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1. Early shots of Ben Affleck and Olga Kurylenko, as then-blissful couple Neil and Marina, walking on the oddly elastic silt in Terrence Malick's To The Wonder. While the film ultimately suffocates in its own self-seriousness, Malick remains a gifted purveyor of natural images.
2. "You and me at the edge of the world," the words that introduced me to Kishi Bashi, a musician who began the year not even getting an official spot at South By Southwest and ended it in a Microsoft commercial for the best possible reason: the irresistibility of that song,"Bright Whites." (Also check out hisTiny Desk Concert.)
3. The dance at the end of "For Fanny," the second episode of the first season of ABC Family's excellent new series Bunheads. In the episode, the young dancers embrace and salute their grieving teacher, Fanny (Kelly Bishop), with a brief, gorgeous performance set to Tom Waits' "Picture In A Frame." Just in these two episodes, the show had established dance was the language all these people spoke, and that for some people, you make a cake, and for some people, you dance.
4. Rainbow Rowell's luscious, delicate novel Eleanor & Park, which tells as vivid a story about young love, mix tapes and comic books as you're likely to read. Already out in the UK, it will be released in the US in February.
5. A scene in Richard Linklater's Bernie in which a Texas native describes the parts of the state. I saw it in Austin at the South By Southwest Film Festival, and believe me when I tell you, the house exploded with glee and recognition to the point where I had to watch it later to hear some of the words I lost in other people's laughter.
6. "The diary, yes!" I had no more purely pleasure-filled reading experience this year than Gillian Flynn's audacious, addictive Gone Girl.
7. A brief tag at the very, very end of Sarah Polley's documentary Stories We Tell, which is the complicated story of her own family. The film contains multitudes: sadness, joy, love, disappointment — and then comes this tag, this tremendous tag, which punctuates the story and reiterates its most important lesson: that you just never know about people until they sit down to tell you about themselves, and even when they do, they just keep surprising you.
8. The Downton Abbey Season 2 Christmas special, and particularly its swooning, snowy conclusion to one of the series' most tortured stories. Downton has been at times uneven, but when it opens up the hoses and does the thing it does, it does it very well.
9. Anne Hathaway's "I Dreamed A Dream" in the divisive film adaptation of Les Miserables. Even the film's detractors have generally noted that what Hathaway does here is the best use of what director Tom Hooper is trying to do with both the super-close-ups and the live singing. It's not the prettiest rendition of the song by a longshot, but it returns the grief and desperation to a number that somehow often comes off, quite wrongly, like a light, pretty sigh.
10. The pivotal moment in the pivotal episode of Parks And Recreation this season took place in an empty house in an episode somewhat misleadingly called "Halloween Surprise." It allowed its two characters their happiness but also their fundamental, undeniable weirdness, keeping in mind throughout that no two people are the same, so no two experiences between people are the same, however heavy the clichés that seem to apply.
11. Glee has yet to win back many of those who have abandoned it in recent seasons, but it made a valiant effort with the very fine episode "The Break Up," which built to a fine scene between Finn (Cory Monteith) and Rachel (Lea Michele), and then to an even better, simply staged performance of Coldplay's "The Scientist." There's nothing about these elements that should have been anything special, but it was.
12. The mashup of Fred Rogers from PBS Digital Studios that they called"Garden Of Your Mind." Lovable and just right.
13. I didn't much like the dopey comedy The Campaign, but there's a scene in which Jason Sudeikis acts out the Lord's Prayer to prod the clueless Will Ferrell, and that scene is really, really funny. (And, like everything else in it, really tacky.)
14. The performance by Rayna (Connie Britton) and Deacon (Charles Esten) of the intriguingly twisted ballad"No One Will Ever Love You" on ABC's Nashville. The show has had its ups and downs, but that song didn't leave my head for days.
15. Some Oatmeal comics are great and some are not, but many writers I know found a lot that they recognized in Matthew Inman's (language NSFW)comic about writing online. I'd never seen anyone nail the issue contained in the "This is easy" "This is not" panels quite so well.
16. Marion Cotillard's performance in Rust And Bone.
17. The resolution of the documentary Paul Williams Still Alive. Opinions have varied on whether the filmmaker should be as much a part of any documentary as director Stephen Kessler is here, but for me, it all paid off in the closing section, when Kessler received some assistance he wasn't expecting from Williams in completing the film.
18. The very tasteless, potentially really offensive, NSFW-in-several-ways Funny Or Die video called "The Sad Off With Samuel L. Jackson And Anne Hathaway." The way this video goes noisily stomping right into every awful thing it seems like it might stumble into is very high-risk, but winds up being high-reward as well.
19. Cloud Atlas co-director Lana Wachowski received an award from the Human Rights Campaign after speaking about her experiences with a gender transition — a phrasing, she says in herterrific acceptance speech, that she doesn't like but accepts as useful. In that speech, she spoke about that aspect of herself, but also talked about Hollywood, budgets, media narratives, and a lot of other really important things. It's sad, touching, and really, really funny.
20. My favorite short, one-moment joke on all of television this year was a fake NBC promo that went by on 30 Rock advertising "a full hour of Gary Sinise's band!"
21. Ben Affleck's facial hair in his great thriller, Argo. There's just not enough '70s dude hair, both on heads and on faces, floating around out there right now.
22. Tig Notaro's now-legendary set, "Tig Notaro: Live" (that rhymes with "give"), delivered after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. For reasons that have been exhaustively detailed elsewhere, it's a loose, spontaneous outpouring of compassion both for her and by her, as well as a really funny exploration of what hard times feel like.
23. Emma Stone at the Oscars. Somehow, some way, Emma Stone infused the Oscars telecast with life, which is hard to do. She committed utterly, which rescued her bit alongside Ben Stiller from the usual problem of everything on stage at an awards show seeming dead on arrival. Stone is a funny, loose-limbed actress as well as a beauty, and it played to her strengths impeccably.
24. Rebel Wilson in Pitch Perfect. Wilson is a joy in everything, pretty much always, and this film was a fine showcase for her. (Runner-up for this same slot: Anna Kendrick's delightful performance of what a thousand YouTube how-to videos just call "the 'Cups' song.")
25. Giancarlo Esposito and Aaron Paul having the best hug in the history of the Emmy Awards after Paul won the category in which they were both nominated. Much awards graciousness comes off as rather ridiculous. This did not. (Runner-up for this same slot: the delightful video that surfaced of Paul as a young contestant on The Price Is Right yelling "YOU'RE THE MAN, BOB!")
26. The New Normal hasn't often lived up to the promise of its weirdest moments, but once during its first season, for reasons unknown but warmly welcomed, young Shania (Bebe Wood) decided to impersonate Little Edie from Grey Gardens. If the whole show were this bent, people would probably like it a lot more.
27. A few months before writerDavid Rakoff died in August, he appeared at a live event for This American Life and told a story that culminated in, of all things, dancing. It may not be what you expect from a familiar radio voice like Rakoff, but if you haven't seen it, I will come as close as I ever will to saying: you must.
28. The way Jamie Foxx delivers Quentin Tarantino's jokes in Django Unchained. There's a lot to love in Tarantino's wackadoo revenge fantasy, but Foxx finds in all that madness a quiet, considered, settled approach to what he's given in the manner of punch lines. Pairing him with Christoph Waltz, who also takes a relaxed approach to Tarantino's highly stylized words, makes for a nifty comedy team. And there is a small gesture Foxx makes to Waltz late in the film that made me instantly tear up in a film that otherwise had my mind in a very different place. (Runner-up for this same spot: Wesley Morris'outstanding discussion of the film.)
29. Kristen Wiig's departure from Saturday Night Live, with all itscomplicated, affectionate tears. [NBC has pulled the original clip I used; you can stillsee it here if you've got Hulu access.]
30. I have no idea who decided that The Roots should become "Black Simon And Garfunkel" on Jimmy Fallon's show, but that is weird, it is wrong, and itmakes me laugh.
31. The end of the fight between Hulk and Loki in The Avengers. There's a mischievous, profoundly silly rhythm to it, right out of vaudeville almost, and it's effortlessly and unexpectedly funny.
32. The closing performance by Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes, and Old Crow Medicine Show in the music documentary Big Easy Express, about the bands riding the rails together for a series of performances. Call it the NPR-Music-iest documentary ever made (you should; it is), and call the performance of "This Train" a little bit literal (you should; it is). But that number is positively ecstatic and constantly threatens to spill out into the audience, rolling through and past them and eating the world alive with the sheer force of its tambourines and banjos.
33. The most magical-rainbow-ish impaling in The Cabin In The Woods, about which I really can't say more than that, but believe me anyway.
34. The opening conversations in Your Sister's Sister. It's a film that, for me, has some plot issues, but there is a gathering of friends followed by a meeting between near-strangers, and both of those scenes contain some of the best natural dialogue writing I've ever heard.
35. Dan Kois' profile of writer Lois Lowry. Beautiful.
36. The lipdub marriage proposal. Yes, I am a sap. WHATEVER.
37. The opportunity to watch the great Larry Hagman twinkle as J.R. Ewing again before his death a few weeks ago. Hagman had, when Dallas was rebooted by TNT, every bit of mischief and snarl and wink that he ever did in the show's first run, and it was a great treat to visit with that most indelible of TV villains one more time.
38. The bonkers styling in Lifetime's otherwise execrable Taylor-Burton movie Liz & Dick. Look, everything else about it was a complete disaster, but the caftans! The hair! The eyeliner! Getting all those things right, unfortunately, brought out everything that the biopic got wrong, which is to say, "everything."
39. The hand-kissing (?) (??) scene between Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss on Mad Men. Not everything about this season worked for me as it did for others, but those two are perfect in a room together, always.
40. Lindy West's happy, sad, dispiriting, inspiring, defiant, terribly vulnerable (NSFW language) story of learning to manage the uglier parts of the internet.
41. This throwaway joke from Happy Endings: "My one-man experimental band, Yoko Uno." When Happy Endings is working, what works about it is a dizzying collection of odd character beats, physical comedy, and just plain jokes. Jokes, like "Did you hear the one about...?" You remember: jokes! There aren't always enough of them in comedies, and this one show sometimes seems to be trying to spit out enough for everyone. (P.S. Months later, I can tell you this tweet was about Adam Pally.)
42. Dave Itzkoff's profile of Ricky Gervais in The New York Times, particularly the brilliant observation that his comedy is "loaded with potentially outrageous elements that will reliably offend some portion of its viewership, or at least titillate them with the idea that somewhere else, someone is being offended."
43. Sasha Frere-Jones in The New Yorker, spiritedly squashing what he calls the "arrantly stupid" practice of arguing about musicians' "authenticity."
44. All the parts of Let's Pretend This Never Happened, the memoir of Jenny Lawson (known online as The Bloggess), that made me laugh so hard I kept having to put down the book.
45. A comment that A.V. Club writer Todd Van Der Werff left on his own recap of an episode of Lena Dunham's Girls, in which he extended people who hate the show the right to hate the show, but expressed what so many sometimes think and feel about the sometimes sorry state of discourse: "You don't have to make the world a worse place. You don't have to make that joke. It's not worth it. You can be a bigger man. You can be a better person. And you're just not." (I also got to see Todd make an omelet with Martha Stewart during press tour. So.)
46. Veteran TV writer Ken Levine's take on the firing of Community showrunner Dan Harmon. Insightful, nuanced, and blunt. (Harmon does, in fact, now have other projects in the works, though there's obviously a long distance from "in the works" to your next big success.)
47. Yes, you can call me a homer, but: British Ambassador Peter Westmacott playing Not My Job on Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! was just about the most charming thing I saw this year. (I happened to be at that taping live, so it's possible I am biased.)
48. Jennifer Weiner's billboard parodying Jeffrey Eugenides. And her book, The Next Best Thing. And her participation in a number of very helpful debates about gender, literature, and criticism.
49. David Letterman's videotaped acceptance speech to the Television Critics Association, which gave him a Career Achievement Award, in which he said that he would have loved to come out to L.A. to accept, only "it's the night I eat glass."
50. People. All kinds of people — in person, in comments, on Twitter, via e-mail — wrote to me or talked to me or otherwise communicated with me about all the other things on this list. You probably have some of that experience yourself with people you know (although perhaps with different things, obviously). I can't make You the Person Of The Year like Time once did, but with culture in general and especially with popular culture in general, if you had to take it all in by yourself, it would be a lot less fun.
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Project Members
- † Mary Ritchie Key (University of California, Irvine)
- Bernard Comrie
Intercontinental Dictionary Series (IDS)
Specifically, a model for IDS is A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages, comp. by Carl Darling Buck, University of Chicago Press, 1949, 1515 pages. The dictionary is organized in a topical outline of 23 chapters. The outline has been adapted for the IDS, with the numbering system generally maintained; and this will remain the same for all the WorldLists. Buck's dictionary contains approximately 1200 potential entries (not complete for all languages, of course). The IDS adaptation contains 1,310 entries.
The idea for a work such as the IDS came to Mary Ritchie Key while on a Fulbright in Chile in 1975 studying the semantic grouping in the cognate sets of comparative languages. This was followed by pilot projects at the University of California, Irvine, using comparative data from recognized language families. In 1982, a computer science and math major constructed a program which we called ASYNCOG, using three words from C.D.Buck: 'water', 'skin','eat'. Scholars were contacted who were chosen for their interests in cross-cultural research and for their skills and willingness to give time and thought to the objectives of the dictionary series. In 1984, an award from the University of California, Irvine Faculty Research Committee to launch the Intercontinental Dictionary Series set the series on its way. In 1990, the IDS won an Honourable Mention from the Rolex Awards for Enterprise, from Switzerland.

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- One: Remain calm and try to keep your pet calm. Approach your pet with caution. An animal in pain may bite or scratch.
- Two: If some sort of stabilization is possible (for example, direct pressure to slow down bleeding), try it—ideally while on the way to the veterinarian. If this is not possible, just get to the veterinarian as quickly as possible.
- Three: Even if your pet seems all right after an injury, take him or her to the veterinarian. Injuries involving an eye, the head, a large wound, breathing difficulty, sudden or severe swelling, pain, significant blood loss, or trauma (such as a car accident) should be seen immediately.
Dealing with an injured pet can be scary and frustrating. In many cases, you don't know how bad the injury is, and your pet may not be acting normally. If your pet is injured, the first thing you need to do is try to remain calm. If possible, try to determine how severe the injury is, but remember that caution is extremely important when approaching an injured animal. Any pet, no matter how calm or friendly he or she may usually be, can bite or scratch when in pain.
While all injuries should be seen by your veterinarian as soon as possible, injuries involving an eye, the head, a large wound, difficulty breathing, sudden or severe swelling, pain, significant blood loss, or trauma (such as a car accident) should be seen immediately. Even if your pet appears to be normal after an accident, it's possible for him or her to have internal injuries that you can't see, so it's important to go to your veterinarian as soon as possible.
What to Do Before Transporting Your Pet
In some cases, it's obvious that your pet needs immediate transportation to your veterinarian for treatment. To reduce the risk of greater injury, however, you first need to stabilize your pet for transport.
If you think your dog may snap or try to bite because of pain, make a makeshift muzzle by wrapping something around the snout to hold the mouth closed. Be sure not to obstruct the nostrils! A necktie, stocking, belt, or long sock may work well. Wrap the muzzle, but don't tie a knot—you may need to get it off in a hurry. If your pet is panting heavily or having problems breathing, don't try to muzzle. Cats should not be muzzled.
If your pet is unable to move, you should handle him or her as little as possible to avoid further injury. Gently slide the pet onto a flat board, such as a piece of plywood covered with a blanket, and loosely strap him or her in place with tape or rope for transportation. For less serious injuries, try to scoop the pet up into a large blanket or towel and head for the car. If your cat becomes aggressive, use a towel or blanket (and thick leather gloves, if possible) to scoop him or her into a box or other sturdy container that restricts movement but has plenty of airflow.
If there is no apparent bleeding, take your pet to the veterinarian immediately. If there is quite a bit of bleeding, apply direct pressure to the wound. Sterile gauze is the best option, but a clean cotton T-shirt will also work.
Hold the material firmly in place until the blood clots. If the bleeding is on a limb or paw and it does not slow down after direct pressure, make a makeshift tourniquet and tie it between the wound and the heart. A tourniquet is simply something that wraps or ties around an area. It should be snug enough to compress the vessels and slow down blood flow, but not so tight that it is painful or can damage muscles or nerves in the area. You can use some of the same things you might use for a makeshift muzzle—a stocking, necktie, belt, or long sock will work. Be sure to loosen the tourniquet for 20 seconds every 5 minutes. Only use a tourniquet if absolutely necessary. A misapplied tourniquet can result in permanent disability or even the need for amputation. Never apply a tourniquet to your pet's neck or tail.
Signs of internal bleeding aren't always obvious, but they can include blood running from the nose, mouth, or rectum; coughing blood; blood in the urine; pale gums; or a rapid or weak pulse. In this case, minimize handling to prevent further damage, and keep your pet as warm, still, and quiet as possible on the way to the veterinary clinic.
Without radiographs (x-rays), it may not be possible to tell if your pet has a fracture (a broken bone). If a limb is hanging or dangling, a fracture is likely. If your pet has a fracture, rest him or her on a flat, transportable surface, such as a piece of wood or tarpaulin, padded with blankets. You should not try to set a fracture. If you don't know exactly where the break is (and how bad), you can make things worse. If a leg is clearly broken and the fracture is below the knee or wrist, you can try to wrap the area, first with cotton padding, then with something long and flexible, such as a magazine. This makeshift splint should extend one joint above and below the fracture. Secure it with tape and ensure that it is loose enough to maintain blood flow. If the fracture is above the knee or elbow, it will be very difficult to immobilize without making things worse, so just try to position the leg close to the body and get the pet to a veterinarian as quickly as possible. In most cases, it is best to handle the limb as little as possible and focus instead on getting your pet to the veterinary hospital.
If the injury is to an area that isn't a limb, such as the spine, ribs, or hip, immobilize your pet as much as possible, carrying him or her on the transport that you created until he or she can be examined by your veterinarian.
Any injured animal, no matter how calm or friendly he or she may usually be, can bite or scratch when in pain, so use caution in handling an injured pet.
If your pet is burned with chemicals, flush the area immediately with large quantities of cool water. For burns from a heat source (fire, stovetop, etc.), gently flush with cool water or gently apply an ice pack wrapped in a soft towel.
Often, injuries can cause your pet to go into shock. The signs of shock can vary and may include a weak or forceful pulse, shallow or deep breathing, nervousness, and a dazed appearance. If your pet is in shock, keep him or her still, quiet, and warm and get to a veterinarian right away. If your pet is unconscious, keep his or her head level with the rest of the body and watch for signs of vomiting. If vomiting occurs, be prepared to tilt the head slightly below the rest of the body to prevent inhalation of the vomit, then return the head to the level position.
An Ounce of Prevention
To avoid panicking during a pet injury, prepare yourself ahead of time. Assemble a first aid kit that includes essential items like sterile gauze and bandage material, towels, and a thick blanket. In addition, know when your veterinarian's office is open and the location of the nearest emergency clinic that is open after hours. Keep this information, including phone number and address, available where it's easy to find.


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Jan 25, 2016
Akan Chief's Umbrella Finials
In 1817, the British envoy Thomas Bowdich visited the Asante court at Kumasi, where wide boulevards and public grounds hosted majestic royal processions, state ceremonies, and ritual observance. Bowdich�s account of the capital contains detailed descriptions of court members, sword and umbrella bearers, performers, horses, palanquins, and�most stunningly�the glint of gold touching nearly every object. Charged with securing British colonial control in the region, Bowdich was especially captivated by regalia like the dazzling gold staffs (akyeame mpoma) and pendants that marked rank.
The umbrella is an important political emblem for Akan chiefs. The umbrella indicates who the king is among a gathering of people as reflected in the aphorism: Nea kyiniie si ne so na oye ohene - He who has a umbrella over his head is the king.
The umbrella is a symbol of the protection the king is believed to provide for the nation. Fraser (1972) notes that "these huge objects are both practical sunshades and symbolic, quasi-architectural, space-defining forms that help express the chief's role as ruler." When the king dies, it is metaphorically said that "Nana has removed his umbrella, we be scorched to death by the sun - Nana atu ne kyiniie, awia na ebeku yen."


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Winter weather conditions can be very dangerous, but you can protect yourself and your family with a glove box survival kit. We have some tips about what to keep in your glove box and in your trunk in case of an emergency. Driving on flooded, icy, or snowy roads can lead to a sudden accident, and it's important to be prepared for the unexpected.
Your Emergency Kit for Winter Driving: Staying Safe on Icy and Snowy Roads
Your emergency kit should include snow gloves, a multi-function tool with a knife and other tools, several Mylar space blankets, a flashlight with fresh batteries, a plastic poncho, and emergency food items such as protein bars. In your trunk, you can prepare by carrying survival gear to get you out of a tough spot, especially a small shovel, a bag of sand for traction, warm blankets, and bottles of water.
Before winter weather sets in, get your vehicles in for a full service. Checking all of your vehicle's systems can save you from a breakdown in the cold winter months. Ensure you have snow tires with adequate tread, as well as chains is wise for deep snow conditions.
A full review of your current auto insurance policy is important if you are planning a winter road trip. You may be able to get a policy with higher levels of coverage, a lower deductible, and better protection for if your vehicle ever gets involved in an accident with another driver. You might be an expert winter driver (very familiar with operating your vehicle on wet, icy, or snowy roads, etc.), but other drivers pose a real risk by traveling too fast for road conditions. A driver who spins out in an adjacent lane can be impossible to avoid. If they don't have car insurance, your uninsured/underinsured driver coverage can protect you, but it's advised that you carry more coverage than the minimum requirements (25% of drivers have no coverage). It's also important to have a policy that offers you roadside assistance, and we can research the policy that will best protect you and your family.
Keep your gas tank full and fill it when it's half empty, particularly when on a winter road trip. Should you be stuck in a snow bank or get involved in a collision, the gas in your vehicle will allow you to stay warm. Always ensure your exhaust pipe is completely free from snow if your vehicle is on. Warm up the interior of your vehicle for about 10 minutes and then turn it off rather than keeping it running. This will help you to conserve fuel while you are waiting for help. It can take some time for emergency vehicles to arrive, particularly in rural areas, on highways, and when there are dangerous road conditions. During this time, staying warm will be the priority. Stay in your vehicle. Don't attempt to walk and find assistance, as visibility is poor in a snowstorm. It's easy to get disoriented, and there are dangers and risks in walking along a highway. Your roadside assistance plan can be a lifesaver if your car, truck, SUV, or van get stuck, goes off the road, is involved in an accident, or breaks down and needs a tow.
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Ready for a fun summertime project?
My husband and I were doing some tune ups on my daughter's bike earlier this spring – you know, new tires, paint the handlebars, fix the seat, fun stuff. So, when we were out tire shopping I saw the cute bike baskets at the store. I was like "oh, we have to get her a basket, it would be so fun" and he's like "you should just make one". So here we go!
- 2 fat quarters (18″x22″) of coordinating prints
- 21.5″ wide by 4.5″ tall piece for binding top of bucket
- stiff double side fusible interfacing (I used Peltex 72F which I found at Walmart)
- 5 inch piece of 3/4″ wide velcro
- scrap of medium weight fusible interfacing
- thread, pins, etc.
- Pattern piece (updated May 2013)
Cut your materials:
From exterior fabric cut
- one piece 8.5″ wide by 7″ tall
- one piece 12″ wide by 7″ tall
- one piece from the pattern (it's the bottom of the bucket – use the solid line). Cut the same size pieces from the lining fabric.
For the tab that attaches the bucket to the bike handle bars cut a 6″ wide by 11.5″ tall piece from the lining material and cut one piece 21.5″ wide by 4.5″ tall for the top binding of the bucket.
From the double sided fusible interfacing cut one piece 7.5″ wide by 6″ tall, one piece 11″ wide by 6″ tall and one piece from the pattern following the dotted line.
{All seam allowances 1/2″ unless otherwise noted}
Sew the exterior and lining:
Place the short rectangle (8.5″ wide by 7″ tall piece) RIGHT sides facing to the bottom bucket piece. Sew.
Open up the piece you just sewed and take the long remaining rectangle, find the center (should be at 6″) and pin it to the center of the curved bottom bucket piece.
Starting from the pin sew following the curve of the bottom bucket piece, adjusting as you go.
When you reach the seam that joins the bottom bucket piece and the short rectangle, stop with the needle down and lift presser foot, rotate the pieces so that the two rectangles are facing RIGHT sides together. Put presser foot back down and continue sewing. Go back to where you started in the middle of the curve and sew the remaining side. {When lifting the presser foot and rotating the pieces so that they align, it might feel and look kind of wrong or weird, but I promise they'll line up and look great when you turn it right side out.}
Clip curve. Turn RIGHT side out. Repeat same process for lining pieces.
Assemble the bucket:
Take the double sided fusible interfacing pieces and place them into the exterior of the bucket.
Then place the lining into the bucket.
Press on all sides (exterior and lining and bottom) of the bucket to fuse in place. Set aside.
Make the handle bar attachment:
Take the 11.5″ tall by 6″ wide piece and fuse on a piece of medium weight interfacing.
Fold in half lengthwise RIGHT sides together. Sew along all open sides leaving a 2″ opening in the bottom for turning. Clip corners, turn right side out.
Topstitch around entire piece.
Now take one side of the velcro, sew into place along one of the short edges.
Take the remaining piece of velcro and sew into place on the other end and opposite side you just sewed the first piece of velcro on (as pictured above).
**Now here is where you could do it differently, I sewed this handle bar attachment onto the bucket on this next step, but you could also hold off and sew it on as the very last step, your choice.
Sew attachment to bucket:
Pin the handle bar attachment to the bucket about 2-3″ from the top. Sew two straight lines completely across the attachment piece about 3/4″ apart.
Finishing with the binding:
Now take the binding strip and press it in half lengthwise, open, and press raw edges to the center. If you've ever done quilt binding, we're going to finish this the same way.
Unfold the binding strip, pin in place aligning raw edges at the back (center) of the bucket. Start sewing along the crease towards the edge of the bucket (where red arrow is pointing) and continue around to the other edge.
It should look like this now:
Trim the binding piece so that they overlap by 1/2″ (see tiny red arrows above).
Now grab the bucket and give it a squish and place the binding 'tails' RIGHT sides together. Sew using a 1/4″ seam allowance.
Now un-squish the bucket and sew the remaining part of the binding closed, again along the crease.
Flip the binding over the top and in towards the lining. Topstitch along exterior close to the seam. Press!!!
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One millimeter equals 0.0393701 inches, to convert 2491 mm to inches we have to multiply the amount of millimeters by 0.0393701 to obtain the width, height or length in inches. 2491 mm is equal to 2491 mm x 0.0393701 = 98.070866 inches. The result is the following:
2491 mm = 98.070866 inches
The millimeter (symbol: mm) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to 1/1000 meter (or 1E-3 meter), which is also an engineering standard unit. 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
An inch (symbol: in) is a unit of length. It is defined as 1⁄12 of a foot, also is 1⁄36 of a yard. Though traditional standards for the exact length of an inch have varied, it is equal to exactly 25.4 mm. The inch is a popularly used customary unit of length in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
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B.M. Bower Western Novels Collection.
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The B.M. Bower Western Novels Collection, acquired in 2015, consists of over 70 American western novels written by Bertha Muzzy Sinclair (known as B.M. Bower) and her husband Bertrand Sinclair. Many of the books in this collection also feature pictorial cover art.
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In Memoriam: Rick Woudenberg
I love storytelling as a vehicle for the dharma. I find that creating a non-ordinary reality of time and place carries the Buddhist spirit beneath the intellect and straight into the heart. Since we are all on a mythic journey inside the story of our lives, creating a timeless dimension through storytelling fires up our natural wisdom and compassion.
One of my deepest passions is engaging with an earth dharma. Dharmic awareness gives us a way to create a profound relationship to the land. We can learn to show care, honor and respect, loving the environment as the true extension of our hearts and minds that it is, feeling one with it in our blood.
People all over are seeking and longing for a sense of connection, community and an inner life. When we fuse the traditions of the dharma as self-liberation and as compassionate action, we infuse our daily lives with the power of the ancient lineage of Buddhism. We learn about the true nature of who we are and what it means to lead a compassionate life with ourselves, with others and our environment.


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As he sought to make the case Monday that the U.S. needs to strike Syria, but won't be going to war as it did in Afghanistan and Iraq, Secretary of State John Kerry said this:
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We want to go now to a place where art and culture intersect. We've heard a lot about the shooting that took place at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin over the summer, and the questions and the soul-searching over that tragedy are still going on, both inside and outside the Sikh community. One man, though, says he has an idea to make the country a more tolerant place for Sikhs and everybody else, actually, and it comes in the form of comic strips.
Vishavjit Singh is a comic artist, but his idea for a Sikh superhero did not go over as well as he might've hoped, at least online. And he's here with us now.
Vish Singh, welcome to the program.
VISHAVJIT SINGH: Thank you for having me.
HEADLEE: You started writing comics, drawing comics, after a completely different tragedy, even longer ago: 9/11. Is that correct?
SINGH: That's correct.
HEADLEE: And what about 9/11 made you say, gee, I should write comics?
SINGH: As a kid, actually, I was really into sketching and cartooning, and for a variety of cultural reasons, you know, dropped my, sort of, my passion for the arts. And what happened on 9/11, you know, I was very close to the city, and just experiencing that, the initial impact, of course, what happened that day.
And then a lot of Americans obviously felt the pain and suffering, but for Sikh Americans, it was like immediately a second sort of wave of backlash that happened because a lot of Americans felt that we were the new other. I felt the heat right away. I mean, I worked from home right after 9/11 for a couple of weeks, and when I did step out, I mean, I had people showing me the finger, telling me to go back home, wherever that is, calling me all kinds of names.
HEADLEE: They're telling you to go back home, but you're an American, right?
SINGH: Yes.
HEADLEE: This is your home.
SINGH: I was born in the nation's capital. But, you know, people judge you at times just by the, you know, either the color of your skin, or how you look. And in my case, I wear a turban and a beard, and for some people, that just was not an American look.
So, yeah, it was a very challenging time. And as I was consuming a lot of news, trying to make sense of these events, I happened upon a cartoon by an editorial cartoonist from the Bay Area, Matt Fiore. And what he did is he created an animated cartoon, and he had all these different characters - a Hispanic man, a Sikh man - in there.
That was one of the first times I'd seen a Sikh character in an editorial cartoon, and not only that, but to see the cartoonist really capture my emotional sort of inner turmoil, and capture that in his cartoon was amazing. And something clicked inside my head, and a few weeks later, I was basically sketching cartoons focusing on Sikhs. And it was mostly editorial cartooning...
HEADLEE: Yeah.
SINGH: ...which is what I do even today.
HEADLEE: And then there was the shooting at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and you wrote an op-ed in the Seattle Times, and you suggested the creation of a Sikh superhero, somebody who would fight specifically hate crimes. Tell me the thinking behind this superhero.
SINGH: Wisconsin, for me, was a bit more personal, because you had Sikh-Americans basically shot and killed inside a place of worship. This could happen again. It could be me. I mean, I have seen a lot of hate speech directed at me. I've been fortunate. I have not had violence targeted on me, but, I mean, there are a lot of Sikhs around the U.S. - mostly men - who have been targeted.
So this article basically was about let's think about having a new superhero who's going to fight a new villain, a villain who basically commits hate crimes. And my premise is, well, usually, communities that have faced a lot of hate crimes would be the best sort of place from where you have this new superhero coming out from: African-Americans, Jewish-Americans, Muslim-Americans, Hispanic-Americans. And then I ended the article with Sikh-Americans.
HEADLEE: If you're just joining us, you're listening to TELL ME MORE, from NPR News. I am Celeste Headlee. I'm speaking with Sikh comic artist Vish Singh.
The problem was is that you wrote this op-ed in which you were talking about tolerance and trying to find a way to make people maybe more aware and more tolerant, and the response was negative.
SINGH: I did not expect - I mean, I am used to critique. As an editorial cartoonist, I'm used to that. I'm actually even used to threats to my life at times, because I do very hard-hitting political cartooning. But this piece, I think what happened is people did not - you know, bad readers, that's one, because my premise was stated very early on in the article.
But then what is interesting is people really picked up on the race issue. A lot of these people who commented online did not like the notion that I was talking about a new superhero who happened to be not white. I had friends, I had fans, I had family who were calling me in and saying, hey, is everything OK? I mean, this is not what, you know, you would expect.
HEADLEE: They were threatening your life.
SINGH: Yeah. There were a couple of them who did. They - you know, one of them basically said better get a new bolt on your door. So, yeah, that surprised me. And that's why I feel compelled that this is a conversation that has to go on. Here's the amazing thing. We're talking about actually fictional things, but, of course, they take on a very real meaning because people go off on race issues.
I mean, people brought in President Obama. They brought in their hate of liberals. It was quite incredible. And I think maybe some of it also had to do with the fact that I - that it was a cartoon of mine that was a Captain America with a turban and a beard that was actually printed in the paper version of the newspaper that day. You know, also my photograph is also with the piece online with my turban and beard.
And maybe visually, subconsciously for a lot of people, you know, it was not settling to have somebody who wears a turban and a beard proposing, hey, you know what? Let's have a new superhero who's going to fight hate crimes.
HEADLEE: You got a better response, I should say, when you went to Comic-Con and proposed this idea.
SINGH: I took it to the Comic-Con last year and - the Captain America cartoon, and people loved it. And most of the people who were there actually did not know who Sikhs were, because they would approach me and ask me, OK, so who you are you? What is this? I mean, they thought it was funny. They gave me thumbs up. They took a lot of photos.
But they came to me and said, OK, so, you know, who are you? Are you from the Middle East? I said no, I'm not, but I can tell you, you know, where I come from. I'm born here. I'm a - you know, I practice the Sikh faith. So, yeah, it was very well received. And I'm an optimist. I really believe we have better times, you know, ahead of us.
So despite all the challenges post-9/11, I think we can get along, and I'm certain one day somebody's going to pick up on this. You know, it might be me. It might be somebody else. But I think there is a market for this.
HEADLEE: Can Wolverine suddenly become a hate crime crusader? Can the regular Captain America or Green Lantern suddenly target hate crimes?
SINGH: You know, they can, but I would personally like to see a new superhero. I would like to see a new superhero, because we are dealing with a new context here and I think it's time we, you know, have a new look and feel for that superhero and reflect the new diversity of our nation.
And, if anything, this last election actually was kind of evidence of the increasing importance of new populations like Asian-Americans and Hispanic-Americans.
HEADLEE: Which, of course, means, Vish, that even though you said this is just a superhero and it's just fictional, in fact, you actually believe in the real power of the symbolism.
SINGH: Absolutely. And the other evidence is if you look at the last few years, we've had so many movies created based on superheroes. In fact, we've had multiple movies of the same superheroes. It's entertaining for people, but I think at some subtle level, it has an educational value and it does change your outlook.
And I think if we have a new superhero who happens to be Sikh or Hispanic or Muslim or a Jew, I think it's going to make a difference. And I want to say one thing here. I think what a lot of people also missed in this article is when I proposed these new superheroes, people presumed that these superheroes would only defend their own. And that's silly.
I mean, nowhere in the article was I mentioning, OK, a Jew is going to defend a Jew, a Sikh's going to defend a Sikh. My proposition is, look, we're going to have a new superhero who's going to defend any and every kind of hate crimes, hate crimes that probably - there might be a new category tomorrow. There's a new ethnic group that gets targeted tomorrow, well, that's going to be covered as well.
HEADLEE: Vish Singh is a comic strip artist. He runs the sight sikhtoons.com. He joined us from our bureau in New York City.
Vish, thank you so much.
SINGH: Thank you very much. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The Brothers' First Journey to Egypt.* 1When Jacob learned that grain rations were for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons: "Why do you keep looking at one another?" 2He went on, "I hear that grain is for sale in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, that we may stay alive and not die."a 3So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. 4But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he thought some disaster might befall him. 5And so the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since there was famine in the land of Canaan.b
6Joseph, as governor of the country, was the one who sold grain to all the people of the land. When Joseph's brothers came, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.c 7He recognized them as soon as he saw them. But he concealed his own identity from them and spoke harshly to them. "Where do you come from?" he asked them. They answered, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food."
8When Joseph recognized his brothers, although they did not recognize him, 9he was reminded of the dreams he had about them. He said to them: "You are spies.d You have come to see the weak points* of the land." 10"No, my lord," they replied. "On the contrary, your servants have come to buy food. 11All of us are sons of the same man. We are honest men; your servants have never been spies." 12But he answered them: "Not so! It is the weak points of the land that you have come to see." 13"We your servants," they said, "are twelve brothers, sons of a certain man in Canaan; but the youngest one is at present with our father, and the other one is no more."e 14"It is just as I said," Joseph persisted; "you are spies. 15This is how you shall be tested: I swear by the life of Pharaoh that you shall not leave here unless your youngest brother comes here. 16So send one of your number to get your brother, while the rest of you stay here under arrest. Thus will your words be tested for their truth; if they are untrue, as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!" 17With that, he locked them up in the guardhouse for three days.
18On the third day Joseph said to them: "Do this, and you shall live; for I am a God-fearing man. 19If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined in this prison, while the rest of you go and take home grain for your starving families. 20But you must bring me your youngest brother. Your words will thus be verified, and you will not die." To this they agreed.f 21To one another, however, they said: "Truly we are being punished because of our brother. We saw the anguish of his heart when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen. That is why this anguish has now come upon us."g 22Then Reuben responded, "Did I not tell you, 'Do no wrong to the boy'? But you would not listen! Now comes the reckoning for his blood."h 23They did not know, of course, that Joseph understood what they said, since he spoke with them through an interpreter. 24But turning away from them, he wept. When he was able to speak to them again, he took Simeon from among them and bound him before their eyes. 25Then Joseph gave orders to have their containers filled with grain, their money replaced in each one's sack, and provisions given them for their journey. After this had been done for them, 26they loaded their donkeys with the grain and departed.
27At the night encampment, when one of them opened his bag to give his donkey some fodder, he saw his money there in the mouth of his bag. 28He cried out to his brothers, "My money has been returned! Here it is in my bag!" At that their hearts sank. Trembling, they asked one another, "What is this that God has done to us?"
29When they got back to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them. 30"The man who is lord of the land," they said, "spoke to us harshly and put us in custody on the grounds that we were spying on the land. 31But we said to him: 'We are honest men; we have never been spies. 32We are twelve brothers, sons of the same father; but one is no more, and the youngest one is now with our father in the land of Canaan.' 33Then the man who is lord of the land said to us: 'This is how I will know if you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, then take grain for your starving families and go. 34When you bring me your youngest brother, and I know that you are not spies but honest men, I will restore your brother to you, and you may move about freely in the land.'"
35When they were emptying their sacks, there in each one's sack was his moneybag! At the sight of their moneybags, they and their father were afraid. 36Their father Jacob said to them: "Must you make me childless? Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin away! All these things have happened to me!" 37Then Reuben told his father: "You may kill my own two sons if I do not return him to you! Put him in my care, and I will bring him back to you." 38But Jacob replied: "My son shall not go down with you. Now that his brother is dead, he is the only one left. If some disaster should befall him on the journey you must make, you would send my white head down to Sheol in grief."i
* [42:1–38] The first journey of the brothers to Egypt. Its cause is famine, which was also the reason Abraham and Sarah undertook their dangerous journey to Egypt. The brothers bow to Joseph in v. 6, which fulfills Joseph's dream in 37:5–11. Endowed with wisdom, Joseph begins a process of instruction or "discipline" for his brothers that eventually forces them to recognize the enormity of their sin against him and the family. He controls their experience of the first journey with the result that the second journey in chaps. 43–44 leads to full acknowledgment and reconciliation.
* [42:9, 12] Weak points: lit., "the nakedness of the land"; the military weakness of the land, like human nakedness, should not be seen by strangers.
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Translucent sky Blue Glitter Crystals (90 Grit)
A different look for our standard glass glitter, Translucent Glass Glitter Crystals! This is what our glass glitter looks like without it's sterling silver coating. Use to layer over other colors or use on a white or light background for a pure, pastel color!
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Butterick 3038 (1988) Dress with Sleeve and Style Variations - Vintage Uncut Sewing Pattern B3038
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CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today was presented with the Outstanding Advocate Award from the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD) and The Arc of Illinois for his work to offer people with intellectual and developmental disabilities the opportunity to live in their community of choice. Since taking office, Governor Quinn has worked tirelessly for people with developmental disabilities by investing in community care and signing legislation that breaks down barriers to increase opportunities for employment. This legislation was first introduced by the Governor in his 2013 State of the State Address.
"Everyone deserves the opportunity to chase their own dreams and reach their full potential," Governor Quinn said. "We are making Illinois a better place to live for all people as we continue our mission of creating more choices and improving care for people with disabilities."
Governor Quinn has been recognized both nationally and locally as a champion for people with disabilities. Two years ago, the Governor launched his Rebalancing Initiative to improve the state's system of caring for those with disabilities and mental health challenges. The initiative has successfully moved hundreds of people with disabilities out of institutions and into community-based care.
"We are very appreciative of the leadership Governor Quinn has shown in the Rebalancing Initiative," Executive Director of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities Sheila Romano said. "More than 500 people with developmental disabilities applaud the Governor's advocacy."
The Arc of the United States recently named Governor Quinn the Advocacy Matters! Award recipient for 2013, which is The Arc's most prestigious, national honor. The award is presented annually to proven leaders who advocate and protect the civil and human rights of people with disabilities and increase resources, services and supports that promote their full inclusion and participation in the community. In July, the Governor signed the "Employment First Act," a new law which requires Illinois state agencies to work together to make employment for people with disabilities a priority.
The Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD) summit for people with developmental disabilities promotes self-confidence and enhances skills enabling participants to become more self sufficient.
The Arc of Illinois represents more than 220,000 people with disabilities and their families and is committed to empowering persons with disabilities to achieve full participation in community life through informed choices. In 2012 Governor Quinn received The Arc of Illinois 2012 President's Award for his leadership to improve life for people with developmental disabilities by rebalancing Illinois' approach to providing care.
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2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD bimputeth not iniquity, and cin whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. dI said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
6 For fthis shall every one that is godly epray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
7 gThou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
8 I will hinstruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
10 iMany sorrows shall be to the wicked: but jhe that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
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- December 25, 2015
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Many businesses, large and small, have a huge source of great ideas that can help them improve, innovate, and grow, and yet so many of these companies never think of using this amazing corporate asset. What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people. Says Morgan Fraud, the author of The Thinking Corporation, "Given that we are all capable of contributing new ideas, the question becomes how do you successfully generate, capture, process and implement ideas?" Becoming an organization capable of answering this question can benefit in a number of ways:
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WASHINGTON — The aftermath of the housing bust forced many homebuilders to dramatically scale back construction on new homes to avoid the risk of ending up saddled with a trove of newly built, yet unsold properties.
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The Commerce Department said Thursday that builders broke ground on houses and apartments last month at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 954,000. That's 12.1 percent higher than November's annual rate. And it is nearly double the recession low reached in April 2009.
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Steady hiring, record-low mortgage rates and a tight supply of new and previously occupied homes available for sale have helped boost sales and prices in most markets. That has persuaded builders to start more homes, which adds to economic growth and hiring.
David Williams, a homebuilding analyst with Williams Financial Group, says builders are very closely tied to what's happening in the housing market and they're going to build homes to meet demand, but not go overboard.
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Having some spec homes can help sales, especially when a buyer isn't willing to wait several months for their home to be built. Builders tend to put up more of those homes heading into the spring home-selling season that traditionally begins next month.
Larry Webb, CEO of homebuilder The New Home Co., in Aliso Viejo, Calif., says he is building homes at a faster pace than a year ago, but he sticks to a sell-first, build-second approach.
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Webb believes the stepped-up pace of home construction will continue this year. But he's holding on to the sell-first approach.
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The company, which builds homes in California, has 10 open communities and plans to open another 14 this year.
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