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I watched for the first time Jumanji after a decade that it had been made, by coincidence. I was with my brother, taking care of him while my grandpa was shopping for groceries. No need to say--> I was fascinated by the movie.
Today it's a decade that my brother is breathing, yes 10 years pass really fast. Only by my brother's bday I can see how fast time passes and what little I have done during this 10 years of my life, I don't actually think that I have made possible more than 2 or 3 commitments (to myself). Now I know that I have to do something, to change and/or achieve the things that I want.
Yesterday was yesterday, a day less in our life, A Day Less.
Running with scissors, so much said in just three words!
lemon sticky~a dream
Luna <3
I really like The Ring (for sure the ring 1 was the best!) I saw for the first time these movie series two years ago, I have never been thrilled by horror movies but I gave it a shot and I got amazed.
It wasn't a horror movie, it was an in-depth in our fears!
"I take part in all religious celebrations, catholic christian, muslim, orthodox christian and I am an atheist. I love celebrating, I see it as a come together of people in joy and less in the faith of sub-natural. I go to church every orthodox Easter with my religious friends. We stay in the streets in front of the church, in the middle of the night with candles in our hands while listening to the priest. My last detail is: I want to get married as a Indian with their traditions, so much color, so many ornaments, so beautiful....now I just have to find my spouse and than...."
Yesterday was orthodox Easter and my family is orthodox, me-myself I am a non believer. I lost my religion when I blow the candles of my 15th birthday (more or less). Since than I have visited churches for architecture and art purposes and set on my family dinner on Christmas and Easter as part of the Atheist (my grandpa is also an atheist) front in some hot-blooded debates. Yesterday no-one wished me happy Easter (I wasn't aspecting anything from my friends, because they know me well) for the first time in my life. Me family and all relatives call or email me on such religious occasions, and as I am sure that they are not facing the fact that I am a non beliver I have my doubts that they have forgotten my existence.
Nevertheless, yesterday was a sad and only day.
This blog post will be improved with more writings tomorrow (or in the upcoming hours) because now I am too tired + to muuuch stuff going on in my had to concentrate.
Tell me more about your religious celebrations and or ideas/beliefs (during the years) or stories of people you know/don't know by writing a comment :)


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Slightly overdressed Caesar but sharp and garlicky.
And.....the money shot! These happened to be some mighty fine baby backs. Zeke's new smoker has made an incredible difference in the quality of their ribs.
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Hey everyone! It felt great to get back to Project 12 this week, and even tho I am wayyy behind, I'm confident I can get caught up by January! I completed my August sketch layout and had so much fun with it! Here's how it turned out (click on the image to make it larger)...
The beautiful piece on the right (you may remember it from an earlier post), is a photo of the handmade card that Marit made for me for my birthday. I just love it! To make this page I used a combination of my Scarlet Lime Cranberry Spice kit, and some paper from my new "Colorful Life" paper pad!
I still need to do the calendar page for August so that will be coming up soon on my project list.
It's an exciting day because it's December 1st, and that means I get to start my holiday journal! Yeayyy! I've already started working on my first pages and will post them as I complete them each day. I'm really looking forward to this project!!!
I'm also getting excited for Marit's Top 2000 challenge, which is coming up in the last week of December! I had a blast playing along with the Top 2000 last year and can't wait for the party to start again! In case you're not familiar with the Top 2000, it's a list that comes out in the Netherlands at the end of each year, listing the Top 2000 greatest songs of all time. The list is determined by people's votes earlier in the month. Then, during the last week of the year, there is a radio station in the Netherlands that counts down the songs. I played along with Marit last year by picking one song from each day of the countdown and making a layout about it. If you like music it's tons of fun! You can find out more about the challenge at Marit's blog - click here.
What else - oh! The slideshow is up at Scrapping The Music! Check it out here, and don't forget to come back tonight (Wednesday) to find out who won, and what the new challenge song is! It's going to be a catchy tune for sure!
And the new challenge is up at the Fave Things blog - this time it is to scrap your favorite celebrity! Click here to check it out!
Alrighty then that's it for now, but I will be back tomorrow! Thanks so much for visiting!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Catching Up On Project 12 and more...
Posted by Michelle LaPoint Rydell at 3:47 AM
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- Julie Tucker-Wolek said...
GORGEOUS Michelle!! i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the flowers in the corner and the photos and colors!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
- December 1, 2010 at 6:07 AM
- Catherine said...
Oh my how beautiful! It is ok to be behind, just enjoy the process is what I say to myself often.
I am also doing December Daily project and don't have my foundation finished but it will all come together. At least am hoping it will.
- December 1, 2010 at 12:47 PM
- Marit said...
I'm honoured that my card turns up on your layout Michelle! The layout is bright and happy and beautiful! And yessss... I'm looking forward to the top 2000 myself. We will have such fun!
- December 2, 2010 at 2:45 AM
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How to Create a Shabby Chic Dresser: Step by Step Instructions on Painting
An Old Dresser to Paint
We found the perfect $20 dresser at a yard sale with the best details and I envisioned how perfect it would look with a little TLC.
Before...Dark, Ugly Dresser
After... Beautiful, White, Shabby Chic Dresser
How to Prep a Dresser for Painting
The most important part of painting furniture is the prep work. The first thing I did with this dresser was sand it to make sure the paint had something to stick to. This does not have to be a long, drawn out process...it only took me about 10 minutes. I just went over it with the roughest sandpaper that I had on hand.
Then I did 2 coats of primer (I used Kilz for this project). The better job you do with the priming, the less work you have to do with the painting....
How to Paint a Dresser
After everything was primed and ready to go I got out my paint and mixed in my paint conditioner. I must say I absolutely {Love} my paint conditioner! I notice a huge difference in the appearance of brush strokes when I use it! For this project I used Creamy White in eggshell from Olympic.
I did about three coats of paint to make sure everything was covered. After the paint was dry I started on the distressing. This is my favorite part! I just pick up some sand paper that I have laying around and start sanding it down. The biggest thing for me when distressing is not to make it look uniform. I want it to look natural, not perfect.
For this project I used a Mocha glaze to add the antique look. This was my first attempt with glazing and it was so easy. I usually use a stain and it definitely isn't as forgiving. The glaze is workable for up to 45 minutes! I just put it on and wiped it off with a damp cloth and the areas that I didn't want it.
You can check out more of my projects at www.spruceyournest.blogspot.com
What do you think about choosing two or three colours in the same general hue, light peacock, robin's egg, and cream to re-paint all six piece of furniture in my bedroom? Would the different colours be quaint or too random?
fantastic hub. I love shabby chic! Isn't it fun to be creative and successful.
That looks really great.
That turned out amazing, well done! Your instructions are easy to follow as well.
Hi, this is great! and so well timed! I have a small dresser cabinet in my bedroom and I have been looking at it for about 2 weeks now, thinking, you need a makeover! perfect! bookmarked and ready to go! lol! thanks!
I love Shabby Chic, and your project looks great. Good job explaining the process.....I did a bedroom suite years ago and didn't sand. Wish I had read this first, the paint peeled right off, of course!
Wow, you've really made it look great! I love the look!
Bravo for your project! Nice job and you'll get lots of use out of your painted dresser!
I loved the dresser and the other projects you have done that you have in your blog. I have a few painting projects I am going to tackle in the spring, so I am glad to have learned about paint conditioner now!
We recently updated an old dresser of my in-laws by painting it. Unfortunately, I hadn't read your Hub and didn't use paint conditioner. I will definitely do this in the future!
Gorgeous. Growing up in a family of painters we have done this many times. It is such a good feeling to create a beautiful piece of furniture for such a great price.
cool, it has a nice antique feel to it. good job!


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"Our agency has been working with the legislative audit staff for the past several months to correct deficiencies in our financial reporting system. We addressed these issues in our testimony last week with legislators who are members of Legislative Joint Auditing-State Agencies. Following our testimony, legislators accepted our report and no additional questions were raised. Our agency has put in place more stringent financial controls and practices, and we'll continue to cooperate with legislative audit to make sure our compliance procedures are working properly. We are still in litigation and vigorously defending a lawsuit filed by Mr. Nelson, so we're not going to comment further."
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Hello. You've got a fun premise here. I like the idea of beings created to govern powers such as fire.ReplyDelete
Query: I would suggest you start with para 3 versus starting with an excerpt from the book and an explanation. Also, I'm not understanding if that means Jack is an Ori? I would jump right in to who Jack is and what his problem is.
First 250: I laughed at "teenage hibernation" - but I am wondering if you are starting in the right place (mother's dialogue/Jack waking up). Perhaps starting at the flea market (or en route there) might jump us into the story more. Just my two cents!
Best of luck. Amy (#168)Replies
Thanks for the feedback. I think you're right about the query order and clarifying that Jack isn't the Ori, his ally is.Delete
P.S. Your book sounds like a really fun read! I'd love to read the whole thing if you'd be interested in trading!
Sure! My twitter is @amyelainemills so you can DM me there with your email/deets. AmyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2013 at 7:03 PM
Thought you have a neat way of writing. Like the 250 words.ReplyDelete
I'm no expert on queries but thingk that you would benefit on starting on para 3 and feeding in the other important bits from the first 2 paragraphs after that.
Hope this helps
I agree with starting the query at paragraph 3.ReplyDelete
I really enjoyed the first 250. I got a great sense of Jack through the 3rd person narration. I love the exaggeration of time spent at the flea market and the quotes around "browse around." It was right on for teenage thinking.
Best of luck!
Leslie (#177)
Hello! Echoing the others, your query should start here: "Jack Wrimo was a 15 year old boy, self-described as always being near the top of the heap in academics and athletics, but never the king of the hill."ReplyDelete
In your last paragraph: you don't need to tell agents this is your first book. You should say: JACK WRIMO AND THE ORI OF FLAMES is a YA fantasy novel complete at 58,850 words. The sequel [title here] is currently in revisions; however this novel can stand alone.
Or, it would be even better to say: It is a stand alone with series potential. (if the agent is interested, THEN you tell them you are already revising the sequel)
... if this book cannot stand alone, you might have a problem. Not all agents find it a turn off, but most advice I've read says that your book, even if it is built as a series, should be able to stand alone (you never know if the publisher will buy it as a series).
I like your first 250, though a part of me wants to see the action start later -- in the car? At the flea market? A character just waking up is a very done thing in YA. But your writing is strong, and that bodes very well for your story.
One additional note: your word count seems low for YA fantasy. Most YA fantasy is at least 80K, and can go as high as 110-120K. If your book doesn't actually stand alone (is pure set-up, ends on a cliffhanger, etc.) you might consider finishing your sequel and combining the two. Now, your story may not be straight fantasy (maybe call it YA urban fantasy?), in which case you can maybe get away with lower word count. But when I see YA fantasy, I assume higher word counts to account for rich world building. However, there are exceptions to every rule!
Good luck!Replies
Wow, lots of great help here. Thanks a ton!Delete
Initially I thought this was going to be a Stargate spin-off focusing on the Ori, but I like this idea better! Cool premise. Reminds me of a modern-day Avatar: The Last Airbender.ReplyDelete
Like the others, I agree that the query would be tighter if it started at para #3, and it would be great if you could tie in the Ori bit there too. I'd echo that I agree the 'waking up' start is a touch overdone in YA. That said, I really love his inner commentary about in your first 250. Maybe he could have that train-of-thought while dragging his feet behind his parents at the actual market, rather than in bed?Replies
I haven't ever watched Stargate. Didn't know that "Ori" were used there. This makes me sad...Delete
Thanks for the input!
Your premise definitely grabs my attention, and I like your writing style. :)ReplyDelete
Thank you all for your input. That was the main reason I entered this. What do you all think of this revised synopsis? Should I ditch the first line entirely?ReplyDelete
Like many stories before it, this story starts with being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or the right place at the right time, depending on the perspective.
Jack Wrimo was a 15 year old boy, self-described as always being near the top of the heap in academics and athletics, but never the king of the hill. Then, a trip to a flea market with his family leads to Jack releasing a powerful ally, and an ancient evil. Jack's ally Pharia is the Ori of Flames. Ori are a race of beings that are bonded with a natural force present on this planet. When Earthra, the creator of all things, makes a new example of her power, she also creates an Ori to govern that power.
Jack is thrust into a world he can barely comprehend, full of creatures that disdain the human race, led by an all-powerful and apathetic deity. With the reluctant help of Pharia, the powerful overseer of all fire on Earth, he must face a nameless and unknown evil, an evil that has unclear motives and unpredictable actions, and has taken his best friend, Matt, hostage.
While simultaneously traversing an unknown world, trying to convince the same creatures that disdain him to help him, and avoiding accidentally destroying all life on the planet, Jack has to save Matt from the danger that Jack got him into in the first place.
Jack Wrimo and the Ori of Flames is a YA urban fantasy novel complete at 58,850. It is currently self-published through CreateSpace and available in paperback on Amazon and digitally on Kindle and Nook. The sequel, Jack Wrimo and the Season's Crystal is currently in revisions; however this novel can stand alone. The sequel will conclude Jack's story, but I also believe there is more to be explored in the world I have created in a book that would follow future generations of the characters in these two works.
Yes. I would ditch the first line. Be mindful of using words like "unclear, unknown and nameless." As the reader, that leaves me unclear about what I will be reading and what the stakes are, also doesn't give me any visuals. For instance, instead of "unknown world," say what kind of world it is.ReplyDelete
I would also combine your 2nd and 3rd para and trim it down, stating what the evil is, what it threatens to do and what Jack and his ally must do to stop it.
Last para - if your work is already self-pubbed, then I would state why you are seeking an agent and what you hope that agent to do or else they may wonder why you are submitting.
Hope that helps and keep in mind I am only one opinion!
I agree with the other sentiments on the query. I would also remove phrases such as "like many stories before it" and "this is my first manuscript." The first makes your story sound anything but unique (which isn't the case, just don't set yourself up that way). The second highlights your inexperience. Obviously if you're not well-known it probably is your first manuscript. Don't remind the agent. Great story idea. Good luck to you! #162ReplyDelete


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The story of the Karakara series takes place during the "Age of Dusk," a time where hybrids called the "Others" exist in great numbers. On the windswept barrens of a land without moisture, a small gathering of people make their living in a world they no longer know.
Continuing the story from the original Karakara, the three companions Lucia, Aisia, and Leon keep occupied with the business of their small diner, far from the heart of Sagami Francisco. Day after day, they occupy themselves with the endless work of their store. However, the comfortable monotony of their daily lives is turned on its head once again with the arrival of two newcomers.
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Happy to be back!
julie desmeules
It has been much too long since the last post, it is time to catch up (Part 1 today, more this week)! My two beautiful kids and I just got back from a trip to visit my mom and dad, and promised not to go to bed tonight before posting some pictures.
Liam and Oceane braving the cold Florida weather...
Moving on to the cakes and cupcakes!
Wedding cupcake tower with fondant calla lilies - and his and hers planes!
Pyjama party themed animal toppers for a sweet sixteen celebration.
Cupcakes for a holiday party with an Asian flair.
A pink display for a little girl birthday celebration.
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In conjunction with the current exhibition Kings & Queens: Pinball, Imagists and Chicago, the Illinois State Museum will hold a special screening of the award winning film Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists. Produced by Chicago-based Pentimenti Productions, the film is the first to tell these artists' wild, wooly, and utterly irreverent story. Over forty interviews with the artists and a prominent group of critics, curators, collectors, and contemporary artists are featured, intertwined with a wealth of re-discovered archival footage and photographs. The film follows the Imagists as they emerged from the energetic exhibitions catalyzed by Don Baum at the Hyde Park Art Center from 1966-1973, starting with the Hairy Who. It makes use of archival material and contemporary interviews to bring to life the milieu of the early 1960s at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), and also showcases the legacy of the Imagists' work in contemporary art production today. For more information on the film visit: www.pentimentiproductions.org and www.chicagoimagists.com
Themes in the narrative include the Imagists' emergence within the national context of Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art; the city of Chicago in the 1960s and 70s, as seen and used by its artists; and the uncharacteristic equality afforded to women artists among the Chicago Imagists.
Film goers will also have the opportunity to view the Museum's exhibition highlighting two of Chicago's greatest exports: pinball and imagist painting. Sixteen pinball machines from the 1960s through the 1980s, nearly all designed and built in Chicago, alongside Imagist paintings complete the exhibition. The exhibition continues through Saturday, August 13.


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On March 21, Dr. Phil had a woman on his show who was talking about the "man who owns her" and what kind of abuse she has undergone with this man and others in a large sex trafficking ring. Her story was, like all of the others I have heard, heartbreaking.
She spoke of how she had tried to kill herself so many times because her "owner" has told her that's the only way she can get away from him. She talked about watching him kill others and having her kill others. She told how she has three children by this man, and he has taken each of her children to add to his sex ring. She admitted that most days she would be sold up to 15 + times to different people and have to perform every kind of sex act imaginable.
The first thing I thought of as I was watching this episode of Dr. Phil, however, was… I wonder how long they will let this stay up. And I wonder when his show will be pulled…
In an exclusive interview seen by millions across the United States, Dr. Phil exposed the deadly secretive, and the highly organized world of elite pedophilia — with a former child sex slave going by the name of "Kendall" describing being literally born into, and growing up in, the world of elite sexual slavery.
Kendall explains that she was born to be a sex slave, as her parents intentionally had her for the trafficker she calls her "owner." Kendall says that her parents sold her at birth to an elite pedophile ring that serviced some of the world's power elite, describing her first memories as being passed around groups of rich and prominent men and women for them to "take turns" with her for sadistic sexual pleasure.
Making her first public appearance after escaping from the man she calls her "owner," Kendall describes being forced to participate in actions that shock the conscience. She explains that she was forced to rape children as young as 5- years-old, and even admits to having been forced to kill a baby by the human trafficker she describes as her "owner."
Kendall says that she can tell the difference between kids born into sexual slavery and ones that have been kidnapped, as the ones born into it are more docile and less upset as it is the only reality they have ever known. When Dr. Phil asks how old she thinks she was when she was first raped, Kendall explains that it was "before I could talk – I was used to it by the time I was 2."
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PELHAM, N.Y. -- Kids and their families will be able to sample movies from across the globe at the second annual Westchester International Children's Film Festival, at Pelham's The Picture House, from Sept. 2-6.
"We are thrilled to cap off the summer by hosting the second Westchester International Children's Film Festival at The Picture House," said Clayton Bushong, Director of Programming, Marketing and Operations at The Picture House. "It's a chance to travel the world through film without leaving Westchester."
The festival will kick off on Friday, Sept. 2 with an opening celebration and screening of the award-winning "April and the Extraordinary World" (France, PG, 1 hr. 45 mins.). Additional highlights of the festival include screenings of the features "Phantom Boy" (France, PG, 1 hr. 24 mins.), and the Academy-Award nominated "Boy and the World" (Brazil, PG, 1 hr. 20 mins.) as well as a variety of international short films.
From Friday through Monday, the festival will include a celebration of John Hughes' films with screenings of "The Breakfast Club," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "16 Candles," and "Pretty in Pink." Each will be screened at 9 p.m.
A full schedule of screenings and film synopses will be available here.
The film festival will conclude with a 'Taste of Education' day-long program at the theater, featuring one-hour workshops of some of The Picture House's most popular education classes taught by TPH faculty. These classes will be free and open to the public but are subject to availability and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Food trucks from around Westchester will also be on-site throughout the festival.
Tickets are $12, $6 for members, and $10 for students and seniors, for individual screenings. An all-access pass is $75, or $65 for members. A family pass -- good for a family of four -- to all the screenings is $125, or $115 for members. Additional family members can be added for $10 each.
Tickets will be available here or at the box office, 175 Wolfs Lane, in Pelham.
"The Westchester International Children's Film Festival is another example of The Picture House's commitment to providing the community with an alternative to standard commercial offerings," said Laura deBuys, executive director of The Picture House.
"The festival represents the very best in children's films from around the world -- a curated selection you just won't find anywhere else in Westchester, and our beautifully restored 1921 theater is the perfect setting for young people and families to connect to the magic of film."
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Three rules (and recipe links) for hosting an August dinner party
Late August harvest (tomatoes! corn! peaches!) provides the perfect excuse for a farmstand-inspired dinner party. For hosting and recipe inspiration, we turned to our Slow Food guru Jerusha Klemperer who hosts with the whimsy of Amy Sedaris and cooks with the same experimental joy as Mark Bittman. Jerusha created this delicious play-by-play for Well+Good readers.
1. Use something fabulous you already have lying around. Examples include:
- That bag of fancy pasta you saw once and just couldn't resist and then left it in your cupboard for 5 months
- Some dried porcini your friend brought back from Italy and you've only used half the package
- A jar of homemade tomato sauce from last summer
- A leg of lamb from the farmers market that has been taking up valuable freezer space
I possess all of these things. For this evening, I went with the lamb. And then I dug up a Mark Bittman recipe (because of my next rule).
2. Try something entirely new
I have a tendency to make the same old thing over and over. For example, during asparagus season I toss the spears with olive oil and salt and pepper and roast them. Over and over and over. Mostly because this is a preparation I adore and it requires no recipe and no forethought. I decided to make new preparations of everything for my dinner party so that I would have a learning experience as well. Some people advise test-driving recipes before serving to guests. Some people also recommend doing test runs to the airport five days before your flight so you know how long it will take. Some people are crazy. Experiments are fun and if the food doesn't turn out you can always order pizza.
So instead of just boiling ears of corn or making a corn salad, I went to a favorite site of mine, Food52 and found a rich, spicy corn chowder recipe.
It has bacon and cream in it—though I used less jalapeno and less cream than the recipe called for. I know this is a wellness site, but even health nuts need full fat sometimes.
3. Eat seasonally. Especially if it's August.
I tell you to eat seasonally all the time, but at dinner parties it is especially important because you want everyone to be impressed. And season's peak food is so damn good you don't have to do very much to look like a Dan Barber rockstar.
I decided that the meal would feature corn, peaches, tomatoes and zucchini.
So the final line-up was:
- Zucchini pancakes: Lemony and light. Also from Food52 (I typed in "zucchini"). I skipped the the part about drying the zucchini with paper towels to get the moisture out. I should have listened to them.
- Corn chowder: Outstanding. Worth the burn I got on my fingers chopping poblanos and jalapenos. A wonderful special occasion food.
- Heirloom tomatoes: In August I see no reason to do anything other than slice 'em, drizzle with killer olive oil and sprinkle with salt (Maldon is great for this). Thanks to one of my guests for saying "I have a lot of tomatoes, should I bring them?"
- Lamb Persillade: Excellent, simple. Required a food processor for the parsley paste.
- Peaches: I thought I would make a more elaborate something out of the peaches but I ran out of time. N.b. peaches take a few days to ripen, and since I shopped the morning of the party, I asked the farmer if they had any extra ripe ones. She directed me towards the "seconds" bin which was uber cheap and full of amazing peaches that just needed a few soft spots cut away. I sliced them into half moons.
- Mint chocolate chip frozen yogurt: Well + Good editor Alexia made this using Total Greek yogurt. It was amazing. Another example of a generous offer from a guest. Take people up on their offers!
We drank lots of Prosecco, we bantered, we chuckled, we listened to tunes. If there had been leftovers I would have sent them home with my guests, but, alas, we ate almost every single bite!
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Aloha! We are joining Foodland's Annual Give Aloha Program where a percentage of our contributions will be matched. Donations are accepted at Hawai'i Foodland, Sack-And-Save, and Foodland Farms stores from September 1 – 30, 2017. Foodland donates the FULL amount of your contribution to WSO PTA PLUS a percentage of the total amount we contribute. The WSO PTA is asking for your support to reach our financial goal for this school year.
You don't even have to buy groceries! Just go to the Foodland cashier! Foodland accepts a maximum donation of $249 per Maika'i cardholder.
Step 1: Go to Foodland during September 1 – 30
Step 2: At the checkout or customer service desk, make a donation (cash, check or credit card) up to $249 to Wilson School Ohana PTA (Code #78596). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. However, you will be asked to present your Maika'i card. If you do not have a Maika'i card, you may request one.
Step 3: Ask the cashier to give you two receipts. Keep the original for your records as a tax deduction.
Step 4: Staple the duplicate receipt(s) OR a copy of the receipt(s) to a completed Donation Form (look for the Donation Form in your childs' "Thursday envelope") and put it in the WSO PTA box in the school office by Friday, October 6, 2017.
DONATE and the SCHOOL WINS! TEACHERS WIN! STUDENTS WIN!
Questions? Please contact the WSO PTA!
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So where did the North Face running shoes start from? Back in 1966, two hikers in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood decided that they would turn their passion into a career and would open a mountaineering store. The name North Face refers to the most unforgiving, coldest side of a mountain.
Their little backpacking and climbing equipment store The North Face opened, but soon moved to a more strategic location in Berkley. It was then that they began to design and manufacture their own apparel and equipment.
Their slogan 'Never Stop Exploring' brought them a loyal following of outdoor explorers and athletes and they have helped some of these people reach some of the highest places of the Himalayas. They even began to sponsor some of these expeditions which included many untouched corners of the earth.
In the 80's, The North Face expanded to include extreme skiwear, allowing for even more extreme cold weather exploration. In the 90's, The North Face expanded yet even further, offering Tekware – outdoor sportswear that provided ultimate function and fit. By the end of the decade, The North Face launched a line of shoes to address the needs of trail-runners and trekkers.
How Do They Operate?
They do business the same way they live their own lives, following their slogan 'Never Stop Exploring'. Their commitment to the outdoors is a major part of their business practices. While their business is built on exploring and loving this planet, they also take a passionate approach to protecting it.
Their desire to protect the planet as well as explore it has led them to work towards sustainability. With the belief that their efforts to protect the planet can always be improved, they continue to explore four main key areas of sustainability including: Waste Elimination, Reducing Green House Gas, Engagement in the Community and Product Innovation. They believe that there are always choices, and it is their goal to always make the right ones.
There are a number of celebrities who choose to wear The North Face sportswear, including Julianne Moore, Jennifer Garner, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Jackie Chan and Robert Pattinson. (maybe he was wearing The North Face in The Twilight Series while he fought off those deviant vampires?)
It's really no wonder that high profile people and celebrities enjoy sporting The North Face Brand. Not only is the apparel stylish, but it will keep them warm as they jump in and out of limos in that cold California weather ;).
Where is the Company Headed?
The North Face running shoes have established itself as an innovative company that pushed the boundaries of their product line so that their customers can push the boundaries of their exploration. They have positioned themselves as the world's favorite among extreme sports enthusiasts. Their dedication to this area of sports equipment will see them well into the next 40+ years of success.
Where are they headed? Straight to the top - of the Himalayas perhaps.
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How to Stop your Cat Meowing at Night
Cat owners love their pets and would not want to live without them. However, it can be quite aggravating if your cat insists on meowing at night, keeping you awake. It can also be very upsetting when you worry about why he is doing it and if there is something wrong with him; not to mention it makes you irritable the next day when you don't get a full nights sleep. Thankfully, my cat has only meowed a couple of times at night but not enough to disturb my sleep.
There are many reasons that cats meow during they night. They want attention, they are hungry, they are lonely, they are aging, they are in heat, they are bored, or they have an underlying health condition. Cats like to have things their way and if they are not happy, they will usually let you know.
Does My Cat Need a Vet?
As with any behavioral problems you might experience with your cat, you must find out from your vet if it is a medical problem that is causing the meowing at night. Once you rule any medical reasons out, you can try and figure out what is causing the meowing behavior and how to stop it.
Is My Cat Lonely?
If you cat is a single cat, he might get lonely when he has no one to play with at night. The best way to solve this is to make sure you give your cat a lot of quality attention during the day. Playing with him will not only satisfy his need for companionship but it will also help to tire him out so he might sleep more during the night. Also, while many people do not agree for a number of different reasons, you can let your cat sleep in the bed with you at night.
Is My Cat Bored?
Cats can get bored easily if there is nothing to stimulate their mind. At night the TV is off, the music is off, it is much quieter outside and there is no one to play with. One solution for this is to make sure you leave out a lot of toys for him to play with during the night; just make sure they are quiet toys or you will still not be sleeping at night.
Is My Cat Hungry?
If your cat is looking for food at night, don't give in and start feeding him. If your cat is meowing at night because he is hungry make sure he gets enough to eat during the day and then put the dishes away out of his reach. If he doesn't see an empty food bowl maybe he won't think about it as much.
Is My Cat Old?
Many older cats get confused at night; their eyesight isn't as good as it was and they can get lost. A solution to this is to put a nightlight in the area where the cat is most likely to be. This will help him see better and will most likely cut down on the meowing at night.
Is My Cat in Heat?
One reason cats meow at night is because they are in heat and looking for a partner. The simple solution to this is to make sure your cat is spayed or neutered; this will calm down their behavior and most likely stop them from meowing at night.
What Breed of Cat is the Noisiest?
Siamese cats are amongst the noisiest cats of all, they have a loud insistent meow that you can't miss or easily ignore. I may not get off the hook so easily with my cat since he is an ocicat, which means he has some Siamese in him.
What if Nothing Helps Stop My Cat from Meowing?
What if you have followed all these tips and nothing helps? Another way you can treat that negative behavior is by either blowing cool air on the cat from a hair dryer or spraying him with a water bottle. If you can, it's suggested that you do this without the cat figuring out where it's coming from. The cat will soon equate the unpleasant feeling with his meowing and will most likely stop.
Do you have a cat that meows at night?
You know, I was suddenly gifted with 3 kittens a little while back, and when I first got them I knew they would tear around the house meowing and carrying on at night, so I set them up in a very large dog carrier with a bed, litter box, food and water and covered it with a dark blanket at bedtime. They settled right down. Now they are grown, and they expect to be put to bed every night. They are perfectly happy with it! Good information! Voted up and useful! ;D
UW: As a cat owner, I appreciate the tips! This holiday season, you might want to check out my festive 'Leo' the cat hubs, or perhaps any of my more than two dozen Little-Known Santas, like:
My kitten doesn't meow, but she runs around and scrathes and bites everything. And when I try to get her to stop by picking her up and setting her on the floor, she spits at me! Do you know why this could be?
Our cat meows in the evening because that is when we go outside with him. He likes to catch bugs so every little while he wants to go out. My husband should have never started it. He let the cat out with him when he would go out for a smoke. If we turn off the lights and go to bed he stops. He is a talker. My husband said I started that because I have always talked baby talk to him.
My cat Gemini is an Oriental Shorthair with many Siamese characteristics. He loves to "talk" and can be demanding when he wants something. He does occasionally meow at night, but will stop if I tell him "No!" I'm convinced that cats can tell when you mean what you say. Enjoyed your hub and your suggestions for quieting a meowing cat.
As long as our bedroom door is open all is quiet. Close the door and Shadow will meow and scratch the door all night long - no sleep at all!
Open the door and he will come in, check it all out, and promptly leave again. Just wants access to us, I suppose, although he does sleep on the bed with us some of the time.
This hub is full of useful ideas to quiet our feline companions. Voted up.
One of our cats has a really ODD reason for meowing at night! She has this little fleece blanket that I tied into a knot when she was just a kitten for her to play with. She carries this little knotted blanket upstairs, drops it on the floor at the entrance to our bedroom and MEOWS (almost like a howling sound).
We believe that she thinks this little blanket is her "baby." If I get up and tell her she is a good kitty for bringing her "baby" upstairs, she quiets down! Strange I know! But we know what the cause is of her meowing, and she doesn't meow any more after that. We just consider it to be one of her little "quirks." :) Great hub with lots of useful information! :)
No cats here. You written a great hub to help your followers.
Voted up useful and interesting, Joyce.
Meowing at night is only one of my sons cats problems. The live baby bird in my kitchen now seems more concerning!
I find my cat meows if he wants attention. I usually reserve time to give him my undivided attention each day. He is then satisfied. I do keep all his bowls full and his litter box clean...so he never meows at night that I am aware of!
AWWwww. Of course we can put our cats into bed with us!! Wonderful someone gave us permission, Thanks so much.
Excellent information! One of our cats meows when his food bowl gets low - not empty, mind you, just low. Rule #1 in this house about managing cat behavior at night is to make sure the food bowl is topped off before nightfall. Now, if we could just keep the dog from chasing the cats! Up, interesting, useful.
My childhood pet, a cat named Stripey, was part Siamese. I loved how he "talked" to me. As he got older, we noticed that he meowed more at night. Never occurred to me that it had something to do with age. Excellent article! Rated up and useful. Best, Steph
Uninvited writer, I just love this article. I would have never thought of half of these. My cats are Siamese and do meow at night sometimes impossibly, though thankfully not often. It's either because one of them is outside and the other inside, or they don't have food or water, or they want to go outside, or the human they like to sleep with isn't home.


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Last summer, I began chronicling how I prepped and painted Fly's Studio from Old Glory's line of 25mm Western buildings. I enjoyed the project, learning a great deal usually from mistakes. Even though I declared the project finished in Part 7 , I always knew it wasn't. Two unfinished bits have been bugging me: the building needed a sign and it needed porch roof posts.
As in all the older Old Glory buildings in their Western line, the main roof over the building, the building's upper false front, and the porch roof are one solid piece, forcing the porch roof to sit on any posts I might add. A year ago, I avoided adding the roof posts because I was unsure how to add them, afraid they would break off during a game. Building the Hartley House project taught me otherwise. It also taught me to paint the posts before gluing them in place--a mistake I will not make again!
But this article isn't about adding the roof posts. This article is about adding a sign. So let's get to it!
A Bit Of Tombstone History
Camillus Fly was a frontier photographer during the height of the Wild West in the late 1800's . He spent the best years of his career living in Tombstone, AZ, where he ran the small photography gallery in the above photo. The building entered into legend after the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place in a 15-foot-wide empty lot between Fly's building and the Harwood House.
Comparing the vintage photo of the real photography gallery to Old Glory's model, you can see the Old Glory building only has a passing resemblance to it. This doesn't bother me one bit, since I'm not modeling the city of Tombstone.
Freehand v Transfers v Photo?
You might notice that Fly had his "sign" painted onto the building's false front, a common practice at the time. For the past year, I debated if I wanted to hand paint my sign on the Old Glory model. One slip of the brush, however, would ruin the entire model! So hand painting a sign was out of the question.
I then considered using dry transfer lettering, which I've done before on other models. Unfortunately, finding Western-looking dry transfer lettering is difficult in my area and online. What I did find was a too expensive. So no dry transfers this time.
Instead, I settled on using a photo of a real sign. After searching the Internet, I came across the sign you see here. It's a photo of a real sign from a real building, but not the real Fly's Photography Gallery. It's a sneaky imitation trading on the famous name--perfect for me! So in my world of Gun Town, the gallery belongs to the second-rate photographer Martin Fly, Camillus Fly's distant cousin. Like any good greedy relative with little talent of his own, Martin relies on his cousin's famous name for an income.
Resize The Sign The Right Way
Loading the sign into Paint Shop Pro, I cleaned up the original photo until all that remains is what you see here. I then shrank it to fit the model.
The first instinct many people have is to hit the "resize" button to shrink an image. Don't do this!!! Don't even use the higher quality "bilinear resample" function to resize the image. Both techniques will compress the image leaving squiggly "artifacts" in it--not good when printing signs.
Instead, increase the photo's dots per inch, its DPI. The higher the DPI, the smaller the photo will print while keeping the text sharp without artifacts. I knew I wanted my sign to print at a specific size in inches, so I increased the DPI from 72 upwards, clicking the DPI button until it matched the printed size I wanted. The photo above is the actual gif I printed. I left the ball trim in place in case people would like it.
Print The Sign
I printed the sign on good plain paper using the high quality setting on my printer. Since the paper needed more thickness to look like wood, I glued it to a handy scrap of thick cardstock. This combination looked better than printing the sign directly to cardstock printer paper, which still would have been too thin.
Trim The Bottom Of The Sign
Using a steel ruler, I trimmed the straight bottom section of the sign. Cutting this portion of the sign before gluing it to the cardstock is easier I feel. I then freehand cut the "Gallery" portion of the sign using a sharp Xacto knife. I tried keeping the small balls in each corner but decided to cut them off. Freehand cutting a teeny circle is difficult!
Glue The Sign To Cardboard
Next, I sprayed the back of the sign with 3M Super 77 glue. Super 77 may be a bit more expensive but is the best spray glue out there. I aligned the bottom of the sign with the straight cut on the cardstock and pressed it in place.
Trim The Entire Sign
Using the metal ruler and Xacto knife, I then trimmed the entire sign.
Color The Edges
Once the glue dried, I trimmed the entire sign. Since I didn't want the white edges of the paper showing, I grabbed a colored pencil ("carmine") that matched the sign's color. Believe it or not, I bought the pencil in the photo is 30 years ago!
Affix The Sign
I did not glue the sign to the building. Instead I used small bits of blue tack to affix the sign to the building. The tack holds the sign perfectly while allowing me to swap it out with other signs when needed. Nifty, eh?
I experimented with putting the sign on the false front and hanging it from the porch roof. I like both ways. Affixing it to the false front, however, might be safer during a game than affixing it to the porch roof. We'll see how it holds up either way. (You can also see the new posts test-fitted in the right-hand photo. I'm also finishing the bases on my Western figures this weekend, so no more 'naked' metal!)
Printing your own custom signs is easy and adds realism to buildings with little work. Some modelers are taking photos of actual buildings, scaling them to size, printing them on photo paper, and creating actual models that look amazingly real. A couple fellows are building an entire HO layout of modern Miami this way!


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I once read a comment in an online support group that just because you have a rare disease doesn't mean you'll not have other health challenges as well. I have certainly discovered the truth of that in the last year!
Last spring, I had several fibroid tumors removed and certainly won't bore you with the details of that little adventure, and this week, I will be having my gallbladder removed, due to having several polyps in it, one of which is the maximum allowable size limit according to my surgeon. I asked my surgeon if my gallbladder weighs 10 pounds, because that's about how much I'd like to lose, if at all possible. She was a serious sort and I'm not sure she realized I was making a joke. Nevertheless, as I gazed upon the life-size illustration of the human abdomen hanging on the examination room wall, I realized that the gallbladder is quite small and likely doesn't weigh anything near 10 pounds. So, I'm out of luck on the easy way out of losing weight. Sigh.
With this upcoming surgery there is a list of medications, which included vitamin D and a few other pills, that I had to stop taking five days before the surgery. Since I am in the KRN-23 drug study and have to keep meticulous records on any medication I take or stop taking, this just adds to my "job" of record-keeping. It also adds to the job of record-keeping for the study coordinator and the home health nurse. Almost any medical event I have, even a headache, is considered an "adverse event." So, I have to record a start date and a stop date for the pain medication I might take for that headache. Thank goodness for my google calendar that lets me highlight all my medical events in yellow so they're easy to find when she or the home health nurse asks me if I've had any adverse events. If I had to keep this all written down on a piece of paper, I'd probably lose the paper by the time I had to report this to the nurse or study coordinator. So far, I haven't lost the google calendar that's on my phone, though. This week I will likely have several yellow medical events to report. I can't remember why I designated the color "yellow" for all medical-related activities on my calendar. Maybe it's because that's the color of my cholesterol pill and the Vitamin D pills.
Anyway, I've had lots of encouragement from friends about the surgery and also advice on what I can eat afterwards or not eat and how routine and easy this surgery is, except for the gas which will eventually "work" its way out and I've heard great things about my doctor. I'm thankful to have friends with whom I can share this latest adventure. There's nothing like a good group of friends to get you through stuff like this. I'm looking forward to having them come over afterwards for a visit and to share a bowl of jello with me, that I will serve in vintage Fire King glass bowls. Just because I'm having surgery doesn't mean I will forget my classiness when it comes to being a hostess!
Have a good week!
"Still life with Box of Jello and Vintage Fire King bowls"
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BMEL research is closely linked to the future-centric topics climate protection, renewable resources and feeding the global population. One of the main goals is to protect the natural environment through sustainable agricultural production. At the same time, perspectives are to be created for rural areas. Last but not least food safety and a healthy diet are other important research topics.
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I know I said I'd not be looking for work until 2017, but have been talking to friends who are just going back to work etc.
There's the age old question: What do I want to work? Do I want to go back into admin/pensions/secretarial work, or do I want a career change? At my age, would a change in career be an option? Or should I just trudge back into a "desk jockey job" that I don't like?
How many people are actually LOVING their job or have the job only because it's good pay and makes ends meet? And works around kids etc?
My main thoughts right now are: I would like a term-time job that works around the girls' school hours. We've been through a hellish time for 5 years to actually HAVE them, so I'd like to be able to spend as much time with them as I can. And yes, I actually would like to go back to work, just for my own sanity and to regain my own personality again, not being "mum/mummy/mami" or "K&M's mum".
That's the main thing. And given that I've mostly worked to get the money & benefits, not really in something I absolutely LOVE and am happy to return day in, day out ... what shall I do? What do I WANT to do?
I love the medical field, but that usually comes with shift work or hours that wouldn't work with term times. Would it be feasible to get a term-time job for the time being and do some studies around it to get a job later when the girls are at S1 say, for a job I really love?
So ... medical field. And sports ... and looking after people (running the Edinburgh Wolves and helping the "kids" - ages ranging 14 - 48 at that point!!! - And working with the Stirling Clansmen). And I'm crafty.
I've got my diploma in Sports Therapy, but given I've not practiced since I received the diploma (due to pregnancy and then the girls) and I was not insured (decided against it as it would have cost a lot of money for not really being able to do anything), so I assume my exam has lapsed and I'd need to do a resit at minimum. And I know that the Sports Rehab & Education people were looking into creating a governing body and that the course was planned to be at universities only in future (that was looked into in 2010 and I haven't followed up what the situation is at the moment) instead of the distant learning course with practical modules like I did.
Would I want to do Sports Therapy? Could I do it? Would I be able to get a job in a practice rather than working self employed (cost factor)?
Also - I know some of my friends work evening/night shifts and weekends, and that is not really something I'd like to do as I would like to see Doug and the girls as much as possible...
I've got no idea right now. It's just things floating around in my head ... any comments/suggestions are much appreciated.


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The Browns named Louie Cioffi as their defensive backs coach, Joe Cullen as defensive line coach and Shane Steichen as an offensive quality control coach.
"Joe has been an outstanding coach throughout his career," said Browns Head Coach Rob Chudzinski. "I was very impressed with the way he has been able to develop young players both at the collegiate level and at each of his two stints in the NFL, and his ability as a teacher will benefit our players as well.
"Louie is very well respected in the NFL. He possesses extensive experience working alongside some of the top defensive coaches in this league. He has worked closely with Ray (Horton), which will be a big advantage for our team. I am excited to have Joe, Louie and Shane as part of our staff, and believe that their knowledge of the game and coaching ability will be great assets to our players."
Cioffi brings 18 years of NFL coaching experience to the Browns staff, including the past two (2011-12) as the Arizona Cardinals' defensive backs coach. Prior to Arizona, Cioffi spent 14 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, first as a defensive assistant (1997-2002) and then as assistant defensive backs coach (2003-10).
Cullen has 23 years of coaching experience, including the last three as the defensive line coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Prior to the Jaguars, Cullen served as defensive line coach at Idaho State in 2009, after spending three seasons (2006-08) with the Detroit Lions as defensive line coach, where he helped develop Cliff Avril who led all rookies in sacks (6) and forced fumbles (4) in 2008. Before his stint at Idaho State, Cullen spent time at Illinois (2005), Indiana (2002-04), Memphis (2001) and Louisiana State (1999). He spent eight seasons (1992-98, 2000) at Richmond, including three as defensive coordinator.
Steichen joins the Browns after spending the previous two seasons (2011-12) as a defensive assistant with the San Diego Chargers. Prior to joining the Chargers, he spent the 2010 season as an offensive assistant at the University of Louisville following three seasons at his alma mater, the University of Nevada – Las Vegas, as a student graduate assistant (2007) and an offensive graduate assistant (2008-09). A four-year letterman (2003-06) as a quarterback at UNLV, Steichen passed for 2,755 career yards with 22 touchdowns.


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The Silent Sky Project# sends a beautiful message. It promotes an appreciation for the vast earth and heavens as well as a much-needed break from the rigors of reality. Essentially, people have been asked to lay down for 30 minutes with another person or a crowd of people in order to survey the sky and clouds above them. By doing this, a calm like no other steals over each participant.
Conceived by Dutch artist Rob Sweere, Silent Sky Project# is a traveling social project that goes to the very root of a person's soul. It might be a simple concept, but the busy nature of modern lives often work against it. Since its launch in the Netherlands, the Silent Sky Project# has reached Brazil, Lithuania, Turkey, Australia, England, France, Korea and America.
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Psychology and Human Nature in Writing.
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As we travel the road on characterization, dialogue and other issues to make successful novels, the next path is about the combination of psychology and human nature. I got criticized recently over my character being too indecisive and not making a decision, which turned the person off to the introduction.
Well, let's go into the psychology of people's behavior. When human beings are faced with stressful, emotionally destructive situations, rational thought goes out the window, and we get conflicted. If someone we love was sacrificing themselves for us, there'd be tendency to move towards them before moving away. This is caused by our psychological desire to remain close to those who provide emotional comfort and fulfillment.
Characters' moral confusion and pain when faced with situations that go beyond normal societal mores are a psychological issue. For example, the pain Kate feels about having to kill. That comes from where our rational aspect of our minds collides with the buried base tendencies to destroy, cause pain, be selfish and anything anathema to our ingrained aspect of society and morals.
Where does this feeling of mores, and morals, come from? While society influences the aspects externally, as does our parents and other family members, our psychological desire to belong, to be accepted by people drives that desire too. These factors need to be considered when writing about character's, which is why their background is so important, because it lists what kind of mores are added to their desire to belong.
As for the base nature, let's dig into that that. All humans, whether they want to admit it to themselves or not, have a base nature that's selfish, destructive, and violent. It's from this part of us where you get things like Columbine, Va. Tech and the Denver shootings. Insanity is a combination of the rational side of the brain being overcome, and mixed with the base nature in unhealthy ways. So, you're asking: how does this tie into writing?
The base nature is the part that drives the uncivilized, violent aspects of our being. If the character loves killing-then it's because their nature is override the rational part of their mind. We all struggle to keep from allowing the base/animal side from overruling our rational side, but it's also necessary to our being too. Without it, we'd have a hard time making decisions because the rational side would waffle back and forth trying to decide what to do. The Star Trek episode "The Enemy Within" explores this concept, and I highly recommend seeing it to understand the concept.
The last part of things is our subconscious, which rules while asleep-and controls our thought processes at times to. It's a strange mix of our rational with base nature, and can trend more towards our base nature. Another example to see explored is the classic sci-fi moving "Forbidden Planet." While they used the Fruedian ID/EGO/SUPER EGO, it still carries this example.
For the younger writers, who haven't lived long enough to get a grasp on human nature-and psychology-a short study on the subject will help your characterization tremendously. It'll take a couple days, but allow one to get a firm grasp on why your character thinks/feels and how it affects their ability to make decisions.
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KN: On your website Roy has a top-five baseball list and Sturgis has a top-ten music list. Did you make other contrasting lists in order to get to know your characters?
KS: I make a lot of those lists mentally, even if I don't write them down. I feel like, at least with major characters like Roy and Sturgis, authors should be able to answer the kinds of questions they'd be able to answer about their friends: what do they read or watch on TV, what kind of music do they like, what do they want to be when they grow up, and who are their heroes? But I only include those interests if they stand out or are a big part of a character's personality. Sturgis's music and books are a way for him to get to know his dad better, so they're important. Roy's taste in music isn't important so I don't mention it, but at I do know that about Roy -- he's OK with whatever's on the radio, unless it's jazz. But one thing about kids is that their tastes are always changing and they're always discovering new things. So as a writer, I have to keep that in mind. For example, Roy likes reading non-fiction better than fiction, but he tries reading something different in Mudville.
KN: I have to ask. Have you really cooked and eaten the dishes on Mr. McGuire's favorite recipe pages? If so, have you served them to anyone else?
KS: Ha. Funny you should ask! My wife celebrated the week Mudville came out by planning a whole week of menus around Mr. McGuire's experiments. We had spinach surprise and spam manicotti and chili dog pie [ http://mudmambas.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/as-seen-in-the-novels-chili-dog-pie/.] Chili dog pie is actually really good, although it's not that healthy. What's scary is that I made those recipes up for the book, but was able to find every one online when I put the website extras together. They were all real things people had done.
KN: Before the story starts, you quote Roy Hobbs from The Natural, "A father makes all the difference." Did you make Roy's mother be uninvolved so you could focus on Roy's relationship with his father?
KS: Yes, that's exactly what it was. It was a book about fathers and sons and brothers, so I decided to downplay the mothers of both of the main characters in Mudville. Women (and girls) are also only a minor presence in Mamba Point, which is mainly about brothers and masculine friendships. I'm making up for it with my third novel, which is in progress. There are several important female characters of different generations (and different species!) that the hero gets to know, and they're all important to him without filling a role as his mother or his girlfriend. It's of the things that I feel really good about as I slog through the nth draft. I'm confident that boys will connect with those characters and find them appealing.
KN: Mudville is a pleasure to read. Could you please talk about what you did to make sure Roy's voice is consistent and strong throughout the novel?
KS: Thanks for the compliment! Roy's voice is a synthesis of my voice and one of the great narrators in baseball fiction, Henry Wiggen. He's the narrator and hero of The Southpaw and Bang the Drum Slowly and two other novels by Mark Harris [http://mudmambas.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/in-memory-of-mark-harris/]. Wiggen is unpretentious and often funny, but those books are gorgeously written. Harris himself was taking a lot of cues from Ring Lardner's Jack Keefe stories. Anyway, that's how I found Roy's voice... the plot is like a W. P. Kinsella book, but I really owe a lot more to Mark Harris, and I said so in the acknowledgments.
KN: Is there anything else you'd like to share with us?
KS: Well, I already worked in one plug but let me work in another. I have a new book coming out this summer. It's not a baseball book, or even a sports book, but I hope people who liked Mudville will like this one, too. It's called Mamba Point, and it's about an American kid living in Monrovia, Liberia (that's in West Africa) who befriends a black mamba, one of the deadliest snakes in the world. A lot of the book is based on personal experience, because I moved to Liberia myself when I was thirteen. My dad worked at the U.S. Embassy, just like Linus's dad does in the book. I never befriended a mamba, but I did see a couple.
KN: Thanks so much for the interview.
KS: Thanks for the invitation. I really like your blog; the educational tie-ins are creative.
KN: Thanks for the compliment.
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Until very recently, most NLP tasks (e.g., parsing, tagging, etc.) have been confined to a very limited number of languages, the so-called majority languages. Now, as the field moves into the era of developing tools for Resource Poor Languages (RPLs)—a vast majority of the world's 7,000 languages are resource poor—the discipline is confronted not only with the algorithmic challenges of limited data, but also the sheer difficulty of locating data in the first place.
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As the arm of NLP technologies extends beyond a small core of languages, techniques for working with instances of language data across hundreds to thousands of languages may require revisiting and recalibrating the tried and true methods that are used. Of the NLP techniques that has been treated as "solved" is language identification (language ID) of written text. However, we argue that language ID is far from solved when one considers input spanning not dozens of languages, but rather hundreds to thousands, a number that one approaches when harvesting language data found on the Web.
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Mining bilingual data (including bilingual sentences and terms1) from the Web can benefit many NLP applications, such as machine translation and cross language information retrieval. In this paper, based on the observation that bilingual data in many web pages appear collectively following similar patterns, an adaptive pattern-based bilingual data mining method is proposed.
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text: Enjoy these spicy flavorful Shrimp Tacos in a Bowl topped with a cool crispy Pineapple Salsa for a delicious dinner! I really don't make shrimp often enough and here's why I need to add some shrimp recipes to my weekly line-up! It's easy My kids love it It's healthy It's good! I don't think there's many more reasons you need than that! Especially when you can find a simple way to … [Read more...] about Shrimp Tacos in a Bowl with Pineapple Salsa


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SNOWFLAKE PARTY Suffers Major Meltdown After Only 109 of 325,000 Visitors Detained at US Airports
Guest post by Joe Hoft
Tears of a Clown
Liberal Democrat Snowflakes had a major meltdown over the weekend over President Trump's Executive action preventing individuals from seven countries from entering the US. A total of 109 individuals were detained as a result of the action.
Only 109 people out of 325,000 were detained and held for questioning. Big problems at airports were caused by Delta computer outage,…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2017
protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer. Secretary Kelly said that all is going well with very few problems. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2017
CNN reported:
The United States denied entry to 109 travelers heading to the country at the time the ruling was signed, a Department of Homeland Security official said. The agency would not say how many of the 109 were sent already home and how many were detained.
President Trump's policy mirrored Barack Obama's ban of refugees from Iraq six years ago. In 2009 Democrats said nothing but today they are weeping willows.
Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer was in tears over the 109 detainees. He called President Trump's order "mean-spirited" and "un-American."
Sen. Chuck Schumer becomes emotional speaking against Pres. Trump's immigration order, calling it "mean-spirited and un-American." pic.twitter.com/NkhUdpaNyV
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 29, 2017
Hundreds of leftists protested the 109 detainees in airports around the nation.
They even compared Trump to HITLER over the detention of 109 foreigners!
Protest against the Immigration Ban at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
This is what democracy looks like.#NoBanNoWall pic.twitter.com/z2mwO7tFpU
— rayyan latif. (@RoundRotis) January 30, 2017
More insanity
Natalie Portman at last night's SAG awards was one of many actors concerned about the 109 detainees while commending the 'peaceful protesters' disrupting US airports:
A group of these 'peaceful protestors' knocked a Trump supporter unconscious and then taunted him while he was laying on the ground in Portland. All because of the 109 detainees:
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Two Hundred Genuine Instances of Divine Healing
by Byers, A. L.•
James L. Fleming 1911
From the Preface: "The part of the book that is descriptive and explanatory of the doctrine of divine healing is for the most part, compiled from various sources. Besides a comparatively small amount of original matter, there are extensive extracts from the writings of J. W. Byers, and selections from articles which have been published in The Gospel Trumpet, contributed by G. P. Tasker, J. E. Forrest, J. C. Blaney, E. E. Byrum, J. W. Byers, and E. H. Ahrendt. There is also some selected matter from other publications."
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By AMANDA VINCENT
On Friday, Tony Stewart's attorney, Brian Gwitt, submitted a response to the wrongful death civil lawsuit filed against Stewart by the parents of Kevin Ward Jr. on Aug. 7, stemming from the death of Ward after being struck by Stewart's car during a sprint car race at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park on Aug. 9, 2014.
After wrecking, Ward climbed from his car as other cars made laps at caution speed. He approached Stewart's car on foot and was struck by one of the left wheels of Stewart's car. Toxicology reports showed that Ward was under the influence of marijuana.
In their lawsuit, Ward's parents accuse Stewart of gross negligence, contending that he gunned his engine and skidded into their son.
According to the response submitted on Stewart's behalf, Stewart didn't see Ward on the track until just before his car hit him and didn't know that anyone was out of their car on the race treack. It went on to say that Stewart didn't even know there was a crash, because it happened behind him.
"Stewart was not aware that anyone had exited their vehicle," Gwitt's submitted response read.
The statement also mentioned that Ward was under the influence of marijuana and shouldn't have climbed out of his car.
Also mentioned in Stewart's response was the responsibility waiver signed by all competitors the day of the race.
"With the Aug. 9 release, Ward Jr. expressly assumed full responsibility for any risk of death arising out of the event, acknowledged that the activities of the race were very dangerous, and unconditionally released all liabilityon the part of, among others, other race participants and drivers."
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