Professor Adele Lindenmeyr is Professor of History and Dean of Graduate Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA. Her books include Poverty is Not a Vice: Charity, Society and the State in Imperial Russia (1996), which was awarded the Heldt Prize for the best book published by a woman in Slavic Studies. Professor Lindenmeyr was honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award by the Association for Women in Slavic Studies in 2003.


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From the Archives – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah has a new album, Hysterical, out today. I thought it would be fun to share an interview I did with the band back in September 2005. They played a show at my college, and I got to talk with singer Alec Ounsworth, guitarist Lee Sargent, and drummer Sean Greenhalgh afterwards. What you are about to read originally appeared in a publication called Mindset, which is part of the radio station WVFI at the University of Notre Dame (with a few minor edits for grammar and formatting). I have a few current thoughts at the end, too.
"An Interview With Clap Your Hands Say Yeah By Steve Fabian" (Mindset, September 2005)
Up until about a week before their show at Legends, I was only acquainted with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah through massive critical lauding in the indie music press. One can never truly know what to make of hype, so I realized the only thing I could do was actually listen to their music (surprisingly, it seems like a lot of people miss this step). I'll admit that while the songs sounded pretty good, I had a hard time thinking they were great. I did not see where all the buzz and praise were coming from. That changed when I saw them live. Suddenly, the songs came to life, exploding forth with vitality, energy, and talent. The admiration all made sense to me then. I was fortunate to be able to interview three of the band's five members after the show.
SF: So how has the tour been, the first time playing nationally?
Lee Sargent: It's been great.
Alec Ounsworth: We've had really good shows in a lot of new cities where we never played before, it's exciting.
SF: Is there anything you've been listening to on the road that is going to remind you of this tour?
Lee: The National. [CYHSY was touring with the National at this time, but did a headlining show at Legends at Notre Dame]
Alec: So far, N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton.
SF: You're an N.W.A. fan?
Alec: Yeah, I like that album.
SF: So West Coast or East Coast hip-hop?
Alec: Uh, probably leaning towards East Coast, but they're both good.
SF: Right, I like East Coast better, too. But back to the subject of tours, what's the last good show you've seen?
Alec: Jonathan Richman, from the Modern Lovers. It was great.
Lee: Mine was the Hot Snakes.
Sean Greenhalgh: I saw this kind of bluegrass band in Brooklyn, the Roulette Sisters. It was great. It's real old-time with banjos and mandolins.
SF: Very cool. So, if you guys were on Death Row and you were about to be killed, what would your last meal be?
Alec: That's a good one. I like tilapia.
Lee: I'd have a Buddha Bowl.
SF: A Buddha Bowl, what's that?
Lee: It's something I ate in Columbus. It's like tofu with peanut sauce. I'd wanna be really healthy to die. It would have to be from the exact same place.
Sean: I would say my mother's spaghetti.
SF: If you were on a desert island and you could only have a board game, what would it be and who would you want to play with?
Alec: Yahtze, and I'd play with my two dogs (laughs).
Lee: Umm, I'd play Candyland with myself.
Sean: I would say Clue and I don't know who I'd play with. I guess it would be somebody that I got along with, so not anyone in the band, certainly.
Lee: Oh, come on, I'd play Clue with you, Sean (laughs).
SF: What's your favorite Madonna song?
Alec: (Laughs) That's the hardest one yet! I can't even think of any.
Lee: I know the answer to this one. I'm a sucker for "Cherish."
Sean: I actually have a soft spot in my heart for "Ray of Light."
Alec: I don't know if I can answer that one.
SF: That's fine. I saw your album's artwork and it reminded me of "La Danse" by Henri Matisse. I don't know if you were going for that or not, but I did wonder what artists you guys like.
Alec: I like Chagall a lot. And Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Vincent Van Gogh.
Lee: Huh. I think that might be my Madonna question that I don't know how to answer.
Alec: (Laughs) You're like, "Like a Virgin"?
Lee: Yeah, "Like a Virgin," whoever painted that.
SF: I guess you could maybe even just say "Madonna," there are a lot of Madonna figures in art. How about you, what's your favorite?
Sean: Uh…art. What is art? (Laughs all around)
SF: You answered a question with a question, which most people seem to do these days. Anyways, on the album [the song "Upon this Tidal Wave of Young Blood"], there's the line about Bigfoot being caught. I have a friend who is very into cryptozoology, so I wondered if you guys are into any other cryptozoological figures.
Lee: Oh yeah, have you ever seen that Herzog film? [Incident at Loch Ness]
SF: I don't think I have.
Lee: Well, I figured it out halfway through it's sort of a joke, but they're out there looking for the Loch Ness Monster, and they bring a crypto-zoologist. But what other ones are there?
SF: Well you know, there's Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman, the Yeti, the Sasquatch. Then there's the Loch Ness Monster, the Champ. Every culture has some of them, there are tons more.
Lee: The Abominable Snowman, that's it.
SF: Is that going to maybe appear on the next album?
Lee: Yeah.
Alec: We'll try to fit that in somewhere. (Starts singing) A-bom-i-na-ble Snow-Man! Da-da-da-da-da-da! [In case you were wondering, Some Loud Thunder did not have any references to the creature]
SF: How about this, what do you think my favorite song on your album is?
Lee: You look like a "Home on Ice" -kinda guy.
Alec: Uh…no, wait, wait, wait, I think I can guess. I don't think it's "Yellow Country Teeth." I think it might be "Gimmie Some Salt."
Sean: Yeah, I'm gonna agre with that.
SF: "Home on Ice" or "Gimmie Some Salt"? No, it's actually "Over and Over Again," that's my favorite.
Lee: Oh.
Alec: Who'd have thunk it? (laughs)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)
SF: I'm working on a playlist of songs that talk about people who look like David Bowie (CYHSY laughs), so that's going to be on there.
Alec: That's good, I like that.
SF: You know "Distopian Dream Girl," by Built to Spill?
SF: That's also one.
Lee: There was a guy at the show last night with a "You Look Like David Bowie" T-Shirt.
Alec: That was a great shirt. And it had a picture of Aladdin Sane on the back.
SF: Oh, that's cool. I would ask you your favorite David Bowie song, but I already asked about Madonna and Bowie's probably harder, right?
Alec: I think I can answer that a little bit easier than Madonna.
SF: Oh, you could?
Alec: Yeah, cause I actually know his songs (laughs).
SF: Let's have it, then.
Alec: "V-2 Schneider." Maybe asking for my favorite album would be even better. I'm just taking this thing and asking a question to myself now (indicating the recorder and laughing). Ok, so what's the best album, in my humble opinion? Not Lodger, not Scary Monsters.
Sean: Station to Station?
Alec: Low, I think Low.
Lee: Is that the one with "V-2 Schneider?"
Alec: No, that's Heroes.
SF: So how exactly does one do the Zarathustra? (They laugh)
Alec: Well…
At this point, Alec tells me the amazing story behind this lyric, but after he does, he swears me to secrecy.
SF: Let's see. Are you guys fans of The Big Lebowski?
Lee: Yeah, I am.
SF: Ok. Do you have either a favorite character or quote?
Sean: You're out of your element, Donnie!
Lee: I like Water a lot. And my favorite line is…I have a lot of favorite lines from that one…but, I'll say "This isn't 'Nam, Smokey, there are rules!"
SF: Nice! So I was thinking it would be clever if I asked you who your favorite talking head was, you know, like Larry King or Bill O'Reilly, something like that… (Laughter from CYHSY)
Alec: Max Headroom.
SF: …but I wanted to do an interview without the Talking Heads involved.
Lee: You've done your homework.
SF: Well, it comes up in everything I read about you guys. I mean, I can see where it's coming from, the voice thing…
Alec: Sure, yeah. But it's unintentional.
SF: Right, but I decided that there's lots of stuff I'd rather ask. Especially since you guys are pretty new and haven't been asked a lot of questions yet. I'm going to be putting out new information. That is…if anyone even reads this. (They laugh really hard).
Lee: That has to go in there.
SF: Whoops, I didn't say that.
Alec: You should start out the interview with "If anybody's going to even read this, this is for you."
SF: Ok, I might do that. I don't have anything else really. If that's cool with you guys.
Alec: Yeah, that was great.
This was a really fun conversation, the guys were all very cool. Because of how good their music sounded live that night and how enjoyable the interview was, I think Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will always be a band I care about. I regularly return to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! and am a fan of Some Loud Thunder, which was generally reviled. Yes, the sound quality isn't always great, but it's still a very interesting album with strong songs. Now, after time away, reviews are saying the band is being too normal on Hysterical, and they are not only generally unfavorable, but seem to retroactively boost Some Loud Thunder. I just don't get it. This is band almost inevitably tied to some contextual factor at each phase of their career, and from my perspective, it seems the prevailing narrative on Clap Your Hands Say Yeah always misses the point. They are neither as great or as horrible as you might read. They are most accurately quite good, which is much less interesting. All I know is I will get Hysterical and I'm pretty confident I'll enjoy it. That's good enough for me. I'm glad to have spent time with their music and, briefly, with them.
Hope you enjoyed the interview. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the band and their music.

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I've never been one for fad diets. In fact, I've never been one for diets. Instead, I try to eat balanced meals, always remembering moderation is the key to a healthy lifestyle. That is except for the times I encounter a box of cheese crackers. If you're a parent, then you likely have goldfish or cheddar bunnies lining the shelves of your pantry. If you think you'll ever have kids, buy stock in Pepperidge Farm or Annie's Organic. These snacks are addictive for both parent and child. An even easier, and tastier, alternative is to make your own.
The two main ingredients are butter and cheese, so go the extra mile when ingredient shopping. Choose your cheddar, from mild to extra-sharp, depending on your preference. Reach for a creamy, premium brand butter—I've been enjoying Kerrygold these days. You'll notice the difference in the look, taste and texture the minute you open the package. The extra cents will justify themselves on first taste.
Most recipes call for prepping the dough in a food processor. When I came across a technique from a recipe by Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock using an electric mixer, I knew it was the way to go. This way the cheese would stay in larger pieces instead of getting cut into the butter by the blades of the processor. I swapped seltzer for water in the original recipe figuring the carbonation would lighten up the texture even more. Another great tip for rolling these out is sprinkle top of the dough with flour and cover with a piece of wax paper. This creates a nice, smooth surface and prevents the dough from tearing or "crinkling". You can make these crackers a few days ahead and store in an airtight container, but they're so darn good you'll have a hard time keeping the container filled for long.
Get the full recipe at The Cuisinart Stand Mixer Blog.
These look great. I love finding new baking recipes that are savory instead of sweet!
So glad you're all liking this one—it was a hit with everyone here, expecially the 11 month old. They're easy, inexpensive and you can pronounce all the ingredients! Enjoy.


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Latest News…April 26, 2021
300 Homes Completed…
This week we are pleased to announce that we've achieved 300 foundations completed in 25 months.
What are our priorities now?
Priority #1…eliminate CFSIC's June 30, 2022 sunset date, so we can stay in business.
Priority #2…raise another $100 million in CT Bond Commission funding, to be paid in five annual installments of $20 million…so that CFSIC can complete its work.
Simply stated, we must keep our momentum going in order to restore people's lives and the property tax base of the hard-hit towns in the northeast corner.
If you are a concrete activist…it's time to make these priorities your cause.
Read March 22 Testimony by the Superintendent
Today, March 22, the Superintendent of CFSIC is scheduled to testify before the House Planning and Development Committee. You can read his full testimony here (PDF).
In summary, here's what the Superintendent is advocating for:
– that CFSIC's current sunset date of June 30, 2022 be eliminated entirely;
– that the Healthy Homes surcharge (now scheduled to sunset on June 30, 2030) be extended to 2041;
– that Healthy Homes surcharge funds be provided to CFSIC on an accelerated basis through the issuance of a bond, where that bond is secured by future Healthy Homes surcharge payments.
Why is the Superintendent advocating for these three points?
If CFSIC's June 30, 2022 sunset date is not moved or eliminated, the Superintendent has directed that by September 1, 2021, CFSIC begin to unwind its operations and begin the gradual transfer of its responsibilities somewhere else. If we do this, we leave many claimants behind and we leave them to an uncertain future.
By extending the Healthy Homes surcharge lifespan to 2041, we enable many more families to be helped than we can help now…and if we can get funds advanced to us through a bond (where that bond is secured by Healthy Homes payments) then we can keep the momentum of construction going at a faster pace. A faster pace means more families helped and more property tax relief to the affected towns in the region.
View testimonials from claimants we've assisted.
Sorting Through Active Claimants
CFSIC has begun the process of alerting Active Severity Class 3 claimants, some of whom have been Active claimants since January 2019, that they will be removed from eligibility over the next few months if they do not take the steps necessary to secure a minimum of two construction proposals as requested by CFSIC, have those bids approved by CFSIC's claims adjustment staff, and otherwise demonstrate that they are still interested in pursuing a claim for foundation remediation by placing themselves in line for a Participation Agreement.
Claimants who have applied, put themselves in a position to potentially receive funds, and then dropped out of sight and been non-responsive, will eventually be removed in order to make way for families desperate for assistance.
To be clear…we will only remove a claimant who is an Active claimant if, after repeated attempts to reach them by email and mail, they remain unresponsive. We have other claimants waiting for assistance, and in some cases those claimants are in a desperate situation because we are holding claim reserve liabilities for Active claimants who are not demonstrating an interest in proceeding. Over the next few months the Superintendent will be removing claimants who are non-responsive after repeated attempts to reach out to them for an answer. Once this process has concluded, we will begin the process of removing Inactive claimants, who, after repeated requests to make their claim Active (in most cases by simply taking an extra step or two) have remained Inactive…in some cases, for almost two years.
Now Also Accepting Type 2 Applications for Pending Claimants
Effective December 14, 2020, you will be able to go on this site and file an application if wish to be a Type 2 (foundation reimbursement) claimant, with the understanding that you will be registering your claim as a Pending claimant.
This is a change from the original plan…but the Superintendent has considered a number of emails and phone calls that he has received requesting that we re-open for Type 2 as well as Type 1 claimants, and CFSIC has agreed to do this.
We want to emphasize again that CFSIC's board has authorized a total of only 100 paid Type 2 claims during its lifespan…it is unlikely that this number will be increased in future.
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Edison vs Tesla: The Battle for Electric Power–Part 2
So, what exactly changed on May 1, 1893?
Lighting up Chicago
Westinghouse had managed to win the bid to illuminate the Chicago World's Fair, the first all-electric fair in history. The previous year, financier JP Morgan had facilitated the merger of Thomas Edison's various companies into the General Electric Corporation. GE also bid on the World's Fair, but lost out because of the high cost of laying copper wire to accommodate DC power transmission.
27-million people witnessed President Grover Cleveland push a button bringing the fair to life and from that point forward, 80% of all electrical devices sold used AC power.
And New York…
Later that year, Westinghouse was awarded the contract to harness the power of Niagara Falls and when the plant came online in 1896, even the remaining Edison systems were forced to convert to AC power.
But the War of Currents cost everyone involved. JP Morgan, hoping to wrest full control of all hydroelectric power, manipulated the stock market to try and force Westinghouse to sell Tesla's patents. Tesla saved Westinghouse, grateful for his patron, and asserted his own nobility over profits by tearing up his contract. Westinghouse would survive, but Tesla would forever after be in debt and mostly forgotten…
Forgotten Genius
Despite his remarkable achievements in electrical power, including radical experiments designed to transmit unlimited power wirelessly through the air to consumers – for free – Tesla is generally only remembered as the inventor of the Tesla Coil, which you probably recall best from those old Frankenstein movies. The Tesla Coil builds up lots of high voltage electricity quickly and efficiently and is also a powerful radio transmitter.
While Edison is memorialized for his inventions and quotes, Tesla is all but forgotten by the average person, even though many of the theories he proposed inspired the work of physicists like Einstein, Hawking and Heisenberg (the scientist, not Walter White's alter ego). He also had breakthroughs in radio, radar, x-rays, solar energy, and even robotics. His technological advances were years ahead of his time, even today.
To be fair, Edison wasn't completely wrong. DC power is still used very prevalently today – especially in computers. That thick brick in your laptop, printer and desktop cable? It's constantly converting AC to DC to protect your sensitive electronics from the "raging waves" of alternating current.
Who knew electricity had such a "shocking" history?
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Edison vs Tesla: The Battle for Electric Power
The year was 1887…
It was a battle royale – Jefferson vs Adams, the North vs the South, Hulk Hogan vs Randy Macho Man Savage, Jobs vs Wozniak, Trump vs Clinton… AC vs DC.
And when the dust settled, the guy who won really lost and the guy who lost became the champion that everyone remembers.
Back in the day before anti-trust laws forced the breakup of the remaining empire, the source of electricity – the power company – was known by one name… Edison. The name still lingers at Con-Ed in New York, SoCal Edison in California, and smaller units scattered all across the United States. But the power that comes into your house wasn't the famous inventor's idea.
In 1882, Nikola Tesla left his phone company job in his native Serbia and headed to Paris where he found employment with the Continental Edison Company. There, he so impressed his superiors that they recommended his transfer to the United States, noting that his genius rivaled that of their founder.
Tesla was excited to meet one of his heroes, a man who had accomplished so much with so little training. But this hope quickly died. The very genius that should have brought them together, because of their mutually high opinions of themselves, in fact created a rift almost immediately.
Self-taught Edison preferred to do tedious trial and error experimentation – hence his famous quote about finding 10,000 ways that didn't work – while Tesla was a trained engineer and creative dreamer who preferred to come up with theories before testing them practically. Which drove them both somewhat crazy.
Tesla lasted less than a year working with his former hero.
While Edison is famous these days for his quotes on productivity – "Genius is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration," Tesla believed that mindset was Edison's biggest stumbling block:
If he had a needle to find in a haystack he would not stop to reason where it was most likely to be, but would proceed at once, with the feverish diligence of a bee, to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search… I was almost a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him 90% of his labor.–Nikola Tesla
The War of the Currents
But the most famous falling out between the two men came to become known as the "War of the Currents."
Edison stood by direct current (DC), while Tesla advocated for alternating current (AC).
The man who became a household name after his invention of the light bulb, the phonograph, the movie camera and countless other helpful, soon to be household items, didn't want to bring "dangerous" alternating current into every home. He was convinced the best way, and certainly the safest way, to power the world was through single direction DC power.
But Tesla, with his theoretical approach, pointed out that DC power had severe limitations that would impact the future. In the 1880's, DC technology only allowed for a power grid with a one-mile radius from the power source. And while DC only went one way, AC power allowed the flow of energy to go both ways, creating a much more practical solution for transmitting large quantities of energy to power an industrial city, which he predicted the United States would rapidly see more of in the coming years.
Unfortunately, Tesla did not always employ his considerable prognostication techniques to his own life. In his efforts to prove his former mentor wrong, he made a deal with a Pittsburgh industrialist whose name would also become a household word – George Westinghouse. Westinghouse paid Tesla a handsome fee, including residuals, for his AC motor and electrical transmission patents and began a campaign to make the public aware of his newly purchased invention.
In retaliation, Edison launched his own propaganda campaign against alternating current, even sending Professor Harold Brown on a "speaking" tour, where he routinely used AC power to electrocute dogs, horses, elephants and a convicted ax murderer in New York.
But everything changed on May 1, 1893—stay tuned next week to find out!
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That was a gem of an Eastern Conference Finals we had between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning. The only thing that would have made it better in Game 7. It's a little surprising that the Lightning couldn't close the series out in Game 6 or Game 7. They played so bad in the 1st and 2nd period in Game 6 and the 2nd period in Game 7 though. Those stretches were worse than the usual momentum swings in this series. The Lightning have also been so clutch in Game 7's of late you thought they could pull it anyway. But injuries and back to back long playoff runs will doom you in. I don't think Steven Stamkos should have played. He was pretty rusty in the game and took away shifts from a player that could have contributed more. Good for him for trying, however. That game winning goal will haunt Andrei Vasilevskiy for awhile. The bounce off the boards was funny and hard to judge but you had hope he would have been able to have covered it. His positioning was good but he didn't completely seal the post with his body. Just a terrible way to lose a series.
At any rate, on to what should be a high scoring and highly entertaining NHL Stanley Cup Finals between two teams with something to prove.
What We Learned: Sharks have learned from past playoff mistakes and are deep. Penguins are learning to win with role players and how to eek out crucial Game 6 and Game 7 wins.
Stars to Watch: Both of these teams have three lines that can really score. Both have ten players that are in double digits in playoff scoring. The Sharks have three players with at least 20 points though. The Penguins, and no other team for that matter, have none. Joe Pavelski leads all players in goals with 13. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are both still struggling but they are still key. But going up against a great Sharks defense isn't going to help matters. Crosby also has a -2. Patrick Hornqvist has a -5. No key Sharks players have any minuses. Nick Bonino and Carl Hagelin have also cooled. Luckily, Phil Kessel has not and he is their leading scorer. Pavelski, Logan Couture and Brent Burns are the players that drive the Sharks. They have been at the top of their respective games. Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau aren't as significant but they are still important. Tomas Hertl also pitches in with some key moments.
X-Factor: It's Joel Ward versus Bryan Rust to see who scores more crucial goals. Rust single-handily carried the Penguins into this round because, if it wasn't for him, the Penguins wouldn't have won Game 7. He's scored three goals in the last two Penguins games that they needed to win. He has five overall in the playoffs. He's basically come out of nowhere to be a huge piece to this Penguins team. Coincidentally, Joel Ward scored four goals in the last two games for the Sharks against the Blues. Joel Ward always scores a key goal or two in every series and has six goals overall. The other factor is defense. I've harped on the Penguins defense many times. It was better against the Lightning but it's still not where it needs to be. The Sharks defense is one of their biggest strengths. They check well, force you outside and quickly send you out of their zone. Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic are a way better pairing than anything the Penguins have. So the Sharks definitely have a big advantage in that department.
Goalie Problem: I'm assuming Matt Murray starts in net for the Penguins. Both Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury are at about the same level. However, Fleury still has rust. Neither of their confidences seem very high and both don't seem impenetrable at the moment. For the Sharks, Martin Jones worries me. In Game 5 he looked really shaky and it was a good thing he wasn't tested much. He didn't have to make 30 saves at all during the Blues series. It will be key for the Sharks to do the same in this series. He is the Sharks weakest link. With the offensive firepower in this series, they are the top two scoring teams in the playoffs, these goalies will be tested and it might not be pretty.
Fun Fact: Over the last decade, the team with the most playoff scorers (or tied for the most, as was the case in three playoffs) in the top five wins the Stanley Cup. The Sharks have four and the Penguins have none. So take that as an omen or don't.
Prediction: I said that I didn't want to discredit the Blues series wins but I felt like the teams they beat, beat themselves more than the Blues beat them. Except for the Rangers series, I feel the same way about the Penguins. The Capitals was more of a mixed bag but the Lightning definitely didn't play as good as they could have, as mentioned at the top of the column, and really beat themselves in Game 6 and 7 but not really showing up and cracking under the pressure. Because the Lightning could very well be here right now instead. Defensively, the Penguins worry me. Kris Letang continued to be unhinged and had a really bad game in Game 5. The rest of the defense is the usual mixed bag. What worries me if I'm the Penguins is everyone on the team, besides Rust and Kessel, is struggling right now. That isn't where you want to be going into a Stanley Cup Finals. The Sharks are relentless and never quit. The only bad game they played against the Blues, they still managed to bounce back and score three goals in the 3rd period. The Sharks only weakness is goaltending but it's not that bad. But the series does hinge on how well Jones plays. If he plays well they will win, if he doesn't they won't. With the Sharks defense, and the Penguins struggles, I think he'll play decent enough for the Sharks to hoist the Stanley Cup for the very first time. Sharks in six.


These are a few of the images from my cross country drive. Many more are on my cell, but not yet transferred. I'll add them here as I retrieve them, and add stories, too.
Lake Tahoe: first night on the road.
Ancient ocean beds, dry as bone.
When my family left Puerto Rico in 1967, this is where we moved to. Ingleside Avenue, Hyde Park, Chicago.


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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Reduces Lung Disease in Premature Infants
Posted by RT Staff | Jul 28, 2006 | Neonatal, Pulmonary Hypertension |
Delivering nitric oxide to the lungs of premature, very-low-birth-weight infants during their second week of life improves their chances of surviving without chronic lung disease, according to a national study of nearly 600 premature infants.
The multicenter Nitric Oxide Chronic Lung Disease Study Group (NOCLD) published the study in the July 27 New England Journal of Medicine.
In addition to the clinical benefits, the researchers found no apparent adverse effects from the nitric oxide up to 44 weeks of age. "Survival for premature infants has greatly improved over the years, but long-term complications often persist in these children," said Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, which funded the 5-year study. She added, "Successful and early treatment of breathing problems in these babies could represent a significant advance in improving the health and quality of life of a growing number of premature babies."
An estimated 10,000 to 15,000 infants in the United States have chronic lung disease of prematurity. Ongoing medical care for these infants, such as multiple hospitalizations, prolonged respiratory treatments and follow-up for neurodevelopmental problems, accounts for a significant portion of the overall public health burden of prematurity. In a report released this month, the Institute of Medicine estimated that overall costs for the more than 500,000 babies born prematurely in the U.S. totaled $26 billion, or $51,000 per infant.
The NOCLD clinical trial included 21 neonatal intensive care units throughout the country, enrolling infants with birth weights between 500 and 1250 grams. Their median gestational age was 26 weeks (full-term babies are born at about 40 weeks gestational age). All the infants were receiving oxygen through ventilators and were at high risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Although treatment with nitric oxide, a substance naturally produced in the body, is already known to benefit full-term infants with pulmonary hypertension, its value for preterm infants was uncertain. "The mechanism by which nitric oxide affects the lungs is not fully understood," said Ballard, "but animal studies and pilot studies in infants previously suggested that nitric oxide restores normal growth and development in very immature lungs."
The trial was randomized and double-blinded, with 294 infants receiving inhaled nitric oxide and 288 receiving a placebo. The rate of survival without chronic lung disease at 36 weeks after the mother's last menstrual period was 43.9% in treated infants compared to 36.8% in the control group.
The effect was more pronounced for the infants entered earlier (between 7 and 14 days): 49.1% in treated infants versus 27.8% in controls. Lung disease was also less severe in treated infants at 40 and 44 weeks, with treated infants having shorter hospitalizations and less need for mechanical ventilation or oxygen therapy than the control infants.
The NOCLD team expects to provide definitive recommendations for clinical use of nitric oxide after it analyzes follow-up studies of the children's neurodevelopmental status at two years of age. The follow-up studies will be accomplished by the end of 2007, said Ballard.
Source: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Time Magazine released its shortlist of finalists for Person of the Year. The finalists include: Jeff Bezos, The Dreamers, Patty Jenkins, Kim Jong Un, Colin Kaepernick, The #MeToo movement, Robert Mueller, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping.
Comey tweeted one of his own personal quotes about the FBI in a subtweet to President Trump. More than a third of the former FBI director's tweets have been quotes from historical figures relating to government and ethics. This time, Comey thought his own personal comments were worthy of Tweeting alongside other figures on his account, such as Winston Churchill and the Biblical figure Amos.
Richard Blumenthal said President Trump uses words of a "criminal defendant" on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
ABC News' Brian Ross reported incorrectly that candidate Donald Trump told Michael Flynn to contact Russian officials. The news organization then issued a correction, stating that president-elect Trump told Flynn to contact Russian officials.
What will happen next on "Today In Media"? Watch the next episode to find out!
Julia Nista is an Associate Editor at the Daily Caller. She is the cohost of Double Take a bi-weekly guest on Today In Media, two shows produced by The Daily Caller and The Daily Caller News Foundation. A native Southern Californian, Julia graduated in 2017 from UCLA, previously serving as Internal Vice President for the Bruin Republicans, and moved to D.C. to focus on written and broadcast journalism. You can find her in a mom-and-pop owned coffeeshop reading biographies or writing media hits.


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Videoblogging 206
Redmond Teen Adora Svitak Wins Women's Media Center Girls' State Of The Union Video Contest
By digitalreporter on February 9, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Women's Media Center Announces Winner of Girls' State of the Union Video Contest
Press Release February 8:
New York, NY—Today, the Women's Media Center launched its new website with the announcement that fourteen-year-old Redmond, Washington resident Adora Svitak,14, the winner of the first annual Girls' State of the Union Video Contest.
The Girls' State of the Union video contest shines a light on girls as problem solvers and media leaders. Like the President's State of the Union address, the Girls' State of the Union lets girls tell us what our priorities should be.
Judges for the Women's Media Center contest included Gloria Steinem, Carol Jenkins, Kyra Sedgwick, Marisa Tomei, and an all-star list of social media leaders.
Svitak will receive media training from the Women's Media Center's media coach and star in a video while delivering her address in the nation's capital. Ms. Svitak will also be added to Women's Media Center's SheSource database of 500 women experts that is the go-to resource for journalists, producers, and bookers seeking women experts to appear on TV and to quote in print and online media.
According to Gloria Steinem, co-founder of the Women's Media Center, "Every adult woman has to remember that when she passes a mirror and criticizes her body, a girl is watching. She is learning to be self-condemning, too. The media is responsible for girls who regard their bodies as ornaments, not instruments, but we are each responsible, too." Julie Burton, President of the Women's Media Center, says "Girls' State of the Union provides girls with the opportunity to listen to each others' voices, own their expertise, create media on their own terms, and be heard in the world. The Women's Media Center salutes Adora Svitak and all of the contestants for taking a stand and showing the country that girls are a fundamental part of our nation and deserve to be heard".
Runner Up: Samantha Crisp: Chapel Hill, NC
Runner Up: Jamie Crockett: East St. Louis, IL
Jack Olmsted


Hummingbird 8x12" colored pencil drawing. Originally I was going to have a cowboy ant riding the hummingbirds back, but scrapped the idea last minute.
I can easily see this painted across a ceiling, or even made into a tattoo. Still a gorgeous work of art either way. If I could make this kind of art at this quality, I'd totally sell posters of it.
Thanks, that means a lot to me. And funny enough, I was thinking of getting this tattooed on me the day I'm not broke!
Absolutely beautiful and stunning! The bright colours make the drawing very cheery!


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GUEST BLOG: HOJO IN ANAHEIM SINCE 1965 (PART I)
Written by Jonathan Whitehead on October 28
A big deal when it opened in 1965, Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge was the the first HoJo property on the west coast. The hotel opened on July 16, 1965 — 10 years and one day off Disneyland's grand opening and is still owned and operated by the original family that bought the initial 7-acre parcel. Today, the HoJo Anaheim property covers 10 acres, including a Mimi's Cafe and the site of a new hotel under construction now, set to open 50 years after the HoJo on July 15, 2015.
The original hotel was designed by famed architect William L. Pereira who was a friend of Roy and Walt Disney and known for his fantastic futuristic designs. His style can still be seen in the HoJo Anaheim's unique vaulted ceilings, barrel arch roofline and charmingly futuristic lobby building. Pereira also designed the Disneyland Hotel, the Theme Building at LAX, the TransAmerica Pyramid in San Francisco and other iconic buildings around the world.
At opening, HoJo Anaheim featured one tower and four two-story pavilions, referred to as "casitas," surrounding a fountain feature. Upon opening, the hotel won an architectural award for "Best Public Space." The beautifully landscaped grounds feature Canary Island pine trees, which were planted as saplings by the owner in 1964. Today, the pine trees rise alongside the main HoJo tower.
HoJo had the very first trolly shuttle to Disneyland which quickly became an icon for 1960s and 1970s-era Disneyland visitors. Well regarded by the community and travelers alike, the HoJo was the first hotel to be part of Disneyland's Good Neighbor Hotel program. That long history of high standards is why, nearly 50 years later, the HoJo is still the leader in occupancy among its competitors. Consistent and good management through the ages has grown and kept a very loyal following throughout the world, earning it the title of "the other Disney property" by travel agents in many countries.
Enjoy more of Andy's Disneyland updates and articles here.
Are you visiting Disneyland and want the perfect family hotel that's closer to the theme parks than TWO of Disney's own hotels? Look no further than the TripAdvisor fan favorite, the Howard Johnson Hotel and Water Playground! FIVE time award winner in the category "Top 25 Hotels for Families in the United States", and Travel + Leisure Magazine's "Most Comfortable Hotel Beds in the U.S."!
Posted Under: Guest Blog


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Cure for breast cancer possible after Belfast scientist's breakthrough
A scientist in Belfast has created a way to cause breast cancer cells to destruct, leaving non-cancerous cells healthy.
Kate Hickey
@IrishCentral
Read more: Irish women at higher risk from breast cancer
The delivery system is a gene that produces poisonous nitric oxide long known to have a powerful anti-cancer action.
Dr. Helen McCarthy of the school of pharmacy at Queen's University Belfast, said nitric oxide had " shown huge anti-tumor effects but we hadn't been able to get a targeting system," she told "The Irish Times".
She has now managed to find a way to get the nitric oxide gene into the cancerous breast cells by means of a "designer biomimetic vector" that kills breast cancer cells but leaves normal tissues alone.
McCarthy's work has just been published in the "International Journal of Pharmaceutics."
Her method is gene therapy which manages to get the DNA into the cancerous cell. "In order to make gene therapy work you need to get the DNA into the cell," McCarthy said.
The carrier does this by producing nitric oxide after it enters the cell The technique works very well in cell cultures in the lab she said and could be very successful against secondary cancers.
McCarthy says she wants to develop it as a dry powder that can be directly injected into the patient. "The idea is this will be delivered systemically around the body and be delivered to the other tumors," she said.
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Public Art – Curated Billboard and Handmade Artist Book Project – Curators Lehan Ramsay and Anna Zsoldos.
Participating artists including Ralph RAMSAY, Lehan RAMSAY, Anna ZSOLDOS, Dale CHAPMAN, Sally HART, Kenn BUSHBY, Rhana DEVENPORT, Michael PHILLIPS, Susan HILL, Thomas BURLESS, Brendan SMITH, Peter DWYER, Nick ZURBRUGG, Ivan NUNN.
18 Haig Street, Milton, Brisbane.


St Thomas More Primary School held their Anzac Day Liturgy on Friday, April 12. The focus of the liturgy was to commemorate past and present veterans.
One of the parents, Air Commodore Richard Keir, prepared the Reflection and spoke to the audience about the veterans of his own family: one was his grandfather, a veteran of the First World War; and the second was the his great uncle, a veteran of the Second World War.
His family were unaware of his death until much later. Richard spoke about the Anzac Spirit and values we can learn from and endeavour to practise: sense of purpose, responsibility and mateship. Another parent, Lieutenant Commander Shaun Nelson, read the Peace Prayer.
St Thomas More's were fortunate to have a Catafalque Party from Australia's Federation Guard and Bugler from the Band of Royal Military College, Duntroon at the liturgy.
Guests at the liturgy were The Catholic Bishop to the Australian Defence Force, Bishop Max Davis, and Principal Chaplain RAAF, Monsignor Peter O'Keefe. Parish Priest, Fr Joshua Scott, gave the final blessing.
Defence School Mentor, Sonja Mingay, organised the liturgy which was run by the St Thomas More's Year 4.
Anzac Bear, Trooper Jones, given to the school in 2018 by Brigadier Phil Winter following the Invictus Games, took a prominent place in proceedings. The Brigadier's own children previously attended St Thomas More's.
St Thomas More's has a population of 146 students of whom 64 students are from Defence families. The school enjoys a close association with ADF due to proximity of RMC, ADFA, Russell Offices, Campbell Park and Brindabella Park Offices. Many of the Defence parents are veterans.


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classifier -
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classifier object

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decoder -
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Model decoder object

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getAnnotationSetName() -
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getAnnotationType() -
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getApplicationMode() -
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Gets the application mode in which the POS tagger should be run

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gets the name of the input annotation set with tokens in it

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getModelFileUrl() -
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gets the url of the model used for recognizing named entiries in
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Gets the url of the model used for pos tagging

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Number of best results to obtain

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languageIdFeatureName -
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Model file extracted from the URL

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Model file extracted from the URL

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Model file extracted from the URL

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File which contains model for NE

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File which cotains model for NE

modelFileUrl -
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File which cotains model for NE

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Number of best results to obtain from the model

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The name of the annotation set used for input

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POS tagger based on the LingPipe library.
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Sets the application mode in which the POS tagger should be run

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Sets the name of the input annotation set with tokens in it

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Sets the url of the model used for pos tagging

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Sets the AnnonationSet name, that is used to create the
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Sets name of the output annotation set where the Sentence annotations are stored

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sets name of the output annotaiton set

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America's Greek New Testament: Minuscule 1780
In the Kenneth W. Clark Collection at Duke University, manuscript #1 is a volume containing the entire Greek New Testament: minuscule 1780. This manuscript should be of special interest to Americans, because ever since minuscule 1424 was returned to Greece in 2016, minuscule 1780 is one of only two complete Greek manuscript of the New Testament in the United States.
Minuscule 1780 has been digitized, and page-views are available at the website of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library of Duke University. Besides the text of all 27 books of the New Testament, 1780 also has lectionary-tables, Ad Carpianus, the Eusebian Canon-tables, an introductory commentary/summary on the Gospels, book-introductions, chapter-lists, and a considerable amount of marginal commentary (which frequently is written in a cruciform shape). Unfortunately, there is no index, so for those who might be encountering this manuscript for the first time, here is a basic index for minuscule 1780:
Canon-tables: Page 13.
Chapter-list for Matthew: page 53
Matthew: page 55
Chapter-list for Mark: page 95
Mark: page 97
Chapter-list for Luke: page 123
Luke: page 125
(On page 131, the genealogy is formatted in five columns)
Chapter-list for John: page 176
John: page 177
(The story of the adulteress is in the text of John after 7:52 on page 190.)
(In Acts, the marginalia is much less abundant, consisting of notes, or scholia, rather than a full commentary.)
Prologue and chapter-list for Acts: page 213
Acts: page 217
(Acts 8:37 is included in the text on page 226)
Prologue to the Catholic Epistles: page 250
James: page 252
Prologue to the Pauline Epistles: page 256
Romans: page 263
End of Romans with pulpit-text in the margin: page 277
First Corinthians: page 279
Second Corinthians: page 295
Galatians: page 307
Ephesians: page 313
(notice the red "comet" symbol used to connect text to commentary in margin)
Philippians: page 319
Colossians: page 324
First Thessalonians: page 329
Second Thessalonians: page 334
First Timothy: page 337 (some distigmai (umlauts) are in the side-margin)
Second Timothy: page 342
Titus: page 346
Philemon: page 348
Hebrews: page 251
First Peter: page 365
Second Peter: page 370
First John: page 374
Second John: page 379
Third John: page 380
Jude: page 381
Revelation: page 386
(cruciform text: page 399)
End of Revelation: page 400
Minuscule 1780 is such an exceptional manuscript that it really deserves a special title rather than just an identification-number. I suggest the name Codex Branscombius, in honor of Bennett Harvie Branscomb (1894-1998), the Duke University professor (and, beginning in 1945, chancellor of Vanderbilt University) who acquired the manuscript, beginning what would become the Kenneth W. Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts.
Of course whenever a new manuscript comes to light, or when – as in this case – a known manuscript is made available to the public – a question is bound to arise: how good is its text? As a small sample of the quality of the text in 1780, let's compare its contents in First Peter 1:1-12 to the same passage in Codex Sinaiticus, "The world's oldest Bible," most of which is currently housed at the British Library. In the following comparison, I will use the Nestle-Aland compilation as the basis of comparison. For each non-original letter, I will assign a point; for the absence of each original letter, I will also assign a point. Transpositions will be mentioned but no points will be assigned for them.
Since Codex Sinaiticus (signified as ﬡ, the Hebrew letter Aleph) is about 850 years older than 1780, let's examine its text first.
1 – ﬡ [Aleph] has και after εκλεκτοις. (+3) [However, the kai-compendium is partly erased, and the erasure may have happened before the manuscript's production was finished, so I will not count this in the total.]
1 – ﬡ has Γαλατειας instead of Γαλατιας (+1)
1 – ﬡ has Καππαδοκειας instead of Καππαδοκιας (+1)
1 – ﬡ does not have Ασιας. (-5) [The word is added in the margin by a later corrector.]
2 – ﬡ has πληθυνθιη instead of πληθυνθειη (-1)
3 – ﬡ has δια instead of δι' (+1)
4 – ﬡ transposes αμαραντον and αμιαντον
4 – ﬡ has ουρανω instead of ουρανοις (+1, -3)
5 – ﬡ has δυναμι instead of δυναμαι (-1)
5 – ﬡ has ετοιμως instead of ετοιμην (+2, -2)
6 – ﬡ does not have εστιν (-5) [The word is added above the line by a later corrector.]
6 – ﬡ has λυπηθεντας instead of λυπηθεντες (+1, -1)
6 – ﬡ has πιρασμοις instead of πειρασμοις (-1)
7 – ﬡ has επενον instead of επαινον (+1, -2)
8 – ﬡ has αγαλλιασθαι instead of αγαλλιασθε (+2, -1)
Sinaiticus' text of First Peter 1:1-12 thus has 10 non-original letters, and is missing 22 original letters, for a total of 32 letters' worth of corruption.
Now let's look at the same passage in minuscule 1780.
2 – 1780 has απο Θ[εο]υ Π[α]τ[η]ρ after ειρηνη (+12, when the sacred names are uncontracted. )
7 – 1780 (with Byz) has τιμην και εις δοξαν instead of δοξαν και τιμην (transposition) (+3)
8 – 1780 (with Byz) has ειδοτες instead of ιδοντες (+1, -1)
10 – 1780 (with Byz) has εξηρευνησαν instead of εξηραυνησαν (+1, -1)
12 – 1780 has απηγγέλη instead of ανηγγέλη (+1, -1)
1780's text of Second Peter 1:1-12 thus has 18 non-original letters, and is missing three original letters, for a total of 21 letters' worth of corruption.
America's Greek New Testament, at Duke University, is thus more accurate in First Peter 1:1-12 than "the world's oldest Bible" at the British Library. The copyists in Codex Sinaiticus' Alexandrian transmission-line managed to make more non-original readings in 300 years in this passage than the copyists in minuscule 1780's Byzantine transmission-line made in 1,150 years. If not for one harmonistic reading in verse 2, minuscule 1780's text of First Peter 1:1-12 would be three times more accurate than the text in Codex Sinaiticus. This is truly a manuscript worth celebrating as a national treasure.
P. S. The other Greek New Testament in the United States was acquired in 1957; it is minuscule 680 and it is presently housed at the Yale University Library as Beinecke MS 248.
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N. Bacquia said...
Thanks, James. What a blessed post!
Interesting. Itacism is more consistent, apparently, in the papyri. By the time Aleph was copied, it had become hit or miss.
Wayne Steury said...
James, thanks for posting this. I downloaded 1 John and hope to read it.
Hilbert Ong said...
Like your post. Thanks again.
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I had a pretty good day today. We just got back home from Walmart and A Chau Oriental Market. I got 3 lbs of shrimp and mussels. I want to add white wine when I cook the mussels tomorrow hopefully it will taste yummy! Well, I didn't do much stuff today my eyes are hurting really bad so I did not drive the car this afternoon. Anyway, tomorrow is Memorial Day and I'm sure a lot of you are having your friends over. I just remember my husband's friend Rick and Rebecca are getting married this week and we are invited. I am excited for the reason I can visit another Asian store in Springfield.
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I am a little disappointed for the last few days now. I don't have any tasks to do and I really don't feel like updating my blogs but I have to. Well, I had a pretty good day today. I drove our car and I'm still confused about the reverse thing when I drove today. I know I need to practice more in driving the car so I can take the driving test so I can have my driver's license. Anyway, tomorrow we are planning to visit Crystal Bridges in Bentonville and my husband has heard positive feedback of the place. I am not really a big fan of looking inside the museum but I would be willing to give it another try. So far we are all enjoying my husband's summer break from school and it is 3 months long!
When you have your Sunday paper you will notice of their weekly ads or when you visit the store. Yes it is very enticing when you see their ads buy one get one free or buy one get one 50% off. I am not a Walgreens shopper so the other day I told my husband to stopped by at Walgreens because I was interested in what was on an ad, plus I have my coupons as well. While browsing the products that were on the ads I was shocked how overpriced their Dial body wash was. Matter of fact all the products they have in the store were priced higher then Walmart.
I don't see any savings in their buy one get one free ads so I decided not to purchase anything. I'd rather use my coupons at Walmart plus most of the items that I bought I'm planning to send to my family back in the Philippines. The products I bought were on rollback price so I had some great deals at Walmart.
With summer coming up my husband, Doug and I have a lot on our plate. We are either going to move to a new house or stay in our old house. We have been looking very hard the last couple of weeks for somewhere we can both agree on. If we do not find the right place though we will stay were we are. Fact is though that no matter where we land we will either remodel where we are now or fix and correct things where we move to. If you are looking to do real heavy work this summer you need to check out, http://www.bacoent.com/category/190/Hex_Nuts.html.
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I had a great Mother's Day yesterday. We had our dinner at Abuelo's and finally I took a picture of my favorite entree which is Pescado Guerrero.
It is wood-grilled, tender barramundi filets topped with fresh shrimp, scallops, mushrooms, spinach, roasted peppers and sliced avocado in a delicious white wine sauce.
We looked on the townhouse that we're planning to move this summer when everything goes really well. I loved that is has bigger rooms, big backyard, more closet space plus two car garage. I can have my own closet and my husband can have his own closet as well. Though I am not a big fan of the kitchen. It has outdated appliances for stove and dishwasher. With small space in the kitchen I don't think my husband and I can cook together. I need an open floor plan from living room to the kitchen and this townhouse is not. Also I am thinking it is a two story townhouse. I can't imagine Charles sleeping upstairs by himself. Since he was four months old Charles is sleeping with us.
We are both very interested on the townhouse for the fact that it has bigger rooms and we can have BBQ cookout on the porch. My only drawback is the kitchen. Well, we still have plenty of time to look more houses when the school is over. There's a house closer to us but I think it is much smaller compared to what we are now. Though it is much closer where my husband work on his wrestling practice with the kids.
My husband, Doug is a huge military collector. Though he specializes in World War I and World War II collectibles he will actively purchase any military goods he can. Recently he has been building a collection of modern forces gear and equipment. One of the things that he is super excited to get is a Tactical Headset. He claims that this headset will be great fun for him and Charles, our son to communicate with. Doug has been looking for a true military issue headset and has found one of the actual providers of these headsets at, http://www.cjcomponents.com.
CJ Components provides tactical headgear, wireless communications, microphones, field phones and a huge array of accessories. CJ Components provides the United States Military and a huge array of special forces from around the world. They also provide gear to police special units. Like icing on a cake they have a final benefits they are all made right here in the United States.
I was browsing on the web and the tanning mom Patricia Krentcil from New Jersey is on the news again. The first time I saw here on the Today show with Kathie Lee and Hoda, I did not recognized here. I felt sorry how she looked like. Maybe she needs a mirror to check herself out and find out what she think of her skin. She's burned out and she looked terrible. I don't know why most women couldn't accept of who they are and will do everything just to make them beautiful in such a horrible way. And then she's denying that she never took her daughter to the tanning booth with her. She's endangering her daughter's health and her health as well. Yesterday on Anderson, there was a guy and his face looked burned as well. I don't think the guy tanned himself on the tanning booth but his face is just weird.
Anyway, I noticed that my PR2 has dropped to PR1. It is okay I can't really do anything about it. All I have to for now is to keep updating this blog and who knows when I check my PR again it will be back to PR2. Well, I am glad that the guy came early to mow our yard.
I grew up in the Philippines and cooking spaghetti and lasagna were very special meal for my family. Now that I am a mom spaghetti and lasagna are my boys favorite meals to eat. I use grated parmesan cheese for my spaghetti meatballs and part-skim ricotta cheese for lasagna. It makes the noodles so creamy and yummy that's what my boys all love about cheese. Recently I began to put white american cheese as well in my son, Charles and my spaghetti as well. We both really love the flavor of this cheese in our pasta.
My sister-in-law, Connie also loves to eat cheeses of all types. She always brings cheese for Charles and though we don't live in Wisconsin I guess you could say we are all cheese heads. Since we moved two years ago when we travel to Kansas City we no longer pass by our favorite cheese store, Osceola Cheese anymore. We all really miss going there and trying all the yummy types of cheese. Eating a snack like cheese is also important for a women's health nutrition.
Mother's Day is just few days away. For moms out there what are your plans on that day? For me, I would love to eat my favorite Mexican restaurant which is Abuelos. I also got a coupon of 50% off when you buy a second entree of equal or greater value, plus two beverages. I just loved their Pescado Guerrero that is why I love coming back to Abuelos. Well before Mother's Day the most anticipating blockbuster movie of the year, The Avengers will be shown this Friday. All the movie critics love this film and so my husband. The movie will be shown in 139 countries and it has already reached up to 178 million in ticket sales and counting not included here in the United States. I really wanted to watch this movie with my husband but it is difficult for Charles to sit for a very long period of time.
It is very different how people here in the United States watch movies at the theater compared in the Philippines. In the Philippines movie goers keep on talking, laughing and texting while the movie is going on which I find very annoying. Here in the United States when you hear a kid crying the parent will take the kid outside and you cannot hear people talking on the cellphone or to other people.


A Tennessee man has been arrested for the bizarre break-in at Oxford High School.
OXFORD, Miss. (WTVA) - A Tennessee man has been arrested for the bizarre break-in at Oxford High School.
On Sunday, September 23 at approximately 10 a.m., police responded to the school for a report of an open door.
Police made contact with a school employee who said she found the phrase "M2K" drawn out with salt on the floor inside.
Police say there were also duplicate notes spread throughout the school asking people to be kind to one another.
Officers watched security video and saw a masked person walking around the school sometime near 12:55 a.m.
The phrase M2K led police to a Twitter and Instagram account with the name "Michael Kacy." Pictures were posted from that account of someone outside and inside the school.
Those accounts were subpoenaed by investigators with Oxford police.
Police say an anonymous tip identified the suspect as Caleb Johnson, 20, of Millington, Tenn.
Oxford police traveled to Tennessee and located Johnson who was arrested later that day for burglary. He was booked into the Lafayette County jail and given a $2,500 bond.


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Authorities: 4 inmates found dead at a South Carolina prison
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four inmates were found dead Friday morning in a dorm at one of South Carolina's maximum-security men's prisons, authorities said.
The inmates were found at Kirkland Correctional Institution in the capital city, Department of Corrections Director Bryan Stirling told The Associated Press. Stirling did not say how they died.
Department spokeswoman Sommer Sharpe identified the four inmates in a news release as John King, 52; Jason Kelley, 35; Jimmy Ham, 56; and William Scruggs, 44.
King was serving time for a variety of crimes and had a projected release date of October 2020. Kelley was serving 15 years for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. He was scheduled for release in August 2020.
Ham was scheduled for release this November after serving a sentence for a variety of offenses. Scruggs was sentenced to life in prison for murder and first-degree burglary.
Stirling said he asked the State Law Enforcement Division to assist Corrections police with their investigation. Coroner Gary Watts confirmed he was investigating four deaths at the prison but wouldn't give any details about how the inmates died.
Kirkland operates a specialized housing unit for the state's most dangerous inmates, an assessment and evaluation center for new inmates sentenced to more than three months, and a 24-bed infirmary, according to the Corrections website.
The prison has been the scene of previous violence. In 2015, two inmates held two nurses hostage with homemade knives for seven hours after forcing their way into a nursing station where prescription drugs were kept. One nurse's throat was cut, but she survived.
Last year, three corrections officers at Kirkland were fired after officials said they tried to kill an inmate in their care. Authorities said the officers, who were charged with attempted murder and misconduct in office, stabbed an inmate while he was handcuffed.
Their cases are still pending.


Blogging for over ten years, one of my biggest identities as a grown up has been that I am a blogger, the creator of this blog, writing up and sharing new inspiration every week… But if we lose that ability to write and share blog posts – how do we go about finding the Invincible-blogger-self again?
I am the Invincible blogger. I might not post very often right now, but I am not giving up this thing called blogging. Not this year, and not next year either. Or at least that is my plan, so I keep coming back – and then loosing it. My voice. The momentum. The identity as a blogger. Maybe I'm not the only one?
One of my biggest identities as a grown up has been that I am a blogger on this journey to share stuff with you guys for the long haul. But this year I haven't as much, and that makes me sad and a bit stressed out. I feel like I have, in a way, lost my identity as a blogger. But is not true, because as long as I am alive and trying, this will be alive too.
Oh, wanna know the secret trick right now? It is the simple truth of: Just start and then continue, as with writing and blogging as well as how to become more creative in anything.
The blogger gurus is all giving the same blogging advice, and it is about brainstorming: listing and jotting down a lot of ideas at once so that you have a back log/bank of blogging ideas to use from day to day. As if the problem would be that there one day wouldn't be any ideas in your head. Or that the problem of writing would be solved with a list of ideas… I find it is more difficult than that. Because oh man, do I have ideas.
I have more than enough ideas of what to write about! The question: "What to write today?" is something that has not yet come up for me. Ever. My problem is usually that I have way way too many ideas in my head. There is not enough room for them all. I always ask myself: how to get them all out at once (wish I could, oh how I wish I could). They seam too many to even make a comprehensive list of, at least if I don't divide the ideas into categories to make it manageable.
And my categories are not all about writing either… I've got huge lists on what I want to create in many different areas: Books I want to bind, knits I want to finish, embroideries I want to start, art journal projects I want to dive into, collage art I want to create, classes I want to teach – and so on. I totally understand why some people give the advice that you as a creative person/artist should concentrate on ONE thing at a time. At times I have tried that approach, but it doesn't really work that great for me. I need to mix things up, daily.
An ideal day for me would include photography, photo editing, writing, painting or doing collage, sewing and then some reading to finish things of. But the hours of the day does not accommodate that, especially as I know I should also add in exercise, going outside, meditation, cooking, socializing – and cleaning! On my wish list for Christmas, as it is every year, is more energy hours of the day. But back to blogging for now. It's why you're here after all. To get some content, some inspiration, some ideas.
Creating a successful blog is a journey, and no matter what you do, it won't be perfect. So just let go of thinking it will be, and write anyway.
…blogging consistently is more than just quantity, it's also about quality. Find that sweet spot that works for you, ask yourself, how many times per week can you write a quality blog post? Once? Twice? Maybe three times per week? Or maybe you're a blogging maven and can write five quality blog posts per week? Whatever the answer – stick to that.
My biggest problem as a writer/blogger is this: the more time that passes where I'm not writing, the harder it gets coming back to writing. It just feels too big, too wild, and too much. The back log of ideas, that has not been blogged about, is ginormous.
I know I am the only one who knows about the "missing content", because it's only in my head, but it feels like a problem that it's not here. All the things I haven't yet shared becomes obstacles of what to share next. So maybe the planning it out better is something I should try, even though I find it hard? I am printing a calendar overview of the last two months of the year right now, and committing to at least THREE blog posts each week until the end of the year. I know I want to share a lot more than that, but hey, let's take it slow, shall we? Who is with me?
Thanks Christy for the idea of the title of this post, and for the encouragement. She also suggests taking notes, reading others blogs, creating a mindmap and other fun activities. But since I have loads of ideas, I am only linking to that one for your sake, in case you need idea generating help.
I know I am Invincible when it comes to blogging, because I am here – ain't I?
Boring rut indeed! If you are finding the Invincible-blogger-self missing, I suggest you decide on sharing just one blog post this week, about anything that makes you happy – and then go from there! That's what I plan on doing. And if you're not a blogger, maybe encourage a blogger you love? That helps a lot too. I would love to know your thoughts on the trend of blogs dying, writing ruts, and the scope of this post in general. Chim in.
Tomorrows blog post: sharing pretty things on my desk. Yay!
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Great post Hanna. Gosh I could almost have written this myself… not so much about lapsing, but having so many ideas in my head that I end up overwhelmed and not sure what to write about. Because also like you, I also am passionate about so many things. I am currently doing a 30 day Blogging Challenge which is really exhausting, in the amount of hours I spend each day, but tomorrow is day 28 and I have not missed yet! Rather than run out of ideas more just keep coming and coming! I started the challenge because I wanted to become more knowledgeable and to find ways of being more efficient. It has been an amazing challenge, run by Sarah Arrow and I recommend it. It is free by the way! I started it because a friend and I noticed that less people are commenting on our posts, and like you I have noticed some people are posting less often or not at all. It's good to have a brief pause to catch your breath sometimes and reflect. I plan to do that when this 30 day challenge is over. I have a list of things I want to practice and perfect as my blog is lover overdue a tidy and update.
I look forward to seeing more posts and it's reassuring that everyone flounders now and then. It's a sign of being human!
Thank you Sandie, and a big congratulations for blogging for 30 days straight! That is just an awesome achievement. And such a challenge I would be afraid to take on, because anything "must do daily" that is that big is difficult for me. But maybe I should try it sometime next year – Just to see if I could pull it off… :-) Not making any promises!
Hi Hanna, Your blog is one that I get through RSS feed and the updated posts show up on my "dashboard." Every evening I look forward to the new posts on the various blogs and have read many of them for years. It never occurred to me until just recently that it is important for the people who write the blogs to receive comments from the people who read them! Please bear with me, as this is one of the few comments I've written but it is kind of long!
I have noticed that new posts are less frequent than in years past, and some blogs aren't updated anymore at all. I agree that all the social media platforms make it overwhelming for both for the readers and the writers, but I think that people who are really interested in something will stick with it.
I used to be a Creative Memories consultant (a scrapbooking company) back in 1997, before digital photography and cell phones became so popular. Only a few years after I started, scrapbooking supplies became available everywhere and Creative Memories lost it's novelty and eventually went out of business. But in spite of all the changes in society, those who were interested in traditional scrapbooking (not digital) stuck with it and Creative Memories is back in business again. So all that to say….in my opinion everything goes through "seasons" or "cycles" and I think those who choose to continue write blogs will find their way through the ups and downs and changes and those who choose to read them will also continue to do so. So if you write it, I'll read it and try to comment now and then, too. :-) Best wishes to you! Your creativity is inspiring!
Great post….. Thanks for sharing so much of yourself. I also follow you in a reader so I don't miss any posts. As with everything, I think blogging is going through some changes. I'm not sure about the tips from Fran of the Freeborboleta blog…. Seems to me that putting stress on ones' self to always write a "quality" post would be overwhelming. As a blog reader, I prefer to see the real person behind the content… not perfection. Do what feels right for you… be true to yourself… that's when your post SHINE the most.
We love you Hanna and always love your posts. I too know what you mean about ending up overwhelmed because I suffer from paralysis when doing things [not blogging but other things] because I have too many ideas and no idea where to start and so, I don't [except for gathering even more ideas!] It can be frustrating, for sure.
Well, yes, hmm, I recognise a lot of similar thoughts in your post Hanna. I had a 4 month haitus, that I was travelling for a major part of it is not really a particularly good reason. The fact is, I simply decided not to blog for a while. I find when I place demands around frequency of posts (or doing anything else to a schedule) I get this little rebellion going on inside me and I'm more likely to resist because it feels like being back at work where my time was scheduled and regulated by bells, and it's not the kind of work I want to do so I tend to post when I feel like it. If it's not a pleasure I won't do it. If I don't have something current to say or show I don't do it. I have little interest in how many visitors I have although comments and 'likes' are most welcome and, like you, I always respond . . . in fact rarely leave a response on a blog where there is never a response.
I guess the need to blog regularly hinges on why you do it and what you hope to get out of it. If I can encourage one person to follow their creative urges, to learn to play again after years of having to please and work for others, be a little selfish if you will, then I've succeeded.
i can relate to all of this dear Hanna. I love your blog and open it daily in the hope to find a new post. I loved the time when you showed your mail art daily ; I just love your collages. What I look for in the blogs I like is that kind of eye candy and some explanations about how they created it…it may be a give away but not every technique has to be taught in an online course. The way I blog is like that: I want to explain why and how I made things. I just blog when I have news things to show and that it often enough. I blog like I write in a journal; in fact I don't write in my journals as much as I used to because now I blog. It helps me to keep grip on the world around me.
sometimes it's enough to just show one picture, a photo or a small collage so that your readers know you are there and concocting bigger things.
What struck me most in your blog is how you said you just can't focus on one thing at a time….it is so me as well! And if it feels sometimes like your brain is broken, then well just have a peek at my blog where i tell how, with belief in yourself and interest in many things and a sense of humour, the brain heals!
I love your ideal day – that sounds fun to me too. Its easy to get overwhelmed by all the social media platforms that we're supposed to be contributing to in addition to blogging. There's only so much time in a day so I just pick three to focus on and let the rest go. Otherwise I don't have time for creating and then I have nothing to post about. I also feel its OK to take a break now and then to recharge or try something new. Maybe you could combine your favorite blogging topics into something new like collaging photographs or sewing hand-painted canvas into little bags. Good luck restarting your blogging mojo.


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These size 6 ironing board covers have been very hard to find on other websites so very pleased to find that you stock them.
I received the one with the pink floral design (that's the one I was hoping I'd get) and it does a great job at protecting my ironing board, really happy with this!
Arrived very quickly and would recommend to family and friends.
Just the right size with plenty of room to.


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David Baltimore (born March 7, 1938) is an American biologist, university administrator, and Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine. He served as president of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from 1997 to 2006, and is currently the President Emeritus and Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology at Caltech. He also served as president of Rockefeller University from 1990 to 1991, and was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2007. Dr. Baltimore has profoundly influenced international science, including key contributions to immunology, virology, cancer research, biotechnology, and recombinant DNA research, through his accomplishments as a researcher, administrator, educator, and public advocate for science and engineering. He was awarded the U.S. National Medal of Science in 1999.
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The report on recycling, dated 17 October 2011, at http://mype.co.za/new/recyle-cans-paper-glass-and-plastic-in-one-spot/8529/2011/10, refers.
Unfortunately, the recycling facility at the service station in Admiralty Way is no more. We have been recycling our domestic recyclables for years but it has become a chore now because, either one now has to pay to get the stuff fetched from our home, or one has to go to multiple places to drop the items off.
We are all encouraged to recycle, so one would think that facilities would be conveniently situated, which unfortunately is not the case.
Can you offer any suggestions, please?


This is the kind of tactics that just drive me crazy. Clearly opposing a bill and opposing a minimum wage hike is not akin to beating your wife or any woman for that matter. Democrats want to complain Republicans use scare tactics to incite voters yet I see this numerous times from this woman.
Wasserman Schultz used the domestic violence imagery in remarks Wednesday at the Milwaukee Athletic Club, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
Wasserman Schultz was reportedly criticizing Walker for opposing a minimum wage hike and blocking a 2012 employment discrimination bill that would have benefited plaintiffs' attorneys.


At 8:20 this morning, a Humboldt Co. Sheriff's caravan headed east up Alderpoint Rd. There were four cars. One of the cars was black and white but local CHP have denied involvement and suggested that this may be one of the CHP vehicles purchased by the Sheriff's office earlier. There were also two trucks with trailers.
Today is a county holiday so normal Sheriff channels of public information are not available. However, LoCO will update with information as it becomes available.


Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary that never was it known that anyone who invoke your name was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you O'Virgins of virgins, my Mother. To thee I come, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions but in thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.


I'm finally getting caught up on books. This week, I finished Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen and Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt (reviews to come soon, be sure to check back if you're interested), and just have 2 books left that I got a couple of weeks ago: Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot (which I started last night), and Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston.
I went to the library twice this week - Wednesday and yesterday. I only got 2 new books because I always get more than I can read, and I've had a huge backlog of books the last few weeks that I'm just now getting caught up on. I'm hoping that next weekend when I go to the library, I'll have a couple more books read so that I can do what I like best - choose a boatload of new books haha. I also have a couple of books in transit that should be here mid-week.
I discovered Heather Graham's books probably about 2-3 years ago. I'd never really been one for mysteries, but it was her books that actually started my love of them. I devoured almost everything she had written, loving each one of them, but then in the last year or so, her writing has sort of gone downhill. I don't know what happened, but her books have just not been what they used to be. I've heard a few other people say the same thing, so I know it's not just my imagination. I continue to read them though, ever hopeful that she'll return to her former awesomeness.
I saw this book reviewed a number of times on blogs a few months ago, and kept seeing Sarah Pekkanen's name popping up on Twitter and Facebook, so I was curious. When I found out the library had it, I bumped it up on my list.
I also got 4 movies this week: Made of Honor, My Boss's Daughter, Public Enemies, and Then She Found Me. I figured with all my TV shows being over for the season, I'll have more time to watch movies...and more time to read and write, which is always a good thing!
Recently I have actually read childrens books, I find them amusing but they have alot going on in them, There is a book called The Falcon Malteser by Anthony Horowits.
I have to read a Heather Graham book. I've had her on my TBR list. Thanks for the reminder!
How disciplined of you to only get two books! I wish I had that kind of restraint. Instead, I seem to pick up more books that ever when I know I have an unread tower of them at home.
I've only read one Sarah Dessen novel, The Truth About Forever and I absolutely adored it. My daughter has read numerous other works by Dessen and really enjoys them all. Hope you enjoy Along for the Ride as well as the rest of your loot!