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Anyways, if you are reading this, maybe this woman IS YOU. Maybe...just maybe...it COULD be you because you have just begun your own story. What ever the case may be, let's begin the tale.
My Story (short version):
I was a content 160 pound girl. Had a good school life, a boyfriend who was my world and had family/friends who had my back. My world suddenly fell apart when my so-called amazing boyfriend dumped me OVER THE FRICKIN PHONE. What a jerk!!! I wanted revenge. It was the type of revenge where when he saw me at a mutual friends' bday, his mouth would just drop to the floor and think to himself "dang, I missed out." Yup! This is how my world turned upside down for the better.
I found fitness.
It was a great outlet for me to get all my anger out in the open with no judgements. I loaded up my gym playlist with empowering women and songs about crappy ex-boyfriends. I would spend hours upon hours at the gym. I even remember this one time when the front desk attendant at my gym said "wow, I definitely am noticing your body change." I was so pleased that I'm pretty sure I wrote a blog post about it when I first started my journey (circa 2009). Anyways, these types of amazing comments truly motivated me to keep pushing forward. All those useless hours spent crying over the whole breakup had now been used to better ME. With seeing my trainer on a regular, clean eating and tons sweat sessions on my own at the gym, it helped me realize that I was the driving force behind my own happiness...not him. I noticed I slowly became more empowered in all my life decisions and less worried about getting revenge on a certain scumbag ex-boyfriend. My heart was stronger and so was my mind and body. I was building my world back with all things that made me happy and I didn't need a man to do it...just like that Pussycat Dolls songs (totally had that on my gym playlist lol). He was now just a faint shadow in the background of the mirror I was standing in front of.
It was just me. I had the answer all along.
You can never really find your true identity unless you are willing to make sacrifices and just be honest with yourself. It's a journey to take alone but one that's worth while in the end. A person has to work hard and want it BADLY enough in order to obtain it. "It" being anything really...goal weight...a job...even HAPPINESS!
It was The Old me vs. The New me and The New me WON! Bye bye old self. It was nice knowing you.
Now, it's all about balance. Balancing my life with work, fitness, owning a business, friendships, family, meal prepping, cheat meals and taking some time for me to reflect on how far I've come. Now weighing in at 139lbs, I can say that I've been there. I truly know what it's like. That's what's really great about my blog. It's my online diary...my reminder to never go back to where I once was.
Onto Story Numero 2:
Tammy's Story (Mon, Oct 19, 2015):
Ding Dong! The doorbell rang and I rushed to get it early morning at Snap Leduc. Tammy, one of my newer members looked quite distracted. No gym clothes or gym bag equals red flag in my mind. Something was wrong.
I asked "What brings you into the club today Tammy?"
She replied "I came in to cancel my membership." I asked "why?"
She said "I don't feel comfortable in the gym like how I was reassured I would when I signed up. There are so many extremely fit people here. Are there even any overweight people?"
I said "I understand exactly what you are going through Tammy. You are not alone. I've been in a place where I too once was uncomfortable and unhealthy. She seemed shocked (like she didn't believe me) but I continued "but you know what?....I just ignored them because at the end of the day, all you have is you. These are your goals and who cares about theirs. Yes, I may have done a fitness show and obtained a body like that (*points to the image of my transformation in the wall) but who says that is the model of health? It's about balance in your life. Just trying to stay healthy and I believe that is what your goal should be too! When you go to sleep at night, it's just you. You have to make the decision to better yourself and I know you know that this is going to help you get there. And to answer your other question...YES, we do have people who struggle with their weight but they too have setbacks every once in a while like my member Jacqui. Every time she falls, she just picks herself up and keeps coming back again."
Sounding defeated, Tammy responds "I just have tried all the gyms out there...Spa Lady, the LRC and now to quit here. There are no gyms left in Leduc. It's just a cycle. I get really excited to join and am all-in but crash hard and just quit after a few months. My husband says I am just wasting money. It's this cycle that I can't break."
I proclaimed "It stops NOW. The vicious cycle of starting and quitting ends here today. I am not going to let it happen."
As I finish my sentence, I see Tammys' face start to redden and tears fall from her eyes. I even start to tremble and my voice starts to quiver as I say " I will do whatever it takes to help you. We are here to help you. Tammy, you are going to make me cry."
We both laugh as I continue the conversation. " I am going to set you up with a consultation with one of our trainers. They are going to help you with your goals...even if you see them just to tell someone your story, I think you would benefit from it."
As she wiped her tears away she said "Good for you Kim. I was so determined when I signed up here a few months ago and I was so determined to cancel. Good on you for changing my mind." I walked over to her and gave her a big hug and said "everything is going to be okay. You got this!" We said our goodbyes and I just hope she left with a better insight. My heart just felt so heavy after she left the gym. I felt every single bit of that conversation.
I hope that she will continue on her journey.
I hope our heart to heart made all the difference in the world.
I hope but we won't know what will happen. It's really up to Tammy what her next move is.
I just HOPE the move is in the right direction...FORWARD.


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M-Motorsport heads into the opening round of the 2017 CAMS Endurance Championship to take the fight to the established endurance teams with a new driver lineup – team-boss Justin McMillan stepping aside in favour of fellow Lamborghini recruit Peter Major who will jump behind the wheel of the #48 Interlloy/Wilson Storage Gallardo R-EX alongside Glen Wood.
Wood has just returned from his debut in the China GT Championship where he battled at the front of the GT4 field in a KTM X-Bow, claiming a pair of second-place finishes in Beijing, whilst Major continues his Australian GT campaign after claiming a victory during the opening event of the 'sprint' series on the streets of Adelaide earlier in the season. The pair are expected to be amongst the front-runners this weekend.
"I'm stepping down for the endurance series to focus on the 'sprint' championship, but predominantly the Trophy Series in the KTM," Justin McMillan confirmed.
"For the endurance championship we know we have a great package with the Gallardo R-EX, and with Peter jumping in alongside Glen we have two fast drivers who will be capable of taking the fight to the front runners on a weekend that is sure to serve up plenty of surprises!"
For Wood, he is looking forward to jumping back behind the wheel of the #48 Interlloy/Wilson Storage machine and kicking off a new championship with a big haul of points.
"We've had a mixed start to the Australian GT sprint series thanks in many ways to other people's incidents, so that has really put us well behind the eight ball," Wood admitted. "The endurance championship though gives us a whole new opportunity to mix it at the front of the field and build on what was a strong season for us last year.
"Whilst we've had a tough sprint series season though in the #48 car, Peter has been right in the mix and he's not far off the championship points lead, and he brings a lot of experience and race craft to the team for this weekend, so I'm looking forward to racing with him – as opposed to against him – in an effort to really go after this title."
Typically Phillip Island on the eve of winter is always a challenge, and this weekend is expected to be no different with rain scheduled on the Sunday for the 500-kilometre endurance event which will be 'live-streamed' online (http://www.thenationals.com.au) from the 1:40pm start,
2017 CAMS Australian Endurance Championship
Rnd#1, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit , Victoria
(27-28 May, 2017)
Saturday, 27 May
9:45am – Practice#1 (40-minutes)
2:05pm – Qualifying (45-minutes)
Sunday, 28 May
11:00am – warm-up (10-minutes)
1:40pm – Race (500-kilometres)
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Lady Gaga revealed in a "Today" segment that aired Monday that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, almost exactly two years after she opened up about being raped at the age of 19.
"I suffer from a mental illness — I suffer from PTSD. I've never told anyone that before, so here we are," the singer said.
"But the kindness that's been shown to me by doctors — as well as my family and my friends — it's really saved my life." she added. "I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way."
The 30-year-old singer spoke to "Today" as part of the Share Kindness campaign, a partnership of Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation and Today and NBC Universal. For the segment, Gaga visited the Ali Forney Center in Brooklyn, New York, where she spoke with homeless LGBTQ youth.
"These children are not just homeless or in need. Many of them are trauma survivors. They've been rejected in some type of way," she said.
"I am no better than any of those kids. And I'm no worse than any of them," she added. "We are equal. We both walk our two feet on the same earth. And we're in this together."
Gaga first revealed in a 2014 interview with "The Horward Stern Show" that she had been raped as a teenager. At the time, she said she had waited to open up about the rape because she did not want it to "define" her.
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There once was a note, pure and easy,
Playing so free, like a breath rippling by.
The note is eternal, I hear it, it sees me,
Forever we blend, and forever we die.
Peter Townshend, "Pure & Easy"
OK Tom this is getting scary! I actually lived at 1616 York Apt #3 from `89 to `98 on the first floor! It was the southside studio apartment facing York Ave. It could have been the SAME place you guys had! I know the building had been owned since the early 50s by family named, Abelson and they'd heavily renovated it in the late 60s wt a new white brick facade.
-Mad Dog
It was the first floor southside apartment. The Ryans, Mom' family, lived there from 1943 to 1967, when Abelson split the railroad apts into two. We had the backyard that you stepped down into out a door in the kitchen.
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Happy Friday + a few insta-pics on the side
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Jim has converted me to using a calendar on my phone...but oh do I miss my beautiful color coded paper planner! :) I think about going back to it often...however, Jim can't sync his calendar with my paper calendar and its much easier to see our joint life on one....enjoy it while it lasts! :)ReplyDelete
You are definitely NOT alone! I've been using book planner's since...high school. And, I keep them too. I actually write so much in mine that it serves as a diary of sorts after the year is over. Whenever I wonder "when was that?" I look through my planners and find out. My phone calendars just do not work the same for me no matter how hard I try. But, I do love the one you got so now I'm wondering where you got it?? I have bought the same hot pink one the last two years from Barnes & Noble, and I wouldn't mind a new one. :)ReplyDelete
YOu've got Mail is my FAVORITE movie. I have it memorized so i ca pop it in and out all the time! I can totally relate :) yes.ReplyDelete


text: So I never thought I'd be posting an article about some shop in Santorini because I came here to relax and not to shop. It is really amazing how I was walking in the streets and found this cute shop where I meet the great owner and the people who work there. This shop is stylish fashionable and has different types of clothes and brands,for both men and women. I loved it and both my brother and I got amazing things. "MARKO ROUSSO" boutique shop is a paradise for women as it hosts all designers' clothes and shoes, like ARMANI JEANS, EMPORIO ARMANI, R. CAVALLI, LIU-JO, etc. Don't miss buying a pair of sandals from the wide selection you will find at the shop. It will make your stay in the island easier and more glamorous.


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Christoper&Banks: Red Blouse/Guess: Black skinnies/H&M: Bow Purse/Express: Gold Earrings/Steve Madden via TJX: Booties
So I was in Christopher & Banks helping my mom shop, which I think I did quite the job styling her, because she got two tops that she never would have picked out! but then I spotted this, and at first told my mom to try it on but she refused, and I couldn't just put it back on the rack, it had to be tried on. It fit perfectly and of course my amazing mother scooped it up for me at an amazing $20. I just love the layering details and the bow in the front. Plus the color is great for all year round.
Its almost the weekend!! & its currently snowing (which I'm not too excited about)


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Luke got stuck on top of his car and was
screaming for help
Luke dropped the bag of goldfish everywhere and
ran away (Drew thought it was funny and ran to
pose) I now take pictures so I can look back and
laugh. I'm not laughing when it happens.
He learned how to clean up a mess
I got my boys to pose for a picture and smile
My family came over to celebrate my brother's
birthday. . .this is the baby of the group:
Tristan: 18 months old
Drew found a coat and tie that used to be Jake's
and started doing some model poses for us
(this kid is already into fashion. . .scary!)
Luke wanted to be like his dad: on the couch with
the remote in his hand and something to drink
Luke got to play with bubbles from his brother's
bath and loved it
We went to an art class at the Library and
the kids got their faces and arms painted
I took the group: Drew, Micah, Jake, Bryson and Taylor
We got lots of face and arm paintings!
By the end, we had 7 dragons, 2 spiders, a snake
and a flower
Jake made a not-so-good choice to cut the rope
holding the bale of hay together and
He learned to clean up hay!
What started out as a nice gesture from a friend
to drop off a bale of hay to use to decorate for
Fall, ended up in a Huge mess! Jake thought it
would be fun to get some scissors and cut open
the rope holding the hay. He learned a hard lesson.
These are a couple things this week, not including
3 pumpkins torn into 15 pieces with seeds everywhere
in my backyard. My kids thought it would be fun
with their cousins to get out pumpkin seeds from
their pumpkins, but the 4 yr. olds went crazy tearing
the pumpkins apart. What a mess! This is my life
with little boys.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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ömer Seyfettin a.k.a. Ömer Seyfettin, also Omer Seyfeddin, was a Turkish nationalist writer from late 19th to early 20th century, considered to be one of the greatest modern Turkish authors. His work is much praised for simplifying the Turkish language from the Persian and Arabic words and phrases that were common at the time.
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text: My name is Adam Clark and I am starting my sixth year of teaching. I am originally from the great state of Ohio and a graduate of Malone University. I am married and my wife, Ashley is the librarian at Dillard Drive Elementary. We have a 3 ½ year old little girl, Lilly and an almost year old son, Andrew! My hobbies include playing golf, spending time with family and friends, and watching college football. I am a huge Ohio State Buckeyes Fan!


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Quite simple procedure as given at the dd-wrt wiki. Ours was E4 and not E3. Read somewhere on the forums that changing the last number from 0 to 1 in the E3 firmware with a hex editor makes it work with E4. Tried that, it works. Did the Hex editing of the firmware using Free Hex editor Neo on Windows. The firmware labelled as E4 in the dd-wrt site has 5 as the last digit - that apparently makes it not compatible with our E4 version.
But plugging it in our network, it didn't work. At first I thought it might be a MAC address caching issue, and tried cloning the old router's MAC address. That also did not work. Then did some tests and found that it was just not routing - logging into the router, ping works in both directions LAN and WAN. But the LAN can't ping the WAN and vice-versa.
Tried posting on the dd-wrt forums, here and here, but finally did not get any solution. Assuming that some hardware limitation prevents it from working as a router without NAT. And the google answers page recommended routers seem to be scarce. The Linksys WRT54G is superseded by the WRT54GH which doesn't support routing mode, for example.


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Isn't she just so sweet when she's sleeping? Ok, she sweet all the time. Sometimes a stinker, but always sweet. :)
Last night was SO much better! I fed her at 9pm, she woke up 2:15, I put in her paci and she went back to sleep till 3:15. Then she kinda fussed around (no screaming this time, thankgoodnes!) and I kept getting up every 10 min or so and putting her paci in, and she fell back asleep sometime between 3:45 and 4.
Then she slept until 6:45, which was great except for the fact that then she was ready to start the day.
I was not. :)
Thankfully Luke was up getting ready for work, so he watched her and put her back to sleep before he left.
Downside of her doing well...the past 2 days she's been a grump! Totally off schedule, fussy, won't sleep for more than 45 minutes for each nap...I'm sure I'll feel better by sleeping all night, I just hope she does too!


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Whether you want to pay your council tax, find a job or apply for benefits, 'digital champions' are here to help those who need a hand getting online.
From shopping to paying bills, banking to finding a new house, the internet has changed the way we do things and doing things online is often the only option, or at least the quickest.
However, not everyone has access to a computer, or is comfortable using the internet, and that's where Lincoln's digital champions come in.
Based in City Hall, these volunteers help customers of both City of Lincoln Council and JobCentre Plus use the self-serve computers to search and apply for jobs, pay their council tax, claim benefits and much more.
Lincoln resident Adam McGrath has been volunteering for a few months. He said: "With everything moving online now there are a lot of people who are going to get left behind if there aren't people to help them. If you haven't grown up with computers or used them regularly, trying to do things online can be quite challenging.
"Some people don't have their own computers at home, but some people do and just aren't confident using the services. Once they've been helped through the process they can see how easy it is and will be able to do it from home next time."
While helping others search for work, Adam himself is also looking for employment, and hopes his role as a digital champion will help him find a new position.
He said: "I don't want to sit at home doing nothing and I'm enjoying volunteering – it's a nice thing to do. It also gives you recent work history, which is better than having a big gap on your CV and shows you are proactive. Not only that, but it helps to maintain skills, such as customer service and IT, so it's good for your CV."
The self-serve computers are available for anyone to use and can be found in the JobCentre Plus area on the first floor of City Hall.
Martin Walmsley, Head of the Shared Revenues and Benefits Service for City of Lincoln and North Kesteven District Councils, said: "People are increasingly wanting to do things online as it's so much quicker, easier and often cheaper than the alternatives. It's important we do everything we can to help people get access to a computer and feel confident accessing services that way.
"Computer skills are so important these days, both in our working and personal lives. Digital champions are a great idea because not only do they help others to improve their skills and make their lives easier, but at the same time, by volunteering they are helping themselves.
"Good digital skills could really increase someone's chances of finding work and we know of several volunteers who have gone on to find permanent jobs thanks, in part, to their experience volunteering."
Anyone interested in becoming a digital champion can contact Rob Kay, Benefits Officer, at email@example.com or on 01522 873767.


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Hello yew.
Well, I got my haircut finally! That was on Tuesday, it's Thursday now.
I don't really feel like blogging right now, but I don't know what other slightly productive computer things I can get myself into.
There wasn't school today, on Wednesday right before the end of the school day the fire alarm went off, and the school was evacuated. Turns out there was a bomb threat, the classic old writing on the wall, threatening the student's safety. How lovely is that?
I'm in grade 11, and throughout my school years I've been through two experiences like this. This one I'm talking about now, and one back in grade 7. It's kind of scary, in grade 7 I stayed home for a week, including the "dooms day" because, well I was young, and when you think about it. Why would I go to school when someone's supposedly supposed to come in and shoot kids down? I'll refer to the term - "Better safe than sorry."
This time though, it was a bomb threat. AND there was ANOTHER one, just the same I think, at another high school near here. Everyone thinks it's a copy cat kid. A kid that heard about what happened at my school and said "Hey, they got the day off, I wouldn't mine having a day off too!" And just pulled the same thing.
Man, it's messed up when you really think about. I mean I know it's probably just some kids messing around, but their messing around with some serious stuff. And you never know, I don't want to end up like a victim from columbine.
God, that's horrifying.
High school's gettin' rough. From teenage pregnancies to bomb threats. Were all going back tomorrow, just two days after the ordeal.
I wouldn't say I'm a particularly paranoid person, but it makes you reconsider going, you know? It just makes you question, well, question your safety. Which is so horrible to think that we might not be safe at somewhere we spend most of our day at. 6 hours, everyday. The majority.
If they really want to fix this specific problem they should put up camera's in the bathrooms. Of course not in any stalls, but just outside, near the sinks, and door. That way, no one could write something like this and get away with it. Even if they did it in a stall, it wouldn't be hard to narrow it down to all the girls/boys who went into that certain stall. And then to that one person who did it.
I like to tell people that my high school isn't bad. (Because some people think it's rough). But when things happen like this, it's hard to defend it.
When it's with things like drugs, or fights, that doesn't really matter. As long as your not involved in that, you're fine. But when it's bomb threats, and mass shootings, your completely helpless. You can't help but be stuck with the roll of the victim. There's nothing you can do.
Now that's scary.
All we can do is just carry on.
I guess I'm going tomorrow... I guess we all are.


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These glosses take the cake for me! I have been really into the natural looking lip and these colours are perfect. They are a little pinkier than my lips giving them a beautiful pinky mauve tone, and they are super glossy and creamy. I love carrying them in my purse and reapplying as the day goes on. I just think glosses give the lips a beautiful dewy moist look for the summertime.
|MAC Tan and Stila Kitten
I love a shimmery shadow all over the lid especially in the summertime. I think it gives the lids a fresh look and really makes the eyes pop. These two have been my must-haves. MAC Tan is an absolutely beautiful shade that I swipe all over the lid, I love it because it isn't your typical bronzed eye, though it has some bronzey tones in it, it also has a pinky beige undertone that looks so stunning. This would be great for anyone with any skintone, it will look more bronzey on light skin and more of a light shimmery shade on dark skin- both are gorgeous. Kitten is an award winnning highlight shade for a reason. I don't think I own any highlight shade more beautiful. I love this for highlighting the inner corner, brows, or cheekbones. I also use it on the lid for a super shimmery look, you can also dab a little on the center of the lid (on top of your eyeball) to really make the eyes pop! The formula is so luxurious, it is creamy, smooth, silky *sigh*.
I've been in the market for some new mascaras lately and I purchased a bunch of them from the drugstore last month. These are the standouts. I was really surprised- I thought I would go back to my beloved Covergirl Lash Blast, but that took a side seat to these two beauties! I always buy my mascara in waterproof- not only because of summer heat but because it helps my lashes hold a curl. For that reason, the formula may be slightly different than the regular and I also find that they dry out a lot quicker, but its a small price to pay! Maybelline the Falsies Flared was kind of an accident buy- I meant to grab the normal falsies but I ended up loving this one! The curved brush really gets under my lashes and pulls them up for length and the small bristles and thicker formula helps to thicken my lashes. I also loved the Revlon Bold Lacquer, It gives me more length than volume but it gives my lashes that false lash effect that I love.
The foundation I have been using and loving in the last couple months is the Revlon Colourstay for Normal to Dry skin. It is very similar to the Estee Lauder Doublewear. It is full coverage and dries to a pretty matte finish but doesn't leave the skin looking powdery, it almost leaves a bit of a nautral skin like finish. It stays on all day long which is what I love most about it, and it doesn't feel cakey or heavy. And as always I love the NARS Creamy Radiant concealer for those undereyes (whats new).
As for setting my makeup, I have found a new love for setting powder, the Laura Mercier loose setting powder, I like that it has a slight beige tint to it so that it doesn't leave my skin looking ashy. It makes the skin soft as silk and kind of blurs any imperfections. I am also obsessed with the All Nighter Setting Spray by Urban Decay (and I have been for about a year). I think it is the best spray that they carry, it feels refreshing, it gives moisture back to the skin (incase we got a little heavy handed with the setting powder...), it melts the makeup together to make everything blend perfectly and- of course- it helps my makeup last longer! Just an awesome product. Oh I also use this for another purpose! To wet my eyeshadow brushes before eyeshadow application. It can make shimmery shadows much more intense and pigmented!
Lastly I have a post on the Ambient Lighting Powders that I will link here so that this post doesn't get too too long!
Happy July everyone!


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Friday, 4 March 2011
Evaluation 3
3. My Magazine would best be distributed as competition to IPC's NME, as my magazine, alike NME, is fortnighlty, retails at the exact same price and covers mainly indie music, bring in sub-genres (for example Math Rock). I believe Bauer Media Group could benefit from my product, as the closest thing to an Indie magazine they publish is 'Q', which is released monthly at around £3.50. Although nationally popular, Q amd the other bauer media products are not in direct competition with NME.
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Evaluation Question 4: Who will be the audience of your product?
Joe is studying full time at sixth form college. He is eighteen, and unemployed, but hopes to further his education into university. In his spare time he enjoys listening to music and socialising with his friends. He attends gigs and festivals as often as possible. His favourite bands are Bloc Party and Noah and the Whale.
Jennifer Domelow, she is 18 and plays the drums.
Jennifer is studying in full time education and works in her local Ladbrokes. She listens to The Sunshine Underground, Two Door Cinema Club and The Drums. She enjoys socialising with her friends and Media related studies e.g. film making. She also hopes to attend university to do Digital Media.
Sean McMinn-Davies, he is eighteen, and plays bass in a band called 'Hippys on the Hill'.
Sean studies full time in his Sixth Form College, and has no tome for a job, as a result of his constant giggng and practising. He attends festivals every year, and sometimes two big ones, e.g Reading and Download. his favourite bands are Biffy Clyro and Foals. He wants to further his education abd become a primary school teacher.
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Printscreens of Double Page Spread Production
I used QuarkXPress Passport 7 to create my Double Page Spread article.
Due to the shape of my picture i decided to make my article three pages long. I used the 'Picture Box' tool to create a square-ish shape that bled onto the second page. i then simply imorted the picture with CTRL + E and then sized it to fit in the box.
I made the headline by creating two text boxes and resizing them to meet the column lines. The stand first was done the same way, with a horizontally drawn text box. The 'Text Box' was used used in the article aswell, however, to a different extent. i drew a text box that covered the whole two articles, and then imported the word file of my
Monday, 7 February 2011
Second Photoshoot for Magazine Front Cover
After deciding that the image was not right on my first cover, it was clear that i needed another batch of images to try.
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Screengrabs from Front Cover!
This is the original photograph for my front cover.
I manipulated it with the 'Clone Stamp' Tool in Photoshop to eradicate a shadow that i deemed to stand out too much.
I used the text tool and colours to create my title, heading and subheadings. I used Poplar Standard, Impact and Arial Black. I chose a bright red despite my audience research as, green was too underwhelmed by the colour of the balloons, to obtain the teal colour, i saved a JPEG of a piece of red text that was highlighted. and simply used the 'Eye Dropper' tool to select the colour that was negative to red, teal. i also, used a slight drop shadow on all my text.
To get the balloon over the banner at the bottom, i copied the layer, erased the balloon shape, and used a soft brush to create a shadow. the banner is a rectangle, and the bands names are 'Impact'
The finishing touches included the issue number, in the bottom left, the barcode, and the issue date and price.
Photographs for Contents Page
This is another photograph taken at the Hot Club De Paris gig. It is Paul Rafferty the man i interviewed. At first the image was too dark and bartely visibly when printed out. So, using Photoshop, I adjusted the brightness, contrast and curves to increase clarity and visibility.
This photograph i
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Homer was born in Boston in 1836, the middle son of a hardware merchant who, in 1849, went bust in the gold rush. At the age of eighteen, Homer was apprenticed at a lithography shop. Thereafter, he freelanced while studying art in schools and on his own. In 1860, acquiring a copy of the French scientist M. E. Chevreul's "Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors" (an analysis of how color interacts in the eye), Homer grounded his practice in modernizing theories that were shared by the French Impressionists--who seem not to have influenced him directly. (Much of his work retains a uniquely up-to-date air.)
Living on Washington Square, he had many friends and supporters, though only modest public success. He complained, throughout his career, of being misunderstood. He visited Europe and spent the better part of two years in an English fishing village. In 1884, he settled in Prout's Neck, on the Maine coast, where he gloried in having "no other man or woman within half a mile" and took little note of his growing fame. He lived there, often wintering in Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean, until his death, in 1910.
Early in his career, it was his more finished works that were most popular - the ones that popularized a sentimental look at 19th century rural America such as "Snap the Whip." But today it's his rougher, less polished watercolors that catch the eye. Homer started painting watercolors on a regular basis in 1873, proving popular. They sold more readily, which improved his financial condition considerably.
"By about 1890, however, Homer left narrative behind to concentrate on the beauty, force, and drama of the sea itself. In their dynamic compositions and richly textured passages, his late seascapes capture the look and feel (and even suggest the sound) of masses of onrushing and receding water. For Homer's contemporaries, these were the most extravagantly admired of all his works. They remain among his most famous today, appreciated for their virtuoso brushwork, depth of feeling, and hints of modernist abstraction." (Essay at the Met website)
Homer never taught in a school or privately, as did Thomas Eakins, but his works strongly influenced succeeding generations of American painters for their direct and energetic interpretation of man's stoic relationship to an often neutral and sometimes harsh wilderness. Robert Henri called Homer's work an "integrity of nature."
American illustrator and teacher Howard Pyle revered Homer and encouraged his students to study him. His student and fellow illustrator, N. C. Wyeth (and through him Andrew Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth), shared the influence and appreciation, even following Homer to Maine for inspiration.The elder Wyeth's respect for his antecedent was "intense and absolute," and can be observed in his early work Mowing (1907). Perhaps Homer's austere individualism is best captured in his admonition to artists:
- "Look at nature, work independently, and solve your own problems."


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EBSCO eBooks information August 2, 2011Posted by mplibrary in @ your library.
As you use the TWC library catalog, you will notice that the ebooks now look different. That's because they are no longer Netlibrary ebooks, they are EBSCO ebooks. The same ebooks are there that you used before and should be just as easy to use as before.
One difference is the appearance of the "Download This eBook (Offline)" link. You now have the option of downloading the ebook for 7 days to read offline on the Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) ebook reader. Read more about that here. It involves setting up free accounts with both EBSCO and Adobe then downloading the ADE software to your computer.
Of course you can always read the ebook online as you have always done by clicking on the "eBook Full Text" link. Contact the library if you have questions about any of this.
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The Governance research cluster identifies the following sub-themes of research to ensure citizens are represented and governed fairly in a world of changing state authorities.
Understanding how taxation affects the quality of governance has implications for social justice, inequality, sustainability and security at both global, national and sub-national levels. The International Centre for Tax and Development is globally the leading organisation in its field.
Politics of Public Policy
Our research focuses on how state-society interactions influence state structures, as well as the shaping and implementation of public policy. Concepts that our work engages with and pushes further include: political settlements, political commitment, capacity of state and non-state actors in policy formulation and implementation, and the role of states in enabling collective action and accountability.
Non-State Actors, Criminality, Hybrid Governance
Increasingly, state actors are only one part of a diversity of actors exercising public authority, particularly in locations where state institutions are weak and where there is insufficient control over territory. Our research will discover how non-state actors, competitors to the state for governance, actually gain legitimacy and are able to exercise and retain authority.
Decentralization and Local Governance
Despite waves of decentralization in many parts of the world we do not yet understand the conditions under which local and decentralized governance can deliver on its promises of effective and locally accountable public authority. While the theme is an old one, we will expand our work in this area particularly in relation to conflict and insecurity as well as local politics.
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The aim of this cooperation with the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation is to strengthen their Democratisation, Decentralisation and Local Governance Network's understanding, learning, and policy engagement in decentralised and democratic local governance. More details
Balancing unpaid care work and paid work
The 'Balancing unpaid care work and paid work: successes, challenges and lessons for women's economic empowerment programmes and policies' project aims to create knowledge about how women's economic empowerment (WEE) policy and programming can generate paid work that empowers women and provides more support for their unpaid care work responsibilities. More details
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America (ELLA)
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America' (ELLA) is a knowledge sharing and learning programme, that seeks to improve knowledge of Latin America's development among African and Asian policymakers, practitioners and researchers - on selected economic, environmental and governance issues. More details
Experimental research on tax compliance in Rwanda
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The Governance of Service Delivery
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Just Passing Through……
It can be difficult to distinguish between a relapse and transient symptoms. Are the symptoms a relapse, or just passing through?
Transient symptoms are short lived symptoms which appear as a result of an exacerbation caused by heat, infection, stress, or any other trigger which aggravates your MS symptoms. These symptoms can be heightened 'normal' symptoms which you experience daily, or new symptoms. Transient symptoms pass soon after the trigger is removed.
A relapse, on the other hand, is defined as: "the sudden onset of new MS symptoms, or the reccurrence of old MS symptoms, which last for more than 24 hours".
After removing any triggers, or adjusting them, such as heat, it's only time that'll tell the difference between transient symptoms and a relapse. If the symptoms remain for more than 24 hours, it's best to phone your MS nurse, as it may be a simple urinary tract infection causing the exacerbation in symptoms, or similarly, it could be a relapse.
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Intravenous Methylprednisolone
A relapse is defined as "the sudden onset of new MS symptoms, or the reccurrence of old MS symptoms, which last for more than 24 hours". The severity of relapses vary, and not all relapses will require treatment with steroids.
If treatment with steroids is required for MS, synthetic gluco-corticosteroids are prescribed which are similar to hormones produced naturally in the adrenal glands. Steroids are given to shorten the duration of the relapse by reducing inflammation and suppressing the immune system. Steroid treatment can speed up recovery from a relapse, but has not been shown to improve the overall recovery from a relapse. The treatment doesn't work for everyone, and it can take 4-6 weeks for the effects to become fully apparent, but many people with MS benefit from steroids to shorten relapse length.
There are possible side effects which are quite common, including: a metallic taste in the mouth (take mints with you!), flushing of the face and neck (more common in women), insomnia, restlessness and nervousness, indigestion, headache, and increased sweating and fluid retention. Not all of these are experienced by everyone, and they generally disappear once the steroid course is complete. Patients are more succeptible to infection immediately following steroid treatment as the immune system is suppressed, and care should be taken to avoid infections.
I finished a 3 days course of IV steroids yesterday and they always make me feel really rather ill, but hopefully I'll feel the benefits soon. A lot of napping was done, and I'll be off for another nap very shortly! My MS nurse is wonderful and the 1 hour drip each day couldn't have been easier. Not all hospitals are the same, but I was fortunate enough to have a cannula inserted into the back of my left hand which remained there for the 3 day course of steroids (as opposed to a new cannula each day), with a tubi grip and dressing protecting it when I went home. Only one needle over 3 days was wonderful! Especially as my veins are quite poor and 3 sites would be difficult to find. Had a great natter with my Nurse for an hour as the drip dripped away, some tea and biscuits, and access to Twitter on my mobile! Thanks to all the Twitter folk who kept me sane and happy, it's much appreciated 🙂
I've added below a couple of pictures (taken during one of the drips), hopefully taking away some of the mystery for anyone due to go for steroids, and to add a bit of transparency to the life of an MSer.
Ding Ding! Round 2
I've been rather neglectful of my blog of late, but unfortunately my MS has been unrelenting. Tweeting is about my limit at the moment. I was at the hospital for an appointment with my MS specialist yesterday and he feels I'd benefit from a second course of steroids for this relapse – IV this time. The course starts next Tuesday and finishes on the Thursday. Although I'm lucky enough to be attending as an outpatient, it means the last dose will be on hogmanay. There go my new year celebrations! hehe. Hopefully this time the steroids help to control my relapse.
A quick update on my LDN usage: I'm up to 2mg per day, but will have to stop it to take the steroids, then back on again. I still think my relapse is in too full a swing currently for any benefits of LDN to be felt, but hopefully as the symptoms improve and the dose increases, I'll be seeing the benefits : ) I experienced no problems increasing the dose from 1mg per day to 2mg, although some people do find there is an adjustment period.
I have a great series of posts in the pipeline and they'll be appearing very soon. More info to follow! Keep your eyes peeled!
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Saturday's visit by the Nashville Predators to the Scotttrade Center in St. Louis will mark the second annual (we hope) "Free Food Day" promotion by the Blues. All paying customers will receive all-you-can-eat hot dogs, chicken strips, soft drinks and other varieties of sugar- and fat-laden goodies. Hey, it's the Midwest; that's how we roll.
But around lunchtime yesterday, I got a very intriguing email from the St. Louis Blues Customer Service Team. It was a very enticing offer: for just $25, I could see a hockey game and get totally shitfaced.
Here's the actual text of that email:
It's "Tuesdays on Tap" with the St. Louis Blues! Get all-inclusive drink seats at Blues games starting at just $25. Check out the hard-hitting action on the ice from select sections of Scottrade Center, and enjoy all-inclusive drinks* included in the price of the ticket!
"Tuesdays on Tap" begins with the February 5 game vs. Tampa Bay and is good for every Tuesday home game through March 4.
You get the tickets, and we'll get the drinks. Call 314-622-BLUE or click here for tickets.
"Tuesdays On Tap" Games
February 5 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
February 12 vs. Los Angeles Kings
February 19 vs. Chicago Blackhawks
February 26 vs. Dallas Stars
March 4 vs. Los Angeles Kings
* includes draft beer, soft drinks and bottled water
That's right: all the draft beer you can drink. Granted, we're talking about a selection that spans from Bud all the way to Bud Light, but still, free beer is free beer. Especially considering that $25 will normally buy you two and a half beers or so at Scottrade, never mind the price of the ticket.
Uh, not so fast. By 4 p.m., Blues management decided that perhaps pumping 19,000 people driving 8,000 cars full of alcohol wasn't such a smart "business decision," in the words of CEO Peter McLoughlin. Or maybe, just possibly, one of the Blues' lawyers got the same email I did and trampled several paralegals in his/her haste to get to a phone.
McLoughlin appeared to be trying to shift the blame to an overeager intern. "We were discussing a lot of creative ideas. It's unfortunate the email went out." Right. Other "creative ideas" that fortunately did not make it into email form:
- "Free Needle Night." You bring your drug of choice, we supply the needles! Alcohol wipes included!
- "Free STD Night." You supply the erection, we supply the crack whores!
- "Exxxtreeeeme Night." No glass, no nets, and one of every ten pucks is explosive!
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I hope they're still going through with Assault Rifles & Barbiturates Night. I paid a scalper in State Secrets to get those tickets.
Free skeet shooting night–you be the skeet!
Free porn night–you bring the "working through college" girls, we'll bring the lube
Epilepsy night–strobe lights and Japanese cartoons for all!
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To be honest, I didn't expect much from Kannagi when I saw the anime list for Fall 2008. I thought it was another cliche anime where boy meets goddess shit.When it was released, I only checked it out after I downloaded the third episode and oh boy... the OP! It got me hooked right away. That was the first time anything like that ever happened to me. I mean, I was shamelessly imitating her dance
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i'm beginning to think that i have multiple personalities floating around in my brain just itching to get out and take on the world
Friday, August 22, 2008
totally just jacking off
and lo and behold it is finally like 30+ degrees here and i'm stuck at work
well as you can see i'm not actually working, sure I have tons of stuff to do but do you think I can make myself do anything productive today. hell no! instead i'm mindlessly surfing and staring out the window at traffic going by, wishing I was poolside.
but no
2 more hours of this people! this has to be the slowest freakin day EVER!!! all I want is to go home, head to the pool (@ my mommie's) and sip on a cold wine cooler or something. sigh and just cuz I want the day to be over it is dragging on and on and on...
on a positive note though I went to watch Mama Mia last night and let me tell you I freakin loved loved this movie. it was soooo good. I laughed, I cried and I laughed some more. and meryl streep, all I can say is WOW she blew me away, i've never really been a huge fan of her's but I am now. and yes I am a big ABBA fan/lover as I grew up on there music as my mom always listened to there tunes. i have several fond memories of us going on vacay to P.E.I and listening/signing along to ABBA, so this movie truly hit me on a personal level as well. so i'd give it a 5 out of 5 but I am biased.
anyways guess i should pretend to be working again
peace the spork out
and happy friday biatches!!
5 comments:
- Beth said...
I want to see this movie really bad. I've heard so many really good things about it! But I want to see it at the movies...not at home on dvd...so I can sing along!!!
- Swishy said...
Ughhh I hate those days!
I saw that movie too ... it totally made me want to go to Greece! It's so pretty!
- flea said...
beth - you have to see it in the theater the scenery is just breathtaking and it was just soooo good!
swishy - oh I know, wouldn't it just be awsome to own your own hotel on an island like that! I've always wanted to go to Greece anyways but now I REALLY do!! if I only had money...
- Mo said...
I still haven't seen Mama Mia and I really really want to. May have to wait until DVD.
- Jenni said...
I haven't seen this movie yet.
I am actually waiting for it to come out on video so I can dance along in my living room without distracting a movie theater full of people.
It will be great.


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The first time photographs shot during these years of yacht-film-making are presented to the public. They are to be seen in the popular summer resort St.Peter-Ording at the North Sea Shore. The exhibition runs from June, 28 until September 7th, 2014.
In 2013 we were confronted with an urgent wish of the company for a concept of an Image film. Our idea was accepted a few days later with no changes. We could introduce some of our material shot at Lürssen during recent years, plus a grab into our archive. Additional needs were shot on board the Lürssen built MY CAPRI in Istanbul and again in the yard - enhanced by the stunning charme of...... You better check yourself.....
Special fun was a 10 minute film about the Lürssen built QUATTROELLE. We were completely free to come up with a concept to present the beauty of the yacht. Shot in the Caribbean in 2013 with a charming Jazz singer on deck and below it was presented with big success on board during the Monaco Boat Show that year. Now the internet version with the Jazz singers composition "Beyond Time" is finished and loved.
During the building of the world´s largest yacht of 180 metres 5 films for owner and yard have been made. The full documenrtation is on the way.....
A new film for ROYAL HUISMAN SHIPYARD was produced. Originally it was planed to show it at one event. Instead it has been shown often now because of it´s success and according to the leading company people it works excellent as well during meetings with clients or just after having dinner together on the ipad.
Finished by Lürssen in 2012 Tom Nitsch Images has made 3 films during the building of the 147 metre long, probably most exclusive and complex yacht of the world for the owner and the yard. These films were followed by a full 60 minutes documentary. Friedrich Lürssen stated, that during a later privat showing not even the wifes left the room and followed it faszinated....
We were honored to photograph the new Vitter´s yacht "SARISSA" for the magazins. Also, the first time for Vitters, we made a clip to present the yacht. If you have 4 min for to dream away, please have a look at Sarissa Clip
The new film of the collection is now available on DVD since late 2011. It had it´s premiere at the "Pantaenius Evening" during the "boot" in Düsseldorf 2011 but then it took some time to have it ready on DVD. The film intermingles the story of maybe the most famous racing schooner of all times "Westward" with the construction of it´s replica "Eleonora", a project run by Ed Kastelein. 45 minutes long it is still only "part 1". The story is simply "too rich", especially because the "Big-Class" history is touched as well. So this part 1 ends after the first incredibly successful racing season of Westward under skipper Charly Barr in 1910. And concerning "Eleonora" the major step has been witnessed: the launching of her superb hull in Holland.
In 2010 we were able to make good progress with that project. We were lucky to get good images during the Prinz Ludwig Cup for the 30 Sq.Metre Class at the Starnberger See and later during the EM also of the 30s at the Bodensee. Further on a classic yacht meeting in Trosa close to Stockholm brought nice pictures generally and some special ones for very interesting aspects of the project. The 22 Sq. Metre "Vigilant" designed 1930 by famaous Uffa Fox, attended the gathering. This time she came by trailer to the the Stockholm area for her second visit. In those years Uffa had sailed that tiny vessel himself from Cowes to Stockholm and back!!! During the events at the German lakes we also took some photographs which can be seen in our Event Gallery.
In spring 2010 we finished that project including many differnt tracks about this company. Some of the subjects in 4 languages. For quite a bit of the involved film material we could use our archive, but still a lot was shot during two years at the Med and the Baltic, as well as in the company´s offices all over Europe and the US. The project felt as a home-run: The Pantaenius story is a great one to tell and their involvement is inspiring. We received a number of compliments ranking the whole thing as "very artistic". The intention we had to come up with something very enjoyable to watch next to the information seems to be very welcomed. Copies can be ordered from Pantaenius without charge.
It is the first time that we are honored to document the creation of a powerboat. And at the same time it is by far the biggest yacht we ever made a film about. The worlds leading builder of large powerboats to the highest standards, Lürssen in Bremen is running that incredible project. The rest is secret ....
Really a long term film project still on the way. The construction of Eleonora, the replica of Westward, will be the backbone of the story of races in the Big Class during the 1930s in combination with actual shots of the reborn biggies racing, mainly in St.Tropez and Cannes. And it is the story of a great guy, Ed Kastelein, who built Eleonory with small companies and a small crew!
This production about this great company with about 600 employees and 29 branches all the way to the Ural had nothing to do with yachting, although it´s boss is a dedicated sailor himself. It is rather the story of this 250 year old merchant company with it´s headquarters in Flensburg. An old history of a young hearted company with a very inspiring and happy spirit - guided by it´s boss Martin Meesenburg representing this all at it´s best. We felt honored to be part of them and only regret, that all tracks are finished......
we received in the US for "In The Showroom Of Yachting" in 2009. No yachting films have been participated at the Worldfest Houston since then, although we produced more films since then for privat showings. This was "Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction Fractionally Reloaded", which had something of a persiflage concerning some thoughts of the great Uffa Fox next to some powerful sailing sequences. This was done for Pantaenius. Another was "Striking The Balance", which also contains quite some humoristic aspects of what we are doing under sail. This film was done for Royal Huisman Shipyard in 2010.
|Siska giving us lessons of wisdom
|Hinnerk and Fiete in "the boot"
|Thendara thundering in mistral


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Buy Lego Mindstorms NXTLego Mindstorms NXT has arrived in the online Lego shop! Well, you can't put it in your cart yet, but it is there, set 8527. And you can put it in your wish list.
What is also interesting, it to see how prices vary from country to country. There appears to be a magical border across Europe on pricing: 250 euro in the south, 299 in the north.
UPDATE: Athough the kit is on display in the Lego shop, it will not be available for purchase until August 2006.


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Before I go through the thousand or so pictures that we took, I'll instead divide the trip up and focus on certain events.
First up is Legoland, which let me tell ya, was such a refreshing little amusement park. Unlike Disney, which all you really do is wait, ride, eat or shop, Legoland allows for some serious play time.
Awesome multi level play structures and a mini little water park kept our kids entertained ALL DAY LONG. The rides were great too. Of course, it can't compare to Disney in terms of magic and execution but we really did love our time there.
|Indy making the sign for "more" as in MORE RIDES!!!
My adorable niece Riley and nephew Max from San Diego joined us for the fun.
Legos are everywhere!


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Satr Gazer, part of the Birds i View, a public art exhibition in Prince Georges County, Maryland in conjunction with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission's Department of Parks and Recreation and the Prince George's Arts Council. I used ceramic, glass, beads, and glass gems to make Star Gazer come alive. She temporarily resided at the College Park Aviation Museum.
Artist is Mary Walsh-Reynolds in Maryland, USA


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My Scrapbook blog.. Sharing my work thru layouts and cards... Working on a challenge at all times...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The other day my friend Zelena came over with her family husband, daughter and stepdaughter. When her 3 yr is around we cant work in my room because she will want to play with my stuff which I don't mind, but my scissors are sharp, she want to get more and more paper.. you know kids a that age.
Well since we couldn't stay in my room we when back inside my house.. while we were chatting there it click to me .. let do something with paper anyway, her stepdaughter which is a pre-teen and also love to learn craft, was bored.
I when back to my room pick up 3 mini clipboards, my tray of scraps of papers, scissors and Mod Podge. Well, I said let play with paper... we did give her little 3 yr old a bunch of paper and markers to get busy.
Here is what we came each of us with...
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Ashland pounded 14 extra-base hits in the opener, including two triples and a double by Nick Hall, who was 5-for-7 with six RBIs and two runs to start the nonconference doubleheader sweep over Marshfield at Coos Bay.
Also in Game 1, Hayden Miller was 4-for-5 with six RBIs and four runs for the Grizzlies (14-3). Luke Baldrica was 4-for-6 with three runs and three RBIs. Ethan Schlecht and Ian Kendall each added three hits. Schlecht had four runs and four RBIs, and Kendall had five runs and two RBIs.
In Game 2, Lewis Sebrell was 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Hall and Charlie Sebrell each had two hits.
Next up for Ashland is a Southern Sky Conference showdown with Crater at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Stone and Hegdahl; Van Pullian, Rowley (5) and Dew. W — Stone (2-0). L — Van Pullian. 2B — A: L. Sebrell, Baldrica; M: Graves. HR — A: Kendall, Miller.
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North Medford earned three pivotal championship efforts in boys tennis and won four flights overall to claim the team title Saturday in the Ashland/North Medford Invitational at Varsity Courts in Medford.
Colt Hoeptner and David Tribble garnered the No. 1 and 2 singles titles, respectively, for the Black Tornado and North's No. 1 doubles team of Tanner Borg and Austin Schoenlein also placed first in momentum-turning matches against players from Summit High.
That trio of key victories allowed North Medford to earn the time title with 112 points, while Summit settled for a second-place tie with South Eugene at 76. Ashland was a close fourth with 75 points earned in the 10-team tourney, where points are weighted from the No. 1 flights on down to No. 4.
North Medford's Andrew Walkup scored his team's fourth championship win at No. 4 singles.
Ashland garnered a pair of doubles titles, with Nick Cross and Alex Harris winning at No. 3 doubles and Josh Harris and Carl Gorbett winning at No. 4.
One of the better finals matchups involved No. 1 singles, where Borg and Schoenlein topped defending Class 5A state champions Josh Juyler and Tyler Walsh of Summit, 6-2, 6-2.
TEAM SCORES — North Medford 112, Summit 76, South Eugene 76, Ashland 75, Newberg 44, Corvallis 30, Churchill 24, Central Catholic 20, Barlow 19, Marshfield 0.
No. 1 — Colt Hoeptner, NM, d. Adam Krull, Sum, 6-0, 6-1.
No. 2 — David Tribble, NM, d. Conar Hegewald, Sum, 6-3, 6-2.
No. 3 — Andy Boomer, Cor, d. Noah Kass, Ash, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3).
No. 4 — Andrew Walkup, NM, d. Donovan Yan, SE, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2).
No. 1 — Tanner Borg-Austin Schoenlein, NM, d. Josh Juyler-Tyler Walsh, Sum, 6-2, 6-2.
No. 2 — Eli Zauner-David Foley, SE, d. Clint Gorbett-Min-uh Suh, Ash, 6-1, 6-2.
No. 3 — Nick Cross-Alex Harris, Ash, d. Corey Hisey-William Leach, NM, 6-1, 6-2.
No. 4 — Josh Harris-Carl Gorbett, Ash, d. Ben Oliver-Aaron Sprunger, New, 6-4, 6-1.
College Track
Southern Oregon senior Cameron Kreuz won his section in the 1,500 meters and placed third overall at the Oregon Relays this weekend Hayward Field, highlighting the Raider performances at Eugene.
Kreuz's time was 3:51.30.
In the 100, junior Antwun Baker won his section and finished eighth overall at 11.03. He was 12th in the 200 at 22.47.
Adriana Ricks finished second in the long jump at 17-2. UC-Santa Barbara's Tamara Thomas won at 18-5.
In the pole vault, Jamie Wells was third at 10-8, and JoLena Boatsman was fifth at 10-2.
Other SOU competitors were Katelyn Alley in the 800 (eighth, 2:21.83), Chenin Young in the 100 hurdles (ninth, 15.8), David Laney in the 5,000 (14th, 15:13.45) and Levi Roudebush in the 800 (17th, 1:55.14).
Ashland native Jason Allred finished in 36th place on Sunday at the South Georgia Classic on the Nationwide Tour in Valdosta, Ga.
Allred was 1-over par with a 73 on the final day, completing the tournament with a 1-under 287.
Garth Mulroy was 13 under with a 275, while Chris Tidland took runner-up with a 276.
Allred, who was in the tournament on sponsor's exemption, had four birdies and five bogeys during the final round.
Ashland baseball team shows Marshfield no mercy
Ashland pounded 14 extra-base hits in the opener, including two triples and a double by Nick Hall, who was 5-for-7 with six RBIs and two runs to start the nonconference doubleheader sweep over Marshfield at Coos Bay.


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Food writer and Mediangler contributer Haydn writes about TasteTV:
The number of sites that give practical advice to users is growing, we've already witnessed that. Taste TV takes it a stage further by adding class.
Taste TV is operated by a west coast publisher, TCB, with a stylish portfolio of lifestyle books and now with added chocolate (yes it too is a TV channel).
It won't be the last but it is a good indication of where things are headed. In the UK IP TV applications have been sports-focused or based around local television. Lifestyle TV over the web is so logical it's a surprise there aren't more examples.
Of course there's fashion tv but that's really an insiders' magazine and, I suspect because it is French in origin, it hasn't been given the attention it deserves.
Taste TV is done tastefully with good screen design values but it also aggregates blogs, is a user generated site for uploading food related video, and it integrates professional content and restaurant reviews. It ticks a few boxes. Definitely one to wawtch.
Red Orbit: Media Watch: Read All About Food
Online: TasteTV.com is an independent Web site offering all kinds of food content, from blogs to video clips and cooking shows. Prepare to spend some time poking around.
This blog from the contributors, producers and culinary correspondents at
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eBay Update & The Oscars!
Just another quick note to say I have added more items to my auctions and there is now a link on the sidebar for your ease.
I have to say that I am super hyped right now. Watching the Oscars and they are pretty darn good this year! Have sat through the whole thing. And have no idea how I'm going to calm down and get to bed cuz I have to get up early to go to work! Gah! I just watched Kate Winslet give her acceptance speech and I was getting teary. So, so good. I love her! The whole thing is so, so good this year. I am very pleasantly surprised. And I am officially obsessed with Reese Witherspoon's dress. Seems blue and black have been worn by a few lovely ladies already. Luv! I'll hopefully be catching up on some of the movie nominees that I wasn't able to see yet, so then I'll know what some of the [Slumdog] hype was about. Enjoy the night and I'll be back tomorrow with my red carpet picks!


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I have been having a very busy, but very fun weekend full of family time. Sorry I haven't been here for my usual daily posting. I promise I will have more to write shortly. Until then, I wish you a happy weekend as well!
"Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!" ~Albert Einstein


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A week late I know. Forgive me.
I love Father's Day. It's kinda like another birthday for grownups. One of our family rituals is that on birthday's and mother's/father's days everyone piles into our bed (queen sized with 6 people equals soft sardine can), presents are opened, thankyou's and prayers are said, group hugs are given... it's good times!
Having said that, being woken at 6am by kids jumping on my gut and being genuinely enthusiastic (while mostly asleep) when handed homemade cards and playcentre sand/glue creations is quite a challenge!
I wouldn't have it any other way. I love being a dad.
My pressies this year? 'Me myself and Bob' autobiography by Veggietales creator Phil Vischer, and 'Sinner', the new novel by by Ted Dekker. Life is good, indeed it is. (Wouldn't have minded a hand grenade though ;-)
Thanks wife and kids for being so amazing. I wouldn't want to be in any other family!


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As much as I like sports, we have to stop getting mugged by these guys. The latest is the Sonics want a $20 to $200 million upgrade to Key Arena or they're going to have to take offers from other cities.
What's wrong with this picture? Sporting events are not public goods; and it's not right to support them with tax money. I don't care how many times we've done it. In Washington we already support our millionaire ballplayers in a very real way by not having an income tax. This puts us in the company of Florida and Texas among states with major sports. Since half the games are at home, that's a 3% to 6% advantage for our players. Don't think they aren't aware.
Plus, every new arena or upgrade is focused on fancy new luxury boxes, leased by companies who write off the pleasure on their taxes. The average fan can't even afford the parking, let alone a ticket. And don't talk about a beer and a hotdog. The media rights, the team apparel, through the roof.
But the "economic benefit" to the neighborhood of the venue must be worth the whole thing. Right? Well, No. That benefit is made of mist and it dries up under even the faintest light. Those restaurants in the area and the private parking lots may well get a bump, but it is borrowed from other areas where fans would have spent their money in the absence of the franchise.
A public good has two attributes, to a greater or lesser degree, that make it appropriate for tax financing. First, it is not depletable, and second, it is not excludable. A road, for example, is a public good. It is as good for the 100th car as for the first. Not depletable. A road is difficult to keep people from using. Not excludable. Not being depletable means the public good is often much more valuable than private goods. A golden goose. Not being excludable means you have to have different financing than pay-for-use, and the honor system doesn't work. Hence taxes, payments which are compulsory not because the good is worthless, but because if they weren't compulsory many people would not pay. The free rider, is the technical term.
An arena is most definitely excludable, and all the more so for the luxury boxes. It is also depletable on a per-show basis; a limited number of tickets can be sold.
So why are franchises so adept at getting public funding, even in the face of the hundreds of millions in salaries paid out each year for ballplayers? When an NBA player signs up for his multi-millions, he has the answer. "It's a business."
It is a business. A monopoly business. Franchise owners and players are busy splitting the take in one of the most egregious monopoly businesses in America.
We could analyze it at more length, but I hope there's no disputing it's a monopoly. Without a significant "market imperfection," you couldn't get $10 million a year to play a kids' game. If you aren't in the NBA, your pro team is nowhere. There is no alternative. Owners like it that way. It means their investments are no-lose situations. Don't listen to their whining about player salaries. Even a losing franchise can make back the investment, the entire loss in player salaries, and put a bunch in the pocket of the owner besides. Just sell it to the next city. It's value only goes up.
The problems for politicians in dealing with this issue are not small. The first one is basic ignorance. But that is only the first. Sports teams are owned by influential and monied people. The teams have an immense and easily manipulated fan base who will attack unwary politicians. I'm hopeful one or another of our leaders will take this opportunity of the Sonics to raise awareness. (I personally am not sure Howard Shultz, the majority owner of the Sonics and head of Starbucks, really wants the publicity of moving the franchise, but the initial noise is in the opposite direction.) The solution is not to get rid of the sports. We just need to regulate it like the monopoly it is. At its root it is a national problem.
Twenty million dollars -- the low end of the Sonics' plans -- would be a huge subsidy to home grown civic and cultural groups. Yet look at the public reception for a package of King County Council subsidies to local orchestras and community centers. It was only $3.5 million, and "cool" would be an understatement of its reception.
There is no end to the appetite of this particular beast, partly because of the power of sports in the national psyche and partly because the reward for winning it all is so enormous. (Make no mistake, there is fierce competition. Otherwise sane and sober human beings would not demand this sacrifice from a society which needs other, truly public goods much more desperately.)
It's only a game. We have to walk by homeless beggars to get inside. Pro sports were better when money wasn't the key to winning. Us real people are losing when we subsidize it because of its monopoly leverage.
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Saturday, December 17, 2005
Sports economics, a lesson in getting jobbed.
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|A mother and her baby wait in doctor's office.
Her death solidifies the Loser's standing as the older generation in his family, even though just one cousin is younger than he is. He thinks of the thoughts and speculations he had of his mother and father's generation when he was young (What was it like to be twenty when the Japanese invaded Pearl Harbor? What did they think the year 2000 would be like? What diseases did they worry about? What was it like to have only radio and print to tell you about the world?) and wonders what his nieces and nephews think of his own generation.
Actually, is unlikely they think much of him at all. He never married, had children or even had a long-term relationship and never had an interesting job. There are more interesting and successful people in the Loser's family tree for them to contemplate.


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Friday, May 30, 2008
Cat Bird
Common resident of ROFL. More often heard; sounds like a cat; "meow, meow". Nest in low bushes and shrubs and is very secretive. Heard on this May 2008.
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The Nautilus is the fictional submarine featured in Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1874). Verne named the Nautilus after Robert Fulton's real-life submarine Nautilus (1800). Three years before writing his novel, Jules Verne also studied a model of the newly developed French Navy submarine Plongeur at the 1867 Exposition Universelle, which inspired him for his definition of the Nautilus.
The Nautilus is described by Verne as "a masterpiece containing masterpieces." It is designed and commanded by Captain Nemo. Electricity provided by sodium/mercury batteries (with the sodium provided by extraction from seawater) is the craft's primary power source for propulsion and other services.
The Nautilus is double hulled, and is further separated into water-tight compartments. Its top speed is 50 knots. Its displacement is 1,356.48 French freight tons immerged (1,507 submerged). In Captain Nemo's own words:
" Here, M. Aronnax, are the several dimensions of the boat you are in. It is an elongated cylinder with conical ends. It is very like a cigar in shape, a shape already adopted in London in several constructions of the same sort. The length of this cylinder, from stem to stern, is exactly 70 meters, and its maximum breadth is eight meters. It is not built on a ratio of ten to one like your long-voyage steamers, but its lines are sufficiently long, and its curves prolonged enough, to allow the water to slide off easily, and oppose no obstacle to its passage. These two dimensions enable you to obtain by a simple calculation the surface and cubic contents of the Nautilus. Its area measures 1011.45 square meters; and its contents 1,500.2 cubic meters; that is to say, when completely immersed it displaces 1500.2 cubic meters of water, or 1500.2 metric tons. "
The Nautilus uses floodable tanks in order to adjust buoyancy and so control its depth. The pumps that evacuate these tanks of water are so powerful that they produce large jets of water when the vessel emerges rapidly from the surface of the water. This leads many early observers of the Nautilus to believe that the vessel is some species of whale, or perhaps a sea monster not yet known to science. To submerge deeply in a short time, Nautilus uses a technique called "hydroplaning", in which the vessel dives down at a steep angle.
The Nautilus supports a crew that gathers and farms food from the sea. The Nautilus includes a galley for preparing these foods, which includes a machine that makes drinking water from seawater through distillation. The Nautilus isn't able to refresh its air supply, so Captain Nemo designed to do it by surfacing and exchanging stale air for fresh, much like a whale. The Nautilus is capable of extended voyages without refueling or otherwise restocking supplies. Its maximum dive time is around five days.
Much of the ship is decorated to standards of luxury that are unequaled in a seagoing vessel of the time. These include a library with boxed collections of valuable oceanic specimens that are unknown to science at the time, expensive paintings, and several collections of jewels. The Nautilus also features a lavish dining room and even an organ that Captain Nemo uses to entertain himself in the evening. By comparison, Nemo's personal quarters are very sparsely furnished, but do feature duplicates of the bridge instruments, so that the captain can keep track of the vessel without being present on the bridge. These amenities however, are only available to Nemo, Professor Aronnax and his companions.
From her attacks on ships, using a ramming prow to puncture target vessels below the waterline, the world thinks it a sea monster, but later identifies it as an underwater vessel capable of great destructive power, after the Abraham Lincoln is attacked and Ned Land strikes the metallic surface of the Nautilus with his harpoon.
Its parts are built to order in France, the United Kingdom, Prussia, Sweden, the United States and elsewhere. Then they are assembled by Nemo's men on a desert island. The Nautilus most likely returned to this island and later helped castaways in the novel "Mysterious Island". After Nemo dies on board, the volcanic island erupts, entombing the Captain and the Nautilus for eternity.


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U.S. House Wags Finger At Joe Wilson
"I rebuke thee, Joe Wilson" © U.S. House of Representatives:
The 240-179 roll call Tuesday by which the House passed a resolution of disapproval against Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., for Wilson's "You lie!" shout during President Barack Obama's health care address to a joint session of Congress.
A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the resolution.
Voting yes were 233 Democrats and 7 Republicans.
Voting no were 12 Democrats and 167 Republicans.
Voting present were 5 Democrats.
How important is this resolution? Not very, obviously. It's largely a symbolic gesture of disapproval. I'm still happy that some kind of official disapproval was voiced, though. His apology to the president was a joke made all too apparent when he turned around and solicited for donations. A Half-ass apology followed by the exploitation of the very thing you're purported to be sorry about strikes me as insincere.
What Rep. Wilson did was absolutely wrong. He didn't just grossly breach the rules of decorum and disrespect the president in the middle of his speech. He lied! He stood up falsely accused the president of lying. Usually, you'd assume someone who does something as dramatic as that is motivated by truth. But because it's evident he disrespected the president over a completely baseless point, it makes you wonder what his motivations really were, doesn't it? *Shrug*
Who knows. Hopefully we stick to the facts from here on out. Yeah, I won't hold my breath, either.


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My running buddy and friend - Whitney. She has seriously changed my life in more ways than just running. I love you, Whitney.
My new Garmin. I sometimes feel like I love it as much as a child. It's so wonderful and has changed my life as well.
Not peeing my pants when I run. It's a blessing that I thank the heavens above each time I finish a run.
My yellow shoelaces. They are good luck.
RUNNING IN THE HEAT! It is my personal hell. Children run and hide when they see my salty red face coming.
My toes. And they hate me back. I want them to be friends with running but they aren't. Ever had a nail driven through your toe? That's what it feels like when I run. And I know what that feels like since I once got a nail [and an entire board] stuck in my foot in high school.
On the 4th I did my first ever 10k -- in Riverton. It went along part of the course from the 1/2 I did in March. I really loved it. I loved the distance. But it was hot, and I had just had the flu for 2 days before. Also, I woke up at 6:47. I was supposed to leave to get to the race at 6:45. Whitney is part race car driver and we made it in time, for which I am grateful. Although I was in no means super speedy, I finished 3rd place in my age division! (58:11 -- like a 9:20 pace) Apparently everyone else was slow, too. (Like my boss says -- you don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to run faster than the person behind you.)


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A line has two sides
A very small object. Its center
Abandon desire
Abandon normal instructions
Accept advice
Adding on
Always give yourself credit for having more than personality
Always the first steps
Ask people to work against their better judgement
Ask your body
Balance the consistency principle with the inconsistency principle
Be dirty
Be extravagant
Be less critical
Breathe more deeply
Bridges -- build -- burn
Change ambiguities to specifics
Change instrument roles
Change nothing and continue consistently
Change specifics to ambiguities
Children -- speaking -- singing
Cluster analysis
Consider different fading systems
Consider transitions
Consult other sources -- promising -- unpromising
Convert a melodic element into a rhythmic element
Cut a vital connection
Decorate, decorate
Destroy nothing; Destroy the most important thing
Discard an axiom
Discover your formulas and abandon them
Display your talent
Distort time
Do nothing for as long as possible
Do something boring
Do something sudden, destructive and unpredictable
Do the last thing first
Do the washing up
Do the words need changing?
Do we need holes?
Don't avoid what is easy
Don't break the silence
Don't stress one thing more than another
Emphasize differences
Emphasize repetitions
Emphasize the flaws
Faced with a choice, do both [Dieter Rot]
Feed the recording back out of the medium
Fill every beat with something
Find a safe part and use it as an anchor
From nothing to more than nothing
Get your neck massaged
Ghost echoes
Give the name away
Give way to your worst impulse
Go outside. Shut the door.
Go slowly all the way round the outside
Go to an extreme, come part way back
How would someone else do it?
How would you have done it?
Idiot glee
Imagine the piece as a set of disconnected events
In total darkness, or in a very large room, very quietly
Infinitesimal gradations
Intentions -- nobility of -- humility of -- credibility of
Into the impossible
Is it finished?
Is something missing?
Is the intonation correct?
Is the style right?
It is quite possible (after all)
It is simply a matter of work
Just carry on
Left channel,right channel, center channel
Listen to the quiet voice
Look at the order in which you do things
Lost in useless territory
Lowest common denominator
Magnify the most difficult details
Make a blank valuable by putting it in an exquisite frame
Make it more sensual
Make what's perfect more human
Mechanize something idiosyncratic
Move towards the unimportant
Mute and continue
Not building a wall; making a brick
Once the search has begun, something will be found
Only a part, not the whole
Only one element of each kind
Openly resist change
(Organic) machinery
Put in earplugs
Question the heroic
Reevaluation (a warm feeling)
Remember quiet evenings
Remove a restriction
Repetition is a form of change
Retrace your steps
Revaluation (a warm feeling)
Short circuit (example: a man eating peas with the idea that they will improve his virility shovels them straight into his lap)
Simple subtraction
Slow preparation, fast execution
Spectrum analysis
State the problem as clearly as possible
Take a break
Take away the important parts
Tape your mouth
The inconsistency principle
The most easily forgotten thing is the most important
The tape is now the music'
Think -- inside the work -- outside the work
Think of the radio
Tidy up
Trust in the you of now
Try faking it [Stewart Brand]
Turn it upside down
Twist the spine
Use an old idea
Use an unacceptable color
Use cliches
Use fewer notes
Use filters
Use something nearby as a model
Use "unqualified" people
Use your own ideas
Voice your suspicions
What are the sections sections of? Imagine a caterpillar moving
What are you really thinking about just now?
What context would look right?
What is the reality of the situation?
What is the simplest solution?
What mistakes did you make last time?
What to increase? What to reduce? What to maintain?
What would your closest friend do?
What wouldn't you do?
When is it for?
Where is the edge?
Which parts can be grouped?
Work at a different speed
Would anyone want it?
You are an engineer
You can only make one dot at a time
Your mistake was a hidden intention


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Inspiration, advice, and story analysis for those who wish to sell romantic fiction to Woman's World Magazine
Monday, January 30, 2012
Beginner's Luck
Tagline: Neither Mary nor Bryan could ski...but the both ended up being very glad they'd hit the slopes!
Well, my WW didn't come AGAIN, so while I was at the store I bought a copy, which makes me angry because I have a subscription. At least you all will get a new analysis out of it.
In A Nutshell: Mary's friend talked her into going on a ski trip. She meets a guy in a similar situation. Because they both suck at skiing, they decide to take lessons together. After the vacation is over, they make a date because they (of course) both live in the same city.
Observations: This is a fine example of a first meet story. The hero and heroine meet in a cute way. (He skis out of control into a rack of skis. Trying to help him up, she falls down too.)
Drexler establishes a connection between them. (They decide to take a break from falling and crashing. Over cocoa in the lodge, they discover they live and work in the same city. Their friends, both expert skiers, talked them into the ski trip.)
There is a transition where Drexler summarizes in one paragraph their week together, and then on the last night of the trip, Bryan asks Mary out.
What makes this a bit unusual is there's a kiss at the end! It's very matter-of-fact, but it's there just the same. Viva la romance!
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I didn't get my issue of this magazine eiter, but I did get the next one. This is the second time in six weeks that I didn't get an issue. I will call tomorrow and request it be sent to me.
The curious thing is that I've been getting WW in the mail for almost 20 years and I can say, up until now, this is very unusual for me.
- January 30, 2012 at 5:20 PM
- Kate Willoughby said...
It's annoying! Sometimes I get someone else's mail. I wonder if my issue got delivered to the wrong house and they were unneighborly and kept it... :(
- January 30, 2012 at 6:35 PM
Even better, I just called and they told me this issue is not considered late until Thursday, Feb 5th. I already received the Feb 13th issue on Satruday. Go figure.
- January 31, 2012 at 11:14 AM
- Kate Willoughby said...
So, I'm getting them all out of order. It's weird.
- February 2, 2012 at 6:48 PM
I'm caught up. I got the Feb 20th issue today, but I still have not received the Feb 6th issue. I will call them on Monday and ask to have it mailed to me as my critique partner, Elaine Togneri, wrote the mystery in that issue.
- February 4, 2012 at 5:40 PM
Hey, Kate, I got my 2/6 issue in today's mail a week after I got the 2/13 issue. Go figure.
- February 8, 2012 at 8:21 PM
- Kate Willoughby said...
It's a mystery we'll probably never get the solution for!
- February 11, 2012 at 10:18 AM