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Fascination with fonts in an unlikely place
Sunday, August 5th, 2007
Well, having two young sons, a day out a the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton could have been abit dull for the average mum. (I like trains rather than planes!). Anyway I did manage to have some fun finding some delicious examples of fonts and typography.
Especially the lovely Concorde one. If you like fonts, and want to see some nice examples and pictures, read on…
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The Online Guide to Traditional Games
|Board Games
Quoits - History and Useful Information
|Lawn Games
|Pub Games
|Game Index
|Table Games
Early Quoits
Quoits is related to another early pub game, the throwing of horseshoes at a pin in the ground. Some theories have it that Quoits developed from Horseshoe pitching as a formalised version of the sport. Horseshoe pitching is still played today, and is particularly popular in certain regions of the USA, the rules being similar to those of the Northern Quoits game outlined below. The theory espoused by the National Quoits Association is just the opposite. A quoit in ancient times was synonymous with a discus, and so he thinks that Quoits and discus are one and the same thing and that Quoits was therefore one of the sports played at the first Greek Olympiad. He also suggests that the Greeks passed on Quoits, a weapon of war, to the Romans who also brought the game to Britain and that the origins may go back even further to the Minoan empire c.2000B.C. where the boy king of Knossos apparently used the discus/quoit to cull escaping slaves. Horseshoe pitching in this case came about as a poor-man's version of Quoits using left-over horseshoes instead of the real thing.
Whatever the origin, the game was certainly being played in England early in the second millennium in roughly the form known today wherein metal rings are thrown up and down a pitch with target pins at either end embedded in areas of soft clay. It seems to have been associated with agricultural and working class people, in particular with the mining industry. Quoits of this era generally were made from poor-quality left over metal from mine forges and this is why main areas of quoit playing seem to have centred around mining communities.
The Long game has a long pedigree and has its stake flush to the clay, which presents an interesting dilemma for historians - did the other versions of quoits where the pin sticks prominently out of the ground derive from it and then evolve the pin out of the clay or did they develop separately or prior to the long game?
The picture to the left shows a ringer from the celtic Long Game with the embedded pin clearly visible. Picture kindly donated by Mrs. Linda Evans, Secretary, Welsh Quoiting Board.
Earlier than 1388, references are vague but quoits was designated as illegal in the Sporting Regulations act of that year. By the 15th Century, there is evidence to show that it had become a well organised sport, not least because of the numerous attempts to eradicate it from the pubs and taverns of England due to it's apparently seedy character. Not until the nineteenth century is the game documented in any serious way but the game apparently grew in popularity during that century and the official rules first appeared in the April 1881 edition of 'The Field' having been defined by a body formed from pubs in a large area of Northern England.
The Northern Game
The Association of Amateur Quoits Clubs for the North of England was the name give to the official body that laid down the 15 rules that were published in "The Field" in 1881. This set of rules constituted what is now called The Northern Game and it has remained largely unchanged ever since. Although the Northern Game has lost some of it's popularity, it is still played seriously and enthusiastically in the North of England under the auspices of The National Quoits Association which was formed in 1986 and is undergoing something of a resurgence of late.
The game has the hobs (stakes that the quoits were aimed at) 11 yards apart in 3 feet squares of clay, the maintenance of which is quite an art, it seems. Originally, players used an iron quoit which weighed about a pound but regional variations resulted in quoits which reportedly weighed up to 23 lb. which may or may not be an exaggeration. In the Northern game, nowadays, quoits measure about 5 1/2 inches in diameter and weigh about 5 1/2 pounds. Some of the terms commonly used in the Northern game are:
'Hill' - top surface of the quoit
The Long Game
Quoits however, is a split sport, much like the game of Rugby, because independently, Wales and Scotland have long been playing a distinctly different game with a similar proud history. In fact, "The Long Game" or "The Old Game" is also played in parts of England, notably East Anglia and Liverpool , but is far more rare in that country as the new century begins.
In the Northern game, if more than one quoit lands on the hob, then only the top quoit scores whereas in the Long Game, the scoring is simply that a player scores a point for each quoit nearer to the pin than his opponent. The reason for this is that the pin in the Long Game is knocked down flush with the clay surface so encircling the pin is not really a significant part of the game. The Long Game then is more akin to Bowls in play with the pin acting as a simple target. However, this simplicity belies the difficulty of the game which, in common with many celtic sports, is a test of strength as much as skill. The hobs are 18 yards apart, fully 7 yards greater than the Northern Game while the quoits are typically around 9 inches in diameter and weigh up to 11 pounds, almost double that of the Northern game.
To the left, a "lighter" carefully sets a piece of paper on the clay as a target for his waiting partner to aim at. Picture taken in Prestwick, Scotland.
The next two pictures are from the Scotland/Wales international held in July 1999 at Pumsaint in Dyfed, Wales.
To the right, a member of the Scottish team hurls the heavy quoit down the 18 yard pitch; below, a close call is scrutinised by the competitors
Pictures kindly donated by Mrs. Linda Evans, Secretary, Welsh Quoiting Board.
An article in the Renfrewshire Gazzette, Saturday, Jan 9 1954 shows some interesting information [with gratitude to Brian Keanie of Canada]. "Almost unnoticed the firm of Johnstone Forge Ltd closed its doors for the last time at the end of the year, and by doing so finally severed one of the last remaining links with that fine old Scottish game, quoits. This small engineering smithy run by the Houston family was the only firm in Great Britain to make quoits. Indeed the name of Houston is known the length and breadth of the land in this connection." It seems likely that the reporter was exaggerating slightly and Houston was the only maker in Scotland rather than Great Britain but one can still imagine that the loss of such a critical constituent of the game must have had a devastating effect.
Scotland first played England in 1930 at Parkhead and Wales in 1931 at Merthyr Tydfil. The last Scotland/England international was played in the 1960s but Wales and Scotland still play a hotly contested match every year. Scotland has around a dozen clubs - still under the control of the Scottish Quoiting Association. In Wales, the game is concentrated in a few clubs based around Dyfed and Powys. For some reason the Welsh Quoiting Board (Bwrdd Coetio Cymru) fizzled out around 1960 but it was reconstituted in 1979 and is now affiliated to the Welsh Sports Council. Both bodies are keen to expand their game in terms of membership and for many years hoped that other countries, notably England, will eventually be able to send a team to the annual International match. STOP PRESS - it seems that in 2006, a compatible team from England (Liverpool) may finally make the trip. Accordingly the 2006 event is being called the "Inaugural British Open Quoits Championship" to be held in Pumpsaint on Saturday August 26th.
Parry Evans
East Anglian Quoits
The long game is still played in England at the turn of the century but in a modified form that sees the quoits reduced in size and somewhat different rules being adopted. The English stopped fielding a side at the internationals some time ago presumably because the differences between the two variations had grown two large and the gap could not be easily bridged. The East Anglian game is unique in that ringers score a clean two points regardless of the opponent's efforts and are immediately removed prior to the next throw. Apparently, quoits on their backs and quoits that land inclined in a backwards direction are discounted and also removed immediately. The quoits tend to be smaller than those used in the Scottish and Welsh games but the distance is maintained at 18 yards.
The author would like to extend his thanks to Mr. Sid Watkinson, whose Grandfather was Champion of England in 1904, and to Steve Clarke for going out of their way to help with information on the East Anglian game.
Irish Quoits
The author has learned that another variety of quoits is played in Northern Ireland, in the County Down area, at least. The quoits used are 4lb (6 inch outer, 3.5 inch inner diameter).
Sward or Lawn Quoits
The difficulty of maintaining the clay squares and the muddiness that can occur on a wet day makes genuine traditional quoits a rare sport. However, all is not lost because for many decades people have been playing a more simple version by simply putting 2 stakes in a lawn. Organisers of fetes, horse fairs and similar public functions sometimes set up temporary quoits pitches in this way for decades and such game are often referred to as Sward Quoits. Sward Quoits has it's own varying complexities depending upon the type of ground being played upon and the height of the hobs and so forth. People wishing to play quoits in their back gardens or any open space happily emulate Sward Quoits in the same way.
Modern Derivatives
A traditional miniaturised version of Indoor Quoits has existed around the Welsh/English border for at least a century and a game called Rings was popular in the North in the 1930s. For more information, please peruse the The History of Indoor Quoits page.
While all the above traditional English games survive to the modern day, many modern variants can be found using either home-made equipment or interpretations from modern manufacturers. Deck Quoits played with quoits made from rope has been a popular pastime on cruise ships for decades. Rope Quoits, which is presumably the same game, has recently become a trendy outdoor activity, especially in Australia.
The USA has a burgeoning Quoits community around New Jersey although the distance they put between the quoits seems to be much reduced at 21 feet (7 yards). Another derivative seems to have become popular around Pennsylvania where the hobs are set 6 yards apart on slightly angled slate boards instead of clay beds. Apparently, the heart of this game is, for obvious reasons an area called "the slate belt", populated by people of primarily English and Welsh descent. Pennsylvania also has some clay bed pitches.
Canada, too, has enjoyed a surge of Quoits interest throughout the 1990's that seems to be centred around Nova Scotia and Ontario. Apparently, the sport is also played in Colombia under the name Tejo.
Many people have written to me asking for the official rules of quoits. The rules of the three traditional Quoits games given above plus Sward Quoits and American Slate bed quoits can now be obtained free from Masters Traditional Games. Two variants of Indoor Quoits are also available.
Buy Quoits
You can buy Steel quoits, Deck quoits and many other types of traditional Quoits game from Masters Traditional Games.
You can buy the American slate bed quoits game from "Quoits Direct" .
Where to Play
Other Links
The History of Indoor Quoits
Yahoo has a section devoted to Horseshoe pitching which appears to be
popular in the USA.
jm at tradgames.org.uk
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When anthropologists from the 22nd century (and later) research cultural development during the early 21st century, they might want to check my morning experience with Twitter.
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PHOTOS: Jadeja's heroics put India on course for victory at Lord's
The second cricket Test was headed for nail-biting finish with England needing 214 runs with six wickets intact on a tricky fifth day track as India rode on Ravindra Jadeja's brilliant counter-attack to set a competitive target of 319 at Lord's.
It was a day when fortunes swung like a pendulum as England finished the fourth day's play at 105 for four on deteriorating track.
If India manage to pull off a win, it will be their first at Lord's in 28 years having last time won here in 1986.
England lost three wickets in a space of 14 deliveries with an addition of two runs.
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Image: Ravindra Jadeja of India celebrates taking the wicket of Sam Robson of England
Photographs: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
Ishant removes Cook, Bell in quick succession
From a comfortable 70 for one, they slumped to 72 for four.
Ishant Sharma (2/13 in 10 overs) removed seasoned Ian Bell (1) with an incutter while skipper Alastair Cook (22) did all the hardwork before fishing oustide the off-stump to give Mahendra Singh Dhoni a simple catch.
Mohammed Shami (1/20) also fared much better than the first innings removing centurion Gary Ballance (27) with an away going delivery.
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Image: Ishant Sharma of India celebrates dismissing England captain Alastair Cook
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Jadeja's counter-attacking game
While India have their nose slightly ahead, a lot of credit should go to Ravindra Jadeja for his belligerent 57-ball-68 (9x4) that enabled India to reach 342 thereby extending their lead to a healthy 318.
Murali Vijay (95) missed century by a whisker while Bhuvneshwar Kumar (52, 71 balls) continued his stupendous all-round show. It was the 99-run eighth wicket stand between Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar that could well turn out to be decisive in the final context of the game.
At stumps on fourth day, youngsters Joe Root and Moeen Ali were at the crease batting on 14 and 15 respectively.
It will be an uphill task for England if they manage to successfully chase down the total which will be their second highest having chased down 332 in an Ashes Test at the MCG way back in 1928-29.
A successfull chase from the home team will be the second highest chase at this ground with West Indies having chased 344 against England in 1984 courtesy a crushing double hundred by Gordon Greenidge.
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Image: Ravindra Jadeja hits one to the boundary
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Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar combine well for India
The pace with which Jadeja and Kumar scored was what hurt England the most. They added 66 runs in the first ten overs after lunch, with Jadeja reaching his first half-century in Test cricket in the 92nd over.
He got there off only 42 balls, hitting 7 fours, also bringing up their 50-run partnership in doing so. In the next over, the 300-run mark came up for India.
The duo scored at near six runs an over for much of their partnership and England had no reply as they altered their plans every over.
It didn't help then that Jadeja was dropped on 66 not out by Ian Bell at midwicket off Stokes (3-51) in the 98th over.
But he had already made them pay and was out for 68 runs off 57 balls, with 9 fours, two overs later caught off the same bowler with Cook running back from first slip and completing a catch similar to the one Shikhar Dhawan took in the first innings.
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Image: Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after completing his half-century
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Bhuvi's third half-century of the series
The last two batsman, Mohammad Shami (0) and Ishant Sharma (0 not out), couldn't stay long enough at the crease, but they gave enough support to Kumar to complete his third fifty in this series.
He got there off 65 balls, with 8 fours, in the 102nd over, and was the last man out. Plunkett (3-65), Ali (2-28), James Anderson (1-77) and Stuart Broad (1-93) were the other wicket-takers in this innings.
In the morning, under overcast skies with floodlights on, India started the day 145 runs ahead, needing Murali Vijay and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (19 runs, 86 balls, 2 fours) to bat long enough to see out the second new ball that was due after 17 overs.
Image: Bhuvneshwar Kumar plays a shot
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Huge thanks to Desley from Sandlewood Op Shop who took some time to answer a few questions I had about her op shop. I met Desley via Facebook but then in person when she visited Melbourne on an op shop tour, she's an op shop legend in my opinion and the Sandlewood community are very lucky.
|Sandlewood Op Shop Window
How long have you volunteered at Sandlewood Op Shop?
Sandlewood Op shop came about following a discussion I had with one of the Directors regarding my experience when dealing with long term unemployed and trying to get free clothing from charities. I was retiring from the Australian Customs Service and the Directors agreed to fund the setup of the shop if I did all the groundwork. It took 5 months of applications, meetings and paperwork to receive the State Government Certificate of Sanction which allows a non profit or charity to operate an op shop in Queensland. Once the approval was granted then I started the search for premises and subsequently the Directors signed the lease on our current premises and the Op Shop opened with donations received from family and friends.
I was the only volunteer in the op shop for approximately 12 months, working alone 5 ½ days per week.
|Sandlewood Op Shop
What is the most rewarding thing about volunteering to you?
I enjoy seeing people find something they have been looking for or something missing out of their collection and assisting people who are struggling to make ends meet or battling homelessness etc.
How does Sandlewood help the local community ?
Many answers here on the website but we also do things like pay bills online for pensioners who cannot get to the post office and do not have Internet access/credit cards etc. Assist refugee students with projects/assignments Allow refugee students to use the computer/Internet/printer Have a wish list for collectors whom we ring if something they collect is donated We will do anything for the community which is not illegal and is within our financial/resource capacity
What are you favourite donations personally? What sort of items make you go "ohhhhhhh that's lovely"?
My personal preferences are bric a brac; vintage clothing (although I am not a wearer of vintage clothing) and anything out of the usual
|Vintage crockery set
What makes Sandlewood Op Shop special in your opinion?
The community services and the personal service we provide and the high standard of stock we carry.
|Oroton handbag
Can you tell us about any standout donations? Could be wacky, generous, odd, valuable
This year we had a family donate all their excess furniture when they downsized. The donation included an early 20th century 10 seater dining setting. One generous donor sorted through her fine jewellery and donated any pieces of jewellery that she no longer wore. All donated pieces were genuine gold and precious stones.
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Do you have many regular shoppers? Why do you think they come back?
The majority of our clients are regulars and many of them visit the shop on a regular day/s. People tell us that they come back because of the quality of our stock, our prices (although some complain that we are too expensive) and people comment that we are like an old style op shop where you have to look up, down and all around to discover what we have.Excitingly we had our first interstate Facebook follower come to the shop today- unfortunately I was not there to say hello!
I know you enjoy op shopping as I met you on a Melbourne Op Shop Tour can you tell us about some of your favourite buys that have made it home?
I bought some great items including Bric a brac gifts for our local coffee shop staff; clothing for my granddaughters; shoes for myself and the others bought a variety of clothing items for themselves including a Melbourne university sloppy joe for $1 which she wore while we were in Melbourne then passed it on to her brother.
If a blank cheque was given to Sandlewood Op Shop what would be the top of your list to do with the windfall
Larger premises would be the first on the list followed by a vehicle to use for pickups and deliveries. I would also pay our hard working and dedicated staff as most are single income earners and or pensioners who pay their own transport costs to come to work for us; I would also purchase a large quantity of supermarket vouchers to provide to our clients and a better quality security system to discourage theft/shoplifting.
Thanks so much Desley!! Please check out their Facebook page which is updated often and showcases the variety of goods op shops receive - yes they do post!
|Vintage clothing
|Vintage clothing
|Perfect Roller Derby outfit - sold!
Sandlewood are now asking for urgent help to make sure a local gem open. Kyabra Community Association runs a limited hours childcare (LHCC) and is really struggling to remain open and provide an invaluable service to many foster care families in the local area. Please see their latest blog post to read more about why the service needs to be saved.
Sandlewwod Op Shop can be found at Shop 5, 407 Beaudesert Road, Moorooka, Brisbane QLD 4105
Sandlewwod Op Shop can be found at Shop 5, 407 Beaudesert Road, Moorooka, Brisbane QLD 4105
Tel: 07 3277 3521
Opening Hours
Monday-Friday 9:30am to 5pm
Saturday 9am to 12 noon
All photos taken from Sandlewood's fab Facebook page.
All photos taken from Sandlewood's fab Facebook page.


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Mince pies have been filling up the supermarket shelves for the last few months and jars of ready-made mincemeat have sneakily taken their place amongst the baking ingredients ready to jump out and berate you for being completely unprepared for Christmas months in advance. If you're one of those wonderfully organised souls you'll have made your own batch of mincemeat several weeks ago. I, on the other hand, found myself baking with the tail-end of last year's jars until my lovely mum kindly handed me a jar she'd made the other weekend. (more…)
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Apple and mincemeat galette
Posted in Baking, British, Dessert, Fruit, Party food, tagged apple, Christmas, dessert, easy, mincemeat, pastry, Winter on December 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Roasted plum and nutmeg custard cake
Posted in Baking, Cake, Dessert, Fruit, tagged Autumn, cake, custard, nutmeg, plum, roasted, spice, vanilla on November 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »
More cake today. This time with fruit which totally makes it healthy. And with big gooey pockets of custard which makes it more healthy. Custard's good for you right? Lots of calcium, good for strong bones. Ahem. The idea for this cake has been kicking around for a while now going through various transformations in my head before it ever even hit the mixing bowl. The first seed of inspiration came from Dan Lepard's Short and Sweet, an encyclopaedia of all things good, which has a recipe for apple and walnut cake dotted with custard. I pinched the custard element and reduced the sugar since his recipes always turn out too sweet for my tastes. The cake is a basic sponge made with both caster and soft brown sugar for a caramel depth and spiced with nutmeg, the traditional and perfect flavour pairing for creamy custard and a good match with plums. (more…)
Whisky cake with chestnut and chocolate ganache
Posted in Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Party food, tagged Autumn, cake, chestnut, chocolate, Christmas, ganache, marron, orange, whisky on November 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Hip hip hooray! Today is T and Cake's 2nd birthday! Wow, where have the last two years gone? So much has happened over that time and hopefully there are many more adventures to come. My new kitchen units have arrived (all 120 boxes) and hopefully I'll soon be busy experimenting with new toys and fancy settings on the oven. I've also had the good fortune to get an allotment which will require rather a lot of heavy duty digging over winter but should provide some beautiful fresh ingredients come next summer. But what is a blog without people to read it? Here's to you, kind readers. Thank you for stopping by, leaving comments and making this blog what it is. I'm sorry not to be able to share this birthday cake with you in person but we can celebrate in spirit. Cheers!
Tartiflette quiche
Posted in Baking, Cheese, Dinner, French, Pastry, tagged Alpine, bacon, French, onion, pastry, potato, quiche, reblochon, Savoie, tartiflette on October 31, 2012| 2 Comments »
My love for tartiflette knows no bounds: tender slices of potato, smoky bacon and browned onions melded together by hot melted cheese sets my heart a-flutter (and, if I consumed it as frequently as I wished, would probably also stop my heart). Designed to revive hard-working mountain dwellers in the Haute Savoie, nowadays it's also the perfect calorie-fest after a hard day's skiing. It's hearty, rich, warming and utterly, utterly delicious. The cheese of choice is Reblochon a mildly pungent, nutty cheese from the French Alps which has a melty, soft texture and turns bubbly, golden and crisp around the edges when baked. During three lovely months spent in the Haute Savoie, living in the lake-side town of Annecy, I worked my way through a good number of tartiflettes made with all sorts of cheeses. Whilst they were all great (especially the goat's cheese ones) the classic recipe is definitely the best. If you should find yourself in the area you can't go far wrong at Le Freti, cheese shop by day and restaurant by night. Just be sure to book a table in advance. (more…)
Sweet potato, cheddar and spring onion scones
Posted in Baking, Cheese, Low effort, Packed lunch friendly, Side dish, Snacks, Vegetables, Vegetarian, tagged cheddar, light, savoury, scones, Soup, spring onions, sweet potato on October 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
It's been a busy old few weeks round here, especially the weekends which have been full of sanding and varnishing floorboards and a day-long haul to Ikea where we finally ordered a shiny new kitchen! We've been working like the clappers to get everything ready before the cabinets arrive on Friday (Ikea's lead time is ridiculously quick). Doors have been hung, skirting board painted and worktop samples ordered; my kitchen is finally starting to come together but rather than feeling excited I've been immersed in a sense of blind panic. Foreboding questions are doing laps round my mind. What if it turns out I've chosen the wrong combination of cabinets? Is the worktop really going to be too low? Where is all the food going to live? How will I ever find a sink I actually like and can afford? Or a tap? When I find it's all getting a bit too much I head into my temporary kitchen 1) to remind myself that even if the final product's not perfect, it's better than what I've got at the moment and 2) to get stuck into some baking which, in the most part, is my favourite way to relax.
Malty-seed bread
Posted in Baking, Bread, Packed lunch friendly, Side dish, Snacks, Vegetarian, tagged Bread, flax, malt, malted, malter flour, poppy seed, seeds, sunflower, wholemeal, yeast on October 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
When you have good butter you really need some good bread to enjoy it with. In such cases bread and butter becomes a real treat. When I was little Mum would feed my brother and I bread and butter as a snack if we said we were hungry – it's good wholesome food for growing kids but not exciting enough that we'd ask for it when we weren't really hungry. I used to love having a piece of hot buttered toast with a glass of milk before bed and, although I've long since given up bedtime snacks, I still enjoy my bread and butter. I spoiled myself to some wonderful raw butter from Isigny-sur-mer, it's so creamy, almost a little farmy in flavour, and is flecked with big, crunchy grains of sea salt from Guérande. I've been happily spreading it on the lowliest of bread including the scraps of crust leftover from my blackberry and sloe gin puddings but I can't help but feel it deserves something more. Something with a little more sophisticated than a slice of Hovis. (more…)
Croustillant aux pommes
Posted in Baking, Dessert, French, Fruit, Low effort, Packed lunch friendly, Snacks, tagged apple pie, Autumn, Avignon, easy, French, handheld, pastry, snack, tart on September 19, 2012| 3 Comments »
It's another Avignon-inspired recipe for you today! Going back to Les Halles market – the one to give you foodie dreams for years to come – I mentioned the boulanger who sold apple pie by the slice. His pie/tart was not the usually fancy affair with neatly sliced apples delicately arranged in concentric circles but a handheld, picnic-friendly pud. A sweet apple compote was sandwiched between two layers of flakey, buttery puff pastry while the top was covered in a crackly layer of golden sugar. Thin squares of pie were sliced up and wrapped in a napkin for eating on the spot. The perfect end to a simple lunch of cheese, bread and tomatoes eaten on a sunny park bench overlooking the Rhone river. (more…)


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Congratulations to Mutant-Sounds and his team for beeing the first ones (again!) to post on this absolutely amazing collective!!!
The music itself is great, but you really have to see them live to appreciate the whole madness. Having them twice, I'd say it's the best remembered show I've seen EVER (well, I have to include 'la fura dels baus' here, but that's completely another story)
v nice, liking the recent posts of japanese music!
This band is very good, apparently their shows are great!
All previous Vas Deferens Organization and related project posts on Mutant Sounds can be found below with new links.


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|Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger,
Portrait of a Woman in Red (1620), Tate
"The women are troubled with nauseating and loathing of their meat, and oftentimes covet and greedily long for things contrary to Nutriment, as Coals, Rubish, Chalk, Lime, Starch, Oat-meal, raw Flesh and Fish or the like, which desire proceeds from a former contraction of evil humours... some Women as it has been noted by divers Authors of Credit, have been so extravegant in their longings, that they have coveted Hob-Nails, Leather, Horse Flesh, Mans Flesh, and the Flesh of divers ravenous Beasts..."
Aristoteles Master-piece (1684)Forget the home pregnancy test. Have you been craving ravenous beast flesh? Or... oatmeal? Congratulations: you're expecting!


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This cheeky eye chart cushion makes a fun gift to snuggle up to, especially for those who love to sit back and relax with a cocktail after work! Yes, if you haven't had one too many Mai Tai's then you'll be able to read clearly that this cocktail cushion is printed with 'I LOVE A COCKTAIL AFTER WORK'. However, due to the quirky eye chart design (and regardless of whether you've had a daiquiri or not) at a glance you could be forgiven for thinking it reads something else, which it naughtily does (so be careful what eyes might read it!)...but hey, we'll just blame the booze!
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Ali Zamani: Former Goldman Sachs Manager Says Gold And Gold Stocks Are Best Investment
Ali discusses how people compare the current financial situation to those of the past, however the big picture is usually different, as the underlying economic circumstances have changed. The US has real competitors unlike the 1950's and the demographics are radically shifting. The US deficit will continue to grow in part due to baby boomer retirements, their pensions and health care.
Ali says that you usually get hyperinflation from a big FX trade, that's how the Ruble inflated with Russia in the 1980's. To get high inflation in the US FX traders have to be buying something else, and there really isn't much else to buy. All of the other currencies are too small to absorb the US dollar.
He thinks that worldwide deficits and negative interest rates will continue to grow. The decline of the US Dollar will be a lengthy process. Eventually negative rates will affect people's purchasing power and savings, then they will seek alternatives.
He sees inflation in the wage sector, at 10% year over year, but thinks the Fed can handle it for now. If they raise interest rates a quarter point they can absorb a considerable amount of it and transfer 50 billion to the yield curve. They would like interest rates at 2-3 percent, and this will result in trillion dollar deficits.
He thinks gold is by far the best investment and is cheap by any measure. The entire industry has been destroyed on the funding side and is struggling to finance and maintain projects. He expects a healthy gradual long slow base to form in gold.
Ali discusses what to look for in gold mining companies. He has interests in Source Exploration a Canadian Company with operations in Mexico.


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Sometimes I am sorting my craft supplies so I can even walk in my craft room, find something I forgot about and have to make something out of it. How fun are these little blocks holding giant versions of birthday candles? These would look amazing on top of a simple little white cake, no?
You will need:
1 inch wood blocks
hand drill with 5/16" drill bit (or one the same size as your candle)
Mark the top of each block in the center. Hold the block with the pliers on a flat surface. Keep your drill perpendicular to the block and drill 1/3" down. Blow off dust. Fill a shallow bowl with some water and add your food color of choice. Pop in the blocks to color and check after about 5 to 10 mins, or to the color desired. Roll around slightly to fully coat blocks for about one minute at the end. This gives the blocks a ombre effect while still coloring the whole block. Let dry on a paper towel. Insert candle and party.
See? Power tools aren't that hard and you might find you like drilling holes in stuff.


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Adam Davies contributes once again to The Paranomalist blog. As he prepares for yet another expedition to the rainforests of Sumatra in search of the Orang Pendek, Adam shares some recent news concerning this elusive creature. Thanks, Adam!
Tag: Hominoids
Hominoids include human beings and anthropoid (man-like) apes, such as orangs, chimps and gorillas. This section of our site features posts that are tagged "Hominoids" and includes articles that discuss the subject of undiscovered hoiminoid species. The Yeti, Yowie, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Orang Pendek, and Mande Burung are some of the reported cryptids that fall within this classification.
A Relic Gigantopithecus?
Could the Mande Burung, an upright hominoid reportedly seen by the native people of the northeastern forests of India, actually be a relic Gigantopithecus? Recently returned from his research expedition in search of the M-B, cryptid researcher Adam Davies poses this question and presents some compelling evidence to suggest that this could indeed be the case.
Adam Davies Returns from India
Adam Davies returned Saturday, November 20th from his expedition in search of India's famed apeman, the Mande Burung (Wild Jungle People). After two weeks in the jungles of the West Garo Hills district of the state of Meghalaya, Adam and his team of researchers came away with some very compelling evidence of the creature's existence. Having just returned, Adam was understandably jet-lagged and exhausted, but he was kind enough to send me a brief email in which he offered to allow me to reprint some of the initial notes he made on his blog concerning his findings. I hope to speak with Adam soon (once...
Breaking News: DNA Evidence of Mystery Ape!
Once again, I've been in contact with cryptozoologist Adam Davies this week and he told me in confidence of a very exciting new development in his research of the Orang Pendek, Sumatra's mystery ape. Moments ago he forwarded me a statement that was only just released to the press. After five expeditions to the Sumatran jungles in search of this creature, Adam and his team have finally gotten strong scientific evidence that this is indeed an unknown and undiscovered species. Congratulations, Adam! Well done!
Mande Burung Expedition Scheduled
I was in touch with cryptozoologist Adam Davies today and he told me that he'll be leading an expedition to India in search of legendary ape men known locally as the Mande Burung (forest man). The date for expedition has been confirmed for the last week of October, 2010.
Bigfoot in New Jersey
In June of this year I emailed famed West Coast psychic Nancy Bradley (www.nancybradley.org) after reading a very interesting account of a Bigfoot encounter that she had as a girl while vacationing at her family's summer cabin in Lake Owassa, NJ. For those of you who are unfamiliar with New Jersey, or who's only familiarity with the Garden State is driving past the reeking factories along the northern stretch of the NJ Turnpike while passing through, you might be surprised to know that much of the fifth smallest state (and most highly populated per square mile) contains many miles of...


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Our company name 1-Stop Design Shop isn't just a catchy phrase but an important element of our business. Conceptual work starts the process, which evolves into the final design and lastly the finished piece. We quickly discovered the final link that many graphic design firms are lacking is the printing and after adding it as one of our services, we became the one stop design shop. Online, the finished piece is the live web site, so no matter the medium or project, once a client has hired 1-Stop Design, there is no need to go elsewhere for any step of the process. Working with printers can be a confusing process and an expensive learning experience and being involved in design and print production, with more than 20 years, we help take the confusion and excess costs out of the process. We act as a print broker making sure our client's work is printed and delivered on time every time and delivered where they need to go. We bid the jobs with multiple printers, who we have experience with and are capable of doing the project. The final quotes are compared and the best fit for our client is then chosen. Price is always a large factor but not the only. Scheduling, experience, equipment, location and cost are all reviewed carefully for each project.
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She works well with big and small businesses and easily adapts to what the client and the market needs. She takes each job very personally; making sure it is executed in a clear, effective way that will result in the highest benefit for the client. Chris is involved in every project that is at 1-Stop, overseeing every step of the process and works closely with all the clients. She is also the main sales person and handles project assignment as jobs come in.


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Yet another reason why I love this time of year: people sharing the bounty from their gardens. I mean, isn't that such a nice gesture? We joke about people unloading all their extra zucchinis on neighbors, but I think it's nice. Like the lady in my mom's neighborhood who gave her eight pounds (eight!) of pickling cucumbers a few days ago. Free homegrown produce? Sweet!
Until this latest endeavor, Mom and I had never canned pickles. Never. But seeing as we had to do something with all those cucumbers, we decided to give it a go. Hooray for learning and trying new things, right? So, I took the kids up to my parents' house (hence the different setting for all the photos in the pickle posts -- I even used my dad's camera) for the day and we canned a bunch of cucumbers I'm happy to report that pickle-making isn't too difficult. So, for the next couple posts, I'm going to share the recipes and techniques we used to make pickles.
Pickle Post #1: Sweet Pickle Chips
I'll be totally honest: I'm not a huge fan of sweet pickles. I don't hate them, but I definitely don't seek them out. But my mom likes them. Plus, she has this childhood memory of eating homemade sweet pickles with a neighborhood friend when she was a kid and she's always wanted to try making her own. My motivation for me to make these: they are an ingredient in my grandma's potato salad recipe (ridiculously good).
This recipe we used was one of the simplest we found (we found it on cooks.com). Many recipes for sweet pickles call for a ton of spices and seasonings. While this one had only a few ingredients, the results were quite tasty. Mom says they're as good as the ones her neighbor made all those years ago.
Sweet Pickle Chips
- yield: 6 pint-sized jars -
4 lbs. pickling cucumbers - washed, blemishes removed, stems and blossom ends removed
Brining solution:
1 quart distilled white vinegar
3 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. mustard seed
1/2 cup sugar
Canning Syrup
1 2/3 cup of distilled white vinegar
3 cups sugar
1 tbsp. whole allspice
2 1/4 tsp. celery seed
{Note: I don't know if we reduced ours too much during the cooking process or what, but we ended up having to make extra canning syrup. This may or may not be the case for you, but I think it'd be a good idea to have enough of the ingredients on hand to make another batch, if necessary.}
Once the cucumbers are done cooking, drain. Pack the cucumbers into the hot pint-size canning jars (again, we ended up using 6 pint-size jars). Cover the cucumbers with the hot syrup, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Remove the air bubbles by running a rubber spatula around the inside of the jar, between the cucumbers and the jar, moving the spatula up and down. Adjust lids and bands and process for 15 minutes (be sure to adjust for altitude and add on extra minutes, if necessary).


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Published on March 8th, 2014 | by Perry0
Pidgey is the normal type bird pokemon and is usually very friendly. Its weight is 3.97 lbs and its height is 0'11.8″. It is not hard tame pidgey.
Moves: gust, sand attack, quick attack, whirlwind, wing attack agility and mirror move.
In its shiny form it is more yellow. You could find him over on route 1 50% of the time.
Pidgey has no special abilities.
Pigey can not Mega Evolve.
stage one: Pidgey
stage two: pidgeotto
stage three: pidgeot


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Enjoy a special part of Singapore that is a treasure land if we look deeper. SOS Bukit Brown and Nature Society Singapore are co-organizing the Bukit Brown Family Day event on 18 Mar 2012.
Activities include special guided tours:
9.00 a.m. at Sikh Station - Introduction by Catherine (Second tour starts at 9.30 a.m. if there are more than 10 people and follows the same schedule as tour 1)
a) 9.15 a.m. at group 1 – by Peter (second tour eta 9.45)
b) 9.50 a.m. at group 3 – by Raymond (second tour eta 10.20)
c).10.30 a.m. at group 2 – by Yik Han (second tour 11.00)
d) 11.10 a.m. at group 12 – by Charles, this last station will be capped by a short uphill (easy) to the jewel in crown Ong Sam Leong's family grave site and group photo. ( the second tour eta 11.50 will be led Catherine and Peter )
For more information, please visit: http://bukitbrown.com/main/?p=2199


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Google wants its DoubleClick advertising service customers to reap even better results from their online ads in Google Search and elsewhere, so Google has just launched a new DoubleClick for Advertisers (DFA) Academy to provide more advice and self-paced training.
"We've heard from DFA users that they need more customized learning based on how they use DFA," Sarah Payne, a Google DFA product trainer, wrote in a Sept. 10 post on the Google DoubleClick Advertisers Blog. "When you're in display advertising, school is always in session. And now is the perfect time to build your skills."
The online academy will provide help for general questions as well as more detailed, specific inquiries, wrote Payne. "For example, if you're an ad trafficker, you might need a broad understanding, ranging from the basics all the way to troubleshooting. If you're an analyst, you might not need to know all the details a media planner might be responsible for but you might still like to know how conversion data is tracked and counted."
The online DFA Academy is an "easy-to-use, self-paced learning path designed to guide you through core help articles and online training courses," wrote Payne. The course is designed around "checklists" that participants can use to mark their progress and new competencies before moving on to the next lessons and skills.
Further reading
The lessons include the basic core curriculum, including DFA Fundamentals eLearning and certification, as well as details on how to implement a new DFA account or advertiser, wrote Payne. Also detailed are topics such as using and troubleshooting tags, creatives and more, as well as information for expert users through the DFA Personal Trainer for Advanced Users.
The advanced topics include details on integrations with DoubleClick Bid Manager and Google Tag Manager, as well as other features. Lessons on tips and best practices for trafficking DoubleClick Rich Media in your DFA account are also included to help users get as much from their DoubleClick investments as possible, wrote Payne.
"Since DFA Academy covers a lot of material, we've set it up in checklist format so you can track progress by checking the boxes at the end of each step," she wrote. "Your progress will be saved so if you have to take a break, you can come back anytime and pick up where you left off."
The DFA Help Center is only available to current DFA users, who will need to sign in with the Google accounts they use for DFA, according to Payne.
In June, Google bolstered its DoubleClick digital advertising and marketing platform with some key upgrades, including a new ad campaign manager and social media integration with Wildfire. The new features were aimed at helping online advertisers use digital media more effectively and successfully, according to Google.
The first part of the improvements was the replacement of the former DoubleClick for Advertisers interface with a new DoubleClick Campaign Manager, which Google called the biggest upgrade to the platform's core ad server in the 15 years since it was begun. The new social media features have been added to the DoubleClick platform through integration that's being built using Wildfire's social media platform, which Google acquired in 2012.
Also planned this year is a new tool to help marketers connect with consumers through the new Google Web Designer tool, which is slated as an HTML5 creative development tool that helps users create cutting-edge advertising as well as engaging Web content, including sites and applications, according to Google.


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"Transcendental meditation has a simple principle, we are beings of a blissful nature with infinite happiness. Life is not a struggle, not a tension… Life is bliss. It is eternal wisdom, eternal existence." – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Meditation practice has become essential for anyone wanting to improve their well-being. Our lives are full of setbacks that can cause stress, anxiety, struggling to concentrate, etc.
While a good number of people struggle with burning out, meditation appears to be a potential solution. Of all the types of meditation, transcendental meditation is one that seems to stand out from the others.
While some people believe it's nonsense and others swear by it when they're stressed, it's worth having a look at. After all, so many people wouldn't swear by it if there was nothing to it.
Let's see what these meditation techniques are all about and what the benefits of meditation are.
When it comes to stress reduction, there are thousands of ways to meditate. Of them, the transcendental meditation technique is thought of as one of the more alternative methods.
Transcendental meditation takes training. (Source: Pexels)
In fact, it's often presented as a technique for your brain that works on your consciousness by helping you to relax. The process is shown to be almost effortless, effective in a short time, and very popular.
Is it too good to be true?
On paper, the idea is to work on these techniques twice a day for around twenty minutes. By sitting in silence and working on our emotional stability and self-esteem at the same time, we learn to relax in a profound way by healing our mind and body.
How to learn to meditate? Search for yoga near me.
By repeating a mantra in your head as you sit cross-legged in the lotus position on the floor with your eyes closed. This mantra will be personally taught to you by someone involved with a Maharishi organisation.
It doesn't really require that much concentration, effort, or a particular technique. You can do it without having to drastically change your lifestyle, especially if you're really busy.
Learning to meditate can help calm you down, which is one of the main objectives of the discipline.
So how can you learn some of these relaxation techniques and how to meditate?
How can you completely liberate your thoughts?
Transcendental meditation could hold the key!
Transcendental meditation was inspired by Indian spiritual traditions and was introduced into the West by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1995. Maharishi helped give Indian meditation a new lease on life.
We're talking about the 6 million people who were taught this technique around the world. A number who, despite a few controversies, are basically trying to find the keys to happiness.
Meditation is first and foremost a way to gain self-awareness, understand what's happening deep inside yourself, and a way to battle stress and depression. In addition to these benefits, there are also a number of physical benefits to practising transcendental meditation such as feeling more relaxed and reducing your blood pressure.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (literally: "Great Seer") is the man who helped popularise transcendental meditation (TM).
Born in 1917 and died in 2008, he became a symbol of an American counter-culture and was featured in a number of publications, most notably Time.
While some dubbed it a sect, Maharishi founded a university, schools, and colleges around the world. His success is in part due to just how simple the technique can be and the fact that there were a lot of stars who got involved.
Find out also if guided meditation is right for you…
While the technique may be simple, what are the benefits?
Most people who practise transcendental meditation will tell you how it can reduce stress, help you sleep better, and make you feel energised.
Fancy it?
There are a number of benefits to transcendental meditation. (Source: Devanath)
Practising transcendental meditation and emptying your mind can help make you more attentive, improve your self-confidence, and generally improve your quality of life.
"In this meditation we do not concentrate or control the mind. We let the mind follow its natural instinct toward greater happiness, and it goes within and it gains bliss consciousness in the being." – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
According to Maharishi, transcendental meditation creates an awakened state when you're resting which can help alleviate tension and anxiety. Self-awareness can help you manage stress and make us more aware of what's happening to us.
It can also help those with high blood pressure or help you get rid of stress. It can improve your body and your nervous system. There are so many different types of benefits to practising transcendental meditation.
However, there's no proof that this type of meditation works any better than any other type of meditation. Let's not forget that these are also the general benefits of meditating.
The goal of transcendental meditation is to improve your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
In summary, transcendental meditation allows you to:
Whether you're an expert of meditation or don't know the first thing about it, there's nothing stopping you from doing it. Getting involved it pretty easy, however, getting stuck in can be much harder.
Transcendental meditation is a type of meditation that you have to do in the presence of a teacher. This person will act as your guide or TM instructor. They play an essential role for a lot of people practising meditation.
Join the discussion: is meditating with YouTube effective?
Meditation is a relaxation and personal development technique which is a bit different to some of the others. In fact, you don't need to put in that much effort or concentrate that much. You'll need someone who's happy to practise daily as well some training, which we'll cover later.
It's a good idea to learn about TM from an expert. (Source: unclelky)
It relies on an awareness of your body and a sense of inner peace, focusing on a mantra, and silently repeating it. A mantra can be a word, sentence, or idea, which your tutor will help you discover. The idea is to repeat this mantra, in accordance with what your instructor is telling you to do. Your teacher will probably have been trained by a Maharishi Mahesh Yogi organisation.
This is a more thorough message than Zen meditation, for example, which many people commonly associate with religion.
A tutor is very important and, in some cases, fundamental. However, the fact that you need a teacher with you is one of the main weaknesses of transcendental meditation.
In addition to the teacher being essential, this also means that you have to be committed, want to attend the lessons, and willing to pay for them. While the latter is often seen as a big negative, don't forget that you don't need a lot of gear to practise it, just your body, mind, and spirit.
Training with tutors takes place over four days followed by continued "check-ups" for the next six months and the cost is based on your income.
As you'll have guessed, transcendental meditation isn't quite like other types of meditation where you can just get random classes at any time. Here, training is a necessity for ensuring that you enjoy all the spiritual benefits of the practice.
While it's a bit like guided meditation, personal development and letting go are achieved through a specific process.
We have to talk about the limits of transcendental meditation.
When discussing TM, you need to remain grounded. (Source: leninscape)
It's often shown in the media as solely a relaxation technique where you focus on the present moment. However, they rarely mention that it's something you have to learn, the personal development it entails, or the benefits it can bring.
This is because the founder of the discipline was regularly in the media. In fact, the practice has been popular since the 1960s and is recommended by stars such as Stevie Wonder, Hugh Jackman, and Oprah Winfrey.
The founder appeared on American television shows, which helped transcendental meditation become popular as well as making him subject to a number of controversies.
The religious, political, and financial aspects of the practice were questioned. While it's considered a branch of meditation, which won't appeal to everyone, it would be silly to immediately dismiss it when it could actually be really helpful!
If you're not convinced about meditation, why not consider looking at mindfulness meditation instead?
After all, something that may work for one person may not necessarily work for another and you'll never know if you don't try!
Now discover mindfulness meditation…


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A San Diego Navy ship saw unexpected action off the coast of Southern California on Saturday morning when it intercepted 1,800 lbs. of suspected drugs, officials said.
The New Orleans, an amphibious ship whose usual job is carrying Marines on deployment, was out on training exercises when it was diverted to help a 20-foot Mexican fishing boat that had been reported as looking disabled.
(The Coast Guard was otherwise occupied rescuing eight fishermen from a boat sinking off Point Loma. That story is here.)
As the Navy amphib approached, it got reports that the Mexican boat's crew was dumping contraband overboard, officials said Monday.
So the New Orleans put about 20 sailors and two rigid-hull inflatable boats in the water to recover the floating objects, with help from a Navy MH-60 helicopter flying overhead.
A U.S. official said the substance is suspected to be marijuana.
The Mexican Navy took custody of the fishing boat crew. The Navy handed the suspected contraband to the U.S. Coast Guard, which is investigating the incident, according to the Navy's Third Fleet.
The New Orleans is one of three ships in the Makin Island amphibious ready group, which is preparing for an upcoming deployment.
The Makin Island launched one of its Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 aircraft to assist in the capture.
The 87-foot Coast Guard patrol boat Petrel, also from San Diego, participated, as well.


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Welcome to the online home of the I.A.E.S.T.E. Local Committee (L.C.) of Northern Ireland. This is a web resource for committee members, local and international trainees, prospective employers and alumni.
The purpose of the LC is to promote a positive identity of Northern Ireland to visiting I.A.E.S.T.E. trainees and ensure that they return home with a lasting memory of our country and an appreciation of its history.


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We writers are like magpies – always looking for useful tips and techniques that will help us in our work. I've put together some advice here, gleaned from my experience of being involved with the publishing industry for more than 12 years. I hope you find something that helps you with your own writing. If you have a specific question please don't hesitate to use the Contact Me page and I'll do my best to offer further advice.
Please click on any of the links to go to the appropriate page.
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Leave it to LaToya Jackson to figure out a way to make money from Michael Jackson's kids. While much of the family has been banned from the Calabasas home where Prince, 16, Paris, 15, and Blanket , 10, live with Michael's mother, LaToya, 56, has maintained a relationship. According to The Daily Mail, she knew the children had show business aspirations so she started a talent agency called Ja-Tail Enterprises, convinced them to sign up, and now manages them. And they're not complaining- after he signed, Prince landed his job on E.T., and Paris is set to film a movie next summer. LaToya gets 15% of their take. So far, the kids are LaToya's only clients, but you can visit her ambitious website by clicking here.
Posted by Janet on March 3, 2013
9 Comments so far
By abe
On March 3, 2013 at
why is the UCLA or the CSUSB not that important at this age?
let these people first become "Mature".
By missyco
On March 3, 2013 at
And everyone thought Toy was a dummy,looks like she out foxed them all!
By linga
On March 4, 2013 at
No wonder Michael didn't want to deal with his family,they all are leeches.Couple more years and Michael's kids will be able manage their money without "help" of the family.
By strom
On March 4, 2013 at
Poor kids getting involved in this business and with this skanky leech. They have the money to be anything and should have gone away to Europe and gotten an education before deciding and gained some culture without spotlight. Aunt "Toya" is happy to steal 15% instead of just helping and they are now being turned into more Kardahians promoting overpriced junk to people who can't afford it. Soon other BLACK Jacksons will be happy to help Paris out of her clothes as well.
By Beachy
On March 4, 2013 at
I hope he children truly have someone looking after their best interest. I kind of doubt it, though.
As for LaToya, man she looks like a freak. Stop with the plastic surgeries and skin bleaching! Is this family not proud to be black?
By strom
On March 4, 2013 at
Nope,,,the entire family hates their race…..they want to be anything but BLACK.
Soon there will be a fight between Kardashians and Jacksons as to who can promote the most junk.
By Noblecascade
On March 4, 2013 at
Will somebody please get this kid "blanket" a name?
By Christine India
On March 4, 2013 at
@ Noblecascade:
I agree 100%. Blanket always looks worried and/or troubled.
By mishmash
On March 4, 2013 at
Those kids all look sad and uncomfortable. How sad that they are being exploited by their own family.


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From far away, 'Moon,' a project by Ai Weiwei and Olafur Eliasson, looks just like you'd expect it to—round and pale with a few craters here and there. Zoom in and you'll quickly find that the craters are individual pieces of art and words working together to create a moon-like landscape from a distance. As in the previously-seen "Epic Exquisite Corpse," the interactive project is an exercise in what we'll call 'crowdsketching.' The experience begins with a word from the artists:
"Turn nothing into something—make a drawing, make a mark. Connect with others through this space of imagination. Look at other people's drawings and share them with the world. Be part of the growing community to celebrate how creative expression transcends external borders and internal constraints. We are in this world together.
Ideas, wind, and air no one can stop."
You don't need an account to zoom in and view previous moon markings, but you do need one if you're planning on adding anything of your own. You can find out who made the mark you're looking at and when it was created if you click on the image.
We can only hope that this creative space doesn't become a breeding ground for phallic portraits and rude comments—'Epic Exquisite Corpse' has a fair share of that—but the outlook is already bleak. But there are some gems, if you look close (and long) enough. Some of the best things I've discovered after exploring the Moon for a bit: an unusual life-altering revelation about cake, a quasi-pointillist portrait of Heisenberg and a (sort of) morbid version of the Man in the Moon.
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This time simple patterns, both for Photoshop (9 in set) and for Illustrator (pattern swatches, there are few extra color versions). Maybe it's just me(?) but I recover the scandinavian style in them.
As far Scandinavia – few Junes ago I drove (we were two so I did a half) it all around (Poland > Via Baltica (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) > Finnland > Norway (NordCapp) > Sweden > Denmark > Germany > Poland). From all the landscapes I've seen so far in my life, some of those above the polar circle were the most amazing ones (and round-the-clock).
Anyway, if you like these patterns, feel free to download and use. If you don't know how to install patterns, check out one of my previous posts.
Freebies by PeHaa: PS patterns
A pack of Scandinavian – style Photoshop patterns, 9 in set, pat.zip, 270 KB.
All made by me. Free for both personal and commercial use. If you host them, please link this site.
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Adobe Illustrator Scandinavian-style pattern swatches, saved for Illustrator CS2+, ai.zip 3.8 MB.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Wednesday Weekend Windup {Keeping Busy}
The temperature really likes to play games with us! I really enjoyed the little thaw that we had. Now, it is back to frigid. My grandmother always reminds me that there is a little thaw in January. I didn't really listen to her the past couple of years because the temperatures had been so mild overall. However, this year it has been a little more pronounced. Once again, Grandma knows what she is talking about!
We are about to start a long weekend, so I am busy finding things for my daughter to do. We actually have four days off. I am actually looking forward to it! Here are some ideas to keep the little ones busy this weekend:
Friday, January 17
For indoor fun, Palatine will have Frosty Family Fun in the Birchwood Gym from 6:30PM-8:30PM. The event includes winter themed games and crafts and costs $10 per resident family, $15 per nonresident family.
Saturday, January 18
Celebrate Winter Fest at Century Park North in Vernon Hills from 11AM-2PM. The fun will include dog sledding, ice sculpting and sledding. The event is free!
Sunday, January 19
On Sunday and Monday, head over to Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington for Let It Snow! from 1PM-2PM. Take a closer look at snow, make a snow catcher and taste ice cream for free!
It will be a Winter Wonderland at the Community Recreation Center in Wheeling from 11:30AM-1:30PM. Enjoy indoor fun, snowshoe through obstacle course, bring a small toy to preserve in your own snow globe, snow paint and ice skate for free!
Monday, January 20
Visit Whole Foods Market in Northbrook for the Warm Wonderland Kid's Event from 11AM-2PM. Head to lifestyle center to make your own cocoa mix, make a snowflake craft and go on a scavenger hunt for free!
Palatine is holding Kids Day Out Monday and Tuesday at Falcon Park Recreation Center from 2PM-5PM. The event is for kids 7-14. Kids will play soccer and basketball, enjoy arts & crafts and more. The cost is $6 if you preregister and $8 at the door.
The Arlington Heights Memorial Library will have 15 stations providing children with ways to explore STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. The stations will be open 10AM-4PM and are geared towards those ages 5-13. The event is free and drop in.
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This is a quick and easy way to make a pot roast or beef stew fresh and flavorful. Gremolata is a mixture of minced garlic, fresh chopped flat Italian parsley, and lemon zest. It is a classic garnish for Osso Buco, and gives the classic umami dish a bright fresh taste.
I make braised beef dishes often at home. Yesterday I made beef cheeks braised in Barolo. Usually, I braise something a bit more traditional like short ribs, pot roast, beef stew or beef Bourgogne. My family loves when I finish up these slow cooked favorites with this Asparagus Gremolata.
Asparagus Gremolata
1 bunch steamed asparagus, cut in 1" sections
1 clove garlic, minced
1 t flat Italian parsley, minced
½ t lemon zest, preferably organic
While the asparagus is still hot, toss all ingredients together and season with salt and pepper to taste. When you serve your stew or braised dish, spoon some Asparagus Gremolata over each bowl or pass it at the table.


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