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Hello my friends.
I am well over due for you to come visiting,
I have been waiting for sunshine to take photos.
Now the weekend is looming the forecast is for rain again!
Our beautiful Tui`s are visiting us again.
There is a family of five.
This one is in the peach tree with the spring blossoms coming into flower.
I think this one is in the apricot tree.
They where singing their lovely song.
Last month I didn`t show my completed `Clock`
block 5 from `Relics from Yesteryear`.
The mystery quilt from `The Country Yard`.
My photo will not turn the right way! :(
I am happy with the finished block though.
This months block 6 is `Mannequin`.
I used to use one of these when I did dress making.
This went on the back burner once I started patchwork.
Four hexagon pieced flowers was an extra this time.
Then I was able to get the last place in this
`Quilters Theme` mystery Stitchery from
`The Country Yard`
A lovely little needle book open on the box.
Below showing the threads:
Cottage Garden Thread # 1206 Lyrebird,
Aurifil # 2372.
Background fabric, front of needle book and month 1 pattern.
A lovely box to store everything in.
First triangle block stitched.
Second triangle block.
I wonder what will come next month.
Hubby is seeing again in his left eye.
A little more recovery time,
then back for a final checkup
and then can return to work.
I hope you enjoyed your visit.
Till next time.
Happy Stitching,

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text: her name is Sonia, she's such a good friend of mine and I'm so happy she had the chance to meet Michael. I've always asked her what Michael's smell was like, she would tell me that she couldn't remember that, the most impressive thing for her was his hug, because she says that you could feel all the LOVE Michael had for his fans. But when she came to my home and took a sniff of Bal a Versailles, she experienced deja vu, screaming: "Omg! This was Michael's smell!!!!!!!!!!!!" :)


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Here are a few World links and resources to help with your genealogy research. The sites will include such countries as Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and others
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World Links
Irish Genealogy
This site has the church records (birth, marriage, and some death) from County Kerry, County Cork, County Carlow, and County Dublin. It also has the Historic Ireland Civil Records. Like anything it takes time to understand the Historical Index on the Civil Records but they can be and have been very helpful.
Irish Ancestors
This website will help the Irish Researcher get a better picture of the Counties, Catholic Parishes, Civil Parishes, towns, and villages. You also have access to the addresses in Ireland to request records on your ancestors, especially the births and marriages after 1864 and many other links that could be helpful in your search.
The Griffiths Valuation, 1848-1864
Ireland's Valuation office conducted its first survey of property ownership in Ireland from 1848 to 1864. This survey became known as "Griffiths Valuation" after Richard Griffith who was the director of the office at that time. The survey was used to determine the amount of tax each person should pay towards the support of the poor within their poor law union. Griffith's Valuation can be used as an excellent census substitute for the years after the Great Famine as censuses prior to 1901 were destroyed.
The Tithe Applotment books, 1823-1837
Tithes were a tax on agricultural produce which was payable by the occupiers of agricultural land. They were the main source of income for the parish clergy of the Church of Ireland (the largest Protestant church and the church established by law). However, in many parishes a large part of the tithes were 'appropriate', which meant that they were payable to a bishop, cathedral chapter or other ecclesiastical recipient, or were 'impropriate', which generally meant that they were payable to a local landowner. The parishes used in the Tithe Applotment Books are civil or Church of Ireland parishes, which often differ in name and territory from Catholic parishes.
United Kingdom (England)
United Kingdom
Ancestry.UK (again is a pay for access site) is just like the American version but it has subtle differences, the variety of membership options is what is different. Ancestry UK deals with records from the 1500's to modern times using parish records, images, and photos. The website has many videos, articles, blog posts, and tips, as well as vast FAQ section. It has many tools to access its large database of information to help you with your search for English ancestors.
Ancestry Australia
Ancestry.AU as you might expect (again is a pay for access site) is just like the American version, but it is more focused on Australian lineages and history, but also allows full access to the UK archives. The site offers a range of very useful collaborative tools which allows and provides you in-depth search options and access to rare documents and to perform basic searches to locate documents easily. As with all Ancestry websites it provides automatic hints for more information to you as you build your family history.


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This is a 4-topic series focused on nutrition for babies and toddlers with eczema. I'm passionate about nutrition and believe that it's of utmost importance to our health – after all, it's one of the daily survival activities of breathe, drink, eat and sleep! I'm honored to have Judy Converse, founder of Nutrition Care for Children LLC, to help out in this series. Judy is a licensed nutritionist, a registered dietitian for more than 20 years and authored the first web-interface accredited learning module for health care providers on nutrition and autism.
More on Judy Converse, MPH RD LD – Judy has a master's degree in public health nutrition and a bachelor's degree in food science and human nutrition. She authored 3 books including Special Needs Kids Go Pharm-Free and Special Needs Kids Eat Right: Strategies to Help Kids on the Autism Spectrum Focus, Learn and Thrive. She has also testified for safer vaccines and consulted with industry partners on specialized formulas for infants and children with inflammatory conditions. Judy is available for nutrition consultation at http://www.NutritionCare.net
Newborn – Just Milk but Complicated
Last week, we've learnt lots from Judy on hydrolyzed milk formula and she has provided a systematic analysis of alternatives.
MarcieMom: Let's talk about the scenario where the child has no cow's milk allergy and parents can decide among the many brands of formula cow milk. I've read about the toxins in formula milk – the antibiotics given to the cows and the cows eating a diet of genetically modified corn. I've also seen babies who drank lots of formula milk growing very big, exceeding far more than 100% on the growth chart. Is there (i) any conclusive study done on formula milk and its impact on the child's health, (ii) does formula milk contain toxins and is it inflammatory? (if yes, which ingredient makes it so?) and (iii) how soon should parents attempt to replace formula milk with solid food that are rich in protein, calcium, vitamins and other minerals?
Judy: Breast milk is best, hands down. We've all heard that, and it is still true. There are so many immune modulating components in human milk that formula will never be able to emulate. It is so powerful in this regard, that it may outperform vaccinations in protecting the baby (see my blog post on this topic). Its impact on gut biome and long term immune function is just emerging in the literature. Unfortunately there are toxins in breast milk too, simply because we now live in a toxin filled world. These concentrate in breast milk. Rather than not breast feed, I would like to see women become conscious prior to pregnancy about eliminating toxins from their diets. Begin early to eat very healthfully, avoid pesticides, poor air quality, heavy metals, and other toxins. Consider working with providers who can help you detoxify prior to conception.
Meanwhile, yes, it is often easier for babies to gain and grow on commercial formula, as long as they are not allergic/sensitive to it. Bottle-feeding can offer faster delivery, so more is taken per feeding. But "more and faster" is not necessarily better. The carbohydrate source is often corn syrup, which is troubling for weight gain in older children. And yes all these ingredients – unless you have an organic formula – may come from genetically modified sources. I think there are enough data implying that GMO foods may be more allergenic to consider avoiding these entirely for a newborn, or during pregnancy. This is a big debate. For more info, parents can visit ResponsibleTechnology.org. Click on the link for health professionals, then on the "state of the science" link.
Solids can be introduced once your baby is able to sit well unassisted, can hold his head up, and is able to move soft foods to back of tongue and swallow them safely with a little practice. This can be around six months, but later is okay too. This might also depend on your baby's growth pattern. Some will want solids sooner than others.
MarcieMom: Let's talk about the scenario where the child has cow's milk allergy. What would be the cow's milk alternative? Fully hydrolyzed formula or goat's milk (which I understand to be similar to cow's protein, so may not help cow milk allergy?) or soy milk or rice milk?
Judy: We covered that in the previous section, except for rice milk. Rice milk should not be used for infant formula, period. It is devoid of protein and healthy fats that are essential for brain development. Please do not use rice milk! Same goes for oat milk, hemp milk, or almond milk. None of these are safe or appropriate for babies as a substitute for breast milk or formula.
Goat milk has casein, as does cow or human milk. But it is in a gentler configuration, slightly different than the cow casein, and is often quite tolerable for babies who can't take cow's milk. Again think in terms of two parts to this puzzle – the protein source, and the baby's gut biome. Both may need changing to successfully arrest inflammation.
MarcieMom: I remembered the first six months when my baby was too young to take allergy test, we were advised to switch to partially hydrolyzed milk (our girl turned out not to have any allergy). When her rashes didn't go away with the partially hydrolyzed milk, we switched to goat's milk then soy milk (her rashes were still there all the time). It was a stressful experience copying all the ingredients across formula brands and different types of milk, and comparing which brand had higher carbohydrates, protein, calcium, DHA and more than 20 nutrition elements listed. What would be your advice when choosing formula milk – I assume first decide on the type of milk and once that's decided, how to see which brand is better formulated?
Judy: This is too much stress for a new mom! I went through that and then some myself. This is how I became so interested in this niche of practice. I could not fathom that my pediatricians didn't have good answers for me, or why it was so hard. I would have added an elemental option to those you were told to try, plus probiotics. As I mentioned earlier, this is commonly overlooked. I would also want to know what set your daughter's gut up to be inflamed. Did she need antibiotics, C-section delivery (another early antibiotic exposure), time in NICU? All these things disrupt optimal colonization of the newborn gut with healthy bacteria. If this is found to have been the case, sometimes babies need herbs or medications to treat fungal species dominating the gut biome. I give this topic a lot of ink in both my books.
Your daughter may have had a milk protein sensitivity and a soy protein sensitivity, without allergic to either. These are mediated by different classes of immunoglobulins, one is IgE (allergy) and the other is IgG (sensitivity). Both can cause skin changes, feeding problems, and eczema.
A negative IgE test does not mean that a food protein is safe. Most allergists do not test for IgG reactions, because they think the testing is unreliable. This is not my experience in practice. The tests are not perfect, but they are useful, when interpreted in the context of food intake, signs, and symptoms.
MarcieMom: Thanks so much Judy, honestly, I feel like bursting into tears now, just thinking how difficult the first 9 months are, sorting through the milk formula, breast feeding, solid feeding – if only I've known you earlier! I'm sure many parents reading this will feel the same, and start to ask their docs of other alternatives.


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This Banana bread comes from the cookbook Eat Shrink and Be Merry. It contains delicious bananas (obviously), oat brand, pecans and mini chocolate chips.
It turned out fantastic and it was the first banana bread I have ever made. I am actually not normally a big banana bread lover; but, the boyfriend requested banana bread, and banana bread he got. (plus it was a good excuse to try a new recipe)
There was a downside to this fantastic looking banana bread. It was delicious and the recipe made two loaves. Being on a 'diet' with two wonderful loaves of banana bread sitting around… well enough said. At least it came from a healthy cookbook; right? 😀
Warm banana bread, mmmmm….
Would you like a slice?
The calories in the Sweet Home Alabanana actually were not too bad.
Sweet Home Alabanana; Banana Bread – Nutritional Information
per slice, 1/8 of a loaf (a fair size slice)
173 calories
6.4 grams of fat
28 carbohydrates
1.9 grams of fiber
4 grams of protein


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India blown away in do-or-die encounter
Mitchell Johnson and Doug Bollinger made excellent use of the early morning moisture on the Guwahati pitch as Australia crushed India by 6 wickets in the 6th one-day international, and in the process clinched the series 4-2. Johnson picked up three wickets while Bollinger claimed his maiden five-wicket haul to bowl India out for a paltry 170. Matters could have been worse for the home side, but for defiant half-centuries from Ravindra Jadeja and Praveen Kumar. They had crumbled to 27/5 and then 75/7 before the Jadeja and Kumar combined to add a valuable 74 for the eighth wicket. In reply, Australia lost Shaun Marsh early, but handy contributions from the remaining batsmen saw them through easily.
Earlier in the day, MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first – a decision which he was left ruing within 15 minutes of the game. Mitchell Johnson, who had a horrendous series before the game, came into his own on a pitch that offered him more than a semblance of assistance. Though Virender Sehwag smashed the second delivery of the game for six over point, he was cleaned up the left-arm seamer in the same over with a fuller delivery. The Indian opener's defence stood thoroughly exposed as his attempted drive saw his stumps ending up in shambles. In came Gautam Gambhir and, in a matter of minutes, out went Gambhir. The left-handed batsmen tried to play one across the line on the on side, but the ball moved in the opposite direction and sent the furniture behind him cart-wheeling. Soon, Johnson sent back sometimes in-form, sometimes out-of-form Suresh Raina with a slower delivery that the youngster failed to pick and handed a simple catch to short mid-on.
At the other end, Bollinger was in his elements too. Amidst all the havoc wreaked by Johnson, he began by sending back the danger man Sachin Tendulkar, caught and bowled off a straightish delivery. Next man Yuvraj Singh was dismissed rather freakishly. Unaware of where the ball had landed up after playing a defensive stroke, Yuvraj turned around in place his bat inside his crease. Unfortunately, the ball was still in motion at that very place and the meeting the willow saw it end up dislodging the bails.
As if India weren't embarrassed enough, Bollinger returned for two more spells and had an equally damaging impact. He broke a steadily developing partnership between Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja. The Indian skipper was a tad unlucky as he was adjudged lbw off a delivery that was going to miss the off-stump. But this was Bollinger's day. He got his much-deserved fifth wicket when Jadeja went for an ambitious on-side wallop in the batting power play just after completing his half-century. Some meaty blows by Kumar ensured India gained a degree of respectability before Shane Watson cleaned up the tail.
Australia did not have too much trouble in their chase. There was a brief flutter when Ponting and Waston fell after a steadying partnership. But the Indian bowlers did not have enough runs to play with. In the end, it was a deserving win for the Aussies.
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Pursuing your dream of a university education does not come cheap. So students are now looking at new ways to raise cash and at the same time experience a lifestyle many can only dream of at their age.
According to Seeking Arrangements, a sugar daddy app, it has 250,000 UK students on its books. This is a 40% growth in the last year. The app seeks to sign up young women with wealthy men.
The figures are based on email address sign-ups. This could result in people having multiple accounts, the BBC reports.
It is also not clear as to how many of those who have signed up are actually actively going out on dates. Further, the BBC notes that the term student also covers part-time workers and trainees.
Most of the new sign-ups have come from the University of Portsmouth and the University of Kent. The app makers believe that the high cost of university fees and accommodations are forcing students to seek alternative ways to find cash while studying.
BBC's Newsbeat spoke to 20-year-old Clover Pittilla from Bournemouth who uses the app. "It wasn't for chavy people, there is a certain standard they have to meet. They are somewhere in life materially where they want to be and they just want to have fun now," Pittilla said.
She told the BBC that the people involved in the dating site were very open about sex. "Sometimes, sometimes [there is an expectation of sex] but they are usually quite forward with that. They usually say it straight away. If that's what they want then that is what they want.
"But if that is not what I want, that is not what I am going to do. But if they are attractive or whatever and you wouldn't mind, then why not," she told the broadcaster.
In its website, its founder and Chief Executive Officer Brandon Wade assures its customers on its security. "Unlike other dating websites, it's my commitment to operate our business ethically. This means caring about your privacy, encrypting identifiable data, and never employing fake profiles or software bots.
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The Caviar Diaries – Chapter 4: Sergey: The Man in Blue – Don't Call It a Bribe1 5 Share Tweet
Now that you know what caviar is, let's move on with our adventure!
The conference went well and I really had the feeling that I'd contributed something. I knew that there was a big statue of Lenin in the Freedom Square in Charkiv, and I knew that photos of him would be able to indulge the reader in a true Soviet atmosphere. It would transport them back to a time when caviar was still a product for the ordinary worker at the height of Sovietism. When Sputnik was still in orbit and when Yuri Gagarin had a caviar paste sandwich and a cup of space tea amongst the cosmos. These times are gone now and most of the Ukrainians have an ambivalent relationship with their history. Their Soviet roots are undeniable, and they have been both glorious and oppressive at the same time. History is a complicated thing with a lot more grey than just black and white. After separation from the Soviet Union in 1991, the Ukrainians have freedom of speech, but there are still some economic and social restraints to deal with. Therefore you still don't feel as free as a bird; even me with my passport full of funny visas and an even stranger assignment: "Go to the east, take some fishy pictures with your La Sardina, come back safe … – well, make sure at least, that your films reach us safely!"
So I am always conscious and feel that, at any second, they will discover that I am a secret agent and then my cover will be blown. But still I am friendly, smiling and open to meeting new people and to hear their stories. This shows and sometimes even gets me into trouble. When I left Charkiv for my next destination, Baku, I wanted to send my postcards at the airport. The post office was close to the security desk, but it was already closed. So I slipped my cards underneath the door. This led to a quick conversation with a policeman dressed in blue. Sergey asked me what I was doing and where I was from. Then he took me to the security desk and once I had passed through all their checks, he asked me to come into the booth. There he checked my passport again and I knew what was coming. He said that everything was alright with my documents. But there was a small problem; tomorrow would be his son's birthday and the salary is so low in the Ukraine. He asked if I could support him with some money, so that he can buy his son a present. Sergey was getting excited and his head was shiny and red. I was cool with the situation and asked if he would accept Euros as well (I was sure I couldn't swipe my credit card on him). He looked at me with amazement and then asked me quickly to lower my voice in case the others should hear about his proposition. I guess I gave him twenty euros and he promised to make a pretty cake in my name for his son. Is it actually bribery, when you don't have to actually bribe? I heard from Russians that they always put some roubles into their passport whenever they reach the border control – just to make the whole process quicker and to avoid any kind of "requests". Some habits just never die.
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|Episode 10 – Season 1
I watched the visual commentary on the DVD for this one. Joe Straczynski, Joe Medjuck and Michael Gross were the guys talking about what made this episode unique in the series with the connections to the movie. I'm a fan of Joe Straczynski's writing on the show overall and it was very interesting to learn that he was NOT a fan of making Slimer a centerpiece of the show. In fact he opted to not give him dialogue but rather just random words from time to time. Upon learning this I became more of a fan of his as I hated watching this show go down the toilet without a plunger when Slimer took over later in the show. I recommend watching these commentaries on the DVD's if you really enjoy the Real Ghostbusters series. They also mentioned how the voice actors would have so much fun with their roles and that makes me appreciate this show more.
This episode takes the aim that the cartoon series came first and a movie eventually spawned from it which is a neat concept. The Ghostbusters head to Hollywood to oversee the shooting of the movie with a ton of cliché's thrown in for good measure. They come across a ghost haunting the set and that forces the guys to take action. It's a decent episode but the use of Slimer is completely unnecessary for the most part and that's never good. Let's get to the nitty-gritty now.
|One of the better shots in the series.
The Ghostbusters are chasing a small insignificant blue ghost to begin the episode when they are supposed to be heading for their charter plane to Hollywood. Winston blasts the ghost but it doesn't seem to hit its mark yet it's assumed they captured it, oh well. The introduction isn't much as the guys eventually show up to get onto the plane. An annoying reporter whines and complains about them which is sort of lame. Janine gets a second straight cameo only appearance which stinks as her character is usually great. She sees the green goober follow Ecto-1 but decides to not tell the Ghostbusters about him since they leave her in New York City. The slow witted man sitting outside the airport gate making one worded comments was pretty funny as the guys fly away. The theme song was already playing in the background and that's all you get of it for this one, bummer.
|I wonder who got it worse?
They arrive safely and get to the set to find out who will be playing them. Peter hopes that Robert Redford would be playing him but they find out its Murray, Aykroyd and Ramis instead. They appear less than impressed with that cast, ha-ha! As they head off to tour the rest of the set a trap door containing a ghost is opened and the sense of a leisurely trip is fading. The guys are led onto a set that is shooting a scene but you don't know until they blast a giant robot called 'Megazoid', it's worth two million dollars. They thought it's a ghost somehow but chose not to consult with a PKE meter, come on guys! You can't just blast everything! The director of the movie gets pissed off big time and gets into it with Peter. The actual ghost of the episode possesses the 'Megazoid' in the meantime, now we're getting somewhere. Its apparent Peter fought with the director and the guys are forced to remove their proton packs for the time being. I wonder why they wore them in the first place, those things are heavy right? They keep them in a prop room but Egon keeps his PKE meter, it's like his first born son after all.
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A couple of workers brings in four prop proton packs and takes the real packs back into storage only a second after the Ghostbusters head out a different doorway. Was this cleverly planned or mere coincidence? The possessed 'Megazoid' finds the Ghostbusters and I'll say the demented look on its face is great. Egon uses his PKE meter to confirm there is a ghost inside it so they run to get their packs. They don't seem to notice how light the packs are now and go to face the 'Megazoid'. Standing in shock the screen cuts and they must manage to escape because in the next scene they're in a completely new location. Egon rigs up two PKE meters to detect the particle throwers how ingenious. Winston says, "So if we split up into two teams we increase the odds of finding them faster!" Egon replies, "Exactly, it will give the survivors a much better chance." That's a nice thing to say Egon. They go off to look for the packs while the 'Megazoid' roams freely around demanding 'QUIET'!
|All for one and one for... never-mind.
Ray and Winston wander around various sets while avoiding the 'Megazoid' at close range often. Egon and Peter discover that the ghost is a sleepy type of spirit so they need to keep quiet so as to not make the ghost more aggressive. They find the packs and Peter says, "If you could do that with lost keys we'd make a fortune." One of the better jokes in the episode and I'd have to say this one didn't have too many good ones. The loud mouth director decides to go back to the set to keep the Ghostbusters from damaging his precious two million dollar baby. Just what we need, noise! The Ghostbusters gather together at last with their proton packs and fire on the 'Megazoid', but do no damage to it. I wonder why it didn't blow to bits. They need to force the ghost to come out. Egon decides to use sign language to communicate with the ghost to come out of the machine. He wants to convince it that the containment unit is a quiet resting place for it. What a dastardly thing to do to a poor old spirit, we all know the containment unit is a ghastly madhouse!
The director arrives in untimely fashion and the ghost is about to re-enter the machine when the Ghostbusters trap it. In the end the machine crumbles to the floor in pieces and the guys go watch the premier of their movie with actual footage of the real movie, very cool! Janine wasn't present. I wonder if she was ticked off at being left out of so much involving the movie, since they put her in it after all. "You know he doesn't look a thing like me." Peter says after seeing who plays him in the movie.
It's a fairly decent episode and the saving grace for it is the tie in with the movie. The weak sleeping ghost story is overshadowed enough by it but as you know I love origin so I could see how typical viewers would like this more. I'll admit it's still one of the better episodes and watching it again wouldn't be much of a strain.
Rating: 7.5 of 10
Next Up: Citizen Ghost - Episode 10
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Idris Sultan who comes from Tanzania and is also the winner of Big Brother Africa season 9 'BBA Hotshots' has just posted pics of the new home he just purchased.
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To outdoor sports enthusiasts, water is important. The quality and cleanliness, the clarity and the color, and many more factors are involved in creating a favorable outdoor sports experience. We love clean, clear water that fosters lots of life so we can fish and fin in a healthy environment. But have you ever come across a stream, creek, river, or other body of water that has a strange color? I'm not talking about the chocolate milk we get in the spring or fall when rivers are flooded with mud and silt. I'm talking about colors that should never be associated with clean, fresh water. It happens, and not just for St. Patrick's Day, either. Here are just a few cases of weird water.
Sea Sparkle Algae Dazzles Beachgoers At Tasmania's Preservation Bay
Imagine walking on a pristine Tasmanian beach and seeing this amazing azure light display. If you've ever witnessed a bioluminescent event like this one, you definitely were fortunate. This incredible blue glow is caused by single-celled algae or plant plankton called Noctiluca scintillans, also known as sea sparkle, which glimmers when disturbed. Scientists believe there is no toxic effect from the algae, and the blue glow is used as a deterrent to predators.
GLOBAL SHOCK: The Antarctic is turning LUMINOUS GREEN
When you think of the Antarctic, lush green colors don't usually enter your mind. You think of harsh, icy deserts with white expanses as far as the eye can wander. However, recently scientists have spotted a bright green patch of ice which covers about 650 square miles…and it's still growing. What is the cause? The best guess is a massive bloom of phytoplankton.
River Turns Purple in Taiwan
Okay, when you consider strange colors that water could change to, blue and green aren't all that strange. But what about other colors in the rainbow not immediately associated with H2O? What about purple? Purple water? It happened in Taiwan in 2015, to a river that supplied a village with all of its drinking water. The one kilometer stretch of purple cleared before local authorities could test the water, but officials have said the source of the pollution was a nearby factory, which discharged waste directly into the river.
Three Million Gallons of Contaminated Water Turns River Orange in Colorado
I would think orange is another of those colors you don't want your water, unless it's juice-infused, and I have a feeling the Animas River in Colorado wasn't filled with Minute Maid. Actually, workers with the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally released 3 million gallons of waste water from the Gold King Mine in Silverton, Colorado. The contaminated water contained heavy metals, including lead and arsenic, turning the river water into a murky orange and yellow color.
Locals Horrified As Water Turns Scary Shade Of Red
Now this one is straight out of a horror movie, or a biblical plague, and though the world has witnessed rivers mysteriously turning red overnight, it doesn't get any less disturbing. This incident occurred in Russia in 2016. While some residents were decrying the end of the world and the river turning to blood, others with more level heads thought it was either mineral ore leaching into the water or it was an accidental spill from a local smelting plant.


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Mysterious meeting reportedly led to specialized product used on Tom Brady's thumb
Tom Brady's thumb has been the center of attention lately.
From the mysterious collision that forced the New England Patriots quarterback to miss practice ahead of Sunday's AFC championship game to the revelation that he needed several stitches on the thumb of his throwing hand to the seemingly inevitable heartbreak he inflicted on the Jacksonville Jaguars in spite of it all, it's played a starring role during the the playoffs.
And now, thanks to SportTechie, we know a new twist in the saga of Brady's gimpy appendage.
A product probably best-known for being seen on the bodies of beach volleyball players was used on Brady's thumb after a mysterious visit from a doctor to a baseball trainer's conference, SportTechie reports.
The report details how Jacki Cassady, a marketing manager for KT Tape, was working a booth at the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society in Glendale, Arizona last week when she was approached by a doctor with very specific questions about how her product could help with a very specific thumb injury.
Cassady connected the doctor with a sales rep, and some specialized KT Tape was shipped to 1 Patriot Place ahead of Sunday's game, according to the report.
KT Tape, short for Kinesiology therapeutic tape, is best known as that stuff beach volleyball players wear in various colors and patterns that you see when you tune in to the sport every four years during the Olympics. It was invented by Japanese chiropractor Dr. Kenzo Kase.
It first made an appearance on American volleyball icon Kerri Walsh at the 2008 Beijing Games and has stuck around since with other Olympians and professional athletes alike.
KT Tape claims to be an "elastic sports tape designed to relieve pain while supporting muscles, tendons, and ligaments," according to its product description. While nobody really knows if KT Tape actually does anything or acts as a placebo, it has become somewhat of a mainstay among athletes.
Which brings us back to Brady. We all know now about Brady's penchant for unorthodox medicine. The doctor that Cassady referred to in the SportsTechie article reportedly left her with a message after consulting her about her product.
"Watch the games on Sunday, and see if you see your product."
While Cassady didn't remember the name of the doctor, the photo seen in the tweet below appears to confirm that somebody did, in fact, advise Tom Brady to wear KT Tape on his injured thumb.
Tom Brady had 12 stitches in his throwing hand, per @AdamSchefter. pic.twitter.com/QtgGh9tc9s
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 22, 2018
That "KT" logo on his waving right hand might as well be an ad for the product.
So while we may never know the name of the doctor who spoke with Cassady at the trainers' conference, it appears that Brady's belief in alternative medicine is as strong as ever.
More from Yahoo Sports:
• New Titans coach reveals a poorly kept NFL 'secret'
• Report: Cavs accuse KevinLove of faking illness
• Kidd: Giannis offered to save my job
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Yahoo! has rolled out new looks for some of its platforms, such as Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! TV, Yahoo! Movies, Yahoo! Games, Yahoo! Music, and Yahoo! Weather.
The makeover, that will soon be given to all of the internet corporation's properties, aims to make experience for users "more personal and consistent" and engaging.
Featuring a cleaner and more streamlined look, the change modernizes Yahoo!'s pages and gives it larger images.
What do you think of Yahoo!'s revamped pages?
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The Aurora Multimedia site says that their 6 or 12 button Waci-Pad is "ideal for wall or podium mounting," we know exactly where we're putting this—next to the our front door so we can switch on all our electronics when we enter the house (or off when we leave, but that never happens).
The Waci-Pad is essentially a IR/RF/Ethernet front-end to control your DVD/TV/CD/Blu-ray player and your lights, which means it's perfect for flipping on all your junk at once. It's home automation on the level of home-builders or home-modification, which is a step above just getting a universal remote, which might be a safer bet for most readers out there. But if you want to get fancy and outfit your entertainment room like an auditorium, there you go. [Aurora Multimedia - Thanks Jason!]


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#Adopt Something
What will you adopt? Last year I was sitting in my garden and I looked up at the Lilac tree and saw a very hairy little caterpillar, I immediately called my mum and told her (because we love that kind of stuff!) and she said 'why don't you adopt him?' So I did. I called him Benny and he lived in a jam jar in the kitchen. Then after the third day I felt it was time for him to go back into my pretty garden as I knew he would be missing it, so I set him free.
However, the whole experience got me thinking…
I learned the principle that whatever you love and adopt or foster into your home, it becomes part of my family and part of you. Then the idea came to start this campaign.
*I would like to invite you to join me in the #Adopt Something
- Find something to adopt which means a forever home, or foster which is a temporary home. Maybe there is a stray cat that you could feed? A plant you love? Even a pebble to live on your window ledge? Find something you love and give it a home.
- Take a photo or make a short video and Tweet a few words of your story to @adoptsomething #Adopt Something
- Like us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/adoptsomething
The best story and photo will win a fun prize – woohoo! Yes, I have a special celebrity friend lined up too to choose the best story and I will announce the winner during my Edinburgh Festival Show at the end of August to the press.
Finally, in many ways, Benny the caterpillar was really my story too.
I was found in the bush in Nigeria as a baby next to my dead twin, and long story short, my parents (who are white) adopted me. So I know the amazing gift of being loved by someone who you are different to very well with all it's challenges. Yes I am different from my family – but who cares! Benny had 10 pairs of feet or more and I still loved him!
So I would love you to join me in the #Adopt Something
Campaign and challenge yourself – what will you find to adopt or foster into your home?
*Fundraising challenge*
I am fundraising to find £16,500 for Adoption Arena a not-for-profit company that I set up last year to raise creative awareness of adoption and fostering in the UK and to serve young people and adults.
- Money raised will enable a nationwide search to find 15 Key public figures that have been adopted/fostered in the UK, video their interviews and share there amazing stories online with you for the launch of National Adoption Week in early November.
- Money raised will establish the free service of experts who will write and answer your questions on adoption and fostering issues.
- Money raised will set up the next 'Comics For Adoption' event for National adoption week in November. When comedian who have been adopted/fostered share perform their story and comedy show to raise awareness and money for adoption charities.
Help fund us:
This is an exciting venture! And exciting times for us – THANK YOU for your support and good wishes
Get some joy?
Hear more of my remarkable adoption story; find out about the power of in my debut Edinburgh Festival comedy show '#Aspects of Joy'.
Why not come to a preview London show? Or come up to Edinburgh?
Visit: www.joycarter.co.uk for more info
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Hundreds of thousands of people are likely still "in line" to sign up for Obamacare. Maybe more.
The open enrollment period officially ended at midnight on March 31. But most state exchanges, Washington, D.C., and the 36-state federal exchange instituted extended enrollment for people who can prove or attest that they attempted to sign up before then, and ran into technical or other obstacles.


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Okay guys,
I have my Mega STe, and I just got a Lantronix so that I can call BBSes with it (like Dark Lord's). It's working well.
My question is: What is the easiest way to achieve speeds beyond 19200?
I downloaded something called HSMODEM07, but it's mostly in German, and I can't make sense of how to use/configure it.
Is there an alternative program? Or can someone walk me through how to set up HSMODEM properly for the Mega STe?
I'll probably be using Freeze Dried terminal, ANSIterm, and Taz depending on what BBS I'm calling.


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Teresa Lynn Reece Stanley, age 51, of Mabel School Road, Zionville, passed away Saturday evening, March 22, 2014 in Zionville. Born February 23, 1963 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Glenn and Hazel Brown Reece. For more than 20 years, Ter
Mrs. Blanche Greene Wellborn, age 94 of Wilkesboro and a former resident of the Stony Fork Community passed away Wednesday afternoon at the Villages of Wilkes.
She is survived by two sons; Rev. Sherrill Wellborn and wife Mary of Wilkesboro and Jerr
Frederick Alan 'Fred' Owens, age 53, of Fairfield Lane, Blowing Rock, passed away Saturday, March l5, 2014, at his home. Born March l8, l960 in Winston-Salem, he was a son of Spencer Dale and Geraldine Watson Owens.
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Kate Thompson, 70, died peacefully at home on Thursday, March 13th ending her 7 month battle with cancer.
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A very serious case of potential bribery is being thrown out by BC Green candidate Andrew Weaver on Twitter:
I was phoned up by Michael Byers. He said the provincial NDP would like me to step aside.
Talks about other ways I could be effective in an NDP government. Dangles the idea of my being Deputy Minister of the Environment
And then he talked about NDP potentially offering me Deputy Minister of Environment (see here)
Byers was a Vancouver area candidate for the federal NDP in 2008 and taught law at Duke University according to his Wiki entry (see here)
Being a legal scholar, Byers would know the legality of enticing someone with a job right?
Update: Byers is calling Weaver a liar (see here)
Update: In another news piece Byers is quoted as have being co-chair of Mulcair's BC leadership campaign (see here)
Update: The BC NDP deny sending Byers to bribe Weaver with a job (see here)


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Ontario's Deficit Shrinks – Good times Ahead!Thursday, September 13th, 2012
Good times are here again, as the Ontario liberals have just announced that the annual provincial deficit has SHRUNK to just over $13 billion:
Ontario's deficit has shrunk to $13 billion after initial budget projections of $16.3 billion proved overly pessimistic.
The projected deficit was dropped to $15.3 billion in March and ultimately revised to $14.8 billion in April.
The latest revision took into account the "tax-the-rich" initiative demanded by the New Democrats — and agreed to by the Liberals in exchange for support in the legislature to pass the budget — which slaps a surcharge on high-income earners.
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan said his government is two years ahead of its plan to balance the books.
High fives all around in liberal country, we're on our way to prosperity…no matter how much it costs.
Keep in mind that California, with a population 3x that of Ontario, is on the verge of bankruptcy after declaring a $20 billion shortfall this year (and for many years previous). Ontario has seen its credit rating cut twice since the liberals took power 9 years ago, but apparently a $13 billion shortfall is great news. When the liberals took power, Ontario was running a $5 billion deficit, but those numbers are for pikers when compared to the deficit the liberals have been running. For many years, the liberals were running over $20 billion annual shortfalls, and yet the good citizens of Ontario had the smarts to vote them back in, not once, not twice, but three times. Talk about getting the government you deserve.
How did the liberals *bring down* the deficit so much? Hmmmm, most likely after a session of sniffing glue and drinking bourbon, they projected a far higher deficit than what they knew would come in…let's say $16.3 billion. When the deficit came in at $13 billion (the number they realistically thought it would be in the first place), they put on their party hats, cracked open more taxpayer-funded booze, and held a news conference touting the FACT that they are now fiscally responsible.
And how do the liberals intend on cutting the deficit to zero by 2017 as they promised? Haha, that's 5 years from now, who the hell is going to remember that promise? The media won't. The good citizens of Ontario won't. The credit agencies will though. And by that time, the liberals will have a new boogeyman to blame our fiscal woes on, anyway.


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Dialogue with Jess Teong: The Making of 'The Kid from the Big Apple'
The Singapore Film Society is proud to be the programme partner for this dialogue session. Organised by The Filmic Eye for the Silver Arts Festival 2016 by the National Arts Council.
Come join us for an intimate sharing session with Jess Teong, who is coming to Singapore to present the screening of her directorial debut feature film "The Kid from the Big Apple 我来自纽约" as part of the Silver Arts Festival 2016.
The 90-minute dialogue session, to be hosted by Mr Kenneth Tan, the Chairman of the Singapore Film Society, will touch on Jess' transition from being an actress-singer to becoming a film writer-director behind the camera, as well as her inspiration and process in storytelling and filmmaking.
"The Kid from the Big Apple" is a heartwarming story that primarily focuses on the inter-generational relationship and intercultural gap
between a grandfather in Malaysia and his granddaughter who was raised aboard in New York. The themes explored in the
film are especially relevant to this year's Silver Films selection, which
screened many films that have a theme on inter-generational relationships.
*The dialogue session will be followed by an outdoor screening of "The Kid from the Big Apple" at 7:15pm, Toa Payoh Amphitheatre (next to the library). Director Jess Teong will be present to give an introduction to the film.
About Jess Teong
Jess has more than 23 years of experience in acting, modeling, singing and is now a film producer and director. Jess has acted in five drama series and two movies and have won numerous awards in the industry.
She is currently the managing director and producer at Three Production SdnBhd as well as the vice president of Chinese Film Association of Malaysia (CFAM). Jess has ventured behind the screen and taken many important roles in the local movie industry, having produced four movies, 'Ghost Buddies', 'Paper Moon', 'Who's Your Daddy?' and 'Girls Police Academy'.
She made her feature directorial debut with 'The Kid from the Big Apple', which won multiple awards at the 7th Macau International Film Festival, including Best Writing, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer awards.
About Kenneth Tan
Kenneth Tan has spent all of his adult life -- and many of his teenage years as well -- in the media industry. Elected in 1984 as the youngest Chairman in the history of the Singapore Film Society, he has held the post ever since, tirelessly promoting movie appreciation and bringing filmmakers and film-buffs together for over three decades.
He has also served as Chief Operating Officer of MediaCorp TV, and Managing Director of Golden Village. As Director of the Singapore Film Commission and subsequently Assistant Chief Executive of the Media Development Authority of Singapore, Kenneth is also contributing in the public sector, in addition to being active in community service.
He is a frequent international conference speaker and film panel moderator in both English and Mandarin, and was Chairman of the Promote Mandarin Council responsible for Singapore's national Speak Mandarin Campaign. Kenneth has watched 'The Kid from the Big Apple' eight times at the cinema.
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Gourmet Food and Dessert Stations
Wine and Cheese - Silent Auction - Live Music
Special Military Tribute to Honor Alumni of CLA
Proclamation: The Honorable Thomas W. Hayes, Mayor of Arlington Heights
Guest Speaker: Pastor David Lovi, Cross View Church
MC: Hannah Pflederer, Moody Radio
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Christian Liberty Academy
502 W. Euclid Avenue
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
Doors Open at 6:00PM - Formal Attire
|The Honorable Thomas W. Hayes
Mayor of the Village of Arlington Heights
In addition to his law practice, Tom is a servant to his community. Tom spent more than twenty years as a member of the United States Army. He also served as trustee in the Village of Arlington Heights for 22 years, and was recently elected Arlington Heights Village President in 2013.
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Pastor Lovi holds a masters degree in Christian Studies and has an MA in Church History from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry program at The Master's Seminary and will graduate in 2020. He has served as a missionary in Chicago to the Jewish community and has extensive experience with street evangelism in different Jewish and Muslim sections of Chicago. Pastor David volunteers as a board member on the Martyn Lloyd-Jones Trust USA which exists to promulgate the sermons of Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones worldwide. As an extension of that ministry, he also hosts a weekly radio program called "From the MLJ Archive." Pastor David's first book, The Power of God: A Jonathan Edwards Commentary on the Book of Romans, was released last August through a division of Wipf & Stock Publishers. It is available online and in various bookstores. He is passionate to preach the Good News about Jesus to all who have ears to hear.
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Hannah is the Sound Engineer and Digital Content Editor for Karl and Crew Mornings. Born and raised in Chicagoland, she graduated from Moody Bible Institute and loves to volunteer with Young Life, an organization that shares the gospel of Jesus Christ to high school girls. She is the founder and editor of her blog, The Full Color Life. Hannah is passionate about art, fashion, and culture, often saying, "Life is colorful and limitless."
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Milwaukee Braves, 1953-1965
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Madison, Wisconsin. Objects on display at the Wisconsin Historical Museum in 2003 told the story of the Milwaukee Braves in Wisconsin.
This online exhibit was developed as a companion to an exhibit case displayed at the Wisconsin Historical Museum in 2003, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Milwaukee Braves' founding.
See More Braves Artifacts Online
In 2007 the museum mounted a larger exhibit, World Series Wisconsin, to mark the semi-centennial of the Braves World Series victory and the 25th anniversary of the Milwaukee Brewers World Series appearance. The Wisconsin Historical Society acquired more Braves artifacts for that exhibit, including:
A bat issued to Red Schoendienst (1957 World Series)
A jersey worn by Joe Adcock (1957)
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Medical questions & health advice by board certified doctors
"What causes calves to swell?"
What could make a person's calves swell up? I'm a male in my 30s and this has never happened before, but when I woke up this morning, I could hardly stand up because my calves were so swollen and tender. What could this be and how can I deal with it? Ice?
Calves swelling is not a common condition. There are a few possible diagnoses to consider, and unfortunately some of these are serious. I would recommend seeing your primary care provider to rule out serious conditions. The most concerning cause of calf swelling would be deep vein thromboses or DVTs. While not likely to be sudden and bilateral--this is potentially life threatening. Essentially a DVT is a blood clot that spontaneously forms in the venous system (the vessels that bring blood from the muscles back to the heart). These clots can form from multiple conditions--the two most common are a thrombophilia (or blood clotting disorder) or an undiagnosed cancer. The real concern is if the clots in the legs break off and go to the lungs--which causes a pulmonary embolus and may even cause death. The calf is swollen and tender. To rule this out alone I would see your primary doctor. Other causes are more rare. A Baker's cyst is a common condition in which part of the joint behind the knee forms a growth. This is normally not concerning, but if it ruptures it can cause a swollen and tender calf. If this is the case, pain medicine can be given until it heals. Other causes could be from muscle inflammation--a myositis. There are many types of myositis which can be from many causes. Simple muscle inflammation from overuse is another cause--in fact the most likely. Fluid overload--from heart problem or kidney problem or liver problems can also cause swollen calves. Again these are more likely in older patients--it is possible and must be ruled out. I would see your doctor to rule out a few concerning causes of swollen calf.
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"Former President Bill Clinton tried to get former senator Ted Kennedy to endorse Hillary Clinton for president in the 2008 election by describing Barack Obama this way: "A few years ago, this guy would have been carrying our bags."
This anecdote is revealed in a New Yorker article on the relationship between Bill Clinton and Obama:
Tim Russert told me that, according to his sources, Bill Clinton, in an effort to secure an endorsement for Hillary from Ted Kennedy, said to Kennedy, "A few years ago, this guy would have been carrying our bags."
Clinton is giving a keynote address at the Democratic convention this week in Charlotte, North Carolina." -- Daniel Halper


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Editor's Note:
Arizona Attorney
magazine publishes this
abbreviated summary
of important trials in
Arizona by West's Jury
Reports, as a monthly
service to the membership.
By West's Jury Verdicts—Arizona Reports
Verdict: $881,306
Two anesthesiologists sued defendant medical group and
its members for breach of contract, wrongful termination,
and related claims stemming from defendants' decision
to not allow plaintiffs to become members (Holm; Weiss
v. Gateway Anesthesia Assocs., Maricopa Co. Super. Ct.,
Plaintiff attorney: Tina M. Ezzell).
Settlement: $365,000
Plaintiff alleged that defendant True and several other
defendants published defamatory statements about him on
various websites, including Facebook, Yelp, Craigslist and
Twitter (Garzella v. True, Maricopa Co. Super. Ct., Plaintiff attorney: Dorian L. Eden).
Verdict: Defense
Defendants denied liability and contended that, even if
decedent had survived the code event, an undiagnosed
fungal infection would have killed the patient within a few
days or a week (Estate of Cortez v. University Medical Center; State of Arizona University Physicians Healthcare, Inc.,
Pima Co. Super. Ct., Defense attorney: Keith Ricker).
Verdict: $114,618
Plaintiff claimed Family and Medical Leave Act interference because defendant did not restore her to the same or
an equivalent job position upon her return from maternity
leave (Isom v. JDA Software Inc., U.S.D.C., D. Ariz., Plaintiff attorneys: Susan Martin, Daniel L. Bonnett, Jennifer
Verdict: $1,000,000
Defendant retail store allegedly negligently sold alcohol
to a minor, ultimately resulting in a fall from an apartment balcony; verdict reduced by 75 percent due to fault
assigned to plaintiff (Evans v. CVS Caremark Corp., Maricopa Co. Super. Ct., Plaintiff attorney: Bruce Feder).
Verdict: $800,000
A bicyclist alleged that defendant's bike lane was improperly designed and/or constructed causing her to fracture
her left elbow (Spencer v. City of Scottsdale, Maricopa Co.
Super. Ct., Plaintiff attorneys: Matthew L. McClellan,
Shawn Cunningham).
Contracts................................................ $881,306
Contracts.................................................. $31,902
Contracts .................................................... $2,883
Defamation ............................................ $365,000
Dram Shop Liability ............................ $1,000,000
Premises Liability.................................... $800,000
Premises Liability.......................................Defense
Professional Malpractice............................ $65,000
Real Property .................................................... $1
Vehicle Negligence ................................... $19,322
Vehicle Negligence ................................... $10,000
Vehicle Negligence ..................................... $2,587
Vehicle Negligence .................................... Defense
Vehicle Negligence .................................... Defense
Vehicle Negligence .................................... Defense
Medical Malpractice...................................Defense
Insurance ...................................................Defense
Labor & Employment ............................ $114,618
Labor & Employment ............................... Defense
Civil cases reported in a recent issue of West's Jury Verdicts—Arizona
Reports. One free case report upon request. To report your case results,
go to www.westsjuryverdicts.com/AZBar or call 800-689-9378. To
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For the background I used Brushos in just 2 colours, then while it was still wet, I used a spritzer to blow the ink around, I love this effect. I then stamped the image and sentiment in black Versafine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. All the other stamping was done with various Distress Inks.
The stamps I used are -
And here's all the links you need -
Visible Image Website - Buy stamps, get lots of inspiration, newsletter sign up, and contact details.
Visible Image Blog - Daily inspiration from the DT.
Visible Image Facebook Group - DT inspiration, monthly 'Show & Tell' contest, and the place to find lots of other Visible Image fans.
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Counterfeit Angel Wings
Counterfeit copies of wings (pictured above) have been illegally manufactured using TierraCast part 94-5600 "Angel Wings". The illegal copies are offered for sale in various bead stores and jewelry outlets in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. These items are both unauthorized copies of the legitimate part (found on page 2) as well as a potential health hazard due to the high lead content discovered from sample testing.
The copies are most easily recognized by their colored ink accents, these counterfeit copies are also available in silver and gold finishes that are difficult to distinguish from the safe, legitimate TierraCast copyrighted design.
If uncertain as to the nature of the wings in your possession, return them to the store from which you bought them and ask for verification that they were purchased directly from TierraCast or one its reputable distributors.
Hazardous Angel Wings
The business operates a domestic manufacturing facility under the strict California environmental standards using a Britannia pewter alloy that exceeds the current Consumer Products Safety Commission policy guidelines for lead content in "children's jewelry".
The company first introduced a cast metal bead in the shape of a pair of extended "angel wings" in August 2003. This item quickly became popular assembled in the shape of an angel figure, often with a larger cone shaped bead at the bottom to simulate a skirt and smaller bead atop the wings as a head. This figure has attracted extraordinary attention in the McAllen / Brownsville area where the Hispanic population in particular has used the wings assembled in jewelry with colored beads to honor the Seven Angels.
In the Spring of 2006 it came to our attention that counterfeit copies of this exact wing design were being sold in the Rio Grande Valley area. At first they were virtually undetectable copies in silver and gold plate with black ink accents but are now also available in a silver color with colored inks in the folds of the wings.
We retained a local private investigator to confirm the sale of the counterfeit copies and to provide us with samples for our inspection. Our initial decision to have the metal content of the counterfeit items tested was to provide legal evidence in support of our claim of copyright infringement. Once we received the test results however, the lead content was so high that we realized that the counterfeit items posed a serious health hazard to area residents, especially to children and pregnant women.
Lead content in jewelry, particularly that directed toward children, has become an increasingly important health issue. In February 2005 The Consumer Products Safety Commission adopted an interim enforcement policy regarding lead content in "children's jewelry", setting 600 parts per million (a little over .05%) as a trigger level for potential recall due to concerns of lead poisoning. Further details of that policy can be found at http://www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/pbjewelgd.pdf
The test results for the two samples submitted to West Coast Analytical Services returned lead levels of 56% and 62%.
I personally visited the greater McAllen / Brownsville area on June 21 & 22, 2006 and was able to buy these counterfeit copies from sixteen retail locations. During that visit I found only one store, Earthly Treasures in Edinburg, exclusively carried the legitimate and safe Tierracast, Inc design.
Tierracast, Inc is in the process of providing cease and desist notices to those sixteen locations in a concerted effort to identify the infringing source and stop the unauthorized sale of these hazardous parts. Barring cooperation from the identified vendors, Tierracast is prepared to file suit in Federal Court against one or more of the retail outlets.
Steven Tierra,
President, Tierracast, Inc
Clarification and further details are available from:
- Angel Wings Heath Hazard
- What Is So Important About Copyright?
- Lead Testing
- Federal recall of "metal charms"
- All Pewter is not the Same
Steven Tierra,
President, Tierracast, Inc
800 222-9939


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Queer India Now & Collins Gets Better
Week of September 22, 2014
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And in NewsWrap: Justice Ginsberg makes U.S. marriage equality predictions, Egypt grinds gay men into entrapment, Russia's "no promo homo" pol poisons opening of St. Petersburg's QueerFest, Texas hotels "86" Museveni, Ugandan gay activist wins U.S. asylum, and more news reported this week by Carole Meyers and Wenzel Jones (produced by Steve Pride).
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MAC Strobe Cream Review
Now here's how it enhances the good ol' liquid bases:
Well, the photos didn't do justice to the effects! If you mix Strobe Cream with other bases, the shimmering effect is diluted, but you'd still notice that your face is kinda' glowing.
Strobe Cream, however, has its limitations. The nice glowing effect is more prominent if used underneath light bases such as CC Cream, Powder Foundation, pressed powder, BB Cream, Tinted Moisturizer, and certain light coverage foundations, and is diminished or covered entirely if used with heavy coverage foundation. The tradeoff though is if it's used alone, it gives you sexy, goddess- like skin especially on the beach, provided that you're the type who could go outdoors with a bare face! Just layer sunscreen on top of it because it contains zero SPF. Oh, you can't use it on top of makeup also, unlike a traditional highlighter.
This product is beneficial to the tired, dull skin of this generation because it's a treatment, moisturizer, and makeup in one nifty product. I love this product because the glow I get from it is super duper natural, that no one can suspect I'm actually wearing a highlighter to fake my radiance. Texture is very friendly to tropical climate, and methinks it's good for any skin types. I'm buying the bigger bottle!
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13 Lovely Thoughts
It totally illuminated your skin!ReplyDelete
So that's what this product does! It does a goob job of highlighting your skin and making it look more dewy.ReplyDelete
Natural Beauty! Btw,you look like Sitti :)ReplyDelete
I love MAC makeups. I am soon to try their foundation :)ReplyDelete
Can tuis be considered as a primer? I mean, I have an oily skin so I have doubts on how I will utilize this product. And it totally looks lovely on your skin, great description on making the skin look fresh.ReplyDelete
Ah, now I see what you mean when you said it's more natural than Watts Up. The effect is so subtle, but I have dry skin and I think this would really help perk my skin up and make it dewy, especially since I regularly use a matte bb cream right now.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the informative and helpful review, as usual! :)
i'll probably get this in the future (I still have 2 highlighting products and highlighters in general last forever).ReplyDelete
Anyway, I sampled this, rubbed it on my palm and pressed it on the prominent points on my cheeks and it gives the most natural glow in the universe.
It seems nice. Thought that it would enhance oiliness but it's not pala. You look fresher nga on the second photo. :))))ReplyDelete
I like the bb cream + strobe, you look fantastic♥ReplyDelete
Majorie: nope, it's more of a moisturizer. :)ReplyDelete
Joyce: Right on! Let me know how you like it. :)
Febmin: Thanks! :)
Rae: loved how you put it. I use this when i'm wearing powder foundation to combat the flat matte look. :)
Ann and Nix: Thanks! :D
Kat C: and healthier- looking, overall. :)
If this gives the dewy effect look, you can also try rosewater and glycerin mist. :)ReplyDelete
I'd be strobing with MAC's Strobe Cream! <3ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2016 at 2:57 AM
I use the mac cleanser and then the strobe cream for moisturizer but once i use my studio fix foundation then my powder all being mattr i get dry patches and over dry face any suggestions i have very very dry and very acne prone skin the cleanser and moisturizer work well just my face still ends up dry within an hrReplyDelete


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Outside Paris we stopped at the Fountainebleu Castle. It is grand and overwhelming as every French chateau should be. Fountainebleu has a long history but the highlight is that Napoleon Bonaparte lived here during his rule as emperor.
I hate to admit my ignorance, but before this visit I knew Napoleon was an important military and political leader, but never took the time to understand his specific mark on history. His French Empire was expansive.
It is hard to recount Napoleon's rule in a blog post, but the significant part here is that the Emperor's army suffered massive loss. His generals were tired and ready to wave the white flag while Napoleon was determined to keep fighting, expanding his empire. The generals forced his abdication and at Fountainebleu Napoleon relinquished his reign. He was exiled to the Mediterranean island of Elba.
Fountainebleu THEN - as Napoleon says goodbye to his troops who forced his exile for the sake of European peace. And below, Fountainebleu NOW.
The horseshoe-shaped staircase Napoleon descended as he left is still there magnificent as ever. Kirk and Connor had fun running up and down it and posing just as we imagined Napoleon Bonaparte himself would have in his castle.
This one makes me laugh. Connor was having so much fun that when we were ready to leave she just sat down and looked up at Kirk. She did not want to go. Just look at that expression!But never fear Connor, there is much more to see!Fountainebleu's lake was completely frozen over. It would have made a nifty place to ice skate with a regal backdrop! Too bad I left my skates in the car!Connor was especially proud of the dog she had on her shirt. She kept wanting to pull down her zipper to show the puppy off!The unfrozen pond had some mighty large fish. I think they would have eaten an entire baguette whole if we had thrown one to them.Pulling out of the castle we drove through the much-loved Fountainebleu Forest. Many Parisians come here to hike and be one with nature on the weekends. Kirk and I couldn't get over the way the trees were planted outlining the roads in perfect symmetry.Here was a different street! Same motif!We drove across the Fountainebleu Forest to Barbizon, a tiny, adorable town right on its treeline. If it sounds familiar to your art history memory, this resort town was home to the famous Barbizon school of painters - a loosely knit group, including Corot, Millet and Daumier. They broke away from the classical academic school of studio painting and painted direct from nature. They revived the art of landscape painting, paving the way for the Impressionists who arrived in the forest 30 years later. It was an itsy-bitsy town, but the artists studios still line the street and it looks like the perfect place to hull up and commune with nature. Maybe one day I can go back when it is warmer and calmer (i.e. no toddler in tow) and bring my paintbrush! Up last, but not least, we visited the Chateau Vaux le Vicomte. It still astounds me how many lavish castles there are all over France. This one is unique in that on certain nights the chateau is lit completely in candlelight. We walked the grounds and bid our au revoir to our marvelous French adventure. Back to Belgium!
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Friday: Will and I made one of our favorite recipes for dinner, Green Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk and Warm Spices. It has been a little uncharacteristically chilly outside lately, so warm curry soup was a perfect treat. Plus, this soup is pretty healthy! Not to mention super delicious. I recommend it. We also spent the evening relaxing and catching up on a bit of TV. If you haven't seen the latest Bill O'Reilly episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, you are missing out. Oh, those two.
|image source: the traveler's lunchbox
Saturday: Saturday we had a bit of sun; we lounged about in it all morning listening to good tunes and playing with the pups. Saturday was also national wine day which I obviously celebrated accordingly. A glass of wine in the sun? Yes please. A glass of wine with lunch? Yes please. A glass of wine, or two, or three with dinner? Yes please. We had a lovely dinner over at Will's parent's house, and Pippin had the time of his life when Bill (Will's papa) handed him a steak bone to gnaw on. Oh goodness, that was one happy (and slightly confused) pup. He also rather enjoyed the chickens, or he would have had we let him run around like a crazy after them.
Sunday: We had rain almost all day. I didn't mind. We did decide to get out of the house for a bit despite it and saw a lovely movie and grabbed dinner after. We saw The Reluctant Fundamentalist at The Flicks. It is the best film I have seen in a very very long time. So beautifully done. Such phenomenal acting by Riz Ahmed. I can't say enough good things about it. After the film, we walked across the street and had a bite to eat at Tablerock Brewpub. I had the lemon quinoa salad. I could write a song about it, it was so tasty. Will had the pesto blt. I finished the night with a good book reading session.
Monday: We were hoping to drive to Leslie Gulch for a day of hiking and exploring, or at the very least hit up a trail here in Boise. But alas, rain. My dad did manage to squeeze in some grilling before it really started to pour, though, and we enjoyed a little barbecue with my family. Other than that, I was forced to play a bit of some dancing game on Bee and Tyler's wii, we got grocery shopping done for the week, and I spent a lot of time curled up with my book.
Mostly, I was just happy to spend so much time with this lovely guy. I hope your Memorial Day Weekend was fun and relaxing. I hope you got to enjoy more time outside than I did! Oh goodness, the fact that today is Tuesday feels so weird, right?


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I really love the look of a pretty image coloured with distress inks and decided it was about time I gave it a go.
After five attempts and a lot of frustration, I went to the local art shop and bought the best watercolour paper they had (blimey it's expensive!), a couple of new brushes and had another go.
I finally got something that I was happy enough to post about :) I tried to do the shading around the image, but mucked that up too so ended up paper piecing my image. LOL... I will get there!


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HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDDisguised in the hat and cloak of a Polish hussar, the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte began a careful reconnaissance of both banks of the Nieman River on 22 June 1812. That night, satisfied with what he had seen, Napoleon ordered his officers to immediately begin preparations for the crossing of the Nieman by the main body of the French Army.
At 10:00pm on June 23rd General Morand sent three companies of soldiers across the river in small boats. Once Morand's light infantry had secured a stretch of the far bank, French sappers immediately set to work on the three pontoon bridges that would ultimately carry the main Army of Napoleon's invasion force onto Russian soil. The vast tide of men, horses, wagons, and guns that comprised the Emperor's personal command required two full days to cross the hastily-built bridges. Napoleon's invasion of Holy Russia had begun.
DESCRIPTIONThe two games included with 1812, although different in many important ways, are also similar in some respects. Not surprisingly, they both examine Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia with special attention given to the different seasonal effects of supply and attrition on the opposing French and Russian armies during the course of the campaign. Given the historical record, these factors would have been impossible for the designers to ignore. Both games focus on corps-level operations, and both emphasize the importance of leaders in combat. One game — the hex-based map version — utilizes many of the design features of the LEIPZIG Game System and offers three relatively short scenarios as well as a nineteen-turn campaign game. The other version relies on area movement — with less direct emphasis on terrain or tactics — but with the addition of secretly chosen combat chits (outflank, probe, assault, etc.) to recreate the circumstances and events that ultimately determined the outcome of Napoleon's Russian Campaign. The area version offers two shorter scenarios, as well as a thirteen-turn campaign game.
1812 was published a long time ago, and there have been a number of more complicated, chrome-laden games dealing with Napoleon's Russian Campaign published in the decades since this title first made its appearance in 1972. Despite this fact, both of these older games offer the players manageable, intuitively pleasing, and enjoyable treatments of Napoleon's Russian adventure. And thus far, I personally have not found another game that is as challenging and playable, and does as good a job as 1812 at capturing the ebb and flow of the French Army's disastrous march into the vastness of Russia. If I ever do, I will undoubtedly buy it.
A PERSONAL OBSERVATIONThe games in 1812 are part of a large collection of SPI titles designed by John Young that span the period from the Napoleonic Wars, through the American Civil War and Franco-Prussian War, up to and including World War II. I confess that I am a big fan of Young's many games. His designs are almost always innovative, interesting, playable (THE FALL OF ROME being one notable exception), and fun. Despite his tragic and untimely death many years ago, John Young leaves behind a library of some of the very best game designs that, in my opinion, SPI ever published.
Design Characteristics (Hex Version):
- Time Scale: 10 days per game turn
- Map Scale: 25 kilometers per hex
- Unit Size: corps (approximately 25,000 men; 10,000 mounted horsemen)
- Unit Types: leaders, infantry, cavalry, supply depots, and supply trains
- Number of Players: two
- Complexity: average
- Solitaire Suitability: above average
- Average Playing Time: 2—5 hours (depending on scenario)
Design Characteristics (Area Version):
- Time Scale: 15 days per game turn
- Map Scale: 48 kilometers per inch (approximate)
- Unit Size: corps (approximately 25,000 men for infantry; 10,000 mounted horsemen for cavalry)
- Unit types: leaders, infantry, cavalry, supply trains, and tactical chits
- Number of Players: two
- Solitaire Suitability: below average
- Average Playing Time: 2—4 hours (depending on scenario)
Game Components:
- One 24" x 34" hexagonal grid Map Sheet
- One 6½" x 11½" hexagonal grid Map Extension
- One 22" x 28" area movement Map Sheet (with Turn Record/Reinforcement Track incorporated)
- 400 ½" cardboard Counters
- One 6" x 11" map-fold style Set of Rules (Hex Grid Version) with various Tables, Charts, and Turn Record/ Reinforcement Tracks for all scenarios
- One 9" x 11½" booklet style Set of Rules (Area Version) with various Tables and Charts
- One 6½" x 9½" Terrain Effects Chart (Hex Grid Version)
- One 8½" x 11" Errata Sheet (as of Dec 1973)
- One small six-sided Die
- One SPI 12" x 15" x 1" flat 24 compartment plastic Game Box (with clear compartment tray covers) and clear plastic game cover with Title Sheet
Recommended Reading
See my blog post Book Reviews of these titles which are recommended for those visitors interested in additional historical background materials.
Recommended ArtworkThis map of the Battle of Borodino makes a fine wall decoration for the game room with a Napoleonic theme.


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...yesterday's blue feather and new earrings. Now in the shop.
2 comments:
- Vic said...
These are exquisite. Do you ever do custom orders? I would so love something like this.
It's been a long time since i visited your site. last time i did you were taking a break to focus on parenting. I'm so pleased to see you return to your craft.
When I first found your blog I was so inspired by your work that I read every word of it, and you started me on my natural dye path. I'm an indigo dyer, and i dabble with other colours as well.
Thanks so much for all your inspiration, I wouldnt lead the life I do now if I hadnt found your work.
Vic (bindandfold.com)
- 4/3/16
- Eva said...
Hi Vic, thanks for getting in touch. It was exciting to look through your blog. I'm going to follow and wish I'd known about it long ago... been out the natural dyeing loop!
Do you mean the earrings or necklace? I'll be sure to make more of both and either it can be as a custom order or I can let you know when they are next available. Please email me if you'd like that (tinctory at gmail dot com).
- 4/3/16


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Missionary groups order non-essential personnel to leave Liberia over fears of Ebola's spread
Two missionary groups have ordered the evacuation of their non-essential personnel from the West African country of Liberia after a doctor and a missionary contracted the Ebola virus last week.
SIM USA President Bruce Johnson announced Tuesday that his group and Samaritan's Purse decided on the evacuation following an upsurge in the number of Ebola cases in Liberia. Johnson said the logistics of the evacuation are being determined.
Spokesman Palmer Holt told the Associated Press approximately 60 employees were to be evacuated. A statement from SIM says none of the evacuees is displaying any symptoms of Ebola, but all are being monitored continually.
Dr. Kent Brantly, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Nancy Writebol, of Charlotte, are being treated for the deadly virus in a hospital on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia's capital.
"The next few days are critical in assessing the recovery of these Ebola crisis responders," Johnson said in a statement. "SIM and Samaritan's Purse invite people to pray for the full restoration of our two workers and for the stemming of the spread of this virus across Liberia and other nations of West Africa."
Dr. Brantly's wife, Amber, said in a statement released by Samaritan's Purse Tuesday that her husband was "very physically weak but his spirit has been determined throughout this ordeal."
"As people with a deep faith in Jesus, we sincerely thank the thousands of people worldwide who have lifted up Kent and this dreadful situation in prayer," the statement said. "We continue to lean on that faith and take great consolation in our God in these times."
On Wednesday, Samaritan's Purse released an update saying both Brantly and Writebol "have shown slight improvement in the past 24 hours. However, both remain in serious condition..." The group asked for people to continue to pray for those affected by Ebola.
Amber Brantly and the couple's two children, aged 3 and 5, had departed Liberia for Texas to attend a wedding days before Brantly fell ill. They are staying with family in Abilene and, while not subject to quarantine, are monitoring their temperatures for an early sign of viral infection, a City of Abilene spokeswoman told the Associated Press.
The current Ebola outbreak is the largest in history, with over 670 deaths blamed on the disease in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Nigeria. The disease has no vaccine and no specific treatment, with a fatality rate of at least 60 percent.
Also on Tuesday, the West African regional airline ASKY said it was temporarily halting flights not only to Monrovia but also to Freetown, Sierra Leone. Flights will continue to the capital of the third major country where people have died — Guinea — though passengers departing from there will be "screened for signs of the virus."
Passengers at the airline's hub in Lome, Togo also will be screened by medical teams, it said.
The measures came amid concern by health officials that a 40-year-old U.S. citizen named Patrick Sawyer may have passed the virus to other travelers while flying one of the airline's planes between Liberia, Ghana, Togo, and Nigeria, where he died of the virus July 25.
At the Liberian Finance Ministry, where Sawyer worked, officials announced they were temporarily shutting down operations. All employees who came into contact with Sawyer before he left for Nigeria were being placed under surveillance, it said.
The World Health Organization says the risk of travelers contracting Ebola is considered low because it requires direct contact with bodily fluids or secretions such as urine, blood, sweat or saliva, experts say. Ebola can't be spread like flu through casual contact or breathing in the same air.
Patients are contagious only once the disease has progressed to the point they show symptoms, according to the WHO. And the most vulnerable are health care workers and relatives who come in much closer contact with the sick.
Still, the early symptoms of Ebola — fever, aches and sore throat — mirror many other diseases including malaria and typhoid, experts say. Only in later stages of Ebola do patients sometimes experience severe internal bleeding and blood coming out of their mouth, eyes or ears.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.