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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Sogyal Rinpoche
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
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"What is it I hope for from this book? To inspire a quiet revolution in the whole way we look at health and care for the dying, and the whole way we look at life and care for the living."
This acclaimed spiritual masterpiece is widely regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentations of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings ever written. A manual for life and death and a magnificent source of sacred inspiration from the heart of the Tibetan tradition, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying provides a lucid and inspiring introduction to the practice of meditation, to the nature of mind, to karma and rebirth, to compassionate love and care for the dying, and to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path.
Buddhist meditation master and international teacher Sogyal Rinpoche brings together the ancient wisdom of Tibet with modern research on death and dying and the nature of the universe. With unprecedented scope, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying clarifies the majestic vision of life and death that underlies the classic sacred text The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Sogyal Rinpoche presents simple yet powerful practices from the heart of the Tibetan tradition that anyone, whatever their religion or background, can do to transform their lives, prepare for death, and help the dying.
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"A magnificent achievement. In its power to touch the heart, to awaken consciousness, [The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying] is an inestimable gift."
A newly revised and updated edition of the internationally bestselling spiritual classic, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, written by Sogyal Rinpoche, is the ultimate introduction to Tibetan Buddhist wisdom. An enlightening, inspiring, and comforting manual for life and death that the New York Times calls, "The Tibetan equivalent of [Dante's] The Divine Comedy," this is the essential work that moved Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions, to proclaim, "I have encountered no book on the interplay of life and death that is more comprehensive, practical, and wise."


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After getting out muscles nice and limber, we watched the sun set over the Korean Starbucks parking lot.
We arrived at the car wash, and i promptly pulled my vehicle into the stall, where Justin inspected the pressure washer.
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After I had rid my system of hard parking, I just stared at Justin's MKIIs - The whore of wheels - These wheels have belonged to Justin, Lucky, myself and are now back into the possession of Justin.
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Ratio of Winners to Losers Historically a Strong Indicator of Relative Performance
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In January, the S&P 500 Index declined -3.7% with 133 issues up and 366 issues down. Consistent with the results over the last 23 years, the breadth ratio of 0.4 proved favorable to hedge funds on a relative basis as the Hennessee Long/Short equity Index outperformed the S&P 500 by 280 basis points. A distinguishing factor between hedge funds and traditional equity investing in January was the ability to generate alpha with short positions and market hedges. The greater the universe of shorting opportunities, the greater the likelihood hedge funds will outperform their traditional counterparts, particularly during market downturns.
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The Barbie and the Rockers mini series is not currently streaming on any platform as of this writing 12/29/2016, however bootlegged recordings can be found on YouTube. The series lasted for two, 25 minute episodes, which were later combined into one 50 minute film.
A little Codename Sailor Earth trivia, this was the first ever tape I rented as a toddler. I was kind of an oddball however, as I didn't get into the same Barbie games as other little girls. I used to take weapons from action figures and tie them to my Barbie's hands, and make her fight other Barbies. Most of my Barbies were either diplomats, fighters or Barbies with jobs. And not those superficial jobs your kids are playing with, I mean REAL jobs like cop and firefighter. I wanted my Barbies to be tough and forward thinking.
So maybe that's why I missed out on the appeal of this film when I was little. In any case, I decided to revisit this special with fresh eyes, and I couldn't help but notice something... this is a cartanime. And kind of a historical piece for that genre.
Back in 1986 (HEY that's my birth year!) Mattel released a line of dolls called "Barbie and the Rockers" to combat Hasbro's Jem line. Jem was created specifically to appeal to girls of the 1980's and to take down Barbie. The ads made no bones about that. So this was Mattel's way of fighting back.
In 1987, Mattel inked a deal with DiC to produce a Barbie mini-series for television, with hopes of turning it into a full TV show. DiC outsourced the music to Saban, where Haim Saban and Shuki Levy created the score by updating songs made popular in the 1950's and 1960's while writing very few new lyrics themselves. Astounding that both would go on to dominate the mid to late 1990's with Sailor Moon and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers respectively, isn't it?
Well after a one-time run on syndicated stations, the two episodes were sold seperately on VHS as Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World and Barbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth, then re-cut and re-packaged as Barbie: The Movie or Barbie and the Rockers in select markets. After that, DiC and Mattel had a falling out, and DiC swore revenge on Mattel. Their first act of revenge was to take the remaining, leftover animation for the now shelved Barbie Saturday morning show, re-color a few characters and donate it to Hasbro's other, less popular girl line, Maxie's World, which was about a teenage reporter and mystery solver. The dolls looked like a younger version of Jem, but the cartoon is identical to Barbie, though with PSA's thrown in about eating disorders and smoking. This move would also strain relations on their joint production of Lady Lovely Locks and the Pixietales, which was another girl's series and doll line DiC did a series of with Mattel, and would later lead to their aggressive, anti-Barbie promotional material for Sailor Moon and Strawberry Shotcake, the latter of which would prove to be their last hurrah before folding mercifully in 2008. You just can't battle Barbie it seems.
This Barbie feature by the way was the very first Barbie "movie" of any kind. Interesting seeing as how she's been the #1 girl toy since 1959. I guess it didn't do so hot, because she wouldn't get another full movie until 2001. Italy is the only country in the world to have put it onto DVD, after the VHS went quickly out of print in 1989. Since a bulk of the music is owned by other companies and DiC was swallowed whole by Cookie Jar, which in turn got bought out by DHX, and the other half of the specials owned by Mattel with questions out of Saban, I can't imagine a bigger rights headache in trying to figure out how they "could" put this on Blu-Ray or DVD. You can try to call Mattel at 1-310-252-2000 and see if they have better information or beg for a re-release, but enough about the history, let's go to the show!
The special starts where Barbie is on tour with her 80's friends Derek, Dana, Diva, Dee Dee and her longtime boyfriend Ken. Barbie collectors remember this as one of those "I'm capturing my youth" eras of Barbiedom, where she skips out on Midge and her sister Skipper to make newer and younger friends. (This happens every decade.) Barbie sings all over the world with her band The Rockers singing pop tunes with as much 80's synth and neon lights as you can handle.
The concert tour ends and everyone decides to have dinner at a restaraunt quite litterly in the sky. Dee Dee is a bit sad at the end of the tour, so Barbie decides it's time to go to outer space........ because that's what Rockers do? Well we get a bit of a reason when Barbie gets invited to a World Peace Conference... HEY that's where Saban got the idea when they wrote off Trini, Jason and Zack on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers!! What a rip-off! Well somehow, the peace conference is going to hold a concert in the middle of outer space (DAH??) and it's up to Barbie and the Rockers to blast off and sing somewhere past Saturn. Wow. Way to go, NASA. You can't decide if the water on Mars is drinkable, but you can throw a concert between Saturn and Uranus.
So everyone blasts off for the space station, put on makeup, and then Barbie sings on the space station and tells people that today is the first day of world peace, and if you like it, then you can choose to keep it every day for as long as you like..... and um.... litterally, that's it. No war, no battles or magic crystal, just "Hey, I'm singing, so world peace!" and the world is like cool with that. Right. I can totally see that happening in real life.
Between the first and second specials, we see Barbie get back on her spaceship to sing and party with her crew - which is JUST THE BAND by the way as there are NO astronauts, scientists or flight crew up here at all - when suddenly Ken strikes a certain note, sending the ship back in time to 1959.... DAH??
The second special finds Barbie landing near Cape Canaveral, where she finds a simperingly sweet little girl named Kim and her father, who are totally fine with people popping in from the future. Like this doesn't bother them at all. So Kim takes Barbie and the Rockers out shopping, and Barbie re-names the band "The Sensations" both in keeping with the times and so that in case they make any music (which they do and quickly sell on records) they won't be confused with their future selves as The Rockers. We see the group enjoying a radical version of the 1950's where every town is mixed race, there are no Jim Crow laws, segragation, women wear pants and everyone just loves rock-pop music from the future 1980's. Very idealistic, but historically inaccurate to such a degree in which you can't decide if you should smile or cringe. It's not very clear how long they're here, but it must be for a good while as we see a montage of records go by.
Finally, Kim's father figures out that all they have to do is wait for the planets to align in a non-descript way, and have Barbie and Ken replay the song that brought them here, and the ship will *POOF* take them back to the 1980's. Right, because music = time travel.
Well Kim is sad, so Barbie gives her a picture locket as a token of their friendship. They play one last concert date, which actually sends the band back to the 1980's. As Barbie sings in the future, she finds Kim in the crowd as an adult, who now has a little daughter who looks identical to her.
The entire 50 minute special is mostly a musical montage. You never make it more than 120 seconds without Barbie breaking into song, so it feels like an endless music video. Depending on your feeling towards 1980's updates on the oldies, this will eaither have you singing along or grately annoyed.
It's a squeaky clean production, so if you're thinking of showing this video to your little ones, it is all ages, but there's not a whole lot of substance to it. The historical inaccuracies of the second half are troubling, but if you just need something girly for a child under the age of four, it may not be a deal breaker for you. It's superficial and heavy on makeup and fashion, but there's no fowl messages or underlying issues.
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Brad Paisley is thinking ahead. Way ahead. Like 18 years or so. That's why he and his wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley still go out without the kids as often as possible. "Date night is important, even if it's going to Schlotsky's," Paisley told Good Housekeeping. "A preacher once told us that after the kids leave home, if you haven't had a conversation in 18 years, it'll be pretty hard." Still, date nights might not be all that perfect because Paisley admits he doesn't do the small-talk thing. Other things that make his marriage strong: He still makes her laugh, she never holds grudges and they both take their vows much more seriously than Williams-Paisley's character on the Nashville TV series does. "When you're old-fashioned like I am, you know marriage is forever," he said. "Those vows are a promise."


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Maine has dental care shortage in 15 counties
A bill sponsored by Maine House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, would address an impending shortage of dentists and lack of dental care in the state.
The bill would establish a license for midlevel dental hygiene therapists to provide limited oral care focused on prevention.
"Many people are going to the emergency rooms because they can't get preventative care," Eves said. "Currently, we know that 55 percent of children don't have access to care, and this bill will address that shortage."
Maine has a shortage of dental care in 15 counties, resulting in high-cost emergency room visits.
Eves says Maine's dental shortage is a crisis that can't be ignored, because it has far-reaching effects for children and adults.
Eves said the bill lays out the education of a dental hygiene therapist, who would work under the supervision of a dentist, have 500 clinical hours of practice and pass exams.
"And the way I think about it is really akin to a nurse practitioner level, when you think of the medical field," Eves said. "There is the MDs and the nurse practitioner field, and this is a similar model to that."
State Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sandord, a retired dental hygienist, is a co-sponsor of the bill.
Dentist Jim Trentalange does not support the bill. He said standard of care and patient safety are at the top of the concerns he has with the bill.
"Usually, a dentist is coming out with eight to 12 years of school after high school, and that's what it takes," Trentalange said.
James Koebel, dean of the University of New England's dental school, said he hasn't taken a position on the bill but does have some concerns. He said he is worried about the education and qualifications of the dental hygiene therapist and what they would be allowed to do under the bill.
"I think in this bill, I think one of the things is simple extractions. Those of us who have done oral surgery would say there is no such thing as a simple extraction," Koebel said.
Koebel said simple dental procedures are rare, and if the goal is to reach Mainers in rural parts of the state, they often have more complex health care needs.
Koelbl said they might need doctors with advanced training.
Koelbl said in his experience, more health care professionals don't solve the problem of undertreated patients. He said often, people don't visit doctors or dentists because of lack of health care education, not because they don't have access to a doctor.
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In a historic move, the United Reformed Church (URC) has become the largest faith group in Britain to decide to host same-sex civil partnership ceremonies on its premises. The URC's General Assembly voted yesterday (7 July) to take advantage of a change in the law that means civil partnerships can be solemnised on religious premises.
The move was described as "wonderful" by Rev Adrian Bulley of City URC in Cardiff, a church that has long supported Christian blessing for same-sex partnerships.
The decision on whether to host the ceremonies will be left to each URC congregation. No church or minister will be obliged to be involved if they do not agree.
Many churches within the URC have been blessing same-sex partnerships since 2005, but these have not been recognised in law. When civil partnerships were introduced in 2005, the law prevented the inclusion of religious elements.
The situation changed - but only in England and Wales - in December 2011, when the law was ammended to allow civil partnership ceremonies to take place in religious premises. The first civil partnership ceremony in a religious building took place in May at Ullet Road Unitarian Church in Liverpool.
Christian denominations who already plan to host civil partnership ceremonies include the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches. The move has long had the support of Liberal Judaism, and the larger Movement for Reform Judaism has recently joined them. The URC are the largest group so far to add their name to the list.
The URC's General Assembly heard both sides of the argument before reaching the decision which will take effect immediately. A URC spokesperson said it was not possible to say how many of the denomination's churches will choose to register their premises for a civil partnerships, but a number have already expressed interest in doing so.
Adrian Bulley made clear that his church would be among them.
"For many years this church has been hosting services of blessing for those who have entered a civil partnership," he explained. "How sad that these couples have had to go through two ceremonies to enable their union to be blessed by God in the context of prayer and worship".
He added, "How wonderful that General Assembly has now opened the door and enabled those local churches that wish to do so, to register their premises in order that same-sex couples may have a single ceremony – both religious and legal – to mark their commitment to each other".
Kirsty Thorpe, a former Moderator of the URC, said that the resolution would help those congregations who are on a "journey" towards greater support and acceptance of same-sex couples. But she acknowledged that not everyone in the Church would be happy with the decision.
She said, "There are other congregations in the United Reformed Church for whom the possible recognition in church of same-sex relationships would be a total contradiction of their theological understanding and identity. I hope and pray that we can continue to respect one another's diversity on this matter, as we do in positive ways for other issues in our denominational life where we don't all share the same views."
The URC's decision was warmly welcomed today by the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, one of the first Christian groups in the UK to bless same-sex partnerships.
Derek McAuley, Chief Officer of the Unitarians, described the move as "another step forward towards full inclusion of LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] people within the churches. This goes a long way to breaking down barriers between people of faith and the LGBT community."
But he warned that there could be trouble ahead. Faith groups in some areas have found that local authorities are charging widely varying rates to register religious premises for civil partnerships. The cost has proved prohibitively expensive for some. In June, a same-sex Quaker couple in Birmingham were prevented from registering a civil partnership at Bournville Friends' Meeting House because it would have cost the Meeting thousands of pounds.
Derek McAuley said that he hoped the URC would join Unitarians, Quakers, Liberal Jews and Reform Jews in helping to "strengthen the pressure to ensure these concerns are addressed".
The United Reformed Church was formed in 1972 by a merger of the Presbyterian Church of England with most of the churches in the Congregational Union of England and Wales. They were later joined by other groups within the Reformed Protestant tradition.
The URC has about 60,000 members in 1,529 congregations.


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Part time Faculty Pool - Sign Language Interpretation Program (SLIP
Portland Community College
in Portland, Oregon
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Faculty-Liberal Arts-Other Liberal Arts
$55.41 - USD Per Hour
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Open until filled
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Part time Faculty Pool - Sign Language Interpretation Program (SLIP)
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2013/2014 Hourly Rates: Lecture: $55.41; Lab: $41.00; Lecture/Lab: $44.61
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These are Open and Continuous Pool Positions
Job Summary
This posting represents anticipated ongoing part time instructor openings in the Sign Language Interpretation Program (SLIP).
Your application may be considered for substitute assignments as well as full class assignments.
All newly hired part-time faculty will be placed on Step 1.
Full term pay rate may vary by course. Actual term pay is based on the course catalog contact hours multiplied by the appropriate hourly rate.
For general information on qualifications needed to teach at PCC, copy/paste this link into your browser: http://www.pcc.edu/edserv/acadpol/acad25.htm
These positions are included in the bargaining agreement between Portland Community College and the Portland Community College Faculty Federation Employees. Employment in these positions will require, as a condition of employment, payment of monthly union dues or a monthly fair share fee in lieu of dues through automatic payroll deduction.
Portland Community College will hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States. All new employees will be required to complete the designated Immigration Service Employers Verification I-9 form.
-Instruct students, using approved course outcome guides developed by college-wide subject area Faculty.
-Assess and grade student achievement of learning outcomes.
-Use student feedback to improve teaching.
-Be available for a reasonable amount of student contact to respond to questions and to resolve problems related to the course through time spent before or after class or through telephone or e-mail exchanges or office hours where facilities and schedules permit.
-Attend one staff meeting per term as directed by the College and when notified by the Division Dean.
-Provide additional hours of course-related student conferences or tutoring over and above classroom instruction when courses are designated as requiring such.
Minimum Qualifications
Qualifications for Faculty with Specialized Teaching Assignments:
(Practicum courses such as ITP 180, 279, 281, 283, 284 and 285 require):
* AAS or BA in Sign Language Interpretation, Interpreter Education, Intercultural Relations, Deaf Education, Linguistics or related field and
* RID Certification and
* 3 years professional interpreting experience, and background in mentoring new interpreters.
Other courses including language, theory and interpreting courses require:
* AAS or BA in sign language interpretation, Interpreter Education, Intercultural Relations, Deaf Education, Linguistics or related field and
* RID Certification or ASLTA Certification and
* 3 years professional interpreting experience and
* A minimum of 3 years experience teaching for-credit ASL classes or recent experience directly related to the content of the course to be taught, e.g. interpreting in K-12 education for ITP 261 and 275.
*Instructors shall have earned required academic credential at a regionally accredited institution.
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To be considered as a candidate, all of the following materials must be submitted:
1) Online application (please complete all sections of the application)
2) Current and complete resume of education and professional experience (Attach document)
3) Unofficial transcripts (Attach document)
*A copy of an academic transcript from an accredited institution of higher education must accompany all applications for part time faculty positions.
The type of degree and date degree awarded must appear on the transcript.
- All transcripts from institutions outside of the U.S. are required to include an evaluation by a U.S. credential evaluation agency (copy and paste the link http://www.pcc.edu/hr/employment/faculty-information.html into another browser window for specific instructions).
Upon hire you will be required to provide official copies of transcripts for any degrees required for the position.
Applicants selected for hire will be required to pass a criminal background check as a condition of employment.
Incomplete application packets may not be considered.
As an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity institution, PCC is actively seeking qualified minorities, women, veterans, disabled veterans and individuals with disabilities to enhance its work force and to reflect the diversity of its student body. Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and selection process. Please notify Human Resources at least three (3) working days prior to the date of need.
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Mexico's version of La Cosa Nostra spreads like a virus
By Jim Kouri
The Castorena Family Organization is a large-scale criminal organization with more than 100 key members who oversee cells of 10 to 20 individuals in cities across the United States, according to public court documents filed by the US government in Colorado and in other judicial districts around the country.
Several of the senior leaders of the organization are believed to be based in Mexico, although they enter the US occasionally to oversee the operations of lieutenants of the crime family.
The organization is alleged to be involved in the manufacture and distribution of high-quality counterfeit identity documents, including social security cards, birth certificates, marriage certificates, US and Mexican driver licenses, Matricula Consular ID cards, resident alien cards, work authorization documents, proof of vehicle insurance cards, temporary vehicle registration documents, and utility bills (many states require driver license applicants to show utility bills as proof of residence).
Court documents also indicate that the CFO started out in Los Angeles in the late 1980s, primarily manufacturing and selling counterfeit alien registration and social security cards. The organization soon expanded its counterfeit document operations to other cities across the United States, including New York City, Chicago, Las Vegas, Denver, Atlanta, Albuquerque, and other cities.
Over the past decade, the CFO has been managed by six Castorena-Ibarra siblings: Pedro, Alfonso, Jose, Maria, Francisco Javier, and Raquel. During the last several years, three of these siblings, Pedro, Maria and Francisco Javier, have maintained direct involvement in the counterfeiting operations of the CFO in Denver and elsewhere. In recent years, several of these siblings have been arrested and prosecuted in the United States. Others have fled to Mexico to avoid US prosecution.
The CFO has been the target of federal investigations in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Denver, Lincoln, NE, and Des Moines, IA.
For example, Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations of the CFO in Los Angeles in the late 1990s resulted in the seizure of millions of counterfeit documents with an estimated street value of $20 million.
The documents were linked to more than 400 investigations and seizures in more than 50 cities in 33 states. The American Express Corporation attributed more than $2 million in losses to counterfeit identification documents that were traced to the CFO just in Los Angeles.
In Denver, ICE investigations into the CFO have resulted in the criminal prosecution of more than 50 individuals. Dozens of additional members of the CFO in Denver have been arrested and deported to Mexico, Colombia, and El Salvador. ICE agents in Denver have also been responsible for the seizure of at least 20 computerized laboratories affiliated with the CFO and used to manufacture high-quality counterfeit identity documents. Agents have also seized 21 computers, 21 silk screen printing templates used to produce counterfeit documents, and nine handguns.
Court documents indicate that CFO cells in various US cities are exceptionally well organized. CFO cell leaders typically keep schedules with the names of each counterfeit document vendor and the times they are to report to a designated area to sell fake documents. The local cell leaders also record the number and type of false documents sold by vendors during their "shifts," as well the funds collected for each transaction.
The vendors are allowed to keep a portion of the proceeds, with the remainder passed to the local cell leader. Cell leaders, in turn, pass on a portion of the proceeds to the senior leaders of the CFO. Senior CFO leaders charge a "rent" or "franchise" fee of as much as $15,000 per month for cell leaders to operate in a particular US city. These funds and other proceeds of counterfeit document sales are funneled to Mexico and other locations for those overseeing the CFO.
The organization moves its funds through three primary methods. Often, funds are wire transferred via money transmitter businesses. In other cases, bulk cash and checks are moved through express parcel services. In addition, the organization often employs couriers who physically transport US currency across US borders and between US cities.
Sources: US Department of Justice, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Denver, CO Police Department, National Association of Chiefs of Police
Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and he's a staff writer for the New Media Alliance. Kouri also serves as political advisor for Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Michael Moriarty. He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university and director of security for several major organizations. He's also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country. Kouri writes for many police and security magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and others. He's a news writer for TheConservativeVoice.Com and PHXnews.com. He's also a columnist for AmericanDaily.Com, MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he's syndicated by AXcessNews.Com. He's appeared as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc. His book Assume The Position is available at Amazon.Com. Kouri's own website is located at http://jimkouri.us


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In The Great Good Thing, Andrew Klavan shared his life story and how he grew up to be Jewish. He didn't really believe in Christ. Throughout the book, he walks readers through how he came to discover Christ and how he built a relationship with Him. Andrew Klavan grew up in the luxurious suburbs, Great Neck of Long Island. His parents taught him that he was supposed to dislike the town and not to be a part of it. His father was a DJ in New York. He would treat Andrew different from his three brothers. His father would ridicule him, hit him, and he believed that his father was always against him. His brothers even noticed that he would be treated differently. When he was caught reading the New Testament part of the Bible, his father freaked out and was very angry and he told him that he would be disowned from the family.
From a young age, Andrew was always a dreamer and he would craft stories to help him deal with his life. His father would constantly give him advice and introduce him to people who would purposely misguide him. He would try and sabotage when Andrew was typing up a story and he hated the idea of Andrew writing a story. Andrew eventually wrote a couple of famous novels, "True Crime", "Don't Say a Word", "Empire of Lies", "The Homelanders Series", and "The Mindwar Trilogy".
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Tilda Swinton injects her own brand of otherworldly-cool into Jim Jarmusch's latest movie "Only Lovers Left Alive," an unusual comedy that puts a spin on the age-old vampire genre.
The film, the last English-language entry competing for the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, sees Swinton play Eve, a grungy but erudite vampire — who's married to a forlorn vampire musician, Adam, played by Tom Hiddlestone. Several-hundred-year-old Adam — of Biblical fame — has been living quite happily ever since being expelled from the Garden of Eden.
That is, until the 21st century came along with its excesses and greed and pushed him into a full-flung existential crisis. He cracks, and orders a wooden bullet to kill himself. With such a wacky plot, it's no surprise the film nearly didn't get made. It took seven years to find a backer — which Jarmusch blames on the fact producers won't take creative risks anymore.
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"I wanted to make a vampire love-story...The reason it took so long was that no one wanted to give us the money. It's getting more and more and more difficult for films that are maybe a little unusual or not predictable or not satisfying the expectations of everybody — which is the beauty of cinema, discovering new films of all forms."
He added: "But look, now we're here at Cannes."
Lovers of independent cinema and vampire fans should certainly be pleased the film saw the light of day, or perhaps, night. It quirkily spruces up vampire lore. Adam and Eve are not about blood-sucking and murder — but refined lovers of literature, science, music and learning in general. When Eve's estranged sister "drinks Ian," a friend, to death, Eve tells her off saying that in the 21st century people just won't understand such barbarity. (The verb "drink," instead of "blood-sucking," was one of the many moments that provoked raucous laughter from spectators.) It's not like they can just dump the bodies in the Thames with the tuberculosis sufferers like in old times, she says. Now, in the 21st century, they get their blood from the blood-transfusion section of a hospital. Alongside this, John Hurt plays a vampire Christopher Marlowe, who's still bitter that Shakespeare became more famous.
Swinton said the film provided a unique opportunity to reinvent the vampire genre.
"There's a feeling of beautiful luxury about approaching this kind of portrait, because you can come with a Martian's-eye view... We were able to create our own lexicon," she said. Here the vampires elegantly cover their mouths; and have a strange ritual with gloves that goes unexplained.
At heart, the film is the love story between Adam and Eve, who try to rekindle their love despite living in different places, he in Detroit and she in Tangiers. It is as touching as it is odd.
"We knew we needed to show a long ... that was so evolved that what they actually say to each other is the tip of the iceberg of a conversation they've been having for 500 years. That was very interesting. We wanted to show a couple who are trying to stay together. Trying to live obviously but also trying to live together." At one comic moment, Eve looks at a grainy photo where they're both dressed in 19th century clothing. "Our third wedding," she sighs.
The love story between immortal beings also raised philosophical questions for the leading man Hiddlestone, who said playing Adam was a "fascinating prospect" — a chance of breaking away from the more conventional superhero roles, such villain Loki in 2011's Marvel Studios film Thor, for which he is the most famous.
"The idea of exploring love in the context of immortality — is (it) a blessing because it recurs, and what does that do to your commitments?" he said.
When news originally got out that Jarmusch, the director of 1999's dark samurai film "Ghostdog," which was also nominated for the Palme d'Or, was going to do a love film on vampires, left many unconvinced. But Swinton was not one of them and backed the project from the start.
"I was never surprised," she said. "I felt like saying (Jim) you've been making vampire films for years."


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Peyton Manning is not back: On the third play of the game, before ass hit seat, Peyton Manning threw an interception that was returned all the way to the Bronco's one-yard line. Three plays later Michael Turner was in the endzone.
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text: Many of the National Year of Reading themes have been focused on the positives of human life: exploration, adventure, inspiration and joy. But there is something also to be said of those times when we feel down and the lessons we learn when challenges and trials are stacked up against us. For this reason, November's theme is cry, recommending novels that feature sad endings, bittersweet resolutions, challenging themes, and more. We've compiled a few below, but why not suggest some of your own favourites in the comment box at the end of this post? We'd love to hear about them.


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VANCOUVER — Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash will likely take the same type of executive director role with Canada Basketball that Wayne Gretzky assumed with Hockey Canada in the lead-up to the 2002 Olympics.
Wayne Parrish, Canada Basketball's president and CEO, said Tuesday that he's had conversations with the Victoria-raised Nash, the Phoenix Suns star who is still playing at a high level at age 38, about being an "overseer or executive director" for the national senior men's team as it points toward the 2016 and 2020 Olympics.
"I very much hope that there'll be a day, somewhere down the road, where we'll be able to tap Steve on the shoulder and he'll be at a time in his life and his career where it makes sense for him," said Parrish.
Canada has failed to qualify for the last three Olympics, but a new wave of homegrown young talent, led by 2011 first-round NBA draft picks Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph, is creating a high degree of optimism about Canada's prospects for not only qualifying for Olympics beyond London but being medal contenders.
"(Nash's involvement) would be a tremendous thing for the sport in Canada, a tremendous thing for our success internationally as we count down to Rio in 2016 and 2020," said Parrish. "I feel pretty good thinking Steve will in some way be part of the mix as we move forward."
Parrish said Nash, who played for the national team for a few years in his 20s, including at the 2000 Olympics, "very much has Canada tattooed across his chest" and is interested in returning to the program.
"I can't say when it will be … (but) I believe that will happen."
A report out of Toronto on Monday suggested an announcement on Nash's role could come as early as next month. The same report also said that Jay Triano, a onetime coach with the national team and the NBA's Toronto Raptors, will return as coach.
Triano and Nash, strong supporters of each other, and seven other people are currently part of what Canada Basketball calls its council of excellence.
Parrish said he'd love to have Triano, who is under contract with USA Basketball as an assistant coach through the London Olympics in August, "aligned more directly in the program than he is now."
But he noted that there is no urgency to hire a head coach given that there is no FIBA competition for the senior men's team until world championship qualifying in the summer of 2013.
"We would love to have somebody in place by early 2013. If we can do it sooner, then we will."
He said the federation is currently doing a thorough review of its structure and funding model. While Canada Basketball has two major sponsors in Bell and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Parrish said the budgets for many of the senior men's teams going to the London Olympics this summer are larger than the combined yearly budgets for all eight of the federation's teams.
Additional sponsors will only come on board, he said, if there is sustained success, something he believes will happen with the "trajectory and development of our young guys."
Parrish said the federation is considering creating one or more full-time positions. Former coach Leo Rautins, who resigned last September after Canada bombed out of the FIBA Americas Olympic qualifying tournament, had a "day job" as a broadcaster, while former managing director Maurizio Gherardini also worked for the Raptors.
"But it's not just about a head coach. We need to create an atmosphere and environment and culture in which that head coach and players can be successful."
Parrish said one of the interesting things that has happened over the last few months is the interest shown in Canada Basketball from people in the U.S. and overseas.
"People who have reached out to us. That's a function of the calibre of athletes that we have in the pipeline right now. People are looking at the crop of young talent in the NBA and what's coming up through the college ranks and going 'Oh my God, there's a real opportunity there.' "
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Rock Face
But you may wish to start with a very different objective—changing what you see to match a mental impression. That's what I did here with a sketch of a rock formation drawn while sitting high on a cliff at Mohonk Preserve in New York.
What struck me about the formation was that it looked like an old man's craggy face. In this case, I wasn't interested in a literal interpretation. I wanted to exaggerate the forms just a bit to make my idea come across. Note the changes:
1. Make face area larger, forehead area smaller.
2. Bring out chin.
3. Downplay peripheral areas of the scene and focus the strongest accents on eyes, nose and mouth.
4. Emphasize the the brow wrinkles and the creases on the bottom lip.
You could do the same idea with craggy roots or robot-like mechanical forms.
7 comments:
- jeff jordan said...
I just read this quote of British painter E. J. Poynter in a book I just got about J. W. Waterhouse--seems to fit. "The highest art is that which gives form to the imagination of the artist, not that which records impressions received immediately from Nature herself."
Altho it couldn't hurt to have a little of both......
- August 19, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- Nixotron said...
It reminds me of the rock biter character from The Never Ending Story.
- August 19, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- Erika Lee @ A Tiny Rocket said...
It totally looks like a rock biter! :) It's all interesting how familiar things come out of natural elements. Like a person's face out of the rocks.
- August 19, 2010 at 1:15 PM
- Peggasus said...
A few years ago we visited Seven Falls near Colorado Springs. The drive into the park has a map and at least a dozen 'rock faces' for people to identify, things like 'The Mouse ' The Squirrel,' 'George Washington' and the like. We all enjoyed finding them!
- August 19, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Mary Bullock said...
Reminds me of the "Old Man in the Mountain" of New Hampshire that fell off several years back.
- August 19, 2010 at 8:36 PM
- Don Cox said...
The new issue of "ImagineFX" arrived yesterday with a nice A2 size poster advertising "Light and Color".
- August 20, 2010 at 5:24 AM
- tiffannysketchbook said...
you have such nice handwriting :D
- August 20, 2010 at 12:15 PM


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Toward a technology for assessing basic early literacy skills
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Update: Congrats to Podunkpretties!
You are the winner!
All of the desserts sound delicious.
This fabric line is gorgeous!!
My most and all the time loved desert is still mouse au chocolat!!
Ris a la mande during Christmas
They look great! I love sticky toffee pudding with custard.... yummy!
Love this line! My most scrumotious dessert is my mousse au chocolat, love it!
Such a pretty line.
I love a cup of custard. Pretty plain but I love it.
I make a scrumptious blueberry cake with lemon drizzle!ReplyDelete
My very favorite is the Bavarian Chocolate Torte made from the recipe in the 70's versions of the Betty Crockers cookbook. Many layers of light, textured creamy, fluffy chocolate cake goodness! Mmmmm.ReplyDelete
Scrumptious fabric indeed!!
I love raspberry pavlova!
chocolate mousse is my absolute favourite :-)ReplyDelete
Caramel pudding! Yum!!:DReplyDelete
We do cheap & easy desserts around here - - scrumptious sounds so fancy. :) I think our most scrumptious is Oreo Pie.ReplyDelete
The most scrumptious dessert around here is turtle pie.ReplyDelete
The most scrumptious dessert is anything chocolate. I love it all. Just don't try to pass off fruit as dessert. That doesn't work in my book. Thanks so much for the chance to win this Scrumptious fabric. Love it.ReplyDelete
I love the green print of scrumptious! Favorite dessert....Slipped coconut custard pie (where you add the pie at the last minute to the crust, so it is not that soggy) and Black raspberry cobbler!ReplyDelete
Pavlova with whipped cream and strawberries! Scrumptious!!!ReplyDelete
I make something called Mocha Bavarian Pie. It's got a crust of chopped vanilla wafers and pecans, and a silky chocolate filling with a hint of coffee. Top it with whipped cream and it's Scrumptious!ReplyDelete
Sliced strawberries with toasted slivered almonds and brownie "croutons" (store bought brownies diced) mix it all together and serve as is or with a bit of whipped cream.
My scrumptious dessert is brandy snaps filled with freshly whipped cream MMMmmm :) Barb.ReplyDelete
Pecan pie with whipped cream - delish! Thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
We like the old favorites, Peach Cobbler with ice cream.ReplyDelete
I make Chocolate Caramel Bars they are awesome!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Tiramisu for me!!!! Its an italian dessert! Made with biscuits, cream, coffee, mascarpone cheese and Cointreau. Yummy!!!ReplyDelete
What a great fabric line! My favorite is Chocolate Cheesecake.ReplyDelete
Scrumptious is a yummy line!! My favorite treat is anything with chocolate... I'm easy like that ;-)ReplyDelete
My favorite dessert is Chocolate Mousse. It's Scrumptious!ReplyDelete
The most scrumptious dessert that I make is a good old fashioned blackberry cobbler.ReplyDelete
I love Scrumptious! My favorite is my homemade cheesecake.ReplyDelete
My favorite scrumptious dessert is tiramisu, if it's made properly!ReplyDelete
Scrumptious! I had the most wonderful brownies last week called Bayou Brownies!ReplyDelete
It's so yummy :-) My favorite dessert is Billionare Bars! Short bread, cookie dough, salted caramel sauce, and chocolate all in one bar.......Mmmmmm!!!!ReplyDelete
I'm always changing up the desserts that I like to make. This summer, I made this blueberry lemon refrigerator pie and it was awesome! (and I don't even really care for blueberries). I took it to a 4th of July party and we all loved it so much that I then made another the following weekend for visitors we were having at our house.ReplyDelete
Frozen Elvis Bars! Best thing is they are vegan and gluten free and yummy!ReplyDelete
Tiramisu is my absolute faveReplyDelete
My son says my most scrumptious dessert is his favorite banana bars. Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
Scrumptious? Hmmmmm. We make a three layer cake of cookie dough on the bottom, then a layer of oreas (crushed or otherwise), and then a layer of brownie batter.
You can top it with chocolate chips, fudge sauce, raspberries....oh my!
Thanks for the chance to win this eye candy and hope your retreat sees you laughing and having a ton of fun!
The favorite at our house is Butterscotch Pie.ReplyDelete
Chocolate Mousse Cake although my cheesecake won over my boyfriends tummy :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful fabric - I would love to win. Hmm...... desserts are my weakness, it's best if I stay away from them. But, how about a peanut butter and chocolate cheesecake? Or Tiramisu?ReplyDelete
Oooo very scrumptious fabric!!! Lemon drizzle cake is also scrumptious!!!ReplyDelete
I love making impossible pie!! Not only is it scrumptious! But so easy!
I love making dessert. My last scrumptious dessert was a strawberry jello pretzel salad (yeah, I don't know who named it salad.)ReplyDelete
My fav desert is between strawberry cheesecake and banana pudding! Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
I really love this fabric. My favorite scrumptious dessert is a three layer coconut cake. Thank you for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
I am fickle when it comes to desert, how about a scrumptious layer cake, no seriously any concoction that has meringue, ganache and fresh fruit with maybe a scattering of toasted flaked almonds, no matter what it is called, is my downfall. I make meringue discs, layer them with dark chocolate ganache and put a different fruit in each layer, peaches, raspberries and blueberries are good.ReplyDelete
Tiramisu is my favorite! Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
I can make a coconut cake to die for!ReplyDelete
I love my grandmother's banana pudding ~ yum! Rcoyle at olemiss dot eduReplyDelete
Love that fabric! My most scrumptious dessert is the ice cream sandwich cake. It is simple, easy and yummy!ReplyDelete
My most scrumptious dessert is panna cotta with fresh berries.ReplyDelete
This year our peach tree was completely overloaded, so my husband and I asked around for peach recipes and my mom gave us an Amish peach cobbler recipe that was out of this world scrumptious, we will definitely be making that one a lot!! Thank you for the chance to win this amazing charm pack :)ReplyDelete
This fabric looks so yummy! I am on a kick right now of making blackberry jello salad (pretzel crust, cream cheese layer, jello and blackberry layer). Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
I love carmelitas!!ReplyDelete
Ice cream's too easy, right? But it is scrumptious! I also love making "vla" or a quick tiramisu... <3
Pff, I just cannot pick between desserts, they're all good as long as there is one. ;)
thank you for this chance in your giveaway. I can't get enough cheese cake; of any kindReplyDelete
This summer I have eaten more strawberries and whipped cream than any one person should. Lol! That has been such a favorite family dessert this summer.ReplyDelete
Caramel bars. Yummy, gooey, chocolate brownies with chocolate chips and caramel in the middle. Yumm!
Love it! I am a dessert girl, and right now I have been loving brownies!! Serve it warm with a scop o vanilla ice creamReplyDelete
Chocolate Eclair pie! Can't leave it alone.ReplyDelete
Well, just about anything with chocolate but my daughter's grasshopper pie is particularly scrumptious.ReplyDelete
My husband's Gravenstein Apple Pie. Mmmm!ReplyDelete
I love, maybe a little too much,hot fudge cake babscorbitt@ gmail dot comReplyDelete
Last night I had a dinner party and we had vanilla pudding (not instant and extra egg yolks) topped with homemade plum raspberry syrup and fresh whip cream. It was such a hit.ReplyDelete
I have a recipe for a chocolate eclair dessert that is to die for. Have a great day.ReplyDelete
One of my very favs is the Texas Sheet Cake you pinned recently -- my mom has made that for as long as I can remember.
I can't wait to see the pics from Craft Taffy -- Take Lots!
"Better Than Robert Redford" dessert is the BEST! Although for this generation maybe it should be "Better Than Channing Tatum" I love the Scrumptious line--mostly because "scrumptious" is such a fun word to say!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for a pretty giveaway. My favourite is Bread and Butter Pudding, a very traditional English pudding. You butter white bread VERY thickly with unsalted butter, cover one slice with dried currants and raisins,then top with another slice. Cut the sandwiches into triangles and put into a deep dish. Cover completely with a mixture of eggs, sugar and double cream. Bake until golden but still a little wobbly.
I love anything chocolate with whip cream, but the only desert that flies off the plate are plain old chocolate chip cookies. Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
THOSE! mint brownies! Have a good time next week! Is Nicol going? Can't wait to hear about it all! Will you be attending quilt group at Nancy's?ReplyDelete
I love, love, love red velvet cheesecake! Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Cheesecake is always to die for, but if you haven't tried raspberry pretzel dessert, you are missing out!ReplyDelete
Warm brownies with dulce de leche ice cream :)
My family would tell you that I make the best frosting anywhere, so my most scrumptious desserts are anything with frosting! Cakes, cupcakes, cookies... simple but delish!
lemon pudding still warm over angel food cake and during the holidays I love making divinity.
Thank you for the chance at your giveaway.
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Lorna Doone dessert!! It's like heaven!!
Thank you for a chance at your giveaway!!
I still dream about the from-scratch lemon meringue I made years ago. It was the best I've ever had.ReplyDelete
I'm feeling a little sad that I won't be at the retreat this year, I hope that you all have a wonderful time! And I can't wait to see pictures:) For scrumptious desserts, I'm a lover of German Chocolate cake, but lately I've been craving anything baked with pumpkin- must be the time of year! Thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance to win! My most scrumptious dessert is Peach Cobbler with Vanilla Ice Cream.ReplyDelete
The most scrumptious dessert I ever had was Key Lime Pie in Florida. Have a great retreat!ReplyDelete
My most scrumptious dessert is S'More Cheesecake. Yum! Good luck with your retreat. Sounds like fun.ReplyDelete
Just last night I made Creamy Rice Pudding. I haven't made it since I've been married. Something my mother used to always make. Brought back memories.ReplyDelete
My niece made a delicious Coconut cake that has become MY all time most scrumptious dessert. A definite 5 star dessert :-)ReplyDelete
My most scrumptious dessert is a chocolate layer pudding. The family keeps repeatedly asks for it after 20 years of making it!ReplyDelete
I am feeling slightly deprived right now and when I tried to figure out which is the best the list just went on and on there it is. Kathy is not eating dessert right now and they all sound delicious. thanks, kathyReplyDelete
I don't really have a scrumptious dessert but I make a layered dessert with pudding and oreos and whipped cream and it's always a big hit!ReplyDelete
Ohhhh Scrumptious is the perfect name for this! I LOVE the colors in this line! Let's see...it's not very fancy, but my most scrumptious dessert is my coconut cream pie. It's always a hit and it's YUMMYSCRUMPDILLYISOUS! :) Thank you for the chance. :)
My most favourite line of Bonnie and Camille - with the perfect name!
My Bavarian Apple Torte is probably among the most scrumptious desserts I've ever made. Apple season is upon us... might have to whip one of these up!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Lemon cake. OMG, can't get enough.ReplyDelete
I make really good brownies & chocalate chip cookies. My sewing is def more creative than my baking LOL! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Those are great fabrics. My favorite dessert is a raspberry ribbon pie. Soooo good.ReplyDelete
My most scrumptious desert is a really simple to make key lime pie - tart - sweet - love it. Can't wait to see you again!ReplyDelete
I was looking at a baked dohnut recipe for today...ReplyDelete
Have you tried Malva pudding? Yummy!ReplyDelete
My own homemade Chocolate Cake with brown sugar icing.ReplyDelete
Now that it's fall, I like to make my killer pumpkin bread pudding. Instead of plain old bread, I use gingerbread. It's lovely!ReplyDelete
Cherry cheesecake yum!!
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My family loves my cheesecake, simple yet so so tasty. Thanks for the chanceReplyDelete
I've not made it in a while but my dad always loved my german chocolate pound cake....what's not to love!!!ReplyDelete
My family adores my pumpkin cheesecake that I make for Thanksgiving.ReplyDelete
My most scrumptious dessert is my sour cream pumpkin pie, sooo good. Love these new fabrics by Bonnie and Camille. I'm still hoarding my Bliss collection.ReplyDelete
I love that green! My favorite dessert is white cake with chocolate frosting. Yummm!!ReplyDelete
Strawberry shortcake in the summer and pecan pie in the fall!ReplyDelete
My most favorite scrumptious dessert is just about anything chocolate. Just found a recipe for a chocolate caramel brownie made in a cast iron skillet. Can't wait to try that one.ReplyDelete
Like most women, I heart chocolate! My favorite dessert to make is chocolate chip chocolate cake that my grandma served whenever we'd visit. It's so easy to make and is gone in a heartbeat :)ReplyDelete
Homemade carrot cake is my favorite dessert.ReplyDelete
I sit here popping dark chocolate M&M's as I read. I'm a chocolate girl myself and love a good cake but I'll try most anything.ReplyDelete
Hands down, chocolate mousseReplyDelete
The last dessert I had was strawberry shortcake that my sister made. The berries were from her garden.ReplyDelete
I'd pick my daughter's Turtle Cheesecake! Yummy!ReplyDelete
Mmmmm, who could not love their fabric! I cannot wait to hear all about your retreat!ReplyDelete
A local favorite, September 7th cake: chocolate cake filled with chocolate whipped cream.ReplyDelete
How about a scrumptious Pumpkin Caramel Swirl cheesecake just in time for fall?
Love the greens and reds in those fabrics.
Most scrumptious dessert? That would be chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. (I use the Smitten Kitchen recipe)ReplyDelete
Caramel Apple Cheesecake! So yummy!ReplyDelete
love icecream thanksReplyDelete
I love chocolate bundt cake filled with cream cheese filling, it's like a giant oreo mmmmmm!ReplyDelete
I have a recipe for a Peach Pie filling cake with cool whip on top. Sooooooo good! Cool and refreshing since you keep it in the fridge. Takes a yellow cake mix, 1 cup sour cream, 2 eggs and a can of peach pie filling. Fold it all together gently and bake at 350 until a toothpick poked in the center comes out clean. About 25 minutes. P.S. Do not make the cake using the directions onthe box, you only add what I listed here!ReplyDelete
My most scrumptious dessert is Mom's baked fruit pies - so American, and so tasty :-)ReplyDelete
My most scruptious desert is my sons favorite ....Not anyone elses but his....A pastacio pudding mix, 3/4 pack mini marshmallows 1 small bowl cool whip 1 cup milk and 1 of the large sized cans of crushed pineapple. you dump it all together stir it up really good cover leave in fridge over night and is ready the next day. Simple...easy peazy...he loves it. The household favorite is the Oreo CheesecakeReplyDelete
We make a pineapple cheesecake that is THE most scrumptious dessert in the world!ReplyDelete
BEAT: 1 1/2 c sugar
1/2 c butter
1 t vanilla
6 ounces block-style cream cheese
ADD: 2 large eggs
SIFT+ADD: 1 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
2 t cinnamon
3 c chopped apple
Cooking spray for bundt pan
Bake 350° for 1 hour and 15 min.
Cool the cake completely.Enjoy.
Our favorite desert is Lemon Buttermilk pie. The charm pack looks more scrumptious to me, though.ReplyDelete
Corrie my favorite dessert is the Hersey cake from j Alexander's. it's an omg moment!ReplyDelete
I make heirloom and decorated cakes and cookies for people but my #1 all time favorite request is Red Velvet Cake. I know I know not everybody likes Red Velvet, but if you tried mine you might just be a convert!ReplyDelete
peanut butter cheesecake or pumpkin pie cheese cake with a pecan topping.ReplyDelete
My favorite dessert is apple pie with ice cream. It is kinda boring but never disappoints.ReplyDelete
At Easter, I bake a coconut Cake that is "Scrumptous!" Have to have lots of family and friends around to eat it or I eat the entire cake:) Have fun on your retreat!ReplyDelete
My best dessert is Blueberry Belle Crunch, basically a blueberry cobbler with a very thick layer of crumble on top. My goodness it is delicious, especially with vanilla ice cream!ReplyDelete
My favorite dessert is Bakers Square's fresh strawberry. Lucky it's only available in the summer!ReplyDelete
Scrumptious is yummy looking! Orange...well, I'd go for the green most likely. Talking scrumptious desserts...I have several but since it's peach time and I just got a lug of Colorado peaches from Youth for Christ... I make an old-fashioned shortcake recipe with real butter and half-n-half. Then you take sugared peaches and ladle spoonfuls over the warm shortcake and top it off with whipped cream or ice cream (Both if you want!). Heavenly and as good if not better than strawberry shortcake.ReplyDelete
My favorite has to be Lemon meringue pie. MmmmmmReplyDelete
Fudgy brownies with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge topping. Yum!ReplyDelete
Triple berry trifle:
Mine is a home made apple pie! yum!ReplyDelete
I gotta go with a good old brownie sundae: brownie, ice cream, hot fudge, nuts, an whipped cream. Mmmmm....ReplyDelete
I make a killer apple pie!!ReplyDelete
I like Chocolate Fudge Cake with a glass of milk.. I love this collection...Thank you for sharing..ReplyDelete
My sister makes the best Lemon Meringue pie! I love it!
hulseybg at gmail dot com
I was given this receipe by a nurse: bottom layer nuts, flour and butter. Mix in a dish and bake. Let cool then add a combo of powdered sugar and cool whip, spread on this first layer. Mix up two packages of pudding with milk and spread over cool whip, add another container of cool whip, grate a candy bar over the cool whip and add some red cherries. What did she call it? Why Sex In a Pan. Because the nurses would ooh and aah over this wonderful dessert.ReplyDelete
Love trifle. Thanks. Just noticed previous answer, around here it's called Better than Sex and it is also a favorite.ReplyDelete
I recently made a blueberry crumb cake...awesome....thanks for the giveaway...ReplyDelete
Sacher, what else?!ReplyDelete
Over the weekend a dear friend made me a cherry/peach pie for my birthday...it was amazing!ReplyDelete
Chocolate cheesecake!ReplyDelete
I love this line! Thanks for the giveaway. My favorite dessert is a blueberry tart with homemade whipped cream. People always ask me to bring it to gatherings.ReplyDelete
Love this fabric. Linda gerigReplyDelete
We just had the most delicious key lime cheesecake bars... So yummy!ReplyDelete
I love that line. I made a banana whipped cream cake with fresh bananas that my husband and his buddies rave about.ReplyDelete
I love this fabric. My favorite dessert is hot apple pie with ice cream.ReplyDelete
Oh, I am a sucker for those stone creamery stores. I love to pick my own mix0ins and who doesn't love ice cream?ReplyDelete
Cream Cheese Apple Pie - and it's about that time of year to be making it a lot more often!
I'm so wishing I were going to your retreat. I'm sure it will be fun! That Scrumptious fabric looks...well, scrumptious. I love to make Texas sheet cake with lots of yummy chocolate icing.ReplyDelete
Kentucky Butter Rum cake. Mmmm!ReplyDelete
I love all desserts but would have to say my Hello Dollies are very rich, sweet and to die for! awolk at rogers dot comReplyDelete
I've been told I make the best cheesecake ever. I got the recipe from the man who started The Cheesecake Factory. It is pretty good!
Good old-fashioned bread pudding mmmm'mmmm. Thanks so much for sharing.ReplyDelete
I posted earlier but I don't think it went through.
Chocolate Caramel cheesecake is the most scrumptious desert I make.
Thanks for the chance
whistlebritchesboutique at gmail dot com
Those are my colors! I'd love to win this fabric.ReplyDelete
My most scrumptious dessert is a chocolate mint trifle that I make every year for Christmas.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous!!! Apple crisp!!! Mmmmmm
Thank you for the chance!
Great giveaway! Best dessert ever is homemade chocolate cheesecake! Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
Ohh yummy delicious looking fabric!ReplyDelete
Oh my most favorite dessert is lemon meringue pie.ReplyDelete
My most scrumptious dessert? Honey-Lemon Rhubarb pie!!!
Thanks for the giveaway - I love the fabric!
I love strawberry shortcake.ReplyDelete
What a pretty line! I'm not much of a dessert lover (I have a major "salt tooth")....but I do love lemon bars with powdered sugar on top. :)ReplyDelete
It's really hard to pick only one, but French Silk pie has to top my list.
paweis at yahoo dot com
Hmm... So hard to pick. Since I'm in hte mood for chocolate (but have run out of cocoa), I'm going with brownies. It's my mom's recipe... The book it's in opens directly to the brownie page because there is so much cocoa/flour/drops of batter on that page. The rest of the pages are a light cream, but that page is decidedly brown. I'm glad I wrote it down before I moved out.ReplyDelete
My favorite has to be cheesecake. We love making a pumpkin cheesecake at thanksgiving. But recently we made a butterfinger pie and it was so easy and good!ReplyDelete
Ohhhhhhhh it's my Mom's chocolate pie recipe....yummy!ReplyDelete
homemade cheese cake recipe that I got from a book but it is scrummmmmmmmpous. oh yeah!ReplyDelete
My own recipe for a blueberry/cranberry/rhubarb crumble, with graham cracker top and vanilla ice cream.
Way to make me hungry ;P
Yummy! I think my scrumptious dessert is chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Anything chocolate as long as there is no coconut! Thanks for the giveaway! K-ReplyDelete
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Northern Light explores bloodlust and other deep, dark secrets in 2019/20
Northern Light Theatre has landed on "obsessions and confessions" to define the three plays being presented (two as world premieres) in the upcoming season, which kicks off this fall.
"I normally come across one play that I love, and we program it, and then I find a second play and I look for the link, and then I go looking for another play with that link," says artistic director Trevor Schmidt of his programming process.
Then he jokes: "It's as close as I get to math."
Schmidt programmed the 2019/20 season specifically to examine things that possess, distress, consume and amuse us, starting in October with Baroness Bianka's Bloodsongs, by Joanna Weinberg.
The show is about a woman obsessed with blood. As a child, she wants to be blood sisters with the other little girls. She picks a career as a nurse for obvious reasons, but her obsession starts to get in the way of relationships because she wants to scratch her partners during sex, and they don't like that.
Starring Kristin Johnson (who made her Northern Light debut in this season's Origin of the Species), the show is described as a cabaret, with Johnson learning to play the accordion to perform the role of Baroness Bianka.
Everybody Loves Robbie
Up next in January, 2020, is a new work by local playwright Ellen Chorley, who is also the director of Nextfest, a celebration of youth creators and producers. It's called Everybody Loves Robbie and explores what happens to the relationship between a teenage girl and her boyfriend when he wonders if he might be gay.
The work began its life in 2014 as a 15-minute play with three characters in Loud and Queer, an Edmonton queer arts cabaret. Schmidt directed it back then, too, "and it was really funny," he says.
He asked Chorley if she could expand the work, but eliminate one character, and she happily obliged. Sterling award-winning Jayce McKenzie stars as the girlfriend, and Richard Lee plays the struggling young man.
"It's a love letter to musical theatre and high school drama clubs," says Schmidt, who has been at the helm of his small but fiery company for nearly 18 years. "It's very, very funny but so loving. It's a real snap shot of being a theatre teen."
Confessions of a reluctant Caregiver
The season winds up in April of 2020 with a play sure to resonate deeply with large portions of the audience. It's called Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver. Based on the real-life experiences of the playwright, Merri Biechler, the show has never been given a professional debut before. Rather, for years, it has been used as a teaching tool for doctors-in-training.
Biechler took care of both of her parents when they were dying of cancer.
"I read it 10 years ago and I was just about to turn 40 and it didn't have much of an impact on me personally at the time. My life wasn't in that place," says Schmidt.
But now, his parents are aging and he understands the "guilt that comes with trying to balance caring for them, and managing a career and emotional life of your own."
"It's a beautiful play and it's funny, but it's a real tear jerker," says Schmidt.
Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver stars Davina Stewart and Brian Dooley.
Northern Light concerns itself largely with women's stories, and women's roles in society. Schmidt hopes the plays in his obsessions and confessions season will help audiences make sense of the world around them.
"Our shows are usually so different in terms of style and content, but to have an overarching theme for the season provides a continuous through-line for our audience and subscribers," he says.
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