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A few weeks ago, your intrepid NYER reporters laced up our hiking boots and headed to southeast Brooklyn for an outdoor event hosted by the Natural Areas Conservancy.
When we arrived at the Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park, we knew we were in for a treat. A cool, salty breeze ruffled our hair, even as the hot summer sun blazed down from a cloudless sky. It felt as though we'd left the city entirely.
Steve Handel, director of the Center for Urban Restoration Ecology at Rutgers and advisory board member for the NAC, welcomed our group to the park and reminded us of the vital role nature plays in our increasingly urban world.
In addition to providing beauty and recreation, nature supplies us with ecological services: "clean air, clean ground water, pollinators," Handel observed.
And in New York City, the place where people and nature intersect most readily is its parks.
Mitchell Silver, the City's newest Parks Commissioner, emphasized to our group that parks serve all living creatures and maintain urban health. "In a city, open space and density go hand-in-hand," he stated.
Marine Park surrounds the westernmost inlet of Jamaica Bay, and is a rich labyrinth of grasslands, salt marshes, inlets, and tidal pools. The NAC is conducting a detailed survey of the plants and animals found here in order to develop an "inventory" of Marine Park's biodiversity—and provide important clues about the health of the ecosystem.
In fact, the NAC is surveying forests and wetlands in all boroughs of the city. The group says they have identified 25 "priority" salt marsh sites across the city for restoration, more than 100 acres in all.
The timing of this work is critical. Climate change threatens many of our native plants and animals—one researcher noted that New York City has lost "hundreds" of species of plants in the last fifty years—and the loss is a threat to both ecological and human sustainability.
The NAC is especially interested in working with New York City residents to become "stewards" of the ecological resources around us.
Here's why you should visit Marine Park:
- It smells great. You know what we're talking about: briny and organic, with just a hint of decay.
- It's Brooklyn's largest park. There are 800 protected acres here, comprised of coastal forest, shrubs, native grasses, and salt marsh. Five-hundred and thirty of those grassland and marsh acres are designated Forever Wild, meaning they are some of the most ecologically valuable lands within the five boroughs.
- It used to be a landfill, but you can't really tell. Up until the 1970s, Marine Park was filled with cars, glass, and other garbage, piled as high as 60 feet in some areas. Restoration has taken nearly 40 years, but is "proof that a rare and fragile ecosystem can safely exist even when it borders a heavily urban area like Brooklyn."
- It's protecting us from the impacts of sea level rise and storms. The tidal wetlands that ring the coast have a more important job than just looking pretty. These areas act as sponges to absorb water and wave energy during storms and flooding.
- It's a wildlife paradise. Get ready to see some nature! Myrtle warblers, grasshopper sparrows, cottontail rabbits, ring-necked pheasants, horseshoe crabs, and oyster toadfish are just a few of the unique species that call Marine Park home.
- There's a great visitor's center—for kids and adults. The Salt Marsh Nature Center should be the first stop on your trip: there are exhibits highlighting the natural diversity in the area, and educational brochures and maps to get you started. They even host kids' activities, tours, and yoga classes.


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Dr. Garcia to Speak at the Journey Santa Fe Weekly Conversation
Santa Fe, NM –Dr. Veronica C. Garcia, superintendent of schools, is participating in a conversation about public education and Santa Fe Public Schools as the guest speaker at the Journey Santa Fe weekly conversation on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the Collected Works Bookstore. Alan Webber is the program coordinator and moderator.According to the Journey Santa Fe website, "Journey's goal has been to build a progressive, philanthropic community that offers weekly dialogues with the people and organizations in New Mexico. Journey Santa Fe is a weekly gathering of progressive minded individuals who explore, through presentations, issues that influence our daily lives and the lives of future generations in New Mexico. We hope the weekly community conversations, through understanding and knowledge of the issues in our state and throughout the world, will help ignite change for the common good and provide solutions and a sense of community for all."For more information, go to the Journey Santa Fe website at http://www.journeysantafe.com.

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Women Leading Women: The Biblical Model for the Church. By Jaye Martin and Terri Stovall. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2008. 256 pages. Hardcover, $29.99.
Whatever happened to those wallflower, Southern Baptist women whose talents and gifts are thwarted by their submission to and suppression by men? At least, that is how women who would agree with the statement in the Baptist Faith and Message that "a wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ" have been caricatured by the national media. Martin and Stovall must not have gotten the memo!
This long overdue book is written by two highly accomplished and obviously talented women who are demonstrating leadership among women both in the local church and in the Southern Baptist Convention, leadership that is in tune with the clear Scriptural teachings on the roles of men and women and the priority of the local church.
Jaye Martin serves as the Director of Women's Programs at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where she currently is a candidate for the Doctor of Education. She also holds a masters degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Jaye served with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention as the Women's Evangelism Strategist, developing NAMB's HeartCall, an evangelism training program specifically targeted to women. She first served in women's ministry at First Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, where she lives with her husband, Dana, who is an attorney, and with whom she has one daughter, Kelli.
Terri Stovall currently serves as the Dean of Women's Programs and Associate Professor of Women's Ministries at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Before joining the faculty of Southwestern, she served Southern Baptist churches in education and women's ministries, most recently at Fielder Road Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, where she is still a member. Terri first entered full-time ministry as BSU Campus Evangelism Coordinator in Tyler, Texas before coming to Southwestern where she earned her Master of Arts in Religious Education and Doctor of Philosophy. She lives in Arlington with her husband, Jay, who is a general contractor.
The authors' stated purpose for the book is "to paint a picture of what women's ministry should look like based upon Scripture" (xiii–xiv). They painted quite a picture.
Dividing the picture into four parts, Martin and Stovall articulate first the biblical foundation for women's ministry in the church. In one of the most encouraging chapters of the book, women are viewed through the eyes of God and shown to be precious and significant in His sight. God's plan for women is then revealed, and in a discussion of the biblical paradigm for women's ministry, such ministry is described as being "about reaching, making disciples, and ministering to women and their families. It is a ministry that is best led by women serving under the authority of a local church" (42).
Second, the principles for women leading women are laid out. Godly leadership is defined by the authors as "following Christ so closely that you know how to lead and you do it in such a way that you model Christ by your every word and action while influencing others to do the same" (50). Building upon this understanding, the reader learns important keys to leading as a godly woman and serving with men.
Third, the tasks essential to women leading women (reaching women for Christ, nurturing women in their faith, involving women in kingdom service, engaging the next generation, and supporting the church family) are isolated and described. The authors emphasize important realities and lead women again and again to God's Word. For example, in discussing the application of the biblical teaching of Titus 2, that older, more mature women should be teaching younger women in the church, the authors remind us that "The relationship between the older and the younger is just as much a part of teaching process as is the content" (126). Pointing to a key understanding for all of us members of local churches, both men and women, the authors assert, "Supporting the church means that we don't do our ministry; we do the ministry of the church" (158).
Fourth, Stovall and Martin elucidate the how-to of women's ministry, fixing the reader's attention upon strategic planning, enlisting a team, living through change and conflict, and maintaining excellence in women's ministry. Foundational to this discussion is the authors' statement that "GOD-CENTERED strategic planning is a disciplined, intentional effort to develop and follow a method to accomplish God's objective for His church in order to meet the enemy under conditions that give us the advantage" (177). And while the authors deal forthrightly with issues like conflict in the church, they also provide hope that "No matter what method or set of rules or stages is used, God is always there with much more insight to the problem than the leader has and stands ready to give insight and His presence in the midst of difficult situations" (219).
Like the four parts of the book described above, the book itself can be described in ministering to and challenging women in four ways: leadership, ministry, a Bible study of women and for women, and the nature and work of the church.
Women Leading Women fills a large hole in the church leadership literature and should be welcomed by churches and by both women and men alike. The book fleshes out many of the biblical teachings concerning the significance and the role of women as Christians and as leaders in the local church, teachings that have been articulated Scripturally and theologically but that have gone wanting for greater explanation and application in the life of the assembly we call the local church.
This book is not just for women. Men, especially church leaders, will profit from reading this book. Many key connections are made between church ministries and the Scriptures that apply to all ministries, and the unique understanding of women's ministries articulated in these pages is essential to all who will work with and oversee the service of women in and to the church.
Two improvements are suggested for the future. First, a few parts of the book could be augmented with more direct references to biblical passages and references. This small deficiency probably results from the brevity of the work. Second, if space is not available to add to the third and fourth parts of the book, the tasks and the how-to, the authors should consider a second book focused directly upon those vital matters.
Women Leading Women is an excellent work to be read by anyone even remotely interested in seeing the local church be who God has laid out for it to be. Those of us who read it will want to share it with others.
Waylan Owens
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary


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Shelving & Bookcases
The collection of photographs here show a few examples of shelving projects I produced over the last few years. The projects take on a variety of forms each designed for a particular location to specifications chosen by the clients.
A popular choice over the years has been for 'floating shelves' often fitted into an alcove.
For larger shelves and longer spans it is often more practical to build bookcases, as illustrated in the following photos.
The following pictures show a variation on that theme, 'box' type shelving often covering a whole wall.
Prices will depend on size, design and on choice of materials. If you have a project in mind, or would like to discuss options please get in touch. I am happy to offer a free quote for projects in the Brighton & Hove area.


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My Name is Rob, and I have a problem with tea… 🙂
I was introduced to tea a couple years ago and really got into it… or so I thought; as I quickly found out, the world of tea is vast, and often can be a bit obscure. While my love of tea has slowly grown into an obsession, I've been learning more and more each day and with every new cup.
I wanted to provide a location collecting tea information, reviews, links, etc… all in a single place where I (and others) can easily find it. I'm not writing as an expert, but as an informed enthusiast who wants to pass on the information I find, as I learn and explore the world of tea.
Tea Reviews
I'm always happy to review any and all teas that you might wish to share.
- All tea reviews will be posted here and promoted through twitter, etc…
- I do not accept compensation for tea reviews, I only ask that you send enough to make two to three cups so that I can fully review it.
- If you are interested in having me review your tea, please send me an email
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It was the best of times, it was the best of times.
Not unlike a broodingly alive, spiritually roller-coasted emo-drama teenager the morning after graduation ceremonies, I am currently a certifiable mash-up of emotions.
When the music's over, how to turn off the lights?
And so the up-and down-loading begins; the sifting, the filtering, the processing …
But while the event itself may now be complete, I carry yet within me a true-gold cache of memories both intangible and collected, and as I sit now poring over the photos, videos, and notes I've accrued, I am conscious of my privilege as a repository of significance.
I find myself turning inwards, again and again, to these fields of remembrance; this landscape upon which walks a most marvelous and effulgent confederacy of personages whom I now call friends.
A toast to you all …
To Vanessa Bazzani, for telling the story of the restaurant that puts eggs on everything, for enacting a living proof that Portland truly is one of the living foodie heavens, for finding a quick few minutes on an otherwise laughably crowded itinerary to get a swim in, and for always taking notes …
To Fred Cabrera, for sharing the "How many ounces in a port pour" story, for traveling all the way from Miami, for enlivening the dinner table with your passionately improvisational dissertation on the merits of good béarnaise sauce, and for giving one of the truly great "Let's go around and introduce ourselves" morning speeches …
To Fred Dame, for giving the longest Julia Child impersonation I've ever witnessed, for mentoring so many generations of passionate gatekeepers of the true-wine flame, and for your rhapsodic words on behalf of the 1990 Geyserville …
To Ryan Stotz, for knowing what Sam Bond's Garage is, for knowing what "Hot Freaks" is, for opening 3 new restaurants and getting married all in the same quarter, for giving some of the best spontaneous over-dinner tasting notes I've ever heard, and for having a truly great alter-ego twitter handle …
To Philip Hirrel, for offering to make up a fictitious bio if the true one didn't suffice, for maintaining quiet dignity at all times, for bringing a little California to New Mexico, and for so effortlessly embodying the "Never let someone talk you out of a wine you love and enjoy the moment, Amen" ethos so perfectly …
To Bruno Marini, for every hysterical thing you said over the second night's dinner table, for so devotedly contributing to the oeno-culinary culture of one of the great cities of the world for so long, for traveling so far to be with us, and for always using a turn signal when you drive …
To Augustus Miller, for being both young and wise, for contributing to the pre-event activity in such astonishingly excellent fashion (via your collaboration with RedWineLovers), for publicly acknowledging that you look like an 18-year old, for working into your departure plans a trip to Absinthe, and for providing such obvious hope for the oeno-cultural future …
To Dave Poore, for referring to your hair cut as being unruly, for being such a great first night dinner conversationalist, for so humbly overseeing one of the truly classic restaurants on the American food landscape, and for being probably the only guest in attendance who had to get right home, and right to work, because of the Indy 500 …
To Charles Puglia, for so obviously being a living symbol of the next generation of wise, passionate, savvy, devoted, serious, committed, and influential wine authorities, for tweeting so cleverly and consistently, for really and truly loving Essences, for always putting philosophy first, and for changing your flash card to Tribidrag …
To Steve Steese, for celebrating your birthday with us, and for being older than we thought you were, for asking so many great questions, for being the bravest of tasters, for so cleverly acknowledging the inheritance of your wine list, and for seeing the Old Patch Geyserville's vines with a sculptor's eyes …
To Frank Stitt, for being every bit the gentleman I'd hoped you'd be and then some, for being so incredibly kind to me, for being just as willing to talk Casablanca as to talk Social Media, for so graciously engaging Paul with such elegant consistency, for having a stunningly refined palate, and for embodying all that is beautiful about The South …
To you all, a toast! I have been blessed to know you, and I shan't forget you. Safe travels, deep bows, respect.
(p.s. To June Rodil, we are so sorry you could not join us after all! You were missed, but there will be a next time, for sure!)
There is so much still to come in the way of post-event material, but for now, I wish to offer these brief, chronological slideshows of Days I & II of what has proven to be two very, very important and special days to me.
For those who've been following along and watching our event from afar, I thank you, and I hope these small movies will make for an enjoyable visual contribution to the virtual wine-stream, and to those who will see themselves in these images, I tell you this is a mirror that will reflect back to you a beatific assemblage of the best and the brightest …
Ridge Vineyards Sommelier Symposium, 2013
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Tiger Shark
Overview — The distinctive tiger shark lives in both coastal and open seawaters, usually from the surface to around 459 feet. Young members of this species sport black stripes arranged over their otherwise gray backs and sides. These stripes can fade as the shark ages, making it look more like a great white than a tiger shark.
Somehow it seems appropriate that this nocturnal, aggressive shark prefers dark, murky waters. It is adaptable, though, and can live in everything from river estuaries to lagoons. Solitary animals, tiger sharks may often be found at their lowest depths during the daytime. When the sun goes down, the sharks then frequently swim upward to higher levels, moving inshore to shallower waters where they make their evening dinner kills.
Feeding Habits — The tiger shark is one lean, mean, eating machine. Each of its teeth is shaped like those found on a circular saw, with a flat and curved hook at the end. A power saw might not even equal this shark's power, since it can cut through turtle shells with a single bite.
Aside from turtles, other prey includes bony fish, conchs, crabs, birds, lobsters, skates, rays, porpoises and even people, if they are unfortunate enough to be around a particularly voracious and brazen tiger shark. This species will also consume flesh from animal carcasses that wash out to sea, such as dead rats, house pets and even farm animals, like cattle.
Cool Fact — Tiger sharks have very wide ranges and may travel thousands of miles between continents.
Common Max Depth — 459 feet
MORE SHARKS: Great White Shark | Sand Tiger Shark | Whale Shark | ALL SHARKS


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The holidays are too much for many of our kids. Though it seems to us regular adults from regular childhoods that this should be the most wonderful time of year, for a kid who struggles getting though a normal day, getting through a series of high-expectation days with multiple events is stressful.
I have learned a few things over the years about managing the holidays with a child who has Reactive Attachment Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and DSM-NOS. Things which have worked to help Genea remain on the planet during times of stress, and I thought I would pass them on. I'm not an expert and I don't even play one on TV.
With holidays and school breaks, kids easily go haywire and stay off track for weeks, even months. Most childcare professionals will verify- kids who are sensitive often destabilize this time of year. In other words, they blow their shit.
First and foremost, be mindful that your RADish will probably struggle. Work from a position that expects problems and makes the effort to contain them before the fallout. Anticipate. Think to previous years and plan. Understand what is causing the blowouts and why.
RADishes do not like change!
My RADish (affectionate term for a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder) does not like change. She has every day scheduled to be exactly the same as yesterday. It might seem as if a holiday like Thanksgiving where my little food hoarder/sneaker can eat all she wants would be a positive. However, the overriding feeling will be anxiety due to change in schedules, locations, people and rules.
But.. but... but... it's Christmas! She's getting presents! How could she flip out about that? That was my question until I realized, it's because of the changes. All change- even good change- is bad.
When things are predictable, she feels safe. Even though she knows it's Christmas, maybe she didn't realize that meant her regularly scheduled breakfast would be at 7:05 instead of 7:00 and there would be a parade to watch on tv instead of her usual cartoon. A typical kid wouldn't think twice about it but for the child with RAD, one change means everything could change and that is dangerous.
Anxiety always comes out.
When your child starts up with provoking behavior, constant demands and does bizarre things it may mean she is feeling unsure and unsafe.
So what do you do? You talk it through at every opportunity. I would describe every single thing I could think of to Genea ahead of time. We are going to Grandma's house. We are taking my car and leaving our house at 12:00. It will be a long car ride and I want you to bring a few books. We will try to drive straight there without stopping. When we get to Grandma's, remember her 2 dogs will bark at you at first. We will not eat right away, it will be about 2 hours after we get there but she always has snacks out for you right? She's having ham and those mashed potatoes you love (and sweet mother of tequila, those potatoes better be there) for dinner. These are the people who are coming.
But wait! Do not tell her too far ahead of time because then she will freak out anticipating the day of changes. For Genea, usually the night before a big event is good. Sometimes, the day of. Seriously, rarely more notice than that. Where you have anticipatory anxiety you have your meltdown. Simple.
The other thing that helps is to tell her you know what is happening and why. You know change is hard for her and makes her feel nervous. It is hard! But you will be there to help her, and you've always kept her safe.
Do what you have to do to keep the chances for failure at a minimum.
My child could not control her urine when stressed. Even though she was 7 and fully capable, unfortunately her continence was always one of the first things to go. We used protective garments at the homes of other people. If Genea doesn't need the back up, she doesn't need it but if she does it will not ruin the whole day, her clothes, or the furniture of others.
Know your child's signs of stress and look for them.
Genea can look perfectly calm, even happy, on the outside. I know she is feeling anxious because her pupils dilate. That may well be the only sign at all that she is internally dysregulated. And where does all that go if left to fester? After all, she looks good on the outside, why not take that for the truth? Here is why: because the meltdown is coming- it never just fades away. Maybe not at Grandma's for Christmas, but the next day? The next 7 unstructured days at home without school? Oh yeah, you will feel it!
Check in with your child often with physical contact.
I am always amazed when I casually hug Genea and I can feel her heart thumping like the drummer from a death metal band has moved into her chest cavity. Another cue she is feeling stress! I make her sit next to me and I firmly hold her. Not forcefully, but as the adult in charge. We might discreetly work on breathing or counting. I will have her place her hand on her chest to feel her heart beat and work on slowing it down (I call that biofeedback for the poor, lol). I'll slowly "draw" the infinity symbol on her back, purposefully crossing the medial line to engage both sides of the brain.
We might escape to a bedroom and close the door and do some strong sitting in quiet. We can do quick brain shifts or some academics. I might ask her to spell "frog" or use the math trick. The answer doesn't matter in the slightest- it will shift the brain out of panic and fear and away from fight/ flight/ freeze. Other ideas- ask her favorite color, favorite tv show, etc. Think of it as driving a car with a manual transmission (good God, why do those things still exist). If the car is in 1st gear going 45 miles an hour you are going to wind up with a messed up car. You have to shift to bring it into safety.
Other things that have helped Genea and I survive:
- Keep visits to other homes short. Short. Short as you can.
- Plate your child's food for her. A buffet style or family style meal is going to overwhelm and freak out your little loved one.
- Keep as many rules from home as possible. Example- we have a rule that you have to try everything on your plate with one bite, then you can decide not to eat it. Awkward and annoying to keep that rule at another persons home, but rules are reminders that someone is in charge and the child is safe.
- Try not to "let it go because it is a holiday". I have wound up with 2 ungrateful, overstimulated brats on many occasions thinking I was giving the gift of fun and freedom from structure.
What about pushy relatives?
Those that are sure your RADish needs a fistful of crackers and you are just being too strict, you know them? They spend half the holiday trying to convince you that you are too hard on the child, you need to loosen up. Or the other where your child runs off totally out of control and just needs a good spanking. I have two lines that I have found will stop all opinions, second guessing, and unwanted "help".
1. Say this with your head tilted to the side and try to look tragic.
"You know, she will just never be totally sure that we won't abandon her too. No matter how long it has been she still doesn't quite fully believe we will always bring her home. Our rules may seem odd but she functions so much better with them".
Without fail, the "helpful" relative will make sad clucking noises, look off into the distance, and wander away. I think the it helps kick open the door that reminds people, we are not working from a regular box of chocolates here. Half the box isn't even candy.
2. Looking helpless or a little doubtful, shift the focus (blame) off of yourself.
"Mmmm hmmmm, her therapist (insert whatever professional you want) says we have to 'blank' for her to get better. You know, after all she's been through".
Around my relatives that will move immediately into a discussion about this feelings crap in society now-a-days, psychiatrists are nothing but drug pushers and the Big Pharmaceutical Companies are running the world. And then the subject of medical malpractice with both a malpractice attorney and a medical doctor in the house. Before the beer bottles actually start flying, get out of the way because no one cares about you anymore. (though, hmm, that might just be my family).
I realize the above ideas may turn folks off completely. Do what works for you. This is what has worked for me.
Now, on to gifts!
Around here, my kids get a lot of gifts. What a problem, right? No, it's not something I complain about. However with my children, too many new things at one time overwhelms them. Then they wind up playing with the box or an old cat toy from way under the couch. Spread it out.
We will do our family gifts 3 days before Christmas. No one has ever been arrested for opening gifts early. Winter Break from school starts five full days before the actual holiday this year- that's a long time and I'm sitting on a pile of new toys? Gifts mailed out from relatives get opened two days before. That will give the kids most of the next day to play with their new stuff.
I know many people feel they should be teaching their children delayed gratification. That kids should darn good and well learn to wait and they'll be better people for it. That is totally valid, and I get it. It's true. My thinking though, is that my daughter spent the first year and a half of her life in abject neglect. She was forced into a life where delayed gratification was the standard. Only it wasn't a new my- little- pony doll, it was food that was insubstantial. Hugs that never happened. Non existent stimulation. She knows too well what delayed gratification is because it damaged her brain and torpedoed her development.
Anyway, like I said, these are the things that have worked for us. You may have already tried every single thing on the list and none of it worked. For me, it's about maximizing the fun and helping my RADish be successful. We will absolutely still have fallout, but if we try to work at the problems ahead of time and have a plan for the other stuff, it helps.
I actually wrote this a few years back, but to this day we still do most of the same things. I've updated it and added a little. Of course Genea is older now and able to respond better so that helps.
So, opinions? Suggestions? What has worked for you and your family that is not typical? Fill me in, I will take all the help I can get!


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The GOP establishment talking about going into smoke filled rooms & brokered conventions. Problem with that is, they're looking to come out of the smoke filled rooms with moderates like Mitch Daniels & Jeb Bush. My thoughts on this & also the dizzy upside down electorate. Sarah Palin appears on Fox Biz Tom Sullivan shows possibly why Palin never officially ran for president. Did she say what it would take for her to make a late entry?
Sunday, January 29, 2012
If GOP Goes Into Smoke Filled Room They Better Come Out w/ Sarah Palin
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Jan Brewer Obama Face Off Another Reason Sarah Palin Should Be GOP Nominee
The recent face off between Gov Jan Brewer & Barack Obama speaks volumes. I'm not the first to suggest that Obama has a woman problem. Many believe it's a deep psychological flaw where Obama wants approval from women & to dominate them at the same time. Sarah Palin is not easily controlled & the GOP screwed up by not supporting her candidacy in 2012.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Ron PaulQaeda Charged in Firebombing of Lodi NJ Synagogue
Ron Paulqaeda strike again. Anthony Graziano aka PaulQaeda was charged with the Jan. 11 attack on a Rutherford synagogue & the Jan. 3 firebombing of a synagogue in Paramus. This is after the previous death threats or "fatwas" issued on an Atlanta man a week ago & another Paulqaeda who issued death threats on Obama & family. Ron Paul is not the tea party and no conservative should be holding hands with Ron Paul's Paulqaeda.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Romney Stumps Like a Lib & Why The Nomination Process Needs To Go On
Mitt Romney using Alinksy methods on Newt Gingrich bringing up 30 year old frivolous ethics charges leveled at him for which he was exonerated. Gingrich attacked like Palin was -- because he is a threat. Primary B.S. Don't tell me who to support. Rick Santorum is not squeaky clean. Ron Paul has an action figure. Why the longer the primary process is the better.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Ron Paul "Gets More Military Donations Than Any Candidate" Myth
Since 2007, Ron Paul & his Paulqaeda have been propagandizing that Ron Paul gets more military donations than all the other candidates "combined". This is quite impossible to prove and quite an aggravating myth put out there by the Ron Paul campaign & his mindless Paulqaeda. Also, what I thought of Paul's SC debate performance.
Ron Paul a ChickenHawk?
Ron Paul a ChickenHawk?
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Ron Paul Is Walking October Surprise & Who Are You Calling ChickenHawk?
Ron Paul is a candidate I shall not want. He's also a walking October surprise. There's no room for October surprise in this election cycle, therefore, Ron Paul needs to walk off the campaign trail. Is Ron Paul a chickenhawk? An investigative report by www.youtube.com/147degreeswest thinks so & questions his claims about his service. This and more. Video by 147DegreesWest HERE
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Ann Barnhardt Is Right--Americans Stop Being Nice to Enemies Foreign or Domestic
I agree with Ann Barnhardt-- the West has to stop being nice to the people--enemies foreign or domestic-- who want to destroy us and Western culture. Whether it be the Chinese or Islamists or our own president Barack Obama and the Marxist left. Why I dont care that Marines pissed on some Taliban and why politicians like Ron Paul are WRONG about Iran.
More Death Threats From Ron Paul Supporters aka Paul-qaeda
Ron Paul's kooky supporters yet again have issued death threats against an Atlanta man who made a joke about their God Ron Paul on Facebook. There are AL Qaeda and Paul-qaeda & from where I'm sitting I see very little difference. Again, the tea party & conservatives must distance themselves from this lunatic Paul & his Paul qaeda.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Contraception & Gay Marriage NOT the Most Important Issues Facing America
New Hampshire GOP debates an embarrassment. George Step-on-all-of-us sets up candidates with contraception questions. All these candidates in NH not one of them or the liberal debate moderates ask about the regulations crushing fisherman in New England. Gay marriage not the most important issue facing America today.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
What's Next For The Alaskan Iron Lady?
After Governor Sarah Palin's interview with Fox News' Eric Bolling on the eve of the Iowa Caucus, I did a segment on my show where I stated that I will not be participating in any Sarah Palin reconsider or "earthquake" movements from now on. If you missed that segment you may listen here. I took some flak for it. Who cares. I believe after Palin's interview with Bolling on Monday, she wasn't reconsidering at this time.
Granted, she then went on Cavuto the next day and was asked a very direct question. Cavuto asked Palin if the GOP frontrunner starts to fall by the way side months from now and chaos ensues, would she reconsider? Palin didn't rule it out. Yes, she did claim that "others" could get in. Whether or not she is including herself in the "others" category—your guess is as good as mine.
After October 5th, 2011 when Palin first said no to a presidential run, there was no one more disappointed than ole Mr.L. I was one of the first people to say, if the establishment can ask Chris Christie to change his mind, then tea party conservatives could do the same to Palin. The view from here says, she doesn't want to do this at this time. And if there is some secret plan for Sarah Palin to get in this race late, she would want to keep it just that—a secret. The best thing we should do for her is be quiet. Going around beating people over the head trying to convince them she's reconsidering, when that might not be the case, could be counter productive. In short, she knows we're out there. The less media attention that she gets about this the better. If Palin is planning to open the Bombay doors at the last minute, she doesn't need her supporters blowing her cover.
In the meantime, make no mistake—my support for Sarah Palin isn't going to fizzle out. She is still a young, experienced, capable, determined, strong conservative woman with a long life and career ahead of her. So what's next for the Alaskan iron lady?
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Why It Won't Matter If Ron Paul Wins Iowa Glorified Straw Poll
What if Ron Paul wins Iowa? so what. The real reason why Ron Paul runs for president and why conservatives should not worry about his candidacy. Why Ron Paul winning Iowa would be actually a good thing.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Until Sarah Palin SAYS or DOES different, I take her word--not reconsidering
Until Sarah Palin SAYS or DOES different, I take her word. She's not reconsidering a run for president in 2012. You don't like it, GO SCRATCH! I still love Sarah Palin but I'm not reading tea leaves anymore.
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Tertiary EducationVCE and Senior VCAL students who wish to apply for tertiary education in Victoria do so by submitting an online VTAC application during Term 3.
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Corporations are formed from the sweat of their laborers and the ingenuity of their skilled workers. They are a big part of what makes American great. As embedded members of our society they also have responsibilities over it.
In the same way that all citizens should consider effort to make the country better so do successful companies. With the growing gap between rich and poor this imperative is becoming even more important.
Social corporate responsibility is a pact with the community that encourages greater growth in society through educational and community based activities.
The opportunities are wide open to just about anything a company can ponder. College grants, neighbor clean up, donation of books, training programs, pollution clean up, housing or just about anything that comes to mind that furthers a purpose of significance.
The type of social responsibility projects should be based in the values and industry that define the organization. For example, paper mills could donate art paper and supplies to school children while cell phone companies could support emergency phones for single parents.
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Hi amazing person!
Hope your season is going well. Where I reside, in Los Angeles, California, is starting to get sunny and more hot, and I'm trying my best to take my work to different areas of Los Angeles county, since I coach most of my clients online.
That's truly the beauty of having my private coaching business, where I have the majority of my clients being coached via email and online chat. I also have some clients who like to meet on Skype calls. But lately, I've been asked about meeting some people locally.
So I just thought that I would write important announcements so I keep everyone updated!! Here you go:
- Due to other commitments this summer, I'm not able to accept new chat coaching clients both in this website and in the habit tracking website. I plan to continue to devote time to my current clients.
if you are one of my chat coaching clients, this doesn't affect you at all. Actually, I will have more time to devote to your goals.
2. I'm still accepting new clients who want to sign up to Skype or phone call coaching
3. Accepting new Local clients in Los Angeles County: at this moment my office in Granada Hills is undergoing remodeling. I'm available to meet local clients at coffee shops, private residence, and can also make a reservation to meet at the Panorama City Premier Business Office. I can find other locations around LA county, please let me know where you live and I can reserve a professional meeting room for us to meet. To sign up to receive coaching from me locally, sign up HERE
I'm also praying about whether I should move my office to another area in Los Angeles County. Having my office in Pasadena would be perfect since I love it there. If you know of an opportunity for me to rent an office there, let me know.
4. Did you know that I changed my work telephone number from 818-231-5889 to 877-788-7230 since Feb. 23, 2017?
Please save my new work number if you haven't already.
The biggest announcement is that I updated my phone plan for my work number and can receive and send text messages from my new number!! So go ahead and text me, especially if we have been phone tagging. I'm sorry for all the missed calls, it's truly been a season where I'm managing different "plates."
5. How can I pray for you? No matter how much I might have in my plate during some weeks in the summer, I can always pray for you, regardless if you are or not my client. I love praying, what an honor! Feel free to email me if you have a prayer request that you would like for me to agree and pray for.
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It's day two of my stay in our new home and my kitchen is almost set. Today was all about filling my pantry with the necessities to survive for a couple of days. And thus, food was prepared when P ran around getting an internet connectivity, a mobile connection for me and the most essential among them all- an invertor!
Just after publishing yesterday's post, the power went off. After having had the luxury of awesome mausam (climate) in the Kerala monsoon, coming here to about 38 degrees of heat and humidity made me burn inside out, literally. The slight drizzle only made the situation worse and it was too difficult to stay indoors. Fanning with a newspaper and sprinkling with water was how I sustained through the night.
A humble lunch consisting of Rice, Okra Stir Fry, Sambar and Pappad was laid out. After lunch, when P came in to the kitchen to have a spoonful more of his favourite Sambar, I knew life was back to normal. I couldn't help but smile at him and yes, it's all about little things as I always say.
We also had few unexpected guests by ten at night. What followed was chit-chat for a couple of hours over a cup of chai. And then I knew, my Army life has begun. 🙂
I have quite a few things laid out for y'all. There will be a more organized way of posting my write-ups- be it the book reviews, travelogues, anecdotes, musings or photos. More on it in the coming week.
Stay tuned and meanwhile, Happy Sunday!
I am participating in the Blog Marathon and it's a half marathon!
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After trying my way in the web I find it easier to ask. I'm looking for a (www-based) search tool that would allow me to do the most of these things: - input a protein sequense. Search for homology (over some % value) to other protein seq, _also translated ORF:s_. The search should allow for (even huge) gaps, aligning the sequenses in the "best possible way". - get some scoring along the alignment, preferably as a plot of a (sliding?) window of i.e. 20 aa. - alignment in this way of one search protein against all found over some % value of homology. And of course: with minimal hands on effort from me. Does anyone have a good starting point for me? Is it even possible? _____________________________________________________________________________ Kaj Stenberg e-mail: Kaj at xray.bmc.uu.se


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Remote Desktop Manager — A SysAdmin Review.
The SysAdmin Tools of the Trade…
As a SysAdmin, one of the most asked questions that I received since I started blogging about IT (and to be honest I myself was always curious what other sysadmins were using) was what tools of the trade do you use in your day to day endeavours to get your work done more easily.
Because this question has so many things/software/tools to write about, that I want to share with you and show you how I used them, I decided to start a series called (The SysAdmin Tools of the Trade); this will be the first review of the tools that I use on a daily basis and consider indispensable.
Remote Desktop Manager
My number one tool, that is without a doubt my crown jewel for me is my Remote Desktop Manager.
I myself, absolutely cannot work using single remote connections through windows classic Remote Desktop Connection. When you have 10+ connections active, Alt-Tabbing them just becomes a nightmare to sort; and while Windows 10 introduced multiple desktops to the mix, a feature that Linux users benefited for a long time, I am 100% sure that most enterprises did not update their infrastructure and it is still hard to keep track.
So most admins will use a RDP Manager of some sort.
As most admins out there, I used to work with Remote Desktop Connection Manager from Microsoft as a freeware solution; but as time passed by, and seeing how hard Microsoft updated their free software (once a year if you're lucky), and that those updates brought only small incremental bug fixes, I gave up on it entirely and started looking for alternatives.
After an extensive search on the internet, reddit and it-forums, I came across Remote Desktop Manager from a company called Devolution. They offer 2 versions a free one and an Enterprise variant; both are packed with features and you cannot go wrong with either of them.
Right of the bat I was impressed by the amount of features and detailed work that went into their software but as all advertised products that might sport a nice presentation page, I wanted to give the software a run thru its pace to see what it can do.
Right of the bat, I liked that the developer offered multiple extensions, especially .msi; if you work within an enterprise you will know that the fastest way to create a package and send it to everyone is by using a .msi installer and software like Configuration Manager. having the .msi package right from the source is always welcomed.
The installation process is very straight forward (I installed in out both Windows and macOS just to see how they look; hence the pictures) and you will not have any problems with this step.
The download size of the Enterprise Edition was ~146 MB and the installation size for the full version was around 306 MB with the free version coming just under that. This is important since keeping a small footprint on servers is very important, especially when you might have 100+ admins all with their profiles, the space starts to add up fast.
1st Steps and Impressions
The interface is a very structured one, top side is the office ribbon where most core functions can be found like. I will be going through each section to highlight the features I found most interesting.
Home Tab
The open session has the ability to start a single rdp connection or if you have multiple servers; in a folder you will be able to open up as many connections as you want. I tried it with 30 connections and it was still working.
Another great feature here is the ability to see logs for each rdp connection you ever had. The software monitors everything and logs it, so it will definitely come in handy when you are doing investigation work.
Actions Tab
Here the most useful feature I found myself using on a daily basis was the send to clipboard feature . Basically you have a built in screen capture which will always come in handy when you are trying to show to a colleague or client some error fast.
Edit Tab
Here you can edit, all the properties of each machine you have added or imported to the manager.
I was pleasantly surprised with the Password Management part, where you have a suggestion box telling you, your password strenght and also next to it a random password generator if you need something extra strong.
Now the security features do not stop here, they go all the way from being able to store your passwords encrypted locally, or have them stored on a database in your network, to integration with most password managers out there like 1Password, LastPass and many more:
Pretty much every possible scenario covered in regards to security and password management.
View Tab
The view tabs includes a lot of features, most of them are self-explanatory like ToDo list, Advanced Search. The interesting part here is the Dashboard.
The dashboard is a slew of built-in features, scripts and reports that can be ran on the machine that you connected to and generate instant reports; you will likely find them to come in handy in your day to day operations.
Administration Tab
Tools Tab
In the Tools tab you can find some special treats, like the Add-on Manager that boosts some 100+ add-ons that can be installed; or your Script Manager that you can use to save your script repository that you will be able to run on any connection that you open. The Powershell Module was something different than I imagined, due to the fact that it opens a session on the install machine and not on the remote one, but there is a way to do that also.
Window Tab
Here you can find highlighted one of the strongest points to the whole software: use tabbed header . The ability to have all your RDP connections not visible only on the Navigation panel but also open connection visible in TABS, just like the image below illustrates:
More than just Remote Desktop Connections…
Here is the kicker, this software is so much more than just normal remote desktop connections, it offers connection capabilities to almost all known platforms.
I tried it for Citrix, SSH, RDP, FTP, Database Connections… and the list goes on …
Extensions support for all major browsers
All in all, this piece of software is just amazing, it simply is one of my best tools that I use on a daily basis. I sincerely cannot recommend this software enough, it was my first choice when I decided to start this series; all because I found this tool as my main driver each day and it has all the features that I need , in fact it has some many features that I am not using that it really is funny.
The free version is packed with features and you cannot go wrong with it, but if that is not enough the enterprise one will surely cover any and all needs.
So stop using old software and get in with the new:
Hope you enjoyed this review, and see you next time for my next tool in The SysAdmin Tools of the Trade…
Until then have a nice day !


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A Brief History of the European Weed Research Society
Secretary, EWRC 1960-75, Scientific Secretary, EWRS 1975 - 1980
Scientific Secretary, EWRS 1982-1993.
The Precursor, the European Weed Research Council (EWRC)
In May 1958 a meeting of weed scientists in Ghent set up an international working group to accelerate progress in solving the problems caused by weeds. The first outcome was to a conference at Stuttgart-Hohenheim where Project Groups on bracken, wild oats and methods of herbicide evaluation were organised and the EWRC was established at a second meeting at Oxford in 1960. Each country was allowed to nominate an official representative on the Council and by 1975 there were 24 of them plus co-opted members from Israel and the Lebanon. In addition there was an advisory panel of 4 scientists from agrochemical manufacturers to reflect the increasing importance of herbicides. Close interaction with industry has continued and the Presidency of EWRS alternates between industrial and non-industrial members. The 1960 meeting also decided to start the journal Weed Research. This was made possible by the generosity of a number of organisations and companies who contributed to a Guarantee Fund to cover the financial risk.
Council meetings were held annually in different countries and were followed by excursions to research institutes and farms. They provided important opportunities for scientists from around Europe to exchange views, information and experience.
Symposia were perhaps the most important means of bringing people together. Four major symposia, primarily on herbicides, were held in France in collaboration with COLUMA (Comité de Lutte contre les Mauvaises Herbes) and there were also 4 on aquatic weeds, 2 on Mediterranean weed problems and one on parasitic weeds.
Research Groups were established to exchange information and undertake collaborative projects on:- annual grass weeds; aquatic weeds; bracken (Pteridium aquilinum); weed problems of mountain areas (with FAO); Equisetum spp; parasitic and hemiparasitic weeds.
Co-operation with other organisations was extensive. There was co-operation with the British Weed Control Council as well as with COLUMA and FAO and conferences were held jointly with the International Sugarbeet Research Institute and the International Union of Biological Control (on parasitic weeds). There was collaborative research with the International Society of Horticultural Science and a joint committee of the Herbicide Evaluation Project Group and EPPO (European Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization) was formed.
Publications were seen as essential to stimulating weed control research. All symposia produced Proceedings and Weed Research rapidly became established as an international journal. By accepting papers in English, French or German it was accessible to virtually all European scientists and it has increasingly attracted contributions from all over the world.
Education and Training was encouraged through an Education Committee.
The transition from EWRC to EWRS
As the activities of EWRC extended it became apparent that a society with membership open to all individuals and organisations who wished to participate would be more effective. A steering committee began work to develop plans for the new society in December 1973.
The European Weed Research Society
The new society formally came into existence and held its first General Assembly on 3 December 1975 during the Symposium in Paris organised jointly with COLUMA on the Status, Biology and Control of Grassweeds. The legal seat of the Society was in the Netherlands but the Secretariat was initially based in the UK after which it spent periods in France, Germany and now is spread over three countries. The object of the Society, as described in the first Constitution, is to promote and encourage weed research and control technology in Europe for the benefit of the community as a whole.
The Constitution remained unchanged for 10 years. The Governing Body was the Council composed of nominated national delegates, elected members, officers of the Society and co-opted members. As over 40 members were involved, this arrangement proved to be unwieldy, so when the Constitution was revised in 1984-86 the Council was disbanded and the Executive Committee (EXCOM) was given total responsibility for the Society's affairs. National representatives were retained but were elected and were given different responsibilities.
The Scientific Programme
The Scientific Committee (SCICOM) is responsible for the scientific programme of the Society. Of the 7 Research Groups inherited from EWRC, only the Annual Grassweeds Group was really concerned with arable agriculture so an initial task of the SCICOM was to stimulate the development of others. By the end of 1981 there were Groups for Herbicide Application, Herbicides in the Soil, Laboratory Biotests, Mediterranean Weeds and Environmental Effects on Herbicide Performance in addition to 5 of the 7 EWRC groups. Also Joint Committees were established with the European Association for Potato Research (EAPR) for the control of volunteer potatoes and with EPPO regarding the evaluation and registration of herbicides. The Education Committee, initially a Standing Committee reporting directly to EXCOM. was reconstituted as a Working Group of SCICOM.
Working Groups and Symposia. The early activities of Working Groups included workshops, ring-testing, collaborative experiments, surveys and method evaluation. The Herbicide - Soil and Education Working Groups produced books with commercial publishers which generated income for the Society. The Aquatic Weeds Group followed the 4 EWRC symposia with others in Amsterdam in 1978 and Novi Sad in 1982. Similarly the Mediterranean Weeds Working Group followed the 1966 and 1971 EWRC Symposia with one in Oeiras in 1984. There were also more general Symposia on Different Methods of Weed Control and Their Integration at Uppsala in 1977 and The Influence of Different Factors on the Development and Control of Weeds in Mainz in 1979. Symposia organised together with other bodies included the quadrennial Weed Biology, Ecology and Systematics with COLUMA and Influence of Environmental Factors on Herbicide Performance and Crop and Weed Biology with the Association of Applied Biologists and the Society of Chemical Industry at Oxford in 1983.
SCICOM Evolves. In 1985 not only was the Constitution amended but the operation of SCICOM was revised. Weed research was divided into logically connected parts termed Main Subject Areas (MSAs) which included the existing and new Working Groups. EXCOM appointed a chairman for each MSA who became a member of SCICOM. Symposia were to be based on one or more MSAs.
The following decade saw a substantial increase in activities so only a few can be mentioned here. Modelling approaches became widespread and stimulated a cross MSA Workshop on models in Weed Science held in Wageningen in 1987. The Weed Control in Maize MSA introduced the 'Weed Tour'as an activity, in Austria in 1987, Bavaria in 1988 and Hungary in 1996. The Education and Training Group held its first training course in Zaragoza in 1990 organised in conjunction with CIHEAM. In 1994 the European Union funded a proposal on biological weed control which included many members of the Biological Control MSA, the first time a EWRS activity has attracted EU funding.
In addition to meetings organised within MSAs, there were Symposia in Stuttgat-Hohenheim in 1986 (Economic Weed Control), Wageningen in 1988 (Factors Affecting Herbicidal Activity and Selectivity), Helsinki, 1990 (Integrated Weed Management in Cereals), Braunschweig, 1993 (Quantitative approaches in Weed and Herbicide Research), Budapest, 1995 (Challenges in Weed Science in a Changing Europe), Poznan 1997, Basel 1999 and the Society organised jointly with IWSS, the 2nd International Weed Control Congress in Copenhagen in 1996.
Response to political change
The Budapest and Poznan Symposia showed the Society's increasing concern with eastern Europe and there have also been training programmes in Romania (1994), Belarus (1995) and Russia (1997). As a result of a policy to facilitate recruitment, over 35% of the membership now live in former COMECON countries.
This concern was one of the factors that forced further evolution of the Society's scientific activities. The policy of concentrating on specialist symposia was changed as the need to support eastern European activities requires more general conferences. By the end of 1996 the size of SCICOM was reduced by consolidating MSAs, now renamed Working Groups, to 7. Minor changes made to the Constitution in 1999 included the adoption of the Euro as the formal currency.
Communication, liaison and dissemination of information
Weed Research was a well established journal of EWRC and it has continued to be vital to the Society both for scientific communication and as a source of income. Since 1994 it has been produced in English only. The Newsletter was initially almost literally a letter but it expanded following the changes in the Constitution and SCICOM in 1985-6. It now reports planned and completed activities of Working Groups and includes abstracts from workshops and other meetings. National representatives provide occasional reports for the Newsletter and some include summaries of theses. Recent issues plus other Society information and job vacancies are available on the Society's website, http://www.ewrs.org/.
This note would be incomplete without acknowledging the huge voluntary effort of weed scientists throughout Europe in promoting and developing EWRC and EWRS. We hope this brief account will make those who have been most actively involved feel that their efforts have been worthwhile.


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Republic of Chile
When and how often does youth meet?
The young people meet twice a week during the year, from March till January. In these meetings, the leaders make a program and try to grow up in a family feeling. During other two hours they meet with the kids to develop their projects and to have fun with them.
Do you use a uniform or a symbol?
In JUPCAH we use a yellow tie which has a stamp of Christogram on it.
Typical food of the country:
The typical food from Chile is the "emapanada" which is a dough of flower with meat, onions, olives, grapes and eggs. You can cook them with oil (fry them) or put them into the oven.
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The national language is Spanish but there are some other native languages which are not recognised by the State.
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The last month or so has been a blur. I've been to Las Vegas and back for the POOL Trade Show which required a lot of late nights of preparation. I am really proud of how my new products and booth display turned out and the show was a big success. Busting your butt for something that means a lot to you can be really draining, but dang it feels good to feel like that hard work paid off. Now that I'm back I feel renewed and motivated for what's next. I've got big plans and can't wait to see them through.Between dance, my day job and the extra busy Vivi Dot work there hasn't been much time for anything else. Duncan's been traveling a lot for work too so when he's home we've tried to sneak in as much quality time together as possible. Good food, champagne and cuddles with Indy and Olive are always great stress relievers.
How do you slow down when life is speeding by?
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Kris Kringle's main mode of transportation may be reindeer and a sleigh, but he's also also a big fan of traveling by locomotive.
The Santa Train brings joy to 14 low-income Appalachian towns in 3 states during its a 110-mile journey of compassion. The cars are loaded with volunteers, toys, clothing, gifts, and, of course, the big man in red himself.
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The Santa Train has become a holiday tradition in the area, with a lot of the region's older people having experienced the event as a kid. Now they get to take their grandkids to the same stops where they remember Christmases in the past.
This year reportedly marked the 74th running of the train, which delivered 5000 gift bags and 15 tons of presents, including fresh fruit and books.
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Chris Carpenter threw seven strong innings and Jon Jay and Lance Berkman homered to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 12-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
St. Louis won for the first time since three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols fractured his left forearm on Sunday. The Cardinals managed just two runs and 11 hits during the first two games without
Pujols, who is out 4 to 6 weeks.
Philadelphia starter Roy Oswalt (4-6) left after two innings due to tightness in his lower back. He gave up four runs and five hits in his shortest start since a two-inning outing in a 9-7 loss to
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The Phillies, who were looking to sweep the three-game series, closed out a six-game road trip at 3-3.
Carpenter retired 10 of the first 11 hitters. He gave up three successive singles in the sixth, including a run-scoring hit by Ryan Howard, with two outs.
Jay hit his fifth homer of the season, a 422-foot shot to right off Oswalt to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. Berkman capped off a six-run outburst in the eighth with a three-run shot, his 18th of
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Colby Rasmus, Skip Schumaker and rookie catcher Tony Cruz opened the second with successive singles to push the lead to 2-0. Carpenter added a sacrifice bunt before Ryan Theriot ripped a
two-run single to make it 4-0.
Cruz added a run-scoring single in the sixth. He finished 2 for 3 with the first two RBIs of his career.
Matt Holliday drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the eighth off reliever Danys Baez, who gave up six runs in the inning.
Carlos Ruiz hit a two-out homer in the ninth for Philadelphia.
Cards Crush Phils
The Phils couldn't pull of the sweep. They lost to the Cardinals 12-2.
Chris Carpenter threw seven strong innings and Jon Jay and Lance Berkman homered to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 12-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.


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Easter is the time to pull out spring decor and eggs… lots and lots of eggs. I've colored eggs and covered eggs and everything in between! They show up in nests and in teacups and in baskets and bowl at StoneGable! I have marble eggs and silver eggs and porcelain eggs sugar eggs too! Today I'm sharing a very very easy, no cost way to decorate Easter eggs! Book page Easter eggs! They are pretty and totally different than the usual pastel eggs we see this time of year! Now is the perfect time to make them! And don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end of this post!
Today I am celebrating Easter with some of my favorite bloggers, all bHome bloggers! A big thanks to Jennifer Carroll from Celebrating Everyday Life With Jennifer Carroll for putting this tour together! IT'S SOOOOO PRETTY!
The Easter ideas are stunning and so creative! Please check out each post at the end of this page!
Let's make Book Page Easter Eggs!
This is such an easy-peasy way to decorate Easter eggs! Even if you are not crafty YOU CAN DO THIS!
Here's what you will need:
- blown out raw eggs
- pages from a book, cut into thin strips
- Mod Podge
- paint brush to spread Mod Podge
- wax paper
- twine
- embellishments
Blow out raw eggs and let them dry. I tore out pages from an old book and cut the book pages into thin strips according to each line of writing. Then I used Mod Podge on a small paintbrush and glued the book page strips onto an egg. I worked 6 eggs at a time gluing several strips at a time on each one and then doing to same to the next egg, and so on, to let them dry. Don't glue in any particular way. Best if it is random.
I chose to use the whole page that included some white space because it makes the overall look of the eggs lighter. You can use only the print if you don't care for the blank spaces.
When I started using Mod Podge on the eggs I put them on a piece of wax paper so they would not stick. As I layered the strips of book paper on the eggs I added a little extra Mod Podge on each egg and gently smoothed the paper out with my fingers.
When the entire egg was covered with book page strips and smoothed with Mod Podge I let it completely dry.
These eggs look so pretty just as they are, but I wanted to add a little embellishment to them.
I wrapped a piece of twine around the egg three times and tied it into a knot. With some eggs. I stamped an initial on it for each of my family's names and hot glued a little white flower or bud sprig.
I hope you give these pretty Easter eggs a try! Just think of all the different ways they could be embellished!
StoneGable Tip: Save the egg carton the eggs came in. Mark it with BOOK PAGE EGGS and use the carton to store the eggs in after Easter!
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Sadly this week marks the end of the By LORi Designs team's term- it has been an absolute joy to work with the FABULOUS images made by LORi (& a few from Hannah bug too!).
I've decided to go back and show off some of my favorite images (& cards I've made over the term)
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LVMH ends wine gripe
April 20, 1999: 10:03 a.m. ET
Takeover of prestigious wine maker echoes battle for control of Gucci
LONDON (CNNfn) - LVMH took control of prestigious wine maker Château d'Yquem Tuesday, after a drawn-out legal dispute in a case that has strong parallels with the French group's bitter takeover battle for Gucci.
The luxury goods maker doubled its stake in the Bordeaux vineyard to 64 percent, following a court ruling last month that found in its favor.
The deal values the high-class wine maker at $160 million. The highly-prized dessert wine, which starts at $290 per bottle, will sit well with LVMH's other leading wine and champagne brands, including Moet & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Dom Perignon.
Arnault built up a 37 percent stake in Château d'Yquem by buying up disparate family holdings before the owner-manager of the vineyard, Count Alexandre de Lur Saluces, went to court 18 months ago to block any attempt at wresting control.
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A judge ruled in Arnault's favor this February, forcing the Count to sell up his 37 percent stake holding.
The completion of the deal will give a psychological boost to Arnault's legal team as it prepares to overturn Gucci's defensive measures in an Amsterdam courtroom Thursday.
The battle for control of Gucci has become increasingly bitter since it started four and a half months ago. The Italian fashion house has attempted to block the bid with a number of actions, including issuing new shares to French retailer Pinault-Printemps Redoute, giving it a 42 percent stake.
LVMH's current offer of $88 per share is conditional on Pinault's stake being tendered, something Gucci's management has said it cannot force.
In maneuvering ahead of the court case Gucci called on LVMH Monday to make its offer unconditional. This was rejected outright by LVMH.
"Gucci hasn't in any way created a level playing field under which our offer can succeed and this suggestion has been treated with the contempt it deserves," an LVMH spokesman told CNNfn.com.
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Missouri Republican Senate nominee Josh Hawley is calling on Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill to release her family's tax returns, after both released their own returns Wednesday.
Hawley, the state attorney general, released nearly 60 pages of his and his wife's tax returns since they file jointly. McCaskill released two pages of her own return (she and her husband file their taxes separately), but Hawley said that wasn't enough.


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"Even though the victims have some relief knowing the judge imposed such a severe sentence, they'll live with the memory of what was done to them forever."
A Johnstown man was sentenced Friday to 20 to 40 years in state prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a boy and trying to molest a girl.
John Conaghen, 46, of the 300 block of Daniel Street, was determined by Judge David Tulowitzki to be a sexually violent predator likely to re-offend.
Under the state Megan's law, Conaghen will be required to register his address with the state police for the rest of his life after he is released from prison.
Conaghen asked for time to report to the county prison, but the judge denied that request after Assistant District Attorney Kelly Callihan expressed concern that the defendant might be a flight risk.
Conaghen was taken to the county prison by sheriff's deputies to begin serving his sentence until he is transferred to a state facility.
Under a plea bargain, Conaghen pleaded guilty to involuntary sexual intercourse in incidents involving the 10-year-old boy, who was a family friend.
Johnstown Juvenile Officer Julie Wagner alleged that several incidents occurred prior to and during June 2007.
In the other case, Conaghen pleaded guilty to corrupting the morals of a 10-year-old girl in the fall of 2003.
Wagner alleged that the defendant had pulled down the girl's underpants, but the girl had fought him off.
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The Jenny Packham Spring/Summer 2012 show started out gently, with the soft beat of artist Oh Land's song, Rainbow, and models sashaying slowly down the runway. A refreshing change from the thumping bass music and stomping models, Jenny Packham showed us that one doesn't have to use shock tactics to showcase uniquely beautiful clothing—the garments should speak for themselves. And that they did—here are some of the top trends from the show:
One of the first looks to come down the runway set the stage for a crisp, feminine, collection—a stark-in-the-best-way white Chantilly lace dress paired with red lips and orange strappy sandals was chic and unexpectedly sexy. The addition of lace (and beading!) to a pale green dress with sheer sleeves made for a visually interesting texture combination. Another pair of orange sandals was just the right pop of color.
Drop waists and sequin trim gave the show a reinvented 1920s vibe. The model's glowing skin, sheer underlay and deep-v neckline modernized a light peach dress. A pale blue dress also featured shiny sequin and beading detail, a sheer train, and white strappy shoes. The model's blunt bangs kept the look from falling into grandma status.
The swishy dress was a big thing this season, and it makes sense—light, flowing fabrics will make for easy, breezy days in the coming (not soon enough) spring and summer months. Done in sheer vibrant turquoise and red tones, among others, the styles were bold and eye-catching. An asymmetrical sleeve was unique, and a long, ruffled skirt showed great attention to detail.
Other notable trends included 3D flower details in rainbow colors and draped asymmetrical hemlines.
Mandy Moore obviously favors designers with a feminine, colorful sensibility (I also spotted her at Lela Rose); when asked what she thought of the show, she said "I really want to go on vacation now, so I would have somewhere to wear all of these gorgeous pieces!"
Also seen backstage: dresses in hues of tangerine, lemon, and lime already wrapped in plastic and quickly zipped into a garment bag; backstage essentials including band-aids, garment tape, pins, and hand sanitizer!
What did you think of Jenny Packham's Spring/Summer 2012 collection? Leave a comment or send us a tweet @everybodyisugly.
Miss the show? Watch the highlights on YouTube.
by Heather (headbandit)
Runway images via Style.com