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Today's giveaway will be for a
5" Charm Pack
Frolic is available on eBay or etsy
People, next week at this time, it will Christmas Eve!
I'm so not ready, but trying. I'll get sewing any minute now.
Today's giveaway will be for a
5" Charm Pack
Frolic is available on eBay or etsy
People, next week at this time, it will Christmas Eve!
I'm so not ready, but trying. I'll get sewing any minute now.
rain! my backyard is filled with rain now, so wonderful!
great favbric, I love the treasure hunt one!
I have a little tug boat sand box that is currently under the snow in my apartment patio yard. I adore this fabric, it's SO cute and very fun :)ReplyDelete
I was just admiring that fabric line a day ago. Really cute!
In my back yard?? A mother hen who is ill, I took her to the vet today. Here's hoping she is better tomorrow. Her chicks are 3 weeks old. Another hen, whose chicks are hatching as I write :-) 2 pigs, 2 cattle, 8 laying hens and a cat. Lots of waist high grass.
I love your fabric!So cute!
There are some rotten apple in my backyard :D
Squeeeeeee!!! I heart this fabric!
We have deer, racoons, and squirrels in our back yard. Okay, and a swing set, childs ride on John Deere tractor thing, my worm bin, a campfire area with chairs around it...yes an eclectic gathering of items, but it's home!
That is such a sweet fabric line. So adorable! In my backyard we have our veggie garden growing us summer crops like strawberries and tomatoes and in the last week our grape vine has just grown like crazy all over to our neighbors side and all over our orange tree. Then right down the bottom is our new hot tub.ReplyDelete
We have a bayou in our backyard (that getting pretty high 'cause of the record rains we've been getting) with tons of trees - it looks very tropical. We also have a tire swing and a baby swing hanging from a great big ol' tree, a huge wooden climbey/slide thing, and tons of other toys for my Darling Stinker, Serenity! AND I have a really strong suspicion that a gator dug a hole in our levee to hibernate!ReplyDelete
In my backyard, there is my son's tricycyle waiting for him to finish his afternoon nap!! Then they play, listening to the jingles as they go:)
Love the birdie fabric
Gorgeous fabrics!!!
There are a lot of beautiful flowers and some cute birds ^^
Thanks for the chance.
My backyard is home to my 15 hens & the "Evil One", a name that my lone rooster fully deserves! LOL! I nicknamed him that after he attacked me for the umpteenth time! My husband & son would love to make chicken soup out of him, but he is too handsome to end up in some pot! So for now, he can go ahead & rule my backyard & I will just keep running & dodging his wrath! LOL!
Merry Christmas!
I would be surprised to have anything, since I don't have one!! ^^. But if I did, I would have a wooden table & bench to have lunch in summer, and a gorgeous swing with an even "gorgeouser" summer quilt (because naps after having lunch in the summer are the best thing).
In my backyard everything is covered in snow quietly waiting for Christmas. The only critters are the black and gray squirrels running about and the birds at the feeders. Love the fabric.ReplyDelete
Trampoline, grill, blow-up swimming pool with an air leak in it, the occasional rabbit, weeds in my "garden" plot that we started killing grass in but never got far enough to make it an actual garden, garden hose, probably some random toys, 3 cypress trees, 3 red oak trees.ReplyDelete
right now there is frozen grass in my backyard. not much else. I wish I had a gazbo with hummingbird feeders all around it. (and a nice summer day off work to sit there and drink a nice glass of tea. (yes I am Southern to the core-ha ha)ReplyDelete
This fabric is sooooo adorable! I wrote a post about what is in my backyard on my thrifting blog -
Please stop by and visit :-) Thanks for a great giveaway!
Oh these are really cute. We have trees, lots and lots of trees, a forest. We have squirels and deer and racoons and coyotes and owls and birds and the occasional stray cat.ReplyDelete
My backyard -- and my view from the sewing machine - is full of snow with deer tracks to an old apple tree and one squirrel who waits for one of the Jacks to sit in the doorway before romping around on the other side of the glass. Lovely fabric!ReplyDelete
I have 4 German Shorthair Pointers (and their poop that my son has to pick up after school today!), a few weeds, an orange, lemon and grapefruit tree, an old boat and some of hubbys junk ;)
The fabric is SOOO CUTE!
Snow! Under that is a corn field and now we have a chicken house ready to be filled in the spring :)ReplyDelete
My sheltie is sitting in the snow in my backyard. Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
In my backyard, down past the lawn and the vegetable garden, is my grandmother's house, which is set back from the road into the woods. In HER backyard is a GIANT tom turkey that visits her everyday. It sits on her deck and eats the scraps she's put out for it and I'm pretty sure it watches TV with her through the glass door. It is hiLARious.
Thanks for the chance at the giveaway, the fabric is adorable!
I adore that fabric!! I have a problem with fabrics with owl's on. I have to have it all!!!!!! Even better if it has squirrels on it as well!
At the moment there is nothing in my back yard other than lots and lots of snow!
Happy christmas .xx
Goodness I get everything from squirrels and chipmunks to possums, raccoon, rabbits, you name it. We have quite a wildlife show back there.ReplyDelete
I have cattle in my back yard.
That fabric is just adorable!
right now my backyard is full of cardinals racing around. I think I need to get a bird feeder...
This fabric would be fabulous for a boy!
Not often you can say that!
Omigosh, I am really loving this fabirc, especially the one with the squirrels!
We don't really have a backyard. We live in a mansion that's been converted into apartments and the backyard was converted into parking. So my "backyard" has cars in it. :D
My backyard is full of snow along with 2 big pots that I should have moved before the storm. oh well...... I keep waiting to see if the neighbor's cat will still visit to stalk the mice in the field. cute fabric!!ReplyDelete
Very cute fabric! I have a dusting of snow and a lot of squirrels!!ReplyDelete
Snow and sometimes a cat.ReplyDelete
Slush! I've got a backyard full of slush. It's wet, mushy, dirty and messy. January 1st I'll be impatiently waiting for Spring:0)
I love that fabric!
Can I enter? I won last time? If so..
My back yard is really non-existant. Its about 2 ft wide. We have a pretty large front and side yard. The only thing in my back yard is the steps down from the house and a ditch.
-Alana Jo
I have been soooooooooooo drooling over this fabric- I GOTTA win this time :)!! In my backyard are 3 crazy kiddos running and playing, almost all the time :) And I love it- just like little wild animals :)
candy at fiber dot net
The Santa hat is just too much! I love your sense of humor!
My backyard? Four raised flower beds waiting for spring to bloom and be planted...cardinals, squirrels, my dog Lady (only occasionally since it's so dang cold!), sparrows, nuthatches, the occasional opossum, skunk...chipmunks and nuthatches and a lot of grass just waiting to be played on!
SNOW! not fresh pretty snow, but yucky ugly stage snow.ReplyDelete
LOl I'm in an apartment...no backyard! But it's snowing, and since my building is surrounded by woods, a cemetery, and a green space between my building and another one, I'm seeing lots of squirrels, but mostly just frolicking dogs!ReplyDelete
I have beautiful desert mountain ranges. There is nothing there for a hundred miles or more. I love the desert.
I also love your cute charm pack.
lots of SNOW! also, an igloo/cave that my husband helped my 2 year old make.ReplyDelete
I love these fabrics! So cute! In my backyard are lots of little squirrels (and some big ones) running around looking for nuts to store for winter. And we live in town, next to a park and have all kinds of animals. From squirrels to raccoons, owls and even hawks. You would think we lived in the country. So that is nice! Thanks for the chance to win! :)ReplyDelete
Our backyard has a hot tub, a shuffle board and a horse shoe pit. I think the old owners must have been party people :) Thank you for the giveaway :)ReplyDelete
What's in my backyard is just some grass and a few leaves scattered here and there.......ReplyDelete
We have a swingset in our back yard...even though we have pretty cold IN weather, we keep the swings out all year long because any chance we get, we like to swing..I especially like it after lunch and right before naps...nice cold fresh air to tucker out the kids! cute cute frolic fabric! thansk for a chance.ReplyDelete
My backyard is sort of unfinished, and has been for years.........we're working on it. But there are two things I love back there: A big wooden swing for me and my honey to sit on and relax (don't get to very often, but sometimes)and a fire pit where we have hot dogs and s'mores whenever the grandkids visit!ReplyDelete
I, too, was wondering if it was Christmas fabric. I love the idea and think you should pass it on. This is some of my favorite fabrics. I have purchased some in greens to do pjs for my grandson.
My backyard is interesting lately. This summer we had a mountain lion that killed our dog out there. Since then we now have squirrels (which wouldn't come when the dog was there), rabbits, skunks, raccoons, possums, coyote and who knows what else in the wee hours.
A wee bit of frost is lingering in my backyard... and then of course I can see the neighbors back yard with trampoline, hot tub, lawn chairs, bikes, and assorted other crap that should be put away but won't...ever...
I want to move to the country...
Love those fabrics...
Abit of snow and one industrious woodpecker has decided to take up residence this year.
this fabulous fabric is too cute!
There are pine cones in my backyard, but after today they will be gone. ;-) Cute, cute fabric!ReplyDelete
What cute fabric. We finally have grass in our backyard! There are also some kids toys on the patio, some wooden outdoor furniture, and some weeds in the non-grassy area. Happy holidays!ReplyDelete
I'll tell you what's not in my backyard: A fence. We're in a rental and we are so sad to not have it fenced in for our kids to enjoy with out mom having a heart attack every 5 minutes wondering if they have wandered off, so sadly there are no children or dogs playing in our back yard. *sigh* I wish I were back in our lovely TN home with a giant 1/2 acre fenced in back yard with a swing set, garden, and newly planted fruit trees!ReplyDelete
My backyard has a pole barn, apple tree, pear tree, corn field and lots of dog poo. Lots. I have 2 dogs. It's a minefield out there. We also have the occasional raccoon, skunk, deer, rabbits, squirrels, coyotes, etc.ReplyDelete
we have orchids blooming - dark purple, two pot of green (?) with purple center and one any time orange blooms.ReplyDelete
I have a bit of grass with trees ad a fence behind my apartment that divides us from the houses. We get to watch the squirrels play along the fence and in the trees as well as many birds! And this year we even had a front row seat to the lives of baby birds in the tree just off our back porch! So fun for a 3 yr old!ReplyDelete
Just a few birdies at the feeding puffed up trying to stay warm. I have grand vision of a pool in my backyard this coming summer. Wouldn't that be fab!! :)ReplyDelete
An eagle in a tree, several deer and about 30 wild turkeys, horses on the ground and the best of all....the Salmon River which is almost frozen over. LOVE this line!ReplyDelete
Snow, we moved all of our toys inside because it is wendy here. I love that fabricReplyDelete
This fabric is so cute!! What's in my backyard? A trampoline, a blanket of wet, dead leaves, and squirrels gathering pecans.ReplyDelete
It IS sweet fabric!
My backyard has trees, a playfort, sandbox, squirrels, snow, birds. This past summer we were visited by 5 deer, quite unheard of in this part of the city.
Adorable fabric!!
My backyard has a huge, homemade swingset and jungle gym. Then just past that is the cow pasture and river.
SNOW! Which for many isn't all that interesting or uncommon, but for a girl fro Central California it's like a Chistmans present just for me:)
And that is some darned cute fabric! I can see a ton of projects out of that!
My yard is full of slushy snow because it is lightly raining!! YUCK!!! I want the snow back!!! The fabric is adorable.ReplyDelete
Sorry, I was with your son! I thought it was Christmas fabric too!!!
We have deer in our back yard and we feed them. They are just so beautiful!
Oh my goodness, I love this line!! My backyard is very sad right now, with winter naked bushes and covered up winterized fountains. All about potential....ReplyDelete
dampness, yup and squirrels too...still! Frolic is great! love the blues. I still have lots of Feathered Friends ready to be sewn up in a quilt! Hope Christmas is going well at your house!ReplyDelete
There is a small wooden kid's house in my backyard. It evens comes with a porch.ReplyDelete
Our back yard is filled with snow and sunshine. It is beautiful today. Thank you for your giveaway. The fabric is soooo cute.ReplyDelete
Gee, it's cute how some of those little critters are dressed for Christmas...
We have deer, geese, ducks, fish, coyotes, raccoons, opossums, kitties and doggies...oh, and LOTS of squirrels, birds and chipmunks...
I've got some dogs, some chickens, a playyard for my kids, our garden and a ton of room to roam!
Thanks for the opportunity at this great fabric!
you don't want to look in my backyard... lots of garden rubbish we need to dump and rain and sleet.... brrrrrr... I bet you wish you never asked!!
as for christmas.. I really really need to start on that and put the tree up... but still wrapping and packaging the overseas stuff as that really really need to go too!! ....
Lovely giveaway, thanks for the chance to win.
I have a ton of branches and leaves all over the place! I really need to find time to clean it all up!ReplyDelete
My backyard is full of deer eating the last of the grass in my yard in the woods... Love the fabric.ReplyDelete
We have a former Christmas tree lot just beyond our backyard. The previous owner of our house used to own it and now it is defunct. But the pretty evergreens are still there.
So lovely in wintertime.
Sadly, I don't have a backyard; we are stuck in an apartment for now. But, I have a balcony crammed with junk! And we have lovely grass all around that somebody else takes care of!ReplyDelete
That is a really cute line of fabric! My backyard is just open space and I have an assortment of wildlife that pass through- deers, coyotes, bobcat, wild boars & wild turkeys too!ReplyDelete
I've got a brick patio with planters, roses, peonies, and my favorite - hydrangea. Would someday love to have a *proper* garden, but this will do for now!ReplyDelete
Five fruit trees are in my backyard...the only critters I usually see back there are my five dogs and one cat!ReplyDelete
I have pheasants, squirrels, the odd chipmunk, a muskrat who comes up out of the brook occasionally and a babbling brook. There is no snow cover yet but when it does come I'll be able to see the little mice and voles burrowing tunnels under the snow to get some seeds from the bird feeder.
The Frolic fabric is soo much fun, I love it.
My back yard is a lake filled with fish, turtles, and alligators! The fabric is so cute and the designer?, you gotta love that last name! Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
What's in my backyard? Rabbits, squirrels, possums and an occasional racoon and my pink flamingo of course! I've bought the treasure map fabric already...it's so cute!ReplyDelete
My back yard is filled with lots of snow. And not one footprint, so its beautiful.ReplyDelete
Currently my backyard is buried in snow! And we have the cutest rugged wood western bench that's got a foot of snow sitting on it!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, that raccoon is adorable! At our old house, we had possums constantly!! Now we just have a bunch of bunnies, and earlier this fall my neighbor saw a deer pass from her yard to mine. This is VERY odd because we are in the middle of town!!ReplyDelete
My backyard is FULL of horses!! I'm ok with that really. They are always awesome to watch!ReplyDelete
FROLIC is my middle name!!!!!! That fab is FAB!!!!!!! FRESH!Anyhoo, in my backyard is my sweet love-bug- MIKA (part German shepherd, part coyote!). Also, a pool for frolicking all summer long, which I do with as many friends as I can cram in, our veggie garden, a lemon tree, an orange tree, lots of twittering birds, a huge grass area for badminton, a delectable porch swing that everyone wants to steal, lots of roses and wysteria and camelias and azaleas, and a poison court (a mini golf game my dad made up when I was a wee thing). :)ReplyDelete
Snow, snow and more snow! And frolicking dog tracks (Carlos loves to roll around in the snow even if it's below zero).ReplyDelete
nothing. . .I'm in an apartment, my deck looks over the parking lot. But there is some snow on the deck. I'm glad you showcased this fabric, it's not something I would have normally looked at but there are several very cute pieces.ReplyDelete
simple and beautiful! pick me:DReplyDelete
Right now we have a bright winter sun shining into the backyard. Other than that, it's quite barren since it's so cold out today. Love the fabric--love your site!
jasheidi at aol dot com
My backyard? Well, technically it's a parking lot, so a lot of random cars, as well as my own!ReplyDelete
We have two little Song Sparrows that hang out near our porch door. It's so much fun to watch them scurry, hop, and flit back and forth on their hunt for tasty morsels.ReplyDelete
What do I have in my back yard?, the sun, we're in summer, we have a big yard with plants, trees, and fruit trees, like mangoes, lime, oranges, tangerines, and we also have a squirrel who always takes advantage to the fruit!, lolReplyDelete
My backyard is filled with the sad frozen remains of my garden! BooHoo!!! :(ReplyDelete
My backyard is always filled with all kinds of animals. I live in a city, but we have deer, rabbits, racoons, and armadillos in our backyard. It is like a zoo back there. I love this fabric.ReplyDelete
Not much since my husband built a shop out there. I guess there's a swing set, and a small amount of grass, and loads of concrete. Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
My backyard...a massive playhouse for our kids, a teeny tiny snow pile that is the beginnings of a hill, my husband's shed, and our family dog!!ReplyDelete
2 roosters, 5 hens, 5 guineas, 2 ducks... a garden that needs potatoes and parsnips dug. :-)ReplyDelete
A lawn that's slowly turning brown, a bench, a bird feeder and a little garden that's now empty waiting for spring.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Birdfeeders, birds of course, my neighbor's big furry dumb cat after those birds, squirrels after the birdseed, lovely cords of wood all stacked and ready to go in our wood stove, very toasty.ReplyDelete
My backyard has become a skunk haven!!! Ugh! Argh! Yuck! I've hired wildlife removal people (to the tune of $725.00 so far) to remove 2 dead skunks, and now trap the others that are stinking up the joint! They're cute but boy do they reeeeeeeeek!!! Merry Christmas to me...ReplyDelete
Our immediate backyard is fenced for the dogs, but behind that is a hill that shoots way up and is forested in really tall trees, like oak and sassafras, hickory, elm, etc. In the side yard, though, is a beautiful, healthy whitetail button-buck, eating nice green grass and clover- that is about the only thing good to eat out here right now. And birds, lot of them at my feeders- thistle, suet and sunflower seeds keep us in the poor house all winter!
I love Frolic! Thanks for the chance to win some!
i realy love the fabric!
what we have in our back yard...
since we are only renting the place we have a big mess of weeds and some junk in the back yard...
we actualy dont even go there. but we do have a front yard that is much better that was terrable when we got here but we planted grass and frowers and now it looks nice!
My backyard is filled with slushy snow - not so nice right now.ReplyDelete
Last night my back "yard" porch was filled with trash that my dogs had gotten into and strewn all over the place, but today it is all swept clean - well, let's see if it is when I get home from work in 20 minutes! The dogs may be in the dog house!! Myirishbaby
I have trees and a patio set and a swing set for the grandbabies. There are rose bushes and forsythia bushes. I love my back yard! And I would love to win some cute fabric!ReplyDelete
This question really made me laugh. Why? Because we don't have a backyard. We are the front of a duplex/townhouseish rental, and we have the front yard and the other folks have the back. Kind of lame. I can't wait until we have a backyard someday!ReplyDelete
Why do you have to be so popular? Why can't you just have giveaways that say, "Annie this is for you!"?? Instead I have to compete with 120+ other bloggers/customers for even a chance to get a glimpse of your fabulous giveaways! :o) I jokes... but really, I'd love to win this one! :o) if not, I might have to just purchase it cause it's so cute.ReplyDelete
A whole lot of nothin' is in my backyard right now! Just weeds, bare mud and a few toys. I'm the sewing type rather than the gardening type! Fun blog!ReplyDelete
I don't actually have a back yard, but on our back patio there are some very cold bricks and some bushes! I love the raccoons in that fabric... :)ReplyDelete
My backyard is now a ski ramp training area. My boys have tilted the banquet tables up against the picnic tables, added their skate ramps and they snow board down the tables and up the ramps. It's really quite creative although somewhat dangerous! Too bad the rain melted all the snow.ReplyDelete
I just love this fabric. All kinds of birds are in my backyard flying to and fro on the birdfeeders. Getting filled up because we are supposed to get snow tomorrow.ReplyDelete
We have a small deck and a small back yard, just big enough for the dog to strtch his legs and do his business.
Sue Cahill (sbonetsue at yahoo dot com)
We have an apartment but what is directly behind us is our community swingset. I miss taking my kids there, it's too cold right now!
annemolino at hotmail dot com
A lot of what's in this fabric is in my back yard! Raccoons, chickadees, possum even the woodpecker along with a lot of other wildlife. We've even had treasure hunts in our woods. I love this fabric!
Jen firstname.lastname@example.com
My backyard has several rose bushes, a lilac bush, azalea bushes, and some lovely green grass...oh a a shed to hold the tools needed to keep all these things growing in the warmer weather. Love the fabric!ReplyDelete
I love my backyard. My husband however, is at war with a couple of squirrels. They shred pine cones and litter all over the lawn. It can only be pick up, not mowed up. They actually sit in the tree and throw the cores at him while he works! That fabric is adorable! Thanks for the giveaway.
funny fabrics, love the first one.
I see a baby quilt
I have a beautiful creek with a small bridge over looking a pasture.ReplyDelete
In my backyard, I have a lovely vintage pie crust glider that we thrifted this summer and a snowman.
Dirt, dirt, and more dirt... we really need to landscape! love all that fabric!
megan.nadalet at gmail dot com
do we need to leave an email if it's linked to our blogger and you can reply to the comment?
I love this line especially the In the Beginning one. In my backyard is a swingset that is too cold to be used currently.
Thanks for the giveaway
accoupons at gmail dot com
dirt..oh and weeds!ReplyDelete
There's a lot of snow! and some dead compost worms.
shannoncarman at yahoo dot com
Wonderful fabric!! Love it! My backyard has squirrels, raccoons, deer, lots of birds, some mice and moles and an occasional coyote. I hope I win!!ReplyDelete
MOLE HILLS...giant mole hills. They have taken over. And, just a speckling of snow, but most of that has melted. :) Happy holidays, this fabric is darling, btw.ReplyDelete
My backyard is partially grassy mud with a small "garden" that is also mud...and to make matters worse, the dog has been digging in the garden!ReplyDelete
Cute Fabric! My backyard is really boring in the winter outside of an occasional squirrel or rabbit visiting. And the neighbor's cat.ReplyDelete
Cute fabric! We have quite a few squirrels scurrying around the yard collecting acorns.ReplyDelete
Just love these fabrics. Unfortunately my back yard consist our small deck and then the neighbors house.ReplyDelete
My backyard is full of leaves and a few dogie presents. The squirrels and the birds that I feed run away when the dog comes out to play!lol
Love the fabric that you showed.
There is SNOW in my backyard! Just in time for Christmas!ReplyDelete
Brown crinkly leaves are all over the yard. A squirrel has been running around searching for his hidden stashes. And there are a few stale bread-like objects thrown under the bird feeder :)ReplyDelete
My backyard has lots of snow right now and a partially frozen creek.
By backyard is filled with snow at the moment. We don't have snow that often any more in Holland, so it is a really nice view at the moment.
Wish i had a backyard with so much animals as on the fabric.
We have some very cold cement and a dead plant that someone needs to take care of! Of course, if it could get above freezing, I might be willing to go out and do it, but I don't anticipate that happening!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness...I've not seen this fabric before! What an awesome baby boy quilt that would make. Let's see...in my backyard, you would have to wear your boots because it is flooded with all the rain we've had lately. Even the dog doesn't want to go out there. Yuk.ReplyDelete
Cute fabric! My backyard has two empty containers just STARING at me waiting for some flowers, or greenery, or something!ReplyDelete


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After lunch, first we went to Bamboo forest of Sagano 嵯峨野竹林. We have a long wolk inside the forest, and we came out to this river and Togetsukyo bridge..see the sky, luckily it did not rain during our walked...
I'm feeling homesick by looking at your pictures from Japan. :) Thanks for sharing!
The sakura mochi looks yummeh!
wow! wonderful i love to be there...
The scrambled egg is so moist~ done perfectly~
Nice place and the foods looks so yummy...
The Food :D and the place looks awesome ! lol
Very nice photos, really wish I could visit Japan again!
Looking at your photos makes me want to drop everything here and fly to Japan this instant! hehe. I love all the snacks in Japan - couldn't get enough of their mochi when I went! Especially the ones with sweet potato inside...yummm...
Nice food, beautiful scenery. Ahh.....
Thanks for sharing. So lovely photos of scenery and food.
Sonia, those mochi is made from fresh cooked glutinous rice and then pounded till smooth. Is it ? Cause I could still see the rough rice base. Normally, they used steamed special glutinous flour & then pound it. We all know Japan has all the unique food & always looks so neat & pretty.
the roads are so clean :)

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DOVER — For the third time since he was elected, City Councilor Michael Weeden will host a Citizens' Speak Out.
Co-hosting the meeting with Weeden will be Deputy Mayor Robert Carrier. Together, they hope to hear the public's opinions on topics ranging from the Cocheco Waterfront Development, the proposed Jenny Thompson Aquatic Center to the upcoming budget season.
"These are important decisions that will shape the future of Dover," Weeden said in a public statement. "I want to know how citizens feel about these issues, along with other important city matters."
There is no time limit during the speak out, unlike citizens' forum at council meetings. Weeden said this is so residents have adequate time to express their feelings and concerns. The additional time to hear out concerns, Weeden said, will help the councilors, overall, reach decisions.
Weeden's first speak out session was in November 2011 with City Councilor Catherine Cheney. His second session was co-hosted with City Councilors Edward Spuler, Michael Crago and Catherine Cheney in Feb. 2012.
"It has been a while since I conducted one," Weeden said in a public statement. "And I feel that this time of year presents an opportunity to reach out to the public before the upcoming teacher contracts and budget process."
The Citizens' Speak Out session will take place in Council Chambers in City Hall at 288 Central Ave. on Jan. 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.


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Melissa Tancredi celebrates after scoring in Canada's 3-1 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualying tournament semifinal win over Mexico on January 27, 2012, at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo: Mexsport)
OTTAWA – The Canadian Soccer Association announced Wednesday that 23 players have been selected to attend its women's national team camp in advance of a November 24 friendly against visiting Mexico at BC Place in Vancouver.
The match will be the first meeting between the regional powers in nearly two years. On January 27, 2012, a crowd of 22,954 fans saw Canada book its ticket to the Olympic Games with a 3-1 win in a CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament semifinal, which was also played at BC Place.
"There's a healthy rivalry with Mexico and I know they will be ready for this game," said Canada head coach John Herdman. "We'll be diligent with our work as well as keep focused on our goals leading into 2015."
Forwards Josée Bélanger and Kara Lang, both of whom helped Canada to the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Championship title, are looking to secure roster places after long-term injury layoffs.
"They both have a history of scoring important goals for Canada," Herdman noted. "There's a real need for more goals, so we are constantly working on developing our pool of forwards."
Youth will be represented as 16-year-old defender Sura Yekka earned her first call-up to the senior squad and Rachel Melhado, 20, was tabbed for a second time. Melhado, who plays for the University of Louisville, previously featured for Canada in a 1-0 loss to Germany this past June, as well as at the under-18 and under-20 levels.
"Vancouver has shown us in January 2012 that it was a city passionate about soccer, and lifted our Women's National Team to an Olympic Qualification," said Peter Montopoli, Canada Soccer General Secretary. "We look forward to seeing another boisterous crowd at BC Place cheering on the team as it continues its preparation for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015."
(International friendly – November 24, 2013, home v Mexico)
GOALKEEPERS: Stephanie Labbé (Orebro/Sweden), Karina LeBlanc (Portland Thorns/USA), Erin McLeod (Chicago Red Stars/USA)
DEFENDERS: Robyn Gayle (Washington Spirit/USA), Rachel Melhado (University of Louisville/USA), Carmelina Moscato (Seattle Reign/USA), Marie-Eve Nault (Orebro/Sweden), Lauren Sesselmann (FC Kansas City/USA), Kylla Sjoman (Celtic/Scotland), Rhian Wilkinson (Boston Breakers/USA), Sura Yekka (Brams United), Emily Zurrer (Seattle Reign/USA)
MIDFIELDERS: Selenia Iacchelli (Edmonton Victoria SC), Kaylyn Kyle (Boston Breakers/USA), Diana Matheson (Washington Spirit/USA), Sophie Schmidt (Sky Blue FC/USA), Desiree Scott (FC Kansas City/USA), Brittany Baxter Timko (no club)
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California officials say 17 rural communities in the drought-stricken state are in danger of running out of water within 60 to 120 days.
The San Jose Mercury News reported Tuesday (http://bit.ly/LmgFL2 ) that the threatened water systems serve from 39 to 11,000 residents.
They range from the tiny Lompico County Water District in Santa Cruz County to districts that serve the cities of Healdsburg and Cloverdale in Sonoma County.
The newspaper says most of the affected water districts have so few customers they can't charge enough to pay for backup water supplies or repair failing equipment.
Officials will discuss solutions like trucking water in or digging more wells.
The state health department compiled the list after surveying the more than 3,000 water agencies last week. The list will be updated weekly.
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Daniel Todd Taylor 1961 - 2011
Basehor — Graveside service for Daniel (Todd) Taylor, 49, Basehor, will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at Glenwood Cemetery, Basehor.
Mr. Taylor died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at his home.
He was born April 4, 1961, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Daniel and Judy (Widener) Taylor.
Mr. Taylor was a 1979 graduate of Basehor High School.
He was a musician and played in the band The Fairmounter's. He also was an auto body repairman who worked for Miles Construction, Basehor, and was owner of Main Street Auto Attraction Body Shop, Basehor.
Survivors include his father, Dan, Buffalo, Mo.; his mother, Judy Taylor, Basehor; two brothers, Toby, Basehor, and Travis, Buffalo, Mo.
The family will receive friends for one hour before the service at Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie.


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The small town of Belzec was located in southeastern Poland between the cities of Zamosc and Lvov (L'viv). During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, this area was located in the Lublin District of the Generalgouvernement (that part of German-occupied Poland not directly annexed to Germany, attached to German East Prussia or incorporated into the German-occupied Soviet Union).
Labor Camp Established
In 1940, the Germans established a string of labor camps along the Bug (Buh) River, which, until the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, formed the demarcation line between German- and Soviet-occupied Poland. The headquarters of this complex was a labor camp established on the outskirts of Belzec. SS officials forced Jews deported from Lublin District and other parts of the Generalgouvernement to the Belzec labor camp and its subsidiary camps to build fortifications and antitank ditches along the Bug River. The Belzec labor camp and its subsidiaries were dismantled at the end of 1940.
The Belzec Killing Center
In November 1941, SS and police authorities in Lublin District began construction of a killing center on the site of the former Belzec labor camp. The choice of location was dictated by good rail connections and proximity to significant Jewish populations in the Lvov, Krakow, and Lublin districts of the Generalgouvernement. The facility was finished in the late winter of 1942 as part of what later would be called Operation Reinhard (also called Aktion Reinhard), the plan implemented by the SS and Police Leader in Lublin to murder the Jews of the Generalgouvernement.
Belzec began operations on March 17, 1942. The first Jewish communities deported to Belzec were those of Lublin and Lvov. Belzec was the second German killing center, and the first of the Operation Reinhard killing centers, to begin operation.
Located along the Lublin-Lvov railway line, the killing center was only 1,620 feet from the Belzec railway station. A small rail siding connected the camp and the station. The SS staff and auxiliary police guards assigned to the camp were housed in a separate compound near the railroad station.
The authorities at the Belzec killing center consisted of a small staff of German SS and police officials (between 20 and 30) and a police auxiliary guard unit of between 90 and 120 men, all of whom were either former Soviet prisoners of war of various nationalities or Ukrainian and Polish civilians selected or recruited for this purpose. All members of the guard unit were trained at a special facility of the SS and Police Leader in Lublin, the Trawniki training camp.
Commandants of the Belzec camp were SS Major Christian Wirth until June 1942 and then SS First Lieutenant Gottlieb Hering from June 1942 until June 1943.
Mass Murder
The Germans divided Belzec into a combined administration-reception area and a separate area, in which the SS and police could carry out the mass murder hidden from view of victims waiting in the reception area. A narrow enclosed path called the "tube" connected the two sections of the killing center. The reception area held the railway siding and a ramp. The area where the mass murder took place included the gas chambers and mass graves. Rail tracks ran from the gas chambers to the burial pits. Each side of the camp measured 886 feet. Fine boughs woven into the barbed-wire fence and trees planted around the perimeter served as camouflage to prevent curious outsiders from seeing operations inside the camp.
Gassing operations at Belzec began in mid-March 1942. Trains of 40 to 60 freight cars, with 80 to 100 people crowded into each car, arrived at the Belzec railway station. Twenty freight cars at a time were detached and brought from the station into the camp. The arriving Jews were then ordered to disembark at the platform of the reception area. German SS and police personnel announced that the Jewish deportees had arrived at a transit camp and were to hand over all valuables in their possession.
Initially, men were separated from women and children, though in later months, as transport arrivals became more chaotic due to increased awareness of the victims of what would happen, the Germans and the Trawniki-trained auxiliaries could not always implement this segregation.
The Jews were forced to undress and run through the "tube," which led directly into gas chambers deceptively labeled as showers. Once the chamber doors were sealed, auxiliary police guards started an engine located outside the building housing the gas chambers. Carbon monoxide was funneled into the gas chambers, killing all those inside. The process was then repeated with deportees in the next 20 freight cars.
Forced Labor at Belzec
Members of the Sonderkommandos (special detachments)—groups of prisoners selected to remain alive as forced laborers—worked in the killing area. They removed bodies from the gas chambers and buried the victims in mass graves. Other prisoners selected for temporary survival worked in the administration-reception area, facilitating detraining, disrobing, relinquishment of valuables, and movement into the "tube" of new arrivals. They also sorted the possessions of the murdered victims in preparation for transport to Germany, and were responsible for cleaning out freight cars for the next deportation. German SS and police personnel and the Trawniki-trained guards periodically murdered the members of these detachments of Jewish laborers, and replaced them with persons selected from newly arriving transports.
In October 1942, on orders from Lublin, German SS and police personnel, using groups of Jewish forced laborers rounded up from various locations in Lublin District, began to exhume the mass graves at Belzec and burn the bodies on open-air "ovens" made from rail track. The Germans also utilized a machine to crush bone fragments into powder.
Deportations to Belzec
Between March and December 1942, the Germans deported approximately 434,500 Jews and an undetermined number of Poles and Roma (Gypsies) to Belzec, where they were killed. Most of the victims were Jews from the ghettos of southern and southeastern Poland. The Germans also deported German, Austrian, and Czech Jews previously sent to transit camp-ghettos in Izbica, Piaski, and elsewhere to Belzec.
Dismantling Belzec
By late spring 1943, Jewish forced laborers, guarded by the SS and police and their auxiliaries, had completed the task of exhuming the bodies and burning them and had dismantled the camp. During June 1943, the job was completed and the Jewish forced laborers were either shot in Belzec or deported to the Sobibor killing center to be gassed.
After the Belzec camp was dismantled, the Germans ploughed over the site, built a manor house and planted trees and crops to disguise the area as a farm. A former auxiliary police guard at the camp ostensibly farmed the land.
Soviet forces overran the region in July 1944.
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- Where were the killing centers located? To what degree was the local population aware of the camps, their purpose, and the conditions within? How would you begin to research this question?
- Did the outside world have any knowledge about the killing centers? If so, what actions were taken by other countries and their officials?
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Senior Palestinian officials said Sunday the Palestine Liberation Organization Central Council was determined to declare independence from Israel this year, but insisted that no date has yet been set.
"The proclamation of a state is a Palestinian decision to be announced by its leadership before the end of the year and at such a time it finds appropriate," Tayeb Abdel Rahim, a senior aide to Palestinian president Yasser Arafat, told AFP.
Israel has warned of violence if the Palestinians carryout promises to declare statehood even without an agreement between the two sides.
Abdel Rahim was speaking after the opening session of a two-day meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization's 129-member Central Council.
Asked if a specific date would be set during the meeting, Abdel Rahim said, "No, but the council will focus on its previous decision that the announcement of a state will be taken this year when it is appropriate."
Salim al-Zanun, head of the central council, said that September 13th, the deadline for a final peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, was only one of several possible dates for the proclamation of statehood.
"We are not locked to any of the dates that have been suggested, they are all suggestions. We will chose the correct time," Zanun said.
The central council liaises between the Palestine National Council, the PLO's 650-strong parliament, and the PLO's 18-member executive committee.
Zanun said a meeting of the 650-member group could be held before implementing independence from Israel, which the PLO formally announced in Algeria in 1988.
The central council meeting, attended by 108 of its members, began with a minute's silence in memory of the Palestinian "martyrs" killed in the struggle against Israel.
The council's agenda included reports on the practical measures necessary for setting up an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Arafat had already put back the declaration of an independent state under intense pressure from the United States and Europe in May last year, when the interim Oslo accords of 1993 expired, but said on June 25th that a Palestinian state will be proclaimed "in a few weeks." - GAZA CITY (AFP)
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The Sierra Madre City Council is comprised of five members elected to four-year terms. The Council is responsible for general City policy, as well as for the appointment of the City Manager, City Attorney, and members of the City's Boards and Commissions. It also serves as the governing body for the Successor Agency and Public Financing Authority. The mayor serves as the ceremonial head of the City Council. The mayor is selected by the members of the City Council each April.
The City Clerk is elected to a four-year term.
The Assistant City Clerk is responsible for all day-to-day operations of the City Clerk's Office including requests for public records, advertising legal notices, codifying newly adopted municipal codes, administering oaths, ensuring that City staff and elected and appointed officials comply with State Conflict of Interest and Campaign Reporting Laws, providing notary services, and managing municipal elections.
The City Treasurer is elected to a four-year term. Among the City Treasurer's responsibilities are developing an investment policy for adoption by the City Council, ensuring compliance with the investment policy as adopted, and reporting quarterly cash and investment activity to the City Council.
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Starting from childhood, maintaining oral hygiene is an important part of healthy living. The Panasonic EW-DS32-A portable toothbrush for kids provides easy cleaning when at home or while traveling.
This toothbrush is designed and engineered for small, sensitive primary teeth. At 6 inches and weighing less than 2 ounces, the toothbrush is compact, lightweight and portable. The cap covers the on/off button, so you can drop it in your travel bag or child's backpack and bring it with you wherever you go. The LED light allows for easy viewing of teeth for both adults and kids. A gentle 12,000 brush strokes per minute gently clean the surface of teeth. The toothbrush is 100% washable and powered by one "AAA" battery. Comes in 2 colors: Blue, Pink. Ages 3+
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Charles Schwab, founder and chairman of the investment company that bears his name, reiterated his critical views of both Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke and President Barack Obama's economic leadership on Thursday during the Schwab Impact 2011 conference in San Francisco.
Schwab echoed some themes he raised in an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal in late September. He views significant change in Washington as critical to a turnaround in the U.S. economy.
"What Bernanke is saying is a bit of BS," said Schwab, 73, in a discussion led by CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo before about 2,100 advisors and other guests. "The U.S. does not have full control of prices and inflation, which can come from China or could be from oil or another commodity on which we are interdependent as a country."
(Charles Schwab will be speaking at Schwab Impact 2012 in Chicago on Nov. 14, 2012, with Scott Nuttall and George Roberts of KKR.)
"I should say that I am generally more positive than what I see on CNBC," added Schwab. "From a 39,000-foot view, the economy doesn't look so bad. We have 139 million or 90% of the workforce employed, liquidity is incredible, we've deleveraged the economy … many things are highly positive."
The U.S. economy has "good pools of labor and capital" to help it expand. "We are at a point where we can make a turn," the former Schwab CEO shared. What must come first, he asserts, is formidable shifts in Washington.
"It requires change and a sense of change in leadership, anticipation of new tax systems, dealing with budget deficits," Schwab said. "Someone of strength has to make these decisions, and we do not have that strength," he explained, referring to, but not directly naming Obama.
As for Republican leadership, the party has to have "someone electable," Schwab said, noting that he sees Dodd-Frank as a "disaster."
In terms of the Wall Street and other protests over economic inequality, he wants free-market mechanisms to lead the way: "Let's reward success and not suppress it, and yes, we need tax reforms," Schwab shared. "To level the playing field, we have to have a robust economic expansion. There's no other solution. Occupy Wall Street doesn't get how free enterprise works."
The needed jump-start to a more robust U.S. economy involves getting consumer, investors and other out of the present "funk," he adds. "It starts at the top of companies and filters down. The same goes with the country," Schwab explained. "There are lots of good things about the current administration, I guess," he conceded.
But the political focus on fairness is off base, in his view. "The world is not fair; it comes down to hard work," Schwab said, adding that not all of his children "get" this perspective.
To improve our global competitiveness, a shift at the top is also desirable, he noted. "As a country, we've lost out in terms of a lack of leadership; we're thirsty for that … and must have strong leadership, which I hope to see in November 2012," he said.
He praised economic growth in China, but said Schwab is not ready to do business there yet due to regulatory and other constraints.
In terms of possible U.S. regulation tied to speculation in the markets and the recent "flash crash," Schwab said that he believes, as in every industry, that some boundaries are needed.
"With computerization, everything–like trades–is happening at high speeds," he explained. "That's been negative for the markets. I have some questions and would like to see boundaries here."
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I have always been crafty. I started out with sewing and embroidery, then cross-stitch, and jewelry making. My sister got me into scrapbooking and then I started stamping and making cards. I started out with rubber stamps and have moved onto using digital stamps. I love using digital stamps. I started using Copic markers and now have my Copic certifications. I love to bring my stamps to life with Copic markers. I live in Texas and am married with two grown sons. I have two grandchildren with another due anytime.
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Hi my name is Jan known as Scatty Jan , I live in South West in the UK. I live with my Husband and our 3 mad cats. We have a beautiful Granddaughter who we see as much as possible. I love card making and paper crafts - I love using promarkers and most afternoons I can be found colouring away in my craft room. I am super excited to be back with Wendy and the team ( I was in the DT for a year some time ago)
Visit Jan at her blog Scrappy Scatty
Hi my name is Jan known as Scatty Jan , I live in South West in the UK. I live with my Husband and our 3 mad cats. We have a beautiful Granddaughter who we see as much as possible. I love card making and paper crafts - I love using promarkers and most afternoons I can be found colouring away in my craft room. I am super excited to be back with Wendy and the team ( I was in the DT for a year some time ago)
Visit Jan at her blog Scrappy Scatty
Bev - Designer
I have loved creating with paper and color all of my life. Even as a child I made clothes for my paper dolls by tracing their flat bodies and adding my own designs. My primitive way of shading in my coloring books was by tracing the outside of the figures with a darker color. I am inspired by the colors of nature, where nothing is truly gray, but filled with color if we will look through our artistic eye. My background is in Plein Aire oil painting and watercolor. I live in Florida with my dear husband George and my two cats, Nick and Tinker. I teach paper crafting classes in my home.
Visit Bev at her blog Arty Stamper
Deborah - Designer
Hi my name is Deborah and I live in Northumberland which is on the North East Coast of England. I've been married for 20 years to David and have one teenage son. I work full-time as a PA/Secretary. I began crafting about 18 years ago when I bought my first cross stitch kit. Many cross stitch projects later I turned more towards paper crafting – decoupage, stamping and scrapbooking. My favourite technique at the moment is creating cards with stamped or digital images, but I love to play and try out different things. At the end of 2011 I discovered the fabulous world of blogging and eventually plucked up the courage to give it a go and created my own blog "TigerStripes" at the beginning of 2012.
Tanya - Designer
I am 35 years old and married to my high school sweetheart. We have a beautiful 5 year old daughter named Abby who loves to stamp with me and is the light of my life. I have been crafting for about 14 years now and have seen how much I have grown in those years. I love the relaxation I get from it after a long day at work and love sharing my work in hopes to inspire others. I was super excited when one of my cards was published in Crafting Ireland's online magazine, I never thought my work was good enough to be published so that was a HUGE thing for me.
Visit Tanya at her blog My little craft corner
Vicky - Designer
I'm an accountant working full time and a mother of 4 great kids. I have an amazing husband who understand that in order to keep my sanity through all this I need to craft ;) I live in Quebec, Canada, so a lot of my crafting is done with French sayings. I have been crafting over 21 years and tried my hands at all kinds of techniques over the years. I started blogging in March of 2012 in order to join challenges. I became totally hooked!!!! I can't believe this world existed and I only found out about it then. I see blogging as a wonderful opportunity to improve my card making abilities. I have realized that through the web I get to meet amazing people from all over the world and learn from them. I'm in awe of all the wonderful blogs that I see and I hope that one day my blog will be up to that level.
Visit Vicky at her blog Crafting Vicky
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Marcee - Designer
Hi, I'm Marcee Rodgers and I write the iNKY Bird blog to inspire creativity and share my passion for paper-crafts. I've been paper-crafting for over 7 years and love Clean & Simple, negative space and coloring images. I'm a former scrapbooker turned card maker. I live in the Portland, Oregon area with my husband and 2 children. I am extremely blessed to be a SAH homeschooling momma.
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Chris - Designer
I'm Chris, from Virginia. I have been crafting since the summer I turned 12. I had visited my Aunt Betty and pick up her love of all things crafting. That fall I took sewing lessons. My dear friend, Dawn, introduced me to paper crafts and the Cricut about 4 years ago. Since then I have been making cards, scrapbook pages, and ATCs.
I have been married to Larry for almost 12 years. Between the 2 of us we have 4 children. TJ is married to Lisa and they have our first grandchild, Kylie. They live in Philly. Katie and Kevin live locally and attend a local college. Both hope to transfer to Radford University. Katie will be a business major and Kevin wants to become a nurse. Kelly now lives in Alabama, attends Auburn University and will be getting married May 2014.
We have 6 cats and 3 birds. I enjoy reading and bowling. Katie also bowls on our team, 9 Pins & A Wiggle
Melissa - Designer
My name is Melissa Craig, I am a single mom of 3 amazing children. I have been a papercrafter for 13 years and I love every minute of it. I also "own" challenge blog called Tuesday Morning Sketches. In my spare time, I also enjoy reading, walking or whatever else strikes me at the moment! I am thrilled to be a part of Digital Delights Challenge team and look forward to playing along with you every week.
Visit Melissa at her blog Stamp it, Scrap it, Share it
Jackie - Designer
I have been an avid stamper for over 13 years now and I loved each and every minute of it. Crafts are a wonderful hobby of mine and stamping is my main focus but I also scrapbook, make candles, create floral arrangements and try just about anything crafty! I work in an architecture firm as an intern architect until I get licensed, which I think sometimes comes through in my cards in the precise lines and details I use. I am so excited to join Wendy and the Digital Delights Design Team! These stamps are all just darling and I love working with them! This is going to be a blast!
Visit Jackie at her blog Stamping Sister
Berni - Designer
Hi, I am Bernardine Cuttino, kindly called me BERNI.
I live in Santa Clarita, CA, USA, 40 miles North of Los Angeles. I guess you could say, it is the High Desert, weather is triple digi's in the Summer and cold in the winter. In fact, there is snow on the mountains in the winter, very pretty. Now if you go South towards the water, there is the beach. You have the best of both worlds.
Retired and single from Princess Cruises, the cruise line. I have travelled the world and visited all seven continents. My favorite place in the world is Italy. I also worked in the Motion Picture Industry for twenty years; and casted Television shows and Motion Picture features.
I started as a scrapper and went into card making when I retired. I love to create and experiment with different techniques; and enjoy gardening. I am involved in the Women ministry at church. Living the life of the retiree. Always looking for inspiration and ready for a challenge.
Visit Berni at her blog Chasing the Dream
I am thrilled and honored to have these incredibly talented ladies join us!! Please visit their blogs to see their fantastic work!
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Here is a hilarious mock retort supposedly from Lance Armstrong on the day he is official stripped of his seven tour titles. If only this were truly from Lance.
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Major increase in speed, accidental awesomeness, feeling of accomplishment, unnatural radness, sensational confidence and mild arousal are all positive side effects you'll experience from a Ben Cathro training day!
The gentle giant of downhill from Scotland tells us about his new exciting project and gives a candid insight into the life of a privateer.
Ben Cathro Launches Sick Skills Guiding and Coaching
2011 was a decent year for me, I gained a couple of top 20's at the world cups and scored a top 10 at La Bresse which was next level.
The summer of cruising around the world with the MTBcut/Orange crew was over and I was left with some amazing memories and an empty bank account. It's the classic story of the privateer racer.
Work to earn some money during the winter while trying to train at a decent level then blow it all racing during the summer. While this does sound like I was living the dream it doesn't really hold much hope for the future. I kept pushing myself and promoting myself to try and score that "Big Deal" and earn a living but sadly I never quite got there.
So the prospect of another winter of scraping money together hit me and for the first time ever I thought, I want a change. Bam! Sick Skills started.
I started planning everything out and I realised World Cups were off the list, the costs were too high and I couldn't dedicate myself 100% to training with a company to run. Racing is still something I love to do so I decided to focus my efforts on racing in Britain which means I'll try to make it to as many SDA, BDS and Gravity Enduro races as I can.
The company took a while to come together. There's lots of qualifications to gain, paperwork to do, finances to get in order and legal junk to sort out. After a lot of hard work and late nights I've finally got to the stage that I can officially announce that Sick Skills is up and running!
So, Sick Skills is a mountain bike coaching and guiding company that I created. I always knew at some point I would move into coaching the sport that I love and 2012 just felt like the right time. I aim to deliver detailed and thorough courses with a laid back and humorous atmosphere while teaching people all the tips and tricks I've learnt over the years. I'll be running the courses on my local trails near Oban with the plan to expand into other areas. I am also offering a service where I come to your local trails and perform a day session for you and a group of friends.
For the price of a new bike component you could have a fun day learning new skills and improving as a rider. Side effects may include:
Major increase in speed, accidental awesomeness, feeling of accomplishment, unnatural radness, sensational confidence and mild arousal.
I've just finished throwing together the website so pop over have a look and book yourself onto one of our fantastic courses: www.sickskills.co.uk
I'd like to thank all my sponsors, without them it would not have been possible to make this happen: Hope, Renthal, Maxxis, 661, Madison Clothing, Stans Notubes, GoPro, Works Components, Element 9 Graphics, Gravity Dropper, Santacruz, Mojo Suspension and Shimano.
See you on the hill!
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It's such a simple and common sense idea that it's amazing it didn't happen sooner. On 1 June 2012, New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his plan to ban large servings of sugary and soft drinks (what they call soda in the US which is completely different from soda water). And when they say large servings, they mean large: in his plan, 32-ounce drinks will be banned (that's just under one litre at 946mL!). You can still drink ridiculous amounts of the sugary drink of your choice, but you'll have to buy two 16-ounce ones instead.
Why did the Mayor target the portion size of soft drinks instead of the fat and salt content in fried chicken or the portion size of hamburgers or the amount of butter in popcorn? The simplest answer may be that soft drinks (and alchohol) are full of empty calories. Despite "beer belly" being a mainstream phrase, many people are still unaware that the liquids they guzzle down contribute to weight gain and unlike milk or fresh juices, there is no nutritional value whatsoever in a bottle of fizzy pop.
However, rather than applauding this move to curb obesity, many have voiced their opposition against this plan to ban soda.
Unsurprisingly, the main outcry is coming from the drinks manufacturers themselves, like the tobacco companies before them. That's understandable, it's their product and hence their revenue that is coming under attack. But who else is complaining? How can people be angry that ridiculous bucket-sized beverages are being banned?
Rather than look at it from a healthcare point of view, many people seem to take offense and are condemning it as another example of a nanny state.
As the mayor says in this interview:
"We're not banning you from getting the stuff," he said on TODAY. "It's just if you want 32 ounces, the restaurant has to serve it in two glasses. That's not exactly taking away your freedoms. It's not something the Founding Fathers fought for."
There is an interesting discussion on the topic over at The New York Times, with some agreeing that it's a good gesture but doomed for failure, and others thinking that a soda ban is not the right way to attack the obesity problem.
I for one, think this is a great idea. It's not withholding the beverage from anyone, just making them stop for a second and think whether they really do want that second drink. It's mindful eating at its simplest. At the heart of Chinese medicine is one of moderation and balance. You can eat whatever you want but don't get carried away and be excessive.
For those who actually do think this constitutes "government overreach", here's an inspired analysis of Bloomberg's ban using the work of John Stuart Mill, the 19th-century English philosopher of liberty.
Do you think this plan has potential to improve the health of a city or even curb obesity? Or do you think it's the government meddling into people's lives unnecessarily? Share your thoughts below.
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2012 Jolt Awards: Mobile Tools, October 30, 2012 The best mobile development tools
Finalist: RunRev LiveCode
Mobile-device developers live in a split-platform world that imposes a difficult choice: Run on just one platform, support multiple code bases, or adopt a development tool that handles the platforms for you. If they choose this last option, RunRev LiveCode, a tool with a decades-long pedigree will be of particular interest. It is a fully modern, productive way to produce mobile applications. It implements the good ideas from its HyperCard ancestor — dead-simple creation of good-looking, interlinked and animated apps — and updates them for mobile technology.
Although developers are essentially writing to one platform — LiveCode itself — it's fair to characterize the system as platform-agnostic. The IDE doesn't care if you develop on Windows, Linux, or a Mac. It's even less choosy about where you deploy; depending on the edition you buy, your app can run on iOS, Android, Windows, OS X, Linux, over the Web (there's even support for embedding logic on a server). Apps that don't make use of platform-specific services can simply be copied over, since there's no compilation step, and they will automatically adopt much of the look and feel of the target. While you must pay for a development license, deployment itself is royalty-free and requires no runtime download.
LiveCode development is a process of building cards, assembling them into stacks, and specifying their interactions with code. The tool includes a visual editor for building the UI components of each card, property editors, code editor, and an application browser for managing all the assets. Because of its simplicity, a user of any modern IDE won't confront a big learning curve here. The card/stack paradigm, visual editing tools, and support for a wide variety of media combine to make a development tool that's simple enough for non-programmers to put together applications, while providing plenty of power for dedicated hackers. LiveCode offers its own object-oriented scripting language, designed to be low-ceremony and reasonably easy for "regular humans" to use. If you need cross-platform app development, and especially if you want to empower non-programmer participation, you should seriously consider RunRev LiveCode.
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We've released new mobile services and open data (APIs) for USAJOBS and the Washington, DC-area operating status. This release is part of our efforts to carry out the Administration's Digital Government Strategy, set to transform public-facing government services in line with 21st Century expectations.
OPM Alert is the official operating status app of the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the only official OPM status app for the Washington, DC area. This free app provides a real time look at the current operating status for Federal Government offices in the Washington, DC area.
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Visit the apps store for your operating system or our OPM Alert Mobile App page.
We are also releasing a set of operating status Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that will make it easier for organizations, including federal agencies, to make full use of operating status data. For more information on this API, visit our Current Status API page. Don't know what an API is? Check out HowTo.gov.
USAJOBS.gov is the job site of the Federal government. Using our new Android app and improved iOS app, you can search and save job listings, receive updates on applications and job search agents and much more. Additionally, you can share what you find on USAJOBS on popular social networking sites or via email, all on your Android smartphone or tablet. Visit the apps store for your operating system or see our Mobile Apps page for more information.
To accompany the two USAJOBS apps, we are releasing another API. The USAJOBS API is intended to broaden the reach of USAJOBS to commercial job boards, mobile apps and social media outlets that are interested in receiving and promoting Federal job opportunities. We're providing the API in two formats to ensure the data is openly accessible. Users of the API will be able to receive up to 5,000 jobs per request. Find additional information, including detailed documentation,on the USAJOBS Job Opportunity Announcements (JOA) REST API page.
If you're a developer, we invite you to visit our Developer Center regularly. That's where we'll post information about new APIs.
Last week, we released four documents written by our Open Government Team:
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On August 29, OPM hosted the group Drupal4Gov for an event about open source technology and the Federal Digital Government Strategy. More than 100 people attended the event. They discussed how agencies can use open source applications (e.g., Drupal or WordPress) for:
Deputy Chief of Staff Justin Johnson and Chief Information Officer Matthew Perry gave an overview of OPM's work and then introduced the two keynote speakers. Gray Brooks, Senior API Strategy at the Digital Services Innovation Center, talked about the impact of the Digital Government Strategy, and Joshua Davis, founder of Mil-OSS, spoke of the Defense Department's work in making open source software secure.
After the keynotes, there were conference sessions on data and security, policy, and advanced technical topics, as well as a hands-on workshop.
The workshop was the second meeting of the Drupal4Gov Ladder community, a governmentwide group of developers who meet regularly to create open source modules and applications for free distribution to government agencies. Over 50 participants broke up into 3 groups. Beginners created their first Drupal site. Others learned more advanced techniques. Still others collaborated to create a new Drupal module: in under 3 hours, they decided on features for the module, designed it, tested it, and distributed it for other members of the open source community to use in their sites. This was the Drupal4Gov Ladder community's first successful effort in creating and distributing a shared module.
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A rescue on my own kayak trip is a reminder that in outdoor pursuits, you're always safer to trust your gut.
The journey to Marshall Beach was a two-hour paddle in choppy water toward the Pacific. We hugged the shore, avoiding the strong current.
Deserted beaches broke up five miles of tree-lined cliffs, jutting in and out from the California coast like ribbon candy. We glided by clusters of bufflehead birds, dipping their white heads into the waves in search of an afternoon snack. A great blue heron eyed us lazily from a stump. A handful of rubber-boot-wearing clammers pecked at wet rocks with shovels, hoping to find dinner in low tide. We didn't see anyone else for the rest of our kayak commute to our campsite.
It was my first trip to Point Reyes National Seashore — a wild, wind-swept peninsula, home to whales, seals and elk — and it was as remote feeling as I hoped.
Fog swept in, shrouding everything in milky, wispy white. I heard only the calls of birds and the water lapping at my paddle. We reached Marshall Beach as the fog lifted, with just enough daylight to set up our tents and get dinner cooking. This is a boat-in only area. There's no parking. We packed our food, fire logs and gear in waterproof dry bags and carried them in storage holds in our kayaks.
We savored the solitude, talking beside the campfire, catching up.
My friend Olaf and I were having a reunion. I met him when I lived in Germany; we meet up every few years to keep the friendship going. His sister, Astrid, and her friend from California, Nicole, organized the overnight kayaking trip.
We laughed at how we so far had avoided "solitude invaders" — otherwise known as visitors like us but who happen to wander into our experience — and went to sleep serenaded by a chorus of frogs under the stars. Come morning, we would rely on one of those intruders to help us.
In the morning, I strolled the shore watching the sun inch itself into the sky. It was calm. I looked forward to the leisurely paddle back to Chicken Ranch beach, where we left the car.
By the time we ate breakfast and repacked, Tomales Bay was a much different arena. The wind was blowing and the Pacific heaved in white caps. That five-mile paddle suddenly seemed much farther.
Of the four of us, Nicole was very experienced, having logged in many hours on the bay. I am an intermediate paddler and Olaf and Astrid had only kayaked once.
I was first on the water. The wind was brewing up one- and two-foot swells. I wore waterproof hat for rain which I cinched so tight it was giving me a headache, yet a gust flung it 10 feet. My boat was rocking. I aimed for shore to avoid the current, but even with the rudder down for extra balance, my boat was tough to control.
I took inventory.
My spray skirt, which I wore around my waist, blossomed out to seal around the cockpit, and would keep the cold water out. But one of the basic rules is to hit waves head on. Meet them sideways and you can easily roll over. For our route, there seemed to be no way to paddle perpendicular to the waves. It would be a sideways toss and tumble the entire trip.
I have kayaked many times before, usually on ponds, lakes and moving creeks, but I managed well enough running rapids in a whitewater course. I'm a confident paddler. This day, it felt uncomfortable. Dangerous.
"I've got a problem," I shouted to Nicole as she got close. "It's really rough. I can't control the boat well in the swells. I'm going back to the beach."
If she was disappointed, she didn't show it. We paddled back to Marshall Beach, where I traded my neoprene booties for hiking boots before she hooked my kayak to her own. She would tow it back and I would spend most the morning waiting.
My Plan B was a disappointing and long prospect. I'd wait on the beach for hours, guessing how long it would take them to paddle back. Then, I'd walk a mile uphill to a road, and wait again for my friends to arrive by car.
I plunked down in the sand and had second thoughts: I'm probably going to regret this. They are going to make it just fine and tell me how much fun it was. Then a big wave broke against the sand and I said aloud, "Forget this. This is just stupid."
Next time I looked, there were only two kayakers. The third was a bobbing head. Someone definitely went over.
I squinted to make sure. In the meantime, a man and his two kids had come and we all ran to the water's edge. The waves were big enough that we couldn't make out much.
"I sail here all the time. It's the worst I've ever seen it," he said.
I was afraid for my friends, and confident I made the right decision. I told him why I was on the beach; he nodded.
He asked me where my kayak was. Tied to one of theirs, I said, as we both saw it — my bright blue boat, getting carried away in the current to lands unknown.
Olaf was in the water — the waves were too tall and they were too far away to tell.
I could do nothing but watch as they inched closer to shore. Thankfully, the stranger graciously offered us a ride to our car. A park ranger with amazing timing also came at this point to collect trash. I ran over to him, relieved.
If the intruder and ranger had not shown up, he would have been wet, in 45-degree weather, miles from a road, with no cell phone service.
The ranger used his radio to report our man overboard, just as a call for "three kayakers in trouble, one in the water," came over the airwaves.
It wasn't us. There were two other parties with people capsized at the same time.
A Coast Guard rescue helicopter flew overhead, searching for one of them.
Thankfully, Olaf was still clinging to his kayak, doggy paddling. Nicole had his boat attached to hers, where mine used to be. Olaf was soaking wet, teeth clattering. I ran in to waist high to grab his boat as he shuffled stiff-legged ashore.
We warmed him up fast to prevent hypothermia, which can easily kill someone. Olaf changed clothes, wrapped himself in a sleeping bag and slid a neck warmer and wool hat over his head. One ranger ferried Nicole to our car and a rescue boat motored up with a surprise — my kayak, now with some big scratches from where it was slapping against the rocks.
As for the other rescues that morning, one of the men in the other paddling parties had a broken rudder and had to be rescued. A ranger boat would shadow the other kayakers across the bay, in case they capsized. There was a good chance they would. The wind was whipping at 45 mph and the white caps were getting bigger.
Olaf said Nicole made the call that it was too rough to continue, at about the same time I was having regrets for bailing on the beach. He tipped on their way back to the beach, getting caught sideways in the waves. At the very same time, the hook on the rope that was attached to my kayak broke off.
The ranger said our scenario happens two or three times a year on the peninsula: People boat to remote locations, when the weather and forecast is good. In the morning — surprise — the weather unexpectedly turns and everyone gets stranded.
We were able to rescue ourselves and walk out, but it could have been worse and illustrates what can go wrong in adventures, and how important it is to trust your gut instincts.
I was glad I had the guts to take the safe way out. It certainly wasn't the easy way. I had to accept being uncomfortable, and risk looking like a chicken, in front of everyone else.
It's not always easy to listen to your instincts, as the experts will tell you. They are the same instincts, however, that tell make your hair stand on end and scream flee when you're walking down a deserted street at night and something doesn't feel just right
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KRIST NOVOSELIC Talks Recording With DAVE GROHL Again
According to The Pulse Of Radio, former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic spoke with the Hivecast about recently collaborating again with FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, who also played drums in NIRVANA. Novoselic kept the details to a minimum, only admitting that it was for the "Sound City" documentary that Grohl is making. He explained, "You've got to ask Dave what we did though because he told me not to tell anybody. It's around the 'Sound City' documentary. I went to Pasadena to go see Ben [Shepherd] and Kim [Thayil], because they were in L.A. making a video for [SOUNDGARDEN's 'Avengers' single] 'Live To Rise'. And so like we went to this hotel room, and we were like having some beers, and like they were playing their new song and I was playing our new song. It was kind of like the old days, like, 'Wow, we haven't done this in 20 years.'"
The documentary, which Grohl is directing, is about the legendary Sound City recording studio in Los Angeles, where acts ranging from FLEETWOOD MAC to METALLICA to Tom Petty to NIRVANA recorded many classic rock albums.
Grohl purchased the studio's main mixing board after the facility closed its doors a few years back.
The film, which Grohl reportedly hopes to premiere this fall, will feature new musical collaborations between a number of different artists.
Novoselic, who has kept a relatively low profile since NIRVANA ended in 1994, contributed bass and accordion to the track "I Should Have Known" from FOO FIGHTERS' most recent album, "Wasting Light".
It was the first time that Novoselic and Grohl had recorded together in nearly 20 years.


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- £29664 - £48244 per annum
- Posted
- 23 Jul 2019
- Closing date
- 22 Aug 2019
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REESON Education is looking for a Science teacher to teach within a high-achieving all-girls school on a full time basis from September 2019. This is a full-time post teaching science at key stages 3 & 4. The school has a longstanding history of academic excellence (87% A*- C at GCSE including English & Maths) in addition to an Outstanding Ofsted report. This school has an extremely prestigious reputation and is an excellent place to work both in terms of students and staff members. The school is happy to consider both NQT's and experienced teachers. To be considered for this opportunity, or find out more, please forward a CV as soon as possible.
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This is an outstanding all-girls school based in the heart of London. The school has an academic history of excellence (87% A*- C at GCSE including English & Maths) in addition to state of the art facilities. This over-subscribed school has four applicants for ever space available and boasts a brilliant reputation within the local community. All in all this is an excellent school to work within both in terms of students and staff members.
The School was judged to be 'outstanding' by OFSTED in March 2009 and November 2005. We are proud of our ethos of continual self-improvement, which characterises every aspect of our rich and culturally diverse school. In 2012 the school was named amongst the top 100 non-selective schools, in recognition of excellent attainment and progress of our students at KS4. In March 2008 the school was designated a High Performing Specialist School and our Training School initiative was launched in September 2008, building on our passion for excellent teaching and learning as well as our commitment to our language specialism and international ethos.
Required Skills and expertise
- Be an excellent, inspiring teacher
- Have a proven track record of improvement
- Be able to creatively contribute to the development of the students and the curriculum
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REESON Education is London's Premier Recruitment Agency. Established in 2006 by experienced teachers, education professionals and recruitment specialists, we have built our business and reputation on the cores values of honesty, integrity and excellence.
We care about education and the provision of education and have established an excellent reputation with schools and teachers alike.
At REESON Education we work closely with a large network of Nurseries, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across London. Our client base provides us with an abundance of available daily supply, long term and permanent opportunities across all age groups in all areas of London.
To be considered for this opportunity, or find out more, please forward a CV as soon as possible.


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