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Parrot’s new drones could save lives (and crops)

After a natural disaster, the process of finding survivors can be a dangerous and arduous undertaking. There might be downed power-lines, impassable flooded streets, or unstable ground to work around.

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Parrot announced a pair of new mid-range professional drones on Tuesday. The two devices have very specific jobs and are meant to fill in a need between consumer drones and pricy commercial offerings.
The $1,500 Parrot Bebop-Pro Thermal is for construction, inspection, and public safety workers. In addition to search and rescue, its two cameras can be used to see where heat is escaping from a roof, or what areas are still too hot after a fire.

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The company is also releasing a drone for farmers with mid-sized crops. Small enough to fit in a carry-on suitcase, the $5,000 Bluegrass drone uses a front-facing camera and built-in sensor for precision agriculture. It can fly for 25 minutes on one charge, covering 30 hectares of land. The drone feeds footage back to a companion app and can tell a farmer if a crop is healthy. It can even be used to keep an eye on livestock.
Parrot (PAOTF) is a 23-year-old French technology company that has shifted almost entirely to drones in recent years. It’s also investing heavily in innovation — of it’s 700 employees, more than half are working in research and development, according to the company.

It is mostly well known for its consumer drones — fun and affordable quadcopters that can be used to shoot video and take photos. It also makes commercial drones including fixed wing unmanned aircraft. Those devices typically cost more than $10,000 and are used by large companies, like industrial farms.

Now the company is trying to appeal to commercial operations that aren’t big enough to justify dropping that much money on larger, more elaborate devices. The new line is priced at $5,000 and under, and is meant to be as easy to use as consumer drones while including powerful cameras and software like the professional options.

That price point could be especially useful for public safety agencies, which don’t have as much budget as large corporations.
The idea of using drones in public safety is not new. Parrot has been working closely with public safety workers in France to find out the best ways a drone can help during an emergency. In 2016, parts of Paris experienced extreme flooding. Parrot worked with the local Fire and Emergency Department to send drones out to monitor water levels and help gather information that was later used to decide on an evacuation.

Now the company is hoping a drone built just for those kinds of tasks can take off, and maybe even save lives.


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PBP Fridays: Q is for Qebshenef

Qebshenef is one of the Four Sons of Heru (Horus), a group of netjeri (spirits) associated with the canopic jars that hold the organs of the mummified deceased. The Four Sons also protect the throne of Wesir (Osiris) in the Unseen and assist the deceased through the Duat. Each of the Sons is protected by one of the funerary goddesses and associated with one of the cardinal directions.

Qebshenef, whose name means “cooling his brother (with water),” is hawk-headed and holds the intestines. He is guarded by Serqet (Selkis), the scorpion goddess, and associated with the south.

Imset, whose name means “the kindly one,” is human-headed and wears the nemes headcloth. He holds the liver, is guarded by Aset (Isis), and is associated with the west.

Duamutef, whose name means “praising his mother,” is jackal-headed and holds the stomach. He is guarded by Nit (Neith), the Great He-She, and associated with the north.

Hapy (not Hapi, god of the Nile), whose name means “runner,” is baboon-headed and holds the lungs. He is guarded by Nebt-het (Nephthys) and associated with the east.

While the Four Sons have the above associations in regards to their canopic jars, they also assist the deceased in different ways, including carrying or lifting up the deceased, preparing a ladder into the sky, protecting against attacks and decay, preventing hunger and thirst, bringing the deceased a boat “which Khnum built,” and steering that boat.

The Sons themselves are alternatingly stated to be sons of Aset (Isis) and Heru-wer (Horus the Elder) or Khenty-irty (Horus of Khem), but were also implied to be sons of Heru-sa-Aset (Horus the Younger) by virtue of being the grandchildren of Wesir (Osiris). They’ve also been described as the bau (souls) of Pe (a city in Lower Egypt) and Nekhen (a city in Upper Egypt), along with Heru Himself. In various texts, they’re identified as stars near Ursa Major, as emanations of Heru or as Heru’s bau (souls), and as the king’s “children’s children” (the king being as Wesir, Heru’s own father). They’ve also been identified in spells as the hands, arms, fingernails, and/or feet of the deceased or described accompanying the deceased through the Duat.

Henadology’s article is particularly well-fleshed-out and worth further reading, as my entry here merely summarizes the basics of the Four Sons.

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on Heru-wer’s day

From Faulkner’s translation of the Pyramid Texts, part of Utterance 510:

The doors of the sky are opened,
The doors of the firmament are thrown open
For Horus of the Netherworld at dawn,
That he may go down and bathe in the Field of Rushes.

The doors of the sky are opened,
The doors of the firmament are thrown open
For me at dawn,
That I may go down and bathe in the Field of Rushes.

Dua Heru-wer on His day!

Today is Heru-wer’s birthday, the second of the epagomenal days, five days that fall between the end of the Kemetic year and Wep Ronpet, the Kemetic New Year on August 3rd.

Hail to the Way-Lighting Falcon,
soaring through darkening tumult
and deterring the lightning.

May You bless this coming year
so that it may shine as brightly
and stand as tall and rightful as You.

Gold as the noonday sun,
as unerring as the hunting hawk,
Dua Heru-wer, Master of Fear!

In Heru-wer’s honor, a sigil for flight– of the falcon and of the arrow to its target. (Click here to see it in the light.)

happy birthday, Heru-wer

I sat in the backyard next to a candle lit for Heru-wer, and this got stuck in my head as a looping singsong chant.

Thanks for the tune, Heru-wer. Good timing. Henu to You.

(Y’all can click here to listen. Mediocre recording quality, but it gets the point across.)

Heru-wer has wakened
and so comes up the sun;
and now that Heru-wer has risen,
inward flows the dawn;
and now that Heru-wer has spoken,
isfet is overcome.

For those who have no clue who the hell Heru-wer is and what isfet is and why I’m wishing random entities happy birthday:

I’ve dug myself a homey nest in the fertile ground of Kemeticism, specifically with Kemetic Orthodoxy (the aforementioned awesome spiritual group). In other words, I am studying and beginning to practice a soft-reconstructionist version of ancient Egyptian religion and spirituality. I will be writing about this a lot in days to come.

Right now, we are within the five days considered to be outside the year – the intercalary or epagomenal days. (Started Friday, ends Tuesday. Wednesday, August 3rd, is New Year Day.) Each of the five days is a major god’s birthday. So I’m lighting a candle for each one and, apparently, writing a little sommat for Them. (Or, in this case, singing it.)

Yesterday’s god, Wesir (Osiris), is lord of the underworld. Today’s god, Heru-wer (Horus the Elder) is a solar warrior. Those two sentences are heinous over-simplifications, but they’ll work for those who are totally unfamiliar with Egyptian mythology. :)

Oh, and isfet = bad shit. Going against the rightness/order of the universe – more like “chaos” than “evil.” And henu is a form of deep respect accompanied by physical gestures.

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JFK at 100. “Kennedy Assassinated by a Conspiracy between the CIA, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secret Service”

This Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2017, is the 100th birthday of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.
JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963, as he approached the end of his third year in office. Researchers who spent years studying the evidence have concluded that President Kennedy was assassinated by a conspiracy between the CIA, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secret Service. (See, for example, JFK and the Unspeakable by James W. Douglass)
Kennedy entered office as a cold warrior, but he learned from his interaction with the CIA and Joint Chiefs that the military/security complex had an agenda that was self-interested and a danger to humanity. He began working to defuse tensions with the Soviet Union.
His rejections of plans to invade Cuba, of the Northwoods project, of a preemptive nuclear attack on the Soviet Union, and his intention to withdraw from Vietnam after his reelection, together with some of his speeches signaling a new approach to foreign policy in the nuclear age  convinced the military/security complex that he was a threat to their interests.
Cold War conservatives regarded him as naive about the Soviet Threat and a liability to US national security. These were the reasons for his assassination. These views were set in stone when Kennedy announced on June 10, 1963, negotiations with the Soviets toward a nuclear test ban treaty and a halt to US atmospheric nuclear tests.
The Oswald cover-up story never made any sense and was contradicted by all evidence including tourist films of the assassination. President Johnson had to cover up the assassination, not because he was part of it or because he willfully wanted to deceive the American people, but because to give Americans the true story would have shaken their confidence in their government at a critical time in US-Soviet relations. To make the cover-up succeed, Johnson needed the credibility of the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, Earl Warren, to chair the commission that covered up the assassination. Warren understood the devastating impact the true story would have on the public and their confidence in the military and national security leadership and on America’s allies.
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As I previously reported, Lance deHaven-Smith in his book, Conspiracy Theory in America, shows that the CIA introduced “conspiracy theory” into the political lexicon as a technique to discredit skepticism of the Warren Commission’s cover-up report. He provides the CIA document that describes how the agency used its media friends to control the explanation.
The term “conspiracy theory” has been used ever since to validate false explanations by discrediting true explanations.
President Kennedy was also determined to require the Israel Lobby to register as a foreign agent and to block Israel’s acquisition of nuclear weapons. His assassination removed the constraints on Israel’s illegal activities.
Memorial Day is when Americans honor those in the armed services who died serving the country. JFK fell while serving the causes of peace and nuclear disarmament. In a 1961 address to the United Nations, President Kennedy said:
“Today, every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet may no longer be habitable. Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by accident or miscalculation or by madness. The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us. It is therefore our intention to challenge the Soviet Union, not to an arms race, but to a peace race – to advance together step by step, stage by stage, until general and complete disarmament has been achieved.”
Kennedy’s address was well received at home and abroad and received a favorable and supportive response from Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, but it caused consternation among the warhawks in the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The US led in terms of the number of nuclear warheads and delivery systems, and this lead was the basis for US military plans for a surprise nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.
Also, Many believed that nuclear disarmament would remove the obstacle to the Soviet Army overrunning Western Europe. Warhawks considered this a greater threat than nuclear armageddon. Many in high military circles regarded President Kennedy as weakening the US viv-a-vis the Soviet Union.
The assassination of President Kennedy was an enormous cost to the world. Kennedy and Khrushchev would have followed up their collaboration in defusing the Cuban Missile Crisis by ending the Cold War long before the military/security complex achieved its iron grip on the US government. Israel would have been denied nuclear weapons, and the designation of the Israel Lobby as a foreign agent would have prevented Israel’s strong grip on the US government. In his second term, JFK would have broken the CIA into a thousand pieces, an intention he expressed to his brother, Robert, and the Deep State would have been terminated before it became more powerful than the President.
But the military/security complex struck first, and pulled off a coup that voided all these promises and terminated American democracy.
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Sunday, June 25, 2017

Nanny job growth predicted

Who's your nanny?

Portland is following SF and Seattle in a race to see who can be more progressive.  California leads the way, but the Number 2 spot is up for grabs as Seattle and Portland duke it out with stupid, nanny state laws and other oppressive ideas.

The state should not be punishing people for what they eat or drink.  Education about healthy alternatives is always better than coercion.

I foresee taxes on sugar (making jam and apple pie will be more expensive), cookies and cake (what about cake mixes, and gluten-free desserts?), candy, cereal, all products with high fructose corn syrup - and to be fair, alternative sweeteners like honey, stevia, etc.  It's a bitter world out there.

Where do these ideas come from?  Read the article - these are national campaigns (thank Michael Bloomberg) designed to snuff out whatever activity some group deems necessary - for our own good of course.  Because they know better how we should live. Progressive strongholds now, and then ?

Portland Tribune, June 22, 2017. By Nick Budnick
Tax on sweet drinks headed for ballot
Money could benefit health but could hurt businesses, but battle lines drawn over controversial proposal

A judge's ruling last week will trigger what's expected to be a record-setting ballot measure campaign, as Portland becomes the latest city to consider a proposed tax on sugary beverages.
On June 15, Multnomah Circuit Judge Adrienne Nelson approved the ballot title sought by proponents of a countywide measure that would tax soda and other beverages 1.5 cents per ounce, or 18 cents for a 12-ounce can. That means the campaign can begin in earnest.
Despite supportive early polls, proponents are doing extra polling to keep "tabs on how thing are looking with this rather abnormal legislative session that we are still in the middle of," said Christina Bodamer of the American Heart Association's Oregon chapter, which is spearheading the campaign. "We don't have our poll back yet on what may or may not hurt us, so we're looking forward to getting more information."
She said the new revenue would mean "fantastic benefits" in combating childhood obesity and improving health.
Jack Evans, a spokesman who is working with the campaign against the tax, called Move Forward Multnomah, declined to say what their fundraising goal is. But he said, "We stand with small business owners and working families in Multnomah County who would be harmed by this tax."
Move Forward Multnomah's website describes itself as "a coalition of concerned citizens, businesses and community organizations actively opposing new taxes on everyday items like juice drinks, sodas, teas, sports drinks, energy drinks, coffee drinks, and even kombucha."

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Def Leppard's Joe Elliott will produce the sophomore record by Black Star Riders, a band featuring former members of Thin Lizzy. Elliott previously worked on the 2011 reissue of Thin Lizzy's 1976 classic 'Jailbreak' album. The Def Leppard singer also produced the first two solo albums by Black Star Riders' Ricky Warwick, who joined Thin Lizzy as vocalist in 2010.

According to Brave Words, Def Leppard producer Ronan McHugh will also work on the as-yet-unnamed Black Star Riders album, which follows last year's 'All Hell Breaks Loose.' McHugh has collaborated with Def Leppard since 2008's 'Songs From the Sparkle Lounge.'

"Joe Elliott's passion, enthusiasm for music -- as a fan, artist and friend -- is unquestionable, and Ronan McHugh is a phenomenal engineer," Warwick said. "Personally having worked with these guys before, it was a no-brainer when they said they would like to produce the new BSR album. We are confident that this will be a huge leap forward in the evolution of BSR."

Black Star Riders also includes guitarists Scott Gorham and Damon Johnson, bassist Marco Mendoza and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso. Gorham's tenure with Thin Lizzy goes back to 1974, Mendoza has been with the group since 1996 and Johnson joined in 2011. DeGrasso linked up with Black Star Riders after stints with David Lee Roth and Ozzy Osbourne. He's also played with Dokken.


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We have been highlighting how Mexico is crucial to the world when it comes to silver. This cannot be understated: Mexico just had their version of Hurricane Harvey and they had a Hurricane Katrina. Central Mexico and southern Mexico both had massive earthquakes just this month. If the destruction above the ground is vast and extensivewhat does that mean for all those silver mines in the number one silver exporting country of the world?

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Texas executes man who killed lady at her unit in 2004

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas restrained was executed Thursday night, according to jail officials.

TaiChin Preyor, 46, was condemned to die by fatal injection for breaking into a 24-year-old San Antonio woman’s unit and fatally slicing her in 2004.

The U.S. Supreme Court deserted an appeal progressing Thursday to put a stay for the execution after attorney’s unsuccessful to convince courts that Preyor had deficient authorised help during progressing stages of his appeals and that he deserved a postpone so his case could be reviewed some-more fairly.

Asked by the jail supervisor if he had a final statement, Preyor replied, “First and foremost, I’d like to say: Justice has never modernized by holding a human life,” and attributed the matter to Coretta Scott King. Then he conspicuous that he would adore his wife and children “forever and always.”

“That’s it,” Preyor said.

As the fatal sip of pentobarbital began holding effect, he took several low breaths, then began snoring, any sound dwindling in volume. Within a minute, all transformation stopped.

He was conspicuous passed 19 mins after at 9:22 p.m.

Preyor comparison no friends or kin to declare his punishment. No one associated to the victim in his case attended.

Preyor was convicted in the Feb 2004 slaying of 24-year-old Jami Tackett, who justice annals identified as Preyor’s drug supplier. She was stabbed and her throat was cut.

Preyor’s lawyers progressing argued unsuccessfully in the Texas courts and reduce sovereign courts that an fresh California profession who rubbed sovereign appeals in his case from 2011 to 2014 was “utterly unqualified.” They conspicuous she employed a disbarred counsel for guidance, perpetrating a rascal on the courts.

State attorneys conspicuous the late appeals to free his case were legally crude and that it was Preyor’s decision to stay with the fresh counsel who didn’t seem to skip any filing deadlines and filed suitable pleadings. The disbarred counsel wasn’t precluded from aiding Preyor’s attorney, state lawyers said.

Testimony showed that in the early hours of Feb. 26, 2004, Preyor, dressed in black and wearing a hood and gloves, kicked in the doorway of a San Antonio unit where Tackett lived and kept drugs in a safe.

Tackett famous Preyor when he barged into a bedroom, job him by his nickname “Box.” He pounded her boyfriend, who transient to a neighbor’s unit and called for help. Evidence showed Preyor, a drug seller and user given adolescence, then stabbed Tackett and cut her throat.

He fled the unit but returned since he lost his automobile keys in the struggle. By the time he tried to rush a second time, police had arrived and used peppers mist to overpower him. He was covered with the blood of his victims.

At slightest 6 other Texas prisoners are scheduled to be executed in the next several months.

He was the fifth invalid put to death in Texas this year and the 16th nationally.

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The Crossley ID Guide: A Review

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There is a new birding guide on the market this week and it is certainly making waves on listservs, blogs, and review sites around the U.S. The guide is The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds. The author has said that the book is revolutionary. Some critics have said that is hogwash. Many people have praised it; thus far it is definitely causing a stir both ways. I have to admit when I first heard about this guide a year or so ago I was skeptical. Some of the initial plates I saw left me shaking my head. As more hype was built I thought it was a little messy. Each plate was filled with lots of pictures of the birds. It seemed hectic, and in some cases crowded. I didn’t see the positive in it, it was just too overwhelming.

Then this past week when the book launched I saw a video the Crossley put out to speak about the book, and it finally made sense to me. This book is not geared for the seasoned birder. It isn’t a "field guide" so much as an at home reference, or a learning guide. Looking more into it and thinking back to my early days I realized this is the perfect guide to give someone that is going to get into birding. It is trial by fire so to speak. When you look at a plate like the one below you see multiple images of the bird, in a somewhat natural setting (the background have all been photoshopped into the pictures):

Lesser Scaup

These plates show the bird in different poses, in different plumages, at different angles, and in flight. It gives an idea of what the bird might actually look like in the field from different distances, and vantage points. I still think some work could have been done to improve on the quality of the plates and the organization, but the idea is there and as a first try it truly is somewhat revolutionary and here is why.

Guides with a single pose, or single drawing of a bird, with no reference to where the bird is and how it fits into its habitat are missing something. They are great for looking at field marks—however field marks are something that we as birders have come up with. How many birders in the field see something and say, well based off that field mark that bird is a so and so bird. Most advanced and intermediate birders don’t do that, and I haven’t met a lot of beginners that do that either. When it comes to learning birds and what they look like this guide hits it on the head. Give this bird to any 10 or 11 year old that is just getting into the hobby and they will be able to learn species quickly and have a good idea what to look for when they go into the field. It’s a learning tool and in my opinion might be the single best for learning birds before ever stepping foot into the wild to look for them.

The downside is that I do not see this as a field guide. It isn’t right for a field guide, as it shouldn’t be dragged into the field with you. In general I will always say look at the bird first, look at the guide later. Seeing the bird in real life and being able to study it will be very helpful in IDing it later if you are unsure. Trying to use any book in the field often leads to more confusion than confirmation when you are trying to identify something. Peterson and Sibley are far better field guides, and are what you should take with you if you feel the need to have a guide in the field. That is when those subtle details that these guides show come in handy.

As for the Crossley ID Guide, a western version is on the way in the future, and it will be interesting to see what happens with it. If you are a pro, then this book probably isn’t for you, but if you feel you are still learning or have a ways to go it may be worth picking up just to help with learning birds before you go afield. Seeing pictures and poses that you will actually see of these birds adds a new dimension to the bird guide book, and I am sure innovations will be on the way. It does need some work, but I like the idea, and even in this first try I feel it has something great to offer.

Blackburnian Warbler

So pick up a copy of the eastern version today, so you can be ready for those eastern warblers when they start coming through on their way north in May!

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Blogger Kiirsi said...

Sounds like an interesting book! Thanks for the review.

February 14, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Anonymous Jennifer said...

Wow this is great information! Thanks for sharing this!

February 14, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Blogger Susan said...

Thanks. I think I will get it, I am learning still and I like the idea of the different poses.

February 14, 2011 at 4:03 PM
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I think Crossley ID is also good for reviewing birds you don't get to see very often, or are hoping to see. And there is a lot more text here than you might think on first inspection, including lots of helpful stuff for birders of all levels. It has its weaknesses, but most everyone could benefit from time spent with this one.

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This is a fascinating glimpse at the now presumed extinct Imperial Woodpecker. Make sure you check out the video footage.

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Blogger Tim Avery said...

I really want to write to Tim Gallagher and solicit him to write an article strictly about the more dangerous side of what they did. Talk about the encounters they had with the drug traffickers, the police, etc. A glimpse at birding in the wild in Mexico, versus in America perhaps... It would make for a great read, and be very informative to those of us who haven't experienced that type of "birding".

And like Jeff said, make sure to watch the video.

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I birded the Sierra Madres several years back as a land tour off a cruise ship. I was led by an armed guard of several soldiers (5) as I walked around naive to the dangers and wondering why all the "gunmen" were spread out paralleling my path. I got my target birds and talked to locals about the Imperial. I was given first hand accounts as if they were still there. That was back during the Ivory-billed hoop-la. It wasn't until later that I realized the danger I was in and to what extent I endangered the Mexican soldiers as well.

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Thursday, June 04, 2009

A favorite TV show of mine that's still on the air? How did that happen?

Holly Hunter doesn't take roles based on what she thinks viewers want to see.

"I have, frankly, very few expectations when it comes to audience," the acclaimed actress said. "I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies."

"I'm used to having the experience of perhaps missing an audience where your feature, for some reason or another, may not have a large audience, while some of my features have found large audiences, so I am used to both. My expectations are adaptable and they are low."

Hunter need not worry, because she has a hit on her hands with TNT's "Saving Grace," which is soon to debut its third season.

The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel.

"She wants to have conversations about sex, she wants to have conversations about faith," Hunter said. "She is very comfortable with the darkness in herself and with the darkness in others and I want to talk about that. There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features."

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The number of homeschooled students in the United States continues to rise year after year. In 2011, 3.4% of the school-age population was being homeschooled, which was a jump from 2.9% in 2007 (HSLDA, 2013). A study done by the U.S. Department of Education conducted in 2013 reported that approximately 1.77 million students are homeschooled in the United States (United States Department of Education, 2013). Due to these substantial numbers, many students and families are having to find ways to fulfill certain requirements, one of which being physical education. Physical education is a mandated subject in public schools and many private schools; however, many homeschooled students often miss out on these structured and purposeful classes (The General Court, 2015). Fortunately, the recent passing of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) supports the role of physical education in the public school curriculum and acknowledges physical education as a part of a student’s well-rounded education. Physical education is therefore significant to a child’s overall educational experience. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to investigate how homeschooled students and their families are effected through participation in physical education experiences, including any behavior changes, health changes, increased learning, or derived enjoyment.

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Natasha Kane is graduating in May 2016 with a major in Physical Education Teacher Licensure K-12. Her research was completed during the Spring 2015 semester under the mentorship of Dr. Misti Neutzling (Movement Arts, Health Promotion, and Leisure Studies) and made possible with funding provided by BSU’s Undergraduate Research Semester Grant. Natasha presented this research at the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) national convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota in April 2016. After graduation, she plans to work as a homeschool physical-education teacher in Parkland, Florida while pursuing her master’s degree, and then becoming an elementary-school physical-education teacher.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

Peanut Butter Chocolate Pillows

A good friend from college came to visit this weekend and knew that she wanted to make some cookies. I sat her down with VCIYCJ and this is the recipe she decided on. I'd also had my eye on these but thought that they looked like a bit too much work for standard cookie baking times. They do take a bit more time to prepare as first the peanut butter balls need to be rolled out and then covered in the chocolate dough, but the results were fabulous. We had a couple other friends over for a game night and they all got happily gobbled up.

I thought they looked more like UFOs than pillows. Luckily, they tasted like neither.

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  1. Do you think it would work to make them one day, refrigerate them, and then cook them the following day so they could be hot out of the oven for a party?


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Friday, August 20, 2010

Let's play catch-up shall we?! First up, Roasted Vegetables with Quinoa and Balsamic Vinaigrette

Lucky day! I got out of class at 1 o'clock today and had the rare opportunity to not study or drill on plastic teeth in plastic heads and just enjoy myself (doing laundry and cleaning up my computer...but it felt good to get things done! And I got to watch "Bones" while I did so, which is so nerdy that it feeds my soul--and the lead is vegan, which is awesome). I haven't been cooking or experimenting quite as much as normal lately, but I've still got all sorts of good stuff that have been made in the last couple months. This will be a long series of posts...

Back a couple months ago was a simple dinner of roasted veggies on a bed of quinoa and dressed with the better than bottled balsamic vinaigrette from Oh She Glows. I just walked around the grocery store and picked out whatever struck my fancy. We got red bell pepper, yellow squash, zucchini, asparagus, and japanese eggplant. Look at those beauties all cut up and ready to cook. I just sprinkled with a little olive oil and salt and cooked at 400 degrees until tender, a little over 30 minutes, tossing once during roasting.

This turned out great. The leftover veggies and dressing were perfect over lettuce and made a great salad.

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Things I never thought I'd say, numbers 2 & 3

"If you don't stop putting your hand in your diaper, I'm going to stick you in a onesie."

"Dude, this isn't a gymnastics competition. It's nursing."

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Helter Shelter

I don't usually do this -- and I promise I won't push it -- but in light of the terrible tragedy in New Zealand (and other recent tragedies around the world) I wanted to post about a disaster relief charity I first heard about this week.

Author Maureen Johnson is raising money for ShelterBox, a truly innovative program for families in need. Here's Maureen's post about the project, if you'd like to see what she's doing:

You can also donate directly here: ShelterBox USA / ShelterBoxUK

Each ShelterBox is designed to provide everything a family needs to set up a temporary home when theirs has been lost -- a tent, a stove, water purification supplies, even crayons and coloring books for the children. (It was the crayons that pushed me over the edge and inspired me to donate, as I sat at my desk fighting back tears. And I'm not a cry-er, in general.) To see what a typical ShelterBox looks like, click here.

I know money is tight for everyone. Believe me, I know. But if you can scrape up a few dollars or set aside a small amount from your tax return this year, I'm sure every little bit will help.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

One year

I was looking for a few specific photos and fell down a baby picture wormhole tonight. And so, Nico from a year ago:

Nico a few nights ago:

Reading:  Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick

Playing:  Greatest Hits...So Far by Pink

Saturday, February 19, 2011

I'm slowing chipping away at the clutter in our house as part of my sole 2011 resolution, and working at my continuing quest to Clean All the Things Most of the Time. I've taken my Declutter All the Things resolution pretty seriously, and after probably way too much thought have settled into something of a three-pronged attack. First, of course, I want to get things out of the house and not bring in a bunch of new things to replace them. Secondly, I want to organize and store what we are keeping in efficient / clever ways. Finally, we are striving to spend smarter. From sticking to a grocery budget and wasting less food to not going overboard on purchases of baby toys and clothes, this has turned out to be a major player in the general life-decluttering game.

Proving that the universe has a sense of humor, I found the book Throw Out Fifty Things buried in a pile of clutter when I cleaned out the side porch to make Nico's playroom. As you can probably tell by the recent lag in posting, I've been pretty busy over the past couple of weeks, so my decluttering efforts have stalled a little. I've been thinking about following the advice in the book and starting a list of things I've thrown out, with the twin goals of kickstarting my cleaning (because I can't resist a list) and of eventually reaching 50 items. The rules stipulate that all of one kind of item just count as one thing on the list, so I can't throw out twenty refrigerator magnets and say I'm almost halfway done.

I'm planning to update the list on this post as I go along, rather than creating a new post each time I chuck something (unless I find something really funny or embarrassing buried in one of the closets). I'm sure this is only entertaining for me, so feel free come back later for cute Nico pictures. Throwing out includes throwing away, giving away, donating to Goodwill, or selling, so most of the stuff on my list will (hopefully) not be stuff that went to the dump.

Throw Out All the Things
1. a big bag of non-preferred plastic food storage containers
2. four reusable water bottles
3. the old gas stove in the basement
4. non-Vista-compatible flatbed scanner
5. the remainder of Nico's powdered baby formula
6. all the expired food that was collecting dust (and guilt) in the pantry
7. let National Geographic subscription expire (I'm counting this since for years I got the magazine but never made time to read it.)
8. five seven boxes of stuff to consignment shop
9. leaky exercise ball that I never used because it was always half flat
10. 90% of the empty boxes from the shelves in the furnace room
11. outdoor trash can full of crap from shed
12. bag of cat-hair-covered curtains from our last apartment + raggedy old throw blanket
13. three boxes to Goodwill
14. one box of items posted on freecycle
15. worm composting bin cleaned out and loaned to my workplace
16. five (!) boxes of books donated to a fundraiser sale for the dog rescue that saved Indy
17. six boxes of stuff + a spare crock pot, dust buster, and rocking chair sold in a yard sale / packed up for consignment / donated to Goodwill / freecycled
18. set of extra (crappy) hand weights
19. garbage bag full of bubble wrap and packing peanuts
20. cool but space-hogging never-used owl mug tree set consigned
21. five pairs of too-small / raggedy jeans Goodwilled
22. kitty litter box freecycled
23. basket of expired baking chips thrown out (sadness!)
24. two shopping bags full of lotions, soaps, and other pamper-y stuff donated to women's shelter
25. whole bunch of old earrings shared with sister / freecycled
26. four cool (but stored under the bed since JUNE 2004 WTF) Japanese panels consigned

Organize All the Things
1. Nico's bitty baby clothes sorted by size into plastic tubs and carried up to the attic
2. outgrown Nico jackets, bitty baby items / toys, and bitty baby bedding / swaddlers sorted into plastic tubs
3. currently-too-big Nico hand-me-downs sorted by size into boxes and stacked in the closet
4. outgrown Nico baby gear Tetrised into guest room closet
5. quote obtained for list of small home repair items we can't complete ourselves
6. breast pump and accessories washed and packed away
7. small home repairs done!
8. shed cleared out and organized
9. last of yard sale remnants sorted into three boxes for consignment and one (small!) one to keep
10. one box from bedroom pile sorted and put away
11. hand weights moved into a basket on the entertainment center instead of lying on the floor and serving as dog hair traps
12. breakfast nook / mudroom organized and top of dog crate cleared
13. whole bookcase of college books and notes carried down to new storage cabinets in the basement

14. two three boxes of non-preferred kid clothes packed up for future yard sale / craigslisting
15. basement decluttered!
16. gift wrapping supplies sorted and moved from guest room to basement

How many gift bags does one family need? Probably not this many.

17. two shelves on living room bookcase cleared / consolidated to make space for Nico things

18. buffet storage decluttered and reorganized
19. space cleared on top of bookcase for Nico's library books
20. one box emptied and removed from Box Mountain

Decluttering & Organizing Goals for 2012
1. clear out guest room
2. finish clearing box stack in master bedroom
3. clean out dining room buffet storage
4. evaluate game collection and pare down if needed
5. solve living room lighting problem
6. reorganize / optimize linen cabinet
7. reorganize / optimize / pare down craft supply closet
8. move all important papers to basement filing cabinet
9. buy a new shredder and take care of stacks of to-shred papers
10. hang caterpillar quilt in Nico's room

2012 Consignment & Craigslist Profit: $29

Friday, February 11, 2011

(I stole the consumables concept from the Pop Culture Librarian. I hope she won't mind.)

In the interest of slimming our budget, we agreed to ditch our cable package. I do miss the DVR, but I don't miss flipping through 200 channels on any given night and finding nothing to watch. We got Apple TV and a Netflix subscription to replace it, and in the interest of getting our money's worth, MB has queued up movies left and right. I had never seen Romancing the Stone, so we watched that last night. It was surprisingly good, especially for an 80s movie. I was impressed with the non-wimpiness of the lead female character. We also watched Chaos Theory, which I'd never heard of before. If you like Ryan Reynolds, you should give it a try. It's a sweet movie and he's funny but low-key in it. If you don't like Ryan Reynolds...well...did you not see his abs in Blade III? Actually, never mind. If you don't like RR, more for me.

After listening to the Decemberists' last album, Hazards of Love, on repeat for the entirety of 2009, I was eagerly anticipating their new one, The King is Dead. I got it from the library this week and was initially underwhelmed, but I think it's starting to creep up on me.

My sister gave me four fantasy / sci-fi novels for Christmas that she thought I'd like, and so I'm currently reading Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. It's the kind of fantasy I usually think of as heavy, with blatantly fantasy-type character names and some made-up language. Usually this is not my style of fantasy as I prefer stuff that doesn't constantly remind me that I'm reading a fantasy, but I am really enjoying the book. It has kind of been a long read for me, but not necessarily in a bad way. I'm hoping to finish it this weekend.

A few blog posts that I've wanted to email to everyone I know:

Dear Leggings

Maybe I am just an awkward person, but come on, you are, too.

Crime and Punishment

And...hit me
I am in search of a kids' book to pair with Bear Snores On for a program I'm doing as part of a totally nervewracking job interview situation, so if you have a favorite little kid book that involves bears, please let me know.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Say it to my face

I get a healthy dose of schadenfreude-laced amusement out of STFU, Parents, but there's something that's come up over there a few times that is pissing me off to no end. I don't know why I let it get to me since most of the people featured in the submissions are self-absorbed morons, but for some reason it drives me to distraction. Quite often in a post about working moms vs. stay-at-home moms, a smug SAHM or two or three will comment about how SAHMs are superior because they are able to keep clean houses and do the laundry and cook for their kids. I think it pisses me off because my house has never been cleaner than it is now that Nico's sharing it. I do laundry religiously and never have piles and piles of it lying around come the weekend trying to eat my child. And granted, tonight I did eat leftover Super Bowl deli meat pinwheels and an apple for dinner, but Nico had a meat-and-vegetable toddler meal, and we had homemade spaghetti last night and pasta with fish and steamed veggies the night before. Oh, and that was courtesy of my husband, who not only works a full-time job but also teaches a college class and cleans the bathrooms. (Besides, show me someone who never resorts to frozen pizza for dinner and I'll show you someone I never want to meet up with for a beer.) I guess it bugs me so much because it's so utterly baseless and ridiculous. If you're going to bag on me for being a working mom, at least pick something I can't deny, like the fact that I spend the entire workday away from my son while he's being spoiled stinking rotten by his grandmother, his grandfather, AND his aunt raised by strangers.

Speaking of my sorely neglected child, who probably totally sits around in his diaper eating pizza rolls that he microwaved himself because his working parents are too busy putting their careers first to wash his clothes or prepare his meals, he's so much fun right now. He has 3 signs (more, please, water) and more than 20 words. He's constantly trying to figure out the world and put names to things and it's so fantastic to watch him learn. His collection of board books was vastly increased by the back-to-back Christmas / birthday extravaganza, and every time he settles down to page through them, my heart sings at the sight of my little nerdlet in action. When he sees a picture of any wheeled vehicle in a book, he makes his version of engine noises. He knows how to stick his Mega Bloks together and how to take apart the things we build for him. He plays pretend with the little pots and pans in his kitchen. He loves to share oranges with MB. He's learning to treat Mom & Dad's pets gently and tries to share his baby crunchies with Indy. If I try to type on the computer while he's around, he'll come over and grab my pinkie and pull my hand away from the keyboard. He's funny and sassy and sweet and as much as I miss having a little baby, having a little boy is pretty great, too.

Reading:  Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

Playing:  The King is Dead by the Decemberists

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

I want a refund

I've always been a vivid, detailed, full-color dreamer. A lot of my dreams are like action movies, and some of them are so utterly badass that I wake up wishing I had one of those subconscious typewriters from The Tommyknockers. This morning, though, I felt utterly ripped off. The last dream I had after putting Nico back in his crib for a rare and much-anticipated lie-in was an incredibly detailed and vivid road trip dream. I was traveling around with several of my friends, hooray, it was really cool! And then we decided to stop at Taco Bell and the rest of the dream was a completely realistic scenario of us realizing several miles down the road that they'd forgotten half of our order and returning to get the rest of our food. For some reason I was elected to go and demand the food and a refund, and then when the Taco Bell manager refused to give me the refund my friends made fun of me as if I'd promised results. Plus they messed up our order again, and doesn't this all sound riveting? I woke up wanting to demand a refund on the time I spent having that stupid dream.

If I ever win the lottery or some other very large cash prize, I will spend a ridiculous amount of my winnings on woot shirts. Thanks to the bibliophile I'm already the proud owner of two woot shirts, the Villainous Victorian Velociraptor and Knock, Knock (Nico is a fan. He thinks the orange is a ball. The placement is slightly problematic as he likes to point to the ball repeatedly.) I made the mistake of looking at the site the other day and now I want one of everything. Okay, not quite everything. But close. Come on, man, this? Gorgeous.

(Gardening at Night)

This is fabulously nerdy:

And just kind of generally cool:

Rise of the Goblin King

Last night Nico got the little plastic pots and pans out of his play kitchen and for the first time, stirred around in them with a spoon. Then he dipped a miniature spatula into a pot, raised it to his mouth, and pretended to eat. I lived and breathed pretend play as a child, so obviously I was thrilled. Once he noticed that I was watching him, he wanted me to pretend to eat, too. We'll have to work on his aim, lest I end up with a tiny plastic pasta serving spoon wedged in my nostril.

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Jianrong Li

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  • Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Hawaii 1997
  • M.S. Organic Chemistry, Beijing Normal University 1991
  • B.S. Chemistry, Beijing Normal University 1988

  • Cell Biology
  • Toxicology
  • Neuroscience

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  • Neuroscience
  • Toxicology

Scholarly Interests

The central goal of our research is to understand how oligodendroglial development in the mammalian central nervous system is regulated in health and disease. Specifically, we are interested in molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in oligodendrocyte death as occurring in white matter injuries, such as multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy. Because in most CNS diseases, multiple cell types including neurons, glial cells and vascular cells are involved via complex interactions, we investigate, at the cellular and molecular level, the role of microglia and astrocytes in modulating oligodendrocyte development, differentiation and cell death. We use a variety of methods including primary cell cultures and transgenic animals to elucidate signal transduction pathways in mediating oligodendrocyte injury. The second focus of our laboratory is to elucidate the signals that promote oligodendrocyte survival and regeneration/remyelination after injury, and to study cell-cell interactions that regulate remyelination. These studies should contribute significantly to our understanding of mechanisms of oligodendrocyte development and injury, and provide new clues for potential prevention and treatment of human white matter diseases. Our third research interest is to explore novel roles of vitamin K in the developing brain. Vitamin K is a cofactor for a single known enzyme, gamma-glutamylcarboxylase that catalyzes the posttranslational conversion of glutamic acid to gamma-carboxyglutamic acid in vitamin K-dependent proteins, such as Gas6. It prevents oxidative injury to oligodendrocytes and neurons. Several lines of evidence suggest an as yet identified role of vitamin K in the developing brain. We will use primary cell cultures and transgenic mice to investigate the physiological roles of vitamin K and the carboxylase in the developing brain.

Astrocyte galectin-9 potentiates microglial TNF secretion.
Steelman AJ, Li J
J Neuroinflammation. 2014 11(11):144.
A microchip for quantitative analysis of CNS axon growth under localized biomolecular treatments.
Park J, Kim S, Park SI, Choe Y, Li J, Han A
J Neurosci Methods. 2014 221(221):166-74.
Multi-compartment neuron-glia co-culture platform for localized CNS axon-glia interaction study.
Park J, Koito H, Li J* and Han A*
Lab Chip. 2012 12(12):3296-3304.
Aberrant upregulation of astroglial ceramide potentiates oligodendrocyte injury.
Kim S, Steelman AJ, Zhang Y, Kinney HC, Li J
Brain Pathol. 2012 22(1):41-57.
Astrocytes promote TNF-mediated toxicity to oligodendrocyte precursors.
Kim S, Steelman AJ, Koito H, Li J
J Neurochem. 2011 116(1):53-66.
RIP1 kinase mediates arachidonic acid-induced oxidative death of oligodendrocyte precursors.
Kim S, Dayani L, Rosenberg PA, Li J
Int J Physiol Pathophysiol Pharmacol. 2010 2(2):137-47.
Microfluidic compartmentalized co-culture platform for CNS axon myelination research.
Park J, Koito H, Li J, Han A
Biomed Microdevices. 2009 11(6):1145-53.
The oligodendrocyte-specific G protein-coupled receptor GPR17 is a cell-intrinsic timer of myelination.
Chen Y, Wu H, Wang S, Koito H, Li J, Ye F, Hoang J, Escobar SS, Gow A, Arnett HA, Trapp BD, Karandikar NJ, Hsieh J, Lu QR
Nat Neurosci. 2009 12(11):1398-406.
A multi-compartment CNS neuron-glia Co-culture microfluidic platform.
Park J, Koito H, Li J, Han A
J Vis Exp. 2009 (31).
Isolation and culture of rat and mouse oligodendrocyte precursor cells.
Chen Y, Balasubramaniyan V, Peng J, Hurlock EC, Tallquist M, Li J, Lu QR
Nat Protoc. 2007 2(5):1044-51.
Intracellular zinc release and ERK phosphorylation are required upstream of 12-lipoxygenase activation in peroxynitrite toxicity to mature rat oligodendrocytes.
Zhang Y, Wang H, Li J, Dong L, Xu P, Chen W, Neve RL, Volpe JJ, Rosenberg PA
J Biol Chem. 2006 281(14):9460-70.
Peroxynitrite generated by inducible nitric oxide synthase and NADPH oxidase mediates microglial toxicity to oligodendrocytes.
Li J, Baud O, Vartanian T, Volpe JJ, Rosenberg PA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 102(28):9936-41.
12-Lipoxygenase plays a key role in cell death caused by glutathione depletion and arachidonic acid in rat oligodendrocytes.
Wang H, Li J, Follett PL, Zhang Y, Cotanche DA, Jensen FE, Volpe JJ, Rosenberg PA
Eur J Neurosci. 2004 20(8):2049-58.
Developmental up-regulation of MnSOD in rat oligodendrocytes confers protection against oxidative injury.
Baud O, Haynes RF, Wang H, Folkerth RD, Li J, Volpe JJ, Rosenberg PA
Eur J Neurosci. 2004 20(1):29-40.
Glutathione peroxidase-catalase cooperativity is required for resistance to hydrogen peroxide by mature rat oligodendrocytes.
Baud O, Greene AE, Li J, Wang H, Volpe JJ, Rosenberg PA
J Neurosci. 2004 24(7):1531-40.
Novel role of vitamin k in preventing oxidative injury to developing oligodendrocytes and neurons.
Li J, Lin JC, Wang H, Peterson JW, Furie BC, Furie B, Booth SL, Volpe JJ, Rosenberg PA
J Neurosci. 2003 23(13):5816-26.

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07 January 2009

1 day left and things are finally falling into place.

My blog updates might be sporadic from now until next week as it is doubtful that I will have wireless at the hostel upon my arrival on the 9th and it will take me a bit to set up my room after move-in on the 10th. The 11th is the orientation for new international students and classes start up on the 12th. Still, I will try to post at least once to let everyone know that I arrived safely.

If you care to write to me, my address in Edinburgh is as follows:

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Friday, November 29, 2013

Fabric Fix

Day 29 of AEDM!
It has been a while since I posted any textile work.  I have been working, but not anything finished to show.
So today I had my fifteen minute fix.  It was one of those pieces that came together quickly, perhaps a bit more than fifteen minutes, but not much.
I do find that this often happens when I have nothing in mind; the ideas seem to come quickly when I throw away the rules.

And here is what I have put together.  Not finished yet, but perhaps you can help me with that!
I decided to look at some textile videos (I always have videos running in my studio) and the first which came up was Pokey Bolton's Needlefelting video.  So I got out the embellisher.
I thought a tiny bit about what to do and feathers came into my mind (all those journal pages with feathers came to me) and I had a few ideas in mind, but when I went down to the machine, I saw a scrap of felt.  My original idea was to use yarns to make the feathers (and I still might do that), but on the shelf nearby was some gorgeous silk weave that a friend had given me (saying " You'll think of something to do with it")
So I cut some feather shapes out and just needlefelted them down with the embellisher.
You can see the gorgeous woven texture of the silk in this picture.  I paid a lot of attention to the edges when I was needlefelting, which made them fray nicely.
When I had done that, I threaded up with Black thread and free motioned over them to make the stems and some side branches.
At this stage, I knew I needed more, and indended to do some sheer raw edge applique, but all my sheers were all still in the car from teaching a class and since it is 42 steps down and 42 steps back, I was too lazy to go and get it.
Opportunity!  I saw a feather stencil sitting on my journaling table and thought, let's add some stencilling.  The lumiere paints were just there so I used them, intending to add a bit of bling.
You can see in the photo above that a strange thing happened.  In the felt, the paint took on the base colour (this was rose gold) and the silk took on more of the metallic part of the paint.
WOW!  I loved that, so I tried a few more colours.
This was the blue gold and it did the same thing.  I also used violet gold, but I didn't overlap it much, so I  didn't take a photo.
I still felt it needed more and got some beads out, but as I sat down to start, I saw some candlelight thread I bought on a recent trip.  YUM!  so I embroidered some feathers - using feather stitch of course!  I also added a few feathers in the colours in the silk fabric - yellow, red and blue.
And that is where I am at.
I am not sure where to go next - whether to add more stitching and what method for binding.  I am leaning towards beading the edge and adding some seed stitch, but you are welcome to leave suggestions.
And that was my fabric fix.

Happy creating!

  1. that was a great idea to add the stencilling! It really makes it special ...

  2. love these feathers especially the silk ones, are you like me an leave the embellishing machine untouched for ages? Sorry cannot help with what to do next I would not have a clue!

  3. I have wanted an embellisher since a friend and I made our first felted pieces using the hand held needles. Too much work for me, so that's why I envy you.

    Your piece is gorgeous and the frayed edges of the feathers is perfect. The stencil adds the perfect touch, with an added surprise when it mixed with the felting.

    Sorry I missed this earlier. It's been a very, very busy few days and my weekend guests will probably not let me get any sleep, either.

  4. This is a beautiful piece Vicki! I know you would like to do something more, but I'm inclined to leave it just as it is. Based on the size, is that sitting in a screen?

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Friday, June 11, 2010

Just wanted to let you all know I'm still Alive. . . .

Jumping into summer has been a little hard.

We started with

2 Scout Camps,

2 Weeks of Swimming Lessons

220 Swim Team members looking for suits & stuff,

130 Triathlon participants,

2 weeks left at Symantec,

1 Unfinished Rock Wall,

1 Falling down deck,

1 Shed that needs to be built

1 Boat to be sold

1 Car to be sold

3 Children to be nagged into jobs

And 7 days left until I run RAGNAR again!

My "Alive" status may not last very long.

Leslie said...

Wow, when does school start back need a break~! Good luck with all of that.

kellieanne said...

It's wrong how crazy summer can be right from the start. Running the Ragnar will be your vaction from summer vacation.


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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Barley and Pine Nut Pilaf

Barley is a nutty-flavored cereal grain with a chewy texture once it's cooked.

I don't think may people use barley for anything other than in soups.
Or beer...

Technically, pilaf is a rice dish cooked in broth, so the flavor is soaked up and permeates the rice. There are many versions with different additions such as onions, garlic, carrot, almonds, pistachios, raisins, apricots, and spices.

This recipe is a little different with the use of barley, but it's a hearty side and a nice addition to fall and winter meals. It's great with roasts and poultry as well as sausages.
Actually, it's pretty good with anything...

The texture is great, as is the flavor.

I've never tried it before, but I think mushrooms and a couple minced cloves of garlic would be a nice addition...

Barley and Pine Nut Pilaf
serves 6

1 c pearl barley, rinsed in cool water and drained
4 T butter
1/3 c pine nuts
1 bunch (1 c) green onions, chopped
1/2 c chopped fresh parsley
1/4 t salt
1/2 t pepper
3 1/3 c chicken broth

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a 10-inch skillet, heat butter and brown pine nuts. Remove with a slotted spoon and reserve. Saute green onions and barley until lightly toasted. Remove the pan from heat. Stir in toasted nuts, parsley, salt, and pepper. Spoon into ungreased 2 qt. casserole.
Heat the chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan and pour over the barley mixture. Stir to blend well. Bake, uncovered, 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Stir before serving.

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Thursday, 31 May 2012

Breathing new life into vintage treasures

This week I have been being CREATIVE. Call it breathing new life in to vintage treasures, recycling, it what you will its been great fun. Take these 1950's beauties, ok some are more beautiful than others, and some ''only a mother could love"  but where there's a vintage will, there's a vintage way:

Then take a vintage coffee sack.......

or a Vintage flag.......

Or some vintage fabric from the stash......... and Voila !!!!

Reinvented, recycled, restyled and at least another fifty years ahead of them....God I Love Vintage !!!!!

Some of these beauties will make an appearance on the stall, Vintage Influence, H5, Waverley Antiques, or I am happy to take commissions and I can post overseas too.

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Restock !!!

Thanks to The Block (Channel Nine), the amazing light fitting created by Sophie and Dale which is pictured below

And a post by one of our gorgeous customers on Waverley Antiques web-site, I sold ALL my American Mason jars this week.

So I have re-stocked and for those of you who are creative, hurry to Stall H5, Vintage Influence, in the Cool Room at Waverley Antiques to pick these up:

They are a stunning shade of blue with the original zinc lids......BEAUTIFUL and follow the link below to make your own unique and gorgeous chandelier

I just need to remember to save some for myself !!!!!

Friday, 18 May 2012

New Additions : Vintage Influence

A quick post with photos of the new additions to the Stall, Vintage Influence H5 at Waverley Antiques

New Stock Added Every Week So Watch This Space.......


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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Sweet and Sassy

The Country Living house
was not just country.

The little lady of the house
has her own space.

And she created it.

KK made the canvas art

Kaylee Faith, aka KK
is one of my sweet girls in our career class.
She is taking the summer off from classes
at Georgia Southern University.

Let me tell you,
she is one tough cookie!

The cabinet is handmade and painted by her mom.

A mix of sweet and sassy:)

Her Aunt Brenda made the curtains.

And precious to the core!

Just like her mama!

  1. Beautiful mother and daughter and such a cute space. I love the curtains but I can just imagine my cats with the fringe!

  2. Everything is very cute, including the mom and daughter!

  3. Loved this post, Bonnie! I love all of the colors in Kaylee's room...and the handmade cabinet, especially. Those are the things that add character to a room!

  4. They look like a very sweet family. What a priviledge to know them. Nice decorations too. Makes me want to start sewing again. ~:)

  5. I love that things were done by others and loved. The mom and daughter is so sweet. xoxo,Susie

  6. Sweet Mom and Daughter picture, love the room, Blessings Francine.

  7. That looks great - I would have loved to win it!! I am always looking for new home decor ideas. I'll be back to read more in the future.

  8. Very cute space! And beautiful Mom and daughter photo, too.
    Bless you today!

  9. I'll tell you sure know how to make me smile..loved your post. Blessings (ps love your new blog header as well!!)

  10. What a sweet space and dear photo of mom and daughter.
    Love those darling curtains.
    So nice to meet you and now a new follower too. I enjoyed my visit.

  11. Hello, Sweet and Sassy is a compliment because we need a bit of both to get through this life!
    Loved the pics...
    Hugs, Roxy

  12. Such a sweet post! And I can't read your blog title without hearing Karen Carpenter in my head! ♪♫

  13. Very sweet, and I love sassy, We do need both.

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August Afternoons @ The Weather Discovery Center

August Afternoons, Aug. 7-26, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Stop in and explore a different weather topic each week through self-directed activities and make-n-take crafts. Also enjoy our interactive exhibits and catch a video feature in our theater. The week of Aug. 7 explore the Solar Eclipse. The week of August 14 explore Lightening. The week of August 21 explore Rainbows.  Regular $6 admission, children 2 & under free. No pre-registration necessary. Weatherdiscovery.org.


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Thursday, 13 June 2013

India's 1st Technical School For Females In Delhi

Indira Gandhi Institution of Technological innovation has been improved to a condition school and will now be known as Indira Gandhi Delhi Specialized University. Inaugurated on Friday, it is the first technical institute for females in the nation. Formerly under Expert Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, it stocks its Kashmere Checkpoint university with Ambedkar University, and like it, will be a non-affiliating school.

"I wish this will outperform all the technical institutions in Delhi," said primary reverend Sheila Dikshit who inaugurated it. The update requires the variety of condition colleges in Delhi to five."The govt will try to provide more area so that the school can have a bigger campus", said Dikshit.

Indira Gandhi Institution of Technological innovation was recognized in 1998 as the first technological innovation higher education for females in Delhi. The school is releasing MTech programs in five programs for the 2013 circular of acceptance. This contains details protection control, VLSI style, cellular and persistent processing, robotics and automated and gadgets and interaction - the last being a few days program.

The consumption per course will be 30 and types can be purchased from divisions of Punjab and Sind Financial institution in Delhi. "We are preparing four new industry-linked Mtech programs," the vice-chancellor, Nupur Prakash, said. Posted by viswa mandalapu


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Bally Chohan Fitness Tips

A place where fun meets fitness and green healthy living with Bally Chohan..!!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Control Your Mood Wings with Yoga

In the ancient times, yogis have researched and studied a lot on the human body and it’s functioning by observing and analyzing the animal body postures and movements in different situations. They also studied how different postures help animals to move and attack fastly on the prey. For example, a tiger will shift its weight onto its hind legs before attacking its prey. Not only does this posture keep the required muscles active and powerful, it also presses on the adrenal glands, increasing the level of adrenaline in its body so that it moves at the highest speed possible.

They concluded that if similar postures and movements are developed for human being to practice in the form of yoga, then humans can get their hormonal balance and other benefits of health.

When they further studied the mental and emotional state of human brains, they found that If we can balance or stimulate the production of hormones, we can drastically alter our moods and their fluctuations. This is possible only with the help of yoga. Endocrine glands that control the Courage, fear, love and creativity and other human mood swings are activated when we practice yoga. The ultimate goal of yoga is to stimulate the pineal gland which is known as the ‘Agnya chakra’ in yogic terminology and helps us to live in a blissfully high state 24 hours a day when stimulated. However before this can occur, the blockages present in the lower level chakras (which correspond to our endocrine glands) must be cleared first, or else a man might go crazy with an energy level too high to be handled by the physical body. In simple words, you cannot pass a very high electric current through a very thin wire.

We are describing here some simple exercises to control our anger, frustrations and restlessness so that we can achieve a calm and undisturbed emotional and mental state. These yogas are helpful to bring about a change in your state of mind so that we can live in a state of acceptance towards life.

Exercise 1
  • Kneel on the floor, knees together.
  • Sit back on your heels, keeping back straight.
  • Inhale and raise your arms above your head.
  • Exhale slowly and bend the body forward so that forehead rests on floor, palms face downward.
  • Hold position breathing normally.
  • Inhale, come up. Exhale and resume start position.
Exercise 2
  • Lie flat on back, arms by side
  • Slowly raise legs to 90 degree position.
  • Lift hips and support them with hands as shown.
  • Hold 10-30 seconds.
  • Breathing normal.
  • Slowly come back to start position.
Exercise 3 Jalandhar Bandha

  • Sit with legs stretched out, back straight.
  • Bend one leg, place ankle on opposite thigh close to groin. Bend other leg and place ankle on thigh of bent leg, close to groin. Place your hands on your knees.
  • Inhale deeply. Keeping chest high, hold your breath and lock chin against chest.
  • Hold for as long as comfortable.
  • Release chin, look up and exhale.
  • Repeat only 3 times.
Exercise 4
  • Sit as above.
  • Exhale completely, pull up the genital space and close the anal space. Keep abdominal muscles tight.
  • Relax the lock and inhale.
  • Repeat 3 times only.
Exercise 5
  • Sit as above. Rest your arms on the thighs.
  • Lean forward slightly and exhale forcefully.
  • Suck in your stomach to create a hollow space.
  • Hold as long as you can hold your breath comfortable.
  • Release contraction and breathe in.
  • Repeat only 3 times.
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Virtualization Technology News and Information
KALEAO Partners With Network Allies to Bring Its Solutions to Market

KALEAO, an intellectual property and server solutions company, announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Network Allies, a provider of application-specific computing solutions. Based in Massachusetts, Network Allies specializes in complex system integration for server solutions, technical and support services to the North American market.

"We are very impressed with KALEAO's product portfolio and tremendous potential in our various vertical markets," said Jim Reinhold, President and CEO, Network Allies. "We are extremely confident that with KALEAO and our ability to customize its systems, we will be able to grow our presence in the market and position Network Allies as one of the most competitive system integrators in this space."

KALEAO's KMAX was launched in October 2016 at IP EXPO in London, UK. The KMAX server/appliance removes the typical performance overhead when layering applications over a virtualized, hyperconverged platform, enabling appliance simplicity and the flexibility of a software-defined solution. Leveraging all-flash storage for higher performance densities and energy savings and the cost advantages of ARM 64-bit hardware, KMAX is capable of achieving significant improvements in efficiency and scalability.

"Network Allies is our first formal partnership in the United States and we are extremely confident that with their in-depth capabilities and knowledge of the market we will be able to position KMAX as one of the best selling platforms currently available," said Greg Nicoloso, General Manager and Business Development Officer, KALEAO. "As ever, KALEAO will always focus on providing partners, such as Network Allies, with the most advanced server platforms available since it is through these strategic relationships that we will achieve our very ambitious goals in the years to come."

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Nasim(Maryam) Naghash zargran Return to prison Today June/ 27/2016 After The threat of seize Bail. Read More »

Persecuted Christian converts prisoner Got Warning call from prison

Nasim’s Brother got a phone call today from intelligent police of Iran telling him that if Nasim doesn’t return to prison they will sell his house and Seizure that, which he put as a 100 000 $ bail for Nasim. Read More »

Letter from Iran:Persecuted Christian converts prisoner

Nasim wrote it after her Hunger Strike in her parents’ house. Intelligent Police of Islamic Iran asked her to return to Prison and she refused, therefore, any time they are going to chain her and take her back to Evin prison even she is so sick. Read More »

Iranian Blogger Sentenced to 444 Lashes for “Spreading Lies”

Local authorities have sentenced an Iranian blogger to 444 lashes for his blog posts about social affairs and civil rights. Read More »

Pastor Saeed Abedini Asks Senators & Congressmen for Urging to Release Maryam Naghash Zargaran

Pastor Saeed abedini  had a wonderful time with Senator James Lankfort of Oklahoma and Congressman Robert Pittenger,On Thursday june 10 2016. Read More »

Iran: Arash Sadeghi Arrested to Serve a 19-Year-Term in Prison

Arash sadeghi was arrested by Verdict Execution officers on June 7, 2016 and sent to the notorious Evin prison. Arash,30 went to Shahid Moghadasi court of Evin to get information on his sentencing status when he was arrested and sent to prison to serve a 19-year-term imprisonment, said his relative. He is being held at quarantined section, Ward 4 of ... Read More »

Iran: Critical Condition of the Imprisoned Christian Convert Maryam Naghash Zargaran

Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran, the prisoner of conscience, who is kept at Women Ward in the notorious Evin prison, is in grave danger of her life. Maryam had started a hunger strike on May 26 in protest against the systematic violence of her basic rights such as medical care, conditional release and her unknown fate in the prison, whereupon, she ... Read More »

Iran’s Officials Arrest Civil Rights Activist Shima Babai

By: @TaheriKaveh   Iran’s Officials Arrest Civil Rights Activist Shima Babai Shima Babai, the civil rights activist, was arrested by IRGC officials in a raid at her father’s house on May 25, 2016. Officials seized her personal belongings- books, hand writings and cell phones- in the attack, BCR Group has learned. Read More »

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Buying a Volt: It's an American thing, not a Republican or Democrat thing...

An interesting poll is currently underway on  The poll is soliciting responses for those who own a Volt or are strongly considering owning one, asking "Did you vote for Obama or not?"  Presumably, the original intent of the poster was to find out who is registered as a Republican or Democrat, but as evidenced in the thread, there are a few self-professed Republicans that voted for Obama.  Nevertheless, while the poll isn't scientific, and is not as clear cut as I would like (Are you a registered Democrat, Republican, or Independent would have been better), the results still say a lot.

With just over 100 votes collected, the poll is evenly split.

I am sure to most Volt owners, this is a 'duh' moment.  But it seems to many in the media, and those blogging critically on the Volt, that owning a Volt is like having a drivable billboard advertising that you are a hardcore tree hugging liberal (I am using that term affectionately here, not intended as derogatory).  While there are plenty of those types of people that drive the Volt and other electrics, there are plenty of Volt driving Republicans that would disagree with that assertion.

I have long wondered how it is possible so many Republican leaders have gotten the 'electric car' issue completely wrong, pigeoning it as a left wing environmentalists brain child.   It's not even close to the truth.  Especially for the Volt, when it was pioneered by conservative GOPer, Bob Lutz, that professed he didn't believe in global warming.

This poll, while small, should be a wakeup call.  More and more Republicans, like myself, are rejecting undisciplined and unintelligent platforms, especially as it pertains to energy.  Republican leadership risks alienating more and more people, like me, when they spout and support ignorant and incomplete assessments or our country's dire energy situation.  They also risk being on the wrong side of history, and I think that's going to happen a lot sooner than expected.

As I tell critics, you could believe the entire environmental movement is complete crock, that global warming is a hoax, and that electric cars provide no benefit to the environment over traditional gas guzzlers, and STILL support this country making a concerted effort to significantly diversify our country away from oil and towards electric.  I explained all of my reasoning to this endeavor back in my first post.

The electrification movement is an 'American thing', and the sooner the thought leaders in my party get on board, the better it will be for all of us.

  1. Amen. I'm an enthusiastic 1994 Republican but I feel I have very little in common with what passes for conservatism today. So this past November, I, a lifelong Republican that bought a Volt in March of 2011, voted for a Democrat for the first time in my life (straight ticket Dem, if you really want to know).

    I came to purchase my Volt for many of the reasons you did but I also trust the scientific method and thus also had peak oil and AGW on my mind as I made the plunge. While the Volt is almost $10,000 more than I ever spent on a car (and that is AFTER the tax rebate) I knew I had the disposable income to get my actions a little more in line with my values and so the Volt was a relative no brainer.

    The fact that it is just fun to drive and saves me about $2,000 a year over the operating cost of my previous car are huge bonuses.

    And for the record, I love oil. I love it so much I wish to use it wisely and keep it around to be used by many generations in the future.

  2. yes, I like! Though people just wouldn't realize this upon reading it I'm afraid. The large majority wouldn't. I guess that why we''d rather concentrate on a Chevy dealership in Waynesboro, VA.


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Tree of life advanced colouring book

Dit is de Engelse review. Lees je liever de Nederlandse review? Klik dan hier.

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We received a review copy of “Tree of Life advanced coloring book” from Salariya Book Company for which we kindly thank them.

Information you can find on the internet: The Tree of Life Advanced Colouring Book provides a creative way to relax and unwind, free the mind, and increase focus and creativity that your inner artist will love. The beautiful line illustrations of the natural world have been carefully and intricately drawn so you can colour in and personalise to make them your own.

Like I mentioned in an earlier review of a book by the same publisher, I love these kinds of books. They have a beautiful and thick cardboard cover. I love this, which of course is a personal matter.

The paper feels good and firm to the touch and is white. The pages are printed doubled sided. Some pictures are drawn across two pages. A typical thing about this book is that on several occasions the image of the right page is repeated on the left page, only smaller. Take a look at this photo for example:

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There are intricate pictures as well as more bold ones. All pages are printed. Let me show you a few examples:

For my first picture, one of a pregnant woman/tree, I used colored pencils: Faber Castell Polychromos and Koh-I-Noor Hardmuth. I also used a Prismacolor blender pencil. The pencils perform excellent on this paper. I would recommend however to put a sheet of paper under your hand because you easily swipe the pigment off the paper. Whether this is due to the paper, the pencils or your skin, is hard to tell.

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My final picture I colored in with several different brands of felt tip pens: Faber Castell Pitt brush pens, Stabilo, Crayola, Koi Sakura brush pens. For the background I used Koh-I-Noor Hardmuth colored pencils because I wanted a somewhat lighter background than would be achieved with felt tips. The felt tips performed well on this paper and did not bleed through the page so you can color the page on the backside as well. The colored pencils did well too but once again: remember to put a sheet of paper under your hand.

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Concluding let me say that this is another beautiful book in this series. A fancy and thick cover and good quality paper. Felt tip pens do well and do not bleed through. Colored pencils color also well but use the above mentioned sheet of paper. The drawings are intricate and diverse, as well as bold. I especially like the pictures that are drawn both bold and intricate at the same time. A book that is a must for your collection of color books!

Data of the book:
Title: Tree of Life advanced coloring book
Illustrator: David Stewart
Publisher: The Salariya book Company
Number of pages: 128
Size: 16 x 215 x 280 mm
ISBN: 9781910706527
Price: € 12,99

You can buy this book at Bol amongst others.

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