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Kartal – Pendik Masterplan
The Kartal – Pendik Masterplan is a winning competition proposal for a new city centre on the east bank of Istanbul.
It is the redevelopment of an abandoned industrial site into a new sub-centre of Istanbul, complete with a central business district, high-end residential development, cultural facilities such as concert halls, museums, and theatres, and leisure programs including a marina and tourist hotels.
The site lies at the confluence of several important infrastructural links, including the major highway connecting Istanbul to Europe and Asia, the coastal highway, sea bus terminals, and heavy and light rail links to the greater metropolitan area.
The project begins by tying together the basic infrastructural and urban context of the surrounding site. Lateral lines stitch together the major road connections emerging from Kartal in the west and Pendik in the east.
The integration of these lateral connections with the main longitudinal axis creates a soft grid that forms the underlying framework for the project. Locally, this net can be bundled to form areas of higher programmatic intensity as well as a vertical build-up of the city fabric.
In certain areas the net rises up to form a network of towers in an open landscape, while in other areas it is inverted to become a denser fabric cut through by streets, and at other times may completely fade away to generate parks and open spaces. Some areas extend out into the water, creating a matrix of floating marinas, shops, and restaurants.
The fabric is further articulated by an urban script that generates different typologies of buildings that respond to the different demands of each district. This calligraphic script creates open conditions that can transform from detached buildings to perimeter blocks, and ultimately into hybrid systems that can create a porous, interconnected network of open spaces that meanders throughout the city.
Through subtle transformations and gradations from one part of the site to the other, the scripted fabric can create a smooth transition from the surrounding context to the new, higher density development on the site.
The soft grid also incorporates possibilities of growth, as in the case where a network of high-rise towers might emerge from an area that was previously allocated to low-rise fabric buildings or faded into open park space. The masterplan is thus a dynamic system that generates an adaptable framework for urban form, balancing the need for a recognizable image and a new environment with a sensitive integration of the new city with the existing surrounds.
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I used Moda's Fresh Squeezed line in an effort to make it as summery as possible and tried a piping for the first time. I'm really happy with how it turned out, though the pictures came out terribly. They don't do the colors any justice at all. I'm also happy with the progress I've made with hand stitching the binding -- much better this time than last!
Here's the label I made. It's similar to the label I made for my ALQS quilt, but with different colors. Having never made quilt labels before, I hope they're OK! I like how they look.
Another swap comes to a successful close! I was disappointed to hear that the Four Seasons swap won't be continuing since this was my first round, but big thanks to Margarat for being such a great hostess.

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Students Press on Investments, Administration Unmoved
Editor's note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore's online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.
Students and members of Swarthmore Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine (SPJP) marched a list of 40 companies up to the office of Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Suzanne Welsh on Tuesday, asking that Swarthmore disclose any direct holdings in these companies in the last quarter. Welsh told the students that it was not the College's policy to disclose the requested information but that the list would be considered.
SPJP member Danny Hirschel-Burns '14 had expected a more cooperative response.
"What was really interesting in what she said is that it's not the College's policy to tell students what they're invested in, which is in direct contradiction with everything I've heard from Mountain Justice members who have gone through this process before," he said.
At 12:40 P.M., five students gathered at Parrish Hall to march up to Welsh's office on the second floor, where they introduced themselves and delivered their list to Welsh.
That list includes Caterpillar, Motorola, and Hewlett-Packard—companies which SPJP is interested in divesting from, according to Hirschel-Burns, because of their participation in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. However, it also includes other companies such as Lockheed Martin, Philip Morris, and Chevron.
"We have investment advisory agreements with the [investment firms that manage portfolios for the endowment]," Welsh said via email. "Those agreements usually include a confidentiality clause. For competitive reasons firms do not want to make public the composition of their portfolios."
Welsh raised the same concern last December in an op-ed about Swarthmore Mountain Justice's divestment campaign against fossil fuel companies.
"[I was told] that the College would tell us about any companies that they had domestic direct holdings in in the last quarter . . . I thought it was public information. I guess I was wrong. Or, at least, she told me I was wrong," said Hirschel-Burns.
Welsh told the students that the College's holdings change from day to day and that information on holdings during a single quarter may be of little relevance. When she asked what criteria SPJP had used in creating the list, a member said that each of the listed companies was "bad, in some way or another."
"Simply as Swarthmore students, we're interested in the College's investment policies, because the College has absolutely no screens on its investments, which is very, very unusual for a college, especially if you're one that talks about its Quaker roots and its commitment to social justice," Hirschel-Burns said. "So to us that's pretty shocking—that, as we understand it, we could be heavily invested in arms manufacturers, tobacco companies, Wal-Mart."
"If we do find out that we are invested in quite a few of these companies, I would hope that Swarthmore's moral sensibilities required to actually put into action an ethical screen," Hirschel-Burns said.
Shortly before the SPJP members left her office, Welsh asked for a summary of why they had chosen to target each of the companies on the list. The group agreed to provide her with such a summary, but Hirschel-Burns expects the immediate outcome of the list's presentation to be no more than modest.
"This was, in the grand scheme of things, a pretty minor action. We weren't expecting that much. We were expecting that she'd at least get back to us," he said. "We'll see if that happens."


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Meeting with law enforcement officials hailing from communities affected by high-profile shootings, President Barack Obama on Monday stressed the importance of reaching consensus with Congress to advance his gun violence proposals.
"As we've indicated before, the only way that we're going to be able to do everything that needs to be done is with the cooperation of Congress," Obama said, ticking off some of the heftiest provisions in his gun-violence plan.
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President Barack Obama meets with police chiefs from three communities scarred by mass shootings last year to talk about the administration's push to reduce gun violence, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Jan. 28, 2013.
Among the law enforcement officials at the meeting, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, were the police chiefs from Aurora, Colo.; Oak Creek, Wis. and Newtown, Conn., the sites of the most recent high-profile mass shootings.
Obama said that mobilizing police officers and sheriffs behind his agenda will help spur Congress to consider and pass the legislation he is pushing for.
"No group is more important for us to listen to than our law enforcement officials. They're where rubber hits the road," he said. "And hopefully if law enforcement officials who are dealing with this stuff every single day can come to some basic consensus in terms of steps that we need to take, Congress is going to be paying attention to them and we'll be able to make progress."
NBC's National Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff joins The Daily Rundown for an in depth look at President Obama's Organizing for Action project.
And although few key lawmakers have voiced support for the measure in Obama's package to ban assault weapons, the president re-iterated his support for that provision.
"That means passing serious laws that restrict the access and availability of assault weapons and magazine clips that aren't necessary for hunters and sportsmen and those who -- responsible gun owners who are out there," he said. "It means that we are serious about universal background checks. It means that we take seriously issues of mental health and school safety."
Update, Tues. Jan. 29: Police Chief J. Thomas Manger of Montgomery County, Maryland, one of the 13 officials who met with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden Monday, said that both leaders "did a lot more listening than they did talking" and that the conversation gravitated to issues of mental health, including a national database of individuals whose history of mental health issues would prevent them from being able to purchase a firearm.
"Everybody agrees that we want to keep firearms out of the hands of folks that have mental health issues, but how do you identify who those folks are?" said Menger.
Hennepin County, Minnesota Sheriff Richard Stanek said that while he would enforce any laws Congress passed as a result of the president's gun safety push, an all-out ban on assault weapons would simply motivate gun manufacturers to come up with new models to which the ban did not apply.
"If you're going to do this, that's fine, we'll enforce the laws, but understand where some of the loopholes are that people are slipping through," Stanek said.
Stanek said the officials also met Monday with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the author of an assault-weapons ban bill, and told her of their concerns.
"Every day they modify weapons so where do you start? Where do you end?" Stanek asked.


text: Alan Pardew's men were beaten by Manchester United 1 Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew praised his players for handling defeat with dignity after their loss to Manchester United in the FA Cup final.The valiant Eagles were beaten 2-1 in extra time after a stunning volley from United substitute Jesse Lingard with 110 minutes on the clock at Wembley.Palace had taken a late lead through Jason Puncheon after 78 minutes but Juan Mata forced extra time and Pardew's men could not find a winner despite the sending off of United's Chris Smalling.Pardew said: "I thought Crystal Palace Football Club handled themselves very well today and I thought our fans were terrific. They showed the world that when they fill any stadium they will not get outsung."All the players conducted themselves well and we are trying to take the defeat with dignity. We wish Man United well in the Europa League. We go home and lick our wounds."Pardew's involvement in this final is unlikely to be forgotten after he danced on the touchline following Puncheon's superb strike. Clips of the Pardew jig quickly went viral on the internet via social media.He said: "I enjoyed that moment. In a cup final, as a manager, it is difficult to enjoy moments. So, if you'll forgive me my dance, it's just because I enjoyed it."The match was not without controversy with referee Mark Clattenburg frustrating Palace with a number of decisions in the first half.Most notably, Connor Wickham went through on goal after shaking off the challenge of Smalling but play was called back for a free-kick. Wilfried Zaha also felt he should have had a penalty after a Wayne Rooney challenge.Pardew said: "I was really disappointed with the Connor decision in particular because you could see he was going to get up first and the advantage was really with us. To be pulled back was really harsh and I do think the Rooney tackle on Wilf was a penalty."We played with heart and passion. It was a great cup final and Man United were the same, it was even. They had more possession but couldn't get through us and it made for an enthralling tie, a game that could have gone either way. Unfortunately for us it didn't go our way."Pardew also explained why Zaha was seen in tears on the pitch before the game. Assumptions were made that the former United winger had failed to prove his fitness after three games out but they were not correct.Pardew said: "We put some personal messages in the dressing room from family members and I think one of those just got to him. I know there were a lot of rumours flying around that he was dropped or not going to play, but that was not the case. He just got emotional about one of the messages."


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PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The airline that takes caring to heart JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) along with its friends the Providence Bruins and T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) today delivered more than 650 books to the Hasbro Children's Hospital. JetBlue crewmembers joined players from the city's famed ice hockey team in the hospital's library for a special "story time" as part of the hospital's Read To Me program.
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The books were donated by generous citizens of Rhode Island via a donation drive organized by JetBlue. In a fun twist, JetBlue tweeted its location at the Bruins home arena, Dunkin' Donuts Center, calling on people to bring three new or gently used books and dress in their best Floridian attire to win flight certificates and other goodies and enjoy treats from the airline's partner Dunkin' Donuts. Pictures of the festive faux Floridians can be viewed at blog.jetblue.com.
"Reading is FUNdamental. We had a great deal of fun with this book drive culminating with the delivery of so many great reads to these amazing children here today," says JetBlue's Marketing Manager Ronda Ivy McLeod. "As an airline that promotes children's literacy with our various Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives including our national Soar With Reading partnership with PBS Kids, we're excited to continue to deepen our relationships with the Rhode Island community and our partnerships with T.F. Green, Hasbro Children's, and the Providence Bruins."
"The Providence Bruins were excited to partner with JetBlue, T.F. Green and Hasbro Children's Hospital in collecting books at the Dunkin' Donuts Center for the Read To Me Program," said Providence Sports + Entertainment Vice President of Client Services Kevin Boryczki. "Giving back to the community is important to our organization and our players enjoyed being at Hasbro Children's Hospital today delivering books and reading to the children."
"On behalf of the leadership and staff at Hasbro Children's Hospital, we are grateful for the generous contributions of JetBlue, the Providence Bruins and T.F. Green," says Pamela Murchie Mehr, cause marketing officer for Hasbro Children's Hospital. "Our patients and their families will benefit greatly from our partners helping us encourage literacy and the love of reading."
The airline that holds "caring" as one of its core values, JetBlue supports many causes in the communities in which it serves. Its most recent venture includes the launch of its seventh annual Light Up A Life campaign in honor of Monday's National Day of Service. Crewmembers across JetBlue's 75-city network have joined together to decorate and deliver 2,000 Sweet Cases with community partner Together We Rise (TWR), an organization that improves the lives of foster children across the nation. Crewmembers will also adorn 200 SoaringQuilts with SoaringWords, to deliver to children who suffer from serious illnesses to aid the healing process with creative and educational activities.
JetBlue's service out of T.F. Green International Airport
JetBlue officially took to the skies out of T.F. Green International Airport on November 29, 2012 with two daily flights to Orlando International Airport (MCO) and one daily flight to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL). Service between Providence and Florida will be operated on the value airline's fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, featuring many premium offerings, including a first checked bag free (a), assigned leather seating with legroom to spare, and more than 140 channels of complimentary live television and radio on personal seatback screens (b). The airline, well-known for its superior and personable customer service, also offers a free and unlimited assortment of name brand snacks and drinks for the ride.
Customers traveling between Providence and Orlando can conveniently connect onwards to three other cities in JetBlue's route network: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Montego Bay, Jamaica; or Nassau, The Bahamas. JetBlue offers service from six additional New England airports, including: Burlington, Vt.; Hartford, Conn.; Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Mass.; Portland, Maine; and Boston, where JetBlue is the largest carrier and serves 45 nonstop destinations.
About the Hasbro Children's Hospital Read to Me program
The Hasbro Children's Hospital Read to Me program gives children the tools they need to learn to love reading. Volunteers provide an interesting and educational activity for children to participate in while they wait to see their doctors. The volunteers also serve as literacy role models, encouraging both children and parents to realize the great significance of reading. At every clinic visit, the doctor gives the child a new book to take home. This supports the hospital's philosophy that books are important. In the past year, the program has distributed over 10,000 books to patients.
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline' with other focus cities in Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, San Juan and Orlando. Known for its award-winning service and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (based on average fleet-wide seat pitch) as well as super-spacious Even More Space seats. JetBlue is also America's first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights, with meaningful and specific compensation for customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue's control. Visit www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue serves 75 cities with 750 daily flights and plans to launch service to Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charleston, S.C.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Medellin, Colombia subject to government approval in 2013. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information call +1 800-538-2583 (TTY/TDD +1 800-336-5530) from the USA, or visit www.jetblue.com.
(a) Free first bag subject to weight and size limits and exceptions for itineraries including flights marketed or operated by other airlines.
(b) Live satellite TV and radio programming is not available on flights operating outside the continental U.S. Where applicable, JetBlue may offer complimentary JetBlue Features' movies on these flights.
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Former Tri-State EMT dies in Indy ambulance crash
Wreck claims life of 2 IEMS paramedics
Flags are flying at half-staff in Indiana after a paramedic, who started his career in the Tri-State, died on Sunday in Indianapolis following an accident while on the job.
Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services Chief Dr. Charles Miramonti said that 22-year-old paramedic Cody Medley died early Sunday morning at Wishard Hospital from severe injuries.
Authorities said the deadly crash happened shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday at an intersection near the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Police said the ambulance was not on an emergency run and had the right of way, when it was struck by a car.
The driver of the ambulance, 24-year-old Tim McCormick, died Saturday.
"It is with a heavy heart I announce that another of our IEMS brothers has passed. Cody was a skilled paramedic, a loyal colleague and a wonderful friend," said Miramonti. "While the past 28 hours have been filled with extraordinary grief, loss and sadness, we've come together to remember two extraordinary young men."
Sunman Rural Fire Department Chief Bill Craig said Medley started his career in 2007 as a fire cadet at the fire department, which is located in Dearborn County. Medley then obtained his EMT license and left for Indianapolis to continue his career with the IEMS team.
Medley was described as a fun, outgoing man who enjoyed his job greatly.
"He was a good student and very good firefighter and paramedic," Craig said.
The Associated Press reported Saturday that McCormick's death was the first known line-of-duty death of an emergency services worker in Indianapolis history. Medley's death would be the city's second.
NBC affiliate WTHR reported that the driver of the car, 21-year-old Jade Hammer, was in good condition at the hospital. An officer at the scene said he detected the smell of alcohol on her breath, but her toxicology reports are pending.
The crash remains under investigation.


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Sick of waiting around for the Warner Brothers ElfQuest movie? Wait no longer — a band of gorgeous ElfQuest fanatics (and webseries stars) have made their own ElfQuest trailer. Watch the teaser and see Nightfall and Timmain in the flesh!
Approved by the comics creators Richard and Wendy Pini, this crowdfunded fan trailer project aims to "create new fans and give existing ones a taste of the world we've loved for so long." And they're right: This generation needs to be reintroduced to the world with two moons, and the scantily clad heroines who inhabit it!
Created by Stephanie Thorpe and Paula Rhodes, the trailer promises to be packed with a few familiar webseries faces — including Jessica Rose (lonelygirl15). For the full cast and lots of lovely elf lady photos hit up the Elf Quest Fan Trailer website. Also most of the ElfQuest comics are available on the comic's website, so if you're unfamiliar (or looking for a blast from the past) check it out. WARNING: Website makes wolf howl upon opening.


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Mel Gibson has spoken out about the obscenity-laced rant secretly taped (and later released) by writer Joe Eszterhas.
During a visit to "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Friday, Mel kept a sense of humor while addressing the tape released by the former "Maccabees" writer.
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"Was it just you just swearing at the guy?" Jay asked the "Gringo" star of the tape, in which the actor can be heard shouting obscenities.
"Yeah, pretty much… maybe you don't know this about me, but I've got a little bit of a temper," he told Jay with a chuckle.
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On a more serious note, Mel said he reacted with anger because "14 or 15 months" had gone by before Joe produced a script.
"It's kind of like you build a house, you hire a guy to put a roof on it. He comes over and talks about the roof and then you get rained on. Wouldn't you be kind of peeved?" he told Jay. "He finally got one, but it was so bad that Warner [Bros.] rejected it."
As for his current status with Joe, Mel shook his head and paused before saying, "I shall pray for him," adding that the entire situation has left him "kinda peeved."
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"But that's OK," he shrugged. "It's been kinda weird the last couple of years – it's like living in a bad B movie."
Despite the stress of Mel's battle with the writer, the actor said his 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Lucia (whom he had with ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva), is an enormous source of joy in his life.
"She's so adorable. She's like this precious gift – such an angel," the proud dad said. "She makes me laugh like crazy."
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Monday, July 15, 2019
NOTE: This course opened May 30, however, registration is available until June 13.
A 6-week Interactive Course
This six-session recorded course explores our relationships with others, an aspiration to help our world, and specific aspects of social transformation. We look at a Shambhala understanding of society, and what enlightened society may be. Is society something that is ultimately confused, or is there goodness in human society? The course focuses on transforming four aspects of society: relations with family (household), professional life, entertainment, and economy. We learn the traditional mahayana practice of "sending and taking" (tonglen).
About the Teacher
Acharya Arawana Hayashi joined the Naropa Institute (now University) in 1976 as Co-Director of the Dance Program with Barbara Dilley, and began her study of bugaku, Japanese Court Dance, the following year. In 1981 she founded and directed the Jo Ha Kyu Performance Group and directed the company for 19 years.
Since 2002 she has taught meditation and creative process at ALIA (formerly the Shambhala Institute for Authentic Leadership). She is on the faculty of the Mukpo Institute at Karme Choling and the Authentic Leadership Program at Naropa University. Since 2004 she has been teaching innovative leadership workshops with social researcher, Otto Scharmer, and is a founding member of the Presencing Institute, currently creating a Social Presencing Theater, which applies Shambhala art to organizational and social change projects.
Acharya Hayashi has taught Shambhala Training levels since 1982, and has co-directed five Warrior Assemblies. She has been a teacher in residence at Karme Choling and since 1994 has been working with the Shambhala Art Program and chairs the Shambhala Arts Council. She was appointed acharya by Sakyong Mipham in 2005.
Reading List for this course
Shambhala, Sacred Path of the Warrior, Chogyam Trungpa, Shambhala Publications 2010
The Shambhala Principle, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Harmony, 2013
Work, Sex, and Money, Real Life on the Path of Mindfulness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Shambhala Publications 2011
About Our Courses
The Way of Shambhala courses are designed for those who don't live near a Shambhala Center, or who need a particular course in order to continue on the path. Each course in the series features a senior Shambhala teacher, an online community of participants, and facilitation by an experienced course leader. Over 6 to 8 weeks, course participants view recorded teachings, then gather in the online learning environment to discuss, contemplate and engage in exercises aimed at deepening their understanding.
When Does the Class Meet?
The course is asynchronous. You may view the recorded talks at your convenience. The recommended schedule is to view one talk each week and complete the associated readings and exercises in the module. There are 6 talks; the course is open for 8 weeks.
Please note that an important aspect of the course involves meeting with another course participant for dialogue. You can arrange live meetings via telephone, an online meeting forum such as Skype, or in person.
How Much Time Does it Take?
Most participants spend 1 to 2 hours per week on the course. The talks average 45 minutes in length. Allow yourself time to do the readings, meditation practices and other assignments. It's a good idea to schedule the time on your calendar as you would for a face-to-face class.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Much has been written over the past year about the risks of a two-speed Europe in which the 17 euro zone countries move ahead more rapidly than the rest of the European Union.
Such a divergence, the conventional wisdom goes, could mark the beginning of an unraveling of nearly 60 years of post-war European integration and tear the EU apart.
Yet rather than having one speed, two speeds, no speed at all or being on the brink of shifting into reverse, the European Union more accurately resembles a three-lane highway.
And when EU leaders next meet at a summit in Brussels on December 13-14, it is the road ahead that will be the focus of discussions.
In the slow lane, closest to the exit ramp should it choose to swerve off, is Britain, the reluctant partner of Europe for the past 40 years.
As London mayor Boris Johnson, a potential future prime minister and former Brussels journalist, reiterated this week, Britain is in the process of reshaping its ties to Europe, with the goal being less engagement not more.
Many Britons resent what they see as interference by the European Union in issues ranging from London's standing as a financial center to the voting rights of prisoners.
For now, Britain is headed in the same direction as everyone else but in the months or years ahead it could well decide it has less to gain from being in than being out.
Beyond Britain, it's harder to pin down precisely which countries are sticking to the far-right lane (or left on British motorways), but EU diplomats asked for their views suggest at least two: the Czech Republic and Sweden.
Neither has taken the same public hard line as Britain in the debate, but in subtler ways both have shown an increasing discomfort with where the EU is headed as the push for deeper and more rapid integration gains momentum.
At the end of 2011, the Czechs joined Britain in refusing to sign up to the "fiscal compact", a treaty that enforces tighter budget discipline on member states and which the other 25 EU countries have ratified.
Sweden came close to allying itself with Britain and the Czechs on the compact and is now in the same broad camp as them on another sensitive and pressing issue - banking union.
The push to set up a unified banking structure across the euro zone and wider EU has prompted non-euro states to define their positions sharply. They are concerned about losing sovereignty over their banks if the European Central Bank, a euro-focused institution, is given sole charge of oversight.
For different reasons Britain, Sweden, the Czech Republic and a handful of others, including Hungary and Poland, are troubled by the banking framework and find themselves at odds with what they see as a euro-centric policy drive.
Such differences are visible in decisions beyond the future of economic and monetary union as well.
Next week, the European Union will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo. At least 20 EU heads of state or government are scheduled to attend, but those not going include the leaders of Britain, Sweden and the Czech Republic.
"There's no question Britain is in the slow lane and thinking about the exit," said the Europe minister of one EU country. "And I would put Sweden and the Czechs there too. They may not be about to turn off, but they are definitely going slow."
The fast lane should, in theory, be busy with the 17 countries that share the single currency, all of them moving at the same speed as if travelling on a German Autobahn.
The picture is not so clear cut.
While a handful may be able to keep up with the pace, others are struggling. Not only are they holding up the traffic, but they could cause an accident.
After three years of the debt crisis, it's not hard to identify who they may be: Greece and Portugal for sure, and to an extent Ireland, even if it has picked up the pace.
Behind them are several others that will either be bailed out soon, have asked for assistance or may have to in the months ahead, including Cyprus, Spain and Italy.
The remaining 11 euro countries range from Germany, Finland, the Netherlands and Austria at one end of the speed spectrum to Estonia, Slovakia, Malta and Slovenia at the other, with France and Belgium hovering somewhere in between.
Perhaps the most challenging place to be is the middle lane. It is difficult to work out which of the seven or so countries are about to move into the fast lane, which are drifting to the slow side and which are staying in the middle.
Hungary is a case in point. It is committed to joining the euro in the years ahead and yet has repeatedly shown British-style frustrations with where the EU is headed, particularly when it comes to banking union and justice issues.
Poland is not so hard to read, but still in two minds about the euro and when to adopt it. Lithuania wants to join the currency as soon as possible, but may not be up to speed. And Denmark is steering clear of both the euro and major parts of EU legislation, but remains a committed European.
"The middle lane is difficult because some countries are indicating left and yet drifting right," said a senior EU official involved in tackling the debt crisis, warming to the extended metaphor.
"You almost need an exit ramp straight off the fast lane, otherwise you may end up with Greece swerving across three lanes of traffic to get off the road."
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Hello everyone!
I recently have had some really very lovely messages and presents from fans so wanted to say thankyou. To the active followers (those of you I know in the comments), and the lurkers too (I get over 10,000 views a month- I know you're out there!) Thankyou.
This is a job in which you must always be active- even if you're having an 'off' day, people need to remember who you are and it really is lovely to know that even during those times you guys check in and keep reading. This is not a down time- I'm a very happy lady right now and it's time to share my good news.
In 9 months time, I will be giving birth…
That's right- the story I told you about in my entry "Urban Decay" is one of only four novellas that have been accepted for publication in an anthology of steampunk stories! Isn't that awesome!?
I will of course keep you updated on here and if you'd like to keep track of my writing news, subscribe by clicking the button in the right hand column.
I also have some modelling news- I've been nominated for "Europe's Best Up and Coming Fetish Model" Award! It has made me so happy to even be nominated, and I have decided that if I reach the Top 10 list, I will give away TEN FREE PRINTS to celebrate! 😀
For me to get into the Top Ten, I need your help- you need to vote for me.
1) Go to this link and click "Vote for Roswell Ivory" http://dominatrix.nl/models/model/621
2) Confirm the vote in your e-mail inbox.
3) SHARE the link anywhere and everywhere and spread the good word.
Some of those nominated have a gazillion fans- I have a slight disadvantage here! But if you all vote and share along with me, I have a fighting chance and I like fighting chances. 😉
Remember, fetish is not just about latex fashion (that's what I'm writing about at the moment) and to recap some of my many adventures in fetish modelling, have a lovely selection of pictures…
Leather (outfit by Mother Of London)
Damsel-in-distress! (photo by Gregory Brown)
Domme (photo by Eroticalia)
Metal Bondage (photo by Dragon In London)
Catsuits (photo by Matt Frederick, Outfit by Libidex)
Girdles (photo by Pirate Photography– see the whole set on Zivity for only $2)
Gas masks (photo by Gregory Brown)
Stockings and suspenders (photo by Max Operandi, Girdle dress by Playful Promises)
Strap bondage (photo by Dragon In London)
Latex fashion (of course!) (Photo by M-S Photography, outfit by Am Statik)
Kinky boots (photo by Luci Alice, boots by Fabulously Fetish)
Rope bondage (photo/rigging by Clover and Wykd Dave)
Flexibility (and more latex fashion!) (Photo by Josefine Jonsson, outfit by Pandora Deluxe)
Aaaaaaand… a teaser for my next blog- PVC! (Photo by Keital)
Guys, seriously- thankyou for all your support. Long may you continue rocking my socks.


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Today is Friday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2014. There are 243 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 2, 1908, the original version of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," with music by Albert Von Tilzer and lyrics by Jack Norworth, was published by Von Tilzer's York Music Co.
On this date:
In 1519, artist Leonardo da Vinci died at Cloux, France, at age 67.
In 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Va.; he died eight days later.
In 1890, the Oklahoma Territory was organized.
In 1936, "Peter and the Wolf," a symphonic tale for children by Sergei Prokofiev, had its world premiere in Moscow.
In 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin, and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
In 1957, Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., died at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
In 1963, the Children's Crusade began in Birmingham, Ala., as more than 1,000 black schoolchildren skipped classes and marched downtown to protest racial segregation; hundreds were arrested.
In 1964, American-born Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, the first woman to serve in the British Parliament, died in Lincolnshire, England, at age 84.
In 1972, a fire at the Sunshine silver mine in Kellogg, Idaho, claimed the lives of 91 workers who succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died in Washington at age 77.
In 1982, the Weather Channel made its debut.
In 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South Africa's first democratic elections; President F.W. de Klerk acknowledged defeat.
In 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by elite American forces at his Pakistan compound, then quickly buried at sea after a decade on the run.
Ten years ago: American truck driver Thomas Hamill, taken captive three weeks earlier, escaped from his kidnappers in Iraq; that same day, nine U.S. servicemen were killed across the country. Martin Torrijos, the son of a former dictator, won Panama's first presidential vote since the handover of the Panama Canal in December 1999.
Five years ago: The Dallas Cowboys' tent-like practice structure collapsed during a severe storm in Irving, Texas; a dozen people were hurt, including scouting assistant Rich Behm, who was left paralyzed from the waist down, and special teams coach Joe DeCamillis, whose neck was broken. Mine That Bird, a 50-1 shot, stunned the field by capturing the Kentucky Derby. Jack Kemp, former quarterback, congressman and vice presidential nominee, died in Bethesda, Md., at 73. Author Marilyn French ("The Women's Room") died in New York at 79.
One year ago: President Barack Obama arrived in Mexico City on his first trip to Latin America since winning re-election. Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen shot a 6-under 66 to take the first-round lead in the China Open, while 12-year-old Ye Wocheng opened with a 79 at Binhai Lake; at 12 years, 242 days, Ye became the youngest player in European Tour history, breaking Guan Tianlang's mark of 13 years, 177 days. Jeff Hanneman, 49, a founding member of heavy metal bank Slayer, died in Los Angeles.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Theodore Bikel is 90. Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 78. Actress-activist Bianca Jagger is 69. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 69. Singer Lesley Gore is 68. Actor David Suchet (SOO'-shay) is 68. Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 66. Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 64. Actress Christine Baranski is 62. Singer Angela Bofill is 60. Actor Brian Tochi is 55. Movie director Stephen Daldry is 54. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 52. Country singer Ty Herndon is 52. Actress Mitzi Kapture is 52. Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx) is 45. Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock) is 42. Soccer player David Beckham is 39. Actress Jenna Von Oy is 37. Actress Ellie Kemper is 34. Actor Robert Buckley is 33. Actor Gaius (GY'-ehs) Charles is 31. Pop singer Lily Rose Cooper is 29. Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 29. Rock musician Jim Almgren (Carolina Liar) is 28. Actress Kay Panabaker is 24.
Thought for Today: "Like ships, men founder time and again." — Henry Miller, American novelist (1891-1980).
Today in History - Friday, May 2, 2014
Today is Friday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2014. There are 243 days left in the year.


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Age: 37
Fresno, California
Save Date: November 24, 2009
A co-worker was unable to work his dealing shift at the 500 Club Casino, so I offered to cover it that night. I was dealing cards in a poker tournament, when after about 30 minutes, I began to feel different. I wasn't in pain, nor did I feel dizzy. I just didn't feel "right."
I took a break from the table, went into the office and sat down at my desk. A call came thru and I answered; it was the casino owner's wife, who just happens to work in the medical industry. After I explained my symptoms to her, she convinced both her husband (Louie) and me to get in the truck and head straight to the hospital, "just to be safe." Truthfully, I didn't want to go, but I got in the truck and left.
Knowing how busy the conventional hospital Emergency Rooms are at night in Fresno, I told Louie to drop me off at Fresno Heart Hospital. I had taken a friend there years before, recalling that the facility had an after hours Cardiac Diagnosis Unit. By now, 20 minutes had passed, and I was experiencing tingling in my fingers and strange feelings in my lower jaw.
We pulled into Fresno Heart Hospital and walked in. I hadn't been there more than 10 minutes when it happened: I died. I don't remember anything from that point, but offer the story told by doctors and hospital personnel.
From a standing position, I went into cardiac arrest and fell, face first to the floor. It just so happened that, as the hospital sounded the "Code" for my collapse, Dr. Kopacz, Doctor of Anesthesiology, had just completed his shift and was coming out of the elevator. He and Dr. Javed dropped to the floor beside me and began working on me. Dr. Kopacz was able to intubate me and started breathing for me fairly quickly after my collapse. Together, they administered CPR and shocked me several times with an AED. I was clinically dead more than 26 minutes.
These two men were absolutely amazing in that they refused to give up on me. I might also add that Dr. Kopacz is in his 60's and stayed on that floor with me on his knees for nearly 40 minutes.
After finally getting my heart back into rhythm they were able to get me onto a table and into the ICU unit. In the following 13 hours my heart stopped repeatedly and I was brought back with the use of my ICU "roommate" - the defibrillator. I was kept in an induced coma and on life support for two days. The staff informed my family that there was a very strong chance that I could have serious brain damage "if" I made it out of the coma.
On Thanksgiving Day the doctors began to reverse my comatose state and I began to "come to." I remember it very well. I was still intubated, and it scared me quite a bit until I realized that even though the tubes were lodged in my throat, I could indeed breath. I was told that the breathing tubes would remain in position until doctors were sure I was stable enough to breath on my own.
Not being able to speak at all, I motioned to the nurse with my hand that I wanted to write. I remember her eyes getting really big as she darted out of the room. She returned with my mother, brother, a note-pad, and a pencil. I couldn't understand why my mom was crying with a HUGE smile on her face. At this point, I had no idea what happened or that I had lost two days in a coma. I just remember everyone around me saying that there wasn't any brain damage, especially since I was recognizing people and writing paragraphs of conversation with perfect handwriting.
It was so strange to not be able to speak at all. I was SO grateful when my doctors agreed that evening to go ahead and remove the breathing tubes. After that, my body just started working again.
I was sitting up within an hour of the tubes coming out, and within three hours, I was eating dinner. The next morning I was walking the hallways, making all the staff nervous because I truly shouldn't have been recovering so fast. On my third day in the hospital, I was taken out of ICU and moved to a regular room. On the fourth day (Saturday), I went down to the Heart Cath Lab where my cardiologist implanted an ICD in my chest. The following day, I was in the car on my way home.
There was no reason that the doctors could find to explain why I suffered the initial and subsequent cardiac arrests. All the testing and the heart catheter that was performed, only showed a normal healthy heart, with no prior damage, blockages or anything. It was and is a complete mystery why I went into Ventricular Fibrillation so many times. My doctors agree that it could have been caused by the stress I endure daily running a casino and two other businesses and my horrible sleep habits of 5 hours per night. Or, it simply could have been a freak occurrence. There's no telling.
My life is so different now; the small things mean so much to me. I live my life in a much different way. I've slowed down a lot. I don't stress over things anymore, and I get lots of sleep! I truly think it's important for ALL of us, not just survivors, to live every day like it could be our last. I do that now and I enjoy every moment of life. I'm so grateful to everyone at the Fresno Heart Hospital. Every one of them is a hero, and I will be forever grateful.
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This story from India shows just how far-reaching the gift of sponsorship can be!
Bhavani was a child when she was sponsored by Barbara and Mary Rousis. For more than 10 years they have encouraged her with her education and practice of classical Indian dance.
Bhavani's mother, Shanti, belongs to a CFCA mothers group. She received a loan through the group to open a small tailoring shop.
The shop was a success, and Shanti has now opened a small retail garment store next to her first shop. Guess what she called it?
Rousis Readymade ñ named in gratitude after Bhavani's sponsors.


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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Blogoversary Giveaway!
Here is what the goodie box includes...and they are some of my very favorite things currently.
**friendship wall hanging (made by me)
**Dr. Pepper Lipsmacker
**10 pack of fine point Sharpies, in assorted colors
**box of Alaska Wild Berry Chocolates
**mint Milanos (you guys are lucky these even made it into the box)
**A gender neutral diaper tote to use yourself (if you're lucky enough to still have a little one in diapers) or to give as a gift (also made by me)
**moukaite bracelet I made from some gorgeous beads I picked up in Alaska at my favorite bead store.
Here are the rules:
Leave a comment on this post before 12:00 a.m. CDT Wednesday, August 20th and my impartial son, Sam, will draw randomly for the winner. PLEASE, if you don't have a blog, leave your email address in your comment so that I have a way to contact you if you win.
And for all you lurkers out there, here's the deal. If you have never left a comment on our blog before, here's your chance. Using the good 'ole honor system, let me know in your comment that it is your first time commenting on our blog and you'll get TWO entries. Just a little incentive. But feel no pressure. I don't mind lurkers:-)
Thanks for celebrating with us, and good luck!
69 comments:
- Jeni said...
Hey I am first in line so I think you should just hand that treasure chest right on over this way! I have enjoyed your blog SOOOOOOO much over the past year!!! Here's to another great one.
- August 13, 2008 at 4:04 PM
- jennwa said...
Happy Anniversary!!!! I too love your blog.
- August 13, 2008 at 5:24 PM
- Marisa said...
I thought you'd have people lining up to leave messages. Happy 1 year and welcome back!!!
- August 13, 2008 at 5:37 PM
- Cherie said...
I don't mind if you just would like to give me the cookies!!! They are my favorite. Here's hoping I am the lucky one. :) I love it all!!
- August 13, 2008 at 6:58 PM
- Mrs. McDaniel's Class said...
I am lucky enough to still have one in daipers! This is my first comment.
- August 13, 2008 at 7:10 PM
- Jenn said...
Of course I'll comment - for a chance to win those wonderful things. I LOVE reading your blog.
- August 13, 2008 at 9:20 PM
- The Bennett Bunch said...
Well, of course I am going to comment to try and win those. Congrats on one year for the family blog!!
- August 13, 2008 at 10:08 PM
- Ann Marie said...
Congratulations! Count me in on this one! I love reading your blog and will continue to do so. Thanks and keep up the great work!
- August 13, 2008 at 10:31 PM
- Walker said...
I want in, I want in! You always have such great things on your blog, what would I do without you!
- August 13, 2008 at 10:57 PM
- Ashlee said...
Happy Anniversary,
Happy Anniversary,
Happy Anniversary,
Haaaaaappy Anniversary.
{Imagine I was singing that to you.}
Congrats on your first year! Here's to the next one. :0)
- August 13, 2008 at 11:22 PM
- Heather said...
Okay, I have to confess, I am a lurker! I stumbled on your blog a few months ago when I was looking for your phone number via google, and I've been a happy reader ever since! I'm sorry for not letting you know sooner (but that worked out for me since this is my first comment :-). I love your blog! I'm glad you had such a great trip to Alaska!
- August 13, 2008 at 11:44 PM
- Our Complete Family said...
I have really had FUN reading your blog Miss Talented! So glad Jeni 'introduced' me to you. And why yeppers...I do have one in diapers~ Love your diapee/wipee case and all of the other goodies for your 'bloggerversary' giveaway! CONGRATS!
- August 13, 2008 at 11:44 PM
- Montserrat said...
Chocolate and handmade goodies! I can't resist that.
Congrats on reaching the one year milestone!
- August 14, 2008 at 12:08 AM
- Yarnin_Mama said...
I found your blog a couple of weeks ago, and it looks like I was just in time for these great goodies. This is my first comment.
- August 14, 2008 at 7:48 AM
- The Brough Family said...
I want to win... maybe I can bribe Sam... candy, magic cards, or maybe a really good dead butterfly we found on our trampoline yesterday, my girls were unimpressed, I need a boy!!
Anyway, I love your blog, it is great reflection of the amazing, but down to earth person you are!! I'll be checking this blog regularly for years to come!!!
- August 14, 2008 at 8:19 AM
- Nicole said...
You have a great blog to read and I'm so glad since it's a great way to keep in touch. That's nice of you to give stguff away.
- August 14, 2008 at 8:26 AM
- Lacey said...
Sign me up!
- August 14, 2008 at 8:36 AM
Well who wouldn't want a package from you?!!! Great giveaway. Count me in. LOVE your creativeness and ideas. I enjoy your blog! Happy 1 year.
- August 14, 2008 at 9:23 AM
- Sydney said...
Wow, what great loot! And happy blogoversary! I know I'm new to your blog, but I really enjoy it! (do i get extra suck up points for that?) Kidding!
- August 14, 2008 at 9:32 AM
- Sharlyn said...
One day I hope to be as cute and creative as you! Happy Blogoversary!
- August 14, 2008 at 9:38 AM
- J.Frey said...
Happy Anniversary! I am your sister April's friend and I always sneek peeks at your blog! This is my first time commenting - so sign me up twice!! Wahoo!
- August 14, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- Felicia said...
Congrats on the one year mark!
- August 14, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- Camie said...
Ew, I definitely need to get in on this one. Fingers crossed!
- August 14, 2008 at 9:49 AM
- Alicia said...
Happy Blogoversary! How fun! April sent me this way...
- August 14, 2008 at 9:52 AM
- Garrett Gang said...
You are so full of great ideas. I am still so excited about the last post that I want to cry!!
What a nerd!!
- August 14, 2008 at 10:22 AM
- smith fam said...
Happy Anniversary! This is my first time visiting/commenting on your blog - April sent me your way...cute blog. email@example.com
- August 14, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- Tonia said...
Me too! count me in! I am always up for things that amber makes!
- August 14, 2008 at 11:26 AM
- Jeremy.Celeste said...
This is my first time commenting, I love your blog. It is so fun to read and has some great ideas. You are so creative. Thanks for sharing. Happy Anniversary!!!!
- August 14, 2008 at 12:17 PM
- The Reeses said...
I think that whoever knew Tony and Amber the best while they were dating should automatically win. Oh wait, that's me!
- August 14, 2008 at 12:31 PM
- Cheri @ Blog This Mom!® said...
Dang it. Me and my big commenting mouth! If only I hadn't left so many traces of comments all over the place, I'd have two entries.
- August 14, 2008 at 1:52 PM
- Ellyn said...
I admit...I am a lurker! I came across your blog through at home in georgia...Happy Blogoversary!! What a great idea...I'll have to remember this idea when my one year comes up! I've never been to Alaska, but it looks pretty amazing from your pictures!
- August 14, 2008 at 2:10 PM
- Harrisons said...
First time commenting, first time on your blog! I wanna win so April can have some new Sharpies :)
- August 14, 2008 at 2:20 PM
- Holly Ogden said...
You are so creative! Here's hoping I get my hands on all that great stuff!
Oh, and happy blogoversary. I am dying to look at your book.
- August 14, 2008 at 2:23 PM
- ejnorton said...
What a great milestone--and you have inspired me to get my blog into publishable form! :)
- August 14, 2008 at 6:39 PM
- Carr Lot said...
I'm in!!! LOVE the word "blogoversary"! I need to find a way to put that in my vocabulary - it's fun to say!!Congrats on turning the big 0-1!
- August 14, 2008 at 6:46 PM
- Eloise said...
Congratulations on your 'blogaversary!' Keep up the wonderful work. I so enjoy your pictures and writing.
- August 14, 2008 at 7:23 PM
- Nicole said...
Wow, I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to win this. I've never had those cookies before, but the look soooo good. Congrats on your blogoversary, I'm enjoying your blog a ton.
- August 14, 2008 at 7:42 PM
- Kathleen said...
such a fun idea! happy anniversary! i hope i win, sam!!!!
- August 14, 2008 at 9:09 PM
- The Toronto Family said...
HAPPY Anniversary!!!!!!!
I love reading you blog!!!
- August 14, 2008 at 9:16 PM
- Kari said...
Okay, okay. You got me. I'm a lurker. My sister, Jen Cochran, told me about your blog and I love it. You have the cutest family. And I definitely loved your hooker shoes. Yes, this is my first comment on your blog and I'm all for winning prizes so put me down. email@example.com
- August 14, 2008 at 11:09 PM
- Laurel @ Ducks in a Row said...
I think this is the first time I've commented, I know it is. Happy Anniversary - love your ideas. I've been using your visiting teaching ideas to get me out!
- August 15, 2008 at 8:59 AM
- Rosie said...
I'm pretty sure this is my first comment... April sent me your ways. Looks like an excellent give away! Here hoping... and happy blogerversary!
- August 15, 2008 at 11:29 AM
- leslie said...
Having been born in the northwest (Seattle) I love anything to do with that wonderful cool and damp area. I would love to win these gifts! PICK ME!!!
- August 15, 2008 at 3:42 PM
- condiefamily said...
Wow! I'm #44 on the list...chances are slim but I am still throwing my name in the hat!
- August 15, 2008 at 5:06 PM
well, the chances are getting slimmer by the minute, but someone is going to win, so it might be me! fingers crossed!
- August 15, 2008 at 7:29 PM
- Cammy Aller said...
Hey how cool is this. What a great idea? I hope its ME! Cammy Aller
- August 15, 2008 at 10:30 PM
- Bonnie B. said...
"Woohoo" and "congrats" to 1 year! I've been waiting for this post. What a great goodie basket. Hope I'm the lucky one. Pick me, Sam!!
- August 16, 2008 at 1:28 AM
- Freer Family said...
Hi, I'm a lurker, first time poster. I love your blog and all of your fabulously creative ideas! Happy 1 year blogiversary!
- August 16, 2008 at 10:50 AM
- the dahle family said...
Happy Blogoversary! First time posting but have enjoyed your blog with all your amazingly creative ideas! Found your blog through Cherie and I'm grateful I was able to reconnect with Jeni through your blog. Katie
- August 16, 2008 at 12:46 PM
- Lorilee said...
Amber, I've been meaning to post on your blog for awhile now. I guess this is a good time to start!! (though I am a great lurker). I love your blog and all your cute ideas. Happy blogiversary!
- August 16, 2008 at 1:13 PM
- Laurie said...
HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY! I quess you can call me a lurker. I am not sure how I found you, Tip Junkie I am sure. But I would love a chance at the giveaway.
- August 16, 2008 at 1:19 PM
- just jamie said...
That is so cool. Happy Blogoversary to you indeed!
- August 16, 2008 at 5:54 PM
- Cheyenne and Seth and Co. said...
sign me up twice! this is a first time comment!:)
- August 16, 2008 at 8:43 PM
- Ange said...
Hey this is angela hart, I am friends with your sister April! What a fun idea! I am a first commenter so I am excited to have a better chance to win. my blog is joshandange.blogspot.com
- August 16, 2008 at 10:07 PM
- Tanya said...
this is my first comment! way cute stuff!
- August 17, 2008 at 12:14 AM
- Sonja said...
Happy Anniversary! So glad I found this fabulous blog!
- August 17, 2008 at 1:04 AM
- Jcochran said...
Happy Anniversary!!! Come on Sam pick me! Jen C :>
- August 17, 2008 at 8:37 AM
- Big Toe Mom said...
...OK, I LURK. there i said it. lol.
i have a hard time too, cuz it would be fun to have a blog, but i dont know how to put pics on. so how boring would it be to have a blog w/ NO PICS????
but i LOVE the ideas you have and your family is cute. Happy Blogaversary! Sandi aka bigtoemom
- August 17, 2008 at 4:31 PM
- MooreInterest said...
OK~ Seriously....58 messages!! My goodness, you have quite a following! Congrats on 1 year!
- August 17, 2008 at 10:00 PM
- Our Family said...
Congrats on one year! This is the first comment I have left on your blog, but I am a very loyal reader. I have been reading your blog since last winter. I love it! Thank you for all the fabulous ideas! My blog is private so here is my email address: email@example.com Thanks for keeping up such a cute blog.
- August 18, 2008 at 9:50 AM
- embeins said...
Hi Amber. I always read your blog but I have never left a comment. I love your blog.
- August 18, 2008 at 11:20 AM
- kamewh said...
Congrats on your 1 year blogoversary!!
- August 18, 2008 at 1:28 PM
- Becky said...
I like checking on your blog to see what fun ideas you have. Thanks!
- August 18, 2008 at 1:32 PM
- zakkalife said...
Happy Blogoversary! Please enter me in the contest.
- August 18, 2008 at 1:43 PM
- Hilary said...
I can't remember how I found your blog, but I LOVE it. You have the cutest ideas. I love your VT ideas and have already shamelessly copied the Burts Bees one! Thanks for being so fun and creative and sharing!! Your blog is adorable and so much fun.
- August 18, 2008 at 1:46 PM
- Kristofer said...
i heart your blog and i'm a lurker . . . i can't remember how i came across your blog, but i was fascinated with mormons living in nebraska. i was born and raised in holdrege, ne . . . i moved to california after highschool and eventually joined the church. i don't know a single lds person in nebraska so i love reading your blog about ne football, etc. and also being lds. thanks for the fun giveaway! kristen
- August 19, 2008 at 4:12 PM
- Rosanne said...
You mean I'm not too late!? (I've been out of town) Sign me up for the chance to win this great "Amber-licious" stuff!! :)
- August 19, 2008 at 4:57 PM
- supermom said...
happy anniversary on your blog. i am a first time poster, but have been lurking for awhile. i don't quite remember how i came acrossed it. the internet is amazing. it can lead you from one place to the next. the one thing that caught my eye about your blog is the Nebraska flag hanging on your porch. we are originally from the Nebraska area. we miss it so much. so, i thought i would check out your blog and get a sense of home every now and again. :O)
- August 20, 2008 at 9:51 AM
- Erin Curtis said...
(first comment) April pointed me to your blog--so cute! Congrats for keeping it up for a whole year. I just started my own blog and I can't think of a better way to get people coming back than doing a giveaway every now and then. Perhaps I'll follow your lead in the future!
- August 22, 2008 at 12:17 AM


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As a child I had very strong likes and dislikes. My propensity for all things bright and colorful turned my mother into a very concerned citizen. I'm only paraphrasing slightly when I say that she would swear I dressed myself up like a Christmas tree when left to my own devices, having taken after my grandmother, the family magpie. I realize now that the analogy of the Christmas tree must have made more sense in French because it doesn't really hold much drama when uttered in English.
That said, she meant I had too great of an enthusiasm for color and textures to meet the criteria of a lady, classy and tasteful. She had me pegged right. I still think fondly of my mémé Nadia (Najla) Bittar as my inspiration with regards to fashion. Stories of her eccentric behavior and questionable moral fiber flit about here and there, as a child I knew a very different woman.
It was 1972, a Parisian living in Lebanon. She was a woman who would not rely on a single man, she lived a fabulous life. The rose pink baroque velvet sofa, the glass-topped dining table and chandelier, the fox stole, the sequined dresses. Last but not least, the caribou bedroom slippers with the kitten heel. As child of five I was mesmerized by the magical natural of this opulence. Oh, my mémé must have been Liberace's fantasy muse. She was a free spirit and she never turned down anything that glittered or shined.
She traveled and brought back trinkets from faraway places, she regaled tales with the theatrical intensity of Gloria Swanson, one captivating story after another. While adults might have tsk'ed-tsk'ed, she was my hero. Dressed to the nines every time she left the house, she drank Johnny Walker Red, smoked unfiltered Lucky Strikes, straightened and bleached her curly black hair blond, outfitted her golden arms and fingers in costume jewelry and wore a lot of heavy eye make-up.
She carried herself with a glamour to inspire and mesmerize the young and innocent. She broke every rule about the expectations of women's roles along the way. I'm not saying everything she did was right but she certainly did it her own way. While no one may have ever heard of her, Nadia Bittar is my chosen feminist style icon.
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Hedy Lamarr – Adventures in Refashioning
Christine Lagarde– Rags Against the Machine
Cindy Sherman – Mrs Bossa Does the Do
Diane Von Furstenberg – For Those About to Shop
Elizabeth Smith Miller – Techie Style
Frida Kahlo – La Historiadora de Moda from Fashionable Academics
Frida Kahlo – Knitting Up the Ravelled Sleeve of Care
Gloria Steinem – Ef for Effort
Gloria Steinem – What If No-One's Watching?
Grandmother – The House in the Clouds
Griselda Pollock – Magic Square Foundation
Marjane Satrapi – Jean of all Trades
Joan of Arc – Interrobangs Anonymous
Julia de Burgos – Mad Dress Game
Margaret Cho – What Are Years?
Sydney Fox – My Illustrative Life
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Word just hit from EA that their Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo is "on pace to become the fastest downloaded demo in EA history." It has been downloaded to Xbox 360s and PS3s more than two million times.
In the past week EA has also said that its Dante's Inferno demo was downloaded three million times, which, if I may inject some expert analysis here, is better than I thought it would do.
Just last month, we reported that the Gran Turismo 5 demo/time-trial had been downloaded a million times in a month.
A year ago we reported that the Resident Evil 5 demo had cracked 1.8 million downloads, more than a million of them in the first three days of availability.
What I've yet to see a company make public is the number of people who buy the game after having downloaded the demo. It's not like that would tell us whether the demo convinced people to buy the game, though. After all, folks who want a game may get a demo just to have part of the game early. But I have heard some developers wonder if demos sometimes turn people off from games — or even satiate the desire for the game, making the gamer who gets it feel like they now don't need to spend money and get more of the experience.
Demos are popular. The numbers confirm it. But do they work? That's still an open question.


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There were summer days in China where I ate almost nothing but fruit. Eating anything hot or heavy when the humidity lingered in the air like a wet blanket was unthinkable. Tart, acidic pineapple for breakfast, with maybe a few bites of yogurt. Sweet Mandarin oranges for lunch. Crisp cherry tomatoes for an afternoon snack. Juicy watermelon and mangoes for dinner.
I remember one sultry evening where the air didn't get any cooler even after the sun went down. Sitting on the concrete bleachers next to the students' football (soccer) field, sweat glistening on my skin, I ate watermelon with one of my closest Chinese friends. We spit seeds as far as we could and didn't care that we were covered in red drips.
For some reason, my mom has always hated watermelon and refuses to eat a single bite. I love the fruit, but detest anything with fake watermelon flavoring, like hard candy. In high school, there was often a bag of frozen assorted melon balls in our freezer, and my sister and I would fill up a big bowl and slowly eat them while we read books under the ceiling fan in our bedroom, savoring their iciness on our tongues.
With all the little kitchen gadgets I have, for some reason I don't even own a melon baller, so coming up with a creative way to present a melon salad was a little challenging. Also challenging is cutting a piece of round fruit into square cubes, but the result was so beautiful. For lack of a better name, I'm calling this Checkerboard Melon Salad.
To enhance the flavor, I drizzled a little honey over the fruit. A sprinkling of cinnamon (which I added after the fact) made it even better...
Instead of individual servings, you could even make one big one on a serving platter, maybe arranged like a pyramid. How stunning would that look for a party?
Jamie arrived home last night from his weekend in Sturgis, hot, sunburned and exhausted. Since he's not a fruit-for-dinner-guy, I presented him with this salad as a refreshing starter, although we were having steak, sweet potatoes and zucchini for dinner later. Somehow, I don't think you could find a fruit salad like this in Sturgis...
Checkerboard Melon Salad
printable recipe
- 3 small melons of contrasting colors, such as seedless Watermelon, Cantaloupe and Honeydew
- honey or agave nectar
- ground cinnamon or nutmeg
- sprigs of fresh basil or mint
Cut each melon in half and scoop out the seeds. Remove the rind. Cut each half into 3/4-inch slices, then cut the slices into 3/4-inch cubes. (Save any leftover odd-sized pieces for juicing, adding to a smoothie or making popsicles.)
For each serving, you'll need 9 cubes of each color, for a total of 27 cubes. Arrange the cubes of melon in 3 layers, alternating the colors.
Drizzle with the honey or agave nectar, sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg, and garnish with fresh herbs. Enjoy!
To create a large pyramid salad, make it as high as you like for as much fruit as you have. To calculate how many cubes you'll need for each level of a pyramid rather than a square, just add 2 cubes to the edges as you go down; for example, the top of the pyramid will be just one cube. The second level would be 3x3 cubes (total of 9), the 3rd level would be 5x5 cubes (total of 25), the 4th level would be 7x7 cubes (total of 49), the 5th level would be 9x9 cubes (total of 81), etc... To make a 5-level pyramid salad, you would need to cut 165 cubes, which may be all the square pieces you could get from three small melons.
Yields about 6 servings.
Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen


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Liverpool FC manager Brendan Rodgers insists striker Luis Suarez will be staying at Anfield despite speculation linking clubs with a move for him in January.
Reports have suggested Manchester City were weighing up a £40million bid for the Uruguay international when the transfer window reopens .
City have distanced themselves from that link, with club sources claiming there are no plans for a move for the 25-year-old, but in any case Rodgers has every intention of hanging on to his leading scorer and only fit senior striker.
"There will be no bidding war. He's staying here," said the Reds boss.
"If we lost Luis then we've got no strikers. I don't think we can afford to lose anyone.
"He's certainly not someone we want to sell or move on.
"He's been a brilliant player to work with and we want to add to our squad, not take people out of it, especially a world-class player."
Suarez only signed a new long-term contract in the summer and while Rodgers knows he needs to strengthen his forward line in January he does not believe he has to do so in order to convince the South American to stay.
"We just continue to work and stay focused on what we try to achieve," added the Reds boss.
"Luis has already shown in the summer his commitment to the club, he's signed a new deal.
"I think you've seen up until this point he's in a great moment in his footballing life here at Liverpool: he is scoring goals and working well.
"I'll just continue to communicate with all the players and Luis in particular. Like I say, he's very happy here."


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April 25, 1926 - December 1, 2012
Warwick, NY
Eugene M. Maloney, of Warwick, passed away on December 1, 2012 at St. Anthony's Hospital. He was 86 years old.
Born on April 25, 1926 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late John S. and Margaret (Morrissey) Maloney. He was the husband of Barbara (Yano) Maloney.
Eugene served with the U.S. Navy during World War II.
A graduate of Regis High School, he played baseball and basketball, was inducted into the Hall of Fame, and was involved with the alumni association. He graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1949 and passed the bar at the age of 23 years. He was an attorney with Conway & Farrell, Curtin & Kelly, in New York City. He was a former Claims Attorney for Traveler's for 33 years.
He was an avid stick ball player at the age of 86 years with the league at Warwick Grove. He was a member of St. Stephen's Church, Warwick.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara of Warwick; his children: Sue Scarpulla and her husband, Steve of Warwick, Barbara Fiore and her husband, Dr. John Fiore of Warwick, Thomas Maloney and his wife, Robin of Cortlandt Manor, Bill Maloney his wife, Joan of Rye; eleven grandchildren: Lisa, John, Tommy, Debbie, Peter, Stephen, Max, Russell, Dylan, Eleanor and Blair; four great-grandchildren: Ian, Chloe, Caroline and Jack; a brother, John R. Maloney of Nanuet. He was predeceased by a brother, Robert Maloney and a sister, Joan Maloney.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, December 4th, from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Stephen's RC Church, followed by interment in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY.
Donations in his memory may be sent to Building Homes for Heroes, 65 Roosevelt Ave., Suite 105, Valley Stream, NY 11581 or Epilepsy Society of Southern New York/Capabilities Partnership, Inc., 450 West Nyack Road, Suite #9, West Nyack, NY 10994.