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Eight years ago today we were married. I woke up next to you on our wedding morning and you surprised me. You excitedly asked me, "Do you know what today is?" I thought, "Of Course!" It's the day we will marry. It's the day when you and I will become husband and wife. It's the day when we will officially become a family." But, you were thinking of something else. You told me that the KISS/Aerosmith concert tickets went on sale that morning. Yes, you surprised me. And you made me laugh.
You surprised me later that day, before we were getting ready to walk down the aisle. When one is marrying a man who already has two young girls, and the bride has a young son of her own, the wedding isn't just for the bride and groom, it is for everyone. It was a ceremony so we could formalize this thing called "blending a family."
The room where we all waited before ceremony started, was filled with commotion. My parents, your parents, the kids, the photographer, the bridal coordinator. When I thought my head would explode with all the excitement, you surprised me again. You told everyone that you wanted us to be alone. The room cleared, and it was just you and me, and the kids. You took charge of the room and took control of the moment. And me, the micro-managing control freak that I am, was happy, relieved to have you in charge. And then, you gathered us together, and we held hands in a small, family circle. You led us in a prayer together and asked God to bless us, bless our marriage and bless our family. That could have been our wedding right there, in that moment– I felt it was that special.
During the ceremony you surprised me again. We did not write our own vows, so I did not expect it when, in the middle of our ceremony, you asked for some time to speak to our guests, the small group of friends and family who joined us that day. I didn't know it was coming, but you told them our proposal story. You told them how you proposed to me that night in New York in a carriage in Central Park. And then you read to them, as you had read to me, the poem you wrote, inspired by St. Paul's letter to the Corinthians. I didn't know you would do that during our wedding ceremony, and so, predictably, I wept. Predictably, you had your handkerchief ready to wipe my tears.
Later, I think we both surprised the kids when we asked them to join us in front of the altar, and we gave them silver medallions that were in the shape of family circled in an embrace. I think we surprised our kids when I made promises to Olivia and Erica to care for them and support them, and when you promised the same for Nico.
That day, was filled with surprises, and laughter and love. But it was only the beginning. Last night, when we took the kids out for ice cream, you asked me if I could guess your favorite ice cream. I am embarrassed to say that I could not, even though you knew what I flavor I would order, before I even ordered it. I guess I was surprised you knew that I was Butter Pecan, but I was even more surprised to learn that you were not Pistachio, nor Coconut Pineapple, but Chocolate Chip. I like that I am still learning things about you. It makes our life together a little unexpected, even if it only is ice cream.
I know you joked that you wanted to start your own blog to write about the things your wife doesn't know about you, but I hope that blog won't have too many posts, because I think I do know you–at least the important things about you. Like the way you care for our family, how much you love us, the strength of your character, your goodness. Beyond these things, I hope we will still find new things in each other. I think it will keep things interesting. I look forward to many more years of love, laughter and surprise.
Happy Anniversary.
You might also like, Happy Un-Anniversary to Me.


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Assistant Secretary for Health
Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
U.S. Fire Administrator
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Health Affairs (OHA) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) are pleased to deliver this Handbook for EMS Medical Directors of local departments and agencies involved in emergency medical services (EMS) response.
Medical directors provide critical oversight and medical direction to ensure that effective emergency medical care is provided to millions of patients throughout the United States. In addition to providing medical oversight and direction, EMS medical directors support EMS personnel and first responders through training, protocol development, and resource deployment advice. This handbook provides a baseline overview of key roles and responsibilities to assist current and prospective medical directors in performing their important missions.
On behalf of the U.S. DHS, we thank you for your service to the Nation's EMS.
Sincerely yours,
|Alexander G. Garza, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Secretary for Health
Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
|Ernest Mitchell, Jr.
U.S. Fire Administrator
The Handbook for EMS Medical Directors was developed by the IAFC as part of a cooperative agreement with DHS, FEMA and USFA, and was supported by DHS, Office of Health Affairs.
A project team representing EMS stakeholder groups worked together to develop, contribute and author the handbook. In addition to the project team, many industry professionals contributed time, information and efforts to aid in the production of the handbook. Industry stakeholder groups reviewed and provided feedback during the handbook's production. Please see the Acknowledgements section of the handbook for a complete list of contributing individuals and groups. Their efforts are greatly appreciated.

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I'm excited to offer another fun 12 Days of Christmas series at Deal Seeking Mom. Each day through 12/7, I'll post a new 3-day giveaway! Browse all of the giveaways here.
Today's giveaway is a special winner-takes-all prize package especially for moms. A little bit of fashion, a little bit of warmth, and a little help staying in touch with loved ones in this great prize package…
Hip Fusion Designs
I've mentioned more that once how much I enjoy the jewelry that Neida Joseph-Abel makes and sells through her boutique shop, Hip Fusion Designs. Every piece truly is wearable art! Neida recently created these fun and funky BeCharmed necklaces, a collection of necklaces made with glass seed beads and silver and gold pewter charms. Wear them one at a time or layer them for a fun and funky look!
Neida is offering Deal Seeking Mom readers FREE shipping with any order placed 12/5-12/7. Just enter coupon code BECHARMED at checkout!
Land's End
I've never owned a down coat before — I guess I kind of figured I'd end up looking like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Who knew that down could be stylish and flattering? Lands' End recently sent me their Women's Quilted Down Parka, and I'm in love. It's ultra comfy and warm, perfect for these cold Ohio winters. And it fits great too! I love the inner drawstring that allows you to cinch in the waist for a custom fit.
AmyAdele.com offers adorable hand-drawn designs on a variety of stationery products, from photocards and personalized notecards to party invitations and fill-in-the-blank thank you cards. Started by a stay-at-home mom of two little girls, AmyAdele.com has quickly grown as families discover how fun personalized stationery can be!
One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a Gifts for Mom set that includes:
- $100 Hip Fusion Designs Gift Certificate
- Land's End Quilted Down Parka in Ivory
- $100 AmyAdele.com Gift Certificate
To enter, tell me what's on your Christmas or holiday list this season?
Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two or three, for up to a total of 3 entries!!!
If you are reading this in your email or feed reader, please CLICK HERE to visit the original blog post to enter. Email entries will not be counted.
Methods of entry:
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The Furla Candy Star satchel bag comes in PVC with studs. With its compact silhouette is ideal for every moment of the day.
Material: Pvc And Applied Studs
Color: Onyx-Black
Dimensions (cm): 21(W)x15(H)x13(D) cm
In order to preserve the original quality of the product we recommend you to avoid exposure to heat/humidity sources. If exposed to rain, you should dry immediately with a dry soft neutral cloth and leave in a well-aired place. Any exposure to water, oils and cosmetics can stain the leather. We also suggest that you avoid prolonged exposure to intense light to prevent discoloration. When not used, please do not leave the product in contact with other leathers or plastic bags, but store it in the protective bag. If necessary, fill with paper to keep its shape and leave the shoulder straps outside the storage bag.
Every product is labelled with optimal care instructions. Please read them carefully. Alternatively, you can always contact our customer service if in doubt.


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palmera needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 284 designs submitted by 79 freelance designers.
Palmera Consulting
"Palmera" is the spanish traslation for palm tree. We are starting a consulting company that uses agile methodologies to give our clients the benefits of dynamic and fluid work methods. We give our clients the opportunity to enhance their relationship with software consulting companies that build software for them. We as Palmera Consulting guide the collaboration methods in order to accomplish common goals.
Any kind of company that needs software development from a software consulting company.
We like the idea of a surfer, because of the chaotic medium in which they move, and because what we do is similar: trying to adapt to different situations, not fearing to fall. The waves represent the dynamic and caotic challenges we have to overcome. We like logos like silhouettes, it can be a surfer in action or maybe just walking with the board, like waiting for action. We'd love if there are just a few colors. We don't necessarily want a palm tree in the logo but we are open to suggestions.
Don't want: we would like to avoid references to mechanical/industrial/technological stuff because we want to focus on people interactions and dynamics, not technology.
We plan to use the logo in our web site, stationary and merchandise, so it should be simple in terms of colors and composition.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Posts Tagged 'blewspace.com'
New place to search for Blogs by geographic location
Do you want to look at a Blog that might relate to a specific geographic location?
There is a brand new website that is designed to do just that. If you are a well known Blogger, a closet Blogger or wanna be Blogger, than you might want to register your Blog by name and the locality that you write about or publish from.
This site shows a world map with tags on it for all of the Blogs registered. You can them zoom in, pan to the location of interest and see if anyone Blogs from that area. There is also a search bar where you can search by an address or general locality, or Blog name.
I registered both Upstate New York Genealogy Blog and Genealogy Miscellanea, and it is kind of cool! Thought you readers might find it useful.
(It is still in beta, and there are only a few hundred Blogs registered, but growing fast!.)


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Kevan necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 121 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
ArrowHead3 Consulting (formerly http://www.threequest.com)
We help companies with complex solutions simplify their sales and marketing message and story. These companies are losing to inferior products because they get wrapped around technical axels of their product; they lose because their story loses. He who tells the best story wins!
We help them by taking their cross-functional team (Sales, Mktg, Exec & Dev) through a process we call the ArrowHead process so that they can distill down their winning story. Because of this unique ArrowHead process, their team aligns around this new message/story (called the ArrowHead) and they learn how to tell their new story with passion, not just PowerPoint.
The ArrowHead is the core of their unique story, which can be told in 15 seconds. It is comprised of 3-4 unique selling propositions. The ArrowHead is the skeleton upon which all other messaging, features and functions attach to.
My company, ThreeQuest, has been around for a few years, but my clients have really gravitated around this ArrowHead concept so I am rebranding the company around this killer concept.
The ArrowHead for ArrowHead3 Consulting (formerly ThreeQuest) is:
- Help You Win Your Story War (tip of the ArrowHead)
- Help You Create Your WInning Story (1st blade of the ArrowHead)
- Align Your Team to that Winning Story (2nd blade...)
- Tell that Winning Story with Passion (3rd blade...)
Large, multinational companies with complex and expensive solutions. A common problem I look to solve are companies where Marketing and Sales are on different pages, and this gets in the way of closing business.
Companies where the slightest differentiation is needed to win; because their market is very competitive. Sometimes I help the company with the inferior product tell a better story to win.
I love helping companies where the sales people tend to give overly complex presentations and bore the buyer to tears. Also companies where the morale of sales is low, and they need a boost of passion; we can give that to them.
I have a nice logo for ThreeQuest (the former company) I like, and I have another logo of an ArrowHead that I have been using to map a clients message to. I use the term ArrowHead to describe my various product offerings, for example "ArrowHead Presentations", or "ArrowHead Discovery" so once the main ArrowHead3 logo is designed, I'll need to leverage it in my other offerings.
Ideally, I'd like to have an ArrowHead image, next to the word "ArrowHead3" (the 3 could be superscripted if it looks better). Maybe include the tagline underneath (Stories That Win, Skills That Win.). I need to have a "TM" (trademark) next to the logo somewhere. I need to have an ArrowHead image that I can use to map to a client's messaging, so it would be nice if it could function like my old ArrowHead logo. I'd like the font for the "ArrowHead3" to be bold, but unique.
The old ArrowHead logo is too flat, I want something that pops off the page, is more dimensional. I like bright and varied colors; your story gives your message color.
I will include some sample files to help:
- ThreeQuest logo (old logo and tagline)
- ArrowHead Presentations logo (see how ArrowHead is applied to our products)
- ArrowHead with client messaging
- ArrowHead with ArrowHead3 messaging (formerly ThreeQuest)
- Cymbrio logo... a logo style I like from a friend's company
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Málaga [19] is a large city in the southern Spanish region of Andalucia and capital of the Malaga Province. The largest city on the Costa del Sol, Malaga has a typical Mediterranean climate and is also known as the birthplace of the artist Picasso. The city offers beaches, hiking, architectural sites, art museums, and excellent shopping and cuisine. While more laid back than Madrid or Barcelona, Malaga is still the center and transport hub for the hugely popular Costa del Sol region, which is flooded with tourists in the summer, and the city has certainly cashed in on the sun and sand, with lots of new construction as well as hotels and facilities geared to tourists. However, Malaga also offers some genuinely interesting historical and cultural attractions in its old city and its setting on the coast is still beautiful.
Get in
By bus
The main bus station is right across the street from the train station, a km or so west of the city centre on Paseo de los Tilos. The station serves buses from all over Spain and is a major transfer point if you're passing through the region.
A substation, the Muelle Heredia bus station, is located along Avenida de Manuel Agustin Heredia, adjacent to the port and handles many of the regional buses that serve the Malaga province, such as those going to nearby beach towns, many of which are operated by the Malaga Metropolitan Transport Consortium [20].
By train
María Zambrano, the city's sleek new train station, is about a km west of the city centre and served by RENFE's [21] high-speed AVE service, which zips travelers to Madrid in 2.5-3 hours (some with continuing service to Barcelona), Cordoba in 1 hour or Seville in 2 hours, with multiple trains running each line daily. Slower (and cheaper) trains are also available. For Granada, take a train to Bobadilla and change to a Granada-bound train there.
RENFE also operates two Cercanías [22] commuter rail lines out of Malaga, one west along the coast to the airport and the nearby tourist towns of Torremolinos and Fuengirola and one inland. Both lines make two stops in Central Malaga: one at the María Zambrano station (where you can connect to RENFE and the bus station across the street) and one at the end of the line at Centro-Alameda, located closer to the city center where Avenida de Andalucia crosses the Guadalmedina River.
By car
The A-7 E-15 motorway runs along the coast to from Gibraltar to Almeria and through Murcia and on.
The A-45 motorway runs from Cordoba to Malaga.
By plane
Málaga has the third biggest international airport (AGP) in Spain, which many budget airlines fly to. There are even summer flights to New York. From the airport you can get a train, a bus or a taxi into town, or hire a car. Bus no. A costs €3 (correct in Jan. 2013) and is very convenient, running every 30 minutes and stopping at Alameda Principal and Paseo del Parque, where most of the local buses that serve the city stop as well. The stop names are shown on an electronic display inside the bus so you can tell when to get off. Note that this bus used to be called nr. 19.
Renting a car at Málaga's airport is relatively cheap, but it is advisable to book in advance.
Taxis from the airport charge a minimum fare of € 20 even for nearby destinations.
By boat
There is a ferry route between Malaga and Melilla in North Africa with Transmediterranea. Book early.
By taxi
You can get a taxi from Malaga Airport taxi rank just outside the arrivals hall of Terminal 2. Generally, there are taxis available, although you may have to queue and in summer the queues can be very long. A typical journey to Malaga city centre will cost around €20, a journey to Malaga Port will cost around €25.
Get around
bike2malaga - bike rental service[23]. Address: c/Vendeja 6. Contact: mobile (+34) 650 677 063, email: [email protected]
B-MET Malaga Transfers - Mini Bus Transfers to and from Malaga Airport[24]. Address: Papeleria Cristina, L1, Ctra de Cartama, Alhaurin el Grande, Malaga 29120, Spain - +34 697 380 926
Malagacar.com - Car hire at Malaga airport[25]. Avenida del Comandante García Morato, 34 (Pol. Ind. Aeropuerto de Málaga) 29004 Málaga, Spain. Tel.: (+34) 952 17 60 30
Along the coast there are dozens of restaurants and chiringuitos (beach restaurants) where you can have fish, seafood, paella, sangria, etc. One of the most famous chiringuitos is El Tintero, at the east end, where there is no menu: the waiters sing out what they are carrying and they leave you a plate at your signal. From time to time, one of them offers to give you the bill.
The most typical thing to eat in Malaga is espetos, sardines squewered on a bamboo stick and grilled over a fire (typically driftwood); and pescaíto frito: all types of deep-fried fish from anchovies to squid. A speciality of Andalucia is fish (most commonly dogfish "cazon", although sometimes other fish such as tuna, "atun") marinated in a garlic and vinegar preparation - look on the menu for "Cazon en adobo". Try also the coquinas (small clams cooked in white wine). Simply delicious! Jamon is a regional specialty, and is an aged, salted ham, from acorn-fed pork, similar to prosciutto.
Famous sweet Malaga wine can be tasted in popular pubs in the city center, like the famous old La Casa del Guardia (Avenue Alameda Principal) or the very typical El Pimpi where everyone, from celebrities to local teens meet.
Malaga has a typically sweet wine called Mosto made from muscat grapes.
Malaga nightlife will make you think that nobody sleeps in this town even during the work week! However, it is especially busy from Thursday to Sunday, where people buy their drinks in the supermarkets and have them at night in controlled areas known as "botellodromos" in the city center, before going into the clubs:
There are several nice Moroccan-style tea houses in town, serving an amazing variety of teas in addition to other interesting non-alcoholic drinks.
There are basically two good locations for tourist lodging in town: At the beach, or in or near the pedestrian zone in the center. The cheapest beds are found in the red light district between the center and the port.
Mid Range
Get out
Malaga has exceptional road and motorway links, making it an excellent base for exploring the nearby villages and towns. Wonderful drives inland reveal the hidden gems of this region, with small restaurants nestling in the hills where you can experience a truly authentic taste of Andalucia.
There are also several tourist holiday resorts within reach: Torremolinos, Nerja and Marbella.


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In game one Tuesday at Draper Diamond, the Lady Bisons fell 6-5 and then won the nightcap 9-1 in a non-conference game between the two Nashville-based teams. The second game win was the 30th for the Lady Bisons, the first time they have reached 30 victories in a season in the NCAA era.
The Lady Bisons play in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Tennessee State participates in the Ohio Valley Conference.
"We just didn't look sharp in game one," said Lady Bisons coach Kristin Peck. "We didn't come out ready to go.
"Tennessee State has split with some good teams this year. If you are not ready to go against them they are going to take advantage of that. And they did."
In game one they combined for 19 hits with the Lady Bisons holding an 11-8 edge. Courtney Billington, Abby Keese, Caroline Mason and Mackenzie Tucker each had doubles in game one. Tennessee State countered with a double from Jalisa Bradley and home runs from Caitlin Eaton, Royesha Goodman and Melanie Cruz.
The Lady Bisons jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning in game one. But Tennessee State came back to tie the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning. The Lady Tigers added four more runs in the sixth.
In the seventh the Lady Bisons bounced back with three runs. Lauren Dortwegt led off with a single and moved to second in a throwing error by the left fielder. Billington singled to third base. Kellie Sirus then singled toleft field to bring in Dortwegt. Keese doubled to right center to bring home Billington and Sirus, but the rally fell short.
Whitney Kiihnl, 13-6, pitched five innings for the Lady Bisons. She gave up six hits and four runs, all earned. She struck out four and walked two. Alaina Jacobson pitched the final two innings. She gave up two hits and two runs, both earned. She walked one and struck out two.
"It definitely wasn't Whitney's best day," said Peck. "She wasn't getting ahead of batters. That hurts her when she doesn't do that. Tennessee State has some good hitters and they crushed a few balls against us."
In game two the Lady Bisons kept their bats going, scoring two runs in the first inning and five in the third. They added runs in the fifth and sixth. Tennessee State's only run of the game was scored in the fourth inning when Cruz hit her second home run of the day, this time to left center.
The Lady Bisons once again collected 11 hits. Tennessee State was held to six by starter Christen Campbell.
Campbell pitched all six innings. She walked one and struck out three to raise her record to 9-0.
"Campbell came back and threw a good game in game two," said Peck. "We gave her plenty of run support early on. It was good to see us bounce back and do that."
Sirus and Keese each had doubles for the Lady Bisons. A solo home run to center field by Sirus to open the sixth inning ended the game due to the mercy rule.
Dortwegt was credited with a game-leading three hits in game two. She had one in game one. Keese added three hits and drove in three runs. Campbell and Tucker also had three hits.
The Lady Bisons continue at Draper Diamond this weekend. They play Mercer starting at 4 p.m. Saturday in the A-Sun "Series of the Week". The Lady Bisons will face Kennesaw State Saturday at 3 in a doubleheader.
The Lady Bisons are 30-9. Tennessee State is 17-22.


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Valvoline claims that its new tire maintenance product protects tires against air loss and conditions inner liners for tread life.
Valvoseal can last for the life of the tire unless used in high-puncture areas. The calcium concentrate sealant can be used in most any size tire and comes in cartridges, 1-gal. jugs, pails or drums. Contact Valvoline Co., Dept. FIN, Box 14000, Lexington, KY 40512, 800/255-3533, HYPERLINK http://www.valvolinehd.com www.valvolinehd.com.


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The following commentary does not necessarily reflect the views of AgWeb or Farm Journal Media. The opinions expressed below are the author's own.
Matt's primary interest is in the biotech industry and ag policy.
Are food choices something that should be determined by democratic decision making? To answer this, it is important to understand the fundamental problem of economics known as the knowledge problem. The problem facing all forms of government including democracies is that centralized decision makers never have enough information or proper incentives to act on the information at hand. As economist F.A. Hayek described it (1945):
"the knowledge of the circumstances of which we must make use never exists in concentrated or integrated form, but solely as the dispersed bits of incomplete and frequently contradictory knowledge which all separate individuals possess"
The price system allows us to channel the imperfect knowledge of multitudes of imperfect people with imperfect incentives and utilize it to coordinate decisions. Democratic decision making, on the other hand, allocates resources using command and control based on the more limited knowledge and preferences of a few voters, elected officials or appointed bureaucrats. So, when we move from market based food choices to democratically based choices, we are drastically reducing the amount of information we are willing to consider in making these decisions.
Many people complain about phone and cable bundling packages. Voting is the ultimate form of bundling, only worse: the voter often doesn't get to even choose the "service." As explained in the article "The Public Choice Revolution" (Regulation, Fall 2004):
"In our democracies, voters do not decide most issues directly. In some instances, they vote for representatives who reach decisions in parliamentary assemblies or committees. In other instances, they elect representatives who hire bureaucrats to make decisions. The complexity of the system and the incentives of its actors do not necessarily make collective choices more representative of the citizens' preferences."
Voting also fails to capture the intensity of our preferences. When we vote, it's just one vote, no matter how intensely we may care about an issue. With a price system, we can express our interests penny by penny and minute by minute (as we toil to earn an income).
Does that mean that we should leave the country or start a dictatorship? Of course not. We should, however, limit democratic decision making and government involvement to as few areas of our lives as possible, which is what our founders had in mind when they created our constitutional republic.
So what does that mean for food choices? Food is an extremely personal and detailed consumption product. Of all areas of our life, food is an area where we would hope our choices can be expressed as precisely and intensely as possible, based on our own private knowledge, tastes, and preferences, not bundled with the preferences of others or subject to how some stranger may "vote" about it or some politician or bureaucrat may dictate (sorry, Mayor Bloomberg).
In fact, the market does a pretty good job of providing consumers a variety of food choices, from non-GMO organic, to local, to an array of modern sustainable choices made possible by companies like Cargill, ADM and Monsanto. Food in a democracy should be food that we choose to consume, not food that we vote to consume.
"The Public Choice Revolution," Regulation (Fall 2004).
"The Use of Knowledge in Society." F.A. Hayek. American Economic Review, vol. 35, no. 4 (Sept. 1945), pp. 519-30.
Wow...I read Op-Ed pieces like this and imagine them totally in sync with King George's thinking in the mid-1760's. After all, the Empire WAS providing common defense, resources, investment, and order to these rag-tag Colonials, who did little but complain about having their voices in the choices Parliament was doling down to them.
A bunch of Yankee upstarts-for sure, without their own landed gentry, no other culture but the one from Mother England, and certainly presumptuous in their unceasing demands to have representation.
Alas, they persisted eventually to the point of shedding blood-so strongly did they feel...and it was the "Tory Spin-Meisters" who contributed so much to the Psychology of their stand, with it's arrogance and self-righteousness...imagine-trying to cow the masses into just shutting up and being thankful for what they were given.
We saw how that worked out for King George...


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CONGRATULATIONS, H. A.! You win a signed copy of my new children's book How To Train With a T. Rex And Win 8 Gold Medals, as well as a 5x7 print of your choosing from The Ward-O-Matic Shop. Take a look around, see what you like. Choose wisely, my friend.
THANK YOU ALL for participating in this book giveaway, guys. Wish I could give a copy to each and every one of you all who commented here. I had a lot of fun working on the book—it's a great pleasure for me to finally share it with everyone out there. Be sure to come back to check out some work-in-progress stuff I did for the book, like rough sketches and drawings. I think you'll find it interesting. At least, I hope.
Coming up: I'm very excited about this one post I've been working on, featuring an interview with the son of an influential illustrator from the 50's - 70's. Stay tuned!


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Dear Pros,
How much could be saved in retrofits that blanketed a large group of homes with simple measures collected detailed audit information and then came back to custom retrofit the homes in detail?
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy within the Building America program, a Phased Deep Retrofit (PDR) Project is attempting to answer that question. A total of 60 all-electric homes in Florida are being monitored in great detail: all end uses (even TVs!), temperatures and humidity. All of these are being retrofit with a variety of "shallow" measures such as more efficient lighting, tank wraps and pipe insulation, replacement shower-heads and smart power strips.
However, a sub-sample of approximately ten homes will have much more extensive retrofits installed, beginning this summer. In these homes, we anticipate installing Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH), advanced air conditioners, better insulation, smart thermostats and other advanced technologies. By evaluating energy use, pre and post retrofit, we should obtain sufficient information to gauge package savings under realistic operating conditions.
Choosing appropriate Energy-Star appliances for the Deep Retrofit group is essential to the success of our project. We are looking for industry partners for the project who may have innovative products which could receive real-world testing.
We anticipate replacing refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washers and dryers in most of the ten homes with the deep retrofits being installed. We are collecting data on the energy use of each appliance already in the project before retrofit and thus industry partners will have the opportunity to learn from results.
In a follow-on portion of the project in the second year, we plan to install latest cutting edge technologies singly in the homes that have received shallow retrofits. This may include any newly available appliances such as heat pump clothes dryers. The Deep Retrofit homes may receive additional measures: replacement windows, wall insulation and zoned mini-split cooling systems.
You can see the daily monitoring data being collected in the project at this website or graphically illustrated in the graphic below my email.
I also attach a PDF summary description of the project in greater detail. Interested in comments and/or suggestions.
Danny Parker
Sample of graphic summary data from yesterday shown below:
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Hi Danny,
That's an interesting study, and it parallels some of our own work.
We perform energy audits and retrofits to varying depths in the Jacksonville area. Our basic premise is that our deep retrofits can cut 50% off the energy bill of a typical production house as young as 8 or so years old - almost any house built before SEER 13 became code minimum.
To hit that number, or get close to it we generally start with a deep audit, looking at the envelope, HVAC, (including ductwork) water heating, cooking, lighting, pool pumping, refrigeration, and media.
A deep retrofit nearly always includes sprayfoam insulation since getting ductwork out of the attic is rarely feasible. We QC the foam with a blower door and fog (theatrical smoke). Done properly, the foam generally cuts HVAC load by 20-40%. We then come in with a right sized two stage heat pump and proper ductwork. Many clients select zoning, up to 4 zones, and we commission the system room-by-room, setting dampers to deliver the airflow called for in the room-by-room manual J.
We rarely install new windows but often deploy low SHGC film at least on west glazing.
We nearly always install either a heat pump water heater and / or a desuperheater coupled with its own preheat storage tank. Choice here is dictated by HVAC operating habits and number of members of household.
We use a Kill-a-Watt to highlight refrigeration, media, and miscellaneous plug load energy use. Sometimes we clock water heater elements to refine payback for more efficient water heating options.
We push front load clothes washers and emphasize the need to be sure clothes dryer takes no more than 30-40 minutes per load...if longer something is wrong.
We support two stage pool pumps but prefer true variables, able to be tuned for individual pools. We have documented savings of 90% using a variable speed pool pump.
We also perform DuctBlaster tests and sometimes deploy multichannel TED (The Energy Detective) systems for longer term monitoring.
We advise on how to select high-efficiency lighting, informing about color temperature and Color Rendering Index, dimmability, etc.
I recently added a discussion of cooking appliances to our audit reports, going over efficiency, speed and control of everthying from gas to induction.
A deep retrofit is obviously no small undertaking, and we are careful to provide accurate likely ROI. We do also emphasize non-quantifiable issues such as improved comfort that follows a tighter envelope, better humidity control, quieter operation, etc.
Curt Kinder
Managing Engineer
Greener Solutions Air
Curt- We are in St. Augustine and are in the process of a renewable energy grant study that was funded through the Florida Energy Office .We will have the data monitoring system up and running soon, and we did a variety of retrofits on an affordable housing Energy Star subdivision that our company built over the last few years. I've attached the report on the initiative. We'll update reports quarterly, once we figure out a few other details.
Some of the houses have a high energy use for dryers when compared to the water heater (house #33) and others are just the opposite -- large water heater load for low dryer (#19). Have you broken out which houses use solar hot water and perhaps use a clothes line for drying? Will you be picking up occupant behavior if they hang clothes outside?
I am also intrigued by the nearly equal dryer and pool pump loads on the pie chart. Will you be doing some kind of assessment for the pools, size, piping, filters and current installed pumps?
Dishwashers - when you change them out -- are you going to use the same brand or try a mixture? Single drawer or two drawer?
Does the light load include exterior landscaping?
Houses with very high clothes dryer usage may have problems with dryer exhaust air flow (lint clogs). They may also wash clothes only with cold water, which would help reduce water heating energy compared to dryer energy.
Houses with inordinate water heating usage may have a leak in hot water piping.
Comparing dryer to pool pump consumption isn't very interesting since clothes dryers occur much more frequently than pool pumps.
I DO find interesting the fact that the orange "lights and other" demand profile is relatively constant. That suggests many homes have fairly high vampire or phantom loads...things that burn power while not on / in use.
I wonder what is meant by "spares"?
Homes with high dryer use wash a lot of loads of laundry. You can examine each site to see this at the website. All sites were examined and on audit, any with clogged dryer vents were cleared or avoided for monitoring (danger of dyer fires). What you see is the real variation in clothes dryer energy use-- seen in other studies, most notably that describe by Cadmus at the last ACEEE summer study.
Note that you can examine/download 24-hr data for each individual site seen in the bar chart.
About 30% of homes have pool pumps and the numbers you see here reflect their saturation. About 10 kWh per day in home that have pools-- 2nd largest annual end use! This is typical as we know from previous studies. Pool pumping is a major energy end use.
Generally home with a lot of hot water use comes in households with lots of people and those doing hot water clothes wash.
Spares are 2nd window air conditioners, freezers, home officers (frequent), wine coolers etc. They are described by site in the "Detailed Site Characteristics" tab under the pictures.
-Danny Parker
Thanks for the background info - good to hear that any clogged dryer vents were cleared. I had trouble seeing information for all houses, instead only three...perhaps a browser issue. I see more this AM.
Have you by chance correlated / seen any correlation between type of clothes washer and drying energy? Front load washers, if used optimally, do a much better job mechanically removing water from clothes, in turn greatly reducing drying energy. I gathered some data correlating kWh used per pound of moisture removed from clothes for varying combinations load size and dryer cycle selection.
You have confirmed my data that pool pumps, if present, often use so much energy that they displace water heating as second largest home energy use. Will some of your deep retrofits include variable speed pool pumps? I'd be willing to bet swapping a single speed pool pump for a properly configured variable speed pool pump will deliver much more savings at similar cost to changing out a fridge and dishwasher.
A heat pump water heater is a no-brainer for any Florida household of 2-4 with a garage water heater. My only reservation is the limited number of 80 gallon models available - one model widely sold under a half dozen major brand names we found to be too noisy to risk likely client dissatisfaction. GE's 50 gallon model is very quiet, but too small for larger families without resorting to EF-killing resistance heat settings.
This is a great study - I wish I were involved in something similar near Jax. Way too many energy audits, no matter how well done, get shelved with little or no action taken. people need to learn / know what works and overcome fear of incurring cost without good result
I can think of multiple cases that would fail Robert Shillers example.
1) The owners like the property and intend to stay a there a long time. The house is old and uncomfortable so they want to fix it.
2) They place a value on environment or some other intangible item (#1 above) that makes it worth while to do a deep retrofit.
3) Perhaps the cost of the retrofit isn't as high as expected.
4) The retrofits are done in an opportunistic manner -- carefully staged, planned and cost controlled. Not a "quick gut, rehab, rebuild"
In the US 80%-90% of the homes are old stock. We can either rip them down and start over, or we can figure better ways to tighten them up and make them more efficient possible with as little cost as possible.
While you may find it a travesty -- I am waiting to read the reports and lessons learned. I am doing a deep retrofit on my home at my expense -- and I use the studies that are done through the Building America program to plan my changes.
That's an interesting point of view. Thanks so much for sharing your insight.
A brief surf / search suggests that the 2009 HGTV Green Home in Port St Lucie Florida is still standing. It has transferred a couple times, is presently homesteaded and a permit history shows nothing newer than 2009.
Perhaps your source or information on that is in some way flawed.
I'm wondering if the thread has had some messages deleted? My comment about Shillers example appears to be out of context now... and I remember it was in response to a few others posts that that the FSEC stuff was a waste of money... it isn't.
Stimulus, response! just a day in the life of an ee...
If disseminating outright false or at best piss-poorly researched "information" is any part of a day in the life of a self-proclaimed energy efficiency expert, I'd suggest that individual abdicate the role in favor of those of us who do not so act.
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Spelt Ciabatta with Yeast Water and Sourdough
After making my first yeast water bread, I discarded most of the yeast water, leaving about two table spoons, added a big handful of raisins and a table spoon of honey, and then filled the jar about two thirds with water. I'm not sure if this is how it's usually done, but it worked very well: In a couple of days, the mixture had developed a very fruity and inviting smell with lots of bubbles.
I wanted to drink the liquid but resisted and started a new bread dough instead.
Following the lead of Ian and others, this time it was time to mix in some of my sourdough starter to play with the taste a bit. I was hoping to make a boule quite similar to the one I had made the first time (and usually love to make), but because of some mistakes in calculating the proportions of water and flour (I forgot to account for the water in the starter!), ended up with Ciabatta—which was actually good, as we were just about to leave on a two day trip to Tallinn, and Ciabatta makes delicious picnic sandwiches…
Anyhow, here's the recipe.
First build of YW starter: (evening)
- 60 g Yeast water
- 60 g White flour
Second build of YW starter: (about 8-10 hours after previous step, I forgot to time everything properly…)
- All of the starter from previous step
- 200 g Yeast water
- 200 g White flour
Final dough: (About 4 hours later, in the afternoon)
- 400 g YW starter (which at this point looked a lot like a regular poolish starter)
- 100 g Sourdough starter (100% hydration, refreshed the night before)
- 750 g Fine, rather white spelt flour
- 700 g Water
- 20 g Salt
The dough was quite wet, so I gave it an autolyse (it was only about 15 minutes, as I was itching to get my hands in the dough) and worked it for 20 minutes on the table.
After that, the dough rested for 4 stretch and folds at 30 minute intervals. Then I cut pieces of the dough and let them rest on a heavily floured couche for about an hour or so as the oven heated up. I baked the breads on a baking stone for 35 minutes.
...And here's what came out from the oven:
I am very happy with the resulting flavor: I can't say I taste any of the fruit anymore, but it's a little sweet, not really sour at all. And the boys liked it (filled with some salami, cheese, boiled eggs and cucumber):
Let's see what happens next time, as the yeast is now feasting on some fresh fruit… (And looks and smells more and more like a drink! I might have to start making cider or something, soon ;))


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During the previous three-year agreement, the Florida university established the Dassault Design Institute, where engineering students work with faculty and Dassault mentors to study fuel, weight, engine thrust and cruising altitude of different business jets, using the Dassault Falcon 10 as a platform to evaluate technologies. The intent: to improve performance of current and future Falcon jets with advanced technologies such as winglets on wingtips, more electrical architectures or new ways to reduce internal noise.
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Is Evan Turner The Best Player In The Country?
By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season
Evan Turner wasn't necessarily a highlight reel Sunday, but his overall play was instrumental yet again in Ohio State's most recent triumph.
The visiting Buckeyes blasted a pretty good Illinois team riding a five-game winning streak, including a pair of victories over Big Ten heavies Michigan State and Wisconsin.
But OSU, enjoying its own five-game trend heading into the game, got splendid perimeter play from juniors Jon Diebler and David Lighty, and Turner was more than comfortable setting them up.
The trio combined for 51 points, including ET's 16, part of a near-triple double that also included 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Outside of maybe Kansas' Sherron Collins, no player is more valuable to his team than Turner. For some reason, OSU's huge game against Purdue on Wednesday is not scheduled to be televised, but if you watch the Bucks play at Michigan State -- another large conference clash -- on Sunday (Noon, CBS), you'll see he does everything for his team. Not only leading the offense and sharing the basketball, but also energizing an increasingly active defense. Illinois had absolutely no answers for OSU's zone on Sunday.
Turner and the Buckeyes kind of remind me of Francisco Garcia and the 2005 Louisville Cardinals, who started to peak in February and rode a balanced offense all the way to the Final Four. Garcia was clearly the most dangerous weapon on that team, but his supporting cast was more than capable, and his unselfishness only made them better.
Further proof of Turner's value to his team comes next season, when he'll probably be playing in the NBA and the Buckeyes, who bring back every other starter, likely will struggle without him.
BIG UPSETS IN BIG EAST: Speaking of Louisville, the Cardinals got a huge resume win at Syracuse Sunday, and now with two winnable games up next, Rick Pitino's bunch appears headed for an NCAA bid.
As hard as Louisville tried to give the game away -- the Cards missed five free throws and turned the ball over in the final 1:41 -- the visitors held on to beat the Orange for the fifth straight time. The teams meet again in the season finale for both in Louisville on March 6.
And although Rutgers isn't headed to the NCAA Tournament, the Scarlet Knights earned a nice win over visiting Georgetown on Sunday. A Jekyll-and-Hyde stretch that includes wins over Duke and Villanova has seen the Hoyas drop three of their last six games. Georgetown has Syracuse and West Virginia on its remaining schedule, so the Hoyas will still be able to bolster their resume for a favorable NCAA seed.
FINAL FOUR PICKS: It seems like more teams are playing themselves out of top seeds than into them. Kansas and Kentucky could be a delicious championship game, but Syracuse, a team I've liked all season, struggled at home to beat a weak Connecticut squad before losing at home to Louisville. Just a February bump or a sign of something bigger?
+ EAST: Villanova (Duke)
+ SOUTH: Kentucky (West Virginia)
+ MIDWEST: Kansas (Michigan State)
+ WEST: Syracuse (Gonzaga)
+ SLEEPER: Siena
DePAUL OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP TO 14-YEAR-OLD: DePaul has offered a basketball scholarship to 14-year-old Jahlil Okafor, and that doesn't sit well with ESPN analyst Bob Knight.
"If I were a parent, I wouldn't want anybody talking to my son about going to college until he's on his way toward finishing high school," he said on SportsCenter on Monday morning. Didn't Knight do just about the same thing with Damon Bailey 25 years ago?
TUBE TIME: I still can't get over the Purdue-Ohio State game not being televised, but there are a few good ones coming up later this week:
+ Thursday: Syracuse at Georgetown, 7 p.m., ESPN2
+ Saturday: Illinois at Purdue, 4 p.m., ESPN
+ Saturday: Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m., ESPN


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Castor oil prices came under some pressure shortly after our last report in mid May falling from around USD 990/MT FOB to USD 960/MT FOB by the start of June. There was however a slow upward trend to prices in the second half of June and this accelerated as we entered July when prices hit a high of USD 1,010/MT FOB, the first time prices had moved above the psychological USD 1,000/MT FOB mark since early May.
Markets did dip back below this level shortly after this however have since rallied again to their highest level since January of USD 1,045/MT FOB on strong local demand from exporters.
In late May this year Nielsen released the fifth and final amendment to their crop estimate for 2016, a small upward revision from 1,400,000 MT to 1,422,000 MT seed. This understandably had little effect on prices with this minor change in estimate and also a comfortable surplus expected this year. Following the last revision to crop predictions by Nielsen the focus of the market has turned to the onset of the Southwest Monsoon in recent weeks. This will be a significant factor in determining not only yields for next year's crop but also acreage as farmers can decide to switch to more profitable but less drought resistant crops if rains are plentiful and vice versa. Indeed heavy rains have been seen in recent days and this has led to the usual talk of farmers switching from Castor to more profitable crops such as Groundnut, even though overall rainfall here is deficient at present.
In June 52,000 MT of oil was exported from India, up 11% on June last year and bringing cumulative exports for the first half of this year to 273,000 MT. If looking over the longer term since 2000, the cumulative exports for the first half of 2016 are 55% higher than this average which illustrates the extent to which exports have risen in recent years. If exports were to continue at current levels we could see the total exceed their previous record set back in 2013 when they hit 500,000 MT for the year. One interesting development so far this year is the reduction in oil moving in bulk to storage locations in the Far East and Europe. The vast majority of oil being imported to China now is in flexitanks and Europe has only seen 43,000 MT of oil imported in bulk against total imports of around 164,000 MT.
Futures markets currently show no signs of reopening following their suspension on 27th January and there has been little forward guidance on this offered by the authorities in India other than that they are working on guidelines for a new contract before reintroduction. At the time of suspension there was around 150,000 MT of seed in NCDEX warehouses but this had declined to only around 6,000 MT by the time of our last report and by early July no stocks remained. This means that seed now available in the market comes mainly from market yards and has to an extent kept a lid on speculation.
Looking ahead the main factors which are likely to affect Castor pricing in the next few weeks are the performance of the monsoon and its effect on planting intentions of farmers, as well as any movements in the Rupee. We have seen prices rise since the end of June as bag arrivals have decreased and this could limit any significant downside back to levels seen earlier in the year. Our advice then would be to cover any nearby requirements and consider more long term coverage on any dips in prices seen in the coming weeks, particularly considering that current levels are still extremely attractive when compared with recent years.


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Thank you for popping by. Over at ASecretTeaParty, Donna Shepherd has put up an Easter coloring page. If you would like, please click the link to get a download of the page. Go ahead, color outside the lines and tell 'em Bella said it's okay. Have a wonderful Passover and Easter weekend!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Illustration Friday: Return
Thank you for popping by. Over at ASecretTeaParty, Donna Shepherd has put up an Easter coloring page. If you would like, please click the link to get a download of the page. Go ahead, color outside the lines and tell 'em Bella said it's okay. Have a wonderful Passover and Easter weekend!
44 comments:
- Ces Adorio said...
Happy Birthday to your beautiful, fantastic and wonderful sister. It makes me very happy to know that the day before "No Housekeeping Day, is her birthday!
Many happy celebrations.
I was reading about April birthdays. I know so many happy April birthdays. The month is started by my Father-in-law's birthday and it ends with my own Father's birthday. In between are some of the most wonderful, loving and beloved friends.
Happy birthday to your sister!!!
- April 5, 2012 at 8:56 PM
- Ces Adorio said...
Oh I forgot. Gah! I love your illustration, of course! And I love you. TSUP!
- April 5, 2012 at 8:58 PM
- Draffin Bears said...
Dear Bella,
Happy Birthday to your Sister, hope she has a magnificent and happy day.
Love the sweet illustration, sisters doing a high five, couldn't get anything cuter.
Wishing you and the girls a very happy Easter.
Sending hugs & many blessings
- April 5, 2012 at 9:00 PM
- Ces Adorio said...
Oooohhh! I keep finding wonderful things. I love the rams!!! Hahaha!
- April 5, 2012 at 9:15 PM
- Nancy said...
hah, clever illo! And so sweet :)
- April 5, 2012 at 10:45 PM
- Angel said...
Happy Birthday to your sis!
This is so sweet. Really beautiful.
Such a feeling of joy!
Instantly makes me smile.
The words, making me smile and miss my sisters. We are also very far away from each other.
Beautiful colors and the patterns are gorgeous too.
- April 5, 2012 at 11:17 PM
- Arija said...
Hallo Bella my wonderful friend, thank you for so stoically supporting me through my darkest days. I am so glad you have a sister, it makes up for so much else in life.
Your posts always manage to make me smile and be happy for a while.
We have just (minutes ago) returned from a wonderful place by the Southern Ocean (484 pictures in 12 hrs.!)
I'll be feeding some through in dribs and drabs.
Hugs and lots of Ces type Tsups . . .
- April 5, 2012 at 11:17 PM
- Indigene said...
Oh Bella, happy birthday to your sister! You are both blessed to have one another; cherish one another always! Sending you big hugs! :) :)
- April 6, 2012 at 1:54 AM
- encaracolada said...
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- April 6, 2012 at 1:58 AM
- rachel awes said...
you know how to celebrate someone...the recipe is all here.
a high five, ride a ram, w/stars + moon + bells + smiles, + riding together. ((deeeeelightful!!))
love to you + happy bday to your sis! xo
- April 6, 2012 at 3:46 AM
- Lisa M Griffin said...
Delightful and oh so charming! It is always a pleasure to stop by and see your work.
Have a great weekend!
- April 6, 2012 at 5:54 AM
- Cindy said...
have a happy holiday weekend! xo, c
- April 6, 2012 at 7:33 AM
- theartofpuro said...
What a great illustration!So full of happiness!Happy Birthday to your sister:)I wish you a Happy Easter!
Thanks for all your sweet comments on my blog:)
- April 6, 2012 at 9:17 AM
- Janine said...
This is so lovely. It would make a great music-box, too.
Happy easeter to you and your family Bella
- April 6, 2012 at 10:29 AM
- Shirley said...
Adorable illustration, Bella. You never cease to amaze and delight me, and all of your bloggy friends. Happy happy birthday to S! If only we had magical flying machine that would zip us straight to our loved ones far away, and then zap us back to be with our families..let's call it the zipzap time machine! I cracked up watching Christopher Walken reading the book..he's hilarious. Thank you for that! And goodness, I'm heading straight on over to download your lovely coloring page..how wonderful..thank you! I love this illo. You create such magic Bella! Happy Easter weekend to you and your little ones. : )
- April 6, 2012 at 10:34 AM
- k.h.whitaker said...
Happy Easter Bella!
I love your little carousels!!! They remind me of little antique wooden toys.
I hope that your sister has a wonderful birthday.
- April 6, 2012 at 2:42 PM
- Rabbit Town Animator said...
Oh my goodness! This is so cute, look at the expression of glee! I also love the carousel and this is a wonderful gift to your sister. So pretty as alwasy Bella. I like seeing your linework too for the Secret Tea Party :) Absolutely lovely. I am hoping you are having a great Easter this far. A shame you can't see the video...perhaps we shall see if we can get it transferred to youtube or something.....grrr.. I hope you get tons of chocolates this Easter!
- April 6, 2012 at 5:08 PM
- Tammie Lee said...
such a lovely birthday piece and message is so cute!
wonderful birthday to S!
lovely weekend to you !
- April 6, 2012 at 6:04 PM
- Andrea said...
Oh, I so envision those sweet girls being just as excited every time they spin around and see each other again! I love the egg dying duo too!
- April 6, 2012 at 7:22 PM
Your sister shares a birthday with my daughter! baby girl is 13!
and she is as sweet as they come!
- April 6, 2012 at 7:22 PM
- Caroline said...
Perfect! And congratulations on The Secret Tea Party! How lovely!
- April 7, 2012 at 1:31 AM
- Amalia K said...
Sisters are awesome, aren't they? Happy birthday to yours... she's so lucky to have an awesomely talented sister like you! :)
- April 7, 2012 at 7:40 AM
- Ces Adorio said...
Good afternoon!!!
Happy No Housekeeping Day!
Happy Sisterfriend Day!!!
Happy Happy End Of Call Day.
Completely missed the donut celebration. Had to to to the Land of Nod.
- April 7, 2012 at 12:33 PM
- Shirley said...
: ) I wish there really were little egg-shaped peeps, Bella! You're so funny..thank you for your sweet visit today - I am wishing you a lovely Easter sunday with your family - hope it's full of wonderful food and fun. I cannot wait for my daughter's 4 layer chocolate cake. She's amazing, but she was upset with me earlier since I didn't take the time to help her get the ingredients down...(I was too busy cleaning)..oh well, we made up! It's smellin' delish in here right now. Sending you a virtual slice, and Ces too!, tomorrow - with a peep on top for decoration. : ) Hugs to you!! Tsup!
- April 7, 2012 at 6:38 PM
- Rubin Pingk said...
Happy returns indeed. Very cute to go with your sisters birthday.
I adore the single carousels tipping gleefully as these two spin and spin and high five each other.
You capture the mentality of children with precision.
I'm 9 years old again when I visit Doodlespot.
- April 7, 2012 at 6:48 PM
- Cindy D. said...
Beautiful and so fun! I love all the patterns and colors. Just wonderful, of course. Oh! And of course it's sheep (or maybe goats)! Sheep and goats are so cute and goofy they should definitely have their own carousels.
- April 7, 2012 at 7:59 PM
- Ted Blackman said...
This is a fun one. I want to join them going round and round!:
"High five me!"
"High five me!"
"High five me!"
"High five me!"
"High five me!"
"High..... "
...okay, that's enough... I'm starting to get sick.
- April 7, 2012 at 9:47 PM
- Kathie Brown said...
Happy Easter Bella!
- April 7, 2012 at 10:10 PM
- Deepa Gopal Sunil said...
Wishing your sis a Yippppppppyyyyyy Birthday!!!! Hope she had a great day!!!!
Your illo is ever so fantastical with all the elements of fun and colour and dream like quality... it's purely magical:)
- April 8, 2012 at 5:57 AM
- Deborah said...
OMGoodness, how I have missed visiting you. Pure Delight. Squeals of delight! Happy Easter, Dear Bella. Happy Everything! **kisskiss** Deb
- April 8, 2012 at 8:10 AM
- Ces Adorio said...
Happy Easter dearest Bella. Tsup! TSUP!
- April 8, 2012 at 1:22 PM
- Eric Barclay said...
Love both the illustration and the coloring page. Hope all is well with you!
- April 8, 2012 at 8:56 PM
- Linda Hensley said...
I love the way you suggest distance in this, but obviously you and your sister can still touch. I hope she had a great day and that you both had a wonderful Easter!
- April 9, 2012 at 6:45 AM
- Barbara said...
Happy Birthday to your sister, Bella! Love the high fives!
Hope you had a wonderful Easter!
- April 9, 2012 at 12:54 PM
- Arti said...
My first visit to your blog Bella. Many happy returns of the day to your sister. The picture illustration is so cute, shows the love between siblings.
Have a fabulous day:)
- April 10, 2012 at 6:53 AM
- Vanessa Brantley Newton said...
Hello it's Wormy, yeah you use to know me as Vanessa. Yeah well.... uh, I'm still here under this rock of creativity where I have transformed into Wormy girl. It's not so pretty under here. I have missed all your loveliness for sure! This is most wonderful and uplifting and I really need that right about now. The colors are amazing and sweet. Great job! You sure do know how to bring out the girl in a worm. Thanks so much. Sending you many hugs and well wishes.
Love you,
- April 10, 2012 at 11:20 AM
- Elizabeth Rose Stanton said...
Hope she had a great b-day...and your illo is so sweet and fun!!
- April 10, 2012 at 5:29 PM
- Megan Coyle said...
Yet another fantastic illustration :) so sweet. Hope your sister had a wonderful birthday!
- April 10, 2012 at 5:45 PM
- Ces Adorio said...
Good morning. Tsup!
- April 12, 2012 at 6:52 AM
- Amanda Dilworth said...
This is so cute, and i love to colour outside the lines :)
- April 12, 2012 at 8:57 AM
- EL said...
Love it!! :)
- April 12, 2012 at 1:04 PM
- Lori ann said...
where was i? how did i miss this? happy belated birthday greetings to your sweet sister. beautiful illustration bella, i love the sisters. sisters are the best. the BEST.
xxx lori
- April 13, 2012 at 9:03 AM
- laughingwolf said...
super-b :)
- April 18, 2012 at 4:52 PM
- yoon see said...
Thank you for your friendship to me Bella. There are a few close friends like you that cherish friendship!
For it's hard to find!!!
I return here when I can. I love to linger around and look at your past posts as well.
I can feel the connection too of you and I too!
So sweet like your relationship with your sister!
My prayer to you and your sister that God takes good care of you both and may all the goodness be filled just like this merry illustrated life!
I have something for you, please wait for a while ok!
- April 25, 2012 at 1:41 PM


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- Mix until crumbly:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- Spread crumb mixture on a cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Stir it a couple times as it browns slightly – about 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and press ½ to ¾ of the crumbs into a 13 X 9 inch pan or Pyrex dish.
- Save the rest of the crumbs for topping. Cool completely.
- In a big bowl, on your stand mixer, combine:
- 2 egg whites (can use pasteurized egg whites)
- 2 cups strawberries, sliced, or 2 cups red raspberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 Tblsp. lemon juice
- Beat on low speed to blend, and then whip at high speed for 15-20 minutes-
- until your bowl is filled with pink fluff! Peaks will form when beaters are lifted.
- Fold in 1 cup whipping cream that you have whipped in a separate bowl.
- Gently spoon filling over the crumb crust and sprinkle the top with reserved crumbs.
- Cover and freeze. Serve with a spoon of whipped cream and a fresh berry.
Terri's Notes
- We're only using the egg whites and they will be frozen the entire time, but if you are concerned, pasteurized egg whites can be found in most supermarkets and they will take a bit longer to beat to stiff peaks. Don't get discouraged!
- You can make this recipe using a hand-held mixer.
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Peter Viviani needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 34 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Sonoma Suds
So we actually don't exist... yet. My family owns the Sonoma Cheese Factory located in down town Sonoma, Ca. We no longer make cheese there, however, we have a 17k ft facility that is just begging for a new project. The retail store in the front of the property sees about 500k people a year pass through, however, they are kind of bummed that there is no longer actual cheese production going on anymore. This is where Sonoma Suds comes in. We are looking to incorporate a mirco brewery on the premise along with a smaller scale cheese production, resulting in a great pairing of beer and cheese. Right now we are just at the concept stage, and this logo will be used to obtain the required investment.
Well I guess anyone who drinks beer...
At this point we are open to all design ideas/concepts. We will prob just start with production of one type of Ale, "Bear Ale." I actually just made this name up, however, it is fitting because of the "Bear Flag Revolt" being in Sonoma. Sonoma is rich in history, so our idea is to have each new beer type link to some historic event with the story on the back label (for example the term "Hooker" is derived from Nor Cal - this will be a fun label :). I've researched beer labels and really can't decide on a favorite type of design, however, there are some elements that could be integrated:
The Bear Flag
The State Seal of California
The Sonoma Plaza
Sonoma City Hall
This label design should also be two fold. The logo itself for Sonoma Suds should be able to stand alone for other projects when taken out of context of the individual beer label. So keep that in mind.
Also a back label would be nice to include as well. Perhaps just a background of the Sonoma Plaza with the history text over it along with the bar code and other standard beer label stuff.
I'll be adding more to this, but it should be enough to get the ball rollin...
And here are links to check out:
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I was rudely awakened just after 5:30 this morning by an earthquake. The odd thing about this is that I live in Indiana, not exactly a hotbed for such things. This being my first earthquake (does that mean I'm a "survivor"? heh) I got up to look around and turn on the local news. There wasn't anything at all about it on the local news for about ten minutes, and then when it did appear for a long time it was just the anchors saying "We thought we felt an earthquake, but we don't know anything yet. Call us if you thought you felt an earthquake too."
Meanwhile I'd long since found http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/, learned it was a noticeable and scary, but overall pretty routine 5.4 magnitude confirmed earthquake. The cool part (even at 5:45 in the morning) was the "Did you feel it? Tell us!" link. This link led to a form where one reports basic information like your zip code, how long the tremor lasted, and what kind of damage it caused. One question asks if your refrigerator door opened and food fell out. At that point I realized just how minor of an earthquake we'd had! But there are also some really interesting questions in there too - whether you were awake or asleep at the time, your level of fear, and what you did to protect yourself. I wonder what they're doing with this data - I can think of many interesting possibilities. I can think of more possibilities if the USGS were to provide this data for use by others. (Maybe they do - this is very much outside of my area of expertise!) We could have a lot of fun with this one.
Based on the, (ahem), "classic" design of this part of the USGS site, one might conclude this feature has been around for a while. Good for them - collecting this sort of data from users is a fantastic idea.
Friday, April 18, 2008
A small, interesting, and potentially more powerful than it is now, example of user-contributed metadata
Posted by Jenn Riley at 8:27 AM
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Welcome to my world. I've long been crawling out of bed and registering my impressions of the most recent quake while waiting for the data from the pinheads in Menlo Park to be refreshed online so I can see exactly how close it was. We had a swarm of these with an epicenter within 5 miles of my house in December 2006. Whee!
You gave talks in my cataloging class this week, but I just realized that I've also been reading your blog for quite some time. Small world.
Thanks for two excellent presentations!
- Jenn Riley said...
Thanks, Jakki! It was nice to meet you all last week. -Jenn
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The Scottish GENES blog has now ceased publication - for continuing Scottish news please refer to its sister blog, British GENES, at http://britishgenes.blogspot.com. The Scottish GENES posts will remain online as an archive of Scottish genealogical news from 2007-2011. Alba - agus Scottish GENES - gu bràth!
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Genealogists for Families initiative
4 comments:
- Judy Webster said...
Chris, thank you *so* much for joining the team and mentioning our project here and on Twitter. I confess that I was a bit nervous about asking you! :-)
- 30 October 2011 at 00:47
- Chris Paton said...
My pleasure Judy - no need to be nervous though, I'm just a wee shug like everyone else! lol :)
Great initiative, I'll give it a plug in a couple of mags also that I do news content for - good luck with it!
- 30 October 2011 at 00:53
- Joan Miller (Luxegen) said...
Thank you so much for joining our team and for mentioning the initiative on your blog :)
(I'm the co-captain of the team and am helping out with publicity. The initiative is all Judy's idea inspired by her father. It is a wonderful project!)
- 30 October 2011 at 01:22
- Chris Paton said...
No probs - have mentioned it on British GENES also
. Good luck!
- 30 October 2011 at 01:45


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Pumpgallery needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 154 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
Font-based logo (Pumpernickel Gallery). Clean (not super flowery), modern but not industrial or corporate-looking.
Pumpernickel Gallery
Font-based logo (Pumpernickel Gallery and/or pumpernickelgallery.com). Clean (not super flowery), modern but not industrial or corporate-looking. One or two graphic elements OK. No clip art. Graphic elements should invoke nature, as our gallery (will soon) sell rock-and-glass sculpture, paintings and photographs of nature, and other nature-based artistic creations. We re looking for a logo for our web site, but also want to use a version for business cards, etc. Finished work needs to be useable in Photoshop.
- Pumpernickel Gallery
- Industrial- Clip art
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The appeal policy in PM 01-07 applies to families applying for or receiving All Kids Share, All Kids Premium, and All Kids Rebate, except for PM 01-07-04 and related
It is the right of a person who applies for or receives benefits from the Department to be informed about the hearing process and their right to appeal and receive a fair hearing. This includes information on:
Explain this when a person applies and upon request.
Other persons can represent the client during any part of the appeal process. These include:
A representative must provide a written, signed statement from the client or a court document naming them to act for the client. If a general authorization is already in the case record, make a copy to send with the appeal. Any action taken or not
taken by the client's representative is considered as action taken or not taken by the client.
Record all actions about an appeal in the case file, including requests, delays, or failure to appear or cooperate. Use the Hearing System to track the status of an appeal (see PM 22-08-20).
The Department may combine many appeals into a single group hearing if they are about the same complaint and the only issue concerns State or Federal law or policy.
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Reorganization 'what-if' scenarios examined for MCS, SVCS
MUNNSVILLE- The Joint Community Advisory Committee looked at "what-if" scenarios built by the SES Study Team for the potential reorganization of Madison Central and Stockbridge Valley Central School districts Wednesday. The study team focused on broad views of possible transportation, staffing, and finances for a merged district.
All of the "what if" scenarios are based off the idea that kindergarten through fifth grade students will stay in their current district buildings; sixth through eighth would attend classes at Madison and high school students would attend classes at Stockbridge Valley.
The SES Study Team rounded many figures up and didn't stretch costs in order to provide a conservative view. The "what if" scenarios are a template that the reorganized board would expand on should a merger look favorable.
Transportation was the first item addressed at the meeting, setting up how the districts would reallocate busing for students. The new route would have high school pupils picked up between 6:40-7:40 a.m., with grades K-8 students picked up between 7:40-8:40 a.m.
Currently, the districts combined have 21 round trips per day. Redistricting through the projection would require 32 daily round trips. This number would most likely be reduced due to the proximity of the two districts.
The projected transportation will cost the reorganized districts' tax payers around $176,571 annually, around $64,254 more than what the districts currently pay collectively. Paul Seversky of the study team said it was important to remember that these numbers are conservative and that the report adds a 10 percent increase to all costs in case of fuel or service inflation.
Doug Exley and Sam Shevat provided a look at the possible staffing for a merged district, which would see a similar number of full-time employees the districts collectively have currently. The projection does show an increase in costs to pay for staff around $69,188. This increase is to provide additional programs for the merged district that the Community Advisory Committees sought throughout the study, including Advanced Placement classes.
The study team worked out some examples for the district to save money and effectively utilize the 60 percent state aid increase they would receive from the Department of Education. This includes putting some of the money into reserves for things like unemployment insurance, as well as paying off the current debt the schools have.
Exley, Seversky and Shevat stressed that these projections are not only conservative in that the prices are overestimated in some cases, but this study is a broad overview. The study is more of a guideline for the school to follow should they choose to merge.
From this point, the study will be sent to the State Department of Education for review. This study which is not public record will then be sent back for the districts to mull over and adjust and potentially present to their populace for a straw vote. If a merger were to take place it wouldn't take effect until at least 2014-2015.


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Christmas holidays
I have a lot of commitments in this period, it's so strange 'cause I usually spent my time at home ahah, during holidays all my friends had more time to spent with me so I'm really happy! Actually, I have to study for my exams in February, I'm really anxious 'cause they are very big, I hope to do a good job ^^ sorry if I will post less during the next months! Anyway, let's start with Wednesday, I went out with Sara to our favorite manga shop (as usual ahah), then we went to our favorite bar and drunk hot tea, the weather was really cold so we couldn't go out for long time (I'm sick in this moment ._. good moment)
I wore a very comfy outfit with my new leggings ( the zips are real!), Banana Fish sweater/dress, Creepers from TUK and various accessories (Pimkie, taobao, Kreepsville). I love wearing this style, I don't know how to call it ahah, I bought new things for it and there are all in my next Celga parcel, I'm so excited to show them to you but I decided to request the shipping after the 7 January!
Then, a make up shoot, I cure my make up every day but I always forget to made a picture! I hope to make a lot of pics to show you! I used my new Dior palette and I really liked the final result, it was a smoky eyes more special than the usual grey one!
Friday I went out with Chiara, I'm so happy that she spent her Christmas holidays at home so I'll have a lot of chance to see her ^^ *happiness*! I didn't feel very well so no pics of me, sorry >_< I feel ugly in this period! We went to a new bar that offered sushi aperitif so we took the chance to try it!
It was delicious! I'm so happy we finally have a good sushi restaurants in my little town! It's really hard to find good sushi here >_<
Chiara was so beautiful, I loved her outfit and her new wig from Gothic&Lolita wigs (if someone is interested). I made some pictures of her and maybe it was the first time she liked the pics ahah!
Then, Tuesday I went out again with Sara, she gave me her Christmas present and it was so beautiful *_* I'll share the post with all presents in the next days! We went to the mall for some shopping, it was really good that a lot of shops made sales! Sara bought a lot of things, I bought a new pair of leopard tights in grey and a simple wool dress in bordeaux for everyday, I really need some simple dresses for my university exams XD
I forgot to make pictures of the day, but when we reached the car it was full of envelopes ehm ehm.
We also did some food shopping eheh that's why! We spent all the afternoon walking in the mall, I thought we consumed all the calories stored because Christmas events!
Lastly I would like to thank all my readers, I just reached 100+ followers! I'm so glad there are so many people interested in my little blog, thank you thank you thank you!! I decided to make a giveaway to celebrate this little event :D stay tuned!


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"I had been longing to get my hands on Conrad Veidt ever since he came to England. He was such an overpowering personality that directors were afraid of him. He was tall, over six foot two inches, lean and bony. He had magnetic blue eyes, black hair and eyebrows, beautiful, strong hands, and a mouth with sardonic, not to say satanic, lines to it. He used an eye-glass. He was the show-off of all time. In private life, as I was to discover, he was the sweetest and most easy of human beings.
…Conrad Veidt was seated alone at a table by the window drinking coffee when Emeric [Pressburger] and I arrived at the studio restaurant. Emeric and I exchanged a glance. This magnificent animal was reserved for us. I went over and stood at his table. He looked up and I got the full impact of those deep blue eyes under black brows.
I said: 'Mr Veidt, my name is Michael Powell. Alexander Korda has told me that we are to work together on 'The Spy in Black'.'
He said: 'Ye-e-e-s.' Pumas purr like that."
–Michael Powell on meeting Veidt (via Powell's A Life in Movies: An Autobiography)
Conrad Veidt & Lil Dagover in The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (1920, dir. Robert Wiene) (via) (online here)
"No matter what roles I play, I can't get Caligari out of my system."
-Veidt, 1939


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Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) Falls 3.69% for December 21Equities Staff Follow |
One of the S&P 500's big losers for Monday December 21 was Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY). The company's stock fell 3.69% to $29.51 on volume of 7.03 million shares.
The stock opened the day at 30.38 and traded between a low of $29.51 and a high of $30.39. The stock finished the day down $1.13 per share. Weyerhaeuser Co. has an average daily volume of 4.37 million and a total float of 510.58 million shares. The 50-day SMA for Weyerhaeuser Co. is $30.34 and its 200-day SMA is $30.29. The high for the stock over the last 52 weeks is $37.04 and the low is $26.73.
Weyerhaeuser Co is a real estate investment trust. It is a private owner of timberlands. The Company owns or controls nearly seven million acres of timberlands in the U.S., and manages additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada.
Weyerhaeuser Co. is centered in Federal Way, WA, and has 12,800 employees. Today's trading day leaves the company with a market cap of $15.07 billionwith a P/E Ratio of 26.1. The company has a P/S ratio of 2.19, P/B ratio of 3.1, and a -160.3.
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Power Bites: Personal Power
by Margaret A. Hill
Got a little brother with energy to spare? Maybe he could drive your CD player instead of driving you nuts! New inventions that convert human power into electricity make that notion a very real possibility.
Think about walking or jogging. The pressure of your foot striking the pavement is a form of mechanical energy. Several engineering groups are successfully building "heel-strike" mechanisms that will capture that mechanical energy and convert it into electrical energy. The key to this technology? Electroactive polymers. These human-made plastics generate an electric charge when they are compressed or bent. When placed inside the heel of a boot or shoe, electroactive materials become power generators as each step stretches and squashes them into performance.
Making these electricity generators function inside the boot heels of soldiers is the aim of engineers at SRI International in Palo Alto, CA, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA. The trick has been to develop a durable material capable of sufficient energy output that can be electronically interfaced with the devices needing power. SRI International has created a rugged electricity-generating material that meets these needs. When engineered into boot heels, the system is expected to generate enough electricity from eight hours of walking to power the wearer's communication device, GPS (global positioning system), and night vision goggles. Engineers at MIT are working on their own microscale version of an energy-harvesting system. It uses a mini-hydraulic mechanism to collect energy from foot pressure. This mechanism then supplies the degree of pressure needed to activate an electroactive material with high electrical output.
Both the SRI International and the MIT boot generators are months away from field-testing, but prospects look good. This new technology will eliminate batteries, lighten pack loads, and extend power availability. Not to mention—maybe?—be applied to little brothers with excess energy!
- What is an electroactive polymer?
[anno: An electroactive polymer is a man-made plastic that generates an electric charge when it is compressed or bent.]
- Why are electroactive polymers a useful invention when they are placed inside of a boot heel? Think about how the motion of walking affects the polymers and what the polymers do. Write a short paragraph about the usefulness of electroactive polymers placed in boots.
[anno: Answers will vary but could include that electroactive polymers are useful because they can capture energy, such as the energy created by a person stepping down and compressing the polymer, that would otherwise be lost. This energy can then be used to power devices that the person might need, such as a GPS.]


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Blog — Archive 06/2015
10 June 2015
ACE Interviews BBC Springwatch
As this year's series of BBC Springwatch draws to a close, ACE Tour Director and environmental consultant Kevin Hand reflects with Ian Barthorpe of RSPB Minsmere about the challenges and rewards of filming at the world-renowned reserve named by Chris Packham as 'the Disneyland of wildlife'.
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03 June 2015
Huguenots of the Cévennes
The Cévennes mountains in Languedoc is one of the most remote parts of France – rugged and beautiful, yet little visited. The area has also been the backdrop to some of the most significant events of French – and European – history. On this late summer tour with historian Dr Lionel Laborie, we shall immerse ourselves in this breathtaking landscape whilst exploring France's rich religious past.
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Judi Dench, in full Dame Judith Olivia Dench, (born December 9, 1934, York, North Yorkshire, England), British actress known for her numerous and varied stage roles and for her work in television and in a variety of films.
Dench studied at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art in London. In 1957 she gave her first important critically acclaimed performance, as Ophelia in the Old Vic production of Hamlet. The following year she made her Broadway debut in Twelfth Night. Her performance as Lady Macbeth in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Macbeth (1977) earned her a Laurence Olivier Award from the Society of West End Theatre Managers (now the Society of London Theatre). It was her first of eight Olivier Awards; she also won for Juno and the Paycock (1980), Pack of Lies (1983), Antony and Cleopatra (1987), Absolute Hell (1996), A Little Night Music (1996), and The Winter's Tale (2016), and in 2004 she received a special Olivier Award.
From the beginning of her career, Dench frequently acted on television, in adaptations of plays as well as in series. Among her notable credits were two romantic comedy series that aired on the BBC: A Fine Romance (1981–84), which she starred in with her husband, Michael Williams, whom she had married in 1971 and who died in 2001; and As Time Goes By (1992–2005). She later starred in the BBC miniseries Cranford (2007–09), based on works by Elizabeth Gaskell.
After making her big-screen debut in the crime drama The Third Secret (1964), Dench acted in such films as A Room with a View (1985) and A Handful of Dust (1988). She took the role of James Bond's boss, M, in GoldenEye (1995)—the first of several Bond movies in which she appeared—and subsequently played two British queens, the recently widowed Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown (1997) and Queen Elizabeth I in the comedy Shakespeare in Love (1998). For her role as Elizabeth I, she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress, and, for that of Queen Victoria, she won an Academy Award nomination and the Golden Globe Award for best actress in a drama. Additional Oscar nominations for best actress came for her portrayals of British writer Iris Murdoch in Iris (2001), an eccentric theatre owner in Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), and the lonely teacher Barbara Covett in Notes on a Scandal (2006).
After appearing in the musical Nine (2009), Dench played Mrs. Fairfax in Jane Eyre (2011), an adaptation of the Charlotte Brontë novel. In Clint Eastwood's biopic J. Edgar (2011), she portrayed the mother of J. Edgar Hoover (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), and, in the drama My Week with Marilyn (2011), she appeared as actress Sybil Thorndike. She was featured in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and its 2015 sequel, both of which concern the comic hijinks of a group of British retirees in India. Dench also starred alongside Steve Coogan in Philomena (2013), based on the true story of a woman's search for a child she had given up for adoption in her youth. She earned another Oscar nomination for best actress for her work on that film. In 2015 Dench paired with Dustin Hoffman in a BBC adaptation of Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (1990), and the following year she had a cameo in Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Dench then reprised the role of Queen Victoria in Victoria and Abdul (2017), which follows the aging monarch's unlikely friendship with a young servant from India named Abdul Karim. That year she also was part of an all-star cast in Murder on the Orient Express, an adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1933 novel.
Dench was created Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1970 and advanced to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1988. In 2011 she received the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale prize for theatre/film. The following year she announced that she suffered from macular degeneration. The memoir And Furthermore was published in 2010.