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Such difficulties make the preservation of spoken Irish daunting, yet it's a point of pride among many inhabitants of Ireland. Even on our shores, that venerable tongue gets its due in places where Irish culture has a particularly strong cachet. All the same, it was surprising to get a press release from Elms College in Chicopee touting not only its Irish language classes (some of which are open to the public), but also that one of the instructors is a Fulbright exchange teacher, here from Ireland specifically to teach Irish.
That teacher, Pádraic Déiseach, filled me in on the current state of the language in its native isle. For many years, Irish has been a compulsory subject in Irish schools, thought of as a difficult necessity by many. Road signs bear names in English and Irish, and Irish has been declared the nation's first language. All the same, it's safe to say English still dominates.
"The only places [Irish] is spoken as a community language are in the 'Gaeltacht' areas on the west coast, espcially northwest Donegal, south Connacht and west Kerry," Déiseach said in a recent interview. "Outside of those areas, Irish would not be a community language, but there are Irish speakers all over the country. There's about 100,000 fluent speakers who speak it on a regular basis. In the last census, over 70,000 said they speak it on a daily basis."
That may not seem like many, but it's something of a victory for a language that seemed headed for extinction thanks in large part to the need to speak English to succeed in a country that was, for centuries, ruled by the English.
"English wasn't really successful against Irish until maybe the 19th century," says Déiseach. "People started raising their children to immigrate. Most people went to America and England, so people started speaking English to their children. Irish became associated with a lower class of people. Irish wasn't allowed in school—children were beaten if they were found speaking Irish. Also the famine was the worst hit to the language—it was worst mostly in the west, where people spoke it."
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"My grandmother was an Irish speaker, so I would have been exposed to it," he says. "It's hard to avoid being exposed. I would have watched a lot of programs on television in Irish. Irish is becoming more noticeable, especially because of [television channel] TG4, launched in 1996. You also have a lot of Irish language schools, called Gaelscoileanna, where the children learn in Irish. They're increasing in popularity."
It's remarkable that a language so old—it goes back to at least the 4th century, and probably much farther—is now becoming so ubiquitous in a country where it was once thoroughly eclipsed by English. It's come so far that people like Déiseach, who studied Irish at undergraduate and graduate levels in Ireland, can find employment as translators.
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For runner-up Allenby, it was a heartbreaker. The Aussie had been playing very well of late, with two wins at the close of 2009. A win at Waialae Country Club would have been Allenby's first PGA Tour title since the Marconi Pennsylvania Classic in 2001.
"I needed to make a birdie at the last," admitted Allenby, who is using a new claw-style putting grip that served him well for much of the week in Honolulu.
Steve Stricker (65) and Retief Goosen (62) also gave chase before coming up two and three shots short, respectively. The PGA Tour now moves to the U.S. mainland for the West Coast Swing.
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• European Tour: Charl Schwartzel won for the second week in a row at the Joburg Open.
• Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson won the Champions Skins Game.
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Rodriguez's implosion made Stephen Strasburg a footnote and threw away what would have been RA Dickey's seventh win.
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Chafee's plan, though an admirable pay-as-you-go method, just isn't enough to fix the thousands of roads and bridges that need repair in our cities and towns. $10 million distributed to 39 municipalities will barely fix one road in each town. Taveras' plan for Providence is downright scary. His administration admits outright that it would save money using Raimondo's plan while tacitly admitting that it hadn't considered that alternative. Spending $40 million without first exploring cheaper bonding sources borders on gross financial mismanagement. Raimondo's plan, which is as innovative as her pension investment strategy, seems to be the only one that uses any out-of-the-box thinking. It gets double the money to municipalities each year than does Chafee's plan and it doesn't waste taxpayers' money on bad credit investments as does Taveras' plan.
ANONYMOUS BOND BUYERS FOR 38 STUDIOS? The Providence Journal and various other detractors are trying desperately to determine exactly who bought the bonds that financed the now-defaulted $75 million loan guarantee to 38 Studios. Why so much interest in who bought the bonds? Jim Taricani, co-host of the news talk show "10 News Conference," made a comment that explains why. He said that Rhode Islanders might feel differently about paying the bonds if they knew who purchased them. What a crock! Do Rhode Islanders really think that our responsibility to repay a debt should be based on how much money the creditor has or what position the creditor holds in our society? If that's the case, why should we pay our mortgages? Aren't the banks that make mortgage loans rich? Can't they afford to absorb the losses? What about our electric bills? Maybe we shouldn't pay them either since National Grid is a big, rich company.
We should assume that the people, banks or companies who bought the 38 Studios' bonds are pretty well off and that some may be well-known public figures. So what? That certainly doesn't mean we shouldn't pay them back for their investments. Wealthy investors supporting emerging businesses create the engine that leads to a thriving economy. If we send the message to these investors that we aren't going to pay them back just because they are well off and might be able to afford the loss, we are sealing the tomb on Rhode Island's economic future.
GOODBYE TO THE IRON LADY: For those with a fiscally conservative, free-market bent, the world lost one of its greatest heroes this week - Margaret Thatcher. Along with Ronald Reagan, she forged a new perspective on government and what it should and shouldn't do for its citizens. Seeking a classless society that allows those who work hard to succeed without big government holding them back, she made changes to British government that led to the United Kingdom's economic rebirth. Her reliance on free markets instead of a strong central government to move her country forward upset many who ached for a stronger welfare state, yet her actions and policies greatly strengthened the United Kingdom both economically and politically. The country is far better off today because of her leadership. She will be remembered as one of the lions of the twentieth century. Goodbye, Maggie! You were indeed an Iron Lady!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Steve Bucci, a personal finance columnist, wrote a piece for the Providence Journal in which he decried the burgeoning student loan industry and its pushing of loans on "inexperienced students and their emotionally compromised parents...without regard for their ability to repay. " Lenders approve as many loans as possible since they profit while someone else (government) is responsible for defaults. Referring to the Einstein adage that insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results," Bucci compared the easy-money student loan default problem to the easy-money mortgage loan problem that caused the housing market to crash because banks had lent so much to homebuyers who couldn't afford their mortgages. Bucci ended his article with this: "Lending $100,000 to a high-school kid with no income and no firm idea of what he or she will do for a living, who may not even graduate, is truly insane." For student loans we're doing the same thing we did before the mortgage crisis but expecting different results. Yes, Dr. Einstein, we're totally insane!


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Reviewed by Shelby A. (age 11)
My favorite part of The Harvest Birds is when Juan gets the land from his friend and all his plants grow well because he still believed in himself . This book reminds me of a friend that never gives up when things are tough for her. I think this book is for someone that does not believe in him or herself. I felt that this was a great book because it made me wonder why he never gave up on himself. The interesting part of this book is how he never gives up and perserveres.
I think the audience who would like this book is a group of kids that don?t believe in themselves. I recommend this book for boys or girls of any age.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Have to laugh Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Have to laugh Goto page 1, 2 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Vietnam View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message deadliftJoined: 08 Jun 2010Posts: 267 Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:15 pm Post subject: Have to laugh So I came into Vincom for a bite to eat, and in the parking garage there was a car alarm going off. At first I thought it was coming from a car on the level below, but it turns out that it was coming from a motorbike. Not even a flash one, just a bog standard airblade. It takes a special kind of jackass to put a car alarm on a motorbike in Vietnam. The way parking is here the damn thing must be going off constantly. Back to top finmarJoined: 28 Sep 2012Posts: 6 Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:25 pm Post subject: Athens In Athens, Greece, International Airport is very close to bustling capital of Greece. Planes are coming and going every minute in low altitude. Car alarms became popular some 20 years ago in Greece. Always when plane is in the air, most of the car alarms go off. You should see Athens for 'beter protection alarms' laugh.Last edited by finmar on Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:04 pm; edited 2 times in total Back to top cb400Joined: 27 Sep 2010Posts: 274Location: Vientiane, Laos Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:06 am Post subject: I've got one of these jerk offs in my apartment also. But his in stalled the Vietnamese way and goes off every 4-6 minutes. They should roll it outside and leave it there. Is it me, or Vietnamese are becoming more like the Chinese everyday? Back to top JbhughesJoined: 01 Jul 2010Posts: 254 Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:18 am Post subject: Maybe we can fight back.... I believe the same units can be made to play music from an MP3 player. It's something I've been meaning to look into for awhile now. I'd love to ride down the street blasting out some Hendrix or whatever. Back to top deadliftJoined: 08 Jun 2010Posts: 267 Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:02 am Post subject: That idea is already out there. Some time ago I was next to some a-hole with a speaker system in the cowling of his bike, blasting out typically awful techno. The bike was one of those ludicrous looking maxi-scooters, which always evoke in me a combination of mirth and hatred when I see them. Back to top cb400Joined: 27 Sep 2010Posts: 274Location: Vientiane, Laos Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:16 am Post subject: What is the Vietnamese desire to create as much noise as possible at all times? Why? WHy? WHY? Back to top mark_in_saigonJoined: 20 Sep 2009Posts: 837 Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:53 pm Post subject: Why? Seems to me that the main reason WHY is the same reason he wants to flaunt his wealth. They have been so poor for so long that a shiny object appeals to them, and gets them noticed. So whatever it is, cell phones, expensive motorbikes, clothes, cars, houses, anything that makes them stand out makes them feel like they are no longer an object of pity. Westerners do the same thing, but just not to the same degree, and we have had money for so long that our richer classes do not have the same level of need to prove how special they are to everyone else. I will never forget the pre cell phone days, I was in a job where the young managers had beepers, and the assistant managers did not. So the managers with the beepers would do the little test button thing, creating a static noise, when chatting with the assistants. It was supposedly just to make sure the beeper was working, but actually it was more like some kind of primitive sexual display or something, like an animal would do. Proving your status and manhood by making it obvious you had a beeper and your subordinates did not. So funny, yet they were so serious about it. We really are just a short step up from the monkeys, or it seems that way to me. I guess the question is, how short is the step? The VN do have a culture of allowing ridiculous behavior in many contexts. The way people drive here would cause severe road rage among more controlled peoples. Here they even have a saying for it. Something like "drive any way you want". It does not matter how abusive it is, until you actually run over someone it is accepted. I think the noise is the same thing, also burning garbage, throwing trash anywhere, and many other behaviors we find unacceptable. That is their culture. The zoo we escaped from may just be a bit more refined. Back to top I'm With StupidJoined: 03 Sep 2010Posts: 432 Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:46 pm Post subject: I saw a Maybach the other day. Outside Burger King. Back to top 1st Sgt WelshJoined: 13 Dec 2010Posts: 946Location: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:53 am Post subject: cb400 wrote: What is the Vietnamese desire to create as much noise as possible at all times? Why? WHy? WHY? I don't really want to get into the whole Saigon/Hanoi debate again but the noise pollution is, IMO, much worse up north. In regards to "WHY?" it's pretty weird. The noise blaring from some inconsiderate jackass just doesn't seem to bother most of the locals here. For the life of me I don't know why. Maybe they are just used to it. Anyway I suspect it might have just become a vicious circle. The inconsiderate jackasses persist in acting true to form, (largely because no one complains), whilst a new generation of Vietnamese grow up 'getting used to it' . Back to top inhanoiJoined: 22 Oct 2011Posts: 165 Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:51 pm Post subject: I've been in Hanoi for 7 years. I can't hear you. Back to top I'm With StupidJoined: 03 Sep 2010Posts: 432 Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:58 pm Post subject: Hmm, and yet they seem to be very quick to complain if a group of foreigners happens to have a small party any time after about 11 o'clock. Yet insanely loud funerals that go on for 3 days, almost exclusively at anti-social hours are tolerated, as are people with huge sound systems who love the sound of their own singing. I think Vietnam is fundamentally a country where people avoid confrontation. Nobody would even think of actually going round to their neighbours themselves to ask them to keep it down, it's always done through a third party. The actual confrontations I've seen have been pretty explosive and violent, suggesting that they're not particularly good at it. What confuses me is that other countries like the UK and Japan are also pretty bad at confrontation, and yet social pressure seems to keep people in line (literally). Although in the case of the UK, confrontations are often just as explosive. In Vietnam, there doesn't seem to be the same social pressure to consider other's feelings, space, comfort, or even safety. And yet, in my experience, people respond pretty well to a bit of polite confrontation if they push in in a queue, suggesting there is an element of shame associated with it. I also once went to someone's flat to ask them to keep the noise down (constant banging for a good 3 hours) and they obliged. It's almost like people are quick to apologize and recognise their behaviour if its pointed out to them, but they often don't have an instinctive sense of inconveniencing others. Massively generalising, of course. But my favourite example was when a car hit a truck at rush hour, causing a slight dent in the front of the car (which he somehow thought the truck was responsible for). They spent a good ten minutes discussing it in the middle of a busy roundabout, without at any point considering getting their vehicles to the side of the road first. But as for funerals, I've never met a single person, Vietnamese or otherwise, who doesn't consider them a massive pain. But who's gonna go up to a funeral party and ask them to keep the noise down? I don't think even the most confrontational person would have the balls for that one. Back to top VietCanadaJoined: 30 Nov 2010Posts: 590 Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:06 pm Post subject: IMHO car alarms are just the chorus. What is it with grinders and cutters? Is it some rite of passage to own and use a device for grinding and cutting metal? Is it the VN symbol equivalent to having 500 keys hanging from one's butt? Honking horns while speeding recklessly must be the beat. Women yelling at other woman over a disloyal man, the aria. Back to top Mushroom DruidJoined: 19 Oct 2009Posts: 91 Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:17 am Post subject: I decided to put this article here: What is your take? I've seen this before. Of course there are real people in need, but there are a lot of scams. Sympathy feeds drug habit in Ho Chi Minh City Last Updated: Friday, January 04, 2013 A young man in a group of beggars in Ho Chi Minh City that have been trained to act like paralyzed or mentally ill people, earning big money from peoples sympathy to pay for their drug use and gambling Some young drug and gambling addicts in Ho Chi Minh City do not have to rob or steal to fund their habit. They just have to play mentally or physically ill handicapped people to earn hundreds of dollars by begging or selling lottery tickets, and several residents moved by their plight pay them extra money, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters found after days of investigation. Most of the fraudulent beggars are healthy young men who have been trained to act like dysfunctional people. A group of seven young men has been working for a lottery ticket retail agency in an alley on Nguyen Canh Chan Street, District 1. Their employer, a husband and wife, had them trained by a man named Toan, around 24. I have been doing this for more than ten years and have turned dozens of strong young men into disabled people, Toan told the reporters who pretended to be seeking jobs as such beggars. Equipment needed for the job is cheap - some old, dirty torn clothes - but the important thing is how to act like being paralyzed or affected by cerebral-palsy, he said. No matter how much people beat or shout at you, you have to lie still, dont stand up. When you drag yourself on the street, you dont have to smile. You just need to keep your mouth twisted and people will be moved. When people ask what impairment you have, you have to speak with difficulty with a deformed mouth. They will totally buy it if you can shed some tears. In the worst case, if you are caught by the police, keep pretending that you are dumb or deaf and I will bail you out, Toan said. RELATED CONTENT Child slavery in Vietnam metro Like us on Facebook and scroll down to share your comment He said his students can earn at least a hundred dollars a day, but some have landed big sums from rich people who want to engage in charity. Recently a Viet Kieu gave one of my students US$300. Some rich guys have given me dozens of wheelchairs. I took and sold them all, said Toan, who drove the beggars to their places every day, pretending to carry them down to the road. The students said most people easily sympathize, but sometimes when that did not happen, they just had to make themselves look more pitiable. This job requires you to be patient, accept to be ashamed and filthy, said Diep, 19. The beggar, with experience of five years, said the better one acts, the more money people will throw out. Sometimes you have to drag yourself across mud or garbage just to buy peoples tears, he said. The beggars said they have to work far from home as they do not want to get busted, and they also have a little self-respect, because they do not want familiar people to call them con-men. Du, 16, from the south central province of Phu Yen, said he had to hide the job from his mother and relatives. Once, after she found out, he lied to her that he would quit, he said. Most of the beggars came from this province more than 500 kilometers from the city. http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/Pages/20130105-Sympathy-feeds-drug-habit-in-Ho-Chi-Minh-City.aspx Back to top mark_in_saigonJoined: 20 Sep 2009Posts: 837 Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:35 am Post subject: what is funny to me What is amazing to me is that the beggars in the west are more aggressive and numerous than in VN. It is rare for me to encounter actually begging here, though we certainly have our share of people who will overcharge you in VN. In my native city in the states, the beggars on the street corners can be quite aggressive, and the experience is a lot more unpleasant than here. They also have their little act down, one can see them exchanging their cardboard signs as they change beggars every hour or so, obviously whatever message they give does not strictly apply to any one beggar, they just all have a pitch, more or less the same. Hungry, homeless, need work, god bless. I don't see much scripted begging there though, like pretending an illness or whatever. Instead, our guys are mostly substance abusers, but they do try to hide that fact, or at least not flaunt it while begging. Back to top I'm With StupidJoined: 03 Sep 2010Posts: 432 Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:05 pm Post subject: I've never really come from a place in the UK where we've had a lot of beggars, but the ones I've seen have generally been sat down and merely asked you for money as you passed. Certainly none of the intrusion you get in Vietnam. Although I did once read about a beggar in London who made a fortune by approaching people as they went to the atm (spent it all on heroin again though). I'd say the most common one is when I'm getting petrol. 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Sunday, December 20, 2009
2002 Don Melchor
I have been assembling a vertical of this wine over a number of years (hence the modest price below), and this was my first taste from that collection. The 2002 Concha y Toro Don Melchor (96% Cab Sauv, Cab Franc) showed long legs in the glass, and it was very, very violety on the nose. Classic Cab blackberry notes as well, it kept on delivering with pepper and butterscotch, flint and old leather, liquorice and tar...earth, musk, and cedar. A big, expansive, thick wall of tannins, accented by spicy black pepper and dark berry fruit. Awkward and a touch hot, but a never ending finish and it started to come together with air time. While sipping I couldn't help thinking "tremendously complex" and "already done". This is worth seeking out, and I can't wait to host a vertical of this.
cork. 14% alcohol
Score: 17.5+/20
Price: C$44.78 (SAQ)
5 comments:
Vertical? Just say when...
- January 04, 2010 3:59 PM
- Joe said...
Hey Lloyd - these are the kind of tastings we should be doing going forward, technical tastings. We've already done the regions multiple times...where are those guest blogs? When do we share a glass?
- January 05, 2010 11:22 PM
- Thomas @ The Blog Wine Cellar said...
Don Melchor is really neat wine. I last tasted the 2003 and thought it was great stuff. It too needed time to open up in the glass but eventually it because really beautiful indeed. Nice that you started a vertical before the wine jumps even higher in price. Cheers~
- February 04, 2010 5:30 PM
- Joe said...
Hi Thomas - my first experience was a corked bottle of the '99, so I was a bit hesitant to open another bottle, especially the '02 which was supposed to be a weaker vintage. But this redeemed the lot, and I now look forward to cracking open some other vintages. Funny, the '03 is the one vintage missing from my cellar...
- February 06, 2010 12:05 PM
Had the 95 in January with my wine club.Everybody thought it was a second growth.Great wine.
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Improving Ambassadors Mentoring Process
This page has been created because some people where unsatisfied with how new (Ambassador) mentors are elected. As mentors act as first contact for new Ambassadors and are listed on the join page, the role of being a mentor is seen as something special by a lot of group members.
We should make clear that the mentoring role is definitely nothing special and the job that a mentor does could also be done by every regular Ambassador BUT offer a path for every Ambassador (with skills) who is really willed to help in mentoring to join up for that role.
Current Situation
The normal way mentors are elected is that they are choosen by FAmSCo on demand. This leads to the situation that ppl are sometimes told that there are no more mentors needed in a specific region and a few weeks/days later someone else is raised for that position. The one who asked to be a mentor in first place might be frustrated as he/she did not see something like a waiting list (where he/she might be on top) and is not told why someone else is getting the job.
There are a few ways to get rid of this situation:
No need for a title
We should clearly communicate that mentors are necessary but that there is no need for a title to get things done. Everybody is invented to
- help new Ambassadors to get started
- invite other Ambassadors to take part at events
- promote Fedora in any form
The challenge is to communicate that to everyone who is interested. A 'The role of mentors in the Ambassadors project' page containing these hints could be a starting point.
But ... a title is a honour, isn't it?
Well, in these days a title might be seen as honour (and that's what Ambassador often see in the role of a mentor)
Even if we do not want to promote mentorship as a role that is worth/necessary to be taken we should define rules that allow everybody (with skills) to join up. One idea is to create a waiting list where everybody who is interested in being a mentor could add his/her name and a few notes on why he/she wants to do that job. The benefit would be that FAmSCo would notice all ppl who are interested in becoming be mentors. The list could contain self-nominations and nominations by others.
If a new mentor is chosen from that list, a short statement should be published on why exactly this guy/girl is getting the job. If one who is on the list for quite a while is not elected for a few times, he/she should be able to ask why and receive an adequate answer (describing either that he/she is not seen as skilled enough, or giving hints on what to improve to raise the chance for the next vote).
Again, this is only a proposal but it could help to improve communication and lower frustration.


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We might never become as good as Jackson, the amazing sniper from Saving Private Ryan, but the closest we'll get is in Sniper Elite V2, the WWII shooter from Rebellion. And now we'll get our chance to live up to the sharpshooter's skills in the new St. Pierre downloadable content pack.
The DLC will feature a battle in St. Pierre, a little French village. Agent Fairburne will take on Rodebrecht, the German general, equipped with the Lee Enfield No. 3 and the M1D Garand rifles.
The DLC will cost 400 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360 and $4.99 on the PlayStation Network.
You can view the heartbeat-slowing trailer below, courtesy of Machinima, and let us know if you're going to weaponize math by taking angles and the Coriolis Effect into account in St. Pierre.


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There was a point in time where Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices were overly complicated and complex enough to require a Network Administrator. But thanks to companies like QNAP, data storage, backup, synchronization, remote access, and personal cloud has never been easier.
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Known for manufacturing storage solutions in the enterprise, desktop, mobile computing, consumer and retail markets. It was only a matter of time before Seagate introduced their very own Network Attached Storage (NAS) product, the Seagate BlackArmor NAS. No, BlackArmor isn't some epic World of Warcraft item to lust over. This is serious business, just as backing up your data should be.


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Words from a Few of America's Women, 1790-1920
Judith Sargent Murray, "On the Equality of the Sexes", 1790:
Maria W. Stewart, "Why Sit Ye Here and Die", 1832:
Sarah Moore Grimké, letter to Mary S. Parker, 1837:
Sophia Ripley, "Woman", 1841:
Margaret Fuller, Woman in the 19th Century, 1845:
Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, Seneca Falls Convention, 1848:
Sojourner Truth, 1851, as reported by Marcus Robinson:
Account by Matilda Joslyn Gage of Susan B. Anthony's trial for the federal crime of voting without the right to vote, 1873:
Voltarine de Cleyr, "Sex Slavery", 1890:
Lucy Stone, in a letter to Susan B. Anthony, 1891:
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, "Solitude of Self", 1892:
Emma Goldman, "Woman Suffrage", c.1911:
19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, passed by Congress June 4, 1919, ratified August 18, 1920, with ratification certified by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby on August 26, 1920:
Yes, ye lordly, ye haughty sex, our souls are by nature equal to yours; the same breath of God animates, enlivens, and invigorates us; and that we are not fallen lower than yourselves, let those witness who have greatly towered above the various discouragements by which they have been so heavily oppressed; and though I am unacquainted with the list of celebrated characters on either side, yet from the observations I have made in the contracted circle in which I have moved, I dare confidently believe, that from the commencement of time to the present day, there hath been as many females, as males, who, by the mere force of natural powers, have merited the crown of applause; who, thus unassisted, have seized the wreath of fame. I know there are who assert, that as the animal power of the one sex are superiour, of course their mental faculties also must be stronger; thus attributing strength of mind to the transient organization of this earth born tenement. But if this reasoning is just, man must be content to yield the palm to many of the brute creation, since by not a few of his brethren of the field, he is far surpassed in bodily strength. Moreover, was this argument admitted, it would prove too much, for occular demonstration evinceth, that there are many robust masculine ladies, and effeminate gentlemen. Yet I fancy that Mr. Pope, though clogged with an enervated body, and distinguished by a diminutive stature, could nevertheless lay claim to greatness of soul; and perhaps there are many other instances which might be adduced to combat so unphilosophical an opinion. Do we not often see, that when the clay built tabernacle is well nigh dissolved, when it is just ready to mingle with the parent soil, the immortal inhabitant aspires to, and even attaineth heights the most sublime, and which were before wholly unexplored. Besides, were we to grant that animal strength proved any thing, taking into consideration the accustomed impartiality of nature, we should be induced to imagine, that she had invested the female mind with superiour strength as an equivalent for the bodily powers of man. But waving this however palpable advantage, for equality only, we wish to contend.
Maria W. Stewart, "Why Sit Ye Here and Die", 1832:
Do you ask, why are you wretched and miserable? I reply, look at many of the most worthy and interesting of us doomed to spend our lives in gentlemen's kitchens. Look at our young men, smart, active and energetic, with souls filled with ambitious fire; if they look forward, alas! what are their prospects? They can be nothing but the humblest laborers, on account of their dark complexions; hence many of them lose their ambition, and become worthless. Look at our middle-aged men, clad in their rusty plaids and coats; in winter, every cent they earn goes to buy their wood and pay their rents; their poor wives also toil beyond their strength, to help support their families. Look at our aged sires, whose heads are whitened with the front of seventy winters, with their old wood-saws on their backs. Alas, what keeps us so? Prejudice, ignorance and poverty. But ah! methinks our oppression is soon to come to an end; yes, before the Majesty of heaven, our groans and cries have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth [James 5:4]. As the prayers and tears of Christians will avail the finally impenitent nothing; neither will the prayers and tears of the friends of humanity avail us any thing, unless we possess a spirit of virtuous emulation within our breasts. Did the pilgrims, when they first landed on these shores, quietly compose themselves, and say, "the Britons have all the money and all the power, and we must continue their servants forever?" Did they sluggishly sigh and say, "our lot is hard, the Indians own the soil, and we cannot cultivate it?" No; they first made powerful efforts to raise themselves and then God raised up those illustrious patriots WASHINGTON and LAFAYETTE, to assist and defend them. And, my brethren, have you made a powerful effort? Have you prayed the Legislature for mercy's sake to grant you all the rights and privileges of free citizens, that your daughters may raise to that degree of respectability which true merit deserves, and your sons above the servile situations which most of them fill?
Sarah Moore Grimké, letter to Mary S. Parker, 1837:
It will scarcely be denied,I presume, that, as a general rule, men do not desire the improvement of women. There are few instances of men who are magnanimous enough to be entirely willing that women should know more than themselves, on any subjects except dress and cookery; and, indeed, this necessarily flows from their assumption of superiority. As they have determined that Jehovah has placed woman on a lower platform than man, they of course wish to keep her there ; and hence the noble faculties of our minds are crushed, and our reasoning powers are almost wholly uncultivated.
Sophia Ripley, "Woman", 1841:
Woman is educated with the tacit understanding, that she is only half a being, and an appendage. First, she is so to her parents, whose opinions, perhaps prejudices, are engrafted into her before she knows what an opinion is. Thus provided she enters life, and society seizes her; her faculties of observations are sharpened, often become fearfully acute, though in some sort discriminating, and are ever after so occupied with observing that she never penetrates. In the common course of events she is selected as the life-companion of some one of the other sex; because selected, she fixes her affections upon him, and hardly ventures to exercise upon him even her powers of observation. Then he creates for her a home, which should be constructed by their mutual taste and efforts. She finds him not what she expected; she is disappointed and becomes captious, complaining of woman's lot, or discouraged and crushed by it. She thinks him perfect, adopts his prejudices, adds them to her early stock, and ever defends them with his arguments; where she differs from him in taste and habits, she believes herself in the wrong and him in the right, and spends life in conforming to him, instead of moulding herself to her own ideal. Thus she loses her individuality, and never gains his respect. Her life is usually bustle and hurry, or barren order, dreary decorum and method, without vitality. Her children perhaps love her, but she is only the upper nurse; the father, the oracle. His wish is law, hers only the unavailing sigh uttered in secret. She looks out into life, finds nothing there but confusion, and congratulates herself that it is man's business, not hers, to look through it all, and find stern principle seated tranquilly at the centre of things. Is this woman's destiny? Is she to be the only adventurer, who pursues her course through life aimless, tossed upon the waves of circumstance, intoxicated by joy, panic-struck by misfortune, or stupidly receptive of it? Is she neither to soar to heaven like the lark, nor bend her way, led by an unerring guide, to climes congenial to her nature? Is she always to flutter and flutter, and at last drop into the wave? Man would not have it so, for he reveres the gently firm. Man does not ridicule nor expose to suffering the woman who aspires, he wishes not for blind reverence, but intelligent affection; not for supremacy, but to be understood; not for obedience, but companionship; it is the weak and ignorant of her own sex who brand her, but the enigma still remains unsolved, why are so many of the sex allowed to remain weak and frivolous?
Margaret Fuller, Woman in the 19th Century, 1845:
Knowing that there exists in the minds of men a tone of feeling toward women as toward slaves, such as is expressed in the common phrase, "Tell that to women and children;" that the infinite soul can only work through them in already ascertained limits; that the gift of reason, Man's highest prerogative, is allotted to them in much lower degree; that they must be kept from mischief and melancholy by being constantly engaged in active labor, which is to be furnished and directed by those better able to think, &c., &c.,-- we need not multiply instances, for who can review the experience of last week without recalling words which imply, whether in jest or earnest, these views, or views like these,--knowing this, can we wonder that many reformers think that measures are not likely to be taken in behalf of women, unless their wishes could be publicly represented by women?
Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, Seneca Falls Convention, 1848:
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of those who suffer from it to refuse allegiance to it, and to insist upon the institution of a new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer. while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their duty to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled. The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her.
Sojourner Truth, 1851, as reported by Marcus Robinson:
I am a woman's rights. I have as much muscle as any man, and can do as much work as any man. I have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed, and can any man do more than that? I have heard much about the sexes being equal. I can carry as much as any man, and can eat as much too, if I can get it. I am as strong as any man that is now. As for intellect, all I can say is, if a woman have a pint, and a man a quart -- why can't she have her little pint full? You need not be afraid to give us our rights for fear we will take too much, -- for we can't take more than our pint'll hold. The poor men seems to be all in confusion, and don't know what to do. Why children, if you have woman's rights, give it to her and you will feel better. You will have your own rights, and they won't be so much trouble.
Account by Matilda Joslyn Gage of Susan B. Anthony's trial for the federal crime of voting without the right to vote, 1873:
As a matter of outward form the defendant was asked if she had anything to say why the sentence of the court should not be pronounced upon her.
"Yes, your honor," replied Miss Anthony, "I have many things to say. My every right, constitutional, civil, political and judicial has been tramped upon. I have not only had no jury of my peers, but I have had no jury at all."
Court—"Sit down Miss Anthony. I cannot allow you to argue the question."
Miss Anthony—"I shall not sit down. I will not lose my only chance to speak."
Court—"You have been tried, Miss Anthony, by the forms of law, and my decision has been rendered by law."
Miss Anthony—"Yes, but laws made by men, under a government of men, interpreted by men and for the benefit of men. The only chance women have for justice in this country is to violate the law, as I have done, and as I shall continue to do," and she struck her hand heavily on the table in emphasis of what she said. "Does your honor suppose that we obeyed the infamous fugitive slave law which forbade to give a cup of cold water to a slave fleeing from his master? I tell you we did not obey it; we fed him and clothed him, and sent him on his way to Canada. So shall we trample all unjust laws under foot. I do not ask the clemency of the court. I came into it to get justice, having failed in this, I demand the full rigors of the law."
Court—"The sentence of the court is $100 fine and the costs of the prosecution."
Miss Anthony—"I have no money to pay with, but am $10,000 in debt."
Court—"You are not ordered to stand committed till it is paid."
Voltarine de Cleyr, "Sex Slavery", 1890:
Yes, for that is adultery where woman submits herself sexually to man, without desire on her part, for the sake of "keeping him virtuous," "keeping him at home," the women say. (Well, if a man did not love me and respect himself enough to be "virtuous" without prostituting me, - he might go, and welcome. He has no virtue to keep.) And that is rape, where a man forces himself sexually upon a woman whether he is licensed by the marriage law to do it or not. And that is the vilest of all tyranny where a man compels the woman he says he loves, to endure the agony of bearing children that she does not want, and for whom, as is the rule rather than the exception, they cannot properly provide. It is worse than any other human oppression; it is fairly God-like! To the sexual tyrant there is no parallel upon earth; one must go to the skies to find a fiend who thrusts life upon his children only to starve and curse and outcast and damn them! And only through the marriage law is such tyranny possible. The man who deceives a woman outside of marriage (and mind you, such a man will deceive in marriage too) may deny his own child, if he is mean enough. He cannot tear it from her arms -he cannot touch it! The girl he wronged, thanks to your very pure and tender morality standard, may die in the street for want of food. He cannot force his hated presence upon her again. But his wife, gentlemen, his wife, the woman he respects so much that he consents to let her merge her individuality into his, lose her identity and become his chattel, his wife he may not only force unwelcome children upon, outrage at his own good pleasure, and keep as a general cheap and convenient piece of furniture, but if she does not get a divorce (and she cannot for such cause) he can follow her wherever she goes, come into her house, eat her food, force her into the cell, kill her by virtue of his sexual authority! And she has no redress unless he is indiscreet enough to abuse her in some less brutal but unlicensed manner. I know a case in your city where a woman was followed so for ten years by her husband. I believe he finally developed grace enough to die: please applaud him for the only decent thing he ever did.
Lucy Stone, in a letter to Susan B. Anthony, 1891:
It is not quite the same when we are seventy-two as when we are twenty-seven; still I am glad of what is left, and wish we might both hold out till the victory we have sought is won, but all the same the victory is coming. In the aftertime the world will be the better for it.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, "Solitude of Self", 1892:
Is it, then, consistent to hold the developed woman of this day within the same narrow political limits as the dame with the spinning wheel and knitting needle occupied in the past? No! no! Machinery has taken the labors of woman as well as man on its tireless shoulders; the loom and the spinning wheel are but dreams of the past; the pen, the brush, the easel, the chisel, have taken their places, while the hopes and ambitions of women are essentially changed. We see reason sufficient in the outer conditions of human being for individual liberty and development, but when we consider the self dependence of every human soul we see the need of courage, judgment, and the exercise of every faculty of mind and body, strengthened and developed by use, in woman as well as man.
Whatever may be said of man's protecting power in ordinary conditions, mid all the terrible disasters by land and sea, in the supreme moments of danger, alone, woman must ever meet the horrors of the situation; the Angel of Death even makes no royal pathway for her. Man's love and sympathy enter only into the sunshine of our lives. In that solemn solitude of self, that links us with the immeasurable and the eternal, each soul lives alone forever.
Emma Goldman, "Woman Suffrage", c.1911:
Needless to say, I am not opposed to woman suffrage on the conventional ground that she is not equal to it. I see neither physical, psychological, nor mental reasons why woman should not have the equal right to vote with man. But that can not possibly blind me to the absurd notion that woman will accomplish that wherein man has failed. If she would not make things worse, she certainly could not make them better. To assume, therefore, that she would succeed in purifying something which is not susceptible of purification, is to credit her with supernatural powers. Since woman's greatest misfortune has been that she was looked upon as either angel or devil, her true salvation lies in being placed on earth; namely, in being considered human, and therefore subject to all human follies and mistakes. Are we, then, to believe that two errors will make a right? Are we to assume that the poison already inherent in politics will be decreased, if women were to enter the political arena?
19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, passed by Congress June 4, 1919, ratified August 18, 1920, with ratification certified by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby on August 26, 1920:
Section 1: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Section 2: Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


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Last month I was pleased to review the four new gluten-free baking mixes that the Betty Crocker brand has just released in the wilds of many American supermarkets and to offer a giveaway prize package of baking mixes, coupons and some other goodies. The randomly-selected winner is Angela's Kitchen. Angela has a gluten-free and dairy-free food blog, which I just discovered, and will be adding to my ever-growing list of 120+ gluten-free blogs. Congratulations Angela!
I haven't been blogging as much this summer as I have been trying to keep up with my garden output. After a cool and rainy Spring and first half of Summer, the weather has gotten hazy, hot and humid and our stressed-out garden plants are producing early. A lot of the plants have wilt or blight from a seemingly endless string of rain storms, so we are harvesting a daily armload of zucchinis, lettuces, tomatoes, broccoli, beans, and greens. I've been busy canning and freezing and will be posting soon about a Spicy Zucchini Relish I tried out. In the meantime, you can imagine how much fun I'm having putting up homegrown Tomato Sauce, Salsa, Dilly Beans, and Cucumber Relish. Not to mention those toothsome and garlicky refrigerator pickles!


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60's dress by Alexandra
Added Mar 18, 2011
by alexphil
Athens, Greece
I saw this beautiful fabric and decided to make a dress like that : straight and short, resembling a 60's era. And after sewing about 4 summer sleeveless dresses I thought it was about time to sew something with sleeves, so there they are! They're not that succesful but not so bad either..
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Nov 11, 2018, 10.46 AMby Nathedu13
Bonjour je ne comprends pas le dessin des manches je l'ai coupé dans le pli du tissu mais j'arrive pas à assembler je comprends pas du tout le dessin je souhaiterais savoir aussi il faut vraiment une doublure entière ou juste les épaules j'ai besoin de votre aide merci beaucoup
Oct 25, 2018, 08.42 PMby Nathedu13
Mercii pour le partage elle est trop belle
Oct 31, 2012, 05.24 PMby reisesser
Hey, i really like the dress. But i have a question – Im a beginner- how can I change the dress when I have some different sizevalues? Thanks
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Mar 14, 2013, 01.50 PMby alexphil
Sorry, but I don't know how to do this either!
Sep 23, 2012, 08.52 AMby ines25
so cute! i love this dress!
Apr 4, 2012, 09.34 PMby lasoubrette
I love this pattern too! I've only made it with stretch fabrics so far but I've made 4 of them and they all turned out great (not one yet that didn't get tons of compliments!). It's so easy to make and easy to make variations (for example with the neckline, or letting it out a bit to create a different silhouette). It also requires very little fabric. Recently I bought fabric to make another one – it's great material but very expensive so I'm glad I have a small pattern like this for it!
The only thing I didn't like was how the sleeve tapered – it fit fine in the shoulder but I found it a little tight around my arm. I just traced a new pattern piece with the width the same from the shoulder down through the sleeve. (I didn't hem any of the sleeves on my dresses, I used bias tape on most of them).
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Jul 21, 2015, 03.15 AMby Mag Ortiz
I think the sleeves are pretty small too, I'm just comparing the pattern to my measures to make adjustments and it definetly doesn't look like its gonna fit me the way it fits in the photos
Mar 19, 2012, 01.35 PMby anikissed
I love your pattern! It really suits you. And it was a good exercise in alteration in order to make it fit me :) Thanks for putting it up.
Feb 7, 2012, 08.36 PMby brittanyjoy
I LOVED working with your pattern, it was so simple and well-made! I had to alter it a little to fit me (you're TINY!), and changed it to a low-back, but I was excited that it came out so well! Nice work :)
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Feb 18, 2012, 06.57 PMby alexphil
Oh that's great!!! Nice dress! :) Well that's the good thing with simple patterns, one can experiment with them with no great cost. Good luck with your projects to follow!
Jan 18, 2012, 05.47 AMby Daniela Ritter
You helped me a lot, thank you! :)
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Jan 27, 2012, 11.20 PMby alexphil
Jan 8, 2012, 03.40 PMby avi9907
nice and elegant :)
Jan 8, 2012, 01.07 AMby Daniela Ritter
Hi… I'm having problems with the bust dart… how do i cut that area on the fabric?? How do I sew those darts?? Help please! Thanks!! :)
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Jan 10, 2012, 01.26 PMby alexphil
hm, if I understood what you mean, you don't have to cut the bust dart, you just fold the fabric, pin it or sew it by hand and then iron it so it "stands" well before you actually sew it on your sewing machine. I think this is how darts are usually sewn.
hope I helped! good luck!
Jan 8, 2012, 01.00 AMby Daniela Ritter
This is a beautiful dress, but i'm having problems with the front darts, near to the bust… how do i sew them?? How do I cut the pattern in that area??
Jan 1, 2012, 09.50 PMby Jaja---
I made this dress to celebrate Newyear's Eve! I feel good in it! Thank you so much for the pattern!
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Jan 10, 2012, 01.27 PMby alexphil
Oh that's great!
You're welcome!! :D
Nov 17, 2011, 07.06 AMby Elizabeth Livingstone
I'd really like to make this, how much fabric did you use?
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Nov 18, 2011, 04.56 PMby alexphil
About 1-1,5 m (though I don't remeber the other dimension..)
Oct 14, 2011, 09.17 AMby molly85
Hi, I love the dress! I have a bit of a silly question: where did you put the zip? I'm only a beginner, so that's why I'm asking!
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Oct 18, 2011, 03.27 PMby alexphil
:) well it's on the side! In the pattern i have it clearly written, so if you download it, you'll see it!
Aug 12, 2011, 06.59 PMby sigreive
hi there….. just wanted you to check something.—- the retro dress, have you miss written the front and back on the sleeve pattern, from my knowledge, the back is always bulker than the front, it doesnt hang quite right, but reversed it hangs straighter…. was this meant to be, or a misprint by you!!! either way, ive made a real cool number, so many thanks for uploading the pattern…. stu
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Aug 29, 2011, 04.59 PMby alexphil
hmm..that's an interesting observation! I'll check it, I think it wasn't a misprint, whick is better cause it'll help me improve the pattern, cause the sleeves were indeed not that good..so thanks! :)
Jul 20, 2011, 04.07 AMby smarie777
How do I make this in a bigger size?
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Jul 21, 2011, 04.45 PMby alexphil
Well, frankly I don't know much about resizing patterns, but I guess you could resize it by measuring the diameter of your chest and hips, the opening of your shoulders and the distance between those three measurements, and then try to apply these on the pattern..Sorry I can't help you any further…wish you luck!
Jul 31, 2011, 01.28 AMby smarie777
Thanks! This dress is adorable! Can't wait to have a functioning sewing machine to make it..
May 15, 2011, 12.01 AMby Esther Msika
so, so adorable!
May 14, 2011, 05.55 PMby katya89
fantastic dress!I want make this!
May 9, 2011, 09.19 AMby Clairelo
This is lovely. Just what I was looking for. :)
May 7, 2011, 04.50 AMby avanti777
Very-very nice! thank you very much!
Apr 27, 2011, 03.23 PMby weatherwitch
I downloaded the pattern last night and saw that you and I have the exact same measures for bust and waist, only the hips are off by a few. I don't have time for sewing at the moment but will definitely give this a try over the summer! =)
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Apr 27, 2011, 06.53 PMby alexphil
sounds great! I hope I'll upload more patterns soon :)
Apr 23, 2011, 06.42 PMby Magdalena Ostrowska
This dress looks really amazing on you! I made it but didn't quite suit me because of my low height and petite body type. Working with pattern was a pleasure though:) It was super easy. I'm not sure if this pattern should be classified as 36/38 size since I usually wear size 34 and this dress didn't turn out too big even though I added some seam allowance. xoxo
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Apr 24, 2011, 04.33 PMby alexphil
Hey! I'm glad you made it :)
Happy you found it a pleasure even if it didn't suit you :P ..and that at least it was easy! It would be great if you uploaded a picture of it, I'm quite curious!
As for the size, it's according to the burdastyle sizes (http://www.burdastyle.com/statics/size-chart), I'm a 36 on the bust and 38 on my waist and hips, eitherway I have my body dimensions on the first page of the pattern..truth is, it's on me, there's not much free space within the dress :P
Jul 31, 2011, 01.32 AMby smarie777
Play with it a little before you get rid of it.. I have lots of petite friends and find that by adding a skinny belt to the smallest part of your waist and playing with the hem every dress looks good :)
Apr 23, 2011, 04.51 PMby Nat Rogers
l love this. It's so cute with a real vintage twist. :)
Apr 7, 2011, 03.04 PMby tirrs
Love it.
Apr 1, 2011, 08.24 AMby amandala
I love this, but it's not letting me download the pattern… :S
Mar 29, 2011, 08.40 PMby Olivia Anne
love it!
Mar 27, 2011, 09.08 PMby xtinapol
kala teleio?kai ti wraia ntymeno koumpi!alexandra bravo!
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Aug 31, 2011, 09.32 AMby Sew Lola Sew
χρονια πολλα (για χθες) χυχυ
πως εντυσες το κουμπι? θα το φτιαξω και θα ανεβασω
πολυ καλοραμμενο φαινεται :)
Sep 3, 2011, 11.13 AMby alexphil
:D Ευχαριστώ!!! Πήγα λίγο ύφασμα σε μια ράφτρα της γειτονιάς μου και μου το έντυσε, έχουν ένα κουλ γκατζετάκι που ντύνει κουμπιά σε διάφορα μεγέθη. Γενικά μπορείς να ντύσεις κουμπιά σε μαγαζιά που πουλάνε κουμπιά, ξέρω για ένα κάπου κοντά στην καλυβιώτου που έχει δαντελίτσες, κουμπιά και τέτοια πραματάκια.
Mar 27, 2011, 04.07 PMby Lynn Janphy
OMG!!!It is amazing!!! I really love it!!I wish I can do it too!!
Mar 26, 2011, 05.02 PMby woman
super cuteeee! wish it was in my size tho hehe. yummy!
Mar 22, 2011, 12.24 AMby Timea Schmidt
It is really- really pretty.
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text: U.S. Dairy Export Council Recognized for Work to Boost Sales of Gouda Cheese to Mexico January 4, 2012 12:48 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By MILK Editors Email Glanbia Foods of Idaho sees increased sales of the cheese to Mexico, which buys 20% of U.S. cheese. Source: USDEC news release Idaho Lieutenant Governor Brad Little recently presented the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) Mexico office with an "Idaho Valued Partner" Award for its work to develop the market for U.S. gouda cheese in Mexico. The award recognized the success of Glanbia Foods, of Twin Falls, Idaho, one of several U.S. companies seeing increased sales in the market. USDEC market development programs, which are supported by U.S. dairy producers through their checkoff program, help build overseas demand for U.S. dairy products. "This is a great success story for the U.S. dairy industry, and a strong example of how dairy producers benefit from export market investment," says Les Hardesty, a dairy producer from Greeley, Colo., chairman of USDEC and a board member of Dairy Management Inc. "We always talk about 'making what the market wants.' Well, here's a case where USDEC worked with U.S. cheese suppliers and the Mexican trade to develop a profitable outlet for our growing U.S. milk supply." Building gouda capacity Mexico has long been the largest overseas customer for U.S. cheese, but about half the cheese consumed in Mexico is gouda – a variety the U.S. historically didn't make. Three years ago, USDEC embarked on a program to build U.S. gouda capabilities to service this untapped market. Initial research identified specifications and characteristics buyers prefer. USDEC staff then worked with Glanbia and other U.S. suppliers to help them produce gouda that would meet market needs. "It was important we got the cheese profile right," says Larry Solberg, USDEC's Mexico office representative. "We did tastings with key buyers to make sure it performed. It had to shred, melt and cut according to their needs." In 2010, U.S. suppliers shipped 48,844 tons (107.7 million lbs.) of cheese to Mexico, twice the volume posted in 2006, according to USDA trade data. Through the first 10 months of 2011, exports were 38,222 tons (84.2 million lbs.), UDSA says. Gouda now makes up close to 20% of U.S. cheese sales to Mexico, USDEC estimates. "Significantly, this is new and ongoing business," says Solberg. "It's not cannibalizing existing U.S. cheese sales. We've branched out into a new variety that has displaced other suppliers from South America, New Zealand and Europe." "Glanbia nominated USDEC Mexico for the "Idaho Valued Partner" Award to recognize not only the excellent member services [USDEC Mexico representatives] Larry Solberg and Rodrigo Fernandez provide, but for the invaluable relationships and market knowledge we have been able to leverage through their office that has resulted directly into sales," says Dan Duran, Glanbia Foods' director of international sales. "Mexico will continue to be a focus for our export growth and we look forward to working with USDEC Mexico as a partner in our future success," he says. For the Export Council, the award validates its long-term market-development strategy. "We're honored by this recognition," adds Marc A.H. Beck, USDEC's senior vice president of strategy and insights. "It's a testament to the hard work of our Mexico office and our marketing team in Arlington, Va., as well as our member-partners who pursued and capitalized on this opportunity." USDEC is funded primarily by dairy producers through their checkoff program, established an office in Mexico in the mid-1990s, when dairy exports to Mexico were averaging about $165 million a year. Since then, the organization has conducted a wide range of programs incorporating market development, market access assistance and trade policy advocacy. This year, Mexico will become the United States' first billion-dollar dairy market. Back to news


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Three decades later, Marianne Stanley still marvels at the event, maybe more now than at the time.
When the NCAA awarded Old Dominion and the city of Norfolk the first women's basketball Final Four under its purview in 1982, it did so in part with the hope that the Lady Monarchs would make championship weekend and thus guarantee substantial crowds.
ODU was one of the sport's marquee programs, with national titles, well known players and a dazzlingly successful coach in Stanley. But when the Lady Monarchs lost in the regionals, the NCAA faced the prospect of filling a 10,000-seat arena, Scope, for games between teams from hundreds of miles away.
Despite ODU's absence,...