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CEF Advisors

7204 Glen Forest Drive, Suite #105 Richmond, Virginia 23226 USA   ♦   Toll-Free: (800) 356-3508 / Local: (804) 288-2482    ♦   www.CEFadvisors.com   ♦   Contact@CEFadvisors.com

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European Eq Fd (EEA)

Non U.S. Equity Funds - European Equity Funds

Data as of Feb. 16, 2018
Market Price $10.10 (+ $0.16)
NAV (Feb. 16, 2018) $11.18 (+ $0.10)
Premium / Discount -9.66% (+0.63%)
Fund Info
Inception July 23, 1986
Sponsor Deutsche Investment Management Americas
Website https://fundsus.deutsc...
Phone (800) 349-4281
Objective: Long-term capital appreciation; equity and equity-linked securities in euro currency
Related Indexes
International Equity Index
Capital & Leverage
Outstanding Shares 8,004,799
Gross Assets (Reported: June 30, 2017) $82M
Estimated Gross Assets $89M
Net Assets $89M
Market Cap $81M
Purchases Turnover 46.76%
Sales Turnover 49.22%
Total Leverage 0.00%
Structural Leverage (out of total) 0.00%
Portfolio Leverage (out of total) 0.00%
Expense Ratio 1.48%
Non Lev Exp Ratio 1.48%
Rel Lev Cost %
Discount Data
Average Discount (3 Yr) -10.91%
Discount Low(3 Yr) -14.03%
Discount High(3 Yr) -7.45%
Discount Rel Range 66.40%
Comp Discount 0.13
Discount St Dev (1Yr) 0.93
Z-Stat (6mo) -0.11
Z-Stat (1Yr) 0.42
Z-Stat (3Yr) 0.96
Comp Z-Stat (6mo) 0.48
Comp Z-Stat (3Yr) 0.83
Distribution Data
Market Yield 0.85%
Income Yield 0.85%
Lev Adj NAV Yield 0.77%
Distribution Frequency S
Current Distribution $0.035
Current Income $0.035
Ex-Date 12/28/17
Payable Date 1/26/18
Div Growth (3yr) %
Dividend Change % on
Expected Div 5/9/18
RoC (1yr) 0.00%
RoC (3yr) 0.00%
Volume & Liquidity
Average Daily $ (M) $131
Avg Volume 30 day 17,260
Avg Volume 90 day 13,008
Volume Trend 32.69%
Comp Volume Trend 20.96%
Correlation & Volatility
Price Correlation (1yr)
vs. S&P 500 (TR)
Price Correlation (1yr)
vs. CEFA's 12 Major CEF Sectors Index
Price Correlation (1yr)
vs. CEFA's International Equity Index
Most Correlated Peer (Mk Pr): GF 78.0%
NAV - Price Correlation (30 d) 96.8%
NAV - Price Correlation (90 d) 97.6%
NAV - Price Correlation (1 Yr) 99.5%
Price St Dev (1Yr) 12.6%
NAV St Dev (1Yr) 10.2%
Earnings / Share (6/30/17) $0.092
Earn Coverage 261.82%
Earnings Trend Down
UNII / Share (6/30/17) $0.091
Rel UNII 105.72
UNII Trend Down
NAV Beta (2yr)
vs. S&P 500 (TR)
NAV Beta (2yr)
vs. CEFA's 12 Major CEF Sectors Index
NAV Beta (2yr)
vs. CEFA's International Equity Index

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Time and space are no barriers to the gathering of hearts." Sri Ramana Maharshi

Celebrating the life of David LaChapelle

Celebrating the Life of David LaChapelle: Visionary teacher, see-er of souls, wisdom keeper and devoted follower to the great stillness. Friend to many. Dream coach, author, publisher and speaker. Chanter, painter, builder, philosopher and patriarch. His body let go. His gifts live on...

Submissions to this blog greatly appreciated:

To post your entry:
- email text and/or photos to ananda@jeffnet.org
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- comment in two places directly on blog: on left-hand panel or end of each post

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Yosemite Memorial

When the Ripe Fruit Falls

When the ripe fruit falls
its sweetness distills and trickles away into the veins of the earth.

When fulfilled people die
the essential oil of their experience enters the veins of living space, and adds a glisten to the atom, to the body of immortal chaos.

For space is alive
and it stirs like a swan
whose feathers glisten
silky with oil of distilled experience.

- D.H. Lawrence,
spoken during elder's blessing by Carol Hwoschinsky

Yosemite fire's smoke filled the air of this magical place and sacred weekend.

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Publicações > Artigos em Revistas Internacionais

Existence, uniqueness, stability and asymptotic behaviour of solutions for a mathematical model of atherosclerosis

Silva, Telma; Sequeira, Adélia; Santos, Rafael F.; Tiago, Jorge

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems, Series S 9, Issue1 (2016), 343 - 362

We study an atherosclerosis model described by a reaction-diffusion system of three equations, in one dimension, with homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions. The method of upper and lower solutions and its associated monotone iteration (the monotone iterative method) are used to establish existence, uniqueness and boundedness of global solutions for the problem. Upper and lower solutions are derived for the corresponding steady-state problem. Moreover, solutions of Cauchy problems defined for time-dependent system are presented as alternatives upper and lower solutions. The stability of constant steady-state solutions and the asymptotic behavior of the time-dependent solutions are studied.


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A political fog on eurozone reform — courtesy of Paris and Berlin

Press quote (Politico)
30 November 2017

Christian Odendahl, chief economist at the London-based Centre for European Reform, resonates with the German electorate. “There is no macroeconomic narrative in Germany about the euro crisis,” he said. “It’s all about Germany having to pay for others.”


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Have you ever tried to work, venture, learn, settle down, or buy a house or a car on the other side of the border? Many people live their everyday lives with a knowledge about the proximity of the border, along with all the difficulties originating from this situation. We founded our association in 2009 with the aim to make their lives easier by enhancing the permeability of borders and by removing barriers created by them.

During our work, we apply the latest scientific results. Based on these results we create cross-border strategic plans and programmes which serve as basis for concrete sustainable developments. Moreover, it is our important mission to play certain intermediary role between local, national and EU level institutions in order to adopt provisions at upper levels which are comprehensible also at local level and are to the interests of local people.

CESCI aims to create as many relations as possible between people living on each side of the border, to help removing the barriers hindering cooperation in order to not only make everyday life easier but also contribute to bring a mutual understanding and rapprochement among the people living in Central Europe.

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The annual General Assembly meeting of CESCI will be organized on 25th (Thuesday) April 2017 at 12:30 in the Ereky István conference hall of Falk1 Event Centre. For further information, please click here.

The "Cross-Border Review 2016", the third yearbook of the CESCI European Institute of Cross-border Studies, is avaiable on our website. Subtitle of the yearbook is "European Crisis and its Consequences for Borders and Cooperation." Its editor-in-chief was James W. Scott (Professor of Regional and Border Studies, University of Eastern Finland). The Review is published in English.

We kindly and happily inform you that our project 'Legal Accessibility', which had been started in January 2016, was successfully completed! You can read details and more information about the project and about the achieved results on the webpage of the project. The prepared documents of the project can be downloaded from the webpage. These documents create the opportunity for systematic monitoring and analysis of border obstacles, as well as the institutionalised development of solutions.

We are pleased to inform you that CESCI has published its latest publication on the Hungarian EGTCs. The volume titled Overview of EGTCs around Hungary and edited together with Sara Svensson can be downloaded from our website.

We are pleased to inform you that studies on cross-border cooperation in the Danube Region were published within the framework of the project entitled "Crossing the border". The volume consists of one comprehensive study and 14 case studies. It is the result of a cooperation between 25 researchers and support from the Hungarian Ministry of Public Administration and Justice. The studies are available here.


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"LaSalle's Legacy" and p.104
July 18, 2012
In the spotlight this week is "LaSalle's Legacy" by Jennifer Zyren Smith, a black-and-white adventure manga about a young ship captain following in the footsteps of his father... and also pirates. And necromancy. I haven't reached the meat of the plot yet (have only read the first couple of chapters), so here's a more cohesive summary in the creator's own words:

In the world of the Twelve Seas, the secrets of necromancy have been lost to the Old World for decades. When a young man discovers that his father's old nemesis, who is now a zombie, is out to kill him, he sets out to learn more about this forbidden art. Along the way, he discovers he isn't the only one curious about the secrets and becomes engulfed in a battle for power.

Anyway, go give it a look.

"Cetiya": The further I get into this scene, the less I feel I need to say anything about it. But if anybody's curious, I've drawn most of the last several pages listening to Linkin Park's "A Thousand Suns" album and the soundtrack to "The Hunger Games." Also, I know this is a bad spot to leave people hanging, but I'm going to be out-of-state for the next couple of weeks. I most likely won't be able to update during that time, so thanks for bearing with me and I'll see you guys in August.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Winners of the NRD Poster Contest!

3rd Grade
1st Place Lillian Johndreau
2nd Place Sophie Watson

4th Grade
1st Place Brooklynn Hoffman
2nd Place Jace Paopao

Congratulations and best of luck at the state level competition! Thank you to Sheri Daniels with the NRD for sponsoring this contest!

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Three Life Lessons

Israel, Jerusalem, holy city, former wall around the old town near Jaffa

One of my favorite books is found in the Bible in the Old Testament.  It’s the book of Nehemiah.  It’s a story about a man that led a movement to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem, a city that had been destroyed and in ruins for many years.

The reason I like this story so much is because it demonstrates how much can be done when a person works hard and involves God.

Here are three simple life lessons from the story of Nehemiah, I hope you will take the time to read his story:

  1. The first step in any venture is to pray – The first thing Nehemiah did when he heard how terrible things were back home was to pray.  He talked to God and pleaded with God to help.  He also confessed sin for himself and his people, and he asked for specific help in having favor with his boss.  Prayer was his first response, Nehemiah knew that on his own he could not accomplish what God and he could do together.  When we face a challenge in life the first thing we need to do is talk to God, confess our sin, ask for his help and be specific in our requests.
  2. People under God’s direction can accomplish impossible tasks – Nehemiah was a talented leader but he knew he could not accomplish this huge task without the help of God and other people.  He put a plan together and asked for help from many different people.  He was able to keep the people focused on the most important things and not get distracted or paralyzed by fear.  He kept encouraging the people and praying for help, wisdom, protection and courage.  When you have a big vision and you include God on everything and you stay focused, amazing things can happen.  They rebuilt the walls around Jerusalem in just 52 days.
  3. There are two parts to real service for God: talking with Him and walking with Him – Serving God means including Him in every area of our lives.  It starts by talking with Him through prayer, this builds intimacy with God, a closeness that can only come from spending time together.  It also means walking our everyday lives with God.  Walking with God is simply including Him on the good and the bad in your life.  It’s continually acknowledging that He is in control and that we are seeking to do His will and not our own.  Walking with God is also asking for help when tempted, confessing when we mess up and getting back up and continuing on after we fail.

Nehemiah’s story is amazing and well worth reading.  Read it here – Nehemiah

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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Adventures in Homebuying: An offer they can't refuse...I hope

Well, I made an offer on a house. It is a bit smaller than what I wanted, particularly the kitchen, but there is so many benefits to this house that everything balanced out.

My sister & I met with my realtor Thursday morning. We toured 4 houses & this particular one happened to be the first & the cheapest we looked at, however it was the one that would need the least amount of work. After touring all 4 houses, I called my dad & asked if he could come out & look at the house on Saturday. He & mom walked though the house with me on Saturday morning. They were both very impressed & I decided to make an offer. So now it is just a waiting game. I hope I know in the next couple of days because I have to give 60 days notice to my apartment.

So, here are the some of the pluses of this house:
  • big, beautiful back yard...I'm not kidding this yard is to die for
  • raised planters perfect for the garden I have been wanting for 5 years
  • huge tool shed in the back
  • absolutely nothing needs to be done in order to move in
  • garage with tons of built in storage
  • the price was perfect

The kitchen is a bit smaller than what I would love but it is still nice & all the large appliances are pretty new & clean as opposed to the ones I have in my apartment which are older than me & were filthy when I moved in & still are quite terrible no matter how much time I have spent scrubbing them. The closets aren't huge but there are three bedroom closets & it is just me so I think I'll manage. :) The only other thing that my dad noticed was the AC unit is getting a bit old but even if I have to spend $5000 in the next few years it still wouldn't be the cost of the other houses I looked at that needed several thousands of dollars of work just to bring the house up to being able to move in.

This house is a bit small but is just fine for me, even if I get married & have a baby. Now if I do have a kid one of these days I'll want to look for a bigger house but for now, I don't need any more space to clean. :)

I'll have plenty of room for Rock Band parties & Bible studys. I've wanted to have a Halloween party for years but never felt comfortable having one in my apartment. Now, I'll have a place of my own for one. :) Unfortunately, I won't have the house for this year's Halloween but maybe next year. :D

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Monday, February 13, 2012

A momentary flash of brilliance.

So, just because I am in the middle of writing two stories doesnt mean the ideas stop coming. The overactiveness of my imagination can get distracting, and in the past I have simply tried to push forward and focus on the task at hand. But lately I have learned to embrace the momentary flashes of brilliance and at least sketch out a rough outline and character descriptions to return to later. A while ago, an idea started rolling around inspired in part by a name of a relative (ancestor? He lived in the 1800s and I never know when to call a person a relative or ancestor. What's the timeline?). When I heard his story and his name, I was instantly attracted to it. The other day, a rough opening to his story came to me and I seized the moment and jotted it down. Here's what I came up with:

    "Mr. Ashley was born with nothing, and by the time he married his wife, he had less. Their poverty was the pity of her entire family, for Mrs. Ashley had all the beauty and she had wasted it on a bad marriage. A love match, the worst curse for a pretty girl and a poor man. Nothing could be gained from it, and all the love in the world could not fill their bellies.
    Two children were born and died before the age of three. Thus, when the boy was born, he did not have a name until his fourth year. On that day, as his mother lay dying, she felt the despair of life with Mr. Ashley. She had nothing to give her son; no fortune, trinkets, property, nothing but a name. It must declare to the world his intrinsic value, more than the value of wealth or family connections. It must also be a promise, a hope, of the man he might someday become.
    And the name she gave him was Diamond."

As I said, very rough random idea. I'm looking forward to writing Diamond Ashely's story. It's been a long time coming. But first, must finish the other works in progress!


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In love with Jesus. Wife to my best friend & man I love more than life. Mama to 4 amazing God given blessings. Proud Homemaker & Homeschooler. Living life with it's ups and downs and blogging about it!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

What a GREAT day!!! :)

First of all, we have not received the test results as of yet. I do not know what the hold up is but hopefully we will get them by the end of today. Hopefully sooner rather than later. Until then, keep praying. :)

Now, the reason for this super excited post! I have not said much about our decision to home school for some very good reasons. Not because I am trying to leave anyone out. My main reason is because I don't want criticism and I don't want the people we love to believe that we think their decision to public school their children is wrong. That is NOT it at all. We firmly believe that this is what is best for Claire & Lily right now. In a few years, who knows? Although, it's looking pretty good that we will stick with home schooling. However, we will take it a year at a time.

That said, one thing I was unsure of was the kids not having socialization. Well, God answered that problem BIG TIME!!!!! We have a homeschooling group!! The oldest one being 8 and the youngest 3 months. Claire, Lily & Drew all have kids in their age group! I am SO Excited!!!!!

We met them Saturday and had such a great time eating and visiting!!! The kids had so much fun playing together and they are all such nice children. They are very well behaved and they pray before meals and say" excuse me" and "please"! My kind of kids!!!! The parents are SO super nice and they work hard to include everyone. :)

Today we got together and took the kids to the park. That was loads of fun! The kids DID NOT want to go home! We are going to get together once a week and just so many group activities with the kids. WOW! I am just overwhelmed and so excited at God's answer to our prayers!!!

Anyway, just wanted to blog about that because I had such a great day and the kids did, too! :)

And if anyone is interested in how the kids can play sports being homeschooled? The kids can play summer league and by state law, I believe that the public schools MUST let them play if they wish, I am thinking that is right, anyway.

WOW! I am just so excited and happy right now!!!!!

Although, I would appreciate your prayers for my family right now. My Uncle Roy passed away and his funeral is tomorrow. Please pray for my Aunt Jean and his kids: Tony, Roy Lee & Kathy and all of their grandchildren. Also, pray for my Dad as he is having a rough time of it.

Thanks and ya'll have a great week!!!

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Denise said...

Woo Hoo, so happy for you.

If we don't find Him in the small things, how will we ever find Him in the big ones? ~Elisabeth Elliot


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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Slow Response to Haiti Tragedy

I've dawdeled and diddled and watched in absolute horror!
by Charlie Leck

I've got excuses by the thousands and I've had plenty of good intentions. How about you?

Have you donated money yet? Have you given so that it hurts a little in order to help out in Haiti? I hope so. If not, it's time to get off the dime and send a little money (or a lot of money if you can afford it).

I've been sitting on my checkbook, as they say, waiting for something. What? Some kind of inspiration about some organization to which I should give my dough. I've hemmed and hawed and napped on it. I just haven't gotten it done.

But right now -- just the second I post this blog on this Sunday morning -- I am going to go on-line to the Red Cross and make a contribution. I absolutely promise.

What has happened to Haiti is one of the extraordinary disasters of our life-time. The estimates of the dead that keeping coming in are horrible and painful. I only hope they are grossly exaggerated.

You must understand that it could have happened in our country and in our own neighborhood. Deborah Blum, of Madison, Wisconsin, wrote a piece this week for the NY Times [click here to read it] that was really worth the reading time.

"I used to be a science writer for a California newspaper, where I learned to think of the ground beneath my feet as something alive. It crawled and shivered and quaked. It was the thin, wrinkled skin of an A.D.D. planet whose muscles and bones constantly twitched beneath it."
Haiti's disaster could just as easily have been in California. Those poor bastards down there could have been friends or family on the west coast, living atop the San Andreas fault.

Blum quoted Will Durant in her piece: "Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice."

Then Blum goes on to call it a "rebuttal of our natural hubris, our assumption that we inevitably lord over this small sphere in one of our galaxy's lesser solar systems."

In fact, we are but infinitesimally tiny and insignificant specks in the great universe, yet we have hearts, souls, feelings and generous concerns for our neighbors. We cry!

This mighty quake in Haiti had a biblical tone about it. It speaks of what we don't understand about life and death and the future

I hated the awful things the Reverend Pat Robertson said about these events in Haiti. He was dead wrong and he was ignorant and repulsively non-biblical. It was his own miserable vanity that thought and spoke these things -- things that we should revile and hold in contempt. Robertson is a fool -- a piece of waste with a wasted mind. I have no time for such contemptible people.

Robertson called the quake in Haiti a sign of God's wrath over that nation state. I was stunned as I listened to his comments. They made no sense. It all had something to do with the Haiti's achievement of independence from the French.

“They were under the heel of the French…and they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said ‘We will serve you’…and so, the devil said ‘Okay, it’s a deal’ and kicked the French out,... They need to have…a great turning to God...”
Robertson has always been one of the great dummies of religion and theology. He has never earned any stripes as a great thinker. If there is a God who can hear us, She must have cringed when Robertson spoke about Haiti. Robertson is the same mean man who blamed hurricane Katrina on the wickedness of New Orleans.

Rush Limbaugh, it is hard to believe, went and did Pat Robertson one comment even more horrible.

"We've already donated to Haiti,'' Limbaugh responded to a caller on his radio show. "It's called the U.S. income tax."

Limbaugh twisted and squirmed and wormed his way into the mud, somehow trying to tie blame for this great earthquake to President Obama. What puke! I can't find daintier or cuter words this morning. He discouraged donations to Haiti, declaring that all such donations would do is get you on "Obama's email list."

Look it, my dear, wonderful and compassionate readers, these comments by two of the world's leading idiots are only more reason to make donations to some Haitian aide fund. I've just gotten myself so worked up that I am going to double my contribution.

It's a wonderful Sunday morning. We are going to spend the afternoon with mild and delightful people. I shouldn't be so upset. I quake!

  1. The truth is that they did make a pact with the devil.

    Now the significance you put on that pact I guess has to do with whether you believe the devil is real or not.

    But it is one of Haiti's founding myths.

    According to Haitian national history, the revolutionary war was launched on the eve of a religious ceremony at a place in the north called Bwa Kayiman (Bois Caiman, in French). At that ceremony on August 14, 1791, an African slave named Boukman sacrificed a pig, and both Kongo and Creole spirits descended to possess the bodies of the participants, encouraging them and fortifying them for the upcoming revolutionary war. Despite deep ambivalence on the part of intellectuals, Catholics, and the moneyed classes, Vodou has always been linked with militarism and the war of independence and, through it, the pride of national sovereignty.

    So, yeah if there is a devil, Haiti made a pact with it. Might explain why even though Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the same island, the Dominican Republic has been far more successful.

  2. I hate publishing anonymous comments to my blog. I think one should have the nerve and courage to at least produce an honest name.

    Nevertheless, I publish the above comment only to point out that this is dubious history and has always been regarded more as a part of the myths and legends of Haiti and not at all connected to fact.

    Finally, the concluding "banger" in the comment above is warped. There are many other more rational reasons to explain the differences between the two nations that share the same island -- like the greater American influence and interest in the Dominican Republic.

    Chas Leck


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Friday, September 24, 2010

That’s the law here in Camelotski!
by Charlie Leck

No longer shall a road run up a hillside
Each byway and hiway must run on downward
And no auto shall be forced to strain on upward
For from here and ever onward it’s all downhillward

Read in Paul Krugman’s latest column about the Latin American political party that promised that its nation would save on gasoline costs by building highways that only ran downhillward.

Is Krugman the last economic and political thinker with any sense? Sometimes I think so. I always get my reality check by reading him.

Right now he’s asking the Republicans to make just such a check. They are promising us no more deficits when they take control of Congress. And, they are promising to renew the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy!

Highways that run only downhill! It is that for which the GOP is asking us to vote.

There really is a sucker born every minute and they are all lining up to vote the GOP back into office – the party that gave us two multi-trillion dollar wars and tax cuts to boot. We are about to restore to power the party that treated us like we had no brains and ran roughshod over our constitutional rights to privacy.

Somehow the party of the rich has got those with little swooning after it! It’s an infatuation that will lead to heartbreak when those with the mad crushes find out who the GOP really loves!

Here they come again!
We’re about to have some fun again!
Don’t bother asking!
Don’t bother checking!
We’ll make the rich so much richer again!
Let’s do it all over again!

Insanity reigns in America. The big liars are selling us Double Whoppers with Cheese! Here's how Krugman puts it...

“So what’s left? Howard Gleckman of the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has done the math. As he points out, the only way to balance the budget by 2020, while simultaneously (a) making the Bush tax cuts permanent and (b) protecting all the programs Republicans say they won’t cut, is to completely abolish the rest of the federal government: ‘No more national parks, no more Small Business Administration loans, no more export subsidies, no more N.I.H. No more Medicaid (one-third of its budget pays for long-term care for our parents and others with disabilities). No more child health or child nutrition programs. No more highway construction. No more homeland security. Oh, and no more Congress.’”

And, oh yes, all highways built in the future may only go downhill!

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Chef Stephan Pyles, a Founder of Southwestern Cuisine, Opening New San Antonio Restaurant

Rumors have been swirling for weeks that Dallas chef Stephan Pyles is opening a new restaurant. Yep, he is. In San Antonio, which is where Pyles is today. Pyles was a founder of what became known as  Southwestern cuisine, winning Beard Foundation awards, opening thee restaurants in Las Vegas (Star Canyon, AquaKnox and Taqueria Canonita), and two dining venues in Dallas (Stephan Pyles and Samar). Now, Pyles is designing the lead restaurant in a new 120-acre mixed-use development in San Antonio called Eilan, on the city’s north side adjacent to La Cantera.

Eilan, in San Antonio (tilt-shift camera photo)

As he did with Dragonfly restaurant in Uptown Dallas’ Hotel ZaZa, Pyles is designing the flagship restaurant and menu for Eilan’s new Le Meridien Hotel, which Pyles says is slated to open November 11.  The date 11/11/11 is significant for two reasons: first, it sounds cool. Second (and more importantly), it’s numerically mystical, falling  just before the Rapture, which ChInChOut sources say is definitely on this time.

Eilan is described as a blend of California Mission, Mission Revival, Spanish Colonial and Mediterranean architecture styles, all topped with housemade guacamole and salsa.  The name Eilan, mais oui, is a derivative of a word from still another architectural place, France. As you learned in college, “elan,” roughly translates to energy, style and enthusiasm. And sometimes crepes. Or the kid from Cuba.

In any case, Pyles is keeping busy. What’s next? We have it all here and here.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

I told you all that I was working out at the gym.... well, my trainer (does that not sound cool???) is killing me.  He's working me to death, which frankly is probably pretty easy for him as I am in not so tip top shape.

Anyway, he's working my thighs.... and they hurt.  Like Hell. Like stairs (of which have I mentioned are prevalent in my house) are killers... but the real the toilet........ or the USE of it.

See, ladies and gentlemen, you don't realize how to use said thighs to sit, and even worse to STAND... I need those handle things elderly people have....I'm feeling elderly let me tell ya.

I put off going there until I HAVE TO... and even worse, I find myself hanging out in there, avoiding standing...ugh... who knew????? Is this too much information? Maybe.....

 So, moving on,  I'm gearing up for the ONE HAND ONE HEART extravaganza beginning Sunday. Got my 'give away'... actually might even have two things... I'm on a roll!! Amazing what you can accomplish when you are unable to get up!!!

Stay tuned!

  1. ROFL!!!!! HEY...I've got an available toilet-aide hanging around now.....heehee!

  2. HA!!! You crack me up!!!! Thanks for the laugh!


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Monday, March 15, 2010

Help! I need somebody...with ideas about removing paint

Does anyone know of any great ideas for removing paint from black jeans? I went to Goodwill today with Grace, and they had recently painted the doors of their dressing rooms. They had opened up one set of dressing rooms and had the other set "closed" while letting the paint dry...only the door of the dressing room I used on the supposedly dry side was not completely dry. I found this out the hard way, and now I have the strangest shade of orange on one back pocket of my black jeans. (

I've washed them now after scrubbing the area with a baking soda paste, and a good bit of the paint has come off with that. I'm still working on it (and still keeping the jeans wet), but I thought I'd see if anyone has any ideas. I'm about to try scraping the paint with a blunt knife.

By the way, I told the Goodwill manager about what happened, and how this was the first time I had worn the jeans (ugh), and she gave me a $10 credit on my purchase. (So, on the upside, I bought 3 new shirts and 3 new skirts for me, plus a pair of white dress shoes for Grace for just over $20.) I'm just really, really, really hoping to get the paint out because I really, really, really despise shopping for new pants. Really.

So, any ideas?

Luigi | UPrinting said...

I have experienced having paint on my jeans also. I think that the best remedy for that is a paint thinner. You should just be careful removing it because it might just spread out.

Stacey Schrader said...

You can also try Goof Off if it's latex paint.

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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Nacho Platter

Cheese Sauce
8 ounces Velveeta cheese, melted
1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
2 tablespoons of your favorite salsa

B. & R. Tortilla Chips
5 small corn tortillas
2 cups canola oil
Mexican seasoning to taste

1 cup of your favorite salsa

Cheese Sauce
Mix together melted Velveeta cheese, salsa, and cumin powder then set aside.

B. & R. Tortilla Chips
Cut corn tortillas into triangles.
In a large skillet or in a deep fryer heat canola oil until it reaches 350 degrees.
Drop the triangles into the oil and cook until they turn golden brown.
Once golden brown remove from oil and drain on a paper towel covered plate or a rack.
While still hot sprinkle on Mexican seasoning to taste.

Add salsa and cheese sauce into two bowls and spread chips around the bowls with your favorite toppings.
(Toppings included in the picture: sliced green onions and cilantro.)

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I sewed things!

Written on April 23, 2012 at 9:37 am
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I finished off the term, but no final grades yet as those aren’t released until the day after the last day of finals. In a way, I’ve found this to be both good and bad. Good in the fact that if you have later exams, you don’t become distracted with obsessively refreshing the page to see if grades are up. Bad because if you’re done early (like I was), you have to wait over a week before final grades are available. Either way, I know that I had at least passed everything and I know I did okay in all of my classes this term. So in lieu of finding a job or going on fancy trips (like some of my friends), I’ve been sewing!

All of my crafting lately has been for Blythe – I’ve been using the Doll Coordinate Recipe books that I have as they’re a great resource for patterns. I’ve been on a bit of a sewing kick lately, but I’m sure that’ll switch to knitting soon as I’ve been queuing up a bunch of sock patterns that I want to try and I’ve been crocheting as well and writing down steps as I do them – so patterns will be up in the near future!

The first two are from DCR #5, the third is from DCR #1. I did make some adjustments to all three of them.

First dress: I added ribbon ties at the bodies to go around the neck. For the second dress, I added a lining because I really didn’t want to clip and turn the arm holes without a lining. I probably could have done it without, but I didn’t want to. For dress number 3, the pattern is actually for a top (think camisole), but I added a longer ‘skirt’ to it to make it into a dress.

Modeled by Sophie.

Modeled by Primrose.

Modeled by Eden Mouse.

Frogging – ribbit, ribbit

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So the socks that I mentioned in my last post? I’m frogging them. It’s a fantastic pattern, but I was nearly done the first sock (and by “nearly done”, I mean I was able to do the toe) and I realized that I really hated it. I love the yarn, I love the pattern, but I just didn’t love the two of them together. I’m definitely going to do the Knot Socks sometime again in the future in a different type of sock yarn – probably some kind of gradient or semi-solid (not something that’s self-striping and self-patterning, too busy for the cable pattern). I think I’ll be using the yarn in simple ribbed socks (for me!). It’s kind of a relief, in a way, to frog them. Even though I spent around 20 hours on the (incomplete) first sock, it’s still worth it to me to frog it then to continue and spend another 20+ hours to complete the pair and then just to hate the socks in how they look. So – plain, ribbed, stockinette socks. That’s what that yarn is destined to be.

Besides those failed/frogged socks, I haven’t had a lot of time to craft. The term is ending soon (finals this week!) so obviously I’ve been busy with that. I do have quite a few projects that are currently on a mini-break while I’m busy studying, doing notes and such, but I do hope to share some progress with you all soon (possibly next week?). I have some doll clothes to share, as well as some other projects that have been sitting in time out for a while now that I really want to get out and finish!

I also want to share a list of crafting-related podcasts that I like to listen/watch, so I’ll be working on compiling a list of those as well (just a heads up – most of them are knitting related. There’s a lot of knitting-related podcasts, I need to find more crocheting and general crafts ones!).


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Cheltenham Model Railway Exhibitions

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Description based on material supplied by the layout owner

Francis Stapleton 12mm gauge 5.5mm scale

Ty Bach is assumed to lie about one mile due south of Talyllyn Lake, up in the mountains. For Ty Bach to exist we must assume that the connecting railway between Abergnolwyn on the Talyllyn Railway and Corris on the Corris Railway, was in fact built, creating a through line from Towyn to Machynlleth, through the scenic mountains. Above the village of Corris Uchaf (Upper Corris), we must assume that there is a junction with a branch running west to Ty Bach. The branch was built to serve the slate quarries of Glyn Lago and Darren. Both are real quarries, but neither was successful. Glyn Lago was not much more than a trial and is now lost in forestry, while Darren did produce but was unable to transport its undesirable rustic produce to market, relying solely on the packhorse. The quarry is notable, however, for its Hand Powered Circular Saw.

The name Ty Bach comes from the Quarry Managers House. According to the locals, the unpopular English quarry manager wanted to call his cottage, the Big House. The Welsh quarrymen weren't having this and insisted that the name had to be in Welsh, and informed him that the translation was Ty Bach. Ty Bach is actually Little House, and usually refers to the little house at the bottom of the garden. It was a while before the manager found the true translation of Ty Mawr, and by then it was too late, the original name had stuck.

When the railway arrived, it took the station name from the nearest house, the managers house, Ty Bach.

The station is some distance from either quarry. Darren is reached by a 2ft 3ins tramway from the station, and has its own locomotive, Glyn Lago is served by a 3ft 6ins horse worked tramway, using second hand equipment from Duffryn Nantile.

Track is hand built in an attempt to portray poor quality trackwork. Scenery is plaster on a foam bed, covered with various scenic scatter materials. Rolling stock is mainly kit built with kits from Malcolm Savage Models and loco chassis from Mike Chinnery, there are a few adapted vehicles as well as a few scratch built wagons. Most of the buildings were built by Peter Leyland.

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

gotta love RED

safari earrings

Red long top, Black polka dotted skirt

black and gold necklace (one of my faves)

arm candies I wore today. black and gold themed.
Finally got the chance to wear this long red top after two years.

I didn't have any red dresses so good thing I found that top with my rarely used clothes inside the closet

why RED? well, it's our bank's anniversary today

and we were instructed to wear anything RED...

here are some other photos of the day

my instagram photo :)
long weekend ahead. gotta love the Holidays.

xoxo, CHEN

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Friday, November 27, 2015

Photos from Saturday Game/60 Swiss

During Saturday's tournament, I photographed the players.

In a time scramble, NM Art Macaspac outlasted NM Mauricio Camejo.

Eric Yuhan Li lost to NM Mauricio Camejo.

NM Art Macaspac defeated NM Vladimir Polyakin.

Eric Yuhan Li won against Ken Cohen.

NM Vladimir Polyakin got the better of NM Mauricio Camejo.

Monday, November 23, 2015

Art Macaspac Takes Saturday Game/60 Swiss

On Saturday, NM Art Macaspac [pictured, left] took first place in the Game/60 Swiss tournament, ahead of NM Jim West and NM Vladimir Polyakin [pictured, right] who split the second place prize.

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Art Macaspac (USCF 2203) - Jim West (USCF 2203), Rahway NJ 11/21/2015

1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Be7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Nbd7 10.h3 b5 11.g4 b4 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 a5 14.a3 Ba6

15.axb4 axb4 16.Bd2 Qb6 17.Be3 Qb7 18.Qd2 h6 19.Rfd1 Bxe2 20.Qxe2 Bg5 21.Bxg5 hxg5 22.Qd2 f6 23.Be4 Nc5 24.Bf5 Rfd8 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.c4 b3 27.Kg2 Ra4 28.Rc1 Qa6 29.Qc3 Qa5 30.Qe3 Ra2 31.Rb1 Qb4

32.Bd3 Ra4 33.Rc1 Ra2, draw.

Friday, November 20, 2015

Pix from Dr. Machan's Super Swiss 11/14/2015

These pictures were taken by me during Saturday's tournament.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Errol Singh Wins Dr. Machan's Super Swiss

Yesterday Errol Singh [pictured, left] finished first in Dr. Machan's Super Swiss tournament.

Round Three: Pirc Defense

Maurcio Camejo (USCF 2000) - Jim West (USCF 2206), Rahway NJ 11/14/2015

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.f3 c6 5.Bc4 b5 6.Bb3 a5 7.a4 b4 8.Nce2 Nbd7 9.Nh3 e5 10.Ng5 d5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.f4 Neg4 13.h3 Nh6 14.e5 Nd7 15.Nd4 Qb6

16.e6 fxe6 17.Ndxe6 Ba6 18.Qd4 Qxd4 19.Nxd4 Rc8 20.Be3 Bc5 21.O-O-O Bxd4 22.Bxd4 O-O 23.Ne6 Rfe8 24.Nc5 Nxc5 25.Bxc5 Nf5 26.Bb6 Ng3 27.Rhe1 Ne3+ 28.Kb1 Nxf4 29.Bxa5 Nxg2 30.Rxe8+ Rxe8 31.Bxb4 Nf4

32.h4 Re4 33.Bd6 Bc4 34.a5 Bb5 35.Ka2 Kf7 36.c3 Ke6 37.Bc5 Nd3 38.Bb6 Rxh4 39.Bc2 Nc5 40.Re1+ Kd7 41.Bd1 Nd3 42.Rg1 Rh2 43.Bg4+ Kd6 44.Rb1 Nc5 45.Re1 Ne4 46.Bc8 Nxc3+ 47.Ka1 Ne4 48.a6 c5

49.Bb7 Bc6 50.Re3 Rf2 51.Ra3 Rf8 and drawn in ? moves.
                                       final position

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Photos From The Washington Chess Congress

On Columbus Day weekend, several students and instructors from Chess Mates' Sunday School played in the Washington Chess Congress.

Pictured below, from left to right, are LM Arthur Macaspac, Charlie Silver, GM Leonid Yudasin, Jack Silver and Eric Li.


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    Saturday, June 27, 2009

    1. R.I.P., Michael Jackson.

    2. Warren got a girlfriend, pretty much blew me off when I texted him yesterday, before I found out he was in a relationship today.

    3. Zi Lynn, Mishi and I decided boys are useless, frustrating, and utterly ridiculous.

    4. Someone got together with someone I like. Shan't name.

    5. I have a B.K. exam tomorrow.

    6. At least I found out that other people are having worse-er times than me on FML. Maybe I should join them.

    Friday, June 26, 2009

    Insane Art.

    Gawd. I'm taking a break from insanity.
    Puan Mariah happily drops the bombshell on us on Wednesday, that we need to hanter our folio today, and NOBODY is quite done, except a few who did theirs without any actual effort (in my opinion, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.).
    Anyway, I'm definitely not done, but I think I can do it by tonight and hopefully hand it in tomorrow morning.

    I'm really really mad at Kenny right now, but I will rant some other day.

    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

    "This time baby, I'll be bulletproof." - La Roux, Bulletproof.

    I find myself loving patterns more and more. And dresses.

    Monday, June 22, 2009

    Fete De La Musique <3

    I'm so glad I went for this!! It was AMAZIIIIING. <3 I'm so going again next year.
    I had ZERO clue that our local music scene was so awesome!!! Well, okay, our mainstream music kind of, well, SUCKS, except maybe Estranged. But it's our underground scene that is really worth looking out for. Bands like Army of Three, Bus Company, Pasca, An Unexpected Mercy and An Honest Mistake are good bands to look out for.

    Plus, there are some REALLY good looking dudes there. WAH! <3

    Scott took me, mom dropped us off at Telawi Street in Bangsar, and it was held in the Telawi Street Bistro. A little bit disappointing that the place was TINY, it was pretty stuffy at first. Then we discovered the lounge at the back. XD So we hung out there for a while. Scott had his friends and he introduced me to them. I was too damn shy to talk to them though, some of them look SCARYYY. XD But they're super nice.
    Unexpected Mercy was so adorable. "Backstage", they were jumping off the walls with nervousness, and they were like, OMG OMG LET'S PRAY COME ON. Lol.
    They they went on stage and it was like, WHOA, coz they're hardcore, metal, screamo, the works. Then Darren Teh from Army of Three and An Honest Mistake did some guest vocals, or rather screaming, which was awesome.
    That guy is multi talented. It's funny, coz he actually teaches English to Form 2's and Form 4's. I think as tuition. He's a vocalist in AHM and the bassist in AOT. I was pretty impressed.
    Plus, he's hot.
    What more can I say?

    Why am I not in school? Because I desperately want to AVOID getting H1N1, or even getting sick because of all the sick people in my class, eg., DEBBIE. Lol. But really, this H1N1 thing is SO scary. Debbie said that the girl from Assunta 2 who got H1N1 has a sister in my school, and I don't know whether SHE has it too, but I'm thinking she probably does because it's so contagious. D: And then YenYen (don't know how to spell her name) goes in the same van as the girl, and she's been quarantined, and SHE WAS IN OUR CLASS A BUNCH OF TIMES LAST WEEK, so now I'm damn scared of going to school.

    I DON'T WANT TO GET H1N1!!!! Assunta is really BODOH, seriously. Supposedly there are a few other cases of suspected H1N1 IN OUR SCHOOL, according to Puan Arpah, and I don't know if it's confirmed, but I sure as hell don't want to take any chances.

    Any other news? Actually, yeah.
    I feel like I've been living, breathing DRAGON with a bad temper these past few weeks, I don't know WHY. Yesterday, I got so mad at Debbie (sorry again!! D:) and my mood has been swinging like CRAZY lately. The littlest thing can piss me off.
    I don't WANT to use PMS as an excuse, but I know it's PARTLY the problem, but still. I hate being angry!!!! I'm a happy person!! HAPPY!! D<
    So please bear with me while I overcome my temper. It's a rather ugly beast.

    Thursday, June 18, 2009

    Keeping The Faith.

    "There's always going to be another mountain ; I'm always going to want to make it move ; There's always going to be an uphill battle ; Sometimes I'm going to have to lose." - Miley Cyrus, The Climb.

    Yes, as much as I do not like Miley Cyrus, she admittedly writes good songs.
    She should really stick to being a songwriter, because even Butterfly, Fly Away has got some really good lyrics but really crappy singing.
    FORGIVE ME! -hides-

    So anyway.

    I've been beating myself up alot lately about my exam results, the club and stuff like that. I know, NOT GOOD. I guess this song really applies to me because, definitely, sometimes I'm gonna have to lose.
    I lose alot, but I can gain so much more.
    Like they said in Meet The Robinsons!!!!
    "When you fail, you learn something!! Success.. Not so much."

    Gosh, I'm going majorly Disney here. HAHA, there was this one part in the MTV Movie Awards where this dude from Superbad was talking to Vanessa Ann Hudgens about how he almost got Zac's part, but he "failed the mandatory Disney bullshit test."

    I'll try to be better. I've been really cranky lately.
    Not fair on my dear schoolmates who have to deal with me. XD

    Okay, that's me, out. (:
    Gonna do some exercise, it makes me happy. 8D

    Tuesday, June 16, 2009

    Across The Universe.

    "Whisper words of wisdom." - The Beatles, Let It Be.

    Jim Sturgess is totally cute. <3
    So yes, I'm down with the cold. Honest. I took polaramine last night and was KO'd till 8.15 this morning.

    Is it just me, or is Beyonce getting scarier and scarier with each video?
    The whole black-and-white with only three girls dancing is getting old. And her resmbles that of an angry male lion.
    Very angry.

    Anyway, I'm doing Sejarah now. Presentation tomorrow. D:
    Bai. <3

    Monday, June 15, 2009

    Ta-daa. ;p

    "Laying back, head on the grass ; Chewing gum, having some laughs." - Stereophonics, Dakota.

    Sunday, June 14, 2009

    Back To Doom.

    I refuse to allow my mother to come for Parent's Day.
    I doubt she wants to go anyway. XD

    Friday, June 12, 2009

    Never Been Kissed.

    I'm watching the show right now. ;p I totally know how Drew feels about it, except that, well, I'm not 21 years old and pretending to be an American high school girl.

    The school hols are almost over, most unfortunate.
    Welcome to five months of work, work, work and more work.

    Wednesday, June 10, 2009

    "It's Madness. It's Insanity. It's Kinda Great!!"

    The above title was said by Anthony Bourdain, my family's beloved favourite sarcastic traveller.
    He's better than Andrew Zimmerman ANY DAY, and I think he despises him too. ;p

    "The morning will come ; In the press of every kiss ; With your head upon my chest." - Coheed and Cambria, Wake Up.

    All the good ones either get away, are gay, or taken.

    Monday, June 08, 2009

    Disappearing Act.

    "You've got some kind of nerve ; Taking all I was." - The Fray, You Found Me.

    My MSN has suddenly disappeared on me. D:
    So anyway, I watched Hannah Montana twice. HAHAHAA.
    Okay, I'll be honest. It wasn't THAT bad. Yes, it was corny and cheesy and food-y. BUT, Lucas Till totally made up for it. SERIOUSLY. My gawd, he was so frigging hot, it was unbelievable. Okay, when you first look at him, it's slightly weird coz his neck is super thick. @.@ But then, you see him riding on a horse with one arm dangling down, and it's like, OMG, pure sexy cowboy in blue jeans.. Riding on Blue Jeans the horse. XD

    Miley Cyrus just looked really strange. One scene, she smiled at herself in the mirror, and she kind of looked maniacal.

    Anyway, I'll leave ya'll with a sexy photo of Lucas Till, the cowboy Travis.

    Curse you, Miley Cyrus. CURSES!!

    Sunday, June 07, 2009

    Note to self : Unlock pictures before editing. =.=

    A few drawings I've done over the week. ;p

    "You lift my feet off the ground ; Spin me around ; You make me crazier, crazier." - Taylor Swift, Crazier.

    Friday, June 05, 2009

    "Look at the stars ; Look how they shine for you." - Coldplay, Yellow.

    You know what irritates me the most?!
    When I put my camera onto Auto Focus mode, and when I try to point and shoot, it focuses then unfocuses and refuses to take the photo.
    Anyone know how to stop that form happening?! It's bloody irritating.

    Anyway, I went for Pilates today!! My god, it hurts. Seriously, I didn't think it'd hurt so badly, but it DID, and now whenever I twist my body round to look at something, I can feel my side muscles aching. @.@

    Went to Nessa's house, which was nice coz I hadn't seen her for a while. We had fun bumming, talking, yabbering, watching SAYONARA ZETSUBOU SENSEI (that's what you call it, right?) which was totally cute. ^^

    Currently, I am wondering what to wear tomorrow. Ciao bella, I'll take photos. ;p

    Thursday, June 04, 2009

    "I would never admit that I.. I love you." - Paramore, My Number One.

    Monday, June 01, 2009

    More about the cancer relay!! Hahaaa.
    We had a load of fun. Kath and I met up with the boys from BK, Mark, Frank and Keat Hoe, and I found out Leon was their friend (same school). Such a small world. I spent most of the night with the boys, KK flitted between her Team Cook people and us.

    I swear, if one is supposed to walk 10000 steps a day in order to maintain health, I think I walked enough to be healthy for three days or something. @.@

    We eventually got to sleep around 4.30am and I woke up around 6am, no thanks to Mark's alarm. D< After that I couldn't go back to sleep, so I went for a walk, then a couple of jogs. I know Frank and Keat Hoe were up as well. Mark, Leon and KK just kept sleeping and sleeping. Yeesh.

    That night was pretty hilarious, they had a "Beauty Pageant". The "beauties" involved were all men. XD Two of them looked so much like women that we joked they had part time jobs in Bangkok. LOL. Frank almost puked, it was so funny.

    Oh, KK and I danced like idiots. Astro had a booth, and they were playing this awesome dance music and a big group of Indians started dancing there, so KK and I joined them. It was awesome madness. XD But after like 3 songs, this guy came and ruined our fun. ): Even when there was this incredibly game old lady who came to dance with us!!! Oh well. ;p But yeah, we sweated like PIGS, it was so humid. You could sit on the dewy grass and just sweat. Lol.

    We had supper at 3am, I think. ;p Mark kept trying to make us finish his walnut cake. XD

    The Luminaria (all those lanterns you see in the photographs) was quite amazing. This little girl who had brain cancer went onto the stage to give a speech and she was half paralysed, I think. But her spirit was amazing, I loved her. ^^ It was incredible to see the support given by all the survivors, families and non-sufferers. Very inspirational. <3

    Anyway, I guess that's all for now, if I remember anythine more, I'll post it. ;p


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Not everyone thinks Bears wide receivers stink

What’s the biggest problem with the Chicago Bears, right now?

Did you say “wide receiver?” If you did, you’re like most fans out there. Including me.

However, there are some out there who aren’t as worried about the receiver position. You can read this post over at the Bleacher Report blog. The writer argues that the Bears aren’t that bad at receiver. He points to Devin Hester and tight ends Desmond Clark and Gregg Olsen as the reason why.

I’ll agree that Clark and Olsen are two of the best receiving tight ends in the game right now. And that’s a true advantage for the Bears.

But Hester? He’d be fine as a number-three receiver, maybe even a number-two. But as a number-one receiver? He’s not even close yet. He led the Bears in receiving last year wtih decidedly below-average catches and yards. This might change with new quarterback Jay Cutler throwing him the ball. It may not.

And after Hester, who exactly is the number-two receiver? Is it fumble-fingered Rashied Davis, who can’t catch anything? Or is it Earl Bennett, who caught exactly zero passes in his rookie season?

There’s no denying that the Bears’ wide receivers are a lame lot. Yes, they have their tight ends and a good pass-catching running back in Matt Forte. But they still need a receiver that can put some fear in opponents. They don’t have that now.

Is it up to the tight ends to provide the passing offense this season?

Jay Cutler may wish he was back in Denver by the time this season ends. Of course, if the Bears do find a veteran wide receiver somewhere, than Cutler will probably have a fine time this year.

Will that happen? Who knows? For now, though, the Bears organization continues to insist that Devin Hester, who led the team with 51 catches for 665 yards, is a number-one receiver. I guess that makes dropsy-plagued Rashied Davis a number-two. Shudder.

The best receivers on the team are actually Gregg Olsen and Desmond Clark. Too bad they’re tight ends. The third best receiver is probably Matt Forte. Too bad he’s a running back.

That makes Hester the fourth best receiver on this squad.

Cutler can throw deep. That might help Hester. Or it might just frustrate Cutler when he finds out that no other Bears receiver can get open deep on a consistent basis.

My hope is that this post will soon become moot. There’s always hope that the Bears actually will pick up a real live NFL receiver.

Stranger things have happened. I mean, look at what the Bears did in April. They actually found a quarterback. Who would have predicted that?


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Saturday, April 25, 2009

When Will Boo Hoo Obama Apologize for WWII And Hiroshima?

Might as well go all the way since moronic Obama has scuffed both his knees apologizing to the world for us protecting ourselves and cleaning the clocks of terrorists around the world after 911, which mark these words will be followed up sooner than later with a far more deadly attack now that Obama the King of all appeasers has opened the floodgates to hell undoing Bush's impeccable work over these past 6 years.

I wonder why we didn't go around the world apologizing for these types of cartoons and war propaganda made in the 40's and 50's during and after WWII when our grandparents got done saving the world from Nazi Germany and Japanese Imperialism, which ended in one fell swoop in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Check this cartoon out and as the bloggers who I stole this from, Arnie and partner PTG @PlainsFeeder who got it from Bobalu said:

"If it weren't for those cartoons (and American willingness to fight evil to the bitter end) we would all be eating sauerkraut with chopsticks today."

You got that right brother....(here's a plethora of these video's, movies and posters from that era that required not a single solitary frickin apology from anyone)

Being a superpower means never having to say you're sorry and that's the way it is. Especially one like us who have done more for humanity in 200 years than all the shitheads around the world put together since the caveman era. We don't apologize to anyone for being better than the rest, No One.

The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. H. L. Mencken

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Friday, January 21, 2011

Try this shoe on...

We have been ranting and raving about getting fit, and we have been doing our research on what products to buy to help you achieve your fitness goals. Nike has a women's training shoe, the Nike Free XT. This shoe is great because it gives you the flexibility and the support needed when working out.

You do not want to have to stop your workout because of a foot ache, right? No way! Try a pair of Nike Free XT, and not only will you love the way they feel, but you will also love the way they look! They are stylish and look great with any chic workout outfit, or throw on to run out the door with a pair of jeans.

You will also get great traction for when you are headed outdoors to get a nature walk or run in. A featured technology that is listed on Nike's site about this shoe is "Flywire." Personally, I have never heard about it before, but after reading about it, I love the shoe even more.

"Flywire helps provide ultra-lightweight support and comfort for your foot. It gets its strength from thin Nylon fibers strategically placed on the upper of the shoe to hold the foot in place, helping to reduce slippage during activity. This allows for a massive reduction in weight because material is used only where it’s needed for structure." ~NIKE

Want to hear even better news? This shoe only costs $85.00! That is a fabulous price! You are getting a quality shoe that is super stylish to wear on your journey of fitness! You also get to choose from 8 beautiful colors and styles. You can purchase these shoes online at Nike, and you will love the way your feet feel.

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I just got a pair of these! and it was FREE! a friend sent me a link to go to Dr. Oz's website one day because they were giving some away. I went and typed my name in and voila two days later I get an email with a link to go pick out my shoes! Of course I picked out ones with hot pink on them. And they feel like your barefoot so light and comfy!
(ps. My friend was miffed ..she never got the email ..I had the intention of giving them to her as a surprise after I got them but then I liked them too much! )


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BlogChina Aims for Nasdaq

From Asia Pacific Media Network: CHINA: BlogChina aims for Nasdaq

"The company that launched China's leading blog portal plans to list on the technology stock-heavy Nasdaq exchange by the second half of next year and hopes to achieve a market capitalisation of more than US$1 billion, company officials said yesterday.

"I expect we will surpass Sina with our [initial public offering] next year," said BlogChina founder and chief executive Fang Xingdong, as he outlined plans for the next stage in the firm's meteoric growth. "

"Mr Fang, who was the first to coin the Chinese word for blog (bo-ke), has steered BlogChina into the dominant mainland weblog portal with more than two million bloggers as at the end of May."

At 9:43 AM, Blogger Dele Alex said...

On a different note, I heard Baidu is considering a U.S ipo by summers end.

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First Rotation: Educational Projects Division

One of the first people I ever met at George Mason was Kelly Schrum, the Director of Educational Projects at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM). At the time, I was visiting George Mason as a potential school at which to pursue my Master’s degree in History. After meeting with Dr. Schrum, witnessing her enthusiasm for what she did, and hearing about the diversity of engaging projects being created not only in the Educational Projects Division, but across the entire Center, I thought, “I HAVE to be a part of this!” Three years later, I am excited to finally join the Center in my role as a Digital History Fellow.

Naturally, I was delighted to begin my journey at RRCHNM by spending my first four-week rotation in the Educational Projects Division. While I have had little formal training in classroom-based education (educational theory, lesson plan writing, etc.), I have always been passionate about history education and have held several jobs and internships executing museum-based history education. Also, my interest in using digital tools to help create resources for classroom teachers had been piqued while taking a class called “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age” as part of George Mason University’s Digital Public Humanities Graduate Certificate (which, coincidentally, is partially administered by the Educational Division at RRCHNM.)

While the Educational Division is somewhat separated from the rest of the Center by a hallway, it was clear right away that it is an integral part of what the Center does. There are multiple different projects that the division juggles at the same time, from creating education websites with partner organizations, to teaching and managing online courses in history and digital tools for classroom teachers and learners of all ages. The Educational Division keeps itself organized with a giant whiteboard, where progress is reviewed in a weekly staff meeting, and with To-Dos, messages and comments through project management software like Basecamp. Because of these organizational methods, it was easy for the DH Fellows to see the status of each project and know what needed to be done next. This allowed us to jump right in and start completing tasks that helped the division move forward on their projects. During what seemed like a short but productive four weeks, we focused on two main projects, Understanding Sacrifice and Eagle Eye Citizen.

Understanding Sacrifice is an ongoing program through the American Battlefield Monument Commission (ABMC) that allows teachers to research a fallen U.S. military hero buried in one of the ABMC cemeteries, write a short biography and eulogy for the fallen hero, travel to the cemetery where that hero is buried, give their eulogy at the hero’s grave, and then write a lesson plan for their students based on what they have learned through the process. This year, the teachers focused on fallen heroes from World War II in the Pacific. Therefore, the cemeteries they visited were in California, Hawaii and the Philippines. For this project, we worked directly with Jennifer Rosenfeld, the Associate Director of Educational Projects.

This project gave me experience doing a wide variety of tasks, as we worked to get this year’s lesson plans, source materials, educational resources, fallen hero profiles, and eulogy videos formatted correctly and uploaded online. Since this project uses a Drupal interface and required us to write basic HTML code, I was thankful for my previous internship at the Smithsonian Institution Archives, where I learned these skills.

Tasks for this project included transcribing audio interviews to be used in some of the teachers’ lesson plans, using YouTube to add closed captions to the eulogy videos and other content videos, inputting and uploading content to the ABMC Education website (images, hero profiles, lesson plans), double checking the sources for each lesson plan, and making sure sources were cited properly and linked to the correct websites. In addition, each online lesson plan also includes a printable PDF version of the lesson plan and applicable handouts. Once these PDFs were created by other GRAs in the division, we were tasked with proofreading them, not only for grammar, but also for content, formatting (spacing, bold, italics, font size, etc.), and consistency between what the teacher originally wrote, what had been added into the website, and what was in the printable PDF. Then we offered suggestions for improvement, which had to be sent back to the teacher for their response and approval before the necessary changes were made on the PDFs and on Drupal.

Out of all the tasks for the ABMC project, I most enjoyed adding the captions to the eulogy videos. First of all, it was a lot like video editing, with which I have previous experience  and which I enjoy. Secondly, it allowed me to learn a lot about the fallen heroes–their lives and the sacrifices that they made for our country. Because I know little about WWII in the Pacific, this was very insightful. Thirdly, through the videos of the teachers reading their eulogies at the fallen heroes’ gravesites, I could hear in their voices how much they felt for the the fallen heroes’ families and see how much hard work they had put into recognizing their hero’s sacrifice. This made me want to work even harder to do what I could, to make sure that the teachers’ work in honoring these heroes and teaching their students about them would be ready and available to others.

The second project we worked on is Eagle Eye Citizen. This website was developed by RRCHNM in partnership with the Library of Congress. It teaches civics to middle and high school students by allowing them to solve and create challenges in a game-like environment using primary sources provided by the Library of Congress. As the students solve and create challenges, they earn points, badges, and can even level-up. All the while, they are learning about topics such as voting, political parties, rights and civic responsibilities. The site also offers students a chance to reflect on each challenge at the end, telling how they solved the challenge or giving rationale for their selections when creating a challenge. For this project, we worked primarily with PhD candidate Sara Collini.

When we started our rotation, the site was mostly complete, leading up to soft-launch and then the official launch a few weeks later. Therefore, one of our primary jobs for this project was to “break” the site. We spent hours testing, making sure that all of the interactive elements worked, that students could not move on without completing each task, that the audio clips played, and that all of the links worked. One of the features of Eagle Eye is a “Look Closer” button, which gives students a larger view of each primary source. We checked if that was working. We also changed roles, logging in as a student and then as a teacher, checking to see if teachers could create and manage a class of student users, as well as review their students’ reflections and challenges they had created. We tested the site on different operating systems (Mac vs. PC) and browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.) to see how it might respond. Through doing this work, I realized how hard it is to describe with words what, where, why and how something is not working correctly. In the end, I eventually reverted to taking screenshots of issues and then annotating them with text, arrows and circles to point out the irregularities. Finally, at the end of the testing, we even had a chance to create challenges of our own that would be used when the site launches.

Although I only got to spend four weeks in the Education Division, I feel like I did and learned a LOT! Not only did I learn new content (information about ABMC heroes, how a lesson plan is formatted) and skills (how to create bulleted lists in HTML), I also learned about the workflow of a digital history center and how to balance working on different projects at the same time. While I had read a lot about how centers like RRCHNM function (both during the Certificate program and at the beginning of the semester), it has been really beneficial for me to see how the Center’s work is carried out on the ground, on a day-to-day basis, and to be a part of it.

It is also exciting to feel like the small role I played was actually useful for these projects, and that I was doing something that really mattered. Even as we move on to the next division, I am excited to see both of these projects launch and to hear what feedback the division gets from the teachers who are incorporating both projects in their classrooms.

Behind the Screen: Working in the Education Division

Before becoming a Digital History Fellow here at Mason, I taught American History to students in grades 7-12 for fifteen years. In planning lessons over those fifteen years, there were some online sources I returned to repeatedly, such as Herbert Hoover’s “Success of Recovery” campaign speech in 1932. Students liked being able to both hear and read the President’s words: “…the gigantic forces of depression are today in retreat.” It wasn’t until I began my fellowship that I learned that the site I bookmarked—History Matters—was created here in the Education Division of RRCHNM, the product of a collaboration between the center and the American Social History Project. As I continue this transition from full-time teacher to full-time student, I appreciated beginning my work in this division.

The first project, Understanding Sacrifice, has two components. The first is a professional development program for teachers across subjects, who conduct research and develop lesson plans using the resources of the American Battle Monuments Commission. The second is an online repository of these lesson plans, as well as supplemental teaching resources for teachers. During my rotation, my work focused on the online repository, inputting images and sources into the project website; proofreading and editing lesson plans and associated materials; and captioning both eulogy videos honoring fallen service members and short PD videos for teachers. Inputting the images and sources on Drupal gave me an opportunity to use HTML, which gave me a flashback to the days when I used Adobe PageMill. I was able to lean on my classroom experience to effectively proofread and provide feedback on the lesson plans and materials. Having shown many a YouTube video clip in classrooms filled with a wide range of learners, I know how important having accurate captions are; captioning the eulogy and PD videos allowed me to learn more about the individual service members’ lives and develop a new skill.

The second project, Eagle Eye Citizen, is an interactive designed for middle and high school students which encourages them to explore civics and history by way of primary sources at the Library of Congress. I found myself moving toward almost exclusively using primary sources in my classes in the last few years, so I was eager to see and use this interactive as it moves toward going live. I worked on testing Eagle Eye Citizen for functionality–Does this link work? Does the link open correctly? Does the image open in a new tab?–using different operating systems and internet browsers. This was a time-intensive task, but I enjoyed exploring an interactive and investigating it for possible issues. It also reminded me of how much we take for granted that when we click on a link that it will take us to the correct place. In testing, I had the opportunity to create various challenges within the student portal, which allowed me to review Library of Congress resources and design questions. I appreciated this functionality of Eagle Eye Citizen, because it places students in a position to both apply what they already know and create new knowledge.

Supporting the production of two online projects utilizing primary sources, designed to encourage civic and historical understanding in classrooms over the last few weeks has been insightful. I look forward to seeing both go live in the weeks to come.


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Freely given, not forcibly taken

The recent frenzy over the Powerball billion+ prize was actually pretty helpful in giving me perspective on just how much money $1,000,000,000 is.

It’s a lot.

money2I’m sure we all saw the math dividing up the mega-prize into “mini” prizes of roughly $4,000,000 – one award for every person living in America.

Call me slow, but I never connected it taking THAT many millions to make a billion. I still can’t wrap my head around the trillions in debt hanging over our heads.

Like many of you, I had that moment of “that would be SO great if the powers-that-be at the Powerball factory would even just give each of us, say, $1,000,000 – leaving them 75% of the prize.” You know what I mean, that closed-eye moment feeling like we wouldn’t have to worry so hard about the future.

money3After all, it’s only logical.

Couldn’t the government just step in and take part of it?

No one needs that much. It’s only fair.

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July 28, 2010

the touch, the feel

the slatens have officially gone CLOTH! the best part is that my wonderful, amazingly generous cousin is letting us use all her cloth diapers that her youngest has grown out of! YES! shepard looks awesome in his little cloth dipes, and it just makes sense to use diapers that you can re-use. already in his short life, we have gone through SO MANY disposable diapers. i honestly feel guilty at the amount of grossness we have added to landfills, and we only used them for about 60 days. wow.

all of kendall's diapers are white b/c she bought them before they know what gender their precious little josie was, but about a month ago, i bought 3 colorful ones to try out - 1 of 3 different brands. those are going to be his "going out" dipes. :) and i might buy a few more just to have a few more on hand. i was really hesitant to start using them at first because they're pretty intimidating if you don't know how to use them. but the thing is, using them really is just like using disposables, only you throw them in a laundry bin instead of the trash. and washing them is super easy. i've always heard people say that cloth diapering is "addictive", and i know what they mean now!! (i have a picture of him in his cloth diaper, but it's still on the camera, and it's late...so i'll post one later)
this past weekend was the "meet shepard party" that i've been talking about having with my preschoolers ever since shepard was minus-6 months old. it was at the coolidge park fountain, and we had SO much fun! well, everyone except shepard. he was pretty miserable. he ate his first meal late in the morning, so he went down late, so he only slept for about 20 minutes before the party as opposed to the regular hour. and it was hot. and it was time for him to eat again. he was so hot, tired and hungry, that he couldn't eat, and all he did was cry cry cry. poor guy. but he did finally fall asleep with his daddy. bless him! he was so miserable!! but the kids seemed to have a good time, and it was SO GOOD to see them all again. :)

the glider has officially been taken back. we have a HUGE credit at BRU since we bought it with gift cards. we're thinking about selling the gift card to someone who will use BRU credit, but i'm honestly tired of them. every single time i've taken things back there - various things from our registry that we have wound up not needing - they have tried to not take it back. (you have to either have a receipt or have registered for it for them to even think about taking it back) it's always "this isn't showing up on your registry!" then we actually print the physical registry and they're like "oh, wow. there it is..." today when chris took the glider back, they actually said to him that their system was showing that we had already received credit back for it. are you kidding me? we have the receipt in hand and the actual [crappy] glider sitting in front of them. gross. don't shop there. they're annoying.

shepard weighs 13 pounds now. that's the 80th percentile. he's a BEEF CAKE!! :)

in other news, i drank a glass of real cow's milk this morning. *GASP* see, when shepard was a few weeks old, he went through these spells of S-C-R-E-A-M-I-N-G in absolute pain and he used to get these little red-rash things all over his body. they weren't baby acne either. so i stopped doing dairy altogether just to see if it made a difference. the thing is, i was also eating a whole lot of prunes (no reason...you know...ahem...) which are supposedly very gas-inducing, and i stopped eating them at the same time. well, he stopped screaming. after a couple of weeks, we said, you know, it could have been the prunes. so one day i tried some cream cheese on a bagel to see if he screamed. and he did that night. and the red rash came back. huh. so it IS the dairy. so i continued to stay away from dairy. well, then he had screaming episodes where the red rash came back even when i wasn't on dairy. so maybe it's just gas or something. so today i tried milk. and so far so good!!!!!!! are you kidding??? tomorrow i'm going to do milk again, and maybe a little cheese. slowly my friends. slowly.
our date night this week is going to be with forrest and alex. guess where we're going????? I CANNOT WAIT!!! :) :) :)

how he chooses to sleep on my shoulder most of the time. i always have to force his head to turn sideways!!

finally zonked out! check out how his hat matches his daddy's shorts!

some of the kids playing in the fountain!

naps with daddy are the best!

check out how beefy i am!!

Blogger Catherine said...

13lbs! I bet he'll be bigger than Grace when they finally meet. She's just over 15 at 6 months! So happy you are enjoying the cloth diapers. You start going through fewer and fewer each day pretty soon and the number of poopy ones will go way down too.

Wish we could hang out...

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Our Covenant

I was clearing out my filofax today, taking the old year's stuff out, putting the new year's stuff in. One of the things I like about a filofax is that because you just take the stuff that is no longer relevant out, you can accumulate some gems over the years. Here's one such gem I found from yesteryear. Anyone remember this?

Today we gather as members of Christ's church, in the presence of Almighty God our Father, and the elect angels, to covenant together to live as God's people, holy and separate from this present evil age.

Confessing our faith in the death, resurrection, ascension, glorification and return of our Lord Jesus Christ. And in the person and work of the Holy Spirit in the church and world today. And in the triumph of the Kingdom of God, the victory of the church of Jesus Christ, and the discipling of all nations.

We covenant to walk in the obedience of faith and in love with one another, watching over and caring for one another; sharing in each others joys, bearing our own and one anothers burdens.

We covenant to meet together regularly for worship, instruction in God's word, fellowship, breaking of bread and prayer.

We covenant with one heart and mind to persue the purpose of God in our generation — the establishing of the Kingdom of God and the manifestation of His glory in all the earth.

We covenant this between ourselves as a congregation of Christ's church while at the same time we readily recognise our covenant is with God and all who embrace the faith of Christ and walk in keeping with the purity of the truth.

© Covenant Ministries International

Kev C said...

Me thinks this could be a great New Years resolution! A renewing and reconfirmation of our belonging in all ways to Our Father and His Church?

Joe... said...

I remember signing one of these covenants.

Woah, that brought back some serious resolve in my heart.

Thank You Chris,
Peace & Grace,

Hugh said...

This was a great statement, superbly crafted by Tony Ling if I remember correctly. It is not easy to crystallise so many great and profound truths into just a few sentences but this was superb! All the best to you and Jacqueline for the New Year.