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9 comments:
- CurlyPops said...
OMG you struck gold alright! They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and they are definitely some beauties.
- January 27, 2010 at 12:27 AM
- polly pratt said...
You struck GOLD alright. Enjoy playing with it all.
- January 27, 2010 at 1:08 AM
- beck said...
Watch out Steph, I might just sneak out to your place tonight & snaffle that there fabric...! You lucky devil xo
- January 27, 2010 at 2:48 AM
- Little Waltz said...
Wow wow wow! I'd die to have that stack in my house! Have fun playing with it and make sure those windows are shut tight.. too many fabric thieves these days. Hehe.
- January 27, 2010 at 2:57 AM
- jade holi said...
enjoy your new stash how exciting!!! Diggin those ruffle roller derby panties! i think big matching bow in hair & spotty boot laces would accessorise the outfit nicely x
- January 27, 2010 at 4:23 AM
- Kim said...
Oh My Steph. What a good stash. I am sure you will have lots of fun with them! Even I would get the sewing machine out for them! x
- January 27, 2010 at 3:20 PM
- Drewzel said...
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! yay!!!
Ps. are you a steph too? :P
- January 27, 2010 at 5:17 PM
- Kate said...
Better lock your door tonight Miss Steph, I know where you live!! ps I would have said to upsize your hook but it looks like you've already got all that sorted X
- January 27, 2010 at 7:17 PM
Wow! That's the best bunch of retro fabric I think I've ever seen! You lucky girl you, Doily.
- January 29, 2010 at 2:14 AM


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Following the 2010 elections, these 6 states have Democratic majorities in both houses of the state legislature, have Democratic (or independent) governors, don't already have civil marriage equality, have no constitutional restrictions on same-sex marriage, and aren't West Virginia:
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The next frontiers for marriage equality
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- AnonymousJanuary 02, 2011 6:06 PM
My money is on Rhode Island. There have been a lot of people laying the groundwork for quite a while now...ReplyDelete
Thanks for the shoutout to Delaware Right to Marry!ReplyDelete
It's a tossup between Rhode Island and Washington...I think marriage equality is "contagious" through state borders. Unlike homosexuality, of course.ReplyDelete
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text: If Michigan State's Allyssa DeHaan, a 77 percent free-throw shooter, made two free throws Thursday instead of one of two in shooting a technical foul, things might have turned out differently for the No. 5 Notre Dame women's basketball team. Notre Dame, which won 68-67, was called for having six players on the court when Skylar Diggins heard the horn sound, and then jumped up and ran onto the court. The problem was, an instant before the horn sounded, Michigan State had inbounded the ball. "When the horn went off, Skylar was so anxious to get into the game, she went ahead and crossed over the line, and didn't realize that the referee had not blown the whistle to stop the game, and apparently, that's a technical foul," Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said. "It could have cost us the game, if (DeHaan) makes two free throws, which is a horrible way to lose." Although it was a Michigan State scoreboard operator who sounded the horn, Notre Dame nearly paid a steep price. "I don't understand the rule," McGraw said. "I understand if she would have just run into the game, but the horn blew. That's probably one thing that we didn't go over on the scouting report. Maybe we should work on that next time." Stopping Jefferson Hugs for Barlow


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|My ninja boy
I sewed a couple for my son before I left and I see pictures with him wearing them all the time. So I guess it was as much a hit with him as it was for me.
It comes with options for a hood or plain neckline and for girls, an option for a gathered front to add some femininity.
I made one version that I altered the placket to accommodate a zipper instead of buttons and added black mesh so it has a ninja look. He LOVED that!
And on another version, I used a woven Star Wars material for the hood. Because there is a button placket, substituting a woven was not a big deal.
|At field day; I know, orange pants?
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In Memoriam – Arthur L. Howson, Jr.
Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. is saddened to announce that longtime shareholder and friend Arthur L. Howson, Jr. passed away Sunday January 27, 2013. Art practiced law for 36 years while spending 31 of those years with GWB. Art focused his practice on corporate and business, commercial real estate, and banking and financial transactions. He was listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate law and ranked in Chambers USA Leading Lawyers for Business. Art was recently the recipient of the Greenville County Bar's prestigious Tommy Thomason Award. Art was also dedicated to his family, friends, and the community. He served on the boards of Greenville Chorale and Greenville Friends of the Zoo as well as president of the board of directors for Senior Action and Bank Greenville.
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October 22, 2012
Robotics could take reconstructive plastic surgery to new heights
BY Julie Penne
The last thing on 64-year-old Art Hill's mind while hiking Machu Picchu this fall is the microvascular muscle flap on his scalp.
But for Jesse Selber, M.D., assistant professor in MD Anderson's Department of Plastic Surgery, it's a reminder that robotics may one day improve outcomes in reconstructive plastic surgery.
Hill was diagnosed in March 2011 with melanoma at the peak of his scalp. When surgeons went deeper and wider to remove more surrounding tissue, it was vital to cover the palm-sized area.
Not only did Hill want to get back to his family and business in Boerne, Texas, but he also needed radiation treatment.
Hill is among the first patients anywhere -- not just MD Anderson -- to have portions of his latissmus dorsi (the large muscle under the arm that wraps around to the back) harvested robotically and transplanted microsurgically.
Selber, who began offering the technique to carefully selected patients in 2011, has been at the forefront of this emerging field.
Other surgical specialties have been using robotics for some time, but only recently has reconstructive plastic surgery seen the potential, Selber says. He's been sharing his experience and research with colleagues at MD Anderson and elsewhere at every opportunity.
Less scarring and greater mobility
For Hill, electing to have robotic-assisted plastic surgery meant less scarring and greater mobility.
Had Selber used the traditional method to harvest the slashes of muscle and skin, Hill would have had about a 15-inch scar under his arm, an extended recovery time and greater risk for complications. Instead, Hill has a number of small punctures under his left arm and around his rib cage.
The tradeoff, at least for now, is that the tedious harvest can take longer than the traditional method.
Selber also has used the technique for breast reconstructions for about a dozen patients.
"I expect robotic microsurgery to explode in the next 20 years," he says. "We've always used our hands, but it's time to look at what technology can do to enhance what we use."
In the fall issue of Conquest, read more about how MD Anderson's reconstructive plastic surgeons are helping patients face life after cancer.


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HMCS Regina left her home port of Esquimalt, B.C., on July 3, 2012, to replace HMCS Charlottetown on Operation Artemis, Canada's contribution to Combined Task Force 150, the multinational flotilla conducting counter-terrorism operations in the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, and the Indian Ocean. She was deployed with a crew of 225 personnel, a shipboard unmanned aerial vehicle detachment, and a CH-124 Sea King Helicopter detachment from 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, the West Coast operational Sea King squadron located in Patricia Bay, Victoria.
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Sri Lanka Telecom Peo TV reached another milestone yesterday when it announced the launch of its latest and exclusive local channel - Life TV.
The channel will begin test transmissions in the latter half of this month and hopes to begin full pledged operations by the end of next month, kicking off with the presidential election coverage. Life TV will be the first and exclusive local channel to be aired in the IPTV network.
Addressing the conference, Life TV CEO Kalum Palitha Maheerathne defined the station thus: "A channel that would portray life on the planet we live in which is shaped by civilisation and moulded by cultures."
He revealed that the station would bring together and enhance relationships between villages and towns; locally and internationally.
The virtual channel will be available only through the Peo TV network. The channel is expected to portray Sri Lankan lifestyles which would include music, culture and education related programmes.
SLT VisionCom CEO Thusha Weerasooriya commented: "We are on the road to bringing tuition class right to your homes."
He stressed on the importance of preserving national heritage, which he said was the motive of Life TV. Weerasooriya believed that "through other international channels that are being aired we hope to promote the local channels, which need the publicity."
The channel will include famous TV personalities such as Kosala Makuloluwa(Director Program), Piyadasa Rathnesinghe (Consultant), Lasantha Warusavithana (Creative director), Sanjay Withanage, Kaya Dias, Ravindra Munasinghe and so on.
Though SLT ADSL mostly operates in Colombo and greater Colombo areas, it also reaches areas such as Matara, Chilaw, Kandy and Anuradhpura. Weerasooriya stated that in the future they hoped to take Peo TV along with ADSL to the north and east when the infrastructure is developed.
He further added that operations could not be carried out as a result of the fibre network not being installed in the respective areas as yet.
SLT Peo TV is the ultimate IP TV gateway and provider of a total entertainment solution. More than 50 live channels, time-shift TV, channel memorising, live TV multi-audio and video on are a few features available from Peo TV.
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No, not like the Secret Service guys on their wives with coin-operated Colombianas. Cheating on our end-of-week report, which will be put up sometime today but backdated to 1800 Saturday. So we're cheating.
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The Shopaholics (2006)
Produced and directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Au Kin-Yee, Wai Ka-Fai finally hits full comedy stride with The Shopaholics. Since splitting with long time associate Johnnie To Kei-Fung, Wai's been mining old Hong Kong movies to work out his heavy-handed intellectual comedy scenarios. This film is quite delightful.
The material as directed gives the principal actors many chances to work their craft. Lau Ching-Wan gives his usual rubbery faced performance as the hard luck guy with a heart of gold. Cecelia Cheung Pak-Chi's character affords the actress plenty of chances to laugh, to cry, and to look forlorn.
If that previous sentence seems familiar, that is because I recently wrote the same thing about Derek Yee's Lost in Time. This is actually the third time Wai has worked with these two actors so they seem to finally have it right. The film is actually very funny and well-written. The proceedings are helped by the performances of Paula Tsui Siu-Fung, Ha Chun-Chau, and Law Kar-Ying. The production design is exquisite; the use of color outstanding. Veteran cinematographer Horace Wong Wing-Hang makes it all look great.


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Tess Vigeland:The global economy is about more than big conglomerates and multinationals. When you boil it down, it's about a single person, doing a job, trying to get by.
Today in our series WORKING, the entrepreneurial spirit turns our unwanted waste into someone else's treasure. The EPA says that only 18% of the used electronics in this country are recycled. One woman in northern Mexico looked across the border at the growing pile of junk and saw an opportunity for her town. Ingrid Lobet has our profile.
INGRID LOBET: Vicki Ponce stands in front of a mountain of shattered TV carcasses and pries a big piece of copper off the back of a picture tube.
VICKI PONCE: The moment of truth!
Each day Vicki bends over this workbench with a small group of women and dismantles TVs and computers collected across southern Arizona.
PONCE:My friend is taking apart this TV. The first screws you take out are on the top.
Getting this job was a major struggle. But Vicki says it's not like life had been easy before. For four years, she and her husband had no steady work.
PONCE:We were selling tamales on the street. Sometimes we even crossed the border to clean houses.
There just aren't many jobs here in Fronteras, 45 minutes south of the Arizona border. And what jobs there are, says Vicki's friend Lidia Barreda, don't go to women like them, in their 50s and 60s.
LIDIA BARREDA: Here in Mexico there's a lot of discrimination against people who are older. After the age of 35, it's hard to get a job. It's not like in the United States where older people keep on working.
So hard up, and fed up, three years ago Vicki and several other women here vowed to figure out how to bring more jobs to Fronteras. And they called on a friend with connections in the US, a local rancher, named Alice Valenzuela. They asked her to help.
ALICE VALENZUELA: Everybody said the women's cooperative would never make it. We would never find a building, we had no money and no contacts. We would never find an investor who would want to locate in a town with no streets and no infrastructure.
But soon Alice Valenzuela made a contact--the owner of a Vermont recycling company called Retroworks. The company was looking to expand, and agreed to do it here in Fronmteras. So the women traveled to Vermont and learned the e-waste business. Now Vicki can give the name and value of every part of a computer.
PONCE: We sort these parts into different barrels. They each contain different metals. These right here contain a lot of gold. We send these to Malaysia.
Thanks to contacts they got from Retroworks Vermont, the Mexico startup now sells parts to Egypt, Malaysia and Florida. They work out of this huge abandoned warehouse they convinced local officials to lend them.
Yet sixteen months after they moved in and started taking things apart, there's still no electricity. The mayor told the utility not to turn it on. He's been their biggest foe. Vicki and the others have their suspicions why.
PONCE:Probably it's because we haven't made any contributions to him. Or it could be that he hates us because we stood up for ourselves.
Vicki and many others here in Fronteras believe their startup would've moved more quickly if they were willing to pay bribes, but they're not. Vicki says she may not have much, but she's got her reputation.
PONCE:We want everything clean. We want to hold our heads up, we don't want people to say we were involved in anything shady.
Paying bribes she says, would also reinforce a negative view of her country.
PONCE:We want foreign investors to know that we're operating honestly.
Because Vicki has plans. Retroworks Mexico is still tiny, only 10 employees. But she wants to bring many more jobs here.
PONCE:We want to make it grow big, so there's a job here for anyone who wants to work. So we can all live, maybe not in luxury, but with dignity.
In the meantime, with no electricity, they press on with hand tools-- screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches and wire-cutters.
PONCE: If we had an air gun! Our hands wouldn't be cramping up.
This isn't one of those overseas electronics chops shops you may have heard about. People using blowtorches to melt down metals. Vicki and the others run this place themselves. So they're safety-conscious. They only take apart and sort, protected by gloves and mostly not wearing their goggles because they're all over 40.
PONCE:We need our glasses to see the screws! We only put on goggles when we break glass.
Vicki says this long fight to get Retroworks started has made her less timid. And less tolerant of the old way of doing business in Mexico. Like on her fourth trip to a government office for a customs permit, when they told her she'd have to come back a fifth time.
PONCE:I said we're not leaving here until you sign that paper. I said do these look like pretty hands with painted fingernails? No, you see the hands of a working woman. And people in our town need that paper so they can keep working.
Local people call them "las chicas bravas" -- the tough girls. One person who's seen them get tougher is Marco Antonio Armendariz, a legal advocate. On a visit to his office Vicki and he reminisce about when the chicas first called him for help.
MARCO ANTONIO ARMENDARIZ: They were terrified... They didn't know their rights.
The mayor of Fronteras was threatening to evict them, saying the building wasn't really theirs.
ARMENDARIZ: They didn't know the mayor didn't have the authority to kick them out.
And then he turns to Vicki with a bombshell.
ARMENDARIZ:Someone called and offered me $20,000 to tell you that you had no case, that you had to vacate the building and stop pushing.
He speculates the chicas may have fouled up someone's plans to use the building for something illegal, like stashing drugs..
ARMENDARIZ:Maybe they'll be the first business to ever get set started in Mexico without paying a single bribe.
When she's not at work, Vicki is most often at her woodstove, cooking. It's the hearth of the two-bedroom home she shares with her husband Antonio.
Vicki and Antonio have two grown daughters in Arizona. The girls used to send money home. But now their daughters have both lost their jobs, so Antonio says the parents are helping out their kids in the United States.
ANTONIO: The roles are reversed now. Instead of money coming from there to here, it's flowing from here to there. Laughs.
The small recycling enterprise is so successful that Vicki says one daughter keeps asking when she can return to Fronteras and get a job there.
PONCE:She says, Mami, hurry up with the plant, I want to come home and work there.
Nothing, Vicki says, would please her more.
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These blocks are so much fun to sew
Block 3
Block 4
Block 5
and a group photo
and since I spent about two weeks cleaning my sewing room I thought I would show
some pictures.
this is where I sit and sew
and this area is for my friends/family
my new cutting table.
It isn't finished yet, it needs a bigger top (soon)
I saw this table
and loved it so I made one for myself.
It was so easy to put together.
I love it - so much storage area and a just the right height for me
and back here is where Miss Millie lives
(I took these pictures while Madison was finishing her quilt)
and it's so sad to say that
with such a nice sewing room like this
I do most of my quilt sewing at the beach in my living room.
I just have more time to sew here.
There I have lots of family to spend time with, a
house to "try" to keep clean
and way too much to try to keep up with.
until later - Carol


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Many of the creations which have graced these pages over the past two years are the works of dedicated, professional puzzle makers. A few, on the other hand, have been the product of passionate and often highly skilled hobbyists, who make a few copies in their spare time when not doing their day jobs. The quality woodwork of some of these "hobbyists" is simply astounding. One elusive fellow whose work I had not had the pleasure of experiencing before is Stephen Chin, the mild mannered dentist from Australia. He is prolific in his side hobby, and while he only produces a few copies of each new creation, he has invented dozens of designs over the years. He is particularly well known for his skill with the lathe, with which he creates beautifully turned tops, eggs, and spheres. He is also known for his quirky and devilish sense of humor. For example, he once designed a puzzle called "Ze house of mouse ze duong" – or simple, "Mouse House" which is a little house with a mouse (or rat) inside. You have to stick your finger into the mouse's house to open the puzzle and release the mouse, but when you do, the mouse bites you! Quite literally – he has placed a trap inside. If that wasn't bad enough, he has installed a tiny electronic speaker inside which then activates and proceeds to laugh at you. Somehow, Stephen still manages to retain all of his friends. He even encourages others along this – wait for it – "psycho-path". Just see my review of Shane Hale's "Viper" puzzle, which was inspired by Mouse House, for such an example.
|1 Pinko Ringo by Stephen Chin
As luck would have it, I recently got to enjoy a few of Stephen Chin's amazing pieces through a friend who is extremely generous with lending out his precious puzzles. One of these was a rare and radiant apple with very few copies in existence. As the saying goes, an apple a day keeps the dentist away. Stephen Chin's "1 Pinko Ringo" (don't ask me how he comes up with these names), is a lovely wooden apple with an unusual flavor. It's based on the designer Wayne Daniel's original icosahedron puzzles, in which a perfect twenty sided polyhedron shape is composed of ten identical pieces, half of which are mirror images of the other half. As he likes to do, Chin converted that original design into a spherical shape – in this case, an apple. Spin the apple around a few times and watch out! All ten pieces come flying apart and land in a jumble – oh no! Thankfully, due to the shape of the apple motif, and the colorful exotic woods used in the puzzle, it is not as difficult as it seems to decipher which pieces go with which others. The really hard part is determining how to coordinate all ten pieces back into place so it all holds together again. Figure that out and you'll be the teacher's pet. This is a wonderfully elegant, beautifully crafted puzzle which showcases this master "hobbyist's" remarkable skill.
|Ze Orange by Stephen Chin
Ah, but isn't this a blog about puzzle boxes? Now we've been over that and I'm allowed to digress from time to time. But since you mentioned it, here's Stephen Chin's "Ze Orange", a double compartment puzzle box full of masterful turns (see what I did there?). This time the fruits of his labor have yielded an orange, complete with a silver stem. It's a lovely piece of art and would be perfectly satisfying as an exceptionally skillful bit of wood turning, complete with textured skin. But orange you more curious than that? There are many layers, and once you have peeled them back (I can't help myself) you discover two compartments inside, which contain equally lovely examples of his lathe skills. As he often does, Stephen has left a few handwritten notes inside this copy, indicating the orange includes wood from his cypress tree. There are objects to be found as well, which turn this puzzle into one of discovery, and it's unlikely these little treasures are simply there by accident … Everything has its purpose and is extremely well thought out, right down to the final tinny electronic chorus. This puzzle provides some freshly squeezed fun and is good to the last drop.
|The Royal Smile circa 1930
Here's a fitting toast to my colleague across the world, who has made me smile with his marvelously whimsical creations (and to my friend who was so generous to share them). I imagine that the name of this old classic cocktail, "The Royal Smile", will resonate with Stephen Chin both professionally and personally. Based on another old classic, the "Jack Rose", which I have featured previously, the Royal Smile adds gin to the delicious mix of apple brandy, lemon juice and grenadine. These drinks were popular in the era surrounding Prohibition, and the earliest recipe for the Royal Smile is found in the Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock, 1930. Here I've substituted the lemon juice for orange juice, so the cocktail has an apple and an orange, just this once. Either way, it will make you smile. Drink a few and you might very well start to hear odd electronic noises emanating from your glass, too. Cheers!
The Royal Smile circa 1930
* The Juice of ¼ Lemon (or substitute fresh squeezed orange)
* ¼ Grenadine
* ½ Applejack or Calvados
* ¼ Dry Gin
Shake well with ice, strain into cocktail glass, and smile!
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Sun, Dec 31, 2017
New Year Service
Dear Friends at West View
Are we happy with our achievements in 2017?
Jesus calls us to be reminded of this: We do not have to be perfect to do God's work.
Those who wait; and those who support others, also serve God well. Consider John the Baptist. He teaches us that the Supporting Actor also shapes the Drama of life. Without the support of the Supporting Actor, the Lead Actor's role is rarely a smooth, straight path.
Sometimes we need to be the lesser, the unseen piston that drives the ship, nonetheless. In our lives of service to the Lord and our neighbour, Less is often More.
May God bless you all richly as you face forward to 2018.
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Designed by Jonathan Ive, the senior vice president of industrial design at Apple, for Harman Kardon, the SoundSticks Wireless III sound system boasts Bluetooth connectivity for a cleaner experience. For the most part, however, the speakers are the same as its predecessor. The SoundSticks Wireless III system is equipped with 10 watt satellites and a 20 watt subwoofer.
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Web Padlock lets you control what Web pages can be viewed on your computer
  Web Padlock is a program that provides access control and usage management over your computer's Web browser. This gives you control over what Web pages can be viewed on your computer. Once installed, Web Padlock blocks other Web browsers (like Internet Explorer, Netscape, or America Online) from running. This leaves Web Padlock as the only available Web browser. In order to view any Web page on Web Padlock when Web Padlock is in the locked mode, that Web page must have been added to the authorized Web page list. A user selected password is required to add Web pages to this list.  This provides the person who installs Web Padlock with the ability to completely control access to the Internet on that computer. This program is most useful in a business setting, where the supervisor needs the ability to control what Web sites employees can visit. It can also be useful in a family setting, however, to give parents control of the computer to block children from viewing certain sites.   Web Padlock can be unlocked using the password to allow free Web surfing using Web Padlock. The password can also be used to turn off the blocking of other Web browsers, like Internet Explorer. In this way, Web Padlock can be used not only to control what sites are visited, but when the Web can be accessed. If you decide that you do not want to use Web Padlock at all, it can easily be uninstalled using the password.
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Probe plea into death of jawan, The Telegraph, Kolkata, 19th March 2017
A Staff Reporter
Guwahati, March 18: The All India Chakma Social Forum, an organisation working for rights of Chakmas, today urged the Union home ministry to conduct an impartial inquiry into the "custodial killing" of Kamal Mitra Chakma, a rifleman of 36 Assam Rifles posted at Jalaki in Nagaland.
In a statement today, Victor Talukdar, deputy secretary-general of the forum, alleged that Chakma was brutally assaulted at his battalion headquarters in Jalaki when he went to submit his leave application to go home to Mizoram on March 10. He was thrown outside the premises assuming that he was dead. Some people spotted him and handed him over to the Assam Rifles authorities who admitted him to Jorhat military hospital in Assam in a serious condition. He died today.
"Assam Rifles officials claimed that Chakma was injured after he fell from a building. But he did not have any head injuries but had broken bones in his leg, hand and thigh. He was lying unconscious outside the 36 Assam Rifles battalion headquarters which prove that his injuries were not due to a fall. His parents told us that Chakma told them that he was beaten up by his colleagues," Talukdar claimed.
Assam Rifles officials could not be contacted for comment.
The forum demanded the post-mortem be conducted at a government hospital to ensure impartiality in the investigation and a court of inquiry be instituted by officials outside the Assam Rifles battalions in Nagaland.
Also, read in "Chakma forum seeks inquiry into AR rifleman's death", The Times of India, Guwahati Edition, 19th March 2017


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I'm reading a book by Kenneth J. Harvey called The Town That Forgot How to Breathe. Harvey is a juicy writer. His instincts are sharp, and he chooses words that carry a lot of bang for their buck, and which sound good in the company of the other words in their sentence -- and yet, his writing is never self-indulgent verbiage.
For example, from the chapter I read last night:
"The shark rose high in the air as the crane swiveled toward the huge grey plastic container that lay on the back of a flatbed ...Gulls followed faithfully above the suspended shark, gliding weightlessly, as if attached by guide wires."
Swiveled is an action verb of distinct movement, easily invoking the intended imagery. Instead of "truck," Harvey said flatbed, again guiding us to specific mental pictures. And notice the alliteration in the second sentence: gulls/gliding/guide; followed/faithfully; suspended/shark. The [s] sound is further reinforced with consonance: gulls/weightlessly/as/wires. And assonance enhanced the lyrical sound of the sentence with gull/above; faithfully/weightlessly, and gliding/guide/wire.
The more experienced writer I become, the more I think with juicy words during the first draft. However, it's not until the revision stage that I truly turn on the juice, searching out the lushest vocabulary with the highest impact and the poetic devices that will make my words sing.
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
Frankish Church in Chalandri: Franciscan?
I would like to report on the paper trail on the identification of Chalandri's Frangomonastiro with the Franciscans. The Deltion article reported succinctly on the excavation of the 13th-c. chapel and marshaled all the recent citations, primarily the 1960 Greek translation of William Miller's Latins in the Levant. So, the question remains. Is this really a Franciscan foundation? and if so, what are the arguments for such an attribution?
The main citation for a Franciscan attribution was the Greek edition of William Miller's classic, The Latins in the Levant: A History of Frankish Greece 1204-1566 (New York, 1908). Those that know the history of this unsurpassed work know that the legendary Byzantinist (and once Prime Minister) Spyridon Lambros produced a Greek translation immediately after the English original, in his journal Νέος Ελληνομνήμων (1909). Lambros' translation basically endorsed Miller's volume as the best available history of Frankish Greece and antiquated a whole lot of earlier studies (Buchon, Hopf, etc.) for Greek readers. In 1960, Angelos Phouriotis produced a complete translation of Latins in the Levant with the added bonus of updated annotations and illustrations, Ιστορία της Φραγκοκρατίας στην Ελλάδα (Athens, 1960). In other words, the Greek 1960 translation surpasses the English original in its inclusions of 50 years of scholarly commentary.
So, here is my reconstructed chronology for Frangomonastiro.
1851. The will of Walter V de Brienne (1312) is published by Marie Henry d'Arbois de Jubainville, "Testament de Gautier V de Brienne, duc d'Athènes," in Voyage paléographique dans le département de l'Aube (Paris, 1851), pp. 332-340. . d'Arbois de Jubainville publishes this material again in, Catalogue d'acted des comtes de Brienne 950-1354 (Paris 1872), p. 44. The will is vague about money that de Brienne left for the Franciscans of Athens.
1881. The name "Franko Monastiri" is first identified in Ernst Curtius and Johannes Augustus Kaupert's atlas, Karten von Attika (Berlin, 1881), pl. 5 (Download here). Elements of buildings are still standing.
1892. The ruins of a building (not existing anymore) are mentioned by Tassos D. Neroutsos in the pioneering study, "Χριστιανικαί Αθήναι (Christian Athens)" Β'1 "Η εκκλησία Αθηνών επί Φραγκοκρατίας (The Churches of Athens in the Frankish Period" Δελτίον της Ιστορικής και Εθνολογικής Εταιρείας 4 (1892), pp. 51-204. Naroutsos's account is the first Greek topographical investigation of Frankish monuments in Attica. Sadly, Neroutsos died the same year section B'1 was published. He is the first scholar to suggest a connection between Frangomonastiro in Chalandri and de Brienne's Franciscans. This is what Neroutsos says, and you can see hat the association is just speculation: "Σ'αυτή την περίοδο, επίσης ανέρχεται το "Φραγκομονάστηρο" που τα ερείπια του για καιρό βρίσκονταν στους πρόποδες του Πεντελικού και πιθανόν να είταν η έδρα των Μινωριτών, που μνημονεύονται στη διαθήκη του τελευταίου δούκα." ["'Frangomonastiro' belongs to this period. The ruins of Frangomonastiro were to be found on the slopes of Mount Pentelikon for many years. This is probably the Franciscan center that [de Brienne's] will commemorates."](p. 82, n. 65)
1908. William Miller publishes Latins in the Levant. He discusses de Brienne's will but makes not association with Chalandri.
1933. Anastasios Orlandos mentions the ruins in his Index of Medieval Monuments of Greece, Ευρετήριον των Μεσαιωνικών Μνημείων της Ελλάδος 3 (1933), p. 177.
1960. Citing Neroutsos, Phouriotis mentions the possibility that the Chalandri Frangomonastiro may have received de Brienne's benefaction as a Franciscan monastery.
2001. Rescue excavation of Frangomonastiro, in the building of Attike Odos. Neroutsos suggestion, via Phouriotis is reconsidered.
In short, there is no strong reason to associate this building with Franciscans, although it is certainly Frankish. This quick fact-checking exercise has produced all kinds of interesting questions. You might note from his will that de Brienne commissioned a church at Lecce for his memory. Wouldn't it be interesting to compare the church in Italy with the duke's buildings in Greece? We are confronted with a truly global order that moves beyond Greece-France. Whether Franciscan or not, the little chapel on the slopes of Mount Penteli need to be related to the more famous Frankish Monastery excavated by Anastasios Orlandos. It is important to note that Orlandos implicated the Franciscans in this building, as well, although he argues that the building was a Greek church that might have been later sold to Latins monastics (to explain the toponym Frankish Monastery).
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- Nauplion said...
Thank you for laying out the paper trail and showing how easily assumptions become statements of authority.
Anyone who wants to make this a Franciscan monastery needs to look at what we know about Franciscan monasteries in Greece. Those in Clarenza, Methoni, Rethymon and Nauplion are in the main urban area. That of Chania is within the city walls. That of Negroponte was outside the walls, but a very short walk away. Simply the location of this Chalandri site argues against its having been a Franciscan monastery.
Franciscans were a preaching order and lived by begging: because of that they were primarily urban. This is not to say that some monasteries were not located outside a city, but such occurrences are later than the Frankish period in Athens.
Notice that the local tradition retains "Frankish" rather than "Franciscan." Your sketches of the chapel remains give every indication of the burial chapel of a fief, and Frankish makes perfectly good sense in that context. I would also suggest that any Franciscan construction would be symmetrical.
Yes, agreed wholeheartedly about the (likely false) Franciscan attribution. But also let's note (and I note that I haven't yet read the Deltion report) that there seems to be little archaeological evidence tying the Halandri chapel remains to the folkloric name. Is this actually that same chapel, or possibly some other chapel dating to the same period? What makes it 'Frankish' -- meaning Latin rite -- per se, as opposed to 'Frankish-period'? As this is such a common type of vernacular church architecture, as Kourelis's previous blog post points out, there is little, on the face of it, that can designate the religious rite of the patron(s). If the bodies had been found intact, perhaps burial practice could have helped, but this seems not to have been the case here.
The real, bigger question is why archaeologists (and art historians, etc) are still employing the dichotomy 'Frankish' and 'Byzantine' in cases such as these, when architectural forms rarely correspond so neatly to these canons. Style and form do not always equal identity, or the identities we might think.
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quick shutdown options in backtrack 5
Just got my BT5R3 (BackTrack 5 Release 3) on a VMWare player. Tried the shutdown command, didn't work as expected. All that happens after the shuwdown command is the computer shuts down, but it does not switch the power off. Here's below a lot of ways in which you can shutdown your Back Track with power off option.
Courtesy of and Compiled from http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/showthread.php?t=42508
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Former Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to be careful in dealing with all those urging him to seek re-election in 2019.
He gave the advice during a phone interview on Channels Television's 'Politics Today' which was hosted by Seun Okinbaloye.
"This is because the President had every right to run for presidency in 2019 if he so wishes, so there was no need to urge him to do so except there is a sinister motive behind it.
"The President is not one person people can force to do what he is not ready to do. But if the President chooses to run today, of course, as a President of Nigeria and as the President of our party, he has what they call 'first refusal'.
"But again, has he told anybody he wants to run? The answer is 'no'. Until the President says he wants to run, nobody can force him to do the job he is not ready to do."


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Mamma … Brush up your grooming skills
Who doesn't want a well-behaved and a great looking kid? Well! We all do. With little care and loads of love, we can easily convert our loving pooches into great looking kiddies. Brushing works wonder, if done properly with a little care. Grrrrrrrooming…might sound great to our four-legged friends as well, if we do it in a way D&P propagates.
The brush that we use for brushing is breed specific. For long-haired breeds such as Lhasa Apso, Old English Sheepdog, Poodle, Pomeranian and Shih Tzu, use curved wire slicker or pin brush with rounded tips to prevent damage to the skin. For short coat breeds with dense undercoat like Terrier, GSD and American Eskimo, always use a slicker and for smooth coated breeds like Boxer, Doberman, Labrador, Greyhound, Basset Hound and Pitbull – all we need is just a comb.
Canine coat conditioning
Before combing, it is always advisable to spray a good quality conditioner on the coat. This will help to loosen knots and smoothen the coat… thus making brushing easier for pooches, especially for the longhaired breeds. Coat conditioners are available in the market.
Correct brushing pattern
Professional groomers start with the hindlimbs and then move to head and ears. Brushing avoids matting in dogs and removes the dead hair from the coat. Don't be in a hurry during brushing and brush gently on tummy and inside his legs. Most important…brush stepby- step, targeting one section and layer of his coat at a time.
Tackling knots and tangles
For long-haired breeds, daily brushing is required and to remove tangles and knots, comb…gently. With deep stokes of comb, we can easily get rid of tangles. Use your hands to hold hair…so that it may not hurt our cuddly canines.
Doing it the right way
Brush before a bath…and comb after brushing. If an area is matted, use scissors to cut the matted area. Be patient and gentle with your precious one so that the bristles of the brush may not hurt him. Most of all, ensure he has a great time. Do treat him with his favourite treat for being patient.
Tuffy…Ginger…Sparkle… Bravo…Gooofy….Oh! They all are just rushing to their mammas for a brushing session…while we wish them all the great looks!


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The first part of this past weekend kind of felt like a bust. I did a ton of work, got my oil changed finally(!!!), and even managed to sleep in (if you consider waking up at 7:30 sleeping in), but it just did not feel incredibly relaxing. My husband said he felt the same way and we came to the conclusion that it was because we had not spent any time outside. It rained all day on Saturday, and Sunday started out pretty gross too. The weather finally cleared up Sunday afternoon and we got outside as quickly as we could so the weekend could redeem itself.
After a nice walk outside, we decided that dinner on the patio would be a great way to finish off the weekend. One of my favorite picnic-style foods is baked beans. So I decided to whip up a batch of my homemade, vegan baked beans (gluten-free too, of course)! These are pretty easy to make and are not as ridiculously sweet as the canned ones.
Vegan and Gluten-Free Baked Beans
2 cups dry navy beans
2 cups gluten-free vegetable stock (unsalted)
¾ large yellow onion (diced)
¼ cup tomato paste
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1.5 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 Tablespoon maple syrup
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
A bit of olive oil for sauteing onion and garlic
1. Saute onion and garlic in a small amount of olive oil.
2. Add vegetable stock, then tomato paste, brown sugar, maple syrup, and spices.
3. Let sit on low heat while beans are cooking.
4. Bring beans to a boil, then simmer until soft. Once they are cooked, drain off water, and pour beans into sauce. Stir.
5. Transfer to a baking dish and bake uncovered at 350°F for at least half an hour (until bubbly).
Now I just need to get a picnic basket and blanket and actually go on a real picnic!
What's your favorite picnic food?
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One big perk of teaching at an international school is that you get time off for all sorts of holidays that you wouldn't normally get. I got six (!) beautiful days off for Korean thanksgiving this past week. Mike and I seized the opportunity and made our way down to Jeju island. It is often touted as Korea's Hawaii and it certainly did not disappoint. The only tricky thing about the trip was that some places were closed, especially on Sunday, for the holiday. But I'm all for spending time with your family, especially on a holiday like Thanksgiving, so I could not begrudge them for that.
More photos to come!
(Photo four & five: Haenyeo women showing off their day's catch. Photo six: Seongsan Ilchulbong. Photo seven: Jeongbang Pokpo. Photo nine: Jungmun Beach. Photo eleven and twelve: Gimnyeong Maze)
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this is gorgeous! your photos have me thinking I need to head to korea someday soon. just beautiful. and yay for vacation time!ReplyDelete
woww that octopus is crazy! this place is so breathtaking, coolest thanksgiving EVER!ReplyDelete
that waterfall is beautiful. i agree with mackenzie "crazy octopus".ReplyDelete
beautiful photos! i love that little octopus, but i wish it was in the water haha.ReplyDelete
Korea is creeping up on my list of places to visit! Just beautiful!ReplyDelete
amazing photos (as always...) and it looks like the place is definitely worth visiting!ReplyDelete
x Marta @ An Interesting Distraction
I diffently love to go to Korea now, after seening these lovely pictures on your blog.ReplyDelete
hooray! i love holidays.ReplyDelete
Fantastic photos, and Korea, wow! What an adventure!ReplyDelete
love that you're in korea. hope you're liking it... esp the food?! (i hope that is a big fat yes).ReplyDelete
ps reeeally digging the maze photos
great shots. love the waterfall and the that gorgeous red building.ReplyDelete
Love seeing korea thru your eyes
this is so inspiring with a touch of being envy. hahaReplyDelete
I so wanna go to Korea and through your pictures It felt like I was been there. GREAT and INSPIRING :) can't wait to see your next blog entry. ♥
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oh wow, it IS like hawii over there! hope you had fun! you are not missing the weather over here, so windy, rainy, snowy and cold!ReplyDelete
Wow, it looks amazing! What a blessing to have six days off, we should get that for Thanksgiving here!ReplyDelete
your photos are simply amazing. love how you tell stories through images. it totally makes me want to go back. & i hope you had a good chuseok!ReplyDelete
I always love your photos so much. You've got such a good eye!ReplyDelete
Maria xx
Oh man, I love that one of the lady holding the octopus out.ReplyDelete
Really though, I so enjoy seeing the little snippets of your world.


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Summer Vacation!
I hope most of you are on your summer vacation, and having a blast! It seems the summer heat is here to stay awhile for most of Canada and the United States. This week at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge we want to see your cards/projects with a "Summer Vacation" theme. I think with this heat we will see a lot of beaches and pool party themed cards!
For my Summer Vacation card I used the "Pool Party" image. I colored her with copics then cut the image out, and popped it up on the background. So I got the bright idea of printing out a grass template, then coloring it (no problem), and then cut it out. Well what a job cutting around those thin blades of grass. Not once mind you, I decided I needed two of them. After I did the clouds, I added the grass then I colored on the sand. The sun is also a digital stamp, which I colored then cut and added as the background.
I used the large dot embossing folder by Cuttlebug for the turquoise card stock panel. The designer paper is from the Echo Park Summer Days paper pad. The sentiment is a sticker, which I added to purple card stock, and then cut around it.
I hope you'll join our challenge this week, and good luck to everyone!
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Willinghurst Fisheries set to undergo a big facelift
One of the nation's most well-known commercial complexes has announced it is set to undergo a major facelift in an effort to change its flagging fortunes.
Surrey's Willinghurst Fisheries gained a national reputation for its bagging prowess but it has been plagued by problems since contracting the deadly KHV virus in 2009, with catch returns dropping and anglers venturing elsewhere.
In 2010, the Fish O'Mania qualifier at the venue saw winner Stu Ballard needing less than 70lb to book his place in the prestigious final, and that poor showing led to organisers of the money-spinning event not offering the fishery a chance to stage a heat in this year's competition.
But despite the setback, fishery bosses vowed to take drastic steps to bring back the glory days, with fish stockings, new lakes and large-scale groundwork projects being undertaken at a cost of tens of thousands of pounds.
Venue regular Jason Morgan has played a big part in reshaping the complex and he told Angling Times: "I've fished at the venue for longer than I can remember and I want to see it get back to being one of the best in the country.
"We've brought in thousands of skimmers so that winter sport improves, made one of the lakes into a specimen angler's paradise and also dug out a brand new lake Šand that's just the start!" Early indications suggest the transformation is already having a positive effect, with big hauls of carp and silvers being taken in the first few weeks since work began.
Several experts, including England international Steve Gardener, have been consulted on what action should be taken to ensure a bright future. He is adamant the revamp will help draw back the masses.
"It is a fantastic fishery and these are exciting times. John's Lake is one of the fairest match lakes I have fished, and it looks set to become the best match venue in the south of England," said Steve.


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It's Working!
She WILL be a star.
I mean Rumer Willis of course. Rumer who wants so badly to be one. Rumer born to Bruce and Demi, who hangs with Lindsay and pines for the flossy flossy life and everything that comes along with it. Rumer who is now a regular at Winstons and Teddys but claims not to do drugs… Rumer who is now capturing the interest of the pappies…
Now Rumer has a job. Not the main role but a supporting one alongside her daddy and acting wunderkind Mischa Barton. In other words: Box Office Magic.
First a movie, then an eating disorder, then a dangerously addicted boyfriend… Rumer is well on her way, as her parents continue to distinguish themselves as role model Hollywood parents.


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Marketers have been focused on Gen Y (a.k.a. Millennials) for more than a
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- 2 Meet "Generation Z," Americans born after Gen Y (from 1995 to present) who are currently under the age of 18. Marketers have been focused on Gen Y (a.k.a. Millennials) for more than a decade. In fact, Millennials are the most researched generation in history! But Gen Z is different from the Millennial generation. In many ways, Gen Zers are the opposites or extreme versions of Millennials and marketers need to adjust to them. We are just beginning to understand Gen Z and its impact on the future, but here is what we know and foresee…
- There is a population tsunami approaching 3 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 (via Mintel 2014) Millennials ( 20-37 ) 24.5% Gen Z ( 3 hours per day on their computers for non-schoolwork-related purposes (compared to 22% a decade ago)
- Their social circles are global 38 Source: JWT Intelligence and Pew Research center 81%of online teens use some kind of Social Media 26%of Gen Z would need to fly to visit most of their social network friends
- They are hyper-aware and concerned about man's impact on the planet 39 Source: Unilever Project Sunlights How Children Inspire Sustainable Behavior in Adults, August 2013; JWT Intelligence 80%know about man's impact on the planet 9 of 10continue to feel optimistic about their own future 7 of 10feel optimistic about the future of the environment 78%are concerned about world hunger 77%are concerned about children around the world dying of preventable disease 76%are concerned about man's impact on the planet
- They are less active 40 This generation is much less active than previous generations. In some cases, sport is viewed as a tool for health instead of play and gaming may have replaced outdoor activities. Source: Mintel, Activities of Teens and Kids 2013, Entertainment software association 2013 51%of teen boys list gaming as their main source of entertainment 66%of 6-11 year olds list gaming as their main source of entertainment
- They live-stream and co-create Gen Z gravitate to live-streaming media, such as Twitch and Ustream. Two-way live-streaming and video- conferences (think: FaceTime and Skype) are their preferred ways to communicate. 41 Source: JWT Intelligence #1live-streaming platform in the world is Twitch, which features live video gameplay, news and chat
- 42 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 -4 Scratch Fresh Oven Stove-top % change projected annual eatings F2018 vs. 2013 Gen Z Millennials Gen X Source: NPD Group's "Future of Eating," 2014 They are the biggest foodies Their interest in cooking is expected to increase over the next five years.
- Teen obesity has nearly tripled from 1971-2010, now stabilized at around 18.4% Teenage boys are more likely than girls to be obese (18.6% vs. 15%) 43 Unfortunately, they're also obese Source: Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, 2013 (via Mintel 2014). Percentage of obesity among high school students, by state, for selected year 2003 and 2011
- But, food is their main vice 44 A Different Set of Vices Are having less sex (but more un-protected sex) Are more obese Are recycling and up-cycling Are more sedentary Are a happy lot Are focused on sharing Are self-confident Source: Mintel 2014, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014 LUST GLUTTONY GREED SLOTH WRATH ENVY PRIDE
- 45 How to connect with Gen Z?
- 46 Tech Innate: 5 Screens Think in 4D Judiciously Share (GeoLoco Off) Active Volunteers Blended (race & gender) Togetherness Mature Communicate with Images Make Stuff Have Humility Future Focused Realists Want to Work for Success Collective Conscious Tech Savvy: 2 Screens Think in 3D Radical Transparency: Share All Slacktivists Multi-cultural Tolerance Immature Communicate with Text Share Stuff Have Low Confidence Now Focused Optimists Want to be Discovered Team Orientation Don't treat them like Millennials Gen Z Millennials
- 47 Gen Z Millennials Very Different Experiences and References Politics Media Communication Homosexuality is no longer considered a disease Portable media player The DVD, an optical disc computer storage media format is announced Instant messaging, a type of online chat, is released by Microsoft Mobile phones with the ability to send text messages Massachusetts legalizes same-sex marriage Commercial music streaming services The video-sharing website Youtube is launched Snapchat, a photo messaging app is introduced Smartphones with a multi-touch interface Telecommunications Music Don't treat them like Millennials
- 48 Checklist for connecting with Gen Z 1. Depict them as diverse (ethnically, sexually, fashionably) 2. Talk in images: emojis, symbols, pictures, videos 3. Communicate more frequently in shorter bursts of "snackable content" 4. Don't talk down… talk to them as adults, even about global topics 5. Assume they have opinions and are vocal, influencing family decisions 6. Make stuff — or help Gen Z make stuff (they're industrious) 7. Tap into their entrepreneurial spirit 8. Be humble 9. Give them control and preference settings 10. Collaborate with them — and help them collaborate with others
- 49 11. Tell your story across multiple screens 12. Live stream with them — or give them live streaming access 13. Optimize your search results (they do their Internet research) 14. Talk to them about value (they care about the cost of things) 15. Include a social cause that they can fight for 16. Have your house in order (in terms of sustainability) 17. Help them build expertise…they want to be experts 18. Tease (think: ephemeral, puzzles, surprises and games) 19. Feed their curiosity 20. Feed them Checklist for connecting with Gen Z
- 50 Gen Z topics & interests: what we're tracking… Economic Disparity Gender Equality & LGBT Rights Malala TECHNOLOGY ISSUES NEWS Mixed Reality Socialism & Communism MEDIA & CULTURE 3D Printing & Doodling School Shootings Total Solar Eclipse March 2015 Whisper Common Core Education Nationwide YouTube Stars Drones iPhone 6 Twitch Wearables Oculus Rift Global Warming Weather Refugees Cost of Education Loneliness Brazil & The World Cup Gaga in Space 2015 Girls in STEM Net Neutrality Back to School Elon Musk Texting While Driving Tuna the Dog Autonomous Cars Tuna the Dog Avatar 2 2016 Star Wars Episode VII 2015 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 8/8 Hunger Games Mockingjay 11/21 Teen Choice Awards 8/10 Kids Choice Awards 7/17 MTV VMAs 8/24 Tarzan November Earth to Echo August 22 Jump Street June GEN Z 5
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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Township resident Jack Ciattarelli, who gave up the opportunity to run for reelection as state Assemblyman when he announced his candidacy for governor in the Republican Primary, is winding down his six years of service representing the 16th Assembly District, which includes 14 municipalities in Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer and Hunterdon counties.
Ciattarelli lost the June Republican Primary to Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, who lost the gubernatorial election to Democrat Phil Murphy in November.
The Seton Hall graduate has a long career as a public servant, having served on the Raritan Borough Council from 1990-95 and as a Somerset County Freeholder from 2007-2011.
Ciattarelli circulated a letter to supporters on Thursday:
"You'll often hear elected officials say "it is a great honor and privilege to serve." Indeed it is, particularly in the state legislature, where only 120 individuals enact laws and adopt public policy on behalf of New Jersey's nine million citizens.
"Looking back, the most rewarding experience of my professional life has been representing New Jersey's 16th Legislative District and its 14 towns in Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset counties as State Assemblyman. My tenure now ending, I'm especially grateful for all those who actively engaged and, in so doing, made me a better legislator.
"Despite a roaring stock market and low unemployment, the times are still marked by anxiety, particularly here in New Jersey. Perhaps that indicates something very positive about our nature – while we appreciate a good economy, we also aspire for something greater.
"In trying to bring people together during a time of civil strife and great anxiety, it was President Abraham Lincoln who appealed to, in his words, "the better angels of our nature." Lincoln's appeal is more important than ever.
"And so, this holiday season, let us put our differences aside and reflect. Let us use the holiday season to be remindful of all we have to be thankful for, particularly as humble members of a larger community.
"In this, my last Personal Message From, allow me to express my deepest gratitude for the very special opportunity to serve and my most sincere best wishes for a joyful holiday season and New Year blessed with health, happiness and peace," Ciattarelli said.


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Billion-dollar hotel developments in Sydney and Queensland, a shareholding in Virgin Australia, and the Australia's biggest cinema chain will come under the scrutiny of Chinese regulators trying to rein in a US$215 billion ($284 billion) overseas buying spree by Chinese companies.
Dalian Wanda, headed by China's richest man Wang Jialin, is among four Chinese companies targeted by the Chinese Banking Regulatory Commission's directive to Chinese banks to provide information on the companies overseas investments in property, cinemas, hotels, entertainment and sports clubs.
Dalian Wanda's property development ventures in Australia include a five star hotel project on the Gold Coast, Jewel, and the $1.2 billion Circular Quay project touted to have Harbour Bridge views, No.1 Sydney.
Dalian Wanda bought the Hoyt's cinema chain two years ago, but ambitiously began a move into Hollywood last year, buying up Legendary Pictures for US$3.5 billion ($4.6 billion). A US$1 billion bid for Dick Clark Productions was scuttled this year as the Chinese government clamped down on capital flows out of the country and deal making it considered peripheral to a company's main business.
At China's annual congress in March, Commerce Minister Zhong Shan blasted what he said were "blind and irrational investments" by Chinese companies overseas.
There had been a flurry of buy-ups of international soccer clubs (Fosun International bought Wolverhampton Wanderers), hotel and entertainment deals. The focus on foreign acquisitions by the four large Chinese companies also comes against a backdrop of a regulatory crackdown on risky behaviour by banks, shadow-lending institutions and insurers.
Other companies now under scrutiny for their overseas deals include HNA Group, the parent of Hainan Airlines, which took 13 per cent of Virgin Australia in 2016. HNA also owns a $117 million tower on York Street in Sydney, and purchased the Aitken Hill Conference Centre in Melbourne in December for $120 million. It also owns hotel chain Hilton Worldwide.
Anbang Insurance, whose chairman was recently detained by Chinese authorities and which bought Strategic Hotels and Resorts for US$6.5 billion, and Fosun International, which bought soccer club AC Milan and has stakes in Club Med and Cirque du Soleil, are also having their loans scrutinised.
Chinese business magazine Caixin said banks have been asked to assess their credit risk and exposure to the companies overseas activities.
Hurun, which publishes China's annual rich list, reported that Chinese enterprises made overseas direct investments and acquisitions totalling $US215.8 billion in 2916, an 148 per cent increase.
Australia was ranked as the fourth country for deals. Bloomberg reported that the tightening controls on Chinese companies moving money offshore saw a 56 percent drop in deals in 2017.
This year's drop in announced deals is the biggest for a comparable period since the depths of the global financial crisis in 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The mixed-use scheme is located at No. 1 Alfred Street on Circular Quay, and incorporates a 5-star Wanda Vista Hotel, 190 exclusive private residences, and boutique retail premises Photo: supplied
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Welcome to the annual Halloween Spooktacular Banner Hop for Special Needs Children!
I am delighted to join with more than 3 dozen other women who have each made at least one Halloween-themed banner that will be donated to hang in the room of a medically-fragile child at Pediatric Specialty Care in Pennsylvania.
These children and their families -- and PSC's staff -- will be thrilled to receive the Halloween banners, to help brighten the season when their friends and siblings will be out trick-or-treating."
Here is the banner I am sending to a child at PSC:
All of the cute monsters were cut using My Mini Monsters Cricut Cartridge.
Here are each of the fun panels of the banner.
I used Peachy Keen for all the faces on my cute monsters.
I used Martha Stewart Goo and Spider Web Punches for the borders of each panel.
I also added some Stickles and Glossy Accents for added detail.
The fun ribbon is 3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon in Witches Brew, Sunflower Yellow, and Harvest Orange
This Hop is two days (Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2), and on each day you will see different banners. Be sure to visit on both days to see the truly inspirational work of these generous bloggers, and leave some love (comments) on as many sites as you can – because if you do, you can up your chances to win some Spooktacular blog candy, including from these sponsors:
Madge's Scrappin' Lounge is donating a $25 gift certificate to her store at http://madgesscrappinlounge.storenvy.com/!
Lisa Peters - $15 shopping spree to her adorable paper piecing store at Scrapping With Lisa Designs at www.scrappingwithlisadesigns.com
Lucy Kelleher - Independent Consultant for Close to My Heart is donating a $10 Gift Certificate which you can use towards any Close to My Heart products! ( http://lucyk.ctmh.com/). To enter to win, you will need to leave a comment on her blog (http://love2createitall.com/) and become a follower of her blog. For an additional entry, "Like" her Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/LucyK.CTMH.
Debi Weidleman - Independent Consultant for Stampin' Up is also donating a $10 Gift Certificate which you can use towards any Stampin' Up products - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/debiweid/.
Erica's Craft Room is donating two Cricut cartridges (!!!) -- Pretty Pennants and Mini Books. Please visit and say thank you to Erica at http://www.shop.ericascraftroom.com/.
Patricia Dunbar is donating a $25 Gift Certificate to her store Paper Temptress www.papertemptress.com
To qualify, all you have to do is leave at least one comment on our Hostess's site (www.cardmonkeyspaperjungle) to name which banner spoke to you – ghostly or not! What made it appealing to you? Leave additional comments on as many banner makers' sites as you'd like for extra chances to win! Prize winners will be announced on Monday, September 3 on the CardMonkey site, where there will be a round-up of all of the Spooktacular banners for 2012.
Please move on your way to the next stop, which is: Scrappin Madge: http://www.thescrappinlounge.com
Thank you again for visiting!
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- Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/
- Dena ~ http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
- Yvette ~ http://gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/
- Jamie ~ http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
- Nancie ~ http://alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/
- Beth ~ http://motherandaughterdesigns.blogspot.com/
- Erica ~ http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
- Jearise ~ http://lorbyworld.blogspot.com
- Jenny - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
- Lisa T.- http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com
- Robin ~ http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/
- Jessica S ~ http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
- Lori A ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
- Jenny D. ~ http://www.yogimemories.blogspot.com/
- Linda Simpson - http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com
- Beckie ~ http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com
- Scrappin Madge: http://www.thescrappinlounge.com
- Jennifer R ~ http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com
- Debbie T ~ http://debbiescrafttime.blogspot.co.uk/
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DECEMBER Workshops & Events @ Lomography Gallery Store SOHO2 Share Tweet
Ah, it's that time of the year again! Bring out your thick coats, mittens and wooly scarves and of course, fast speed film! Even if it's getting cold out, we have endless HOT HOT HOT events to keep you warm throughout the festive season – from ice skating at the Natural History museum and Winter Wonderland walks to our all-day Christmas party and more… join us for our last workshops for 2011!
DECEMBER Workshops & Events SOHO
Please pop in store or ring us 02074341466 to reserve a place. All workshops must be booked and paid for in advance to secure a spot. Workshop vouchers are also available – the perfect present for that budding Lomographer!
Lomowalk: Lighting of the Christmas tree with the DianaF+ @ Trafalgar Square
1st December, Thursday from 5:30pm
It's that time of the year again… what better way to kick-start the Christmas month than a Lomowalk down to Trafalgar square armed with cameras and film and be present for the annual lighting of the giant Christmas tree. It's the perfect way to get in the festive spirit! Learn the basics about the camera in store and then head out as a group to capture a bit of twinkly long exposures and light painting.
Tickets are £15 and include a presentation, lend-a-camera DianaF+, a roll of film, torches and glow sticks for light painting, a complimentary hot drink plus discounts on film processing!
Lomowalks: Winter Wonderland walks with the LC-A+
4th December, Sunday from 1pm
We are back this year with this in-demand walk to the annual winter wonderland extravaganza in Hyde park. Get the real Christmas feel from the twinkly fairy lights and festive atmosphere and keep warm with a steaming cup of mulled wine or hot chocolate. The LC-A+ will fast become your best friend as you find out why it's our flagship camera. P.S. Bundle up because, baby, it's cold outside.
Tickets are £15 and include a presentation, lend-a-camera LC-A+, a roll of film, a complimentary hot drink and discounts on film processing.
Ice Skating @ the Natural History Museum with the LC-Wide
8th December, Thursday from 5:30pm
If you haven't been ice skating in London yet, now is your chance! There is something quite magical about gliding on smooth ice to the backdrop of the museum. There are lots of photo opportunities to be had with the LC-W – multiple exposures, half-frame or square mode and the irresistible endless panoramics. You get to try them all! A walk through the Christmas market afterwards is sure to get you in the holiday spirit as well.
Tickets are £25 and include lend-a-camera LC-Wide, a presentation, a roll of film, entrance ticket to skating rink plus skates rental and discounts on film processing. Maximum 8 places only – book quick!
Lomowalk: Cosy Christmas Market walk @ Southbank with the LomoKino
11th December, Sunday from 1pm
This year there's a German feel on the Southbank with a Cologne inspired Christmas Market , and over 40 stalls between the Southbank Centre and London Eye. Christmas gift ideas, delicious food and drink, plus a merry go round and festive music are all on offer and we thought it best not to miss a chance to capture the atmosphere with all-new LomoKino camera. Bring the images and spirit of Christmas alive with this amazing stop-motion movie camera or make it come wide alive with the LC-Wide! It's the last workshop of the year so book in quick!
Tickets are £15 and include a presentation, lend-a-camera LomoKino, a roll of film, a complimentary hot drink and discounts on film processing.
All-day Christmas party!
15th December, Thursday from 1pm – 9pm
How do you quantify a whole year in one party? You can't so we decided that an all-day celebration in store was the answer! We'll have wine mulling, mince pies and sweet treats, christmas films screened all day long, a present wrapping station PLUS a tree decked out with 15 wrapped presents – one for you if you turn up wearing festive garments (think tacky snowman jumpers, Rudolf the reindeer socks or maybe even christmas pudding patterned pants? ). No contest here, the first 15 who come in dressed to impress get to pick a wrapped present from under the tree which could be anything from film, bags and camera accessories to a DianaF+ camera! Merry Christmas!
Bring everyone – this event is FREE!
Lomography Gallery Store SOHO
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The décor of any room is an art form. It is used as self-expression and sets the energy for anyone entering the room. In my own life, my own sense of style is based on energy. The décor I choose must reflect a positive and open energy and an inviting taste. It is a display of how I choose to live and who I am as a person. It can be over the top or subtle and minimal, either way, it is important to portray who we are in our own space. Not only to make ourselves feel comfortable and at home but those who enter our space as well. In our society, we see just how important aesthetic has become in our own self-promotion and branding.
Aesthetic is an important part of décor. Within any given event or major gathering we can see just how much time and energy goes into carpeting, wall décor, lighting, and unique pieces. It sets the event apart and gives the audience an understanding of what the intentions behind the gathering may be. Before decorating any room we are given a blank wall, like a canvas and the décor we choose is the reflection of our own interpretation of the given space. We use these tools to tell a story and this is why décor is an important part of our society. It is an underrated form of art which takes a keen eye for detail and an articulate intention.
You never notice your surroundings more than when you are suffering under the 12th hour of an intense research paper. Surprisingly, it's not writing itself like you thought it would, Why did choose Mating Calls of The Patagonian Ice Seagulls?! You ask as you chug down your 3rd gigantic mug of coffee. You try to get comfortable choosing the perfect chair and the perfect spot with the perfect lighting. You arrange your books and your laptop in just the right way but, as the minutes tick away your mind goes blank again. You wonder why I can't just break through this writer's block. It might be the décor, an overlooked element for sure!
Being able to have a quiet, comfortable and inspiring place to study is of the most crucial elements of the college student, especially a writer. In fact, some of the most enlightened characters in history have had the mind to create for themselves a perfect nook for studying completely with their preferred lighting, seating, and inspirational décor. A roaring fireplace, wall to wall bookshelves, art and memorabilia of expeditions past were par for the course in these studies as well as exotic or rustic furniture and artifacts. These were people of science, exploration, and innovation; they knew that décor matters. These are the things I think about when I think about décor and what I want my study room to look like, comfort and inspiration are priceless to the student and scholar.
I'm a history major, so I find the 18th-century studies of England to be most interesting and I often find myself looking through Google for pictures of such study rooms. As for myself, my study room is in the living room. I've taken over a small high legged dining table because I like to spread out all of my study materials out where I can see them. I have a single green bankers lamp from the 40's perched near my laptop and a stiff high-backed dark brown leather chair so I can sit straight back. I have a small soft shaggy rug underneath my bare feet and all of this is positioned near the east window so I can do my work in the light of the morning while I sip my coffee. Around me are several potted plants and artwork, my own and of some friends to inspire me.
I'm about to transfer to a U.C. and I can say without a doubt that one of the most important things I've learned in community college is that a perfect study with perfect décor can mean the world to a student.
Décor has always been in my life; I've had everything from carpets to paintings to doilies. I feel like décor is important because it can either make or break a room. When entering a house the first thing I look at is the décor, I want to see if the décor matches their personality. Décor is what brings a room to life and it also makes you feel welcomed. As someone who likes to decorate I enjoy looking for the endless possibilities décor can do for your house. I am currently a sophomore in college and next year I am living with several roommates and we want to come up with décor ideas that will best fit our personality. Décor says a lot of one person's lifestyle and tastes. Indians have been making décor since before I was alive. My mom would tell me stories of Indians making quilts from when she was younger (We have a % of Indian) That is amazing that since before I was born people have been decorating and have been focused on décor. I feel as though it is socially normal for people to have décor in their house. If you do not have décor in your house then that is truly breaking social norms. Décor can range from anything to furniture, carpets, and even dog décor. Décor is in our everyday life and should continue to be in our everyday life. Psychiatrist state that décor can help one's emotions and help them cope with certain situations and make them either act our or act calm, which is why psychiatrist have décor around their office to make someone feel comfortable and at ease. In conclusion, I believe décor needs to be everywhere to make someone feel at home and/or welcomed, and it also is there for the enjoyment of yourself and others.


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Dreamfarm was established in August 2002. What started as a dream became a reality as we worked to bring this faded farm back to life. Barns were squared up and reinforced, then given new roofs and siding. Pastures were fenced and filled with animals, fields were planted with alfalfa. Our milking facility was licensed by the state, and the following year the cheeserie was licensed. Solar panels were added to our barn in 2014. Each year we continue to make improvements. We are certified organic through MOSA (Midwest Organic Services Association), and have been a member of FairShare CSA Coalition since 2004.
In addition to our goats and laying hens, we raise 3 to 6 steers to keep pastures from becoming overgrown. They are grass-fed and this develops a healthier, more sustainable meat. Each spring we purchase 6 young piglets. They spend their life on pasture and get the added benefit of whey from our cheese making. This produces a tasty and healthy pork product. Beef and pork are available for sale in the fall.
We also raise primitive Jacob sheep, a majestic multi-horned breed that has been in the U.S. only since the 1970s. The "Jacobs" are sheared in the spring and their wool is spun into natural colored yarn. We are helping to conserve this heritage breed.
Our dogs, Marly & Attica, are eager to guard the farm and our cats offer companionship and barn predator control.
Springtime on the farm is exciting and busy. The does (mother goats) have their babies in March. This is when milk production begins which leads to the seasonal production of our cheese. The sheep also lamb at this time. The chicks that we brood through the winter begin to lay eggs and they get moved to their summer pastures.
Stop by the Westside Community Market at the Hill Farms State Office Building every Saturday from April through October. We have cheese, eggs and yarn for sale.
Thank you for supporting family farms and
Community Supported Agriculture.
We are certified organic by MOSA (Midwest Organic Services Association).


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