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Rock Marie
Added Jan 14, 2013
Milano, Italy
This was one of my last year's hit. I did enjoy sewing this pattern a lot, even if the fabric I chose was kind of slippery. Unfortunately it took a lot of time, and when I had finished it I couldn't wear anymore as I had lost quite a few pounds, and it just didn't fit right. So I gave it to my mom and she actually loved it :)
I was quite worried about the pleats but in the end it wasn't such a big deal.
Material Notes
A very slippery blend fabric!
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Jan 15, 2013, 01.27 PMby myriamsabolla
Thank you! You're right… But I can be incredibly lazy sometimes ;)
Jan 14, 2013, 11.20 PMby debrarae
The skirt is so beautiful. I'm surprised you didn't just alter it.
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The Lord God Whips "Allah"!
Anyone who saw the second Holyfield/Tyson fight on "Pay per Chew" knows that Tyson cracked because his god couldn't stand up against the Lord God of the Bible. Tyson was humiliated by Holyfield in their first match and Tyson was intimidated by having to face Holyfield and his God a second time. Tyson, whose mouth has gotten him into trouble before, "Sucker-Munched" Holyfield in the 3rd round and showed that "conversion" to Islam was a great way to reduce a once feared champion to a whining little boy who bit off more than he could chew!
Who Said Pollacks Were Stupid?
There are a lot of "ethnic" jokes out there and I tell them all. I figure, if flag burning is "Constitutionally Protected speech", so are my jokes. But if there was ever a group who have been the brunt of jokes undeservingly it's the Pollacks. The Polish people have consistently stood out throughout history in an exemplary manner.
It was a Polish colonel who came over here during our Revolution and organized the U.S. Cavalry. During WWII there was a squadron of Polish pilots flying P-51's that was the most decorated of the war. Also, Col. "Gabby" Gabreski was the #1 fighter ace of the European theater in WWII.
Now here are two more testimonies that Pollacks aren't as dumb
as the jokes we tell make them look. Poland just overturned that country's
pro-abortion law. Those "dumb Pollacks" have more sense about
human life than Liberal Americans!
Also, Poland is looking into making legal changes to make it easier for its citizens to buy guns. The Polish Interior Minister, Leszik Miller says, "One needs a gun at home in case of robbery or physical assault."
If you think abortion and gun control are a good idea I have a question for you...How does it feel to be dumber than a Pollack!
Typical Liberal Hypocrisy
The remote smog sensors that analyze the exhaust emissions of cars as they drive past it are powered by Honda generators and emit as much pollution in one day as 40 late-model cars! (Now let's see. If we got rid of all of the "Smog Sensors" how much would we clean up the air?)
Support the Disney Boycott!
There was a day when the name "Disney" was synonymous with good family entertainment. Most all of us have a good childhood memory associated with something Walt Disney produced. But today's Disney Empire has become just as famous for being anti-family. From "Queer Day" at DisneyWorld to owning "Ellen" Degenerate, the Disney Empire is an enemy of your family. You griped about Ellen admitting her perversion on TV. Now do something about it! Join the boycott of all Disney products. What does it make you to complain about Ellen Degenerate and then run out and buy your child the latest Disney video or Mickey Mouse shirt?
Meeting the 7000
Art Dean
Bro. Dean pastors the Berean Baptist Church in Bangor, Maine. He started the church 10 years ago in a state that is as spiritually cold as it is weather-wise. For eight years he labored on with a small following until two years ago he came to the place where he felt he should quit...but he didn't! The last two years have seen the church grow steadily. The church is now looking at a piece of property they want to purchase so they can build their own building.
For the last five years Bro. Dean has been down preaching at the "Queer Day" parade. All the perverts do is blow whistles as they pass his spot. He receives numerous positive phone calls and the local paper even did a fair article on their efforts this year. See what happens when you don't quit and you're not afraid to make wicked people mad!
I Didn't Say This!
Rev. Malachi Martin, a Roman Catholic priest says of the Catholic church, "...among the cardinals and hierarchy there are satanists, homosexuals, anti-papists, and cooperators in the drive for world rule." New American June 9,1997
Japanese Desperation
Nissan had to discontinue its 300ZX because no one would buy it. Now in a desperate effort to sell something they are refurbishing old 1970's model 280Z's and offering them to suckers for a mere $24,000! I'm sure you'll want to rush right out and buy one!
You Can Trust the News Media
That's right. You can always trust the News Media to put a negative spin on any good news that they report. Here is a classic example.
Recently I heard a news broadcast that reported that Americans are eating more fish. They said that this was good because fish is good for you. As I heard this I said, "Now how will they put a negative spin on this." Almost at that moment the commentator said, "But American fisherman can't supply all the increased demand so we'll have to import more fish...that will hurt the balance of trade," (They must really hate to tell us anything good!)
Communists, Not Socialists!
If someone cheers when a sports team wins and cries when they lose and then tries to tell you they are not a fan of that team it should be pretty easy to establish that they are lying.
When Communism fell in 1989 Hollywood and the news media displayed their sadness. News programs even played the Soviet national anthem! They should have been rejoicing and playing our national anthem!
Now, when Hong Kong is surrendered to the tyrant Communist Chinese it was Hollywood that spent millions of dollars to provide the floats in the celebration. They simply could not hide their joy that their team had won one. They are Communists! Not Socialists.
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A ureterocele is birth defect characterized by swelling that occurs in the bottom of one of the tubes (ureters) that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder. The swelling usually creates a blockage where the ureter enters the bladder. As the urine collects and the walls of the ureter become stretched, a pouch of fluid forms. In some cases, the urine begins to flow back toward the kidney (reflux). Patients can experience a range of symptoms including abdominal pain, pain while urinating, or blood in the urine.
While most diagnoses are made prenatally with ultrasound, ureteroceles can present in adolescents and adults. In 80 percent of cases, ureteroceles result from a congenital defect which causes a dual collection system (2 ureters drain the same kidney instead of one) and one of the ureters develops a ureterocele. Early diagnosis is important as complications from ureteroceles include kidney stones, permanent kidney and bladder damage, and recurring urinary tract infections. If one of the two kidneys is working properly, kidney failure should not be a problem. Ureteroceles affect 1 in every 4000 people, 80 percent of which are female.
Current Treatment
Antibiotics are usually prescribed as prophylactic management because ureteroceles predispose a patient to infection.
Various types of surgery can be performed to treat ureteroceles. Endoscopic puncture is the least invasive method, and it involves inserting a tube with a camera on the end into the urethra to gain access to the ureterocele. An electrode is then used to make a small puncture in the ureterocele to drain the fluid.
Upper pole nephrectomy is recommended if the upper part of the kidney is not functioning properly. In this case, the non-functioning part of the kidney is removed, usually through a small incision under the rib cage. Complete nephrectomy is indicated in cases where the entire kidney has been affected by the ureterocele. This is usually done laparoscopically.
In more severe cases where reflux is present, complete removal of the ureterocele and ureteral implantation is required. This procedure requires the bladder to be opened so that the ureterocele can be removed. The bladder is then reconstructed and the ureters are reimplanted to eliminate reflux. This surgery has a high success rate (90 to 95%) and can be done through a small incision in the abdomen. There is some risk that reflux can persist or another obstruction is created.
Surgery to connect the upper and lower portions of the ureter can be performed if the upper portion of the ureter (above the ureterocele) is properly functioning. This procedure is also done through an incision in the abdomen and has a high success rate (95%).
Focused Ultrasound Research
Focused ultrasound could potentially treat ureteroceles because of its ability to non-invasively destroy target tissue through cavitation (histotripsy). However, research is still in the early preclinical stages. In a recent feasibility study, scientists at the University of Washington were able to use successive pulses of focused ultrasound to achieve tissue fractionation (punctures) in a tissue model of a ureterocele wall. More research is needed to establish the safety and efficacy of this procedure before research can proceed to the clinical stages.
Notable Papers
Maxwell AD, Hsi RS, Bailey MR, Casale P, Lendvay TS. Noninvasive ureterocele puncture using pulsed focused ultrasound: an in vitro study. J Endourol. 2014 Mar;28(3):342-6.
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I participated in an Ambassador Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Lay's. I received a promotional item to thank me for participating in the Do Us A Flavor campaign.
You may have heard that Lay's is hosting a contest for a new potato chip flavor. This year, entrants can choose from three different chip varieties — Lay's Original, Lay's Kettle Cooked, and Lay's Wavy — for their flavor submission in the "Do Us A Flavor" contest. Judges (chefs, foodies, and flavor experts) will go through the contest submissions and narrow them down to four finalists. Those flavors will be produced by Lay's, unveiled in summer 2014 and sold nationwide. Then, fans will vote for the flavor they want to see on store shelves. The creator of the winning flavor will win a $1 million grand prize (See Rules)! The Do Us A Flavor contest is open to U.S. residents.
What about you? Have an idea for a new Lay's chip flavor? Get those entries in! All you have to do to enter the Do Us A Flavor contest is submit a flavor name, up to three ingredients, the chip style, and a brief description of the flavor. The contest ends April 5, 2014.
As I was growing up — and today — a whole lot centered around food. It always was an important aspect in our family life. We enjoy special dishes that we tend to make over and over again. Our special occasion dinner tends to be lasagna, which my mom painstakingly prepares. (Mine doesn't even compare!) My specialties tend to lean toward appetizers and desserts, which we also have a deep appreciation for.
My go-to appetizer is not just super delicious, it's super simple: Pepperoni Dip. That might partially due to the fact that we love pepperoni, in any shape or form. I started making Pepperoni Dip because I had some at a party. It was so good, it was hard to tear myself away…so I figured out how to make it and it's been my most popular dish ever since. We enjoy it at every get-together, or anytime we have company. It's so savory and creamy, you can't stop at a few bites.
As you can see, you only need three ingredients (this is getting more appealing, isn't it?):
- 1 package cream cheese (or neufchatel cheese, as I like to cut the calories and fat — no one notices a difference in the flavor)
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup (you can also use the lower-fat version, which I do — no one notices a difference in the flavor)
- 3 to 4 oz. of pepperoni slices (about half of the package shown in the picture)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Microwave cream cheese for 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave for additional 30 seconds. Stir until creamy.
- While you're microwaving the cream cheese, cut the pepperoni slices into quarters. Of course, if you prefer smaller pieces (or larger ones), you can change that to your preference.
- Once the cream cheese is ready, scoop the soup right on top, as well as the pepperoni pieces and stir well, so that the ingredients are evenly combined.
- Cover with foil and pop in the oven.
- After about a half hour in the oven (as you can tell, I play fast and loose with the instructions), your delicious Pepperoni Dip will look like this…
You'll want to stir this completely, making sure that the Pepperoni Dip is smooth and creamy and ready to eat! I always serve it with sliced baguette, but if your preference is crackers, that would also work. This dip works regardless of what you put it on!
This creamy, cheesy Pepperoni Dip would be a great chip flavor because the ingredients create a result that's more than just a cheesy pepperoni flavor. It's creamy and rich and the three ingredients perfectly complement each other. The only problem I can foresee is eating too many chips!
What about you? What would you submit as a new chip flavor in the Lay's Do Us A Flavor contest?


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Department of Engineering,
Harvey Mudd College,
301 Platt Boulevard,
Claremont, CA 91711
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Contributed by the Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF VIBRATION AND ACOUSTICS. Manuscript received September 2, 2016; final manuscript received November 29, 2016; published online March 16, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Michael Leamy.
Combined systems consisting of linear structures carrying lumped attachments have received considerable attention over the years. In this paper, the assumed modes method is first used to formulate the governing equations of the combined system, and the corresponding generalized eigenvalue problem is then manipulated into a frequency equation. As the number of modes used in the assumed modes method increases, the approximate eigenvalues converge to the exact solutions. Interestingly, under certain conditions, as the number of component modes goes to infinity, the infinite sum term in the frequency equation can be reduced to a finite sum using digamma function. The conditions that must be met in order to reduce an infinite sum to a finite sum are specified, and the closed-form expressions for the infinite sum are derived for certain linear structures. Knowing these expressions allows one to easily formulate the exact frequency equations of various combined systems, including a uniform fixed–fixed or fixed-free rod carrying lumped translational elements, a simply supported beam carrying any combination of lumped translational and torsional attachments, or a cantilever beam carrying lumped translational and/or torsional elements at the beam's tip. The scheme developed in this paper is easy to implement and simple to code. More importantly, numerical experiments show that the eigenvalues obtained using the proposed method match those found by solving a boundary value problem.
Arbitrarily supported beam carrying various translational and torsional lumped elements
Arbitrarily supported rod carrying various lumped translational elements
The eigenfunction of a fixed–fixed rod evaluated at xa=1/5 squared
The eigenfunction of a fixed–fixed rod evaluated at xa=3/8 squared
The eigenfunction of a fixed-free rod evaluated at xa=4/7 squared
The slope of the eigenfunction of a simply supported beam evaluated at xa=2/7 squared over the natural frequency of the simply supported beam
The slope of the eigenfunction of a cantilever beam evaluated at xa=1 squared over the natural frequency of the cantilever beam
The product of the eigenfunction and the slope of a cantilever beam evaluated at xi=xj=1 over the square root of the natural frequency of the cantilever beam
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Weinsteins wild about 'Mad Ones'
EmptyThe Weinstein Co. has optioned the film rights to develop and produce Tom Folsom's nonfiction Mafia book, "The Mad Ones: Crazy Joe and the Revolution at the Edge of the Underworld," with its Weinstein Books division nabbing North American publication rights.
"Mad Ones," set to hit U.S. bookshelves in 2009, chronicles the lives of the Gallo brothers, three infamous 1960s-era Brooklyn gangsters: Joey "Crazy Joe" Gallo, Albert "Kid Blast" Gallo and Larry Gallo. It traces their attempt to overthrow the local Mafia and Crazy Joe's travels in the Greenwich Village counterculture scene.
The Weinstein Co. also acquired TV and home video rights to the project in the pre-emptive deal from Zoe Pagnamenta at PFD New York.
Folsom's credits include writing and directing docus for A&E and Showtime. He co-authored Nicky Barnes' autobiographical mob book, "Mr. Untouchable: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Heroin's Teflon Don," and was an editor at Rugged Land Books.
Weinstein Co. executive vp business and legal affairs Eric Roth and CAA negotiated to obtain film rights for the studio. Senior vps production Renee Witt and Kelly Carmichael and vp production and development Eric Robinson will oversee the project.


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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
My first 4 games
Hi guys! I've had my first four games in two days! The first two were on Saturday, the day Blue and Gold was on (Boy Scouts ceremony) and the other two were on Sunday, and basically we played until we lost. Oh, I forgot about the other two games. We won the first one and lost the second, but I wasn't there because of the Blue and Gold. Back to the other two. So about the play until we lost thing - is that we played games until we lost one. So we could have played three maximum and we lost against the Orioles. They had some real fast pitchers, but that was'nt what made it hard, it's that we have to swing earlier than usual. And if we won that game we would play the Cubs, but now the Orioles have to do that. My position on the field is usually left field and right field. We have two great pitchers - there names are Brandon and Dawlton. I will tell you about the next games as soon as possible.
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- Dade City Grandparents said...
We are glad you made the team!
We hope you have a lot of fun this season. We look forward to reading more about it in your future blogs.
We are proud of you!!
- March 4, 2009 at 6:51 AM
- Lauren said...
Happy Birthday Ian!! I hope you have a fun day today, and enjoy your week with GrrGrr and Papa!
- March 9, 2009 at 7:56 AM
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Uncover Me Cover Reveal ~ Men of Inked #4
I'm so excited to bring you this cover reveal, I love this series and the sexy Gallo men. I love this cover and can't wait to read about Thomas. Chelle is also a favorite author of mine, I totally freaked out when I met her <3
Uncover Me By Chelle Bliss
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I lost track of my life.Spiraling down the rabbit hole, I lost myself and became one of them. Living undercover within the MC, the days bled together as I became absorbed in a life of excess and violence. Becoming consumed was easy. Was I Thomas Gallo, good guy and respected cop or Blue, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Sun Devils MC? Before, I could answer with certainty. But now, there's a darkness that has settled deep in my soul, fusing with my heart and altering my reality forever. The road I've traveled has been paved with danger, death, and deception. Roxanne grew up as part of the MC, a victim of her birth. Her life has been treacherous, setting her on a course of torment and destruction. When our worlds collide, secrets are revealed. Trying to save us from damnation, I fight for redemption and the woman I love.
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Exact market share numbers for tablets are difficult to come by. Depending on whom you believe, Apple's iPad may own as much as 80% of the tablet market — or it may be dipping below 50%, with Google's Android-powered tablets nipping at its heels. Anecdotally, however, the iPad remains the tablet to beat, with the device nearing "Kleenex status," as I can attest to by being routinely asked "What kind of iPad is that?" when using my Microsoft Surface RT tablet aboard an airplane. Android has stolen much of Apple's thunder in the smartphone space, and a string of high-profile devices from the likes of Samsung have the iPhone and Apple's stock price feeling the pressure. So, how can Android make the same progress in the tablet space?
Forget the magic and show me the money
There's a fair argument to be made that Apple's biggest recent innovation on the tablet front, the announcement of the iPad Mini, was largely a response to Android's success on smaller, lower-cost tablets like the Amazon Kindle HD and Nexus 7. For consumers and businesses alike, $400 (USD) for an entry-level device looks a bit steep, but $200 appears far more reasonable, especially when the devices perform well and have lost the creaks and quality concerns of the earlier generation of cheap tablets.
Apple is rarely forced to compete on cost, but it also can't ignore a major competitive threat.
Clouding the issue
One of Apple's hallmarks has long been seamless integration among products. Early smartphones, music players, and tablets could all perform similar functions to the corresponding Apple products, but Apple made it easy and integrated. However, we're rapidly moving away from the era where the desktop or laptop was the center of an individual's computing experience. I want my phone and tablet to synchronize and share data without requiring a desktop or laptop as the middleman.
While Apple seems to have recognized this "post-PC era" in its marketing, in practice, its iCloud service lags behind other providers. No single cloud provider covers everything from file and music sharing, to video, social networking, and enterprise collaboration, but Google comes closest with its extensive software offerings. Google also lacks the platform dogma of Apple, offering most of its core cloud products on iOS. In a mixed-device family or enterprise, Google services are the obvious choice.
The Samsung factor
In Samsung, Google finally has a hardware partner that can innovate at the same level as Apple, but it's also capable of iterating much more quickly than Apple. On the smartphone front, the latest iPhone used to comfortably dominate the market for 12-18 months, remaining the premium product even while a sea of lower-cost Android phones came and went. Samsung has figured out how to produce and market exciting phones that make the iPhone look a bit dated after six months.
Samsung is applying similar innovation to the tablet space, adding functionality like stylus input and providing a form factor to satisfy every taste. While Samsung lacks the direct control over hardware and software that Apple enjoys, being able to out-innovate on both fronts negates much of that advantage.
For enterprises, focusing on web-driven mobile applications can hedge any bets as to which platform dominates the tablet space. In either case, a resurgent Google can only help increase the speed of innovation in tablets.
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Make sweet potato cheesecake by making a pie filling with boiled sweet potatoes, sugar, cream cheese, eggs and cream. Flavor the filling with lemon and vanilla extracts and nutmeg. Pour into a pan, and bake at 350 degrees F for about an hour. A recipe is available on FoodNetwork.com.
Boil a medium sweet potato for about 20 to 30 minutes until tender. Remove the sweet potato, and allow to cool before peeling and mashing it and setting it aside. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F. Slice a loaf of pound cake into about 20 thin slices, and use them to line two 9-inch pie plates. Firmly press the slices into the bottom of the pan.
Beat 3 8-ounce packages of room-temperature cream cheese in a large bowl until fluffy. Add 1 cup of granulated sugar little by little while continuing to mix well. Add 3 eggs to the mixture one by one while continuing to mix well. Add 1 cup of heavy cream, mix well, then add the sweet potato mash, and mix well again. Stir in 1 teaspoon of lemon extract, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 2 teaspoons of ground nutmeg.
Pour the sweet potato and cheese mixture into the cake-lined pans, and set in the oven to bake for 45 minutes to one hour, until the pie centers are nearly set. Remove from the oven, and allow to cool for at least one hour before refrigerating until ready to serve.


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If you called in for a pint half or third you know how well the fest went - better than I could imagine each day was steady until about 6 ish then folk came in from all over the place.We had Camra folk, music folk and even lager folk all coming to try the beers - The 1/3rd pints were the stars of the show meaning you could try them all and still only had 4 pints!
We put curry chilli and homemande soup on over the weekend and all were very well received (Thanks Dave).
I am finding this very hard to write as there are still so many things going round my head so I will probably come back and say more after the weekend ... we still have a couple of beers on that need drinking so I best start on that
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The Omni Group, developers of Mac OS X applications and game ports, announce the latest version of OmniWeb, the only web browser built specifically for Mac OS X. OmniWeb uses Mac OS Xis graphics engine to produce great looking smooth text that looks like a printed page, takes full advantage of multiple processors for extra speed, and is truly designed around the Aqua user interface, with drawers, sheets, customizable toolbars and more.
"OmniWeb has around half a million users right now, and this release is for them," added Wil Shipley, President of The Omni Group. "Our share of the browser market has been steadily increasing since Mac OS X started shipping, because OmniWeb is the only browser designed for Mac OS X exclusively. For example, OmniWeb uses sub-pixel positioning to render text, so web pages look like printed pages. Mac people notice the difference."
New Features since 4.0:
- Increased Compatibility:
- Greatly improved Java support
- Improved JavaScript support
- Improved CSS support
- iCompatibilityi settings which allow you to masquerade as a different web browser for gaining access to Web sites that restrict users based on browser
- Support for Netscape-style browser plugins including Macromediais Flash 6 browser plugin.
- Many browser plugins, Flash included, perform better in OmniWeb than other browsers since we give them dedicated processing time
Easier to use
- Improved preferences interface
- Software Update built in which notifies you when new versions of OmniWeb are available
- iSend Feedbacki Item in Help menu allows user to easily send us feedback e-mail
- Integration with the Dock to display the number of updated bookmarks overlayed on the dock icon
- Improved downloads window
System Improvements
- Speech Recognition allows you to surf the web and perform many operations in OmniWeb using voice commands
- OmniWeb honors your System preferences for proxy servers
- OmniWeb ships localized into 17 languages; new to 4.1 is support for Greek, Icelandic, Korean, Portugese & Brazilian Portugese, and Russian
- OmniWeb now features support for AppleScript allowing users to script the application as well as providing support for third-party bookmark and history managers such as URL Manager Pro
OmniWeb 4.1 is a free update to registered users, while the full version is priced at US$29.95 for the full version. The Omni Group offers a free trial for the product, as well. You can find more information and download links for OmniWeb at the companyis Web site.


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"Is the Witch in Love?" is a subtle blend of story, games and cartoons.Discover --- or rediscover --- "The Witch with No Name" in a new interactive adventure full of emotion and magic.
------------------------AppySmarts.com (95/100):What we liked: the story. Beautiful, vibrant illustrations and animations. Overall quality of the app
GamesFiends.com: A cute little book/app mashup that will get your kids excited about reading.
GeeksWithJuniors.com: Using the iPad's front camera, you can project your image to the Magic Mirror. It adds a bit of excitement when younger kids play with the app.------------------------The witch thinks she's in love with the handsome and famous sorcerer Merlinor. She dreams of being invited to the big party that he throws every year for Halloween. Despite the advice of her faithful bat-friend, Batina, she decides to do everything she can to charm Merlinor: change her appearance, swap her old broomstick for a deluxe model and even learn good manners.But will that be enough to charm Merlinor?
Is she right to change in order to make him fall for her?
Will her true love be the one we think?
To find out, take off for this new adventure and help out the witch!
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Momdar is an unexpected gift - or maybe better described as a side effect - from having a baby. It is the ability that allows you to hear every squawk, grunt, sigh, cry, scream or coo your baby makes all the time. Mom Radar is very primal and the instinct is (well, at least it seamed so for me) developed overnight after the baby is born. Momdar is a useful tool, the precursor to modern electric baby monitors. But unlike the modern baby monitors which broadcast to you and anyone else listening the noises of your offspring and can be turned off, Momdar allows only the mother to hear sounds even when the baby is not within reasonable listening range and can only be turned off after said child has moved into their own home some 20 to 30 years from now.
It doesn't seem to matter if your baby is accessible to you as in the case of my boys being whisked off to the NICU. This new super human power is activated, and I think the Momdar is maybe heightened by the fact that you can't have access to them should your baby be in the NICU. This is what prompted me to call the NICU at 2am most nights.
An example of Momdar's power would be like being in the shower upstairs and your baby on the first floor of your house with the TV on, the radio on, people talking, the trash truck passing by, and dogs barking and you can tell your baby is crying and has been for longer than you'd like. It's when you wake up in the middle of the night so certain that the baby was crying when they haven't. It's dreaming that the baby needs something and you have the uncontrollable need to get it now so you get out of bed and do it, losing precious sleep just because though they aren't crying now, they might need it later. It's the never feeling comfortable with anyone, even your own awesome family who've been helping you all along, because unless you are right there nothing will seem good enough to make the baby happy. It's the startling awake. Every. Fifteen. Minutes.
Add to that the oxygen compressor noise, the edginess of listening for an apnea alarm and a pulsox alarm, two babies crying and it's a very busy place in my head.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
How do you turn it off?
Momdar is an unexpected gift - or maybe better described as a side effect - from having a baby. It is the ability that allows you to hear every squawk, grunt, sigh, cry, scream or coo your baby makes all the time. Mom Radar is very primal and the instinct is (well, at least it seamed so for me) developed overnight after the baby is born. Momdar is a useful tool, the precursor to modern electric baby monitors. But unlike the modern baby monitors which broadcast to you and anyone else listening the noises of your offspring and can be turned off, Momdar allows only the mother to hear sounds even when the baby is not within reasonable listening range and can only be turned off after said child has moved into their own home some 20 to 30 years from now.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sad little scale
I got on the scale today and it was a bitter sweat moment. I was 145lbs pre-pregnancy. Two days before delivery at 28wks 4days I weighed in at 189 with the twins. Today, four months after delivery, with absolutely no real exercise, attempting to do a dairy free diet (and failing miserably), and exclusively pumping breast milk for the boys, I am now weighing 156lbs.
Why bitter sweet you ask? Because I should have been closer to 200lbs with the twins and so I should have had a whole lot more weight to take off. There's a silver lining right?
Shoulda, coulda, woulda... ::sigh::
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
You know you're a preemie parent when...
I'm hijacking this from a couple of preemie sites I visit only because they are so very true. A few at the end were added by my online preemie friends Gymrat, Mrs. Peterson, and KellyMichelle from The Nest Baby.com. Feel free to post in the comments your own addition to this list:
If this list looks familiar, you might be a parent of a preemie baby! We have to laugh about it to keep our sanity! :)
You know you're a preemie parent when... (not in any particular order)
- You measure everything in cc's
- Luxury = sleeping three hours in a row
- You can change your baby's diaper with one hand
- In the course of the same day, you have wanted to slap and bear hug the same NICU nurse
- You feel a secret pull of jealousy when one of your friends delivers full term
- You have gotten a rash on your hands from washing with hot water and the NICU soap... eight times in one day
- The statement "breastfeeding is simple and natural" makes you laugh -- or cry, depending on the day and the hour.
- Your baby has ever outgrown an outfit... while s/he was wearing it.
- You cry when you're happy, laugh when you're mad, and throw things across the room when you're sad.
- You could drive the route from your house to the hospital in your sleep... and maybe you have.
- You can't remember what you talked about before feeding schedules, diapers, and growth charts.
- You're more interested in your baby's diaper than the State of the Union
- Your idea of a vacation is walking outside to get the mail
- When someone offers you their hand to shake, you think twice, envisioning the germs that you might take home from them
- The sound of your baby crying is beautiful, not annoying.
- While everyone else coos, "He's so tiny!" your six-pound baby looks huge to you.
- Your heart almost bursts with love at least once a day
- You would climb to the top of Mt. Everest, barefoot, if it would help your baby to grow healthier, bigger, or stronger.
- You not only know what "bilirubin" is, you have had several extensive conversations about it.
- You never knew how grateful you could feel that your baby has gained an ounce.
- You know where all the vending machines are on your floor of the hospital... and which ones have the good snacks.
- You literally live your life one hour at a time.
- The security guard at the front door of the hospital just waves you in when he sees you.
- You are grateful for the smallest things now -- a shower, clean socks, a meal that you didn't have to cook, a friend who has a whole conversation with you without offering you any useless advice.
- You had to give up your shower today to make time to read this list.
- You either startle, or cannot hear alarms going off, anymore.
- Sentences consist of abbreviated words like NICU, CPAP, CC's, NG, NJ, NEC, RSV, ROP, BPD, CLD, A's&B's, Pulsox, desat, and Epo shots.
- Every time you stop at a store you pick-up more hand sanitizer and it is in every room of your house.
- Anything you drop on the floor, must be washed.
- Anytime you buy food, like 2 pounds of ground beef, or a bag of flour, you compare it to the size of your child.
- You feel like no one understands how you feel (except you preemie ladies).
- You constantly take your babies temperature, even when your home.
- You are obsessed with the show Birth Story on Discovery Health, especially if there is a story similar to yours and it makes you cry.
- The show Baby Story no longer seems realistic, but you secretly fantasize that your next birth and pregnancy will go like that.
- When someone asks how old your baby is, it takes 15 minutes to explain and usually turns into a huge story about your baby's birth.
- You know how many cc's equal one ounce.
- You are jealous of women who had a normal pregnancy and angry with women who say they want to have their baby now, when they are 28 weeks.
- Kangaroo care is not a show on Animal Planet, is the best time of your day.
- The day your baby got to come home was the happiest day of your life so far.
- You are your baby's advocate and you are constantly having to defend what you are doing and why, and educate others ~ all. the. time.
- You have a lot of "NICU souvenirs"
- You still use a "care time" schedule even when you are home.
- You and your husband fight over who gets to change the diaper and who gets to take the temperature.
- The NICU phone # is on speed dial.
- You had your baby shower after your babies were born.
- You no longer watch any of the baby shows for fear you'll have a breakdown.
- You're jealous of any pregnancy that made it into the 3rd trimester.
- You know how to change a diaper, bathe, and feed your baby despite the many cords and tubes in the way.
- You know the schedule of the nurses that take care of your baby.
- You feel guilty about doing the simplest things without your baby (eating, sleeping)
- You make friends with the other parents of NICU and watch out for the care of the other children when they are not there.
- You have expert knowledge of the benefits of a rented hospital grade pump.
- You are proud to have the largest supply of breast milk in the freezer.
- You had to go out and buy a deep freezer just to store all the pumped breast milk you have pumped that your preemie(s) can't eat yet ~ And it's full already!
- During pregnancy you worried about taking even something as simple as Tylenol and how it would effect your baby, then you start pre-term labor and are on more drugs than you've ever seen in your life!
- When you walk past the regular nursery you can't believe how giant all the babies are.
- You know that, unlike in school, A's &B's are not something you want your child to have.
- You get two newborn phases, the first is in the NICU and the second is when you bring them home and for another two months you are still feeding the baby every three hours.
- You have a team of medical staff visiting your home every week including an RN, OT, PT and EI specialist.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Happy Birthday Timmy!
I can not believe it!
This guy is
When Tim was born in 2000 this is how the world was....
1. It was the "new millennium" - Y2K - Computers crashing, oh no!
2. It was the year of the Dragon (very fitting for Tim):
The Dragon is omnipotent. He/she is flamboyant, attractive and full of vitality and strength. In China, the Dragon is the sign of the Emperor of China or the male element Yang. The Dragon is the symbol of power and wealth.
It would be right to say that people born in the year of the dragon have a natural charisma and are certainly gifted with power and luck. It is unlikely for them to escape unnoticed from a party or to take second place in a competition. The dragon person has an active mind and shows an unfeigned interest in the world around him/her. This person is also self-confident enough to know how to create a necessary impression. Because they are larger than life themselves, dragon people like to do everything on a grand scale. They are egotistical self-aggrandizing and ambitious, almost to the point of megalomania. They will stop at nothing to get what they want. A person born in this year wears the crown of destiny, and is capable of great achievements if he or she knows how to harness his or her tremendous energy, intelligence and talent. While these people enjoy being the center of attention, they also have a brave and charitable side to their personality. If a dragon's friend faces a problem or dilemma, he or she will be there to offer help, and when others leave the field of battle the dragon takes a step forward to solve the problem with authority and dignity. Dragons set a high standard of actions for themselves as well as for other people and are surprised when others cannot cope with a task; they are so carried away by the process that they fail to see other people's weaknesses.
Ideal jobs for dragons include kings, military officer, politician, musician, buffers, poet, artist, biological and environmental engineer, stockbroker, athlete, trade union leader, company director, explorer, and attorney.
The Dragon is most compatible with the Rat, Monkey, Snake and Rooster.3. It was a leap year starting on Saturday.
4. It was the year of a controversial presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
5. Prince William, future King of England, turned 18.
6. World famous WWE wrestler The Rock became a movie star.
7. The human genome was deciphered.
8."Who Let the Dogs Out?" was the #1 single. Who? Who? WhoWho!
9. Top kid movies for July of 2000 were "The Nutty Professor 2", "X-Men", "The Kid", "Thomas and the Magic Railroad", "Chicken Run"
10. Kids books that came out in 2000: "The one in t middle is the green kangaroo!" by Judy Bloom, "Max's Dragon Shirt" by Rosemary Wells, "Train to Somewhere" by Eve Bunting & Ronald Himler, "My Teacher is an Alien" by Bruce Coville and Liza Ross, "Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Worrier" by Robert D. San Souci
11. The coolest nephew ever was born!!
So to Tim, the first and oldest of PopPop Bob and MomMom Judy's grandkids, we raise our glasses of soda and toast to you: To the man who rocks a wicked mohawk, my favorite haircut on him of all time, and who will be teaching his new cousins all the goofy tricks he has up his sleeve, we wish you a Happy 8th Birthday Tim!
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Progress Report
UPDATE #1: Two weeks ago we took Evan to the Ophthalmologist for his follow up appointment to make sure that his left eye was still on target to develop normally. We were worried that there might be very slight Retinopothy of Prematurity.
What is Retinopothy of Prematurity (ROP)?
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a potentially blinding eye disorder that primarily affects premature infants weighing about 2¾ pounds (1250 grams) or less that are born before 31 weeks of gestation (A full-term pregnancy has a gestation of 38–42 weeks). The smaller a baby is at birth, the more likely that baby is to develop ROP. This disorder—which usually develops in both eyes—is one of the most common causes of visual loss in childhood and can lead to lifelong vision impairment and blindness. ROP was first diagnosed in 1942.
During Evan's last check up it seemed that the blood vessels in his left eye weren't developing in a normal way and so the doctor wanted to wait and see if he just needed more time for the eye to develop. The good news is that his eye is perfect and there is no reason to think that ROP will be an issue for him at all. Both boys have been cleared of the concern for ROP and will have a standard follow up in six months.
UPDATE #2: On Friday last week we took Cameron for his one month follow up with the pulmanologist in Rockville. At these appointments they measure how well Cameron's oxygen blood saturation level is (that's the little red light you see strapped to a preemie's foot or wrist in NICU photos) while on the oxygen as a base line. He was at 99 to 98% which is exactly where you want him to be on oxygen. Then they took him off the oxygen completely and he continued to saturate at 95%. The acceptable unassisted saturation range is between 93% and 98%.
This is excellent news!! This means that we have the official okay to begin weaning Cameron off the oxygen.
This is how it will happen: First we have to hook up a pulsoxymeter meter to his foot or wrist to see how well he's saturating his blood with the oxygen he's breathing. Then while he's sleeping we'll turn off the oxygen for a couple of minutes. We then watch the pulsoxymeter to see if he drops below 93%. We will try to do this 3 times a day as long as he stays above 89%. If he goes below 89% frequently we will put him back on the oxygen and wait another week and start trying all over again. If he does well and stays above 89% each time for a day then we call the doctor's office and give them a progress report. At that point they will determine if we can lower his oxygen down from 1/4 liter over an hour to 1/8 liter. If we do that and he starts struggling again then we have the discretion to increase him back up to where he's comfortable at 1/4 liter. This will most likely happen during feedings or when he's asleep because that's when a persons breathing is the most shallow.
The doctor said again that he's doing very well, not fantastic because he's not gaining enough weight, but doing respectably well. He still feels that Cameron will be off the oxygen in the next month or two.
Keep your fingers crossed!!
Next Update: Our Maryland / Prince Georges County Infants & Toddlers Early Intervention Evaluation coming up on 7/23/08.
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Friday, July 18, 2008
Oh the air we breathe!
Lots of people have asked about Cameron and what life is like having a baby home on oxygen and an apnea/bradychardia monitor. In particular the questions revolve around what equipment we have, how it works, and how we are able to get around the house and out in public with him. I thought it would interesting for people to know how this all works, and I've included some photos to help.
As I explained in a previous post introducing the boys, preemies will often need the oxygen assistance that is already damaging their lungs in order to survive. This can cause pulmonary bronchial dysplasia and/or chronic lung disease. Cameron just needs 1/4 of a liter of oxygen per hour to get by; a puff of pure oxygen. Eventually his body should grow enough so that it will grow new lung tissue faster than the oxygen can damage the existing tissue and we will wean him off the oxygen.
At our first visit the pulmanologist said it's really up to Cameron and how well he grows but he felt confident Cameron would only be on the oxygen for about another two months, but I'm thinking it will be three because he's a "lazy white boy" as they say in the NICU. :- p
In the NICU we had the option to get the dexamethasone steroid shots for him but this steroid so controversial that we opted to do that only as a last resort. Our pulmanlogist felt that we made the right decision. He said that he will only suggest dexamethasone if it's life or death and even then there are lots of waivers and acknowledgments to sign before it's used.
Is the equipment difficult to use? No, it's really quite simple, once you get over the initial worries and become familiar with everything. There are only two buttons on the monitor and the oxygen tanks and compressor are either on or off.
Here's the apnea/bradychardia monitor.
It's about 5lbs with a bag on the side where we keep extra sticky electrodes, lead wires, and a pen and paper to write down the details of each instance when Cameron has either a brady or an apnea. Bradys or bradichardias are when his heart drops below a certain rate. Apneas are when his respiratory rate drops below 60 breaths per minute based on his size. Some of the irony in all of this is that you're not supposed to have strings or wires or tethers near an infant or toddler longer than 7 inches as they are a strangulation hazard. But out of necessity for Cameron's medical needs we have both our boys around tubes and wires much longer than 7 inches all the time.
The oxygen:
Our main source of oxygen, and what Cameron is tied to most of the day, comes from a machine called a compressor that actually creates oxygen and is electric. It's about 2ft tall x1.5 ft wide on wheels with a small distilled water tank that humidifies the air. This is really heavy, maybe 50lbs? and we keep in in the nursery where the baby spends most of his time. The compressor is loud with a constant rumble and it generates a lot of heat so we have trouble keeping the boys room cool. The compressor sucks in room air and strips everything out of it and pumps the pure oxygen down the patient's tube to the nasal cannula in is nose. This has a 32 foot tube to the baby so we can go from the baby's room across our 6ft hallway and into our bedroom about another 10feet to the Pac n' Play crib. It's funny, but everyone always takes a deep breath once the machine has been turned off.
The little portable tanks for traveling we have (M6 I think they're called and we have 8 of them) are no bigger than a large champagne bottle with a thermal bag over it and weighs maybe 8-10lbs?? Which is a pain when you're carrying a 7lb baby plus the apnea monitor. The portables can last up to about 12 hours at 1/4 liter of oxygen. I can't remember how long the large emergency tank will last but I know it's at least 16 to 20 hours because that's what they told us when they delivered it.
Lastly we have one tall skinny tank on wheels, the kind you see the old ladies with in Vegas or Atlantic City. This is our emergency backup if we lose power for an extended time so we can call and they will come out with more tanks for us if we need.
What other issues are there to having Cameron on oxygen? Camerons lungs are inflamed and filled with fluid making it difficult to breathe even with the oxygen assistance. To work around that he has to take lasiks to flush out the fluid. But the catch is that it also flushes out the needed sodium in his body. So he gets 2ml of sodium chloride (aka salt water) in his bottle three times a day. This does not make for a tasty bottle.
Is it difficult to get up stairs with the baby, apnea monitor and oxygen? It's awkward and it's good to have an extra pair of hands until you get the hang of it without feeling like you're off balance.
Is it impossible to go out of the house with all these things? This is how we go out in public with Cameron in the stroller (and Evan too). It's really the only way to go any distance with him since his gear and the car seat and the diaper bagand he are all very cumbersome.
We get cabin fever often and because it's a hot summer season we've made a point to get out at least once a week for things other than Doctors appointments . We have it down to an art getting the boys places. It helps to have a stroller with a very large basket underneath.
Other issues I didn't expect about having an infant on oxygen:
- It's very difficult to tape the nasal cannula tube to a tiny, squirming, angry baby. I've watched the nurses do it a thousand times but they make it look easy.
- Bath time is tricky with the cannula tube and it's a good idea to have extra helping hands.
- It's tough enough with twins so you need to be very organized and coordinated but when you have one on oxygen, even a singleton, you really need to be very coordinated and organized with your travel distance, schedule for the week and tank supply.
- Don't have open flames in the house (no birthday candles) or put vaselene or petroleum jelly on the baby as it's a conductor if ignited by spark. I know, you're thinking why would there be a spark near the baby? I have no idea, but the guy who trained us on all of this said a spark can ignite the oxygen and petroleum jelly is a conductor for the flame and so now I obsess over sparks too.
- The compressor really heats up the room fast and is really really really noisy, so much so that it's a deep silence when the thing is turned off.
- I miss my living room and other parts of the house, but if you don't mind lugging everything around with the baby from room to room then it's not impossible. I spend most of my day in the nursery taking care of the boys, but it's not all because of the oxygen. It's just where they are and where their stuff is, so we spend lots of time there. I hope to begin exploring our house with them more soon, especially once Cameron is off the oxygen.
UPDATE EDIT: I often refer to my good friend from TheNestBaby.com/Preemies PreemieParent's blog "Parenting in the NICU" for many subjects and this is one of them. Here's the link to her post on having a child on oxygen that you may find very useful. http://preemieparenting.blogspot.com/2008/04/oxgyen.html
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
My first child: Chewie
This is Chewie.
He is our first fur-baby. Chewie is an Akita / German Shephard mix that we adopted in March of 2004 at 7 weeks old. He is about 96 pounds of hammer-headed stubborn dog. He is sweet and smelly and really loves people.
He has trained my mother so well, she doesn't even realize she's working for him! The best is when he works in tandem with our other dog Bridget the Catahoula. While I was on bed rest every day I would watch the canine antics. Chewie will sit in the middle of the stairs and look out of the tiny window portals of our front door. He will look down at his sister Bridget and give a deep woof. Bridget will then go to my mother's bedroom door and scratch until she comes out. In baby French my Mom will ask what's wrong and Bridget will walk to the front door or the back doggie door whining. That's when my Mom will open the front door (aka Chewie's television with one channel to chose from) and then escort Bridget to the back deck so she can go potty. A very clever way to turn on his television.
Chewie knows when Drew is coming home before he even turns down the street. We don't have many visitors to the house, and yet he knows the difference between close friends and family members vs. acquaintances and the medical staff that come to the house to help with the babies. He is so empathic, always knows when you're having a down day and will come to snuggle and press his face against yours. He knows when you've really hurt your self vs. when you kind a hurt your self but are making a big deal out of it and he will console you accordingly with more love and affection for those times when you really hurt yourself badly. His favorite toys are his Nylabone, his latex rubber mailbox, and an empty milk jug with the cap still on it. He loves to bite the caps off of plastic bottles. They're so good.
One of Chewie's worst habits is that he nibbles on our bed quilt. I have no idea why he does this and we can't get him to stop!! Chewie also has strong aspirations of being a lead sled dog contestant in the Iditarod race. Digging random holes in the backyard is good fun because the rain collects and makes puddles for him to stomp about in. He loves both the cold and the hot and demonstrates this by having pink under-fur skin and being frisky in the winter, and black under-fur skin and being really laid back in the summer. He will bake in the 95 degree sun for hours with all three coats of dark fur until your hand hurts just to touch him.
He has one sworn enemy in this world: Dozer, an unfixed, extremely well trained Anatolian Mastiff that lives two doors down from us. Chewie is certain that guy is nothing but trouble and they yell insults to each other every night back and forth across our fenced yards. Full moon nights are especially fun when all the other neighbor's dogs, plus our other dog Bridget, join in the chorus.
Babies used to be nothing of interest for Chewie. One time (not at band camp) we were in Annapolis on a hot summer day eating ice cream by the dock. A lady walking by plopped her infant right in front of him without so much as a glance at myself and Drew to see if this would be okay. We held our breath, we didn't know what our dog would do. This had never happened before. Would he paw at the baby? Growl at it? They were barely eye to eye and the little one was reaching for the big guy's fuzziness. Thankfully Chewie took a sniff and looked the other way. We let out our held breaths and thankfully the lady saw our look of concern and picked the baby up again.
Now the only babies Chewie is interested in are the ones keeping him up at night. Especially Cameron who's either more dominant than Chewie or Chewie is more attuned to his medical situation and is worried about him because of his health. Either way, Chewie always comes running to check Cameron out when he cries.
Right now Chewie is at the bottom of our stairs, with his head cranked back at what looks to be a very unpleasant 45% angle pressed into the bottom step, and his legs flopped up on the bottom step dangling in the air. He's in doggie nap time heaven. That is until the mailman stops by, Cameron lets out a whail, or Dozer gets his walk.
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Sunday, July 06, 2008
Happy 4th of July! Preemie Adventure #2
Happy 4th of July!
First let us start off by thanking Auntie Kirsten Stone for our totally awesome personalized bibs! They are way cool and now the boys can't fight over who's bib is whose.
This weekend was not the best weekend to show the boys their first holiday outside since coming home from the NICU. It was too hot, rainy, muggy and fireworks can scare the begeesuz out of a preemie. So we stayed in.
On Friday we did try our first trip to Arundel Mills mall which went very smoothly and no weirdo questions from anyone. Thankfully it wasn't crowded at all. We don' mind the standard ones, but some people will ask some odd questions. I am getting used to covering the car seats with blankets so people can't get a good look at the boys. It makes me feel like they're on display, and they both have their own issues that are glaringly obvious. This also works to keep them from being overstimulated with the sights and lights. It also keeps them warmer, which has a downside because the mall isn't well air conditioned and we were all burning up, especially in the stores with their overabundance of lighting.
Our adventure out wasn't that big a deal but more of a way to fend off some cabin fever without the kids coming into close contact with too many people. It was nice. But I do have a complaint to retail store owners everywhere. Stop putting random odd shaped crap in the aisles on the floor!! Sure it might be decorative but damn if it isn't a PITA to get around the store. There were so many stores (Pier 1, Kirkland's, and Carter's are major offenders) that have narrow cluttered aisles that we couldn't get 10 feet into the store. And I know my stroller is really really long, but it has a really great turn radius and is only as wide as our bathroom doorway and we still couldn't get down most aisles. It's really nice to set the store up with those walkways all akimbo with islands of tables and displays in random places but it's impossible to maneuver around. And it's really sad because all I could think was some person in a wheel chair can't shop comfortably in these places because they can't get even as far as we can with our stroller because a wheel chair is wider than our stroller.
Anyway, that won't stop us from perfecting our going-out-abilities. It really is a production to get out the door. Once Cameron can get off his oxygen we'll all breathe a collective sigh of relief (pun intended) because one major hurdle every day and all day is how to get around with his tubes and wires. If we could just eliminate the need for the oxygen assistance we'll be a thousand times happier. We're constantly trying to figure out how much portable oxygen he has, how long that will last, where we can go that won't be a breathing issue for the babies (try shopping for large area rugs with a baby in tow).
All in all it was a nice afternoon out. It will be a few more days before we try another one.
I hope everyone had a pleasant and inexpensive holiday weekend!!
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Google Inc.'s Nest Labs is rolling out a program to encourage companies to develop devices and services that will work with the Nest digital thermostat and other products.
Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp., automaker Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz and garage-door maker Chamberlain Group Inc. have signed on as partners, Nest said. By connecting washing machines, cars and garage doors with Nest, users can control the temperature and energy use within their residences, the Palo Alto, California-based company said in a statement.
The initiative is part of a wider push to make houses and everyday devices more connected and intelligent. Apple Inc. is building home-automation features into its iOS mobile software and startups have introduced devices to control lighting, security and other devices in the home. Nest and Google's venture arm are teaming up with venture investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to create the "Thoughtful Things Fund" to back new ideas for connected homes, Nest said.
"The Nest Learning Thermostat and Nest Protect alarm are already helping people save energy, stay comfortable, and improve home safety -- but that's only the beginning," Matt Rogers, vice president of engineering at Nest, said in the statement. "Our goal has always been to bring this kind of thoughtfulness to the rest of your home and life."
Nest, acquired by Mountain View, California-based Google in February, is stepping up efforts to make its products a central hub inside homes. The developer program follows Nest's announcement last week that it's buying home-video security company Dropcam Inc. for $555 million, adding another potential set of devices that can connect to Nest products.
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Lately I've been feeling a bit of stress. It can have lots of causes: worrying about loved ones and health issues can take a toll. But mostly it's time pressures, deadlines and technology misfires that set me off like a Roman candle. In fact, you may have seen me shooting through the air over your house.
So, I'm thinking about how to handle that. Trying to keep in mind what brings me back to earth and calm again.
I have some surefire fixes if I can remember to draw on them in time.
The first one is to take a walk. I'm not keen on exercising but even a short stroll sure calms me down and works wonders. An amble through the neighborhood or the dog park is a great remedy. In the heat of the moment, I can tell myself I don't have time and that's, in fact, why I'm stressed. But years of experience have taught me that any time I invest in exercise comes back with a bonus. and you never know who you'll meet.
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A cup of tea and a chat with a friend can make all the difference. It's so much better to pick up the phone or knock on my friend's door than to have that meltdown.
This spring, I've taken great joy in everything that's popped out of the garden, even if the lawn is still a disaster and the weeds are putting up a good fight. I got this little clump of iris for fifty cents at the end of the seaon last year, and they've just repaid me big time!
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Knitting Maybe it's the soothing repetitive patterns, but crafts like knitting are great relaxers andyou get something lovely at the end (unless of course, the arms are two different lengths, but that would be the subject of another post).
Stealing a half hour to curl up a good book. Reading, like exercise, takes me away from my stress place. At least in real life I'm not tripping over bodies!
Twenty minutes is an ideal time to refocus and recharge with a nap. This is easier if the roof is not being reshingled, but that's not all the time.
A cuddle with the princess dachshunds. Pets are better than medicine IMHO. There's lots of evidence that stroking an animal's fur can actually lower blood pressure.
All these things are easy and available to me. Except for buying yarn, they're free. Of course, I've got enough yarn for a lifetime. Ahem.
But I'm always looking for tips for de-stressing.
How about it? What do you do to deal with stress? Different strokes for different folks, as they say. I'll check in after my walk and find out your tricks.
Happy de-stressing everyone!


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Known for their pay-what-you-want approach, the Humble Indie Bundle 7 also supports charity. Whatever revenue is generated is split between Child's Play charity, the developers and Humble Bundle. The interesting thing is the buyer gets to decide how the proceeds are divided.
Closure, Shank 2, Snapshot, The Binding of Isaac are some of the games. The average price of the bundle is $6.39 (approx Rs.360) and if you choose to shell out a little more, you get two more games- Dungeon Defends and Legend of Grimrock. It doesn't end there. The games' soundtracks in both MP3 and FLAC formats are also supplied.
Earlier, when THQ teamed up with Humble Bundle, a series of 6 Triple-A games were offered with more on the plate for those who paid above the average price and more added later. The Humble Bundle games are cross-platform and DRM free meaning you can install it wherever and however you like. The Amnesia Fortnight Bundle of Double Fine was also available around that time which offered the 5 top-voted prototypes for all who paid for the bundle and a bonus prototype for those paying more than the average price.
The team at Double Fine says that many of their games have birthed from the Amnesia Fortnight they observe annually. This is a 2-week period they take to test new ideas and new leaders and dish out new games in the process. Download the Humble Indie Bundle 7 and support charity too.


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President of Gwangju Biennale Foundation Yongwoo Lee and Artistic Director of the 2014 Gwangju Biennale are pleased to announce the list of participating artists. The 10th Gwangju Biennale will bring together 105 artists from 36 countries and will include 35 new commissions, each selected for their relevance to the theme of the Biennale, Burning Down the House.
Speaking of the selected artists, Artistic Director Jessica Morgan stated: "The artists in the Biennale have embraced the radical spirit of 'burning down' the status quo while also celebrating the hedonism of sound and movement evoked by the title.
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text: Bob Mayberger UAlbany Men's Basketball Back to #4 in National Mid-Major Poll UAlbany Sports Information 12-26-2017 Related Links College Insider Mid-Major Rankings Sign Up For Free Email Updates ALBANY, N.Y. – After a strong performance at Louisville on national television, the UAlbany men's basketball team went back up to #4 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25, announced on Tuesday afternoon. This is UAlbany's fifth straight week in the top-6 and fourth time in the top-5, and third week in a row, this season. UAlbany went up a spot from #5 last week. UAlbany is coming off a narrow loss against ACC powerhouse Louisville 70-68 on December 20th, a game that was aired nationally on ESPNU. UAlbany holds an 11-3 overall record. UAlbany picked up 613 points in the poll. UAlbany stands as the highest-ranked mid-major in the state of New York and the highest from the America East Conference, being the only team in the top-25 from each category. Gonzaga remains at #1 in the mid-major poll with 29 first-place votes and 773 points. Saint Mary's is at #2 with two first-place votes and 744 points while BYU is #3 with 699 points. UAlbany wraps up 2017 with a home game vs. Kent State on Thursday, December 28th at 7 p.m. For ticket information for UAlbany basketball games, fans may contact the UAlbany ticket office at 518-442-DANE or ualbanysports.com/tickets.


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Writing is not only a solitary occupation, but in the main, it demands concentration – often long periods of concentration that many find difficult to sustain. With that in mind, it seems that science has some new lessons for writers. Yes you can!, an article by Christopher Jarratt (New Scientist, 9 September 2017) about the science of willpower, quotes recent studies that show that there is what I will call a placebo effect.


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acrylic colours
BPS stamping plate BP-L002
round silver rhinestones
I already wrote this before, and now I can only confirm it: the stamping plate BP-L002 is exactly that kind of plate that I adore! It is very elegant and I just can't stop looking at it and admiring it! :-) You can choose a part of the engraved surface that you like, this way you can get many different patterns to transfer on your nails and using various combinations of base nail polish and stamping polish you can get a lot of beautiful creations! :-)
If you would like to have a closer look to this stamping plate, you can read my Born Pretty Store review: Stamping plate BP-L002 - Stamping white & golden flowers on pink :-)
To get "the base" of this manicure I used mat fortifying base/top coat and I stamped the patterns using white BPS stamping polish; I thought to add some blue here and there and finish the manicure, but somehow things got out of my control and I found myself filling all the "empty" spaces with two shades of acrylic colours :-) Well, OK, maybe I was in the "high patience level" mood :-) At the end I added some round silver rhinestones and protected my manicure with a layer of mat fortifying base/top coat :-)
Here is my "Stamping flower fantasy in blue" manicure, I hope you like it as much as I do! :-)


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The Shadows of Creation
The book starts with an overview of cosmology and the big bang model. It goes on to look at how elementary particles originated and formed the elements, and the reason for the matter-antimatter asymmetry. The main purpose of the book is to examine the reasons for postulating dark matter, such as the rotation curves of galaxies, and the modelling of the formation of galaxies and larger structures. The authors consider candidates for what the dark matter may be, and there's a chapter on how inflation enters the picture. The concluding chapter looks at the equipment which is being used to search for dark matter. The book is written in a non-technical manner, and would be a useful introduction to ideas about dark matter, as long as you don't mind that it doesn't deal with recent discoveries.


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I am a teenager in a suburban high school and I feel that I have an important viewpoint on the subject of teenage drug abuse. Every incoming freshman at almost any high school in the country must be wary from the first day. It is close to impossible not to be caught up in the system. The talk around the school is, ''Boy, was I wasted the other night. . . ,'' or ''How about you? Want some of mine?'' I hear that it gets even worse as you go to other parts of the country.
Sure, there are all kinds of ''authorities'' on the subject who will tell you how to deal with your kids if you think that they are involved in drugs. I`m only saying that you, as a parent, must be assertive. You need to make sure that all of the peer pressure isn`t getting to them too much.


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Man calls Oklahoma City police, confesses to crime that occurred 25 years ago
OKLAHOMA CITY - A stunning confession decades after a crime was committed landed a man behind bars on dozens of counts of child abuse.
The call came in to the Oklahoma City Police Department on May 11 from the Classen Inn, just up the road from the county jail.
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According to court documents, 57-year-old Charles Cougle asked police to meet him there and he confessed to molesting a young girl.
That was unusual enough, but then police found out the crime had occurred 25 years ago.
"This is an extremely rare case, because number one: a person involved in it called us after a quarter of a century and number two: typically, after that much time, the statute of limitations has run," said MSgt. Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Police were able to get around the statute of limitations, because they said Cougle left the state shortly after the crime.
"That basically froze the statute of limitations. He just now returned," Knight said.
Detectives interviewed Cougle and also contacted the alleged victim.
She confirmed everything, and Cougle was booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on 50 counts of sexual abuse of a child.
The victim had never reported the abuse.
Stacy McNeiland, CEO of The CARE Center, where they do child abuse response and evaluation, said it's not uncommon for a victim to keep quiet.
"There is a stigma in the United States and in Oklahoma especially that you should be ashamed or feel bad about the abuse that's happened to you. And, in fact, it's the exact opposite," McNeiland said.
She is glad Cougle turned himself in.
"He did the right thing, and I applaud him for standing up and doing what was right," McNeiland said.
And, she said this can bring closure to the victim.
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In an e-mail to NewsChannel 4, the victim said, when police called and said the name "Charles Cougle," her heart dropped.
She said she doesn't "have to worry or wonder that he's hurting others" and "the relief is overwhelming."
"This relief/closure is something I NEVER thought I would ever receive," she wrote.
The victim never reported the abuse at the time, so police said, if Cougle hadn't made that call, they would never have known a thing.
"He would've gotten away with it, at least he has for the past 25 years and probably on forever," Knight said.
The victim said she never reported the crime because she was so young and Cougle "made all the classic pedophile threats and instilled fear in everyone around him."
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Sunday, October 22, 2006
Z-boy's new digs
Well, Z-boy was ready to stop sleeping on that broken down old futon. It creaked and squealed everytime you moved and I would wake up every time Z turned over. So I was ready for a change too!
Behold - the before shots:
Lots of elbow grease, some heavy lifting and hunting all over town for the right headboard, and this is what we've got:
This morning, Z actually MADE HIS BED. Well, he actually CAN now... before, it was very hard to make that futon - even I gave up on it.
I don't know if I've caught something or just stirred up lots of dust, but I'm sneezing my head off, trying to catch up with my runny nose, and sucking lozenges to try to calm the itch in my throat. I hope it's not a cold. That would just suck.
12 comments:
- nikki said...
aaron has had a 102 fever for the last 3 days and not sleeping. i'm dying here folks.
- October 23, 2006 at 7:58 AM
The room looks great!
- October 23, 2006 at 1:07 PM
- S William said...
Room looks good. Cleaning never makes sense to me. It is a necessary evil.
- October 23, 2006 at 1:25 PM
- Christina_the_wench said...
Love the hardwood floors.
- October 23, 2006 at 1:37 PM
- Janet said...
He made his bed and lied in it. Perfect!:)
- October 23, 2006 at 4:22 PM
- Jeff said...
Christina beat me to the hardwood floors comment. I replaced carpeting in a house I am trying to sell. The carpet guys pulled the old carpeting up and I had beautiful floors underneath. Then, since the new carpeting was already paid for, I had it covered up. :P
- October 23, 2006 at 4:48 PM
GREAT !!!!! for Z.
Sometimes Mommy incintive makes for child initiative.
Nice bed. All of mine are still in twins.
- October 23, 2006 at 5:43 PM
- Sayre said...
Nikki - sorry Aaron's feeling so bad. I'm not feeling so hot my own self...
Thanks for the compliments, ya'll! The floors really are very nice, but desperately need to be refinished. The color's really pretty. The owners had kept them covered for 35 years!!! With really ugly carpet. If we wind up buying this place, the floors are definitely on the list!
- October 23, 2006 at 7:41 PM
- Kim Ayres said...
How come no one has cracked a "Zed-Bed" joke yet?
Then again, I guess the fact that on that side of the Atlantic you pronounce it "Zee" instead of "Zed" might have something to do with it...
- October 24, 2006 at 7:54 AM
- Sayre said...
That actually has a lot to do with it, Kim... but of course we can always pretend it's French: zee boy, zee bed...
- October 24, 2006 at 9:46 AM
- Kevin Charnas said...
It's actually amazing what even just making the bed can do to a room, no? I know that you did a LOT more, but you know what I mean?
- October 24, 2006 at 11:03 PM
- Sayre said...
My son has a daily check list that he has to fill out for his karate class. It's actually a belt requirement. It has to do with self respect and responsibility - and making the bed is at the TOP of the list!
- October 25, 2006 at 7:18 AM


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Opinion: It's time to step it up for gender equality
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UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) - If we look at the headlines or the latest horrifying YouTube clip, Mar. 8 – International Women's Day – may seem a bad time to celebrate equality for women.
But alongside the stories of extraordinary atrocity and everyday violence lies another reality, one where more girls are in school and more are earning qualifications than ever before; where maternal mortality is at an all-time low; where more women are in leadership positions, and where women are increasingly standing up, speaking out and demanding action.
Twenty years ago this September, thousands of delegates left the historic Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing on a high. The overwhelming feeling was that women had won a great victory. We had indeed – 189 world leaders had committed their countries to an extraordinary Platform for Action, with ambitious but realistic promises in key areas and a roadmap for getting there.
If countries had lived up to all those promises, we would be seeing a lot more progress in equality today than the modest gains in some areas we are currently celebrating. We would be talking about equality for women across the board – and we might be talking about a saner, more evenly prosperous, more sustainably peaceful world.
Looking today at the slow and patchy progress towards equality, it seems that we were madly ambitious to expect to wipe out in 20 years a regime of gender inequality and outright oppression that had lasted in some cases for thousands of years.
Then again – was it really so much to ask? What sort of world is it that condemns half its population to second-class status at best and outright slavery at worst? How much would it really cost to unlock the potential of the world's women? And how much could have been gained! If world leaders really saw the Beijing Platform for Action as an investment in their countries' future, why didn't they follow through?
Some women are taking a seat at the top table. There were 12 female Heads of State or Government in 1990, and 19 in 2015. But the rest are men. Eight out of every 10 parliamentarians worldwide are still men.
Maternal mortality has fallen by 45 per cent; but the goal for 2015 was 75 per cent. There are still 140 million women with no access to modern family planning: the goal for 2015 was universal coverage.
More girls are starting school and more are completing their education; countries have largely closed the "gender gap" in primary education. Many more girls are entering secondary school too, but there is a wide gap between girls' and boys' attainments.
More women are working: Twenty years ago, 40 per cent of women were in waged and salaried employment. Today that proportion has grown to some 50 per cent. But at this rate, it would take more than 80 years to achieve gender parity in employment, and more than 75 years to reach equal pay.
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