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Four good reasons to deep clean your office for the New Year, by Ross Anderson, MD of Office Services at Servest.:
Johannesburg, 3 January 2019 – As the New Year begins, many of us make plans to 'spring clean' our lives, our cupboards, our homes and so much more. When it comes to office space, the only thing that springs to mind is getting out of there, with the imminent holidays being uppermost on just about everyone's mind. However, just as you plan to clean your personal space, de-clutter your surroundings, office managers and those responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of work spaces, should consider the benefits of using the quiet period to give the work or office environment a deep clean.
- Downtime makes for good organisation
While staff are away, there is likely to be very little disruption to the process and more importantly, to the colleagues of the company. The quiet period is the perfect time to get your 'house in order', as they say. During the year, when everyone is doing the grind and are too busy to side step their office space or use different bathrooms, it can be a great inconvenience to do more than the required cleaning and upkeep of the office environment.
- Image is everything
First impressions are important. In psychology it is defined as the event when one person first encounters another person, object or scene. In legal terms, a first impression is defined as a first consideration or judgement. In an interview scenario, you are being judged by your employer, however some employers simply don't think about your judgement of their environment. An unkempt, unhygienic environment does not make for a good portrayal of the work environment and can leave any visitor to the office, with unintended and even unsuspecting forms of a negative mental image of the business. 'Judging the book by its cover', is not just a saying, it happens and as beings who are influenced by image, a negative appearance can greatly tarnish the image of your brand – and it does not matter who is affected because word of mouth makes for an impression by everyone with whom this information is shared.
- Hygiene makes for a healthy work environment
Absenteeism from work can be linked to many things in society and in the work place, conditions such as allergies, an unhygienic environment and the lack of free flowing clean air, are also contributors. It is the employer's responsibility to provide colleagues with a safe and hygienic environment. The International Organisation for Standardisation or ISO, created OHSAS 18001, known as the Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. It is there to guide employers in minimising the risks of an unsafe environment for their colleagues, which includes workplace hazards, but also hygiene standards.
- Creating a welcoming environment for colleagues
The quiet period just before staff return from leave, is a favourable time to deep clean carpets, kitchens and not least, toilets and change rooms. Everyone loves to come home to a clean house and as colleagues spend much of their time at their workplace, if not a great deal more than they do at home, it makes for a good welcome back to work. As workers, who return refreshed and ready to take on the new year, it sets the tone for what is to come and shows appreciation of the employer for their colleagues, who are returning to the office. The 'welcome back' message could not be clearer than the actual representation or rather, presentation of the office space.
About Servest
Servest is the largest, majority black-owned facilities management company on the African continent.
The company has a significant presence in Africa with multi-currency earnings. Serves African operations are head quartered in Johannesburg and have a footprint in 10 African countries.
The Group employs 25,000 staff; has over 10 000 sites; our services, which include integrated facilities management, cleaning, parking, catering, hygiene, office services and landscaping, touch the working lives of thousands of people employed by eminent entities.
A feature of the Servest Group strategy is the extension of empowerment into its African markets through training, associations, partnerships and joint ventures. The aim is to create a foundation for sustainable growth through local capacity building.
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Yesterday, we showed you a few snaps of our team's latest trip to High Point Market, and today, we've got more!
One of the stand-out showrooms Lisa, Marty, Todd, and Sunny visited was the Tommy Mitchell showroom! His work was absolutely stunning, as always!
So cool, isn't it?!
One of our team's favorite things about this year's market was the lighting. There was some incredible lighting, including Kelly Wearstler's brand new collection for Visual Comfort!
Awesome, right?! Here are some more pretty lights…
… and some great looking beds and upholstery!
The team even found some gorgeous outdoor furniture and accessories!
And market would not have been market without a few great parties to go to, like Bernhardt's 125th anniversary party! How cute is this crew?!
We're so glad they made it back all safe and sound! Glad to have them back!
We hope you enjoyed this quick little recap! Let us know if you have any questions about anything!!

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Last week we were looking at three very different individuals and their music in the early months of the war – Noël Coward; Michael Carr (real name Maurice Alfred Cohen) and Hughie Charles an English songwriter and producer of musical theatre. So, during the same time, what music was coming out from the USA music?
Well, Bing Crosby was the leading figure of the crooner sound as well as its most iconic, defining artist. By the 1940s he was an entertainment superstar who mastered all of the major media formats of the day, movies, radio, and recorded music. Not too far behind Bing we can find Cabell Calloway – an American jazz singer and bandleader who was strongly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem in New York City, where he was a regular performer.
Another man and performer of the times was Eddie Cantor (born Edward Israel Itzkowitz in January 1892). He was an American illustrated song performer, comedian, dancer, singer, actor, and songwriter. Familiar to Broadway, radio, movie, and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five daughters. His eye-rolling song-and-dance routines eventually led to his nickname, "Banjo Eyes". His eyes became his trademark, often exaggerated in illustrations, and leading to his appearance on Broadway in the musical 'Banjo Eyes' in 1941.
I could carry on with regard to the USA and a possible war but the US 'powers that be' were watching what was happening there and across in Europe but not taking the next step. That may well come next week but for this week we can look at the top 5 songs recorded via the limited chart positions by the USA watchers:
At number 5 in the ratings was Billie Holiday with 'God Bless the Child'
At number 4 was Jimmy Dorsey with 'Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)'. Jimmy was also in place at 3 with 'Green Eyes'
At number 2 we can find 'A String of Pearls' from Glenn Miller who was also in place at number 1 with 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'.
Numbers two and one would be noted by, and listened to, by people all over the world and Glenn Miller would receive the praise – but who actually composed 'String of Pearls' and 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'? They were Harry Warren and Mack Gordon.
Harry Warren was an American composer and lyricist and was the first major American songwriter to write for his composing primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". Over a career spanning four decades, Harry was one of America's most prolific film composers with his songs have been featured in over 300 films.
Mack Gordon was a Jewish-American composer and lyricist of songs for stage and film and was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times in eleven years, including five consecutive years between 1940 and 1944, and won the award once, for "You'll Never Know".
So – let's finish this week's story with the number one of 1941 – the 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'.
Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?
Track twenty nine, boy you can gimme a shine
I can afford to board a Chattanooga Choo Choo
I've got my fare and just a trifle to spare
You leave the Pennsylvania station 'bout a quarter to four
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore
Dinner in the diner, nothing could be finer
Than to have your ham 'n' eggs in Carolina
When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far
Shovel all the coal in, gotta keep it rollin'
Woo, woo, Chattanooga, there you are
There's gonna be a certain party at the station
Satin and lace, I used to call funny face
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Today, Microsoft finally dropped its first big update to the Windows 10 operating system.
Nestled away behind new features like colored titlebars and upgrades to Cortana are a handful of features that will finaly make Windows 10 way more usable to the business customers who generate most of Microsoft's sales.
"With this free update we have reached the point in the platform's maturity where we can confidently recommend Windows 10 deployment to whole organizations," writes Microsoft Windows Boss Terry Myerson in a blog post.
The new features:
- Windows Update for Business is a way for companies to control who gets which updates to the operating system, when. Enterprises need this feature to do staggered rollouts of Windows 10 updates, taking into account the bandwidth of their network and security needs.
- Windows Store for Business is an app store for the enterprise user, letting companies list both the official Windows apps and the custom business apps. Companies can either force apps onto the appropriate users, or just make a whole bunch of options available for employees to download.
- Mobile Device Management means that Windows 10 now integrates with software (like Microsoft's own Enterprise Mobility Suite) that lets IT departments manage the devices that people bring into work. It means that IT pros can now manage Windows 10 tablets, PC, et cetera, in the same way that they manage the iPhones that employees bring from home.
- Azure Active Directory Join is a feature that lets enterprise users bring their Windows 10 settings and data with them no matter where they log in on a network.
When Windows 10 first dropped, it was very much focused on the consumer, with Microsoft very much focused on getting home PC users to take the plunge.
Now, Microsoft is ready to start pushing it to the enterprises - an important step on its mission of getting to a billion devices on Windows 10 within the next few years.


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I turned in my Media Law term paper on The Marketplace of Ideas, the Internet, and Campaign Finance Law yesterday, barely making sure all the pages had printed out before I slid the barely-held-together-by-a-staple behemoth under the Prof's office door.
Here's a suitable excerpt:
When Holmes wrote of the "free trade in ideas," he transferred the beneficial properties of the free market to the standards of free expression enjoyed in the United States. Holmes expanded on this theory in his dissent in Gitlow v. New York (1925). Again, the Court ruled it to be constitutional to prohibit the publication of material advocating the overthrow of the government. Holmes's dissent opposes the Court's view that the literature in this case was an "incitement" that created an immediate danger. "Every idea is an incitement," Holmes wrote. "It offers itself for belief and if believed it is acted on unless some other belief outweighs it or some failure of energy stifles the movement at its birth" (Gitlow v. New York, 1925). Holmes argues that citizens have the right to evaluate information and ideas for themselves. His dissents in these cases laid the groundwork for later decisions governing how much regulation the government is constitutionally permitted to enforce in each medium of communication.
I'm still catching up on sleep, but I do intend to post some sort of HTML-ized linked up version of the paper sometime in the not-too-distant future. I don't know if it's publication-worthy, but then again, I haven't gotten around to rewriting last semester's term paper for submission purposes, anyway, so maybe I should just put this sort of stuff off 'till I drop the big thesis bomb sometime next year.
Still to come, this week and this week only, about 15 pages on how American technology companies (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Cisco) help China filter the Internet, for my International Communications class. And I'm working on revisions to my briefs for the Law class. And two articles to start/finish for Online Journalism. And some web design for projects on Sandbox. And more.
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Youth and Juniors Baptismal Class, 10:15-11:15. See Pastor Bae.
Children's Sermon Binder. Sermon binders are in the lobby for each child from 3 to high school. Collect 10 sermon notes to receive a prize.
Baptism and Joint Mother's Day Sabbath, 11:30 a.m.
Fellowship Lunch, after the worship service. All are welcome.
Prayer Walk, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Blue Sky Preserve, Poway. All levels welcome. Meet in the parking lot between 2:30-2:45 p.m. to form our walking groups. See Pastor Bae.
Pathfinder Pinewood Derby/ Potato Bar Supper. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Donation.
Photography Interest Group, Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. Fellowship Hall.
Pathfinders, Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Meet in the Fellowship Hall. See Jennifer Ramos
C.A.N. Group, Tuesdays, 7:45 p.m. UCSD campus. See Pastor Bae.
Revelation Bible Study, Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Fellowship Hall. See Woosung Lee. No meeting until May 22.
Temecula Nurture Group, Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Starting September 11. Learn to apply what the Bible says about practical living: life balance, conflict, uncertainty, stress, health...
Great Controversy Bible Study, Thursdays, 7 p.m. See Woosung Lee for location.
Young Adult Small Group, Fridays, 6:30 p.m. See Sarah Manning.
Baptism Class, Saturdays. Meet in Poway. See Pastor Bae.
Men's Ministry Dinner, Thursday, May 16, 6-8 p.m. Olive Garden, Escondido. See Jim Boyd.
EAA Spring Concert "Prince of Egypt", May 16, 6:45 p.m. Come support our EAA students for this special event held in the EAA gym.
Pathfinder Sabbath, May 18, 11:30 a.m. See Jennifer Ramos.
Graduation Sabbath, June 1, 11:30 a.m. Are you graduating? See Jennifer Teachout.
Sabbath Hike, June 1, 3-5:30 p.m. Penasquitos Canyon. See Pastor Bae.
Adventurer Club Registration. June 1-29. See Jasmine Bae, Liezel Buenavista, or Karla Rivas. Meetings are 1st and 3rd Sabbaths beginning in September. Register from our website or use this link:
Spiritual Gifts Training, June 15, 2-3:30 p.m. Gain confidence. Overcome fear. See Brenda Boyd
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Women's Ministry Retreat, September 20-22. Pine Springs Ranch. See Brenda Boyd
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Comic book artist and Darkchylde creator Randy Queen admits "response was the wrong one to take" against Escher Girls' art critiques.
Ami Angelwings, sole creator and owner of Escher Girls on Tumblr, received an apology from Randy Queen that he later reposted on his Facebook.
Hey everyone,
Just wanted to clear up a few things that happened this past week. I have been having a very hard time in my personal life with the loss of my mother and my marriage having fallen apart and found myself in a very vulnerable and fragile state of mind. There were posts on the web criticizing my artwork that were brought to my attention and added to my stress. I reacted without thinking it through, but have now stopped, realizing my response was the wrong one to take. I am doing my best, each day, to get myself back on my feet and getting my life in a better place and realize now that I have just try to move on and get back to my art, the thing I find the most joy in these days. I want to thank those professionals, friends and family who have been giving me their support, understanding and love.
Thanks for listening.
In case anyone missed why the Streisand Effect happened in surround sound, basically Queen decided to make some ill-advised moves and click a lot of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) requests, on Escher Girls.
https://t.co/FDg8APjoNk this is his statement. He didn't apologize specifically to me, but his email had the subject header "apology" in it— Ami Angelwings (@ami_angelwings) August 6, 2014
Ami's site is used to highlight the contortionist aspects of drawn women, with a tendency to be "sexualized out of context, often in ridiculous, impossible or disturbing ways that sacrifice storytelling." Some of the many (often reader-submitted) posts on the site were focused on Queen's now-defunct series Darkchylde—often not favorable, but a fair critique.
Once art becomes public, critiques happen. No matter if it's in a museum, art gallery, or a comic book. Art evokes emotion and response, as was discussed here.
Queen did not take kindly to her criticisms, and pushed hard for a lot of DMCAs. Tumblr followed protocol and did not look very deep at first, eliminating the entire post and not just the copyrighted material. That means the criticism was taken down as well.
.@ami_angelwings FYI, Tumblr has now restored the text of your posts but the images are still down. http://t.co/HIulPqcHxN— Aja Romano (@ajaromano) August 6, 2014
Victoria McNally over at The Mary Sue pointed out the inherent problem with the abuse of DMCA notifications. The journalist reports the actions were not done "to protect his copyright but to censor the criticism accompanying" and "it's encouraging to see that criticism still intact." Which is crux of all of this since criticism is valid, whether agreeable or not.
As an artist, it's hard to hear what you make isn't great to someone else--even if you don't personally think so. I very much understand the instant reaction of pain since art teachers have made me cry, multiple times. They didn't see what I did, and instead ripped my vision apart.
No, Randy Queen, you do not get to write off terrorizing a woman because you were feeling stressed out.— Pat Myers (@Artist_Pat) August 6, 2014
To put it bluntly, it sucks to have a crowd of people offering what you consider to be crappy advice. But that reaction is part of being an artist, and part of the risk in showing work to other people. Being an artist doesn't mean instant praise. There's a lot of criticism, even nitpicky, when you release work out into the world. And it's never easy to face what others think.
Ars Technica's Megan Geuss covered the apology and noted Tumblr's response in request for more information. Tumblr admitted to having made a mistake and put the posts back up, sans copyrighted artwork. The Yahoo-owned company needs a counter-notification by the blog owner and claims Ami has not submitted yet.
What's been happening in the Randy Queen situation, and what the timeline was - eschergirls: This is a... http://t.co/eXsY7P7WMC— Escher Girls (@escher_girls) August 6, 2014
Ami opened up about the DMCA situation on Tumblr, both personal blog and Escher Girls. Please, go read the full explanation because there's a lot important information, and I don't want to take her words and experience away.
Ami clearly took a very high road, choosing to not post any information online that Queen communicated to her, even as the blogger scrambled to find some kind of help and guidance. At the time, she had no "interest in contesting the DMCA removals." Completely understandable—given the sudden email and social media storm landing plopping into her various accounts.
So the Randy Queen 'apology' - admits he's wrong but no actual 'sorry', and no acknowledgement of the hassle and stress he cause others.— Eddie Monotone (@eddiemonotone) August 6, 2014
From the beginning, a request for people to not "harass him" was made because of "no interest in having a feud with him." In short, the public covered this since Ami was simply looking for help and advice. And, hopefully, the coverage didn't make the situation worse for Ami.
I will highlight that Ken from Popehat offered advice and found legal counsel to help with the spiraling situation. I'm not Ami, but I can only imagine the stress and frustration all this caused. So, er, hat's off to Ken for providing what's needed and keeping an eye out.
For people asking, he has not withdrawn the DMCA takedown requests from Tumblr.— Ami Angelwings (@ami_angelwings) August 6, 2014
There's been a lot of coverage on the apology. That's a good thing, as is the criticism found in how he apologized. If Queen's truly sorry, it's good he know why people responded so quickly; but an apology doesn't make everything better. And an apology doesn't blame the person being treated badly, either. However, an honest apology is a start.
Hopefully, he will learn to communicate with bloggers, to directly connect one-on-one, and not threaten legal action during a vulnerable time without any sort of conversation beforehand.
With all the talk of DMCA takedown notices re: the Randy Queen/@ami_angelwings debacle, I broke down the legal issues http://t.co/mdgXQt0Bs8— Shawn Trautman (@smtrautman) August 7, 2014
And in the meantime, hopefully Ami'll be allowed to live without fear of another email slide of requests. Her response has been incredible and amazingly measured. Something, I personally know, I couldn't handle in such a manner.
I vaguely knew about Ami before this, but I'll definitely know more about her now since I intend to follow Escher Girls more closely. Critique is important, as is providing examples of what to do and what not to do.
Art is a skill with a lot of work involved. Ami and Escher Girls offers the chance to make better art and how to illustrate the beauty of the female form without overly exaggerated body parts and positions. Not a bad site, or idea, at all.
Not a response I would recommend RT @Robot6: Randy Queen responds to critics with takedown notices, legal threat http://t.co/DYRMumi5om— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 5, 2014
Comic artists that the Escher Girls highlighted stood behind her. Rob Liefield stood behind her—a man who has faced a lot of criticism and memeing of his own artwork. People with a lot of weight in the comic industry very clearly said, "That's not okay."
And maybe the community at large will be better for speaking up and discussing the importance of art critique.


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The search for car insurance has begun
Not yet had my renewal price of elephant yet but thought it would be a good idea to start shopping around for a good price.
Luckily the policy runs out after my birthday so I'll be 24 at the time of renewal which should make it a bit cheaper. My NCD is now up to a whopping 2 years and all my points have expired (I had an SP30 and an SP50 a few years ago).
Heres a list of the companies I've tried and their prices, I've set an additional voluntary excess of around £250 where possible...
The AA £1325
Admiral £1062.6
Budget £1422.71
its4me.co.uk £1554.67
Hastings Direct £1484.95
eCarinsurance £841.05
The following have decided that I'm too much of a risk and wont quote me...bastards.
Norwich Union
Direct Line
Im really impressed with eCarinsurance, I havent really heard about them before but their price is good.
I will also contact some of the more specialist insurers later this week to see if they're any good.
The search continues...


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Everyone's looking for the one motorcycle that can do it all—that you can start out on, that fits a wide variety of riders, that can take you to work, school, or on a weekend ride. Used to be there were tons of bikes in this "standard" class. Not so many these days. But here's the good news: The Honda CB500F is probably the best do-it-all middle-displacement streetbike around.
Big surprise—Honda revolutionized the world of motorcycling with their midsized twins a generation ago. And here's the intel on the latest members of the family. With its minimal bodywork, a classic riding position, and a 30.9-inch seat height that fits a wide range of riders, the CB500F is going to suit just about any rider. It has a powerful twin-cylinder engine and a wide, user-friendly powerband. It's a great bike to start out on, or to come back to, or to just ride forever. It embraces the best of motorcycling, and doesn't get sidetracked with too much flavor-of-the-week design. You want an authentic ride? It just doesn't get any better than a CB500F.
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The disadvantage of growing up moving around a lot as a child is that I get stuck straight away on 'home town' whenever facebook nags me to update my details. Where am I actually from? I can never make up my mind. London is definitely where I think of as home now, but I am repeatedly reminded of the fact that not growing up in the UK sets me apart from my British friends, no matter how much tea I drink. I'm accepting of my identity crisis, however, and have come to appreciate the fact that I'm a mish-mash of Canadian, Swiss French, American and British culture.
American style baking formed a huge part of my childhood, living in the States for 10 years. Much as I enjoy a slice of Victoria sponge, I find that instinctively my mind turns towards the American classics of my childhood whenever I get the urge to bake. Blueberry muffins, pumpkin pie, peanut butter cookies: these are the comfort food recipes I return to again and again.
My Mum made this cake repeatedly when we lived on Long Island, and I learnt to make it myself as a young girl. The recipe is adapted from the Fannie Farmer Cookbook, and is very American in its use of oil rather than butter. It's incredibly tasty and also quick to whip up, but looks like you've made an effort:
Quick Chocolate Mocha Cake
2 ounces 70% dark chocolate
1 large egg
1 cup caster sugar
1/3 cup sunflower oil
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup strong coffee
1 1/3 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Preheat the oven to 180C (350F). Butter, line base and lightly flour an 8-inch springform round cake tin. Melt chocolate in microwave, taking care it doesn't burn. Set aside. Beat the egg in a bowl and slowly add the sugar, continuing to beat until well blended. Add the oil, vanilla, melted chocolate and coffee and beat well. Mix the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda together and add, beating for 2 minutes with an electric beater. Spread in the pan and bake for 35-40 mins, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Spread with broiled frosting (see below) whilst still in the pan and put under the grill to brown. Once brown, place tin on rack for 10 mins, then remove cake from tin.
Broiled Frosting
Watch carefully to make sure the topping browns lightly and evenly.
3 tbsps melted butter
3 tbsps brown sugar
2 tbsps cream (or milk)
1/2 cup desiccated, shredded coconut or chopped nuts
Mix all the ingredients together and spread over a warm cake while it is still in the tin. Set the tin under the grill, until the frosting bubbles and turns golden.


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left to right, top to bottom – rimmel kate moss lipstick in 003, rimmel apocalips in luna, bourjois color boost in orange punch, peach on the beach and fushia libre
The last of the Lucy's Make-up series! Sad times!! Bit of a sparse collection for lips, I'm not much of a lippy wearer although I am determined to change that! I'm deffo more of a subtle gloss girl that bold lip.
Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick in 003 was my first proper lipstick and I wasn't too impressed, the colour is a nudey brown, not suited to me at all and I found it to be quite drying on the lips. I really like Rimmel Apocalips in Luna, it's a lovely peachy shade with high gloss. Although it is pretty thick and sticky. I'd like to try a few other colours in this range. As you can see, I am a big fan of the Bourjois Colour Boosts. All of which are lovely colours, and I really like to mix Orange Punch and Peach on the Beach together. These give the most gorgeous amount of colour and a lovely sheen. I also like how it doesn't require you to look in a mirror when applying them like you would with a red lipstick.
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Song Selection from 88 Kilos Of Sunshine
It is this writer's prerogative to not name the songs, just play them in order from bottom to top and attempt to capture the illusion of understanding and the reality of this music's allurement.
The instrumental starts it all. Hollywood played in an empty small town hall. The drums as willful steady as a drunk's inconsolable rage the guitar is devious widescreen thoughtful. The Clean here is a wicked clean, a Neil Young solo tempered by intellect and latent horror. This is a tune Stretched between school boy yearning for the redemptive solo, and the modern detachment.
Then chant then confess swim in the warm bubbles of regret, this treated ocean this seductive call and wanting response. Don't want to get lost in this? I couldn't, ''even if I tried.''
As John Peel was known to say, 'this one fades in slowly'' this is warped Americana played in the old house across the road, you stop and listen on your way home and weep, and leave strangely enriched. The ragged reserve of the (treated) singing, the two personas within connects you to this drama, traces still there even as you lock your front door walk to the living room and switch on the babbling evening news.
Thank fuck for a modern pop maker whose idea of the 80s is darker than skewed memories of big hair and Duran Duran. I recall fragile 7 inch singles cased in cardboard two tone manifestos.
This song is a slow growl, scary and beautiful. That's all that needs to be said except perhaps listen to all the songs on the page and look for it. You will know it the second you hear it, and then your day will change slightly, no matter if you are sneaking time from office work, or surfing idle in your bedroom.
Another slow fade in, another capture of the minutia of a moment in time, this is subtle true alternative.
If you have lost your faith in the power of music to provoke and please, to entrance and edify, then this collection shall attempt to find it for you.
Go NOW and listen
You can hear tracks from the band on the NBT Podcast going out on the 27th May 2010
And this will be the featured artist on the NBT portal page in JUNE
Also check out a couple of tunes (if you use internet explorer) on the
http://nextbigthing.co.za website (after the intro just Click on the '#Just want to look around# text it will take u thru to next page).


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I have become a member of the Postale Society. It's a subscription membership and I can't wait to start receiving my post cards that will follow a story. Go to the Postale Society website to find out more about it.
I got my subscription when I was at Two Golden Hours. They will also be at the Finders Keepers markets this weekend.
This is my little postcard packet of little inspirations giving me more clues about the story I am following.
All the little bits inside.
It really makes me curious to how the story unfolds.
You are encouraged to make an inspiration board of some sort with the items. I had to tape it onto a frame. I thought I had a pretty cork board but obviously I didn't.
I'm the biggest advocate for mail and correspondence. There's The Happy Mail Project and I have the Postal Reverie in the works too. Still not 100% sure what I'm doing with that yet but I have some ideas.
So enjoy mail and keep handwritten letters alive.
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Christopher Meledandri
CHRIS MELEDANDRI is the founder (2008) and CEO of Illumination Entertainment, which makes broad audience films. The independent company has an exclusive financing and distribution agreement with Universal Pictures and will release its first film, Despicable Me, starring Steve Carell, through the studio in July 2010. Illumination, which will produce one to two films a year over the next five years, is currently in production on a feature film version of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, which continues the successful collaboration Meledandri has had with Theodore (Dr. Seuss) Geisel's widow, Audrey. Other upcoming films include an original live-action/CG-hybrid film, I Hop, starring Russell Brand and James Marsden and directed by Alvin and the Chipmunks' Tim Hill, currently in production, and the animated feature adaptation of Ricky Gervais' Flanimals books. Meledandri was previously an executive at 20th Century Fox for 13 years. While there, he became founding president of 20th Century Fox Animation, which he headed for eight years, amassing more than $1 billion in global box-office revenue. During his tenure, he helped Fox become a major player in the world of animated feature films, and in 1998 he led Fox's acquisition of fledgling visual effects/commercial house Blue Sky Studios, which he built into a successful producer of animated features. He oversaw the creative and business operations of Blue Sky, now Fox's wholly owned CGI studio. While at the studio, Meledandri supervised and/or executive produced movies including Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Robots, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Simpsons Movie and Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Before joining Fox, Meledandri was president of Dawn Steel Pictures at Walt Disney Pictures, where he served as an executive producer of Cool Runnings. Meledandri is a 1982 graduate of Dartmouth College. He is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Hotchkiss Board of Trustees. Chris lives in Los Angeles, CA, with his wife, Leslie, and their two sons, Nick and James.


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Allow Mariano Rivera to leave Yankees gracefully
Just say no, Mo.
With Joe Girardi mentioning after last night's game that he plans to talk to Mariano Rivera this winter about the possibility of coming back in 2014, we're thinking it's not a good idea.
A great story? Sure. A sound career decision? Not so much.
Saying goodbye is always difficult, and when a player publicly announces his retirement, especially after a career as legendary as Rivera's, it's not something that's done on a whim. When that step is taken, as Rivera did back in spring training, the best he can hope for is a seamless and sentimental farewell tour.
Rivera has been lucky to get that. He's stayed healthy and, perhaps most importantly, avoided looking like a 43-year-old who stuck around for one year too long. After having season-ending knee surgery last season, Rivera chose to return so he could go out on his own terms, and that's what he's been able to do to this point.
But Girardi knows how powerful the tug of this game can be, and with Rivera earning save No. 40 in Tuesday night's 6-4 win over the White Sox, the manager believes he can keep doing this in 2014.
"I think it's important that you let a player get away for a while, and to see if that feeling changes," Girardi said. "Because it's hard to come back once you leave as an older player. I would just say to Mo, 'Think about it and make sure. If it's what you want to do, I respect it. But as good as you've been, I still think you could probably do it.'"
As of Tuesday night, Rivera again expressed zero doubt with his intention to retire, but he doesn't blame Girardi for trying. Of course, Girardi's contract is up at the end of this season, so it could be wishful thinking for a number of reasons by him.
"I don't tell no one what to think," Rivera said. "I respect that. But I made my decision."
Now into September, there's really no going back. And what about the gifts? The broken-bat rocking chair from the Twins? The "Enter Sandman" gold record from the Indians? That freaky sand castle-looking sculpture from the Rays?
Knowing Rivera, a man who has built his reputation on integrity, he won't want to cheapen those efforts by suddenly balking on his commitment to walk away. For Rivera, it won't feel right, not after convincing everyone this would be the final lap.
Just because Rivera could come back, it doesn't mean that he should.
"I never wanted to think that, 'could I have played a little bit more?'" Girardi said. "It was really evident for me because I couldn't stay healthy. But Mo has seemed to be pretty healthy this year . . . I'll just talk to him because I want to make sure that his heart's right when he decides it's time."
This is as perfect a send-off as Rivera could have scripted, short of advancing to the World Series. And Rivera clearly doesn't need the money.
The Yankees paid him $10 million on a one-year deal to put a bow on his Hall of Fame career, and that brings his total earnings to nearly $170 million (not including endorsements). Obviously, signing on for another $10 million would be a tempting offer. But in the bigger picture, Rivera sounds like he's ready for the next stage of his life.
Unlike Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte -- two of the biggest-name Yankees to reverse their retirements -- Rivera seems more at peace with the decision. At 648 saves and counting, with five World Series rings, what's left for Rivera to accomplish?
Only two things, really. Five years from now, he'll get his plaque in Cooperstown, as well as a spot in Monument Park somewhere along the way. No need to delay that any further for a paycheck, regardless of how much Girardi might be dreaming of it.
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Eeeek! I finally can share this page!!! I have had so much fun crating the last few weeks. Some for myself, some for gifts, and some for assignments. This one falls under assignments for Get It Scrapped. Today's blog article is discussing what you do when you have no mojo.
This topic came at a great time for me. I had not had consistent time to craft and felt like my mojo was out of sync. When this happens, I turn to sketches. Page design has always been a stumbling block for me. Using a sketch gives me a starting point. I find my sketches from several challenge blogs I follow, then Pin them to my Pinterest boards. My boards are set up by number of photos on the sketch, so it is easy for me to find a sketch that inspires me, as well as it being appropriate to the photos I have ready. The other thing that helps wit mojo, is inspiring product. I was giddy over this Doodlebug Design baseball collection and used it on several projects last month.
The sketch I used for this page is from Sketch Savvy. I flipped it on it's side, and reversed it in order for it to work with my photo. I liked the design in combination with the photo and the product I chose. The papers are boldly colored and printed. The blocked design enabled me to used several prints without overwhelming the photo, and the page as a whole.
The Cubs were in the playoffs this year. We found a Cubs family photo from the last time they were in the playoffs in 2007, and decided it was time for a new one. If you know me, you know I love baseball. I live for baseball season. I also love the Chicago Cubs, and have since I was 16 years old. It is a BIG DEAL when they are in the playoffs. So we have to make the most of every game.
Thanks for taking a look at my creative view today. Come back again soon, I have lots to share.
Supplies: Cardstock-The Paper Company, Patterned Paper, stickers, twine, die cuts, enamel pieces and Alphas-Doodlebug Design, adhesive-CosmoCricket, EKSuccess, pen-EK Success


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Galaxy Note 8.0 photos leaked online
Now that we have already established the existence of Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet (confirmed by a Samsung exec). And in the wake of the "Samsung Roadmap" leak, it was not long before the images of the tablet would have to emerge. The regarding roadmap suggests that the tablet will be the major release for Samsung in early 2013; lo and behold the images have already started to arrive. At this point we are almost certain that the illusive Galaxy Note 8.0 is indeed in the making and will be releasing, so these images might be the real deal. And it seems that some lucky guys have gotten their hands on the device and are already tinkering with it, and some of those lucky chaps have decided to share the photo with us non-enlightened folks. Remember this might just be an elaborate hoax, as the picture is taken from a relatively unknown twitter account. The leaked image is looking to be a capture of a press image. And judging by the peculiar lines on the photo, we can safely say this is a photo of a photo displayed on a screen. The Galaxy Note 8.0 seems to be following the current design model for Galaxy devices, even more so that it strongly resembles the smartphones. Galaxy Note 8.0 is practically looking like a inflated Galaxy S3, well at least to me. The same plastic back plate can be seen featured on the tablet, which might enrage some fans who were hoping that Samsung dropped this of 2013. Regardless we can only hope that the Galaxy Note 8.0 will be present at Mobile World Conference behind held next month at Barcelona. But given the vigilant nature of today's snoops and snitches we might get to see a detailed video of the device well before the actual unveiling. Not that we would mind that, might I add.


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Some of us have been waiting a long time to have the opportunity to shoot a Take Away Show with a rap band. Though we've taken many musicians into the street, those who created and sing hip-hop – the urban music – were mostly born there.
The one condition was that we find someone who would fit. Someone who would play the game, disregard the risks, and drop his flow against the concrete with no safety net. One take. Someone young and cool enough to get rid of the block party clichés.
We found this person in Pigeon John, a mythical product of Good Life Café. Disrespectful and accomplished in the difficult art of self-derision since his first album (Pigeon John is Clueless , 2001), Pigeon John recounts little daily instances and numerous adventures rather than gangsta's life. This guy from Inglewood played our game. His latest opus is Pigeon John & The Summertime Pool Party , which features nothing less than collaborations with Brother Ali and J-live. It's signed on Quannum Records (Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, Curumin, etc.).
Under October's rain in the Lower East Side, far from the Californian sun, we could fight the grayness only with a sense of proportion and a beatboxing accomplice – Davey Rockit. Of course, when you think "Take Away Show", you think of undressing songs. The stripping in this case is all the more spectacular because this kind of hip-hop uses only well-chosen samples as their instruments (and the first one is "Hey" by the Pixies). What's left is only the essential elements: a playful voice, sometimes twangy, and a strong sense of derision which shows as much through the lyrics as through the guy's movements.
The same guy who addresses both the ladies and the nerds, who cannot help but take opposing views on everything ("I make the ladies drool – not really but it sounds cool" ), dropped the single from his latest album – "Freaks, Freaks" – under a bus shelter. A jazzy béret on his head and an umbrella in his hand. A unique audience.
Sometimes, a Take Away Show works thanks to people who settle unexpectedly on the film. Usually, little kids. However – for once – here was an old Mexican guy who invited himself and improvised while the other two provided the beat. Of course, he speaks very quickly about motherfuckers and big dicks amongst indifferent teens waiting for the bus and passers-by struggling against the wind. Okay, but he does it under Pigeon John's malicious stare, the guy who was rapping "underground hip-hop means no women" a few minutes before.
What's new in this session is that the camera itself turned into an instrument. The guys staged a mugging right in front of a NYPD car. Anecdotal and brash just like 13-year-old can be, but telling, still. We could have met a more technical MC than Pigeon John, or a more genius beatboxer than Davey, but we couldn't have met cooler or funnier guys. Not real wankers, nor too cynical, nor wholly ironic: just guys who carry along with them a certain human warmth, a bit like Mos Def would, on records as well as on screens in any theater near you.
At last, when they go freestyle – a hip-hop compulsory exercise – it's on a huge bridge that stretches into the distance, in the middle of rods in a row as far as the eye can see. The lyrics, beautifully absurd, and the gait of those guys walking under a cloudy sky, remind us of what music was supposed to be doing originally: put some joy in the grayness and the concrete, capture again those inhuman spaces thanks to a united language. Unity, peace, & having fun. All of that was at the beginning of the '80s, and for a short moment, we thought it was only yesterday. Thanks for the time-travel, guys.
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I'd Kill for That(2004)
A novel by Rita Mae Brown, Jennifer Crusie, Linda Fairstein, Lisa Gardner, Heather Graham, Kay Hooper, Katherine Neville, Anne Perry, Kathy Reichs, Julie Smith and Tina Wainscott
On the banks of the scenic Truxton River, nestled in rolling woodlands just minutes from the nation's capital lies Gryphon Gate. Drawn to its breathtaking view of the Chesapeake Bay, Henry Drysdale selected this waterfront location to create a premier gated community where the rich and privileged residents live, work, and play. Tempers flare when Vanessa, Henry's ex, decides to build Forest Glen, a 300-unit condominium development on an adjoining tract of land. The Gryphon Gate town meeting disintegrates into a free-for-all as environmentalists, developers, residents, and the media clash.
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Beat the Recession – Work for Yourself
Beat the Recession – Work for Yourself
One way you can beat this lingering Recession is to work for yourself. I got started working at home as a Virtual Assistant when I was laid off a few years ago and I am so grateful everyday that I did!
Jobs are hard to find right now and businesses are struggling. If you have a job now there's no guarantee you will have it tomorrow, next month or next year. It's nice to have a way to bring in your own income so that you are not totally dependent upon a job to provide all of the income you need.
When you work for yourself you are in charge of your own destiny. You can go out there and find new clients and bring in more income with enough determination and effort. It's not always easy to work for yourself and it can be frightening when you are getting started. That's why many Virtual Assistants start their home based business part-time. You can slowly build up your client base and a steady income while working another job simultaneously in order to provide some steady stream of income.
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The purpose of a project management office program is to provide a company with a software program that can use its organizational abilities to their benefit. The program itself is used by a designated group within your organization to retrieve all the current standards and implement them into your business processes.
The main standards that are used by the project management office group are currently the Prince2 and PMBOK along with ISO9000 for certain markets. The exact standards you need to follow are guided by the markets you are selling your services or deliverables in and their requirements.
Because the market place has grown to a global scale the project management office group is also required to obtain, analyze and follow the different governmental regulations that need to be adhered to. This is a great challenge since nearly every country and sometime regions within a country can have different requirements and regulations that must be followed.
Fortunately there are many project management office groups around the world already engaged in this practice and their results are starting to be known to the greater business community. This reduces the number of surprises a business will encounter when dealing with specific regions of the world.
The reason a business should invest in a project management office group is not initially to lower there operating expenses, but to improve their performance when dealing with the different markets they are expanding into. In time a cost savings will be acquired along with less aggravation because of the reduction in red tape that is prohibiting your company access to a market.
The primary function of a project management office group is to deal with all the regulations and requirements of the business community in which your business is involved in but that is not thier limitation. Many are having an expanded role into the methodologies used by a business and increasing involved in strategic planning management.
By creating a project management office group within your organization, you will see a streamlining effect of your processes and a decrease in red tape that blocks your projects from being a success in more regions of the world.


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The BBC have launched a new blog – BBC Planet Earth Under Threat
It's been created by the team involved in the production of Planet Earth Under Threat (PEuT) – a landmark Radio 4 series to be broadcast in the Autumn of 2006.
From the website -
"First and foremost, it's a series about conservation – but within
that it's about the triumph of life. Global warming is going to be an
overarching theme, but we want to get global warming out of its tired
box and really let you know what it is, where its impacts are, and how
life is responding.We also want to address what the term global warming means to you –
there are scientists who think we might find this term rather
comforting. After all, we evolved in a warm climate so the term
"warming" sounds caring. How would we feel if, rather than warming,
this phenomenon was Global Cooling? Earth has been there before in
various ice ages – And It definitely sounds more threatening to life."
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Ford Fest Apparently Doesn't Contravene Election Rules, Will Be Held in City Park
City issues permit for annual barbecue, because it's just a "special event open to the public," not a campaign event.
On Friday, Scarborough's Thomson Memorial Park will welcome Ford Fest, Rob Ford's annual barbecue. This will come as a surprise to some, as City rules dictate that permits for City property and facilities cannot be issued to candidates during an election campaign. But in the permit application, the fest was referred to as a "special event open to the public"—rather than an opportunity for campaigning—so the City has indicated that the event will not contravene existing policy and issued the permit.
Of course, it will be "up to the mayor and Councillor Ford to ensure the policy is adhered to at the event," said City spokeswoman Jackie DeSouza. All that means is that certain beloved Ford Fest traditions will have to be suspended this year—like the ones involving asking attendees to vote for Rob Ford, asking attendees to campaign for Rob Ford, and giving out T-shirts in exchange for contact information.
Another tradition Ford will have to forgo this year? Listing the fest as a campaign expense, as he did in 2010. (The fact that it had been listed as such in the past will not work against him this year: "The City can't use the 2010 financial filing to determine the nature of an event in 2014. The nature of an event can change from one year to the next, as this one has over the years," read a statement from the City.)
Ford's election rivals expressed frustration with the City's position. "It's a campaign event, pure and simple," said David Socknacki. "It's not a family celebration. It precludes other uses of the park. And it dedicates public space for a specific campaign. It's wrong." A spokesman for Olivia Chow suggested that if an exception has not been made in this case because of the mayor's position, "then Olivia will probably be holding 'special events open to the public' in parks across the city."
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- Yeah? So, when he shows up again, can I give you a call and we'll have another team-up?
- -- Ms. Marvel
Appearing in "Time and Time Again"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sir Warren Traveler (Last appearance)
Other Characters:
- Chewie (First named)
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Only appearance)[1] (Corpse)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Cameo)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Cameo)
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Ritz Carlton Hotel
- Greenwich Village
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New York
- United States of America
- Earth
- Earth-6095 (Only appearance)[1]
- Earth (Only appearance)[1]
- United States of America (Only appearance)[1]
- New York (Only appearance)[1]
- New York City (Only appearance)[1]
- Manhattan (Only appearance)[1]
- Greenwich Village (Only appearance)[1]
- Manhattan (Only appearance)[1]
- New York City (Only appearance)[1]
- New York (Only appearance)[1]
- United States of America (Only appearance)[1]
- Earth (Only appearance)[1]
- Cloak of Levitation
- Eye of Agamotto
- Crimson Bands of Cyttorak
- Wand of Watoomb
- Eye of Watoomb
- Extremis Armor (Cameo)
- Captain America's Shield (Cameo)
- Captain America's Uniform (Cameo)
Synopsis for "Time and Time Again"
While Carol is sleeping, she hears her new cat talking to her. The cat is possessed by Doctor Strange, who asks Carol for help. Ms. Marvel flies to the Sanctum Sanctorum, watching as it emanates a large beam of magic energy into the sky. She makes her way inside and find herself in a different reality.
Traveler is waiting for her and says they are in a world where a swarm of insects eradicated mankind. He confirms Doctor Strange's suspicions that his continued use of magic has affected Traveler's mind, but Traveler has worked a way around that: by travelling to other worlds and acquiring more power sources, he can clear his mind and focus. Now, he has both the Eye and Wand of Watoomb under his control. He teleports Ms. Marvel to the time where the swarm is about destroy New York City, but after a short struggle, Ms. Marvel forces him to take them both to their home reality.
Doctor Strange arrives to assist her, but Traveler teleports away, casting a huge chain reaction in his wake. Combining their powers, the two heroes manage to contain the explosion. Threw weeks later, Carol and her cat, now named Chewie, go back to her rebuilt apartment. Carol gets a call from Tony Stark, who asks her to talk to him before speaking to Captain America, but as soon as she enters the apartment, she finds Cap already waiting for her.
Solicit Synopsis
- Ms. Marvel faces one of her toughest challenges yet in a fight against Warren Traveler, half-crazed time traveling former Sorcerer Supreme.
- Good think Dr. Strange, the current Sorcerer Supreme, decided to stick around!
See Also
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- Discuss Ms. Marvel Vol 2 5 on the forums
- 5 Images from Ms. Marvel Vol 2 5
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I'm lost. Somewhere deep in this dank cave. My eyes have tried in vain to adjust to the consuming darkness. I can't do this. The cold stone takes my blood offering without my consent. This will be where I die.
How did I end up here?
I closed my eyes and leaned against the jagged shale, the constant drip of distant water lulls me into apathy. Maybe oblivion wouldn't be so bad.
Now I hear whispers echo against these prison walls. Funny how the mind tries one last time to bring you hope when you know it's useless.
But, wait. Those are real whispers. But, they're not whispers! Someone's shouting! Someone's calling my name!
Could it be? Could I be saved?
"Here!" I yell, but my voice is cracked and weak. Oh please, please hear me!
A light hit my eyes.
Oh, the pain. The beautiful pain of the light. The pain of hope. They've found me. They've found me.
It's been a couple of weeks since my last post. I apologize for that, but I'm back again!
Just a small, quick, story and a video to start your week off right. Sometimes I do feel trapped and lost within the dark caves of my mind, but I am thankful that the love of my family and the grace of God find me every time and lead me out of the darkness and into the light of day.
I tell you this, because I know many of us feel as lost inside the caves of our minds. And, I know that it seems all hope is lost and we've resigned ourselves to lay against the rock. Let this song and this post be the whispers you hear calling you back to hope, and to let you know you are wonderfully made and worthy of the love of the God of all creation.
You are loved.
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Food served was common fried dough and noodles, a staple food as we go further north.
Beautiful pyramid of deep-fried, twisted noodles known as Sanzi. It is a snack made of wheat-flour dough and pulled into thin noodles. Sanzi is common snack all over China, wherever the Hui (Chinese Muslims) minority live.
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It feels like you are going back in time, when looking at the microfilm of newspapers from way back.
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
The First Chirstmas Gift
Posted by Michele Williams at 2:01 AM
Labels: Christmas, Gift, Holidays, Music, Then Sings My Soul Saturdays
6 comments:
- Denise said...
Very lovely my friend.
- December 13, 2008 at 2:20 AM
- He And Me + 3 said...
So glad that first Christmas gift came! So glad it is still being given today too! Great video!
- December 13, 2008 at 7:28 AM
- luvmy4sons said...
- December 13, 2008 at 7:39 AM
- Marsha said...
How sweet!
- December 13, 2008 at 9:08 AM
- Jennifer said...
I love this! Absolutely precious!
Happy TSMSS!
- December 13, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- Beth in NC said...
That was precious! When my daughter heard the little child's voice, she came over and watched the video with me. She said, "That is so sweet Mommy."
Thank you for sharing!
- December 13, 2008 at 3:56 PM
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When they ran James in Bella Vista (where The Mildred is now), Jim and Kristina Burke developed a zealous fan base in Philadelphia, all of whom were nearly devastated when the couple decamped to NYC to open Caffe Storico (a Stephen Starr establishment in the New-York Historical Society). Now the Burkes are back, according to The Insider, who cites a photo Kristina posted online of their new house in Philadelphia. No details yet on what the restaurateurs have planned for us, but be ready for something good.
Back in autumn 2013, Bistrot La Minette chef-owner Peter Woolsey began dropping hints that he would be launching a second restaurant, but nothing has been made public. Last week, Victor Fiorillo published a post at Foobooz declaring that, although no one would speak on the record, Woolsey's new gig is in the planned restaurant space for the revamped FringeArts venue on Columbus Boulevard. Is a brasserie on the Delaware waterfront in our near future? We can hope.
One project that is on the record but is still pending neighborhood approval is a new South Philly BYO built around barbacoa - the slow-roasting of whole animals over an open fire. Passyunk Post first brought news of the proposed project, which may go into part of a huge Isaiah Zagar-decorated warehouse at 10th and Morris in South Philly. Kanella alum Benjamin Miller and wife Cristina Martinez are behind the idea - they've been doing a lot of catering and have even set up a Facebook page for the prospective restaurant. They'll present the idea at a January 22 community meeting.


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