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The Philosophical Theology offered at the University of Oxford offers graduates in either philosophy or theology the opportunity to undertake advanced study in a field bridging the two disciplines. Teaching is provided jointly by members of both the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Theology and Religion.
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The Philosophical Theology offered at the University of Oxford offers the opportunity to study the philosophy of religion and the history of either theology or specifically philosophical theology. Studies in the history of philosophical theology include the study of major philosophical works from each period in English translation.
The allocation of graduate supervision for this course is the responsibility of the Faculty of Theology and Religion and the Faculty of Philosophy and it is not always possible to accommodate the preferences of incoming graduate students to work with a particular member of staff. Under exceptional circumstances a supervisor may be found outside the Faculty of Theology and Religion and the Faculty of Philosophy.
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A Farmer's Dream
History of the pontoon boat
Published in the January 2013 Issue January 2013 Feature
A little over 50 years ago, a small town Minnesota farmer had a thought that would completely change the history of boating. His idea of building a family-friendly vessel involved modernizing a concept that had been around for centuries. The origin of the pontoon model goes back thousands of years to ancient people using floating circular structures like logs or inflated animal skin attached to some kind of platform. Eventually this concept was used to support military bridges, allowing armies to cross rivers and other streams.
Even though he wasn't the first to fasten logs to a platform, Ambrose Weeres is credited with the invention of the modern-day pontoon. Rightfully so, as his prototype of a solid wooden platform strapped on top of two steel barrels went on to become the basis of Weeres Pontoons, the first pontoon company ever.
In 1952, in the small town of Richmond, Minn., Weeres knew that greater stability was needed if you planned on taking a family out on the water. Despite his lack of much formal education, Weeres was clever and quite adept at figuring out how things work. His ingenuity led to the first pontoon boat: two pontoons fabricated from steel oil drums welded end-to-end, with a rudimentary upswept nosecone on the front of each pontoon, topped with a plywood deck surrounded by a two-by-four wood railing. A small outboard provided the power, but creating the steering system was the big challenge. What he came up with was a vertical stick at the forward railing connected by two lines to the engine. The idea was to move the stick to the left to turn left, center the stick for straight ahead, and lean the stick right for a right turn.
Unlike the small, narrow-beam, tippy fishing boats that people were used to seeing around the lakes, Weeres' pontoon boat was wide, stable, and with the deck that sat considerably higher on the water than a traditional craft. This made it so taking on water was no longer a concern. Without a doubt, the pontoon boat was a completely new kind of boating experience.
After creating his first pontoon, he realized there were others in the land of 10,000 lakes that would enjoy his invention. He started out building just a few boats, calling them The Empress, and selling them locally with the help of a few dealers. Little did he realize just how popular these boats would become just a few short decades later.
His small shop couldn't keep up with all the orders that were pouring in, so he began Weeres Pontoons. Soon he was being called "Mr. Pontoon," a nickname that stuck with him until his death in 1991. Weeres has been elected to the Minnesota Marine Hall of Fame for his contribution to the world of boating. Weeres Industries, still located in central Minnesota, has gone on to build and sell more than 30,000 pontoon boats to date. All because a farmer had an idea that he felt was worth taking a gamble on.
While Weeres was the first, there are other companies that have been around since almost the beginning and have made vital contributions over the years. Harris FloteBote has been around since 1957, when brothers Ernie and Pete Harris founded Harris Manufacturing in Fort Wayne, Ind. They had been testing their groundbreaking pontoons in the northeast Indiana/southeast Michigan area since the early 1950's with great success and wanted to deliver their product to the masses.
Their idea had come from seeing water enthusiasts who had taken 55-barrel and drop tanks off airplanes to build up pontoon boats. The brothers thought there would be a market for that kind of thing, but wanted to build a more professional-looking boat. They started with the fences, built out of steel, and also included a motor mount so you could lower and raise the motor. They also redesigned the actual pontoons to replace the airplane barrels with more aesthetically pleasing tubes, though they were still steel and flat-nosed.
Despite the interest among locals, the first pontoons from Harris FloteBote weren't an easy sell to dealers. These people were used to selling 16-foot runabouts, so the dealers were turned off by the original 20-foot Harris FloteBote pontoons that took up valuable selling space in their showrooms. So Pete and Ernie started a grass roots marketing campaign, going directly to potential customers to spread the word. "We'd drive around the lake and see people sitting in the yard, maybe with children," Pete Harris was quoted as saying. "We asked people if they wanted to ride. Afterward, they would say, 'Where can we get these?' It did take a lot of effort."
In the years following, the company continued to stay ahead of the curve, listening intently to customer feedback. In the 60's Harris FloteBote revamped the entire pontoon boat industry by installing upholstered pontoon furniture and seats on their pontoon boats.
Another company with a lot of years in the business is Godfrey Pontoons. It started out as Godfrey Conveyor Company in the early 1900s. After 50 years of making conveyors that moved coal and grain, Godfrey Marine was born and they introduced the original Sanpan, the first-ever all aluminum pontoon boat, at the 1958 World's Fair in Chicago, Ill. Owned by the Deputy family for three generations, Godfrey Marine went on to acquire Aqua Patio from Freeland Co., of Sturgis, Mich., who had been making galvanized steel pontoon boats for the US Government. These days Sanpan and Aqua Patio are still dominant forces in the pontoon world.
Everyone knows someone who thinks of a pontoon boat as nothing more than a floating barge. They don't realize the sacrifice and dedication people of past generations have put in to an industry that is now a mainstay of the boating community. Today's pontoon boats can be anything from super-simple to extremely high-end, depending on your style and budget. Powered with a high-horsepower Evinrude outboard, pulling skiers and pushing 60 mph on the open water are well within the capabilities of the modern 'toon.


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The Littlest Church in Ferguson Falls
Perth Courier, December 19, 1968
St. Patrick's Church, One of the Oldest Mission Churches in Ontario
St. Patrick's Church, one of the oldest mission churches in Ontario, stands on the summit of a hill overlooking the Mississippi River in Ferguson's Falls. If this small edifice could speak, it would tell of the changes that have taken place in the district for the past 112 years. In 1820 the first settlers came to Ferguson's Falls. At that time they had to walk through the woods to Perth to worship. It was usually a two day trip, going in one day and returning the next day. When any member of the community died, their remains were carried into Perth and buried in the old cemetery on the banks of the Tay River.
There was no church at that time and the first evidence of a priest coming was in 1820 when Father LaMothe came from Quebec. He came at certain times during the year to those scattered throughout the county and held Mass in private homes. He continued these visits until 1823 when he was replaced by Father Sweeney who did the missionary work in the territory. Towards the end of 1823 Rev. Father McDonald came as the first resident pastor and for 15 years the priest labored. He erected a frame church in Perth and in the outlying districts "stations" were erected and services were held at suitable times throughout the year. The next priest to be sent to Perth was Rev. Hugh McDonagh in 1836(?). During his pastorate the present church at Ferguson's Falls was erected on account of the twenty miles or territory included in the parish at that time and the ever increasing congregation, it was decided that provision would have to be made to take care of the spiritual wants of the people who lived in the outlying portions of the parish and who had been required to make such long and tedious journeys to Perth to attend Mass. Accordingly, in 1836, a church was built at Ferguson's Falls. Logs used to make the church were cut on the farm owned by a Mr. Scantlan.
Two years after it was built it was moved to the present site. After it was placed on its permanent foundation the present vestry was added. It was named St. Patrick's Church in honor of the patron saint of Ireland.
On account of the slow mode of transport usually on horseback or by ox cart, as well as the extensive territory over which he presided, it was not until 1856 that the Archbishop of Kingston was able to make his first official visit to Ferguson's Falls to take part in the dedication of the new church.
It was a mission church being part of the parish of Perth with Father McDonagh as its first pastor. It was filled to capacity on Sundays and in fact, for a large percentage of the congregation, there was standing room only. People came to attend mass from McDonald's Corners and above the "float bridge" in Lanark Township.
John Quinn was the first person buried in the cemetery adjoining the church. The people who had died previously to that had been taken to Perth for burial because there was no cemetery in Ferguson's Falls. Since the opening of the church, several bodies have been brought back from Perth and re-buried. Father McDonagh passed away in September of 18??(illegible). His successor was Rev. Dr. Chisholm who was pastor for twelve lyears before he suddenly passed away from a heart attack on May 1, 1878(?)
Priests were sent from Kingston for the next twelve months to take charge of the congregation. On the 1st of June, 1879, Rev. John O'Connor was installed. He was later raised to the dignitary of Dean. During his pastorate the new church at Carleton Place was formally opened. Ferguson's Falls then severed its long connection with the parish of Carleton Place thus becoming a mission of that parish. Father Michael O'Donoghue was the first pastor. In 1869 he was transferred to Perth and Father M. O'Rourke installed as pastor in Carleton Place and its mission church at Ferguson's Falls. He was later transferred to Westport where he remained until his death.
In October, 1907, Father Kearney was appointed for the first resident priest of Lanark parish and Ferguson's Falls was transferred once more from Carleton Place to Lanark. In 1912, the present steel roof was put on the church.
Father Carey was the next pastor. During his pastorate, which ended in 1925, the fence was removed from around the church proper and a new one was erected. In 1925 Father Sullivan was installed as pastor and he remained there until the summer of 1928 when he was succeeded by Rev. Father Whelan. Father Whelan had the interior of the church redecorated, the statues renovated and a grotto built at the rear of the statue of St. Theresa.
The next pastor was Father Clancy who remained until 1941 when he was transferred to Carleton Place. He was succeeded by Rev. Father Healy.
In 1944 the cemetery grounds were improved and tombstones reset in proper formation. This work was done in the form of bees by the parishioners. A cobblestone cross designed by Father Healy was erected in the cemetery. In 1945 the exterior of the church was painted by Mr. Watt of Lanark who also painted the surrounding fence.
You can read Arlene Stafford Wilson's blog on the church here.
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Stacy kehoe zahn on November 30, 2016 at 9:40 am said:
Thank you for posting this article. My ancestor Thomas McCaffrey was also a founding member of St. Patrick. Our family still attends summer service and all our family is buried here.
lindaseccaspina on November 30, 2016 at 10:20 am said:
Thanks Stacy for reading.. through commenting we can all share our history together.. HUGGG


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Sahan Nanayakkare (born 19 August 1995) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Ragama Cricket Club in the 2014–15 Premier Trophy on 13 March 2015.

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Вигстан (; убит 1 июня 849 года) — король Мерсии в 840 году; сын Вигмунда и его жены Эльфледы, дочери короля Кёлвульфа I. Канонизирован католической церковью. День памяти — 1 июня.

Биография
При Виглафе Вигстан был субкоролём или элдорменом Хвикке, а затем после смерти отца в 840 году некоторое время занимал престол Мерсии. Однако в том же году он отрёкся от престола и стал клириком. Престол же Мерсии перешёл к Беортвульфу.

Когда Беортвульф, крёстный отец Вигстана, захотел женить своего сына Беортфрита на королеве-матери Эльфледе, Вигстан воспротивился этому браку. Тогда Беортвульф повелел его убить, что и было сделано 1 июня 849 года.

Останки Вигстана были похоронены в , где покоился также прах его деда Виглафа. Некоторое время спустя там развился его культ, как святого. В результате этого Рептон стал центром паломничества. В годы правления Кнуда Великого мощи Вигстана были перенесены в Ившемское аббатство.

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 Кельтские и староанглийские святые

Монархи, отрёкшиеся от престола
Короли Мерсии IX века
Монархи, убитые в IX веке
Святые Англии
Святые по алфавиту
Христианские святые IX века
Википедия:Персоналии, не категоризованные по месту рождения


If you've already earned a graduate degree and find you don't want to leave the school environment, a career in academia may be the choice for you. However, the career path can be difficult, as there are a series of positions to work through to become a tenured professor. There are also a number of non-tenured options available.
Tenured professor, in which you teach and have your own laboratory.
Grant-supplied Principal Investigator, which involves no teaching. You have a lab that you run.
Professor at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI), where teaching is prominent.
Adjunct Professor, which is most often a teaching position.
Lecturer, which can give you teaching experience prior to becoming a professor.
Postdoctoral Fellow, in which, after your PhD, you work in someone else's lab.
Think about what aspect of an academic career you like. Many people enjoy teaching, while others only want to have their own lab, applying for public or private money to do research. The research you do can be your own and isn't confined to the commercial goals of a pharmaceutical company.
Those most interested in a career in academia know and accept that their remuneration won't be as high as in the corporate world. They must like travelling to conferences at least a few times a year. You'll need strong bench skills if you plan to publish repetitively. As a teacher, you need to have excellent communication skills. As a researcher, you need to be fairly autonomous.
Choosing an academic career can be freeing, but it also means finding your way through a job market that can be inflexible and competitive. You may receive a temporary job contract, like an adjunct job, that doesn't guarantee you a job past one year. Academia tends to be stepwise that way, with jobs that become stepping stones to the job you really want. And, at each step, there will be competition.
The path to becoming a tenured professor is highly competitive. First, you will need to become a Postdoctoral Fellow. In this position, you'll publish through a Principal Investigator's lab. Then, you apply to be an Assistant Professor and get your own lab. It's time to prove your worth through publications and teaching. Success here can earn you a tenured position as an Associate Professor. You're on the tenure track, but you still need to work hard publishing and teaching—at least another 5 years. Make sure your relationships with other Professors in the university, and especially your Department, are good. After that, you have a chance to be a full professor, completely tenured.
Consider the alternatives to being a tenured professor. You could plan to be a Professor at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution, a Principal Investigator, or a Lecturer. A Professor at a PUI follows the same Professorship track as the large research institutions (Asst. Prof, Assoc. Prof, Full Prof.), but there's much more focus on teaching and most of the help in your lab will be undergraduates.
Because academia is so competitive, find an advisor who works with PhD researchers to guide you through the stages of your process. Talk to your mentor about his or her experiences getting into academia. Think about how you can improve your Curriculum Vitae with teaching experiences, publications, committee membership and experiences in administration.
Networking doesn't have to be painful. You don't have to be super-outgoing and extroverted. Just share your experience with others, and let them share with you. Keep in touch with those people you meet at conferences or committees.
Think about your flexibility. Will you be able to move to another university? Can you tolerate the working hours, which may involve nights and weekends? Will your personal life be affected by your career choice? Is the research/teaching balance what you want it to be? Is the subject of your research exactly what you want it to be? Is the institution setting ideal? These are dimensions to consider in a job choice.
You need to develop resilience, patience and confidence as you go on the journey toward being a tenured professor or even to work as a postdoc in a laboratory at a major university. It takes tenacity just to get through the PhD, and it takes the same tenacity to go beyond that.


'Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.' The VW camper van has been a cult classic for decades and has a broad fanbase all around the world. But Norbert Nettekoven is not interested in immaculately restored collector's pieces, he is looking for the maddest and baddest, the funniest, nicest and strangest camper vans on the planet. From born-again rustbucket to lowered streetracer, from stretch limo to steam punk: This collection of camper vans will blow your mind.


Oh my goodness! I've been searching high and low for a way to decorate the garden attached to our reception hall for our wedding! This is lovely :) Thanks so much for your beautiful and attainable craft-ability!
I love this! Your color choices are just terrific. I used to do a lot of decorating for dances and such when my daughter was in high school. I used this technique to make rings for glass bowls for the centerpieces of many banquets. Candlelight filtered through the tissue paper is so pretty. I just made a paper ring and started gluing. So simple…and so effective!
Gorgeous – how much light do they throw off though? I have battery lamps like that and they are not very bright – I can only imagine they would be even less with the tissue?
Debbie – Click through to the tutorial, I talk about that and show an image of it at night.
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Love, love this idea for my wedding next summer!
Way cool. Just a great idea.
WOW, those are seriously amazing. I may have to try that sometime!
Lovely! The color is so refreshing.


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Today, we are known as APTA Kentucky, a Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association with a combined national presence of over 100,000 members.


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Coastal Carolina beats App State 35-28, moves atop Sun Belt
- Nov. 03, 2022 11:27 PM EDT
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Grayson McCall threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns and Coastal Carolina beat Appalachian State 35-28 on Thursday night for first place in the Sun Belt Conference.
McCall's 8-yard TD pass to Jacob Jenkins made it 28-14 early in the fourth quarter, and on App State's next play Tavyn Jackson intercepted a pass and returned it 54 yards to the 1. Reese White capped the drive with a TD run for a 21-point lead.
Chase Brice's 5-yard quarterback sneak with 3:01 left in the fourth cut App State's deficit to seven points, but Coastal Carolina ran out the clock in eight plays to end it.
Coastal Carolina (8-1, 5-1) won just its second game in eight series meetings. The winner of this matchup has gone on to win the East Division the last four years.
The Coastal Carolina defense forced a three-and-out on the first possession of the game, and three plays later Jared Brown ran for a 45-yard touchdown. Coastal Carolina had three touchdowns of over 30 yards in the first half to build a 21-14 lead. McCall connected with Sam Pinckney for a 38-yard touchdown on a flea-flicker.
Brice threw for 279 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for Appalachian State (5-4, 2-3). Dalton Stroman made a one-handed catch in the end zone for a 41-yard score to get within 21-14.


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In honor of Independence Day, RadioShack and RadioShack.com will be offering free gift with purchase on select items from June 29 to July 12. Also, as a special thanks to troops for their service, military personnel, active and reserve, will get 10 percent off store-wide when they show military ID.
SOL REPUBLIC Tracks Headphones
Wear your national pride with red, white and blue interchangeable SOL REPUBLIC Tracks or Tracks HD Headphones! FREEdom offer: get a FREE SOL REPUBLIC color headband, a $29.00 value when you purchase a pair of SOL REPUBLIC Tracks or Tracks HD Headphones!
Motorolla Moto Stream
Set the tone of your Independence Day bash with the Motorola Moto Stream and set your music free by turning your receiver, portable speaker or dock into a Bluetooth-enabled device. Heist Mode connects up to five devices with tap to pair NFC and 300-ft. range on a Bluetooth connection. Best of all, it's universally compatible with all Bluetooth devices, so anyone can jump in and drop a track for all to hear. FREEdom offer: get $10 off + $20 Virtual Visa for online-only purchases.
- Buy: GS5 GET: Free 8 MB Memory and portable power bank, a $49.98 value
- Buy: GS 4 GET: Free Flip Cover, a $39.99 value (IN-STORE ONLY; no RS.com availability)
- Buy: 7" Kindle Fire GET: Free Stylus (IN-STORE ONLY; no RS.com availability)
- Buy: Sprint Framily referrals GET: $75 prepaid VISA card
Scenario: You are on Sprint and have a Framily plan. You want to add your cousin onto your plan. You refer your cousin to join your framily plan so you get a better discount. Your cousin activates a new line of service with Sprint on your framily plan. Then you mail off to get a $75 Visa for referring your cousin to join your Framily.
- Buy: Sprint Framily Plan GET: Free Spotify Premium for 6 months, a $59.94 value
- Buy: SOL REPUBLIC Tracks or Tracks HD headphones GET: Free SOL REPUBLIC color headband, a $29.99 value
- Buy: 1 Graphic T-shirt from the collection Get: Free Graphic T-shirt, a $10 value IN STORE ONLY
- Buy: Select Boost Mobile no contract phones GET: Free JBL Micro II speaker, a $39.99 value
- Buy: Netgear Wireless Router GET: Free $20 RadioShack gift card
- Buy: 36 pack batteries (AA or AAA) GET: Free 4pack LED Flashlights $12.99 value
- Buy: New Moto Stream GET: $10 off + $20 Virtual Visa for online-only purchases (Visa sends you an email with a card number and security code)
Monday-only offers, 6/30:
- Buy: 16 GB iPod Touch GET: Free $50 RadioShack gift card
- Buy: RC Wasp Indoor helicopter $24.99; regular $49.99, save 25%
- Buy: Toshiba Canvio 2 TB portable hard drive $99.99; regular $129.99
It's a stuffed animal! It's pajamas! It's both! J-animals are wearable stuffed animals that transform from animal to pajamas.
Available in five animals - giraffe, cat, zebra, dog, unicorn - J-animals are the latest, cuddliest plush playthings. Initially introduced as "As Seen on TV" hits, they will be available at major national retailers this June.
Emma received J-Animals in the giraffe design and was instantly intrigued. The J-Animals in its package looks like a rounded stuffed animal. A small zippered section on the animal is what keeps the pajamas stuffed and hidden. The pajamas come out when you unzip the stuffed animal and pull out the pajamas from the insides. You need to straighten the pajamas out because they're bunched up into a ball. After the pajamas are pulled out, they're ready for wear. The head of the stuffed animal is actually the hood for the pajamas.
When you're done wearing the pajamas, you can stuff them back into the insides of the zippered pouch and it becomes a stuffed animal again. It's a really innovative idea, actually.
J-Animals come in three sizes - small, medium, and large. Emma has a medium sized pair of J-Animals and they fit her fairly well. If she grows much taller, they won't fit because they're right now just the right size for her height. The width of material provides plenty of comfort without being too snug.
I have yet to wash or clean Emma's J-Animals so I don't know how well they fare through several cleanings. The material itself is soft and flexible during wear. Emma uses her J-Animals more as pajamas than as a stuffed animal. She likes the quirky look and has fun in "giraffe" character.
Get ready to shake your tail feathers! Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment takes you deep into the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest for the most fun you'll have all summer, as RIO 2 debuts on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD July 15. Just in time for summer vacation, this "hilarious family adventure" (Jeff Craig, Sixty Second Preview) will samba its way into your home with exciting bonus features and extras everyone will enjoy. Projected to eclipse more than $490 million worldwide at the box office, the animated hit is the must-own family title of the season.
The cast of the animated hit comedy Rio returns — along with a new flock of all-star voice talent, including Bruno Mars, Kristin Chenoweth, Andy Garcia and more — in this high-flying sequel for the whole family. The party continues when Blu (Oscar® nominee Jesse Eisenberg1), Jewel (Oscar® winner Anne Hathaway2) and their three kids take a walk on the wild side and embark on a colorful, comical, music-filled journey through the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit into his new surroundings, he goes beak-to-beak with the villainous Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law!
The RIO 2 Blu-ray™ and DVD brings everything you loved from the first Rio, but with even more laughs, excitement and music! Not only will kids get nearly an hour and a half of bonus features on the RIO 2 Blu-ray™, but they'll also get their groove on with two downloadable bonus songs from the RIO 2 soundtrack: "I Will Survive" and "Poisonous Love," both performed by Gabi (Kristin Chenoweth) and Nigel (Jemaine Clement). For even more fun, every Blu-ray™ comes with 15 exclusive levels for Angry Birds Rio™ and Music Machine Sing-Along and Dance-Along songs for a whole family party! There's also Janelle Monáe's "What is Love" lyric video, a deleted scene, character auditions and much more!
One person will win a Rio 2 Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack.
Celebrate Summer's Biggest Party With the #Rio2SummerTour
JOIN THE SUMMER'S BIGGEST PARTY AS TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE AMAZON TO YOUR HOMETOWN
Families will have plenty of reason to shake a tail feather down to the tour; it's full of interactive activities for all ages including portable viewing stations to watch soccer games, live from Rio; screenings of RIO 2; Samba performances and lessons; customizable Carnival masks; soccer challenges, and much more! All guests can also turn their fun into a global sensation by joining a cross country karaoke from the party via the sing- and dance-along photo booth.
Summer Party Tour Schedule
Mon. 6/30 New York, NY South Street Seaport 12 - 6:30 pm
Tues. 7/1 Philadelphia, PA Franklin Square 12 - 6:30 pm
Sat. 7/5 Atlanta, GA Mall of Georgia 12 - 6:30 pm
Tues. 7/8 Cincinatti, OH Smale Field 1 - 6 pm
Wed. 7/9 Chicago, IL Kohl Children's Museum 1:30 - 6:30 pm
Sat. 7/12 St. Louis, MO St. Louis Galleria 1 - 6 pm
Mon. 7/14 Dallas, TX The Parks at Arlington 12 - 5 pm
Fri. 7/18 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood & Highland Center 12 - 5 pm
Will you be attending any of the events for the Rio 2 Summer Tour?
A few of my giveaways have ended and the winners have been randomly drawn via Random.org. The winners have 48 hrs. to respond to email notification or new winner(s) will be drawn.
The winner of the Rebook Spartan Race giveaway is #6, Seth.
The winner of the Fifth Avenue Trilogy giveaway is #20, Sadie.
The winner of the Softsoap Body Wash giveaway is #4, TemporaryWaffle.
Congrats to the winners and thanks to all who entered. Be sure to check out my current active giveaways, all listed at the top left hand side of my blog. There's no limit to how many you can enter or how many you can win.
Domino's Pizza® to Offer Free Pizza for a Year through Social Media Giveaway
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The only thing better than a chance at free pizza, is a chance at free pizza for a year! Domino's is partnering with Quikly, a Detroit startup, for a fun new kind of giveaway designed to surprise Domino's fans. Fans can register for the giveaway, and fans who have registered will receive a text message or email with a link to the giveaway site – the faster fans click through, the better their reward will be. Domino's will be giving one lucky recipient free pizza for a year! In addition, they'll give more than $100,000 in e-gift cards to 50,000 other fans. To join in the giveaway, customers should visit Domino's Facebook or Twitter page and click on the link to register.
Customers can share details of the giveaway with their friends through Facebook, Twitter and email for a chance to receive a "heads up" notice of when the Quikly offering will go live. The "heads up" notice will be awarded to those customers whose friends also register for the giveaway.
The promotion will go live sometime before July 11th, so get ready to move fast! Once it starts it's first come, first serve and the biggest rewards go first. This Domino's Fan Perk is limited to the first 150,000 participants, so make sure to opt-in now!
Being teens, there's not a lot of "toys" my boys play with anymore. Although they refuse to classify it as a toy, Logan and Adam have a heyday when battling it out with Battroborg. My husband and I have even put our battling skills to the test.
Battroborgs are motion controlled battling robots built for combat and controlled with wireless controllers. There are three available modes of play - Combat, Tag, and Autodrone. Battroborg's advanced radio control technology also allows players to host a Battle Royal where up to 20 robots can battle at one time. The 3-in-1 Battle Arena, which we received, includes two robots, two controllers, four training drones, sticker sheets, and arena with ropes.
Initial set-up of the arena and robots is fairly easy. Instructions are easy to follow and assembly doesn't require a lot of effort. Batteries are needed for the controllers and they're not included. Robots are charged by plugging the controller onto the backside of the robot. The controller is removed from a robot after charge. Full charge time equals twenty minutes of play time.
Much like what a popular gaming system uses, the robots are controlled with a wireless nunchaku controller. A person makes the robots move by motioning the controller to the left or right, up and down. My hubby quickly learned that wildly waving the controller around does not make a Battroborg punch any harder. There's no need to overexert yourself.
Little lights on top of the robot indicate damage level. There are five different colored damage indicators. Green is good; flashing red is bad. With the 3-in-1 Battle Arenea, having the ropes configured down the center allow for closer proximity of the robots. You have to be careful when repositioning the ropes, but you can do so in order to allow smaller or larger space within the arena.
The only technicality we have yet to overcome with Battroborgs is getting them to fully rotate or turn. The robots do not go backwards, which is sometimes frustrating. Other than that, Battroborg has provided my family (especially the guys) lots of competitive fun and action.
Get Healthy-Looking Hands With Skyy Hadley's At-Home Remedy
Just because the warm weather is here, that doesn't mean our hands are safe from flakiness and dehydration. We have to be extra careful not to let our hands dry up from the high temperatures, low humidity, constant washing of hands, and sun exposure. Below is a quick at-home remedy to combat dry, summer hands from celebrity manicurist and owner of As U Wish Nail Spa, Skyy Hadley!
Skyy Hadley's Luxury Rejuvenating Hot Cream At-Home Hand Treatment
· Remove all nail polish with a gentle polish remover
· Begin by sloughing off dead and dry skin from palms and backs of hands with a homemade sugar scrub (salt scrubs can be drying or irritating):
o Mix sugar, a few drops of vegetable glycerin and an uplifting essential oil like peppermint or rosemary in a medium-sized bowl.
· Gently rub hands together to scrub away dullness. Remove scrub with a warm wet cloth.
· Do NOT soak fingers in water, as doing so will actually draw the moisture OUT of your skin.
· Instead, heat up 2 plastic baggies full of a thick, luxurious cream and add a few drops of an invigorating essential oil such as tangerine, ylang ylang, or chamomile.
· Heat until very warm but not too hot, then place hands in bags for about 2 minutes, allowing moisture to penetrate the skin.
· Remove hands from bag and massage cream into skin, wiping off any excess.
· Your hands should instantly feel smooth and look radiant!
New Series 'Married at First Sight' Premieres July 8th
It's not something my husband hasn't already heard, but I was not in love with him at first sight...or second or third. In fact, I just wasn't interested. I was not looking to be in a relationship and I wasn't impressed with Jason's behavior. If it wasn't for his persistence, I wouldn't be with him now. Thankfully, he was tireless in his efforts and we've been together for over 12 years.
FYI, the new "one stop shop" network for all lifestyle programming will be premiering 'Married at First Sight' on July 8th at 9p ET/10p PT. The show is an extreme social experiment following six brave souls who are yearning for a life-long partnership as they agree to a provocative proposal: getting legally married the moment they first meet. Four specialists- a sexologist, spiritualist, psychologist, and sociologist- will create what they believe are three perfect couples, based on scientific matchmaking. The couples will never meet or know each other until they walk down the aisle and see each other face to face, for the first time, when they get married. Each episode of Married at First Sight will follow the classic lifestyle stories of newlyweds- from the honeymoon to early nesting to other relatable events of married life. After several weeks together, each couple must make a decision: do they remain together or decide to separate?
Here is a trailer so you can see what the show is all about:
Sounds like an interesting show! I'll be tuning in.
Do you believe in love at first sight? Would you marry someone based on blind faith, without knowing who they are or what they look like?
I'm a referee for the local roller derby team and my oldest daughter very recently joined as well. We are required to wear full safety gear, including mouthguards. I've purchased and used two brands of mouthguards in the past. One I liked real well. The other I threw away immediately after first-time use. I recently received two mouthguards from MoGo Sport, and Shelby and I put them to the test.
The M1 MoGo Sport Mouthguard currently comes in six flavors: Bubble Gum, Blue Raspberry, Mint, Orange, Fruit Punch and Lemon, two styles (black or clear) and two sizes (adult or youth). I received two adult size mouthguards, one in orange flavor and one in lemon. Every MoGo mouthguard comes with a quick release tether, but I have not used the tether during roller derby.
When I first received the MoGo Sport Mouthguards I made the rookie mistake of instantly inserting one in my mouth and going from there. Such is not the case. MoGo mouthguards need to be softened and molded to better fit a person's individual mouth. This is done by submerging the mouthguards in hot water, then into a glass of room temperature water. Once those steps are finished, the mouthguard is molded by lining it up with the center of your teeth and biting down. There are complete instructions included on how to mold the mouthguard and they are easy to follow. Once I properly molded the mouthguard to my teeth, it fit well and felt like it provided ample coverage.
MoGo Sport Mouthguards get their flavor from a revolutionary technology that allows MoGo to place any flavor into plastic. The flavor is not coated or sprayed on the plastic; it is impregnated into the plastic and the flavor lasts for nearly the life of the product. A flavored mouthguard (especially one with good taste) sure beats wearing a "plain Jane" mouthguard.
I've been wearing the lemon MoGo and Shelby's been using the orange one. I'll take her word that the orange one has a nice flavor. (No swapping of spit here!)
No mouthguard in the world is good, regardless of flavors, if it doesn't protect. Both Shelby and I feel confident that our chompers are well protected with MoGo while we play roller derby.
Do you or your child play sports that require mouthguards? Which flavor MoGo mouthguard would you like best?
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Once in a while I will compose a list of discounts, deals, coupons, and sweepstakes that I feel will be of interest to my readers. Here's the latest I've come across:
I See Me has launched their Summer Reading Sweepstakes through August 31. A grand prize winner will receive a $250 Visa gift card plus 5 personalized storybooks from the I See Me line of books. Twenty five other winners will win a personalized coloring book. The entry is as easy as entering your name and email address – that's it!
I See Me is also offering FREE SHIPPING June 24th to July 7th. Just enter coupon code BUZZ to get free standard US shipping on ISeeMe.com through 7/7/14.
Easy to take on-the-go with a hands-free application, Puracyn® Wound and Skin Care is your go-to first step in first aid treatment for cleaning and healing wounds, including cuts, abrasions, irritations, and lacerations. From June 21st until 12:00 pm ET Thursday, July 24th, enter the Puracyn® Favorite Summer Firsts Giveaway for your chance to win one of four fantastic summer first prize packages for your first summer backyard bash, your first summer splash, your first summer outdoor adventure, or your first summer road trip. One winner will be randomly selected each Thursday July 3rd through July 24th.
Sea-Band® Mama Anti-Nausea Wrist Bands and Sea-Band® Mama Ginger Lozenges are essential to pregnant women for drug-free morning sickness relief. Enter the Sea-Band® Mama New Mommy Sweepstakes to win other essentials for you or baby! Six winners will each win a $250 gift card (to CVS or Target, where you can also find our new Sea-Band® Mama line), along with an adorable Petunia Pickle Bottom designer diaper bag to tote around all of your little one's essentials! Winners will be announced on the 15th and 30th of each month (June through August).
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When life hands you dung, just roll with it.
At Orkin, they never stop learning. Their new "Bug Wisdom" video series is a reminder that some of life's biggest lessons come from small places. Bugs are smart, curious creatures – we humans can learn a lot from their ways.
Take the "What's YOUR Spirit Bug?" Quiz on The Orkin Bug Wisdom App and find out which smart, curious creature you are most like. You can also click through all the GIFs and soak in every nugget of wisdom that these bugs have to offer.
The Orkin Man always knows what to look for when he shows up at your home. If you want to get exploration down to a science, be sure and enter to win Orkin's Backyard Explorers Kit!
One person will win an Orkin Backyard Explorers Kit that includes:
- The Orkin 9-Page Activity Bug Book
- Orkin Bugview Bug Catching Tool and Magnifier
- Red/Black Summer Wayfarer Sunglasses
*This is a Rafflecopter giveaway open to residents of the USA. Each household is only eligible to win 1 Orkin Backyard Explorers Kit via blog reviews and giveaways. Only one entrant per mailing address per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.*
U.S. Cellular Helping Parents and Children Come To Agreement - #HelloBetter
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A recent U.S. Cellular survey found 39 percent of parents say they wish their children would talk to them instead of texting/emails or instant messaging them. I belong to that percentage.
I'm okay with my children texting or instant messaging me if the need warrants but I'm adamant that they don't depend on their computer or phone to relay every message they want to convey. I'm all for technology and the abundance of information that it affords but I also cherish good, quality time.
In another recent U.S. Cellular survey, respondents indicated that 13 was an appropriate age for a child to receive their first mobile phone, whereas five years ago this age was 15. With how busy our lives are, I have to also agree with this concensus. Even though I prefer my kids to talk to me face-to-face if they are able to, there have been several times that a mobile phone has come in handy when getting a hold of them. Our youngest child is 12 years old and just got her first cell phone within the last few months. She's a busy girl and I like that I can get a hold of her to discuss extracurriculars and schedules.
For parents who have just purchased a new mobile device for their child, U.S. Cellular recommends the following tips to help ensure their children's usage is both safe and courteous:
Establish guidelines: According to the U.S. Cellular Better Moments survey, 72% of families have rules regarding child's cell phone use. To help make this conversation as easy as possible for all parents, U.S. Cellular's Parent-Child Agreement provides customizable suggestions on safety and etiquette that focus on creating better moments within families. The intention is to make this work for each individual family, and to show how technology can enhance time spent together as a family.
Set up their phone: Take the time to set up your child's phone to ensure they only have access to phone features and apps that are appropriate for their age. The U.S. Cellular Family Protector App provides safety and security by allowing parents to block websites, restrict the downloading of applications, and more.
Monitor usage: Regularly checking in on your child's mobile phone usage can ensure they are using their phone safely and responsibly. The Family Protector app allows parents to monitor call content including text messages, contacts and call history. It can also set schedules for usage to ensure children are not using their device at school and can also set time limits for using the internet once home.
Last year I went through U.S. Cellular's Parent-Child Agreement with five of my children. Although they have each had a phone for a while, I printed out a Parent-Child Agreement and went over it with them. I already had rules in place for their cell phone use, but the Parent-Child Agreement opened up new conversations and messages, as well as gave me the opportunity to go over what rules we've discussed in the past. Each kid signed the agreement after we discussed it. The same scenario took place when Emma got her cell phone a few months ago.
U.S. Cellular will offer free Device Workshops in July that focus on this very topic. At the workshops, U.S. Cellular associates will offer families tips on setting phone guidelines and share suggestions to help with the decision of getting their child their first cell phone. For a list of Device Workshops in your area, visit www.uscellular.com/events.
Disclaimer: Between Nov. 15 and Dec. 2, 2013, 500 nationally representative online interviews were conducted among smartphone users in partnership with Maritz Research.
What age do you think is appropriate for a child to get their first mobile phone? I encourage you to print out and go over the Parent-Child Agreement with your kids. It will set up some ground rules and open up discussion.
Thymes is a company known for bath, body and home fragrances. Until recently, I'd never heard of the company. I still don't know a lot about the brand or its association because the Thymes website doesn't divulge a lot of information. I will, however, say that I really like the one product I recently tried from the company, the Thymes Aqua Coralline Hand Cream.
Aqua Corraline is a new fragrance out of the many that's offered. The scent is made with notes of pure water lily, dewy white cyclamen, crisp driftwood, tart yuzu, lemon pulp and Hinoki wood. I liken it to the smell of the sea and floral tones.
Thymes Aqua Coralline Hand Cream has an amazing silky feeling after application. For real, it makes my hands feel like they've been embedded in silk. I probably overuse the hand cream because I like it so well. The cream itself is white in color and isn't goopy, gloppy, or greasy. Although its main purpose is for use on the hands, I've used the cream on my feet and elbows as well. This cream rates at the top of my list in terms of fragrance and feel.
Have you ever purchased or used Thymes products? What's your opinion of them?
I don't have little ones in my household and I'm definitely not expecting. That era came and went for me. But this seems to be the year of babies. I know several females that are due with child this year. That means I'm on the lookout for items that will make great gifts for baby showers.
Author Dan Stiles has fabricated Baby's First Book Blocks, a set of mini board books designed to help babies develop visual acuity and encourage blooming motor skills. After reviewing the book blocks, I'm sure they'd be a wonderful gift for baby.
Featuring bold colors, diverse shapes and intricate patterns, these compact little books offer a prime opportunity to interact with even the youngest babies. There are four book blocks in the set, which each book centered around a theme. One book shows black and white shapes. Another features red, blue and yellow shapes. The other two books have more complex patterns, shades, and colors. The books are small enough for a small child to easily grasp with their hands, and they can be stacked to resemble blocks.
I feel it's important to visually stimulate a child's mind and Baby's First Book Blocks provide that incitement.
Last Friday I put on my big girl panties and participated in Tough Trucks during the Monster Truck show at the local raceaways. The Tough Trucks part of the event is where local drivers bring out their rides and take them to the track, doing doughnuts and going over high jumps. I was the first female ever to participate in Tough Trucks at the local track. Although I didn't do bad, I didn't win. However, I can still say I gave it a go and set precedence for other chicks to show they can run just as well as the guys.
Although I can firsthand say that Chevy Trailblazers know how to romp it in the mud, my hubby didn't care for me using my everyday vehicle when I had a hankering to go muddin' so he bought me the big blue truck a couple months ago for that purpose. I'd never driven the blue truck until the day of Tough Trucks so I wasn't quite sure how it'd all work out, but 'Big Blue' didn't disappoint. The thing ain't pretty but it knows how to go.
A cute little field mouse, who I appropriately named Mr. Jingles, hung out next to me in the pits the entire time. I almost considered letting the little guy go for a ride on the track with me. Almost.
Being a Tough Truck driver and in the pits allowed me the opportunity to see a lot of the Monster Trucks up close. Big Foot, La Chica Loca, and Ghost Ryder were three of the six Monster Trucks at the track to entertain the crowd. (I'd tell you the other three but I can't remember their names.)
It would have bee nice to bring home a cash prize for placing in the top but even better than that was the adrenaline rush from taking the blue beast on wheels out on the track. I totally plan on doing it again at the next event (which I believe is in September).
My husband and his friend took our truck out the next day and participated in Tough Trucks again during the second Monster Trucks show. The friend drove my truck on first round and took out the axle. So now 'Big Blue' is at home getting repaired.
Have you ever been to a Monster Truck show? Have you ever participated in a Tough Truck event or seen one?
Nordstrom Peter Rabbit Collection - Review and Giveaway
Nickelodeon and Nordstrom have hopped into spring with the debut of a new specialty plush toy line inspired by the Nickelodeon preschool series Peter Rabbit. Along with the GUND plush, two brand-new books, "The Start of Spring and Peter" and "Friends Sticker Activity Book" published by Penguin will also be accessible to customers. Peter Rabbit featured products will be available online and nationwide in nearly 100 Nordstrom stores in U.S. cities.
These high-quality Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny and Lily Bobtail featured products draw inspiration from the series and are made of the finest fabrics with precise details. The line includes 12" plush and 6" beanbags featuring all three series characters.
I haven't seen the Nickeloden preschool series, but I remember the loveable character of Peter Rabbit from the storybooks. I think fans of the Nickeloden show or fans of the tales of past will be enthused to purchase and play with the Peter Rabbit Collection sold at Nordstrom. I'm not sure when the entire collection will be available for purchase online at Nordstrom but right now you can purchase the Peter Rabbit Stuffed Animal and Lily Bobtail Stuffed Animal
I received the 'Gund' Peter Rabbit Stuffed Animal for review and it's just adorable. Made of polyester, it's just a little over 11 inches in height. The classic bunny character is brown and white in color and wears a blue jacket. Crossed over its shoulders is a green messenger bag. The plush has a lot of detail and is a darling companion to cuddle with or collect.
One person will win a Peter Rabbit Stuffed Animal.
I received book for review. The opinions within this post are of my own and I was not influenced in any way. Please do your own research before purchasing products or using services. Your opinions and results may differ.
For some Dads being strapped with the responsibility of taking their three kids to the grocery store alone on a weekend is too much to handle. Not the case for Bruce Ham, a father of three girls who is now living the storyline of the 80's TV show Full House on a daily basis. After his wife passed away from cancer, Bruce took over carpools, school calendars, braiding hair, shopping for new clothes  everything his wife used to manage with the girls. And, Bruce's brother-in-law moved in to lend a helping hand completing the transformation to the real Full House. Bruce chronicles his story in his book, Laughter, Tears and Braids, sharing anecdotes from his courtship with his wife, their life together and his learning to be a single father to three girls  including giving fashion advice like "purple is the new black" when he couldn¹t find a black skirt in his daughter's size on a shopping trip.
Bruce Ham, author of Laughter, Tears and Braids, tells the story of how he became a single father after his wife's death from cancer. Bruce writes in a way that grips at your heart. I was on an emotional roller coaster reading his story. I cried on a couple of occasions, smiled and laughed at his wit, and felt genuine love of a father to his daughters.
By writing this book, Bruce Ham allows readers into his life and all its joys and struggles. Some people's stories should be written, and Bruce's is one of them.
A few of my giveaways have ended and the winners have been randomly drawn. The winners have 48 hrs. to respond to email notification or new winner(s) will be drawn.
The winner of The American Bible Challenge giveaway is #8, Leela.
The winner of the Bet On Your Baby giveaway is #17, Natalie F.
The winner of the NatureSmart Vitamin Gummies giveaway is #30, Amanda W.
The winner of the Twix Bites giveaway is #30, Melissa S.
The winners of the Colgate Optic White giveaway are #29, MamaStace and #47, Seth and #35, 1froglegs.
The winner of the Portable Push Button Lock Box giveaway is #3, Gala.
The winner of the Robocop Blu-ray giveaway is #18, R. Oliver.
The winner of the Snickers giveaway is #21, Susan Christy.
The winner of the Philips Norelco BeardTrimmer giveaway is #18, Patricia Wojnar Crowley.
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Hansum, Shamira and Lincoln are three 24th-century time travelers desperate to return to 14th-century Verona and reclaim their medieval family's shattered lives. It is a mission fraught with danger and the risk of unexpected consequences for themselves and their worlds. For all three, it is a matter of the heart. For one, though, it is truly the only thing that matters, as the fate of his eternal love and the life of their unborn child is the prize to be won – or lost forever.
In this, the final book of The Verona Trilogy, our three time travelers go on the boldest adventure of their lives. They will face hardship, tragedy, and threats from sources they couldn't have imagined – all in an effort to wrestle a future from the steely grip of an unforgiving past.
As part of The Verona Trilogy, The Loved and The Lost is the third book in the three-part series. Although it isn't necessary to read the first two books, it is helpful to so you can capture some of the background with the teens and the trials they endured beforehand.
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I can't run to save my soul but my son, Logan, could be Forrest Gump's protégé. Running is in his blood. Last Saturday he participated in his most recent 5K run and garnered himself a medal. Out of over 100 runners, Logan placed third overall and second in his age division. Proud mama, I am!
I had signed up to be a volunteer for the 5K Walk/Run and showed up bright-eyed and bushy tailed to help. After speaking with several people who didn't know left from right, I finally gave up and just watched the event as a spectator. Doesn't hurt my feelings none; however, there's been a handful of occasions I've been to or participated in recently where chaos was the norm. Eh, oh well, I'm just glad Logan joined in and gave it his all.
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I can't imagine celebrating Saint Patrick's Day without a little soda bread, so called because it gets its leavening from baking soda rather than yeast. This is my favorite recipe to date for this treat. It comes from a now defunct store in Summit, New Jersey, called the Irish Cottage. Every year the store had a soda-bread contest, and this was one of the staff's favorite winning recipes.
If you don't have a way to use a quart of buttermilk, you may buy buttermilk powder in the baking section of large grocery stores. Add the required amount to the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder, and use water when the recipe calls for the buttermilk.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a large cookie sheet or line it with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. With two knives or a pastry cutter cut in the butter. When you are finished there should be only tiny bits of butter left. Add the cranberries.
In separate bowl (or a 2-cup measuring cup) mix the egg, buttermilk, and baking soda. Combine them with the flour mixture, stirring just until the dry ingredients become moistened. Form the dough into a ball.
On a lightly floured wooden board knead the dough for 3 to 5 minutes. Form the bread into two mounds, place them on the prepared cookie sheet, and gently make a cross on the center of each mound with a serrated knife. Add a few sprinkles if you like. Bake the mounds until they are golden brown in spots, about 35 to 40 minutes.
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In the South, we can purchase buttermilk in pints! Very useful.
Useful indeed, Ellen. Fortunately, my mother loves the stuff so she's always good for finishing off a quart. But we Yankees could use the pints just in case we don't have mothers like mine (or they're out of town).
And thank you, Judy and Andrea. I couldn't agree more that she is pretty darling.
LOVE! the photo of JAN!!


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Athena Senior Inspires
by Jim Aroune
courtesy: Greece Central School Dist.
They may never stop talking about what they witnessed Wednesday at Greece Athena's final home boys varsity basketball game of the season.
And that would be a good thing.
Some in attendance at Athena's game against Spencerport will say it played out like a Hollywood script; like "Rudy," or "Radio;" stories about a long-shot and a waterboy who inspired their teams by not letting their shortcomings stop them from giving their all.
In what Jason McElwain did during the waning moments of the "Senior Night" at Athena, there may be much more.
Jason is the trainer for the Athena varsity team. So dedicated is Jason, he has not missed a game or practice in the three years he's served the team.
Wednesday for "Senior Night," Athena coach Jim Johnson had Jason suit up for the game. He sat excitedly on the bench in his school colors, number 52; an acknowledgement of Jason's commitment to the program.
Athena moved to a comfortable 20-point lead against Spencerport. With the home crowd calling and classmates waving signs of support, Johnson called down the bench to number 52. Jason, headband and all, headed out onto the court.
"I just wanted to score a basket," McElwain said.
"I"m just sitting there saying `Let him score just one point,'" his mom, Deb said.
With the help of his teammates, Jason stared down a shot from the corner. The entire Athena bench, and every person in the gym rose.
Jason missed.. by six feet.
Moments later, Jason grabbed another pass and let it rain. The shot, from beyond the three-point arc, swished straight through. In unison, those in the gym screamed.
In the game's final four minutes, Jason shot five more times from behind the three-point arc. He made them all. Each time, teammates on the bench would hold their heads and scream, fans would stomp, tears would flow.
Jason scored 20 points. He set an Athena record with a half-dozen three-pointers. His teammates and friends stormed the court. They raised him on their shoulders... wide-eyed and in awe of what they had seen. They asked Jason for his autograph.
" I was focused on the game. You gotta be focused on the game. Not anything else," Jason said.
What made Jason being "in the zone" Wednesday not just another shooting streak is that he is autistic.
What his example will do for others with autism is a story yet to be told. Justin's mother believes it will mean great things for her son.
"Once the severe autistic child can break through, they can live in this world. Just like anyone else," Deb McElwain said.
As for Justin, whose teammates gave him the nickname "J-Mac" (as in Syracuse University guard Gerry "G-Mac" McNamara), his senior moment may continue to move his teammates in their pursuit of a post-season title. Coach Johnson hopes so.
"It was truly the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life."
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Amazing shots he hit.
There's a hillarious video on http://www.stereogum.com today. Check it out, it's the little quicktime video about one entry in, about some asshole clerks in an indy record store,
Here's the Jason McElwain video(s) on YouTube, for those of us who can't stream at work. Talk about making a memory...
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SNL was actually funny.
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Some good shizzle, safe for work, and they even mention the theater that I normally go to.
After being exposed to the Jason McElwain video about a hundred times, I don't know what to think.
The last thing I want to do is be critical, because any high school kid that gets a chance and drops a bucketload of threes is a great story. And of course I'm aware that his autism is an added burden (though he appears high functioning). I was moved by it, like everyone else.
But clearly, he's put a lot of practice in. The kid has a nice stroke, and those were rainbows. Good for him, his hard work paid off but I mean, why wouldn't he score? You have good form, shots will fall. There was no doubt from the time the ball left his hand on any of those.
I guess it's kinda like it's become a story for austistic kids overcoming adversity, and I don't deny that's a part of it. But autism is a weird disease and some kids are just never going to be able to play basketball. To me, it's more like if you practice hard on your game and develop a nice touch then nothing else matters; autism or awkwardness it's simple physics. And that's a lesson every kid can feel good about. Somehow it feels cheapened and then I feel bad about feeling that way.
I feel nothing but good for the kid, though.
After being exposed to Lazy Sunday about 3.4317x10^6 times over the past several months I've decided it's really not that funny (jk.)
As for J-Mac, rva, I don't think you're alone in having mixed feelings. Personally I think it makes a case for at least giving kids a chance, regardless of real or perceived disabilities. This kid was clearly dedicated to the team and had some refined, if not complete, skills. The coach could have found minutes for him on many occasions had he taken a moment to try and see past the "disability."
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Q: Orthogonal polynomials with respect to weighted inner product Recently I have posted a question on SO, but maybe here is better place to ask.
So, I have data and I want to fit polynomial of order $k$ orthogonal with respect to weighted inner product of functions:
$$
\left<f, g\right> = \sum_{j}^{n} \omega_j f(x_j) g(x_j)
$$
Here $w_j$ is a vector of weights (constants assigned to each of $n$ points $x_j$).
When all $w_j = 1$ we have ordinary euclidean inner product $\left<f, g\right> = \sum f(x_j) g(x_j)$ and we can do it by QR decomposition of Vandermonde matrix $V_{ij}$:
$$ V = \begin{bmatrix}
1 & x_1 & x_1^2 &... & x_1^k \\
1 & x_2 & x_2^2 &... & x_2^k\\
... & ... & ... & ...\\
1 & x_n & x_n^2 & ... & x_n^k
\end{bmatrix}.$$
QR decomposition:
$$
V = QR, \quad QQ^T = 1.
$$
So the columns of $Q$ are orthogonal to each other with respect to ordinary euclidean inner product $\left<f, g\right> = \sum f(x_j) g(x_j)$.
My question is: How can I use QR decomposition to get the matrix, whose columns are orthogonal  with respect to weighted inner product of functions?
I was thinking about introducing diagonal weights matrix
$$ W = \begin{bmatrix}
\omega_1 & 0 & ...\\
0 & \omega_2 & ...\\
... & ... & ...
\end{bmatrix}$$
and applying QR decomposition to matrix $\sqrt{W}V$:
$$
\sqrt{W}V = \widetilde{Q}R, \quad \widetilde{Q}\widetilde{Q}^T = 1
$$
and after that defining Q as
$$
Q = \left(\sqrt{W}\right)^{-1}\widetilde{Q},
$$
but I haven't succeeded proving that and maybe it's wrong.
Could anyone help me? I know how to generate such polynomial recursively, but I want to know if one could somehow use QR decomposition.

A: Not sure about the QR decomposition (see edit), but I found a way to do it with an eigendecomposition (derivation below).
Formulating the problem
Let $n \times (k+1)$ matrix $V$ be the Vandermonde matrix, as defined in the original question. We want to factor $V$ into a product of two matrices: 1) An $n \times (k+1)$ matrix $A$, where $A_{ij}$ contains the value of the $j$th orthogonal polynomial evaluated at the $i$th data point, and 2) A $(k+1) \times (k+1)$ matrix $B$:
$$A B = V$$
The columns of $A$ must be orthogonal in the sense defined in the original question. That is:
$$A^T W A = I$$
where $I$ is the identity matrix and $W$ is a diagonal $n \times n$ matrix containing the weights. The solution below actually applies for any symmetric, positive definite $W$; it doesn't have to be diagonal.
Solution
One possible solution is:
$$A = V U \Lambda^{-\frac{1}{2}} \quad
B = \Lambda^{\frac{1}{2}} U^T$$
where $U \Lambda U^T$ is the eigendecomposition of $V^T W V$
The solution is actually only specified up to unitary transformations (i.e. rotations and sign flips), so there are infinitely many. That is, given a solution $(A,B)$ and any matrix $M$ where $M^T M = I$, then $(A M, M^T B)$ is also a solution.
Derivation
Since $AB = V$ we can write:
$$(A B)^T W (A B)
\enspace = \enspace B^T A^T W A B
\enspace = \enspace V^T W V$$
Since $A^T W A = I$ this simplifies to:
$$B^T B = V^T W V$$
Let $U$ be an orthogonal matrix containing the eigenvectors of $V^T W V$ on the columns, and let diagonal matrix $\Lambda$ contain the corresponding eigenvalues. So $U \Lambda U^T = V^T W V$. Then a solution to the above equation is:
$$B = \Lambda^\frac{1}{2} U^T$$
Plugging this back into $A B = V$ gives:
$$A \Lambda^{\frac{1}{2}} U^T = V$$
Since $U$ is orthogonal and $\Lambda$ is diagonal, we can solve for $A$ by right-multiplying both sides by $U \Lambda^{-\frac{1}{2}}$:
$$A = V U \Lambda^{-\frac{1}{2}}$$
Edit: Solution based on QR decomposition
The OP proposed the following solution (I've changed some variable names): Let $\tilde{Q} \tilde{R}$ be the QR decomposition of $W^{\frac{1}{2}} V$. Then:
$$A = W^{-\frac{1}{2}} \tilde{Q}$$
Here's a proof that the columns are orthogonal:
$$A^T W A
\tag{This must equal the identity matrix}$$
$$= \tilde{Q}^T (W^{-\frac{1}{2}})^T W W^{-\frac{1}{2}} \tilde{Q}
\tag{Substitute in expression for $A$}$$
$$= \tilde{Q}^T W^{-\frac{1}{2}} W W^{-\frac{1}{2}} \tilde{Q}
\tag{$W$ is symmetric}$$
$$= \tilde{Q}^T \tilde{Q}
\tag{$W^{-\frac{1}{2}} W W^{-\frac{1}{2}} = I$}$$
$$= I
\tag{By definition of the QR decomposition}$$
We can find the corresponding $B$ by solving $A B = V$, which gives:
$$B = \tilde{Q}^T W^{\frac{1}{2}} V$$
Therefore, this is also a valid solution. The solution above (based on the eigendecomposition; call it $A_{eig}$) and the OP's solution (based on the QR decomposition; call it $A_{QR}$) are related as:
$$A_{eig} = A_{QR} M
\quad B_{eig} = M^T B_{QR}
\quad \text{where} \quad
M = \tilde{Q}^T W^{\frac{1}{2}} V U L^{-\frac{1}{2}}$$
One can show that $M^T M = I$, so this is a unitary transformation (see the note above about infinitely many solutions).

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