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The Global Digital Download is a weekly publication that aggregates resources on Internet freedom, highlighting trends in digital and social media that intersect with freedom of expression, policy, privacy, censorship and new technologies. The GDD includes information about relevant events, news, and research. To find past articles and research, search the archive database.
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(Bangkok Post, Wednesday, December 17, 2014)
From navigating gridlocked city roads to playing a favourite national sport, new homegrown apps are blossoming in Myanmar as cheap mobile technology ignites an Internet revolution in the once-isolated nation.
(Global Voices, Wednesday, October 29, 2014)
A new study by the Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information at the University of Palermo, Buenos Aires, suggests that Internet governance, rather than just being the host of institutions and multilateral formulas, is a contested space for the control and management of this unique technology. It also argues that the multi-stakeholder model, often upheld by civil society as the key to unlocking a more equitable and human rights-abiding approach to policymaking for the global Internet, may not be the silver bullet that some want it to be.
(Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Saturday, October 25, 2014)
This paper investigates sentiment in the online conversation about the Ukrainian Euromaidan protests across a range of English- and Russian-language social and traditional media sources. Results from this exploratory research show more support for the Euromaidan protests in Russian-language sources, including among sources and users based in Russia, than originally expected. Sentiment in English-language sources, including those located in the United States and United Kingdom, is more negative than anticipated given the rhetorical support among western governments for the Euromaidan protests. However, social media content in Ukraine, the US, and the UK is more positive than traditional media outlets in those countries.
(The Wall Street Journal: China Realtime, Friday, October 17, 2014) As the pro-democracy protest crowds in Hong Kong have ebbed and flowed, one thing that has not changed is the level of censorship on China's most popular instant messaging app.
(Ars Technica, Thursday, October 16, 2014)
Malware-based espionage targeting political activists and other opposition is nothing new, especially when it comes to opponents of the Chinese government. But there have been few attempts at hacking activists more widespread and sophisticated than the current wave of spyware targeting the mobile devices of members of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Revolution."
(Eurasia Review, Thursday, October 16, 2014)
Long before Snowden, it was suggested that the best way forward was to abandon 'the Internet' and embrace multiple internets – essentially privatising networks, allowing customisation and different types of internet experiences. The splintering of the Internet is one possible consequence of viewing Internet rights through the prism of private property. As mentioned earlier, it was the push to enforce copyright that led to certain location-based restrictions. It is not such a stretch to imagine privacy and personal data being protected in the same way, with rights being enforced on such a basis.
(The New York Times, Thursday, October 16, 2014) Cisco Systems is making an unusual case for itself: The Internet must be subject to a higher amount of control, and big companies will work with governments to make that possible. The message came in an announcement on Monday, rich in corporate partners and allies, that was intended to show Cisco's progress in creating its so-called Intercloud, a proposed network of cloud computing systems with high performance, security and control.
(The Wall Street Journal, Thursday, October 16, 2014)
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls called Saturday for the European Union to update regulation of the Internet and digital economy, as France begins work on a new package of "digital" legislation aimed for next year.
(Tech in Asia, Thursday, October 16, 2014)
According to Indonesian news outlet Tempo, the local government launched a nationwide high-speed internet access initiative yesterday. The goal of the program is to boost economic competitiveness throughout the archipelago. Titled the 2014-2019 Indonesia Broadband Plan, it will require Rp 278 trillion (US$23.2 billion) in financing.
(Reuters, Thursday, October 16, 2014) Chinese Communist Party censors have blocked the website of Britain's national broadcaster, the BBC said in a statement, as tensions rise in Hong Kong between pro-democracy protesters and police. The broadcaster said that the move seemed to be "deliberate censorship". It did not say what may have prompted the move by Beijing, which also blocks the websites of the New York Times, newswire Bloomberg and the BBC's Chinese-language website.


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The United States withdrew from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1984 under President Ronald Reagan, citing bad management and anti-Western bias.
President Bush announced plans to rejoin the body last year as he tried to win U.N. backing for the U.S.-led war on Iraq, which he ultimately failed to do.
"As of October 1, the United States government will once again be a full, active and enthusiastic participant in UNESCO's important mission to promote peace and freedom," Mrs. Bush said in a speech to UNESCO's biannual general conference.
"UNESCO, an institution born of a yearning for peace that survived years of war, can now help achieve peace by spreading the values that will help defeat terror and lead to a safer and better world," she said.
With the Eiffel Tower looming in the background, the first lady watched on as two guards raised the U.S. flag to fly with those of the other 189 member states in the courtyard.
Raising a potentially contentious issue, she said the United States would work on research to "foster scientific and sensible environmental policy."
Washington has been widely criticized for pulling out of the U.N. Kyoto Protocol on cutting greenhouse gases, an issue being discussed at an international conference under way in Moscow, which Mrs. Bush visits yesterday.
The first lady's visit to the U.N. body is part of a five-day trip to Europe aimed at smoothing international relations at a time when her husband is once again asking the United Nations for support on Iraq.
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The first lady's visit comes after Chirac kept up his criticism of the U.S. Iraq policy in a speech to the United Nations in New York last week. The two leaders failed to bridge differences in a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. session.
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Yes, I cannot find out how to remove the carpet... the 'box' that contains the folded top seems to hold it in place securely, and I cannot find 'pins' to pull out, so that the carpet is free. So close, yet so far..... Maybe I'll just cut into the carpet around the 'lump' (I assume the 'lump' is where the COP unit is) and see if I can reach it that way.... then re-glue the carpet..... It sucks but may work....
Do not cut the carpet! Try this:
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When clicking the top right close link (the red "X") in any dialog box (insert image, spell-checker, etc), Internet Explorer interprets the action as navigating to another page due to the presence of the href attribute in the link element. This does not happen if the user closes the popup using the bottom right "Cancel" button.
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This year, I went to two CNY celebrations: The street celebration in the oriental district of my town, and one in a buddhist temple in a nearby city. The photos of the street celebration weren´t good, as there were too many people, it was too hot, I arrived late for the dragon dance (just saw the lion blessing the stores and eating lettuce that you can see in this LO) so I edited the best of them and put on a single LO. I´m glad to be a digiscrapper, first for the ability of cropping my pictures and second because I can cover places with undesirable people with elements. The technique I used on the first photo was learned at a free course at scraps-n-pieces - I recommend all their courses. The kit I used is called Mosaic of Memories, by Scrappiness Designs.
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During a typical night for dd (after a huge battle to get to sleep in the first place, but that's for a different post), she's asleep by 8 or 9. She might fuss or need soothing back to sleep once around 12 or 1. Almost every night between 3:30 and 4:30 she wakes up crying for me. She says, "mama, I awake!" and is usually standing up in bed by the time I get to her. I've tried moving faster and getting to her before she sits up. I've tried letting her fuss longer but she just wakes herself up more. If I get to her before she's wide awake, she's happy to let me bounce/rock her for up to an hour, but she just can't go to sleep. I feel like she WANTS to go to sleep. She gets frustrated. I get frustrated. She will seem asleep after 30 minutes or so of soothing and I'll try to put her back in bed, but she'll arch her back and cry and completely wake herself up again. At that point, she'll let me pick her up and soothe her again for maybe 15 minutes, but her eyes will be wide open, blinking patiently at me. Then she'll start to struggle to get away from me and want to get down and play. She's up for the day at that point, showing no signs of needing an early nap. She usually naps (with no battles!) for about 2 hours around 11.
I feel like we've tried so many things to help her get back to sleep. Dh has no luck. Taking her back to bed with us doesn't work. She would probably let me nurse her back to sleep in bed with us, but I don't want to back slide with nursing. For one, I'm 6 weeks pregnant with #2 and nursing is PAINFUL...we need to cut back during the day but we need to solve our nighttime problems first. Secondly, we night weaned around 16 months because she just kept herself (and me) awake nursing all night long and did not sleep. Her sleep has been so much better since then, but we have continued to have this middle-of-the-night waking problem. It used to be earlier and we could at least get her back to sleep after a few hours, but dh and I both work and there's no option of a 7:30am nap for us.
One other observation - she went through a period a few weeks back of wanting to nap for 4 hours at around 11am. Her sleep cycle is obviously confused. But she seems FINE during the day. Not over tired...except for the fact that it's nearly impossible to get to to sleep an night, which may be related.
I'm so confused and don't know what to do! Is this just a phase? Is there anything you know of that I'm missing to help her get back to sleep? Help please!
The only thing I can think of is perhaps she is going to bed too late? Have you tried a much earlier bedtime (6:30/7)?
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It won't let me edit, I hit reply too quickly! I know some kids wake up too early when they go to bed too late...counter intuitive, I know, but that seems to be the case in our house. One of the zillion of books I've read on sleep (don't remember which one--probably because I was sleep deprived when I read them) suggested moving bedtime earlier 20 minutes a night until you get the wake up time that you want and your child is well rested. We also HAD to night wean to get better sleep in our house. Currently tho' I will nurse our 17 month old if he wakes up after 5am--if I do, he will sleep until 6:30 or so (goes to bed around 7:30p)
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For what it's worth (and this really doesn't help you much) I read that for kids this age, about 11 to 11.5 hours of TOTAL sleep a day is what they need. So they said most kids will do about 9 hours at night and 2 for a nap. That's just to say that your daughter isn't totally off if she's getting 10 hours a day. That doesn't help you because you need more sleep! But if she's just the kind of child that needs less sleep, I wonder if you might experiment with a shorter nap or a later bedtime just to get more rest. I know the later bedtime thing isn't what the books say, but it has worked for us.
I think we all kind of get taken aback when they start sleeping fewer hours total. It's not something you're expecting.
I would try a later bedtime for a while, like 9:30-10:30.
My son (13mo) has always needed less sleep than the typical baby. Not way less, just slightly less -- but if he goes to bed at the textbook bedtime of 7pm, he does strange things like wake every hour, wake after 40 minutes and be up until 10pm, wake around 2am and not go back to sleep for an hour or more, or wake up for the day at 4:30.
He does much better with a bedtime of 8:30-9:30. He usually wakes up between 6:30-7:30.
No advice, just wanted to let you know you are not alone. Some children just need less sleep than others, and our 18 month old is one of them. We do a later bedtime because anything earlier just leads to my getting really frustrated. I can "work at it" by starting him earlier or get him to sleep in under twenty minutes if it's closer to 9:30 or so.
My main strategy for self-preservation is trying to go to sleep as early as possible myself. It sucks, but I know it won't last forever.
I got tired of my signature, but I still love my children and husband and miss my little brother.
Thanks so much for all of the input everyone. I swear we have tried everything and have gotten results with no consistency. Wishin'&Hopin', your advice to try an earlier bedtime really helped with some of the bedtime issues that we were having. I think getting her down for the night was such a nightmare because she was over tired. As soon as we moved up her bedtime, her hysterics stopped completely. In hindsight, they were obviously because she was overtired, but I guess you just don't always see the solution when you're so close to the problem!
As for middle of the night "I'm awake!" calls, they're getting better. I started keeping a food and dirty diaper diary and I really think her night wakings are due to food or digestion. Something to do with either 1) eating gassy-type foods right before bed (even though she's perfectly happy when she wakes up at 3am; they might be having some sort of other effect on her) or 2) not pooping during the day. Yesterday she had two dirty diapers and she slept great. Today, zero dirty diapers...we'll see how tonight goes!
I loved hearing the 11 - 11.5 hours guideline, Phaedra, that makes me feel better. Everything I find says 14 hours, which is just not happening!
I'm glad it helped...our guy sleeps 10 hours at night and another 3 for naps. 13 hours sleep is sort of the gold standard in our house--any less and he's a mess and gets hard to deal with at sleep times (or should be sleeping times as it were). Everything I've read has varied from 12-14 hours in the studies of how much sleep toddlers need.
That said, if she is happy, alert, engaged with the world around her--11 hours might be enough for her!
Good luck tonight!
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I have had on loan a MAG 250 box, with pre-loaded channels, and all worked fine. I am just wary about committing however, to a monthly fee if A) The provider is 'here to day gone tomorrow' - as we all know these exist! B) It is a very grey area about how they get these programmes to you - and again, will they disappear overnight if there is a crack down in the law.
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What will you do as the purchaser, suck up any eula, regardless of your countries law.
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Johnson succeeds in compressing a staggering amount of material and illuminating detail into a small space. Other biographers may have noted that among Churchill's favorite movies were "Stagecoach" and "Destry Rides Again" (he walked out of "Citizen Kane" in disgust), but if they did, I have not noticed. It's hard to come up with flashes of the great man's wit that haven't been run into the ground; I had not previously seen Churchill's remark about Eisenhower's secretary of state, John Foster Dulles: "That man makes a beautiful declension: Dull, Duller, Dullest." And I find it inspiring that a man could fight a world war and write enough books to fill a small library while consuming an estimated 20,000 bottles of champagne.
What Johnson misses, however, he misses big. Johnson and Lukacs (and numerous historians before them) are correct in calling Churchill the key figure of the Second World War—"There was no one else," Johnson maintains, "who could have done what he did in 1940"—but he fails to address the question that is perhaps most important to readers in the 21st century: Should we have an interest in Winston Churchill outside of World War II? (One might say the question was first asked by Hitler in 1940: "But had this war not come, who would speak of Churchill?")
To put it another way, did Churchill's life before and after World War II leave anything lasting for posterity? To call his career before 1939 checkered is generous, even while acknowledging that, as Johnson says, "The [1921] Anglo-Irish treaty must be counted another of his positive achievements." He was, even allowing for the prejudices of his time and class, irrevocably wrong on a great many important issues such as British rule of Ireland, India, women's suffrage and, in more practical matters, his monetary policies, including his disastrous decision in 1925 to return Britain to the gold standard, precipitating a major recession.
It may be true, as he said, that "I should have made nothing if I had not made mistakes," but should he have been allowed so many? Even a catalog of blunders during his greatest years, from 1941 to 1945, are eye-opening. He may not have been solely responsible for the debacle in the Dardanelles during World War I—Johnson lets him off the hook almost entirely—but what could excuse his miscalculation in the Second World War that the Mediterranean coast was "the soft underbelly of Europe"? The minor disaster at Dieppe, in Norway, and his major failure to understand the threat of Imperial Japan are not easily ignored. ("I do not believe," he said in 1924, "there is the slightest chance of it [war with Japan] in our lifetime.")
Do we excuse him for these and other mistakes just as serious? Of course, because, as he once said to an attendant in excusing his own rudeness, "I am a great man." He was a warrior, but in no way a warmonger.
In Johnson's judgment, "Churchill was sufficient of a realist to grasp that wars will come, and that a victorious one, however dreadful, is preferable to a lost one." Or as Churchill himself wrote in "My Early Life," "I have always been against the Pacifist during the quarrel, and against the Jingos at its close."
No matter how many books Winston Churchill inspires, it is probably no longer possible for us to truly understand him. Vital as he was to the 20th century, he was still, as he put it, "A child of the Victorian era," assuming the white man's burden with a born allegiance to an empire that no longer matters to us, that no longer even holds nostalgia for us—although I suspect it holds more than a little nostalgia for Paul Johnson.
The great lines from Churchill's great speeches are still alive to us, but they evoke the past without illuminating the future. In contrast, Franklin Roosevelt appears to us as one of the first representatives of the modern Western society that would come to dominate the postwar world, while Winston Churchill appears to us now only as the avatar of a past still strongly felt but only dimly remembered. The memory, though, is one from which his image can never fade. Never.
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Re: Ton Edgar,January 5 at 7:24 pm.
Thank you for being so explicitly concise. Most appreciated,indeed.
I wish I have the talent of concision which is obvious I do not have. But,I can manage without it. That is to say:with lengthy expressions that come from the small corners of the heart. And critical/intelligent readers like you can get it and appreciate it,as you have done in a very short and simple English sentence.
By Garo, January 5, 2010 at 10:33 am Link to this comment
After reading countless articles about Winston Churchill,I have reached,several years ago,the following conclusion:
Winston Churchill was nothing more than a Fat-Cigar smoking-Scotch-Whisky Drinking-Arrogant-Racist Bum.
The reason for reaching the above conclusion about him was due to the fact that he used the degrading word,"SQUEAMISHNESS",in describing the "RESISTANCE" some of his conscientious military Generals expressed against
No one needs to take my word. Just keep reading and most likely,one will eventually reach the same conclusion as I already have and express it above.
His eloquence in the English language must not fool anyone in order to reach the right kind of conclusion about the "RACIST ARROGANT BUM".
By yonian, January 2, 2010 at 8:31 pm Link to this comment
DieDaily cites the unspeakable horror of the allied fire bombing of Dresden and says "Germans did evil things, Allies did evil things". But the actions of the conquering infantry at the end of the war were not uniformly evil. The Russians were seeking bloody revenge against ordinary German families. American forces included lots of ethnic Germans - Eisenhower for one - and generally treated civilians with respect. What was exceptionally bad behavior by a very few Americans was the norm for Russians.
In the long sad history of our species, having troops show up at your door has been terrible news even when they were of your own nationality. The behavior of average American GIs in 1945 was unusually humane by historical norms.
I am suspicious of reports that may be mere propaganda, but I am inclined to believe stories that the Russian army behaved much the same way against Georgian civilians in August 2008.
When I was in my twenties I might have agreed with DieDaily. In the early 1970's I, too, felt that America was pretty horrible and that the My Lai massacre was definitive of our national character. When I lived in the Philippines for a few months the stories of people a little older than me who had been children there in WWII changed my attitudes toward my own country. My landlord talked about how much he initially feared the Americans. He thought that if we had defeated the cruel Japanese we must therefore be even more merciless. When his friends invited him to join them in stealing food from a US Army camp he thought they would bring horrible retaliation against the entire town. When he saw that the sentries would give the "thieves" boxes to help carry food away he was amazed. He would not accept my theory that US soldiers in Vietnam routinely did the things that were done at My Lai. I came to see that he was right. Atrocities like that by Americans were very rare.
I don't think the behavior of the Germans in Europe was the same as that of the Japanese in the Pacific, but I do believe that the behavior of the American soldiers in both places was far more decent than that of their enemies. We all have the potential to be pretty horrible, but we haven't all expressed the potential to the same degree. Calling them the "Greatest Generation" might be taking it a bit far, but to believe American GIs were no different than the Russians who occupied Berlin is simply inaccurate.
We have strayed somewhat from discussing Churchill. Here's something on topic: All the accounts I remember say that as wartime PM he drank mostly Brandy, not Champagne.
By pgg804, January 2, 2010 at 5:17 pm Link to this comment
Unfortunately the media and many historians don't present an accurate picture of
He was later voted in as Prime Minister again in 1951 - maybe by then his
By G.R.T., January 2, 2010 at 11:10 am Link to this comment
DieDaily, you are full of it. "FDR and Stalin had contrived, illegally, to virtually eliminate capitalism abroad." Only if you define capitalism as the right of the living dead to feast off the blood of the living—which was the approach of Churchill and the British Empire.
By Jacob Roodenburg, January 2, 2010 at 7:20 am Link to this comment
To this day, and for good reasons, it has been overlooked (in fact dismissed) that Winston Churchill's greatest accomplishment, was the 'transformation' of the British Anglo-Saxon Empire of the United Kingdom into the Anglo-Saxon Empire of the United States of America!
By ofersince72, January 1, 2010 at 5:52 pm Link to this comment
once again, others have beat me to the punch.
Industrial nations all were very concerned about the
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By bal, January 1, 2010 at 3:35 pm Link to this comment
M Henri Day
I believe that a comma has been left out:
"The minor disaster at Dieppe, in Norway and his major failure to understand the threat of Imperial Japan are not easily ignored."
By ee87, January 1, 2010 at 12:33 pm Link to this comment
How about evil, Brit scumbag? It was Churchill more than anyone else who
Churchill, Britain and the other colonial powers defeated the revolutionary
By J. Ernst Siegenthaler, January 1, 2010 at 11:59 am Link to this comment
Mike3 is absolutely correct. WWII was indeed won by the nations led by Eisenhower and Stalin. However, I strongly recommend John Lukacs' book "Five Days in London May 1940" (only 219 pages). Churchill did not "win" the war, but he could have lost it. His fortitude and defiance saved the day in the cabinet and overcame the defeatism which, in truth, was present in the UK. I was a child in London during the war and I can attest to that.
By Doug Matthews, January 1, 2010 at 8:11 am Link to this comment
Dieppe is in France, not Norway.
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Perhaps it's the romantic in me, but I've been thinking a lot lately about tents, and I'm not talking about the sort you'd find on a camping trip, unless you're going on a Holy Crusade with Richard the Lionhearted. What I'm thinking about are those giant tents, sometimes called marquees, that are erected at weddings and parties.
Until I moved east, I rarely encountered a tent at a wedding. California brides, who know enough to not schedule their weddings in the rainy season, can be nearly 100% certain that they won't get rained out. Head east, past the Rocky Mountains, however, and the April showers that bring May flowers last all summer long, meaning that the wise bride who wants an outdoor wedding reception must be prepared for a cloudburst or three. The same would be triply true for our friends in the United Kingdom, who enjoy glorious summer days, punctuated by scudding clouds shedding rain.
Hence the wedding marquee for hire, or as we would say here, a tent for rent. The key to renting a pavilion or marquee is that you have to make your arrangements in advance, way, way in advance, if you're hoping to get married on the most popular dates in mid-to-late spring. I would suggest that if you're doing a June wedding you should plan on contacting the rental company at least a nine months, if not a year, in advance to secure the marquee you need.
The variety of options and configurations a good rental company can provide are amazing. Here's one with a checkerboard dancefloor:
Most of them can also supply accessories such as chairs, tables, sounds systems, lighting, virtually everything except the food, the band, and the guests. The keys, however, are careful planning and knowing exactly what you'll need before you start booking tents.]]>
There's nothing like a winter wedding. Snow (if you live in an area where it's common) makes a pretty backdrop for a wedding. And since winter is a far less popular time of the year to marry than spring or summer, it's quite possible to get extra good deals on halls, catering, and flowers. And with all the decorative items on sale for Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's Eve, etc. it's easy to get all kinds of pretty sparkly things to make your day beautiful on a budget.
Of course, there are some practical issues to consider, too. Weather is more likely to be stormy. One unexpectedly heavy fall of snow could spell the difference between a full house and lots of empty pews at your ceremony. Since many people travel for the holidays at this time of year, it's also possible that you'll wind up with less guests than you'd hoped due to family obligations or used up vacations days that won't allow people to come out your way.
Once you've looked over the pros and cons and decided to set your wedding in the winter months, here are a few ideas to make it extra pretty and seasonally suitable.
Cover up!
If you've found love in a cold climate, chances are you'll want a pretty jacket, coat, cloak, sweater, or shawl. Even with the slow but steady return of sleeves to bridal couture, the fact is most wedding gowns are not designed to keep you warm in the great outdoors. This is festivewear, not survivalwear. Even if you only need it for getting from the limo to your wedding site and perhaps a few pre-ceremony photographs, it's a good idea to have something that will keep you from turning into your something blue.
Looking for bridesmaids' gifts? Matching shawls or sweaters would make a pretty and practical idea.
For your feet? Maybe pretty Victorian boots would be a good idea to keep feet both attractive and dry.
Go with the season!
Remember that there are less flowers in season during the winter months. That means that using a lot of bright flowers will cost more than it might in another time of year. So choose what's in season to make your bouquets, centerpieces, boutonnieres, and corsages. Use a variety of pretty evergreen sprigs like in the bouquet shown, decorate tables with poinsettias or tiny living evergreen trees, or go blatantly and fabulously fake with sparkly brooches or festive pinwheels.
And don't forget the season when picking your menu! Looking for a good signature cocktail? Try a mulled wine or eggnog. Consider gingerbread for your wedding cake. Want a delicious, popular, and satisfying main dish? Think about lasagna, roast beef and mashed potatoes, or a mac and cheese bar.
Don't ignore the obvious decorations!
If you're planning a wedding for next winter, I would heartily recommend hitting the stores for the post-Christmas ornament sales. Bowls of Christmas balls filling a glass bowl would make great centerpieces for your wedding. Strings of lights will make your hall all the prettier. Wired ribbon can be lovely tied in bows on pews. Linens in rich colors will also be on sale in preparation for the lighter spring colors coming soon.
As I said before, winter weddings can be lovely in a very special way. They warm our hearts in the cold months, and give us one more reason to celebrate. So use your imagination to bring the best of the season to your wedding day. Everyone – including you! – will be glad you did.]]>
You guys know me. I'm a DIY diva and proud of it. Give me some threads, some scraps of paper, a little ribbon, and a hot glue gun, and I'll make you something remarkable with it. I love making things and I'm good at it, too.
So it's no surprise that I loved Sam and Stew's handmade South African wedding when I read about it at A Practical Wedding. Together, they made most of the accessories for their big day, and both families got into the fun of it.
Most of all, I loved the reason Sam gave for loving all the projects she, Stew, their families, and their friends did for the wedding:
There was a moment, when I stood back, and looked around at the happy smiles and goofy grins of all our favourite people, and literally felt surrounded by love.
Because there it was—hammered into the menus, baked into the cookies, sewn into the seams of the table runners and sprinkled into that darn confetti. So if the crafty crazy is getting to you, don't worry too much. Because it's neverabout the details you get out. It's about the love you put in.
You know what? That's how I felt when I looked at my wedding, too. Everywhere I looked, I saw concrete evidence of the love our friends and families have for us. Everywhere I turned, there was something I poured my heart into that was making someone I love smile.
But you know what else? I'm not every bride. There are other equally valid ways of choosing to do things. One of these ways is described by guest blogger Danielle in a july article, also at A Practical Wedding.
In it she discusses how she almost panicked her way into doing a series of last-minute DIY projects because they're everywhere on the internet.
Having carefully chosen to marry in an art gallery so she wouldn't have to worry about decorations, Danielle almost decided she needed to make piles of random things to fill out the space, once she looked at a few wedding blogs and Pinterest boards… but she remembered something at the last minute: DIY isn't her.
An intervention from a good friend brought her back to sanity just as she was pricing out the cost of making her own pinwheels.
I remembered that we can have whatever kind of wedding we want, and that just because I'm not panicking in these final pre-wedding weeks doesn't mean I'm doing something wrong. It probably means I'm doing something right.
And knowing that I won't glance around the room at the end of our wedding night and see sloppy homemade pinwheels abandoned on tables and tossed into trash cans? That feels pretty right too.
Always remember, there is no wrong way to plan a wedding as long as you're enjoying the process and feel your personality as a couple is being represented. Craft it all by hand, don't craft a thing, find a middle path by all means. Don't worry too much about what other people are or aren't doing. Seek inspiration, but never forget who you are.
It's your wedding. It should look and feel the way you want it to.]]>
Well, I recently found a project that's intended for the wedding day, but also has the advantage that it's something practical you can keep and use for years afterwards, too.
In a recent article at Green Wedding Shoes, you can learn how to make these delicious stamped linen napkins from carving the stamps to setting the ink.
Just choose your own colors, carve or purchase a stamp that speaks to you, heat your iron, and go to it!
This is a particularly nice project for a small wedding or for head table needs… unless you have a lot of trusted volunteers who can help out or a very long timeline. It won't save you cash, either. This is about putting your – wait for it! – personal stamp on the celebration.
But the great advantage is that the napkins can be saved and reused for anniversaries, birthdays, holidays, dinner parties, or even just to class up wednesday night mac and cheese.
Me? I'm not getting married again any time soon. The first one is still holding nicely, thank you very much. But I may just make these anyway. They'd be nice for Christmas dinner or as gifts for friends who entertain.]]>
There are a lot of details involved in planning a wedding. You've got to worry about clothes, venues, menus, flowers, chairs, linens, vows, organizing attendants, music, favors, decorations… the list goes on and on.
But have you considered signage?
After all, you have people coming from far away who don't know where your reception hall is, and it can be hard to pull over and consult the little map that came with the invitation when you're not sure whether you've made a wrong turn or not. A few pretty pointers with balloons and/or crepe paper ribbons in your wedding colors will help people know they're going the right way. Of course it never hurts to have your names and the date on there, too, in case someone else is getting married around the same spot or one of the signs is missed when the clean up crew goes to take them down again.
(Illustration via Rustic Wedding Chic)
Once you get to the wedding itself, there are still good reasons for signage.
(Illustration via Sugar Blossom Weddings)
It's easy to get turned around on an unfamiliar site and lose track of where the facilities you need might be.
If you have some help yourself item, it's always a good idea to put out a sign so people know they really are supposed to simply help themselves to candy or favor boxes. And if you're having a buffet meal at your reception, it never hurts to put signs explaining what each dish is and pointing out any common allergens (or hidden animal products) involved. After all, you don't want your peanut-allergic auntie to grab a big helping of pad thai without knowing to have her epipen at the ready!
(Illustration via Rivernorth Love)
Or you could just have a message for your entire guest list that would be fun to share as decor.
Oh, and don't forget the sign that shares your good news with everyone who passes you on the road afterward!
(Image via Wedzilla)
Remember, weddings are more fun when everyone can find them… and what's going on when they get there.]]>
But you know what? Something magical can happen when the filler is used as the main bloom. Something, say, like this:
(Image via Pretty Little Things)
Suddenly a flower that was puny and pointless is a cloud of romantic elegance.
(Illustration via The Ring Bearer where you can also find instructions)
Or it can be relaxed and rustic.
(Illustration via The Alternative Bride)
You can even reverse the polarity and have a couple lovely blooms nestled amid an explosion of baby's breath for a cool, modern look.
Using fillers thoughtfully can save you big bucks on your floral budget. But there's no reason whatsoever to sacrifice style in doing so. If you pay attention and use your imagination, it's amazing what a humble filler flower can do.]]>
Fear not, though! For I have found other illustrations of what this looks like:
Okay, I admit this melting blue icing and guppy creation isn't the best illustration I found. Let's be fair. Here's another that is far better made, and actually includes some apparatus dedicated to keeping those poor fishies alive through the reception, unlike the one on Bridezillas which wound up with a sadly ironic illustration of the relationship well before the cake was cut:
Even with the better organization and decoration of the second cake, I'm going to have to go with Hate on this one. I frankly disapprove of using living creatures as pure decoration. Also, there is far too high a likelihood of the poor creatures suffocating because even though they breathe under water, fishes still need oxygen to live.
What about you? Do you find it exploitive and icky? Harmless fun? Painfully unappetizing? Tell me what you think!]]>
Of course table settings are one thing… but far from the only thing you can do in mint. How about a mint wedding gown?
I found this pic at Stella Harper Events, and I love it. Not only is the dress fabulous, the VW microbus in the back looks exactly like the one my father drove for about twenty years until he passed it on to one of my brothers.
But not everyone is ready to wear a mint wedding gown. Of course, that doesn't mean you can't have a few colorful accessories to pull the color scheme together.
Check out this etherial wedding halo of mint fabric flowers and pearls I spotted at Platinum Weddings and Events.
And of course it looks delicious on the buffet table!
But what the holy heck are you going to do with it all once the day is over? After all, you don't want to be a one-woman ecological disaster in the making, and you don't want to be wading through masses of wedding detritus come your tenth anniversary, either.
That means you'll need a plan to store the things you care about keeping and dispose of the things you don't want anymore responsibly.
As per usual, I have a couple thoughts on the subject.
The first thing to do is to figure out what matters enough to you to keep it. This varies wildly from person to person. You may want to hang onto your wedding gown forever, hoping that one day your daughter will love it as much as you did and wear it when she gets married… or you might feel you don't have either the sentiment or the closet space for that one. I know a couple women who carefully preserved their bouquets and display them in their homes. Mine went into a compost bucket in a friend's vegetable garden without a moment's regret. The tomatoes were excellent that year. Some people frame their invitations while others cut up any leftover ones for craft projects or shred and recycle them.
It doesn't matter what things matter to you enough to keep and which don't. What matters is figuring it out on your terms.
Once you've got that worked out, decide whether to donate, sell, or recycle all the things you possibly can.
There are charities that will take wedding gowns, veils, and other bridal accessories and either sell them for charity or give them to brides who would not be able to afford gowns etc. otherwise. If you aren't sentimental about your gown, headpiece, or gloves, look up what groups in your area will pass them on to breast cancer survivors or the homeless who want to marry. Items like aisle runners, bouquet holders, or fancy pens for signing guest books are often gratefully accepted, too.
Another good candidate for donation is flower arrangements. If you've got any that have survived the heat (or other weather conditions) and the vases aren't rented, think about donating them to a hospital or nursing home to cheer up patients.
Food is trickier. Many times your reception food cannot be donated to organized charities due to health regulations. But there's nothing to stop you putting out take home containers for your friends so they can have any leftovers… or you could have a couple volunteers pack up the food and give it on a one-on-one basis to homeless, hungry people in the streets.
Or maybe you spent more than you'd meant to and would like to make a modicum of that back from the things you don't want to keep. eBay, Craig's List, and bridal boards are great places to sell off the things in good condition that you don't want to give apartment space to. After all, that wooden sign that said 'The Bride is Coming' looked adorable when the little boy carried it down the aisle… but what are you going to do with it for the rest of your life? Well, another bride might love the idea of having one and look on your lightly used one as the answer to a maiden's prayer. And you might be well able to use the couple of bucks that prayer nets you!
Then again, sometimes it's fun to take something that was important for one reason, and make it useful for another reason. Maybe you don't want to preserve your bouquet, per se, but are loathe to just dump it or hand it off to someone else. Why not dry the sweet-smelling petals for potpourri? Or dry the flowers and use them in crafts projects? If they're edible, you can even cook with them.
Once a wedding is over, there's a lot of clean up to be done. But if you have a plan for what to do with things afterwards, you can make your wedding easier on the earth, and spread some happiness while you're at it.]]>
Still, two boys who met and became good friends. For years they were quite close.
Alas! Over the years they eventually drifted apart. It wasn't any one thing or on purpose, but it happened nonetheless. Still, they never forgot one another.
Well, a few weeks ago, Mr. Twistie and his childhood friend found one another again on Facebook… and it turned out John was about to get married.
And so it was that yesterday Mr. Twistie and I repaired to the Benicia Clock Tower to attend our first ever steampunk wedding.
The setting was great. Plenty of parking, a bit of history (the tower was built in 1859), and plenty of atmosphere. Guests were encouraged to wear steampunk or Victorian attire, and many did so, adding to the unique look and feel. Goggles, leather, gears, bustles, and fabulous hats abounded. Yes, Mr. Twistie and I dressed in the spirit of the event. His frock coat and my random velvet pieces fit right in.
The groom wore a festive and elegant brocade waistcoat… with a TARDIS on the back. For the ceremony, he added a spectacularly detailed recreation of Captain Jack Harkness' greatcoat.
The bride wore an elegant Victorian gown in the style of the bustle era in a lovely shade of soft blue grey. Her bouquet even had a special story behind it. Several years ago, a good friend of the bride organized her friends to send her special beads and notes of encouragement for her birthday. The intent was that she would make up these various beads into a necklace. Then, as it happened, she met John and the necklace never actually got made. Instead, she carried all the beads as part of her bouquet.
The personalities of both partners were in clear evidence throughout the celebration. From their officiant dressed as the Eleventh Doctor (Though sadly, without a fez. Fezzes are cool), to the Dr. Who music played before the ceremony to vowing 'as you wish' instead of 'I do', to the Back to the Future Overture used as the recessional, everything was quirky and meaningful to them.
The personal touches continued throughout the afternoon. The buffet meal was mostly made up of recipes from the groom's grandmother and cooked by the groom's daughter. Recipes were available for those interested. You can bet I was interested! I can't wait to try making that artichoke, ricotta pie!
Oh, and Mr. Twistie and I were delighted to find the music during the meal was made up mostly of songs and tunes from cartoons of our childhood. The Speed Racer theme, Josie and the Pussycats, the Underdog theme… yeah, we took a little trip back in time. It also gave us an opportunity to bond with a couple at the next table over Bullwinkle trivia.
Sadly, a few weeks before the wedding, the groom's father passed on. It was a big blow to everyone involved. I'm not normally a big fan of terribly overt tributes to the dead at weddings, but in this case, something really did need to be done and said. And yes, again, it was handled with grace, and even with some joy. A group of his friends sat at a special table, and there was a dance in his honor where everyone was encouraged to join in.
There was also a fabulous practical idea that I would love to see at more weddings. The self-serve bar of sodas and juice drinks were placed in shallow blow-up wading pools filled with ice! Now that was a great idea!
The theme of the wedding as printed on the programs was 'Well and Truly, Pure and Simple.' I can think of no better description of the day. This was a joyful celebration from the heart, everything was simple and pure.
I'm glad Mr. Twistie found his friend again. I'm honored to have been included in the warmth of this wonderful couple's wedding.
John and Cat, may you share many happy years together. And may Mr. Twistie and I always have a corner to share in that world.]]>


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I'm pretty confident my engine is the N20, based on identifying the vacuum lines under the engine cover. I'll take pics once I'm ready to install the tune and remove the engine cover.
Received my tune today (purchased second hand from a F30 owner). Turns out my engine is the N26 as there is no solenoid controller. Here is the empty spot where the solenoid controller would sit.
Install is much easier without that step as you don't need to remove/loosen the engine cover or route the extra cable around the engine. I can install/uninstall in 5-10 minutes. I chose to route the cables under the stabilizer bar and place the control box by the air filter housing. This seemed to be the best option to protect from the elements. The X1 doesn't have the same weather proof covered area as the F30 as outlined in the instructions.
It was rainy and wet today so I didn't go full throttle but there is a noticeable torque increase and less turbo lag in D/Drive. I never felt the need to switch to DS like I used to. (I don't have the throttle lag/hesitation issues others have reported).
It should be dry and sunny all weekend so I should be able to really see what the tune is all about.
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