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Friday, October 12, 2012

some good reads/listens

Happy Friday! I wanted to pop in today and share some good things to read/listen to that I have come across this week!

My top pick for the week is to listen to the episodes of Family Life Today that were on the radio this week. Voddie Baucham was on the show talking about his book, "What He Must Be... If He Wants to Marry My Daughter" which is a wonderful read for parents of daughters AND sons! Awesome stuff. I love how Mr. Baucham reminds us as Christian parents that we are called to raise our children differently than the rest of the world and to have Biblical standards. I have a little catching up to do myself and if you would be interested you can listen to the episodes online right here. Also, if you are looking for another good read I can't recommend enough the book "Family Driven Faith" by Voddie Baucham as well. It is one of those books I think I need to re-read at least once a year for encouragent.

I also started a new book this past week that I am really enjoying it. I am reading it as part of our chuches discipleship program. It is probably the book that I was most nervous to read because it is the topic I feel I know the least about... evangelism. But, so far this book is not intimidating and puts the information in an encouraging and readable format. The book is called, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever.
The Gospel and Personal Evangelism (Ixmarks)
If evangelism is an area of your life you struggle in I would encourage you to pick this book up!

Another great read this week is a blog post I found online. I loved Sarah Mae's post, "Leaving the 99 for my 1- What I Know Now". It is a great reminder of how God pursues us and how we need to be pursuing our children when they are going trhough difficult times.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

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Friday, December 31, 2010

COLOR INITIATIVE 16, 17, 18 19:

December 28-31, 2010 on THE COLOR INITIATIVE on PRI's The World (PRI, BBC and WGBH)

Malta is the smallest of the twenty-seven EU nations, and in the view of many Maltese, it is under siege. With other routes to continental Europe closed off, thousands of African immigrants in recent years have steered closer to Malta in their torturous and risky journey north from Libya on the waves of the Mediterranean. But most of the approximately 8,000 asylum seekers that have reached Malta in recent years are "accidental tourists”. Few ever intentionally land on the island nation of 400,000. Rather, it is leaky boats and lack of sea-know-how that LANDS them there. Once in Malta, some are detained for nearly two years, essentially living between where they come from and where they'd like to go. And many of them believe—rightly or wrongly—that their skin color plays a role in their ultimate fate. In the following multi-part series, I interview desperate asylum seekers, a detention camp warden, the new US Ambassador to Malta, fishermen who saved lives at sea and another who said he was instructed not to stop, courageous Maltese naval men, Somali women and children, Malta's Justice Minister, social workers, a Jesuit priest-advocate whose car was firebombed and Maltese who feel they're being overrun by refugees (given the size of their island nation).  We also travel to Geneva to speak with a representative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and to Italy to speak with residents of Pozzallo and Taormina, Sicily, in this exploratory series.

Nomadic Migration Part I: From Somalia to Denver, the long way
Around the world, people are on the move in search of better lives. That is particularly true in Africa, where a wave of migrants is trying to reach Europe. Despite the dangers, they keep trying – and most do not succeed. Those who do are often on the move for years before they find a place to call home. In the first in a series of reports on nomadic migration to Europe and the United States, Phillip Martin tells the story of one man’s difficult journey to the US. Download MP3
Nomadic Migration Part II: From Libya to detention in Malta
Malta sits between Africa and Europe.Because of its location, wave after wave of illegal immigrants traveling by boat have come ashore on a regular basis.Though migration waves have slowed down dramatically in recent months from a high of nearly 3000 in 2009, the tiny island nation of 400,000 citizens, receives more asylum seekers –for its size—than any other EU country.In an effort to discourage illegal immigration, Malta has one of the toughest detention policies in Europe, and some say it goes too far.
This is part two of Phillip Martin’s special report on nomadic migration and skin color. Download MP3

Nomadic Migration Part III: The challenges faced by Africans living in Malta
Since 2002, thousands of Africans have journeyed through deserts and risked their lives to reach the shores of the Mediterranean and north to Europe. Some have been rescued at sea by the Maltese navy and transported to Malta, which lies between Africa and continental Europe. When their requests for asylum elsewhere are denied, they become stuck – often indefinitely – in the EU’s smallest nation-state. In part 3 of his series on nomadic migration and skin color, Phillip Martin reports. Download MP3

Nomadic Migration Part IV: Leaving Malta:
Since 2002, nearly 10,000 African migrants – trying to get to mainland Europe – have landed on the tiny island nation of Malta. Many were rescued from leaky boats by the Maltese navy. Once there, they can be detained in prisons for up to 18 months and then languish for years in Malta without jobs and, and in some cases, without a decent place to live. But some manage to move on – and find new homes in Europe and in the U.S. This is Phillip Martin’s final report in our special series on nomadic migration and skin color. Download MP3

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WGBH , PRI and BBC Announce a World-Wide Reporting Initiative Focused on Color

WGBH Radio, Public Radio International and the BBC have announced the launch of “The Color Initiative”, a landmark journalism project that will examine complex global issues of politics, culture, history and society through the framework of human perceptions and experiences related to color. Once complete, this on-going project will air on The World, broadcasting on WGBH 89.7, Mon-Fri at 4pm and 7pm. Feature Color Initiative stories reported from around the globe will be produced by Lifted Veils Productions, a Boston-based non-profit radio journalism organization dedicated to exploring issues that divide society. Former NPR supervising senior editor and NPR’s former Race Relations Correspondent, Phillip Martin, will serve as lead correspondent. He is also the Executive Producer of Lifted Veils Productions. Anthony Brooks, The World’s former senior producer and former national correspondent for NPR, is the Color Initiative series editor. The World’s Executive Producer is Bob Ferrante. The project is made possible by a grant from the Ford Foundation and the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. “The establishment of an international editorial beat dedicated to covering color worldwide is the first of its kind, and places The World in a unique position in public radio in the United States and Britain,” says Marita Rivero, General Manager for WGBH Radio and Television. Among the topics that will be explored by the Color Initiative are: • COLOR AND IMMIGRATION: A FOUR PART SERIES • IRAQ’S WAR DEAD, AMERICA’S RESPONSE AND THE ROLE OF COLOR • CASTE, COLOR AND EDUCATION IN INDIA The first report in the year-long project looks at the on-going marketing campaign by Benetton, which mixes business with socially conscious messages focusing on diversity of all sorts, including color. Those messages are now coming up against growing anti-immigrant realities in Europe, including the dominant presence of the Northern League in the very Italian city where Benetton is headquartered: Treviso. That report airs in early November. About The World Winner of the 2006 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for Broadcast News, The World with anchor Lisa Mullins has been bringing daily international news to local audiences for the past 10 years. Monday through Friday at 4pm on WGBH 89.7, the international staff of The World presents a mix of news, features, interviews, and music from around the globe. The World is the first international radio news program developed specifically for an American audience, giving listeners an upbeat and informed take on the day's events. Co-produced by WGBH, the BBC World Service, and Public Radio International, The World is heard on more than 200 public radio stations across the country. About WGBH Listener-supported WGBH 89.7 is Boston's NPR® arts and culture station. Bringing you the best for more than 50 years, 89.7 serves its wide-ranging audience with a menu of classical music, NPR news, jazz, blues, folk, and spoken-word programs. The station is an active participant in New England's vibrant music community, presenting more than 300 performances every year, including live broadcasts and remote recordings from such diverse venues as Tanglewood, the Lowell Folk Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival, and WGBH's own studios. WGBH 89.7 can be heard online anywhere in the world at, and can be heard on Nantucket at WNCK 89.5.

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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Taking delight in blue & white

The very talented Carolyne Roehm has a new book out: "A Passion for blue & white". This book is a must for any person passionate about the most classic color scheme of all: blue & white. ( "most classic", in my humble opinion) Soothing and serene, blue is the color of the sky and sea. It's a natural part of our everyday life here on Mother Earth. My love of blue & white influences my every design decision from the way I dress (navy and white), my linens and vases, the dishes I eat off of (Royal Copenhagen's Blue Flowers Curved), to my home's interior decorating scheme. I love "Restoration Hardware's" Atmosphere Blue paint. It's a pale, moody blue that changes hues with the time of day or weather. But it always coordinates beautifully with many different blue shades. Come this spring/summer of '09, my home "Elinor Cottage", will go from a washed-out, pale yellow exterior to the soft "Nordic Blue" from Waverly's paint selection. (with Honey White trim). I also use "Musee Toile Blue" in every room of my house. It's a pattern I never tire of, in a classic mid-tone blue on a crisp white background. Being 100% cotton, it is easy to launder at home and is durable enough to use for upholstery as well as draperies and other accessories such as pillows. Country Curtains sells an entire line of bedding and curtains in this blue toile.
And don't even get me started on blue & white stripes and gingham - love them!
Whether you use blue & white throughout your entire living space or just as an accessory, blue & white will always add a fresh note to a room. What is your favorite shade? here are a few: navy, baby, Atmosphere, cobalt, cerulean, azure, indigo, lapis, royal, sapphire, teal, ultramarine, sky, sea, beryl, turquoise, kingfisher, iris, steel, delphinium, lilac, robin's egg, Parrish, electric, French, Gustavian or denim. I just cannot get enough of blue & white and Carolyne Roehm's new book feeds that passion and reinforces my decision to go all blue & white in my life. Enjoy these images from "A Passion for blue & white". (and get the book! It's well worth it)


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Saturday, May 23, 2009

On Our Own

Keith has been gone this week at a bachelor party in Ohio, so Maddie and I have been on our own...and considering my last post, I was not looking forward to it! But I have to say she's redeemed herself over the past few days. Not necessarily an angel (she's still 2 1/2 after all), but at least she's been pleasant to be around. :-) I must say though, nights without my dear husband seem very looooong and we miss him dearly!

Here are a few of the ways we've been entertaining ourselves...

This is Maddie's typical look after helping me bake...the evidence is always obvious.

She kept saying, "Take more pictures of me, Mom!"

Today we made chocolate sandwich cookies with frosting in the middle (from Allison's mom's awesome recipe that she always made for Superbowl Sunday when we were growing up). Maddie was so excited when I brought out my rolling pin, she ran to her Playdoh box to get *her* rolling pin and cookie, no! Gross! (You can see it at the end of the counter in the picture.) "This is just like doing Playdoh, Mom!" she said.

"Mommy, I your good little helper, huh?" :-)

We've had daily trips to the park, since the weather has been beautiful, and before bed in the evenings she gets to play outside while I water all the plants. Our yard is in full bloom and looks great! It seems like everything has doubled in size since we put it in last Spring it'll probably look like a jungle!

P.S.--Tonight we made a quick trip to the grocery store (with what seemed like everybody else in the neighborhood!) and we happened to walk by an Indian woman who was dressed in full garb...loose dress, sandals, head covering. Maddie yells out, "Hey Mom, look--there's Mary! Is Joseph here too?" HA!! The lady didn't appear to hear her (or else it would have been quite more embarrassing), and I couldn't help but laugh. Kids sure say the darndest things! :-)

P.P.S.--Oh, next Tuesday is the big day! We have an appointment at 3:45pm for an ultrasound to find out if Maddie will be getting a baby brother or sister! Stay tuned for the announcement!

Christine Cohn said...

What fun! Would you please send me one of those cookies via email? Why doesn't that work yet? ;) You're such a creative mom, and you can tell that Maddie knows that. so much fun. Wish we could go to the part together. xo

Brooke said...

Looks like you definitely have a great little cooking helper! And I love the flowers in your front yard- just beautiful!

Looking forward to some fun news next week!

Reshma McClintock said...

i can't wait to find out if baby is a boy or girl!! :) ...r...

Heather Elizabeth said...

Lisa-Maddie is a DOLL. I just love her. Continue to enjoy and savor. This is the best :)


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GPLv3 and Mobile Phones

David Schlesinger David.Schlesinger at
Sat Dec 9 19:16:34 CET 2006

>> It was not done to protest against the decision made by Sharp to
>> include a binary driver.
>> Was it really a pragmatic choice ?
>This is a rhetorical question? :-)

I find this all kind of fascinating. I doubt this "protest" particularly impacts Sharp: after all, they've already gotten your money for the Zaurus. The main outcome here seems to be ensuring your own inability to take advantage of small, high-capacity storage media. I guess if that makes one feel virtuous, that's something, anyway...

(For what it's worth, my general view is that making technical decisions based on political agendas leads to ungainly implementations, at the very least. )
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FOSDEM OpenMoko talk now on

denis denis at
Tue Feb 27 10:52:06 CET 2007

Richard Bennett schrieb:
> On Tuesday 27 February 2007 09:07, denis wrote:
>> Have you ever seen Nokia (or any other company) announcing the SAME
>> device (just with 2-5 more features) in 6 months. I have never seen this.
> Yeah. I think it is really great that they are so open about these things. At
> least this way everybody has a choice - either use the simulator to develop
> your apps, and buy the phone after the hardware upgrade (yes, after they add
> WIFI, motion detectors, stereo mics, multi-point touch screen and a
> heart-rate monitor), or if you can afford it, buy one early and upgrade
> later-on at a reduced price.
> Any other company would just release the updated phone 2 weeks after you
> bought yours, and wouldn't offer a trade-in deal...
> Richard
> _______________________________________________
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> community at
Why can't they just tell us what the features will be? Is it so
difficult to be open? In my opinion it would bring much more credibility
for FIC. I don't understand why it is so important to keep the things
secret. At the moment I don't see much difference to a normal hardware
producer. But let us wait and see if there will be some more details
about v2 in the next time. I've decided to wait untill the 4-5 devices
are announced and I get to know the specs.

Regards, Denis

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Tim Newsom cephdon at gmail.com
Thu Jul 19 02:37:33 CEST 2007

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:02, Jeff Andros wrote:
> I haven't used a mac other than casually (checking email) since os9...
> so I'm not so up on growl.  I'd like basically arbitrary code
> execution, but with some (read LOTS) of protection on how that gets
> registered (can't let Sean's dad install malware that fire off every
> time the phone rings, can we?).   I'm also still liking a shell script
> that gets fired off, yeah, it's got a bit of overhead, but if you get
> into binary programs as fast as possible, and just use the script to
> link up the purpose built programs ( I.E. the whole reason shell
> scripts exist) it might not be too bad... something to investigate I
> guess

Why not use something like a sandbox?
I found a something on sourceforge something like
sandboxing.sourceforge.net... But basically it just prevents
applications in the sandbox from doing things without permission.  And
it can be set to either send an error or block and send an event to some
queue for other action...

Seems like we can set it up so that:
The installer is trusted...
Signed applications (with approved cert) can be auto full trusted
User can choose to give trust levels if desired...

If its flexible enough, might this (or something like it) provide some
or most of the unauthorized program access protection we want?

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Possible security hole for Dialers/troyan horses

Martin Raißle martin.raissle at googlemail.com
Fri Mar 2 00:15:04 CET 2007

On 3/2/07, Jonathon Suggs <jsuggs at murmp.com> wrote:
> I really like that idea.  That could be a standard part of EVERY
> installed app (outside of trusted OpenMoko apps).  Just one more step in
> helping users not shoot themselves in the foot.

In combination of what was said before - the virus scanner - we could
maybe use a database of application hashes, so not every app has to be
configurated but only those that are not found in the database, maybe
this will bring some focus to security to the average user, since not
every app goes along with a warning.
If there are too many warnings user tend to grant any right to any app.

"The only secure computer is one that's unplugged, locked in a safe,
and buried 20 feet under the ground in a secret location... and I'm
not even too sure about that one"--Dennis Huges, FBI.

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No Camera???

Giles Jones giles.jones at
Sat Oct 6 21:02:53 CEST 2007

On 6 Oct 2007, at 19:39, <thomas.cooksey at> wrote:
> The neo will not penetrate the consumer market without a camera.
> Not a chance. So, intentional or otherwise, the neo is going to be
> a geek's toy and nothing more. What a shame.

It won't anyway, it's always going to be a power users toy. It's not
a "branded" device and many people buy on contract.

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Network over USB flaky ? - Re: Booting OM 2008.08 from SD - Re: Openmoko Om 2008.8 Release

Andy Green andy at
Sun Aug 10 10:01:21 CEST 2008

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Somebody in the thread at some point said:

| I kept trying, rebooted, tested, again, again, unplugged USB,
| replugged... and TADA, at some point it magically worked !
| I've typed-in a few commands, got networking (opkg update completed),
| did a few more things... and ... it's now gone :(
| # ping
| PING ( 56(84) bytes of data.
| From icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
| From icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
| From icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
| no kernel message on desktop side : usb not unplugged...
| I guess it's pretty flaky :( But still I see some (slow) progress ;)
| I guess screen will be my friend.

I would first guess this is simply the "ifconfig" to set Freerunner-side
IP getting messed with.  I really did not see flakiness of Ethernet over
USB and I understood there is new scheme for managing IP allocation in
this new rootfs.  If anyone with a debug board sees this behaviour, just
logging in on the debug serial console and doing ifconfig usb0 / route
- -n would clear it up if it is that.

- -Andy
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Finger stylus found...

Flyin_bbb8 flyin.bbb8 at
Mon Aug 18 13:42:20 CEST 2008

On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 1:19 PM, arne anka <openmoko at> wrote:
>> well these guys obviously think all their customers are stupid, found
>> this on their main page
> sorry?
>> 1. Increase your productivity by up to 30%!
>> 2. Prolong the life of your touch screen and PDA.
>> 3. Decrease the need to clean your screen.
>> 4. TrueTip styluses reduce costly repairs due to damage done by
>> foreign objects and fingernails.
>> 5. Using TrueTip styli will eliminate scratches, smudges, smears,
>> marks, food prints, and oils, and ink from your PDA or touch screen."
> what part strikes you as "stupid"?

hmm, oils 'n ink from your PDA or touch screens?

>> (number 5 makes sense the most)  <-- do germans get this once arne? :p
> beg your pardon?
it was sarcasm, no offense there, sorry if i couldn't make that more

Lothar it might be useful, can't answer as i also haven't tried such
stylii :), number 1 might be true in the end? but 5 doesn't sound
quite correct :)

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Wiki page - which file system in sd card?

Fernando Martins fernando at
Mon Feb 2 18:23:34 CET 2009

arne anka wrote:
>> There is a certain amount of YMMV with file system choices depending on
>> your usage scenarios, but personally I would really like to use reiserfs
>> and dump ext2/3 and all the problems they cause on the FR (lost
>> data/corrupted filesystems, slow performance, ...) that I have.
> i, on the other hand, recall lots of reports of corrupted reiser
> filesystems. so, what does it prove?
> exactly to end this fruitless debate i proposed the phrase "opinions are
> divided" -- over the years i never found any objective, unbiased analysis
> favouring one over the other.
> so my understanding is, that they are pretty much equal and the only real
> point is, what you personally prefer.
It's difficult to compare objectively both fs from the angle of
reliability/corruption. On this "measure" I would agree that "opinions
are divided" is a good way to "compare" them. However, regarding other
aspects, namely, performance and space usage, from an engineering point
of view I am unhappy with that assessment. It just makes a joke of the
technology/profession, really. I know that fs behave differently
dependent on file sizes, folder entries and operation, etc, and each one
has their own corner cases of optimal/bad behavior. Still, this
information can be assessed objectively, and therefore "opinions are
divided" is quite disappointing answer to users.

However, has Helge Hafting pointed out, comparisons should really be
done on the FR. Therefore, I'll edit the page with "opinions are
divided" regarding reliability and "no objective comparisons yet for
other criteria".

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Battery ID chip - help needed

Werner Almesberger werner at
Thu Jun 11 08:53:05 CEST 2009

Christoph Pulster wrote:
> While working out a solution, we get stuck on the point the battery has
> some coded ID-Chip. This chip is not available on the market.
> Also the data can not be copied to another IC because its crypted.

Hmm, I wonder what that would be or what it would do :-)

I haven't actually taken apart a GTA02 battery yet, but what should
be in there are some pretty standard Li-Ion protection circuit (note
that cut-off voltage and cut-off behaviour can differ among such
protection circuits, e.g., the GTA02 battery needs some prodding to
come back to life after a cut-off. That's what caused all the fun
with the Vsys cap problems.) and of course the Coulomb counter.

The bq27000 is a pretty accessible part. You can buy it at Digi-Key.
No secret handshake involved :-)

Paul Fertser and Joerg have done some investigation on the factory
settings of the bq27000, so they may have suggestions for a better

- Werner

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Community effort: Browser review/comparison in wiki

Risto H. Kurppa risto at
Sat Mar 14 00:19:39 CET 2009

Since the current state of web browsers for OM distributions is now
really bad, I was planning to write a browser review/comparison to
point out the reality. I then realized it's a lot of work for one man
so I thought why couldn't we share the load and write it together.
This way I hope that the best of these, or the one that has the most
potential, is found and can be maybe developed to a actually working

Install one of these browsers (or another) on your 2008.12/SHR(maybe
Debian too?), tell us how to install it and run the test.

(I'm currently using Minimo as AFAIK it's the only one that can
actually login to gmail, and I know that it's not developed anymore
but.. )

| risto h. kurppa
| risto at kurppa dot fi

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[brainstorm]Online contact sync

Atilla Filiz atilla.filiz at gmail.com
Sun Oct 18 16:57:35 CEST 2009

I was thinking about storing my contact list online. I don't feel
comfortable giving my contacts' phone numbers to google or someone else.
Instead, we can open a repository(possibly svn/git based) to store contacts
online. Before sending contact info, the phone will encrypt the data(vcard?)
with gpg for the owner's self. Of course sending vcards to people you know
is not very hard once you get their public keys. I think I can work
something out with python, but I don't know which distros have vcard
integration. What do you think?

Atilla Filiz
Eindhoven University of Technology
Embedded Systems, Master's Programme
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Quick e-mail poll: Still using your Freerunner?

Sergey Alembekov rt at aspirinka.net
Mon Feb 15 09:32:24 CET 2010

On 29.12.2009 23:30, Risto H. Kurppa wrote:
> Do you use FR as your daily/primary phone?

> Do you use FR as your primary PDA?
yes (fbreader and listening music)

> What distribution you run most of the time?

> If you don't use FR as your daily phone/PDA, what phone did you change
> over to, and why?
At the summer, after 1024 and buzz fixes i tried to use it for a two
weeks as daily phone, but i lost several important calls and need to
reboot twice a day. Will try it with new kernel.

Regards, Sergey Alembekov
ALTLinux Team
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Some questions to new SHR images (ubifs, gps)

David Garabana david at
Fri Jul 23 21:43:06 CEST 2010

O Venres, 23 de Xullo de 2010 21:25:50 Sylvain Paré escribiu:
> I take this thread about GPS to give my feed back too.
> >From my personal feedback I will not speak about half a year but since
> >March
> or so
> And I do make it works but it takes more time the first time after a fresh
> flashed image PLUS
> the gps is less sensitive like the signal was weak ( It fixes less
> satellites)

Also, with latest images, I cannot get a fix after a suspend.
I have to restart to get a fix again.
I cannot even see "time" on "shr-settings-position"

It's so sad, because gps was the only rock solid funtionality on my Neo since
OM2008 series.
I have used it a lot to map Openstreetmap, but since 2.6.32 kernel update,
it's useless as a gps (unless you doesn't suspend it, but that way battery
doesn't last so much)

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USB to serial converter

Timo Juhani Lindfors timo.lindfors at
Sat Aug 1 01:25:06 CEST 2009

RANJAN <infibit at> writes:
> I connected a Prolific USB to Serial converter (based on chip PL2302).I saw
> the list of devices in /dev but it wasnt turning up.Any suggestions about
> how to get the USB to serial converter up and running?

modprobe usb-serial

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Exposure in paroli? [was: Re: Exposure]

Mirko Lindner mirko at openmoko.org
Mon Jan 12 11:11:19 CET 2009

c_c wrote:
>    assuming the invite is not exclusive :-), I would be interested in
> collaborating too. Have been thinking along the lines of extending exposure
> for 2.6.28 and fso and thought a paroli plug-in would be more efficient.
Not exclusive in any way, it is an open invitation :)
So, a settings for 2.6.28 in paroli it is :)

> Just about getting to understand paroli though.
If you have any questions, I am happy to answer whatever I can :)

>   Also thinking of improving the Paroli UI. Seems pretty rough around the
> edges to me. Also - can anyone tell me what the static "20:08" in the top
> bar is supposed to be? Seems like the clock stopped :-) to me.

Hehe, as mentioned on the website we did not exactly focus on the UI yet
;) But I agree it needs a bit of love :)

Haha, my clock. It is a mock-up top-bar to close the applications
without killing the paroli process. Hopefully we find a way to use the
illume bar to take over that functionality.

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Openmoko Bug #1744: Bluetooth don't power up after suspend

Openmoko Public Trac bugs at
Fri Dec 19 10:03:31 CET 2008

#1744: Bluetooth don't power up after suspend
 Reporter:  VDVsx            |       Owner:  openmoko-kernel
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:
Component:  System Software  |     Version:  GTA02v6
 Severity:  normal           |    Keywords:
Blockedby:                   |    Blocking:

Comment(by TimoJyrinki):

 Still a problem with andy-tracking de473ca893. After suspend Bluetooth is
 unusable until reboot, no matter how the power_on/reset are used.

 This is an unfortunate in an use case that one would like to wake up the
 device for some Bluetooth action (like GPRS over Bluetooth), but one has
 to reboot every time to do that now.

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Re: Discussion: Text Alternative Survey

From: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:29:47 -0500
Message-ID: <r2r1c8dbcaa1004231829kce6d77fbm5c5f89c5df3438c5@mail.gmail.com>
To: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
Cc: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>, Matt Morgan-May <mattmay@adobe.com>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Hi Dave,

>>> A) The replacement text falls far short of the editorial quality of the text it replaces.
>> Any suggestions for improvement? I'd really appreciate help from you
>> or anyone else. I'm no spec writer as you probably can tell <smile>.
> As long as we're clear that this is not verbatim text, but intent, the > editor is really good at this!

According to the HTML Working Group Decision policy. The details
section of a proposal can be:

1.  A set of edit instructions, specific enough that they can be
applied without ambiguity.
2.  Spec text for a draft to be published separate from HTML5 (though
such a draft can be proposed at any time without a Change Proposal).
3.  Exact spec text for the sections to be changed, and a baseline
revision for the version of the spec being changed.
4.  With prior permission from the chairs, a high-level prose
description of the changes to be made.

Maciej, would the suggested text in the proposal qualify as a set of
edit instructions that are specific enough that they can be applied
without ambiguity?

If so, how would it be best to indicate this in the proposal?

> They *like* 'lies' and/or useless values?  I clearly need to learn
> something here.  And this paragraph seems to be self-contradictory:
> we don't object to 'generated' text as long as it doesn't appear in
> the place where the text has to appear?  Or is this saying they'd like
> *another* attribute 'missing-alt="true and the authoring tool knows it
> and yes I have asked him twice this morning to deal with it!"'?

As Matt pointed out "missing" would be an attribute that honestly
labels missing alt text for what it is: missing. It would disambiguate
and declare it for what it is: incomplete, lacking substance. It

* provide a machine checkable mechanism to locate missing alt/enable
tools to quickly discern where it has been used.
* allow for future improvement (perhaps via crowdsourcing).

Offering a method for Flickr type image galleries to be valid with
"missing" seems far more than reasonable. I was personally against
this solution as "missing" is not perceivable by some people. But I
could live with it as, at least it is an honest label and it affords a
practical method of detection and handling.

And the crowdsourcing possibility may actually help make things
better. The idea would help with one of the biggest problems we deal
with around images: that we can see something is wrong with someone
else's content, but can't do anything about it.  Matt could you talk
more about this?

Henri Sivonen made a public comment a while back to WCAG explicitly
asking for WAI recommendation on what an authoring tool should
generate after it makes every effort to obtain a text alternative for
an image and the author does not provide one. WAI has said they do not
oppose a "missing" attribute.

Best Regards,
Laura L. Carlson
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Re: Cleaning House

From: T.V Raman <raman@google.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 11:00:58 -0700
Message-ID: <17978.9050.798335.60709@retriever.corp.google.com>
To: mjs@apple.com
Cc: foliot@wats.ca, hsivonen@iki.fi, redux@splintered.co.uk, bzbarsky@MIT.EDU, www-html@w3.org, public-html@w3.org

Next, you'll see me eating soup at a TAG meeting and believe I
like TagSoup:-)

To clarify, what I said about the <b>, <i> <em> tag question was:

A) At the end of the day, asserting that <em> is more semantic
   than <i> or that <i> is more presentational than <em> changes

B) Worse, if you only have <em> and didn't have an <i>, then
   people will just use <em> as a synonym for <i>, and the overall
   markup that results actually loses, not gains semantics.

C) If the only accessibility problem left on the Web was that of
   people using <i> tags instead of <em> tags, I'd declare
   victory and go home;-)!

Maciej Stachowiak writes:
 > On May 3, 2007, at 8:12 AM, John Foliot - WATS.ca wrote:
 > > It boils down to this:  If you want to Bold some text, or italicize
 > > it, or
 > > underline it, you are doing so *for a reason*... I don't care
 > > really what
 > > the reason is, you are doing so in a visual way to indicate some
 > > connotation
 > > or other cue/clue to the end "reader", or consumer.
 > You may be doing it for a reason, but articulating that reason
 > succinctly in words is still difficult and significantly adds to
 > cognitive load.
 > > But if you can't *SEE* the bold, italic or underlined text, how do you
 > > convey that same cue/clue to the end consumer?  For the sighted user,
 > > presentational features are not bad, but for the non-sighted, pray
 > > tell, how
 > > will you convey that same nuance?
 > T.V Raman, one of the few people in this group who uses an aural
 > presentation full-time, has said that he likes the <b> and <i>
 > elements. I'll let his explanation speak for itself: <http://
 > lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007JanMar/0668.html>.
 > Regards,
 > Maciej

Best Regards,

Title:  Research Scientist
Email:  raman@google.com
WWW:    http://emacspeak.sf.net/raman/
Google: tv+raman
GTalk:  raman@google.com, tv.raman.tv@gmail.com
PGP:    http://emacspeak.sf.net/raman/raman-almaden.asc
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Re: [css4-images] support for SVG Paint Servers without element()

From: Dirk Schulze <dschulze@adobe.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:54:03 -0700
To: "robert@ocallahan.org" <robert@ocallahan.org>
CC: "www-style@w3.org list" <www-style@w3.org>
Message-ID: <7868ED85-D9C8-434B-BDE3-D4FC1890E842@adobe.com>

On Oct 23, 2012, at 5:17 AM, "Robert O'Callahan" <robert@ocallahan.org<mailto:robert@ocallahan.org>> wrote:

On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Dirk Schulze <dschulze@adobe.com<mailto:dschulze@adobe.com>> wrote:
As conclusion, I wonder why CSS4 Images can't support SVG fragment identifiers directly:

background-image: url(image.svg#gradient1);

The code paths to load an SVG document as an image and an SVG document to provide an external resource such as a paint server are quite different, in Gecko at least. We need to know when we start loading the document which situation we're in. With your syntax, we can't know until the document is loaded. We use the presence of element() to signal that we're in the external resource situation.
I wonder how you deal with fragments on SVG images then.

url(test.svg#anyID) works on Firefox. Do you already assume that you may just render the referenced element? And that this element is a graphical element?

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Re: Applications are allowed to process SOAP header blocks (was: Messaging Service Layer)

From: Christopher B Ferris <chrisfer@us.ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 08:10:57 -0500
To: www-ws-arch@w3.org
Message-ID: <OF2C7554A1.217540B4-ON85256CD0.0046FD60-85256CD0.004869CC@us.ibm.com>
+1; in fact, there are no "layers" per se from the SOAP perspective. Just
a SOAP node
and its responsibilities w/r/t the SOAP processing model. I would strongly
caution against
any such characterization of "layering" in the WSA.

Any  consideration of "layering" can be at best an approximation as there
is no right
or wrong way to implement a SOAP node. There is no bright line that can,
or even should,
be drawn to demark the boundary between application and infrastructure
(message layer)
processing of a message. To even attempt to define such a boundary would
be a mistake.

Christopher Ferris
Architect, Emerging e-business Industry Architecture
email: chrisfer@us.ibm.com
phone: +1 508 234 3624

www-ws-arch-request@w3.org wrote on 02/17/2003 03:15:57 AM:

> I have to disagree. There is nothing in the SOAP specification
> that indicates that header blocks are to be processed only by the
> messaging layer and not by the application. The SOAP
> specification is mute on that aspect and is only concerned with
> what happens at a given (SOAP) node, independently of what layer
> performs the processing. Quoting section 2.6, Processing SOAP
> Messages:
> <quote>
> Process all mandatory SOAP header blocks targeted at the node
> and, in the case of an ultimate SOAP receiver, the SOAP body. A
> SOAP node MAY also choose to process non-mandatory SOAP header
> blocks targeted at it.
> </quote>
> Jean-Jacques.
> [1]
> http://www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/2/06/LC/soap12-part1.html#procsoapmsgs
> Cutler, Roger (RogerCutler) wrote:
> > The messaging layer is in charge of what
> > is in the SOAP headers, whereas the application layer is responsible
> > the body.  More specifically, the messaging layer might mess around
> > the body by doing things like encrypting it, but after decryption the
> > messaging layer would hand the body to the application layer of the
> > receiver exactly as the body was given to it by the sender.  The
> > messaging layer has no business changing the data in the body -- as
> > as it is concerned the body is just bits or characters.  And I think
> > that it also has no business trying to analyze the contents of the
> > in the body.
> >
> > If you agree with the preceding statements I think it may have
> > consequences down the line that are non-trivial.  The last statement
> > be a bit strong, but that's the way it seems to me other layers work.
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RE: A child's garden of web services

From: Liu, Kevin <kevin.liu@sap.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 01:46:31 +0100
Message-ID: <99CA63DD941EDC4EBA897048D9B0061D047A05D0@uspalx20a.pal.sap-ag.de>
To: "'Amelia A. Lewis'" <alewis@tibco.com>, "'WS Description List'" <www-ws-desc@w3.org>

I love it. We should put it as an appendix to the primer for people to better understand how we reached here:)

Best Regards,

-----Original Message-----
From: Amelia A. Lewis [mailto:alewis@tibco.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:47 AM
To: WS Description List
Subject: A child's garden of web services

When the WSDL wizards waffle, wond'ring whether to rename,
and the message mavens mutter, meaning MEPs must be retained,
then the service 'scriptions suffer, since the source will be the same,
and the theorists threaten thunder, thinking nothing will be gained!

When the feature fans are flustered, fearing future-free designs,
and the context corresponding to the properties defined
is hiding helpful highlights of heuristics of all kinds,
then the protocol extenders ponder whether they can bind!

When the RPC revanchists reach for reason to remote,
and the messaging evang'lists muster arguments to not,
then the working group grows rancorous and puts it to a vote,
and the minute taker notes the score and elsewise ... not a lot!

I had to get that off my chest.  Otherwise I'll spend the day looking for rhyming methods, which (like covariant returns) just isn't supported in Java.  Perl, now ....

Amelia A. Lewis
Architect, TIBCO/Extensibility, Inc.
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Merry Everything...

we've been so busy here..getting ready for the big day...playing in the snow....and making things...

my son Lee made this amazing pirate island playmat for his baby sister, obviously he has inherited my affinity for felt ;) what a lucky little girl Lils is, to have such a great big brother.

Here's to a lovely holiday!

Merry Everything and a Happy Always!

  1. Happy, hoppy Christmas Jennifer - to you all - and here's to 2011 and a very merry New Year.

    Nina ❉❉❉

    ps. sorry I didn't get round to replying. N xxx

  2. Love the coat (I just got the same one for my little girl!)

    Happy Holidays!


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Sep 24, 2011

Writing an artist's statement when you're not an artist...

 I'm participating in FOE (Festival de l'Outaouais Emergent) in a couple of weeks, from Sept. 8th to 11th.  While I'm really excited, I'm also really nervous!  I keep worrying that I don't have enough merchandise to stock my table, or that none of it will sell, or that it will all sell and then I'll have to sit at an empty booth for 3 days (yea right).

I was asked by the organizer the other day to submit an artist statement for my work.  The only problem is, I'm not really an "artist" at the moment, and I don't feel like I'm making art!  I've been over and over the question of what art is a million times when I was in art school.  There are so many answers and none of them seem to be wrong.  My own personal definition has to do with intent.  If the person who made it says it's art, then it's art, within reason.   Although perhaps it's not fair of me to assign a condition based on my own personal bias to someone else's work.  Who am I to define something so subjective and personal to someone else?

The point is, what I'm doing at this moment doesn't feel like art, but has the same process as my artwork would normally have.  I guess you could call it "wearable fabric sculpture", but I prefer to call it "hair accessories".  See my dilemma?  Of course I could fluff it up, lie through my teeth and clumsily impose some kind of meaning to the work.  Honestly I just like making things that are fun and pretty, and I enjoy the actual process of it all; hand sewing, placing tiny beads in just the right place, fussing over every minute detail. So, shag it, I thought.  I'll just write about that!  Here it is, my "not art" artist statement!

I have always enjoyed the physical process of creating, whether with a pencil, a camera, or a needle and thread.  The more time and energy it takes to make, the more I enjoy it!  The Elephant Studio is a way for me to make a life at exhausting all my ideas and letting my hands create what ever I want, as soon as it comes to mind.

I'm really inspired by ornate costumes from the past, clothing from other cultures, art nouveau, and fashion in general.  Although we can't all dress like Marie Antoinette or a Chinese empress every day, I like to create pieces that impart a whisper of that fantastic luxury when worn, and blend their intended function with some sort of elegant or quirky visual appeal.  My hope is that people enjoy wearing the pieces as much as I enjoy creating them.


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Wednesday, 1 April 2009

April Fools

So I got fooled. I had no realisation of April Fools Day at all until ‘April Fools!’ I had already changed my calendar over but still I was pranked before I had chance to do anything.

I was on my way to work when a text came through from my boyfriend, Adam, in which he explained that his hair had turned ginger and he had no idea how! I was straight on the phone to him, ‘What have you done?!?!’

Obviously my chance to prank him was up, it was pointless me doing anything now. Maybe next year…

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Saturday, July 15, 2006

The Coldplay concert was one heck of a visual spectacular. The group made good use of the giant screen above the stage and while some of their theatrics were a little odd (like the time Chris Martin was staring at himself in the giant screen), other parts were unbelievable, such as when Yellow came on, and giant yellow balls filled with confetti bounced from the back of the stadium. My favourite effect of the night was when they projected words onto the walls of the stadium during Swallowed in the Sea, the first song of their three song encore. There was just something incredibly mesmerising and soothing about both the visuals and the song.

They played all the songs I love - The Scientist, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face, Clocks, Yellow, Fix You, In My Place - and they sounded awesome live. There's just something about the guitar intro for Yellow which I love and makes my day just that much better. The last time Coldplay was here was in 2001, when they shared the stage with Travis. I went to that concert for one purpose and one purpose only: to listen to them play Yellow. That's how much I love that song. My voice was already hoarse from the cheering for Italy and my screaming and singing along to those songs most definitely killed my voice for the remainder of the week.

I will admit, however, that my enjoyment of the show was a little marred by how tired I was. When I'm tired, some things get to me more than they should, and in this particular instance, that was definitely something I was trying not to think about. During the parts of the show when the energy flagged and I was no longer distracted by the music, I felt as if I was drowning. I did my best to push those feelings aside, but it was really only until the intro of In My Place started that I just closed my eyes and surrendered myself to the relaxing tranquility of that tune. And of course, Fix You was just what I needed at that point in time. That, and a friend who noticed that something was disturbing me, and did what he could without asking any questions. Thanks for that, and also for taking the photos.

Alas, while the concert was a great show, it wasn't that great a concert. Yes, the band are incredible live. However, I found them a little aloof and well... cold (no pun intended). The last time they were here, Chris spoke a lot more with the crowd. Yes, they have a much more sophisticated and polished sound now, but when I go to a concert, I prefer it to have more of an interactive element.

Still, Coldplay remains one of my three favourite bands in the world, and I don't regret going to see them even though I was surviving on two hours of sleep and did some damage to my voice the week of a big presentation.

Check out Coldplaying for more reviews of the concert.

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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

There're so many things I want to do this year. In fact, there're so many things I want to do every year. I just feel more determined to get them done this year though, after sort of frittering away the last few years or so.

I mean, I want to learn a new kind of dance (or even a dance I've done before, just as long as I'm dancing), driving (something I talk about every year), wakeboarding (which I've done once and absolutely adored but have been too afraid to attempt ever since my back injury way back in September 2005) , proper Mandarin (hah!), French (again) and jazz singing. And that's just off the top of my head. I'm sure there're other hidden wishes still in there somewhere.

At the same time, I've restricted myself to one new activity every two or so months. Right now, I'm in the midst of kickstarting my incredibly inert lifestyle and learning a new activity. At the same time, there's CFA Level II to worry about, whereby I'll find myself using most of my available hours just studying those five texts that are currently languishing in one corner of my room.

And today, my boss told me that if I want to work towards working overseas (permanently, as opposed to a temporarily), I should tell him now so that he can guide my path in the appropriate direction. He had originally hired me to do primarily local work, which is the reason I haven't felt brave enough to tell him about wanting that overseas experience to last for more than a few months.

He has also offered me a fair amount of opportunities and I do like the people I've worked with both here and around the region, so I feel bad that right now, I'm contemplating just jumping ship because I want to work in a market other than Singapore. I've stayed here for so long and everything is so straightforward that it's plain boring. I really want to work in a market I consider exciting before I turn 28. I mean, I'm starting to run out of energy as it is and going somewhere else and starting over won't get any easier as time passes by.

So the question is... should I trust my boss and tell him what I really want? I mean, as far as I know, I haven't really said anything to my own office about my desire to work overseas, and it definitely isn't in my boss's best interests to let me go. And to work towards that overseas posting in my own company is going to entail quite a lot of hard work to prove that I'm worth it.

So, on top of work abd personal enrichment (academically and hobbywise), I'm also trying to work on spending more time with friends and also towards that ever elusive goal of marriage and kids. Yes, I'll admit it. In spite of the "tough single-minded career woman" act I put up in front of a lot of people, I do, in fact, want to get married and have a family someday.

At this point in time, the idea of a lifelong commitment still freaks me out (yes, clearly, I've some baggage from past relationships) but I do know that someday, I want that ideal. It doesn't look attainable, however. Maybe it's me - my penchant for falling for the wrong guy - or maybe it's the men out there, but right now, it doesn't feel achievable. And given my tendency to throw myself into work, it doesn't leave me much time to meet the single, decent and yet, interesting guys out there.

Blimey. I really am setting myself up for a huge challenge this year, ain't I?

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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Back from a wonderous relaxing sunny vacation. Sadly, with no tan though I distinctly felt the heat searing my skin while studying (!) on the beach. Happily, loaded with shopping including a number of items from MAC's new Naughty Nauticals collection and a couple of new pairs of summer footwear.

Back to reality and cramming like heck for the next few weeks. But first, a dance.

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Monday, May 26, 2008

Proof that the CFA examination is good for the global economy: I have bid on a number of eBay items sold both in the UK and the US (even though auctions for the latter tend to end at unreasonably late hours but at least it gives me a good incentive to continue staying up late to study). Today, I was outbid on a Mondrian-inspired dress which fills me with regret even though my kiam siap-ness (attributable to my eminently sensible Chinese heritage) means that I usually don't overbid on items I'm not entirely sure will fit with my general wardrobe.

I'm tempted to list the designers who have been occupying my mind recently, but until I get my hands on those dresses, I'd much rather not, in case I inadvertently create further competition for myself! But darn those HMRC folks for imposing customs and duties taxes for anything worth over £18. Because once the customs and duties are imposed, the Post Office will impose a further handling charge (usually around £20 or higher) and that can more than double the cost of anything you purchase from overseas. I'm kind of tempted to ask some friends in the US or Singapore if they'd be willing for me to have stuff shipped to them and I'll pick it up next time when I'm in their neck of the woods, but I feel quite embarrassed to impose on them like that. I can't do that to my folks as we're right in the midst of moving.

Sigh. Little Miss Random Shopaholic is getting quite antsy as a number of things she dearly wishes to purchase have popped up on eBay in the US right as of yesterday and this morning.

P.S. Doesn't the Mondrian dress by YSL (created in 1965) look amazing? Instant love! Diane von Furstenberg may be one of my favourite designers, but her recent Mondrian-inspired dress, lovely as it is, doesn't come anywhere close! I just love how bright the original is.

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Friday, October 10, 2008

It's almost as if the UK has declared war on Iceland. The relationship between the two nations worsened when Alistair Darling threatened to take legal action to save British lenders who had deposited their money in Icesave, an instant-access high-interest Internet account offered by Landsbanki. Then came the seizure of assets courtesy of the application of the UK's anti-terrorism laws.

I guess it's safe to say that the relationship between the UK and Iceland is decidedly frosty. Hee!

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Art in our neighborhoods

buckeye-jazz-statueArt invades every single city neighborhood in Cleveland. Around each corner, you will likely encounter galleries, public art, eclectic architecture, innovative greenspace or creative city residents. These efforts, activities and individuals contribute greatly to neighborhood revitalization. Buildings become restored, storefronts become occupied, events are planned and scheduled, and character is infused throughout the city. Mark your calendars now for some great events that celebrate this movement. Sparx City Hop and Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival are two September events that you won’t want to miss!

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress has endorsed the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture levy. Learn more about this important ballot issue HERE.


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Monday, September 24, 2012

Visit w/ An Old Friend!! & Weekend Recap

 Sorry, this is a long one, and I tried to edit myself...this is what I ended up with.  I just couldn't tell the story without the details.    :-)

 Last week I had the chance to visit with one of my dearest friends from high school...not once, but twice!  This might not be unusual in many cases, but this visit was special.  This friend of mine lives in Africa!  She was a military kid and moved to our town in high school.  We became great friends and (particularly during our senior year and the summer before college) spent lots and lots of time together.  I remember so many high school dances, weekend hang outs, Christmas caroling adventures, trips to the beach, late nights working on projects... All fond memories.
When it was time for everyone to go their own way for college, she returned to her childhood roots and went back east to Mississippi. We lost touch for a while besides the occasional email with big news. Once FB became all the rage, we reconnected quickly and have been chatting and commenting to each other since.  At the time she had 3 adorable kids and was still living in Mississippi. Although I kept my eyes open for cheap flights, I never made it to visit them there.  A few years ago, she and her husband made the life changing decision to become missionaries.   In (what seemed like!!) no time at all they had sold their home, quit their jobs, and moved their family of 5 to Malawi, on the eastern coast of Africa.  They had been there less than a year, when she became pregnant with their fourth child!
My friends' family on the shore of Lake Malawi (it was on the Amazing Race last year! hehe)
To make what is becoming a LONG story, short... Everything went fine with the birth, despite power and water being unpredictable there!  Sadly, their baby boy was born with a cleft pallet and there are no doctors in Malawi who can fix it for him.  There is a team from California who are going to Malawi in February to perform these kinds of surgeries and my friend had been Skyping with the doctors to prepare as best they can. In the meantime, my friends Mom AND her husbands parents have experienced some serious health setbacks in the last month, and they (my friend and her husband) felt they needed to come back to the states for a few weeks to visit and help out.  On their first day back in Mississippi they got a call from the surgeon asking if they could make it to San Diego 2 days later because there was an opening for their son to have his surgery!  He had it last Saturday and I met them at the Ronald McDonald house (which is very cool!) where they were staying, for dinner.  I brought them Mexican and they were stoked!  :-)

 THEN on Wednesday- even though the surgery went well, there were some minor complications so they had to stay a few extra days - we met at the Cheesecake Factory (none of those in Malawi either) for dinner again!   Both dinners were over far too quickly.  We talked and laughed and cried.  Her baby charmed me and her husband was a really god sport when we started talking about old high school friends he had never met.
Smiley baby makes us smile!

So, basically, I just wanted to write about this visit, to remember it.  I kind of thought I might never see her again, to be honest.  And I am so (so, so, so, so, SO!!) glad I did.  :-)

As for this weekend...

It was pretty lazy, to be honest.  Which we need sometimes.  No mother in law, no Padres game, no guests or dinners or plans at all.  :-)
Friday evening after work (and traffic) I caught up on some blog reading, worked on a few posts, and picked my BF up from his brother's house.  We picked up dinner on the way home and went to bed pretty early.

On Saturday we did some stuff around the house. I did a ton of laundry, we changed our water filter on fridge, watered the inside and outside plants...exciting stuff like that.  I also rented a couple of movies. We never go to the movies, and usually just wait for movies to come on HBO.  I wanted to see The Hunger Games, though.  So I tried Red Box (for the first time, very quick and easy!)
We watched it Saturday night.  I liked the movie, having read the books.  I think they did a great job with the casting, and as good of a job with the story as can be expected.  I tried not to pause it to explain things to my BF too often.  hehe

Sunday we did more "fun" stuff around the house.  (Home ownership is thrilling.)  We picked up my BF's motorcycle tire from the shop and I dropped him to watch football with his friends.  Then... I don't even know.  I know I watched some TV, put some laundry away, napped probably, played with the dogs for a little bit, and picked my BF up.  We had Thai food for dinner and watched Simpsons, Bob's Burger, and (currently) Family Guy.  Didn't even watch the 2nd rental!   We'll have to do that Monday night...

So, yep, that was our exciting weekend. (#sarcasmfont)
This is how we know we are getting old!

Linking up with Sami and the ladies for Weekend (and my last week) Update. :-)

morgan said...

sounds like you had a great weekend!
i, too have friends who are missionaries so i know what that's's a big deal when they come to town! i will be praying for their little boy and his recovery..glad that they were able to make it back for that.
have a great week!
i'm new to your blog, just started following and i'm looking forward to future posts!

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Getting ready for Valentine's...!

These are some cute valentine ideas I had in my files.....
Cute Valentine Countdown on a cookie sheet...I would probably do mine a litte more brighter and funkier with lots of embellishments..but you get the idea..!
This is off of Heather Bailey's site..LOVE HER! She has a pattern you can download too..

This is really cute...
A more masculine card for your hunie...! OOHHHH Glitter..heehee

I really like all the little details to this card...!

Cute lil' teacher valentine...I already have this paper too...

This is super cute, the tickets open up and have "Be my sweet love..."on the inside. This one I will probably do for my card!

very cute valentine bouqet....

I love these banners too.....This one is too lite with the letters, I probably would do mine darker..already got the paper for mine and will do it next week sometime! Over at Scrapbooks they have a super cute one! BTW got this glue ink pad that I can use for my letter stamps and then glitter excited to use glitter!

Okay this one I dig...get it "dig" Cambrie will do this one for the "boy" valentines for her class. Now I have to find the little shovels....individually hopefully!

Peterson Party of 5 said...

Thanks for the reminder that Valentine's Day is around the corner.
Thanks so much!
Love your pics@

Mandi said...

Love those shovels! All the cards were great. Loved the banner too. SO cute!

Gramma Di said...

Thanks for the idea with the shovel. I'm sure my grandkids will love them. I love your blog - I don't know you and I'm not sure how I found it but I sure glad I did. You have a darling family.
Diane from Tremonton, Utah


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Friday, July 16, 2010

{Some fun Headbands...!}

Actually two are headbands and one is a fun cute flower bracelet! The zebra one down below my sweet daughter made for to match an outfit the night before church....gotta love that..! I needed a navy blue one so made up this and love the leaf petals on the side..!

This lace is stretchy....sooo cute, I have gotten alot of compliments on this!

Friday, July 9, 2010

4th of July 2010..... !

This year we went to Central Christian at thier new location....and it was awesome..they gave away free glow sticks and balls and they had everything imaginable for a perfect 4th! We got KFC and watermelon and pulled out our blankets and hung out for the fireworks to start....I love going there because it is so family oriented and actually this year it wasn't crazy with alot people....I don't think alot of people even knew about it....good for !!
My lil' miss DiVa.....

She is the cutest thang....

Me and my hunie.....
Me and my cams.....

and my lil' guns soooo happy gotta love that smile!!

{SaN DiEgO trip was a blast...!}

We had sooo much fun on our family trip to San Diego....we got a really nice beach house that was tri level with 3 bedrooms and 3 was absolute beautiful inside! The only downside was we got there Sat. and Sun. morning we got phone calls that Ray's mom had a heart attack and so he flew back to Az by noon that day and didn't come back until Tues. I was a little nervous with 6 kids by myself in an unfamiliar place...but we got through it and I have some great kids who did thier best at helping me out with bells and gunnar...! :) We went to Seaworld on Wed. all day which our favorite place....bells LOVES shamu! and then just hung out at the beach for the rest of the week, went to Seaport village and went shopping at all the fun stores....even got asked to sell my necklaces at this fun boutique over there...maybe when I have time to make them and ship them I will lol...but right now my life is pretty much consumed!! but got her info when I am! It was a ton of fun for our was a little chilly being in June...but good....gunnar was pretty much wrapped up from head to toe because I was afraid of him getting sick that was all I needed..ha!

These were just a few of my fav. shots...too many to post..haha


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Spreading the word about breastfeeding benefits

Originally reported on July 31st, 2012 for KOAM News.

Freeman Hospital receives a grant to help develop the Southwest Missouri Breastfeeding Coalition to educate women on the benefits of putting down the baby bottle.  The new coalition is a joint effort with Mercy Hospital and the City of Joplin, and hopes to raise breastfeeding rates over the next three years.

New mom Stephanie Nixon always felt that breastfeeding her son Dalton was the natural thing to do, but that didn’t stop her from looking at other options.

“I did some research and formula babies are more likely to be overweight, more likely to have long term health issues than breast fed babies and that just reinforced my decision that I wanted to breast feed anyway,” says Nixon.

Breastfeeding levels in Missouri are lower than the national average and that’s why Freeman thought it was important to have vital information available for moms-to-be.

“A lot of it is just education,” says Project Coordinator Cathy Brown.  “Breastfeeding isn’t seen as a norm.  A lot of women see it as an additional way to feed a child but not the normal way to feed a child.”

Breast milk awareness is becoming a national trend.  New York City’s mayor has even suggested putting formula under lock and key to prevent new mothers from using it.

But lactation specialist Dee Alejandro says that’s not necessary.

“Wince the nurses don’t give formula unless it’s ordered, or unless mom asks for it, I really don’t think there is a need to lock it up,” says Alejandro.

According to the hospital newborns should be solely breast feed for the first six months of life.

Breast Feeding Awareness month starts August 1.  Supporters across the nation will use the month to educate the public about the benefits of breast milk, even if takes some getting used to.


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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Puzzle Heart Cookies!

Did you know that April is Autism Awareness Month?

I didn't either until Kim from the Cookie Puzzle
asked me to participate in this month of awareness on her blog!

I also got the extra-special honor guest-posting on her son's actual birthday!

Happy Birthday Collin!

I made Puzzle Hearts....'cause we want to surround these extra-special people with love!!!

Every family I've met that has a munchkin with autism,
holds these kiddos close to their heart every single minute of every single day.

Head over to the Cookie Puzzle today to read my guest post!

It has lots of links to learn about Autism,
and even more links to blogs written by these parents.

I'm so amazed at how they deal with the challenges they're faced with and manage to find the bright-side to every situation with a dose of humor!

Thanks for stopping by! Lizy B
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  1. Thank you so much for doing this...the cookies are amazing...and I think you are pretty swell too!

  2. Great way to raise awareness and the cookies are adorable!

    <3 Christina @ I Gotta Create!

  3. Those are adorable and for such a good cause!!! I love the symbolic meaning of them and they just turned out perfect!

  4. I have to know, did you cut out the puzzle piece in the dough or right when they came out of the oven? They're awesome!

  5. Me again! I posted another comment because the other one was no-reply! Thank you

  6. Just catching up on your blog posts. Wonderful cookies and great to raise awareness of autism. Will pop over there.

  7. Most adorable puzzle piece cookies ever! Time to head on over...

  8. These are too cute...thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday!

    1. I'm featuring these today :)

  9. These cookies are fabulous! I absolutely love them. They are so fun and creative. You are inspiring :) Krista @ A Handful of Everything

I love to read your comments (yup...I read each and every one!!!), thanks for taking the time to type out your thoughts! They truly make my day!

Your questions are so much fun, and I try to answer them by emailing you back directly. Please make sure you are not a 'no-reply' blogger so I can reach you!

Thanks everyone!

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