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A fantastic posting by Peter Bodo today analyzing the now-forgotten amuse bouche that prefaced the entree now known as the GMOAT men's final. I disagree with his assertion that the women's final was the "highest level of women's tennis". Highest level that we've seen in a while, yes. But some of those Graf/Vicario, Graf/Seles matches of old had some ridiculous shotmaking and on top of that, they were entertaining. For me, the women's final was a high level and it was impressive. But it wasn't entertaining. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Serena choked.
But the analysis and comparison between the Williamses' serving and the Rafa/Raja's serving was really interesting:
For that reason, a serve statistic unearthed via my correspondence
with Tribe member who challenged my analysis of the match might be
telling: Serena Williams fastest serve was 121 mph, her average first
serve clocked 109, and her average second serve was 87 mph. Venus's
fastest serve was a 127 thunderbolt, she averaged 111 on her first
serve, and hit her second at an average of 92.
Now let's dare compare that to the men. In the final, Roger
Federer's fastest serve was 129, and he averaged 117 on his first
deliveries. His average second-serve traveled at 100 mph. That was
slightly better than Rafael Nadal (who, in case you hadn't heard, won
that match), whose fastest first serve was 120, while his first-serve
average was 112 and his average second clocked 93. The takeaway: Venus
Williams topped Nadal by a whopping 7 mph in the "fastest" department,
and she trailed him by a single mile per hour in the other two critical
averages. Granted, Nadal is a spinmeister, which costs him mph numbers.
Still, the statistics are a tribute to Venus - and they set a new
benchmark for the women's game. To borrow a phrase from Barack Obama
(who appears to have stolen it from that other great statesman, Bob the Builder): Yes, we can!
I'll be honest, I didn't realize the sisters Williams were serving THAT hard while watching the match but clearly the empirical evidence proves otherwise. Very impressive stuff.
Anyway, check out the article. It's a good read and great food for thought.
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Apparently, lily needs glasses? For her vision and soon for her alcohol.
It's always hot in Miami
Another fun fact: Alcohol slows the metabolic rate and allows for more fat storage.
Which is precisely why I have not had a yummy taste of that liquid deliciousness in two months while trying to get down to marathon weight, waaaah!
Bingo. Dropping alcohol and soda is about the fastest way to drop lbs when training. Empty calories will kick your butt every time (she says as she eats Girl Scout cookies).
My weight has decreased over the years (from a 114 lbs 14 year old teenager to the present 103 lbs me), and I find that I cannot drink more than a glass of red wine at a time these days. If I drink two glasses, that's it, I need to crawl to bed... And I don't even drink once a week. I'm more likely to drink a bit more in the summer, something fresh like a white wine with lunch. That, I can handle better.
PRs: Boston Marathon, 3:27, April 15th 2013
Cornwall Half-Marathon, 1:35, April 27th 2013
18 marathons, 18 BQs since 2010
In other words, alcohol helps you store extra fuel for your next marathon.
Short term goal: 17:59 5K
Mid term goal: 2:54:59 marathon
Long term goal: To say I've been a runner half my life. (I started running at age 45).
When it comes to alcohol, the last thing I want is facts.
Don't be such a Debbie Downer all the time Allie
Don't be such a Debbie Downer all the time Allie
Just keeping the masses informed. Do as you please
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The thing with alcohol is that if I'm going to blow all those calories, I'd rather just have a piece of cake or something!
Mile 5:49 - 5K 19:58 - 10K 43:06 - HM 1:36:54
I am the opposite, I would rather have the alcohol. Hilarious!
I am the opposite, I would rather have the alcohol. Hilarious!
**pours self a glass of a nice Pinot Noir**
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We run gazillions of miles. Have both once in a while.
We run gazillions of miles. Have both once in a while.
I do not eat a lot of sweets so they are not my weakness, pizza is. And believe me when I tell you, I do damage!
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Cappuccino-Fudge CheesecakeAuthor: Delia // Category: Cake, Cappuccino, cheese cake
yield: Makes 12 servings
- 1 9-ounce box chocolate wafer cookies
- 6 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 7 tablespoons hot melted unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 20 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/4 cup Kahlúa or other coffee-flavored liqueur
- 4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder or coffee crystals
- 2 tablespoons ground whole espresso coffee beans (medium-coarse grind)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons mild-flavored (light) molasses
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Espresso coffee beans (optional)
For crust:
Finely grind cookies, chopped chocolate, brown sugar, and nutmeg in processor. Add butter and process until crumbs begin to stick together, scraping down bowl occasionally, about 1 minute. Transfer crumbs to 10-inch-diameter springform pan with 3-inch-high sides. Wrap plastic wrap around fingers and press crumb mixture firmly up sides to within 1/2 inch of top edge, then over bottom of pan.
For ganache:
Bring whipping cream to simmer in large saucepan. Remove from heat; add chocolate and Kahlúa. Whisk until chocolate is melted and ganache is smooth. Pour 2 cups ganache over bottom of crust. Freeze until ganache layer is firm, about 30 minutes. Reserve remaining ganache; cover and let stand at room temperature to use later for creating lattice pattern.
For filling
Position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until blended. Beat in flour. Stir rum, espresso powder, ground coffee, vanilla, and molasses in small bowl until instant coffee dissolves; beat into cream cheese mixture. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl.
Pour filling over cold ganache in crust. Place cheesecake on rimmed baking sheet. Bake until top is brown, puffed and cracked at edges, and center 2 inches moves only slightly when pan is gently shaken, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Transfer cheesecake to rack. Cool 15 minutes while preparing topping (top of cheesecake will fall slightly). Maintain oven temperature.
For topping:
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The GMC K3500 series of full-size, heavy-duty pickup trucks gains recognition for a variety of reasons. The truck is nothing short of a workhorse. Even in its more upscale trim levels, this truck's design permits towing, hauling, and anything else its owner requires. Those familiar with the 3500 series of Sierra trucks from GMC will note these trucks bear a striking resemblance to the Chevy Silverado truck line. Both are known for their durability and exceptional design.
The late 1800s and early 1900s saw a massive shift in how things were made. In some cases, the Industrial Revolution introduced completely new products, like automobiles. Never before had there been such focused worldwide attention on one industry. Naturally, talented individuals the world over made it a point to cash in. This was especially true in the U.S.
Leading the way was a man named R.E. Olds. In 1892, he took over his father's plant (previously used for making naval and industrial engines) with a plan to make his own cars and trucks for the American consumers. Though it took a few years for Olds and his team to create the perfect car, once the wheel started rolling, the General Motors Corporation was on its way to becoming an automotive giant.
In the years since GMC's humble beginnings, things have certainly changed. Not only does the company make cars, trucks, and vans for the public, such as the K3500, but General Motors has acquired some of the best known companies in the business. Through sales and mergers, GMC has joined forces with such noted companies as Hummer, Saturn, and Saab, just to name a few.
The 3500 series is known for having several upgrades over the 1500 series of trucks, also produced by GMC. The K3500 is a one-ton, heavy-duty truck with a more powerful frame and stiffer suspension system than other models. It offers a choice of exceptionally powerful engines. While the K3500 series is certainly designed to be used for heavy work, it can also serve as a passenger vehicle. Many buyers choose these trucks to double as work vehicles and personal trucks. The interior design provides a comfortable ride in either capacity. With extended cab options, several people fit well with sufficient head and legroom.
In the 2012 model year, GMC once again offers a new truck in the K3500 series. Much like previous years, the model emphasizes power and performance. The K3500 series comes in three different trim levels.
The first trim level is the GMC K3500 WT. This serves as the base model and comes equipped with a six-liter, V-8 Vortec engine. The solid frame ensures complete hauling and towing capabilities. It's important to note that all of these trucks are available with the six-speed Allison transmission and the V-8 diesel 6.6-liter turbo motor, if desired.
The next trim level up is the 3500 SLE. This model offers some extras. The SLE features the same great engine options as the WT, with options like power locks and doors, a keyless entry system, and cloth split-bench seats with storage compartments underneath. On models with four-wheel drive, GMC adds the Autotrac electronic transfer case.
For the most powerful and fully equipped Sierra K3500, GMC offers the SLT trim level. This truck has all of the nice amenities of the other trim levels but completes the package with a remote starter system, high-quality sound system, and Bluetooth-phone options.
The General Motors K3500 series of trucks has endured for a long time. The past generation of trucks was made from 1988 to 1998 and continues to be popular. GMC opted to give the 3500 a major refresh in 1995. The models from 1999 to 2000 feature the Classic 3500 heavy-duty trucks. These come equipped with a variety of different engine options including different capacity V-8 motors and a diesel option as well. The engineers from GMC also offer differing transmission systems as well. In addition, this generation is well known for its tremendous powertrains.
Without a doubt, the K3500 Sierra series of trucks has always been well received, but there are some complaints about these trucks. Many industry experts, as well as consumers, feel the truck lacks style and comfort in the cabin. Some even claim the materials used are a bit cheap and of low quality. As the line progressed, General Motors made attempts to improve the situation in the cab, especially in the higher-grade trim levels, with some success. K3500 trucks come in a variety of exterior paint colors and upholstery options.
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The 1999 GMC K3500 is a four-wheel drive full-sized pickup truck manufactured by General Motors.
The 1998 GMC K3500 is the largest and most powerful of the K-line.
Based on the Chrysler C/K design, the GMC Sierra is designed as a workhorse pickup truck.
GMC has worked hard to provide solid work trucks, and the four-wheel drive 1996 GMC K3500 continues to support that ideal.
Based on the Chrysler C/K design, the 1995 GMC Sierra serves as a workhorse pickup truck.


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A lot of ecommerce entrepreneurs work from home. The overheads are drastically lower than renting office space, set-up costs are small, and you save a ton of time not having to commute to an office.
There are negatives though. Distractions sneak up on you really quick - playing with the kids, reorganizing the fridge, watching TV, even cleaning the house has never been so tempting! Here are 5 strategies that will help you work from home more efficiently:
1. Dress as if you're in an officeCrawling out of bed and turning on your computer to start work immediately isn't a good idea. Prepare yourself like you would for a work day at the office. Shower. Have breakfast. Wear something other than your pyjamas. Doing so will help you get into the right mindset you need to concentrate on your work.
2. Set up a dedicated office spaceThis doesn't necessarily mean having a dedicated room for work. Many of us don't have that luxury of space. Still, it's important to have a desk area with everything you need close by so you don't get distracted while looking for a document you've misplaced among the household bills. Even if it's nothing more than a small desk tucked in a corner, make sure it's a space that's yours. If possible, don't use your work computer for anything other than managing your business. Remember to politely ask your family to let you work too – while you may be at home, you need to get work done without distraction.
3. Listen to MusicIt might help to listen to some music while you're working. Pro tip: listening to instrumental music or songs with lyrics you don't understand may help you focus even more. Being able to understand lyrics distracts the language processing part of your brain and divides your attention. Beethoven's 7th Symphony is my personal favorite when I have important work to do.
4. Stay organizedBeing super-organized is vital. Try preparing lunch before you start the day. Set specific working hours. If you have your day planned and you know exactly what you need to accomplish in a given day, you'll be able to concentrate on the work that needs to be done. Just remember to schedule some down time too.
5. Know when to call it a dayRemember that retaining focus is not simply about keeping your mind on work. You have to know when to disconnect and spend time with your family, relax and not think about work for a while. Keeping away from work so you can concentrate on the rest of your life will help you focus on the job when it's time to get back to your workspace. We encourage this with all the Shopify jobs as well.
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January 10 2012, 09:50AM
Great advice Mark. From experience the dressing like your going to work and knowing when to call it a day are things I'm always trying to apply!
January 10 2012, 12:14PM
Shopaholla: Thanks!! I'm certainly not an expert at working from home (Shopify has a pretty awesome office), but I was a freelance journalist for 4 years and have spent many a days working from home in my PJ's. I learnt from my mistakes! :-)
January 10 2012, 12:16PM
Reading this from my home office. . .in my pajamas. . .Doh!
January 10 2012, 12:30PM
Top tip #6.. Don't waste time reading blog posts
January 10 2012, 12:32PM
John: That literally made me laugh out loud. Although I'm obviously quite biased in favor of reading blogs, that certainly does have some truth to it!
January 10 2012, 12:37PM
I remain a work in progress on this front, I went from 20 years in a formal workplace to working from home last May. Dont get me wrong, I love my new role but it has been a bigger transition than expected. The tidbits you shared are fantastic. I did a complete overhall of my little corner of the house over the holidays so 2012 was off to a good start but now that I am back in the swing of things, I sometimes feel guilty when I am using my workday to keep my workspace organized, there is a little voice chirping that I am not 'working' when sorting out my beloved area …I keep hearing "reply to that emaill, you can sort throught that stuff later". When in fact I need to get over the guilt and realize it absolutely is a part of making me more productive to be at my best in a well organized and comfortable space so that I am tackling my projects at my optimum. I do work with passion and I work hard so I should trust in myself knowing I am making the most of my day. All the best!
January 10 2012, 01:14PM
Kim: Thanks so much for sharing that – I'm glad you found my tidbits fantastic! I get that voice in the back of my head as well… but it's easy to ignore if you slot a finite amount of time devoted solely to getting organized. I don't work from home anymore, but I still give myself 10 minutes before I go home for the day to organize my desk, folders, go through my downloads, order anything I need online (pens, batteries..etc..etc..)
January 10 2012, 01:20PM
Great tips! As indicated, balance is key.
Minor correction: First sentence of the second point should say "necessarily" instead of "necessary".
January 10 2012, 01:33PM
Nathanael: Fixed! Thanks!
January 10 2012, 03:12PM
I, too, am reading this while working in my PJ's – oops. These are all very valid points and I appreciate the reminder. I'm getting ready to re-do/organize my office space so that I can be more productive. Thanks, Mark! :O)
January 10 2012, 03:28PM
Marie: My pleasure. Good luck re-organizing your office space! If you come across any good ideas/concepts, let me know! mark . hayes (at) shopify .com
January 10 2012, 05:15PM
Another one here in my PJ's, back at the desk after playing with the kids! Double oops.
January 11 2012, 04:11PM
You spelled "organize" correctly in your comment but not in the blog itself.
January 12 2012, 01:12PM
Great suggestions. I think I might be an offender of #5 more often than not unfortunately….
January 12 2012, 04:27PM
Thanks for this article! Handed in my notice today to focus on running my web design business full-time, and I feel amazing because of it. These are the articles that will keep me focused and on the right track!
July 13 2012, 11:14PM
Thank you for this Mark. I will test special with your music, because until now I wasn"t listen instrumental classic during network marketing. I listened and it works only collected "healthy" music, with higher positive code and it works.
If anybody want some that kind of song let me know and I will send.
July 26 2013, 11:38AM
If you're a single parent and have young kids, working from home is considerably easier if you have a Netflix account and Barney all fired up and at the ready. Otherwise, the constant "daddy, computer!" remarks really eat into your productivity.
July 30 2013, 06:53PM
Another comment to help you wonderful people work at home. Find a babysitter don't expect to take care of your children while working. It's not fair to the kids and not fair to you.
I really enjoyed this article and I am going to do as advised.
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Inch in Cleveland Public Theater's production of the rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Ever since, Vanity Crash has been dressing up and throwing down with eye-popping
synchronized light shows, outrageous stage costumes and provocative attitude, opening for the likes of the New York Dolls, Poison, Semi Precious Weapons, the Darkness, and Gogol Bordello. The band placed songs in the movies Kingsbury Run and Hellweek. Their recent acclaimed tributes to David Bowie include timeless gems performed live alongside their own incendiary originals.
Jeff Niesel of Scene magazine says, "One of the only bands on the local circuit that keeps the glam rock flame burning brightly, Vanity Crash has been going strong for a decade now, pumping out good, gritty records with regularity."
Dennis has played guitar for Queue Up, System 56, Verdanzen and The Times. Dennis has composed original scores for numerous plays, including the musical version of Lysistrata and the recent hit at Cleveland Public Theatre, Shakespeare's Titus. Dennis served as musical director and guitarist for Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.
DeLee has performed with Pointillism Jazz Consort and Weathervane Playhouse in Newark. She teaches acting in Great Lakes Theater's in-school residency program, one of the most successful artist-in-residence programs in the country. She will appear in the musical Heathers in Cleveland in 2016.
Thomas has appeared in Letters From Camp, Modern Time, The Clean, Haywire and Cats on Holiday. He has performed in the orchestra pit for theatrical productions ranging from West Side Story to Music Man to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. As a solo performance artist he has performed in theatres, cafes, bookstores and junkyards throughout the Midwest, New York City, Baltimore and Paris.


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3. We are US based but with a high attention to the middle eastern market, thus a logo which can go both ways with english and Arabic letters would be preferred.
4. The logo should be easily printed/put on business cards, stationary as well as on websites.
Note: No other materials are available, as the company has only been registered recently.
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Stocks sank Thursday, ending the fastest rally in the S&P 500 since March 2009.
Bank stocks dragged the market lower after JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported that a slowdown in investment banking hurt its results in the third quarter. An afternoon surge in technology stocks limited some of the losses.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 40.72 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 11,478.13. JPMorgan fell 4.8 percent. Other banks also fell. Citigroup Inc. dropped 5.3 percent, Morgan Stanley 4.4 percent and Bank of America Corp. 5.5 percent.
JPMorgan is the first big U.S. bank to report earnings. Next week Wells Fargo & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley will report. JPMorgan is widely considered the strongest U.S. bank, so the results don't bode well for other financial companies, said Jason Lilly, a portfolio manager at Rockland Trust Investment Management Group. JPMorgan's income fell 4 percent, hurt by a 31 percent plunge in investment banking fees.
An afternoon rally in technology stocks trimmed some of the market's losses. Yahoo Inc. rose 1 percent as investors speculated the company might be bought. Technology stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 1 percent, the most of any industry group in the index. The technology-focused Nasdaq composite rose 15.51, or 0.6 percent, to 2,620.24.
"There's a mounting interest in Yahoo and that has filtered out into tech stocks," said Quincy Krosby, a market strategist for Prudential Financial.
There was other encouraging news from the technology industry. Apple Inc. rose 1.6 percent a day ahead of the release of its latest iPhone. Google's third-quarter earnings, released after the close of trading, soared past analyst expectations. The stock jumped 5.4 percent in after-hours trading.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 3.59, or 0.3 percent, to 1,203.66. Financial stocks fell 2.4 percent, the most of the 10 company groups that make up the index.
Investors were also disappointed by a report that China's trade surplus narrowed for a second straight month in September. That suggests the Chinese economy is slowing more than previously thought, which could hurt demand for exports from the U.S.
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"Europe will definitely contribute to more volatility. That story isn't done." said Lilly.
In Europe, there was more progress toward strengthening a financial rescue fund aimed at shoring up the region's banks. Slovakia's parliament approved a measure that would release large amounts of money to European banks and governments before a full-blown crisis sets in. Slovakia had blocked the bill Tuesday, becoming the only one of the 17 countries that use the euro to do so.
Wall Street has been fearful for months that one of Europe's shakier economies could collapse. If countries like Greece, Spain and Italy can't repay their debts, global banks that own those countries' debt would be at risk. That could make banks even more leery of lending to each other and to businesses. If that escalates enough, it could cause another international financial crisis similar to what happened in late 2008.
Officials in Europe seemed like they were making progress toward shoring up European banks. In addition to the stronger bailout package, European Commission leaders had said they would require banks to hold more capital to protect them against losses. But without specifics on how those reforms will be accomplished, traders are getting concerned that the plans will deteriorate.
In corporate news, BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion Ltd. Fell 1.7 percent after a three-day outage that cut off service to users across the world. The company said it had fixed the problem, which resulted from a breakdown in its European infrastructure.
The Blackstone Group LP lost 5.4 percent after a Citi Investment Research analyst dropped the private-equity firm from a list of favorite stocks, saying the firm won't be able to make strong real estate investments for some time because of the weak economy.
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Friday, January 04, 2008
Hello 2008
It feels like forever though that I've had time to sit down and actually create some new designs. The last few days have been quiet, so I've had a chance to play around with some of the ideas that have been stuck in my head. I'm not 100% on all of them yet, but it was fun to sit down and play again:
UPDATE: just replaced this last pattern with the above - much better :)
32 comments:
- Christie said...
They look great- the 2nd one reminds me of seaweed...
- 6:49 pm
- jess said...
i would totally buy any of these. they are really good.
are you ready for fall? it looks like you are.
- 7:45 pm
- Jodie said...
All gorgeous but the last one is my favourite.
- 7:58 pm
- ShiriMe! said...
i like the eyelets too. the middle two remind me of jill bliss's line drawings of sea stuff. cute.
can't wait to see more of your stuff!
- 8:00 pm
- Hollabee said...
looks like you've found inspiration over the break ;) They're all 'wintery' colours, they look great! exciting...a new year...new patterns
- 8:17 pm
They are all so wonderful but I really, really love the last one. It would look so great on a number of home decor items but also as some smocks for softies :-)
Happy New Year!
- 9:10 pm
- Lara said...
They are ALL lovely! I think that the first is my favorite, but honestly, I'd like all of them! They're all in my colours!
- 9:14 pm
- de vliegende koe said...
Happy 2008! I love the new designs, especially the first and the last!
- 10:12 pm
- Nan said...
The last one, the last one!!
- 10:35 pm
- Adrienne said...
wow - they are all beautiful. I hope when the go up for sale I'll be quick enough to snatch some up
- 11:06 pm
- Hyena In Petticoats said...
The first and the last. Definately!
I'm so glad that you're going to expand the textile thing - if I were in Melbourne I'd offer to get on board and help with the sewing!
Happy 2008!
Leah xxx
- 1:49 am
- leslie said...
i love them. again. and again. the third one is my favorite. good luck on your branching out. i am sure folks will love it all.
- 1:53 am
I really like the green and blue one. Kinda reminds me of seaweed.
- 2:52 am
- Amy Nieto said...
Third one MIGHT be my favorite but all are amazing. I may have said this before, but I think good deeds bear repeating, you have been such an inspiration for me this year where I've been dabbling in textile design. After a two month "break" (not really a a pleasure break, more like "I need to get a billion other projects done before the end of the year" kinda break) I am back to playing with repeat pattern design and oh its so much fun.
Do you sell postcards of your designs? I'd like to have a few in my inspiration board so that I can look at them and know that I can reach far. :) Again, thanks for sharing all your designs and awesomeness with us!!!!
- 3:35 am
- arounna said...
hi Lara,
I really like the colour combinations of the last one. The pattern is very lovely.
All the best in the new year - I am excited to see your new homewares.
arounna :)
- 4:03 am
- SQUID37 said...
They're all beautiful! The last one is my favorite!!!
- 4:17 am
- Sew Create It - Jane said...
Hi, Just wanted to thank you for you post on the reversible journal cover. My daughter and I made two of them today (they are posted on my blog if you want to see) They were really easy to make and my daughter (age 13) is really pleased that she made something on her sewing machine. She can't wait to show off her cover to her friends when she goes back to school next week. Thanks again!
- 4:47 am
- Wendy said...
Happy new year Lara! Looks like you're off to a great start - I love your new designs! I really like the colors you chose. I think I like the first and the last the best as well, but am also drawn to the middles ones :)
- 5:57 am
- I am Jen said...
I love them all....Jeepers, housewares would be cool.
- 6:43 am
- Emma said...
Wow I love that last rain-drop type design, it's gorgeous!
Also I forgot to mention this when I last commented on your journal, but I used your lovely journal cover tutorial to make some Christmas presents - they turned out great so I just wanted to say thanks so much for sharing the tute! There are a few pictures on my blog if you'd like to see them ;)
- 7:41 am
hey miss Lara. good to hear that you are excited about 2008. optimism is the best!
love the new designs, in particular the 3rd and 4th.
- 1:14 pm
- of paper & thread said...
love the new designs - absolutely gorgeous! and homewares sound very exciting :-)
- 4:09 pm
- Amy said...
Happy New Year Lara!! :)
Your new designs are just gorgeous!! I especially love the bottom two! They'll look fabulous made up into homewares. Wishing you all the very best for a successful, creative and exciting new year!
- 9:52 am
- Kirsty said...
Very much looking forward to seeing your homewares. I think that these fabrics would look gorgeous as bags. I'd be keen to have a crack at that.
- 11:04 am
- greenolive said...
I love the first design, it has a Bauhaus feel mixed with the organic nature of Art Deco. LOVE IT!
- 11:25 am
lovely fabric as always
- 5:53 pm
- Theoretic Gal said...
Ok so when can we buy these? They are fab.
I need some funky modern fabrics to go with the bright sea blue I just painted the nursery. Grass or eyelets would be perfect.
- 2:49 pm
They are wonderful, I can't wait for your next shop update and when they are ready, to see some of those new designs for sale. Your fabrics are my favorite to work with.
- 4:36 pm
- Brilliant Asylum said...
Happy New Year! These new patterns look great.
- 7:51 am
- Corrie said...
wow they all look great! now the question will be when can we see them and buy them! they're gorgeous!
- 1:23 pm
- Lonie said...
Mmmm. I love the yummy raindrops...
- 3:11 pm
I would buy all of these,... tomorrow if possible.
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The event — Paint Nite — is a weekly gathering held twice a week in Baltimore bars and restaurants. Participants socialize and re-create a piece of art, while servers dodge easels to deliver cocktails. At this particular Paint Nite, the subject was "African Sun," a simple painting of a sunset with the silhouette of a tree. The artists felt comfortable enough to embellish — one woman painted a palm tree while another decorated his tree with a sleeping cat.
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Storing Images in the Database, the Scottish User Group and Mod PL/SQL
This was my first venture up to North for a SIG, and I was very impressed. They ran two streams, BI and Development, and had a nice attendance. The only snag was the very fine weather. When it's that good, the attendance can peter off as the day progresses. If you live in one of those places in the world where every day provides clear blue skies, you might have no understanding of this. But if you come from a spot where recognising the sun is not always easy, then you'll know what I mean!
I was impressed by the both the variety of talks, the variety of topics covered and that they weren't all Oracle presenters. More recently, Oracle speakers have dominated the SIGs I have attended. As these are Oracle USER Groups, I find it refreshing to hear user experiences and input. When I pointed this out to Thomas Presslie, one of the SIG chairs, he said it was actually unusual to have as many as 2 Oracle presenters at one event, as he avoids this as a rule. Grant Ronald spoke about JDeveloper and ADF and I did a SQL Developer
One of the more refreshing talks I'd been to in a while was by Marcel Kratochvil, from Australia. He is in Scotland doing some work locally and Thomas persuaded him to come along. He works for Piction in Australia. Marcel doesn't have a blog, but there is this article on OTN about storing images on the database. Their area is multimedia and they help companies with content and managing their digital resources. They use Oracle, mod_pl/sql and hence PL/SQL, because it's fast, scalable (up and down...) and he can use the power of the Oracle database. He threw a lot of curve balls into the group, asking questions that maybe people have stopped thinking about. I can't write out his whole talk, but like Tom Kyte, he seems to have a "question everything" philosophy. I like that. We can slip into taking things at face value too quickly. I am not suggesting cynical, I suggesting thinking about what's been proposed, before just accepting, regardless of the 'authority' proposing it.
I was also impressed with the piece of news that they use mod_pl/sql and he repeated, "PL/SQL is FAST" (read with Aussie accent) a number of times. I used to love that technology when I worked with it. One of the first courses I wrote many years back, after "Oracle Designer New Features", was the Web Server Generator course (or WSG as it is/was affectionately called). We generated PL/SQL, used owa and htp etc and of course mod_pl/sql. Very performant. Of course this is the architecture for Application Express (HTMLDB) and you may know that many Oracle sites (See Apex Studio and Apex References), are built using this technology. I know, from past experience that many, many companies out there have used this technology, very successfully. Many are hand coded, i.e. not using Application Express or Generating from Designer. It was refreshing to see there are still folk out there, very happy with this technology.
It was quite fitting then this morning to see Pete Finnigan's blog picking up on Laurent's article on mod_pl/sql. While Laurent talks of how easy it is to get started, Pete is a security man, so you should think about them both. This had me do a little search and Roland Bouman does a piece on setting yourself up on XE. So now you have enough links to get lost in the web for at least a morning!
Of course, sitting behind all of this PL/SQL stuff, is the need for a nice little tool to help you edit and debug and review... so do download SQL Developer and give it a go. When I talk about SQL Developer, I end up demonstrating a lot of the functionality and as with any product, there are things I do, that others are not aware of. So not only did that part of the audience who've not yet ventured into using the product say they would be downloading it now, but those who are using it found a few more features.
Go on - give it a go -
I'd like to hear from you.
5 comments:
- Roland Bouman said...
Hi Sue,
I went on using mod_owa, and the solution is now deployed on my customer's servers. It's an apache 1.3.34, with mod_ssl, mod_owa and mod_gzip.
Doug McMahon patched mod_owa, and it now supports the 2-parameter style for variable parameterlists. This means you shouldn't need to modify the PL/SQL signatures: stuff calling upon mod_plsql urls are completely and correctly understood by mod_owa.
I didn't try the other option - set apache up as a proxy for the OracleXE http listener. However, there seem to be quite a few people happy with that. Check it out on the OracleXE forum.
kind regards,
Roland (http://rpbouman.blogspot.com/)
- Sat Jun 10, 11:15:00 pm GMT
we are still using mod_plsql, as we have been for more than 8 years (well it wasn't mod_plsql back thenin the OWS-days, but same consept...)
Most our applications are 100% WSG generated, but we have started writing more and more by hand, to get richer user interfaces than we have managed to make in Designer.
For security, we use Oracle Single SignOn, utilising our own security API based on OID.
I find it a pity that Oracle is giving up on Designer (at least the WSG). I am having problems finding a faster way of dynamically build data-sentric web-pages. Mix this with dynamically built javascript code, and you have a graphical UI not standing back from client/server applications. Of course, what this approach lacks is a Graphical development IDE. The good thing: Developers learn to write efficient HTML and Javascript.
Jens Jessen
Halliburton Norway
PS. Our developers are using the SQL Developer in combination with Jdeveloper, and find it a useful combination.
Hope you manage to merge the SQL Developer functionality into Jdeveloper.....
(Oh, yes: We do use Java for a few things as well, as this gives us a bridge between the database and filesystems...)
- Mon Jun 12, 11:42:00 am GMT
- Sue said...
Hi Jens,
I remember the DADs and OWS days too. You might be interested to know that Oracle worked with a group of developers from ODTUG on what they called a community project. The ODTUG crowd they collaborated with are all experienced WSGers and they had wanted to add functionality to the product. I believe this first attempt at community work with Designer was very succeessful. So the ODTUG WSG developers decided on and wrote the new functionality and it was rolled into Designer. You might want to check out the Designer forum on OTN to see more.
As for SQL Developer and JDeveloper - that's the plan - to roll the SQL Developer features back into JDeveloper. The teams working on SQL Developer and JDeveloper, on the database side, collaborate very closely.
- Mon Jun 12, 12:20:00 pm GMT
- Mike O said...
Eight years and counting form em as well. I'm glad the communty project is working out so well, though I haven't participated as much as I'd have liked; as one of the troublemakers who proposed it, I really should.
Some of us still as using WSG; primarily because nothing elese is available for repository-based rapid application development for high-perfomance web applications. I am actually finding more ad mre references to it in the last six months, rather thatn fewer and fewer. Maybe Oralce wil wise up and do somethig to keep it advancing. I'd love to have the generator reworked to produce APEX content (I know, Sue; the maintenance nightmare).
- Mon Jul 10, 10:34:00 pm GMT
- Mike O said...
Boy I was tired on that last post! Working full and part time together taking it's toll, I guess.
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The {White} Tree is up! I am so pleased at how it turned out. The white branches reflect the lights and all the vintage ornaments in such a beautiful way.
Yes, those are vintage suitcases and a brown paper package under the tree at the moment! I was fretting about getting {or making} a new tree skirt and as it turns out, the branches on this tree drape just about all the way to the ground. I really don't miss the little stick of a trunk that used to stick out on the old tree! The suitcases and the box hide the tree stand, and I didn't have a chance to put them away anyway. The little white suitcase holds some exercise bands and weights and the other case was on top of an armoire which now holds the nativity scene.
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- Katie @ Team Skelley said...
Where did you find the patio lights? I am also re-doing our patio and I found a smaller set at Bed, Bath, & Beyond, but I really think I like your larger ones better. Also, did you find the PB rugby stripe pillows in the store or did you have to order them from PB online?
It looks great!
- April 2, 2012 at 12:27 PM
- jeanette from everton terrace said...
It looks great. I love the surfboard rack (and 5 minutes from the beach sounds like heaven).
Would LOVE to know where you found the lights. I need some for some large metal letters I recently picked up :)
- April 2, 2012 at 12:48 PM
- Stesha said...
OK!!!!! can you come make my house look like that! I love the surfboards!!!
- April 2, 2012 at 12:50 PM
- Kirby said...
The lights are from Home Depot!
And Katie - the pillows were from the online PB shop (Classic Stripe) but shipping is free!
- April 2, 2012 at 1:04 PM
- the lovebirds said...
oh so jealous! come decorate my home please. xo
- April 2, 2012 at 1:09 PM
- Jessica @ Stay at Home-ista said...
Loving your patio pillows, probably because I have the same color scheme going on on my patio! I would also like to know where you got the lights, they are so happy and cheerful.
- April 2, 2012 at 2:02 PM
- Blushing Cheeks said...
It looks great. I love the lights idea. SO fun and romantic. Definitely reminds of one of my favorite restaurants. The surfboards look awesome. Don't worry about your black thumb, mine use to be black but it eventually turned green with years of trying. Although I can still kill the unkillable (Don't think that's a word) Ivy plant.
- April 2, 2012 at 3:10 PM
- Rachel said...
It is coming along so well. Lovely!
- April 2, 2012 at 7:19 PM
- Ana Degenaar said...
What a sweet gift! It's looking amazing.
- April 3, 2012 at 4:25 AM
- susan said...
Your patio looks great! Love the new surf rack!
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The six-part series that begins today is taken from a paper Dr. Keller presented at the first BioLogos Theology of Celebration Workshop in October of 2009. It considers three main clusters of questions lay people raise with their pastors when introduced to the teaching that biological evolution and biblical orthodoxy can be compatible. As a pastor and evangelist himself, Keller takes these concerns seriously and offers suggestions for addressing them without requiring believers adopt a particular view or accept a definitive answer. In this first installment, Keller gives an overview of the tension between biblical and scientific accounts on origins, before addressing the specific issues and responses in subsequent posts.
What's the Problem?
Many secular and many evangelical voices agree on one 'truism'—that if you are an orthodox Christian with a high view of the authority of the Bible, you cannot believe in evolution in any form at all. New Atheist authors such as Richard Dawkins and creationist writers such as Ken Ham seem to have arrived at consensus on this, and so more and more in the general population are treating it as given. If you believe in God, you can't believe in evolution. If you believe in evolution, you can't believe in God.
This creates a problem for both doubters and believers. Many believers in western culture see the medical and technological advances achieved through science and are grateful for them. They have a very positive view of science. How then, can they reconcile what science seems to tell them about evolution with their traditional theological beliefs? Seekers and inquirers about Christianity can be even more perplexed. They may be drawn to many things about the Christian faith, but, they say, "I don't see how I can believe the Bible if that means I have to reject science."
However, there are many who question the premise that science and faith are irreconcilable. Many believe that a high view of the Bible does not demand belief in just one account of origins. They argue that we do not have to choose between an anti-science religion or an anti-religious science.1 They think that there are a variety of ways in which God could have brought about the creation of life forms and human life using evolutionary processes, and that the picture of incompatibility between orthodox faith and evolutionary biology is greatly overdrawn.2
For example, there have been a number of efforts to argue that there may be evolutionary reasons for religious belief. That is, it may be that capacity for religious belief is 'adaptive' or is connected to other adaptive traits, passed down from our ancestors because they supported survival and reproduction. There is no consensus about this among evolutionary biologists. Nevertheless, its very proposal seems to be completely antithetical to any belief that God is objectively real. However, Christian philosopher Peter van Inwagen asks:
Suppose that God exists and wants supernaturalistic belief to be a human universal, and sees (he would see this if it were true) that certain features would be useful for human beings to have— useful from an evolutionary point of view: conducive to survival and reproduction—would naturally have the consequence that supernaturalistic belief would be in due course a human universal. Why shouldn't he allow those features to be the cause of the thing he wants?—rather as the human designer of a vehicle might use the waste heat from its engine to keep its passengers warm.3
Van Inwagen's argument is sound. Even if science could prove that religious belief has a genetic component that we inherit from our ancestors, that finding is not incompatible with belief in the reality of God or even the truth of the Christian faith. There is no logical reason to preclude that God could have used evolution to predispose people to believe in God in general so that people would be able to consider true belief when they hear the gospel preached. This is just one of many places where the supposed incompatibility of orthodox faith with evolution begins to fade away under more sustained reflection.
However, many Christian laypeople remain confused because the voices arguing that Biblical orthodoxy and evolution are mutually exclusive are louder and more prominent than any others. What will it take to help Christian laypeople see greater coherence between what science tells us about creation and what the Bible teaches us about it?
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In my estimation what current science tells us about evolution presents four main difficulties for orthodox Protestants. The first is in the area of Biblical authority. To account for evolution we must see at least Genesis 1 as non-literal. The questions come along these lines: what does that mean for the idea that the Bible has final authority? If we refuse to take one part of the Bible literally, why take any parts of it literally? Aren't we really allowing science to sit in judgment on our understanding of the Bible rather than vica versa?
The second difficulty is the confusion of biology and philosophy. Many of the strongest proponents for evolution as a biological process (such as Dawkins) also see it as a 'Grand Theory of Everything.' They look to natural selection to explain not only all human behavior but even to give the only answers to the great philosophical questions, such as why we exist, what life is about, and why human nature is what it is. Doesn't belief in the one idea—that life is the product of evolution—entail the adoption of this whole 'world -view'?
The third difficulty is the historicity of Adam and Eve. One way to reconcile what current science says about evolution is to propose that the account of Adam and Eve is symbolic, not literal, but what does this do to the New Testament teaching of Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15 that our sinfulness comes from our relationship with Adam? If we don't believe in an historical fall, how did we become what the Bible says we are—sinful and condemned?
The fourth difficulty is the problem of violence and evil. One of the greatest barriers to belief in God is the problem of suffering and evil in the world. Why, people ask, did God create a world in which violence, pain, and death are endemic? The answer of traditional theology is—he didn't. He created a good world but also gave human beings free will, and through their disobedience and 'Fall', death and suffering came into the world. The process of evolution, however, understands violence, predation, and death to be the very engine of how life develops. If God brings about life through evolution, how do we reconcile that with the idea of a good God? The problem of evil seems to be worse for the believer in theistic evolution.
I have been a pastor for almost 35 years, and during that time I've spoken to many laypeople who struggle with the relationship of modern science to orthodox belief. In the minds of most laypeople, it is the first three difficulties that loom largest. The fourth difficulty—the problem of suffering and death—has not been posed to me as often by parishioners. Yet in some ways the problem of suffering goes along with the third question regarding the historicity of the Fall. Without the traditional view of the historicity of the Fall, the question of evil would seem to become more acute.
Therefore, below I will lay out three basic problems that Christian laypeople have with the scientific account of biological evolution. Nothing here should be seen as meeting the need for rigorous, scholarly arguments in answer to these questions. These are popular-level pastoral answers and guidance. As a pastor I have had to draw heavily on the work of experts. The first question, about Biblical authority, requires that I draw on the best work of exegetes and Biblical scholars. To answer the second question, about evolution as a 'Grand Theory of Everything,' I need to draw on the work of philosophers. When we come to the third question regarding Adam and Eve, I must look to theologians.
In short, if I as a pastor want to help both believers and inquirers to relate science and faith coherently, I must read the works of scientists, exegetes, philosophers, and theologians and then interpret them for my people. Someone might counter that this is too great a burden to put on pastors, that instead they should simply refer their laypeople to the works of scholars. But if pastors are not 'up to the job' of distilling and understanding the writings of scholars in various disciplines, how will our laypeople do it? This is one of the things that parishioners want from their pastors. We are to be a bridge between the world of scholarship and the world of the street and the pew. I'm aware of what a burden this is. I don't know that there has ever been a culture in which the job of the pastor has been more challenging. Nevertheless, I believe this is our calling.
Next week, Keller begins to unpack the individual questions, beginning with how we can understand evolution in relation to a literal reading of the Bible.
1. A good popular level book by a scientist is Denis Alexander, aptly titled: Creation or Evolution-do we have to choose? (Oxford: Monarch Books, 2008.)
2. See Christian Smith, ed. The Secular Revolution: Power, Interests, and Conflict in the Secularization of American Public Life (University of California Press, 2003.) and Rodney Stark For the Glory of God : how monotheism led to reformations, science, witch-hunts, and the end of slavery (Princeton: 2003.)
3. Peter van Inwagen, "Explaining Belief in the Supernatural", in J.Schloss and M.Murray, ed. The Believing Primate: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Reflections on the Origin of Religion. (Oxford, 2009) p.136.


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