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There's a venerable history to knitting in Sweden, the best known traditions of which culminated in the Bohus Stickning company. (More on Bohus knitting later.) Twined knitting, though, is based on older, more practical concerns than the airy beauty that became the hallmark of Bohus Stickning, which was aiming to capture an affluent market and was directed by consumer demand. Twined knitting, in contrast, was work done by individuals for their own families' use, and intended firstly as a practical craft, and only secondly as an ornamental one. To find out more about the history of the craft, it's worthwhile to seek out the history of twined knitting in one particular region.
Dalarna is a province in central Sweden, today a popular tourist destination for those seeking what is most Swedish about Sweden. Why this should be has a lot to do with Dalarna's history. It was the last province in Sweden to abandon the Runic alphabet, doing so only in the 20th century. The famous and iconic Dalahäst, which has become a symbol of Sweden abroad, has its origins in Dalarna. And Dalarna is the location of Sweden's most famous copper mines, mines which played a huge role in Sweden's history as a nation.
Dalarna is also the location of an archeological find that has particular bearing on the history of Swedish needlecraft. In 1974, a team investigating a site in Falun, an old copper-mining town, found a glove that would, in the words of Dandanell and Danielsson*, "prove to be so interesting that it alone would set in motion extensive research throughout the region and the country".
The Falun glove was found under a slag heap that was dated to 1680, proving that the Falun glove is at least that old. It was twined knit in a fine gauge wool yarn with fringe at the cuff. The early date sets this as the oldest article of twined knitting ever found intact, and one of the oldest pieces of knitting yet found in Sweden. When it was found, the Falun glove was purl side out, and the fingertips were missing. We'll probably never know which side was used as the outside of the glove, but what we do know for sure is that knitted items, and specifically twined knitted items, were in use in Falun in the 17th century.
Twined knitting seems, in fact, to have been the only known knitting method used in Dalarna for much of its history. What Danielsson and Dandanell do with this information is to create a sort of timeline, using the Falun glove as a marker to show that twined knitting was the earliest form of knitting used in Dalarna, and then combining that knowledge with written records referring to knit articles in order to piece together who was benefiting from the knitting, and what it was they were wearing. From a 1659 court record referring to the theft of a pair of knitted stocking from a servant girl, the pair are able to conclude that farm families were wearing knitted stockings in the 17th century. Other records at their disposal include estate inventories, and even a death register that records the death of a woman who supported herself by knitting stockings and spinning.
Based on their research, they conclude that twined knitting was known to Dalarna's peasant population by the mid 1600s, though when it became a nearly ubiquitous skill among the women of Dalarna is less clear. What is clear is that by the mid 1700s, a visitor to Dalarna was going to encounter knit items everywhere he turned, both on the bodies of the people themselves, and available for purchase.
Whether the seed of twined knitting truly germinated in Dalarna, or whether the knowledge was brought from elsewhere, it is known that it spread quickly, and that it survives. By participating in this ancient craft, we make a choice to join a tried and proven handicraft that has passed on through the generations because of its beauty, its central integrity, and the very fact that its antiquity connects us to those who came before us. One of the great beauties of knitting history is that it connects us so intimately with the history of women. Knitting is an equal opportunity activity today, but in the past it was primarily a woman's job, despite all male guilds in the Middle Ages. There's something that feels really special about connecting backward with the less celebrated, but intensely vital, traditions, as well as having some connection to how an item as important as clothing is made.
* This was referred to in other entries, but most knitting information in this post comes from the book Twined Knitting, by Birgitta Dandanell and Ulla Danielsson. The book is currently out of print.


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Sunday, 29 January 2017
Great for weddings
Isn't this suite just the sweetest? I just love all the lovely delicate items in this set and have wished at times that I was planning a summer wedding - shame I'm already married!
If you are planning a spring/summer wedding this would suite would be great for invitations to guest gifts....want to know more? Just get in touch as now would be a great time to get all the goodies you need for your wonderful day!
To see some of it in action check out the video below.
Happy crafting and if you need any crafty supplies remember to head over to my shop.
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West Yellowstone Fall Camp is an annual cross-country skiing extravaganza. The town of West Yellowstone, Montana is at the western entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Due to its geography and elevation of 6600 feet, it is one of the first places in the country to have reliable snow. As a result, it attracts many of the top nordic skiers in the country.
Along with the top skiers are the junior skiers, the college teams, the high school teams, and the skiers like me who just like to ski. Along with the skiers are the manufacturer's reps who bring demo skis, boots, and poles—free for anyone to try.
Some just come to ski, others to take part in one of the clinics that offers top notch instruction from some of the top names in cross-country skiing in the country. This year, both 5 day and 3 day clinics were offered, and the coaches included Torbjorn Karlsen, Jon Engen, John Aalberg, Jack Hart, and of local fame, Don Camp.
The best skiing is not in Yellowstone National Park, but on the Rendezvous ski trails in the Gallatin National Forest.T he trailhead is about 200 yards from the Holiday Inn. The Holiday Inn is the meeting place for most activities.
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This is my third visit to West Yellowstone. It is a great beginning to the on-snow skiing season. What follows is a journal of some of my experiences during this year's trip.
Traveling is often an exasperating experience for me. Things to do and bring flash through my mind in the days before departure. Sometimes they get written down and accomplished. Sometimes they flash back days after departure.
Add a sport like skiing to the mix and the possibilities for error climb exponentially. What did I do with those snow baskets? How many hats do I need? Did I ever get that klister off from last spring? What wax should I bring?
A posting on the rec.skiing.nordic newsgroup alerted me to new airline baggage rules. Only 3 bags total are allowed, including one carry-on. One pair of skis, boots, and poles counts as one bag. One pair? I was planning to bring 3 pairs of skis, 3 pairs of poles (4 if you count the pair with one broken shaft that I carry around for some unknown reason), and 3 pairs of boots. (The extra pair of boots is a new pair of Pilot skate boots that I have no skis for yet, but I can use for demo skis.)
I decide to bring all the skis and boots. In the fever pitch of packing and getting ready to go, my skis were the last things I looked at. Where did I put those snow baskets? The rollerski tips have to go.I 'll have to wax when I get there.
In the Bozeman airport, I ask about the one pair of skis limit. The Delta airlines representative says that my ski bag is no problem because it is so light. She was surprised when I said it contained 3 pairs of skis. She took me into a baggage storage room and showed me a large downhill bag and said here is the problem. People try to take the whole family's downhill skis in one bag and they can weigh 85 pounds.
Apparently, ski boots can be in a separate bag and still count as one bag with the skis. The airline rep confirms this and I am glad because I carried my boot bag as my carryon which meant lugging it onto three different planes in my full day of flying to Bozeman. I plan to check it on the return flight.
The road to Yellowstone
Snow covered roads made the drive from Bozeman to West Yellowstone a little scary. Plows were out which made the driving slow. The road winds through the mountains and passes through Yellowstone National Park. I saw scavenging birds 50 feet off the side of the road picking at a carcass of bare bones with a rib cage the size of a supermarket shopping cart lying on its side. I saw a bald eagle flying overhead. I arrived in West Yellowstone in time to get a ski in on Saturday afternoon.
First Ski
Before I could ski, I had to deal with equipment problems. Rollerski tips were not going to cut it. The Holiday Inn where I was staying, which is also the center for most activities, provides a wax room and specifically requests no waxing in the rooms. I head down to the wax room in search of a heat gun. I find several wax benches in use, but no one has a heat gun. One section of the room is curtained off with signs that say "for US ski team use only". Peeking behind the curtain, I find a young woman waxing some skis and she says I can use their heat gun. (The young woman was Kristina Trygstad-Saari, the newest and youngest member of the US ski team) I quickly replaced the rollerski tips with snow baskets.
Before I left home, I had Dick Fultz send me a pair of Swix Alulite poles. I didn't need new poles, but I did need new straps. And new straps do not fit on old grips. Buying the Alulite poles with the SR2001 straps was about the same price as buying new straps and grips separately with the bonus of some aluminum poles and baskets if I ever need them.
I wanted to use the new grips and straps on my carbon fiber Swix star poles. I had tried removing the grips at home, but when I could not get the first one off, I just put the Alulite poles in my bag. So with my second stab at it with the borrowed heat gun, I figured my earlier problem must have been not using enough heat. This time I made sure I got it good and hot and kept heating the grip until I noticed it starting to sag a little. In other words, it was starting to melt. I tried pulling it off with my hand, but it was too hot to touch.
I looked down and saw a box with some scrap paper. I grabbed a piece and wrapped the grip with it then pulled. Still no good, but the scrap paper was covered with klister, so my hand was now hot and sticky. Just then, I noticed that the nylon strap had started to melt through. It was at least halfway melted through. I finally twisted the grip and got it off, but then found it was too big for the carbon shaft. I needed some hotmelt glue to take up the slack.
No one in the wax room had any glue. I finally realized, as Dick Fultz later said, that this was a job best left to professionals. I jumped in my car and headed down the street to Freeheel and Wheel, the local cross-country ski and bike shop.
A small imaginatively decorated shop with two young friendly female proprietors, the Freeheel and Wheel is a must visit in any trip to West Yellowstone. Even if you don't need any ski stuff (I always seem to need something), they also serve coffee drinks and lunch specials.
Melissa, one of the proprietors, was able to get my grips glued on in short order, albeit with no guarantee on the partially melted strap. Since it was now late afternoon, I was anxious to get out skiing. Melissa told me that they frequently ski after dark without a light. That was good, I thought, since I didn't bring my headlamp, and it was going to be dark soon.
My first ski was picture perfect. Temperature was in the upper 20s.The trails were gentle rolling hills and the snow was not too hard and not too soft. Just right.
I can't say my skiing was perfect. Two hard poling pushes and the partially melted strap broke and was useless. I still did an easy hour and a half until after dark, clutching at my pole somewhat awkwardly. The wide trails made skiing in the dark easy to negotiate.
Later in the hotel, I walked into the bar and found the Michigan table. Shared a beer with Curt Peterson, Ernie Brumbaugh, Steve Smiegel, Dick Fultz and Gary Tarsha. Of course, Gary is from Ohio but we let him sit with us nevertheless.
Sunday November 24
Sunday was a beautiful, sunny and cold day. It started at 7 degrees at 8:30 then quickly warmed up to 17 degrees. Trails were in beautiful shape. Stumbled upon the Michigan group out on the trails and skied with them. Steve Smiegel, Dick Fultz, and Curt Peterson quickly left Ernie and I in the dust. I can't keep up with them in a race so it is no surprise that they were tough to keep up with in training. But then, they were trying to keep up with Dick Hunt, former Olympic speedskater and top masters skier. My classic skiing is a little rusty, and feeling the altitude, I had no qualms about letting them go.
I get out for my second ski of the day at about 4 p.m. Skating, I come upon a young classic skier and we trade the lead several times. As we ski side by side, we start to chat. I ask him where he is from. He says he is from Duluth and he and two friends drove to West Yellowstone to race and then they are driving up to Silver Star for more racing next week. I ask him his name and he says his name is Nikolai. I ask is that Norwegian? He says, no, it is Russian. Maybe you have heard of my parents, he says, they are coaches, Nikolai and Antonia Anikin.
Yes, I have heard of them I say. I have never been to one of their clinics, but I have heard a lot about them. Didn't they do a clinic at Forbush Corner sometime, I ask? He says yes, he remembers skiing there when he was about 10 years old. Didn't the place close he asks. No, I told him. Some of the trails are shortened, I say, but it is still there.
Nikolai says he has about 5 hours of skiing in for the day and that is probably enough. I agree and wish him good luck in his racing. He turns in the direction of the trailhead, while I ski another loop, but I am not looking to match his marathon day. I am going to be here for 10 days of skiing and I need to pace myself. The total for my second day is still over 3 hours.
Monday November 25
Too cold this morning. 2 degrees at breakfast. I am in no hurry to go out. Watch a little TV, go online, call the office. Finally decide to get in a little classic skiing. Put on my overboots, glove liners and lobster mitts. I put on two layers under my fleece vest then my warm-up jacket. I get to the trailhead and the big Swix thermometer says 18 degrees.
I am warm, but overdressed. I drop my warm-up jacket at the Atomic demo tent, then head out to ski. I keep telling myself to go slow and take it easy. My heart rate is averaging 15-20 beats higher than when rollerskiing in Detroit.
I take the Deja View trail and as the name suggests, find some beautiful mountain scenes. Another gorgeous day. Go slow to go fast, I tell myself. Kick and glide. Glide long. Relax. Easier said than done.
In the late afternoon, I head out for another ski session. This time, I see Ken, an instructor from Flagstaff and decide to ski with him. This thought lasts about 5 minutes as I struggle to keep up with him. Ken seems to be on a mission. He looks back once and I am with him, but just barely. My heart rate is up around race pace and I decide that racing is not what I want to be doing right now.
So I back off and take it easy. The sun has set and the mountains begin to glow. Sunsets do not get prettier than this one. The sky has a purple rim just above the mountains. I stop to take some pictures. I want some skiers in the shot. One of the Atomic reps comes along. He says the skiers behind him are Wendy Wagner and Aalin Peterson, two of the top female skiers in the country. So as they ski by, beautiful mountains in the background, I snap a couple of pictures for posterity.
Part 2 still to come…The clinic. Racing Torbjorn. Jon Engen's mother. Atomic demo skis. Skiing into Yellowstone Park looking for buffalo. And more.


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Annex I contains the harmonised classification and labelling of chemicals which are legally binding within the EU. This list is regularly updated through Adaptations to Technical Progress (ATP) such as most recently the 30th ATP. Revised and new classifications inserted to the list are proposed by the Commission and agreed by a Member State vote. The Commission proposal is based on advice from the Technical Committee for Classification and Labelling (TC C&L) with participation of experts from the Member States. Their meetings are prepared, chaired and followed-up by the European Chemical Bureau (ECB), whose website includes a working database of Annex 1.
Annex II explains the fifteen classes of danger symbols which are used to label dangerous substances, such as "explosive", "very toxic", "carcinogenic" or "dangerous for the environment".
Annex III provides the standard phrases on the nature of special risks from substances, the so-called R-phrases.
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Annex V contains testing methods to determine the dangerous properties of substances but has been updated and replaced by the Test Methods Regulation.
Annex VI provides detailed criteria on the proper choice of the class of danger and on how to assign the danger symbols, R- and S-phrases to a classified substance.
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Until now, the directive covering dangerous substances (67/548/EEC) has been amended nine times and adapted to technical progress 30 times. The services of the European Commission have prepared an unofficial consolidated version of the directive which takes into account changes up to 1 August 2008. This document is for information purposes only.
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Good morning dear friends and Happy St. David's Day to all my welsh followers! I can't believe it's March 1st already, the year is definitely flying by. At this rate it will Christmas before we know it lol! This week over at passion for promarkers challenge the lovely Vix has set the theme and she has chosen "sugar rush" so we want to see all your girly, pretty cards. The DT had a lot of fun and it was nice change after all our male cards last week. Here is my card:
The image is being released today by Sally-Ann over at DigiStamp Boutique and is part of the offer of the month for March. The image is called 'Bella birthday' and she has a little friend bear called Oscar which is also part of the offer of the month. As well as these super cute bears there are also some new flower images which are just gorgeous. Please go and check them out as they are all available at an amazing price. I will try and show you another image tomorrow.
Our sponsor this week is Letraset and one lucky winner will receive one of their stamping kits.
The rest of the design team have created gorgeous and super girly cards this week, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out. You can also click on their names in my sidebar to visit their personal blogs. We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Ooh la la creations challenge – pink, pink and more pink
Wild orchid challenge – anything goes
Craft your passion challenge – girly girl
Paper playtime challenge – digi Monday & anything goes
Fab 'n' funky challenge – 1 image, 2 embellishments (lace & pearls) and 3 papers
Little red wagon challenge – animals
Scrapbook sisters challenge – lace and pearls
Digi doodle challenge – spots/dots (my paper)
Crafty Ann's challenge – birthday card
Mark's finest papers challenge – use food (the teddy is holding a cupcake)
2 sisters challenge – teddy bears picnic
Secret crafter Saturday challenge – sweet treats (cupcake on my image)
Sweet stampin' challenge – oh so girly
I hope you will have a chance to enter our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing all your girly creations. Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by today.
Card ingredients:
Image: DigiStamp Boutique – 'Bella birthday'
Papers: MME – 'Hazel' paper pad, plain card from the papermill shop
Tools: promarkers, circle nesties, pearls from the hobby house, lace from wild orchid crafts, personal impressions sentiment, staples from stash


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DIA "ICH Endorsed" Training Course, 22-23 September 2013, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
On 22-23 September 2013, DIA (Drug Information Association) offered "ICH Endorsed" training which focused on the ICH "E2" series of Pharmacovigilance Guidelines.
While the training was conducted by DIA, presentations on ICH content had undergone review by an ICH Review Committee to ensure consistency with the ICH Guidelines.
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FREE demonstrations and instructions. Family Fun!
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The only cost to each participant is for craft materials.
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June 24, Sunday, 1-4pm EST:
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Pie Baking Contest: Four categories: 1) Fruit (any fruit pie), 2) Non-refrigerated cream, pudding or jell (sugar cream, rhubarb cream, peanut butter, lemon, etc.), 3) Miscellaneous (mincemeat, pecan, etc.), 4) Any vintage pie from pre-1900 recipe.
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Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd & Grand Champion Pie. Ribbons.
Ribbons awarder to the first three places in each of the four pie categories. All participants receive a ribbon for entering 2 pies.
Pies entered in the contest will be cut and sold @ $2 per slice when judging is over.
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Join Mike Weimer, auctioneeer, for an afternoon of fun and take home a pie for the family.
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Meet fiber vendors from Fort Wayne, Goshen, Warsaw & Albion.
See the colorful yarns and woolen fabric, spinning wheels, looms and other accessories available for your fiber crafting enjoyment.
Talk with fiber art demonstrators showing weaving, punch needle, needle felting quilting, penny rugs, candle wicking, spinning and other fiber crafts.
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July 23, Sunday, 1-4pm:
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Instructor, Brandon Oswald and Bruce Teegarden will guide you through the historical background and forging process of making a twisted, metal "S"-hook. No open toe footwear. Shorts are discouraged. Black pot cooking articles on display. Minimum age requirement is 14. Ages 14-17 must have a responsible adult present for permission to participate. Supplies – $5.
Growing & Cooking with Herbs - Join Liz Lightner and Sherry DeLong, long time Noble County Master Gardeners, and learn how to grow and enhance your cooking with herbs. Food tasting, herb samples, and plants to purchase. No age limit. Supplies $0.
Black Pot Cookery - Join our demonstrators as they prepare pioneer style fare over a campfire. Sample the delicious array of food. Recipes available. No cost.
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I was excited to visit Croatia last year with my family – it was only a long weekend but in going, I realized just how much there is to see and discover there. It seemed like a lovely place to be posted with lots to see and do and Radana's interview today for Notes from the Field seems to confirm all my initial hypotheses. Now…how can I get myself down to a Croatian beach again?
Notes from the Field: Zagreb, Croatia…
Diplo-mat or Diplo-spouse (or other)?
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We just departed Zagreb, Croatia
Three words to describe Zagreb:
Best thing about Zagreb:
Nice, safe place to live and raise a family. Good International school. Easy to travel around.
You have visitors in town for the weekend in Zagreb, what does the weekend look like?
We would take a day trip to the island of Krk, about 2 hours from Zagreb. We would visit the main town Krk and a small hill top town Vrbnik: a place with nice beaches and wineries. We would also go to the peninsula of Istria, usually staying in the historic town of Porec.
From there we would travel to Rovin, another beautiful town. The next day we would drive through picturesque wine country. We would stop of wineries taste their products. We would also visit hilltop towns of Motovun and Groznian.
If you're in Zagreb, you must try:
It is always a great experience to stop at an Agro-tourism place. One of my favorite is in Istria – Montizel Agroturismo ; near Zagreb – Vukovec Breg restaurantpension.
What are your go-to sources for learning about the culture or things to do/experience while you're at your post city?
I always ask the locals where to go and what to see, they know best!
Most difficult about living in Zagreb:
To decide where go and what to see next…
Biggest adventure at post?
My family and I took a sailing trip around the Adriatic .
When did you realize you were far from home?
I felt at home there…
What's the most important thing about re-creating your home at post?
I would say to set up our house.
Three things you can't live without at post?
My family, our dog and Skype.
One thing you thought you couldn't live without but have had to?
House with a yard!
What's the best advice someone ever gave you about the diplomatic life?
What's your daily uniform?
So far, I am at home, so just something comfortable.
You're having guests over on Saturday night, what's on the menu?
In Croatia I would prepare something to grill and a salad (the fruits and vegetables were always fresh there).
Dream post for next assignment? Why?
Prague. I am Czech, I would love to spend some time near my family.
One thing you wished someone had told you before arriving?
Notes from the Field is an ongoing interview series with diplomats and spouses about their post cities – if you'd like to participate, drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com !


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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Enjoy Delicious Twelve Brand Oranges
I started by drawing my version of a crate label. Then I experimented with a variety of painting, printing, and silkscreening techniques using that basic imagery. I collaged all my favorite bits together to create my homage to the orange.
The process I took was not my usual and I procrastinated a lot, trying to wrap my head around what I wanted to do, in what order it needed to be done, and what it might look like in the end. But, it was worthwhile as I am very happy with the final product, and may even incorporate some of what I learned into future projects.
17 comments:
- Karen said...
Oh my gosh, there's so much detail to look at in this, it' fabulous Kristin
- September 1, 2011 at 10:49 AM
- Gerrie said...
I love it. I am sorry I am not supposed to say that! The texture is fabulous. I am glad I did not do an orange still life. I could not compete. The colors you have used are working so wonderfully together.
- September 1, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- donna!ee said...
yummy orange...beautiful! :)
- September 1, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- nicolette said...
It's a true homage to the orange! So much to see and discover!!
- September 1, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Terri Stegmiller said...
Oh what a wonderful quilt! It has a nostalgic feeling for me. I really like the color variances and textures you achieved and the unexpected fabric pieces sprinkled here and there are very fun.
- September 1, 2011 at 12:26 PM
- Helen Conway said...
Jucy! When I was in new Zealand I saw a seres of patterns based on old Italian food adverts I think,mean for kitchen walls. I kidn f liked them but found them a little stiff and dull. This reminds me of the good bits of that with all that I thought was lacking. It is so vibrant and interesting to look at with all its details. I am interested in the bits of fabric wrapped around the edges. This will certainly be one to see in person.
- September 1, 2011 at 2:02 PM
- Brenda said...
I love the retro feel of this piece and am immeiately nostalgic for my exchange student days in Washington State when I admired to apple crate labels. I'm glad your perseverance with unfamiliar techniques and materials was so rewarded. It doesn't always happen that way.
- September 1, 2011 at 3:14 PM
- Nikki said...
Your quilt is so soft and calming compared to Helen's Drought. You captured perfectly the refreshing nature of oranges. I feel the sun, beach style, warming my face as I relax and enjoy a juicy piece of fruit.
- September 1, 2011 at 3:19 PM
- Terry said...
So beautiful and juicy and delicious! The sense of transparency makes it all the more refreshing. It would be a great image for advertising oranges. Makes me long for that tart/sweet taste in my mouth. The quirky little patch at the bottom gives it your signature touch and keeps it from being TOO perfect!
- September 1, 2011 at 5:28 PM
- Kit said...
This is truly stunning!
- September 1, 2011 at 7:03 PM
- Diane Perin Hock said...
Ooh, Kristin! This definitely evokes a colorful fruit crate, and you've styled the elements of this perfectly. I love seeing how you've used the textures in your fabric to create the blends of colors. And of course the font is perfect. What a lovely, lovely orange. I'm glad you persisted when you were feeling frustrated -- the result was worth it!
(I went to college in Southern California and one of my nicest memories is of an evening driving with my boyfriend through orange groves when the trees were blossoming. That smell was divine, and when it was carried on the evening breeze was magical. You've reminded me of that very nice memory with this!)
- September 1, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- QuiltingFitzy said...
I'm humbled by your art. This is soft and graphic - which to me, is really the description of the art you create.
This piece evokes lots of memories. Our childhood bedside tables were orange crates, and I loved them!
Love your piece girlfriend.
- September 2, 2011 at 5:31 AM
- Françoise said...
Oh, so lovely!
Our oranges come from Spain and from Israel, and we get them in the supermarkets, packed in fruit netting (is it what it's called?). So your quilt looks particularly exotic to me!
The details are beautiful and very rich, the lettering, and then the leaves... our oranges don't have leaves! Okay, our tangerines have leaves and they sometimes come in tiny crates. ;-)
- September 2, 2011 at 7:21 AM
- Anglers Rest said...
Absolutely fabulous!
- September 2, 2011 at 11:55 AM
- Deborah Boschert said...
I love all the layers and textural details. The bit of lace is so interesting and I can sense the layers of paint that you've created over various screens and commercial fabrics. Maybe even some vintage dish clothes? The plaid bit on the orange is fantastic. The layers of handwriting behind the word... so subtle and fantastic! I want to know more about that patch on the lower left.
- September 4, 2011 at 7:55 AM
- Melly Testa said...
Love what you did there. You captured it.
- September 4, 2011 at 5:25 PM
- Tami @ Lemon Tree Tales said...
This is fantastic! Totally reminds me of the guys selling oranges off the side of the road when I was a kid. I didn't realize that you're a valley girl too. I was born in Van Nuys but have lived in lots of different parts of the valley ... last being Burbank near the studios. :-)
- September 5, 2011 at 10:02 AM


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Artist's description:
This decorative hexagonal mosaic has been painted with alcohol ink and finally varnished to give it a glossy finish. An easel is provided for displaying purposes.
Materials used:
alcohol ink on mosaic
Painting by Perla Sofia Gonzalez Marinel-lo
- Painting
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 5 x 4 x 0.5 in (unframed) / 5 x 4 in (actual image size)
- This artwork is sold unframed
- Signed on the front
- Ready to hang
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: Flowers and plants
This artwork is sold by Perla Sofia Gonzalez from United States


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Tamil Nadu ensures first-innings points
Tamil Nadu played analytical cricket on the fourth day of their Ranji Trophy league match against Hyderabad at Chennai, picking up five points by virtue of a first-innings lead.
With the match destined for a draw, Tamil Nadu batsmen TR Arasu (78 off 268) and MR Shrinivas (28 off 154) made the required runs with a display of grit and resolution. Arasu fell with the score on 290, but Shrinivas and R Ramkumar (37 off 60) took Tamil Nadu past Hyderabad's first-innings total of 336.
Bowled out for 351, Tamil Nadu then reduced Hyderabad to 150/2 by the close of play, with Ramkumar picking up both wickets. Daniel Manohar was unbeaten on 65, while Arjun Shivlal Yadav was unbeaten on 38.


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The majority of the Sri Lanka women's cricket squad have signed up for jobs in the armed services.
The move comes after attempts by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to find a sponsor for the women's team have failed so far to create much interest.
The attempts made by the English women's governing body until 1998, the Women's Cricket Association, to attract commercial sponsorship, could probably fill a book in themselves, but I have yet to research this aspect of the sport's history in detail. This can wait for another blog post, perhaps. Suffice it to say that women's sport has always been and is still chronically underfunded and undersponsored (although the situation has improved in Britain in recent years).
The other aspect of this news story that I find interesting is the way a career in the army is portrayed as highly compatible with playing cricket: the players, according to the BBC correspondent, "can hone their sporting skills while in uniform."
I spent part of last year researching the history of women's sport in the British army for my Master's dissertation. Specifically I looked at the Second World War, and the impact this had on opportunities for women to participate in sport (and cricket specifically).
The question posed was what effect total war might have had on the 'masculine' domain of sport. Relating to the above news story, I particularly considered the entrance of 445,000 women into the auxiliary armed forces between 1939 and 1945. In this period, the authorities recognised the value of sport for morale purposes and established a welfare organisation, with welfare officers securing equipment and grounds to enable women to play sports and games, as well as organising compulsory Physical Training (PT) for recruits. The attitude that a career in the army is compatible with the playing of sport evidenly has a long history.
One striking trend was the frequency with which mixed sport - previously frowned upon in British society - took place where men and women were stationed together. For example, Women's Cricket reported after the war that some of the WCA's talented players were selected to play in the predominantly male Officers v Sergeants cricket matches.
Conservative attitudes towards female athleticism remained in place. The Treasury would not budget for additional PT kit for women, refusing to believe that they would be participating in strenuous enough activities to require this. Additionally, PT was specially adapted to women and mainly involved 'light' gymnastic movements. It was specified that women should not be able to compete in violent sports such as tug-of-war.
Nonetheless, a time of total war coupled with the entrance of women into the armed forces did expand the sporting opportunities available to a number of females, and for a time at least broke down some gender boundaries.
To bring this back to the news story I started this blog entry by quoting from, it does seem as though we might greet the news of female cricketers joining the Sri Lankan Army as a positive development, breaking down the traditional association between masculinity, sport and war. On the other hand it seems clear to me that both these arenas are still perceived as 'masculine' and that female involvement, even in a time of total war as described above, is unable to permanently break down these associations to any great extent.


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- Sunday / Bank holidays 12.00 - 22.30
Thai Square St. Albans is one of our Thai Square Restaurants located outside of London. As our other London-based branches, our Thai restaurant in St. Albans provides a fantastic range of exquisite Thai dishes made with fresh Thai ingredients imported daily from Thailand. It is the best place to visit whether you are working, living or visiting around St. Albans.
St. Albans is a unique English Cathedral City in the UK, filled with impressive medieval architecture, interesting attractions and small independent vintage shops. In this city, there is no shortage of places to enjoy a lovely meal, but why not treat yourself to the best Thai restaurant. London may have more fine dining places, yet, our Thai restaurant in St. Albans is the one that should never be missed. This ancient English city is easily accessible from London, perfect for a day out with family and friends. If you happen to be in the area, you must visit Thai Square St. Albans and treat yourself and your dearest companions with a fabulous Thai meal.
Our St. Albans branch is situated in the former Tudor Tavern, a 15th Century timber-framed building. We worked closely with the conservation authorities during the refurbishment works, and our efforts has been praised by the St. Albans Civic Society. You will find that our Thai restaurant is the end result of great workmanship which has beautifully restored and retains the architectural features of the original building.
Our highly-experienced chefs in St. Albans have passionately prepared an authentic list of Thai dishes with fresh ingredients, including our signature Massaman Curry and Thai green curry. Serving the finest Thai cuisines with our charming and attentive staff, you will have a genuine Thai dining experience with us here, at St. Albans.
Thai Square St. Albans also offers a unique drinking experience to our guests. We provide a wide list of wines and cocktails, and you must try out the famous Singha beer which goes really well with Thai food. Our sophisticated cocktail bar is the best venue in St. Albans to enjoy your night-out with friends.
Recently, Thai Square St. Albans has been awarded as Highly Recommended'Chain Restaurant of the Year' at Hertfordshire Food & Drink Awards 2017.
Seats 200
We are pleased to announce we will be offering our customers the ability to purchase gift vouchers online and in our restaurants very soon.


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Barcelona, Spain: Lando
During a short trip to Barcelona at the beginning of April, my sister and I decided to visit the Fundació Joan Miró situated on the foot of the Montjuic. Inherently the architecture of the Museum was mind-blowing, the lineal white structure gave it a very clean form, drawing the attention to the paintings and sculptures. It is definetly one of my favourite Museums! So if you are in Barcelona, make sure to stop by, I guarantee you that it's worth it!
Well, after spending the morning admiring Miró's creativity, we were very hungry going back to the City. So we decided to eat at Lando, a new restaurant in the charming area of Sant Antoni, near the Montjuic.
This former car workshop is now a stylish venue with amazing fresh food. The interior is super tasteful, with large windows looking onto the calm side road. As we were there for lunch, we went for the lunch menu where every course was made up of two alternatives. We both choose the grilled anchovies with a bed of tiny tomatoe, onion and parsely cubes for the apetizer - it was soo fresh and delicious! Something that taseted so much like the ocean.
For the main course we both had the pasta with parmesan and a homemade pesto. Unfortunately I don't recall what the pesto was made up of, I just remember that it was heaven!
I had a soufflé with green tea and berries for dessert and my sister went for the chocolate cake topped with espresso ice cream. I have to say that my choice was very interesting but not quite my taste. But I guess you always have to try something new for a change!
All in all I can just say that I would recommend this restaurant to everyone in search for a sophisticated yet laid-back place to eat in Barcelona. The prices are also very adequate for what is being served, but this is of course a fancy treat, especially if you are travelling on a tight budget. So if Barcelona is on your list for summer destinations, make a note of this place!
Passatge Pere Calders 6
Opening hours:
Wed-Thu: 13:00-0:00h
Fri: 13:00-2:30h
Sat: 12:00-2:30h
Sun: 12:00-0:00h


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Andy and Emma Casagrande are as charming and delightful as they
are adventurous and talented. The next generation of working
couples, the two have explored and dove the planet together, all
with the intent of making natural history films that not only
captivate but motivate people to take actions to conserve and
protect. With a special focus on predators, the two often find
themselves in the water with sharks - and they turn to SCUBAPRO
gear - because, as they put it, when you are in the water with a
five meter great white, the last thing you want to do is worry
about your equipment.
An Interview with Andy Brandy & Emma Casagrande:
Tell us about yourself:
Andy: "I am a wildlife cameraman, I specialize in
apex predators and I shoot both topside and underwater. Working as
an underwater cameraman and just being a diver in general has
changed our lives beyond what we could have imagined. We owe a lot
to the oceans and capturing its amazing wildlife is how we give
Why did you decide to take the giant stride into the oceans?
Andy: "I started diving 15 years ago and the reason
I started diving was that I wanted to see sharks. Since I was born,
I had this innate fascination with Great Whites particularly. I
realized that there was no way that I was going to see a Great
White running around on dry land and so I started diving because I
love sharks.
How has diving changed your life?
Andy: "Diving is our lifestyle, career, and even
why we met. It has taken us all over the world and we feel really
honored to live this type of lifestyle. We have tons of family
friends, strangers and even fans that love what we do. That means a
lot to us because we want to inspire people to care about the
planet, particularly the underwater world. We hope we inspire other
couples to go out and dive and experience the watery world because
topside can be pretty boring, underwater is where it is at!
Tell me what, if you had to pick one of the most amazing experiences underwater, what would it be?
Andy: "One of the most amazing moments underwater
was in South Africa. We were diving out of the cage with Great
White Sharks, which can be relatively dangerous. Sharks are not
malicious, evil creatures but you have to be ready for anything. I
was down on the bottom with seven White Sharks swimming around me
with a couple of my good South African friends. It was just amazing
because the last thing that you would think being in the water with
seven Great Whites at the same time is that you'd have a great
time. I was totally zenned out, the sharks were Zen, and it was
peaceful and beautiful. I cherish that moment because I haven't had
seven Great White Sharks swimming around me since. Maybe I'm
shallow, but I just like the big predators that can eat you but
they don't want to. And it sure is fun to venture into their world
without a cage.
What is it like to work together?
Andy: "Emma and I have been working together ever since we met. We met in Africa where I was shooting a lion film and we fell in love. Since then, we have been diving all over the world. I think we make a great team. I mean, sometimes we butt heads, but she's an amazing still photographer and she handles everything that I hate to do. I like the action so she kind of balances me out really well.
Where are some of your favorite places underwater?
Both: "Anywhere there are big
sharks!" Emma: "Tiger Beach, Bahamas"
What is your advice to someone considering diving?
Andy: "I encourage people to just go out there and
do it. You've got to surround yourself with people that do it
already so that you can learn the tricks of the trade. I'm always
willing to share my secrets and the hotspots we go to and recommend
good gear and good cameras. I believe that the more people that are
out there capturing content and filming the amazing underwater
world, while it is still here, are critical for conservation and
inspiration to keep this planet going. Ultimately, I tell everyone
to live the life they dream. "
What is the favorite thing in your dive bag?
Andy: "My Xtec Harness."
Why SCUBAPRO?
Andy: "I've had a chance to try a lot of gear,
because I work with big networks like National Geographic and
Discovery. We do some pretty hardcore stuff so we need hardcore
gear. With all the gear I have used, SCUBAPRO is by far the most
robust, the most low profile, the most technical- I can rely on it
and it looks good! It fits good, it feels good, it dives good and
everything about it is cool. The last thing I need is any gear
failures because first, it is my life support and second, because I
have a job to do. I can't waste my time with gear that might fail.
My SCUBAPRO gear never has. Their gear just keeps getting better
every year so, it's great to dive with and I'm really proud to wear
the "S".
What does diving mean to you?
Andy: "Diving has created who I am today. It is
such an amazing opportunity to be one with the oceans, but also
capturing that for the rest of the world to see. The reality is
that there are a lot of people on this planet that will never
experience the ocean from their own perspective. To be able to
bring that experience to others is a huge honor and it has also
jettisoned my career beyond what I could ever imagine. "
The Deep Elite Team


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Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis got his first speeding ticket at age 17.
"I was driving a 1977 Firebird Formula with the original 350 engine that I blew up on purpose," he says. "My dad said I couldn't put a big block in it unless it broke. So I purposely drained the oil out and blew it up, and put a Pontiac 455 in it out of a Catalina wagon -- and I got a ticket in that.
"That was my early days of not knowing what I was doing -- putting a big block in there, and a high-rise intake and I couldn't fit the hood on it. It was a good learning car."
Kuniskis, 47, is still nutty about performance, which may be why Fiat Chrysler Automobiles this month consolidated its SRT performance line under him.
He chatted with Staff Reporter Larry P. Vellequette.
Q: How many speeding tickets have you gotten in your life?
A: Surprisingly, not that many. I've been pulled over a lot, but I learned a long time ago from a couple of friends who are police officers. They said: "You cannot come up with a story that they have not heard, so the best thing you can tell them is the truth."
You raced motorcycles, right?
Growing up, I raced BMX, a little bit of motorcycles, but as soon as I could get my license I drag-raced. That's it, really. Drag racing was by far the best, though.
Why? The adrenaline?
What do you do when you're not working?
Not working? When is that? When I sleep?
When you're not working and you are awake?
I don't follow sports. I don't watch football. I don't watch baseball. I don't really watch TV. I only really like mechanical stuff. I like fast cars, fast boats, fast motorcycles. I've never owned anything that wasn't modified. I hate stock stuff. I gotta tweak it. I've gotta make it faster. I've gotta make it louder. I've gotta make it more fun. That's what I like.
As a kid what did you want to grow up to be?
Car business, absolutely nothing but the car business. It's the only thing I've ever done except for 90 days when I had a job where I couldn't get out of my car in the morning. Every time I'd pull in the parking lot, I thought to myself, "I can't go in there. I can't go in there." And I would throw myself out of the car and I would walk in there and I would do it.
And it was a great job, a fantastic job with a great company and would have been a great career. That's why I don't want to say what it was.
So what did you do?
Ninety days into it, I had nothing -- no backup, no plans, nothing -- and I quit on the spot. Walked out with no job and bills and didn't know what to do, but I just knew that I couldn't do that one more day. I went the next day and got a job selling cars. And I never looked back.
Let's talk music. Beatles or Stones?
I'm schizophrenic on that. I like some Stones and I like some Beatles, but if you forced me to pick, I'd probably go Stones.
Van Halen or Kiss?
Van Halen, but not "Sammy Hagar" Van Halen; "David Lee Roth" Van Halen. But I've got some Kiss in me, too. When I used to work out as a kid, I had Kiss on eight-track.
Favorite band?
Probably U2. But if you look on my iPod, I'm all over the board. I was listening to AC/DC on the way down.
Favorite vacation spot?
I'm not really much of a vacation guy, honestly. It's not really my thing.
So what's the coolest thing you've ever done?
I did the Richard Petty Driving Experience when it wasn't open to the public. I just went to the track with the instructors, and they said, "Here's the keys to a NASCAR. Have fun."
The guy said to me, "Here's the rules: I'm going to drive in front of you, and your job is to hit my bumper. Stay so close that you're going to hit my bumper. You be on my ass, right?"
"You're sure?" I asked, and he said, "Look, this is like chasing a dolphin. You're not going to catch me, so you stay on my bumper. If you stay on my bumper, I know that you're in a safe line, that nothing's going to happen to you. If you get off my bumper, I don't know. You could slide, you could take an unsafe line. Stay on my bumper, and you're safe. As fast as you want to go, I'll go. If you want to go 75, I'll go 76. If you want to go 100, I'll go 101. But you stay on my bumper." OK.
So I'm on this guy's bumper. I'm doing about 140, not superfast for NASCAR, but 140 in a real race car, on a track with turns. I'm right on this guy's ass. I'm white-knuckled and it smells and it's loud and it's rumbling and you're on his ass and you're doing 140 and you're a nanosecond away from death, right?
And you come into the first turn. If you watch [racing] on TV, it's no big deal, right? Just this little turn. But you hit this first turn, and the G-forces, the car doesn't move, but your body wants to go out of the passenger window. So you're now fully holding on for dear life trying not to fly out of the car, while this car is turning at 140 mph.
Sounds like fun.
It was the most death-defying experience of my life. It gave me a whole new respect for NASCAR, because if you watch it on TV it's like no big deal.
But I got out of the car after probably 12 laps and I almost fell down because I was physically exhausted. After 12 freaking laps, and these guys are doing 500 miles. Anyway, I looked over and everybody was laughing. I was like, "Are you laughing because I'm tired? You guys get in and try it. Trust me, this is hard."
"We're not laughing because you were tired," they said. "We're laughing because you couldn't keep up."
"Couldn't keep up? What are you talking about? I was on his ass. If he would have let off the gas, I would have hit him and I would have been dead!" Then they said to come watch the replay, and I was like four car-lengths behind. Swear to God, I thought I was [inches] behind and it was ... well, it was very far. To the point where they were laughing their asses off. That was probably the coolest thing I've ever done.
Who's the coolest person you've ever met?
Vince Vaughn. I'm a huge Vince Vaughn fan. Huge. I love all his movies, even the ones that suck. I had the opportunity to meet him for the opening of the movie The Dilemma. It was about the car business and he was building a car, an electric car and it was a Dodge, so he was making it sound like a muscle car.
I begged to go to the premiere, which is unusual, because I never want to do anything like that ever. But this one? I was like, "I don't care who's going to this one; I'm going."
All my wife and I wanted to do was meet him. So we go to the premiere, in Chicago, and we watch the movie, and when it's over we go to this reception -- in an art gallery. Beautiful art gallery, soft music, very stuffy.
That doesn't sound like fun.
I was so disappointed, because this is not the Vince Vaughn that I know. I have this image of who he is, and this was not it. We're thinking maybe we should just leave. The next thing I know, the lights dim down and the music cranks up and they start walking around with platters of hot dogs and deep-dish pizzas, and I'm thinking, "Now this is the Vince Vaughn that I know," and I'm on a high.
And he's over in the VIP area, roped off, away from everybody else, having a little meeting there.
The next thing you know, we're hitting it off and the guy is exactly, exactly to a T, who you expect him to be. Lively, loud, awesome guy. Amazing guy.


text: Just a reminder for those who aren't on Ravelry, the Aran Knitting KAL starts this coming Monday, November 1st. Folks are choosing a design they like from the book, buying the yarn at the shop (we are offering a 10% discount for the KAL supplies), and we will be converting the patterns to be knit in one piece from the top down. Some of the advantages to knitting a sweater this way are being able to try the sweater on as you work to get the fit correct, no seams to sew up after the knitting is done, and the excitement of watching the sweater take shape as you work. Come join the fun and friendship as we work on our projects at our Knit Night on Thursdays . Helen Burros is leading the KAL and can be contacted on as Bluedragon on Ravelry.com or email@example.com.


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Photos by Seyed Kazem Yousefi, Islamic Republic News Agency
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Kandovan is a tourist village in the province of East Azarbaijan, near Osku and Tabriz, Iran. Its fame is due to its troglodyte dwellings. Some of the houses are at least 700 years old and are still inhabited. Kandovan is also known for its scenic beauty. A popular resort, it offers hotels and restaurants to serve tourists. Its mineral water is also popular with visitors and is believed to be a cure for kidney disease.
Kandovan Tourism Cliff (Rocky) Hotel (5 star) is located at the heart of the village. It is the first of its kind in Iran and the second in the world after Turkey's rocky hotel.
Cones of Kandovan (source: Jadid Online):
Kandovan is an ancient village tucked away in the northwest corner of Iran at the foothills of Mount Sahand and near the city of Tabriz. What makes the village so unique is that its homes have been carved inside cone shaped rocks. The original substance for these unusual cone formations consisted of volcanic ash and debris from an eruption of Mount Sahand in the distant past. It was subsequently compressed and shaped into cone towers by natural elements over thousands of years. This hardened material is strong enough to function as the walls and floors of a house, whilst also providing efficient insulation against the harsh cold of the long winter as well as the summer heat.
Legend has it that Kandovan's first inhabitants moved there in the 13th century to escape from the invading Mongol army. They dug hideouts in the volcanic rocks but eventually decided to settle in these caves which they gradually developed and transformed into multi-storey, permanent houses. Since then, many generations of their descendants have continued living in the same houses.
The attractions of Kandovan, however, are not restricted to its unusual cave dwellings. It is located in a green and scenic valley where wild plants and particularly natural spring waters are reputed to have healing properties. The spring waters which are traditionally used to cure kidney problems draw many people from surrounding towns and beyond to this area. The combination of Kandovan's natural landscape and resources, and above all the unique way in which its inhabitants have adapted to the environment, has made it a popular destination for visitors.
See multimedia report by Jadid Onlin: In this multimedia report, we are taken on a guided tour of the extraordinary cave dwellings of this unique village, perhaps the only one of its kind in the world.
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LAT Home
What happened on January 22, 2013
Shaquille O'Neal says Hakeem Olajuwon was his toughest opponent
By Houston Mitchell
Sheryl Crow discusses Lance Armstrong's doping admission
By Houston Mitchell
Buford keeps the dreams alive
Wes Welker's wife apologizes for comments about Ray Lewis
By Houston Mitchell
Up next for the Clippers: Tuesday vs. Oklahoma City
Kings suffer a periodic disturbance in 3-1 loss to Avalanche
By Lisa Dillman, Los Angeles Times
Clippers can't keep up with Thunder, 109-97
By Broderick Turner
NFL reinstates Sean Payton as coach of New Orleans Saints
By Sam Farmer
Grizzlies trade three players to Cavaliers in cost-cutting move
Staff and wire reports
Torrey Pines still special to Tiger Woods
Chris Dufresne
UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad sees Arizona as a must-win game
By Chris Foster
Kobe Bryant: 'We're going to have to change something'
By Mike Bresnahan
Lakers problem isn't starting -- it's finishing
By Eric Pincus
Lakers are much better on days off
By Eric Pincus
Mike D'Antoni isn't the one to flip the switch for the Lakers
T.J. Simers
Phil Mickelson backs off on tough tax talk
Chris Dufresne
Kings thin on blue line without Matt Greene and Willie Mitchell
By Lisa Dillman
Floyd Mayweather Jr., 'Canelo' Alvarez could be on same card
By Lance Pugmire
Discussion: Harbaugh brothers and the road to the Super Bowl
By Houston Mitchell
Chris Paul sits because of bruised kneecap
By Broderick Turner
2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell has new life as high school coach
By Houston Mitchell
Kings' Matt Greene might be out for season with back injury
By Lisa Dillman, Los Angeles Times
Dodgers lose Jamey Wright to Rays; he signs another nonroster deal
By Steve Dilbeck
USC football: Another recruit reportedly decommits
By Gary Klein
Manti Te'o hoax: Woman in fake girlfriend photos speaks out
By Chuck Schilken
Home of Patriots DB Derrick Martin robbed during AFC championship
By Chuck Schilken
What trade involving Pau Gasol would make most sense for Lakers?
Super Bowl has come a long and lucrative way from its humble beginning
By Kevin Baxter
Jordan Hill to have hip surgery on Wednesday
By Eric Pincus
Tim Brown hints that Bill Callahan may have 'sabotaged' Super Bowl
By Chuck Schilken
Dodgers get it right: Sandy Koufax joins club as special advisor
By Steve Dilbeck
Manti Te'o hoax: Lennay Kekua lectured others on faking a death
By Houston Mitchell
Super Bowl XLVII: Jim Harbaugh was Ray Lewis' first sack in 1996
By Chuck Schilken
Warriors are under Clippers' skin, if not in their heads
By Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times
Tiger Woods agrees with Phil Mickelson on taxes
By Chris Dufresne
Phil Mickelson apologizes for tax comments
By Chuck Schilken
Dodgers, Time Warner Cable have a deal
By Bill Shaikin and Joe Flint
Clippers hold the floor now at Staples Center
Bill Plaschke
Kobe Bryant live-tweets his 81-point game
By Eric Pincus
USC Athletic Director Pat Haden stands by his man Lane Kiffin
By Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times
Dodgers and Sandy Koufax team up again after years apart
By Dylan Hernandez
Galaxy picks Andy Riemer of Georgetown in supplemental draft
By Jim Peltz
Woe is Poe: The TV show 'The Following' loses its literary grip
By Carolyn Kellogg
'Parenthood's' Monica Potter reflects on 'draining and challenging' season
By Yvonne Villarreal
TMZ trims graphic footage of shooting victim following protests
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Not dead yet: Libraries still vital, Pew report finds
By David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times Book Critic
Did Beyonce lip-sync the national anthem at Obama's inaugural?
By August Brown
Fox will keep Prime Ticket going even without Dodgers
By Joe Flint
Plans advance to revive "One Life to Live" and "All My Children"
By Meg James
Hector Tobar and David L. Ulin on the inauguration as literature
By David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times Book Critic
Critic's Notebook: Presidential groove
By Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic, This post has a correction. See below for details
New York governor proposes 5-year extension of film tax credits
By Richard Verrier
Chris Brown's house targeted in latest celebrity 'swatting' prank
By Christie D'Zurilla
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2016 / Ireland, South Africa / 108min
"Based on the true story of the 1961 Siege of Jadotville this debut feature is a stunning statement of intent from director Richie Smyth and a riveting retelling of one of the greatest stories of survival and heroism in 20th century military history."
Agripping true story of incredible bravery against impossible odds,
Jadotville thrillingly depicts the 1961 siege of a 150-strong Irish UN battalion under Commander Patrick Quinlan (Jamie Dornan) by 3,000 Conoglese troops led by French and Belgian mercenaries working for mining companies. Guillaume Canet plays a French commander who sought to defeat Quinlan and his men.
Directed by Richie Smyth, a well-known commercial and music video director (U2, Bon Jovi, The Verve) and written by Kevin Brodbin (Constantine), Jadotville also stars Emmanuelle Seigner and Jason O'Mara with Mikael Persbrandt and Mark Strong.
Director: Richie Smyth
Cast: Jamie Dornan, Guillaume Canet, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jason O'Mara, Mikael Persbrandt, Mark Strong
Script: Kevin Brodbin
Producers: Alan Moloney, Richie Smyth, Kevin Brodbin
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Robert Pattinson appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday night (November 9). Pattinson seemed to have a good time telling funny stories on the late night talk show.
The 25-year-old went into detail about one particular instance in Stockholm, Sweden while on a recent press tour where he was attacked by a fan. Pattinson was traveling with Ashley Greene when the event went down. He shared:
I got attacked! And it was the greatest thing ever. After four years of doing fan events and there's only all this screaming. There was this one guy — and you had to pay for a ticket to this thing — and he's throwing rocks or something. All of the sudden, this huge security guy stands up [trying to stop it] and I was like, 'No, let him do it! Let him do it!' I wanted it to be mayhem.
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Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), known as "Smokey Joe" for his efforts on behalf of big polluters, is one of Congress's most aggressive deniers of man-made climate change. For instance, in March, he said that the climate is changing "for natural variation reasons" and that to deal with it, humans should just "get shade."
In a new interview with Newsmax, Barton continued his nonsensical approach to the issue, claiming that the Obama administration's efforts to regulate carbon dioxide would potentially "close down the New York and Boston marathons":
Barton says the average healthy adult exhales between four-tenths of a ton and seven-tenths of a ton of CO2 a year.
"So if you put 20,000 marathoners into a confined area, you could consider that a single source of pollution, and you could regulate it," Barton says. "The key would be whether the EPA said that 20,000 people running the same route was one source or not."
One indication that the EPA likely would consider 20,000 runners a single source of pollution is that the agency is trying to regulate waste-water runoff and emissions of drilling rigs in oil fields by attempting to define entire areas as a single source of pollution, Barton says.
A common conservative attack against addressing greenhouse gas emissions is to say that there are natural sources of CO2, so if we regulate industry we would have to regulate those sources as well. But this is straw man argument. As the the EPA notes, it is industrial sources of CO2, not natural sources, that "have increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere":
Natural sources of CO2 occur within the carbon cycle where billions of tons of atmospheric CO2 are removed from the atmosphere by oceans and growing plants, also known as 'sinks,' and are emitted back into the atmosphere annually through natural processes also known as 'sources.' When in balance, the total carbon dioxide emissions and removals from the entire carbon cycle are roughly equal.
Since the Industrial Revolution in the 1700's, human activities, such as the burning of oil, coal and gas, and deforestation, have increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. In 2005, global atmospheric concentrations of CO2 were 35% higher than they were before the Industrial Revolution.
In the interview, Barton mocked the EPA's recent declaration that carbon dioxide was a pollutant that endangers public health and welfare. "There's never been anybody who's been treated in an emergency room for CO2 poisoning. It doesn't cause asthma; it doesn't cause your eyes to water; it doesn't cause cancer."
Of course, the EPA declared CO2 a threat to public health because of the catastrophic consequences of climate change, not because it is a carcinogen.


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Cleveland Browns inside linebacker Craig Robertson walked through the locker room with a brace on his right knee, but he did not practice Wednesday as the team prepared for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Robertson hurt his knee in the loss to Cincinnati. He tried to return, but couldn't.
He has started every game at inside linebacker. Defensive coordinator Ray Horton has said that Robertson's abilities in coverage and against the run allow the Browns to do different things.
Robertson ranks third on the Browns with 70 tackles. With him out, Tank Carder moves into the lineup alongside D'Qwell Jackson. Carder has one start in two seasons with the Browns.
Coach Rob Chudzinski said the defense will "generally" be able to do the same things with Carder.
The Browns also announced that Armanti Edwards was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Edwards had signed with the Browns on Oct. 29 and had shared time with Davone Bess returning punts.


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San Francisco seems to be changing about as a fast as a Pacific Ocean current or Karl's foggy cover. But never fear: the City by the Bay remains one of the coolest places for unique nightlife, whether you like some spirits (uh, the drinkable kind) with your science, or want to see a seductive sideshow. You don't have to look very hard in San Francisco for a fun night that doesn't involve clubbing... but just in case you're zonked from the work week, we've done the heavy lifting for you.
This Chinese Festival Is Like 'Frozen' Come to Life
Gawk at the "Fight Club of Underground Art"
Shock and delight your out-of-town guests or vanilla friends -- or relish in some amazing feats, just because -- at Tourettes Without Regrets, held on the first Thursday of each month at Oakland Metro. $10 will gain you entrance to a night of dirty haikus, rap battles, wild aerialists, burlesque, and much more. Host/emcee Jamie DeWolf puts together the ultimate performance showcase that is as weird as it is riveting. You will not see as much madness anywhere else.
Stay up late for midnight movies
The Clay Theatre in the Fillmore hosts midnight (well, 11:55pm) flicks each Friday, featuring midnight maniac staples such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Room, as well as classic favorites like Pulp Fiction and Valley of the Dolls. Rumor has it that they also occasionally show XXX films, so, you know, keep your eyes peeled.
Lose your cool with Bawdy Storytelling
Hear true stories of sexual (mis)adventure at this monthly storytelling event, held on the border of the Mission and Potrero Hill. At Bawdy, real people (and the occasional local celebrity) share their true sexual exploits onstage, usually following a theme. Past themes include "unlikeliest places," "sex wonk," and "CraigsLust." Admission to Bawdy will set you back $20 -- and usually includes a raffle for sex toys. Bring a date for this unique night out -- the event's unofficial tagline is "Bawdy will get you laid!"
Discover your inner scientist while boozing it up at Exploratorium After Dark
Science rules at the recently re-opened Exploratorium, located along the Embarcadero on Pier 15. Every Thursday from 6-9pm, the interactive science & tech museum hosts a themed night of programming. Think discussions with scientists about things like self-propelling kinetic structures. Adults can also play around with hundreds of hands-on exhibits, and crawl through a pitch-black tactile dome... all while enjoying cocktails.
Get down at AsiaSF
This restaurant/lounge/dance club in SoMa has a bit of everything the neighborhood is known for: good food, a party atmosphere, and unique gender expression. Ideal for a cool night out, AsiaSF features California-Asian cuisine and performers who dance hourly atop a runway bar. There's also a dance club downstairs.
Knock back cheap drinks and free associate at Beach Blanket Babylon
This uber-San Francisco musical revue is the perfect, campy night out for locals and tourists. The high-energy satire has a rotating script that relies heavily on puns, free association, and politics. Come for the low-cost tickets, stay for the enormous headdresses.
Roll up your sleeves at Department of Spontaneous Combustion
Located inside American Steel Studios in West Oakland, DSC is a metal-based art collective where you can learn various types of welding or work on existing projects. For a more hands-on nighttime activity, DSC is open to the public from 7-10 pm every Tuesday for sharing project plans, collaborating, and skill-building.
Drink mescal in a butterfly rainforest
The city's museum of natural history and earth sciences, located inside Golden Gate Park, is cool (in a super-family-friendly way) during the day: the California Academy of Sciences is home to the Steinhart Aquarium, a butterfly rainforest, and a planetarium. But you can also enjoy those delights with a drink in hand and good music in your ears every Thursday at 6pm, when Cal Academy NightLife offers adults-only, discounted admission for themed nights, usually corresponding with a local event or holiday. Learn about the history of mescal at NightLife's Cinco de Mayo celebration, go to '90s throwback night, or check out the summer live music series. NightLife is a popular even,t but because each Thursday is themed, there's something new to check out each week.
Expect the unexpected at Endgames Improv
Right in the heart of the Mission, Endgames Improv offers drop-in classes and inexpensive comedy shows six nights a week at Stage Werx Theatre. It's the perfect spot to catch up-and-coming, community-oriented comedy, with a variety of themed nights to suit your tastes. Try SF Tonight for improv taken from the local news, or check out the THUNDERDOME improv competition.
Get your rocks off at Alcatraz at Night
Even natives can agree: Alcatraz is pretty cool, especially if you visit at night. The former prison takes on an extra-creepy vibe on the post-sunset tour, where the stories are scarier, and the tour groups are smaller. Bust out your calendar, because the night tours sell out quickly and there are only two tours during the summer. If you're lucky enough to get on the island after dark, pack a sweater for the cold bay breeze... and maybe a pickaxe (in case you need to escape the Rock).
Roll back in time at Church of 8 Wheels
This "rolligious experience" inside the former Sacred Heart Church (554 Fillmore St) only convenes for Mass on Friday and Saturday, but it's the roller rink of your dreams. For $10 entrance and a $5 rental fee, you can skate to old-school funk and roller disco from 7-11pm. If you don't feel fit for the floor, but still want to get in on the action, the Church livestreams its services.
Explore SF's most notorious hood with Tenderloin Night Moves
Join the recently opened Tenderloin Museum for a walking tour of the fabled 31-block neighborhood. The tour visits old gambling joints, brothels, speakeasies, clubs, and other places that once made the Tenderloin the vice capital of San Francisco. The 21+ tours begin at 6:45pm and end at bar PianoFight.
Become a pinball wizard at Playland Not-At-The-Beach After Dark
Across the bay in El Cerrito, an under-the-radar land of tchotchkes, trinkets, and toys from yesteryear is ready for your exploration. Playland has more than 30 pinball machines set on free play, as well as arcade games, carnival games, and the occasional magic show for (somewhat) discerning adults who want to escape SF and Oakland for a fun night out. From 6-10pm on the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday of each month, Playland has an adults-only, BYO food & drink event for $10 a head.
Clown around at Circus Center
Every Friday night from 7-9pm, Circus Center holds a free open play session where you can experiment with juggling, tightrope walking, clowning, and more. The skill jam is ages eight and over, so expect some kids with your clowns. If you're specifically into juggling, a free juggling club is held on Sundays from 5-8pm. San Francisco has a serious history of circus arts, so get in on the action!
Kvell at Night at the Jewseum
The Contemporary Jewish Museum has a quarterly after-hours event that's open to goyim, too. For $5, you can enjoy admission to the museum as well as live music, DJs, crafts, and customized drinks and snacks. Previous Jewseum events have included 1960s themes and exhibits on Amy Winehouse. The CJM doesn't have the massive hype of other museum after-hours events, making this a great, not-crazy-crowded way to spend happy hour.
See your favorite films done in drag with Peaches Christ
Love film and drag, but can't decide on which way to spend the evening? Drag queen and emcee Peaches Christ will come to the rescue with evening and midnight film showings that combine camp and class. Upcoming events include a screening of Purple Rain with drag performances, a midnight showing of Sleepaway Camp, and a showing of Mommie Dearest... alongside a contest called "Trannie Dearest."
Dig super-SF drag show, Mother
This weekly drag show features a rotating cast of fabulous drag queens from around the world, including contestants from RuPaul's Drag Race, with themed nights and tribute shows. Mother is held at SoMa's Oasis, which was opened by San Francisco drag legends Heklina and D'Arcy Drollinger on New Year's Day 2015. Check out drag stars present and future for a mere $10.
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I have some pretty amazing men in my life. And although there are times they drive me absolutely bonkers (I think that is just what the opposite sex does for and to each other) I'm glad they are in my life. The fact that they appreciate my little fetish with quilting speaks volumes for them. So of course I have to make them quilts so they know how much I adore them. My newest man quilt is, Cascade.Wool & Needle by Moda. It is a flannel and is super soft. My big tough guys like that. How sweet is that? The pattern is available here. I had fun quilting it with lots of geometric shapes. That is probably my favorite part of making a man quilt.
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Lonesome Blues
This musician was a 20 year AA veteran. And he was a fully qualified doctor.
As far as I could tell he'd have had a good career as a doctor but gave it all up for rock'n'roll. Only he wasn't quite so very good at rock'n'roll and the zenith of his attempt to set the world alight had been as support to The Only Ones at the Greyhound pub, Fulham Palace Road c.1977.
His parents had high but all-in-all not unreasonable expectations of him and, frankly, he felt himself to be a huge disappointment.
Each night the first two glasses were recreational and the rest were medicinal – numbing the pain of disappointment. He wanted to have the first two social glasses and then stop, because he was getting incapacitated, unable to work in the evenings (mixing down tracks on his PC) and not able to remember the next day what he'd done the previous evening.
I told him on the phone when he made the initial enquiry that stopping after two was not possible and that he'd have to stop altogether. He agreed – reluctantly – and came to see me.
Taking the case history it was clear that he really didn't want to stop drinking. He wanted to have a glass or two then stop. I made it clear I didn't think that was possible and he made it clear it was wanted he wanted. And, weakly, I agreed to try.
He was, possibly, the world's worst hypnotee. I tried really hard (always a bad sign) because I wanted him to get a result. But after three hours (yes ... I know ... three hours ... it ate right through my lunch hour) I'd got nowhere.
Usually after the first session I arrange an appointment for the following week to check up and consolidate. This time I knew it hadn't worked and, shamefully, I bottled out. "OK. Let's see how that goes. Give me a call in two weeks and we'll see where we go from there." I knew I wouldn't here from him again.
Two weeks later, to the hour, the phone rang. "Barry, I can't believe it. Since I saw you I've had a glass or two and then something clicks and I don't want any more. I've got loads of work done in the evenings and it's been brilliant. I can't thank you enough."
So I booked the consolidation appointment.
Two days before the next appointment he called and left a message saying he had an audition, couldn't keep the appointment and would call back to re-arrange.
He never did.
Several months later I was archiving files, including his. I wondered how he was so sent him and e-mail. He replied, "Hey, Barry. I owe you an apology. I lied to you. There was no audition. But that first session was so powerful I was scared to come back. Still, you'll be pleased to know that I go some weeks with no drink at all and ever since I saw you I've never had more than one. I don't expect you to believe me cuz I lied before but I'll make another appointment and you can judge for yourself."
And that's what happened, and he was straight.
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