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BP Claims News: BP and Brown Greer Slow Down the Process
BP tries to cut budget to slow payment of BP Claims
Patrick Juneau, the Claims Administrator of the Deepwater Horizon Settlement has stated he believes BP is attempting to slow down the BP Claims process.
Continuing to ask for budgets cuts, payment halts, and appeals, is all part of their scheme to keep as much money for themselves as possible. If you've been following the settlement and keeping up with the ongoing proceedings, you would know this is nothing new.
We have talked to processors and Attorneys who have seen up to a 400% spike in BP appealing claims over the last 5 weeks.
For the fourth quarter, BP has asked for a $25.5 million budget cut for the processing of BP Claims through the Deepwater Horizon Court Supervised Settlement. A few months back, they had also asked for a budget cut for the third quarter but were denied by Judge Barbier.
The budget being requested for the fourth quarter is based upon the claims administrators supported estimate of costs needed to employ enough staff to keep BP claims at the current backlog rate. Of the over 200,000 claims that have been received by the settlement there are over 88,000 that have not yet begun review.
Why is it taking so long to process BP Claims?
BP figures the more roadblocks they throw at the claimants, the more people will become frustrated and give up. They challenge the settlement and the claimants every step of the way. Juneau requested the budget to hire an additional 100 accounts to review complex Business Economic Loss Claims, but was shot down by BP. What does that mean? The claims process will continue to drag on at the current rate of processing; slow and not so steady.
The probing into the settlement conducted by Louis Freeh revealed that Brown Greer, an independent processing group hired by BP and the Plaintiffs Steering Committee, resisted the Claims Administrators Office's efforts to create efficiencies and control costs. It is important to note that Brown Greer was negotiated into the Settlement by BP.
It has been said that Brown Greer just wants to promote the business and financial interests of their own company. Brown Greer`s monthly fee from the settlement is over 15 million dollars.
After following Brown Greer and their strategy to slow down the BP Claims process during the GCCF era, and now the BP Settlement era, one can only wonder if they are in collusion with BP, and that is why BP negotiated them into the Settlement.
You would think after the debacle that the GCCF was, that the last thing anybody would want is to leave the company that was in charge of processing the bulk of the claims in play at any capacity, but no BP insisted that their role would continue into the Settlement. BP clearly has an agenda and Brown Greer is a part of that agenda.
After seeing the writing on the wall, the BP Settlement Leadership was smart enough to bring in Postlethwaite and Netterville to assist with expediting BP Claims for the BP Settlement. This took time for them to realize, for many businesses and individuals it only exacerbated their current economic condition. Postlethwaite and Netterville has done an excellent job in processing BP Claims for the DeepWater Horizon Settlement.
Brown Greer slowed the claims process during the GCCF era, indeed forcing many people to take Quick Pays, this pattern continued into Settlement, It is because of this negligence, ineptitude, and sheer contempt, that those who were forced to take Quick Pays should be allowed to comeback to the table under the Settlement or some other apparatus. These people deserve to be made whole, not to be Victimized a second or third time by a processor that clearly has it`s own agenda, and it certainly is not helping the people of the Gulf Region.
Should Brown Greer be investigated?
Since Brown Greer was also involved in processing claims for the GCCF when it was in existence. Many claimants and attorneys believe they should be investigated for mishandling claims during that era. Did Brown Greer stall the claims process for the companies own interests?
Look at the history. They worked with Feinberg who was hired by BP to create the quick pay option which robbed many people of the settlements they rightfully deserved. They delayed in paying people, and that placed many in or near bankruptcy, businesses and homes were lost due to their lack of action. Those that took quick pays should be allowed back to the settlement, or at least a chance for a recalculation to compensate for actual losses.
All of this being said, this is Brown Greer`s history. In the end, the only interests they have served are their own, and BP`s.
It has been rumored that Brown Greer is attempting to take control of aspects of the BP settlement, and exude it`s influence. We have seen this firsthand, and we can tell you this it`s not helping people get paid, actually it`s quite the opposite.
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Article: BP And the Brown Greer Slow Down Process
Article Source: BP Claims
Author: Brittany Rader
BP Claims Settlement a Reality Check
BP Settlement and How We got Here
The days are coming to a close when you will have to decide whether you are in or out of the BP Settlement. It's actually very sad that some of you will have to wait years to ever see a penny from BP.
They deployed their strategy long ago through Feinberg, when he made certain that many of your claims would never see the light of day; through the delay, deny, and defend tactics employed by unscrupulous insurance companies. When he replaced World-renowned Claims Adjusting Companies with Law Firms with no experience in this sort of matter, to Process your claims, we all got screwed.
I am not saying that this was intentional on his part or their part, but when you look at a typical textbook play of how to thwart payments to claimants after natural disasters, major manufacturing mishaps, and pharmaceutical negligence you can now add the BP Oil Spill to the list.
The Settlement
If the BP Settlement survives, and I am betting it will, certain businesses that only show losses in 2010, but not 2011 will be the major winners. Individuals and businesses without a clear-cut or well-documented cases will simply have to wait. People who made a living from the Gulf will be compensated in some cases but most will be lost for years in the system. There needs to be some wiggle room, so that more people/businesses can fit into the Settlement framework.
And, we needed a better sample set of claims that would get PAID under the Settlement, but I am afraid a certain Processor made sure that would not happen, and used incompetence as the mechanism; very legal, very smart, and very shameful.
This trap was set a long time ago when Obama met with BP and struck the 20 Billion Dollar Deal. When Obama hired Mr. Feinberg he allowed BP to pay him and let him play by their rules.
Obama should have seen this coming and protected us, but he let BP dictate everything, from clean up to Corexit, from payouts to processing, it was never in our hands, it was always in BP's.
We have seen a wave of offers come through lately, and have been promised payments for them soon, but we have seen nothing in the mail and, the clock is ticking. It is difficult for many to stay in the settlement if your claim is in limbo, and before November 1, 2012, you have to make a decision to either stay, and find out you may not qualify, and get nothing, or go, and enter a third claims program actually run by BP, before you can even litigate.
The Settlement needs more time, the people need more time, the process needs more time. It is in my humble opinion, that the deficiencies of the BP Settlement have just begun to be addressed, and there is a great framework to work within here, but we need to see some fruit, we need to see how claims will be treated. There is just to much uncertainty, and that is leading to Fear, and to many people are capitalizing on that,
What Happens Next OPA, Opt Out`s, and Beyond
With the Opt-Out date looming, many of you will be told by Attorneys that you will need to Opt-Out now and sign with them immediately for the 'Oil Pollution Act' (OPA) presentment and maybe we can get you paid under OPA. You do NOT need an Attorney for OPA Presentment.
At this time, the Attorneys/Individuals/Consultants will need to have your basic information, and approximate loss figures into OPA, in by January 20th, 2012, so they can be formally presented by April 20th, 2013.
This will be the THIRD Claims process that many of you will be going through. Yes, the third claims process; this is how they wear people down.
Let me be clear hear, if you choose to Opt-Out you do not need to immediately sign up with an Attorney, if want help finding the best Attorneys that handle your type or types of cases, we can help you there, and we will.
In all Actuality you don`t even need an Attorney, not just yet, but be ready.
Do Not Opt Out Just Yet.
The leadership of the Settlement has done their best to get the system set up, and your claims processed as quickly as they could.
The reality is the odds were stacked against them from the beginning, and it took them too long to figure it out. Using the same processors that the GCCF used was ludicrous, and they were ordered to do so. People in high positions, based on past relationships trusted them, they were deceived.
Remember who hired them and fired the people that actually knew how to process these claims, yep, good old Mr. Feinberg. BP paid Mr Feinberg, and paid him well.
It gets better, or actually worse, under OPA presentment your claims will go to The BP Claims Program based out of Houston Texas.
The BP Claims Program is run by guess who, and administered by guess who, BP, it`s like taking the lambs to slaughter and guess who are the lambs?
That`s Right BP will be in-charge of paying your OPA Claim, so who in their right mind would be in rush to put their claim in their hands? Not Me.
It is my humble opinion and I am not an Attorney, that you can either be lead to slaughter or choose to fight; call your congressmen, your senators, and vote in the upcoming election.
Many of you on our Facebook page have talked about Marching, I suggest New Orleans, It`s all up to you.
Isn't that how we do things here in America, so if your as fired up as I am, jump onto our Facebook page and lets start talking about the details.
I have been told that Judge Barbier and Mr. Juneau are very solid Southern Men. Gentlemen we have people dying out there, not just economically, but from the use of Corexit 9500. I was told last week that 3 out of 4 boys died from one family in Plaquemines Parrish from Liver Cancer. These boys were children.
Guys that worked the VOO are dropping like flies. We hear these stories on a daily basis and nobody is doing a darn thing about it.
BP is Negotiating with the Department of Justice
As I am write this, BP and the Federal Government are negotiating another BP Settlement with the DOJ that is suppose to bring as much as 80% of that revenue back to the Gulf States under the Restore Act. The number is in the Billions; speculation is between $15B-$21B May I suggest the feds step in and help renegotiate the Settlement that BP and the PSC came up with, and specifically give Mr Juneau and Judge Barbier some latitude and more power to handle this their way, and not have to ask BP or the PSC for permission. Things need to get done here!!!
It`s just a thought. If there was ever time to hold BP`s feet to the fire and get something done for the people I think now might be a real good time.
And One more Thing
The Macondo Well is still leaking, there is speculation from the Coast Guard and other sources it is an old riser pipe, well it`s been leaking for a really long time now.
The Oil was tested, and it is Macondo Oil and it is fresh oil, not mixed with the sludge you would find in a riser pipe, and does it not make this whole darn process null and void, under OPA, because you can`t settle a catastrophe while it is still happening. At least find out for sure where the oil is coming from first. Can anyone say R.O.V, c`mon now.
There is a six mile, and some days much bigger, Oil Stream coming from the Macondo Well. It sounds like the BP Oil Spill is STILL HAPPENING.
We would never be having this conversation had Feinberg done his Job, and actually paid Interim Payments.
We at BPClaims.org will do whatever we can do to Help You.
We have Never and will Never put Profit in front of People.
We have the most extensive network of Claims Processors and Attorneys throughout the Gulf Coast. They charge 15-25%.
We care and it shows, and we are going to call it like we see it, 'til everybody is made as whole as they can be. I mean everybody.
God Bless…B


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By Rev. James Snyder
By Judi Siegal
By Dick Frank
Whenever I am out in public, I try conducting myself with the greatest of care knowing that people are watching. The thing that bothers me the most is that many people have never mastered the fine art of how to dress in public.
Some people have never been taught how to dress, let alone how to dress in public. Whenever I go to the mall, and believe me it is as seldom as possible, I cannot help noticing some of these people.
By Priscilla Geissal
For the past 19 years, Curry Andrews of Fairfield Village has walked the yearly fund-raising course for what has been his favorite charity, The March of Dimes.
This year will be no different except that Curry will be one year older as he completes the six-mile course for what is being called the March for Babies.
As was the case last year, the event will be held on Saturday, April 28, at Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway at 4255 S.E. 58th Ave. Registration is at 7 a.m. with the walk/run to begin at 8 a.m.
By Patricia A. Woodbury
Things were really "hopping" on Saturday, April 7 when Joy Evangelical Lutheran Church held its first annual Easter Egg Hunt. This event was attended by about 70 children, mainly from the Upward Soccer league and their siblings.
The Easter Bunny hid 500 plastic eggs filled with goodies around the church building and soccer fields. Pastor Edward Holloway, Jr. hid a special "golden egg" containing a nice monetary prize. There was a very happy winner of this golden egg.
By Patricia A. Woodbury
On Thursday, March 8, an adventuresome group from Joy Lutheran Church attended the Horses In The Sun (HITS) competition held at the Post Time Farm on U.S. 27. From all accounts, this group of 19 members thought the day was a HIT. It was a beautiful sunny day and the horses were impressive, graceful "jumpers." Twenty three horses competed for the $25,000 prize. There were three finalists and the successful winner was a 16 year old young man who had two perfect rounds.
Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day, a holiday first celebrated in 1737 by Irish immigrants in Boston. Now almost everyone celebrates by wearing green, being honorary Irish, drinking green beer, and eating corned beef and cabbage.
The Irish can be proud; going green the year around has now become a worldwide objective. In honor of St. Patty, Pun Alley gets painted green and has some Irish fun.
Taken to the cleaners
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplements Benefits for Cholesterol Reduction
Omega-3 fatty acids supplements have become wildly popular in recent years due to their many purported healthful benefits. The University of Maryland Medical Center points out that because our bodies cannot manufacture them, they must be obtained from other food sources or supplements. These supplements are used for a wide variety of purposes including boosting brain function and generalized development and growth. However, Omega-3 is also being touted as a new standout among cholesterol lowering supplements as well.
One of the biggest means of support for the notion that Omega-3 fatty acids supplements may be useful for cholesterol management has to do with studies that have noted trends in persons that enjoy a Mediterranean style diet. It has been observed that these individuals (and those with similar diets including Eskimos) enjoyed markedly higher levels of HDL cholesterol and lower levels of LDL (bad cholesterol). These groups of people tend to ingest more Omega-3 fatty acid foods like fatty fish, which is likely lending to the notion that Omega-3 fatty acids supplements could in turn be useful for reducing cholesterol numbers.
Studies have also shown that Omega-3 fatty acid supplements and whole food sources can provide a reduction of high triglycerides. Essentially, triglycerides are nothing more than fat, and they are the most abundant fat found in the blood. However, high triglycerides can contribute to an increased risk of heart disease, and that the levels of the lipids are heavily influenced by diet and lifestyle factors.
Ultimately the goal of using lifestyle changes, diet and supplements to lower cholesterol is to reduce the risk of coronary related illness as a result of higher than desirable lipid levels. The University of Maryland points out that in terms of heart disease prevention, Omega-3 fatty acid supplements may be an ideal incorporation because the association between cardiovascular disease and Omega-3 fatty acids has been well studied and demonstrated. Because of the healthy fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) and the specific acids contained in fish oil (DHA and EPA) it has been concluded that not only can triglycerides, cholesterol and blood pressure all be reduced with Omega-3 fatty acids supplements, but ultimately the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death can also be reduced too.
Fish oil is a natural product that comes from nature that is packed with Omega-3 fatty acids and it is considered one of the best natural ways to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart related illnesses. But, while Omega-3 fatty acid supplements like fish oil boast many benefits for all parts of the body, there are also some risks to consider too. For instance, fish oil is considered a natural blood thinner and it may not be ideal for people who have existing bleeding disorders or take medications for the same purpose. And, The University of Maryland points out that both diabetics and schizophrenics may encounter absorption problems with Omega-3 fatty acids supplements, perhaps limiting their use among natural ways to lower cholesterol in these individuals.
The link between fish oil and cholesterol has been well established and that is due to the fact that fish oil contains Omega-3 fatty acids that have been proven to be immensely heart healthy. However, it is essential to talk to your health care provider before trying Omega-3 fatty acids supplements to ensure that it is safe for you to take and will not lead to increased risks or dangerous interactions. Additionally, it is important to remember that while supplements can be incredibly powerful, they are not a substitute for healthful lifestyle changes that can be even more related to reduced coronary risk. Eating a healthy diet, getting plenty of exercise and reducing the intake of bad foods like saturated fats and sugars can play a dramatic role in cholesterol reduction, often even more so than the use of supplements.


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Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Where Ladybugs Come to Die
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It is a lovely safe house. I am glad you are happy!ReplyDeleteReplies
And we're glad you were our first visitor after our move!Delete
Most of the comments I receive on the blog come directly to me. Here is one I'd like to share about this post from an MCC colleague, followed by my response:ReplyDelete
Hi Rev. Chris,
What if, instead of the place where ladybugs come to die, it is the place they are born and cannot find a way out, so they die? I am now at my fourth and last week-long residency for the certificate in spiritual direction at Columbia Theological Seminary. Last spring when I was here for the second residency, my dorm room had 15-20 ladybugs crawling on the walls and moving in and out of the ceiling tiles. I saw them as a blessing on my call as a spiritual director. But I also spent time capturing the bugs and releasing them out the window. In my frame of reference, last fall their mother came into a small space--perhaps in a crevice in the window frame, and laid her eggs. The eggs hatched in the spring, but her "children" did not know the way out that their mother came in. And so they get trapped and consequently die.
Thoughts (and doesn't that preach!)
By the way, it has been too cold this week to see much "hatching"--only one ladybug has appeared so far--maybe there will be more today and tomorrow as the weather warms up. I hope so.
In community,
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Thanks, though you give me a distressing alternative view of their life cycle. I had never thought of this. I'm going to copy and paste this as a comment on the post anonymously for others to think about! Maybe my view is related to the fact that I'm closer myself to death than birth, and I had viewed it as a parallel to my own life cycle in relation to this house! I'll keep an eye out for baby ladybugs! ChrisReplies
Elder Nancy Maxwell of MCC gave me permission to add her name to her comment with this wonderful encouragement:Delete
Hi Rev. Chris-
Oh my, you honor me in wanting to post my thoughts, so feel free to use my name-or not. Your choice!
Thank you for being in my life each week. It's such a blessing.
In community,


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"Thanks to Plum Organics for sponsoring my post about fun kid photos and the stories behind them. Enter Plum's "Babies for Yum Caption Contest" on Facebook and you could win a $100 gift card or Plum goodies."
Being a first time mom, I have a few syndromes for example "she will never be this small again syndrome", "Can't let her cry it out syndrome", and my personal fav "Takes 3,482 photos of child a day syndrome".
So When I was contacted about doing this post, I looked through all of the photos on my computer, and then hooked up my external hard drive and looked through those as well. I started to notice a theme, and it was photos of my sweet girl making this face.
|"Squishy Face"
This face started showing up when E was around 6 months old, it was just about that time when we started to introduce food blends, one day I gave her a blend that included mangos {one fruit that she still does not enjoy} and after the flavor touched her tongue she squirmed and made this face. I chuckled for a bit and then tried to give her a second spoonful thinking she would like it this time, and again the facial expression appeared.
Of course the second time I laughed and thought it was too cute, so I called hubs in and tried giving her another spoonful this time in hopes that she would still not like it so he could see her expression. Plan went as hoped, and the sour expression was made we both laughed at her, and of course she loved the attention she was getting, so she did it again, and again.
From that point on she started making this facial expression just to get a reaction out of us, and it worked. She would make it when she liked food and even when she didn't, she would make it when she was happy, or when she was sad, since she knew we loved it and would make a big deal out of it.
Once the facial expression started to make a daily appearance then she decided to change it up a bit, and add sound to it. She began to breathe in and out through her nose quickly while making the face.
The expression then gained the name "squishy face", and she would do it to anyone new she met, as a way to say "HI", I guess? All of our close friends and family have gotten use to the face, and now at any social function I always here "Emmaline do the squishy face!!!", she of course does it, and then laughs, and now she even claps when she is done, since I'm sure she thinks its one of her most favored skills. Hopefully it fades out before she hits the age of trying to impress boys, or job hunting!
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Art heist - Yahoo guilty as charged !!
Is cooking really an art - Is it ok to copy it?
You watch your grandmother cook at home and start to pick up the basics – cooking then is all about the magic touch of grandma. You go shopping with your mother and you start to understand the ingredients that make-up your daily food – you start to realize that cooking is about the right ingredients. When your husband starts comparing your cooking to the excellent dinner that his friend's wife had prepared – you realize that cooking is all about taste. And then when your kids become very selective in their eating habits and you have to fool them into eating healthy with appealing entrees - you realize that cooking is all about being creative, it is an art.
And creative cooking is about getting as close to the perfect taste as possible. It is about getting the timing right – how long to sauté the onions, when to add the spices, how long to heat on simmer etc. And then when you get it right the satisfaction you get out of documenting the recipe and sharing it with others is what makes this art so universal. Again it is not the recipe but how creative you can get with it and describe it in your own words & pictures to appeal to a large audience that really makes the recipe unique.
So what makes it ok for someone to take your recipe, publish it to the world and call it their own – NOTHING !!! And what do you call someone who is blatant enough to take your recipe and then change some lines to call it their own – A THIEF!!! And what do you call someone who would partner with this thief for making a profit – A CORPORATE THIEF!!!
Plagiarism has become so easy these days with the internet age. Sometime back a few recipes that I had posted on 'Pachakam.com' (link,link)were lifted work-to-word by 'keral.com ( link, link) . All the complaint letters that I sent heeded no reply. It got me to think that probably when a crime becomes too easy to commit then it will rarely get caught and punished. So what do I do, I naively believe that having a blog of my own with copyright protection will protect me against these corporate thieves. Less than a year later, my beliefs are shaken.
A corporate giant like Yahoo gets an email from a 'nobody' accusing it of plagiarizing content from the internet. Yahoo understands that its reputation is at stake so they have three options –
- Option 1- Conduct an investigation and if true then remove the content off their page and apologize to the 'nobody' or if false then clarify their stand and keep the page on their site.
- Option 2- They have so much trust in their content provider that they just ignore the 'nobody' and go ahead with their daily activities confident that their content is genuine.
- Option 3 – Hmmm.. maybe the content was plagiarized so let me go ahead and take it off my page. However there is no way I am going to apologize to a 'nobody' since it might stir a lot of controversy. Also after all the time and money that I have spent on having 'Web Dunia' as my content provider there is no way I can conduct an investigation and fire them – where will I find a new content provider. So I will take the content off and let this 'nobody' just rant till they shut-up.
As we have always seen, given an option, people tend to take the path of least resistance and less work. And so did Yahoo – what a shame!! To really see that a corporate giant like Yahoo did not have the spine to stand up and admit a mistake – how do we trust that their content will be suitable for our kids???I am sincerely hoping that this protest on 05 March by all bloggers will help prove otherwise and that corporate leaders like Yahoo will take responsibility for their actions.
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the name of the outfit just came to my mind and i dont know why, but i feel the vibe of the song come out best with this look :DD
hope you had a great sunday, i had my girls at my appartment- sooo much fun when you are here ( kiki-fabi-caro-mimi ♥) we did a lot of pictures which i will show you soon!!
also my look of the day was shooted by mimi thanks a lot- we just got out a few minutes to late so we almost passed the last sun before the clouds come trough!
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Giveaway winner and some ways to use your scraps
But first - the winner.
Haven't figured out how to number the comments but I got lucky and only had to count to 37 :)
Congratulations Katherine, I will email you in a bit.
Now onto the scrappy part.
Some of you mentioned sending your scraps to your fellow bee members when its your turn. Well, turns out I was sent scraps for my bees as well and I haven't shown the blocks yet.
So here you go:
A lot of you are doing string blocks and spider web blocks. Even hexies were on the list and log cabin blocks. I believe that mug rugs and pouches are a hit, too! And Tanya said that she was using her scraps to cut into flower shapes so all the girls at her daugher's birthday party could make little flower hair clips. I just love the idea!
Here is a little mosaic of some of some scrap ideas I found in my favorites :)
To see where the photos come from please click on the picture and it will take you to the flickr site with all the links.
Hope you are having a great day!
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Johanna, those blocks are just stunning!ReplyDelete
thanks for all the wonderful inspiration!!ReplyDelete
The clips were a hit at the birthday party! I saw some of the girls wearing them the next day at school.ReplyDelete
Thanks again! I'm very excited to try it out!!!ReplyDelete
Just checking in and saying "hello". Have not been on your blog in so long (and feeling bad about it!!!) - but I have so little time to do some blog reading lately. :-(ReplyDelete
Finally managed to visit again ... and am LOVING the block in the third picture!!!
Do you mind telling me what "kind" of block that is? I love the way this looks and would love to try it myself one day ... Looks amazing! If you tell me what it is called maybe I could search for a tutorial or something. Or do you happen to know of one?
www.cutelicious.info or english.cutelicious.info


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A few weeks ago I signed up to take part in Blogging 201 Branding, Traffic, and Growth. Day one began yesterday April 15, at 10 am est. I am already overwhelmed ! The more I try to understand, the more confused I get.
The basics of the first assignment is setting Goal's. I can I do that! Of course the lesson begins with a nudge, a question: Why are you doing this?
I am doing this to gain more followers of course, to get clarity, to create a more comprehensive understanding how blogging works.
If your blog exceeded your wildest dreams, what would that look like? I would post at least three time a week, it would continue to be "personal" as well as artistic, and connective. It would not only have followers but regular commenter's, links, resources.
Those visions into three goals:
- To publish at least three blogs a week. Art blog, personal blog, and feature blog.
- To gain 50% more follows in 6 months, by September 15th. Not only followers, commenters as well.
- To be more organised and more knowledgeable about the workings of blogging.
This is not like my regular blogs of course. I wanted to make this public so that in some ways I would be accountable for the course of this process. Fellow bloggers/followers you are my coaches.


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One of those nights
Both book lovers, but nothing too heavy (War and Peace brought me the onset of early labour resulting in Number One Son 21 years ago), we've decided to experiment with the circle of six. The rest of the club consists of dear Mrs Bancroft (I love her), Pelly (of course), Darling Loggins (who scares me, just a little bit) and Mrs Champagne-Charlie (who, I hope, will be in charge of liquid refreshments).
So Book Club begins next month but not before Mrs Putter and I get together to discuss ground rules later this week. It is our idea, after all, so what we say goes.
Anyway tonight, Mr Grigg comes home from work, accompanied by Mr Loggins whom he has found loitering outside. I have no time for chit chat, there is a pan of brown rice boiling on the stove and a washing machine full of whites ready to go. So I strip Mr G of his work shirt while he is in deep conversation and then, when the doorbell rings, dare him to answer it half naked because I know it will be Mrs Bancroft to collect me for our new singing group, my latest Big Idea.
This is the new choir set up after a drunken conversation between Caruso and me in the pub at Dudley's wake a few weeks ago. We are going to the old people's community hall to learn folk songs. What my fellow songsters do not realise is that there is to be a public performance at Christmas in our village hall, at an event featuring Mr Loggins and his merry band of Mummers and Mr Folk-Record-Producer, aka Ding Dong Daddy.
Mr Grigg goes to the door shirtless and then heads upstairs with what sounds like Champagne-Charlie. I waltz off through the front door with baritone Mr Loggins and then turn tail when I realise I have forgotten to take the washed towels upstairs. I get upstairs to find Mr Grigg, belly-a-all-hanging-out, discussing the new flooring with the carpet fitter.
Embarrassed, I mumble something about taking the shirt off Mr Grigg's back so as not to waste the washing machine water and then head off into the darkness with another man. It all sounds a bit odd. The carpet fitter, understandably, looks a little confused and keeps a respectable distance away from the Shirtless Man. He's heard all about village people.
Up at the communty hall, Caruso leads a group of 15 (not bad, for a drunken suggestion) in a collection of English folk songs.
It starts well, with Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron, an apparently Somerset folk song I know from school, and then deteriorates into a litany of ditties mostly about nagging wives beaten into submission by their so-called better halves threatening them with a damn good yoking.
The faces around the semi-circle start to frown: Night Nurse scowls, Mrs B mouths the upper class equivalent of 'WTF?', Mamma Mia is thinking Abba songs would be much more fun, and my singing partner Mrs Regal Bird drops the song sheet in a coughing fit. At the end of the last verse where I am meekly meant to be singing 'cooks' I say 'cocks' by mistake.
At half time, we gorge on Caruso's melting moments and Mr Putter starts singing Donald Where's Your Troosers? Then it's all off down the pub for a quick drink. 'Your usual?' the landlord ask me, as I pretend not to frequent the place now I'm with The Putters.
So after one glass of my own special wine, I make my excuses and leave. And then I realise Mr G has the house keys. And he's up at Nobby Odd-Job's, watching England playing Switzerland.
Just as I ring Nobby's doorbell, I can hear Mr G yelling as Switzerland score. I have jinxed the game. So I head off into Nobby's kitchen for a glass of wine and an opportunity to pore over the forbidden fruit of the Daily Mail and remind myself why I never read it.
So that's my evening. How about yours?
That's about it.
Love Maddie x


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European Worries Send U.S. Stocks Lower
Jun 25, 2011 5:34pm BST
By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped on Friday as worries about the Italian banking sector added to anxiety emanating from Europe about passage of a Greek austerity plan, and the S&P 500 once again tested a key technical level.
Italian banks UniCredit SpA (CRDI.MI) and Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI) fell sharply on concerns about their capital positions alongside uncertainty about the euro-zone crisis. Trading in the banks' shares was briefly suspended.
Greece's government faced an electorate vehemently opposed to austerity measures that must be passed in parliament next week to avert default, but progress is being made in persuading banks to take part in a second bailout.
"Essentially they all know they have to help Greece, and that is the biggest thing," said Keith Springer, president of Springer Financial Advisors in Sacramento, California.
"But Greece isn't helping themselves and that is all anybody wants. All they are looking for is for Greece to help themselves a little bit."
The S&P remained within striking distance of its 200-day moving average — a line the bulls have been able to hold since last September. The level was at 1,263.49.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI dropped 77.77 points, or 0.65 percent, to 11,972.23. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX lost 10.19 points, or 0.79 percent, to 1,273.31. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC declined 24.01 points, or 0.89 percent, to 2,662.74.
Both the KBW Banks Index .BKX lost 1 percent and the S&P Financial Sector Index .GSPF shed 0.8 percent.
On Thursday, the market welcomed Greece's agreement to a five-year austerity plan.
The euro EUR= declined against the dollar for a third straight session on worries Greece's parliament might not pass austerity measures needed for the country to secure more bailout funds.
In the latest economic data, new orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured products, known as durable goods, increased 1.9 percent in May after dropping 2.7 percent in April as bookings for transportation equipment rebounded strongly.
Oracle Corp (ORCL.O), off 3.8 percent percent at $31.22, was the biggest drag on both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes .NDX a day after the world's No. 3 software maker posted disappointing results, especially in hardware sales, sparking concerns about a bigger slowdown in technology spending.
Micron Technology Inc (MU.O) tumbled 12.5 percent to $7.36 after the memory chipmaker recorded results below expectations late Thursday. (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Jan Paschal)


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The Ten Best Buddy Cop Movies
A good buddy cop movie can go a long way. They don't have any deep profound meanings or cause one to reflect on life's eternal struggles. But what they do provide is some mindless entertainment that is always good for a few laughs. Obviously, I'm not referencing the drama suspense category in films featuring cop partners such as THE FRENCH CONNECTION or SEVEN. The term "buddy" signifies a lighter teaming that focuses on action and humor, while "cop" is a loose term for anyone in law enforcement. This means the list will not contain a cop paired with a civilian or criminal like 48 HOURS, THE LAST BOY SCOUT or SHANGHAI NOON. While they may have been a source of inspiration, the list will not include this summer, which seems to be packed with the return of the buddy cop genre with recent films like 2 GUNS, R.I.P.D. and THE HEAT. But 2 GUNS looks to replace TANGO & CASH, while R.I.P.D. will probably be forgotten as a sad knock-off of MIB. Not since 1988's FEDS has a studio paired females together in a buddy cop picture. Sadly, its few funny moments weren't enough to find a spot on this list, but the recent estrogen pairing of Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy will surely find its way on a future list and will probably garner more than a few sequels like some of the other films on the TEN BEST BUDDY COP MOVIES. For the record, I don't necessarily love these films, but I love their spirit.
Special Mention: BEVERLY HILLS COP – In his glory days, Eddie Murphy was king. Detroit cop Axel Foley (Murphy) heads down to Beverly Hills to investigate a murder, in a film that would surely fight for one of the top spots. BEVERLY HILLS COP unfortunately breaks my rules by pairing up three rather than two and therefore cannot be counted.
10. K-9 – James Belushi actually came very close to having two films on this list. Anyone remember RED HEAT with Arnold Schwarznegger? Sorry Arnie, I chose the dog partnership. Two dog cop movies came out in 1986. While Tom Hanks' TURNER & HOOCH might be superior, they technically were not partners (yeah, I'm taking this seriously). So by default, Belushi and his official police pooch in K-9 win the spot.
9. THE GUARD – This odd pairing of Don Cheadle as a straight-laced American FBI agent and Brendan Gleeson as an extremely unorthodox, slightly corrupt and even a little racist Irish policeman, might be the most nontraditional choice on the list. The two team up to take down an International drug smuggling ring, while providing some very dry and very dark humor.
8. TANGO AND CASH – This is a classic case of 'it's so bad it's good.' Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone pair up as couple of rival best cops in the city. Jack Palance is a bad guy more keen on playing games than actually winning that he constantly gives our heroes outs while simultaneously torturing them. Raymond Tango and Gabriel Cash spend the film spouting off one liners to one another with a vague plot of escaping from prison and clearing their names.
7. RUSH HOUR – "Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth?" is the only thing I remember from the fish out of water pairing of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker that lasted for three sequels. RUSH HOUR made millions, which I think says a lot for the genre itself as long as you can keep making interesting teams. It does have charm.
6. BAD BOYS – Will Smith and Martin Lawrence (whatever happened to him?) are the epitome of the whole Michael Bay action film phenomenon before he became his own parody. Whenever I see that ridiculously awesome wrap around shot in films, I think of BAD BOYS.
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While our three rooms at the Conrad Makkah were booked under two Hilton HHonors Diamond and one Gold account, all of us received executive club lounge access. In addition, we were offered breakfast at the Al Mearaj restaurant, which I think beat the Hilton Sydney in terms of the most amazing breakfast buffet I've ever experienced.
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The Conrad Makkah Executive Lounge was deserted the few times I went there. The lounge serves breakfast, afternoon tea, and evening appetizers. The afternoon tea spread wasn't super extensive, but that's probably because most guests centered their day around prayer and slept in 4-hour increments. I myself often slept through lounge hours, which were 6:00 AM – 10:30 AM for breakfast, 3:00 – 5:00 PM for afternoon tea, and 6:00 – 8:00 PM for evening refreshments.
The Conrad Makkah Executive Lounge was pretty spacious, with a very pleasant floral/citrus smell always permeating the air. The staff was super attentive. They would pull out chairs as guests approached their tables, bring a glass when a guest would grab a drink, and even offer to bring the food to the table while encouraging guests to select more items.
At one point I was taking photos of the lounge and the manager walked over, looking concerned. He asked if everything was ok with the food and I told him I was just taking photos for friends and family. Telling him I was going to share them in a blog post would probably have made him nervous, but this answer seemed to reassure him.
The afternoon tea usually consisted of some sandwiches cut into small pieces, a small selection of fruits, as well as drinks. It was very basic, but again, most people skipped afternoon tea at the club lounge. It was always deserted.
Two hot dishes were usually served in the evenings, along with sushi, salad, and vegetables. It was all perfectly sufficient for a light dinner. I personally preferred to eat on-site whenever possible because there wasn't much in the way of food outside of the hotel: Just a lot of fast food restaurants and from what I heard, there was a 50/50 chance of getting food poisoning after eating there.
Conrad Makkah Al Mearaj Restaurant
Did I mention I really liked the breakfast at Conrad Makkah's Al Mearaj restaurant? Because I think I made more rounds at the buffet than the kaaba (excuse me while I get struck by lightning). This wasn't your typical breakfast buffet: It was breakfast, lunch, dinner, and everything in between. Literally, there was nothing that they didn't have at this buffet.
The space was absolutely gorgeous and the dining room was tastefully decorated. Despite the large groups that often came in, we never had to wait for a table.
The service was always attentive. Service in the Middle East is generally slow, but the staff at Al Mearaj were quick. I'd order a latte and it would arrive minutes later.
The buffet spread at Al Mearaj was massive. There was a section with Indian food, Arabic food, kid food (i.e. fries, chicken nuggets, tater tots), typical breakfast fare (the chicken sausage, baked beans, and veal bacon were my favorites), an omelette station, an entire section dedicated to bread, a juice station, a vast humus spread, pancakes, waffles, crepes, Nutella….it was endless. And all of it was high quality.
Breakfast was served daily between 6 AM – 11 AM, but the busiest period was 6 AM – 8 AM. Most people would have breakfast after finishing Fajr prayers at Masji Al Haram around 6 AM. So really, a line formed at Al Mearaj shortly after opening. However, the restaurant offered plenty of seating, so getting a table was never a problem.
There was really nothing Al Mearaj didn't offer…except for iced coffee. They did, however, offer iced chocolate and strawberry milk, which was oddly popular. After my stay, I really came to appreciate the stations where omelettes, pancakes, waffles, and crepes being prepared on-demand. I totally took these things for granted until I got to the Pullman Zamzam Hotel in Medina, where the attendant basically just mixed eggs in a bowl and burned them to the point where the fire alarm went off!
Overall, the Executive Lounge and Al Mearaj Restaurant at Conrad Makkah were both excellent. The club lounge selection may not have been as extensive during afternoon tea, but it was perfectly appropriate considering most guests weren't even around during those hours. But overall, I would say the quality of the food, not to mention the service, at both places was above and beyond what I've experienced at most other hotels (except, maybe the Conrad Bali).
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I'm having a little bit of a life pile on right now so things have been a bit hectic and I have been wanting so bad to update my project life posts, so here goes, it might be short and sweet.
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Well the content isn't short but my babbling is, which can only be a good thing,
Hope you're all having a great week.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Project Life...
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- I Am Michael hits theaters January 27 and stars James Franco and Zachary Quinto. A gay activist is "cured" of his homosexuality when he turns to God.
2. Gladys Knight, the 7 time Grammy winner who is known as the empress of soul, plays at the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center on Fri, Jan 27, at 8pm. BrowardCenter.org
3. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons return for an encore at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Friday, Jan. 27 and Saturday, Jan. 28, at 8 p.m.
4. ABC Winter Premieres – On Thursday, January 26 3 top rated show return: Greys Anatomy, Scandal, and How To Get Away With Murder. 8-11pm.
5. Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini is Presented by Palm Beach Opera shows at the Kravis Center from Fri, Jan27-Sun, Jan 29. Tickets Start At: $20 at KravisCenter.org


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Linux RAM is composed of chunks of memory called pages. To free up pages of RAM, a "Linux swap" can occur and a page of memory is copied from the RAM to preconfigured space on the hard disk. Linux swaps allow a system to harness more memory than was originally physically available.
However, swapping does have disadvantages. Because hard disks have a much slower memory than RAM, virtual private server performance may slow down considerably. Additionally, swap thrashing can begin to take place if the system gets swamped from too many files being swapped in and out.
Check for Swap Space
Before we proceed to set up a swap file, we need to check if any swap files have been enabled on the VPS by looking at the summary of swap usage.
Swapon –s
An empty list will confirm that you have no swap files enabled:
Filename Type size used Priority
/dev/sda1 partition 7834620 7092 -1
Check the File System :
After we know that we do not have a swap file enabled on the server, we can check how much space we have on the server with the df command. The swap file will take 512MB— since we are only using up about 8% of the /dev/sda, we can proceed.
root@sadeek:/# df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda5 236082692 16924872 207339736 8% /
udev 1854004 4 1854000 1% /dev
tmpfs 758308 824 757484 1% /run
none 5120 0 5120 0% /run/lock
none 1895768 80 1895688 1% /run/shm
Create and Enable the Swap File :-
Now it's time to create the swap file itself using the dd command:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1024 count=512k
"of=/swapfile" designates the file's name. In this case the name is swapfile.
Subsequently we are going to prepare the swap file by creating a linux swap area:
mkswap /swapfile
The results display:
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 524284 KiB
no label, UUID=9932827f-0478-4819-b428-8debb9c43c71
Finish up by activating the swap file:
swapon /swapfile
You will then be able to see the new swap file when you view the swap summary.
root@sadeek:/# swapon -s
Filename Type Size Used Priority
/dev/sda1 partition 7834620 7092 -1
/swapfile file 524284 0 -2
This file will last on the virtual private server until the machine reboots. You can ensure that the swap is permanent by adding it to the fstab file.
Open up the file:
vi /etc/fstab
Paste in the following line:
/swapfile none swap sw 0 0
To prevent the file from being readable, you should set up the correct permissions on the swap file:
chown root:root /swapfile
chmod 600 /swapfile


text: As the end of my lease approaches, I get more and more ansy about finally moving into my new apartment. I have already begun shopping for furniture and little odds and ends to fill up my book shelves. Here are some things I have already come across on my hunt, and some I am proud to say are already on their way! (Mostly excited about the cat figurines that are more important than finding a suitable couch...)


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Behind the phrase that lends this exhibition its title there are two thinkers: Jean Baudrillard and Andreas Huyssen. The former defined simulation as the creation of something that "has no relationship to any reality whatsoever," and therefore predicted the replacement of "the real" by "the virtual." Huyssen picks up where Baudrillard left off, positing that, since reality has been lost and replaced by its simulacrum, utopia cannot exist. Hence the title, "if there is no reality, there can be no utopia.
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Empire Games by Charles Stross - Archieved Post
Empire Games by Charles Stross
Publisher: Tor on 17th January 2017
Page count: 324
Reviewer: Steve Cotterill
The first book in a new trilogy of the Merchant Princes novels, Empire Games is set seventeen years after the original books. It is very much a Charles Stross novel, ticking all the boxes that you would expect him to cover, and doing it extremely well. The series centres on the concept of world walking and is based in a (small) multiverse where the reader knows about four different time lines. These range from a divergent, and authoritarian United States, the Commonwealth a rebellious 'steampunk' style world which is rapidly modernising, and two timelines that are destroyed. One of these was nuked by the USA at the end of the first trilogy and we are told it 'still glows'. The other is an object of curiousity which in this book Stross links to a group called the 'forerunners', a group of frighteningly powerful individuals who may be linked to the source of the world walking gene.
Empire Games introduces us to Rita Douglas, a latent world walker who is recruited by the Department of Homeland Security to be trained as a deep cover agent. The story follows her recruitment, via a mixture of skulduggery and 'friendliness', and training as an agent. As a result, while the world walkers from the first series do feature, their story is largely to do with the politics of their adopted homeland, the Commonwealth, as it approaches as crucial stage in its development. Stross carefully sets the stage for a coup by a proto Stalin. While the coup has not happened by the end of the first book, he is clearly laying tracks for the rest of the trilogy. These chapters allow us to catch up with what's happened with some of the characters from the first trilogy, as Miriam and her relations attempt to ready the Commonwealth for a war with a terrifyingly powerful enemy and to deal with the United States. Miriam's oft repeated mantra is 'The Americans are coming', and I would argue that this is the beat the novel marches to. The American are, after all, coming.
There's a lot of tradecraft, training and internal politics within Rita's plot line, too but they're largely the internal machinations of the Department of Homeland Security. When she is activated as a spy, it's because the USA has discovered the Commonwealth timeline, and a number of their drones have been shot down by nuclear weapons. As a result, she is sent in to look around and report back on what she finds. Stross handles this well, deftly giving the reader a sense of how strange it would be to step into a world many decades behind the one we know. His experience of writing weird espionage fiction shows through here.
Rita is a curious character, highly introverted and self contained, she is constantly assessing the situation, and while she is shown to be highly resourceful, it is clear that until the end of the novel she does not fully sign up to the ideals of the government she has been persuaded to work for. As a result it does take a little time to warm up to her, because its never clear how much you actually know her, and how much she is holding back. I found myself wondering if in some respects she had not actually told Stross as much as he would have liked, the same way that Shadow in Neil Gaiman's American Gods was firm in keeping the author out.
One wrinkle Stross throws in is her Grandfather, Kurt Douglas, a defector from East Germany (back when there was an East Germany), who is pretty obviously a Stasi sleeper and has raised his family to know about basically spy stuff. He's a curious character who acts as the wise, cynical, mentor. His influence over Rita is clear, to the extent that her geocaching hobby is clearly just a way to practice old fashioned spying, dead letter drops and dealing with discreet packages. Again, we are kept in the dark about Kurt's true origins but he will doubtless form a significant part of the rest of the trilogy.
As a reader of Charlie's blog it's been interesting to watch the formulation of this book, and hard not to smile, and agree, when he has complained that events in the real world have screwed up his 'grim, meathook future'. As a result the novel is darker than it was initially intended to be, the state in the USA is much more controlling and he makes it plain that there is a panopticon of surveillance in addition to increased levels of knowledge denial and racism (weirdly LGBTQ issues do not seem to be a huge deal and when Rita gets a girlfriend nothing is said). The novel is very much of the now, it addresses the trajectory our society seems to be heading down, and as such it is what I would label 'good science fiction'. If you enjoy multiple timelines, espionage and real politic this comes highly recommended, and as it is not really necessary to read the first trilogy to understand what's going on (though I would recommend you read them anyway), it is a good jumping on point for new fans.


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Every time I read my books to elementary students, I always give them a message of perseverance.
When I came from El Salvador to the United States, I brought with me a backpack full of dreams. I dreamed of being a good student, becoming a teacher, and writing a book. As an immigrant child, many times these dreams can be hard to reach. But they are not impossible if you fight for them. Yes! Dreams can be accomplished. I did well in school. I was an ESL student but I graduated with honors from High School and college. I became a teacher and now I am an author.
"Never give up. Do your best," I say and the children clap.
I wrote Dear Journal for a class I took with Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy. This journal is about me and my journey from kindergarten to my own classroom as a teacher. It is full of ganas and perseverance. Isabel told me, "this is a powerful story." Many teachers have also told me, "Our students need to read your journal."
Now amigos from La Bloga, I want to present this humble but sincere message of hope to all of you. Let's start with kindergarten.
Dear Journal:
Mamá got a job in the detergent factory where papá works. Papá's salary is not enough. I have always been with mamá during the day but I won't be with her anymore. I need to go to "Kinder Garden". I was excited.
"I will play and run in the "Garden," I said to mamá. "I love birds and butterflies!"
Soon we came to a big house without flowers, birds nor butterflies.
"This is not a Garden! I don't like this place!" I said I as stomped my feet.
Mamá gave me a big hug and left. I tried to run but one of the teachers closed the gate.
"Mamá don't leave me here! I'm scared!" I said with tears in my eyes.
Today was my first day and it was awful. I don't like the teachers. I want to stay with mamá.


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Back in 2010 I blogged about "My little supervisor who was right there to make the softness test" Matilda... has since crossed the bridge; she was our first cat.
I started this 9 patch back then, and somehow had other (better) ideas.. not to mention a whole other work that kept me from my biggest hobby, so this got stuck in the WIP pile(s).
Then in the fall of 2014 (after retiring from a 30+ year full time job) I tackled my hobby room. And tackling is what it needed. It got a facelift, and I began to "play" again.
My first goal was to get a couple of UFO's finished before the end of 2014 - which i managed with this 9 patch, and as you can see a new helper is right there while i quilt.
Max is an amazing quilting pal!!
Finally done!!
The front, turned out better than the WIP i had put away 4 years earlier.
The back - which ended up more "scrappy" than i intended, but I actually love it the way it is.


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As I write this blog post, I must admit that I have vowed to keep my holiday preparations simple and my "to-do" list short this year.
Therefore, I've put together a small collection of ideas as part of this fun and festive Primary Pack linky that I hope is helpful to YOU. I have also shared a few things that Santa might bring me if I continue working hard to stay on the "nice" list!
- The number one item on my classroom "wants" list is a wireless keyboard that my students and I can use during our Smartboard lessons to make them more interactive!
- I am a self-professed "boot addict," and this cowgirl-inspired pair from Francesca's would make a lovely addition to my collection!
- I've just introduced my students to the magic of Laura Ingalls Wilder books, and hope to find more of the picture book series, which is beautifully illustrated by Doris Ettlinger, under my tree this year!
- During the month of December, I plan to combine my Social Studies unit on mapping skills with a multicultural study of how holidays are celebrated around the world. This resource from Mrs. Jones' Creation Station will help my class compare and contrast their own family traditions with those of children who live in Mexico, Italy, Holland, Africa, India, and Sweden.
- I discovered A Teeny Tiny Teacher's Reader's Theater partner plays two years ago, and plan to scoop up both her holiday and winter bundles this season! My class currently has readers at all levels, and these differentiated scripts will help them all feel successful and improve their fluency skills in a fun way!
- If you have not yet checked out the new Rooted In Reading resource series by Amy Lemons and Katie King, you NEED to! They've put together vocabulary, writing, phonics, and comprehension activities that relate to their four favorite read aloud mentor texts for each month, and I am in love with their December pack! It even includes complete lesson plans!
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Energy coloursThis group of colours are deep and saturated. The first two are eminently wearable, the third one should be approached with caution.
Poppy Red. Although the name of this colour corresponds to a slightly yellow red, that of poppies, I think it is best to approach it as a true red in my palettes.
|Colour trends SS2013: Poppy Red by Caroline Grant. I own a dress very similar to this one from Hobbs in gray from two seasons ago and it is my absolute favourite dress. You slip it on and you are perfectly dressed, you can make it more or less formal with shoes, accessories and handbag. Talking about handbags, I love the Aspinal's Hepburn style, they make it every season in different colours and patterns and it's always the perfect classic handbag. [Style: Modern Classic and Ladylike with a Twist].
Hobbs Zoe Dress / Weekend by MaxMara Elodia Floral Print Mac Trench Coat / Aspinal of London Hepburn Handbag / Geox Egizia Shoes / Carolee Lux Red Sea Bracelet / Amrita Singh Remsey Earrings / NARS Semi Matte Lipstick in Heat Wave / NARS Nail Lacquer in Dovima.
Monaco Blue. Strong, electric shades of blue have been all the rage for a couple of seasons now. The best equivalent in my palettes is cobalt blue.
|Colour trends SS2013: Monaco Blue by Caroline Grant. I tried to play with different shades of blue, from the strongest cobalt to pale blue gray. I like the look of Geox Egizia sandals, but when I put them on in the shop I found them a bit tight for me (I'm a 7.5 M/37/4.5) but it's hard to tell with sandals in winter when you are used to comfortable winter shoes. [Style: Modern Classic and Ladylike with a Twist].
Ted Baker Aude Dress / M Missoni Patterned Cardigan / Kate Spade New York Parker Place Tamera Handbag / Geox Egizia Shoes / Dannijo Roe Necklace / NARS Lipstick Funny Face / MAC Nail Lacquer in Steamy.
Lemon Zest. This colours is the representative of all the neon colours we have been seeing for quite a while but that I think won't be here for the long run (difficult to wear, not elegant, plus, very few people look good in them). As a strong, vivid yellow with a hint of green inside, I think we can consider it either a cold lemon yellow (all Winter palettes, with a softer variation for Clear Winters and Soft Summers) or a warm, mustard shade in my palettes (suitable for Deep and Warm Autumns).
|Colour trends SS2013: Lemon Zest as Mustard by Caroline Grant. I love Orla Kiely dresses, although I think they are a bit too retro for me. Her dresses look better on the person that they do on the hanger, which initially can be a drawback for a brand, but these are so worth it. These are Hispanistas AW2012/13 boots and handbag, one of their classic styles, always comfortable, well-made, and in exceptionally good quality leather. [Style: Urban Tweed].
Hidden Hedgehog Print Silk Crepe Placket Dress / Burberry Prorsum Wool Tweed Trench Coat / Hispanitas Handbag anbd Boots / Oscar de la Renta Knot and Tassel Earrings / Trina Turk Hammered Dome Ring / Tom Ford Lipstick in Black Orchid/ Tom Ford Nail Lacquer in Black Orchid.
|Colour trends SS2013: Lemon Zest as Lemon Yellow by Caroline Grant. Jumpsuits are still around, fortunately (one of the most comfortable things to wear on a bike, let me tell you). Obviously, you don't need to buy an Alexander McQueen one, I make do with a NewLook viscose plain one, easy to accessorize up and down. I love the combination of black and lemon yellow, it instantly cheers up any all-black ensemble you may be wearing. [Style: Modern Classic, Urban Woman].
Romwe Shoulderpads Yellow Blazer / Alexander McQueen Jumpsuit / Diane von Furstenberg Gracie Clutch Handbag / Reiss Paula Suede Platform Shoes / Oscar de la Renta Gold-plated Cuff Bracelet / Enya Jewelry Bubble Necklace / Zara Wide Sash Belt / Borsalsino Wide-brimmed Hat / Tom Ford Lipstick in Black Orchid/ Tom Ford Nail Lacquer in Black Orchid.
- Colour Trends SS2013, Pantone dixit.
- Aquas and Whites, represented by Dusky Blue and Grayed Jade, and Linen, respectively.
- Pastels, represented by Tender Shoots, African Violet, Emerald (which is not emerald but a green turquoise) and Nectarine.


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I have often been described as an equal opportunity critic so I will open this column with some of the perpetual lies we tell on each other.
You have heard Black people say, "I will not allow a Black mechanic to work on my car, nor will I use a Black attorney because they are not competent."
This Sunday in church a Christian brother said he "will not hire a Black contractor, because they never own the proper tools and don't know how to bid."
Overwhelmingly colored politicians who get elected will say to their White bosses, labor, or politicians that they "speak for the people in their district." I take issue with that lie, because a minority of the people vote and they receive a majority of those votes, but they fail to address the concerns of the majority. These politicians confuse the issues more because instead of exercising the will of the people, they attempt to exercise their personal will on the people.
I know preachers who preach that God's greatest commandment is love, but they don't speak to each other. There are Black people in a position to help develop our neighborhoods, but they fail to insist that Irv Williams a Black developer be provided with an opportunity. Black politicians openly brag about their excellent relationship with the mayor, county exec, governor, etc. Then how do they explain that Blacks don't get hired as police in the city, county or state? If the relationship is so meaningful why has it failed to provide Blacks and women with substantial contracts, construction, goods and services? And let's not forget the lack of professional service contracts.
If you listen to talk shows, whether the host is White or Black you will hear lies from multiple callers, who tell the same lies their parents and grandparents told. Allow me list some.
For example, I appeared on Chris Moore's program and White callers hung up on me. They stated people such as me want unqualified Blacks to receive opportunities and now that there is a Black president Blacks no longer can say they are being denied an equal opportunity. I have heard these same attitudes on talk shows and worse. A number of these like-minded people contend that Blacks have an astronomical unemployment rate because we by nature are lazy, we'd rather get a welfare check, section 8, food stamps, free telephone, and drug addiction is prevalent. These people with increasing regularity call and describe Blacks as having a criminal mentality. They state that Blacks make up 12 percent of the population of Allegheny County and 52 percent of the population of the Allegheny County Jail. When Blacks are charged with abuse, verbal or physical these callers in their prejudiced minds say the police are always right
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Seneca Falls, NY - Women's Rights National Historical Park is pleased to announce that it will show the History Channel documentary Voices of Civil Rights this Friday and Saturday, February 24 and 25, at 12 p.m.
Voices of Civil Rights presents the stories of individuals who experienced the civil rights era of the 1940s-60s. Their oral histories capture a powerful period in American history when thousands of people joined forces to battle for equal rights.
The film is being shown as part of Women's Rights National Historical Park's first Winter Film Festival. The park exists to commemorate and preserve the events of the First Women's Rights Convention that was held in Seneca Falls in 1848. "We are proud to be part of the National Park system, and we invite everyone to join us in celebrating our shared history and culture through film," said Superintendent Tammy Duchesne.
The park is also showing the film as part of its celebration of African American History Month. "The Declaration of Sentiments that was presented at the First Women's Rights Convention states that all men and women are created equal," said Duchesne. "We are inspired by the courage and sacrifice of those who dedicated themselves to this ideal and to the struggle for freedom and equality in our great country."
Prior to the film showing on Saturday, February 25, visitors are invited to join Ranger David Malone for a special program in the park's Guntzel Theater at 11 a.m. Entitled "Fighting for their Freedom: African Americans in the Civil War," the program explores how African Americans participated in the war that ended slavery. Light refreshments will be served afterward.
Voices of Civil Rights is approximately 50 minutes long and intended for a general audience. All Winter Film Festival movies will be shown at 12 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, November through April, in the Guntzel Theater, located at the Women's Rights National Historical Park Visitor Center at 136 Fall Street in downtown Seneca Falls. Because film lengths vary, visitors are encouraged to call if they are interested in a particular showing. All park programs are free and open to the public. For more information, please call (315) 568-0024. You can also follow the park's social media sites for Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/womensrightsnps) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/WomensRightsNPS) to learn more about our upcoming events and programs.


text: During the past weeks, heavy flood have been striking several parts of the DPRK. Huge areas of agricultural lands have been ruined as well as water systems, which have resulted in food shortage, not only a shortage that immediately will affect the country, but also for the near future. According to an assessment conducted by UN agencies in two counties in North Pyongyang Province on 24 July, more than 45,000 people lost their homes, 18 are reported missing and 33 people are reported dead, due to the floods. A second assessment conducted by the DPRK government has shown that the number of homeless people has decreased as the waters have begun to recede. Here follows a link to the latest official UN update on the floods from the second of August – UN report


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CAMP VERDE – Since O'Reilly Auto Parts opened its Camp Verde location on Nov. 25, customers have been thanking management for coming to the east end of the Verde Valley, says Assistant Store Manager Jeremiah Littlepage.
With 10 employees on staff – five having come from either the Cottonwood or Sedona stores – Littlepage says customers are "happy there's some competition in town."
"Folks who are strictly O'Reilly are thrilled we're in town," Littlepage says.
Located at 1016 W. Finnie Flat Road, O'Reilly's corporate offices have announced that their Camp Verde store will hold a grand opening from Feb. 14-27, with a Customer Appreciation Day scheduled from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Friday, Feb 16.
Though a date hasn't been scheduled, O'Reilly Auto has also announced that it will donate $200 to Camp Verde's Bread of Life Mission, a pleasant surprise to Bread of Life Director Duane Burris.
"Every little bit helps," Burris says.
Burris says that Bread of Life receives the food it feeds the hungry via donation. So he expects the money would go toward other operational costs, such as gasoline for the Bread of Life truck, or for rent and electricity on their facility.
Family-founded in 1957, O'Reilly Auto operates more than 4,500 stores in 42 states. With the Camp Verde store open about nine weeks now, Littlepage says that as the business grows its Camp Verde location, the number of people it employs "will go up."
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Volunteers' Week 2015 : Meet our Volunteers – Catriona
Hi my name is Catriona and I am the Learning and Volunteer Intern at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum !
How long have you been volunteering for at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum?
6 months, I volunteer along side my job here in the Learning Team.
Why did you start volunteering at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum?
I volunteer with the Learning Team to gain invaluable experience in Heritage and Museum education. Also get to work alongside an excellent team of staff and volunteers and contunue learning about 18th century Scotland (one of my favorite things ), and I get to understand Robert Burns and his work abit better. I grew up in Ayrshire and Burns featured strongly in my school education, it is nice to learn the more gritty things about his life !
What kind of things do you get up to when you volunteer?
I do a variety of things, from maintaining school stats to delivering workshops to organising events to drinking lots of tea and eating biscuits!
What has been your most memorable experience volunteering here?
It is really hard to pick out one experience. I think the whole of January and most of February was memorable experiance – we were ran of our feet with schools, events and Burns 'fans' coming to the museum. I discovered that I love being part of museum education although it was the sheer enthusiasm of the school pupils and visitors which kept me going !
That whole month and a bit is a blur!
What is your favourite thing about RBBM?
School workshops, particularily when you get a class who are very disengaged at the start and by the end they dont want you to leave because they are loving what they are learning it makes the volunteering all worth while ! …… close second is the catering though…. the scones and cakes are pretty awesome.


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The Doodler
24th Aug 2012, 8:53 PM
I'm back! Sorry, rocks take forever to draw, and I was traveling in my own country's equivalent of these beautiful mountains. The next pages should be much quicker and much more plot-heavy.
If anyone wants to see a bigger version of panel three, go here.
24th Aug 2012, 11:34 PM
Wow, looks like you've really been working on your background art!
Tantz Aerine
25th Aug 2012, 4:47 AM
Pure eye candy!! Well done!
25th Aug 2012, 9:26 AM
You backgrounds are so beautiful
Whiskey T. Foxtrot
25th Aug 2012, 10:59 AM
Beautiful page! The backgrounds are impressive but the foregrounds are even better ;)
The Doodler
26th Aug 2012, 1:44 PM
Thanks, guys! You're really nice about my dreadful update rate when I'm drawing complicated scenes like this. And about the comic in general.
And is that another Iaroslav crush I see? :P
The Doodler
3rd Oct 2017, 1:19 PM
It's a beautiful place, I have to do it justice!
16th Nov 2018, 9:10 PM
the beauty of these scenes is nuts!
The Doodler
16th Nov 2018, 10:06 PM
Spring up there is total eye candy.