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My 8 month old is completely clingy, fussy, and won't sleep through the night. Any suggestions?

Renae - posted on 11/26/2009

Do you have a boy or girl? Separation anxiety for boys peaks at 8-9 months (girls around 6 months). Which may explain the behaviour you are experiencing. This also affects their sleep as when they stir in the night they are aware that you are nearby but not with them, so they cry for you. Separation anxiety is a normal and healthy part of development. There is no need to try to stop it, just go with the flow, give baby as much attention as they need and it will soon pass. If baby has never slept through the night, I can probably help, let me know if you want more info.

Erin - posted on 11/30/2009

I think a lot of it is having so many changes at once for us. Having my husband (her dad) away for 3 months due the Army, and moving, and teething. She still hasn't had any teeth cut through the gums yet but has had nubs since she was 8 wks old. But I think the seperation anxiety is just normal occurance for babies. They all go through it as I'm told by everyone, including family.

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I wondered the same thing when my 8 month old little girl suddenly stopped sleeping through and was seriously clingy wanting to be held all the time and would cry if i left the room for a second.. Then I realised that she was cutting six teeth all at once :( She was so bad the only thing that helped her was baby pain relief (neurofen)(if really bad) and hylands teething relief (suggested to me by my sister in law) which are a natural homeopathic tablet that disolve in their mouths instantly (in australia there sold in the chemist) I just gave them at night with her last bottle.Three weeks on and we are doing much better. I don't know whether this helps hope you get some sleep and time out soon it can get pretty tough.

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Kayla - posted on 06/05/2012

Thank heavens I'm not daughter doesn't want to do anything but be held or fuss...i was told by a nurse I was spoiling her and I needed to let her learn self soothing...but my daughter isn't learning anything and cries and has even thrown herself around when I let her "cry it out"

April - posted on 11/30/2009

I am also in the same boat as you. I keep asking "Why isn't she sleeping through the night"? I have no idea what to do.

Natasha - posted on 11/26/2009

My daughter is the exact same, I have tried everything but nothing seems to help. It's good (in a way) to know that she is not the only baby doing it If you find out what's going on i would be forever grateful if you could let me know

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Legislative Response to Unlimited Corporate Political Spending Is a Good First Step, but More Must Be Done

Shareholder Approval and the Fair Elections Now Act Must Be Enacted; Constitutional Amendment Ultimately Needed

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Public Citizen finds promise in the legislative framework offered today by congressional leaders to help rein in the damage caused by last month’s stunning U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling, which allows unlimited corporate spending in elections. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), representing congressional leadership, today announced a series of legislative goals to address the expected corporate onslaught in the 2010 elections and beyond.

 “Last month’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision gives giant corporations a right to trample our democracy. We, the People, are charged with rescuing our endangered democracy,” said Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen.

 “Fixing Citizens United will require a constitutional amendment to restore the First Amendment and firmly establish that corporations are not entitled to First Amendment speech protections, least of all the right to spend money to influence election outcomes,” he said. “While efforts to enact a constitutional amendment are under way, Congress and the executive branch should take important steps to mitigate the harm of the Supreme Court’s decision. The legislative framework introduced today is a promising start, but whether the proposals work to offset the damage of Citizens United will depend entirely on the details. We are encouraged that Rep. Van Hollen recognized the Fair Elections Now Act, introduced by Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), as a very important measure, though one that will go on a separate track. We urge Congress to waste no time in moving this bill forward so that independent-minded candidates will be able to run viable campaigns.”

 Some of the more significant principles touched upon in today’s unveiling of the legislative framework, and the ways in which Public Citizen would like to see these principles shaped in specific legislation, include:

• Improving corporate governance.  Recognizing that corporate treasury funds are the property of shareholders, not CEOs, is a vital reform principle. Any corporate political spending must be subject to informed consent of shareholders, and affirmative approval by an outstanding majority of all shareholders should be required of any corporate political expenditures. Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) has introduced a version of a shareholder protection act, and Van Hollen has indicated that a shareholder approval provision would be included in the package if the House financial services committee approves it.
• Banning political spending by foreign interests. Though the court did not invalidate the law or regulations banning foreign principals from spending in U.S. elections, the decision pokes a gaping loophole in the law by apparently allowing the same foreign interests to funnel political money through U.S. subsidiaries of foreign corporations. This loophole needs to be closed.
• Enhancing transparency. If this ruling is allowed to stand, corporations could easily fund massive attack ads against candidates and hide their involvement by laundering the money through some innocuous sounding group, like Americans for Job Security. Legislation needs to ensure robust disclosure of which corporations are directly or indirectly supporting or attacking which candidates.

 “Enhancing corporate accountability in politics goes a long way toward reducing abuses of big money in politics,” said David Arkush, director of Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division. “Combined with a good, robust public financing system to provide substantial resources to qualified candidates to answer corporate attack ads, it would meaningfully undo the damage done by the court in Citizens United.”

 If Congress is slow to act, President Obama could establish several of these reforms through executive actions, Weissman said. Government contractors, for example, could be required to forfeit campaign expenditures for or against those ultimately responsible for issuing the contracts. And the reform community is still waiting for Obama to fix the deadlocked Federal Election Commission by replacing the commissioners whose terms have expired – commissioners who are responsible for promulgating implementing regulations but whom have instead blocked enforcement of the laws.

 “The legislative framework shows that congressional leaders are very concerned and that they are prepared to take some positive actions,” said Craig Holman, government affairs lobbyist for Public Citizen. “But the devil is in the details. Improving corporate governance is a good principle, but we need specific, strong legislation to offset this threat to our democracy.”

 In addition to a strong shareholder protection act, similar to that introduced last week by Capuano, and a powerful public financing system for candidates, championed by Sens. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) and Reps. Larson and Walter Jones (R-N.C.), Public Citizen advocates a constitutional amendment establishing that corporations are not, and never were, provided free speech rights under the First Amendment.
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The infant nation of South Sudan has a big construction project in mind. Officials are hoping to build a brand new city to act as its capital. The cost of the project was recently estimated at $940 million.

South Sudan already has a capital, of sorts. Juba had long been the regional center of government before Sudan split into two countries last July. But because of Juba's hectic and crowded urban form, the new government decided it needed a new city to play the capital. Last September, a new site was selected in Ramciel, near the geographic center of the country.

The project will be built by the Korea Land and Housing Corporation, the state builder of South Korea, which specializes in the "construction of new cities overseas."

$940 million sounds like a lot, but compared to some other brand new cities, it's pocket change. New Songdo City, the Kohn Pedersen Fox master-planned* sustainable city on the South Korean waterfront is expected to cost more than $30 billion to build. Masdar City, another city-from-scratch in Abu Dhabi designed by Foster + Partners, is expected to cost more than $20 billion by the time it's fully built sometime around 2025. And in Honduras, where economist Paul Romer is hoping to help create a charter city for nearly 10 million people, building such a "special development region" would likely run into the multiple billions as well.

Exactly when South Sudan's new capital will take shape remains uncertain. The costs of building the project are one hurdle, though officials say that some as-yet-unnamed donors will handle the financing. Maybe more of a hindrance is the continued violence and tension between the now-separated Sudans. The oil-rich land of South Sudan has long been a point of contention between the two regions, though violence appeared to calm in the months following the formal split. But since April, tribal clashes in border areas have spread and caused hundreds of South Sudanese to flee.

The project remains a priority for the new nation, and the Korea Land and Housing Corporation estimates that the project will take five years to complete. When the project actually breaks ground, however, is less clear.

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A Mapping Tool That Demystifies the Link Between Transportation and Jobs

How factors like transit mode and commute time affect job access in the New York metropolitan area.

Just how much does where you live affect the number of jobs available to you? This complex question is now much easier to visualize, thanks to a new interactive map from the Regional Planning Association, an urban advocacy group focused on the New York metropolitan area.

Using the latest Census data as well as traffic and transit data from local transportation agencies, RPA’s new map unpacks job access with excruciating detail. Drop the pin anywhere in the tri-state area and you get a realistic picture of available jobs -- filtered by industry, education level, transit mode, and commute time.

Aside from showing unsurprising big-picture observations -- i.e. that more jobs are accessible along a major train line or that finance jobs are concentrated in Manhattan -- the map can also uncover nuanced scenarios ripe for further study.

For example, throughout the map, choosing to drive a car generally yields more job options than choosing public transit. But not always. Drop a pin at Princeton Junction rail station (a stop on the New Jersey Transit line that goes into Manhattan) and set the commute time to 70 minutes or more. As seen in the screenshots below, the number of jobs available via transit surpasses the number of jobs reachable by car. What matters is whether the commuter is able to get into New York City within the set time frame.

At Princeton Junction, jobs reachable by car within 70 minutes: 495,000
At Princeton Junction, jobs reachable by public transit within 70 minutes: 2,020,000
At Princeton Junction, jobs reachable by car within 80 minutes: 665,000
At Princeton Junction, jobs reachable by public transit within 80 minutes: 3,086,000

Princeton Junction is an example of where "traffic is just bad enough and transit is just good enough,” according to Juliette Michaelson, Vice President for Strategy at the RPA.

The RPA recently started working towards the next once--in-a-generation blueprint for improving the tri-state area. This jobs access map is just a small component of figuring out how the region should grow, but additional iterations are already underway.

The organization will use the same data sets to create a map geared toward employers. Business owners looking for a place to set up shop, for example, would be able to click around the region and explore their labor pool. They can quickly visualize how many people with a certain level of education and a specialty live within x minutes of a particular location.

Another feature will let you observe the impact of the in-progress Second Avenue subway train, as well as possible new tunnels under the Hudson River.

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The City of Madison will host a fireworks event this Thursday, July 3, at Elver Park.  A few reminders for those planning to attend:

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  • Remember that no alcohol, grilling or fireworks are allowed in the park.
  • Some side streets in the area have temporary parking restrictions.
  • At about 9pm, McKenna Boulevard will be closed to vehicular traffic from Raymond Road to Schroeder Road.  The closure will last until about 30 minutes after the fireworks have ended.
  • The fireworks should start around 9:30pm.  Those attending should plan on extra time to find parking, etc.

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An electorate is like a piece of a puzzle. It is a weird shape and one part of a big picture. If you put all the pieces together, you get a map of Australia. There are 150 Commonwealth electorates in Australia of all sizes.

Why electorates? Why not just count the votes and that's it? The idea of 'one person, one vote' worked pretty well in the early days of Australia. When the population got bigger and people moved around, a new system was needed to extend the idea to 'one vote, one value'.

Look at it this way, size isn't everything. Kalgoorlie in Western Australia is Australia's biggest electorate by area. It covers 2.3 million square kilometres but has 76,000 voters. By comparison, the smallest electorate by area is Wentworth in NSW. It is 26 square kilometres but has 80,000 voters. The places could not be more different - a suburb of Sydney compared with a large rural mining town. The views and concerns of the people who live in each area are probably pretty different.

To try to make each person's vote count more equally so all the people can be represented more fairly, Australia uses a system of 'proportional representation' to define the electoral boundaries. You can learn more about this idea by visiting the Commonwealth Parliament site dealing with electoral redistribution or by going to the Australian Electoral Commission site.

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Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 11 Dec 2012

Launches of “revolutionary” new fundraising platforms are becoming ten a penny.  So decided to take a proper look and see which are really leading the way.

Being able to take donations online has become a 'must'. But when it comes to choosing how to do that, not every solution will be right for every charity. To help you decide what to go for has investigated what you can expect as a charity from those you’ve probably heard of, as well as some you might not have.

The big three

These are the ones you and your supporters are most likely to have heard of. As well as providing a platform for individuals to raise money for chosen charities through sponsorship pages, they also offer a way for charities to collect one-off donations directly.  To register your organisation will need to be registered as a charity, either with the regulator or with HMRC. Each platform offers gift aid reclaim from the HMRC on your behalf, and each features page customisation and online support.

BT MyDonate is the only free option, as it is funded by the company as part of its corporate social responsibility objectives.

The advantage of signing up to one of these is that your supporters will probably have heard of them and will be happy to donate.

The grandad of digital fundraising, JustGiving has been around since the beginning of the millenium and now provides a range of services for charities and individuals raising money for a cause. It offers a range of services to charity members including branded profile pages, direct debit donations, event registration and appeal pages and can integrate with some of the leading CRM systems (Salesforce, supporterCRM, thankQ and Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge). By March 2012 it had raised £1bn for charities.

Launch: 2001

Number of users: More than 8,000 charities

Fees: £15 per month plus 5 per cent fee. If giving through Barclaycard the charity will also be charged 1.3 per cent, no other banks charge fees

What the charity gets from a £10 donation (including gift aid): £11.74 (£11.58 from Barclaycard donors)

Virgin Money Giving
A five-year sponsorship with the London Marathon by Virgin Money group led to the creation of Virgin Money Giving as a not-for-profit online giving platform. In March 2012 it reached the £100m donations landmark from 2.5 million separate donations.

Launch: 2009

Number of users: More than 4,000 charities

Fees: £100 plus VAT one-off set-up fee. 2 per cent fee on donations and event fees. Card processing fee of 1.45 per cent, American Express and PayPal at 1.6 per cent

What the charity gets from a £10 donation (including gift aid): £12.15 (£12.14 for American Express or Paypal donors)

Virgin Money Giving

BT MyDonate
BT launched its own the subscription-free platform in April 2011 and by June it had more than 500 charity users. At the time of its launch social entrepreneur and author Robert Ashton accused BT of undermining JustGiving saying, “with the financial muscle available to BT they could have created something entirely new”.  Last December the Great Run series selected MyDonate as its preferred partner.

Launch: 2011

Number of users: More than 3,000 charities

Fees: Credit card processing fee 1.3 per cent or debit card processing fee 1.5 per cent. BT does not make any charges for its administration or transaction fees. The service is paid for as part of BT’s community investment (at least 1 per cent of its pre-tax profits).

What the charity gets from a £10 donation (including gift aid): £12.37 (credit card donations), £12.35 (debit card donations).

BT MyDonate

Some of the rest

There is no shortage of fundraising platforms – here is just a selection.

Global Giving UK
Global Giving started in the US before setting up a UK version and is a registered charity itself and also runs its own appeals. It is backed by the Department for International Development and the Nominet Trust. It supports grass-roots charities in the developing world by acting as an intermediary and providing online fundraising services as well as support to those organisations. It is able to claim gift aid on an organisation’s behalf.

Launch: 2008

Number of users: So far it has helped 6,875 projects

Fees: 10 per cent fee on donation received (half goes towards covering card processing charges and the rest is used to keep the platform running). There are no set-up, monthly or ongoing fees.

What the charity gets from a £10 donation (including gift aid): £11.25

Global Giving UK was launched as a way for small local charities and community groups, including those that are too small to register with a regulator or HMRC, to raise money online either through one-off or regular donations. By the end of 2012 it aims to have covered the whole the UK. In 2012 it had success with match funding campaigns in partnership with the Office for Civil Society. automatically claims gift aid for its users and passes it on.

Launch: 2008

Number of users: 3,065 charities

Fees: 5 per cent fee per donation to cover processing costs. Three months free trial then an annual fee of £60 plus VAT.

What the charity gets from a £10 donation (including gift aid): £11.87

Individuals set up a Ploink! account and choose three charities they would like to support, charities have to by UK registered charities and already have registered with the platform (although if a user wants to support one that has not registered Ploink! will contact the charity in question). It is intended to be fun for users with a virtual piggy bank that they drag and drop coins into. Users can nominate charities to be the community’s ‘charity of the month’.

Launch: 2009

Number of users: 450

Fees: 10p per donation towards card processing costs. 10 per cent of the donation towards running costs. No set-up or monthly fees

What the charity gets from a £10 donation (including gift aid): £11.15

In numbers

You probably only need to sign up to one of the big three. As the only free option BT MyDonate might seem attractive, but value has to be measured against a number of other factors. If you have a big presence at the London Marathon, or are turned off by the idea of a monthly fee then Virgin Money Giving might worth considering. And although it's the most expensive option, JustGiving is still the one with the most users. Being able to integrate JustGiving data into your CRM could be a draw for charities looking to save time crunching data.

While the lesser known platforms are generally free from start-up fees, or as in the case of offer a free trial, there are higher processing and admin costs. Ploink’s 10p to cover credit and debit card costs appears excessively high and is twice the amount others say that it costs. There are some clear advantages of using a platform designed for the specific needs of a particular type charity, such as the ability to collect gift aid through for charities too small to register with either the HMRC, the Charity Commission or OSCR.

Whatever you decide to sign up with always read the small print, and make sure your supporters know where to go to give to you online through links on your own site and social media feeds.

Marc Simpson
18 Dec 2012

This is an interesting feature, but we would ask readers to bear in mind that the amount each charity receives per donation doesn't reflect that Ploink! does not charge a registration fee or a monthly fee.

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    While replacement of the poles is a line item on Edwards' proposal, magistrates decided not to include it to keep the price under $110,000. With the line items chosen, the project was set to cost $106,856.97.

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    Campbellsville High School principal Kirby Smith informed the Campbellsville Independent Schools’ board members of his students’ efforts in meeting academic standards to finish off the school year. Late last year, the school’s junior class took the ACT. The official scores have not been released, but Smith believes the students’ average score will be around 18.5, which would be the highest in the school’s history. It would also be a 0.6 increase over last year’s average of 17.9.

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I don't think he's post these on our forum, but LL made this beautiful MOC, the Twin Towers

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This is a stunning build!! The towers are excellent along with the rockwork and the minifigure legs (wow) Used as the river. :)
Also I don't think those clouds could be any better. :D

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LL is a TFOL? His skill level definitely surpasses this title. I thought for sure he was an AFOL. Great job! :)
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NPU with the legs as a river and nice detail with the clouds! Definitely a very skillful builder. :)
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Thanks Bruce for posting it here!

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:twitch: Beautiful! Very picturesque way of displaying such a cool castle - the clouds are a nice touch. Great job!

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Yuri Zhislin (b1974)

Yuri Zhislin became the BBC Radio Two Young Musician of the Year in 1993 and has performed throughout Europe, America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. He regularly appears both on the violin and the viola at festivals around the world. His chamber music partners have included María João Pires, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Natalie Clein. Zhislin is the founder and Artistic Director of the Russian Virtuosi of Europe, an ensemble that brings together some of the finest young Russian musicians based in Western Europe. He is currently a professor of violin at the Royal College of Music in London and gives master-classes throughout Europe. His début recital CD for the Somm label in 2005 was received with great critical acclaim.

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Mariss Jansons’s earliest memories are of his father, the conductor Arvid Jansons, conducting opera and ballet: ‘As a very small boy, three years old, I was always observing… I went to my father’s rehearsals. When I came home, I put my book on the table and started to conduct. I changed my trousers because they were for rehearsal, not for concert. I played at being artistic director, drawing up programmes for subscription seasons.’ He learnt to play the violin in Riga, and in 1957 entered the Leningrad Conservatory, where he studied conducting with Rabinovich, as well as the piano and violin. He made his public conducting debut prior to graduating with honours and then studied with Hans Swarowsky at the Vienna Academy of Music from 1969 to 1972. Having been assistant to Herbert von Karajan at Salzburg in 1969 and 1970, Jansons took first prize at the International von Karajan Foundation Conducting Competition in 1971 and in the same year was appointed associate conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, working with the orchestra’s distinguished chief conductor Evgeny Mravinsky. The influence of this period in his career was great, especially in terms of standards and expectations. ‘The atmosphere was so pressured,’ he has recalled. ‘Mravinsky demanded such high standards, everybody was afraid to fall below. There was Richter, Gilels, (David) Oistrakh—such quality.’

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Liam beat out Mason, and Emma edged out Sophia for the top Buckeye baby names in 2013.

About 800 newborn boys were named Liam last year, according to data released Thursday by the Social Security Administration, which has been keeping track of birth certificates since 1879. More than 800 girls were named Emma. Both names were No. 2 on the national list released last week.

Our popular names are popular across the nation.

2 Mason 725 Sophia 787
3 Noah 638 Ava 718
4 William 618 Olivia 656
5 Jacob 586 Isabella 539
6 Carter 574 Abigail 463
7 Jackson 563 Lillian 434
8 Logan 549 Harper 425
9 James 538 Avery 415
10 Benjamin 516 Addison 409
11 Elijah 515 Madison 405
12 Michael 515 Aubrey 383
13 Ethan 503 Charlotte 380
14 Lucas 491 Emily 357
15 Owen 491 Grace 349
16 Joseph 478 Elizabeth 348
17 Alexander 470 Ella 347
18 Hunter 458 Evelyn 344
19 Andrew 449 Amelia 335
20 Aiden 434 Brooklyn 329

But apparently in Ohio, we like Jackson and Benjamin better than the rest of the country, too. They fell at No. 7 and 10 on the Ohio list, but 16 and 14 nationally.

(I feel vindicated, since I know three baby Ohioans named Jackson.)

Jayden is much less popular; nationally it's No. 9, but here it's 38.

On the girl side of the aisle, Harper and Avery are more popular in the Buckeye state. So is Brooklyn – No. 20 here, but 28 nationally. I wonder if any of the Brooklyns live in Brooklyn?

The names fall into three big trends: last names, nouveau names that sound like last names, and vintage finds.

William and its derivative, Liam, both make the boys list. And Emma, Emily and Amelia -- all variations of each other -- are all well-liked for girls.

But as more parents search for the perfect moniker, even the most popular names aren't as common as Mary and Michael once were.

A century ago, 5.7 percent of all newborn were named Mary, the No. 1 name for most of the 20th century, according to the Social Security Administration. Last year, 1.1 percent of baby girls were named Sophia.

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Michael Bourn postgame: June 3, 2014 Indians outfielder Michael Bourn, who hit the go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning Tuesday, talked about his approach during that at bat and the confidence he has right now.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- After the Boston Red Sox rallied from three runs down to tie the game in the top of the seventh inning, the Indians needed their offense to step up one more time on Tuesday night, and it did thanks to outfielder Michael Bourn.

The leadoff hitter, who has been red-hot lately, smacked a two-run double to left field, giving the Indians a 5-3 lead.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Congrats to Juls @TribeChic, who was chosen via random.org, for winning a pair of tickets to the United Way of Greater Cleveland's Rock the CATWALK event May 1 at Cleveland Museum of Art. Sad you didn't win? Ticket are still available online for purchase.

This past weekend was a whirlwind of fun, family and omg-I'm-getting-married-in-like-a-month-moments.

It was awesome.

CK's Dad and step-mom came in from STL on Friday and we got to spend some quality time with them including dinner at AMP 150, brunch at Jack Flaps in OHC and a leisurely Saturday at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

While everyone was enjoying delicious food from AMP 150 and Jack Flaps... I was wrapping up my three-day delicious juice cleanse from Garden of Flavor. Luckily by the time Saturday's lunch at Provenance came around I could enjoy their chicken waldorf salad.

Any day at the CMA is a good day, but one that involves sharing the museum that you love with people experiencing it for the first time is the best. Check out the Kramer's taking in a modern art gallery, gallery one, the Van Gogh Repetitions exhibit and the kiddo mimicking a statue in the atrium.

After the museum I left the Kramer's in Cleveland and headed down to Canton. My sissy was in town from NYC and my dear friend Dorrie was in town from Grosse Point, Michigan - all to help me celebrate at my bridal shower, how fun!

Dorrie and I at the The Crush House at Gervasi Vineyard for dinner, wine and "cheering" on our alma mater University of Dayton + upon Dorrie's arrival at my Mom's townhouse we had to pop some bubbles + Late night "snacks" from Marcia post Crush House

Sunday was MY bridal shower, which just seems crazy to type. I've been to many wonderful bridal showers in my life but I can honestly say that being the guest of honor was surreal. It's a combination of overwhelming gratitude and sheer freaking out all over the place.

If the level of my manic/sappiness was max at my shower (which it was) I'm going to need an actual tranquilizer on my wedding day.

I'm just so happy and grateful for all of my loved ones who were willing to throw me a shower and join in the celebrate. I can't even handle how lucky I feel, it's humbling.

The party happened at Glenmoor Country Club in Canton, Ohio and my hostesses and sissy did so much to help make the day special for me and my guests, it was wonderful.

Who needs orange juice when you can just have the bubbles? Cheers! + Marriage advice cards + "The Future Mrs. Alexa Kramer" place card that my Sissy handmade and sewed because she's an amazing human being + Katie, Sara and Sissy + Dorrie, Steph, me, Mary, Foxx and Muffin

My favorite Theas (Aunts) Joanna and Eros + Me and my Yiayia (Grandma) Lambo who is the coolest lady I know + Criseyda, Graceyn, the kiddo and Cathi + Erin and I

Talk about a photo-op I couldn't pass up, my hostesses rockin' part of their thank you gifts... a Cleveland's a Plum t-shirt from C.L.E. Clothing Co. of course! Suzanne, Cruseyda, Cathi, Marcia, Thea Eros, me, Thea Joanna, Thea Susie and my Nouna (Godmother) Francine +  Nouna, Thea Susie, Thea Eros, Sissy, Yiayia and my Mom, a.k.a. my gorgeous family

The party was fabulous and the gifts were beyond generous - even though they were a giant tease because I can't start using them yet due to my living situation (whomp). I keep telling myself that unpacking those gifts (and my whole storage unit) will make moving into our new house (wherever it may be) that much more worthwhile. Honestly though, when there's this much positive fun going on I don't mind my living situation.

CK and I are very blessed.

So, spoiler alert, my bachelorette party is this weekend in New York... WATCH OUT. I'm sure there will be a very similar post to this recapping the events next week but perhaps not as wholesome, ha.

Happy Thursday, kids!

  1. You're a very lucky girl. Enjoy the next month to it's fullest, Alexa - you deserve every moment!!

  2. Enjoy these last weeks as a bride-to-be - it's a whirlwind for sure!

  3. I'm so glad you had a wonderful time at your shower! I agree, it's so humbling to see people come together to celebrate you, but remember you have such wonderful friends only because you are a wonderful friend!

  4. ahhh the goji pineapple - so deliciously good. I hope you live tweet your bachelorette party!

  5. SO happy for you, lady! And totally share your sentiments - my bridal shower was definitely one of the best parts of the entire wedding experience. Enjoy every minute of the final planning!

  6. eeeee YOUR bridal shower! that is so exciting friend, can't believe your wedding is so soon! Also, LOVE everyone wearing the Cleveland shirts, so awesome.

  7. Looks like a fabulous shower! Which of the juices do you recommend? I want to try some.

  8. I absolutely agree that it's overwhelming and surreal to be surrounded by YOUR people. But, given how many updates you've given on the Plum about OTHER people, I have no doubt, your loved ones went out of their way to make sure you felt special this weekend.

  9. love the plum shirts at your shower, so awesome!! what an amazing experience, soak it all in and just remember you deserve it!

  10. So fun!! I skipped the bridal shower and now I'm thinking I shouldn't have, haha. How are you holding up?? 1.5 weeks to go right? YAY!

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  • Don’t smoke. Smoking causes all sorts of medical problems, including heart and lung disease.
  • Adhere to medication regimens. If you’re prescribed medications, be sure to take them. Your doctor gave them to you for a reason.
  • Manage conditions. Be diligent about managing any health conditions you currently have. If neglected or mishandled, underlying medical issues can complicate other areas of your health.
  • Consume alcohol in moderation. Women should stick to no more than one alcoholic drink per day. If you don’t drink alcohol in the first place, continuing abstinence is a good choice. Excessive alcohol consumption contributes to heart and liver disease.


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Amputee Ronnie Dickson Boulders V9

11/15/13 - Ronnie Dickson, a 26-year-old above-knee amputee from Florida, sent Dragon Turns (V9) in the Shawangunks of New York after three days of effort. The problem was Dickson's hardest yet, and he is believed to be the second leg amputee in the U.S. to boulder V9, after Craig DeMartino.

Dickson, who works as a prosthetist, chose to have his leg amputated as a teenager after suffering from a congenital bone disorder. (Click here to see the Louder than 11 film about his story.) In December, Dickson is traveling to Joe's Valley, Utah, to try to climb his first V10.

Watch the short video below, by Mark Profeta, of Dickson's send.

Date of ascent: October 2013

Source: Ronnie Dickson

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Wow, nice job. I climbed briefly with this guy at Sender One last Friday, had no idea, such a humble guy. Built his own prosthetic even from a mountain bike shock, I'm surprised the article didn't mention that.

Jon - 11/20/2013 1:55:57

Very good job. You should get a candy bar.

Jack Lex - 11/19/2013 4:04:18

Kick ass Ronnie. Pull hard my friend, one love.

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dude nice work

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Are you OK?

How many times a day do you use the expression "OK" (okay)?
Have you ever wondered where the term came from?
During the elections of 1840, one of our ancestral relatives, Daniel Leffel, was responsible for making this a popular form of expression that has lasted down to our time.

Read the article below for the full story (text version printed below the scanned copy):

Below is the text version of the above article:Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications, Vol XIII, Columbus, 1904, page 350-354by J. Warren Keifer.
O. K.
The above is the most used form of expression in the commercial world, and is used in the United States oftener, perhaps, in conversation, than any other purely arbitrary expression in the English language.
It has no classic origin or derivation; it has no linguistic, Greek or Latin, root: it cannot be claimed for it even the dignity of an American slang birth: nor is it an abbreviation of an established expression or form of words properly found in any language. Its universally accepted meaning is well understood, yet not until recently has any dictionary or lexicon given it a place, or undertaken to tell its significance. It is used to attest the accuracy, genuineness, or approval of whatever it is placed upon. It is not usually used in composition, or in connection with other words, or phrases. Its meaning is so ample and complete that it defies misunderstanding, and requires no qualifying words to explain or amplify it. It is used, literally, around the world. Not only the business men in banks, mercantile houses, private business offices, insurance companies, etc., in America, use O. K. to avouch the correctness of statements, accounts, bills of all kinds, etc., but the American and English legations, consuls, etc. in all countries where they are found, especially in all parts of the world in which ships enter and depart, use the same O. K. to express their approval of all official business documents or papers. In all the principal and subordinate departments of our government, O. K. is now in more or less common use by officials and clerks to attest their approval, satisfaction or the accuracy of whatever they favorably pass judgment upon. Its use extends to wherever the English language is used, but more particularly in connection with trade and commerce. It has no synonym; nor no substitute; it stands unique, and alone, for its use. Its meaning is —All Correct. Its origin came from the mis-spelling of the two words — all correct.
The origin of the expression — if it may be so called — was in the exciting Harrison political campaign of 1840.
According to the then custom of organizing and attending political meetings, Whig and Democratic, the people went in processions, sometimes for long distances, to the appointed places where they were to be harangued by the orators. Great rivalry existed between parties to hold the largest meeting at a given place, and to have the greater numbers in the processions, the most persons on the same wagon drawn by the most horses, and the most flags, and banners, on which were usually mottoes supposed to be the most expressive and catchy, especially in the matter of attracting the populace and expressing the sentiment of the people.
A notable Whig convention was held at Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, September 15th, 1840, which General William Henry Harrison, the candidate for President, addressed (it is said for two hours) and at which Hon. Moses B. Corwin (cousin of Thomas Corwin) of Urbana presided. In the grove of John A. Ward (father of the now famous sculptor, John Q. A. Ward of New York City) twelve tables were set, each 300 feet long, from which the people were fed barbecued oxen, sheep, etc., with cider (the popular beverage of that campaign) and all in abundance. Addresses were made during the day and evening by Ex-Governor Metcalf of Kentucky, (in a buckskin hunting shirt, it is said), Arthur Elliott, a Mr. Chambers, of Louisiana, and Richard Douglas, of Chillicothe.
An enthusiastic Whig farmer from Jackson Township, Champaign County, rigged up a wagon, drawn by many horses, with a platform thereon to accommodate his neighbor- farmers, to join a procession and to attend this convention. A banner was suspended over the platform on which was rudely printed the inscription: THE PEOPLE IS OLL KORRECT.
According to the recollections of some, who pretend to remember, the inscription was: THE FARMERS IS OLL KORRECT.
23 Vol. XIII.
The material part, however, is the last two words, and their mis-spelling.
Democratic newspapers seized on the bad spelling of this inscription and displayed it as an evidence of the ignorance of the Whigs and the supporters of General Harrison. Samuel Medary of Columbus, Ohio, famous then for his zeal in publishing campaign-democratic literature, and in assaults on the Whigs, made much use in his paper of this farmer's illiteracy. Democratic orators carried this banner-motto around on hand bills and exhibited it to their shouting hearers, much to the disgust and chagrin of the Whigs.
One Daniel Leffel, a typical early-time tavern-keeper, an unusually, even for that time, enthusiastic Whig and supporter of Harrison, the proprietor of the Sugar Grove tavern, located just west of Springfield, Ohio, on the National Road, thought it best to ward off the odium heaped on his party by the rustic farmers illiteracy by accepting the situation and making the most of it. So, before the campaign ended, he caused the letters 0. K. to be painted immediately over a front door of his Sugar Grove tavern, in large capital letters, and thence forth gave it out, that they meant that his tavern was "Oil Korrect."
This is, with little doubt, the first place these two letters — O. K. — were used with the artificial meaning they now so universally possess. From this use, with this meaning, at first little by little locally, matters were O. K.-ed, until now millions use the expression without doubt as to its meaning, or question as to the propriety of its use, or without inquiry or knowledge of its origin.
Dan Leffel built better than he knew — so the Jackson Township farmer. O. K. has conic to stay.
Whatever of local differences there may be as to the details of the farmer's banner-inscription, or as to the great Urbana- Harrison convention, there is a concurrence as to the mis-spelling of the words — all correct, and that they were, on the banner, spelled "Oil Korrect."
The Sugar Grove House (thus inscribed) was used as a wayside tavern — a stopping place for movers using the National Road as a throat to pass to the great west — some "cheer" was dispensed there to local and other patrons — stories of gambling, etc., etc., have been told as a part of the entertainment furnished — for about forty years, and only ceased when the mover and cattle-driver ceased to move, or drive, by ordinary road, as in the good old times. Dan Leffel is dead, and some question whether his life and character were such as to secure for him an 0. K. for the better world. However, this may be, his use of the letters 0. K. will go on so long as the English language is written.

The House (shown above) a few years ago, with the picturesque land around it, passed to the ownership of the Ohio State Masonic Home. The stately buildings of this Home, where practical, fraternal charity is now dispensed, over towered the old tavern.
It was spared until 1901, then torn down to further clear and beautify the Masonic Home grounds. The originally inscribed letters "0. K." remained above the door about sixty
years and until the brick upon which they were painted were removed and scattered by the destroyer.
Attempts have been made to otherwise account for the origin of O. K. as so generally used, on suppositions, and theories, and probabilities, but only the foregoing has any real foundation.
O. K. is found in the Century Dictionary where it is said: "The origin is obscure; usually said to have been originally used by Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the U. S., as an abbreviation of All Correct spelled (whether through ignorance or humorously) Oil Korrect: but this is doubtless an invention."
Another speculation there refers the use to "Old Keokuk," an Indian Chief, who is said to have signed treaties with the initials, "O. K."These suggestions as to a definition are all inventions, born of a desire to find a plausible origin for the much used expression.
Additional articles can be found online by googling "Daniel Leffel".

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Default Re: Liberals vs Conservatives on this forum.

Your points are very misleading, like the "liberals" you equate the right with the wrong, when nothing is wrong in itself, it's how the people use it that counts.

For example, Satan uses fear to control his followers, his "fear strategy" is unjustified and based on lies and illusions. God warns us repeatedly in all the scriptures of his retribution for the guilty, would you consider that too " a fear strategy" or requirements of the deal we made with God?

Only the meanings behind the words can detect deception, manipulation or other satanic methods. But since you have missed the meaning, there is no way you can percieve the truthfulness of the intention.

You said: "The number of righteous martyrs througout history makes me dubious of the notion that God puts a magic shield around all of us who submit to him completely;"

And who said that the righteous die in the first place? God revealed to us in Quran, that the righteous go straight to Heaven, which means that their death is a great blessing if you only know. Jesus's life in Heaven is definetly better than the persecution of the Jews.

You said: "Idolatry is a major form of sin, no question, but the worst form of idolatry is unreasoning commitment to dogma,"

Again you equate the right with wrong, your judgment is impaired, not all religion is evil, not all dogmas are evil. There is the truth and there are the lies.

You said: "Actually I don't; I consider Christ and the Holy Spirit of the Trinity as conduits to God Himself"

Do you think you need mediators to contact God? well, that is exactly what Satan wants to convince us, that we need someone more pure than us to contact God (why are you afraid of contacting God directly?) isn't this how the Church and Mosque dictatorship is based on?
Don't be like those whose lame excuse was:

[39:3] Absolutely, the religion shall be devoted to GOD alone. Those who set up idols beside Him say, "We idolize them only to bring us closer to GOD; for they are in a better position!" GOD will judge them regarding their disputes. GOD does not guide such liars, disbelievers.

You said: "Yet your religion encompasses numerology, long considered a form of idolatry (and occultism) within conventional Judeao-Christian theology."

I thought you were smarter, you bought the Satanic deception of labeling things to shortcircuit you!
So religion is evil, numerology is satanic, ..etc

The proof of Quran was long known to the Jewish sincere rabbis, but this knowledge got distorted:

From appenidx 1 to the "Authorized english translation of Quran" by Rashad Khalifa:

A Witness From the Children of Israel

[46:10] Proclaim: "What if it is from God, and you disbelieved in it? A witness from the Children of Israel has borne witness to a similar phenomenon, and he has believed, while you have turned too arrogant to believe. God does not guide the wicked."

The following quotation is taken from STUDIES IN JEWISH MYSTICIM, (Association for Jewish Studies, Cambridge, Mass., Joseph Dan & Frank Talmage, eds., Page 88, 1982). The quotation refers to the work of Rabbi Judah the Pious (12th Century AD):

The people [Jews] in France made it a custom to add [in the morning prayer] the words: "`Ashrei temimei derekh [blessed are those who walk the righteous way]," and our Rabbi, the Pious, of blessed memory, wrote that they were completely and utterly wrong. It is all gross falsehood, because there are only nineteen times that the Holy Name is mentioned [in that portion of the morning prayer]... and similarly you find the word `Elohim nineteen times in the pericope of Ve-'elleh shemot.... Similarly, you find that Israel were called "sons" nineteen times, and there are many other examples. All these sets of nineteen are intricately intertwined, and they contain many secrets and esoteric meanings, which are contained in more than eight large volumes... Furthermore, in this section there are 152 (19x8) words.

The numerology of the cabbalists is but a distortion of God's original knowledge that was long known by the Jewish scholars, however by time in parallel to the distortions of the scriptures, this divine knowledge got corrupted by Satan. Do you think Satan will leave the signs of God without distortion?. These Kabbala people idolized numbers, and saw powers eminating from them indepent of God, they are totally stuck in their devination and seeking power through numbers, also the occult do so, and attach nonsensical meanings to the numbers.
However the numbers on my website are SIGNS from God, how to know they are from God? if they are CLEAR, and have a righteous MEANING that conforms with the scripture, why would you reject them? how could you disregard a sign from God without having knowledge about it? have you verified the signs first?

[34:43] When our proofs were recited to them, perfectly clear, they said, "This is simply a man who wants to divert you from the way your parents are worshiping." They also said, "These are fabricated lies." Those who disbelieved also said about the truth that came to them, "This is obviously magic."

Yes i am a converter, Jesus was also a converter. I am a messenger of God, and you are required to follow me, i bring you a message and clear proofs from your Lord, if you turn away, then bear witness that i am a submitter to God alone.

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I have it's predecessor out in the shed, a similar '92 V6 model with a blown timing belt and 130,000 miles that will be sold off for parts this fall, but the older van has one option - 15" OEM wheels that are still in good repair, but I'll inspect, clean, and repaint them (again) if I decide to re-use them.

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IB vs Myrinet

Jeff Layton jeffrey.b.layton at lmco.com
Tue Nov 4 09:53:55 EST 2003

Nicholas Henke wrote:

> On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 22:50, Dean Johnson wrote:
> > On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 21:19, Joey Sims wrote:
> > > I believe IB is a much better interconnect technology than Myrinet
> > > period.  Plus, you don't have to deal with Myricom.
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> > Hmmm, all my dealings with Myricom have been excellent. We had a frame
> > failure right before a holiday and they happily cross-shipped a
> > replacement. We were back in business very quickly. All our
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> Same here -- the support has been great. We did run into a problem where
> they were short on line cards to send as replacements, but they did keep
> us posted and let us know what was going on.
> BTW -- did no one notice that the statement was 'comparable prices per
> port' but that you had to _pay_ for the mpi implementation? I feel alot
> better knowing there is a free and open source implementation of MPI
> over gm from LAM and mpich.

   I want to interject a comment here. In the past (recent and a few
years back) we've had trouble with the open source MPI implementations
with our codes. When we contacted them about our problem we got
a luke warm (at best) response. When we contacted a commercial
MPI vendor, they fixed the problem in less than a day. Plus our
codes were about 30% faster than the open-source ones. However,
we continue to look at LAM, MPICH, and others.
   While I'm a big proponent of open-source for many reasons, at
least for MPI, we've found that a commercial vendor is worthwhile
for us. The one we've used provides a very good and fast product for
our systems. Also, their technical support is extremely good (I normally
reserve that phrase, but it truly applies in this case). More importantly,
we've found that most of our problems beyond the first few months
that a cluster is in production, are with MPI. Having a company to
help us diagnose and fix the problem quickly means a great deal to
us (we're in production 24/7 and down time is a true killer).
   So for us, when we look at per port costs, we include a commercial
MPI for whatever network we're looking at, well with one exception.
While there are differences in MPI costs based on the type of
interconnect, the difference is in the noise for price/performance for
   One of the hidden costs from my prospective, that allows us to
compare interconnects, is a product of the cost of diagnosing problems,
fixing problems, and how frequently the problems occur. We have
experience with one high-speed interconnect in this regard and that
number is very large. This has made us gun-shy about trying any
other high-speed interconnect on a production basis (although we
continue to test).
   Just my 2 cents this morning.

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This national standard is the first to focus solely on mold and moisture issues that can arise in the construction of new buildings and details design, construction and maintenance practices for preventing the harmful growth of mold, the release stated.
Henning Bloech, executive director of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI), said: "We are very excited to bring such a valuable resource to the building industry. With mold and moisture issues negatively impacting so many buildings and building occupants, we recognized a need for a consensus-developed standard to address this devastating problem. We applaud and thank the consensus board and numerous public commenters who helped us develop and craft this standard over the past two years."
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Pedagogical concepts of the development of the curriculum theory and methodology. John Dewey’s contribution

Author: Mihăescu Mirela
Degree:doctor of pedagogics
Speciality: 13.00.01 - General Pedagogics
Scientific adviser: Sorin Cristea
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Scientific consultant: Ludmila Papuc
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education, curriculum, curriculum paradigm, curriculum methodology, theory of education, education philosophy, democracy and education, educational ideal, purpose of education, progresivism, reconstructionism, education content, teaching and learning methods, functions of education, ways of learning methods, educational models

Structure of the paper: Introduction, four chapters, general conclusions and recommendations, bibliography which contains 162 references, 21 annexes, 160 pages of core text. The results can be found in 8 scientific articles published in various magazines. The goal of the research consists in identifying and analysing J. Dewey’s scientific values, from the perspective of the evolution of the curriculum theory and methodology.

The objectives of the research: to retrospectively analyse the research papers and studies referring to J. Dewey’s scientific work; to identify criteria and instruments to select and analyse J.Dewey’s scientific work; to emphasize the scientific value systems in J. Dewey’s work from the perspective of their significance in developing a new curricular paradigm; to motivate the definition and use by J.Dewey of certain concepts at the level of open epistemological models; to scientifically sustain the significance of J. Dewey’s scientific values regarding the development of curriculum theory and methodology;to motivate the application mechanisms of John Dewey’s innovative ideas and those with untapped potential in the practice of curriculum design and implementation in present day stage.

The scientific novelty consists in giving arguments in favour of J. Dewey’s scientific values, in the identification and interpretation of those concepts that anticipated the paradigm of postmodern curriculum and the establishment of the interconnection between the curricular paradigm and the curricular theory.

The scientific value consists in providing scientific arguments for the methods of analysis of the scientific values produced by J.Dewey; the analysis of approaches, ideas, concepts that anticipated the emergence of the curriculum paradigm approached from the postmodernism perspectives; sustaining the strategies of applying J. Dewey’s ideas in the present day educational theory and practice.

The practical value of the research consists in the possibility to apply the obtained scientific results in developing the curriculum paradigm at a theoretical, methodological and praxiological level.