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Ian Francis Interview

Written by Trippe
Thursday, 31 January 2008 13:10
This England based artist had his first U.S. solo show @BLK/MRKT in 2007 and sold it out. We've been meaning to interview him for awhile.

Ian Francis was born in 1979 in Bristol, England, and graduated from the University of the West of England with a degree in Illustration. His work concentrates on the particulars of modern experiences  things like television, world events, celebrities, and day-to-day living. He held his first US solo show at BLK/MRKT in 2007.

Describe your process of creating a new piece.

I spend a lot of time watching TV/films, reading books and looking around the internet... I save loads of photos I find interesting from all kinds of different places. I then flick through them, and try to think about how ideas link together, and mock up roughs in photoshop. I like combining different elements of photos of people with abstract sections of old paintings I've done. Once I've got an idea of what I want to do, I try and figure out how to paint it... sometimes the final piece looks a lot like the rough, sometimes it changes drastically while I'm painting it. When I'm painting, I just switch back and forth between paint, drawing, collage or anything lying around.

How would you describe your style?

I normally describe what I do as mixed media painting... the idea is to get different kinds of marks to work off of each other - so sometimes I'll paint/draw fairly accurately, then work quite loosely on a section, then break up elements of print on another section. At the moment I think a lot of the painting I do is too tight, it should really be looser and more expressive.

What brought you to Bristol?

I've lived in Bristol all my life... sometimes I'm tempted to move to London or abroad, but I'm happy here for now.

What do you love most about it?

It's really compact... there's a lot of different bars/clubs within walking distance, which I appreciate a lot more now having been to LA a few times. The people are pretty cool. There's a lot of old Georgian buildings which I really like too, I'm moving here in the next few weeks.

If I came out for a visit what would we do/ where would you take me?

I'd rely on my friends to come up with interesting things to do, because I've been working a lot lately so I'm pretty boring right now (or, always)... it'd probably involve getting very drunk and going to a club to see a genre of music that ends in 'core'.

What are you really excited about right now?

Lost season 4, going to All Tomorrow's Parties to see Portishead and various other people, and hopefully having a bit more time to work on some paintings for a show next year... there's some ideas that I'd really like to get down on canvas.

When are you the most productive?

Usually at night, although my schedule's pretty random... I do artwork pretty much every day, but it can be anything from less than an hour to about 10 hours.

Favorite place traveled?

Probably Barcelona, although I really like London sometimes

The last few weeks I've been listening to Scout Niblett, Crippled Black Phoenix, Health, Japanther, Thurston Moore, White Rabbits, Radiohead's new album, the Inland Empire soundtrack and a weird album of Reiko Ike's.

What were you like in high school?

Awkward & geeky, with bad hair. The bad hair continued long into my 20s until I just got fed up and shaved it off.

For more on Ian, check a previous interview
step by step of him creating some work.

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French reporter back home after Turkish terror charges

French journalist Loup Bureau (C) stands with French Culture Minister Françoise Nyssen (R) as he addresses media representatives after his arrival at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on the outskirts of Paris on September 17, 2017. A young French journalist held on terror charges in Turkey for more than seven weeks has arrived in Paris after being freed, according to Reporters Without Borders. GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP

The young French journalist Loup Bureau arrived back in Paris on Sunday, “tired but relieved”, after being detained for more than seven weeks in a Turkish jail on terror charges.

The 27-year-old’s case had heightened alarm in Europe over press freedoms under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who launched a wide-ranging crackdown after last year’s failed coup against him.

Bureau, a journalism student who has worked with the television channels TV5 and Arte and the website Slate, was detained on July 26 on Turkey’s border with Iraq.

He was charged with membership of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), a Syrian Kurd militia, after he was found with photos that showed him with members of the group.

Ankara considers the YPG to be the Syrian affiliate of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been waging an insurgency against the Turkish state for more than three decades.

But the United States regards the YPG as the most effective force fighting the Islamic State group as it seeks to wipe out the jihadists in Syria and Iraq.

Bureau’s friends, family and girlfriend, along with French Culture Minister Francoise Nyssen, were at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport to greet him as he landed on a flight from Istanbul.

French President Emmanuel Macron, who had appealed to Erdogan for Bureau’s release, spoke to the journalist by telephone and told him to get some rest.

“I was not ill-treated physically but there were threats and intimidations,” Bureau told reporters at the airport.

“From the moment when Mr Macron announced he was demanding my release, there were changes — the guards started to understand that I wasn’t a terrorist, that the things I had been accused of were not really true.”

Bureau’s arrest had spurred a high-profile campaign in France for his freedom, and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian flew to Ankara last week to lobby on his behalf.

‘No change in Turkey’
Turkish authorities have arrested tens of thousands since the failed coup of July 2016, targeting a variety of opponents as well as individuals accused of links to the alleged putschists.

Several European journalists have been caught up in the crackdown, with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaking out against the arrests in a country that remains a candidate for EU membership.

“Journalists belong in newsrooms not in prisons,” he said this week. “I appeal to the powers that be in Turkey, let our journalists go.”

In June, Ankara released and deported French photojournalist Mathias Depardon who was held for a month on charges of supporting terror groups. He was also detained in Turkey’s restive southeast.

Germany’s Die Welt correspondent Deniz Yucel was imprisoned in February and has been personally accused by Erdogan of working as a “terror agent”.

Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which campaigned for Bureau’s release, hailed his return but estimated that 160 to 180 Turkish journalists are in detention.

“The liberation of Loup Bureau is welcome but the situation in Turkey has not changed,” said RSF chief Pierre Haski, who was at the airport to greet the reporter.

Turkey ranks 155th on the latest world press freedom index compiled by RSF, falling below Belarus and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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UCL wrap: Man City suffer first defeat of season, Liverpool thrash Spartak to finish group winners

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Date: 6th-december-2017 Time:  10:41:39 pm

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Manchester City lost for the first time in 29 matches as Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk won to join City in the last 16 of the Champions League.

A much-changed City, who had already secured top spot in Group F, fell behind when Brazilian Bernard curled a shot past Ederson from 15 yards.

Shakhtar doubled their lead as Ismaily capitalised on an Ederson error and tapped the ball into an empty net.

Sergio Aguero scored an injury-time penalty after Gabriel Jesus had been fouled by Bohdan Butko, but City could not extend their unbeaten record in 2017-18.

City had been hoping to become the first British club to win all six of their group matches in one Champions League season, but instead suffered their first defeat since Arsenal beat them 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final on 23 April.

Fernando Llorente scored his first Tottenham goal in his 17th appearance for the club as Mauricio Pochettino's side rounded off their Champions League Group H campaign with a routine victory against Apoel.

Spurs had already secured first place in the group before Wednesday's game and Pochettino opted to give some of his fringe players a start.

Llorente, a summer signing from Swansea, was one of those to come in and he opened his Tottenham account midway through the first half, turning smartly inside the box before hooking the ball into the net.

It was a deserved goal for Spurs after a dominant start to the match, with Georges-Kevin N'Koudou having had an early effort cleared off the line.

Son Heung-min added a second before the break, curling in from the edge of the box after playing a one-two with Llorente.

Cypriots Apoel, who needed to avoid defeat to have a chance of claiming a Europa League spot ahead of Borussia Dortmund, offered very little throughout.

Also, Philippe Coutinho scored a hat-trick as Liverpool became the fifth English club to qualify for the last 16 of this season's Champions League with a thumping victory over Spartak Moscow at Anfield.

Jurgen Klopp's Group E leaders came into the game knowing they needed to avoid defeat to be sure of reaching the knockout stage for the first time since 2008-09 - and Coutinho gave them the lead with a fourth-minute penalty after Mohamed Salah was fouled by Georgi Dzhikiya.

They doubled their advantage after a superb move 11 minutes later, Coutinho tapping home from Roberto Firmino's pass.

Firmino netted himself to make it 3-0 at half-time, and Sadio Mane's sublime volley extended the lead.

Coutinho completed his first hat-trick for the club with a deflected shot, and Mane added the sixth before Salah completed the rout.

Liverpool's victory means this is the first time five English teams have qualified for the Champions League last 16 in the same season.

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Friday, August 20, 2010

How far do you roots go? Anywhere famous?

Hi there!

Earlier this week I was working on my application into the Mayflower Society. I'm a candidate as my 10th Great Grandfather is Francis Cooke, who married Hester Mayhieu. I always tell my wife, who is a product of pure Canadian bloodlines, that this is MY country, and if she doesn't like it here, she can leave with the rest of the foreigners! Just kidding; just do what I say because I was here first.

Anyhow, I also stumbled upon another site, "The Order of Founders and Patriots", where you had to be directly related to a person who was in this country since 1637 AND had the same line in the Revolutionary War. I started doing some searches on my known ancestors, when I stumbled upon a page showing famous descendants of the Pilgrims.

Some of the people I am now related (through very long roots in the ground) are: Franklin D Roosevelt, the Bush Presidents, Richard Gere, Grandma Moses, and Dick Van Dyke.

Pretty neat, eh? I am now thinking that I should either become an actor, paint, or become president ... what do you think??

Ginger Smith said...

Wow that is a lot of connections! I can't wait to hear more about your work with the Mayflower descendancy. I like your blog. Very nice looking :-)

Susan Petersen said...

Hi Cousin! My roots also go back to Francis Cooke and Hester Mayhieu!

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

The Church is True

So dear Family and Friends! This last week has been a good week!!!

So this last week was transfer week and I did get transferred!!! I am now in Palayan City! It is the capitol of Nueva Ecija, but its got nothing in it at all.  So that's pretty exciting. hahaa  We don't have like anywhere to eat and there is no real grocery store.  So that's pretty exciting!!!  And also I am no longer a Zone leader.  I am just a normal senior companion which is kinda nice.  It's relaxing and I don't have to worry and stress out so much.  So that will be nice.  My new companion is actually a foreigner!!  He's from Salt Lake City, the Woods Cross area.  He's actually coming from the India mission and is just waiting for his visa here in the Philippines before he heads back.  So he doesn't speak any Tagalog but that's fine.  He's way chill and we get along great!!  His name is Elder Hunt, and Samoan, but lived his whole life in Salt Lake.  So he's so cool and he was a zone leader over in India.  So we got some great work ahead of us!!  We have some baptisms coming up the next couple of weeks so that will be really good and I'm looking forward to that!  The area is pretty simple so I think I"ll be able to get in the process of working here really fast.  I hope that makes sense.  I can't remember my English at all.  It's awful.  The work here is going really good and I'm loving my study of the Book of Mormon.  I'm getting closer to finishing it.  I just got to sit down and finish it which will be really good!!  I want to try and finish it then start and finish it 1 more time before I finish my mission.  I think that I can do that. So that's going to be my goal!!!

Also in this area, I am roommates with the zone leaders here.  And Elder Panes and Elder Callister, are my room mates.  Elder Callister was in the same district with me when we were new in the mission.  It looks like this is both our last area.  So we are starting the mission together and are going to finish the mission together, which is actually kinda funny!!  So that's really cool.  I bet you will recognize him from some of the pictures!!

Also this next next week, we are having a mission tour and elder Bowen from the area presidency is coming here to work with us and improve some stuff here happening in the mission.  It's so exciting and I'm looking forward to that!!  We have some great stuff to study in preparation for that so I'm looking forward to that!!  Other then that, I don't have any meetings anymore, so that's kinda weird!  But it'll be good!!  The people here in this area are pretty cool!  They are nice.  I miss my last area a lot but it's okay.  Just gotta move on and work hard!!  So I'll be doing that here for sure!!  The only thing that is kinda annoying, the leaders here literally don't know what they are doing.  It's kinda funny but wow its just awkward.  It doesn't feel like church.  We like run it and it was my first week.  So that was kinda annoying but that's okay.  I'll just learn from it and improve myself and it will keep me focused so I don't get so trunky!! hahaha  I can't believe everyone is getting home now.  That's so weird!!  But I'll still be here working hard to the end.  Or trying to at least!! haha  I love you guys.  Hope you all have a great week and remember that the church is true and it's the most important thing that we focus on in our lives!!  Ingat kayo!!

Mahal Ko Kayo!!!(:

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Sympathy For a Friend

Hi Everyone!

It's been awhile since I've posted a card on here so let's get to it.

This one is for a friend who recently lost her father. I wish there wasn't a sad reason to make it but I guess not every card can be cheery. I'll get one of those up soon though.

Stamps: children in the rain is a freebie from the internet. Sentiment: Hero Arts Small Greetings set
Paper: Basic Grey from the Capella and Kraft collections
Card stock: Hero Arts kraft
Ink: Memento, Copics & Ranger
Embellishments: from stash

Sunday, November 21, 2010

A Craft Fair and Other Good Things

So I participated in a craft fair at work this past Friday and it went well. 10% of our profits went to a local charity so I felt I really needed to get on board with it. Besides, I had a couple of months to get ready and had already started making lots of holiday tags and cards.

Because of the craft fair, I don't have anything new to post picture-wise of cards and/or tags (since most of what I made was already posted in previous posts) but I am going to start working on some new non-holiday related stuff very soon. I miss doing the regular sketch challenges and can't wait to get back into it!

I hope you are all doing well and I promise I will have something new posted very soon!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Monday, November 15, 2010

I'm Still Here!

It's been a couple weeks since I've posted but I AM still here! 2 wisdom (I say "wisdom" VERY loosely!) teeth extracted put me out of commission for a couple weeks along with getting a new doggie. I have been working on making cards and tags for holiday orders and a craft fair we are having at work. I spent 11 hours on it yesterday and boy was I tired! They aren't anything I haven't posted on here but I hope to make a few different ones tonight. I'll get them posted as soon as I can.

I hope you are all doing well!

-Megan :)


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Madison Hose Co. Takes Part in 2nd Annual Madison Bed Race

Madison Hose Company No. 1 participated in the 2nd Annual Madison Bed Race on May 17th along with 24 other teams comprised of local businesses, civic groups, families and neighbors who pushed their self-constructed beds to the finish line in this community event.

The annual event organized by Madison Chamber of Commerce attracted more than 1,000 attendees who watched the beds race down Meetinghouse Lane to reach the finish line.

Congratulations to our team who did a great job constructing “The Hose Bed” and won 2nd place in the race.


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Late Season Roosters: Pinch, Post and Follow the Dog!

With the calendar flipped to the final month of the year it is safe to say we are in the late season of upland bird hunting.  And though many of the easy-roosters are already nestled in hunters’ freezers, some of the most exciting and memorable bird hunts are about to unfold.

Late season to me means small groups of three to four hunters plus a couple of dogs.  This size can efficiently utilize some post and pinch strategies with minimal commotion.  These tactics are effective on a late season rooster’s customary escape plan – running.

When faced with an oncoming hunter, a pheasant has three basic moves:  1) Sit tight and let the hunter pass; 2)  Circle around the walking hunter while remaining hidden in cover; or 3) Run away from the approaching hunter until well out of range and then take flight – usually at the end of cover.

Most of us would be amazed to know the actual number of roosters that survive by using one of the first two options.  We just assume they are not there as we don’t see them.  For these birds the best option is to simply allow your bird dog to do what they do.  In fact if there is one easy trick to pheasant hunting in the late season it is – follow the dog.  A good bird dog will show you where the birds are, you just need to be willing to trust them and follow.

For late season roosters that prefer the run option – which can be many of them – Posting and Pinching shine.  With a little forethought these two tactics will put jogging birds to flight in range.

Blocker waits on the approaching walkers

Posting: Stealthily posting a hunter or two at the end of cover to block likely escape routes while the rest of the party and dogs move through the cover towards them can be all that is needed.  Roosters running ahead of the walkers run out of cover and into the blocking hunters. There they either take flight or sit tight until the approaching hunters and dogs flush them out.  Posting works wonders in blocks of linear cover with definite edges you can push birds toward.

Pinching: The other option is pinching which is merely splitting your hunting party in two and working a piece of cover toward each other to squeeze running birds in between.  Running roosters feel the pinch and often sit tight and flush as the two groups come together.  Pinching excels in larger patches of cover where edges are not well defined or its simply impossible to get a blocker into position easily and quietly.

plenty of orange when Pinching roosters…great idea

For either strategy a good amount of blaze orange on head on torso is a great idea so that hunters can keep track of each other as they move through the thick stuff.

There are plenty of long-tailed Nebraska roosters still out there…you should be, too.

About Aaron Hershberger

Aaron “hershy” Hershberger is an Outdoor Education Specialist with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. He loves being outdoors. When not outdoors he is day-dreaming about being outdoors and/or whining that he is not outdoors. Hershy has been a Hunter Education Instructor, in two states, for nearly three decades & a Bowhunter Education Instructor for over 20 years.

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Naval Architecture Students Target Safety and Innovation

By Joe Hudspeth, Vice President of Business Development, All American Marine, Inc.

Marine Engineering and naval architecture students provide a fresh perspective on design, safety and innovation, too.

When most of us board a passenger ferry, thinking about the safety and stability of the vessel will rarely cross our minds. Typically, those thoughts are obscured by other “more important” things, along with the distractions of electronic devices that keep us so pre-occupied that we even tune out the essential safety briefing that occurs during departure. While the record of U.S. Coast Guard inspected passenger vessels is outstanding and evidentiary of why we take safety for granted, the loss of even a single life is one too many. Unfortunately, given the condition of the design, construction, and maintenance for many passenger ferries in underdeveloped countries, passengers often jeopardize their lives upon boarding.
The tragic headlines regarding passenger vessels are surprisingly frequent and tend to extend far from home, but the problem still lies in the backyard of our global industry. The solution to ensuring safety on passenger vessels can be found in a simple two-pronged approach. First, the vessel needs to be of sound construction and, of course, the crew needs to be properly trained to implement safety procedures. The World Ferry Safety Association recently sought after a fresh perspective to tackle the foremost issue by initiating an international design competition for students studying naval architecture and marine engineering. While the scenario for the design competition was focused on providing solutions for the ferry service in Bangladesh, the overall premise was to develop a safe and affordable passenger ferry design.
The competition isolated the onerous influences of bureaucratic red tape and kept the focus on safety, functionality, and affordability and in the end yielded innovative yet practical designs.  The competition elicited entries from seven student teams hailing from universities in India, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Canada, and the United states. I was pleased to serve in the panel of judges that also had representation spanning the globe.

The Competition
Initiated in February, the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA)’s annual student competition for the design of safe affordable ferries to serve developing nations called for ferries to be designed according to specifications of a particular developing and emerging market nation. This year, the country was Bangladesh. A top prize of $5,000 was offered with additional prizes of $3,000 and $1,000, with winners invited to an award ceremony at the annual SNAME conference.
Launched in response to the tragic record of ferry fatalities in parts of the developing world, the competition builds on a ferry safety project initiated by Interferry – a professional organization, in partnership with the International Maritime Organization (IMO). IMO also organized Ferry Safety Information-Sharing Forums in South East Asia and the South Pacific. These experiences indicated that one of the most difficult problems to address was the lack of safe affordable ferries. WFSA’s Executive Director, Dr. Roberta Weisbrod, explained, “We decided to emulate design studios addressing other developing world problems and thereby unleash innovation for all. In addition to generating new designs, another goal is to let the maritime community know about the opportunities in emerging markets.”
The 2013 competition called for an innovative concept for a ferry prepared to basic design detail. The terms of reference are for a ferry able to transport 500 passengers along Bangladesh’s inland river system, between Dhaka, the capital (and a major commercial center) and Barisal, a region 250 km to the south. The ferry had to be safe to operate in the conditions of the waterway and weather, and meet required passenger capacity guidelines. Additionally, the ferry must be affordable to construct, acquire, operate, maintain, and repair. Upon registration, full specifications will be provided. Student teams were encouraged to collaborate among disciplines and across national boundaries.
Ultimately, the WFSA top prize was awarded to the student team from the University of British Columbia, Canada. The team designed a monohull vessel that had exceptional stability characteristics. The entry was very complete in terms of design features and cost and fuel analysis. Features include CNG fueled engines, modular cabins, and handicapped access. The second prize was awarded to a team from Tolani Maritime Institute, Pune, India, and two third prizes were awarded to teams from Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey and University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany.
Tolani Maritime Institute team also designed a monohull vessel that was extremely stable with good under-keel clearance, made allowances for upstream and shallow water effects, with redundancy built in with twin screws and diesel engines. Istanbul Technical University students’ submission had good overall design appropriate to the route characteristics and was clearly designed for the comfort of passengers and tourists. The University of Applied Sciences of Bremen students designed a vessel that was stable, with double sides and double bottoms, with redundancy in engine rooms and twin screws, and with bow thrusters for docking.
The Worldwide Ferry Safety Association is dedicated to improving ferry safety in developing nations. WFSA is a not-for-profit Delaware corporation initially founded in 2004, presently waiting IRS notification of reactivation of tax-deductible status.

When Pigs Sail:
In Bangladesh, overloading and poor stability characteristics do not bode well for vessels that venture out into the turbulent waters and aggressive storms that are common to the region. Perhaps you may be able to relate to an uncomfortable elevator or subway experience, but the concept of vessel overcrowding is typically unfamiliar to most Americans. In countries like Bangladesh, little is done to regulate the number of passengers when operating subsidies do not exist and owners rely solely on any revenue that can be generated through tickets sold. Tabulating the vessel load prior to sailing is complicated by frequent stowaways and is further compounded when contending with the boarding of livestock and an abundance of other extraneous cargo. A simple, well-marked load line may provide the best precautionary indicator as long as operators are required to keep it above water.

Pupil Perspective:
In general, the student teams focused on developing unique aspects of their design offering through consideration of various hull shapes, propulsion systems, and stability factors. Each team intentionally embraced the desire to place equal importance on safety, functionality, and affordability. In the real world, however, buyers often foolishly put their top priority on price, followed by functionality, and any consideration of safety is either taken for granted or ignored altogether. The submissions included a tri-hull, catamaran, and varying shallow draft monohull designs. The proposed propulsion systems ranged from twin screw applications with conventional propulsion, to redundant diesel-electric prime movers, to the top prize winning proposal that featured a single screw, compressed natural gas (CNG) propulsion system. The students also proposed creative solutions to limit overcrowding through restrictive points of embarkation and clearly defined passenger areas – with an emphasis on suitable evacuation routes and survival craft.
The winning entry, submitted by the student team from the University of British Columbia, Canada was comprehensive and viable. The design featured a conventional monohull shape that was optimized for stability with the consideration of a 70% overcrowding factor. The structure was presented in a way that demonstrates ease of construction without the requirement for specialized tools or a highly skilled workforce. Starting with a well structured hull goes a long way, but the UBC students were also able to successfully implement a plan for managing passengers once they boarded.
It was impressive to see innovation that included responsive anti-healing systems, specialized navigation monitoring systems, and even the use of deployable floatation fenders (air bags) that will counteract the heeling moment. In this case, the key is to incorporate advanced technology where it makes sense, while still holding close to the goal of making an affordable design. Actions to implement a safer design are contingent upon a tangible cost. It is unlikely that passengers will be restricted or that that the weather can be tamed, therefore building better boats will have the greatest impact on safer transportation.
Hope on the Horizon
Circling back, vessel safety should never be taken for granted no matter where in the world you board. For example, and only after two tragic and deadly incidents in the United States, policy makers decided to take a closer look at stability. It was only 2 years ago that the U.S. Coast Guard took bold measures to change the way passenger weight was factored for stability calculations from 160 pounds per person to now 185 pounds. Beyond the issue of safety and stability, the move correctly accounted for today’s bigger – and heavier – average American. Sure, the new calculation may limit passenger capacity in certain applications, but is simply changing the equation accurate enough? Naval architects now have access to advanced software and computing power to perform damage stability modeling whereby accurate cause-and-effect scenarios can be run to model the flooding impacts of various compartments. Similar software programs are available to model the dynamics of an onboard fire or even illustrate plausible evacuation scenarios.
Looking ahead, and according to the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association, the next student Safe Affordable Ferry design competition will involve the design of an inter-island ferry for challenging waters of the South Pacific, where there have been several major ferry accidents in recent years. Ferries there are generally purchased secondhand and funds for new builds are scarce.
Engineering solutions into a new design is expensive, but value of the investment is much greater than the cost of a lesson learned. The safety factor for vessels cannot be revolutionized overnight and surely one design will not be suitable for the global market. Change can happen and there is hope that organizations like the World Ferry Safety Association increase the potential for improvements in all facets of boat design; one design competition at a time.

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Sunday, 27 February 2011

After spending Christmas with my boyfriend's family my hypothetical sister in law set me onto her sister's blog, Bugs and Fishes, which is a triumph in all things felt. I'd never given felt much thought, dismissing it as a child's material, but it comes in fab colours, sews easily and doesn't fray. What's not to love? So I rummaged in my old childhood supplies and came out with felt-a-plenty, plus some old dusters from Wilkinson's that my mum and my aunt and I had used to made Easter themed bags a million years ago (I never throw anything out). I began with my go-to favourite, sushi. And made a couple of little appliques, which are currently waiting for a destination. Delicious.

(From top left clockwise, salmon nigiri, maki sushi (I think) tamago (sweet egg omlette) nigiri and tobiko (fish roe) gunkan)
So with Valentine's day around the corner, I began another felt badge on a heart theme, but not quite a traditional heart. I found a simplified anatomical heart drawing on the internet and set about fashioning a felt equivalent. I made a white felt base, cut out the pieces of a heart in red and blue as appropriate and pinned them on. A little superglue held the job lot together while I stitched detail in white around the edges. I then stuck the full thing to a piece of card and backed it with more white felt. This final piece of white felt had a badge pin sewn onto it first. To make three layers look neater, and it stop the whole thing coming apart when the superglue fails, I stitched the edge together following a tutorial.

Et voila, one anatomical heart badge:

Individual, cheap, bold.


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09 July 2009

Jewel Toned Sky

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This is a recent view from the backyard. If you look closely you can just make out the electric lines of our neighbors. Up until now I've had a firm stance about this: I refused to post pictures of the electric lines that ruined my view. But, since I can't get rid of them I'm just gonna have to deal. I still hate them as this was a perfect, perfect view.

In other news, I know I promised a while back that I would be creating some more collage art. Well, health issues are the main reason I haven't gotten to that. My crafty room is also the only room in the house without air conditioning and it being July has made it very uncomfortable up there much of the time. If I ever get my fairly minor health problems straightened out I'm hoping to spend some night times cutting and pasting. I'm still kinda hung up on copyright issues but will probably just say 'to hell with it' and do what I want. It's not like I'm making any money off of this little blog, now am I?

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Wasting time!!!

Actually I should start to prepare my journal review but I don't know why I just no mood to read the journal ( more than 15 pages each set ). Oh my god......I really feel lazy and even I feel the pressure.

My aim to finish this assignment before end of this week as the due date is on next wednesday. Haiz......there is still another presentation submission date on next wednesday.

I have been sleeping a whole evening and now still no mood to start ..........

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Saturday, February 2, 2008

Midwinter Day

Today marks the midpoint of winter. Our coldest days are (historically, anyway) behind us, but some of the best skiing is still coming up. Rather than four seasons, I see eight: four of "full" seasons and four of transitions, when one season starts to give way to another, almost imperceptibly at first. The period between the solstice and today was full winter, with little sign of spring returning. From here on, the coming of spring will be more noticeable every week; even while our snow pack increases, the days will be getting longer and the light will change with the height of the sun. When I woke up at 7:30 to take my sons to the ski bus this morning, it wasn't pitch dark outside; the clouds over the low spot in the mountains where the sun comes up in the winter were salmon orange, and the sky was lightening rapidly. Soon the sun will start rising over taller parts of the Bridgers as it moves north along the horizon, and even the deep spring snows won't be able to hide summer's approach.

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Monday, January 28, 2008

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

Class, tonight, was unique in a couple of ways:  Sensei Tracey came to class and worked with Amy and Jamie quite a bit--Tracey is expected to recover nicely.  We worked on some variations of seoi nage, some arm bars from the mat, and a unique version of the elbow reap.
We were honored to have Master Julienne Begin, Tracey's Tae Kwon Do instructor, as a guest this evening.  I have had the pleasure to watch several of Master Begin's classes.  She is an extremely talented martial artist, who teaches in both the Waterville and Madison/Skowhegan areas.  Master Begin joined us for coffee after class at the local Tim Horton's.
I also had the pleasure of promoting my son, Christopher Charlebois, to the rank of Orange Belt this evening.  Chris was wearing neither his contact lenses, nor his glasses at the beginning of the promotion, and so was not sure what was going on as I called him forward to receive his orange belt.  "All I saw was this orange blur coming out of his bag.  I didn't know what he was going to do," said Chris.  Chris took his congratulatory throws in stride even though he had suffered a severe pummeling from both Sensei Jon, and Joseph Larsen earlier in the class.  "There's something about that "Mountain Storm" technique that I don't like, said Chris."
The class is anxiously anticipating the June contests in Southern California.  We will be starting to work on techniques for the kata contest in the next week or two, and will continue to work on our ground-fighting skills.

  1. This blog idea is pretty sweet, and seeing as how no one else has posted anything I guess I will be the first... I apologize for the less than perfect circle throws during tonight's class. I hope to see everyone on Wednesday.

  2. I think this site it a very good idea. Hopefully it will be an effective way of promoting the class.

  3. We love the new web site, we hope it will bring more attraction to our class. -
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9 December 2013

In the season of reflection and thanks, this post is dedicated to those who give countless hours and their emotional investment to receive little in return. The educators across the world that work hard everyday to make sure our youth is prepared for an unforeseeable future. It's a task many of us never even consider. We each have our reasons, but let us not forget how important teachers are to our daily lives... and future.

Here's a story shared by a colleague of mine. Please take a moment to thank the educator in your life or take a moment to think how a mentor, teacher or role-model shaped who you are today.

We were all sitting around the dinner table discussing life and the man across from me decided to show his brilliance.
He said the problem with teachers is, "What's a kid to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?" He reminds the other dinner guests that it is true what they say about teachers: "Those who can, do; those you can't, teach."
I decided to bite my tongue and resist the temptation to remind the dinner guests that it's also true what they say about lawyers. After all, it's dinner, and this is polite company.
"I mean you're a teacher," he says, "Be honest. What do you make?"
"You want to know what I make? I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor and an A- feel like a slap in the face. How dare you waste my time with any thing less than your best? I make parents tremble in fear when I call home; 'I hope I haven't called at a bad time, I just wanted to let you know about something Billy said today. He said, 'Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don't you?' And it was the noblest act of courage I have ever seen. I make parents see their children for what they are and what they can be. You want to know what I make? I make kids wonder. I make them question. I make them criticize. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them write. I make them read, read, and read some more. I make them spell 'definitely beautiful,' over and over again until they will never misspell either of those words again. I make them show their work in math and hide it in on a final draft in English. I make them understand that if you have brains, follow your heart and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, pay them no attention.
Let me explain it so even a lawyer can understand. I make a difference in the lives of hundreds of children. It has its headaches and setbacks, and days that I don't want to do it, but it is what I do....Now what about you? What do you make?"

Show your appreciation. It's easy! Offer to help out in the classroom or an after school activity, offer to do some grading, send some materials to the classroom so they don't have to buy it, ask an educator to talk about their students and watch them light up, heck even an apple will do, its a bit outdated but the gesture is grand!

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Friday, February 20, 2009

Didja feed my fish??

..on the swimming fish? In my pond??

Put your mouse in the pond and left-click it to feed the fishes... then just watch the feeding-frenzy :-)

OK, so have you ever had days where you just wanted to curl up, pull the covers over your head and just...sleep??

Here's a step-by-step tutorial:

So...just DO IT!

And, if you don't have one of these, they are sold in sets of 2 - in their own self-filling hanging stockings just in time for that all important St. Patrick's day gift-giving!

(notice how sweetly they're holing their little hands.....uh..paws?

Aren't they adorable?

I want one...or 2 ;-)

**all photos are from Cute Overload (great name, huh?) at:

Have a great Saturday..I know I'm fixin' to!

diane said...

They are so cute but prickly. Sometimes I would like to roll up into a prickly ball and be left alone.

JapaneseKeane said...

I like "your fish"!
Really nice :-)

Betty said...

Didn't know they could curl up in a ball like that. Thanks for the demo! Have a happy Saturday!

Laurie and Chris said...

I think I would like to stay curled up on the couch with a good book today!:) Very cute pictures.

Heather said...

too cute!


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Friday, November 1, 2013

October in Instagrams

Happy post-Halloween, guys! I hope you didn't OD on candy. I can't believe it's November already! I've got my Christmas music curated and ready to go for every annoying T grumpy can you be while listening to Frosty the Snowman, am I right?

This has been a super fun month! Here are some highlights in Instagrams:

1//Some daisy-chained photos above my vanity! 2//Can you believe I kept these pretty mums alive for a month?! 3//The most beautiful sunset above Coolidge Corner. 4//A lovely day in Boston. 5//Halloween greetings from Jesse Pinkman and Walter White (not pictured: Craig had $10,000 and a pack of cards to become "New Hampshire Walt" LOL). 6//Happy tiny pumpkin! 7//My adorable coworkers and I dressed up for Halloween. 8//I met Wes Craven this month!! He signed my Freddy doll. I was geeking out :D.

Now onto Thanksgiving and holiday shopping...Happy November, everyone!

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low quality pics of high quality halloween enthusiasm

I recently got a Halloween package in the mail from my lovely grandparents and this is what happened to my room...
Window decor I made from tissue paper.

Old-fashioned Halloween postcards and some ribbon for good measure.
Fall garland I made from felt leftover from last year's Ms. Frizzle costume.
Fabric ghost and mummified owl made from leftover fabric from this year's costume.  Also:  sweet nail polish.
Web tissue paper with giant festive spider.
A trolley-load (oh Harry Potter jokes, you never get old) of candy.  Pumpkin Spice tea!  Mummified gourd (my roommate's...I surprised her)!  Pumpkin lotion!! (I've been putting this on every day since I got it.  One morning I forgot and Ted told me I smelled like pumpkin.  I was like, Well, I didn't put the lotion on today...  I must be exuding Fall enthusiasm from my every pore.)
Old-fashioned Halloween postcards.
Random sparkly fun.  And yes, a I Love Pie sign was necessary to make.
Not decorations.  But.  Kenzie's pickles.  Enough said.
Pumpkin from the dining hall!!!!  Ted politely asked if we could take one, and the guy was so surprised we didn't try to steal one like everyone else that he let us take one!

Halloween is coming, and I'm ready with another banner I don't even know where to put.

Bookish.Spazz said...

Everything is so cute and Halloweenie I don't know what to do!

Lizzie said...

This is so awesome! My roommates and I need to do some fall-inspired arts and crafts for our room. I really like the I love pie sign. I may have to borrow that idea. I hope you don't mind. :)

Ahh, I can't believe it's almost Halloween!

And thank you for all your kind words on my blog. I am loving college.

Natalie said...

Ah! Everything looks so wonderful and your grandparents are so cute for sending you all of that. And I'm glad you guys got your pumpkin in a respectable manner as opposed to everyone else, haha!

Kayleigh said...

I'm decorating my mom's house with my sister right now! This is giving me inspiration! :) It looks wonderful in there!

Dorien said...

Well that's some Halloween greatness! I wish I had those OPI nailpolishes :p


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confession tuesday

~ I've been so lazy lately. This chilly San Francisco summer is not helping either. Its so windy and cold these days (low 50s) that all I want to do is curl up in my sofa and read a book. Or spend my time browsing the web.

~ Speaking of the web, I think I may be a tad too obsessed with style blogs. Especially the French ones.
This blog is my favorite. I don't understand any of the words but I want all of her outfits. Ah, why are French girls so chic?

~ Last week, I bought a summer dress from Anthropologie but had to return it two days later. I really, really wanted to keep that one, it was close-to-perfect for me, but I just couldn't justify the cost (even if it was on sale) so I came up with a long list of reasons why I should return it. Oh well.

~ I almost burst into tears while listening to
this Coldplay song in a coffee shop. What's wrong with me? I'm not the weepy kind, but lately words and images makes me sad. Even the poems that I'm trying to write are sad. My friend N said she feels the same way and that this must be our quarter-life crisis. I don't know. But I'm writing more though, so maybe all is not lost.

~ Some days ago (or maybe months ago, as some of my scribbles are not dated), I wrote this in my journal: "The maps on the wall are faded, still you believe that if you look closely, you will find your imagined country. Somewhere." -- So is that it? Is that what *this* is all about? Am I yearning for movement and change yet again?

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  1. coldplay and tears...i almost shed some this morning on my run. hahaha.

  2. Maybe you do need a change. A change of scenery may do you some good. I mean, the weather alone in San Fram would make me go someplace warmer for a bit.

    Coldplay makes me sad, too.

  3. i have to agree. as much as i love coldplay, i think that with my current mood, their songs should be temporarily banned from my playlist :)

  4. january, you're absolutely right. it doesn't feel like summer here because we hardly see the sun. i'm seriously thinking of going down to visit my friends in SoCal in the next couple of days. ah, if only gas isn't so expensive nowadays.


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Friday, July 31, 2009

My New Obsession: Illamasqua Cosmetics

11:02 PM

Move over MAC, a new brand is coming to America!! Illamasqua has officially landed in the United States. I found out about this brand through the fabulous pixiwoo on youtube. For those of you that don't know about Pixiwoo, it is two sisters that are makeup artists, and they demonstrate that talent through their blog and youtube channel. Back in April they introduced the world (and me!) to the new UK brand called Illamasqua. From then on, I was on a mission to find out more about the brand because I was so impressed by the products they were using. The colors are all very vivid, pigmented, and all around gorgeous.

What is unique about Illamasqua is that most of their products meaning the eyeshadows, blushes, lipsticks are matte shades. Me, I'm usually a shimmer girl, but I am being converted into a matte girl per this brand. What is so cool about Illamasqua you ask? Well, let me show some of their featured looks. Their visual impact is amazing.

Are you impressed yet? Yep, me too!! The slogan for this brand is "Make-up for your alter ego", and I absolutely love it. I love it because for me, makeup is such a good way to express myself. If I wore browns everyday, I would go mad. Don't get me wrong I'm known to rock a neutral look, but my love is color. With this brand's bright, vivid, pigmented colors, I knew it was going to be a favorite of mine once I get my hands on it.

Fast forward 4 months, and Illamasqua is now available in the states. It is going to be exclusive to 27 Sephora stores and Sephora online. Don't you know I was one happy lady when I found out I would now be able to try a brand I've been lusting after for months. I'm trying to not go spending crazy, and I'm waiting until the first swatches come in until I make my first order. I will be making an order very soon. When that happens, you will be the first to know my impressions of the brand.

Until then....

Peace, Love, and Happiness from me to you!!

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Tuesday, 28 November 2017

Over 210

"What day is it now, you?"

I never counted the days. In fact, whenever he askes, I would just stick out my fingers and count how many months has it been and multiply it by 30 days, believing that the figure might be somewhere there. The last time I checked was like, I don't know, three months ago since the last time he asked? I am bad at remembering dates. I usually get confused, and now I am still confused. Is it 28th or 29th? I am very scared to ask him since I had already misspelled his name on his birthday gift, and it was a book, and I was noted on how he hates reading, and he notified me on how to spell his name correctly before, I don't want to look more ignorant. honestly, i believe that might be the gift that he least likes among all the gifts that he got. I'll make a bigger effort next year, if, we can make it.

that is also something I am unsure about.

what kind of songs should I dedicate this post with? Spaces by One Direction, Two Ghosts by Harry Styles, Flicker by Niall Horan? (omg all of them used to belong to One Direction too, explains why I am a Directioner myself).

he isn't the person that I used to know. I don't know if he's really being in his own skin and he was playing pretend with me all along, nothing is certain. it seems that he has gone back to his solitude, and I am out of words, out of ways to pull him out to let him feel the sun as the rays kiss his face. I tried, by all means, I tried. I don't know where is this leading me to. the distant feelings are much hurtful that being separated by miles. surprisingly, between all this emptiness, everything unfolded one by one. I began to know, I began to understand what happened. for all this while I have avoiding myself from the painful truth from the past that I never want to get involved in, and the haunting thoughts that surrounded me all along, had revealed itself. but anyways, it gave me a hard bang on my head and got me back to my senses.

I don't long for his heart- I have accepted the fact that is something that I won't ever own no matter how hopeful I am for a miracle to do so. honestly, I just want him to have himself back, as for having himself back will make me have a part of myself back. imagine, losing the first person that would readily greet you as you open your eyes and will be the last one to wish you before you sleep off the night. the person that will share his discoveries and observations on people, and his inferences on them. you might be a total rule breaker, but he will be the only person that can tone down that wildness in you, but at the same time can tolerate your craziness. the person that listens and remembers your traits and even knows every detail of you without you telling him. one of the people that will hit you up and say, " you're not alright. I am here for you, I promise.". a person whose laughter can quickly chase your wild thoughts away.

-imagine losing such a good friend that has thought you to casually taught you to live with his presence and suddenly he isn't in the picture in a blink of an eye. it doesn't matter if he returns or not, but the lost will leave you with much space in your life until you don't know what to do with them, and the good times that you had will echo back to you. and it's hurtful.

I don't know what is ahead of me, of us, of all these. being out of school has made me scared than ever, being totally alone in facing what the future has in store for me. I will still continue to do the things I love; writing for magazines, making music, rant on my blog. but it is the idea that I will do this with all the people that I love in this close circle of mine, and losing one will definitely make a huge difference.

begging people to stay in my life will be too much to ask, but just so they know that they will always have a place to turn to at the end of the day, no matter how much damage has been done and the wreckage that has been felt.

but silently,
- I hope that I don't have to stop counting.

Friday, 10 November 2017

"Leen, do you want to know my biggest fear of leaving this place?" , Ell said while we were pointlessly hanging around the balcony, with the wind gently blowing our faces. I swear it looked like a Hindustan movie where Shah Rukh Khan was having a deep talk with his best friend, Hitrik Roshan.

"What is it?"

"To be emotionless again. Rasa kosong."

"You live when you feel", I said. "You don't live when you don't feel."

"That is the problem", Ell said. "At least I know that I'm living. I can encounter my depressions when I feel these kinds of emotions."

I looked at her. "Ell, we're the opposite. I can't wait to leave because I can't wait to feel the emptiness again".

"What do you mean?"

"I feel a lot here, and I am easily depressed, I don't know how to handle my sadness, my frustrations healthily. There is so much going on and I tell you, if this happens outside, I might as well not care."

"But how can you learn to handle them when you don't feel?"

"It is better to be numb that to feel everything and be self-destructive. I might as well not feel"

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Salam Batch

Before SPM, we had a salam batch where everyone will seek forgiveness from each other. I salam-ed everyone until I reached Addie. She hugged me tight and whispered to me,

                  " Maleen, I wish you a successful love life and soar your dreams high okay!"

I laughed and sobbed at the same time, even creepier than Hael Husaini.


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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

It’s now or never.

Unfortunately I can’t reciprocate as I was born as a slave, I have been living here as a slave of bureaucrats since birth, who keep on harassing,  demanding bribe, make me run about , keep delaying, etc etc . They keep me ill-informed about my rights and privileges, they snatch away my time, money, and put me under lot of pressures. Due to this pathetic condition I can’t celebrate any Independence and I’m not hypocrite to still say some nice words while living in fear and terror.
And even politicians who give a smile (unlike growling bureaucrats) but have never been of use as I go to them empty handed. Yes all those Dawood, Telgi, Harshad Mehta, builders, hoteliers, mafias, mandir mafias, college mafias, etc etc who carried brief cases and suitcases get all rights, privileges, their matter heard faster and all licenses issued, policies amended to sit them, land allotted in jiffy and I kept seeing them rise crushing all common man. May be they are celebrating what u r too celebrating.

Sorry, May be RTI has given me some freedom. May be more will come when Annaji s Lokpal Bill is passed and finally 100% freedom will come when courts can deliver justice in an year or so. Till then don’t wish me such things which sprinkle mirchi on my wounds.

In 25 years I have never been welcome to any govt office, no police, municipality, govt has ever given me any respect, never ever extended help smilingly rather most often I had been heckled as a stray dog in their corridors as I don’t carry any bribe money.

.....writer is a common man of India suffering with 1000 of wounds in heart of bearing insults and rude treatment from junior to senior govt personnel. So people please get out of your houses.


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Monday, July 23, 2012

On Chores...Part Two

Part Two: Chore Charts

I think at some point, every parent attempts to create a chore chart for their child(ren).  It seems like such an organized way to go about assigning tasks and keeping track of what got done each day.  There are probably many websites (in fact, I know there are, because I've searched for them) with printable chore charts to use if that is your desire.  Some people find success with this method, but we have not.

For one thing, I am here with the kids every day.  When I was growing up and both parents worked outside (and inside) the home, chore charts worked because we knew what was expected of us even when our mom wasn't around to remind us.  My sister is a single mom of four kids and she has a chore chart for her daughters so they know what to accomplish before she gets home from work.  They have to pull together or they'd never make it as a family.

We went the chore chart route in our house a year ago or so.  But maybe we're just too active a family, I don't know, but things on the chart rarely got accomplished.  What tended to happen is that feeding Nova would be assigned, for example, and then that kid had something else scheduled at that time, so Nova wouldn't get fed.  I tried making a rule that they needed to find a replacement for themselves if they were going to be gone at a particular time, but it didn't always happen and then I had to assign a replacement.  We'd get days and days behind on stuff.

I created many riots this way.

Besides the fact that no matter how many items I put on the charts, it never fully encapsulated everything that needed to be done in the house.  When you're a homeschooling family, there are regular messes being made all day long.  There is no end to the chaos.  There is no break when the house can just be in a holding pattern till everyone gets home from work and school.  No, we're here a lot.  I mean, when we're not at the park or the pool or the museum or the movies or in a class elsewhere.  But otherwise, we're here more than anywhere else.

So then I added a component to the chore lists.  I called it the "Basic Math Rule."

It goes like this:

1 + 2 = 3

"Pick up one thing as you walk from one place to another in the house (this means hallways are constantly being picked up or checked, theoretically); pick up two things when you get to your destination (this means that when you get to the family room and you notice two things out of place, do those before you plop on the couch to watch TV or read or whatever); if you do 1 + 2, you'll get 3 Cheers (hip-hip-hooray) from your Father in Heaven because you're being a good steward and serving the family."

Sounds complicated when I'm explaining it now, but it worked for a little while because I just started calling out, "Don't forget 1+2," when I'd see kids transitioning from one room to the next.  I was even doing this myself.  Trying to live by example.

The problem came from the messes they left behind.  I'd call out "1+2!" and they'd do that, but leave behind a pile of toys on the floor in the room they were leaving.  So the equation was imperfect.

So now we go about things in a new way.  This method might not work for everyone and it certainly requires a parent to be around pretty consistently to have a chance at working.  It's called Volunteer and Delegation.

With delegation, there are a few times in the day when I make a note about messes or jobs that need completing and when I get a handful of these in mind, I start asking for volunteers to do the jobs.  Now the trick is to ask for the least icky stuff to get done first.  My kids have learned that if they don't step up and volunteer for the first or second job, then I'll start delegating the rest of the work to certain individuals and it might not be the job they'd want.

For example, I might see that the floors need sweeping, the bathroom needs to be picked up, the dishwasher needs to be unloaded, dog doo duty needs to be performed and nobody wiped the table after lunchtime.  So then I'll say, "Can someone please unload the dishwasher for me?"

I get quick responses on that one because while it's a chore for anyone (I don't even enjoy it), it's less icky to pick doing that job than to be assigned dog doo duty and there's a risk to them that it might be one of the other things I have in mind to get done.  Which, in this case, would be a correct assumption.

The other thing that I've focused on with the oldest two kids (and a little with the younger ones) is helping them stop and observe things that need to get done on their own.  It's reminding them that we all need to work as a team to keep the house running successfully.  So if they go into a room and they see a cheese stick wrapper on the floor, they should just pick it up even if they didn't leave it there.  Or if they walk by the kitchen and see that the counters are all cluttery, they can help out by putting a couple things away or at least moving dirty dishes to the sink.  And believe it or not, they see that by helping out in this way not only gets good praises from me, but I'm less stressed out in general.

I like it because it teaches them individual responsibility for their environment, which they'll need in life as they grow up and move out.

Finally, I make it a general rule that if the kids ask to go to a friend's house before their room is picked up and bed is made, the answer is no.  What happens a lot now is H or another kid will come to ask me about a friend and before they speak, they say, "Hold on, I'll be right back."  Then I hear them clamber up the stairs and a mad dash to pick things up before they come back to ask the question.  Love it.

Also, if they ask to watch television or go on the computer (both require permission in our house ... no one is allowed to just turn on the television without asking and our computers are locked with passwords for everyone's protection), I say to them, "What have you done to help the family today?"

Now, the smart ones have figured out that I'm going to ask them.  So they'll list off two or three jobs they did just prior to my asking.  The ones who are slow to catch on say, "Um ... I can go do something now."  But the fact is, either way they do something helpful.  They have to do a job reasonably well or they know they'll never get permission to do what they want and/or someone else might come ask before they get the job done.

This method of volunteering and delegation has decreased tantrums in our house, has stopped people from crying out as often that things aren't fair between sibling responsibilities, and has kept our house a lot more pulled together from one day to the next.  The system is not without flaws, but it is better for our lives than any other chore system we've tried.

I see that it has improved the attitude of responsibility for things around here and we're all benefiting because of it.

  1. I think you've figured out some really clever ideas! Love the rule about picking up your room before asking to go to a friend's house!

    I like how you basically implied that some of your kids aren't smart. ;)

    As for the volunteering for the non-icky jobs, that's totally me at work. I try to speak up and pick jobs I like, mostly to avoid responsibility of the ones I don't want to do. :P It sounds all manipulative when I say it like that, but I just see a good opportunity and take it instead of waiting to be assigned. :)

  2. All of our children are smart -- in various ways. Not all of them have caught on yet about how the Volunteer and Delegation system works.

    I forgot to mention that some chores get delegated when they misbehave, too. We use some chores as consequences. I usually save the ickiest ones for that purpose. :)

  3. I'm totally interested in these chore delegation ideas. Even though I don't have kids at home, there are some good ideas for those I babysit.

    Thanks, love, Mom

  4. This is a smart system! Good for you for figuring out what works for YOU and not feeling pressured to do what all the other moms are doing. And for flexibility to change the system as it evolves.


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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Summer Questions: What is Something Mom Said...?

Okay, I'm excited to post another question for you with our kids' answers.  If you want to look back at the introductory post about these summer questions, click here.  If you want to see other Summer Question posts, click here or look for posts labeled with SummerQ.

Today's questionWhat is something your mom said once that you will never forget? (The humor of my role as their "mom," as well as being the interviewer, is not lost on me -- I could be setting myself up for some majorly embarrassing moments.  Let's find out...)
H (13): You said, "You will be an adult in just five years."
Z (11): I don't think you have said anything just once, so this question is too hard to answer.  (And I'm left wondering if he remembers even one thing I've said.)

J (8): You never really said anything only once, but you make sure I know you love me.

O (8): You said, "Listen to you and Daddy." (I'm pretty sure I've said this more than once.)

  1. Sweet! Can't wait to see more soon!

  2. I love this line of conversation. :) And I had to laugh that the younger kids took the word "once" as a literal timing.

  3. Very good question. It's got me thinking: there are some things my mom said that I really remember, but I don't wish to remember.


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Tag Archives: growing older

i’m grown ’cause…

a friend recently forwarded an email to me that lists 25 ways to tell you’re grown-up. some of them i could mildly relate to and some were so daggone dead-on that it had me crying for my youth. oh, boo-hoo…

not that i’m some old hag… i’m 33. okay, that was a lie, i just turned 34 earlier this month, but next year i’ll be 33 because i refuse to turn 35 and i’m going to start counting backwards from here on out.

anyhoo, here are the “ways” that were so on point:

1. 6:00 am is when you get up, not when you go to bed.

why-oh-why is sleep sooooooooooo important when you get older?? i remember hanging out at this club in baltimore back in the day and that sucka didn’t close until 6 am!! wooooo!!! let’s get this party started!!! i’d go home and sleep for a couple hours and then it was on to the next adventure. i also remember being at the classics clubbing so late that they started serving breakfast.

i can’t do that anymore. my body just doesn’t cooperate.

2. you watch the weather channel.

oh, i watch the weather channel. cnn. catch the news at least twice a day. there was a time when i just flat out refused to watch the news. “it’s so depressing…” i’d say. there must be something about your 30’s that says, “i would like to know about every horrific thing that has happened not only in my town, but across the world before i start my day.”

3. your friends “marry” and “divorce” instead of “hook up” and “break up”

now this one is a bit tricky because half of my friends are married and half are single, but it does make me feel a little old when one of my friends tells me she’s coming up on her 10th anniversary and another is about to be on her second marriage. can you say, wow??

4. you go from 140 days of vacation to 14.

this has GOT to be the one that absolutely sux the most. this whole “sick leave” and “vacation time” thing sux. i mean, why can’t i get summer vacation?? i work a lot harder than a 3rd grader!

5. sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.

now what is up with THAT?? it’s crazy. it’s like your bones and muscles are on their own time or something. you can feel as zippy and youthful as you wanna feel, but sleep on your couch one night. the truth will be told.

6. eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 am would severly upset, rather than settle, your stomach.

not that i’m up at 3 am, but whenever i’ve tried to eat something say ohhhhhhhh… around 12 am-ish it hasn’t been such a good thing.


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Yoga Teacher Training, Part I

March 14th, 2014 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (2 Comments)

I think I took my first yoga class in 2002.

I was 23.  I talked fast, I thought fast, I liked things fast.

Yoga was slow.  It was uncomfortable, it was kind of boring.

Did I mention yoga was slow and I liked things fast?  I did not really like yoga.

Yoga books for teacher training

Still, there was just something about yoga that kept me coming back to it.

You’ve probably heard about “The Fat Burning Zone” when it comes to exercise and cardio – I think it was the elliptical machine equipped with a heart rate monitor on the handle bars at my university fitness center that clued me in to this concept a dozen or so years ago.

Keep your heart rate between here and here and you’ll burn more fat!

Really? Sounds good to me!  I’m ready to start burning fat! I’m ready to start burning so much fat that we set this place on fire!

Practice Staying Present

January 13th, 2013 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (1 Comments)

Two summers ago I was out for a morning run and passed a man running with a young boy who was probably 9 or 10 years old.  I guessed they were father and son, and that was probably a good guess because the boy looked like a miniature version of the man.  I was impressed to see a kid running a nice pace along side an adult, smiling and easily holding a conversation.  I felt a little twinge of something at that moment – a twinge of hope that my kids might take an interest in running with me one day too.

Days Like This

July 30th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Healthy Habits - (4 Comments)

Yeah, there’ll be days like this.  Mom was right.

Cucumber Slices on Eyes

(why yes, that cucumber did come from the CSA share. thank you for noticing.)

Your Thoughts are Very Powerful

We all inevitably have times in our lives when we’re feeling less than stellar.  The next time you’re laying there with cucumber slices on your eyes because you’ve had a tough day – consider the fact that the thoughts that you think and the emotions that you feel are very closely tied.

Have you ever been somewhere completely harmless but are feeling just dreadful?


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Monday, June 15, 2009

Shutterbug - Wannabe #014: Blue Skies

Everything drowns in hues of sky blue one awesome Sunday afternoon along Timog Avenue near St. Paul the Apostle Parish. I took these photos after our PREX (Parish Renewal Experience) Grand Assembly slash despedida party for Kuya Gerald Moskie. I'll miss basking under the warmth of the afternoon sun when classes start tomorrow.

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  1. Nice pics.

What do your active brain cells perceive?


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Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Mantri Developers Review Bangalore

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