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Over the course of his 20 years in show business, David Cross has built the kind of resume so-called "alt-comedians" can only hope for. He changed sketch comedy forever with Mr. Show and starred in a cult-loved show that he'll have to answer questions about until he dies (Arrested Development). He's appeared in a handful of good movies and starred in two truly terrible ones to bigger dividends than anything he'd done before (the Alvin & the Chipmunks movies). And now he's released his third standup album, Bigger and Blackerer, his first album since 2004's It's Not Funny, and his best collection of standup yet.
Filmed over two shows in Boston's Wilbur Theater in September, Bigger and Blackerer, obviously a play on Chris Rock's immensely successful Bigger and Blacker, is a perfect title for this album, since this is as dark as standup gets. Being that Cross has gone on wax making jokes about 9/11, he has to up the ante to get darker, but he does it here. Cross cracks wise about date rape pamphlets, aging (he compares the sounds of his old-man bowel movements to "a person with cerebral palsy unloading drums from a van"), how people who drink Coors Light must be retarded because they change the can every few months, how the "real victims" of global warming are Orthodox Jews, and how he's decided that he's done fighting about health care because he'd prefer for Tea Party members to die. Then he calls the devil the biggest pussy in all of fiction, extols the incredible sense of balance heroin junkies have, and goes on about how Mormonism is Scientology. So, you know, the kind of stuff you'd see on standup specials on the Disney Channel.
Most important, perhaps, Bigger and Blackerer is the funniest project Cross has been involved with since the third season of Arrested Development. On his past albums, he could veer between being the biggest asshole in the room to being the most annoying asshole in the room. While he keeps up the acerbic tone of his past releases, he makes sure to cut up his sermonizing with belly laugh-material in a big way here. If the comfortable life Cross has had since the first Alvin and the Chipmunks leads to more comedy albums like Bigger and Blackerer (he says he generally doesn't care about much any more), more squeakquels will be more than welcome.
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In an effort to replicate Snapchat, Facebook (FB) has updated its Messenger application so that users can send their friends 15-second videos (read The Ghost Of Snapchat for more information). This effort is the latest push by Facebook to increase its mobile messaging presence. The company previously purchased its most notable competitor, WhatsApp, for $19 Billion. Facebook's Messaging application alone has over 200 million active users per month.
These updates to Facebook's Messenger app came before the official release of its new application, Slingshot (now available), which aims to mimic many of Snapchat's features; mainly, its disappearing video and picture features. Slingshot is an entirely separate from Facebook's renowned Messenger app, and has the ability to destroy Snapchat. Slingshot was released early, for tests, in a few markets, including Australia, New Zealand, and Russia, before it was pulled.
One of the main differences between the recent updates to the Messenger application and Snapchat is that videos sent over Messenger do not self-destruct. Understandably, this raises questions about user privacy. Forbes reported that the update has the ability to turn on users' microphones and listen to surrounding noise. Although Facebook claims this feature is included so that users can share status updates about music and TV shows, it does raises many privacy concerns. Obviously, people don't wish to be recorded 24/7 (i.e. Donald Sterling).
Ultimately, the new features are an attempt to refresh Facebook's product portfolio. The company's most popular demographic, young adults aged 18 to 25, are turning to other social media platforms to satisfy their endless cravings. Between February and November (2013), Facebook's young adult usage dropped from 91.6% to 88.6%, while other social media websites, like Twitter (TWTR) and Pinterest, continued to increase their memberships. Regardless, although Facebook is losing some of its allure, the company maintains a powerful social media presence.


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Who was Charles Darwin? (review by Calvin)
This book is one in a series about historical figures. Calvin read it to me so I can throw in a bit of review along with his. The book is written with youth in mind—it's a bit lengthier and more complex than the Magic Tree House books, but not by much. I found the sentences varied enough to be enjoyable while still being readable for the younger set, and the pencil sketch illustrations were a nice touch without being distracting. We had a great time with the book and used it to map the voyage of the Beagle on our wall map.


text: Physiological Responses during a Submaximal Cycle Test in Chronic Fatigue SyndromeWALLMAN, KAREN E.; MORTON, ALAN R.; GOODMAN, CARMEL; GROVE, ROBERTMedicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: October 2004 - Volume 36 - Issue 10 - p 1682-1688 doi: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000142406.79093.90 Clinical Sciences: Clinical Investigations Free Abstract Author InformationAuthors Article OutlineOutline Article MetricsMetrics WALLMAN, K. E., A. R. MORTON, C. GOODMAN, and R. GROVE. Physiological Responses during a Submaximal Cycle Test in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 36, No. 10, pp. 1682–1688, 2004. Introduction/Purpose: Numerous studies have assessed physical function in individuals suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) but neglected to match control subjects according to current activity levels, consequently casting doubt on reported results. The purpose of this study was to include current activity levels as one criterion for matching CFS subjects with healthy control subjects in order to more accurately assess physical function in these subjects. Methods: Thirty-one healthy control subjects were matched to CFS subjects according to age, gender, body mass, height, and current activity levels. Physiological function was assessed weekly over a 4-wk period using a submaximal cycle test. Results: Comparison of absolute physiological results recorded at the end of each incremental work level of the exercise test showed that ratings of perceived effort (RPE) was the only variable that was significantly different between the two groups. Scores for RPE were significantly higher in CFS subjects for each incremental work level assessed. Conversely, results recorded on completion of the exercise test showed that the control group was capable of a greater power output than the CFS group as reflected by significantly higher scores for watts per kilogram (P < 0.0005), net lactate production (P = 0.003), oxygen uptake (mL·kg−1·min−1; P < 0.0005), respiratory exchange ratio (P = 0.021), and HR values as a percentage of age predicted HRmax (P = 0.001). End-point RPE scores were again significantly higher in the CFS group (P < 0.0005). Conclusion: It is proposed that the reduced exercise tolerance in CFS is due to impairment in the mechanisms that constitute effort sense and/or to avoidance behaviors that result in a reluctance by these subject to exercise to full capacity. School of Human Movement and Exercise Science, The University of Western Australia, Crawely, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA Address for correspondence: Dr. Karen Wallman, School of Human Movement and Exercise Science, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy., Crawley, Western Australia, 6009; E-mail: email@example.com. Submitted for publication February 2004. Accepted for publication June 2004. Abstract METHODS Subject recruitment. Statistical Analysis RESULTS DISCUSSION CONCLUSION REFERENCES Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disorder that has no agreed upon etiology or cure. Although sufferers report various physiological, psychological, and cognitive symptoms, debilitating fatigue represents the major characteristic of this disorder. In an attempt to investigate the basis of this fatigue, numerous studies have employed exercise tests in order to investigate physical function in CFS sufferers and typically report that these subjects have reduced exercise capabilities compared to matched, healthy control subjects (1,4,19,22,24). Proposals given to explain this reduced physical capacity include deconditioning (10,22), increased symptomatology (10), cardiac abnormalities (19), autonomic abnormality (4), and reduced oxidative delivery (17). Other researchers have suggested that the reduced physical capacity reported in CFS subjects was due to avoidance behaviors (6,23,24) based on a fear of exacerbating symptoms (23). However, we propose that physical function and its basis cannot be accurately determined in CFS unless subjects are appropriately matched with healthy controls. Of utmost importance is that subjects be matched according to their current activity levels; however, to date, most studies have ignored this aspect. Having accounted for gender, age, height, and body mass, many studies that assessed physical function in CFS subjects enrolled control subjects who were classified as "sedentary." However, the term "sedentary" is broad in definition and has been used by researchers to include control subjects who were involved in varying levels of exercise. For example, Sisto et al. (24) and LaManca et al. (16) enrolled control subjects who engaged in exercise no more than once a week, whereas McCully and Natelson (17) defined sedentary as pertaining to those who participated in regular exercise less than once a week for at least 6 months before testing. Alternatively, De Becker et al. (4) identified sedentary control subjects as those who performed sitting work and who participated in a maximum of 1 h of sports per week, whereas Gibson et al. (9) defined "sedentary" as pertaining to those individuals who did not participate in regular exercise. Studies by Montague et al. (19) and Fischer et al. (6) did not define the term sedentary, whereas Riley et al. (22) and Blackwood et al. (1) failed to use a "sedentary" criterion as a basis for matching subjects. Criteria noted above to define "sedentary" control subjects ignores the possibility that although a subject may not participate in regular exercise, they might still be physically very active. For example, an individual who reads or watches television all day is classified under the same heading of "sedentary" as another individual who may care for active toddlers, shop, mow the lawns, and participate in gardening on a regular basis. This particular matching process promotes the possibility that the control subjects who participated in these studies, may on average, have been fitter than their CFS counterparts, consequently biasing results. Additionally, the inclusion of only "sedentary" control subjects ignores the possibility that some CFS subjects may still be involved in regular exercise, but at a lower level than their previous exercise regime, as is the case with some elite athletes who have CFS. Consequently, it is proposed that in order to accurately assess physiological function in CFS, control subjects should be matched to CFS subjects according to gender, age, height, body mass, as well as current activity levels. Another area of concern with studies that assessed physical function in CFS sufferers is the common use of exercise tests that require subjects to provide a maximal effort (4,9,22,24). Although maximal oxygen consumption testing is recognized as the gold standard measurement of cardiorespiratory function, its use in a population that is characterized by severe fatigue and whose symptoms are typically reported to be exacerbated by exercise (29) may be detrimental, as well as deter potential subjects from participating in trials. This would suggest that submaximal exercise tests may be a more appropriate means to assess physical function in CFS subjects. Use of a submaximal exercise test may encourage more symptomatic CFS subjects to participate in research studies, which may result in the assessment of a greater range of physical capabilities and consequently provide results that are more representative of the CFS population. Additionally, in order to address the commonly reported cyclical nature of symptoms in CFS (11), all variables assessed were measured weekly over a 4-wk period and then averaged. The aim of this study was to compare physical function in CFS sufferers to appropriately matched healthy control subjects, as assessed by a submaximal cycle exercise test that was performed on four separate occasions. As psychological factors have been proposed to play a role in physical capabilities, subjects were also required to answer questionnaires relating to anxiety, depression, and fatigue. We propose that CFS sufferers have a reduced exercise tolerance due to fear that excessive exercise will result in the exacerbation of symptoms. Consequently, we hypothesized that whereas physiological values at the end of each incremental level of the exercise test would be similar between CFS subjects and matched healthy control subjects that the CFS group would terminate their exercise test earlier than the healthy matched control group. It was also hypothesized that psychological scores would be significantly higher in the CFS group compared with the control group, indicating a greater prevalence of these symptoms. Back to Top | Article Outline METHODS Subject recruitment. Thirty-one CFS subjects (9 males, 22 females) aged between 22 and 64 yr were recruited from notices placed in local medical surgeries. Confirmation of CFS, as defined by the working case definition by Fukuda et al. (7) was supplied by each subject's medical doctor. The mean duration of symptoms was 2.9 (SD ± 1.55) yr (range 1–6 yr). Healthy control subjects were recruited from friends, associates, students, and staff on the university campus. Healthy control subjects were matched with CFS subjects according to age, gender, body mass, height, and current activity levels. All subjects gave written informed consent before entering the trials. On arrival, all subjects were fitted with a HR monitor and had their height and body mass recorded. Weekly kilojoules for specific activities (that did not include any sitting or lying down activities) were determined using the Older Adult Exercise Status Inventory (OA-ESI; 21). Reliability and validity have been established for this questionnaire (21). Before the exercise test, all subjects completed two psychological questionnaires. Mental and physical fatigue were assessed using a 11-item self-rating scale (3). This scale has acceptable internal consistency, face validity, and discriminant validity (3). Anxiety and depression were rated by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS; 30). Reliability and validity have also been established for this scale (30). The exercise protocol consisted of a submaximal cycle test known as the aerobic power index test (25), which has been shown to be reliable in a sedentary and a CFS population (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.98 and 0.97, respectively) (27,28). The aerobic power index has a low power starting point that increases by 25 W every minute until an individual target heart rate (HR) based on 220 − age × 0.75 is reached (25). The primary outcome measure is the power output (W·kg−1) that coincides with a subject's individual target HR. This outcome is determined by interpolation techniques described in Telford et al. (25). If subjects were unable to reach their individual THR, then the watts per kilogram achieved during the last full minute of the exercise was recorded as the final power output. HR was recorded at the end of each minute of the exercise test, while ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), as measured by the Borg scale (2), were recorded 55 s into each minute of the exercise test. Oxygen consumption was analyzed continuously during the exercise test by a metabolic cart consisting of a computerized on-line system. Inspired air was measured by a Morgan Ventilometer Mark II 225A (P.K. Morgan, UK), while expired air was continuously sampled and recorded every 15 s by Applied Electrochemistry S-3A O2 and CD-3A CO2 analyzers (Pittsburgh, PA). The O2 and CO2 sensors were calibrated before and after each test using reference gases that had been gravimetrically determined on a previous occasion, while the Morgan ventilator was calibrated before and after each test according to the manufacturer's instructions. Analysis of oxygen consumption involved averaging each minute of data (collected every 15 s) and correcting for any analyzer or ventilatory drift. A similar interpolation procedure to that used to calculate Watts per kilogram at target HR was employed in order to determine oxygen uptake (mL·kg−1·min−1), RPE, and respiratory exchange ratio values that coincided with each individual's target HR. Reliability of these variables using this technique has previously been demonstrated in a sedentary and CFS population (27,28). Finally, blood lactate was measured before and three min after the completion of the exercise test. All subjects were required to return for repeat testing at the same time of day, 1 wk apart for a further 3 wk. Subjects were required to follow the same daily routine 24 h before each test. On completion of the 4 wk of testing, all weekly results for physiological and psychological data were summed and then averaged. Two days after each testing session, subjects were contacted by phone in order to determine whether any relapse had occurred as a result of the exercise test. Ethics approval for this project was granted by the University of Western Australia Human Research Ethics Committee. Back to Top | Article Outline Statistical Analysis Demographic data relating to age, body mass, height, and activity levels were compared between the two groups during the first week of testing using a two-tailed paired samples t-test. Results recorded on the psychological questionnaires and averaged results recorded at the end of the exercise test were compared between the two groups using a one-tailed paired samples t-test. A one-tailed paired samples t-test was employed as the hypotheses proposed were of a directional nature. Averaged, absolute values for HR, respiratory exchange ratio, RPE and oxygen uptake (mL·kg−1·min−1) recorded at the end of each minute during the exercise test, were compared between participating CFS subjects and their matched controls using a two-tailed paired samples t-tests. Statistical significance was set at the 0.05 level. All statistical procedures employed the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 11.0. Back to Top | Article Outline RESULTS Comparison of demographic data between groups showed that the two groups were similar (Table 1). Results showed no significant differences between the groups for age, body mass, height, or activity levels. Additionally, comparison of averaged resting physiological values also demonstrated similar results between the two groups, except for diastolic BP which was significantly higher but within normal range in the CFS group (15). These results would suggest that the two groups were well matched. TABLE 1 Averaged absolute values for HR, oxygen uptake (mL·kg−1·min−1), respiratory exchange ratio, and RPE data recorded at the end of each of the first seven work levels between CFS subjects and their matched control subjects are shown in Figures 1–4. Seven incremental workloads (175 W) represented the highest work level completed by 3 of the 31 subjects from the CFS group. In contrast, eight control subjects were able to complete seven work levels with the highest level achieved by one member of this group being level 10 (250 W). Results at the end of each work level were similar between CFS subjects and their matched control subjects for HR, respiratory exchange ratio, and oxygen uptake (mL·kg−1·min−1). Conversely, RPE scores were significantly higher in the CFS group for every level assessed. FIGURE 1— HR values (bpm + SEM) for CFS subjects and matched healthy control subjects during an incremental exercise test ( FIGURE 2— Oxygen uptake values (mL·kg−1·min−1 + SEM) for CFS subjects and matched healthy control subjects during an incremental exercise test ( FIGURE 3— Respiratory exchange ratio (RER) values (+ SEM) for CFS subjects and matched healthy control subjects during an incremental exercise test ( FIGURE 4— Ratings of perceived effort values (+ SEM) for CFS subjects and matched healthy control subjects during an incremental exercise test ( Comparison of absolute averaged physiological results recorded at the end of each incremental stage of the exercise test between the two groups that included data for all subjects who completed each level (as opposed to only paired data), also resulted in no significant differences between the two groups. Of the 124 exercise tests attempted by CFS subjects, only 16 subjects were able to reach their target HR for all four tests, whereas the remaining 15 CFS subjects reached their target HR on 23 of the 60 remaining tests. The number of tests that subjects failed to achieve THR were spread evenly over the four testing sessions. Of the 37 exercise tests in which target HR was not achieved by CFS subjects, fatigue was given as the reason for the premature termination on 35 occasions, whereas muscle pain in the legs and fear of relapse were cited on the other two occasions. Muscle pain and fear of relapse were given as reasons for early termination during the first week of testing. Control subjects were able to achieve their target HR on all 124 exercise tests. Comparison of end-point results recorded at target HR, or at the end of the last completed work level if target HR was not achieved, showed that the control group was capable of a significantly higher power output (W·kg−1) than the CFS group (P < 0.0005; Table 2). This greater ability to produce a higher power output was further reflected by significantly higher end of test results for net lactate production (P = 0.003), oxygen uptake (mL·kg−1·min−1; P < 0.0005), respiratory exchange ratio (P = 0.021), and HR values as a percentage of age predicted HRmax (P = 0.001; Table 2) by the control group. Conversely, end-point RPE scores divided by the end-point power output (W) were significantly lower in the control group (P < 0.0005; Table 2), indicating that this group found the exercise easier than the CFS group. TABLE 2 An association between CFS and psychological symptoms was supported by significantly higher scores recorded by the CFS group compared with the matched healthy control group for anxiety (P < 0.0005) and depression (P < 0.0005). Scores for mental and physical fatigue were also significantly higher in the CFS group (P < 0.0005 and P < 0.0005, respectively; Table 3). TABLE 3 Back to Top | Article Outline DISCUSSION The results of this study showed that physiological variables consisting of HR, respiratory exchange ratio, and oxygen uptake (mL·kg−1·min−1) recorded at the end of each work level of an incremental exercise test, were similar between CFS subjects and their matched controls, except for RPE, which was significantly higher in the CFS group for all work levels assessed. These results are supported by other studies that reported similar values between CFS and healthy control subjects at the end of submaximal stages of an incremental exercise test for oxygen uptake (mL·kg−1·min−1) (24), respiratory exchange ratio (24), RPE (24), and HR (1,24). However, these earlier studies did not match their subjects according to activity levels, which consequently casts doubt on the validity of their reported outcomes. This same concern applies to studies by Montague et al. (19), who reported lower HR values at the end of each submaximal stage of exercise for CFS subjects compared with controls and for Riley et al. (22), who reported significantly higher incremental submaximal HR values in CFS subjects compared with controls. Conversely, physiological results recorded on the completion of the exercise task revealed that the CFS group had a significantly reduced exercise capacity compared to controls. These results are similar to those reported in other studies that assessed peak values associated with work capacity (4,6,10,20), HR (4,10,20), oxygen uptake (4,6,10), postexercise blood lactate (16,22), and respiratory exchange ratio values (4,10,24). Additionally, significantly higher RPE scores recorded at the end of an exercise test by CFS subjects have also been reported by numerous investigators (1,9,22,24). Various proposals have been made to explain the reduced exercise tolerance in CFS subjects that include physiological abnormalities and deconditioning (4,10,17,19,22); however, Sisto et al. (24) suggest that the low exercise tolerance demonstrated in CFS subjects is most likely due to reluctance by these subjects to exercise to full capacity, despite reporting significantly higher RPE scores. This conjecture is also supported by Fischler et al. (6), who suggest that CFS subjects avoided demanding tasks. Results from this study suggest that the reduced exercise capacity demonstrated in some CFS subjects may be due to the existence of an abnormal sense of effort in these subjects and/or a reluctance to exercise to the target HR possibly due to an underlying, yet unexpressed, fear of relapse. Lack of support for deconditioning is provided by lower peak HR values (as a percentage of age-predicted HRmax), as well as a lack of evidence for premature or increased anaerobic metabolism in the CFS group compared with the control group at the end of the exercise task. Additionally, similar physiological values recorded at rest and at the end of each submaximal stage of the exercise test for HR, RER and oxygen uptake (mL·kg−1·min−1) between CFS subjects and their matched controls would further suggest that deconditioning, as well as cardiac abnormalities, autonomic impairment, and reduced oxidative delivery were not primarily responsible for group differences. Fear that exercise would result in a relapse was demonstrated in CFS subjects by Vercoulen et al. (26), who reported that CFS subjects had strong expectations that activity would produce fatigue and that such expectations were related to low activity levels. Additionally, Mullis et al. (20) reported that many CFS subjects about to participate in an incremental exercise test to exhaustion expressed concern that the excessive activity would be detrimental to their health. Another study by Silver et al. (23) reported a positive correlation between high preexercise scores for anxiety in CFS subjects with reduced distance traveled on a cycle ergometer by these subjects. Anxiety in these subjects was reported by Silver et al. (23) to be related to fearful beliefs that the exercise would result in the exacerbation of symptoms. Reluctance by some CFS subjects to work to their full exercise capacity was demonstrated in our study by absolute peak RPE values reported by CFS subjects who ended their exercise test prematurely that ranged from 10 (just below "fairly light") to 20 ("maximal" effort) and averaged 14.94 ± 1.86, (just below "hard"). These scores suggest that many of these subjects did not perceive their final work level as associated with a maximal effort. Additionally, although fear of relapse was only reported once as a reason for the early termination of the exercise test in our study, it is possible that this reason may have been an underlying but an unexpressed rationale behind the premature termination of the exercise test by some other subjects. Subjects may have felt that "fatigue" or "muscle pain" represented more "acceptable" reasons to justify the early cessation of their exercise test. Further evidence for "fear of relapse" being a reason for the premature termination of the exercise task by some CFS subjects is provided by the significantly higher anxiety scores recorded by CFS subjects compared to control subjects before the exercise test. Of importance is that numerous researches have suggested that fear of relapse, which typically results in avoidance behaviors, has a role in the maintenance and perpetuation of symptoms in CFS after the initial trigger has resolved (5,29). A reduced exercise tolerance in the CFS group compared with the matched control group in our study is supported by significantly higher RPE scores reported by the CFS group at the end of every incremental level of the exercise test. These inflated values suggest an abnormality in the mechanisms that constitute effort sense in CFS sufferers. Sense of effort has been proposed to result from a mismatch between the efferent copy of the motor command (corollary discharge) and sensory input (12). A disproportionate mismatch between neural signals, as a result of augmented or attenuated afferent or efferent signals, may occur for a number of reasons in CFS subjects. For example, effort sensation may be amplified by greater attention to physical and mental function paid to these mediators by CFS sufferers who vigilantly monitor symptoms (29). Additionally, loss of automatic functioning, as a result of inactivity, may result in CFS subjects devoting more attention to motor and somatosensory feedback during activity (1), consequently resulting in a gain in afferent inflow and a concomitant increase in effort sense. A gain in effort sensation may also occur as a result of a reduced neural drive to the working muscles in CFS sufferers due to psychological factors such as fear of pain (10,14) and fear of relapse (23). This can result in a lack of motivation (10), which may consequently give rise to the habitual inhibition or reduced facilitation of motor unit recruitment (18). Reduced neural activation to the working muscles was demonstrated in CFS subjects by Kent-Braun et al. (14) using twitch interpolation methods during maximal voluntary contractions. The presence of significantly higher psychological symptoms in CFS subjects was demonstrated in our study and supports numerous other studies that assessed fatigue (1,8,13,16), depression (1,13), and anxiety (1,13,23) before either exercise or neuropsychological testing. Conversely, Fulcher and White (8) reported similar preexercise depression and anxiety scores between CFS and healthy control subjects; however, these results are most likely due to the exclusion of CFS subjects who had been diagnosed with a current psychiatric disorder. Alternatively, an abnormal sense of effort may be due to a lower sensory threshold that occurs as a result of the severe restrictions placed on physical and mental activities by CFS sufferers when symptoms first appear (9). Gibson et al. 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Let's start with the fun part: You eat with your hands.
This isn't exactly novel if you've lived in or visited parts of Asia or Africa, but it's certainly not something you see in Tulsa. So when the food arrives at the Eritrean and Ethiopian Café, many customers call the waiter back with a question: "Can you bring some silverware?"
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I visited Eritrean on a quiet Monday night. A friend and I were two of only a few diners, leaving us with attentive service from Abraham and his family.
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My introduction to the cuisine was years ago by a co-worker who made meatballs using berbere, a spice mixture often used in Ethiopian and Eritrean foods. At potluck lunches of casseroles and cupcakes, those meatballs stood out. So, I had to try the key wot ($10.99), a beef stew seasoned with berbere sauce. It's served with a green salad tossed with a tangy vinaigrette dressing and Ethiopian flatbread.
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Lamb tips ($15) were tender, with an aromatic mix of peppers, onion, tomato, garlic and rosemary. The same dish is available with beef, and either would be good choices for those who prefer milder flavors over more pungent curry.
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In Eritrea, coffee is a major part of the culture, and Abraham holds that tradition. He offers a nice selection of Eritrean and Ethiopian coffee and espresso and takes his time making each cup of strong coffee.
Abraham's wife and mother-in-law make the restaurant's pastries and cookies. I brought two boxes home, and we loved the coconut cookies, pumpkin and coconut turnovers and flaky, bar-shaped pastries sprinkled with sugar.
Abraham was an engineer before venturing into the restaurant business. He has lived in the United States for 20 years.
"Oklahoma is my home sweet home. I love this place. I actually call myself a native Tulsan," he says. "We love sharing our food with the people of Tulsa."
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Jigsaw Blossoms
Jigsaw puzzles were originally created by painting a picture on a flat, rectangular piece of wood, and then cutting that picture into small pieces with a jigsaw, hence the name. In this particular artwork, that process is reversed. The wood will first be cut into the various pieces (128 puzzle pieces), and then each piece will be painted individually by members of the community at Tulip City Panache in Holland, Michigan. None of the painters will be able to see the adjoining pieces. In fact, they won't even know what the final completed work is supposed to look like, only their individual piece. Only after all of the puzzle pieces are reassembled will we know what the unique end result will be. We have not even begun painting yet, and already there is a buzz! And since the pieces will have velcro backing, the work can be an interactive piece. So many different hands, so many different styles...all flowering into one beautiful scene, piece by piece!
- Art form: 2-D
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- Medium: Acrylic on wood
- Width: 8
- Year created: 2013
- Height: 4


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Celebrate Mother's Day with Browne Family Vineyards! Join them in the Walla Walla tasting room and treat your mom to wine and sweet treats because nothing says "I love you" like macaroons and mimosas! Macaroons prepared locally by Frosted.
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about me
My journey for self-expression began at a very young age. I was around 7 when I was already making original drawings and paintings; that's when my family noticed my creative streak and started encouraging it.
Coming from a family of book publishers, I was always surrounded with stories, and blessed with a grandfather who was a great storyteller. That set the foundation for me to develop my writing skills.
By the age of 16, I had also started dabbling in performing arts and graphic designing. Then there was also a few years of costume styling for films and writing non-fiction content for various brands, as well as handling social media and online marketing.
Eventually, all my interests found a meeting point in film-making, where I was able to write, tell stories, visualise and make my ideas come to life. I believe this transition was the most natural and expected one for me.
Currently, I work as an independent writer, director and artist.
Many have asked me over the years if I feel I was born to be a film-maker or even an artist. I don't know. But while I'm here, I might as well do it all!


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Meningococcus (Neisseria meningitis) is a germ that causes serious diseases such as meningitis and blood infection.
Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, but sometimes life-threatening illness. Meningococcal disease develops rapidly and causes the tissues that surround the brain and spinal cord to become swollen and inflamed.
Meningococcal serogroups are designated by letters of the alphabet. Around the world, serogroups A, B, C, W135 and Y most commonly cause disease.
The MenACWY-TT-104 study began in April 2014. All children in the study received either one or two doses of the Meningococcal ACWY vaccine (Nimenrix) at between 12 and 14 months of age. This ongoing study is being conducted to try to answer the question are two doses better than one and can the vaccine be given at the same time as the pneumococcal vaccine now given to infants at two, four and 12 months of age.
Up to December 2018, of the 37 cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in WA, 27 were serogroup W, seven serogroup B and three serogroup Y meningococcal infections. From July 1 2018, all children are offered the MenACWY vaccine Nimenrix at 12 months of age as part of their routine immunisations.
Our young study participants now return to our clinic biennially. In 2019, they will return for their last study visit and the blood sample we collect will give us very important information about how long vaccine protection persists.
Children under four years of age are at greatest risk of developing Meningococcal B disease than any other age group. Until recently, around 90 per cent of serious meningococcal infections in WA were caused by serogroup B organisms. However, there has been an increase in infections caused by serogroup W organisms (MenW) in WA and other Australian states since 2015.
While we routinely vaccinate against meningococcal disease caused by the C strain, we do not currently have a vaccine on the Australian National Immunisation Schedule to protect against the B strain, although a licensed meningococcal B vaccine is available privately.
30 toddlers aged 12 to 24 months took part in the Meningococcal B Toddler Study at Vaccine Trials Group. Recruitment finished on 22 August 2016 and the study has now entered Stage 2 of the study protocol. Stage 2 involves a further three years of following up the eligible children to assess the duration of the immune response (how well your child makes antibodies after having the vaccine), providing vital information on the long-term effectiveness of the vaccine.
The AMEND Study is being completed to assess the outcomes for adolescents and young adults following meningococcal disease and how the disease affects patients and their families.
Participants are being enrolled from participating hospitals in Adelaide, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne. We hope to enrol around 110 patients aged between 15 to 24 years at the time of diagnosis and admitted to hospitals in Australia with meningococcal disease from 2006 to 2018.
We would also like to assess quality of life of meningococcal survivors and their families after the disease and how much it costs the government and families to treat the disease and complications. The information gathered will be important in determining the benefits of current and future strategies for protection against meningococcal disease and management for those affected.
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Original Lego instructions from a 1970s box set. This pic has been all over the internet lately and for good reason.
(*via Janelle G & Kinja)
Original Lego instructions from a 1970s box set. This pic has been all over the internet lately and for good reason.
(*via Janelle G & Kinja)
November is here and Paper Tastebuds is making a comeback! Slow and steady but I'll be returning to the blog for more fun content this month after a couple months of being in a new-baby-bubble. I'm kicking it off with some kid stuff, which is sure to make an appearance more often now that its on my radar.
These are some funny and styling hair clips from Very French Gangsters, who specialize in eyewear for kids along with this stand-out accessory.
I had the pleasure of creating custom hand-lettered baby announcements for sweet Madeleine, born this April. Beautifully printed by Nightingale Handmade.
This nursery, as featured in Australian Elle, is a feast for the eyes! It's a bit intense but I still found myself drawn to all the color and shapes and treasures. It is the playful home of kids Captain and Sugar (yes, real names), children of stylist/designer Sheree of CaptainAndTheGypsyKid.
(*via Moon to Moon)
Let the sweet and talented Nathalie Lété read you her beautiful painted pop-up book story, Ramble of the Little Girl. A very gentle experience -- and a lush and tender book.
(*via Children's Illustration)
Waterlife is a silk-screen book, printed by hand on handmade paper with natural dyes in Chennai, India. It is published by Tara Books. There are 3,000 hand-numbered copies available. Author and illustrator Rambharos Jha uses a traditional style of folk painting known as Mithila. Remarkable. You can also find it on Amazon.
(*via Brain Pickings)
Came across the very cute kiddie gear by BOBO CHOSES at TENOVERSIX of Los Angeles.
Yup, two cool places in all caps. These items are on sale right now, so check em.


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The Future of Retail Stores
Online retail has completely changed the way we buy, increasing accessibility to products exponentially. This model has made the traditional brick and mortar retail space nearly irrelevant. They simply cannot compete, because someone else can offer is cheaper, easier, and faster online. So what can the location provide that an online experience cannot?
A chance to interact with a customer in a unique and educational way.
Retail Space as a Learning Laboratory
AT&T's flagship store emulates the idea of taking retail space to the next level by becoming centers for interaction, education and discovery. Part premium customer experience, part laboratory, the store provides an opportunity for customers to experience cutting edge technology and explore it in an entertaining way. One of these features is an interactive museum that talks about brand heritage and the history of innovation via virtual tour guides. Customers can also play video games on the latest devices and sample interactive technology. AT&T's number one objective is not to sell mobile phone contracts in-store, but to educate and excite the customer.
Retail Space as a Temporary Novelty
Pop-up shops, temporary rotating retail spaces, are another new idea. The pop-up model offers spontaneity, wonderment, and serendipitous opportunity to explore in the retail space. They are playgrounds for our minds, and allow customers a chance to play and familiarize themselves with a brand. A great example is Google's Winter Wonderlabs a series of rotating pop-up retail spaces where potential customers can discover the latest Chromebook by entering into a huge snow globe (snow included) in which they can take slow-mo videos of themselves to keep and share.
Retail Space as Community Center
Retail locations can also function as community hubs, places for like-minded individuals to gather, participate, and grow. Adidas is rolling out a new concept called "RunBase" which serves as a great example of this. Consumers are greeted with an interactive digital space and offered free changing rooms, lockers, and showers along popular running routes in cities like Boston, Tokyo, Moscow, London, São Paulo, Prague, and Stockholm.
The future of brick and mortar retail is poised for innovation. We are excited about the creative trends we see emerging which allows for more human interaction, offering a place to explore, receive quality education, and participate. This allows brands and retailers to focus on what matters most in a retail experience – creating loyal and lasting customer relationships.
Retail is not dead; it's just reinventing itself.
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In early August, the population of Australia reached 25 million, according to the government's statistics bureau -- more than three times its size in 1948, when I came into the world as one of 7.7 million Australians.
Unlike a lot of my compatriots, I'm happy about the expansion and hope there will be many more Australians in years to come, from all kinds of ethnic, religious and national backgrounds.
Most of us in the outer Sydney suburb where I grew up in the 1950s were descendants or children of migrants from the British Isles. Every Monday morning at school we listened to "God Save the Queen," the British national anthem, while one of us held the Southern Cross, Australia's national flag, and another, the British Union Jack.
Briefly, there was an Aboriginal boy in my school class, and a Chinese family ran the local greengrocer's shop -- part of a small community that had established itself despite the country's "White Australia" policy, which officially restricted immigration to Europeans.
Gradually the wider world began to intrude. We chatted on the way to school with young Italians who were laying pipelines and sewers along our street. Elsewhere Italians, Greeks, Turks and others were opening restaurants and delicatessens. Leichhardt, a Sydney suburb named after a doomed German explorer, became Little Italy; Marrickville the local Athens.
The migration net spread after White Australia was abolished in the 1970s, with refugee waves coming from Vietnam and Lebanon, Koreans establishing a beachhead by jumping tourist visas and Chinese students seeking asylum after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Then a long economic boom drew in skilled workers, information technology specialists and foreign students.
It is no longer a surprise to hear Aussie accents emerging from East Asian, Indian or Middle Eastern mouths. The latest group is Africans, mostly from war zones. Some of the teenagers are running a bit wild, but they will be Australianized too. Some are already sports stars, a sure way to acceptance.
Population growth also augments Canberra's overseas influence and addresses the "populate or perish" warnings of earlier statesmen, who worried that the protection of Australia's shores by friendly naval powers -- first Britain and then the U.S. -- would not last forever.
Yet supporters of immigration are now facing a backlash, in part because population growth seems to be snowballing. As recently as 2002, the government forecast that the 25 million mark would not be reached until 2042.
Environmentalists are concerned about the carrying capacity of a vast but mostly dry island-continent, currently suffering a severe drought. Others talk more about quality of life, especially in Sydney (population 5.1 million) and Melbourne (4.8 million) where about 87% of new migrants settle.
Congested traffic, crowded trains and escalating property prices are blamed on the influx, which some label a "Ponzi scheme" because immigration-related increases in the size of the economy can be maintained only by continued immigration.
Others see migration as part of a plan to smash the bargaining power of organized labor. The Liberal/National Party government recently cut the quota for permanent migration from 190,000 a year to 162,000, but that gives a misleading impression of the number of non-native workers; about half a million temporary migrants with the right to work are in the country at any one time.
There are answers to all these objections. The ideal population size for Australia has been unclear since the start of European settlement in 1788, though the Aborigines had a sustainable balance of about 600,000. Agriculture could be made more sustainable, perhaps by ending production of water-intensive crops such as rice and cotton. Sydney and Melbourne need better public transport and building design. Better training would improve the job prospects of local workers.
But there is also a renewed and nasty attack on the principle of migration, led by the xenophobic One Nation party, whose leader, Pauline Hanson, has shifted her focus from Aborigines to Asians and Muslims. Radio shock jocks and tabloid columnists talk of a "tidal wave" of non-English-speaking migrants "changing our culture."
The recent reduction in permanent migration appears to be a response to this. The qualifying period for citizenship has also been extended, and there is talk of tougher tests for English language capability and compatibility with Australian "values."
This is racist and wrongheaded. Immigration has transformed Australia into a more interesting and secure place. I don't miss the monocultural Australia of my childhood, except perhaps for the bonfire celebrations on (British) Empire Day (abandoned in both Britain and Australia in 1958).
Hamish McDonald is a former foreign editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.


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We've been wondering what was going into the old Holiday Theater building on 32nd Avenue and Clay, and now we have at least part of the answer: The bottom floor has been partitioned into three restaurant or retail spots, one of which is under construction and bearing a sign that it will soon become an outpost of a chain of self-serve frozen yogurt shops called Menchie's Frozen Yogurt.
The California-based company, which first started swirling yogurt in 2007, runs 105 franchises across the country and Canada, with five of them already open in Colorado -- and it's aggressively expanding. This shop, like the others, will feature a monster lineup of flavors that, besides chocolate and vanilla, includes maple nut, root beer float and watermelon tart, plus a toppings bar of candy, cookies, fruit and nuts.
And, as is so popular in the frozen yogurt market these days, Menchie's treats are self-serve and pay-by-the-ounce.
This location should open the first week of October.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.comments2019-04-25T04:14:37.017-07:00Our Southern email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-78991394255504712802019-04-24T21:40:22.213-07:002019-04-24T21:40:22.213-07:00Amazing post with lots of informative and useful a...Amazing post with lots of informative and useful and amazing content. Well written and done!! Thanks for sharing keep posting.Clipping Pathhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-2490933016352740012014-09-23T11:20:48.720-07:002014-09-23T11:20:48.720-07:00Love this door hanger. I started following you and...Love this door hanger. I started following you and I shared it on Facebook so all my friends could see it also.momwithabloghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-1260153584177697542013-10-16T15:29:01.686-07:002013-10-16T15:29:01.686-07:00This is exactly what i was looking for!! Baskets a...This is exactly what i was looking for!! Baskets and all! You did a wonderful job!Shae firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-65129604202366460032013-10-10T21:32:41.812-07:002013-10-10T21:32:41.812-07:00Hi there! I featured you today on Blissful & D...Hi there! I featured you today on Blissful & Domestic! Stop by and check it out!

http://www.blissfulanddomestic.com/2013/10/15-fall-porch-ideas.html

Danielle @ Blissful & DomesticDanielle Wagaskyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-46104992781502104562013-10-09T16:59:56.491-07:002013-10-09T16:59:56.491-07:00I used acrylic paint that you would buy at Michael...I used acrylic paint that you would buy at Michaels or Hobby Lobby in the craft section. I always paint the background and/or borders first and spray an acrylic sealer over the canvas when it is dry. I have learned over the years that little hands get anxious and excited and sometimes the handprint doesn't quite end up where you want it. Sometimes this is great and you love it ...especially the baby hands. But sometimes you want to do it again. If you spray it with a sealer, you can wipe off the handprint with a baby wipe and start over. You have to be quick and do it before it dries. As far as getting the paint on the hands and feet, I just use a brush to paint it on. The children like it because it tickles and it is less messy than dipping their hands. Another tip is to wipe their hands/feet with a baby wipe before putting the paint on. Sometimes their skin is very dry and their skin will soak up the moisture in the paint and you will not get a good print. Getting the skin moist with the wipe helps with this problem. That is how I also clean them up after we are done. You will need a bunch of wipes!:)Our Southern Nesthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-89366578581226025442013-10-09T11:38:15.313-07:002013-10-09T11:38:15.313-07:00Love the dresser, I have a dresser I just bought a...Love the dresser, I have a dresser I just bought and they painted it black, how do I get that look? or do I need to completely get the black off? Tammy Shttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-34538743061352848912013-10-08T10:53:20.320-07:002013-10-08T10:53:20.320-07:00Hi, I love these ideas! Just wondering what type ...Hi,

I love these ideas!
Just wondering what type of paint you used? And how did you apply the paint to your children's hands and feet?

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-89892884586322079642013-09-25T20:00:50.706-07:002013-09-25T20:00:50.706-07:00Thanks, Lori! Yes, I did make the sign using 1/4 ...Thanks, Lori! Yes, I did make the sign using 1/4 inch sanded plywood. If you are interested in me making one or have questions for message me for more information. Thanks for visiting my blog!Our Southern Nesthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-88244243452843160822013-09-25T19:17:13.929-07:002013-09-25T19:17:13.929-07:00Hi thank you for posting ur party ideas.. Did u ma...Hi thank you for posting ur party ideas.. Did u make the pirate sign..
I'm planning a pirate party for my grandson's 4th birthday coming up next year...
I would Love to have a pirate sign like this. Thanks Lori Lori Thompson email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-59601248583906784392012-09-15T20:26:24.389-07:002012-09-15T20:26:24.389-07:00I just found this post through Pinterest. I LOVE y...I just found this post through Pinterest. I LOVE your porch and this tutorial! Thank you for sharing!!Holly Bakerhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-82064678487171245422012-02-02T05:28:29.236-08:002012-02-02T05:28:29.236-08:00Color Me French thanks you for your post about us!...Color Me French thanks you for your post about us! As Georgia's first stockist of ASCP, we are crazy about this paint. Come visit us at our new studio in Senoia. We're having lots of fun hosting workshops and playing in the paint!

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Color Me email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-33974589922992502852012-01-10T22:38:53.283-08:002012-01-10T22:38:53.283-08:00I'm going to try painting a Formica table top ...I'm going to try painting a Formica table top as well. I think that I'll lightly sand it first, even though I know you're not supposed to need to do that. Wish me luck! Your project looks great!Barbara Bussey {The Treasured Home}https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-9082334118680957412011-12-09T21:02:53.203-08:002011-12-09T21:02:53.203-08:00This turned out so cute. Thanks for sharing. I w...This turned out so cute. Thanks for sharing. I would love it if you could link this up to our linky party going on right now. http://junkintheirtrunk.blogspot.com/2011/12/link-it-up-wednesday-6.htmlTenillehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-2004883205172070782011-12-07T03:48:40.073-08:002011-12-07T03:48:40.073-08:00Sue, your house is beautiful! I love all of you a...Sue, your house is beautiful! I love all of you artwork. Merry Christmas:) Katie email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-25627375062324253792011-12-05T19:28:06.417-08:002011-12-05T19:28:06.417-08:00OMGoodness, your home is just GORGEOUS!!!! Thanks ...OMGoodness, your home is just GORGEOUS!!!! Thanks so much for the tour, everything looks beautiful! LOVE your stairway! XO, PinkyDesigns By Pinkyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-41779573757014903772011-12-05T03:04:47.812-08:002011-12-05T03:04:47.812-08:00Thank you Leslie! Yes, our home was built in 1890...Thank you Leslie! Yes, our home was built in 1890.Our Southern Nesthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-80604512510984326642011-12-05T03:04:47.492-08:002011-12-05T03:04:47.492-08:00Thank you Leslie! Yes, our home was built in 1890...Thank you Leslie! Yes, our home was built in 1890.Our Southern Nesthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-59443199471667134072011-12-04T19:38:52.868-08:002011-12-04T19:38:52.868-08:00Wow, what a beautiful historic(?) home you have! ...Wow, what a beautiful historic(?) home you have! I'd love to be there for a home tour!
Merry Christmas
LeslieLesliehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-36079432071601620552011-12-03T17:49:54.397-08:002011-12-03T17:49:54.397-08:00Suzanne, your home is gorgeous!!! I wish I could h...Suzanne, your home is gorgeous!!! I wish I could have seen it in person too!!!Buttercup Blisshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-87797313673557500892011-12-03T16:57:15.618-08:002011-12-03T16:57:15.618-08:00You did a fantastic job! I love how the garland t...You did a fantastic job! I love how the garland turned out! Looking forward to the next set of photos ;)Katiehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-64121340982022596492011-12-03T15:49:01.180-08:002011-12-03T15:49:01.180-08:00It's beautiful!!! Wish I could have seen it pe...It's beautiful!!! Wish I could have seen it person!Bonnehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-77711373634444807522011-11-19T21:04:17.440-08:002011-11-19T21:04:17.440-08:00I chickened out on my wing backs and took them to ...I chickened out on my wing backs and took them to a pro. I did the same as you, read and watched tutorials. And I still couldn't do it! Yours are looking great!
DebbieDebbie refreshrestylehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-52473220980804100982011-11-14T15:09:09.678-08:002011-11-14T15:09:09.678-08:00Thanks for the comment. To be honest with you, th...Thanks for the comment. To be honest with you, the table top has a few scratches that need to be repainted. However, I only did one coat of wax and probably should have done two. I painted my desk in my classroom and applied two coats of wax. The finish has held up well and I have not had any problems with it. I think the key is making sure it is sealed well. Please let me know what your experience is.Our Southern Nesthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-43000597661426095732011-11-14T13:48:11.241-08:002011-11-14T13:48:11.241-08:00Hi, that alcove looks fantastic! I was wondering ...Hi, that alcove looks fantastic! I was wondering if you could tell me how the finish is holding up on the table top? I finally tried chalk paint last week because we finally have a stockist north of Atlanta, at The Honeybee in Smyrna. I love the way it looks, but I am concerned about the durability of the finish. I sell my repainted furniture, so I want to make sure it holds up for my buyers.jmissnerhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122486002445521555.post-65427328465926883142011-11-08T05:25:58.685-08:002011-11-08T05:25:58.685-08:00Pinterest is so addicting! There are just too man...Pinterest is so addicting! There are just too many great ideas out there!Bella Michellehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Hitched: Boris & Karen's River East Art Center Wedding - Part 1
The September wedding of Boris and Karen was especially meaningful to me because Boris is a long-time friend of my husband, Borton! They grew up together, and nearly 20 years later, they are still close. So when Boris and Karen approached me to help plan their wedding, I was beyond thrilled... and doubly so when they told me their venue: the River East Arts Center! We pulled together an all-star cast of vendors to execute their big Chinese-American wedding, starting with photographer Leo from Fragola Productions, who provided these gorgeous shots. There was so much gorgeousness that we had to split this into 3 separate posts! Since my husband was a groomsmen, we offered up our condo for Boris and the groomsmen and ushers to get-ready! Here they are, just hanging out... (So weird to see my own place in someone else's wedding photos! :))
Boris' brother Alvin, performing his Best Man duties...
Boris wanted to thank each and every one of his groomsmen and ushers for their friendship and support... he even wrote a speech!
Which was of course caught on camera(s)
And they celebrated with a shot of something stiff...
Karen got ready at the W Hotel Lakeshore, conveniently just a block away from the REAC.
Karen's wedding gown was custom made... I'll have an entire post coming up about the custom process, from Karen's perspective!
Gorgeous bouquets by The Flower Firm. I must say that Karen's purple bouquet of vanda orchids, lisianthus, and tulips was probably one of my favorite bouquets of all time. I also loved the accents of green cymbidium orchids and green trick in the Bridesmaids bouquets! A perfect combination...
A few shots of the beautiful bride
The guys had some time to kill as they waited for the ladies to finish getting ready.
Borton, Boris and Chris, having a little too much fun as they waited...
First Look time! I love this photo; the smiles on their faces are priceless.
"Blot, don't smudge!"
They headed to Olive Park for some bridal party photos.
Part 2 and 3 to follow!
Venue : River East Art Center
Photographer: Fragola Productions
Caterer: Food For Thought
Planner: Sweetchic Events
Floral & Decor: Flower Firm
Ceremony Musicians: Parkwest Strings
Linen: Chaircovers by Sylwia
Make-Up: Mary Yu
Hair: Beauty on Call
Cake: Bombon Bakery
Transportation: Windy City Limousines
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Be yourself, bring yourself to Queer Heaven.
Queer Heaven is a vision of the world we're building each day through our long-haul organizing for collective liberation and the enduring love of queer/trans family. We honor the legacy of young queer/trans people across time who give each other this world: one moment of care, one act of resistance at a time. We celebrate the young people of Outright as part of this powerful lineage.
Queer Heaven is a night to envision and embody the possibilities of a world without fear, a world without shame, a world based in tenderness, a world where the profound connection between queer/trans people will ripple out and transform everything in our image. We are heavenly beings and together we are ascending into a beloved, divine queer reality.
When: Friday June 15, 2018
Where: SPACE Gallery, Portland, ME
Who: Open to LGBTQ+ people and their allies, ages 14-22
Tickets: $15 at the door (all tickets are sliding scale $0-15 / no one will be turned away for lack of funds)
Featuring music by Portland's own Red Tide
As always, costuming is encouraged and we invite you to dress for whatever queer heaven means to you.
**The Outright Prom is a substance-free event**
The Outright Prom is our annual celebration of LGBTQ+ young people in Maine. Each year we celebrate young people who are organizers, advocates, community builders, and leaders, who put their hearts and bodies on the line each day in service of queer/trans liberation, by throwing them a party. This is a night of tenderness, power, and solidarity.
Join us the next morning as we take our vision to the streets of Portland during Pride: https://www.facebook.com/events/353328568522784/


text: The Cinnamon-vented Piha, a southeast Brazilian endemic, largely replaces the marginally smaller Screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans) in this region. Where the two species do meet, generally the Cinnamon-vented Piha occurs in foothill forests, whereas the Screaming Piha inhabits the remaining parcels of true lowland forest. In plumage, the present species' plumage is overall more cinnamon-brown, rather than gray, and as its English name suggests, this colour is at its brightest on the undertail coverts. The Cinnamon-vented Piha occurs from the understory to the midstory and in the subcanopy of humid Atlantic Forest, as well as more rarely in drier forests. Based on the detailed observations of Edwin Willis and Yoshika Oniki at two nests of this species, our knowledge of its breeding biology is surprisingly unparalleled amongst the genus Lipaugus. These authors speculated that the one-parent nesting system, which appears to be adopted by all members of the genus for which nests have been found to date, is an adaptation to nesting in the midstory and their feeding habits.


text: By Patch Wilson Growing up in Cornwall, in the UK, it's easy to feel blessed when you're young. I thought we had the best waves ever, and in some ways it's true. When you're a kid, the waves at home are all you really need. But quickly the realization… Read More