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Irish civil servant who made $4.8 billion error to get plum European job
Outgoing secretary general of the Department of Finance Kevin Cardiff moves to lucrative position
Published Friday, November 11, 2011, 5:26 PM
Updated Friday, November 11, 2011, 5:26 PM
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Starlet | Nov 10, 2011, 10:56 PM EST
So it's not just in America!
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FastEddy | Nov 10, 2011, 12:58 PM EST
The guy is a typical g'ment screw-up. No worry mates, we have clowns like this scattered all through the US federal, state and local bureaucracy, too. Can't read a balance sheet, can't add two columns of figures together and get it right. Naturally, just as our US g'ment does, these yahoos get "kicked upstairs" to some alternate state of bliss and a fatter pension. ... Did anyone check what effect this had on Irish credit ratings? Extra interest charged? Fatter g'ment pension trickle downs, bonuses, raises and fatter perks for the lesser trolls when this bogus spread sheet hit the fan? ... Investigations are in order and head should roll for this hose up ... But won't ... Is it possible to get an actual economist to run your books? ... Can anyone spell bookkeeping in Irish g'ment? ... American g'ment, too?
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LoyalCitizen | Nov 10, 2011, 12:51 PM EST
The Department of Finance has introduced opinions into Irish Law about 387 times in the history of the Irish State............There are no opinions in mathematics, which speaks volumes of the education system and how the finances of the country are administered.
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biggles008 | Nov 10, 2011, 10:58 AM EST
Despite the €3.6 billion astonishing blunder on Cardiff's watch, Irish Cabinet ministers insist he is the right man to take up a post overseeing accounts on a Europe-wide scale.
The more you damage the public purse, the higher up the ladder you go.
It's a wonder Bertie Ahern didn't go for the job.
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newnation | Nov 10, 2011, 09:57 AM EST
Stop promoting idiots to get rid of them.
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New York, N.Y. – February 5, 2009 - Braving sub-freezing temperatures, about a dozen students and professors from the Graduate School of Social Work at Touro College recently joined forces with nearly 2,500 volunteers to help count the number of people currently living unsheltered in the city.
The Touro volunteers were part of a group that ventured out after midnight to canvass parks, subways and other public spaces as part of the New York City Department of Homeless Services' (DHS) Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE).
The information gathered by HOPE volunteers will be critical to the DHS's ongoing efforts to help homeless people leave the streets for a better life.
"It was a very moving experience,'' said professor Elhanon Marvit, MSW, LCSW, coordinator of the Brooklyn Division, Graduate School of Social Work at Touro College. Professor Marvit participated in the canvassing with his colleague, professor Allison Bobick, MSW, LCSW, director of student advancement.
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By Bill DeBus
Editor's note: This story was updated at 10 a.m. Nov. 12 to include the total cost of the flags purchased by U.S. Rep.-elect David Joyce.
The quest to replace tattered and shredded flags on the Boulevard of 500 Flags in Eastlake got a big boost on Sunday.
First, it was announced during the 11 a.m. Veterans Day ceremony in Eastlake that U.S. Rep. Steven C. LaTourette and U.S. Rep.-elect David Joyce were teaming up to donate 200 American flags to place on the boulevard's poles.
Also on Sunday, the chairman of the Committee of 500 Flags confirmed that a Veterans of Foreign Wars Post had contributed 50 new flags.
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Joyce, the longtime Geauga County prosecutor who was elected to Congress on Tuesday, attended Sunday's ceremony to announce the donation of 200 flags that had flown over the U.S. Capitol.
"I'm deeply honored that we could do something for our veterans who have done so much for us," said Joyce, R-Russell Township.
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magician13134 wrote:what frequency does this need to be?
magician13134 wrote: The chip I'm ordering (Mega328) says 20MHz, but that's always confused me, does that mean I can't use higher than that? Or does it mean that for higher frequencies I'll need an external resonator/oscillator? I looked through my resonator drawer and found some "20.00MX", will that work? Thanks
magician13134 wrote:And I'm having trouble finding good, cheap switches. On the MintyMP3, there's those nice right-angle switches and that very cool (I'm guessing) volume control switch... Does anyone know a good brand of those? Preferably on Mouser?
magician13134 wrote:I'm actually thinking that USB may not even be the best idea, at all. Any firmware upgrading could be done through an ICSP header and charging could be done through a DC jack, while songs are transferred to the SD card manually with a card reader or something.
That's the one I was referring to when I said I had some good resources. Great minds think alike (Or at least click on the same Google links )trialex wrote:Here's one link talking about the STA013 - even a good "plain english" explanation of getting the mp3 data into the decoder:
magician13134 wrote:Alright. And one more thing. If I wanted to use a rocker switch like that for volume control... How would I (could I?) do that? Would I need a digital potentiometer? What would be the best solution there?
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Could I run the LED outputs (mode select and such) into the ATMega to figure out about where the volume is? Or is there another pin on there that I'm overlooking that would help me do that?
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First off, the packaging is a PAIN to open. It takes a lot of playing around to be able to get it open. It is recommended to use the darker color on the outside arch of the brow and use the lighter color on the inside part. However, I often bypass this by applying the same shadow wet which makes it darker and more intense on the outside, and apply it dry which is softer and lighter on the inside. Therefore, the second color is useless to me. Third, I have never been a fan of waxes. Although some people work best with grooming wax, I am perfectly happy with the more lightweight alternative of a brow setting gel. Therefore, I had to return this. — 1 year, 5 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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Colors did not work well together....
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Before tonight's game Brandon Roy took questions from the media. As a result of his strained hamstring, Roy will sit out until after the All Star break. Before I could get video rolling Roy said the injury bothers him most when he tries to make "explosive moves." Perhaps the most noteworthy part of the video is where Roy admits that the injury has been more than a little depressing.


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brummie wrote:
Thank you both for your very informative posts. I shall certainly heed some of the advice, having looked at the two utility programmes mentioned (Blue Screen View and What Is Hang) I found out that they don't support 64bit systems as yet!
Hi brummie:
I just double-checked the system requirements here for NirSoft's BlueScreenView and it should support 64-bit Win 7 (see NirSoft's instructions under System Requirements on how to confirm your OS is configured to collect and save minidump files during BSODs). I've also posted brief instructions here on how to post BlueScreenView output in posts in the Norton forum.
Hope this helps.
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brummie wrote:Oh the joys of PC's, just had another BSOD!
Sorry to hear you are still having trouble. Sometimes it is a long haul but what you have done already is all for the good.
If you can also get those 2 programs to work that will also help.
Another one that might help is Nirsoft's AppCrashView
Also keep your eye on Windows Event Viewer. I had a crash the other day that was not due to Norton (I know from my new setup) but seemed to have been cured after sorting out a long standing error message in Windows Logs / Application. Not all the error messages you will be able to solve and some may not be important but take a look and assess that for yourself by searching Google or take some advice.
Keep up the good work.
Hi Imacri,
Thanks for the info and links, I will try and do this tomorrow now as it's a bit late here now, and then see if I can post some of the minidump files here to view.
Hi Imacri,
Finally got round to doing this, was quite easy in the end! For those technically minded I hope they can decifer this lot. It would appear thet a little peskie called dvr 'ntoskrnl.exe' might be the cause here but I shall leave it in the hands of the experts out there to see what they make of it?
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Hi brummie:
I was looking through the contents of the zipped file you posted here on the Windows 7 Forums and had two questions about the Windows Diagnostic Report you attached (PerformanceReport.html).
The Anti-Virus section of the report states that "Security Center is unable to identify an active anti-virus application". When you open your Windows Security Center is NIS turned on for both your firewall and malware protection?
I was also curious about the device error Flash Reader is reporting "tv_ConfigMgrErr19". This could be totally unrelated to your BSODs, but are you using a USB device as your F: drive, and if so, have you checked for an updated driver for this device from your Windows Device Manager?
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Hi Imacri,
My security center does in fact show both Security suite and firewall as enabled by Symantec.
The flash reader is my 'Kingston memory flash stick reader' and that always uses the 'G' drive! When I put the thing in just now I checked for updated drivers but states I have the latest installed. In the 'device manager' it showed a small alert yellow triangle next to the 'G' drive and also next to the 'F' drive symbol. When I took the flash stick out, that alert symbol for flash stick disappeared.
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I ran a registry cleaner (for the first time in years, CCleaner) and then I uninstalled my NIS 12, used the NRT and then re installed....My pc seemed to be running much better and for one day was ok. I then ran a manual full system scan and the thing gave a BSOD maybe half an hour into it.
Hi brummie:
I'm not a computer tech expert by any stretch of the imagination, but the bug check strings in the BlueScreenView output you posted in message # 34 point to driver problems with your Windows NT Kernel (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL) and a driver named dxgmms1.sys (DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL) - which might have something to do with the DirectX driver for your video graphics card (see here). Can you find a driver update for your graphics card from Device Manager or your computer manufacturer?
Since you're seeing warnings in your Windows Device Manager for both your F: and G: drives and can't find an updated driver for your Kingston flash reader, are you able to uninstall the driver for this flash reader and then re-install it? I assume you could just choose Uninstall from Device Manager for this device (see the screenshot in message # 35) and then plug the flash reader back in after a re-boot. I've never tried this myself but if this is a plug and play device Windows should be able to automatically locate and re-install the correct driver when you plug the flash reader back into your USB drive. That might solve at least one driver problem.
Here are two other observations that might point you in the right direction.
1. NIS Clean Re-Install
What day did you perform the NIS 2012 clean re-install, and did you follow instructions similar to those posted here (i.e., did you uninstall from the Control Panel and then run the Norton Removal Tool 2 or 3 times with re-boots between each NRT wipe)?
The Windows Diagnostic Report you posted here in the Windows 7 Forum that states "Security Center is unable to identify an active anti-virus application" was generated 18-Apr-2012. I'm wondering if this could still be an intermittent problem. Other people in the Norton forum have found that unregistering and re-registering wmiutils.dll often solves this glitch in the Security Center (see yogesh_mohan's solution in the thread here titled Windows 7 Action Center) and this problem might have already been fixed by the NIS re-install, but it might also point to a larger issue with your Windows registry.
2. NIS Boot-Time Protection
What setting are you using for your NIS boottime protection? In NIS 2012 go to Settings | Computer | Realtime Protection | Enable Boottime Protection, and I believe the NIS 2012 default (unlike NIS 2011 and earlier versions) is now OFF. There's a remote possibility that you have a conflict with the order in which services and drivers are loading at boot-up, and it's possible that changing your NIS boottime protection to Aggressive and loading NIS earlier in the boot-up could help. According to the Symantec support article here, when bootime protection is set to Normal or Aggressive "all required drivers and plug-ins start functioning as soon as you start your computer". And vice versa, if you have NIS boottime protection set to Normal or Aggressive, change it back to OFF and see if the drivers for your devices in F: and G: drive load correctly at boot-up.
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Not to change the subject, but Windows has had a bug since Windows Vista that still exists today in Windows 7. In Vista & 7 Security Center/Action Center will list various 3rd part Antivirus software as Active & protecting your pc. Norton, Kaspersky, ESET, etc. are affected by the following bug. Now when you have Windows run a System Health Check, it never recognizes any 3rd party antivirus software, including Microsoft's Security Essentials. This bug still exists in Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
Hi Imacri,
I have managed to sort the problem re the flash memory for dives F and G. I found my sony digital camera drivers were causing a problem and have now rectified that one. The 'G' drive icon I now have it to show only when there is something plugged in, ie my camera or flash stick, the icon disappears when unplugged. This now doesn't show the yellow alert triangle in 'Device manager' any more and just ran another system health check and indeed the flash message is now gone and showing a clean bill of health again.
The diagnostics report still shows the message re not seeing antivirus or firewall! I tend to agree with 'brkkab' in previous message that it's a bug as it still shows up ok in the 'Action Center'.
As I said before, I upgraded recently to the latest CCC and graphics driver for my AMD Radeon graphics card.
Hello Imacri,
I have now shown this thread as resolved because since sorting the problem with the flash drive memory stick and the camera I mentioned, touch wood the BSOD problem has ceased! I have been doing allsorts on my pc and still running OK. Still getting clean bill of health with the 'System Health Report' too so I think I shall leave it there.
Once again, many thanks to you all who helped me out with this issue.


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A privately-owned parkland in the Cotswolds. Covering more than 300 acres, this private estate/conference center/hotel welcomes guests from all over the world. Follow Farncombe's blog or become a fan of their Facebook page to learn more about this unique learning opportunity. Farncombe Estates' new schedule for 2013 can be viewed online. The current schedule includes:
- Botanical Drawing in Colored or Graphite Pencil: Spring Buds & Cottage Garden Flowers, April 5, 2013
- Sketching with Pen and Wash, April 26, 2013
- Botanical Painting in Watercolor or Gouache (All Levels), May 31, 2013
- Drawing and Sketching: A Course for Beginners, July 12, 2013
- Drawing Allsorts – Pencil Sketching for All, August 2, 2013
- Sketching with Watercolor Pencils, August 31, 2013
- Botanical/Natural History Painting in Gouache or Watercolor, Sept 13, 2013
- Botanical Drawing in Colored or Graphite Pencil: Pine Cones & Seed Pods, October 25, 2013
View Farncombe Estate 2013 Schedule
Field Breaks – Special Interest Art Breaks Derbyshire, England
Enjoy like-minded company in a relaxing and friendly environment with experienced and approachable tutors. Details and pricing for all 2012 courses can be viewed here.
Field Studies Council
Founded in 1943, the Field Studies Council (FSC) provides learning opportunities about the environment for all ages and abilities. Visit their website to learn more about interdisciplinary fieldwork opportunities, classes for individuals and families, publications and profession development courses. Courses are held across the FSC network of UK Centers, from the Scottish Highlands to the south Devon coast. The extensive schedule of classes for 2013 includes:
Botany Courses – Courses include studies of flowers, trees, grasses and grasslike plants, ferns, freshwater and wetland plants, lichens, fungi, general plants, mosses and liverworts. View Details/Register
Natural History Courses – Courses include studies of the natural world, birds and other animals, habitats and conservation. View Details/Register
Art Courses – Courses include painting, drawing, crafts (e.g. bookbinding), traditional skills (e.g., basketry), photography, archeology and botanical illustration. Below is a list of botanical illustration classes that will be offered next year. Click on the link below for complete details:
- Botanical Illustration for Beginners – May 2013
- Botanical Illustration Using Colored Pencils – June 2013
- Botanical Illustration and Painting – July 2013
- Botanical Illustration for More Experienced Painters – July 2013
- Illustrating Birds, Bees and Butterflies – July 2013
- Drawing and Painting the Flora at Malham Tarn – August 2013
- An Approach to Botanical Illustration: Drawing and Basic Watercolor Techniques – August 2013
- Botanical Illustration – August 2013
- A Botany Workshop for Artists – August 2013
- The Art of Botanical Illustration – August 2013
- Botanical Illustration for Improvers – August 2013
View all details about FSC botanical illustration courses online.
Ros Franklin Botanical Art
Ros Franklin studied botanical illustration at the Chelsea Physic Garden and received her Diploma after studying with the renowned Anne-Marie Evans. Most of Ros's work is created for The Eden Project Florilegium and private commissions. Roz teaches botanical illustration to small groups in her studio and loves teaching beginners. Her beautifully equipped studio is located in a cottage in the tranquil countryside of Dorset, England. Students studying with Ros can forget the world and enjoy creating beautiful works of art. Accommodations at a local B&B are available.
Botanical Illustration / Botanical Painting – Small weekly classes for both beginners and experienced artists. Class meets from 10 AM – 4 PM. Class size is limited to eight people to ensure personalized instruction. A structured one-year course is offered for beginners and those with limited experience. Class breaks for one hour at lunch. Please bring your own lunch. Lunch is included with the 3-day course.
Classes are taught over three terms a year, each with 10 or 12 classes per term. Read more about the format of Ros's courses here.
Please contact Ros Franklin for more information and to obtain a registration form.
Greystoke Cycle Café & Tea Garden
You may remember learning about the Greystoke Cycle Café & Tea Garden during an interview with Billy Showell. This rest stop for cyclists not only provides everything a cyclist needs, it also provides a full schedule of workshops taught by artists and other professionals. The 2013 schedule includes:
- Botanical Illustration in Watercolor – April 3, 2013
- Wildlife Illustration in Watercolor – April 4, 2013
- Beginners Watercolors and Pen and Wash – April 10, 2013
- Eco Dyeing for Textile Artists – July 3, 2013
- Botanical Illustration in Watercolor – July 30, 2013
- Wildlife Illustration in Watercolor with Gouache – July 31, 2013
- Wildlife or Botanical Illustration in Watercolors – August 1, 2013
- Dyeing with Natural Fibers – August 2, 2012
See the Greystoke Cycle Cafe's Quirky Workshops page for their current class schedule.
Highgate Literary & Scientific Institute
Cultural arts center and library in London founded in 1839. In addition to their courses in botanical drawing and painting, the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institute offers courses in art, art history, ancient and modern languages, music appreciation and the history of London.
Lewisham Arthouse, London
The Lewisham Arthouse once served as the central library of Deptford. Designed by architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas (1868-1948) and funded by Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), this former library is now features a public gallery and studio space for professional artists. Artist studios are open to the public once per year. Exhibitions in the gallery are open to the public year-round, free of charge. Ten-week botanical illustration classes are taught by Alison Day. Watch for information about her next class.
Drawing from Plant Life
Mondays, April 15 – June 24, 2013 (10 weeks)
Cost: £95/90 concessions
This introductory course aims to provide an opportunity to explore the art and science of botanical Illustration. Students will have the opportunity to explore both drawing and painting plants whilst learning a range of graphic techniques used to represent plant material. Some basic theory is taught and where relevant historical and contemporary practice is referenced.
The course is taught by a practicing artist who has a background in the science of botany and the practice of fine art.
Students are asked to bring their own ideas and specimens to the course. Basic materials and reference literature are provided, students must provide their own sketchbook pencils and colours.
All are welcome, no experience needed.
This is a small class and provides a supportive and relaxed environment in which to draw. Places are limited so booking is required. Please contact Alison Day.
The Lewisham Arthouse is located at 140 Lewisham Way, New Cross, SE14 6PD.
Transport: BR/overground. New cross/New Cross Gate.
Bus 136, 21, 436, 321
Disabled access
Valerie Littlewood
Valerie Littlewood has been a commercial illustrator, designer for industry, artist and art lecturer for many years. Most recently she has been drawing plants and insects, becoming more and more interested in their relationships and their conservation. Currently she is drawing bees and other pollinators and has a traveling show "BUZZ" A Celebration of British Bees and their Flowers that showcases 24 of Britain's bees. Valerie was awarded a bursary from The Society for All Artists in 2012 to help encourage creative people of all abilities to take inspiration from the natural world, from insects, bees and flowers and to understand more about their important relationship to us. When not painting drawing or designing, reading or writing, she is battling with a new muddy patch of garden in Grafham, Cambs UK. For more info about the courses please contact the individual venues or contact Val directly.
London Art College: Distance Learning Art Courses
Distance learning is this school's specialty. In this program, students have the opportunity to engage in many types of art. Students are required to complete regular exercises and assignments. Homework is scanned and uploaded for critique or sent to tutors through traditional mail.
- Botanical Illustration 1 – An introduction to botanical illustration, painting, and plant morphology. Students will learn about the history of botanical illustration, as well as how to collect and use reference material. Instructor: Lynette Conway. For more information, including sample pages from this course, click here.
- Botanical Illustration 2 – Watercolor techniques are the focus of this course. Detailed step-by-step demonstrations are included in this course taught by Sandrine Maugy. Details and sample pages can be viewed here.
Other courses include drawing, painting, sketching landscapes, oil, colored pencil, cartooning, portraits, and children's book illustration. There are even long distance courses for kids!
Marianne McPhie, Nottinghamshire
A full-time botanical artist and instructor, Marianne teaches throughout the UK and abroad. Both current and past issues of her newsletter are now available online.
Anna (Knights) Mason
A self-taught artist, Anna's botanical art is full of life and features captivating detail and lifelike movement. Learn more about Anna and read her Ask The Artist exchange with readers.
View Anna's 2013 Workshops
Botanical Painting: An Online Workshop with Anna Mason
This free-to-join online community for people at all levels of experience will begin in Summer 2013. Community members will have their own profile pages and have access to a discussion forum, video demonstrations and written tips from Anna. Members will be able to learn at their own pace through the completion of special projects. These projects will be available for purchase through the program's website. Personalized one-on-one instruction from Anna will be available at an additional cost. To learn more about this exciting new learning opportunity, please join Anna's mailing list for more information.
University of Bristol Botanic Garden
A four-acre garden founded in 1882 by Adolf Leipner, professor of botany at Bristol University College. Plant collections address the following subject areas: plant evolution, Mediterranean plants, local plants, rare native plants, and useful plants. This garden was founded on an initial budget of £104!
Traditional Botanical Painting and Drawing
October 8, 2012 – May 6, 2013
Establish a foundation in botanical drawing and painting in this 21-week course taught by artist Jenny Brooks. Students will learn how to use line, how to create form and textures, how to mix colors, and how to create botanical paintings in watercolor. Cost: £360. View Details
Valerie Oxley
Valerie Oxley is a qualified teacher, Fellow of The Higher Education Academy, Member of the Society of Botanical Artists, and Vice-President of the Northern Society for Botanical Art. She developed the Diploma in Botanical Illustration at the University of Sheffield's Department of Adult Continuing Education. Her own artwork has been exhibited widely and the Royal Horticultural Society has awarded her medals for her illustrations. Valerie is Chairman of the Florilegium Society at Sheffield Botanical Gardens whose aim is to record the planting in the Gardens for an historical archive. Valerie enjoys meeting and teaching students on residential courses throughout the country, she is the art editor of 'Wild Flowers of the Peak District' published by the Hallamshire Press and author of 'Botanical Illustration' published by the Crowood Press. Watch this for information about upcoming classes.
Mike Sibley Fine Art
Mike Sibley is the author of Drawing from Line to Life, an inspiring instructional book about creating realistic drawings in graphite. Mike teaches classes in England, the US and Canada. He is currently looking into teaching a class in Australia in 2013. He also teaches an online course and is currently creating instructional DVDs. Mike's website is a rich resource for the graphite artist. If graphite is your preferred medium, be sure to visit!
Drawing from Line to Life – An eight-week online course based on Mike Sibley's book of the same name. Beginners will learn fundamental drawing techniques, shading techniques and how to break a drawing down into manageable parts. Weekly homework will be assigned. Students may work towards certification or take this class as an auditing student. There are two versions of this course. Version 1 includes instructor critique and credit. Version 2 is an audit situation through which students can follow along, but cannot receive feedback about their work or receive course credit. Cost: $228 certificate course, $114 audit course.
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Drawing from Line to Life (Intermediate) – A continuation of Mike's class for beginners. In this eight-week course, students will begin to think about the message within their art and learn how to create textures, and explore negative space. There are two versions of this course. Version 1 includes instructor critique and credit. Version 2 is an audit situation through which students can follow along, but cannot receive feedback about their work or receive course credit. Cost: $228 certificate course, $114 audit course. View Start Dates/Register
The Wagon House
Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall
A bed-and-breakfast in the English countryside where you can eat breakfast at a time that is convenient for you, visit the gardens in Cornwall, and take botanical art classes too! Classes are taught by botanical artist and teacher, Mally Francis.
Accommodation for 4 & 5 Day Courses: Please indicate if you wish to stay here for B&B. Two twin rooms with a shared bathroom are available on a first-come first-served basis. Alternatively there are various local B&Bs and details can be provided if required. Gift Vouchers are available for Botanical Painting Courses, either for the full course or per day. Further details on request.
University of Oxford Botanic Garden
The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is a collection of 13 distinct gardens and seven display greenhouses featuring over 5,000 species of plants. The garden offers educational programs for the public and for teachers. Together with the Harcourt Arboretum, the University of Oxford Botanic Garden forms the Museums and Collections department at Oxford University.
Botanical Illustration with Rosemary Wise
Rosemary Wise, botanical illustrator for the University of Oxford since 1965, will lead these courses. Come along to benefit from her expertise and experience in the beautiful surroundings of the botanic garden. Each class costs £60. Click on the links below for more information about each class and to register.
- Beginners Class- Saturday, March 9, 2013; 10 AM – 4 PM.
- Intermediate/Advance Class – Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013; 10 AM – 4 PM.
- Intermediate/Advance Class – Saturday, June 1, 2013; 10 AM – 4 PM.
Introduction to Digital Photography and Botanical Photography
with John Hunt
Saturday, May 18, 2013
10 Am – 4 PM
This is a practical course designed to let you take pictures and learn while you take them. It will cover the basics of digital photography, including learning about macro and close-up photography. With such a wide variety of plants and flowers you will be spoilt for choice. We will also introduce the first steps in post-production, using Adobe Photoshop Elements where you will learn how to start optimising your images. This course is designed to get the best out of the beautiful surroundings of the botanic garden and the best out of you as a photographer. Cost: £60. View Details/Register
Art Workshop with Chloe Fremantle
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Artist, Chloe Fremantle, will lead a creative painting workshop, sharing with you her techniques and the inspiration for her work. Examples of her work can be viewed at www.chloefremantle.com. Cost: £60. View Details/Register
More from the University of Oxford Botanic Garden
View the complete schedule of classes to be held at both the Oxford Botanic Garden and the Harcourt Arboretum. The wonderful selection of classes address topics such as: invasive species, bees, woodland management, willow weaving, tree climbing, plant identification and the Winter Lecture Series, Gardens, Plants and Design: A Historical Perspective
View Oxford University's Public Education Program 2012/2013
University of Leicester Botanic Garden
Sixteen acres of landscaped grounds and greenhouses centered around an Edwardian garden. The Attenborough Arboretum is a satellite facility of the Garden. The Arboretum features an example of a medieval ridge-and-furrow field and offers painting classes and painting days in the garden. View Events
West Suffolk College
West Suffolk College serves the rural communities of Haverhill, Ipswich, Mildenhall, Stowmarket and Sudbury. Watch for information about upcoming classes.


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Nov. 11, 2012 Gideon60 Men's 50 42 posts | QUESTION FOR UMPIRES A ball is batted just out of play,The first basemen catches the ball without himself going out of play.There is no fence dividing the the in play to out of play.What is the ruling |
Nov. 11, 2012 crusher Men's 70 341 posts | The answer is obivous "it is strike 1" because it was the 1st pitch to the batter who hit a ground ball that rolled out of play where the 1st baseman reached over the outofbound line and caught the ball. Elementary........ |
Nov. 11, 2012 southernson 208 posts | Why did you assume a ground ball? Might have been a line drive.. |
Nov. 11, 2012 birdie Men's 60 658 posts | How about a fly ball that is caught in bounds I would think the question relates to that and not a ground ball. If it is caught inbounds it is an out. If the player then ends up out of bounds all runners advance one base. JMO. I am not an ump. Thanks Harry |
Nov. 11, 2012 Gideon60 Men's 50 42 posts | Sorry fellas the ball is a flyball and it is out of play but the first basemen reaches out and catches it with out himself going out of play |
Nov. 11, 2012 crusher Men's 70 341 posts | out |
Nov. 11, 2012 crusher Men's 70 341 posts | Gideon60 - by putting in what happened you really ruined a good story line. LOL C |
Nov. 11, 2012 Gary19 Men's 50 2622 posts | Wow, what a cluster F....:( crusher, where did you get a ground ball out of that????? Harry, absolutely correct! |
Nov. 11, 2012 TCR84 3 posts | Definately an out. Think if there was a fence, the first baseman can reach over the fence and make the catch for an out. Same thing without the fence... |
Nov. 11, 2012 steve134 2 posts | SSUSA needs good umpires. You can umpire, keep score, verify lineups, have pitchers sign a release of liability if not wearing a mask, keep track of HR's, listen to players complain about the playing fields, try to explain why the scoreboards don't work, and then be asked by the tournament director to evaluate the teams just prior to being reprimanded for forgetting to take off your ball bag while doing the bases. After the teams pay a $550.00 entry fee, you too can earn a grand total of $20.00 per game. I have over 30 years of experience from Little League to College and I umpire because I love it and it's my passion. I umpired SSUSA one time and I can assure you that it will never happen again. |
Nov. 12, 2012 stick8 1121 posts | As long as both feet are in play I have an out. An analogy would be an NFL wide receiver keeping both feet inbounds while making a catch along the sideline or end zone. |
Nov. 12, 2012 5ToolsinOhio Men's 50 160 posts | I have re-read this thread trying to find what i am missing, i think i knew this rule after my first year of T-ball. |
Nov. 12, 2012 Olden Slow Men's 65 161 posts | steve134..Don't know the situation you encountered. But I have never been involved or seen anything that was more than a minor argument..,I'm sure there have been worse but I've never seen it..Would you care to give more details ?... |
Nov. 12, 2012 steve134 2 posts | Olden Slow--I didn't have any problems with the players. When they complained about the huge hole in the batters box, they had a valid argument. When they wanted to know why, for 550.00, there was no official scorekeeper and the scoreboard wasn't being used, they had a valid argument. I worked 8 consecutive games without a break. When I asked the Site Director if SSUSA had water for the umpires and was told that I could purchase bottled water at the concession stand, I had a valid argument. My problems had nothing to do with the players and everything to do with SSUSA. Bob Walker never intended for his organization to become a multi-million dollar corporation. Because I love this game, I will continue to play on my 65AAA team but someone else can umpire. |
Nov. 12, 2012 Olden Slow Men's 65 161 posts | steve..Thanks for the info and I agree...The Ump's should at least have breaks between games and should not have to pay for water...The players had coolers in the dugouts...Umps should at least have the same... |
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Barranco Obituary: Elizabeth "Betty" Perry
- Deceased's name: Elizabeth "Betty" Perry
- Age: 75
- Date: May 18, 2012
- Hometown: Arnold, Severna Park
Elizabeth Ann Perry (Betty), 75, of Arnold and formerly of Severna Park, died peacefully at Anne Arundel Medical Center on May 18 surrounded by her beloved family after a lengthy battle with heart disease.
Betty was born Sept. 28,1936 in Baltimore. She grew up in Baltimore, attended Shrine of the Little Flower, and Catholic High School. Betty moved with her family to Severna Park in 1967 where she raised her three children and worked for Farmers National Bank. In 1977, Betty married the love of her life, Richard Perry, and was married for 33 years before his death in 2008.
Betty enjoyed the times with her family, trips to Dover with her friends, and working in her most beautiful yard and many gardens.
Betty is survived by her three children, Kim Spinelli of Glen Burnie and her husband, Kenny Spinelli, Laurie Mahrer Ferguson of Denton and John Milone, and Michael Mahrer of San Diego, CA; five grandchildren, Sarah Ferguson Mangos of Arnold and her husband George Mangos, Ryan Ferguson of Annapolis, Nickki Mahrer Talhouk, Maggie Mahrer and Tommy Mahrer, all of Coronado, CA; three great grandchildren; and her niece, Staci Haman of Pasadena.
Betty's memorial visitation will be held from from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,with a memorial service to follow, on Sunday, May 20, at Barranco's & Sons Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Hwy., Severna Park.
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A brief statement from UNAMID said only that "two of its peacekeepers have gone missing" from Kebkabiya town, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) west of the North Darfur state capital El Fasher.
Both UNAMID and the Sudanese government are investigating, it said.
Sources in the area told Agence France Presse the two peacekeepers are from Jordan.
UNAMID is the world's largest peacekeeping operation, with about 16,700 troops whose core mandate is to protect civilians in Sudan's far-western region where rebels drawn from black African tribes rose up against the Arab-dominated Khartoum government in 2003.
The conflict peaked years ago, killing at least 300,000 people, according to U.N. estimates. The government said 10,000 died.
Clashes between rebels and government troops, kidnappings, banditry and inter-ethnic fighting continue in the region, although Khartoum last year signed a peace deal with rebel splinter factions.
The U.N. says an estimated 1.7 million people remain in camps for the displaced in Darfur.
Last week a dispute left six people dead and 12 wounded in Mellit town, north of El Fasher, but security forces managed to avert a tribal conflict, official media reported.
Earlier in August the U.N. said 25,000 people had been displaced around the town of Kutum, in another part of North Darfur, after unrest that began with the killing of a government official.


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Coach Dennis Allen rewarded his players for Sundays win with a day off Monday, their first Victory Monday of the season.
Theres times during the season where players need a mental break and a physical break, he said. I felt like, we had the bye, weve gone through three straight tough weeks, it was time to give them a little bit of a mental break as much as it was anything else. So, theyll be back in here Wednesday. There was a lot of them in here today already looking at the tape.
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Among the notable injuries from the game were a turf toe for running back Mike Goodson and ankle injury for center Stefen Wisniewski. Allen thinks they will both be ready to play Sunday against Tampa Bay.
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Highlights from the previous volumes Published online: 13 July 2012 |
- General
Radiation-dominated era and the power of general relativity
Christian Corda Published online: 10 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/10001 |
BF-theory in graphene: A route toward topological quantum computing?
A. Marzuoli and G. Palumbo Published online: 11 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/10002 |
The picture of the Bianchi I model via gauge fixing in Loop Quantum Gravity
F. Cianfrani, A. Marchini and G. Montani Published online: 11 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/10003 |
Interspike-interval correlations induced by two-state switching in an excitable system
Tilo Schwalger, Jordi Tiana-Alsina, M. C. Torrent, Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo and Benjamin Lindner Published online: 11 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/10004 |
Formation and recurrence of quasicrystalline patterns from quantum dynamics of suddenly released matter waves: Analogous manifestation of optical waves
H. C. Liang, J. C. Tung, T. W. Wu, C. H. Tsou, Y. C. Lin and Y. F. Chen Published online: 12 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/10005 |
Evolutionary games on scale-free networks with tunable degree distribution
Han-Xin Yang, Zhi-Xi Wu and Wen-Bo Du Published online: 11 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/10006 |
Exact eigenvalue spectrum of a class of fractal scale-free networks
Zhongzhi Zhang, Zhengyi Hu, Yibin Sheng and Guanrong Chen Published online: 11 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/10007 |
Stepwise transition to higher degrees of coherence in a random network of phase oscillators
Karen G. Petrosyan and Chin-Kun Hu Published online: 16 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/10008 |
- The Physics of Elementary Particles and Fields
Ternary plots for neutrino mixing visualization
Cosmas K. Zachos Published online: 10 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/11001 |
Entropy bound with generalized uncertainty principle in general dimensions
W. Wang and D. Huang Published online: 10 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/11002 |
- Nuclear Physics
Linking nuclear masses with nucleon-removal thresholds and the mass of the proton-emitter 17Na
K. Amos, D. van der Knijff, L. Canton, P. R. Fraser, S. Karataglidis and J. P. Svenne Published online: 16 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/12001 |
- Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Coalescence of clusters or microparticles in buffer gas
B. M. Smirnov Published online: 16 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/13001 |
- Electromagnetism, Optics, Acoustics, Heat Transfer, Classical Mechanics, and Fluid Dynamics
Bunching and anti-bunching of localised particles in disordered media
Frank Schlawin, Nicolas Cherroret and Andreas Buchleitner Published online: 11 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/14001 |
- Physics of Gases, Plasmas and Electric Discharges
On the possibility of low-threshold anomalous absorption in tokamak 2nd-harmonic electron cyclotron resonance heating experiments
E. Gusakov and A. Popov Published online: 10 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/15001 |
Separation flow control by thermal bump in a supersonic airflow
E. Son and D. Tereshonok Published online: 16 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/15002 |
- Condensed Matter: Structural, Mechanical and Thermal Properties
Size and orientation dependence of elasticity of nanowire and nanofilm
Archana Bhatt and Munish Kumar Published online: 11 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/16001 |
- Condensed Matter: Electronic Structure, Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties
First-principles calculations of the magnetic anisotropic constants of Co–Pd multilayers: Effect of stacking faults
G. Wu, K. H. Khoo, M. H. Jhon, H. Meng, S. Y. H. Lua, R. Sbiaa and C. K. Gan Published online: 29 June 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/17001 |
Mn local moments prevent superconductivity in iron pnictides Ba(Fe1−xMnx)2As2
Y. Texier, Y. Laplace, P. Mendels, J. T. Park, G. Friemel, D. L. Sun, D. S. Inosov, C. T. Lin and J. Bobroff Published online: 10 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/17002 |
White electroluminescence from hybrid organic inorganic LEDs based on thermally evaporated nanocrystals
Rakhi Grover, Ritu Srivastava, Gayatri Chauhan, M. N. Kamalasanan and D. S. Mehta Published online: 10 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/17003 |
Piezoelectric control of the magnetic anisotropy via interface strain coupling in a composite multiferroic structure
Chenglong Jia, Alexander Sukhov, Paul P. Horley and Jamal Berakdar Published online: 10 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/17004 |
Quantum Faraday effect in a double-dot Aharonov-Bohm loop
Kicheon Kang Published online: 10 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/17005 |
Chiral molecular films as electron polarizers and polarization modulators
Ernesto Medina, Floralba López, Mark A. Ratner and Vladimiro Mujica Published online: 10 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/17006 |
Green-function study of the J1-J2-Jc spin-exchange model for BaMn2As2
Huan Li Published online: 11 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/17007 |
Weak ferromagnetism and magnetization reversal in YFe1−xCrxO3
Nagamalleswararao Dasari, P. Mandal, A. Sundaresan and N. S. Vidhyadhiraja Published online: 11 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/17008 |
Spin-orbit interaction induced singlet-triplet resonant Raman transitions in quantum dot helium
Aram Manaselyan, Areg Ghazaryan and Tapash Chakraborty Published online: 12 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/17009 |
Strain-induced semimetal-metal transition in silicene
G. Liu, M. S. Wu, C. Y. Ouyang and B. Xu Published online: 12 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/17010 |
- Interdisciplinary Physics and Related Areas of Science and Technology
Phase diagram of the Bose-Hubbard model on complex networks
Arda Halu, Luca Ferretti, Alessandro Vezzani and Ginestra Bianconi Published online: 10 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/18001 |
Power-law weighted networks from local attachments
P. Moriano and J. Finke Published online: 10 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/18002 |
Adsorption of apolipoprotein A-I to biological membranes. A statistical mechanical model
Eitan Gross Published online: 11 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/18003 |
Broad-tailed force distributions and velocity ordering in a heterogeneous membrane model for collective cell migration
Tripti Bameta, Dipjyoti Das, Sumantra Sarkar, Dibyendu Das and Mandar M. Inamdar Published online: 11 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/18004 |
Dynamics and formation of oscillatory patterns in complex directed networks consisting of excitable nodes
Lisheng Zhang, Weifeng Gu, Xuhong Liao, Yang Wang, Gang Hu and Yuanyuan Mi Published online: 16 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/18005 |
Is pressure stimulated current relaxation in amphibolite a case of non-extensivity?
Filippos Vallianatos and Dimos Triantis Published online: 16 July 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/99/18006 |
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41Poor Kate Gosselin Is the Victim of Adult Bullying
Poor, unfortunate soul Kate Gosselin. It seems that all the hair extensions, Botox and Lumineer-fitting in the world can't shield you from the cruel world outside, because the reality star turned whatever the hell she is now has been bullied relentlessly by the big bad Internet. Let's all give her a collective "awww!" and tell her it'll be okay.
From Bullyville:
I've been bullied. A lot. Sadly, I'm not unlike many people in today's society. When people think of 'bullies', they likely think of the dark days back in middle school. Many of us faced difficult times during those years that began with puberty. Most of my memories are confusing emotional struggles to figure out who I was and where I fit in. I was definitely bullied back then and the cruel comments and mean displays are memories that have left deep scars that remain with me til this day. Bullying made me feel insecure, alone, ugly, powerless, and hopeless at times. Being bullied was the most difficult part of my early teen years. But the bullying didn't stop there for me and with a quick sweep of the internet, it's clear that this epidemic is alive and well like a disease with no cure! It's a horrible disease that haunts me and many many many others in our world!
When my life became very public in 2006 with the airing of our show 'Jon and Kate Plus 8′ on TLC, I was honestly surprised that 'adult bullying' via the Internet existed. I am a positive person by nature and the fact that people, many of them, flocked to the Internet to make ugly hurtful and untrue comments about myself and my family truly shocked me! And it didn't stop with comments from people who had never met us! The tabloids printed lie after lie after lie in order to benefit financially, which in my opinion is a form of 'legal' bullying, people flooded companies that I worked for to spread their venom about me, sometimes spending days on end at their computers in a hope to ensure their bullying goal had been achieved and desperately wishing that the targeted company would 'drop' me. Publishers were hounded, businesses who had hired me to speak or appear were badgered with constant hate and the list goes on and on. Fortunately, because most companies are accustomed to dealing with this sort of negative nonsense, they stood by me as a rule and we successfully saw our endeavors come to fruition! I am so grateful to the many corporations, family and friends who have chosen to see me for who I really am and know the truth and goodness that defines me.
Kate says that she deals with the haters by ignoring them, mostly, and walking around thinking that everyone is jealous of her and since she can't help being so wonderful, she'll just have to take pity on those less fortunate and "wish for them a better and happier life". Oh, f-ck off, Kate Gosselin. You're a piss poor mother who's more concerned with making money off your fertility mishaps than raising them to have the "better and happier life" you use as a sound bite in the press.
I'm not downplaying the effect of bullying, though I'd argue that by the time you're a well-adjusted adult (which I realise doesn't apply here since Kate Gosselin is clearly way off her rocker), it doesn't take thousands of dollars of therapy and a light of epiphany from the heavens to realize that ignoring people who talk shit on the Internet is the way to go. Obviously that's a bit meta to say, and I think being online creates some great opportunities for social and business networking, but I'm not going to lose sleep because KateSucks69 said my weave was crooked on some red carpet. But damn, that hedgehog skin she used to call a hairstyle was a mess. Maybe I just need a happier life.
February 10, 2013 at 10:00 am by Jennifer
2Kate Gosselin Is Still A Great Mom
Sarcasm is so, so great you guys. I love it so dearly. See, I said that Kate Gosselin is still a great mom, but if you know anything about Kate Gosselin, you know that she's shown some signs of being kind of a shitty mom sometimes. So what I actually meant was that Kate Gosselin has done something else to show that she is not a great mom, but I used sarcasm in the headline, just 'cause. Isn't that great?
Ok, but listen: Kate Gosselin left her kids with Kendra Wilkinson, some teenage girl, and some camera crew this one time. And no, I don't get it either.
Kate Gosselin has once again proven she's not exactly the mother of the year, according to author Robert Hoffman, who famously wrote a controversial 'anti-Kate' e-book, Kate Gosselin: How She Fooled The World, only to have it pulled off Amazon two days later after a legal challenge from two powerful law firms.
In a blistering new blog posted Wednesday, Hoffman, a reporter who's also a pal of Kate's ex Jon Gosselin, claims sources told him that the former reality TV star turned Dancing with the Stars contestant "left her eight children alone with Kendra Wilkinson, who formed a company to market her own sex tape, as well as a strange camera crew and a college-age babysitter (Ashley), for a week while she went off with her own personal babysitter to film an episode of a new reality show tentatively called 'Mom Swap.'"
Hoffman goes on to charge that "the Gosselin children were scared and very confused, having no idea who their new mom-for-a-week was, or why they were left alone with her to be filmed by strangers."
Hoffman maintains that the kids were only told that the former Playboy hottie was on Dancing with the Stars, like their mom. He also claims the kids "were instructed not to speak a word about it to anyone at school or anywhere else."
The author ends his blog by saying, "I'm not sure how much more psychological damage Kate can do to these poor children, but she sure looks like she's willing to sink to new depths to get her face back on television."
Yeah, this guy obviously hates Kate, but this is such a Kate thing to do, isn't it? Of course she would leave her kids with a bunch of strangers so she could film a reality show. I'm not even questioning this story. Of course she did this. Kate Gosselin would drop her kids off at a witch's house in the forest if it meant she'd be free to try and get famous again.
November 9, 2012 at 12:30 pm by Emily
11Kate Gosselin Wants to Protect Her Kids from the Big, Bad Wolf
Hey, so we have this weird LeAnn Rimes-Brandi Glanville passive-aggressive thing going on between Kate Gosselin and Jon Gosselin's new girlfriend! And if that's not enough ridiculousness for you, this ridiculousness is all over Jon's new girlfriend allowing Jon and Kate's kids around their pitbull dog. … Yeah, I know.
From Radar Online:
Jon Gosselin's girlfriend caused a wave of fury when she posted photos of he and Kate Gosselin's children nuzzling with a pit bull dog, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
"The most pure and genuine kind of love & affection," Liz Jannetta tweeted last weekend, showing one of Jon's daughters hugging a pit bull.
The photo immediately sparked outrage among some of her followers because of the dog's stereotype of being aggressive and unsafe around children, so Liz followed up by saying, "My kids r around pitbulls every day.. Frm Dobies, to German Shepherds to Rottweiler, now Pits- the desire 2 blame wil nvr fade."
Liz then posted another photo of one of Jon's sons with the pit bull and wrote, "Photography enables such devotion and feeling… <3 these two."
One follower shot back at Liz implying that Kate would be upset if she saw the photos.
"Sure u want 2 be stiring things up Liz..or u wouldn't be tweeting another woman's kids with pit bulls..Yes did U have permission?" they wrote.
"permission from.... Twitter?? Yes, "another woman's kids" also the children of my boyfriend. Kindly... Keep comments to urself plz," Liz shot back.
Oh man. This bitch just gets richer and richer, seriously. You know, I know that there are dogs out there that have a bad rap because they're easily trained to be attack dogs, or police dogs, or guard dogs or whatever, but it's all in the way that you train the dog, and I don't give a rat's ass what Kate Gosselin has to say about it. You train a pit bull to eat a kid's face, it's going to eat a kid's face. If you train a pit bull to piss on intruders, it's going to piss on intruders. But I'm sorry, I just can't believe that a dog's unique breed makes it inherently evil.
Also, Kate Gosselin is an idiot and I'd rather my child be raised by a pack of wolves than by Kate Gosselin. Because that child would probably be safer.
November 5, 2012 at 9:30 am by Sarah
2Some People Want Kate Gosselin to Do Porn
Yeah, I don't know. It's not exactly porn, nobody wants to see Kate Gosselin having sex or anything. It would just be Kate hanging out naked, doing stuff. Which is better, I guess? Maybe?
Vivid Entertainment, those people who want every celebrity ever to do porn, are starting a television channel, very creatively called VividTV. They want Kate to be something called a "Naked Host," which would apparently entail presenting the programming. That sounds kind of vague, right? And Kate wouldn't even have to be naked all the time, because sometimes she'd have the pleasure of wearing "wonderful erotic outfits." Again, a little too vague for my tastes. If there's a chance that Kate Gosselin is going to be naked on television, I need to know exactly what I'm going to have to show you guys.
Oh, and this is cute: the people from Vivid closed their letter to Kate by saying "We have binders of women who would love the job, but you're definitely our first choice." Isn't that just too funny? Besides the appropriately placed "binders of women" reference, it just tickles me that Kate Gosselin is this huge porn company's "first choice" for anything. Do lots of people think Kate is super hot? Have I missed something? Because I've just heard about her being a huge bitch.
October 22, 2012 at 5:30 am by Emily
9Don't Freak Out, But Kate Gosselin Is Aging Backwards
Weird, right? I didn't even know that was a real thing, aging backwards, but according to Kate Gosselin herself, who is as honest and respectable as they come, that's what's happening.
Here's how Kate explained her condition:
"I am probably one of the rare few who de-age."
I know, it's really vague, and she didn't say anything else about it, but this is big news, right? Do you think she's going to pull a Benjamin Button on us? Do you think she's going to make a statement about this new announcement anytime soon?
Oh, I should probably mention that this little quote was the response she gave when asked if she'd gotten a facelift.
To further document Kate's condition, I think it would be helpful to have a few visual aids, don't you? So here's a photo of Kate from a few months ago:
And here's a photo from a few years ago:
And here's a photo from eight years ago, when she was pregnant:
Not taking into account the very understandable differences in weight, it seems like she looked her oldest in the middle photo. In the most recent photo, she looks about as young as she looked eight years ago, but it's seems a little … off. I'm trying to find the right wording here, let's see … she looks young now, but perhaps a little stretched, maybe? Like perhaps someone somehow sliced into her face and pulled all her skin back to get rid of those few wrinkles? What a strange and mysterious condition, this de-aging!
October 18, 2012 at 5:30 pm by Emily
0Kate Gosselin Got Fired, Her Boss Wrote A Blog About It
You remember when Kate Gosselin got that job blogging for a coupon site? If not, let me just inform you that about a year ago, Kate Gosselin got a job blogging for a coupon site. I never looked at it, but I've been reading a few comments on the site, and apparently all Kate ever did was talk about how awesome she is and also never talk about coupons. That sounds about right, doesn't it?
So Kate got fired. It sounds like a reasonable decision, but you know what's funny about it? What's funny is that she was so bad that the founder of the site had to write a whole letter to the readers about it. It's a very nice letter, but the gist of it is that all the people who work for Coupon Cabin are wonderful, except that Kate Gosselin is not.
Here, I'll just show it to you:
To all our Kate blog readers:
Some nine-plus years ago, I started CouponCabin with the thought of creating a single website that had all the best coupons… no gimmicks, no fluff, just a site that was easy to use and that had great deals. Along the way, we've helped our users collectively save hundreds of millions of dollars.
A series of recent events have made it clear to me that Kate Gosselin and her contributions do not align with the authenticity which we set out to build almost a decade ago, and that Ms. Gosselin is simply not a good fit with the wonderful team and culture at CouponCabin.
It's with this that I am writing to inform you of our decision to discontinue Ms. Gosselin's feature blog on CouponCabin.com. Ms. Gosselin's contributions garnered both positive attention and criticism, but as always, I respect and appreciate your candid opinions, which often encourage us not to lose sight of our mission — to help YOU save money.
We wish Kate, her family and her support staff all the best.
Scott Kluth
Founder and CEO of CouponCabin.com
I looked through Kate's blog for a minute, and yeah, she just talks about herself and "having 8 kids," "having many children," "being a mother of a large family," "I have 8 kids and isn't that so incredible and please give me another television program,"* and it does get old. I just think it's so hilarious though that this guy essentially called Kate Gosselin inauthentic, not wonderful, and uncultured. Am I alone in this? I am still laughing.
All is not lost though! Here's a recent tweet from Kate:
I'm alive!I've been super busy working away! I'm having lots of fun and can't wait to share!No worries..we will chat soon! XO
Oh, honey. We know you don't have a show. Please stop.
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