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I have another project coming along, so stay tuned for new sketches, a bit more feminine unlike the previous ones.
Wearing: vintage jacket and bag, no name dress.
I have another project coming along, so stay tuned for new sketches, a bit more feminine unlike the previous ones.
Wearing: vintage jacket and bag, no name dress.
Wonderful blazer, is lovely! And your hair rules!:D
You look as if you were the fall fairy, I do love the dress and I have to say the velvet jacket is truly amazing and was made for you:). I'm excited for your next project and hope we'll share it with us:)ReplyDelete
I love the vintage velvet jacket its very cute! The color of it is perfect! By the way, thanks for your comment, I'm glad that you agree with me about being more socially responsible! :)
p.s. how did it go with he presentation? I'm interested to know. :)
Love that jacket!!ReplyDelete
yaaay it looks perfeeect on you! it was just meant to be :p
you look so gorgeeous! tis awesomely teamed with your maxi
Superba maxi gress :x Dar si mai superb e sacoul si in ce stare perfecta e !ReplyDelete
i cant explain how much i love this whole look! beautiful! your dress in post below is outrages!!!ReplyDelete
so so beautiful
x hivennn. enter my giveaway? six whole miss patina dresses to giveaway.
You look fabulous. I love that maxi dress of yours. If it were mine I think I'd wear it all he time :)) And that blazer looks even more perfect than the last time I saw it on here. The color makes me think of french royalty for some reason.ReplyDelete
This fall I've rediscovered velvet and lace, so romantic!ReplyDelete
Like this outfit! /Matilda, SwedenReplyDelete
Love the skirt!ReplyDelete
So, so pretty! Love all the colors!
That contrast between the blue velvet and your red hair kills me.Seriously, i'm considering becoming a redhead:D Anyway, as i told you before, i ♥ that jacket of yours and it looks gorgeous paired with that maxi:)
love the outfit. your hair is amazing
what a dreamy outfit! i adore the location, the long printed skirt and that blue velvet jacket! really striking combination of elements. xxReplyDelete
l o v e this outfit!
i just bumped into your blog - love it!
Gorgeous hair color and velvet jacket. Wow, the colors really contrast and pop!


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And Buttermilk Falls is really nice.
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If you do go to Ithaca, consider donating a Lego set to Risley Hall, the birthplace of BrikWars.


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In Defense of George R.R. Martin
I've read lots of stuff complaining and whining about George R.R. Martin's delays with the next installment in A Song of Fire and Ice. Some of it's not very nice at all. Some of it's down right hateful and despicable.
I'll never forget the first time I discovered the series. I couldn't put A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, and A Storm of Swords down. I drove over three hours to pick up A Feast for Crows and meet Mr. Martin, but I swore not to read it until A Dance with Dragons was released because those two books were originally intended to be a single volume. So I waited. And I waited. And I waited. Then . . . I waited some more. I finally started checking Amazon's and Martin's websites regularly for updates. I think it was after the second year of waiting that I decided I would just pick it up when it was finished. And no, I still haven't read A Feast for Crows.
Am I frustrated? Sure. Am I impatient? Sometimes – when I think about it too long. Am I angry? No. Mr. Martin has stated that he doesn't want to turn in anything that doesn't live up to the project. Would you, as a reader, want something he didn't put his heart and soul into? I can already hear someone saying, "He's gonna die before he finishes the @#$%&* thing!" I certainly hope not. I couldn't imagine anyone being about to finish the story in the manner Mr. Martin has. But it's always a possibility.
Where will you be next week? Are you sure? What if you're the victim of a fatal accident or a sudden terminal illness? How do you plan for that? We don't. We plan our lives based on what we expect or hope will happen. I'm sure Mr. Martin is no different. A Song of Fire and Ice will probably be his master work. Why shouldn't he have the time necessary to make it so? I believe it was on his website where it was pointed out that J.R.R. Tolkien worked on The Lord of the Rings for decades. All the time and effort was worth every word.
Consider this. You think we've had a long wait. Ever read David Gerrold's War Against the Chtorr? It's an amazing series. One of the best alien invasion stories I've ever read. The people in it are very real – too real sometimes, just like in Mr. Martin's, as they are forced to do some extremely bad things sometimes. Seven books are planned; four have been complete. The last one, A Season for Slaughter, was published in 1992. Eighteen years I've been waiting to see what happened next. Eighteen. Am I frustrated? Sure. Am I impatient? Sometimes. Am I angry? No.
Anyway . . . the next time you get fed up or you decide to create an I Hate George R.R. Martin fan group (I saw one online – honest – I really saw one), pause and think about this: we may be just as responsible for the delay as any other reason. How would you feel to have thousands of people breathing down you neck, demanding something fantabulously great, right now. That's a big demand on anybody. Fan demand can be just as harmful to an artist as it can be beneficial.
In the mean time, I'm enjoying the first three books again as I prepare to watch the HBO series. I will probably go ahead and read A Feast for Crows this time. Then I will wait ever how long it takes. Maybe the series will spur Mr. Martin onward, since they plan to do a season per book? Who knows? Let the artist create the art. It's his work, it's his property. He's just sharing it with us.


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Dublin's All-Ireland dream is over after a rollercoaster ride this summer came to an abrupt and controversial end against Cork in Sunday's Croke Park semifinal.
Jimmy Barry-Murphy's Rebels are into the MacCarthy Cup decider against Clare or Limerick next month thanks to a 1-24 to 1-19 win over 14-man Dublin in an epic contest.
Dublin management and fans are still aghast the second half dismissal of star man Ryan O'Dwyer for two yellow card offenses.
And they will point to the scoring supremacy enjoyed by Cork when they enjoyed the numerical advantage in the closing 21 minutes as sound reason for their anger.
They have just cause. O'Dwyer's second yellow from referee James Owens, for a 49th minute tackle on Lorcan McLoughlin, was entirely justified.
But the decision to book him after just 80 seconds for a shoulder to shoulder challenge on Luke O'Farrell was harsh to say the least.
And not for the first time in this summer of hurling shocks, a big match was ruined by a red card as Dublin's run of wins, including the Kilkenny scalp, came to an abrupt end.
Up to then they had matched their more experienced rivals point for point and clash for clash as the sides traded the lead with regularity.
They were level 15 times and Cork led by a point, 0-15 to 1-11 with David Treacy grabbing the Dublin goal, at the break before the red card made all the difference.
And a 65th minute goal from the impressive Pat Horgan proved decisive as 14-man Dublin ran out of strength and time – with Liam Rushe lucky not to receive a red card of his own late on.
Little wonder then that their manager Anthony Daly, yet to decide on his own future, was aggrieved by the loss of O'Dwyer with 21 minutes remaining on the clock.
"Having watched it again the second one was probably a yellow card, but the first booking was awarded right in front of me and Ryan made contact with the Cork player shoulder-to-shoulder," Daly said.
"The refs are putting themselves under pressure throwing out these early yellows and I did have a problem with the first one. We were a point ahead when Ryan was sent off and then Anthony Nash scores the free and it's level again. People will say that's it's a turning point.
"In saying that, Cork won the day and you take your beating. They showed a bit a coolness and we missed a few frees that proved to be crucial. I don't want to put it all down to a refereeing decision; that's not good sportsmanship. I wish Cork the best. Obviously if it's Clare in the final I'll be shouting for them."
O'Dwyer's first booking came so early in the game that he was a tightrope thereafter but Daly never felt the need to replace him.
The former Clare captain added, "He was hurling really well, getting in all those blocks. You couldn't take him off. It would have been a mad move on our part, yet if we had and finished the game with 15, we might have driven on. You just don't know.
"Overall, I thought we hung in well when we did go a man down. Maybe we didn't play the right ball in to our forward line late on. Then Pat Horgan gets a real poacher's goal."
Daly also admitted his side were naive at times on Sunday despite the experience of wins over Kilkenny and Galway earlier in the summer.
He stressed, "We didn't impose our game to the full effect in the first half. We regrouped after halftime and I felt we got a grip on things early in the second period.
"We went two up, could have been three and then Anthony Nash made a great save. Look, things happen and it was the type of game that something unexpected was sure to happen and it did in the second half."
Barry-Murphy knows exactly where Daly is coming from regarding the red card after he saw star forward Horgan harshly sent off just before halftime in the Munster final defeat to Limerick.
But the Cork boss was less convinced about the role this dismissal played in Sunday's game.
He said, "It happened to us in the Munster final and Kilkenny suffered something similar the last day.
You have the extra man and if you use it properly and intelligently players can use the ball to punish the opposition.
"Conor O'Sullivan at the back was very good at reading the game and distributing the ball to good effect. Obviously there's no point in ballooning the ball anywhere.
"I thought we hurled well when we did have the extra man; we got in front and Patrick Horgan's goal at the end turned out to be the crucial score."
Barry-Murphy did praise Horgan's goal poaching skills and his influence on the game – and he was quick to praise Dublin.
He continued, "He has had an interesting year and is showing the form that we all know he has. Croke Park is a venue where his talent comes to the fore.
"It was a very enjoyable game, score for score all the way through. I'm delighted with the win, coming against a very good team like Dublin. I felt we didn't the play as well as we could today and maybe it's not a bad thing going into the final.
"Sometimes self criticism is good in the hope that you will improve for the next day. In saying all that,
I'm thrilled for the players after getting past a team of Dublin's caliber. They character they showed was first class, particularly after conceding the goal."
Cork goalkeeper Anthony Nash, who scored three huge points from frees in the course of the game, was also delighted with the win and the chance to play in an All-Ireland final.
Nash said, "I thought I'd never get there. The elation we had there in the dressing room versus the misery we had in the Munster final dressing room is obviously far different.
"We will put the head down. Clare and Limerick are two fantastic sides. Clare beat us three times this year and Limerick beat us in the Munster final deservedly so look, we'll just get our own house in order and hopefully finish the right side of that as well."
Goal scorer Patrick Horgan will watch this Sunday's semifinal between Limerick and Clare but doesn't care who comes through.
He admitted, "I don't mind who it is. We are there and we are just going to enjoy the four weeks while we have them because you might never get a chance like this again.
"No one can say they can expect to be in the All-Ireland final, not even the very best of teams because it has gone so competitive.
"There are eight teams now who feel they can do it. It has gone so competitive that we will take it game by game. Look we are there and we will see what we make of it."
Daly Will Mull Dublin Future
ANTHONY Daly won't rush into any decision on his future after Dublin's defeat to Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday.
The Clare man's deal as manager is now over but the County Board want him to stay.
Daly said, "Every single year I have been asked this question when the season is over and I have said nothing. You don't make decisions in sad dressing rooms and that's what down there at the minute.
"What the future holds may be out of my hands. In saying that, I don't think there is a rush for a decision as of now. I'm sure there are lads out there who'll be eager to take over that Dublin team."
Murphy Looks Ready to Play
CORK expects to have Brian Murphy pushing hard for a starting place in the All-Ireland final next month after he appeared on the bench for Sunday's semifinal win over Dublin, just months after he broke a collarbone.
Manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy confirmed, "We could have brought him on today if it was serious enough to bring him on. We were hoping to get away with it, but he will certainly be an option for the final, I think."
GAA Shorts
Waterford's Ryan Out
REPORTS have claimed that player power is behind the decision made by Michael Ryan to step down as Waterford hurling boss on Saturday. Former player Ken McGrath is the fans' choice to succeed Ryan . . .
FORMER under-21 boss John Cleary is the favorite to take over from Conor Counihan as manager of the Cork football team . . .
GLEN Ryan has quit as manager of the Longford senior football team after five years in charge.


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Roundup: Greenwich Academy field hockey team tops Tabor Academy
The Greenwich Academy field hockey team made it a perfect 10 Saturday, defeating Tabor Academy, 3-0, to improve to 10-0 on the season.
Senior Annie Leonard scored two goals to power the Gators, who led 2-0 at halftime. Leonard scored the game's first goal off a pass from senior Teddi West with 22 minutes, 2 seconds left in the first half. Freshman Whitney Balanoff tallied with 12:03 left in the opening half, making it a 2-0 game.
Leonard's second goal came with 6:54 to go in the second half. Junior Sarah Frauen and senior Hannah Goodrick had assists for GA, which received 10 saves from junior Julia Booth. Senior defender Sasha Fritts kept Tabor off the scoreboard, stopping the ball on the goal line with 15 minutes remaining in the second half. Booth made a save off a penalty stroke with 10:23 remaining, securing the shutout. Greenwich Academy coach Angela Tammaro credited Megan Collins, Goodrick and Leonard for pacing the team's strong play. The Gators will visit Holy Child on Thursday.
HOTCHKISS 4, CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART 0: Host Hotchkiss scored 10 minutes into the first half and added a goal in the 17th minute take a 2-0 lead. Kate Larkin made three saves for Sacred Heart, which was held without a shot on goal.
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Tigers coach Sarah Hill cited Maddy DeVita, Fran Hay, Meg Gerli and Emma Novick for their solid play.
Brunswick School went 2-1 in its meet at Kent School, defeating Salisbury School (15-50) and Westminster School (22-35), while being edged by Kent, 26-29.
"We went into it to do battle with Kent," Bruins coach Steve Polikoff said. "They had the home course advantage and used it to their advantage. They had added confidence to attack the course."
Will Berczuk finished second in the race, crossing the finish line in 17:53. Parker Stitzer placed third (18:07) and Keshav Raghavan (18:53) was 10th for Brunswick. Kent's runner, which finished first, set the course record by 20 seconds.
"It was a challenging course with a lot of hills," Polikoff said. "But we had a shot to win it."
The Bruins will compete against Masters School at Convent of the Sacred Heart on Wednesday in a meet with the FAA regular season title at stake.
Greenwich Academy ran past two more opponents, beating Kent School and Westminster School Saturday at Kent.
Senior co-captain Julia Sassi won the race for Greenwich Academy, posting a time of 22:19. Michelle Basta, a senior co-captain, placed second in 22:58 for the Gators (18-2). Sophomore Megan Apostolides was seventh (24:20), Sara Hyman placed 12th (25:56) and Francesca Narea finished 13th for GA (24:58).
The Gators' top eight runners included: Julie Berenblum (25:22), Megan Bugniazet (25:24) and Nico Wada (26:00).
Kim Hill and Christina Frias won two individual events apiece in Greenwich High School's 106-72 win over Staples in an FCIAC meet on Friday.
Hill won the 50-yard freestyle in :25.12 and took first in the 100 freestyle (:55.17). Frias finished first in the 200 freestyle (1:59.68) and 500 freestyle (5:23.72). Brooke Collins recorded a winning time of 2:16.93 in the 200 individual medley, while Olivia Hallisey clocked in at 1:01.89 in taking first in the 100 butterfly for GHS (8-0).
Ines Villemure was the diving winner (185.33), Isobel Walker placed first in the 100 backstroke (1:03.08) and Riley Ennis touched the wall first in the breaststroke (1:12.67) for the Cardinals, who swept the relay events.
Boys cross country
Brunswick 15, Salisbury 50; Brunswick 22, Westminster 35; Kent 26, Brunswick 29
Harris (K) 17:07; 2. Will Berczuk (B) 17:53; 3. Parker Stitzer (B) 18:07; 4. Lepino (K) 18:27; 5. Inoff (K) 18:33; 6. Griffith (W) 18:42; 7. Cragg (W) 18:44; 8. Rubin (W) 18:49; 9. Alberigi (K) 18:52; 10. Keshav Raghavan (B) 18:53.
Girls swimming
Greenwich 106, Staples 72
Friday at Greenwich
200-yard medley relay -- 1. Greenwich 1:56.51; 200-yard freestyle -- 1. Christina Frias (G) 1:59.68; 200 individual medley -- 1. Brooke Collins (G) 2:16.93; 50 freestyle -- 1. Kim Hill (G) :25.12; Diving -- 1. Ines Villemure (G) 185.33; 100 butterfly -- 1. Olivia Hallisey (G) 1:01.89; 100 freestyle -- 1. Hill (G) :55/17; 500 freestyle -- 1. Christina Frias (G) 5:23.72; 200 freestyle relay -- 1. Greenwich 1:44.03; 100 backstroke -- 1. Isobel Walker (G) 1:03.08; 100 breaststroke -- 1. Riley Ennis (G) 1:12.67; 400 freestyle relay -- 1. Greenwich 3:56.
Record: Greenwich 8-0.
Record: Greenwich Academy 10-0
Goals: GA -- Annie Leonard 2, Whitney Balanoff. Assists: GA -- Teddi West, Sarah Frauen, Hannah Goodrick. Goalies: GA -- Julia Booth (10 saves); T -- Maggie Hersam (10 saves).
Record: Sacred Heart 4-7.
Goals: H -- Calla Khilnani, Yana Hur, Grace Jennings, Caitlin Callahan. Goalies: CSH -- Ali Larkin (3 saves).
Monday, Oct. 14
GHS field hockey @ Pomperaug, 12 p.m.
GHS girls soccer vs. Ridgefield, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 15
GHS field hockey @ New Canaan, 4 p.m.
GHS boys soccer vs. Westhill, 5 p.m.
GHS girls volleyball vs. Trumbull, 4 p.m.
GA soccer @ Masters, 4:30 p.m.
CSH volleyball @ King, 4:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
CSH volleyball vs. Chase Collegiate, 4:15 p.m.
Brunswick soccer @ Salisbury School, 3 p.m.
GHS girls soccer @ Wilton, 4 p.m.
GHS girls volleyball vs. Fairfield Ludlowe, 4 p.m.
GA volleyball vs. Hamden Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Brunswick cross country vs. Masters @ Convent of the Sacred Heart, 4:30 p.m.
Convent of the Sacred Heart vs. FAA teams, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 17
GHS boys soccer @ Brien McMahon, 7 p.m.
GHS field hockey vs. Wilton, 4 p.m.
GA field hockey @ Holy Child, 4 p.m.
GA soccer vs. Greens Farms, 4:30 p.m.
GHS girls swimming vs. Westhill/Stamford, 6 p.m.
CSH field hockey @ Rye Country Day, 4:15 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 18
GHS football @ Trumbull, 7 p.m.
GHS girls soccer vs. Danbury, 4 p.m.
GHS girls volleyball @ Stamford, 4 p.m.
CSH soccer @ Masters, 4 p.m.
GHS boys water polo hosting Cardinal Tournament
Saturday, Oct. 19
GA field hockey vs. CSH, 2 p.m.
Brunswick football @ Salisbury School, 3 p.m.
Brunswick soccer @ South Kent, 1 p.m.
GA soccer vs. Kent School, 3 p.m.
GA volleyball vs. Taft, 2:30 p.m.
CSH soccer vs. Miss Porter's, 1 p.m.
CSH volleyball @ St. Luke's, 12:30 p.m.
GHS boys water polo hosting Cardinal Tournament (all day)


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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 25.10.2011 - 512 Seiten
Major New York Times bestseller
In the international bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions.
Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Winner of the National Academy of Sciences Best Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and selected by The New York Times Book Review as one of the ten best books of 2011, Thinking, Fast and Slow is destined to be a classic.
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It's dinner time!! Okay, I admit this is not very well presentable but it's a very well received dish. This is my childhood dish which my grandmother passed this to my mom and now it's my turn!!
The salted mackerel just bring out the right aroma of the minced pork, and I can have this, only this for my meals!! If you like the taste of this salted fish , you can never miss this!!
After taking the pictures of this dish, then only I realized that I should have garnish with some greens or reds to make it look more presentable at least alittle more colourful....haha! But nevermind, this is the original look for what I had for many years ago...LOL!!
150g minced pork fillet
1 tbsp mashed salted mackerel fish
1 tbsp sugar
1 or 2 tbsps cooking oil
1 tsp corn flour
1/2tsp light soy sauce
~ Mix everything together and flatten it on a steaming plate for at least 30 minutes before steaming.
~ Steam at mid-high heat for 15-20 minutes. Serve hot with steamed white rice or plain porridge.
It's easy as 1,2,3 right? Simple and delicious....my favourite!!
My hubby asked why only after 20 years then only he got to taste this from me...haha! I told him, I just forgot about it!!
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Justice Lerner also sat on the bench of the 1st Department; more information can be found HERE.
Justice Alfred D. Lerner was born on September 19, 1928 in Jamaica, Queens. He graduated from Hunter College before earning a law degree from New York Law School in 1951. He was admitted to the bar that year. In 1957, he was elected to the State Assembly as a Republican. He held this position for 14 years and served on the Judiciary and Insurance Committees.
Lerner became a Justice for the Queens County Supreme Court in 1971 and Administrative Judge for Queens County in 1987. Because of his success in maintaining Queens as the only borough without a backlog of cases, in 1994, the Office of Court Administration appointed him to rid New York City of its enormous backlog of lawsuits. In 1997, Governor George E. Pataki designated him as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department and in the following year named him Presiding Justice of the First Department, a position he held until 1999. From 1999 until his retirement in 2004, Lerner held the position of Associate Justice for the First Department. In 2002, Justice Lerner wrote the majority opinion which reversed a decision by the State Supreme Court that had found the state's educational funding allocation was depriving New York City students of a "sound, basic education"; Justice Lerner wrote: "Society needs workers in all levels of jobs" (Blaming).
After his retirement from the bench, Lerner continued to practice law as counsel to Phillips Nizer LLP, specializing in appellate practice and alternative dispute resolution. In 2005, Governor George E. Pataki appointed Lerner as Chairman of the New York State Commission of Investigation.
His memberships included the New York State and New York City Bar Associations and the New York County Lawyers Association. From 1979 until 1983, he was an adjunct professor of law at St. John's University. He also served in the United States Army from 1945 until 1947, earned a pilot's license, and reached the rank of Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol.
He was married to Charlotte Lerner and had three children. He died on August 3, 2009 at the age of 80.
"A Judge Says Now." New York Times (1923-Current file): 36. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2008). Apr 24 1994. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. "Alfred D. Lerner." New York Law Journal 4 Aug. 2009, Obituary sec. Print.
"Blaming the Victim." New York Times (1923-Current file): A22. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2008). Jun 26 2002. Web. 27 Mar. 2012.
"Governor Names Alfred D. Lerner As Chair of Commission of Investigation." Phillips Nizer LLP, 10 June 2005. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. http://www.phillipsnizer.com/newsevents/pressrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=39.
"Judge Lerner's Bio." CourtAlert, 2003. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. http://www.courtalert.com/JudgeLerner.asp.
"Justices of the Court: Alfred D. Lerner." New York State Unified Court System, Appellate Division First Department. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/centennial/Bios/adlerner2.shtml.


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Community Resilience to Disasters through Micro-Loan Supported Risk Management Funds
Tajikistan constantly experiences disasters. In many cases, these disasters affect a relatively small number of households. However, the high rate of rural poverty together with limited local government resources, mean even small disasters have correspondingly large impacts on community lives and livelihoods. Tajik households are often affected by largely avoidable disasters, where the lack of funds to manage the hazards is a significant contributory factor to the occurrence of these disasters.
- 3 microloan institutions capitalized on the one hand give favorable loans to lenders and on the other hand use the majority of the loan income to capitalize a District-level Disaster Risk Reduction Fund.
- 93,000 people are expected to be covered by the Disaster Risk Reduction Funds.
- US$ 6,563, that were allocated by the local Council to clean a channel, saved an estimated US$ 1,500,000, by preventing damage from a recent mud flow.
Recognizing the inability of local governments and local populations to assemble sufficient funding for local risk management, UNDP in Tajikistan developed a mechanism where income from micro-loans are used to fund community-managed risk management funds. To initiate this effort, UNDP capitalized three micro-loan institutions, working in Kulyab, Khamadoni, Ayni and Hissar Districts, to make loans through the institutions' normal lending process. These loans focus on improving local economic development and the resilience of beneficiary households. The loans issued cover different sectors such as agriculture, gardening, private entrepreneurship, livestock and many more.
In September 2012, Mrs. Dustova Ghunchagul, a 56 year old resident of Mirzoali Vaysov Jamoat of Vose district has received a loan from UNDP supported MLI in Kulyab district in the amount of US $ 6000. "Due to comparatively low interest rates received from MLI "Rushdi Vose" I was able to repair my tractor and my son is busy cultivating agricultural lands for private farmers. This is helping us both, my son earning more and I am fully able to pay back my loans", says Mrs. Ghunchagul. She also procured a small brick producing machine for the production of cement bricks for the market.
20% of the net loan income remains with the micro-loan institutions for their management and operational use. The remaining 80% capitalizes a District-level Disaster Risk Reduction Fund. Total funding for risk reduction and response ranges from US$ 100,000 to US$ 125,000 per District. A total of 93,000 people are expected to be covered by the four Disaster Risk Reduction Funds. To make risk management more effective Disaster Risk Reduction Administrative Councils at the district level were put in charge to administer the Disaster Risk Reduction Funds.
On 30 March 2013 heavy rains and hail led to mudflows that heavily affected Yangiyul, Chubek, Choilobkamar and Tughul villages, Hamadoni District. Ninety-eight houses were destroyed, over 600 hectares of agricultural land was severely affected and more than 300 livestock perished. The local Disaster Risk Reduction Administrative Council quickly met and allocated $US 2,900 from the Disaster Risk Reduction Fund for 2,200 liters of fuel to be used by locally available heavy equipment to clear drainage channels, reducing the impact of the mud flows and facilitating recovery.
But a more significant aspect of the mud flows was the damage not done. The local Council had allocated US$ 6,653 to the village of Hayoti Nav to clear and upgrade 1.5 km of a mud flow diversion channel in late 2012. While flows affected neighboring villages, the cleared channel moved flows through Hayoti Nav with no damage. Broadly speaking, the cleaning of the channel contributed to protecting 250 households, valued at $US 1,250,000, and 330 hectares of agricultural land, valued at $US 330,000, a significant return on investment. "We never believed that US$ 6,563 could save $ US 1,500,000 until the recent disaster happened", said Mr. Jumakhon Kholmadov, Chairman of the Jamoat Chubek.
The use of profits from micro-loans is a new approach to funding local disaster risk management. These funds are derived from the communities which benefit from the resulting risk management efforts. The local generation and management of these funds, if done in a transparent manner, should ensure that real and immediate relief and risk reduction needs are met at the community level without bureaucratic delays. While microloan-funded risk management will never be sufficient to address major disasters or capital-intensive risk reduction, the funds can address small-scale disaster relief needs and support local risk reduction. Based on pilot phase results UNDP is considering an expansion of microloan disaster risk management funding to other parts of Tajikistan.


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A typical Northeast Texas cotton farmer could lose a crop back in the mid-1950s and spend the next five years trying to work out the debt.
"In 1956, a cotton farmer might lose $150 to $200," says Kenneth Wright, a grain farmer and custom spray operator who farms in three northeast Texas counties.
"Today, it's not unusual for a farmer to lose $500,000 and spend the next 20 years trying to pay it off," he says.
Wright, who would like for the federal government to come up with a reasonably-priced, effective crop insurance program, says he can't remember the disaster years of the 1950s but his mother kept meticulous records that show some stark differences from how farmers fare today.
"Farmers back then had no real safety net," Wright says, "but the risks they faced were less expensive."
His mother's records show that farmers could buy propane for as little as 11 cents a gallon.
"Labor was the biggest expense," he said. Most farmers hired hoe hands and cotton pickers.
"Back then, a farmer typically had 80 to 120 acres of cotton and would spend from $800 to $900 a year to make it."
Production costs stayed fairly low into the 1960s, Wright says. "Expenses were up a little into the 1970s but they started rising rapidly in the 1980s."
Continuously escalating costs and lack of a comprehensive safety net, Wright says, puts today's family farm in jeopardy. "I want to see the family farm survive," he says. "If we turn to corporate farms, food prices will go up."
He's also concerned that failure to provide an adequate cushion for farmers could lead to dependence on foreign producers for food.
"We already depend on foreign suppliers for oil; we don't want to depend on others for our food supply." He says consumers will not be confident in either the quantity or safety of their food supply.
The current drought, which has plagued much of his region for more than 18 months, puts many farmers at risk.
"I'm discouraged that the secretary of agriculture and the administration have taken a wait and see attitude with this disaster," he says. "They want to wait until after harvest to see if we need disaster assistance."
For many, Wright says, there will be no harvest. "In northeast Texas we already know we have a disaster. We've also heard some concern that disaster relief requests come from the same place. But some of these areas have had disasters for two or more years in a row."
He doesn't expect to see any relief until after the November elections. "(Several) bills have already been shot down."
While Congress waits, farmers and ranchers are hurting. Cotton and grain farmers across much of the Southwest will make little this year. Some crops have already been declared losses.
"Ranchers are hurting with forage shortages and high-priced hay. Most have had to reduce their herds, and many are hauling water to the remaining cattle."
Wright says Congress acted much more quickly to provide relief to hurricane victims last fall.
"They moved rapidly after Katrina." He says drought also has a human face if anyone cares to look.
It should not come down to a scramble for funds anytime disaster hits the farm sector, Wright says. He would like to see Congress include some kind of revenue insurance program in the farm bill. "It would be difficult to put together and to administer," he says. "We want to prevent fraud, which is the big problem with insurance. Some people will always try to beat the system.
"But if we can show expected inputs for a crop, and an anticipated yield, we should get insurance to cover us to that point."
Most policies now provide only 65-percent coverage. "We lose our input costs," Wright says.
Crop insurance programs date back 50 years, and Wright says they desperately need to be updated to reflect modern farming technology and risk levels.
"Farmers can prove inputs," he says. "We know costs for fertilizer, seed, fuel, etcetera, to provide a certain yield potential. We should be able to cover that amount with insurance."
He says county averages also will help establish base yields and coverage levels.
Affordability will be critical. "I'm not certain what it will cost farmers but the coverage has to be affordable. I want to get away from the partisan approach to (disaster) assistance."
Wright says he has no problem with the current farm program and worries about opening it up to changes.
"If we start making a lot of changes, we could end up worse off," he says.


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I am super excited to share what I have made from
Sedef's new book called
"Quilt Petite"
published by Tuva Publishing.
This book is filled with charming, whimsical and quaint projects that are perfect for homemade gifts or for decorating your home.
Sedef has added details of care and love to each page of
"Quilt Petite"
I used "On Trend" fabric designed by Jen Allyson
I chose to make the Hexie Doll Quilt on page 35.
The first thing I needed to do was prepare the
(39) 1 1/2" hexies for paper piecing.
I had fun deciding which prints to fussy cut for the hexies.
Sedef has you hand-quilt around each hexie...
which gives this project the charming handmade touch.
I used Shari's Binding Babies to keep my binding organized and cute while I finished my hand sewing.
You can find more information about these here.
I named my cute babies Thelma and Louise.
I LOVE how this Hexie Doll Quilt turned out!!!
I LOVE how quickly this project came together...and
I LOVE how Sedef has you bind around all the edges
which finishes this cute project!
I added some doll pillows and have written
some simple instructions below.
These pillows fit the ikea bed like Sedef suggested using.
Doll Pillow Case
(this is for one pillowcase)
main fabric: 5" x 12" (floral)
trim fabric: 2" x 12" (mint)
end fabric: 5" x 12" (stripe)
Press the trim and end fabric pieces in half lengthwise.
Layer the main fabric, then the pressed trim fabric,
then the pressed end fabric on top of each other.
Raw edges should be facing to the outside.
Sew 1/4" seam allowance through all 3 layers.
Press the trim and end fabrics to the outside.
Fold in half, match seams.
Sew along the bottom and up to the top of the pillowcase.
Pillow Insert
Cut 2 rectangles 5" x 6"
Sew with right sides together around all 4 edges.
Leave a 2" opening.
Turn right side out through opening.
Stuff with toy stuffing or something similar.
Stitch along the open edge with your machine
or hand-stitch opening closed with a blind stitch.
Turn pillow case right side out.
Place pillow insert inside the pillow case.
Bolster Doll Pillow
main fabric: (1)6" x 10" (squares)
ruffle: (2)2" x 22" (mint)
end fabric: (2)3" x 12" (triangles)
20" piece of ribbon
Ruffle: Press ruffle fabric in half lengthwise.
Gather along the raw edges.
(scant less than 1/4" seam allowance so you can hide
this gathering when you sew the final 1/4" seam)
End Fabric: Press under one edge on both end fabrics.
Press 1/4" then 1/4" again.
(this creates the casing for the ribbon to be threaded through)
Top-stitch along the edge creating a casing for the ribbon.
Layer the main fabric, then the ruffle,
then the end fabric raw edges.
Pin to secure all layers.
Sew with a 1/4" seam allowance through all 3 layers.
Press ruffle and end fabric to the outside.
Top-stitch along the seam.
Repeat for the other side.
Trim all edges so they are even.
(optional: you can turn under the short end piece
to create a nice finished edge on the casing.
Do this at the very beginning.)
Start sewing right beneath the top-stitching of the end fabric.
*Leave the casing ends open for threading the ribbon through.
Turn right side out.
Roll 6" strips of left over batting
until it is about 3" in diameter.
Thread a 10" piece of ribbon through the end fabric casing.
Cinch ribbon up firmly and tie in a bow.
Insert the 3" batting roll you just made.
Finish by threading the other ribbon through the
other end of the Bolster Pillow roll.
Such a cute fun Hexie Doll Quilt!
Sedef's instructions were easy to read and follow.
I especially loved how the hexies created a pocket for the doll to lay inside all cozy and warm.
I loved how Sedef added the pom pom trim.
I used a mini pom pom trim.
Be sure to check out all the amazing makers who have created projects from Sedef's beautiful book "Quilt Petite"
Their links are below.
There is also a giveaway for the "Quilt Petite" book.
Check here for details.
Thank you for stopping by to check out this fun sewing project!!!
I hope you feel inspired to sew and create.
Happy Sewing!
Jina xox
November 6: Sedef at Down Grapevine Lane (intro + giveaway)
November 7: Wynn at Zakka Art
November 8: Sarah at A Little Happy Place
November 9: Bridgette at The Family Hearth
November 10: Heidi at Fabric Mutt
November 11: Minki at Minki's Work Table
November 12: Ange at A Little Patchwork
November 13: Lauren at Molly and Mama
November 14: Michelle at Cole & Taffy
November 15: Nadra at Ellis & Higgs
November 16: Amy at Nana Company
November 17: Faith at Sarana Ave
November 18: Debbie at Happy Little Cottage
November 19: Erin at Why Not Sew
November 20: Amanda at Jedi Craft Girl
November 21: Melissa at Oh How Sweet
November 22: Stacy at Stacy Olson Design
November 23: Ayda at Cafe Nohut
November 24: Peta at She Quilts A Lot
November 25: Amanda at A Crafty Fox
November 26: Keera at Live Love Sew
November 27: Sharon at Lilabelle Lane
November 28: Kate at The Homemakery
November 29: Jemima at Tied With A Ribbon
November 30: Jodie at Ric Rac
December 1: Anorina at Samelia's Mum
December 2: Alisha at Ministry of Fabric
December 3: Xanthe at Wife-made
December 4: Cheri at Tinker With This
December 5: Kristyne at Pretty By Hand
December 6: Kimberly at Fat Quarter Shop
December 7: Veronica at Vivid Felicity
December 8: Shari at Doohikey Designs
December 9: Jina at Jina Barney Designz this is me!
December 10: Emma at Emma Jean Jansen
December 11: Sedef at Down Grapevine Lane (wrap up + giveaway winner)


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The tutorial was easy to follow. The only change I made was adding topstitching to all the seams. I know how hard my kids are on things they can sit on, or throw. So, I wanted a little extra strength. The yellow pillow is made from yellow denim, the green with Joel Dewberry twill. I made my own piping out of a teal fabric to tie them together.
I used the stuffing from the pillows that came with our couch. We never used them, and they ended up stuffed into a closet. Now the older kids love to sit on them to play a game, and everyone wants them if we have a movie night. I think I'll need to make a couple more.
Baby agrees, these pillows are fun!
In case you're wondering, the top is based on indietutes' peasant blouse tutorial. It's actually a muslin that I made, and ended up loving. Rather than using 1/4" elastic, I tried the elastic thread shirring method for the first time. There are five rows of stitches around the neckline, and three around the arms. The fabric is really thin cotton-poly shirting I got for really cheap. It'll be a perfect summertime top.
Happy Monday!
p.s. Hancock's is having a pattern sale this week, so grab a Portfolio dress pattern if you can. :)
p.s. #2, The first week of One Month To Win It is up HERE....go vote for your favorite!
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
I got my doll in the STUFFED magazine!
Hello friends!
So much has been happening the last month or so that I haven't had a chance to tell you about my doll in the newest STUFFED magazine!
I am so honored to have this doll in Stuffed! I made a little "visionary doll". In the same way people make "visionary walls" where they post images of what their hopes and goals are, I made a doll with that same concept.
It's a little MINI ME doll holding a little doll and a copy of STUFFED. It is a doll to help me express my dreams of getting something I made into a magazine.
There is a little story explaining the concept and instructions on how you too can make your own visionary doll :)
Hugs to all!
28 comments:
- andrea creates said...
How neat!
It's a drea/goal of mine to have my things published -maybe I should go check out this issue ;)
I love their magazines-Congrats!!
- January 27, 2010 at 7:39 AM
- Terri said...
Way to go! it is always fun to get published and that doll is so adorable.
- January 27, 2010 at 8:28 AM
- Janine said...
You have been published now the fourth time, havet you.
Thas great and well deserved.
- January 27, 2010 at 9:11 AM
- Zorana said...
You and your doll are super-cute. What a wonderful idea. Congratulations!
- January 27, 2010 at 9:39 AM
- notepourri said...
That's amazing! Congrats :)
- January 27, 2010 at 10:47 AM
- notepourri said...
That's amazing! Congrats :)
- January 27, 2010 at 10:48 AM
- Fair Rosamund said...
Congratulations! The doll is so cute, I love the little magazine! :)
- January 27, 2010 at 10:52 AM
- Julia Finucane said...
oh how exciting! Congrats on that.=)
- January 27, 2010 at 10:53 AM
- Cynthia said...
Congrats Tascha! I am also in the issue! LOL, I loved your doll :D
Tell me... did you already receive her back? I am still waiting and wondering when my guys are coming home? Cynthia
- January 27, 2010 at 11:03 AM
- Wendy said...
Congratulations Tascha! I love everything you make!
- January 27, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Avalon76 said...
Oh how adorable! Congrats Tascha! ^_^
- January 27, 2010 at 1:46 PM
- Diane Duda said...
Congratulations on the magazine... and on being so cute. :)
- January 27, 2010 at 2:01 PM
- MiKa Art said...
Congratulations!! It is such a fun doll! :-)
- January 27, 2010 at 3:57 PM
- Sasa said...
Brilliant!! You Rock!!
- January 27, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- Sasa said...
Brilliant!! You Rock!!!
- January 27, 2010 at 4:06 PM
- Mechelle Harrison said...
The doll is adorable!!
- January 27, 2010 at 6:03 PM
- Cynthia said...
LOL my comment to you was the charm! Not to long after the postman brought me back my guys! :D
- January 27, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- Desi said...
hace unos dias me pasee por tus videos de you tube. Que bien me lo pasé. Eres creativa, divertida, de corazón puro e infantil...tus pinturas, tus videos reflejan que tienes una sensibilidad especial.
- January 28, 2010 at 9:28 AM
- Ann's ART said...
Super cute! You are awesome
- January 28, 2010 at 11:27 AM
- Ronnie said...
I love this. You and your ideas make me happy.
- January 28, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- **WE BLOG ARTISTS** said...
TASCHA...this is wonderful...CONGRATS!
another blog friend got into Stuffed today too.
Check her out when you get a chance.
- January 28, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Jennie said...
What a brilliant idea for a doll! That will be inspiring for many people!
- January 28, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- January 29, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- april said...
Pretty stinkin cute!
- January 30, 2010 at 2:11 AM
- Kathy McCullen said...
I saw your doll when I bought the magazine this week, and I love her!
- January 30, 2010 at 9:59 AM
- Dean Grey said...
Congratulations Tascha!
It's nice to see your 'mini me' (LOL) getting some exposure.
Oh, and how charming are the dolls on the cover of that magazine too?
Hilariously CUTE!!
- January 30, 2010 at 4:28 PM
- Deedra said...
So flippin' awesome!! A BIG congrats to you (and your little doppleganger!!)
- January 30, 2010 at 9:45 PM
- julie king said...
of COURSE she made it in! she is tres chic and imaginative and so sophisticated in her orange outfit -- just like you!
congrats! you never cease to amaze and delight and inspire me!
- January 31, 2010 at 11:24 AM


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About Soma
Last time I checked, libertarians were morally fine with making a profit on the free market. I see no conflict. I do, however, see a conflict if this matter is settled in Paul's favor. If every person that dove into politics or other media spotlights could stomp on everyone that used their name, it would set a terrible legal precedent. After all, our pool of media attention will only keep expanding. And it seems like the website made clear disclaimers that Paul did not create the site.
I laughed at this because my grandmother despised google, wikipedia, etc., despite the fact she never utilized them. She said she missed the 'smell' of card catalogs, but I doubt this was the cause. I loved her to death, but what I believe her disdain of new technology was her fear of its learning curve. Perhaps we should be as focused on educating older people as well as the young to usher in new tech in our society.
What is bothersome as well is the lack of recourse for the victims of theft at the hands of the TSA. I'm speaking, unfortunately, as one numbered among those. Because I didn't have a big camera following my luggage, I was stuck on the proverbial 800-line-to-nowhere. I'd argue for more oversight, but I fear that would only expand the ever-growing bureaucracy.
Damn, I want his job. A USC salary for trolling on Twitter? Simples!
I do not think that anyone here is objecting to the right of individuals to hire an attorney, but rather the abuse of this power. A lawyer has a right to turn down a ridiculous civil suit such as this one. Greed and hubris are the upsetting factors here.
Yes Amanda is an exception. The entertainment industry is difficult to succeed in as a rule. This is why parents never like to hear, 'I'm dropping out of college and becoming a rock star.' There are simply a disproportionate amount of people that want to become artists to those who can really capture an audience. The audience cherry-picked the artist in this case, not the executives or this article.
Memory wipes so we can't copy the content to our brains outside theaters. :P
I'm amused. I agree women should be subject to the same laws as men. But please don't forget it is the male lawmakers crying out that women should not be subject to selective service, front line combat, etc. Getting back on the actual subject of this article, I believe this law is not effective or productive, sir.
A feminist rant, oops, I mean a woman who disagrees with you.
There already is an entertainment tax on blank DVD's and CD's isn't there?
This litigation is taking up our tax dollars and court time. The companies involved should be made to pay fines.
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alt: Hello Khathu, how's it going? Are you back in the DC area?
Khathu: Hello alt, things are going well. And yes I am back in DC and yourself?
alt: I'm doing well ...thank you.
Khathu: I have made a lot of head way on the Cartwright family FPOC in DC
alt: wonderful, How are the records on FPOC in DC... plentiful, sparse ????
Khathu: I have examined several books that provide a wealth of information on the family. I am planning on pulling some records tomorrow B
alt: I'm finding that records for FPOC are 'out there" and somewhat plentiful, at least here in Ohio.
Khathu: The DC Register of Free Negro are Federal Records which are housed at the Archives
alt: most of the FPOC records I find are at the county & state level. and more and more of these records are coming online.
Khathu: this is true
Seventies: Good afternoon, alt and Khathu All, do you know if Terrence Garnett has a blog? hhelllllloooooooooo
alt: Hello Seventies, no I don't know if Terrence has a Blog
Seventies: Thanks alt. How are you doing today?
alt: I see some of his postings on FB and can't recalll him mentioning a Blog. I'm doing well... going to the OGS Conference sessions tomorrow in Cincinnati. the Conf started today, but we're only going for Friday's sessions
Khathu: Hello Seventies
Seventies: ok sounds like some good stuff is happening out your way alt Hello Khathu. How are you doing today?
Khathu: I found a book on google books on the origins of African American Methodism and it has info on Joseph Cartright
Seventies: Thanks for the tips yesterday. They are greatly appreciated. Nice... a biography?
alt: is it the "Sons of Allen" by Talbert Khathu ?
Seventies: Ok I need a drink.. brb fellas.
Khathu: not quiet but it does inform me that he was a local preacher back in 1825 The book is A Will to Choose: The Origins of African American Methodism
alt: I have the 3 vol set on the history of the A.M.E. church by Reverdy Ransom thanks for the title Khathu hello Selma
Selma: Afternoon alt, khathu and seventies
Seventies: Hello Selma! Do you think that Joseph Cartright would appear in that publication alt?
alt: AA Methodism ... I was surprised to learn that AA's were ordained to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church - South during slavery..... I have a 2nd grt-grandfather, Anderson Bridges, who was ordained by the ME-South denomination in 1846.
Khathu: Hello Selma
alt: not sure Seventies ... Sons of Allen is online and there are bio's & photos for a good number of AME pastors & bishops.
Khathu: He was the first Black ordained elder in MEC
Seventies: That sounds like a good resource for those with African Methodists in the family.
alt: Cartwright ???? MEC, that is Methodist Episcopal Church, rather than African Methodist Episcopalian, right?
Khathu: Yes and yes
alt: okay thanks.... because there is a BIG difference between the two denominations.
Khathu: absolutely
alt: and there are major differences betwen the ME Church North & South
Seventies: sigh... too much.
alt: more than you cared to know, huh Seventies? LOL
Seventies: Well all of the Christian denomations are like that..
alt: OH ???????
Seventies: Look at the Baptists.. There are more Baptists within the Baptists than you can shake a stick at.. lol
alt: I think Khathu's observation about Cartwright being an Elder in the ME Church is significant as he was an FPOC, an AA and this was a "white" church and the time period was 1826.
Khathu: 1825
Seventies: That is significant.
alt: Oops, missed by 1 year LOL
Selma: Tut, tut
Khathu: two years after he purchased the freedom of his wife and one of his sons
alt: and there was an AME church in the DC area during that time period.... the one in Georgetown I believe was established ca 1810-1815. Khathu, your friend is a descendant of Cartwright?
Khathu: I might be able to locate an obituary of Joseph from the MEC Baltimore Conference Historical Society The Cartwrights are my adopted FPOC family
alt: ah so, okay Selma, J. Mark Lowe is one of the speakers I'll be hearing tomorrow at the OGS Conference... he's doing Locating Slaves & Slave Owners in US court Records
Selma: He is very good alt
alt: I know, I've heard Mark on several occasions.... He also has a great presentation on Methodist Episcopal Records. He helped me research my ancestor (slave) who was ordianed in the ME Curch - South. Rev. Anderson Bridges, late a local member of the Kentucky Annual Conference. He was born January 1, 1817 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky; converted to the religion of May 10, 1848, in Crittenden, Grant County, Kentucky.; ordained and Elder in the M.E. Church South by Bishop Cavanaugh, at Shelbyville, Ky., in 1856.
Seventies: Ok good folks, have an awesome afternoon. See you tomorrow.
Khathu: Alright everyone talk to you later
alt: Selma, you still here?
Selma: Kinda..sorta..
alt: okay, question...
Selma: Was doing something in the kitchen..moving back and forth Ok I am listening..or reading
alt: the room gets awfully quiet when I cite examples of what the discussion is about.... should I keep my mouth shut and just listen during those times?
Selma: Oh no, alt. Your examples are great.. Think folks were just winding down.
alt: thanks, but I often wonder about getting into the examples I might have that could add to the discussion
Selma: Folks need examples..so they know what to look for..although Khathu is quite good these folks have JOBS alt...their lunch hour is probably over..unlike us. LOL and we want them to KEEP thier jobs
alt: that could be it too, thanks
Selma: and on that note..I need to go run and do some things.. Saw my surgeon today..he thought I was doing well
alt: okay, be careful
Selma: Still gotta continue (or go back) to using the stationary bike..
alt: no marathon's yet
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alt: Oops, bout the "bike" our's is a good clothes hanger LOL bye Selma.. take care