBA and the County of Ventura for supporting such an awesome local chapter of this amazing organization!


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By Jack Mansfield
(some mild spoilers for Alien: Covenant)
After all of the Alien Day celebrations two weeks prior, I was incredibly excited to see Alien: Covenant (Ridley Scott, 2017). The footage we were shown as part of the programme was absolutely terrifying (as I wrote in my article, read here) and early press reviews had all fallen under the general consensus that, if you're a fan of the series, you'll enjoy Covenant. Coming out of the cinema afterwards, I can say that I agreed with this: the aliens – old and new – were excellent, there were some strong performances, and it felt like a strong second place behind the original (I haven't seen Aliens yet but I'm told it's the second best out of them all.) I also felt that Covenant has left a lot to be explained or clarified in the upcoming prequel-sequel Alien Awakening, which at times worked, and at others, not so much.
Covenant is technically a sequel to Prometheus (Scott, 2012), but it's not a direct sequel by any means. The story does not follow Dr Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and android David (Michael Fassbender) on their continuing quest to find the Engineer home world, but instead follows the crew of the colony ship Covenant on their mission to a distant planet with over 2000 dormant colonists on board. The film begins with a prologue-type scene that takes place chronologically before Prometheus, where Peter Weyland (played by Guy Pearce, not in old-man make up this time around) lectures David on the mysteries of his creators and his desire to unearth their secrets. As David asks Weyland about his own creation and the fact that he will outlive his creator, Weyland exerts a power-trip move by making David play Wagner's Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla on the piano: a triumphant, roaring piece which "loses something without the orchestra" according to Weyland (which turns out to be dramatic irony upon its use in the shocking final frames of the film.)
We then meet the crew of the colony ship Covenant, on their mission to the planet Origae-6. Harking back to the original, we see the crew engaging in some back-and-forth banter, which felt like a refreshing turn after the near-completely serious Prometheus. The mood amongst the crew soon turns from light to fearful when they pick up a distress signal in the unusually familiar form of John Denver's 'Take Me Home Country Roads', and the crew reluctantly decide to take a detour and follow the call, only to find danger and death at every turn. Upon their first encounter with the hostile inhabitants of the planet, they are rescued by David, whose previous experiences with humanity and creation seen in Prometheus only endanger the crew further. This feels like Scott is slowly returning to the original (and the best) Alien format, and a welcome one at that: we have horrifying monsters old and new and a completely expendable crew, ticking all of the right boxes.
And unlike the rather unlikeable, unsympathetic crew of the Prometheus, the crew of the Covenant (made up entirely of romantic couples) feels a lot more human. With a crew of this size, we only get to truly know a handful of them: Captain Oram (Billy Crudup), first mate Daniels (Katherine Waterston), pilot Tennessee (Danny McBride), and advanced android Walter (also played by Michael Fassbender). The rest of the crew of 15, however, are never quite as well developed, and therefore make great alien fodder. Each of these new protagonists give strong performances in their own right; Oram, thrown into the captaincy after the death of Daniels' husband, Branson (played very briefly by James Franco) simply tries to do right by his crew. Daniels was often described as "the next Ripley" in a lot of media coverage before the film's release, and this description isn't far wrong; Katherine Waterston's character fits the "infallible badass" role, ticking another 'like-the-original" box. Tennessee was something of a welcome surprise, with Danny McBride in a serious role: something I hadn't seen before or expected him to thrive in, after seeing him in such films as Pineapple Express (2008) and This Is the End (2013). Naturally, he still gets to crack wise, but to see him explore a wider range of acting was truly impressive.
But the standout performance (or performances) once again come from Michael Fassbender, both reprising his role as David as well as playing new android Walter, an upgraded, "more perfect" version of David. His ability to switch between the emotionless David and the more human-like Walter is incredible, and at times you could forget that these two characters were played by the same man. Such a scene occurs after David has saved the crew from an infant Neomorph and taken them to his sanctuary; the two androids discuss their creation by Weyland, trade notes on Romantic poetry and, in what must have been strange for Fassbender to watch back, kiss. As excellent as his performances are , all of the on-the-nose creation themes (especially in the Fassbender-on-Fassbender scene) for which Scott is known are explored through dialogue, and it just feels like a shame that this couldn't have been expressed visually. Perhaps Scott chose this to prevent similarities with all the creation imagery in Prometheus.
While the human performances were of a good quality, what would an Alien film be without any aliens? (Actually, that's just Prometheus.) We get lots of alien action in Covenant, and a lot of it is good, pants-wetting fun. The new, faceless Neomorph is born out of a harrowing back-bursting scene, harking back to – but not quite on par with – the shock factor of the original chest-burster scene. The Xenomorph, or 'Protomorph', is an unfinished, imperfect version of the creature that infiltrates the Nostromo in the first film. The creature's movements reflect this as it careers through hallways in an almost feral manner, a far cry from that of the calculated, predatory terrors we've seen before. And naturally the pseudo-sexual horror that comes with the aliens tearing through an unsuspecting crew (from both the inside and the outside) is as pervasive and pants-wetting as ever.
Sadly, though, this tension and horror comes in peaks and troughs as Scott is unable to maintain for a sustained period of time the isolated, claustrophobic atmosphere that gives the aliens a lot of their fear factor. When the crew are initially saved by David, this provides them with a brief(fish) setting of calm and safety, which only proves to unravel all of the suspense Scott had been building previously. We didn't get this in the original Alien simply because there was no way out for the characters: there was no open world to traverse, no lore to uphold, just a crew and an alien, and the struggle for survival.
While it feels like Alien: Covenant is closer to Alien than it is Prometheus, there's still a way to go to restore the franchise to its 1979 glory. Nevertheless, Covenant is undoubtedly a step in the right direction for the franchise, and I'm glad that when I saw it, I wore the brown pants.


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Sylvain Marveaux has been given a starting role as Newcastle entertain Wigan Athletic tonight in the Barclays Premier League – a vital game for the Magpies.
Sylvain is preferred to Shane Ferguson and Sammy Ameobi and both Ameobi brothers are on the bench.
It seems that Cisse may be playing in a withdrawn role with Demba Ba up front – and it's described as a 4-2-3-1 formation – which sounds over complex to us – we think it's really a 4-2-1-2-1 formation – how about a modified 4-5-1 to keep it simple.
The only real surprise in the team is Marveaux starting, and Cheick Tiote and Vurnon Anita have an important roles to play tonight in central midfield, where we haven't been too dominant this season – maybe that will change tonight – we hope that changes tonight.
This is an important game for Newcastle and we need a win – it's as simple as that.
A win and we'll be ecstatic – a draw and we'll be OK – a defeat would be devastating.
Howay The Lads!!!!!
Newcastle United (4-2-3-1): Tim Krul; Danny Simpson, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini (c), Davide Santon; Vurnon Anita, Cheick Tiote; Papiss Cisse, Sylvain Marveaux, Jonas Gutierrez; Demba Ba
Subs: Steve Harper, James Tavernier, Shane Ferguson, Gael Bigirimana, Sammy Ameobi, Nile Ranger, Shola Ameobi
Wigan : Ali Al Habsi; Emmerson Boyce, Gary Caldwell (c), Maynor Figueroa; Ronnie Stam, James McCarthy, David Jones, Jean Beausejour; Arouna Kone, Franco Di Santo, Jordi Gomez
Substitutes: Mike Pollitt, Roman Golobart, Adrian Lopez, James McArthur, Fraser Fyvie, Callum McManaman, Mauro Boselli
Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire)
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Hmm. Fair play on this apparent lineup.
It remains to be seen if we panic back to 4-4-2 or not. It'd be all too easy to switch.
Looks promising. If Marveaux starts in the #10 role, then he couldn't have an easier game to try and make an impression. Hopefully he shows us what we've been hoping for since he signed!
Have to laugh when people say 'drop Ba if he won't sign new contract'
Did people say that about colo last year or Shearer when he was here!? Every player has the right to get the best deal they can. You don't just accept the first offer someone makes you, it's called negotiating. Why would Ba stay here for 40/50k when he could go to Liverpool etc for 70/80k.
Also find it hilarious that some people say drop him and play Ranger/Campbell……….muppets
Off to match now to SUPPORT the team
Hope Ba is wide left and not Cisse,
Commend Pardew on trying to change it hope Jonas is sitting with Tiote. Line up like below hopefully
Simpson Willo Collo Santon
Tiote Jonas
Marveuax Anita Ba
Personally would have put Sammy in for Ba but hey ho its at least a little different, now what we need is some energy.
There is just no winning with you is there?
You ask why certain people call you negative as all you want is good football, perhaps if you spent less time criticising everything and more time shutting the hell up and supporting the team then you wouldn't get such a raw deal.
You deserve it though to be be fair.
Perch is an odd one. He plays well when closer to good players, not so good when on his own.
Poor positional especially, at RB, with his pace and tackling ability he should be better.
When at DM he gets to roam and follow the ball without as much marking. And his pace and tackling ability makes him really good there.
Also next to Collo, he looks like a calm and collected defender, but he needs to be given orders at times for his position.
Sometimes you're so over-the-top in your criticism that it hard to listen to the rest of your actual well reasoned points.
We've got a 4-2-3-1, with Marv where he wants to play, and Anita where he wants to play.
Anita isn't exactly a defensive midfielder – he's been our most creative player lately!
I admit Jonas on the wing is a very underwhelming prospect, but hopefully Santon continues his form of late, he's been top top class.
So not only are you negative, but you're also insulting and just an all round unpleasant person.
You provide no actual discussion, just repetitive drivel so add boring to that list. I support my team, every player who wears the black and white and I fully support the manager too.
Does that mean that I want to fellate them? If that's your view on things it's no wonder you don't support the team.
tequila, dannyo
perch is fine at DCM, but doesn't offer much at all going forward. on form of all 4 CHs, i'd have colo and perch 10 times out of 10. Perch is competent and comfortable next Colo.
wouldn't want that line-up at all. don't like guti starting but is he a better option that fergi or sammy? ha, don't even bother answering, no comparison.
should look (in my mind and hope i'm right) like this:
though i'd personally switch ba and cisse around but pards seems to think it was a masterstroke to put cisse out wide last week so don't expect it that way
just because anita has been our most creative player doesn't mean he isn't and wasn't a CDM. i think it says more about recent selections than anything else.
I hope AP has the boys ready for this one and we play to our strengths. it's gotta be anita and tiote in the back and marvs in front of them. if it's guti, well, anyone's guess about the result. if guti is LW, i just hope to god he stays put there. ran around like a complete idiot last game.


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Cameron Peterson
Cameron Peterson was born in 1977 in Langdon, N.D. He obtained a B.F.A. from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a concentration in printmaking. His work has been exhibited by Nameth Art Center, Rourke Art Museum, Spirit Room, and the Creative Art Studio. Cameron has done membership prints for Smokey Hill River Festival and The Rourke Art Museum Gallery.
Artist Statement
"My creative works are constantly morphing as a need toexpress humanity and challenge myself.The constant that stays within my work is that it must display someform of childlike/animalistic aesthetic quality. The quality is important to express my ideathat at the end of the day we are not perfect but we are human. A focus on being there before adjusting towhat the future expects a person to be."


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These images were taken couple weeks ago. I was pretty excited with these two projects. First one is this doily style cardi from the latest summer Keitodama. I was having fun knitting the center doily and seeing the emerging pattern because the photo of the design doesn't show the back at all. ( Btw, just showing the cover of the magazine, cute bolero, no? It's crochet though.)
Self bought gifts for mother's day! I found a new LYS a few weeks ago and couldn't just walk out empty hands. They are both Japanese yarns. The light terracotta ones are blend of linen and cotton and the light blue is 100% cotton, a very thin yarn.
craftlover and Little Sesame Knits for this 8 random things about me. Thank you both for thinking about me!
- I have a special affection for cotton yarn. When I go into a yarn shop I browse for the cotton section first. It could be the spring colors that attract me and the lacy patterns suitable for this material.
- I still prefer straight needles even though I've been trying hard to use circulars. I even bought nicer ones to encourage the switch. Though, I still prefer my old straight needles.
- Nowadays when I go out, my priority is my knitting bag. I spend more time gathering my knitting gadges than selecting my outfit or applying make-up. It doesn't matter that I often don't even get to knit more than a couple of rows.
- My native language is Brazilian Portuguese which I have not fully used for more than 20 years.
- I don't drink coffee even though I grew up in Brazil.
- My great grandmother was a Manchurian. (Chinese minority ethnic).
- I can speak fluent Chinese (Mandarin) but I can't read or write.
- I am a fruit lover. I specially like fruits that have some sour taste. Bananas are exception though.
Thank you all for the well wishes and the nice words on Jasmine. I am feeling much better this week and ready to add more knitting into life.
I had couple of questions left in my previous posts that I will answer here because I don't have the readers' email.
1. a reader from Hokkaido requesting LYS address:
I only have Puppy store address -
Sapporo - Puppy Sapporo Komiyamaya
Nishi 2, Minami 3 Chuoku. Tel: 011 221 0565
There were other yarn shops in the same neighborhood but I don't have the address. You could ask the saleslady at the Puppy shop for directions to the other shops ( that's how I found the other ones)
2. Reader Claire requested info about White Orchid
The pattern is from World Knitting Spring/Summer 2007. It's a Japanese knitting book and instructions are based in charts. Some translation for the Japanese instructions can be found at ABCs of knitting. The book can be purchased or ordered from Kinokuniya ( scrow down this page for a list of stores in US), or through amazon.com.jp


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Here it is, the second week of August. That means Maryland's primary election is 37 days away.
On Sept. 14, voters will be asked to decide which Republican and Democratic candidates in contested races will advance to the Nov. 2 general election.
During primary balloting, voters will select the candidates who will face each other in November for the 6th Congressional District and U.S. Senate seats, as well as those who will square off for governor.
The primary also will narrow down the fields of Washington County Commissioner and Washington County Board of Education candidates, as well as those running for the state Senate and House of Delegates.
Those candidates who move on to the general election and come out on top in that balloting will have the power to decide a lot of things about our lives -- the amount of taxes we pay and how that money will be spent, what school books our children will read and where they will go to school, what laws we will be required to obey, and much more.


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Thanks to a recession and TV programmes like Kirstie Allsopp's Handmade Home the interest in needlecraft and the decorative arts has been phenomenal. John Lewis's Haberdashery Dept told me that when Kirstie's TV series first aired sales of sewing machines shot up by 40% and my good friend Nadine who works at the The Cotton Patch told me they completely sold out of the felting tools and mats within days of the needlecraft episode showing on TV taking all of the 90 they had in stock. Clover the company that makes them just can't keep up with demand.
Make do and mend has become fashionable again with people buying old clothes and furniture from charity shops and flea markets and upcycling them. Vintage is the new buzz word and anyway it sounds better than saying second hand. Fashion designer Wayne Hemmingway is also pioneering vintage in a big way and fans of vintage will be pleased to know that Wayne is bringing his Vintage 2012 festival to Boughton House, Northants this year so us Brummies won't have to traipse all the way down to London.
Knitting is fashionable once again and if anyone still thinks knitting is boring then take a look at the great patterns and yarns on the Rowan website. I always love to have a a bit of knitting on the pins even if it's only a scarf. Knitting groups are popping up everywhere and a great one to join that's local is Stitches and Hos a monthly knitting club at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath who meet on the last tuesday of every month 7.30 pm onwards in the back room. So you can stitch, bitch and enjoy a drink at the same time. It was Stitches and Hos that were responsible for Bully's Christmas Sweater in the Bull Ring.
It's interesting and fun to be creative, to turn an old jumper into a cushion cover, make a shoe rack out of old pallets, turn an old pair of men's trousers into a dress, or sew beer cans together to make a lampshade. So get making as handmade and vintage is now de riguer.


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December 31, 2012
New Year, New Challenges
New Year's Eve looks even better than I planned. I finished work two hours early. Set myself up on my new banana lounge under the shade of my beautiful Japanese Maple, watching my dog explore the backyard, drinking my lemon lime and bitters and writing. When the sun gets low I'll move inside and set myself up on the couch in some comfy pyjamas with some snacks and a low alcohol sparkling wine and watch DVDs until the fireworks on TV (and there are rumours of some local ones) or I fall asleep, whichever comes first.
I'm not one for New Year resolutions. I'm pretty sure I'd be setting myself up to fail. But this year, or this past six months, has been the worst I remember health wise. So I'm determined to make some changes.
Since my crash back in September I admit I probably haven't been looking after myself as well as I could. I've probably bought more take away food, I've nearly emptied my freezer supply, I haven't eaten fruit, not paced myself well, have gotten lax with my planning which has meant more frequent trips to the supermarket…the list could go on forever. Up until yesterday this is where I was going to focus my "health reform".
The first thing I figured I needed to do was work out what was causing this prolonged poor health state, if it was just the above or was the above actually the result of a crash that has just been perpetuating itself. I've been shutting this out because in the past I've found that for me a crash is triggered by no one thing, but usually a combination of things that have the audacity to hit me all at once. The difference this time is I don't seem to be recovering from the crash, at least not back to my previous capacity.
About six months ago my role at work changed significantly. I wasn't happy about the change, but that's another story. On the surface (and I suspect this may have potentially been behind the move) the move looks like it makes my life easier. It's less complex clinically, there is less urgency to get things done therefore there should be less overtime and on the side, parking was better so I wouldn't have to park so far from work. Unfortunately my workload was spread across two campuses, 10minutes walk apart. I picked this as an issue early on and I tried to plan my week so that I wouldn't be walking back and forth each day (driving sounds like the easier option but at one of sites it's about a 10 minute walk to the nearest untimed free parking).
In the past few weeks I've been doing some research around chronic illness/disability in the workplace. One of our OH&S representatives sent me some information which I finally had a chance to look into over the weekend. As I was reading it I came to realise that the move at work may have been a bigger detriment to my health than I first thought, that the things that I've been doing my best to not complain about for the past six months may be more than just annoying.
A lot of the management ideas portrayed in the information included things I already tried to do in the past, and were largely based around setting up your work space. I now share a desk with two other people. I can no longer stick reminders to myself in the middle of my desk because they'd be in other people's way. Using my diary is difficult. It contains patient information so I don't like to take it home but I'm frequently starting at one place and finishing at another so somehow it ends up at home. I then forget to take it back to work so I miss meetings, forget phone calls and overlook orders I'm supposed to place. I'm starting to look very unprofessional.
My current role involves a lot more talking with patients, education and negotiation. My brain does not do these well. I have a very scientific brain. It does not cope well with rephrasing and coming up with analogies. I've noticed it being so much harder to speak my thoughts. My previous role was a lot more complex in many ways but I didn't have to put my explanations into terms that patients could understand. It also involves a lot more time on my feet, talking to patients (I refuse to sit on patients' beds for a number of reasons) and chasing down other staff, and supplies.
For now I can't change these things easily. I'm not happy about it but that's life. I am going to put together a case, with the help of my OH&S friend and my psychologist, for some changes but given the complexity of politics in our organisation I'm going to tread carefully and take my time.
In the meantime I've considered what I can change to help my case.
- I need to find a way to get to work on time. I don't cut hours, but if I arrive to work late I stay back late making it up which means I get home late, and start to feel like I have a routine of work, eat, sleep.
- I have started to use the online calendar at work. While this might appear an obvious solution, our organisation does not have enough computers (considering EVERYTHING is done online), so it's not a final solution but I think it will help.
- I've set a very strict timetable which I'm following starting today. Into this timetable I've inserted all hours I'm allocated to each different part of my role, but more importantly I've included my tea breaks. Tea breaks are not something that is really routinely taken in my workplace however it is an entitlement and I believe it will go a long way to improving my productivity and health. To help me with this I also have allocated a block of time at the beginning and end of each week to plan my week and ensure all the paperwork is finished on time.
- I'm colour coding my diary. I've always been jealous of people who do this but some of information I've been reading recommends doing this to help with visualisation. I started doing it with my online diary about a month ago and it's worked brilliantly so I'm going to start doing the same with my paper diary as I rely a lot more on that.
In addition I plan to:
- Return to my fortnightly meal plans. I don't stick to them strictly but they do mean that I don't have to go to the supermarket more than once a fortnight and I don't end up buying my lunch at work
- Drink less caffeine and artificial sweeteners. I don't have a lot of caffeine – I try to limit to no more than 2 caffeinated drinks a day and I rarely exceed this (and never after lunch). Artificial sweeteners on the other hand have gotten a bit out of control. In a bid to drink more fluid without sugar I have been drinking a fair amount of diet cordial. The trick will be to drink enough fluid to keep my head from spinning. Today stocked my filing drawer with peppermint tea bags.
- Later in the year, once I'm going to talk to my GP about reinstating some of my previous treatments (more on those another day) and potentially revisiting my CFS doctor.
So no resolutions but a long list of good intentions that I think are largely achievable and hopefully will go a long way to increasing my workplace situation. I recognise a lot of other things I could do, but I think that by focusing on these will actually mean many others fall in place.
Wishing that 2013 brings you all happiness and good health xx


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A rigid rectangular foundation, embedded at an arbitrary depth below the surface of an elastic half space is subjected to a plane, transient SH-wave. The Laplace and Kantorovich-Lebedev transforms are applied to derive the equation of motion for the foundation during the initial time period required for an SH-wave to traverse the base width. The peak impulse response is found to occur during this time and the response there-after appears to be valid based on a comparison with the known, long-time limit. Consequently, the results presented here can be convolved with an earthquake accelerogram to yield an accurate foundation earthquake response.
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