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So here we are! We have made ourselves a pattern in Part I, and now I'm going crazy with anticipation about getting this top constructed and on my person. Let's get to it!
Assemble your stuff:
- Iron and ironing board
- fabric cutting scissors
- pins
- tape measure
- washable marker
- pattern weights, heavy washers or canned goods
- 2 1/2 to 3 yards of 42/44" wide plaid flannel, washed, dried and pressed
- good thread
- fusible interfacing
- 15-20 prong snaps
- your pattern from Part I
Pick a quality flannel that looks the same on both sides. It is important to this project as the cowl will show both sides of the fabric. Plus, it is just nicer to work with quality stuff, like good fabric, new needles, good thread, etc. I'm not going to tell you to throw out your old, bent pins or your ancient needles, but it is an investment of your time and effort....so why get cheap on that stuff?
TIP THAT IS GOING TO SOUND PREACHY: and that is the importance of having a steam iron. If you think you can skip pressing your seams and folds, be prepared to look at your finished product and say "gosh, I wish I was better at sewing." An iron is an essential tool in home sewing: haul out that ironing board and set it up!
Let's start cutting!
CUT YOUR FABRIC: On a large, flat surface, lay out your washed/dried/pressed flannel. You want to spend some time figuring out your pattern piece placement so all your pieces have the same direction. Prioritize matching the plaid on the front pieces, then work with your "cut on fold" pieces. Pay attention to grain lines, but you probably already know that! I'm sorry I can't give you an exact fabric yardage; in my case, 2 1/2 yards of 44" width flannel works. The original pattern yardage is a good guideline and add 1/2 yard extra for the cowl.
Once you have your pattern pieces arranged, weight down the heavy paper pattern pieces and trace around them with your washable marker, including markings. Pin tissue pattern pieces if you like. Take a deep breath and start cutting! For ease of future discussions, lets name our FRONT pieces: nothing special, just RIGHT FRONT and LEFT FRONT. Right front is the bigger piece and crosses the chest to overlap left front; left front is smaller and will have the receiving snaps. Moving on.
|Line up the fronts so the plaid is matching at the shoulders.
|Trace around with chalk or a washable marker
|Ready to cut inside chalk lines!
|Pattern marks: make a 1/4 snip in the fabric at mark.
|I cut my cuffs on the bias for a little design detail
1. STAY STITCH THE DIAGONAL EDGES ON RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT FRONT. Since the cut is on the bias, it will want to stretch. You don't want that.
2. SNAP PLACKETS: We are going to apply interfacing to the front pieces. Take your pattern piece named SNAP PLACKET and cut 1 of interfacing. While you have your interfacing out, cut another piece out: make it 1 1/2 inches wide and about 30 inches long.
Take your fabric SNAP PLACKET and place the interfacing SNAP PLACKET with the smooth, nonsticky side on the right side of the fabric SNAP PLACKET.
Turn the interfacing over so the sticky side is on the wrong side of the fabric: fuse the interfacing to the fabric using your steam iron and following manufacturer directions. This is an efficient way to do interfacing while taking care of raw edges.
|Interfaced SNAP PLACKET, raw edges fused inside.
Take your interfaced SNAP PLACKET and place it on the diagonal front line of the LEFT FRONT. Pin. Stitch in place with a 1/4 inch seam, stopping 1 1/4 inch from the top, just short of the shoulder seam. Fold SNAP PLACKET to inside and press seam.
Working on the RIGHT FRONT of the top, shown here on the left, take your 1 1/2 interfacing strip that you cut out and place the nonsticky side along the long diagonal edge on the right side of the RIGHT FRONT. Stitch a scant 1/4 inch seam along the edge; fold interfacing over to the wrong side and apply steam to interfacing to fuse in place. Now, fold the interfaced portion over 1 inch to the inside and press; open it up again, feel free to now admire your nice fold line you just pressed.
|Interfaced RIGHT FRONT, folded under 1 inch.
3. SHOULDER SEAMS: With right sides together, lay out your FRONT RIGHT and FRONT LEFT pieces on the BACK piece, matching any shoulder marks that came with the original pattern. Stitch shoulder seams, using a 5/8 inch seam. This is the part that is your choice: you can either do your seam, press it open and forget it, or you can do a flat-felled seam. If you are unfamiliar, there is a wonderful tutorial at http://www.coletterie.com/tutorials-tips-tricks/standard-flat-felled-seam with details. I prefer to take the time and do a flat-felled seam, but I'm not going to get bossy about it. http://www.sew4home.com/tips-resources/sewing-tips-tricks/weekend-wonders-fabriccom-how-make-flat-felled-seams would be another great flat-felled seam instruction.
|Flat-felled shoulder seam
ANOTHER PREACHY SOUNDING TIP, BECAUSE I CARE: clip those threads right down to the nub as you go. Don't wait. Having hanging threads is annoying, especially at the end when you are excited to put your new top on and have to go and find all your long threads.
4. SLEEVES: I personally prefer to sew the sleeves on at this point rather than "setting in the sleeves". I also like to do a flat-felled seam on the sleeves, even though it is tricky on a curve. Follow your pattern directions and any marks from the pattern to get your sleeves attached now. Cuffs are a detail you want to keep in mind: they snap on the outside of your wrist. Make sure your sleeves are on the correct side to reflect this.
|matching up the sleeves to fronts and backs
|pinning in preparation for flat-felled seam.
|Pressing the flat-felled seam
|Finished shoulder flat-felled seam. Yay!
5. SIDE SEAMS: The pattern directions will tell you to lay blouse front on blouse back, right sides together, matching marks. Baste. Stitch. I'll tell you to do that, and keep on going, pivoting as you go into sleeve territory. So now you have a side seam and and your sleeve is a sleeve. A clean finish is nice. Make yourself proud by finishing those edges. If you are unfamiliar with finishing edges, check out http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2008/05/seam-finishes-simplified/. I really like any of these finishes, but am partial to the Clean Finish Edge. Check them out! Oh, and press those seams open!!!
I laid my top out flat and straightened it out, lining up my front snap plackets so they overlapped like they will on the finished product. The overlapping placket (RIGHT FRONT) was too long at the top, so I trimmed it so it was level with left shoulder seam. Lay your top out and do the same.
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Stick a fork in you, you are done! Victory squeal! Wear with pride, and I would love to see pictures if you get the notion. I hope this was helpful and rewarding, and do let me know if you have a suggestion or an edit that would clarify anything. Much love to you all :)


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WOW! My girl Thomasina-but I call her Tommy, finally said OK to ME to have a log! My claws claws I dug in her leg while she typed musta persuaded her! What should I write about outside of ME? .
First paws first. My name is Noir. My names means "dark" in French. Tommy gave that name because she said my brother and I looked SO much alike when we were born (under her bed on a Tuesday night) she had to think of something. My younger brother is lighter than me and named Earl Gray. Tommy says we're both handsome boys.
She needs stronger glasses. I'm much more handsome. This picture is of me and brother nappin'.
I can write about my family, Tommy and that mean OLD cat who thinks he rules the roost. Tommy's had him long before we showed up. His name is Perry, but she's calls him her 'One.' I call him Zero. I don't like him. I hiss in my best Simba from the Lion King impersonation.
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Hey there, my name is Frank Bates, and in the next few minutes you're going to discover the surprising item that is more valuable than gold in a crisis.
What I'm about to tell you could literally make the difference between life and death in a crisis for you and your family. As you know, some serious events are about to hit the US. The shocking truth is that 97% of Americans don't have the one critical item that's actually more valuable than gold in the coming crisis. So stick with me for the next few minutes, you'll be glad you did.
Have you noticed that catastrophic events seem to be happening more and more often, and yet...
Think about it. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to millions and disrupted the distribution of food and essential supplies in one of the most heavily populated areas of the country. Years have been spent working on the recovery.
In fact, within days of the storm, WNBC caught footage of desperate New Yorkers "Dumpster Diving"— pulling food out of dumpsters — because they were so hungry. Check out this shocking video:
In 2011 after the tsunami in Japan, over 300,000 people were evacuated to camps where some died. Survivors lined up for blocks outside of 7-11s and grocery stores for a scrap of food.
And of course you remember the horrible days after Hurricane Katrina in 2004. Stores closed, there was looting everywhere, and thousands of people ended up at FEMA shelters begging for food and water.
You and I both know that most Americans can't see the writing on the wall about the disaster that's waiting for them right around the corner. The government tells them that everything is fine and that there's no need to worry… and they actually buy it, hook, line and sinker. They assume the basic necessities of survival will always be right there waiting for them with a quick swipe of a credit card. They're like deer stuck in the headlights, trusting an inept and corrupt federal government to take care of them and doing nothing to protect themselves or their families. Well, I wasn't going to be one of them.
But as usual, the folks in charge are asleep at the wheel. In fact, they're making it worse. Washington is currently paying big money to the huge farming companies to produce corn for the government's "environmentally friendly" ethanol program (never mind that corn ethanol delivers only a tiny reduction in greenhouse gases compared to regular gasoline!). So naturally "Big Food" growers are switching their fields from other food crops to corn… why not? The government's paying for it! So the price of all other food crops is going up… and up and up.
The cold hard truth is that our food supply chain is completely outdated, not to mention incredibly vulnerable to terrorist attacks and natural disasters… and no one in the government even seems to care!
It scares me to think what would happen on their watch if a real disaster presented itself.
Unless something dramatically changes, the global food crisis is only going to get worse and worse.
And as food prices continue to rise, will we start to see more food riots erupt all over the world as starving populations demand answers from their governments?
What is going to happen if we have a string of really bad natural disasters like Katrina and Sandy and so many others… or God forbid if things get worse?
What is going to happen if the economy continues to tank… and we experience an even worse global economic collapse?
Let me tell you, I was sick and tired of lying awake at night, imagining myself racing to the store after a crisis hit, only to be faced with row after row of completely empty shelves and having to break the news to my family that I wasn't going to be bringing home any food.
Now, I'm an independent, proud American… and I'm not ashamed of it.
Trust me when I say I wasn't about to rely on the government or some big company to bail me out if the going gets tough. No way.
The way I see it, you've got two options for handling the looming "food crisis." You can sit by as the stores start price gouging, making desperate consumers pay astronomical prices for basic necessities. You can take your chances with big government and FEMA when the food shortages start, or you can take your survival into your own hands. Now, I prefer the second choice, and I know you will too.
I dug in and started researching, and boy did I read and hear a lot of different opinions!
This isn't just about picking the right canned foods in the grocery store and sticking them in your basement. Having an emergency stockpile of canned goods is definitely a great idea, but doing that is NOT a long-term plan for survival. I discovered that the safer, cheaper, and far more nutritious solution was to be prepared to grow my own food if I had to.
Imagine a disaster or social chaos hitting your area. It's a bona fide crisis. The frightened hordes clear out the grocery stores in hours and people get more and more desperate.
But now imagine how you would feel if you could step out your back door and have abundance of fresh, delicious food just waiting for you? Or open your pantry door on a cold winter day and see row after row of colorful jars of fruits and vegetables, preserved at the peak of freshness? Imagine that when the rest of the country is scrambling to stockpile tasteless processed food and fighting each other over the last can of soggy vegetables, you could be plucking delicious, fresh, heirloom fruits and vegetables right from your own survival garden.
That's what I want for my family, and I bet you do too.
It's called a seed vault.
A seed vault is a special secure collection of heirloom, non-genetically modified seeds that can provide you and your family with healthy, fresh food for years to come, regardless of what catastrophic events may happen.
These are NOT ordinary seeds… these are super seeds that have been chosen for their truly extraordinary germination rates. With these super seeds, you can grow thousands of pounds of nutrient dense food in almost any location in the United States... and harvest the seeds again and again so you can feed your family forever, unlike the genetically-modified "Franken-seeds" sold nowadays by most companies!
When seeds are genetically modified, they can be grown faster and in larger quantities, lining the pockets of the big corporate fat cats that could care less about you and your family's health. That's why some people call 'em "Franken-seeds"… they're lab experiments gone bad.
Because whether you know it or not…
Our government is quietly approving all kinds of genetically modified seeds that in some cases can include deadly chemicals. Look at just one recent example:
Dow Agrosciences convinced the USDA to allow a new genetically modified corn seed engineered to withstand heavy sprayings of the herbicide 2,4-d, an ingredient in agent orange, the toxic compound used to defoliate forests and croplands during the Vietnam War. Yikes!
As Mark Kastel from the Cornucopia Institute said not too long ago:
"President Obama and Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack sent a clear message to the American public that they do not care about our concerns with genetically engineered food and their questionable safety, adverse environmental impacts, and detrimental effects on farmers."
When I heard this I became even more determined to get seeds that have remained in their truest state, as God intended.
It took a lot of time and effort, but I finally put together my own seed vault. I painstakingly researched the best seed varieties, optimal growing conditions, and how to make sure I would be able to harvest seeds from my survival garden year after year. I developed a simple yet super-effective storage system that would provide long-term protection for my precious cache of seeds so I could have complete peace of mind about my family's food supply.
It turns out there are a lot of folks out there with the same concerns I had, but they just didn't have any idea where to start!
The truth is, most people are woefully unprepared for ANY disruption in the food supply (notice how bread and milk disappear from stores as soon as there is a hint of heavy rain or snow in the forecast?). I didn't want that for my family, and I don't want it for you.
So that's why I decided to take what I had learned and create the "done for you" Liberty Seed Vault!
I found a premium heirloom seed provider who sources our seeds from top quality, hard-working farmers located right here in the USA. These farmers are folks just like you and me who believe that true freedom comes from self-reliance.
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There are no genetically modified seeds or outdated seeds in the Liberty Seed Vault. Each vault can produce thousands of pounds of nutrient-dense food for pennies per pound. Enough to feed you and your family forever!
These are open pollinated seeds that can be grown, harvested and replanted endlessly, so you never have to worry about your seed supply running out. You can achieve true food independence by harvesting seeds from your own heirloom plants!
You'll also get an easy and clear set of planting instructions plus a seed harvesting guide. This contains all the step-by-step instructions you need for planting and harvesting – taking all the guesswork out and giving you full peace of mind.
Only the most nutritious, best tasting foods… but more importantly, food that will help your family survive. Foods like beans, bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, romaine lettuce, cabbage, beats, peas, tomatoes, broccoli, squash, spinach, onions, corn, cantaloupe, cauliflower, zucchini, watermelon… and more.
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Remember, if you think food is expensive now, imagine what it's going to be like when the crisis hits… stores will shut down, farmers won't be able to feed their livestock, urban mobs will riot. Food will be incredibly valuable. Look at what happened in Germany after World War I, when a pound of bread cost 3 BILLION marks!
Many experts see the US heading in the same direction, and if so these super seeds will be worth much more than their weight in gold.
Now, you're probably wondering how much this food security and independence costs…
I'll tell you the price in just a second, but before I do…
You get the Liberty Seed Vault to protect your family's food supply for years to come, and you'll get instant and immediate access to:
Some companies charge well over $200.00 for seeds that are nowhere near the quality of what you're getting. Not to mention the 4 FREE bonuses that you won't find anywhere else… and that will put you and your family in the best position to survive any food crisis.
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And you won't pay even $100.00, which would still be a good deal.
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Yes… just $47!
That's nearly 50% off the normal price, but I want any patriot to be able to experience the peace of mind of real food independence, without breaking the bank. In fact, at this special sale price you're getting the Liberty Seed Vault at just one penny per heirloom seed… wow!
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Everybody loves free shipping, and I want to flat-out give it to you to make this a complete no-brainer.
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Simply invest a little time and effort to use your seed vault… grow your survival garden using my seeds and instructions. If it doesn't yield a bountiful garden of nutrient-dense food, plus seed stock you can harvest again and again.
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The truly amazing thing is, whether you plant the seeds from your vault right away and soon are harvesting hundreds of pounds of nutrient-dense food, or if you choose to store your seed vault in a safe place in the event of a crisis, you can still sleep at night knowing your food supply is secure, no matter what. It's so easy, and you win either way!
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Now I can't concentrate because I think of Jensen and his chocolate obsession. Or Jared and his inability to censor anything he says. Or BOYS LIVING TOGETHER. Jensen calling Jared JAY. Jensen mocking Jared's basketball team. Barackles and Jaredbama. THE PART WHERE JENSEN DRESSED ALL PREPPY. And Jared kept stuffing ice packs all over his person and was a huge ADORKABLE GIANT WHO DID SILLY LAUGHS AND WHATNOT.
Boys who are BOOOOOYS make Reg who is Reg haaaaappy. <3
This weekend I have spent totally not watching a certain television drama that might be inspiring an insane AU story that is about to crack 5K. And will probably be about 10K in length depending on whether or not I can zoom through five years worth of history in a coherent manner. Damn me and my principles.
I did get in time to see Quantum of Solace yesterday which I very much enjoyed! Cajoled my mom into coming with since she's always saying we don't do much together. Hilariously I didn't realize until after we bought the tickets that she hadn't seen Casino Royale so um, oops! She got the gist of it, though.
Also I finally did get to see SPN's ep I Know What You Did Last Summer but I'll save my incoherent thoughts for another post. By this point I don't think anyone really cares to read my rambles about the ep, it's been so late, but eh, may as well show off how completely shallow I always am.


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A Study to Test the Tolerability of an Investigational Electroporation Device in Healthy Adults (V930-001)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00721461
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|Probe Study of the Tolerability of an Investigational Electroporation Device, MedPulser (Trademark) DNA Delivery System (DDS) in Healthy Adults 18 to 35 Years of Age
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|July 2005
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2005
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|October 2005
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Biological: V930
Intramuscular injection of phosphate buffered saline solution will be given and within 2 - 5 minutes will be followed by an electrostimulation pulse with the MedPulser DDS in the deltoid muscle of the right arm. 15 days later, the same procedure will take place using the left arm.
- Assess the tolerability of the MedPulser DDS device. [ Time Frame: Severity of pain will be measured at time of treatment and 1, 5, 10, and 20 minutes and 24 hours after electrostimulation. ]
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Must be between the ages of 18 and 35
- Woman who are able to become pregnant must use an acceptable form of birth control
Exclusion Criteria:
- You are breast feeding
- You have taken any type of pain reliever within 12 hours of electrostimulation
- You have participated in another clinical study within 4 weeks of starting this study or plan to participate in another clinical study while participating in this study
- You have muscle atrophy, weakness or neuromuscular disorder
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00721461
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Bye Week Debate -- Best Band Front Man
I get into this argument every year or so with friends and family. If you're like me, you have a strong opinion on the matter. So in this down week with no opponent to dissect, I ask you to dissect the following:
Who is in your "Top Five" for the greatest "Front Man" of a band in the history of rock 'n roll:
My personal list is:
1. David Lee Roth/Van Halen
2. Freddie Mercury/Queen
3. Mick Jagger/ Rolling Stones
4. Dave Grohl/Foo Fighters
5. Steven Tyler/Aersomith
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Mar 9, 2014 3:36 AM CST
|What to do with lots of cherry tomatoes. I usually dry in the oven. That way you can make dried tomatoes or tomato chips. But there is only so much dried tomatoes one can cope with. I really need to think of something else to do with them. (The cuckoos have gone north for the winter at last and they are not being gobble up). Is there anything else one can do with mobs of them?
Mar 9, 2014 6:27 AM CST
|put them in batches into your food processor and make yourself some pasta sauce. when you are done processing them add some garlic, fresh or dried basil, and few diced onions, a few tablespoons of sugar and cook them over medium high heat for a few hours until it thickens up a bit. when it cools down place it in zip lot bags and freeze.
i have the complete recipe in my wife's cookbook. if you are interested let me know and i will send it to you.
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Mar 9, 2014 8:06 AM CST
|I slightly roast mine with some olive oil and herbs. Pack into small containers (with a little extra olive oil if needed) and freeze. Makes great toppings for pasta, pizza, etc.
Mar 9, 2014 9:19 AM CST
|Nice website, Franklin and Debbie.
I garden for the pollinators.
Mar 9, 2014 5:56 PM CST
|Frank, I would love that recipe!!
Mar 9, 2014 7:41 PM CST
|Gleni - I will get it to you tomorrow or the next day
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Mar 10, 2014 7:29 AM CST
|Gleni - here is a basic but delicious sauce you can make with yur tomatoes.
Frying Pan Sauce (Marinara)
Use your food processor to chop up your tomatoes.
2 cloves of garlic, chopped fine
1 small onion, chopped into small pieces
2 tbls fresh chopped basil
3 tbls sugar
2 tbls oil
salt and pepper to taste
14 ounces of water
In a large frying pan, cook the onions until they are golden. add the garlic and toss around for a few seconds.
Add the tomatoes, sugar, basil, salt and pepper and then add the water. Cook on a low boil for 30 minutes.
You might wonder why we add 14 ounces of water and it's because we usually make this sauce using a 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes and then we fill the can halfway up with water for the sauce.
If your crushed tomatoes come to more than that just add additional water.
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Mar 10, 2014 4:43 PM CST
|Many many thanks Frank.
Mar 11, 2014 5:05 PM CST
|Feed them to the chickens.
Mar 11, 2014 7:31 PM CST
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|We cut our cherry tomatoes in half (along the equator) and dry them in the sun (cut side up) for a day or two and then put them in a sealed jar. These are then added to sauces and things the rest of the year and it works great for us! The smaller the tomato, the better.
Mar 11, 2014 9:29 PM CST
|Thanks Dave. I will give that a try too. I have avoided using the sun because I thought it took ages.
Mar 12, 2014 7:06 AM CST
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|That's why it's better for them to be smaller; they dry faster. A larger tomato will take an eternity to dry all the way to the center.
Also make sure there's air flow. We put them on a screen that is elevated by bricks. This keeps air flowing all under and over them. And we do this on the day when it's a hundred degrees outside.
Mar 21, 2014 2:40 PM CST
|I've dried tomatoes in the oven at 225 degrees for more than a few hours but they came out good.
I didn't can them because I used them up fast making sauce.
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Jul 24, 2015 9:25 AM CST
|This year we have loads of cherry tomatoes. Here's some ideas we have used so far:
-Cherry tomato jam --this one I decided to make spicy with the rather bland "Beam's Yellow Pear" and with the added ingredients it turned out delicious!
-Tomato relish
-Homeade ketchup
These can all be canned and preserved for a couple of years.
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb
Jul 24, 2015 10:19 AM CST
wildflowers said: --this one I decided to make spicy with the rather bland "Beam's Yellow Pear" and with the added ingredients it turned out delicious!
This put me in mind of salsa.
And this afternoon is farmers' market time!
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Jul 24, 2015 10:44 AM CST
|I do a bunch at a time and freeze them for hotdish and soup.
Poke the tip of a paring knife in the opposite end of the stem. Bring a kettle of water to near the boiling point and toss all the cherry tomatoes in at once. Leave for just a couple minutes and remove with a slotted ladle to a cookie sheet to cool a little. Pick each one up by the stem end and give it a little squeeze. It pops right out of the skin into the waiting pint deli container.
This may sound like a lot of work, but it goes really fast. I can do a whole cookie sheet full of tomatoes in 15 minutes. They add so much to soups and other dishes, and I am always dismayed to see the last container leave the freezer.
Happiness is doing for those who cannot do for themselves.
Jul 24, 2015 10:53 AM CST
|I never peel or seed tomatoes.
I think the fiber is important enough.
But then I have always eaten a LOT of raw fruits and veggies - anyone who doesn't should go easy!
It's kind of like building up your tolerance for hot peppers!
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Jul 24, 2015 6:59 PM CST
|I really, really dislike the tomato skins left on for anything cooked... Karen, that sounds like a great way for skinning the small tomatoes, I never would have thought of doing that but I can see where it really would be pretty fast. We always have way more cherry tomatoes than we can eat fresh, or even give away -- and this year I seem to have ended up with even more small tomato varieties than usual. Thanks for sharing that tip!
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Jul 24, 2015 7:15 PM CST
|Love that method of skinning smaller tomatoes, Karen.
Also love your new cake photo. You do make the most gorgeous creations.
Jul 24, 2015 7:39 PM CST
|Sandy, glad you are going to give it a try. I also do not like skins in anything I cook. I tried not scalding a batch of quarts one year and ended up picking every last skin out of anything I used them for. What a pain, lol.
Linda, thanks for the cake comment. That was for my sweet granddaughters 13th birthday. We picked her up at home and took her to a local park for a fancy picnic lunch. Then we took her shopping to a big Mall in the area and let her buy whatever she wanted within the limit we set for her special day. It was a riot because her Grandpa loves to tease her and had her and all the sales people in stitches. I can't believe she is now 21 and going into her fourth year of college. She is the light of my life. Here is a picture of her and the little girl she is nanny for each summer.
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So Many Critics of Economics Miss What It Gets Right
At this point, blanket critiques of the economics discipline have been standardized to a refrain is getting stale. Simply calling for humility and methodological diversity accomplishes little. A more constructive tone would be preferable.
Here's what economics get right:
1). some theories that really work → can makes testable predictions that apply to other situations
a) auction theory, (relies on individual rationality), which predicts how buyers will bid for things like online ads or spectrum rights
e.g. Google auctions its advertisement space with a setup known as a generalized second-price auction (developed relatively recently by economists such as Hal Varian), which is based on game theory → predicting which types of auctions most reliably lead to profitable trades → crucial to the profits of online-services companies
b) matching theory, (basically an algorithm for central planning), which started from game theory, with impact on resource allocation , has main practical application on entry level labor markets, and also has made it a lot easier to get an organ transplant
e.g. 2 new and influential applications in practice: School Choice + Kidney Exchange
c) random-utility discrete choice theory, (neoclassical), which is used in everything from marketing to transportation planning to disaster preparedness
e.g. In 1972, San Francisco introduced a new train. While the authorities predicted that 15% of area commuters would use the system, economist McFadden predicted that usage would be only 6.3%, very close to actual number 6.2%. ← the models were "random-utility discrete choice models", the extensions of simple utility theory which have been applied in a huge number of areas (product development, pricing decisions, marketing, energy usage and environmental-impact studies)
d) gravity models of trade, which have proven very successful at predicting the flow of international trade
== one of the most robust empirical finding in economics: bilateral trade between two countries is proportional to size, measured by GDP, and inversely proportional to the geographic distance between them.
=>> prove that anyone who claims that econ theories will never be reliable, because they deal with human beings instead of atoms, is simply incorrect.
(however, most of useful theories are from micro economics, while macro economics that attracts more public attention is still looking for its first big success in predicting booms and busts, which is certainly a doom if they insist. The difference is what I have argued that the 2 systems observed are very different on their systematic characteristics and element robustness.)
2). economics is becoming a lot more empirical → focusing more on examining the data than on constructing yet more theories (Hamermesh (2013), and more recent research using machine-learning techniques)
Without empirical support, we can't really be confident that a theory is a good framework for thinking about the world.
(Some economists claim that the main point is to learn how to pick models into the right place. However, we will definitely find it hard to do this if we refuse to reject any of them and claim none of them are wrong but fits some specific situation. One situation is what noah said in How should theory and evidence relate to each other?, some economists, especially a lot of young, smart economists, "do empirical work, observe the results, and then make one structural model per paper to "explain" the empirical result they just found. These models are generally never used or seen again." Another situation is what I have seen in today's doctoral program, all the young students begin their paper from 'I construct a model', which is just a pro-forma model-making of the older "theory generation" (who are always their advisers).
=> economists in general are extremely reluctant to toss out any theories at all. econ needs to get more comfortable with the idea of killing theories. The final part of this blog has an excellent conclusion.)
2.1). empirical economics is becoming more directly and immediately relevant to policy matters, partly due to the "credibility revolution"
The quasi-experimental economics evaluates the results of policy experiments (Seattle's recent minimum wage hike / European countries' acceptance of refugees).
== Instead of relying on complex theory or unrealistic assumptions, quasi-experimental studies give immediate clear answers and find believable estimates of the effects about the results of government action
=> That won't make economic theory obsolete, but it vastly increases the speed with which economists can give policy makers reliable feedback.
a) Quasi-experiments only give us local understanding of the world, not the kind of global understanding that we'd need for really big bold policy moves. In the long run, being able to deeply understand the economy will require working structural models)
b) Quasi-experiments usually must be found by luck rather than purposefully implemented, and even the ones that are purposefully implemented (lotteries, RCTs) are limited in the set of things they can study.
(e.g., studies pretty conclusively show that the minimum wage doesn't destroy many jobs in the short run, but the idea that minimum wage constrains job growth over the long run is much harder to study using quasi-experiments.)
Update 2017/09/08
Is there really an empirical turn in economics?
3). free-market ideology is no longer the case.
= today's star economists likely to fall on the left side of the political spectrum + economists in general are more pro-government than the general public on most issues
When pop economists still use simplistic old ideas to justify laissez-faire policies, economists just don't look very ideological anymore, replaced by nuance, moderation and complexity.
Though "some economists still defend the idea that economic theory doesn't need to make predictions in order to be useful, and instead merely has to give people a framework for thinking about the world", I would prefer the following statement
"academics are working hard to make econ more scientific — to create reliable, applicable theories, to gather and understand new data, to provide rapid, useful feedback to policy makers, and to gain a more balanced and refined understanding of the economy."


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I don't care for most Xmas songs. They just sound like a bunch of advertising jingles, especially the ones that mention Santa Claus by name.
But I'm not a Scrooge -- I just believe in preserving the true spirit of the season. So in that spirit, here are some of my favorite carols:
(all it reminds me of now is Michael Cera walking around looking sad, yet I still love it)
(I used to play this version while caroling; it was the only way to make it bearable)
(this whole album is good. I just don't feel like posting every song)
(I've never heard this version, but how can it not be good?)
(Clearly this is the best one ever and I don't have to explain why)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Xmas songs I actually like
Posted by Jacob I. McMillan at 5:30 PM
1 comment:
- Wendy McMillan said...
I've been singing mele kelikimaka to Holden this week. That song rules. And anyone who thinks you're a scrooge should sit through the Charlie Brown Xmas special - oh my obsessed.
- December 7, 2010 at 10:29 PM
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Sitting at a dream dinner date table with Beyoncé, Madonna, Frank Ocean and Marina Abramovic, Givenchy's main man Riccardo Tisci said of the movement, "My life has been very punk. I have always had to fight for my rights. I come from a country that has very heavy religious customs. I have had to fight for what I believe in to support women's rights and other aspects of society to be recognized and understood."
Stella McCartney arrived with Kristen Stewart, and told the red carpet reporters, "You know, I think I have two of the coolest chics in town, so I had good fun making them [their outfits]."


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So it's been a full-on week of pre-production on MR CLEAN (click to read more):
I am an idiot GH5 user… but I'm not the only one!
So I bought V-Log finally for my GH5 camera - and that wasn't easy! (but that's another story - I've added at the end). But how could I get it to work???
Why I am an idiot:
I followed every hastily written or edited instructional article and video I could find and none of it seemed to show me how to replicate what I was seeing in the pictures and videos - no matter how well written (like this one: http://www.4kshooters.net/2017/04/10/panasonic-gh5-how-to-install-v-log-l-footage/ ) . Because all of those videos and articles assumed that you were not stupid, like me - or assumed that you already had a level of knowledge, that you in fact do not... yet. Apologies, if you are not as stupid as me. Laugh at my idiocy! But here's where I went wrong when trying to access the Creative video modes...
So let me hlep you out and point out where I went wrong and many others, on forums and redit threads seem to also go wrong when trying to get V-Log working.
See the Green circle above - enclosing the white mark - that is where you need to line up the items on the revolving dial, to activate the Creative Video mode (With the movie camera and M symbol) from the 'Drive mode dial'. And do not line it up with the 'One/off' button white line (enclosed by a red circle in the image above), as I was doing and many other users seem to be doing!
Then, if you've correctly installed V-Log, you will magicaly see it appear!
In my defence - I have not finished going through the manual. I bought my camera from a Swedish retailer and sadly only got Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish manuals. So sadly I am trying to work my way through an English manual which I only have in PDF format. So this is a classic moment where men should read the manual first, before trying to fudge their way through it, as I was very clearly doing! Had I done that I may have remembered the little white dot and not got it completely the wrong way around.
So it's great that I can finally play with V-Log and shoot my movie and carry out some pre-production tests!
Re getting V-Log - the saga:
Normally I try to set my default settings for camera useage and shop sites to English, because most people deliberately set the language of such sites to the regional default. My Swedish isn't yet good enough to happily follow technical subjects - although I can carry on brief conversations with barmen when ordering a pint. I found that I was unable to buy V-Log from the Panasonic UK website, as I no longer have a UK address. I couldn't order it directly from the Swedish Panasonic website either! So I had to buy it from a local Swedish retailer.
The package then has to be issued by Panasonic and shipped to the retailer who then packages it up for you! This meant that I was waiting over two weeks for the activation code, from the point of purchase, as these retailers do not keep them in stock.
Then when it arrived, it was not sent to my actual address. It was sent to a random Post depot, where I had to go to sign for it, producing my ID and then receiving a ridiculously large and very light box. Said box, upon opening, reveals another box within - wrapped up better than you would wrap a piece of expensive glassware - and inside that is a small manual and a black envelope. Overkill indeed! See it all pictured below...
I appreciate that V-Log is expensive and highly desirable. And it is necessary to avoid people sharing the codes and trying to circumvent official channels etc. But surely they can find a way to mail you an envelope to your door? The average postie won't have a clue what the package contains... and god help you if you need V-Log in a hurry for an urgent shoot! You'd be better off borrowing it in advance to avoid waiting!
But no it's not a sustainable / environmentally friendly process and it will generate plenty of needless packaging...
Sickness is a time to reflect and learn
I had just penned a new short film script, one designed to be predominantly shot in one location for ease of production and shared it - and after very positive feedback from my good friend and creative partner Darwin - I was super keen on shooting the film and working out some of the gear we might need to be able to capture it, including some audio gear.... and then disaster struck. We had a death in the family; a very tragic and sudden death. And everything obviously went to sh*t...
...A while after this, when my mind was slowly turning back to creative things, and the days were slightly less preoccupied by grieving, and I was gearing up to let Darwin know that we would soon be back on to film, and then I got the flu - and even threw my back out again while coughing violently.
I have an atrocious immune system and I rapidly succumbed to filling up baskets with tissue, coughing up buckets of green slime and bemoaning anything that involved physical activity or concentration. But despite the illness, I find these things go through phases of creativity, from the random and less focussed to full blown acts of inspiration - where you can even forget your suffering, for a while.
First, it's watching films and shows that you've never had time to get around to watching from your sick bed. And reading the books that have been neglected when you're restive and can't decide on anything else to watch. Because you're too headachey and sick to do anything more challenging. And sometimes those inspire you to watch other things and they get your brain all fired up; and enjoying such visions can stimulate new or cause other dormant ideas to resurface...
Then when you're pumped full of cold medication, you start to contemplate what's lacking. For me it was thinking of camera and audio gear, thinking of problems with the structure of a feature script, worrying over how to bring my creative vision to life...
Until you start to heal, and some semblance of the former energy returns...
Having that time to think and a lack of energy to do anything else was invaluable. The dreams stimulated by the cold meds were a useful catalyst also.
I noticed a Martin Scorses Masterclass and the Shore Scripts Screenwriting course and signed up for both, taking advantage of the early sign-up pricing (after all I was too sick to go out partying and spend the money in real life, why not put it to use, right?) and even diving into the first lectures and doing the pre-reading. After lurking online in the web store, I eventually made it outside and went to the actual camera store (after heading to the pharmacy) and checked out the audio gear I've been drooling over and figured out what I needed.
I'm not entirely mended yet. But I am itching to get at it.
For now, I am enjoying the build up to my favourite holiday, Halloween. And taking part in a film a day challenge - 31 days of horror - #halloweenFest. And I'm working my way through the lectures and tasks... and I'm playing with the new toys and learning how to capture the sounds I think that I will need.... while revelling in the classic visions from master filmmakers. And I'm glad that even when I couldn't stand my own infected shell, and the fluids it kept emitting, I could still make use of the time.
I just need to shake this damn fever... and get back at it when I'm ready.
Don't Forget To Breathe – in production now
DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6207538/?) - a film I co-wrote with Darwin Reina, is being shot right now in Barcelona, and I'm not there. It's a weird feeling. On the one hand, I am super stoked that the film is going ahead - after a lengthy but much needed pre-production period. On the other, I'm feeling a bit disconnected from it - a social media lurker, merely peering in through the lens of posts on Facebook and Instagram and checking up on progress. It's strange... so why am I not there?
I've been working my fingers to the bone recently - I had some very tough script deadlines to meet and some business travel to conduct. All of that is now done. And soon my holiday starts. But right now I am exhausted. Any creative will know that feeling of having recently achieved something significant, but then being in a weird limbo of not knowing if it is even any good? If people will even like what you've created? And having given everything to hit that deadline and to then be utterly crushed as the weight is removed from your shoulders - and the rest of you sags to the floor. The fact that I am able to sleep right now - in my new house and new bed - is propping me up. My brain is firing on all cylinders creatively, having been well-warmed up by the recent productivity, but I need to allow myself to rest and not dive into the next big thing right away. And that also means that although I technically could jump on a flight to Barcelona.. and book a hotel... should I?
I've worked on films before and it is exhausting. It's an amazing process - long days, lots of standing around, great camaraderie etc - but although it can be incredibly rewarding and give you a chance to forge new creative relationships, it can also be very draining. If it was in a week, I'd be there. But right now... I need to cling on to rest.... My holiday starts then. But right now, I'd be no good to them. I'd be the worst kind of on set hanger on. A sleepy and irritable guy, and feeling like a zombie the whole time, trying to follow what's going on and needing everything to be explained to him again in another language - and merely delaying and exacerbating the inevitable crash that will follow. After all the film is being shot in Spanish and although I did a year of it in school, it was 35 years ago and I can only order a cool beer right now. I'd only have to get people to use English, and it would bring the wrong kind of vibe to what is by all accounts an otherwise smooth production. So despite being torn, and really wanting to be there, I must give in to my need to rest. After all, I've been working crazy hours, often 7am to 1opm all week round for weeks on end, and doing this since November!
So all I can do right now is urge you to check out the social media feeds, follow and share the posts and await the eventual film - as I am doing.
I'm waiting in case the cast or crew have a question about the script that I can help with. I'm going to be there to help Darwin with the edit and the post production. And when we make the next films that I am writing for him, we'll do it together.
For now, I have a big magnetic white board to fill, and it's crying out for some index cards, some story beats and some fresh ideas. I can do this from an arm chair. It's a kind of rest. It's creative. But I'll also be hawk-eyed on my social media feeds...
Good luck guys! ¡Buena suerte!
Still alive and well?
Hi - this is your absentee creative, back from the presumed-dead. I am very much alive, although very much still in work hell. It's a long story, but essentially to make up for a very slow year last year, we agreed to work ourselves into a potential breakdown in order to guarantee this year was profitable. But it comes at a cost. Such is the crazy world of working in my industry. We work while we can, as much as we can, to invoice as much as we can. But I think that the crazy late nights, every night and working weekends, every weekend, are now at an end. I even enjoyed an actual weekend this weekend! And I've planned a long summer break of creativity.
Soon I can return to editing the Vlogs, [potentially ignoring] this blog, and picking up my dusty film script to resume editing it / polishing it for circulation and submission, and releasing that damn short story already.
Elsewhere in my world... I feel a list coming on:
- I've been working on a video ident for a musician friend, which gives me the opportunity to spend whatever free half hour I have (yes really, that little time free) to work on it - and hope to share it soon It's 15 seconds of After Effects motion graphic 80s video tape inspired goodness. We're just waiting for the key ingredient, the music, to be added to it before sharing it. - This task was to force me to dust off old and unused skills and see if I can still fumble my way around After Effects, since it's been updated. I can indeed! But I know I have much to relearn.
- A script I wrote for Darwin Reina, is being filmed in Barcelona in July and has been adapted into Spanish. Yes this is dejavu, the production date changed, but it should be going ahead this time - DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE.
- I'm about to release my 40th Vlog. Yes in one week I will have been vlogging for a whole year. And I will soon share my thoughts on the medium and what I've learned from doing it. I know they're just a bit of fun, but I feel good having created 40-somethings that would never have existed, had I never filmed them or done anything with the footage. One thing I can share now, they've been a great excuse to force me to ignore or suppress my grief, to get up and go out and experience life rather than lie in bed sulking, to try and capture a snapshot of it and bring it to life in some form for others to share. And I feel that I'm only getting started. If you want to check them out, you can find them here: VLOG PLAYLIST
- I've been scripting constantly for work for 5 months - so I know I can deliver, come rain or shine, even when I feel like doing anything but, and more especially even if I can't share them with anyone due to non-disclosures.
- I've done more real estate transactions than I would care to ever do again, all at the same time, to try and simplify my life! Yes that's not a typo. And in 3 weeks I will soon have a new home, with a proper writing studio again!
Anyway, enough of that. There'll be a real post soon... Thanks for stopping by!
Things are happening
So today, I was out and about with my good friend Darwin Reina - Spanish ex pat filmmaker also living in Sweden - and we were doing some shooting for a new VLog. It was the second day of shooting. It was just a bit of fun, our take on the fun that is 'National Dag', but hopefully between us we'll have created something worth watching. We've been experimenting with a way to update people with what we're doing, and experimenting in order to find a particular visual style / format for such video blogs. For now we're checking out Vlogs, especially those by the world's greatest - Casey Neistat (seriously, check him out especially) - and we're seeing what works about each video blog that we watch, what doesn't work and then trying to balance that with what we can achieve / pull-off convincingly.
For me these opportunities are a great chance to hang out and be active and shoot something. It's also great to play with new gear - namely the Go Pro Hero Black 3 (mainly using for covert filming in public places and for timelapses) and the Canon 700D DSLR (for great all round filming uses). I've been so impressed by what both can achieve, I'm looking forward to seeing the finished / edited footage. In fact, I've been so impressed that I've ordered my own Canon 70D (no I'm not missing a zero - I've bought a newer and slightly more expensive camera). I'm looking forward to teaching myself more about all of the various settings - those settings that I never had to learn back when I used real semi-pro camcorders to do my filming.
Another bonus was that I also came up with an idea for a super short short horror script. It will be interesting to see if we can pull this off. I think people will enjoy feeling the hairs on the neck lifting up when watching it, if we can pull it off. What was interesting was that Darwin tasked me with coming up with something specifically for a set duration and rather than say "it can't be done" my brain was happy to rise to the challenge.
I also wrote a new comedy short film script this week. Well, technically it was me polishing up an old short film that I was inspired to write back in 2008, during a slow day at work. But transferred it from a notepad text file - yes I often start off just capturing ideas / scenes in simple text files - before I then transferred it into Final Draft and reformatted it. Once it was in the right format I was properly able to see the holes in it and fill and polish them. The reason I dusted this one off? It will be perfect to shoot. All we will need is an office and 4 actors. If we do it right, it will get a few laughs and hopefully a few shares. And it will give me time to get this other short horror short script finished, ready for the next production effort.
So things have been happening. It's baby steps. I'm still not 'right', but I'm taking it as it comes.
Breaking in – The COLLECTOR
SAW 3, 4 and 5 creators have a new film coming out - THE COLLECTOR - which looks amazing. And well worth a view, in an otherwise Horror bereft cinema schedule.
Check out the clip on the HORROR CHANNEL. Or go to the official website and watch the atmospheric trailer.
"For handyman and ex-con, Arkin, a quiet home and a family on vacation is an "opportunity". For inside the house lies a jeweler's safe, and inside the safe is a rare gem - his only hope for repaying his ex-wife's debt and keeping what's left of his family intact. Unfortunately for Arkin, inside the house is also a box containing the latest specimen in a collection catalogued in blood, bone and tears - a human specimen packaged as "bait". While the trap may have already sprung shut on parents Michael and Victoria – cutting short their vacation before it could even begin - the jaws have yet to close on teenage daughter Jill and eight-year old Hannah. As the seconds tick down to midnight, Arkin becomes a reluctant hero trapped by a masked "Collector" in a maze of lethal invention – the Spanish Inquisition as imagined by Rube Goldberg – while trying to rescue the very family he came to rob."
But, more importantly - SAW creator Darren Lynn Bousman - continues his excellent Blog posts on 'breaking in' to the business here:
- I know I know. A tenuous link between the two. But one is educational and the other is entertaining. And there is a bit of a link.... enjoy. ;0)
Great article – by SAW Director Darren Lynn Bousman
LIFE LESSONS IN LA-LA-LAND - WHAT THEY DON'T TEACH YOU IN FILM SCHOOL – part 1 / 4
Read the article here, to find out how he got into the business, just as he was about to give up: http://www.darrenlynnbousman.com/life-lessons-in-la-la-land/


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Stirred by her personal experience with her mother's dementia, Author and Illustrator Kathryn Harrisons created the picture book Weeds in Nana's Garden to support families and spread awareness of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
In this blog post, she tells us 10 things her kids and their Nana did together, and how this inspired her book on dementia.
The beginnings…
My children were young when we received the diagnosis of my mom's dementia. I knew then that they would have a different kind of relationship with their Nana than other kids.
But I didn't expect the benefits they both would bring each other. In fact, I found that my small children and my mother had many things in common and were able to enjoy each other's company more freely than in other relationships.
After the diagnosis…
The dementia diagnosis seemed to grant us access to another side of my mom – liberated! She developed new, more spontaneous and active qualities that my children embraced.
My kids didn't judge whether their grandmother's behaviour was "normal" for an adult or not. They just joined right in! And their energy was contagious.
Ideas for your family…
Although everyone's experience with dementia is as individual and unique as the person, perhaps these shared activities might spark ideas for other families to try together. Here are our top 10:
1 – Sing – My mom remembered the nursery rhymes and songs that often played from my kid's toys. How they all enjoyed loudly singing these familiar tunes over and over!
2 – Dance – Neither my kids nor my mother worried about whether dancing in the grocery store was "appropriate". If music played that my mom liked, she danced. And if my kids were with her, they danced too.
3 – Blow bubbles – Like most small children, my son and daughter would squeal with delight and chase bubbles around. I was surprised to discover that their Nana also smiled joyfully when we blew bubbles and was very engaged in trying to catch them, even in the latter stages of the disease.
4 – Colouring –Quite by accident, we learned that my mother liked to colour. My daughter was using pencil crayons at the kitchen table one day. My mom quietly sat down beside her and started to intently colour too. It quickly became apparent that this was an activity my mom really enjoyed! Over the next few years, she filled dozens of colouring books, often with her grandchildren by her side.
5 – Decorate – Christmas trees, ginger-bread houses, Easter eggs and cookies. They weren't really worthy of a home decorating magazine but when my kids and my mom decorated things together, they always had great fun! Candy was usually flying and there was no holding back on the icing or sprinkles!
6 – Play with clay – As my mom's verbal abilities became less and less, we used to give her a big ball of clay to knead and push. Of course, my kids wanted to try it too, joining in the squishy mess! Nobody was worried about what they were "making". It was all about playing with the cool, wet blob!
7 – Read picture books – In the early stages, my mom still read to my children. Especially if they were books she knew well. And then later, my children would "read" to my mom. Sometimes it was just looking at the pictures but it was always something done sitting side by side. Later in the experience, she really enjoyed "Touch & Feel" books so I custom-made her one with some of her favorite poems.
8 – Look at photos – It started with my mom reminiscing and telling stories by flipping through photo albums. The activity continued with my kid's showing Nana pictures as a means of talking to her about their lives, especially when she became less vocal. We usually printed out some new photos whenever we were going for a visit.
9 – Go for walks – Walking outside, even if it was just around the block, was an adventure that my kids shared again and again with their Nana. As the dementia progressed, they moved from walking beside her to pushing her wheelchair. It was sometimes very quiet but it was always done with care and a spring in their step!
10 – Pick flowers – With all these walks came a chance to interact with nature. Starting with a day in my mother's garden where my mom began picking and tossing an abundance of flowers into the air.
That day, my kids learned the happiness that comes from turning unexpected behaviour into laughter and joy. Picking flowers became a "must do" activity together. These bouquets of various flowers and plants (and weeds) always sat proudly on my mom's bedside table.
Where this lead me…
And this last activity inspired much of the illustrated children's book on dementia I created, Weeds in Nana's Garden.
Using a loving story within the context of a magical garden, the picture book aims to explain dementia diseases in an easy and engaging way to support families.
For more information about Kathryn and her book, click here.
Dementia can free us to better enjoy surprises and not always worry about controlling the situation. I cherish that my mom experienced this freedom of expression and that my kids were beside her to both encourage and support the unique journey.
Although your experience with dementia will differ substantially from ours, I hope that both my book and sharing our story will prove helpful for your days ahead!


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Key factors influencing Korean expatriates' and spouses' perceptions of expatriation and repatriation
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Lack of satisfaction with repatriation has been identified as one of the major causes for high turnover of employees returning from international assignments. Extant literature emphasises the importance of organisational training and mentoring, career advancement, and family and spouse support throughout expatriation and repatriation. In the current study we explored factors influencing Korean employees' and spouses' perceptions of expatriation and repatriation. The study involved semi-structured, indepth interviews with 15 Korean expatriates and spouses, currently on assignment in Australia. The research is important in that, as Korea is Australia's fourth largest overall trading partner and Korean companies employ expatriates in managing their Australian operations, understanding factors which determine willingness of Korean expatriates to relocate to Australia is integral to Korean companies' position in the Australian economy. The findings provide three significant contributions. First, Confucian values affect Korean employees' willingness to expatriate and repatriate, in that their decision is largely influenced by requests from superiors. Second, Korean employees perceive that traditional expatriate training and mentoring are no longer as necessary given advances in technology. Third, Korean employees' decisions to expatriate and repatriate are affected by perceptions of impact on their children's education. The research highlights aspects particular to Korean expatriation and in so doing provides potentially valuable insights into Korean values regarding, and approaches to, international work.
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International Journal of Human Resource Management
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© 2012 Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in International Journal of Human Resource Management, Volume 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1051-1075. International Journal of Human Resource Management is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com with the open URL of your article.
Human Resources Management


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London, 8 May 2007 (LSE:RRS)(NASDAQ:GOLD) - Another good production performance from its Loulo operation in Mali boosted London and Nasdaq listed gold miner Randgold Resources' quarter-on-quarter net profit for the three months to March by 18% to US$12.7 million.
Loulo sustained the momentum generated in the previous quarter, with higher plant throughput and a steady feed grade delivering 67 908 ounces at a total cash cost of US$320/oz. The company's overall attributable production of 109 198 ounces was down from the previous quarter's 118 821 ounces, mainly because of lower output at its Morila joint venture in line with the 2007 mine plan. Both Loulo and Morila turned in satisfactory unit cost performances.
Meanwhile work on the Loulo underground development has continued to advance steadily. At Yalea, the first of the two underground mines to be developed, the boxcut construction and excavation work has been completed and the twin declines leading from the boxcut were well established by the end of the quarter. The design of Gara, the second of the mines, has been updated, resulting in the doubling of its underground reserve to 1.65 million ounces.
Chief executive Mark Bristow said the potential for the further expansion of reserves at Gara continued to grow with the identification of new high grade zones at Gara South.
"Drilling during the past quarter has confirmed the geological model of a blind high grade target at Gara South and all intersections indicate that the mineralised QT unit - which forms the main Gara orebody - is open both along strike to the south and down dip. A number of drill holes have returned intersections with an average grade of over 10g/t and work is continuing to infill between these encouraging results, further defining high grade pods. The extension of the QT target at Gara South has been tested up to 400 metres south of the existing wireframe and holds significant potential for the addition of high grade ounces to the Gara operation," he said.
Also on the Loulo permit, further drilling at the Faraba target where a resource of 567 000 ounces has been inferred, has so far not extended mineralisation beyond the currently defined 360 metres. However, with every hole intersecting sulphide mineralisation and strong alteration with anomalous gold values, Faraba's footprint has been extended and further drilling is planned. At Baboto, diamond drilling is testing the continuity of the mineralised structures identified within the five kilometre target area.
At the company's Tongon project in the Côte d'Ivoire, considerable progress is being made on a 30 000 metre drilling programme which will form the basis for a final feasibility study. Infill drilling along a 1.5 kilometre long structure in the northern zone during the past quarter, has confirmed continuity of the geology and mineralisation. Bristow noted that the first set of results covering some 600 metres of the strike had shown continuity and good grades over widths of between 20 and 30 metres, underlining the exciting potential of the northern zone. He also said the improving political situation in Côte d'Ivoire augured well for the future of Tongon and paved the way for the development of other opportunities in the region.
Elsewhere in Africa, additional drilling continued to define a broad zone of low grade mineralisation at the Kiaka target in Burkina Faso, while in Senegal the RAB drilling programme has also returned positive results. Diamond drilling is planned for the new target Massawa, where over three kilometres of bedrock mineralisation has been identified, as well as for Delya, Sofia, Bambaraya and other targets which may be identified by RAB drilling. In Tanzania, a new joint venture agreement has been concluded with African Eagle on the Miyabi gold project located in the south western part of the Lake Victoria Gold Belt.
Randgold Resources also announced that Kankou Moussa, its Malian gold bank initiative, had been officially launched. The bank - a partnership between Randgold Resources, the Malian government and the Malian gold companies, notably Loulo - has been designed to provide local jewellers with easy access to refined gold.