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Monday, November 22, 2010

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie

With Thanksgiving coming this week, I wanted to make a twist on your traditional pumpkin pie for dinner with friends.  I found the recipe here and for once did not tweak:

I started with an unbaked pie shell (yes, it’s premade.  I’m moving and working on cleaning out my pantry/small freezer a little.  Don’t judge.)

I forgot to bring the cheese to room temp and was impatient, hence the clumps.  (My microwave died last week and I’ve nixed another because of the move – yes, we’re in sad shape here lately – so I couldn’t just zap it before mixing.  HA)

The cheese layer is 8 oz of softened cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1 egg mixed together (Combine all but the egg together – then mix in your egg).  Pour into your unbaked pie shell.

Next, mix 1 1/4 cup pumpkin puree (either canned or fresh),  1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ginger and 1/4 tsp nutmeg.  Carefully beat in 2 eggs and 1 cup evaporated milk before pouring over the cheese layer.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour and cool before enjoying.

I’d love to be able to give you a great picture of a beautiful finished pie or slice of pie.  I really would.  Instead, you’ll have to settle for the leftover pie that was demolished when Little Man discovered it on the kitchen counter.

He thought it was delicious.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Butternut Squash Lasagna

My obsession with finding new squash recipes this fall started with this:

It created a need in me to find all sorts of new and different squash recipes to try. I stumbled upon this recipe originally in Mother Earth News. I tweaked the original.

What you'll need (the original - my changes are bolded below):
1 tbs olive oil
1 (11⁄2- to 2-pound) butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups whole milk
Pinch of nutmeg
12 no-boil lasagna noodles
2 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute 1 diced shallot and then add cubed squash, toss to coat and season with salt and pepper.

Pour the water into the skillet, cover and simmer over medium heat until the squash is tender, about 20 minutes.

Transfer the squash to a mixing bowl or food processor and mash. Season the squash purée to taste with more salt and pepper.

Melt the butter in a medium-size saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in 1/2 cup white wine and 3 1/2 cups of milk. Bring to a low boil over medium- high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the sauce thickens slightly, whisking often, about 5 minutes. Add the nutmeg. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly butter a 13-by-9-by-2- inch glass baking dish. Spread 3/4 cup of the sauce over the prepared baking dish. Cover the bottom of pan with one layer of lasagna noodles. Spread half of the squash purée over the noodles. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese. Drizzle 1/2 cup of sauce over the cheese. Repeat layering once more, finishing with a layer of noodles covered only by white sauce.

Tightly cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 40 minutes.

My helpers were trying to get into the cheese while waiting for the next step.  They were not impressed when I moved it out of reach after taking this picture.

Remove cover, sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses over the lasagna and continue baking until the sauce bubbles and the top is golden, about 15 minutes longer. Let the lasagna stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Ooey gooey deliciousness.

Ooooohhhh yeaaaah.

So, if you find yourself in the same conundrum I’m in (with lots and lots of squash), I’d suggest giving this a whirl.  I think buttercup could also be substituted for the butternut for just as delicious a meal.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Cold Weather Goals Update:

You can find my original goals here:

1) Personal

  • I’ve lost 6 pounds and am down to 154.  Awesome.

2) Family

  • We’ve had a few messy crafts.  One in particular involved preserving beautiful fall leaves in melted beeswax.
  • We’ve had some play dates.  We need more.
  • I have 1 handmade Christmas gift left to make and then some baking to do on the last week.

3) Kitchen

  • I’ve tried quite a few new sweets.  One involved oatmeal cookie eyeball cookies for Monkey to take to school for her Halloween party (they were supposed to be peanut butter cookies but peanut products are a no-no to send to school because of allergies).

4) Turning house into home

  • This is all one big SCRATCH off my list.  You may ask why I’m scratching it all at once.  The answer is simple.  We are MOVING.  Officially, as of December 23rd, we will be residents of the St. John Valley again.  We’ll temporarily be living with my folks (a month or 2), so I won’t be turning a house into home until next spring – maybe summer,  depending how quickly we can sell this place.

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Roll With It

I would like to start this post off by thanking my wonderful Mom for keeping the boys for us a couple of weekends ago, so that I could get away, host a bridal shower, and have some fun girl time with my best friend Sarah. Thank you mom so so much for your help and sacrifice of your time this weekend...I know it is a lot of work and the sleepless nights are difficult especially if you aren't "used" to them (do we ever really get "used" to sleepless nights?!). Thank you thank you..the break was much needed and I feel refreshed and ready to conquer another controlled chaotic week in the Voda house!!

That is a perfect way to describe our days here in the house: Controlled Chaos!! We are learning to just roll with it and make things work. We adapt, adjust, revamp, distract, and do things together all the throughout the day. For example, I have adjusted bath time to whenever dinner is cooking. Both boys take a bath together, Paxton in his little bathtub that is set in the big tub, and Maddox chillin in the big tub "helping" me wash Paxton. Bumping bath time to before dinner has certainly helped with evening meltdowns for Mr. Maddox and after supper, Paxton is pretty ready for bed so it has worked out beautifully (well, for the past week or so) we will see if it continues to work well, or we will find a different way and continue to roll with it.
I have adjusted bed time for the Madd man to about 7:30 every evening because he just has not been sleeping all that well (come to find out he has a horrible ear hopefully the middle of the night tear fests will cease once this ear infection is all cleared up). Once again, we find a way to roll with what obstacle is in front of us and it has worked pretty well. A well rested Maddox is a much happier Maddox (aren't we all!!).

Paxton has been spitting up pretty frequently and just pretty restless when it comes to night time sleeping so I am still in the process of finding out a way for him to rest at night that best suits him and helps his tummy. Currently the swing is the best way he sleeps, but if we could get him to keep that dang pacifier in his mouth we would all get a lot better sleep. Pacifier or not, he is still the sweetest little guy and his smile is worth all the sleepless nights!!
We are learning to roll with the changes that occur and adapt to whatever suits our family best in the moment! It gets crazy at times, and it gets loud at others, but it a perfectly controlled chaos and I'm loving this adventure.
We are so proud of our sweet little Paxton. He ROLLED over from belly to back for the first time last week!! Yippee! Way to go Mr. P!!

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Friday, March 9, 2012

Sausage and Cabbage

This recipe is awesome! I got it from my Mom. She made it when we lived with them and my husband LOVED it. So, I made it tonight for the first time. It really is so good. If you like cabbage you should definitely try this out. The best part, there is nothing bad for you in this recipe at all. And it is so easy!

-Olive Oil
-1 yellow onion
-turkey smoked sausage
-1 cabbage
-season salt

Pour a little bit of olive oil in the bottom of a big pot. Cut up your sausage. Saute it in the bottom of the pot with the oil. Before you are done cooking your sausage you can add your onion(chopped). Saute until onion is soft. Chop up your cabbage. Add to your pot of sauted sausage and onion. Pour 1/4 cup of water into pot. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and season salt. Put a lid on top and cook for 30 minutes. It will be done in 30 minutes NO LONGER. After mine cooked for a bit I stirred it and added some more salt/pepper/season salt. Thats all! Yum Yum! Hope you like it!


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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Review: The Witch of Salt and Storm by Kendall Kulper

Title: The Witch of Salt and Storm
Author: Kendall Kulper
Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Paranormal Fantasy
Release Date: 4 September, 2014
Source: Orchard Books via NetGalley

Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe wants only to take her rightful place as the sea witch of Prince Island, making the charms that keep the island's whalers safe and prosperous at sea. But before she could learn how to control her power, her mother - the first Roe woman in centuries to turn her back on magic - steals Avery away from her grandmother. Avery must escape before her grandmother dies, taking with her the secrets of the Roe's power.

The one magical remnant left to Avery is the ability to read dreams, and one night she foresees her own murder. Time is running short, both for her and for the people of her island who need the witches' help to thrive.

Avery has never read a dream that hasn't come true, but a tattooed harpoon boy named Tane tells her he can help her change her fate. Becoming a witch may prevent her murder and save her island from ruin, but Avery discovers it will also require a sacrifice she never expected. And as she falls in love with Tane, she learns it is his life and hers that hang in the balance.

A sweeping romance with a spellbinding twist - from a talented new voice in YA fiction.
Review by Nara

The Witch of Salt and Storm is certainly a very gritty YA book that doesn't shy away from tragic plot twists and violence. It's always rather daring when a debut author makes that leap to unexpected tragedy. As it says in the blurb, to obtain the Roe witch magic, Avery must make a sacrifice. It's not the one she expects.

At its core, this book is about two relationships. The relationship between Avery and Tane (i.e. the romance) is certainly one of those relationships. But the other is the relationship between Avery and her mother, and it is this relationship that is, in my opinion, the most fascinating. (Dang, used the word "relationship" way too many times in this paragraph. Meh.)

Avery wants to be the Roe witch, wants the respect and the power, but her mother will not allow her to meet with her grandmother to discover the secrets of the trade. Avery's mother definitely doesn't treat her the way she deserves, but I think it's more that she just doesn't understand. Her mother is not intentionally cruel, but cruel through through not properly informing Avery. She does have her own reasons for not letting her in on certain secrets, as you find out much later in the book.

The romance is okay- it wasn't too much in the forefront until the last half or so, where it flourishes and dominates the plot. This wasn't a bad thing though, as the plot actually called for a bit more romance, surprisingly. However, I must admit that the romance wasn't as well developed as I would've liked, possibly due to the fact that the first half wasn't really spent properly developing the relationship between Avery and Tane before switching it to a romance.

Overall, The Witch of Salt and Storm is a bold debut from Kulper, that pushes the boundaries of the conventional coming of age plot, and showcases magic in an unorthodox tragic light.

Really liked it

Overall: 8/10
Plot: 3.5/5
Romance: 3/5
Writing: 4/5
World Building: 3/5
Characters: 3.5/5
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

I made a bed.

Growing up, I had a beautiful bed. My Dad made it for me when I was two. It had drawers underneath and everything.

When I got married, I graduated to a larger bed which unfortunately was housed only on a mattress frame. Not the bed of my dreams, that's for sure!! Recently, we decided to ditch the mattress frame and just put the box frame and mattress directly on the floor. Good move for the tiny room as the lower bed helps open up the tight space. But then we just had our mattress on the floor.

When we move, someday—hopefully within the next 3 years. . .), we are planning on getting a king size bed since we can't get one now—Our room is just too small!! So whatever solution I came up with for this bed needed to be reasonably priced. I kicked around a few ideas and finally
decided to head to my local lumber yard (Home Depot :) ), grab 4 2x12s and build a box.

However, I am fully convinced that I can do nothing the easy way.

I love the feel of old wood. You know what I'm talking about? That old bench at the park made from a tree trunk that is worn absolutely smooth with the grain raised into the most interesting patterns? Well, I wanted that.

I again headed to Home Depot and picked up a wire sanding attachment for our drill and set to work sanding out the soft portion of the wood, leaving the harder grain raised up.

Many hours, 3 steel wool pads and 2 blisters later I had brand new boards that felt like they had some history to them!! After not finding what I had envisioned in my head on the stain aisle, I opted to just go dark. I am second guessing that decision, but also realizing that's it really not that big of a deal and am trying to let it go!! All in all, I think it's a pretty nice solution for very cheap!

Unfortunately, I'm not sure how well the pictures show the deep grain, but it feels wonderful!! Next, I plan to add a headboard. Exciting plans (for me anyway!!) for that as well!

  1. Looks great! I love the way the wood grain shows contrasts with the dark stain. So is it just 2x4 and the box springs are still sitting directly on the floor? You're so creative, Lori - quit being such a prefectionist! haha :)

  2. Yes, the box spring is right on the floor with the 2x12 wrapped around it & bolted together.

    And thanks! :)

  3. You are AWESOME! How did I never know this side of you before?!?! (I knew about the artsy side...not the build things out of wood side ;) ).

    Maybe I am dumb (and I think it looks great) but how does getting rid of the frame add space?!?! Perhaps I need a before picture?! ;)

  4. Michele, it doesn't actually add space, but helps the room FEEL more open. Alas, I have no before pictures because I'm still much too embarrassed on the current state of my room. Perhaps one day. . .

  5. Wow, that's impressive. I made a bed this morning, but it consisted of me smoothing out the covers and throwing a couple of pillows on top!=)

  6. You truly are your father's daughter aren't you? It looks great! (Dad would love the dark stain!)

I'm so glad that you've stopped by this blog & I LOVE hearing your feedback and questions — however, as this blog is no longer active I may not see it!! But no worries! I've moved all content from this blog to my new website and would appreciate it if you visited me over there: Lori

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Thursday, 17 September 2015

Review ~ Winter Kisses (3:AM Kisses, #2) by Addison Moore

Winter Kisses (3:AM Kisses, #2)
ebook downloaded for free via Amazon.

Release Date: November 1st 2013

Publisher: Self-published

Laney Sawyer used to believe in love and all of the trappings that happily ever after could provide until Ryder Capwell crushed her heart.

When Laney is auctioned off as a prize at the drama department fundraiser the last person she expects to trade cold hard cash for her company is Ryder. Ryder Capwell is in love with Laney Sawyer. One year ago she walked out of his life and took the light of his world right along with her.

Ryder would do anything to have another chance with Laney, including purchasing her for the evening courtesy of Whitney Briggs University, and he does just that. One thing leads to whiskey, which leads to a one-night stand. She thinks it’s revenge sex—he thinks its make up sex.

Things can only go wrong from here...

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I'm not sure what to make of Winter Kisses. I enjoyed 3am Kisses and after reading that I really wanted Cole's story. I knew this wasn't, but it was free and on my list so I thought I'd give it go.

Unfortunately, it didn't really live up to book one. It was short and the whole thing felt rushed. I never grew to connect with the characters. It felt like a snapshot into a bigger story. There was more potential than it delivered.

Saying that I will read book 3 at some point because I want to read Cole's story. Hopefully that book will be longer.

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Running Marathon: What is "Hitting the Wall" (aka bonking")?

I have promised a friend that I would post an article here abt "Hitting the Wall" (aka bonking). I now realize that there are lots of info out there and that I will need more than one article. Here is Part 1 of the series.

PART 1: What is "Hitting the Wall" (aka bonking")?

According to Wikipedia: "..... In endurance sports such as cycling and running, hitting the wall or the bonk describes a condition caused by the depletion of glycogen stores in the liver and muscles, which manifests itself by sudden fatigue and loss of energy....."

The sight of a runner "hitting the wall" might seems "funny" to an outsider, but the situation can be medically dangerous to the athlete and may even lead to injury or death. Below is a YouTube video of two Ironman competitors who were suffering from a near shut-down of their bodies whether they wanted it or not.

Bonking will happen to men and women, young and old alike, if the conditions are ripe. The YouTube video below shows a young man "hitting the wall" during a 5 kilometres cross-country running event. So, it doesn't really matter whether you are doing an Ironman-distance triathlon or a 5 km event. When your glycogen runs out, your body will shut down. As shown in the video, the poor chap could no longer stand up and it was only by sheer determination that he crawled the last yards and collapsed in a heap at the finish line.

Even elite Ironman-class tri-athletes, such as Paula Newby Frazier (YouTube video below), could not escape hitting the wall when she had depleted all her glycogen. Her body forced her to come to a stand-still and there was little she could do. At one point she was seen lying on the ground, apparently dashing all hope of finishing the race. But you know what? True to her iron-will and competitive nature, she refused to accept a DNF (did not finish), got up and continued, knowing full well she would most likely lose her chance to win first place.

In Paula Newby Frazier's case, her experience as an elite triathlete probably enabled her do a quick self-assessment and make a decision that you and I would have regretted. Despite her support team's advice to quit, she got up and continued with the race. It is also possible she was experiencing a relatively "mild" bonk that was recoverable (for Paula Newby). Indeed, Wikipedia suggests that: ".... Milder instances can be remedied by brief rest and the ingestion of food or drinks containing carbohydrates...."

Stay tuned for ..... Part 2: How the body fuel itself (Glycogen vs Fat burning) during a marathon.

* Wikipedia / Hitting the Wall

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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Tuesday Trunk Tidbitz

Presenting my fourth in the series of Tuesday Trunk Tidbitz is this wonderful Steamer in Damier Canvas. The Damier was invented by Louis Vuitton himself in 1888 and was the first to be patented. Well, into it's second century the Damier has retained its freshness and continues to delight Vuitton Lovers everywhere. It was resurrected to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the company in 1996 and has become a standard staple since then. In November 2006 a new interpretation of the canvas was introduced, the Damier Azur. The rectangular steamer featured here contains three interior trays and has the previous owner's initials stenciled into the canvas. A band of white and blue winds its way around the whole piece. Truly, a wonderful Vuitton trunk. See auction at ebay. Ended at $6500.00

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Monday, March 29, 2010

Nearly another month has gone by....and I've been lousy at posting. The weather here has been wet and gloomy which sort of mimics my mood. The house buying is going well.....we're just waiting on getting our mortgage finalized and the closing but I have so much to do...I need to lock myself in the house for a week, but I don't have much time 0ff so it's been a crunch. My eating has been attrocious but the numbers haven't changed much. I feel like I'm powerless to make good choices when my life is so chaotic but I know that's a big cop out. Right now, I'm just waiting to get into my new house with my brand new kitchen and start fresh....that's what this move feels like - a fresh start! Hope everyone else out there is doing well!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Lots of great stuff going on over here...this year has such a different vibe! My husband and I are in the midst of buying our first house....nothing is a done deal yet but we've made an offer and had it accepted and we're waiting to schedule our inspection and contractor meeting because the house is foreclosed and has somethings that need to be addressed first...the kitchen needs to be re-done, the bathroom...walls painted and repaired...but I am so in love with this house. My family is doing well. My kitty is still alive and doing well after two months of seizures...he hasn't had one since X-mas, knock on wood!! I still have a job...I am in a good place...weight wise, no change. I've been dieting like a good girl and no luck with losing anything...but I'm still trying and not giving up. Once we buy the house, I won't be able to afford food so that will be my next diet!


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Join Loveland Habitat for Humanity to celebrate our 30th Anniversary with the Builder's Ball, November 4 at Ellis Ranch in Loveland. It’s a casual "Boots & Blue jeans" event, with mouth-watering BBQ buffet dinner, dancing music, silent and live auction. Tickets include dinner and 2 free drinks, then cash bar. Casual, boots/blue jeans attire. Tickets are $100/couple ($400/table of 8) and all funds raised will help build a new Loveland Habitat for Humanity home in 2018. To purchase tickets, go to, or contact Vince Deely at

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Ellis Ranch, November 4, 2017, from 5-11pm

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

I'm Out Of The Shower, Let's Get Crackin'

Look, Here's The Thing:

As the days get progressively shorter and thus more frigid in temperature (yes -- FRIGID) I have a tendency to take an average of 2-3 hot showers throughout the day (not because I'm a germophobe -- say hello to the girl that rarely washes her hands after peeing. Have I mentioned that antibacterials may be the end of our race and that vaccines are the antichrist? No? WELL JUST BE PATIENT) simply to maintain my mean internal temperature.

So when I reach the point of being cold due to Midwestern living and unmanagable anxiety, you may as well throw a microwave and some ramen in the bathroom because I'm not coming out any time soon. It's like as soon as I step out I'm woozy from the heat so I need a nap, but all that laying down brings me straight back down to freezing, so off to the shower I go. Vicious cycles be damned.

Right now I'm beginning a marathon bathroom tour for several reasons. Unfinished business with Buddy Holly (I guess it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings -- and if I have to play the fat lady I haven't done much singing, just a lot of crying in the shower), where my life is headed, how to block out The Mother vacuuming over my head as I attempt to sleep the day through. I'm also doing everything in my power to avoid working on this commission painting I've had on my plate for oh, a little over a year.

This painting I'm working on is for someone that I love dearly. She recently had her first child, a daughter that is the tiniest, cutest little thing I've ever seen. I like to remind her that someday, this tiny bundle of bodily fluids will have a mind of her own and blame all her problems on her mother. That she will go to prom with a pimply boy that's all hands and no manners. That she will talk back and probably put posters of effeminate boy-men up on her bedroom wall. But I digress.

No matter how much I love this person that I'm doing the work for and want to make her happy with it, it's always been a struggle for me to get myself motivated to actually finish. Painting is the way I get what's inside of me to the surface, so to attempt it in reverse is difficult.

But the fact remains that until I get this painting done I will never move forward. Each day I will be eyeing the new works while struggling with the old, or feeling guilty for not tying up lose ends while working ahead.

So here's the Eureka! moment. Just like this process I'm struggling with, no two people will ever be able to move forward with each other until their own lose ends have been dealt with. I will never be able to change the way I behave until I acknowledge how those behaviors came about. And moving forward is tough when you're forever looking back for the answer. Similarly, I will never be able to deal wholly with what happened in my past while the relationship moves forward without me. It's a balancing act, and a fucking tough one at that.

All I can hope for is that the two really do work hand in hand. That the love we have for each other brings all of us to the table. That the push and pull of self within relationship really does create the best of both.

I can't make myself want to work on this painting. I can't flip it on its head and make it come from the inside out. But I can remember how I feel about her, and hope that that takes me that much closer to the next step within me.

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Sunday, 30 June 2013

Felicity Perpetua

Felicity Perpetua, one of my dear friend Heather's 11 children. She is wearing a beautiful Spanish lace mantilla for Holy Mass. May her two Patron Saints always intercede for her!

Friday, 28 June 2013

An exquisite mantilla.

My new mantilla arrived a few days ago. It is so exquisite I thought I would post the photo my husband sneakily took before Holy Mass tonight! It is a teal and blue mantilla which I was drawn to as blue has always represented Our Lady.
The mantilla is from the charming shop 'Peter's Bride' at Etsy.

Sunday, 23 June 2013

From the Old to the New.

It will come as no surprise that veiling is centuries old. Our Lady, the perfect Jewish Mother always had her hair covered as was custom at the time. This showed purity and modesty. Through out the ages Jewish women will always cover their heads on entering the synagogue or at the Sabbath for the Friday night prayers. This is extremely poignant and special to me as it reminds me of my heritage, being fully Jewish, and then completing my Judaism by becoming a Catholic.

Lighting the Shabbat candles, the Mother will veil and then cover her eyes when she says the prayers over the lights.

Loving the Holy- veiling before the One God.

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Imitating our Blessed Lady Mary

There is nothing so beautiful than seeing a little girl wearing a mantilla at Holy Mass!
They may not realise the enormity of their reverence or submission just yet but they will grow to deeply understand that to imitate Our Lady is the best imitation of all!

Grace Therese at Holy Mass!

A beautiful little girl showing reverence before God.

Sunday, 16 June 2013

Veiling before God

Veiling always reminds me of when the Priest holds the Monstrance with the Humeral veil- he veils his hands to make himself forgotten, likewise I veil my head to make myself small and Christ big. To remind me over and over again that without Him, I am lost. I yearn to become little in His eyes and when at Holy Mass, my veil helps shroud me and keep my eyes directed upon Heaven...

Thursday, 13 June 2013

Return to the Sacred

To honour  Almighty God,
To give great reverence to Holy Mass,
Exalt and heal the Holy Catholic Church,
Defend the Holy Father,
Uphold the sacred Priesthood,
For the sacred honour of Motherhood and Holy Matrimony,
Bestow Our Lady's Grace upon all women,
and bring them to her most loving care.

Marie Isabella

I'm blessed with two daughters 13 yrs apart!
Marie always veils in Church too.

Devoted to Our Lady at the tender age of two!

Our little girl, Grace Therese, always wears her mantilla for Holy Mass!

Grace also veils each year on her birthday, which falls on All Saints!
St Therese of the Child Jesu, Ora Pro nobis.
Grace's 1st Birthday.

Grace's 2nd Birthday.


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Saturday, August 20, 2016

At ancient Syria site, ISIS discovers then destroys treasures

A picture taken on August 3, 2016 shows the Tal Ajaja archeological site in Syria's northeastern Hassakeh province. When the Islamic State group captured Tal Ajaja, one of Syria's most important Assyrian-era sites, they stripped it of millenia-old statues and cuneiform tablets that even archeologists had not uncovered. Ayham al-Mohammad / AFP.

by Ayham al-Mohammad

TAL AJAJA (AFP).- When the Islamic State group captured Tal Ajaja, one of Syria's most important Assyrian-era sites, they discovered previously unknown millennia-old statues and cuneiform tablets, and then they destroyed them.
The extremist group, which has ravaged archeological sites under its control in Syria and Iraq, was chased from Tal Ajaja in northeastern Hasakeh province in February by Kurdish fighters.

But the destruction IS wrought there over two years remains.

Perched on a large hill around 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the Iraqi border, the site is now a vision of desolation, riven with long tunnels.

Fragments of broken artifacts are strewn throughout and large holes dug by looters pockmark the ground.

The Assyrian empire, with its capital in Nineveh in modern-day Iraq, flourished in the first millennium BC.

It produced celebrated artifacts, particularly bas-reliefs often depicting scenes of war.

"Tal Ajaja, or ancient Shadikanni, was one of the main cities of Assyria," said Cheikhmous Ali of the Association for the Protection of Syrian Archeology.

Most of the known treasures of Tal Ajaja, discovered in the 19th century, had long been removed and placed in museums in Syria or abroad.

But the jihadists, as well as local looters, dug up artifacts that archeologists had not yet uncovered, destroying or trafficking priceless pieces.

"They found items that were still buried, statues, columns. We've lost many things," lamented Maamoun Abdulkarim, head of Syria's antiquities department.

"More than 40 percent of Tal Ajaja was destroyed or ravaged by IS," added Khaled Ahmo, director of the antiquities department in Hasakeh.

"The tunnels that were dug destroyed invaluable archeological strata" that would have revealed the economic, social and political history of the era, he told AFP.

In IS's extreme interpretation of Islam, statues, idols and shrines amount to recognising objects of worship other than God and must be destroyed.

But the group is also believed to have benefited from the trafficking of antiquities seized from sites under its control.

In 2014, photos emerged of sledgehammer-wielding jihadists destroying Assyrian statues from Tal Ajaja dating back to 2,000-1,000 BC.

"These barbarians have burnt pages of Mesopotamia's history," said Abdulkarim.

"In two or three months, they wiped out what would have required 50 years of archeological excavations," he added.

In 2014, the antiquities department on its website published a series of photos of items from Tal Ajaja that had been destroyed, including cuneiform tablets and bas-relief depictions of the lamassu -- the famous winged Assyrian deity.

The lamassu is a creature from Mesopotamian mythology, often depicted with a human head, the body of a lion or bull, and the wings of an eagle.

Though traditionally considered protectors and placed outside temples to guard them, the lamassu of Tal Ajaja were unable to escape IS's ravages.
 Cultural cleansing'
"IS turned the hilltop into a military zone," said local resident Khaled, who spoke on condition a pseudonym be used because he still fears IS might return.

"No one was allowed to enter the site without authorisation," he added.

"Hordes of armed men came in, along with traffickers of archeological objects," added another resident, Abu Ibrahim.

Tal Ajaja was also known by the name Tal Araban in the Islamic era. But "even the upper strata dating back to that era were razed," said Ahmo.

Abdulkarim said numerous artifacts from the site were smuggled to neighbouring Turkey and on to Europe, adding that he had alerted Interpol in a bid to retrieve some of the items.

Since its rise in 2014, IS has ravaged numerous archaeological sites in Iraq, including the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, provoking outrage.

The UN cultural organisation has described the jihadists' actions as "cultural cleansing".

In Syria, more than 900 monuments and archeological sites have been affected, damaged or destroyed by the regime, rebels or jihadists since the conflict began in March 2011, according to the Association for the Protection of Syrian Archeology.

Among the worst incidents was the destruction by IS of temples in the famed ancient city of Palmyra, which provoked international outrage.

Between 2014 and 2015, Syria's antiquities department moved some 300,000 objects and thousands of manuscripts from across Syria into storage in Damascus.

But Abdulkarim has watched in horror as sites are laid waste by war and looters.

"Our heritage is hemorrhaging."

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People who need treatment for addiction and a mental illness may also benefit from residential programs. These people may enter treatment with a host of health problems, in addition to their addiction issues, and they may even contemplate suicide. In some residential treatment facilities, they have access to around-the-clock care that could prevent them from causing harm to themselves or someone else.

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Residential treatment programs can vary significantly, depending on the issue they’re trying to address and the clients they are trying to serve. For example, there are some residential programs that are designed specifically to help adults recovering from a drug or alcohol addiction. Meanwhile, other residential programs attempt to reach teens or young adults who have mental illness along with substance abuse disorders. Each program may provide different benefits as a result.

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Tips To Help You Buy Or Offer Industrial Properties

Many Americans are concerned about the current commercial real estate market. In the past, many believed that it was a good investment market, but these days people are shying away from it. The following article has several tips to help you out if you are looking to invest in the current market or even if you yourself are a homeowner.

Knowing the cost of taxes in your area is an integral part of investing in real estate. The amount you will pay in taxes can make the difference between a positive and negative cash flow. Consult with your Realtor, the local municipalities, and a tax professional to get a good handle on your tax situation.

When purchasing a house that you plan to rent out, be sure you know all of the local laws relating to rental properties. For example, you may need a minimum size for a room to count as a bedroom, or you may be required to provide a certain amount of parking.

When buying commercial real estate, you need to buy the type of property that matches your needs and interests. If you know that you are not into doing repairs then your best bet would be to buy a property that is in better condition, You can buy a fixer-upper if you are one of those people that can appreciate a good project.

Obtain and study information about the number and types of businesses surrounding each commercial property that you are considering, based upon the underlying type of business that will likely occupy the property. A deli or restaurant space might not be your best option if there are dozens of established eateries within a five-mile radius.

Don't accept the very first value you are offered. Almost all prices or bids have taken into account the fact that the other party will be interested in negotiation. Even if they have initially said they are not interested in negotiations you should be willing to try. Most likely that was just a strategy suggested by the opposing agent.

When purchasing an investment property, don't forget to think sensibly. If a deal really is to good to be true if it appears that way. Make sure you have all of the facts and understand the information you're given completely. Don't rush through a process without fully understanding what you're getting into, and being comfortable with it as well.

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Take advantage of new technologies to help you find good deals and partners for commercial real estate. Create a website to present your apartments and let people fill in an application form online if they wish to rent one. Use social networking website to get in touch with investors and keep them updated of your progresses.

When financing your commercial real estate endeavors, one vital thing to keep in mind is to always negotiate for the best deal. The first offer you receive is very rarely the best one you can get. Stand up for yourself and your business, and show potential lenders that you are serious about your success.

Join online commercial real estate forums to learn from your peers. You'll be able to ask questions 24 hours a day, or look up information that has already been provided. The expertise they have will not necessarily reflect the area you are buying in, though, so make sure to weigh what they say versus the experience you have locally.

From this article and all of the tips you have gained here you should feel more comfortable when thinking about commercial real estate. Just make sure you understand and remember all of the knowledge you just read about. With what you just learned from the article you should be well on your way to making the correct decisions with confidence in commercial real estate.

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The author at an early age

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 I was born in New York's Hudson River Valley, in the city of Peekskill, during the so-called “baby boom” Peekskill is also the birthplace of Mel Gibson, PeeWee Herman, and one of the first nuclear reactors in the US. The Gibsons moved to Australia shortly after Mel was born. PeeWee and I just kept on drinking that supercharged water.

 You may draw your own conclusions from this.

 Family legends confirm that I've been a storyteller pretty much from the moment I learned to talk. I quickly learned that character, pacing and plot were important to any work of fiction, but that nothing was more important than believability. Parents cannot be convinced that there are monsters under the bed, but they will spend hours looking for mice or squirrels.

 I discovered my father's typewriter long before I learned to read and decided that any machine which had so many moving parts and made such amazing noises was going to be a major part of my life. I've been an only child most of my life and filled my world with imaginary friends.

 I didn't play with them.

 I watched them play with each other, then I wrote about them. I kept this up until I got to college, the University of Rochester, class of 1969, where the real world was, at long last, more interesting than anything I could imagine. At first I majored in hard science—  astrophysics—  but migrated to the humanities because they understood that life did not begin until noon and never scheduled 8AM organic chemistry labs. I'd gotten two degrees in European history and was well on my way to my Ph.D. when my advisor pointed out that, given the natural rise and fall of demographic curves, tenured university faculty positions were going to be as scarce as hen's teeth for the next twenty-five years and my education was turning into an expensive hobby. (He was right, too.)

 He suggested I get myself a real job, so I became a computer programmer, which in those days (after dinosaurs, before IBM 360's) was a wide-open hands-on field. Companies were eagerly hiring warm bodies to computerize decades, even centuries, of handwritten data.

  I vanished into the dusty archives of a huge insurance company and might have remained there forever, but fate—  masquerading as the New York City Bankruptcy Crisis of 1976—  intervened. The powers that were, in recognition for my tolerance of dust, silverfish, and the occasional mouse, made me the least significant member of the state taskforce charged with deciphering the city's arcane pension funds. My job: take a forklift full of key-punched cards—  representing a quarter century of police, fire, and sanitation force records which had been stashed in leaky closets all over City Hall—  and load them onto "modern" magnetic tape! (Deleting, of course, the ones the mice, roaches, and whatnot had mangled beyond all electronic interpretation.) When I was finished, senior members of the task force would prove actuarially what everyone already knew intuitively: there was no earthly way New York City could meet its obligations.

 Throughout that long winter and spring, while decoding one ancient algorithm after another, I contemplated life in the Big Apple without police, without firefighters and—  especially—  without garbage collection. The state did eventually decide to bail the city out; I decided to bail out of the city.

 I headed west. I got to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where bagels were fresh, lox was airlifted daily, and the sky was frequently blue and rarely green.

 Still, it took one more major turn of events to get me back to my childhood dreams. In January of 1977 I headed for the airport to fetch Gordon Dickson back to Ann Arbor for the annual science fiction convention. (My Ann Arbor acquaintances being old-time SF readers and convention-goers.) The temperature hadn't seen the plus side of zero degrees Fahrenheit for a week and the brake cylinders on my old New York car finally said “enough.”

 They gave up the ghost on the airport access road. I came to in an emergency room. The less said about the balance of that afternoon, the better.

 Except that Gordie felt guilty: Someone he didn't know from Adam had very nearly made the ultimate sacrifice to get him to the convention on time. I guess he felt a karmic need to make a sacrifice in return: He offered to read such prose as I could manage to produce. It was an offer that I could not refuse. Propped up by pillows and crutches, and still suffering the hallucinations of a fractured skull, I began DAUGHTER OF THE BRIGHT MOON.

 Poor Gordie. He later confessed that I was, beyond doubt, the least-promising would-be writer ever to cross his bows. He swears he did his best to discourage me, and that he wasn't at all subtle, but I never got the message. I'd been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become what I'd always dreamed of being and a simple thing like a style charitably described as “academically turgid” wasn't going to get in my way.

 Fortunately for me, by the time I was rid of my crutches and Gordie might have considered his karmic debt fully repaid, with interest, I'd taken his blunt lessons to heart and tried to incorporate them into DAUGHTER. Gordie sat back after what must have been the ninth or tenth rewrite of chapter one and said, with a look of astonishment, that it was good and I should start chapter two.

 The rest, one might say, is history. A year after my accident, with DAUGHTER finished but advisedly left behind, Gordie squired me through the editorial gauntlet at the 1978 Boscon. I was initiated into the ranks of soon-to-be-published writers and never looked back.

 There've been many ups and downs since 1978. Any creative lifestyle can be categorized as ``life without any visible means of support.'' I married Bob Asprin and spent most of the 1980's as a step-mother—  a role which, especially for a fantasy writer, comes with a whole lot of emotional baggage. Since I started, I've written thirteen novels. I also wrote for and eventually wound up co-editing the THIEVES' WORLD shared-world anthology series which ran for twelve volumes before going on hiatus. Courtesy of TW, I've been invited into other shared-world anthologies—  often in exchange for the “inside scoop” on how I handled story continuity, not to mention egos and deadlines.

 In 1993, during the throes of a prolonged but ultimately amicable divorce from Bob, C.J. Cherryh suggested that when the dust cleared I might relocate to Oklahoma City (where the locals had a lot of experience with dust and which, she assured me, was not outside the known universe). I first crossed the Mississippi with great trepidation, expecting all my Hudson River-based mitochondria to rise up in revolt, but they adapted to the change in water and I made the move in January of 1994, when, for the first time since 1977, we went two weeks without seeing the plus side of zero on the thermometer. But negative numbers seemed felicitous for me.

 While in Oklahoma I continued writing for ACE but also began writing game-based fiction for TSR (now Wizards of the Coast)’s Dungeons and Dragons ™ milieux, (which has just published NETHER SCROLL, my sixth book under their imprint).

 In 1997 I decided to get back on the eastern side of the Mississippi and moved to Central Florida to be closer to my retired parents. At that time I joined forces with a new publisher, DAW Books which published JERLAYNE in March 1999. JERLAYNE is a story that combines the elves of Fairie with the streets of New York City. I’m still working with ACE which in July of 2000 published OUT OF TIME the first of a series of novels about a librarian who belatedly discovers that she has the talent (and obligation) to travel back in history to free people from curses. I’ve since written two more books about my librarian, Emma Merrigan: BEHIND TIME, published in 2001 and TAKING TIME which, I hope will be published in the latter part of 2003.

 For the past two years the bulk of my time, though, has been taken up with the resurrection of THIEVES’ WORLD. SANCTUARY, the “epic” TW novel was published in April of 2002 and TURNING POINTS, the first all-new TW anthology in more than a decade, came out in November of 2002.

 Right now, I’m hard at work on the fourth book about Emma (I’ve tentatively titled the series “Orion’s Children,” but ACE hasn’t said yea or nay to that idea yet), assembling a TW reprint volume (FIRST BLOOD) and putting together the second anthology.

 What can I say? It keeps me off the street...

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Friday, November 9th at 8pm
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This dual-track workshop approaches calculating machines from a technological and experiential point of view. We will disassemble several 1960’s era mechanical calculating machines and explore what makes them work. We will also talk about other forms of calculation without transistors. While continuing to look under the hood of the machines, we will have a simultaneous workshop where participants can make miniature gesture drawings of the motors in action, and create large-scale compositions of their tiny gears, cams, and springs. Machine dissection will be led by Mark Glusker and machine drawing by Maria Mortati.

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Though this wasn't Dafney's first Christmas, it was a really special one.  It was so much fun to watch her interact with everyone, open gifts & pretty much be the center-of-attention :)

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Afterwards, we went to my parents house to spend the afternoon with my parents & sister & her husband.  Again, we had delicious food, opened gifts & just had a good time with each other!  It was a long day for Dafney, but she did such a great job!  We're truly blessed that we were able to spend time with both of our families!

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Ahhh, The Boys Of Summer

Here's something you probably don't know about me, I love baseball! I mean, I really love baseball. Unfortunately, growing up in Arkansas, we did not have a pro-baseball team; but, what we did have was the farm team for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Arkansas Travelers, named for the state's official song. Funny, when the organ master would play this song, no one knew the words.

As an adult, I was living in Little Rock where the Travelers' home games were held. I'd head to the games with visions of hot dogs, beer and peanuts in my head and a lot of enthusiasm. After attending just a few games, I became an official member of the "Bleacher Bums". We sat between 3rd base and home plate and would heckle the opposing team, stomp our feet on the metal bleachers and yell obscenities at the Traveler's manager. (Trust me, those obscenities were truly warranted.) Once, a couple of our members were even ejected from the game. Why? For having a good time, that's why.

Then, I moved to Arizona.  At that time, there was no pro baseball; however, living just a couple of blocks from the ballpark, I had access to the Tucson Toros. A triple-A minor league team associated with the Houston Astros, the Toros had me in their bleachers at most home games stomping in time with the music of the organ. During the 7th inning stretch, there was always entertainment on the field. Captain Dynamite was a local favorite; he would actually throw his body over a box of TNT. Of course, the crowd went wild as the silver-lammed figure went flying through the air.

Finally, after living in Phoenix 5 years or so, we were awarded a major league franchise, the Arizona Diamondbacks. To win the World Series in just their second year was quite a feat. I don't get to these games as often as I'd like; quite frankly, it's not as fun and the cost of watching the boys of summer play has become astronomical. Truthfully, I yearn for the good 'ol days of a minor league game and Captain Dynamite.

Take a good look at the short video below.  Now, watch carefully.  Is that legal?

  1. I too love baseball. Played it all the time growing, watched the Jays whenever I could. In fact, I went to the first World Series game in Canada. I still play today. Albiet in a beer league. Now I need to learn how to throw that pitch.

  2. oh i love a baseball on a warm summer day

  3. Minor league baseball is, in a lot of ways, more fun to attend than the Majors. We have the High Desert Mavericks (Class A California League) and htose games area a blast.

    And Luis Gonzalez and his cheap little broken bat single can kiss my ass.

  4. good clip
    Baseball in Chicagoland is easy to find and enjoy. I've been to major and minor league games. The minor league games definitely try to entertain the crowd.

    At a major game (White Sox mostly but I'll go to a Cubs game too) I like to remind those with me that we are watching mostly millionaires play in the grass.

  5. hey Mimi! :-)

    good read today, read it through with interest, and was touched. thanks.

    the video? *sheesh* :=0 what the hey wuz dat? too funny.

    good post,
    c'ya soon

  6. That pitch may be a balk. Not sure if it's legal.
    I'm with Chris on that tainted World Series win. A rain storm, in an indoor stadium, in the desert?

  7. @ freetheunicorns - Hey, when you've perfected that pitch, let me know how the opposing team reacts.

    @ Nooter - I'm not surprised. I bet you really get a lot of chew out of it.

    @ Chris - AMEN!!!

    @ lisleman - I have a friend that is a died-in-the-wool Cubbies fan. He and I really get into some heated discussions. We even kick sand at one another.

    @ bARE-eYED-sUN - Awww, thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Are you a Yank's fan?

    @ Da Old Man - No shit!!!

    @ myundiary - Great to see you here again. Have a great summer!

  8. I Love baseball as well. I live in between Boston and New York. I refuse to go to a pro game. The prices are ridiculous. But the fans pay so the prices go up.
    I'll stick to the farm teams.

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MAE Doctoral Program

The Doctor of Philosophy degree is a research-oriented degree, which requires individual study and specialization in a field or the interfacing of several fields. It is not awarded solely for the fulfillment of technical requirements such as academic residence and course work. Candidates are recommended for the doctorate in recognition of having mastered in depth the subject of their discipline, and having demonstrated the ability to make original contributions through research to knowledge in their field of study. More generally, the degree constitutes an affidavit of aptitude in scholarship, imaginative enterprise in research, and proficiency in communication, including teaching.

Program of Study

The MAE Ph.D. program is intended to prepare students for a variety of careers in research and teaching. Depending on the student's background and ability, research is initiated as soon as possible. In general, there are no formal course requirements for the Ph.D. All students, in consultation with their advisors, develop course programs that will prepare them for the MAE Departmental Qualifying Examination and for their dissertation research. However, these programs of study and research must be planned to meet the time limits established to advance to candidacy and to complete the requirements for the degree.

Applied ocean sciences students are expected to demonstrate proficiency in mathematics and oceanography. Accordingly, when planning course programs they should enroll in MAE 294A-B-C (Methods in Applied Mechanics) and in some of the Scripps Core Courses, such as 210A (Physical Oceanography), 240 (Marine Chemistry), and 270A (Biological Oceanography).

Computational Sciences students should refer to their web site for complete details.

The student's program of study is determined in consultation with the advisor who supervises the student's activities until the appointment of the doctoral committee. The typical MAE doctoral program involves three stages:

The first stage involves preparation for the Departmental Qualifying Examination and typically takes three to six quarters of full-time graduate work.

The second stage involves identification of a dissertation research topic and the Ph.D. Senate (Qualifying) Examination. Passing this examination allows the student to advance to candidacy.

The third or in-candidacy stage is devoted primarily to independent study and research and to the preparation of the dissertation. A minimum interval of three-quarters of academic residence should elapse between advancement to candidacy and the filing and final defense of the dissertation.

PhD Qualifying Exam

An MAE Ph.D. student is required to pass three examinations. The first is a Department Qualifying Examination (DQE), which should be taken within three to six quarters of full-time graduate study. This examination is intended to determine the candidate's ability to pursue successfully a research project at a level appropriate for the doctorate.

Guidelines for the exam:

  • Oral exam by a committee of four persons (faculty advisor and two others from MAE, plus a 4th member to be selected by the student and his/her faculty advisor - must be outside of MAE but still within UCSD).
  • The exam will be based on material taught over 36 units in three areas: Major (4 courses), Minor (2 courses), and Advanced Topics in Basic Science or Mathematics (3 courses). Students should use the Graduate Course Structure for MS and PhD students to see how the classes are placed into groups and to organize their DQE.
  • If the minor is chosen from a department other than MAE, a further graduation requirement is that the student take another two courses from an MAE Major area.
  • A student can take the DQE exam twice. If the student fails the exam after the second attempt, the student will not be able to continue in the PhD program.

Students are not required to take particular courses in preparation for the departmental examination. If a student feels already confident in the material in a given area, they can proceed with the test; however, the scope of the examination in each area is associated with a set of graduate courses, generally MAE courses. A candidate can assess the level of knowledge expected for the examination by studying the appropriate syllabus and discussing the course content with faculty experienced in teaching the courses involved.

Students should use this DQE Example to see how to organize their classes and to properly fill out the DQE form, provided by the graduate affairs office in MAE.

Computational Sciences students should refer to their web site for complete details on qualifying exams.

Senate Exam- Ph.D. University Qualifying Exam

The Senate Exam (University Qualifying Exam) is the second examination required of MAE Ph.D. students. In preparation for the Senate Exam, students must have completed obtained a faculty research advisor, and have identified a topic for their dissertation research and have made initial progress. At the time of application for advancement to candidacy, the MAE Graduate Affairs Committee appoints a doctoral committee (see below) responsible for the remainder of the student's graduate program. The committee conducts the Senate Exam, during which students must demonstrate the ability to engage in thesis research. This involves the presentation of a plan for the thesis research project and progress on this project thus far. The committee may ask questions directly or indirectly related to the project and general questions that it determines to be relevant. Upon successful completion of this examination, students are advanced to candidacy and are awarded the Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.) degree. The minimum residence requirement for this degree is three quarters of continuous academic residence at UCSD. The C. Phil. degree cannot be conferred simultaneously with or following the award of a Ph.D. degree.

The Doctoral Committee

At least three weeks prior to a scheduled Senate examination (four weeks if you are establishing your committee during the spring quarter), the student and th e department arrange for the appointment of the doctoral committee. This committee conducts the qualifying examination, supervises the preparation of and passes upon the dissertation, and administers the final examination.

The Committee consists of a minimum of five or more officers of instruction, no fewer than four of whom shall hold professorial titles of any rank. The committee members should be selected by the student and their faculty advisor. The committee must consist of three MAE faculty members (one of which is the student’s advisor) and two members from outside of the MAE Department and, therefore, out of the research area of the student. Of these two outside members, one must be a tenured faculty member. Consult the departmental Graduate Advisor for further details or see the Office of Graduate Studies website for Appointment of the Doctoral Committee and/or  Doctoral Committee Membership Table.

Membership of the Ph.D. committee must comply with the Manual of the San Diego Division, Academic Senate, Regulation 715, which states:

A Doctoral Committee of five or more members shall be appointed by the Dean of Graduate Studies under the authority of the Graduate Council. At least five of the committee members shall be officers of instruction and no fewer than four shall hold professorial titles (of any rank). The committee members shall be chosen from at least two departments, and at least two members shall represent academic specialties that differ from the student’s chosen specialty. In all cases, each committee must include one tenured or emeritus UCSD faculty member from outside the student’s major department. [Am 10/26/93].

Reconstituted Doctoral Committee

For a variety of reasons a doctoral committee may need to be reconstituted. The request for reconstitution of the membership of a doctoral committee must be submitted to the MAE Graduate Advisor no less than three weeks prior to the senate examination or defense of the dissertation. The advisor will prepare the official reconstitution documentation and obtain required signatures. The request must include departmental affiliation of the members of the proposed reconstituted committee and the reason(s) for requesting the change.

Advancement to Candidacy

The doctoral committee administers the senate examination and authorizes the issuance of the Report of the Qualifying Examination and Advancement to Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Formal advancement to candidacy requires the student to pay a candidacy fee to the cashier prior to submitting the form to the Dean of Graduate Studies for approval. Currently this fee is $90. Students must maintain a GPA equivalent to 3.0 or better in upper-division and graduate course work undertaken with a total of no more than eight units of F and/or U grades in order to take the senate examination and advance to candidacy.

If the committee does not issue a unanimous report on the examination, the Dean of Graduate Studies shall be called upon to review and present the case for resolution to the Graduate Council, which shall determine appropriate action.

Dissertation and Final Examination

The Dissertation Defense is the final Ph.D. examination. Upon completion of the dissertation research project, the student writes a dissertation that must be successfully defended in an oral examination and public presentation conducted by the doctoral committee..A complete copy of the student's dissertation must be submitted to each member of the doctoral committee approximately four weeks before the defense. It is understood that this copy of the dissertation given to committee members will not be the final copy, and that the committee members may suggest changes in the text at the time of the defense. The form of the final draft must conform to procedures outlined in the publication: Instructions for the Preparation and Submission of the Doctoral Dissertation are located at the provided link. The final examination may not be conducted earlier than three quarters after the date of advancement to doctoral candidacy.

A NOTE ABOUT THE FINAL DEFENSE: ALL Committee members MUST be present at the defense. If a member needs to Skype in due to extenuating circumstances, a letter of exception must be reviewed by the Dean of the Graduate Division in advance of the exam. This letter must be written by the advisor and endorsed by the dept. chair. Without exception, the Final Defense Committee Chair and outside tenured member are required to be present at the exam.

The final defense/degree paperwork must be signed by ALL Committee members with a "wet signature." It cannot be scanned. The Committee Chair should sign before all other Committee members. If a Committee member is out of the country, the final forms will have to be mailed to her/him and returned before the student is considered completed.

The student must make two separate appointments with the Office of Graduate Studies. The first appointment will be scheduled prior to defending and will cover, in person, formatting of the dissertation and forms required to graduate. The second appointment is when the candidate submits the dissertation and all final paperwork to the Office of Graduate Studies and upon approval by the Dean of Graduate Studies, files the dissertation with the university archivist, who accepts it on behalf of the Graduate Council. Acceptance of the dissertation by the archivist, with a subsequent second approval by the Dean of Graduate Studies, represents the final step in the completion by the candidate of all requirements for the doctor of philosophy degree. All dissertations and theses submitted in partial satisfaction of Ph.D. or master's degree requirements shall be cataloged and shelved in the university library and submitted to University Microfilms, Inc., for publication.

Typical Timeline for Ph.D. Students

  • Enter in Fall quarter.
  • Department Qualifying by middle of 2nd year.
  • Senate Exam prior to completion of 4th year.
  • Defend Dissertation usually be end of 5th year.

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