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Angie's Cleaning Solutions built the Quotation app as a Free app. This SERVICE is provided by Angie's Cleaning Solutions at no cost and is intended for use as is.
This app is used get a quote of how much would you pay for our cleaning service.if anyone decided to use our Service.
If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which are accessible at Quotation unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.
Information Collection and Use
For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to E-mail, your contact information, data profile regarding your online behavior on our app.. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy.
Log Data
We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in a case of an error in the app we collect data and information (through third-party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol ("IP") address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device's internal memory.
This Service does not use these "cookies" explicitly. However, the app may use third-party code and libraries that use "cookies" to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service.
Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:
- To facilitate our Service;
- To provide the Service on our behalf;
- To perform Service-related services; or
- To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to their Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links to Other Sites
This Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. We encourage all children to never submit any personally identifiable information through the Application and/or Services. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet usage and to help enforce this Policy by instructing their children never to provide personally identifiable information through the Application and/or Services without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child has provided personally identifiable information to us through the Application and/or Services, please contact us. You must also be at least 16 years of age to consent to the processing of your personally identifiable information in your country (in some countries we may allow your parent or guardian to do so on your behalf).
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
This policy is effective as of 08-21-2022
By downloading or using the app, these terms will automatically apply to you – you should make sure therefore that you read them carefully before using the app. You're not allowed to copy or modify the app, any part of the app, or our trademarks in any way. You're not allowed to attempt to extract the source code of the app, and you also shouldn't try to translate the app into other languages or make derivative versions. The app itself, and all the trademarks, copyright, database rights, and other intellectual property rights related to it, still belong to Angie's Cleaning Solutions.
Angie's Cleaning Solutions is committed to ensuring that the app is as useful and efficient as possible. For that reason, we reserve the right to make changes to the app or to charge for its services, at any time and for any reason. We will never charge you for the app or its services without making it very clear to you exactly what you're paying for.
The Quotation app stores and processes personal data that you have provided to us, to provide our Service. It's your responsibility to keep your phone and access to the app secure. We therefore recommend that you do not jailbreak or root your phone, which is the process of removing software restrictions and limitations imposed by the official operating system of your device. It could make your phone vulnerable to malware/viruses/malicious programs, compromise your phone's security features and it could mean that the Quotation app won't work properly or at all.
You should be aware that there are certain things that Angie's Cleaning Solutions will not take responsibility for. Certain functions of the app will require the app to have an active internet connection. The connection can be Wi-Fi or provided by your mobile network provider, but Angie's Cleaning Solutions cannot take responsibility for the app not working at full functionality if you don't have access to Wi-Fi, and you don't have any of your data allowance left.
If you're using the app outside of an area with Wi-Fi, you should remember that the terms of the agreement with your mobile network provider will still apply. As a result, you may be charged by your mobile provider for the cost of data for the duration of the connection while accessing the app, or other third-party charges. In using the app, you're accepting responsibility for any such charges, including roaming data charges if you use the app outside of your home territory (i.e. region or country) without turning off data roaming. If you are not the bill payer for the device on which you're using the app, please be aware that we assume that you have received permission from the bill payer for using the app.
Along the same lines, Angie's Cleaning Solutions cannot always take responsibility for the way you use the app i.e. You need to make sure that your device stays charged – if it runs out of battery and you can't turn it on to avail the Service, Angie's Cleaning Solutions cannot accept responsibility.
With respect to Angie's Cleaning Solutions's responsibility for your use of the app, when you're using the app, it's important to bear in mind that although we endeavor to ensure that it is updated and correct at all times, we do rely on third parties to provide information to us so that we can make it available to you. Angie's Cleaning Solutions accepts no liability for any loss, direct or indirect, you experience as a result of relying wholly on this functionality of the app.
At some point, we may wish to update the app. The app is currently available on – the requirements for the system(and for any additional systems we decide to extend the availability of the app to) may change, and you'll need to download the updates if you want to keep using the app. Angie's Cleaning Solutions does not promise that it will always update the app so that it is relevant to you and/or works with the version that you have installed on your device. However, you promise to always accept updates to the application when offered to you, We may also wish to stop providing the app, and may terminate use of it at any time without giving notice of termination to you. Unless we tell you otherwise, upon any termination, (a) the rights and licenses granted to you in these terms will end; (b) you must stop using the app, and (if needed) delete it from your device.
Changes to This Terms and Conditions
We may update our Terms and Conditions from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms and Conditions on this page.
These terms and conditions are effective as of 08-21-2022
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Anatomy of a Fetus in Utero
Image showing a Fetus in Utero
amniotic sac - a thin-walled sac that surrounds the fetus during pregnancy. The sac is filled with amniotic fluid - liquid made by the fetus and the amnion (the membrane that covers the fetal side of the placenta) which protects the fetus from injury and helps to regulate the temperature of the fetus.
anus - the opening at the end of the anal canal.
cervix - the lower part of the uterus that projects into the vagina. Made up of mostly fibrous tissue and muscle, the cervix is circular in shape.
fetus - an unborn baby from the eighth week after fertilization until birth.
placenta - an organ, shaped like a flat cake, that only grows during pregnancy and provides a metabolic interchange between the fetus and mother. (The fetus takes in oxygen, food, and other substances and eliminates carbon dioxide and other wastes.)
umbilical cord - a rope-like cord connecting the fetus to the placenta. The umbilical cord contains two arteries and a vein, which carry oxygen and nutrients to the fetus and waste products away from the fetus.
uterine wall - the wall of the uterus.
uterus (Also called the womb.) - the uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen, between the bladder and the rectum, that sheds its lining each month during menstruation and in which a fertilized egg (ovum) becomes implanted and the fetus develops.
vagina - the part of the female genitals, behind the bladder and in front of the rectum, that forms a canal extending from the uterus to the vulva.

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STRAY KIDS - SKZ'S MAGIC SCHOOL Goods - SKZOO LIGHT STICK COVER VER.2
The expected release date is 06/27/2024 in Korea. We will begin the shipping process once we receive the pre-order items in store as long as there are no delays.
*Note: If you pre-ordered more than 1 item, your orders will be shipped together. Please wait until we receive all albums in stock before we send a final confirmation email with your tracking number.
*Please note that we only currently ship domestically within the U.S. We do not offer international shipping as of yet.
Order Processing Time
Items will usually be packaged and shipped out the business day of or the business day after we receive an order. However, due to unexpected large volumes of orders, please allow between 2 to 3 business days for the order to be processed.
For pre-order items, we will begin processing and packaging the orders 3 to 4 business days after the expected release date of the product. Please be advised that there may be shipping delays from Korea that may hinder the process on our side.
*Note: If you pre-ordered more than 1 item, your orders will be shipped together. Please wait until we receive all albums in stock before we send a final confirmation email with your tracking number. -
Address Change
If you input the incorrect address when you placed an order, please contact us immediately at email@example.com. Once we have shipped out your order, we are unable to do anything with it. -
Shipping Rates and Delivery Estimates
We offer different shipping methods via USPS and UPS at checkout based on the size and quantity of the product(s) you purchase. We ship items through Media Mail and Priority Mail. Posters can only be shipped by First Class. Light sticks can also only be shipped by Priority Mail. Shipping charges will be calculated at checkout. -
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Once we have shipped your order, you will receive a separate email confirming shipment with an order tracking number.
*NOTE: Please note that tracking for media mail items to Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands may experience delays in the system. -
Kpop Story is not liable for any damages or accidents that may have incurred while shipping. If you suspect that your package has been lost or stolen, please contact your local post offices. We apologize for any inconvenience.
If you have purchased the item(s) in store, they can be returned if the item(s) remain(s) sealed and un-opened. Please remember to bring your receipt with you if this is the case.
If you have purchased the item(s) online, you must carefully package and return the items in the same condition they were sent. The item(s) must be sealed, un-opened, and carefully wrapped. Once we have received the item(s) and confirmed the item(s) in the same condition in which the package was sent, a refund will be issued for the purchase. All return shipping costs will be your responsibility. Please allow 5 to 7 business days from the return delivery date for the refund to be processed.
Please address all returns to:
Kpop Story
1197 Old Peachtree Road
Suite D
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
How long will it take my order to ship?
Once an order has been processed, it will take up to 2 to 3 business days for us to ship it out – although we try to process and package them the day of or the business day after. An email confirmation will be sent out when shipped with your tracking number. -
How can I cancel my order?
If you have purchased an album but would like to cancel, please text us at 678-661-7026 or email us at email@example.com as soon as possible. If the order has already been shipped, we can no longer cancel it. Orders usually get packaged the same day or the following day, so it is important that you act quickly if you would like to cancel.
Please keep in mind that once an order has been cancelled, you will need to place a new order if the cancellation was a mistake and you would like to receive the item(s) originally purchased. -
Do you accept gift cards?
No, we do not accept gift cards online. We only accept gift cards in store. -
There is a charge on my account, but why didn't my order go through?
We're sorry to hear about the technical issues you may be experiencing. If the order was not successfully place, the transaction may have been declined for a number of reasons. The charge may still appear as "pending" in your account, since it will take time for these transactions to be reversed or cancelled. Please allow up to 3 business days for these charges to be cleared. If you have been charged but have not placed an order, please contact us immediately regarding the issue.
If you have been charged but did not receive a confirmation email, please allow a full day to receive it. If you still have not, please contact us immediately, and we will look into the matter further. -
I received my album(s) but not my posters?
All posters can be shipped separately with confirmation and tracking for an additional price. If you wish to receive a poster for an additional shipping charge (calculated at checkout) with your purchase, you must select the "Album + 1 unfolded poster" dropdown before adding the item(s) to your cart. If you do not wish to receive a poster for an additional shipping charge, please select the "Album only + no poster" dropdown.
If the poster has been shipped separately in the USPS First Class carrier tubes (which takes 1 to 3 business days), please wait 5 to 7 business days after your album(s) arrive(s) for the poster to be delivered. If it still has not arrived, please text us at 678-661-7026 or email us at email@example.com. -
How long does it take to re-stock on an item?
It depends on the product. Some are sold out in Korea and will either take some time to re-stock there themselves or will not be manufactured again. You can always keep a close eye on our Instagram and Facebook pages, for we will post on those platforms when we do re-stock on an item. If there is something specific you are looking for, you can send us a message through those pages, and we will see if we will get that re-stocked any time in the future.
What is your Story Points program?
Our Story Points reward program allows members to acquire points with each purchase. Members can then accumulate points and later use points for redemption offers. -
How do I join the program?
Please register in the "Accounts" icon in the bar at the top of the website. The program is free, and we would just need your first and last name and email address to sign you up. If you already have an account with us, make sure you always sign in when visiting our website or before purchasing a product. -
How do I acquire points?
Just sign into your account when entering the site and make a purchase! Your account will automatically update those points.
If you accidentally made a purchase without being signed in and you would like to take advantage of the points from that purchase, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com. -
How can I use my points?
When redeeming those points, they will be converted to coupons that you may use in your next order(s). Please see the chart below.
Story Points Cash Reward
1000 points $10 off coupon
5000 points $50 off coupon -
Will my points expire?
They will never expire. -
Will I still be able to keep my points even if I return an item?
No, you will not be able to. The points earned from purchase will be deducted from your account once the item is returned. -
Can I use my points in store?
No, unfortunately the two are separate, and you will not be able to use your points in store, only online.


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If you are located in Reedtown, Ohio, we would love to make your dreams a reality.
Most people find the process of building a website very daunting. There are a lot of "nameless" free services that declare themselves the best of the best, but when using them you do not have the customization options you need to make your website and brand stand out and if something goes wrong you rarely have support options that resolve your issue! Why do I need a website?
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Our rates are a fraction of the other guys and include full system administration and the ability for you to edit the data displayed on your website OR we can do it all for you! Pricing is based on your needs but if you need to compare a new website typically costs $1,000 and up, with a $50 and up monthly management/hosting fee. Contact Us for a 100% guaranteed price based on your needs as no one job is the same.
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Cane Creek 10 EC49 Headset Bottom
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Cane Creek's 10 Series has light, tough, and beautiful machined 6061 T6-aluminum cups, Cane Creek's corrosion-resistant black-oxide angular-contact bearings and quality seals throughout to keep the grease in and the dirt out.
• Technical Description: EC49/40/H12/K
• Bottom Type: EC - External Cup
• Bottom Head Tube Inside Dia.: 49.61mm
• Crown Race Seat Dia.: 39.79mm
• Crown Race Type: Polymer
• Bottom Stack Height: 12mm
• Bottom Bearing Type: Black Oxide
• Material: 6061 aluminum
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The toe box on a boot surrounds the toes and the front part of the foot.
A boot will initially slip slightly in the heel (around ¼ to ½ inch)
Lucchese offers a variety of toe shapes and heel styles so every customer can find a boot well-suited for his or her particular lifestyle and personality. See our full galleries below.
Modeled as a hybrid toe, it is highlighted by its squared-off edge and low profile. (1 ¼" wide)
Our modern square toe is found on walking & riding boots and is known for its comfort. (1 ½" wide)
A modern take on the classic western style, this square toe is one of our most popular. (⅞" wide)
A traditional rounded western toe, it is timeless and elegant.
Originally made for getting in and out of a stirrup, the snip toe is pointed for a traditional look. (5/8:" wide)
Found on dress and casual styles; this rounded toe abuts a squared off outsole for a distinguished look.
Our 5 toe with a pronounced upward curvature of the toe box. (⅝" wide)
The roper toe is rounded and has a u-shape that is most like a normal shoe toe shape.
Similar to the roper toe, the C toe has a slightly less rounded u-shape; often found on work boots.
Found on dress boots; this rounded toe abuts a squared off outsole for a distinguished look. (1" wide)
The narrow rounded toe is close to a common dress shoe as it narrows.
A more narrow rounded toe that almost comes to a point is found on traditional western styles.
This is a rounded toe with a defined squared off outsole for contrast.
0 heel (⅞" tall)
Walking heel (1 ⅜" tall)
Cowboy heel (1 ½" tall)
Roper with pitch (1" tall)
Fowler heel with a pitch (1 ⅛" tall)
Women's boots are sized in B and C widths.
B = average to medium
C = wide
A general rule of thumb is the further you get from the letter A, the wider the boot is.
Lucchese boots generally run true to size, but don't be surprised if your western boot's size is slightly smaller than your dress shoe size due to its construction. The best way to find your fit is to confirm your foot size with a boot expert. You can also consult the charts below.
Lucchese boots typically fit about one half-size smaller than everyday dress shoes. If the boot has a padded foot bed, then the boot will fit to size. It's a good idea to confirm your size with a shoe or boot expert every few years, as the size and shape of your feet can change over time.
01 Toes rest comfortably in the ball
02 The ball of your foot should be the widest part of the boot
03 Tightest around the middle of the foot or crown
04 A properly fitting boot should feel like a firm handshake across the instep
05 There will be a slight slip in the heel
01 Put both fingers through the pull straps and insert your foot into the boot.
02 Keeping the heel on the ground, use your body weight to get your foot into the boot. *Note: You will feel resistance as you try to pull the boot on.
03 As your foot sinks into the boot, listen for the audible "thump".
04 Walk around and feel the fit of the boot.
05 What you'll feel: Toes should be comfortable, and the snuggest section will be across the top of the foot. * Note: Notice the slight slip in the heel.
If the boot feels too tight, go for a wider width. If the boot feels too loose, try a smaller size.
Once the boot fits, use these tips to help wear them in.
Coat your new boots with natural leather conditioner.
For the first 6-8 outings, try for at least 2-3 hours of wear. Continued wear allows your body heat and moisture to permeate the boots, softening the leather. Over time, Lucchese's leather heel, insole and outsole conform to the shape of your foot, providing a more flexible and comfortable fit.
Be patient - the more you wear your new boots, the better.
Soft leathers, such as goat or cowhide, have more elasticity than exotic leathers. Most exotics, such as alligator or ostrich, should be fitted with little to no additional stretching required.
A smooth leather, cowhide is a go-to material and a wardrobe essential. Soft, smooth, and a bit waxy, the leather is a versatile basic perfect for everyday wear. With high tensile strength and abrasion resistance, it's an enduring material that will mold to the foot for a personalized fit. It needs minimal care—though it shouldn't be neglected. Occasional cleaning and conditioning with quality leather care products is recommended.
Clean: Remove loose dust or dirt with damp cloth or soft brush. For heavily soiled products use Lucchese Leather Cleaner (see care instructions) Condition: Apply Lucchese Leather Conditioner to your boots liberally, let dry. Polish: Apply neutral or color matching cream-based polish and buff with a soft cloth to a shine. Protect: Apply Lucchese Premium Leather Protector.
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Many modern jobs can strain one's vision. Staring at a computer all day it is not uncommon that a person will need to see an optometrist due to eye strain and possibly to check if a prescription is needed. Having poor vision affects productivity in almost every job, leading to a staff that is less efficient than it could be. With this in mind, it is a good idea to make sure that your employees have adequate insurance to make certain that they can work to their full potential.
However, with so many insurance options available to business owners in Wichita, selecting the best group health plan for your employees can be confusing and requires careful consideration. Health Insurance Specialist, LLC insurance experts can help you determine which dental and vision coverage best suits the needs of your company and can then customize coverage options according to your budget constraints.
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Leggi il Testo,la Traduzione in Italiano, scopri il Significato e guarda il Video musicale di I Love You Much Too Much di Gene Krupa e Gene Krupa & His Orchestra . "I Love You Much Too Much" è una canzone di Gene Krupa. I Love You Much Too Much Lyrics.
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Next millennium you'll have to search quite hard
To find my slab behind the family dead,
Butcher, publican, and baker, now me, bard
Adding poetry to their beef, beer and bread.
With Byron three graves on I'll not go short
Of company, and Wordsworth's opposite.
That's two peers already, of a sort,
And we'll all be thrown together if the pit,
Whose galleries once ran beneath this plot,
Causes the distinguished dead to drop
Into the rabblement of bone and rot,
Shored slack, crushed shale, smashed prop.
Wordsworth built church organs, Byron tanned
Luggage cowhide in the age of steam,
And knew their place of rest before the land
Caves in on the lowest worked-out seam.
This graveyard on the brink of Beeston Hill's
The place I may well rest if there's a spot
Under the rose roots and the daffodils
By which dad dignified the family plot.
If buried ashes saw then I'd survey
The places I learned Latin, and learned Greek,
And left, the ground where Leeds United play
But disappoint their fans week after week,
Which makes them lose their sense of self-esteem
And taking a short cut home through these graves here
They reassert the glory of their team
By spraying words on tombstones, pissed on beer.
This graveyard stands above a worked-out pit.
Subsidence makes the obelisks all list.
One leaning left's marked FUCK, one right's marked SHIT
Sprayed by some peeved supporter who was pissed.
Far-sighted for his family's future dead,
But for his wife, this banker's still alone
On his long obelisk, and doomed to head
A blackened dynasty of unclaimed stone,
Now graffitied with a crude four-letter word.
His children and grandchildren went away
And never came back home to be interred,
So left a lot of space for skins to spray.
The language of this graveyard ranges from
A bit of Latin for a former Mayor
Or those who laid their lives down at the Somme,
The hymnal fragments and the gilded prayer,
How people 'fell asleep in the Good Lord',
Brief chisellable bits from the good book
And rhymes whatever length they could afford,
To CUNT, PISS, SHIT and (mostly) FUCK!
Or, more expansively, there's LEEDS v.
The opponent of last week, this week, or next,
And a repertoire of blunt four-letter curses
On the team or race that makes the sprayer vexed.
Then, pushed for time, or fleeing some observer,
Dodging between tall family vaults and trees
Like his team's best ever winger, dribbler, swerver,
Fills every space he finds with versus Vs.
Vs sprayed on the run at such a lick,
The sprayer master of his flourished tool
Get short-armed on the left like that red tick
They never marked his work with much at school.
Half this skinhead's age but with approval
I helped whitewash a V on a brick wall.
No one clamoured in the press for its removal
Or thought the sign, in wartime, rude at all.
These Vs are all the versuses of life
From LEEDS v. DERBY
, Black/White
And (as I've known to my cost) man v. wife,
Communist v. Fascist, Left v. Right,
Class v. class as bitter as before,
The unending violence of US and THEM,
Personified in 1984
By Coal Board Mac
Gregor and the NUM
Hindu/Sikh, soul/body, heart v. mind,
East/West, male/female, and the ground
These fixtures
are fought on's Man, resigned
To hope from his future what his past never found.
The prospects for the present aren't too grand
When a swastika with NF (National Front)'s
Sprayed on a grave, to which another hand
Has added, in a reddish colour
Which is, I grant, the word that springs to mind,
When going to clear the weeds and rubbish thrown
On the family plot by football fans, I find
UNITED graffitied on my parents' stone.
How many British graveyards now this May
Are strewn with rubbish and choked up with weeds
Since families and friends have gone away
For work or fuller lives, like me from Leeds?
When I first came here 40 years ago
With my dad to 'see my grandma' I was 7.
I helped dad with the flowers. He let me know
She'd gone to join my grandad up in Heaven.
My dad who came each week to bring fresh flowers
Came home with clay stains on his trouser knees.
Since my parents' deaths I've spent 2 hours
Made up of odd 10 minutes such as these.
Flying visits once or twice a year,
And though I'm horrified just who's to blame
That I find instead of flowers cans of beer
And more than one grave sprayed with some skin's
Where there were flower urns and troughs of water
And mesh receptacles for withered flowers
Are the HARP tins of some skinhead Leeds supporter.
It isn't all his fault though. Much is ours.
5 kids, with one in goal, play 2-a-side.
When the ball bangs on the hawthorn that's one post
And petals fall they hum Here Comes the Bride
Though not so loud they'd want to rouse a ghost.
They boot the ball on purpose at the trunk
And make the tree shed showers of shrivelled may.
I look at this word graffitied by some drunk
And I'm in half a mind to let it stay.
(Though honesty demands that I say if
I'd wanted to take the necessary pains
To scrub the skin's inscription off
I only had an hour between trains.
So the feelings that I had as I stood gazing
And the significance I saw could be a sham,
Mere excuses for not patiently erasing
The word sprayed on the grave of dad and mam.)
This pen's all I have of magic wand.
I know this world's so torn but want no other
Except for dad who'd hoped from 'the beyond'
A better life than this one, with my mother.
Though I don't believe in afterlife at all
And know it's cheating it's hard not to make
A sort of furtive prayer from this skin's scrawl,
His UNITED mean 'in Heaven' for their sake,
An accident of meaning to redeem
An act intended as mere desecration
And make the thoughtless spraying of his team
Apply to higher things, and to the nation.
Some, where kids use aerosols, use giant signs
To let the people know who's forged their fetters
Like PRI CE O WALES above West Yorkshire mines
(no prizes for who nicked the missing letters!)
The big blue star for booze, tobacco ads,
The magnet's monogram, the royal crest,
Insignia in neon dwarf the lads
Who spray a few odd FUCKS when they're depressed.
Letters of transparent tubes and gas
In Düsseldorf are blue and flash out KRUPP.
Arms are hoisted for the British ruling class
And clandestine, genteel aggro keeps them up.
And there's HARRISON on some Leeds building sites
I've taken in fun as blazoning my name,
Which I've also seen on books, in Broadway lights,
So why can't skins with spraycans do the same?
But why inscribe these graves with CUNT and SHIT?
Why choose neglected tombstones to disfigure?
This pitman's of last century daubed PAKI GIT,
This grocer Broadbent's aerosolled with NIGGER?
They're there to shock the living, not arouse
The dead from their deep peace to lend support
For the causes skinhead spraycans could espouse.
The dead would want their desecrators caught!
Jobless though they are how can these kids,
Even though their team's lost one more game,
Believe that the '
Pakis', '
Niggers', even '
Sprayed on the tombstones here should bear the blame?
What is it that these crude words are revealing?
What is it that this aggro act implies?
Giving the dead their xenophobic feeling
Or just a cri-de-coeur because man dies?
So what's a cri-de-coeur, cunt? Can't you speak
The language that yer mam spoke. Think of 'er!
Can yer only get yer tongue round fucking Greek?
Go and fuck yourself with cri-de-coeur!
She didn't talk like you do for a start!'
I shouted, turning where I thought the voice had been.
She didn't understand yer fucking 'art'!
She thought yer fucking poetry obscene!
I wish on this skin's words deep aspirations,
First the prayer for my parents I can't make,
Then a call to Britain and to all nations
Made in the name of love for peace's sake.
Aspirations, cunt! Folk on t'fucking dole
'ave got about as much scope to aspire
Above the shit they're dumped in, cunt, as coal
Aspires to be chucked on t'fucking fire.
OK, forget the aspirations. Look, I know
United's losing gets you fans incensed
And how far the HARP inside you makes you go
But all these Vs: against! against! against!
Ah'll tell yer then what really riles a bloke.
It's reading on their graves the jobs they did –
Butcher, publican and baker. Me, I'll croak
Doing t'same nowt ah do now as a kid.
'ard birth ah wor, mi mam says, almost killed 'er.
Death after life on t'dole won't seem as 'ard!
Look at this cunt, Wordsworth, organ builder,
This fucking 'aberdasher Appleyard!
If mi mam's up there, don't want to meet 'er
Listening to me list mi dirty deeds,
And 'ave to pipe up to St fucking Peter
Ah've been on t'dole all mi life in fucking Leeds!
Then t'
Alleluias stick in t'angels' gobs.
When dole-wallahs fuck off to the void
What'll t'mason carve up for their jobs?
The cunts who lieth 'ere wor unemployed?
This lot worked at one job all life through.
Byron, '
Tanner', '
Lieth 'ere interred'.
They'll chisel fucking poet when they do you
And that, yer cunt, 's a crude four-letter word.
Listen, cunt!' I said, 'before you start your jeering
The reason why I want this in a book
's to give ungrateful cunts like you a hearing!'
A book, yer stupid cunt, 's not worth a fuck!
The only reason why I write this poem at all
On yobs like you who do the dirt on death
's to give some higher meaning to your scrawl.'
Don't fucking bother, cunt! Don't waste your breath!
You piss-artist skinhead cunt, you wouldn't know
And it doesn't fucking matter if you do,
The skin and poet united fucking Rimbaud
But the autre that je est is fucking you.'
Ah've told yer, no more Greek
...That's yer last warning!
Ah'll boot yer fucking balls to Kingdom Come.
They'll find yer cold on t'grave tomorrer morning.
So don't speak Greek. Don't treat me like I'm dumb
I've done my bits of mindless aggro too
Not half a mile from where we're standing now.'
Yeah, ah bet yer wrote a poem, yer wanker you!
No, shut yer gob
a while. Ah'll tell yer 'ow...'
Herman Darewski's band played operetta
With a wobbly soprano warbling. Just why
I made my mind up that I'd got to get her
With the fire hose I can't say, but I'll try.
It wasn't just the singing angered me.
At the same time half a crowd was jeering
As the smooth Hugh Gaitskill, our MP,
Made promises the other half were cheering.
What I hated in those high soprano ranges
Was uplift beyond all reason and control
And in a world where you say nothing changes
It seemed a sort of prick-tease of the soul.
I tell you when I heard high notes that rose
Above Hugh Gaitskill's cool electioneering
Straight from the warbling throat right up my nose
I had all your aggro in my jeering.
And I hit the fire extinguisher ON knob
And covered orchestra and audience with spray.
I could run as fast as you then. A good job!
They yelled 'damned vandal' after me that day...'
And then yer saw the light and up 'eavy!
And knew a man's not how much he can sup...
Yer reward for growing up's this super-bevvy,
A meths and champagne punch ini t'
FA Cup.
Ah've 'eard all that from old farts past their prime.
'ow now yer live wi' all yer once detested...
Old farts with not much left'll give me time.
Fuckers like that get folk like me arrested
Covet not thy neighbour's wife, thy neighbour's riches
Vicar and cop who say, to save our souls,
Get thee be
Hind me, Satan, drop their breeches
And get the Devil's dick right up their 'oles!
It was more a working marriage that I'd meant,
A blend of masculine and feminine.
Ignoring me, he started looking, bent
On some more aerosolling, for his tin.
It was more a working marriage that I mean!'
Fuck, and save mi soul, eh? That suits me.
Then as if I'd egged him on to be obscene
He added a middle slit to one daubed V.
Don't talk to me of fucking representing
The class yer were born into any more.
Yer going to get 'urt and start resenting
It's not poetry we need in this class war.
Yer've given yerself toffee, cunt. Who needs
Yer fucking poufy words. Ah write mi own.
Ah've got mi work on show all ovver Leeds
Like this UNITED 'ere on some sod's stone.
OK!' (thinking I had him trapped) '
If you're so proud of it, then sign your name
When next you're full of HARP
and armed with spray,
Next time you take this short cut from the game.'
He took the can, contemptuous, unhurried
And cleared the nozzle and prepared to sign
The UNITED sprayed where mam and dad were buried.
He aerosolled his name. And it was mine.
The boy footballers bawl Here Comes the Bride
And drifting blossoms fall onto my head.
One half of me's alive but one half died
When the skin half sprayed my name among the dead.
Half versus half, the enemies within
The heart that can't be whole till they unite.
As I stoop to grab the crushed HARP lager tin
The day's already dusk, half dark, half light.
That UNITED that I'd wished onto the nation
Or as reunion for dead parents soon recedes.
The word's once more a mindless desecration
By some HARPoholic yob supporting Leeds.
Almost the time for ghosts I'd better scram.
Though not given much to fears of spooky scaring
I don't fancy an encounter with mi mam
Playing Hamlet with me for this swearing.
Though I've a train to catch my step is slow.
I walk on the grass and graves with wary tread
Over these subsidences, these shifts below
The life of Leeds supported by the dead.
Further underneath's that cavernous hollow
That makes the gravestones lean towards the town.
A matter of mere time and it will swallow
This place of rest and all the resters down.
I tell myself I've got, say, 30 years.
At 75 this place will suit me fine.
I've never feared the grave but what I fear's
That great worked-out black hollow under mine.
Not train departure time, and not Town Hall
With the great white clock face I can see,
Coal, that began, with no man here at all,
As 300 million-year-old plant debris.
5 kids still play at making blossoms fall
And humming as they do Here Comes the Bride.
They never seem to tire of their ball
Though I hear a woman's voice call one inside.
2 larking boys play bawdy bride and groom.
3 boys in Leeds strip la-la Lohengrin.
I hear them as I go through growing gloom
Still years away from being skald or skin.
The ground's carpeted with petals as I throw
The aerosol, the HARP can, the cleared weeds
On top of dad's dead daffodils, then go,
With not one glance behind, away from Leeds.
The bus to the station's still the No. 1
But goes by routes that I don't recognise.
I look out for known landmarks as the sun
Reddens the swabs of cloud in darkening skies.
Home, home, home, to my woman as the red
Darkens from a fresh blood to a dried.
Home, home to my woman, home to bed
Where opposites seem sometimes unified.
A pensioner in turban taps his stick
Along the pavement past the corner shop,
That sells samosas now, not beer on tick,
To the Kashmir Muslim Club that was the Co-op.
House after house FOR SALE where we'd played cricket
With white roses cut from flour-sacks on our caps,
With stumps chalked on the coal-grate for our wicket,
And every one bought now by 'coloured chaps',
Dad's most liberal label as he felt
Squeezed by the unfamiliar, and fear
Of foreign food and faces, when he smelt
Curry in the shop where he'd bought beer.
And growing frailer, 'wobbly on his pins',
The shops he felt familiar with withdrew
Which meant much longer tiring treks for tins
That had a label on them that he knew.
And as the shops that stocked his favourites receded
Whereas he'd fancied beans and popped next door,
He found that four long treks a week were needed
Till he wondered what he bothered eating for.
The supermarket made him feel embarrassed.
Where people bought whole lambs for family freezers
He bought baked beans from check-out girls too harassed
To smile or swap a joke with sad old geezers.
But when he bought his cigs he'd have a chat,
His week's one conversation, truth to tell,
But time also came and put a stop to that
When old Wattsy got bought out by M. Patel.
And there, '
Time like an ever rolling stream''s
What I once trilled behind that boarded front.
A 1000 ages made coal-bearing seams
And even more the hand that sprayed this CUNT
On both Methodist and C of E billboards
Once divided in their fight for local souls.
Whichever house more truly was the Lord's
Both's pews are filled with cut-price toilet rolls.
Home, home to my woman, never to return
Till sexton or survivor has to cram
The bits of clinker scooped out of my urn
Down through the rose-roots to my dad and mam.
Home, home to my woman, where the fire's lit
These still chilly mid-May evenings, home to you,
And perished vegetation from the pit
Escaping insubstantial up the flue.
Listening to Lulu
, in our hearth we burn,
As we hear the high Cs rise in stereo,
What was lush swamp club-moss and tree-fern
At least 300 million years ago.
Shilbottle cobbles, Alban Berg high D
Lifted from a source that bears your name,
The one we hear decay, the one we see,
The fern from the foetid forest, as brief flame.
This world, with far too many people in,
Starts on the TV logo as a taw,
Then ping-pong, tennis, football; then one spin
To show us all, then shots of the Gulf War.
As the coal with reddish dust cools in the grate
On the late-night national news we see
Police v. pickets at a coke-plant grate,
Old violence and old disunity.
The map that's colour-coded Ulster/Eire's
Flashed on again as almost every night.
Behind a tiny coffin with two bearers
Men in masks with arms show off their might.
The day's last images recede to first a glow
And then a ball that shrinks back to a blank screen.
Turning to love, and sleep's oblivion, I know
What the UNITED that the skin sprayed has to mean.
Hanging my clothes up, from my parka hood
May and apple petals, browned and creased,
Fall onto the carpet and bring back the flood
Of feelings their first falling had released.
I hear like ghosts from all Leeds matches humming
With one concerted voice the bride, the bride
I feel united to, my bride is coming
Into the bedroom, naked, to my side.
The ones we choose to love become our anchor
When the hawser of the blood-tie's hacked, or frays.
But a voice that scorns chorales is yelling: Wanker!
It's the aerosolling skin I met today's.
My alter ego wouldn't want to know it,
His aerosol vocab would baulk at LOVE,
The skin's UNITED underwrites the poet,
The measures carved below the ones above.
I doubt if 30 years of bleak Leeds weather
And 30 falls of apple and of may
Will erode the UNITED binding us together.
And now it's your decision: does it stay?
Next millennium you'll have to search quite hard
To find out where I'm buried but I'm near
The grave of haberdasher Appleyard,
The pile of HARPs, or some new neonned beer.
Find Byron, Wordsworth, or turn left between
One grave marked Broadbent, one marked Richardson.
Bring some solution with you that can clean
Whatever new crude words have been sprayed on.
If love of art, or love, gives you affront
That the grave I'm in 's graffitied then, maybe,
Erase the more offensive FUCK and CUNT
But leave, with the worn UNITED, one small v.
Victory? For vast, slow, coal-creating forces
That hew the body's seams to get the soul.
Will earth run out of her 'diurnal courses'
Before repeating her creation of black coal?
If, having come this far, somebody reads
These verses, and he/she wants to understand,
Face this grave on Beeston Hill, your back to Leeds,
And read the chiselled epitaph I've planned:
Beneath your feet's a poet, then a pit.
Poetry supporter, if you're here to find
How poems can grow from (beat you to it!) SHIT
Find the beef, the beer, the bread, then look behind.


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God the Savior of Those in Distress
1"Give thanks to the LORD for he is good,
his mercy endures forever!"a
2Let that be the prayer of the LORD's redeemed,
those redeemed from the hand of the foe,b
3Those gathered from foreign lands,
from east and west, from north and south.c
4Some had lost their way in a barren desert;
found no path toward a city to live in.
5They were hungry and thirsty;
their life was ebbing away.d
6In their distress they cried to the LORD,
who rescued them in their peril,
7eGuided them by a direct path
so they reached a city to live in.f
8Let them thank the LORD for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
9For he satisfied the thirsty,
filled the hungry with good things.g
10Some lived in darkness and gloom,
imprisoned in misery and chains.
11Because they rebelled against God's word,
and scorned the counsel of the Most High,h
12He humbled their hearts through hardship;
they stumbled with no one to help.i
13In their distress they cried to the LORD,
who saved them in their peril;
14He brought them forth from darkness and the shadow of death
and broke their chains asunder.j
15Let them thank the LORD for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
16For he broke down the gates of bronze
and snapped the bars of iron.
17Some fell sick from their wicked ways,
afflicted because of their sins.
18They loathed all manner of food;k
they were at the gates of death.
19In their distress they cried to the LORD,
who saved them in their peril,
20Sent forth his word to heal them,l
and snatched them from the grave.
21Let them thank the LORD for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
22Let them offer a sacrifice in thanks,
recount his works with shouts of joy.
23Some went off to sea in ships,
plied their trade on the deep waters.m
24They saw the works of the LORD,
the wonders of God in the deep.
25He commanded and roused a storm wind;
it tossed the waves on high.n
26They rose up to the heavens, sank to the depths;
their hearts trembled at the danger.
27They reeled, staggered like drunkards;
their skill was of no avail.o
28In their distress they cried to the LORD,
who brought them out of their peril;
29He hushed the storm to silence,
the waves of the sea were stilled.p
30They rejoiced that the sea grew calm,
that God brought them to the harbor they longed for.
31Let them thank the LORD for his mercy,
such wondrous deeds for the children of Adam.
32Let them extol him in the assembly of the people,
and praise him in the council of the elders.
33*God changed rivers into desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,q
34Fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the wickedness of its people.r
35He changed the desert into pools of water,
arid land into springs of water,s
36And settled the hungry there;
they built a city to live in.t
37They sowed fields and planted vineyards,
brought in an abundant harvest.u
38vGod blessed them, and they increased greatly,
and their livestock did not decrease.w
39But he poured out contempt on princes,
made them wander trackless wastes,
40Where they were diminished and brought low
through misery and cruel oppression.
41While he released the poor man from affliction,
and increased their families like flocks.x
42The upright saw this and rejoiced;y
all wickedness shut its mouth.
43Whoever is wise will take note of these things,z
and ponder the merciful deeds of the LORD.
* [Psalm 107] A hymn inviting those who have been rescued by God to give praise (Ps 107:1–3). Four archetypal divine rescues are described, each ending in thanksgiving: from the sterile desert (Ps 107:4–9), from imprisonment in gloom (Ps 107:10–16), from mortal illness (Ps 107:17–22), and from the angry sea (Ps 107:23–32). The number four connotes totality, all the possible varieties of rescue. The same saving activity of God is shown in Israel's history (Ps 107:33–41); whenever the people were endangered God rescued them. The last verses invite people to ponder the persistent saving acts of God (Ps 107:42–43).
* [107:33–41] God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah in Gn 18–19, which the Psalm sees as the destruction of the wicked inhabitants of Canaan to prepare the way for Israel (Ps 107:33–34). God then led Israel through the desert to give them a fertile land (Ps 107:35–38) and protected them from every danger (Ps 107:39–41).
a. [107:1] Ps 100:4–5; 106:1; Jer 33:11.
c. [107:3] Is 43:5–6; 49:12; Zec 8:7.
d. [107:5] Dt 8:15; 32:10; Is 49:10.
e. [107:7] Is 35:8; 40:3; 43:19.
h. [107:11] Is 42:7, 22; Jb 36:8–9; Prv 1:25.
j. [107:14] Is 42:7; 49:9; 51:14.
l. [107:20] Ps 147:15; Wis 16:12; Is 55:11; Mt 8:8.
p. [107:29] Ps 65:8; 89:10; Mt 8:26 par.
q. [107:33] Is 35:7; 42:15; 50:2.
r. [107:34] Gn 19:23–28; Dt 29:22; Sir 39:23.
s. [107:35] Ps 114:8; Is 41:8.
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We don't have many bath toys, but this activity has shown no signs of getting old, because there are endless creative possibilities! I'm quite lucky in that whenever my friends get kid's craft kits that involve craft foam, they always give me the left overs :) My house has become the repository of unwanted random bits of craft foam and that's really handy for bath time!
I know you can buy chunky foam bath "stickers" that adhere to the tiled walls or side of the tub with just water due to surface tension, but they are pretty limiting in that they are all pre printed themed pieces, so there's no creating for the kids beyond imaginative play with the set they have. What you want is a load of brightly coloured regular craft foam. Not the self adhesive backed stuff, just the cheaper plain old stuff. The Dollar Tree often does decent sized packs with a few colours in and really, the cheap thin stuff is the best because it's easier for the kids to cut and is lighter, so the surface tension keeps it where they put it for longer. If I leave the mural up after their bath in the evening then only about half of it has dried to the point where it falls off into the tub by the morning!
Sometimes I cut out sets for the kids to use like the monster set that you can see below...
Other times I use up random left overs like the insects and flowers for the garden set. The kids like to be able to cut their own pieces too. The only rule is that if you're holding the kid scissors then you're sitting down. Some of the pieces like the monster eyes are drawn on with sharpie pen and they hold up pretty well to getting wet. If you have any of those shaped punches meant for scrap booking then you can get a load of good shapes quickly from those. I only have a punch for making rounded corners, so we just hand cut stuff with the children's safety scissors.
You can go geometric and abstract with shapes (this one is a city on a planet in a binary star system)...
We've also got a set based on the Duplo word blocks from a while back.
For younger kids the alphabet might be popular with lower case on one side and upper case on the other?
You don't even have to be having a bath at all, you can just give them a bucket of water to dunk the shapes in and they can stand in the tub with it cutting shapes themselves.
The kids think it's really funny to be sitting in a tub of craft foam soup, and it's easy to clear up. I just store the sets under the sink in the bathroom in ziplock bags (I don't close them though, because I guess they might get funky if they were still a bit wet and sealed shut?) Because the foam floats, you just need to scoop all the little bits off the surface of the water before taking the plug out so you don't have them escaping down your plug hole and blocking the drain.
There are loads of possibilities with this, even for older kids. They could make board games to play on the sides of the tub, or their own poetry set like the magnetic fridge ones you can buy. My youngest daughter up until she was two years old would have just tried biting chunks out of the pieces though, so I guess there's a lower age limit to this unless you can find really thick craft foam to cut yourself.
Some of the themes we'll be going for in the future are things like numbers so we can practise addition and subtraction, along with circles for counters. I think my girls would really enjoy having all the internal body parts cut out with name labels to construct the human body too. Paul suggested robot parts, which I think they would LOVE! Cut out country shapes to fit together a world map? State shapes for a US map if you're American? Tangrams? sections to build wiggly tracks around the inside of the tub that you can drive your toy cars around on like one of those vertical wheels of death? You're only limited by your own imagination with this!


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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Miso Chicken - Shades of Gray - Outdoor Wednesday
A perfect dish to ward off the damp and creeping fog.
The ridgeline seen from my kitchen window.
Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast.
London in winter fog.
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite... This chicken is one of my secret weapons. I make it once or twice a year, usually in the winter, to lift spirits and mellow the steely gray of the Oregon winter sky. The chicken is really easy to do and you can find all the ingredients you need to make it in any large grocery store. Chicken wings cooked in this fashion would be perfect for game day. While I grilled these, they can also be baked in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes or so. Mirin is, for the most part, a cooking wine, though it can be served as a drink for ceremonial purposes during new year celebrations. Its composition is 40 to 50 % sugar, so basting marinades made with it must be watched, lest they burn. It is very similar in taste to sake, though it has a lower alcohol content. Interestingly enough, it can be made at home. Miso is a condiment of fermented soy bean paste that can be used to add a unique flavor to marinades and basting sauces. Used in conjunction with mirin, it can help overcome really strong flavors. It, too, can be made at home. Maybe I'll put them on my bucket list. Maybe. Here's the recipe I use for wings or thighs. I actually prefer thighs, but I must admit that wings make better party food.
Miso Chicken ...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 cup mirin or 1/2 cup mirin + 1/2 cup sake
1/2 cup light miso
4 scallions, thinly sliced
2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
2 teaspoon minced garlic
8 (about 2-lbs.) boneless chicken thighs or 20-24 (about 3-lbs) chicken wings
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
1) Combine soy sauce, mirin, miso, onions, ginger and garlic in a small bowl. Divide marinade into 2 parts. Pour half into in a one-gallon zip-lock bag. Shake to mix well. Add chicken pieces and coat well. Refrigerate for about 3 hours, shaking bag several times. Refrigerate reserved marinade.
2) Preheat grill to very hot or oven to 400 degrees F.
3) Remove chicken from marinade and pat dry with paper towels.
4) If grilling, cook for 5 minutes, turn and continue grilling until brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Brush chicken pieces with reserved marinade.
5) If baking, arrange chicken pieces in a single layer on a large rack set over a baking pan. Cook for 30 minutes. Brush with reserved marinade.
6) Transfer chicken to a serving platter and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Yield: 4 to 6 servings.
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35 comments :
- vignette design said...
That Miso Chicken looks delicious! Nice shot of Cannon Beach. I went there when I was in high school for a retreat. Always beautiful. Thanks for sharing. - Delores
- February 3, 2010 at 12:24 AM
- Zurin said...
such a simple recipe and yet it looks amazingy delicious!!!
the photos of teh city is haunting and beautiful!!!! - February 3, 2010 at 12:38 AM
- Ebie said...
Perfect recipe! The wings are the best part and they are great for grilling.
The Oregon Coast is so mystic and magical! - February 3, 2010 at 2:17 AM
- Light and Voices said...
Grayness in these images adds to the mystery and magical quality in the images. Recipe sounds delicious!
Joyce M - February 3, 2010 at 2:32 AM
- My Little Space said...
Awesome recipe, Mary! Looks really tempting. And those photos are stuning!
- February 3, 2010 at 3:32 AM
- Allie and Pattie said...
Your pictures are stunning! And I do believe I will be trying this recipe this week-it looks wonderful and you have to love it when they'r easy too!
xoxo Pattie - February 3, 2010 at 4:51 AM
- eileeninmd said...
Your recipe for the Miso chicken looks delicious. I think my family would like this one too. Great photos.
- February 3, 2010 at 5:10 AM
- Hootin Anni said...
Ask me if I've ever been to London....
Glad you asked. But alas, no I haven't. Sure would like to be there tho. Everything about the city is so appealing to me. The fog, the Brits, the history, the culture, the architecture.
The London Fog makes me drool.
Mine is Footprints in the Sand...
HERE - February 3, 2010 at 5:42 AM
- ♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...
Oh the delightfull asian flavours.........love ur pics and yumminess too....
Love all ur eliciousness to the core sweety.... - February 3, 2010 at 6:28 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
That looks perfect for the cold, windy day here.
- February 3, 2010 at 6:37 AM
- Martha said...
Which will go oh, so well with yesterday's rice! Chicken wings, I think, for THE GAME, fixed this way would be delicious!
- February 3, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- Patricia @ ButterYum said...
I just bought chicken thighs last night. Will definitely have to give this one a try. Thanks for including oven directions.
ButterYum - February 3, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Jersey Girl Cooks said...
What beautiful pictures, Mary! And of course you're chicken lookes delicious.
- February 3, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- QIS said...
your recipe sound simple and delicious. and the miso chicken looks so tempting!!
- February 3, 2010 at 8:48 AM
- NKP said...
What amazing photos!
And that chicken is calling to me. Looks delightfully salty and delicious. - February 3, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- Cathy said...
I'm a big chicken wing fan, Mary, and would love these tasty little bites. Perfect game day food.
Love your photos. They really convey the chilly, damp feeling of winter. - February 3, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- Barbara said...
Love your photos!
I agree, dark meat is better tasting, but for some reason, wings are great "pickin" food! (I always consider those dark meat anyway!)
Tasty recipe! - February 3, 2010 at 9:23 AM
- George Gaston said...
Mary, your photographs are spectacular. Gray foggy days always have a magical mystery about them. They conger up intrigue and wonder.
Your Miso Chicken sounds like a great way to prepare wings, legs, thighs or any portion of a chicken. Definitely a sauce to keep in front of the recipe box. Many thanks... - February 3, 2010 at 9:23 AM
- Ed Schenk said...
I happen to have all the ingredients in my fridge right now. I will have to try this recipe!
- February 3, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- LV said...
A a lot of great shots of the lovely pat of your world. The dish would make for a perfect day there. It looks so good.
- February 3, 2010 at 11:12 AM
- Jamie said...
Lovely, lovely photos. And the chicken is luscious looking! I can see how that would be just the thing for a gray day. And is that really the view out your window? Stunning!
- February 3, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- Chef Aimee said...
I love the view you have from your window - wow. I also love this recipe and am such a huge miso fan. There is nothing like toasted sesame seeds in any dish that makes for good comfort.
- February 3, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- La Bella Cooks said...
The chicken looks amazing! It is horribly foggy here where I live and I can barely see across the street. I hope it lifts soon! Enjoy your day.
- February 3, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- Claudia said...
First of all Im lovin your chicken-- yes i think i should set up camp across the street from you and just happen to pop in at dinner time.
You would take care of my tummy well I am sure!
But... the FOGGG -- awesome shots. It just has such a quiet and unreal feeling.
Claudia - February 3, 2010 at 1:00 PM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
Beautiful wings... glad the shoulder is not keeping you from posting any more!
- February 3, 2010 at 2:00 PM
- Lori E said...
Now those are really gray photos. Makes me want to curl up with a London Fog tea.
- February 3, 2010 at 2:31 PM
- Ms. Bake-it said...
What fabulous photos Mary! I especially love the one of Cannon Beach. I hope to visit the Oregon Coast some day.
~ Tracy - February 3, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- Karen said...
Although I think the Oregon Coast is gorgeous, I'm not sure I could handle many grey days. I need to see the sunshine! These wings look good... there are so many recipes for wings that I can't decide which to use for Super Bowl snacks!
- February 3, 2010 at 5:04 PM
- noble pig said...
And here's the umbrella chicken you braved to make, it looks tasty.
- February 3, 2010 at 6:12 PM
- Pam said...
I love the photo of London...it's beautiful. The chicken looks really delicious too.
- February 3, 2010 at 6:21 PM
- Velva said...
I really loved seeing the steely gray Oregon Winter photos-Wow. I can see why you chose to make Miso Chicken. This dish would definitely lift my spirits.
- February 3, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- Lyndas recipe box said...
The chicken looks fabulous, Mary and the veiw from your kitchen window is amazing and rather mysterious. Wonderful!
- February 3, 2010 at 11:56 PM
- theUngourmet said...
Mmm! I love everything about this recipe! The ginger, miso, garlic, sesame seeds...heavenly!
- February 4, 2010 at 12:48 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Beautiful pictures--makes me miss the Oregon Coast a bit. The chicken looks delicious.
- February 4, 2010 at 2:29 AM
- Katy ~ said...
This would brighten the dullest of days and the dullest of spirits. Love foggy mornings and this recipe.
- February 4, 2010 at 4:54 AM


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They are hoping the lure of a wedding license stamped with a once-in-a-century 12-12-12 will help boost revenue. Sin City's share of the weddings business has fallen by a third since 2004 as cities from New Orleans to New York have gotten into the elopement industry.
"From a marketing perspective, it's a very big deal. Numbers are associated with Vegas," said Ann Parsons, marketing director for Vegas Weddings, which runs four chapels in town. "Unfortunately, it's the last date like that we'll have."
Chapels from the rundown courthouse area to the ritzy Strip are jumping at the chance to sell 12-12-12 packages at three times the normal price for weekday ceremonies during the wedding offseason, from November to April.
In the absence of any obvious symbolism — like 7-7-07, which gamblers will recognize as the numbers for a lucky slot machine winner— chapels are turning to Chinese numerology.
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The lure of getting married in Las Vegas has long been tied to the state's streamlined wedding laws, which allow couples to skip blood tests and waiting periods. In recent years, other states have also hit the accelerator on their marriage license process.
Mississippi enacted a "quickie marriage" law this year to attract visitor and similar legislation is under consideration in New Jersey. New Orleans saw a jump in marriage tourism after eliminating its waiting period in 2003, according to the Louisiana Department of Tourism.
"I feel like everyone who is getting married considers Vegas. I've just never liked it that much; it's tacky," said Nina Baltierra, 27, who eloped in 2010 after spending months planning an increasingly elaborate 200-person wedding in rural Pennsylvania.
Instead of flying to the desert, Baltierra and her groom called in sick and drove to New York City, where they were married in Central Park by a photographer and officiant team who do a brisk business in public, "guerrilla-style" elopements.
"It only took an hour and a half to get to New York City and the possibilities there are endless," Baltierra said.
In Las Vegas, the industry is not giving up on the gimmickry that is its hallmark. Chapels are already starting to market "Armageddon Wedding" packages for Dec. 21, 2012, the close of the Mayan calendar said to portend the end of the world.
The quickie wedding in that case could make for some very short marriages.


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The collection was created by Jane Franz Butel during her college education and her career.
Series 1 is divided into two sub-series: Articles about Jane Butel and Articles by Jane Butel. Articles about Jane Butel include numerous newspaper and magazine articles ranging from 1976-2014, covering interviews with Jane Butel as well as reviews of her cookbooks and featured recipes. Included are articles from the <emph render='italic'>LA Times, New York Times,</emph> and the <emph render='italic'>San Francisco Chronicle,</emph> as well as travel magazines, ladies magazines, and cooking magazines. The March 1996 issue of Bon Appetit names Butel's cooking school as one of the top four in the world. Articles by Jane Butel include clippings from newspapers and magazines written by Jane Butel between 1976-2008, covering topics such as chili and the history of Mexican cuisine. Included are recipes and stories appearing in <emph render='italic'>Cooking Light, Food and Wine, Los Angeles Times,</emph> <emph render='italic'>First for Women,</emph> and several publications from New Mexico.
Series 2 includes undated documents relating to publishing, press releases, research, and publicity tours for three of Butel's cookbooks, <emph render='italic'>Chili Madness, Tex Mex,</emph> and <emph render='italic'>Hotter than Hell,</emph> as well as her unpublished manuscript<emph render='italic'>, The Efficient Kitchen.</emph>
Series 3 includes documents relating to cooking schools, many of which Butel hosted for private corporations as team building events. Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Hewlett Packard, Firestone and the Carlyle group are among her clients.
Series 4 contains documents on Butel's consulting for corporations. Companies include Grand Union, Del Taco, Sargento and many others. Most include background information on revenue for these companies.
Series 5 has limited documentation about JBA, Jane Butel Associates.
Series 6 has product information and promotions for her business, Pecos Valley Spice Co. Yearly reports, status updates and demographic reports for the company are among the documents.
Series 7 contains letters sent to Jane Butel from 1965-2009, including fan mail ("nice letters") and thank you cards from school attendants. Also included is correspondence to and from magazines, newspapers, publicity companies and television stations.
Series 8 documents the early years of Butel's career. Her work for the Public Service Co. of New Mexico, resumes, and extensive consumer papers from GE and Con Edison are included as well as papers relating to her work as Vice President of Consumer Affair and Marketing at American Express.
Series 9 contains copies of Con Edison speeches about cooking. Woman of Achievement award, KSU Entrepreneurship award, as well as New Mexico Woman award are included along with an invitation to the 1969 Presidential Inauguration.
Series 10 has Butel's coursework for her journalism and reporting classes as a student at Kansas State University.
Series 11 chronicles meetings and conferences Butel attended as a guest or honored award winner.
Series 12 contains extensive documentation about Butel's publicity tours, advertisements, book promotions for things such as her books, as well as cooking schools and JBA. Included are contact lists, press releases and schedules.
Series 13 includes papers relating to organizing, planning, distributing, producing, and financing Jane Butel's cooking show, as well as television show scripts and outlines.
Series 14 contains correspondence and contracts with Jane Butel's Southwest Kitchen television show sponsors. They include the American Dairy Association, A.G. Russell Knives and Vitamax.
Series 15 contains correspondences with potential sponsors for Jane Butel's cooking show. They include Con Agra Foods, Inc., Eastman Kodak, Gallo of Sonoma, General Electric, Land of Lakes, Mrs. Dash, and Southwest Airlines.
Series 16 has approximately 2,400 photographs taken of and by Butel, mainly of her cooking school and participants. There are also publicity photos, personal photos, and food photos. Only a few photographs are dated. Most of the people in the photographs are unidentified.
Series 17 has over 100 tapes of Butel's cooking shows, television appearances and feature stories. Of note are appearances on Regis and Kathy Lee, Emeril and Friends, and the Today Show. Filming for Butel's cooking shows, including Jane Butel's Southwest Kitchen, took place in 1998-2000. The series ran for seven years nationally on PBS as well as a channel out of Denver and one out of Dallas. The cooking shows are recorded on Betacam SP tapes.
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