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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Love Moo
Stamps: Doodle Pantry Baby Cow
Paper: whisper white, basic black, cherry cobbler
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, stampin up heart, heart embossing folder, spellbinders labels 15, MS punch, rhinestones
14 comments:
Oh, this is perfect and so adorable!! :) My great uncle owns a dairy farm, so my brother sees a lot of these when he is working out there. :) Love it!!ReplyDelete
Great card! I love your corner treatment!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 12:30 PM
This is so sweet Dawn!! LOVE that heart embossed background!! Great layout!!HUGSReplyDelete
A fabulous card and sentiment. Thanks for joining our challenge at Top Tip Tuesday this week. Good Luck.ReplyDelete
xx Vee
love that you made the cow a Holstein! fabulous card Dawn!!!ReplyDelete
hugs & blessings
Love this, Dawn! You did a fabulous job coloring the cow. It looks great on your wonderful layout!ReplyDelete
What an adorable card. Love the sentiment and your sketch is wonderful. Thanks for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday.ReplyDelete
Great Card!ReplyDelete
I love the cow. Thanks for joining Fussy and Fancy Friday challenge.
Very Cute Dawn!! I love farm animals, so this is a must-get set for me =) Love your pretty lattice border!ReplyDelete
Dawn the cow looks awesome in b & W! Just lovely.ReplyDelete
Wonderful work done on the card Dawn, it is super, love how you did the cow! Super!ReplyDelete
Sweet image and love that heart embossing. Thanks for sharing with us at TT this week.ReplyDelete
great card , i think your sister are gonna love it, have a nice weekned hugs christaReplyDelete
What a fab image - such a sweet card.ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us this week over at Top Tip Tuesday for our 'All Sentimental' challenge :)
Carol x


text: Brown is such a rich color. Whenever I combine papers using variations of brown hues as the main accent color, I am always pleased with the earthy look that my cards have. By adding a simple birthday embellishment to the torn papers used on this card, I've created a card that would be a great birthday card for anyone; but because of the color palate, this would be a great card for a guy -- no girlie colors here!

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Receiving Shipped Fish
Many of us have ordered fish from someone, they finally arrive,
you get them into a tank,
and two weeks later their numbers are down, and you can't figure out
why. I can't address
every time a fish dies when introduced to a new environment, but there
are a number of
factors that could be responsible. I'll try to mention a few things that
have worked best
for me. See "New Tank Syndrome" below, and also
Keeping Select Aquatics
Select Aquatics does not charge extra for shipping or handling. We use
USPS Express or
or Priority Mail (For hard goods). The fish are shipped in
styrofoam boxes, individually impulse
sealed or knotted within breather bags . A quote is provided
when you order that is an
estimate based on the number of fish you order, the likely sized
box they will require,
and your location. The actual cost is not known until the bagged, sealed box is shipped.
A signature is always required for overnight deliveries unless it is
discussed in emails
I have a policy where if I overestimate your cost of shipping by more
than $6, I will refund
the difference back to you, and will absorb the difference when it costs
more to ship than what
you had been quoted. Customers are never overcharged for shipping. In
colder temperatures,
$3-5 may be added to cover the cost of 1-2 heat packs, which will be
stated in the initial
quote. As the overall weight, size of the box and distance from Denver
increases, the postal
rate increases incrementally.
Shipping is
done when temperatures here and at their destination are between 35 and
degrees. If temperatures are not appropriate, I will check your
temperatures each weekend
for the upcoming week, and email you each week with a shipping date or
decision to wait
another week.
Often fish expire after they arrive at their destination,
because they may ride in a hot or cold
Postal truck until they are delivered to you. This can be avoided by
arranging for a "Hold For
Pickup" delivery. This costs nothing, and I will make up the mailing
labels to reflect the box
is to be pulled and held at the room temperature Post Office until you
are able to pick it up.
All that is required is that you contact the Post Office the day the box
is shipped to let them
know to pull it, and that you will be coming by the
following day to sign for and pick it up.
I care that your fish arrive as safely as possible, and that they do
well after they arrive.
I believe we have a responsibility to ensure that the fish do well once
they arrive in your
aquarium. Much information is provided here that I recommend you access,
the Care Guides linked from
each species page, as well as the broad overviews at
Keeping Select Aquatics Fish.
If they don't do well, I want to know, and if it can be
connected to a practice we are doing here, it will be addressed.
The shipping process is also constantly being improved upon, and losses
are the rare
exception. I ask that everyone let me know when a box is received,
when it arrived, and the
condition the fish are in to fix any issues, and ensure shipping quality for following
contact me if the fish have difficulty, and specifics as to the
food, temperatures, feeding
schedule, etc. can be provided, as well as an effort to determine where
the fish ran into problems
if they occur.
I will generally send an extra or more (depending on the size of the
order) of each species ordered
to hopefully cover any losses that may occur during shipping. There are
some species where extras
cannot be sent due to the type of fish or the numbers here, such as the
sexed Green Dragon plecos.
More information on Select Aquatics shipping can be seen
Overnight Express or 3-5 Day Priority Mail?
Due to losses that resulted from boxes shipped USPS 3-5 day Priority, through
no fault of
Select Aquatics or the customer, Select Aquatics no longer ships
3-5 day Priority Mail,
and now only ships USPS Overnight Express Mail.
Besides the obvious advantages of a box of live fish arriving
overnight, or 2nd day to some
areas, shipping cost is determined by weight only - so larger
boxes can be used for better
distance from a heat pack or more insulation, at no extra cost.
Receiving Shipped Fish:
1. When preparing to receive new fish, I have an empty tank prepared for
them to acclimate
to, with plants to hide in, possibly a very thin layer of gravel, a working
filter, a top that
provides full cover from jumping out, a heater (if necessary), and no or
low light. After
opening the box, but before opening the first bag or container, test the
pH and and hardness
of the water the fish have arrived in. That way you will know how far
"away" your water is
from what the fish are accustomed to. This dictates the speed of the
acclimation process, and
tells you whether you may need to add anything to the water to make it
softer, harder or adjust
the pH.
2. Then, when introducing any fish to a new source of water, drip
acclimate. Drip acclimating
is simply this:
Open the bag or container the fish came in and empty it into another
empty open container,
such as a "shoebox" style plastic box. If need be, tip the new container
(If new, rinse thoroughly
first- of course, no cleansers), up at one end to allow the fish to be
covered by the water they
came in. Then set up a length of airline tube from an established
aquarium or container of your
dechlorinated water to a plastic air valve, going into the water the
fish were shipped in so that
a drop falls in about every 3-5 seconds. I have seen some fishkeepers
that will simply tie the
airline into a loose knot to accomplish this. Be sure to cover the
container so that the fish
cannot jump out.
Keep an eye on it, and watch the fish for any signs of distress every
few minutes. If they begin
to act oddly, turn off drip and wait 20 minutes or so before resuming.
When you have doubled
the amount of water they came in, you can then begin to slowly increase
the flow rate. The
entire process should take at least an hour, for they need to be given
time to physically
adapt, particularly if the pH or hardness differ by more than a slight amount.
I have heard that there are some fishkeepers that do not advise adding
fresh water to bag water,
claiming it can actually be more harmful than to simply dump them right
in. In my experience this is
a false belief, and will definitely cause more harm than good. I am
aware of the ammonia to
nitrate concerns they mention to defend this position, but do not think
is is more than an
interesting take on the process, and doesn't apply to the small amounts
of water we are working
with. As well, I have witnessed too many fish that succumbed from pH or
shock over the years from an insufficient acclimation to ever consider
anything other than a long,
gradual, relatively stress free acclimation to their new water.
3. Then put them into a bag to be floated, or float that container,
possibly with a little baby brine
shrimp for them to eat, for 10-15 minutes to even out the temperatures.
If they are being put into
a tank with other fish, be sure to feed the other fish well so that they
will be less likely to nip or
bother the new tankmates. When one fish meets another, it has only 3
concerns- Will you eat me,
do I want to eat you, and/or can we mate with one another? Feeding
everyone well removes two
of those options. If you take this opportunity to give them some BBS
before being released, be
sure to release them after no more than an hour, for the BBS will foul
the small amount of water
they are in and possibly kill the fish if left for too long.
Then slowly let them go into the tank, keeping the light off, a cover on
the tank (fish will be less
likely to jump out later, once acclimated.) Once they settle, introduce
the light and lightly feed
some dry food. If quarantining them in a transition tank, keep them in
that tank one week, then,
assuming water conditions are the same where they are going, float
them about 10 minutes to
ensure the temperatures are equal before letting them go into their new home.
"New tank syndrome" - What it is and how to avoid
Fish emit wastes through both digestion and respiration, far more than
what can be seen by looking
at the tank. In an established aquarium, bacteria that have built up
over time process that waste,
and as long as waste is not produced faster than the bacteria can digest
it, the tank stays stable.
By stable I mean that toxic substances (such as ammonia, nitrites,
nitrates) do not accumulate.
Those substances, when allowed to develop and build up, will quickly
kill fish.
"New tank syndrome" is simply a fresh body of water being inundated with
wastes it doesn't yet have
the bacteria to process. Lethal amounts of toxic substances accumulate
during normal biological
activity, and the fish die. The average time for a tank to "crash" is
understood to be 15 days. But
there are a number of solutions-
The best solution is to start a new tank with water from an established
tank, filling the new tank
at least 10% with the seasoned aquarium water. Add dechlorinated tap
water and you are ready to go.
The next best option is-
- Get water from a disease free established tank at a friend's or from
the local fish store.
Anyone keeping fish successfully must do regular water changes, so water
should be always
available. Just be sure the tank the water comes from is disease free!
- This next solution works well, without the need to get water from
anywhere else. Before obtaining
or adding the fish, fill the tank with dechlorinated water and a light
sprinkling of dry food, and
if possible, have it sit for awhile- a few days- with the filter or an
airstone going. When everything
is ready for the fish (the water is totally clear, filter is added,
heater, etc.), go ahead and put
them in, and feed fairly lightly the first few days.
Here's the important part. Take out and replace about 20% of the water
every 3 days for the first
2 weeks. This allows the bacteria to develop over those first 2 weeks
while preventing a buildup that
will adversely affect the fish. If the tank ever becomes cloudy, change
10-20% at those times as well.
At about 3 weeks you can then go to a normal 20% once a week water
changing schedule. Never get into
the habit of simply adding water to a tank simply to replace water that
had evaporated. By doing so
you are actually concentrating toxins in the water that need to be
removed. Also see "3 Periods of
Fish Adjustment".
Each fish is shipped in either impulse sealed
channels in breather bags, or breather bags
that are knotted in the normal fashion, or
standard doubled plastic bags for fish with
spines that may puncture the breather bags.
Gradual improvements to the packing process
have caused losses to be minimal. Extras
continue to be sent of most fish with each
order, so that the customer always receives
at least what they ordered.
After being
caught and sealed into the bags, they
are checked for leaks over newspaper while the
styrofoam boxes and paperwork is prepared.
If a leak is seen, the fish are removed and the
is replaced.
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Welcome to The Watermelon Crawl Blog Hop! Who doesn't like to bite into a red, ripe, juicy watermelon on a hot summer day? Yum!!!! If you drive down South, you can find people selling them on the side of the road, out of their pick-up trucks. I think these are the best, because they come right out of the garden. You will always find a cute watermelon cut out at a baby shower or wedding shower, we eat them on the 4th of July, and we make sherbet and wine. You will find them in our kitchens; on our walls, curtains and cookie jars. And they are so darn fun to craft with. Today we have some very talented women that want to share their watermelon crafts with you. So come do the Watermelon Crawl with us! You don't want to miss anything so the beginning of the hop will start at Pamela's Blog http://www.kraftykatstampstudio.blogspot.com
We also have some wonderful Blog Hop Candy sponsored by Jennifer Fox. She will be giving away TWO dust covers ~ 1 for a Cricut Expression and 1 for a Silhouette Cameo!
To be eligible, you MUST do the following:
- go to everyone's blog and leave a comment
- go to Jennifer's business page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/wunderscreations and like the page
- leave a comment on her Facebook page indicating which machine cover you want ~ either Cricut or Cameo
- Winner will be announced Tuesday, August 21 on the business page.
Here is our line-up in case you get lost,
- Pamela ~ http://www.kraftykatstampstudio.blogspot.com
- Colleen ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
- Jennifer ~ http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com
- Jenny ~ http://cccjalessi.blogspot.com
- Pam L - http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com
- Amber~ http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com
- Nancy ~ http://alwaysastorycreationsbynancy.blogspot.com
- Amanda ~ http://cricktncrafts.blogspot.com
- Shawnee ~http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com
- Jennifer J. ~ http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com
- Tina ~ http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com
- Miriam ~ http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com
I just made a little card for summertime. I actually used the Create A Critter Cricut cart for this. I used a shape, made 4 different sizes and cut them in the colors I needed. Used a little ribbon and some bling on the card, and of course, it's not finished until I Stickle it!! ;)
http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com to see what is left on the vine.
But remember… to be eligible for the candy you must follow ALL the giveaway rules above.
Thanks for hopping with us and remember…
Have fun y'all, do the watermelon crawl!


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The Caps special teams were mediocre, Theodore's goaltending wasn't horrible, but it sure seemed like there were a couple times when his glove hand wasn't where it was supposed to be and he got scored on. Brooks Laich had a solid game, but overall it wasn't until the lines were jumbled by Coach Boudreau in between the second and thrid periods that the Capital's offense came alive. Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Alexander Frolov and Jonathan Quick did indeed take advantage of the openings the Caps gave them tonight but, with the exception of Quick, they also pretty much had their way with the Capitals the last time the two teams met. If anybody could have screened Jose Theodore better than Jeff Schultz did in the first period when the Kings scored, it would take a lot of work and some luck. The two quick goals the Kings scored at the beginning of the second period were the "Cap Killers" though. The game was a very different game then it could and would have otherwise been. However, to say the Caps lost may not be giving Quick, who had 41 saves or the Kings Offense who scored , 1 power play, 1 short handed and 3 even strength goals against the Caps in front of another sellout crowd at Verizon Center.
All that said, I have to say this - didn't you just love Sergei Federov's save of an empty net insurance goal by the Kings. The guy is hands down the easiest guy actively playing the game today that you can say the following about - "future hall of famer." Alexander Ovechkin scored his 200th goal - as was repeatedly pointed out by "Joe B" on Comcast SportsNet, Ovie is just the fourth player ever to reach the 200 goal plateau in 4 seasons. So a three game winning streak ends and now the Caps need to move on. Next up the Florida Panthers on Saturday at Verizon. The Panthers are 6-2-2 in their last 10 and just finished beating the NY Islanders 3-2 in regulation tonight. The Cats are also now in second place in the Southeast Division and Eighth Place in the Eastern Conference with 56 points, 14 back of the Capitals. Saturday will be a tough game the way the Panthers are playing.


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Don't wait for the perfect moment! Take the moment and make it perfect!
- Why do you argue now is the right time to buy a flat? When will the property prices go up again?
- Prices won't rise soon, however in my opinion the third quarter of 2009 will bring the onset of slow, yet stable upward trend (…) Those who take decisions swiftly will be the winners.
- Do you think then prices on secondary market will not decrease in the coming months?
- Where they were meant to fall, they have already fallen.
The scales on the property market have not been tipped so favourably for a while. And it seems this won't last long. Hurry up then!
Decline of property prices has come to a halt and prices are not going to fall any more. This is a good moment to buy a property, but a bad time for selling it.
Property prices are still low and banks are more willing to grant loans. According to property agents, this is the perfect moment to buy a dreamt-up flat.
Some time later in the second half of 2010:
This is the best moment to buy a property. It won't be any cheaper!
Some property agencies seem affected by the slowdown on the market, other describe the current market as 'stable'. Nevertheless, all property agents claim in unison this is the perfect time for property buyers.
Last days of 2011 and first months of 2012 will be the perfect time for property purchases – experts convince.
Whoever plans a property purchase should not put it back. Downward trend in prices is likely to reverse.
If you consider buying a property, this is the perfect moment. Prices have gone down, but fewer buyers can boast about desired creditworthiness. Even if next year prices fall, the decline will be negligible.
Planning to buy a flat? Property market practitioners point out sellers are ready to make bigger concessions in price negotiations. This indicates the perfect moment to buy has come!
Property prices keep falling and have reached the levels last seen in 3Q2006 – good moment to buy a flat!
Experts claim now is the best moment to buy a flat!
Over the last year property prices have significantly gone down. The economy is markedly reviving. The probability of further price decline is miniscule, while choice of flats is wide. It seems this is the perfect moment to buy a flat!
Chart 1: Average price of one square metre of a property on primary and secondary markets in Warsaw over last almost seven years. Source: National Bank of Poland's quarterly report on property market, figures based on data collected from notaries (reflect only transaction prices, rather than asking prices (sellers' wishful thinking!) in property ads).
Chart 2: Average quarterly prices of one square metre of a property in Warsaw, this time sample covers all properties from primary and secondary market. All data are transaction prices and are based on data collected from notaries. Source: excerpt (short version of) from AMRON-SARFiN's quarterly report.
Conclusion 1: chart 1 is biased – by starting in 3Q2006 it omits the first phase of property market frenzy which kicked off in late 2005. Since then up to the peak of property market bubble (?) in prices went up by up to 100% - growth scale in time frame of 3 years (therein some 50% growth in 2006 alone) makes it justified to call it a bubble.
Conclusion 2: the perfect moment has lasted for five years. It has been one of the longest perfect moments in the history.
Conclusion 3: based on the recent history of property price fluctuations and frequency of developers and property agents bleating about the perfect moments, there is no significant correlation between intensity of obtrusive urging to buy and higher demand for flats reflected in mounting prices.
Conclusion 4: The regularity observed during many stock market and property bubbles, i.e. when everyone tells you to buy this is the best moment to sell has proved true between late 2008 and now.
Conclusion 5: the future trend is rather unpredictable… (deserves the 'conclusion of the year' award ;-))
…Albeit my expectation is that within the coming year (i.e. by the end of September 2014) average property prices will decrease by 3 percent year-on-year and with 95% probability the price change will range from –10% to +6%. Over the coming decade the prices are most likely to stabilise in nominal terms and drop in real terms on average (with some deviations from the long-term trend). Here's the rationale:
Why property prices might rise:
1. Interest rates, now at their historical lows, are predicted to stay unchanged for about a year, and then are unlikely to rise quickly. Lower interest rates have a huge impact on amount of monthly instalment of a mortgage and hence on creditworthiness. Thus a borrower with the same earnings has some 30% higher creditworthiness than a year ago. But watch out – this is a trap. The capacity to repay a long-term liability is assessed based only on current market conditions and National Bank of Poland's base rate will not equal 2.50% forever. If it goes up by 2 percentage points, monthly instalment of a 250,000 PLN loan with current interest of 4.00% taken out for 25 years will rise from 1,319 PLN to 1,610 PLN (by 22%) if the interest rate increases to 6.00% (note annuity payments are very sensitive to interest rate changes).
2. Low income on bank deposits discourages wealthier depositors from keeping their savings in banks and makes some of them to invest in properties in pursuit of higher yields on rents. Beware though, this is a trap as well – if everyone buys flats with the intent to lease them – will the supply of new properties be matched by demand from lessees? Won't this trend exert a downward pressure on yields to make them equal with bank deposits? And note flow of income from a relatively small group of well-off people is a rather one-off occurrence, therefore the price incline cannot rely solely on demand generated by wealthy buyers.
3. There is a group of buyers who've already had enough of waiting for prices to go even lower and are running out of patience. In the meantime they've amassed some cash, so they can either pay in 100% or take out a small loan to finance the purchase – this group is capable of generating steady demand and unlike wealthy disgruntled depositors can make the upward trend sustainable.
4. Supply of new flats offered by property developers and number of new dwellings under construction are both shrinking. As the basic laws of economics state, lower supply should result in higher prices.
5. New government-run scheme (flat for the young), bound to take effect in January 2014 – the government will fund 10% - 15% of purchase price of a flat from the primary market only. The biggest restrictions in getting the subsidy are a square metre price cap (to be set at 5,865 PLN in Warsaw in 1Q2014) and the fact an applicant must not be older than 35.
Why property prices might fall:
1. Demographics, one of key drivers of the property market. People naturally seek to have their housing needs met and want to buy (or rent, or build their own) properties. Number of young people entering the labour market is decreasing year by year and given that the population of Poland is set to contract, prospects for price hikes in the long run are downbeat.
2. The biggest demand for flats is generated by youngsters looking for their first flat (later they swap one for another, bigger one, i.e. upgrade) – not only their number is lower, but also labour market is not on their side: unemployment rate among youngsters is higher than a few years ago, many of them work under 'junk contracts' (banks do not view it as steady source of income), salaries for workers under 30 are much lower than before the crisis.
3. Recommendation S, issued by Polish Financial Services Authority (KNF) which states a mortgage borrower will need to put up a specific percentage of purchase price as equity. This percentage will be rise 5% in 2014 to target 20% in 2017. This recommendation (banks won't date to try not following it) will bring to the end dicey 100% loan-to-value lending.
4. Banks' reluctance to increase their mortgage portfolios. This product is not the most profitable (hard to cross-sell it) and its risk seems to have turned out underestimated – for many CHF-denominated mortgages, outstanding debt considerably exceeds property market value, putting banks at risk of not recovering the lent amount in case of borrowers' defaults.
5. Future insecurity among potential borrowers – given the scale of layoffs in the corporate sector (which should by all means fall back along with recovery in the economy), many people think twice before taking out a loan for several years (who can guarantee nothing bad happens in such time horizon). Even if someone has not been affected by a job loss or salary cut, they could have observed someone else losing their source of income. Mortgage-taking spree from 2006-2008 was fuelled by booming economy and over-optimistic expectations that good time would last forever. That craze is extremely unlikely to repeat in many years.
6. Despite considerable decline (some 20% in nominal terms over last 5 years in Warsaw on average), property prices are still steep in relation to ordinary people's earnings and for many potential buyers out of reach. Currently an average monthly after-tax salary in Warsaw (some 3,600 PLN) is enough to buy a half of a square metre of property in Warsaw. This means after two months of putting aside 100% of one's salary (in practice impracticable) you can buy one square metre of an average flat; after a year you can buy six square metres; after eight years of not spending at all you can buy a decent one-bedroom 50-sqm flat for cash.
7. In the meantime costs of living have risen disproportionately to nominal wages growth. This means the discretionary income, i.e. the share of monthly cash inflow that can be either saved or spent on mortgage payment has dwindled. Needless to say what effect it has on demand for properties.
I'm planning to buy a flat in about a year. Hope the wind blows in the right direction…


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Gunshots in the distance,
Blood on my hands.
Walking alone in the moonlight.
Whispers in the dark,
Screams in silence.
Drops of rain on the window,
Lightning storms in the sky.
So many things to do,
Such little time.
Dreaming of bliss,
Waking up from a nightmare.
Helping others smile,
Crying in the corner of the room.
All the time in the world,
Nothing to do at all.
Gunshots in the distance,
Blood on my hands.


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Payback Time? What the Internationalization of Climate Litigation Could Mean for Canadian Oil and Gas Companies
(64 page pdf, Andrew Gage and Michael Byers, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Oct. 9, 2014)
Also discussed here: Climate change may create legal liability for Canadian energy firms – New report from B.C. think-tanks says elements are in place to allow for civil action (CBC News, Oct. 9, 2014)
And here: Policy Time Line
Today we review a report from a Canadian policy think-tank which examines the potential for legal action against a handful of Canadian oil and gas producers, because of their contribution to harmful impacts from global climate change, expected to reach $5B/year by 2020. The potential liability of each Canadian company is between $37.8 million and$90.8 million in 2010, rising to over $700M by 2030. Just as it took about 30 years to collect from tobacco companies for harmful impacts to health from the time a warning was given by the Surgeon General of the USA in the late 1960s, so the clock is ticking for those responsible for damages from climate change- and the clock began ticking in 1988 at the Toronto Conference on the Changing Atmosphere, the first major international forum bringing scientists and politicians together in an effort to combat global warming, where 300 international scientists and policy makers from 46 countries issued a warning on climate change whose consequences "could be second only to a global nuclear war".
Since then, two major factors have changed in terms of environmental liability: much more accurate estimates of financial damages and of emissions have been documented, and the law profession itself has matured and broadened to include the environment as an active and growing area of jurisprudence. In addition, as the report points out, even if the existing body of law does not explicitly identify GHG emissions as a culpable area, courts have been willing to change the law and liability in light of new information, as seen in the tobacco cases. Whether that liability starts and ends with oil and gas producers or extends to those responsible for reducing damages from climate change and the emissions that cause them- such as large municipalities which control traffic and vehicle emissions, public infrastructure and protection of private property from environmental damages, for example, remains to be seen. And then there is the growing awareness of the impacts of climate change which combines with air pollution to increase health costs.
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Then along comes President Obama with this terrific speech on Afghanistan. He was eloquent, thoughtful and thorough. His speechwriters really strutted their stuff. And with that speech, he took that dead rotting bird and hung it around his own neck.
General McChrystal and his cohorts were able to sell the President on their testosterone-fueled fantasies about taming Afghanistan. Our Middle East foreign policy was hijacked by the military/industrial vultures and national security theorists who play war games with other people's lives and money.
Their foolhardy attempt to conquer Afghanistan has nothing to do with enhancing our national security. It's an American intrusion into a civil war they don't understand and can't use military force to control.
This new troop deployment and its huge cost will have no impact on the insignificant number of al Qaeda in Afghanistan. It won't keep the Taliban influence from growing. And unless we're prepared to dump billions more into the illegitimate Afghan government, it won't make any significant contribution to rebuilding Afghanistan.
Most independent analysts believe it will take at least 10 years to turn Afghanistan's illiterate and corrupt security forces into anything resembling competency. And cost us three to four billion dollars a year to do it.
The President's contention that Afghanistan is a "war of necessity" is false. This is a war of his choosing.
I had hoped we elected a leader who would reject the same old interventionist mindset of those who profit from permanent war. But his Afghan policy shows he's not that leader. He's a hawk in dove's feathers.
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Shrewsbury have admitted that they could sell defender Connor Goldson this summer.
Shrewsbury Town chief executive Matt Williams has told the Shropshire Star that whilst they have rejected a bid from Swindon Town for Connor Goldson, the defender could leave this summer.
Goldson, 22, has come up through the ranks with Shrewsbury, and has now established himself as one of the top defenders in the Football League.
The young centre back helped Mickey Mellon's side win promotion back to League One last season, but interest is now growing in his signature.
Chief executive Williams admitted to the Shropshire Star earlier this week that Leeds United have made an enquiry for the defender, and now says that Goldson is one of the best defenders outside the Championship, admitting that a deal can be done this summer if a team meets their valuation.
Now it's League One rivals Swindon Town who have submitted an offer for the centre back - only to be told that their bid was 'derisory', as Shrewsbury look to get a fair fee despite Goldson's contract expiring next summer.
"To say that the offer from Swindon was derisory is an understatement, and it was rejected forthwith," said Williams. "I had to check the calendar to see that it wasn't April Fool's Day. In fact, if it had have been April 1 we'd have all fallen for it because I thought it was someone winding me up.
"We're looking forwards, not backwards. Yes, finances are tight but we're a well-run club with no debt and we will not sell our best players for less than they're worth."
"Connor Goldson is one of the best central defenders outside the Championship. Having watched a lot of Championship football and above for a long time, Connor is more than good enough to play at a higher level and I'm not surprised by the interest in him. We hope he will play for us at a higher level in time or, if someone matches our valuation, he'll go with our blessing," he added.
Leeds - another defender needed?
New manager Uwe Rosler oversaw the permanent signing of former loan star Sol Bamba, but could look to add even more options this summer.
Rosler also has the likes of Liam Cooper, Giuseppe Bellusci and Scott Wootton at his disposal who can play at centre back, but with Wootton playing at right back for the second half of last term, another centre back could be needed.
Goldson has great athletic ability as well as potential to develop even more - and these are the sorts of signings Leeds need to be targeting, rather than relying on Serie B players as they did last season.


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Hey there runner-bloggers:
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Polk County Master Gardeners and reflect their individual personalities. Proceeds from the tour support several Polk County Master Gardener projects and include the Horticulture Hotline, the Demonstration Garden in Urbandale, the Enabling Garden in Altoona, the Discovery Garden at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, and the Gardener's Show House at the Des Moines Botanical Center. Funds will also go to the newest project of the Polk County Master Gardeners, the Empowerment Garden.
Don't miss their plant sale at the Des Moines Botanical Center too!
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Lydia's first day of Kindergarten
|Ready for her first day of Kindergarten.
|Walking in and checking out the big playground
|Lydia and Nurse Smith
|Lydia and Mrs. Holland
|Lydia already raising her hand and ready to share. :)
|Good bye hug time!
|Uh oh, Dantz just realized that big sister will be gone all day. :(
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Montana Magnet Open House
|Went ahead and got a low BS overwith at Open House :)
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Betes Check up
Lydia and I went to Birmingham early this am for a "back to school betes check up".
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Embrace the Gauntlet 2013
|Kristee, Michelle, Dawn and Shay ..... Tight Wods
|BB and Papa stopped by after church to check on me. Courtney rode it out ALL day and was our #1 fan.
|1 min of burpees, 1 min of air squats, 1 min of box jumps, 1 min of power snatches... x2 rounds equals AWFUL
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|Brock and Michelle
|Never been so whooped in my life. Hardest thing that I have ever done.
|one more to go......
|alright, let's do this!!
|20 cal row, 15 burpees, 53# kettlebell, 25# plate to ground, walking lunges with 55lbs. OH MY!
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|We did it!
|4 taped up thumbs
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Dantz D's First Trip to the Dentist
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Why Learning and Reactive Behaviors?
The animat approach emphasizes the creation of intelligent behaviors in genuine creatures. This underlines the essence of AI development, instead of just programming and optimizing academic algorithms. A balance of responsibilities is necessary in professional game AI.
This approach—which we dub nouvelle game AI—shows how to deal with modern academic AI in practice by blending it with popular technology. As game AI development faces new challenges (such as increasing intelligence, efficiency, and realism), wisdom from other well-established disciplines becomes indispensable. The approach to game AI in this book can be seen as a combination of three fields of research:
This book sheds light on nouvelle game AI as the application of these contemporary ideas to computer games. We believe that they are applicable to games in four ways (as discussed in the following subsections), improving believability and simplifying the development.
Naturally, there are some drawbacks to this approach compared with "standard" game AI. We will present both approaches when possible, deciding when nouvelle game AI is applicable, and when it's not as desirable. Notably, we will find ways to combine learning with fixed approaches and make embodiment efficient. This will enable us to use an ideal blend of technology to create the most suitable AI for NPCs, combining the advantages of both approaches.
Embodiment Makes Synthetic Creatures More Genuine, Which Improves Believability
Behavioral research shows that believability flows from accurately simulating the body of creatures, notably their interaction with the environment. When imposing such biologically plausible constraints on the perceptions and actions, realism is a byproduct of applying the AI as a brain. Each detail of the design no longer needs to be faked, and animats remain believable outside of their intended domain.
Situatedness Facilitates NPC Development and Improves the Benefits of Learning AI
Embodied systems are mostly affected by their immediate surroundings. Using senses, only local information is gathered, similar to the way humans or animals interact with their environment. This automatically filters out less-relevant information, and tremendously simplifies the problem of developing intelligent behaviors—both in theory and practice. The process of computing an action based on the perceived situation is almost straightforward. Learning techniques perform better for this same reason, reducing potential problems and increasing efficiency.
Reactive AI Architectures Are Ideally Suited to Controlling Game Characters
Like living creatures, animats must react to stimuli from the environment. Because there are various types of situations, it is often appropriate for different AI components to provide reactions. Together, these independent components can be organized into reactive architectures to increase their capabilities. There are many architecture types, but reactive ones are suited to intelligent control because of their reliability and simplicity, often providing a foundation for more elaborate techniques.
The Game AI Development Pipelines Can Benefit from Methodologies Used to Create Embodied Creatures
Embodiment separates the brain and the body. In the game engine, this explicitly distinguishes the AI from the game logic and even the world simulation itself—greatly simplifying design decisions. As for development, the animats are usually built incrementally, validating the system by experimentation. This is a great methodology to ensure realism and robustness. Finally, reactive architectures are intrinsically modular, allowing the divide-and-conquer paradigm during both implementation and testing.


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The funeral was on Sunday, July 6. A good number of people came, including about a dozen of Lora's "kids" from the school that she crossed for, along with their parents. It was heartbreaking to talk with each kid, but I made sure I did. I wanted them to know that this life isn't the end. It seemed to comfort them to think of Lora still at her corner, in spirit, looking out for them. I reminded them that she taught them how to cross a street safely and to remember that, it would keep them safe, just as she did.
Funerals are hard for family. Everyone wants to talk with you, to share a story, or just let you know that they are there. And you have to keep it together. This is not the time to close yourself off from others so you can grieve. But there were a couple times when I lost my composure. A dear friend of my dad's came. He had read the notice in the paper and didn't believe it at first. I happened to be in the lobby when he came through the door. I hadn't seen him in a few years and we had been good "buddies," of the kid and cop sort. He is older by about 15 years, and was just a great pal. I burst into tears when I saw him. He hugged me tight and we just stood there, me bawling my eyes out. Then the switch was flipped. Inside of 3 minutes we shared our news, about the circumstances of my sister's passing, and a complete surprise to him, the fact that I had gotten married. His comment created a little levity and helped lessen the intensity of emotion. That's a true friend, someone who can let you bawl like a baby, and yet make you laugh so to ease your pain.
Now the next hard part comes. Packing up and dismantling a life. First, the pets. To some of you, they are just animals. But to those who have pets, you know that they grieve too. My mom took the two teacup chihuahuas. They have always visited their "grandma" and even my mom's cat likes to play with them. But one of them really had a hard time, he snapped and growled at me whenever I came to the house. He hid in their crate and crawled under the blanket. After about 4 days, he finally came to sit near me as I was going through some papers. Not too close, but on the same loveseat. The black one always came to me, so he crawled in my lap. Later, I mentioned grandma and they both perked up, and seemed ready to ride. So, I took them for a visit. That broke the tension for the tan dog and he finally stopped growling. We visited grandma, then stopped at McDonalds for a hamburger - a treat my sister would give them. The next day, they went back to grandma's permanently. The transition was a bit smoother for them.
The cats are with me, but not without some drama. Cats don't travel as well. And they were just as tramatized as the dogs. She had three; a grey male cat, a very big white and brown male tabby, and a black and white tuxedo female. The two boys are about 9 years old, and the girl is just 6. I know because she is the daughter of my brown spotted girl and sister of my brown & white tabby boy. I'm hoping that they can become friendly so I can keep her. The two boys will have to be adopted out, together because they've been pals for all their lives. I hate to do that, but we can't keep five cats.
I'm worried about the little girl cat. She doesn't come out from under the chair unless I lift it up (to make sure she's okay) and as soon as I put it back down, under she goes. I can't tell if she's eating and drinking. I'm assuming she is, because she does still look good, eyes are clear, her fur is clean. She may just take longer to adjust. I hope so. It's been six days, and the boys came out on the second day.
Right now, we are in the process of sorting through Lora's belongings. Her death is still so recent, that it feels like we are violating her privacy. It breaks my heart to decide who will take what, and what to do with the leftovers. And her garden. She worked in that garden every year and its become a little Eden. Roses, daisys, all kinds of flowers. A vegetable garden that is just beginning to produce tomatoes and peppers. And she isn't here to take care of it. She loved her garden. My mom and I discussed which plants to take come autumn, after the growing season. I found pictures of her house and yard when she first moved in. She continued to take pictures through the years as the garden progressed. And now, someone will buy the house after probate (please consider your Will now!) and change everything to suit their needs.
We can only dig up a few of the plants before we sell, to keep Lora's garden alive in our own, but it isn't the same. Just as there will be holes in her garden, there are holes in our hearts. It just isn't the same........


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At long last, the Left Coast Eisteddfod Dragon is done! And here he is in all his 150-year -old, walnut splendor! He is a handsome chappie, I'll give him that! His abalone eyes are dazzlingly radiant and the richness of the walnut grain gives the bowls and his wings a lovely glow and shimmer. He is everything I had hoped he would be and I feel great pride in having created this lovespoon in support of the Left Coast Eisteddfod.
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The iPhone 3.0 software is coming on March 24th and apparently it will have copy-paste, finally…
Also on the list is MMS which seems so overdue.
That being said my iPhone took a tumble on a recent trip and the screen is slightly cracked but it still works which is good. However I am bummed that the screen is cracked because I will need to get a new iPhone at some point and I was hoping to keep this one for a while longer because getting a phone means getting a new plan which is going to cost me more than the current one.


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Hunter had to wait patiently until it was time to start the party; in order to keep him from sneaking a peek at his gifts we kept them out of paws reach.
My mom created photo collages of Hunter through the years.
We all bought Hunter lots of gifts and wrapped them in doggy friendly wrapping.
There was no shortage of cameras to document the special day.
Those eyes are begging for the fun to begin.
But not until we posed for some pictures with Mom and Dad and niece Lucy.
And of course brother Donny and sister Loni (me).
Then we let the shred-fest begin!
Hunter was very good about sharing his gifts with Lucy.
We even had a pinata game!
You may notice Lucy has begun to participate a lot more in the festivities compared to birthday parties past.
Hunter received quite a lot of treats this year, I don't think he's complaining.
Look at that mess!!!
There were even birthday cupcake treats! Which Lucy hid in the dog bed for Hunter to find later, so thoughtful!
What's a birthday without cake!?!?!?
My mom baked Hunter a special dog cake!
Hunter just knew the cake was for him!!!
Once the cake was brought out, there was no hope for posing for pictures.
Just like all kids, he went for the icing first!
Ben sweetly took a family shot for our very eccentric family.
This was one birthday we won't forget!


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Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-77322930256224194422017-07-26T09:49:00.001-07:002017-07-26T09:52:43.899-07:00Croquet PartyMaine Momhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-72996502561132953672017-06-26T16:35:00.000-07:002017-10-21T11:09:48.853-07:00Strawberry Jam It is strawberry season in Maine! I had to close out the Jam month of the Food in Jars Mastery challenge by including some strawberry love! Quick and simple and from one of my favorite cook books, Put 'Em up!, this jam was put up in a pinch! Because when I have a million things to do on a Friday before the college reunion we host arrives at our house, I decide to add making jam to the list! Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-11105890552324281052017-06-16T12:47:00.000-07:002017-06-16T12:47:26.146-07:00Portuguese Sweet Breads Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-11025080692419098992017-06-14T06:15:00.001-07:002017-06-14T06:15:09.743-07:00Dawn's French Onion SoupDawn, previously known as Egg Basket, gave me this recipe 6 YEARS ago. Apparently I stashed it away in a never to be seen again place. At least two computers later, I stumbled upon it today when trying to clean out a folder of PHOTOS! Geesh, I can be so disorganized sometimes. Without further ado, I present Dawn's French Onion Soup. Dawn's French Onion Soup Ingredients2 lbs sweet yellow onions1Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-26654873102189853132017-06-14T06:02:00.000-07:002017-06-14T06:02:26.297-07:00Asparagus, Egg, and Bacon Salad with Dijon Viniagrette We made this for dinner last night and it was SO good. It is a keeper and will be repeated many times. For the two of us I used two bunches of asparagus, about 6 slices of bacon, and 5 hard boiled eggs so of course there are left overs! This will be a perfect hot summer night meal and everything can be prepped ahead of time and left to chill in the fridge. The only thing I did differently Maine Momhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-8650975207029502252017-06-13T10:55:00.000-07:002017-06-13T10:55:00.162-07:00Apple Zucchini MuffinsThis is another recipe from Crunchy Creamy Sweet that I can not wait to try! Apple Zucchini Muffins that will help me put away all the zukes popping out of the garden! Apple zucchini muffins:2 cups all-purpose flour1 and ½ teaspoon baking powder¼ teaspoon baking soda1 cup granulated sugar1 teaspoon salt1 cup shredded zucchini (see note)1 cup shredded apple (one medium apple, I used gala)1 Maine Momhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-16585617208021028902017-06-13T10:51:00.001-07:002017-06-13T10:54:02.745-07:00Muffuletta Grilled CheeseWe made these a long time ago and I am just recovering the recipe off my computer. I had done a search for Giardinieria since we had made it from our garden. Of course I found a new blog, Lemons for Lulu, to follow. From the briny taste of olives to the warm comforting cheese, grilled cheese will never be the same again! Ingredients 4 slices sourdough bread 6 slices provolone cheese Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-10617755516746573612017-06-13T09:22:00.000-07:002017-06-13T10:30:50.655-07:00Chive Vinegar I was excited to find a vendor selling bunches of chive blossoms last weekend. It made a delightful arrangement for the kitchen counter, bringing edible spring inside. My own chives haven't blossomed yet, in fact look so weak and pathetic I wonder if I should move them to a different flower bed. I hope that they will bloom this year after allowing that specific flower bed to get totally weededMaine Momhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-51293095194195070582017-06-07T06:18:00.000-07:002017-06-07T06:18:07.720-07:00Caprese Stuffed Chicken Breasts from Cafe Delites This Cafe Delites recipe is hands down my favorite new chicken recipe. I've been trying to create a more Keto-esque diet for myself after packing on the winter weight this year. So far is has been working, I am down 6 pounds and can feel it today. The dress tank I am wearing is once again comfortable and not tight around the back of my armpit. I can feel the progress. This chicken I made for Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-2483716353880124782017-05-26T10:20:00.000-07:002017-05-26T10:20:00.877-07:00Barry's Pickled EggsA teacher I work with makes the best pickled eggs. He has brought them to teachers collaborative as a snack. They were so good I had to bring one home for SP to try. SP loves them even more than I do. After my last several attempts at pickled eggs, I finally remembered to ask Barry for his recipe. Buried in my email has been the recipe, lying totally forgotten, until today. I have yet to make Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-22935306184217039662017-05-14T14:23:00.003-07:002017-05-15T04:34:32.415-07:00Pickled Asparagus for the May Raw/Cold Pack Challenge I used Marissa's Pickled Asparagus recipe almost to a T, except I was unable to get Penzey's pickling mix which leads me to believe that I will have a much sweeter pickle than I intended. Marissa's recipe can be found HERE but I will write it out my method below. One thing I regret not reading before I stumbled through the kitchen vying for available counter space was the Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-39903710226461942412017-05-11T10:28:00.000-07:002017-05-14T13:34:11.720-07:00Cocktail Onions for the Cold Pack/Raw Pack May Food in Jars ChallengeI decided to try my hand at preparing pearl onions from scratch. I had been warned, nevertheless, I persisted. In case of failure or a flailing temper tantrum, I made sure I had frozen pearl onions on hand to bail me out and cover for the wee bag of pearl onions I tasked myself to process. I was pleasantly surprised by, after a 3 minute boil and three minutes in a cold water soak, how easy Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-17854830742649448262017-05-01T06:43:00.002-07:002017-05-01T06:43:58.782-07:00Phyllo Tarts AKA Fillo Tarts What the heck Athens - is it Phyllo or Fillo? It's driving me crazy! We had an entire weekend of eating as vegetarians. It feels good to go back to my roots, especially when SP asks for vegetarian meals. I pinned this recipe a month or so ago and forgot about it until we had the puffed pastry tarts. I was excited to see that our local hot house had the ugly heirloom tomatoes Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-59077549356944287692017-04-27T11:03:00.001-07:002017-04-27T11:03:53.758-07:00Cucumber-Basil Egg Salad by Janice Cole This egg salad recipe is a favorite for our Last Weekend in June party. La, MarieNicole and I discovered it for lunch a few years ago and we have been fawning after it ever since. The recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks Chicken and Egg by Janice Cole. It is full of wonderful ideas for both chicken and eggs. Buy it - you will not be disappointed. Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-29286358376646350302017-04-27T05:36:00.001-07:002017-04-27T05:36:44.576-07:00My Egg SaladI recently made egg salad out of our Easter eggs and realized that I don't think I have put up a recipe for my egg salad. One might wonder why/how I used our Easter eggs dye and all, but this year I made sure to do it right. First of all, we dyed the eggs with the very messy but all edible Cool Whip and food coloring. I never managed to get a picture of them but they were beautiful. I Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-58359012078274808972017-04-27T05:15:00.000-07:002017-04-27T05:15:26.658-07:00Lentil Salad with Buttermilk Dressing This recipe is an adaptation of a recipe from Hannaford's March/April Fresh magazine. The original recipe is the Asparagus and Lentil Salad with Buttermilk Dressing. The dressing is easily one of my favorite buttermilk dressing ever! We had everything but the radishes so we made it without. You can make and refrigerate the dressing and lentils up to 2 days inMaine Momhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-52110295058229317862017-04-25T21:19:00.001-07:002017-04-25T21:37:08.321-07:00Puffed Pastry Tarts or Asparagus, salmon and egg tarts These wonderful puffed pastry tarts were inspired by the cover page recipe on Hannaford's Fresh this spring. The recipe found HERE was the basis for our nice spring dinner soon after Easter.You have to prep the dough in advance and refrigerate before using so plan ahead. You also can keep the prepared dough ( (steps 1 through 4) at room Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-80705991353331732652017-04-24T10:09:00.002-07:002017-04-24T10:09:07.753-07:00Chicken Stock After making all that vegetable stock, I felt like I was on a roll and ready to tackle the world. In the freezer I had noticed many bones and bags of meat, incorrectly assuming they were pig for Shane to make pea soup out of! But no! These are all poultry carcasses saved from a winters worth of eating! That one all the way in the back might even be our Thanksgiving Turkey!Maine Momhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-58139219811641982732017-04-24T09:30:00.003-07:002017-04-24T09:36:01.651-07:00Vegetable Stock All winter I have been saving every vegetable scrap from the kitchen and freezing it instead of composting it. I did so for the purpose of making stock. This was probably one of the more sustainable things I have ever done. It was a good use of time and to get myself primed for using my pressure canner more often. See that there thing on the left freaks me Maine Momhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-8337863858348138592017-04-24T09:04:00.000-07:002017-04-24T09:04:37.614-07:00Recipe Links Installment #2 of Recipe Links! Banana Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip cookies from Mom on Time Out Shakshuka by Smitten Kitchen Chile Con Queso by Bon Appetite Cold Sesame Noodles by New York Times Food 1 Hour Cinnabons by Lauren's Latest Dandelion Jelly by Simply Canning Samoa Bundt Cake by Delish Lilac Jelly from Common Sense Home. Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-52413454645777950172017-04-24T08:36:00.002-07:002017-04-24T08:36:49.041-07:00Recipe LinksI recently realize that I have sent so many recipes to SP via Messenger or text that they are promptly getting lost. Therefore, I do declare the new - weekly or biweekly - edition of "Recipe Links" where I will share the ideas I have sent Shane, in the hopes of better keeping track. Here is the first installment - looking back to January on my husbands Messenger thread. Asian Sloppy Joe Maine Momhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-74851659507984040202017-04-24T05:15:00.000-07:002017-05-01T05:20:29.497-07:00Turmeric Pickled Eggs I made these this weekend on a marathon in the kitchen. I even made stock again. I can't wait to try these. From The Prospect Pantry Turmeric-pickled Eggs adapted from Heidi Swanson, 101 Cookbooks Ingredients 6-8 eggs, hard-boiled and peeled (see tip below) 1 shallot, peeled and thinly sliced (or use a yellow onion) 1 tbsp whole peppercorns 1Maine Momhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-52535919606823331042017-04-23T16:42:00.002-07:002017-05-16T05:27:59.050-07:00Pickled Red OnionsAs part of the April Food in Jars Challenge, I added two quick pickles to the fridge. Having tried and loved the hot water bath pickled red onions, I felt comfortable with the "Put 'Em Up" quick pickle version (haven't tried them yet). One of my Favorite Pickling books. Put 'Em Up is by far one of my favorite canning books. The Curried Cauliflower is to die for! When I decided to use Maine Momhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257697424892292638.post-70047254494746556552017-04-20T15:30:00.000-07:002017-04-20T11:43:05.306-07:00Fruit leatherWe picked 20.5 pounds of blueberries so far this summer and with the encouragement of my midwife friend Abby I made leather last night and I am sold! I am already saving my pennies so I can buy the industrial dehydrator from Cabellas! Until the time comes that I can afford it, I will have to live vicariously through the graces of a friend. Thanks Abby! Here comes the tricky Maine Momhttp://email@example.com