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You all thought I was going to get all political on you, huh? I'll save that for next week. Today, in honor of the upcoming elections I am holding my own polling.
Time to vote, ladies and gentlemen. Which one is best??? Please limit your vote to 1 picture for me and 1 picture for the sexy hubby.
#1. This one is me my graduation year... 1994. Sweet, eh? Dalen laughed when he saw it because he said it actually looks like one of my old school photos. Should I be offended?
#2. This one is the year my mom and dad graduated from highschool. I think I look pretty hot, don't you?
#3. Or, how about this one... from '78. The one from my birth year was awful, so I had to branch out a couple of years to find this one.
The fro picture is a MUST!
Now for Dalen's pictures- ooh! sexy!
#1 (the year his mom graduated)
#2 (the year he graduated) - hey man, are you "hangin' tough?"
#3 (the year he was born)
Voting polls are open now. They will close midnight tomorrow (well, probably not since I haven't figured out how to stop comments after a certain time, but I wanted to sound official). Remember, vote for the person- not the party! heehee!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Election Day!!!
You all thought I was going to get all political on you, huh? I'll save that for next week. Today, in honor of the upcoming elections I am holding my own polling.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 9:27 PM
My own personal "Cake Wreck"
Most people know that I love to bake and cook. I am usually pretty good at it too. I especially love to bake desserts because I heart SUGAR! I have a major sweet tooth (I have a funny story about a sweet tooth comedy act, but I'll save that for a later date- if I remember).
Well, this morning some friends and I had a fabulous "Happy Divorce" party for another friend of ours. I know this sounds weird, but this really isn't a bad thing for her. She is like 60-something and hasn't known where her husband has been for the last 8 years. He calls every so often for money, but that is about it. So this really wasn't a sad thing for her. She showed up and actually had tears in her eyes- I am thinking because she was touched by the support she felt, not because we chose the wrong shade of red. It's her favorite color- but it has to be the BRIGHT red, no dark, blue based red or maroons for this girl! Anywho- I was in charge of the dessert, and going with the theme of red I thought that I would make a strawberry shortcake dessert. I love it with angel food cake the best, so I went to a couple of stores and they told me they don't have any because it isn't strawberry season anymore. NICE! So I had to go with a box mix, which I have never tried with an angel food cake. I figured it would be an adventure and a learning experience. It sure was.
My thoughts have always been- when you are cooking/baking something for the first time I need to follow instructions to the letter, after that I am free to have at it with my own ideas. Well, I followed the instructions...especially the one that specifically says (and I am quoting directly from the back of the box), "Do not use a Bundt cake pan or angel food pan that is smaller than 10" x 4", or the batter will overflow." Well, I have a supreme Bundt cake pan, bigget than 10" x 4", so being confident that I was following the instructions I had at it and put the cake in the oven.
It wasn't long before I started to smell burning. There have been a couple of spills in the oven before - hey, this happens when the oven is actually used. I decided to do some checking though, and sure enough this is what I found.
Actually, when I first opened the oven the cake was about 4 inches over the top. What in the world. I think it was a humbling experience for me, though. I need to be put into my baking place. Really, I will never be a Martha Stewart, Emerille, or even Julia Child. I am just little old me, who can't even get an angel food cake to turn out right.
The best part of this whole thing is actually right now because as I am sitting typing this out I have the oven on auto clean and it is STINKIN' up the house. Kylie came running in to my office and said there was smoke in the kitchen. Of course there is, the cake is being burned to ashes as we speak. We will be holding a memorial service for the cremated ashes later this even. All those wishing to pay respects or send condolences may do so in the comment section of this post!
Theme music for this post- Burning down the house by Talking Heads.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 7:55 PM
Witches, ghosts and goblins! Oh My!
Last night was our ward Halloween party. It was great. We actually had a dinner this year and I thought it was so good. Potato Bar- need I say more? Okay, so you all probably have no idea how much I love potatoes. It was a definite bonus part of serving a religious mission in Idaho! Lots of potatoes and I learned how to make them just about everyway possible. Also, I learn what potato flakes are made from and also boxed dehydrated potatoes, and there is no way you could get me to eat them! ... Unless it was the last thing to eat in the world and I hadn't eaten anything for 83 days- and then I'd still have to ponder if I could really down them!
Back to my story about the party. The costumes were really fun! My kids had a blast being princesses, an indian and Luke Skywalker.
The one on the right is my Ultimate Mischief Maker Princess in her favorite color!
Princess Bride with her face painted. We don't like to go anywhere without the plug. I couldn't find a "wedding themed" pacifier. I thought about the "something blue" idea, but she is a girl and I wasn't keen on getting her a blue pacifier just for this occasion.
Our cute friends- Abigail and Shanna. Shanna is so good to dress up. I am a scrooge when it comes to Halloween.
This one probably only means something to those of us who are related- but Emily looks like the spitting image of her grandma, who is on a mission- my aunt! Loved this costume, so did the rest of the ward- we all knew who she was dressed as!!!
And lastly... the finale every year (and the most anticipate part of the evening for me...well, that and the candy)...
The bishopric- this year- SUMO Wrestlers! They really get into the act.
Hope you all enjoy this one! I haven't decided on the theme music for this one, so if you read this post before I get to it- sorry- come back later.
Update- In honor of Halloween (it's as close as I can get to honoring at least) I submit Thriller by Michael Jackson as the theme song of choice.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 1:35 PM
Who am I?
I found this on another blog and loved it. I love to read so I was curious to find out what character I resemble and was pleasantly surprised by this one...
Yeah! I don't think I am really like her, but I think it made me feel good about myself today, and that is always helpful! Who are you?
From the brain of MakingChanges at 1:32 PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Student of the Day
I am totally a proud mom. My son is such a great little guy. Last week he came home with a ribbon pinned to his shirt, proudly announcing he was the "Student of the Day" at his school. Last year Kylie got that award and this year I was blessed to have my son get the award. We may not be a perfect family, but I am thinking I have some great kids. He kept the ribbon on his shirt for the rest of the day so he could make sure his dad saw him with it on.
The school also gives a folder of fun prizes to the honoree. A great pencil, a gift certificate for free crazy bread at Little Skeezers and a fantabulous gift certificate. He was awarded the student of the day for "Always coming to school with a smile on his face." I love my bud!
From the brain of MakingChanges at 2:19 PM
Friday, October 24, 2008
Last night as I was driving to work I called my friend, Laina, to chat. As I was passing a local attraction I noticed the large electronic billboard flash the words "TWILIGHT tickets". I didn't know if it was announcing a date or if they were already on sale, but I started to scream. Laina, I am sure, could not understand a word I was trying to say, but over the next few minutes I talked to her as she got online and checked the theaters around her for tickets. We wanted to get the theaters that have reserved seating. Long story short- we got tickets for the 11:59pm showing of TWILIGHT the movie for opening night. YEAH! Thank you to Laina understanding my crazy talk last night. And a special thank you to Melinda for her brilliant maneuvering in getting enough tickets, close to each other for a most anticipated, fun girls' night out.
In honor of the the movie, today's posting theme song is a song that totally reminds me of the books- Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 7:24 AM
Thursday, October 23, 2008
And then there were 3
I know, you just can't get enough of me today. I am trying to make up for my lack o' blogging. Is it working?
This morning I was in the shower trying to make myself wake up. Usually when I am in the shower Dalen has already left and the kids are up reeking havoc (is that how you spell that?) in the house. To keep my "Mischief Maker In Training" aka Malia safe from the "Ultimate Mischief Maker" aka Britin, I bring her into the bathroom with me. I pop the iPod into the portable speaker thingy, and bust out the music while I shower. It is a 2-fold bonus. I get to sing in the shower without hearing myself sing and it usually keeps Malia dancing for the 5 minutes I am getting clean. Today, however, it didn't quite work. She danced, but with some "props." Ladies, I know you know what I mean when I say that it is needful to keep the feminine items close by in case of any unforeseen happenings (like starting the painters a day or 2 early). HAHA, I read that term in a British book and thought it was funny. Anyway, MMIT (Mischief Maker In Training) decided they were great fun to dance with. I told her to put them back and watched for a minute as she crazily shoved everything back in the drawer.
PS- The first picture is actually of Malia picking up for the second time. I don't have a waterproof camera. Being the mom-blogger that I am, I called for my son to bring the camera to me as soon as I had a towel wrapped around me.
PPS- I got my speakers working. Don't know how this happened, but the speakers got unplugged and then plugged back into the wrong place. Could this be the underhanded workings of UMM (Ultimate Mischief Maker)? We may never know.
PPPS- Now that I have the speakers working I have a new theme song for this posting- Mess by Ben Folds Five.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 12:25 PM
What Happens When Mommy Gets Sick?
2 postings in one day.
Have you picked yourself up off of the floor?
Okay- so Earlier this week I had to go to the dr... twice. Just for me. Monday it happened to be a female-type of infection. Enough said about that. I was dumb enough to think that I could get better on my own. Not so, my young Jedi. I needed the force to heal me, or at least some antibiotics lovingly prescribed by a kind and wise dr. who told me to NEVER wait that long again when I feel that kind of pain in that specific area. He was worried about my kidneys, yikes! On top of the medicines I am taking to get over that, he also counseled me that if I feel ANY back pain in the next couple of weeks I am to get into the dr. immediately. That didn't freak me out or anything!
So, the next day I woke up completely deaf in my left ear. What in the world? Did some random thing in the universe happen where my body got a memo that it was a great idea to just fall apart and catch every infection known to man? Nope, it is just a regular, run of the mill, viral infection in my ear compounded by the pressure change in the atmosphere that has caused all of the crazy weather we've had lately. Did you all get that? Didn't think so. I have an ear infection. I haven't had one in like 20 years. The dr. thought that this would make me feel young, since that is something generally linked to younger kids. Oh no. Didn't make me feel young. Made me feel old. I am falling apart!!! Since it is only a viral infection all I have to help with the ear pain is drops. Once again, picture this (ha, I said it again)... tilting your head to the side, as flat as you can, opening up the earway, and dropping in 4 drops from a little bottle. But wait, there's more- you need to lay down for at least 5 minutes to allow the drops to work their numbing magic on your inner ear. I don't know about any other mother, but WHEN do we have 5 minutes every 4 hours to just lay down? Anyone? Anyone? Okay, so I have more than that to blog (at least I make time to blog) but if I am in a laying-down-type-position there is a siren that goes off in my house alerting all children in a 5 mile radius to come jump on me, ask me questions, start throwing things, needing their diapers changed, bums wiped, etc. There is no peace for the recovering mother. I have had to take to putting the drops in as best I can, holding my head sideways for about 30 seconds (that's like 4 hours in mommy time) and pushing a cotton swab in to keep the medicine from draining out. Lets hope it works.
PS If you call and I don't answer the phone it is because I cannot hear you! The cotton swab is making me even more deaf than just the ear infection, but at least the pain is subsiding.
PPS Sorry, yet again no music change. You'll forgive me, won't you?
From the brain of MakingChanges at 11:47 AM
Field Trips
Jacob got to go on his first field trip yesterday. YEAH! All he has been asking since he got home is, "Can I do my punkin now?" Let me translate- he got a pumpkin on the field trip and he wants to carve a scary face on it. Well, since the other chillins don't have a pumpkin to carve yet I said he had to wait until we could get one for everyone. Apparently that translates into child language: "Ask me again in 2 minutes, I'll probably change my mind." I didn't get the translation correct I guess, so every 2 minutes I had to repeat, "You'll have to wait until we can get a pumpkin for each of your sisters." I am thinking about investing in a translation book but all I can find on the internet are English to Spanish, English to Germany, etc. There is no Adult to Child translation books. Who knew? If any of you out there know where I can get my hands on one that would be much appreciated!
UPDATE- Now that she is back I'll fill you in on Britin's field trip. (The title of the post is in the plural, in case any of you missed it.) She also got to go to a pumpkin patch. I am thinking she was in 7th heaven (not the tv show). When I picked her up she was glowing with pride, holding her new pumpkin she picked out all by herself.
When she got home Jacob busted out his pumpkin and they compared. I have to tell you- I was not ready to hear the following words come out of my 5-year-old's mouth. "Hey, mine is bigger than yours." WHAT? Oh, you mean the pumpkin. Yup, it sure is, but hers is a great one too. My kids are taking after my OCD tendencies- check out the symmetry of those beauties!
By the way- no theme song change for today. My speakers aren't working and I can't choose an appropriate song without first listening to make sure it fits. Sorry fellow bloggers, you'll have to keep on with the Eye of the Tiger until my sexy hubby can get those miracle hands working on my computer.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 8:34 AM
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Let me set the stage for you all...
At the church, quilting. So much fun. Lots of ladies, lots of gabbing.
Picture this (I've always wanted to say that- kinda):
Sitting on a chair at a quilt, tying it when I hear right next to me- a chair crashing and a scream. Malia had pulled one of the folding chairs down on top of her. The back lip of the chair slammed right into her right eye. Less than 10 seconds passed from the time she pulled it on her to the time I picked her up. It was already puffing up and bruised. The girl had to have popped a blood vessel or something, because it was the fastest black eye I have ever seen.
We tried to head off accusations of child abuse to no avail. Apparently people think really highly of us. An unnamed friend even told me at church (once the black eye was in the really attractive yellow/green/blue phase) that if she hadn't been there to witness the biffing up of the eye that she would have thought some foul play had happened. Nice friend! So, over the past week I have taken photos of the various stages of Malia's first (and hopefully only) black eye.
First day- not too colorful, but pretty swollen. Yes, that is Dalen's nose. I never claimed to be a great photographer.
Much more colorful, and still swollen. I tried for a better picture, but she is not a photo opportunity kind of girl. The flash this close ghostifies her face (that is a Julie-ism for those who don't know/think that it is a real word).
Today- almost gone, but still looks bad. The doctor thought it was a smudge when I went in for an ear infection yesterday. Yes, I went in for an ear infection. It's been more than 20 years since I had an ear infection. I pitty my children, who seem to get them every year.
Theme Song- Eye of the Tiger!
From the brain of MakingChanges at 2:37 PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Parenting Report Card
So, I gave myself a D- for my parenting skills for Monday. I should probably explain.
Growing up in California- if there was no mail (ie federal holiday) there was no school. Monday happened to be Columbus Day, for those of you who didn't know. Banks are even closed. But unlike the Postal Service, even federal holidays don't stop Utahans from going to school.
Here is jolly old Utah we have UEA. (UEA=vacation time). It is supposed to be a time for teachers here in Utah to go to teaching conferences, or something like that. Honestly, all of the teachers I know just plan vacations, along with the other families. This is a new concept to me so I am still not accustomed to planning a vaca in the middle of October. Church attendance during UEA is like church attendance during the bow hunt. NO ONE! Well, at least all of the cool people are gone. Just keep in mind, my family and I don't miss church during UEA or the bow hunt. What does this say about us? Yup- I know, we aren't cool. I have totally come to terms with this fact, I just feel bad for my kids that they are stuck in an "uncool" family.
Anyway, last week Kylie came home and told me they had Monday and Tuesday off of school. I said, "no way, you have Thursday and Friday off, I doubt they would let you Monday AND Tuesday off. Monday, I am sure you do because it is Columbus Day." She tried to convince me some more, but I would hear none of it.
Sunday night, I'm at work. I called Dalen while I was on break and he said he was keeping the kids up late for me so they would sleep in since there is no school. (I was the one that told him there was no school) Nice thought, but rarely works to keep the younger kids in bed.
Monday morning arrives, and so does my friend, Jenny, whose turn it was to pick up for school. WHAT? But there is no school... or is there? Yup, that's right ladies and gentlemen, there was school. See, because of UEA, they have moving the Monday off of school to next Monday so the kids get a 5 day break. Seriously, I failed in my parenting. I couldn't get Kylie out of bed when she didn't get into it until about midnight (not MY idea of keeping the kids up late, I would have said 10, maybe 10:30). So, when she woke up I got her ready. She cried. She doesn't want to miss any days of school this year because she heard that if you go everyday you get a ribbon at the end of the year. Anyway, I got her to school at the same time I took Jacob to school. At least he wasn't late.
What kind of Mom am I? I need to pay more attention to the calendars they send home with the kids. I thought those were just something to fill up my trashcan, but apparently they are supposed to help with daily schedules, reminders, and announcements from the school. OH!
(I decided on the ironic theme song this time around- Fight For Your Right by the Beastie Boys. Ironic because the Mom won't let the kids stay home who doesn't want to go to school, and it was opposite with me and Kylie.)
From the brain of MakingChanges at 2:19 PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
My fantasy come to life!
New Trailer alert... Before you start reading/watching this section turn off the music. You need to experience the fullness of the trailer. I think this is the best one they have put out so far. Makes me excited. My friends and I are going to the opening night - ya, you know who you are- you better be planning on it. We are going to be dead tired the next day, but well worth it, I am hoping!
Twilight HD Exclusive Trailer
From the brain of MakingChanges at 3:28 PM
Blog Stalking
Instead of spending time today blogging about the goings-on at my domain I thought I'd share my new obsession. Blog Stalking. I love, love, love to check out other people's blogs. I don't even know you, but I feel close to you! Sometimes I get so lost in Blog Stalking World that I have no clue how to get home (should have remembered to drop the breadcrumbs). The only option is to just turn on a new browser window and start all over. It is a vicious cycle. My kids are left to their own devices when I get on a roll. Will it end? Do I need to join BGA (blog stalkers anonymous)? If any of you have advice as to how to kick this addiction let me know. As for me, I have even added my own Blog Stalking side column for those who want to enjoy the laughs, too. I know there are others out there like me.
(theme song- most definitely had to be the theme to pink panther. Great choice, I know.)
From the brain of MakingChanges at 11:45 AM
Monday, October 13, 2008
AND this...
By the way- the snow is hiding it pretty well, but this is Dalen's new work car. Sweet, huh? Makes us look like we have money. HHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAA!! That's pretty funny. I might have to run to the bathroom!
Okay, now that I have stopped laughing I am going to get back to the snow thing. I think this is the hardest part about being a parent. Well, not really, but it is hard. I hate snow. You are probably asking me why I live in a place where it snows, well, I like it here except for the snow. I don't like to be cold. I don't like to do anything in the cold. On a snowy day I love to make hot chocolate in my COCOA-Motion Machine (love it!) and snuggle under a furry blanket watching a movie. Playing in the snow is not involved at all, but my kids really love it. Good thing for them we live in a cold place. Unfortunately, as the mom I am the one who gets to supervise and clean up after the winter fun. Here begins another winter!
(this one should be obvious- Let it snow, by Michael Buble)
From the brain of MakingChanges at 4:40 PM
That's my boy!
He was just so tired. Playing games on the computer is hard work, don't you know! Now, remember, I am a night owl and I got home pretty late, so Dalen was good enough to leave Jacob in this position until I got home so I could see the real thing! Great, isn't it?
From the brain of MakingChanges at 4:36 PM
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Tag-Team Parenting
I have been so crazy busy with work lately that blogging hasn't really happened a lot, but don't get the idea that I haven't been thinking about what to write. I thought that I'd blog about what has been happening around here with me being gone at work so much. For those who wait on pins and needles for me to blog- I know you are out there- I am sure that you read the post about what my kids do when parents aren't around to supervise. There is more, oh yes, so much more.
Just the other day I was making dinner. Dalen came home and I called the kids into the kitchen to get up to the table. Britin saw me standing there, arms around Dalen, welcoming him home. She looked up at me and this is how the conversation went:
Britin: Why are you home, Mom?
Me: I don't have to work tonight.
Britin: You get to eat dinner with us?
Me: Yup.
(Then, looking at Daddy..._
Britin: Why is Dad home?
Me: He is done with work.
Britin: He gets to eat dinner, too?
Me: Yup.
Britin: Both of you??? (with a BIG smile on her face)
Sad day when this is exciting for your kids. Although, I really do hope that they always like having dinner with the whole family, but at this age, when it is a rarity to have both parents home at the same time it is just hard. I feel blessed to have a job that I can schedule around Dalen. Tag-team parenting is hard, but I am so glad that we are able to be the ones raising the kids we chose to have!
You also know that you have been working too much when for 2 weeks in a row you have forgotten to take your daughter to her dance class. I know that this is a fairly new addition to the weekly schedule, but I hate that she has missed twice now, due to my own oversight. I am running around with my head cut off.
I am so lucky to have a great husband who is trying so hard to make more $$$ for the family so I can work less. He is starting a new parttime job doing mortgages. Anyone interested??? Let me know. He gets paid just to give the presentation to people. He really wants me to be able to stay home with the kids permanently. In my mind I have often wondered if this is because he would like the house clean (I'd say cleaner, but really, you all know how I am, and I've already admitted to hating the bathroom). Then, I have wondered if it is because he misses falling asleep with my frozen feet rubbing up against his steaming, hot legs (nah, that can't be it). Then I have thought that he misses me making breakfast for him (but that really only happened for a couple of months, when I got home from work at 6am and got him off to work before crashing on the front room floor and letting the kids ransack the house around me). Or, maybe he is missing my awesome cooking. Let's face it, dinner is often not something I think about until just before dinnertime. What should we have? What is in the fridge/freezer? I think I am pretty good at fixing stuff in a pinch, if I haven't planned in advance. But, when I leave for work at hours before dinner time I haven't really planned anything out. Thank you to Burger King, Little Caesar's and Wendy's who have saved my children from starvation more than once.
I think I'll have to go with the first and last options. I am pretty sure Dalen would love to have a clean house and good food to eat. Life doesn't get much better than that, does it?
So, for those of you who have tried to call me and haven't had much success reaching me, keep at it. I haven't slipped into a coma, although one could describe my mental state as a coma when I am typing at a desk for 8-10 hours straight. Keep trying. I don't want anyone to forget me.
Oh, by the way, the unibrow and mustache are gone. Melinda (YEAH!) and I went for a girls' night out and got waxed. They actually had a consent form for those who are there for the Brazilian wax. Really? Is this something that people honestly think is a good idea? There are just some places on my body that I will NOT allow wax near. I'll let you all think about that one on your own. While we were there, there was a girl that came in for a nostril wax. OUCH! I remembered my friend Shanna telling me she has done this (sorry if this is outing you, Shanna). She told me whenever she does it she cries. Wouldn't a nosehair trimmer be better? Maybe that is what I will get Shanna for Christmas. Then she won't have to cry. I want to cry just thinking about is.
And finally, since I haven't included any pictures in this post because I haven't grabbed the camera for quick shots lately, here is a random one I found on the internet that I LOVE.
Theme song for this post, I know you all have been missing this part of my postings lately- "Home" by Michael Buble, because it is a place I love to be and have been missing.
From the brain of MakingChanges at 7:53 PM
Monday, October 6, 2008
It's MY tag...
I love my friend Melinda- who tagged me with this random tag and helped me to think of my oddities that I am about to share with the world. Don't be too scared, I'm still the same person you all know and love, but now you have a small glimpse into my mind- AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
- I grew up in California. Since there was no snow the highways have bumps between the lanes (I don't know how else to describe it). When changing lanes I try to go right in between the bumps so as not to make any noise. This probably makes no sense to anyone but me, but hey, that is why I do it and not you.
- I learned to shoot guns when I was a young teenager. I am considered by NRA standards to be an Expert Marksman (the highest level- above sharpshooter). Since I frequented the gun range with my dad I also found out why he is partially deaf. It comes with the territory. I am now partially deaf. In fact, sometimes I am too embarrassed to ask someone to repeat themselves so I'll just nod and agree. If I have ever done this to you and it made no sense as to why I was doing it, now you know. SPEAK LOUDER!
- I hate cleaning my bathroom. Contrary to Melinda's obsession with the bathroom, I absolutely hate it. I will spend forever (okay, really just 30 minutes) cleaning my awful bathroom and it is dirty in 2.5 second. I have an awful tub that the stuff is peeling, so I can never get it really clean, the tiled floor/grout was never sealed so I can't get the floor to look even halfway decent and I can't reach behind the tub and underneath it to get that area clean. Sorry if you have ever had to endure my nasty bathroom. That is one that the kids will definitely be taking over very soon.
- I've never balanced a checkbook. I look at my account online and hope that all is well. I really have to work on this one since we are working hard to get rid of all our debt. I just never learned and since debit cards came into existence it is near impossible to have Dalen keep track of all he receipts he gets. Plus, I have worked almost nonstop since we have been married- I really don't have time (at least that is what I tell myself).
- For as long as I can remember, whenever my family would go on long trips, usually to come up to Utah from California, I would watch the mile markers on the side of the road and I would make sure that I blinked right in between the markers. Another scary one, huh?
- This one is for adult eyes only. If no one is home or I don't think about it, I will just grab whatever is easiest to eat for breakfast or lunch, which is usually some form of chocolate or cookie. I know it is not okay to eat crap for breakfast and lunch, it is just mostly because I am lazy.
- I don't really like pie. It is supposed to be an American favorite, but I hate flakey crusts. I love things that are soft and moist. When I eat Pumpkin Pie for Thanksgiving (or really anytime I am force to eat it) I will most often leave the crust.
- Amy Peterson
- Amy Waters
- Laina
- Shauna
- Raechal
- Kerra
- Sherry
From the brain of MakingChanges at 1:05 PM


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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
More Fun Stuff for Summer: Pete Hawley's Jantzen Ads
Let's take a closer look, shall we?
I presented a bunch of Pete Hawley's Jantzen ads when I wrote about his career a couple of years ago.... but here are a few more from the early '50s that I've managed to dig up since then.
*Whew!* Is it just me or is it getting hot in here? One last piece for your viewing pleasure. I found this scan of what looks like an unsigned Pete Hawley original online this morning. No idea what ad this came from, but it must be yet another gorgeous Jantzen ad - very likely also from the early '50s.
Interested in reading more about Pete Hawley? Just click the links below:
Pete Hawley, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
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I was first made aware of Pete Hawley's art through Shane Glines' site, and I appreciate very much all the imagery that both Shane and yourself have brought to our attention, Leif. He's quickly become one of my favourite illustrators, due to way he so deftly straddles the line between straight illustration and cartooning. He seems to be able to subtly caricature both his figures of adults and kids in order to imbue them with a heightened sense of life and personality. Obviously I respond to his illustrations of pretty girls the most, and I find that their bright smiling faces cause me to smile as well in viewing them. His work is always delightful, and that's become an increasingly rare quality in artwork in the decades since.ReplyDelete
Great post Pete E., and I agree with you on all points. Thanks to Leif and his constantly digging up more Hawley's, he really has become one of my all-time fave illustrators. And hats off to Jantzen for having the maverick attitude to use such a stylized artist to represent their company. Anyone else would have gone strickly realistic. Hawley's playful pixy quality worked perfect for Summer swimwear (and everything else he illustrated).ReplyDelete
Nice to wake up and find a bunch of Hawleys I'm not familiar with! Thanks again Leif!
Love the "cartoonish realism" of this work. As always, thanks for posting, Leif. You are a Great Canadian!©™ReplyDelete
I owned that last painting for several years, unfortunately had to part with it. The detail on the suit was incredible.ReplyDelete
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Love these paintings- though I have to wonder if the odd looking dolphins resulted from a lack of reference or a deliberate "classical" dolphin motif?ReplyDelete


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You can verify this with Shane.
I am certain he will back me up, and tell you that this is the honest truth.
I have been the world's easiest, nicest, most content, happiest, in-the-least-pain-you-can-imagine patient in the history of the world since getting my wisdom teeth out last Friday.
Ok, so not really. I haven't been a complete bear or anything, but my mouth has HURT me, and it's really made me
a total grouch a little 'on edge'. I was all set to sleep my days away on the Vicodin, but turns out, just like other medicines, I didn't react to this one very well. It didn't make me sleepy, or 'loopy', and it wasn't the "little happy pill" (that's a shout out to you, Rog) that I thought it was going to be.
It made me throw up.
Now, throwing up is bad enough. But when you just had your wisdom teeth out?
Ouch. Seriously. Ouch.
I've been taking it anyway, of course, 'cause not taking it and feeling the excruciating pain is way worse than taking it and being nauseous here and there. But, it's a little scary, because I never know just when that 'icky feeling' is going to hit me.
It hit yesterday, on the way to church. That was my first ever experience throwing up on the side of the road. But, I did it, felt better, climbed back in the car, and on we went.
Yeah, yeah.....I'm such a trooper. Whatever. It had nothing to do with being a trooper....I just wasn't turning around at that point, after dragging myself out of bed and getting all ready and everything! Onward!
And I only got sick once at church. That wasn't too bad. I did stay home last night though....I'm not a complete glutton for punishment.
And, I've been sooooooooooo hungry. I've been eating, of course (what am I, crazy?)....but this "soft" diet is absolutely for the birds. There is only so much pudding and yogurt one can eat before she starts going crazy for like, chips and salsa or Gross' Burgers or something. Give me something with substance. Sheeeesh.
But, I'm over the hump now. I think, anyway....surely as I say that, of course, I will probably have to head to the bathroom again.
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DWTS – Your Cha Cha Cha Holiday Media Updates
Hi!!! How is everyone doing this week so far? I hope well and you are starting to get your Christmas shopping wrapped up? Huh, you haven't even started? Well, good news then. Here are some good ideas for what you can get your family and friends for Christmas if they love dancing and the show. From the NY Daily. Be sure to check the link for more cool Christmas ideas to other TV shows.
Twelve seasons later, this glitzy competition is going strong with younger and younger aficionados every year. You're never too young to feel the beat, or trash celebs.
— Toning your tush to the Tango might be just the ticket for the holidays. There are plenty of DWTS-inspired workouts on DVD. Watch for this new one: "Dancing With the Stars: Ballroom Buns & Abs," featuring fitness pros Chelsie, Edyta and Kym. They promise sexy dancer curves in three workouts.
— Grab the hubs and go for Samba lessons. He'll groan but they're paid for already …
— For kid fans, Dance Star Mickey by Fisher-Price is catching some buzz for the holidays. This mighty animatronic robot mouse has different moves for different grooves. He walks, he talks, he tells jokes, he moonwalks. Just press his foot and away he goes.
— Treat a teen to some leg warmers, from chunky cables in wool to lighter-weight versions made for actual dancers in stripes or warm pink.
In other media and news updates out there, Carrie Ann told E-Online that she thinks we need a "Palin vacation for a minute" when asked if Todd Palin would join the show next season. Shew, I am so glad for this and she makes some good points. She also talks of the "Same-Sex couple idea again as well. Here is take.
"I think one Palin was enough for awhile," Carrie Ann Inaba told me last night at the Trevor Project's Trevor Live benefit at the Hollywood Palladium. "I think we need to go on a Palin vacation for a minute."
In other words, she's not too keen on Todd Palin being on the show.
But why? Didn't the Palin factor mean a lot more people were watching and talking about DWTS?
"Although it was great media attention, I think it was too controversial," Inaba explained. "I think people got confused about what they were rooting for: Are you voting for dancing on the show or are you voting for a Party?
"I think that made it very uncomfortable for a lot of people who just want to see a dance competition. I like to keep it simple. I think it diluted the nature of the competition."
At the same time, Inaba said she's hoping DWTS follows in its Israeli counterpart's footsteps by including a same-sex couple in the competition.
"I want it to happen," Inaba said. "I think we'll have to work on some of the judging and the techniques of leading and stuff like that, but once we get passed all that, I think it could happen."
Recently, Margaret Cho wrote about Bristol on her blog with some rumors that she heard Sarah forced Bristol into doing the show for political reasons. At the same time, Margaret comments how Bristol is her friend, a warm person, and a beautiful dancer. The way she wrote it, it's kind of confusing. Being Margaret is a "Comedian", is this just political satire, is she is just kidding, or do you think Margaret is being mean-spirited or maybe both? I'll let you decide.;
Why did Bristol do Dancing with the Stars? I heard from someone who really should know (really should seriously know the dirt really really) that the only reason Bristol was on the show was because Sarah Palin forced her to do it. Sarah supposedly blames Bristol harshly and openly (in the circles that I heard it from) for not winning the election, and so she told Bristol she "owed" it to her to do DWTS so that "America would fall in love with her again" and make it possible for Sarah Palin to run in 2012 with America behind her all the way. Instead of being supposedly "handicapped" by the presence of her teen mom daughter, now Bristol is going to be an "asset" – a celebrity beloved for her dancing. I am sure the show wasn't in on this (but who knows anything really).
Although I don't agree with the family's politics at all, I really like Bristol as a person. She's warm and incredibly supportive, and I think that she looks beautiful out on the dance floor. It's heartbreaking that people are so awful to her about her weight. I think she looks fantastic, and why does everybody think they have a right to comment on our bodies? What are young girls going to take away from that? If people call her fat what kind of impact does that have on women who have similar body types – which is most of us??!! Still, it is a dance competition, and so I am sure that people feel they have the right to judge bodies and not just ability. That's just wrong.
Bristol is learning. She improved a lot, in my opinion. Her tango was fierce and really the best dance she did. You really do learn to dance in this competition! I am proud of her for shaking her ass! But keep in mind there are other forces at work here and it's not just for the love of dance.
Now I am scared I am going to wake up with a decapitated moose head in my bed.
And here are some takes for how Bristol replied back to her facebook page.
I will give my friend credit for creativity, and extra points for getting so many "facts" wrong in so few sentences. Let me be blunt: my mom did not "force" me to go on DWTS. She did not ask me either. The show approached me. I thought about it. I made the decision. After first worrying for me in terms of being exposed to those who hate us for what we believe in, both my mom and my dad became my number one supporters. Anyone who watched the show could tell I performed better, and I felt better about myself, when they were in the audience. I wanted to make them both proud, but politics had nothing to do with it. Loving my parents had everything to do with it.
To my friend Margaret Cho, if you ever have a question, call me girlfriend. Don't ever rely on "sources" who claim to know me or my family. You will be taken every time. And we need to talk. You say you "don't agree with the family's politics at all" but I say, if you understood that commonsense conservative values supports the right of individuals like you, like all of us, to live our lives with less government interference and more independence, you would embrace us faster than KD Lang at an Indigo Girls concert.
*sigh* I was probably ok with Bristol's retort until the end when she made it sound like Conservatives are the only people wth "common sense values". I also have to question the bit about her Party being for more independence and less government. That is not what we saw in the Bush era or any political or Presidential era if you think about it.
Moving on, Lacey and Kyle were interviewed on the show during the Hollywood Christmas Parade. They joke around about becoming the "Oreo Mixers" in a future dance tour. lol
Speaking of "Christmas Parades", The Examiner is reporting that some of our Pros will be starring in the "Christmas Disney Parade". Here is a take on this news. Be sure to see the link for more of the star-studded line up. You can tune into to see the parade on ABC at 12:00pm ET on Christmas Day.
Superstars are lining up left and right for the chance to perform during Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, and the pros from Dancing With the Stars and American Idol stars are first in line. Professional dancers Tony Dovolani, Kym Johnson, Louis Van Amstel and Chelsie Hightower from Dancing With the Stars are set to perform a jovial jive. Ryan Seacrest from American Idol serves as this year's host and season nine winner Lee Dewyze performs his own rousing rendition of "The Little Drummer Boy." Also on tap are pint-sized opera singer Jackie Evancho and Disney star Selena Gomez. Plus, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Phineas and Ferb, and the whole Disney gang will all be dressed in their holiday best as they sing, march and dance through the Disney Parks. It will be a magical Christmas Day made for sharing and making magical Disney memories.
Lastly, Derek and Cheryl gave some Cha Cha Cha and Rumba dance lessons in Cheryl's studio. "What's Up Orange County" covered some of the classes. They are so cute with the students. Thanks to Pure Derek Hough for this tip.
Ok, bye for now and more soon!!! "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." Special thanks to Heidi too for helping me with this post.xx


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"Chicago" is on the verge of becoming the longest-running American show in Broadway's long history – whenever Hurricane Irene allows its cast to give another performance.
Stars Christopher Sieber (who plays Billy Flynn) and Charlotte d'Amboise (Roxie Hart) and the company of the hard-to-miss musical revival set in the Windy City in the Roaring Twenties marked the show's 6,137th performance Friday night. That allowed "Chicago" to tie "A Chorus Line" for the fourth-longest run on Broadway, The Associated Press reported.
Actress Bebe Neuwirth, who portrayed Velma Kelly when the revival of the John Kander/Fred Ebb musical opened in 1996, plunged a big knife into a sheet cake "decorated with a classic 'Chicago' image of a sexy murderess" for the occasion at intermission Friday, according to the AP.
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But since Irene has closed down Broadway, "Chicago" won't be able to give its record-breaking show until Monday night.
The three Broadway spectacles with even longer runs were all imported from Britain: "The Phantom of the Opera," "Cats," and "Les Miserables."
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The tumultuous U.S. airline industry is consolidating. Southwest Airlines on Monday boosted its position as a low-cost powerhouse by acquiring AirTran for $1.42 billion.
The deal will let Southwest enter 37 new cities, including Atlanta, and expand quickly in New York and Boston, all markets that are important to business travelers.
"We're trying to get more customers in Chicago and more business customers in particular," said Southwest CEO Gary Kelly, "and if we don't serve their destination needs, we won't get them."
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Airlines covet business travelers because they travel frequently and often pay more for their seats, which they often buy at the last minute.
Southwest — which currently serves key cities such as Dallas, Chicago, Denver, Phoenix and Baltimore — has long been considered a vacationer's airline. But it has lured corporate road warriors with offers like Business Select fares that cost more but promise priority boarding, extra frequent-flier credit and a free drink.
The Southwest-AirTran deal is the second notable airline merger announcement this year. On Sept. 17, shareholders approved a deal to combine United Airlines and Continental Airlines. The new airline will have United's name and Continental's logo, and will become the world's largest air carrier.
"Whatever airlines claim about efficiencies of consolidation, their real goal is to increase pricing power," said Tim Winship, publisher of FrequentFlier.com. "That's what consolidation is about at the end of the day,"
But George Hobica, president of Airfarewatchdog.com, believes that any airfare increases will be minor. "If airlines raise fares too much, people stay home, drive, or take the Bolt Bus," he said.
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In welcome news for weary travelers, Dallas-based Southwest said it will drop AirTran's bag fees when the pair combine in 2012. Right now, Orlando-Fla.-based AirTran charges $20 for the first checked bag, $25 for the second.
However, the combined airline probably won't be large enough to pressure big competitors like United and American to give up the hundreds of millions of dollars a year they make from baggage fees, airline analyst Joy Sorenson said.
Even with its purchase of AirTran, Southwest will remain the nation's No. 4 carrier by traffic.
The acquisition better positions Southwest — which carries more passengers than any other airline in the U.S. — to go head-to-head with Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, which bought Northwest Airlines in 2008.
The purchase of AirTran also will give Southwest an international presence. AirTran currently has routes to Mexico and the Caribbean, where discount airline JetBlue Airways has a big presence.
The deal will leave only four major airlines without suitors: American, US Airways, JetBlue and Alaska Airlines. Several experts suggest the unexpected Southwest deal will pressure American to tie up with US Airways, or possibly JetBlue.
The deal between United and Continental, which closes Oct. 1, is expected to have a larger impact on global air travel, although the new airline also expected to compete with low-cost carriers on about three-fourths of its U.S. routes.
The new United Airlines will serve 370 cities in 59 countries, with 10 hubs in the U.S. and overseas.
The carrier is counting on more business travelers — not higher fares for vacationers — to make the $3 billion merger pay.
'A perk war'
William Swelbar, a research engineer at the International Center for Air Transportation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., expects the new United to continue to offer three classes of service, including first class, on trans-Pacific routes, to remain competitive with top trans-Pacific carriers like Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific, world-famous for the quality of their premium in-flight products.
However, Darrin Lee, a principal at LECG, a Cambridge, Mass.-based consulting firm, predicted Continental's BusinessFirst international service "will converge to a true first class. United wants to be competitive with global airlines that offer a true first class." And he said United's economy plus service — which he said has been "quite successful" — ultimately will be offered on the new airline's entire fleet.
"Fliers really like economy plus," he said, adding that the service also provides a way for United to distinguish its in-flight product from those of other legacy carriers.
To win government approval of the merger, United and Continental had to promise the Ohio Attorney General that the new United would maintain at least 90 percent of Continental's Cleveland hub for at least two years; Continental also agreed to lease 18 pairs of slots at Newark Liberty International Airport to Southwest Airlines to address competition concerns there. A member of the Star Alliance, as now are United and Continental, the new United will begin offering a unified reservation system, flight check-in, website and frequent flier program on an unspecified date next spring.
United will use its new loyalty program "as a tool to get customers flying on United more than ever before," said Michael Derchin, airline analyst for CRT Capital Group in Stamford, Conn. "It will step up the competition among the major loyalty programs out there. They might have a perk war of sorts, offering different benefits."
Jarrod Wilson, a field engineer for ATCi Engineering in Chandler, Ariz., and a One Pass platinum participant who flies more 100,000 miles annually on Continental, said he is worried his "higher status will be watered down a bit by the extra volume" of members, once the two loyalty programs are combined.
Currently always upgraded by Continental from coach to first class on domestic flights, he expressed concern he would "not get preferential treatment as much" after the merger.
The Associated Press and msnbc.com staff contributed to this report.


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Ensuring environmental sustainability is a goal – Goal 7 – of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and Muriella's Corner is committed to support its implementation, in partnership with all who intend to help more than one billion people release their creative energies, to help free them from the shackles of a life of continuing and overwhelming poverty.
Some of you might have noticed that water has been a recurring topic* on Muriella's Corner and blogs. This seeming bias is due to almost three decades of work in the United Nations in the area of environment, water and sanitation.
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*These are earlier issues on water
To filter or not…
End of an era…error?
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Most of my work took me to developing countries over short and long periods, working with communities, governments and not-for-profit agencies in the drilling of wells, installation of handpumps, building of latrines.
The theme of water vibrates around the globe. In most developing countries, water quantity and water quality are main hurdles for the people. In others, water quality is the main challenge.
I have seen, first hand, the pain and suffering diseases cause to families who ingest and bathe in water populated by parasites – diseases like dracunculiasis (guinea worm), schisostomiasis,bilharziasis, and all the -isises- you can think of.
People's lives are very affected, too ill to work, not enough time to go to school as fetching water is one of the main duties, especially of girls, and so on.
But they are forced to drink what is available, even though the source is questionable.
They have no CHOICE.
On the other hand, in the developed countries, there is no lack of water. In the quest to make the water potable, many chemicals are added. One of the most insidious is chlorine.
But, since exotic diseases are not present in the water supply, people are hardly concerned about the chemicals and as such continue to drink,shower and bathe in chlorinated water (swimming pools reek of chlorine).
Some are buying bottled water, but here again, hardly any attention is given to health issues – e.g. the water source from which the water is bottled is questionable; the plastic containers are questionable, pollution issues, the financial costs of buying a bottle of water – not enough to drink per day; no attention given to the water used for showering, bathing, cooking, etc., etc.
What is to be done?
The most important thing, we believe, is for people to know that they have a choice. Information propelled them to be users of bottled water, to choose to drink bottled water instead of tap water. But if their grasp of what propelled them is understood overall, they would also be concerned about the water used for showering, bathing, cooking.
We have prepared a comprehensive newsletter on Water with the following headings:
The Water Cure
Different types of water
Bottled Water – clear choices
Brands of Bottled Water; Filtration systems
Chlorine and cancer?
Chlorine and Asthma?
Testimony on drinking water
Discussion H2O
Given the amount of information this entails, we have decided to send it to you in short sips, so that you can click through and read the article you prefer. We recommend however that you read all of them as they will be of use to you as you make your choices.
We have also developed podcasts on water and can make them available upon request.
We will continue the focus on drinking water (quality and quantity), given the focus on this issues as Goal 7 of the Millennium Development Goals
-Reducing poverty and achieving sustained development must be done in conjunction with a healthy planet. The Millennium Goals recognize that environmental sustainability is part of global economic and social well-being. Unfortunately exploitation of natural resources such as forests, land, water, and fisheries-often by the powerful few-have caused alarming changes in our natural world in recent decades, often harming the most vulnerable people in the world who depend on natural resources for their livelihood.
Goal 7 of the Millennium Development Goals sets out by the year 2015 to:
- Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes; reverse loss of environmental resources.
- Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water.
- Achieve significant improvement in lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers, by 2020. (Source: millenniumcampaign.org)
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The plight of 17 Chinese Muslims ordered released from the terror prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, may be moving toward a solution with their possible resettlement to Palau in the south Pacific.
Relocation to a tropical island may sound enticing to the detainees after seven years of confinement behind fences and razor wire on a parched corner of southeastern Cuba.
But some analysts say it would be a strategic mistake for the Obama administration to send those particular detainees, known as Uighurs, to the Pacific rather than allowing them to resettle on US soil.
These analysts say that if the US expects cooperation from Europe in resettling up to 50 Guantánamo detainees, the Obama administration must first demonstrate its good will by taking in at least some detainees itself. They note that the Uighurs are probably the safest, easiest detainees to resettle in the US – even the Bush administration did not classify them as enemy combatants. Yet their situation has been perhaps the most adversely affected by the recent debate in Congress about bringing detainees to America.
"It is inconceivable that any European country would be willing to take a detainee if the US was not willing to take any itself, even as a token symbol," says Geneve Mantri of Amnesty International, who is closely tracking Guantánamo resettlement negotiations. "Given the president's timeline and given the kinds of cases he is left with, it would be hard to see how releasing the easiest cases to a third country [like Palau] would help you."
The Palau government says it has agreed to temporarily accept the 17 Uighurs. Officials said they would do so as a humanitarian gesture and to help President Obama make good on his promise to close the Guantánamo detention camp by next January.
There are roughly 240 detainees currently held at the camp. Officials have estimated that 20 to 80 will face trial either in a US civilian courtroom or before a military commission. Roughly 50 have been cleared for resettlement.
Legal challenges waged on behalf of the Uighurs brought procedures at Guantánamo under close judicial scrutiny. The men say they were sold into US captivity by Pakistani bounty hunters in 2001 and 2002. They admitted being present in camps run by fellow Chinese Muslims in the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan. But they deny any link to Al-Qaeda or terrorism.
The Uighur ethnic group is native to western China. US human rights reports say Uighurs are distrusted as potential political separatists and are subject to abusive treatment by Chinese authorities. The heated political situation in their home region makes resettlement in China impossible. In addition, Chinese diplomatic influence makes resettlement to a third country potentially problematic.
Palau was considered a good fit for resettlement in part because it recognizes the government of Taiwan and does not have diplomatic relations with China.
In October, a federal judge in Washington ordered the government to release the 17 Uighurs and bring them to the US pending their resettlement. That decision was reversed in February by a federal appeals court panel.
Lawyers for the Uighurs have filed briefs urging the Supreme Court to hear their case. The justices are set to consider whether to accept the appeal at their private conference on June 25.
Washington lawyer George Clarke represents two of the Uighurs. He says they were cleared for resettlement six years ago and have been waiting for their release ever since. Mr. Clarke says he watched with dismay in recent weeks as the Uighurs' possible resettlement in the US became a political football with some politicians attempting to win public support by frightening the American public.
"The American people have nothing to fear from these men," Clarke says. "There is no one who has a stronger actual innocence claim that I know of."
Since a federal judge ordered their release in October, the Uighurs have been housed in a special camp at Guantánamo with more privileges than other detainees. But Clarke says they are still imprisoned.
Clarke said he had "no comment" on the Palau resettlement option. But he added: "I can tell you my two clients are open to many different possible alternatives."
One of those alternatives involves resettling in the US with the help of Uighur-American groups and families who have pledged to help the men find housing and jobs. But that option appears to have been rejected by President Obama.
Mr. Mantri of Amnesty International acknowledges the difficulty faced by the Obama administration in closing Guantánamo. "There are plenty of people at Guantánamo who present a real threat and challenge," he says. "But it would be tragic to perpetuate an injustice simply because of a domestic political row [over the Uighurs] that is largely manufactured."


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I was about to ask a question entitled "Speeding up R for and while loops", and noticed while hesitating that "Speeding up R" is apparently "too short to be useful".
So I thought I'd try "Speeding up PHP" - it's just another language and contains no more information than "Speeding up R" - in spite of this, the notice promptly goes away.
With this, is a minimum length check perhaps a bit... weak?


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After discovering a small brass nameplate, the team that found an unparalleled bounty of pirate riches submerged off Cape Cod with the ship Whydah three decades ago believes that more treasure may be found.
In 1984, Barry Clifford and his diving team discovered the three-masted ship, which had been captured by the infamous pirate captain Sam Bellamy, off the coast of Wellfleet. The latest discovery is a nameplate bearing the words "Whydah Gally 1713," which Clifford believes may have been attached to the top of a treasure chest.
"We think we're very close to the mother lode," Clifford said. "We still haven't excavated underneath that area yet . . . so, of course, we're going back to that area after finding the top of a treasure chest."
The ship Clifford discovered in 1984 was built in 1716 for the slave ship captain Lawrence Prince and captured by Bellamy in 1717. But records show that Prince had an earlier ship, also named Whydah, built in 1713, Clifford said.
After seeing the nameplate and the date, the team's historian postulated that it may have been attached to a chest brought from the first Whydah to the second Whydah, possibly by Captain Prince himself.
That would make the nameplate, discovered earlier this month, the first artifact ever recovered from the first Whydah, wherever it now lies, Clifford noted.
The nameplate was found in a heavy concretion, a fused mass of artifacts and sediment, that also contained a large anchor. The concretion containing the nameplate and anchor was discovered beneath another large concretion of cannons, Clifford said. That, he said, is another clue that treasure may be in the vicinity.
According to testimony from pirate crew members who were captured after the second Whydah sank during a 1717 nor'easter, the vast majority of the crew's hoard of coins and other valuables was held in decks below a group of captured cannons. Clifford thinks there may be more treasure at hand, and he is determined to find it.
"What we have here is very much like having the only Tyrannosaurus Rex [one of the largest dinosaurs ever]," he said. "It's the only authentic pirate treasure in the world."
Todd Feathers can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @ToddFeathers.


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