becoming

Little Erica had her first lesson in skating. Go Erica Go! Don’t be like your uncle who spent 2 minutes tumbling in circle…..

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We held a surprise party for mom at New World. We are thankful and very delight to see mom in great shape this time when she visited us. Wish you a happy brithday mom!

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The SEA-EAT blog for short. News and information about resources, aid, donations and volunteer efforts.

http://tsunamihelp.blogspot.com/

No matter what your race, religion, gender or age is, please do whatever you can to help.

worldvision.ca
unicef.ca
redcross.ca

Cc and I had a great time. Although there were a number of “accidents” throughout their stay, I think we had a very honest and thorough conversations on numerous matters which we concern deeply. I estimate that we talked at least 8+ hours in their 3-day stay!!

Now I just pray that Anson’s hip-joint will get better soon and that Charis will be grounded from now on for using anything that is made of glass or ceramic…

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Secret History of Credit Card

It’s one of the most wonderful times of the year for the banking industry’s most lucrative business: credit cards. In the coming weeks, millions of Americans will reach into their wallets and use plastic to buy an estimated $100 billion in holiday gifts. But at what cost?

In “Secret History of the Credit Card,” FRONTLINE® and The New York Times join forces to investigate an industry few Americans fully understand. In this one-hour report, correspondent Lowell Bergman uncovers the techniques used by the industry to earn record profits and get consumers to take on more debt.

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What’s warmer than getting a down jacket in a cold Christmas season like this?

And what’s warmer than getting this from the one you love?

INFANTS, CHILDREN PREFER SOUNDS OVER PICTURES AND ONLY SLOWLY BECOME VISUALLY ORIENTED, STUDIES FIND

COLUMBUS, Ohio — New research provides the strongest evidence to date that infants and young children – unlike adults — are more drawn to sounds than they are to visuals in their environment.
Vladimir Sloutsky

In fact, when 4-year-olds are presented with sounds and pictures at the same time and told to pay particular attention to the pictures, they can’t – the sounds dominate their attention.

“We found that sounds are dominant over visuals from infancy, and only slowly through childhood do visuals become more important,” said Vladimir Sloutsky, professor in the Center for Cognitive Science at Ohio State University.

“The younger the children are, the more dominant their auditory system seems to be.”

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I hope you like the new color scheme and css layout. They reflect a more natural and earthly style which I think mix well with the “becoming”/”growing” theme of the site. It is much warmer than before too!

A good webmaster color palette tool can be found here: http://www.visibone.com/colorlab/index.html