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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Isn't it cute!
Here is the card open, I just love it.
Here is a close-up.
But you can see the sparkle better on the video where I gave you all the details on how I made it. You may have to turn the sound up, I just found out that I'm speaking rather softly on my videos and I will fix that in the next one .
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Sunday, June 02, 2013
My Organization
Everyone who crafts has some sort of organization. And whether or not they are good organization options depends on you. Organization is as much a statement of your personal preferences as your choice of car or bedroom décor. That being said organization falls into two schools of thought…is it functional or is it pretty. Now the better thing would be functionally pretty. I fall into the functional style with as many touches of pretty as I can incorporate.
When I got my new space in 2011, I thought I'd have this Kitchen of a craft room. One with all the cabinets and storage of a kitchen. But my husband's practical side intervened and my dream of a kitchen craft room died. So what I have is my hodge podge of mismatched metal office desk and filing cabinets with their plastic cousins and particle board counter tops.
Now less you think I'm unhappy in my space, let me say this; I often refer to my space as a sanctuary, a haven of rest. Sounds like heaven and for me it is heaven on earth. It is here that I am creative and without creativity I would be less.
I have some storage tips that I love to share and I hope that the ones I share with you today will be helpful to some.
I store dies (shown below) and punches on Bygel Rails from IKEA.
I bought some of the rails and the "S" hooks and hung my wafer thin dies in the original packaging. For those I did not have the packaging for, I bought some plastic zip lock style bags from eBay; punched a hole in the top so I could hang them. I went through several storing options before settling on this one. I sort them by company. My dream is to one day sort them by company and by type; like all borders together and all labels.
I store my full size ink pads mostly in old cassette tape holders.(the one linked is not shown below but I have several of those)
For my mini pads; I store them in these Stuftainers by Stampendous:
My sprays, both homemade and commercial are stored on a frames from Ikea.
For my vast stamp collection; I keep all unmounted stamps in binders.
Inside the binders the stamps are stored on Wilson Jones index dividers when I can find them. If I cant I have made my own by laminating cardstock (I use the brand that I bought at Sam's; that I was hoping was 110# like Paper Trey Ink', sadly it was not).
For my clear stamps I keep them in their packaging and using my ATG gun, I tape the package to the dividers; being careful to make sure I can easily get into the packaging to remove the stamps.
To see my room you can watch the video tour on YT. I covered the bank of white cabinets with curtains as I have since removed the doors as they were in the way.
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Google Maps continues its search to document every last bit of our private and public lives, now extending its all-seeing eye to the very bowl of the Indianapolis 500. Nowhere is safe, not even inside the Brickyard.
Google lapped the track back in 2011, and the images are just coming out. Now that theirLat Long blog has revealed a full streetview of a track as historic as Indianapolis, other great circuits of the world should begin opening their gates to Google's click-though roadway recorders.
Street View has already gone to Laguna Seca, Thunderhill, and Lotus' corporate test track in the UK.
We'd certainly say that a trip to the Nürburgring is in order, and perhaps they can trade Indy's pace car Camaro for something a bit more interesting. Is Sabine busy with the 'Ring Taxi?
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25 Responses to Love
steve says:
i'm assuming that this also applies to hunger?
: )
sugeng says:
So true..!!
Jeroen Brattinga says:
Hunger … it's like a thousand tiny ninjas attacking your stomach.
Sam Juan says:
I need this on a coffee mug! It'll make a great Mother's Day gift!
Siru says:
Doug must be in luuuuv.
Yolanda says:
Pure genius!!!
Jillian R says:
I suppose it could be true about hunger, but love can be so much more painful! No one can decide if that's "good" or "bad" though! 🙂
Dstroyer says:
Wow. My future boyfriend is going to LOVE this!
Sam says:
This is one of your best. Keep it up!
Tigerlilly says:
Hey, can I get that printed on a bunch of tiny cards for next Valentine's Day? Thanks. 😉
Debbie @ Happy Maker says:
I think the coffee mug is a great idea. Love is good. Makes for a happy person. Give as much out as you can.
kaneda says:
just genius!!!!!
michelle says:
Wow! Nice drawing Doug. Way to kick it up a notch.
romana says:
beautiful 🙂
155bpmikey says:
sorry… i've really been getting into these cartoons recently but this one has baffled me.
surely if a thousand tiny ninjas were to attack the brain this would prove to be almost certainly fatal and potentially very messy.
maybe the ninjas are REALLY tiny and don't inflict much damage?
msybe i experience love in a totally different way?
who knows…
willwot says:
and you will never see them coming.
anderson cubillos says:
jeje…….thats right
merv higgins says:
your bloody well spot on
Luwano says:
This is so great! And now imagine this phrase in a Barry White song….
The drawing is great and it looks like it was quite some work to do. Kudos, Mr. Savage
Carey Sessoms says:
Thinking is like a thousand tiny ninjas attacking your love.
Erica Gieras says:
this NEEDS to be on a mug or my brain will EXPLODE…crap maybe thats the ninjas attacking it…either way put this on a mug!!!
do it or the ninjas will be upset and you DONT want to piss off a bunch of tiny ninjs 🙂
Liz says:
@willwot "and you will never see them coming."
haha, that makes more sense now. Also, perhaps both are a little scary, but TOTALLY AWESOME?!
Nice work Doug 🙂
Prudential West says:
So true! Love the picture too 🙂
brv231981 says:
I chose to love you in silence,
for in silence I find no rejection.
I chose to love you in your loneliness,
for in your loneliness no one owns you, but me
Any body can love a rose,
but no one can love a leaf that is near to the rose,
Don't love some one who is beautiful
but love one who makes ur life beautiful
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Mad Ninja's Love Song.
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Flushing Away Your Toilet Training Concerns
Parents are often asking me to help them figure out the right time to start toilet training. Well, if parents haven't learned to use the toilet by the time they have children, I don't think they're ever going to learn. But, if they're asking in regard to their toddlers – that's another story! Fortunately, the American Academy of Pediatrics has a set of guidelines on the topic that wipes up any concerns a family might have about this important step in a child's development.
First, there is no right age to toilet train a child. The developmental skills your child will need are acquired usually between 18 months and 2.5 years, although we usually encourage families not to start before age two. The process can take weeks, if not months, to master.
Prior to toilet training, your child needs to show interest in following you into the bathroom; indicate when he or she is "going" and identify each function; and most importantly, be uncomfortable with something in his or her diaper. The more ready your child is with these motor, cognitive, and social skills, the more quickly the process will go.
If those skills are in place, consider starting training, assuming your child feels otherwise well and no major life changes are planned like a move or birth of a new sibling.
The process begins with having your child pick out a potty-chair, or redecorating one if it's a hand me down. Let your child sit on it in the bathroom fully clothed once a day as a routine, leaving it whenever they want to, but never forcing them to spend time on it. You might read books about the potty while your child sits on the throne. Once they are comfortable with clothes on, then take the clothes off and do all diaper changes near it, emptying diapers into it as well.
Dress your child in loose, easy-to-remove clothing that he or she can easily remove, and praise your child when he or she tells you that they need to go or use the potty without being reminded – even if nothing happens.
If your child is over the age of three, otherwise well, and has not yet begun to train, talk with your child's doctor who can make other suggestions.
Remember that accidents are common and should be expected and that boys take longer than girls do to potty train. Stay calm and remember that all otherwise healthy children will learn to do this. It is never worth yelling or punishing your child in regard to toilet training.
When it comes to starting toilet training, hopefully tips like this will (as I like to say) make everything come out just fine in the end.
Lewis First, M.D., is chief of Pediatrics at Vermont Children's Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. You can also catch "First with Kids" weekly on WOKO 98.9FM and WPTZ Channel 5, or visit the First with Kids video archives at http://www.FletcherAllen.org/firstwithkids


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My garden obsession has moved on from raspberries to sunflowers. This is a miniature sunflower. I have planted some giant ones, but they are no where near flowering yet.
I was looking forward to watching this one mature and then giving the seeds to the chickens, but when I went down one day last week I found the stem snapped and the flower hanging down to the ground. The culprit is a cockatoo that was spotted sitting on the washing line around the same time. I don't begrudge them food, but I wish they could have waited a bit longer.
I picked the flower and have it in a vase, I think the seeds are still developing, but I'm not sure. It now looks like this:
The petals have fallen off, and someone keeps poking the seeds but I think they are still developing. They are super sticky when you touch them.
And a new quilt – double wedding ring. A traditional quilt in non traditional colours. I love red and aqua together. I think I have enough fabric to make it 7 rings by 7 rings, which is about queen sized according to the maths in my head. It looks very wrinkly and not flat in this picture, but it is going together surprisingly fast. (famous last words – I've done 4 rings out of the 49 needed to make the top. My enthusiasm may end at any time.)


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When the Child with Special Needs Goes Off to Summer Camp
By: Rick Lavoie
Or "I hate this place. I want to come home. Send my iPod. Pat the dog."
For my entire adult life, I toiled in the vineyards of residential special education. I served as a teacher, coach, administrator and Director of residential schools that served children and adolescents with learning disabilities. This intensive experience gave me a unique window into the lives of these kids and their families.
Upon reflection, I realize now that early in my career, I was fairly insensitive (or, at least, unresponsive to) the needs of families that were "sending their kids away" for the first time. I was unaware of the tremendous impact that the child's absence had on the day-to-day dynamics of a family. I was certainly aware of how greatly the child would miss his family but was only vaguely cognizant of how deeply the family would miss the child. I understood the logistics of a child's departure from the homefront ("pack plenty of socks, some stamps and extra batteries .") but I did not fully understand the emotionality of it all.
That all changed in 1994 when our oldest son went off to college. Everything changed with his departure. Everything. I missed his upbeat morning greeting ("Hey, Dad. What's up?"). I missed his excited dinnertime recounting of Drama Club rehearsals; I missed the nightly ritual of wishing each other "G'night"; I missed tearing articles of mutual interest from the newspaper and placing them on his bed; I missed greatly his company. His temporary departure left a hole.
At that time, I began to gain a greater appreciation and empathy for the families that sent their kids to my school. Everything changes when a child leaves home and parents must design a whole new system of communicating with and caring for the absent child.
If your child is away at camp, you doubtless understand this and are trying to adapt to this situation. Perhaps a suggestion or two would help.
- When you discuss your child's camp experiences with him (or with others!) be aware of your wording. There is a significant difference between "Billy is away at camp" and "We sent Billy away to camp"
- Although you have constant day-to-day conversations with your child, you probably have had relatively few telephone conversations with her. You may be troubled to find that your weekly phone calls from camp are stilted, disjointed and somewhat uncomfortable.
I suggest that you write a brief script prior to each phone call. This sounds very contrived and artificial, but it is actually quite effective. Scribble down a list of topics that you wish to discuss and newsy items you want to share (cousin Trevor's new cat, Frankie's Little League homerun, the new pool toys, the construction on Maple Street, etc.). You will be surprised how interested he will be in this trivia. By making a list, you will avoid lapses and uncomfortable silences.
- Because your child has language problems, she handles language-based interactions in a different manner than most kids.
For example, if I were to ask you a direct, specific question ("What's your favorite Late Night talk show?"), you would doubtless respond with a direct, focused answer ("David Letterman"). However if I asked a general, broad questions ("Do you think that the quality of Late Night television has improved or decreased in recent years?")) you would give me a broad detailed response ("Well, in the Johnny Carson days . and Jay Leno but Nightline changed the direction of Late Night, etc.").
Interestingly, this dynamic works in reverse for kids with learning or language problems. If you ask him a general question ("How is camp going?"), you get a short l response ("It's OK"). If you ask a specific question ("How was last night's campfire?") you get a detailed response ("Oh, it was great! Brendan the head counselor taught us a song about Davey Crockett and we made s'mores. Brendan picked me to tell a ghost story and I told the one that Gramps told us about the ghost in the hotel, etc.").
So you should ask your camper specific questions about specific activities and situations you'll get much richer and meaningful conversations this way!
- When it comes to mail, quantity trumps quality every time. At most sleep away camps, distribution of the daily mail is a very important ritual. Every child hopes to get something in the mail everyday. Don't wait until you can write a long, newsy letter. Many working parents develop the habit of keeping a deck of postcards in their offices. On a daily basis, they scribble off a quick note to their camper and put it in the mail. The content of the mail is far less important than the frequency of it!
- Ask Grandparents, siblings, neighbors and friends to write to your camper on occasion. Kids love knowing that they are missed and that loved ones are thinking about them in their absence.
- Send family photos to your camper. Kids greatly enjoy sharing these with their new friends.
- The camping experience can provide the child with an opportunity to better understand the concept of the "support system". Research indicates that your child's success and happiness as an adult will be largely dependent upon her ability to create, nurture and effectively utilize her support system. The child must come to understand how to access this system.
For example, if your child calls from camp complaining that he has lost his ball glove, gently explain to him that there is precious little that you can do to solve this problem from 200 miles away. Encourage him to access his "camp support system" by discussing the problem with his counselor. It is important that he understands that – as he matures – his support system must extend beyond Mom and Dad.
- Parents are often troubled when the camper calls with a weekly litany of complaints about the food, his bed, the pool, his bunkmate, etc. Of course, you will want to be sensitive to the child and her needs, but these "complaint calls" are ineffective and often counterproductive because they only serve to further distress the child
and create anxiety for the parents.
Try this. Tell your camper that he certainly has the right to complain about camp, but establish the rule that "for every complaint you share about camp, you have to tell me about something good that happened and that you enjoyed." This will change the negative nature of the calls.
Children have told me in the past that they feel that they should complain about camp in order to assure their parents that they miss being home. Assure your camper that you miss the child as well, but that you want to know that the child is happy at camp!
- Send along a calendar for your camper to post in his room so that he understands when you will be arriving for Parent Day, when he will be returning home, etc. Many kids with learning disorders need visual reminders.
- One of the greatest challenges you will face is dealing effectively with the child's nearly inevitable bouts of homesickness. A study by the American Camping Association indicates that 90% of campers will have a degree of homesickness
but all but a few kids (5%) develop serious homesickness problems.
The key to dealing with homesickness is prevention. Prior to the child's departure for camp, be sure that he is included in the process by reviewing brochures, activity schedules, etc. Be upbeat and positive about his departure and pack a "transition object" (e.g., any meaningful reminder of home a stuffed animal favorite drinking cup family photograph). You may want to send a Care Package prior to his departure so that it will be waiting for him when he arrives at camp. You may also ask him to maintain a journal while at camp for a keepsake.
- Never, ever, ever make a "Bail Out" deal with the child. ("If you don't like it after a week, you can come home.") Parents commonly do this because they assume that the child will love the camp and will want to stay for the entire season.
Not true. By giving him a "bail out option", the child will have no reason or incentive to "make it work." He will simply be miserable for a week and return home. Make it clear that this is a three (or four, or five) week experience.
- You may be confronted with a "rescue call" where the child calls to beg you to take him home. If this occurs, try the following:
- Remain calm and upbeat. Empathize, but don't sound depressed or overly concerned. Be responsive, but don't mirror his sadness with yours.
- Tell him about times when you or his siblings were homesick but survived!
- Call her counselor to discuss the "rescue call".
- Don't let the child pressure you into a decision.
- If the child is not eating, sleeping or is overly anxious, he may have a severe homesickness problem. But, even then, do not immediately bring him home. Sometimes a brief visit from Mom, Dad or a relative can break the homesickness cycle. Try that first.
- When your child mentions a fellow camper by name, make a note of his friend's name and ask about him in subsequent calls ("How's your bunkmate, Andrew, doing? Did he pass his swim test?"). Kids feel comforted when their "two worlds" intersect?
- Carefully adhere to the camp's policies regarding "care packages", family visits, etc. Those rules are established for a reason and your child may be singled out or isolated by the other kids if he is viewed as "an exception" of some sort.
Some straight talk
Camping can be a positive, constructive and enjoyable experience for kids with learning problems. They can make new friends in a recreational setting unencumbered by their daily academic challenges. They get a fresh start away from their classmates who may view them as "different" or "strange".
But the child's departure for camp also proves you and your family a bit of respite. The child with special needs should not be viewed as a "burden" for a family. But, candidly, he may occupy a disproportionate amount of the parents' time, energy and resources.
Use his absence as an opportunity to rekindle your relationship with his siblings and each other. Go out to dinner. Entertain. Visit friends. Do not feel guilty. Believe me, he is having fun and so should you.
Take care of each other.
Lavoie, R. (2007). When the Child with Special Needs Goes Off to Summer Camp. Exclusive to LD OnLine.
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January 27, 2014
The Top 101 Prospects of 2014
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Today, Jason Parks and the Baseball Prospectus Prospect Staff released our Top 101 Prospects of 2014. Here is the Top 101 list displayed by position, by organization, by prospect age, and by tool grades. Enjoy!
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LOVE the tool grades graph. That's pretty cool stuff right there.
Jan 27, 2014 03:25 AM
Lewis Thorpe listed as OF should be SP.
Jan 27, 2014 05:15 AM
Bryan Cole
Jan 27, 2014 05:46 AM
These are fun lists. Thanks for putting it together. I just think its so hard to quantify these things. My guess though is that you will be looking back at this with some egg on your face for the Polanco rating. He is just too low for a 22 yr old with his tools. As for run alone you have him too low. The beauty is that if I'm wrong no one will remember this post. If you're wrong they can look at this list for as long as computers still exist. LOL!
Jan 27, 2014 06:06 AM
Peter Benedict
I love the Twins coming in with eight and the surprise Thorpe at 101.
Jan 27, 2014 06:55 AM
Rob McQuown
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Sorry for late response here - I fixed some "typo" type things (such as Thorpe) earlier this morning, thanks for sending them in to Mauricio and me and/or posting them here.
Jan 27, 2014 09:23 AM
Love the depth, as always. Thank you to everyone involved in this process this year; I know it isn't easy.
Jan 27, 2014 09:40 AM
Wow. The parsing by position, Organization, age are all of this things that I would try to do manually when previous lists came out. The graphic at the end is outstanding. While definitely a bonus to the afore-mentioned data, it represents an elegant visual presentation. This tool allows to very quickly focus on individual tools and trends at various parts of the lists at a glance. The reader can see objectivly why certain prospects fall at a given level. - very cool.
Jan 27, 2014 09:48 AM
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Jan 27, 2014 09:59 AM
Wow, Yankees are going to have to do some serious horse trading in the next few years. Good thing they have the best young second basemen signed. Oh, never mind.
Jan 27, 2014 10:51 AM
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Just an FYI: Lucas Sims FB is a "potential 7". The 8 above was due to a data entry error on my part. It will be fixed tonight.
Jan 27, 2014 11:04 AM
In regards to the chart. If a prospect doesn't have one of the bubbles around his name does that mean that that "tool" doesn't grade out to at least a 5? For example Sano doesn't have a "hit" bubble. Does his hit tool grade out lower than a 5? Love the article great work!
Jan 27, 2014 13:24 PM
Sano doesn't turn 21 til 05-11. Does that adjust anything or is this broken down by age during the season?
Jan 28, 2014 09:17 AM
Sorry to nitpick, but you have Piscotty listed as a P. Pretty sure he'll stick in the OF (where his +FB should get some use).
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As you probably know by now if you have been following us on twitter (@FPANNrthCentral), we have been out at Munree Cemetery in Tallahassee today. We have been working with specially trained dogs called Human Remain Detection Canines, or HRD dogs. They have been helping us to find unmarked burials that are at minimum 100 years old! The Munree Cemetery is a historic African American cemetery with over 250 known burials, most of which do not have any type of marker present. Some of the graves are visible at the surface, but some areas we were unsure about. Of course, we wanted to avoid excavating in a cemetery, so we brought in the dogs! Two of the dogs and their handlers came all the way from Louisiana to help us out today! We also had a local dog handler and her HRD dog volunteer to help us out. The dogs were able to identify several areas that possibly contain human burials. Tomorrow morning we are going to bring out the ground penetrating radar (GPR) to see if we can find any anomalies in those areas. The cemetery is five acres, and it would take us days to GPR the whole thing, and even longer to process all that data, so the dogs have helped us narrow down the areas to those that have the greatest probability of containing burials.
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is seeking comments from the public on the proposed prevailing wage rates received from the Guam Department of Labor for construction workers in Guam employed under the H-2B temporary worker program, and the system the governor of Guam uses to determine the rates.
The H-2B visa program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the U.S. to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs, provided there are no qualified U.S. workers available to fill the positions and that hiring such foreign nationals will not adversely affect the wages or working conditions of U.S. workers.
Guam is expecting a substantial increase in the number of construction-related jobs over the next several years due to the relocation of large-scale U.S. military facilities from Japan to Guam. Guam's proposal addresses 17 construction worker categories with current hourly wages ranging from $10.98 to $16.80. The proposed wages range from $11.61 to $17.62. Details on USCIS's proposal may be found in the Federal Register Notice at 76 FR 14679.
The current construction wage rates in Guam will remain in effect until new prevailing wage rates are formally approved by USCIS. Once final, new prevailing wage rates will be effective at a date to be announced by USCIS for all Guam H-2B temporary labor certifications and petitions filed on behalf of construction workers in Guam.
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Through the same mysterious alchemy that gave the moviegoing public back-to-back CGI insect adventures (A Bug's Life and Antz), deep-sea fish adventures (Finding Nemo and Shark Tale), and films about escaped zoo animals returning to nature (Madagascar and The Wild), 2009 has produced two films about peaceful alien civilizations disrupted by human invaders. The first, May's Battle For Terra, was a cheaply animated but heady, ponderous think-piece about the nature of humanity and the causes of war. The second, the new comic adventure Planet 51, is Terra's opposite in every way. Its visuals are far more sophisticated; its concepts, far less so. Planet 51 makes a few brief gestures in the direction of Terra's ideas, but largely, it's a jellybean of a movie: bright, colorful, sugary, and with no real content.
On a planet stuck in a kitschy version of the '50s, dippy teen every-alien Lem (Justin Long) has an easygoing life until a smarmy pink biped from another planet lands a ship on his neighbors' lawn and tries to claim it in the name of something called America. Since Lem's society has a '50s-era obsession with sci-fi pulp entertainment, the media and military completely freak out, assuming human astronaut Captain Baker (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) is necessarily a mind-controlling, brain-devouring, planet-conquering monster. When a starchy general (Gary Oldman) and a kooky mad scientist (John Cleese) attempt to capture Baker, Lem grits his teeth and tries to do the right thing by helping him, even though he's a dimwitted, manipulative douche.
The humans-are-the-aliens turnaround is amusing, but there's no theme or thought to the movie, just a series of soft-pedaled jokes. Screenwriter Joe Stillman worked on Shrek and Shrek 2, and he piles on the Shrek-esque sight gags without any sense that he understands anything he evokes: It's fitfully funny to see atomic-age "duck and cover" drills, space-age-paranoia movies, and a protest-leading stoner hippie in an alien setting, but on a world that doesn't have atomic weapons, space exploration, pot, or Vietnam, it's all just shallow, unimaginatively borrowed iconography. Nothing about the story goes any deeper than "Hey, remember that? Here it is again, with green skin and tentacles!" Granted, they're well-animated tentacles: The whole film has a beautifully soft, rounded, luminous design, with a lot of Shrek-like attention to jokey detail. But the characters are irritatingly inconsistent—Baker in particular is by turns brave, cowardly, smart, idiotic, deluded, and insightful, as the weak witticism of the moment demands—and the whole film doesn't have a brain in its head. Or rather, it has the colorful, creative right brain to Battle For Terra's dryly analytical left brain. If only the two could be squashed into a single movie that's pretty and ambitious.


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Quitting your job before you have another one isn't a good idea, contrary to one man's advice. An expert says quitting your job and being unemployed is likely to have only negative effects.
Warning: The following contains two kinds of advice — good and bad. It's up to you to discern which is which.
High-profile public relations guy David Seaman says quitting your job today is the answer for millions of workers.
Seaman's recent post on CNN.com told readers, "Picture this, you are waiting in line with 30 other candidates in an employment office for an interview. When you get to talk to the HR guy he asks, 'So you lost your job like the other hundred people I have seen today?'
"You can honestly say, 'No, I had a good job and I was promoted, but I quit because I can do better and I am highly sought after.' Makes you very different than the other candidates. Differentiation is king."
Maybe not. Seaman doesn't seem to be qualified to give that kind of advice, said Amy Miller, resource center manager for The Employment Source, a one-stop center for job seekers in Canton, Ohio.
"If someone came to me and said that, I'd think they were nuts," Miller said. "Saying that you can do better means more if you're currently working."
The way job searches have changed with resources like the Employment Source Internet, "You really don't have to quit your job to look for a new job," she said.
Something that would likely occur to employers — "Why didn't you get another job while you're working if you're so highly sought after?" Miller said. Quitting also creates gaps in your résumé."
How do you explain gaps? That's a barrier to being hired, she said,
Another of Seaman's other reasons to quit? "You're going to get fired anyway, it will look better on your résumé if you quit."
It shows more ambition to search and maintain a job, Miller said. "That doesn't show me anything other than you're not willing to work through a difficult situation. I don't think it shows strength of character."
Quitting may prompt your current employer to offer you a raise or improved benefits package to stay, Seaman says. Unless your employer is looking to cut costs.
"Quitting is almost unheard of in today's economic climate; you will send a strong signal of self-worth and the story of your resignation will spread through the industry — you will become a legend, and a valuable commodity for HR managers to seek out."
As an employer, "How do I know you're not going to leave me?" Miller said.
"People who are unemployed are under so much stress. This advice is disheartening to me. I think there are great people right now who are unemployed. There are skilled people who are unemployed. "It's disheartening because people think 'That's what I've go to do.' "
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Ingredients: Black Walnut Tree Male bud, Immature Green Hull & young twig of the Black Walnut tree, Olive tree leaf & root, Bark, Clove, Wormwood, Pumpkin Seed, Wild Oregano Oil, Raw Vinegar, Glycerin, Grain alcohol.
Suggested usage: As a dietary supplement take One (1) Tablespoon in the morning and One (1) Tablespoon at night with a glass of water or juice, daily for 30 days, or as recommended by your health care professional.
Maintenance: Following the full cleanse Take One (1) Tablespoon per week for maintenance. This equals only about two 16 ounce bottles per year.
A 30 day Parasite Cleanse is highly recommended. This is the easiest, most convenient parasite cleanse available. A full 30 day cleanse requires two 16 ounce bottles.
Please Remember: When taking any herbal product detoxing and/or cleansing reactions may occur, causing you to feel bad for a few days. For the vast majority of people these reactions are not noticeable or very mild, but a very small percentage of customers may experience stronger reactions. There is no way to determine beforehand whether you will experience a strong cleansing reaction from the use of our products or similar products from other companies. If this happens and you do not notice significant relief within a few days discontinue use of the product.
We suggest parents read books on herbs and children's health. Dr. John Christopher's book, "Childhood Disease", is highly recommended. Then experiment with the herbs on yourself before deciding if you are going to use on your child. By then you should understand the herbs and realize how safe they are and what a starting dose should be based on your child's past history with vaccinations, drugs, etc.
Just because others have used herbs with their children does not make it right for us to suggest herbs for your children.
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Deworming is the process of removing worms from the systems. People carry the risk of getting parasites in their everyday environment. Every person is at risk of getting parasites like tapeworms or roundworms from contaminated water, other humans, animals, fruits and vegetables, meats or travel. When the body becomes overburdened by parasites, one can experience changes that can affect the person's health. Digestive issues, chronic illnesses and fatigue are all examples of how the body is affected by parasites. Unresolved parasite problems could lead to problems with anemia.
Dewormers can restore functionality to the body's organs and systems. The dewormer can prevent chronic health issues that can happen for parasite problems. The dewormer also helps control gastrointestinal problems that could reduce chances of anemia, diarrhea, intestinal blockage and weight loss. Taking the time out to complete parasitic cleanses will drastically improve a person's energy levels over time. Deworming can also really improve a person's capacity to maintain a healthy weight.
In order to gain better control over parasite problems, a cleansing regimen would include a parasite cleanse. The herbal dewormer should be formulated to treat a range of parasites, tapeworms, flukes and worms. Ideally, the system should be regularly cleansed in order to keep the body's system operating in optimal condition. The Amish Herbal Cleanse can be incorporated into any regular routine because it contains the right herbs and ingredients like Black Walnut Hull, Wormwood and cloves to remove parasites. The gentle, effective dewormers have the necessary ingredients to tackle parasites yet it's gentle enough to be tolerated regularly.
Many of the most common signs of parasites go ignored, according to Your Health by Design. Not cleansing regularly puts a person at risk for developing conditions that could ultimately lead to chronic illnesses. Detecting the many signs of parasites is important in containing the problem. Here are some of the most common signs to look for.
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Many chronic illnesses can be prevented altogether with regular cleansing and an herbal dewormer. People who cleanse regularly can expect higher energy levels. Those who cleanse regularly are less likely to develop chronic illnesses. Digestive issues like bloating and flatulence can be controlled when parasite levels are better controlled. The herbal dewormer is a great addition to any cleansing regimen. Preserving one's health is essential in preventing chronic illnesses. From Your Health by Design, you can learn more about wellness and parasitic cleanses.
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Below is an edited summary of some of what the manufacturer has to say about our Herbal Parasite Cleanse:
"From day one I never made plain walnut tincture and took pills of wormwood and cloves, I started out with a three-herb formula and most likely was the very first one to do this! I was asked to take some pictures to a Dr. Hulda Clark seminar in Kentucky many years ago and show them my dewormer formula and Kidney Cleanse. No one there had ever seen such a thing before! They didn't know this could be done in liquid.
My Black Walnut, Wormwood and Clove formula has been copied many times since that seminar but no one has copied my formula of five herbs, the vinegar, etc. If they have it is most certain they would never put forth the effort or come close to the way I make it. And "IF" they did and sold it commercially, it would be the most expensive herbal formula ever sold.
I had to experiment with olive leaf before adding it to my dewormer. I then added pumpkin seed because most herbalists know kids do well on pumpkin seeds for pin-worms, etc. So I had what I just called a 5 herb mix. Even then one company in England followed suit and made a 5 herb mix based on my 5 herbs. But most manufacturers settled on the top 3 herbs, walnut, clove, and wormwood. And you can find that mixture many places.
Then Dr. Hulda Clark's info on oregano oil, as well as Dr. Cass Ingram's books on the subject, sparked as much interest as olive leaf did. Then I turned my Amish clinic buddies onto oregano oil and their experimentations turned out fantastic works. And in no time my dewormer included oregano oil, the pure stuff.
Christopher Hobbs is the best man on the earth for herbal information, just ask (Dr. Richard) Schulze or David Christopher, they are all part of The School of Natural Healing and the result of Dr. John R. Christopher's mentoring. I asked Dr. Hobbs his opinion about green hull walnut and he promptly sent me 5 or so pages from a German Science book dated 1950. It explained everything you could ever imagine, and then some, about the black walnut tree and, low and behold, the green hull of the mature walnut is not a dewormer at all, it is a source of potassium. And the lack of organic potassium, we all know, is the basic reason for all diseases.
I prefer a combination of black walnut male bud, green hull & bud, olive leaf, clove, wormwood, pumpkin seed, and oregano hydroxy in a tincture/syrup mixture. There is a reason for each ingredient, right down to the syrup. And that is to fool the worm!!!!! Parasites LOVE SUGAR!
Oh, yes, no one else uses black walnut male buds. They are only available a few days per year and then not always easy to find or pick. If you want the best you read the research, and this normally takes you to German books. Then you set your goals on doing it the best you can. In other words, you'll have a problem finding the good stuff in a market that is driven by profits. Make your own or buy the best. Many times the best is the cheapest because it is low volume!
Once you've completed your parasite cleanse take this once per week to stay worm free. During a liver flush take 1 tablespoon morning and night for 30 days. Few people realize you HAVE to deworm for 30 days straight to even begin to have a chance of killing the eggs as they hatch."


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The TCEQ coordinates meetings where SBAC members comment on existing and proposed environmental rules, policies, and programs and their effects on small businesses and small local governments. SBACs also serve as forums to educate the regulated community on environmental rules and how to comply with them.
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"Can I tell you what it's like to live inside Millais' painting of Ophelia"? asks Emma Forrest in her memoir, Your Voice in My Head. Forrest is already a published author and journalist when in her early 20s moves from London to New York. Her professional rise as a writer coincides with her extreme struggles with self-cutting, an eating disorder, mania, a suicide attempt, and depression.
Forrest credits a lot of her survival to psychiatrist, Dr. R. So when Dr. R dies suddenly, and then a famous Hollywood actor dumps her via text message shortly after, Forrest is left alone to pick up the pieces of her heartbreak and loss.
This isn't the type of memoir I usually read, but I'm glad I did. Forrest walks well the line of artistic genius and insanity. You care for her, even when the choices she makes are hard to understand. Rounding out the sympathetic characters are Dr. R, and Forrest's own parents who deal the best they can from London.
Describing someone's descent into emotional and mental hell is a tricky business, but through the force of Forrest's writing she comes close to letting the reader understand the edge of truth. The original style of writing draws you in from the first page and makes for a fast read that is at times terrifying and funny.
I found the need to read something quite different after I finished this, but there are other literary memoirs out there that also address some of the major themes of loss, grief, and mental health. Try The Long Goodbye by Meghan O'Rourke, who is struggling to overcome her mother's death while her marriage crumbles. Stacy Pershall also incorporates humor in her frank descriptions of surviving bipolar disorder, suicide attempts, and eating disorders in her memoir, Loud in the House of Myself.


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New report reviews science and engineering quality at national security laboratories
The science and engineering capabilities that underpin the nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship and nonproliferation missions at the nation's three national security laboratories are "healthy and vibrant," says a new report from the National Research Council. The committee that wrote the report found no problems with the quality of science and engineering that would prevent certification of the stockpile. However, the report identifies several issues that, if not addressed, have the potential to erode the ability to perform high-quality work at the laboratories.
Congress asked the Research Council to review the quality of scientific research and engineering at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), which are part of the National Nuclear Security Administration. This report is the second of the two-phase study; the first report, released in February 2012, examined management of the laboratories.
The new report examines the laboratories' capabilities in four areas of fundamental importance to their primary missions: (1) weapons design; (2) system engineering and understanding of the effects of aging on system performance; (3) weapons science base; and (4) modeling and simulation. In many areas, science and engineering at the laboratories is of very high quality. But the report identifies several stresses that could contribute to the deterioration of the work environment for scientists and engineers and limit the quality of their work in the future – and thus the nation's ability to benefit fully from the laboratories' potential.
The United States declared a unilateral moratorium on nuclear weapons testing in 1992. In the absence of new test data, the science-based stockpile stewardship program relies on pre-moratorium test data, computer models and simulations, surveillance, and other experiments . The laboratories are building enhanced computational models that account for changes in weapon properties as they age, and this requires state-of-the-art S&E capabilities in a number of areas, the report says. NNSA should conduct a detailed assessment of simulation and modeling needs over the next decade and implement an adequately funded plan to meet those needs.
Experimental work is essential to the laboratories' missions. While the safety risks inherent in some experimentation must be controlled, the report says that the current system for managing these risks is contributing to escalating costs and schedule delays, and in some cases may limit experimentation. The U.S. Department of Energy and NNSA should work with laboratory managers to review the system for assessing and mitigating these risks to improve efficiency while maintaining a safe working environment.
The laboratories maintain and operate world-class experimental facilities, but smaller experimental facilities are also essential for the laboratories to conduct their work and to attract and retain staff, the report says. For example, these smaller facilities are important for producing weapons components such as neutron generators or for processing plutonium and evaluating how it ages. The laboratory directors should ensure a proper balance between these small scientific facilities and the larger signature facilities.
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ROCHESTER — On Tuesday the City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposal to bond $700,000 for the Brock Street reconstruction project.
The City Council will also look to appropriate $55,000 toward building bathroom facilities at Rochester Common. The money would be taken from the general fund.
The council on Tuesday will also consider accepting a resignation of Susan Schwake from the Arts and Cultural Commission. In her letter of resignation, Schwake wrote she is leaving the commission for family-related reasons.
She wrote, "I also believe that it is time for other stake holders in Rochester to step up to the plat as well. If there is true interest in the Arts it will most certainly happen."
The City Council will also accept the resignation of Peter Ward from the selectman's position in Ward 6.
Councilors on Tuesday will also consider approving a building permit for Two Rod Road, a Class IV road, located off Route 11 in the area of Walmart. The road would provide access to Tractor Supply retail facility, which is planned for construction.
Also Tuesday, the City Council will also review a proposal to appoint advisory board for the Granite State Business Park Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District. As required by law, TIF districts must have an established advisory board made up mostly of tenants or property owners within the district. The Granite State Business Park, located at Airport Drive, is home to the new manufacturing plant being built for Albany Engineered Composites and Safran USA.
The employee of the month will also be awarded on Tuesday.
The meeting will wrap up with the City Council's nonmeeting, a consultation with legal counsel, as well as a nonpublic session pertaining to personnel matters.
Tuesday's meeting will take place at 7 p.m., in the council chambers at the City Hall.
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ROCHESTER — On Tuesday the City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposal to bond $700,000 for the Brock Street reconstruction project.


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The title Christ specifically refers to the Messiah awaited by the Jews. The
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3:45 Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a
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I�ll be back with an answer to you all. Especially to you my friend who is bout to embark on a not known passage.
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Dany - ok, you never answered my question about the original poster thou, where you think the original poster is Christian ? Reprase; where in the post did you pick up on that they are christian?
Monday, March 21, 2005
Mr. Angel.
Dear Sir.
�At times we all sometime wonder if the real question as to what we mean is, or is it the fact that the question we all at times sometime wonder?. The post to the question you are concern of, isn�t really what your thoughts are, but what you really mean is �am I who am I? Very obvious even in your spelling and the meaning of your thoughts, it is clear to comprehend you aren�t in search for answers, but rather to dissolve one in knowledge that isn�t human knowledge, but divine knowledge.
Furthermore, the word Christian actually doesn�t apply only to those who believe in Jesus Christ the Savior the Son of God the Almighty. Every human being is a Christian regardless who we all are. A Christian, (masculine or feminine grammar noun substantive and adjective) is every human being.
In addition, even as we all suppose to believe one God (masculine)the Supreme Master, the Creator, is for all, nevertheless the fact is that, we all divide in-to to many different denominations, and some of those denominations are worshippers of satan himself.
I understand you do not agree with my believes, but as I stated above, I doesn�t expect it to happens. Nonetheless one day we all will know for sure, as I know for sure God isn�t one that gets happy if I kill in his name, nor if I hate those that aren�t of my own believe.
Yeah, Mr. Angel, the post is clear right in my mind, right in your mind even thou you might not see it or rather comprehended. And by the way I am not in the position to tell you what to believe but to tell you what is to believe, and also that God the Almighty doesn�t forget but forgive.
In advance, I thank you and although I am a Follower of Jesus Christ, I am hoping this post find you well and in a position for a fine reply.
Mr. Danny Steward
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Sorry to disappoint, Dany, but at the time of
my posting I was not a Christian.
Monday, March 21, 2005
Dear friend.
This is my reply, before hand I�ll like to have you in peace, do not be disturb or disappointed, rather be happy, for because you aren�t alone on your way to a passage that isn�t well known for you.
I�ll like to tell you a little bout me. I grow up in a ranch, where we were bout 200 people I mean a very small town. Once upon a time a man came to our home door and asks us to give him a gulp of water for he was thirsty. We comply, and there on that man continues to say: I am Mr. Peter and I�ll like to give you all a word of Salvation. He then continues, and says: Jesus Christ isn�t only a man but the son of God the Almighty the Creator. I remember asking him why Jesus Christ dies in the cross, and he the man reply to me, because we never understood the message he has for all us humans. So he continue saying, salvation is for all, but it takes every one of us to accept Jesus Christ as the Savior the Son of God in our hearts.
As I grow up, I also remember one day, having so many problems, troubles and you can imagine any sort of problem a child might have at the age of 3. My mom and my dad separated, we were 5 the youngest was 6 months and the oldest was 9 year old. Life was just like that just trouble and more trouble of any sort. My dad was an animal with me and my two sisters. He rapes them and as I recall, he was bout to rape me to, but thank God it didn�t happen. At age of 14 my dad ask me to go away from home, and my life wasn�t going to be the same but better, at least I didn�t have to suffer in his hands with all sort of punishments. But the time when by and I had to live all by myself, having no one to tell me how or otherwise how to live.
Oh well, sorry but I don�t know why but my mind was sort of flying in a windstorm milestone, hahahaha, I can�t believe, but tears are flowing down my cheek. I wonder if after accepting Jesus Christ as my Savior my life change. Yes it did change for the better; I stop smoking, drinking, and drugs.
Oh yes, I forgot to mention I was a sailor, and yes my life took a 180 degree turn not for the better, I got even worse. But yes it comes Jesus Christ in-to my life and everything change, yes for the better.
I been listening to the TV Stations, the Radio Broadcasting, and even in the Internet all bout the killing of so many innocent people in hands of Islam (I enhance the definition). But before I say that, let us ask us all the following. Let�s say for the sake of peace that Islam has nothing to do with the killing by beheading, car bombs, etc. Let�s say that Islam has to nothing to do with it. So, I myself ask a question in return, �why Islam don�t do nothing to stop those that call themselves Islamic Muslims, which kill in the name of their god Allah, that do horrible things against humanity. Yes why Islam don�t do anything bout that?
Instead, Islam in return point fingers at the United States of America and other Nations as if they are the guilty ones. And I remember on the tidal wave, how USA sends aid to those many Muslims in tragedy.
Ok, my friend, I wonder if I enhance to make myself comprehended or if I just have you waste your time, by saying that Jesus Christ do save, if we acknowledge him accepting him in our hearts. You say, that if you are wrong, no my friend, you aren�t, because salvation hasn�t comes to your heart, even as you think you weren�t who you think you are right now, but deep in your heart you have a space that do concern you, because God the Almighty wants to fill it with love through Jesus Christ his son.
I think, I ask you before, to consider what you are about to do in becoming Muslim. Remember this; once you become a Muslim you will never be able to turn back. Also, I wonder how is that you haven�t seeing what�s going on in Iraq, in Chechnya, in Afghanistan, and so many other parts of the world, I wonder how you live with it by just ignoring the fact that those doing the beheading, car bombs and so on, are muslins, and also how is it that you don�t acknowledge that those doing all those atrocities to human life are doing it in the name of Allah the god of the religion you are considering to become a full time member.
�My friend do I make myself understood?
I hope this, my post find you on a day where you can add a fine reply to one who only believe sincerity and honesty goes together and never apart, may God Bless you.
Mr. Danny Steward
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Dear Dany,
I just give you a comment on the technical part.
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So your post will be cleaner. Thanks.
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I was reading over a few topics here and this caught my attention. A young man comes to this board and posts about his intentions or requests answers, meaning that he is interested in learning about something.
People like you, who might not know anything about his situation base their advice on assumptions. This is a very low characteristic to possess, perhaps you should work on getting rid of that.
There is only one God and he has no son and Jesus is a prophet - just a prophet, not your savior. No one man can save you from the sins that you've commited or will commit. This young man is not a Christian, nor is he anything. In fact I recall him posting saying that he is of no religion and is trying to learn about this one. Now if you are so negative and blinded by a small amount of hate to see through any truth, you should not be giving anyone advice.
You can read the future? You know that he will not be happy? God may have given you the opportunity to run into this forum and give ill advice but maybe he also gave me the opportunity to run in too and show you the backward/negative views you have about the world? Don't advice anyone to not do something if you are only basing your advice on assumptions, so don't assume he is a Muslim or a Christian.
Now let me say this too, you are a Christian and that does not offend me. However, my views on how you think of your religion are somewhat different but that is an entirely different topic that I can get into with you on a different forum.
What I am interested in is the questions that namesdontmatter has to ask, he has not asked them yet and everyone was just quick to give him advice.
Okay, since this topic is not about Dany I'd like to move on. The original poster said he has questions and we never heard them.
I have a question for you too, in this equation the girl is the one that made you interested in Islam. If you took away the girl, will you still be interested in Islam? If you answer that question to yourself - you will know if you are really interested for yourself or for her.
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Good question! Athla, and shall try to take this direction to a further step with namesdontmatter. In fact the girl may be a motivation for you, namesdontmattter, to get to know about Islam, but religion is not like a pick and drop kind of a thing. It needs deep understanding of it with its full belief through rationale learning. Secondly, during the ups and downs of life with this girl (hopefully you get together in future life time), it would be Islam that would guide you to adopt the right path and may not be the girl herself (assuming you learned more than her due to your curosity). So, it is always prudent not to adopt Islam just for her, but to know about Islam through her and adopt it only if you are mentally convinced about its truthfullness. Remember, in Islam, one's love for Allah must be the ultimate supreme objective, superior than any other materialisic object. I have full respect for your emotions as you must be overwhelmingly sincere for her, but please remember that all emotions are time based and do get change in life, even if you decide to live together for the rest of your life. However, if you come to a stage where you decide not to adopt Islam (whatever the reason may be), then, though your fear of losing your "dream" girl may be a big factor. But, I tell you, you will be better off without her than bearing a burdon of being a hypocrate through out the rest of your life. My best wishes and sincere prayers are with you. Cheers!
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To those who ask if I would become a Muslim if I had never met this girl, I must admit, I cannot see any way that I ever would have become interested in Islam if it weren't for this girl. However, I am beginning to realize that she has been instrumental in bringing me closer to God through Islam, and God has been instrumental in bringing me closer to her.
"If you took away the girl, would you still be interested in Islam?"
At this point, I would... but she has been my #1 source for information and tools for obtaining information when I had questions that she could answer. It would be much harder to learn and practice anything if she were not around.
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