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|II Porcetto at Christmas time.
The lunchtime starters are mostly bruschetta and there is a selection of mains of chicken, pork, steak or sea bass served with salad and a choice of rosemary potatoes or chips. Priced mostly at €8.99 and up to €15.50 for the beef, their prices are more than competitive. We had come purposely to try the pasta and pizza, however, as good friends of ours had been recommending them to us for some time. So try them we did.
A half portion of the Spaghetti Carbonara was the choice of the littlest one. There's nothing like a good carbonara. Unfortunately, most carbonaras are nothing like a good carbonara either. Carbonara can be tricky to make well, mostly, I suspect, because it is so simple. Egg, cheese, cured pork, pasta and black pepper with little margin for error. This one arrived to the table as good as ever I have encountered. The plentiful, rich and creamy sauce coated the perfectly cooked pasta, all crowned with an avalanche of grated parmesan. I had to taste quite a bit of it you understand, to make sure it was not to hot for the little one. I am an exemplary mother.
The other little lady ordered the Pizza Margherita with a choice of two extra toppings. For €8, this 12" was exceptional value with plenty for her and slices to share with me. The crust was fantastic, chewy, yeasty perfection. Spaghetti Cozze e Vongole for the current husband was a generous dish of pasta, again expertly cooked with fresh clams and mussels in a white wine sauce. The clams were plump and tender, the sauce bolstered with exactly the right amount of chilli to make it zingy, not stingy.
It being January and as I am on the obligatory diet, I had a salad. 'Insalata Con Pollo' an undressed mixed salad with grilled chicken and lots of parmesan shavings, provided to the table with balsamic in a bottle. It was nice, but I was a bit full after all the pasta and pizza I had stolen to properly enjoy it.
The ladies had a single scoop of good quality ice cream for dessert. Ice cream here comes in the three most important flavors, chocolate, strawberry and vanilla or 'plain' as we Irish call it. Desserts are made in-house and a small tiramisu was light and lovely. I celebrated the success of my diet with a dessert which proved to be the sole misstep of the meal. A chocolate panna cota, which had been overly gelatined. The set was far too solid and it had, alas, lost its wobble. The girls and I ate it anyway, it was chocolate after all.
|Desserts come on some lovely earthenware delph,
with not a slate or mirrored plate in sight.
Make sure to get to an ATM before you go as cards are not accepted. Don't worry. You won't need that much cash as our meal for four with one childs portion, fruit juice for the kids one coffee and desserts all round came to only €44.17. If you pass through Loughrea on business or pleasure and if you are hungry this is the place to go. The prices are modest for food of this quality and the room is picture postcard Italiano. I wish there was an Il Porcetto where I live.
Il Porcetto Ristorante, Pizzeria, Wine Bar. Main Street, Loughrea. Tel: 091 870 633
My new year's 'diet' brings me nicely onto my next subject. I am, of course, a great believer in eating well and apart from the water we drink there is nothing more important than the food we consume. If it is fresh, healthy and free from man-made chemicals then it will help us stay happy and healthy. But it is surprising how difficult it is to accomplish the simple task of eating well.
This is the work of the people at Green Earth Organics farm. "People are busy and there are so many conflicting facts out there; sometimes it is hard to actually know what is good and what isn't good for us," said Kenneth Keavey of Green Earth Organics. "I like the idea of being able to turn to one place and get all I need to prepare great tasting meals, and know without having to look at labels that this is proper food; food that has the freshness and taste our grand-parents were used to."
It is time to begin harvesting two of the year's most sought after crops at the farm, purple sprouting broccoli and the first local fresh organic salad. You can get these delivered to your door at no charge in a lovely fresh organic veg box. Why not start the year in a convenient and healthy way? Get a box delivered to your door each week. There is no charge for delivery and I have found that when you know the produce is coming it encourages you to get into the kitchen and use it.
The good news is that you and I can order online today at www.greenearthorganics.ie (Get 10% off orders over €20 by using the code RF0519 when you order online) or by calling 091-793768.
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After my introductory post on Literate Programming, it occurred to me that while the concept of being able to create documentation that includes variables from the code being run is amazing, this will obviously have some impact on performance. At best, this would be the resource required to compile the document as if it was static, while the "at worst" scenario is conceptually unbounded. Somewhere along the way, pweave is adding extra code to pass the variables back and forth between the python and the , how and when it does this could have implications that you wouldn't see in a simple example but could be catastrophic when running the kind of neural nets that my department are putting together. So, being a scientist, I decided to run a few experiments….1 Continue reading Literate programming – effect on performance
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Using Literate Programming in Research
Over my career in IT there have been a lot of changes in documentation practises, from the heavy detailed design up front to lean1 and now the adoption of literate programming, particularly in research (and somewhat contained to it because of the reliance on as a markup language2). While there are plenty of getting started guides out there, this post is primarily about why I'm adopting it for my new Science and Innovations department and the benefits that literate programming can give. Continue reading Using Literate Programming in Research
Python: serious language or just for beginners?
Two months ago I hadn't looked at a line of Python code – it was never a requirement when I was a developer and as I moved into management I worked with teams and projects using everything from C and COBOL through LAMP to .Net, while Python sat on the periphery. I'd always considered it to be a modern BASIC – something you did to learn how to code or for a quick prototype but not something to be taken seriously in a professional environment.
I've always believed that really good programmers understand the boundaries and strengths of multiple languages, able to choose the right tool for the job, and finding the correct compromise for consistency and maintainability. People like this are really hard to find1 although I do tend to veer away from individuals who can only evangalise a single language and say all the others are rubbish2. Due to the projects I've been involved with, Python ability has been irrelevant and never considered part of that toolbox. Continue reading Python: serious language or just for beginners?

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You know you love it (it being Jimmy Fallon youtubes)! I cannot stop watching youtubes. It's the most delicious lifesuck there ever was. I start watching one youtube, and 3 hours later, I've watched 35 youtubes.
As you may have seen, Jimmy Fall recently aired his "Best of Jimmy Fallon" show. The "best of" featured his favorite clips from the last 5 years. This may be old news to all of you, but some of them were new to me, and boy did they crack me up.
Take a look at three of the best Jimmy Fallon skits. They each have multiple episodes, so do some investigating. Three hours later, you'll be happy you did!
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Erratum: Recent extensions of U.S. unemployment benefits: search responses in alternative labor market states
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- Received: 5 February 2015
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- Published: 29 April 2015
The original article was published in IZA Journal of Labor Policy 2014 3:18
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After publication of (Valletta 2014), it emerged that a number of errors had been introduced into the article due to a publisher error. Most importantly, in Table 5, the coefficient entry in the first row of Panel B, column (2), should have a negative sign in front of it ("-0.00514*"). Other errors largely pertain to display labeling and alignment and have been left as is for simplicity. Springer would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.
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- Valletta (2014) Recent extensions of U.S. unemployment benefits: search responses in alternative labor market states. IZA J Labor Pol 3:18View ArticleGoogle Scholar
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PBS Film Looks at Justice Alternatives in Brooklyn
A PBS documentary explores alternatives to jail time for low-level criminal offenders in Brooklyn. Producer Meema Spadola and Judge Alex Calebrese, who presides over the Red Hook Community Justice Center, discuss the film with Farai Chideya.
ED GORDON, host:
I'm Ed Gordon and this is NEWS & NOTES.
"Red Hook Justice" is a documentary that looks at alternative community justice as seen in a special court in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The court hands out sentences which include job training and drug counseling. If convicts fail to complete these programs, then they will go to prison. The documentary will be broadcast on most PBS stations tonight. Meema Spadola produced and directed "Red Hook Justice." She joined Judge Alex Calabrese, presiding jurist at the Red Hook Community Justice Center. Judge Calabrese described to NPR's Farai Chideya why Red Hook offers a better solution to what he called the process of recycling offenders through the system.
Judge ALEX CALABRESE (Red Hook Community Justice Center): We look behind the charges to see what the problem was that brought the defendant to the back door and try to solve that problem by using many different services that we have on site, and when successful, which it is most of the time, it's better for the community because you've solved that person's problem. It's better for the defendant and it's better for the court system because you're not going to see them again.
FARAI CHIDEYA reporting:
Now, Meema, let me turn to you. You are the filmmaker. What made you choose this project? You worked on it for two or three years, is that correct?
Ms. MEEMA SPADOLA (Filmmaker): It was four years in the making and it was really a documentary-maker's dream because here's an ambitious project that we got to start filming from the very beginning. When the court opened, you know, we didn't know. Was it going to work? Was it not going to work? How was the community going to respond? We were able to look at the kinds of crimes that normally the media don't pay attention to. These are low-level crimes, misdemeanors and low-level felonies. Those are the kinds of crimes that fill our nation's courts but that we don't pay attention to, but it's exactly these kinds of low-level crimes that kind of drag so many people, you know, into the system and can really, you know, be a part of holding them back from ever succeeding. So this is a project that says, `OK, so you've made a mistake. You've committed a crime. This is a chance for you, at this moment of crisis, to turn your life around.'
CHIDEYA: Give us some concrete examples of the kinds of people that you followed and any issues or problems that came up as you followed their stories.
Ms. SPADOLA: This is not an easy way out at the Justice Center. It might sound sort of like a touchy-feely approach, but, in fact, the court monitors their progress very closely. So we followed Anthony, who was 17 years old when he was first arrested for marijuana possession. This is a kid whose parents were both passed away. He was the middle of 11 siblings. You know, the deck was really stacked against him. People at the Justice Center like, you know, Judge Calabrese, and even folks like Leroy Davis, who's a court officer and grew up in Red Hook, these are people who really started to, you know, care about this kid and demand that he follow through and pay attention to him. So I think by the end of the documentary what you see is even though he stumbles a lot, that the court, you know, keeps pushing him ahead and that he manages to come through at the end without a criminal record and, you know, still comes back to the court to show off a pay stub to the judge and stays in touch with people at the court.
(Soundbite from "Red Hook Justice")
Unidentified Man: Just make sure you be safe, all right? You be careful out there, OK? Here you go, babe, all right?
CHIDEYA: I'm going to go back to you, Judge Calabrese. What do you think is wrong with the traditional court system?
Judge CALABRESE: The traditional courts, sometimes they pay attention, of course, to the murders, the robberies, rapes, and that's what you want your court to do. But can they handle the possession of a one glassine of heroin, which unfortunately those cases are--there are so many of those cases that they really plague and work on the quality of life of a community.
CHIDEYA: Meema, final question for you. What kind of impact do you want this to have?
Ms. SPADOLA: People all over the country can look at "Red Hook Justice" and watch what's happening there and think about how they might be able to approach sort of the whole crime syndrome that's happening in their communities because the Justice Center recognizes that crime doesn't happen independently. It's really part of a larger set of problems.
CHIDEYA: Meema Spadola is the producer/director/writer of the documentary "Red Hook Justice." It features Judge Alex Calabrese, the presiding justice at the Red Hook Community Justice Center.
Thank you both for joining me.
Ms. SPADOLA: Thank you so much.
Judge CALABRESE: Thank you.
CHIDEYA: Farai Chideya, NPR News.
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text: In honor of the 4th of July this year, we have had the US flag attached to our excavator and will be parading in the local Mokena and Beecher parades on Monday. If you have time, come on by. We are showcasing some of our equipment and handing out candy for the kids!


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I bet Facebook is banned at your school. However, did you know that Facebook was originally designed for university students and was then opened to schools? Ironic, if you think that a tool used by so many people, a tool that is so integrated in so many people's lives in and outside the workplace, at tool that is used extensively by businesses, a tool developed for students to connect, is the tool that we ban our students from using.
Without question, social media has impacted our world in ways that we could never have anticipated. It has changed the way news spread, the way companies do their marketing, the way friends communicate and they way we learn. Web 2.0 and the new generation of internet users are active contributors, sharing and collaborating over thousands of miles on projects and learning. Within education too, social media has begun to make an impact. Teachers from all over the world collaborate on a daily basis for professional development purposes. They help their students become part of a global classroom, they give their students opportunities to communicate with real audiences and they show students the value of sharing, contributing and collaborating. As a result, without question, the educational literature available on the subject of social media in education is overwhelmingly positive. In addition, OFSTED, the Office for Standards in Education (equivalent to ERO in New Zealand) have even commented on the positive effects of social media in schools.
Perhaps the biggest limitation towards the successful incorporation of social media in schools, is professional development. There is often a major generation gap between policy makers, senior managers, teachers and students. Students understand the content driven environment that requires active contribution rather than passive observation, where many 'adults' have been left behind to the point of not even understanding the purpose of these tools. The risk however, of schools that fail to incorporate this technology, is that teachers and schools may appear to become out of date as they will not be preparing students to write for the new types of media that is being used for publishing and communication.
Social media is a fantastic tool, its value clearly demonstrated by teachers, rather than governments who have instigated the inclusion in their classroom and schools. The tool will however only be as effective as the teacher, as in effect, social media is about communication. Teachers who are not able to communicate clearly using this medium, or who are not able to teach their students to communicate clearly using this medium, are ultimately obsolete in the 21st century classroom. Whether educators choose to embrace social media or not, our students are living and will increasingly live in a 21st century world. It is after all, our job to prepare our students.
Are you using social media in your classroom? How effectively?


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Back to school in seven days, Chilmark Chocolates reopens in seven days as well, and Labor Day is of course this Monday. I think I heard the entire Island take a collective breath when the Fair ended. It's all downhill from here. The summer went fast, kind of; the work felt endless and the play time felt too quick. If you have not been to the Aquinnah Shop for dinner yet this summer, you should go this weekend. After Labor Day they will just be open for breakfast and lunch, weather depending. I went for dinner a couple of times this summer and it was delicious. If they have a bluefish special: get it.
There is a Hootenanny/Sing-Along for families, musicians and anyone else who would like a musical night out, tonight at the Chilmark Community Center, 7–10 pm. Tickets are $10 at the door and light refreshments will be served. Feel free to bring an instrument and join in. This is a benefit for the MV Center for Living.
Tonight marks the last of the Aquinnah Public Library's wildly popular speaker series. At 5 pm Hermine Hull and Brooks Robards will speak about their new book On Island, which features the poems of Ms. Robards and the paintings of Ms. Hull. The talk will be at the Old Town Hall and refreshments will be served. Come to the Library on Saturday at 12 pm for the Summer Readers Pizza Party. The pizzas will be made from the veggies that have been growing at the library all summer. This is a lovely way to wrap up the season and to say goodbye to summer friends who will be leaving to go back to school.
Joan LeLacheur is having an Open Studio and sale this Saturday, August 30, from 10 am to 5 pm at 42 Old South Rd. For details email Joanie at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 508-645-9954. There will be many wampum bead keepsakes and treasures to wear as earrings, necklaces, bracelets and also tiles.
The Aquinnah Cultural Center will be open this week Friday, Saturday and Wednesday from 11 am to 4 pm. You can stop by and see exhibits about Wampanoag whaling in the 18th and 19th centuries, a beginning exhibit on the Lighthouse and the Wampanoag people who kept it and a new video program called Land and Life in Old Gay Head. For more information, please call 508-645-7900 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
I was very sad to learn of the passing of Dr. Laura Reid on August 18. She was one of the first people I met when I started coming to the Vineyard 14 years ago and she was always very kind to me. There will be a remembrance and celebration of her life this Saturday from 1 to 3 pm at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury.


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A Spool of Blue Thread: by Anne Tyler | Conversation Starters
A Brief Look Inside:
A Spool of Blue Thread features a typical family settled for a couple of generations in a house built by their grandfather. While they appear to be happy and united to outsiders, cracks gradually develop in the unity of the family. As we probe even further, it is shown that the family never had the kind of background people thought. In short, appearances can be deceiving, and families find a way to work despite all the problems they face. The underlying message of the book is that families can be defined by their individual members, but also by all the joys, sorrows, quirkiness, and events that take place within them.
than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,
and the characters and its world still live on.
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
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Below are all the links to where you can see the video, hear the song, and view websites for it.
Please click "like" and leave a comment wherever you see it, and share it with friends and family!
You can see the video at:
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Vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/12243949 (640x480 view)
Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=665043297672 (I think this is the highest quality)
Myspace http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=105272828
You can hear the track at:
Reverbnation http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/song_details/4197464?play_now=true (128kbps but good for sharing)
Last FM http://www.last.fm/music/Jez+Kemp/_/I+Believe+In+Dinosaurs (320kbps, high quality)
Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/jezkemp (player is down the left hand menu, 320kbps)
Myspace http://www.myspace.com/jezkempmusic
Minisite http://www.jezkemp.co.uk/dinosaurs
Facebook page (just for dinosaurs!) http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Believe-In-Dinosaurs/101795603200911?ref=ts
Finally if you feel like being super sexy, you could click "suggest to friends" on my facebook page and get your friends to be a fan too.
Thanks so much for all your support and general all-round coolness.
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Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are NOT getting a divorce and have never even discussed it … this according to multiple our sources sources AND Kris Jenner.
Women have come forward recently and claimed they hooked up with Lamar. Several media outlets are even saying divorce docs are being filed as early as today. But our sources say it"s just not true.
Jenner tells us, "Khloe and Lamar are absolutely not getting divorced. There"s been no talk of divorce." Jenner also says both Khloe and Lamar were at her house 2 days ago and everything was fine.
Other sources confirm with our sources … Khloe has not even spoken with a divorce lawyer.
Our sources say they will only comment on what they know … so they"re not calling the women who have come forward liars. But they are very clear — Khloe and Lamar are very much together and there is NO divorce.


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As Halloween gets closer, I am going to put a little treat in the bags for my kids and hang the bags on their doorknobs, for a little sweet surprise.
Once I know how many kids are in my son's class, at school, I am going to make a bunch of the pumpkins for their Halloween party. :)
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Round 2: Ch 1, 2 hdc in each st. Join
Round 3-5: Ch 1, 1 hdc in each st around. Join
Round 6: Hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 2 st's. Repeat around. Join
Round 7: Ch 1, 1 hdc in each st around. Join
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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Ch 10, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. Fasten off.
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In just three months, Pixar will finally release their sixteenth feature-length film, The Good Dinosaur. The film has undergone a troubled production, having had its original director replaced and release date pushed back 18 months. Fortunately, the filmmakers at the studio have been working hard to ensure they release a quality film, and it certainly seems as if they've gotten the project back on track.
Pixar screened a couple of clips from the movie for D23 Expo attendees this past Friday; some audience members were reportedly moved to tears. One of the clips showed an emotional scene in which Arlo the Apatosaurus and the human boy Spot bond, drawing in dirt to communicate their feelings to one another. Another clip introduced the horned dinosaur seen briefly in the film's trailer, who believes the animals perched on his head give him power.
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Director Pete Sohn also explained the role that the three T-Rexes in the film will play. Though menacing in appearance, the T-Rexes are actually friendly and "help Arlo find a way through his personal fears and ultimately teach Arlo what he's truly made of." Sam Elliott voices Butch, the leader of the trio and father to Nash and Ramsey, voiced by A.J. Buckley and Anna Paquin, respectively.
The Good Dinosaur hits theatres November 25.


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Around the Rings at the 2018 Woofstock, June 8 with Deb Cooper
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On the picturesque canalside known as 'Fondamenta Soranzo', where gondola oars and 'forcolas' are still crafted by hand, and close to the one-time home of well known American poet Ezra Pound, sits Ca' Della Fornace - a cosy and very comfortable two bedroom apartment on the third floor with views onto the romantic 'Rio Delle Fornace' canal and a part of the awe-inspiring 'cupola' of the Church of Santa Maria Della Salute, one of the most cherished icons of the city.
Bright, peaceful and very charmingly decorated with a distinct aura of class and sophistication plus a mere stone's throw from the artistic delights of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and the Punta Della Dogana Center of Contemporary Art, Ca' Della Fornace comprises an elegant living/dining area (featuring amidst its nicely-matched furnishings a portrait of Ezra Pound and another of Peggy herself), a fully fitted kitchen/breakfast area, two double bedrooms, a small room with a single sofa/bed (more suitable for a child) and a bathroom with shower.
The air conditioning in the master bedroom and in the bed room with twin beds allow for comfortable relaxation during the warmer months, while the ability to keep in touch and plan your days' activities via the apartment's wireless internet connection proves a real plus.
Well-designed and perfectly placed for exploring Dorsoduro, the apartment is also just around the corner from the 'Traghetto' at Calle Lanza which, during operating hours, ferries passengers by gondola across the Grand Canal to 'Campo Del Traghetto' (next to the Gritti Palace Hotel) allowing you to discover the many sights and sounds of the district of San Marco and beyond.
A beautiful apartment in a prime location – very close to the Zattere for a memorable after dinner stroll at sunset and ideal for indulging in a spot of Venetian day-dreaming while sitting on the steps of the nearby Salute and gazing across the 'bacino' to the splendours of St.Mark's.
In order to get the most out of your stay in Venice, don't forget to consult our 'About Venice' page for our very own insider's guide to things to do, places to see, where to shop and a whole lot more!


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The CodeDom provides a powerful way for applications to emit source code in a variety of languages. CodeDom provides necessary infrastructure to generate common language features that are necessary across the languages instead of providing ways to generate every single feature that a high level languages supports. This blog entry lists some known C# and VB language features that we won't be able to generate in Whidbey (I'm explicitly saying Whidbey because some of these we may support in the next release).
Unary Operator: Currently CodeDom doesn't provide a way to generate unary operator (negation for example). We have had several requests for this. We may consider adding the support for this feature in the next release because almost all languages support this concept. The simple work-around is to have a binary operator expression and compare to Boolean True or False. It's not pretty, but readability is not a primary goal for CodeDom.
Read-only fields: Currently CodeDom doesn't support a way to generate Read-only field values. No simple work around other than the snippet statement.
Break and continue support: Currently CodeDom doesn't provide a way mechanism to generate break and continue statements. We may consider adding these in the next release. CodeSnippetExpression is your friend now.
Is/As Support: Currently CodeDom doesn't provide a way to generate these keywords. There is no good way to work around this.
While statement: CodeDom doesn't provide a way emit while statement. We recommend CodeDom users to use the 'for loop' as a work around.
Switch statement: CodeDom doesn't support a way to generate switch (select statement in VB) statement. We recommend CodeDom users to use the 'multiple/nested if satements' as a work around.
Set attributes for getter/setter of a property: Currently CodeDom doesn't provide a mechanism to apply attributes at the getter/setter level. No work around.
C# Entry point method: CodeEntryPointMethod always generates void
ValueInequality Opetator: Currently we don't support ValueInequality in CodeBinaryOperatorType. You could use an unattractive workaround, e.g. instead of
if (a != b) {
// Do something
if (a == b) {
else {
// Do something
Internal virtual: CodeDom currently doesn't support a way to generate ""internal virtual". We have plans to re-visit the logic that we use to interpret TypeAttributes and MemberAttributes usage to generate different possible access level modifiers in the next release.
Indexers in VB: VB Code Provider doesn't provider a way to create default indexers that are not named as "Item". No work around.
No way to generate field only attribute on an event: Currently CodeDom doesn't support any way to generate customAttribute on the field part of an event as shown below.
public class MyClass
event MyEventHandler eventHander;
This is not a comprehensive list. This is a good list to start with and I will try to update this list again some time soon.


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Christmas Countdown Calendar
Julia's eldest munchkin helped me make this cute Christmas Countdown Calendar.
I found a chalkboard easel at my local craftstore, but you can use chalkboard paint to transform nearly any surface, if you are so inclined! We used a paint pen to write "Days Until Christmas" and then I let the little one add some holiday stickers to create a colorful border.
You can set up your calendar at kid-level and arm them with a piece of chalk to count down the days until Christmas morning! This craft is great for older kids with minimal supervision as well as young helpers, and the countdown themes are endless! Happy Crafting!


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Boston Marathon bomb suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev buried in Virginia
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a Muslim cemetery in Virginia, the head of an Islamic center said on Friday.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a Muslim cemetery in Virginia, the head of an Islamic center said on Friday.
The body of Tsarnaev, who was killed in a shootout with police three days after the April 15 bombing, was moved earlier this week from a funeral home in Worcester, Mass., police there said on Thursday. The funeral home had faced a steady stream of protesters over the past week as it struggled to find a cemetery willing to accept the body.
Ammar Amonette, imam of a Virginia Islamic center, said Tsarnaev was buried in the Al-Barzakh Cemetery in Doswell, Va., outside Richmond, and that he disapproved of the decision.
"It was done by individuals without our knowledge or consent," Amonette said. "We are quite upset. It's affected thousands of Muslims and we were not consulted. It has nothing to do with us."
Representatives of another Islamic center in the area, the Islamic Society of Greater Richmond, could not immediately be reached.
Tsarnaev, 26, and his younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, were identified by the FBI as suspects in setting off bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring 264 others. Dzhokhar is being held in a prison west of Boston after being charged with crimes that could carry the death penalty.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, an ethnic Chechen who lived in Cambridge, Mass., for much of the past decade, had been on a U.S. government database of potential terrorism suspects. The United States had twice been warned by Russia that he might be an Islamic militant, according to U.S. security officials.
His body was moved from the Boston medical examiner's office to the Graham Putnam & Mahoney funeral home in Worcester, Mass., a week ago. His family did not claim the body, and the cities of Boston and Cambridge both refused to accept his remains. Worcester police on Thursday said a person they did not identify had approached them with a solution for the body after a public plea for help.


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Actually feeling quite happy with how this work is developing.
I couldn't quite explain it but suddenly realised that sometimes when you spend a long time fighting to find the right thing it just happens without thinking... and that's okay!
This is so special and beautiful...........ReplyDelete
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i like what i'm seeing here.ReplyDelete
This is beautiful work Hannah. I am piecing tiny hexies of plant dyed silk, and it's making my fingers ache.ReplyDelete
Ouch, sounds painful. Perhaps you need to do something more soothing?ReplyDelete
the underside is wonderful. raw and sesitive together.ReplyDelete
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There's a new individual in the CFO chair at Duke Realty (NYSE:DRE). Following the resignation of Christie Kelly, the company has named Mark Denien as its new finance chief. Kelly stepped down to serve in the same position for fellow real estate purveyor Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL). Denien will formally take up the position tomorrow.
Denien is currently Duke Realty's chief accounting officer, and is also senior vice president at the firm. He has been with the company since 2005; prior to that, he was a partner at KPMG in Indianapolis, where he worked for 16 years.
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In order to make the texture and contrast more subtle, wet the paper again, and paint a wash of the "yellows" . . .
Welcome to the artist's blog of Pat Howard! The Painted Prism is an inspiring and inviting Watercolor Painting Studio -- full of workshops, demos, paintings (finished & in progress), photos, projects, lessons, and other watercolor news and helpful information.
Friday, April 12, 2013
WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP: Painting an Abstract Landscape
In order to make the texture and contrast more subtle, wet the paper again, and paint a wash of the "yellows" . . .
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hi pat..are you say in it is okay to draw/paint one of your sketches. I would like to do a version of the blue barn with your permission. I love the colors and blending and would try some Derwent inktense pencils and change it up a bit hopefully for your amusement. I visit your site regularly ..such pretty sketches,and your doggie is so sweet..I could kiss him especially the one half on the couch...love Marcia from modesto ca. dog lover,plant lover..all living things loverReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, Marcia! Yes, you have my permission to draw/paint any of my sketches -- even the blue barn. Thank you for asking. And, I'd like to see what you come up with. Send me a pic, to my e-mail, email@example.com
I'm happy to hear that you visit this site and are getting something from it. Thanks for commenting -- love hearing from you!
- AnonymousJanuary 27, 2015 at 9:13 PM
Tudo lindo,amei! Vou tentar essa paisagem,com coragem e as tecnicas que nos ensina com tanta boa vontade! Abraço dessa brasileira,que se sente feliz por ter descoberto teu maravilhoso blog! RosaReplyDeleteReplies
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Sunday, January 12, 2014
TATLER Turnberry
TATLER Turnberry, born 22.10.12, (SE+N UCH Sir Darnley´s Undercover Urchin x Pocket´s Rocket) is ready for her very first shows next weekend - at 14 + months old! It´s going to be a very exciting weekend! "Berry" is a litter sister of John and Avril Herd´s girl "Bridie" Tatler Tweedbank at Feregait.
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Welcome to our blog which shares the learning and celebrates the successes of our amazing Year 5 and 6 learners in Room 10 from 2014-2016. We are part of the Manaiakalani cluster in Panmure, Auckland, and have taken huge pleasure in sharing our digital learning journey over this time. Kia ora!
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Measuring my hand span - by Zion
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Progressive modern times and advances in home building technology and materials have shifted attention to the many advantages of having a green roof installed on your home. Why should homeowners consider this alternative to regular roofing? Read on to find out the many benefits of having a green roof for your home.
There are many beneficial relationships for the environment and the home owners when it comes to installing a green roof, or a vegetative roof. Ecologically, working with nature instead of against it is always a better option. The developmental impacts of construction and building could be reduced through the natural design of a vegetative roof. In urban environments where concrete covers nearly every ground area, there is not much nature left in the environment, or any porous surface left. Green Roofs increase and help restore the ecological settings of an urban open space, especially in dense communities. The greater the roof space, the greater the ecological advantage. This is due to the innate nature of a green roof to act as an effective storm water management system.
The loss of nature and green spaces in our urban living environments can be significantly reduced if more and more buildings and homes install green roofs. Nearly any horizontal surface, like roofs can be transformed into a vegetated roof, which can be used to grow many lucrative plants. It's like having your own self sufficient garden on your own roof!
There are many economic gains in installing rooftop gardens. Investing in this type of roof will reap many biological benefits, not to mention a more durable, energy saving, better insulated, and sustainable building materials being utilized. On a daily basis, the area on top of your roof was being wasted and unused, whereas a green roof opens up the space into a more livable, breathable, usable environment and space.
Psychologically, humans have the tendency to perform at peak mental capacities when surrounded by natural beauty and diversity, and being surrounded or exposed to natural landscapes and gardens. Tending to an intensive rooftop gardens has the power of calming and de-stressing, and also acts as a leisure activity. Incorporating ecological design into our homes creates a more aesthetically pleasing space and provides greater visual appeal.
Insurance companies also offer insurance rate reductions, some companies up to 33% for installing green roofs. The promotion of green roofing systems and green building technologies has never been so prevalent and researched, with new strides in sustainable building, there are many incentives to alternative green building practices, of which can save you money on your home insurance plan, increase your health, save you money, and contribute to a healthy green environment. The green industry is well on its way, and the day dense cities adopt green roof building practices, will have the greatest environmental impact. Hong Kong and Vancouver have already greatly explored this alternative, and soon major cities will follow suit. More resistant and sustainable roofing technologies will be the norm soon.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
You knew it was bound to happen...
Duke, duke, duke,
Dookey girl, girl girl
Dookey girl, girl, girl
Dookey girl, girl, girl
As you walk through this world
Nothing can stop you now you're the Dookey Girl
You, you are my girl
I love you, oh no
Duke, duke, duke,
Dookey girl, girl girl
Dookey girl, girl, girl
Dookey girl, girl, girl
Oh yes and I
Oh I love you, oh oh
So come on let me hold you darling
'cause you're our Dookey Girl
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
And when I hold you
You are our Dookney-ness
Our Dookey Girl
We'll walk through your dukedom
Oh yes a paradise we will share
The songs we sing and the performance art we create to keep Malka entertained whilst on the changing table. We've been singing this one for a few days now, and it seems to work well to prevent the tears... And it sounds pretty funny, too.
Monday, February 27, 2006
The baby diet...
Narda and I have both lost about 5 or 6 pounds each since Malka came home. We were really bad and had fried chicken as a treat yesterday for lunch, and it just wasn't that great.
Lately, I'm preferring stuff I can grab and munch easily - and it's usually veggies and pre-marinated tofu. Or a frozen Amy's meal.
OK, we're off for our mid-day (hopefully to be a nap) walk.
I'll try to update more often, as we get more into a groove. because,of course, just when you think you've figured them out, they secretly communicate with all of the other babies and say "ok gang, time to switch it all up!"
Saturday, February 25, 2006
just one of many...
blessings and gifts from all around the world for Malka.
Thank you, Mirre!
(I simply had commented how lovely a different one was, and she went and made one for our daughter!)
Thank you everyone, we are overwhelmed daily with your kindness.
(and as soon as I can get a picture of her asleep with it, the blanket from Jen will make an appearance!)
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Why 8 days?
From this information, the Jewish tradition of not telling the name of a baby, even to the baby itself for 8 days after birth became standard.
Since we did not have our daughter from birth, we chose placement day as day one.
Today is day 8.
My grandmother was a wonderful, kind, strong woman, and I miss her terribly. Narda's mother was a smart, strong, caring soul, who left this earth too soon. Our daughter's birth mother gave her a name as well, which will be a part of her always.
Our daughter is named after these strong women.
Malka Velma Angel (last name-last name)
Malka was my grandmother's name, and Velma was Narda's mom's name, and Angel is the name her birth mother gave her.
She is surrounded by strength and love.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
She's adjusting nicely to us, and us to her. We're still wickedly tired, and I PROMISE to post more, including her name tomorrow.
And pictures after the 3rd.
From About dot com:
At 2 months:
your child is 15 pounds, and that is
at greater than the 97th percentile for weight.
your child is 24 inches, and that is
at the 87th percentile for height.
your child has a head circumference of 40 inches, and that is
at greater than the 97th percentile for head circumference.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Oh carseat, how do I love thee, let me count the ways!
She slept from 9pm to 6am. STRAIGHT THROUGH.
We brought her into the doctor yesterday, to be told she's not sick (YEA!) (and, um, she now weighs 14.3 pounds!) But that she is a "reflux baby." The solution you may ask? ONLY 4 ounces per feeding (we were doing 6 - erp), keep her upright for 20 minutes after feeding, and she can SLEEP in her car seat. It helps to keep her upright, and acid from floating up into her little esophagus. In theory, this should all abate after 3 months, but let me tell you, as tired as I am, only waking up every 40 minutes or so to just peek at her and not have to hold, cajole and walk around with her makes a WORLD of difference.
We think she's settling into us, too.
OK, LOTS to do with this nap in place now. The least of which is shower. Um, I SO haven't done that since Thursday! I can't believe that.
One thing I have to keep in check is my communication with Narda. She caught me saying to our little snuggle-frog: "Maybe mommie will make you a bottle." When I should have just said: "Narda, will you make a bottle?" I broke myself of that nasty habit with the cats, and now the snuggle-frog will pull me into that horrible pattern too, and I MUST break it before it roots itself into my psyche.
OK. Coffee time, both of my girls are napping. I get one later. I have to go to work tomorrow - it's a mixed bag - glad to go in and get some stuff done, but not wanting to leave my girls. And to be honest, there is really something nice and magical about staying in one's jammies all day and taking random naps ALL DAY LONG.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
I can't believe I'm about to do this..
I'm kvelling here - but I'm also wickidly anxious and mildly sleep-deprived. I feel better this am, as Narda let me sleep on the couch for a few hours, and Cougar peed and pooped, and So did our little motek (Hebrew for cutie-pie).
She (the baby, not the cat) has some congestion, and we, of course, freaked out. I realize that those mommies that get their babies "fresh" - aka from birth, get some time to get used to their babies. Our "baby boot camp" starts with a 9 week old.
But my anxiety levels always seem to peak at night, and be somewhat abated with the daylight.
We'll bring her in on Wednesday, and unless her congestion gets worse, just chalk it up to those things that babies get a lot of.
She's SUCH a happy easy baby. We haven't quite figured out the night time sleep thing yet, but she's getting better at it, and just took an hour and half nap, and had some GREAT dookies this am, too. In fact, I was changing her diaper, and with her knees up, she felt comfy to let the dookey keep on a comin. So she's REALLY happy now - I mean, after all, don't we ALL feel GREAT after a good dookey?
SO many fun nick names I can play with now using dookey. I'm sure she'll appreciate that when she's 15, and I call her my little dookey princess...
Oh yes, and the GENIUS part...
Our first day with her, we put her down on the Jimminy mat - the mat with the curved things that hang down, she just looked at them. WELL... yesterday, she grabbed for the giraffe. And she held onto it! GENIUS! AND, she found her thumb yesterday, too. It's amazing, I tell you. AND she gets cuter every day.
Now to be honest, we TOTALLY like her, and tell her how much we love her. But our first day, we were so overwhelmed, we were wondering if we could give her back. That feeling is fading, of course, and each moment that she snuggles into my chest and nods off to sleep, arms curled up just make me giddy with joy and love. Those moments are coming more and more.
Now if I can jsut get a handle on the anxiety I feel when she's a little sick. I KNOW I get anxious when Cougie is ill, and I never knew I could feel even MORE concern and angst. Until now. So I'm sure you can ALL imagine what last night must have been like with a non-peeing cat and a congested little girl. I went into anxiety overload. But then Cougie peed, and our little Motek napped and made dookies, and is not cooing at the Jiminy mat, being ever.so.cute.
Did I mention how HUGE she is? We think she's grown even more, and it's the 6-9 month clothes that fit her best. So she currently has 2 cute onesies that fit her, and all of the wonder-ific stuff that y'all sent will have to get passed onto House of Miao and Addition Problems - So get ready for a few care packages, lovely ladies!
OK, it's time for Eemah to have some time to make some dookies, so I will sign off for now.
I still can't believe I'm writing about our daughter. Wow.
I hope y'all don't mind. I will still write about the pain of infertility and the adoption journey, esp. as our SW will be checking in weekly, and coming to visit, and the three year long journey to get here, but for now, I'm distracted by cuteness!
And we'll share her name on Friday, Feb. 24th. It's an evil-eye thing...
Friday, February 17, 2006
We are horribly superstious, and just don't want to jinx things too much.
But I promise to write more details about her, and she's taking her first LONG nap since being with us - THANK YOU CAR SEAT! We took an hour long walk around the block, and she's STILL napping!
We've had our first odd homophobic incident, but it was from a kooky neighbor that everyone hates anyway, so it rolled off of our backs. Most folks are thrilled and delighted to see her. One day she wasn'there, and now she is! And since we never really shared much info about her with our neighbours, it's been kind of funny to see everyone's reactions. Mostly wonderful, of course.
OK, Good Shabbos everyone, I'll be back sometime Sunday with some more updates.
to sleep, perchance to dream...
Narda is AMAZING. She let me go sleep on the couch for 5 (Yes, that's FIVE) hours! I feel like a NEW woman! They are both napping now, and I have to go tidy up and wash some burp cloths.
Her wonderful interim care worker got her hooked on the swing and TV, which we will evnetually break that awful habit, but, um, we might take a while to do that, because it can give us 15 minutes to go to the bathroom, etc.
More later, loads of stuff to do.
Wow. I woke up and realized, OMG - there's a baby in our house, and she's CUTE! And she's kind of easy-ish, once we figure out her routine and what she likes and doens't like. But um, there's a BABY in our house, and she's our DAUGHTER.
Holy crap!
Thursday, February 16, 2006
How many of you...
I see where the sleep deprevation comes in.
She had a difficult time getting to sleep. Then we swadled her. BINGO. Out like a light.
Now, I'm wastching her breathe...
Say hello to the internet, sweet little one...
We'll post more later - Narda's trying her first diaper change ever, and Quincy's in the car seat smelling it, having taken a nap previously in the crib, based on all of the cat hair in there... so we have a bit of activity to manage here.
But we just wanted to say THANK you for the years of support and love.
da crib
The stuff is set up - done FABULOUSLY, mind you by K and C, friends of ours, who totally volunteered their time to come and help out - you guys rock!.
I'm drinking some wine.
Narda says we can post ONE picture tomorrow on the blog. All future pictures will be on flickr for friends and family only. Flickr is easy to join, however, and just drop me a line to become a friend and family...
We may not get a chance to blog until LATE in the afternoon - we will be at the agency at 10:30am, and then we'll probably be heading home around 2ish, so I might not get on until 5pm or so.
I *might* get a moment to call cat at House of Miao or S at Infertility Sux (links on the side). So check in with them for earlier updates.
OK, off to finish my wine! *hic*
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
13 Pounds
They did not say adorable, and I totally go into the fear place of her being an ugly baby. Does it matter? no. Do I still have that fear? yes. Am I a bad person for that thought? I hope not.
But 13 pounds, people - she's HUGE!
We meet her tomorrow.
I can't wait!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
This afternoon, before heading out to have a lovely dinner with Conch and Ann, and their SCRUMPTIOUS daughter
and J and M and daughter Maya (picture to come later...), I stopped by my local Buck of Stars for a Venti Skim Cappuccino.
I thought it "looked" funny when I walked out, and only later noticed that I had moved the "sleeve"
To align with the green circle logo. And THEN moved the sipping portion of the lid to align with the sleeve and the logo on the cup.
And I realized that I do this all.the.time.
I was one of those kids that would let my room get messy, but G-d forbid if a friend would come over and move a tzchoke or book from its pre-assigned position on my dresser or bookshelf. I could not get over there fast enough to re-align said object.
Come to think of it, I still do that shit.
How about you? What little anal things do you do on a daily basis without realizing?
Monday, February 13, 2006
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
After that is Wednesday.
And then it's Gotcha day!
Narda reports that the doorman laughed at her when she came home this am, saying that there were over 20 (that's twenty) packages for us!
Wow. Thank you lovely internets. You are amazing.
Soooooo sleepy!
For the record, it's 9pm.
nite nite!
Saturday, February 11, 2006
the bookcases! (updated with a Quincy shot...)
A day late, so sorry, but this is for Photo Friday.
Our bookshelves in the living room - we LOVE them. We had them built by a friend, and he did SUCH an awesome job. They are even MORE full now.
And we had them done just in time, too. Part of the impitus behind getting them done was to prevent a little one who is toddling from using the free standing bookshelves to pull themselves up and possibly pulling them over...
These aren't going ANYWHERE! So we will just have to pick up books,and cover the shelves under the TV with mesh or something... (which will piss off Quincy, but he'll deal)
Friday, February 10, 2006
T minus...
OK, So I've gotten some flack for the no pink thing. If you want pink, bring it on, we are just so grateful for everything that has come our way, we are overwhelmed and so full of gratitude. I in NO way meant to offend anyone, I just am not the biggest fan of the color pink. But Narda is. So who am I to judge?
Thank you for all of the support (and packages, too - I'm a little afraid to go home on Tuesday and see the doorman's reaction!)
Thank you again, Truly Truly.
For some excitement, go visit Em! She's in labor! GO Em, and GO B for being a labor coach and a mommie to be too!
Monday, February 06, 2006
On the road again...
My work with the Idiots was the "perfect" touring schedule - We'd be gone for six weeks, home for a month, gone for a week, home for 8 weeks, gone for 3 weeks, home for a week, gone for 6 weeks, you get the picture. In the course of working with them, I got to see many cities and much of Canada. I loved it. Again, the work was hard, but I was able to enjoy the ride, none the less.
I realize how much I miss that. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my job at NYU, and I'm not just saying that for anyone that might be reading from NYU, I actually love my job. And the fact that this is the longest I've been at ONE job says something. Having spent most of my life as a free-lance stage manager, and now having "settled down" for almost two years is remarkable. It's all so "grown up." So the fact that I get to "tour" with my current job is all the better for me. It gives me my old sense of being "on the road," and to be honest, the hotels are WAY nicer than they were in my "idiot days."
The REALLY wonderful thing about THIS tour? Narda will be there. She is touring for her school, doing design and tech interviews. We overlap most of the time, and get to stay together. Which will be really wonderful. We'll both be working like mad women, but we will see one another at the end of and beginning of the day.
And that, is a gift.
And when we return, we have one day left to get everything out of the storage unit and guest bathroom and prepare it for the arrival of our "tinoket" (Tee-know-ket) (Hebrew for baby girl).
When we first started this journey to become parents, in January of 2003, we had NO idea it would take this long. I feel like such a "road warrior," if you will. A survivor, and I SO envy all of you wonderful and beautiful men and women who had a shorter journey than we have. I AM a firm believer, however, that there are lessons from the universe that need to be learned, and Ha'Shem may let me live my own life as I see fit, but I still need to follow the master syllabus. The infamous "they" say that when THE baby meant for you comes into your life, you'll know. We SO realize that now. It's SOOOOO hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel when you are still digging it yourself, with a spoon, Sisyphus like. But it IS there, and it is beautiful.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
the crib set we bought...
So we actually BOUGHT things today. At a baby store. After three years, we have finally given ourselves permission to go IN one. And I know that many of you have asked for a wish list.
But we really don't need much! We bought a crib, crib set, dresser, changing pad, appropriate linens, a few articles of clothing (OH MY GOSH, THERE'S JUST WAAAAAAY TOO MUCH CUTE STUFF OUT THERE!) (We find ourselves leaning towards greens and blues and yellows); we also bought a car seat, a car seat holder, and we have a McClaren Techno XT and a back pack in our basement storage unit already, as was given to us by a friend about a year ago.
We have ordered diapers, Narda's best friend is sending all things needed to wash and clean a baby, creams and ointments and such, and we could basically use some of your used clothes - or go to a local thrift store and find something cute and retro!
I'm sure there's a lot we'll find we'll need, but there's also a lot of crap we won't need.
So go and raid those attics, and have fun doing so.
blessings and gratitude...
I received an e-mail today from a most generous soul who has offered her talented services at doing some quilt coordinating. Now if you had sent them directly to me, it may have taken me ages to piece the top together and do the quilting, and you, you wonderful lovely internets, would not have had a chance to see said finished quilt for QUITE.SOME.TIME.
Instead, I have been blessed with the gift of a free offer from a quilter (I'm in the beginning catagory, she's an expert) and so if you would like to send a quilt square for quilt for our daughter (EEK. We have a daughter!), please go visit this site: Quilt squares
And THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU to all of you.
We're still so.just.wow.
Friday, February 03, 2006
More great news
That would TOTALLY rock. I am SO crossing my fingers.
And since way too many of you have asked, I'll get a list up soon, I promise. Having spent so long NOT preparing for a baby, we are slightly overwhelmed realizing that we ARE actually preparing for a baby.
We went to Buy Buy Baby last night and began looking around and registering. There's SO much crap you really don't need at those stores. We spent WAY too much time looking at clothes, and not enough time looking at crib mattresses, but ah well.
I WILL tell you this - We were told today that she is a) a GOOD eater of Enfamil with iron, b) getting a *bit* too big for her pampers #2's, and we should buy #3's (what does that mean?) and c) she's outgrowing her 0-3 clothes, and we should buy 3-6 and 6-9 month clothes.
OK - and we're doing the DR Brown bottles.
One thing I WOULD love to get going is a quilt. One where you, the big wide internets, and family and friends, etc. contribute a square each. 7 inches square, leave 1/4 inch for seam allowance on all sides. (I got this idea from a FF'er, and LOVED it, so I'm TOTALLY copying you, Angela, hope you don't mind).
So I hope that's enough to get ya'll going. We really don't need much, and we'd be VERY into hand me downs - all the stuff from your goodwill piles, we'll be happy to take - boy OR girl clothes, or whatever, it doesn't matter. We're just SO grateful for all of the outpouring of love and support. That, in and of itself, is overwhelming.
So thank you. Truly and deeply.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
oh yeah
thank you.
you may now resume your regularly scheduled programme.
And um, since she's signed surrender papers, and told US not to worry (bless her heart), I am allowing myself a trip to that that scary place.with.paraphanelia.for.babies....
I'll report later. And I'll share more news later, too. I have a HUGE amount of stuff to do at work to get ready to be gone for the tour, and after. The faboo news is that both bosses are thrilled, and we'll all work out a game plan together.
And oh yes, we did not meet the baby today, we'll meet her on placement. Just fyi.
Thanks again, internets - your support has TRULY helped us more than you can even imagine!
Cribs and formula and babies, oh my!
We pick up our daughter on Thursday, February 16th.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
sad distraction
News link
Send your prayers and thoughts to Portland, Oregon.
I put a meat spoon in my yogurt!
I just went to make my usual breakfast - a big 'ole plop of fat free or low fat organic yogurt, topped with my ww cereal - I LOVE IT!
And I went and grabbed a dang MEAT spoon. And used it. To scoop the yogurt out of the container.
I am going to be the mom that puts diaper ointment in the kids hair, thinking it's shampoo.
I think I was thinking about blogging about meeting V tomorrow (Birth mom's initial), and I just wasn't focusing.
Oh yes, and few asked about names. Well, we have a first and middle name picked out, but we won't share that with you until 8 days after placement, treating placement like birth, since there are no other markers to use. But V also has named her, so at our meeting tomorrow, we'll have to talk about all of that. We are totally OK with a PK (Potential kid) having 3 names, PLUS our hyphenated last names, too. Both Narda's and my last names have strong connections for us, so those stay, too. But it's a beautiful name, just trust us. It honors Narda's mom, and my grandmother, z"l.
Any and all "conversation topics" for tomorrow are welcome! OMG - TOMORROW. Holy crap.
I have to go poop.


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The CUNY Phonology Forum – Conference on Sonority was held at the Graduate Center from January 14-15, 2016. Please check out the Sonority Conference Page for abstracts and available handouts.
The CUNY Phonology Forum is devoted to the promotion of healthy discussion and fruitful pursuit of foundational questions in phonology. Toward that end, the CUNY MA/PhD Program in Linguistics, in collaboration with the Forum, organizes conferences and makes the ideas and information developed in them available to the scholarly community. Since its inception in 2003, the Forum has organized eight such conferences, the most recent of which was in January 2012; their results are available on this web site.
One of the Forum's strategies for developing useful discussions is to organize the conferences around specific topics within phonology, and to invite and encourage participation from scholars who look at each topic from a variety of perspectives. For example, the January 2007 conference addressed precedence relations (i.e., any aspect of temporal or sequential relationships) among phonological and/or phonetic elements; there were presentations in several subdivisions of cognitive science, such as formal linguistics, language acquisition, neurolinguistics, psychology, etc. The conferences are organized so as to attract scholars whose ideas are broadly within the penumbra of the topic of each conference. The goal of each is to explore some specific aspect of the sound structure of human language as broadly and deeply as possible.
These conferences are held at the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan and typically take place Wednesday through Friday of the week before Martin Luther King day, which is always the third Monday in January.


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text: Daniel Stabrawa is a Polish violinist, teacher, and conductor born (in Krakow) on August 23, 1955. He is very well-known as the concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic and easily one of the best concertmasters in the world. In addition, as almost all concertmasters have done for centuries, he performs as soloist or chamber music player as often as he can. Stabrawa began his violin lessons at age 7. He later studied with Zbigniew Szlezer at the Music Academy in Krakow. He entered the Paganini violin competition in 1978 and came in a respectable sixth place. He became concertmaster of the Polish Radio Symphony in Krakow in 1979. He was 24 years old. He probably worked somewhere else prior to this but I don't know where. In 1980 he again entered the Paganini violin competition and again came in sixth place. He first joined the Berlin Philharmonic in 1983. He was 28 years old. Herbert Von Karajan was chief conductor back then. Three years later, Stabrawa was appointed concertmaster – actually one of three concertmasters. (German orchestras usually hire three concertmasters considered equals – they are known as first concertmasters. They also hire two or three concertmasters of lower rank. It is very unusual for all three first concertmasters to be present for even a few concerts; however, it is also highly unusual for all three first concertmasters to be absent at the same time so this arrangement guarantees that a first concertmaster is always available to play. Therefore, an associate or assistant concertmaster rarely gets to sit in the first chair.) In 1985, Stabrawa began playing – as first violinist – in the Philharmonia Quartet (with Christian Stadelmann on second violin, Neithard Resa on viola, and Jan Diesselhorst on cello - Dietmar Schwalke replaced Diesselhorst in 1999. All are Berlin Philharmonic players.) Here is a YouTube video of the quartet playing a movement from the second of Beethoven's Opus 59 quartets. The quartet recently completed recording all of Beethoven's string quartets. Stabrawa taught at the Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic for fourteen years - from 1986 to 2000. In 1994, he took an interest in conducting. He began conducting the Capella Bydgostsiensis Chamber Orchestra in 1995 (possibly 1994) and conducted it for at least seven years, although I do not know if he is still conducting that ensemble. It resides in Bydgoszcz, Poland, about 225 miles northeast of Berlin and 175 miles northwest of Warsaw. He has been quoted as saying that he actually conducts very little, which is understandable given the heavy concert schedule maintained by the Berlin orchestra. He has stated: "If you can direct, that helps a lot as concertmaster. Orchestra musicians have always felt they could do better than the conductor. But when you stand in front, you realize: Conducting's like playing the violin, you have to have an incredible technique; you need to know how it works. Every little wrong movement is transferred to the orchestra. Conducting is as hard as playing violin." In 2008, he founded the Stabrawa Ensemble Berlin. As far as recording, Stabrawa has recorded most of the orchestral repertoire as a concertmaster, though he has also recorded some solo works. His solos in Korsakov's Scheherazade are second to none (and I should say I have heard quite a few.) His sound has always been described as being very beautiful. You can judge for yourself here (in a short video, playing one of Jeno Hubay's concertos with his Berlin colleagues) and here, playing a Wieniawski piece (Opus 20.) This one features him with Nigel Kennedy playing a little-known duo concerto by Vivaldi. Stabrawa has played a violin by Francesco Ruggeri from 1674 and might still be playing it - of that I am not certain.


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By Daniel Pipes, www.FrontPageMagazine.com
Avigdor Lieberman became foreign minister of Israel April 1, 2009. He celebrated his inauguration with a maiden speech that news reports indicate left his listeners grimacing, squirming, and aghast. The BBC, for example, informs us that his words prompted "his predecessor Tzipi Livni to interrupt and diplomats to shift uncomfortably."
Too bad for them – the speech leaves me elated. Here are some of the topics Lieberman covered in his 1,100-word stem-winder:
The world order: The Westphalia order of states is dead, replaced by a modern system that includes states, semi-states, and irrational international players (e.g., Al-Qaeda, perhaps Iran).
World priorities: These must change. The free world must focus on defeating the countries, forces, and extremist entities "that are trying to violate it." The real problems are coming from "the direction of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq" – and not the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Egypt: Lieberman praises Cairo as "a stabilizing factor in the regional system and perhaps even beyond that" but puts the Mubarak government on notice that he will only go there if his counterpart comes to Jerusalem.
Repeating the word "peace": Lieberman poured scorn on prior Israeli governments: "The fact that we say the word 'peace' twenty times a day will not bring peace any closer."
The burden of peace: "I have seen all the proposals made so generously by Ehud Olmert, but I have not seen any result." Now, things have changed: "the other side also bears responsibility" for peace and must ante up.
The Road Map: The speech's most surprising piece of news is Lieberman's focus on and endorsement of the Road Map, a 2003 diplomatic initiative he voted against at the time but which is, as he puts it, "the only document approved by the cabinet and by the Security Council." He calls it "a binding resolution" that the new government must implement. In contrast, he specifically notes that the government is not bound by the Annapolis accord of 2007 ("Neither the cabinet nor the Knesset ever ratified it").
Implementing the Road Map: Lieberman intends to "act exactly" according to the letter of the Road Map, including its Tenet and Zinni sub-documents. Then comes one of his two central statements of the speech:
I will never agree to our waiving all the clauses – I believe there are 48 of them – and going directly to the last clause, negotiations on a permanent settlement. No. These concessions do not achieve anything. We will adhere to it to the letter, exactly as written. Clauses one, two, three, four – dismantling terrorist organizations, establishing an effective government, making a profound constitutional change in the Palestinian Authority. We will proceed exactly according to the clauses. We are also obligated to implement what is required of us in each clause, but so is the other side. They must implement the document in full.
The mistake of making concessions: He notes the "dramatic steps and made far-reaching proposals" of the Sharon and Olmert governments and then concludes, "But I do not see that [they] brought peace. To the contrary. … It is precisely when we made all the concessions" that Israel became more isolated, such as at the Durban Conference in 2001. Then follows his other central statement:
We are also losing ground every day in public opinion. Does anyone think that concessions, and constantly saying "I am prepared to concede," and using the word "peace" will lead to anything? No, that will just invite pressure, and more and more wars. "Si vis pacem, para bellum" – if you want peace, prepare for war, be strong.
Israeli strength: Lieberman concludes with a rousing call to fortitude: "When was Israel at its strongest in terms of public opinion around the world? After the victory of the Six Day War, not after all the concessions in Oslo Accords I, II, III, and IV."
(1) I have had reservations about Lieberman and still do, but this speech has him off to a great start. Put as briefly as possible, he announced that "Israel is back."
(2) Given that the formal name of the Road Map is "A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict," I confess myself puzzled by the news reports (such as the one headlined in the Los Angeles Times, "Foreign minister says Israel not bound to follow two-state path") declaring that Lieberman has pronounced the end of the two-state solution.
(3) There is much irony in Lieberman now championing the Road Map, an initiative he and many others of his outlook condemned at the time. For an authoritative discussion at the time of its origins, flaws, and implications, see the analysis by Daniel Mandel, "Four-Part Disharmony: The Quartet Maps Peace."


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From the World Competitions in Ireland and Scotland to Epcot Center at Disney World, the World Champion Cashel Dennehy School of Irish Dance is known throughout the world for their fast paced, high-stepping dance routines.
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The most recent in-class observation session for the Mooneye Interactive Whiteboard Learning Community was at Heritage Park P.S.in James Watt's Intermediate LD classroom. In collaboration with itinerant resource teacher Valia Reinsalu, Mr Watt focused on the use of the document camera and the Desktop Annotate feature of the Promethean Active Inspire software during the observation teaching session.
(To see an application of Desktop Annotate to support reading click here for our Tech and Spec. Ed Youtube video.)
|Just a few ways the document camera can support the needs of all kinds of learners.
During the first part of the morning, Mr. Watt used the document camera for explicit modeling and demonstration of sketching techniques with his students in an Art lesson. The use of the live view aspect of the document camera allowed students to see dynamic change of a portrait from the before stage - prior to peer feedback of success criteria and rubric outline. The large, live visual support provides the necessary scaffolding that his learners require. A few students have auditory processing or working memory challenges and the visual helps them to make a concrete and more lasting connection to the oral discussion about their sketches.
"Sitting at the projection desk allows me to demonstrate, respond to questions and repeat demonstrations/process as necessary. I will find it hard to go back to teaching without this powerful presentation tool." - James Watt, Heritage Park P.S. Intermediate LD teacher
The entire lesson was recorded using ActivInspire's screen recorder so that students could review the lesson at a later date as many times as required.
Thanks to Mr. Watt for another successful in-class observation session, which highlighted a simple but powerful uses of the document camera to support student learning and understanding.
|Host James Watt, Heritage Park P.S. with LC observation teachers (left to right): Anita Ghosh, Charles Gordon P.S., Rebecca Chahine, Heritage Park P.S. and Samantha Bunting, George Peck P.S.
In-class observation sessions are part of the year-long Learning Community support given to special education teachers, whose programmes receive the SEA Interactive Whiteboard group claim for this school year. There are four LC sessions at East (Terraview Learning Centre) and West (Burnhamthorpe Adult Learning Centre) sites along with opportunities for Job Embedded Professional learning in the form of co-planning and co-teaching with one of the six itinerant teachers who lead specific LC groups. The LC groups are formed based on geography and on student exceptionality.


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The Sound of Music: 45th Anniversary Edition
will feature Glee Star
will feature Glee Star
Today, Legacy Recordings released The Sound Of Music: 45th Anniversary Edition. The CD will include the soundtrack from the film, plus a new recording of the film's signature tune, "My Favorite Things," sung by Lea Michele from the FOX-TV series Glee.
The release of the deluxe soundtrack edition, with new liner notes and newly-rediscovered photos from the FOX archives, will coincide with the film's high definition Blu-ray Disc debut from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
**This is one of my all time favorite movies. Yes, I will be going to get me one of these ASAP!


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I feel like I'm still recovering from the holiday weekend. We had so much fun spending time with family and friends! Here are a few of my favorite iPhone snaps from all the festivities. I posted a few other pictures and videos on my IG @parkerproject.
I ran the Crown City Run 5K Saturday morning with the lovely ladies pictured above. It was a fun, short race on a flat course and I averaged just under 10 minutes a mile thanks for my pacer (Anh) pushing me to not stop. It wasn't very well organized but I would consider running the 12K next year.
Here's a sweet snap of the patriotic fruit skewers Parker helped me with. They were a big hit with adults and kids at the party we went to. Who doesn't like blueberries and watermelon?
We had a spring roll challenge at the 4th of July party we attended. It was the 4th food challenge we've come up with and things are getting serious! Above is a pic of my brother-in-law Minh's winning salmon spring roll with wasabi aoili. Check out the presentation. He really wanted to win.
Coming in at 2nd place was Casey's soft shell crab and poke spring roll. So good! I love soft shell crab.
Minh's carrot birthday cake from The Incredible Cheesecake Company. I know the picture doesn't look like much but this cake is D E L I C I O U S. I highly recommend it.
We ended the night lighting up some sparklers with the kiddos while sitting around the fire pit with our bellies full and satisfied. I caught Parker a june bug that he was very excited about (RIP june bug) and we went to bed smelling like firewood. It was a perfect day. We're so blessed to have amazing friends and family.


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There's been a great deal of discussion around the ten (or 11 or 21) best children's books of all time recently. You can see some discussion here, here and here.
Now recently, I came upon this lot, in a cupboard in my mother's house. These books were mine (see how many Puffins there were) and it doesn't include all the books that I'd previously plundered and brought to my grown up books shelves. So if you add in the rest of the Narnias, the Joan Aikens, the Moomins, the Case of the Silver Egg, Stig of the Dump and plenty of random others, it's heading for about 50 books that I owned, and HUNG ON TO.
Then – Add in all the fantastic books that have come since…
How can there possibly be only ten? Well it's obvious that there can't. Any more than there can be the 10 best paintings of all time – who do you throw out – Michelangelo, or Rothko? Or the 10 best films, or the 10 best songs.
If I had to rescue the 10 best children's books from a burning library I'd burn with it. And anyway what makes a book the best? Some of the classics are really hard work – some of them, some children, simply can't relate to now. They don't all actually want to read Little Women, or Little House on the Prairie – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory still stands up really well, but it may not in 10 years.
So they might have been the best children's books of 1950 – 1980 but they aren't the best children's books of now. It's impossible. It's silly. And it stops parents searching outside the carefully selected box.
It's like my husband's book club which is trying to read only 'Good' books and has come unstuck with some almost unreadable Nobel prize winning books.
I think it all needs to be more random, more instinctive. Who bought me 'The Cave Twins' by Lucy Fitch Perkins? Or the Chesterfield Gold by Roger Pilkington? Someone who wasn't checking things off a list as both books seem forgotten now. Who bought the first Moomin book for us? I'm guessing it was someone who liked the covers. Who threw the first Dr Syn book at me? Not a person looking at high brow fiction that's for sure.
But all these books made me, built me into a reader, a writer, a critic.
So can we stop having to have 10 best? Even 20 Best? Even 100 best?
Can't we just have books that children want to read?


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Star Wars Destiny universe awaits us! Chalk full of heroes, villains, characters, dice and most importantly product.CSG Maitland will be hosting a Box tournament for players of all ages! So fine tune those decks and practice rolling those dice because one fun tournament is headed your way.See you there, May the force be with you!
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Tournament Structure: Swiss style tournament with rounds based on player attendance.
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Blog Archives
How Teens learn best? is mine credible or not?
Schoolwork is important for teenagers. Understanding the subjects that is taught in middle school and high school set the stage for the rest of a teenager's life. The ability to learn and process new information is a huge key towards teenage success. By the time kids reach their teenage years, their learning styles have already been realized. Children begin developing their learning styles when they first enter the world and complete this part of development usually by the age of twelve. It is important to understand that people have different learning styles, parental influences, peers, and mentors that affect their learning.
First, Different learning styles and curves. Ever wonder why teens seem to put off the easier material until last minute? Or why there must be complete silence for him or her to study effectively? Both of these are largely due to the teen's learning style. The way that a teen learns has a big impact on his or her study habits. You might notice that teens learn better under pressure so he or she puts off studying until the day before the test. Teens whose learning styles are at their best when there are no distractions will need complete silence when they are trying to study. When teens are not in the situation that best fits their learning style, they will have trouble with their study habits as well. There are four different learning styles that affect a teenager's study habits, these are visual, auditory, actual learning, and analytic. Visual learners. There are those teens that are visual learners. These teens work best with visual representation of the information. This includes pictures, symbols, charts, diagrams, and colors. Auditory learners. These teens learn best if they hear the information. When auditory-learning teens study, you might find them reading aloud because it helps them to better learn the material when they hear themselves read it aloud. Actual learners . When it comes to practical subjects like Math and English, these teens would rather do some trial and error rather than actually read and learn the rules first. Although, it might sound contrary to what most parents think their kinds should do, it is not good to try to change your child's learning style. Instead, find ways that you can help develop his study habits through this trial and error kind of learning style. Analytic learners .These kinds of learners deal well with details. You might notice your teen reading and rereading the information, while taking some time to reflect on what was just read in the meantime. An analytic learner deals well with lists, patterns, homework, and practice exercises. Since this kind of teen deals well with goals, set some steps and study goals for your teen to aid in his study habits.
Second, Parental influences. Parents are a huge influence in regards to teenage learning but, Teenagers don't learn much from parental warnings and lecturing. Most parents have tried that without much success. And unfortunately, one or both parents all too often cave in when their children get in trouble. Each time parents do so, a valuable lesson isn't learned and a mistake is apt to be repeated. Also, Teens that were implied with tremendous amounts of discipline by theirs show more promise than most teens.
Third, Peer pressure. Peer pressure is one thing that all teens have in common. You can't escape it. It is everywhere. Whether it is pressure to conform to a group norm or pressure to act, peer pressure is something everybody has to deal with at some time in his or her life.
Children, especially during adolescence, begin to spend a lot more time with their friends, and less time with their family. This makes them more susceptible to the influences of their peers. It is important to remember that teenage friends can have a positive influence; we should therefore find friends that have similar interests and views as those you are trying to develop in your children, including doing well in school, having respect for others and avoiding drug use, smoking and drinking, etc.
Peer pressure isn't always negative. Peers may pressure others into negative behaviors or away from positive behaviors, but can push in positive directions as well. Not all teens react to peer pressure in the same way. Gender and age are factors. For example, boys are more susceptible than girls to peer pressure, particularly in risk situations. Younger teens are more easily influenced than older teens, with peer pressure peaking in about eighth or ninth grade. Individual characteristics such as confidence level, personality and degree of maturity make a difference. Peer pressure varies according to the situation: being with one close friend, in the small clique of friends, or seeing what the larger peer group is doing in school.
Finally, Teacher's influence. Teachers play a significant role in teenage learning. Since teachers can affect how students perceive the course materials, it has been found that teachers who showed enthusiasm towards the course materials and students can affect a positive learning experience towards the course materials. On teacher/course evaluations, it was found that teachers who have a positive disposition towards the course content tend to transfer their passion to receptive students. Students are likely to build stronger relations with teachers who are friendly and supportive and will show more interest in courses taught by these teachers. Teachers that spend more time interacting and working directly with students are perceived as supportive and effective teachers. Effective teachers have been shown to invite student participation and decision making, allow humor into their classroom, and demonstrate a willingness to play.


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Greater New Haven Peace Council co-Chair Henry Lowendorf was an invited speaker at the Greenwich, CT, Peace Forum on April 14. The video of this forum may be found here. You can watch the full 4 hours or scroll to Henry's presentation, which starts at 3 hours, 39 minutes and 30 seconds.
Other speakers include Medea Benjamin, CodePink; Maurice Carney, Friends of Congo; Ellen Davidson, Veterans for Peace; Joe Lombardo, UNAC; Alice Slater, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
Greenwich is home to one of the most dense concentrations of wealth in the USA.