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Strawberry Cream Donuts are a quick breakfast treat using refrigerated biscuit dough. These delicious donuts are topped with my favorite strawberry cream cheese frosting.
Let's talk. I'm up at 2:30 AM writing this recipe for Strawberry Cream Donuts because I can not sleep. For the life of me, I cannot rest after waking up in panic thinking about sending Judah off to preschool in two weeks. All of these questions keep popping up in my head: "What do I need to pack for him?" "Does he need new shoes?" "Where do I go to drop him off?" "Will he get a snack there or go hungry?" "How do I know they won't accidentally send him off with a stranger after school!?!?"
And the list goes on.
Here's the problem. As much as this certain preschool came highly recommended, I've been a bit disappointed in it already. The director hasn't been clear to first time moms about how it all works. She sent us communication via mail and email, but it onlly included the basics of "School's starting soon! Remember, we're taking your money soon and, oh yeah, don't forget your Immunization 121 form!" The what??
We're also on the waiting list for the MWF class (currently enrolled in T/Th). When we signed up, I was told we were #5 on the waiting list, but to expect to make it into the MWF class anyway. I haven't heard a thing.
So, I sent the preschool director an email.
I didn't hear back from her for a week. And, weird, it was a Sunday.
In my email to her, I explained that we were going on a trip so I would be missing the "meet the teacher" day and Judah would miss the first day of school (which is the only day parents can park and walk their kids in). Then, I asked her three simple questions: "When can I meet the teacher?" "Can I walk Judah in on his first day, still?" "Have we moved up on the waiting list?"
She only clearly answered one of my questions. "There have been no changes in the MWF list. I'll let his teacher know he'll be out of town. Stop by the office on his first day to fill out the paperwork."
I guess this means I can walk him in on his first day? And, I'll get to meet his teacher when I stop by the office to fill out the paperwork? (Can I bring her a Strawberry Cream Donut?) Ugh. I just don't know.
Ok, experienced school moms, help me out on this one. How do I interpret this?
I appreciate your help. Have a donut, on me. 🙂 These Strawberry Cream Donuts are just WONDERFUL! They definitely can take the stress away from all these preschool thoughts and they are so easily thrown together.
The strawberry cream is a favorite cream cheese icing I use for my yummy Strawberry Cupcakes. You will love it on these donuts, too!
Strawberry Cream Donuts
- 4 large whole strawberries
- 4 ounces cream cheese , softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits dough
- Frying oil (I use vegetable oil)
- Additional sliced strawberries for garnish
- Place the 4 strawberries in a blender and process until blended into a puree. Strain and push through a mesh strainer and into a small bowl to remove the seeds. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until somewhat combined. With the mixer on low speed, slowly pour in the strawberry puree. Once all of the puree is added, increase the mixer speed to medium and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Set the icing aside.
- In a heavy bottom skillet or Dutch oven, heat at least 2 inches of oil to 350 degrees F. Separate the biscuit dough and place on a cutting board. Using a small biscuit cutter or the cap from a 2-liter bottle, cut out the center of the biscuits and reserve the donut holes.
- Place 2-3 donuts into the hot oil and fry until one side is golden brown, then carefully flip with tongs and fry the other side until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes each side. Remove from the oil and drain on a paper towel lined plate. You can fry the donut holes, too.
- Once the donuts are slightly cooled enough to handle, spread about 2 tablespoons of the strawberry icing on top of each one. Garnish with sliced strawberries. Enjoy immediately!

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How to Make Edible Easter Basket Cookies With Your Kids
Want to explore traditional Easter treats from around the world?
Do you want to make something delicious with your kids this Easter?
How about starting a new family tradition?
Easter is a holiday rich with tradition. In this article I'll share a few international Easter treats. Then I'll show how you and your kids can make one of them: a traditional Easter basket cookie from Italy.
Why Bake International Treats for Easter?
Most children are big fans of the Easter Bunny and get excited thinking about the baskets of goodies he brings. And while we love that Bunny too, there's a whole world of Easter fun to explore!
There are tons of traditions that go along with Easter. In many English-speaking countries, Saturdays are spent preparing for the holiday, while Easter Sunday means going to church, having a meal with family and participating in Easter egg hunts. Egg rolling and egg tapping are also popular activities.
When you look at traditions of other countries, it opens up a multitude of conversations you can have with your kids. In what ways do people in other countries celebrate holidays differently? What foods do they eat? What international tradition would be fun for our family to start this Easter?


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Looks really good mate! You've done a good job!
Well all I know is my last day is next Friday and I don't have another job lined up yet!! I've had a lot of interest in the car but no one has come up with the cash yet!
Nice one mate! Looking forward to seeing the progress!
Hello mate, hows it going? Any pics of the interior yet?
Dont worry Ive seen a pic in your thread! looks nice, I like that front bumper!! your lucky youve got wind deflectors... wish mine had come with them
Wow sounds good, looking forward to seeing the interior!! What front bumper do you have at the moment, got a pic?
Yeah my car did pretty well this xmas, I got a boost controller, strut brace... I put a thread up somewhere, http://forum.s15oc.com/showthread.php?t=5848 there you go!
Fitted the HKS racing one, sounds amazing!! Yeah the fn2 is too new at the moment... and no where near as much torque!
Well youve got 23 days lol my car is no where near ready yet either.. I have stripped a bit of my interior to fit xmas prezies what plans you got for yours?
Ohhh yeah he did say something about one of his mates getting an S15!! Good choice lol
Chris is my girlfriend's cousin, I fitted an induction kit on his type R yesterday
Small world ay! You going to the nissan meet on the 24th jan? its quite a way but we could convoy down
My car is so clean you could eat off it.
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Panj-aab: My brethren please listen to us.
All these five sisters take birth in high and hygiene Himalayas, and then play in open fields of Punjab, making this land of warriors full of joys. This, these have been doing since theirs births from pre historical ages to today in space age. The Punjab has become food grain basket of nation due to selflessness services of these unspoken sisters of Punjab. This Panj-aab (in Persian Panj means Five and aab means water) has impact on every aspects of lives, in water land of Indian subcontinent


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Electronic Imaging Researcher Recognized
Gaurav Sharma, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Rochester has been named a 2013 Fellow by the IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Sharma is being recognized for contributions to electronic imaging and media security.
"It is really an honor and pleasure to be recognized in this manner by my professional peers", said Sharma, "I think I can safely attribute a good measure of my success to advice I got from one of my Mathematics professors years ago, 'To do good mathematics you have to learn to be lazy, figure out how to map problems you wish to solve to those others have already solved instead of trying to solve them afresh'."
Early in his career Sharma developed a mathematical framework for evaluating the accuracy of color capture devices by relating them to human visual perception, work which led to both a well-cited technical paper and to commercial application in digital camera designs. Most recently he is working on developing a method for decoding the structure of noncoding RNAs that mirrors error correction decoding methods in communications – an approach that he and his collaborators refer to as Turbo decoding of RNA, borrowing the communications nomenclature.
He has published extensively in these fields, authoring over a 150 journal and conference papers. His work has had a lasting impact in both the academic community and in industry. He holds over 50 US patents, in addition to his academic publications.
Sharma received his doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, after doing his undergraduate studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India.
He was a Technical Program Chair for the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing and is the Symposium Chair for the upcoming 2013 Electronic Imaging Symposium sponsored by the SPIE and the Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) societies. He has previously held various positions in the local IEEE section and actively participates in judging for local student competitions including those for the First Lego league.
The IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors upon a person with an outstanding record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of membership and is recognized by the technical community as a prestigious honor and an important career achievement. 298 individuals have been elevated to IEEE Fellow for 2013.
Through its 400,000 members in 160 countries, the IEEE is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics.
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Eat This Now: A Double-Layered Pizza at Pizzeria Via Mercanti in Toronto
Try not to freak out when I say this: Authenticity is overrated. Case in point? The double-layer pizza at Via Mercanti in Toronto. It's a tasty concoction, despite my sincere doubt that there's any region in Italy specializing in two-layer pizzas (of course, now that I've made that proclamation, I'm sure the comments will light up with people telling me about Italy's centuries-old history with multi-layered pizzas).
You'll find the restaurant nestled among the Mexican grocers and hippie hangouts of Kensington market; it's a fairly unlikely spot for a low-key pizzeria such as this, but then good food fits in wherever you find it.
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The double-layer pizza (dubbed the Via Mercanti, after the restaurant) is basically what would result from the union between a Margherita pizza and a calzone. The top layer is a pretty typical Margherita pizza, and the bottom consists of ricotta cheese, diced prosciutto cotto and hot soppressata, and mushrooms.
It sounds overstuffed—and it kind of is—but in this case, I suspect that's the point. This is not an elegant pizza. It is, as my dining companion called it, a cheesy, saucy mess.
The bottom layer of crust sogs up a bit under the heaving weight of all that sauce and cheese, though it does retain a modicum of exterior crispiness and a good amount of chew. The second layer, on the other hand, is essentially lost amidst all the sauce, cheese, and toppings.
This means that the whole two-layer conceit is basically just a gimmick; the layers aren't clearly defined, and ultimately coalesce into one thing (if I tried this in a blind taste test, I don't know if I'd even be able to tell that there's more than one layer).
All that said, it's pretty darn tasty. The no-frills sauce, the cheese, and the sausage and mushrooms all work quite well together. It's not the best pizza I've ever had, but I'd happily eat it again.
Make sure you drizzle it with their house-made chili oil, which is redolent of the distinctively sweet flavor of roasted red pepper.
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Now or never? Ohio pins hopes on GOP convention
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ohio is looking to reassert its political clout by pressing forward with three bids to host the Republican National Convention, competing against fast-growing states that have newer infrastructure and the more diverse electorate that the party is trying to attract.
Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus are among eight cities still in the running for the GOP convention. The field is expected to be whittled down by month's end, when RNC officials announce the cities they plan to visit. A final decision is due by early fall.
Ohio has gone with the winning presidential candidate in every election since 1964, and no Republican has ever taken the White House without the state.
However, Ohio has not hosted a national political convention since 1936, when it boasted 26 electoral votes as the nation's fourth most populous state. Today, located in the slow-growing Midwest, Ohio has 18 electoral votes and is on track to lose one more by 2020.
The three cities, compared to some of the others that submitted bids, also may have a somewhat weaker network of hotels and transportation.
In interviews, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and other officials have stressed the importance of $55 million in private fundraising, as well as hotel space and creating a good "delegate experience" in choosing a convention city.
Downplaying swing-state status, they pointed to 2012, when Democrats picked Charlotte, N.C., and Republicans selected Tampa, Fla.; neither party won its respective host state.
"As far as Republicans, the decision will be based more and more as a business decision," said Steve Scheffler, Iowa's Republican National Committeeman and one of two Midwest representatives on the nine-member RNC selection committee, citing a longer-term shift from decisions based primarily on political considerations. "It has to be about what's best for the party."
Ohio has added political complexities: Its core voters are older and working-class whites at a time when the Republican Party is working to attract younger minority voters.
Enid Mickelsen, who chairs the selection committee, stressed that a city's bid must meet the "four corners" of the RNC's request involving business factors: The city must raise $55 million in private funds; have a convention area with a capacity of at least 18,000; be able to supply 16,000 hotel rooms, plus 1,000 suites; and provide adequate accommodations to media.
When those requirements are addressed, other factors may be taken into consideration, including swing-state status and a candidate's ability to appeal to a state's voters and demographics, she said.
"We are encouraging everyone to review the written submissions and come up with an idea of what is most important," Mickelsen said. "You're looking at the totality."
The cities vying for 2016 include one other Midwest location -- Kansas City -- as well as four in the South and West, which boast emerging Hispanic voting populations: Dallas, Denver, Phoenix and Las Vegas. Las Vegas is presumed a front-runner because of its 150,000 close-in hotel rooms and the backing of major donor Sheldon Adelson.
At stake are a national convention that brings in as many as 45,000 visitors and up to $200 million for the local economy
Since 1980, the Midwest has been host to a national convention just three times, compared to four in the West, five in the Northeast and six in the South.
"With the exception of Chicago, the Midwest is flyover country, so in Ohio there is a general cynicism. Politicians talk about Midwest values, Midwest sensitivities, and then you don't see them for another four years," said Ned Hill, a dean at Cleveland State University.
"It's almost like Charlie Brown, who doesn't get a shot at the convention football," Hill said.
Cleveland was a convention runner-up for Republicans in 2008 and Democrats in 2012, bested by St. Paul, Minn., and Charlotte.
Cities don't always come out ahead after holding a convention. Democrats ended theirs in Charlotte millions in debt on a loan secured by Duke Energy, while Philadelphia grappled with lawsuits for years after clashes with protesters during the 2000 GOP convention.
Still, officials in Ohio say the weeklong crush of national media attention offers a chance to boost economic development.
A wild card is basketball and hockey playoffs that could run into June. The RNC wants to hold its convention between late June and mid July 2016 and needs about six weeks in advance to set up. Of the eight cities, only Cincinnati, Las Vegas and Kansas City do not have sports teams that could pose schedule conflicts.
Officials in Cleveland and Columbus say they will also apply to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman, a Democrat, is making a first-time bid for a national convention that he says will show the world the growing metropolitan area has "swagger"; he touts Columbus as a swing city that could tilt Ohio in a candidate's direction.
Cincinnati, which has the support of Republican House Speaker John Boehner, says it is home to some of the nation's most generous GOP donors.
In Washington, D.C., to give his pitch, Cleveland's Democratic mayor, Frank Jackson, made clear his city was ready to finally host a convention.
"We went at this hard eight years ago," Jackson said, stressing that Cleveland had learned its lesson and submitted an improved 300-page bid that highlighted the city's fresh supply of hotels and restaurants. "This is the year to win it. We deserve it."


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Here are my duckies - finished off the last of the backstitching last night. I was eager to get this out of the way as I didn't want to take it off on holidays with me - that's right HOLIDAYS!!! Only 2 more days to work and that's it for 2 glorious weeks. We won't be leaving for the cottage until Sunday morning, as we are going to a friend's Surprise 50th birthday party Saturday night, but that's okay, I have tons of stuff to do around the house first. Also have to get out to get a wedding gift for a wedding that we are attending when we get back and there is no way I can leave that to the last minute either.
I have started organizing my stash - trying to figure out which projects might take my fancy while I'm away. And I ran out last night to the local Michael's for some floss (3 skeins for $1- great deal any more) because you know you can never have enough floss. And where our cottage is located, I don't think there is any floss to be found unless you want to drive for an hour. Trust me, I know, its happened!
While scavenging through my stash last night, look at this pattern I found in one of my hordes of magazines: this is called Leaping Stag Silhouette by Kathy Barrick of Carriage House Samplings. What a pretty little piece. I can feel a bad case of startitis coming on!
So far these are the projects I have to take along with me:
~Prairie Schooler alphabet blocks
~Chatelaine's Taj Mahal (still not even started)
~Carriage House Samplings alphabet series (haven't started these either)
~CHS Houses of Hawk Run Hollow
~and a couple of Christmas thingies that I would like to get going on
~and my Blackbird SAL which is officially starting on August 1st.
It looks like my startitis will get a very nice fix very soon.
Hmmm, think that will keep me busy enough for the next 2 weeks?
Thursday, July 27, 2006
A Round Robin finish
Here are my duckies - finished off the last of the backstitching last night. I was eager to get this out of the way as I didn't want to take it off on holidays with me - that's right HOLIDAYS!!! Only 2 more days to work and that's it for 2 glorious weeks. We won't be leaving for the cottage until Sunday morning, as we are going to a friend's Surprise 50th birthday party Saturday night, but that's okay, I have tons of stuff to do around the house first. Also have to get out to get a wedding gift for a wedding that we are attending when we get back and there is no way I can leave that to the last minute either.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Blackbird SAL
Okay well at least finally I figured out how to get a picture in without Blogger's help. And on to what I originally wanted to post about....
I added a new sidebar called Blackbird SAL (also causing me endless trouble today trying to republish this blog). All the links should work ... hopefully.... including the SAL Album which Eva has set up for us. Our SAL doesn't officially start until August 1st but meanwhile we are all having fun getting our fabric and fibres organized.
I'm still waiting on a shipment of GAST's which probably won't come until after I leave for holidays, but I can get started anyways since I'm also using some DMC's. And here is a pic of my fabric, I think its a Light Sand 32 ct linen.
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Blogger rants
No its really not the caffeine....its stupid Blogger!!! I can't count how many times today I have tried to upload pictures and nothing has been working. This was my last ditch chance to upload, using Photobucket instead.
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Monday, July 24, 2006
They're here!
Busy day on Saturday- it was moving day for my daughter Carrie and her DBF Jean-Francois. And the move was into our house!!! They have decided it was a good opportunity for them to save their rent money towards a downpayment on a house and we had the extra bedroom anyways. It was also a good chance for us to get rid of some stuff that had been piling up, taking up space, and not being used anyways. So Carrie and JF transferred all of their living room furniture into our basement rec room and JF's computer into another freed up area. Kitchen stuff has gone into storage in the garage loft, so pretty much everything is in its place!
And they even cooked dinner for us all last night - hmmm, more Rachael Ray recipes, it was delicious. I think I could get used to this!
One more week of work....and we start 2 weeks of vacation at the cottage! I can't wait, the doldrums of work, work, work, have started to get to me. And its a beautiful day after a crazy thunderstorm yesterday afternoon chased away all the humidity that had started to build up again. It was actually cool last night with the windows open so it made for a great night's sleep.
Not much to report on the stitching front....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Anne's Round Robin
I received my first RR piece in the mail the other day - from Anne in Australia. She chose Ducks for her theme and very kindly sent along the patterns to chose from for each of us. Here is a shot of her finished square:
I've made a start on mine but I'm afraid it isn't much to look at so far!
And what a crazy morning - I sent hubby off with Nick for his final appointment with the hand specialist to check on his broken finger - only to realize I had the wrong date for the appointment. All the appointments so far have been on Wednesdays, and I was told this specialist is only in Oshawa on Wednesdays, so I naturally assumed this appointment was also on Wednesdays. So poor hubby and Nick were sitting in an empty clinic for 1/2 hour before they called home, just in case, and when I checked the appointment card, sure enough the appointment is for tomorrow!
I felt awful about making such a mistake but sweet hubby, already being late for work anyways, suggested we go out for breakfast anyways. What a nice treat!
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Monday, July 17, 2006
More little animals
Here's my Noah's Ark baby sampler....slowing growing longer and longer with more animals. I started working on the giraffe on Friday and finished off most of him last night until I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer.
It was a busy weekend with a shopping trip to Kitchener/Waterloo to visit 5 scrapbooking stores plus two fabric shops. I was very good however with my shopping and only bought some textured cardstock and some very sweet snowflake and snowmen stamps in the hopes of making my own Christmas cards this year. Carrie and I also managed to visit my favourite meat market and then we were the sole customers of a fantastic little Chinese restaurant in downtown Kitchener. It was 3:30 in the afternoon and I guess not a time that people usually decide to eat so it was a very late lunch or early supper for us. Hmm, the food there is really to die for. Carrie had her camera but forgot to take pictures as she is currently in her food picture taking mode. I guess we were both too hungry too remember!
Saturday night and Sunday morning Carrie worked on a new scrapbook layout with baby Scarlett - for whom I'm making the birth sampler. Here is a link to Carrie's blog for pictures! She is such a sweet little baby - we visited her last Thursday.
Yesterday we went to Mississauga to visit friends in their new home and another little shopping trip to Costco this time. Luckily everywhere we went had air conditioning but any venturing outside was so draining - the temperature went up to 36 C yesterday and with the humidex was well over 40 C! Going outside really felt like someone had opened a giant oven door and we were walking in for a little roasting. Today its going to feel so good to stay inside with my A/C and a cold glass of water!
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Thursday, July 13, 2006
A Prairie Schooler find!
This should certainly encourage me to clean out my stash more often! I was digging through some very old stash that was tucked away in a drawer and really just tossing most of it away. But I picked this booklet up again when I spotted a tiny wee red schoolhouse at the bottom and recognized it as the Prairie Schooler symbol. Its an old leaflet that was released by McCall's in 1994 called "Best of the Barn". Of course this was bought in my very early stitching days and long before I even thought about 'designers' who create these wonderful patterns.
The funny part too I had actually stitched the 'sheep' design but stitched it on a tiny piece of aida cloth, that only left less than 1/2" all the way around the edges.
This is certainly going to make me pay more attention to old leaflets and magazines, who's to know what other treasures there might be?
So needless to say, I retrieved this lovely old leaflet out of my donation pile and it now has a nice new home in amongst its fellow PS charts. May be one day I'll even stitch it!
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Needleroll start
I started a Sweetheart Tree needleroll pattern on Sunday, which coincidentally fit in with Katrina's stitch-along weekend.
So far, this seems like a pretty fast one to stitch up. I am a little over halfway finished, of course there are still some beads to go in as well. I think the tricky part is going to be the actual finishing of the needleroll, as I have only done one before and I wasn't overly thrilled with the way it turned out. Hopefully this one goes better, as its going to be for my needleroll exchange partner on the Robin's Nest Exchange Board.
Posted by Wendy at 8:05 am 6 comments
Monday, July 10, 2006
Lucky Stars
Time for a little quilting! I've only had this quilt cut and ready to sew together for 3 years now? What on earth was I waiting for? I finally dug it out, well rediscovered it actually, when cleaning up my quilting/craft area. This pattern os called 'Lucky Stars' and is from one of the first quilting classes I took several years ago. It called for buying fat quarters and when I put them all together, I realized I had too many different colours, so I drew out the earthy tones to put them together, which left all the blues and purples to be put aside. So that left pretty much enough to make 2 single size quilts. The earthy tone one was finished ages ago and has been gracing our guest bed ever since. And this poor blue-purple one in pieces has been sitting in a bag getting dusty ever since.
The last 2 weeks I've been sitting at the sewing machine on and off and now its finally all assembled. And isn't it pretty! I absolutely love batiks, they have to be one of my favourite fabrics to sew with. I don't think I have a favourite colour - they are all so gorgeous.
And now for the actual quilting part, I haven't decided how to machine quilt it yet. And as for the leftovers, I think I have enough to make a baby sized quilt. It will certainly be bright and colourful.
Posted by Wendy at 8:41 am 6 comments
Friday, July 07, 2006
A Blackbird Stitch-Along
Here's the newest pattern I got in the mail from my SB&B order! Its called When This You See, by Blackbird Designs. I've joined in an on-line stitch-along with Eva which she has organized. So far our stitchalong group includes 8 members:
Eva (France)
Su (UK)
and me!
I don't know yet if any of these ladies have blogs, but it will be a great way to keep in touch and view everyone's progress.
I have ordered GAST chamomile for the grass, and WDW Pebble, Palomino and Dolphin where I think the variegation will most show. Otherwise I think I'll substitute with DMC - just to be a little kinder to my poor worn-out Visa!
I also received in my Village Market Freebies CD and I have to say this was $2.50 very well spent. I sent the CD along to work with my daughter and look at the wonderful book she sent back:
She not only printed out all the charts, but also collated them into a booklet and created an index! What a great girl - she knows very well how crazy her Mum is about all things cross-stitch related. These patterns are fantastic! I can't wait to try to sort out which ones I tihnk I will use and play around with how to stitch them together.
We are off to our cottage tonight - the weather forecast for this weekend is great- temperatures around 30 degrees C, so the lake temperature should be perfect. We have cousins visiting tomorrow so I'm looking forwards to seeing them and playing in the water and boat. Have a great weekend!!!
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Thursday, July 06, 2006
F is for Friend
Here is my latest PS block, finished off last night while watching the premiere of Rockstar: Supernova. This is block 19 of 26 finished - only 7 left to go! When I wonder what on earth I will do when I have all 26 blocks completed, I only need to look at the other alphabet pattern collections or monthly collections I have been acquiring, to know that I'll find something else to keep me busy.
And what's next on the agenda?
I just got in my latest order from SB&B and received several of the Carriage House Samplings Alphabet series. They are such sweet little patterns. There are several members of the Prairie Schooler message board who are currently working on, or about to start these. I'm will probably work on all on one piece of fabric and use the freebie border that was created for them. But ouch, having to buy each alphabet pattern separately sure has become costly. Luckily, the A and N are also freebies!
Posted by Wendy at 8:44 am 5 comments
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
A Scrapbook Present
It was my sister and her husband's 25th Wedding Anniversary last week. I decided to make a small scrapbook for them with a few of their wedding photos and pictures of them together over the past 25 years. I used an idea I got from a scrapbook shop Carrie and I had visited recently, where they had used a children's board book to recreate a small book on its own. Each page, including the front cover and back, were covered with cardstock to hide what the original book had been. I found a perfect sized board book in a $1 Store - great price!
Then came the tricky part...trying to decide just which photos to use!
Here is a picture of the original book. Yes it was a very cute 'Dick & Jane' book, except that now it was going to become an 'Elaine & Brent' book.
I decided on a 'purple' theme for the book since that seemed to coordinate well with the group of photos I had decided on. The tricky part was to cut each piece of cardstock just right so it could be glued in the book to lie perfectly flat and look like it had become part of it. Thank goodness for my cute little corner clipper - made perfect rounded edges each time.
Then to mat the photos I had chosen for the book. That was the fun part! I love the picture of Elaine with our parents in our back garden.
Here are a couple of photos of the finished paged in the scrapbook. Doesn't look much like a 'Dick & Jane' book any more!
And the last page in the scrapbook: And the finished book:
I had originally glued in some lovely gauze ribbon in the front and back covers, but this book became very stubborn (and thick) and no matter how hard I tried to coax those ribbons to stay in place, they kept pulling out. So at the end, rather than damage any of the pages, I just decided to tie the entire thing with a nice piece of ribbons. It works!
And Elaine and Brent were very happy with their anniverary gift!
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Chicken chow mein
Nutrition and extra info
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For the sauce
- thumb-size piece fresh root ginger
Mainly grown in Jamaica, Africa, India, China and Australia, ginger is the root of the plant. It…
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce
Soy saucesoy sor-s
An Asian condiment and ingredient that comes in a variety of of varieties ranging from light to…
For the noodles
- 1 large red pepper
- 5 spring onions
Spring onionsp-ring un-yun
Also known as scallions or green onions, spring onions are in fact very young onions, harvested…
- half a 400g bag beansprouts
Beansproutsbeen sp-rowts
The two most common beansprouts are the green-capped mung bean…
- 1 large or 2 small chicken breasts
- 3 nests medium egg noodles
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
Sunflower oil
Sunflower oil is made from pressing sunflower seeds and extracting the oil. It's usually…
Use a potato peeler to remove the skin from the ginger. Discard skin, then carefully grate 1 tbsp from the root. Put in a bowl, crush in the garlic, and add the ketchup, oyster sauce, soy sauce and 3 tbsp water. Stir.
Use a sharp knife to cut the pepper into quarters on a board. Remove the seeds and stalk, then slice diagonally into strips. Cut the ends from the spring onions, and cut the green and white of the onion lengthways. Open the bag of beansprouts. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces.
Boil a large pan of water on the hob. when the water is boiling, drop in the noodles, turn off the heat and set the timer to 4 mins. when the time is up, drain in a colander or a large sieve in the sink. ask an adult to help you.
With everything prepared, you can now start cooking. Heat the wok – it's hot enough when it starts to smoke. add the oil and chicken. Use a wooden spoon to keep moving the chicken around the wok until it is half white, half pink. add the pepper and stir-fry for a further 1 min.
Pour the sauce into the wok and stir well until bubbling.
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George McGovern under hospice care in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The daughter of former U.S. Sen. George McGovern says it's a blessing that she and other family members are able to surround her father as he declines in hospice care in South Dakota.
Ann McGovern told The Associated Press on Wednesday that her 90-year-old father is "nearing the end" and appears restful and peaceful. She says the family gathering has allowed for a "mysterious, beautiful" experience.
McGovern was the Democratic presidential candidate who lost to President Richard Nixon in 1972 in a historic landslide. He was a member of the U.S. House from 1957 to 1961 and a U.S. senator from 1963 to 1981.
He became a leader of the Democrats' liberal wing during those three decades and has turned his focus in recent years to world hunger.


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The riff on Death Star contractors in Kevin Smith's Clerks is one of pop culture's finest Star Wars references.
30 Rock — Leia Lemon
Tina Fey clearly loves Star Wars – she even mentions it in her book Bossypants – but the ways in which that love translates to her performance on the screen as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock are priceless. Like, for example, the time she dressed up as Princess Leia to avoid jury duty. (Leia) Lemon, out.
Star Wars Day at AT&T Park
The San Francisco Giants cranked their jock-nerd cred to 10 in 2011 with their Star Wars Day at AT&T Park. While theme days at ballparks may not qualify as a typical pop-culture references, how many other teams would encase their closing pitcher in carbonite? And the mashup fan costumes (above) were a grand slam.
Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me — 'Death Star'
It's hard to tell what's funnier about this moment from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: The moment when Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) calls the moon a Death Star or when his son Scott (Seth Green) retorts with, "Oh nothing, Darth."
It's impossible to identify the best Star Wars gag in Spaceballs, because the entire movie is one. But if we had to pick a favorite line, we'd go with, "I see your Schwartz is as big as mine," courtesy of Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis).
Arrested Development Does Star Wars Kid
It's the jokes within jokes that work on Arrested Development. For this one, George Michael (Michael Cera) finds himself in an embarrassing situation after videotaping himself practicing lightsaber moves in his garage. Just like that other guy.
Chasing Amy Riffs on Race and Star Wars
Much like the brilliant diatribe he wrote for videostore clerk Randal in Clerks, Kevin Smith wrote another fantastic Star Wars riff for comic-book creator Hooper X in Chasing Amy – this time on race relations in a galaxy far, far away. And, like its predecessors, it's as funny as it is insightful.
DJ Shadow – 'Hindsight'
It may be a small sample, but more than one fan noticed when DJ Shadow dropped "the tracks go off in this direction" from A New Hope in his jam "Hindsight." (Bonus points: nice wordplay.)
Death Star PR
The Death Star PR website and Twitter feed offer lovely bons mots crafted to sound like they came from Darth Vader's publicist. Hey, why didn't we think of that?
Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy
While many TV shows have gotten mileage out of Jedi jokes and Slave Leia costumes, few have put in the multi-arc effort that Family Guy did with Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy, which parodied Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI over three separate shows and was followed by direct-to-video sequels. Well played, Seth MacFarlane.
Fanboys didn't really parody or reference Star Wars so much as it took everything wonderful about fandom and turned it into a sweet narrative about friendship. Awww, you guys.
Friends' 'The One With the Princess Leia Fantasy' Episode
Fondness for Slave Leia seems to be a nerd fantasy that will last forever. But how many Star Wars geeks can say their Slave Leia fantasy was acted out by Jennifer Aniston? Only Friends' Ross (played by David Schwimmer), in the appropriately titled episode, "The One With the Princess Leia Fantasy."
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Direct-to-video film Futurama: Bender's Big Score is full of Star Wars sight gags, but the bling-y looking Death Stars might just take the Dark Side cake.
'George Lucas Strikes Back'
The "trailer" for nonexistent film George Lucas Strikes Back pretty much says it all: What if the Star Wars prequels were the work of an impostor? The real Lucas would get revenge, that's what. Sweet, sweet revenge. "When I heard about midi-chlorians, only one thought kept me going: Find the man who made the prequels and destroy him," the fake Lucas swears. Violence, hilarity and Dark Side coke binges ensue.
Glee's Holiday Special
Glee usually focuses on geek-outs of the show choir variety, but for the series' 2011 holiday extravaganza, the musical youths of William McKinley High School mashed up the hated The Star Wars Holiday Special and the Judy Garland Christmas Show. None of the show's regulars actually dressed up like a Star Wars character — that would've been copyright infringement (LOL!) — although Chewbacca makes a cameo.
Gnarls Barkley – 'Crazy' Performance at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards
Gnarls Barkley has always been out of this world, but the pair took it to a whole other level when they performed "Crazy" at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards with their band dressed as Imperial officers, Stormtroopers and Rebel Alliance pilots. They topped off the performance by putting Cee-Lo in a Darth Vader outfit.
Hardware Wars
Hardware Wars was perhaps the first Star Wars parody ever made. It came out only a few months after the original movie and became an instant classic. Watch.
Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater - Cat Wars
On the list of improbable Star Wars homages, this one from cartoon Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater is probably near the top. While it wins points for uniqueness, it didn't please every fan: Topless Robot called it a "scat-covered skullfucking of not just Star Wars, but of everything that is good and holy."
R2-D2's Message From Hologram Tupac
Even before Hologram Tupac (as he's become known) made his debut at Coachella in 2012, people were saying his appearance would have the feeling of a message sent via droid from across the galaxy. This video just went a step further and did the work of putting it all together.
Improv Everywhere — Star Wars Subway Car
A bunch of Stormtroopers walk into a subway car.... The punchline is that they are a bunch of jokesters from Improv Everywhere staging a Star Wars gag on New York City's underground.
Beastie Boys – 'Do It'
MCs from Notorious B.I.G. to Eminem have rapped about Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi and the gang, but Ad-Rock's proclamation in "Do It" – "Like gravy on potatoes, Luke to Darth Vader / I'm a souped-up sucker and I'll see you all later" – is just boss.
'Jedi Kittens'
What do you get when you mash together two of the internet's favorite memes? Jedi Kittens. Fighting with lightsabers. The end.
The Lego Star Wars Barrel Organ
Making a barrel organ out of 20,000 Lego bricks that plays the Star Wars theme isn't so much a pop-culture reference as it is a combination of two beloved nerd properties coming together and making a magical baby. We'll take it.
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
The Robot Chicken: "Star Wars Episode III" three-part sendup of George Lucas' film series won over a lot of fans, including one very important one. "Everything gets run through Lucasfilm for these specials," executive producer Matt Senreich told Wired at the time of the final episode's airing. "He was laughing throughout, so that's a good sign. He seems happy with the way everything turned out."
Shit Stormtroopers Say
The "Shit _____ Say" meme was all but played out when this video came along, but thank the Force it did. The "have you seen these droids?" jokes are priceless.
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's Star Wars
Two nerds. Some costumes. A camera. If it weren't obviously Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, this video could be just about any of us, really.
South Park's 'Free Hat' Episode
For all the trouble the boys of South Park have gotten into over the years, they've done some good. And their "Save Films From Their Directors" initiative in the episode "Free Hat" might've been their most noble endeavor.
ThinkGeek's Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass Commercial
Every Star Wars-themed man cave needs an Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass, including Darth Vader's. Obvi.
That 70's Show's 'A New Hope' Episode
When the whole point of your show is that it's about kids in the late 1970s, a Star Wars episode is pretty much obligatory. That 70's Show did it right.
The People vs. George Lucas
A documentary about the dysfunctional relationship between George Lucas and his fans, The People vs. George Lucas finally put together in 2010 what so many people had been saying on the internet for a very long time. Bonus: The film is loaded with fan-made Star Wars tributes.
'The Sith Who Stole Christmas'
Combining two time-honored holiday traditions – How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and watching at least one part of the Star Wars saga – this clip is just the thing to get geeks in the holiday spirit.
'The Star Wars Zone'
What would happen if Star Wars were just a Twilight Zone episode? Click Play to find out.
The Vader Project
A hundred different artists' mutant visions of Darth Vader's helmet? Yes please.
The Venture Bros. — Dean as Slave Leia
Animated show The Venture Bros. has worked more than a few Empire-riffic references into the mix, but seeing Dean in Slave Leia drag was a sight gag to behold.
Volkswagen's 'The Force' Super Bowl Ad
Volkswagen's charming Super Bowl commercial featuring a kid dressed as the Dark Lord of the Sith went viral in a big way in 2011. Advertising slots in the big game cost millions, but the 'lil Vader spot was worth every penny.
Thirty-five years ago today, George Lucas changed the world forever with his scrappy sci-fi movie about space rebels battling an evil galactic empire. Since then, Star Wars references have become the lingua franca of pop culture.
From TV to movies to music to the virtual water coolers where we gather these days, Lucas' legacy shines through. Artists and fans can name-check Boba Fett, wear Princess Leia braids, speak in a C-3PO voice or reference the Death Star, and everyone will instantly get the joke. Because everyone knows the saga of Star Wars.
"It's pop culture currency, man," said director Kevin Smith, who has referenced the six Star Wars films in nearly every movie he's ever made. "It's something that we all kind of share — the dollar we all agreed on a long, long time ago. Even our parents knew it, because we made them take us to see it over and over again."
Smith, who penned a great riff on Death Star contractors for his debut film Clerks and titled one of his stoner comedies Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, isn't even the most prolific Star Wars joke-teller. Almost the entirety of Mel Brooks' sci-fi spoof Spaceballs flows from premises introduced in Lucas' movies, and TV shows from Family Guy to Friends have devoted air time to episodes based on the theme. Even the theater nerds on Glee riffed on remixing The Star Wars Holiday Special.
The saga has also found its way into songs — either through samples from the movies' soundtracks or in nods to the plethora of colorful characters in the Star Wars universe.
And that's just mainstream media. The epic sci-fi saga has emerged in countless other corners of our shared culture — fan videos on YouTube, intricately detailed Lego spaceships, parody Twitter feeds, hologram Tupac mashups. The list goes on and on.
In honor of the many wonderful ways fans have embraced Lucas' films in the years since we first went to a galaxy far, far away, we've collected our 35 favorite Star Wars pop-culture moments. Feel free to add yours in the comments below.
And may the Force be with you.
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Flipper FL-11753 (replaces #A-15943).
This coil is used on the following machines (may not be a complete list):
TWILIGHT ZONE (upper flipper)
ROAD SHOW (upper flipper)
SAFECRACKER (upper flipper)
ADDAMS FAMILY (upper flipper)
FUNHOUSE (upper flipper)
SWORDS OF FURY (2 upper flippers)
BIG GUNS (2 upper flippers)
It is not recommended that you "tinker" with the balance of flipper power supplied by the original flipper coils. But if you must tempt fate, here is a list of coil numbers and their relative strength going from weakest to strongest:
FL-11753 - Used with short flippers and close shots
FL-11722 - Used for close shots near drop targets
FL-11630 - The standard, most commonly used coil
FL-15411 - Used for long playfield shots FL-11629 - Used for long shots and high ramps
FL-11629 - Used for long shots and high ramps


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Apparently the History Channel didn't like this version of the Kennedy saga.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, A&E Television Networks will not be broadcasting the eight-part miniseries, "The Kennedys," which would have aired this spring on the History Channel.
The drama stars Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy, Barry Pepper as Robert F. Kennedy, Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy, and Katie Holmes as Jacqueline Kennedy.
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In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, a representative for the network said: "While the film is produced and acted with the highest quality, after viewing the final product in its totality, we have concluded this dramatic interpretation is not a fit for the History brand."
The project has garnered controversy from the time it was announced in December 2009, according to the story, with criticism from some Kennedy historians and the political left. A&E said that the script was revised and that the final version was substantiated for veracity by History historians.
"We recognize historical fiction is an important medium for storytelling and commend all the hard work and passion that has gone into the making of the series, but ultimately deem this as the right programming decision for our network," according to a representative's statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
While the broadcast domestically have been cancelled, "The Kennedys" will still air in Canada this March and outside of the U.S.
In response to the cancellation, Muse Entertainment and Asylum Entertainment said in statement that they are proud of the work involved in creating the miniseries, E! News reported. "Although we regret this does not fit into the History Channel's plans, we are confident that television viewers in the United States will join viewers from around the world in having an opportunity to watch this series in the near future."
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(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) Chief Executive Howard Schultz on Wednesday said the coffee chain is in talks about paying income taxes in the UK, despite the fact the company has not made a profit in that market for many years.
"We are engaged in discussions to make a contribution - despite the fact that we have not made a profit - that would legally put us in a position to pay income taxes," Schultz said in an interview with Reuters.
The Independent newspaper on Wednesday reported that Starbucks is close to a deal with HM Revenue & Customs that could see it pay between 5 million and 6 million pounds ($8.05 to $9.66 million) in corporate tax this year.
Starbucks repeatedly has said that it has been in compliance with UK tax laws.
"We've always played by the rules. This is not about the rules. This is about what is the right thing to try and do given the circumstances within Europe," Schultz told Reuters after the company investor meeting in New York City.
Starbucks is expected to make an announcement on the agreement on Thursday.
A Reuters examination of Starbucks accounts published in October showed the company had reported 13 years of losses at its UK unit, even as it told investors the operation was profitable and among the best performing of its overseas markets.
The chain's UK unit paid no corporation tax - a tax on a company's income - in the last three years for which figures are available and has only paid 8.6 million pounds income tax since 1998, despite racking up 3 billion pounds ($4.8 billion) of sales.
The revelations led to calls for a boycott of the store and protests at its branches.
With governments across Europe running big budget deficits due to the financial crisis and global economic slowdown, tax avoidance has moved to the top of the political agenda.
Tax campaigners and groups opposed to austerity measures have pushed the UK government to lean more heavily on big businesses to close the budget gap.
Starbucks Chief Financial Officer Troy Alstead recently gave evidence to a parliamentary committee on the issue and was joined by representatives from Google Inc (GOOG.O) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), which also pay little in taxes in Britain despite reaping substantial sales.
Google declined comment and Amazon did not immediately respond to requests for comment. ($1 = 0.6241 British pounds)
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In the precision machining business, nobody sets up their machines based on the quality or price of raw material/barstock. They set up their machines based on your delivery (service). The same is true for those buying parts from your machining shop.
Ability to provide your product on time and to specification is the true determinant in the real world of execution. That's why there is a gap between the dream world of business plans (what we think we can get) and the real world of monthly operating statements (what it is that we got).
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The difference between what we think we can get and what we got is a failure of the supplier to service (provide what is needed as planned) the customer.
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1. The quality of the product meets requirements, or else you will get claim/return and won't get the order (again).
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Why isn't price the determining factor? You will meet the market price for whatever comparable products exist for the same requirements, or else the lowest priced comparable product will be selected. Comparable in this case means "quality."
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AWYY January 2017 Workouts 1/9/17- 2/1/17
by, January 5th, 2017 at 06:43 PM (2392 Views)
As always our actual weekly workouts may deviate from the plan below based on actual in the water progress and the need to modify focus for meets and group and individual goals
Monday 1/9/17 ~2600yds POWS Pool Open Water Swim (each lap ~ 70yds)
DO NOT touch the wall or bottom (except for dolphin diving) for the entire workout. If you need to rest: tread water, or use your recovery stroke, e.g. backstroke, breast, side, etc.
For this workout the lane lines are removed and buoys placed in the pool. Swimmers swim continuous counter-clockwise laps
The rest interval (RI) between sets is the time it takes for you to take your goggles completely off/on while treading water in the deep end.
Feet 1st deep water entry, surface and tread
Warm Up
1 lap; Swim under water to shallow, dolphin dive to bottom, push off bottom, surface and repeat until you can no longer touch the bottom.
Drills Bilateral/Weak Side Breathing/Breath Control
5 laps alternate B2- left /and B3 (or B3/ B4 left) , RI= goggles on/off
5 laps alternate B2- right / and B3 (or B3/ B4 right) , RI= goggles on/off
Main Set/ Drills
10 laps Blind with Sighting. Focus on sighting for all laps. Swim blind (with your eyes closed). Lift your head with eyes just above the surface. Open your eyes and take a quick snapshot of your sighting target, without interrupting your stroke rhythm. Separate the sighting stroke from the breathing stroke. Sight and then collapse into your stroke.
4 laps alternate FAST! / EZ, RI= goggles on/off
3 laps alternate FAST! Free-blind / backstroke, RI= goggles on/off
3 laps alternate FAST! Free blind / breaststroke, RI= goggles on/off
Optional Group Swim
2 laps drafting; Follow the swimmer in front as close as possible without touching them, or follow them just to one side of their hip sight off of their bubbles. Switch lead swimmer on 2nd lap
2 laps group sprint: everyone gets side by side and sprints while staying next to each other in tight formation. On the second lap, start again but switch the other swimmers with inner swimmers.
Cool Down
2 laps choice EZ
Wednesday 1/11/17 2600yd IM-Sprint
Warm Up
100 Choice
4 x 100 (done as: kick / swim by 25); #1= flutter kick / free, #2=br kick/ breast, #3= back kick/ back, # 4= dolphin kick/ fly
Main Set / Drills
4 x 100 Reverse IM, 0:15RIn (free-breast-back-fly)
1 x 100 (fly one-arm drill / fly by 25)
3 x 200 IM, 0:15RI
1 x 100 (back L drill / back by 25)
2 x 300 IM, 0:15RI
1 x 100 (breast 2 kick per one-pull drill / breast by 25)
Cool Down
200 Choice
Monday 1/16/17 2450yds IM-Endurance
Warm Up
200 Choice
1 x 400 IM kick (100 dolphin kick, 100 flutter kick on back, 100 breast stroke kick, 100 flutter kick on stomach)
4 x 150 (done as 50 drill / 50 swim/ 50 drill)
1= Catch Up Drill / free/ Catch Up Drill
2= Chin Surf / fly / Chin Surf
3= Elbow Snap/ breast/ Elbow Snap
4= Shoulder Roll/ back/ Shoulder Roll
Main Set / Drill
10 x 25 fly, 0:30RI focus on timing and good form
1 x 100 Free pull
1 x 250 Back, focus on good form and turns
1 x 100 Free pull
1 x 250 Breast, focus on good form and turns
1 x 100 Free pull
Cool Down
200 Choice
Wednesday 1/18/17 2700yd Sprint-Free
Warm Up
3 x 100 Reverse IM, 0:15RI (free-breast-back-fly)
4 x 50 (done as 25 sprint kick / 25 free EZ), 0:10RI
Main Set
12 x 25 sprint, 0:30RI
3 x 100 (25 FAST! / 75 EZ), 0:10RI
6 x 50 Descend 1-3, 4-6, 0:15RI
3 x 100 (50 FAST! / 50 EZ), 0:10RI
3 x 100 Sprint, 0:15RI
1 x 200 Negative Split
1 x 200 Build
Cool Down
300 non-free
Monday 1/23/17 2700yd Mid Dist IM/Free
Warm Up
200 Choice
1 x 400 IM Kick
Main Set
1 x 200 IM
1 x 200 Free, good effort
1 x 100 One Arm (50 left / 50 right), 1=fly, 2=back, 3= breast, 4=free
Cool Down
100 Choice
Wednesday 1/25/17 > 3100yds Grab Bag
This workout is an eclectic mix of drills and sets to add some spice and variety to our typical workouts.
Warm Up
1 x 200 (B3/B5 by 50, i.e. Breathe every 3 strokes, and then every 5 strokes for each 50)
8 x 25 Blind. The goal here is to identify which way you tend to veer, left or right, and to make adjustments to balance out your stroke for straighter swimming (this can be invaluable in open water). EZ swim down the center lane with your eyes closed. Count how many strokes you can take before touching the lane line. Continue to the wall with eyes closed making small adjustments to your stroke mechanics to keep you going straight. If you can do one length straight down the middle of the lane, then reinforce this (to establish consistency) on the remaining lengths.
2 x 25 Scull with Pull Buoy
2 x 25 Backwards Swim. Swim feet first down the lane. There may be some trial and error here to figure out how to put it in reverse in the pool.
2 x 25 Shark Fin Drill. Swim freestyle. During the recovery phase of the stroke, slide your thumb up along your side to your arm pit. Pause with your thumb in your arm pit and then continue the stroke to the entry.
2 x 25 Tombstone Kick. Flutter kick while holding the kickboard vertically with at least 2/3 of it underwater to maximize resistance.
2 x 25 Free with Pull Buoy at Ankles.
2 x 25 Water Polo (dribble/ shoot). Dribble ball to shallow end and back. Dribble by swimming freestyle heads up maintaining control of the ball without touching it (keep it between your arms). At the deep end take one shot into the goal.
2 x 25 Backstroke Goggle Balance. Lay your goggles on your forehead (no strap) and swim backstroke focusing on maintain stationary head control
2 x 25 Breaststroke Tennis Ball Drill. Tuck the tennis ball under your chin and hold it in place while swimming breaststroke
2 x 25 Fly with Underwater Recovery. Focus on the push phase of the fly stroke by swimming butterfly but ending a strong push phase by keeping your hands in the water and sneaking them back to the front. The end of the push should coincide with a strong kick, as your head comes out of the water
2 x 25 Paddle Head. Place the paddle at the top of your head and swim freestyle. The goal is to not lose the paddle by lifting your head, and keeping enough pressure on it to hold it in place.
2 x 100. Swim freestyle with a 360 summersault mid-pool and flip turns at each wall
4 x 25yd IM. Put all four competitive strokes into each 25yd length of the pool. This may mean that youll only be taking 2-3 arm strokes for each stroke (fly, back, breast, free)
Main Set
12 x 25 Free, 0:20RI. Swim EZ to middle of pool then sprint the last half of the pool, taking your last breath before the flags (i.e. flags to wall = no-breath zone)
Predict your finishing time for each set and each round of the following. The Rest Interval changes with each of the 3 rounds as follows:
1st Round = 10 Pop-Ups (in water push ups on edge of deck),
2nd Round = 10 seconds of Vertical kicking hands at sides,
3rd Round = 10 seconds of Vertical Kicking Hands out of water
1 x 100 Free, RI
1 x 100 breast, RI
1 x 100 back, RI
4 x 25 fly, 0:30 rest
1 x 300 Choice, good effort
Cool Down
(Number of Strangers in the Water) x 100 Choice. Unless you just want more laps this is your chance to get to know others in the pool.
Monday 1/30/17 2800yd Free-End
Warm Up/ Drills
2 x 100 (50 pull /50 kick), 0:15RI
Main Set
4 x 200 Descend, 0:15RI
3 x 300 Build, 0:15RI
2 x 400 Steady, 0:15RI
Cool Down
100 non-free
Wednesday 2/1/17 2600yd Free-Endr
Warm Up
1 x 200 (increase breathing pattern by on per 50, e.g. B2L/B3/B4L/B5)
4 x 100 (done as 50 drill/ 50 free)
1= flutter kick, 2= finger tip drag, 3= thumb scrape, 4 = fist drill
Main Set
1 x 100 good effort, 0:15RI
1 x 200 good effort, 00:15RI
1 x 300 good effort5, 0:15RI
Cool Down
1 x 200 non-free


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Length: 600 pages
I borrowed this from my boyfriend's mom since I was curious about it. This book spawned two sequels and a movie so I don't think a plot rehash is necessary, but for those who may not know, the story revolves around Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist and Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the tattoo. Blomkvist published a story against the head of a financial corporation and was sued for libel. He lost the case and was imprisoned. After his arrest, Henrik Vanger contacts him to investigate a mystery that Vanger was obsessed with. Salander joins Blomkvist in his work from an earlier report that she wrote on Blomkvist. She is an investigator, among other things. Continue reading
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Update: You can see the winner here.
The virtual sounds of plans, laughter, a few 'ah ha' moments and whoops of twitter joy have headed my way as people created their Valentine bake and craft entries bringing out their creative and romantic sides. Take a few minutes to look through these wonderful virtual entries and click on the images to visit their pages. Do stop and say hello as they don't bite (as far as I know!) and there have so many more images and stories on their blogs all of which are a very good read and all are competing to win this handcrafted oak heart trophy. This competition has been a real learning curve for me but an enjoyable one. All being well I do think it will be back on a yearly basis as I don't think DH will want to make trophy's every month but this way it keeps it special. A big thanks to all who entered and bonne chance!
The winner will be announced on Feb 14th as an update to this post (wi-fi permitting!) so come back and see who won. The competition will be judged by an independent professional cake eater and lover of beautiful things and will be done in full X factor style with photo's of all the work, hours of indecision, caffeine overload but will lack the far flung visit to judges houses – although with these entries you are all welcome for tea anytime!
Triple Valentine Wedding Cake by @Rhixx (twitter only entry – no link to blog / website)


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The best board games also teach important life skills. Scrabble improves spelling. Monopoly imparts valuable business strategies. And now Strain can make you a genetic engineer on par with Dr. Moreau.
I don't know about you, but £16 (plus £17 shipping, alas) for the opportunity to develop my own mutant creation and wipe out fellow players with toxins and viruses sounds like a much better deal than spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on uni tuition.
Players surround their organism tiles with organelles and cytoplasm to help improve their chances of surviving a virus attack from their fellow players. And to evolve, adapt, and improve their creations. Who needs a hotel on Boardwalk when you can genetically engineer your way to victory? [ThinkGeek via GeekAlerts]


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Arkansas hires McDonald to coach receivers
Arkansas has hired George McDonald to coach receivers. He spent the last two seasons with the Miami Hurricanes after a stint with the NFL's Cleveland Browns.
FAYETTEVILLE Arkansas has found its replacement for Kris Cinkovich just two days after he joined Paul Petrino's Idaho staff as offensive coordinator.
The Razorbacks have hired wide receivers coach George McDonald away from the Miami Hurricanes, it was announced Wednesday.
McDonald, 36, became the wide receivers coach at the University of Miami in 2011 and added the passing game coordinator title this season. Prior to joining Al Golden at Miami, he had spent two seasons in the NFL as the Cleveland Browns' wide receivers coach.
"George McDonald has a reputation as a top recruiter as well as a great teacher and technician," Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said. "He knows what it takes to be an NFL receiver and has the ability to teach our players how to be a pro in every aspect so they can maximize their potential in college and set themselves up for a career on the next level.
After two seasons with the Browns, McDonald returned to the college ranks and Rivals.com named him one of the nation's top 25 recruiters in 2012.
"In his heart, he has always wanted to be a college coach because he believes in recruiting young men and being a part of helping them develop for four years," Bielema said. "He will be a positive influence on our wide receivers as they grow and learn under his guidance. His track record of developing NFL-ready receivers and his first-hand experience as a position coach in the league will be attractive to our student-athletes and future Razorback receivers."
McDonald is the fifth full-time assistant hire Bielema has made to his Arkansas staff. Wisconsin defensive assistants Chris Ash (defensive coordinator) and Charlie Partridge (defensive line coach), and Tennessee offensive assistants Jim Haney (offensive coordinator) and Sam Pittman (offensive line coach) were hired last week.
Bielema, who was introduced as the Razorbacks' head coach two weeks ago, has also hired three other members of his Wisconsin support staff at Arkansas, including strength and conditioning coach Ben Herbert.
In addition to coaching professional receivers, he helped develop 10 pass catchers that have played in the NFL. Among those are Greg Jennings, who McDonald coached in his stint with Western Michigan, and Eric Decker, who McDonald coached while at the University of Minnesota.
McDonald is an Illinois graduate, where he played football and competed in track and field. In addition to coaching at Miami, the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota and Western Michigan, he coached tight ends at Stanford, wide receivers at Northern Illinois and began his career as a graduate assistant at Ball State.
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James Henry "Jim" Swindle was a businessman and politician of Ray City, GA. He was born near Ray City Aug 6, 1886, a son of Margaret Melvina Futch and George Emory Swindle. A previous post gave his bio from the Georgia Official and Statistical Register. He was involved in many civic organizations including the Baptist church, Masons, and Lions Club, and served in public offices from Mayor of Ray City to Representative in the Georgia Assembly.
Jim Swindle was a brother of Leonard Columbus Swindle, John N. Swindle, George Perry Swindle, Roy C. Swindle, and Leonidas A. Swindle.
In the Census of 1900 James H. Swindle was enumerated with his parents and brothers in his father's household in the Connell's Mill District near Rays Mill, GA. The Swindle family farm was located on the Rays Mill & Cat Creek Road. Jim and his younger brothers all attended school, while his older brother, Leonard, helped his father with the farm labor.
After the 1909 death of his father, G.E. Swindle, at Buffalo Lithia Springs, VA , Jim became the head of the household and took over the family farm.
James Henry "Jim" Swindle became a prominent businessman of Berrien County. By 1908, he was involved in the organization of the Bank of Rays Mill, which later became the Citizens Bank of Ray City. It is said that the Swindle family owned much of the land where present day Ray City is located, and when the town was officially incorporated in 1909, he became one of the first residents. In 1912 he married Sarah Ellen "Stell" Daniel in Nashville, GA, and the couple made their home at Ray City.
Together with James S. Swindle, James Henry Swindle owned the Ray City Hotel, which stood on the location later occupied by the Clements Fountain. The Swindles employed J.F. Hineley to operate the hotel. The hotel and all of its contents were destroyed, along with several other buildings, in the Ray City fire of Sunday, April 25, 1915.
James Henry Swindle was 30 years old when he registered for the draft in WWI on June 5, 1917. He gave his occupation as a self-employed farmer and merchant working in Ray City, Ga. He was described as medium height, medium build, black hair, and blue eyes. His draft card was signed by D.A. Sapp.
By 1920 James H. Swindle had located his wife and family in a house on Main Street in Ray City, Georgia. They owned the home free and clear. Their neighbors were C . Oscar Terry and Leon L. Parrish. J.H. Swindle was a merchant, operating a grain and feed store on his own account.
Among other elected positions, Jim Swindle served 12 years on the Berrien County Board of Education, including four years as Chairman.
1925 Berrien County Board of Education
D. J. Gaskins, Ch. Ray City
A. L. Akins.. . .Nashville
J. H. Swindle …Ray City
C.B.Harris–. -Enigma
George P. Griffin Nashville
1927 Berrien County Board of Education
D. J. Gaskins, Chm., Ray City
J. R. McLamb
J. H. Swindle, Ray City
A. L. Akins, Nashville
W. K. Sikes
In the census of 1930, Swindle listed his principle occupation as operator of a gin. He owned cotton gins in Ray City, and at Barretts in Lowndes County, GA.
"The J.H. Swindle Gins and Warehouse is another concern of benefit to the entire section. Plants are located at Ray City and Barrett, being among the most up to date in south Georgia. Mr. Swindle buys cotton and cotton seed, corn, peanuts, hay and other country produce. Besides gin and warehouse activities he operates a twelve horse farm."
Another of his 1930s business concerns was the operation of a bank at Ray City.
"The Peoples Banking Company, a private institution, is owned by Mr. J.H. Swindle, with Mr. E.J. Patten as cashier. This bank was organized several years ago by Mr. Swindle when Ray City lost its regular bank, so as to carry on the business operations locally and without interruptions."
Later, J.I. Clements worked for a while as cashier of the Peoples Banking Company. Jim Swindle's brother, L. C. Swindle also operated a bank at Ray City, the Farmers Bank.
In 1932 J. H. Swindle again served on the Berrien County Board of Education and in 1934 he was Mayor of Ray City.
On Jan 14, 1939 the Speaker of the House of the Georgia Assembly announced the Legislative Committee Chairmen. James H. Swindle of Berrien was named as chair of the General Agriculture Committee No. 1. Just a few days later on January 31, 1939 the Atlanta Constitution reported that James Henry Swindle, of Ray City, was declaring as a candidate for State Commissioner of Agriculture.
J.H. Swindle, 'Just a Small Farmer,' Says Markets Aren't Working.
January 31, 1939
By the Associated Press.
Representative J.H. Swindle, of Berrien, who describes himself as "just a small farmer," announced yesterday he would seek election as state commissioner of agriculture in 1940.
Swindle, a veteran of three terms in the legislature, is chairman of the house committee on agriculture No. 1.
Columbus Roberts, present commissioner of agriculture, concludes his present term in 1940. He has been mentioned as a likely candidate to succeed Governor Rivers.
Swindle said he would favor revision of the state's present agricultural policy to give greater assistance to the farmers in disposing of their products.
"The farmer can dump his stuff anywhere," he said. "The present system (of farmers' markets) is not working any special good to the farmers."
Swindle urged that the state provide price reporting service as well as a place where farmers may bring their produce for sale. He also suggested that the state assist the farmers "to put his produce in proper shape for disposal" by grading and collecting individual shipments into single lots.
"I would even be willing to try the auction system," often results in the price for a commodity being set at an unfairly low level because one or more of the earliest sellers were unaware of the correct price and disposed of their produce below the market level.
Swindle, a 52-year-old native of Berrien county, has served two years as mayor of Ray city, eight years on the city council, and 12 years on the county board of education, including four years as chairman. He is engaged in farming, operates a cotton gin, and purchases cotton and farm products for resale. He is married, and has two daughters and a son.
In 1941, James H. Swindle was appointed to serve again on the Berrien County Board of Education to replace Henry A. Swindle who had resigned from the Board in December 1940. In October, the Board members elected J.H. Swindle as Chairman of the Board.
A 1941 mention in the Nashville Herald said:
Mr. J.H. Swindle is a prominent citizen of this city [Ray City]. He owns most of the business buildings in Ray City. He is our past representative, having served four years. He owns extensive farms and the gin. He is a cotton buyer, a cottonseed buyer, and a corn buyer.
James H. Swindle continued his involvement in civic affairs. In the 1940s he worked to bring better roads to Ray City, and in 1947 served on the building committee for the new Ray City School gym.
In 1953 he was elected vice-president of the South Georgia Cattlemen's Association.
Children of Stell Daniel and James Henry Swindle:
- Margaret Virginia Swindle (Oct 28, 1914)
- Doris E. Swindle (1916-1941)
- Grace E Swindle
- James Aaron Swindle (1920-1993)
Related Posts:
- James Henry Swindle and the Georgia Official and Statistical Register
- In 1934 Ray City was 'Noted Section' of Berrien County
- James Swindle ~ Wiregrass Pioneer
- Bank of Ray's Mill
- L.C. Swindle Faces Bank Robber at Ray City – February 28,1939
- Smith and Jones Open Bank at Ray's Mill
- Perry Swindle and the Twin Lakes Field Trip
- James Aaron Swindle and the "Sarah E" B-26 Marauder
- Ray's Mill Hotel Burns, 1915


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Chilli bean bake with soured cream mash
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal599
- fat23g
- saturates11g
- carbs66g
- sugars17g
- fibre8g
- protein37g
- salt1.92g
- 2 onions, chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
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- 2 tsp each ground cumin and dried thyme
- 2 tbsp mild chilli powder
- 1kg lean minced beef
- 2 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 2 x 400g can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
Kidney beanskid-nee beenz
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- 2 x 330g can sweetcorn, drained
Sweetcornsw-eet corn
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- 3 mixed peppers, chopped into chunks
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- 2 tbsp white or red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 beef stock cube
For the mash
- 1.8kg potatoes, chopped into large chunks
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- 300ml pot soured cream
- 2 x small bunches chives, snipped
- 100g cheddar, grated
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Fry the onions in the oil in a large, deep saucepan until soft. Stir in the spices and cook for 2 mins, until fragrant. Crumble in the mince in batches and fry, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until all the meat is browned.
Stir in the chopped tomatoes, beans, sweetcorn, peppers, vinegar and sugar. Crumble in the stock cube, pour over 500ml water then bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 20 mins, then uncover and simmer for 20 mins more until the mince and peppers are tender and saucy.
Meanwhile, make the mash. Boil the potatoes in lots of boiling salted water until tender, about 15 mins. Drain well, leaving in the colander to steam dry for 1 min, then tip back into the saucepan and mash with the soured cream. Season and stir in the chives.
When the chilli mince is done, pour into 1, 2 or individual ovenproof dishes. Spoon or pipe over the mash and scatter on the cheese. Cool completely if you're freezing any at this stage, or if you want to eat straight away, heat the oven to 220C/ 200C fan/gas 7 and bake for 25-30 mins until bubbling and golden.
Recipe Tip
Cook from frozenCover with foil and bake at 180C/160C fan/gas 4 for 1 hr 45 mins. Remove the foil, turn up the oven to 220C/200C fan/ gas 7 and cook for a further 30 mins until piping hot in the middle. Or defrost thoroughly, then cook as per the recipe, but add an extra 10 mins to the cooking time.