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Wasn't in a blogging mood at all until I sat here and thought about it. I should update, I thought. People think I'm depressed. Well my friends, in ADDITION to my new addition (see last post), I am writing again. :)
Thank you to T for calling me up today and writing that long comment (no really, thank you. :) ). I realize all of those things. But I appreciate it, nonetheless. I honestly felt like going for a run, rather than a walk, last night. But it being Sunday I couldn't lol. So I got up after blogging about it and went to my family's house to be surrounded by family and friends. Took my mind off it, but it still lingered of course.
It wasn't until my Monday PDay emails that my heart and head stopped aching from the stress and worry of stupidity and the like. Somehow, he always knows what to say. He loves me. For me. Amid the stress, the sin, the lack of motivation and sometimes tact, he loves me for me. And that, my dears, is why he is amazing. :)
I realize, life is an ongoing journey. Life is a mish-mash of feeling, heartache, failures and trial, but it is also a compilation of love, laughter, triumphs, and of blessings. We strive for perfection, knowing that our attempts aren't always perfect to us.
"He does not require perfection for us to do His will, but diligence. When all is said and done, we will not be judged on whether we were perfect, but on whether we we tried our best and whether we were diligent. If that is all that he requires, I am wasting my time worrying too much about perfection." Spoken like a true man. :)


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Feminists Perform Bloody Mock Abortion on 'Virgin Mary' In Front of Cathedral
By Lukas Mikelionis
Argentinian feminists staged a mock abortion on a woman dressed as the Virgin Mary near a Cathedral as part of an International Women's Day protest.
The extreme performance art, which took place last week, was circulated on social media. Argentinian Archbishop in Tucuman, Alfredo Zecca, has condemned it.
Activist group Pan y Rosas ("Bread and Roses") circulated a Facebook post defending the performance and the woman who staged it.
Another feminist group, Socorro Rosa Tucuman, also celebrated and defended the image on Facebook, claiming the woman dressed as the Virgin Mary aborted "patriarchy" and "forced heterosexuality." Following the uproar, however, the group removed the post. Pan y Rosas expressed its support with the Socorro Rosa group.
Maureen Ferguson of The Catholic Association told the site: ""It is with great sadness that we read about this highly offensive protest in Argentina." He added that it's "gravely disrespectful" to mock the religion of billions of people.
"It is also highly ironic for a feminist march protesting femicide to advocate for the right to take human lives, including the lives of female babies. Annually, about 25 million little girls are aborted worldwide."
March for Life President Jeanne Mancini also told LifeSiteNews that the feminist act is "symbolic of the painful confusion in our culture regarding the inherent dignity and vocation of woman. In particular, it shows a deep misunderstanding and lack of appreciation that a woman's capacity for motherhood is a beautiful gift to be treasured, not a liability and not a right either."
"This act also shows what is at the foundation of the hard-core pro-abortion people," Pavone added. "They hate the church, and they literally want to abort Jesus off the face of the earth in every manifestation of his presence today."
During the Women's Day protests last week in the Argentinian capital, Bueno Aires, demonstrators also tried to set the city's cathedral on fire. A lone man holding a Vatican flag who was trying to defend the cathedral was attacked.
"I believe more of this persecution will occur the more the Church stands against the sin of pre-born child killing," said a priest associate at Priests for Life, Father Stephen Imbarrato.

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Thanksgiving is naturally the time to reflect on all of the things that make our life wonderful. For me, this includes my wife, my soon to be first child, my family, my home, and my job. Today, I really want to focus on why my job, has helped shape me as a person and why I am thankful for that transformation.
Things I am thankful for:
1) Not becoming a sports radio host.
No offense to sports radio hosts, but if I would have stuck with that major, I would not be the person I am today. I have had hundreds of cherished memories with kids since I decided to become a history teacher. I have laughed harder than you could imagine, cried secretly when I witness one of my students overcome hardship to succeed, and worry endlessly about students as I think about the decisions they will inevitably make. However, if I wouldn't have decided not to pursue journalism, I would not have the privilege to feel the pride and inspiration in knowing that I had some small role in making a better tomorrow by providing for student needs today.
2) The student that made my first day more difficult than I would have liked.
I was so excited to complete my first day of teaching. I was almost there when a student stayed back as the class left. The student proceeded to talk to me about the struggles they had gone through and how they had contemplated suicide. In that moment, I began to realize that teaching was much more than the subject being taught. Teaching is about helping, mentoring, and preparing students for life. Sometimes this is difficult as we have students from difficult home lives, backgrounds and experiences. But teachers are on the front lines, ready to work with kids no matter what the day looks like. I am so thankful for that experience.
3) Learning from the learner.
I learned more about history, research, writing, presenting, and group work once I became a teacher than I ever knew before. Students have the most incredible minds and they question everything. This forces teachers to think on their toes, and make sure they come to every class with their A game. I learn something everyday from a student even as a principal. We are incredibly fortunate to see these young minds at work. And this is not just from the straight A student or the ASB President. These ideas and questions come from all of the young minds that come to us on a daily basis. This place of learning is truly inspiring.
4) People who want to teach despite all of the naysayers.
Teaching is a gift. Teachers are my superheroes. This is a job with a higher calling and I am so thankful to witness greatness in the field on a daily basis. This job has a direct impact on the future and despite all of the obstacles, great people still feel lead to take on this profession. Since the beginning of history, teachers have been instrumental in the fate of humans. This has never been more true than now.
5) The community rallies behind a school
I am so thankful for the families, businesses, organizations, and community members that volunteer
their time and commit their finances to ensure student success. I get to meet people from all fields and backgrounds with the common goal of making great things happen for kids. I am so thankful for these opportunities and the dedication of the whole community. That is a great lesson for our kids to learn. It truly takes a village.
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A friend emailed me this link to an article on Mises.org entitled "Restoring the Honor of the Spanish Cucumber". It is a fascinating article how things tend to spiral out of control. It is the story of how a single farmer influenced the food supply of several hundred millions of people, how the situation created by the farmer was misused by the politicians to create new policies in a matter of days, how it allowed politicians to break the rules with nobody complaining, how one country created a special food police in a matter of days, how thousands of people lost their job due to the hype, and how in the end -- as always -- the action of the politicians created a burden of several hundred millions of Euros to the (mostly) European taxpayers. This story shows how everything is intertwined, food, politics, and finance. It is a story of how fast things can collapse in a crisis and how out of proportion "news" can be reported in our times. Nationalistic behavior and propaganda was shown clearly in this incident. Sadly there are real losers in this story as well: the people who died eating contaminated food, their relatives and friends who lost a loved one, the farmers and pickers in many European countries who lost their job, and all the tax payers who have to pay the price to clean up the mess. This case shows the dark side of globalization and centralization.
It seems to be a lot safer and better to join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program and buy a weekly food basket from the local farmer that you know and trust.


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Beauval's Roy taken by Calgary in NHL draft
by Derek Cornet
Dreams may sometimes seem outlandish, but a hockey player from Beauval is proof anything can happen if you try hard enough.
It was a pivotal moment for Eric Roy, 18, when he heard his name called at the National Hockey League (NHL) draft in Newark, New Jersey June 30. Roy was drafted in the fifth round by the Calgary Flames and was the 135th pick out of 211 players.
"It was exciting to go to Newark and to be picked for the Calgary Flames," Roy said.
Roy recently finished his third season with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He played 72 games in the team's 2012-13 campaign, scoring 17 goals and 22 assists, earning 39 points, and ended the season with -32 for on-ice standings.
"I was trying to do too much this year," Roy said. "In the second half, I kind of just took it easy and that worked out well for me."
Roy believes he has grown a lot as a hockey player during his time in Brandon. He said he didn't perform that well in the first season, but he has improved since following the advice of his coaches.
As for playing in the NHL, Roy said he has a lot of work to do. In the fall he plans to continue playing for Brandon until he can prove he's ready to lace up his skates for his first NHL outing. He said he has to listen to what he's told while training because the coaches are going to know what they want him to do.
"They're telling me I've got to put some meat on my bones and get bigger," he said.
Roy's parents, Bill and Karen Roy, have been supportive throughout their son's hockey career.
"We always told him if he didn't quit and he worked hard, no matter what happened, one day he would probably make it," Karen Roy said. "It's a dream come true."
Roy began playing hockey when he was five years old. Playing hockey was particularly difficult for Roy growing up because he had nobody his age to play with. As he got older, his parents began driving him to Meadow Lake to compete in higher divisions and, for five years, he fine-tuned his hockey skills.
"It was tough on the family to travel between Beauval and Meadow Lake several times a week for practices and games," Karen Roy said.
She went on to say it was sometimes exhausting for her to travel to all the games, but said she did it because she knew it was what her son wanted. They felt it was only fitting they also follow him to the NHL draft.
"We wanted to go and be with him when he heard his name called," Karen Roy said.
When they arrived back in Beauval at 6:30 a.m. July 2, there was a sign at the turn off into the village that said "Welcome back, Eric Roy," and their home had been decorated with posters of congratulations and support. The community also hosted a picnic to celebrate Roy's homecoming.
Support is one of the key aspects to a hockey career, said former hockey player and Ile-a-la Crosse resident Louis Gardiner. He played for the Flin Flon Bombers of the Western Hockey League in 1974-75. Gardiner said aboriginal athletes face unique obstacles such as coping with different lifestyles away from home and ensuring they're positive role models. He said all the stress could eventually get to them and they need to know they've got support.
"They need to know who they can call and have a discussion with," Gardiner said. "They need that person to say, 'No, hang in there.'"


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I love navy blue and white. I've often posted about the importance of having a color scheme. Mine happens to be navy and white. I also do black and white, especially in the winter. I add a third color as an accent. In the winter it's usually gray or red and in the summer it is always pink or green. I might get nuts and throw yellow around too but not as much. Truely though, is any colro combination as perfect as navy blue and white? I am loveing the dress below from Kate Spade and have dropped many hints at home that it woul make my brithday complete. But in any combination, navy and white is crisp and pulled together. I can pack for a weekend, in all navy and white with my chosen accent color whether I am going to the beach, to a party in the city or hanging out at the little league field. It makes getting dressed in a hurry easy and simple as well as cutting down on random purchases that don't go with anything in my closet. Sort of like grown up granimals. I know I am showing my age on that one but I thought it was the best concept. I guess I still do.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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I'm not sure why I'm only just getting wind of this (and this, this, and this). Apparently, Bradford Cox has had some time on his hands this fall.
At last night's show at the Bell House, he said:
I got off tour with Deerhunter, I got home, and I didn't have anything to do. I started feeling wild – like Cabin Fever, you know? I watched two seasons of Law and Order: Criminal Intent… in like 52 hours. I wasn't returning phone calls, and it was dark. So I get out my little recording machine and I made some recordings.
Except, well he was underselling himself a bit by his choice of words. In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, he posted four – yes four – Atlas Sound albums on his site – available to download for free! That's 49 songs, if you're counting.
Initially, the release of his Bedroom Databank was met with some controversy from Sony.
The day after he had finished posting all four volumes, Cox apparently received several copyright-infringement e-mails from Sony Music, ordering him to delete the download links to volumes 2, 3 and 4 due to:
Unauthorized reproduction and distribution of copyrighted sound recordings owned or exclusively distributed by Sony Music
This is of course odd given the fact that neither Deerhunter (4AD) nor Atlas Sound (Kranky) are signed to Sony. The only possible infringement was the small handful of cover songs (Bob Dylan/The Band, Kurt Vile, and Royal Trux).
Cox responded to the email by voicing his frustrations on his site:
Apparently Sony Music owns my bedroom. Feel free to call or email and let them know what you think. I can understand them requesting for me to remove a cover but the only one I can imagine that happening with is Dylan. Which was on Vol. 1. Which was not deleted.
Sony has since claimed that the whole thing was some kind of weird misunderstanding.
So get to it, kids. After hearing a number of the new songs previewed last night and sampling some of the recordings, I am eager to hear more. With its brief instrumental interludes, warm lo-fi recording quality, and intimately revealing lyrics, Cox's Bedroom Databank collection has much in common with (dare I say it?) what is perhaps my favorite album – The Microphone's The Glow, pt. 2. Good stuff indeed for the cold, dark, wet, and windy days to come.
[A full review of last night's show will soon be available on Brooklyn Vegan. I just have to write it…]


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When you try to perform a system state backup to a volume on which the system state file resides, you receive an error, as mentioned below:
In Windows Server 2008, you receive the following error:
ERROR - The location for backup is a critical volume.
In Windows Server 2008 R2, you receive the following error:
ERROR - The backup storage location is invalid. You cannot use a volume that is included in the backup as a storage location
This behavior occurs because system state backups to critical volumes are blocked in
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
You can change the default behavior of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 by adding a registry entry. You must also verify that the following prerequisites are met before you perform a system state backup to a critical volume.
Prerequisites to perform system state backups to critical volumes
Make sure that the target volume has no shadow copy before the backup starts.
If a system state backup is stored on a source volume, backup settings should be configured for full backups. By default, settings are configured for full backups.
Periodically check that no other user or program maintains a shadow copy on the target
Do not keep volume level backups and system state backups in the same location.
The volume used to store the system state backup needs twice the amount of free space as the size of the system state backup until the backup completes.
Any writes on target volume with shadow copies will increase the diff area size.
If the diff area is bounded, it may cause deletion of shadow copies.
Incremental backups leaves shadow copies behind, it will cause side effect as point 1.
Backup stores different versions as shadow copies, it will cause side effect as point 1.
Registry entry to enable system state backups to critical volumes
To enable the system state backup files to be targeted to critical volumes, you must set the
value of the AllowSSBToAnyVolume registry entry under the following registry subkey:
Set the value of this entry as follows:
Name: AllowSSBToAnyVolume
Data type: DWORD
Value data: 1
Note When this value is set to 1, system state backups to any volume are enabled. To revert
to the default behavior, set the value to 0.


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Unofficial coverage of all the latest news in the world of e-on software's Vue. Covering news for Vue Pioneer, Vue Frontier, Vue Esprit, Vue Pro, Vue Infinite and Vue xStream along with occasional posts about Ozone, SkinVue, CityEngine for Vue, LumenRT and Carbon Scatter. Including links to the latest tutorials, free stuff, official e-on software announcements, reviews and anything else as soon as I hear about it.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Last Chance Offer on Vue 8 Esprit, Studio and Complete!
E-on software are running special offers on Vue 8 before the release of Vue 9. They guarantee that you will have paid less in total when you upgrade to Vue 9. Until Friday October 15, 2010, save up to 50% on Artist products! This is also the last chance for Vue 6 Users to upgrade. The Vue 9 upgrade policy will offer upgrade paths from Vue 7 and Vue 8 only.
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Not able to Login In
This issues is happening recently
Now when I login as the user, the system accepts the password and brings up a blank screen for a few minutes and brings me back to the login screen
I am able to login as any other user and also I am able to do a su to the user from the Terminal prompt.
I am running Fedora core 3
Any help would be appreciated
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I'm probably way off on this - but could your passwd file been corrupt or altered? If that were the case the user may no longer have access to a shell. You can check with
cat /etc/passwd | grep <username>
Are you logging in graphically to x-windows or just from a terminal screen?
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what does /var/log/messages or /var/log/secure say?


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One of our friends is in the middle of a breakup, so we were at her house for moral support. I was very tired and was almost at his house to drop him off when I saw the lights in my rearview mirror. The officer informed me that I was going 41 in a 30 mph zone, but that he mainly pulled me over because I have tinted windows on my car. Huh? Then he said something about how they were just stopping a lot of people at that time of night to make sure nobody was drinking. So I had to do a bunch of counting backwards and dexterity tests with my hands... which I passed, in case you were wondering. Fun stuff.
So now I'm confused. Is it ok to speed as long as you don't have tinted windows? And my windshield is not even tinted. The rest of the windows have a light tint which was ok back home, but apparently is not a good thing here.


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Location: 5-10 minute walk from Lidabashi station
Entrance fees: 300 Yen
Koishikawa Korakuen is one of the oldest and best garden which is built in early Edo Period. These traditional Japanese garden attempts to replicate the chinese garden using 4 element of rockery building, water design, horticulture and architecture. It is good spot to enjoy cherry blossom as it is really peaceful and quiet yet unlike those famous sites which are flooded with noisy tourists. It is quite small and it took around 1 hour to slowly walk around enjoying the scenery.
Here are some of nice photos i took around the garden.


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Thursday, 27 September 2012
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
2012 BFBS Big Salute Charity Auction goes Live
BFBS Radio begin their Big Salute auction on Fri 5 Oct. And today (Wed 26 Sep 12) more than 60 auction items go live on eBay A Manchester United shirt signed by Rio Ferdinand; a meet and greet with Status Quo; a short break in Cyprus, tickets to watch the filming of Celebrity Juice, a riding lesson with Olympian Lucinda Fredericks – these are just a few of the exclusive items up for grabs...More information »
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Our Stories in RAF News - Second Class Citizen or what?
An outraged family member tells of her disgust at having her Dependant's Pass taken from her by the RAF Police on the gate with no warning and no explanation, only that the policy had changed and these passes were no longer valid. She said: "I was made to feel very much like a second-class citizen and it angered me and my serving husband in equal measure, particularly in light of the years of support I have given to the Service..." More info
The last week - Please add your vote!
We have so far received an enthusiastic response to our survey looking specifically at the support given to RAF Families - if you have not already voted we would really like to hear from you. The RAF FF is preparing to engage with the RAF and those who provide welfare. In this survey we explore the support that is available to RAF families. What do RAF families expect? Are these...Click here
School names Wing after Excluded Pupil turned Hero
Students were encouraged to 'grasp every opportunity' by a RAF Military Cross hero at the opening of a new school wing named after him. Sgt David Hayden was guest of honour at Sir John Gleed School in Spalding -the same school that excluded him years before... He said: "It was a bit of a shock... and I can't thank the school enough. It has the potential to change lives without a shadow of a doubt because it is taking the time..More information »
Monday, 24 September 2012
Thetford HASC offline - Mon 24 Sep 12
We have received the following information for the DIO Ops team: "In order to carry out essential maintenance, the Thetford HASC IT system will be offline on Mon 24 Sep 12. 'The phone lines will remain open, however, customers should be aware that HASC staff may not have full access to details relating to their enquiry. 'It would be advisable for any non-urgent calls to be made from 8.30am on Tue 25 Sep 12...More information »
Finding you have a Baby on Ops
There have been widespread media reports of the birth of a baby boy to a UK servicewoman at Camp Bastion Field Hospital in Afghanistan. Some reports are calling for mandatory pregnancy testing of all female Service personnel before deployment. In response the MoD said: "It is the individual's responsibility to inform the chain of command of any changes to their medical condition...All female personnel are asked...More information »
More 'good ideas' receive Covenant money from the MoD
More communities across the country are coming up with innovative ideas and initiatives to improve the lives of Service personnel and their families. Launching the next set of Community Covenant Grant projects, Mark Francois confirmed the MoD would give £1.3m to communities across the country - funding 36 new projects. This brings the total MoD spend on the Community Covenant Grant Scheme to £5m...More information »
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Quick Vote
Quick Vote – Do you think there is enough support given to RAF Families? -If you have an opinion please complete our survey (green button on the right on home page) and write your comment(s) in the boxes provided. With thanks. Click here
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Philip Hammond on 'partnering in Afghanistan'
The Defence Secretary has addressed the House of Commons in response to reports that NATO's policy regarding ISAF and Afghan troops working together has changed. Philip Hammond said: "There has been no change of policy in Afghanistan. In respect of the International Security Assistance Force...not for the first time the media have become a little overexcited...See full details
51 Sqn RAF Regiment's account of Friday's attack on Camp Bastion
Members of No 5 RAF Force Protection Wg, working alongside the US Marine Corps have spoken about quickly regaining control of Camp Bastion Airfield following an insurgent attack on Friday killing 14 and capturing one of the enemy. Sgt Al Bedford said: "We were attacked from multiple firing points...we quickly co-ordinated ground troops and air assets to suppress the enemy...More information »
MP's Concern at Maritime Surveillance 'Capability Gap'
A Defence Committee Report has expressed serious concern at the MoD's capacity to manage the capability gap in maritime surveillance. The Chairman, Rt Hon James Arbuthnot, said: "We are unconvinced that the MoD has the capacity to respond to any escalation in the risks that may appear beyond UK's shores...The MoD must explain why it is satisfactory to wait until 2015 or beyond before deciding how to close the...More information »
RAF Concert Tour - "Reflecting the Excitement, Pride and Success"
The RAF is offering audiences the chance to enjoy an evening of unbridled patriotic pride to mark an incredible year that has seen the 'Great' put back into 'Britain'. The tour starts on Fri 19 Oct 12 at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Wg Cdr Stubbs said: "The Bands of the Royal Air Force have been at the heart of events in this Diamond Jubilee year, we are looking forward to reflecting some of the excitement, pride and success...More information »
A Day at the Races to Honour Armed Forces Personnel
Newbury Racecourse is celebrating the hard work and dedication of the men and women of the Armed Forces, with an aviation theme at its annual Worthington's Armed Forces Day and offer free entry for all Armed Forces personnel. Stephen Higgins, Managing Director of Racing and Events, said: "At this important time of the year we want to ensure that all our visitors recognise the hard work of our Armed Forces...More information »
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
RAF Marham leads the Way - when it comes to giving Views!
We are asking RAF personnel and their family members to give their views on the Support available to RAF Families and at the moment it is RAF Marham that is leading the way. Marham have a very clear lead over RAF Brize Norton in second place and Boulmer in third. Of the overseas votes 71% have come from Denmark - thank you to Finderup for that impressive contribution. We hope more and more of you will help us shape the debate by giving your views before the survey closes at the end of Sep 12. It will only take a few minutes and your opinions will count. The important point is that the 21st Century RAF family comes in very many shapes and sizes. Some live on base, others do not; Some are married, others are not; Some have children others do not. So what type of support do these differing family members need and are these needs being met? Please add your voice by clicking the the green survey button...More information »
Attack on Camp Bastion - Defence Secretary interviewed on Newsnight
Jeremy Paxman interviewed the Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond, on BBC 2's Newsnight programme last evening on the attack carried out on Camp Bastion by the Taliban over the weekend. Five RAF Regiment Gunners were thought to have been injured during the counter attack in which at least 14 Taliban were killed...More information »
Number 1 (Fighter) Squadron returns to Active Service
Number 1 (Fighter) Squadron, one of the oldest squadrons in the RAF, has been returned to active service. The stand-up of the sqn, marked by a magnificent parade and flypast during the RAF Leuchars Airshow over the weekend, sees the Sqn being equipped with the advanced multi-role Typhoon. Stn Cdr, Air Cdre Gavin Parker said: "This is a very proud day...More information »
Public Urged to 'Think Twice' before sending Parcels to Troops
The generous public are being urged to Think Twice before sending unsolicited Christmas gifts to Armed Forces Personnel. With the Christmas countdown now underway, the MoD is reiterating its plea to the general public. A MoD Spokesman said: "Whilst undoubtedly well intentioned, such generosity has a multitude of unintended consequences...More information »
Tribute to RAF Fighter Command
At Westminster Abbey yesterday, (16 Sep 12), The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall led the nation in paying tribute to the massive sacrifice of the men and women of Fighter Command. The Venerable Raymond Pentland, Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF described the aircrew from 1940.He said: "The few did not let us down; they displayed courage over fear and hope rather than despair...More information »
Monday, 17 September 2012
The Defence Secretary - in Afghanistan, on Afghanistan
Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond has been speaking in Afghanistan. Speaking about the reasons behind the UK's continued presence there he said: "We didn't come here to defeat the insurgency. We came here to ensure that international terrorists that had been using Afghan territory were denied access to that territory...In my opinion, we came here to protect our national security...More information »
Red Arrows Line-Up for 2013
The Red Arrows have announced their line-up for the 2013 season. Training will begin in earnest in October and the three new pilots selected to join the Team during Exercise SPRINGHAWK have now joined the Sqn. The three new pilots are: Flt Lt Mark Lawson, Flt Lt Steve Morris, Flt Lt Oliver Parr. Additionally, the Team have a new Manager, Sqn Ldr Ruth Shackleton, who joined the Team earlier this month...More information »
Stronger Together
The Military Wives Choirs Foundation has been launched as 650 women from 24 choirs joined choirmaster Gareth Malone at Wellington Barracks. Nicky Clarke said: "Despite all the apparent glitz and glamour, the Military Wives Choirs Foundation is here simply to support women in the military community and bring them closer through singing. In what can be a lonely and isolated life, having a choir that is open to every lady...More information »
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Scottish Government commits to the Armed Forces
Scotland's Minister Keith Brown has announced an Armed Forces Commitments Paper. Brig Paul Harkness, said: "I warmly welcome the Scottish Government's support for servicemen and women in Scotland, families and veterans. The Armed Forces Covenant established by the UK Government set out unwavering commitments to our Service community, and I am pleased the Scottish Government has set out their commitments to meet these obligations...More information »
'Our Greatest Team' Parade in London
The Armed Forces have been honoured to take part in 'Our Greatest Team Parade' yesterday. Serving and former members of the Armed Forces have competed in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games, but the Armed Forces contribution to London 2012 has been widespread and extensive.Some 18,200 members of the British Armed Forces have supported the Games, providing air, land and maritime expertise...More information »
Monday, 10 September 2012
BBMF Lancaster recast as Thumper MkIII
The RAF BBMF Lancaster, PA474, has taken on a new identity as 617 Sqn Lancaster B1, DV385, 'Thumper Mk III'. The nose art features the cartoon rabbit – from 'Bambi' – holding a foaming pint of beer. Wg Cdr John Bell DFC, the bomb aimer on Bob Knights' crew with both 619 and 617 Sqn has been invited to see the aircraft, he said: "I am shaking with excitement at this news that my old warhorse is reincarnated...More information »
General Parker sums up The Armed Forces contribution to the Games
Commander Land Forces Gen Sir Nick Parker has reflected on the contribution Britain's Armed Forces have made to the success of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Gen Parker said: The contact with the public has been invigorating. The bond between the public and Services has been strengthened, the Armed Forces' contribution to homeland operations recognised and the value of military career reinforced...More information »
The Autumn Issue of Envoy is available to view - ONLINE.
Envoy, the quarterly magazine of the RAF Families Federation, is delivered to Stns/Units where there are RAF personnel and is always available from the HIVE. In this issue: We introduce Bill Mahon, the new Director of the RAF Families Federation, celebrate the RAF at the Paralympics, report your strong views on pay and much, more...
Paralympic Medal Winner thanks her RAF Coach
A RAF sergeant has had the honour of raising a Paralympic Union Flag at the Olympic Stadium for a medal-winning Team GB athlete she coached. Five years ago Sgt Thomas helped establish the Suffolk Spartans Powerlifting Club. A young athlete, Zoe Newson joined and was coached by Sgt Thomas. The same Zoe Newson went on to win the bronze medal in the 40kg class of the women's powerlifting at the Games...More information »
The New Director speaks to BFBS
Bill Mahon, the new Director of the RAF Families Federation, talks to Patrick Eade on BFBS about his new role, his view of the RAF Families Federation and the importance of Serving RAF personnel and their families completing the survey on Support given to RAF Families. THE SURVEY: Now open on our website, and for the 30 days of Sep, is the RAF FF survey 'Support given to RAF Families'. The RAF FF is preparing to engage with the RAF and those who provide welfare and in this survey we explore the support available to members of RAF families. The 21st Century RAF family comes in all shapes and sizes. Many live on base, others do not. So what type of support do these differing family members need and are these needs met? Are serving personnel and families aware of the support already available? Our survey seeks to answer these questions and help the RAF develop welfare support for the future...More information »
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Improved HASC Opening Hours
Revised opening times have been announced for the Housing Allocations Service Centre (HASC). With effect from Mon 3 Sep 12, the Housing Allocations Service Centre telephone opening times will be: 8.30am - 3pm Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri and 8.30am - 12noon Thu, to allow for staff training and development.A spokesman for the service said: 'The opening times will continue to be reviewed with the single Services...More information »
A Reshuffle for the MoD
In the Government reshuffle the Prime Minister's Office has announced a change to the ministerial team at the MoD. Under the Sec of State for Defence, The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP now sit two Ministers of State: Rt Hon Andrew Robathan MP and Rt Hon Mark Francois MP. There are now three Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State - Dr Andrew Murrison MP, Philip Dunne MP and Lord Astor of Hever DL...More information »
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
31 Sqn Tornados head to Gulf for Ex Shaheen Star
RAF personnel and aircraft from Marham are departing for Ex Shaheen Star, taking place in the United Arab Emirates. Wg Cdr Andy Turk, said: "These operations and exercises underline the need for good training and the RAF Tornado Force is delighted to have been invited. We last flew with our Arab partners during the coalition operations over Libya last year. This is a good opportunity to renew our professional...More information »
Monday, 3 September 2012
Is the RAF Supporting its Families?
Open now, and for the 30 days of Sep 12, is the RAF FF survey 'Support given to RAF Families'. The RAF FF is preparing to engage with the RAF and those who provide welfare support. The 21st Century RAF family comes in all shapes and sizes. Many live on base, others do not. So what type of support do these differing family members need and are these needs met? Are serving personnel and families aware of the support already available? Our survey seeks to answer these questions. As a serving member of the RAF or a close family member please add your voice… spouses, partners, children, siblings, parents, you all have views and we are interested to know what they are! We know from our work that personal views from the Service do influence MoD and Government thinking - it should only take 10 mins! Without you we have no voice... More information »
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Saturday, December 15, 2007
From one furry friend to another.
Okay, you guessed it. I'm nuts for dog stamps at the moment. Where will it end? I don't know. What I do know is that they certainly come in handy when our furry friends want to be friends with other furry friends. It just makes card giving so much easier. This card is going to, well, I won't say here, but I'm sure it will be appreciated.
I used one of the stamps from the Carolyn King Collection offered by Gina K. Designs. And, of course, coloured it with the Copic/Ciao markers. I'm looking forward to a darker shade of brown for my dogs soon. I started with some kraft cardstock and added a layer of Mellow DP by Basic Grey. Then, I used the large Nestabilities scalloped circle and the second-largest regular circle. I purchased my Nestabilities from Scrappin' Great Deals and I'm lovin' them. I think the rectangles will be the next ones to get.
For the sentiment, I used the ticket punch by SU on the left side only and added a couple of square brads by MM. A few paw prints from Pink Cat Studio and a bone brad in the dogs mouth and called it done.
It's going out in the mail on Monday morning, so someone who reads my blog needs to watch for it.
Posted by Barb Kaszuba at 9:53 p.m.
4 comments:
- Jovita said...
Oh Barb I've been enjoying your doggy cards. They are so cute and your doing a wonderful job coloring with your Copics... so jealous ;)
- December 15, 2007 at 11:12 p.m.
- Jessica Lynn said...
Your pup cards are adorable. I love creating animal cards too..
Jessica Lynn
- December 16, 2007 at 10:01 a.m.
- Charmaine (CharmWarm on SCS) said...
This is simply adorable, Barb!
- December 16, 2007 at 4:59 p.m.
- 'Bella and Gabe said...
Guess what arrived in 'Bella's mail today? Barb's doggy card from her kitty Hank! 'Bella watched me open the envelope and I read the sweetest message from Hank to her.
Talk about being a "lucky dog!" 'Bella is very lucky to have a friend who sends her getwell cards. Thank you Hank and thank you Barb, TOO!
~ Jennifer (and 'Bella too!)
- December 21, 2007 at 10:34 p.m.
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Yeast Bread
1 T. yeast
1/2 c. warm water
1 T. sugar
1/2 c. oil
2 c. milk & 2 T. vinegar OR lemon juice
1/2 c. or less sugar
1/2 t. baking soda
5 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
6 c. all-purpose flour (extra as you mix)
Dissolve yeast & 1 T. sugar in warm water, Add remaining ingredients in a large bowl. You will probably need to stir in extra flour to get the consistency dough like. You can either continue mixing and kneading in the bowl OR on a floured surface. Place dough in a gallon ziploc bag that has been sprayed with cooking spray ( or greased with crisco). Squeeze air out of the bag, so the dough can expand. Dough can be refrigerated for up to TWO weeks. Pull out as needed for dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls or pizza dough. Bake at 400. No need to rise. Prep time is 15 minutes.
This is a staple at my house, and so easy to make. I no longer buy frozen dinner rolls or crescent rolls. My kids can make their own pizzas by adding pizza sauce, cheese and other toppings. Of course my kids are older (ages 11 - 21)!
Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
12 ice cream sandwiches
1/2 c. hot fudge topping, warmed
jello pudding mix - chocolate
cool whip - thawed and divided in 1/2
8 oreos - chopped
Warm fudge and whisk in 1 cup of cool whip. Add pudding mix and stir well. Add chopped oreos cookies. On a 24 inch sheet of foil, place 4 ice cream sandwiches side by side. top with 1/2 of topping. Repeat. After placing last 4 sandwiches on top, frost with reserved cup of cool whip. Fold foil to make a tent and freeze for 4 hours. Prep time is 20 minutes.
This is an easy treat, and often requested by the Nobles children as their birthday cake. I have never made this cake in the summer, always in December!!
Awesome Apple Bread
1 cup oil
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups apple, chopped
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Mix oil, eggs, sugar, vanilla and apple in large mixing bowl. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Bake in loaf pans (2 regular or 5 small) at 350 degrees for 25 - 35 minutes, or until knife comes out clean. Prep time is about 20 minutes.
This is a wonderful breakfast bread, or for snacking during the day. I make this in small loaf pans and give it as a gift. You can also make apple bread muffins. This freezes well, and you can take it out as needed.
Happy baking and Merry Christmas!


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We're running the 2A State Track meet in Greensboro on that day. I hope it at least waits until after 10:00 AM when we run the 4x800 because we really have a great shot to win. Our girls are seeded 2nd, just one second behind the 1st seed...
I'm not too worried, because if the world does end it's not like I have a lot of control over it. However, the tune up on my mountain bike and new tires on my car (both in the last two days) would seem somewhat redundant. But there are things I'll always feel like I missed out on. If the world ends on May 21, I'll never have...
- Seen the earth from a spaceship
- gotten to do RAGBRAI.
- visited Iceland
- watched the final episode of the Simpsons
- hit a hole in one
- shook the hand of the President of the United States (or any world leader)
- correctly adjusted the rear derailleur on my mountain bike
- been stranded on a deserted island
- slept in an igloo
- read the entire Koran (or the Bible for that matter- I always get bogged in Habakkuk)
- been skiing
- gotten around to finishing my teleportation machine
Oh well. Go Knights this weekend at NC A&T.


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From: email@example.com
Date: Tue Nov 28 2000 - 10:45:58 PST
This is the kind of crap I heard at the Bush cultists's house. Blah blah
blah. I'm sure some of it's fact, but some of it is clearly parrotted
from those christian radio shows. Why don't you say something that's
from your point of view instead of quoting all those doods on TV and radio
who keep saying the same thing over and over? I've heard all this before.
Only a fool would compare politics to sports. (Disclaimer: I don't
consider WWF to be a sport (shuddup, Jeff))
P.S. Why is it that these ppl who keep squawking about the votes already
being counted by the machines refuse to acknowledge that there was a
DIFFERENCE in the results? So what that he won, he won, there is
clearly a problem with the stupid machines. Most of the ones who are
yelling this crap use Windows, for fuck's sake. Seems it'd be easier for
them to realize that machines are not perfect. (:
Nov. 26, 2000
PRESIDENT Nov. 7 First Recount Certified
Bush 2,909,176 2,911,872 2,912,790
Gore 2,907,451 2,910,942 2,912,253
Bush Lead 1725 930 537
Source: State of Florida
"A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity."
-- Robert Frost
On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 email@example.com wrote:
> For some reason, of 3 messages to email@example.com, 2 haven't made it back
> out, or into archives. Maybe this'll work.
> ----- Forwarded by Jay Thomas/AND/PutnamInv on 11/28/00 01:07 PM -----
> Jay Thomas
> To: Fork
> 11/28/00 08:25 cc:
> AM Subject: Re: confederacy of dunces*(Document link: Jay Thomas)
> >I've read many different sources describing the election, but none have
> >shown any evidence that the Democrats have tried to invalidate a bunch
> >of military ballots. None. The only thing that is known is that the
> >Bush campaign wishes the canvassing boards to include 1500 or so mailed
> >ballots that were received without a postmark, theoretically because
> >they might have been sent by military mail without a proper postmark
> >[which seems odd to me, since the military uses U.S. postal service marks
> >as standard practice, and they can be rather strict about procedures].
> >Those ballots were invalidated by the election rules established prior to
> >the voting, for obvious reasons. Bush's legal challenge has been
> >against the canvassing boards, not against the Democrats.
> You obviously don't read the same "Sources" I do. You obviously missed the
> 5 page memo from Mark Herron to the Democrat lawyers on how to invalidate
> military ballots. The same Mark Herron, BTW, who spent the pre-primary
> season fighting to get Buchannan on the Florida ballot (Hmmm....) Check out
> http://drudgereport.com/names.htm for a list of military ballots which were
> discarded. Unlike your precious senile Dems in PBC, whose "intent" couldn't
> be psychically divined by troops of lawyers, these ballots actually had
> names on them:
> Aders, J. Courtney -- PSC 804
> Aders, Joan E. -- PSC 804
> Allen, Shawn D. -- CMR 454
> Alvarez, Damian M. -- PSC 816
> Ashton, Gena L. -- CMR 467
> Asjes, David C. -- H Q North PSC 68
> Barragan, Raul -- VP 10 Unit 60165
> Barrow, Tom Lee II -- Virginia Beach, VA
> Basden, Donald Andrew -- CVW-5 Unit 25117
> Bates, Jason A. -- PSC 1
> These are people who risk their lives, so these idiot lawyers can remain
> free to destroy our system, being systematically "disenfranchised"
> (Hmm..Wheres Rev Jesse when ya need him?) by the man who wants to be their
> C-in-C. As for the postmark issue, Gee, it's mighty hard to find a US Post
> Office onboard a ship in the Persian Gulf. Many of those "invalidated" for
> lack of postmark, were *witnessed, signed* (valid by US law), and shipped
> to Jacksonville, to be distributed.
> >The stupid thing about the recount was that it was only done in the
> >heavily Democratic counties. Anyone who understands statistics will
> >realize that such an order would imbalance the results. However, the
> I find this soooo funny ... The party of the intellectual elite (Hey lets
> trot out Vint again to remind everyone what Alpha-Al really meant), who
> keep reminding us that Al's a genius (Shh..don't mention his C avg in Hvd,
> or dropping out of divinity school, or flunking out of law school), and
> that W's a dunce (I guess completing a Hvd MBA is much easier than Vandy
> Div or Law), who keep reminding us that GOP voters are all inbred yokels
> who only vote if they can tear themselves away from their sheep and whiskey
> stills, find themselves fighting to win an election on the premise...."Our
> voters are too dumb to figure out a ballot that didn't confuse third
> graders in Louisianna". What they also never seem to mention is that these
> three counties, are almost entirely made up of northern transplants and
> foreigners.
> >reason that the hand recount wasn't performed for the entire state is
> >because all of the other county canvassing boards followed the direction
> >of the state canvassing board (and the Bush campaign) in refusing
> >to perform a manual recount. Is it right to blame that on the Democrats?
> He won. An automatic recount, again, gave him the win. Why on earth would
> the winner of an election ask for a recount? In football, coaches who run
> up the score get a bad reputation. GW won, obviously graciously, and called
> it a day. It's up to the loser to request a recount. The only thing that
> would spark a full manual recount in FL would be allegations of Republican
> fraud. Notice not one Gore operative has made a claim of fraud?? This may
> be the first time in the Clinton Era where they haven't smeared us with
> fraud accusations. They don't want a full manual recount.
> >The only canvassing board that was not selected for impartiality is
> >the state elections board, consisting of the Sec. of State (a volunteer
> >in the Bush campaign), Jeb Bush (who recused himself after election
> >day, replaced with a Democrat who supported the Bush campaign), and
> >the state elections supervisor (a Republican appointee). I think
> >Florida lost any credibility as a state on the day that this group
> >was placed in charge of the election results.
> I am getting so sick of hearing about "Republican Katherine Harris"! She
> was elected by the people, to do what? Follow the law created by the state
> legislature, who were also elected by the people. The legislature is mostly
> Republican, as is Ms. Harris. You still want to discuss the "will of the
> people"?? Bush recused himself for obvious reasons. Attny Genrl
> Butterworth, Gores FL campaign chief didn't. You still want to talk about
> conflict of interest? The only place FL has lost credibility due to this,
> is with partisan hacks, union thugs, and the major media (or was that
> redundant?)
> >Any manual recount takes time to complete, especially when one side
> >or another is actively interfering with the counting effort. The
> >Sec. of State set an initial deadline that was impossible to meet,
> >a fact that she knew quite well. The second deadline, set by one
> Whoa! back the train up! "Set an initial deadline"?? The state legislature
> wrote that into law. It was the rules. Do you enjoy playing chess with
> someone who unilaterally decides halfway through that his knight can now
> move like a bishop? Since when is it fair to change the rules when it suits
> you? Would you have still considered it her deadline, if following the law
> favored Gore? The law gives her discretion to extend the deadline, in case
> of natural disaster, like hurricane (Gore losing is not a disaster, despite
> what the media tells us), or in case of fraud or machine breakdown (neither
> of which happened). The law also *ORDERS* her to ignore impartial or
> missing counts. No grey area there.
> http://www.townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/ac20001127.shtml
> >of the courts, was also nearly impossible to meet given the Thanksgiving
> >holiday and all of the court challenges by the Bush campaign that
> >halted counting. Even so, the Sec. of State could have accepted the
> results
> >on Monday instead of on Sunday (that option was given by the same court),
> >but she insisted on opening the office on Sunday. The result was that
> >Palm Beach County missed the deadline by two hours, and Miami-Dade
> >simply gave up because they did not have enough time to finish.
> So, the counter couldn't do their counting because of Thanksgiving, but
> they would've stayed up all night, counting ballots from 5 p.m. last night
> until 9 this morning? And that would've won it for Gore? How many chads
> could a Dem counter possibly punch out and swallow in so few hours?
> >So, the next time you hear some ditto-head claim that the Florida
> >recount was controlled by Democrats, ask them what it feels like to
> >be devoid of critical thought.
> So freeing, so liberating. Hmm, I've just stolen an election, ignored the
> will of the people, disenfranchised a whole bunch of minorities, my days
> complete. I think I'll go listen to Rush, while watching Dr. Laura. We
> stereotypes are a busy bunch.
> >Personally, I wish they'd just flipped a coin -- the candidates are
> >the same, so I just voted for the group of handlers that were less
> >repellant. Given all the ways in which the state interfered with the
> >counting efforts, I'm not surprised that the Gore campaign is continuing
> >with the legal challenges.
> The candidates were distinctly *NOT* the same. If they were you wouldn't
> see this much rancor and bitterness. I wouldn't have voted for Gore with a
> gun to my head (although there just may be one there if he manages to steal
> this thing!)If the candidates were no different in your mind, why do you
> care who wins? Why all the angst? I mean, GW will be just as good at
> creating new entitlements, putting us deeper in debt, increasing racial
> animosity, eroding civil liberties in the name of safety, and crushing our
> privacy as Al would, right?
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post1711240645248612671..comments2018-06-24T19:06:13.675+01:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: The Blue Castle by LM MontgomeryClothes In Bookshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9179623536494231012017-06-26T22:52:56.726+01:002017-06-26T22:52:56.726+01:00They are both excellent names! They are both excellent names! Clothes In Bookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10665173662310440532017-06-25T08:16:00.223+01:002017-06-25T08:16:00.223+01:00Maybe Spot Forty or Fido Second. If I chose a f...Maybe Spot Forty or Fido Second.

If I chose a favorite cat of our family's later when we lived in Queens, my name would be Sasha Groton, not bad. Or our pet in Chicago, my name would be Soxy Kimbark. Kathy D.https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59305622640083018872017-06-23T11:36:23.123+01:002017-06-23T11:36:23.123+01:00It is here too, but I always wonder about all thos...It is here too, but I always wonder about all those Americans who live in 48th St, or 2nd Avnenue... Clothes In Bookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-68555822348968941602017-06-23T11:35:48.744+01:002017-06-23T11:35:48.744+01:00Thanks for the name info, and I love the image of ...Thanks for the name info, and I love the image of you reading it sitting on the dock.
It IS exhilarating seeing Valancy break free, and in not always expected ways. Terrific fun, but with a nice point to make.Clothes In Bookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54516217494569343572017-06-22T07:44:44.228+01:002017-06-22T07:44:44.228+01:00Over here to find a "stripper's name,&quo...Over here to find a "stripper's name," one uses the name of one's first pet and the street one lived on.

Mine would be "Blackie Grove." (A beautiful black Cocker Spaniel)Kathy D.https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61061067813277683052017-06-21T14:45:04.140+01:002017-06-21T14:45:04.140+01:00Ah, The Blue Castle. One of my favourite books, an...Ah, The Blue Castle. One of my favourite books, and one I read again at least once a year, preferably on the dock at my cottage, not far as the crow flies from Mistawis.

Wonderful story, complete comfort read, and knowing how the book proceeds doesn't really impede the enjoyment, because it's the journey.

I think what drove Valancy's life change the most was her decision to stop caring what other people thought. The freedom was exhilarating, and from that, all other changes followed. LMM used her journals to express thoughts and opinions she didn't dare utter as a minister's wife, and I believe giving Valancy that freedom must have been a treat.

LMM didn't make up the name Valancy. Isabella Valancy Crawford (1846-1887) was a Canadian poet. She was little known during her lifetime, but came more to the fore in the early 20th century, and in 1923 a biography was published, along with her poetry. So it's quite possible she's the source of the name.

Thanks for this post.Susan Dhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26572273896138853222017-06-21T09:40:33.100+01:002017-06-21T09:40:33.100+01:00Well, you have to read it sooner or later...Well, you have to read it sooner or later...Clothes In Bookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51459737195114468072017-06-21T09:35:46.559+01:002017-06-21T09:35:46.559+01:00You should read both of them Prashant! Anyone with...You should read both of them Prashant! Anyone with a heart (which I know includes you) will like both of them.Clothes In Bookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3148833341201490812017-06-21T09:35:13.184+01:002017-06-21T09:35:13.184+01:00The Montezuma chocolate catalogue has such bizarre...The Montezuma chocolate catalogue has such bizarre names for its products that I'm sure people could get stripper names from them: for example they have something called Dainty Dollops...Clothes In Bookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46789973656982775712017-06-21T09:33:26.217+01:002017-06-21T09:33:26.217+01:00I did see her in a low-level Brit drama in which a...I did see her in a low-level Brit drama in which a Mum takes exams for her daughter to get her into a fancy school, light-hearted(ish) concept. And I did think ONLY Shirley Henderson could play that role convincingly, no other actress her age could look as though she was a young teenager. I like her in the Bridget Jones books too. Clothes In Bookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25522725433776499592017-06-20T17:21:00.650+01:002017-06-20T17:21:00.650+01:00I am indeed jesting. Although some of those names,...I am indeed jesting. Although some of those names, ye gods.

Re stripper names, someone on a mailing list I was on came up with Chummy Commore. Hard to beat that.... Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30504947178003596832017-06-20T17:17:29.765+01:002017-06-20T17:17:29.765+01:00Her range is wide -- Moaning Myrtle? And she's...Her range is wide -- Moaning Myrtle? And she's completely believable as a tween school girl. And in "Topsy Turvy?" Broke my heart. But I still love her role in that police series set in a small Scottish village with Robert Carlyle -- Hamish MacBeth.Paula Carrhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-89676897020844222312017-06-20T17:09:56.511+01:002017-06-20T17:09:56.511+01:00We always did the stripper name using your first p...We always did the stripper name using your first pet's name and the name of the street you grew up on. I was Carla Vinton. Sounds a lot more like a librarian than a stripper!Paula Carrhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91442541093380667122017-06-20T17:07:17.732+01:002017-06-20T17:07:17.732+01:00Ha! I know. For some reason I tend to read the mor...Ha! I know. For some reason I tend to read the more obscure books by the better known authors. Weird.Paula Carrhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83400756294808601032017-06-20T16:49:35.978+01:002017-06-20T16:49:35.978+01:00Moira, I skipped the spoiler because this really s...Moira, I skipped the spoiler because this really sounds like a very nice story and I'd like to read it. Meanwhile, I have got "Anne of Green Gables" sitting on our shelf and waiting to be read.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55955248216781194082017-06-20T11:57:55.970+01:002017-06-20T11:57:55.970+01:00I decided it was important to see the film as quit...I decided it was important to see the film as quite separate, not be forever comparing with book: and in that way I enjoyed both a lot. Shirley Henderson is always good...Clothes In Bookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50534112779612273462017-06-20T11:53:51.939+01:002017-06-20T11:53:51.939+01:00Oh my goodness, you should be flying there at once...Oh my goodness, you should be flying there at once and taking the books with you! What a trip that would be.
You must be the only person who has read this but not Anne!Clothes In Bookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-38239952653118917012017-06-20T11:52:38.677+01:002017-06-20T11:52:38.677+01:00Not Chlamydia! Surely you are being imaginative......Not Chlamydia! Surely you are being imaginative...
So we need one of those 'stripper name rules' - your romantic novel heroine name is the name of your childhood doll, with the last foofy household décor item you bought. Germina Swags. Kelly Pillowsham. (pillowsham is a great name!)
And now I'm taken with Linen as a girl's first name, it has a nice cool feel... Clothes In Bookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29833351351250760032017-06-20T11:49:30.586+01:002017-06-20T11:49:30.586+01:00Yes exactly, she was admirable. And I know just wh...Yes exactly, she was admirable. And I know just what you mean - I felt an idiot going off to look at her house (which she had gone from some years before) but I was intrigued... Clothes In Bookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25979238806247863922017-06-20T09:13:05.740+01:002017-06-20T09:13:05.740+01:00The Thorn Birds is definitely not McCullough's...The Thorn Birds is definitely not McCullough's best work...but I love that she used it and the money it brought her to buy freedom...to live where she wanted and write what she wanted...I love that she tried all sorts of writing too...romance and historical fiction and crime and sci-fi...no being stuck in a box for her. I am a bit jealous that you've lived in such close proximity to a house she lived in...I went to Norfolk Island when she lived there and spent a whole day hanging out near some shops she was said to frequent regularly but didn't catch a glimpse :) I'm not much of a one for celebrities but I would like to have met her.Bernadettehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45927817319234490312017-06-19T17:35:32.431+01:002017-06-19T17:35:32.431+01:00This is the only LMM book I've read, and I qui...This is the only LMM book I've read, and I quite liked it.

Ever since discovering (through genealogical research) that I have distant cousins on PEI, I've been thinking about going for a trip. I should probably read the Anne books first, though, eh?Paula Carrhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-37645148270258605642017-06-19T17:30:34.534+01:002017-06-19T17:30:34.534+01:00The movie is rather more romantic than the book, a...The movie is rather more romantic than the book, although I loved both. Great casting in the movie. Shirley Henderson does a catty bitch so deliciously. And the sets are gorgeous movie Art Deco. But I liked the book very much, too. They're a nice set.Paula Carrhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-20261401957994704512017-06-19T16:14:29.892+01:002017-06-19T16:14:29.892+01:00Tanis is Russian or Greek, I think - my dad's ...Tanis is Russian or Greek, I think - my dad's former partner's mother was called Tanis, but I can't recall exactly what her origins were. I imagine "Lisle" is not far removed from Liesl...

I've noticed that a lot of these dolly names seem to have variations on Rose/Rosa. Of course, Ramona (in the Beverly Clearly books) called her doll Chevrolet after her aunt's car.

I was very taken as a kid with the made-up name Viroculeine - I can't even begin to work out where it came from, there must be elements of Jacqueline and Violet, but I now think it looks more like virulence or some kind of patent medicine.

If you like made-up names, Victoria Holt came up with some corkers (but usually with very good reasoning behind them, like Annalice was actually called Ann-Alice and the two names got merged, just as I was thinking "Oh, that's NOT a period name....)

Barbara Cartland really did produce some utterly extraordinary heroine names though - Syringa, Shamara, Orlina, Colanda, Chlamydia....
Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-4215508688558451482017-06-19T12:16:20.522+01:002017-06-19T12:16:20.522+01:00I was only saying (in a discussion on Friday's...I was only saying (in a discussion on Friday's entry) if I was going to have another child I would call it Lissadell. But now I want triplets called Valancy, Lambrequin and Portiere! Valancy made me think of chemistry, I kept mis-spelling it as Valency.
I keep meaning to write something about authors who give the heroines the names they made up for their dolls when they were six. The names they thought were romantic and lovely and unusual. Patricia Wentworth has some corkers - Lisle and Tanis and Meade. Clothes In Bookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-37881182222966319252017-06-19T12:11:49.540+01:002017-06-19T12:11:49.540+01:00Thanks for the extra info Bernadette, it must have...Thanks for the extra info Bernadette, it must have been awkward but fascinating to hear her actually talking about it. I was quite shocked when I read it by how close the similarities are - but then it was also an amusing and entertaining book in its own right. If only she had described it as a new take on the book or something like that, or as you say, a parody. When looking her up for this, I found out she also did a Pride and Prejudice re-write - it was apparently unpopular with some, but it's not dubious or wrong. What a shame.
She always sounded such an interesting and lively woman, and I was full of admiration for her. (Though I have never read The Thorn Birds...) She lived in the UK for a while, and I met someone who had known her and who told me my house was just round the corner from McC's. I was so excited, and so intrigued to meet someone who knew her.
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Well, THAT was fun. So exciting that Americans FINALLY got their shit together ( I can't help but think that i played some part). Can't wait for 09 and beyond. For now, i'll have to settle for the end of '08 (which actually wasn't too bad as far as i'm concerned). Anyway, lets hope the new Ladyhawke album is as good as the new track i included here. Through in a few oldie but goodies (as i apt to do) with Daft Punk and Plump DJs featuring Gary Numan. A little latin flavor with Gotan Project and Database/Bonde do Role. I'm not sure if everyone will love the We Have Band track, but i sure do. Ends with a great M83 track. If you don't have that album yet, you should. I hope to get another podcast out before January, but we'll see. Enjoy!
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Ladyhawke - My Delirium (Fan Death Remix)
Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened
School of Seven Bells - Half Asleep
Santogold - Anne
Daft Punk - Fresh
Basement Jaxx feat. Devon Hynes - My Turn
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As promised, we've got more piccies of the fabulous hair bands for you. :)
~*~*~*Rosettes and pearl*~*~*~
In tiger print
FP0003tg - RM10
Hear me roar!
In black
FP0003b - RM10
In light teal (this is closer to the colour as compared to the picture below)
FP0003bl - RM10
In pale pink
FP0003p - RM10
~*~*~*A string of pearls*~*~*~
Besides diamonds, pearls are also a girl's best friend. They add to the girly factor in any outfit. :)
In white
PR0001w - RM10
PR0001w - RM10
In black
PR0001b - RM10
In pink
PR0001p - RM10
In purple (this is closer to the actual colour as compared to the picture below, that looks more grey-ish)
PR0001pu - RM10
In white
BB0001w - RM10
In peach
BB0001pe - RM10
~*~*~*Melbourne Cup*~*~*~
This kinda reminds us of when we needed a cute headpiece to attend the Melbourne Cup, hence the name.
In black
MC0001b - RM10
In cream
MC0001c - RM10
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That final one with the sunglasses is great. Love it.
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Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Toad In The Hole
What a lovely dish it's a simply wonderful creation from the humble origins of British cooking. Definitely one of the finest English creations around. Toad in the hole recipe is real comfort food, it's so easy to make and costs very little for a huge serving. It also great for vegetarians, as you can swap any meat sausage for a vegetarian option. Oh just to note it does not involve frogs or toads as my children thought!
Toad In The Hole Ingredients:
Serves 2
1 large Egg
3 heaped tablespoons of Plain Flour
5 tablespoons of Milk
Pinch of Salt
4 or more Sausages of choice
1 teaspoon of oil (I use olive)
How To Make Toad In The Hole
Preheat oven to 230 C / 450 F / Gas 8
Put sausages (and oil if the sausages aren't fatty) into a baking dish (I use a pyrex dish lid) and put into the preheated oven
They will need to cook for 8-10 minutes
Break the egg into a jug
Add a pinch of Salt and whisk
Add the Flour and the Milk
Whisk together
You want a smooth consistency that will pour easily, but isn't runny
If the consistency isn't right, add more Flour to thicken, or Milk to thin
Put mixture into the fridge until needed
Once the 8-10 minutes are up, carefully take the dish from the oven and add the batter mix
Cook for 20 minutes
You now have a fully risen Toad In The Hole
Serve with steamed veg of your choice , mashed pot's and Gravy!
Posted by Rainbow In The Grey Sky at 02:19
Labels: cooking from around the world
2 comments:
- Sarah the curry addict said...
I haven't had this in a long time... such a good idea to use vegetarian sausages too!
- Sunday, 11 October, 2009
- Rainbow In The Grey Sky said...
It was the first time my children had this dish and the first time i had ever cooked it subhanAllah. I don't think i have ever tasted it myself before !?! Yorkshire pud's yes but toad in the hole no!
What a pleasant surprise , i will be making the vegi option for my vegi friends and family!
- Monday, 12 October, 2009
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Video Interview with William F. Nolan
The Horror Writers Association interviews Bram Stoker Award winner William F. Nolan.
Nolan is perhaps best known for coauthoring the novel Logan's Run, with George Clayton Johnson, but has written literally hundreds of pieces, from poetry to nonfiction, to prose, for many publications, such as Sports Illustrated, Rogue, Playboy, Dark Discoveries, Nameless Digest, and others. He also had a long career in the movie industry, primarily working for Dan Curtis, and co-wrote the screenplay for the 1976 horror film Burnt Offerings which starred Karen Black and Bette Davis.
Nolan has also been a prolific editor of collections (by others), and anthologies, most recently co-editing two anthologies with friend, filmmaker, and writer Jason V Brock: The Bleeding Edge (2009), with stories from fellow writers Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, George Clayton Johnson, John Shirley, Dan O'Bannon, and several others, and The Devil's Coattails (2012), which featured offerings from Ramsey Campbell, S. T. Joshi, Richard Selzer, Earl Hamner, Jr., and more, both from Cycatrix Press. Nolan teamed up with Bluewater Productions for a comic book series, Logan's Run: Last Day, released in 2010. In addition, he developed comics based on one other property of his for Bluewater: Tales from William F. Nolan's Dark Universe (featuring stories adapted by Nolan and Brock and published in 2013). Another comic book mini-series Sam Space (forthcoming) has been scripted and approved.
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Halloween night is almost in the books. I'd say it was, but just ten minutes ago something exploded across the street and caused a lot of smoke. All's quiet for now.
I'm on the fence on this post's issue, but I'd love to hear what my readers think. Tonight we got a fair number of trick-or-treaters. I'm going to estimate we had about 25. The thing is of these I'd say only five were under 12 years of age and at least half appeared to be high school students. When did trick or treating become predominantly for teenagers? Is this just a thing in my neighbourhood or is it happening everywhere? Is it harmless fun or is it inappropriate? Should we smile and enjoy these happy teenagers or scowl and tell them to grow up? I don't know. We recently made fireworks a lot harder for kids to get their hands on during Halloween (it used to be a big thing here), so maybe they've replaced that more dangerous and destructive activity with trick-or-treating. If that's the case then I guess it's a good thing.
What I do know is that Halloween has undergone more evolution than any of our other festivities during my lifetime with the possible exception of Boxing Day. Boxing Day of course has gone from the day to recover from Christmas to the day to go out and spend all your Christmas money and that's a big shift, but can you really count Boxing Day as a festive occasion? Christmas has gotten more commercial, but that's just a continuing trend that people have been complaining about for 100 years or more. Easter and Thanksgiving seem pretty much the same as when I was a kid.


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...many years from where I still am. I am still stuck sometimes in the late 70's/early 80's with the music, the lack of today's technology, the style, the luxury of living under a parental roof with all of my needs being met and my only thought the change for my next pack of cigarettes and a dimebag. I still recall the care of my perfect feathered hair--the hot roller forming perfect tubules framing my face....the purple eyeliner and mascara...the use of an letter opener to zip up my Sergio Valentes...my "druggie" construction boots with the lambswool peeking out (Philly style, in the house).
What happened to that? I can answer that in one fell swoop--when my cell phone died last year, I celebrated. I celebrated a freedom of not being connected. I could go to the damn store and buy a freaking gallon of milk in peace. Nobody asking me where the hell I was. I went randomly, without makeup. Stinking of running shorts and BenGay.. I used to REEK of innocence....of trusting without doubt....that the worst thing that could happen was the "Ruskies" pushing the button. I WAS OUT THERE, and no one could call me. There was danger in that. I couldn't get caught. Thankfully a school nurse wasn't looking for me then to tell me my child had a fever and was in need of being picked up from school.... BUZZKILL, could you imagine picking up a sick kid in my independence moment? These two parts of me in tandem....
In the basement with "Boston", "Saturday Night Fever" or "Dark Side Of The Moon" on the Hi-Fi, and that was (and continues to be, my friends, the BEST music EVER) the SHIT. Thinking of five minutes in the closet, thinking at that time EVERYBODY smoked, and that college wasn't essential to having a life. Looking forward to the roller rink and some AC/DC...I saw every drug run down the pike. Here I am this"mom"....I know I got so very lucky. Lucky I say now. FUN I said then. How youth is so trivial and flippant. But here I am, missing those days of "innocence" and dismissive thinking. Days spent by the creek smoking pot....tripping on acid to the laser light show of Led Zeppelin. I passed out in the lobby high on marijuana and PCP. WHO DOES PCP anymore? Is that even available? How lucky I am to be here....
I wonder if anyone my age misses those days as much as I do....and I do...because I have enough of me to miss that and enjoy the moment I live in now. I suppose I just bring these memories up because they are so much of who I am NOW. Those soundtracks of my life--Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rush....they bring me back to the girl who got into those size 2s....the clogs...the darkness of the hallways in junior high school, the Bonne Belle root beer lip gloss flavored life of benevolence at the cost of ignorance. The ever present desire to get somewhere else no matter the cost--as long as it wasn't where you were...without looking stupid...being altruistic and playing the game....
This is where I am. Tonight.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Priorities, Priorities
I set out to run this past Saturday morning without any plan of action. I decided to let my legs decide, so I only ended up doing 7.15........a slow 7.15. My legs were incredibly heavy and when I returned home, I lamented to my husband. I received no sympathy. He told me the S3 class has probably fatigued my leg muscles so much, that I just don't have the energy to do those long distances I covet so much. He said I never give my legs a chance to rest. The next morning I went on a scheduled 20 mile bike, and damn it all to hell, it happened again. I know he's right. I have to make a decision about S3, and it isn't as hard as I thought. Running is my priority--pure and simple. S3 is only a short-term program to jettison one into shape. Well, I am in shape. I have to complete the month of April since I already paid for the class, but after this--it's me and the road, baby.
We fell onto some good fortune this weekend, and so I have no fear about these birthdays coming up--three of my daughters within 3 weeks of each other! It's almost as bad as Xmas. There won't be any parties, but kids can have kids sleep over if they want. And of course there will be cake, lol! My son is deep in the throes of the terrible twos and what a stubborn one he is! He is literally running the house at this point, and I suspect a visit from Supernanny any day now.
We fell onto some good fortune this weekend, and so I have no fear about these birthdays coming up--three of my daughters within 3 weeks of each other! It's almost as bad as Xmas. There won't be any parties, but kids can have kids sleep over if they want. And of course there will be cake, lol! My son is deep in the throes of the terrible twos and what a stubborn one he is! He is literally running the house at this point, and I suspect a visit from Supernanny any day now.
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