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WALTER SMITH'S journey as a Rangers man makes him unique in the club's history.
He's gone from a supporters bus to the directors box while having managed the club in between.
No one else can claim to have done that in 140 years of Rangers' history.
And no one else could be more honoured to have served the club he says exists in his heart and his mind than the man who wants his Rangers' legacy to be simply stated.
"I would just like people to say, 'He carried out his responsibilities to Rangers in the proper manner'," said Smith before revealing a troubled state of mind.
The man Rangers chief Charles Green appointed a non-executive director of the club last month surveys Scottish football's troubled landscape and has serious concerns whether our game will ever recover stability.
Smith senses the turbulence created by the decision to demote Rangers to the Third Division has the power to endanger the future of other clubs, with none of them having redress to blame Rangers for their plight.
But this weekend's celebrations come before tomorrow's concerns.
And Smith will applaud the 140th year ceremonials that will accompany tomorrow's game against Stirling Albion with the uncomplicated approach of a fan who holds certain truths to be self evident where Rangers are concerned.
"There are people for whom Rangers Football Club is their entire way of life," he said. "I understand that frame of mind without question.
"If I hadn't been able to play the game professionally, and stayed on the Carmyle Rangers Supporters bus, the chances are I'd have been in that environment along with those people.
"I share their belief that there are no technicalities which get in the way of saying Rangers' history remains unbroken. To my way of thinking there is no difference between the Rangers Football Club of two years ago and the club as it is today.
"If you can see a distinction which separates the club from its history, you're smarter than me. The club's the same as it always was and the history remains intact.
"Rangers exists in my head and in my heart and I'll go through the rest of my life believing the titles and cups we won over the course of the last 140 years stay on the club's record.
"It's ludicrous to suggest otherwise and nobody will cast a shadow over the club for the Rangers supporters."
But it's the eclipse that could be caused by the aftermath of last summer's internal warfare, which culminated in Rangers descent to the fourth tier, that worries Smith.
He said: "I ask myself what Rangers have done to deserve the reaction to the club's financial difficulties.
"The club's plight saddens me. I miss the fact Rangers aren't in the SPL to play Celtic. Every Rangers fan should have a respect for Celtic and vice versa because they are two great institutions.
"And they are Scottish football. But instead of Scotland being grateful for Celtic and Rangers, there is an envy which has turned to dislike or even hatred of my club.
"I worry about the kind of bitter taste this is leaving in the mouths of the Rangers supporters because it can't be good for Scottish football as a whole.
"Rangers would not ask to be treated differently from any other club but I believe they were when they were up against it. The game's authorities made them a special case, and they're made up of the clubs themselves.
"It'll take the Rangers supporters a long time to forget the way the club has been treated, if they ever manage to get over what's happened.
"I think of the number of testimonial matches or pre-season friendlies we played without charge when I was manager and then consider how people spoke about my club in the summer.
"Some clubs are going to suffer from a far greater level of danger than they ever imagined as a consequence of the decisions they took then, and that will have nothing to do with Rangers.
"It was the manner in which punishments were meted out that caused the kind of distress that's led to the boycott of the Dundee United tie.
"And I don't think people outside our club have the right to ask the Rangers supporters to accept what's happened to us and just forget all about it.
"We are a huge part of Scottish football and rules have been made up to attend to us which weren't applied when other clubs hit similar financial problems."
The words Smith chose might have dark undertones but bitterness isn't part of his DNA any more than self-delusion blinds him to reality.
He loves Rangers, warts and all, and is glad to have been, along with Graeme Souness, part of the process of modernisation the club underwent with the signing of Mo Johnston.
When 140 years of Rangers' history is assessed, the day the club signed their first high-profile Catholic couldn't possibly be overlooked.
And Smith recalls the moment with a clarity unaffected by the intervention of the 23 years that have passed since Johnston stunned Scottish football by ditching the chance to rejoin Celtic in favour of a move to Ibrox.
He said: "Rangers had an unfortunate historical legacy with regard to the religious issue. When we signed Mo it became clear it was no longer a pre-requisite that you belonged to one religious persuasion, but not another, in order to sign for the club.
"And since then Rangers have had players of all creeds with no questions being asked by anyone.
"Graeme knew it would modernise Rangers to bring in Mo and I totally agreed with that sentiment.
"I did, because of my West of Scotland upbringing, point out the potential problems that could arise from signing wee Mo but Graeme was adamant it was the right thing to do.
"His belief was that the fans would only see a player committed to winning games for Rangers and move on from the old, unacceptable ways of the past. He was right because Mo was a terrific player for us."
Tradition can, of course, sometimes encompass blemishes on a club's character that need to be removed, such as discrimination.
But Smith will have nothing to do with re-naming Ibrox for commercial reasons, especially as he was one of those who survived the disaster in 1971 that made the ground a place of remembrance as well as football.
He added: "It would be a sad day for me if Rangers ever had to bow to commercialism and change Ibrox for some other name.
"I appreciate the financial pressures that clubs are under but that would have to be the last resort for Rangers.
"The club is an extension of people's families and I remember the anxious faces that greeted us in Carmyle when our supporters bus returned after the draw with Celtic that was overtaken by the tragedy of 66 deaths that day.
"Ibrox stands as a monument to those who lost their lives."
Smith's intimate knowledge of Rangers' history made him acutely aware of the honour he'd been given when he was appointed manager after Souness left for Liverpool in 1991.
"There has to be an awareness of what you're representing when you manage a club like Rangers," he said.
"I had become only the ninth manager in the club's history and it was a bold decision on Sir David Murray's part to appoint me.
"I was also the last person to install myself in the manager's office inside Ibrox because the club then went to Murray Park and Dick Advocaat didn't use the room I had done before that move took place.
"I have to admit the whole thing got to me at the start, and that's why I asked for the portraits of my predecessors to be hung inside the manager's office as a mark of respect.
"I was the one who had grown up idolising Ritchie, Shearer, Caldow, Greig, McKinnon, Baxter, Henderson, McMillan, Millar, Brand and Wilson.
"Now it was my job to pick the team."
The success that Smith made of his elevation is captured in the pages of one club's history that need no amendment or revision so far as he's concerned.
And he was true to his word while executing his responsibilities in a manner that would have been thought proper by those who brought him up to support Rangers.
"I have a photograph of us at Ibrox on a match day and the men in my family are wearing soft hats and their good overcoats," he said.
"The football was a day out for people who came from working class homes and only wanted to support their team.
"I was never good enough to play for Rangers and I realised that early enough in life not to be too disappointed.
"But they became part and parcel of my life, and that's what I will be recognising this weekend."


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Bamboo is growing in popularity as a sustainable flooring material because it grows quickly and can be easily replaced in the environment. Because it is actually a member of the grass family, bamboo grows back very quickly after it is harvested, meaning that it has less of an impact on the environment overall. Bamboo flooring has other benefits too, outside of being a sustainable product. Bamboo flooring provides a warm and inviting surface that can coordinate into any type of décor. Bamboo is available in a variety of grains and shades of color, so you can create exactly the look and feel that you are after for your home. It is an easy to clean surface that can last for years and provides an attractive floor throughout your home.
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The laminate flooring manufacturing process uses less newly harvested wood, which helps to preserve natural resources. This makes it an eco-friendly choice for today's environmentally-conscious homeowners. Laminate flooring is made from layers of material that are fused together in a single high-pressure process. The Laminate is composed of a backer layer, a fiberboard core layer, a printed design layer and durable wear layer. These layers result in durable flooring that is easy to clean and provides an attractive appearance similar to wood flooring. And, it comes in a wide variety of colors and grains, so you can coordinate the flooring to create the style you are going for.
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The carpet manufacturing industry has become attuned to customer needs and now offers carpeting made from recycled materials such as plastic water bottles and milk containers. Polyester material made from continuous filament fiber is stain resistant and eco-friendly. This special manufacturing process creates a beautiful recycled carpet that won't fuzz or pill. Of course, you can find a wide assortment of carpet colors, textures, and patterns to fit whatever décor you already have in your home or to create an entirely new look.
When making your next flooring purchase, consider choosing an eco-friendly flooring option in order to make your space green. You can give back to the environment, while getting amazing, high-quality flooring from the brands you love and trust.
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This week's blog is an article by my daughter that will appear in Encounter Magazine. It's her first time to be published, and I think she has some good thoughts on the importance of reaching across generations in the church.
I believe the teens and senior adults in churches should get to know each other. In fact, this would be good for both the seniors and the teens. There are several reasons they should get to know one another.
First, it is a lot of fun to be around people who are younger or older than you instead of hanging around only people your own age. Recently, my church had a youth event to watch the Ohio State versus Michigan game at one of our senior adults' houses. There were more seniors who came to watch the game with us. We ate pizza, watched the game together, and all of us had a lot of fun.
Next, the two generations can learn from each other. The senior adults know first-hand about some of the things students are learning about in school, like WWII, the Great Depression , Vietnam , and other events from history . The seniors could tell the teens what it was like when they were young. And the teenagers could learn from the example of the seniors. On the other hand, seniors can learn what it is like to be a young person in our culture today.
Last, the two groups would have a chance to serve each other. The teens can help the seniors do jobs that the seniors can't, things like climbing ladders to clean out gutters or shoveling driveways when it snows. Our youth group has done some jobs like those. Also, seniors can teach teens how to do things, like fixing cars or woodworking. One of the senior adult ladies in our church is teaching me how to sew. She enjoys passing on her skill, and I have fun learning.
Overall, it is good for both the teens and the seniors of churches to get to know each other. It helps both teens and seniors learn and grow in Jesus Christ. It builds solid relationships among God's people across age lines, and it strengthens the church.


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Gene The Southern Child – Southern Meridian Mixtape
If you couldn't put two and two together to come up with five, Gene The Southern Child, who just dropped his Southern Meridian tape, is from the South. Florence, Alabama, to be exact.
It's not quite like anything else that's coming out of the South right now. As a West coaster, I tend to imagine Atlanta as the hub of all that's South, which probably isn't quite accurate now that I think about it, and digress as I realize that that's probably equivalent to saying that everything out of Seattle is similar to Macklemore. Clearly, that's not accurate.
Anyway, the tape is one of those that grabbed me on a first listen. His delivery is refreshingly uncomplicated, and makes me appreciate the simplicity of it all. Inspired by Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian, each song is almost like a mini story, and they all work together to create the large piece that's Southern Meridian. There's no room, or necessity, for him to be adding unnecessary flourishes to his lyrical story.
Plus, there's something to be said for an artist working with one producer, or one production team, and that's "Southern Meridian." Or, in a broader sense, it's that they develop this cohesive feel to the project, while honing in on a unique sound to the rapper. Though 'mixtape' and 'album' are used somewhat interchangeably these days, this definitely has the feel of an album.
Presented by Adult Swim, it can be downloaded for free here. When Adult Swim puts their stamp of approval on something, is that as good as gold? Southern Meridian might be as good as gold.
Zuse & Strap (of Travis Porter) – "Shooters"
"Shooters" is the best of all my worlds, combined. Zuse and his distinct Jamaican-dance-hall-turnt-ATLien delivery are perfect here. He's equally parts menacing as he is club friendly. Plus, one third of Travis Porter makes an appearance, and anything Travis Porter related is always a good time. Finally, it's all over a FKi beat that reminds me how they're one of the most underrated production teams out there (read my short interview with them here while familiarizing yourself with some of their best work). There's a lot going on, but it all fits together like a puzzle.
Cap 1 – "I Want It"
As "I Want It" goes, Cap 1 would be a dream come true for any salesperson that's paid on commission. Over an upbeat, cheery Zaytoven beat, Cap 1 couldn't care less about distinguishing between a want and a need. Although I'm personally not a fan of buying anything and everything on a whim – really, where do you put all that stuff? and at the end of the day, it's just stuff, as blase as the word itself – I do enjoy this song.
Johnny Cinco – "Crew Love"
Ahh, Drake and Southern rap. So many loose correlations between the two. Johnny Cinco's version of "Crew Love," produced by Spiffy, arrives a couple years after the original. Unlike The Weeknd, though, John Popi handles the singing and rapping, finding himself in a middle ground between Drizzy staccato, almost over-enunciated raps and Abel's dizzying falsetto.
"Crew Love" joins the ranks of "The Blanguage," Metro Thuggin's song that was also loosely based off a Drizzy song, for that reason. We've witness time and time again how the Southern rappers have influenced Drake, but maybe there's a new wave out of Atlanta that are as inspired by him, as he was by the South.
While we're on the subject of "Crew Love," let me tip my hat to DGB for this one.
Yakki Divioshi – "Come Up"
"Come Up" makes complete and total sense as a follow up to Yakki Divioshi's uber dope "D.R.A.K.E." because he's abiding by the words that he bestowed upon us. Yakki, whose name always makes me want teriyaki for some reason, gets a little emotional on "Come Up," letting us know about the struggles over his life. As he belts out, "I've been on the come up," you can feel his anguish at what life has dealt him, but also his resolve at getting through it.
Although it seems like Yakki has pulled a Bobby Schmurda and popped up overnight, minus the goofy dance, that's not quite the case. According to Rico Wade's interview with Mass Appeal, he's been putting in work for a while now in Atlanta, and goes way back with Johnny Cinco and Travis Porter. As tempting as it is to blame stupid sh*t on Vine or whatever, sometimes that just isn't the case even though people will tend to believe anything that Twitter tells them.


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Sage Cowles, a local philanthropist, choreographer and champion for the arts, died Thursday. She was 88.
Cowles, born Jane Sage Fuller, trained as a dancer, and performed on Broadway and television during the 1950s. She married former Minneapolis Star Tribune publisher John Cowles Jr. in 1952. Together, the two helped shape the Twin Cities arts community through their philanthropic work.
Cowles remained active in dance throughout her life through performing, teaching and choreographing. She sat on the board of several area dance companies, served on the dance panel for the National Endowment for the Arts and helped form the Minnesota Independent Choreographers' Alliance.
Her philanthropy also helped establish the Barbara Baker Center for Dance at the University of Minnesota and the Cowles Land Grant Chair at the U, which brings in several renowned dance professionals each year to teach students and choreograph new work.
The Sage Awards, an annual celebration of Minnesota choreographers, dancers and educators, bears Cowles' name.
Twin Cities dance writer and teacher Linda Shapiro remembers Cowles as a generous and supportive member of the dance community who readily gave straightforward feedback to help others improve their craft.
"She was such a genuine person, and I think all of us appreciated that about her," Shapiro said. "If there was a dance in somebody's basement, she would be there."
Cowles and her husband (who died of lung cancer in 2012) were strong supporters of the Twin Cities arts community, frequently giving to the Guthrie Theater and the Walker Art Center. In 2010, the Shubert Theater in Minneapolis was renamed the Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts in recognition of the couples' dedication to the arts.
"She was instrumental in bringing dance to the Twin Cities," said Anne-Marie Draeger, director of development for the Cowles Center. "The dance community has lost a great friend."
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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The singer/rapper takes control and leaks her own album after her label delays it.
Making moves: When Republic Records told Angel Haze, 22, that the label intended to wait until March 2014 to release her debut album Dirty Gold, the Detroit-born singer/rapper took matters into her own hands. She posted the tracks on SoundCloud and spread the word on Twitter, where she has more than 150,000 passionate followers. The result? Republic took the leaked album down, but agreed to release it Dec. 30 on iTunes.
Why she did it: The move "was treacherous, to be honest," she says. "It was like the most horrid thing ever. I never want to go against someone who is standing behind me. But at the same time, if I feel like that starts to waver, where does that leave me? I don't want to be the boat lost adrift at sea because a fleet of ships have left without it. It was obvious that, 'OK, I have to do this.' But I guess it did its job." So what did her label think? "In the business of breaking new artists, we cannot rely on a cookie-cutter approach," says Republic's statement. "It's great to have artists like Angel who break the mold."
Surgical precision: Born Raykeea Angel Wilson, she grew up in an insular religious community in which she was forbidden to listen to popular music. After moving to New York at age 16, she gravitated to Eminem, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and other strong hip-hop role models. On new songs such as Sing About Me and Synagogue, Angel Haze rivals her heroes' deft wordplay, wielding phrases like a scalpel. That's telling, because even after she began writing music and poetry as a teen, she planned to become a neurological surgeon. "I started doing all the extra course work that it took and it was so boring," she says. "I figured I should do something that I would never stop loving, so I started doing music full time."
Social media butterfly: Angel Haze began releasing music in 2009, attracting attention with her 2012 mixtapes Classick and Reservation. Pitchfork and NME singled out tracks as among the best of 2012, and she placed third in the BBC's Sound of 2013 poll, behind Haim and AlunaGeorge. Last fall, with work on Dirty Gold finished, she posted a song series featuring her freestyle raps over other artists' hits, including Kanye West's Black Skinhead and Jay Z's Tom Ford. After hearing Angel Haze's version of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Same Love, Flavorwire's Tom Hawking was moved to write that the singer "is quite likely the most innovative and important hip-hop artist working in America at the moment."
Voice of the voiceless: She sang about being sexually abused as a child in her version of Eminem's Cleanin' Out My Closet. Her Same Love remake (on SoundCloud) addresses the fact that "at age 13 my mother knew I wasn't straight/ She didn't understand but she had so much to say/ She sat me on the couch, looked me straight in my face/ And said, 'You'll burn in hell or probably die of AIDS.' " The song builds into her plea for understanding: "Here's a message to the people who just don't get it/ Love is love, there is no difference."
'I do it for them': Dirty Gold continues to mine personal history and uses her music as a healing salve for those in tough places. "I know how this feels," she sings on Angels & Airwaves. "Don't give up on you." But it's not just in songs that she shoulders that responsibility; Angel actively engages with Twitter followers who are down. "I feel like someone has to do it," she says. "Especially when kids get bullied and kids get hurt and kids get raped, they have no one to stand up for them. ... I've been there, I've done it. They need a voice. I do it for them."
More than rap: Most of the songs on the album, produced by Markus Dravs (Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, Coldplay), have Angel singing, not just rapping. Dravs told her, she says, that "you can sing. That's where you are going to be different ... and that's why your record is going to shine." She just shot a video for first single Battle Cry, a co-written collaboration with Sia Furler. She'll play some overseas dates before her planned CD release this winter, then heads out on a supporting U.S. tour. "Hopefully, by the end of the year, I'll have the Dirty Gold tour for myself and just have a bunch of fun with it."


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Celebrate World Photo Day -- Check Out the Earth's Most Photogenic Places
In honor of World Photo Day, why not take a look at what are considered some of the world's most photogenic places, as voted by travelers on VeryFirstTo commissioned by FujiFilm.
French Polynesia
Surrounded by turquoise lagoons, stunning coral, breathtaking marine life, and boasting pristine beaches, it's no surprise that the French Polynesia island has scooped the number one spot.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
The Great Barrier is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometers. It is a favorite spot for stunning and often abstract aerial photos.
Grand Canyon, USA
The Grand Canyon is the United States' 15th oldest park and one of the world's natural wonders. The colorful rock layers record billions of years of history and hide many unique species.
Bali, Indonesia
Ubud is a town on the Indonesian island of Bali, located amongst rice paddies and steep ravines in the central foothills of the Gianyar regency. One of Bali's major arts and culture centers, it has developed a large tourism industry.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro is considered one of the main tourist destinations in the Southern Hemisphere and is famous for its beaches, Carnaval celebration and various landmarks such as the statue of Christ the Redeemer.
Mount Everest, Nepal
Mount Everest, also known in Nepal as Sagarmāthā and in Tibet as Chomolungma, is the Earth's highest mountain.
Petra, Jordan
Petra is a historical and archaeological city in the southern Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system.
Patagonia, Chile
Torres del Paine National Park is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia.
Long Bay, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam.
Bagan, Myanmar
Bagan is a plain covering about 16 square meters and its monuments seem to overwhelm its landscape. The 2000 monuments, constructed between the 11th and 13th century, in the region have different sizes and shapes.
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A MORPETH student is walking on air as he becomes the first in the country to attend a specialist radio training academy.
Seventeen-year-old Dominic James, who is partially sighted, will be the first English participant to complete the four-day course at The Royal National Institute of Blind People's Insight Radio station in Glasgow.
The scheme will begin by exploring Dominic's listening habits and finding out what he wants to learn about the industry, before he is sent out to interview the public, record the material, review it at the station and edit it into a final package.
The King Edward VI School pupil will also get to script and star in a radio commercial promoting the course.
Dominic, who already has some presenting experience from school station KEVI Radio, said: "I'm proud to be the first student from England to attend the Insight Radio Training Academy. This is an excellent opportunity for me to build on the radio skills I'm getting at school.
"It's great that school should allow me leave of absence. I will have a lot of catching up to do in my other subjects, but my time in Scotland will make that all worthwhile."
Insight Radio is Europe's first station for blind and partially sighted listeners.
The course will be delivered by a producer or presenter and is designed to encourage participants to work together, improve confidence and develop their communication skills.
KEVI Deputy Headteacher Deborah Reeman said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for Dominic that we wholeheartedly support.
"Any experience gained when working at Insight Radio will only serve to enhance his radio work back at KEVI and he will no doubt be able to share his newly gained expertise with others.
"We are delighted that one of our students is the first ever English participant on the Insight Radio Training Academy course."
The station broadcasts 24 hours a day via Freesat 777, Sky 0188 and online at www.insightradio.co.uk


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A few years ago, I was browsing one of those shops that seems to specialize in overpriced stationary, cards, envelopes and wrapping paper; but in fact has a wide variety of completely unrelated gift-type items. You know the kind of store I am talking about? Anyway, I was walking through with a friend and found a particularly funny calendar.
I guess you would call it a kind of "skin" calendar — each month populated with a man either sans shirt or in a skin-tight shirt– and the title was something to the effect of What Every New Mother Wants. Not terribly promising or even interesting to my taste, UNTIL my eye caught the dialogue bubble coming out of "January's" mouth.
January depicted an attractive man (skin-tight white tee) sitting on a bed with his arms resting on a laundry basket. The dialogue bubble read, "Go on out with your friends, I've got this laundry covered tonight." That prompted a smile and hooked me enough to flip the page.
February — again some man, this time flexing his arms and cradling a tiny newborn baby. Dialogue bubble: "Oops! Time for a diaper. Why don't you snuggle in for a nap while I take care of this?" Quiet giggle from me and a flip to the next page.
March — I don't recall the picture, but the bubble read: "I love you in oversized sweats and a ponytail. You are so beautiful!" Audible snicker from me prompting shop patrons to look in my direction.
The whole calendar continued on in the same sort of fashion and had my friend and I in stitches for a good long time. I recall tears streaming down my face from the laughing.
I figure what tickled my funny bone most was how incongruous and yet completely accurate the entire thing was. To my experience, those dialogue bubbles are EXACTLY the types of things (new) mothers want to hear their husbands saying. We want support with household tasks, reassurance that it is important to maintain relationships with valued friends, shared responsibility for unsavory child-related moments like diaper changes, encouragement to take care of ourselves with rest, and someone to tell us we are beautiful–not necessarily because of what we look like, but because of who we are.
Hot body or not, shirt or no shirt – that stuff is sexy. Sexy because actions like these have the same effect in marriage that sex does—they unite a couple and bring new life.
Seriously, I believe it unites or builds up the spousal relationship when we put ourselves out there; when we help one another carry the load–be it household chores, encouragement to get out to socialize, or room carved out for each other's self-care. Whatever form it may take, those kinds of things say "we are in this together." And that is unitive.
In addition to "being in this together," I also believe the effort present in these actions is life-giving in the broad sense of the term. They breathe new life into the relationship. They make room for both spouses to continue to grow — in both the giving and the receiving. New life comes from both self-sacrifice and from support that makes room for thriving.
I hadn't thought of that calendar in a long time. Then last night, after a day of the family working our tails off to clean the house top-to-bottom, Joshua did something I found very attractive. He picked up his socks.
Yep, he has a habit of leaving them on the floor of our room. Something I do not prefer, but about which I don't make a big deal. Just as we were about to go to the couch to watch a movie, he turned, picked his socks up off the floor and put them away instead of leaving them out.
That is SO attractive to me!
It says, "we are in this together" and "I care about your happiness and thriving." That is what I call foreplay. Because the way we show interest in and care for each other is not limited to the bedroom or to physical affection.


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Top Ten Most Famous Penguins in Club Penguin
The Top Ten
Snowstorm222 is the best he's nice his life is a giant hole of awesomeness! And that's a fact
He's really cool I bet people are going to put their own name on this list but I can't blame them I would do it to
This has got to be the stupidest list on this website.
Great guy. 10/10 would recommend.V 3 Comments
Leothelion 8 is a VERY cool penguin that loves total drama island with is best friends. He loves to spend so much time on club penguin and loves the website he is the best penguin ever!
Really nice and very fun
I saw him to he's nice that's why I voted for him
He is the BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST guy ever! He is the best penguin that EVER penguinedV 8 Comments
Bunny is my best friend. Being one of the first total drama island members with Leo and Pip, ya got a funny spirt and never gives up in a funny talent and crazy ideals.
She is a awesome friend! She goes bye bunny by the way.
Bunny is super awesome and caring! She has a heart of gold.
I think shes really niceV 1 Comment
Awesome, great, youtuber, funny, smart
Thinknoodles is amazing. Back when I played CP, I went to every single Think Thursday. I was so frequent, that whenever I went he would point me out as a "fan from the beginning"
Amazing one of a kind
the bestV 14 Comments
He's an awesome friend
A friend of mine
He's very original. I remember playing in 2010, my first year. He was always there. I loved that he was in the missions and was a pure genius. However, they make him more stupid every year for the little kids.
My favorite penguin!
He is the best he made nearly everything possible in Club penguin He made Games/Partys and Missions
He love gadget he make a super power at shadowguy
This is the only penguin I have heard of in this list. He is a ninja penguin, who you have to beat at Card Jitsu to earn your Ninja Mask.
He is the MASTER of Card-jitsu! Who doesn't like him!? He is wise in the ways of science!V 3 Comments
She's getting rarer. And shes awesome!
BEST penguin you could ever meet! Bff! She loves the color purple and loves aa the mascot! She is the penguin that you would want to be bffs with!
She is so funny and crazy! Of course she likes purple so much! She hangs out with Club, Leothelion8, JimmyJames2 (Her together), Delilah2200, and others! VOTE MAGGIE8549!V 3 Comments
He's not that famous YET. He's a ver popular guy on abominable that makes some pretty cool igloos. He starts advertising for like 3 minutes he comes back and it's full! And he's really nice!
Just went to his zombie survival. He is very committed to his igloo making job or whatever it's called
In other words, he's a great igloo maker and really nice to everyone. Vote for Rocking!
Rockingyaz is awesome... especially at Igloo Making.
Go Rocks! Peggles hereV 7 Comments
His igloos are the best! He is the funniest person I know and he deserves the title as number 1
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Shut up it's probably the same dude just repeating himself.
Thanks guys this means a lot to me signed AwesomeX7
I am 7 you rule dude
Have you been to that place where you do that jet pack game?
Hi thanks for putting me on the list if you wanna see me ill usally be with leothelion8 piplupman8 delilah2200 happyice3 babymariods blewberry02 or rockingyaz and more people toV 3 Comments
Is the writer of the Club Penguin Times.
She is m friend and I think she's really cool!
😃 agree
Really? 15th place? But she's an amazing penguin, I Love her songs and her personality. The PARTY starts now!
I think cadence is a really nice, pretty penguin
What the she is awesome so why is she 15
Cadence is my most favorite Club Penguin mascot. Why? Because:
1.) GREAT hair.
2.) GREAT personality.
3.) GREAT dance moves.
4.) GREAT songs.
5.) GREAT parties.
6.) GREAT postcards.
7.) GREAT meet 'n' greets.
8.) GREAT coaching (in dance contest).
9.) GREAT purple puffles.
And who knows? She might actually be a PSA agent! - MillieTrina_Prower
He is the main villain of club penguin, I remember in 2012 when herbert destroyed the whole club penguin place and we didn't have light for like a month. I can't wait for another mission
He is the best! But not in old cp and mostly in operation blackout.V 3 Comments
She's kinda rare to see online now. if you see her you are really lucky!
She wasn't really popular before. A lot of people know her now though.V 2 Comments
She is my BFF! She supports everyone and everything.
She deserves to be on this list!
Earthing is really great! MOST AWESOME PENGUIN!
Hi Earthing I am Rocky the rocking guy
Earthing is the most famous penguin in Club Penguin island!
Earthing is very famous! He rulesV 4 Comments
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In one of the record-business surprises of the fall, an ambitious series of remastered Bob Dylan albums is selling big. New hybrid Super Audio Compact Disc versions of fifteen classic discs – including Highway 61 Revisited, Blood on the Tracks and Blonde on Blonde – have sold close to 60,000 copies since their release in early-October, including sales at online stores such as Amazon.com. A limited-edition box that includes all fifteen discs has also sold more than 3,000 copies – a big number for a set that retails for $240.
The Dylan albums have no bonus tracks or other new music; it's the quality of the new mixes that's the draw. Fans have long complained about the subpar quality of the CD versions of Dylan's albums. For those who already own SACD players, the audio quality of the new discs is astounding: You can even hear the sound of Dylan's cuff link hitting his guitar on "Shelter From the Storm," from Blood on the Tracks. "There's a whole new generation discovering Bob," says Jeff Jones, senior vice president of Sony Legacy, who says the label has shipped 750,000 of these reissues to stores worldwide.
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State officials will host a public hearing Tuesday night regarding the proposed natural gas pipeline that would stretch nearly 14 miles from Antioch to Belle Meade, including a portion of the Radnor Lake State Natural Area.
The public hearing, held by the Tennessee Division of Water Resources, is set for Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. inside the Ed Jones Auditorium at Ellington Agricultural Center.
Last February, Piedmont Natural Gas sent out letters to some residents of southern Davidson County announcing the plans. At the time, the company said no start date had been set but the work was expected to begin and finish in 2013.
According to Piedmont, Radnor Lake will be traversed using horizontal direction drill so as to minimize surface disturbances.
Ellington Agricultural Center is at 440 Hogan Road.
Or they could just AVOID the state's oldest preservation. Why do we need to allow their greed to pick the route? For that matter, the total monopoly they hold on gas to begin with?
"Public meetings" are a sham. Sheeple show up expecting their concerns to be addressed completely unaware that they will be totally ignored since the decisions have already been made.
Hope the many users of this wonderful and unique wildlife preservation will STOP Piedmont's plan. Piedmont wants to save money and avoid upscalle residential areas for their dig . Stay out of the park! Run the pipeline through the vast spawl that already exists in Nashville.
YO! CP! How about a followup story!? Meeting was last night.
I know Piedmont rapes me for PLENTY each month. They can afford to go around.


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The results left North Korea, France and the United States with five points atop Group B, but sent the Asians (plus-11) and the Europeans (plus-eight) to the quarterfinals with superior goal differences over the CONCACAF champion (plus-six).
Darian Jenkins gave the United States the lead in the second minute, heading in at the back post a cross from Amber Munerlyn.
But the Koreans equalized only 72 seconds later - eight seconds faster than France had done to North Korea four days earlier - when Ri Un Sim took a cross from Jon So Yon, settled it off her chest, turned and scored past U.S. keeper Jane Campbell.
North Korea had the better of play the rest of the way, outshooting the United States 22-10, including 8-1 on goal.
But the United States had a chance to win the game in the 86th, only to see Morgan Andrews' free kick from 40 meters hit the crossbar.
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Canvas 2
Title: Canvas 2 aka Canvas2 ~Niji-iro no Sketch~
Genre: Romance/Drama
Company: F&C/ZEXCS/Canvas2 Production Team
Format: 24 episodes
Dates: 3 Oct 2005 – 27 Mar 2006
Synopsis: Kamikura Hiroki and Housen Elis are cousins that live together – he's a college student that acts as an adviser to the art club of the local high school and she's a student who's just started there with the new semester. While both are extremely talented artists, both are shackled by tragic events in their pasts: Elis adamantly refuses to use the colour red in her drawings, and Hiroki hasn't taken up the brush since high school. Elis also harbours a secret crush for Hiroki.
The Highlights
The usual harem suspects: Refreshingly absent.
Pacing: Dull, repetitive middle section.
Characters: Complex enough to be interesting.
Finale: Dramatic; one side-story resolution tacked on.
When discussing the harem genre among those indifferent to it, the procedure generally involves promptly establishing that the vast, vast majority of harem anime are terrible, and then talking in terms of relatives. While Canvas 2 is a relatively good entry into the harem genre, like so many others within the genre, it's a largely underwhelming experience. However, its flaws are very different from the regulars of harem anime, choosing instead to go with its own set of sources of mundanity.
Canvas 2's most prominent flaw is its uneven pacing, caused in part by an identity crisis. The problem is that Canvas 2 doesn't know whether it wants to be a character-focused slice-of-life or a romantic love-triangle story, and meanders between the two. The result is a middle section that can only be described as "dull"; the plot oscillates with low amplitude and large wavelength about the same equilibrium and the characters, though significantly deeper than the standard harem crew, lack that extra bit required to make a slice-of-life compelling, such as the realism of Honey and Clover's cast or the charm of ARIA's.
Elis and Hiroki are initially given enough complexity to be intriguing, but their inability to deal with their respective issues soon becomes a recurring and repetitive theme. Inextricably coupled, the resolution of their dilemmas as artists and the progression of the love story alternate back and forth through the spotlight, but essentially achieve nothing noteworthy for a very long time. The side characters each carry their own burdens, and, in relatively standard harem form, are "fixed" by one of the two main protagonists and relegated to the sidelines. These characters are about as remarkable as the ones one would find in To Heart or similar series, but are certainly not interesting enough to carry the story, acting only as waypoints of support for the main characters after their initial appearances.
Canvas 2 does feature a rewardingly dramatic final few episodes, but whether it offsets the tedious route it takes to get there is arguable. Even the finale can be criticized, with one particular character resolution being merely tacked on, as if they'd almost forgotten there was an incomplete side-story and they needed to quickly wrap it up before the final credits rolled. It very much seemed like an afterthought.
While Canvas 2 forgoes much of the inanity infamous of most harem anime, such as the over-the-top fanservice and lackluster attempts at humour, its pacing can make it, at times, excruciatingly tedious. However, with a cast of troubled characters, and a commendable beginning and fitting finale, there's enough to make for a compelling story, with a focus on a reasonably unique love triangle. If only they didn't potter about so much while telling it.
The Rating: 5
Reviewed by: Sorrow-kun


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For our June event, we are glad to welcome back to the hallowed Content turntables the man who kick started everything for us just over two and a half years ago – Rolando.
There's probably not a lot that we can tell you about this immensely talented Detroit native that you don't already know. Globally notorious for his huge hit "Knights Of The Jaguar," this one time member of the legendary Underground Resistance and Los Hermanos crews is also responsible for "Where Were You" - a big tune down at many Content parties.
Rolando's production output is steady, heavily focused on quality rather than quantity and has seen him release or remix on such esteemed labels as UR, Soma, F:Comm, Rush Hour, Skudge and of course Content resident Eddie Leader's Hudd Traxx.
Besides being a dope producer, Rolando is quite simply one of the finest exponents of the craft of DJing that you are ever likely to witness. Usually mixing on three turntables and two CDJ's, he's known to blend funk filled house, blistering electro and of course techno (from the pounding through to the melodic) with the sharpest of skills gained from twenty years in the business.
If you were at our inaugural party in October 2009, you'll know that Rolando absolutely destroyed it, so it should come as no surprise that we've asked him to return. If you weren't there, then now's your chance to see why we rate him so highly...
As ever, tickets for this event are limited to 200, so don't snooze...
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Fri, 2 Mar 2018
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The cards were stacked against the Ameribotics team putting on the 2013 International Robot Olympiad on Dec. 16-19 at the Colorado Convention Center.
The team was $75,000 short of its fundraising goal of $300,000, having to charge less for registration than it wanted so the competition could expand participation to more than 500 kids. They had significant language barriers with young competitors from China, South Korea and other mostly Asian countries.
And aside from having to manage certificates and medals for hundreds of kids, they had their own American team of 32 students, 26 of whom are from Douglas County, where Ameribotics is based. Twelve of the competitors were from Stone Mountain Elementary.
"But we made it work," said Randy Menzer, executive director of Ameribotics, a nonprofit dedicated to science, technology, engineering, arts and math, or STEAM, education. "We were very pleased with the outcome. It was a great success."
Despite the fact the team had to play catch-up in terms of funding, the event was of the caliber held for several years before in Asia, Menzer said. The American team also won more medals than it had in the previous three years: four gold medals, 10 bronze medals and six special awards. Menzer credits the winnings to not having to travel 30 hours to the event venue, as the team did to Indonesia in 2012.
"There's definitely something to be said to having the equipment here and not have the equipment get damaged and not be jet-lagged," Menzer said.
He said some of the competitors also began practicing and preparing as early as January 2013, but there was a wrench in those cogs.
"The rules were not completely written so the kids didn't have experience for what they'd be competing in," Menzer said, saying the rules weren't completed until a week before the competition.
The other challenge was making sure the playing fields were set up in time and the playing pieces were created, partly using 3D printers, in time. Menzer credits everyone's perseverance and a core team of 10 full-time volunteers. Those include Rahul Lanjewar, father of Akshant, who is 10 and is in fourth grade at Pine Grove Elementary and won a bronze medal in the creative robot category.
"What was amazing was the general response of the children who came in with the attitude of solving a problem in terms of language problems and making them follow the rules," Lanjewar said.
Some young competitors also faced challenges like Haley Steinke, 13, who's in seventh grade at Castle Rock Middle School, who won a gold medal in the creative challenge, using a robot as a fodder system for barley. She and her team had practiced for only a month and then had trouble getting started at the event.
"Our goal was to try to place, but we were not expecting to win anything," Steinke said, adding she thinks they won because their idea "was real."
Sean Riley, 10 and in fourth grade at DCS Montessori, won a gold medal for robots in the movies. He was thinking of quitting at first because he didn't think he'd do well. He essentially had six hours to re-do his movie using stop-motion with the robot.
"What we are trying to do is ignite the spark of going beyond kids being consumers of technology and being creators of technology, or somewhere along the continuum," Menzer said about his goals with Ameribotics and the competitions.
He thinks the United States hosting the IRO for the first time will show the rest of the world America is serious about technology. He said that will help the country expand its economic opportunities because the U.S. fails to graduate enough scientists and engineers compared with other countries.
Clayton Woullard: 303-954-2953, email@example.com or twitter.com/yhclayton


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POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a crash in Buckie last Friday (February 7).
The traffic collision involving a grey Honda Civic occurred at around 7.15pm in the East Cathcart Street area.
Police are keen to speak to the female driver of a small grey car who may have witnessed the incident, as well as to a couple who stopped and spoke to the driver of the Civic.
Anyone with information is asked to phone Police Scotland on 101, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 if wishing to remain anonymous.


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I just thought I should add a link to this state-of-the-art documentary by Jean Kilbourne.
This is one of the first documentary I watched with regards to women's sexualisation and objectification in advertising (and it remains to these days one of the best I ever watched on the topic): it has now been released in 4 different editions
Jean Kilbourne on her documentary "Killing Us Softly".
Browsing around the web I found the comment of an American college student who had the chance to watch it as a part of the school curriculum:
"For the first time in my college career I did not fall asleep watching an in-class video. Killing Us Softly 4 by Jean Kilbourne was engaging, relatable, and just interesting all around. The film depicted the way women and men mostly women, are portrayed in the media. Kilbourne gave many examples of ads and commercials where ideals of femininity are distorted and destructive.
This generation understands that everything in the media is not necessarily realistic but this film definitely opened my eyes up to how blatant and incorrect the media is when it comes to its negative portrayal of women. Advertising depicts images and messages that are unhealthy and unrealistic perceptions of body image and sexuality. I do believe that these ads are the main reason that there is such a high rate of females with low self-esteem and suicides in females today. With the constant portrayal of women being tanned, skinny, having large assets, and long hair, females have begun to think that this is what they need to strive to become otherwise they are far from perfect. Well in reality no one is perfect and there is no one perfect body type for a woman. Women come in all shapes and sizes, which is what makes us such unique and beautiful creatures. In reality the type of women that are depicted in the media are unattainable. This is the reason why plastic surgeons are rich because women are constantly going to them to enhance something on their body. Unfortunately by making all these physical changes, women are not becoming the "perfect woman", they are just covering up their insecurities. So in the long run plastic surgery can only do but so much; it is a short-term cure for a long-term psychological problem.
I am grateful that I was always taught to love myself for everything that I am. Truthfully when I was a teenager I did try to look like the women I saw on television or in magazines but as time went on I realized that those women are not me, and can never be me; that is why I am special and unique!" (JPalm88 – blog post, April 18th 2011)
The comment shows how, for many young women, resource like this represent a real eye-opener. I would be interested to hear comments from my readers on whether they would consider such a resource useful or appropriate in primary schools (perhaps at age 10-11): how early is too early to introduce young girls (and boys) to this analysis?


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The Blog Block
When I first discovered blogging, a few years ago, I saw a blog post everywhere I looked. I was a joyful blogging dervish, spinning stories from my life and work faster than I could record them. Enjoying the freedom blogging afforded for writing, I felt I had finally found a space, a comfortable space, and a way to write about my work, numerology, cycles, cycle guides, readings, spirit visits, dogs and dog walking, and even the trees and flowers, not to mention the people, of my life.
This happy blogging state lasted about a year. During that time I blogged (often only in my head), had loads of fun and felt terribly creative. Then, one day, it hit: the Blog Block.
In retrospect, it wasn't so much a hit, it was more like a slow slide, until the Block had me pinned and, as hard as I tried, I could no longer reach the blog space.
Time moved on, and I became so familiar with the weight and feeling of the Blog Block that I only noticed it occasionally.
A close friend mentioned it several times, and on those occasions, I would squirm and wiggle for a little while, trying to get out from under the Blog Block. But it was a heavy beast, that Blog Block, and it had settled comfortably on my consciousness, and it was not about to move.
Until today. . .
My new website went up, and although it's not perfect yet, I felt pleased with it.
Then, friends and clients began to point vigorously at the absence of new blogs in my blog space.
Finally, I, too, became aware of only Old Blogs on my bright new site.
Something happened in that moment of realisation, something like a jolt, or a lurch, and in the twinkling of an eye, the Blog Block began to slide aside. Inside of me, something stretched and roared, and the block slid more rapidly, and the next thing I knew, I was searching for a computer, pen and paper, or even an iPad—something to write with. . . and here I am.
There is a lump in the middle of my office floor that's melting rapidly—when I was finally able to expel that block, it looked like an oversized ice cube. It's melting fast and I am about to fetch an ice pick to deal with what remains. . . as soon as I finish writing this blog.


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Have you had "a slice" recently? If you did, consider it one of the 46 slices that American men, women, and children eat, on average, in a year. Pizza as we know it originated in Italy, but it can be traced to the Greeks who have dressed up bread with oil, herbs, and cheese since the time of Plato. Neopolitans hopped on the Greeks' idea of using bread and the Romans developed placenta, a sheet of flour they topped with cheese and honey and flavored with bay leaves. Neapolitans then added the tomato into the equation.
We eat a lot of pizza:
- 94% of Americans eat pizza regularly
- Pizzerias represent 17% of all restaurants and pizza accounts for more than 10% of all food service sales
- 5 billion pizzas are sold worldwide each year; 3 billion pizzas are sold in the US each year
- Kids ages 3 to 11 prefer pizza over other food groups for both lunch and dinner
- In the US, 61% prefer regular thin crust, 14% prefer deep-dish, and 11% prefer extra thin crust
- 62% of Americans prefer meat toppings; 38% prefer vegetables36% order pizza topped with pepperoni.
What's Good, What's The Not-So-Good?
It's difficult to estimate the number of calories and fat grams in a slice of pizza because the size and depth of the pies and the amount of cheese, meat, or other toppings vary enormously.
Here's the good news: pizza can be a healthy food choice filled with complex carbs, B-vitamins, calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin C and calorically okay if you choose wisely and don't eat more than your fair share.
The not so good news: fat and calories. If your mouth starts to water at the thought of golden brown crust and cheesy goodness — here's the downer: if you don't choose wisely, that luscious pizza can be a fat and calorie nightmare.
Mall pizza can be okay — and not okay.
- Sbarro's Low Carb Cheese Pizza has 310 calories and 14 grams of fat.
- Sbarro's Low Carb Sausage/Pepperoni Pizza has 560 calories and 35 grams of fat.
- A slice of Sbarro's Fresh Tomato Pizza clocks in at 450 calories with 14 grams of fat.
- Any of Sbarro's "Gourmet" pizzas have between 610 and 780 calories a slice and more than 20 grams of fat.
- "Stuffed" pizzas are even worse—790 calories minimum and over 33 grams of fat per slice.
- Most Costcos have a food court that sells pizza, making Costco the 15th largest pizza chain in the US. A single slice of Costco pizza is estimated to have 804 calories, 342 of them from fat.
Build a Better Slice of Pizza
Although we all have our own pizza preferences, the next time you order try some of these tricks to keep your choice on the healthy side:
- Order thin crust rather than a thick doughy or deep dish crust.
- Resist the urge to ask for double cheese — better yet, go light on the cheese or use reduced-fat cheese (if they have it).
- Ask for a pizza without cheese but topped with veggies and a little olive oil. You can always sprinkle on a little grated parmesan – 1 tablespoon has 22 calories — for flavor.
- Instead of cheese go for big flavors: onion, garlic, olives (use them somewhat sparingly because of the oil but they're a whole lot better than meat). And don't forget anchovies — a lot of flavor for minimal calories – but you have to like them!
- Choose vegetable toppings instead of meat (think about the fat content in sausage, pepperoni, and meatballs) and you might shave 100 calories from your meal. Pile on veggies like mushrooms, peppers, olives, tomatoes, onion, broccoli, spinach, and asparagus. Some places have salad pizza – great if it's not loaded with oil.
- Order a salad (careful with the dressing) on the side and cut down on the amount of pizza. Salad takes longer to eat, too.
- If you're willing (and not embarrassed or grossed out), try blotting up the free-floating oil that sits on top of a greasy slice. Blotting (it's easy to do this on the kind of hot slice where the oil runs down your arm) can soak up a teaspoon of oil worth 40 calories and 5 grams of fat.
If you know someone who is heading off to college, you might want to get this book for him or her. It gives 30 ways to handle college food — plus 30 bonus tips — all easy to incorporate into the college lifestyle. One thing it definitely does not do is tell you not to eat. On the contrary — food is necessary, social, and fun! Get it now from Amazon (available in paperback and as an ebook) or as an ebook from Barnes & Noble.


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Monday, November 7, 2011
Making it Work
When I was a kid, my dad would shampoo the living room carpeting every once in awhile, and somehow all our furniture managed to get squeezed into the tiny dining room for a day or two while things dried. One year the Olympics were on TV during that time, and I remember watching them perched on top of something that was perched on top of something else. This reminded me of that, but nowhere near as tight a squeeze.
This made just enough room for the quilt. I am standing in the doorway to take this picture. It's a small kitchen. The quilt is a full size, not even a queen.
But mission accomplished with the basting. Yay!
Norm brought the mail in from the box at noon. "Your contacts are here. Try them on!"
He was more excited than I was, but when I put them in, he was less impressed. I think he was hoping they'd be creepier. Me too, actually. Maybe I should have gotten the red ones.
Anyway, they're fairly comfortable and I can see well, so that's good.
This is my normal eye color, dark blue. Or somewhat hungry "vegetarian" vamp? Nah, not dark enough.
And here is with the contacts. "I have been hunting." Pretty subtle. They do make my irises look larger though.
It's not easy taking photos of your own eyes. The mirror shots = Fail. I am starting to get silly here.
Finally I turned the camera around to where I could see the viewfinder in the mirror. Duh. That worked.
13 comments:
- karenfae said...
LOL - I have tried to take photos of myself with no luck :) love the quilt - do you spray baste or thread baste. Are you hand quilting or machine quilting - it will look great either being as pretty as it is to start with!
- November 7, 2011 at 9:04 PM
- Sarah Craig said...
The quilt looks awesome, and I think your eyes are VERY cool!!
- November 7, 2011 at 9:12 PM
- thea said...
Hooray on the basting! and the contacts really are awesome. Are they as yellow as they are in the Twilight movies?
- November 7, 2011 at 10:52 PM
- Miri said...
Isn't it fun to baste a quilt on the floor? I think of it as my yoga/basting time. :)
Love the contacts and the glasses. You'll be a very chic 1960 vampire!
- November 8, 2011 at 3:45 AM
- Carla said...
You quilt is coming along beautifully! Good luck with the quilting and your contacts rock.
- November 8, 2011 at 6:08 AM
- Shay said...
Very vampire like ...especially the one where you're crossing your eyes you peanut!
Glad you tamed that quilt .
- November 8, 2011 at 6:13 AM
- Karen said...
You are truly one of a kind :) That quilt looks wonderful - maybe as awesome as the contacts..hehe
- November 8, 2011 at 6:25 AM
- Vicki @ DottyJane said...
Lovely eyes! Even the crossed ones:)
Congratulations on the basted quilt. Looks great!
- November 8, 2011 at 8:18 AM
- Sara said...
Maybe subtle is a good thing! You don't want to scare anyone off ya know-lol;)
Great job getting that quilt basted too!
- November 8, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- Loretta said...
Love your quilt...great job beautiful eyes! Hugs, Loretta
- November 10, 2011 at 9:21 AM
- Shocking Hocking said...
that quilt is a cracker - just gorgeous - and love that last self-portrait!!
- November 13, 2011 at 4:42 AM
- Michelle said...
That quilt is just wonderful! So happy and cheerful.
Interesting about the contacts. I'm behind on blog reading, so I guess I need to catch up and find out the backstory. :-)
- November 13, 2011 at 8:09 PM
- Elizabeth said...
LOVE all the rings in the Kaleido quilt! Beautiful! I love how colorful and cheerful it is. And that I tiny piece of fabric I sent you ended up in it!
Also, the gold contacts make my blue eyes kind of muddy, but I think I'm going to wear them anyway on Thursday for the movie.
Have I told you lately that I think you're adorable? I love reading your adventures.
xo -E
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Look what I found for you at the farmer's market today. Well, I actually wanted some for myself, too. LOL
There's been a lot of discussion on the Yahoo Laceknitters list this week about knitting needles. Then that evolved into talking about methods to smooth and wax bamboo/wooden needles. A popular question was about sources for beeswax.
It just so happened that while we were buying some local alfalfa honey at the market today, I also sighted these pretty little beeswax cakes for sale on the vendor's table.
I couldn't help myself but imagine what a pretty addition to the sewing/knitting basket. And beeswax is so useful, too, for our crafts.
I like that these cakes are pure refined 100% Beeswax with natural alfalfa honey scent. The slightly sweet, flower scent is soothing.
I'm planning to keep one handy for rubbing on my wooden and bamboo needles so the stitches glide more smoothly. This little cake is so much more elegant than the piece of inelegant wadded-up wax paper that I usually resort to.
I also know that beeswax is helpful to our crafts in many other ways, including beading, sewing and quilting.
So I bought some extra cakes for those interested. I think they are priced right to get one for yourself and even some more to gift your fiber-crafting friends.
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Football is a brutal sport, and anybody associated with the sport accepts that. But nobody becomes numb to seeing a teammate lying on the turf, clutching his knee and in obvious pain.
Just five minutes into Colorado's 24-3 victory over Colorado State at Invesco Field at Mile High on Saturday, Buffaloes redshirt freshman safety Parker Orms went down while on punt coverage.
It was his first college game.
Orms, CU's starting nickel back, returned to the CU bench on crutches, with an ice bag wrapped around his right knee. Initial X-rays revealed no fracture, but future tests will be conducted to determine whether there was ligament damage, which is what CU fears.
In a cruel twist of fate, Orms had returned to the site of his most joyous moment — where, at Invesco, he made Wheat Ridge High the 2008 Class 4A state champion by running for a 56-yard touchdown with 19 seconds remaining. Orms said he felt his knee give out while racing downfield toward CSU punt returner Momo Thomas.
There was no contact.
"I made one little cut and part of my leg went one way and part went the other way," Orms said. "It felt like my knee was moving all over the place. I just fell down. It's the worst pain I've ever felt."
Orms, whose older brother, Dylan, was making his first college start Saturday afternoon in Greeley as Northern Colorado's quarterback, was in on CU's first play because the Buffs' defense started out in the nickel.
"I'll still remember this day," he said. "I'll get back."
CU coach Dan Hawkins said he becomes "heartbroken" when a player goes down.
"You're crushed because you know how much that goes into (preparing for a season)," Hawkins said. "Hopefully, he'll be OK. I feel bad when guys get hurt. But there are reasons that things happen. And if you make the most of it, you'll probably come out on the positive side at the end."
Getting his number called as Orms' replacement was Travis Sandersfeld, a junior from Limon. Sandersfeld, originally a walk-on who has been put on scholarship, had been mostly a special-teams standout. Now, he may now be the new starting nickel back.
How's this for filling in? Sandersfeld intercepted a pass in second quarter, the first of three by the Buffs against CSU freshman quarterback Pete Thomas. Sandersfeld also was credited with five tackles, including one for a loss.
"It was really a bummer to see Parker go down like that, especially because he's such a competitor and key part of our defense," said CU junior safety Anthony Perkins, who also had an interception. "I hope it's not serious and he gets back.
"But Travis came in and had a pick. That's how it's got to be — people step in and make plays."
Orms said he is confident that Sandersfeld will do just fine.
"Travis did an amazing job," Orms said. "That pick was a great play."
Said Sandersfeld: "That is what we said from the start of the season — at every position we feel like we have depth."
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DC and Marvel Characters who are likely to steal the show this year
It's no wonder that Marvel and DC has been able to change the dimension of animation to a whole new level and the characters it has brought so far has already stolen our hearts. But there is also the fact that this year, Marvel and DC are bringing out some of the best characters that we have ever seen and they are definitely going to steal the show as well. Today we will talk about the new inventions of these two groups which are going to take place in our hearts.
Baby Groot- Ok some may say that it is copying as it seems like a smaller version of Groot, but once you see it, you will not be able to resist falling in love with it. Also, it might look small, but can also be ferocious at times. We are looking forward to having baby Groot in the Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.
Aqua man- Yes we are talking about the one who made an appearance in the Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of justice last year- but this time he is going to have a big role. In the upcoming Justice League, he will be one of the first characters to been seen in action and we can't wait anymore!
Etta Candy- A woman who knows around the 20th Century culture, she is the one who is witty and sharp and is also precise about what she wants and despises. She did a guest appearance in the Wonder Woman Comic Con, but we are dying to get some more of the Candy woman.
Grandmaster- This is a rare Marvel comic's character but Marvel is planning to move this character to the surface and is assumed to be seen in Thor: Ragnarok. The reports say that he will be the one to have overlooked the gladiator battles and the character will be played by Jeff Goldblum.
In short, 2017 is going to be the best year for the blooming of the Marvel and DC comics and we are all looking forward to them as well.
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It happened about 8:40 a.m. on the southbound side of the freeway, near the offramp to Martin Luther King Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Four Al-Shabaab women charged with planning terror attacks
Friday January 29 2016
Four women suspected of being members of Al-Shabaab were on Friday charged afresh with counts that include plotting to carry out attacks in Kenya.
Ms Ummulkheir Sadri Abdalla, Ms Khadija Abubakar Abdulkadir, Ms Maryam Said Aboud and Ms Halima Adan denied the charges.
The suspects were charged that on March 26, 2015, they organised a meeting in Nairobi County to plan on how to cross into Somalia to support Al-Shabaab.
Another charge states that they conspired with another woman, Ms Ummulkheir Sadri, and others abroad to carry out terrorist acts inside Kenya. They are alleged to have committed the offence in El-Wak, on the Kenya-Somalia boarder
Prosecutors allege that the suspects and some foreigners outside the country, including Ms Abdalla, who is a Tanzanian, conspired to carry out terrorist attacks in the country.
Three of the women were arrested at the El Wak border point in Mandera County on March 27 last year while allegedly trying to sneak into Somalia.
The accused, however, opposed the new charges, claiming they are similar to the ones they are already facing.
However, Prosecutor Daniel Wamotsa said the High Court had ordered the accused to plead to the charges.
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Many businesses have learned that they can earn community respect and help their customers save money when they take steps to keep the planet healthy. All it takes is a little eco ingenuity and shopper participation.
For example, in California, customers now need to either bring their own bags or pay for a store supplied bag at about 10 cents each.
To combat the problem of forgotten reusable bags, many stores have begun to offer attractive bags, which sometimes show the store's name on it, for about $1 or $2. Because you can use them multiple times, it doesn't take long to recoup the expenditure. Stores are proud to sell them, and buyers are proud to carry them.
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You can help keep plastic bags from littering streets, waterways and out of landfills by using reusable bags at all stores whenever you shop.
However, should you forget to bring your bags, consider buying a new bag from the store and packing your new reusable bag tightly for this one outing. That way you won't have to buy too many bags.
Depending on the cost of your bag, you should be able to recoup the cost of buying the bag by using each bag after about 4 to 8 times.
After you get home and have unpacked your purchase, immediately place your empty reusable bags by the front door. That way you'll remember to take them to your car for your next shopping trip.
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Best t.A.T.u SongsTwistedfox What is the best t.A.T.u song from their start till now?
The Top Ten
just love this song... can listen to it all day!
The music isn't what I usually listen to, but something in this song and the video made my heart turn over.
I love this song, the very beginning is fantastic
The best song :3V 5 Comments
Come on! You're gonna pick this one as it provides amazing and incredible excitement. This is what we call "Divine".
This song has to be their best! I've had it on REPEAT FOR DAYS!
I love this song and also the video. For me, it is their best song ever!
This song just touches mah heart
Its so very nyc just live it
I love all their songs. Such perfection. But this one is really something special. It's a close call between ATTSS and this one, but I have to go with this. It just makes you feel all the energy and love in the world. IT's a story. The music video is insanely cool. I love these girls. I wish they had been a couple, but how lovely separate they still are!
Heard this the first time at the end of the movie The Code... Dynamite!
Both Russian and English verison!
Such a meaningful song and since the Russian version wasn't on here I voted for this one! I just absolutely love it!
This song has the beat... Especially the Video is amazing!
It's cool and Yulia and Lena are Gorgeous... Come on Vote for this one PLEASE!
Flawless lyrics and video. masterpiece
Come on! It's really better than the English version all the things she said!
Way better than the English version, I can understand though, for those of you who do not speak Russian to like the English version better, but the anyway, the Russian is so much better.
FOund it and instantly loved it! I love how Russian sounds and this is no exsepsion!
Best Song Ever!
Best choreography... Laugh out loud
Really better than any song
Their best song ever made. Sexy, sneaky, gives off a spyish vibe. ONLY comes in English.
This song is catchy, danceable, and I'm pretty sure that everyone could relate to it at one point or another. Love these girls.
Its among the best songs they have made I think it should be ranked more than just the 9th
This song is underrated! It should be second and even first
The Contenders
The Russian audiences really get into this one, and the Girls love preforming it too... It's a high energy song.
Wow this song is so creepy... But that's why it's so awesome. It gave me goosebumps!
How is this not in the top ten
You and I... this song is beautiful of course, they each have their solo and then together parts, just like a tATu song should have.
This song is so smooth. Very authentic sound, chords and instruments. It contains different parts (intro, rap, instrumental in different layers) to interact with listener. Although melody sounds familiar, it is very distinguishable from any other.
This song is better in Russian, Julia�'s voice is incredibly powerful in it.
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"From 2006 ... BNP Paribas received several warnings against such transactions from the United States and large US law firms," the French newspaper said without citing its sources.
Le Monde said a US Treasury official visited BNP Paribas' headquarters in September 2006 to warn its executives in a closed door meeting against dealings with Iran.
BNP Paribas hired three US law firms to evaluate US laws, which had changed in the mid-2000s, to consider all transactions conducted in dollars to be subject to US sanctions, even if conducted outside of the United States.
Le Monde wrote that in 2006 they warned BNP Paribas of the risks it faced from the transactions.
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The same happens with recipe names. You get, "Gross! No! That makes me think of boiled garbage!" And then you're shocked because you really liked the name but now you can't use it because now it makes you think of boiled garbage.
I narrowed this one down to two options and very hesitantly asked on the facebook page which one y'all liked best. Turns out you like them both! And there was only a slight smattering of negative baby-name-changing type feedback.
This recipe shall be called Strawberry Cream Cheese Icebox Cake hence forth and forever more. Probably. Unless there's an overwhelming surge for the other option overnight. Or I change my mind.
This is a layered dessert with graham crackers, a no-bake cheesecake filling and fresh strawberries. It's crazy easy to make so delicious! Enjoy!
Strawberry Cream Cheese Icebox Cake
2 pounds strawberries
2 sleeves graham crackers
1 8-oz. package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
2 3.4-oz. (4-serving) packages instant cheesecake flavored pudding
3 cups milk
1 12-ounce carton cool whip, divided
Clean and slice strawberries (about 1/4 inch thick); set aside. You have to do this first because the cream cheese mixture will start to set up quickly once it's mixed up.
Line the bottom of a 3-quart 13x9 baking dish with graham crackers; set aside. Mine easily fit 6 whole crackers then I had to break up a 7th one to fill in the rest.
Combine cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add pudding mixes and milk and continue mixing on low for 4-5 minutes or until mixture starts to thicken. Fold in 2 cups cool whip until smooth.
Pour half of cream cheese mixture over graham crackers. Arrange a single layer of strawberry slices over cream cheese mixture. Top strawberries with another layer of graham crackers then cover with remaining cream cheese mixture. Top cream cheese mixture with another layer of strawberries. Cover and refrigerate for 6-8 hours.
When ready to serve*, top with remaining cool whip. Crush remaining graham crackers and sprinkle crumbs over cool whip.
*my strawberries put off a little moisture after sitting in the fridge all day so I soaked it up with a clean paper towel before topping with cool whip and graham cracker crumbs.
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