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Friday, January 15, 2010
Five Easy Pieces
I'd like a plain omelette, no potatoes, tomatoes instead, a cup of coffee, and wheat toast.
No substitutions.
What do you mean? You don't have any tomatoes?
Only what's on the menu. You can have a number two - a plain omelette. It comes with cottage fries and rolls.
Yeah, I know what it comes with. But it's not what I want.
Well, I'll come back when you make up your mind.
Wait a minute. I have made up my mind. I'd like a plain omelette, no potatoes on the plate, a cup of coffee, and a side order of wheat toast.
I'm sorry, we don't have any side orders of toast...an English muffin or a coffee roll.
What do you mean you don't make side orders of toast? You make sandwiches, don't you?
Would you like to talk to the manager?
...You've got bread and a toaster of some kind?
I don't make the rules.
OK, I'll make it as easy for you as I can. I'd like an omelette, plain, and a chicken salad sandwich on wheat toast, no mayonnaise, no butter, no lettuce. And a cup of coffee.
A number two, chicken sal san, hold the butter, the lettuce and the mayonnaise. And a cup of coffee. Anything else?
Yeah. Now all you have to do is hold the chicken, bring me the toast, give me a check for the chicken salad sandwich, and you haven't broken any rules.
You want me to hold the chicken, huh?
I want you to hold it between your knees.
Do you see that sign, sir? Yes, you'll all have to leave. I'm not taking any more of your smartness and sarcasm.
You see this sign?
6 comments:
- Kelsey said...
Three words:
Welcome to Japan.
- January 15, 2010 at 7:03 AM
- Julie said...
I didn't even click on the youtube because youtube doesn't work on my computer right now, but I KNOW THAT SCENE and I fucking LOVE Jack Nicholson in it.
- January 15, 2010 at 8:29 AM
- Beth said...
you know my favorite jack nicholson story, is like he was dating angelica houston (amazing) while he was filming the shining (amazing), and she later recalled in an interview that he used to shuffle back from the set every night so exhausted by kubrick's OCD directing style that he'd just collapse on the bed. i read this when in my early teens and to this day something about that whole story turns me on like a lantern, man. is that weird or no? the kubrick, the movie, the angelica houston, the collapsing onto a bed wearing that fabulous tight jeans+flannel outfit from the shining...oh, jack.
come watch chinatown with me!
- January 15, 2010 at 9:08 AM
ok-this is the last comment I'm leaving here for awhile. but honestly. I love your blog. Ok. listen to this. We are in Tokyo this summer at a certain to remain unnamed pasta chain. I'm a vegetarian...anyway. We order the food and I ask for no bacon bits on my salad. Get a blank look. Husband steps in to save gaijin wife. Can she have no bacon on the salad? just a minute sir. waiter goes away and comes back. I'm really really very sorry but I'm afraid....I'm sorry but..... Husband goes-what?
oh-the salad is pre made right so you would have to pick the bacon out? don't worry then.
waiter-no it isn't that-it's just that I can't leave the bacon off. Husband; what? what? why?
the CHEF comes out with his big white hat. Gives the major deep bow and begs our forgiveness. Huge scene. total humiliation. Over leaving off bacon.
It was just like this except obviously not as funny and cool.
By the way I still got the salad on my tray. With bacon.
- January 15, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- Beth said...
haha this has never happened to me with food because i will eat anything. but if it ever does i would like to pretend to start crying.
i have had various other baffling experiences like a woman at a customer service counter with a postal service who made me wait for 15 minutes while she worriedly described to someone over the phone every detail of a very ordinary envelope i wanted to send -- describing the handwritten address, the destination, the color of the envelope, the weight...she even got out a ruler and measured it. and in the end she hung up, bowed deeply, and told me she was terribly sorry but i would have to ask someone at a post office because she just wasn't sure what to do. i still have no idea what could have possibly puzzled her so much other than the fact that it was written in English? it didn't get a second glance at the next place i took it to. it was just one of those ridiculous communication breakdowns where someone is freaking out and apologizing and running around and you're left standing there wondering if you said something wrong in japanese and accidentally asked them to email a foot massage to your third cousin or something. those breakdowns happened to me so much in yamagata that i got nervous about asking questions or, god forbid, asking someone to repeat something. it was like a panic button got punched every time i spoke. it still makes me nervous to order in restaurants and cafes even though i do it every day and my japanese is way past that level.
- January 16, 2010 at 3:11 AM
- selena said...
Yeah, the bacon thing happens to me all the time.
I read on someone's blog (can't remember who, another veggie in Japan) that if you just say that you're nigate about the item, they have much less of a problem. I've tried it once or twice and it seems to work better than the whole explaining vegetarianism thing.
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With all the group's original members now gone, except for lead singer and songwriter Sean Kelly, it might be tempting to relegate The Samples to the archives of jam-pop history. Fortunately, for longtime fans and new listeners, the latest version of the band retains the magic that first drew ears to their sound. On America, Kelly and present company deliver a 14-track jewel of a disc that includes a skilled nod to Neil Young (on the lead track, "Fukishima") and pleasing vocal harmonies with special guest Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco), who appears on the songs "And I Dreamed," "Mysterious Times" and "Boulder." Kelly and the Samples extend their recent renaissance (following the inclusion of the song "Could It Be Another Change" on the soundtrack to the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower) with this organically uplifting release.
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The sketch:
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I have used 3 different Kaiser ranges and mini alphas, some el cheap $2 alphas and cake sticker, a Purple Pumpkin flower and ribbon.
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This is soooo cute!!! Love it and thanks for playing at Stuck?! :-)ReplyDelete
Love this layout Becci! The colours are perfect for the photo and I love the fact you have the colour and black and white photo's. Great :o) *hugz*ReplyDelete
Love what you have done with the sketch and the PP bits. Beautiful.ReplyDelete
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Becci this is gorgeous. I love the two colour photos. They just pop. Well done.


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This game was dominated by weather condition because of strong winds however Merrion had the better opening with McCann running through on goal after 5 minutes and Malahide's goal keeper making a very good save.
Merrion should have been awarded a penalty for hand ball but the referee decided against it and awarded a penalty for Malahide after 25 minutes. Merrion keeper was the hero saving the penalty and giving his team the chance to stay in this game.
Malahide may have nicked it with 10 minutes to go however Merrion keeper again came to rescue to give Merrion a point from this game.
Merrion goes into the Christmas break in great mood knowing that they are 5 points behind the leader Cherry Orchard and with a game in hand.


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Today, I look around me. I see good and I see bad. I see friends and I see strangers. I see the fulfilled and I see the destitute. This world that we live in, the world I live in, is filled with bitter-sweet. I've been disappointed a lot by various things; missing parents, sibling rivalry, broken bones, broken trust, broken relationships, sweet nothings, failed attempts at charity, bruised ego, etc. The list has no end, really, but what all of these disappointments, in the many facets of my life, have in common is that cheated feeling with which each of them flavours my pain. The words, not good enough, are smeared across my failures and the failures of those around me.
We can do better than this.
Life is about more than just taking what you want, without giving a damn about the consequences. If the cost of your happiness is the loss of somebody else's, then find a different avenue, because that one would be so badly done. Put yourself, for a moment, in the shoes of the person or people that you're about to disappoint. Look at yourself the way he, or she, or they would look at you. What do you see? How ugly are you from this perspective? does selfishness become you? or are your features disfigured by the sinful veil obscuring this vision of you? Do better.
I've been reflecting over my most recently acquired scars and I keep asking myself, how did this happen? How did I get here? The answer is obvious, I let this happen. A broken heart is a heavy burden to carry and I now understand, with all the new insight that a wounded spirit provides, why Proverbs 4 v 23 is so important: Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life (Amplified Bible).
Guarding your heart is important. I would have far fewer scars had I taken heed of the wisdom in that verse more often in my life. So, this is who I am now; tainted, sinful, scarred, unworthy and alone. But God offers something greater; In place of all I have tainted and all that has tainted me, He offers a fresh start. In place of all the sins that I have committed and those that I have yet to commit, He offers redemption. In place of my scars, He offers healing. In place of my unworthiness, He offers Christ, in whom I find my identity, my worth. In place of my solitude, He says I am here, walk with me.
In place of not good enough, He gives us the courage to do better.


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'A Hundred Loves', 'A Thousand Lovers': Portrayals of Sexuality in the Work of Thidaa Bunnaak
Harrison, Rachel, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
Western academic approaches to cultural, gender and literary studies have, for the past thirty years or more, engaged profoundly in the debates surrounding feminism, the body and female sexuality. These issues are consequently well established as a focus for research in contemporary European, North American and Australian academe. They are reflected not only in a plethora of broadly theoretical publications, but also in more specific studies of particular literatures and cultures. (1) Toril Moi has, for example, brought together issues of sexuality and feminist literary theory in her invaluable work, Sexual/Textual Politics Elaine Showalter has produced a stimulating text on feminism, literature and sexuality; and Stevi Jackson and Sue Scott have published an informative reader on Feminism and Sexuality. (2) Such key texts as these have been followed up by numerous other, more narrowly focused works: Carla Kaplan's book, for example, on women's writing and feminist paradigms; Sidonie Smith on Subjectivity, Id entity and the Body, and John Phillips's discussion of pornography and censorship in twentieth-century French literature. (3)
This vast collection of material is evidence of the fact that the lens of gender, feminism and sexuality has been established as an important one in understanding and interpreting Western literature. Nor has this focus been confined to studies of Western fiction, for it has impacted upon research in Asian literatures, too. In 1991, for example, Fedhwa Malti-Douglas' work on gender and discourse in Arabo-Islamic writing was published; five years later came the publication of The Woman's Hand, a collection of papers dealing with gender and theory in Japanese women's writing, which includes chapters on the body, translation and reproduction, and the quest for jouissance. (4)
To some degree, the trends established in Western literary criticism (and in the analysis of world literatures influenced by these trends) are not reflected in studies of Thai literature. This is understandably so to the extent that these trends have grown out of certain cultural and philosophical concerns specific to the West. Moreover, the majority of work on Thai literature has been done in Thailand itself and has consequently mirrored local issues and perspectives, rather than those from beyond. While this stands to reason, one new direction in which Thai literary studies might fruitfully be taken is to allow it to engage in a dialogue with the comparative study of Asian, African, American and European texts through the perspective of gender and sexuality. For it certainly has something to say to this field of teaching and research and has things to learn from it as well.
It is in the context outlined above that discussions of Thai women's writing and of literary texts dealing with sexuality have a place. To date a relatively small amount of work has been undertaken on this topic by Rachel Harrison, (5) Susan Kepner, Niels Mulder and Orathai Panya. (6) This article investigates the fiction and writing career of the Thai journalist, novelist, short story writer, poet and agony aunt, Thidaa Bunnaak, in order to explain her significance. Despite the fact that Thidaa produced some ten novels and short story collections between the 1940s and 1960s, relatively little is now remembered or known of this once popular writer - even the simplest of information, such as her date of birth and whether she remains alive today. (7) As a result, Thidaa's publications are themselves now extremely rare and, while it is not uncommon for even quite recent Thai fictional works to go out of print and not be republished, her texts have not been preserved in public or university libraries, nationally or further afield. (8) This current research has therefore only been made possible through the generous support of the private collector and literary editor, Suchaat Sawatsii, who made available his own personal copies of Thidaa's fiction. …


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Just received my copy of The Movies "American Oil" from Spring Break Tapes! Joe the label curator included some stickers and a pin. Always cool and appreciated. "American Oil" is their second release on SBT. The first "In One Era, Out The Other" released last year, has been sold out for a little while. Both releases are reissues from around 10 years ago. SBT has surfaced this music for those of us in a different loop at the time. A very good choice.
"In One Era, Out The Other" and "American Oil" are completely different. I have a difficult time in even comparing them. If you like more introspective, for the most part slower and more moody songs than "In One Era, Out The Other" would be more for you. There are of few songs on the first release like Don't Steal My Licks and Autograph with the swagger of the tone on "American Oil", but beyond this a totally different mood.
"American Oil" is just plain more upbeat and punchy. I do not like to compare sounds of present and past artists, but the sound of the band and Timothy James voice makes me think of something i have heard before. I have thought about this for a week and am still perplexed. This could be a stretch but the bass and drums of Joe Jackson's "Look Sharp" mixed with the vocal punch of Iggy Pop's "Zombie Birdhouse" are the two albums filtering two the top.
Still available on Spring Break Tapes.
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Review on Tiny Mix Tapes
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Many brides-to-be skip on getting their tresses cut for months so they can grow their hair long in time for their wedding. But that doesn't mean only long-haired gals get to have all the fun, styling-wise. There are plenty of stunning options out there for short haircuts, the pixie included.
So yes, you can safely ditch the extensions. Instead embrace your short hair and work it by opting for a style you absolutely love. With a pixie cut, for instance, you can simply have your hair set with a few light and loose curls. This will frame your face beautifully, giving you an effortlessly chic hairstyle.


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Special $5 kids' fares are available through August 2017
Families looking for summer adventures can enjoy a $5 train fare on the Piedmont and Carolinian train lines in NC. Depending on which line they select, boarding choices include Kannapolis, Salisbury, Burlington, Selma, Wilson and Rocky Mount.
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Letters, Stories, and Pictures From the Progressive Era (1890s-1920s) to the Great Depression (1930s)
Friday, May 14, 2010
7 lbs. steak (.43 #) (Note: I have added the conversions)
8 lbs. bacon (.38 #)
10 lbs. ham (.30 #)
8 lbs. lamb chops (.38 #)
2 chickens (1.50 ea.)
a large roast
12 jelly rolls, coffee rings, cheese cakes, or angel cakes (.25 ea.)
6 qts. olive oil (.50 qt.)
20 qts. milk (.60 gal.)
180 oranges (1 1/2 cents ea.)
20 lbs. lard (.15 #)
150 lbs. potatoes (.02 #)
147 lbs. flour (.02 #)
40 lbs. prunes (7 1/2 cents #)
60 lbs. sugar (.05 #)
36 pkgs. rice (.08 pkg.)
15 lbs. coffee (.50 #)
3 lbs. tea (1.00 #)
30 loaves of bread (.10 loaf)
6 doz. eggs (.50 dozen)
7 lbs. butter (.43 #)
6 lbs. cheese (.50 #)
60 pkgs. biscuits (.05 pkg.)
30 cans of soup or beans (.10 can)
30 large cans of evaporated milk (.10 can)
30 cans tomato juice (.10 can)
15 large cans peaches (.20 can)
12 large cans of pears or pineapple or fruit cocktail (.25 can)
20 large cans spinach or corn (.15 can)
30 cans spaghetti (.10 can)
20 cans cocoa (.15 can)
10 jars marmalade (.30 jar)
several lbs. of candy
15 qts. ginger ale (.20 qt.)
I was surprised by a few items, the very inexpensive prices of fruit, for example. Now if we could only combine the wages of 2010, with the prices of 1932, we would have it made! (I'm sorry that I didn't have time to do a metric conversion for those who would have preferred it that way.)
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- Laurie Aaron Hird said...
I am curious. You mentioned an above ground tank. Did you have a well? Did you have to buy water to put into your tank? You must live in a rather dry part of Australia? "City" water is getting very expensive around here, too. In the country, all you need is a pump (and electricity, of course! :) Bye for now...
- May 16, 2010 at 4:39:00 PM CDT
- gail said...
Hi Laurie,
I should have been a little clearer in my comment. We have a lot of roof space here and we receive about 35" of rain a year, sometimes even 40" Between our shed roof and our house roof we would collect plenty of rain water. We are lucky in Australia, in that we really only have quite mild pollution in our capital cities and in the country virtually no pollution, except if you live near a coal powered electricity station. Many people have water tanks now in Sydney but I would be a little concerned to drink the water without filtering it. Where we live now there would be no problem at all. In fact the water taste so much better than council piped water. Some people do have wells but mostly the water is rain water from the roof. Of course you have to keep your guttering clean and make sure there are no trees to near the house because of falling leaves. You do also need a pump to feed the water to the house. In very dry parts of Australia so people do have to buy water and that can be really costly. Most coastal areas would be fine. When we lived on our sheep farm, we did have a couple of very severe droughts which lasted a couple of years. That was up in the northern tablelands of New South Wales. which is one of the eastern states of Australia. Now we live in the same state but 3 hours south of Sydney on the coast. We are now in retirement and are concerntrating on living a self sufficient lifestyle.
Consumerism is rife here in Australia and we are really trying to grow most of our food and live as simply as possible.
Blessings Gail
- May 17, 2010 at 8:01:00 PM CDT


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This week, we're focusing on one current HR issue that will affect us all: a lack of opportunities for young nonprofit professionals.
"Money often costs too much." Does this Ralph Waldo Emerson quote ring true for your nonprofit? Organizations spend so much time and effort fundraising. So shouldn't your strategic plan – your agency's polestar – reflect these efforts?
Do you enjoy making New Year's resolutions? Or does the thought of setting new goals – on top of everything else you already need to do! – make you feel nauseous? The good news is that with the right planning in place your goals become more attainable.
It is finally starting to feel like fall, a time of transformation and change – nonprofits included. Fall is a busy season for many of us, but with the end of the year quickly approaching, it is also the perfect time to consider your next steps (large or small) to move your organization forward.
In the latest brainstorming session with CNM's team of experts, the group discussed the hot topic of employee transition. From an HR standpoint, this includes external factors like the intergenerational shifts as well as internal processes such as employee onboarding.
Once you've got great employees, how can you keep 'em? The 2015 Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey cites employee retention as one of the current challenges the sector faces.
School is back in session, adding the potential for drama to many families' home lives. While we hope everything is off to a smooth start, we all know that the occasional "drama" is unavoidable both at home and at work. By popular request, here at CNM we will be taking a closer look at human resource strategies for executives over the next few months.


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Service Dog Keeps Woman With Epilepsy Safe
Dogs are commonly referred as man's best friend but for one local woman her best friend is keeping her safe. Philadelphia resident Erin Orso has epilepsy and her seizures have worsened as she has aged. Service dogs have been instrumental to her everyday life for the last 13 years.


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Hello Everyone!
Another card share - Birthday
In this card I used the Stamping Bella Uptown Girl - Isabelle Loves her Ice Cream.
The sentiment I used was from Foodie Fun stamp set by Papertrey Ink.
The talk bubble I used was from Lawn Fawn A Birdie Told Me.
As you can see on this card, I colored her with copics first then I added
stickles to her dress and lots of it :)
I also added some stickles here and there.
Here's another look :)
Hopefully you guys can see the details on the card.
Hope you guys like the glitz!
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Madrid II - June 2012
Madrid II - We have returned to Madrid so that I may see Zack off at the airport at 6:00 AM, and I myself, will take a flight to Marrakech, Morocco at 2:ooPM. Marrakesh, to a boy of the 60's, is a dream. During the Vietnam War, people escaped the draft by going to four main places: Canada; Kathmandu, Nepal; Lamu, Kenya: and Marrakech, Morocco. But more on that later. First, Zack and I had a couple of days in Madrid so we did the usual - museums, tapas, watching street performers, etc.
Zack was ready to tackle the third big museum in Madrid, so we walked about town and went to see the Reina - Sofia Art Museum. It had been closed the first time we were in Madrid. I was willing to give the huge museums one more chance, but realistically, I was only going because betwixt the museum and our hotel... was a great place for chocolate con churros! There... I said it.
I began to look at the buildings as works of art, and to me, the ultimate work of art. Here's how I see buildings as works of art: They can't be built overnight; It takes many people working together; it requires people to have a shared vision and be able to communicate it to one another; and it requires originality yet conformity.
In this building, someone had to put their name on the line when they were told that Schweppe's would be hanging a 100' sign on the building, oh... and it must have lighting capabilities and did we mention that it would be 500 feet above the street that has 200,000 people per day walking under it? I know a little bit about making decisions that affect people's lives and the pressure that goes with it. My hat is off to the person that signed off on this project. How many people told him that it wouldn't work.
So not only does a building have to serve a useful purpose, but it has to be pleasing to the eye as well. Good heavens, think of the patience that an architect must have when designing and building a building. The years of gathering permits, of hiring the right construction company that will be cheap, but competent. The art of buying the materials: Did you skimp on the concrete mix, use paint that will fade in five years, wood that will withstand the elements? What about late additions?
Arch 1 - Well, here's the building you requested.
Head arch - Splendid! It has taken years, but it looks fine!
Arch 1 - I'm glad you like it.
Head arch - I love it! Oh and by the way, they want you to put a copper dome on the NW corner of it, so that they can have ballroom dances in it. It will be open to the elements, so the dance floor must be weatherproof.
Egads! I haven't even spoken about the actual design. Did anyone bother to ask the people who will be working in the building what they need? How many outlets will you have per room? How many restrooms and will they have hand dryers or paper towel dispensers? Will you have single sheet toilet paper dispensers or rolls (Please no air)
Did I mention that the owners want a 60 foot Roman Centurian on top of the building? Yeah, made of bronze and that can withstand 100 mph winds. It has to be heavy enough to not blow down on the crowd below in the plaza, but it can't sink through the floor and cause the ceiling below to sag.... and you have till Thursday to make it happen.
Oh, and the CEO would like to have an Olympic size diving pool on the roof.
Oh and ... make the building look pretty, too!
"Really?" Where was the research, the doing of something that most can't do. I don't like Swan Lake, but I can appreciate someone performing it. I don't know of many people who can do those moves. But I think I know a whole school that can do this.
The Reina was el giganto! Four stories of art. If you aren't sitting now, you need to be when you see this next piece of art.
Don't get me wrong, it's a nice chair, and the printing of the definition on the wall is outstanding. A kindergarten teacher would be screaming orgasmically to see such penmanship, but really... in an art museum?
I can't imagine the negotiations with the museum curator.
Artist (A) - well for that amount of money, I'm thinking maybe of giving you a stool.
Curator (C)- a stool... like a ....turd?
A - No, a chair
C -how much for a love seat?
A - Oh! They haven't printed that much money for a work of art of that magnitude!!
C - any cushions??
I have no pictures of Guernica by Picasso because the museum would not allow me to take a picture. It wasn't personal. Photography was banned. There were two things impressive about it: one - the size. It filled a wall that is bigger than any wall you have in your house. two - the effect it had on the world regarding pacifism and the soon to be WWII. That being said, I don't know how it caused such a clamor. My guess is that the name Picasso helped quite a bit. But the painting/drawing is a bit too abstract for me. Shock, huh?
There were some unusual street performers - the first was a guy who was blowing gigantic bubbles for little kids. A word to his costume designer - don't dress like a Mafia hit man. You're dealing with kids, so, I don't know, lose the sunglasses and cigarette. Just my thinking, but I'd run with my kids. "Come on kids, Daddy's got diarreaha! Let's get home quick!"
Here is a simple street performer act, though it has to be rough on the knees. One of the job requirements must be, "must have experience catching a double header baseball game." Not really original. The idea is that you stand in front of it, trying to figure out which head is the real one and while you are deep in contemplation, BOO! He scares the Euro out of you!
How do I know they are pseudo gurus? A) never met a guru who smoked; B) never met a guru who had such raunchy tattoos.
I'm sure that if I followed them after they got off work, I'd find them sleeping in the park and snockered on cheap wine.
I know it's a trick because the guy holding the stick rings a bell and then a real sleazy guy comes over with a giant black sheet and puts it over he two pseudo gurus and then you see some movement, and then the sheet comes off and they are standing. I just cannot figure it out! It was worth a Euro to be so perplexed.
These guys are good. Even if there is a metal bracket that is attached to the pole and the guy on top is braced, how does the guy on the ground manage to hold him in the air for 30 minutes with one hand.
Neither is built that well. Can only be one explanation....it's magic!
They must be grossly underpaid because getting a smile out of them is rare.
I wonder if it would make a difference if they worked for tips.
Zack and I took a metro from the airport and caught Henny Youngman's latest act. Actually, he was great, one because he was quite a good violinist and two because he took our minds off of an accident someone had had on the metro. PHEW!! He played, "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" which almost always makes me want to cry... and I'm not a huge Madonna fan. The song is one of my favorites, however. Yes, he earned a Euro!
The Museum of Ham is a chain of restaurants. Great food. Lousy waiters.
If you aren't a night owl in Spain, you won't be eating dinner at restaurants. Zack and I didn't even leave the room for dinner until 10:30 on many nights.
It's amazing what a person can get use to! (Patrick Swayze - Roadhouse)
Speaking of rooms.... This is laundry day. Anytime I get two or three days in one hotel, I do a little sink laundry. I enjoy it. I love that feeling of semi-clean underwear!
You want to feel rich? Do your laundry in a Liliputian size sink without a stopper for a couple of weeks. When you use your washing machine, you'l feel like Donald Trump!
How do they do it?!?!?!?!?
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek-Day 1
15 comments:
- Nancy said...
Simply gorgeous, Karen! This really is a set for embossing and elegant embellishments.
- October 1, 2009 at 10:05 AM
- Jodi Collins aka Kharmagirl said...
GORGEOUS Karen! LOVE the colors you used and the beautiful embossing! This is SOOOO striking!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this girlie!!
- October 1, 2009 at 10:15 AM
- Taylor said...
This is beautiful, Karen! I love the addition of the vintage trim along the side! And the colors are so rich!
- October 1, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- Laurie Schmidlin said...
Wow! This just jumped off the screen at me! Karen, this is just stunning!!! Wow! So elegant ans striking all at the same time! Love it!
- October 1, 2009 at 10:43 AM
- Sharon Harnist said...
Stunning card, Karen -- I love the olive branch paper you created, the red Stickles are the perfect accent! Also love the pop of red and vintage trim -- perfect compliments to the crisp silhouette!
- October 1, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- Denise (peanutbee) said...
Love the rich colors, love that you added the lace trim to the edge of the CS, and the stickles on the berries is just perfect! Gotta try that next time!
- October 1, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- Jami said...
Well I hate to say it, but I'm glad your paper didn't arrive, because if it had you might not have created this absolutely STUNNING card! It's so dramatic and perfectly balanced - I love it!
- October 1, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- Christina Fischer said...
WOW -- this is a gorgeous card, Karen!
- October 1, 2009 at 12:15 PM
- Donna said...
this card is stunning with the wise men in black & no other coloring! love your flourish bg paper!
- October 1, 2009 at 1:48 PM
- Dawn Easton said...
Karen, this is absolutely gorgeous! I love the little bit of sparkle!
- October 1, 2009 at 6:56 PM
- Jackie Pedro said...
Stunning, Karen!! LOVE the chocolate and red together!!
- October 2, 2009 at 12:23 AM
- Karen Giron said...
I love this color combo! The black silhouette just pops off the paper. Lovely!!
- October 2, 2009 at 1:13 AM
- Laura (scrapnextras) said...
This is so striking and dramatic in black and red! Beautiful card!
- October 2, 2009 at 10:18 AM
- Sankari W. said...
WOW!!! Seriously!!! Amazing, elegant, lovely and perfect are all the words that pooped in my head in seeing this card!!! simply fantastic! I love how the red really pops it out! you so rock!!! hope you are having fun in Vegas!!
- October 2, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...
What a striking card, Karen! Gorgeous!
- October 4, 2009 at 6:29 PM


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good product
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I told him the other day the meaning of the word wanderlust. He said "Yes! That's me!"
My last project is a fun way to give a gift card or certificate.
Just because you are giving an envelope doesn't mean you can't dress it up!
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Illustrated Type for Delta Airlines. Williamsburg Wall Mural
Delta Airlines Wieden + Kennedy
Laptop Cafe 2017 Watercolour
Rainy Days 2017
Bustle Pencil on Paper. 2017.
New Yorker Sing-a-long
Africa Freeze
Shave 2016.
Shave. Pencil on Paper.
Into the Forest.
By The Salty Lake. Paint and Pencil on Paper
Time-lapse sketch madness.
Financial Times Editorial. Turkey's Persecution of Journalist Can Dündar.
"Dündar isn't exactly a homicidal psychopath: he was jailed last year after the newspaper that he edited, Cumhuriyet, published images showing that Turkey was secretly sending arms to the Syrian war. But nine gendarmes, warders, intelligence officers etc. accompanied him on his orthodontic outing; this is how Turkey under prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spends its money."
Brexit Triggers A Race To Dethrone London. Politico
A perfect combination of business opportunities and friendly regulation in recent years has made London the European, if not the world, capital of financial technology companies, or FinTechs.
Now Brexit could take the title away and in its wake, complicate the rise of the nascent industry in Europe.
The Rise of Personalised Medicine Financial Times
Elbows. Daily drawing. 2016
Automatic drawing. Elbows.
A daily (sometimes) timelapse sketch in ink and line.
Hope Guardian Review Saturday
Your opponents would love you to believe that it's hopeless, that you have no power, that there's no reason to act, that you can't win. Hope is a gift you don't have to surrender, a power you don't have to throw away. And though hope can be an act of defiance, defiance isn't enough reason to hope. But there are good reasons.
New Website for 2016
I've been busy on a new site. There's loads more sketches and artwork. Plenty of new work to see. New Site here
Helix Nirvana
A Wired Magazine editorial. New this month. A molecular toolkit for high-precision DNA editing and all the fears and wonders it may bring.


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What is the California Promise Program?
The California Promise Program (Senate Bill 412) required for the California State University to offer pledge programs that will support entering students interested in completing their baccalaureate degrees in four years and students with Associate Degrees for Transfer in completing their remaining requirements for baccalaureate degrees in two years.
What programs are available to me?
Upper Division Transfer Students who possess an Associate's Degree in Transfer in the below majors can apply for the CA Promise Program Two-Year Pledge Program.
- Anthropology
- History
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Spanish
Four-Year Pledge Programs for First Time Freshmen are in the process of being developed. Check back for further updates.
What are the benefits?
Students who participate in the CA Promise Program will graduate in a specific amount of time (4 years for first time freshmen and 2 years for transfer students possessing an Associate Degree in Transfer). In addition, participants will receive priority registration within their academic level and receive specialized academic advising to ensure you are on track to graduate.
Who is eligible?
Applicants who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply:
- Any admitted upper division transfer student who possesses an Associate Degree in Transfer (ADT) in the above majors listed.
- When four year pledge programs become available, any admitted first time freshmen who is eligible to enroll in College Level Mathematics/English (i.e. exempt from or passed the Entry Level Mathematics/English Placement Test)
- Candidates are selected based on their ability to be successful in completion of the program.
How do I maintain my enrollment in the CA Promise Program?
Students who are selected for the California Promise Program are required to complete the following every academic year:
- Complete a minimum of 30 semester units applicable to the baccalaureate degree program selected
- Maintain at least a minimum 2.0 grade point average in all academic work completed
- Meet on a semester basis with the Coordinator of Graduation Initiatives or designee in Academic Advising to develop and maintain an academic plan
- Enroll in classes during the established priority registration period and pay fees by the required deadlines.
How do I sign up?
Admitted students interested in the California Promise Program should login to their myCI Student Center and select the CA Promise Link indicating their interest. Further information will be emailed to the student upon receipt of information.
New Applicants will indicate on their Cal State Apply Application their interest and additional follow up will be emailed to the student.
What are the deadlines necessary for the program?
November 30, 2018: Fall 2019 participation
August 31, 2018: Spring 2019 participation
Next Steps
Students who have indicated interest in the CA Promise Program will be emailed information about the program and contract. For further information, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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For more information regarding the California Promise Program at CSU Channel Islands, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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- Eliminate processed foods from my life. (Day 15)
- Become a vegetarian. I do like animals and I find them cute... and some of them are rather tasty. The reason I want to become a vegetarian is because I find that I was healthiest when I went without meat for a year. (Day 13)
- Run everyday. No excuses. (Day 5). Working Out (already a habit baby! BOOM!)
- Moisturize and twist my hair every night before I sleep. Y'all cannot believe how lazy I am about this. (Day 4)
- Draw and/ or paint. I actually love to draw - bet you didn't know that - I have silly hang ups about my work, but my loved ones have always told me to get over them... and so I will :) (Day 1)
Reinvent Yourself in 21 Days
Friday, September 21, 2012
- Muthoni Hari said...
Hi there...all the best!!! I quit smoking on New Years Day this year and I have not smoked since...but I have to say, there are days that I could just die for a ciggie.
- September 21, 2012 at 11:07 AM
1. Read the bible. I am not consistent. Day 1 starts today
2. Drink 8 glasses of water. Day 1 starts today
3. Wash my face before going to bed. Day 1 starts today
- September 21, 2012 at 11:09 AM
- Crystal Serena said...
MOISTURE! Time to kick off the laziness....
- September 21, 2012 at 11:15 AM
- SugarPuss said...
1. Stop calling my ex an asshole, even in my thoughts. day 10...this is important coz i need to let go of that hurt
2. Stop cursing. Day 3... fuck this is hard!! day 1 :(
3. Sticking to my daily budget. day 7...i end up buying useless snacks and junk so i end up eating healthy
4. Run. Day 0, starts tomorrow
5. Use more colours on my eyeshadow plate. Day 2...i have an eyeshadow plate with over 60 colours and i only use the "safe" colours...such a waste! So i got new brushes to use.
As am always at war with myself, this 21 day thing is going to be interesting, if i survive it! Thanks mary <3
- September 21, 2012 at 12:24 PM
- Nonhlanhla Mtshali said...
Hey there;)
1work out(run and weight training) 4 times a week(not work)
2. Twist my hair (i get tired and arms get sore)
3. Base my scalp regularly.
- September 21, 2012 at 12:27 PM
- Nalyaka said...
So guilty of not finishing through 21 days. This has just psyched me up. Starting tomorrow i.e day one. skipping begins
- September 21, 2012 at 12:29 PM
- A Simple Thing said...
Love this idea so much! I'll start when I find a house.
It seems like a brilliant idea for someone with short term concentration issues...>.< heh heh!
- September 21, 2012 at 2:27 PM
- Kenyan Enterpreneur said...
Cycling for 30 minutes a day......day 2 weeksnow! I will continue until winter makes it unsafe.....then start a healthy hair challenge ( washing hair 3 times a week and using castor oil only!)
- September 21, 2012 at 7:13 PM
- kiki. said...
starting today. 15 minutes of pilates everyday, that plus the walking i do daily is my work out goal.
Sticking faithfully to my budget....starting today.
- September 22, 2012 at 12:54 PM


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Hello, today I want to share a canvas I created that has a neat little bird cage on it so its quite a 3d canvas. I just knew I wanted to use the birdcage it was just a matter of putting on my brave face and cutting it in half so it fits flat on the canvas. So first used Gesso on canvas to prime it, then place my chipboard elements on it. As you can see from the photo below I only had a few on it then decided to add more until I was happy, but these were the main elements - Branches, Birdcage and of course those cute little mushrooms.
Before sticking everything down I used circle template and texture paste to give background a little bit of interest. After placing gesso over everything I then mixed up two spray bottles of colour, one using Art Ingredients Mica Powder - Copper and Art Ingredients Mica Powder - Teal.
After spraying colour and allowing time to dry I then sprayed whole canvas with Matte Medium mixed with water to set the colour so it doesn't rub off.
And a few close ups....
Hope you enjoyed looking at my project and maybe even gave you a little inspiration. Mixed media is so easy and fun to do,,,, if you haven't done canvas I highly recommend you give it a go! Until next time,,, happy crafting. Tracy


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On the Lifetime drama Army Wives, I play Joan Burton, a woman trying to balance her duties as a colonel in the U.S. Army with her role as a mother and wife. I love playing Joan — it's an opportunity to explore the reality that thousands of military families live every day. Army Wives also tackles many of the social issues that affect Americans, both on and off the base.
This Sunday, April 1, the show will once again cover an issue that we don't talk about nearly enough in the U.S. these days: HIV and AIDS.
Last season, my husband Roland — played by Sterling K. Brown — and I adopted a child who is living with HIV. Through playing the mother of an HIV-positive son, I learned that AIDS is still an issue that affects children. In fact, 1,000 children are infected with HIV around the world every day.
I also learned that each one of these infections is preventable. In the 1980s, children with HIV were primarily infected through blood transfusions — like Ryan White — or tragically through their mothers during pregnancy, labor, or breast-feeding — like the children of Hollywood mom and AIDS activist Elizabeth Glaser.
Thankfully, the risk of HIV from blood transfusions is a thing of the past, and we've almost conquered mother-to-child transmission of HIV here at home.
Did you know that with the right medicines and treatment, we can reduce the risk that an HIV-positive mother will pass on the virus to her baby to less than 2 percent?
In the U.S., we have virtually eliminated pediatric AIDS, with fewer than 200 new infections in children each year. Now lifesaving medicines are becoming increasingly available to mothers and children in the areas of the world hardest hit by the epidemic, like sub-Saharan Africa.
While this is a great success story, HIV and children is still very much an issue we need to pay attention to. And as a generation of HIV-positive children grows into adolescence and adulthood, they still have a lot to teach us.
HIV-positive adolescents deal with a host of difficult issues, from taking their medications to dealing with the long-term medical effects of living with HIV. Sadly, they also sometimes face stigma and ignorance about HIV, as we learned in a recent case from Hershey, Penn., where a boy was denied admission to a private school based on his HIV-status.
But HIV-positive children — like my character's son on Army Wives — are living proof of how far we've come in the fight against HIV/AIDS, both here in the U.S. and around the world.
Less than 30 years ago, we were just beginning to understand how the disease affects children. Today, because of the incredible efforts of talented researchers, doctors, and organizations like the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, we now have lifesaving medicines that give HIV-positive children the chance to live healthy, normal lives. We also have the ability to prevent new infections in children in the first place, and ultimately to create a generation born free of HIV.
But we still have work to do until all children affected by HIV and AIDS in the U.S. and around the world have the support and services they need to stay healthy and happy.
My experience playing Joan has encouraged me to join the global movement to support families affected by HIV everywhere. This Sunday, April 1, I invite you to watch Army Wives as we again address the issue of HIV and children.
I'm going to be tweeting live during the show about this very important subject and how we can help. Join the conversation at @wendyDofficial on Twitter.
Afterward, visit the Army Wives resource page to read real-life, personal accounts of children and families dealing with HIV, and join me on amothersfight.org to learn how you can help mothers around the world who — like Joan — will do anything to keep their children healthy and safe.


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Mrs. Barbara Jean 'Jeannie' Hayes Cornell age 67, of Laurel Fork Road, Vilas passed away Thursday morning, April 26, 2012, at her home. Born March 15, 1945 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Mildred Coffey Hayes and the late Blaine Hayes. Mr
Mr. James Rodney Jim Roberts, age 83, of Pinnacle Drive, Boone, died Wednesday morning April 25, 2012 at home. Born December 11, 1928 in Greenville, North Carolina, he was a son of the late James William Holmes Roberts and Janie Ross Roberts. Mr.
Mr. William Robert Robin Hodges, Jr., age 57, of Highway 421 North, Vilas, died Wednesday morning April 25, 2012 at his home. Born March 6, 1955 in Avery County, he was a son of the late William Robert and Jeanne Banner Hodges. Robin was an avid
Bobbie Lou Edmisten went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 23, 2012 at her home. Born May 29, 1951 in Boone, she was a daughter of Bob and Isabell Beach Campbell.
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Josephine Osborne "Jo" Hughes, 85, of Boone, died Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Myrtle Josephine Osborne was born May 2, 1926 to Edward and Beatrice Farmer Hughes. Jo spent her early years growing up in the Creston
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Secondary league tables: Best Baccalaureate results
This table lists the 200 schools in England that have highest scores for the new measure, the English Baccalaureate.
The English Baccalaureate, or EBacc, was announced in summer 2010, and will, in future, be awarded to pupils attaining A*-C GCSE passes in maths, English, two science qualifications, a language, and geography or history.
Schools are ranked in the table by the proportion of pupils achieving the EBacc. In addition, point scores are allocated for each qualification gained, with higher scores for higher grades. The average number of points per pupil is used as a tie-break.
Schools marked IND are independent, those marked SEL select their pupils on the basis of academic activity. Schools marked AC are academies. Schools with fewer than 30 pupils in the relevant year group are not included.
- English baccalaureate
- Introduced in 2010, this is the percentage of pupils in the school achieving A*-C GCSE passes in English, maths, two science subjects, a language and history or geography. SS = small school; N/A = data not available. More detail
- % 5 A*-C GCSEs
- This benchmark measure is the percentage of pupils in the school who achieve passes graded between A* and C in five GCSE or equivalent qualifications, including maths and English GCSE. SS = small school; N/A = data not available. More detail
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Hello all-
Just came across this and thought to share for those of us using VMWare and using Gentoo Linux. It states that Gentoo Linux is the only OS/OE vulnerable - but also lists all the versions of VMWare workstation - except the Beta 5 version. This comes from SecurityFocus :
Here's the link for the full detail: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12552VMWare Workstation For Linux Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
It is reported that VMWare workstation on Gentoo Linux based computers at least, is prone to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The issue exists because the affected binary searches for a shared library in a world-writeable location.
A local attacker may exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user that runs the affected application.
Workaround/Solution - for Gentoo only at this point:
It is reported that a file '/tmp/rrdharan' may be created (By the superuser) as viable workaround for this issue.
Gentoo has released an advisory (GLSA 200502-18) and an updated eBuild to address this issue. This update can be installed by issuing the following sequence of commands as a superuser:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot verbose ">=app-emulation/vmware-workstation-126.96.36.19948-r5"
Here's the link for the Gentoo advisory: http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8080


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When I was a child, I almost never ate pre-packaged, processed foods. It wasn't that my mom was a health nut, or that she feared the 'evils' of the fast food industry (although I think there's something to be said for limiting your intake of processed and fast foods), she was just a good, old-fashioned homemaker who enjoyed whipping up tasty, wholesome meals to feed and nourish our large family. Only now, since I've had my own home, have I realized just how skilled she really was, always improvising new meals and creating menus to please seven very different palates!
On the rare occasion that we did eat processed foods, however, I'd always choose the single-serving Chicken Cordon Bleu from the freezer aisle (you know the one I'm talking about - the one that somehow manages to package a zillion calories into one tiny, bronzed bundle of chicken, ham and cheesy sauce?). Served with rice and broccoli, this was better than any restaurant fare to my childish tastebuds (but not, of course, better than my mother's cooking). The meal lost a bit of its charm when I grew up to discover that I was taking in lots of extra calories and sodium with my chicken-ham-and-cheese deliciousness, but I still never lost the taste for Cordon Bleu.
|Sorry for the less-than-stellar photography - we were hungry and sometimes dinner waits for no man...or woman!
Fast forward a few years to my college dining hall, where Cordon Bleu was an occasional menu item - one of the few that could actually induce me to come to dinner. The little breaded roulades were called 'Hamsters' by the freshmen, because of their (very slight) resemblance to the tiny, brown, furry creatures. You might think the name would put me off, but it didn't, and I determined that Cordon Bleu would be one of the first things I'd make when I graduated and got my own kitchen.
Of course, I've made the dish countless times since my college days, and I've tried all sorts of recipes. Over the years, I've made my own alterations, substituting bleu cheese for swiss during our time in Germany (where it was cheap and plentiful) and using a filet technique (instead of the laborious pounding and rolling) that I think simplifies the dish a lot. Now I'm ready to share my super-simple version with you so that you can enjoy your leftover honey baked ham in style! Bonus: my version is simpler and healthier than the store-bought fare, and yields chicken breasts that don't look like hamsters so there won't be any uncomfortable associations to overcome! Bon Appetit!
Chicken Cordon Bleu
As with most of my savory meals, I don't use a recipe, but these guidelines should help you create the basic dish, which can be modified according to your own taste preferences (e.g. more cheese, less ham, etc.)
Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (one per person)
Blue cheese, crumbled (I use about 1/4 - 1/3 cup between two chicken breasts)
Ham, cooked and chopped (again, about 1/4 - 1/3 cup for two)
Whole wheat breadcrumbs (about 1/2 cup)
Thyme (or Italian seasoning), to taste
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
water or milk
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a medium baking dish. In a small bowl, mix blue cheese and ham until just combined. Set aside. Fill a shallow dish (a deep plate or a shallow bowl will work) with bread crumbs, Italian seasoning or thyme, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Stir to combine and set aside.
Using a thin, sharp filet knife, make a lengthwise slit in each chicken breast to create a long, 2-inch wide pocket for the filling. Take care not to slice all the way through the chicken breast or filing may come out during cooking. Try to make the pocket as large as possible without cutting through the sides or end of the chicken breast.
Fill each chicken breast with the blue cheese mixture by hand or with a spoon. Be sure to close the pocket over the filling so that it doesn't come out during baking. Moisten the stuffed chicken breasts lightly with water or milk (you can use egg and then dredge with flour for a thicker, more even coating, if desired, but it isn't necessary). Coat evenly with seasoned breadcrumbs. Place chicken breasts in prepared baking dish and bake for 20-30 minutes or until breading is browned and chicken is cooked through. Serve and enjoy.
A few notes: I'm sorry to be so vague on the quantities, but once you have the process figured out, it really is easy to tailor the recipe to your own tastes. With that in mind, you can re-substitute swiss cheese for blue, if strong and moldy isn't your thing, and you can also use store-bought breadcrumbs, cracker crumbs, crushed oats, or any other breading that catches your fancy. I use whole wheat simply because there are always some leftover loaf ends hanging about after Matt's weekly bread-baking sessions. Just toast them up, crush them with the bottom of a glass and, voila, you've got breadcrumbs! As you can see, I've upgraded the childhood broccoli to brussels sprouts, but you can serve them with almost any veg. It's a great way to dress up a weeknight dinner or try something new for a special evening!
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New reference architecture needed for banks
With a complex regulatory environment, an influx of nontraditional competitive pressures and ever-increasing customer expectations, today's banks face an imperative for change. Just to stay competitive, let alone thrive, financial services organizations must deliver more effective and more efficient services to the customer.
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From a technology point of view, the key to enabling transformation is first developing a more nimble and efficient reference architecture. An example of how such a reference architecture might look is shown in Figure 1. At a strategic level, a reference architecture determines the best delivery method for specific technologies within an institution's IT infrastructure. It documents the hardware, software, specifications and configurations needed to deliver IT resources in the most efficient manner, and provides the standard for change.
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Historically, most systems within banks and financial institutions were purpose-built and — years and decades later — most are still fulfilling their purpose in some way. It can be easy, then, for banks to simply follow the path of least resistance and leave these old systems in place, untouched, letting them do what they've always done. But in a market that requires true transformation, this kind of "if it ain't broke" mentality is no longer acceptable. A bank's systems must do more than maintain the status quo to be effective.
Instead, banks must start the process of evolving these purpose-built systems — to improve efficiency and match today's accelerated business requirements — right now. No one evolutionary path is right for all institutions, and there is not necessarily an immediate need to "lift and shift" whole systems and processes, assuming time is on your side. But, if faced with a time crunch, an institution could consider a two-pronged approach of evolving to next-generation infrastructure based on open standards and, in conjunction, modernizing its applications to take advantage of that infrastructure.
Some systems may be best switched out, while others may benefit from more gradual improvement through an outside-in approach that ultimately leads to delivery as a service. Those in earlier stages of the transformation journey will benefit from external consulting and commercial off-the-shelf software, which can often replace proprietary legacy systems. Others further down the transformational journey might be ready to move right to cloud infrastructure or even native cloud applications and outsourced business processes.
The battle today in the banking industry is for control of the customer experience — for the interface between the user and the product or service being delivered. This software-enabled interface layer is where the value and profit margin now reside.
To gain control of this layer — and, by extension, to gain control of the customer experience — banking institutions require a new business strategy. Once that strategy is in place, banks will need a revised reference architecture that aligns their IT resources with their new business goals. This process must begin soon, if banks hope to win this existential battle against an increasing number of competitors.
Unfortunately, many banks have shed most of their enterprise architecture teams over the past decade in an attempt to cut costs. The good news is there are proven best practices and robust partner ecosystems that can help banks harness recent innovations and get back on track. Leveraging these resources, banks can reallocate a larger share of their operating revenues from operating the business to changing and evolving
the business.
In making this reallocation, it is important to remember not to purpose-build newer systems and infrastructures, only to create a newer legacy. This thought process allows a transformation of the reference architecture to flow naturally from the change in direction, thus making for a successful evolution.


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