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Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING: INCLUDING WIND ENERGY AND BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION. Manuscript received March 19, 2016; final manuscript received April 17, 2017; published online May 11, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Douglas Cairns.
The possibility of a wind turbine entering vortex ring state (VRS) during pitching oscillations is explored in this paper. The work first validated the employed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method, and continued with computations at fixed yaw of the NREL phase VI wind turbine. The aerodynamic performance of the rotor was computed using the helicopter multiblock (HMB) flow solver. This code solves the Navier–Stokes equations in integral form using the arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian formulation for time-dependent domains with moving boundaries. With confidence on the established method, yawing and pitching oscillations were performed suggesting partial vortex ring state during pitching motion. The results also show the strong effect of the frequency and amplitude of oscillations on the wind turbine performance.
Hypothetical flow states of FOWT during pitching motion. From left to right: windmill state, turbulent wake state, vortex ring state and propeller state. (Adapted with permission from Tran and Kim [24]. Copyright 2015 by Elsevier.)
Grid employed for the NREL phase VI rotor without the tower: (a) slice through the volume close to the blade surface, (b) surface mesh, and (c) computational domain (part of the boundaries removed for clarity)
Grid employed for the DTU 10 MW RWT rotor without the tower: (a) slice through the volume close to the blade surface, (b) surface mesh, (c) computational domain for most of the cases, and (d) computational domain for case A2
Results of mesh convergence study. Thrust coefficient and power coefficient as function of the grid size. (a) Thrust coefficient and (b) power coefficient.
Regions of instrumentation and tower influence on measured pressure. Definitions of positive yaw and azimuth angles are also included. (a) Boom and instrumentation wake interference and (b) regions of rotor plane where pressure measurements are influenced by instrumentation and tower. (Adapted with permission from Hand [16]. Copyright 2001 by National Renewable Energy Laboratory.)
Comparison between experimental data and CP values at different spanwise stations for various yaw misalignments: (a) 46.6% R, yaw 0 deg, (b) 63.3% R, yaw 0 deg, (c) 95.0% R, yaw 0 deg, (d) 46.6% R, yaw 10 deg, (e) 63.3% R, yaw 10 deg, (f) 95.0% R, yaw 10 deg, (g) 46.6% R, yaw 30 deg, (h) 63.3% R, yaw 30 deg, and (i) 95.0% R, yaw 30 deg
Snapshot of the flow field for the atmospheric boundary layer inflow case (A3). Contours of axial velocity W (m/s), and iso-surface of Q = 0.05 criterion (see Eq. (2) for definition of Q).
Shape of the rigid and deformed rotor of DTU 10 MW RWT
Fixed yaw test cases: (a) employed notation for yaw angles, and (b) thrust and power as function of the rotor revolution
Power as function of time (a) and yawing amplitude (b)
Instantaneous vortices visualized with the iso-surfaces of Q = 0.05 criterion colored by the pressure coefficient CP. Yawing amplitude 3 deg, and yawing period 8.8 s. (a) Yaw−3 deg, (b) yaw 0 deg, (c) yaw 3 deg, and (d) yaw 0 deg (see figure online for color).
Yaw angle and yaw angular velocity as function of time
Thrust and power as function of time (a) and pitching amplitude (b)
Instantaneous vortices visualized with the iso-surfaces of Q = 0.05 criterion colored by the pressure coefficient CP. Pitching period 8.8 s, pitching amplitude 3 deg (a)–(d), and 5 deg (e)–(h). (a) Pitch −3 deg, (b) pitch 0 deg, (c) pitch 3 deg, (d) pitch 0 deg, (e) pitch −5 deg, (f) pitch 0 deg, (g) pitch 5 deg, and (h) pitch 0 deg (see figure online for color).
Sinusoidal pitch test cases. Definition of the employed notation for pitch angles (a), and (b) the pitch angle and pitch angular velocity as function of time for pitching amplitude 3deg.
Estimated ratio of induced velocity as function of inflow velocity ratio (a) and ratio of inflow velocity as function of time (b) for pitching wind turbines with pitching amplitude of 3 deg and 5 deg
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'Chicago Med': The Story Behind the 'Chicago Fire' Spinoff's Biggest Changes
A lot has changed since viewers first met the staff of Chicago Medical back in 2014.
First, there was Chicago Fire's season two crossover with Chicago P.D. that introduced The Good Wife's Dylan Baker and The Mentalist alum Amanda Righetti as two doctors on the scene saving lives in the wake of a deadly hospital bombing.
Then, the powers that be on Fire returned to Chicago Medical in April for a backdoor pilot that swamped in a whole new group of faces, namely Law & Order veteran S. Epatha Merkerson, theater actor Oliver Platt and Walking Dead vet Laurie Holden, as doctors working to stop a madman carrying a deadly airborne disease.
Now, seven months later, Chicago Med finally premieres Tuesday at 9 p.m. on NBC with even more changes on-screen and off, including new showrunners Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov. "The first episode is really more of a pilot," Schneider tells The Hollywood Reporter. "It's really shines a light on this hospital which is a new hospital, a new ER and all these characters, most of whom we've never seen before."
The duo spoke with THR about the various behind-the-scenes alterations and what viewers can expect from the latest installment in the growing Windy City franchise.
The showrunners
After the original backdoor pilot, which was written by executive producers Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, CSI vet Andrew Dettmann came on board the series in June as showrunner. However, he abruptly parted ways in August a week after helping present the show to the press at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
Enter married writing team Schneider and Frolov (The Sopranos, Northern Exposure), who had met with Wolf to pitch a legal show. "He really loved the show we were pitching but we got a call four or five days later and he was wondering if we would come and run Chicago Med," Frolov says. "We were very, very surprised." The offer came with a ticking clock. "We were coming on when we were two weeks away from prep," Frolov says. "That was a big hesitation."
Following stints on cable and streaming dramas like Boardwalk Empire and Bosch, Schneider and Frolov not only had to learn the ins and outs of Wolf's Chicago universe – which had already introduced backstories and love interests for several of Med's main players – but they also had to adjust back to the demanding schedule that comes with a network drama. "You drink more coffee," Schneider says with a laugh. "It's a wild pace."
However, the two say the process has been smooth-sailing thus far. "They've given us a lot of freedom within the show and have been very supportive of what we've wanted to do," Schneider says. "On the first episode, they gave us some thoughts and changes that worked out really well but they've really let us run with it."
The characters:
Once they signed on, Schneider and Frolov's first order of business was figuring out the backstories of the main ensemble, which had transformed dramatically. After appearing in the backdoor pilot, Holden announced her exit in August due to "family reasons." The show also added several new series regulars (Colin Donnell, Torrey DeVitto, Brian Tee and Rachel DiPillo) over the summer. "Really finding the characters, giving them backstories and voices, points of view – we had to know that before we could write anything," Frolov says. "In scenes, you always want conflict so you want different points of view so giving people different backgrounds … that was a way in which we developed it."
Further complicating matters were the characters that had already appeared in multiple episodes of Fire (Yaya DaCosta) or P.D. (Nick Gehlfuss). "We did clear some things with Matt and Derek and Michael just to make sure we weren't doing something that wouldn't track with what had been done earlier," Schneider says. The two say they also looked back at audition tapes and talked with the actors to flesh out the characters. "The character of Will, he was established, but again, he didn't have the background that he has now so he's different. I mean he's not different but he's expanded," says Frolov. Adds Schneider: "We know more about him now and what drives him and how he looks at medicine, his point of view regarding medicine."
The setting:
Because of the events of the backdoor pilot, during which the grenade-carrying madman detonated a damaging explosive at the hospital, the premiere episode centers on the opening day of the brand new facility. "This is a hospital you would want to come," Frolov. "It has very great equipment, very state-of-the-art." Subsequently, "it's a very hard hospital to get into as a resident," Schneider says. "They only take the cream of the crop."
It's the competitive nature of the hospital that will also help Chicago Med stand apart from its two sister series. "They're doctors as opposed to firemen or cops so they have very different backgrounds and education," Schneider says. Interjects Frolov: "That changes dialogue and all kinds of things. Its just a completely different group of people."
Also unlike the less lucky casts of Chicago Fire and P.D., both of whom have had to endure outdoor shoots during the rough Chicago winters, Med "takes place pretty much exclusively inside the hospital," Schneider says.
The cases:
Naturally, few cases will have hints of the grenade-carrying madman in the backdoor pilot. Instead, each episode will contain three or four storylines centered on medical mysteries far more complex with "social or political or financial implications," Schneider says. "Medicine is constantly evolving and the cost of medicine and paying for medicine is constantly evolving so those are issues that we deal with. Biomedicine is raising ethical issues, and the ability of doctors to keep people alive or to resuscitate them when they're dying – those cases make you ask questions." Adds Frolov: "You want the case to have a story to it. It has to have twists and turns and surprises."
The writers say they've even learned a few things while working on episodes, thanks in no small part to the show's team of researchers and technical advisors. "Ultimately every episode there's something about the practice of medicine that people will say, 'Gee, I didn't know that,'" Schneider says.
In addition to teaching viewers new things about medicine, the cases will, naturally, teach fans new things about the characters. "There are also personal stories that are developing throughout the season," Schneider explains. "When we're weaving the stories, we're weaving it through a personal story with one of the characters," Frolov says. "Those medical stories are bringing forth emotions and history about our characters too. They're resonating with the characters."
Despite the evolution of the characters, the episodes do stand alone. "You can view them all singularly," Schneider says. "You don't need to have seen the one before to understand the one you're watching."
That also holds true for the ever-common crossovers between shows, which happens frequently in the Chicago trilogy. The first three-show crossover between Med, Fire and P.D. is already in the works for January. "Even though we have stories coming in from Fire and heading out to P.D., still within that, we keep the medical mystery as its own separate thing," says Frolov. Says Schneider, "And we cue up some personal stories that are separate and have a certain resolution within the episode so you could watch it by itself."
Chicago Med premieres Tuesday at 9 p.m. on NBC.
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Any ideas for using up a can of sweetened condemsed milk, , aside from dulche de levhe or tres leches cake. I was thinking of using it to sweeten a frosting I'll be making for cupcakes, but i don't know how much of it I'll really be able to use, seeing that the frosting will likely need the confectioners sugar for structure. Any other ideas?
Do you like Vietnamese coffee? Pour a tablespoon or two in the bottom of a glass and top with a strong coffee. Add ice if desired and stir. Delicious!
Or Thai iced tea. Same idea as the Vietnamese coffee.
The Japanese love to dip fresh strawberries in it, sold together.
Key lime pie
Agreed. Mix one can with 1/2 cup key lime juice and 4 egg yolks. Pour it into a graham cracker crust, and bake at 350F for 12 minutes. Chill before serving.
Also Blue Heaven in Key West has great Key Lime Pie. It seems they double the filling (8 eggs, 2 cans sweetened condensed milk, 1 C fresh lime juice.) Bake in unbaked pie shell 30 min @350. Meanwhile, do a meringue (8 whites, 3/4 C sugar, 1t cream tartar.) Bake again 15 minutes. Someone gave me this recipe as one as close as they could get to the wonderful Blue Heaven pie. and it's very good! When we were in Key West I would have this for breakfast with coffee.
You can use it to make a no-bake cheese cake, which you can then top with seasonal fruit. Just beat an 8oz block of cream cheese until fluffy. Mix in a a can of sweetened condensed milk along with 1/3 C lemon juice, a teaspoon of good vanilla, and a dash of real almond extract. Pour into a graham cracker crust and chill until firm. Top with your favorite fruit topping, or, if you have some dulce de leche on hand, drizzle that over the top.
Wow, so many great ideas! Who knew there was such a simple way to make key lime pie. Thanks all. I used it to make Vietnamese iced coffee, which both I and company adored--wondering why coffee shops aren't selling this stuff. But in light of all the great ideas (not to mention that I can eat it by the spoonful), I may be in the market to pick up another can. On a related note, anyone know how long the stuff would last in the refrigerator (assuming a while). And finally, I'm intrigued by those who mentioned Vietnamese yogurt. What is the final product like? Is it very sweet?
I've always dipped sweet French bread into sweetened condensed milk. It's Vietnamese thing and it's really good.
This is what I am going to try, from thekitchn:
Homemade Chocolate Frosty
Makes 1 quart
2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup (4 ounces) chocolate syrup
1 (7 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Whisk together the milk, chocolate syrup, and condensed milk, and refrigerate until chilled, at least one hour. In a separate mixing bowl, beat the heavy cream and vanilla until soft peaks just begin to form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Pour the chocolate milk mixture into the bowl of the ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturers instructions (about 15 - 20 minutes in my Cuisinart). Once the ice cream is thick, turn the maker off, remove the paddle, and fold in the chilled whipped cream until it is completely incorporated.
Serve immediately, or transfer to a covered, freezer-safe container and freeze. (If freezing, let ice cream soften a few minutes before serving; you want it to be the consistency of a milkshake.)


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Dir. Henrik Ruben Genz
Starring Jakob Cedergren, Lene Maria Christensen, Danish Tom Sizmore
TERRIBLY HAPPY is a Danish film about a tightly-wound Cop (Cedergren) who gets transferred to the boondocks of Denmark (the deep South, I guess it's the same everywhere) for an initially unspecified fuckup in the city. It's a close-knit community, and he's an obvious outsider without enough context to quite be able to discern what the townsfolk are up to. And they're a colorful enough lot that they're definitely up to something. There's the town Tom Sizmore lookalike bully, his aggressively sexual wife, their creepy daughter, a Dennis Hopper lookalike with a big scar on his face, a manically grinning shopowner, the self-professed "town quack". And then there are those people who recently disappeared but no one seems to be looking for. And that bog just on the outskirts of town with a truck parked in the center. Our boy plays it carefully, not really sure what's going on but not oblivious to the fact that there's more than meets the eye here. He's not really sure what they're capable of, and we're not exactly sure what he's capable of. But he keeps his wits about him and tries to figure out what's going on as the situation gets tenser and more potentially explosive. Then one day his cat tells him "Good morning"* and we realize this isn't even close to the worst of it.
This is the first film I've seen in a very long time which can appropriately be called Hitchcockian (or Hitchcockionian, if you prefer) in the gleeful way it tightens the noose on its protagonist. Like Hitchcock's best (but not like NORTH BY NORTHWEST. Fuck that one), it keeps tight control over its twisty, turny plot while at the same time maintaining a laser-like focus on keeping you entertained through a winning mix of imminent sexuality, boiling tension, and oblique black humor. It's confidence in escalating the predicament of our lone cop is truly impressive, as it finds ever more devious ways of evolving into something different than you though it would be. Every time it seems like we're getting the handle on the situation, some elegantly perfect new wrinkle emerges. It toys masterfully with our expectations and even our loyalties, shifting our sympathies between characters and gleefully setting up hidden moral trap for the unsuspecting viewer to walk into. It's a wildly ambitious setup, but executed with such a diabolical confidence that it never seems pretentious or even arty -- just relentless.
The style has been compared to the Coen Brothers, David Lynch, and I just compared it to Hitchcock. That may be overselling it slightly; for one thing, director Genz is not quite a visual master of that caliber, nor able to communicate as eloquently through pure cinema. But in terms of tone, those names are a good fit**. It successfully evokes the Coen Brothers' sense of morbid fun mixed with dread, and Lynch's ability to make the ordinary seem alien and horrific. It even has a little of Oliver Stone's excellent U-TURN, with its protagonist trying only to get out of town but finding himself sucked inexorably in by his own flaws and the town's grotesquely exaggerated denizens. No Indian Spirit guide, though. Maybe they're saving that for the sequel?
The film is presented realistically, but there's enough of a weird nightmarish quality to it that one might be tempted to speculate that there's a metaphor of some kind lurking beneath the surface (or at the very least that it's not meant to be taken entirely literally). At times its basically WAITING FOR GODOT with guns. The town is spartan almost to the point of absurdity, just a few bare buildings stuck in the center of a vast emptiness which stretches into the hazy distance as far as the eye can see in every direction. There's a perpetually menacing steel gray sky lurking above them, listlessly oscillating between "about to rain" and "actually raining." There's a constant presence of the unseen outside world (the big city), always referred to but never actually seen, from which disruption can arrive with no warning and into which the elements of this closed world seem to mysteriously disappear. There's obviously a plot brewing, but the more you see of it the more clear it becomes that it's goals, and maybe even its composition, is more esoteric than criminal. Who the villains are and what exactly they want is always elusive without ever quite being outright inexplicable. Is it too much to wonder if maybe this is some sort of weird purgatory, a place where our hero is sent to test his moral fiber and perhaps to pay for his crimes?
To its credit, the film isn't saying. Or even implying, really -- its willing to provide you a weird, creepy world and let you figure out what it means. It's a little less confident about the plot, however -- occasionally it slips into the self-conscious habit of overexplaining to make sure you get all the details right. It's all well-handled and it adds up rather nicely, but if there's one thing that keeps it from being in the league of the Hitchcocks, Lynches, Coens, and Stones its that those directors would rather leave some questions unanswered than bring in a bunch of expository dialogue to muck up the simple elegance of an enduring riddle. The explanations are good, but the mystery is what we really savor. The true masters of tension understand that their job is to be in service to the mood, not to the specifics of plot. And the film is at its best when it does just that -- the classic sequence where two characters have a wordless duel of hard drinking, for example, needs no explanation other than the subtle changes of expression on the actors' faces and the stylish but controlled aggression of the cinematography. What exactly are they thinking? We don't know specifically, but we understand enough to fill in the gaps and appreciate exactly what the scene is going for.
I certainly appreciate what the film is going for. Its unique and ambitious, but even more importantly its simply a spectacularly efficient tension-building machine. Whatever it means, whoever you want to compare it to, I defy anyone to resist its looming mystery or fail to be drawn it at its relentless escalation. It's a good reminder that a great story is all in the telling. What kind of world do we live in where the tribulations of a small-town Danish cop are a hundred times more gripping than 3 multi-million dollar films about giant fighting robots put together? In the words of another melancholy Dane (and TERRIBLY HAPPY is full of 'em):' there's the respect that makes calamity of so long life'.
*Or "goodbye," they point out that the colloquialism "mojn" can mean both.
**Funny enough, the film it probably most closely resembles in structure is HOT FUZZ. Uptight policeman gets transferred to small rural town to calm him down, only to find evidence of a creepy unspoken conspiracy amongst the townsfolk? FUZZ is so on the ball with its cop movie parodies that it actually beat the film it most closely mimics to the theaters by a full year.


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Today we are praying for our leaders…
Government Ontario
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Please pray for the Riding of Simcoe--Grey
Jeremiah 29:7
7 "Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you... Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."
"Heavenly Father, I pray that Jim would know your great blessing for his Life and Work today. I ask that the staff working in the Riding Office and doing the work for the community would also know God's blessing on each one of them. May this day be a GREAT DAY for each one and that they would know "the peace and prosperity" that we pray for them. ~ Amen"
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Severe infestation may cause plant damage such as mottling and yellowing of leaves as well as a reduction of vegetable yields. Whitefly (covered by a white waxy powder) adults are small "dandruff" size insects. When plants are disturbed, the whiteflies flutter around the plant and soon return to the plant to continue feeding.
On indoor plants one can try using yellow sticky traps to capture the adults. These work much better if the foliage is disturbed daily, causing the whiteflies to fly off of the plant. Infestations can also be reduced by discarding heavily infested plants.
Outdoors, use suggested insecticides according to all label directions and precautions. Insecticidal soap, summer oil, and chemical insecticides are effective.
On vegetables, be sure to follow the recommended time interval between treating the plants and harvesting the crop. If there is no pre-harvest interval,DO NOT use that insecticide on the food crop.


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April seems to be A-Z month, and my Nirdday setting, which has already been used in maybe a hundred sessions could use a little encyclopedia. I'll start off tomorrow with the A for Arrival and Ascension - and will hopefully end on Dutch Queens day, 30th of April with Z for special agent Zork. To understand a bit of Nirdday's topography you might want to keep the map below at hand. Just click to enlarge.
If you like the Nirdday entries, you might also like the mirror world setting Yaddrin, for which you can download the Samaris supplement for free. In the supplement is a small gazetteer for Yaddrin too.


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Altsoft FTMaster is the Microsoft .NET Framework based family of products (.NET API library and GUI) for operating with the data stored in modern vector fonts. Allows viewing and editing various font data, converting between font formats, editing graphical representation of font glyphs, generating instances of Multiple Master fonts, extracting fonts from PDF files, generating AFM (Adobe Font Metrics) files, creating new font files, generating font preview, renaming fonts.
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Cawston Press is selling a line of pressed juice that is specifically designed to appeal to children. Although pressed juice is a popular choice for health-conscious adults, it is less appealing to children who are drawn to sweet and sugary drinks. These new fruit and vegetable blends feature eye-catching packaging that makes them especially appealing to children.
The Kids' Blends from Cawston Press consist of pressed juice made with fruits, vegetables and water. Each flavor comes in a kid-friendly juice box that is not only familiar, but also easy to enjoy on the go. The packages are adorned with simple graphics of the fruit inside and colorful names such as Sunshine Sipper and Apple & Summer Berries. The packages also reveal that the juice is not from concentrate, so that parents know they are making a healthy purchase.
The kid-friendly line from Cawston Press reveals how brands can effectively market nutritious adult beverages to children.
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There are few things that perfectly illustrate the holidays quite so much as a vintage red truck carrying a Christmas tree. That's why, when I saw the adorable red toy truck ornament on Darice, I just had to turn it into a festive holiday piece. Made with just a few craft supplies in under an hour, this DIY Christmas shadow box will become an instant favorite in your holiday decor!
DIY Christmas Shadow Box Supplies:
- Darice Red Toy Truck Ornament
- Darice Wood Pallet Box
- Sisal Bottle Darice Brush Trees
- Wood Stain
- Darice Glue Gun
- Red Burlap Darice Ribbon
- Darice Large Sawtooth Picture Hangers Set
Apply wood stain to the wood pallet box. Make sure not to apply too much so that the wood grain stays visible.
Hold the truck ornament in the corner of the frame and squeeze hot glue onto the back tires through the bottom. Don't worry about putting too much, you want the truck to be nice and secure.
Trim the back half of 5 of the trees. This will help them lay flush on the back of the box.
Apply a dollop of hot glue to the tree base and place inside of box. Repeat with all five back trees.
Repeat step 4 with four more trees to make the front row. You may have to push them against the first row to make it all fit. Just make sure to hold it in place as the glue hardens.
Adding a large red bow is optional but I love how it really finishes this festive piece!
Last but not least, attach a sawtooth hanger to the back of the frame so that you you can hang it on your wall to enjoy!
I love how it looks like this little truck is delivering a freshly cut tree. What a perfect little scene to get you in the holiday spirit!
Hope you have fun making this DIY Christmas Shadow Box and enjoy it for many years to come!


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Our weather, here in Southwestern Ontario, has been mild this winter - makes the running nice, though it's weird running in rain in January. Unfortunately, this morning, it was less mild - as in -21C when I went out this morning for a 15k run. Still, despite the cold (and it was cold), the run went really well. Once you start moving it wasn't too bad. And, it did start to warm up later on in the run. Still, the body doesn't like these cold snaps. I feel like it wouldn't have felt as cold if it wasn't above 0C the week before.
Anyway, not much else of import, lately. I have to sign up for my races this year, and figure out what I'm doing for my goal race. I think my dad is doing Burlington, so that's a possibility, and I know some people are doing Glass City. We'll see.


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I Knew I Shouldn't Lie To My Daughter ...
It's that simple. You cannot lie to your kids. Ever. If your son thinks he's dressed to the nines but you know he looks awful, you shouldn't lie when he asks your opinion. If your daughter asks if you have ever cheated or stolen, you shouldn't lie to protect your squeaky-clean image. There are a million reasons we invent stories for our children—both blatant ones and ones in which we lie by omission—but none of these reasons ever seems to win out in the long run. In fact, they just undermine a teachable moment. So when I am the pediatrician and parents seek my advice, this is what I tell them:
Don't lie.
Don't lie, because if you do, then you are a hypocrite when you ask your kids to be honest with you.
Don't lie, because your kids will always do as you do—not as you say. And you don't want to set an example that lying is OK.
And ultimately, don't lie, because you'll always have to remember what you said. Which you won't. So you'll get caught. And once you are caught, you have lost your kid's trust forever.
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This is what I tell everyone, and what I believe deep in my core. But sometimes I am tempted to be the biggest liar of them all.
You see, it's easy to tell people what to do. But doing it yourself is a whole other beast. Life is never as black-and-white as we'd like it to be. This is my most recent foray into the gray zone.
My daughter is about to celebrate her ninth birthday. She's not a demanding kid in the least, not spoiled or selfish or entitled, but her birthday is the one special day of the year when she becomes the center of her universe. She just wants one day to be about her.
So the day is really all about the ritual we have established: a mani-pedi, a trip to the toy store and a special dinner. It's really about family time, and for most of those waking hours it is about time with me. And any minute now, she's going to ask me to reveal my plan for the day.
This year, I knew I would need to make a trip for work around my daughter's birthday. With a pair of books coming out in the spring and an amazing publishing team behind me, I pinch myself, knowing that the marketing machine is already in motion. I knew I was going to need to travel for a couple of days, and I was certain—in the same way that Murphy's law is certain—that I would be asked to travel on my daughter's birthday. Of course, I was right. And there wasn't a darned thing I could do about it.
I was called about the trip two weeks ago. The ticket was booked last week. I just received the hotel confirmation, and I know the schedule for the meetings that day. The only thing I haven't gotten yet is her bright-eyed question, "So mom, what are we going to do on my birthday?"
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The big day is still three weeks off, and I have the kid who will lie in bed at night for hours thinking and worrying and processing everything in her world. If I tell her now, without being prompted, I know full well that she will eat up two or three hours of precious sleep time several nights in a row, staring at the ceiling and dwelling, occasionally a tear trickling down her cheek. So I haven't said anything—already beginning my lying by omission.
And when she finally asks if I will be gone on her birthday, what do I do then? Is it better to continue the charade and spare her three weeks of unnecessary sadness? No, I should be honest. Always be honest. I will tell her that her dad and brother are still here, but she won't care, because her ritual will be on a plane to New York. Between now and when I leave, she'll want to have lots of talks—in the car, after her lights go out at night, in the bathroom (not sure how this one evolved, but the bathroom is the site of the most heart-wrenching talks in our house)—and by the time her birthday rolls around, we will have analyzed the situation from every possible angle. Honesty seems somewhat cruel.
As parents, we become masters of rationalization. Maybe I don't tell her. Maybe I tell a little white lie but save her the angst and sleepless nights and let her enjoy the anticipation of her special day. Maybe I wait until the day before and then I spring it on her as if it has just been sprung onto me. That's really the kinder thing to do … except that it's dishonest. And it doesn't really matter because any second she's going to ask. Parenting is full of reasons that justify decisions—especially bad decisions that have a bigger long-term impact than we realize in the heat of the moment.
So I am going to practice what I preach, which is easier said than done (just ask your own pediatrician sometime). I am putting sympathetic mom on hold and fully engaging in teachable-moment mom. I am doing it for the same reason that I believe kids should actually win and lose soccer games at age 6 and for the same reason that I think they shouldn't get trophies just for showing up. I am doing it because over-parenting is easier (but usually not better) than under-parenting in the same way that saying "yes" is easier (but usually not better) than saying "no." When we hover like helicopters and concede to our kids, we don't have to explain anything; when we give them a taste of real life or set limits, there is more work involved for everyone—but there are also better life lessons.
Of course she asked, in precisely the sparkly manner I had fully expected. "Mom, I have been thinking about my birthday," she started, and from there followed a plan of activities for just the two of us, capped off with dinner at her favorite local restaurant and, yes, even the boys could come. When I told her about the trip, she burst into tears, and we have had several long sessions in the bathroom since. I have shed a few tears, too. But when I left the house the morning before her birthday, she was my last hug out the door, and she whispered, "I am OK, mom. And you go get 'em."
Lying is the easy way out. For you, and for your kids, too. Don't forget that. It doesn't allow them to rally or to grow. Whether they are asking if you are going to be around for a birthday, or if you always wanted to go to school, or if you did stupid stuff when you are a teenager … the question doesn't matter. But the answer sure does.


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New York - United Nations-Arab League mediator Kofi Annan is urging Syria's government to accept UN conditions for expanding the distribution of humanitarian aid to roughly one million Syrians in need of assistance, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
The aid is necessary because of the desperate situation many Syrians find themselves in after 14 months of a Syrian government assault on an opposition that is increasingly determined to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
"The joint special envoy (Annan) remains extremely concerned about the plight of one million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance," UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky told reporters.
"He strongly urges the government to accept the conditions for a scaling up of the humanitarian assistance without further delay," he said.
"He underlines the need for a speedy agreement consistent with the government's commitment to allowing unimpeded access to and provision of assistance to Syrians in need," Nesirky said.
The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Syria have been negotiating since March on a plan for the distribution of aid, but UN envoys told Reuters the government and the UN agency are deadlocked on the issue of who would be in charge.
OCHA chief Valerie Amos told reporters in New York on Tuesday that the process of negotiating with the Syrian government should be moving more quickly. She said the number of people who need humanitarian aid was likely higher than one million now.
"It's been a very slow process," she said. "The government have now agreed with our assessment of the numbers and in what needs to be done. What we now need to negotiate is the how."
Amos suggested one of the main sticking points in the talks is that Damascus wants to manage the delivery of all humanitarian aid through the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.
UN officials and diplomats say the UN aid office would be willing to compromise by managing aid distribution jointly with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, but it is determined to maintain a measure of control over the delivery of assistance.
The officials and diplomats said aid distribution could be hijacked by those in the Syrian government who would like to use it as a means of getting access to opposition strongholds currently off-limits to government forces or for punishing rebel-held areas by denying them access to humanitarian aid.
"It's important that any aid is delivered impartially," Amos said. "It needs to go to people who are in opposition-held areas as well as... to people who are in government-held areas. And monitoring is very important for us too, so that we know that the aid is going to the people who most need it."
She added that the UN does not want Syrian aid delivery mechanisms to be "overly bureaucratic." She said that her office was pushing to boost UN aid capacity in Syria, as well as the capacity of non-UN international aid agencies.
Amos has been trying to keep the issue of aid distribution separate from discussions on other aspects of Annan's peace plan, which is aimed at ending the fighting, deploying up to 300 unarmed military observers to monitor a ceasefire that has yet to take hold, and launching talks on a "political transition".
Amos added that the appearance 189 monitors has brought a slight decrease in the violence but has not ended the fighting.
"We are all very conscious that the ceasefire has not held," she said. "But it is clear that having the monitors has resulted in some easing of the violence in the conflict zones in some parts of the country." - Reuters


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In a tough economic climate, employees who need to provide adequate lives for their families are increasingly hesitant to take time off from work. This is a trend that can lead to micro-traumas, which develop into increased pain symptoms and more extensive health issues.
Although the healthcare industry is seeing a shift from reactive care to proactive, preventive maintenance care, it is inevitable that people are going to develop symptoms and pain over time. Particularly in labor-intensive industries like pulp and paper or manufacturing, the repetitive stress and overuse of muscles and joints can take a toll the body.
Allowing micro-traumas to grow into chronic pain and other symptoms is inevitably going to affect both the physical and mental health of an employee, which can then take quite a financial toll on the employer.
"Ironically, during the time of a recession, absenteeism will decrease but presentism, that is being at work but not performing at optimum capacity, will increase," says Cary Cooper, an American-born psychologist and Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School in Lancaster, England. "This not only affects the mental health of staff but also the profitability of the company."
Cooper's views on presentism shed light on the disadvantages for employees and employers alike when poor health and safety in the workplace are not addressed early – increased health problems for employees and decreased productivity and profitability for company.
So, you might ask, how does company leadership combat this emerging trend?
"I would urge managers and human resource managers to take the issue of work-related stress very seriously and implement professional strategies to help head off potential problems," Cooper adds.
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Although company leadership cannot realistically be aware of problems employees are having on the job without being notified, it is the employers' responsibility to ensure their organization holds a positive safety culture. Particularly in times of economic hardship, it is increasingly important for employees to have access to the resources that will allow them to perform at full potential and put their minds at ease.
What are some of the initiatives or programs that your workplace provides to ensure a positive safety and health culture throughout the company? How does your organization tackle presentism in the workplace?
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While some tech pundits were pronouncing the iPhone 4S a dud, most Wall Street analysts called it an important upgrade with a new software feature, Siri, that would assure its success. Two analysts, UBS's Maynard Um and Sterne Agee's Shaw Wu, issued research notes on Monday pointing to pre-order sellouts as evidence that the iPhone 4S will be the most successful iPhone launch to date.
Apple and its U.S. iPhone carriers all announced that their collective stock of pre-order iPhones were sold out over the weekend, and Apple announced on Monday that more than one million iPhones had been ordered on the first day alone. That broke the record for one-day iPhone sales of 600,000 units, which was set by the iPhone 4 when it was announced in 2010.
"While the 3GS sold a million units in its first 3 days," Maynard Um told clients, "we expect 4S to well exceed this in its first day and expect continued strong sales into the holidays."
He added, "We believe these data points should ease concern over 4S demand and expect further major carrier launch expansion beyond this year to be catalysts. We continue to view our estimates as conservative, particularly as the pre-order data does not include any iPhone 4 and 3GS demand, which we believe are also strong."
Shaw Wu of Sterne Agee said that the strong pre-sale numbers, "should help alleviate concern that the iPhone 4S could do poorly."
Looking ahead for the rest of the quarter, he wrote, "While it is still early, we are comfortable with our December quarter iPhone forecast looking for 24 million units."
That would be a record quarter, as Apple announced earlier this year that it sold 22.5 million iPhones during the June quarter, setting a new record. The company announces results for the September quarter later this month.
Both analysts maintained their "Buy" rating on AAPL, as well as their price targets. Maynard Um currently has a price target of US$510 per share, while Shaw Wu has his price target at $500.
Shares in Apple rose Monday, propelled in part y the pre-sale iPhone numbers. AAPL ended the day at $388.81, up $19.01 (+5.14%), on moderate volume of 15.8 million shares trading hands.
*In the interest of full disclosure, the author holds a tiny, almost insignificant share in AAPL stock that was not an influence in the creation of this article.


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In celebration of the Lunar New Year, TEALEAVES created a special-edition set of themed Chinese tea leaves. As a whole, this set is packaged with this year's zodiac sign, the Year of the Monkey and comes in a traditional red envelope to signify luck.
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While many special tea blends can be quite costly to buy, this pair makes a great gift that comes in at under $5. Beyond Lunar New Year celebrations, TEALEAVES also suggests that this two-piece set would make a great way to commemorate family gatherings, the birth of a child and weddings.
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The Torah commands that before each Jew who is going to study, read or take part in discussions and studies related to the Torah, one must recite (once in the day,) the following blessing:
Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has made us holy through His commandments, and commanded us to actively study Torah.
Please Hashem, our G-d, sweeten the words of Your Torah in our mouths and in the mouths of all Your people Israel. May we and our offspring, and our offspring's offspring, and all the offspring of Your people, the House of Israel, may we all, together, know Your Name and study Your Torah for the sake of fulfilling Your desire. Blessed are You, Hashem, Who teaches Torah to His people Israel.
Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who chose us from all the nations, and gave us the Torah. Blessed are You, Hashem, Giver of the Torah.
Below, is the commentary of the Torah portion by our beloved Rabbi Meir Kahane OBM: Parashat Ki Tetzei: Holiness in Times of War
When a camp goes out to war against your enemies, you shall guard against anything evil. If there will be among you a man who will not be clean because of a nocturnal occurrence, he shall go outside the camp ... For Hashem, your G-d, walks in the midst of your camp so as to save you and grant you victory over your enemy. Your camp must, therefore, be holy, so that He will not see a shameful thing among you and turn away from behind you. (Deut. 23: 10, 11, 15)
The milchemet mitzvah of the Jewish People is not like the wars of the gentiles. Rather, its conception and birth are in holiness. Following is Rambam (Hilchot Melachim 7:1): In both compulsory and noncompulsory war, a Kohen is appointed to address the nation during the war and he is anointed with the anointing oil. He is the one called the mashuach milchamah, the "anointed for war". Israel goes into battle behind the anointed of war. He defines and determines the nature of the war, sanctifies it through his words to the people and makes certain that Israel go to war in holiness and with trust in G-d. Such is Jewish warfare! It is based on holiness, on faith and trust in G-d that if someone fights the wars of G-d, evil will not befall him since he is fighting for the sanctification of G-d's name.
The phrase "to save you and grant you victory over your enemies" means as follows: First G-d will save you from yourselves, by warning you about everything evil so that you will be holy. Only then will He grant you victory, saving you from them. Sifri (258) comments, "If you do everything stated regarding this matter, G-d will ultimately save you and grant you victory over your enemies." The Jewish war camp must be holy, as is fitting for a war over the sanctification of G-d's name. Nothing inflames the passions more than war, when acts generally forbidden become permissible. Given such license, the evil impulse attempts to take control of a person, and no temptation is more powerful than the sexual impulse. If women were allowed to be part of a military camp during wartime, the sins incurred would outweigh the merit earned for a milchemet mitzvah.There would be no avoiding licentiousness and promiscuity (as in the modern Israeli army camp, Heaven help us, when the Jewish state has not adopted Jewish laws of warfare). The army camp would, thus, be transformed from a holy camp, free of impurity and abomination (see Sforno, Ibid.) to a licentious camp. If it became so, a war meant to sanctify G-d's name would become a stage for sexual sin, the height of profanation of G-d's name. Therefore, a woman should not go to war with men. Ramban explains: Scripture warns against sin where sin is most prevalent. It is known that soldiers going to war customarily consume every abomination, rob and steal, and are unashamed to commit adultery and every other outrage. The most upright person, by nature, becomes cruel and vicious when the camp goes forth against the enemy. Scripture therefore warned, "You must avoid everything evil" (Deut. 23:10). Sifri (Ibid.) comments, "This teaches that sexual sin causes the Divine Presence to withdraw." Thus, sexual sin endangers the troops, for without the Divine Presence there will be no victory. The Torah, therefore, forbade women going to war with men, even in a milchemet mitzvah, so as not to turn the mitzvah into a sin.
A Talmid Chacham does not go off to war either, even for a milchemet mitzvah. R. Elazar said (Nedarim 32a): Why was Abraham punished such that his descendants were enslaved to the Egyptians for 210 years? It is because he conscripted Talmidei Chachamim; "Abraham called his students [to battle]." (Gen. 14:14). We must be aware that "Talmid Chacham" refers only to someone whose Torah study is his sole occupation, someone totally absorbed in Torah study day and night, who never leaves it for anything in the world, a person who together with his study is crucial to his generation.
There are two types of Talmidei Chachamim. The first is the one whose Torah study is his sole occupation.This individual is totally immersed in constant Torah study. Such a Talmid Chacham does not cease Torah study even to fulfill time-bound positive precepts incumbent on him personally,, if they are of Rabbinic origin, for example, the Shemoneh Esreh according to most opinions. He ceases only for precepts of Torah origin, such as the Shema. The other Talmid Chacham, the one whose Torah study is not his sole occupation, must cease study for every time-bound positive precept incumbent on him personally, even those Rabbinic in origin. Likewise, he must cease study even to do a mitzvah not specifically incumbent on him personally, i.e., a mitzvah of the community. Milchemet mitzvah is a communal mitzvah upon which the future of the Jewish People depends. It follows that any Talmid Chacham whose Torah study is not his sole occupation, who does not sit day and night studying Torah without earning any living or taking any vacation, will be obligated to stop studying so as to involve himself in milchemet mitzvah. Obviously, he should do this specifically in the "holy camp" framework, lest he fall prey to sin and abomination. Only the true Talmid Chacham, whose Torah study is his sole occupation, will be exempt from taking part in this mitzvah, because it can be performed by others. Yet listen to this, dear friends, and remember it: Not everyone who wishes to claim such a title may do so. If someone cloaks himself in the mantle of a Talmid Chacham whose Torah study is his sole occupation when he is unworthy of this, only to shirk the mitzvah of going to war, sanctifying G-d's name, taking G-d's revenge and assisting Israel against the attacking foe, he is a shedder of blood and his sin is unbearable. As Rambam said regarding the person commanded to fight (Hilchot Melachim 7:15); "If he does not strive to be victorious and does not fight with all his heart and soul, it is as though he has shed everyone's blood." What shall we say about him who was obligated to fight and did not fight at all?
When it comes to the enemies of Israel who attack and beleaguer us and desire to destroy us, we are certainly required to smite them until they are consumed. It is a mitzvah – a milchemet mitzvah. The law states clearly that "assisting Israel against the attacking foe", which constitutes a milchemet mitzvah, refers not just to an enemy who attacks with intent to annihilate Jews, but to every attempt to hurt or plunder as well, even just theft. Obviously, it includes a situation where non-Jews demand a portion of the Land of Israel, for there is an outright prohibition against giving part of the Land to a non-Jew, as we shall see. Eruvin 45 teaches: "In a border town, even where the non-Jews are not attacking to kill Jews but just demanding hay and straw, we go forth armed to attack them, even violating the Sabbath to do so". Rashi comments: "Lest they capture it, making the rest of the Land easier for them to capture." Rashi's point is that for this reason we go forth even on the Sabbath. Yet, regarding the actual law of assisting against an attacking foe, surely,the very fact that non-Jews are demanding even just hay and straw or money and taxes is enough reason to attack them, and that is a milchemet mitzvah. Likewise, it is clearly forbidden by a grave Torah prohibition to let a non-Jew steal even the smallest part of the Land of Israel. After all, there is a prohibition forbidding us even to diminish the spiritually pure area of the Land of Israel (Moed Kattan 5b): "We do not put a marker marking a spiritually impure area far from that area, so as not to lose part of the Land of Israel." Due to our sins, the reason we were exiled from our land, the laws of war have been so corrupted and confused by so many fine students that ignorance on this matter has surpassed all limits. Some have no understanding whatsoever of what a milchemet mitzvah is, and in their blindness ask whether the war between us and the Arabs today is such a war. Woe to the ears that hear this! It is a great mitzvah to hate evil and evildoers, and even to wage war against them, it is an even greater mitzvah to love goodness and the righteous, i.e., those whom G-d has defined as good and righteous. The mitzvah to love one's fellow Jew, one of the Torah's foundations, dictates that a Jew must save the life of every other Jew who is in danger. This is a mitzvah incumbent on an individual, and how much more so regarding the community. It is part of "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Lev. 19:18), yet it also stands independently (Ibid., v. 16): "Do not stand still when your neighbor's life is in danger."


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Friday, January 23, 2009
the dreaded homevisit
I had to laugh at much of this drama, but no one who has signed up to be an adoptive parent wouldn't cringe in sympathy with Cuddy's anxiety over that first visit by the social worker. Her house is a mess, her baby is screaming, and she is terribly worried that they'll take the child away. The social worker, however, isn't phased. He tells her, basically, that she's a stable person with good income and the sense to be ashamed of a messy house and that's better than he can say for a lot of people out there.
That's the part of the story that really does ring true.
Home visits are terrifying. Even after writing copious amounts of personal information down on paper, giving away our social security numbers, bank account balances, and credit reports, the home visit seemed like possibly the most judgmental and invasive part of the homestudy process. In my online adoption buddy group this is the part that most of us are most keyed up about. Just today there was a discussion by one woman who is getting ready to schedule hers about whether or not to hire professional cleaners.
Andrew and I were no different. We didn't hire professionals, but we did scour every inch of our 736 square feet of home. We sorted through closets and tossed out several garbage bags of unnecessaries. Clothes, books, pictures, and a futon all left us never to return. I dusted, and Andrew scrubbed the baseboards. Our cats retreated to their special place under the bed until that, too was disturbed by the vacuum. And, despite all of this my anxiety was pretty high. Where should we put the fire extinguisher? Were two smoke alarms enough? Would she see the mildew stain in the back corner of the bathroom cabinet and think it was black mold? Was it black mold? WHAT IS BLACK MOLD?!?! Andrew - who I must admit did the lion's share of actual cleaning - talked me down from panic more than once during the week-plus of cleaning and prep.
Then the time came, and our experience was a lot like Dr. Cuddy's. And, from the anecdotal evidence I've heard from friends who've gone through it, a pretty typical experience all 'round. Our very nice social worker, a woman about my mom's age, arrived right on time. She ooh'ed and ahh'ed appropriately at my Christmas decorations and noted the smoke alarms and fire extinguisher, which was sitting out on the dining room table for lack of a better place to put it. She suggested we store it under the kitchen sink. And then she was done looking and ready to talk. I had to press to get her to even go in the bathroom. She could not have cared less about the very clean meticulously organized closet. And while she patiently endured my lengthy explanation about just where baby will sleep/play/bathe and my detailed plan for cloth diapering I got the distinct impression that she would have been just fine without them.
Of the three hours that Karen spent in our home, less than fifteen minutes of it was used actually looking at the place. True, it's not very big. But what she was really there for was to spend time with us in our place, to see how we inhabit it, and to find out who we are together. It's a smart move - Andrew is a very different person in a room full of strangers than he is on his own turf. Perhaps I am as well, though I'm not shy in either scenario. We talked about our parents and siblings, about life experiences and how we met and fell in love. She spoke to us separately and together.
So, turns out, the important part of qualifying to be an adoptive parent isn't where you live, or how clean you keep it. Those things are important in their own way. But the real point of the home visit, at least for us, was to give us a chance to examine our own selves, and yet again answer those questions that we'll be working on the rest of our lives about how we live together, why we want another person to join our life, who we are going to be as a family. Even our week long cleaning spree related to this as we sorted through what possessions we really need or want to have around, and what stuff we can get rid of, to make room for someone new.
The main take-away for Dr. Cuddy from her Hollywood version of a home visit was that her standards for herself were a lot higher than those others would hold her to. I bet that's true of a lot of people who adopt - we're forced to put a lot of the stuff biological parents take for granted under a succession of microscopes and really think about what we see there. But the people who are judging us don't expect super-parents to emerge from this process. They're looking for people who are ready to love a kid, who care about bringing that child to a clean, safe place, who are comfortable in their home and their own skins. That's a lot of us, really.
And the long and the short of it, for us, is that we received our final acceptance into the AAI program yesterday. Next time Karen comes to visit us, she'll be visiting a household of three!
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Congrats Beth! That's so wonderful that you received your final acceptance!!! And btw, Tim and I LOVE House! I've also watched Cuddy's storyline with a lot of interest.ReplyDelete
NICE!! You can now start the next phase of adopting.ReplyDelete
We freaked too about our homestudy visits; who wouldn't? But I think the caseworkers are looking for NORMAL, not obsessive, not destructive, not too weird, not too straight-laced. They want to know you are well-adjusted humans, foibles and all.
What's the next step for you? Do you have to do a photo album?
Stop by the Cold Noodles when you get a chance; lots of sillyboy pics up... they are getting goofier and goofier
Beth, That is such great news!! I'm so glad that the home visit went so well. I am so excited and happy for you. I got chills when I read the last line that your social worker will be visiting a household of three! Yay!!ReplyDelete


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Getting a couple of days ahead of myself tonight, these Spring Treasuries are Numbers 113 and 114 of the 365 I've challenged myself to curate in 2012.
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I've had the good fortune to occasionally talk with Dr. Jim Fenton, Professor of Engineering at UCF and Director of the Florida Solar Energy Center. He has been a longtime and increasingly optimistic advocate for solar energy, particularly photovoltaic electricity generation. He's also been presenting the economic argument for accelerated deployment of this technology to high-level and increasingly larger audiences in Florida. I've developed the same basic idea in a manuscript I hope to publish in the near future.
In a nutshell solar electricity is now the lowest cost. We have the numbers to prove it.
As has been the case with every conversation I have with Dr. Fenton, the most recent suggested a new detail for the big picture/narrative of my book. Water.
Water plays a key role in so much of the process of extracting and delivering conventional energy that its near-term shortage, and some predict prevalent long term shortages, will likely impact energy cost. Solar electricity doesn't require water. In contrast, "thermoelectricity," the stuff made in conventional power plants (nuclear, coal, natural gas) use on average almost a half gallon of water (national average) for every kilowatt-hour delivered to your house.
The amount of fresh water used isn't quite as much here in Florida. And we're still getting rain. But think about the implications for the drought stricken Southwest. In addition to the other expense and environmental issues with the fossil fuel power plant, the household using 1000 kWh a month is also responsible for 500 gallons of water being diverted and thrown up into the air where it just drifts away.
Interestingly, agriculture and power generation are responsible for about 80% of total fresh water withdrawals. In the West particularly there's already a scramble to possess what seems to be a shrinking supply. It's a good bet water availability will become a bigger factor in the discussion of our energy future.
For some time there's been evidence that we are in the "end game" for fossil fuel energy. Cost factors like water supply limitations that were ignored for so long are now making themselves visible. They raise the ultimate price of the status quo model. Meanwhile, solar prices keep coming down.
The drought is without question hard on those sitting in the middle of it. For everybody else though, this is a revelation that's very beneficial long term. Just keeping on burning becomes less appealing because we understand more clearly it is expensive. Thanks in part to the drought, the switch to lower cost renewable energy will accelerate.


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL) announced details for the release of its results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2013.
CBL plans to issue its earnings release for the first quarter after the market closes on Monday, April 29, 2013, and will host a conference call on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. ET. The number to call for this interactive teleconference is (800) 736-4594 or (212) 231-2901. A replay of the conference call will be available through May 7, 2013, by dialing (800) 633-8284 or (402) 977-9140 and entering the confirmation number, 21646863.
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"Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher." – Earl Weaver
You may believe, like I believed, that forming a new habit takes about 21 days. Maybe you've heard a month. Upon doing a little digging,though, that number is actually more like 66. 66 days. Over 2 months. That's how long it would take us to make something like exercising or watching what we eat a habit. 66 stinking days.
That means that if I want to reach a point where exercising regularly is a part of who I am, I need to do it consistently for two months first.
This time of year is rife with folks (me included) bent on making positive personal changes. How many of us will reach that 66 day plateau, though? How many of us will eat berries, leaves, and twigs for about four days and then call it quits? It's certainly easier to quit, says I, as I sit here eating carrots for dessert instead of chocolate pudding. However, in the past couple days, I have added exercise as a part of my daily routine and have watched what I am eating. I've cut back on junk and unnecessary snacks. That, my friends, is called momentum.
What legendary baseball manager Earl Weaver is saying about momentum in the quote I chose for today is that momentum is only as good as its ability to continue to draw you forward. As I was researching effective exercise methods, I came across an excellent blog by Coach Stevo about momentum and goal setting. The refrain in this piece is "All that matters is momentum." In essence, until we decide to put that first foot in front of the other one, we will accomplish precisely nothing. However, we can accomplish awesome things if we're willing to make that first move. "All that matters is momentum."
The idea, then, would be to create enough momentum to where the positive change you wish to see in yourself reaches the 66 day milestone and becomes habitual. I know I'm not alone in doing one of the following:
• Setting giant, sweeping goals across multiple spectrums and achieving none.
• Starting something and not seeing it through.
As it pertains to setting "giant, sweeping" goals, momentum isn't necessarily measurable, so the size of your goal is irrelevant to it. All that matters is making the effort to push forward.
RE: starting and not following up, this is something I know far too much about. Again, I doubt I'm alone. What happens to me a lot is that I reach a point where I think, "I haven't done this in so long now that it doesn't even matter anymore," and I lay the goal to rest. Momentum, once started, can't be stopped. It can be slowed, sure, but allow yourself the opportunity to allow that momentum to get rolling for you again.
Here's to hoping those resolutions we've made are met with the same desire in making them come to life. "All that matters is momentum." Let's get moving.
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A combination of unique knowledge, old-fashioned customer service and Delcam's PartMaker CAM software has helped Marc Stipo, President of High Point Precision Products, to grow his business from the family basement in Northern New Jersey into a fifteen-man company serving the medical device market in Sussex, New Jersey. Programming all of its machines with PartMaker keeps the company competitive and provides its customers with fast turnaround and the shortest possible lead times.
To see the full interview with Marc Stipo, please go towww.delcam.tv/highpoint.
Mr. Stipo admits that his company isn't the biggest player in medical device manufacturing but claims that its cutting-edge machine-tool and CADCAM technology provides unique, cost-effective manufacturing solutions. To this end, the company employs seven multi-axis CNC Swiss-type lathes including a variety of Citizen L, K and M series models, a Star SA and two Haas vertical machining centres.
The Swiss machines typically cost between $250,000 and $300,000 each. Therefore, it is paramount that they are kept up and running as much as possible, no matter what the lot size might be.
According Mr. Stipo, the best way to achieve this is to make very technically demanding, complex parts, which is exactly where PartMaker software provides real help. "In today's medical device industry, engineers are using CAD to the fullest of its capabilities, which means part geometries are getting more complicated," explained Mr. Stipo. "As a result, there have been countless jobs we just wouldn't have been able to produce without using PartMaker."
The software allows the company to program faster and in a more automated fashion, which leads to fewer errors on the shop floor. Getting the programming of a part right the first time, especially for the company's complex Swiss machines, leads to faster set-up times for High Point and shorter lead times for its customers.
Although High Point is a rather small shop, it is able to compete with much larger outfits because of the skill of its staff and the sophistication of its technology. High Point keeps a step ahead by focusing the unique talents of its small group on the customers' problems. This allows Mr. Stipo and his team to come up with practical, cost-saving ideas.
Being smaller also enhances the need for diversification among his customer base. Having a CAM system that allows for the quick programming and turn-around of parts allows High Point to satisfy a diverse customer base across a relatively small number of machines without running into capacity problems.
"PartMaker allows you to quickly see where you have excess spindle waiting time so we can make sure our part cycle times are optimised before sending a program to the machine," says Mr. Stipo. "Having the ability to run 'What If' scenarios off-line on PartMaker saves machine time and assures our customers that they are getting the best possible price for their products."
Mr. Stipo finds that smaller medical-device manufacturers are receptive to the experience that his company has to offer. "To design a part on a computer, to have us make it and then to try it out back in the company's R&D lab can be very time-consuming," he explained. "When you are at the machine, making these changes can just be a couple of key strokes, or a quick edit in PartMaker. Working collaboratively with the customer can also make the machining easier and more efficient, so bringing costs down even further."


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How to Stop Mouth Breathing: Techniques and ProgramBy Dr. Artour Rakhimov, Alternative Health Educator and Author
- Medically Reviewed by Naziliya Rakhimova, MD
- Last updated on August 9, 2018
Effects of mouth breathing
When you stop nose breathing and your mouth is open, you suffer from deficiencies in O2 (oxygen), CO2 (carbon dioxide), and NO (nitric oxide) in body cells due to hyperventilation.
This leads to:
- decreased perfusion (blood supply) of all vital organs
- suppressed Bohr effect
- over-excited state of nerve cells causing increased anxiety, more problems with sleep, etc.
- constrictions of airways, leading to dyspnea, nasal congestion, and frequent infections
- muscular tension
- tissue hypoxia
- generation of free radicals in body cells
- increased inflammation and heart rate
- abnormalities related to regulation of the blood pressure, blood glucose levels, and body weight
- suppressed repair of cells, tissues, and organs; and so forth.
For medical research related to these and many other effects, visit the links below or the web page Mouth vs. Nose Breathing Effects.
Stop-mouth-breathing treatment works if you know the cause
Regardless of the superficial causes and triggers, there is one cause of mouth breathing: chronic hyperventilation. Hyperventilation leads to the primary effects outlined above. These effects produce secondary symptoms of hyperventilation such as sinusitis, extra-mucus production, enlarged tonsils, and adenoids, deviated septum, snoring, sleep apnea, and other pathologies that worsen nasal breathing, creating an illusion that they cause mouth breathing. Hence, in order to stop mouth breathing, one needs to stop his or her hyperventilation and increase body-oxygen levels.
Mouth breathing treatment options are numerous. Depending on the current clinical picture and symptoms, the effective treatment for mouth breathing includes immediate respiratory techniques and long-term breathing exercises and lifestyle changes in order to retrain the automatic breathing pattern.
Mouth-breathing treatment options
- If you suffer from occasional sinusitis (nasal congestion, blocked nose, or stuffy nose), apply the technique How to Unblock the Nose Breathing Exercise. It works in 1-2 minutes and this exercise can be applied as many times as you like. (By the way, this exercise instantly proves that heavy breathing, which is the cause of your mouth breathing and nasal congestions since CO2 does wonders as an instant and long-term mouth breathing treatment).
- If you suffer from mouth breathing during sleep, learn the medical technique How to Tape the Mouth at Night for stopping oral breathing during night sleep. Note that for most people it is impossible to stop mouth breathing if they sleep on their back at night. Sleeping on your back increases chances of mouth breathing some 5-10 times. For this reason, if you sleep on your back, it is also important to apply the treatment Prevent Sleeping on One's Back.
- If you are afraid or nervous to use a tape at night, you may tape only one half of your mouth, or you may use 2 clean cotton socks and sew them together to make a support for your jaw. Sleeping in a sitting position is another excellent option to feel better in the morning and have higher morning body-oxygen test results.
- If you suffer from memory problems and your mouth opens automatically (you are a habitual mouth breather), learn about steps related to constant reminding about the importance of nasal breathing. Use stickers on your tables and desks, PC screen, doors, and other places on the house reminding you, "Nose breathing!" or "Close the mouth". Keep a large mirror on your working desk in front of you so that you can see your face and the way you breathe. If you have children, promise them a treat if they notice you breathing through the mouth.
- If you are a chronic mouth breather (due to adenoid vegetation, nasal polyps, deviated septum, and other causes), a simple and effective way to acquire nasal breathing fast and all the time is to apply Buteyko reduced breathing exercises.
However, there are better and faster options than Buteyko even people with sleep apnea, snoring at night with mouth breathing, obesity, hypertension, asthma, and diabetes. These 2 options are provided below as your bonus content.
In general, your chance of success for this (stop mouth breathing treatment) program depends on your unconscious or automatic breathing pattern in the following manner.
Relationships between body oxygen level and chances of an open mouth
|Body-Oxygen Level
|Minute Ventilation*
|Chance of mouth breathing,
especially during sleep
|Less than 10 s
|Over 20 L/min
|Very likely
|10-20 s
|12-20 L/min
|20-30 s
|9-12 L/min
|Very unlikely
|30-40 s
|6-9 L/min
|Almost impossible
|>40 s
|<6 L/min
|Virtually impossible
* Minute ventilation for a 70-kg person at rest
In order to achieve a higher body-oxygen level right now, you can use free Buteyko breathing exercises and breathing techniques. Free detailed instructions (breathing exercises and lifestyle changes) are provided in the section Learn.
Check it here: a mouth breather has a low body oxygen level: Body Oxygen Test.
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I'm a Dutch girl who's into art and crazy quilting. I love to dye my fabric and tat and crochet motifs. I also crochet and knit stoles and tea cosies, plus I'm wandering off into lace knitting. I love to grow plants in the windowsil, on my balcony and in my needlework. Recently I've started felting and eco-dyeing. Minoes my sweet kitty assists me with all my adventures. I have a wonderful daughter, son-in-law and grand daughter.
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