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I had an idea of using these profile silhouettes I had made a while back in a different way. I wasn't using them in the bedroom anymore but I had saved them for a rainy day.
I taped my giant noggin to the back side of the window and got my chalk marker. Using a bunch of quotes attributed to Albert Einstein (see, that's where the genius comes in!), I scribbled my favorites around and around until I was out of room. Remove the template and voila, a little bit of temporary art slightly obscure a bad view and inspire genius at the same time!
I think it is a fun addition to the room although I think it could be bigger and would look better with Albert Einstein's head shape rather than my own. Hopefully it will have the intended inspirational effect.
Its been a few years since I did much of any changes in the office. I think its time to mix it up a tiny bit in here but I have to get time to tackle that project.
What do you think? Would ol' Al be pleased?
For the curious, here are some of the quotes I used:


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text: Ankle boots Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Bergerac Lisse écorce - Genuine rubber sole Description Learn more Inspired by the shoes worn by American workmen in the 30s, this model reworks the working boot style with its rugged shape and padded upper. Plain toe Boot, 6 eyelets. Leather lined model, genuine Norwegian welted, on a genuine rubber sole. Size39 EU / 5 UK39.5 EU / 5.5 UK40 EU / 6 UK40.5 EU / 6.5 UK41 EU / 7 UK41.5 EU / 7.5 UK42 EU / 8 UK42.5 EU / 8.5 UK43 EU / 9 UK43.5 EU / 9.5 UK44 EU / 10 UK44.5 EU / 10.5 UK45 EU / 11 UK45.5 EU / 11.5 UK46 EU / 12 UK46.5 EU / 12.5 UK Size guide Add to basket Find a store Delivery within 2 to 5 working daysCustomer service ready to helpSecured payment Norwegian welted construction Close Norwegian welted construction Paraboot is the world leader in Norwegian construction. Principle The upper is fixed to the sole by means of a welt. Both lines of stitches are visible: the "Norwegian" welt connects the welt to the upper and the assembly insole. Special fine stitching connects the welt to the outsole. It is also possible not to have a welt, in which case the two lines of stitches are sewn directly onto the leather at the bottom of the upper; this serves as a welt. History The Norwegian welt was particularly used for mountain and work shoes. Nowadays, it's also used for casual shoes. For the record, the origin of the name remains a mystery but has no connection with Norway. Advantages This solid and flexible mounting technique both makes the shoe waterproof and resoleable. In addition, the Norwegian welt creates an assumed sportswear look. From a purely technical point of view, the advantages of the Norwegian welt are comparable to those of the Goodyear welt. Plain leather Close Plain leather Homogeneous skin pressed with a smooth, warm plate. Genuine rubber sole Close Genuine rubber sole Our soles and heels are always made with the same vulcanization blends and processes as originally used in the long history of Paraboot. Rubber develops the best of its physical and mechanical properties, namely comfort, flexibility and resistance to wear, even if the latter also depends heavily on the use and the wearer of the shoes. Our rubber blends come from France, and are vulcanized on our presses in our Saint Jean de Moirans workshop. Made in France Close Made in France Our workshops are located in Saint Jean de Moirans, in the heart of the French Alps. Paraboot did not wait for the "Made in France" to be recognised, and has ensured we are a company with societal responsibility and strong ethics! For more than 100 years, we have struggled to preserve our artisanal production methods and safeguard our know-how. Richard-Pontvert is labeled "Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant" by the French Government. Handmade Close Handmade From the manufacturing of soles to packaging, running through leather cutting, stitching, assemblying and finishing, no less than 150 manual operations are required to make these shoes. As many steps as in 1908, at the formation of the company! Resoleable Close Resoleable Goodyear & Norwegian construction techniques allow you to have your shoes resoled. What's more, with a little attention, you can extend their lifetime considerably. Delivery within 2 to 5 working days Customer service ready to help Secured payment


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The earliest known American sampler was made by Loara Standish of the Plymouth Colony about 1645. By the 1700s, samplers depicting alphabets and numerals were worked by young women to learn the basic needlework skills needed to operate the family household. By the late 1700s and early 1800s, schools or academies for well-to-do young women flourished, and more elaborate pieces with decorative motifs such as verses, flowers, houses, religious, pastoral, and/or mourning scenes were being stitched. The parents of these young women proudly displayed their embroideries as showpieces of their work, talent, and status.
In recent years, samplers have become important in museum collections as representations of early American female education. Many are signed, and some are inscribed with locations and the names of teachers and schools. The emergence of large numbers of these samplers has resulted in much research in diaries, account books, letters, newspaper ads, local histories, and published commentary that is helping to illuminate the lives of women in early America.
Many early samplers do not have the letters "J" and "U" in their alphabets because they were not part of the early Latin alphabet and so the letter "I" was used for "J" and the "V" for "U." The letter "s" is often replaced with the printers "s" which looks like the modern f.
There are 137 American samplers in the Textile Collection. The first was donated in 1886, the Margaret Dinsmoor sampler. In the 1890s the Copp Collection was received and it contained two samplers—one by Esther Copp and the other by her great niece Phebe Esther Copp. (The Copp Collection is an extensive collection of 18th-and 19th- century household textiles, costume items, furniture, and other pieces belonging to the Copps, a prosperous but frugal Connecticut family.) The earliest dated sampler in the collection was made in 1735 by Lydia Dickman of Boston, Massachusetts.


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Coming soon from HPI Racing is the Baja 5T, a ready-to-run (RTR)
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The Baja 5T was inspired by the latest
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it just rolled off the starting line in Ensenada.
Now with an All-New 2.4GHz DSSS Radio!
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Breakthrough offers new route to large-scale quantum computing
In a key step toward building a machine that promises to revolutionize computing, Princeton researchers have developed a method that could quickly and reliably transmit information through a computer using the power of subatomic particles.
The finding, by a team led by Princeton's Associate Professor of Physics Jason Petta, could eventually allow engineers to build a working quantum computer. By using principles radically different from classical physics, quantum computers would allow mathematicians to solve problems impossible to approach with standard computers: factoring immense numbers, cracking codes or simulating molecular behavior.
Quantum computers take advantage of the strange behaviors of subatomic particles like electrons. By harnessing electrons as they spin, scientists could use the particles to form the basis for a new type of computing. The problem, though, is that these incredibly tiny electrons are hard to control. So far, scientists have only been able to harness extremely small numbers of them.
But in a recent series of experiments, Petta's team has demonstrated a new approach that could eventually allow engineers to build quantum computers consisting of millions of quantum bits, or qubits.
"The whole game at this point in quantum computing is trying to build a larger system," said Andrew Houck, an associate professor of electrical engineering at Princeton who is part of the research team.
To transfer information Petta's team used a stream of microwave photons to analyze a pair of electrons trapped in a tiny cage called a quantum dot. The "spin state" of the electrons — information about how they are spinning — serves as the qubit, a basic unit of information. The microwave stream allows the scientists to read that information.
"We create a cavity with mirrors on both ends — but they don't reflect visible light, they reflect microwave radiation," Petta said. "Then we send microwaves in one end, and we look at the microwaves as they come out the other end. The microwaves are affected by the spin states of the electrons in the cavity, and we can read that change."
In an ordinary sense, the distances involved are very small; the entire apparatus operates over a little more than a centimeter. But on the subatomic scale, they are vast. It is like coordinating the motion of a top spinning on the moon with another on the surface of the Earth.
"It's the most amazing thing," said Jake Taylor, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, who worked on the project with the Princeton team. "You have a single electron almost completely changing the properties of an inch-long electrical system."
For years, teams of scientists have pursued the idea of using quantum mechanics to build a new machine that would revolutionize computing. The goal is not to build a faster or more powerful computer, but to build one that approaches problems in a completely different fashion.
Standard computers store information as classical "bits," which can take on a value of either 0 or 1. These bits allow programmers to create the complex instructions that are the basis for modern computing power. Since Alan Turing took the first steps toward creating a computer at Princeton and the University of Cambridge in the 1930's, engineers have created vastly more powerful and complex machines, but this basic binary system has remained unchanged.
The power of a quantum computer comes from the rules of quantum mechanics, which describe the universe of subatomic particles. Quantum mechanics says that an electron can spin in one direction, representing a 1, or in another direction, a 0. But it can also be in something called "superposition" representing all states between 1 and 0. If scientists and engineers could build a working machine that takes advantage of this, they would open up entirely new fields of computing.
"The point of a quantum computers is not that they can do what a normal computer can do but faster; that's not what they are," Houck said. "The quantum computer would allow us to approach problems differently. It would allow us to solve problems that cannot be solved with a normal computer."
Mathematicians are still working on possible uses for a quantum system, but the machines could allow the accomplishment of tasks such as predicting the behavior of molecules.
One challenge facing scientists is that the spins of electrons, or any other quantum particles, are incredibly delicate. Any outside influences, whether a wisp of magnetism or glimpse of light, destabilizes the electrons' spins and introduces errors.
Over the years, scientists have developed techniques to observe spin states without disturbing them. (This year's Nobel Prize in physics honored two scientists, Serge Haroche and David Wineland, who first demonstrated the direct observation of quantum particles.) But analyzing small numbers of spins is not enough; millions will be required to make a real quantum processor.
To make the quantum dots, the team isolated a pair of electrons on a small section of material called a "semiconductor nanowire." Basically, that means a wire that is so thin that it can hold electrons like soda bubbles in a straw. They then created small "cages" along the wire. The cages are set up so that electrons will settle into a particular cage depending on their energy level.
This is how the Princeton team reads the spin state: electrons of similar spin will repel, while those of different spins will attract. So the team manipulates the electrons to a certain energy level and then reads their position. If they are in the same cage, they are spinning differently; if they are in different cages, the spins are the same.
The second step is to place this quantum dot inside the microwave channel, allowing the team to transfer the information about the pair's spin state — the qubit.
Petta said the next step is to increase the reliability of the setup for a single electron pair. After that, the team plans to add more quantum dots to create more qubits. Team members are cautiously optimistic. There appear to be no insurmountable problems at this point but, as with any system, increasing complexity could lead to unforeseen difficulties.
"The methods we are using here are scalable, and we would like to use them in a larger system," Petta said. "But to make use of the scaling, it needs to work a little better. The first step is to make better mirrors for the microwave cavity."
The research was reported in the journal Nature on Oct. 18. In addition to Petta, Houck and Taylor, the research team includes associate research scholar Karl Petersson, 2010 undergraduate alumnus Louis McFaul, postdoctoral researcher Minkyung Jung and 2012 graduate alumnus Michael Schroer, all of the Princeton physics department.
Support for the research was provided by the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Packard Foundation, the Army Research Office, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Quantum Entanglement Science and Technology Program.


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When you walk into Brooklyn Free School, you are first drawn to the "Big Room." Most mornings, you'll see kids and staff serving themselves breakfast, reading the newspaper, having conversations about current events, movies, and books, and playing chess or card games. Twice a month, we gather here for our all-school democratic meeting.
Downstairs of the church building we lease, rooms are transformed into playhouses, fort villages, jam sessions, and dance parties. There's also a snuggle corner with a feather bed and pillows for curling up to read, and a writing area known as "the office." The sanctuary of the church is where many of the teen classes take place. Morning classes include philosophy and math. Following our family style lunch, are afternoon classes, like Intro to Chinese, Black Studies, Art, Spanish, and Revolution. Welcome to our school.
"I believe that at its core, the free school movement is the struggle for children's right to be themselves. Before anyone knows that they are black or white, rich or poor, man or woman, gay or straight, they are children."
My work in education began ten years ago as a teaching artist in New York City. At the time, I was working with students who had been labeled as emotionally and behaviorally disturbed, but who were all highly intelligent and creative young people. Much of the energy of the schools I was exposed to was spent getting students to sit quietly. Later, as an 8th grade teacher in a Harlem charter school, I began to feel as a teacher, like a soldier in a war I didn't want to fight, a war against kids.
While working towards my master's degree, I visited Brooklyn Free School, a K-12 independent school of 60 students in the South Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. BFS is located in the midst of a working class neighborhood peppered with bakeries, 99-cent stores, hipster cafes, and laundromats. I knew after that first visit that this was a different kind of school, that this was the kind of school where I could work.
Brooklyn Free School is one of the most diverse communities I've encountered—not just in terms of race and ethnicity, but in terms of class, political views, and kids with different learning styles. There are students who in a conventional school might be labeled as school-phobic and kids who would be labeled as geniuses. There are families who come here because they love the philosophy. Others connect because their kid couldn't imagine being in a school that makes them sit down all day. But all of our students and families have the sense that they are somehow not entirely part of the mainstream.
While studying India a BFS student decided she wanted to do some yoga so she brought in a book and conducted her own "class."
Photo by Gia Rae Winsryg-Ulmer
The main thing that stands out about a free school is that kids move in a natural way. They aren't following adult's concepts of what's organized and what's appropriate. Here, you're entering a world that, though it is not run by kids, reflects what's natural to them. Our students are not forced to learn anything that they don't want to learn—they take ownership over their learning, deciding what they want to learn and when they want to learn it.
I think it's fair to say that many people, including teachers, either don't know much about free schools, or hold some ignorant assumptions about this alternative approach to learning. When people hear some of the basic ideas behind free school education they think of themselves and what they would have done as a child if they were free to choose what they did all day. They think that they wouldn't do anything but play all day.
Some kids do play most of the time, but there come a point when they decide that there are other things they want to do, a point where make-believe play turns in to play-writing, where tag turns into martial arts.
Free school students, like most students, are curious about the world and how things work. They take apart computers, they want to understand why a volcano spews lava or how to make puppets from string and cloth or puff pastry. Kids are always asking questions. They want to learn. It's a normal, basic thing!
BFS student
Photo by Gia Rae Winsryg-Ulmer
Learning happens between student and teacher when there is mutual trust and understanding. For example, my students know that I love books and am working on a novel. I ask the kids, "Do you want to create a book? They trust me, knowing that this is something I love to do.
We start by sitting down together and they tell me their stories. I help write them down, and the kids illustrate their written pieces. and we read the book together. Shoulder to shoulder we read their books, decoding the words that they get stuck on, until they know them all, and then, it's on to the next chapter or the next book.
When kids have doubts about trying something new, I say, "You know if you don't like it you don't have to keep at it, but taking a risk can be very powerful and make you stronger as a learner and as a person." Ultimately, it's an empowering conversation for the child. It's not about saying I'm forcing you to do this. You'll thank me later. It's about them making the decision about what's right for them. Sometimes I think about the hours that I wasted in school learning things I quickly forgot because I just wasn't interested and it didn't make sense. These kids won't ever have to feel that.
Check out a typical day at BFS.
Many parents get nervous thinking about their child having full control over their learning. If their child is not at the same reading level as other children in the class, they may worry about his or her learning abilities or question the school. But, that kid may eventually decide, You know what? I want to get this thing and I'm going to teach myself. Or, I'm going to figure out who can teach it to me and I'm going to learn it. I've seen my own students before and after they make this decision to learn something for their own benefit—that is true self-empowerment and initiative, and you can't teach that. You have to let children find it themselves.
Our students have all of this time and space to work out social issues. The biggest rule we have is the "stop rule." If someone's doing something to you, to someone else, or to the planet that makes you feel uncomfortable, you tell him to stop. If he doesn't stop, you sit down with him and hash it out in a meeting. I've seen six year olds who last year would have had a tantrum if someone took their toy but who have since learned how they approach that same person and explain in a meeting how they feel about a situation.
There is fluidity between Brooklyn Free School and the world beyond its walls. We have a weekly internship program for all teens, and every Friday is Field Trip Day. This past week I took the kids to look at Halloween decorations, and to the Museum of Natural History. When we're on a field trip, there are different expectations for what is respectful and responsible. By regularly being out in the real world, students learn that they have freedom, but freedom is always in context with community.
"If we teach our children that to live is to do what other people tell you to do and to give up what you really want for yourself, your family and your community, then we will always live in a racist, sexist, classist and homophobic world. If we want a world free from injustice we cannot start by enslaving our children to an educational system that forces them to lay down their vision of themselves and of the world to the vision of others."
If we can create a culture where people are working things out, doing the problem solving, holding democratic meetings, and following the stop rule, then we can better address broader issues that are going on in the world. But this does not mean that free schools are inherently socially just places. This year BFS has created a social justice committee to ensure that our school is a place where social justice is part of our culture, and a place where racism, classism, sexism, homophobia, and oppression in general, are openly discussed and actively challenged inside and outside of school.
I believe that if we create a school culture that encourages difficult conversations, honest introspection, and action, then the young people who leave Brooklyn Free School will continue to demand justice in the world and in doing so they will transform it. That's my hope for our free school.
Gia Rae Winsryg-Ulmer grew up primarily in New York City. She has studied Swahili in Tanzania, Spanish in Guatemala and Mexico, aromatherapy in Morocco, Ayurveda in India and Reiki in Manhattan. In addition to teaching the Dolphin Group (ages 5-7) at Brooklyn Free School, Gia is an amateur videographer, photographer, and a writer. Gia is currently working on a science fiction novel and planning a trip to Tanzania this spring with BFS students and families.


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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Fabulous Finds
76 comments:
- Unknown said...
Thanks so much for hosting - your finds are beautiful and that birdcage is absolutely gorgeous!!!
Great features - glad to be here
Suzan - July 11, 2012 at 1:14 AM
- Joy@aVintageGreen said...
As always, your vignettes and grouping are totally amazing and wonderful. Thank you for hosting, glad I had something to share. Loved your features too.
- July 11, 2012 at 1:19 AM
- Heirloom treasures said...
OOh you do find such gorgeous things. I'm in love with that mirror tray with the gold trim,and the blue powder box. xxoo
- July 11, 2012 at 2:45 AM
That was clearly the best Monday! What treasures. The powder jar is stunning, the colour, the cameo, the hand-painting, a perfect combination.
- July 11, 2012 at 3:00 AM
- Sandy said...
Pill Boxes and Vanity Trays are one
of my favorite things, although I
don't have a large collection..
Love your finds.
thanks for hosting once again.
Sandy - July 11, 2012 at 5:24 AM
- Carlene @ Organized Clutter said...
Love love love your finds. The mirror and vanity items the most!
- July 11, 2012 at 6:31 AM
- Scrappy Pink Corner said...
You really find the coolest knick knacks. I could never find things like that. Love the bird cage. I would have purchased it myself. Enjoy all your findings.
TFS. Ana - July 11, 2012 at 6:37 AM
- Sissie's Shabby Cottage said...
I wanna shop where you shop!
I would have wrestled you down to the floor for that vanity tray....so pretty.
Sissie - July 11, 2012 at 7:12 AM
- Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmas said...
So many wonderful finds!!
Thanks so much for hosting!
Debbie - July 11, 2012 at 7:14 AM
- Sue said...
Thanks so much for the feature! we are enjoying all the little vignette areas of our yard now. Luv, luv your new finds- the the pillbox and the birdcage- just amazingly pretty! :-) Sue
- July 11, 2012 at 7:17 AM
- Babs said...
It looks like Monday was a BIG day for shopping the antique store. Yay Monday. The vanity mirror is gorgeous and I love the little thermometer. So unusual and beautiful. Thanks for hosting and showing all your fabulous finds.
Babs - July 11, 2012 at 7:18 AM
- Lauren @ My Wonderfully Made said...
Does this antique store know how they increased their bottom line by being open on Mondays for YOU? Haha-you really got some beautiful pieces -- my two favorites are definitely the etched mirror (never seen one etched like that either!) and the beveled glass box.
- July 11, 2012 at 7:31 AM
- Curtains in My Tree said...
I am always amazied what all you have and find. And yes dear these are Finding Fabulous
My favorite is the blue hinged jar
I was just told of a great vintage store and can't wait to go next Saturday - July 11, 2012 at 9:02 AM
- Anne said...
What a lovely mirror tray!Great features too!
Anne - July 11, 2012 at 9:27 AM
- Sonny G said...
Thank you for Hosting and for the reminder.
Have a wonderful week
Sonny - July 11, 2012 at 9:39 AM
- Shirley@Housepitality Designs said...
Well you certainly have "an eye" for beautiful things! Love all your finds, especially the powder jar!!...
Great features from last week!..Love the flower pots!
Have a great week!! and thanks for hosting...always love joining in on the fun!! - July 11, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- shannon i olson said...
thank you for the feature!!
- July 11, 2012 at 9:55 AM
- Pondside said...
Thank you for the reminder. I don't often have a post that is suitable, but this one seemed to fit - in an odd way!
I love the birdcage. This is the second post I've seen in as many days - I think I'll have to look for one! - July 11, 2012 at 10:06 AM
- Susie said...
Patty, I adore all your sweet treasures. You did very well. I have never seen a thermometer like that before. Smiles to you, Susie
- July 11, 2012 at 10:24 AM
- janice15 said...
O my, all the lovely things that you obtain with you visit at the Antique store...The Vanity tray is simple gorgeous and I adore the Powder jar...and the little umbrella thermometer is amazing. Such great finds..It's funny what our heart likes...I will be your newest follower...when you have time plz. come by to visit me as well...@ spoonwither.blogspot.com...Have a lovely rest of the week..with love Janice
- July 11, 2012 at 11:05 AM
- Antiques And Teacups said...
A great collection. I love the thermometer! How cute is that! A real antique novelty! Thanks for hosting ans sharing!
Ruth - July 11, 2012 at 11:07 AM
- Diann said...
Oh. I am in love with that gorgeous vanity tray mirror! What a beauty! Thank you for hosting and have a wonderful day.
- July 11, 2012 at 11:07 AM
- Kathryn Ferguson Griffin said...
Love the mirror! Thank you for hosting. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
- July 11, 2012 at 11:38 AM
- The White Pear Tree said...
Oh wow, love the thermometer and the birdcage. I never see fab birdcages like this around here!
- July 11, 2012 at 12:35 PM
- Ceekay-THINKIN of HOME said...
That thermometer would have so come home with me! I would love that in my Victorian Guest room...I don't find these gems like you do!!
- July 11, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Goodness girl you have eyes of an eagle when it comes to spotting beautiful things!! They are all gorgeous!
Linking up today!Thanks! - July 11, 2012 at 1:22 PM
- Grandma Barb's This and That said...
Patti, your really found some wonderful treasures!
- July 11, 2012 at 1:47 PM
- Kathy Moody said...
Thank you so much for hosting! I've been a follower of your awesome blog for awhile, but this is my first time to post at the linky party. HUGS :)
Have a great day. - July 11, 2012 at 1:51 PM
- Susie said...
Thank for hosting. Your new treasures are awesome. Your blog is gorgeous!
Susie at Puddle Jumper Creations - July 11, 2012 at 2:01 PM
- Faye said...
You found some fantastic treasures! Thanks for hosting!
- July 11, 2012 at 2:33 PM
- SwedishCorner ~ DownUnder...Pernilla said...
Beautiful finds! Real treasures :)
Thanks for hosting :)
Greetings from Australia♥
~Pernilla - July 11, 2012 at 3:09 PM
- Nancy's Daily Dish said...
What wonderful features!
Thank you for hosting! - July 11, 2012 at 3:43 PM
- Jeannie Marie said...
Those are most definitely fabulous finds! Every one is more beautiful than the last! It is always such a pleasure to stop over.
- July 11, 2012 at 3:47 PM
- Cottage and Broome said...
Love the mirror tray and box you snagged, looks like they were great find! Thanks for hosting, Laura
- July 11, 2012 at 4:08 PM
- NanaDiana said...
Well, first off, I LOVE your finds-some amazing pieces there. Thanks, too, for hosting and featuring some amazing projects- xo Diana
- July 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- Gina @ VictorianWannaBe said...
Hi Patti! Your recent antique store finds are terrific! Isn't it fun looking? Especially the buying part, and when you get them for a good price and then to bring them home and have fun deciding where it's all going to go! Yay! Have a great week!
Gina - July 11, 2012 at 4:45 PM
- Gina @ VictorianWannaBe said...
Me again! I forgot to say that I love, love, love that vanity tray! Lucky you!
- July 11, 2012 at 4:47 PM
- sparklegem said...
What wonderful treasures! They're all so beautiful!
- July 11, 2012 at 5:31 PM
- Rhissanna said...
I think I express the sentiments of everyone here when I say, can we come shopping with you? We'll be good, honest!
We'll not break anything and we'll remember to say 'please' and 'thank you'.
You always find such wonderful things! - July 11, 2012 at 7:08 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh your finds are mesmerising!!!! I love everything to pieces! :)
Hugs, - July 11, 2012 at 7:50 PM
- Janet said...
You really found some beautiful treasures! I absolutely love the bird cage! Thanks for hosting!
Janet - July 11, 2012 at 8:05 PM
- Savannah Granny said...
Hi, Thanks for hosting a fun party. You certainly had some great hauls. Love the thermometer and the birdcage. All of theitems are great.
Blessings, Ginger - July 11, 2012 at 8:16 PM
- Tracy said...
Great finds Patti! That vanity tray is to DIE for!
- July 11, 2012 at 8:23 PM
- Deb@Indiapiedaterre said...
Oh my goodness, that birdcage is beautiful, a fantastic find!!
- July 11, 2012 at 9:01 PM
- FABBY'S LIVING said...
Gorgeous finds Patty, my goodness, you sure scored, but than you always do!! Love the birdcage too. The features are so pretty. Thank you for hosting and having me, so fun.
FABBY - July 11, 2012 at 9:09 PM
- Sherry @ No Minimalist Here said...
Hi Patti, You always find the most beautiful things! I love each and every piece. Thanks for joining the Open House Party this week.
- July 11, 2012 at 9:14 PM
- Gina said...
What gorgeous finds! I love the vanity tray & powder box.
Thanks again for featuring my project and thanks for hosting! - July 11, 2012 at 9:33 PM
- Tina@WhatWeKeep said...
I love the umbrella thermometer! I have never seen anything like it.
You do have an "eye" for treasures.
xo,Tina - July 11, 2012 at 11:08 PM
- Johanna Gehrlein said...
Hi Patti and Paula,
this is shopping after my heart. Whow, I love all your purchases. The vanity tray is amazing and the little blue pillbox also. The other things are really interesting and beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us and for hosting this nice event.
Best greetings, Johanna - July 12, 2012 at 3:26 AM
- Mystica said...
These pictures are so beautiful. Such a pleasure for the eyes.
- July 12, 2012 at 3:51 AM
- Serendipity Handmade + Vintage said...
That powder jar is absolutely beautiful! All of your finds are great, particularly Our Lady of Fatima, but that one is my favorite.
- July 12, 2012 at 3:52 AM
- Dee ⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜ said...
Hi Patti,
You always find the best treasures!!!
Dee - July 12, 2012 at 7:16 AM
- debra said...
Drooling over that powder jar :)
- July 12, 2012 at 10:45 AM
- Tif said...
Great finds!! New Follower (under 300 blog hop)
Ramblings of a Southern Belle
http://www.her-southern-ramblings.blogspot.com - July 12, 2012 at 1:52 PM
- ~Lavender Dreamer~ said...
I love lots of pretty things for my dresser...we love so many of the same things! I have a mirror tray very much like this one! Perfect! I so enjoy visiting you!
- July 12, 2012 at 3:50 PM
- The Charm of Home said...
What great finds! Love the birdcage and the religious statues are expensive, great price!
Sherry - July 12, 2012 at 7:41 PM
- must love junk said...
Thanks for hosting :)
must love junk - July 12, 2012 at 7:54 PM
- Stan and Jody Gabara said...
I'm thrilled you featured me this week! What a wonderful surprise. Love all the other features too!
Thanks for hosting a fun party.
Jody - July 12, 2012 at 9:08 PM
- Pam said...
Such beautiful finds! Beautiful pictures too. Glad I found your blog!
- July 13, 2012 at 9:30 AM
- Pamela said...
Soo pretty! Thanx for sahirng at THT!
- July 13, 2012 at 2:49 PM
- Scrappy Pink Corner said...
Hi patty and paula. I tried to upload my pictures but they would not go through. When they did after several attempts I put in your blog instead of mine. Could you delete the first upload I did. It does not let me do it.
Thank you for letting me join in. Thanks. ana - July 13, 2012 at 7:59 PM
- Jillian's Bella Rosa Antiques said...
Oh my what gorgeous finds. I'd love to know where this antique mall is! :0)
- July 14, 2012 at 4:12 PM
- Castles Crowns and Cottages said...
OK, you have some great finds here! That box! WOW!!!! And my favorite shop is NEVER open on Mondays!!! And another fav of mine is only open ONCE A MONTH! Go figure.....
Oh dearest, thank you for leaving a comment for me! I will be away but I will try to sneak in early in the morning but if my girlfriend is an early riser like myself, well, that won't happen! Are you having a splendid summer?
ENJOY! Anita - July 15, 2012 at 6:43 AM
- Gustaviana said...
thanks for the kind words...
xxx i am sorry that i dont visit as often as i like.... but I like the things that you find realy gorgeous... big hug from the netherlands xx viana - July 15, 2012 at 4:20 PM
- June said...
Patti, you have such beautiful taste! That is truly the loveliest vanity tray I have ever seen to date. The little cold cream jar would have definitely come home with me too. That blue is my favorite!
sending hugs... - July 15, 2012 at 5:27 PM
- Shabby Vintage Junk said...
Hello over there Patti....!
I hope you're in the midst of a RELAXING weekend....THANKS SO MUCH for dropping by....!!
Your finds are GORGEOUS & I don't know if I could pick a FAVE....The blue of the little powder jar is STUNNING & the birdcage is ADORABLE....!!
Have a FABULOUS week when it rolls around to your side....!!!!!
Cheers from Oz,
Tamarah :o) - July 15, 2012 at 5:33 PM
- Auro @ Add that Xtra in the Ordinary said...
I really appreciate your eye for the details and oh so beautiful collectibles you stumble across!
I also have this fetish of collecting religious statues and figurines,even loved the pedestal gilted frame where the photo of Mother Mary is placed. Thanks for hosting the lovely party,am so glad to be here.
Hugs - July 16, 2012 at 7:22 AM
- cathy@my1929charmer said...
Fabulous finds, and your collections never cease to amaze me! Your vignettes are beautiful, and you should do a post on how you create them. So glad you shared your creative inspiration with Sunday's Best!
- July 16, 2012 at 4:54 PM
- Doll in the Looking Glass said...
Your birdcage is a gem. They add so much charm to a room -- and yet I don't have one. Will need to keep my eyes opened for such a wonderful find.
Thanks for hosting.
Debra - July 16, 2012 at 10:58 PM
- VintageGramma said...
Gorgeous as always, love the birdcage! I'll call you soon-I'm in a redecorating frenzy right now. :)
- July 16, 2012 at 11:25 PM
- Southern Flair Crafts said...
Thank you for featuring my Earring Display - I'm so honored!! Love your party. Thanks for sharing your lovely finds.
Tammy - July 17, 2012 at 12:52 AM
- Rose :: Fine Craft Guild . com said...
thank you for contributing to our linky party http://www.finecraftguild.com/party/
next time, would you be so kind so as to not link up your party but a creative diy/craft project instead?
that's fabulous. - July 17, 2012 at 9:38 AM
- Sandy said...
I just love the Mirror Vanity Tray. I have an old one from my mom and it's displaying tiny perfume bottles that I've been collecting from around the world.
thanks for your visit also and I'm happy to join in your party today...
Sandy - July 17, 2012 at 1:09 PM
- Kathy said...
Your finds are wonderful! Great eye for the birdcage! I appreciate you hosting - I hope you have a blessed week,
Kathy - July 17, 2012 at 9:06 PM
- Uniquely Ella said...
Hi Patti thank you for visiting my blog and for your sweet comments. I do so love yours, you have such lovely things to share with us. Love the mirror tray. Much catching up to do with your posts. Well, I missed the party again, but, I did add a party button to my blog.
xxx - July 18, 2012 at 12:57 AM
- French Hen's Nest said...
I love your fab finds and your blog! I found you at My Romantic Home
Friday party.
The French Hens will be following you. Please visit our nest.
Linda and Jeannie - November 7, 2012 at 1:24 PM


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Food Magazines Have Their Place, but . . .
I'd Rather Have a Cheese Sandwich!
All this caught my attention in a big way because my blog was one of the ones that he plucked a sentence from and published as an example of boring writing. And as if that wasn't hurtful enough, he picked a sentence that referred to "herb bloggers" so that everyone in the food blog world would know it was my blog that the sentence came from.
Because I was hurt, earlier I had a snarky post in this spot, but now I've calmed down I realize that Pete Wells has a right to express his opinion, but when it comes to food blogs, he just does not get it.
Food Blogs are not meant to be slick and shiny like food magazines. Food Blogs are meant to be whatever that particular writer wants their blog to be. Me, I am a fourth grade teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah, who had my life changed forever by the South Beach Diet and wanted to share that with the world. Writing a blog has expanded my life in ways I never imagined possible. The longer I write my blog the more I'm learning, growing, and making connections with other people who love food and enjoy creating a story about what they are eating.
So when I got over being hurt (and it did take me a bit) I realized that whether or not Pete Wells thinks this is a good blog doesn't matter. Hundreds and hundreds of people every day like my blog and me, and that's what I'm writing it for. The people who have sent me supportive e-mails or left comments are my friends in ways that the people who read Pete Wells' magazine stories never will be. That's what makes blogs the most rapidly expanding medium in the whole gamut of media. It's the connections that are created, not only among fellow bloggers, but also between a blogger and the people who read that blog!
Starting on Thursday, February 16, you are going to see those connections exhibited in a big way as food blogs all over the world spread the word that cheese sandwiches taste better than hyper-critical food writing. Mr. Wells may wish he had never picked on such a creative and talented group of people.
If you're a blogger of any type, feel free to join in as we celebrate not only Cheese Sandwich Day, but also the joy of being part of a world-wide community of people sharing ourselves over the internet. And to add to the fun, my supportive and wonderfully creative brother Rand has produced charming icons that people can copy and put on their cheese sandwich posts if they want to.
Now, I think I'll go make a cheese sandwich. On low carb bread of course.
Note from Kalyn added later: These cheese sandwich uproar continued for a couple of weeks. If you want to read more, here is the Cheese Sandwich chronicles, a series of posts I wrote on the topic:
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What Is a Fracture?
A fracture is a partial or complete break in the bone. When a fracture occurs, it is classified as either open or closed:
Open fracture (also called compound fracture). The bone exits and is visible through the skin, or a deep wound that exposes the bone through the skin.
Closed fracture (also called simple fracture). The bone is broken, but the skin is intact.
Fractures have a variety of names. Below is a listing of the common types that may occur:
Greenstick. This is an incomplete fracture. A portion of the bone is broken, causing the other side to bend.
Transverse. The break is in a straight line across the bone.
Spiral. The break spirals around the bone; common in a twisting injury.
Oblique. The break is diagonal across the bone.
Compression. The bone is crushed, causing the broken bone to be wider or flatter in appearance.
Comminuted. The break is in three or more pieces and fragments are present at the fracture site.
Segmental. The same bone is fractured in two places, so there is a "floating" segment of bone.
What Causes a Fracture?
Fractures occur when there is more force applied to the bone than the bone can absorb. Bones are weakest when they are twisted. Breaks in bones can occur from falls, trauma, or as a result of a direct blow or kick to the body.
What Are the Symptoms of a Fracture?
The following are the most common symptoms of a fracture. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
- Pain in the injured area
- Swelling in the injured area
- Obvious deformity in the injured area
- Difficulty using or moving the injured area in a normal manner
- Warmth, bruising, or redness in the injured area
The symptoms of a broken bone may resemble other medical conditions or problems. Always consult your doctor for a diagnosis.
How Is a Fracture Diagnosed?
In addition to a complete medical history (including asking how the injury occurred) and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for a fracture may include the following:
X-ray. A diagnostic test which uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs onto film.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of large magnets, radiofrequencies, and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body.
Computed tomography scan (also called a CT or CAT scan). A diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce horizontal, or axial, images (often called slices) of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general X-rays.
Treatment for a Fracture
Specific treatment for a fracture will be determined by your doctor based on:
- Location and type of fracture
- Your age, overall health, and medical history
- Extent of the condition
- Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- Expectations for the course of the condition
- Your opinion or preference
The goal of treatment is to control the pain, promote healing, prevent complications and restore normal use of the fractured area.
An open fracture (one in which the bone exits and is visible through the skin, or a deep wound that exposes the bone through the skin) is considered an emergency. Seek immediate medical attention for this type of fracture.
Treatment for a fracture may include:
Splint or cast. This immobilizes the injured area to promote bone alignment and healing to protect the injured area from motion or use.
Medication. This is taken to control pain.
Traction. Traction is the application of a force to stretch certain parts of the body in a specific direction. Traction consists of pulleys, strings, weights, and a metal frame attached over or on the bed. The purpose of traction is to stretch the muscles and tendons around the broken bone to allow the bone ends to align and heal.
Surgery. Surgery may be required to put certain types of broken bones back into place. Occasionally, internal fixation (metal rods or pins located inside the bone) or external fixation devices (metal rods or pins located outside of the body) are used to hold the bone fragments in place to allow alignment and healing. Surgical treament for fractures may consist of either minimally invasive or open proceedures.


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Motrin Versus The Moms: When Painkillers Are Attacked, Everybody Loses
It's possible that you haven't seen or heard about MotrinGate, but I'll wager that if you haven't, it's because you have enough of a life to not be reading blogs or compulsively checking Twitter on a weekend. If you haven't heard about it - and you aren't interested in going to Twitter and typing #motrinmoms into the search box, at which point you will be exposed to a digital outpouring of maternal outrage the likes of which you have not seen since, oh, the last breastfeeding scandal or the Great Mommy War Debates, Parts I through XIteen, and so on - here's the story: Motrin posted an ad on their website that suggests, none too elegantly, that moms who wear their babies a) are conformist sheep-moms who only wear their babies in order to demonstrate that they're "official moms" (dick fingers implied), and b) need Motrin to help with the pain caused by all that silly babywearing. Because babies are the new Manolos, and are just as likely to cause you crippling pain.
(I've posted the video of the ad below, in case you're dying to see what the fuss is about. You might also check out their ad for children's Motrin, which implies, with insufficient subtlety, that if you're not getting enough sleep, you might want to consider drugging your kids up. You know, with Motrin.)
Of course, the ad is stupid, and deserving of the scorn that has been heaped upon it. But I'm not sure that it's worthy of the scale of outrage that I'm seeing. Which may make me unpopular for the three or four days that this scandal burns its swath across the Internetverse, but so be it.
What's stupid about the ad, obviously, is that it belittles a standard practice of motherhood: carrying one's baby. The suggestion - again, complete with implied dick fingers - that women "endure" babywearing just so that they'll "fit in" with other moms is stupid and offensive. I wore my babies - sometimes with slings, sometimes with Bjorns, sometimes just freestyle - because I could not possibly have had (or have) a life without doing so. Especially with the second, the six-month old who I carry constantly: he loathes being put down, and so my ability to move about the world freely requires that I bind him to my body in some fashion - with fabric, duct tape, or just an old-fashioned curve of the arm - or endure high-pitched shrieking. I don't do this to prove my mommy bona fides. I've got ample scars that prove my mommy bona fides, not to mention a wardrobe of spit and shit-stained clothing, a muffin-top, a short temper and an inability to concentrate on any conversation that doesn't reference potty training or preschooler discipline techniques. These get the point across, I think. I'm so obviously a mom that I'm surprised that random children don't just follow me home from the park. I am EVERYMOM.
But I'm also, in my capacity as a mom, plagued by backaches and neckaches and stiff shoulders and all manner of discomfort related to the toll of days spent packing anywhere from 23 to 60 lbs of kidmeat around on my person,* not to mention the constant crouching and bending and lifting and bending and hoisting and crouching and bending and lifting etc etc etc that comes with the endless cycle of diaper changing and toilet training and shoelace-tying and buckle-fastening and binky-fetching and all the other back-breaking little tasks that are part of motherwork. That shit burns you out, people. It's hard work, and it leaves you sore. It leaves me sore. So the idea that someone might pitch painkillers to my particular demographic isn't really outrageous. Hell, the Motrin people could get together with the Smirnoff's Vodka people and maybe even the Xanax/Ativan people and do a whole collaborative marketing juggernaut aimed at tired/sore/anxiety-ridden moms and I'd probably just roll my eyes and make a note on my calendar to renew some prescriptions and restock the liquor cabinet. So, no, I don't think that the substance of the Motrin campaign is all that worthy of controversy.
It's their delivery that sucked butt, for the reasons I explained above. If you're trying to win over a market, you should maybe try to avoid insulting that market. But we - the quote-unquote market that they've insulted - need to be clear on what exactly it is that we find insulting. The suggestion that packing our kids around might cause a backache or two is not insulting (nor is it particularly damaging, as I've seen some suggest, to the practice of babywearing. Knowing that carrying a baby might cause some shoulder pain won't stop any reasonable parent from babywearing. Knowing that childbirth is painful hasn't stopped women from giving birth, has it?) The suggestion that babywearing is some kind of Stepford Mom conformity exercise is insulting, and it's worth protesting.
But let's keep our focus on the real problems here. The marketing of a painkiller to moms is not a problem. The suggestion (the appalling suggestion) that some or any of the practices of motherhood that might cause mothers to reach for a painkiller are in and of themselves stupid or risible or of dubious merit is a problem, because it makes a mockery of the work of motherhood and so makes a mockery of mothers. It demonstrates that advertisers are still unwilling, for the most part, to consider mothers as anything other than stereotypes: frazzled mom, harried mom, lonely mom, overwhelmed mom. These stereotypes have force because the life of a mom involves all of the components of those stereotypes - I am frazzled and overwhelmed and I will say here, frankly, that I have said to myself on more than one occasion, why the f*$# am I carrying this baby around every minute of every day oh my aching hell - but they become dangerous when they become the sole lens through which moms are viewed.
The only way to fight it is by reminding the culture that we are complex. We are not frazzled harridans griping about pain, but nor are we simply beatific nurturers whose deepest joy and pleasure is derived from carrying babies - light as farts with angel wings - against our ever-trilling mama-hearts. We need to keep broadcasting to the world that we defy simple characterization. Which means tempering our outrage with humor, and tempering our rebuttals with honesty: I'm a mom who wears my baby - and loves it but also sometimes doesn't love it all that much and on those days maybe takes a painkiller or two or maybe just a hot bath and a martini - and I did not approve of that Motrin ad.
Now, somebody pass me the vodka.
*I know that babywearing doesn't cause everyone discomfort. And I've heard it said a thousand times that if you're doing it right, it doesn't hurt. FINE. I've also heard the very same thing said about breastfeeding, and it's just not true. Packing my kids around all day puts a strain on my body. Sometimes that strain is painful. Please do not tell me that I'm doing it wrong. It's my babywearing and I'll say that it's sometimes painful if I want to.
** The ad was removed from the Motrin site while I was drafting this post. Behold the power of the momosphere!
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Enough of Gary Busey and his ridiculousness. It's time for the Celebrity Apprentice competition to really begin.
Enough of Gary Busey and his ridiculousness. It's time for the Celebrity Apprentice competition to really begin.
Only four contestants remain on Sunday's penultimate episode (9/8c on NBC), whittled down from the original 16. The final four — Penn Jillette, Lisa Rinna, Lil Jon and Trace Adkins — are competent. They can organize plans, rely on teammates, and pull their own weight. And, at least at this point, they have half a brain. No more Dennis Rodman and Busey. Penn, with his multi-skill set, is looking strongest, while Adkins, a droopy dog running on empty, is looking most vulnerable. The four left are good, not great — and lucky. Marilu Henner could have easily had a spot in the final four if Lil Jon and Trace had supported her last week. If Clay Aiken were on this season's Apprentice, he would have made the final four.
A quick point about this year's "all-star" version of Celebrity Apprentice. It could have used a little work. Rodman and Busey didn't have abilities to communicate. Bret Michaels won the show once before. That is almost a quarter of the cast off the top that didn't have a shot. It was a letdown for viewers who nerd out about the competition. Add in the pure gamesmanship that is Omarosa, and there was a lot of dead weight this time around. If the show keeps going, and it should, please Apprentice producers, pick some celebrities with brain power. Busey doesn't deserve the attention he gets from this show. Sorry, Gary. I loved Silver Bulletand D.C. Cab. Let's break down the final four:
Penn Jillette
Penn, we expect, will win the show. The magician has brought his razor sharp focus back to this season after fizzling out on Apprentice the first time around. He appears to run rings around everyone else mentally. Who knew this guy had such a rockin' iPhone contacts list? He called flautists, Lisa Lampanelli, and his partner Teller into New York despite a snow storm for a luxury box suite party at Barclays Center. Not too shabby. If the last few tasks rely heavily on contacts, Penn appears to have a distinct advantage. Penn can occasionally be captive to his own arrogance — he's sniped at Eric Trump this year — but he can usually keep it curbed long enough to win.
Lisa Rinna
The stars are with her this year. Having already won more than a half-million dollars for her charity, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Rinna is riding a strong wave of good vibes. Mostly, she has worked hard and stayed low-key. It's paid off. Her self-effacing attitude bumps her along. She's the only girl in sort of a male-dominated season, particularly with Donald Trump lobbing inappropriate lip jokes her way. Lisa soldiers on, keeping a smile while Busey yelled at her in the boardroom, for example.
Lil Jon
A fierce competitor, but occasionally vulnerable to lapses in judgment. The action instead of romance theme decision on the South African tourism promotion week was a killer for his team. Brande Roderick had to lie on the grenade for that call. If you'll notice the team Lil Jon picked at season's start was decimated week after week. Lil Jon is at the heart of that weakness. Jon, a fine entrepreneur in his own right, is strong, but not enough to win it all. To his advantage, Lil Jon works his tail off in every competition. But he tends to act first and think later. Also working in his favor is the fact that fellow cast members support and appreciate Lil Jon — often giving him the benefit of the doubt (Roderick, for example). Now that no one can give Lil Jon a pass in the competitive final four, Trump may have to fire him.
Trace Adkins
Trace will wrap it up shortly, dragging his black hat to the finish line. Trace had deep contacts last time he was on the show. Those country music friends apparently were sitting on a mountain of cash. He was like this year's Penn — then. But now he's like Herman Munster: a miserable tall guy with a baritone voice. When he's on his game, Trace has the ability as a competitor to scare his costars. He's smart, appears to have been around the block a few times, and has friends with money. It doesn't seem to be all adding up for him this year, though. He could be laying in the weeds — but that's not what the tea leaves tell me.
In closing, doesn't it seem like Trump has gotten creepier this season? Mostly in the regard of making leering statements about the appearances of his female contestants, while everyone else in the boardroom is forced to laugh along. Just a note from the Donald's boss (besides NBC): the viewer.
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Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to his brother Hyrum Smith, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, May 1829. This revelation was received through the Urim and Thummim in answer to Joseph's supplication and inquiry. Joseph Smith's history suggests that this revelation was received after the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood.
1–6, Laborers in the vineyard will gain salvation; 7–14, Seek wisdom, cry repentance, trust in the Spirit; 15–22, Keep the commandments, and study the Lord's word; 23–27, Deny not the spirit of revelation and of prophecy; 28–30, Those who receive Christ become the sons of God.
1 aA great and marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.
2 Behold, I am God; give aheed to my bword, which is quick and cpowerful, dsharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore give eheed unto my word.
3 Behold, the field is awhite already to harvest; therefore, whoso desireth to reap let him thrust in his sickle with his bmight, and reap while the day lasts, that he may ctreasure up for his soul deverlasting salvation in the kingdom of God.
4 Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and areap, the same is bcalled of God.
5 Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will aknock it shall be opened unto you.
6 Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments, and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of aZion.
7 Seek not for ariches but for bwisdom; and, behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made crich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich.
8 Verily, verily, I say unto you, even as you desire of me so it shall be done unto you; and, if you desire, you shall be the means of doing much good in this generation.
9 aSay nothing but brepentance unto this generation. Keep my commandments, and assist to bring forth my cwork, daccording to my commandments, and you shall be blessed.
10 Behold, thou hast a agift, or thou shalt have a gift if thou wilt desire of me in faith, with an bhonest heart, believing in the power of Jesus Christ, or in my power which speaketh unto thee;
11 For, behold, it is I that speak; behold, I am the alight which shineth in darkness, and by my bpower I give these words unto thee.
12 And now, verily, verily, I say unto thee, put your atrust in that bSpirit which cleadeth to do dgood—yea, to do ejustly, to walk fhumbly, to gjudge righteously; and this is my Spirit.
13 Verily, verily, I say unto you, I will impart unto you of my Spirit, which shall aenlighten your bmind, which shall fill your soul with cjoy;
14 And then shall ye know, or by this shall you know, all things whatsoever you desire of me, which are pertaining unto things of arighteousness, in faith believing in me that you shall receive.
15 Behold, I command you that you need not suppose that you are acalled to bpreach cuntil you are called.
16 Wait a little longer, until you shall have my word, my arock, my bchurch, and my gospel, that you may know of a surety my doctrine.
17 And then, behold, according to your desires, yea, even according to your afaith shall it be done unto you.
18 Keep my commandments; hold your peace; appeal unto my Spirit;
19 Yea, acleave unto me with all your heart, that you may assist in bringing to light those things of which has been spoken—yea, the btranslation of my work; be patient until you shall accomplish it.
20 Behold, this is your work, to akeep my commandments, yea, with all your might, bmind and strength.
21 Seek not to adeclare my word, but first seek to bobtain my cword, and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my dSpirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the econvincing of men.
22 But now hold your apeace; study bmy word which hath gone forth among the children of men, and also cstudy my word which shall come forth among the children of men, or that which is dnow translating, yea, until you have obtained all which I shall egrant unto the children of men in this generation, and then shall all things be added thereto.
23 Behold thou art aHyrum, my son; bseek the kingdom of God, and all things shall be added according to that which is just.
24 aBuild upon my brock, which is my cgospel;
25 Deny not the spirit of arevelation, nor the spirit of bprophecy, for wo unto him that cdenieth these things;
26 Therefore, atreasure up in your bheart until the time which is in my wisdom that you shall go forth.
27 Behold, I speak unto aall who have good desires, and have thrust in their sickle to reap.
28 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the aSon of God. I am the life and the blight of the world.
29 I am the same who came unto mine own and mine own areceived me not;
30 But verily, verily, I say unto you, that as many as receive me, to them will I give apower to become the bsons of God, even to them that cbelieve on my name. Amen.


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A recent "Best New Act" winner, Billy Desmond (Billy D) melds blues, rock, and at times nuances of country to create an "Original Backbeat Roots" style of music that has fueled timeless rock icons like ZZ Top and The Rolling Stones. Billy was born on the south side of Chicago where he grew up surrounded by the Blues, and being a child of the early Rock 'n' Roll era, the two influences blended into a powerful potion. He started playing professionally at teen dances and parties at the age of fourteen. By the age of eighteen, he was sneaking into the blues clubs of Chicago to hear such greats as Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, and James Cotton. Over the next ten years, he would work as a guitarist for Junior Wells, Big Time Sarah, and Detroit Junior.
In the mid '70s, he formed his first band, Skid City Blues Band, which featured Billy as singer, guitarist, and songwriter. After fifteen years of touring the midwest, Billy moved to Los Angeles in 1988. He spent that year studying with Blues great Tony Matthews, guitarist for Little Richard and Ray Charles and spent half of the next year playing behind, Don "Sugar Cane" Harris, perhaps the world's greatest blues violinist. Los Angeles is where he truly started focusing on writing his own material.
In the mid '90s, Billy moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico and began playing his original songs at local clubs and concerts to great acclaim. Within the next year, Billy D and the Hoodoos had formed. In August of 2002, with the help of some of the best musicians in New Mexico, he released his first CD, Tales From Hollywood (Real and Imagined). In 2003, She's The One from his first release was voted the number one song by a regional artist, at KTAO,the world's largest solar powered radio station. KTAO hosted the Annual Solar Fest in New Mexico where Billy D and the HooDoos appeared that year, opening for Los Lonely Boys and Robert Cray.
After his second CD, Rokdablu!, and several more successful years in New Mexico, Billy left the Southwest for the Northwest, arriving in Oregon around Christmas 2009. He released his newest CD "Somethin's Wrong," which was embraced by the Portland music community and received outstanding reviews.
So long as this life keeps lifin'...I'll keep rockin' --Billy D.
"Ain't nothin' wrong with Somethin's Wrong...this fine collection alternates between soulful blues ballads ("Somethin's Wrong," "Blue," and "Love Makes You Cry") and gritty slide guitar rave-ups such as the Thorogoodesque "50," and the stomper, "Crazy Little Dancin' Queen." --P. Vaughn Shaver, The Oregon Music News
"Many of the songs draw upon that gut-bucket punch that makes your body want to groove ("Crazy Little Dancin' Queen," "Charlene"), ballads that can make you tear up, ("Blue," "Love Makes You Cry"), swampy-sounding slide ("50"), or numbers that could easily cross over and find favor between blues and rock genres ("Miss The Love," "Save My Life"). --Greg Johnson, president of the Cascade Blues Association in Blues Notes
"The blues are steeped in tradition and, in many cases, arbitrary song structure. Rarely do blues-types successfully deviate from the formula with original material. But Billy D (Billy Desmond) not only pulls it off, but may have unknowingly created his own genre." --Archer, Production DIrector, KINK.FM
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