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Most individuals get their manicure done for two main reasons, and those are to have clean and beautiful nails. However, there is more to it apart from just having clean and beautiful nails. It provides other advantages that many individuals are not aware of.

As well all know, a manicure is a beauty treatment for hands. Even though the procedure is applied directly to the nails, but the entire side gets the benefit as well. It is the primary purpose of a manicure to keep the hands in good healthy condition. As such, it consists of some simple steps that result from cleaning and healthy paws.

Some of the necessary steps include are:

1.nail trimming
2.removal of cuticles
3.nail polishing

Even as some people choose to have their nails trimmed and nail skins removed, a lot want to have their nails polish. In reality, some are even more enthusiastic about getting their nails polished than their skins removed. This could sound ironic, but it is a fact. And, a complete manicure technique is never perfect without all of these simple steps.

Another essential advantage that one can get from a manicure is exfoliation. Dead skin cells and calluses developing in your nails and hands are removed in the manicure process. As such, it permits new skin cells to build and regenerate, which results in shedding.

Furthermore, getting a manicure helps in removing fungal growth that accumulates at the side of your nails. Most people are not fully aware of the adverse consequences of fungal growth. A manicure takes care of these unhealthy effects even before they multiply.

Finally, getting a manicure is also very stress relieving. The hands are the most used part of the body and that they need a break after so much work. Having a manicure done is one way to pamper and treat yourself. It is a very relaxing sight to see beautiful nails done at the end of the day. There are a lot of great nail polish shades that you can choose for your nails for regular put on or for special events.

Steps to a manicure:

Before beginning your manicure process, make sure that your nail polish is removed and you have all other essential items. Remove any jewellery on fingers as well.

  1. Firstly trim and shape your nails.
  2. Soak both hands for 3 to 5 minutes in warm soapy water
  3. Push cuticles back gently with towel or cuticle pusher ” stick.”
  4. Rub hands with a homemade scrub or any other scrub lotion to exfoliate the skin.
  5. Apply on your hand’s petroleum jelly or any other moisturising lotion. Cover them with gloves and leave on for about 5 minutes.
  6. Paint nails. When doing it, make sure to apply at least two coats of nail polish. One time a top layer of clear nail polish to give it more shine. Give it enough time to dry.
  7. Has your manicure done at least once a week for great looking hands?

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AB Kirk,

soo.. which ****Bertos is the best??

i think i've been to Rigobertos, Reybertos, somethingelsebertos and of course Albertos.. honestly, i really can't tell if theres a big difference, kinda like the whole west coast charbroiled greek burger joint phenomenon.. i'll have to tell you about my theory on that one some other time...

Holy Moley Kirk. I've never seen such a maaaasssive plate of fries in my entire life. I think we could split it and still die of a heart attack!

I think I had a slight heart attack looking at some of that food - great report, as always!

If you like really large amounts of carna asada fries try Cotixan on Genesee.

Hi Kirk,

Gyros in a taco shop...great concept, but were you have gyros with the tzatziki sauce? LOL! Those carne asada fries look like a what Scott just said, a heart attack waiting to happen!

Hi Kirk! long time no 'c', how have you been? I mean after trying out all those? *wink*

here, chinese restaurants offer dutch potato fries on their menus he he

tc and btw, can you now access my blog?

you should have asked for extra tzatziki for the gyros...

Hey this is right next to Kiel's, right? Me and some friends used to stop by here often after a good day of snorkeling in La Jolla Cove or boogie boarding at the Shores last summer. Good times...
As for the food, I tended to get the machaca burrito from Reyberto's. They're not half-bad.

Hi DCCF - I like Roberto's, they also claim to be the "original" something-berto's taco shop:

But who knows. But then again I like the Carne Asada Chips from...oh, forget it!

Hi Kathy - And just to think, it's not the biggest!

Hi Scott - Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the post.

Hi John - Thanks for commenting and the recommendation. I've had other stuff at Cotixan, but never then fries. I'll try them when my arteries recover.

Hi Reid - The "tzatziki" tasted a bit strange. Oh, and you should the Gyros-Fries!

Hi Thess - Welcome back, I've missed you. And yes, I'm able to access your site with no problem. I'd love to see what Chinese food is like in Holland.

Hi Dave - Ha! LOL! The thought of some gyros meat floating around in tzatziki soup makes feel a bit ill.

Hi James - Yep, that's the one. We live in walking distance. It's funny which taco shop you choose with 3 of them within a 1 block radius.

Oddly, when we drove through Commerce (just to avoid a traffic thing on I-5, not to actually stop there) we noticed almost all the cheap Taco shops had signs with "pastrami" on the big signs-visible from far away (not just posters in the windows..)

Hi Cathy - What, you didn't stop at the Citadel or Northwoods Inn? LOL! I never really noticed those signs before....but will keep an eye out next time.

Well then, the next time we visit my dad in law's favorite chinese restaurants (3 actually) I'll be using my camera (husband's prohibiting me from using it, I embarass him *lol*)
but to be honest, I don't find them (chinese food preparation here)special..or maybe because I'm a thai (foodie) at heart? ;)

Hi Thess - Good to see you posting again! I don't know....we wouldn't want to cause your Husband any undue embarassment......

i rather embarass him (sometimes) than stop blogging! ha ha ha *wicked wicked wife!*
we're having a long weekend holiday that's why i could blog hop, but i'll be gone again for a month or 2, kitchen/living room renovation..btw i am excited to get a wok like yours ('read the entry w/ wok) im using an induction right now & i can't wait to switch to gas, yes!

Hi Thess - Well if it's for the sake of blogging, then full speed ahead!!! :o)

Hi Kirk,
I'm kind of discriminating eater in terms of ethnic foods. For something as simple as mexican tacos, have you tried "Tacos El Gordo"? I guarantee :) you won't be disappointed by the quality at these joints. It's DIRT cheap to boot.

Hi Larry - Is that a nice way of saying "picky"??? LOL! I enjoy the La Cabeza, and other tacos from Tacos El Gordo, I'm thinking of doing a post on what to grab at various trolley stops in San Diego, and since the one I eat at is on H St, and close to the trolley stop, I'll tie it in with that post. BTW, the best Cabeza I've had so far was in Yuma. Still haven't been able to bring myself to try Sesos, though. I don't know if most people understand, this isn't really a "food review" site(you may notice that I don't ever say I'm a reviewer), it's just a blog of places that I try, or eat at.

tania guerrero

hey everybody thanks for the comments am the owner of reybertos

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Victoria's child protection services struggle with huge increase in demand, auditor-general John Doyle finds

By Natalie MacGregor

A 92 per cent increase in children referred to Victoria's child protection services since 2008 has placed great strain on support agencies, meaning medium and low risk families are missing out, the state's auditor-general has found.

Auditor-general John Doyle's audit found that the early intervention services provided by Child and Family Information, Referred and Support Teams (Child FIRST) and Integrated Family Services were struggling to cope.

Mr Doyle reported that more than 82,000 reports of children at risk were received in 2013-14.

He said that because of the growing demand and complexity of those referrals, families with low to medium needs were missing out.

"Yet these are the very families that would benefit most from being able to access early intervention services — when intervention is early enough to prevent escalation," he said.

The report made 10 recommendations to improve early intervention support for vulnerable children and families.

Its key recommendation was for a comprehensive review of early intervention within Victoria's Department of Human Services.

"We made one overarching recommendation — that the Department of Health and Human Services takes the key shortfalls identified in this report as the starting point for a comprehensive and urgent review of its current approach to early intervention," the report read.

"This overarching recommendation is supported by nine specific recommendations."

The nine recommendations included improving data analysis, developing a "statewide engagement mechanism" for identifying issues, reviewing funding for early intervention, and undertaking a statewide performance analysis.

Victorian Government accepts recommendations

Mr Doyle said the recommendations would be followed up to determine whether or not the department had addressed them.

"We have an obligation as a community to protect and nurture our children by doing what we can to give them stable and safe family environments," he said.

Victorian Minister for Families and Children, Jenny Mikakos, said the Government would accept all the report's recommendations.

"Early intervention is our key priority," she said.

"The Andrews Labor Government's first budget allocated $48.1 million to these services for vulnerable children and families, a 13 per cent funding increase on last year.

"While the Liberals failed to provide the funding to ensure early intervention services could meet rising demand, Labor's first budget gives them the boost they need."

The report was the second of three audits looking at child protection.

The first, released last year, reported on residential care services for children, and the third, to be tabled in 2016, will assess the effectiveness of strategies in place to keep "at risk" young people from going to prison.

Counselling and support services

1800 Respect
  • National counselling helpline: 1800 737 732
  • Counselling and support for survivors of child sexual abuse: 1800 272 831
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  • Counselling provider: 1800 991 099
  • 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention: 13 11 14
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Jamal Khashoggi kill order came from 'highest levels' of Saudi government: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan

Jamal Khashoggi in a brown suit speaking to camera.
A senior Turkish official says Jamal Khashoggi's body was dismembered and disolved.(Metafora Production via AP)

The order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi came from the "highest levels" of the Saudi government, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in an op-ed piece published by the Washington Post.

However, he wrote: "I do not believe for a second that King Salman, the custodian of the holy mosques, ordered the hit on Khashoggi."

He said that despite a longstanding relationship between Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Istanbul would not "turn a blind eye to the premeditated murder that unfolded in front of our very eyes".

"The killing of Khashoggi is inexplicable," he wrote.

"Had this atrocity taken place in the United States or elsewhere, authorities in those countries would have gotten to the bottom of what happened."

Meanwhile, in the latest development in the month-long investigation into the journalist's death, an advisor to the Turkish President said the body was cut up so it would dissolve easier.

On Thursday (local time), Istanbul's chief prosecutors announced that Khashoggi was suffocated in a premeditated killing as soon as he entered Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on October 2.

Istanbul has been pressuring Saudi Arabia to reveal the whereabouts of Khashoggi's body but Yasin Aktay, who advises Mr Erdogan and was a friend of Khashoggi's, told Hurriyet newspaper that the corpse was disposed of by dismembering and dissolving it.

This was the first time this detail has been mentioned.

There was no immediate comment on the report from Turkish officials.

The Saudi Government initially insisted Khashoggi had left the consulate, later saying he died in an unplanned "rogue operation".

Last week, the kingdom's public prosecutor Saud Al Mojeb said the attack was premeditated.

The kingdom has faced a torrent of international condemnation over the murder of Khashoggi, upending the young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's image as a reformer on the international stage.

US President Donald Trump said Saudi authorities staged the "worst cover-up ever" but has also made more conciliatory remarks that highlight Riyadh's role as a US ally against Iran and Islamist militants, as well as a purchaser of US arms.

On Thursday, US State Department deputy spokesman Robert Palladino told reporters that Khashoggi's remains should be located and returned to his family for a burial as soon as possible.

Fiancee pressures US to bring killers to justice

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Khashoggi's fiancee Hatice Cengiz says she declined Mr Trump's invite because she questions his sincerity.
Khashoggi's fiancee Hatice Cengiz says she declined Mr Trump's invite because she questions his sincerity.

Khashoggi had entered the consulate to get papers he needed to marry his Turkish fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, who waited for him outside for hours before she alerted Turkish authorities.

"No matter how long I waited, the joyful Jamal did not return. All that came was news of his death," Ms Cengiz wrote in an op-ed published on Friday.

Ms Cengiz praised Turkey's investigation efforts and called on the United States to lead the way to bring the perpetrators to justice.

"With this tragedy, the Trump administration has taken a position that is devoid of moral foundation," she wrote.

"But we will continue to push the Trump administration to help find justice for Jamal. There will be no cover-up."

International condemnation grows

The latest details of the case that has gained world-wide attention comes as two countries added to the growing international outcry over the killing.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the slaying "horrendous" and said it must be dealt with.

"Yet at the same time I say that it's very important for the stability of the world, for the region and of the world, that Saudi Arabia remain stable," Mr Netanyahu said.

"I think that a way must be found to achieve both goals."

On Thursday, Norway summoned the Saudi ambassador, with Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide saying that the move "underlined how seriously we take this issue."

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Hells Angels bikie gang's SA inner workings revealed in prison officer corruption case

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The Hells Angels established an Adelaide chapter in 1983, court documents state.(Supplied)

A court case has shed light on the hidden workings of the Hells Angels bikie gang in Adelaide, including the ways it initiates new members and works to corrupt individuals within law enforcement agencies.

The revelations are included in District Court documents that relate to the case of corrupt prison officer Kim Marie Graham.

Prosecutors set out to prove her crimes were aggravated because she was leaking information to an outlaw bikie — Hells Angels prospective member Colin Andrew James Weetra.

But during the hearing Detective Sergeant Heath Lienert, of the Crime Gangs Task Force, was called to give evidence and detailed the Hells Angels history in South Australia and how the club is managed.

According to Detective Sergeant Lienert, club meetings are referred to as "church" and a strict code of silence applies.

He told the court that the Hells Angels emerged in the United States in the late 1940s and that the gang later spread to Australia, with the Adelaide chapter being established in 1983.

The North Crew was established in 1996 and the Dead End Crew started operating in South Australia a decade later, he said.

Counter-intelligence and corruption

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Police outside the old Hells Angels premises at Mansfield Park in September 2013.

Sergeant Lienert told Judge Paul Slattery that there were 10 "characteristics" of the Hells Angels, including a code of silence, a culture and acceptance of violence and practices of intimidating police.

Counter-surveillance is conducted and intelligence gathered against police and rival gangs, and the gang cultivates and corrupts "contact persons within key agencies", he said.

"The expectation is that every member of the Hells Angels would become involved in a violent confrontation that other members are involved in," documents stated.

"Depending on the circumstances, there may be ramifications if those persons do not become involved.

"In 2017, for the Hells Angels North Crew, 'church' would occur weekly, normally on Friday nights."

But Sergeant Lienert said meetings had since been moved to different members' houses because of anti-bikie laws enacted in SA.

Gang hierarchy includes three ranks

Sergeant Lienert told the court that there were three ranks — a "hang around", "prospect" and "member".

He said for a person to become a member, they were first given the title of "hang around" and needed to become sponsored by a fully patched member.

"The gang would then vote, and if a 75 per cent approval vote is obtained, he would then become a 'prospect' for the gang," documents stated.

Sergeant Lienert told the court that "prospects" stayed in that position for 12 months and needed to obtain a 100 per cent vote to become a member.

"Full members are also entitled to have tattoos which say 'Hells Angels' and 'Death Head' which must be removed if they leave the gang in bad standing," he told the court.

"If they leave the gang in good standing, there would be an out-date tattoo."

Weetra defected from Rebels, prosecutors say

The court was told that police have records of Weetra being a member of the Rebels Motorcycle Gang from 2011 to 2016.

"In relation to the Hells Angels, Mr Weetra first came to the notice of police in February 2017, when police stopped him en route to a Hells Angels event being held in Mildura, Victoria," Judge Slattery said in his judgment.

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The Hells Angels outlaw bikie gang members have to spend 12 months as a "prospect".(AAP)

He said in May 2017, Weetra was seen carrying a vest indicating he was a North Crew prospect.

Judge Slattery found that Graham was aware of Weetra's association with the gang because she received texts about getting "drawn in" to the club, and "HA chicks" at her house.

He found one corruption offence — committed in March 2017 — to be aggravated, but a second offence committed the next month was not aggravated because prosecutors failed to prove Weetra was still associated with the club.

Last year, Graham pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to act honestly in the performance of her duties as a public sector employee, while Weetra pleaded guilty to two counts of aiding and abetting.

They will be sentenced at a later date.

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This week in history: March 25-31

25 March 2013

This Week in History provides brief synopses of important historical events whose anniversaries fall this week.

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25 years ago: Nationalist conflicts emerge in Soviet Armenia

Protest in front of Armenia's Central Election
Commission in Yerevan

This week in 1988, Soviet troops and helicopters were sent into the Armenian capital of Yerevan to enforce Moscow’s March 24 ban on demonstrations. Beginning in February, more than a million Armenians had engaged in strikes and demonstrations to demand that the Nagorno-Karabakh region become a part of Soviet Armenia. The region was administered by Azerbaijan even though 85 percent of its population was ethnic Armenian.

Massacres of Armenians by Muslim Azerbaijanis followed the protests, indicating the re-emergence of longstanding national-ethnic divisions, which six decades under Stalinist rule had been incapable of solving.

Within Nagorno-Karabakh the Armenian majority faced oppression. The administration of the region, dominated by Azerbaijani Stalinists, meant schools and access to broadcast networks weren’t in their native language.

The general economic crisis within the Soviet Union exacerbated the conflicts, as promises of improvements made by Moscow failed to materialize. The ruling bureaucracy in Azerbaijan admitted that in 1987 there were 250,000 unemployed.

The entry of Soviet troops into Armenia was a manifestation of the deepening crisis in the Soviet Union and its inability to provide economic solutions for the working masses of all ethnic and linguistic groups. It heralded the beginning of the breakup of the USSR and the emergence of bloody nationalist conflicts in the region.

50 years ago: New York city newspaper strike comes to an end

New York City Mayor Robert Wagner

On March 31, 1963, 19,000 workers striking against eight leading New York City newspapers, including the New York Times, the Daily News, and the Herald-Tribune, ended their 114-day walkout, which had stopped the circulation of the main daily publications in the largest US city.

The central issue in the strike was over wages paid to the various unions that comprised the industry, including those representing pressmen, stereotypers, printers, photo engravers, plate molders, straighteners, and drivers. For example, New York newspapers (represented in the Publishers Association) offered a $8 per week wage increase, spread out over two years, to photo engravers. The engravers demanded $16. Ultimately the raise, negotiated by New York Mayor Robert Wagner, split this difference at $12.63.

The unions also demanded, and won, a common expiration date for their contracts, April 1, 1965, thereby assuring the various unions would enter into negotiations at the same time. A union representing printers agreed to a stipulation allowing publishers to introduce tape in the production process, so long as there would be no resulting layoffs and the union would receive financial compensation for any workforce reductions achieved through attrition.

It was estimated that the newspapers involved in the strike lost $100 million in advertising and circulation revenues. Workers lost over $50 million in wages. Circulation dropped by about 10 percent in the aftermath of the strike, and within months the Hearst Corporation’s New York Daily Mirror had closed down. The Times and Herald-Tribune announced they would increase their sale price from 5 cents to 10 cents an issue.

Meanwhile, a strike of Cleveland newspaper unions, in its 123rd day, continued.

75 years ago: Military reverses for Republican Spain

Members of Germany's Condor Legion in the Spanish
Civil War

The week beginning March 25, 1938, was marked by a series of defeats and reverses for Republican forces across the battlefronts of the Spanish Civil War. On March 25 Franco’s forces crossed the River Ebro and thereby joined together what had previously been a two-pronged attack in north and south Aragon. With Huesca falling to the Nationalists on the same day, fighting between the two sides now waged along a 100-mile front from north of Huesca to south of Alcaniz. The campaign had begun two weeks earlier when the fascists, fresh from their decisive victory at Teruel in late February, had launched an offensive in Aragon which aimed to reach the Mediterranean coast and thereby split Republican-controlled Spain in two.

During the week the Republican side lost strategic assets, including the Utrillas coal mines near Montalban and the Republic’s largest sugar plant at Puebla de Hyar. By March 28 the Nationalist standard was flying on Catalan soil for the first time during the conflict, and the failure to stem the tide of fascist advance led to desperate scenes in Barcelona. The fevered state of affairs in the city was exacerbated by air raids over the weekend of March 26-27, when nearly 1,000 civilians, including over a hundred children, were killed.

The drive by Franco witnessed the largest-scale assault of the Spanish Civil War thus far with the Nationalist forces drawing upon greater artillery and air force backing than previously mustered, even during the assault upon Teruel. A number of strategic retreats in Aragon by heavily out-gunned Republican units had turned into routs, and Franco’s air superiority, furnished by the Italian and German air forces, was proving decisive.

100 years ago: The Battle of Adrianople

Serbian artillery at Adrianople

On March 26, 1913, the Turkish city of Adrianople was seized by Bulgarian and Serbian armed forces, following a five-month siege of the city. The fall of Adrianople, a geo-strategically critical gateway to Constantinople, the Ottoman capital, was a major development in the final stages of the first Balkan War, which pitted the ailing Ottoman Empire against the Balkan League, composed of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro.

Adrianople was heavily fortified and had been considered virtually impregnable. The city was subjected to heavy bombardment, and supply lines to Constantinople were cut off, prompting food shortages. On March 24, Bulgarian forces launched a siege of the city, rapidly securing control of external fortifications and taking over the fortress of Adrianople on March 25. The following day, the Ottoman commander of Adrianople, Mehmed Şükrü Pasha, formally surrendered. Bulgarian troops were accused of pillaging Turkish property, and brutalizing Ottoman prisoners.

The fall of Adrianople took place in the context of heavy Ottoman defeats on all fronts, and growing pressure from the major powers for a peace deal unfavorable to Turkey to be signed. On March 6 Turkey had surrendered Ioannina to Greek forces.

The fall of Scutari in modern-day Turkey to Montenegrin troops on April 22 precipitated the signing of the Treaty of London, which ended the war, with the Ottomans ceding their territories in Europe to the victorious Balkan League.


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Google is making it easier to check if your passwords have been compromised in a data breach

October 2, 2019

Via: The Verge

Google has a password manager that syncs across Chrome and Android, and now the company is adding a “password checkup” feature that will analyze your logins to ensure they haven’t been part of a massive security breach — and there have been oh so many of those. Password checkup was already available as an extension, but now Google is building it right into Google account controls. And it’ll be prominently featured at, which is the URL shortcut to Google’s password manager.

Your login credentials are compared against the millions upon millions of known compromised accounts that’ve been part of major breaches. Google says that it also monitors the dark web to some extent for collections of passwords — but most of the database that password checkup compares against comes from crawling the open web.

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Sleep aids for babies [introducing GRO Company]

As the weeks fly by and we get closer to the arrival of our new baby, I can feel the anxiety of sleep deprivation kicking in – that’s the problem with knowing exactly what you will be walking into isn’t it?!

Since my baby shower, everything is starting to feel real and it’s been difficult to sleep as well. The nesting instinct has kicked in and I can now prepare for everything I need.

I had my my second child three years ago and a lot has changed on the baby market, with the latest innovations being introduced to make the lives of parents so much easier. I couldn’t be happier to get to experience the award-winning sleep aids that The GRO company has introduced to the South African market, through TommmeeTippee. As a mama that knows how precious (rare) sleep is and a proud ambassador for the brand, I wanted to shed some light on what you can expect with these dynamic sleep aids. If you’re expecting a new baby or have a little one, you might want to add some of these sleep aids to your shopping list!

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This is going to be my first winter baby, so something that has been on my mind a lot, is how warm a room should be with a new born. I clearly remember my granny forcing my aunt to stay in a very hot bedroom when my nephew was born, but this isn’t safe. The GroEgg will be a valuable addition to our sleeping space and I’m confident in the peace of mind it will give me.

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The Gro Egg makes a stunning accessory to my little man’s sleep nook.

What makes it special?

The Gro-egg changes colour, according to the temperature of a room, giving parents assurance of a safe sleeping environment. Because one can see the egg from a distance, you don’t have to keep walking up to it to know the temperature of the room.

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Here is what the difference colours mean:

  • Yellow glow: comfortable temperature for baby
  • Blue glow: suggests it’s too cold
  • Red glow: suggests it’s too hot

In addition, the egg makes a great and gentle night light, when you don’t want the room to be too bright.

I’m already at ease that my mom won’t have to nag me about bringing up the room temperature, we will all see for ourselves   🙂

These little friends are there to play sounds, sense crying, comfort and soothe baby. I love this little friend, because it’s portable and travel friendly, PLUS, I know that it’s one of those items that baby will grow up with and use even as a toddler.

How they work:

  • Their built in CrySensor allows them to listen out for noises made by baby. When the CrySensor is activated, the Grofriends will automatically start playing their soothing sounds and help settle your child back to sleep.
  • Ollie The Owl and Percy The Penguin can hear all noises within a room but are specifically programmed to react to crying or sharp sounds which may disturb your child.

How amazing?!!

The GroSwaddle

The GroSwaddle is a hip-healthy (safe) wrap to help newborns sleep better. They are proven to work well because young babies love to feel as safe, secure and warm as they did in mama’s womb. Swaddling has been a tradition for many families for years, as it mimics the closeness of the womb.

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Babies are sensitive and startle a lot in their early days and swaddling helps to supress these bumpy movements – helping both you and baby to get more sleep. The GroSwaddle is made from a soft and stretchy cotton which will easily and comfortably wrap around baby.

I am planning on introducing baby to swaddling from our nap and night time in the hospital.

Stand-out features:

  • Recreates the comforting, soothing feeling of being held
  • Available in various beautiful designs
  • Best for 0-3 months (max weight 6.5kg)
  • Lightweight, breathable and flexible so you can’t so you can’t over wrap your baby
  • No Velcro or ties, and the soft flexible cotton ensures you can’t swaddle too tightly
  • Suitable for over or under arm swaddling
  • Machine washable to 40 degrees

The GRO Snug

The GroSnug is often referred to as the only bedding you will need for your newborn! It’s a 2-in-1 swaddle, that is versatile enough to enable you to swaddle with baby’s arms in our out for a comfortable sleep.

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Baby feels comforted and secure while parents are reassured that baby is able to sleep in a hip-healthy position. The Grosnug has a unique shaped skirt giving baby plenty of room to kick and sleep in a natural froggy legged position.

Besides the beautiful designs, these features caught my eye:

  • Easy to use with no folding needed
  • Suitable from birth, accommodating baby from 2.2 kg to 5.5 kg
  • The long zip opens from the bottom, allowing for fuss-free nappy changes.
  • The unique design creates space for Hip-healthy natural leg position. It has been officially acknowledged as “HipHealthy” by the International Hip Displaysia Institute.

Have an older child? Gro has something for you too! You will want to read up on the GroClock for toddlers – a unique sleep aid and the GroRobe which keeps the busy little ones snug after bath-time, in preparation for your evening sleep routine.

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The Gro Company products are available from, Baby City, Charleys Boxes, Loot or selected BabiesRUs stores.

When baby arrives, I know that I will have much more to say on these sleep aids, so please follow along on my Facebook and Instagram pages if you aren’t already doing so.

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  1. Ncooooh! wish a I knew then

    They make me wanna have baby no.2 already. Your precious cargo will sure find mommy ready with all the latest goodies

    Enjoy every moment of it and rest as much as you can

    1. Ah Mosh, now you know what to grab when you’re ready to grow your family. Thank you Mama. This week has been about taking it easy.

  2. Wow !!this is a need cause wow African elders and over heating babies are like jam and peanut butter on a sandwich 😂😂

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25 Reasons I Abandoned You This Summer

back-to-schoolMy beloved, dedicated readers (all five of you), as I gleefully watched Biggie and Smalls drive away on the bus this morning, I thought of you. I must apologize from the bottom of my heart for the weeks-long silence this summer. I know I’ve hurt you before and made promises to change, but this time I really mean it.

I, MommyEnnui, do solemnly swear that I will post more often going forth, beginning today. I’ve decided that I will keep you updated with bite-sized tidbits of my life, rather than allowing myself to be paralyzed trying to express Big Thoughts. Big Thoughts hurt my brain anyway. I do, however, have some good (and some really pathetic) reasons I abandoned you this summer. Here are a few of them:

1. I’m still upset about Ben and Jen’s breakup.
2. My laptop kept overheating and turning itself off at the pool.
3. I’ve been traveling the world. And by “world,” I mean North Carolina, Washington D.C., and Mexico.
4. The “easy kid” has become the “whiny kid.”
5. The “challenging child” is still a pain in the ass.
6. I’ve been trying to decide what to wear to all my gay friends’ weddings.
7. Entertaining a puppy when it’s 95 degrees out is no picnic.
8. I was busy not cooking nutritious meals for my family.
9. Choosing paint colors for the exterior of the house isn’t a decision to be taken lightly.
10. I went on a road trip with three girls, ages 10 and under, and I’m still recovering.
11. I was working on (feeding) my bikini body.
12. The basil plant wasn’t going to water itself.
13. Facebook.
14. Pinterest.
15. I was Swiffering the floors.
16. Sleeping late felt SO good!
17. I was working the kinks out of a new summer screen-time policy.
18. I organized the house a little.
19. I expended all my energy being outraged by mass shootings and racism.
20. You try to get two girls to decide on new backpacks!
21. I’m newly upset about Gwen and Gavin.
22. Birdie is going through a clingy phase.
23. I had anticipatory stress caused by the mere thought of impending homework.
24. I dreamed I was pregnant and it took weeks to get over the terror.
25. I blinked and summer was over!

I hope you can find it in your heart to trust me again. I’m willing to work on it if you are.

Feeling Like a Failure? Lower Your Expectations!

antidepressants_funnyWhen I was working in production in Los Angeles, my boss and friend, Tom made a point of sitting down every January to write out his personal and professional goals for the year. At the same time, he’d revisit his previous list to determine which goals he’d successfully completed, which ones he’d fallen short on, and which ones to reevaluate and revise going forward. Thankfully, he got me in the habit of doing the same.

Now, I’m great at writing down my goals for the year, but I have to admit, I kind of suck at looking back and evaluating my success. I’d like to believe it’s because I’m such an optimist, always looking to the future with no time to dwell on negatives. Sadly, pretty much everyone who knows me, knows that’s far from the truth. In reality, looking back at things I intended, but failed, to do is just really f*cking depressing and I generally like to avoid it at all costs.

This January, however, I am forcing myself to confront the 2014 list and acknowledge my progress (or lack thereof). Lucky me, I also ran across my goals for 2013, so I have even more data to consider…and to haunt me for the next twelve months. Without further ado, let’s strip me bare and judge me. It’s for my own good.

My Goals for 2013

  1. Heal back and neck
  2. Get fit
  3. Drink green smoothie or juice every day
  4. Atlanta or LA — make a decision and make it happen!
  5. Get a job (or not, depending on #4)
  6. Get finances in order (Make appointment with financial planner)
  7. Refinance house
  8. Be more creative (drawing and writing)
  9. Read more nonfiction
  10. Exercise brain — learn one new thing every day
  11. Learn French
  12. View aging as an interesting science experiment, not a failure
  13. Stay in better touch with family and friends
  14. Spend the holidays on a beach

Reading through it now, I find this list charming in its naivaté. 2015 is looking back at it and shaking its head with a knowing smile. “Aw, bless 2013’s heart…so young, so hopeful…” There are exactly two items above that I can cross off with authority. I have, indeed, been more creative, with writing at least. And, I suppose cake decorating. I have also succeeded in reading more nonfiction. So there, 2013!

As far as the other thirteen items on the list go, well, I can say I gave at least most of them a shot. I actually did get more fit and drank a lake of green smoothies in 2013. Had I evaluated this list in January of 2014 as previously scheduled, I’d have proudly checked off those two goals. But no, I had to give myself an additional year to backslide on my fitness progress and go on a kale strike. So, let’s say success in 2013, less so in 2014.

I did French lessons online and was very consistent for a few months. Unfortunately, as I wrote more, I conversely spent less time studying French. You’ll see that this trend continues through 2014. Something had to give! There are only so many hours in the day! I have two children and a puppy to raise! Other excuses like that!

Goal number four is the one that makes me chuckle the most (sometimes, we laugh to hide the pain). This particular goal…deciding between staying in Atlanta or moving back to Los Angeles…has been on every single one of my annual goals lists since our first January in Atlanta. I’ve made exhaustive pros and cons lists for each possibility and the race always ends in a dead heat, hence, the inaction. I suppose we’re choosing to stay where we are by not choosing to leave. Alas, the internal cage match continues. And, now, on to my goals for 2014:

Things I Will Do In 2014:

  1. Paint our bedroom
  2. Spend more time writing
  3. Spend way less time aimlessly wandering around on the internet
  4. Read four classic books I should have read in high school
  5. Exercise five times a week…even if just thirty minutes of walking
  6. Learn to bake a pie
  7. Practice French five days a week
  8. Have at least two girls’ weekends away
  9. Get back to LA
  10. Cook one new recipe a week
  11. Write at least two blog posts a week
  12. Build a file of blog posts so I’m not always playing catch-up
  13. Volunteer at the girls’ school
  14. Meet with financial planner
  15. Introduce kids to one new veg and one new fruit each week
  16. Take a knife skills class

Reading through this list, you’ll see that I attempted to be much more firm with myself. No more of that wishy-washy “get fit” or “learn French” crap. This time, I threw some numbers behind my promises…”practice French 5 days a week.” Five and nothing less! How is one supposed to succeed unless one has her goals very clearly defined?

I started off 2014 strong. Did I paint my bedroom? Yes, I did! Did I spend more time writing? Absolutely! Did I spend way less time aimlessly wandering around on the internet? Well, um, not exactly. But, I did take one whole week off from my computer. That should count for something, right?

I managed to get away for one girls’ weekend this year. Fifty percent isn’t too bad. I started walking at least thirty minutes a day starting from when we brought Birdie home and taught her to walk on a leash (a triumph in itself). I also started doing hot yoga, which I thought I would hate, but ended up loving. Hey, I could count that as learning something new! Oh, never mind…that was 2013. As for doing actual, vigorous exercise at least five days a week, well, that was a lofty goal so I’m giving myself a pass on that one. On this year’s list, I’ll shoot for a much less onerous three times a week. Or maybe twice. Twice is good.

Actually, that may be just what I need to do in order to reach a 100% success rate…make my goals less ambitious! In an effort to end this post on a positive note, I have drafted a list of goals for 2015 that I know I can achieve:

MommyEnnui’s Far More Attainable Goals for 2015:

  1. Get out of my pajamas at some point every day (even if just to change into a fresh pair)
  2. Make a healthy, non-processed meal containing actual fruits or vegetables once a week
  3. Complete the Monday New York Times crossword puzzle at least once a month
  4. Walk the dog a minimum of once a day
  5. Think about getting a job
  6. Listen to others tell me what an important job I’m doing as a stay-at-home mom (try to believe it)
  7. Volunteer at the girls’ school, or at least boldly write my name on the sign-up sheet and then claim I have an unforeseen conflict when the date rolls around
  8. Learn to bake a pie (I’m adding this one, because I plan to do it this weekend. I’ve even bought ingredients. See? I’m well on my way to success!)
  9. Learn to see aging as a natural process that occurs between Botox appointments
  10. Speak to my husband in the evenings instead of sending him an occasional text from the adjacent couch while watching Project Runway
  11. Stop believing I’ll ever make a decision whether to stay in Atlanta or move back to LA
  12. Apply sunscreen to my face at least as often as I sunscreen my tattoos

Think I can check off twelve out of twelve when next January rolls around? I’m suddenly feeling more confident than I have in years! This is going to be very good for my self-esteem. How about you? What are your goals for the year? Need help making them more achievable? I’m here for you.

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge!

mommy_ennui_ALS_ChallengeMommyEnnui took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge this weekend. Well, actually, I did it twice! After the first take, Ad Man realized that my iPhone had run out of recording space mid-splash. Of course, he was more than happy to douse me with ice cold water again the next day! If you’d like to see the video of take 2, wherein I get bonked on the head with a big ice ball, click here.

The purpose of the Ice Bucket Challenge is to raise awareness of ALS. If you’re not familiar with the devastating disease or want to know more about the Challenge, click here. I have, in turn, challenged two of my favorite blogger friends, Joanna Pritchard of Poppy’s Style and Kris Willcox of Rhapsody in Cool. I’m counting on you, ladies!

Ode to a Sixteen Year-Old Marriage

wedding_group_pic_1197On this day, 16 years ago, Ad Man and I were married at a charming cottage in the Hollywood Hills.  The attendees were a ragtag bunch which, even in hindsight, seems appropriate to the occasion.  We’d gotten engaged less than 3 months before and decided to avoid all the drama that goes along with planning a wedding by giving ourselves a short timetable and resolving to make ours intimate and relatively casual.

We enlisted the help of a few friends, some of whom were Ad Man’s customers at the bike shop he managed at the time.  A caterer and a florist were among our cyclist friends and they both performed miracles for us on our measly budget.  Our DJ was another friend who was a well-known club DJ and played an eclectic mix of Sinatra, hip hop and old-school soul music all night.

The one thing that was traditional at our wedding, however, were our vows.  There sure as hell was no obeying and we went light on the religious stuff, but other than that, we stuck close to the script.  Up until the last minute, Ad Man was threatening to write his own vows, the thought of which filled me with horror.  I knew my reaction to his original vows would be unpredictable at best.  I imagined him being uber sappy and me turning into a blubbering mess.  Or, being so nervous anticipating what he was going to say that I’d giggle my way through the ceremony.  One thing I knew for sure, though, was that I’d be crawling out of my skin if his grammar sucked.

So, I begged him to stick with the well-worn, traditional vows, figuring that they’d stood the test of time for a reason.  And, like any wife-to-be worth her salt, I won.  The ceremony turned out to be perfect…a little tradition, a bit of hippie shit and lot of quirkiness.  After 18+ years together, 16 years of marriage and 2 kids later, though, I’m thinking those original vows would need a bit of tweaking if we were to repeat them today. I imagine something like the following would be more appropriate.

Dearly beloved, you have traveled here today from across the country and, indeed, the globe, to gather once again to relive your 20s and to witness the marriage of this often grumpy, middle-aged advertising executive to this occasionally bitchy, middle-aged, stay-at-home mom.  They may not seem familiar to you since you remember them as the young, zen, blue-haired bike shop manager and the hip but ambitious, young and fit, entertainment lawyer, but I assure you, they are the same people.  Believe me, they are as shocked by the changes as you are.

If any person can show numerous damn good reasons why they should not be re-joined together, let them speak now, provide concrete evidence including photographs, and be prepared to break the news to their two young children, or forever shut the F up.

Through marriage, Ad Man and the blogger known as MommyEnnui make a commitment together to face their disappointments, embrace their fading dreams, realize their unreasonable hopes for the future and accept each other’s failures, many of which came as unwelcome surprises since the day they first married eons ago.

Marriage is the union of husband and wife in heart, (flabby) body and (slipping) mind.  It is an act of faith, no less terrifying than skydiving, a personal commitment and, maybe a couple times a month if he’s lucky and she’s been drinking, a physical union.  Marriage has been described as the best and most important relationship that can exist between two people. That may be a bit of an exaggeration in that it ignores the extreme importance of others such as one’s therapist, nanny or barista, but you get the idea.

Anyway, who gives this woman in marriage to this man?

I give my damn self!  Actually, I don’t give myself to anyone.  You think just because I’m a wife and mother that I’m not my own person?!  Various overly defensive comments, blah, blah, blah, on and on…

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Um, OK.  Let’s table that and move on.

Do you, Ad Man, take MommyEnnui to continue to be your wife, to live together in a charmingly untidy home that really needs to have the bathrooms renovated, in the state of holy matrimony?  Will you love her even when she’s off her meds, comfort her when the grocery clerk calls her “ma’am,” honor her, at least in public, and keep her, but not in a creepy, sexist, patriarchal way?

Will you stand by her in mental illness and in health, or whatever passes for health now that you’re both in your 40s, for richer and even when you realize you’ve been paying her student loans for the last 16 years, in sadness and in joy, even through those years when the sadness just seems to pile up and far outweighs the joy, forsaking all others for as long as you both shall live?

Hell yeah!  I’m the luckiest man in the world!  (Or something like that.)

And, do you, MommyEnnui, take Ad Man to continue to be your husband, to live together with your cute but sometimes evil spawn, in the state of holy matrimony?  Will you love him even when he leaves pans to “soak” for a week before washing them, comfort him when some whippersnapper at work doesn’t get his reference to a John Hughes movie, honor him by not writing about him on your blog, and keep him…on a short leash?

Will you stand by him in sickness, when he’s a whiny pain-in-the-ass even though you had two humans cut out of your uterus without a complaint, and in health, for richer and for when he threatens to buy an expensive motorcycle, in sadness and when he’s gleefully geeking out over some new piece of technology, forsaking all others for as long as you both shall live or at least until you’re so old you no longer remember who he is?

Yes, I will agree to everything except for the blog part.

You have pronounced yourselves husband and wife.  What, therefore, a non-denominational minister from 1-800-I-MARRY-YOU, joined together so very long ago, let nothing put asunder, not the death of a parent, infertility, miscarriage, depression, raising two children, changing careers, unemployment, moving across the country, paying a mortgage or the day-to-day crap of life.  You two are stuck together forever whether you like it or not.

I like it.  I like it a lot.  Happy anniversary, Ad Man.  I love you!


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Paper Plate Apple Trees {Toddler Friendly Craft}

We're about to go apple picking soon and I thought a fun way to get Sawyer excited about it would be to make a fun craft! This craft is a bit on the time-consuming side but only because you have to wait for things to dry. Other than that it's pretty easy and fun for everyone at any skill level. To get started you'll need a few things. White Plate Cardboard Strip Green Paint Brown … [Read more...]


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Dennis Tenen: Plain Text: The Poetics of Computation (2017)

5 August 2017, dusan

“This book challenges the ways we read, write, store, and retrieve information in the digital age. Computers—from electronic books to smart phones—play an active role in our social lives. Our technological choices thus entail theoretical and political commitments. Dennis Tenen takes up today’s strange enmeshing of humans, texts, and machines to argue that our most ingrained intuitions about texts are profoundly alienated from the physical contexts of their intellectual production. Drawing on a range of primary sources from both literary theory and software engineering, he makes a case for a more transparent practice of human–computer interaction. Plain Text is thus a rallying call, a frame of mind as much as a file format. It reminds us, ultimately, that our devices also encode specific modes of governance and control that must remain available to interpretation.”

Publisher Stanford University Press, 2017
ISBN 9781503601802, 1503601803
x+268 pages

Review: Jan Baetens (Leonardo, 2017), James Edward Draney (LARB, 2017).

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The Last Word

by: Timothy Moonlight

Jack Bigsby is the founder of InfiniTech, a billion-dollar, innovative tech company, and now he’s dead. While his business is making sweeping changes, his daughter is being stalked by an unknown stranger. Meanwhile, something is churning in the depths of InfiniTech. As Claire and her friends’ investigation deepens, they are faced with a massive secret that can’t be discovered before first altering society forever. There is big money at stake in the business, and now that Jack is dead, a sinister plot unfolds to silence them at all costs.

Not to be missed, Timothy Moonlight’s startling debut The Last Word is a rollercoaster ride filled with twists, turns and technology. With strong characters and an astonishing plot, Moonlight’s story kept me clinging to the safety bar until The very Last Word.

~Deb Kastner, Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author

Author Bio:

Timothy Moonlight is a mystery/suspense author who wrote his first novel when he was a teenager. Before college, he started a second novel, but his full-time job and dedication to a degree held him back from completing it. He sat on both of these novels for more than two decades. While his life has been filled with accomplishments, he has always maintained the desire to become a published author. In July 2018, he finally put that desire into action and began penning a new novel, The Last Word. With the ability to self-publish now readily available to any author, he wrote the first draft and began the editing process and hired an editor. Between the two of them, they went through the novel thirteen times, making revisions. He is now dedicating all of his free time to writing his next novel and making a go at a writing career. He firmly believes in multiple twists in his stories, some of which he hopes his fans never see coming. He is also passionate about developing strong, relatable characters with whom his fans can’t help but fall in love.

  • Five Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Me:
  • Years ago, when I was writing my first and second novels as a teenager, I used to wake up from dreams with sweat upon my brow and a vivid novel idea in my mind.
  • I like to brood upon a book idea for several weeks before putting pen to paper. This gives me a chance to think about how certain portions of the book may play out before I write them.
  • I will always be a fan of 90s pop/alternative rock, and I have never left those years. I also love music by the late Robert Miles.
  • My motivational blog is a place where I can encourage others to follow their own personal dreams. I can say I am truly living in color now that I am following my writing passion. The world used to be so bland— but  not anymore. Check out my blog:
  • Timothy Moonlight is a pen name that reminds me of my story and my late start in following my dream. I am obligated to write, to continually better my craft, and churn out novels for those fans I truly adore.

You can find Timothy at:

Interview with Timothy:

  • What inspired you to write?

For me, writing is an internal drive. I wrote my first novel when I was 15, but never did anything with it afterward. However, from that point on in my life, I knew my purpose. My about page goes into a lot more detail (, but this has been a life-long journey for me. Now, that I’m actually writing again after so many years, I will never go back to a place of inactivity. We can accomplish so much in our lives if we apply ourselves. It took me finally getting fed up with not pursuing my dream and avoiding activities that were non-productive in my life to begin this journey. When I finally put my foot down and said “enough”, then I began to make progress.

  • What’s your favorite thing that someone else has written?

Seize the Night by Dean Koontz holds a dear place in my heart. The writing is superb and he is a masterful writer. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it, but you’ll have to start with Fear Nothing, since it is a sequel to that book. I think the setting has makes a serious impact throughout the novel along with the characters. It’s an overall great story.

  • What are you working on writing now?

My next novel will revisit the 2nd book I began to write in college, but couldn’t finish due to a full-time job along with my class load. So, there is a ton of history between the origin of the story and where I’ll actually go with it. I wouldn’t say that too much will change between what I’d envisioned back then and what I think of the idea now, but you never know. When I’m writing, I find myself adding to the story in ways that make sense. A thriving, engaging plot means the world to me and it has to resonate with the reader. My first mission in writing is always to think about the reader. Will they enjoy this? Does it resonate? Those types of questions are very important for me to answer.

  • What movie can you watch over and over again?

Is it wrong to have two? The Illusionist and Interstellar. I can watch these over and over again, however, the ending to Intersteller doesn’t resonate with me. It’s a great film though, perfect score, and most of the movie is so massive. I truly felt like I was in outer space throughout the film. I’m always eagerly anticipating more Christopher Nolan movies!

  • What would you like people to know about being an Indie author?

Just because the publishing world has changed with the ability to self-publish doesn’t mean there isn’t a ton of hard work involved. You are responsible for everything. This is fine with me, but know this up front. Not only do you need a great story, you need an editor, you need to be completely dedicated to your craft and continually making yourself better. I spend hours each week learning grammar again. Yes, starting over is hard, but you have to better yourself continually. However, I love it. I love most things about this business. You are the writing team, you are the marketing team, you are everything. When you need help, be certain to ask. There are plenty of people who are willing to help along the way. Most importantly, do it only if you love it. You have to love what you do in life. If you’re in a career that you don’t enjoy, then you are wasting your time and doing a disservice to yourself. You only have one life and time is the most precious commodity. Find what you are passionate about in life and do it with all your heart and your life will be full of life and color.

  • What is the main plot of the book?

It revolves around the life of Claire Bigsby right after her father’s death. In her struggle with grief and other intense situations she faces within the book, the reader is drawn into an intriguing web of constant suspicion. If you would like the exact synopsis, you can read it here: (webpage)

  • How did you come up with the idea for the novel?

This novel was borne out of my own personal loss of my father in 2011. It’s interesting because when I started writing The Last Word, I had no idea my own sense of loss would enshroud the book, but if you look hard enough, anyone who knows me will be able to see that, in a way, the story chronicles my own bout with grief. Anyone who has lost a loved one, someone who is irreplaceable in their life, will be able to identify with what Claire is going through in the book. The story doesn’t stay in a bleak mood as you will recognize after the characters are introduced.

  • What does it take to create a compelling character?

It takes a little bit of you, someone you have a connection with in some realm of life. For us in this novel, it’s Claire, a woman who has lost her father – a good and decent man who she loved fiercely. When you have a connection with someone, you are drawn to them like a magnet. You suddenly want to see them succeed in their quest. You care about their well-being and you want them to overcome the obstacles that they face. When you see characters in stories overcome their difficulties, it speaks to us, deep down inside that maybe we can overcome our own obstacles in this life as well. Claire isn’t the only person in the story that you care about and as for the rest my lips are sealed.

  • What does the writing process look like for you?

Great question! It is a jumbled mess! Lol, but it’s a lot of fun. I work a full-time job like most writers and like most writers sometimes you come home and you’re tired, but you have to write! Writing has never been a chore to me. It’s really about having a goal and sticking with it. A word to a sentence to a paragraph to a page that eventually turns into a novel. I don’t know everything that will happen in the novel before I’m done with it. Some items I know I want to happen in the book, but a large portion of The Last Word wasn’t written to a specific plan until after the 40% mark. Other things just fell into place and as I’m sure other writers will agree, some things I changed during the course of the book.

  • What is the story behind your branding logo?

The logo of a writer’s silhouette against the moon is a picture of someone who started late in life, during the moonlight phase of their existence. It’s a picture of my life. Notice though that I’m writing in that picture, I’m finally doing what I was born to do on this Earth, it just took me a while to get here. I’m here doing what I love now and I’m here to stay.

  • You mentioned earlier about your motivational blog? Tell me about that and what other content do you have on it?

My website is It’s my author site where people can read some of my content, but also a place where people can read motivational content that I wish I had access to when I was a kid, teenager, or early 20s. There is a wealth of knowledge out there, but what I have come away with in life as far as happiness is this: Do what you love. Do something your passionate about. Find a way to turn what you love into a profession. We spend the majority of our lives working. Why would you do something you dislike most of your life? Some of the things you’ll read there is common sense, some of it will provoke you to take action. You’ll also find some poetry I have written, some from decades ago, some from mere weeks ago. Also, you’ll discover I chronicle my journey with my novel when I’m writing one. I expect that I will continue to do that. It’s fun telling people about the adventure you’re on. They can see your process and how things are moving along. I will never give spoilers about any of the content.

  • Where do you get inspiration for your stories?

I used to wake up in the middle of the night with ideas for novels. I expect that will come back to me as long as I keep myself engaged in the process. That didn’t happen with The Last Word. Truth be told, I didn’t know what I had until it was almost half-way completed. I believe in the future of my writing I will have more of an outline, but I’ll also keep an open mind with regards to the characters and try to give them a will of their own. If you want your story to take an unexpected turn, then let them make the decisions.

  • What about writing a novel do you enjoy the most?

All of it. Writing a novel takes patience, dedication, and strategy. I have always done well with these elements. I enjoy thinking through situations and how different scenarios play out. I love to plan surprises for my fans with at least one big “I never saw that coming!” moment. I believe The Last Word delivers this excitement several times.

  • What is the most challenging part of writing a novel?

Like most writers, I would say ensuring your plot lasts. The middle of a novel can be terrifying to writers. This is because they may not have the content to carry a novel to the end. Haven’t we all read novels where there is a lot of filler? I never want to do that. I may take some time in the beginning to introduce you to the characters and their world, but when that has been completed – look out, the thriller train is chugging down the track. All aboard! If the train doesn’t have the steam to get moving, then my book isn’t ready for release.

  • How have you grown as a writer in this process?

The short answer is leaps and bounds. One thing that I have grown plenty in are the relationships that I have formed with people. I love my editor, Debra Kastner. We discuss things. If something needs to change, I change it. Like I have stated on my blog before, “I am an impartial judge, holding an ax and pen instead of a gavel, not beholden to the cries of my own personal creativity.” I’ve embraced more fully the patience inside me. You can’t rush a high-quality product. You have to take your time, gain perspective, and see other points of view, all while staying true to who you are. I will continue to learn every day and hope to only increase in the quality of my novels. Above all else, I want my fans to be thoroughly pleased when they reach the end.

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Robinette Legal Group, PLLC - 211 Everhart Dr., Morgantown, West Virginia, 26508

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Morgantown Car Accident Law Firm

3424689_1As a car accident victim you face great personal and financial hardship. Full and fair compensation can relieve the financial burden and help your family move forward, but the insurance companies are not going to pay willingly. You have to fight for the compensation you are entitled to. We know because we used to defend the insurance companies. Now our Morgantown car accident law firm is dedicated to helping injury victims and the loved ones of wrongful death victims.

The Personal Attention You Need

After an accident you may be struggling with serious injuries. You probably are facing growing medical bills and are unable to earn a living. We understand the anxiety and grief that accident victims and their loved ones face, and how important your case is to your future.

We take a limited number of cases that we carefully select, so that we can fully dedicate our time, attention and resources to each client and family. You will have two attorneys working with you throughout the entirety of your case, along with our experienced and dedicated support staff. We are always happy to answer your questions, address your concerns, and help you feel comfortable with the legal process.

We Can Come to You

Before you hire our Morgantown car accident law firm, we will meet for your free initial consultation. We know that when you are seriously injured or caring for an injured loved one, it can be difficult or impossible to go to an office to attend a meeting. If coming into our office is not realistic for you, we will gladly meet at time and place that is best for you, whether that is in your home, your hospital room or another location.

Our Experience Sets Us Apart

Our lawyers are uniquely qualified to fight for car accident victims like you. Our founding attorney, Jeff Robinette, used to work for the insurance companies, defending against personal injury lawsuits like yours.

Now we use that knowledge and experience to help accident victims and their families beat the insurance companies and recover the full compensation they deserve. We know how they operate and the tactics they will try to use against you, so we can stay one step ahead of our opponents.

We fully understand how hard the insurance companies and other corporations work to cheat injury victims out of the money they deserve, and we find it deeply satisfying to see our clients’ lives and futures change for the better when we win maximum compensation for them.

To learn more about your rights and how we can help you, please call the Morgantown car accident law firm, Robinette Legal Group, PLLC, at 304-594-1800 or contact us online today.


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Aichi Summer Seminar 2011: Joyful and delicious Bangladeshi curry class!

TS3N1160-a      When I opened the door of the kitchen, I saw a familiar face there. She also sighted me and waved with a big smile on her face, saying “Look! I’m wearing the same shirt this year, too!”

     This is the kitchen at Tokai High School in Nagoya. I took part in an annual event called Aichi Summer Seminar with some of my friends. This event has more than 1,000 classes every year and you can learn many different things for free or at a low price. TS3N1162-a

     It was two years ago when I discovered such a wonderful event. Since then I’ve taken a class of Bangladeshi curry, and it was my third time to see her in the class this year. We found out that she was wearing the same shirt last year as she had worn it two years ago, and then she promised me that she would wear the shirt next year, too. TS3N1166

     I was very happy to see not only her but also Jean there. He’s a mini-celebrity. He is the only Seychellois in this area of Japan. That’s why he is sometimes interviewed on TV. I hadn’t seen him since we met first in this curry class last year, but he also remembers me.

     Actually, there were no Bangladeshi people in the class. So, I thought Jean was Bangladeshi at first. No Bangladeshi but Seychellois and Japanese in a Bangladeshi cooking class. Anyway, the class was fun and very interesting and made the participants so happy. Needless to say, the curry was so nice and delicious!TS3N1164-a

Bangladeshi Chicken Curry Recipe

Ingredients (Serves 6)

750g Chicken with bones
2 onions (chopped)

1.5 tablespoons ground ginger
1.5 tablespoons ground garlic
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1.5 tablespoons curry powder
1.5 teaspoons salt
1 L water

1. Rinse chicken and cut properly

2. Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onions, stir-fly until onions become brown.

3. Add ground ginger and garlic, curry powder and salt, stir-fry 5 minutes.TS3N1168

4. Add chicken and fry 10 minutes.

5. Add water, shimmer, covered, for 30 minutes.

      Actually I don’t know the name of the lady who was wearing the same shirt as last year, and she doesn’t know my name, either. But we promised to meet each other at the curry class next year, too. She also promised me to wear that shirt again!

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Rider dies in crash into gully

Queensland Police Cops covert vehicle power fatal utility rammed

A man has died in a motorcycle crash in a gully in Killarney, South East Queensland, this afternoon (2 February 2020).

Queensland Police say their preliminary investigations indicate the man was travelling south on Border Road around 3.10pm when he “lost control of his motorcycle” and crashed into a gully.

The 49-year-old man from nearby Legume, NSW, died at the scene.

Forensic Crash investigators are appealing for any witnesses or anyone who may have dash cam vision to contact police.

No other details are currently available.

Our sincere condolences to the rider’s family and fiends.

“Lost control” does not necessarily immune blame on the rider.

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Custom iPhone Overlay Title for WMM 6.0

iPhone OverlayFollowing my series of custom Movie Maker image overlays, here's an overlay where your video appears on the screen of a iPhone.

There are two installers depending on whether you are running on a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows. The installer will put the necessary files into, C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\Shared.
Blaine's iPhone Overlay Title (32-bit)
Blaine's iPhone Overlay Title (64-bit)
To use the new title
  • Go to 'Tools' > 'Titles and Credits' > 'Title on the selected clip'.

  • Click on 'change the title animation'.

  • Under your list of one line titles there will be two new titles: iPhone Overlay FS (4:3) or iPhone Overlay WS (16:9)

  • Pick the one that matches your aspect ratio then click 'Done'.

  • Stretch the title so that it extends for the length of your clip.

  • If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the original forum post that inspired this title.

    1. I am trying to use this effect but for some reason the ipod image is blocking out the video instead of the video being inside out. any help would be appreciated.

      1. Be sure you followed the instructions for creating the title on the selected clip and also extending the duration to the full length of the clip. This title will behave as shown in the video.

    2. This is just too epic, I'd rather editing with WMM6 than those hardest Sony Vegas! Thanks Blaine!

    3. hello, whenever I try to download any of your add ons windows installer says that it is installing, but it does not come up in movie maker

      1. You must be running the correct version of Windows Movie Maker 6.0. So be sure you are using the same 64-bit version of WMM 6.0 and the add-ons. Second, verify that the files got copied to the install folder of C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\Shared\AddOnTFX


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Michael Harris

Of Counsel | Houston

Michael Harris’ service, dedication and commitment to the City of Houston, its constituents and the people at-large began as a Police Sergeant for the Houston Police Department in 1986. Since that time, commitment and community involvement has been evidenced in every area of his work, profession and career. Harris is known throughout the City and State in business, legislative, political and community arenas. While on the police force, Harris received the honor and distinction as “Officer-of-the-Year” and was also recognized with law enforcement’s “Outstanding Texan Award.”

Harris brings over 25 years’ business management, community relations, government affairs, public policy and public service to McCall. Prior to joining McCall, Harris founded The Harris Law Firm, where he represented and counseled clients in all areas of Texas law.  His current practice includes tending to the day-to-day functions of advising, defending and strategically planning individual caseloads for both individuals and businesses.

Civic and educational causes are equally important to Harris, where he is involved with organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Urban League, United Negro College Fund, National Head Start Program, Texas Children’s Hospital, Gulf Coast Community Service Association, My Brother’s Keeper Outreach Center, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Star of Hope Mission, The 100 Club, Greater Houston Partnership, and the Texas Association of Business.

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Twin Birth Story Part II

If you haven’t already read part one, click here.

I heard someone come in the room a little after noon and recognized my Dr’s pink tennis shoes under the curtain. She checked me and said, “well you are ready to push.”

We were still in shock at how quickly things were going. It felt like we’d just gotten to the hospital. But I started pushing! She sat on the end of my bed and coached me through pushing. My mom and sister were both those “I pushed once and the baby was out” girls. I was not. I think bedrest really affected my stamina.

Chuck had to literally push my shoulders forward, because my abs were so weak. The Dr let me push in the nice delivery room and said we didn’t have to go to the OR until the last minute. After about an hour of trial and error with learning how to push, it was time to go to the OR.

They wheeled me down the hall and whisked Chuck away to get his OR garb. I guess my epidural wasn’t super strong because I was able to basically transfer myself onto the operating table. There was a guy putting sensors on me that I think was part of the anesthesia team. Someone put a lovely hat on me and mentioned something about how it had hippos on it. Exactly the animal pregnant women want to be associated with right? Oh well, we bless them.

There was a good bit of scurrying around and soon Chuck came through the door. I kinda chuckled at his hat and robe. He had the camera around his neck and was all ready to be a dad.

Okay time to push again!! The Dr asked for another nurse to hold my other leg while Chuck and the random guy with the sensors pushed my shoulders forward. My birth was seriously a team effort. Some women hate that there are so many people in a twin birth, but I was actually thankful for all the help!

Chuck counted 12 people in the room at one point.

Not too long after, our Autumn Hope entered the world. She didn’t cry. Of course, I immediately start asking over and over, “is she okay?” I watched them give her oxygen and then she let out a scream. Chuck and I both took deep breaths and shed a few tears. Apparently the cord was around her neck.

With no time to waste it was time to get baby B out. They used an ultrasound to find her position, and the Dr had the nurses put pressure on my tummy to keep her in place. When she went to turn her, she found she had slipped right into head down. Good girl! My babies had been listening to mama in all our nighttime bath conversations. 🙂

Baby B felt much easier in some ways because I finally knew what it felt like to push correctly. With her, I kept saying “can I push?!” In unison, they’d say “YES.” Less than 20 minutes after her big sister, our Charlotte Joy entered the world with a loud scream and outstretched arms as if to say “I’m here everyone!”

She was so pink and red compared to Autumn. Apparently her cord was super short. The NICU asked once when her water broke, and I had no idea. I asked the Dr and she said she didn’t even know. Twin births are are so intense, it can be hard to keep track of everything.

After they weighed the girls they laid Autumn and then Charlie on my chest. Then the anesthesiologist jumped in and started taking pictures of us and the girls. What a gift! She was standing on stools to get shots. It was hilarious!IMG_1912

There is nothing you can compare to that moment. Nothing.

My cheesy little babies. They just stared at each other. It was so sweet!

The girls were on the smaller side. My Dr had told me they were measuring small at my last sonogram, but it took awhile for it all to register. Charlie was 3 oz from being able to come to the room with me. They joked that she probably peed on her way to the scale. They even weighed her again in NICU in hopes they could bring her to me. Not having Charlie with us was the hardest part for sure!

After the delivery we went back to the room and Autumn immediately ate like a champ! I was so thankful that I got the delivery I hoped for!

My Dr came in and told me she was proud of me and gave me a kiss on the forehead. A little later, Chuck and my nurse were both staring at me. Chuck was saying did you bust a blood vessel on your forehead while you were pushing. I was so confused, and they were both staring at me trying to figure out what it was. Then eventually it hit me, it was her lipstick!

Ha! I was so thankful for the team of people who helped bring our girls safely into the world.

Autumn Hope 4 lb 9 oz
Autumn Hope 4 lb 9 oz
Charlotte Joy 4 lb 5 oz
Charlotte Joy 4 lb 5 oz

Later that evening I went to recovery where I had the best night nurses. Since my hospital stay was mostly filled with nursing and pumping we didn’t have much time for visitors but my parents came down from East Texas. It was sweet for them to come and meet the girls!

proud papa
proud papa

Charlie in the NICU
Charlie in the NICU

We came home with Autumn 2 days later.

She was only 4 lb 3 oz at that point but perfectly healthy. I cried so much. I didn’t want to leave Charlie or the hospital especially those wonderful nurses!

IMG_1926We could not get over how tiny Autumn was in her car seat!

We are so thankful for two healthy girls and the countless answered prayers. We are in awe of how faithful God has been to us through this journey. He went over and above, and way beyond what we could imagine with our little double portion.

We may be a little sleepy, but we have never been happier or more thankful. God is good!

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Tribal clashes over the ownership of a gold mine have already forced nearly 100,000 people from their homes in the Jebel Amir region of Sudan’s North Darfur this year. A decade has passed since the Darfur conflict began, and there are still dire medical needs in the region. Despite efforts to provide medical humanitarian aid to people of Darfur, there is still more work to do, says Fernando Medina, MSF’s coordinator in Sudan.

What is the situation in Jebel Amir now?
The conflict erupted due to a dispute between two tribes over the ownership of a gold mine that is very important to the economy of the area. This rapidly triggered violent clashes. Estimates of the number of dead and injured vary, but there are reports of 100,000 people being forced to flee their homes, and who are now scattered across several locations. The largest group – about 65,000 people – is in El Seraif, where MSF is carrying out medical and humanitarian activities for this population. The internally displaced people (IDPs) are in addition to the local population of about 50,000 people.

Are any other aid organisations working in the area?
Right now, we are the only international medical humanitarian organisation in the area. Two national organisations working here had to temporarily bring their activities to a halt due to the increase in violence.

How has MSF responded to the outbreak of violence?
Firstly we sent a team to assess the needs of the population in several areas where the displaced had gathered. We detected the most acute needs in El Seraif. Even though there is a hospital there, the massive flow of displaced people has overwhelmed its capacity. So our idea was to set up a basic healthcare programme and mobile clinics.

Is this population safe from violence?
The most recent clashes between the two tribes happened four weeks ago, when the MSF team was in the area preparing the emergency response. The attacks occurred on the outskirts of El Seraif, with the result that many injured people were admitted to the hospital. Our team worked with the medical staff there to provide direct medical care and refer the most serious cases to El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. All of this took place within 48 hours. About 121 patients were seen. Now the situation has calmed down a little. We also distributed therapeutic food to 9,600 children under five.

Despite all the difficulties, MSF is still working in Darfur. Can you describe MSF’s activities in the region?
As well as working with the Ministry of Health to respond to emergencies such as the one in Jebel Amir, we are currently carrying out regular projects to provide basic healthcare, mother-and-child healthcare, vaccinations etc, through both fixed and mobile clinics. We have one project in Dar Zaghawa in the north of North Darfur; another is in the area of Tawila, west of El Fasher; and the third project is in Kaguro, a rebel area. In February 2013, we took part in a campaign to vaccinate 100,000 people against yellow fever. This is on top of the 750,000 people we have already vaccinated against yellow fever in the country since the end of last year through a joint campaign with the Ministry of Health.

MSF had to suspend its activities in Kaguro last year because it was unable to guarantee a regular stock of drugs and medical supplies. However, the team was able to return to the area for the vaccination campaign. Are you expecting to be able to resume the project?
The area is hard to access not only because of logistical difficulties, but also because the permits required to send supplies or staff have not been granted. We are hoping to resume activities there, but the difficulty of sending medicines and deploying medical staff remains. Yet I think that discussions with the authorities are on the right track. They seem to be willing, but need time. The recent vaccination campaign is a positive step forward.

After a decade of fighting, what challenges do the people of Darfur face on a medical and a humanitarian level?
Access to healthcare needs to be improved, and distance plays a factor. Also irregular supplies of drugs and medical equipment, and delayed work permits impact immediate medical action.

MSF has been working in Sudan since 1979, and currently has projects in Al-Gedaref, Sennar, and North, South, and East Darfur states. MSF started working in Darfur in 1985, and has been working in the region continuously since 2004.

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Penultimate week

I'm only in San Francisco for one more week. Here is a list of things I didn't get a chance to do. Please feel free to comment if you think any of these are "can't miss" destinations I should see in my last nine days in The City:

1. See Nayland Blake’s art at the San Francisco library
2. The "Tales Of The City" house on 28 Barbary Lane (at Columbus and Broadway near City Lights)
3. Green Apple books (506 Clement St, north of GG Park)
4. Alamo Square and the Painted Ladies
5. Playland-not-at-the-beach
6. 24 Karat in Berkeley
7. Walk across the Golden Gate bridge
8. Marin headlands and the Muir woods
9. The Exploratorium and the Palace of Fine Arts
10. Wicked Grounds coffeehouse (289 8th St and Folsom)
11. Golden Gate Park
    Academy of Sciences
    Strybing Arboretum
    Ocean Beach
    The Dutch windmill
    Conservatory of Flowers
    Japanese Tea Garden (again)
12. 49-Mile Drive
13. San Francisco Fire Engine Tours and Adventures
14. Aquarium of the Bay (and Pier 39)
15. Levi's Park
16. Shopping at the Embarcadero Center
17. The Audium (1616 Bush St, North near Van Ness)
18. Angel Island
19. The Zoo
20. See a show at Slim’s (333 11th and Folsom)
21. Takara Sake brewery in Berkeley (708 Addison, near University & 80)
22. Kabuki Springs bath (1750 Geary Blvd at Fillmore)

Also, I never ate at any of the following restaurants. Are any of these amazing? Can you think of somewhere else I should eat?

Eureka Grill (4063 18th St, Castro & Market)
Zapatas (4150 18th St, Castro & Market)
21st Amendment (563 2nd St, south of 80)
Tres Agaves (130 Townsend St, south of 80)
Delfina Pizzeria (3621 18th St, Guerrero south of Market)
The Warming Hut (Presidio Building 983, Marine Dr & Long Ave, GG Bridge)
The Fly Trap (606 Folsom St, at around 2nd)
Ike's Place (3506 16th St, near the Castro)
Firefly (4288 24th St, Noe Valley south of the Castro)
Polly-Anne's Ice Cream (3138 Noriega Street, Sunset south of GG Park)

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The ClassPath has to be associated with processes in order to find new ones to execute.

Putting the process details such as the class path and main class in processes and threads is a bit convoluted, especially when it comes to the interpreter. However, after the thread is initialized and the thread arguments are checked, the interpreter thread would be created then.

So for the rerecording interpreter I will need a decent object representation that would allow objects which are active in memory to be deterministic. The allocation and order counts for objects would have to be the same in every case for the most part. The garbage collector can be made deterministic. Thinking about it, the ID association (one that determines the ID of things at least for the kernel), could be made a bit more public so that the interpreter could use it. I could also move it off to a new project and have code just depend on it for example. So it would be virtually the same, except that it could be shared in more places. Then I could adjust it so that when IDs are exhausted, they can start from the start, a binary search would be performed, and if there is a collision then the list would iterate upwards. It would attempt to find an ID which is not used at all. If the backing list is not random accessed, then it can use another means. This of course would only be performed once all of the IDs have been exhausted. However, finding a free ID can just reset the next ID which would be binary searched and may be a bit faster.

So for the rerecording interpreter, perhaps a singular growable list could be used for objects. Any new object which is allocated is placed near the end. I should however be able to have common code between the interpreters such as the garbage collector and such. There would also have to be a maximal bound on the garbage collector also. For the standard interpreter the host VM garbage system can be used with References and such in most cases. However the rerecording interpreter will need the entire storage state to be deterministic. So I would say that there would have to be a specified standard GC trigger point, which when reached goes through every object stopping all kinds of execution and sees which objects can be garbage collected. Due to circular references, it would have to be mark and sweep and such. However, I would basically be writing a garbage collector 3 times. One for each interpreter and then the real garbage collector on real hardware. I must write a standard garbage collection class and use them for all three, regardless of their slight differences. Otherwise 3 garbage collectors would be difficult to keep synchronized and maintained. Also, the same garbage collector would make it more consistent across implementations. Any bugs discovered while writing the interpreters with regards to the garbage collector can be fixed up as required.