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INDEPENDENCE –– It's a screwy kind of year in Region C.
To wit: Grayson County's 3-0 start to the season was wrecked by a sound 27-7 defeat at the hands of Glenvar, which itself saw a 4-0 start ruined a week later by winless Rural Retreat, a team that was clobbered 55-20 two weeks prior by Grayson County, the same Grayson County that lost a close one to Galax, who lost a close one to Fort Chiswell, who was hammered pretty hard, 35-7, by Chilhowie, a team that lost by four touchdowns to Grayson County.
George Wythe is in a strong position to win the Hogoheegee District title over Chilhowie, despite the fact that Wythe is a full five positions behind the Warriors in the region's Division 2 standings.
Far and away the best team in the region right now is little ol' Eastern Montgomery, a Division 1 neo-juggernaut that, if the playoffs started today, has a strong enough VHSL rating to get a first-round home playoff game. In Region IV.
As a very murky playoff picture slowly begins to clear, Grayson County opens the homestretch of its season on the outside looking in after four straight losses, but the Blue Devils still are within sight of a D2 playoff berth, thanks to the expanded format that now sends six teams to the postseason.
Grayson will try to improve upon its ninth-place region standing tonight when the Blue Devils (3-4 overall, 0-1 district) host Bland County (2-6, 0-2) in a Mountain Empire District game at Bill Strong Field. The contest is Grayson's homecoming.
"There are some scenarios where a 6-4 record will get you in," said Brett McPherson, the Blue Devils' coach. "There's a shot. Is James River going to win the Pioneer? Radford has the Carter kid out, Glenvar has three straight losses and they still have Radford, Floyd and EastMont to play, so you don't know how it's going to play out."
Grayson still has plenty to play for, including a share of the MED title should the Devils win out, which would mean a pair of three-game win streaks sandwiched around its current 0-4 slide.
"It's been a tough stretch, but we just haven't played well," McPherson said. "We've turned the ball over more, we haven't been flying around on defense like we have, and I don't think we played with a lot of passion against Galax. Hopefully we'll be a little bit hungry Friday."
As should be the Bears. After an opening-night 34-14 win over PH-Glade Spring, Bland County scored six points in a four-game string of losses and enters the contest at 2-6, 0-2 in the district.
"Coach [Harris] Hart does a good job," McPherson said. "They're going to do what they do. They'll get in that wing-T and run the trap and the belly and the belly keep, and they'll run that 50 defense. They'll be disciplined and they'll play hard, and I imagine they'll try to run the football and keep us of the field."
That has been the theme in Grayson's slide.
"Starting with Glenvar," McPherson said. "We couldn't get them off the field, Galax controlled the football against us and Carroll did in the second half. People are using the formula of keeping the football away from us and not letting us get into any kind of rhythm."
Bland County (2-6, 0-2) at Grayson County (3-4, 0-1)
Friday, 7:30, Bill Strong Field
Last week
Bland County lost to Narrows 20-13
Grayson County was idle
Last meeting
2009 – Grayson County won 7-6
Last Bland County win
2008 (29-14)
Common opponents
None to date
The series
1992–Grayson Co. 56-3
1993–Grayson Co. 22-7
1994–Bland Co. 14-13
1995–Grayson Co. 7-0
1996–Grayson Co. 27-6
1997–#Grayson Co. 45-0
1998–Grayson Co. 66-24
1999–Grayson Co. 39-6
2000–Grayson Co. 55-6
2001–Grayson Co. 33-12
2002–Grayson Co. 27-16
2003–Grayson Co. 48-20
2004–Grayson Co. 49-8
2005–Grayson Co. 41-6
2006–Grayson Co. 35-13
2007–Grayson Co. 36-19
2008–Bland Co. 29-14
2009–Grayson Co. 7-6
# win forfeited due to ineligible player
Grayson County leads 15-3
The season
Bland County Grayson County
D Patrick Henry 34-14 8/27 D Alleghany NC 36-14
L to Craig Co. 37-0 9/3 D Chilhowie 48-22
L to Covington 38-20 9/10 D Rural Retreat 55-20
L to Holston 14-6 9/17 L to Glenvar 27-7
L to EastMont 42-0 9/24 L to Carroll Co. 36-35 OT
D Northwood 21-0 10/1 L to Radford 43-6
L to Ft. Chiswell 35-7 10/8 L to Galax 23-14
L to Narrows 20-13 10/15 Open
at Grayson Co. 10/22 Bland County
Galax 10/29 at Narrows
Open 11/3 at Fort Chiswell
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The audience got to order from a menu to pick which animations and performance pieces we'd be watching, which was super fun! We started out with a couple of "Psychic Portraits," in which Stefan, as the self-professed son of a "psychic-slash-ghost-buster," would improvise an animation to illustrate the personal vibes of our two lovely audience volunteers. Then we got to watch the result.
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Mohammad Nazim, who is currently essaying the role of Ahem in Saath Nibhana Saathiya, feels he is among the rare TV actors with a good face and a fit body. And he wants to use these in a good action show.
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Nevertheless, he is happy with his track in the ongoing show.
"I am happy with the show, but I want Ahem to do something different now. There are very few people in the television industry who are blessed with a good body and a good face. I feel lucky to be one of them, and I want that Ahem should get a chance to show his body," he said.
Nazim does not like to stay in his character once he is off-screen.
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The show, aired on Star Plus, is quite popular and garners good ratings. But Nazim is not affected by numbers.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Tennessee Senator Bob Corker called on federal authorities on Thursday not to muzzle lawmakers who are opposed to union organizing as they consider the United Auto Workers' appeal of a failed effort to represent workers at a Volkswagen plant in his state.
Saying Corker and other politicians interfered in the vote, the UAW filed an objection with the National Labor Relations Board to the result of the Feb. 12-14 election, in which workers at VW's Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant voted to reject union representation.
The Republican senator, a former Chattanooga mayor, issued a statement during the vote saying he had had conversations that led him to believe VW would manufacture a new sport utility vehicle in Chattanooga if workers rejected the union.
Corker said the NLRB would be making a potential "landmark" decision. The board has ruled repeatedly, when Democrats voiced support for unions, that public officials properly exercised their right to free speech, he said.
"I hope that the NLRB will understand and realize the magnitude of what they are going to be deciding and in no way will try to muzzle public officials who are community leaders from expressing their point of view," he said during a meeting with reporters organized by the Christian Science Monitor.
Corker noted that President Barack Obama had also waded into the fight by accusing skeptical politicians of being "more concerned about German shareholders than American workers."
Corker said he spoke out to counteract misinformation from the auto workers union. "The UAW had been spreading rumors that the only way a new SUV line was going to come to the plant and double its size, the only way that was going to happen was if the plant was organized by the UAW," he said.
The UAW denies that organizers allowed into the plant in the week ahead of the vote's start said anything about needing a union vote result to bring the new product to the Chattanooga plant. Union officials say they have been consistent in saying the result of the vote would not affect VW's decision on where to place the new product.
Corker did not answer when asked if VW officials were the source of his comment about the company's plans for the SUV line.
He reiterated his harsh criticism of the UAW, among other things accusing it of trying to organize in Tennessee only to raise more dues money to shore up its flagging finances.
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The NFL's 300-Pound Fashion Victims
Nike's New Form-Fitting Jerseys Make Big Guys Feel Tubby
Pondered in the NFL locker room this season, as some players try on their new tighter, sleeker Nike uniforms, is a question usually reserved for Nordstrom fitting lounges: Does this make me look fat?
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"I hate them. They are built for thin guys," said Alex Boone, a 300-pound starting guard for the San Francisco 49ers. "It makes me look like I have big old love handles."
After a decade of wearing Reebok-made jerseys, NFL players this year switched to Nike, which unveiled a new model that has what it calls a "body-contoured fit." While it looks great on Adonis-like players such as Arizona wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Miami running back Reggie Bush, it's a bit less popular among those who are a bit more full-figured.
"I don't really care for the new jerseys," said Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Terrence Cody, who is 349 pounds and 6 feet 4. "I feel like they should put different material in for the big guys."
Boone, who complains that his stomach hangs out the bottom of the jersey, said it makes him feel self-conscious. "It makes me look fat," he said, "and I'm not fat."
When Boone's wife first saw him in the new garb, he reports, "she said, 'It looks like you ate a small baby.'"
Tight jerseys are all the fashion in some sports. How better to show off the sculpted physiques of NBA players? In swimming and soccer, clothiers go so far as to claim (with limited evidence) that form-fitting unis enhance performance. Adidas, for instance, said its tight Chelsea jersey "stabilizes and focuses the muscles' energy."
That's fine when you're outfitting 11 of the world's fittest athletes. But outfitting the NFL presents a range of problems—or rather, a problem of range. Some receivers, running backs and kickers weigh less than 200 pounds. Linemen, meanwhile, routinely top 300.
One critic of the new jerseys, 315-pound Ravens lineman Arthur Jones, said it's hard for most normal people to comprehend the size a shirt needs to be to fit him comfortably. Specifically, he said, it needs to be "huge."
"We have 40 years of experience in the football business and the idea in our products is for optimal performance and we work with the athletes to find fit and function," a Nike spokesman said. "The uniforms are available in a variety of sizes and cuts for different players with enhanced performance in mind."
Some NFL defenders say they want tighter jerseys, because they provide less material for offensive linemen to grab. Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher joked earlier this summer that his defensive teammate, Julius Peppers, would score 50 quarterback sacks this season thanks to the tighter jersey.
But so far, that shift hasn't quite happened. Instead, some players are spending inordinate amounts of time during breaks in the game pulling down their jerseys. For the Ravens' Cody, the trouble begins in particular whenever it gets damp. "It feels like it tightens up and stuff, it's hard to breathe, it constricts," Cody said. As soon as his jersey gets wet, he added, "it's kind of ruined." On passing plays in Thursday night's rain-soaked game against the Cleveland Browns, he continued, his jersey was "jacked up" on each down. Cody said he's had to experiment with different sizes—from a 48-inch chest down to a 44.
Making jerseys for lineman has become a bigger challenge in recent years. The 1966 Green Bay Packers, winners of the first Super Bowl, did not feature an offensive lineman heavier than 250 pounds. Today, the Packers' five offensive line starters weigh an average of 312.8.
As yet, no big linemen have registered complaints about the new jerseys with the Gridiron Uniform Database, a fan-run site primarily concerned with design debates such as whether "the stripes on the Redskins' white pants [are] thinner/narrower than they used to be."
The site's chief researcher, Tim Brulia, said that during the early decades of the league, little about uniforms changed beyond color and design. Uniforms consisted mostly of a cloth-like material called durene. In the 1960s, however, teams started switching to mesh because it's lighter and less inclined to retain sweat. In the late 1970s, offensive linemen started a trend of tighter jerseys, which allowed less material to grab onto for opposing players. That idea eventually spread throughout all positions.
To Brulia, and nearly everyone else, the new Nike jerseys appear to look a lot more attractive on running backs and receivers than the husky fellas up front. Leonard Davis, a 6-foot-6, 355-pound offensive guard for San Francisco, said the new jersey has a way of creeping up his torso. It's not that he doesn't like the jersey, he said. "I just wish it was a little bit longer." He said his jersey routinely becomes un-tucked "and I don't even play much."
Some players, however, think the problem may be one of vanity. Ramon Harewood, a 334-pound Baltimore lineman, said that the new jersey fits him fine and that the complainers are those who "like to look pretty" and be "swagged up."
"They say you have to look good to play good—I don't believe that," said Harewood.
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Revelations about the Obama administration's expansive domestic surveillance programs have opened a chasm between Democratic elected officials and their progressive base — one that could be tricky for the party's future presidential hopefuls to bridge.
Have Democratic voters become more accepting of surveillance tactics after blasting them during the Bush administration? Or could this become the 2016 version of the 2008 Democratic Party brawl over who voted for the Iraq War, a debate that helped sink Hillary Clinton's candidacy and elect Barack Obama? It is too soon to say.
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But there are certainly echoes of that messy fight about whether Democrats were too close to President George W. Bush's signature doctrine. In this case, it could turn out to be a disadvantage to have been inside the administration that conducted the phone and email surveillance, as opposed to outside it.
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And in a politically peculiar moment — in which liberal icons like Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, up for reelection next year in a purple state, have loudly endorsed the National Security Agency tactics — the issue creates a vacuum into which a candidate on the left end of the spectrum could step into the 2016 fight.
"It's more of a problem for progressives than it is for conservatives," said Michael Lind, of the New America Foundation, adding later, "There's less of a conflict if you're a conservative."
Both Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden, having served in the Obama administration, could face a backlash from a war-weary party base. Clinton in particular has experience with outrage from progressives over her initially hawkish stand on the Iraq War. Her carefully calibrated walkback of her vote authorizing the war left many voters in the 2008 primaries viewing her as calculated.
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Aides to Clinton and Biden declined to respond to emails about this issue. If Clinton runs and remains the prohibitive front-runner for her party's nomination, the debate over where the Democratic Party should stand on the question of civil liberties and security might be short-lived. At minimum, though, it's another issue that Clinton — who laid her policy interests out at the Clinton Global Initiative in Chicago last week — may be forced to weigh in on sooner than she would have preferred.
Indeed, the darling of the progressive left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), may be the only person who could easily thread the needle on this issue, having come to Congress just this year (her aides insist she is not running for president). But she — like most prominent Democratic elected officials — has had a muted response to the NSA, suggesting she's waiting to see how it plays out.
Still, the atmosphere created by the NSA's tactics could be ripe for a new figure on the left — if not Warren, then perhaps a Democratic primary challenger to a sitting senator. The goal wouldn't necessarily have to be winning an election but using the campaign as a launchpad to become a progressive icon.
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It's still too soon to distill how the debate will play out — whether the public exhibits sustained interest in the debate about surveillance or whether whistleblower Edward Snowden has more bombshells to drop. For the time being, the president gets "the benefit of the doubt," said Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress.
But, she added, "people are flying a little bit blind … the general public doesn't have information on whether these tactics have helped save lives or not."
If there is a primary in the presidential race, several Democratic strategists said privately that they expect candidates will be pressed to explain their views on the Obama administration's surveillance efforts. That includes candidates who as senators may have been briefed by intelligence officials on the programs — how many times they were given information, by whom and what did they learn.
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Gov. Susana Martinez will ask the Legislature to provide $600,000 next year for telemedicine services to help provide access to medical specialists for patients and primary care providers in rural areas.
The governor proposed Monday that the money be used for buying and installing equipment and computer technology, such as teleconferencing video systems.
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good stuff!
very female, very sexy
i have mixed feelings about this look, in part i like it because it light air and sexy, but the hem length is way to short, to the where its vulgar. if it were an inch or 2 longer it would be short enough to be sexy, young and flirty without being vulgar. it could also be that she is in motion so it seems to be riding up, making it shorter than it may actually be. which still seems to be a sign that it should be longer. anywho the sandals are superb. and the location of the shot is so beautiful. you should seriously consider opening a solo gallery show with an intimate collection of your most beautiful shots. take care.
I wonder if she can sit down in that dress.
Great way to show off those fantastic legs, though.
ual!!! that's it!!
simple and fabulous
I would have said that hip-slung chain belts have seen their day, but this gorgeous woman wears it well! Very pretty, and love the flat sandals.
There's a part of me that looks at that picture and thinks there's something missing, but then the other part says, "with those legs, why not?"
One word: HOT!
I wore this in high school! One, of few, "timeless" classics from the 80s. Love the gladiator sandals with it.
Gorgeous! I wish Australia wasn't plunged into an arctic winter at the moment, because that dress makes me want to take off all my clothes and run around! Beautiful girl, perfect look.
hey that's tolula, the same girl you shot at dries.
She's doing everything right! I love it.
I tried out something like this before and I feel like it will never work; too much volume on top and the long legs make the dress look micro-mini….maybe if you're an olsen
wow.. something that short takes courage. i'd make my husband look the other way if we passed her on the street!
i adore the fact that this looks more like a shirt than a shirtdress. and now looking closer, it seems that she has two of everything: two sets of metallics in the belt & sandals; two dark pieces in the sunglasses and bag; and two whites in the shirt and ipod buds. i doubt this sort of pairing was intentional, but the ease of the reflection is so refreshing and comfortable.
and though it's not even august yet, i must say i'm looking forward to a sartorialist musthave/top10 fall looks piece…. how about it?
Very sexy but yet tasteful and I love the fact that she is not wearing any leggings like almost every girl wearing a shirt does these days.
What radiant confidence! You have to have it to pull off an outfit like this one.
Flawless. What a clean vision in white.
this is a perfect summer look.
everything about her is right.
(what does one wear under these short shirt dresses? hot pants? pretty floral knickers? just curious…
i'm not sure what i'd pair with it.)
Beautiful. Simple, effortless elegance.
oh! i actually own this shirt dress, but it is a sheer white with an apple print, and the belt is a woven rope kind of thing. it is by diana von furstenberg and it is otherwise identical to this one. do i wear it without some type of pants or shorts? lord, no! but then i don't look like this woman, either.
oops…meant to say diane von furstenberg — i have tina brown's "the diana chronicles" on the brain these days.
Carrie Bradshaw did this.
she's my dream girl. i'm so jealous of your job.
You'd wear boy shorts/hot pants/batty riders under something like this. Then you'd strut…like this.
i love the way that street is paved more than anything else.
yea i thought about sex and the city when i saw this
if i attempted anything like this i would mess it up in 3 seconds flat, adjusting this and that and making sure nothing was exposed…of course some boy leg sexy briefs would be the go here.
gosh she looks great. so cool and composed.
thankgod she ditched the socks!!
She's magnificent – effectively using a minimal amount of clothing and ornament to accentuate her lovely face, figure, and flawless skin. I especially like that there's not a scrap of jewelry to call attention away from her remarkable physicality.
I agree with lumalira that it's refreshing to see this volume-over-slim look done without those ubiquitous cropped leggings. I imagine some women wear those monstrosities to disguise figure flaws. This young lady effectively demonstrates how to dress when one doesn't have any figure flaws to disguise.
While I don't agree with previous commenters that the hem length looks vulgar or unfinished, I do think it looks dangerous and a bit impractical in an urban context (which I'm sure is intentional). Were she snapped while strolling through Ipanema or Cannes there would be no question of appropriateness.
to me this is like one of the idealized images I have in my head of how summer is supposed to look… hot! :)
hot legz.
hot dress, perfection on her.
hot warm lighting pouring upon her.
love, love, love it!
Sart I cannot tell you how much I love the way this woman looks! Easily one of the sexiest things (the picture) I have ever seen. Someone should tell her everyday that she is amazingly hot, in case she forgets…
so cute i love it
Nice shirt, but i wished she had worn the belt in her waist istead. With the belt on her hips she looks like a greec anciant man.
i wanna be a gucci girl…
Oh, to be young and leggy. Bellissima!
to anonymous 4:31,
the belt on the hips is exactly where it needs to be–on the waist, and it's all wrong!
She looks amazing – why not show off that amazing figure and skin with a minimalist white shirt-dress?! Fantastic! She'd probably look somehow not as good if that dress were longer – it suits exactly as it is!
I think this look is extremely sexy and she pulls it off. Don't know if anyone could go to work looking like that though.
absolutely love this!
I've always liked the idea of shirtdresses like these, but I'd have to say it looks vulgar here. However, I think that lengthening it might make it lose its character.
well, if I had legs like THAT, I'd flaunt them too…
It´s all about the great legs and the sandals… otherwise it would be an ordinary shirt….
What a fantastic look! She's certainly got the legs to pull it off! Very light, casual and summery. The belt and shoes are perfect.
You can wear cheerleader style bloomers, those amazing extra short shorts from american apparel (those high waisted ones), or even boy shorts swim bottoms might be nice. Even better, a dancer's leotard in a flesh tone that matches yours- very alluring.
The Ultimate Accessory
A Beautiful White Shirt
We need say nothing more…
I guess we need to define "vulgar". If that dress were worn with hooker shoes, bad make-up and a bad purse and was hanging out on some unsavoury street corner at 4 in the morning, then maybe vulgar would suffice. This look is young and fresh and speaks to the season that is: summer! Who's to say she isn't wearing an appropriate undergarment i.e. shorts?
there are only two word that come to mind when seeing this:
I love this!
it's beautiful and she has the legs to pull the outfit off!
I love a white simple shirt so.. cool and sexy.. with good accesories it looks like a million bucks..
Love this look – the whole combination of the dress with the belt and those sandals is perfect
she looks great!
I agree wirth myself, ha ha.
Very astonishing, very stylish and very cool.
BUT, what happens when she has to sit down?
Very few people on this planet could wear this and carry it off so perfectly. Not for the amateur (or squat figured!!), but she looks magnificent and the cropped hair and big glasses keep it all in balance.
fantastic and stylish dress!
I've seen the same on Carrie Bradshow in SEX&CITY.
you have to have long and skinny legs though to wear this kinda of thing:)
If my legs look like that I wouldn't care how high my skirt inched up! Plus she looks fantastic despite that…some people are such prudes!
Epitome of sexy.
I just love it!!!sexy and classy
this is somethin i would love to wear!!Voila!!!


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Michael Vick is back in the NFL and he didn't have to wait long to get in the game.
On the second play from scrimmage in the Philadelphia Eagles' game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Vick lined up as a wide receiver, went in motion, had a handoff faked to him and then watched as LeSean McCoy lost a yard on a carry.
The appearance was Vick's first regular-season action since New Year's Eve 2006. He served an 18-month stint in prison on a dogfighting conviction.
Vick's return has been one of the most anticipated events in the NFL this season. A Pro Bowler in three of his six seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Vick went from a hero to a disgrace in 2007 when his association with a dogfighting ring was announced by federal authorities.
Before the game, a group of about 25 protesters gathered at the northeast entrance to the stadium, holding signs saying, "Vick is sick" and "Ethics over athletics." As fans walked by, some began chanting Vick's name and a few shouted insults at the protesters. A few Philadelphia police officers kept an eye on things.
When Vick got into the game, many in the sold out crowd of around 60,000 didn't seem to notice.
Among those who did, some got up and gave him a standing ovation.
His second play on the second series drew a lot more attention and there was a loud cheer. Taking a shotgun snap, Vick ran an option keeper to the right and gained 7 yards.
The fleet-footed Vick, who gained 1,000 yards rushing in 2006, got a chance to throw his first pass on the same series on a first and goal from the Chiefs 5. However, his pass went out of the end zone as he took a big hit.
Vick took a shotgun snap on the Eagles' third series and handed off to McCoy for an 11-yard gain.
Starting quarterback Kevin Kolb was not on the field for the three plays that Vick took shotgun snaps.
Vick was released from prison in late July and signed a one-year deal for $1.6 million with an Eagles' option for a second year at $5.2 million.
Vick has called his offenses "a horrible mistake" and vowed to crusade for animal rights.


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January 25, 2013
Vintage Bliss pocket cards
I feel like I need to come out of hibernation... or something. I know I've been a rather abysmal blogger these last two months or so. What can I say? I've had so much to do, and I suppose when things get a little crazy, this place is the first to suffer. Which is as it should be. But, it is a new year, and we are beginning, finally, to settle into routines. Getting back into our studies, slowly but surely.
On Monday, I had two very simple but fun projects up on the Simple Stories blog. We are having a blog swap together with Scor-Pal and they very generously sent me one their scoring boards to use for these cards. The cards were made using various elements that measure 3x4 inches - the Journaling Card Elements and Bingo Cards from Vintage Bliss, and pockets from the Sn@p! collection.
The pink and the teal pockets work perfectly with the new collection. And you'll notice too, that I mixed in a few papers from Color Vibe.
The cardstock base of the cards measure 4.5 inches high, by 10.5 inches wide. Using the Scor-Pal I scored the cards every 3.5 inches. This gave each section a quarter inch border; space that is needed to allow the cards to close easily. This is important since the flower and butterfly on the pocket pages do have some dimension.
The great thing about the Core Collection is that it coordinates so well with the other Simple Stories collections. In the image above you'll see that I added one of the label stickers underneath the butterfly.
I also made rosettes for the front of both cards. I have made these by hand before, a long time ago. They are so much easier to make using a scoring board. Fun too!
They are a little addicting actually, and I feel like I could just keep on making them. Even if I don't have a particular use for them right away. My husband thinks I'm a little crazy when I admit to things like that, but I know you understand. =) Truly though, they make great embellishments for cards and scrapbook pages.
Above, I used the Teal Dot paper to make the rosette for this card. That is one of my favorite sheets of paper. I love the mix of colors in Vintage Bliss. Yes, there is pink, but there is also the prettiest green, teal, yellow and gray. I adore the touch of gray.
Just being honest here, but I probably won't use this collection much to make scrapbook pages. I mean, I live in a house full of boys... and did you see the others collections released this time around, 24/Seven and Urban Traveler? Hello!! But even though I am a mom to three little boys doesn't mean I can't appreciate the beauty of this collection - and it is beautiful, gorgeous in fact. I think these cards would be great for so many occasions: Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, or Easter. You could include a gift card in the pocket, or a short note, or wallet-sized photos. Lots of possibilities. I had a lot of fun making them and playing with colors I don't work with often. I'm sure I'll be making more cards and projects with it in the future.
Thank you for stopping by today. Hope you have a fantastic weekend!!
January 11, 2013
before it is too late...
I wanted to take a moment to wish you a Merry Christmas and a very blessed New Year. Things have been quiet here on the blog, because things have been busy and full in life. And I wish I could say that January will be different, but it looks as though it will be much of the same. I'm hoping to catch my breath sometime in mid-February. Maybe?
I hope to start posting regularly again soon (well, as regularly as I ever did), and share projects and news. Until then...
I hope to start posting regularly again soon (well, as regularly as I ever did), and share projects and news. Until then...
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Swinging both ways at the polling place
Nothing stirs my deepest American roots more than voting. And, for a dual national like myself, those roots stir aplenty when I cast my ballot in Israel.
The act of voting is something I never take for granted. I am not one to take off on extended trips far from my polling place or lolly-gag on the beach in lieu of making a choice. It is an act of responsibility. It is also an act of hope.
My life in Israel is longer now than the time I spent living in America. I don't really remember when that became a fact, but there you have it. It crept up on me. All my associations with voting come from the American in me. Civic duty. Democracy. One man. One vote. If you're old enough to fight, you're old enough to vote. Now I'm giving away my age.
I tear up when entering passport control at JFK. A little unusual, but there is something visceral in seeing the American flag in the wide corridors of the airport that gets me each time. And I used to hear the passport officials say to me "Welcome Home" when they let me pass. Now, I ask them to say it – which gets some looks, but, hey, it is home, too.
Voting in my polling place back then meant walking into my high school auditorium and seeing it converted for the day into democracy in action. The volunteers who processed the voters always greeted me by name and remembered me the next election day, too. What was I studying? What were my plans? It was folksy. It was familiar. I loved it.
Those memories come along with me when going to vote in my current neighborhood. Instead of my own school serving as polling place, I go vote at my children's elementary school, also converted for the day into a bastion of democracy.
Instead of a southern Maryland suburb of Washington, D. C., I vote in another capital city: Jerusalem. And not just any old neighborhood, either. I live in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. To exercise one's electoral privilege in direct view of the original City of David and the location of the First and Second Temples is to require just a moment of pause.
Loaded does not quite describe the feeling. The weight of thousands of eyes of ancestors feel like they are bearing down on me as I make my decision. To vote as a free Jew in Jerusalem in the State of Israel would have been an unimaginable fantasy to my own grandparents who were disenfranchised by their own government in a country they and their predecessors had lived in for hundreds of years.
Entering my polling place, I can't help but remember that the building itself served as the home to the poor of the Old City until 1948. Built with the largess of one of the most powerful Jews in history, Rothschild, the Batei Machse was converted to a public elementary school for religious kids when the Jewish Quarter reverted to Israeli hands in the defensive war of 1967.
Polling place Number 506 is where I am assigned. It was certainly one of my children's classrooms, though now the memory is fuzzy as to which one. The private booth replete with the Israeli system of slips of paper with abbreviations for each of the (32!) parties running are all arranged and ready to be selected. For most voters it is not a last minute decision that needs pondering. But the confusion of all those abbreviations may need sorting out, and a handy poster listing all the abbreviations and the parties they represent is close by.
The poster is next to the window. When you walk to the Kotel or drive down the road next to the inside of the south-facing wall of the Old City, you are passing under the room where I voted this morning. The view includes Silwan, the Mount of Olives and King David's home on the banks of the Shiloach.
I try not to do too much of a number on myself when making my voting choice. Jewish responsibility sent to me across the millenia mixes all too easily for me with Jewish guilt. Will I be satisfied with my own choice?
And then to the actual voting box. Another election already behind me. The results will be announced fairly early in a country that has one time zone. The real results only come in the coming weeks when the tension of coalition politics play out. Israeli coalition politics makes the counting of the Electoral College votes look like child's play.
One thing is for sure: there is no such thing as a wasted vote. The act itself is the message.
And what, you may be curious, does this have to do with art? Freedom makes art possible.


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Versatile 2013 Nissan Rogue
As one of the best-selling vehicles in the Nissan lineup, the 2013 Nissan Rogue offers consumers value, utility and innovation.
The 2013 Rogue is offered in three trims – S, SV and SV with SL Package – along with two options, Special Edition Package and Premium Package. All Rogue models are available in all-wheel drive and front-wheel drive configurations.
Enhancements for the 2013 model year include a new Premium Edition (replaces the previous Premium Package), which adds items such as Bose audio system with 7 speakers and subwoofer, along with automatic air conditioning and Nissan Navigation System.
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Rogue's dramatic exterior styling includes dynamically arched forms and powerful rear shoulder lines, enhancing both its sporty feel while providing an upscale style.
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Rogue performance
Rogue's standard QR25DE 2.5-liter DOHC 16-valve inline four-cylinder is rated at 170 horsepower and 175 pound-feet torque.
Every Rogue comes with a standard Nissan Xtronic CVT and fuel economy is rated at 23 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway for two-wheel drive models and 22 mpg in the city and 27 mpg on the highway for all-wheel drive models.
Rogue S models come with 16-inch steel wheels and P215/70R16 tires, or available 16-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with the Special Edition Package. Rogue SV includes standard 17-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with P225/60R17 tires, while 18-inch aluminum-alloy wheels and P225/55R18 tires are standard with the Rogue SV with SL Package.
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There is a very nice analysis of the vulnerability by DeepEnd Research which is available here.
There are also instructions on how to disable the Java plugin in a variety of browsers available below.
Internet Explorer
Apparently Oracle are not known for timely fixes so hopefully in this instance they will make a special exception and expedite the patching process. This exploit is both potent and widely known about, which is a recipe for chaos if it is left unchecked.


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Driftwood Boarding & Wellness, also known as Driftwood Kennels, is a full-service Dog Boarding, Pet Grooming and Dog Training Facility. As a smaller, family owned boarding kennel, we specialize in personalized service and premium care for all of our clients. Driftwood Boarding & Wellness, also known as Driftwood Kennels, which proudly opened its doors in 2004, is located on 24 acres in a quiet country setting just five minutes from downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. Dog Boarding Dog boarding is our specialty. During pet boarding we offer walks and playtime to make your best friend's stay more enjoyable. Our belief in how your dog should be treated is very simple: "Every dog should be treated as an individual, not just one of many!" We have taken the time to staff our boarding kennel with qualified individuals who are professionals in their field. Pet Grooming Our dog grooming manager, Tina Lassley, has been expertly grooming all breeds of dogs for many years. Come in for your … [Read more...] about Driftwood Boarding & Wellness, also known as Driftwood Kennels
Lee's Family Restaurant
The Lee family would like to express our sincere gratitude to our local customers. Mary Jane Lee's parents built this second generation family restaurant in 1972. Mary Jane and her children now own and operate the business. Chicken & Seafood Served as a meal for one...served with a roll, soup & salad bar, choice of hot vegetable, potato, hash browns, mashed potatoes with gravy, baked potato or French fries Grilled Tilapia A grilled tilapia fillet, have your tilapia Cajun or lemon pepper Grilled Chicken Breast A boneless chicken breast grilled 'till tender and juicy, have your chicken plain, garlic herb, Cajun or lemon pepper Catfish Breaded catfish fillet fried to a crispy golden brown, with tartar sauce Chicken Strips All white meal strips of chicken, breaded and deep-fried to a golden brown Smothered Chicken Chicken breast smothered with bacon, sautéed onions, mushrooms and three cheeses (Mozzarella, cheddar and provolone) Cod Three batters dipped cod fillets … [Read more...] about Lee's Family Restaurant
TLC For Kids
In November of 2015, TLC for Kids, St. Louis' premier nanny and babysitting agency celebrates its 30th year in business. Since 1985, TLC has been providing area families with screened and experienced in-home caregivers and helping caregivers find positions working with families who value their expertise. This year, TLC has extended its reach to care for your entire family by offering non-medical companion care for adults. Nanny Employment Opportunities: Services for Families: Register with TLC for Kids today! Since 1985, over 20,000 families have relied on TLC for Kids. Locally owned and operated by sisters Sharon and Stephanie Graff, both working mothers who relied on their nannies for help and support in raising their children, TLC was one of the first nanny and child care agencies in the US. Today, TLC for Kids serves as a national model and consultant to agencies throughout North America. TLC Newborn Care Services Certified Newborn Specialist Assist With: Paced … [Read more...] about TLC For Kids
Foxridge Collegiate Apt Homes
Foxridge Collegiate Apartment Homes in Blacksburg We offer spacious rooms, terrific service and prime location – just minutes from Virginia Tech. Experience the BEST in Collegiate Living. With our clubhouses, swimming pools, basketball and tennis courts, and fun social events, you will see why Foxridge Apartment Homes is voted the #1 Apartment Community in Blacksburg by readers of the Collegiate Times. Apartment homes available with washers & dryers, great recreational facilities and fields, nearby stores, banks, ATMs, restaurants! Apply for your Foxridge Apartment Home today with our online rental application form. … [Read more...] about Foxridge Collegiate Apt Homes
Rick's Breakfast House
Rick's Breakfast House is the number one location in Sea Isle City, for a hearty breakfast and lunch. From fresh ground coffee, donuts, muffins, bagels, pastries, omelets, breakfast sandwiches, French toast, pancakes, waffles, and traditional eggs and bacon breakfasts, we have all your breakfast hunger needs covered. Locally owned and operated Come join us on our patio or take a seat inside in one of our comfy booths. Our customers come far and wide to enjoy our daily treats. Their reviews online are a testament to our delicious menu and our friendly service. From out-of-towners to locals, we are always making friends. … [Read more...] about Rick's Breakfast House
Detroit's old police HQ: Escapes, vanishing evidence, bird corpses
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Detroit's old police HQ: Escapes, vanishing evidence, bird corpses The old police headquarters, which is set to be redeveloped, is steeped in history. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press Published 11:11 a.m. ET March 9, 2018 | Updated 11:12 a.m. ET March 9, 2018 CLOSE The old Detroit Police Department headquarters opened in 1922 at 1300 Beaubien. The building is filled with stories. The police department left it in 2013, and in 2018, businessman Dan Gilbert announced plans to redevelop it. Ann Zaniewski / Detroit Free Press Wochit CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL … [Read more...] about Detroit's old police HQ: Escapes, vanishing evidence, bird corpses
The 1860 Eliza Winston court case illustrates Minnesota's complicated racial politics
On August 21, 1860, enslaved African American Eliza Winston was freed from her Mississippi owner in a Minneapolis court. After being granted legal freedom, however, Winston faced white mob violence and was forced to leave the area. The event showed that although slavery was illegal in Minnesota, many white Minnesotans supported the practice when it economically benefited them. Eliza Winston was thirty years old in 1860, and she had been close to freedom once before. Her husband, Jim Winston, was a free man of color who planned to buy Winston's freedom from her owner at the time. But Jim died during a trip to Liberia, and she was pawned or sold to Mississippian Richard Christmas. In the summer of 1860, Eliza Winston traveled to St. Anthony when Christmas, his wife, Mary, and their young daughter went on vacation. Christmas brought Winston along so she could care for the daughter and for Mary, who was ill. Like many vacationing Southern slaveholders, they roomed at the Winslow House. … [Read more...] about The 1860 Eliza Winston court case illustrates Minnesota's complicated racial politics
How Mennonites came to Cottonwood County, Minnesota
Believing that war and violence are inconsistent with Jesus's teachings to love one's enemies, a group of people from Molotschna Colony, Russia — Mennonites of Dutch descent — searched for a permanent home in the early 1870s. They found such a place, where they could follow their faith without persecution, in Minnesota's Cottonwood County. Menno Simon, a Dutch Catholic priest born in 1496 in Witmarsum, Friesland, Holland, was part of the Anabaptist Reformation of the sixteenth century. Simons taught nonresistance, advocated a Christ-centered lifestyle, and claimed that the teachings of Jesus held the most importance in the Bible. He also taught that baptism should follow (rather than precede) a person's commitment to Jesus Christ. People who followed the teachings of Simons were called Mennonites. To escape persecution, the original Mennonites immigrated from Western Europe to Prussia in the 1600s. From there, they moved to Russia in the 1700s. By … [Read more...] about How Mennonites came to Cottonwood County, Minnesota
Founded in 1888, St. Peter Claver Church was Minnesota's first African American Catholic Church
Founded in 1888, St. Peter Claver Church was the first African American Catholic Church in Minnesota. The parish was created by St. Paul's African American Catholic community and an Archbishop who vowed to "blot out the color line." Before the parish was founded, St. Paul's small African American Catholic population attended services at one of the Catholic churches in the area. However, Archbishop John Ireland hoped to actively recruit more African American Catholics. Archbishop Ireland was an early civil rights supporter. He called upon all Catholics to ignore differences of race. After the 1888 canonization of St. Peter Claver, a missionary to enslaved people in Colombia, Ireland saw an opportunity. That year, he invited Father John Slattery to make a speaking tour of St. Paul. Slattery, a white priest from Baltimore, was well known for his preaching to African American communities. By the end of Slattery's visit, the St. Peter Claver Sodality was taking … [Read more...] about Founded in 1888, St. Peter Claver Church was Minnesota's first African American Catholic Church
With help from Vikings, KFAN tops radio ratings
If there's a single big performer in the latest Twin Cities radio ratings, it's … the Vikings. The success and hype around the team this year has produced a steady climb in audience numbers for the all-sports KFAN-FM 100.3 (officially KFXN-FM) over the last couple months, resulting in a return to the No. 1 slot. So okay, let's do the usual, somewhat windy disclaimer here: The numbers below represent a survey of all listeners 12 years of age and older, i.e. "12-plus," which means everyone from pre-bopper Kyra with a mad crush on (fill in teen idol du jour) to grizzled, can't-ever-find-his-keys grandpa Ed. But commercial radio is a targeted demographic business. KQRS morning man Tom Barnard makes the money he does because his show is aimed at entertaining 25-54 year olds, and 25-54-year-old men in particular. KQ sells ads to companies who want in turn to sell stuff to that slice of the population. Likewise, MyTalk 107 lives to chat another day by … [Read more...] about With help from Vikings, KFAN tops radio ratings
'Homemade': A modest memoir about Beatrice Ojakangas' amazing life in food
The Hinckley Fire Museum, just off I-35W in Hinckley, isn't one of those fire department museums that display old-time fire-fighting equipment and memorabilia. This museum is dedicated to a specific fire, the devastating wildfire of Sept. 1, 1894. On that day, 418 white settlers and many more untallied Native people and backwoods dwellers died in an inferno caused by a combination of drought, hot weather and poor timber management practices at the height of the logging boom. The survivors had amazing stories of survival against the odds, such as the story Beatrice Ojakangas tells about her family's experience in the fire in her new memoir, "Homemade: Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food" (University of Minnesota Press). Her mother, a child at the time, was badly burned in the fire, and scar tissue covered her arms for the rest of her life. "I thought all mothers had 'flowers' on their arms. I thought … [Read more...] about 'Homemade': A modest memoir about Beatrice Ojakangas' amazing life in food


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A complaint has been filed against 36 United Methodist ministers who blessed a same-sex wedding in defiance of church law.
The pastors blessed the Nov. 9 ceremony at Philadelphia's Arch Street United Methodist Church to show support for a colleague who faced church discipline for presiding over his gay son's wedding. The Rev. Frank Schaefer was defrocked following a church trial in Spring City, Pa., but his ordination was reinstated by an appeals panel last month.
Bishop Peggy Johnson of the church's eastern Pennsylvania conference said in a statement that she is following the church's disciplinary process.
'We are ... prayerful that a just resolution can be achieved. As United Methodists, we are committed to seeking peace and reconciliation as a model for society. May it be so,' Johnson said.
Details of the complaint weren't available. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported it was filed by about 50 church members, mostly clergy.
Officials at Arch Street United Methodist referred questions to Johnson, whose assistant said Thursday she would have no comment beyond her statement.
The United Methodist Church, the nation's second-largest Protestant denomination with 12 million members worldwide, accepts gay members but bans 'self-avowed practicing homosexuals' from becoming clergy and forbids ministers from performing same-sex marriages. The issue has caused a split within the church.
The clergy taking part in last year's wedding at Arch Street jointly blessed the union of two men, intoning, 'Those whom God has joined together, let no one put asunder.'
The wedding was ceremonial because Pennsylvania's gay-marriage ban was still on the books at the time. A federal judge overturned the ban in May.


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The Christmas season arrived just in the "Nick" of time for locals of all ages last week with the onset of seemingly endless seasonal events and merriment. The granddaddy of the events was the 33rd annual Ocean Beach Holiday Parade, spotlighting area floats, bands, music and the essence of OB.
Of course, there was plenty for the younger crowd to take part in over the last week, including local schoolchildren decorating the community Christmas tree on the beach at the foot of Abbott Street.