Sexiest iPad photo editing app

http://scobleizer.com/2011/03/30/trey-ratcliff-releases-one-of-the-sexiest-photo-editing-apps-for-ipad/

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There's no place like home

  Anne came home Sunday afternoon! We picked up her sister, Helen, at the airport on the way home and she's been resting comfortably since. She's glad to be home and we're glad that she's here where we can give her the focused care she needs right now.   I would have emailed, but Sunday and Monday were VERY hectic with getting her settled in. Then, as luck would have it, Last night my PC wouldn't boot. But, as you can see, I've fixed it and the updates have begun again!

  Helen has been doing a bit of shopping and taking care of Anne during the day. Tonight she made a delicious beer bread, lentil soup and salmon for dinner. Yesterday we had baked potatoes with "mucho mas" fixin's.
  Thank you for all your prayers and kindness. Please call prior to coming by for a visit, just to make sure that we don't overwhelm Anne.

  Blessings to you and yours,

Don and Anne

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Compassion is its melody.
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Anne's return!

Joyous joyousness!

  Anne was released from the hospital yesterday. Her checkout coincided with the arrival of Helen’s flight, so we both went to pick her up at the airport.

  Arriving home, Helen jumped right in with helping Anne out. It was amazing to me how easily she took to working with her stoma. After all the problems that some of the nursing staff, I was sure that we’d be fighting with it, also. But, I think that Anne was more relaxed at home and things went more easily. (Although I did have some trouble in the wee hours; so we’re not completely out of the woods yet.)

  Then she fixed Butternut Squash soup for lunch and Anne lay down for a nap. In her own bed! She was so happy not to have the constant background noise of the hospital that she went to sleep right away.

  I brought Helen up to speed on some of the major issues we’d had and did an update on Facebook before starting a Netflix movie.

  Speaking of Netflix – we’ve been having trouble watching streaming video on our new TV. When I called and complained to Netflix tech support they, of course, blamed ATT. So I called ATT TS and they “found something on the line” which he was able to reset.

  Testing the results seemed to indicate at first that things were better, but then the “Retrieving …” started once again. By the end of the call, a tech was scheduled to come look at wiring up to the house. (I can stream without a problem on the PCs).

  Today, the tech said that he couldn’t find anything and wanted to check things in the house. I reiterated to him that his TS person had said there was something outside the network, but he still wanted to check settings on our network. Anne let him in and, as you can imagine, he didn’t find anything wrong inside, either.

  Next step, call 1-800-GeekSquad to get a tech onsite and test the TV and Blu-Ray players. I hope they send Justus. He’s the best they have and we, as usual, want the best!

  Joy and happiness to you and yours,

Don and Anne

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Time magazine's Top 10 lists

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This really puts things into perspective

http://xkcd.com/radiation/

Linked charts showing relative radiation exposure levels from sleeping next to someone all the way up to Chernobyl.

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Last night never happened

Unfortunately, I know someone who could use this. Sad but true…

http://on.mash.to/fTR4sf

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Why would you? Why would anybody?

Why would anybody in their right mind go through years of college and years of post-graduate work for a mediocre job with huge responsibilities, little or no respect and to become the object of derision? Teachers are blamed for everything these days and parents aren't held accountable for the kids they send to school!

How long would you work a job were you spend an average of 15% of your income just for supplies you need to do your job on a daily basis? Then, also on a nearly daily basis, you have kids that disrupt the classroom so badly that you can't even DO your job! But, when you try to get something done about the situation you told to "just deal with it." Which, of course, you can't or you wouldn't have gone up the ladder for help with the little urchin.

The sad thing is... the kids know it.

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Survey: Teachers Concerned About Resources for Students With Diverse Learning Needs

A large majority of U.S. teachers believe that schools are not doing enough to prepare students with diverse learning needs for success after high school, according to a nationwide survey released today. Fully 91 percent of the public school teachers interviewed for this year’s annual MetLife Survey of the American Teacher said that strengthening programs and resources to help “diverse learners”—defined as students with low-income status, limited fluency in English, or learning disabilities—become college- and career-ready should be a priority in education. More than half of the teachers (59 percent) indicated it should be one of schools’ highest priorities. None of the other education reform strategies presented in the survey received as great a consensus among teachers. The survey is the second in a two-part report on “Preparing Students for College and Careers” published this year by MetLife Inc. (MetLife Foundation provides grant funding to Education Week Teacher , specifically supporting its capacity to engage teachers interactively as a professional community.) The first part , published earlier this month, explores views on the urgency and components of preparing students to be college- and career-ready. The second part focuses on differences... Read more at www.edweek.org

 

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