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We read/watched a story and decided that we should make a report. So enjoy!
Title of story: The true story of the three little pigs.
The bad guy/girl: The bad person is Alexander Wolf / A. Wolf
What he did wrong in the story:
1- He broke the first pigs door,
2- He entered the house uninvited,
3- He blew the house down,
4- He killed the first little pig without even knowing it,
5- He ate the first little pig,
6- He killed the second little pig by accident,
7- He blew down the second little piggies house,
8- He ate the second little pig,
9- He tried to blow down the third pig's house down only to fail,
10- He climbed through the chimney,
11- He fall into a pot,
12- He was cooked alive.
The wolf's excuses for his actions:
1- He only wanted sugar (the reason for his journey),
2- He had a cold (the sneezes),
3- He didn't want to waste perfect pork (the reason he ate the pigs),
4- The third little pig made fun of his gran (the reason he was knocking on the door trying to break it),
5- He was framed.
Any other excuses that you might have for his actions:
1- The pigs were rude so he ate them (the first ignored him and the second was just plain rude)
2-He wanted to see what happened if straws and sticks were blown into the sky,
3- He had allergies to the straw and sticks and on the third pig's house the allergies triggered
Reflection: I think I did great and it turned out like how I wanted it.
WALT: Identify key elements in a story.
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Wrapped up this simulation for a short film. It's a ~100m wide crack coming from sliding landmasses. Maby you'll spot it in a certain novel film one day (from what I've spotted it looks interesting).
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Latest shed edit
Per request I've uploaded the latest version of the shed video (200MB). www.bhenriksson.se/projects/shed/shed_seq001_v017.mov
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
breaking ground anim
Crumbling the ground before it shatters. Black regions are breaking and falling down as in last post.
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My ramblings about friends, family, knitting, reading, and all the spices of life.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Wonderful weekend
I had a great time this weekend! I was lucky enough to visit with Brett, Denisa, baby Jesse, and Pete which was such a treat since I haven't seen any of them in close to 9 months. Baby Jesse is such a loving baby and he seems to have a very sweet, good-natured disposition. He is about 6 months old and is just as cute as he can be. I will have to say that Pete did not get to see me at my best as I was a tad sleepy on Saturday as I worked until 3:30am. The only downside to spending time with my friends is that it always makes me question why I stay in central Illinois instead of moving to back to Indiana! It is such a treat to have friends that you can just hang out with and have the best time with no need to do something the whole time you are visiting!
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Thursday, May 3, 2007
I can't wait!
I just discovered Knit Picks and I was a little bit shocked at their yarn prices; who would have thought you could get a skein of lace weight yarn for $2.49? I restrained myself to ordering the color cards for the lace weights instead of buying several skeins of yarn despite the urge to go crazy! I did order 2 balls of DK weight yarn that was only $1.99 a ball but since the color is basic green and I like pretty much any shade of basic green I was willing to risk the possibility that the color I saw on the monitor is a little bit off from the actual color. I also downloaded a couple of free patterns for lace shawls. Now that I have the shawl made out of a bulky yarn, I would like to tackle making a lace shawl. I know that I will probably have problems with procrastinating when it comes time to block the shawl but, as always, I will forge ahead! Now I just have to wait patiently for my order to get here.
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About the Author
Dennis Kasper, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard and a leading researcher of the health and disease implications related to host-microbe interactions and the human microbiome.
Anthony Fauci, MD is Director of the National Institutes for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and recipient of the Lasker Prize for Medicine. He is a leading authority in HIV and AIDS, immunology, and management of Ebola Virus Disease.
Dan Longo, MD is Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine and Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Longo is a highly regarded cancer specialist.
Stephen Hauser MD is Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology, UCSF School of Medicine. He is a leading authority on multiple sclerosis.
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD is Robert G. Dunlop Professor of Medicine, Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Joseph Loscalzo MD, PhD is Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine, Harvard Medicine School and a leading authority in many aspects of cardiovascular medicine.


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The tree just wasn't finished until the kids (who are 19 and 21) came home to hang their ornaments. Going shopping for just the right ornament for each of them has always been something that Randy and I do together. Whether we were commemerating Aaron's love of chocolate milk or Amanda's love of the Power Puff Girls, each one brings back memories of Christmases gone by.
Tonight was snowy and windy, perfect for staying inside and watching Christmas movies (and surfing the net looking for layout ideas)!
Tomorrow I am helping my daughter decorate her new apartment. After almost three years of living out of boxes, it is time for her to unpack and make a home of her own.


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Black Friday Fashion Deals: up to 50% off at www.biensavvy.eu11:18 AM
November 27th through November 29th, Romanian luxury fashion brand BIEN SAVVY is hosting a Black Friday promotion. They are offering up to 50% off on wedding dresses and evening wear in their online shop. Save almost $300 on evening wear and up to a $1000 on wedding dresses.


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A California girl met a New England boy. She had no choice but to fall in love- now she's married and living on the other side of the world. These are her stories.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
A Note on the Yen Rate
8 comments:
- Stefanie K. said...
Wow, that's crazy how quickly the exchange rate can change!! I'm glad you have the base option, but of course that doesn't help for things like travel and trying to experience Japanese culture off base. Is there any indication it might start to swing the other way? Nutty!!
- February 3, 2011 at 2:08 AM
- Pete 'n Stephy said...
for realsies! damn yen rate! you have no idea how bad I want to go see snow monkeys in nagano, but it would cost a butt load!
- February 3, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Angie said...
omg! that is just crazy!!!
i hope things change soon :/
- February 3, 2011 at 8:32 AM
- LizzyB said...
I feel ya. Dan refuses to transfer money to me until the Euro goes UP again. We are living in 2 different countries, making 2 different currencies, with 2 different banks/accounts. Crazy! I really hope it gets better for you guys though. I know you are feeling claustrophobic being confined to military shopping!
- February 3, 2011 at 12:56 PM
- StumpyG said...
Yeah, it's super lame.
Stef- I have no clue if it'll swing either way. I know less than nothing about this kind of market economy stuff. I hope so!!
Steph- YEAH omg, me too!! It would be so cool if you could just up and go to all these cool places without having to think about selling your organs or something to get there.
Liz- Your guys' situation is crazy. At least Dan gets paid in Euros... I never thought about that! And yeah, military shopping is... limiting. :P
Thanks Angie, me too!
- February 3, 2011 at 2:03 PM
- Philly Girl Abroad said...
Beautiful photos! Good luck with the poor exchange rate. It's the dirty underside to living abroad.
- February 6, 2011 at 3:36 PM
Japan is sooo awesome. I *might* be going there next year. That is, if the world doesn't end or something. Anyways, I hope the currency changes by that time, because of all the awesome Japanese street styles(Goth Loli!). And the foooooood, ahhhhh!!
- March 2, 2011 at 9:06 AM
- 13th Seal said...
The change is all for the better.
- April 24, 2011 at 12:18 AM


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This is my weekly list of recommendations. You can find daily links at the After Emmaus page on Facebook.
Don Carson, What's Up with Melchizedek?
Julie Clawson, Discovering Christian Feminism, Pt. 1 ; Discovering Christian Feminism, Pt. 2 ; Discovering Christian Feminism, Pt. 3 ; Discovering Christian Feminism, Pt. 4
Rachel Held Evans w. Mimi Haddad, Ask an Egalitarian ; Ask an Egalitarian (Response)
Rachel Held Evans, Let's Start at the Beginning Shall We? ; 4 Misconceptions about Egalitarianism ; Submission in Context: Christ and the Greco-Roman Household Codes ; Who's Who Among Biblical Women Leaders?
Tim Gombis, Election According to Scripture (Pt. 4) ; Election According to Scripture (Pt. 5) ; Election According to Scripture (Pt. 6) ; Election According to Scripture (Pt. 7)
Daniel Kirk, Why Getting the Bible Right is Critical for Our Faith
Clifford Kvidahl, (Review) A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New
T. Michael Law, Biblical Womanhood?
Peter J. Leithart, Conversation or Monologue?
Brian LePort w. Paul Bruggink, A survey of views on the historicity of Adam and Eve
Jack Levinson, A Snake Handler's Lethal Embrace of Religious Ecstasy
Amanda MacInnis, How to Survive Seminary with Young Children
Scot McKnight, Ten Reasons to Attend Seminary
Michael Michalko, How Geniuses Think
C. Michael Patton, The Role of an Exegete
Andrew Perriman, What I think Romans is about
Bo Sanders, Dealing with Demons (a progressive take)


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I am not sure what it is about Mother's Day, but it brings Strawberry Shortcake to mind. Since I was trying to make it an easier recipe and lighter on the calories, I decided to use an Angel Food Cake. I love playing with food color, so I made the whipped topping pink because it is girly.
To all the mom's, have a Happy Mother's Day!
1 pre-made angel food cake (or bake it yourself)
1 quart of strawberries, minced (also remove 8 whole strawberries for garnish)
1 large container of whipped topping (I use light)
red food coloring
1 cup of strawberry jam or preserves
1 can of whip cream
In large bowl empty the whipped topping and add in 2 drops of food coloring. More than likely that's all you will need to get the pretty pink color, but maybe even 1 drop will be just fine. You will have to decide the shade of pink you want. Just remember you can always add, but you cant take away. When you get to the desired color, place bowl in refrigerator to stiffen back up so its easier to spread on cake. Now slice angel food cake in half. Since angel food cakes have wholes in the center. I usually just take the knife and gently slice the cake in half. Remove the top and place it on a dish. Empty half the preserves or jam on the bottom layer and spread out evenly. Place the top back on, spread the remaining jam and begin to frost with the whipped topping. Sprinkle the minced strawberries on top of the whipped topping and for an extra treat top with spray can whipped cream and a whole strawberry. Happy Mother's Day.


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The road to hell is paved
This is an interesting piece I found at 'Orion's..It's about 'the asphalt nation'. It's about mobility and our sense for place and nature.
Orion > Curmudgeon in the Wild Alaskan nature writer Richard Nelson says: "What makes a place special is the way it buries itself inside the heart, not whether it's flat or rugged, rich or austere, wet or arid, gentle or harsh, warm or cold, wild or tame. Every place, like every person, is elevated by the love and respect shown toward it, and by the way in which its bounty is received."
Civic planners have a responsibility to insure that our parks, greenways and open spaces remain bountiful. One thinks back to that grand era of public spaces designed and executed by the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and his contemporaries. His was the generation who gave us our national parks, national forests, and great city parks. His was the generation who knew that we can't survive without roots in nature. His was the last generation who could imagine a landscape without an automobile.


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Congrats to Tim Thomas, Zdeno Chara and Marc Savard who were selected to play in the All-Star Game in Montreal on January 25th.
Thomas, who was left off the ballot, is currently 16-4-3 with a .932 save % and is one of the best goalies in the NHL. Chara has a record of 7-15–22 and a +/-17 rating. He's also the current hardest shot champion(103.1 mph 07/08 season). Savard, is the fourth leading scorer in the NHL and is 13-36–49.
Tomorrow they'll be announcing the line up for the first Rookies vs. Sophomore game – hopefully some of the younger B's will be selected for that too.


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This game is totally adorable in every way and I just love it!
Having never played previous Animal Crossing games, I was a little apprehensive about playing New Leaf- after all, I'm a twenty-something year old and this is a game that is very much aimed at children. However, I've played it every day since I created my character and I can't see myself stopping anytime soon.
The Game
You are a new mayor, taking control of a little town (you get to name it) after the previous mayor, Tortimer, retired to a tropical island. You start off living in a tent and can talk to Tom Nook to get a bigger, better home. You collect items such as seashells at the beginning, buying items such as a net and fishing rod from Nookingtons (they only sell 2 items a day, so you have to wait for the stock to rotate) with the proceeds- you can sell the items to either Nookingtons or the Re-Tail, a flea market/ recycling centre.
The music
The music in this game is very pretty, with players having the ability to change the town's signature song (the other characters whistle this) many times, meaning the music doesn't get repetitive. There are sea shanties too!
The Graphics
The Graphics of New Leaf are quite pretty, with the 3d truly helping to immerse you in the experience. The player's sprite is very young, but as the game is marketed at a young audience you can see why this is.
The other villagers
The other villagers are a varied crowd, all with their own sayings and taste in furniture. You can change these sayings at the request of the villager to pretty much anything- Nintendo have stopped the ability to grief with a feature that allows you to reset their attributes.
Multiplayer Aspects
There are some interesting multiplayer aspects- you can invite your friends to your village or go and visit theirs, allowing for trading between villages. There is also the Happy Home Showcase, where the homes of those you've met via StreetPass will be shown.
Overall thoughts
I really do love this game, especially its charm, and I think if you have any love for games at all you'll probably love it too.
I have to go and pay Tom Nook 30,000 bells.


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Let you not groggy, it's good if you choose a horror movie with a beautiful or handsome actor. Instead of fear, you will even be busy to admire the beauty of the idol player. Beautiful faces are good enough to make your heart cool and not tense! Alright, it's pretty Huh, once rowing two three islands exceeded. Oops, but do not let your couple know it! HUSH!!
Let me not really fussy, maybe you can watch the horror movie Indonesia first. If you're a bit brave, try the cinema of western horror or Hollywood that has been famous mature in working on stories and pictures. If you already feel really brave, try your grief with a horror movie from Japan or Thailand that has been recognized popularity internationally. Even horror movies from this country have been repeatedly contested for remake in Hollywood.
Friends cannot, boyfriend is busy, and you have to watch it yourself. Absolutely yes, just watch the movie but not the midnight.
Can you still watch the horror movie even though the coward. The way you watched during the day when the sun again brightly. Let me not so fussy. Watch out there is still many people on the road, still busy activities, so you so quickly forget the same horror story.
And if you've decided to watch yourself, do not watch in places that allegedly haunted.
Yes, of course! Obviously that! Because it could be your experience while in the place is more horrible than the scene in the movie itself. Oh yes, one more thing you can try, that is praying to the Almighty to beg for his protection. May your prayers be a blessing?
Watch and download film the horror movie is actually very fun! The adrenaline and throbbing sensation that you feel can make you more excited, so a good horror movie will not make you fall asleep. Horror films can also increase a sense of togetherness with a friend or lover, because it is suitable for use watching together. So instead of rejecting the invitation to spend quality time again just because of your fear, mending you try apply these tips


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Other information
Estimated attendance67,000
Sunday Funday - bring the kids!Children aged under 15 are admitted free to see the match.
General admission seatingGreat Southern Stand
Q5-Q15 (Rows P-DD)
Ponsford Stand
Olympic Stand
Q49 (Rows R-MM)
Q50 (Rows L-MM)
Q51-Q54 (Rows K-MM)
Avoid the queues - arrive earlySecurity procedures such as bag checks and patron scanning will be in place as fans make their way into the stadium.
This process will take time, so it is recommended that you arrive earlier to avoid missing any of the match.
Plan your tripWork continues on an upgrade to Swan Street Bridge. Lane closures on the bridge will lead to traffic congestion and additional travel time.
We recommend fans plan ahead and take an alternative route, or catch public transport instead.
Please note the latest Metro Trains planned works that may affect some lines.
CAR PARKINGCar parking space in Yarra Park is limited. We therefore recommend fans avoid driving all the way to the MCG if possible.
After the final siren, vehicles parked in Yarra Park will be held back for a period of time until pedestrians have safely cleared the precinct. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
National Sports MuseumGet to the game early and visit the National Sports Museum before you watch your team run out.
NSM: 10.00am-12.30pm
NSM (event access): 1.00pm-3.00pm
No MCG Tours
Children aged under 15 are admitted free to the National Sports Museum (inside Gate 3) before the game.
Richmond legend Kevin Bartlett will make an appearance in the museum pre-match.
Cheer squad seatingRichmond: Bays M3 (Rows A-K) and M4 (Rows A-K)
Carlton: Bay M33 (Rows A-T)


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AS and A Level Results
Congratulations to all of our Year 13 and Year 14 pupils who received AS and A level results on Thursday.
There were some outstanding results and many individual successes. We wish our leavers every success as they move on to higher education, gap years and employment and look forward to welcoming them back to school on Speech Day on 9 September.


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We've remembered that poor sap we sent back to the army. Cuthumb doesn't worry he's sure he made it back.
Nel had found a spear and shield that he believes are Crashius.
We just beat this goblin raiding party. We believe they were tracking Lyssa and Serna. We don't see any trail of them. James
We can see they fan'd out and found nothing.
There's carvings on the trees and amulets on.
We burned up the amulets, they are evil the Aeden tells us.
We are looking for camp and the trail.
Nel picks the trail back up. It looks like she might have left a mark.


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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Party Animal!
Tara attended her first birthday party yesterday! It went as one would expect. She spent a lot of time watching other kids being silly, was a little silly herself for a while, and then fell asleep just when the cake was being cut. Vir also behaved pretty much as expected. He grabbed a car from the birthday girl's collection of toys, stood with it in a corner and watched all the other kids being silly, managed to convince the birthday girl's grandmother to give him some icing from the birthday cake before it was cut, and spent the rest of his time protecting Tara from potential claimants. He thinks everyone wants to take her home and is always wary of strangers and friends when it comes to her. Poor girl - she has a few fights ahead of her in this regard. And poor boy, all he wants to do is make sure only he is allowed to annoy her. For now though, it's a totally love-love relationship with only worshipping looks on either side despite the occasional pinching and toy snatching from the big brother who, I'm often guilty of forgetting, is only a baby himself.
Honestly, anyone reading this and contemplating having a second child. Go for it. You'll only regret it once in a while but you'll be constantly in awe of the relationship your little ones will share.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
My little rocket!
She's learnt how to do push ups and she uses every minute she can find to practice this new skill. It just never gets old. I think the next step will be bending her knee forward and pushing ahead, aka crawling! But how can this be? She's only 5 months. Here I was thinking we have a few more months of sitting around calmly with a rattle in one hand and the laptop in the other.
"No such luck, mom! Watch out, I'm on my way!"
"No such luck, mom! Watch out, I'm on my way!"
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Tara is constantly amazing me with the stuff she's up to! I don't really remember the timing of Vir's early milestones and have to keep referring back to this blog for that, but I'm pretty sure that Tara is doing some of this stuff sooner than he did. She's already being able to make her way across the bed in a really random combination of crawling and creeping and frog jumping and rolling accompanied by lots of noise and has been doing this for almost a month now! In fact, I'm not proud to report that she has already fallen off the bed once. I just didn't see it coming. I left her on the bed for a minute thinking she's my little infant who is still totally safe on the bed and when I came back, she was on the floor. It was horrible, but brave little girl that she is, she was smiling almost the second I picked her up!
She has also recently started reaching out for things that are held out in front of her. Which, of course, opens up a world of options for her to put in her mouth. Because in Tara's world, things have only one purpose - to be tasted! I'm looking forward to when I can give her real food and also really hoping she actually eats what I give her and saves me round II of the torture that Vir is putting me through these days.
I'll report that when it happens. For now, I just watch her with wonder as she troops along, learning new and wonderful things everyday and overwhelming us with gratitude that she can and that we're lucky enough to be witness to her miracles.
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Singapore's electric buggy racing season flagged off this past weekend at the first round of the 2017 Urban Astro Buggy Championships. Ran at Urban PlaySpace in downtown Singapore, racers were greeted with a track layout sporting a new wall-ride as well as an elevated straight. This was concurrently a national series points scoring event. In the 2WD class, Esmail Apandi TQ-ed in front of Nicholas Lee and Kamen Koh. In the finals, Esmail took the Leg-1 win after an early mistake by Nicholas. In Leg 2, Nicholas bounced back with a win as Esmail tumbled in the tricky front-double section. With Kamen finishing 2nd in both Legs 1 and 3, there would be a 3-way showdown in the final leg. Leg 3 was a close affair with Esmail holding the early lead after mistakes by Nicholas dropped him to 4th. Never giving up, Nicholas put in a masterclass performance to close rapidly on Esmail. At 90secs remaining, Nicholas took advantage of a small opening as Esmail ran wide to take the lead. Nicholas held off the determined Esmail to win an exciting Leg, taking the overall win.
2WD Final Results
- Nicholas Lee – Yokomo
- Esmail Apandi – XRAY XB2
- Kamen Koh – Serpent
- Marc Seow – XRAY XB2
- Terence Low – SWorkz
- Thomas Teo – Serpent
- Didee – PR
- Fazly – PR
- Colin Tong – Yokomo
In the 4WD class, Nicholas Lee TQ-ed on a tie-break from Dennis Chiang, with Kamen Koh in 3rd. In the Leg 1 final, Dennis took the win in front of Nicholas as Nicholas lost his pole position advantage early on when he landed on his roof in the tricky down ramp chicane section. In Leg 2, Nicholas looked to be on his way to a come-back win when his servo gave up on him, handing Dennis the win in Leg 2 and an early overall victory. In Leg 3, Kamen was victorious while Marc Seow earned the 2nd spot.
4WD Final Results
- Dennis Chiang – XRAY XB4
- Kamen Koh – Serpent
- Marc Seow – XRAY XB4
- Nicholas Lee – Yokomo
- Terence Low – SWorkz
- Joe Hwee – Schumacher
- Didee – PR
- Ismail Saheeb – XRAY XB4
- Mohd Noh – Yokomo
- Almie – XRAY XB4
- Fazly – Intech


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Wonder what can put a smile like this on my daughter's face?
Is it staring into her mother's eyes? Is it welcoming her father home from a long day at work? Is it her favorite stuffed animal?
No to all of the above.
Rather, it is ceiling fans.Little Peachy developed a penchant for ceiling fans early in her life. Her first ceiling fan friend was found in our living room. (And to think I almost vetoed putting one in there.) She quickly added the ceiling fan in our bedroom to her social acquaintances.
In our travels, she was able to make many new friends wherever we journeyed.
In fact, at 4:30 this morning (she has forgotten that she knows how to sleep through the night), she cracked an ear-to-ear grin as she stared up at the ceiling fan while being re-swaddled. I had the hardest time not laughing and smiling along with her. (Night time sleep rule #1: No interacting with the baby in the middle of the night if you want them to go back to sleep quickly and quietly. Man, that is hard sometimes.)
Ah, the simple pleasures in life.


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My sister-in-law...who is really my SISTER just started a blog! I am so stoked people!
She is the sweetest, kindest person I have ever met. She is the best mother, the best cook, and a mean scrapbooker. I love her. She is so inspiring.
Go welcome her into Blogland! And try her recipes...you'll never regret it!
Welcome Anna!


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Hannspree's latest netbook, the SN10, chooses to ditch the novelty trappings that the company are renowned for. Instead, it's a fairly well spec'ed machine for the sub-£250 price bracket that it sits in.
A 10-inch number, the backlit LED screen has a maximum resolution of 1024×600 and features an anti-glare finish, which should be very useful for those who like to browse the web out in the sun or read plenty of ebooks.
Under the hood is an Intel Atom N450 processor and 1GB of DDR2 memory, as well as 160GB of storage space. Battery life is a solid, if unremarkable, 6 hours.
Wi-Fi connectivity is of the 802.11b/g/n variety, whilst a card reader, 3 USB ports and 1.3 megapixel webcam round out the feature set on show with the SN10.
Sold exclusively at Carphone Warehouse, you can pick it up for £229 by clicking here.


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I love Thanksgiving!! I love the food. I can hardly wait for stuffing (or filling, as it's often called here in Lancaster) and sweet potatoes. I hope they're on the menu this year. I don't know, because I'm not hosting. My mother-in-law is hosting. But one thing I do know, is that anything my mother-in-law makes will be delicious. And I can't wait to eat Thanksgiving dinner. It's my favorite meal of the whole entire year. And I'm sure I'm not alone in that sentiment. Am I right?
What are some of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes? Have any that are a must have? Any that will find your way to the table just because they are tradition?
Since I have Thanksgiving dinner on my mind, I figured it would be a great day to share a few recipes I've tried this week that were big hits in our house. They're not Thanksgiving foods, per se, but you could make them part of your Thanksgiving meal/day, if you wish.
~ Breakfast ~
Since we all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, let's start of with this recipe for slow cooker Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats. The fact that I could mix these up in my crock pot the night before and wake up to breakfast already made was just awesome to me. I have one in our family who isn't a fan of steel cut oats, so he was not impressed by this dish at all. But all the rest of us steel cut oats lovers thought these were amazing. They tasted a bit like apple crisp. I added a little bit more liquid to make sure it would't burn overnight, since this was my first time trying it out. But I don't think i would have needed to.
You could make this the night before Thanksgiving and wake up to a healthy and delicious breakfast already made. It's a great time saver. especially if you already have a lot of other food to prepare.
~ Dinner ~
I made this recipe for Braised Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms and Creamy Polenta for dinner one night this week, but it totally could work as a nice alternative to the traditional Thanksgiving meal. Especially if you use turkey thighs instead of the chicken. And especially if you're only cooking for about 4 people. I love polenta. It's easy and quick to cook, and is a nice alternative side dish to potatoes or rice. The mushrooms were so good, and the entire dish together was amazing. Serve with a tossed green salad and you're good to go!
~ Dessert ~
I don't make many desserts besides baking once or twice a week. These Lunch Lady Brownies taste almost like another recipe I've made before that my husband tells me I'm no longer allowed to make, because they're so good! If you do make these, be sure to have lots of people around to share them with, because you will be tempted to eat the entire pan. And we can't have that, can we?
Just to give you an idea of how delicious these are…I've been putting these in my kids' lunch boxes this week, and today my son came home and asked how he could hide his brownie at lunch time. Apparently he has a few classmates who like to steal them. If he doesn't eat his brownie at first break it gets taken out of his lunch box while he's eating his lunch. Haha!! We're not mad. We know these kids and they are his friends. It's just funny that they know to take his desserts. Maybe their moms need to bake these so they stop stealing them from my son. 🙂
And you can't speak about food and Thanksgiving dinners without thinking about decorating your table. Since I'm not hosting, I didn't bother getting out my Thanksgiving table decor this year. In fact, I've already begun to decorate it for Christmas. But in case you need an idea and maybe are new to my blog since then. here's a link to my thanksgiving tablescape from last year.
Thanks so much for joining me today. I hope you all have a lovely weekend. I will be back next week with more projects I've been working on, as well as some ideas for Christmas. I can't wait!
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The classic barber pole outside of Musto's Barber shop will soon cease to spin after 70 years of business in downtown Walpole.
Musto's will snip its last locks and lock its doors for good on June 24, so be sure to stop by to say goodbye or for a final cut from the steady hands only 70 years in business can provide.
Tony Musto, originally from Mansfield, opened his barber shop in 1947. His granddaughter, Beth Musto, said she often found herself watching customers come and go while sitting in the second chair from the window - never the first chair, as this was routinely reserved for her grandmother, Tony's wife, Fran.
"We'd sit in the chair and read tabloid magazines. My brother was older than me so he always got to help out in the shop," he said. "He would sweep and he would cash out the register, simple stuff."
Beth said Musto's used to be a place where the men would go to lather and rinse off the stress of the day. She also said that there were traditions the men held dear that that she'll carry in her memory forever.
"On Friday nights, it was funny, they used to flip a quarter at the end," said Beth. "There were three barbers and whoever the odd man out was, they would have to buy a beer and a shot. For us kids that meant we got a candy bar and soda, and we'd get to hang out with all the old barbers, which was exciting."
Tony and longtime Musto's barber Rigo were popular guys around town, said Beth, citing the countless times she was introduced to their friends and customers.
"This was the place to be, it seemed. In my eyes, my grandfather knew everyone in town and they all seemed to love him," she said in a letter. "Of course, our grandparents were so proud to introduce us to everyone ... I wish I could remember half the people now and thank them for being so nice to our family."
She said the small-town legacy of Musto's even followed her to Groton, New Hampshire, where she now resides.
"I met a man up here who told me he was from Walpole," she said. "I said, 'No kidding. Do you know Musto's Barber Shop?' He laughed and said, 'Yes, Tony Musto cut my hair when I got drafted into the war in 1969. What a funny guy.' Mamma Mia, what a small world."
Tony ran the shop for about 40 years before handing the razor off to his son, Joe, who had worked in the shop in the past. Beth said Joe steered away from cutting hair for a while, but always kept his barber's license.
"Our dad always joked with us when he returned from the war that long hair was the style, so business slowed down and he branched out away from the barber shop," said Beth.
But Beth said that "life" had its way of bringing Joe back to the barber industry.
Tony fell ill in the early 1990s, putting most of the shop's responsibilities on Joe's shoulders. Tony succumbed to his illness and passed away in 1992, leaving his son to run the shop with the help of seasoned, old friends and family as well as a dedicated, yet dwindling, customer base.
When Joe died in 2010, it was up to his wife, Phyllis, to pick up her husband's family business. Over the last seven years, Phyllis said business hasn't been so great due to a number of factors.
"I'm not a barber," she said with a laugh. "I have basically two women running the shop for me. I always said that my father-in-law would be turning over in his grave if he knew I owned the shop, and if he knew the shop was run by all women. ... The old-fashioned barber shop, that was the man's place to go."
She said that a lot of the reliable clients are growing older along with the equipment and the building the shop is in.
"I just can't see dumping a lot of money into it, and it was time. Seventy years, it had a good run," she said. "I could see it coming for the last year or so."
Phyllis said that though at first family members had trouble with the decision to close Musto's, they all realized it was the best decision for the family.
"My barbers are older, and it doesn't seem like people are going into that profession as much. Hairdressing is a little different," she said. "But barbering is not like it used to be."


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On a night where Nordhoff High School inducted 10 new members to their Athletic Hall of Fame, the Nordhoff football team hammered an outmanned Grace Brethren team, 48-7. The Rangers jumped out to a 27-0 first quarter lead and then extended that lead to 41-0 at the half. Junior quarterback Tanner Workman had his best game of the season, throwing for four touchdowns. Workman connected with Jake Boyd and Eric Lara twice on scoring plays during the game. Tayler Livingston scored two touchdowns on the ground and Matt Woodcock added a score to end the night for the Rangers. With the win, the Rangers advance to 3-0 on the season.
See Wednesday's OVN for more details on Nordhoff's third win of the season.
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Friday, May 14, 2010
I know, some of you cynics out there, and all of you over 35 don't get it but, really, like our famous Heroes campaign, we have sent this "ish-thing" up the flagpole and everyone under 35 saluted. In our press release on May 6 (The Jewish Federations of North America Launches "what's Your #Ish?") we said, in relevant part, "...Readers are invited to [post their ideas of what being Jewish means to them...and to tag their #ish with the hash-tag symbol." Don't know what that sentence means?? That's ok because neither do we -- that's our gift.
Yeah, it could mean British or Finnish, Scottish or Spanish, but it doesn't; it would be foolish to think so. This is about being #ish; what's so hard to kapish? It's not necessary to embellish even if you think the whole idea hellish. It's just the ishist -- try that as the anagram it's meant to be. And, if worst comes to worst, remember -- the ISH website is where you will find innovative bathroom design.
But, if you would go to our #ish website, you can watch the great ads we've done with some major stars -- the Sklar brothers and Joey something (both very funny) -- that speak to the ishiness of being Jewish and federation-connected. Some people will think us foolish, others will wish we would take our ish and bury the "idea" such as it ish...er, is.
But, that's not all -- "[F]or every #ish response, JFNA will credit 25 cents (yes, that's $.25) to a $50,000 #ish fund for charity. The fund will cover the core thematic needs supported by the ...Annual Campaign." This will give the lie to those out there who say that JFNA fails to meaningfully support the Annual Campaign. Continuing our work begun with the famous UJC "pizza and a Pepsi" campaign, we are there for the federations, our owners in meaningful ways. Those quarters will add up quickly, so give us your #ish before we run out.
This all brings to mind a brilliant cartoon in the May 10 New Yorker. Two guys are standing in front of a movie theater:"I can't decide if that was bad in a good way, good in a good way, good in a bad way, or bad in a bad way." Except, I can...
So, friends, start asking yourselves and your friends the obvious question aloud: "what's your #ish" and watch strangers staring at you quizzically. Your only #ish once you know.
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Richard-I almost always agree with your viewpoint, but I have to say you disappointed me today. The #ish campaign is cute and catchy, as are the videos but tell me how in the world the #ish campaign is going to help my generation (yes, I am 30) turn into the next generation of philanthropists? I think this cleaver idea is a cute way to bring some new people in, but then what....why are we so scared to share what our mission as an organization is? Just like the hero's campaign, this campaign will bring in new email addresses and names, but will fail to make the transition to donors, leaders and supporters of our Federation System. Then where will we be in 20 years?
- May 14, 2010 at 6:48 AM
- Naftali said...
The marketing process of exposing ones brand into the culture and consciousness of the desired constituency is not easily measured by empirical metrics, like dollars gained from email addresses collected. That is a challenge all marketers deal with. The Hero and Ish campaigns have started to insert JFNA as a distinctive voice in the crowded house of mainstream social media. If new people don't know you exist, they surely aren't going to inspired by your value laden messages of organizational purpose.
While each of these campaigns may lack 1:1 ROI justification, compared to what was done by UJC in years past, I believe this pattern of initiatives is a laudable achievement to be respected and appreciated.
- May 14, 2010 at 10:34 AM
ROI - return on Investment - while its nice to borrow the tortured business speak of the foundation world how about the old fashioned question: How does this program make a Jewish difference? While separated by a generation I'm with the first anonymous.
- May 14, 2010 at 1:09 PM
Do you think any of these market savy people know American slang? Were they born somewhere else or what? Ish has nothing to do with Jewish. Thsi scould only have been doen by someone who speaks English as a second language.
You do not need to be a maven in Urban Slang to know what ISH is:
1. Word meaning kind of, sort of, or a little bit. Can be tacked on to an existing word or used by itself. Placed after an adjective meaning "kinda," less severity of, not as much, or not as important.
a. Come over at 12-ish. (give or take an hour)
b. That color is blue-ish
c. Person a: Do you think these jeans make me look fat?
Person b: ... ish.
Person a: *punches Person b in the face
d. this song is too rap-ish for my tastes..."
2. An explanation for an event, etc. that describes it as going "okay," or "so-so."
a. "So how was the party?" W: "Eh.... It was ish."
3. Describing if a person is average looking"
a. "Okay would you go out with her?" : "Naw. She's too Ish"
4. Slang used in place of the word "shit. Derived from the process of editing the vocals of rap-songs by reversing the curse words so the song could be played on radio or television.
a. Awww Ish!" : "Hahaha way to watch the language around your lady-friend."
b. "That's the dope ish"
These guys are are laughing stock of Madison Avenue.
- May 14, 2010 at 1:17 PM
- RWEX said...
Thanks to all of you. FYI, take a look at The Fundermentalist's analysis of #ish in his weekly newsletter. Jacob Berkman, a/k/a The Fundermentalist, cites a sidebar in Jewcy.com which noted that "'ish' is also urban slang for shit," proceeds to cite some of the ishisms on the JFNA ish website that support that conclusion and then strangely concludes that "[T]his just makes the whole thing even cooler."
OK then.
- May 14, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Naftali said...
Marketing campaigns in both the profit and non profit worlds commonly engage in low barrier engagement activities to generate initial touch points with potential constituents. Expectations of immediate and direct Jewish impact might be right for Jewish programming initiatives, but would likely weigh down a marketing campaign designed to engage new people with JFNA messaging.
Regarding the perceived value and quality of the ISH campaign itself as a social media engagement initiative, to each his own. All I can say is that I went to Ramah Israel seminar and college with the Sklar brothers and doubt very much they would put their name on something that would be a laughing stock on Madison Avenue, but hey, my digital marketing agency is in New Jersey so I don't know what's being laughed at on Madison Ave.
- May 14, 2010 at 2:53 PM
hey in this day and age all JFNA programs need to have "sole"!
- May 14, 2010 at 3:00 PM
I never gave because of a marketing campaign. I gave because someone called me and insisted on having lunch.
- May 14, 2010 at 3:23 PM
- Naftali said...
So federations should only raise funds from someone they have phone numbers for and their potential $36 dollar first time gift is worth a $50 lunch by a professional or volunteer fundraisers with all the time in the world?
Oh,I know...federations should do away with marketing campaigns to engage new people they have never met, and instead, call strangers in the phone book with Jewish sounding names and invite them to lunch to extol the virtues of federated giving?
- May 14, 2010 at 3:37 PM
The utter sadness of Naftali's comment is that obviously a generation of caring Jews like him are no longer exposed to the earlier culture of Federation fundraising down to the little detail of something called lay (volunteer) solicitation and a first time ask that had 3 or 4 zeros at the end of it.
Nachman the Neanderthal
- May 15, 2010 at 12:08 AM
I also agree with the first anonymous and appreciate the heart and pride that Naftali has in his "baby". The truth is that heros and ish both may engage new people, but why are neither one of them clearly branded "Federation"? Do you think anyone makes the connection between the heros campaign and JFNA??
- May 17, 2010 at 8:07 AM
- Naftali said...
I'm sorry, I really have no interest in keeping this going. But, once again, the last anonymous post means well but just doesn't understand what it means to run a sophisticated, multi-layered relationship marketing program in today's digital world. Good social media creates momentum that carries on without you.
Here is a quote from Rabbi Yonah Bookstein's blog (Yonah, as you will remember was the top vote getter in the Heroes campaign and is hugely known and respected in the younger demographic).
Jewish Federations of North America, aka JFNA, aka The Fed (remember the one's who created the Jewish Community Hero's Contest?) have a new campaign they launched called "What's Your #ISH?"
JFNA is the umbrella org for all the Federations of North America and in that capacity feel responsible for every Jew. Everywhere. Really. I mean I have met these people, and they are serious about loving Jews all over this planet. Check out the video and pass it along to a friend.
Yonah is helping brand JFNA to his constituency BECAUSE of these programs!
I am not here to defend my "baby", rather I am maintaining that my talented friends in the JFNA marketing department should be recognized, not criticized, for doing their part to keep the titanic from sinking. If they weren't experimenting with social media campaigns like Heroes and ISH, then they should be criticized!
- May 17, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- RWEX said...
Thanks for your interest in the Blog...and for your spirited defense of not only "ish but Heroes. Of course, you answered none of the questions raised arising out of your spirited defense, you merely became more and more shrill.
I am certain that with your expertise in the mainstream social media you know that one is not forced to read a Blog or is the aBlogger required to print Comments from any one. You should change channels now.
- May 17, 2010 at 2:25 PM
$300,00? hello?
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I'm skipping ahead to the next step instead of making more drawers. I still want to make more drawers for my cabinet but I'm short on cardboard. I need to save what large pieces I have to start making the second section of the breakfast bar. It's best to cut your largest pieces first and use leftovers to cut smaller pieces. I can add more drawers when I get a new supply of cardboard. I don't want to hold up the instruction posts while I wait for more cardboard.
For this next step it's time to hide the imperfections of the cardboard and smooth the transition (hide the edges) between the water based tape and the cardboard. The cardboard furniture will never be as perfectly smooth as a good piece of sanded wood because it's not real wood. We just want to do what we can to get as smooth as possible.
I have this bucket of wall paper paste I bought at the hardware store.
I also need something to use as a paper coating. Whatever scrap paper you have handy will work. Like an old phone book, newspapers, magazines, or tissue paper. Old phone books and newspapers are easy to get. Tissue paper is really too thin in my opinion but you could use it if you have a good supply.
I'm going to decoupage the whole thing with the paper and wall paper paste. Here I've started working on the drawer. I coat everything on the whole furniture piece, inside and out with the paper and paste. Notice how the flutes don't show on the top of the drawer? That's because I've covered it with kraft tape.
Here's the basic steps. Tear your paper into pieces with irregular shapes. Smaller pieces are easier to work with. Paint on a coat of paste where you plan to put the paper.
Lay the paper on the paste, overlapping the edge of the previous paper, and paint a coat of paste over that. In this photo I'm working on the cabinet. I'm not covering the bottom edge just yet. That is another step that will be finished when the sections are put together.
Paint a coat of paste over the next area, lay paper there, and paint with more paste.
This decoupage step can also be done with white school glue. School glue can be bought by the gallon at the hardware store. Can you see in the photo how the paper hides the edges of the kraft tape to create a smoother finish? Ok, yes, I see the line across the cardboard. I'm leaving that because it's the side that will be attached to the next section. It won't be visible from the outside when the whole breakfast bar is complete. If this side were going to be visible I would cover it with kraft tape before doing the paper coating.
Also, when you are doing the paper coating you will get little imperfections. A small fold here and there or ripples that don't seem to want to brush out. Do the best you can to stay smooth but don't stress about those. Use your fingers to smooth the paper the best you can.
Decoupage the whole thing with the paper and let it dry.
You ready for step 8?


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. Nonna and D's card with snack money for when she goes to the Morgan Keegan Professional Tennis Championship in a couple of weeks Carly is so excited she will be seeing Oudin play!
. Uncle Beege, Aunt Libba and JC sent good mail last week and there was no stopping Carly from opening it early. They sent a super cute cloth purse with a peace sign. She loves it.Kenny and I gave her a new tennis outfit and some private tennis lessons
She had the first one Wednesday. Even though it was so COLD she loved it!


text: Hey everyone, I have recently decided to make my first pottery video. This video is mostly for beginner level ceramic artists, but I encourage all of my fellow potter's to give it a look! This is a tutorial style video instructing those beginner's on the potter's wheel on how to throw a cup form. I hope this information is helpful for some of you just starting off with the potter's wheel! If you have any questions feel free to contact me, enjoy!


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ITSPA's two big issues
The Internet Telephony Services Providers' Association (ITSPA) has embarked on a two pronged project this year - to help unravel the tangled issues around number portability and to push the Government into more effectively combating toll fraud. Here, Chair of ITSPA Eli Katz outlines the big lobbying plan.
Last year was another busy time for the industry and also ITSPA on a regulatory front with a number of key issues coming to the fore, including merger activity (and blocked merger activity), the implementation of Ofcom's Digital Communications Review and the publication of the Government's Cyber Security Strategy - not to mention the referendum. This year promises to be yet another pivotal year for the industry, and ITSPA has already planned significant lobbying work on two key areas that will be led by dedicated task forces made up of members willing to devote resource and time to these efforts. This will accompany our other ongoing initiatives and usual events programme.
The first of these two key areas is what we refer to (for the purposes of this lobbying work) as 'business switching'. Industry is sadly already well aware of the myriad of ongoing problems and difficulties throughout the fixed line number portability system and the failure of the numerous industry led attempts to reform the system over recent years.
We have decided to refer to this problem as 'business switching' when engaging with policymakers to highlight the remarkable inefficiency of the fixed line porting system in the UK when compared to both international counterparts and the UK's system for mobile switching. As providers know, while mobile users can switch in an hour it can take fixed line business customers over a year. Often, porting issues result in consumers losing their telephony service or being denied from switching altogether, damaging the competitiveness of the sector. The scale of the difficulties means that providers are forced to devote an inappropriate amount of time and resource to resolve the problems.
In the opinion of ITSPA's Business Switching Task Force, the time for industry-led solutions has passed and the regulator Ofcom must now act to assist in reforming the system. ITSPA had hoped that the ongoing review of Ofcom's General Conditions, the main regulatory regime for communications networks and service providers in the UK, would include significant changes to GC 18, the General Condition which sets out porting requirements. However, this was not the case, with Ofcom instead stating that it is 'not proposing any significant change to the current rules'.
While many across the industry see a central call routing database as the ultimate long-term solution, ITSPA is emphasising to policymakers and the regulator that there are relatively easy to implement regulatory steps that could provide considerable and immediate improvements to the system. These include getting Ofcom to clarify the 'reasonable timescales' under which a port should be completed and then taking action if these were not complied with.
Our second key lobbying focus is cyber crime, specifically telecommunications fraud. ITSPA has long had concerns over the level of telecommunications fraud in the UK. Global estimates on the cost of fraud are $46 billion, which we equate to adding two per cent on average to consumers' bills. Other estimates put the UK cost at £953 million, equivalent to 2.4 per cent of total operator revenue.
However, despite the scale and obvious importance of the crime, telephony fraud did not feature as part of the Government's recently published Cyber Security Strategy. Ensuring that this issue receives greater attention from Government (including in the Cyber Security Strategy) and also from the regulator and law enforcement is a key objective of the lobbying work that ITSPA's Cyber Crime Task Force is carrying out.
In recent months, ITSPA has been involved in constructive dialogue with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (including meeting the Digital Minister Matt Hancock MP) and Ofcom on both this issue and also that of number portability. We urge all members of ITSPA to get involved in both the Business Switching and Cyber Crime Task Forces. For further information please contact our Secretariat.


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Algonquin Natural Stone Ltd.
Our Vision:
Algonquin Natural Stone Ltd is a new company committed to bringing the unique, naturally-occurring Muskoka Granite Thin Stone and Full Bed to consumers inside and outside Muskoka.
No other outcropping of stone in the world looks like Muskoka Granite with its natural mineral lines and colours. Stone masons, contractors and architects throughout the world deserve to have access to our beautiful stone.
Concentrating initially on thinstone and full bed veneer, the company plans to add custom stair-tread saw cutting and then tile-polishing services to its portfolio.
Our Motto:
To earn the loyalty of our customers and the trust of our team members daily by exceed their expectations of us.
Our Commitment to Quality and Customer Service:
We sell only superb quality product, delivered on-time, every-time and immediately make right any mistake.
Our Strategy:
Attract and retain the most capable and experienced people for each job function and provide them the best equipment and raw material available with which to do their job.
Products and Services:
-A full portfolio of Thinstone styles and full bed Muskoka Granite veneer in dark grey (Midnight Mist), light grey and pink.
-Guillotined stone for mantels, sills and hearths.
-1″ to 3″ flooring and landscape grade flag


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Yesterday we had to gather up everything in that heifer group and bring them to the corrals. The Prairie Kid and Bart were back at it again!
At one point the saddle slipped off Bart's barrel belly and The Prairie Kid fell off, onto his face. That kid didn't even cry! Just stood and waited for help getting his saddle re-set. Got right back on and away he went! I am so proud of him!
Look at how dry our land is...
There is some nice green down in the bottom of this hollow where we've diverted water from the mountain to our reservoir near the house. We're down to less than 20% full on our mountain reservoir now.
That little bit of green grass is like an oasis in the dusty, dried out prairie
Our 16-yr-old nephew helped move cows for the first time yesterday


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Hey supportive friends. Shanna Swendson (Enchanted Inc, Once Upon a Stilletos) and I are signing books at the Borders Express in Collin Creek Mall from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, July 17, in Plano. It should be a fun time for all, and since it's a few days before my birthday, treats should be involved. ;-)(That is if Candy remembers them.) :-)
I just heard that C&D won an honorable mention in the Write Touch Readers' Awards. Very nice. I knew people in Wisconsin were cool! (I've actually known that a long time. One of my great tv writer friends Barb Oates lives there.)
There was a bit of a reprieve with Benbella. They moved the deadline to July 1. (See Candy jumping up and down!) Whew! So, I'm working on the final edits of Charmed & Deadly like a crazy person. Writing my columns, and managing to fit in a load of summer movies. (Saw Lake House last night. More on that later.) When I'm finished with all of this I plan to read, read, read. I want to read some of my fellow RITA nominees, and at least three or four books in my TBR pile.
Which reminds me. I'm interviewing as many RITA noms as I can and I'm hoping to have one for every day of July. We'll see how that goes. I'm all about promoting and helping each other out. Man, the RITAs are a contest where it really is cool just to be nominated and I pinch myself almost every day.
Better get back to my story about Simon Cowell and Regis. Happy Day!


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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Let's do something NEW!!!
Life and its continuous journey makes me realise, that monotony emerges if we do not try discovering new avenues and exploring new things in life. We live life and each day has something different in it, though it seems to be the same if we do not take an initiative to bring out the newness in it.
Don't tie yourself to a rope of self restrain, specially if it's about something that makes you happy...yes some invisible strength should be available at all times, to pull you back from the things that lead you astray...but not when good things pull you towards them.
Do you like dancing ....however aged you may feel, however much your mature senses might pull you back, just break free and enjoy yourself.
Do you like jumping into a puddle ...do that!!You won't believe how happy you'd feel!
Do you cry while watching a movie...don't be scared that people would comment..just let the tears flow..it'll make you feel lighter!
My mother loves looking at the moon, it makes her happy..something that I've inherited from her..... I never knew this about her, she never told anyone, In order to present herself as a mature person she never expressed her excitement..but one day when I shouted out.."mom look that's such a beautiful moon!..her eyes twinkled with the glow in the sky, she got to know that she wasn't the only one who loved to stare at the night sky and now every time she spots the moon in the sky..she shouts out...."Sana look, isn't that moon just amazing!"(dad and my bros have got used to our exclamations ;))
It's good to be a mature human being, our responsible behaviour should never take leave of us, we can be a responsible mother, a great daughter, a good father, an amazing worker, a serious boss...but when it comes to making our day special by presenting it with something new, we should let our hair loose once in a while...or as many times as it makes us happy.... dancing to the rhythm of life, indulging in things that make us happy... There's no harm in being happy and doing things we love the most!!
Don't just lead a monotonous life and keep complaining about it...God has blessed us with the power to choose...make a choice...be happy...spread happiness!
If God's willing, I would love to turn into a great grandmom, watching cartoons with all the kids around me and dancing to the tune of things that make me happy...I'll teach them to be happy souls and to learn the trick of giving a new zest to life by doing what they love the most!!
In todays world where stress has grown roots into our life..let's hold a spade each and let's throw out the weed called depression that is happily sinking into our present, inturn affecting our future....
Let's grow seeds of happiness for ourselves and for those around us!! :)
I wont be able to post anything new for sometime...But I'd be back soon with more posts and loads of things to share!!:)
Till then take care all of you!
Be Happy and Keep that smile on !! :)
15 comments:
- RGB said...
Put your feet up, go about life with no cares in the world, take life as it comes and spread the mirth around!
- April 27, 2010 at 2:40 AM
- shasha said...
life is either a daring adventure or nothing right?so you are correct. life is meant to be lived. we should not only exist but relish every moment given to us. i sure will miss your posts but will be watching over for the comeback.good luck!
- April 27, 2010 at 3:39 AM
- Margaret Cloud said...
You are right we should go forward in life with what makes us happy. I can speak for a fact that it is fun to hae the grandkids around. This is another great post, have a nice day and thanks for coming by.
- April 27, 2010 at 8:00 AM
- A New Beginning said...
Yeah RGB!Thats the way to do it :)
Youre right Shasha "life is either a daring adventure or nothing",...will be back soon :)!
Yes Margaret you have a good experience, Im sure youre a lovely grandmom, can always feel the positive vibes :)You too have a great day!
- April 27, 2010 at 9:33 PM
- Jayant Post said...
happiness is all that matters... we go looking for bigger ones ignoring the small ones that lie around us and we become unhappy of not having got one... an inspiring post... and do come soon with your interesting posts... all the best... take care... and keep smiling... :)
- April 28, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- Booklover said...
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- April 29, 2010 at 12:05 AM
- Kiran said...
Yes.. something new :-)
May be something different :-)
- April 29, 2010 at 4:11 AM
- Shimmer said...
gud post :D
u only get one chance to live the moment ;)
can never reverse the minute that has passed. all it needs is a little push from within
- April 30, 2010 at 11:13 PM
- Booklover said...
Beautifully said. Life is indeed about being ourselves and not getting lost in 'conforming' to societal rules.
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- May 1, 2010 at 12:35 AM
- Joseph Pulikotil said...
Hi Sana:)
There is amazing wisdom in this post.
I agree when we fall into a routine we fall into a rut and life becomes dull and boring. We have to discover new ways of looking at things and new ways of doing things. We have to find new things to keep us engaged and motivated.
It is also true that many things that thrilled us when we were young does not interest us any more. We have to take a fresh look at these things like watching the moon.
You have posted some interesting photos along with the post.
It looks like you are going on a long holiday somewhere. Enjoy yourself.Wish you all the best:)
- May 1, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- lostworld said...
such an uplifting post.. Its not too easy to keep the child in us alive but it helps :) Lovely Sana !!!!:-))
- May 3, 2010 at 10:23 PM
- Anya said...
Soooooo lovely written Sana
so so true :)))
I love it .....
- May 7, 2010 at 8:01 AM
- Samvedna said...
If God's willing, I would love to turn into a great grandmom, watching cartoons with all the kids around me and dancing to the tune of things that make me happy...I'll teach them to be happy souls and to learn the trick of giving a new zest to life by doing what they love the most!!..how I would love to do that.
- May 8, 2010 at 12:12 AM
- Bikramjit said...
YOU are so right.. WOWO... I love dancing ... and crying in movies done it a few times ...
like they say
Give a little time for the child within you, don't be afraid to be young and free.
Undo the locks and throw away the keysand take off your shoes and socks, and run you
LET IT OUTTTTTTTTT enjoy have fun ..
- May 14, 2010 at 6:42 AM
- Raghav said...
My dad used to tell me this all the time when I was a kid!
Great post!
- May 14, 2010 at 9:59 AM


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Today I finally saw a doctor here about my knee problems.
For some time now, I've been sorting out eligibility, getting health insurance and finding a doctor. These things haven't been hard, but they have been a little time consuming. And even though the amount of time consumed was reasonable, when you're hurt or sick 5 minutes seems too long to wait. Navigating the Dutch health system has not been overly complicated, especially given that I have a local to help me. But even still, that which is new and unknown intimidates me.
But awesomeness of awesomes, we managed to enroll with a doctor's group practice (huisarts groepspraktijk) only 1.5 blocks away from us. I mean, short of house calls, it doesn't get much better than this! And given my state of mobility this morning, it was a good thing I only had to manage 1.5 blocks.
The doctor came highly recommended by a friend of Wouter and he was everything I could have hoped for: friendly and funny, attentive, thorough and extremely capable in English. (This last thing was not a surprise, but a relief, none-the-less.) But… and here we arrive at our major our cultural difference of the day… he was very conservative and non-interventionist in his approach.
Dear readers, I don't intend to pooh-pooh this approach right from the starting gate. Nor was this an entirely unexpected turn of events. I often get shocked looks from friends when I mention my affinity for Tylenol PM on long-haul red-eye flights or when I confess to taking NyQuil for a cold or when I suggest that Wouter pop an ibuprofen or two for soreness after one of his indoor football matches. So it was not a surprise when, after an intensive and painful examination of my knee (I may have whimpered), Dr. Dutch sat me down, made a diagnosis, showed me some exercises to loosen and strengthen things up, wrote me a prescription for stronger pain/anti-inflamatory meds and sent me on my way. And you know what? Part of me wonders if the prescription was an afterthought, thrown in at the last minute just to ease me into the Dutch way of doing things.
This experience stands in stark relief to the treatment I received for these same knee troubles just a few weeks ago in the US: X-rays and MRIs were ordered, surgery was discussed, referrals to an orthopedist were made, all without a diagnosis. (When I mentioned the orthopedist referral, Dr. Dutch exclaimed: "Oh no! Please don't go to an orthopedist!")
Interventionist or not, I don't care as long as I start feeling better. And while the physical problems remain, I am extremely relieved that surgery is not looming. At this point I don't really know which approach to medical care I prefer: Dr. America's "let's get this fixed NOW!" or Dr. Dutch's "well, let's just see how this goes first." While I would prefer to feel better NOW, having a diagnosis and a plan of action makes me feel so much better than waiting in limbo for the surgeons. So for the time being it'll be "when in Rome," I suppose, and I'll be sure to keep you posted.


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"One God and Father…who is above all…" – Eph. 4:6
You and I have often read or heard it said, "Every day is Mother's Day." But when was the last time you heard it said of fathers? I think sometimes they're the only ones expected to earn respect, which they should, of course. But I've known less than stellar mothers whose faults were glossed over simply by right of birth—not theirs, but the children's. And again, I recognize children are admonished to honor both their fathers and their mothers (Eph. 6:2). I'm just saying, I think we sometimes have higher standards for, and hold more grievances against, fathers than mothers. This is a blanket statement, I know, and you may disagree, but it's just something I've observed through the years and even more so in today's society.
Now, having said that, I will tell you, my siblings and I have nothing but praise for the honest, hard-working, generous, loving father with which we were blessed. As he got older, he grew more and more tender, most of all to our blessed mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's. Not only that, the honorable man of God (literally) that my children call "Dad" has always given undying love and devotion…and faithfulness to them and their mother, as well as God. But this is still not what I really want to say today.
If everything I said was untrue, my title is still unquestionable. And if I were one of the unfortunates who has never known the love and devotion of a good father, it would still be true. For above all earthly fathers, good or bad, is the God of heaven, who has allowed believers in His Son to call Him "Father," something Old Testament saints were denied. You and I can cry "Abba, Father," and expect an answer (Rom. 8:15-16). Jesus, the risen Savior, told His disciples that He would be ascending "…unto my Father and your Father…" (Jno. 20:17). And when He was asked how to address God in prayer, He told His disciples to just call Him, "Father." As Blood-bought, New Testament Believers, we're not forced to come to God on a Creator/creature basis, or even a Sovereign/subject one; we can come as a child to his or her Father, both born and adopted by Him (1 Jno. 5:1; Rom. 8:15). So here's what my Father's Day card says today:
Happy Father's Day to my Father,
Father above all others,
Today and every day.


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"at the heart of the community"
Manager Jim Goodwin was delighted see his side move into the fourth round of this season's William Hill Scottish Cup after defeating Peterhead 1-0 in a very tricky tie at Balmoor Stadium on Saturday. This was the third time the sides had met in the Scottish Cup and it was a hat-trick of victories for "The Wasps" having previously beaten "The Blue Toon" in Season 1997/98 & 1969/70.
Copyright © 2008 Alloa Athletic FC


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There was more colour and formality to the Critics Choice Awards. Brad Pitt looked as handsome as ever in a dashingly formal dinner suit. Short was still best with Best Actress winner Anne Hathaway opting for a two-tone strapless number. Glamorous clutches have made a delightful statement with metalics looking to be a hot favourite for the remainder of the awards shows.
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My mom is in Europe for the summer, something she does every year; so there's no special Mother's Day event today to do. However, I do have a "Care Package" heading out her way in the next few days so that will be a nice little surprise; and I chatted briefly with her this afternoon. Next summer I might be spending a week or two with her - that will be fun. It's been a few years since I've had the time to do that and I'd like to visit before she eventually sells the apartment, although that might not be for a few years yet. Hopefully, my work schedule, wherever it is, will cooperate. Besides, it's time to get in some updates for my photo albums. That's me in the pix above, from a few years ago. No pink in the hair at all and it was still quite long although I usually had it pulled back or braided. I'd just broken up with my sometimes occasional boyfriend (SOB for short) so I think my mom figured a trip would be a nice distraction. The beer with breakfast, lunch and dinner helped, too.
Yesterday, I had a great time visiting with my friend Toni and her little niece and nephew. She flew them in to spend a long weekend with her. They've grown so much! We spent the day at the Taste of Addison festival with the kids and a few additional assorted friends, and had a great time eating, checking out all the interesting people wandering around, listening to the live music, and riding lots of carnival rides. It was a blast. At least, I wasn't the only one about to barf after the many spinning, twisting rides I went on with the kids...the nephew was about to spew on the last ride, but managed to keep it down although he turned rather green and shut his eyes. Toni was smart and let me have all of that fun with them while she watched and took pictures.
It's good to keep in touch with your friends. I try to hang on to the best ones. Which is one of the reasons I'm off in September to NYC to visit with one of my old friends and his family. I've known him for over ten years now. Crazy!
Next Saturday at the ABOSG meeting, Joe Riley will be presenting "Maquette Sculpting". Evidently, he was (maybe still is?) working as a maquette sculptor at DNA Productions. Considering the rather massive layoffs that have been going on at DNA, I'm curious to find out if they're keeping him on or if he was simply there as a contractor and now that contract is over. In any case, I'm really interested in polishing my sculpting and maquette skills (it comes in very handy to have a maquette when creating character turn-arounds and odd angles of a specific character...even for 2D layouts...so I have at times created some very rough maquettes to help me) so I'll be there with a few questions and taking lots o' notes.
Speaking of creating turn-arounds, I'm doing a very rough 3D set of one of my latest product concepts for work. It has a rather odd requirement for forced perspective because of the scene as well as its environment and the different views that we want to have available for the purchaser. Unfortunately, the company I work for, while interested in the capabilities of 3D modeling, refuses to budget or spend the money needed to get even one user license for a decent 3D package. First they say, "Yes, that's a great idea! Do some research and let's get that going here!" then they nod their heads when we get vendors in to demo....then they do nothing. The usual policy seems to be, ignore it and it goes away.
I'm sure, if you know me well, you can already see me rolling my eyes. Bah. So I'm working on this at my home studio, on my own time.
Well, I have to admit, considering that they won't even spend $50 to get us a second scanner for the company (every department comes over to borrow our scanner at some time or another so we have to go hunt it down at times when they forget to bring it back), I shouldn't be so surprised that they balk at buying a 3D application package.
So this afternoon, I bought a scanner for myself for use at work. It will be labeled with my name on it, I will take it home with me (although I already have two high-end scanners at home that I use), and it will be chained to me while I'm at work. Just kidding...sort of; but I'm going to keep a tally of how frequently my co-workers stop by and ask to borrow it and then I'll present that to my creative manager and the marketing director who is in charge of my department. I'm curious to see what happens.
Of course, that may simply be a moot point, if (when!!!) I get another job offer at last. Things are getting interesting yet again. As I've stated previously, my goal is to have a new creative job before August, to finally get closer to my creative career goal...and so that I miss out on the next daily costume show and parades to the buyers, as well as the next trip to China. There is NO WAY I'm going to move to China for six months. While I have, once again, gotten a couple of offers from people I know who would like me to help them out with a start-up game company as well as yet another animation studio, neither one of those situations is of interest to me. While both of those are certainly challenging with some future potential, they will also take time to turn a profit and establish a production pipeline, and I seriously doubt that they will bring in the kind of experienced artists that they will need...at least initially. I realize that I have quite a bit to learn myself which is one of the reasons I'd like to work for an established studio. In any case, I wished them both well.
Watched Dog Soldiers the other day. I'm still on a werewolf kick, I guess. A funny, almost scary movie with some rather hilarous cursing by the British soldiers. While the special FX could have been improved, even without using CG, it wasn't that much of a distraction from the story which was pretty decent. I still want to write my own werewolf story...that, too, is on my list. Surprise! Like Maurice Sendak said,"...write about what delights you."
For a bit of contrast, I also watched Kissing Jessica Stein. I love her apartment...wooden floors throughout, space for an easel and various paintings-in-progress, and all those lovely books and shelves to put them in! My kind of place. Fun story that hits a bit too close to home as far as the dating scene goes, even if I'm not 28 again. Anymore? ha!
The new website is just about finished (finally), so I can soon take that off my list of Things I Must Get FINISHED, and just do maintenance and minor updates. I've been updating that sucker for the past year now. Since I'm keeping this blog somewhat anonymous as it offers me the chance to talk to myself (in addition to the people that live in my head) and Work Things Out as well as post art and get the occasional comment from friends and strangers, I will not be posting a direct link to the new website. Those who know me, know where it is.
What else am I doing... Ah, I ordered a batch of illustration boards (my favs are the Hi-Line Hot Press), so that I can do the final art for the first chapter of my graphic novel. For the submission and editorial review, I'll also include the pencils of the first and second chapters, sketches of the characters, as well as the treatment and outline for the rest of the chapters...of book one. It's a nice little trilogy. I'm really excited about this project and I'm looking forward to seeing that published...soon, I hope.
This week, I've got myself scheduled in Big Red Letters, no less, to do some Maya practice (the above 3D set I'm modeling in Max). I'll be posting random images at intervals to show my progress. Interestingly enough, I saw on CGTalk the other day a new VFS grad's modeling reel where he had modeled a young napping elephant on a branch. I'm curious if it was modeled in the position that it's in, or if he rigged it and then positioned it. I wonder if he also used ZBrush...probably. Most schools have that available for students focusing on 3D modeling. It looks pretty nice.
Hopefully, mine will be better. ;)
2 comments:
- business voodoo said...
... when i got to your 'things to be finished' list ... i just had to write a comment ...
you are inspiring, thank you!
peace & harmony,
'freedom must be exercised to stay in shape!'
- tygriffin said...
Thanks! You're very kind. :)
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