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The most ambitious production and logistical operation by the Israeli Opera is about to reach a climax as 50,000 or so people watch five open-air performances of Carmen, starting Thursday, against the backdrop of the ancient fortress of Masada at the lowest point on Earth.
The extraordinary setting for Bizet's celebrated romantic opera combines desert, mountains and the Dead Sea, as well as the stunning fortress ruins.
The 4,000 sq-metre stage, orchestral pit, banks of seating, reception area and parking lots have taken more than three months to build from scratch. Workers will begin dismantling the entire site the morning after the final performance.
Carmen is the biggest and the most challenging of the three productions staged by the Israeli Opera at Masada since 2010. About 2,500 workers have been involved in creating the site, and 450 international performers, including 32 flamenco dancers from Spain, will take to the stage.
Twenty-five marquees house the dressing rooms, make-up rooms and dining facilities for the performers and staff. Thirty tons of lighting and sound equipment has been shipped to Israel, much of it from the UK, and then transported to the desert.
Forty olive trees were planted in the "Spanish village" foyer area, where the audience will be served tapas and cava. Guests will be bussed to nearby Dead Sea hotels, car parks and a local airfield as private vehicles are barred from the site. The performance includes horses, donkeys and a moving train.
The desert setting poses special challenges to the cast, according to Uri Hartman, the chief producer.
"They need to drink more and rest more because of the heat and the dry desert winds," he said. Key performers will have five changes of heavy costumes during the three-and-a-half hour show.
Masada national park officials and the Israeli Opera took two years to negotiate an agreement over the use of the site. One of the conditions was that the area had, each year, to be returned to its natural state.
"Every year the opera village is entirely packed up – there is no evidence of it ever having been there," said Eitan Campbell, manager of the park.
The set is dismantled within two weeks, but it takes a further six months to restore the site.
The fortress, on a plateau 400 metres above the desert floor, was built by Herod the Great, and excavated in the 1960s. About 1,000 Jews were besieged there by soldiers of the Roman empire in the 1st century, ultimately choosing mass suicide rather than surrender.
Work has already begun on next year's production of Turandot.


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The Titans will announce three new signings for their champion outfit on Friday as they have lured one of the most consistent bowlers in franchise cricket and two young batsmen just looking for half-a-chance to reach their potential to Centurion.
Malusi Siboto, a stalwart of the Knights attack with 98 wickets in 39 matches at an average of 31 in Sunfoil Series cricket, is the bowler who will be joining the Titans, while Jonathan Vandiar and Daniel Sincuba, both from the Dolphins, are the batsmen moving to Centurion.
Vandiar was considered one of the brightest young batting talents in the country when he played for the Highveld Lions as an U19 star, before joining the Dolphins in the 2012/13 season. But the left-hander has never really fulfilled his talent, something Titans coach Rob Walter wants to change.
"Everyone knows he has talent and we'd like to help him realise that. If you go back a few years at the Lions, he was close to national honours and then just got lost a bit. He's certainly got potential and I believe he can thrive in our environment," Walter told The Citizen.
Sincuba impressed the Titans when he scored 41 against them last season in Durban, but the 23-year-old has only played sporadically for the Dolphins since then. He will join the Titans as the back-up wicketkeeper to Heinrich Klaasen, with Mangaliso Mosehle having joined the Lions.
"We wanted a young batsman that we could really grow his game, we're strong enough in terms of senior batsmen and we'd like to invest our energy in a young cricketer. He's a top-order batsman and it's hugely important that we have depth there. The key is to create competition and, most importantly, give us different options when we need to change the balance of the side and play horses-for-courses," Walter said.
The 28-year-old Siboto has been the banker of the Knights attack and took 28 Sunfoil Series wickets at an average of just 20 this season, as well as being the leading wicket-taker in the Momentum One-Day Cup and matching West Indian team-mate Andre Russell's excellent figures in the RamSlam T20 Challenge. The left-hand batsman is also very capable with the willow and will lengthen the Titans' tail.
"He can perform in all three formats, he's a really solid and consistent bowler and we needed some seniority in our attack to help bring the young bowlers through. He brings experience and has been a very successful bowler with the Knights," Walter said.
The signing of Siboto does compensate for the loss of fast bowler Marchant de Lange to the Knights.
"He's a very different bowler to Marchant but we still have Rowan Richards, the spin options are still there, David Wiese and Chris Morris will play if they're not with the national side and these guys can combine with our youth," Walter said.
The other big departure from the Titans is batsman Theunis de Bruyn, but Aiden Markram, the U19 World Cup-winning captain, has joined the contracted list in his place.
Titans contracted players: Henry Davids, Albie Morkel, David Wiese, Chris Morris, Heino Kuhn, Daniel Sincuba, Malusi Siboto, Jonathan Vandiar, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Grant Thomson, Lungi Ngidi, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi, Shaun von Berg, Qaasim Adams, Rowan Richards, Grant Mokoena, Ethy Mbhalati.


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In times of crisis, sickness or tragedy is when you find out what people (family & friends) are really like.
Love will conquer all. Hard at times, but will prevail. The goodness is within you. People are all raised different and are entitled to their own opinions. No matter how brain washed they are, just love and accept. No one is perfect. ~ Kim Schram
Truth is very few actually cares & rest are curious set of people or there with us as long as they need us in their lives. At the end, few of us left all alone to fight our own battle.
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PC Party seeking ideas from Islanders
STRATFORD – Engaging Islanders about the future direction of the province is the focus of the Progressive Conservative party of Prince Edward Island's policy process which was recently unveiled.
"As PC Party Leader one of my goals is to reach out and have conversations with Islanders about the policies we need to make Prince Edward Island a more prosperous and progressive society. Our policy
process will be a grass roots driven initiative to engage Islanders
from all walks of life. I'm delighted that Nicole McKenna has agreed to
lead this work for us by serving as Chair of our party's Policy Committee," said PC Party Leader James Aylward in announcing the appointment.
Born and raised in rural Prince Edward Island, McKenna is a graduate of the University of Prince Edward Island and Dalhousie University. Active in her community, McKenna sits on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters PEI and is past Provincial Chair of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Women Lawyers Forum. McKenna practices law with the firm of Carr Stevenson and MacKay where she is a partner.
McKenna stated that the policy process will unfold over the next few months and will involve online surveys, jurisdictional scans, town hall meetings and stakeholder consultations culminating in a policy convention where the basis of the party's platform for the next election will be finalized.
"This is an exciting time for our party and our province. We are excited to have honest conversation with Islanders and listen to their ideas. I'm honoured to take on this role and look forward to working with Islanders to build the policy framework for a PC government under the leadership of James Aylward," said McKenna.


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Exhibit uses language as a visual medium
Updated 9:53 pm, Sunday, April 15, 2012
James Sham works in the field of what he calls "social interrogation," which is "marinated" in "lite to medium absurdity."
In order to own one of his 2005 "Painting Trades" works, for instance, a viewer had to complete a task and document it. "Price: Run your fingers through the hair of 50 people wearing business suits." The artist would trade the painting for the documentation. Fair deal?
For "Umtitled" (yes, um), his multimedia installation at Artpace as part of the 12.1 International Artist in Residence exhibition, the Houston-based artist continues to explore his interest in language, communication and personal relationships — from a slightly askew stance.
Sham, a young artist who works primarily in video, photography and sculpture, recruited members of the San Antonio deaf community for videos with topics he assigned. For instance, two men sign the old "Who's on first?" routine. The catch? Sham places bulky objects on their arms and wrists, or ties a group of participants together in another work, making it difficult for them to "talk," feeding the artist's ongoing fascination with "mistranslation." Sham also used eye-tracking technology, which appears onscreen as colored smudges, in the video works. He seems to be making a pretty clear statement on our inability to understand each other, even as our means of communication grow more sophisticated.
"I've always been interested in language," Sham says, "and sign language distills language to its visual concepts."
In another work, very clever, Sham updates the old drinking-glass-as-eavesdropping-device. He taped audio interviews with politicians and civic leaders — City Councilman Diego Bernal, U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, state Rep. Mike Villarreal — tossing them softballs about dreams and goals, then incorporating their responses into the work. He asked the participants to lend beverage containers, and they did — from superhero cups to ice-tea tumblers — then attached these to the wall at head height. A listener can hear the conversations by putting his or her ear to the bottom of the glass. Of course, what that listener overhears is fairly banal.
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Language lies at the heart of New York Adam Pendleton's installation as well.
Titled "i smashed my sickening face," it features three totem-like pillars composed of black bucket-shaped ceramic forms stacked bottom to top, echoing the zigs and zags of Brancusi's "Endless Column."
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The title phrase comes from Chilean poet Raúl Zurita, who was detained and persecuted by the Pinochet regime. Pendleton says he was "intrigued by the fact that (Zurita's) response to that was poetry, was language."
The new pieces conceptualized during the three-month residency here are a "logical development," says the artist, of the black ceramic cube works he has been working on since 2007; Pendleton just wanted to give that body of work a "formal conceptual swerve, if you will."
Working from the premise that "an object is an idea," Pendleton explores the notion of exchanging information, of "an illogical alphabet as a way of creating structure and meaning."
"I'm interested in how an abstract form can function as a linguistic device," he says. "I'm asking the question, 'When does something take on meaning?'"
In the upstairs Artpace gallery, Berlin conceptual artist Florian Slotawa, known for deconstructing or recontexualizing objects and devices (such as a museum's A/C system for one show), has been busy with potted plants.
Using objects such as plastic tables and rolling carts found around the complex, as well as other items brought from his apartment at home, Slotawa has created "Local Plants" — with references to Polish sculptor Katarzyna Kobro and American minimalist Donald Judd.
Featuring several individual sculptural components working as a whole — stacked objects topped by popular potted products from a Texas nursery — the installation is in line with the artist's "invasive" philosophy, in which he takes objects from their natural settings and "invades" another space.
"On one hand, they are sculptures; on the other, they are functional objects," he says. "I like to bring objects from the art world into everyday life, and vice versa. I like to cross that boundary."
The 12.1 International Artists-in-Residence exhibition can be viewed through May 20 at Artpace, 445 N. Main Ave., 210-212-4900.


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We compiled our list from Stratton family favorites and suggestions from the Two Handed Warrior community. Did we miss your favorite?
by Gary & Sue Stratton
If the stable teaches us anything it's that you can't always judge a Christmas classic by its humble beginning. The highest-rated Christmas movie of all time, It's a Wonderful Life, was known as Frank Capra's greatest failure until countless TV reruns brought it back to life. CBS executives nearly killed the most-watched Christmas special of all time, A Charlie Brown Christmas, because they feared it was too 'sacred.' With a worldwide audience of over 2 billion, the BBC calls Jesus (1979) "the most watched movie" of all time, yet most Americans have never heard of it. The most-watched opera in television history, Amahl and the Night Visitors, may never recover its audience after a tiff between composer Gian Carlo Menotti and NBC kept it off the air for over three decades.
So Sue and I put together our own list of favorites in hopes of inspiring your search for true greatness. Some are well-known. Some are secret treasures. We categorized the films/shows between those with a more-or-less 'sacred' view of Christmas (focused more on the birth of Jesus), and 'secular' offerings (focused more on Santa Claus). Then we listed them chronologically within each group.
We hope they inspire as much holiday cheer in your household as they do in ours.
Merry Christmas!
Gary & Sue
GREAT Films with a More (or Less) 'Sacred' View of Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Frank Capra's masterpiece is not just a great Christmas movie, both the WGA and AMI list it as one of the twenty best films ever made.
Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951) Gian Carlo Menotti's most popular opera was originally written for NBC as a one-hour Christmas Eve TV broadcast. Find a local live performance if you can, but the hilarious and inspiring original is also available on DVD.
Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) Charles Schultz's enduring glimpse at Charlie Brown's search for the true meaning of Christmas. CBS feared it was 'too sacred' for prime time.
The Nativity (1987) This Hanna-Barbera Greatest Adventures of the Bible video is hard to find, but worth it for your kids. We found a couple of YouTube links, but, uh …they might be bootleg.
The Nativity Story (2006) Not everything you'd hope it would be, but does a marvelous job of capturing the incredible faith (and sacrifice) of Mary and Joseph.
GREAT Films with a 'Sacred' View of Christmas as Part of a Larger Movie
Ben-Hur (1959) At least one wise man continues his search for Jesus as Charlton Heston's title character strives to put his life back together after profound betrayal. Also, on the AMI list of best films ever made. As an added plus, that chariot scene can really get you in the mood to face Christmas traffic.
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) Jean Negulesco directed this understated and haunting Nativity sequence.
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) Franco Zeffirelli's masterful TV mini-series. Incredibly complex and textured. Get Episode 1 for the Nativity scene.
Jesus (1979) A clear and compelling account of the birth of Christ from the Gospel of Luke. Our normally chatty group of friends didn't speak for a full hour after watching it together.
The Gospel According to Matthew (1996) The Visual Bible's straightforward retelling of the birth of Christ from Matthew's perspective. Watching Luke (Jesus, 1979) and Matthew's narrative back-to-back creates a marvelous disequilibrium. Throw in the prologue from The Gospel of John (2003), with LOST's Henry Ian Cusick as Jesus, to complete a remarkable Christmas trifecta.
GOOD Movies with a 'Sacred' View of Christmas
A Christmas Carol (1951) When you hear them singing The Most Wonderful Time of the Year in the Mall, you know it's time for "scary ghost stories." You don't get any scarier than the original adaptation of this "Dickens Horror Picture Show."
Scrooged (1988) A snide and cynical take on Dickens tale with the inimitable Bill Murray as Scrooge himself.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and the gang in an offbeat, but faithful retelling of Dickens' classic.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) Okay, it's cheating a bit, but there is a Christ figure, and a Christmas, and presents, and everything. Just don't let the White Witch hear you talking about it.
Silver Bells (2013) When a scuffle with the ref at his son's basketball game lands an ambitious television sportscaster in serious trouble he finally encounters the true meaning of Christmas. Act One graduate Andrea Gyertson Nasfell's third Christmas movie, after Christmas with a Capital C (2011) and Christmas Angel (2012), not to mention her 2014 hit Mom's Night Out.
GREAT Films with a "Secular" View of Christmas
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Classic, "Do you believe in something you can't prove" premise. Many remakes, none come close to the original.
White Christmas (1954) Not much Jesus (or Santa), but a wonderful tale of friendship and loyalty. We watch it every year as it chokes us up every time.
A Christmas Story (1983) I don't know why we all get such a kick out of this admittedly B movie. A pitch-perfect coming-of-age story surrounding the hopes and fears of a nine-year-old boy. Just don't shoot your eye out.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1996) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Both the television classic and Jim Carrey's (over the top) psycho-drama-remake are well worth an evening. "I'm feeling!"
Elf (2003) Perhaps Will Ferrell's best movie. The story of Buddy the Elf is an irresistible recasting of the Santa story. Zooey Deschanel's sterling role doesn't hurt one bit.
GOOD Films with 'Secular' View of Christmas
Christmas in Connecticut (1945) A New York food writer's personal brand as the perfect housewife is in danger of being exposed as a sham when her boss invites a returning war hero for a traditional family Christmas at her home in Connecticut. Only one problem, she doesn't have a home in Connecticut.
Christmas Vacation (1989) Didn't get enough of Chevy Chase on Community? This is the movie for you. The Griswold family's big Christmas turns out to be "nuts'?
Home Alone (1990) A zany battle against the world's least scary criminals. It made the list this year because so many THW conversation partners mentioned how the strangely moving church scene (which wasn't even part of the original script) added much needed gravitas to the moral premise of a very silly movie.
Prancer (1989) A bittersweet, but poignant tale of loss and redemption. One girl's desperate faith changes her life and her father.
The Santa Clause (1994) Can you be drafted into the ranks of Father Christmas? Apparently, yes. Tim Allen's best role since Home Improvement.
GREAT Films set During the Christmas Season (but, uh, not all are kid-friendly)
While You Were Sleeping (1995) A touching and laugh-out-loud funny tale for anyone who ever cherished a secret love (or faced a Christmas alone). Might be Sandra Bullock's best role before The Blind Side.
Die Hard (1988) Police Officer John McClain thwarts a ring of Euro-terrorists who crash a corporate Christmas party. Bruce Willis is his smarmy best, but Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber almost steals the show… and the dough.
Family Man (2000) Turns the "what if" premise of It's a Wonderful Life on its head. With Don Cheadle as an angel on the edge, and some of the best acting of (Madam Secretary) Tea Leoni and Nicholas Cage's and careers. Sue and I watch it every year and ponder our own "what if?"
Joyeux Noel ('Merry Christmas' in French, 2005) The remarkable true story of the WWI Christmas truce. German, French, and Scottish soldiers lay down their arms for a day of celebration and wind up friends with the 'enemy' on the opposite side of a brutal war. A powerful expression of both the spirit of Christmas and the power of friendship. (Subtitles.)
Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuarón's masterpiece confronts us with a tale of a miraculously pregnant unwed mother and her reluctant protector set amidst the most horrific violence an empire can throw at them: in short, a stark retelling of the Christmas story.
See also:
It's a Wonderful Life and the Courage to Live (and Create Art) Idealistically
Alfonso Cuarón's 'Children of Men' (2006): A Stark Retelling of the Christmas Story


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Planted these today.
The Catnip and Lemon Balm are listed in companion planting books as beneficial to various vegetables. I don't know that I believe that, but no harm either. I could have just divided more of the volunteer lemon balm from the yard. Wanted to see if the seedlings are different. Somewhere I read, Malva zebrina is a Korean vegetable. Better find that before eating it. Seedaholic.com states they are edible and have a mild flavor. pfaf.org states the leaves can be used in salads and soups, and the flowers are an edible and tasty garnish. Planted in old plant 6-packs I had in the garage. Reuse / recycle. Once they are growing I can put them in the protected raised bed to acclimate.
Also planted the Orca pear and Rescue pear that I had buried in compost on Sunday. Glad they are in the ground.


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30 Days of Lists Mini Album – Video
I love the 30 Days of Lists Challenge! So first things first. I signed up for this project with my friend Ashley. We would scrapbook and do projects every two weeks back in the day. I think she finished her album but I do not remember now. lol. This album was started in 2012 but … [Keep reading…]


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Dynamo summary: Davis given some rest
Updated 5:04 am, Sunday, July 22, 2012
Brief rest for Davis
Midfielder Brad Davis was out of the starting lineup Saturday against Montreal as coach Dominic Kinnear kept his lineup fresh in the third game in a seven-day span.
Davis entered in the 68th minute and assisted on BobbyBoswell's goal.
Davis, 30, had started 14 consecutive games. He had not come off the bench since April 28, when he was used as a late substitute after missing two consecutive games with a calf strain.
Boswell, Tally Hall, Andre Hainault, Jermaine Taylor, Corey Ashe, Boniek Garcia, Will Bruin and Mac Kandji were the only players to start all three.
Boswell earns game promotion
With midfielder Brad Davis and forward Brian Ching out of the starting lineup Saturday against the Impact, defender Bobby Boswell got a rare opportunity to start the game as Dynamo captain.
Until Saturday, Ching or Davis had served as captain since Boswell was captain May 29, 2010, against Philadelphia.
Creavalle starts for Moffat
Rookie Warren Creavalle, the Dynamo's second-round pick in the 2012 SuperDraft, was in the starting lineup for the second consecutive game as a holding midfielder in place of the injured Adam Moffat
Moffat has missed three consecutive games with a strained right groin.
Geoff Cameron started Sunday in Moffat's absence, but Cameron has missed the last two Dynamo games while trying to finalize his move to Stoke City of the English Premier League.


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Belle Meade, one of Nashville's most affluent neighborhoods, will soon be home to a community of condominiums with prices ranging from $950,000 to $5.5 million per unit, developers announced Thursday.
The Manning at Belle Meade, a $60 million project led by a group including Richard Rhea, of Chartwell Properties, and LaRawn Scaife Rhea, includes 34 residences that will eventually boast services ranging from concierge care and a wellness center to formal gardens and unit terraces. Living spaces range in size from 1,800 to 6,000 square feet.
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Other amenities include a formal grand salon, loggia, private wine storage, event planning, British cabinetry, security systems, gated entries and private elevators.
The project will be located on Woodmont Boulevard near Harding Road. Construction is slated to begin in January 2008, and completion expected sometime in 2009.
Sales are set to begin in late July 2007 and will be handled by Traditions Management in conjunction with Steve Fridrich of Fridrich & Clark Realty.
The grounds and gardens are designed by Gavin Duke, a partner with Nashville's Ben Page Associates. Architecture is by Houston-based Don Meeks of Meeks + Partners, and interiors are by Nashville's Marjorie Feltus-Hawkins of Feltus|Hawkins Design.


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Book Title/Author: Also Known As by Robin Benway
Publisher/Year: Bloomsbury – February 2013
Genre: YA Contemporary (with a mystery/spy twist)
Series: Unknown for now. I've heard that it is.
Other Books From Author: Audrey, Wait! and The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May and June
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I received this as an egalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way swayed my opinion. Pinky swear!
Since Maggie has been a young girl she's been cracking the codes to safes and picking locks as she apparently inherited the spy gene from her parents who are international spies taking down serious baddies around the world. She's never stayed in one place for too long and has never gotten a chance to be with her peers but her latest mission sends her into the trenches of high school for her most important mission yet — a mission that relies solely on her. She must act the part of a high school student of a fancy private school in New York City while trying to get close to Jesse Oliver — the cute boy who will get her the information she needs from his dad. She must maintain her cover while navigating the foreign world of high school — meeting friends, handling classes and talking to guys — as she realizes that it's not as easy to look at people as "just a job" when it gets personal.
Also Known As was my latest gym read. This was a problem. Why you ask? Because pretty much the whole time I had a stupid grin on my face while reading it. Will confirmed this one day when he asked me if the book I was reading was funny because every time he looks at me I'm smirking. Also Known As, like Robin Benway's novel Audrey, Wait!, made me smile a lot because of the snappy dialogue and a loveable cast of characters (also: the adorable romance). It was impossible for me not to smirk with this wildly entertaining teen spy story. Truly though it was a fun read whilst on the elliptical because it was incredibly fun and easy to get into — I swear I heard James Bond music in my head during some parts.
This is my first teen spy novel I've ever read and it was a beyond fun plot — a teenage spy has to go undercover in high school (somewhere she's never been with her undercover, on the road life style) and integrate and hone in on her subject that she needs to get closer. That subject just happens to be a cute boy. You know the sorts of shenanigans that are bound to happen with that sort of plot and Also Known As didn't disappoint with Maggie's thrilling yet fun mission full of mishaps and danger. It definitely had more of a light, fun feel rather than a dangerous feel but you always knew the stakes were high for Maggie and her family.Definitely an older Spy Kids kind of feel but better!
I loved Maggie's badassness throughout the novel but loved the way she had to assimilate into high school — a completely foreign world to her in contrast to her safe-cracking and lock-picking in cities around the world and bringing down serious baddies of the world. Before in her missions she didn't feel any sort of human connection — she was in and she was out. With this big mission, not only was it hard to get down the whole high school thing, but she had to get to know her subject firsthand and I really loved her struggle with getting to know these people and still treating them as just a mission. You could really feel how conflicted she was as she juggled the lies and the feelings and the expectations of her parents and their bosses.
As much as you'd think this would be a fast, breakneck plot-based novel (I mean, a crimesolving teen spy), it was really driven very much by Maggie and the fabulous cast of characters. The friendship between Maggie and Roux was refreshing and Roux made the best sidekick ever. Maggie and Jesse's complicated relationship was engaging and delightful even though you know it's going to get messy when Jesse becomes a real person to Maggie and not just a subject. Jesse is incredibly sweet and a refreshing and, if you love the nice guys in YA, you are going to fall head over heels for Jesse. I also really loved the adults in the novel — Maggie's parents and Angelo. I loved that it was a family affair and that their family had to learn to adjust to Maggie being a "normal" high school student for this mission.
Like Robin Benway's Audrey, Wait!, Also Known was completely charming and fun as we watch a young spy's transition to being a high school student for her latest mission while trying to crack the case by getting to the subject's cute teenage son. It was a fun, crimesolving romp through high school and the city streets of the Big Apple but the shining star is Maggie and her growth and the delightful cast of characters involved. COULD NOT STOP SMIRKING while reading it on the elliptical because of the snappy dialogue, the grin-inducing situations and an adorably complicated romance. I mean, she's a SPY and he's the target. You know it's going to get messy. I really enjoyed this one though I still think Audrey, Wait! is my favorite of the two I've read from her.
For Fans Of: teenage spy stories, snappy dialogue, a good balance of a crime-solving plot and character development, Spy Kids if they were a bit older, Veronica Mars (ok not SO like it bc nothing could ever be VMars but sort of with the witty nature and the balance of high school life and her detective life)
You May Also Like: The Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter, The Heist Society series by Ally Carter, The Squad series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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The restaurant openings continue in Kendall Square, which becomes a better place to eat with each one. The latest to arrive is Abigail's, a neighborhood spot serving dinner nightly and lunch on weekdays. Owned by chef James Ludwig (B-Side, East Coast Grill) and general manager Sarah Murnane, the restaurant is named for their daughter.
The menu offers raw bar; small plates such as gouda fries, roasted marrow bones, and BBQ chicken livers; soups and salads; sandwiches such as barbecue pork and grilled chicken; and entrees including yellowfin tuna with sweet corn sauce and heirloom tomato panzanella salad and a boneless rib eye with marrow butter. The dishes feature local and sustainable ingredients.
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A Coon Rapids man was killed late Sunday night after the minivan he was riding in sideswiped a truck and then crashed into a parked minivan on Interstate 35 south of the Twin Cities.
Mach B. Kuel, 39, was the only fatality in the three-vehicle Rice County crash that involved six other people, all of whom did not suffer serious injury, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
A 2004 Toyota Sienna was northbound on I-35 at Faribault and successfully avoided hitting a Dodge Dakota pickup truck that was blocking the left lane of the freeway, the State Patrol said.
The Sienna, with the driver and one passenger, then pulled over onto the shoulder in front of the parked truck and turned on its hazard lights.
A 2008 Toyota Sienna, with Kuel and three others, was northbound a few minutes after 11 p.m. in the left lane. When that Sienna came upon the parked truck that was still blocking traffic, it sideswiped it and then ran into the 2004 Sienna.
It remained unclear Monday why the truck was parked and blocking the left lane. The truck's driver was Jeana D. Welton, 52, of Phoenix. She was apparently uninjured, the State Patrol said.
The driver of the 2004 Sienna, Scott C. Marrs, 55, of Apple Valley, and his passenger, Janet M. Fraser, 54, of Apple Valley, also didn't suffer any apparent injuries.
The driver of the 2008 Sienna, James C. Tang, 50, of Columbia Heights, and passenger Biel Rambang, 55, were uninjured. Passenger Nyabl D. Mathang, 81, of Minneapolis, had minor injuries.
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The 105th commencement at St. Petersburg College awards degrees to about 450.
By NICOLE HUTCHESON, Times Staff Writer
Published December 16, 2007
ST. PETERSBURG - One lives 170 miles away, in Melbourne, and earned a degree in veterinary technology online. Another is a 50-something mother of three with dreams of better pay.
On Saturday morning, graduation united them.
Carl Kuttler, president of St. Petersburg College, called it among the "most diverse group of two- to four-year candidates."
Saturday morning marked the school's 105th commencement ceremony. About 450 students received degrees during the fall graduation ceremony held at Tropicana Field.
It was a time to honor both students and individuals who influence the community in which the school is located. There are more than 10 St. Petersburg College locations throughout Pinellas County.
Kuttler presented developer Grady Pridgen with the President's Award for his efforts to build in urban areas.
"Every day, go out there and make this world a better place," Pridgen said to the students and crowd.
Sheila Johnson, the CEO of a hospitality business that recently purchased the Innisbrook Golf Club in Tarpon Springs, gave the commencement address.
"Choose to be bold, choose to be innovative and choose to be strong," said Johnson, who received an honorary bachelor's degree from the college on Saturday. Johnson is the first woman chosen for this recognition, joining the likes of former President Jimmy Carter and former Gov. Jeb Bush.
But by far the biggest honor went to the students who had completed their degrees. Hundreds of well-wishers poured into the stadium, some carrying bouquets of flowers and cameras.
Nik Houllis,29, came to the stadium to see his mother, Cynthia, finally earn her associate's degree. As a teacher's assistant, 56-year-old Cynthia wanted the degree so she could get an increase in pay. The mother and son both earned their associate degrees from St. Petersburg College this year.
"It's just the best thing she's ever done," said Houllis, a dental technician who lives in Clearwater.
Cammie Carman, who received her bachelor's degree in veterinary technology through the college's distance learning program, served as a speaker at the graduation.
"It was my only option, so I decided to take a chance," said Carman, 35, who already had a degree in science prior to pursuing the veterinary degree.
In the beginning Carman, a Melbourne resident, said others considered her decision to pursue her degree with St. Petersburg College's distance-learning program as a "second rate" education.
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Choosing a community bank puts the bank closer to where you live and play. It is a small business with a personal feel that builds relationships with it clients. There is just something comforting about going to a place where the people know you, your kids go to school together, they know the local businesses and understand where you are coming from. But there is more to banking with a community bank, much more. Here are five compelling reasons to choose a community bank.
- Community Banks Support the Local Economy. Small business is responsible for creating many new jobs and they depend heavily on community banks when it comes to financing. While local banks control less than 25 percent of all bank assets, they are responsible for more than 50 percent of all small business lending. Small businesses actually get very little from larger banks. The top 20 largest banks in the United States control more than half of all bank assets. However, of their commercial loan portfolios a mere 18 percent goes to small business.
- Community Banks Create Productive Investment Opportunities. When you choose to bank locally you are investing in a community effort to grow the community. Most credit unions and small banks will create loans from deposits and engage in other investment activities that are more productive. Large banks, on the other hand, allocate a rather large portion of their resources to speculative trading and other stock market activity that can turn a large profit for the bank, but offers little to no social or economic value for the patrons. What's more, should one of their Wall Street bets go wrong, it could put entire financial system in serious danger.
- Community Banks Keep Decision Making within the Community. Loan approvals and other important decisions are kept within the community by people who live there. These people have established relationships with their customers and they understand the needs of the community. At large banks, the customer is a number. At community banks, the customer is a friend. Where large banks would reject loan applications, local banks can often approve them because they have insight into the community and personal knowledge of community needs.
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Many dairy free frostings have what I call the "crayon problem". When first removed from the refrigerator they have the consistency of a crayon. On the up side they are easy to pick off and probably have some potential as a minor weapon. On the other hand, they are a waste of food with a flavor that is rarely worth the calories.
I have posted the frosting recipe with the brownies but wanted to also post it as its own recipe in a quantity sufficient for a layer cake, since its good on chocolate layer cake as well. It is probably also good on vanilla layer cake, but I pretty much never make vanilla layer cake. This recipe makes enough to frost one 10 inch two layer cake.
4 Tablespoons flax milk (or soy or rice or coconut etc.)
4 tsp of instant coffee or espresso, dissolved in the flax milk
pinch salt
4 c sifted confectioners sugar
1/3 c packed Earth Balance whipped buttery spread (in the tubs, the soy is organic, but they also have a GMO free canola based one which we use)
1 electric stand mixer
Measuring cups and spoons
A sifter or colander (not necessary if your confectioners sugar is fresh, only needed assuming that you are like me and own year old bags of confectioner's sugar which now contain little sugar boulders)
A rubber or silicone spatula.
Dissolve the instant coffee in the flax milk
Allow the Earth Balance Organic whipped buttery spread to warm up a bit (not quite room temperature, but packable.
Sift the confectioners sugar if needed (mine always has sugar boulders in it that need to be broken up)
Put the Earth Balance spread into an electric mixer and mix for about 30 seconds
Add about a cup of the confectioners sugar and mix on low until combined. This keeps it from flying out in a sugar cloud.
Add the salt and the flax milk mixture and combine. Don't worry if it separates
Mix in remaining confectioners sugar a little at a time
Beat on medium until smooth
You may want to add a bit more flax milk or a bit more spread to get the consistency you prefer. This is an icing like frosting as the coffee can stand up to the sugar and the consistency is easy to work with. It firms up when chilled so it is best to spread it at room temperature.
This keeps well in the fridge for a few weeks. It may keep longer but I have a tendency to eat it out of the container so I am not sure.


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One of the primary ways to create 21st century vibrant places where people want to live, work, and play is through arts and culture. A special group of Clinton county residents is leading the growth of cultural interests and activities throughout the area by overseeing operations of the Clinton County Arts Council (CCAC). The Council's mission is to promote, encourage, and economically support the arts, artists, and the cultural heritage of Clinton County. Dan Matson is a CCAC board member, a long-serving municipal attorney, and an accomplished, well-recognized artist in his own right.
Samples of Matson's work were displayed at St. Johns municipal offices at the Clinton County Courthouse as part of the Traveling Art Program offered by CCAC. The city managed to bring art to an untraditional setting by displaying paintings in individual offices and in common areas, enabling employees and visitors to enjoy art for arts sake. The city demonstrated to its citizens that art is an important part of building a 21st century community.
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Attorney General Edward H. Levi holds that membership in clubs that discriminate against Jews, Blacks or women should not be "the pivotal point" in judging President-elect Jimmy Carter's choice of former Judge Griffin Bell as the next Attorney General.
In a farewell nationwide appearance on NBC-TV "Meet the Press" yesterday, the first Jew to head the Justice Department termed criticism of Bell's membership in such clubs in Atlanta as "trivializing a rather important subject." Levi made this statement in response to a question on the subject by the program's moderator and added that he thought the designation of Bell is a good one. Bell himself said last week that he would resign from the clubs. His move followed mounting pressure from civil rights and Jewish groups.


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Apple is working on such a project, according to patent filings unearthed by MacRumors this week. The "multidimensional desktop" applications suggest that Apple wants to take familiar parts of the Mac OS X desktop--such as the dock--and add depth, allowing you to stack documents or folders behind application icons on the "floor" of your desktop.
The idea of a 3D desktop is not new, but neither is it something that people are using in large numbers. When it comes to patent applications there's always a distinct chance that the technology never actually makes it into a product; still, it's always interesting to see what companies are working up in the labs.
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Jamie, thanks for the spaced version.
If you assume he and or eWeek are unbiased journalists then I can see how you could be upset but in reality journalists CAN be biased if they want and that is their job.
In this case he is discussion how the Longhorn thing could be good for the Linux Desktop's market share.
I don't agree, I mean Linux doesn't exactly have WinFS capabilities yet. I think people, especially the media way over-estimate how fare along the Linux desktop is. I consider it around the Windows 95/OS2 age in comparison. To think that it is anywhere near 2k/XP is just insanity.
The Linux Desktop is just a mish-mash of various hacks, some dating back a few years. Firstly I consider the construction a security risk and more so I think it is inefficient and user-unfriendly.
It is barley a model in any respect and the development platform is a joke.


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Discover To Refund $200 Million To Customers
Discover has agreed to refund customers over claims it engaged in deceptive marketing practices over the phone. The company allegedly got customers to unwittingly pay for add-on services they never ordered. Discover says it's not admitting any wrongdoing with this agreement.
Some other news: Discover Financial Services has agreed to refund $200 million to more than three and a half million credit card customers. A federal investigation found the company used deceptive marketing practices. It's one of the first major enforcement actions by the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
NPR's Ailsa Chang reports that Discover allegedly charged customers for add-on services they never ordered.
AILSA CHANG, BYLINE: If you tune into a Discover Card commercial, you'll hear them brag about how they treat their customers.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Want better customer service? Switch to Discover. Ranked number one in customer loyalty. It pays to Discover.
CHANG: But the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has a different take on how Discover treats some of its customers. The Bureau says it's like a beat cop, patrolling banks and credit card companies to make sure they're following consumer laws.
Federal investigators say they listened to loads of phone recordings between telemarketers and Discover customers, and here's what they heard on a lot of those calls.
This is Richard Cordray, the Bureau's director.
RICHARD CORDRAY: Discover's telemarketers spoke unusually fast when explaining the cost and product terms and even processed purchases without the consent of consumers.
CHANG: Investigators say several conversations would go something like this: a telemarketer would ask a customer, wouldn't you like some identity theft protection with your card? The customer would say, yeah, without explicitly agreeing to pay for it. And then the customer would start seeing a charge for 10 bucks a month for that protection. Discover says it's not admitting any wrongdoing with this agreement.
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This week:
Our power went out - again - for a couple of hours. I wrapped up the incubator in several layers of fleece blankets and hope the duck eggs inside stayed warm enough. Now that it's happened twice I'm afraid these poor eggs are doomed, but I'll keep it going till the end, just in case.
We usually have pancakes for breakfast on a weekend morning, but this week we were out of milk. (I know, we have dairy goats. Well, with hubby's health situation he asked me not to breed them this year so we'd have more flexibility. I'm really missing having baby goats right now but it was the right decision.) I have dry milk stored, so I thought I'd try using it in my Fluffy Pancakes. I made a cup of milk and added the vinegar. It separated and the whey looked clear and watery, but I whisked it a bit before adding the butter and egg. Yes, you can sour dry milk with vinegar. The pancakes were as good as always.
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Homestead Eggs
Cubed Steak Parmigiana
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As the weather starts to get colder and the kids are in the house more, I have my eyes out for activities and crafts that they can do inside. [Read more…]
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As the weather starts to get colder and the kids are in the house more, I have my eyes out for activities and crafts that they can do inside. [Read more…]
This year we did an easy take on a classic Halloween costume, the witch. This is an easy costume because you can use things that you probably already have in your child's closet. [Read more…]
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Phew. That title was a mouthful! There is plenty of fun stuff going on in this post though so make sure and get your free Silhouette file to make these DIY Gold index cards and don't forget to enter the giveaway at the bottom too!
First I am going to share with you how I made these gold index cards for my daughters baptism. I wanted something for the guests to write messsages to my daughter after her baptism and I wanted it to coordinate with the rest of the things that I had made. I wanted to make some gold notecards and new my Silhouette CAMEO would come to my rescue.
This is what the file looks like. It is made for a 12 x 12 sheet of paper. I color coded it for easy cutting. First, using a gold sketch pen or gold marker, have your Silhouette cut the red lines (under advanced cutting click cut by line color and then pick red). Once your design has been sketched out, change out the pen / marker for your cutting blade and have your Silhouette cut the blue lines. That is all. Think of the index card or note card possibilities! If you want to make your top line a different color, you could even do that too.
You could try printing the lines on your printer first and putting registration marks on the paper but then you wouldn't get that beautiful shine from the gold sketch pens!
To download the free Silhouette (.studio) cut file for these DIY Gold Index Cards, click Here!
Now it is time for the giveaway! This giveaway is overflowing with goodies to use with your Silhouette machine! I am tempted to enter myself because I don't have some of these things!! If you follow me on instagram or Pinterest, then you already have 2 entries! It runs from October 22 to October 27, 2014 and you can enter using the Rafflecopter widget below! Good luck!!
So far every year I have hand drawn some first day of school chalkboard signs for my kids. You can see past ones I have done HERE, and HERE.
It is fun to try out different designs on the chalkboard and to make different signs for each child. This has worked for me so far because my two daughters have started school on different days. I will have to figure out something different for next year when both my girls will be starting school at the same time.
After I made my daughter's first day of second grade sign, I had a space after the word GRADE so I put a little weird squiggle. That stupid squiggle bugs me so bad. Now I wish I would have thought to put the year like I did in my younger daughter's chalkboard sign.
We are off to a good start of school this year! Last year my oldest was nervous about everything and this year she is all smiles. My youngest is so happy that two of the girls in her class have pretty names: Pearl and Julie (I am sure she thinks it is "Jewel-y"). She also did report that she has the longest hair in the class. So it looks like things are going pretty grand for her as well. Fingers crossed that things continue going well!
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Blogilates.com first noticed that something just wasn't right with the model wearing the Xhilaration Junior's Midkini 2-Piece Swimsuit -Leopard Print. There are a number of things going on here that no human body could possible have--a thigh gap like no other and some slimming techniques that are off-the-charts horrible.
In an effort to achieve thigh gap, they took a chunk right out of her crotch! A closer inspection of the model's hip shows a bit of a chunk job there as well and her armpit and arm look all messed up too.
After being put on blast, a Target spokesperson sent a statement to Buzzfeed saying: "This was an unfortunate error on our part and we apologize. We have removed the image from our website."
But wait...there's more. Another Target bikini's backside view shows this interesting photoshop hackjob:
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The Derby della Madonnina (or Milan Derby, if you prefer not saying fun words) is back on the menu this Saturday. Inter and A.C. Milan's rivalry dates back all the way to the early 1900s, and while both sides haven't been the powerhouses of years ago there's still plenty of drama. Inter, with goal-scoring threat Mauro Icardi, are just two points back of their crosstown rivals. A win would see them leapfrog A.C. Milan and put on damper on the buzz surrounding their recent sale to Chinese investors. It might be a petty reason to get up for a derby, but best believe that spoiling the fun would be a great time for Inter.
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Where can I get a 28" long piece of 1/4" thick piece of angle iron. It needs to be roughly wide enough to support a standard red brick. Any suggestions would be great.
Where can I get a 28" long piece of 1/4" thick piece of angle iron. It needs to be roughly wide enough to support a standard red brick. Any suggestions would be great.
Home Depot has angle for brick support over doors, windows etc, look in the masonry section.
I have bought misc metal parts from a local Iron & Metal recycling place that also sells sheet metal, alum, tubing, angle, etc and will sell to the general public. You might check your yellow pages to see if Philly has a similar type of place. My experience is their prices are better than HD or online.
For online places I just bought some alum tube from this place. Prices seem decent for small qty and shipping was fast.
I also have these places book marked but have never used them.
Another idea is to call or even better stop in at a local welding/fabrication shop. What you are looking for might be scrap to them.
I am about 30 min. from philly and I usually get my metals from Fastenal, or find a local welding shop.
Check out metal recycling: i.e.; junk yards. I have spent hours rummaging around for treasures in a local yard that handles marine, manufacturing, ....... all sorts of stuff like 15 feet long hydraulic cylinders and 3 feet long cast steel chain links and 4-5 inch steel cable for tugs. They had been there for 60 years and they just sold out to developers to build condos( this is just south of downtown Seattle and Safeco and Quest fields{Mariners and Seahawks}). Gotta love the economy here. They got rid of all the fantistic treasures and just supply new stuff. I'm considering moving!!
Won't help now, but folks throw away bedframes all the time.
Check the Yellow Pages in your local phone directory. I've gotten metal from metal suppliers locally...from welding shops....and yes even....HD...
I contacted a local building supply company that specializes in masonry and they had varying lengths of angle iron for lentils (sp?).
Thanks for all the suggestions! This is definiately the place to come for answers.
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The tragedy of Friday's senseless murders at the Sandy Hook Elementary School will dominate the news for days and possibly weeks to come. But, is this endless analysis and debate helping or hurting?
Some say that the wall-to-wall coverage of the event on the various 24-hour news outlets is not helping. Famed film critic Roger Ebert wrote about the killings on his blog this past weekend. The vital piece from Ebert's post was actually something he wrote almost a decade back.
Here is the relevant excerpt from Roger Ebert's 2003 review of "Elephant."
Let me tell you a story. The day after Columbine, I was interviewed for the Tom Brokaw news program. The reporter had been assigned a theory and was seeking sound bites to support it. "Wouldn't you say," she asked, "that killings like this are influenced by violent movies?" No, I said, I wouldn't say that. "But what about 'Basketball Diaries'?" she asked. "Doesn't that have a scene of a boy walking into a school with a machine gun?" The obscure 1995 Leonardo Di Caprio movie did indeed have a brief fantasy scene of that nature, I said, but the movie failed at the box office (it grossed only $2.5 million), and it's unlikely the Columbine killers saw it.
The reporter looked disappointed, so I offered her my theory. "Events like this," I said, "if they are influenced by anything, are influenced by news programs like your own. When an unbalanced kid walks into a school and starts shooting, it becomes a major media event. Cable news drops ordinary programming and goes around the clock with it. The story is assigned a logo and a theme song; these two kids were packaged as the Trench Coat Mafia. The message is clear to other disturbed kids around the country: If I shoot up my school, I can be famous. The TV will talk about nothing else but me. Experts will try to figure out what I was thinking. The kids and teachers at school will see they shouldn't have messed with me. I'll go out in a blaze of glory."
In short, I said, events like Columbine are influenced far less by violent movies than by CNN, the NBC Nightly News and all the other news media, who glorify the killers in the guise of "explaining" them. I commended the policy at the Sun-Times, where our editor said the paper would no longer feature school killings on Page 1. The reporter thanked me and turned off the camera. Of course the interview was never used. They found plenty of talking heads to condemn violent movies, and everybody was happy.
Ebert closed this Saturday's post with:
"I gather my point is what goes around, comes around."
Is the news media culpable? Or does the blame belong on the violence in video games? Or, as Jamie Foxx declared:
"We cannot turn our back and say that violence in films or anything that we do doesn't have a sort of influence, it does."
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The bad news all started with rumours that the body of a teenage girl was found in the bathroom of a shopping mall in Rodney Bay last Thursday evening. The rumours proved to be a BlackBerry prank that no one found funny, but after that the weekend just seemed to go downhill.
It was one tragic occurrence after the other to the point that some people just decided it was best to stay indoors and see what happened next. At the end of what can only be described as a bloody weekend, six people lost their lives in various incidences including a traffic accident, one suspected suicide, multiple shootings and other violent acts.
In one of those incidences, Laila Norgaard originally from Denmark who resided in St Lucia was murdered in her Soufriere home. Friends of the 39-year-old described her as a "sweetheart"—a woman with a passion for horses and life in general who was "one of the most loving people you'd ever meet." On Monday, October 17 when the STAR visited the place she'd once called home, there was nothing to smile about. Laila had been killed three days earlier when two masked men invaded the house where she'd lived with her St Lucian husband of three months.
Police reports indicate that on Friday night Laila was at her house along with her husband and two other individuals, when two masked men entered the house, one armed with a firearm and the other a cutlass. According to friends, Laila had just returned home from
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Friday night with two of her employees minutes earlier and was in the middle of recounting the night's occurrences. The intruders snuck in, catching them all off guard and reportedly demanded money from her. Laila was shot in the head according to sources immediately after she asked them what money they were speaking of.
Soufriere police responded to the report about 10:30pm on Friday, October 14 at Cemetery Road, Soufriere. Laila was taken to the Soufriere Hospital where she was pronounced dead. No one has been arrested in connection with the incident and according to police a motive has not been established.
Laila's husband did not wish to speak with the media, but employees spoke of the wonderful person they'd known Laila to be.
"She was a very kind, wonderful woman," said one employee who'd helped her out with her wine and coffee shop. "She helped us along, gave us jobs . . . I'd come to help her in the shop sometimes. We've had some good times. She was a very loving woman, that's one thing I can say about her." Another employee added: "She's one of those people who'd always tell it to you how it is. A loving, kind lady—no word like loving or caring is enough to describe her; good isn't even enough. I know what I'm telling you. She never disrespected anyone."
"That was her dream," he added, speaking of the horse stables Laila had left behind. "Driving to work with her dog at the back
of her van, and now for her to die in her own kitchen with her husband there and two other guys."
The young man didn't know what would become of the stables she'd managed in Soufriere but was hoping for the best.
"We can't just throw away her dreams because she's not there," he said. "That was her dream, she had a passion for horses. Laila wouldn't even kill a fly; she was irie so much.."
Another man who did not want to be named expressed that he and others were doubtful whether robbery was the main reason for her death, especially considering that no one else was hurt, nor was money that was in plain sight taken from the house that night.
Sources say Laila had no other relatives living in St Lucia,
apart from her ex husband from her native country. She leaves behind two young children, now left to carry on without their mother.
The government recently launched the United Against Crime campaign calling on Saint Lucians to develop a zero-tolerance attitude towards crime.
Denmark native killed in Soufriere home
The bad news all started with rumours that the body of a teenage girl was found in the bathroom of a shopping mall in Rodney Bay last Thursday evening. The rumours proved to be a BlackBerry prank that no one found funny, but after that the weekend just seemed to go downhill.


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How to make your tomatoes turn red?
3.5 years ago tomato
While going searching my logs I noticed the query in the topic. My first response, in my sarcastic mind was, "Uh red paint, maybe a red permanent marker?" After some more serious thought I did get some more helpful ideas.
Don't be greedy: I know it is hard when you want to get as many delicious tomatoes as possible and you let your plants go wild producing as many fruit as possible but unfortunately you hit the end of your growing season with 70% of those tomatoes to never to become ripe before the first frost. You can prevent this by pinching off any suckers that are not part of the main vein of the plant. Sure you may not get as many fruits but your plant can spent more of its energy getting that fruit red instead of growing more green tomatoes to throw in the compost.
Be light on the nitrogen: Do not give your plants too much nitrogen during its growth period. You will get a big beautiful plant, but unfortunately fruit will bear too late in the season to mature into ripe red tomatoes.
Get supermarket quality tomatoes from your garden: Of course tomatoes ripened on the vine will have the better taste but when your season runs out and your tomatoes are still green what can you do? One option is to take any flawless tomatoes (no bruises, no cracks) place them very gently in a cardboard box padded on bottom with newspaper and place in a cool humid location. You may also add a ripe banana to speed up the process by adding a little extra ethylene. If you are luck in a couple/few weeks you should have some red tomatoes.
Just eat the green tomatoes: If all else fails there is always the option of breading them with some bread crumbs, salt, and pepper and fry up until golden. There is also the green salsa option which I am planning on trying out this year…ok I may have been a little "greedy" this year.
Tags: cheap, compost, outdoor plants, pepper plants, salsa garden, tomato plants, vegetables
How to save jalapeno seeds
3.5 years ago jalapeno, peppers, seed saving
I am attempting to grow the best pepper plants I can indoors (grow box) so I started with jalapeno peppers. They grow relatively small 2-3 feet and require 2-3 gallon container for growing. While this is fine for an outdoor garden, though indoors I can only sacrifice 1 gallon container. This summer I grew several jalapeno plants which spent half of their life in the grow box and spent our warm summer outdoors. All of the plants produced but there was definitely a clear winner which had incredible early yields even with its small growing quarters.
I used several immature peppers (green) for salsa this year but allowed several peppers to mature (red) which I will be saving the seeds for planting this winter and next summer for future plants. By hand selecting the best parent plants should be good old natural selection at work.
The process to collect pepper seeds is pretty simple though I must first provide this warning:
WARNING: Peppers are hot, especially the veins. When handling peppers use caution and wash your hands well with dish soap. Under no conditions do not rub your eyes or pick rub your nose before washing your hands or you will be regretting it for a couple hours. Using gloves is also recommended.
That being said slice the peppers lengthwise with a sharp knife.
Use a fork or spoon to gently dislodge the seeds into a small bowl.
If you are lucky enough to have hot sunny weather still (week of rain here) lay they out in the sun for a couple days and store them in a cool dry place until you are ready to plant them. If you are sun challenged like me set them on a windowsill for a few days.
As I have said before saving you own seeds is very easy and free and as an added bonus you can personally pick the best plant to be the donors of seeds for your future plantings. In my case I also have the benefit of a plants that is genetically grown to following my sporadic watering and care patterns.
Tags: garden seeds, growbox, outdoor plants, pepper plants, salsa garden
How to make your own upside Down Planter In your Garden
7.8 years ago garden planter, planter, upside down planter
Over the past year I have created a few different versions of garden planters for growing tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers inspired from my daughter watching a Topsy Turvy tomato planter commercial. Here is a quick summary of the different options which you can click the link for full instructions how to build on yourself.
|2 Liter – The Original — This is the one that started it all. Very simple design using a 2 liter bottle covered with duct tape with a hole cut in the side to add soil and water as needed.Pros: Simple to create, dark color helped keep soil warm during the early part of the year, unlike the sibling seedling which I planted in the ground as a control which did not make it.Cons: Really had to keep up on watering, given it had a 2 inch hole in the side water was able to easily evaporate and it did not get the advantage of being watered automatically on raining days/weeks and given I wasn't watering any other plants forgot about this poor one which led to reduced yields.
|2 liter — Version 2.0 — This year I wanted something that did not appear as hideous hanging and also took care of the watering issue from the previous version. With this I created a slow drip watering reservoir and used spray paint and skipped the duct tape.Pros: Easy to water through manual or automatic (rain), evaporation is minimized due to small drainage holesCons: At the moment, there are none known. I am happy with this design.
|1 gallon milk jug (with auto-watering) — I was curious about if the extra 1.799 liters with a larger contain would significantly help yields so I went with this version. Also decided to add an experimental external watering source.Pros: Larger volume of soil, extra watering capacityCons: Keeping the whole thing balanced was a pain, currently have it under control with a couple rubber band but will probably have to be replaced with something more permanent later.
So there you have the short evolution of my homemade upside down tomato planters all created from materials from my recycling bin. Though if you do not want to make one yourself here are a just a few of the commercial upside down planter versions on the market right now.
Tags: cheap, garden seeds, led, outdoor plants, pepper plants, tomato plants, upside down tomato planter, vegetables
1 Gallon Milk carton upside down tomato planter
7.8 years ago cheap, peppers, tomato, upside down planter, water
I wanted to see if (how much) my yields varied by allowing more volume of dirt in my homemade tomato planter, so I made this variation with the same type and size "Husky Cherry" seedling I am using in my 2-liter planter version.
The build for this one is also very simple:
- I started with an organic milk carton given it was already opaque, but if you have the non-organic variety you will want to paint or cover the outside with duct tape.
- Next cut or drill a 1/2 inch hole on the bottom of the milk carton, this will be where the stem of the plant will fit through.
- Cut four slits out from the center of the 1/2 inch hole to make it easier to insert the plant into the planter.
- Insert plant through the bottom.
- Fill with soil (mix of 1 part peat moss/coconut coir)
- Finally drill a hole and feed though eyelet secured with a nut from the back side
Now here is where you can stop or you can go with the advanced auto-watering option.
Materials Needed:
- 20 ounce water bottle
- plastic straw
- sponge
Build Instructions:
- Drill hole just large enough to barely be able to pull the straw through
- Cut a 1 inch long piece of sponge just wide enough to be able to slip inside the straw.
- Fill with water and screw on cap and insert into top of planter
As the dirt dries it will also dry out the sponge which will release water and repeat as necessary. This works in a very similar concept as a Aqua Globe you may have seen advertised on TV.
Tags: cheap, garden seeds, organic vegetables, outdoor plants, tomato plants, upside down tomato planter, vegetables
2-liter bottle upside down tomato planter
7.8 years ago cheap, peppers, tomato, upside down planter
Though my first attempt at an upside down tomato planter worked out great, I have a habit of forgetting to water the plants everyday. More commonly when we have decent rains when only the hanging tomato planters need to be watered. So this year I have modified my design a little to make this a little easier. As a bonus you can create this new version much quicker and minimal tools.
Materials required
- Empty 2-liter bottle
- Spray paint
- Drill or hot nail
- Chopstick or 1/4 in stick
Step 1 — Cut off bottom
There is a natural ridge at the bottom of the two liter bottle, simply cut at this ridge and remove the bottom.
Step 2 — Attach water reservoir
Take the removed bottom, flip it over, and insert it into the bottom of the bottle until flush with the top.
Step 3 — Drills Holes
First you need to drill a small hole in the bottom of the reservoir (the bottom you cut of) Use the smallest drill bit you have, this will reduce the water flow coming into the planter during rainfall and/or manual watering. With this reduced flow there should be much less soil loss during watering.
Second you need to drill two holes about 1/4 inch from the edge with a 1/4 inch drill bit. It is a little difficult to get enough pressure against the plastic to make this hole without causing the plastic to collapse. To take care of this place a small piece of wood on the floor and drill the holes from the inside.
Step 4 — Paint planter
You want to protect the roots from being exposed to direct sunlight so you need to cover the outside. This can be done with contact paper, duct tape (as I have done in the past) or for a fast cleaner look just quickly add a quick coat of spray paint to the outside. It is probably best to use paint that is made to adheres well to plastic, though in my case I had some nice multipurpose light green paint leftover from another project that with a few hard rains appears to be holding up well.
Step 5 — Secure with stick (chopstick) and fill with soil
Now add your plant (tomatoes and peppers are my favorites) to the bottom (previously the top) of the planter by carefully pushing the roots through the hole or alternatively you can the plant out from the inside. If your plant is too large to do this safely you may also cut a larger opening in the bottom, but I would recommend wrapping a sponge or coffee filter around the plant to assist in keeping the dirt in the planter.
Fill your planter with a mixture of 1 part perlite to 2 parts (potting mix, peat moss, coconut coir) with the top 1/2 inch being only (potting mix, peat moss, coconut coir) After a couple of waterings, this 1/2 inch layer will compact and restrict the water flow for a slower and more distributed watering.
Use the thinner end of your chopsticks to thread it through both holes and both sets of plastic, attach a piece of twine attached to bother ends, and hang wherever the plants can get some good full sunshine and you should have plenty of early tomatoes this summer.
Tags: cheap, coffee grounds, outdoor plants, pepper plants, tomato plants, upside down tomato planter, vegetables
Drying peppermint leaves
7.8 years ago dehydrator, herbs, peppermint
Excited to try out my new to me food dehydrator, I collected some peppermint leaves from my 2 year old peppermint plants which is fighting the confirms of the 1 gallon pot I have used to keep it from consuming my entire flowerbed, lawn, house, etc.
For the best potency, it is best to collect mint right before they start to flower and first thing in the morning when their oils are at their peak. Given it is a couple months before they will be flowering I picked them in the early afternoon.
If they were dirty you should wash them off and pat them dry with a paper towel and add directly to your dehydrator. In my case we had a rain the night before and they were very clean so I skipped the washing step.
Next I simply put them into the dehydrator at 100F degree and in a few hours later they were all crumbly and looked like what you see below.
To store the leaves I went with the poor man's vacuum packing technique…Ziploc bag and sucking the air out with a straw which should keep the herbs fresh for a few months.
Lastly I tried out the product by taking a pinch of the leaves and quickly breaking them up with my fingers and added them to a tea strainer.
After a few minutes of steeping I had some good looking and tasting peppermint tea.
I would say my testing of my new dehydrator was a success…now off to see what else in the fridge I can dry out.
Tags: cheap, garden seeds, herb garden, outdoor plants, pepper plants, peppermint plant, vegetables


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Ian Jack is wrong to lay blame for the recent degradation of contemporary art on money (The era of the true art collector has returned, 17 January). The chumps who bought were victims of junk-art trading, not its instigators. Money is neutral and was not responsible for the cultural deification of untalented oafs and self-styled slatterns. The unregulated state-subsidised modernist establishment (Arts Council, Tate and clique of favoured "progressive gallerists"), which confounds subversion with quality, is primarily responsible.
Journalists who conspired to turn artists into celebs also bear some responsibilty - as does the government which licensed insider trading by permitting auctioneers and such to serve as trustees of national galleries.
Michael Daley
Director, ArtWatch UK
I generally find Ian Jack's Saturday column thoughtful, intelligent and knowledgable. But I was dismayed by his piece on the art market. I sympathise with Jack's view that the art world has been skewed and art quality sometimes lowered during a decade of inflated prices and demand. I even share his lament at the lost value of technical skills.
But he does not seem to appreciate that a revolution has taken place in art during the past 100 years. Or that there are many true collectors - perhaps less in Britain than elsewhere - who appreciate art that is exploring new ideas and new media. Such exploration is risky and often lacking in elegance. But without it, art can stand still and become a dull cliche.
Diana Hand