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Monday, June 16, 2014

Why 5000 iterations in Monte Carlo

For those risk analysts out there using Monte Carlo in their analysis, have you ever wondered why the industry standard for simulation sample sizes in Monte Carlo is set at five thousand iterations?

So many Monte Carlo systems I see in use today run a standard five thousand simulations but why five thousand, why not ten thousand, why not five thousand and one?

How many samples should we have in our simulation sample size and when is the number of iterations insignificant?  To be concise, if you were to add another sample to your Monte Carlo simulation, when doesn't it make a difference to the final result?

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Gigantic Catastrophes - Fukushima Daiichi

Recent investigative journalism has turned out some pretty horrifying developments and realizations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Facility ... The video from Vice is nothing less than deeply concerning.

Friday, June 6, 2014

What to do with KRIs? [Part 2]

So to follow up on Part 1 of our Key Risk Indicator network or system which can be found here [LINK], perhaps the most important consideration we should ponder on is what do we actually do with the KRI data we capture?

In reality, why bother tracking Key Risk Indicators if we aren't going to do anything with them?  Yet, so many risk managers do go through this very exercise without bringing it to full conclusion.

In this article I would like to describe at a top level what we can use our KRI data for and outline what holds us back from that objective.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

What to do with KRIs? [Part 1]

Over a typical month a lot of risk practitioners in my network pose various technical questions to me. Today is no different but this month we certainly have an interesting query that goes along the following lines:
"I am creating a data model for KRIs and Op Risk Loss Events and would be curious to know how the metadata model and tables could work, how can I simulate or model Key Risk Indicators?" | US Banker
A good question without any doubt and from what I observe in general risk management practice, Key Risk Indicators are rarely modeled in coherent manner. Let's address the database design first, then we can investigate various ways in which Key Risk Indicators can be modeled.


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Maggie with her walker

She is so close to walking...she will push anything along so she can walk, but she loves this toy the best.

We took the kids to Legoland for a few days.  We went to both parks - their water park and their dry park.

John took the kids on this ride, which thoroughly soaked them all!

You may all laugh at my poor timing on taking this picture, but it was the best pic I had of them coming down this slide.

John's timing was much better.

Although this picture doesn't show the enthusiasm of the kids, they all had a great time!  Maggie was pretty wiped out, due to being at the beach the day before and getting too much sun.

Abby just loved these water slides!  William for whatever reason was in a funk and wouldn't go down.  However, he went down the adult water slides the day before.

Oceanside beach!  It was packed!

There was this huge pier with a Ruby's Diner at the end.  Obviously we stopped for shakes.

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A team of British bat researchers have developed an iPhone and Android app that can be used to identify and geolocate bats. The program, dubbed iBats picks up the bats echolocation pulses when the someone holds their phone in the air and turns it on, a job that would have required at least three pieces of equipment previously.

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As the data is recorded it is sent to the Indicator Bats Program website, and added to the other data compiled from ongoing acoustic bat monitoring projects in the UK, Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Russia and Japan.

At present, a special ultrasonic microphone add-on is required to record the bats, however the developers are looking for solutions so that anyone would be able to record the bats.

Some of the organizations involved in the development of the app include the Zoological Society of London, the UK’s Bat Conservation Trust, the Darwin Initiative, the Leverhulme Trust, MSM Software and Atomic Powered.

News of this app excites Susan Kwasniak, spokeswoman for Bat Conservation International, who is hopeful that active engagement with the general public will help to advance conservation of bats.

For more information on the Indicator Bats Program and iBats, visit http://www.ibats.org.uk.

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Nicole Castelli, apparel design major and BS '10 candidate, received the Edward M. Murray Committee on the Arts Scholarship in January 2010.

The Scholarship was established in 2000 by the Cornell University Council Committee on the Arts (COA), to raise awareness of Cornell's arts programs and increase the visibility of its cultural activities and resources. The scholarship is awarded annually to an enrolled Cornell University undergraduate student majoring in arts and culture-related programs, who has demonstrated exceptional promise in their field. The scholarship is administered by the CCA.

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Shane Richie and Wife Welcome Lolita Belle Shelley

07/29/2008 at 08:00 AM ET

Shane_richieDespite an early ultrasound that indicated a boy, British actor Shane Richie and his wife Christie, 28, are "over the moon" after welcoming daughter Lolita Belle Shelley Roche on July 27th. Born at 8:28 p.m., Lolita weighed in at 5 lbs, 12 oz. She joins big brother Mackenzie Blue, 2, at home.

The pregnancy was announced in March in the pages of Hello! Magazine, when Shane, 44, said that Christie wanted a daughter so desperately she "worked out that we had to try at exactly 9:18 pm when Mars was lined up with Jupiter, [her] body clock was at the right time and the room was at the right temperature." Although the early ultrasound left the couple believing that their efforts to conceive a girl "didn’t work" — apparently they did!

Source: The Sun; Photo by Gabor Scott /WENN.

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Sanja on

Yes, a friend of mine had 3 ultrasounds and they all told her it was a girl. Turned out to be a boy. Imagine how happy they were with their ALL pink nursery, lol.

Shan on

My cousin was told that she was having a girl, and had everything prepared for a little girl, even monogrammed burp cloths. She gave birth to a healthy little boy. Apparently, the ultrasound tech was new.

mummyruth on

Congratulation to the happy couple!!

From what I gather they had an early scan which indicated a boy then a further scan said girl-so they knew before she was born they were having a girl(I had a copy of Hello when their interview was in)

Angel on

I knew someone whose ultrasound said it was a boy. She went out and bought all these cute little boy outfits and was overjoyed with the news. I was in the delivery room with her when she gave birth and found out it was a girl. Unfortunately, she was disappointed and probably in shock as she kept telling the doctor that he was wrong, it was a boy.

Megan on

My mom – she was told I was a boy, so she had the name John David lined up for when I was bored. Surprise! I wasn’t a boy and she didn’t have a name, so she thought of a character from a tv show she really liked. The bonus was that I didn’t have hair for two years and all the clothes she got were for boys, so when she dressed me, everyone commented on what a handsome boy I was.

Jacque on

Yup. My cousin’s ultrasounds kept saying girl so they chose the name Madison, started receiving gifts, planning the nursery etc. only to have another ultrasound towards the end of the pregnancy and find out that Madison was a boy..My cousins reaction to us: “Madison has balls!” (Needless to say, they ended up using Justin instead of Madison)

Brandi on

I know someone whose ultrasounds said one healthy baby girl – and she ended up with twins on delivery day.

MB on

Ahh Brandi that idea terrifies me lol. Luckily I don’t think that will happen to me as I have to have lots of ultrasounds.

My mother’s ultrasound said I was a boy. So, they had a boy name picked out but no girl name, haha. Another reason I am not finding out the gender of my baby ahead of time! :-p

Erica on

One of my best friends from college was told she was having a girl. They named her Olivia and luckily did a fairly neutral room. When the baby came out, she was a he and become Oliver instead! Quite the surprise. That was part of the reason we decided not to find out with our second son.

Diane on

When my 22 month old daughter was born, I was part of a group of moms that posted regularly. One of the moms was told she was going to have a daughter and during her c-section, they pulled out Adrian! She had to send her mom to buy something blue since they had been totally prepared for a girl.

blackrose on

When my cousin was pregnant the ultrasound said it was a little boy…sadly her mother in law passed away(she had cancer) but after a week of her death they found out that it was a little girl!! so they named her after her..

steph on

a friend of mine was told she was having a girl and when the dr delivered the baby it was a boy but when he came out the dr said Uh oh and freaked the parents out. Only to find its b/c it was a boy instead of a girl. the mom was like never say uh oh when delivering a child it scares the mommy!. That would scare me also to hear a dr say uh oh especially before the parents got to see the child.

Ruby on

Shane also has 2 sons Shane Jnr and Jake with his ex wife Colleen Nolan. Think Shane is 19 and Jake 15.
Not sure what i think of him still because of what happened with Colleen but glad the baby is healthy and happy.

Mom of boys on

I was told I was having a girl. I had everything including bedding. We were in Las Vegas (which is about 4hours from our house) and bought her take home outfit.

We happened to know a psychic lady and she just kept saying you are having a boy.I told her that my ultrasounds kept saying girl. So I decided to get another ultrasound because she had scared me….The baby hadit’s arms up over it’s face in the ultrasoundand the tech said thats because you keep calling him a her!

I was shocked! So needless to say I took everything back , even the take home outfit.

When I got pregnant a second time, I told my doc that I needed to be sure because of the last round.

And my second and last child was a boy as well! Haha but it’s ok I have a step daughter and step son.

Chloe on

Congrats to Shane and Christie, they must be thrilled to get the little girl they wanted!

Amy on

I was told at my 20 week ultrasound that my Dr. was 70% sure we were having a girl. We already had a boy and I told her about my husband’s family history (53 years without a girl) so she offered to do another ultrasound the next month. When I went in for it she asked what she had told me it was the month before and I said, “A girl”. She said, “Uh-oh, I’m not seeing that this time! 90% sure its a boy!” I was a little disappointed that day but I am totally happy now to have a two-month old healthy little boy. My Dr. said she never tells a family 100% sure…I suppose you could get a law-suit.

freya on

Lolita? Let’s hope she doesn’t meet humbert humbert

abc123 on

we didnt find out the sex with our first four and i told my husband the next pregnancy we could find out because he wanted to know but i didnt (we didnt plan on having any more) so for my fifth pregnancy we found out 2 boys every ultrasound said the same 2 boys well my husband and i were really happy 2 boys and 4 girls so we got everything ready for boys blue everything the first baby comes out and my husband says this isnt good the second baby comes out and he says im in trouble 2 girls just yesterday my husband said that he was happy it was girls because he wouldnt have known what to do with boys

Jennifer on

My mom – she was told twin boys, and my sister was born first, followed by my brother. Needless to say, they only had boys’ clothes and boys’ names picked out, and so, before they came home, my grandma had to go buy girls’ clothes for my sister (and of course, a girls’ name had to be chosen).

mp on

Freya, you have me laffing!

Tee on

My sister was told she was expecting twin boys
so we bought double everything in blue
then to find out they had been mistaken and it wasn’t even twins at all, we were so angry! But managed to return half the stuff.

2 months later when she delivered it was a girl.
My sister also had a new technician,Lol
I know it falls short of how the conversation was going But 🙂

S.A.M on

It happened to me!
When I fell pregnant, my instincts were telling me 100% boy (my gut feeling never failed me before)..needless to say, every ultrasound said it was a girl! I was in total shock.
Anyway, I convinced myself that they must be right, so we started preparing for “her”.
For some strange reason, I absolutely hated pink when I was pregnant..It turned me off so when we started the nursery, we painted the walls turquoise, bought a blue cot, blue bed linen etc..then everyone we know started to comment on how slack we were being for not creating a feminine room for our little girl. So I started feeling bad & hormonal, and ended up buying a pink chair, colorful & pink polka dot paper lanterns, and lovely girly wall decals.
Well what do you know, I was right! Out came a now my son has a lovely girl/boy
The good news is, we are all set for a second child, whether its a girl or boy!

sar on

I am completely disturbed that they’d name her Lolita! Don’t they know what the name’s conintations include? Obviously, they haven’t read the book or bothered to google the meaning. They should’ve at least gone for “Lola” or something!

Livvy on

@Angel, she was upset with having a girl? I’m sorry to say this, but that’s just not good. I don’t see any reason for sexism, especially towards her own child. Did she come to like her daughter afterwards?


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On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the European Research Council (ERC), life science grantholders from Heidelberg University, DKFZ, EMBL and the Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research all gathered Monday for a public lecture titled “Groundbreaking Research Every 5 Minutes”.

Top scientists from Heidelberg University, DKFZ, EMBL and MPImF gave insights into their ERC-funded research  - and easily filled an auditorium of  fascinated listeners. (Photo: Susanne Arndt)

With the aim to foster interest in the life sciences, the speakers were asked to present the central and most fascinating questions of their work in no more than five minutes. A total of 19 grantholders took on the challenge and managed to thrill an audience of around 200 with topics ranging from molecular and developmental biology, chronic pain, malaria, cancer and neurosciences up to organismal studies and technological advancements.

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Of Taprobane

On the east side of India is the island of Taprobane (Ceylon). Great and rich is that kingdom, and it is subject to the king of India, and in it men sow and reap corn twice in the year, and there are two winters and two summers in it[...]


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November 20, 2015

Winter Cards with Summery Newport Collection

I have had these sweet wintry images printed out and waiting on my desk for ages and I thought the colors were just right to use with the gorgeous Compass paper in the Newport collection. I hope you enjoy my wintry cards!!

My first card uses the warm wooden plank design of the paper, I thought it worked perfectly with the trees in the background of this image. There is pink, blue and green in the image so I used some lovely pink and green flowers from my stash and some pink ink to edge the paper and the image. I used a doily from my stash to matte the image and I finished off the card with a twine bow.

My second card feature a vintage girl all dressed up for snow and uses blues, yellows and greens. I used the blue and green side of the beautiful paper and another doily from my stash to matte this photo. Again I added some blue and green flowers from my stash, as well as a gorgeous velvety leaf and another twine bow. I used some green ink to tone in with the image on the edge of the paper.

For my final card I used another cute vintage image of some wintry kids! I used the same paper for the base of my card, adding some blue and green flowers from my stash. Again I kept the same elements of  the doily and twine bows to keep the theme going.

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I hope that you enjoy my cards and see that you can use a gorgeous beachy summery collection like Newport for wintertime too!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!!

November 16, 2015

Happy 13th! for Berry71bleu November Challenge

Hi scrappy friends!! I'm here today sharing my take on Berry71bleu's November Mood Board. I usually do layouts for this challenge but my daughter's birthday was this past weekend and I really wanted to make a vintage card for her!

For my base layer I used a gorgeous wooden page "Compass" from the new Riddersholm Design collection Newport. This tones in pefectly with the wood in the mood board. I added lots of metal pieces on the card, adding some turquoise paint to give a distressed and aged look. I've also added lace and the brown and blue colors from the moodboard.

My daughter is obsessed with ballet and so of course I had to use a vintage ballerina on my card for her, adding a few modern touches like the Happy 13. I used the Special cut out from collection and love the metal key that says "dreams" and the the word tag that says "the journey awakens the soul", they fit well for her big dream of dancing and the journey she is taking. She may or may not make it to her final destination of a professional careeer but I hope she enjoys the journey along the way!

Here is the gorgeous moodboard Sylwia created:

I hope you can find the time to play along with us this month.
There are some fabulous prizes up for grabs!

1st Prize:

Full set of 11 Christmas Cosy papers by Riddersholm Design

Random Prize:

Special Vintage Kit prepared by our DT member Sylwia
Make sure you visit her blog

Riddersholm Design

Riddersholm Design is a company created by Connie Riddersholm, who has been designing and manufacturing unique, high quality scrapbooking papers since 2010. Her beautiful papers can be used for scrapbooking, card making and other art projects. The papers are specially designed to reflect Connie's style. All the paper is environmentally sound and produced with high quality materials. The first collection was launched in March 2010. Riddersholm Design products are now being sold in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Australia, England, Finland, Germany, Holland, France and the USA.

November 6, 2015

Christmas Cosy - Enjoy Christmas!

November is here and it is getting colder and the days are getting shorter! Christmas is already on my mind! I decided that I needed to use the gorgeous new Christmas Cosy collection from Riddersholm Designs!!

For my base page I chose the beautiful Tainted paper from the Christmas Cosy collection.

The image and title I got from the Cosy Cutout page. I absolutely love this dreamy vintage image and have wrapped it up with twine and added the tag title to it, reminiscent of a present all tied up for Christmas!  I have tucked in osome gorgeous Petaloo berries leaves and flowers and added the gorgeous Winter Branch pine branch die from La-La Land Crafts in my clusters as well.

I have used a gorgeous Wycinaka snowflake chipboard. I love the little deer design, it matches perfectly with the paper design!!... You can also see here the glitter glass I have used on the background along with the splashes of mist and masked snowflakes!  A very wintry layout!

It has been ages since I have entered a challenge and I would love to enter this into the Scrap Around the World November challenge. Here is their gorgeous moodboard:

I used the gorgeous blues and reds and the Christmas theme from the moodboard. It IS the most wonderful time of the year and I hope you "Enjoy Christmas!!"


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BY-DONNA GATES FOR SELINA NATURALLY® The inner ecosystem is a civilization that lives in the small and large intestine. In a healthy body, this civilization consists mostly of neutral bacteria. Fifteen to twenty percent of the civilization is considered good bacteria, these are bacteria doing important things for the digestion of foods. Also, even in a healthy body, there are a small number of “bad” bacteria which do not throw the system out of balance. There have been over 400 different microorganisms identified that could live in the gut. Many of them, as I mentioned, are neutral. Bifidus and acidophilous are two microorganisms that are beneficial and important, especially if you eat dairy products. We need acidophilous in the small intestine and bifidus in the large intestine. The acidophilous in the small intestine processes the food so that when the food gets down into the large intestine where the bifidus are, they benefit from the efforts of the acidopholous. That’s an example of how a balanced civilization works together. As we have begun to learn about this garden of Eden in the gut, there are many misconceptions that we first believed were true, and then later have come to understand as only half the truth. Yeast is an example of this.
We have heard so much about candida yeast, many people have come to believe that yeast is a bad thing. But yeast can live in a healthy digestive tract and they probably play a more important role than we realize at the moment. We have not fully studied this world, we are constantly learning more about it. When most of the beneficial bacteria are destroyed, for instance, through antibiotic use, candida yeasts change from a neutral form into a pathogenic form. They are left in the inner world and they become greedy and rapidly multiply. They grow tentacles, then they burrow into the mucosal lining and create holes or what we now call leaky gut. They destroy the integrity of the mucosal lining which prevents proper digestion. Substances that should stay in the intestines leak out. The yeast themselves can leak through and move through the body carried by the blood. They can colonize anywhere. They can group to the base of the brain. They can’t get into the brain because of the blood/brain barrier. They can go up to the brain and secrete toxins that have a negative effect on the brain. They can colonize around the heart and around the liver, they can get into the lungs and ear cavities creating a serious fungal infection. People can die from this. That’s an example of what can happen when we destroy the good and the bad takeover. But this can be prevented. By establishing a large number of neutral and beneficial bacteria at birth and maintaining this bacterial balance throughout life, pathogens never have a chance to take hold in the body.
Good digestion is simply critical to good health; it builds healthy cells, healthy cell walls, a strong body, and a healthy immune system. Without good digestion, even the healthiest food turns into toxins. Beneficial bacteria are critical to good digestion. Primarily, bacteria an active role in the digestion of food, making sure that the nutrients contained in the food are broken down and carried to the cells. Beneficial micro flora also manufacture B vitamins (B-12, B-6, and B-3). Among their many functions, the B vitamins play a crucial role in the digestion of fats. We don’t often consider the process of digestion, but vital digestion is critical. Beneficial bacteria are necessary to this process. Without good digestion, the intestines become impure and toxic. Micro flora act upon poison, neutralizing them and even changing certain poisons into a beneficial product. For example, animal protein creates toxic byproducts in the intestine. The microflora can change these toxins into useful amino acids. Another function of the micro flora is biological transmutation. Sometimes the foods we eat may be lacking in certain elements, like magnesium or zinc. The microflora actually have the ability to transform, through biological transmutation, one element into another element more needed by the body at that moment.
Ideally the building of a healthy inner ecosystem begins before birth. For the nine months of pregnancy, a baby is inside a sterile environment. With the birth process, the baby is exposed to bacteria for the first time. Hopefully, the mother has a host of beneficial bacteria in the birth canal.There are a few simple steps every pregnant woman can take to assure that beneficial bacteria are passed along to her baby. First, she should add live cultured foods to her diet, especially cultured vegetables and kefir. Cultured vegetables and kefir contain the live microflora needed by the intestinal tract. It’s interesting that traditional cultures around the world have eaten cultured foods. It’s only now, in the fast-paced, processed food world of today that live cultured foods have disappeared. Let me clarify that Sauer kraut, for example, is traditionally alive cultured food. When it is canned, it has been pasteurized and the live bacteria have been destroyed. Another recommendation for pregnant mothers is to limit sugar consumption. Sugar is the favorite food of candida yeast. When you give them too much food, their numbers will grow and upset the careful balance of the inner eco system. Also, limit use of antibiotics unless absolutely necessary. Antibiotics most certainly upset that delicate balance. I always recommend that pregnant women eliminate unhealthy, highly processed oils and choose organic, unrefined oils. Use flax, evening primrose, pumpkin and borage seed oils in salad dressings to obtain a healthy balance of Omega 3, Omega6 and GLA fatty acids. Cook with coconut oil which benefits the thyroid gland and contains caprylic acid, an anti-yeast fatty acid. These oils are key nutrients needed to build a healthy brain, a healthy nervous system and a healthy immune system. Soon, I believe we will finally understand that fetal nutrition is critical and can literally determine the quality of a child’s health.
The use of antibiotics and the overuse of sugar and processed foods can deeply upset the balance of the inner ecosystem. Often, a baby who has been carefully nurtured gets sick. We need to understand that sometimes babies get sick often because they need to cleanse or because their immune system is trying to get strong. A mom sees her baby with a stuffy nose, having trouble breathing and feeling fussy and she calls the doctor. The doctor too often prescribes antibiotics. The balance of the inner ecosystem is immediately upset. Since the practice of eating cultured foods is practically nonexistent in our culture, where is the baby going to get beneficial bacteria? In Russia, babies are fed kefir at four months old. If a mom eats live cultured foods and breast feeds, she will pass along beneficial bacteria to her child. Unfortunately, as a culture, we don’t understand the importance of beneficial bacteria .We don’t look for the signs of unbalance in our children and in ourselves and we don’t know how to establish and maintain colonies of beneficial bacteria. For example, when a baby has colic, he is suffering from gas. One of the reasons for gas is a lack of beneficial bacteria. I have instructed parents of colicky babies to feed their children just the juice strained from the cultured vegetables. The babies get instant relief. The beneficial bacteria immediately begin working to aid digestion and prevent gas. These hardy bacteria will settle in the baby’s intestines and multiply. Because a baby’s intestinal tract is so clean, establishing a balance of bacteria is easy. The opposite is true of adults who have years of eating less-than-healthy foods which gum up and even block parts of the intestine. An adult’s large intestine is five feet long and their small intestine is twenty two feet long. That’s a vast and dangerous territory compared to the simple, clean, small intestinal tract of a baby.
The first food nature provides for a baby is breast milk. Breast milk is sticky and sweet and actually creates mucus in the baby’s intestines. Although it’s commonly believed that mucus producing foods are unhealthy, the mucus produced by breast milk is a clean mucus that coats the intestinal walls and provides a habitat for the bacteria. Without this bed of mucus, the beneficial bacteria could not colonize. Also, breast milk is very sweet, this sweetness feeds beneficial bacteria and allows them to flourish. So how can an adult duplicate this natural process in their own body? It is a difficult and tricky task to bring balance to an adult’s inner ecosystem. The first step is to cleanse the digestive tract. I recommend the use of colonics, enemas, herbs and an alkaline diet to achieve this. During this stage, a person will want to start eating an alkalizing, non-sugar diet. The principles of this diet are outlined in my book,
The Body Ecology Diet. Through the use of this diet, the blood will become slightly alkaline like it is supposed to be, candida yeasts and viruses will die. Aiding the cleansing process is extremely important at this stage. As the candida yeasts and viruses die off, as the intestines begin to release toxic build up, the system becomes overloaded with toxins. Flu like conditions, rashes,

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Smart machinery solutions for a healthy soil
World Soil Day 2013: CEMA underlines importance of advanced farm equipment for sustainable phosphorus use

To mark World Soil Day on 5 December, CEMA, the European Agricultural Machinery Association, published a new position on how advanced farm equipment can help to preserve and improve soil quality in Europe.

According to the position, farmers can benefit from a wide range of state-of-the-art technologies that help to achieve a more sustainable use of phosphorus in agriculture.

“Modern precision fertilizer spreaders or highly innovative precision sprayers together with GPS or geomapping systems can minimise overlap and spillage during the application of the product on the field”, said Ulrich Adam, Secretary General of CEMA. “These are just two examples on how precision farming technologies can reduce the consumption of phosphorus and improve the quality of soil, air and water in Europe” he added.

To achieve a more sustainable use of phosphorus in European agriculture, CEMA calls on the European Union to devise appropriate mechanisms under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to support the uptake of innovative machinery techniques, to support research on advanced agricultural machinery systems and to promote knowledge and understanding of precision farming techniques across Europe.

CEMA’s position was submitted to the European Commission’s public consultation on how to use phosphorus in a more sustainable way.

Phosphorus is widely used in agriculture and is an essential component in fertilizer and feed, but it is a non-renewable resource. According to the Commission, supplies are limited and much phosphorus is currently wasted, creating concerns about future supplies in the EU and worldwide.

The consultation asked how to ensure that reserves are available for future generations and sought ways to minimise the undesirable side effects phosphorus use can have on the environment.

CLICK here, to read the CEMA position in full.

Further information on the European Commission’s consultation is available at:

For further information, please contact:

Ulrich Adam – Secretary General
Tel. 0032 4 77 63 67 51

Beatriz Arribas – Communications Officer
Tel. 0032 4 71 31 60 88

CEMA ( is the association representing the European agricultural machinery industry. With 10 national member associations, the CEMA network represents both large multinational companies and numerous European SMEs active in this sector.

CEMA represents more than 4,500 manufacturers, producing more than 450 different machine types and generating an aggregated annual turnover of more than EUR 28 billion. 135,000 people are directly employed in the sector, with a further 125,000 people working in distribution and maintenance.

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Indianapolis Public Schools looking to green their schools this fall can get help with supplies from USGBC IndianaGreen Apple Day of Service gives parents, teachers, students, companies and local organizations to transform all schools into healthy, safe and productive learning environments. This year’s Green Apple Day of service will take place on Saturday, Sept. 24.

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Obtaining Your VA Certificate of Eligibility

EligibilityIf you’ve served in the military and are interested in utilizing your VA eligibility to purchase a home, your first step to qualifying for a VA mortgage is to apply for a Certificate of Eligibility or COE as it’s frequently referred to.

There are several options on how to retrieve a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility based on your circumstances and branch of the military.

Option 1: Veterans, Activity Duty, Reservists and National Guard Members Who Been on Active Duty

For those who belong to one of the above groups, you have three different means to obtaining a COE:

  • Apply Through Mail: Fill out VA Form 26-1880, which you can find on va.gov, the official VA website.
  • You will be able to then mail it to the address which is listed on the form.
  • Apply Through A Lender: Your lender may be able to acquire your COE for you online; if this is the case, the process typically only takes a few minutes. Make sure you speak to your lender upfront to determine whether or not this is an option.
  • Apply Online: Visit the Veterans Information Portal to request the certificate.

If you are unable to print Form 26-1880 it is possible to contact the VA at 1-888-244-6711 and ask for a copy be mailed to you.

Option 2: Reservists and National Guard Members Who Have Not Been On Active Duty

This category enjoys exactly the same options as the first group. See options 1, 2 and 3.

Group 3: Spouses of Veterans Who Either Passed Away During Service or As a Result of Service

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Additional Information on How to Obtain Your Certificate of Eligibility

If your spouse passed away in the course of service, the procedure is relatively simple and shouldn’t take too long. Keep in mind though, if your spouse passed away after service, the VA must first confirm that the death derived from a disability connected to the service. This process usually takes somewhere between 2 to 3 months depending on the existing caseload of the VA.

To apply, download and fill out VA Form 26-1817, which you can find on the official VA website. The address you should mail the form to is:

VA Loan Eligibility Center
PO Box 20729
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If you have trouble printing the form, you’re also able to contact the VA at 1-888-244-6711 and request a copy be mailed to you.

No matter what group you find yourself in, you will be required to provide proof that you are eligible for VA home loan benefits and a COE. The eligibility graph on the VA website details precisely what type of evidence will be required from you.

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Thursday, March 09, 2006

Doll factory dream

Don't you hate that dream where you're a doll in a doll factory and all the machines are like grabbing at you and plucking you and sticking parts on you and taking other peices of you off? And the machines are big and scary, but what's bigger and scarier is that at one point your are on a horizontal conveyor belt going across the shop twenty feet above the ground and you look down at the shop floor and the machines are making a billion more dolls just like you? (Pluck me, poke me, dress me in lace, but don't make me banal.)

I sure hate that dream. So much that I figured I'd get up and tell the whole internet about it.

Ah well, back to bed.

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Kim said...

That sounds like a terrible dream. I've never had one like it. What do you suppose it means? Are you having concerns of being too banal?


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Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Wednesday's Challenges

Here is the up to date Wednesday list for everyone.   As always remember to check your entry to a challenge qualifies, we might have missed any changes in the rules.   If you do spot something or have information to share with please feel free to leave us a comment.

 Remember to check the guidelines for each challenge - for some of them you need to follow their blog (but you probably already do, so that you don't t miss anything!) or leave a comment. We don't have room to tell you more than the basics here!

Addicted to Stamps - Open, OE9, SW, T4, W - Photo Inspiration, see below
Color Throwdown - Open, JFF, W - Colour, see below
Colour Q - Open, SW, T1, W - Colour, see below
Crafting by Designs - Open must follow, RW, T6, W -  Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Open, OE10, RW, T3, W - Choice of 2 Either Easel Card OR Use Striped Paper
Divas by Design - Open must stamp, E2, SW, T3, W - Bonfire Colours
Handmade Harbour - CU (Extra Point), 2SW, W -  TBA (no new challenge added since July 2014)
I love ProMarkers - MU Letraset pen, E3, RW, T3, W -  Cute Christmas
Inky Impressions - CU (double entry), RW, T3, W - Creative Corners
Little Red Wagon - Open, T3, W - Home id Where Your Heart Is
Paper Pretties - CU bonus entry, RW, W - Give Thanks
Paper Shelter - MU, E3, RW, W -  For The Man In Your Life
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Open, E3, RW, T3, W - Creative Corners
Simon says Stamp - Open, E5, RW, W - Thinking of You
Stampin' Royalty - Open, OE2, T3, W -  Silver
Stampotique Designers - Open but NO digis, E1, T3, W but just one linky for all the month's entries -  Spotlighting
The Crafters CafeOpen, E3, RW, W - Thank You
The Stamping Chef - MU for prize draw, otherwise open, SW, T3, W, E3.  - Anything Goes
The Three Muses - Open, JFF, W - Freestyle
Wicked Wednesday ATC - Open, E2, OE5, RW, T3, W - Skully Christmas
Word Art Wednesday - CU the week's word art file, E5, RW, W - include scripture or an uplifting quote, no "dark" images and nothing contrary to biblical scripture  - Anything Goes - can use word art on blog

Fortnightly/Two Weekly
ABC Christmas - Open must be Christmas, RW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2) V for.... Very Merry Christmas
A Step in the Dark - Open, E3, ?W, T3, 2W - (W1 of 2) TBA -Your papercrafting make has to be on the darkside so things like emo, gothic, etc Not updated since 08 Oct
Butterfly Challenge - Open must include a butterfly, E3, RW, T3, 2W - (W1 of 2)  Butterfly Plus 3 Design Papers
Crafty Creations - Open, E2, RW, 2W - (W2 of 2)   Brads, Buttons or Bows
Crafting for all Seasons - Open. E3, RW, T3, 2W - (W2of 2) Tag it!
Crafting with Dragonflies - Open, E1, SW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2)   Anything but a card/Use a dragonfly on itCreative Moments - Open be follower and comment, E3, SW, T3, 2W - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes with the optional twist of Celebration
Decorate to Celebrate Open, Must Follow, SW, Top 3, 2W must follow and projects must be 3D - (W2 of 2) Anything goes
Deep Ocean Challenge - Open, T3, 2W - (W1 of 2)  Handmade Flowers
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Open no goth or demonic, E3, RW, T1, 2W - (W2 of 2)  Anything Goes
Dragons Dream Tag it on - Open must rubber stamp, SW, 2W - (W1 of 2)  Letter U and Quotation
Frilly and Funkie - Open must be Vintage, E3, OE4, SW, RW, 2W - (W1 of 2)  It's All About Wendy  (Wendy Vecchi)
Inky Chicks - Open, RW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2)  Three Stamps on a Card
Midweek Magnolias - MU, OE4, RW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2) Glitter/Lace/Pearls
Moo Mania - Open any format goes, JFF, 2W - (W1 of 2)  Favourite Colours
Nutcrafters - CU must to win main prize, E1, SW, T3, 2W - (W2 of 2) Halloween
Ruby's Rainbow - Open, SW, 2W - (W2 of 2) For The One You Love
Scrappers Delight - CU Double entry, E2, RW, T3, 2W - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes or Paper Piecing
Scrapy Land MU a die brand they stock, SW, T3, 2W - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes (and Die from brands they sell)
The Card Concept - MU inspiration, E6 (once for each of 6 styles), OE2, SW up to 12, 2W - (W2 of 2) Thank Fall - see below for photo
The House that Stamps built - CU double entry, SW, RW, 2W - (W1 of 2) Time To Give Thanks
The Male Room - Open, SW, 2W - (W2 of 2)  Wood
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Open, SW, T3, 2W - (W1 of 2)  next challenge will start Nov 12
What if Wednesday - Open, SW, RW, 2W - (W2 of 2)   Sketch, see below
The last challenge and The House that Stamps built or on the same site starting on alternating weeks.
Whiff Of Joy  - MU, RW,T3,2W - taking a break until 2015

Elphine House - MU, SW, M - (Oct)  Pumpkins
Faerie Ink - CU (allowed extra entry) E2, display their badge, M Halloween
Stamp, Play, Create (Chocolate Baroque challenge blog) MU to win, E3, RW, T3, M - (Oct/Nov)  Colour challenge - see below
Sweet Stamping Christmas - Open, E2, SW, T3, M - (October) Snowflakes
Tando CreativeOpen, OE5, RW, M - (November) Something with a Use
Whimsy Inspirations - CU GDT spot, E3, RW, M - (November) Two or more images

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

there's a plan

There was a one hour window of time on Monday afternoon in which I got not one, not two, but three different texts about someone in our community having suddenly and tragically lost their life.  A nephew of a dear friend, a co-worker from my former outpatient clinic, and the little brother of another precious friend- all gone in an instant.

I prayed.  Isn't that all you can do?  I knew my friends wouldn't be getting any sleep Monday night.  None at all.  I knew that they would be feeling that gut wrenching kind of grief that strikes you so suddenly that your brain absolutely cannot even begin to catch up with the emotions of your heart. Your eyes are wide and your tears come and go as you waver between the heart break and the total shock of the news.  I prayed.

What kept coming to my mind in the next few days, however, was God's sovereignty and how we should really press into that always, but especially when we grieve.  I'm teaching it to my third-fifth grade Sunday School class:  God has a plan. We're memorizing a general timeline over the next several weeks, tying together all of the characters and writings of the Bible, fitting them into what is a very coherent and well thought out and implemented plan- God's plan through history.

The comforting thing about looking back and remembering and learning this plan is that there is one.  And not only that, it's a plan yet to be completed.  We're living in an in-between kind of reality- one in which the plan of salvation is to be proclaimed and spread so that as many as possible can live with their Creator forever and ever in a world without phone calls of tragic and untimely deaths.

God has a plan.  It will come to fruition.  He will make all things new.

Until then, we know that He is very near to the brokenhearted.  We pray for that nearness to be very real to our friends who suffer.  And maybe it's trite, but it shouldn't be because it's so true:

Our faithful God? He has a plan.

this whirlwind

The beautiful game, or soccer as we Americans call it, will be dominating our weekend line-up this fall.  With three kids on three different teams, it will be a cleats and shin guards and orange slice kind of season for us.  I wasn't sure how our youngest would take to the field- he's only three and so small- but our first practice showcased a little boy ready to kick and play with surprising skill.  He's ready!  Wow.

Seasons change and time passes and babies grow up to be big kids kicking soccer balls.  And so it goes, this whirlwind of life.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Same but different

a small sampling of YAT awesomeness
Some of us have moved- Texas has snatched up some of our favorite people.  Some are moving next year.  Colorado and Guatemala are snatching up more of our favorites.  But some are new.  Texas has, in turn, delivered some blessings.   Some have just joined us as we've gone along, doing what we do.  We aren't perfect, but we're pressing on, seeking to serve and learn and pray and grow in the Lord together.

Here's to another year, my beloved YAT of FBC!  High five!

("Young" Adult Two, First Baptist Church, of course)

Saturday, August 24, 2013

A new song

"Those who sing pray twice."  -St. Augustine
Last week during our school's family chapel, we sang one of my old favorites, "For the Beauty of the Earth."
The grateful praise lifted fits well with this batch of photos that came not from a photo shoot, but just a regular weekend's evening.
Folliot S. Pierpoint's original lyrics in 1864:
"For the beauty of the earth,
for the beauty of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies,

Christ our Lord, to Thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.

For the beauty of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and tree and flower,
sun and moon, and stars of light,

Christ our Lord, to Thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of ear and eye,
for the heart and brain's delight,
for the mystic harmony
sinking sense to sound and sight,

Christ our Lord, to Thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild,

Christ our Lord, to Thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.

For each perfect gift of thine
to our race so freely given,
graces human and divine,
flowers of earth and buds of heaven,

Christ our Lord, to Thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise."

There's even more to this Eucharistic hymn, but as Psalm 33, 40, and 96 (among others) encourage us to sing a new song to the Lord, I thought I would write a new verse.

For the light of evening's start
For the sparkle in small eyes
Loyalty of canine hearts
Kids at play, their joyful cries
Christ our Lord to thee we raise

This our sacrifice of praise!

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Picking up the pen

"If you want to change the world, pick up your pen." Martin Luther

I don't know about the world, but this picking up of my pen to record the gifts continues to change my heart.  From keyboard to notebook, I'm making the transition but the list and the conversation continues and so does the transformation.

1000 (more) gifts

Sunday, August 18, 2013

one thousand

995.  how You made it so that the earth yeilds food and we are sustained
996.  a gaggle of one-year-olds to snuggle during today's sermon
997.  Lauren O., her friendship and the light in her eyes
998.  spotting Jack's handwriting, almost like his face in a crowd (on three hole punched paper)
999.  a game of red light, green light, ninja light, bunny light with the kids
1000.  Jesus, our Lord, our Savior, our Light, our Good Shephard

"How did I ever think there was another way to enter into His courts but with thanksgiving?"  A. Voskamp

coming soon - reflections on eucharisteo and One Thousand Gifts, a book report

Saturday, August 17, 2013

pow WOW

990. soft-hearted Stephen David, AG's classmate of six years who gave her a bracelet because, "she's a good person and she loves Jesus"
991.  lemons all yellow and tart
992.  a family pow wow and clean-up teamwork
993.  the smell of smoke from the grill
994.  Jack's sleep apnea mouthpiece and Stephen's expertise

Friday, August 16, 2013

mazooki and more

978.  a hint of fall in the morning air
979.  familiar faces, so friendly and warm
980.  Ms. Kaye and her preschool class, Asher so happy and eager
981.  Your hand in giving me the opportunity and resources to do this photography thing, to freeze the moment for mommas who kind of wish it would do just that
982.  connecting over burgers and sweet potatoes with the small group
983.  Smink's prayer
984.  Rachel's mazooki (Assyrian cookie- amazingly delish!)
985.  family chapel with Zeke, his big hug and whispers
986.  the book of Colossians
987.  Eoin, another beautiful baby to photograph
988.  prayers via text
989.  kids running, playing in fresh air and tall grass

Thursday, August 15, 2013

yep, Duck Dynasty, too

972.  the joie de vivre of all three of my children
973.  knowing You are with Bethany while she gets poked and prodded, Your hand on her
974.  Nora and Jason off on an adventure together, what You are doing in and through them
975.  Clementine's great big hugs
976.  E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
977.  a family in West Monroe broadcasting their lives on TV, being hilarious and honoring Your name all at the same time

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Just for the record

I woke up and walked out of my bedroom at 5:55 am only to find Anna Grace and Zeke totally dressed for school from head to toe, backpacks packed and on.  And they had already finished one 22 minute cartoon.  Only God knows what time they actually woke up. I think they're a teensy weensy bit excited.

Third and first grade here they come!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

the bending low

967.  excitement building for the first day of school, uniforms and backpacks prepped and ready
968.  Zeke's new teacher, already  knowing him and bending down low to connect
969.  time to watch the afternoon storm roll in with my weather loving boy
970.  spinach lasagna
971.  yoga pants and a t-shirt, such comfort

Monday, August 12, 2013

Because I always want to remember what she was like as an 8-year-old

Several weeks ago, she mourned her flip-flop's demise, recounting all the good times she had with those floppy pink pals of hers, so of course, her deeply felt grief for her beloved schnauzer has lingered on and on these past couple of months.   She has felt death's sting and she doesn't like it.  When will Jesus come back, she asks.  We wait and we pray.

Whether it's a pencil holder for her locker or chocolate chip pumpkin muffins or a story in her journal, she's always cooking up something and often leaves all kinds of stickiness or clutter in her wake.  She needs reminders to clean up.  But details aren't important and instead she looks at the big picture and indeed, what she makes is usually pretty amazing.

Her imaginary friend Junior came and went half her lifetime ago, but her imagination still flourishes.  Carl, the largest freckle on the tip of her nose, can attest to that.   And yes, she has even named her freckle.  In her world, everything has a name.

She has so so many words.  Thousands upon thousands a day.

She's funny like her daddy.  A little quirky even.  Quicker and quicker every day with her one liners, she loves to make people laugh.

She loves to go and do and be around people- always people.   Kicking a soccer ball with boys or giggling at a sleepover with girls- she really enjoys both.  She is sensitive to social cues and empathetic and kind and her teacher this past year told me she saw it in her, too.

She has no reservations about what she can accomplish or do and she is ready to try most anything as long as it doesn't involve eating avocados or cleaning her room.  She is confident and adventurous and though I know she loves us deeply, she doesn't need or want her parents to linger too long at school or camp or the like.  She's got this, her eyes will say.

She dotes on Asher like a little momma and she teaches and protects Zeke without prompting and although she is often annoyed by their boy ways, she loves them fully and can take care of them almost as well as I can.

She's a pleasure to walk along the beach with and even more so life.

Anna Grace, eight years old.

What a gem.

growing feet, girl-help

962.  new shoes for growing feet
963.  Asher's so-soft skin and propensity to snuggle
964.  Bibles, Bibles, all around!
965.  Asher on Anna Grace's hip through the store, a sick Zeke on mine (amazing girl-help)
966.  two hours with Jennifer V. and Nora, fellow soldiering, giving, serving, loving mothers and great friends

Sunday, August 11, 2013

a day for rest

956.  my much beloved mattress
957.  all Your promises that are eternal and sure
958.  a visit with my mom, her smiles and upcoming adventures
959.  a day for rest and naps all around
960.  brand new Coy and his big brother's smiles
961.  Isaiah 40:31

my favorite place to worship

949.  a far-away friend so close in a dream
950.  a panoramic cathedral of clouds in shades of blue, purple, and pink
951.  worship on the beach
952.  beauty-of-creation hunters crowding the interstates of the South
953.  Kate's heart all full of love for her family
954.  Jack's hand on my back
955.  the feeling of home

Friday, August 9, 2013

wild and free

941.  thought collecting by the crashing waves
942.  dark grey skies that warn
943.  a boat ride, our last-day-at-the-beach diversion
944.  dolphins jumping wild and free
945.  how we're learning our children, each so different
946. the smocking and talking- Caroline anticipated
947.  the depth of Anna Grace's questions- her yearning heart
948.  our children on the beach at sunset, running wild and free

laughing, splashing, bonding

935.  Asher's wonder (a crab! a momma bird! a baby bird! a feather!)
936.  siblings laughing, splashing, bonding
937.  the so-versatile chickpea
938.  sand castle building, feeling like a kid again
939.  the teriffic family I married into
940.  insomnia (midnight gift-counting, laundry-folding, book-reading)

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

still waters to grace

923.  still waters
924.  all the different lines and colors and shapes of sea shells
925.  a humbling horizon
926.  Barbara's comfort food and good memories of all her legendary recipes
927.  Asher's dance moves

928.  home remedies
929.  paper helicopters and wind tunnels at Pensacola Mess Hall
930.  Mellow Mushroom pizza
931.  a walk along the beach with Anna Grace, a kind of silent conversation
932.  shrimp boiled to perfection

933.  Your putting us together in a family, grace that keeps flowing even when we bump and annoy each other

Monday, August 5, 2013

indomitable hang out

915.  good conversation about real things over a cup of coffee at The Coffee Cup
916.  beautiful Sapna and her authentic friendship
917.  Abigail and Anna Grace reunited
918.  a Pensacola kayaking adventure
919.  Anna Grace's skill and determination (indomitable as Sapna put it)
920.  my boys' adventure with their BeBe and KiKi who love them so
921.  Bill's spaghetti night
922.  a couple of hours to hang out on the couch with my favorite hang out expert (my hilarious husband of course)

Sunday, August 4, 2013

a holiday

909.  Jack's "mechanical engineering" skills, fixing the coffee maker
910.  Asher content, floating in the waves like smiling driftwood
911.  four generations at the edge of the ocean, together
912.  a nap- a luxurious nap
913.  dinner-making with only the ocean and my own thoughts for background noise
914.  laughing with the family so much my bladder could hardly contain it

Saturday, August 3, 2013

901.  an airboat adventure through the beautiful, calm, brackish water of Mobile Bay
902.  blue dragonflies and tiny baby alligators
903.  broken flip flops replaced
904.  a time and place for the kids to express their energy and joy (bounce houses!  Slides! More Kathy-style fun!)
905.  the new doctor You brought to my friend and her commitment to figure things out for Bethany
906.  the impetus and sponsors of our annual Chaney family beach vacation (my amazing in-laws)
907.  Zeke's wild abandon in the waves
908.  the ineffable beauty of the ocean, a whisper (or maybe a shout) of the Beauty that is You

Friday, August 2, 2013

fried green goodness

896.  fried green tomatoes at a Mississippi buffet
897.  a safe 8 hours on the road
898.  Kathy's always loving, serving heart (Lord, heal her back)
899.  Kathy's parent's homegrown tomatoes and corn
900.  an overnight visit with.... Kathy! (Eucharisteo!)


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Chapleau in the 1950s

Chapleau High School Dance

A typical Friday night high school dance. This is in the basement gymnasium in the old high school. The walls of the gym were constructed of whitewashed granite rubble which was particularly hazardous for basketball players. The photograph was probably taken in 1956.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Ask the Authors: Wednesday

Were you educated to become a writer, or is your training in another field (and just how necessary are writing courses, anyhow)?
I studied screenwriting under a mass communications degree, so I suppose I do have an educational background in it. And there is no denying that it was extremely useful. However, most of what I've learned as a writer has come from studying great writing and spending hours upon hours creating my own work. If you are a beginner, I would definitely recommend taking some writing courses. Many community colleges offer novel writing courses, and also writers conferences are a great place to add to your knowledge. -- Rene Gutteridge

It depends on what you mean by writing courses. I (Cheryl) have studied the art and craft of writing since I was very young. I studied book after book on novel writing, I took college courses on novel writing, and the English language study was a necessity--but it came easily for me. I did not get a degree in journalism, or in English, or in anything else, for that matter. I was self taught, but I did have to study hard for many years in order to be publishable.
Mel does not have a degree in journalism. He's a doctor of osteopathy. He did, however, take a special humanities course in college. I am the one who has studied the craft, and therefore I am the main writer. --Hannah Alexander

My degree is in Journalism and Multiple Languages. But my best training as a novelist came from reading novels and taking writing courses. How important are they? Very. Whether in an academic setting or at writers' conferences, you need the guidance and wisdom of those who've been there. It's easy to write. I see proposals from folks who write every day. But are they publishable? No, not many of them. If you want to write something that stands out, that's a notch above the rest, to write something that will change lives? That takes work and seeking help from those who know what they're talking about. --Karen Ball

My master's degree is in print journalism, as my
original dream was to be a magazine journalist. I've
never taken a fiction-writing class, other than what
was offered in the School of Hard Knocks (Reading the
Classics for Emotional Survival 101, Writing as
Therapy: Turning Your Inner Angst into Fiction 102).
Even so, learning how to write nonfiction in college
and grad school definitely helped prepare me to write
fiction. I think everyone who has natural writing
ability can refine that talent by taking classes--at a
school, online, at writer's conferences--and by
considering seriously the feedback of a seasoned
instructor. --Ann Tatlock

I wasn't educated to be a writer. Writing courses are okay, but I would place more emphasis on grammar and editorial skills.-Lori Copeland

Lots of English and fiction writing classes (and courses), but much more music background than anything else. I learned far more about writing from writing-and from reading. As to how helpful writing classes are--this can be very subjective. The effectiveness of a writing class largely depends on the instructor's experience, ability as a teacher, and how the class is structured. For fiction writers, there's no classroom like life itself. -BJ Hoff

I was a film major in college, so story and structure were drummed into me by osmosis. I studied short story writing with Raymond Carver and screenwriting with Paul Lazarus, a well known Hollywood producer. But I still had a lot to learn about the craft, and got most of it from writing, showing my stuff to people I trusted, writing more, studying good books on the craft and trying out what I learned, reading novels with intention (to figure out what the masters were doing), and writing, writing, writing. I believe the craft of writing can be learned. Your talent is given to you, but you can take it to the max by honing your craft. - James Scott Bell

Since I’ve always had an interest in writing, I took many creative writing and English courses in high school and college. I have only three semesters of college credit on my transcript, but have never found that to be a detriment. In many ways, I feel I’ve “earned” a degree in novel writing by virtue of the many workshops and conferences I’ve attended, the bevy of books on the craft of writing that I’ve studied, and even more, the gift of working so closely with professional editors. If I were recommending a course of study for an aspiring novelist, I’d say journalism and literature classes would be most helpful. –Deborah Raney

graduated with a degree in Telecommunications with a proficiency in Television Production. But my concentration within my concentration was Writing for Television and Radio. My senior thesis was a screenplay. I thought I was being edgy (I went to a Christian college--back in the 80's) by putting a video montage segment to Christopher Cross's Ride Like the Wind! How things have changed! --lisa samson

I was a voracious reader, and I learned my craft by writing, writing, writing and reading, reading, reading. I went to my first writers' conference just before my fifth novel was released. I wasn't educated to become a writer. That said, if you want to be a novelist, all knowledge and all education is valuable and you will put it to use throughout your writing career. -- Robin Lee Hatcher

I majored in English in college and my master's degree is in theology. But while I appreciate having a literature background, everything I know about writing and the business aspect came from reading books and/or trial-and-error. When I see how much is taught in writer's conferences today . . . well, I wish I'd had the same advantage. Still, writing skills are one thing . . . having something worth writing about is quite another. --Angela Hunt

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Vanilla Slices with Green Tea @ Wednesday, February 05, 2014

A work of art.

On Friday we went to the dr and had a white hot chocolate and vanilla slice at Gloria Jeans, near the RSPCA (driving distance). They were both really nice, I'd get it again.

Bought some glass beads for a craft project.

Not practical for nails.

Went to the library to read the last styling book.

Lush had V'Day edition things.

We love the french kiss.

Balloons! Love the rose, that's the one I'm getting next week.

Jas has a new looks and looks like Marc St James, but less gay, no hand movements. Though he does like guys, but won't let me take pictures for an online dating site. :P

Tried on this dress, fits like a glove (though mine is too tight...) except the shoulders and back. I like it, but it's not a basic LBD. $150 in-stores down to $120, meanwhile online (same brand, another distributor) was $70 now $60.

We picked a bad day for dinner in China Town, those red firecrackers are loud! And they did them twice while we were there accompanied with lion dances.

Dinner - what he ate. This picture is hilarious XD he bought 4 balls btw.

Dessert - Round 1

Dessert - Round 2, what I ate.

No he doesn't do wedding pieces. :( I have never seen anyone smoking while playing.
How did he even transport that piano? Truck and professional movers required.

Afterwards we went exploring at Myer on the toy floor, saw the tallest dollhouse ever by Matte - though I'm still tall :P and mine is bigger (DIY). No scary clown toys.

More details on all things food coming up.

OpenID peachcordial said... on February 5, 2014 at 2:58 PM

Mmm matcha ice cream.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart » Violin-Viola Duos

The copy of Ferdinand David's edition comes from the Uppingham Collection and contains not only printed annotations, but also his own manuscript annotations in both violin and viola parts. This fascinating source is discussed at length in a series of linked articles beginning here.

Schulz's edition reveals many similarities of approach to David's and, in addition, clarifies aspects of bow stroke (through the use of lines rather than dots in many places and occasionally identifying the part of the bow).

Schnirlin, unusually, includes the whole of the violin parts in his Neue Weg. His edition suggests a rather different (more modern?) approach to bowing, but the fingering remains rooted in 19th-century practice.

Opus No: K. 423, K. 424

Editor(s) Title Publisher Publication No. Year
David, Ferdinand Zwei Duette Bartholf Senff 490 1866 View
Hermann, Friedrich Duos für Violine und Viola Peters 1895 View
Laforge, Théophile Duos Universal/Breitkopf & Härtel V. A. 3082 1901 View
Rauch, J. N. Op.28 2 Duos André 1870 View
Schnirlin, Ossip Duos Carl Fischer 1921 View
Schulz, A. Duos Litolff 1875 View


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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Compromising Means Always Having to Say You’re Sorry

“Do we fight the fights we can win?  You fight the fights that need fighting.”
            —Martin Sheen as A.J. MacInerney in The American President

I had intended to open up with some initial discussion about where I’m coming from and what I’m trying to do, but there’s no time.  Let’s get into it.

It’s a funny thing about the American Left; the rules and even their own statements just don’t apply to them.  As we listen to the histrionic rhetoric coming from the White House and Congressional Democrats over the stand being taken by the so-called “Tea Party Freshmen” on the debt ceiling, I am reminded of my late Constitutional Law professor, whom I loved very much, but with whom I had many, shall we say, vigorous disagreements.  She once told me that she had to position herself out on the extreme far left “in order to bring the conversation to the middle” (as though otherwise it’s on the far right—yeah, right).

But if the only ones doing the talking are the Left and the spineless who occupy the center for the sake of compromise, the discussion doesn’t take place in the middle.  It inherently takes place on the left.  Like Winston Churchill’s anecdotal whore, we’ve already established what we are, and now we’re just haggling over how much it’s going to cost.

Why is it that when the Left wins, it gets to assume a mandate to implement its agenda, and the right is told to get in the back of the bus “and not do a lot of talking,” but when the right wins and attempts to stand up for conservative principles it is accused of rigid ideology (as though that’s a bad thing, but that’s another discussion for another time) and immature political posturing?  Why is it that compromise and bipartisanship always means the Left getting its way?

Notice that without making any concrete proposals of their own, it has been liberal Democrats who have purported to dictate the terms of the discussion and what is and is not on the table (tax increases are on, Obamacare is off).  And sight unseen both the President and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were already publicly announcing last week that any proposal from House Republicans would be “dead on arrival.”  Friday night’s passage of the House proposal to raise the debt ceiling but requiring a balanced budget amendment marked the second piece of actual legislation on the budget to pass the House in the last two weeks.  Contrast that with the Democrat-controlled Senate, which has passed exactly zero budget bills over the last two-and-a-half YEARS, and zero serious budget proposals from the White House (Obama’s only concrete proposal was rejected 97-0 by the Senate, meaning even Harry Reid and Charles Schumer couldn’t bring themselves to vote for it).  Yet, there’s Schumer accusing House conservatives of delay, Reid saying the Senate can’t wait on the House any longer, and Obama asking whether conservatives “can say yes to anything.”  And even as I type this at midday on Sunday July 31, Reid’s Senate has still passed nothing (except to reject the House bill essentially within minutes of its passage, once again likely reflecting the Democrats’ willingness to vote on legislation without reading it), and yet it is he who is chiding conservatives on the need to be “balanced.”

In response, Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have continued to fall all over themselves to find a compromise solution even as the Left told them nothing more than “spit higher.”  As it stands now, it looks like a deal will get done, but no real cuts in spending—that’ll be the next post—and a definite expansion in federal borrowing.  But the question I’ve had is why are they always insisting on bidding against themselves?  And why are they shouting down the voices of conservative lawmakers within their own ranks in the process?  John McCain has been out there calling them “foolish.”  Boehner and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy have been behind closed doors feverishly twisting arms to cajole conservative representatives to fall in line.  We’re told we have to take what we can get, we can’t be too extreme or we can’t win the next election.  We have to go along to get along.  And that’s the problem—too many in the Republican Party are more concerned about winning elections than they are in shaping the debate.  This kind of pragmatism is worthless if all it means is the people sent to fight the Left are giving in to the Left.  That’s a losing mindset, and it’s what begets nominees like McCain and Bob Dole.

Or Neville Chamberlain.

Taking a stand in support of conservative principles doesn’t make you immature, and it doesn’t make you a racist, and it doesn’t make you a Hobbit.  UPDATE 8/1:  Nor does it make you a terrorist, Mr. Vice President.  With apologies to then-Senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, I am sick and tired of being told it is irresponsible to contest this administration and its agenda.  The “Tea Party” freshmen and other true conservatives in Congress are doing exactly what their constituents sent them to D.C. in 2010 to do, and compromising with the President and the Left to allow continued uncontrolled spending isn’t part of that mandate.  As Obama has famously and repeatedly reminded us, “elections have consequences.”  Kudos to the few (wish my Rep were among them, but he’ll be hearing from me . . . again) who have continued to show backbone and resist the policy of appeasement that has infected GOP leadership.  Only from groups like them can we expect to find another Reagan—someone who can articulate the conservative position and stick to it.

In the meantime, if that means gridlock and a government shutdown, so be it.  You can’t heal an alcoholic by continuing to restock his liquor cabinet.


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Chattanooga Market Is Back published Friday 4/29/11 by Holly Leber

This year, Chattanooga Market will have to start relying on the kindness of strangers.

As the market celebrates its 10th opening this Sunday, it will boast a growth in handmade artisan products, home-grown produce, farm-raised eggs and home-baked goods. It also will see a growth in insurance rates — more than $50,000 since 2008 — according to general manager Paul Smith.

“We’ve never had an insurance claim,” said Smith. “This is just a general liability (increase).”

He attributed the rate hike to simple risk assessment based on the market’s growth — there are more than 150 vendors each Sunday and about 350,000 visitors per season. Possible insurance claims could be attributed to food recalls or visitor injury, for neither of which, Smith said, there has ever been a claim.

One measure, he said, that will not be taken is charging admission to the market.

“Our ultimate goal is to keep it a free event,” said market spokesperson Melissa Siragusa. “We’re going to make every effort to try and do that.”

Efforts that will include accepting monetary donations from those who wish to support Chattanooga Market. In addition, one parking lot will be designated a VIP lot and will carry a $5 charge. Eighty percent of parking will remain free of charge. Smith said the market also is looking to increase sponsor dollars.

But the best thing visitors can do to support the market, Siragusa emphasized, is simply to buy.

“The prices are very competitive,” she said. “When you buy [at the market], all the money goes back into the local community.”

Vendors, Smith said, pay the market a 10 percent commission with a $250 cap, as well as a small booth fee, ranging from $20 to $35. Vendors set their own prices, and market officials have no control there. Their primary requirement, Smith said, is “they have to make it, bake it, sew it or grow it.”

In addition to numerous vendors, the market also boasts weekly live music performances, a cafe and weekly special events.

“It’s so representative of our city,” said Siragusa. “There’s nothing else like it in the region.”