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Shakugan no Shana Season 3 Episode 1 – Phoenix Rising
Shakugan no Shana is one of those shows which is constantly being mentioned here at antiotaku (four times if we count a reference in a caption). It's one of the original light novel action romantic comedy series that got an anime adaption by J.C. Staff, and certain aspects of it have been enshrined in all the shows that followed it.
Shana has fantasy trappings, with a male protagonist who looks ordinary and powerless but is quickly revealed to have a special ability that makes him able to fight whatever monsters are plaguing the world. It pairs the male lead with a pint-sized, flat-chested action girl, typically voiced by Rie Kugimiya, who falls for the lead even while refusing to admit it. It has an underlying conspiracy and a slowly increasing cast of characters, mostly attractive women. You can see elements of the Shana formula in A Certain Magical Index, Yumekui Merry, and Dragon Crisis, to name just three shows that we've covered—with varying degrees of skepticism—on this site.
Given how we haven't much liked any of Shana's spiritual successors, one would expect that we wouldn't like Shana either, but this isn't the case. Much as most slice of life shows try and fail to redo the magic of Azumanga Daioh, the fantasy action genre owes so much to Shakugan no Shana because Shana became popular by doing it first and by doing it right. Its many imitators might be soulless or simply fail to catch the same spark, but what they are trying to copy is the real deal.
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Wagnaria!! Season 2 Episode 1 – Dream Job
Wagnaria!! (Working!! in Japanese, but called Wagnaria!! on the English DVDs to make the title more unique) is yet another slice of life show based on a 4-Koma manga series set around remarkably unusual people in an otherwise usual setting. Unlike the vast majority of its contemporaries, Wagnaria!! isn't based around high school life, and wasn't afraid to have a much higher "adult" population than is usual for the genre. The number of important male characters was also much higher than average, which is to say that there were more than two.
Wagnaria even features a male lead as the official protagonist. Souta Takanashi was continually mistreated by his older, much taller sisters, all of whom have their own odd quirks and neurosis (naturally). This in turn led Takanashi to develop a love for all things small and cute, so when he meets the pint-sized Poplar Taneshima, who is tiny even by Japanese standards, he's utterly smitten—not romantically, but the way one might adore a kitten or puppy.
Wanting to spend as much time around her as possible, he winds up getting hired at the family restaurant where Taneshima waitresses. There he discovers his own mental hangups are minor compared to those of the rest of the staff.
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Natsume Yuujinchou 3 Episode 1 – Friends in High Places
There's a stereotype that slice of life shows are primarily aimed at the seinen audience; likewise, one expects shoujo series to be romantic comedies, doomed romantic loves, fantasy epics involving grand romance and/or reverse harems, or something else which involves romance in some way, shape, or form (or maybe BL). The reasons such stereotypes exist is because they are usually true.
Occasionally, however, you find shows that don't fit into a typical mold. Natsume Yuujichou, based on a long-running shoujo manga series, is one such show. It features a male protagonist, Takashi Natsume, who spends his days helping youkai, the spirits/demons/Shinto gods who make up the supernatural landscape of Japan. On the surface, there's nothing all that shoujo about it save the bishounen.
But, to indulge in another stereotype, shoujo romances usually outclass shounen or even seinen ones, to the extent what shounen or seinen series do can even be properly called romances. The reason for this is that shoujo works usually have more detail and nuance written into their characters, and that part of the pedigree, at least, clearly gets its due here.
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Moshidora – Win One for the Drucker
Moshidora is an unusual show with an unusual premiere: released over the course of two weeks, an episode every weekday, this mini-series was actually supposed to be released toward the end of the winter season, before the earthquake and tsunami delayed it for a month. Telling the story of a reluctant manager of a high school baseball team, it covers the year where she turns the team around and leads them to triumph in their prefecture's summer tournament.
We've yet to cover a sports anime here at anitotaku, and arguably we haven't even with this review. Despite its protestations, Moshidora has surprisingly little to do with baseball, and the games themselves feel like afterthoughts compared to how shows like Big Windup and Cross Game present them. If the author was just looking to maximize the appeal to a Japanese audience, baseball was the right sport to pick, but the plot could be cut and pasted into most team sports with little difficulty. The love of this show isn't for the sport, but for management. And the show, bravely or foolishly, does little to hide that.
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Yosuga no Sora Episodes 5 through 12 – Someone's Dark, Twisted Fantasy
When I last left the anime adaptation of erotic dating game Yosuga no Sora, my interest was at an all-time low. A poorly though out story arc combined with a staggeringly unnecessary and exploitative sex scene all combined to make me lose interest in writing about the show.
But, as you can see, I kept watching the thing, even though the next arc was just more of the same. I kept at because I had a feeling that there would be one moment that would make the whole miserable endeavor worthwhile.
And finally, in the tenth episode, I found that moment.
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Kimi ni Todoke – A Pure Joy
There's something of a presumption in fiction that good and pure equals boring. Truly interesting characters are those with shades of gray (and truly "good" people are pompous blowhards anyway). Great plots are ones where the right choice isn't immediately obvious (and simple moral situations are just sermons in disguise). It's possible that, in some of my recent reviews, I might have given off the impression that I agree with those sentiments, and perhaps in some limited sense I do.
I can't endorse the concept completely, however, and Kimi ni Todoke is one of the reasons why. This show gives as a protagonist the sweetest, purest, most selfless and loving character in recent anime history. Sawako Kuronuma is the sort of girl who is, in a moral sense, practically perfect, one meant for a similarly perfect world where everyone would understand and appreciate how basically good she is.
Of course, she does not live in a perfect world; a perfect world wouldn't have high schools, or more precisely high schoolers—with their insular cliques, catty gossip, and impeccable abilities to locate and ostracize the weakest and most vulnerable members of their community. And the weakest are always those who are alone.
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya – Metanarrative
There are different ways for a show to stand out from the usual crowd. One, as I covered recently in my review of Toradora, is to exemplify a standard genre. This method requires skill in vivifying cliches and personalities, but is arguably the easiest method. Another is to try something unique and innovative, eschewing normal models altogether. Tatami Galaxy gives an example of this, as does Time of Eve.
There is a third option, which is redefinition: simultaneously accepting and deconstructing the basic concepts of a genre. A show like this seems to follow a stereotypical mold on paper, but if you examine it closely, you'll find it doing something else entirely. These shows are arguably the most influential, as they are the ones which spawn the largest hoard of imitators.
One of the more recent of these genre-redefining shows—one we mentioned in passing in very first review for this site—is The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Melancholy is one of those shows which took otaku both in Japan and abroad by storm, and its popularity demonstrates some of the best and worst trends in the community.
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Gliding through the Best Dressed Ladies marquee at Leopardstown, flawless personal style shone through. Inspiration came from mothers, fashion icons, the internet and the ladies unique style.
A day at the races or should it be said escapism for the day, is a real treat and something that is profoundly human. People love dressing up. Yesterday offered an opportunity to be creative. We probably would not even have art if human beings did not have the God given ability to leave behind the worries of the day and to paint buffalo on the cave wall. In some ways the ability to escape is a close cousin to the ability to create. The creativity oozed through the outfits and spoke of heritage, cool, rustic glamour, edge, luxury and warmth.
Although no painted buffalo, a well-deserved smile was on the face of best dressed winner, Louise Allen. Wearing a bright tangerine coat with loud black fur trim purchased online and hat by Jennifer Wrynne. Canadian fashion designer, Tara Jarmon was on hand to present Louise with a €7,000 Harvey Nichols voucher and a bottle of Hennessy Cognac.
Maria Osborne from Kildare was winner of the best accessory, selected by shoe designer Lucy Choi.

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the good lifePosted: May 18, 2008 Filed under: life 2 Comments
I can't really be a judge of the good life because, well, my definition of the good life is seventeen hours of sleep, a cup of freshly-brewed milk tea and maybe a book if I want to go ahead and complete the "pretentious art dude" image. But it seems that moments like that really aren't possible when we're subject to ridiculous schedules and the ever beeping or vibrating cellular telephones stitched to our sore hands. I'm what people call young, but it seems it is only in body. My mind is a totally different matter, (as hinted by my previous sentence); a few days ago someone handed me a floppy diskette, and I then realized that the laptop I use doesn't have a floppy disk drive. Take it as you will, but a sense of nostalgia akin to the feeling you get when you read over some old childhood books or toys, dare I say nostalgia for the bygone days of youth, overcame me when I promptly handed back the diskette.
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I have blogged before about my love of spring flowers. Tulips are that classic spring flower that always give me a lot of joy. And since we are still a few weeks away from having spring flowers in the yard, and since we are still in winter with some cold temperatures, having a little spring on my desk helped brighten my mood.
Plus, you have to love the purple!
So, check out this great gift. I love it because it was like a little science experiment on my desk, though I knew the outcome - the flowers would bloom if I kept a little water in the vase.
The flowers arrived in this vase with a little water in the bottom, the bulbs held above the water by a plastic frog, and the buds ready to bloom. In just a day or so, the flowers blossomed and they showed off some flashy blooms.
The tulips lasted a long time and were really fun to watch bloom. I am so thankful for the beautiful gift.


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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Lady GaGa Recreated Super Bowl 50 Makeup Look
I watched Super Bowl 50 on Sunday and the national anthem was sung by Lady GaGa. She wore a beautiful two piece bright red metallic pants suit and wore very soft subtle makeup. Now her eye makeup was very loud. It consisted of a bright red shadow with bright red glitter and lashes. I felt the eye makeup looked to harsh but she still looked beautiful.
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Super Bowl 50 Recap & Highlights
Super Bowl 50 was a great game won by the 3rd time winners the Denver Broncos. Peyton Manning is now the 1st player to win the Super Bowl with multiple teams, wow what a great accomplishment. Von Mills was name the MVP. The question of the hour... Is this Peyton manning last rodeo? He said," it's been an emotional week and I want to kiss my wife, kiss my kids and celebrate with my family! I will drink a lot of beer!" So no final decisions has been announced if he will return to football or not as of now.
We started the evening off with Lady Gaga singing the national anthem. Now her attire was basic lady Gaga but what had everyone talking was the eye makeup she chose. It was a heaven shade of red with glitter and my opinion it was a bit much but she sang like her life depended on it.
Let us not forget the most important part of Super Bowl 50 which is the half time show. It consisted of musical legends Coldplay, The Queen Beyonce & pop super star Bruno Mars. Now when you think of these three together you think yikes this will be a huge clash. With beyonce being a diva an all, Bruno Mars being a laid back divo lol & Coldplay with the feel good music but it was actually all blended to perfection. Coldplay opened with a medley of hits, including "Viva La Vida," "Paradise" and "Adventure of a Lifetime," on a rainbow-colored stage. The Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles accompanied the band led by Chris Martin. It was a beautiful display, but clearly just an opening act for the Mars/The Bey takeover. I absolutely loved he show. Bruno did a lot more dancing than usual but it was perfect. He sang his hit song "Uptown Funk" with a bit of MC Hammer sound incorporated in the music. Beyonce looked flawless and in sync with her dancers and performing her newest single which dropped yesterday called "Formation" and the ending with all three singing Coldplay's "Up & Up" together was just a beautiful sight.
Lastly let us recognize the commercials.... Moment of silence. Anyway some where good some were bad and then some were REALLY BAD!!! I can't imagine spending millions on a super bowl commercial and it being horribly bad but that's life. You win some and you lose some.
This is my brief summary of the Super Bowl 50.
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Sunday, January 31, 2016
I enjoyed listening to all of the original songs like "hand jive, grease lightening, beauty school drop out etc..." and some of the dance moves that were used in the original Grease movie. The wardrobe was phenomenal. I'm just watching everyone move from scene to scene in the live version and changing characters and sciences like clockwork was amazing.
The character Rizzo which is played by Vanessa Hudgens looked so much like her. Also keep in mind Vanessa Hudgens' father passed away from stage 4 cancer a few hours before the show which is heart breaking but she held it together and played her role like a champ. My condolences to her and her family.
I was so excited and it brought so many happy memories of my childhood sitting here watching this live version. It just reminded me of how much I enjoyed performing and singing. I was sitting in my living room doing the hand jive and my son was like mom what are you doing... Lol.
Lets not forget the special celebrity cameos from Mario Lopez, Boyz 2 Men, Joe Jonas and a few others. I will say the overall performance for Grease Live was 4 1/2 stars out of 5. If you didn't see this you missed out on a really good show but I'm sure it'll be available on Hulu. So be sure to check it out. If you're a huge Grease fan like myself you will love the live version of Grease. Thats just my thoughts to you.
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Saturday, January 23, 2016
Valentine's Day Looks 2016
So ladies since Valentine's Day is right around the corner and who really loves to wait to the very last minute to decide how you want to look so I've decided to help you out with a few looks for Valentine's Day. Now I know it can be hard to decide what to wear and how you want to look for your special date night so here are four looks that I have created. The looks vary from glamorous, colorful and even soft and sexy. Depending on your style each look can be rocked and execute it for the perfect Valentine's Day.
Look 1
This is a smokey glam eye with black winged liner and a nude lip. For my eyes I used anise color above my crease a a transition color, a shimmery black in my crease and a silvery blue color on my Lids. This look is perfect for late dinner outing or club scene. Hair can be worn down or pulled back in a simple ponytail.
Look 2
This is a colorful glam eye. I used a soft gold above the crease as a transition color, a green in the crease a dark brown in the putter corner of the crease and a hot pink on my lids. To add a little bling I added some pink glitter to the lids. And my lip is a pretty pink. This look is perfect for a day outting to a festival or out door concert or salsa dancing.
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Look 4
This is a smokey eye. I used a light brown as a transition color above my crease, used a black on my crease and lids and added some white glitter to the lids. Next I added a plum color winged liner and some lashes. I also used a similar plum color on my lip. This look is great for night dates or clubbing. As for my hair I call it bed hair. Lol
Thank you all for reading and taking a look at my different Valentine's Day looks. I hope they have been helpful for you.
Wishing you all a happy happy happy Valentine's Day and be sure to subscribe to my channel on YouTube and follow me on Instagram @Msboomboomroom
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Natural Hair 2 Strand Twist Out with Elasta QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter Moisturizer
The video above shows a full step by step tutorial on a two strand twist out method for natural hair. This method when done correct will create a beautiful curl pattern and should be used on natural hair.
In the video I did list the products I used to achieve this look and if you decide to try it post a link to your look below in the comment box and I will repost them.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
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SLR-106 UR PISTOL with stabilizing brace - Import, 5.56 NATO caliber, stamped receiver, short gas system, front sight block / gas block combination. New style Muzzle Brake/Compensator designed to reduce recoil (threaded on barrel), 8 1/2 in. chrome lined hammer forged barrel, Original Bulgarian Krinkov handguards - Chestnut color furniture. Includes one each 5-round and 20-round magazines, sling, oil bottle, and cleaning kit. Option with Scope rail.Discontinued Model
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we are finally here...and i am loving every minute of it. there are still, what seems to me, to be a million boxes in the garage.
Due to the 4th annual family reunion the boxes will have to wait.
we have done some serious shopping both on-line and the traditional brick and mortar stores, I would say that if you are looking for major furniture for your home...DO a lot of research, we went to Lowe's, Best Buy, Home Depot for the LG's Washer and Dryer or similar and even though they were offering 20% those and other appliances, we figured out that ordering online saved us 400$. so it pays to shop around.
So, in saying that we decided on the Samsung's they have gotten some great reviews and they are energy savers. Love that.
A word of warning...if your family decides to get the design washers and or dryer and you are ordering them online they DO NOT come with the petals shown you will have to order them...
Yeah it sucks and we found out the hard way, so avoid two shipping cost and order them together!
So right now I have the cable man working on our internet the appliances are in the mail. And 20 or so family members are on there way down south...
And they are all coming to The Majestic...
Oh boy what a summer this is!
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What is 3D Printing?
Welcome to the ROBO3D educational site! This is the perfect place to begin your journey into 3D printing - here you will find tools for your own learning, as well as projects that you can bring into the classroom in order to teach your own students.
Whether you are brand new to 3D printing or an experienced tinkerer, you'll find useful resources for your classroom. Once you register for this free program, you'll be able to follow and download the course materials.
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Welcome to Introduction to 3D printing with ROBO3D.
In this program, you will find the resources that you need to get your printer up and running, and understand the software that controls it so that you can start making your first prints.
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Here you'll find all the tools you need to get started - whether you're a 3D printing newcomer, or know your way around but want to ge to know this printer better, this is a perfect starting place. As educators, you can utilize this information to imform yourself as well as your students - the program includes instructional videos and slideshows that you can use and download for use in the classroom.
Introduction to 3D printing: Learn the basics, become familiarized with the terminology and the tools of the trade.
Introduction to MatterControl: Learn to use the software that controls the ROBO3D printer, understand the protocols and get ready to start printing.
Once you have become familiarized with the ROBO3D printer and related software, we recommend that you move into working with the free online 3D modeling software, Tinkercad. Each grade level coursework included in the ROBO3D educational site comes with an introduction to Tinkercad. If you are new to 3D modeling, this is a great place to begin your own learning. You will also be able to download these resources for use in your own classroom


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This idea has influences from several possible sources. Namely; Der Ubermensch (Nietzsche), Knight of Faith (Kierkegaard), Religions & Myths, and a "Caring Antagonist" in thoughts once expressed by my Brother.
In my present conception, The Dark Messiah, is neither a hero, a savior, nor an "anti-hero". The Dark Messiah is a personality that is so beyond conventional moralities of "Good & Evil", and exerts a will onto itself. That is capable of withstanding all common conceptions of what is "Good", and what is "Evil". It is a character that has taken Neutrality, Indifference, Rationality, Emotionalism, Apathy, Impartiality, Mutability, and Self-Interest to an extreme.
In the draft of life, The Dark Messiah, would ideally be vested above all in their own self-interests/pursuits, but paradoxically they'd be vested in said interests by their chosen Deity/Ideal/Cause. Thus they'd feel obligated to serve a "higher power", but they have chosen said "higher power" for themselves. They weren't indoctrinated into said belief/worship. In some sense it is a "auto-theistic" notion of the Dark Messiah.
It should be noted that a Dark Messiah is not Narcissistic, for they would have to render themselves completely open to ridicule, and criticism. In fact that would be the function they would serve. To embody the ever mutable Other of Philosophy/Tribalism into a tangible being/idea/focus.
The Dark Messiah, is a contrarian, and a rebel to every position. Including their own. They take doubt to new levels, and meta levels of is the doubt of this idea even doubtful? The basis of their thought could be the contradiction within the Nihilistic Nothing mentioned previously upon/within this blog. The tension generated by tearing oneself asunder at every moment of every decision is what grants the Dark Messiah their strength, and credibility. They realize the need for "Strong Figures", and "Weak Figures" for they have been both in their lives. They are the fulcrum upon which the balance of Good and Evil is rent.
The Dark Messiah, simply doesn't care about base needs, nor immediate desires. Their desires is what matters most, but they sublimate the immediate minor ones in favor of the greater long term ones. They realize that they are connected to an embodied system of Life. That in order for themselves to exist, and benefit to the way that they have developed. They too must align themselves with the "general course", or zeitgeist of the times. They can't directly oppose said flow of Life unless the opportunity presents itself.
They are survivors who've been burdened, and alienated by the system they were fostered in. Not because they failed to conform, or conformed too readily. They are this way because they've been foisted into a realization that they've grown beyond the system they once knew. That they've changed. That they've become the Alien, the Other, The Outsider. The alienated that no longer desires to bend a knee to a society that sacrificed them.
In some essence, it may be characterized by the protagonist of the original Fallout game.
After risking their life, and everything about them as a character. The protagonist of Fallout is condemned to exile by the home he spent the entire game trying to save. The Dark Messiah, may be what happens after the protagonist of Fallout makes his way into the wasteland. He is neither a hero, nor a savior to his people. He's just another "Drifter/Lost Soul" in a nuclear scorched wasteland. That goes on in the interlude to Fallout 2 to have set up his own village far away from his vault.


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This is the new set from Flourishes, Spring has sprung. It has some great images to color, and I could not wait to get these! I stamped the bird in memento ink, then colored with the Faber Castell watercolor pencils. I decided to offset the oval to angle the bird a little better, paper is brazill and bo bunny (the green dot). It has been a yucky Spring break so far. Poor Owen, he was so looking forward to doing outdoor stuff, ie. fishing, golfing and it is just not cooperating. I need to come up with something fun we can do. Hope where you are the weather is better!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Memory box adore
I stamped this card with Memento ink on watercolor paper. Then I colored the image with the new watercolor pencils from Faber Castell. I love how nice these markers blend so pretty. The background purple is a impression plate from PTI, and the stamp is from Memory box. Some fun news in the crafting circuit: There's a new challenge blog in town with articles, swaps, interviews, videos, challenges, great prizes and MORE! Check out Lily Pad Cards! Looking forward to seeing what they come up with.
Today Lainey had her 4 month check-up, a few weeks late, since she is now almost 21 weeks. She is 14lbs, 3 oz & 24.5" long, in the 50% for both height and weight. I had an older Dr. for her check-up and when he asked how she was sleeping, I told him she still wakes a few times a night. He was funny he said " I know many won't listen but I have always believed that the kitchen closes at 7 and doesn't open again until the morning". I know everyone will sleep better in the end when she learns to sleep through the night! It's just getting there that is going to be hard!
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
This is my card for the Play Date challenge. I love the colors they have for this challenge and already have a few other cards in the works for this. I stamped the Hero Arts Thank you definition in grey, Then I stamped the dragonfly from Lockhart stamps in black and colored with copics BV02, & 04. The flowers are from a clear set from Hero arts are colored with B002 and B04. The image was cut with a spellbinders die and the blue panel was embossed with a PTI die. TFL!
It has been beautiful here, we have a friend coming from MD to visit and I should be cleaning my house! I just want to play outside and stamp! Owen's last day of school is Friday, then he has a week off for Spring Break. He is looking forward to lots of fishing and golfing with his Daddy! Wyatt spent his first day golfing with the boys last week and did really well. After the initial meltdown, he figured out what was going on and now says he needs clubs to go golfing too! His favorite thing about it was the "candle" he got to play with.... the golf tee! Lainey is now on the move, well sort of, she has perfected rolling over. So much so that now when you put her down on the floor she rolls away! I am so not ready for this!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Cherry blossoms
I love cherry blossoms, this is the first set from flourish that I had to order last year. All of their flower images are gorgeous, but this one I love! When I lived in MD, the cherry blossoms blooming in DC were always a big deal. The row of gorgeous trees all pink and fluffy, signaling that the long cold winter was gone and Spring was indeed here. The image is colored with copic on the x-press blend copic paper. TFL
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Green foliage
We spent the weekend getting our garden ready for planting. My DH tilled and tilled and is still tilling today! The boys love helping him break up the roots, and clumps of dirt. They come in dirty from head to toe and tired! I love it! I can't wait to once again be picking tomatoes, peppers and squash! This weekend I will be purchasing my herbs at the annual Herb and Garden Festival, I am so excited! Owen loves helping me pick out the plants, so I am looking forward to some one on one time with him. DH will be watching the two little ones unless he decides to brave the festival with all three kids in tow. Have a great Monday!
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Friday, March 18, 2011
distressed carnation
Flourishes Lenten Rose set, and that was it, they also have a beautiful spring set. Can't wait to get these to play with! Saturday Owen has his first soccer game, he missed the actual first one since he was sick. It should be a beautiful weekend, we are all looking forward to a fun weekend!
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
19 Weeks today!
This card is made using the new big brush pens from Faber-Castill, have I told you how much I love them. I have had marvy markers and used stampin-up ones, but these blow them away. The tip is so nice, flexible, and doesn't seem to show any wear on them. There is a nice array of colors, and I am sure as they become more popular they will create even more color options.
Today, Miss Lainey is 19 weeks old, she is growing so fast! Her new trick is rolling over from back to belly, and she is really good at it now. The only problem is she cannot get herself back, so then she gets really mad. The boys all run to her rescue, the minute she starts to fuss, it is so cute. Wyatt enjoys showing her new toys to discover right now she is obsessed with the tv switcher, and so much so that she doesn't know if she wants to squeal or cry. We still are not right from the time change, I love having extra daylight, but it is tough getting the little ones adjusted. Hoping for some sleep this week : ) Have a wonderful week!
|Love this one, she is checking out Owen's face.
|Our big girl!
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Monday, March 14, 2011
layered life
I am wishing for some good news to post, and don't want my blog to be such a drag. However life is what it is, and we have to take the good and the bad. Saturday, my brother called to tell me bad news that my Grandfather had passed away. He was 92, and even though he was checked on and helped out he still lived alone in an apartment next to my Uncle. He had 7 children, 10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. He loved trains, and antique toys, playing the piano and was an incredible artist. Having just lost Chris's grandpa less than three weeks ago, it has been a strange few weeks. Rest in Peace Grandpa.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Spring layers
I used a variety of different stamps, the flower is from Hero Arts, as is the script background. The butterfly is a new one from Memory box, I am not sure who did the Spring saying. The images are all colored with the new big brush pens from Faber castill.
Owen came home Wed, with a fever and stayed home yesterday, today still running a fever so off we all went to the Doctors to check for strep. It was indeed strep, so now I am crossing my fingers that no one else gets it! Although now I am not feeling so well either! LOL! I think I am just tired, both Wyatt and Lainey have upper respiratory congestion and baby girl just can't sleep very well with all that. Hoping all my babies get to feeling better over the weekend!
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Already Wednesday?
Hello Father Time are you there? Please slow down, my days are flying by and my babies are growing much too fast! It seems my days are a blur, it could be because baby girl has forgotten how to sleep the past three days, and we are up every 2-3 hours. Mostly I think we are all so busy and I wish for some down time to just enjoy the moments. Not moments like these though (ha-ha)! Yesterday, Wyatt made a huge mess in the living room and when I asked for him to help clean it up, he refused (gotta love 3 year olds) so I told him if he wasn't going to help, he could go in his room. Now he and his big brother share a room, but I was preoccupied with cleaning up the mess and wasn't too concerned with him being in there so quiet. I should have known, he came out later and when we went to tuck the boys into bed my DH asked Owen why his fish food was all over the dresser. Poor Owen had no idea, but I knew right away who was the culprit. Wyatt apparently was trying to feed the fish, and dumped two bottles of food everywhere, in the dresser, floor and some did make it into the tank. I am now waiting for Wyatt to wake to see if the fish survived his giant feast!
The card above was made with a penny black stamp, and the new big brush markers from Faber-castill. I love these, they come in the best colors and are so juicy and nice to color with! The background is a hero arts Thank you cling, and the dragonfly is part of a stamp but I cannot remember the company. The edges of the panel are distressed with broken china and the Thank you is stamped with the hero hues in latte I think. Have a great Wednesday
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
This is my card for the color challenge over at the The Playdate Cafe, I love the color splash challenges because black and white cards make such a statement. Then when you add a splash of color it makes a timeless card. I used a mix of stamps, I believe the flowers in the vase is from Savy stamps, the envelope pattern was used on the vase and the background flourish are both from hero arts. Thanks for stopping by!
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Monday, March 7, 2011
New copic colors
I think I have a new favorite color combo, I ordered the new copics from Ellen Hutson. Love her store and she ships super quick too! The flower is stamped with memento and colored with RV63, RV66, YG63 and YG93. The background is from Hero arts and the sentiment is from PTI. The center is done using some raindrops that I found while cleaning my desk! Behind the raindrops I used a pearl colored enamel accent to give it the extra shine. Thanks for stopping by, now off to get my house back in order after a busy weekend!
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Summer memories
My inspiration for this card was from a place we use to go when I lived in Maryland. My grandparents had a summer house there in Chesapeake Isle and we use to spend time there during the summer. I have such fun memories of playing with my cousins at the beach, and exploring Turkey Point and the lighthouse there. We use to have some wicked games of badminton too! : ) On the drive out to the summer house, along the road were tons of the wild orange daylilies. They were so pretty, and to this day they are still my favorite color.
This card started off by embossing on cream cardstock in clear, and then coloring the image with copics, Then I covered the image with versamark and spritz the image with some glimmer mist in orange tones and embossed again with clear. I repeated this several time until I was satisfied with the look. The background was stamped using hero hues in poppy, and then misting with the glimmer mist again. Thanks for stopping by, your comments are so appreciated!
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Blue butterfly
Yesterday, Wyatt and I discovered the daffodils blooming on the side of our house, and today it seems the Pear trees have all popped! I love the fluffy blooms on these trees. Spring is so close now, I am preparing my plans for a gardens and getting my orders together. I can't wait to be picking fresh veggies and fruit with the kids again.
The card above is a mixture of different stamps, the butterfly is from Memory box, and it was colored with copics. The two background images are from Hero Arts, and the sentiment is from PTI.
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A little more than 50.9 percent of adults who are 18 years old and above are considered to be regular drinkers because they consume at least 12 drinks in a year, according to the statistics from the National Health Interview Survey. This goes to show that drinking may become a problem that is hard to control when it gets out of hand. Some men and women who have drinking problems say that they used to drink only during social functions but it became a habit after a while. Some women who keep bad drinking habits are told by obstetricians to avoid alcoholic beverages because they may cause autism.
Psychiatrists say that when a person drinks when he is undergoing troubles or hardships may often make bad decisions. Liquors are known to affect the brain because it acts as a central nervous system depressant. For those who drink only small amounts of alcohol may only feel a mild stimulant effect. However, those who are drinking heavily might experience memory loss or blackouts when they get intoxicated. Many psychiatrists believe that being dependent on these intoxicating drinks is possible for those who are drinking regularly. They still continue to do so even though these individuals know the risks and harm that drinking may bring.
As they fall deeper into dependency, they would exhibit changes in the behavior, personality and mood. This occurs when they develop depression or anxiety disorders. Developing these kinds of problem may lead to an increase in consumption, therapists say. These two problems have a bad way of intertwining with each other and many therapists have seen men and women fight for years before they get over it. Relapse is even possible for those who are not able to withstand it. Accepting the fact that one has a problem is the first step to the long road of recovery, say most therapists.
Some may be prescribed with Zoloft and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors to manage their depressive symptoms, although the news regarding the lawsuits filed against several drug manufacturers made most users worry about their health. This site http://www.zoloftlawsuitsattorney.com may give you more detailed information.
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Giving Up the Wii!!
I couple weeks ago we had to suspend Seth from the Wii. He had thrown out a game becasue he got frustrated with it and thought that if he didn't have it anymore he would be able to get a new one. Well, I thought this would be a good time to try and teach him about the value of money. It's been three weeks and he is still obessed about when he gets to play the wii again. Forget about the lesson of money. Anyway, today we both lost it. He was begging to play and so I told him that if he behaved after naps I would hook it back up. I figured I had tortured him long enough. About 20 mintues later he tells me he is tried and is going to take a nap (he had only been awake for a hour). Anyway, to make the drama short. He got so upset when I told him that it wasn't time yet and I lost it because I was so sick of him losing control of a game. So we are getting rid of the Wii. I am a little sad it was fun to play and it was a nice distraction but I just can't seem to get Seth to understand that there are more things to do. I guess he is just to young to get it. Anyways, nice to vent to you all.
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Sickness going around, YUCK!!
So Seth and I got the Bug. At first I though I was just pregnancy sick again but then Seth got it also so I figured it was the bug. The nice thing about be sick to was Michael had to clean up Seth mess and it was BAD!! All over his bed yuck!! Well, I thought he was all better and then we had another long night. He woke up complaining about his ear hurting. I while back this happened and it was because his ear cannal got so blocked with wax. So with a flash light we saw that it had happened again with the other ear. You would have thought we were torturing the kid the way he was sreaming. Gratefully I had some ear drops that softtens the wax and it took awhile but we cleared it up. Isn't being a Mom great throw up, ear wax, it's enough to make me sick all over again. I am not sure if he has something else becasue he has been complaining about his throat hurting and has a little temperature. But he is as always a sweet kid he just so practical Last night he just kept saying "I can't take it anymore." and "I am just having a really tuff time." It did makes us chuckle in the mist of be woken up one to many times.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Trip to TN
So Seth is so excited about visitng TN with Beck next month. Everyday he ask me if he needs to pack yet and then tells me how much he will miss me. It can really get on my nerves. I probably shoud have waited to tell him about the trip. Today I had to tell him that he might not be able to go if he couldn't be paitent. This did not go over well he told me that it would be nice because he just really needs to see Ginny. Cute, but I know he is going to have a blast. It really is to bad that it so far away. It would be nice to see everyone more often but I guess it makes the visits a little more special. I will miss the little bugger but I think that Syd will miss him the most. They have really become great playmates.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Games, Games and More Games
Seth is obsessed with Games!! He loves them! All I hear all day "Mom can I play some games?" Anyway, he loves the wii, board games, card games, memory games, computer games etc. While Sandra was here she hooked him up to the wide world of internet games. It took me forever but I finally figured out where to go to let him play some on the computer. It is better if he plays the Wii though he knows how to work it and I don't get interrupted to help as much. He also loves borad games but gets mad at Syd when she doesn't play them right. He is at a fun age and getting bigger all the time where has my little boy gone!
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When, sandra was here last friday she braved taking Syd into get her ears pierced! Michael, has been wanting to get them done but I said that I didn't want to take her and hear her scream. She is kind a panzy and doesn't take well to strangers, so I didn't think it would go over well. I guess the worry was for nothing she did a really good job and after she loved looking in the mirror at her Pretty ears and showing them off to everyone.
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
Lake Comedero, Mexico
I just got back from Lake Comedero in Mexico. It was a good time. My two largest fish were a bass that weighed 7.3 pounds, and one that weighed 10 pounds. It was a ton of fun. WE arrived in Mazatlan on Monday afternoon and made the three and a half hour drive to the "lodge". It was in the middle of nowhere. The satelite phone barely got any reception. We had armed guards with us the whole time. I guess that the lake is located in the marijuana capital of Old Mexico. There were fields of it all around the lake. We didn't have any problems with anyone though. We fished Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and headed home on Friday. To say that we were beat at the end of the trip would be an understatement. It is definitely a trip that I will do again though.
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
Pictures of our Cute Kids
I really wanted to get some cute pictures of the kids and Kara Jo is dabbling in photography. They turned out really cute, I am excited to get some printed off. It was realy nice not to have a stressful photo session. The kids were so relaxed and cooperative. So I thought I would share a few with everyone.
Seth's new thing is that he is a Man like Daddy. While Michael was gone he kept saying "I am the Man of the house, Daddy said."
"Sweet Syd" Don't let her fool you looks can be decieving!
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Last night I had a chance to take in the Canucks pre-season game against the St Jose Sharks - my seat was seven rows up behind the Canucks net - only had my Blackberry with me so the images aren't all the great.
Giant scoreboard
The game went to a shootout - here I believe San Jose scored on Luongo. It was the only one that he allowed in the shootout.
This was a save and the Canucks prevailed by scoring on the next attempt at the other end of the rink.
Customary scene of players spilling onto to ice to congratulate the goalie for stopping the pucks in the shootout.
While they named Luongo as the first star I thought the best player on the ice was #21 Mason Raymond who appears to rounding himself into a good second to third line player. He's a little small but has quick speed and doesn't seem to be bothered that much by the heavy hitting that goes with the game.
Thought our prize Junior Cory Hogdson looks tentative and afraid to mix it up and he started with a couple of good line mates.
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Weekly Legislative Update for Friday, May 12
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· 5/8 – Attended H. 3516 (roads bill) conference committee. The conference committee finalized and signed their report after free conference powers were granted to them. The Senate approved the conference report and on 5/9, the House approved the conference report and the bill was ratified. It was sent to the Governor for consideration that evening, who promptly vetoed the bill.
· 5/9 – Attended the first budget conference committee (H. 3720 and H. 3721), which was purely organizational
· 5 /10 – Attended budget conference committee. The conferees decided to meet again next Tuesday to begin their negotiations. Sen. Hugh Leatherman (R-Florence), Senate Finance Chairman, told the Senate that he hopes to have a conference report on the budget to for floor consideration on when they return on 5/23.
· 5/10 – The House voted to override Gov. McMaster's veto of H. 3516 (roads bill) by a 95-18 vote. Shortly after, the Senate also voted to override the veto by a 32-12 vote, with an effective date of July 1, 2017. Please see the attached document which explains the new law.
· 5/11 – The House and Senate adjourned Sine Die and will return on 5/23 to take up the budget and vetoes
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Sign Here to Call for Repeal of Cuomo Education Bill!
After preaching on education last week, and immersing myself in the literature this week, it is clear that poverty and racial isolation – what Jonathan Kozal calls "caste and color" – are the real problems with education. I'm throwing in with this petition and invite you to do so as well if you live in New York.
A group of education leaders in New York have drafted an appeal to suspend implementation of the "Education Transformation Act of 2015" and to convene a panel of educators and educational experts to design a research-based teacher evaluation system.
They hope to get 10,000 signatures. They have gathered nearly half that number. If you are a New Yorker, please sign so the Legislature and the Regents will begin the process of revising a truly terrible program that is guaranteed to demoralize teachers, discourage students, and produce more teaching to the test.


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THE dust has settled, the scarves have been put away and Harry Redknapp's suit has just about dried out. Tottenham will play in the Champions League next season; Manchester City will not.
It felt like a cup final when City and Spurs met at Eastlands last night – except with more at stake. Here are the 10 things I will remember from the evening.
1. Last night's match was like, y'know, rilly important. Totally. Or as the reporter on Radio 1's Newsbeat put it in yesterday's 5pm bulletin: "We're building up to the huge battle for fourth place in the Premier League – which will get you into the Champions League qualifiers for next season as well, of course."
Blimey. As if finishing fourth wasn't a big enough prize in itself, you get this European thing with it too. Who knew?
I finished fourth in my school sports day sack race once. The first three got a certificate. You know what I got? Nothing. (Although I did still finish ahead of Rafa Benitez.)
2. Martin Samuel is very popular with Manchester City fans. It's probably just as well, as the Daily Mail columnist was placed in the most exposed seat in the press box last night – front row, extreme left, next to the aisle.
You're so close to the home fans that they can walk down and peek over your shoulder as they head to their seats.
Samuel, easily recognisable from his picture byline, is well-liked by City fans, though. While a number of journalists have criticised the club for their spending since Sheikh Mansour's takeover in September 2008, he has maintained a positive tone, arguing that it has made the Premier League more exciting.
So it was that during the half-time interval last night, a fan could be heard telling Samuel: "You're the only one who tells it as it is! All the other journalists just write urban myths!" On the subject of which…
3. Stephen Ireland is not building a shark tank at his home. Buried away on page nine of City's astonishingly good match programme last night was a four-paragraph story headlined: 'Stevie rubbishes shark rumour.'
It referred to reports in a couple of the tabloids suggesting that the City midfielder was planning to install a shark tank. (Presumably like a fish tank, but with a really big fake stone bridge.)
Ireland, though, dismissed the story, saying: "My kitchen is very much as it was and I've no plans to put in a shark tank or anything else for that matter."
4. Emmanuel Adebayor is surely the most enigmatic forward in the Premier League. At the start of the season, Adebayor was heading in goals like nobody's business.
Remember the build-up to last September's Manchester derby, when Carlos Tevez made his first return to Old Trafford since leaving United? No less an authority than Sir Alex Ferguson described Adebayor as City's best player.
It's hard to know what has happened since. By his own admission, Adebayor has not had his best of seasons. Shortly before he was sacked in December, Mark Hughes made it clear he had lost patience with the striker by dropping him – a move prompted by his inept display in a 3-0 defeat at Tottenham.
Last night, Adebayor offered little attacking threat, and was too easily dominated by Tottenham's central defensive pairing of Ledley King and Michael Dawson. And yet the ability is clearly there. Go figure. Talking of King…
5. Ledley King would be great if his knees weren't marginally less reliable than my old Rover. I used to have a car that was great to drive, but cost a fortune to service.
The Tottenham captain is a bit like that. As former Spurs manager Juande Ramos once said: "It's no use having a Rolls Royce in the garage."
King was magnificent last night, but it's very rare that he can play two games in less than a week, as he's just done.
There have been calls for Fabio Capello to take him to the World Cup. If England get to the final, they will play seven games in a month.
Is King worth the risk, even as a stand-in? Well, it wouldn't be any dafter than Sven-Goran Eriksson's decision to take Theo Walcott to Germany four years ago as a work experience kid.
6. Patrick Vieira can't influence big games on a regular basis any more. I saw Vieira play for City at Fulham in March, and thought he was very effective as a spoiling midfielder.
Imagine my surprise (phrase © Viz) when I read a clutch of match reports the next day which went along the following lines: "Patrick Vieira… past it… carthorse… knackers' yard… glue factory."
Against Aston Villa last Saturday, Vieira was superb, and all the criticism turned to praise: "Patrick Vieira… imperious… rolling back the years… midfield colossus… every chance of another contract."
Last night, he came on as a substitute for the injured Gareth Barry after around an hour. Barry's energy had been vital to breaking up Tottenham's forward momentum and launching City counter-attacks. Vieira, understandably, wasn't able to match that kind of display. City were pushed further and further back until, eventually, they cracked.
7. Peter Crouch has no respect for his mum. Jayne Crouch is a City fan, her Macclesfield-born son revealed in the build up to last night's game.
Not only did little (big) Peter state that he was going to stick her in the away end, he then proceeded to round off a terrific performance by heading in the late winner that finished off City's Champions League hopes. Kids, eh?
8. Tottenham deserve to finish fourth. Well, they might finish third yet if they win and Arsenal lose on Sunday, but you get the point.
City were in the prime position to land fourth spot after thrashing Burnley 6-1 at Turf Moor on Easter Saturday, as Spurs conceded three penalties and lost 3-1 at Sunderland in a hopelessly indisciplined performance.
Spurs, who went on to lose the FA Cup semi-final to Portsmouth a week later, had successive league games against Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United to follow. Surely they wouldn't pick up much from those games?
As it turned out, they collected six points out of nine. And that was the key difference between them and City – Tottenham won the games that really mattered.
While City showed they could batter Burnley and Birmingham out of sight – a sign of progress, as they couldn't do that earlier in the season – they lost crucial home games against Everton and United.
Tottenham went with an attacking 4-4-2 formation last night, and gradually forced City back. In the end, Roberto Mancini had no answer.
9. Harry Redknapp might be advised to pack a spare suit for major games in future. While giving a live post-match interview to Sky, Redknapp was drenched by his Spurs players, who tipped a large container full of water over his head.
When he finally made it to the post-match briefing for the written press, he still looked rather soggy.
A journalist asked: "Did you bring a spare suit, Harry?" To which the Spurs manager replied: "No, I'm still dripping."
10. Roberto Mancini has discovered a nice line in metaphor. The City manager, not surprisingly, faced a few questions from the press regarding his future after last night's game.
He responded by stating that – even though City had missed out on a place in the Champions League qualifiers – he felt sure he would be given the chance to take the club forward next season (sentiments which have since been echoed by club chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak).
Although Mancini put it a little more eloquently than that. He said: "When you build a house, you don't start from the roof, you start from the basement.
"We have worked very well, and I think we are near the roof."


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Globe: Senator Spilka Breaks Ground at $41 million Housing Project
By Matt Rocheleau, Globe Correspondent
Senator Spilka, along with state and local officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking at the site of a $41-million low-income housing renovation project in Framingham late Wednesday morning.
Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray described the housing modernization project at the Musterfield at Concord Place Development as a place for low-income families to rebuild their lives.
The Framingham Housing Authority launched the 18-month project on Wednesday to renovate 110 two- and three-bedroom brick townhouse apartment units at the location formerly known as the Pearl Harbor Development along Concord, Normandy and Anzio streets.
The redevelopment is among the first in the state to be funded under the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development's (DHCD) mixed financing program for state-financed public housing developments – a funding approach that partners state funding resources with private investors who receive tax credits for participating, said a press release from the authority.
"This project represents a dynamic and innovative collaboration between the public and private sector to revitalize our communities," said Gov. Deval Patrick, who did not attend the ground breaking, in a press release. "By targeting resources in this way, we are not only assisting individuals and families in need, but lifting up those neighborhoods that need it the most."
Total development costs of $41 million include the $6 million purchase of the property. The $35 million modernization is funded by $22 million in financing from the DHCD and $13 million from the state tax credit program.
"If we are to lift people out of poverty, we need to give them the tools to do so," said the housing authority's chairman Stephen Starr.
To read more about the project, click here to see the recent story detailing the modernization plans.
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text: Acronyms today are part and parcel of everyone's life. You use them on facebook, while texting, while tweeting and some even have the urge to use it in examinations. And the most overused one is LOL. Today people use it when they bored, have nothing to say, or maybe when they just smiled in silence or at best chucked a bit. To me, LOL now just means "I have no idea what you just said, but I have got to reply" or maybe "Dude, this conversation is totally dead". So please, stop overusing it or worse misusing it and save it to really applaud something which is the cause of much hilarity.


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The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!" Jesus said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." Then turning to the disciples, Jesus said to them privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it." Luke 10:17-24
One of my daughters, when learning to roller skate, reminded me that she did not need instruction because God had taught her to roller skate in heaven. She remembered clearly being taught but when she first took off on the skates, she didn't seem to remember the lessons. But her confidence in God taking time with her and equipping her with life skills has always inspired me. We too often doubt what God will do for us when we ask.
Today we read about the return of the seventy two that were sent out. They were overjoyed by the work of the Holy Spirit. They had seen people healed and lives changed. They went out with anxiety and came back with great joy. They had been sent out with nothing and came back with everything! We are invited today to have the same confidence in God working in us as those first sent. We are invited to be as trusting and confident as beloved children.
Today I ask God to restore our faith. May we be childlike in our faith\. May we trust that God has so much for us to go and so many more lives to change and miracles to provide. May we end this day with the joy of those first sent.


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Alison Griswold, Forbes Staff - I write about leadership.
Hemp is a variety of Cannabis sativa, the same plant species that yields marijuana, and is illegal to grow in the United States under federal law. But that legislation has long drawn contention from hemp advocates, who point to the health and sustainability advantages of the industrial plant, and note that its genetic and chemical traits differ from those of the Cannabis sativa drug varieties.
Their case gained additional footing Thursday when U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon proposed an amendment to the Farm Bill that would exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana, allowing American farmers to grow the plant legally for the first time since 1957. The introduction of the proposed amendment comes as activists nationwide have already rallied to generate support for hemp and educate the public about its properties as part of the third annual Hemp History Week.
"Industrial hemp is used in many healthy and sustainable consumer products. However, the federal prohibition on growing industrial hemp has forced companies to needlessly import raw materials from other countries," Wyden said in a press release on the website of Vote Hemp, a nonprofit lobbying organization based in Brattleboro, Vt. "My amendment to the Farm Bill will change federal policy to allow U.S. farmers to produce hemp for these safe and legitimate products right here, helping both producers and suppliers to grow and improve Oregon's economy in the process."
The 2010 U.S. retail market for hemp products was estimated at $419 million, and was on track to increase to roughly $450 million for 2011, said Tom Murphy, national outreach coordinator of Vote Hemp and spokesperson for the Hemp Industries Association. Some estimates put the global market for hemp at more than 25,000 products – including fabrics, paper, insulation materials, foods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, according to a Congressional Research Service report released in January. In Canada, where farmers can legally cultivate hemp, acreage devoted to the crop roughly doubled between 2011 and 2012.
Though hemp comes from the Cannabis sativa species, industrial plants tend to contain small to negligible amounts of THC (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol), the main psychoactive component of marijuana, with typical levels of less than 1 percent. THC levels average around 10 percent in marijuana, according to the congressional report. In Canada and the European Union, laws regulating hemp cultivation set 0.3 percent THC as the threshold between industrial cannabis and that with drug potential, the report says.
The legal status of industrial hemp and its products is ambiguous under federal law. The Drug Enforcement Administration considers THC a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act. DEA spokesman Rusty Payne said an exemption in the law removes CSA restrictions on "legitimate industrial products" produced from cannabis plants, but prohibits human consumption of products containing THC. A 2004 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stated that the DEA had misinterpreted the CSA in its regulations, making them invalid. But a ruling by the Eighth Circuit in 2006 claimed that anything with THC was considered a controlled substance.
John Roulac, CEO of Nutiva, a health food company based in Oxnard, Calif. that imports hemp to make several hemp products, said the federal ban on growing hemp is a political issue. He said arguments against the crop include claims that members of the DEA could not distinguish between hemp and marijuana plants, and that it "sends the wrong message to the youth of America." He likened the government's ban on growing hemp to banning farmers from cultivating mushrooms.
"To use their logic, all mushrooms should be illegal because there are some mushrooms that are hallucinogenic," Roulac said.
Language supporting hemp has not reached the floor of the Senate or the House of Representatives for a vote since the 1950s, though Representative Ron Paul has repeatedly introduced a bill to lift restrictions on farming industrial hemp since 2005. The cultivation and research use of industrial hemp is allowed in nine states – including Maine, North Dakota, Oregon and Vermont – but those efforts remain hampered by the federal ban on growing hemp. In North Dakota, for example, cultivating industrial hemp is legal under state law, but federal agents could charge farmers with years of imprisonment or property forfeiture for growing the crop.
Once grown by the likes of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, industrial hemp was a staple crop during the colonial era and the market for hemp has experienced a resurgence in the United States over the past two decades. Hemp can be cultivated for its seeds, fiber, oil and other byproducts, which have a variety of uses. Roulac said hemp seeds are high in omega-3 fatty acids, while its fibers are "ideal" for constructing houses, as material made of hemp is energy efficient, resistant to fire and insects, and more durable than wood. He added that legalizing hemp cultivation would have the additional benefit of job creation.
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The massive oil production platform that will pump crude from the Hebron oil field in Newfoundland's offshore could be towed out of Trinity Bay by the end of April.
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Heat oven to 325° F. Place the bread on a baking sheet and toast in oven for 10 minutes. Remove and immediately rub each slice with the garlic, then with the tomatoes, smearing the pulp into the bread. Top each piece of bread with a slice of ham, a sprinkle of the salt, and a drizzle of the olive oil.


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Riot police surrounding Sana'a
University were withdrawn and replaced by heavily-armed military personnel on Sunday morning to protect over a hundred thousand protesters leading a funeral march in memory of those killed on Friday.
"The military has been forced to interveneto protect the protesters and to stop this violence," said Shawqhi Al-Qhadhi, an M Pfrom the Islamic opposition party, Islah.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced that Sunday was to be a day of mourning after 52 people were killed on Friday by gunman firing from the roofs of nearby houses.Most of the victims were shot directly in the head or the chest. Doctors say at least 617 injured, 347 suffered from inhaling tear-gas. Eyewitnesses said that some of the gunman were caught by the protesters; one died after being thrown from the roof of the Yemen Bank of Reconstruction and Development.
The Yemen times was told that snipers were spotted on four separate buildings and that five gunmen had been caught and handed over to the general prosecution early Saturday.Members of the protest security committee interrogated the snipers and took their testimonies before delivering them to the prosecution.
"Some of the security forces helped us to arrest them "said Marwan Al-Zoubairy from the security committee at the protest."An armored division close to the sit-in helped us stop some of the attackers."
Local and international NGOs have condemned Friday's violence against protesters while a group of Yemeni religious scholars and sheikhs released statements holding president Saleh personally responsible for the attack. The JMP, Yemen's opposition coalition have also blamed the government for the violence.
Saleh has claimed that clashes between the protesters and angry local residents caused the bloodshed.
President Saleh went on to call those killed,"martyrs of democracy" and renewed his call for the protesters to coordinate with the interior ministry and move their sit-in to another location that is not full of residents.
The JMP has called on the GCC, the Arab league, and the Islamic Conference Organization to stand by the Yemeni people to protect their lives and freedoms.
State of emergency declared
Many activists and lawyers have said that Saleh's announcement of a 30 day state of emergency on Friday is against the Yemeni constitution.
Article 121 of theconstitution states, "The House of Representatives shall be called to session within one week and be presented with the declaration of emergency. If the House is not called to session, or the declaration of the state of emergency has not been presented to it, then the state of emergency shall cease to exist according to the Constitution."
Shawqhi Al-Qhadhi told the Yemen Times that what happened Friday is not a sufficient cause for calling a state of emergency.
"This is an abuse of a public post. The president is using the constitution to serve his own benefits."
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These were good and fast!! Had 'em for Sunday dinner!! The recipe and picture come from "Do you smell that"? She made hers on the stove top but I threw it in the crock pot and let it go for 4 hours while we were at church!! I followed the version off pinterest and it was very yummy!! Go visit her blog for stove top version.
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EDINBURG, Jan. 24 - State Rep. Aaron Peña says he has not ruled out running again for the Texas House of Representatives.
At a political forum at the University of Texas-Pan American on Tuesday morning, the Edinburg Republican was given an opportunity to categorically say he has retired from politics.
"Are you done," Peña was asked by moderator Evan Smith, of the Texas Tribune. Peña paused for a moment and then said: "Under the San Antonio map I am absolutely done." And under the legislative drawn map, Smith asked. "I can't absolutely rule it out," Peña responded.
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Intracoronary Abciximab With Clearway Catheter (IC-CLEARLY)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00894023
Recruitment Status : Terminated (the study was stopped because the sample size was very difficult to achieve.)
First Posted : May 6, 2009
Last Update Posted : January 4, 2013
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Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a highly effective therapy for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Adjunctive therapy with glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitor can result in increased patency and improved outcomes in STEMI patients, with thrombus, undergoing PCI. The investigation of novel dosing and delivery strategies of this therapy may help to further improve outcomes.
Study design: Intracoronary Abciximab With Clearway Catheter trial is a randomized, open-label, multicenter, trial to evaluate the effect of an intracoronary (IC) bolus dose of abciximab delivered using the ClearWay™RX catheter versus an intravenous bolus (IV) of abciximab for STEMI with angiographically visible thrombus (Thrombus Grade > 2). All patients in both arms will receive intravenous abciximab infusion following the PCI for 12 hours per standard practice. A total of 150 patients will be randomized 1:1 to treatment of the culprit artery with IC abciximab (75 subjects) or IV abciximab (75 subjects) in addition to an infusion regimen of abciximab administered intravenously and initiated following PCI. The primary endpoint chosen to evaluate this hypothesis is infarct size as assessed on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR). Clinical outcomes will be assessed for each subject through hospital discharge and at 30 day follow-up.
Sample size: The number of patients included in this study was based on the estimation of the sample size needed to identify a statistically significant difference of the primary end-points between the two groups. The investigators estimated that 75 patients would be required in each study group to have a power of 80% to detect an absolute difference in the infarct size resolution of 15% with a two-sided alpha value of 0.05.
Conclusion: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that an IC bolus of abciximab delivered with the ClearWay™RX catheter added to a post-PCI intravenous infusion regimen of abciximab will result in significant additional clot resolution in vivo when compared with an IV bolus of abciximab when added to a post PCI intravenous infusion regimen of abciximab. The primary endpoint chosen to evaluate this hypothesis is infarct size as assessed on CMR.
|Condition or disease
|Acute Myocardial Infarction
|Drug: Intracoronary bolus wtih ClearWay™RX catheter Drug: IV abciximab
|Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|150 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|IntraCoronary Abciximab With the ClearWay Catheter To Improve Outcomes With Lysis
|Study Start Date :
|June 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2011
Experimental: Abciximab
IC bolus of abciximab
Drug: Intracoronary bolus wtih ClearWay™RX catheter
Intracoronary bolus with Clearway catheter
Active Comparator: IV Abciximab
IV abciximab + infusion
Drug: IV abciximab
IV abciximab + infusion
- Reduction in infarct size for the IC infusion group compared to the control as measured with cardiac MRI imaging [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Angiographic outcomes of lesion, flow, and myocardial perfusion using established and validated Quantitative Coronary Angiographic Methodology [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients (men or women) at least 18 years of age
- STEMI: Presenting with ischemic chest discomfort > 20 minutes and <6 hours of duration suggestive of acute myocardial infarction AND ST elevation > 1 mm (> 0.1 mV) in two contiguous limb leads OR > 2 mm (> 0.2 mV) in two contiguous precordial leads
- Must have signed the informed consent form prior to performance of study-related procedures
- Native dominant and proximal culprit vessel 2.5 mm in diameter
- Angiographically identifiable thrombus (presence of a filling defect within the coronary lumen surrounded by contrast medium observed in multiple projections, without calcium within the filling defect, or persistence of contrast medium within the coronary lumen)
- Pre-PCI Thrombus score (TS) ≥ 2 (angiographically apparent thrombus that is > ½ the vessel diameter)
- Pre-PCI TIMI flow grade of 0-2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous PCI of the IRA
- Previous myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass grafting
- Cardiogenic shock
- Three vessel disease
- Left main disease
- Severe valvular heart disease
- Rescue PCI (PCI following fibrinolytic administration)
- Facilitated PCI (PCI following fibrinolytic or GP IIb/IIIa inhibition)
- Contraindication to GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors such as excess bleeding risk or thrombocytopenia
- Current participation in another investigational trial
- Exclusion criteria for the MRI imaging include implanted pacemakers, defibrillators, or metallic intracranial implants, severe claustrophobia, BMI > 35 kg/m², atrial fibrillation or known not well controlled extrasystoles (bad images), or allergy to gadolinium-DTPA
- Enrolment of patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30 ml/min/1.73 m2 should be carefully evaluated considering the gadolinium chelate-associated risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00894023
|Policlinico of Modena
|Modena, Italy, 41124
|Dept.of Cardiovascular Sciences,Policlinico Umberto I
|Rome, Italy, 00155
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Gennaro Sardella, Associate Professor in Cardiology, University of Roma La Sapienza
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00894023 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|May 6, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|January 4, 2013
|Last Verified:
|January 2013
Keywords provided by Gennaro Sardella, University of Roma La Sapienza:
Patients with AMI
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Myocardial Infarction
Pathologic Processes
Myocardial Ischemia
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
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Friday, 28 August 2009
Merry Go round: Summer
It' s time for our Merry-go-round, and this month' s topic is Seasons...this season....Summer.
"Summertime, and the livin' is easy... fish are jumping and the cotton is high..." Well, there is no cotton around here but "livin is, indeed, easy". I' m going to fall again in a comparison between my life before and after I came to The Netherlands... sorry to bore you!
-Before I came here: I was lucky enough to live accross the street from a very clean and fresh river which carries waters for a thousand km, from up high in the Andes straight into the Atlantic ocean, only 30km away from our house. The "Rio Negro" was our playground in early summer, when we still had school. We would rush back, change into our swimmsuits, grab our canoe and barefoot run accross the street to go paddle around. Hours we would spend swimming there... and in the weekends we would wake up, grab some breakfast and just run accross the street. It was so comfortable to have such gorgeous large river right there in front of you. A luxury really.
By the time January came around (high summer in southern hemisphere), we would all move to the beach house which was designed especifically to host a large number of people. It' s a refuge from technology. No computers, no tv. Music comes from and old radio and an old turn table. And until cellphones became popular, no phone either. Books lay everywhere and you are encouraged to get up and go to the beach... and we would stay there until the late hours with friends and family... laying on the sand, walking, following waves for hours now as grown ups as we did when we were kids. Summer means total relax, taking it easy... socializing, dancing, dinner parties organized that same day on the beach... staying out late with friends until the sun comes up and you walk home barefoot, tired but happy...
-FFWD to my summers in The Netherlands. For starters it doesn' t last 3 or 4 months but more like... a few weeks. I grew up so used to week after week of 30-40C that it took me some time to understand that summer in northern Europe... you don' t blink or you missed it! And there is not such a thing as total relax. Because the weather is so bleak and wet the rest of the year, in summer people rush to do all those projects they can't do the rest of the year. Fix the house, for example. Every spare minute is used in doing something productive... there is not much laying around yawning and walking in slow motion! I' m still in the process of adapting to this way of thinking. I see sun and just want to go outside and relax. My husband, on the contrary, runs around sweating, hammer in hand fixing stuff.
The very postive thing of summer now is that this is the season when we start harvesting lots of yummies from our veggie garden: berries, tomatoes, zuchinni, aubergines, beans, lettuce, rucula, spinach, carrots,peppers...and so much more. I think I apreciate summer more here and now than I used to do before. It' s shorter and, as with all those things that come in small rations, you try to prolongue it's taste.
*photos are both mine. Top photograph taken 3 yrs ago, last time I went to Argentina, of a sunset over the Atlantic. Bottom picture was taken this summer in Noord Holland on vacations...swans and an old ship. No retouches...just framing.
Please do visit the rest of the girls who take part in this Mery-go-round:
Jenny at Jenny Karlsson design
Wendren at Wren
Sara at Sara's Texture Crafts
Charlotte at Fancy Picnic
Agathe at Le Bar du Vent
Fabienne at Easterya
Ruth at Birdland Creation
Lily at LilyPang Art and Design
14 comments:
- Easterya said...
I can so relate to this life before and after, it's exactly the same for me but the other way round!! I am much much more able to relax, and around us Turkish people take relaxing to a new level, they are so laid back they're horizontal!! :D
- 28 August 2009 at 19:09
- Tweed Delights said...
Your 'Netherland Summers' sound pretty much like ours, but I love to hear about your Summers in Argentina too - so exotic to me :)
- 28 August 2009 at 20:33
- Steffi said...
Enjoy your summer!I love the autunm in the Netherlands!I love Noord-Holland!Fantastic landscapes on the North Sea and calm,long beaches!
- 28 August 2009 at 21:16
- florcita said...
Fabs yeah, you got the nice sunny summers now! I think Turkish people might be like us! ahaahah
Alison yeah, I think we pretty much have smiliar weather... people here say that I am exotic, and I feel like a papaya or something similar...hahaha an exotic fruit!
Steffi I love autumn here. I give you that. Love the colors changing...the calm in the air, the light. Winter comes afterwards, that' s not so nice! hahha But I could live in perpetual autumn!
- 28 August 2009 at 22:30
- Lily Pang said...
Your Argentina place reminds my of my childhood place. I did exactly the same thing in summer there that is to swim in the river near my house like a wild child.
A lot Europeans like Singapore sun. I guess I understand know why.
- 29 August 2009 at 04:08
- meherio68 said...
The one time I went to Argentina, 10 years ago, it was in February. 2 weeks of gorgeous summer in the middle of a bleak Parisian winter. The luxury of it!
Contrasts do help us savour things, don't they...
- 29 August 2009 at 18:48
- Ruth said...
What a great post! I love hearing both contrasting stories. I know when I was in England the weather made such a difference. Now in northern CA, we know it's going to be nice...no rain for months and lots of harvesting. That is definitely the best. Don't want to swap that. Happy eating!
- 30 August 2009 at 02:42
- Wendren said...
Wonderful imagery is created by your post. I remember days playing in the mud in Botswana all year round. There was no winter there. Now, Im sitting hugging the heater but summer is just around the corner and in South Africa, Cape Town that means wind. We get so much wind, but after reading about the Dutch winters, I think I will happily keep to months of wind rather than a few weeks of sun. It would be nice if my Dutch Iris's and Tulips had a chance to grow before being blown to the ground though. You can never have it all I guess. :/
- 30 August 2009 at 21:44
- Sara's Texture Crafts said...
Aha... yes, never blink this side of the world... you will miss those few weeks of anything other than rain! Sx
- 1 September 2009 at 21:27
- 'fancypicnic' said...
Oh, to have summers like those in your old beach house...! Wow. Bit different now!
Don't faint...I'm trying to get back into the swing of things! Sorry to be so late. We really must be in touch again if you haven't changed your mind? I'll mail you in a day or two? xx
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Via an August 2 e-newsletter from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO):
Macroinvertebrate Sampling with the MWMO
Just like people, macroinvertebrates (think dragonflies, crayfish, mussels, insects, etc.) need clean water to live. These types of macroinvertebrates live in our lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands, and collecting data on them, like recording and counting the different species present, can tell us about the health of our waterbodies.
Know of any 9th-12th graders who might be interested in macroinvertebrate sampling? We offer a free macroinvertebrate sampling program for youth groups from 10 to 30 participants. We provide the sampling equipment, and you provide the people power!