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Monday, February 22, 2010

B’yachad Shabbaton – Mifgash with Mishlahat

This year, something I have been doing with my time in Israel is participating in a seminar that is about brining my Israel experiences to camp this summer.  During B'yachad seminars, we discuss topics both directly and indirectly relevant to camp; things directly related to camp in that we do an activity about brining Israel to camp and things indirectly related to camp in that we discuss subjects about Israel (with the mindset of being in Israel for the year) that will impact our relationship to Israel and how we relate to campers and shlichim, the staff that comes from Israel.  Until now, the seminars were just Nativers from different camps.  This weekend, however, our seminar included the Israeli staff.

The seminar began in Ma'ale HaHamisha on Thursday night.  We were supposed to leave Yeruham at 2:30, but the bus didn't pick us up until almost 3:30, and then we had to pick up the Kibbutzniks on the way up.  We arrived at around dinnertime, though, which was good because we were hungry and Ma'ale HaHamisha food has a good reputation for being delicious.  Shortly after I arrived, I saw the mishlachat from Ramah Darom that were participating in the weekend – Hanan, David, Hagar, Mor, Hila, and Hannah – Yossi, my co from last summer, arrived on Friday.  Having felt bad that I hadn't seen too much mishlachat this year, I was glad to see them and spend some time with them.  Of course, no surprises, the Ramah Darom mishlachat was the loudest and most-spirited delegation at the shabbaton.  So on Thursday night, we just did some icebreakers and talked about family origins around the world.  The latter program, while dealing with a common topic, was conducted creatively and I liked it.  If the meeting room was a globe, we started by standing where we were at the moment, then where we are this year, then branching out to where we were born, where parents were born, and then where grandparents were born.  People had interesting stories about how they got where.  We then discussed in smaller groups if we agree with the decisions our ancestors made.  My answer was yes – but I feel compelled to continue the decision-making in terms of the destiny of my descendents.

On Friday, our main activity was visiting the Museum on the Seam in Jerusalem.  The museum changes exhibits every now and then, so people who have seen it in the past would have seen a different exhibit than we saw.  While the theme of the exhibit was about home and homelessness, and while we were supposed to concentrate on our personal relationships to "home," most of the art seemed to be dealing with political issues in a very leftist fashion.  In many ways, the art portrayed the victim/refugee as being right and the powerful ones as being oppressive – it didn't put Israel and sometimes America in a very favorable light.  Many people felt that the biases were excessive in the museum.  Then after that we drove to Nordia for Shabbat – not such a great youth hostel but that's the only one they could find – and we didn't do too much from there.

To bring in Shabbat, there were two davening options: Masorti and Alternative.  I was on the committee for the Masorti – we just did an activity related to Shabbat objects and how we relate to them and then David gave a d'var Torah on the parasha.  We had a nice service.  Following that was a festive Shabbat dinner with lots of camp ruach and such.  As usual, I will comment on the food, and it was fantastic.  We had some icebreakers after that weren't so great and then I just hung out with people and learned a Torah reading for Shabbat morning.

Tefillot were not originally on the schedule for Shabbat morning.  People complained about that a bit (it's very annoying actually), and things were in the works to get a davening together.  We ended up joining another group there.  The basic highlight of that was young Sephardim boys (I'm guessing 9th graders) breaking out into random song in between each aliyah of the Torah reading… it was one of those amusing "what the hell are they doing?" moments.  While we were davening, the text sessions about Shabbat started, and we showed up midway through.  We had excerpts from Heschel and Bialik in front of us, and while the main goal was to comment on the texts themselves, we spent a lot of time talking about the influence of American texts on Israelis and vice versa.  Following that was Kiddush, and then a game called "B'seder or Lo b'seder "(lit. "ok or not ok").  A subject was thrown out, and everyone would go around the circle saying "b'sder" or "lo b'seder," and after a few rounds, we would discuss the different issues.  The topics of course started light, like cell phones, but hot button issues came up – Arab Prime Minister, Goldstone Report, Gay Marriage, Abortion… and Harry Potter.  We had lunch, mincha, and that basically took up most of free time.  The program afterwards had to do with Israel-Diaspora relationships, and then summation of the seminar.

While it's not on the schedule for the future, many people expressed interest in having more sessions with the mishlachat in the future.  It was worth having these discussions with Israeli points-of-view.  The seminar definitely gave me a lot to think about, as well as the people there.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

One Month Ago

yesterday, I posted that I should have been flying to Africa on that date. I was not able to make the trip then because my friends that I was traveling with did not have permission to leave the U.S.

Today, my friend Msoshi had his interview with I.N.S. He passed the test for citizenship and will be sworn in on July 29th!! Immediately upon being sworn in he can apply for his passport. Unfortunately, it will not be as easy for his wife Rebeka. She does not read, and is having a very difficult time learning to speak English. Since citizenship does not appear to be in her near future, we are still waiting for permission for her to leave the U.S. Once we have a passport for Msoshi and permission for Rebeka to leave, we will be taking our trip. I think I mentioned in the original post that they are refugees from the Congo or Zaire, whichever you wish to call it. Things in their country are still very unstable. All of their family is in refugee camps in Tanzania or Burundi. We are going to take them what we can carry and to encourage them. Let them know they are not forgotten.
A little side note, my husband and I tried to adopt three of their grandchildren and bring them to the U.S. We were turned down by the Congolese government because they did not know if we would bring them here and use them as slaves. It is ok for them to starve in refugee camps, because the government can't get its act together, but never let them come out to a better life. At the time we tried they were 13, 8 and 1.
We would have been returning to the U.S. today. Instead we wait. We know that the Lord has told us to go, so we know also that when his timing is right, all of the doors will open and we will leave.
Until then, Praise God for Msoshi's citizenship!!

Debbie said...

Wow! That is quite a story and if you ask me there is a miracle waiting to be revealed. I will pray for all of you.

Gramma 2 Many said...

Thanks Deb, we all need it.

Veggie Mom said...

What a story--thanks for sharing! BTW, don't forget the Great Pop'rs Giveaway! The more you comment, the better chance you have of winning--Check it out!

quitecontrary1977 said...

You have such an interesting and full life! I feel a little envious!

rmgales said...

May you be blessed for your efforts.

Trooper Thorn said...

Msoshi is a lucky man to have such a great country and such great friends. As a proud Canadian, I can honestly say the US is the best place on Earth because folks like he and his family can come.

Thanks for your many kind words on my blog. I'll return.

Veggie Mom said...

BTW, did you hear about our campaign to e-mail Oprah about Uncle Lynn & Pop'rs? The SITStas even got in on the act! Please drop by and see what's happening in Aunt Julie's neck o' the woods!

The Pink Potpourri said...

wow. that's a great story. adoption is HUGE at our church. we have a ministry that helps families through the adoption process, both internationally and in the U.S. we will be praying for this journey!

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

an ode to sun dried tomatoes

It makes sense
that something perfected
by the glorious sun

would be glorious
in itself.

The tomato,
though excellent on it's own,
when dried
reaches the utmost state
of appetizing.

A sweet and savory
choice befitting any
and sandwich.

Oh, sun dried tomato!
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Afterthoughts: YATS 16

Hello and welcome to YATS Afterthoughts, Larry Press here. We talked about the various media stores on episode 16 of YATS, and I came across this article this morning.

The story is so complicated that it makes my head hurt. There are so many dimensions — the media type (movie, TV show, song, podcast, etc.), rental and purchase prices, rental terms, supported devices, available titles, etc. etc. If we could find a way to summarize all of this in charts or whatever, it would be a great service to mankind.

The bad news is that the market is a mess, but the good news is that no one has “won” yet — there is room for competition. Note that the article ignores Microsoft.

We talked about their lack of innovation last night. Here is a happy dream — Microsoft comes out with a terrific set-top x-box and opens a great store that kicks everyone’s butt. We also need to be able to move seamlessly from one “store” to another the way Roku lets us move between Amazon and Netflix.

I checked out the Ouya that Mat talked about. I would worry that it might be a paper tiger if I were planning to send them some $$. It also seems to me to be oriented exclusively toward gaming. While there are a lot of gamers, I bet there are a lot more media consumers, who want to hook a single smart, programmable box to their dumb TV display and audio system. I started to write “and a DVR,” but, on second thought, that belongs in the cloud in a neutral place that the user owns and controls.

Or, if that doesn’t save Microsoft, how about your car as a MS platform?

Do you guys know anything about this stuff? Ford is pushing electronics hard, with the car as an open platform for developers. Does Msoft power Ford?


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9.5.3 The Constructor Name

Also, JavaScript does not require that every object have a constructor property: this is a convention based on the default prototype object created for each function, but it is easy to accidentally or intentionally omit the constructor property on the prototype. The first two classes in this chapter, for example, were defined in such a way (in Examples 9-1 and 9-2 ) that their instances did not have constructor properties.

9.5.3 The Constructor Name

The main problem with using the instanceof operator or the constructor property for determining the class of an object occurs when there are multiple execution contexts and thus multiple copies of the constructor functions. These functions may well be identical, but they are distinct objects and are therefore not equal to each other.

One possible workaround is to use the name of the constructor function as the class identifier rather than the function itself. The Array constructor in one window is not equal to the Array constructor in another window, but their names are equal. Some JavaScript implementations make the name of a function available through a nonstandard nameproperty of the function object. For implementations without a nameproperty, we can convert the function to a string and extract the name from that. (We did this in §9.4 when we showed how to add a getName() method to the Function class.)

Example 9-4 defines a type() function that returns the type of an object as a string. It handles primitive values and functions with the typeof operator. For objects, it returns

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either the value of the class attribute or the name of the constructor. The type()function uses the classof() function from Example 6-4 and the Function.getName() method from §9.4 . The code for that function and method are included here for simplicity.

Example 9-4. A type() function to determine the type of a value

*Return the type of o as a string: * -If o is null, return "null", if o is NaN, return "nan". * -If typeof returns a value other than "object" return that value.*(Note that some implementations identify regexps as functions.) * -If the class of o is anything other than "Object", return that. * -If o has a constructor and that constructor has a name, return it. * -Otherwise, just return "Object". **/

function type(o) { var t, c, n; // type, class, name

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November 14, 2006

Rich Casebolt

Comment over at blackfive that I thought was worth saving here.

Comment below written by: Rich Casebolt

Skyview ...

I honestly think you can peg the Republican loss to one statement alone: Cheney's assertion that a vote for the Democrats sends the message to the terrorists that America doesn't have the stomach for the fight. It's an overt and explicit insult to any American giving thoughtful consideration to who to vote for.

In the light of what the Democratic leaders have been saying since 2003 ... and the statements of several terrorist/totalitarian leaders ... Cheney's statement is also awfully close to the truth.

I don't think, however, that he insulted that many people. I think that the questions you list:

Voters swung blue this cycle because they were not reassured about some elemental questions regarding the war: Weren't we supposed to have won by now? How long is this going to last? What is it going to take to win?

were more of a factor, along with ... why Iraq?

These questions also make a statement ... regarding our judgment as citizens.

We seem to think that the justifcation for war must be based upon specific evidence of specific acts (documented in a manner reminiscent of CSI) ... and that our response must be limited to resolving those specific acts ... else we risk waging an unjustified war.

The rational justification for this war, however, is far, far simpler than that ... even simpler than WMD ... but the American people are uncomfortable with accepting that justification -- for "we the people" have also been conditioned over the last 50 years or so to make the prevention of American mistakes our highest priority ...

... even over the prevention of enemy intent.

OTOH, the specifics-based justification above is what was the driving force behind Desert Storm ... and the limits associated with those specifics is what left Saddam in power afterwards.

Desert Storm ... which can now be shown to have ended prematurely, due to media and diplomatic pressure against our government ... also reinforced the conventional wisdom that only wars that can be quickly and "neatly" won are worth fighting.

That leaves the American people looking for two choices ... win quickly ... or just leave; after all, it probably wasn't that big of a threat to us, anyway.

However, what if the right choice ... is another choice altogether?

What if we can't win quickly ... or we can, but it means the deaths of millions in all-out, indiscriminate, nation-on-nation warfare ...

... yet the threat, while limited in its reach today, can leverage technology and freedom-of-movement to expand its reach to the point it severely disrupts civilization itself -- with the plausible potential of growing into an existential threat against our civilization?

Do we have the wisdom to discern the course that resolves what I have described in the last two paragraphs ... without unleashing a full-blown World War?

WWII-style sacrifice is not what is needed now; in fact, it would be counterproductive to the war effort.

The answer lies in the application of two items:

One, precision-guided ruthlessness ... where the difference between actions that lead us to watch your back, and actions that lead us to end your life, is very narrow and sharp. The Administration has not made this difference sharp enough ... to its discredit.

Two ... RESOLVE.

We need to quit asking "how long" ... accept the truth about the "how" ... and accurately discern the "why", by spending less time in self-flagellation and more time examining the need to flog this clearly-evident enemy.

Or, we will lose, not just this war, but some ... perhaps, a lot ... of our ability to live free and pursue happiness.

How "American" is that?

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why You Are an Ignorant Fuck, Part 280 in a Continuing Series:

For making the assumption that you know more about fighting wars than people who actually fight and plan actual wars because you read some storybooks in which the author describes imaginary wars and imaginary weapons and imaginary tactics and strategies which only work because the author writes the story so that they work, you are, in fact, an ignorant fuck.

Thanks! This has been a Public Service.

15 November, 2006 09:51
Anonymous tim said...

Well said Ymarsakar.

16 November, 2006 12:30
Blogger Ymarsakar said...

Rich said it all, I just copied and pasted ; )

16 November, 2006 13:13
Anonymous tim said...

Sorry, I misinterpreted the whole thing, I thought Rich’s comments were in italics and you were expanding on his thoughts.

Anyways, Rich ALWAYS has something intelligent to say.

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What can I say, I'm a sneaky bastard. They think they have one up on me, but I'm 3 moves ahead of them already. I like that.

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CALGARY, ALBERTA (September 6, 2016) – Yoho Resources Inc. (TSXV: YO) ("Yoho") is pleased to announce that today it received requisite shareholder approvals and approval of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta for its previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") pursuant to which 1981064 Alberta Ltd., an entity related to One Stone Energy Partners, L.P., will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Yoho ("Yoho Shares") for $0.475 per share, other than 7.6 million Yoho Shares held by a certain shareholder.  Pursuant to the Arrangement, holders of Yoho Shares will receive $0.475 cash for each Yoho Share held. The Arrangement was approved by: (i) shareholders of Yoho holding 99.90% of the Yoho Shares represented at the annual and special meeting (the "Meeting"); and (ii) shareholders of Yoho holding 99.86% of the Yoho Shares represented at the Meeting, after excluding the votes cast by shareholders whose votes were required to be excluded in determining minority approval of a business combination under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions. The Arrangement is expected to become effective on or about September 7, 2016.

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Hello to Clarkia

It's a very nice spring in Yosemite. Waterfalls are cranking; the Merced peaked just a little early, at an above average (not extreme) flow a few days ago. Another peak is possible, though seems unlikely. Snowpack water content from 1 May was 57% of normal for the Merced watershed. Lower elevation streams are shrinking away, but tributaries like Sentinel and Ribbon are flowing strongly in multiple channels. Meadows are wet. Tioga Road opened to cars yesterday - and we expect snow tomorrow night. There is still a lot of snow and runoff in the high country, so consider that in hiking plans.

Wildflowers continue to delight: dogwoods are fading in the Valley, but yet to emerge at Tuolumne Grove. The foothills show nice swatches of Clarkia (Farewell-to-Spring); buckeye and elderberry are in bloom. The Valley has azalea showing up, violets, groundsel, snowplant. Gooseberry has gone to fruit.

Tanagers, grosbeaks and vireos fill the canopies with song. Mallard ducklings are paddling the quiet waters already. Flickers and hairies are in/out of nest cavities now. Bears are active at most elevations.

Pent up interest in real winter (after 4 dry years), in serious waterfalls, promotion of the NPS centennial, and likely some other factors have boosted visitation to levels that are at times uncomfortable. As of late April we were up a shocking 40% over last year, making some park staff concerned about the coming summertime crowds. Weekends have featured mile-long entrance gate lines, slow crawls through Valley gridlock, full parking lots and much disappointment all around. During this busy past week, however, I did three all-day hikes in the park and saw not one single person the whole time, just bears, flowers and peaks.

It is not hard to avoid the congestion if you start early and seek out remote routes. Leave your car in a gateway town and take the YARTS bus to the Valley. For good reason, the world wants to and deserves to see Yosemite. It's amazing 12 months a year, every year.


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GLAD for GOODWILL #Donate4Good

You have probably followed my sister Jenn’s process of selling her house, over the past few months.  Moving is a great incentive to get rid of excess “stuff” – first by getting your house ready to sell, then by packing everything, then by unpacking and deciding what to do with everything.

We went through the whole process ourselves 2.5 years ago, and it was great. We had just finished with the baby phase with our youngest, so we got rid of SO MUCH STUFF. I loved the minimalist decorating tips from the home stager, and tried to continue with that in our new house. And for a while, it was great – new, clean and bright. But somehow, over the last 2 years, the “stuff” has slowly made its way back into our lives!! I don’t know how, but it did! And with the busyness of the school year, I don’t get around to tackling closets and piles as much as I should, so they just grow and grow.

So I was very excited when GLAD asked us to talk a bit about their donation program for Goodwill, Donate4Good. What a great incentive to get some of the problem areas of our house back in shape! If I take an embarrassing “before” picture, I will be motivated to take an amazing “after” one, right?

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Glad is committed to sustainability and strongly believes in the importance of waste diversion. They are teaming up with Goodwill in Toronto and the GTA to help drive donations for their Donate4Good program. GLAD will be stationed at 5 Loblaws locations across the GTA to pick up donations. Select neighbourhoods will also have door-to-door bag deliveries to help you get ready before your local Loblaws drop off date.  And, this is the cool part, for every GLAD bag returned with clothing and other gently-used items, GLAD will donate $1.50 to Goodwill! So not only will your items stay out of landfills, they will also help those in need, and help raise money for Goodwill!! This is win-win for everyone involved!

So…back to my room. I tend to make sure the rest of the house gets a good cleaning, but close the door to my own bedroom. I’m sure that’s what we all do… who is going to look there, right? There are a few problem areas – beside my bed, by the dresser, and my closet.

My closet is a very large closet, but contains not only clothes, but boxes of teaching supplies, bags and bags of toys/birthday gifts, and other random items. The after is still pretty full, but much more organized!Closet

 All my little piles and collections of clutter have been dealt with! So clean and fresh and bright!

After two days of on & off cleaning, I ended up with lots to throw out, lots to donate, and lots more space!

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 So go ahead and clean out your closets or cluttered rooms and donate anything you no longer need! You are not only helping yourself, but you are helping others! Feel free to share some progress pics of your own!

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I live in Bowmanville, and am a mom to four young boys - it can get a little loud in my house. I am a Christian, a part-time French teacher, a piano teacher and former homeschooler. I love finding the best deals, which will come in handy when our boys become hungry teenagers! We just moved to a house with more outdoor space, and I'm still getting used to life in the country (a walk around the block is a lot longer here!).

  1. What a great program! We have a ton of stuff we need to donate!

  2. I did not know GLAD was doing that! Super to know! Great write up and I don’t think the after of the closet is too bad.

  3. I love that they’re doing this! I just went through my closet and donated 16 bags of clothes to Goodwill!

  4. There’s a huge difference. I love your clutter free room.

  5. You did a great job. How nice of Glad to do this campaign. I love it when companies give back.

  6. We don’t have Glad thrash bags here, only cling wraps :-) It’s nice that they have durable bags like that to keep those stuff in place.

  7. I just recently was able to give our room a deep clean too. After having the babe almost four months ago our room was also the last stop for cleaning. Doesn’t it feel awesome when it’s done? I even sleep better with less clutter. The best was when my 3 y old walked in and expressed, ‘Mommy’s room clean.’ What I really need is tips on keeping it this way!

  8. Donating a $1.50 is quite generous! This is a nice program that GLAD has come up with. I love browsing the Goodwill…you never know what you will find in there.

  9. Looks like a great campaign over all. It is always great when you give back to the society. Glad is doing a great job & we would love to donate a lot of stuff too.

  10. We just moved last week and actually gave all of our stuff to a homeless shelter in our area. This looks like a great project!

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Agreements between a contractor and a client can take several forms. These include a cost-plus contract, in which a client pays the contractor's costs plus a set fee for labor; or a time & materials contract, in which the client pays costs plus an hourly rate for the work. Another type of contract is the fixed-price contract, in which the contractor agrees to do a specified job for a specified price. That means both parties know upfront how much money will change hands. The contractor knows how much it will be paid, and the client knows how much it will have to pay. There are several advantages to a fixed-price contract for both parties.

When entering into a fixed-price contract, the client and contractor should agree on detailed, specific requirements for the job as well as a reasonable estimate of costs. In addition, the parties should be able to agree on a delivery time frame for the work and an appropriate price. Finally, the contractor should provide an estimate or bid in advance of the final price agreement.

Advantages for the Contractor

For the contractor or service provider, a fixed-price contract means it will know exactly how much it is to be paid for the job. In addition, the contractor does not have to worry about variable elements, such as the weight of paper stock on a printing job, or haggle with the client over materials costs. These elements and prices are set before the job begins. In addition, while the contractor assumes the risk of higher-than-expected costs, it also does not have to pass along savings if costs prove lower than anticipated. Finally, dealing with fixed-price contracts gives the contractor experience with the type of contract favored by lucrative clients such as the government

Advantages for the Client

Beyond knowing exactly what it will have to pay for the job, the client has one fundamental advantage with a fixed-price contract: Much of the financial risk is placed on the contractor. Once a contract is in place with a firm fixed price, the client is not obligated to pay more to cover higher-than-anticipated costs. In addition, the client can seek bids on the contract that do not include any variables such as an hourly labor charge or substitution of materials. This lets the client compare bids on a level playing field, which should help it get the best possible price in a final agreement.

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There are two common types of fixed-price contracts. The best-known is called a firm fixed-price contract, in which a client pays one set amount to the contractor, regardless of any other factors such as time or materials. The other is known as an adjustable contract, which contains a fixed maximum price, but allows for a lesser target price. The advantage to the contractor is that it gives him some leeway. He intends to do the job as specified for the target price, but the contract will contain certain clauses that let him increase the price to the ceiling.

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101 Things the Fire Department wishes you knew

Tuesday, March 10

...for the choking infant/FMS response...

In all honesty when I hear this call go out I very rarely get worried. Reason being I've seen not even a handful of choking babies and it never comes in as a choking baby, always a recuscitation or unresponsive. I still take it seriously, but I also take a deep breath.

Mom called saying the infant is choking

It's always comforting to climb off the ambulance to the choking and hear the baby crying.

We make your way past the new expensive stroller, past all the unused baby toys in the living room into the well apportioned baby's room where the cries are coming from and are met by our patient and our patient's...DAUGHTER.

According to mom the baby was feeding, leaned her head back and she stopped breathing for "at least 5 minutes." Applying the FMS scale of time (more on FMS in a moment) that converts to about 10-15 seconds. Sounds like she either fell asleep or as is normally the case, got too big of a gulp and went bradycardic for a short time, mimicing apnea. We do a full check on baby and everything looks great. Good color, scared of fireman, clean breath sounds, scared of firemen, O2 sat of 100 on room air, scared of firemen. Everything is checking out when we offer our transport she of course accepts.
Nothing wrong with that. I can't confirm the baby didn't aspirate food, so why not go see the general practitioner in the ER who doesn't handle Peds cases except in the ER. Sure, let's go.

The mother, my real patient, is shaking and nervous, acting much like her husband likely did the day baby was born.
I call this condition First Mother Syndrome or FMS.
This affliction is noted by a strong desire to disinfect anything and everything baby has or will touch. FMS sufferers see every sneeze as the flu, every spit up as cholic (which has nothing to do with vomit, but oh well) and every cry as an earache.
They are dedicated parents who are much better to their children than most parents I meet on the job. The Fellas (see glossary of terms) are even starting to become afflicted with FMS, which is hard to explain to folks who don't live near Fellas.

The entire transport was simple and baby eventaully calmed to rest on mom's shoulder, but mom never clamed, or stopped asking questions about why we weren't using the sirens, whether her Pediatrician will be able to make it in, will there be shots involved, just about every question you could imagine I had an answer for, but not the one she wanted.

So look out for the FMS sufferers, but make sure you have the right person, because mom's with sick kids are immune from FMS, they are in a panic for a good reason.

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Over the top

I finally found a shopping website where the boys clothes actually stack up nicely to the girls selection. was featured as one of InStyle's favorite children's sites. I have to agree, it is nothing short of fabulous.

Their selection of designer kids wear is out of this world. Everything from Mini Marc Jacobs to D&G Junior, Gaultier Junior and Paul Smith. Here are a few faves from the Boys 2-3T selection...

D&G Junior

Hackett Vest

Paul Smith striped cardigan

Gaultier Junior Striped knit

D&G Junior gloves

Oh and when I went to the girls tab, this is one of the first items that came up

I can't even get started on the girl stuff...way too much cuteness to choose from!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

It's in the bag...

I have seen a few very stylish ladies sporting this bag around Kansas City. It's simple and chic, and a fabulous cary-all. It's canvas with leather trim and the monogram is embossed in metallic gold block letters. I don't think the pictures do it justice, it looks much better in person. Now to decide, what color?!!!!

I think this color leather is my fave!

and you know what would fit perfectly into this bag? The La Plates monogram wallet (as seen in Lonny!)

Monday, October 25, 2010

Pattern + Color

I had read about Oilo's Baby Line probably a year ago, and I had bookmarked their site. I was flipping through old bookmarks today and was glad to re-discover them! It is such a pretty line filled with fabulous pattern and sophisticated colors.

I also love that it is sort of gender neutral, so you can play with the colors a bit and add a touch of pink or a touch of blue where needed. This Wheels Motif crib collection caught my eye right away. I am really on a navy kick right now, it's such a clean color and looks great mixed with a kelly green, yellow or turquoise.

If you didn't do the striped lighting fixture, you could totally stripe one wall. I love the idea of mixing stripes with the abstract print in the bumper.

all of the crib sets are $399 and include the bumper, sheet and skirt. Swatch cards are also available for $5

and don't get me started on the lighting, I am obsessed with these striped lamps!!!!

They also come in solids as well...

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Rub a dub dub

Sophie lovers UNITE! She is now equipped for the bathtub, complete with an inner tube and the ability to squirt. Is this just not adorable? We often used Sophie in the bath, but this solves the problem of ruining the squeaker and getting water inside of her.

 I always love to give a new mom all the bath accessories as a shower gift and I think Bathing Sophie would fit in perfectly with some of my other bath time favorites...

The First Years tub was awesome. It has a side for infants and a side for them to sit up once they are able to.  $18.99 on Amazon

We tried many different bubble baths, but this is far and away our favorite. It smells SOOOO good! We use the bedtime lotion as well.

We have had these Munchkin cups in our bath since Julian was a baby and he still loves them! They have holes to sift the water through, and they stack. We even bring them to the pool! Seriously, hours of fun with these...$5.99 on Amazon

and we can't forget a hooded towel! These are the best, aren't they? I am loving this personalized whale towel by tiny Sunshine on Etsy $25

Thursday, October 21, 2010

I am adding to my reading list...

I love being able to share with you my newest favorite reads. I am always looking for new inspiration and these 3 ladies sure are bringing it on a daily basis. So without further ado...

She is a stylist, an excellent "thrifter", a mom and boy does this girl have style. Oh and killer hair on top of that. In fact, she shares some "how to's" with her cute hair styles. Most recently she did a "faux bob" tucked under a hat. Love the idea! Her ensembles get my creative juices flowing, I just wish I had the patience to thrift, I know it is well worth it!

I just found this blog via Cassie, and I am so glad I did! Megan is a mother of a little boy, and has just moved into a new home. She shares her projects along the way and other great ideas. Her home is gorgeous. I DIE for this closet...

and the kitchen....

and this bookshelf idea is awesome!

I just found Tyson and Sydney's fabulous blog via Merci Blah Blah. Let me just tell you, this blog is full of adorable cuteness all around. They are a married couple, documenting their lives through photos. Tyson takes her cute is that? Her style is right up my alley, in fact I am already coveting a few of her items. Like this striped skirt...YES PLEASE!

(H&M in case you were wondering)

If anyone has any "must follow" blogs, please send them my way! I am always looking for new reads.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

I can't even tell you how much I love Etsy's suggested shops tab, I keep finding the BEST stuff. spinthread is the newest addition to my favorite shops.

Each piece is a one of a kind, hand embroidered treasure. I am crazy over her use of color and unique patterns. The look of the line is a bit more eclectic than what I would normally like in jewelry, but for some reason I am completely drawn to it. Only downside, it can take up to 7 weeks to get your order. But, I think these would definitely be worth the wait!

Head on over to spinthread to check out her entire collection

A chic retreat

Julian turned 2 and the thought of moving to a big boy room is kind of on my mind. We are about a year from doing this, but I can't help thinking about it and what I might do with the space. Thankfully Erica from Moth Design now has a blog dedicated to children's rooms called Little Moth. Oh and let me tell you, everything she posts is GORGEOUS! I love the unique feel of each space and the fact that they don't look  so juvenile. I would love to do something more sophisticated, a room he can grow with. She also posts some amazing nurseries as well, if you are looking for inspiration for a baby room.

Here are just a few pictures that she has posted...

Thank you Erica for all of your inspiration!

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

kudos to Lufthansa

I flew Lufthansa on my recent trip from Boston to Moscow via Frankfurt, and my experience verified my previous opinion that this must be the world's best airline, or at least the best I have ever flown. On my return I arrived at the notorious Sheremeteyevo 2 with just about 35 minutes to catch my flight becuase my taxi was an hour late arriving to pick me up. It takes about an hour or more from most parts of Moscow to get to the airport because the traffic is usually so heavy. They advise you to arrive two and a half hours before your scheduled departure.

I hurried through the entrance, and immediately to the right was a woman standing at a one-person Lufthansa counter. I handed her my ticket and she said "I'll have to see if they will still take you." I said that I knew I was late, because my taxi had been so late. She made a call, and said they would take me. She directed me to a specific check in counter at the main Lufthansa area, and said the supervisor there would ckeck me in. I did as instructed, going up to the counter even though it had a closed sign. The woman there checked me in very efficiently, labelled my one small checked bag, and sent me to security. There wasn't a long line, and I arrived at the gate with time to spare (but not much.) It was altogether an excellent end to a stressful event.

It seemed to me that the Lufthansa people went out of their way to be helpful, even though I am not an especially frequent flyer. So different from tales I have heard of many other airlines, which shall remain nameless to protect the guilty. My opinion of Lufthansa rose even higher when I discovered on arriving home that the miles from my flights had already been credited to my Air Canada Aeroplan acocunt. This is supposed to happen automatically when you fly on a partner airline, but in my previous experience it never did. I always had to try to keep and send in the tiny boarding pass receipts you get, then Air Canada would lose them and I would have to send in the photocopy I had kept. Eventually, a few months later, my miles would be credited. (This happened two or three times.)

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Cilantro-Lime Tofu Tacos! (quick dinners)

I just got back from my latin dance class... and of course I had to come home immediately after and have tacos and beer! This is a quick dish you can cook up in less than twenty minutes.

Cilantro-Lime Tofu Tacos

Taco filling:
(1) I used pre-cut supermarket veggies (onions and peppers), sauteed them in an 1 tbsp of sesame oil (sesame oil doesn't change its molecular structure when heated to high temperatures, thus it stays safe for your heart!). Sautee for about 7 minutes or until the onions are translucent.
(2) Add one 12oz package of firm cubed tofu into the pan, smash with a fork
(3) Top with 8 oz of cilantro-lime salsa. I used Frontera brand, they're great. It's got roasted tomatillo & green pepper. This flavoring will give the tofu a more "chickeny" taste, there's also a great cumin & tomato variety that will give the tofu the "ground beef" flavor we all love in tacos!
(4) Cook for 7 minutes, remove from heat.

I also whipped up a quick guacamole with an avocado, 1/2 white onion, 1/2 tsp garlic, pinch salt, pinch cracked black pepper, 1 tbsp lemon juice. Throw in the food processor and you're done.

Other toppings:
store-bought fresh salsa
1/2 can of corn, seasoned with a bit of cracked pepper and lime juice

2 low-carb whole wheat tortillas, burnt over the grill (you could just use your stove too!)

PS. Bud and Bud-Light are vegan-friendly beers!

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PM youth business loans given to around 6000 persons with 94 pc recovery so far: Ms Leila Khan, Chairperson PMYP

 LAHORE, March 12 (APP): Prime Minister's Youth Business Loan (PMYBL) scheme,being run with complete political impartiality, has so far disbursed about Rs 4 billion among around 6000 talented people with 94 percent loan recovery.

    Leila Khan,Chairperson PMYBL said this while talking to media at the launch of this scheme here on Thursday."HBL has adopted our product as this bank will disburse some two billion rupees under PMYBL", she expressed with satisfaction.
    Responding to media queries, Leila said the fact that a number of reputable,major national level banks have joined this scheme means that they have found it business-friendly
and reliable investment.
   To a question,she said that PMYBL scheme has 50% quota reserved for women. "Anyone could verify our claims from the National Bank",she said adding that a monitoring system of these Business loans,being given on 8 percent rate,is well in place.
  She told media that Sindh Bank, Habib Metro Bank Meezan bank and Summit Bank have adopted the PMYLS,while dialogue with MCB and UBL was under process.
     She said that all the private banks are autonomous bodies
and are providing loans purely on merit after verification and reviewing the business plans without any government involvement.
    To a question about apprehensions regarding misuse of the loans she said,"All the banks are disbursing the loans from their own money and those at the helm of PMYL are only monitoring the process".
   There are many success stories of the PMYL scheme including 94 percent recovery rate at National bank of Pakistan,she reiterated.
     To a question, she responded that those who did nothing for the nation were criticizing,but she said that constructive criticism is always welcome if it is for the sake of improvement.
On the occasion,senior officers of HBL briefed Leila Khan about the process adopted by them for the loans disbursement. Some young people who have applied for this loan, which has Rs 2 million upper limit,talked about their businesses plans to be taken up with the loan amounts.

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April 29, 2009

Wordless Wednesday

Bought some fresh peanuts from the market yesterday.  I just boiled them and the family enjoyed it while watching tv last night.  They were yummy.  Happy WW everyone!

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  1. Anya says:

    Yummieeeeeeeeeeeee :))
    Happy WW !!

  2. Shey says:

    Oy! Inggit ako. Pahinge please, ipasa mo lang through the computer. hehehe.

    I miss that. I have to go to the Asian market to look for that!

    Sheys last blog post..Splashes

  3. Lori says:

    Are they good??? Happy WW:)

    Loris last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

  4. They look really good! Fresh nuts are good for you too as long as you get the unsalted kind.

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MusicGeorge Michael was reclusive and struggling with his weight in the months before his death. As mentioned above, the normal staff and stave music notation is a symbolic language. Offers related attributes to Pandora and will advocate each music and even concerts primarily based on the music you listen to. If they are up to date with their everyday grade they will earn a 100 on their report card for Music for Second Quarter. It tends to make me much more aware of how passionate I truly am about music and I adore that feeling.

Right after confiding in my pal about this fear, he made a excellent suggestion: we would tell every other which instrumental album to write about on our subsequent weblog post, and just do it. It was exactly the kind of motivation I required. Apple Music has an edge right here since of Apple’s control over the default Music app on its phones. Pearlman’s understanding of Cape Breton piano and the way that interacts with fiddle music is bone deep – but he also brings in subtle touches of his other interests and projects in Latin msuic and in jazz. 3 years after we Kickstarted our initial album, we’re set to make #two. Featuring some incredible new musicians and fresh original tunes!

You don’t know how a lot you have changed my life when I go and sit for four hours possessing dialysis, that I can now listen to the music I enjoy. I think music can be a type of perfection – with absolutely nothing added or subtracted, flawless just the way it is. With its excellence, music has an incredible capability to evoke emotions, feelings and thoughts we would not have otherwise.

To achieve the specific value for the area, the reservations need to be made prior to 10th of April 2016. Members of this group must be ready to take factors very seriously (including getting your own stand, metronome, and tuner for practice – offered from us) so that we can play fantastic music. At the annual Berklee City Music Network Summit, educators, students, and authorities from across the U.S. converged to share very best practices for music-primarily based youth development.

Beginning with the fall 2016 class, all students accepted into Berklee’s master of music in modern performance (global jazz concentration) program will be awarded full-tuition grants valued at $47,500. If, nonetheless, you’ve basically in no way bought or downloaded a music video before, welcome to the club – you are one particular among numerous. Playing with the music in front of me becomes more about the music than it does about my playing of the music. Taylor Swift was initiated as a single of the selected ones in the music market and now belongs to an exclusive inside group.


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19 September 2011 = 18 years old
Happy Birthday Dear!!!

Just a short entry;

Sy nak mengucapkan Selamat Hari Lahir yg Ke-18 buat adikku, Siti Zahirah Mohd Ridzuan..moga panjang umo murah rezeki & sentiasa berada dlm lindungan Allah SWT..jaga diri elok2..skrg umo 18 dah kira dewasa..hehe..lots of love from your KAKAK =)

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Assalamualaikum & apa khabar semua...

Hari ni dah seminggu dah berda di UNIMAS tercinta..hahaha..skrg dah second year kat UNIMAS..maknanya subjek pun susah jgk la kan?? mmg susah pun, baru tgk tajuk mcm nak pengsan jerr..hahaha..

This is my subject for this semester :-

STT 2094 - Soils in Our Environment

STT 2103– Mycology

STT –Forest Science & Management

STT 2043 - Principles of Pest Management

STT 2023 – Plant Systematics

STF 2052 – Natural Rasources Management & Legislation

PPD 0012 – Co-curriculum ( Asas Fotografi Perkahwinan)

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Dear my future husband,

I need you to make me want to learn about Islam,
I need you to take me to the Mosque when i don't feel like it,
bring me beautiful prayer rugs to make me 'want' to pray,
read me surahs from the Quran so that i can understand this beautiful religion that i feel like that i have been shirking for such a long time...
I need you to do this because i want to be there for you in Jannah waiting by that beautiful gate with my hand reaching for yours...
I want be able to tell our little girls that Islam is extraordinary when you have the right man helping you understand it...
So when our daughters grow up and search for their own husband (figuratively speaking of course, our daughters won't date! Its, HARAM!!) they will ask Allah to find a man like you.. to find their own helpers in this world... because that's what we do in this planet...
We find our spouses that help us better ourselves in every way possible and when we do find that special someone, all we can do is look up to the sky and thank God for this person who we don't deserve but somehow have gotten to share the rest of our blessed lives with...

"Sometimes we just have to accept that people are going to stay in our hearts even when they don't stay in our lives..."

This dedication I dedicate just for you my future husband, if Allah wills it....
Nothing special about me, please remember that...
I hope, you choose me because of Allah...
I'm not beautiful like preity zinta,
I'm not very excellent in Islamic knowledge, like Saidatina 'Aisyah,
I'm not a great woman in Jihad like Sumayyah,
I'm not a good woman like Saidatina Khadijah..
But, I'm only a mere volunteer missionary and only a person who want to be the best woman and the best wife....that's me...and only me...

The last but not least, I want to be a good Muslimah and become your source of inspiration in DAKWAH!

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A Letter To Pauline Hanson

Paul Zanetti Monday 27 March 2017

Dear Pauline, many Australians admire you because you say what they think.

Bill Leak - From Outrageous Lefty to Outrageous Conservative

Paul Zanetti Monday 13 March 2017

One of the great unsolved mysteries of baffled socialist elitists while Bill Leak was with us was, what happened to him?

Never A Bleak Day With Bill

Paul Zanetti Saturday 11 March 2017

Bill Leak wasn’t counting on leaving us. He had other plans, which centred on getting back to his first love, painting.

Islam And Women - A Historical Perspective

Paul Zanetti Sunday 19 February 2017

There’s been a lot of open discussion this week about Islam being ‘the most feminist of all religions’, according to the taxpayer funded Islamic activist, Yassmin Abdel- Magied.

Pickering - The Islamophobe And Homophobe

Paul Zanetti Sunday 12 February 2017

We’re all quick to judge, aren’t we? It’s human nature. If we can condemn someone, without knowing their story, or truly understanding their life experiences we feel morally right, virtuous.

Aborigines Not The Only Ones Who Have Suffered

Paul Zanetti Thursday 26 January 2017

My dear departed dad fled from the Nazis in the '40s who were hunting down any adult males over the age of 9.

BuzzFeed vs Trump - Fake It Till You Make It

Paul Zanetti Wednesday 11 January 2017

When I cut my teeth in the Fairfax and News Corp (then News Ltd) offices, unverified allegations that were riddled with errors were confined to the trash bin.

My Submission To The Govt's Section 18C And Freedom Of Speech Inquiry

Paul Zanetti Thursday 8 December 2016

Tomorrow's the deadline for submissions to get rid of the repressive Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.

Pauline Explains - The Dog Ate My Homework

Paul Zanetti Tuesday 6 December 2016

Overnight Pauline Hanson posted another Facebook video, this time responding to the concerns of many of her followers

George Christensen Takes Up The Fight On Halal Certification

Paul Zanetti Sunday 4 December 2016

Last week the maverick, politically incorrect Nationals MP George Christensen rose in the parliament to rattle a few chains on Halal Certification.

Pauline Hanson Please Explain

Paul Zanetti Saturday 3 December 2016

Australian Human Rights Commission's Discrimination - And My Reply

Paul Zanetti Saturday 26 November 2016

It took a couple of weeks, but this week I received a ‘preliminary assessment’ letter from the Australian Human Rights Commission

An Open Letter To the Hon Linda Burney MP Regarding Her Racist, Sexist, Ageist Comment

Paul Zanetti Monday 14 November 2016

Dear Ms Burney, I’m writing to you in regard to a statement you made to reporters last Thursday 8th November 2016

The Media Must Get Back To Grass Roots To Survive

Paul Zanetti Sunday 13 November 2016

My mechanic, Steve, and I regularly shoot the breeze whether my car needs fixing or not, and rarely about cars.

My Human Rights Complaint Against Sexist, Racist, Ageist Comment By Linda Burney MP

Paul Zanetti Wednesday 9 November 2016

This morning at 7:30am AEST, I lodged a formal complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission regarding a statement by Labor MP Linda Burney

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 Telangana unlikely to be discussed in Cabinet meet tomorrow

Telangana unlikely to be discussed in Cabinet meet tomorrow

New Delhi: Telangana issue is unlikely to come up in the meeting of the Union Cabinet on Thursday. A top Home Ministry official said no note has been prepared yet to be placed before tomorrow's scheduled meeting of the Cabinet to be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

After yesterday's decision of Congress Working Committee to recommend to the central government to form the 29th state, bifurcating Andhra Pradesh, it was widely speculated that the Cabinet will take up the issue in its next meeting.

It is said the Cabinet has to initiate the process for the formation of Telangana by first creating a Group of Ministers (GoM) to go into economic issues on creation of the new state.

The official said preparing a Cabinet note on such a far- reaching issue takes time and needs wider consultation and cannot be done in haste.

There has been indication from the top government functionary that the Centre may wait for adoption of a resolution in Andhra Pradesh Assembly before the Union Cabinet takes up the issue for consideration, the official said.

Besides, creation of Telangana state will take close to six months as it involves a number of steps, including adoption of state Re-organisation bill by Parliament by a simple majority.

When the Union Cabinet takes up the Telangana issue, it will give an in-principle approval for creation of a Group of Ministers (GoM) comprising Ministers of Home, Finance, HRD, Health, Irrigation, Power, Environment and Forests, Railways and Deputy Chairman Planning Commission to go into the economic issues on creation of the new state.

The Home Ministry is likely to prepare the note to the Union Cabinet for creation of Telanagana on the basis of the proposal received from the state government.

The Ministry of Finance will also appoint an expert committee to recommend measures for smooth transition in terms of financial management and viability of the reorganised state.

In view of the normative economic factors that would operate in the remaining state of Andhra Pradesh consequent upon formation of Telangana state, a dedicated unit will be set up in the Planning Commission to deal exclusively with the re-organised state under the direct charge of the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.

The unit will ensure that, with the help of better financial management and adequate devolution of funds from the Centre, multifaceted development of the region takes place, especially with respect to core infrastructure.

The Union Home Ministry will prepare another note for the Union Cabinet with Re-organisation bill on the basis of the recommendations and suggestions of the GoM requesting the Union Cabinet to approve the State Re-organisation bill and to recommend to the President to refer the Bill to the legislature of the state.

After the second Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister would recommend to the President that the draft Bill be referred under Article 3 of the Constitution to the State Legislature for their views to be given within 30 days.

President would then refer the Bill to the State Legislature. Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as well as the Legislative Council will then consider the Bill and give their views within 30 days.

The recommendations of the State Legislature will be incorporated into the draft Re-organisation Bill and vetted by the Law Ministry.

A third note will be prepared with draft Re-organisation bill vetted by the Law Ministry and sent to the Union Cabinet for approval for introduction in Parliament.

A notice will then be given for introduction of the Reorganisation Bill in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. After introduction in both Houses of Parliament, the Bill has to be passed by a simple majority.

After being passed by both the Houses of Parliament, the Bill will be sent to President for his assent and the new state Telangana will come into existence.

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Orange Chiffon Cake

Coz I was home alone for a couple of hours, I wanted to bake something. And this being the NIU year, there were several online bloggers who had baked the lovely orange chiffon cake. Irresistably tempting.

Well, there was a tray of eggs in the fridge but I thought it might be wiser to get the medium size eggs rather than the smaller ones in the fridge.
As this is only the 2nd day of Niu Year, I tried my luck to get eggs from the nearby shops and realised that hye, NTUC will resume business only tomorrow.

Unwilling to give up, I walked abit further to the recently opened 7 Eleven around the corner, and there was one final tray of eggs on the shelf, waiting to be purchased, by me and for me. Haha, lucky hor.

With the fresh fruit juice in the fridge, armed with Aunty Lucy's receipe, here is my well risen, cottony soft, tall and lovely Orange Chiffon Cake for the NIU year.

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The first patch for ArcGIS 9.3.1 is out. This patch is relevant only if you are using NITF data and ArcGIS NITF extension 1.1
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ESRI® announces the ArcGIS 9.3.1 Desktop TFRD metadata Patch. This patch addresses a TFRD medata issue for ArcGIS NITF extension 1.1. We recommend that ArcGIS NITF extension 1.1 users, who work with TFRD data, download and install this patch.

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Have you ever been to an event with three trash cans that simply say compost, trash, recycling but you notice that people were not using the cans correctly? It happens all the time. What happens next? Volunteers and Staff have to take hours to sort through all of these cans and put items in the correct stream. Why not stop the problem before it starts? That’s what we at ZeroHero did when we designed our sorting tents called the Hero. Check out our top 5 reasons why ZeroHero sorting tents are the BEST zero-waste systems for events.

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Montag, 17. Oktober 2016

Oktoberklub - Sing mit - 3 Jahre Oktoberklub (Eterna, 1969)

"Singe-Bewegung" and "Oktoberklub" in East Germany, part 3.
Political song in the GDR did not, contrary to what is often assumed, start and finsih with Wolf Biermann. "Singegruppen" and "Liedermacher" were to play a significant cultural role in society from the early 1960s right up until the "Wende". On the one hand, the political song was a proudly coveted and officially nurtured "Erbe", but on the other, it was viewed with suspicion because of its potential as a means of subversion.

GDR singers, treading a precarious tightrope between prohibition and tolerance, enjoyed an elevated status as bearers of unofficial tidings. Concert halls, student clubs, or informal gatherings were invariably packed, and editions of the records released on the state record label "Amiga" were snapped up immediately.

There was a metamorphosis from the loyal teenagers of the "FDJ-Singeklubs" in the 1960s and 1970s into the critically-minded "Liedermacher" of the 1980s. The beginning of this story lie in the "Hootenanny-Klub". Formed in 1966, it incorporated many of the various influences which had been seeping into East Berlin in the period of political thaw since the building of the Wall in 1961. There was an emergence of beat and jazz music and the resident Canadian Perry Friedman introduced the new culture of folk songs from the American civil rights movement. These influences were incorporated into the repertoires of groups hitherto dominated by Brecht/Eisler and international portest songs and lead to the diverse repertoire of the "Oktoberklub".

In 1969 the Eterna label released the album "Oktoberklub - Sing mit", celebrating the first three years of the Oktoberklub with a recording of a concert at the Kongresshalle Berlin, February 16s, 1969.

Vietnamesisches Siegeslied - Oktoberklub
Träum nicht von den gläsernen Sternen - Gebrüder Conrads
Lutschina - Lutschina-Gruppe Moskau
Meinst du, die Russen wollen Krieg - Hartmut König
...gehört dem Volk - Oktoberklub
Körösporti - Gerilla-Gruppe Budapest
Die Fahrt ins Holz - Singeklub der Lessingschule Hoyerswerda
Gulesta - Singeklub der Lessingschule Hoyerswerda
A la huelga - Joan & José
Streiklied der Fliesenleger - Gebrüder Conrads
Wer-wen - Hartmut König
Treptower Park - Oktoberklub
Russisches Volkslied - Lutschina-Gruppe Moskau
Eine kleine Frage -  Gruppe "pasaremos", Dresden

Zwei Stunden vierzig Minuten - Oktoberklub

Oktoberklub - Sing mit - 3 Jahre Oktoberklub (Eterna, 1969)
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

From the Desk of Bone Daddy

However you choose to celebrate this harvest season, I send best wishes for a fun time. My San Francisco sojourn will take me off the grid, as it were, and I'll return next week with what will doubtless be a mighty tale of celebrating Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. Tidings of good cheer from the desk of my sole decoration this year, Bone Daddy!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Kitchen Heroics

Comic book scribes hail from a variety of backgrounds, yet I doubt any can match Gail Simone for pure mojo: the former hairdresser challenged the mistreatment of female comic book characters with her website, Women in Refrigerators, and used its popularity to start a career in comics. She writes with wit and style, often portraying traditional heroes doing non-traditional things, like the following scene, written by Simone and illustrated by the great Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez:

She might have baked for her Justice League friends in the past, but I doubt Wonder Woman evinced such funny and logical reactions before. "I'm afraid to try it," says Flash, "and I'm afraid not to try it." Batman and Martian Manhunter (don't you love superhero names?) don't hesitate diving right in. She's saved the world countless times, how bad can her cookies be? No, it's safe to say they must be tasty. It also appears that Superman was in the kitchen with her and for all we know he helped bake the cookies with his heat vision: if that isn't teamwork, nothing is.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Weekend Wonders

How was your weekend? This is a shout-out to the San Francisco Giants for making mine when they took the National League pennant, as well as to Battlestar Galactica, a delicious dinner, and one strange, obscure 70's sci-fi film. The Giants haven't played at Candlestick Park since the turn of the century, perhaps most memorably in 1989 during the Loma Prieta earthquake, and admittedly I've not followed them as closely since childhood days when we would watch them at the 'stick in the freezing fog or under blue skies. Be that as it may, I'm thrilled that they'll be at the World Series this year.

Friday night I was gifted with a member's-only pass to the Science Fiction Museum for a world premiere of Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition. It was a dream come true, as I had the privilege of attending a Q&A session with the main movers and shakers of the show (Mary McDonnell, who played President Laura Roslin, was sadly absent). Michael Hogan (Colonel Tigh) sat at the far left, with Richard Hatch (Apollo on the 1978 show, Tom Zarek on the new one), Glen Larson (creator of BSG), Kate Vernon (Ellen Tigh), Ronald Moore (driving creative force behind the re-imagined version), and Edward James Olmos (Admiral Bill Adama). Anybody who adores this show like me can understand that this was simply awesome; everyone else, your patience is appreciated!

I mentioned a delicious dinner. The gal was up to her usual kitchen antics when she created a feast for me and a friend, and let me tell you it was hog heaven. Nothing complicated, as the gal herself can testify: Chicken thighs for cheapness, pounded flat, wrapped around cheese and chutney, 350 degrees for an hour. The stuffing will leak all over the pan but it makes sort of a gravy so that's okay. Nice to put a pan of little white potatoes in at the same time. Hear that rumbling? That's my stomach, the old sentimental fool.

For dessert the oddball confection Z.P.G. envisions an over-populated world choked by smog, thus the meaning of the title: zero population growth. That's Charlie Chaplin's daughter, Geraldine, clutching her infant on the right. Though breaking the law of the land by bearing a child, she and Oliver Reed seem quite unaware of their crimes against fashion. Such a desultory tale populated with screeching dolls and Ringo Starr hairstyles is understandably and deservedly obscure. I'm surprised it even made it to dvd, unless a 3D remake is around the corner. I'm seeing Joaquin Phoenix and Lindsay Lohan.

The Boon of Entrecard

Entrecard has been good to me, creating access to great blogs that I might otherwise have missed in the teeming multitude of the online community. Dropping on these sites enables me to see the latest (if any) posts by writers whose work I admire and enjoy. Though it might appear a bit hinky to acknowledge others' work by dropping on it, this form of currency is not meant to compete with pigeons but to establish an exchange rate of real value, which is to say established by the quality of the work. I've really come to appreciate this unique aspect of Entrecard.

Forums are something I miss, a bygone aspect of Entrecard that seems now like part of a distant and simpler past. They provided direct contact with the network on a variety of topics, the kinds of things you don't often discuss in personal messages with people you've never a met but enjoy conversing with on intelligent and stimulating subjects. Now I fall back on comments, which are even more impersonal. I would like to see the forums return. It would also be good to see better diligence on buggy sites. Not that it happens often, but every once in awhile there is a run of bad blogs that make me question Entrecards' due diligence. I've come to realize the value of connections with "good" blogs sufficiently to keep me dropping; by the same token, the slightest increase of viral sites in this community could easily drive me away.

Overall, Entrecard has been a positive experience and I expect to continue dropping for the foreseeable future.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Witchy O'Donnell

Is she or isn't she? This is the question across the nation as Christine O'Donnell, Tea Party challenger to Delaware Democrat Chris Coons' Senate seat, equivocates and contradicts her way out of teenage dabblings in witchcraft. Quite a quandary. At first she admitted to the dabbling. Soon after emerged the now-notorious campaign ad in which she said into the camera, "I'm not a witch. I'm nothing you've heard. I'm you." (Are these the two options, she's a magic user or mirror?) The novelty of a politician taking a stand whether they are or aren't they a broom-carrying member of the local coven wore off quickly -or seemed to: this week O'Donnell is back on topic and saying that not only does she regret the ad but, yes, she did dabble. Doesn't mean she'll be dressing up for Halloween, except maybe as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. Ha. That's cute, but the joke's on us: airhead politics, sadly not a novelty, is keeping O'Donnell's name in the media and makes very real the possibility that she will unseat the incumbent. That's sad.

Campaigning in 2008, Barack Obama had a name for this kind of thing: silly season. He was referring to ridiculous attempts by his opponents to focus on superficial details of his background, but the idea here is the same: make enough noise and your recognition factor goes up, regardless of the quality of the racket. Too often voters go with name recognition rather than any true understanding of candidates. Thus the ongoing saturation parade of the likes of O'Donnell will likely prove more effective than Chris Coons' strategy of sitting by. You would almost think he wants to lose his job and be remembered as old what's-his-name. Maybe it's not too late for him to come out as a warlock.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Wayback Wednesday

Mesmerizing footage shot from the nose of a San Francisco cable car days before the 1906 earthquake leveled most of the city. This is so wonderful I had to share it:

And here is chilling footage taken after the devastating quake:

Monday, October 18, 2010

Best Halloween Movie

If there is such a beast. There has to be a "best" in every category, right, when it comes to pop entertainment, meaning most enjoyable and capturing the essence of the category in which it figures, in this case Halloween movies. Donnie Darko leaps (hops?) to mind, an odd little theory generator -there are as many theories about what it means as there are people who have seen it- and autumnal costume drama. Best rabbit mask, to be sure.

Does a movie have to take place in October to qualify for this coveted slot? That qualifies ET the Extra-Terrestrial, which might not be scary to anybody but those of us with a horror of raisins on legs from another star. (Personally, I'm hesitant when I encounter them.) Or does "best" mean "scariest"? Day of the Dead takes place on Halloween, is terrifying, and has zombies in it -that automatically puts it at the top, right? Trick 'r Treat and Halloween are no-brainers for contention. When it comes to scary, The Exorcist and Poltergeist and The Nightmare Before Christmas can't be forgotten. So many good movies for one day of the year.

Thinking about this brings me back to Frank, the scary rabbit-angel from Donnie Darko. He inspires me to extricate myself from the couch and remember what's best about Halloween: strapping into a good costume and getting out there to enjoy the holiday.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Writing on the Wind

A quote comes constantly to mind as I prepare the manuscript for its nationwide tour of publishers. When asked if he revisits his old work, writer/illustrator Frank Miller replied, "I'm not a masochist." Tell it like it is, Frank.

I would reply that though there is some resemblance to my hand, the old work in hindsight seems to have come from another's. A tacit admission of masochism, this also speaks to my social graces: even a stranger who writes as poorly as they that penned my past drafts, I can see past that and be their friend. I can make the effort; though not guaranteed, odds at success are good.

Sentimentality should be tossed out the window. Write on the wind, like the arrow from a bow. Remove your preconceptions. Pulling the catgut taught, the conviction for a bull's eye fills your vision, clearing at the peak of tension and release, your handiwork revealed in honest light.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Poison Arrow

Discovering a new writer can be one of life's gifts, that first encounter with an incredible, unimagined dimension miraculously captured in words. China Mieville's latest, The City & The City, just started this week, could be miraculous or something else altogether; a new writer is just as easily and all the more likely your worst enemy. I'm not deep enough into the novel to know either way. Authors can hide what is magical in their writing, what really grabs and bridges the page to your mind, revealed with patience and careful reading; just as easily and all the more likely nothing's there. You pays your money and you takes your chances.

One writer is always new yet old, magical at a glance but upon closer scrutiny vile, scurrilous and loathsome. Any writer in love with their first draft please contact me immediately and spill the beans how it is done. What feels so good, so right, flowing onto the page loses something in hindsight, is a complete mess and beckons with hours of editing. What can you do.

Sounding less than thrilled is not the same as reluctance. I look forward to shaping the raw work into something readable. It's going to be work, that's all, to cobble together disparate sections of what will one day compose my second novel. Editing on the first one is a horse of a different color. I'm shaping it beyond readable, which is most certainly is, into publishable form, but laying out the intimations of the next was an act of nothing less than self-defense.

Other writers have warned me against finishing a manuscript. If you don't have another project to jump into, the ensuing dread is akin to facing the end of existence: What if I don't have another book in me? The question punctures your skin like a poison arrow, devours the belly, burns the spleen and dissolves the heart, worming its dirty way up your spine like it was a ladder of doom and bursts your brain. The real downer is that you shot yourself, concocted your own doom. Who wants that? So, overlapping the end of one project with the beginning of another provides good protection against being your own worst enemy.

That's how things stand so far. If this is my last blog post, you'll know why!

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Speechless Tuesday

Halloween, we have our costume:

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Writing a novel is an endless process of discovery. You believe the end is near when suddenly a new crop of problems emerge, problems that can't be ignored, and it is back to what seems perpetual tinkering. Possibly every writer goes through this but I can only speak from my own experience of infinite regression. One issue crops up more than any other: blindspots. The manuscript has blindspots to spare, so many I could sell them on eBay. They arise from plot/character conflict, when one demands superiority over the other. That is almost all I see now, as if I were working not on the document itself but an x-ray of it: rather than tissue the bones are exposed and I read not words but plot or character and the undying tension between them. Makes for a special kind of blindspot, points of black that show up on the page like signs of disease.


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Then down to the barn to meet the naked/unsaddled horses. After a thorough explanation and horsenality (personality) profile of each, we encourage you to mingle and acquaint yourself with all the horses at which time you select the one you want to ride, we believe the horse will pick you out. We have a variety of breeds that are as diverse as people are.

Next: Cowboy Camp. You and your horse in a 50 ft diameter round training pen getting to know each other; your horse performing multiple tasks from directional circles to jumping over high barrels and more, you will learn to have fun and play with your horse creating a bond at which you will be amazed. At that point your horse will become submitted and infatuated with you and you will no longer need a rope to lead your horse, it will follow you everywhere you walk including 150 ft to the tack room where you will learn to groom and saddle your new friend.

Next we mount up and learn the most difficult part of horseback riding...trotting…a slow but bouncy pace that beginners find to be the most challenging. Loping, galloping then running will soon show you that the faster you go, the smoother the ride. Even beginners will enjoy crossing deep water, jumping, racing each other, climbing seemingly impossibly steep hills and experiencing what we call the "gauntlet"; one of the most breathtaking parts of the ride. All of this will results in the most exciting, adventurous and informative equestrian experience that you've ever had or remember it's FREE.

Most of the people who come here, with a few exceptions, have little to no riding experience, however when they leave here they can ride any horse, anywhere, anytime. First let us refer you to orientation to see how it all begins.


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Definitely, Maybe (2008)

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Synopsis: Romantic comedy: Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad is in the midst of a divorce when his 10 year old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will’s story begins in 1992, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the Clinton campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as a idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. On the campaign, Will’s best buddy is Russell McCormack. They not only have similar political aspirations, they share the same type of girl problems, too. Will hopelessly attempts a “PG” version of his story for his daughter ad changes the names so Maya has to guess who he finally married. Is her mother Will’s college sweetheart, the dependable girl next-door Emily? Is she his longtime …
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Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Rachel Weisz, Abigail Breslin
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