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Who is Sean Delaney?
There are few people in KISS history that were as important to the success of the band as Sean Delaney. Sean served from the very beginning as tour manager, producer, choreographer, hair stylist, sound and light man, co-writer, the list goes on...here are the highlights from his apppearance at the 10th Annual New York KISS Expo on April 21, 1996. (This article first appeared in KISSaholics # 16)
Q- How did you first become involved with Bill Aucoin?
Sean- I used to do a thing over in the East Village. I was a waiter and I started taking my guitar in...As soon as I stopped waiting on a table, I'd pick up my guitar and start playing songs...then I'd make people put money in a hat and pretty soon they fired all the other waiters, except me... Bill Aucoin came down there and that's how he met me.
Q- Were you involved with him in the "Flipside" show?
Sean- Yeah, we did "Flipside" and a (60's) show called "Saturday at the Movement"...
Q- How did you first encounter KISS? Did you go with Bill to see them?
Sean- Bill and I both saw them at the Hotel Diplomat...
Q- What were your first impressions of KISS at the Hotel Diplomat? Could you sense there was a "magic" about them?
Sean- I thought it was absolutely the worst thing that could possibly hit, I mean worst. It was so unlike anything that it had to be incredible. It was new, it was something that wasn't being done...So try to imagine, in a small rehearsal studio, four guys are up there playing. In front of them are Bill Aucoin (KISS' future manager), Neil Bogart (future president of Casablanca Records), Joyce Biawitz (also KISS' future manager), and myself. They finished the first song and no applause. Gene walks down to Neil Bogart, grabs both of his hands, and makes him applaud...and Neil started applauding because he was scared to death. And I said to myself at that moment, "This I wanna be involved in"...because that's the kind of balls you have to have to do anything...
Q- Now your role with KISS wasn't just one thing, it was multi-faceted. You were the first road manager, you choreographed the show for them, you helped them write songs.
Sean- I was (also) the stage manager, sound, lights, and after about 3-4 months they allowed me to hire 2 roadies...In the beginning, Gene and Paul, the whole band and myself got close real quick, because unlike Neil Bogart and Bill Aucoin, I was a musician. They all had seen me before and I looked at them differently. They were like my babies. I wasn't going to let anything bad happen to these guys that happened to me because I had been through it before, I was prepared for it...Lies from record ompanies...managers...I was also the Vice President of the company...Along with that I wanted them to succeed...In the beginning, I dyed everyone's hair black just to put everybody on an equal level...so no matter where they went, they were connected. Paul Stanley got an itchy scalp so when he'd be playing in rehearsal, he'd reach up and scratch his head and I'd say, "What are you doing? You can't be up there and reach up with your finger and, "I got crabs" or something. You can't do that!" He said, "Well, what am I supposed to do? My scalp hurts!" I said, "Paul, instead of just scratching it, really scratch it! And that's one of his big moves. He'll stop and say, "How 'ya doing?", scratch his head and throw his arms out...So with Gene, he'd come out walking like a monster and he'd walk back like a human and I'd go, "You can't do that! You have to be this thing!" So I was their mirror that would stop them from not doing what it was that they wanted - and I did that 24 hours a day.
Q- I understand that you and Bill Aucoin video-taped some very early rehearsals so the band could see how they looked?
Sean-...In the very beginning, Gene, Paul, Peter and Ace always had a very strong idea of what they thought they were...I'd look at them and I'd say, they're trying to do this. So when I'd say, "Can you try...", they'd say, "Oh, no no" and get all mad. So what I did is took a camera and I said "Look, you know how to do it your way. I've got an idea. So why don't we try it both ways and see what you think?". So the moment that we did that, they sat down. And when they saw that it's not running around real quick and crazy that works on stage, then they could see that the other way really works...I sorta like knew what they really wanted and they learned to trust me. So we really worked well together.
Q- Who has the video of the early rehearsals?
Sean- I think Bill Aucoin has it. In fact, I know he has it.
Q- There are some great stories you talk about in the KISSTORY book, tell us about the station wagon story.
Sean- This has got to be one of my top 10 favorite stories. In the beginning, on the first tour, we had 2 vehicles; a station wagon and a 22ft. Hertz rental truck. We had 2 roadies in that and me in the station wagon. In the beginning of the tour everything's fine. We're singing songs, "99 Bottles of Beer On the Wall"...and as the tour went on, the happiness sorta dropped because you are in a station wagon and you're driving 6-700 miles a day. You're tired, you're sick, you're getting paid nothing. People have never seen you, so when you first get up on stage people are throwing bottles and booing...So the tension is really heavy between the band and they would do things to me like, they'd all sit in the back seat and they'd take little pieces of cotton and stick them on top of my head...I'd be driving and I wouldn't even know..I'd end up with a "Marie Antionette" thing and driving to some redneck gas station - "Hey Bud, fill it up." and they'd look at me...and they'd (KISS) all laugh and hide in the back. So the tension got worse and worse and we all went to see "Deliverance". Well, we were down south and these guys from New York, we are in "hillbilly land". It was a real nice development with a house and 8 acres of land, but to them it had to be "hillbillies". I missed a turn and Ace starts poking me and telling me, "Remember where you are driving" and Peter starts poking me...and I'm sitting there and all of the sudden I get an idea. I reached down and turned the ignition off, tapped the gas pedal to flood the engine and the car goes "Roomp, roomp"...I said, "Guys, oh my god we are out of gas!". Here we are in a wooded area and they think "Deliverance". They were scared to death! Here they are 4 guys, back then with tinted black hair and skulls all over...everything, some casual daytime makeup...down in the south and they were panic stricken! I tell them to get in the back of the station wagon and lay down. I then cover them up with a blanket. So here's 4 sets of platform heels sticking straight up and a blanket. I get out and sit down and drink 2-3 beers. Twenty minutes later, I walk back over to the car and they are still laying under this blanket and and I started to laugh hesterically. One head would pop up and Gene would look at me and Paul would look at me and Peter would not speak to me for 2 solid weeks. Not a word! It's nice to get even.
Q- Could you talk about how Paul evolved...into the great showman that he is today?
Sean- ...When all the makeup got on the faces, the only one that looked closest to human was Paul Stanley. I mean, he had the star on his face, but everything else was the Demon...Do demons talk to you? No, they growl but they don't talk. Ace would have opened his mouth and went, "Ha! How you doing?"...this is not talking, this is "Ace-ing". Peter was way back at the drums, cats don't talk to you. Paul had to learn exact lines. So I used to work with him on "How 'ya doin'?". What would happen is that Paul would get excited and do things like this (gestures)...this is what you call a "He/She". One of the first reviews was Paul Stanley "bi-modualtes, bi-sexually across the stage."...Paul died!!! They just called him a queer in public! Oh No!!! Paul would go to stick his leg out and everybody would grab it. Not just the girls, but the guys too! He just got to the point where he got sorta like scared of the audience. So anyway, the four guys had a way to aggravate each other. "He/She" is all you had to call Paul to get him pissed. With Gene, it was "Mr. Marvello" because he knew everything about everything. So when he'd start telling the band what it was they's all go, "Sshhh. 'Marvello' speaks!" Did that answer your question?
Q- No, but it's pretty darn good - keep going.
Sean- That was something that Paul had in him; the ability to be very masculine on stage and, at the same time, very feminine. His success was probably the one thing that he didn't like about himself in the beginning.
Q- People say that Alive! and Alive II were Re-recorded. Of your knowledge, how much was re-recorded?
Sean- Ok, because I was there, they do...they re-cut every band, this isn't just KISS. They'll take a whole bunch of recordings from different live concerts...pick out thebest audience participation and, of course, which sounds the best.
Q- Destroyer was a big leap forward for the band from the prior records, especially working with Bob Ezrin. I understand he was a real taskmaster. Was that difficult for the band?
Sean- When we went into the studio the first time to meet him he was sitting there stark-assed naked!!!(with a bow-tie). That album had a lot of Bob Ezrin in it. He's probably one of the most amazing producers in my lifetime...because I produced Double Platinum with Mike Stone and we had to remix all of the tracks and Bob records with all of the special effects and everything on the tape. You cannot change anything Bob Ezrin has ever done - there it is, like it or not.
Q- You produced Gene's solo album. Do you know why he did "When You Wish Upon A Star"?
Sean- When he got to America, at his school they put a sign on him that said, "If I look lost, point me in the right direction". The first English words that Gene ever learned were the words to Jiminy Cricket's "When You Wish..." and if you listen (to Gene's version), you'll hear his voice crack, because at that point he was crying. I wouldn't let him re-record the vocal.
Q- I heard Gene was trying to get Lennon and McCartney to sing on the album.
Sean- We almost had them and Ringo said, "No".They said we might do it if you don't tell anyone we did it and we went, "Of course we won't"...the album would have went "Gene Simmons and the Beatles". Gene was in contact with them and it almost happened.
Q- When did you leave the band?
Sean- We went to Australia in 1979 and I almost retired then I liked it so much. I left the band at the end of 1979.
Q- How much memorabilia have you saved?
Sean- I have the first KISS t-shirt that Lydia Criss actually made.
(Reprinted from KISSaholics Issue #16)
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I saw a young man, or maybe a man no longer young, sitting on a rock pile; he was busily throwing rocks of all sizes around, gleefully and despondently, causing rock-slides and chain-reactions beyond the hill where he presided, in the sweltering heat, always keeping the activity going, as if he were required to make noise. He's wearing shorts and no shirt and picking up rocks and throwing them down, tossing one over his shoulder sometimes, listening to the sounds of the impact and reacting in accord to some deep internal rhythm, intent on keeping sounds in the air at all times. He's a drummer, I thought–a rock n'roll drummer stripped down in his natural setting and dealing with the elements of his most rudimentary profession.
I saw a man, a hungry, sloppily dressed man, all by himself and working fast, not looking at anyone as he went taking generous and varied helpings from a salad bar; which he walks back and forth like he only had one chance at this, apprising and choosing, teasing with the forks and spoons and scooping now tentatively, now defiantly, needing both hands sometimes, or three hands in a blur and a balancing act just barely within his power, to put together the plate with tasty, harmonious, chordal combinations of fruits and vegetables, with toppings and drippings. I thought: he's playing the scales, and plucking just the . . . olives. Here's the man with the piano, if you strip it down like in some Theater of Dissemblance.
I saw a tall, willowy man, with large hands and a way of standing as if he were bending back, while rooted to the spot; he was getting rhythms from the earth. He was steadily sawing down a big tree, right in front of him, sawing until the job's done, was the impression; but maybe his saw is too weak, so he picks up another saw, an electric saw, a chain-saw. Now he's fundamental–for they have to get this tree down, just so, in sing-song fashion. I thought: the bass player! He always tends to rule, and must underlay this riff and then; another tree in the progression must come down. I thought, this is all on the stage. Where these musicians are lasting until they have to go back to prison. Let out like some chain-gang for brief liberation. The band is almost realized . . . Whenever I see a rock n'roll band setting up on stage I think it looks like the guys are hired help; but of course this is the band, doing forced labour. And when they start tuning up I always think, these guys are prisoners brought in from the county jail, and forced to play together.
Then I saw a man putting away the dishes in the kitchen. An indelible man in his own time, comfortable at home, putting away big stacks of plates, plates of all sizes, taking them from a steaming dish-dryer and holdings some plates up for admiration, then hurrying them onto the cupboard. He's working fast but in syncopation, with occasional plucking of cups and saucers, and beautiful trills made by squeaky clean glasses being lined up in regiments or four and five deep. With of course the threat of a huge crash bringing the performance to a dramatic end.
While some older guy is snoozing in a rocking chair. On a front porch, or by a window where a parade is going by. Or isn't going by. Is he holding a baby? He's listening to some music in his head, which has been suggested and supported by the steady rocking. Well, no, he is not snoozing but wide awake! He might leap to his feet and start rocking on his heels, swaying back and pitching forward again. Turns out that wasn't a baby, but a saxophone! And if we add the sixth man, the trumpet player, who we will find as a schoolboy raising the flag on the flagpole, pulling it higher and higher into the blue sky until it unfurls and the wind catches it–then we have the full metaphorical rock n/roll band. I have found their origins, each scene of origin from which they are recruited, or have magically stepped–to form the final dissemblance, in the theater being created.
Each of these people has been arrested, or let's recruited, for their enthusiasm, and sentenced, or let's say been doomed, to a life of creative action. One while making a sandwich, one while throwing rocks, another while rocking a baby. In this life in prison, or let's say exile, they are ordered or rather they are inspired to devise some form of entertainment, because the authorities–I mean the world, must need a travelling show, to go out and amuse the public in taverns and bars and nightclubs. Instinctively, and together, they create a rock n' roll band, in which each member finds his old self again, I mean his real self forever, in the dissembling form of a musician. That's the way it is–you beggars in the audience.

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I woke up at about 6 PM this evening. Our social night was cancelled. I chatted with my wife a bit and chatted on-line. I read a bit. I am getting ready to do some web mastering for our self help network. I may have a short day today only staying up to 6 or 7 am, Thursday. I will help with the newspapers Thursday morning and I have a class to attend Thursday night. I am also most done the required readings for this week's class and have done many extra readings.Posted by petert at October 5, 2005 08:52 PM


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|posted on 23rd May 12 at 13:02
Not sure - perhaps you should try getting online support from here:
|posted on 23rd May 12 at 12:58
No apple store but resellers?
|posted on 23rd May 12 at 08:41
Have you got a local Apple store near you? Try booking an appointment with them to get it sort - might make me sound like a bit of a fanboy, but they're very good with returns and repairs so they should be able to help you out no matter where the product was bought from.
|posted on 23rd May 12 at 08:13
My work bought it for me in March but I'm currently working in Oz till September so not sure of how it would work with sorting it?
|posted on 22nd May 12 at 14:11
How old is it? If its playing up, the Apple store should be able to sort it for you/replace it if it's still under AppleCare.
|posted on 22nd May 12 at 11:59
I fixed the sound issue. Had to assign the slider key to lock screen, and then back to mute again. It's starting to run real slow now. No apps open, done the home button and power thing, still seems buggy.
|posted on 10th May 12 at 15:41
Just done tis so will see how it goes.
|Dan H
|posted on 10th May 12 at 15:30
downgrade it to 5.0.1 see if that helps?
|posted on 10th May 12 at 15:29
Power button and home button for 10 seconds to restart it properly.
|posted on 10th May 12 at 15:24
I assume the old turning it off/waiting a minute/turning it back on trick doesn't help?
|posted on 10th May 12 at 15:24
Sounds like it's trying to log into a WiFi hotspot. No idea why it's doing it though if you're on home WiFi though.
|posted on 10th May 12 at 15:15
Yup. On 5.1.1 (9b206)
Actually, it's been doing this since the update. And noticed notification sounds gone but music ok, notification settings all the same, and yes it's on loud.
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You updated the iOS software on it?
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Hello, wondering if anyone can shed any light on this.


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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
I don't think many parents are aware of the new threat (thrill for the kids) going around, but it is deadly. I will just copy the entire email here because it is very powerful and moving.
At the end, I will add some links I found to other sites that talk about this latest fatal fad.
Grieving Officer Shares Crucial Safety Warning, Embodies Police Spirit
The following warning (verified by PoliceOne) was forwarded to us by P-1 member Harold Gray, an agent with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, in response to a request made by its author Jeff Williams, a police officer in East Cleveland, Ohio. Jeff's 14-year-old son, Kyle, was tragically killed three months ago after inhaling the contents of a can of Dust-Off, a widely sold compressed air product. Please take serious note of this warning for the safety of your own children and make an effort to spread the word.
Also note the heroism here. Even in the midst of crushing personal tragedy, Jeff instinctively does what a true police officer is driven to do: Keep others safe. Cleveland "Plain Dealer" columnist Connie Schultz, who attended Kyle's funeral and wrote about it in one of her pieces, made this observation the day of the service, "Jeff Williams sat a few feet away from his 14-year-old son's open casket on Monday [3/7/05] and talked about saving other children's lives. Most parents can't focus beyond their own grief in the wake of such a loss, but Williams is not like most parents. He's an East Cleveland police officer, and he's seen too many kids die too many ways. This is how he copes, pulling threads of hope from unraveling lives."
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Our deepest sympathies go out to Jeff and his wife, Kathy. We hope you can find peace in knowing that your efforts will save others.
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First I'm going to tell you a little about me and my family. My name is Jeff. I am a Police Officer for a city which is known nationwide for its crime rate. We have a lot of gangs and drugs. At one point we were number two in the nation in homicides per capita. I also have a police K-9 named Thor. He was certified in drugs and general duty. He retired at three years old because he was shot in the line of duty. He lives with us now and I still train with him because he likes it. I always liked the fact that there was no way to bring drugs into my house. Thor wouldn't allow it. He would tell on you. The reason I say this is so you understand that I know about drugs. I have taught in schools about drugs. My wife asks all our kids at least once a week if they used any drugs. Makes them promise they won't.
I like building computers occasionally and started building a new one in February 2005. I also was working on some of my older computers. They were full of dust so on one of my trips to the computer store I bought a 3 pack of DUST OFF. Dust Off is a can of compressed air to blow dust off a computer. A few weeks later when I went to use them they were all used. I talked to my kids and my two sons both said they had used them on their computer and were messing around with them. I yelled at them for wasting the 10 dollars I paid for them. On Feb. 28 I went back to the computer store. They didn't have the three-pack I had bought on sale so I bought a single jumbo can of Dust Off. I went home and set it down beside my computer.
On March 1 I left for work at 10 p.m. At 11 p.m. my wife went down and kissed Kyle goodnight. At 5:30 a.m. the next morning Kathy went downstairs to wake Kyle up for school before she left for work. He was sitting up in bed with his legs crossed and his head leaning over. She called to him a few times to get up. He didn't move. He would sometimes tease her like this and pretend he fell back asleep. He was never easy to get up. She went in and shook his arm. He fell over. He was pale white and had the straw from the Dust Off can coming out of his mouth. He had the new can of Dust Off in his hands. Kyle was dead.
I am a police officer and I had never heard of this. My wife is a nurse and she had never heard of this. We later found out from the coroner, after the autopsy, that only the propellant from the can of Dust off was in his system. No other drugs. Kyle had died between midnight and 1 a.m.
I found out that using Dust Off is being done mostly by kids ages 9 through 15. They even have a name for it - it's called dusting, a take off from the Dust Off name. It gives them a slight high for about 10 seconds. It makes them dizzy. A boy who lives down the street from us showed Kyle how to do this about a month before. Kyle showed his best friend, told him it was cool and it couldn't hurt you. It's just compressed air. It can't hurt you. His best friend said 'no.'
Kyle's death
Kyle was wrong. It's not just compressed air. It also contains a propellant. I think its R2. It's a refrigerant like what is used in your refrigerator. It is a heavy gas. Heavier than air. When you inhale it, it fills your lungs and keeps the good air, with oxygen, out. That's why you feel dizzy, buzzed. It decreases the oxygen to your brain, to your heart. Kyle was right. It can't hurt you. IT KILLS YOU. The horrible part about this is there is no warning. There is no level that kills you. It's not cumulative or an overdose; it can just go randomly, terribly wrong. Roll the dice and if your number comes up you die. IT'S NOT AN OVERDOSE. It's Russian roulette. You don't die later. Or not feel good and say I've had too much. You usually die as you're breathing it in. If not you die within 2 seconds of finishing "the hit." That's why the straw was still in Kyle's mouth when he died. Why his eyes were still open.
The experts want to call this huffing. The kids don't believe its huffing. As adults we tend to lump many things together. But it doesn't fit here. And that's why it's more accepted. There is no chemical reaction. No strong odor. It doesn't follow the huffing signals. Kyle complained a few days before he died of his tongue hurting. It probably did. The propellant causes frostbite. If I had only known.
It's easy to say 'hey, it's my life and I'll do what I want.' But it isn't. Others are always affected. This has forever changed our family's life. I have a hole in my heart and soul that can never be fixed. The pain is so immense I can't describe it. There's nowhere to run from it. I cry all the time and I don't ever cry. I do what I'm supposed to do but I don't really care. My kids are messed up. One won't talk about it. The other will only sleep in our room at night. And my wife, I can't even describe how bad she is taking this. I thought we were safe because of Thor. I thought we were safe because we knew about drugs and talked to our kids about them.
After Kyle died another story came out. A Probation Officer went to the school system next to ours to speak with a student. While there he found a student using Dust Off in the bathroom. This student told him about another student who also had some in his locker. This is a rather affluent school system. They will tell you they don't have a drug problem there. They don't even have a DARE or PLUS program there. So rather than tell everyone about this "new" way of getting high they found, they hid it. The probation officer told the media after Kyle's death and they, the school, then admitted to it. I know that if they would have told the media and I had heard, it wouldn't have been in my house.
We need to get this out of our homes and school computer labs.
Using Dust Off isn't new and some "professionals" do know about. It just isn't talked about much, except by the kids. They know about it.
April 2 was one month since Kyle died. April 5 would have been his fifteenth birthday. And every weekday I catch myself sitting on the living room couch at 2:30 in the afternoon and waiting to see him get off the bus. I know Kyle is in heaven but I can't help but wonder if I died and went to Hell.
***************************************************************************************************************** Another worthy article from "sooevening news".
Monday, June 27, 2005
TNT-T (third installment)
"I want some spiced pork." T1G of Drunken Wisdom
"I've got some spiced pork for you" Tammi of Tammi's World
"But I don't know where your pork has been!" T1G
"If you've seen one woman naked, you want to see them all!" Graumagus of Frizzen Sparks
"I can make it bigger, I just can't make it more." Little Joe of Little Joe's Soapbox
"I'm coming." TNT of Smiling Dynamite
"You don't know how to eat it right." Little Joe to TNT
"What is poking me in the back?" Anathematized1 of Rivers of Blood
"Your mango shit tastes like oranges." Little Joe
"Tammi's fell in the well." Cody of Tammi's World
"If I can't love myself, I can hate everyone else." Anathematized1
"I'm going to be spitting out hair for a week!" Harvey of Bad Example to Tammi
"Oh look! It's Bill (Graumagus). I can tell by his three asses." Anathematized1
"I'm going to slowly roast your meat." Tammi to T1G
"We're going to make it nice and creamy...We're going to 'glop' it on." Tammi
"You like a lot of nuts?!" Sissy of What's Next to Tammi
"I am white trash." Tammi
"I just roll around in the mud for a good patina." Anathematized1
"Mmmmm, solo mud fighting!" Tammi
"You are one of my favorite fruits." Sissy to ??? (probably all of us)
"She keeps that in a special place." Teresa of Technicalities
"She wasn't going to go digging in that special place." T1G
"My courtesy suck with Bill. I figured I should give you a courtesy suck." Anathematized1
Th..th..th..at's all folks! (At least until the next, soon to come, blog meet!)
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Just a casual observation as I was stuck at a red light because the 'big lady' in her 'big vehicle' had to cut in front of me, drive two blocks, and pull into a Burger King. Thus not allowing me to make the green light.
FYI - I hate all drivers on the road but me! I should own all the roads in the world.
"Megalomania", yeah that's my 'word of the week'.
Main Entry: meg·a·lo·ma·nia
Pronunciation: "me-g&-lO-'mA-nE-&, -ny&
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
1 : a mania for great or grandiose performance
2 : a delusional mental disorder that is marked by infantile feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur
Hmmm, but I don't think I'm delusional at all....
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
At first, I didn't think I would be able to come up with anything. However, after pondering my youth, I realized almost everything good about it was wrapped up in memories of my Grandmother.
It actually got me crying because I miss her so much so I will be dedicating a future entry entirely to her memory.
1. Summers with absolutely no schedule of stuff that had to be done. I spent one summer reading until 6:00am every evening/morning and then sleeping until noon. Did you know there is a whole set of books with "Shirley Temple" as the main character?
2. My grandmother was the epitome of 'unconditional love'. I could get away with anything with her and she loved me just the same.
3. Second breakfasts. My mom had me on a diet since I was about 5 years old. (She has issues.) On Saturdays she had to work, she would give me a piece of toast or two for breakfast and drop me off at my Grandmother's.
She would immediately ask me what I wanted to eat. I would get toast, milk, OJ, eggs, sausages, cereal; whatever I wanted. And seconds, too! All of this wonderful food AND I got to watch "Fury" at the same time. Mom never figured out why I gained rather than loss weight on those weeks!
Not passing it on, as I'm sure this noxious strain of a meme has struck most everyone already.
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Detective's partner gets killed. He turns to new girlfriend for comfort. They end up having sex. At first they feel guilty, but then realize it is just a joyous statement to their still being alive when others are dead.
Okay, I have heard this sentiment before. Death brings out sexual drives because you are all wrought up and yet thankful that you are still alive...Blah, blah, blah.
I'm sorry, but that's just macabre to me.
When relatives/friends have died, the thought of sex is one of the last things on my mind. All I truly want to do is sleep away the memory of all of it. And sex as a comfort tool...NOT!
I guess everyone handles grief differently, but sex??? I just don't get the concept.
Anyone else want to share an opinion?
Friday, June 17, 2005
TNT-T (Second Installment)
To start things off...since he thought he was free and clear...
"I feel pretty and witty and gay...and you can quote me!" Little Joe of Little Joe's Soapbox
"I'm going to score some of Tammi's Mexican manicotti!" Graumagus of FrizzenSparks
"I have a really nice pit." Tammi
"You go ahead and ride that." T1G of Drunken Wisdom
"I will eat all the nuts." T1G
"You like Sissy's nuts?" T1G
"Technically, they're mine." Tammi
"Add wood right!" Little Joe
"Would you like a butt-ride?" Little Joe
"You bounce around - its better than Disneyland!" Anathematized1 of Rivers of Blood
"She sits on my butt while I flex." Little Joe
"I put spice in his life and I make his head explode." Tammi
"You like making heads explode, Tammi?" TNT
"I'm damp." Tammi
"I heard it was nasty; I had to try it!" Anathematized1
Gee, that takes care of ONE page of notes. I think I have 3 or 4 more. We were on quite a roll!!
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Okay, this was two weekends ago, but I've been busy. For some reason, I have people nagging me to post the quotes taken with the almighty "quote pen". Trust me, there were many. Considering this was only one evening, as compared to the weekend blog meet in Tammi's World in Orlando, we were on a record setting quote pace.
Here's your teaser with MANY more to come...
"Lick, slam, suck!" Tammi
"Sounds like the perfect date to me!" T1G of Drunken Wisdom
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Well, I definitely got the sun (temperature was in the 90s) and I definitely got the sloth (as I laid out for over 4 hours).
However, the "peaceful" part did not completely work out. I was fine for an hour until pernicious people started arriving.
First, the three young girls next to me. As I was privy to their inane chatter, I knew they had all just graduated from high school. All had cell phones with them and must have received at least six phone calls and placed other calls.
One had to inform her cohorts on the evils of a male friend who was dissing President Clinton. Yeah, cuz you see she maintained he was the best president ever because he was the only president that had ever reduced the national debt! And look at Bush, he started a war! (It took all I had not to knock them silly with their cell phones.)
And one of the girls kept complaining that 'its so hot'. Well then get off your lazy skinny ass, yet incredibly out-of-shape ass, and do some laps in the pool!
Then there was the business type guy across the pool. He was doing business on his cell phone in a very loud voice. Yes, he needed wooden pallets from the "All American Pallet" company. He had to have made or received at least 10 calls. Then I heard him say in one of his conversations that, "When I get off of probation..."
GREAT! This is probably somebody I see at work and here I am in my bikini! Hopefully, he won't recognize me with clothes on. :)
What happened to the wonderful days with no cell phones and no stupid, ignorant kids who have no clue, actually being allowed to graduate from high schools and feel they have the right to espouse their opinions as law to everyone within earshot?
"Yeah, our team plays softball for this bar. Our motto is 'Licking won't cause pregnancy.' "??!!
What's the best/worst pick-up line you've heard?
Saturday, June 04, 2005
We we enjoyed ourselves immensly despite less than favorable weather conditions. Like any good homesteader, they provided us food and a comfortable shelter. Thank-you all for a very enjoyable time.
LITTLE JOE of Little Joe's Soapbox
-Gives the best hugs ever!
-Beneath his rough exterior, lies a heart of gold. Add some camo paint, and you have instant "Shrek"!
GRAUMAGUS of Frizzen Sparks (Described previously from Chicago, but a few more tidbits...)
-His wick doesn't always spark and he can't always get a good bang!
-However, he was kind enough to allow Harvey and I to try out his gun. When it does fire, watch out...it's pretty hot!
CONTAGION of Miasmatic Review
-He really does eat some of the disgusting things he has blogged about!
-He is actually a pretty good marksman.
CONTAGION's WIFE - Ktreva
-A very sweet woman. I have no IDEA how Contagion managed to entrap her. (There is a rumor of an exchange for much gold and jewlery.)
-Made sure this homestead guest was warm and comfortable. Tucked a blanket around me and practically gave me the coat off her back!
-Full of piss and vinegar - just like his father.
-Likes his beer - just like his father.
ANATHEMATIZED of Rivers of Blood
-Very hilarious! I enjoyed meeting her immensly.
-Almost always has a hysterical comment to share...constantly!
-Oh, and she is only a size "B" - just ask her. The general view amongst her audience (who kept getting peeps of the corset she could barely keep from popping out of) was that must be a large hive of BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBs!
Friday, June 03, 2005
KGET-TV in California reports that a white social worker who wanted to attend a meeting of the National Association of Black Social Workers was told he was not welcome because of his skin pigment.
Bakersfield, Calif., social worker Brain Parnell wanted to attend the New Orleans meeting along with five of his colleagues because he often works with minority children. When he tried to enter, however, he was turned away.
"I approached the registration table and was greeted by a very friendly fellow who looked me in the eye and said, 'Are you black?'" said Parnell. "I told him that I'm not and he told me that the conference was only for people who were black and so I wasn't able to register to attend the conference."
"I was shocked," said Parnell. "I was surprised that in 2005, I could be singled out because of the color of my skin."
The original article states that the organization's website is down and the National Association of Black Social Workers were not commenting at this time.
Mr. Parnell has filed a civil rights claim with the federal government. Wonder how far that will go?


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Luiz Suarez is the latest footballer to star in the Adidas #ThereWillBeHaters series of adverts.
Real Madrid duo Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez are among those to previously star in the clips, and one of their Clasico rivals in Suarez has now taken centre stage.
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Elisha made bracelets to sell at school. At the first social of the year, she sold 26 bracelets. At the second, she sold 25, and she sold 14 bracelets at the third social. How many bracelets would she have to sell at the fourth social in order to have sold an average of 20 bracelets for all four events?


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Tofino Budget Wedding:
Marcee & Christian
There was lots of love in the air on June 26, 2010. I was busy marrying my husband when, across the water, a lucky girl was getting engaged. It was Marcee's 30th birthday so Christian, her boyfriend of 3 years, decided to take her to their special place. It was at Lighthouse Park, at their favourite bench overlooking the water, where Christian got down on one knee and asked her to be his wife.
Marcee was 26 when they first started dating, she was engaged on the 26th, so it was only fitting that their wedding day would be on the 26th as well. They were married in Tofino on October 26, 2011 in front of 62 of their closest friends and family. The couple planned their $15k wedding themselves, although Marcee took charge and enjoyed every bit of the planning process. She sought help from her friends and family who were more than happy to help make her dream day come true. Kari Heese of Boutique Studios, her friend and colleague, captured all the memories of their special day.
Marcee channeled her inner Martha Stewart and, together with her best girls, created a lot of the wedding decor up until the night before the wedding. That's dedication! For the bride's entrance music, Christian's uncle and brother-in-law played U2′s "All I Want Is You" on the violin and piano.
The wedding favours meant a lot to the couple as well. Christian is from Victoria and every time they'd visit, they would get a box of Rogers' Chocolates Victoria Creams. They decided to give their guests a piece of chocolate tied onto a small piece of driftwood picked from the beach at Lighthouse Park, near where they got engaged.
Christian's wardrobe staples were his Adidas sneakers, so there was no question they were going to be part of his wedding attire. They decided to get all the groomsmen and bridesman to wear them too, with some funky socks of course! It was a unique element and, at the same time, kept the guys comfortable all day.
A Few Words With Marcee…
During the planning stages, how did you imagine your wedding? Did the final result live up to expectations?
"I think every girl has a vision of how she wants her wedding to be, and when you get engaged your mind starts to go crazy with all the ideas of what you can do. We knew that we wanted a small wedding, and to be honest I was just so excited to marry Christian, I would have been happy to run away to Vegas and wear a sequin mini dress! Everything came together so beautifully, and the day was magical."
Why did you choose to have a destination wedding, and why Tofino?
"We had originally wanted to get married in Maui, and keep the wedding even smaller. In the planning stages we found out that some family members might not be able to fly there, so we started looking for somewhere more local and easy enough for people to get to. Christian and I have a soft spot for Tofino, and love everything about the West Coast. The fist time we walked into the Black Rock we both got goosebumps. We knew that it was the perfect place for us to get married."
As a wedding photographer, you've been a part of countless weddings. Were you inspired by any of your past brides when you were planning your wedding? Did it contribute to your choice of having/wanting a smaller wedding?
"I think with going to so many wedding, I definitely got a sense of what I liked and didn't like. I come from a larger family, and Christian's is quite small. Even with only inviting immediate family, it definitely turned into the Marcee show with all of my family members there. It's really hard to choose who to invite and who to not. We just wanted everyone to have a good time, and enjoy a little mini holiday while they were there."
What personal or unique touches did you have for your wedding? Did you DIY anything for the wedding?
"I DIY everything! Crafts took over my life. From the ceremony programs, to the cones with babies breath that went down the aisle, to poms hung all over the ballroom, place settings, candy table, etc. I was a Martha machine! On our guest book table we had wedding photos of all of our parents and grandparents set up for everyone to see. We also had Christian's mom read Oh the Places you will go during the ceremony, and then right after that my Maid of Honor read I Carry your Heart by E. E. Cummings."
Which wedding traditions did you stick with, which did you leave out and why?
"I am slightly superstitious so Christian was not allowed to see my dress, or myself before the wedding. It was a little bit crazy in the morning, as we had to figure out who was going to the restaurant first to eat breakfast and really try not to see each other. We also sent gifts to each other the morning of. Christian gave me the most incredible Elsa Corsi earrings. They are stunning and I keep looking for more excuses to wear them.
And I had done a boudoir shoot, and had my photos put into an album for him. And he is a sucker for anything Star Wars, so I found great Han Solo cufflinks on Etsy for him to wear that day.
I have 2 dads, and have always said that I would have both of them walk me down the aisle. So that was another tradition that we kept, and made that moment super special. We did not do the bouquet or garter toss. To be honest, there was only like 3 single girls and maybe 2 single guys, and I'm sure that none of them wanted that kind of attention to themselves! We had lots of speeches, starting with all 3 dads, the maid of honor and best man, and then Christian and I both gave a speech as well."
Did you have any games or extra activities for your guests?
"We had a friend of ours take everyone's photo with a Polaroid camera as they walked in, and they that was what they put into the guest book when they signed it. We also had a big candy table that seemed to be a hit with everyone."
How did guests get you to kiss, the usual glass clink or something different?
"They had to go up to the mic and sing a verse from a love song. Luckily not
to many people did it because I think that tradition is super cheesy!"
What did your guests think about your wedding?
"I think everyone liked it. Having it on a Wednesday, and a bit of a destination for most people meant that it got to be a little holiday for them. The weather ended up being sunny and beautiful that week, and who doesn't love Tofino?!"
What did you splurge on and what did you save on and why?
"I would say we splurged on the food. We wanted everyone to really enjoy the cuisine at Black Rock. My dress was definitely a splurge as well, but it was super pretty and worth it. We saved on making pretty much everything ourselves, and even just putting together the music meant that we didn't need to hire a DJ."
If you could've done something differently, what would it be?
"I really feel like that day was perfect for us. I wish the day had been longer because it really does fly by."
How did you manage to keep everything below budget?
"Earlier in the year they did the building envelope on our condo, so we knew that we could only work with a very limited budget. We have 3 sets of very generous parents that helped us out tremendously as well. And being crafty, I knew that we wouldn't have to spend a fortune on everything."
After planning a wedding, what one advice would you give to future brides?
"BREATHE! Spend some moments during that day just to reflect on how amazing everything is. And don't worry about the little things that no one else will even notice. One of the best things that we did was take a lot of our photos the next day. We didn't want everyone to wait for hours and hours for us, so we did some family shots, bridal part shots, and then the next morning we got dressed up again, and when exploring on the beaches in Tofino. It was great because I wasn't too concerned about getting dirty the next day, and we could just have fun. And we were married and all the stress was behind us!"
Marcee & Christian's Wedding Vendors
Ceremony venue: The Wine Celler at the Black Rock Resort
Reception venue: Black Rock Resort
Dress: Sottero and Midgley
Tux: JCrew
Photographer: Boutique Studios (of course!)
Flowers: Camilla Thorogood (My amazing cousin from Tofino)
Bouquet adornments: Pyrrha Jewelry
Jewelry: Elsa Corsi
Hair: Joni Lawrence from Derek London Salon
Makeup: Emma Lawrence
Invitations: Hi Friend Design
Cake: We had 3! All gluten free. Edible Flours
Decorations: The bride
Wedding Favors: Rogers Chocolates
Music for ceremony/reception: The groom
Transportation: BC Ferries!
Officiant: Rene Gibson – email firstname.lastname@example.com
All photos courtesy Boutique Studios
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What is biodiversity?
Simply put, it is the amazingly wide variety of species and sub-species of birds, animals, insects, micro-organisms and plants…all around us.
Right from the tiniest of single-celled organisms to centipedes, to algae, to cockroaches, dogs, eagles, sparrows, wilder-beasts and what not, biodiversity helps us live, and live healthy on this planet that we call home.
Yet, most of the times, what escapes most of our understanding is that the existence and safety of each species is so deeply interwoven with the other, that even the smallest of imbalances can jeopardize the life of many or some species on our planet.
Yes it should be. So what affects this balance?
- Urbanization
- Unplanned deforestation
- Soil erosion by mining, industrialization and other causes
- Introduction of non-local species, that may intrude on the local ecology
- Destruction of habitat
- Pollution
Let's take some time out to understand what is being done, and what we can do, to help.
Let us start with a focus on Marine Biodiversity. Why?
Marine Biodiversity is the theme for this year's International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB).
Dubbed the 'Census of Marine Life', the effort involved 2,700 scientists from over 80 nations, who participated in 540 expeditions around the world. They studied surface seawater and probed the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean, sailed tropical seas and explored ice-strewn oceans in the Arctic and Antarctic.
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Marine organisms play a crucial role in almost all biogeochemical processes that sustain the biosphere, and provide a variety of products (goods) and functions (services) which are essential to humankind's well-being.
Besides these, marine ecosystems deliver a series of services that are essential to the proper functioning of the Earth. These include the production and mineralization of organic material, the storage of carbon, the storage of pollutants and waste products from land, the buffering of the climate and of climate change, coastal protection (mangroves, dune-beach systems, coral reefs). Most of these services are delivered by microscopic organisms.
And unmanaged fishing, pollution and destruction of our coastlines are some of the prime causes that threaten Marine Biodiversity across the world.
Raise awareness: You can join in too! Help spread the message. Get involved.
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Stop the use of bottled drinking water. Buy local. Use plastic sparingly. Eat sustainable sources of sea food. Reduce dependency on oil and gas; carpool or walk or take a bike! Buy clean and green products.


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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Help Grow Renewable Energy Jobs Lee County, Florida
Thursday, July 05, 2012
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) today announced a $551,000 grant to Lee County, Florida, to support the preliminary design, modeling, and permitting of wastewater and infrastructure improvements to serve the region's Renewable Energy and Research Diamond. The project is expected to create 1,500 new jobs and attract more than $10 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates.
"Investing in infrastructure that facilitates business growth and job creation is a top priority for the Obama Administration," said Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Matt Erskine. "This EDA grant will allow Fort Myers and Lee County to make the critical infrastructure improvements needed to attract new, diversified businesses interests in growing sectors like clean energy, biomedical technology, and advanced manufacturing."
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The Panasonic AS600 LED TV brings Full HD movies and HD programming to your living room. It's Smart too and comes ready to connect to catch up TV, apps and games wirelessly. The dual core processor handles all of this with ease, giving you the power to switch between functions without lag.
Full HD quality
The edge-lit LED screen is large enough for the living room, yet slimline enough to tuck away in a bedroom or study. Dazzling 1080p Full HD makes all of your media shine, and with Freeview HD even your day-to-day TV watching will benefit from crystal clear image quality.
Freetime TV
With you can take advantage of roll back TV for the past week, as well as enjoy access to a programme guide that displays catch up services like BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD and Demand 5.
Smoother picture
A simulated 100Hz refresh rate makes sport, games, films and other fast moving action glide across the screen without judder. Everything else benefits too with more lifelike motion in everything you watch.
Wi-Fi & apps
Enjoy built-in Wi-Fi connectivity and lots of content through Panasonic's Viera Connect service. Even without a wireless router, the handy ethernet port means that getting online through a wired connection is quick and easy.
More control
Take full control over your media by turning your smartphone or tablet into a fully featured remote control.
Made to connect
Spend less time juggling connections and more time enjoying your favourite media. three HDMI sockets, two USB ports and a SCART interface make this TV a true media hub so you can hook up Blu-ray players, satellite receivers and games consoles with ease.
Sound Bars
With TVs getting slimmer and built-in speakers getting smaller – choosing the right sound system is more important than ever. Sound bars add that extra audio punch to all your movies, games and TV programmes. More affordable and easier to set up than a full size speaker system, they don't compromise on quality either.


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Maternity wear doesn't have to be drab and American Apparel recognizes the desire expectant mothers have to be comfortable and fashionable simultaneously. The cotton-loving brand has launched a brand new line of clothing dedicated to ladies with baby bumps.
American Apparel does a great job finding appropriate styles, playful colors and comfy fits for soon-to-be mommies. Check out more styles above and at the American Apparel website.
Implications - One of the best ways a corporation can create a connection with a consumer is by developing products that appeal directly to an under served segment of the buying public. By creating stylish or cool specialty items for these consumers, the brand stands a good chance of establishing a long-lasting connection with a previously neglected consumer base.
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Quality Policy Statement
The award winning Brewery is one of London's largest and most attractive events venues, specialising in offering event organisers a bespoke space and service to ensure the clients vision becomes a reality.
In order to make us different and better, we try to do something more unique than our competition. When a client has had any dealing with the Brewery we hope they are left with the feeling that they have experienced that uniqueness.
Our mission is to ensure that every customer at the Brewery feels welcome, appreciated and wants to come back.
We do this by:
- Delivering first class events solutions in a unique and historical venue.
- Continually improving our processes and the Event Management System
- Exceeding our client's requirements and expectations throughout the entire event experience.
- Applying our knowledge expertise and passion to lead innovation within the events industry.
- Complying with all statutory regulatory and other requirements to which we subscribe.
- Considering the local community and the impact of our activities on the environment.
The award winning Brewery on Chiswell Street Limited welcomes enquiries for events of all kinds and descriptions, our only exceptions are; where the event might be considered to pose a threat to the fabric of our building, or is likely to break the laws of the land whilst on our premises, or we have reasonable cause to suspect that hosting such an event would bring the reputation of The Brewery on Chiswell St Ltd into disrepute.
We take The Brewery's values of stewardship, inclusivity, integrity and transparency very seriously and work hard to make all our staff and clients feel part of a historic tradition.
We take responsibility for ensuring that the actions we take now do not have a long term negative impact on the social economic and environmental ability of future generations to whom we owe a duty of care.
This extends to protecting and maintaining our grade II listed building at 52 Chiswell Street as a legacy for future generations.
We ensure that we conduct our activities ensuring fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all interested parties and stakeholders affected by our events.
This is regardless of race, age, gender, colour, religion, sexual orientation, culture, national origin, income, disability or any other form of discrimination.
We adhere to ethical principles and behaviour that is in accordance with accepted principles of good conduct in the delivery of event services.
This extends to providing a duty of care to our permanent and casual staff, our visitors and all other interested parties in a manner that encourages trust and mutual respect.
We are open and honest about our decisions and activities that affect society, the economy and the environment, and will communicate in a clear, accurate, timely, honest and complete manner.
Sustainable Development Policy Statement
The Brewery is one of London's largest and most attractive events venues, specialising in offering event organisers a bespoke space and service to ensure the clients vision becomes a reality.
The Brewery wants to become the venue of choice for local and international events and we want to take the lead in ensuring that our events are delivered in a sustainable manner.
We are therefore working to minimise the negative social, environmental and economic impacts of our activities. We will endeavour to look after the Grade II listed building in which our activities take place to pass its legacy to future generations.
The Brewery wants to become the venue of choice for local and international events.
We will do this by:
- Providing leadership on sustainability issues within the event management industry;
- Seeking to identify and engage with stakeholders and suppliers on issues of sustainability;
- Meeting the requirements of our stakeholders and compliance with all statutory, regulatory and other requirements to which we subscribe;
- Seeking continuous improvement in all aspects of the company's sustainability performance through compliance with the requirements of BS ISO20121:2012;
- Providing necessary resources and training for those involved in the delivery of our clients' events at our venue;
- Working with our service partners, suppliers and other stakeholders to improve the sustainability of all the services provided at our venue;
- Delivering sustainable events in line with our documented statement of purpose and values
- Providing Objectives and Targets to measure us against, which will be reviewed annually
- Being committed to our governing principles of sustainable development as determined in the Statement of Purpose and Values.
This policy will be communicated to all associates of the Brewery and any other interested parties, and will be reviewed annually to ensure it remains relevant to our governing sustainable development principles relating to the provision of private and contracted event services.
Certificate Numbers
The Brewery is currently working alongside and supporting Downright Excellent (DEx). Downright Excellent believe that children with Down syndrome should be given every opportunity to learn and grow, and that no limits should be placed on their future. They want to raise expectations, change perceptions, improve communication and employability skills, create positive relationships and strengthen family resilience.
From their base in Golden Lane Children's Centre, DEx provide weekly speech and language therapy sessions for children aged 0-9. They also run quality 'stay and play' sessions including education and support for parents and carers.
We are proud to support Downright Excellent as our charity of the year for 2016 and hope that through our time, skills and expertise we can help them reach their goals.


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This week's selection is the very interesting "Dog's Game" by Cults 3D designer Empezando Diseño.
The Dog's Game 3D model is a set of components that are used to help teach dogs how to obtain a prize by overcoming obstacles.
The model is a plate with six equally-sized depressions, into which are placed a variety of differently shaped objects. At the bottom of one of the depressions is a prize for the dog, perhaps a tasty treat. The dog is required to sniff out the location of the prize and then somehow remove the object to free it up.
The interesting part is that there are several objects provided with varying degrees of difficulty. The easy ones are shaped like bowling pins, easy for a canine to bite and toss aside. The more difficult ones have relatively tiny pegs that must be carefully found and grasped to remove the object. Four increasingly difficult levels are provided, although we presume you could also design your own items for variety and even more difficulty.
Here's a video of a busy dog working the puzzle. Over time the dogs will gradually learn how to solve the puzzle more efficiently and thus increase their skills a bit. And have some fun, too.
This item is available for download at Cults3D at a cost of USD$7.30, which is a reasonable cost for such an interesting product.
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Does your kitchen need a little attention before the fall hits in earnest? Before the holidays arrive? All of us could use a little time to focus on the kitchen this time of year, and the Fall Kitchen Cure will help us all do it together.
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When you say "Coleman of Carson", southeast Virginians know immediately what you are talking about. That's because Lawrence Coleman owns one of the few businesses in the small town of Carson, VA. Since 1976, Coleman Peanut Company has built a reputation of roasting and distributing the finest Virginia peanuts available.
Now you can taste this famous regional specialty for yourself-whether you prefer your peanuts roasted or raw, salted or unsalted, shelled or ball-park style. Mr. Coleman uses only farm-fresh, jumbo Virginia peanuts and cooks them by hand in small batches.
He exercises the same care with his country-cured ham, which is cured, smoked and aged to reach you at the peak of flavor.
If you ever drive by Carson, VA, located at I-95 exit 37, do stop by and say hello. Everyone knows Mr. Coleman: he's the one who put the town on the map.
History in a Nutshell
The large peanut grown in southeastern Virginia today can literally trace its roots back to South America. From there, peanuts were carried to Africa and Asia by early explorers and traders.
From Africa, peanuts made their way to the New World aboard slave ships. They were often seen in Virginia growing up around slave cabins, but were not harvested commercially until 1844 in Sussex County.
Originally peanuts—or goober peas or ground nuts as they were also called—were considered simple, humble fare. However, once discovered by Union Army soldiers during the War Between the States, peanuts quickly found their way up north.
By the late 1800's, P.T. Barnum was hawking "hot roasted peanuts" under the Big Top, and the nation's desire for peanuts spread as circus wagons traveled across the country.
However, the peanut was not an important agricultural crop until the early 1900s, when the boll weevil destroyed the South's cotton crop. Following the suggestion of noted black scientist George Washington Carver, Virginia farmers switched to planting peanuts, which eventually replaced cotton as the South's big money crop.
Today peanuts are a multimillion dollar industry in Virginia. While peanuts are grown all over the South, the size, quality and outstanding taste of Coleman's Virginia peanuts have set the national standard for excellence.
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o. You are looking for part-time work for women but you know you are going to have to bide your time before you find a) the job you want to apply for b) an interview and c) you get the contract of employment.
Meanwhile, what's the harm in offering your skills as a volunteer? There are plenty of people who have found paid employment through volunteering. Moi, being one of them.
I went to offer my press and PR services for free to a charity and really had the wind taken out of my sails when during my informal interview with the head of a charity I was offered a job on the spot – a part-time job!
It wasn't the first voluntary role I applied for. I also worked for the Citizens Advice Bureau, again in a press and PR capacity and used my experience there to get myself another part-time job. This time it wasn't with the organisation I helped out.
A newspaper, which I'd applied to join, asked me to find an off-diary story to secure the job ahead of my competitors. So I went back to the CAB people I was working with and interviewed them about the staggering amount of personal debt in the area.
I got the page three lead and a contract.
What I'm saying is, MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK. You CAN do it! Volunteering is a great way to boost your confidence after a gap in your employment history. I've spoken to some mums who think they are unemployable yet they run their family homes so efficiently, manage the day-to-day accounts and they still don't feel they have anything to offer.
Having witnessed at first hand the kind of help charities need, I know that those kinds of skills are very valuable to them. There are all sorts of opportunities to brush up on skills and find new ones within a charity. But most of all, I think it gives women who have been out of the workplace, a renewed sense of purpose and confidence.
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Speeding Van Collides With TruckA van which was being driven at high speed collided into the back of a 6-wheeled truck which was doing a u-turn. Luckily nobody was killed.
PATTAYA – June 3,2015 [Pattaya Daily News]; at 6.00 a.m., Pol.Lt.Col. Samai Somjit (Inquiry official of Banglamung police station, Chon Buri province) was notified that there was an accident involving a van that had collided with a 6-wheeled truck and there were 3 casualties. The incident occurred on Sukhumvit road opposite to Soi Banglamung 29. Therefore, Pol.Lt. Samai rushed to the scene with the rescue team of Sawang Boriboon Tharmma Satharn Rescue Foundation, Pattaya city.
At the scene they found a bronze Toyota van that had ran into the back of a 6-wheeled truck that was loaded with ice. The force of the impact had pushed the truck into the ditch in the middle of the road.
Also at the scene the officers found the van driver on the road with a wound to his right leg. The rescuers rushed him to Banglamung hospital. Further more they found 2 more casualties, the driver of the truck and his passenger, they were identified as Mr. Prajak Pamaphootto, aged 42 ( truck driver), who was slightly injured and Mr. Watchira Phonsaen ( passenger), who had sustained a head and shoulder injury. Therefore, the rescuers performed first aid on them and sent them to Banglamung hospital for further treatment.
Upon questioning Mr. Watchiraphong Phonsaen (passenger), he told the police that he and Mr. Prajak (a truck driver) were changing lane in order to do a U-turn when the van which was travelling a high speed ran into the back of them pushing them into the centre ditch causing their injuries.
Initially, the police took photographs of the scene for evidence and will investigate the accident further to find the truth so they can prosecute the offending driver.


text: These show up in Mac HD.. " 24.00 " and " mds-crash-state " They have been there for a while, I think since my computer kernal paniced a month ago.. but when I trash mds it says it needs to be authenticated however 24.00 just goes straight to the trash. I'm scared. Help.. can I delete these without screwing stuff up? Especially the mds one. Thanks.


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2011 Endurance goals:
Space Coast Half Marathon, sub-1:50
Savannah Half/Full Marathon
Why did you choose this sport?
When I was about 27, I made a list of 30 things to do before turning 30. One of those things was running a marathon. I ran Disney in 2004 using the Galloway method and was hooked.
Most enjoyable part of your sport?
The post-run food. ;). Feeling of accomplishment. Time not as "jack and brooke's mom"
Greatest accomplishment so far?
Probably NYC less than 11 months after having a baby. At the time, it was a PR.
Favorite gadget?
My iPod
Favorite post-race meal?
Chocolate milk. After a few hours, burger and fries.
Dream race?
Boston. But only if I qualify.
Susan is one of CETs rockstar runners who has multiple PRs this year and will continue to impress in 2011!


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Learn Build Earn is an extreme venture for demonstrating to anyone from total scratch, generally accepted methods to make a useful wage online through making and offering their own particular data items. It starts from an amateur level, finding beneficial corners, and gains a lot of ground all through the venture including trip wire offers, upsells, bargains copywriting, building your site, how to build up a high regard offer that customers love, movement, and much significantly more.
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The Grapes of Wrath
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The car dealership owners look at their customers. They watch for weaknesses, such as a woman who wants an expensive car and can push her husband into buying one. They attempt to make the customers feel obliged. The profits come from selling jalopies, not from new and dependable cars. There are no guarantees, hidden costs and obvious flaws.


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Italy in the European Union: Redefining National Interest in a Compound PolityBy: Sergio Fabbrini (editor), Simona Piattoni (editor)Hardback
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DescriptionBased on an analytical evaluation of both the weaknesses and strengths of the Italian political system, Italy in the European Union is the first book to offer a detailed and comprehensive description of Italy's contribution to European Union policy-making across a wide range of policies. Combining empirical investigation and theoretical analysis, it functions on two levels: as a nuanced picture of Italy's role in the EU and as a study of the EU as it has been transformed by subsequent waves of enlargement.
About AuthorSergio Fabbrini is professor of political science and director of the School of International Studies at the University of Trento, Italy. Simona Piattoni is associate professor of political science at the University of Trento, Italy.
ContentsIntroduction: Italy in the EU Chapter 1: Italy and Agricultural Policy Chapter 2: Italy and Regional Policy Chapter 3: Italy and Regulatory Policy Chapter 4: Italy and Food Safety Policy Chapter 5: Italy and Equality Policy Chapter 6: Italy and Macroeconomic Policy Chapter 7: Italy and Social Policy Chapter 8: Italy and Defense and Security Policy Chapter 9: Italy and Foreign Aid Policy Chapter 10: Italy and the Strategy of Political Appointment Chapter 11: Italy and Constitutional Policy Conclusion: A Post-National Interest Paradigm?
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This week I got divorced. For real. I'm so sorry that we had to do it, I'm sorry I was no longer happy being together and I hurt you with leaving. I knew this was right thing to do, even if I still care about you and that's something I don't want you to forget.
After 1,5 year of living another life, being on my own while not being alone neither lonely, struggling for personal freedom of mind, heart and clear legal situation, and, not surprisingly - winning. The last part of my decision finally came to an end and even if I already worked all out so many times talking for so many hours to so many people, I felt relief. Also things, which had to change to make this blog happen started right with the decision of getting divorced. That was a bright, colorful process compound of thousands kilometers traveled, countless evenings of talks, many polar emotions, tears, smiles and letters. So (no matter how cliché it sounds) one complex decision triggered a process which gave birth to a new beginning and ended my old life forever, about time.
I'm leaving in two weeks to live in Germany for at least a year, again : the more on my own, the less alone. I decided to start this blog in English, I'm sorry for everyone who won't be able to read it because of that, but I felt this is important to open up this stream of expression which is blogging to more people. However I love my mother tongue, it's an extremely unpopular Eastern-European, hard to learn language. That's why English.
This is what I start letting me be inspired by all of the people I met in the course last two years, I thank all of you despite of not being (yet? still?) in deep friendship with all. The rest can count on some random pictures of you here, from time to time. I promise to keep the faces unrecognizable. I also, as many of us, being so involved in so many important things, leave behind some unfinished activities. Exept some I felt disappointed about while acting in Warszawa (which, as a matter of fact, made my exile much easier) I tried to fix as many of them as possible before I go. Hope it will go this well as until now, hopefully I still have two weeks left.
"And I'm sorry I let you down, but I gotta get the hell out of this town ... "
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Well blogger is not letting me upload pictures so until they do I can not post about what I have been doing lately. I hope they get it going soon.
Blessings, Sharon
Can't post pictures
4 comments:
- Kathy, PaperPumpkin said...
Okay, I thought it was just me and my computer! You too? Sorry... It's been 24 hours now!
- January 4, 2013 at 7:38 PM
- Betsy said...
finally downloaded google chrome and now can download. I didn't check my settings, maybe I should have, but this works now.
- January 6, 2013 at 6:07 PM
- Connie said...
Hi Sharon, I just found your blog and I love your journal pages. Please come visit and as soon as you get blogger to start letting you post photos of your work again . . .please. please, please let me know. I love journaling too and would love to become mutual followers and share our artful journeys.
Connie :)
- March 11, 2013 at 8:28 PM
- Sharon said...
It has been to long. I miss your posts. Are you still having trouble with blogger?
- March 21, 2013 at 9:31 PM
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Velvia Vision Software - Easy and EffectiveBut there has been a Velvia automation that has been around for a while that I have found to be very easy to use and quite useful. I apply Velvia Vision to almost every digital file.
For those who have a history of using Velvia50, this software will be quite easy to work with because the old-timers (film shooters) will be able to previsualize the end result, based on experience, and create the Velvia50 look with ease.
But have no fear if you have never shot a film camera and had the pleasure of seeing a transparency shot with Velvia50. One can program the software to deliver various levels of color saturation, warmth, intensity, and dynamic range to increase the color punch of your images. It's quite simple, and the results can be named and saved for future use.
The first (Before) image appears without the Velvia Vision software. The second (After) image has my Velvia3 setting applied. I have four versions of Velvia, depending on the image.
What a difference, huh? And great for those of us who miss the Velvia50 look and for those who yearn for more saturation without looking artificial!
About Author / Instructor / Photographer, Tony Sweet
Today, Tony's work is published worldwide and is represented by The Getty Picture Agency.
Tony conducts his "Visual Artistry" photography and digital printing workshops from March through October throughout the continental United States and Canada. Tony's articles and photography are featured in Shutterbug and Rangefinder magazines, and as contributor to Nikonnet.com. Hes also a columnist for Nikon World Magazine.
He has authored three books on the art of photography: Fine Art Nature Photography, Fine Art Flower Photography, and Fine Art Photography: Water, Rain, Fog. All are published by Stackpole Books.
He maintains an active speaking schedule on the subjects of nature and flower photography and marketing, addressing professional photography organizations, universities, seminars, and workshops.
Tony is on the instructor staff of BetterPhoto.com, and is a member of the Baltimore chapter of ASMP. And he has been named a Nikon Legend Behind the Lens and is a charter member or nikSoftwares TeamNik!
To learn more about Tony, visit his Web site:


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I make love to you long time.
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WE DON'T CARE UNLESS IT IS IN A GREAT BAG! do us all a favor and follow the rules of this site.:evil:
Vlaaaadddd, where are you?
he's out on a hot date! LOL
Ack! We need some banning action here!
I'm here hun, don't despair, gettin' right on it!
Thanks, I saw it's been edited
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"I make love to you long time"?? Ha ha ha!!!
Ahhh that editing power Vlad--if I were you I'd make them say really silly things, "I sell authentic foot powder." "I have public flatulence problems" OK, looking for a brown hobo that's affordable for hours while drinking a fabulous Shiraz has clearly clouded my sense of humor!
Haha thanks I'll keep those in mind for next time.
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How's this for a headline???
Here's a headline from AP:
Palestinian Injured in West Bank Town
Now, here's the text:
Palestinian gunmen opened fire at Israeli troops patrolling an area near the site of Tuesday'sSource: Backspin.
West Bank pullback, sparking a gunbattle that left a Palestinian militant moderately wounded, Israeli and Palestinian security officials said.


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Hot Doc: Veterans sue government over mental-illness discharges
December 23, 2010
A veterans group has filed suit against the government alleging that it wrongfully discharged 26,000 Iraq and Afghanistan vets as having long-standing mental problems instead of treating them for combat injuries, thus saving more than $12 billion.
The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court on December 15, charges that since 2001, the DoD has systematically discharged nearly 26,000 veterans wrongfully classified as suffering from Personality Disorder. In previous wars, a PD discharge was referred to as a "Section 8."
Hot Doc: Vietnam Vets of Am. v. United States (D. Conn.)
Source: Westlaw News & Insight – National Litigation
Personality Disorder is a disability that begins in adolescence or early adulthood and can present with symptoms which may mimic Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The military classifies PD as a pre-existing condition that predates military service, and veterans discharged on the basis of a PD diagnosis are not entitled to receive disability benefits or VA health care.
The complaint alleges that many of "the service members who had been discharged on the basis of PD actually suffered from PTSD or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)," and that "DoD had fabricated the overwhelming majority of PD discharges so that the VA would not have to provide disabled veterans with the health care and service-connected disability compensation that they had earned."
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit demands the release of "various records relating to the use by branches of the United States armed forces and the National Guard of PD discharges and adjustment disorder or readjustment disorder discharges to discharge service members since October 1, 2001."
"If DoD truly believes that all Personality Disorder discharges were lawful, why does it refuse to provide records responsive to VVA's Freedom of Information Act request?" asked Melissa Ader, a law student intern in the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization at Yale Law School, which is counsel in the case. "We hope that this lawsuit will allow the public to assess for itself whether DoD has treated veterans unjustly."
For more current "Hot Docs" like this one, plus timely news and analysis of litigation developments around the country, be sure to check out the Westlaw News & Insight – National Litigation website.


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A poet and teacher from North Wales has embodied his latest work, by running a 10k race in nothing but a pair of witch's knickers to raise additional funds for North West Cancer Research.
Steve Blakesley from Rhosesmor, North Wales ran the Flintshire 10k road race this weekend (Sunday 22nd October) dressed as a witch to raise £300 which will support life-saving cancer research projects in the region.
The author has already raised £2,000 for the charity to date by selling copies of his book Witches Knickers, Laughing at Life, which is a collection of poems and illustrations penned by Steve himself.
He decided to publish his first ever poetry collection, when his daughter Pascha Greene was diagnosed with Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph gland system in March last year.
A total of 2,000 copies have been printed with the support of The Rotary Club of Flint and Holywell who have funded the initial printing costs. Up to now more than 500 copies have been sold.
Steve said: "So far through book sales, I've been able to raise a significant amount of money for North West Cancer Research, but I was thinking how can I follow this and raise even more money for the charity?
"By wearing a pair of witch's knickers and running through the streets of Mold of course.
"We can't let the big C win and I want to do whatever I can to support research whi
ch improves treatment for patients and helps the ongoing fight against cancer.."
Witches Knickers comprises 23 comic poems written and illustrated by Steve Blakesley, including Changing, Thoughts on Being a Nudist, Happy Valentine's Day and many more.
Witches Knickers costs £5 and can be bought online or by contacting firstname.lastname@example.com . Independent bookshops in Mold, Holywell and Conwy also sell copies.
You can also donate to Steve's Just Giving page for his 10k efforts.